bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Experiential Marketing, Destination Image, and Tourists’ Destination Loyalty (Reference to Tourists’ Cultural Destinations in Sri Lanka)
Authors: Udurawana Y.M.W.G.P.K. , Wanninayake W.M.C.B. , Jayathilaka B. , Kandambi J.P.H.
Published: March 2022

Today, tourism has become a growing industry to develop the world economy. Among varied destinations, cultural destinations are more popular in the world. Among the South Asian countries, Sri Lanka (SL) is a popular tourists’ destination as it has promoted its 2000 year aged history and eight world heritage sites to attract more tourists. As a reason, the 'number of tourists visited Sri Lanka' has increased by year by year. However, the recent statistics released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, have proved that tourists’ growth rate was gradually decreased to 3.5% from 43% since 2010. Meanwhile, All the cultural places in Sri Lanka have visited around 0.2 million tourists except Pollonnaruwa and Sigiriya, these two places have visited by 0.8 million tourists. Another thing is all the museums have visited by very few tourists (around 14000) except the national museum. Therefore, based on this least attraction, this research addresses the effect of experiential marketing to upgrade tourists’ destination’s loyalty through the mediating effect of the destination image. Independent variable of the study was 'experiential marketing' and the dependent variable was 'destination loyalty'. The population of the study has represented by all tourists who have visited cultural areas in the year 2019. 600 tourists have selected as the sample through the convenient sampling technique. Valid and reliable research questionnaire has used to collect data. Data analyzed through the AMOS software, where all the research questions and objectives have achieved. Findings proved that experiential marketing has significantly and positively affected destination loyalty and destination image without the mediating effect of the destination image. Therefore, researchers have suggested suitable strategies to develop cultural areas with more exciting events and activities with greater hospitality to attract and keep more tourists, being obeying to five factors of experiential marketing such as tourists’ sense, feel, think, act and relate.

Keywords: Experiential Marketing, Destination Loyalty, Destination Image, Cultural Destination, Tourism
Impact of Green Marketing Mix on Consumer Purchasing Behavior of Cosmetics Products (With Special Reference to Female Consumers in Western Province)
Authors: Kaushalya W.M.K.K. , Jayasinghe N.C. , Dissanayake D.M.R.S.
Published: March 2022

In the current scenario, consumers are looking for the well-known brands having quality which satisfies their needs and most of the people value the environment and believe to protect it. They are aware about the environmental problems. Therefore, most of them tries to protect environment in every action they take. But it is not necessary that their purchasing should lie on this basis. There may be difference between their purchasing behavior towards eco-friendly cosmetics which lies on some important factors such as product, price, promotion and convenience to purchase. Although green marketing concept is new to Sri Lankan context, this study aims to discuss the impact of green marketing mix on purchasing behavior of female consumers and investigated the impact of green marketing mix on the purchasing behavior of female consumers with special reference to the cosmetic industry in Sri Lanka. Data were collected from 150 respondents in western province of Sri Lanka by using multi - stage and convenience sampling methods and using the mall intercept sampling technique. The data analysis was conducted using the multiple regression analysis, correlation and descriptive methods. The results of this study will be important for both company owners as well as the management to pay attention on their green marketing mix to make them more competitive in the eyes of the competitors. Based on the investigations, the researcher has proven that green marketing mix has a significant impact on purchasing behavior of female consumers on cosmetic products. The research findings support the marketers and the cosmetics manufacturers to attract customers more strategically and it further supports the buyers to shape up their purchasing behaviors by defining some criteria. Moreover, this study will assist marketing managers to plan the appropriate marketing strategies on green marketing mix elements regarding cosmetics products while making profit. Furthermore, researchers can study the impact of green marketing mix on other related and unrelated products such as food and automobiles to the cosmetic industry and can make comparison for more elaboration.

Keywords: Green Product, Green Price, Green Place, Green Promotion, Consumer Purchasing Behavior
Exploring students’ satisfaction in the university learning environment: A study of newly introduced courses for state universities in Sri Lanka
Authors: Senevirathne K. M. S. , Samarasiri N. C.
Published: March 2022

Newly introduced undergraduate courses in state universities failed due to various reasons. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that affect student satisfaction in the learning environment and to which extent such factors influence the learning behaviour of university students. The study adopts the nudge theory to analyse the students’ decision making based on choice architecture and the constructivist grounded theory, which explores how students determine satisfaction with learning. This study has been conducted in the context of the students who follow newly introduced courses in state universities in Sri Lanka. The study has applied quantitative research design to answer the research questions following the survey method. The conceptual framework of the study focuses on physical and intellectual support factors in the learning environment to measure student satisfaction. The results derive that academic support provided by the staff is the main factor to satisfy the students in the learning environment, which has a significant relationship. Support of the library has been identified as a factor which negatively affects student satisfaction. The study reveals that how students’ decision-making behaviour can be analysed through nudging. The primary contribution of the study is to the literature on identifying key factors which assist students in the learning environment to do the studies satisfactorily when they read for newly introduced courses in state universities. The study develops a novel theoretical structure through nudge theory to identify the students’ behaviour and satisfaction level. The practical implications are vital in this study which indicates that important aspects of developing in higher education in Sri Lanka to improve the quality of newly introduced courses in business.

Keywords: Satisfaction, Learning environment, Nudge
Co-educational vs Gender Segregated School Environment on Spouse Selection for Marriage: Perspective of Undergraduates in Sri Lanka
Authors: Fernando H.S.V. , Jayasinghe R.P.C.K.
Published: March 2022

Marriage between man and woman has been there from the beginning of mankind. Finding a suitable partner is crucial in everyone's life; this is especially true with Asian communities whose marital bonds are expected to last a lifetime, compared to the case in most other world communities. The purpose of this study is to find out the perception of individuals in a Co-educational versus Gender Segregated school environment in selecting a partner for the marriage. The study was mainly based on the qualitative method and purposive sampling has been used for the study. The unit of analysis was undergraduates of Sri Lanka. Thematic analysis has been used to analyze the data collected through in-depth interviews. The study found the majority of the respondents from gender-segregated educational background preferred to have a spouse from the gender-segregated background rather than from co-educational school from both genders. On the other hand, the majority of respondents from co-educational background preferred to have future spouse selected from the coeducational school background. This study could have several impacts on stakeholders when deciding and educating future children. The study is further expected to be useful to reduce the divorce rate by understanding the scenario where the findings of the contemporary study would provide better insights for the individuals to understand the qualities and behavioral characteristics they would possibly be looking forward from their future spouses on the grounds of the category of school environment they have been attended. Such understanding of the spouse criteria prior to the selection of a mate would be decidedly helpful for the individuals to comprehend the best-suited partner and would thus ultimately bring forth a lesser divorce rate in view of the fact that individuals hereby are enlightened with the particulars of perceptions held on selecting a partner for marriage based on the category of school background.

Keywords: Co-education, Gender segregated, school environment
Assuring Sustainable Construction through Project Feasibility Evaluation Criteria: A Literature Review
Authors: Senanayake G.P.D.P. , Hadiwattage C. , Sirimewan D.C.
Published: March 2022

The construction projects have a significant influence on achieving sustainable development in developing countries due to the increasing demand for sustainable construction practices. Hence, project sustainability should be addressed mostly in developing countries, like Sri Lanka, where a large number of construction projects are currently in progress and remain to emerge in the future. However, the country is facing not only environmental issues but also economic and social issues due to the unavailability of proper sustainable project feasibility criteria to be considered at the project inception stage. This paper intends to provoke thoughts on the necessity of embracing a new approach to conduct project feasibility studies by answering a few questions i.e. ‘What is the relationship between project feasibility studies and assuring sustainable construction?’, ‘What sustainability criteria have already been achieved by project feasibility study?’, and ‘How do government policies assure sustainable construction at project feasibility stage?’, which were answered in the study via an extensive literature review. Accordingly, 57 peer-reviewed journal articles on the confluence of feasibility and sustainability concepts of construction projects were analysed. The research findings highlight that economic performance has given the major consideration in the current practice of project feasibility study while less attention to social and environmental performance was being paid. Further, sustainability assessment tools have given priority to environmental criteria and their applicability at the project inception is still questionable. Hence, developing effective sustainable project feasibility evaluation will help to ensure sustainability performance from the project inception stage.

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability, Economic Sustainability, Social Sustainability, Construction, Feasibility, Policies.
Impact of Service Quality on Foreign Tourists’ Satisfaction of Medical Tourism in Western Province, Sri Lanka
Authors: Kamalasena B.D. T.M. , Chamodya M.K.K.
Published: March 2022

To grow the tourism industry and make a significant contribution to the national economy, Sri Lanka has to focus on promoting new sustainable tourism markets. A fresh approach has been to promote the sustainable tourism market segment is Medical Tourism. According to Sri Lanka Sustainable Tourism Development Project, (2009) has been identified native and unique medical treatments and practices, availability of rare natural herbs and also the traditional background open the doors for attracting medical tourists to the destination. Medical Tourism is regarded as a highly service focused industry, thus, the patients' satisfaction primarily depends on the way they got the medication and other treatments rather than the nature of the Ayurvedic medicines. Service quality is one of the main factors that contributes for the satisfaction of patients. Therefore, the researchers mainly focused on investigating the impact of Service Quality on Foreign Tourists’ Satisfaction of Medical Tourism in Western Province, Sri Lanka. The quantitative research approach was used in data collection using self-administered questionnaires. 130 foreign health tourists who have experienced Ayurveda medical treatments from health resorts in Western province were chosen as the sample, based on non-probabilistic convenience sampling method. As per the results of this study, service quality of health resorts has a significant impact on foreign health tourists’ satisfaction. Responsiveness, Reliability and Empathy significantly enhances the satisfaction of health tourists. Since the scholarly attention given to understand the impact of service quality on tourists’ satisfaction in medical tourism is very low in both the global and local contexts, this research fills the gap in the existing literature. As the managerial implications, service organizations can obtain insights in which aspects they should improve their service to make their customers happy. As per this study is limited to the Western province in Sri Lanka, but it can be extended geographically in future research studies. Further, there are avenues to investigate the impact of other factors such as prices, accessibility, and output quality on health tourists’ satisfaction.

Keywords: Medical Tourism, Service Quality, SERVQUAL model, Tourists’ Satisfaction
Lauderdale Paradox in COVID-19 Pandemic Times- A Study on Kerala
Authors: Jaffer N.M. , Vasudev V.
Published: March 2022

Karl Marx explains the Lauderdale paradox as a contradiction between public wealth and private profit and how the latter increases as the former diminishes. The present paper argues that COVID-19 pandemic has been strengthening the Lauderdale Paradox in the healthcare sector, for example in the state of Kerala in India. Kerala, the most literate state and more advanced than most other states of the country, in terms of social development indicators, experienced progress in the public health system in an impressive way, till the 1980’s and declined thereafter. Higher levels of literacy and public healthcare services are possible because of government expenditure. With improvements in literacy, standards of living and awareness, consumers of healthcare services start demanding more and better quality of the same. However, public healthcare systems do not develop enough. Private players, especially large private hospitals enter and expand their share in the space created in the healthcare sector. This is an instance of unfolding of the Lauderdale paradox in the healthcare sector.

The present study explains the increasing domination of private hospitals in the healthcare sector development in Kerala, against the backdrop of the Marxian theory. Health is treated like a commodity and offered for sale with mainly profit motive. This trend is strengthened during the pandemic times. A few suggestions for further research in this exciting area of study are given at the end of the paper.

Keywords: Lauderdale Paradox, Healthcare sector, Private hospitals.
relationship Emotional intelligence (EI) of Nurses on selecting conflict resolving styles at ABC hospital
Authors: Ajenthiny J.
Published: March 2022

Emotional intelligence (EI) is more significant than ever when teams are cross-cultural and global, increasing the complexity of interactions of emotions and how they are expressed. Essentially, emotional intelligence in the workplaces comes down to understanding, expressing and managing, good relationships and solving problems under pressure. EI ability to recognize and understand emotions in one self and others. This ability also involves utilizing this emotional understanding to make decisions, solve problems, and communicate with others. Most employees experience conflict at workplace with their colleagues as a usual or normal part of their job. Some individuals handle it better, while some of them may need interventions. High conflict and bad ways of managing them cause extreme job stress and low engagement in work. This study investigates the relationship between emotional intelligence and conflict resolving styles in the nurses in the ABC Hospital. The main objective of this study is identifying the relationship between emotional intelligence and conflict resolving styles. This research study applies quantitative approach using convenience sampling method. The questionnaire was distributed to the nurses at ABC hospital to collect the data. Pearson Correlation Analysis has been used to measure the relationship of the independent variable (Emotional Intelligence) and dependent variables of (conflict resolving styles) according to the result that generated by Pearson Correlation Analysis, some of independent variable in Emotional Intelligence has the significant positive relationship with dependent variables (compromising, collaborating, avoiding, dominating and obliging). And some of the variable Under dependent variables have the negative relationship with significant at 0.01 level (p< 0.05) which are compromising (0.59), collaborating (0.52), obliging (0.509).under dependent variables negative relationship have avoiding (-0.69),dominating (-0.702). The finding in this study may be applicable for organization in that aimed to increase emotional intelligence skills may be conductive to decrease conflict situation and satisfying work environment.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence, Conflict, Conflict resolving Styles.
Employee Engagement and Job Performance in Pasikuda Hotels: The Mediating Role of Creative Behavior of Employees
Authors: Dineshkanthan K. , Thavakumar D.
Published: March 2022

The hotel industry in Sri Lanka has been growing significantly in the past years. The need for creative behavior among the hotel employees is inevitable. Inducing creative behavior among the hotel employees is considered as very important strategy element in hotels. This study investigates the relationship between employee engagement and job performance and the mediating role of creative behavior of employees of selected Pasikuda hotels. This study is implemented with of three dimensions of employee engagement, namely vigor, dedication and absorption and job performance is as the dependent variable. Job performance is measured using two dimensions, task performance and contextual performance. Creative behavior functioned as a mediator between the two variables. Creative behavior included with two dimensions, namely idea exploration and idea generation. This study eliminates the empirical knowledge gap in the Pasikuda area regarding mediating role of creative behavior between employee engagement and job performance. Using questionnaire, the data were collected from 148 employees of 10 selected hotels in Pasikuda. The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, correlation, regression and mediating analyses. The questionnaire included established measures relating to employee engagement, job performance and creative behavior in addition to various demographic questions. The findings reveal that the employee engagement, creative behavior and job performance are in high level among the respondents. The analyses stated the strong positive relationship between the employee engagement and job performance, the strong positive relationship between the employee engagement and creative behavior and the strong positive relationship between job performance and creative behavior. Creative behavior has been found to cast a partial mediating effect on the relationship between employee engagement and job performance.

Keywords: Employee Engagement (EE), Job Performance (JP), Creative Behavior (CB)
Impact of Behavioural Factors on Organizational Adoption of Human Resource Analytics in Sri Lankan Large-Scale Apparel Companies
Authors: Hettiarachchi K.M. , Bandara H.M.S.D. , Amarasinghe M.C.G. , Sirigampola U.S. , Kuruppu C.L. , Madhavika W.D.N.
Published: March 2022

In the emerging world one cannot avoid the terms Big Data and Analytics. Where most of the business strategies are executed based on huge quantity of data and analytics. As an example, trading, big data is being used to forecast the consumer behaviors, trends and more. Thus, the question evolves why it is only limited to the role of trading in an organization? Presently there has been a significance concern on adoption of analytics into Human Resource Management to gain a competitive advantage in the business world. The adoption of Human Resource Analytics in Asia Pacific region is conceivable to expand rapidly due to the revolution of the digital era which has enhanced the conditions of Human Resource Analytics solutions. However, it was retrieved that the adoption of Human Resource Analytics into organizational level is glacially slow caused by behavioral and environmental factors. Correspondingly, it has been remarked that Human Resource Analytics adoption into apparel companies in Sri Lanka is at an initial stage which provides the highest contributor towards the Gross Domestic Product. As a result, this study focuses on investigating the impact of behavioral factors on the organizational level of adoption to Human Resource Analytics in Sri Lankan apparel companies. Four variables under behavioral factors impacting the adoption of Human Resource Analytics performed in prior studies were considered to develop the conceptual model. This study found that there is a positive relationship between the behavioral factors and the organizational level of adoption to Human Resource Analytics and independent variables lead to an impact on dependent variable suggesting that, due to the Human Resource professionals with stronger behavioral factors, organizations are more easy to adopt to Human Resource Analytics. Investigating the impact of environmental factors on the Human Resource Analytics adoption in organizations and the individual adoption of Human Resource Analytics in local context can be carried as further studies.

Keywords: Analytics, Behavioural Factors, Human Resources Analytics, Organizational Adoption
Mitigation Approach for Significant Causes of Contractor’s Delays in Construction Projects in Sri Lanka
Authors: Tharsan P. , Devapriya K.A.K. , Gowsiga M.
Published: March 2022

The construction industry has a dynamic and complex environment. The successful completion of a construction project depends on various factors. Accordingly, construction delay is observed to happen in construction projects. It is highly affecting the construction sector and the economy of the country too. Although previous research studies identified the causes, effects, and mitigation methods separately, this study adopts a linked approach and directs to identify the effective applicable mitigation methods and their practices on each significant cause of delay in construction projects. Moreover, contractors are noted as one of the main sources of construction delay from the previous studies. Hence, this research aims to develop a framework to determine the applicable mitigation strategies and the practices of each mitigation strategy for each significant cause of contractor’s delays in construction projects in Sri Lanka. A mixed research approach was adopted to generate the research process. A literature review was conducted on construction delays, organizational and project management factors, and professional competency, mitigation strategies in delay management. The significant causes of delays and effective mitigation strategies were ranked through a questionnaire survey using a Likert scale. Project Managers and Quantity Surveyors in the Sri Lankan construction industry were selected in the ratio of 1:3 respectively for the interview as they are mostly engaged with delay management. Also, the respondents were limited to 68 and the collected data were analysed through the Relative Important Index (RII) method, to rank the significant causes and mitigation strategies. Then techniques and possible mitigation strategies were found through interviews and content analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings indicated that most of the contractor’s delays can be mitigated through applying proper mitigation strategies as effective management approaches in the construction projects such as effective project planning and schedules of construction works, maintain positive financial stability and well qualified and experienced professionals and staff, effective strategic planning, risk analysis, and management, selection of suitable sub-contractor and management and effective site management and supervision. In addition to that, inaccurate planning and scheduling of the project, financial dishonesty, poor procurement of construction materials, ineffective time management of contractors, and incompetence of management professionals and staffs were identified as the most significant contractor’s causes of delays in construction management.

Keywords: Delays, Significant Causes, Mitigation, Construction Management, Construction Projects.
Sustainable Tourism Assisting National Development in Sri Lanka – (STAND SL)
Authors: Hemachandra P. V. N. S. , De Silva D. C. H.
Published: March 2022

Sri Lanka, like many other countries affected by the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, now faces a challenging path of recovery in all aspects of the nation’s development. Tourism is a key contributor to the national economic development in Sri Lanka. This pandemic has adversely affected all the stakeholders, mainly places of stay and tour sites, who now face a survival crisis as it either plans to bounce back better or finally fall forever. This research paper endeavors to implement a zero-waste robust strategic plan that will revolutionize the tourism industry and shift the paradigm of traditional tourism in Sri Lanka. While adjusting to the new normal concept of living, every affected stakeholder in the tourism sector will be taught to unlearn old practices and embrace new practices while giving central priority to sustainability and the ideology of zero waste converting energy to synergy to boost productivity in all corners of Sri Lanka.

The new plan will not only help rebuild affected stakeholders but will open up new innovative ventures to everyone in the community, particularly the youth, the aged and the disabled community of special needs be key contributors to their community in ensuring local tourism will continue to remain safe, sustainable and become a uniquely thriving one. Most importantly people visiting the country will no longer travel in trepidation but travel more confidently than ever before. Hence tourism in Sri Lanka will not only be a mere experience but a value-added one that will leave a lasting impression on the hospitality of Sri Lanka. Furthermore, the concept of zero waste will align the community and provide a stepping-stone to achieving the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to amalgamate people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership in Sri Lanka. Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and individuals that go the extra mile to continually evolve through the zero-waste strategic plan will be endorsed to accelerate and bolster their business back on its feet on various platforms, empowering one another to make Sustainable Tourism Assisting National Development in Sri Lanka (STAND SL) strategy that will positively impact people’s survival and progress in Sri Lanka.

Keywords: Innovation, Covid-19, National Development, Sustainable Tourism, Zero Waste
Consumer Dispute Resolution in B2C E-commerce in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Legal Analysis
Authors: Ariyaratna B.A.R.R.
Published: March 2022

E-commerce has emerged as a significant turning factor of the global economy since the last quarter of the 20th century. As a result of the convenient and efficient nature of the e-commerce traditional consumer transactions have rapidly been changed into online transactions. However, it is evident that online consumers have to expose serious violations of their consumer rights other than the offline consumers during a Business to Consumer (B2C) transaction. One of the major problems arises in the post-purchasing stage of a B2C transaction is dispute resolution between consumer and the trader. If goods are not delivered or delivered in an unsatisfactory condition, consumers may have difficulties to communicating with the trader. This situation becomes more complicated when the consumer and the trader are in two jurisdictions particularly in cross-border disputes. As the United Nations Guidelines on Consumer Protection declares fair, effective and transparent dispute resolution mechanism is much necessary to uphold the consumer‘s right to redress. Therefore, at present, most of the countries, including European Union, South Africa and United Kingdom have focused on more flexible, out of court solutions such as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). However, in the Sri Lankan context, the existing consumer dispute resolution mechanism under the Consumer Affairs Authority Act is completely proceeding in an offline context. Therefore, this research intends to analyze whether the existing consumer dispute resolution mechanism in Sri Lanka is adequate to address the disputes arise in B2C e-commerce transactions. Comparative legal analysis method has been utilized in order to identify the drawbacks in Sri Lankan law and suggest recommendations. Accordingly, the findings of the research revealed that the existing consumer dispute mechanism under the Consumer Affairs Authority Act in Sri Lanka needs to be amended in order to accommodate easy to use, out of court mechanism to resolve domestic and cross border e-commerce disputes in a timely manner. This mechanism can be utilized as an ADR or ODR system, which allows consumers to file their complaints electronically and reach a decision within a reasonable time period.

Keywords: Consumer Dispute Resolution, E-commerce, B2C Transactions, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Online Dispute Resolutions
Making Intellectual Property a Common Good to Combat Global Pandemics: The COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) and the Role of Big Pharma
Authors: Adikari A.A.C.J. , Wijesinghe S.S.
Published: March 2022

The COVID-19 outbreak has created a global race for research into a vaccine, diagnostic and therapeutic (COVID-19 treatments) among research institutes, governments, and big-tech pharmaceutical companies (Big Pharma). In this context, intellectual property rights (IPRs) would play a prominent role in incentivizing and accelerating COVID-19 treatments. However, there remains a reasonable doubt whether IPRs, in particular patent rights, would restrict access to COVID-19 treatments, and thereby create global health inequalities. Big Pharma may rely heavily on their IPRs to secure their patent monopoly and profit motives in successful development of COVID-19 treatments. Besides, Big Pharma has a history of using every possible tactic to circumvent the proposals to facilitate public health. This has led the global community to revisit the normative aspects of IPRs and consider making intellectual property a common good to achieve global health during the pandemic. As a result, the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), considering the proposal made by Costa Rica. The C-TAP intends to ensure technology transfer, disclosure of research, flexible licensing and open innovations. At the same time, Big Pharma, and proxy governments such as the United States of America, have already criticized this global initiative. Therefore, there remains a question as to whether a C-TAP approach would only be idealistic or realistic in the global governance of IPRs and public health. Accordingly, the main objective of this paper is to critically analyze the prospects that C-TAP would bring to combat COVID-19 pandemic with particular reference to the potential challenges that may be exerted by Big Pharma. This is legal doctrinal research performed through an extensive review of primary and secondary sources. Finally, this paper intends to reflect on how to tackle Big Pharma's influences on the effective functioning of C-TAP to ensure that everyone gets a fair opportunity to access and afford COVID-19 treatments.

Keywords: IPRs, common good, COVID-19 treatments, C-TAP, Big Pharma
Birth cohort hepatitis C antibody prevalence in real-world screening settings in Ontario
Authors: Biondi Mia J , Hirode Grishma , Capraru Camelia , Vanderhoff Aaron , Karkada Joel , Wolfson-Stofko Brett , Smookler David , Friedman Steven M , Bates Kathy , Mazzulli Tony , Juan Joshua V , Shah Hemant , Hansen Bettina E , Feld Jordan J , Janssen Harry LA
Published: March 2022

BACKGROUND: Widespread screening and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is required to decrease late-stage liver disease and liver cancer. Clinical practice guidelines and Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care recommendations differ on the value of one-time birth cohort (1945–75) HCV screening in Canada. To assess the utility of this approach, we conducted a real-world analysis of HCV antibody (Ab) prevalence among birth cohort individuals seen in different clinical contexts. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of individuals born between 1945 and 1975 who completed HCV Ab testing at multiple participating centres in Ontario, Canada between January 2016 and December 2020. Differences in prevalence were compared by year of birth, gender, and setting. RESULTS: Among 16,672 birth cohort individuals tested, HCV Ab prevalence was 3.2%. Prevalence was higher among younger individuals which increased from 0.9% among those born between 1945 and 1956 to 4.6% among those born between 1966 and 1975. Prevalence was higher among males (4.4%) compared with females (2.0%) and differed by test site. In primary care, the prevalence was 0.5%, whereas the prevalence was highest among those tested at drug treatment centres (28.7%) and through community outreach (14.0%). CONCLUSIONS: HCV Ab prevalence remains high in the 1945–1975 birth cohort. These data highlight the need to re-evaluate existing Canadian Preventative Task Force recommendations, to consider incorporating one-time birth cohort and/or other population-based approaches to HCV screening into the clinical workflow as a preventative health measure, and to increase training among community providers to screen for and treat HCV.
Toward a Theology of Evangelism for the Pluralistic West
Authors: Lazerte Darcey
Published: March 2022

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This article works toward a theology of evangelism for mainline Protestant churches in light of the ever-growing pluralism in Western society. Evangelism in the past, especially with its connection to colonialism and the missionary enterprise, has left a negative legacy amongst mainline Protestant churches to the point where there is paralysis when it comes to engaging in the ministry of evangelism. A way forward is proposed in which an understanding of missio Dei that not only is comfortable but also embraces as foundational the ever-growing pluralism of Western society. Through an application of David J. Bosch’s approach of bold humility applied to Bernard Lonergan’s concept of mutual self-mediation, the church is given an approach to evangelism that respects the other, grounded in the church’s encounter with Christ, which allows churches to recover this ministry.
Maxim Gorky: Russian ideological contexts and Italian realia. Proceedings of the conference marking Maxim Gorky’s 150th birth anniversary
Authors: Semyonova A. L.
Published: March 2022

The review discusses the collection of papers submitted for the international scholarly conference ‘Maxim Gorky: Russian ideological contexts and Italian realia,’ which took place in Italy, hosted by L’Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosoﬁci in Palazzo Serra di Cassano, Naples. Articles by Russian and Italian scholars appear in two sections — ‘Maxim Gorky and Russian ideological contexts’ and ‘Maxim Gorky and Italian realia’ — and are printed in Russian and Italian. The papers are accompanied by bilingual abstracts. The volume contains an extensive supplement with excerpts from the early-20th-c. Italian periodicals concerned with Gorky and his stay in Italy. The book ends with a bilingual author bio section. The monograph is an example of high-quality book printing, with some of the papers featuring excellent illustrations. It unites Russian and Italian scholars to uncover new contemporary focuses in the studies of Maxim Gorky’s legacy.
Domestic and Foreign Approaches to the Classification of Aphasia
Authors: Dorozhukova Polina Romanovna
Published: March 2022

This article is devoted to the problem of modern approaches to the classification of aphasia proposed by domestic and foreign researchers. It describes the forms of aphasia with an indication of the topic of the lesion, a brief syndromic picture, the advantages and disadvantages of each of the classifications and their correlation are given.
Leaflets as a Form of Mass Propaganda Work in the Field of Education in the Early Years of Soviet Authority
Authors: Pozdnyakov Alexander Nikolaevich
Published: March 2022

Mass agitation and propaganda work was one of the main activities of the Soviet government. Its special form in the first post-revolutionary period was the issue of leaflets. In conditions when other forms and mass media were still being formed, their importance was exceptionally high. The leaflets also played an important role in promoting the new educational policy and its implementation. In the article, using the example of leaflets with diverse target orientation and content concerning education issues, their common features and features are traced
Sandstone Petrology: a Survey for the Exploration and Production Geologist
Authors: Breyer John A.
Published: March 2022

The Arab oil embargo of 1973 and the new global tectonics of the late Sixties revitalized research on sandstone petrology during the Seventies. Research publications increased nearly twofold from the previous decade. Studies of sandstone composition and sandstone diagenesis using the petrographic microscope have high utility. The results of this research can be applied in exploring frontier regions and in developing proven petroleum provinces. How­ ever, time constraints and library facilities often preclude exploration and production geologists from access to the journal literature. Here annotated tables compiled from a survey of nine major journals encapsule 329 research publications. The survey focuses upon research using thin-section microscopy but incorporates some work with other analytical techniques.
Peningkatan Kemampuan Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam Melaksanakan Proses Pembelajaran melalui Supervisi Akademik Berbasis Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi
Authors: Thoyibah Thoyibah
Published: March 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk melakukan peningkatan pada kemampuan dan keterampilan guru dalam menyusun perencanaan pembelajaran (RPP); mengelola kegiatan proses pembelajaran; memanfaatkan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi sebagai sumber pembelajaran; serta sebagai sarana peningkatan kemampuan profesionalisme guru. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Penelitian Tindakan Sekolah (PTS). Model penelitian yang digunakan adalah model siklus yang dikembangkan oleh Kemmis dan Mc. Taggart.  Subjek penelitian ini adalah guru PAI semester II Tahun Pelajaran 2019/2020 wilayah Kecamatan Tanjung Kabupaten Brebes yang berjumlah 16 guru. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa melalui penggunaan supervisi akademik berbasis Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi, kemampuan guru PAI kecamatan Tanjung Kabupaten Brebes meningkat menjadi pembelajaran yang berkualitas dengan membandingkan hasil pengamatan pada pra siklus sebesar 63,65% yang tergolong kurang; siklus I sebesar 65,10% yang tergolong kurang; dan terjadi peningkatan pada siklus II menjadi sebesar 70,17 % yang masih tergolong kurang; serta pada siklus III tejadi peningkatkan menjadi sebesar 86,72% yang sudah masuk ke dalam kategori baik. Metode ini sangat diharapkan agar menjadi referensi bagi guru dalam menerapkan pembelajaran teks serupa atau genre yang lain.
Udział obywateli w sprawowaniu wymiaru sprawiedliwości jako jedna z gwarancji funkcjonowania społeczeństwa obywatelskiego w polskim prawie konstytucyjnym
Authors: Pisz Maciej
Published: March 2022

Niniejszy artykuł ukierunkowany jest na przedstawienie zagadnienia udziału obywateli w sprawowaniu wymiaru sprawiedliwości w kontekście gwarancji funkcjonowania szeroko rozumianego społeczeństwa obywatelskiego. Rozważania prowadzone są w odniesieniu do Konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 2 kwietnia 1997 r. i zmierzają do ukazania zagadnienia udziału obywateli w sprawowaniu wymiaru sprawiedliwości – expressis verbis przewidzianego przez polskiego ustrojodawcę na gruncie polskiej ustawy zasadniczej – jako jednej z szeregu gwarancji funkcjonowania społeczeństwa obywatelskiego w polskim prawie konstytucyjnym. W ramach prowadzonych rozważań zostaje m.in. podjęta próba odpowiedzi na pytanie badawcze, czy zaaprobowane przez ustrojodawcę na gruncie Konstytucji RP ujęcie zagadnienia udziału obywateli w sprawowaniu wymiaru sprawiedliwości może być uznane za dostateczną gwarancję dla skutecznego funkcjonowania społeczeństwa obywatelskiego w polskim prawie konstytucyjnym.
ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN EXPERIENCE OF WASTE AND DRAINAGE WATER RECYCLING IN IRRIGATION RECLAMATION
Authors:   Russian Scientific Research Institute of Land Improvement Problems, Domashenko Yu. E. , Protsenko N. N. ,   Russian Scientific Research Institute of Land Improvement Problems
Published: March 2022

Purpose: to review the practice of using drainage and waste water for irrigating agricul-tural crops as a priority for their utilization. Discussions. One of the priority strategies for sustainable management of available water resources is the reuse of drainage and waste water for irrigation reclamation, taking into account the hydrogeological and reclamation conditions of the area. The reducing of the degradation rate of water supply sources subject to the impact of drainage and waste water, is possible only with the creation of a system for regulating water distribution in irrigation systems of various levels, which would allow taking into account the resource of drainage and waste water for irrigation. Most often, drainage and waste water is used for irrigating salt-tolerant crops. The use of drai-nage and waste water with salinity from 1.5 to 10.0 g/dm³ for irrigating grain and fodder crops did not cause a reduction in yield. Conclusions. As the analysis of drainage and waste water utilization shows, their wide-spread use in irrigation reclamation is explained by the increased mineralization and technogenic impurities (pesticides, herbicides, trace elements, oil products, etc.). The measures taken to dilute such waters with fresh water from canals only partially solved the problem of their accumulation and reduction of discharges into water bodies. Also, there was still an increase in the irrigation water consumption for irrigating crops. In this regard, it is relevant to conduct exploratory research in the field of technologies preparation and purification of drainage and waste water for irrigation purposes.
CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR RECREATION AND SPAWNING AREAS FOR FISH, ARRANGED ON THE MEANDERS OF FISH PASSAGE AND SPAWNING CHANNELS
Authors:   Russian Scientific Research Institute of Land Improvement Problems, Shevchenko A. V. , Shkura V. N. ,   Russian Scientific Research Institute of Land Improvement Problems
Published: March 2022

Purpose: development of constructive solutions for recreation and spawning areas of fish in curvilinear sections of fish passages and fish passages-spawning channels. Materials and methods. The basis of the development is data on the technical, morphometric, flow rate and design characteristics of the fish passage-spawning channels of the Nizhne-Donsky cascade of river hydroelectric waterworks. In the course of the study, methods of analysis and synthesis of factual materials, as well as technologies for the search design of hydraulic structures were used. Results and discussion. Examination of the fish passage-spawning channels of the Nikolaevsky and Konstantinovsky hydroelectric waterworks and analysis of the design solution of the Bagaevsky fish passage-spawning channel made it possible to determine their hydraulic and geometric parameters and justify the feasibility of arranging recreation-spawning zones in their tracts. It has been found that fish passage-spawning channels at low-pressure hydroelectric waterworks are characterized by a significant length and relatively high flow rates, which leads to fatigue of fish migrating along their tracts. This circumstance predetermines the need for special recreation areas. On the meanders, the aquatic space of the canal tracts within the recreation areas is proposed to be used as spawning grounds for fish when they are equipped with a spawning substrate and the flow rates and depths of the water flow corresponding to the biological needs of the fish are created. At present, the tracts of fish passage and spawning channels are designed as winding in plan, which determines the specificity of the structures of recreation-spawning areas for migratory fish. Conclusions. Based on the materials of the survey of the Nikolaevsky and Konstantinovsky fish-breeding-spawning canals, the need for a device in their tracts of recreation areas was established. A constructive solution for the Kochetovsky fish passage-spawning meander canal is proposed. Two design solutions have been developed for recreation and spawning areas for fish, arranged on curvilinear sections of fish passage-spawning channels.
Personality and the State: mutual responsibility
Authors: Chkhikvadze Viktor M.
Published: March 2022

The problem of mutual responsibility of man and society is considered from the point of view of further development of socialist legislation establishing mutual rights and obligations. On the part of the state, it is ensuring the comprehensive development of the individual by securing appropriate legislative and institutional guarantees for the protection of rights and freedoms, and for a person, it is an active activity that includes compliance with and application of legal norms, judicial protection of their rights and interests. In the aspect of solving this problem, the trends in the development of labor, civil, and criminal legislation of that period are considered.
The global crisis of modernity as a subject of Philosophy of Law
Authors: Savenkov Alexander N.
Published: March 2022

The development of mankind at the present stage can be fully characterized as a crisis. The global challenges facing humanity are not provided with sufficient ideological potential. In other words, humanity as a whole (this applies not only to Russia) has a global crisis of ideas about its further movement and response to modern challenges. This fully applies to the phenomenon of law. The destruction of the existing world order leads to a reduction in the ability of the means of International Law to ensure peace and good-neighbourly relations between States; attempts to extend their jurisdictions by some countries increase the already significant conflict potential of our time. The sphere of law is also being tested within the country; the law has become significant in scope, complex; it “invades” those areas that have traditionally been “assigned” to other regulators. The sharp increase in the number of laws adopted is not accompanied by the sustainability of decisions; the existing laws are constantly changing; against the background of the loss or reduction of many value orientations, increasing differentiation of subjects of regulation, this leads to a “gap” between the law and the regulated relations, the loss of the value of the law itself as a regulator of relations, the devaluation of the law and the law. In the article from the standpoint of interdisciplinary analysis an attempt is made to understand the modern crisis phenomena; some conclusions are proposed, which, in the author's opinion, can reverse the existing negative trends.