bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Rare unstable hemoglobin Hakkari in Russia: a case report and literature review
Authors: Mann S. G. , Krasilnikova M. V. , Karamjan N. A. , Lokhmatova M. E. , Koposova A. O. , Litvin E. A. , Plyasunova S. A.
Published: October 2022

Here we report the first case of unstable hemoglobin Hakkari identified in Russia to our knowledge. It was diagnosed in a two-year-old Russian boy with severe transfusion-dependent anemia caused by a de novo mutation in the b-globin gene [b31(B13) Leu→Arg, HBB: c.95T>G]. Routine diagnostic methods were not effective, and his diagnosis was not established until gene sequencing of the globin gene was performed. A comparative analysis of all known cases of unstable Hb Hakkari allows for the identification of similarities and differences in the clinical and laboratory course of the disease. The patient's parents gave their consent to the use of their child's data, including photographs, for research purposes and in publications.
Sarcoma with BCOR gene alterations (BCOR-ITD) of the L3 vertebra in an 8-year-old boy
Authors: Sidorov I. V. , Fedorova A. S. , Makarova N. P. , Konopleva E. I. , Sharlai A. S. , Panferova A. V. , Druy A. E. , Konovalov D. M.
Published: October 2022

In the 2020 World Health Organization classification, for the first time, three new groups of tumors were formalized, initially isolated from the group of undifferentiated round cell sarcomas, the so-called Ewing-like sarcomas, namely sarcoma with BCOR genetic alterations, CIC-rearranged sarcoma and sarcomas with EWSR1 gene rearrangement with atypical (non-ETS family) partner genes. This review will focus on sarcoma with BCOR genetic alterations, which will be illustrated by one of our clinical case, characterized by relatively typical features, both in terms of morphological presentation and immunophenotype, and in terms of biological behavior and response to tumor therapy. The patient's parents gave their consent to the use of their child's data, including photographs, for research purposes and in publications.
Multifocal lymphangioendotheliomatosis with thrombocytopenia/cutaneovisceral angiomatosis with thrombocytopenia
Authors: Khachatryan L. A. , Kletskaya I. S. , Scherbakov A. P.
Published: October 2022

Multifocal lymphangioendotheliomatosis with thrombocytopenia (MLT)/cutaneovisceral angiomatosis with thrombocytopenia, first reported as a new nosological entity in 2004, is an extremely rare vascular pathology of the neonatal period without hereditary nature. This disease has an extremely poor prognosis. According to the previously published data, this vascular pathology is characterized by involvement of the skin and internal organs in the pathological process. Lesions of the gastrointestinal tract are almost obligatory in this disease. MLT is associated with high mortality, which, according to some authors, can reach more than 50%. Fulminant gastrointestinal bleedings due to specific lesions of the intestinal mucosa, severe thrombocytopenia and consumption coagulopathy, are the leading cause of death in these patients. Currently, there are no standard treatment options for MLT. The data about the efficacy of glucocorticosteroids, vincristine, thalidomide, propranolol, and rapamycin in the treatment of MLT, are controversial. Here we present a case report of a patient with MLT with a classic clinical spectrum of this disease. We first report on the efficacy of a polychemotherapeutic regimen with liposomal doxorubicin in the treatment of this disease: the patient achieved a complete hematological response after 2 months from the treatment start. A durable clinical response was documented after 6 months of treatment. This disease represents challenges, both from a diagnostic and therapeutic point of view. Further studies are required to find the optimal treatment regimens for this condition. The patient's parents have consented to the use of de-identified clinical information and photos of the patient in scientific research and publications.
Categorisation of Open Government Data Literature
Authors: Ferencek Aljaž , Borštnar Mirjana Kljajić , Žagar Ajda Pretnar
Published: October 2022

Background: Due to the emerging global interest in Open Government Data, research papers on various topics in this area have increased.

Objectives: This paper aims to categorise Open government data research.

Methods/Approach: A literature review was conducted to provide a complete overview and classification of open government data research. Hierarchical clustering, a cluster analysis method, was used, and a hierarchy of clusters on selected data sets emerged.

Results: The results of this study suggest that there are two distinct clusters of research, which either focus on government perspectives and policies on OGD, initiatives, and portals or focus on regional studies, adoption of OGD, platforms, and barriers to implementation. Further findings suggest that research gaps could be segmented into many thematic areas, focusing on success factors, best practices, the impact of open government data, barriers/challenges in implementing open government data, etc.

Conclusions: The extension of the paper, which was first presented at the Entrenova conference, provides a comprehensive overview of research to date on the implementation of OGD and points out that this topic has already received research attention, which focuses on specific segments of the phenomenon and signifies in which direction new research should be made.
A Framework of Information Systems Development Concepts
Authors: Meneses Beatriz , Varajão João
Published: October 2022

Background: Information Systems Development (ISD) is responsible for designing and implementing information systems that support organizational strategy, leveraging business models and processes. Several perspectives on this activity can be found in the literature, addressing – often in an undifferentiated manner – approaches, lifecycles, methodologies, and process models, among others.

Objectives: The vast diversity of ideas and concepts surrounding ISD and the multiple underlying views on the subject make it harder for researchers and practitioners to understand the relevant aspects of this important activity. This article aims to systematize and organize ISD’s main concepts to create a coherent perspective.

Methods/Approach: We conducted a literature review and thematic analysis of ISD’s main concepts.

Results: To contribute to filling the research gap, this article proposes a new framework that addresses the key aspects related to ISD.

Conclusions: The framework comprises ISD’s core concepts, such as lifecycles, process models, deployment approaches, and methodologies.
Impact of Organizational Culture on Organisational Performance: A Study on the Employees in Educational Institutions
Authors: Korma Mesfin , Kolloju Naveen , Kummitha Harshavardhan Reddy , Kareem Mohanad Ali
Published: October 2022

Background: The purpose of the paper is to assess organisational culture’s role on the performance of employees in the educational sector.

Objectives: The paper seeks to address: what type of organisational culture is contributing to organisational performance, how organisational learning can be enhanced, how team orientation can be encouraged, and technical assistance and innovation can be promoted in developing economies.

Methods/approaches: The data was collected from 350 respondents from different educational institutes’ employees of the Garage zone of SNNPR, Ethiopia. Structural equation modelling was used to test the proposed hypothesis.

Results: The results showed that organisational dimensions such as organisational learning, team orientation and strategic direction and intent are supported, and it is proved that these dimensions can significantly influence the overall performance of the organisation in the study area, whereas the remaining two dimensions: creating change, and goals and objectives are not supported by their organisations.

Conclusions: The study concludes that the culture of creating change can enable organisations to achieve their goals and objectives. Organisations must focus on improving the capability of human resources. Especially, it is compulsory for the employees of the educational institutions as they must adopt technological assistance and other types of knowledge of value to encourage innovative practices in the teaching-learning process.
Strategic Sustainability Orientation Influence on Organizational Resilience: Moderating Effect of Firm Size
Authors: Ahmić Azra
Published: October 2022

Background: Owing to the heaviness of setbacks and shocks companies frequently face from the internal/external business environment, building solid organizational resilience and shifting towards strategic sustainability have become the top demands in today’s wavering business world.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine whether strategic sustainability orientation influences organizational resilience and how this relationship is moderated by firm size.

Methods/Approach: This study uses a methodology structured around the stakeholder theory and embraces multiple regression analysis grounded on collected data from 124 enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina ambience.

Results: Findings from the research revealed that strategic sustainability orientation significantly and positively influences organizational resilience and its three sub-components: anticipation, coping and adaptation capabilities. Results also uncovered that the Small size firms were significantly diverse from the Large and Medium size firms in terms of the influence of strategic sustainability orientation on three capabilities of organizational resilience.

Conclusions: In addition to literature enriching in sustainability and organization by supplying empirical evidence of strategic sustainability orientation influence on organizational resilience, this study proposes and validates instruments for measuring strategic sustainability orientation and organizational resilience.
Definition and Regulation as an Effective Measure to Fight Fake News in the European Union
Authors: Mazur Viktoria , Chochia Archil
Published: October 2022

Fake news is relevant in most countries of the world; nowadays the disinformation and fake news are of great importance as they greatly affect different political and social aspects of public life including healthcare, elections, migration, economy, etc. People are free to express themselves in different forms on the Internet, including publishing any content due to the freedom of expression. In order to understand how to legally frame fake news, it should first be clearly defined. The problem of disinformation and fake news is closely connected to the fact that providing a new law on fake news is likely to not just overlap but even often to conflict with the legislations that guarantee freedom of expression as fundamental freedom in the European Union. After considering existing laws, comparing, and analyzing measures taken to combat fake news, it appears that legislation may lead to over-censoring, violating freedom of expression. For effective fighting with fake news and its negative impact on the EU public, regulation on fake news is not necessary, it brings more legal issues than benefits to combating the dissemination of disinformation. Clearly defining the borderline between fake news and lies in the context of freedom of expression can therefore be more useful, taking a balancing approach. The general public is in many cases lacking media literacy and it can be improved by strengthening the role of media, which should be more consistent and be aimed at educating modern society.
The European Union on Cross-Roads: an Overview of Post-Lisbon Crises and a Way Forward
Authors: Šuplata Marian , Delaneuville Frédéric , Giba Marián , Demjanovič Daniel
Published: October 2022

The main aim of this chapter is to make a brief and comprehensive overview of various events of crises across the EU member states that arose in the period from the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty until the end of year 2020. The chapter first, examines the period of crisis in the EU after the adoption of Lisbon Treaty and before BREXIT which includes: economic and debt crisis, euro-zone crisis, Ukrainian crisis and migration crisis. The next part of the chapter looks at BREXIT as “another serious test for the EU”. In the third stage, the chapter looks at the most recent crisis the EU is facing as a consequence of global spread of COVID19 virus in the world and examines various options for further potential cooperation of member states in this new area. In this part chapter looks at the scope of EU competences and explores measures adopted by the EU since the beginning of the pandemic. In its conclusions the chapter looks at various options and scenarios of further potential developments the “European union on crossroads” at the end of year 2020. This includes reflections on various (and often contradictory) views and arguments on the shape of future euro integration process.
Compatibility of Terminology in Competition Law and Energy Law
Authors: Zorková Eva
Published: October 2022

Due to rapid technological development, the sector of energy law is very specific. In many aspects, energy law is strongly linked to the application of competition law rules. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the terminology used in the Czech Energy Act and its compliance with the terminology used in the Czech Act on the Protection of Competition, as well as its compliance with the EU terminology, namely the REMIT Regulation. Problems may be caused by inconsistencies in the terminology used, for example, when defining the relevant market and subsequently identifying a competitor/an undertaking with a significant market power or when deciding on offenses under the Czech Energy Act.
Central Bank Independence – From the European Union Law to the Czech Republic Example
Authors: Kohajda Michael
Published: October 2022

This article defines the basic kinds of central bank independence as generally accepted by the professional community. Then, for each of the kinds, their content and their fulfilment in the law of the Czech Republic are discussed. Of course, the legal regulation of the Czech National Bank as a central bank of a Member State of the European Union must meet the basic requirements of E.U. law for the independent status of central banks. However, the degree and manner of fulfilling these requirements beyond the basis of E.U. law vary from one Member State to another. The Czech National Bank is endowed with a high degree of independence, partly because of its establishment in the late 1990s. Despite this, some questions relating to its independence remain unanswered. This paper may thus also serve as a source of information for other authors to compare the regulation of the independent status of the central bank of their countries in comparison with the Czech National Bank.
Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumours: A Single-Centre Experience
Authors: Yahyazadeh Hossein , Beheshti Marzieh , Tahbaz Sahel Valadan
Published: October 2022

Objectives

Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours (GI-NETs) are actually malignant tumours, and their most common location of metastasis is the liver. In this study, we define the epidemiologic features of NETs and investigate the demographic factors, clinicopathologic features, survival, and the oncologic results related to GI-NETs.

Materials and Methods

In this 10-year study (2009–2019), all GI and liver NETs were taken out from the pathology records. When classification based on the WHO classification criteria, patients were categorized based on their location, sex, age, and proliferative index. After studying clinical charts of GI-NET cases, a complete panel of IHC markers such as Chromogranin A, ‘Ki67’ and synaptophysin were used. Results: Based on published data, the liver is not a common primary site for NETs; most liver lesions are most likely to have been metastases. The mean age of patients at diagnosis was 52.72 years. In this research, 27.78% of patients had colon NETs and 27.78 liver. Two (11.11%) patients were classified as stage II, seven (38.89%) as stage III, and one (5.56%) as stage IV. After a 120-month follow-up, 13 (72.22%) patients with colorectal NETs were alive, and 5 (27.78%) of the patients had died.

Conclusion

Treatment of colon and rectal NETs is difficult because it affects the patient's initial site of involvement, and this often makes treatment difficult for the patient. With suitable management, the prognosis can be positive with long survival, but it is related to the tumour variation grade, the efficiency of the selected treatment, and also to the patient's adherence to the follow-up.
The Association Between Heart Failure with Preserved and Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction and Depression in the Elderly Patient
Authors: Ispas Irina , Munteanu Alice , Stoica Andreea
Published: October 2022

Background and aim. Modern society is experiencing an accelerated increase in the number of elderly people, to the detriment of children and young adults, in the context of declining birth rates, high adult mortality and increasing life expectancy due to advances in medicine. Cardiovascular diseases are becoming more common in the general population, representing the leading cause of death, being responsible for a third of the total number of deaths worldwide, and heart failure is the most common cause of hospitalization in patients over 65 years. Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, presents different clinical pictures, which vary from person to person and in relation to age, being shown that there are somatic disorders due to depression, including cardiovascular disease.

Materials and method. We studied 127 patients hospitalized in the Geriatrics Department of the Calarasi County Emergency Hospital, diagnosed with heart failure (HF), being divided into 2 groups: the first group, which included 63 patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction and the second, which included 64 patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Results. The main risk factor present in the studied patients was dyslipidemia, which is present in 90% of patients with a mildly ejection fraction and in 88% of patients with a preserved ejection fraction. Hypertension was also present in 75% of patients in the first group and in 63% of those in the second group. Depression was present in 67% of patients with mildly reduced ejection fraction and in 64% of those with preserved ejection fraction. The degree of depression was higher among women, 11% of those with HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction and 14% of those with preserved ejection fraction had major depression. The degree of depression increases with age, patients over 80 years presented predominantly moderate-severe depression (41% of patients in the first group, and 50% in the second). Patients with NYHA class III heart failure had predominantly moderate-to-severe depression: 50% of patients with mildly reduced ejection fraction and 67% of those with preserved ejection fraction.

Conclusion. Depression is an important independent risk factor for heart failure in the elderly patients. Due to the fact that the symptoms of the two pathologies are often similar, the diagnosis of depression can be difficult to make, which is why it should be investigated in all patients with heart failure. It is important to understand the peculiarities of the polypathology of the elderly, which often poses problems for the diagnosis and treatment of the clinician.
Thrombophilia: An Amalgam of Never Ending Clinical Manifestations
Authors: Duca Ștefania Teodora , Mitu Florin , Timofte Andreea , Chetran Adriana , Ureche Monica , Crișu Daniela , Mitu Ovidiu , Costache Alexandru Dan , Costache Irina Iuliana
Published: October 2022

Thrombophilia is a blood coagulation disorder, in which blood has an increased tendency to clot, with both arterial and venous localization, being responsible for multiple manifestations: secondary arterial hypertension, stroke, acute pancreatitis or intracardiac masses. We are presenting the case of a 21-year-old male patient, hypertensive, known with thrombophilia, who was sent for the echocardiographic evaluation of an intracardiac mass attached to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve. The echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiogram showed a hyperechogenic, homogeneous intracardiac mass, attached to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, the clinical context and the echocardiographic appearance being suggestive for a thrombus. Given the context of thrombophilia and the hypertension’s characteristics, we considered a secondary form of hypertension, the incriminated mechanism being represented by microthrombosis in the renal arterial circulation. There were two complications in the evolution of the patient: stroke and the recurrent acute pancreatitis, both being explained in the context of thrombophilia. The discharge echocardiography showed a favorable evolution, with a complete resolution of the thrombus under the anticoagulant treatment.
Non-Diabetic Nephrotic Syndrome in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Stoian Marilena , Bucur Ionela , Silviu Seitan , Scarlat Gabriel , Procopiescu Bianca
Published: October 2022

Type 2 diabetic nephropathy may be the consequence of some non-diabetic form of renal disease, unlike type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) of long duration (≥10 years) in which severe proteinuria is always related to a well -defined pattern of diabetic nephropathy. The clinical manifestations of diabetic nephropathy are similar in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, while the renal lesions may differ. Diabetic glomerulopathy is the predominant renal lesion in type 1 diabetes, although tubular, interstitial and arteriolar lesions are also present in the advanced stages of renal disease. In contrast, in type 2 diabetes renal lesions are heterogeneous and several patients who fall into this category and who also suffer from diabetic kidney disease have mild or absent glomerulopathy with tubulointerstitial and/or arteriolar abnormalities. In addition, a high prevalence of non-diabetic renal diseases (NDRD), isolated or superimposed on classic diabetic nephropathy lesions have been reported in patients with type 2 diabetes, often reflecting the bias of selecting patients for unusual clinical presentations for renal biopsy. In this case report is illustrated that the nephrotic syndrome in patients with diabetes mellitus is not always associated with diabetic nephropathy non-diabetic renal disease.
Takotsubo Syndrome
Authors: Andronic Gheorghe , Oancea Oana-Petronela , Costache Alexandru-Dan , Mitu Ovidiu , Mitu Florin
Published: October 2022

Takotsubo syndrome occurs in 1-2% of patients admitted in the emergency department with suspicion of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), over 90% being postmenopause women. Psycho-emotional or physical stress is the main trigger that causes the release of catecholamines, with an important role in the pathophysiology of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. In most cases, supportive and symptomatic treatment is sufficient, with a dynamic follow-up of the left ventricular (LV) function. Usually, a complete recovery occurs in 3-4 weeks.

We are presenting the case of a 67-year-old patient with a severe angina attack which occuredafter a major psycho-emotional stress, with an electrocardiographic appearance of an anterior STEMI and echocardiographic apical ballooning, both compatible with Takotsubo syndrome. Coronary angiography showed a muscle bridge with a systolic compression of 75% on the anterior descending artery (ADA). The evolution was marked by the occurrence of cardiogenic shock remitted under treatment, with complete recovery of LV systolic function.

The particularity of the case resides in an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) after a psycho-emotional stress associated with a muscular bridge, as well as the appearance of the cardiogenic shock.
Spatial regularities in Internet performance at a local scale: The case of Poland
Authors: Janc Krzysztof , Ilnicki Dariusz , Jurkowski Wojciech
Published: October 2022

At present the digital divide has started to be considered not so much in the context of Internet access itself or the skills of Internet users, but in terms of Internet performance. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that faster Internet made it easier to adapt to the new reality. But not all areas can benefit from good Internet connection. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify spatial regularities in Internet performance on a local scale. This study is based on a set of data generated by Internet users, collected using the publicly available Ookla Speedtest measurement tool. The information about Internet speed and latency obtained in this way shows the actual Internet speed experienced. The analyses have indicated significant characteristics of the spatial differentiation of Internet performance. First, in the case of the Internet, the core-periphery dimension is not universal and obvious, as regional systems are strongly marked. Second, perceiving the digital divide mainly through the prism of Internet access is an insufficient approach.
A GIS-based framework to determine spatially explicit priority categories for flood risk management intervention schemes
Authors: Ortmann-Ajkai Adrienne , Morva Tamás , Pirkhoffer Ervin , Lóczy Dénes , Halmai Ákos , Németh Gergő , Gyenizse Péter
Published: October 2022

The necessity of plural valuation of costs for flood risk management is widely acknowledged, but practical case studies are still scarce. We developed a GIS-based plural valuation framework to determine spatially explicit priority categories for flood risk management intervention schemes on the Drava River, Southern Hungary. A conventional economic evaluation, including land market prices and additional costs due to legal conservation restrictions, was complemented by ecological valuation of vulnerability. The inclusion of ecological vulnerability significantly changed the proposed priority areas for flood risk management interventions: in this case, softwood riparian forests face far less threat, together with other Natura 2000 habitats, in comparison to unprotected wetlands and grasslands. This valuation framework also highlights priority habitats and areas for joint conservation and water management projects, utilising the synergies between several EU Directives as the Birds Directive, Habitats Directive, Flood Directive, and Water Framework Directive. Our framework is adaptable for the other floodplains along major or medium-sized European rivers, assuming that specific local settings are considered.
Economic Motives and Willingness of Young People to Participate in Fraud
Authors: Dimitrijević Dragomir , Jovanović Dejan
Published: October 2022

Fraud is linked to economic and financial pressures that force people to commit it. Any fraud, regardless of the gender and age of the fraud perpetrators, inevitably leaves a short-term or long-term negative mark on society’s economy. Many financial frauds in the past (Enron, WorldCom, Parmalat) have left profound negative consequences on global financial markets. Such “financial strikes” on the financial markets led to financial losses of many companies (not only those in which frauds were committed), the dismissal of many workers, and even the bankruptcy of companies. Successful detection and prevention of fraud imply the harmonious and efficient operation of several factors. One of them understands people’s attitudes towards fraud. It is necessary to understand what motivates an individual to commit fraud and the conditions under which someone would commit fraud. Plenty of resources and time have been invested in understanding the motives for adult fraud, i.e., mature people. Experience has shown that it is much more challenging to educate people of that era about the harmful effects of fraud and thus convince them not to commit fraud. For these reasons, the subject of this paper is the consideration of the attitudes of the younger population towards fraud in Serbia. More precisely, the paper discusses the attitudes of young people aged 18 to 30 regarding motives, pressures, and opportunities to commit fraud, participate in corruption, or offer bribes. The main objective is to indicate the tendency of young people to participate in fraud and examine whether respondents’ gender influences their willingness to participate in fraud. The research results suggest that, according to young people, the main motive why someone would participate in fraud is financial gain and that young people would participate in fraud only if they could get medical intervention sooner. They also believe that fraud is most prevalent in public administration and that men are more prone to fraud than women, but that the influence of gender is very small.
A Pilot Study of Some Aspects of the Perceived Usability of Mobile Advertising Among Students
Authors: Rožman Maja , Oreški Dijana , Tominc Polona
Published: October 2022

The pilot research is often intended to gather preliminary information and is usually based on a small set of observations to help decide how to conduct a more extensive study. The present pilot study is intended to provide preliminary results regarding various aspects of mobile advertising perceptions for young people. The objective of this pilot study is also to conduct the initial analysis of the relationships and impact of predecessors (influencing factors) on the attitudes towards mobile advertising and further on the perceived usefulness of mobile advertising among young people. Results show that the objectives of the pilot study have been fulfilled. They are crucial for continuing the main research on the importance of factors affecting the positive perception of the usefulness of mobile advertising among students and for designers of communication channels for the younger generation.
Multi-criteria decision-making approach for selecting a structural system of an industrial facility
Authors: Zumrut Irem Bayram , Baran Hamim Burak , Ozbalta Turkan Goksal
Published: October 2022

Selection of an appropriate structural system for an industrial facility is a difficult task for decision makers since it is the essential component, and it is hard to satisfy the owner's demands as well as the legal requirements. There are many conflicting preferences that have to be considered to assess the performance of the structural system alternatives. Decision support systems (DSSs) such as multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods are useful in making an objective and rational choice. It is important to use MCDM methods in order to analytically evaluate different factors affecting the structural system selection. To address these challenges, the selection of the structural system of an industrial facility project in Turkey was carried out by applying Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) MCDM methods. Eight evaluation criteria were determined for the selection process within the scope of the study, which are project cost, project duration, project lifetime, labour and equipment requirement, recycling opportunities, resistance to environmental effects, suitability for installation and natural lighting needs. Prefabricated reinforced concrete (PRC), on-site reinforced concrete (RC) and steel structural system alternatives were evaluated according to each criterion by a survey study conducted by 193 civil engineer participants. Using the AHP and TOPSIS methods, it is determined that the most suitable alternative for industrial facilities is the steel structural framing system. The results were argued with the design team, and they confirmed that MCDM methods could be easily integrated in selecting the most appropriate structural system.
A construction–specific extension to a standard project risk management process
Authors: Alfreahat Dina , Sebestyén Zoltán
Published: October 2022

Project processes are affected by risks in many ways, and this is particularly true in today's highly competitive world. Construction projects usually take much longer than typical projects in other sectors. In this sector, it is important to follow some kind of standardised risk management process. There is much literature on different approaches to project risk management, and this paper reviews the most prominent sources that suggest procedures that are widely used in practice. Nevertheless, standard risk management still faces some shortcomings, and professionals call for a more sophisticated solution. This research aims to expand the general risk management process based on the frameworks of the prestigious stand-ardisation institutions and associations (mainly on Project Management Institute's (PMI's) risk management standard considering the approaches of Institute of Risk Management (IRM), National Forum for Risk Management in the Public Sector (ALARM), Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO), as well as Association for Project Management (APM)). The suggested two new processes are justified by in-depth interviews conducted with interviewees working on large and complex construction projects, and are supported by a thorough literature review. The novelty of the research is that these two processes added to the standard processes, namely, risk analysis verification and validation and risk plan experimentation. The research expectedly improves the risk management process in the construction sector and emphasises the need to clearly articulate and communicate the organisation's risk appetite and the necessity for risk management training to employees. Therefore, the research reconfirms the concept of project risk management by the standards, and justifies the proposed new phases.
Sociological Analysis of Branding of Professional Football League Players
Authors: Pashaie Sajjad , Piątkowska Monika , Hoseini Mir Davood , Dostimehr Ali , Jahanbakhsh Iraj
Published: October 2022

The role of branding the sports performance of Iranian professional football League players was investigated by adopting a survey-based research strategy. Players with a history of competing in the Iranian Football League made up the statistical population for the study. 200 players were selected from this population as the study sample. The questionnaire data obtained were analyzed using IBM® SPSS® Amos TM 23 software. The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were acceptable and a good fit. The results showed that the structural equation model used is a strong theoretical model for studying the branding of Iranian League players, and that such branding has a significant positive effect on sports performance. Therefore, sports clubs need to understand the power of branding players to increase their athletic performance in sports expertise, competitive style and fair play. On the other hand, the most important aspect of branding is branding the whole club, rather than each product or player, since each individual product can benefit from the income belonging to the brand family of the club or organization. It is suggested that professional and strategic methods can help players and motivate them to acquire the necessary skills to grow branding.
Social Media Marketing for Professional Soccer Clubs: Focusing on the Quality of the Relationship Between the Club and Fans
Authors: Kim Dong-Kyu , Choi Chulhwan
Published: October 2022

This study investigates how the social networking service (SNS) activities of professional football clubs have affected the quality of the relationship between clubs and fans during the period in which the COVID-19 pandemic caused limited fan service activities. This study selected a sample population of professional football fans, provided by football clubs, who were experienced in using SNSs. Data collected through convenience sampling using 215 questionnaires completed online by respondents were analyzed using frequency, exploratory factor, reliability, correlation, and multivariate regression analyses with SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 22.0. The study’s findings are as follows: among the sub-factors of professional football clubs’ SNS characteristics, interactivity and playfulness have a positive (+) effect on trust, a sub-factor of relationship quality, but information and recentness do not have a significant effect; interactivity, information, and playfulness have a positive (+) effect on immersion, a sub-factor of relationship quality, but recentness does not have a significant effect; and interactivity, information, playfulness, and recentness have a positive (+) effect on satisfaction, a sub-factor of relationship quality. This study provides practical and academic data useful for effective marketing activities by investigating how clubs’ SNS marketing activities can help fans connect with them despite the limitations owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wrestling Gym in Dagestan as a Space for Masculine Socialization
Authors: Poliakov Sviatoslav
Published: October 2022

The paper analyzes the process of sports gender socialization of boys and adolescents in the case of freestyle wrestling in Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan. The methods and practices of educating future men in the wrestling gym are functionally related to the model of hegemonic masculinity rooted in the local gender and social order, which is under pressure from urbanization and modernization. The wrestling gym insulates students from both the “demoralizing” influence of the home environment and the marginalized scripts of masculinity associated with street life. Through training, boys and adolescents acquire a masculine habitus that can later become the basis for their careers in sports and other spheres of social life, as well as the social capital necessary for successful participation in coalition clinches. They internalize the principle of consistency in gender and age stratification and the lifestyle associated with the ideology of “muscular Islam.”
Examining the Relationships Among Perceived Quality, Perceived Value, Customer Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intention in Turkish Fitness Centers
Authors: Sevilmiş Ali , Özdemir İlknur , García-Fernández Jerónimo , Zhang James Jianhui
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationships among perceived quality, perceived value, customer satisfaction, and behavioral intention in Turkish fitness centers. The data were collected from 305 fitness customers (149 women and 156 men) using the quantitative method of a questionnaire. The main procedure of this study was to conceptualize fitness clubs’ perceived value as a multidimensional construct of four dimensions. Through a comprehensive review of the literature, a questionnaire was developed to measure perceived quality, perceived value, customer satisfaction, and behavioural intention, which took into consideration the unique characteristics of Turkish fitness centers. After examining the measurement properties by conducting confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model analysis, the results revealed positive relationships among perceived quality, perceived value, customer satisfaction, and behavioral intention. The findings showed that perceived quality was positively related to social value, functional value, emotional value, and economic value. Likewise, functional value and economic value were positively related to customer satisfaction, and social value and emotional value were not positively related to customer satisfaction. Finally, customer satisfaction was related to behavioral intentions. The implication for management is significant as it shows that quality management is important for the different dimensions of value. Therefore, sports managers must work on quality processes to achieve positive perceived quality and its consequences, such as perceived value or behavioral intentions. This chain of positive perceptions improves consumer loyalty.
A Case of Decompression Sickness Associated With PFO in a Dive Medical Officer
Authors: Dziewiatowski Krzysztof , Olszański Romuald , Siermontowski Piotr
Published: October 2022

Current medical guidelines and regulations do not require routine examinations for the right-to-left shunt at divers. We present the case of a Polish Navy Dive Medical Officer (DMO) who more than 20 years ago suffered from decompression ilness - bends accompanied by cutis marmorata, numbness in one limb and mild vertigo. After treatment in decompression chamber all symptoms entirely resolved. Since then, despite of continuing diving, he experienced no decompression ilness symptoms. Twenty years later, then 52 years-old, the DMO was admitted as a patient to the Neurology Department at the Gdańsk Naval Hospital due to episodes of transient ischemic attacks. Contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler ultrasound and transesophageal echocardiography were performed and he was diagnosed with severe right-to-left shunt across a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Retrospectively analyzing incident of DCI he suffered 20 years earlier, we suppose that it may have been caused by paradoxical air embolism associated with the RLS across the PFO, which was not diagnosed at the time of this incident yet. We conclude that although the risk of severe neurological, cutaneous or vestibular forms of DCI is very low, in order to increase diving safety, it seems to be reasonable to develop standards for initial PFO screening in certain groups of divers - professional divers, military divers and medical diving personnel. Contrast-enhanced transcranial Doppler ultrasound seems to be useful in RLS screening in divers. Using multi-compartment chambers equipped with an entry lock should be preferred for safe recompression treatment of divers.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Covid-19 Treatment: Efficacy and Safety
Authors: Ubysz Dorota , Giermaziak Wojciech , Ostrowska Aurelia
Published: October 2022

Introduction: New effective treatments are sought to eliminate COVID-19-related hypoxia. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is an effective method in the treatment of many diseases accompanied by hypoxia.

Aim: The aim of this study was to analyse the literature on the use of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of COVID-19 and to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of this method.

Materials and methods: Medical databases (Medline and PBL) and websites were reviewed using the terms hyperbaric oxygen and COVID-19. 25 works were qualified for the analysis.

Conclusions: The analysed literature shows that hyperbaric oxygen therapy is an effective and safe method of treating patients with COVID-19. Due to the limited amount of scientific evidence assessing the use of HBOT in COVID-19, there is a need for further research to confirm the effectiveness and safety of this method.
Влияние пандемии COVID-19 на геополитику и экономику в Центральной Азии
Authors: ВОРОБЬЁВ Павел Сергеевич
Published: October 2022

Пандемия короновирусной инфекции COVID-19, распространившаяся по планете в 2020 г.,привела к глобальным социально-экономическим и геополитическим последствиям во всему миру. И Центральная Азия не стала в этом процессе исключением. Влияние пандемии сильно отразилось на экономической и политической стабильности стран региона. Центральноазиатские республики, имея и до пандемиимассу нерешенных социально-экономических вопросов, а также нерешённые проблемы в региональныхотношениях между странами, после ввода внутренних и внешних ограничений, только усугубили данныепроблемы.
Мотив творчества как предательства и мести в ориентальных рассказах славянских писателей (Борис Пильняк "Рассказ о том, как создаются рассказы" и Бранка Такахаши "Чужой в доме")
Authors: ЯРОЦКАЯ Юлия Александровна
Published: October 2022

Статья посвящена исследованию двух ориентальных рассказов славянских писателей: предметом исследования выступает мотив творчества и связанные с ним мотивы предательства и мести. В процессе исследования были использованы биографический, контекстуальный, мотивный, сравнительно-сопоставительный методы. В результате анализа мы пришли к следующим выводам: при кажущемся сходствепроблемно-тематического уровня обоих текстов существует различие в авторском восприятии дихотомиижизнь-искусство, что порождает дискуссионность рассказа Такахаши по отношению к рассказу Пильняка.
Российско-таджикское военное и военно-техническое сотрудничество в двустороннем формате и в рамках ОДКБ
Authors: МАЙТДИНОВА Гузель Майтдиновна , ШАРАПОВ Отабек Мурадович
Published: October 2022

Статья посвящена исследованию основных направлений взаимодействия России и Таджикистана в рамках ОДКБ в условиях формирования нового мирового порядка. В работе проанализированыглавные факторы сотрудничества двух государств в военно-политической сфере в формате данной организации. В статье исследованы также роль и значение российско-таджикского взаимодействия в развитиии укреплении интеграционных процессов в формате ОДКБ. Авторами дан прогноз возможностей эффективного противодействия ОДКБ основным вызовам и угрозам региональной безопасности и перспективамразвития организации.
Трансформации аграрного сектора Японии в рамках полномасштабной цифровизации
Authors: ВОРОБЬЕВА Наталья Александровна , КОЛЕСНИКОВ Михаил Владимирович
Published: October 2022

В данной работе проведён анализ аграрного сектора Японии в рамках перехода на инновационный путь развития. Определены национальные особенности, проведен анализ государственной политикив аграрной сфере, обозначена роль инновационных систем в современных условиях развития сельскогохозяйства Японии. Выделены современные направления государственной поддержки сельского хозяйства.Определена важность государственно-частного партнерства при функционировании экосистем цифровогосельского хозяйства.
Японоязычные вкрапления в романах "Memoirs of a Geisha" и "Geisha of Gion" как вербализаторы асимметрии картин мира Японии и США
Authors: МУХАМЕТОВА Анна Ильясовна
Published: October 2022

Статья посвящена исследованию японоязычных вкраплений в романах А. Голдена "Memoirsof a Geisha" и М. Ивасаки "Geisha of Gion" как репрезентантов асимметрии картин мира авторов. В произведении А. Голдена посредством японоязычных вкраплений вербализуются особенности восприятия японских реалий, опосредованные чужой культурой, в романе М. Ивасаки японоязычные единицы актуализируютродную культуру. В романе А. Голдена репрезентированы этностереотипы о гейшах, сформированные в западной культурно-когнитивной картине мира; в романе М. Ивасаки вербализованы традиционные японскиеценности сохранения лица, семейные ценности, стойкость, достоинство.
О классификации японских заимствований в китайском языке
Authors: ХАЙДАПОВА Марина Бато-Очировна , ЖАНЦАНОВА Марина Георгиевна
Published: October 2022

В статье исследуются японские заимствования в китайском языке, специфика которых обусловлена общим ареалом синографической культуры. На материале трудов китайских лингвистов проводится сравнительный анализ классификаций, определяются основные подходы и критерии, а также дискуссионные аспекты изучаемой темы, включая проблему статуса "вернувшихся слов", от чего зависит и объём,и типология японских заимствований. Выявляется терминологическая неоднородность, а также спорныйхарактер иллюстративного материала в отдельных классификациях, отмечается исследовательский потенциал квази-заимствований.
Лингвокреативная репрезентация Хэллоуина в антропонимах (на материале титров специальных выпусков "Симпсонов")
Authors: ГАВРИЛЕНКО Ольга Владимировна
Published: October 2022

В преобразовании антропонимов проявляется лингвокреативная деятельность носителей языка, репрезентирующая взаимосвязанные фрагменты общего лингвокогнитивного комплекса через игровойкод. В ходе преобразования антропоним становится прозвищным именованием: в его структуру вводитсясоотносимая с Хэллоуином вербализация, изучение которой позволяет получить доступ к знаниям и представлениям лингвокультуры о празднике. Исследование выявило тенденцию использовать разнообразные аллюзии к фильмам, комиксам и реальным/нереальным существам, а также некоторые объективациивнутренних особенностей человека ("злой, жестокий", "страшный") для лингвокреативной репрезентацииХэллоуина. Новые именования являются экономичным способом апелляции к необходимому фрагментукогнитивного пространства, появляются в ответ на потребность создать атмосферу известного праздника ипривлечь внимание аудитории.