bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
EFFECTS OF MARITAL SATISFACTION AND RITUAL UTILITY ON BEREAVEMENT EXPERIENCE IN ABORTION
Authors: Meneses de Oliveira Catarina , Dóris Silva Ana , Ramalho Carla , Costa Maria Emília , Veloso Martins Mariana
Published: December 2022

Objective: The present study analyzed the effects of the use and perceived usefulness of bereavement rituals and marital satisfaction on perinatal bereavement.

Method: 74 Portuguese women who attended a public hospital in Porto - Portugal, after experiencing one or more abortions in 2019, responded to a self-report survey. The effects of ritual utility and marital satisfaction on bereavement experience, as well as interaction effects, were analyzed.

Results: With adjustment to bereavement after pregnancy loss as the dependent variable, a negative effect of marital satisfaction (b=.33) and a positive effect of ritual utility (b =.46) were observed. No significant moderation effect was observed.

Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of addressing bereavement rituals and conjugality in providing emotional support for the loss, with the figure of the nurse being paramount in the contexts of abortion and neonatal loss.
KEPEMIMPINAN STRATEGIS DALAM PERTAHANAN INDONESIA
Authors: Ningsih Soufi Jayanti , Wadjdi Achmad Farid , Budiyanto Setiyo
Published: December 2022

This study aims to explain further the strategic leadership of national defense implemented by Indonesia. This research was developed using the literature study method. This study explains that due to the development of science and technology, globalization has had a significant impact on people's lives worldwide. The loss of space-time boundaries and the absence of territorial boundaries create new forms of threat in the form of cyber-attacks and modern warfare, namely asymmetric warfare or a combination with other forms of war such as hybrid wars and proxy wars. This is a reality that every country in the world, including Indonesia, must face. If it does not adapt, it will become the target of countries that can take advantage of advances in science and technology. Globalization in a country affects various fields of life, one of which is the field of defense and security. Therefore, strategic leadership policies are needed to answer these problems and maintain the defense and security of the Indonesian state.
Application of Virtual Reality Technology in the Development of Game Industry
Authors: Guo Kaihua
Published: December 2022

Virtual reality technology will accelerate the development of gaming and bring a new gaming experience to users. One of the main benefits of virtual reality technology is that it can swiftly capture the information that a game needs to send in the game and provide consumers an immersive and realistic sense, improving the realism of the game scene. Players may interact with game characters and scenes by using virtual reality technology in game creation. Gaming wearable devices, which enable users to play games using their head, hands, feet, and even the complete body, are one of the most significant applications of virtual reality technology in the game business. In the future, humans will have holographic displays that can be viewed with only the naked eye, as well as holographic technology that is ideal for regular viewing and gaming environments. Virtual reality games can also be incorporated into Hollywood blockbuster-level film and television special effects once the technology is further developed and perfected, giving spectators an even more stunning experience. The development of virtual reality technologies is now underway. By adhering to the idea of designing technology with people in mind, we can encourage the development of virtual reality games in the near future.
CMOS Embedded High-Efficiency Cardiac Pacemakers Design
Authors: Ma Huijia
Published: December 2022

With the increasing incidence of sudden cardiac death in recent years, the importance of pacemakers has become particularly important. This paper study CMOS circuit design in pacemakers so that they can stay for a long time without charging. Firstly, compared with class A and B amplifier which has low efficiency and high distortion respectively, class AB amplifiers act as a balance between linearity and efficiency, achieving high current drive capability with very low static power consumption. A current mirror based on transduction multiplication to achieve ultra-low current consumption confirms the usefulness of AB amplifiers in pacemakers. This paper design a low power consumption circuit. Firstly, we compare the circuit diagrams of different A, B class amplifiers and analyze their characteristics. Secondly, we analyzed the principle of Class AB amplifier and verified its efficient characteristics. Finally, we studied the effect of this amplifier on a cardiac pacemaker.
Blockchain Communication Platform Selection in IoT Healthcare Industry using MARCOS
Authors:   Faculty of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science department, Egyptian Russian University (ERU), Cairo, Egypt, Zaher Mahmoud ,   Department of Computer Science  Information Systems, Sadat Academy for Management Science, Egypt, ElGhitany Nashaat EL-Khameesy
Published: December 2022

The Internet of Things (IoT) healthcare industry is under tremendous pressure to simplify its secure data communication processes. Patients are beginning to consider healthcare services, such as those relating to wellness promotion, illness prevention, diagnosis, care, and recovery, as ongoing cycles. With the prevalence of chronic illnesses on the rise and public perceptions of healthcare shifting, many people increasingly see modern health services as ongoing commitments. Using data provided through the most cutting-edge technology, efficient healthcare systems should reliably provide all their patients with access to the high-quality, comprehensive medical treatment they can afford. So, this study presents a neutrosophic multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) model to optimize the selection of blockchain communication platforms in IoT healthcare applications. To identify the best blockchain platform for use in healthcare, the Measurement of Alternatives and Ranking according to the Compromise Solution (MARCOS) technique was created. The proposed model improves the efficiency, accuracy, and reliability for better Blockchain secure communication in the IoT healthcare industry.
SOME RESULTS ON JACK’S LEMMA FOR ANALYTIC FUNCTIONS
Authors: ÖRNEK Bülent Nafi
Published: December 2022

In this paper, an upper bound will be found for the second coefficient in the Taylor expansion of the analytical function $p(z)$ using the Jack lemma. Also, the modulus of the angular derivative of the $I_{f}(z)=\frac{zp^{\prime }(z)}{p(z)}$ function on the unit disc will be estimated from below.
PORTFÖY ÇEŞİTLENDİRME KARARI İÇİN BİTCOİN BİR ALTERNATİF OLABİLİR Mİ? MEREC TABANLI VIKOR YAKLAŞIMI
Authors: FİDAN Üzeyir
Published: December 2022

Yatırım, tasarruf sahiplerinin finansal sürdürülebilirliğin güvence altına alınmasını sağlayan önemli bir araçtır. Bu nedenle yatırım kararlarının belirlenmesi ve portföy oluşturma süreçleri güncelliğini yitirmeyen bir araştırma konusu olagelmiştir. Bu çalışmada son yıllarda çok sayıda tartışmaya konu olan Bitcoin’in portföyler için doğru bir alternatif olup olmadığı tartışılmaktadır. Portföyler oluşturulurken çeşitliliği artırmak için Dolar, Euro, Bitcoin, Bist100 ve Altın alternatif yatırım araçları ele alınmıştır. Portföyler eşit oranlı bir dağılıma sahip olacak şekilde beş yatırım aracının olası tüm kombinasyonlarından oluşturulmuştur. Yatırım kararı, çok kriterli karar verme problemi olarak ele alınmış ve değerlendirme için yıllık getiri göstergesi, yıllık değişim oranı ve varyans katsayısı olacak şekilde üç kriter belirlenmiştir. Kriterlerin ağırlıkları nesnel bir yaklaşım olan MEREC yöntemiyle hesaplanmış ve alternatif seçimi VIKOR yöntemiyle gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada, Bitcoin’in portföy çeşitlendirmek için uygun bir alternatif olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Book review: Non-Performing Loans, Non-Performing People: Life and Struggle with Mortgage Debt in Spain
Authors: Suarez Maka
Published: December 2022

García-Lamarca offers us an ethnography of the disciplining power of mortgage debt in Spain and the political response of La PAH— a grassroot movement for the right to housing— to discriminatory banking practices in terms of race, gender and class and linked to Spain’s history of private home ownership. The book takes us from bank branches to PAH assemblies to the everyday life of indebted activists/compañerxs to show how the financialization of housing works on the ground and how people organize and fight back against financial injustice.
Acil Servis Hekimlerinin COVID-19 Pandemisi Döneminde Karşılaştıkları Curbside Konsültasyonların Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: KARAKOYUN Ömer Faruk , GOLCUK Yalcin
Published: December 2022

Amaç: Curbside konsültasyon (CK), hem hekimlerin hem de hastaların bilgiye kolay yoldan ulaşmak için yıllardır tercih ettikleri bir yoldur. COVID-19 salgını, CK sıklığını daha da artırmış olabilir. Ancak, CK için herhangi bir kaydın bulunmaması medikolegal riskler oluşturabilir. Bu çalışma, COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında acil hekimlerinin karşılaştığı CK prevalansını ve içeriğini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırmamız AS hekimlerinin COVID-19 pandemisinde karşılaştıkları CK’ları değerlendirmeleri için bir anket çalışması olarak planlandı. Araştırma için katılımcılara Türkiye geneli WhatsApp grupları üzerinden ulaşıldı. Google Formlar ile hazırlanan anket formunu doldurarak araştırmaya katılım sağlandı. Sonuçlar mutlak değerler ve yüzde olarak verildi.

Bulgular: Araştırma için ulaşılan 1200 hekimden 256’sı anket formunu doldurarak araştırmaya katıldı. Covid-19 pandemisinde acil servis hekimlerinin 163’üne (%62,5) bir başka hekim tarafından, 220’sine (%85) hekim olmayan kişiler tarafından CK isteminde bulunuldu. Hekimlerin %49,5’ine haftada 4 veya daha fazla kez hekim olmayan kişiler tarafından CK isteminde bulundu. Hekim olmayan kişiler %86 aile bireyleri, %85 yakın arkadaş çevresi ve %79,6 yardımcı sağlık personeliydi. Acil servis hekimlerinin %89,2’si CK sonucunda kişilere faydalı olduğu düşünüyordu. Hekimlerin %98’i CK ile ilgili medikolegal bir problem yaşamamışlardı, %14,8’i CK’ların mevcut şekilde işlerliğinin yeterli olduğunu düşünüyordu.

Sonuç: AS hekimleri için oldukça yaygın olan CK kavramı önümüzdeki süreçte medikolegal açıdan bir risk oluşturabilir. CK’lar ile ilgili yasal çerçevenin oluşturulması ve bu konuda teletıp altyapısının sağlanması ile hekimler ve hastalar açısından daha sağlıklı değerlendirmeler yapılabilir.
Farabi ve Platon Felsefesinde Mutluluk
Authors: KANAT Masume
Published: December 2022

Mutluluk, insan için hayatının her alanında ulaşmak istediği en büyük hedef olarak görülmüştür. Birçok düşünür, mutluluğu, insanın var olduğu andan itibaren aradığı ve bulmak için araçlar edindiği bir unsur olarak değerlendirmiştir. Mutluluk arayışı beraberinde iyi ve kötü olanı ayırt etme olanağı sağlamıştır. Ahlak felsefesinde iyi, eylem olarak ortaya çıktığında erdem olarak tanımlanmış ve erdemler mutluluğun kaynağını oluşturmuştur. Bu açıdan erdem ve mutluluk, toplumların düzenine de yön veren iki unsur olarak tanımlanmıştır. Erdemler yalnızca iyi olan ile değil aynı zamanda bilgi ile de mutluluğa kaynaklık etmiştir. Erdem ve mutluluk ilişkisi bilgi temelli bir yaklaşım meydana getirmiştir. Farabi, temelde erdem ve bilgiyi mutluluğun en yetkin aracı olarak değerlendirerek, ahlak ve siyaset felsefesine dair sistemini bu iki araç üzerinden şekillendirmiştir. Platon ise mutluluğu, idealar kuramına bağlı olarak yüksek iyiye ulaşmak ve ona dair bilgi elde etmekle mümkün görülmüştür. Biz makalede, İslam filozofu Farabi ve Yunan filozof Platon’un mutluluk anlayışlarını aktarmaya çalışacağız.
İstanbul Hatıralar ve Şehir’de Gotik Bir Unsur Olarak Karanlık ve Kasvetli Ev/Apartman
Authors: KILIÇKAYA Derya
Published: December 2022

Korku edebiyatı da denen gotik edebiyat, geniş sur ve kalelerle çevrili konakları/ şatoları, bu konutlardaki esrarlı ve ürpertici odaları ile dikkat çeker. Bu makalede, Orhan Pamuk tarafından 2003’te yayımlanan İstanbul Hatıralar ve Şehir isimli kitaba değinilmiştir. Eserde Pamuk’un yaşadığı ve bahsini ettiği evler, gotik edebiyatın /sinemanın karanlık, kasvetli ve gölgeli konaklarını, şatolarını hatırlatır. Çocukluğunu ve gençliğini ışığı az, sıkıcı ve boğucu mekânlarda geçirmek zorunda kalan Pamuk, bu evlerdeki eşyaların üzerindeki tesirinden uzun uzadıya bahseder. Gotik edebiyatın/sinemanın mekânlarında yaşamaya mahkûm olmuş Pamuk’un üzerinde, bu evlerin/apartmanların kuvvetli tesiri olur. Şahsiyetinin ve kimliğinin inşasında, gotik denebilecek bu evlerin ne gibi değişikliklere sebep olduğunu eserinde anlatır. Bu makalede, Pamuk’un anlattığı apartman daireleri ile gotik edebiyat ve sinemanın mekânı karşılaştırılmıştır. Gotik mekân ile Pamuk’un evlerinin benzerlikleri ortaya konulmuştur.
An Empirical Examination of Universities’ Strategies for Supporting Students with Special Learning Disorder in Developing Countries: A Predictive Model Using Mixed-Methods Research
Authors: AHMED Tarek Taha
Published: December 2022

Educational statistics have shown a growing number of students with special educational needs (SEN), such as learning disorders accepted into different university programs; empirical evidence indicates that they still face difficulties in adapting to the learning environment and education process. In contrast, little empirical research in developing countries has tested strategies that universities can adopt to support these students. Nevertheless, our preliminary study revealed that many Egyptian universities remain unprepared to deal with disabled students. This study has taken a further significant step in contributing to both theory and practice and helps address some gaps in the current body of literature through: (a) Providing a deeper understanding of students with SEN, explicitly learning disorder in developing countries. (b) Outlining some supportive strategies needed to be addressed by universities to meet the needs of these students before and during their course study. (c) Developing and validating a mathematical model predicting and examining the perceived effectiveness of these strategies. The current study used mixed methods research (MMR) as a methodological research paradigm for gathering, assessing, and mixing both qualitative and quantitative approaches to enhance the integrity of the research finding and comprehensively understand a research phenomenon. The developed questionnaire was pretested, and feedback from the pretest and the panel of experts was used to revise the survey instrument. The reliability of instruments was assessed and showed high using internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha > 0.8). Multiple regression analysis with its associated statistical inference tests was applied. Based on our findings, the study has made a number of important managerial and academic implications. These findings provide valuable guidance for researchers and practitioners, open areas for future research, and add empirical weight to research addressing developing countries.
Modern Information and Communication Technologies - as an Aspect of Improving the Quality of Teaching Biological Sciences: An Example of Teaching Human Anatomy and Physiology
Authors: ILKHAMOVNA Khamdamova Malika
Published: December 2022

The actual problems of modern pedagogy are the use of information and computer technology in the learning process in the classroom on “Human Anatomy and Physiology”, are considered in the work. Today, the Republic of Uzbekistan pays special attention to the use of information and communication technologies in education. Uzbekistan is dynamically integrating into the global information space. Particular attention is paid to providing higher educational institutions with modern ICT tools and computer equipment, in particular, the phased acquisition of computers, servers, wireless network equipment, projectors and other multimedia equipment. The article discusses the features of teaching "Human Anatomy and Physiology" in pedagogical higher educational institutions using information and communication technologies, traditional and didactic lectures, problem-based learning and multimedia teaching aids.
Compliance with the Covid-19 Protocol for the Overseas Madurese Community in Terms of the Direct and Indirect Effects of Locus of Control, Belief in the Covid Conspiracy Theory, and Anti-Vaccine Attitudes
Authors: AKHRANI Lusy Asa , THIMOTHY Jeremy Alexander , CAHYANINGSIH Firda Ayu , DEVI Nur Alfi Maula
Published: December 2022

Statistically, Indonesia was recorded as having the highest number of active COVID-19 cases in Asia in 2021. Several clusters of activities and crowds increased confirmed cases in several areas, including Madura, where the number of cases continues to rise. One of the reasons for the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in Madura is a lack of discipline in health protocols, such as wearing masks, keeping a safe distance, and washing hands. The increase in Covid-19 cases in Bangkalan, Madura, was also due to poor health protocol adherence (prokes). The government has issued several policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including a vaccination policy. The vaccination policy is inextricably linked to community debates over efficacy, halal certification, independent vaccines, and red and white vaccines. The vaccination debate has resulted in a societal anti-vaccination attitude. The Madurese community has a distinct collective culture that includes hard, religious, and high conformity. Even when traveling abroad, this rich cultural value does not fade. Even though, in a pandemic situation, various joint activities lead to behavior that violates health protocols, changing collective behavior is extremely difficult. Aside from the strong and distinct cultural background in obedient behavior to health protocols, the value of religiosity psychologically encourages the Madurese community to form a locus of control in dealing with pandemic situations. The purpose of this study is to put the Covid-19 protocol compliance model to the test using locus of control and anti-vaccine attitudes. Based on a study of 245 people with characteristics of an overseas Madurese community. The study's findings indicate that the theoretical model of Covid protocol compliance for the overseas Madurese community was built through direct and indirect influences between the beliefs of the Covid conspiracy theory, locus of control, and anti-vaccine attitudes.
Zeus y Hermes en el corazón de la Población Militar de San Carlos de San Fernando
Authors: Mª Elena Martínez Rodríguez de Lema
Published: December 2022

El presente artículo tiene como objetivo el estudio de la pervivencia del mundo clásico en la Población de San Carlos de San Fernando, y dentro de ella, especialmente la interpretación de los relieves que aparecen en el frontón de la fachada principal del edificio Carlos III y del desaparecido Luis de Córdova, en relación con la inscripción del frontispicio del Panteón de Marinos Ilustre.
The Morphological and Syntactic Status of the Analytic and Synthetic Future in Medieval Catalan
Authors: Alsina Alex
Published: December 2022

The goal of this paper is to investigate the morphological and syntactic properties of the synthetic and analytic future in medieval Catalan. The main claim is that the two future forms are independent structures. Despite their shared historical origin, they are not synchronically derived from a common syntactic structure. Both forms are words and, while the synthetic future is a word form consisting of a stem and inflectional affixes, like other verb forms, the analytic future is a compound consisting of an infinitive, a clitic cluster, and a bound auxiliary. The presence of socalled clitics in the analytic future is consistent with the claim that the analytic future is a word, if we assume the affixal status of clitics in medieval Catalan, an assumption that is supported by abundant evidence. The analysis of the analytic future as a compound shows that compounding, though generally found in lexeme-formation, is a morphological device that can be used to derive word forms in an inflectional paradigm.
A transitividade formativa do “eu para o nós”: o círculo de cultura de Paulo Freire como estratégia de formação para o ensino dos esportes na licenciatura em Educação Física
Authors: Sampaio João Márcio Fialho , Surdi Aguinaldo Cesar
Published: December 2022

Este artigo descreve uma experiência pedagógica sobre o ensino dos esportes em um contexto de formação de professores de Educação Física, em uma universidade pública na região metropolitana de Natal, no Rio Grande do Norte. Utilizamos o recurso do círculo de cultura de Paulo Freire para sistematizar parte dos encontros da disciplina. A experiência com o círculo de cultura converge em dois momentos formativos distintos no ensino dos esportes: 01) no processo de formação permanente do professor que se forma em diferentes estágios da vida, inclusive ao ensinar, no processo de reflexão e ação constante; 02) ao se conscientizar perante as situações circundantes, o professor promove diferentes maneiras de interpretar um fenômeno (neste caso, o esporte), potencializando a transitividade formativa de outros futuros professores. A experiência destaca a relevância pedagógica do círculo de cultura de Freire, sem, contudo, estabelecer algumas limitações da experiência.
The Substantive Criminal Aspects of the Offence of Simulated Child Pornography under Polish Law
Authors: Rosicki Remigiusz
Published: December 2022

The objective scope of the research problem concerns the content and sense of the elements characterising one of the types of child pornography, criminalised under Art. 202 §4b of the Criminal Code, i.e. simulated child pornography. This offence is understood as producing, disseminating, presenting, storage and possession of pornographic material presenting a generated or processed image of a minor participating in sexual activity. The main goal of the text is to perform a substantive criminal analysis of the act criminalised under Art. 202 §4b of the Polish Criminal Code. The scope of the analysis has been elaborated with the following research question concerning the degree of effectiveness: To what degree is the legal solution concerned with criminalisation and penalisation of the activities of »production, dissemination, presentation, storage or possession of pornographic material presenting a generated or processed image of a minor participating in sexual activities« effective and realises the ratio legis intended by the legislator? The analysis of the problem has been performed with the aid of chiefly institutional and legal approach in the form of textual, functional and doctrinal interpretations, which have been supplemented with the author’s own conclusions and opinions.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS EFFECT ON
THE RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF MR FLUID
Authors: Stępień Barbara , Horak Wojciech
Published: December 2022

Magnetorheological (MR) fluids are classified as smart materials. They are non-homogeneous substances of
complex composition and are characterised by complex rheological properties. In addition, the characteristics
of their behaviour can be actively affected by the magnetic field, both in terms of its value and spatial
orientation. This paper presents the results of shear stress measurements of a commercial magnetorheological
fluid using a plate-plate type geometry with a modified working surface. The purpose of the study was to
determine the effect of changing the roughness of the measuring plate on the obtained shear stress results.
Controlled shear rate tests and Magneto Sweep measurements were carried out for three MR fluid layer
heights. The tests were carried out at magnetic field induction in the range of 0 to 680 mT. The study showed
that the measurement system's geometric parameters significantly affect the MR fluid's behaviour under test.
It was shown that increasing the surface roughness can increase or decrease the measured value of shear stress
depending on the test parameters.
“Plenty of business going on”
Authors: Spicer Chrystopher J.
Published: December 2022

Australian Aboriginal author Alexis Wright contends that place is not separate and isolated unto itself but is instead part of a whole environment. While Carpentaria Country is a place of both end and beginning, then, where character and reader can find hope in the underlying bond between story, person, and place, it can also be explored as part of the national, extended literary place. Structurally bracketed by cyclones, Carpentaria is a story about hope in a land of the imagination in which a prophet emerges from a cyclone to warn of a town’s hypocrisy and to offer a chance for cultures to come together. When he is rejected, scapegoated, exiled, and murdered, a second cyclone catastrophically destroys the town, presenting in the true sense of apocalypse an opportunity for change and renewal of people and place. With this use of the apocalyptic cyclone trope, Wright’s novel situates within a national literary context: the sub-genre of Australian climate literature in which the apocalyptic cyclone as a trope of destruction, epiphany, and renewal plays a major role in relationships between Australian society, place, and community. As one of a group of Australian literary works within the context of that sub-genre, Carpentaria can be seen not only as a powerfully individual work of literature but also as one in which the spiritual as well as the physical experience of the Australian literary cyclone can bring together the conscious with the unconscious in the landscape of the mind as we seek to understand through story our extended relationships with place.
Translating Alexis Wright’s Carpentaria
Authors: Zanoletti Margherita , Sirotti Andrea
Published: December 2022

In 2008, the literary translator Andrea Sirotti co-translated with Gaetano Luigi Staffilano Alexis Wright’s novel Carpentaria into Italian, less than two years after the publication of the original. The translation introduced Wright to the Italian public for the first time. However, I cacciatori di stelle (“The Stars Catchers”) never achieved the expected commercial success: in fact, it was a sales flop, and for years the Italian translation of the novel, published by Rizzoli, has been almost unavailable on the market. This interview with Margherita Zanoletti revolves around the genesis and the outcome of the project of translating Carpentaria into Italian, offering close micro-readings of the novel as an exemplary instance of polyphonic writing. The discussion touches on the ethical and practical choices related to the translation process, the relationship between the author and the translators, and the editorial intervention of the publisher – from the transformation of the title and the book cover design to the attempts to normalize Wright’s distinctly Indigenous Australian style. The interview also aims to emphasise on the one hand, the twofold role of the author as a storyteller and spokesperson for the Indigenous minority and, on the other hand, the role of the translators as readers, interpreters, mediators, and co-authors.
Constraints faced by the farmers in production and marketing of vegetables in Haryana
Authors: KUMAR AJAY , SUMIT SUMIT , YADAV MUKESH KUMAR , ROHILA ANIL KUMAR
Published: December 2022

India is the largest producer of vegetables in the world after China. The cauliflower, potato, radish, tomato, onionare the major vegetables cultivated in Haryana. Present study was conducted in Haryana to study the constraintsfaced by farmers and middlemen in production and marketing of major vegetables. Study was carried out in Sonipatfor cauliflower, Yamunanagar for Potato, Ambala for onion, Karnal for tomato, Gurugram for radish. Present studyfully relies on the primary data and hence data was collected through proper structured schedule for the productionyear 2014-15. Major production related constraints expressed by vegetable growers were lack of information aboutcultivation of vegetables, higher cost of fertilizers, seeds and labour and their unavailability when needed, lack ofsuitable cold storage facilities, high cost of storage, costly weedicides, spurious plant protection chemicals, and lackof credit. Major marketing related constraints expressed in marketing of vegetables were lack of market information,higher price fluctuation, higher amount of price spread, malpractices in weighing and storing of vegetables, problem ofstorage facilities, lack of processing industries/units, higher price fluctuations, high cost of labour, high transportationcost, and delay in payments.
Standardization of plant density and intra-row spacing to maximize seed size tubers in two potato cultivars (Solanum tuberosum) grown in northern hills
Authors: SINGH RAJESH K , SHARMA ASHWANI K , BUCKSETH TANUJA , TIWARI JAGESH K , CHAKRABARTI S K
Published: December 2022

To overcome the problem of oversize tubers, three planting densities (80000, 100000 and 133333 plants/ha) were evaluated at 25, 20 and 15 cm intra-row and 50 cm inter-row spacing, in two late blight resistant potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars, viz. Kufri Himalini and Kufri Girdhari during the kharif season under hill conditions. At the maximum plant density (133333 plants/ha) obtained with closer spacing (50 Ã— 15 cm), the proportion of extra large (>150 g) tubers was reduced from 23.5 to 12.4% in cv. Kufri Himalini and from 17.4 to 10.4% in cv. Kufri Girdhari. Besides, an increase in the proportion of seed size (20-80 g) tubers from 33.6 to 43.9% was also recorded. The yield of extra-large tubers (>150g) came down from 43 to 30% along with 10% increase in the yield of seed size (20-80 g) tubers.
Screening of mango (Mangifera indica) germplasm for identification of sources resistant to mango malformation - Retracted
Authors: USHA K , SINGH OM PRAKASH , YADAV ASHOK , G NAYAN DEEPAK , B SINGH , K SHARMA D
Published: December 2022

The study was carried out on 72 mango (Mangifera indica L.) cultivars and 107 mango F1 hybrids to group them based on degree of resistance to malformation during the period 2015-17. Intensity of malformation varied significantly among the mango cultivars and F1 hybrids under study. Out of 72 mango cultivars and 107 F1 hybrids studied, only three cultivars namely Bhadauran, Ilaichi and Arka Nilanchal were found to be completely free from the mango malformation disease (0%) and were categorised as resistant. Minimum disease incidence (<10%) was recorded in 11 mango cultivars, one mango species and in eight mango F1 hybrids, viz. H-2-6, H-2-14, H-3-6, H-4- 10, H-5-14, H-8-4, H-8-2. and H-8-11 and were categorized as tolerant. Twelve mango cultivars and 21 mango F1 hybrids were moderately susceptible (10-20%), while another 27 cultivars and 43 F1 hybrids were susceptible (20- 50%). The highest incidence of floral malformation intensity was recorded in 13 cultivars and 32 F1 hybrids which were categorized as highly susceptible (>50%) to mango malformation. The resistant and tolerant cultivars and F1 hybrids observed in the current study can be used as parents in future breeding programmes for developing a variety resistant to mango malformation.
IZAZOVI FUNKCIONISANJA ZDRAVSTVENIH SISTEMA I ZDRAVSTVENIH OSIGURANJA U POSTCOVID ERI
Authors: Jović Željko
Published: December 2022

In the period before the Covid-19 pandemic, it seemed that the health and insurance sys- tems of developed countries were extremely stable, functional and largely humanely organized. Constant investments in the field of health, the progress of medical research gave the impres- sion of certainty and faith that health would be one of the most valuable categories of human- ity in the future. The importance of health even reached the point that the election results, for example, in the USA in the second half of the 21st century, depended to a large extent on the health program policy. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has completely refuted these views and pointed to significant omissions, inflexibility, and even corruption when it comes to health insurance and the organization of health systems. Namely, the crisis has shown that in the EU there is no satisfactory cooperation between health systems and insurance of EU members, sufficient information of citizens about the rights and possibilities of cross-border health care, as well as clear legal form of using medical services outside the territory of the domicile state. The members of the EU, as well as those outside of it in Europe, each became well-fortified bastions where common European values almost did not exist. Everyone fought individually as he knew and was able. The situation was no better in the USA either, where the values of the famous “Obamacare” (entered into force in 2014 and introduced mandatory health insur- ance for the majority of US residents) were completely destroyed. Small and medium-sized companies began to suffer the greatest pressure, which, due to insolvency, were late in paying their employees’ health insurance, and in the middle of 2021, as many as 64% of employers in the USA reduced their health insurance coverage. As for the situation in the Republic of Ser- bia, the pandemic has shown that our health system is not as weak as we are ready to assess it. Although there is no connection between the state and private health sectors, the pandemic has shown all the flexibility and, under the circumstances, good organization. The credit goes mostly to the medical staff, who showed incredible sacrifice to keep the health system function- ing. All this shows the absence of a global defense strategy against challenges that can threaten health and the human population. The world is completely unprepared to adequately resist the challenges that pandemics like Covid-19 can bring.
SOCIJALNO NEPRILAGOĐENO PONAŠANJE ADOLESCENATA ZA VRIJEME PANDEMIJE VIRUSA KORONE SA OSVRTOM NA VAKCINACIJU U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI
Authors: Macanović Nebojša
Published: December 2022

During the corona virus pandemic, the lives of citizens and their activities took place in complex conditions, and due to the state of emergency, children and adolescents found it difficult to endure social isolation. In such circumstances, where movement is restricted due to curfew, young people were forced to spend most of their time at home, isolated and deprived of their usual daily activities and contacts. In such circumstances, where they are limited with movement and communication only with close family members, certain frustrations often occur, which are the result of loneliness and isolation. Of course, all this leaves a mark on their behavior, which is often inappropriate and indicates some of the behavioral disorders such as aggression, withdrawal, timidity, depression, etc. This situ- ation in the society caused by the pandemic will certainly leave certain consequences on behavior, and in general on the development and formation of personality, children and adolescents, mostly due to a kind of social exclusion imposed on us and which we could not influence in time. The aim of this paper is to identify the most common forms of socially maladaptive behavior in adolescents, caused by the coronary virus pandemic, and to indi- cate the importance of an adequate pedagogical and psychological approach in this popu- lation in emergency circumstances.
PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN BANGLADESH: DIFFICULTIES DURING THE PERIOD OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Bin Siddique Fahad
Published: December 2022

When the Covid-19 outbreak started, Bangladesh, as a developing nation, did not have adequate resources to fight against it compared to other developed nations. To the government of Bangladesh, the primary challenge was to protect the citizens’ health and ensure their safety from the outbreak with limited resources. Moreover, this public health-related challenge motivated them to announce lockdown in the name of general holiday for several times. However, with these restrictions, the people of Bangladesh are deprived of several fundamental rights according to the constitution of Bangladesh, as well as a number of human rights norms. It is pretty fascinating that, for the first time in his- tory, the people of Bangladesh were deprived of their rights, including freedom of move- ment, assembly, etc, without the declaration of emergency in accordance with the consti- tution. Even the Supreme Court was on vacation for several days, which generated a vac- uum condition in the justice system for the people who were deprived of their fundamental rights. This paper aims to analyse the conditions of human rights in Bangladesh during the Covid-19 pandemic and how the pandemic-related laws and law enforcement agencies of Bangladesh regulated citizens. On the other hand, in terms of participation, Bangladesh’s Covid-19 vaccination drive has been quite successful in the South Asian region despite the government keeping it optional for everyone. This paper has aimed to scrutinise the social hesitancy regarding the ongoing vaccination drive. Furthermore, this paper will take a hypothetical view and further examine if the government made it compulsory, then how it will deal with the supreme law of Bangladesh.
Innowacyjność przedsiębiorstw a rozwój regionu na przykładzie województwa opolskiego
Authors: Zygmunt Justyna
Published: December 2022

Głównym celem artykułu było zidentyfikowanie i zweryfikowanie zależności zachodzących między innowacyjnością przedsiębiorstw a rozwojem regionu, na przykładzie województwa opolskiego. Artykuł składa się z części teoretycznej oraz empirycznej. Istotą części teoretycznej były rozważania związane ze znaczeniem innowacyjności w rozwoju regionu. Część empiryczna obejmuje natomiast wyniki przeprowadzonych badań w zakresie związków zachodzących między innowacyjnością opolskich przedsiębiorstw a rozwojem regionu opolskiego.
The Areas of Unfavourable Demographic Processes in Eastern Poland — Selected Aspects
Authors: Bański Jerzy , Flaga Małgorzata
Published: December 2022

Population factors are the most important elements of the socio-economic development of regions. Contemporary structure of population in Eastern Poland is the result of post-war changes, mainly in the field of natural growth and migration. The goals of this article are to assess the present trends of population change in the regions of Eastern Poland and to identify the areas that are characterized by negative effects of selected phenomena. It is also an important research issue to identify the main causes of negative processes shaping the population.
Komplementarność w ramach Regionalnego Programu Operacyjnego Województwa Opolskiego 2007–2013 jako narzędzie zwiększania efektywności realizacji celów rozwojowych regionu
Authors: Bedrunka Karina
Published: December 2022

Celem artykułu jest wskazanie, iż wdrożenie zasady komplementarności jest jednym z głównych narzędzi zwiększania efektywności realizacji celów rozwojowych regionu. Artykuł oparto na założeniu, iż komplementarność, jako jedno z narzędzi wdrażania zapewnia większą efektywność i docelowo prowadzi do efektu synergii. Jednocześnie zbadano rezultaty interwencji publicznej według koncepcji efektywności zintegrowanej na podstawie doświadczeń okresu programowania 2004–2006 oraz obecnej perspektywy. W wyniku tej analizy sformułowano tezę, iż zarządzanie rozwojem regionu ma aspekt wielowątkowy, stąd osiągnięcie zintegrowanej efektywności możliwe jest przy uwzględnieniu różnych kryteriów oraz odpowiednio dostosowanych narzędzi. Metoda badawcza wykorzystana w artykule to analiza stanu zastanego. W jej wyniku udowodniono powyższą tezę, a jednocześnie zaproponowano nowe rozwiązania polegające na sformułowaniu nowego wielokryterialnego modelu efektywności zintegrowanej.
Możliwości pozyskiwania studentów spoza Unii Europejskiej w kontekście przemian następujących w szkolnictwie wyższym województwa opolskiego — wyniki badań
Authors: Kubiciel-Lodzińska Sabina
Published: December 2022

W artykule zaprezentowano wybrane wyniki badań przeprowadzonych na uczelniach w województwie opolskim wśród zagranicznych studentów. Objęły cudzoziemców podejmujących naukę w pełnym cyklu na studiach licencjackich lub magisterskich. Temat ten uznano za istotny ze względu na niż demograficzny i rosnące zainteresowanie opolskich szkół wyższych rekrutacją zagranicznych studentów, głównie spoza Unii Europejskiej. Ich celem było ustalenie czynników przyciągających obcokrajowców na studia do Polski oraz do województwa opolskiego, określenie barier związanych z podejmowaniem przez nich nauki i pobytem oraz wskazanie, czy byliby oni zainteresowani pozostaniem na Opolszczyźnie lub w Polsce. Ustalono m.in., że głównym powodem podejmowania przez studentów spoza UE nauki w Polsce jest chęć uzyskania dyplomu, który jest uznawany w Unii Europejskiej, co przekłada się na lepszy start zawodowy. Największą barierą w podejmowaniu nauki jest konieczność spełnienia wielu wymogów formalnych (m.in. tłumaczenie dokumentów). Ponad 1/3 badanych zamierza po zakończeniu nauki pozostać w województwie opolskim, ale jednocześnie taka sama grupa nie ma jeszcze sprecyzowanych planów na przyszłość po studiach.
Perspektywy rozwojowe energetyki odnawialnej w województwie opolskim
Authors: Kolasa-Więcek Alicja
Published: December 2022

W artykule zaprezentowano obecny stan oraz prognozy rozwoju produkcji energii z odnawialnych źródeł w województwie opolskim. Udział odnawialnych źródeł w produkcji energii elektrycznej i cieplnej w regionie wynosi 5,4%. Największe znaczenie w produkcji energii z OZE ma biomasa stała oraz energia pozyskiwana z wód przepływowych. Pozostałe źródła mają drugorzędne znaczenia, aczkolwiek planowane inwestycje spowodować mogą zasadnicze zmiany kierunku rozwoju dominujących źródeł. Realizacja zamierzonych inwestycji spowodować może wzrost znaczenia innych źródeł — energetyki wiatrowej i biogazowi rolniczych.
The Economic Sentiment and Dividend Policy in Poland
Authors: Kowerski Mieczysław
Published: December 2022

In previous research on determinants of company dividend-policy, a much higher significance was given to micro-economic factors describing the economic and financial situation of companies rather than to macro-economic factors. However, there is no analysis of the impact of economic sentiment on the dividend policy of companies. Moreover, companies do not operate in ‘a vacuum’. The economic situation in a certain country and even the global economic situation and its perception by entrepreneurs has a tremendous impact on their activities and decisions. To verify the hypothesis about the impact of economic sentiment on dividend policies of the companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 1996–2009, logit pooled-regression models were applied. The dependent variable takes a value 1 if the company paid a cash dividend in year t and value 0 otherwise. As explanatory variables, we adopted the most common ones in this type of study, namely those describing the profitability, size, maturity, risk and investment opportunities as well as the dividend policy of the company in the year t – 1. Economic sentiment was measured using the Economic Sentiment Index, computed by the European Commission at monthly intervals. This allowed us to determine the period in which the changes in sentiment have the highest influence on dividend decisions. The estimated models allowed us to draw conclusions that apart from the economic and financial situation of a company in the year t – 1, dividend decisions made in year t are also affected by economic sentiment found in the Polish economy at the turn of the second quarter of year t. According to the Polish Code of Commercial Companies, it is understandable that the company should decide on the distribution of its profit within six months after the end of the business year. The research demonstrates, when making decisions, the boards of companies and shareholders take into account not only profits achieved in the previous year, but also the recent dividend and investment policy, and the current economic sentiment.
Badanie samopodobieństwa obrazów metodą analizy fraktalnej
Authors: Omiotek Zbigniew
Published: December 2022

Ocena stopnia złożoności badanych obrazów może być realizowana m.in. za pomocą analizy fraktalnej, która dostarcza miary ilościowej w postaci wymiaru fraktalnego. Parametr ten jest ściśle powiązany z wykładnikiem Hursta, opisującym poziom samopodobieństwa obrazu. W artykule zaprezentowano wyniki badań samopodobieństwa obrazów występujących w naturze, przedstawiających efekty działalności człowieka oraz tekstur, podczas których do szacowania wymiaru fraktalnego zastosowano metodę pudełkową. Uzyskane wyniki pokazały, iż parametr Hursta może być stosowany do klasyfikacji obrazów należących do takich kategorii, które wykorzystano do badań.
Kształtowanie procesów rozwojowych regionu lubelskiego – kontekst interwencji ZPORR 2004-2006
Authors: Grabczuk Krzysztof , Kawałko Bogdan
Published: December 2022

Artykuł prezentuje wyniki analizy interwencji Zintegrowanego programu operacyjnego rozwoju regionalnego na lata 2004–2006 w woj. lubelskim oraz ocenę kontekstu jego wdrażania pod kątem wpływu na kształtowanie procesów rozwojowych regionu lubelskiego. Stanowi jednocześnie próbę podsumowania efektów rzeczowych i społecznych realizacji programu, której wyniki zostaną wykorzystane w dyskusji nad kształtem polityki spójności w nowym okresie programowania po 2014 r. oraz w pracach nad nowym instrumentem krajowej polityki regionalnej. Analiza została dokonana w kilku aspektach: ilościowym (liczba projektów), wartościowym (wielkość zaangażowanych środków, wskaźniki osiągnięcia celów), tematycznym (zakres rzeczowy realizowanych projektów), podmiotowym (struktura beneficjentów) oraz przestrzennym (rozkład środków wsparcia według NTS V). W woj. lubelskim z Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego oraz Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego na realizację ZPORR przeznaczono 201 mln euro (762 mln zł). Mimo relatywnie dużego udziału ZPORR w strukturze środków pomocowych w województwie (ponad 30%) jego znaczenie w globalnych wydatkach inwestycyjnych województwa było stosunkowo niewielkie. Wskazuje na to średnia roczna wartość zrealizowanych płatności z funduszy strukturalnych wykorzystanych w ramach ZPORR 2004–2006 wynosząca 270,5 mln zł, natomiast średni roczny poziom nakładów inwestycyjnych w regionie w tym samym okresie to blisko 4,5 mld zł. Zatem fundusze strukturalne w ramach ZPORR dla woj. lubelskiego stanowiły jedynie 6,1% ogólnych nakładów inwestycyjnych na Lubelszczyźnie. ZPORR 2004–2006 był więc w stanie zaspokoić tylko niewielką część regionalnych potrzeb rozwojowych. Jego ważną rolę należy widzieć głównie jako wspomaganie regionalnych i lokalnych inwestycji, nie zaś jako główną siłę stymulującą rozwój.
Nowy model formułowania strategii rozwoju województwa lubelskiego wobec wyzwań polityki spójności unii europejskiej po 2013 roku
Authors: Kawałko Bogdan
Published: December 2022

Artykuł, podejmuje aktualną problematykę związaną z przyszłym kształtem polityki spójności Unii Europejskiej po 2013 r. Opracowany materiał, z perspektywy doświadczeń regionu lubelskiego wpisuje się w nurt europejskiej i krajowej dyskusji w tym zakresie, która w dużej mierze oparta jest na tzw. Raporcie Fabrizio Barca „An agenda for a reformed Cohesion Policy.” A place-based approach to meeting European Union challenges and expectations” z kwietnia 2009 r. W tym kontekście, w materiale przedstawiono problemy programowania strategicznego, analizę i bilans sumujący pozycję rozwojową województwa lubelskiego na tle kraju oraz na tle wybranych danych europejskich. Istotną część artykułu stanowi prezentacja podstaw metodologicznych i nowego modelu budowy strategii rozwoju województwa uwzględniającego uwarunkowania przyszłej perspektywy finansowej UE jak i kontekst zachodzących procesów oraz wyzwań rozwojowych regionu lubelskiego.