bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Limited Evidence that the Gender Composition of Public Conflicts is Associated with Bystander Intervention: A Video-Observational Study
Authors: van Baak Carlijn , Liebst Lasse Suonperä , Lindegaard Marie Rosenkrantz
Published: December 2023

Objectives: Research suggests that the gender composition of conflict parties influences how bystanders perceive violent encounters, reflecting how constructions of masculinity and femininity promote the protection of women. As few studies have assessed the ecological validity of this association, we rely on real-life data to examine the association between gender composition and bystander intervention in naturally occurring conflicts in public space. Methods: We analyzed CCTV footage of 66 public conflicts with various gender compositions in the inner city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We ran logistic regression models at the situational level (N = 66 conflicts) as well as a two-level multilevel model at the individual level (N = 1,954 bystanders) to examine the relationship between conflict parties’ gender composition and bystander intervention. Further, we tested whether a perceived intimate relationship between conflict parties was associated with bystander intervention. Results: We found support for the equivalence of bystander intervention across conflicts, as the gender composition of conflict parties was not linked with intervention probability of bystanders. Further, while patterns in the sample point towards less intervention in conflicts between intimate partners, this was not statistically clear.Conclusions: Our results emphasize the importance of understanding variation in conflict contexts for bystander intervention.
Vulnerable Community in Earthquake Disaster Reconstruction Process in Sindhupalchok
Authors: Giri Madhu
Published: December 2023

Reconstruction and resilience programs led by the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) have not specifically addressed the Dalit community’s issues of vulnerability and cultural heterogeneity. The NRA formed and implemented different policies and guidelines for all victims irrespective of their caste/ethnic, cultural, economic, and political status. Monolithic reconstruction and resilience policy failed to address the vulnerability and socio-cultural resilience of the Dalits. The state social engineering failed because the socio-cultural and political vulnerability of the Dalits was ignored both in policy and practice. The policy and practice of earthquake reconstruction replicated the traditional slogan of Nepali: ‘We all are Nepali and all Nepali are equal’. Moreover, it established a rule of thumb to address other disaster victims equally. What are Dalits’ knowledge and experiences of disaster reconstruction? What are the constraints and opportunities for the resilience of the Dalits? What are the resilience practices of the Dalits? Based on the field-based study, interviews, and observations, the paper explored the exclusion of Dalits participation both in policy formulation and implementation. The detailed fieldwork in 2018 explored the technological domination of the government and non-government agencies while implementing the resilience of Dalit community. The Dalits were at the bottom of the socio-cultural hierarchy, including power, prestige, and property. The major flaw of the reconstruction and resilience was ignorance of the diversity of victims and ignorance of people’s knowledge of cultural resilience. The policies did not support their marginality and vulnerability.
Changing Livelihood, and Culture in Pattharkatta (Kushbadiya) Community of Nepal
Authors: Maharjan Reena
Published: December 2023

Pattharkatta (Kusbadiya), one of the endangered communities of Nepal, have been using multiple livelihood strategies from carving grinding stone to wage labour. In course of selling and carving grinding stones, they still practice semi-nomadic characteristics like tribal peoples’ routine of periodically moving from one place to another. Due to the lack of their own registered land, they were compelled to many livelihood strategies because the traditional occupation was replaced by new technology. The decline of their traditional occupation and landlessness generate questions about the traditional livelihood and culture strategies of the community. What are the current livelihood practices of the Pattharkatta? How do they negotiate to change livelihood and culture? What are socio-cultural changes they experienced? Nowadays, they have settled in some public places near the road, rivers, and slum areas of the municipality. Some of them temporally migrated to the near market and road where they make and sell grinding stones. Some of them migrated to Kathmandu and temporally settled along the ring road at Balaju Bus Park, Kalanki, Chahabil, Basundhara, and Koteswor.

By employing a mixed method design, the researcher collected information through observations and interviews with the selected informants in Kapilbastu and Kathmandu. Descriptive and narrative analysis of the data explored that they were temporarily settled in a public land by making temporary huts in public lands or lands allocated by the local bodies. Few of them continued in traditional occupations- making grinding stones, making brooms and ropes using jute fibers and rest of them changed their livelihood strategies and culture.
Why Not the Humanities: Reclaiming Its Significance in Interdisciplinary and Holistic Education
Authors: Dahal Alisa
Published: December 2023

This paper analyzes why humanities is in crisis and proposes its interdisciplinary significance in holistic education. The analysis is based on a few relevant research reports about the prevalent conditions of universities and colleges and some reviews of a few important books by educationists and humanists regarding students, professors and funding in humanities. It uses the critical insights of humanist educationists, specifically envisioned by Plato, Rabindranath Tagore, Jiddu Krishna murti, John Dewey and Martha Nussbaum for their advocacy of holistic education. They conform to the power of human virtues that can change a brute animal into an empathetic human unlike a trained monkey and a mechanical mind. This paper argues that the education system remains dysfunctional if it fails to give humanizing education and produce critico-creative citizens. It raises a question why the humanities is in crisis despite its great undertaking of creating a complete human and examines what the principal causes are. Education is commodified, technologized and is concerned with producing skilled human resources. The focus is on the career prospect of education ensuring a promising future with the least regard to its humanitarian dimension. The corporate houses invest in and promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Management to cater to the choices and interests of parents and students who expect immediate returns. But the education system overlooks the crucial aspect that criticality, compassion and human values that humanities cultivates are more important skills of survival enabling the wise use of other skills than immediate returns. This study makes parents, students and other stakeholders of education aware of the importance of humanities in the overall development of students. It also helps mitigate the fragmentation and alienation caused by commodification of education
B Corps and Employee Ownership Evidence and Complexity of the Phenomenon
Authors: Hernández Gutiérrez Gonzalo
Published: December 2023

This research explores B Corps and employee ownership for the purpose of contributing to possible solutions to pressing socioeconomic problems in Mexico and filling significant gaps in the scientific literature about this type of business. An analysis is made of the imaginaries, experiences, tensions, limits, and potentialities associated with being a B Corp and its effects on stakeholders; in addition, the phenomenon of employee ownership in these organizations is explored. Four case studies were made of B Lab-certified businesses located in Guadalajara, Mexico. One of the main findings was that the organizations in question consider it relevant to be a B Corp, and they fulfill the purpose, although to different degrees and in very diverse ways. Given their hybrid nature, and their pursuit of multiple objectives (Battilana, 2018), the companies have faced challenges and tensions in conveying to their internal stakeholders the significance and implications of being a B Corp. This certification continues to be part of a top-down management strategy that many participants, both inside and outside the organization, do not really appropriate. Finally, with respect to employee ownership, interconnected factors were found that allowed purpose-driven companies to open up ownership; this happens in a fragile, limited, heterogeneous, and even selective manner, without including wide-ranging exercises in democracy or social economy.
Practices of Freedom-Based Employee Ownership Enterprises, Their Employees and Leaders
Authors: Nobles Bill , Shipper Frank
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this chapter is to delineate some of the key practices that the two authors have learned based on over 60 years of experience with freedom-based employee ownership (fbeo). The former was a manager who developed a version of fbeo inside a large hierarchical organization and the later has consulted, studied, and taught about fbeo. Both continue to study and write on these enterprises. From our joint study of fbeo which includes multiple forms of research, we have learned that there is no single practice, but a set of practices that lead to sustainable success. We have also learned that creating and maintaining these practices is no easy endeavor. They are unusual. The tendency is for fbeo enterprises to regress to traditional practices. We have observed well known fbeo enterprises, such as Hewlett-Packard in the United States, the Co-operative Group in the uk, and Fagor Co-op of Mondragon Corporation in Spain, have reversals when they failed to maintain one or more of the practices that brought them to prominence. Furthermore, we have seen start-up fbeo enterprises struggle because they failed to adopt practices that tend to lead to success. Thus, learning the practices that experience and research identify as leading fbeo enterprises to success is crucial. Both mature and start-up employee-owned organizations would benefit from knowing what these practices are, engage in them, and monitor them.
La muerte y el regreso de Bibframe
Authors: Martínez-Ávila Daniel
Published: December 2023

Se presenta una breve revisión de las críticas a MARC y sus propuestas de reemplazo basadas en tecnologías semánticas y linked (open) data, centrándose principalmente en la reciente crítica de Jeff Edmunds Bibframe must die. Se enumeran y analizan los argumentos de Edmunds y se presentan, de forma sintética y comentada, algunas de las respuestas publicadas en la lista de distribución Bibframe, incluyendo aportaciones de Karen Coyle, Shawne Miksa y otros. Se concluye la necesidad de profundizar en el uso y divulgación de tecnologías semánticas basadas en linked (open) data, como Bibframe, para poder alcanzar una mejor representación del conocimiento en la era de big data y las inferencias de inteligencia artificial, ya que estos son aspectos que son indicados por Edmunds como el futuro de la representación en la catalogación.
Heating Up the Market
Authors: Wu Shuang , Smith Connor , Rolf Randy
Published: December 2023

The study was conducted for a locally based company that wished to expand their consumer base and market reach. The relationship between consumer attitudes and brand perception was examined to identify potential marketing approaches. Results were gathered through a questionnaire (n= 136), in order to model consumer profiles and analyze their affect on product perception. The resulting multivariate regression model indicated that the difference in receptiveness to Kaiso’s branding between the Black/African demographic and the Caucasian demographic was significant. The average Black/African participant perceived the product more negatively than the average Caucasian participant. The same observation applied to South Asian demographics. Consumers’ self-reported likelihood to purchase was positively correlated with an increase in consumption rate across all participant profiles. Notably, aspects that provide opportunities to improve in the peer sauce industry are associated with traditional spicy cuisine, which is a trait correlated with the desire for perceived authenticity over other product attributes.
Ендотелійзалежна реакція судин та вегетативний гомеостаз у дітей, які проживають на радіоактивно забруднених територіях
Authors: Stepanova E. I. , Berezovsky B. Ya. , Kolpakov I. E. , Kondrashova V. G. , Litvinets O. M.
Published: December 2023

З метою вивчення механізмів розвитку патологічних змін у дітей, які проживають на радіоактивно забруднених територіях і зазнають хронічного радіаційного впливу внаслідок надходження радіоізотопів до організму за харчовими ланцюжками, проведено визначення вегетативного гомеостазу та термографічне дослідження ендотелійзалежної реакції судин з використанням оклюзійної проби. Виявлено ознаки дизрегуляції вегетативної нервової системи, дисфункції секреторної активності ендотелію і підвищеної секреції вазодилататорних речовин ендотеліального походження.
Вплив пробіотикотерапії на рівень прозапальних цитокінів у хворих на цукровий діабет типу 2 з неалкогольною жировою хворобою печінки
Authors: Mykhalchyshyn G. P. , Bodnar P. M. , Kobyliak N. M.
Published: December 2023

Обстежено 72 хворих на цукровий діабет типу 2 (ЦД 2) та неалкогольну жирову хворобу печінки (НАЖХП). Відповідно до проведеного курсу терапії хворих розподілено на дві групи: І (основну, n = 45), яка отримувала пероральні цукрознижувальні засоби та мультипробіотик «Симбітер» протягом 30 днів; ІІ (порівняння, n = 27), яка отримувала лише цукрознижувальну терапію. В кожній групі ми виділяли хворих з нормальним та підвищеним рівнем трансаміназ. В обстежуваних виявлено збільшення концентрації прозапальних цитокінів. Курс терапії мультипробіотиком "Симбітер" у хворих І групи супроводжувався зменшенням проявів системної запальної відповіді. У хворих з підвищеним рівнем трансаміназ відмічено статистично достовірне зниження рівня IL-6 на 30,9 % (Р < 0,001), IL-8 – на 19,9 % (Р = 0,001), ФНП-α – на 13,4 % (Р < 0,001), ІЛ-1β – на 17,9 % (Р < 0,001) і ІФН-γ – на 18,7 % (Р < 0,001). У хворих І групи та з нормальним рівнем трансаміназ статистично достовірно зменшилась лише концентрація ФНП-α на 15,1% (Р = 0,003) та ІЛ-8 на 15,2 % (Р = 0,017). Достовірних змін цитокінового статусу в ІІ групі не відмічено. Пробіотикотерапія може бути рекомендована для застосування у хворих з різними стадіями НАЖХП та ЦД 2 як доповнення до стандартної схеми лікування з метою корекції хронічної системної запальної відповіді.
Стан імунної системи у дітей з тонзилогенними ураженнями серцевосудинної системи
Authors: Smiyan O. I. , Mozgovaya Yu. A. , Binda T. P. , Sychnenko P. I. , Romanyuk O. K. , Sliva V. V.
Published: December 2023

Вивчали стан імунної системи у дітей з незапальним тонзилогенним ураженням серцевосудинної системи. Наведено основні особливості імунного статусу в дітей віком 6–18 років, хворих на хронічний тонзиліт з ураженням серцево-судинної системи. Проаналізовано вміст у сироватці крові лімфоцитів, Т-лімфоцитів, Т-хелперів, Т-супресорів, нульових клітин, В-лімфоцитів, концентрації імуноглобулінів (Ig) класу A, G, M, імунорегуляторного індексу. Встановлено, що у дітей з хронічним тонзилітом та тонзилогенною кардіальною патологією зміни імунного статусу були більш значними на відміну від дітей з хронічним тонзилітом без кардіальних ускладнень і проявлялися у достовірному підвищенні рівня Т-супресорів, IgM і зниженні Т-лімфоцитів (Р < 0,01).
Вплив клопідогрелю і аспігрелю на ектопічну активність міокарда у хворих з нестабільною стенокардією
Authors: Zavalska T. V.
Published: December 2023

Порушення коронарного кровообігу у хворих з нестабільною стенокардією є причиною розвитку шлуночкових і надшлуночкових порушень серцевого ритму. Дослідження показало, що антиангінальна терапія хворих з гострим порушенням коронарного кровообігу, що включає комбінацію антиагрегантних і антикоагулянтних препаратів, ефективна в лікуванні екстрасистолічної аритмії.
Heart left ventricle’s diastolic function features in patients with reactive arthritis
Authors: Spaska G.
Published: December 2023

Cross-correlation analysis’s data indicate for the patients with reactive arthritis features, which determine character the left ventricle’s diastolic filling, are end-diastolic pressure and end-diastolic pressure / end-diastolic volume index in the left ventricle.
Особливості тривожно-депресивних розладів у хворих з гіпертонічною дисциркуляторною енцефалопатією та супутнім гіпотиреозом
Authors: Kovalenko O. E. , Lytvyn O. V.
Published: December 2023

Розглядаються особливості тривожно-депресивних розладів у хворих з гіпертонічною дисциркуляторною енцефалопатією та супутнім гіпотиреозом.
Эффективность прогнозирования вероятности отказа от табакокурения (на примере студенческой молодёжи)
Authors: Ritkis I. S.
Published: December 2023

У статті наведено дані про апробацію розробленої багатофакторної нелінійної нейромережевої моделі прогнозування імовірності відмови від тютюнокуріння на прикладі студентської молоді.
Диагностика и лечение острого одонтогенного остеомиелита нижней челюсти с учётом функционального состояния нижнего альвеолярного нерва
Authors: Malanchuk V. O. , Pavlovskiy L. L.
Published: December 2023

Проведено оцінку функціональних порушень нижнього альвеолярного нерва при гострих одонтогенних запальних захворюваннях нижньої щелепи за допомогою стимуляційної електронейрографії. Доведено можливість застосування даного методу для ранньої діагностики гострого одонтогенного остеомієліту, а також ефективність декомпресійної остеоперфораціі при лікуванні вказаного захворювання.
Динаміка показників імунного та цитокінового статусу у хворих з есенціальною гіпертензією, поєднаною з остеоартрозом
Authors: Nycula T. D. , Bychkov O. A. , Bychkova N. G.
Published: December 2023

Наведено результати оцінки основних показників клітинної і гуморальної ланок імунної системи та цитокінового статусу у хворих з есенціальною гіпертензією ІІ стадії, поєднаної з остеоартрозом, а також впливу комплексного лікування хворих на дані показники.
Организация лечения раненых с огнестрельными ранениями и повреждением лица и челюстей на этапах медицинской эвакуации в боевых операциях на Дальнем Востоке (1938–1939) и войны с Финляндией (1939–1940)
Authors: Pavlovskiy L. N.
Published: December 2023

В статті описано шлях становлення воєнної щелепно-лицевої хірургії як самостійного розділу хірургії. Розглянуто досвід, набутий щелепно-лицевими хірургами і стоматологами під час воєнних подій в районі оз. Хасан і р. Халхін-Гол та війни з Фінляндією, що дав змогу створити систему стоматологічної допомоги при пораненнях лиця та щелеп, розробити табелі спеціального обладнання, зразки шин тощо, широко використовувані під час Великої Вітчизняної війни.
Facteurs pronostiques précoces dans le syndrome douloureux régional complexe : une revue systématique
Authors: Louis M.-H. , Meyer C. , Legrain V. , Berquin A.
Published: December 2023

Contexte et objectif : Plusieurs facteurs de risque associés à l’apparition d’un SDRC ont été découverts, mais les preuves scientifiques concernant les facteurs pronostiques associés à la progression de cette pathologie restent rares. Toutefois, la détection et la prise en charge de ces facteurs sont nécessaires pour élaborer des stratégies de prévention secondaire. L’objectif de cette revue systématique était d’identifier les facteurs pronostiques chez les adultes souffrant d’un SDRC précoce.

Base de données et traitement des données : PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library et Scopus, publiées entre janvier 1990 et novembre 2021. Deux investigateurs indépendants ont sélectionné les études transversales et longitudinales s’intéressant aux facteurs pronostiques précoces (< 12 semaines après l’apparition de la maladie) de la douleur, du score de sévérité du SDRC, de l’incapacité fonctionnelle, du retour au travail ou de la qualité de vie. L’outil QUIPS (Quality In Prognostic Studies) a été utilisé pour évaluer le risque de biais. Une métasynthèse qualitative a été réalisée.

Résultats : Sur 4 652 articles différents, six études répondaient aux critères d’inclusion. Nous avons identifié 21 facteurs précoces associés à un pronostic défavorable dans le SDRC de type I. Six d’entre eux présentaient un niveau de preuves modéré : intensité de la douleur, incapacité fonctionnelle, anxiété, peur du mouvement (kinésiophobie), sexe féminin et intensité du traumatisme physique déclencheur. Seules deux études présentaient un risque de biais globalement faible.

Conclusions : Cette étude a révélé un manque important d’informations sur les facteurs pronostiques précoces dans le SDRC. Un seul article s’est intéressé au lien entre le risque de chronicité et les caractéristiques psychologiques. Il est indispensable de réaliser des études de plus grande envergure, avec une population bien définie et des mesures validées.
Reviewing the Summit for Democracy from a Participating Country Perspective
Authors: Paus Nicolay
Published: December 2023

This Brief presents some findings on the Summit for Democracy process from the perspective of participating countries based on a selected number of interviews with representatives from the governments of six countries (Germany, Lithuania, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Zambia) and the European Union (European External Action Service). The objective of the Brief is to highlight the experiences of countries within the summit process and their views on the way forward towards the Third Summit, due to take place in March 2024. The Brief complements International IDEA's Summit for Democracy impact report, Democratic Engagement after Two Summits for Democracy.
Employment in Unfavorable Working Conditions and Social Well-Being of Workers
Authors: Soboleva Irina
Published: December 2023

The article, based on data from Rostrud and Rosstat Integrated Monitoring of Living Conditions of the Population, traces the dynamics of employment in unfavorable conditions, and categories of workers who are at greatest risk of ending up in hazardous production zones. Factors are identified and a connection is established between working conditions and certain aspects of the social well-being of workers. Problem areas that require state attention are substantiated: an increase in the share of those employed in heavy labor, the widespread occurrence of stressful situations at work and the omission of a significant part of occupational injuries by statistics. It has been revealed that employment in unfavorable conditions is associated with a number of negative consequences for workers and leads to a significant deterioration in their social well-being.
Evolution of Approaches to Confirming the Quality and Safety of Products and Services in Russia
Authors: Fedos'kina Ludmila A.
Published: December 2023

The article substantiates the objective need to confirm the compliance of manufacturers' products with the established requirements and provides a historical review of the latter. A retrospective characteristic of changes in the regulatory framework for conformity assessment in Russian practice is presented, with particular attention paid to the Soviet period, and taking into account world experience. The problematic moments and transitional periods between the stages of conformity assessment development are identified and evaluated. Based on the generalization of the data and conclusions of the study, the author's approach to the differentiation of the evolutionary stages is the development of conformity assessment in Russia is formulated and graphically visualized. Promising directions for further evolution of conformity assessment are identified in the context of aligning Russian, interstate and international practice in this area.
Легітимність зовнішньої політики України в період формування майбутнього світового порядку
Authors: Міщенко Алла Борисівна , Пугач Анастасія Вікторівна
Published: December 2023

Стаття присвячена дослідженню особливостей змін, які відбулися протягом останніх десятиліть та були спровоковані процесом глобалізації, руйнуванням довіри щодо домінування демократичної доцільності в розвитку державних інститутів влади, послабленням ролі глобальних організацій вирішувати кризи і конфлікти між акторами міжнародних відносин тощо. Зокрема, анексія Криму та війна в Україні 2022– 2023 років як прецедент переформатування кордонів у регіоні одним із засновників ООН – Росією. Відповідно, відбулося послаблення легітимності універсальних принципів і правил співжиття націй світу. Це викликало усвідомлення занепаду світового порядку, сформованого після Другої світової війни, що закріплювалось діяльністю ООН та її спеціальних установ. Головним предметом дослідження є пошук контурів майбутнього світового порядку, що змушує Україну корегувати свою зовнішню політику, не лише закріплюючи західний геополітичний вектор, а й враховуючи настрої та очікування громадян щодо майбутніх перспектив. Для цього був використаний системний метод у дослідженні сучасного світового порядку, який окреслив зазначені недоліки впорядкованості світу через втрату легітимності правил співжиття і зміну балансу сил між головними міжнародними гравцями; статистичний – для окреслення динаміки зміни настроїв громадян щодо зовнішньої політики України. Результатами здійсненого дослідження є виокремлення обрисів майбутнього світового порядку, а саме: боротьба цивілізацій Західного світу на чолі зі США і Глобального Півдня під проводом Китаю; втрата Росією статусу геополітичного гравця у Євразії та світі; вироблення нових легітимних принципів і правил взаємодії націй з урахуванням попередньо узгоджених регіональних устроїв; вироблення нового балансу інтересів та сил для подолання конфронтацій і фокусуванні на конкуренції. Водночас Україна враховує чинні тренди та здійснює зовнішню політику у період війни в таких напрямках: двосторонньої співпраці зі стратегічними партнерами, ситуативними партнерами, країнами-опонентами; посилення участі в міжнародних організаціях регіонального рівня; переформатування стратегії євроатлантичної інтеграції та впровадження гарантій безпеки.
Українсько-російські взаємини у висвітленні часопису «Наш лемко»
Authors: Наконечний Володимир Михайлович , Кузнецова Людмила Василівна
Published: December 2023

Мета статті – з’ясувати особливості інтерпретації минулого й актуального стану українсько-російських взаємин авторами «Нашого лемка». Завданням розвідки є всебічна реконструкція проблематики українсько-російських відносин, представленої на сторінках флагмана русинської періодики міжвоєнного часу часопису «Наш лемко». Дослідницька методологія спирається на звичне для праць з історії науки поєднання принципів (історизму та об‘єктивності) і методів (філософських, загальнонаукових та спеціально-історичних) наукової праці. Підсумовуючи представлену на сторінках «Нашого лемка» реконструкцію українсько-російських взаємин, вкажемо на її концептуальну продуманість і змістову насиченість. У першому випадку йшлося про послідовне утвердження соборницького мислення в середовищі своїх читачів. Крізь цю призму Московія поставала одвічним ворогом українства, який всіма можливими заходами руйнував його єдність із метою подальшого фізичного закабалення і духовного винищення. Таку світоглядну модель публіцисти часопису ретельно узасаднювали численними прикладами з історії східноєвропейського регіону від доби Середньовіччя до Новітнього часу. Вони послідовно доводили читачеві цивілізаційну відмінність європейського за своїми цінностями українства від варварського світу російської деспотії. Утверджуючи життєвий оптимізм серед знедолених негараздами русинів, автори «Нашого лемка» акцентували на історичній нездоланності українців у цій нерівній жорстокій боротьбі, виходячи з етичної засади телеологічної переваги добра над злом. Насамкінець вкажемо на успішність національної політики видавців русинського часопису, адже попри потужні нівеляційні впливи і відсутність власної державності лемки здебільшого залишилися при українському національному виборі.
Reasoning of the Business Idea for the Development and Implementation of the Project “Street Food”
Authors: Kolesnikova Maryna , Reznikov Vadym , Kruglova Olena , Iurchenko Svitlana
Published: December 2023

Topicality. Street food is one of popular segments of modern restaurant industry establishments, which has become widespread in big cities and towns, especially in the places where the business environment is highly developed. Street food is the most affordable source of nutrients for people to eat outside. It is an optimal decision, especially popular among young people, especially students and pupils. It is network street food that offers them guaranteed quality nutrition. The development of methodology and implementation of the “Technology as Business” model on the example of the introduction of grilled sandwich (panini) technology for food trucks will allow the business idea of the project “Street Food” to be realized.
The aim of the article is to ground the business idea of developing and selling street food products for mobile food outlets using the example of grilled sandwiches (panini).
Research methods of the technological component are analytical and standard. To substantiate the feasibility of commercializing innovative technology in the early stages, the methods of critical analysis and generalization of information from scientific publications on the assessment of the commercialization of intellectual property, the effectiveness of business projects were used.
Results. The expediency of developing and implementing sandwich products on the example of grilled sandwich (panini) technology for the street food format was proved. The development of the recipe composition and technological process of production allowed to develop an assortment of grilled sandwiches (panini), identify competitive advantages and evaluate the development by aggregate indicators in accordance with the model “Technology as Business”. The rationality of commercializing the innovative technology at the early stages of its implementation is substantiated, taking into account the indicators of economic efficiency of production, use of investments, and adaptation of technology in conditions of a particular production.
Conclusions and discussion. The article presented the business idea grounding of the project “Street Food” development and implementation on the example of the introduction of grilled sandwich (panini) technology for mobile food outlets (food trucks). The expediency of commercializing innovative technology in the early stages of its implementation in terms of economic efficiency was established.
THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO IT INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT IN CONDITIONS OF DIGITALIZATION
Authors:   Director of  LLC «MY POWER FARM» city Dnipro, KUSTOV Vitaliy , KOVALENKO Marina ,   Poltava State Agrarian University
Published: December 2023

The article proves that the formation and support of IT infrastructure developing is a key strategic factor in the effective functioning of enterprises and organizations. There are the interpretations of the concepts ‘IT infrastructure’, ‘information infrastructure’, ‘technological infrastructure’ and ‘supporting infrastructure’. It has been found that the IT infrastructure needs constant support and updating to ensure the safety and reliability of data, devices, IT services, tools, technological processes, information, and communication technologies. The components of the organization’s IT infrastructure that meet the needs and business development plan are given. It has been established that IT infrastructure components can be deployed, organized and implemented in various ways. The main tasks of the IT infrastructure and its purpose are also given. The article provides the information that the modern version of the organization’s IT infrastructure is cloud infrastructure, which is quite effective for small and medium-sized businesses with a limited budget. It was found out the virtualization of the IT infrastructure of the enterprise is provided by the virtualization of servers, applications, workstations, the use of cloud computing, optimization of the information network, interaction on demand. The areas of management that have developed from the need to maximize the value created by IT assets are characterized: ITOM, ITSM and ITAM. Important to know the role of the IT infrastructure management system because it is manifested in the proactive administration and management of technological tools, in particular: monitoring of errors and problems; patch tracking; tracing all errors back to their original sources. Moreover, it has been established that the role of IT infrastructure security is becoming more complicated as business entities move to cloud models, hybrid models, multi-cloud technologies, etc. Finally, the model of providing cloud services, with the help of which IT organizations can purchase virtualized computing resources from a third-party provider and access them via the Internet, is called infrastructure services (IaaS).
PROFITABILITAS, NILAI PERUSAHAAN DAN KEBIJAKAN DIVIDEN
Authors: Arlita I G A Desy , Budiadnyani Ni Putu , Dewi Putu Pande R. Aprilyani
Published: December 2023

Peningkatan nilai perusahaan dipandang sebagai suatu pencapaian yang mencerminkan semakin meningkatnya kesejahteraan pemegang saham. Meningkatnya nilai perusahaan dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor, salah satunya profitabilitas. Perusahaan yang profitabilitasnya tinggi menunjukan nilai perusahaan yang meningkat. Selain profitabilitas, investor seringkali memperhatikan kebijakan dividen. Karena kemampuan suatu perusahan dalam memberikan dividen kepada pemegang saham dapat menjadi indikator yang baik mengenai nilai perusahaan.  Populasi yang diteliti meliputi perusahaan consumer goods yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) periode 2018 hingga 2020. Penelitian ini mendapatkan sampel dengan teknik purposive sampling dan sejumlah 76 perusahaan. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa profitabilitas berpengaruh positif pada nilai perusahaan. Kebijakan dividen memperlemah pengaruh profitabilitas pada nilai perusahaan
Association of Erythropoietin, Adiponectin and Leptin levels with Anemia in uremic diabetic patients (Under hemodialysis):
Authors: Al-Rubaâe Salim M. , Daoud Munaf S. , Al-Kadium Tahrir E.
Published: December 2023

Background: End stage renal disease in patients with diabetes mellitus has been called a medical catastrophe of worldwide dimensions .It was recognized that anemia is a complication of diabetes, particularly in patients with diabetic kidney diseases. The purpose of the present study is to determine whether erythropoietin, adiponectin, and leptin levels correlate with anemia in uremic diabetic patients (under hemodialysis).Patients and Methods: The studied groups were comprised of (30) diabetic patients(9 patients with type1 and 21 type2 diabetes) with renal failure (group2) who had been under hemodialysis compared with (30) healthy controls (group1). Blood film was obtained in addition to blood tests include fasting serum glucose (FSG), glycosylated hemoglobin (A1c), insulin, urea, creatinine, uric acid, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), serum erythropoietin (EPO), Adiponectin (ADPN),and leptin.Results: It was found that uremic diabetic patients in group2(G2) had higher FSG, A1c, insulin and higher levels of urea, creatinine, uric acid and lower levels of eGFR when compared to healthy controls (P <0.05). Anemia was confirmed in the diabetic patients by Hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) that were lower than healthy control (group1) (G1) (P<0.05).EPO, ADPN levels were increased in uremic diabetic patients as compared to control subjects (P <0.05). While, leptin levels were higher in type2 diabetes when compared to type1 diabetes and control subjects (group1) (P <0.05). There were positive significant correlations between (FSG and A1c), (Hb and Hct), (EPO and leptin), (EPO and Hct), (ADPN and urea). In addition there were significant negative correlations between (FSG and EPO), (A1c and leptin), (ADPN and leptin).Creatinine was negatively associated with Hb and Hct. ADPN was negativelyassociated with Hb in uremic diabetics.Conclusions: Anemia is a common accompaniment to diabetes, particularly in those with renal failure or under hemodialysis .Adipocytokines like leptin and adiponectin may involved with anemia in these patients. Leptin in the present study was positively associated with EPO levels (the hormone that stimulates red blood cells production in the bone marrow). ADPN was negatively associated with Hb. These elevated levels of ADPN may antagonize EPO and leptin to increase the hemopoiesis rate and Hb levels in uremic diabetic patients in addition to other factors involved with diabetes.
Longitudinal Associations Between Mild Behavioral Impairment, Sleep Disturbance, and Progression to Dementia
Authors: Mudalige Dinithi , Guan Dylan X. , Ghahremani Maryam , Ismail Zahinoor
Published: December 2023

Background:

Clinical guidelines recommend incorporating non-cognitive markers like mild behavioral impairment (MBI) and sleep disturbance (SD) into dementia screening to improve detection.

Objective:

We investigated the longitudinal associations between MBI, SD, and incident dementia.

Methods:

Participant data were from the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center in the United States. MBI was derived from the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q) using a published algorithm. SD was determined using the NPI-Q nighttime behaviors item. Cox proportional hazard regressions with time-dependant variables for MBI, SD, and cognitive diagnosis were used to model associations between baseline 1) MBI and incident SD ( n = 11,277); 2) SD and incident MBI ( n = 10,535); 3) MBI with concurrent SD and incident dementia ( n = 13,544); and 4) MBI without concurrent SD and incident dementia ( n = 11,921). Models were adjusted for first-visit age, sex, education, cognitive diagnosis, race, and for multiple comparisons using the Benjamini-Hochberg method.

Results:

The rate of developing SD was 3.1-fold higher in older adults with MBI at baseline compared to those without MBI (95% CI: 2.8–3.3). The rate of developing MBI was 1.5-fold higher in older adults with baseline SD than those without SD (95% CI: 1.3–1.8). The rate of developing dementia was 2.2-fold greater in older adults with both MBI and SD, as opposed to SD alone (95% CI:1.9–2.6).

Conclusions:

There is a bidirectional relationship between MBI and SD. Older adults with SD develop dementia at higher rates when co-occurring with MBI. Future studies should explore the mechanisms underlying these relationships, and dementia screening may be improved by assessing for both MBI and SD.
A UAV deployment strategy based on a probabilistic data coverage model for mobile CrowdSensing applications
Authors: Girolami Michele , Cipullo Erminia , Colella Tommaso , Chessa Stefano
Published: December 2023

Mobile CrowdSensing (MCS) is a computational paradigm designed to gather sensing data by using personal devices of MCS platform users. However, being the mobility of devices tightly correlated with mobility of their owners, the locations from which data are collected might be limited to specific sub-regions. We extend the data coverage capability of a traditional MCS platform by exploiting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as mobile sensors gathering data from low covered locations. We present a probabilistic model designed to measure the coverage of a location. The model analyses the user’s trajectories and the detouring capability of users towards locations of interest. Our model provides a coverage probability for each of the target locations, so that to identify low-covered locations. In turn, these locations are used as targets for the StationPositioning algorithms which optimizes the deployment of k UAV stations. We analyze the performance of StationPositioning by comparing the ratio of the covered locations against Random, DBSCAN and KMeans deployment algorithm. We explore the performance by varying the time period, the deployment regions and the existence of areas where it is not possible to deploy any station. Our experimental results show that StationPositioning is able to optimize the selected target location for a number of UAV stations with a maximum covered ratio up to 60%.
Wake-Up Call to Address Sleep Health in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: Underappreciated Contributor to Poor Quality of Life
Authors: Wang Elizabeth Y. , Armas-Phan Manuel , Meng Maxwell V. , Loeb Stacy , Kenfield Stacey A. , Porten Sima P.
Published: December 2023

BACKGROUND:

Few studies have specifically examined sleep health in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Further study is warranted to inform future strategies in patients with NMIBC.

OBJECTIVE:

We aim to describe sleep health in a cohort of patients with NMIBC, and its relationship with quality of life (QOL).

METHODS:

We conducted an observational cross-sectional study in patients undergoing surveillance for NMIBC. The validated Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess sleep health (scores from 0-21) in the overall study population as well as stratified. We assessed QOL among participants with and without poor sleep quality using the SF-12 and QLQ-NMIBC-24.

RESULTS:

In a cohort of 94 NMIBC patients, median age was 67 years (IQR: 58, 72) and median time since initial diagnosis was 27 months (IQR: 9, 41). The mean PSQI score was 6.3 (SD: 3.8) and 64% percent of participants met or exceeded the PSQI cut-off score of 5, with a score of 5 or more indicating overall poor sleep quality. In those with poor sleep quality, there were statistically significant detriments in multiple QOL domains.

CONCLUSIONS:

In patients undergoing surveillance for NMIBC, there is a substantial burden of sleep disturbances and resulting decrements in QOL. These data support the need for future interventions to support sleep quality and highlight the importance of addressing sleep health as part of NMIBC survivorship care to improve QOL in patients with NMIBC.
Use of Complementary and Integrative Medicine for Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Decline
Authors: Nguyen Sarah A. , Oughli Hanadi Ajam , Lavretsky Helen
Published: December 2023

Integrative medicine takes a holistic approach because it considers multiple aspects of the individual. This includes a person’s physical, emotional, interpersonal, behavioral, nutritional, environmental, and spiritual dimensions of wellbeing that contribute to the Whole Person Health. There is increasing interest and popularity of integrative approaches to treating cognitive decline and dementia because of the multifactorial nature of aging and the limited pharmacological interventions available in treating cognitive decline and dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. This review summarizes the existing evidence using complementary and integrative medicine therapies in cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. This includes the use of mind-body therapies, lifestyle interventions (nutritional, physical exercise, stress reduction), and other integrative modalities. Unfortunately, there are still limited studies available to guide clinicians despite the increasing popularity of integrative treatments.
Monitoring Nusinersen Treatment Effects in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Quantitative Muscle MRI
Authors: Otto Louise A.M. , Froeling M. , van Eijk Ruben P.A. , Wadman Renske I. , Cuppen Inge , van der Woude Danny R. , Bartels Bart , Asselman Fay-Lynn , Hendrikse Jeroen , van der Pol W. Ludo
Published: December 2023

Background:

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by deficiency of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. Intrathecal nusinersen treatment increases SMN protein in motor neurons and has been shown to improve motor function in symptomatic children with SMA.

Objective:

We used quantitative MRI to gain insight in microstructure and fat content of muscle during treatment and to explore its use as biomarker for treatment effect.

Methods:

We used a quantitative MRI protocol before start of treatment and following the 4th and 6th injection of nusinersen in 8 children with SMA type 2 and 3 during the first year of treatment. The MR protocol allowed DIXON, T2 mapping and diffusion tensor imaging acquisitions. We also assessed muscle strength and motor function scores.

Results:

Fat fraction of all thigh muscles with the exception of the m. adductor longus increased in all patients during treatment (+3.2%, p = 0.02). WaterT2 showed no significant changes over time (–0.7 ms, p = 0.3). DTI parameters MD and AD demonstrate a significant decrease in the hamstrings towards values observed in healthy muscle.

Conclusions:

Thigh muscles of children with SMA treated with nusinersen showed ongoing fatty infiltration and possible normalization of thigh muscle microstructure during the first year of nusinersen treatment. Quantitative muscle MRI shows potential as biomarker for the effects of SMA treatment strategies.
Method of adaptation of cascade codes to ensure reliability of information transmission of wireless data transmission systems
Authors: Zaitsev Serhii V. , Vasylenko Vladyslav M. , Trysnyuk Taras V. , Sokorinska Natalya V.
Published: December 2023

The article proposes a method of structural adaptation of cascade codes, designed to ensure the specified reliability of information transmission of wireless data transmission systems in the event of interference, due to the dynamic synthesis of combined structures of cascade codes under conditions of a priori uncertainty. The essence of the method is to identify the internal structure of the code, due to which the structure of the component codes of the turbo code is determined. It was developed using the gradient method due to the implementation of a multi-step iterative procedure for finding optimal system parameters. Implementation of the method allows to ensure the reliability of information transmission of wireless data transmission systems. To check the effectiveness of the method of structural adaptation of cascade codes, a simulation model was developed in the C++ programming language in the Visual Studio 2019 software environment, and wireless data transmission systems were simulated. The simulation results show that the combined structure of building cascade codes together with OFDM technology allows you to independently adapt the coding rate of each of the coding stages depending on the results of the analysis of the reliability of information in this cascade, which leads to the provision of the specified reliability of information transmission, while the BSPD bandwidth is reduced by 4–12% against 20–35% of known results. The use of Reed-Solomon codes in a sequential cascade scheme with turbo codes due to the adaptation of the coding rate of this cascade design allows obtaining an energy gain of 0.5–0.7 dB without increasing the bandwidth of the transmission system compared to systems that use only turbo codes. The obtained results are of significant relevance and can be implemented in the development of information transmission systems to ensure the reliability of data transmission, both in peacetime and in conditions of armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.