bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
UTICAJ KOMUNIKACIJE NA REŠAVANJE KONFLIKATA U ORGANIZACIJI
Authors: Bekvalac Milica
Published: December 2020

Cilj rada je ispitati uticaj komunikacije zasnovane na poverenju na konstruktivno rešavanje konflikata. Analiza se zasniva na utvrđivanju prirode pristupanja rešavanja konflikata i na koji način komuni­kacija zasnovana na poverenju doprinosi konstruktivnom rešavanju konflikata. Kakav uticaj ima međusobno poverenje na rešavanje konflikata u organizaciji? Da li rešavanje zavisi od stepena razvijenosti komunikacije zasnovane na poverenju u organizaciji? Istraživanje je sprovedeno tokom februara meseca 2020. godine i u njemu je učestvovao 71 ispitanik. Dobijene informacije su obrađene u statističkom programu IBM SPSS. Rezultati ukazuju da postoji određena statistički značajna razlika u povezanosti međusobnog poverenja i rešavanja konflikata između zaposlenih, dok ne postoji statistički značajna razlika između stepena razvijenosti komunikacije na rešavanje konflikata u organizaciji.
IMPLEMENTACIJA WMS U POSLOVANJU SKLADIŠNE FUNKCIJE PREDUZEĆA „GEPARD”
Authors: Batak Marijana
Published: December 2020

Predmet rada jesu osnovni pojmovi logistike, sa naglaskom na značaj skladišnih procesa u logistici. Primenom inženjerskih metoda, identifikovani su glavni uzroci koji utiču na proces skladištenja u preduzeću „Gepard“. Na osnovu rezultata, predloženo je unapređenje skladišnog poslovanja u preduzeću, kupovinom WMS sistema.
UTICAJ SIGURNOG DIZAJNA NA BEZBEDNOST PROIZVODA
Authors: Jovanović Teodora , Sekulić Milenko
Published: December 2020

U radu su definisani pojmovi: pro­izvod, bezbedan proizvod, opasan proizvod, obmanjujući proizvod, dizajn  i siguran dizajn. Pored toga dat je uvid i u oblast prevencije kroz dizajn i odgovornost za proizvod. Prikazano je i koji su benefiti i značaj sigurnog dizajna, kao i principi, koji su izdati od strane vlade Australije, za sprovođenje sigurnog dizajna. Pored principa izdatih od strane australijske vlade, prikazana su i proizvoljno odabrana dva principa objavljena od strane američkih specijalista iz oblasti dizajna, kao i primer dobre prakse za postavljanje sistema klime uređaja.
The Role of Financial Literacy in Retirement Planning and Wealth Accumulation Among Self-employed Thai Workers
Authors:   School of Development Economics, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand, Janposri Praewpailin
Published: December 2020

This paper explores the effect of financial literacy on retirement planning and wealth accumulation among self-employed Thai workers. Self-employment is expected to show a significantly increasing trend soon, raising concerns about saving for retirement due to a lack of social security and pension provision. Therefore, planning and saving for retirement becomes the responsibility of the self-employed themselves to maintain their well-being in retirement. Financial literacy has been found to improve such financial decisions and wealth accumulation. This paper adopts the financial literacy criteria of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development with a dataset provided by the National Statistical Office. This study employed Ordinary Least Squares and Probit regression. Financial literacy analysis results show that the three components of financial literacy are influential factors in enhancing the probability of planning for retirement among self-employed workers. Moreover, although financial knowledge and financial behavior are also reported to have a positive impact on increasing net worth across all levels of employment status, financial attitude is insignificant. Finally, this study suggests that policymakers should formulate various financial education programs and financial seminars to comply with the needs of people with different characteristics and living conditions.
Treatment of a Chronic, Nonhealing Neuropathic Ulcer in a Pediatric Patient With Spinal Dysraphism: A Case Report
Authors: Joshi Ameya Deepak , More Sumedh Narayan , Mhambre Amit Subhash
Published: December 2020

A neuropathic ulcer results from repetitive trauma to a hyposensitive distal extremity, usually on a weight-bearing bony prominence. In addition to neuropathy, deformities and adapted walking patterns increase the risk of these wounds in children with spinal dysraphism. Information about treatment strategies for these wounds is limited. PURPOSE: The purpose of this case study was to describe the management of a chronic, nonhealing neuropathic ulcer on the dorsum of the left foot of an 11-year-old boy with spinal dysraphism. METHODS: Autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP), obtained using a double centrifuge technique, was applied weekly underneath a nonadherent dressing and a below-knee plaster of paris cast. Complete non–weight-bearing was encouraged. RESULTS: The patient presented with a 9 cm2 wound and a Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH 3.0) score of 13, which was of 6 months’ duration. For the first 3 weeks, the autologous PRP and plaster cast were applied weekly. After 3 weeks, the wound was 2.25 cm2 (PUSH score 7) and treatment was changed to moistened saline dressings underneath the cast. The wound was healed after 5 weeks. No adverse effects were observed. CONCLUSION: Studies are needed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of autologous PRP in neuropathic ulcer management in pediatric populations and to obtain evidence for optimal management of these wounds in persons with spinal dysraphism.
Documentary Publications on the History of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War on the Website of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library
Authors: Afiani Vitaly Y.
Published: December 2020

The article analyses publication of a large set of historical and archival documents on the history of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War on the website of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library. Since 2009 it functions as the national electronic repository of digital copies of the most important documents on the history of Russian statehood and Russian language, as well as multimedia, multifunctional, cultural, scientific, educational and information-analytical centre with the status of the national library of Russia. In the “Collections” section, the libraryʼs website places online publications of various forms and subjects. The author considers the methods of publishing digitized copies of archival documents. Within the frames of the first part of the Internet project “The Second World War in archival documents (set of digitized archival documents, footage and photo materials)” there are published 1767 electronic copies of documents, then promised to continue. There is placed the full list of published documents, it provides the ability to sort them, search by date and place of storage. Virtual multimedia exhibition “The Great Patriotic War, which determined the outcome of the Second World War. For the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941—1945” presents more than 500 official documents, documentary photographs, periodical materials and leaflets. The authors of the exhibition apparently consider the online publication “Combat actions of the air defence forces of the navy in the Great Patriotic War of 1941—1945” as a kind of rare publication, therefore they decided to publish the facsimile reproduction of it. The article concludes on the great significance of the project “The Second World War in archival documents (set of digitized archival documents, footage and photo materials)” that placed a large set of documents from Federal and departmental archives, many of which were first declassified. The author reveals shortcomings of Internet publications of archival documents in the field of placement methods related to inaccurate determination of their readership.
The Passive Permeability Landscape Around Geometrically Diverse Hexa- and Heptapeptide Macrocycles
Authors: Townsend Chad , Jason Eva , Naylor Matthew R. , Pye Cameron R. , Schwochert Joshua A. , Edmondson Quinn , Lokey R. Scott
Published: December 2020

Recent advances in DNA and mRNA encoding technologies have enabled the discovery of high-affinity macrocyclic peptides and peptide-like ligands against virtually any protein target of interest. Unfortunately, even the most potent biochemical leads from these screening technologies often have weak cellular activity due to poor absorption. Biasing such libraries towards passive cell permeability in the design phase would facilitate development of leads against intracellular targets. We set out to empirically evaluate the intrinsic permeability of thousands of geometrically diverse hexa- and heptapeptide scaffolds by permuting backbone stereochemistry and N-methylation, and by including peptoid and β-amino acid residues at select positions, with the goals of providing a resource for biasing library-based screening efforts toward passive membrane permeability and studying the effects of the backbone elements introduced on a large number of compounds. Libraries were synthesized via standard split-pool solid phase peptide synthesis, and passive permeability was measured in pools of 150 compounds using a highly multiplexed version of the parallel artificial mem-brane permeability assay (PAMPA) under sink conditions. Compounds were identified using CycLS, a high-resolution mass spectrometry-based method that uses stable isotopes to encode stereochemistry and matches MSMS data to virtual fragment libraries based on the expected macrocyclic products. From the compounds that were identified with high confidence, 823 hexameric and 1330 heptameric scaffolds had PAMPA permeability coefficients greater than 1x10-6 cm/s. The prevalence of high permeability compounds in these two libraries suggests that passive permeability is achievable for hexa- and heptapeptides with highly diverse backbone geometries.
Predicting Hydrogen Storage in MOFs via Machine Learning
Authors: Ahmed Alauddin , Siegel Donald
Published: December 2020

The H2 storage capacities of a diverse set of 918,734 metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) sourced from 19 databases is predicted via machine learning (ML). Using only 7 structural features as input, ML identifies 8,282 MOFs with the potential to exceed the capacities of state-of-the-art materials under physisorptive conditions. The identified MOFs are predominantly hypothetical compounds having low densities (<0.31 g cm-3) in combination with high surface areas (> 5,300 m2 g-1), void fractions (~0.90), and pore volumes (>3.3 cm3 g-1). In addition, the relative importance of the input features are characterized, and dependencies on the ML algorithm and training set size are quantified. The single most important features for predicting H2 uptake are pore volume (for gravimetric capacity) and void fraction (for volumetric capacity). The ML models are available for use via the web, allowing for rapid and accurate predictions of usable hydrogen capacities for MOFs with only minimal structural data as input; for the simplest models only a single input feature is required.
A Quick NIR Based Method for Ascertaining Coffee and Chicory Percentage in a Mixture
Authors: Harohally Nanishankar , Thomas Cyril
Published: December 2020

Coffee is a widely consumed beverage of the human population for several centuries. In coffee consuming countries encompassing India, Brazil, France, and parts of the USA, chicory is added to coffee as a substitute and to enhance the color of the beverage. There is hardly any non-destructive technique to ascertain the percentage of chicory and coffee in the solid mixture. Herein, we report a simple and quick near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) based method for quantification of coffee and chicory percentages in the solid mixture. The method has been developed for Arabica, Robusta variety coffee powder in addition to instant coffee powder. We evaluated a commercial coffee powder having reported values of 65 % of Coffee and 35 % of Chicory by employing the developed method. The achieved method revealed a result of 64.2 % of coffee and 35.8 % of Chicory. Results demonstrate the power of NIR spectroscopic method as a rapid technique for quantification of coffee and chicory percentage in the solid mixture which is expected to facilitate the consumer and coffee industry.
Reaction Mechanism of 2-Amido-2-Aminoacetic Acid-Formation from Amides and 2-Iminoacetic Acid: A DFT-study and Wavefunction Analysis
Authors: Dazinger Georg
Published: December 2020

Based on a study of Wei Zeng et. al.[7], where the synthesis of gem-diamino acid esters from 2-iminoacetic acid esters and amides, with various N- and C-substituents, respectively, is reported, a modeled reaction, where the latter substituents were replaced by H, was simulated by means of DFT. A reasonable reaction mechanism was found for the formation of 2-amido-2-aminoacetic acid from formamide and 2-iminoacetic acid. Moreover, possible side reactions were simulated and discussed.
COVID -19: Emerging out of the Pandemic Situation
Authors: Sakshi Kumeriya  , Bharat Rathi  , Renu Rathi  , Mujahid Khan
Published: December 2020

The novel SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan, China, last year and spread all over the world countries and caused the worst ever pandemic situation. This deadly virus held the entire world to be in high alert. Considering its seriousness, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern. Govt. of India and its all allied organizations are working together and trying hard to control it and avoid the situation of community transmission. Nationwide lockdown helped to control the transmission but after unlock it transmitted speedily in the community, which is the alarming sign for everyone. In this review, the attempt is made to focus on published research articles on coronavirus disease, mode of transmission and disinfection measures, the current state of research, treatment protocol so those common people can understand its gravity and follow the measures stringently.
SIMULATION OF SEDIMENT YIELD AND SUPPLY ON WATER FLOW IN DIFFERENT SUBBASINS OF TERENGGANU WATERSHED FROM 1973-2017
Authors: Sufiyan Ibrahim , J.I Magaji , Zaharadeed Isa
Published: December 2020

The catchment area of Terengganu has to be flooding during the monsoon season. The reason is climate change that increases water flow in most of the rivers. The analysis using ArSWAT2012 has simulated the whole watershed and the result as proven to have about 25 different sub-basins. Each sub-basin has its peculiar characteristics of Hydrologic Response Units (HRUs). Base on the morphological classification, the river has accumulated a lot of sediments. The sediment yield and concentration has been analyzed from 1973- 2017 through simulation. The study compared the simulations and found out the slide differences in the sediment loads that come in and the sediment that goes out. The sediment concentration also varies with the temporal morphological changes of the Terengganu watershed especially the river mouth.
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TWO BIOLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEMS IN ASSESSING WATER QUALITY: A CASE OF RIVER BIRIRA, SHEEMA DISTRICT, UGANDA
Authors: Turibamwe Edson , Wangalwa Rapheal
Published: December 2020

River Birira stretches through Kitagata town council and near Kitagata hot springs in southwestern Uganda. These areas receive an inflow of people that utilize the hot springs because of the belief of healing associated with the water. This has led to increased human activities along river Birira, which may negatively impact on the ecological integrity of the river. A number of countries have developed biological monitoring systems to assess the water quality of rivers and streams, however non has been developed specifically for Uganda. This study therefore aimed to assess the water quality of river Birira and determine the compatibility and usability of Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) and Tanzania River Scoring System (TARISS) biological monitoring systems in a Ugandan setting. In this study, four sampling sites were selected basing on human activities taking place along river Birira. The sites were assessed for both physico-chemical and biological parameters using standard methods. In this study 9 physicochemical parameters were used in the computation of water quality index (WQI). Findings of this study indicated that sites in close proximity with the bathing pool of Kitagata hot springs were severely impacted and had undesirable water quality. Results also showed that the water of river Birira is generally unsuitable for human consumption, therefore, needs thorough treatment before consumption and domestic use. This study further revealed that both BMWP and TARISS monitoring systems give similar deductions about the water quality of river Birira. Therefore, any one of the monitoring systems can be adopted in assessing the water quality of the River.
MICROALGAL-BACTERIAL CONSORTIA: AN ALLURING AND NOVEL APPROACH FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Authors: Moondra Nandini , Jariwala Namrata D , Christian Robin A
Published: December 2020

The algal-bacterial process has received more attention in the present scenario as a new low-cost method towards pollutant removal from wastewater because symbiotic relationship between algae and bacteria is efficient when compared to traditional secondary treatments. The present work evaluated the optimum concentration of microalgal-bacterial consortia for significant reductions in physicochemical parameters of raw domestic wastewater. In the study, three different concentrations (20%, 30% and 40%) of microalgal-bacterial consortia were studied at 8 hours and 16 hours HRT. Among the different concentrations of consortia studied, 30% consortia gave maximum removal efficiency at both the HRTs. The maximum removal efficiency of phosphate, ammonia, BOD and COD was about 99.79%, 94.85%, 89.02% and 88.96%, respectively, at 8 hours HRT. However, at 16 hours, HRT maximum removal efficiency observed was 97.40%, 94.05%, 83.52% and 88.40% for phosphate, ammonia, BOD and COD respectively. The study depicts that microalgal-bacterial consortia can efficiently remediate nutrients and organic matter from domestic wastewater in both cases when sunlight was ample and even with minimal / no sunlight; hence this system can work effectively throughout the day with much lesser HRT and higher removal efficiency.
USING THE GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES FOR MAPPING THE GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL ZONES IN KG TIMBANG DAYANG, KOTA BELUD, SABAH
Authors: Isnain Zulherry , Abd Ghaffar Siti Nadia
Published: December 2020

The growing demand for groundwater is due to several reasons such as the increment of population, agriculture, pollution, industrialization and urbanization. This study aims to map the groundwater potential zones by using the Geographical Information System (GIS) with remote sensing techniques in the study area. The study area is located at Kg Timbang Dayang and its surrounding at Kota Belud, Sabah. Eight parameters were studied that affect the occurrence of groundwater in the study area. Those parameters are obtained from existing maps, remote sensing imagery and associated databases. The parameters are; lithology, rainfall distribution, drainage density, lineament density, soil types, elevation, slope steepness and landuse. All these parameters will be used to create the thematic maps based on the given weightage values. Finally, all the thematic maps will be integrated to produce the final groundwater potential map of the study area. The groundwater potential map is classified into three categories which are low, moderate and high.
EROSION PREDICTION AND CONSERVATION PLANNING IN THE BUBUH SUB-WATERSHED, BANGLI REGENCY
Authors: BR Purba Yessy Sismaka , Puja I Nyoman , Sumarniasih Made Sri
Published: December 2020

Erosion is a natural process that is difficult to remove or zero erosion rates. The purpose research was analysing erosion hazard and conservation planning. The method used is a survey and take soil samples for analysis in the laboratory. Parameters analysed: texture, volume weight, permeability and organic matter. Soil erosion rate is calculated with USLE. The calculation results show that erosion is very light (land units 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12) and light (land units 5). The highest value is in moor land use (29.83 tons/ha /year) and the lowest is rice field land use (0.003 tons/ha/year). The level of erosion hazard is classified as very mild and mild, but the actual erosion that occurs exceeds tolerable erosion. Conservation actions is by increasing plant density, planting soil cover crops, adding organic matter, mulching, repair existing terraces.
BOTTLED WATER SOLD IN THE TRIPOLI MARKETS: CHALLENGES AND SHORTCOMINGS
Authors: Fhelboom Reda , Brika Bashir
Published: December 2020

Bottles of water, by different trademarks which lack of the standard specifications, have overwhelmed shops and markets in Libya. Despite the fact that the number of plants and factories of bottled water is increasing rapidly, there has not been any serious intention on the part of governmental bodies to take action against the unlicensed factories. This has led to the quality of bottled water in many cases violating the required standards of chemical and physical properties for the potable water, which threatens the public health. The aim of this paper was first, to investigate whether if these bottled water do really meets the international and Libyan standards of bottled water, and second to point out the actions taken by the responsible authorities as well as other related governmental/non-governmental organizations. The paper examined four random samples of bottled water sold in Tripoli during January 2019 and measured some of its physicochemical properties, such as total dissolved solids (TDS), pH, sodium, potassium and calcium. The results indicated that all the experimental values were different from what was written on the samples’ labels. The percentage of these differences ranged from 2% to 650 %. The statistical data of TDS (labeled-measured) was found to be 78.725 mg/l with a standard deviation of 33.91758 mg/l, and t-test with p = 0.019 (P ≤ 0.05), which means results are significant. It was also observed that all samples violated the Libyan standards in not providing all the required data on their labels; 25% of samples do not include water source, 50% of samples do not mention the source of the water, 75% of samples do not mention license number, and 50% of samples do not provide any written statement regarding the storage conditions, which means that all the samples must be withdrawn from the market without the need for chemical or biological testing.
USE OF RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK APPROACH FOR METHYLENE BLUE REMOVAL BY ADSORPTION ONTO WATER HYACINTH
Authors: Prasad Rajnikant , Yadav Kunwar D.
Published: December 2020

The release of coloured effluents from various dying industries are of great concern due to the challenge involved in the treatment process. In present work, response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) were used to predict the color removal using adsorption process. Water hyacinth (WH) was used as an economical adsorbent for color removal from aqueous solution in a batch system. The individual effect of influential parameter viz. initial pH, MB (dye) concentration, and the adsorbent dose were studied using the central composite design of RSM. The RSM result was used as an input data along with final pH (non-controllable parameter) after adsorption to train the ANN model. Color removal of 96.649% was obtained experimentally at the optimized condition. A comparison between the experimental data and model results shows a high correlation coefficient (R2RSM = 0.99 and R2ANN = 0.98) and showed that the two models predicted MB removal indicating WH can be used as an adsorbent for color removal from dye wastewater.
Zarządzanie długiem publicznym w Polsce. Implikacje dla stabilności gospodarczej kraju
Authors: Misztal Piotr
Published: December 2020

Przedmiot badań: Rządowy portfel długów jest zwykle największym portfelem finansowym w kraju. Często zawiera złożone i ryzykowne struktury finansowe i może generować znaczne ryzyko dla budżetu państwa i stabilności finansowej kraju. Dlatego od rządów wymaga się rzetelnego zarządzania ryzykiem i solidnych struktur długu publicznego, aby ograniczyć ekspo­zycję na ryzyko rynkowe, ryzyko finansowania lub rolowania długu, ryzyko płynności, ryzyko kredytowe, rozliczeniowe i operacyjne. W ostatnich latach kryzysy na rynku długu uwypukliły znaczenie należytych praktyk zarządzania długiem publicznym i ryzykiem z tym związanym oraz potrzebę efektywnego i dobrze rozwiniętego krajowego rynku kapitałowego. Może to zmniejszyć podatność gospodarki na niekorzystne wstrząsy gospodarcze i finansowe. Ważne jest jednak również to, aby rząd utrzymywał politykę makroekonomiczną, która zapewnia należyte zarządzanie fiskalne i monetarne.

Cel badawczy: Celem badań jest przedstawienie teoretycznych i praktycznych aspektów niezwykle ważnej problematyki, jaką jest zarządzanie długiem publicznym w Polsce, oraz wskazanie naj­istotniejszych implikacji dla stabilności ekonomicznej kraju na przykładzie polskiej gospodarki.

Metoda badawcza: W pracy wykorzystano metodę badawczą opartą na studiach literaturowych z zakresu makroekonomii, polityki gospodarczej i finansów oraz analizę statystyczną badane­go zjawiska.

Wyniki: Skuteczne zarządzanie długiem publicznym może zmniejszyć podatność gospodarki na zagrożenia finansowe, przyczynić się do stabilności makroekonomicznej kraju, zachować stabilność zadłużenia i chronić reputację rządu wśród inwestorów.
Władztwo podatkowe i jego wpływ na budżety gminne
Authors: Rogalska Joanna
Published: December 2020

Przedmiot badań: Przedmiotem badań jest próba określenia wpływu władztwa podatkowego gmin na ich budżety. Władztwo podatkowe nie dotyczy w jednakowym zakresie wszystkich podatków i opłat lokalnych. Możliwość obniżenia górnych stawek podatków, zastosowania ulg i zwolnień (bez ulg i zwolnień ustawowych) oraz kształtowania warunków płatności podatków i składania deklaracji podatkowych dotyczy podatku rolnego, leśnego, od nieruchomości jak również od środków transportowych, czyli podatków pobieranych przez samorządowe organy podatkowe. Należy się zastanowić, czy przyznany gminom zakres władztwa podatkowego może być związany z ryzykiem utraty stabilności finansowej jednostki.

Cel badawczy: Celem niniejszego opracowania jest określenie wpływu władztwa podatkowego na budżety gmin.

Metody badawcze: W opracowaniu zostały wykorzystane grupy metod typowych dla nauk społecz­nych. Jej elementami jest poznanie empiryczne związane z obserwacją, porównaniem i pomiarem, który dokonano w przedziale czasowym 2014–2018.

Wyniki: Z przeprowadzonych badań wynika, że władztwo podatkowe nie dotyczy wszystkich rodzajów podatków. Gminy korzystają najczęściej z uprawnień związanych z obniżaniem górnych granic stawek podatkowych. Przypada na nie od 76 do 78% ogółu utraconych dochodów. Spośród konkretnych źródeł utraconych dochodów w tej grupie należy wskazać podatek od nieruchomości. Kolejną grupą, która generuje znaczny poziom utraconych dochodów, jest stosowanie ulg i zwolnień. W skali wszystkich typów gmin jest to 17%. W znacznie mniejszym stopniu gminy wykorzystują uprawnienia w zakresie umarzania zaległości podatkowych – 3% utraconych dochodów oraz roz­kładania na raty lub odraczania terminu płatności – 2% utraconych dochodów. Stosowanie przez gminy władztwa podatkowego skutkuje utratą części dochodów. W krótkim okresie rezygnacja z części dochodów może ograniczyć możliwość funkcjonowania bądź nawet konieczność pozy­skiwania dodatkowych środków finansowych. Natomiast w długim okresie pojawi się pozytywne oddziaływanie decyzji o pozostawieniu pieniędzy w rękach podatników.
Ochrona własności intelektualnej i jej praktyczne zastosowanie w polskich przedsiębiorstwach typu start-up
Authors: Wołczuk Przemysław T.
Published: December 2020

Przedmiot badań: Przedmiotem badań w niniejszym artykule jest kwestia ochrony własności intelektualnej wśród twórców polskich start-upów. Problem ten jest o tyle istotny, że jakiekolwiek zaniedbania i zaniechania na tym obszarze mogą okazać się destrukcyjne dla nowo powstających przedsiębiorstw. Bez względu na to, którą z form ochrony danych start-up zamierza wybrać, istotne jest, aby nastąpiło to możliwie najszybciej, szczególnie gdy mowa o wnioskach patentowych. Opóź­nienia przeważnie okazują się kosztowne, a nawet mogą skutkować utratą projektu lub wynalazku na rzecz innego podmiotu. Brak tradycji działań prewencyjnych powoduje, że start-upy stają się jedną z najsłabiej chronionych grup przedsiębiorstw działających na rynku.

Cel badawczy: Celem badań było ustalenie, jaki poziom świadomości prezentują twórcy start--upów w kwestii wagi ochrony praw autorskich. Czy ich wiedza jest wystarczająca, aby ochronić przedsiębiorstwo przed ewentualnymi konsekwencjami, które wynikać mogą np. z braku ochrony patentowej. Wreszcie, należało również ustalić, czy twórcy start-upów korzystają z usług dorad­czych w zakresie ochrony praw autorskich.

Metoda badawcza: W badaniu posłużono się ankietą telefoniczną, dobierając populację docelową według głównego kryterium, jakim było funkcjonowanie firmy na rynku nie dłużej niż 5 lat. Numery telefoniczne respondentów pozyskano z oficjalnych stron internetowych przedsiębiorstw. Uzyskane w ten sposób dane zostały opracowane i zinterpretowane, a samo badanie poprzedzone zostało analizą dostępnej dokumentacji przedsiębiorstw, których reprezentanci uczestniczyli w sondażu. Łącznie udział w badaniu wzięło 81 osób, a proces gromadzenia danych trwał pięć dni.

Wyniki: Badanie przeprowadzone wśród twórców polskich start-upów pokazuje dość wyraźnie, że z różnych względów nie traktują oni problemu własności intelektualnej priorytetowo, a co za tym idzie – narażają swoje przedsiębiorstwa na zupełnie niepotrzebne ryzyko. Konieczne wydają się więc zatem działania mające na celu podniesienie poziomu świadomości przedsiębiorców. Oznacza to w praktyce między innymi konieczność większej aktywności doradców biznesowych biegłych również w kwestiach związanych z prawem autorskim. Rola usług doradczych na tym etapie rozwoju przedsiębiorstwa bywa bowiem nader często niedoceniana.
Obowiązek notyfikacji zamiaru utworzenia wspólnego przedsiębiorcy
Authors: Kostecka-Jurczyk Daria
Published: December 2020

Przedmiot badań: Obowiązek notyfikacji zamiaru utworzenia wspólnego przedsiębiorcy Preze­sowi UOKiK w świetle przepisów ustawy o ochronie konkurencji i konsumentów budzi liczne wątpliwości interpretacyjne, których nie można rozwiązać poprzez analogię do zasady przyjętej w rozporządzeniu Rady (WE) nr 139/2004. Oba rozwiązania istotnie się różnią zarówno w zakresie przedmiotowym, jak i podmiotowym.

Cel badawczy: Celem opracowania jest zbadanie konstrukcji prawnej i przesłanek obowiązku notyfikacji zamiaru utworzenia wspólnego przedsiębiorcy funkcjonującego w obu reżimach praw­nych i ocena zasadności rozwiązań przyjętych w prawie polskim. W artykule przyjęto hipotezę, że obowiązek zgłoszeniowy w świetle przepisów ustawy o ochronie konkurencji i konsumentów (uokk) został sformułowany zbyt szeroko. Art. 13 ust. 2 pkt 3 uokk wymusza bowiem konieczność zgłoszenia wspólnych przedsiębiorców niestanowiących formy koncentracji i jest oderwany od obowiązującej w prawie unijnym zasady wspólnej kontroli wspólnego przedsiębiorcy, którego utworzenie stanowi stan faktyczny koncentracji.

Metoda badawcza: W celu weryfikacji przyjętej hipotezy badawczej zastosowano metodę analizy aktów prawnych oraz decyzji Komisji Europejskiej i Prezesa UOKiK. Do analizy rozporządzenia Rady (WE) nr 139/2004 oraz przepisów uokk wykorzystano także metodę formalno-dogmatyczną, a także metodę prawno-porównawczą.

Wyniki: W artykule wykazano, że funkcjonujący w prawie polskim obowiązek zgłoszeniowy jest sformułowany zbyt szeroko, gdyż obejmuje wspólnych przedsiębiorców, których utworzenie de facto nie spełnia przesłanek koncentracji.
Ekonomia społeczna w Polsce a rozwój gospodarczy
Authors: Chojnacka Katarzyna J.
Published: December 2020

Przedmiot badań: W artykule zaprezentowano wybrane rozważania nt. ekonomii społecznej w Polsce, łącząc je z determinantami i wskaźnikami rozwoju gospodarczego. Samą ekonomię społeczną potraktowano przy tym jako część narodowej gospodarki globalnej. Ze względu na charakter rozważań, wnioski płynące z analizy dostępnych danych jakościowych i ilościowych – ujęte w treści – poprzedzono zwięzłą prezentacją założeń obu obszarów wykazanych w tytule. Artykuł koresponduje z innym tekstem autorki nt. Ekonomii Społecznej (Social Economy), opu­blikowanym w 2019 r. Aby uniknąć powtórzeń, w bieżącym tekście zawężono analizę jedynie do kilku aspektów definicyjnych i badawczych.

Cel badawczy: Bezpośrednim celem autorki była diagnoza bieżącego stanu rozwoju ekonomii społecznej w Polsce w kontekście rozwoju gospodarczego, z uwzględnieniem jego mierników i determinantów. Ponieważ przedłożony do druku tekst ma stanowić wprowadzenie w zagadnienie polskiej gospodarki społecznej, przeważająca jego część ma charakter teoretyczny. Celem pośrednim była analiza dostępnego stanu wiedzy (również w zakresie danych jakościowych i ilościowych) poprzedzona próbą znalezienia aktualnych makrowielkości opisujących wskazany stan. Przyjęto przy tym, iż hipoteza badawcza brzmi: istnieje związek pomiędzy stanem rozwoju ekonomii spo­łecznej w Polsce a rozwojem gospodarczym kraju.

Metoda badawcza: Artykuł powstał w oparciu o zestawienie stanu aktualnej literatury przedmiotu (również obcojęzycznej), raportów oraz dostępnych danych makroekonomicznych. Ma, wobec powyższego, charakter syntezujący aspekty społeczno-ekonomiczne.

Wyniki: W efekcie artykuł stanowi kompilację kilku istotnych dla rozwoju gospodarczego Pol­ski wątków. Z przeprowadzonej analizy wynika, że istnieje potrzeba pogłębienia analizy stanu ekonomii społecznej w Polsce, której poniższy tekst jest częścią. W oparciu o aktualne dane i ba­dania literaturowe stwierdzono, że bardziej precyzyjna ocena stanu rozwoju będzie możliwa do przeprowadzenia najwcześniej w pierwszej połowie 2020 r., czyli niezwłocznie po opublikowaniu danych ilościowych przez GUS.
CEREBRAL PALSY:A CLINICAL OVERVIEW
Authors:   Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ergasheva Nargiza , Anorboev Sardor , Kendjaeva Gavkhar ,   Tashkent State Dental Institute of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Published: December 2020

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder characterized by abnormal tone, posture and movement. The incidence of CP is 2–4 per 1,000 live births in the world. Prematurityand low birth weight are important risk factors for CP; however, multiple other factors have been associated with an increased risk for CP, including maternal infections and diseases, and abnormal birth process. In most cases of CP the initial injury to the brain occurs during early fetal brain development, later a brain area that is injured cannot function properly in the future. CP is classified clinically based on the predominant motor syndrome—spastic hemiplegia, spastic diplegia, spastic quadriplegia, ataxic and dyskinetic cerebral palsies. The diagnosis of CPis based on a combination of clinical history, use of standardized neuromotor assessment and findings on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). If there is a suspicionof genetic or inborn metabolic disorders, screening tests should be provided additionally. Because CP is associated with multiple associated and secondary medical conditions, its management requires a multidisciplinary team approach
THE ELECTRONEUROMYOGRAPHIC CHANGES AMONG YOUNG CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY OF MOTOR FUNCTIONS
Authors:   Tashkent Institute for Post-Graduate Medical Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shamansurov Shaanvar , Mirsaidova Nigora
Published: December 2020

ENMG was held in order to make sure the status of motor analyzer and, particularly, peripheral nerves in arms and legs of children with motor developmental delay, and also asa differential diagnostic with cerebrospinal and cerebral groups. Detected changes of ENMG in somatic nerves ofarms and legs as a symmetric decrease of nerve conduction velocity and muscular activity in young children with spinal pathology have helped to connect the results with abnormality and progression of ischemia of peripheral nerves' structure of arms and legs
MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE TRAUMATIC INTRACRANIAL HEMATOMAS
Authors:   Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Neurosurgery Tashkent Institute Postgraduate Medical Education of Uzbekistan, Hazratkulov Rustam
Published: December 2020

Multiple traumatic hematomas (MG) account for 0.74% of all traumatic brain injuries. A comprehensive diagnostic approach to multiple traumatic intracranial hematomas allows to establish a diagnosis in the early stages of traumatic brain injury and to determine treatment tactics. A differentiated approach to the choice of surgical treatment of multiple hematomas allows to achieve satisfactory results and treatment outcomes, which accordingly contributes to the early activation of the patient, a reduction in hospital stay, a decrease in mortality and disabilityin patients with traumatic brain injury
MODERN UNDERSTANDING OF RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTION OF BRAIN INFARCTION(LITERATURE REVIEW)
Authors:   Samarkand State Medical Institute of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Kamalova Malika , Khaydarov Nodir , Islamov Shavka ,   Tashkent State Dental Institute of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Published: December 2020

Stroke is the leading cause of death and disability in the world. Statistics from Uzbekistan show that over 60,000 new strokes occur each year. At the same time, more than 160 new cases occur daily in the country. In Tashkent alone, 25-30 cases of stroke occur every day. In Tashkent alone, 25-30 strokes areobserved daily [1,7]. The main risk factors for atherothromboembolic ischemic stroke are, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, smoking and diabetes; and the main risk factors for cardiogenic ischemic stroke are atrial fibrillation and coronary heartdisease. Strategies to reduce the frequency of strokes include the prevention of primary and secondary (repeated) stroke, as well as the rehabilitation period of patients. With a qualitative approach, the mortality and disability of patients is reduced
CLINICAL AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC PREDICTION OF FACIAL NERVE NEUROPATHY IN CHILDREN
Authors:   Samarkand State Medical Institute of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Asadova Nozima , Djurabekova Aziza , Igamova Saodat
Published: December 2020

In modern medical literature, discussions continue about neuropathies of the facial nerve in children,disease factors, clinical and neurological features, the severity of the course, the difficulties of diagnosis and prognosis of the disease. The work is devoted to the analysis of the neuropathy of the facial nerve in children and adolescents, depending on the clinical forms of the disease, using electroneurosympathetic indicators, the latency period, the blinking reflex and thenatureof the lesion of the facial nerve accompanied by pain syndrome
Accessibility and Phenomenality: Remarks on Solving Molyneux’s Question Empirically.
Authors: Loaiza Juan R
Published: December 2020

In the xvii century, William Molyneux asked John Locke whether a newly-sighted person could reliably identify a cube from a sphere without aid from their touch. While this might seem an easily testable question, answering it is not so straightforward. In this paper, I illustrate this question and claim that some distinctions regarding the concept of consciousness are important for an empirical solution. First, I will describe Molyneux’s question as it was proposed by Molyneux himself, and I’ll briefly say something about its early debates. Second, I will go over some empirical attempts to solve this question, including recent experiments coming from neuroscience. Third, I will introduce some distinctions with regards to consciousness, and in the following section I will apply them to the Molyneux case. Finally, I will shortly consider some consequences of this approach. I conclude by suggesting researchers pay attention to different senses in which Molyneux’s question might be posed for empirical purposes.
Proyectando. Reflexiones y ejercicios para la construcción de proyectos de investigación
Authors:   Universitaria Agustiniana, Bonelo Martínez Edwin
Published: December 2020

El presente texto presenta las condiciones y los elementos a tener en cuenta para el diseño básico de investigaciones académicas a nivel de pregrado. Se parte de los aspectos iniciales de la investigación (elección y delimitación del tema, búsqueda de antecedentes, planteamiento de la problemática de investigación y formulación de objetivos). Luego, se exponen los elementos a tener en cuenta para la construcción de los marcos de referencia. A continuación, se aborda lo relativo a la estrategia metodológica. Por último, a modo de anexo, se exponen algunos lineamientos generales para la construcción del documento final del proyecto.
Torsional Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Externally-Bonded Fibre Reinforced Polymer: An Energy Absorption Evaluation
Authors: Hason Mahir M. , Hanoon Ammar N. , Al Zand Ahmed W. , Abdulhameed Ali A. , Al-Sulttani Ali O.
Published: December 2020

The impacts of numerous important factors on the Energy Absorption (EA) of torsional Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams strengthened with external FRP is the main purpose and innovation of the current research. A total of 81 datasets were collected from previous studies, focused on the investigation of EA behaviour. The impact of nine different parameters on the Torsional EA of RC-beams was examined and evaluated, namely the concrete compressive strength (f’c), steel yield strength (fy), FRP thickness (tFRP), width-to-depth of the beam section (b/h), horizontal (ρh) and vertical (ρv) steel ratio, angle of twist (θu), ultimate torque (Tu), and FRP ultimate strength (fy-FRP). For the evaluation of the energy absorption capacity at different levels, Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was implemented in this study. Also, to fit the measured results, Quadratic and Line models were created. The results show that the RSM technique is a highly significant tool that can be applied not only to energy absorption-related problems examined in this research, but also to other engineering problems. An agreement is observed between Pareto and standardized charts with the literature showing that the EA capacity of the torsional FRP-RC beams is mostly affected by the concrete compressive strength, followed by the vertical reinforcement ratio. The newly suggested model in this article exhibits a satisfactory correlation co-efficient (R), of about 80%, with an adequate level of accuracy. The obtained results also reveal that the EA acts as a safety index for the FRP-strengthened RC beams exposed to torsional loadings to avoid sudden structural damage. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2020-SP(EMCE)-07 Full Text: PDF
Improving power efficiency of underloaded pipelines with variable frequency drives
Authors:   PJSC Transneft, Revel-Muroz Pavel A. , Matveev Georgy N. ,   Giprotruboprovod, JSC, Bekker Leonid M. ,   Giprotruboprovod, JSC, Shtukaturov Konstantin Y. ,   Giprotruboprovod, JSC
Published: December 2020

The paper considers the option to reduce power consumption in the operation of the underloaded trunk pipeline by engaging additional pump units with lower rotor r.p.m. control using variable frequency drive. Under these conditions, the operating point of the pumps (delivery rate, head) approaches to the rated output, thus increasing the efficiency of the pumps and decreasing the electricity power consumption for pumping operations. The paper presents comparative calculations of operating conditions for a section of the trunk pipeline with a specified pumping capacity of 35 million t/year (60 % of the design load) when one, two and three main line pumps with variable frequency drives are engaged. The power consumption for pumping is calculated using the dependence of the variable frequency drive and motor efficiencies on the electric motor load and rotational speed. Based on the results of calculations, the electric energy saving is determined when additional pumping units are engaged. The experience has shown that when the second main line pump was engaged, the electric energy saving for pumping was 3.7% compared to the condition with one pump running. However, if the third pump is engaged, the saving is only 1.9 % – the decrease is due to lower motor and variable frequency drive efficiencies in the underloaded condition.
Flexural dynamic response of monopile foundations under linear wave loads
Authors:   University of Stavanger, Giotis Theofanis , Pavlou Dimitrios ,   University of Stavanger
Published: December 2020

An analytical solution for the dynamic response of submerged slender circular cylindrical structures subjected to linear wave loads is presented. A double Laplace transform with respect to temporal and spatial variables is applied both to motion equation and boundary conditions. The dynamic deflection of the beam is obtained by inversion of the Laplace transform. The latter with respect to spatial variable is obtained analytically, while the one concerning the temporal variable is numerically calculated using Durbin numerical scheme. Results in the case of a representative example for a monopile foundation subjected to Airy waves are presented and discussed, and the analytical result is compared against numerical dynamic and static solutions.
Elaeagnus Angustifolia: a Promising Medicinal Plant for Cancer Theraby
Authors: Mohamed Islam , Moahmed Ahmed , Abdelkader Mennatallah , Saleh Alaaeldin , Al-Moustafa Ala-Eddin
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Elaeagnus angustifolia (EA) is a medicinal plant that has been used for centuries in treating many human diseases, in the Middle East, including fever, amoebic dysentery, gastrointestinal problems. However, the effect of EA plant extract on human cancer progression especially oral malignancy has not been investigated yet. Thus, first we examined the effect of EA flower extract on angiogenesis in ovo, and on selected parameters in human oral cancer cells. Materials and methods: Chorioallantoic membranes (CAMs) of chicken embryos at 3-7 days of incubation were used to assess the effect EAflower plant extract on angiogenesis. Meanwhile, cell proliferation, soft agar, cell cycle, cell invasion and cell wounding assays were performed to explore the outcome of EA plant extract on FaDu and SCC25 oral cancer cell lines. On the other hand, western blot analysis was carried out to evaluate E-cadherin and Erk1/Erk2 expression and activation, respectively, in FaDu and SCC25 under the effect of EA extract. Results: Our data show that EA extract inhibits cell proliferation and colony formation, in addition to the initiation of Scell cycle arrest and reductionof G1/G2 phases. In parallel, EA extract provokes differentiation to an epithelial phenotype “mesenchymal-epithelial transition: MET” which is the opposite of “epithelial-mesenchymal transition, EMT”: an important event in cell invasion and metastasis. Thus, EA extract causes a dramatic decrease in cell motility and invasion abilities of FaDu and SCC25 cancer cells in comparison with their controls. These changes are accompanied by an up-regulation of E-cadherin expression. The molecular pathway analysis of the EA flower extract reveals that it can inhibit the phosphorylation of Erk1/Erk2, which could be behind the inhibition of angiogenesis, the initiation of MET event and the overexpression of E-cadherin. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that EA plant extract can downgrade human oral cancer progression by the inhibition of angiogenesis and cell invasion via Erk1/Erk2 signaling pathways.