bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
FILM TOURISM IN THE PROMOTION OF SELECTED TOURIST DESTINATIONS
Authors: Bieńkowska-Gołasa Wioletta
Published: March 2020

Film tourism is a phenomenon which is not very well known but developing together with new film productions and people’s increasing interest in this area. The film is to some extent a new promotion tool which uses a filmed image to show places and stories on purpose and in a way which is adjusted to the audience. This can later encourage people to go to a certain destination. The aim of the article was to find out whether film tourism influenced the promotion of selected tourist destinations. It was done by means of the method of diagnostic survey with the use of the technique of a standardized questionnaire. The results of the research in reference to film tourism in the promotion of tourist destinations indicate that it is a phenomenon that should be further promoted. It is because nearly 50% of the respondents encountered the term “film tourism”.
IMPACT OF NEW MEMBER STATES ACCESSION ON FOOD SAFETY AND OBESITY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Authors: Bórawski Piotr , Bełdycka-Bórawska Aneta , Grzybowska-Brzezińska Mariola , Harper Jayson
Published: March 2020

The objective of this paper is to present food safety in the EU and obesity among inhabitants of the Member States countries. The Global Food Security Index (GFSI) was analyzed for the period from 2012 till 2016 using descriptive, tabular and graphical methods. UN-FAO data was the source of information on the GFSI. The concept of the GFSI is described and then used to explain changes in national food security and obesity over time. The GFSI index in 2016 was the highest in Ireland (84.3) and Netherlands (82.6). The lowest GFSI Index in 2016 was found in Bulgaria (60.6), Romania (65.6), and Slovakia (67.7). The results indicate that the largest increase in the GFSI during this period were observed in the Great Britain (+3.1), Ireland (+2.4), and Germany (+1.4). The authors also analysed obesity resulting from excessive consumption of food in developing and developed countries. The research shows that the highest obesity rates are in the Great Britain (28.1%), the Czech Republic (26.8%), Slovakia (25.7%), and Ireland (25.6%).
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTE REGION IN PORTUGAL AND THE MASOVIAN VOIVODSHIP IN POLAND
Authors: Chciałowski Marcin
Published: March 2020

The aim of the paper was to compare the directions of investments in communication and transport infrastructure of the Norte Region in Portugal and the Masovian Voivodship in Poland. When analyzing the saturation of the infrastructure, particular attention has been paid to the investment aspect, since this factor has a major impact on the development of these regions. The conducted research has shown significant differences in the investment process itself. The Masovian Voivodship strongly diversifies the transport infrastructure investments on various modes of transport. In turn, in the Norte region one can observe a strong transport orientation geared towards an extensive network of expressways and a large access to local airports. The location of transport investments so understood in particular modes of transport is related to the different conditions of location of both regions.
APPLICATION OF IT TOOLS IN MANAGING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN THE CONTEXT OF CREATING ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION
Authors: Lisowska Renata
Published: March 2020

The presence of small and medium-sized enterprises on the Internet in the era of increasing global competition has become a necessity. These entities have begun to notice the benefits that can be obtained by using modern IT tools in various areas of their operations. The aim of the paper is to analyse and evaluate the impact of the use of IT tools in various areas of SMEs’ operations on creating their entrepreneurial orientation. The implementation of such a goal required, on the one hand, a literature review and an analysis of current research on the IT tools used by small and medium-sized enterprises in the context of creating their entrepreneurial orientation, and on the other hand, conducting the author’s own research among small companies. Quantitative research was carried out from December 2017 to January 2018 among 400 small enterprises in Poland by means of a survey questionnaire using the CATI technique.
POLITICAL BUDGET CYCLES – GOING BEYOND THE AVERAGE
Authors: Wielechowski Michał
Published: March 2020

We test whether there are country-specific election cycles present in the public expenditure in the European Union. Using panel data on all 28 current EU Member States from 1995 to 2015, we find in general evidence for an election-induced expansion in total government spending and within the categories of public services, safety, housing, recreation, and education. Our contribution is to combine the notion of targeting specific public spending categories and the occurrence of country-specific political budget cycles in the EU. The results indicate that election cycles vary substantially across countries. We observe a significant election effect in about 77% of our estimates. Two thirds of these observed significant effects represent increased spending in pre-election period.
DO CHILD AND ELDER CARE INFLUENCE WORKTIME OF POLISH EMPLOYEES?
Authors: Witkowska Dorota
Published: March 2020

Economic activity is an important issue, and it depends on many determinants. The aim of our research is the identification of the most important factors which affect the female and male employees’ worktime in Poland. The research is provided on the basis of individual data, originating from Polish Labour Force Survey. In our study, we estimate econometric models, which are built for: the whole sample and separately for women and men. The models describe number of working hours provided by employees (in a month prior to the survey), which is explained by the characteristics of the employee and workplace. In the study we found out that there are different effects of distinguished factors to the male and female employees’ activity. These differences are especially visible for the variables related to respondents’ family situation, education level and occupation.
EXPENDITURE ON CATERING SERVICES ACROSS EUROPEAN HOUSEHOLDS’ BUDGETS
Authors: Piekut Marlena , Valentukevičienė Marina
Published: March 2020

The aim of the paper is to recognize and estimate alterations in expenditures on catering services across European households, with particular emphasis on households in Poland. The research material was obtained from the Statistics of Poland (GUS) and Eurostat. The research covers 2012 and 2016. It showed the increase of the share of expenditure on catering in total expenditure. It also showed statistically significant differences in the share for expenditure on catering in total expenditure between EU countries and types of Polish households by their demographic and social characteristics.
Öppen tillgång till forskningspublikationer Forskarsamfundets nationella policy och åtgärdsprogram 2020–2025 (1)
Authors: Samordningen av öppen vetenskap och forskning
Published: March 2020

Målet med denna policy är att garantera att forskningssamfundet och de som tillämpar forskning har tillgång till forskningsbaserad kunskap på ett sätt som aldrig tidigare varit möjligt. Policyn för öppen tillgång till vetenskapliga publikationer fastställer principer, mål och åtgärder. Genom att förbinda sig till och främja dessa kan forskarsamfundet i Finland uppnå en jämlik tillgång till forskningsbaserad information.

Policyn består av gemensamma principer och delpolicyer. Målen och åtgärderna fastställs i delpolicyerna. I principerna fastställs de allmänna villkoren för strävan efter öppen tillgång till forskningspublikationer. De uttrycker viktiga principerna som forskningssamfundet bör hålla fast vid för att uppnå öppenhet.
Open access to scholarly publications. National Policy and executive plan by the research community in Finland for 2020–2025 (1)
Authors: Open Science and Research Coordination
Published: March 2020

The objective of this policy is to guarantee that the research community and those applying research informationin practice have access to researched information in a way that has never before been possible. The policy of open access to scholarly publications defines the principles, objectives and actions. By committing and promoting these the research community in Finland can achieve equal access to researched information.

This policy is composed of principles and policy components, which determine objectives and actions. The principles define the general terms under which open scholarly publication should be sought. They consist of important principles for the research community that must be adhered to in the effort to achieve open access.
Hyperbaric oxygenation in transplantology
Authors: Levina O. A. , Evseev A. K. , Khubutiya M. Sh. , Babkina A. V. , Shabanov A. K.
Published: March 2020

The ability to eliminate any form of oxygen debt by transporting oxygen to organs and tissues, by dissolving it in body fluids, brings hyperbaric oxygenation to a new level of application in transplantology. The review discusses the pathophysiological aspects of hyperbaric oxygenation during ischemia and reinfusion, especially when used in transplantology, and also investigations on the use of hyperbaric oxygenation in model experiments and in clinical practice. Analysis of the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygenation therapy at various stages of the transplantation process (preconditioning, donation, organ storage, in the early and late post-transplant periods) allows us to conclude that this method should be more widely involved in transplantation practice.

Authors declare no conflict of interest.
Revisiting the transplantation of donor heart with left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy
Authors: Popov M. A. , Shumakov D. V. , Zybin D. I. , Agafonov E. G.
Published: March 2020

Despite the widespread use of mechanical circulatory support systems, modern optimal drug therapy and various interventional methods of heart transplantation remain the "gold standard" for the treatment of end-stage heart failure patients.

At the same time the required number of heart transplants is significantly increasing due to the progressively increasing number of patients needing transplants and the actual donor pool. In recent years there has been a trend towards the increase in the number of recipients and the decrease in the number of donor organs. However, the use of donor hearts with pathological changes, including left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy, remains a controversial topic. It is believed that the use of expanded criteria significantly increases the risk of graft failure in the post-transplant period and leads to deterioration of immediate and long-term results. This work aimed to analyze the data on using donor hearts with left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy for allotransplantation.

Authors declare no conflict of interest.
The Self Control of Student in using of Social Media.
Authors: Agung Desri Fitri , Alizamar Alizamar , Afdal Afdal
Published: March 2020

Self-control is the ability of self to control the urge to do or not do something that is desirable both in terms of acting and behaving, especially in the use of social media, self-control in the use of social media referred to in this study, namely behavioral control, cognitive control, and decision control. This study aims to describe self-control in the use of social media students of SMA Negeri 5 Padang. This research is a descriptive analysis study, with a sample of 276 students obtained using proportional stratified random sampling technique. The study used a questionnaire instrument compiled using a Likert scale model. The results of this study indicate that students of SMA Negeri 5 Padang in terms of behavior, cognitive and decision are in the high category and this certainly needs to be maintained so that students always control themselves in the use of social media so that students can focus more on learning both at home and at school .
Conflict Resolution Dan Subjective Well Being Pasangan Suami Istri Masa Awal Pernikahan di Kurai Limo Jorong Bukittinggi
Authors: Aviani Yolivia Irna , Primanita Rida Yanna
Published: March 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat hubungan antara resolusi konflik dan kebahagiaan pada pasangan suami istri di masa awal pernikahan di Kurai Limo Jorong Bukittinggi, Sumatera Barat, Indonesia. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan subyek sejumlah 37 pasangan (74 orang suami dan istri) yang diperoleh dari teknik sampling incidental purposive, dengan kriteria subyek: suami dan istri, tinggal bersama, usia pernikahan di bawah 10 tahun, memiliki anak. Alat ukur yang digunakan yaitu skala resolusi konflik dan kebahagiaan yang dirancang oleh peneliti. Hasil penelitian menunjukan kolerasi sebesar 0,632 dengan nilai p= 0,004 (p<0,05) dan berada pada kategori sedang. Hasil lain menunjukkan tidak ada perbedaan signifikan antara resolusi konflik pada suami dan istri di masa awal pernikahan dengan nilai p= 0,425 (p>0,05), begitu juga tidak ada perbedaan signifikan antara kebahagiaan suami dan istri di masa awal pernikahan dengan nilai p=0,194 (p>0,05). Artinya sebagian besar pasangan suami istri di awal masa pernikahan di Kurai Limo Jorong ini pada beberapa situasi tertentu mampu mengelola konflik menjadi konflik yang konstruktif dan seiring itu merasakan kepuasan hidup dan afeksi positif yang meningkat, namun pada situasi lainnya mereka gagal mengelola konflik sehingga menjadi konflik yang destruktif dan mengurangi kebahagiaan dan meningkatkan afeksi negatif dalam diri mereka.
La construcción ideológica de la Restauración en Nueva España (1814-1816)
Authors: Escrig Rosa Josep
Published: March 2020

La vuelta de Fernando VII en 1814 a la península y el golpe de Estado por el que procedió a anular la Constitución de Cádiz no supusieron, a ambos lados del Atlántico, un retorno a la situación previa a la crisis de 1808. Este trabajo examina dicho problema en el virreinato de la Nueva España desde el ámbito de los discursos para el periodo que transcurre entre 1814 y 1816. Para ello se relacionan tres perspectivas. En primer lugar, se confrontan algunos de los distintos proyectos que se plantearon dentro del absolutismo para efectuar la Restauración. Seguidamente, examinamos aquellos componentes teóricos que los intelectuales de la contrarrevolución utilizaron para legitimarla. Este proyecto fue un constructo que devendría utópico, basado en la estabilización del tiempo histórico y el regreso al orden natural perdido por los efectos de la revolución. Finalmente, se atiende al reto que supuso el mantenimiento del conflicto con los insurgentes para completar dicho ciclo restaurador. El conjunto de autores y documentos examinados revela la capacidad de los realistas contrarrevolucionarios para adaptar sus discursos y ofrecer argumentaciones sólidas y novedosas a la hora de enfrentarse a sus contrarios y diseñar alternativas de gobierno plausibles. El rastreo de las cosmovisiones compartidas y de los códigos ideológicos con los que se orientaron algunos de los actores permite una aproximación novedosa a un periodo complejo que continúa quedando ensombrecido entre los dos momentos que han merecido una especial atención por parte de la historiografía; esto es, el estallido de la rebelión de Hidalgo en 1810 y la consumación de la independencia en 1821.
Agustín Rivera, teólogo del liberalismo: sermones y discursos de un clérigo y escritor público, 1854-1916
Authors: Carbajal López David
Published: March 2020

En este artículo se analiza el corpus completo de sermones y discursos publicados por Agustín Rivera entre 1854 y 1916. Nuestro objetivo es identificar de manera precisa la forma en que el autor articulaba tradición y modernidad, teología católica e ideología liberal, desde el púlpito y desde la tribuna. Para ello, hacemos un recorrido por su formación y trayectoria como orador, para luego identificar tanto las diferencias como los elementos comunes de esos textos, así como las paradojas de su proyecto social, en particular respecto del principio de igualdad. En el conjunto del corpus es posible reconocer un esfuerzo de integrar los principios de la modernidad en la teología, de forma que se concedía cierta autonomía a las esferas política y científica, pero se mantenía la sumisión del arte a la moral, así como diferencias jerárquicas de género, de etnia y de clase.
Designing a Three-Dimensional Woven Fabric Structure as an Element of a Baby Stroller
Authors: Samuel Bethalihem T. , Barburski Marcin , Lemmi Tsegaye Sh.
Published: March 2020

A baby stroller allows the transportation of a child over long or short distances. The materials used to produce the stroller make it heavy for users, which creates difficulties when lifting the stroller. The goal of this project was to design and fabricate a three-dimensional (3D) fabric structure that can be used as part of a stroller seat to improve its mechanical and physical properties. The idea of implementing a woven 3D system allows the development of an egg-shaped or shell-like structure as part of a stroller seat. The combination of double-woven material and honeycomb polypropylene (as the reinforcing material) was used to create a 3D composite structure. Single and double layers of polypropylene honeycomb sandwiched within layers of linen flax fabric were used to prepare the composite samples. Subsequently, tests on mechanical and physical properties, such as density, flexural strength, and tensile strength, were carried out. Analysis of the results showed that the composite with one layer of honeycomb has half the density of polyvinyl chloride.
“My Palate Hung With Starlight” – A Gastrocritical Reading of Seamus Heaney’s Poetry
Authors: Klitzing Anke
Published: March 2020

Nobel-prize winning poet Seamus Heaney is celebrated for his rich verses recalling his home in the Northern Irish countryside of County Derry. Yet while the imaginative links to nature in his poetry have already been critically explored, little attention has been paid so far to his rendering of local food and foodways. From ploughing, digging potatoes and butter-churning to picking blackberries, Heaney sketches not only the everyday activities of mid-20th century rural Ireland, but also the social dynamics of community and identity and the socio-natural symbiosis embedded in those practices. Larger questions of love, life and death also infiltrate the scenes, as they might in life, through hints of sectarian divisions and memories of famine.

This essay proposes a gastrocritical reading of Heaney’s poetry to study these topics in particularly meaningful ways. Gastrocriticism is a nascent critical approach to literature that applies the insights gained in Food Studies to literary writings, investigating the relationship of humans to each other and to nature as played out through the prism of food, or as Heaney wrote: “Things looming large and at the same time [...] pinned down in the smallest detail.”
Food Imagery in Lesley Saunders’ Poetry
Authors: Mihăilescu Clementina , Pleşa Stela
Published: March 2020

The essay entitled “Food Imagery in Lesley Saunders’ Poetry” expands upon various food issues that will be approached via Gaston Bachelard’s aesthetic theory which situates us in the proximity of a sensible point of objectivity further enlarged upon from a phenomenological perspective that merges the exterior substantiality of food with the reality of imagination. The acquired intimate connotations of the poetess’ food environment are tackled in terms of the inner/outer opposition and the Platonic dialectics that involves old versus new, good versus evil, plenty versus scarcity, revealing the dynamic virtues of “roots,” the emblem of the diversity of food. Our approach to the house, where various types of food are being prepared, in relation to its pivotal functions of dwelling, preparing food and sharing it, turns both the house and food into the unfailing communality and sociality constructs of all places and ages.
Not Just Eating, but Consuming: Food and Cooks in To the Lighthouse, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover and In the Mood for Love
Authors: Ciobanu Estella
Published: March 2020

This essay examines the perspectives on food, cooking and commensality offered by three highly dissimilar works: Virginia Woolf’s novel To the Lighthouse (1927), Peter Greenaway’s film The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) and, as a cultural foil for the two British works, a Chinese film, Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love (2000). Food or eating is not the central topic of any of them, save Greenaway’s film. Rather, their common denominator is the interplay of visuality and its implicit or explicit social reference, for all three works engage, however differently, with the class differential entailed in scenes featuring food or eating. I use Edmund Husserl’s phenomenological concept of orientation – amended in intersectional terms – to examine the cook figures and instances of representing food or eating in the three works. My working hypothesis is that such representations may reveal both the permanent negotiation of cultural values attached to culinary practices, including to the agents involved, and what they conceal socially.
Evaluation of the natural and artificial regeneration of Scots pine Pinus sylvestris L. stands in the Forest District Nowa Dęba
Authors: Długosiewicz Justyna , Zając Stanisław , Wysocka-Fijorek Emilia
Published: March 2020

The main purpose of this article was to highlight the potential for enhancing positive silvicultural effects and their dependency on the management method in Scots pine Pinus sylvestris L. stands. We therefore assessed the impact of natural and artificial regeneration on vitality and health, compaction, surface coverage and seedlings height. Another important goal was to assess the severity of damage in the selected forest sites.

A comparative analysis was carried out based on results from field work conducted in the autumn 2010 in the Forest District Nowa Dęba. As part of this field work, also the breeding quality of the analyzed pine renewals was assessed.

The obtained results indicate that natural regeneration of Scots pine under the conditions of a fresh coniferous forest as well as a fresh mixed coniferous forest is the most reasonable management practice. In wet mixed coniferous forests however, the naturally regenerating Scots pine seedlings are of lower silvicultural quality and growth parameter values compared to those in artificially regenerated stands. In fresh mixed broadleaved forests, naturally regenerated Scot pine trees showed slightly lower silvicultural quality and vitality than artificially regenerated trees. Our results indicate furthermore that there are indeed conditions under which the restoration of Scots pine in the Nowa Dęba Forest District using natural regeneration is preferable. We also found that the employed method of renewing has a significant impact on pine growth parameters in the moist mixed coniferous forest habitat. Naturally renewing pines are characterized by a lower overall viability, but at the same time natural regeneration provides a larger number of individuals with the best viability (1st vitality class), which can be a valuable selection basis for trees used in breeding.
Identifying the Direction of Behavioral Dependence in Two-Sample Capture-Recapture Study
Authors: Chatterjee Kiranmoy , Mukherjee Diganta
Published: March 2020

With the possibility of dependence between the sources in a capture-recapture type experiment, identification of the direction of such dependence in dual system of data collection is vital. This has a wide range of applications, including in the domains of public health, official statistics and social sciences. Owing to the insufficiency of data for analyzing a behavioral dependence model in dual system, our contribution lies in the construction of several strategies that can identify the direction of underlying dependence between the two lists in the dual system, that is, whether the two lists are positively or negatively dependent. Our proposed classification strategies would be quite appealing for improving the inference as evident from recent literature. Simulation studies are carried out to explore the comparative performance of the proposed strategies. Finally, applications on three real data sets from various fields are illustrated.
The Joinpoint-Jump and Joinpoint-Comparability Ratio Model for Trend Analysis with Applications to Coding Changes in Health Statistics
Authors: Chen Huann-Sheng , Zeichner Sarah , Anderson Robert N. , Espey David K. , Kim Hyune-Ju , Feuer Eric J.
Published: March 2020

Analysis of trends in health data collected over time can be affected by instantaneous changes in coding that cause sudden increases/decreases, or “jumps,” in data. Despite these sudden changes, the underlying continuous trends can present valuable information related to the changing risk profile of the population, the introduction of screening, new diagnostic technologies, or other causes. The joinpoint model is a well-established methodology for modeling trends over time using connected linear segments, usually on a logarithmic scale. Joinpoint models that ignore data jumps due to coding changes may produce biased estimates of trends. In this article, we introduce methods to incorporate a sudden discontinuous jump in an otherwise continuous joinpoint model. The size of the jump is either estimated directly (the Joinpoint-Jump model) or estimated using supplementary data (the Joinpoint-Comparability Ratio model). Examples using ICD-9/ICD-10 cause of death coding changes, and coding changes in the staging of cancer illustrate the use of these models.
Can Interviewer Evaluations Predict Short-Term and Long-Term Participation in Telephone Panels?
Authors: Lipps Oliver , Voorpostel Marieke
Published: March 2020

Interviewers often assess after the interview the respondent’s ability and reluctance to participate. Prior research has shown that this evaluation is associated with next-wave response behavior in face-to-face surveys. Our study adds to this research by looking at this association in telephone surveys, where an interviewer typically has less information on which to base an assessment. We looked at next-wave participation, non-contact and refusal, as well as longer-term participation patterns. We found that interviewers were better able to anticipate refusal than non-contact relative to participation, especially in the next wave, but also in the longer term. Our findings confirm that interviewer evaluations – in particular of the respondent’s reluctance to participate – can help predict response at later waves, also after controlling for commonly used predictors of survey nonresponse. In addition to helping to predict nonresponse in the short term, interviewer evaluations provide useful information for a long-term perspective as well, which may be used to improve nonresponse adjustment and in responsive designs in longitudinal surveys.
Does Emotional Value Play a Role in the Relationship between Risk and Loyalty?
Authors: Scridon Mircea-Andrei
Published: March 2020

Although perceived value is considered essential in any marketing activity, the role it plays regarding the relationship between perceived risk and loyalty in the context of organizational markets is not thoroughly considered. Therefore, this paper addresses the aforementioned issues in the context of the small and medium size enterprise market in Romania. From a sample of 229 entities, data were collected and analysed using structural equation modelling techniques. Results confirmed that different relationships are established between functional or financial risk and emotional value on the one hand, and emotional value and loyalty on the other hand. Discussions of the results integrate main findings with other studies that partially or tangentially study the connections between emotional value, risk and loyalty. The paper end with a brief limitations and avenues for future research.
Local Citizens Influence on the Company’s CSR Communication
Authors: Zieita Younes , Chenag Samiha
Published: March 2020

According to Stakeholders Theory, we believe that the companies’ will to communicate about their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) actions, can be fed by their stakeholders’ influence. Hence, we aim through this study to know the extent to which the local citizens of Annaba, as external stakeholders, influence Fertial’s CSR communication. To fulfil this purpose, we have used an online survey in order to collect quantitative data from residents of Annaba. Results show that locals have high expectations regarding Fertial’s environmental and social information. Nevertheless, they do not have serious influence on Fertial’s CSR communication, because they do not exert impactful pressures to incite this company to communicate more about its CSR engagements.
Algorithmic Optimization of the Calculation with the Consideration of the Interconnection of the Basic Economic Parameters of the Flight Route of the Model Air Carrier
Authors: Szabo Stanislav , Blistanova Monika , Mako Sebastian , Vajdova Iveta , Pilat Marek
Published: March 2020

The load factor is the determining factor for airlines in economic terms and the prediction of the future development of the flight route. The combination of load factor and break-even point provides the airline with a comprehensive picture of the business of the flight route and the optimization of pricing for the flight route. The purpose of the article is to propose and adapt the development of air transport prices on a given line using maximally recalculated values and maximize profit. The optimized calculation algorithm then facilitates the understanding of the individual steps of the load factor calculation and the monitoring of price development by means of the chi-square mathematical method by which we observed the interconnection of the ticket price and the load factor. To describe the problem, we chose the Bratislava – Larnaca route.
Research and Development of Laser Engraving and Material Cutting Machine from 3D Printer
Authors: Durna Antonin , Fries Jiri , Hrabovsky Leopold , Sliva Ales , Zarnovsky Jozef
Published: March 2020

This article deals with the adjustment of a 3D printer for laser engraving and material cutting. The print head can be fitted with a solid laser diode module, which achieves a compact size while retaining its useful power. Two paths lead to the use of such a concept. It is possible to equip the existing print head with a module, which also brings a number of disadvantages such as, for example, the reduction of the printing space or the need for a suitable mounting design. A more elegant solution is to consider this in the design of a 3D printer and design a system to exchange the print heads for 3D printing and laser engraving. Such a solution allows full utilization of the workspace and simple installation of the effector for the required type of work. According to the installed power of the laser diode, it is possible not only to engrave but also cut material such as thin wood, veneer or acrylic glass. The use of such a machine is not only for graphic elements but for the creation of various stencils, boxes or simple models, which can be made up of plastic-burning pieces. The laser module is controlled by a driver, which is designed for the device. This is connected to a 3D printer control board. It is, therefore, necessary for the control board to have at least two pins, which can be controlled after adjusting the control firmware. Most laser modules are normally equipped with an adjustable lens, which is used to concentrate the focus of a laser for the given distance against the worktop. Thus, the modified 3D printer can perform its function as a multi-purpose CNC machine, while a basic platform similar for both devices is used.
Drivers of Global Competitiveness in the European Union Countries in 2014 and 2017
Authors: Marčeta Milja , Bojnec Štefan
Published: March 2020

Background and Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to find the key drivers of Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) in the European Union (EU-28) countries from the aspect of country’s global competitiveness: institutions, macroeconomic environment, infrastructure, higher education, market effectiveness, market size, technological readiness, innovation and business sophistication.

Methodology: This paper investigates global competitiveness of the EU-28 countries with the use of GCI in the periods 2014-2015 and 2017-2018. The correlation analysis and regression analysis are applied for testing the set two hypotheses.

Results: The empirical results confirmed our hypotheses that GCI is particularly significantly positively correlated with innovation and business sophistication, and universities-industry collaboration in researches, and clusters development.

Conclusion: The paper contributes to the literature of global competitiveness, by examining the relationship of sub-indexes of competitiveness of the EU-28 countries, pointing out the influence of universities-industries collaboration in researches and cluster development with geographic concentration of companies. The results and findings can be relevant for science, economic and research policy, and managerial practices that enhance innovation and business sophistication for research in collaboration of companies, universities, higher education institutions, and decision makers. The implications of this study can be important for better understanding of drivers of the EU-28 countries global competitiveness.
A near-infrared fluorescent probe for selective detection of fluorion
Authors: Kang Yan-Fei , Wei Fan , Meng Ya-Li , Xin Zhen-Hui , Wei Dong
Published: March 2020

In this work, we have designed and synthesized the fluorescent probe 1, which was capable to selectively detect fluoride anion (F−). More importantly, the probe 1 possessed near-infrared excitation and emission wavelengths (excitation at 650 nm and emission at 695), and the probe solution had changed dramatically from yellow to cyan with the addition of F–. In addition, the fluorescence intensity exhibited perfectly positive correlation with concentration of F− concentration from 0 to 40 μM (R2 = 0.9972), which offered the important condition for quantitative analysis. The probe 1 owned detection limit of 46 nM. Therefore, this near-infrared probe can be of great benefit for detecting F− in practical application.
Pengaruh Kompetensi dan Independensi Auditor pada Kualitas Audit
Authors: Pusparani Ni Ketut Ayu Mirah , Wiratmaja I Dewa Nyoman
Published: March 2020

Public accountants are professionally accountable to the public for the quality of their audit reports. In carrying out its duties an auditor must have the skills and experience by considering quality and quantity. The purpose of conducting research on the relationship of competence and independence in audit quality is to obtain empirical evidence of the relationship between the two. The population in this study was 82 auditors. The saturated sample technique is a technique used to determine the sample and 52 auditors who are part of the 13 KAPs registered at IAPI and made respondents in this study. Multiple linear regression analysis was chosen to analyze the data. The results prove that good auditor competence and good independence will improve the quality of audit reports produced by an auditor.

Keywords: Competency; Independence; Audit Quality.
Pengaruh Informasi Akuntansi dan Permintaan Investor terhadap Underpricing
Authors: Pradnyadevi Made Aida , Suardikha I Made Sadha
Published: March 2020

Underpricing is a phenomenon that often occurs from IPO activities on the IDX. Underpricing is the difference in stock prices that occur in the primary .market’ and secondary’ market, where the bid price is lower than the closing price of the first trading day. The purpose of this research is to find out the effect of accounting information and investor demand on underpricing.This research was conducted’.at companies whose IPO on .the’ Stock .Exchange in 2016-2018. Data collection was obtained from the collection of prospectuses and company financial statements. The total sample of 81 companies using a purposive sampling method. The analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis. This study proves that profitability and firm size negatively affect underpricing, while financial leverage and investor demand have no effect on underpricing.

Keywords: Underpricing; Profitability; Company Size; Investor Demand.
Assessment of Preservative Ability of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Onion (Allium cepa L ) on Soybean Daddawa- A Condiment
Authors: Kolapo Adelodun , Popoola Temitope , Oluwafemi Flora
Published: March 2020

Reports have indicated that lipid peroxidation is a key factor in soybean daddawa deterioration and Alliums are rich in antioxidants. The present study was carried out to investigate the preservative abilities of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Onion (Allium cepa L) on stored soybean daddawa compared with Sodium Chloride treated samples. Soybean (Glycine max (L). Merr.) seeds fermented into soybean daddawa was preserved with both extracts (at 3, 5 and 7% concentration) and NaCl (at the concentrations of 0, 3 and 5%). The samples stored at 30±2Â°C for up to 14 days were analyzed for peroxide value (POV), free fatty acid (FFA), pH, titratable acidity (TTA), water absorption capacity (WAC) and fat absorption capacity (FAC). Type of solvent used in extraction did not have significant effect on all the storage indices. Extracts of Onion significantly lowered the POV, FFA and TTA generated in stored soybean daddawa. The pH of stored soybean daddawa samples treated with the NaCl and aqueous extract was not significantly affected while the ethanolic extract significantly reduced the pH from 8.26 – 8.34 to 5.72 – 5.89. The tested extracts lowered the WAC significantly while the FAC of treated soybean daddawa was not significantly affected compared to those treated with NaCl. Results of this study indicate that both extracts of Onion are more effective in lowering peroxidation in stored soybean daddawa and thus could be exploited for soybean daddawa preservation.
Asma Fidanı Üreten İşletmelerin Mevcut Durumu ve Sorunları
Authors: Cangi Rüstem , Durmaz Kürşad , Oruç Esen
Published: March 2020

Bu araştırmanın amacı, asma fidanı üreten işletmelerin yapısal özelliklerini belirlemek ve fidancılık sektöründe karşılaştıkları sorunları ortaya koymaktır. Araştırmanın ana materyalini anket çalışmasından elde edilen veriler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında, Fidan Üreticileri Alt Birliği (FÜAB) üyesi olan 12 işletme ile yüz yüze görüşme gerçekleştirilmiş ve bu şekilde anket çalışması verileri derlenmiştir. Araştırma döneminde FÜAB‘a üye 33 işletme bulunmaktadır, ancak bu işletmelerin çoğunluğu küçük kapasiteli ve üretim yapmadan fidan alım satımı yapan işletmelerdir. Araştırmada, büyük kapasiteli hem üretim hem fidan satışı yapan işletmelerin tamamı ile görüşülmeye çalışılmış, bu şekilde 33 işletmenin 12‘si ile görüşülmüştür. Görüşme yapılan işletmeler asma fidan pazarının büyük bir kısmını ellerinde tutmaktadır. Veriler yüzde dağılım tabloları, ortalama, maksimum ve minimum hesaplamalar yoluyla değerlendirilmiş ve yorumlanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, işletmeler ticari düzeyde ortalama olarak 12 yıldır asma fidanı üretmektedir. Görüşülen işletmelerin tamamı açık köklü fidan üretimi yapmaktadır. Bunun yanı sıra tüplü (%58,33) ve Amerikan asma (%25) fidanı da üretilmektedir. İşletmelerin aşılı fidan randıman oranları, ortalama olarak açık köklü fidanlarda %45, tüplü fidanlarda %72 olarak belirlenmiştir. Üreticilerin%67'si fidan pazarlamada sorun yaşadığını belirtmişlerdir. İşletmeciler kayıt dışı üretim konusunda yetkililerin önlem almasını talep etmişlerdir.
Salamuralık Yaprak Konusunda Tüketici Tercihleri: Tokat İli Örneği
Authors: Oruç Esen , Cangi Rüstem , Ergün Aysel
Published: March 2020

Tokat bölgesinde, asma yaprağının üretim ve tüketim açısından önemi giderek artmaktadır. Bölgede, bu ürünün tüketim potansiyeli, ürünle ilgili tüketici tercihleri, memnuniyetler ve rahatsızlık duyulan konular üzerine daha önce yapılmış bir araştırma bulunmadığı görülmüştür. Asma yaprağı konusunda tüketicilerin birikim ve görüşlerinden yola çıkılarak ulaşılan sonuçların, üretim aşamasında sektöre yön verebileceği düşünülmüştür. Bu araştırmada, Tokat İli Merkez Erbaa, Niksar, Zile ve Turhal ilçelerinde salamura asma yaprağı tüketim potansiyelinin ve ürünle ilgili tüketici tercihlerinin anket yoluyla ortaya koyulması amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmanın ana materyalini, Tokat ilinde tüketicilerle yüz yüze yapılan anket çalışmalarından elde edilen veriler oluşturmuştur. Anket çalışması için, Oransal Örnek Hacmi Yöntemi kullanılarak örnek hacmi (383) tespit edilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler, yüzde dağılımlar ve diğer tanımlayıcı istatistikler yoluyla değerlendirilmiştir. Görüşülen kadınların tamamı ve aileleri asma yaprağı tüketmektedir. Ürünün yıllık tüketim miktarı ortalama olarak 13,9 kg‘dır. Ulaşılan veriler, bireylerin asma yaprağını büyük oranda doğrudan üreticiden ya da kendi bağlarından temin ettiklerini göstermektedir. Görüşülen tüketiciler piyasada geçerli olan asma yaprağı fiyatını yarıdan fazla bir oranla makul bulmaktadırlar
A A Global Comparison of Initial Pharmacy Education Curricula: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Arakawa Naoko , Bruno Andreia , Bates Ian
Published: March 2020

Background: Time-tabled curricular contents and syllabi reflect the actual delivery of the academic programme and one of key quality components in healthcare professional education. There is a need of global evidence base of Initial Pharmacy Education and Training (IPET) curricula for assisting the advancement of IPET globally.

Objectives: To seek the differences and similarities among IPET curricula and to explore relative trends and weighting of IPET curricula globally.

Methods: Sample curricular documents were collected purposively either through a parallel survey study investigating the structures and processes of IPET globally in collaboration with the International Pharmaceutical Federation Education (FIPEd), or through research team network. Collected textual documents containing IPET curricular contents were analysed by a mixed approach of the comparative content and framework analyses, using curriculum clusters in a guideline from the PHARMINE project.

Results: IPET curricular documents were collected from 16 countries and territories. The study showed study years spent in the IPET years range from four to six years, and a sample mean of average syllabus time spent per year is 728 hours/year (excluding outlier). There was a biggest variance in the pharmacy practice cluster (PRAC) among samples, ranging from 49.3 to 12.8%, showing a significant negative correlation with the chemical science cluster (CHEM) g = -0.77 (p<.0001). Categorised further into three curricular content groups, the study identified that there was variances in a tendency of the curricular orientation of science or practice-focus between countries.

Conclusion: The study allowed a first global comparison of IPET curricula from all WHO regions, which provided a better understanding of current IPET practice and delivery across nations and established evidence base to address challenges and gaps for further improvement of IPET curriculum in any country.

 

Article Type: Original Research
ICMS INTERESTADUAL: MUDANÇAS ADVINDAS DA EC 87/2015 E CONVÊNIO ICMS Nº 93/2015
Authors: Cavalcante Diogo Lopes Cavalcante Lopes , Hammond Munyr
Published: March 2020

A proposta do presente artigo é demonstrar e contextualizar a mudanças advindas da EC 87/2015, e após a implementação do Convênio ICMS nº 93/2015, dentro do ordenamento jurídico brasileiro. A norma constitucional trouxe inovação à sistemática da cobrança do ICMS interestadual, como uma forma de solucionar a tensão entre os Estados-membros pela disputa na arrecadação do ICMS. A metodologia empregada foi o levantamento de informações por meio bibliográfico e legislativo acerca do tema, além de uma abordagem dedutiva. Pelas evidências, estima-se que o objetivo do Estado fora relativamente alcançado, pois, por meio da norma constitucional, tentou-se trazer justiça e paridade entre os Estado-membros de maior e menor poderio econômico. Sendo assim, faz-se necessário a análise do ICMS de maneira individualizada, trazendo-se os princípios inerentes, diferenciando-se os institutos do ICMS interno e interestadual, que, apesar de se aplicarem a mesma situação jurídica, devem ser analisados e dissecados individualmente para haver maior entendimento do tema.
A DESJUDICIALIZAÇÃO DAS DEMANDAS NA VISÃO DE COMPLEXIDADE DE LUHMANN NO USO DAS CONSTELAÇÕES FAMILIARES COMO FERRAMENTA DE MEDIAÇÃO
Authors: Yoshioka Karyna Yukie , Bueno Filipe Braz da Silva
Published: March 2020

Este trabalho teve como temática pesquisar a ideia de complexidade de Luhmann no uso do método da Constelação Familiar na desjudicialização das demandas como ferramenta da Mediação. Partiu-se do contexto de que os litígios presentes no judiciário possuem causas mais profundas que o sistema jurídico não tem ferramentas para resolver as reais causas das demandas. A metodologia utilizada foi a pesquisa bibliográfica em livros, periódicos, revistas jurídicas e sites, no qual subsidiou a análise da ideia de complexidade de Luhmann no uso do método da Constelação Familiar na desjudicialização das demandas como ferramenta da Mediação, na averiguação do método de Constelação Familiar como instrumento de Mediação, e o possível impacto das ferramentas de mediação sobre a desjudicialização das demandas. Dessa forma, verificou-se a necessidade em se buscar novas técnicas de solução de conflitos, capazes de englobar o interesse comum das partes e a valorização das relações humanas, como forma de trazer resultados eficazes, consensuais e pacíficos, sendo que a teoria dos sistemas de Niklas Luhmann pode melhorar o entendimento a inclusão destas novas ferramentas no mundo do Direito.
DILEMAS DO CONTRADITÓRIO NA ERA DA DESJUDICIALIZAÇÃO: A ATA NOTARIAL COMO MEIO DE PROVA NA JUSTIÇA DO TRABALHO
Authors: Markman Debora , Calil Mário Lúcio Garcez
Published: March 2020

O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar o instituto da ata notarial e seu valor probatório no direito processual do trabalho, a partir da aplicação suplementar do Código de Processo Civil. Foi utilizada pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, de caráter qualitativo. Na escrita, foi utilizado o procedimento dedutivo. A ata notarial é instrumento apto a comprovar fatos e situações fáticas reduzidas a termo, por descrição ou narração, e autenticadas por tabelião extrajudicial, que lhes confere fé pública e presunção relativa de veracidade. É necessário, nesse contexto, aferir qual a sua carga probatória no processo judicial, assim como a necessidade de sua submissão ao crivo do contraditório e ao livre convencimento, especialmente no direito processual do trabalho, caracterizado pelos múltiplos meios de prova. Justifica-se o presente trabalho pela necessidade de se ampliar as possibilidades probatórias no processo do trabalho, de forma a aumentar as chances de as partes terem seus direitos efetivamente reconhecidos, preservando-se, simultaneamente, o contraditório e o livre convencimento motivado. Desse modo, sua presença no processo não pode elidir o livre convencimento do julgador, por não trazer presunção absoluta de veracidade. Concluiu-se que a jurisprudência do Tribunal Superior do Trabalho entende que a ata notarial é um poderoso instrumento probatório que, todavia, demanda respeito ao contraditório, ao cotejamento entre as provas e ao livre convencimento motivado do juiz.