bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Conquest to Conversion
Authors: Fenwick Corisande
Published: March 2023

North Africa (west of Egypt) is a compelling locale to explore how and when a Muslim minority became the Muslim majority. Previous scholarly approaches to medieval religious change rely almost exclusively on much later written sources, and as a result, little is understood about the religious landscape in which believers operated in. This article examines critically the material evidence for mosque construction and church abandonment and proposes certain tipping points in the process by which Islam become the dominant religion. While mosque construction reveals more about state and elite religious investment than the believers who may have used them, other forms of evidence, including funerary evidence, dietary practices and inscribed material culture, occasionally give us an intimate glimpse into the practices of simple believers. The evidence shows that the chronology of religious change differs between those regions under Byzantine rule (eastern Algeria, Tunisia, coastal Libya), and those ruled by Berber chiefdoms in late antiquity. Much of the latter converted in the 8th century, whereas the late 9th century marks the mass conversion of town dwellers from the Byzantine core and a first period of crisis for Christianity. This early conversion was an important factor in the collapse of the caliphate in North Africa and the emergence of successor states that used Islam as the main idiom through which to establish and legitimize their right to rule.
“Bamanaya is so difficult to leave behind”
Authors: MacDonald Kevin C
Published: March 2023

Islamization in Mande West Africa gradually accompanied the expansion of mercantile groups and was surprisingly accommodating via syncretic processes with local spiritual traditions. Elites of the Empire of Mali were amongst the first to embrace Islam and mediate between it and indigenous earth religions. Yet this process was patchy across different cultural sectors and from the seventeenth century onwards there were upswellings of Bamanaya, earth religions, in open conflict with waves of Islamic jihadism (e.g. the Umarian movement). Thus, historic polities could retain both mosques and non-Islamic shrines, and maraboutic practices incorporated forms of local magic. This article considers results from “Project Segou”: historical and archaeological fieldwork undertaken between 2005 and 2013 in the Segou region of Mali, stretching approximately from Sinsanni in the east to Nyamina in the west. As a heartland of the Empire of Mali (c. AD 1235–1500) and the core of Bamana Segou (c. AD 1700–1861), its oral and archaeological sources inform our deep time appreciation of ideological and spiritual change at the margins of the Middle Niger from the thirteenth through nineteenth centuries AD.
Darkness or Blackness? A Semantic Study of חשך (Joel 3:4)
Authors: García Ureña Lourdes
Published: March 2023

Joel’s oracle proclaiming the day of the Lord concludes with the announcement of a series of wonders. The event that the prophet announces is not devoid of chromatism, since the language of color emerges in the prophecy through elements of nature that connote color (blood, fire, smoke [Joel 3:3–4; Eng. 2:30–31]). It is logical, then, to ask if חשך means “darkness” or, on the contrary, “color.” In order to determine if חשך has a chromatic meaning, I will apply a specific methodology based on cognitive linguistics. First, I will discuss the “encyclopedic knowledge” of the native speaker, describing the meaning of the color terms proposed in the main dictionaries and undertaking a comparative study of how the terms have been translated in the early versions of the Bible. I will then study the occurrences of the color terms in context and analyze the entity that describes the color term—the sun. In the light of this semantic analysis, I conclude that חשך expresses color in Joel 3:4, and this fact has great relevance for the interpretation of the prophecy.
Plant growth promoting characterization of indigenous phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria and effects on germination of some crops in Vietnam
Authors: NGUYEN Hieu Q. , NGUYEN My , NGUYEN Nhu N.
Published: March 2023

Inorganic Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB) are widely present in nature and have been successfully applied in fields in many countries. However, researches on indigenous PSB are still very limited in Vietnam. The objective of this study was to isolate and evaluate the growth promoting characteristics and effects on germination of seed of indigenous PSB for fertilizer production from PSB. Thirteen isolates of indigenous PSB were collected using selective isolation medium containing Ca3(PO4)2, of which eight added the ability to dissolve AlPO4 and five isolates added the ability to dissolve FePO4. Initial qualitative tests indicated that all thirteen PSB isolates were incapable of HCN and lipase production while other growth promoting activities including amylase, caseinase, cellulase, chitinase, pectinase, indole acetic acid, K solubility, Zn solubility, and N fixation varied according to PSB isolate. The collected PSB isolates had no effect on seed germination rate, root length, and hypocotyl length of plantules of soybean, rice, maize, cucumber, tomato, and chili by plate assay. This study had shown that PSB was also common in the rhizosphere of various crops in Vietnam. Therefore, isolation to enrich the indigenous PSB collection was essential for the screening of suitable PSB strains for subsequent fertilizer production.
Quality of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) mixture silages depending on the share in the mixture and additives
Authors: LAZAREVIĆ Đorđe , STEVOVIĆ Vladeta , LUGIĆ Zoran , TOMIĆ Dalibor , MARKOVIĆ Jordan , ZORNIĆ Vladimir , PRIJOVIĆ Mladen
Published: March 2023

Alfalfa silage has a high potential for improving ruminant nutrition. A problem that frequently occurs during its preparation is the process of proteolysis, which could partially be avoided with the use of certain techniques and materials. Red clover, often used in form of silage, expresses weaker proteolysis due to the possession of certain chemical compounds. This research was conducted to study the effects of ensiled alfalfa and red clover mixtures, mixed at different ratios (100:0, 90:10, 70:30, 50:50, 30:70, and 0:100), as well as the influence of additives – two doses of oak tannin extract (6 g kg-1 DM and 12 g kg-1 DM) and bacterial inoculant (Enterococcus faecium, Bacillus plantarum, and Bacillus brevis) on fermentation parameters and protein fractions of the silages. The treatments which contained any of the used percentages of red clover, as well as the ones which received the higher dose of oak tannin (12 g kg-1 DM), reduced the ammonia nitrogen content, which is one of the main indicators of proteolysis. On the other hand, considering non-protein nitrogen, as another of the indicators of proteolysis, there was no positive sign of the contribution of red clover to the reduction of proteolysis in alfalfa, and neither there was a significant impact of additives that were applied in this experiment.
Phylogeographic pattern of the high-alpine plant species Eritrichium nanum (Boraginaceae) within the Carpathians
Authors: ȘUTEU Dana , BĂCILĂ Ioan , STOICA Adrian-Ilie , BALÁZS Zoltan R. , PUȘCAȘ Mihai , COLDEA Gheorghe
Published: March 2023

The Carpathians represent not only a European hotspot of plant diversity for both species richness and endemism, but also an important stepping-stone area in historical migrations between the flora of the Asian and European mountain systems and a starting point of postglacial recolonizations for many species. Yet, until recent years, phylogeographical studies for alpine or arctic-alpine plants were focused on the Alps, whereas peripheral mountain ranges, including the Carpathians, were either neglected or insufficiently sampled. In this study, we aimed to complement the Alpine phylogeographic structure of an emblematic high-alpine European endemic taxon, Eritrichium nanum, by focusing on the Carpathian range of the species. We sampled nine populations from the South-Eastern Carpathians and performed ITS1 sequencing and AFLP fingerprinting. In case of ITS1 region, all the populations, no matter of their geographic origin, presented the same ribotype. The AFLP analysis indicated that, within the Carpathians, the extant populations of E. nanum comprised two major allopatric lineages. One important result of the research was the discovery that the species’ sole important genetic break was located in the Southern Carpathians, separating populations of the Retezat Mountains from all the others in the Carpathians.
Reformas do Financiamento de Campanhas como políticas públicas: uma análise de policy cycle
Authors: Schaefer Bruno Marques
Published: March 2023

A literatura sobre reformas eleitorais, em geral, e reformas do financiamento de campanhas, em específico, tem se beneficiado pouco das contribuições do campo de análise de políticas públicas. Seja em termos teóricos e/ou metodológicos. Este artigo propõe um modelo de análise de reformas do financiamento de campanhas a partir do conceito de ciclo de políticas (policy cycle), considerando como se forma a agenda sobre reformas (1); tomada de decisão (2); implementação (3); e avaliação (4). Utilizo este modelo para observar empiricamente o caso da regulação do autofinanciamento eleitoral no Brasil, a partir de métodos qualitativos e quantitativos. Os resultados indicam que a restrição do autofinanciamento no Brasil está associada ao maior peso desse tipo de recurso nas campanhas após a proibição das doações empresariais. E, também, a reforma parece não cumprir seus objetivos iniciais. Neste sentido, o artigo busca contribuir com a literatura em dois sentidos: a proposição de um modelo de análise das reformas de financiamento de campanhas (1) e sua aplicação ao caso brasileiro (2).
PSICANÁLISE E JUDAÍSMO: RUTH A JUDIA POR OPÇÃO
Authors: Freire de Lima Alan , De Lima Arlete Freire
Published: March 2023

O inconsciente e seus elementos psíquicos constitutivos como os sonhos durante o sono, desejos reprimidos e recalcados, atos falhos, chistes, alterações de humor são alguns dos aspectos que constituem o inconsciente humano que é trabalho na psicanálise. A história de cada ser humano, desde a tenra infância até a fase mais madura vai se formando com as experiências vividas, e que boa parte desta memória é armazenada e deslocada ao inconsciente humano. A história de Rute (Ruth)  como um caso peculiar na história hebraica (judaica) compõe a narrativa de mulher que se casou com um judeu e que as marcas de uma família judaica e sua cultura a Ruth introjetar na sua mente, e boa parte da sua história de transformou no conteúdo do seu inconsciente, que iremos explanar neste trabalho psicanalítico e judaico.
Paradiscogaster leichhardti sp. nov. (Digenea: Faustulidae) in Chaetodontoplus meredithi (Perciformes: Pomacanthidae) from Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef
Authors: Diaz Pablo , Cribb Thomas
Published: March 2023

Paradiscogaster leichhardti sp. nov. (Digenea: Faustulidae) is described from the intestine of Chaetodontoplus meredithi (Perciformes: Pomacanthidae) from the southern Great Barrier Reef. The new species is distinguished by its elongate, spindle-shaped body and vitellarium which forms separate groups at the level of the anterior and posterior ends of the cirrus-sac. This is the second species of Paradiscogaster reported from pomacanthid fishes.
A review of the Onthophagus posticus-group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) of Australian dung beetles with five new species
Authors:   Queensland Museum, Monteith Geoff , Storey Ross
Published: March 2023

Five new species of the scarabaeine dung beetle genus Onthophagus Latreille 1802, are described in the Onthophagus posticus-group, from Queensland and New South Wales, Australia: O. dryander sp. nov., O. leichhardti sp. nov., O. murgon sp. nov., O. penedwardsae sp. nov. and O. toopi sp. nov. New distribution information is given for the other members the species group and the ranges of all species are mapped. A revised key is given to the twelve species now known in the species group.
New Teleosts (Elopomorpha: Albuliformes) from the Lower Cretaceous (Late Albian) of the Eromanga Basin, Queensland, Australia
Authors:   Queensland Museum, Bartholomai Alan
Published: March 2023

Descriptions of Marathonichthys coyleorum gen. et sp. nov. and Stewartichthys leichhardti gen. et sp. nov. add to the recognised diversity of the Lower Cretaceous (Late Albian) fish fauna of the marine Toolebuc Formation of the Eromanga Basin, Queensland, Australia. Both taxa are referrable to the elopomorph Order Albuliformes. The new taxa are morphologically distinct from both extant and fossil albulids by having their subepiotic and subtemporal fossae poorly developed and in exhibiting separation or apparently partial separation of the parietals by dorsal development of the supraoccipital. The parietal in Stewartichthys is triradiate. Coarse ornamentation of the dorsal neurocranial roof and its much shallower and broader otic region separates M. coyleorum from S. leichhardti. Euroka dunravenensis Bartholomai, 2010, also from the Toolebuc Formation, is much larger than either of the new taxa and has its parasphenoid broadened, much shortened posteriorly and anteriorly complex. It is concluded that early evolutionary radiation of the Albuliformes in the Late Albian epeiric inland sea of the Eromanga Basin was reasonably extensive and diverse.
Leichhardt’s vanishing thrips: a remarkable new genus and species of Insecta, Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae
Authors: Tree Desley , Mound Laurence
Published: March 2023

Leichhardtithrips evanidus gen. et sp. nov., a wingless, fungus-feeding species of Phlaeothripidae, is described from a single female taken in D’Aguilar National Park, Brisbane. This species has exceptionally reduced sclerotisation rendering systematic comparisons of the new genus difficult. The cylindrical form of the eighth antennal segment is unique in the family, and the compound eyes are not developed on the ventral surface of the head.
İş İstihdamı Uygulama Modelinin Motivasyon ve Çalışma Performansı Üzerine Etkisinin İncelenmesi
Authors: GAYRETLİ Şule
Published: March 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı, işletmelerde engelli bireylerin istihdam yoluyla motivasyonlarının sağlanması için bir uygulama modelinin geliştirilmesi ve işverenlerin engelli bireylerin motivasyon ve iş performansı üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir. Araştırmanın örneklemi, 15 deney ve 15 kontrol grubunda olan 30 engelli birey ve 30 işveren bireyden oluşmaktadır. Sosyodemografik bilgiler kişisel bilgi formuyla edinilmiş, katılımcıların iş motivasyonu ve memnuniyetleri Çok Boyutlu İş Motivasyonu Ölçeği ve İş Performansı Ölçeği ile ölçülmüştür. Çalışmada grupların ön ve son testlerin farklılığını tespit etmek için Mann-Whitney U Testi, gruplar arasındaki ön test ve son test farklılıklarını tespit etmek için Wilcoxon İşaretli Sıralama Testi kullanılmıştır. İşletmelerde engelli bireylere uygulanan iş istihdamı uygulamasının işveren ve engelli bireylerin motivasyon düzeyleri, kontrol grubuna göre olumlu olduğu ve işletmelerde engelli bireylere uygulanan iş istihdamı uygulamasının işveren engelli bireylerin çalışma performans düzeyleri, kontrol grubuna göre olumlu yönde olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Ayrıca istihdam sahibi işverenlerin de İş Motivasyonu ve memnuniyet puanları yüksek çıkmıştır.
Line Balancing Based on Error Rate Estimation with Artificial Neural Networks in Assembly Line Operations
Authors: ÖZDEN Kenan , TAHSİN Atakan
Published: March 2023

In this study, in the assembly line systems consisting of the operations in interaction with each other; To reduce the number of faulty products, to prevent poor quality and to reduce the production time, Error Ratio Estimation with Artificial Neural Networks and probabilistic Line Balancing method have been performed. The error rate estimation provides information on which jeans models should be applied in the improvement work to eliminate existing errors in place. In the study, using the Levenberg - Marquardt Learning Algorithm, machine learning was determined by the experimental design method. At the same time, it has been used as an artificial intelligence algorithm in the multi-directional decision making stages, estimation and line balancing parts. In Assembly Line Equilibration, it has been aimed to re-stabilize the unbalanced line with the influence of post-forecasting process recovery. The Probabilistic Line Balancing method has been used because the processing times are stochastic (variable) and statistical data and mathematical algorithms (digital algorithms can be created). When the results are examined, a successful forecasting process has been carried out for two different five-pocket jeans models which has been selected and it has been seen that the work components of the probabilistic line balancing method enable it to be precisely assigned to work stations. And it has given reliable results.
COVID-19 Salgınının Restoran İşletmeleri Üzerine Etkisi: Sapanca Örneği
Authors: ÇAY Ayşegül , SARIIŞIK Mehmet
Published: March 2023

COVID-19 birçok sektörde olumsuz etkiler ortaya çıkarmıştır. Yiyecek içecek işletmeleri bu etkiyi en çok hisseden sektörlerden birisi olarak dikkat çekmektedir. Bu araştırmada Sapanca’da faaliyet gösteren restoran işletmelerinin COVID-19 salgınından nasıl etkilendiğini ve salgın sonrasına yönelik işletmecilerin görüş ve beklentilerini belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma nitel yöntemle hazırlanmıştır. Toplam 15 restoran işletme yöneticisi ile telefon görüşmeleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler içerik analizi ile belirli temalara ayrılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre COVID-19’un Sapanca’daki restoranlar üzerinde olumsuz ekonomik etkileri dikkat çekmektedir. Bunun yanı sıra personelin psikolojik yönden olumsuz etkilenmesi ve işini kaybetme korkusu, müşteri sayısının düşmesi ve müşterilerde kaygı oluşumu gibi etkileri de söz konusudur. Yöneticilerin önemli bir kısmının geleceğe yönelik beklentileri olumsuz yönde olup sokağa çıkma kısıtlamasının devam etmesi, önlemler alınarak işletmelerin açılması ve ekonomik destek verilmesi gibi görüş ve beklentileri ilk sıralarda yer almaktadır.
Akademisyenlerde İş Tatmini ve Örgütsel Yaratıcılık Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
Authors: VARIŞLI Nuran , BAYAR Münevver
Published: March 2023

Bu araştırmanın amacı; eğitim kurumlarında görev yapmakta olan akademisyenlerin iş tatmini ve örgütsel yaratıcılık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Araştırma 2019-2020 eğitim öğretim yılında farklı üniversitelerde görev yapmakta olan 142’si kadın 158’i erkek olan akademisyenlerden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama araçları olarak; araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanmış ‘kişisel bilgi formu’ , Baycan tarafından (1985) Türkçe geçerliliği ve güvenirliği yapılmış olan ‘Minnesota iş doyum ölçeği’ ve Balay (2010) tarafından geliştirilmiş olan ‘Örgütsel yaratıcılık ölçeği’ kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde iş tatmini ve örgütsel yaratıcılık arasındaki ilişkiyi ölçmek için Spearman korelasyon analizi, ikili grupların karşılaştırmasında Mann Whitney U testi ve üçlü grupların karşılaştırılması ise Kruskal Wallis testleri kullanılmıştır. Analizler SPSS 22.0 paket programı kullanılarak .05 anlamlılık düzeyinde test edilmiştir. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre, akademisyenlerin iş tatmini düzeyleri ve örgütsel yaratıcılık düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki saptanmıştır. Akademisyenlerin iş tatminleri attıkça örgütsel yaratıcılık düzeyleri de artmaktadır. Bulgular literatür kapsamında tartışılmıştır.
Borsa İstanbul’da Takvim Anomalilerinin Varlığının Zaman İçindeki Gelişiminin Analizi
Authors: AYGÜN Durmuş Fatih , ALTAY Erdinç
Published: March 2023

Etkin Piyasa Hipotezi, finans literatüründe bir süredir geçerliliği tartışılan bir görüş haline gelmiştir. Bu tartışmaların sebeplerinden birinin takvim anomalileri konusunda yapılan çalışmalarda elde edilen bulgular olduğu söylenebilir. İlk çalışmalarda sıkça görülen bu anomaliler, zamanla tespit edilememeye başlanmıştır. Takvim anomalilerinin daha seyrek görülmeye başlaması, akıllara “Piyasalar etkin hale mi geliyor?” sorusunu getirse de bunun cevabı henüz kesin bir şekilde verilebilmiş değildir. Bu çalışmada Haftanın Günü, Hafta Sonu, Ocak Ayı, Yılın Ayı, Ay İçi, Ay Dönüşü ve Tatil Anomalisinin zaman içindeki gelişimi altı farklı Borsa İstanbul endeksi üzerinde araştırılmıştır. 03.01.1999–01.01.2019 dönemi beş alt döneme ayrılarak incelenmiş, Borsa İstanbul’da ilk alt dönem olan 1999–2003 döneminde takvim anomalilerinin yoğun olarak görüldüğü, ancak ilerleyen yıllarda varlıklarının önemli ölçüde azaldığına dair bulgular elde edilmiştir.
Karar Ağaçları ve Bayes Ağları ile OECD Ülkelerindeki İntiharların Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: DEMİRCİ Şenol , İÇEN Duygu
Published: March 2023

İntiharlar, geçmişten günümüze farklı sıklıklarda ve sürekli karşılaşılan önemli bir sorundur. Bireyler, intihar girişiminde bulunarak kendi yaşamına kendi isteğiyle son vermeye çalışmaktadır. İntiharın birçok nedeni bulunmakla birlikte etkileri toplumdaki tüm fertler için yıkıcı düzeydedir. Bu çalışmada, aralarında Türkiye’nin de bulunduğu OECD üye ülkelerinin kişi başı gayri safi yurtiçi hasıla (GSYİH), işsizlik, alkol tüketimi, yıllık çalışma süresi, boşanma ve antidepresan kullanımı değişkenlerinin intihar değişkeni ile ilişkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. İlişkiyi incelemek için veri madenciliği sınıflandırma tekniklerinden faydalanılmıştır. Veri madenciliği teknikleri arasında ise en yüksek doğru sınıflandırma değerlerini veren algoritmalardan yararlanılmıştır. Yapılan analizler neticesinde tüm değişkenlerin intihar değişkeni ile ilişkili olduğu belirlenmiştir. Buna göre işsizlik düzeyi, alkol tüketimi, yıllık çalışma süresi, boşanma hızı ve antidepresan kullanımı yüksek ve GSYİH’si düşük düzeyde olan ülkelerde intihar hızının yüksek veya orta düzeyde olabileceği belirlenmiştir. Bu özelliklerin belirlenmesi OECD ülkelerinin intihara yönelik alacakları önlemlerde ve geliştirecekleri sağlık ve sosyal politikalarda hangi özellikleri hedef alabileceğini gösterebilecektir.
A Band from the “Blue”
Authors: Padmanabha Vijayan
Published: March 2023

Several lesions of the bladder are incidental findings and a few of them are seen against a background of bladder outlet obstruction. Tuberculosis of the bladder is associated with characteristic lesions and changes. Presented here is a never-seen-before bladder lesion in a patient presenting with symptoms of Bladder Outlet Obstruction due to an enlarged tuberculous prostate, and no evidence of tuberculous cystitis.
Autosomal dominant hearing loss – literature review
Authors: Leja Marcin , Oziębło Dominika , Bałdyga Natalia , Skarżyńśki Henryk , Ołdak Monika
Published: March 2023

Niedosłuch dziedziczony w sposób autosomalny dominujący (ADHL) jest drugim co do częstości typem HL dziedzicznego. Zwykle rozwija się postlingwalnie i ma charakter postępujący. Rodowód rodzin z ADHL charakteryzuje się występowaniem choroby w kolejnych pokoleniach, jednak u części rodzin HL może występować sporadycznie, gdy wariant patogenny powstał de novo. Wraz z postępem wiedzy i rozwojem technologicznym zwiększa się wykrywalność wariantów patogennych w genach istotnych dla funkcjonowania narządu słuchu i równowagi, identyfikowane są również nowe geny.
W pracy przedstawione zostały wyniki analizy dostępnej literatury dotyczącej genetycznego podłoża ADHL i jego charakterystyki klinicznej. Istotną część pracy stanowi tabela zawierająca każdy z dotychczas poznanych genów ADHL wraz z informacjami dotyczącymi: wieku wystąpienia HL, stopnia ubytku słuchu, charakteru i profilu audiologicznego HL, jak również współwystępowania szumów usznych i zaburzeń funkcji przedsionka.
Cochlear implant from the quality of life perspective of a postlingually deaf woman in late adulthood – a case study
Authors: Porembska Beata , Kobosko Joanna , Zielińska Edyta , Wojewódzka Magdalena
Published: March 2023

Wprowadzenie

Implantacja ślimakowa należy do metod leczenia osób z głuchotą postlingwalną o dużej skuteczności, o czym świadczą także wyniki badań nad jakością życia zależną od zdrowia (HRQoL), w tym HRQoL specyficzną ze względu na głuchotę.

Cel

Celem artykułu jest prezentacja przypadku osoby w wieku 88 lat z głuchotą postlingwalną, korzystającej z implantu ślimakowego (CI), z perspektywy jego wpływu na doświadczaną jakość życia z wykorzystaniem metod jakościowych i ilościowych.

Opis przypadku

Kobieta A.K. (inicjał na potrzeby artykułu został zmieniony) w wieku lat 63–64 doświadczyła postępującej postlingwalnej utraty słuchu wskutek wcześniejszego leczenia z gentamycyną. W wieku 78 lat A.K. poddała się operacji wszczepienia implantu ślimakowego, następnie została objęta rehabilitacją słuchu i mowy, która przyniosła oczekiwane rezultaty. A.K. korzysta
zarówno z implantu ślimakowego, jak i klasycznego aparatu słuchowego, a rozumienie mowy w obu urządzeniach w ciszy i w szumie wynosi odpowiednio 90% oraz 70%. Implant ślimakowy odegrał ważną rolę w jej życiu w takich sferach, jak: niezależność, radzenie sobie w codziennym życiu, komunikowanie się z otoczeniem i relacje społeczne. W kwestionariuszu Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ) – największe korzyści w swojej ocenie uzyskała w obszarze mowy i porozumiewania się (78%) oraz podstawowej percepcji słuchowej (76%), najmniejsze – w obszarze interakcji społecznych (66%) i samooceny (68%). Ogólna HRQoL, oceniona kwestionariuszem Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL–8d), jest na poziomie średniej dla osób z głuchotą postlingwalną – użytkowników implantu ślimakowego. A.K. uzyskała Indeks Użyteczności Zdrowia (IUZ) równy 0,66. Można uznać, że osiągnęła wysoki poziom przystosowania do życia z utratą sprawności słuchowej mierzony za pomocą Kwestionariusza Reakcji Przystosowawczych (KRP), który stanowi polską adaptację Reactions to Impairment and Disability Inventory (RIDI). Poziom ten był znacząco wyższy niż uzyskiwany w grupie normalizacyjnej osób z różnymi niepełnosprawnościami i poważnymi chorobami.

Podsumowanie

Prezentowany opis jakości życia osoby z głuchotą postlingwalną w podeszłym wieku pokazuje dużą efektywność implantacji ślimakowej jako metody leczenia w aspekcie korzyści z: percepcji słuchowej mowy, komunikowania się, przystosowania do życia z utratą słuchu, a także ogólnej HRQoL. Wyniki uzyskane z zastosowaniem technik jakościowych i ilościowych są zbieżne,
a także wzajemnie dopełniają się i w rezultacie prezentują obraz słuchowego i psychospołecznego funkcjonowania osoby badanej.
An ImageJ macro for batch processing of microscopic images prior to CellProfiler automated analysis v1
Authors: Dhekne Herschel
Published: March 2023

This protocol presents an ImageJ macro for batch processing of microscopic images prior to CellProfiler automated analysis. For many applications including analysis by Cellprofiler, images need to be batch processed for maximum intensity projection or uniform background subtraction. Here we describe a macro to perform batch processing of raw .TIF files obtained from Nikon Spinning disk confocal images acquired with Metamorph software. Acquired files have a .nd format; we use the associated .TIF raw files in this macro. This macro is being used to run the plugins such as “Z-project - maximum intensity projection” followed by “Rolling ball background subtraction”. Maximum intensity projections allow one to collapse the brightest pixels in each slice of the confocal micrograph and flatten them into a composite plane. Sumslice instead collapses all the pixels into a single plane, a process that will combine both signal and background staining. In the example included here, 3T3 cells were stained for Golgi with anti-p115 antibody (Alexa 488 secondary antibody) and for nuclei with DAPI. Lasers used were 488 and 405nm, respectively. Cells were imaged with a spinning disk confocal and acquired using Metamorph. This is a multi-channel Z-stack using the multi-dimensional acquisition module of Metamorph.
NAP1-mCherry v1
Authors: Sawa-Makarska Justyna
Published: March 2023

This protocol describes how to express and purify human NAP1 tagged C-terminally with mCherry.
Immunofluorescence microscopy of R1441C or VPS35 D620N MEF cells v1
Authors: Hecht Chloe
Published: March 2023

We present here a method to culture, fix, permeabilize, and stain R1441C or VPS35 D620N MEF cells to visualize transfected Myc-RILPL1 and endogenous TMEM55b or pRab10.
SINTBAD-GFP: expression and purification v1
Authors: Sawa-Makarska Justyna
Published: March 2023

This protocol describes how to express and purify human SINTBAD tagged C-terminally with eGFP.
A redução do valor contabilizado do goodwill: uma análise à luz do Iasb Discussion Paper/2020/1
Authors: Costa Larissa , Roberto Barbosa Lustosa Paulo , Niyama Jorge Katsumi
Published: March 2023

Objetivo: Este artigo tem como objetivo realizar uma análise comparativa entre as diferentes formas de redução do valor contábil do goodwill, à luz do Iasb Discussion Paper/2020/1.
Método: A pesquisa está configurada metodologicamente como um ensaio teórico e destaca a visão da literatura e normatização contábil sobre o assunto.
Resultados e contribuições: Com base nas reivindicações dos stakeholders ao Iasb, foi identificado que o teste de impairment, método atual de redução do goodwill, possui diversas limitações, tais como alto custo, reconhecimento tardio e efeito shielding. A reflexão desenvolvida propõe que a permanência desse teste como única forma de contabilização posterior do ágio implica uma redução na qualidade da informação contábil, sendo, assim, recomendadas outras formas de redução para representar mais fidedignamente os valores constantes nos demonstrativos financeiros. Desse modo, diante da recente abertura proporcionada pelo Iasb para o assunto, este artigo possui relevância ao abordar, tempestivamente, a discussão alusiva ao Discussion Paper/2020/1, de quais são as possíveis e mais adequadas formas de redução do valor contábil do goodwill, a fim de representar, de maneira mais relevante e fidedigna, o patrimônio das empresas.
COVID-19 Outbreak: A Marketing Perspective on Student’s Satisfaction Towards Online Learning.
Authors: Musa Rusnifaezah , Wan Ying Kung , Rui Xiang Ho , Lee Xin Yin , Hui San Teoh , Kai Kang Yeoh
Published: March 2023

This study aims to investigate the factors that may influence students' satisfaction on online learning platforms, the extent to which they are satisfied with their use of online learning platforms, and the effects of switching from traditional classroom instruction to online instruction on undergraduate students. This study employs a quantitative research methodology. Using a survey method, data were collected from voluntarily participating individuals. Using SPSS, the significance of the collected data was then determined. This study discovered that all variables (Internet Accessibility, University Facilities Performance, Discipline, Flexibility, and Teaching) have a positive, albeit weak, correlation with Student Satisfaction. All variables (IA, T, DP, F, and UFP) are positively significant with respect to the dependent variable (SS), but the relationship between the variables is weak. Internet accessibility (IA) and Teaching (T) were discovered to share a moderate amount of variance. Flexibility (F) and Discipline (DP) share a small degree of variance. In contrast, University Facilities Performance (UFP) has a high degree of common variant.
A Study of Influenced Factors toward Student Loyalty Among Private Universities in Kedah
Authors: Jie Chin Wen , Wen Pang Jing , Hong Soo Kai , Xiang Ho Rui , Kai Rolland Teo , Musa Rusnifaezah
Published: March 2023

Up to half of Malaysia's private higher education institutions could be forced to close if the country's private higher education sector were to collapse, leaving only those with substantial financial support to remain open. More than half of the country's small businesses have shut down due to the Covid-19 coronavirus, which has almost likely pushed the country into recession. This has worsened the prognosis for the already troubled university sector. Hence, student loyalty is another proven solution in combating these challenges. The purpose of this research is to look into and analyse the impact of service quality, university image, student satisfaction, and loyalty at private universities in Kedah, Malaysia. As this paper is a pilot study, therefore 150 questionnaires were distributed to target respondents. SPSS was used to analyse the 86 samples of private university students in the northern region of Malaysia. Findings postulate that only service quality, commitment and satisfaction affect a loyalty among private university student in northern region. This study helps institutions, teachers, and policymakers understand what makes private university students want for them to keep loyal with the universities.
Cyberbullying at the Workplace and its Impact on Employee Job Performance
Authors: Ismail Noor Lees , Mohamad Normaiza , Abdullah Amy Nabeela , Hamzah Muhamad Izwadee , Soo Chai Hui  , Chai Jing Yuh  , Supparamaniam Sarala , Musa Omar
Published: March 2023

Cyberbullying in the workplace considers a very crucial issue in this modern era. Today, many people have neglected this issue as they think cyberbullying in the workplace is a minor issue that can be avoided. Cyberbullying poses a serious threat to the workplace and is associated with feelings of organizational injustice, mental strain, and job discontent. However, if this continues, it may have a negative impact on the people and the organization. A happy employee will perform well in the workplace and increase productivity. The negative consequences of workplace cyberbullying are well-documented. As a result, cyberbullying in the workplace and employee job satisfaction/performance have become very popular research topics, and to ensure that all employees are satisfied. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of workplace cyberbullying acts on employees’ job performance. This study employs descriptive research and survey methodology to investigate the relationship between workplace cyberbullying and employee job performance. Cyberbullying at the workplace acts as the independent variable and employees’ job performance is the dependent variable.
The Influence of Supply Chain Management Practises on Operational Performance of Quoted Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria: Procurement Outsourcing And Order Process Management View
Authors: Omigie Samuel , Oguns-Obasohan Izegbua
Published: March 2023

The study explored the influence of supply chain management practises on operational performance in the manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Conversely, the study adopted the cross-sectional survey research design. Data were primarily sourced through administered questionnaires. A collection of four thousand, nine hundred and eighty-four (4,984) employees of all manufacturing firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and operating in Nigeria's Edo and Delta States make up the study's population. A sample size of 370 was computed using the Yamane’s formula and same number of questionnaires was administered but 318 were found fit in testing the formulated hypotheses. Research data were analyzed, using descriptive and inferential statistical instruments. Based on the ordinary least squares regression, the study revealed that procurement outsourcing (?= 0.082974, t-Statistic= 3.049313 and p<0.05) and order process management (?= 0.349839, t-Statistic= 7.972484 and p<0.05) have positive and statistically significant relationship with operational performance of quoted manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Based on these conclusions, the study suggested that management of manufacturing firms conduct a benchmarking exercise for best players in the industry as a way to improve their procurement outsourcing practices, and that the facility and competence of order processing system should be routinely evaluated using indicators that tracked the flexibility and dependability of order handling. This would allow them to attain and keep up supply chain performance that is unmatched.
The Role of Green Marketing Towards Purchase Intention among Malaysian Customers
Authors: Uthamaputran Sathiswaran , MD Shuaib Azlinda Shazneem , Hamsani Nurul Hasliana
Published: March 2023

This study investigates the relationship between green marketing strategies and customer purchase intention towards green products. The objective of the study is to examine the effectiveness of perceived green marketing in customers? purchase intention in Malaysia. The finding has been supported by the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) and the Affect-Reason- Involvement model (ARI). For this purpose, 500 questionnaires were distributed to customers in Giant and Econ Save. However, only 200 questionnaires were received without response bias. Thus, the overall response rate was 40%. This study was analyzed using the Structural Equation Model that comprised of factor loading analysis, discriminant analysis, and Goodness Model Fit. Findings of this study prove that there is a positive relationship between green marketing strategies and customers? purchase intention towards green products. Overall, these variables are important elements in influencing customers in making a purchase decision.
The Impact of Infrastructure on Trade in Malaysia
Authors: Ahmad Nor Asma , Jaini Azila , Zamzamir@Zamzamin Zaminor
Published: March 2023

This study examines the role of infrastructure on trade in Malaysia from 1980 to 2013. The main objective is to test the addition of infrastructure into the augmented gravity equation and to examine the effects on trade through improvements in infrastructure. The impact of infrastructure on trade between Malaysia and 36 countries was examined using panel data analysis. The robustness of the results was tested by applying the pooled OLS, random effect model, and fixed effect model. The Hausman results offer support to the fixed effect model. The findings showed that all variables of infrastructures are significant and positive corresponding to the volume of trade between Malaysia and its trading partners
Attitude, Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use towards Intention to Use M-Commerce: A Case of Grocery Shoppers in Kuching, Sarawak
Authors: Kasuma Jati , Abdul Razak Farah Liyana , Omar Noraida , Abang Naim Abang Sulaiman , Sheikh Naimullah Bibi Sarpinah , Darma Dio Caisar
Published: March 2023

In this digital era, technology has a crucial function in lives of many people. Mobile devices, in particular, have become an important product to many individuals and have been expected to further increase in their usage. The fast expansion of electronic commerce (e-commerce) application and wireless technology in Malaysia has given birth to a new electronic marketing idea known as mobile commerce which also known as mobile commerce (m-commerce) where shopping is enable via mobile. Studies have highlighted the fact that m-commerce is still limited despite it has been increasingly gaining momentum nowadays. The potential of m-commerce to flourish in near the future has been agreed by many scholars. Having said that, this study assessed the impact of Attitudes towards m-commerce on the relationships of Perceived Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use with intention to use m-commerce. The findings revealed that Attitude is the most influential factor on the intention to use m-commerce for grocery shopping among grocery shoppers in Kuching, Sarawak. Implications and future endeavors are also discussed in this study.
Level of Entrepreneurship Competence and Readiness Among Medical Students in A Private University in Shah Alam, Malaysia
Authors: Devi Ashyeni , Faisal Ghazi Hasanain , Ariffin Indang Ariati , Ab Yajid Mohd Shukri
Published: March 2023

Entrepreneurial competence are defined as individual characteristic such as knowledge, skills, motives, traits, social roles and self-images that can result in a new creature. Entrepreneurial readiness is defined as a readiness or preparedness of an individual in pursuing the business. Therefore, the aim of the study is to measure the level of entrepreneurial competence and entrepreneurial readiness among the medical students and its association with the sociodemographic factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 284 medical students at private university. The data was collected by self-administered questionnaire adopted from previous studies. A total of 95% of the respondents have a high level of entrepreneurial competence. For the entrepreneurial readiness, 17% of the respondents were not ready while 62% need to re-evaluate themselves before starting any entrepreneurial activity. Only 21% of the respondents are ready to start any entrepreneurial activity. The gender, age, family income and involvement in entrepreneurial projects are statistically significant to the level of Entrepreneurial Competence (p=0.01, p<0.001, p<0.001 and p= 0.01 respectively). The family background, marital status, age and involvement in entrepreneurial projects are statistically significant to the level of Entrepreneurial Readiness. (p= 0.02, p=0.01, p=0.01 and p<0.001 respectively). The level of entrepreneurial competence is mostly high among medical students but most of them are not ready or needs a re-evaluation before they could do any entrepreneurial activity. The age and involvement in the entrepreneurial projects were associated with level of the entrepreneurial competence and entrepreneurial readiness.
The Influence of Customer Engagement on Emotion, Purchase Intention, and Positive User-generated Content (UGC) Spread on Instagram
Authors: Bahtar Azlin Zanariah , Muda Mazzini , Abd. Razak Noraznira
Published: March 2023

In the past, cognitive was found to be the main factor that influences a person to conduct online purchases, but the scenario has changed. Hence, customers need more than cognitive elements to attract them to online transactions. Besides, emotion plays an important role in influencing customers’ online purchase behaviour, such as developing the intention to purchase and spread positive contents on the social network platform. Presently, Instagram is the most preferred platform among the young generation, and it has attracted many young women entrepreneurs (womenpreneurs) to be active on the platform. These womenpreneurs use Instagram not only to promote their brands and collections but they also fully utilise their personal accounts to stay connected with their followers. It is believed that customer engagement can touch one’s emotion and influence behaviour. In this study, data (N=153) were collected using the convenience sampling technique among the followers of Datin Vivy Sofinas and Neelofar Md. Noor. The outcome of SmartPLS3 shows that customer engagement affects arousal more than pleasure which that could increase the likelihood to purchase and spread positive user-generated content (UGC). Moreover, pleasure was found to have no significant relationship with UGC spread. Overall, this study had provided interesting findings that could impact the future of social network entrepreneurs.
Effects of Consumer Innovativeness, Fashion Innovativeness, and Fashion Involvement on Online Purchase Intention
Authors: Mohamed Mas Azira , Wee Yu Ghee
Published: March 2023

Online shopping is becoming increasingly important in the current era, rendering comprehension of consumer online shopping habits crucial. This notion rings true in the context of users and companies alike, thereby emerging as a big concern for e-commerce managers and researchers. One may assume that only by understanding the factors influencing consumer buying intentions for fashion items online will companies be better-positioned for meeting consumer needs. In this analysis, the relationship between customer online purchasing intentions and selected factors was investigated, specifically consumer innovativeness, fashion innovativeness, and fashion involvement. Quantitative research was implemented in the process, involving fashion online shoppers in Malaysia as the respondents after being selected via quota sampling from the ten most popular fashion shopping websites in Malaysia. The statistical method of Partial Least Square – Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was then employed for the proposed model testing. The findings subsequently revealed the positive effects of consumer innovativeness, and fashion involvement on online purchase intention, whereas any significant relationship between the variable with fashion innovativeness was absent. However, this analysis was conducted in Malaysia; therefore, the results could be different if tested in other countries. Hence, similar studies related to fashion online purchase intention should be replicated in other Asian countries in the future.
Magnetoimpedance in a Planar Magnetoelectric Heterostructure Amorphous Ferromagnet–Piezoelectric: Electric Field Modulation
Authors:   MIREA–Russian Technological University, Burdin Dmitri A. , Chashin Dmitri V. ,   MIREA–Russian Technological University, Ekonomov Nikolai A. ,   MIREA–Russian Technological University, Zhou Peng ,   Hubei University, Qi Yajun ,   Hubei University, Zhang Tianjin ,   Hubei University, Panina Larissa V. ,   University of Science and Technologies MISIS, Fetisov Yuri K. ,   MIREA–Russian Technological University
Published: March 2023

The magnetoimpedance effect and the converse magnetoelectric effect in a planar heterostructure consisting of mechanically bonded layers of amorphous ferromagnet FeBSiC and piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate are studied. Magnetoimpedance was observed in the frequency range of 0.1-40 MHz and bias dc magnetic field of 0-300 Oe; the maximum magnitude of the effect at a frequency of 10 MHz reached 12%. The converse magnetoelectric effect was observed in magnetic fields of 0-50 Oe; the maximum value of the effect at the structure acoustic resonance frequency of 40 kHz was 1.45 G/(V/cm). Amplitude modulation of the magnetoimpedance by an electric field at the resonance frequency of the structure with a coefficient of ~1∙10─2 is found. Modulation occurs as a result of a combination of the piezoelectricity and magnetostriction of the layers, which leads to a change in the transverse magnetic permeability and the thickness of the skin-layer of the ferromagnet.