bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Effect of different pretreatments and drying methods on the drying kinetics and quality of turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizomes
Authors: Korese Joseph Kudadam , Nyame Yvonne
Published: December 2022

Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is one of the spices commonly used globally due to its health-promoting properties. The rhizomes are however perishable due to their high water content. In this study, the effect of different pretreatments and drying methods, viz. hot air drying (HAD) at 60 ℃ and forced air solar drying (FASD), on the drying kinetics, water activity, color, ß-carotene, and vitamin C contents of turmeric rhizomes were investigated. Prior to the experiments, fresh turmeric rhizomes were sliced into 3 mm thickness and treated either by steam blanching or immersion in an ascorbic acid solution. The untreated samples served as a control. The results showed that blanching and ascorbic acid treatments decreased the drying time by 11% and 31% each under the HAD and 30% and 18% under FASD when compared with the control, respectively. The water activity of steam blanching, ascorbic acid, and control samples dried under HAD and FASD was below 0.60, which is sufficient to inhibit spoilage. Ascorbic acid pretreated samples dried under HAD, and FASD resulted in significantly (P<0.05) lower total color change (HAD=14.06; FASD=12.79) with greater retention for vitamin C (HAD: 895.67±1.76 mg/100g; FASD=858.73 mg/100g) contents.  Beta-carotene content was, however, not altered (p> 0.05) by the pretreatment, drying method, and their interaction. In conclusion, pretreating turmeric rhizomes with the ascorbic acid solution before HAD at 60°C will be ideal for preserving the color properties, vitamin C and β-carotene contents.
Reading habits of Croatian adult library users during COVID-19 lockdown in 2020
Authors:   Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Osijek, Croatia, Petr Balog Kornelija , Badurina Boris ,   Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Osijek, Croatia, Lukačević Srđan ,   Acquisitions Department at the City and University Library Osijek, Radmilović Dino ,   Circulation Department of the City and University Library Osijek
Published: December 2022

COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 and consequent lockdown caused a number of changes in the everyday activities and lives of people globally. This paper looks into the change of reading habits of adult library users in Croatia. The online survey was administered through social media and mailing lists of Croatian public libraries, but part of the sample was obtained through snowball technique. The research was carried out in the period of February 15th to March 1st, 2021 resulting with the sample of 1.463 adult library users. The results were analysed by the SPSS statistical package utilising descriptive and inferential statistical methods (Chi-square, Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficient). Results show that almost 50.0% of the sample experienced the change of reading habits (particularly reading books) during the 2020 lockdown and every third respondent believed that they started spending more time reading in 2020. The younger the respondents, the more likely they were to have their reading habits affected by the 2020 lockdown. The prolonged state of a pandemic requires continuous study of reading habits that keep changing and evolving. Sex and age differences detected in the sample should be taken into account by those who create reading policies or offer services that promote reading.
Mapping open science research using a keyword bibliographic coupling analysis network
Authors:   Department of Library and Information Science at Myongji University, Seoul, South Korea, Lee Jae Yun , Chung EunKyung ,   Department of Library and Information Science at the Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
Published: December 2022

The open science movement has grown rapidly since the mid-2010s, and research has been conducted in various disciplines such as public health, medicine, education, and computer science. Research results have mainly been published in the journals of information science, computer science, and multidisciplinary fields. To identify the intellectual structure of open science, we constructed a keyword bibliographic coupling analysis network. We examined a total of 1,000 articles on open science from the Web of Science, extracting and analysing 4,645 keywords. Then, we implemented and visualised the keyword bibliographic coupling network by constructing a keyword dataset and a reference dataset for each keyword. By analysing the backbone keywords and clusters in the network, the study revealed that the most prominent keywords were “open access,” “open data,” and “reproducibility.” The analysis also uncovered nine clusters in open science research: open access, reproducibility, data sharing, preregistrations and registered reports, research data, open peer review, tools and platforms for reproducible research, open innovation, science policy, and preprints. These results indicated that open science research focuses on transparency and reproducibility. Additionally, it is noteworthy that this study revealed a considerable focus on the open innovation and science policy areas, which have not received much attention in previous studies. The findings can help to understand the landscape of open science research and may guide research funding institutes and research policymakers to design their policies to improve the open science scholarly environment.
Forest Fire Prediction using Deep Learning
Authors: Prof. Dr. Urmila Shrawankar  , Harshal Pazare  , Pratik Raut  , Mihir Dhanorkar  , Sameer Dhage
Published: December 2022

Wildfire prediction is an essential component of wildfire management. Accurate fire prediction is critical to mitigating its effects. It plays an important role in resource allocation, mitigation, and recovery. Wildfires rob the natural world of life and destroy the land they live on. Building forecast models will allow authorities to estimate the long-term effects of climate change on local forest distribution. Human motives include clearing and other agricultural activities, grassland care for livestock, extraction of non-timber forest products, industrial development, resettlement, hunting, neglect, and arson. Lightning strikes are the main cause of fires only in very remote areas of Canada and the Russian Federation. These wildfires are often man-made or caused by mother nature through varying weather conditions and wind. Wildfires economic and environmental impacts of wildfires are significant, and predictions can prevent long-term damage to sensitive forest ecosystems.
Impact of Quality and Network of Sharing Economy Platform Information System on Continuance Use Intention
Authors:   The Korean Career·Entrepreneurship & Business Association, Kim Hyunjung
Published: December 2022

This study analyzed the effect of Airbnb's quality and network on customer satisfaction and continuance use intention by applying the Information System Success Model(ISSM). As a result of the analysis, it was found that information quality had a significant positive effect on customer satisfaction and continuance use intention, service quality had a significant positive effect on customer satisfaction, and network externality had a significant positive effect on continuance use intention. In addition, it was confirmed that customer satisfaction had a significant positive effect on continuance use intention. This study has theoretical implications in that it examines the quality and network of sharing economy platform information system together. In addition, this study has practical implications in that it contributes to revitalization by proposing quality management plan for sharing economy platform information system.
Feminismo, PCB e o debate sobre trabalho doméstico entre as décadas de 1940 e 1960: relações intragênero e as dimensões de raça/classe
Authors: Alves Iracélli da Cruz
Published: December 2022

O artigo tem por objetivo analisar o debate sobre trabalho doméstico e direitos para trabalhadoras domésticas promovido por mulheres ligadas ao PCB entre as décadas de 1940 e 1960. Orientado por demandas colocadas pelas próprias mulheres trabalhadoras e por discussões que vinham sendo travadas internacionalmente, o movimento mobilizou problematizações que foram além do mundo do trabalho e do plano jurídico na medida em que desnaturalizou ideias enraizadas de que o trabalho doméstico e a gestão do cotidiano familiar eram “coisas de mulher”. Nesse sentido, pensou alternativas para “libertar” as mulheres do que chamou de “escravidão doméstica”.
Caracterização geotérmica da crosta superior da Bacia Hidrográfica do Submédio São Francisco
Authors: De Oliveira Batista Juliana , Henrique Alexandrino Carlos , Alberto Mirez Tarrillo Carlos
Published: December 2022

A região da porção norte do Cráton São Francisco e parte sul da Província Borborema, onde está localizada a Bacia Hidrográfica do Submédio São Francisco, apresenta alterações geotectônicas devido aos processos colisionais sofridos em suas formações, podendo ser apto a calor crustal utilizável. Este artigo apresenta a caracterização geotérmica da crosta superior da Bacia Hidrográfica do Submédio São Francisco, identificando alvos geotérmicos através da associação da geologia e da geofísica, com intuito de localizar fontes passíveis de uso da energia geotérmica. Foi constatado que ao longo de 10Km de profundidade a temperatura vai de 1 a 390°C e o calor entre 1 a 67GJ, com prevalência de calor de muito baixa e de baixa entalpia.
Inside the Tardis
Authors: Chapman James
Published: December 2022

James Chapman's history of Doctor Who has been acclaimed by fans and scholars alike as a definitive book on the world's longest-running television science fiction series. In this new edition, published to mark the 50th anniversary of everyone's favourite Time Lord, Chapman has brought the story up to date to include the new series of Doctor Who as well as its spin offs Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures. With new material on the eras of showrunners Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat, and the latest incarnations of the Doctor in David Tennant and Matt Smith, this updated edition of Inside the Tardis shows how Doctor Who has triumphantly reinvented itself for the twenty-first century. Doctor Who has not only become essential viewing once again, but it is also one of television's most successful exports. Chapman maps both the continuities with classic Doctor Who, as well as exploring how the series has evolved to take account of new institutional and cultural contexts.

Written by someone who is a life-long Doctor Who fan as well as a historian, this new edition of Inside the Tardis is essential and enjoyable reading for all those interested in both the classic series and its thoroughly modern reincarnation.
Television at the Movies
Authors: Wagner Jon Nelson , MacLean Tracy Biga
Published: December 2022

The overview of television criticism, which this book provides, comes appropriately at a moment of change. Television is becoming dramatically different as a result of new and developing technologies such as cable, HDTV, satellite transmission and broadband distributions. By concentrating on the still-dominant notion of television, what the authors call "Classical Network Television," they argue that it is as important to understand this model as it is to understand Classical Hollywood Cinema.

The co-authors have a unique approach to the study of television, viewing its history and reception not only through important articles about the medium, but also through analyzing how Hollywood auteur cinema has commented on television over the decades, in films such as Tootsie, Network, The Last Picture Show, A Face in the Crowd, Rollerball, The King of Comedy and others. Not only does this reflect the pervasive use of cinema theory to discuss television, it also helps to emphasize the importance of clarifying the distinctions between the criticisms of the two media.

Television at the Movies argues that the study of television is a crucial aspect of understanding our recent and contemporary culture, and it provides an illuminating point of entry for students and researchers in the field.
Comparing the safety and efficacy of intravenous naloxone administration in opioid-naive and opioid-tolerant hospitalized oncology patients
Authors: Lee, PharmD Stephanie , Tatla, PharmD Vineet , Buga, MD Sorin , Pon, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS Doreen
Published: December 2022

Objective: To compare naloxone doses and clinical outcomes after emergency opioid reversal in opioid-naïve and opioid-tolerant inpatients.Design: Cross-sectional, retrospective chart review.Setting: Comprehensive cancer center.Patients: In-patients who received ≥1 dose of intravenous naloxone for emergency opioid reversal between 2014 and 2018.Methods: Patients were classified as opioid-tolerant based on opioid dosing history ≥60 morphine milligram equivalents/day for ≥7 consecutive days prior to naloxone administration. Response to naloxone was based on documentation of improvement in respiratory rate to >10 breaths/min or improved response to stimuli.Outcomes: Naloxone doses and clinical outcomes after naloxone administration.Results: Ninety-three naloxone episodes (58 opioid-naive and 35 opioid-tolerant) in 80 unique patients were included. No differences between opioid-naïve and opioid-tolerant groups were found for naloxone mean starting doses (0.14 mg vs 0.19 mg, p = 0.35), total doses (0.50 mg vs 0.32 mg, p = 0.07), and response rates (74.1 percent vs 77.1 percent, p = 0.81). Naloxone adverse reactions were more frequent in the opioid-tolerant group than the opioid-naïve group (opioid withdrawal symptoms (OWSs): 14.3 percent vs 0 percent; increase in pain: 20 percent vs 8.6 percent, p = 0.002).Conclusions: In opioid-tolerant patients, naloxone total doses required and response rates were similar to opioid-naïve patients. Use of opioid dosing history to identify potentially opioid-dependent patients should be considered prior to naloxone administration to guide dosing and reduce the risk for precipitating OWSs.
A new species of Parianella (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Olyreae) marks the southernmost distribution of the genus in Brazil
Authors: Ferreira Fabrício Moreira , Oliveira Reyjane P. , Clark Lynn G. , Welker Cassiano A. Dorneles
Published: December 2022

Background and aims – Parianella is a relatively recently described genus of the subtribe Parianinae (Poaceae, Bambusoideae, Olyreae) that includes two species, and it is supposedly endemic to the Bahian Coastal Forests in the central region of Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Herein, we describe and illustrate a new species of the genus, comparing it with the other species of Parianella. We also provide an updated distribution map of the genus and the conservation status of the new taxon.

Material and methods – This study was based on the analysis of herbarium specimens and a literature review. The conservation assessment is based on field observations and spatial analyses, following IUCN guidelines and criteria.

Key results – During a review of the Poaceae collection of the MBML Herbarium, two Parianinae specimens with interesting features were found. A detailed morphological analysis revealed that these specimens belong to a new species of Parianella. The new taxon was collected in two localities in the southern portion of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, one in the municipality of Santa Leopoldina and the other in the Duas Bocas Biological Reserve, municipality of Cariacica. Both localities are situated in the Krenák-Waitaká Forests, one of the three subregions of the central Atlantic Forest region, and an area of great floristic diversity, including bamboo species.

Conclusion – Parianella capixaba represents the southernmost distribution of the genus known to date. With the description of this new species, the total number of bamboos in Espírito Santo state rises to 52 species in 18 genera.
Extrativismo e (neo)colonização na América Latina: a responsabilidade social empresarial no âmbito global e regional
Authors: Ramina Larissa , Souza Lucas Silva de
Published: December 2022

O fenômeno da globalização econômica majorou a influência das empresas transnacionais (ETNs) na atividade dos Estados. Em geral, tais atores privados se instalam em territórios que sofreram processos coloniais, dentre os quais, a América Latina, acarretando sérias consequências para as comunidades receptoras de seus investimentos. Para compreender as contradições que permeiam a temática e orientar a busca de respostas, o estudo almeja analisar os fatores que chancelam as práticas neocoloniais promovidas pelas empresas extrativistas e averiguar a construção da Responsabilidade Social Empresarial (RSE) em sede global e seu diálogo no âmbito regional. Para tanto, se analisará como o Direito está historicamente desenhado de forma a permitir a ausência de responsabilização (1); se buscará entender os limites da capacidade estatal de responsabilizar empresas transnacionais (2); se conhecerá de forma panorâmica o design institucional relacionado à regulação das ETNs no âmbito global e o seu caráter soft (3) e, por fim, será averiguado o diálogo regional com as diretivas globais (4). O artigo será dividido em dois capítulos. No primeiro, se discorrerá acerca das estruturas (neo)coloniais das empresas transnacionais e a irresponsabilização no contexto latino-americano. No segundo, por seu turno, se investigará a construção da RSE à nível global e seu diálogo no âmbito regional latino-americano. O estudo será abordado por meio do método dialético. No tocante ao procedimento, será utilizada a técnica de pesquisa de documentação indireta por meio da revisão documental, jurisprudencial e bibliográfica.
Transterritoriality as a theory to hold corporations accountable for human rights violations: the application of its principles in Vedanta and Nevsun cases
Authors: Atchabahian Ana Cláudia Ruy Cardia
Published: December 2022

This paper examines the basis for transterritoriality as a theory to hold corporations accountable for human rights violations and attempts to its application in two Business and Human Rights leading decisions: Vedanta Resources Plc and Konkola Copper Mines Plc v. Lungowe and Ors. [2019] UKSC 20 and Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, 2020 SCC 5. By the analysis of both judgements, issued by two Supreme Courts under the common law regime, the present work aims to prove that, in order to hold corporations accountable for human rights violations, national judges can apply private international law, public international law and international human rights law in an heterarchical and transversal manner to ensure a genuine dialogue between national jurisdictions and international courts under the application of the main principles and rules of international law. Qualitative and deductive methods used were based on interdisciplinary research and primary and secondary business and human rights sources were consulted to develop the proposed theory and case analysis.
O controle de convencionalidade como perspectiva futura para a proteção de direitos da população LGBTQIA+
Authors: Martins Dilermando Aparecido Borges , Fachin Melina Girardi
Published: December 2022

Este artigo tem como objetivo estabelecer relações entre o controle de convencionalidade e o avanço de direitos para a população LGBTQIA+. Para tanto, por meio do método dedutivo e da pesquisa bibliográfica, analisou a ferramenta teórica do controle de convencionalidade e propôs seu uso a partir do documento criado pela Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos, denominado “Reconhecimento de direitos de pessoas LGBTI”, demonstrando assim a necessidade de adequação das condutas oficiais do Estado brasileiro às interpretações dadas pelo Sistema Interamericano de Direitos Humanos.
CONHECIMENTO DA EQUIPE INTERDISCIPLINAR SOBRE O MANEJO DA DOR NOS CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS
Authors: Carmo Tainá da Silva , Moraes Leticia Maria Castelo Branco , De Almeida Francisca Larissa Rodrigues , Costa Erika de Barros , Nunes Emanoelly de Azevedo , Gomes Karyny  Dias , Marques Samara Jesus Sena , Rebouças Antônia Paulyane Lima , Soares Ingryd Fernandes de Macêdo , Silva Thais Lane de Sousa
Published: December 2022

Introdução: O manejo da dor na paliação pela equipe interdisciplinar é considerado um grande desafio, visto que o conhecimento sobre o manuseio destes pacientes é pouco relatado. Deste modo, uma assistência interdisciplinar paliativa  buscará proporcionar o alívio da dor, assim um conhecimento inadequado ocasionará uma diminuição da qualidade de vida dos pacientes. Neste sentido, o estudo buscará analisar as evidências científicas sobre o conhecimento da equipe interdisciplinar em relação ao manejo da dor nos cuidados paliativos. Métodos: Revisão integrativa da literatura dos anos de 2017 a 2022 com os descritores (“knowledge”) AND (“palliative care”) AND (“pain management”) AND (“interdisciplinary team”) nas bases de dados Web of Science, Scopus, Embase e Wiley Online Library via periódicos capes, contendo uma amostra de 7 estudos. Resultados: Na literatura foram destacadas que há o déficit de conhecimento da equipe interdisciplinar quando associado ao manejo da dor na paliação, ocasionando em uma oferta de assistência inadequada. Além disso, foram apresentadas tecnologias educacionais utilizadas para otimização deste conhecimento pela equipe de saúde sobre o manejo da dor na paliação e as dificuldades enfrentadas por estes profissionais durante a assistência aos pacientes paliativos. Considerações Finais: O déficit de conhecimento da equipe interdisciplinar apresentou-se em diversos estudos e este sendo considerado uma grande barreira para a oferta da assistência qualificada ao paciente em paliação.No entanto, o fato da utilização de estratégias que auxiliam na otimização do conhecimento apresenta-se de grande importância e assim contribuindo para o alívio da dor nos cuidados paliativos de maneira eficaz.
Prisoners for War
Authors: Bartels Victoria
Published: December 2022

In an attempt to shed light on some of history’s unwilling agents of war, this
chapter examines the role of criminals in the martial initiatives of Cosimo
I de’ Medici, who governed as Florence’s Duke from 1537–69 and then as
the Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1569–74. The bulk of this study focuses
on the crewmembers of Medicean warships. Large numbers of workers
were also needed for state-sanctioned fortification and expansion projects.
By presenting a more detailed picture of the involuntary personnel that
fuelled Medicean military enterprises, this study aims to redefine the
notion of ‘soldier’, as well as demonstrate how forced labour was sourced,
organized, and deployed in service of the early modern Tuscan state.
Delivering Arms
Authors: Sandberg1 Brian
Published: December 2022

Sixteenth-century French noblewomen defended their own châteaux, but
also delivered arms to military contingents and field armies operating
in their provinces. Confessional divisions and religious strife presented
new opportunities for French women to engage in warfare during French
Wars of Religion (1559–1629). This chapter will employ contemporary correspondence,
military records, family papers, and other manuscript sources
to examine French noblewomen and urban women as active participants
in religious warfare. I will argue that the elite women who managed and
supplied artillery forces played a vital role in the French Wars of Religion,
contributing to the organization of military campaigns and siege operations.
My analysis will focus on French noblewomen’s roles in supervising arsenals,
organizing defences, mobilizing artillery trains, and employing artillery.
Preliminary Conservation Checklist of Orchid of Gashaka Gumti National Park, Nigeria
Authors: Nodza George I. , Onuminya Temitope O. , Ogundipe Oluwatoyin T.
Published: December 2022

A preliminary checklist of the Orchidaceae of Gashaka Gumti National Park (GGNP) is presented, based on previous reports on the flora of GGNP and recent botanical explorations. The results from this study recorded 80 orchid species in 38 genera. The collection consists of 84% epiphytes and 16% terrestrial orchids. The genera with highest number of species are the Bulbophyllum (16 species) and Polystachya (11 species), while Habenaria is the richest terrestrial genus with five species. Afropectinariella gabonensis, Bulbophyllum renkinianum and Rhipidoglossum polydactylum are newly recorded for Nigeria. Other noteworthy taxa include Angraecopsis elliptica, Bulbophyllum calvum, Holothrix aphyllaand Tridactyle tridentata which are some of the rarest orchid species in Nigeria. The highest species number was recorded in the lowland forest of the southern sector, particularly Kwano, with 42 species, followed by 29 species in the montane forest, five species in the savanna woodland, and four taxa in the lowland gallery forest. Our study identified recent transhumance to the enclave of the park (leading to grazing), and illegal logging of Pterocarpus erinaceous and Afzelia africana as the major noticeable threats to the continued existence of orchid species in GGNP. Therefore, further inventories with rigorous techniques such as the tree climbing technique are warranted for an exhaustive inventory and effective conservation of the orchid flora of GGNP.
An Exploration of the Role of Refined Value Importance in Consumers’ Sustainable Disposal Behaviors
Authors: Sneddon Joanne , Evers Uwana , Gruner Richard
Published: December 2022

Research shows that consumers’ personal values influence their pro-environmental behaviors. However, studies of values and proenvironmental behavior have not examined how refined values relate to a range of sustainable disposal behaviors. In the current study, we examine associations between consumers’ refined value priorities and their behavior in four sustainable product disposal domains (recycling, donating, composting, and membership of giving/sharing groups) in a large and diverse sample of Australian adults. We show clear evidence of systematic relations between refined values and behaviors in each of these domains. While we show that motivationally aligned refined self-transcendence values are positively and self-enhancement values negatively associated with recycling, donating, and composting, we find the reverse relations for membership of giving/sharing groups. Our findings suggest that the study of consumers’ refined values across a range of behaviors can offer a more nuanced understanding of what motivates them to engage in sustainable product disposal behaviors, with the potential to inform the development of more targeted policies and initiatives encouraging consumer participation.
The Relationship of Textual Objection with Contributing Means to Achieve Textual Coherence
Authors: Al-Damook Shahad Yassir Thakir , Al-Sabhani Mahmood Khalaf Hamad Oubaid
Published: December 2022

This research aims to study the relationship between the textual objection and its contingent structure or structure in the text or the general structure of speech, and the study of this objection deals with the tools that achieve textual harmony or cohesion represented by referral, deletion, linkage, replacement, and repetition by addressing a number of the noble Qur’anic verses in which it occurred. The textual objection and the semantic and syntactic effects that result from this objection.
The Effectiveness of Financial Portfolio Components in Achieving Financial Depth: An Applied Study On a Sample of Companies Listed On the Iraqi Stock Exchange for The period 2011-2020
Authors: Shibeeb Abdulrazzaq Ibrahim , Faisal Faisal Ghazi , Battal Ahmed Hussein
Published: December 2022

The study aimed to clarify the role of the Financial portfolio with its real and financial tools and components in the economy and how to mix investment assets to reach an investment portfolio capable of diversifying sources of income and increasing its effectiveness, which works to increase its financial depth in the economy by raising its market value. The researchers used the (Penal Date) model using the financial statements of (60) companies listed on the Iraqi Stock Exchange during the period 2011-2020 to measure the effectiveness of the Financial portfolio components in achieving economic growth. A number of conclusions were reached, the most important of which is that the components of the Financial portfolio exercise a moral influence in achieving the financial depth of the market, with the exception of the investment component. As for the recommendations, the most important of which was the need to focus on short-term investment as one of the components of the investment portfolio because of the material returns it achieves and the low degree of risk, thus activating its role in influencing the financial depth.
Al-Razi and Quranic Readings: A Study in Method and Resource
Authors: Ali Lana Saeed Hamad , Amin Dildar Ghafoor Hamad
Published: December 2022

This research seeks to clarify the method of Imam Al-Fakhr Al-Razi and his resources in grammatical inference with Quranic readings through his interpretation of the (Mafaatihul-Gheib) with presentation of Quranic evidence, the title of the search came to be tagged with (Al-Razi and the Qur’anic Readings: A Study in the Method and the Resource) Mainly in the process of theorizing and analysis, because of its importance in the Qur’anic readings; this interpretation is an encyclopedia that includes various types of issues of different sciences, The research also aims to clarify his attribution to the readings and his approach to it, and to discover his method of inferring the Qur’anic readings and its influence on its predecessors, Because in most of his inferences from the Qur’anic readings, he supported his idea with the opinions of other scientists. The research is consisting of an introduction, two demands, and a conclusion which contains the most important results. The first demand was entitled: Al-Razi's method in his grammatical inference with the Qur’anic readings. The conclusion dealt with the most important findings of the research, we can mention among them: The research has proven that the imam cared about the readings and employed them in his interpretation, especially his inference from the readings related to grammatical issues. Al-Razi was clearly influenced by his predecessors, but this did not affect him to be a transmitter only, but rather to have an outstanding personality that transmits, criticizes, and gives weight. For he did not care to which school the scholar he took belongs to, visual, Kufic or Baghdadi. He also did not pay attention to the creedal sect to which he belongs, whether it was an Ash'ari or a Mu'tazilite or otherwise.
Sujeito de muitas faces: um estudo sobre identidade latino-americana nas concepções
Authors: Albuquerque Mariana Cavalcanti
Published: December 2022

A identidade latino-americana é o tema tratado ao longo do presente estudo, feito através da leitura comparativa entre os ensaios sociais América Latina: males de origem (1905), do brasileiro Manoel Bomfim, e O labirinto da solidão (1950), do mexicano Octavio Paz. O exame da referida identidade é conduzido pela noção de “um modo singular de ser ocidental”, que cumpre aqui a função de uma espécie de ideologema, cujo entendimento se refere a três aspectos vistos como “marcas simbólicas”: a herança colonial, a mestiçagem e o suposto sentimento de inferioridade.
Design for racial reconciliation dialogue : a South African case study
Authors:   , Robbertze Victoria
Published: December 2022

The issue of racism and cross-cultural hostility is still prevalent in post-apartheid South Africa, including in church-based contexts. ‘One New Humanity’ (ONH) is an initiative that seeks to promote racial reconciliation dialogue through church congregant meetings in Durban. This research serves the ONH initiative through a practice-related case study that culminates in the design of a social media campaign. The aim of both the research and the campaign design is to stimulate increased racial reconciliation dialogue amongst ONH congregants, and in so doing spread racial reconciliation to wider communities. Research interviews with ONH congregants and pastors were framed using the theory of relational dialectics. This theory concerns conflict in interpersonal and social relations that are dialectical and contradictory. Relational dialectics is also closely linked to Bakhtin’s dialogical theory. The relational dialectics framework is established in the literature review and is then used as a methodological tool of inquiry leading to its final application in the graphic design of illustrated posts for a social media campaign. The graphic design of the social media campaign is a response to, and application of, the research inquiry into ONH congregants’ views on current racial tensions in South Africa. It is also guided by ONH pastors’ goals for their initiative. The praxis of the study then encompasses the guiding strategy for the ONH campaign, the creative brief for graphic design and the resulting social media content. This enables the ONH leadership to review the campaign for real time implementation. The visual language of the social media campaign draws upon screen print and linocut effects that are reminiscent of anti-apartheid posters of the liberation struggle. From the research data analysis through to the formulation of the creative brief and the design production, the campaign follows responsible design values regarding the impact of graphic design on the viewer’s thinking about racial reconciliation. The ONH Campaign takes the position that both sides of any racial conflict issue need to be understood for racial reconciliation to proceed. This even-handed understanding may be best communicated through provocatively juxtaposed visual image pairs that are digitally disseminated. As such, the research knowledge artefact lies within the ambit of ‘graphic design for good’ endeavours. The research conclusion reflects on the citizen design approach taken in this study, and it may support further ‘graphic design for good’ praxis research.
The Effect of Unified Theory of Acceptance and Ue of Technology (UTAUT) on Behavior Intention and Use Behavior in Buying Baby Product Online
Authors: Sucahyo Yonatan Niko , Ardyan Elia
Published: December 2022

This study analyze the effects of effort expectation, performance expectancy, social influences, and facility conditions on behavioral intentions and using behavior. The research method this time uses quantitative methods with data collection tools using a questionnaire with a Likert scale. The analytical method of this research is PLS-SEM. The research sample is the people of the city of Solo who have done online shopping for baby products, with a total sample of 95 respondents. The research variables used in this study are the independent variables, namely performance expectations, business expectations, social influence, and facility conditions, and the dependent variables are behavioral intention and usage behavior. The results of the data will then be processed with SMART PLS 3.0. The results of this study are that performance expectations and business expectations do not affect behavioral intentions, social influence and facility conditions affect behavioral intentions, and facility conditions affect usage behavior.
Analyzing Business Performance from Human Capital and Social Capital with Competitive Advantage as Mediating Variable
Authors: Chandra Erbin , Julyanthry  , Rahmayanti Putu Laksmita Dewi , Syarifa Diah Kusuma Rr. Chusnu , Sudirman Acai
Published: December 2022

The development of technology, information, and the internet is growing rapidly and massively in various business sectors, including SMEs, which has created new changes. This situation certainly provides opportunities and challenges for every business actor. This study analyzes the effect of human capital, social capital, customer capital, and technological innovation on business performance. This study's research method includes library and field research design with a quantitative approach. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, questionnaires, and documentation. This study used 180 samples of small and medium business actors with convenience sampling. The data analysis method used is Partial Least Square (PLS). Findings. The study's results found that human capital positively and significantly affects business performance. Then social capital has a positive and significant effect on business performance. The results of this study also confirm that the competitive advantage variable cannot mediate the relationship between human capital and business performance and that competitive advantage can mediate the relationship between social capital and business performance.
PRINCIPLES OF REGULATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
Authors:   L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Tassybay B.M. , Sembiyeva L.M. ,   L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University
Published: December 2022

The improvement and justification of recommendations for improving PPP mechanisms in the agro-industrial complex is dictated by their relevance and practical significance, which allow expanding the resource base of agricultural production on terms of mutual benefit for the state and business. The problems of using public-private partnership in the field of agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan are analyzed. The purpose of the study is to determine the criteria for assessing the impact of economic factors on environmental components, in particular on the atmosphere, hydrosphere and land resources. The methods of economic analysis, comparison, synthesis, decomposition were used for a comprehensive assessment of the functioning of the enterprise in the production of agricultural products: an assessment of the impact of the functioning of the agro-industrial complex on the environment was carried out. The main directions that have significant potential for promising PPP programs are also identified: the production of organic products in the crop and livestock industries; increasing the volume of meat products and milk; the development of a greenhouse economy specializing not only in growing vegetables, but also in floriculture. Based on the analysis, a SWOT analysis of the use of public-private partnership in agricultural production is indicated, its strengths and opportunities, weaknesses and threats are shown, and according to the results of the study, conceptual directions for the development of the PPP institute in the agro-industrial complex of the republic are highlighted.
CRYPTOCURRENCY MARKET AS A NEW SEGMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FINANCIAL MARKET ON THE WORLD ARENA
Authors:   The North-West Institute of Management, Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration St. Petersburg, Russia, Ryabov O. , Zubir Azhar ,   School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Published: December 2022

This study considers the problem of the formation of the cryptocurrency market as an element of the financial market in Russia. Our study aims at solving the problem of trust in cryptocurrency and finding new ways to use it in the Russian economy. During the study, the main trends in the development of the cryptocurrency market both in Russia and abroad were identified, the main comparative characteristics of the cryptocurrency market with other elements of the financial market were identified, and the stages of the formation of the cryptocurrency industry were explored. The purpose of the study is to identify problems in the development and implementation of the cryptocurrency market in the Russian economy against the background of an increase in the number of sanctions restrictions and currency barriers to prevent a severe economic crisis and stagnation of the country's leading industries. The main events and statements of regulatory bodies that lead to an increase in the demand for cryptocurrencies among the Russian population are considered.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CIS COUNTRIES IN 1990-2021
Authors:   Almaty Humanitarian and Economic University, Shokamanov Yu.K. , Demesinova A.A. ,   Almaty Humanitarian and Economic University
Published: December 2022

The results of a comparative analysis show that by 1990 the CIS countries are divided into four groups in terms of economic growth rates: with very high (Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), high (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Belarus), medium (Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia) and low (Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) at a pace. At the same time, Kazakhstan is characterized by a more even progressive development. Due to lower prices in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan (21-24% of the US price level), PPP USD GDP data for these countries is 4-5 times larger than foreign exchange GDP data. In Turkmenistan, the highest price level (47% of the US price level) provides more than a doubling of GDP in US dollars. In other countries, the price level is at the level of 30-37% of the price level in the USA, providing about a threefold excess of GDP data at PPP in comparison with GDP data at exchange rates.
COMPARISON OF DOMESTIC (KAZAKH) AND FOREIGN METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS
Authors:   Eurasian Technological University, Kordabay B. , Tugelbayev M.Y. ,   Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Published: December 2022

This article presents a pedagogical and linguistic analysis of the most common methods and approaches that are used to teach English around the world. It is a well-known truth that the use of different methods of teaching language in educational institutions has the potential not only to improve education, but also to empower people, strengthen governance and strengthen efforts to achieve the goal of human development for a country with a range of educational opportunities. Recent trends, methodologies and developments reflect the vital role of the education sector as a whole with its internationalization of the educational process, emphasis on quality over quantity, increasing adoption of technology, demand for professional talent, etc. The authors analyze the characteristics of these methods, as well as some of their advantages and disadvantages for learning English as a foreign language. It is noted that in the world the most dominant method of teaching English is the communicative method using innovative technologies. Thus, in fact, the teacher controls the learning process, the content is brought to the audience, and the teacher has the opportunity to focus on factual knowledge.
Structural interventions to enable adolescent contraceptive use in low and middle income countries: What has been evaluated and how should future interventions be developed?
Authors:   London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Burchett Helen E. D. , French Rebecca S. ,   London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Griffin Sally ,   h2n,   International Centre for Reproductive Health, de Melo Malica ,   International Centre for Reproductive Health, Picardo Joelma J. ,   International Centre for Reproductive Health, Kneale Dylan ,   University College London
Published: December 2022

Adolescent pregnancy rates in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are high and reducing these rates is an indicator for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Enabling contraceptive use amongst sexually active adolescents is an important way to help address this. Most interventions tend to focus on providing contraceptives and family planning services or information and education to encourage girls to use contraception. However, these interventions do not usually address the broader factors that affect girls’ ability to access and use contraception. Structural interventions are those that address this broader context, such as interventions that aim to increase girls’ education, reduce poverty and/or increase their economic empowerment, or shift social norms around gender, adolescent sexuality or fertility. This brief summarises the findings of an evidence synthesis that examined structural interventions to enable adolescent contraceptive use in LMICs. The authors identify which structural interventions have been evaluated and offer recommendations on how future interventions could be developed to optimise their impact.
THE GENESIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSACTIONS CONCLUDED AS A RESULT OF DEFECTS IN THE LEGAL CAPACITY
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Usmonova Muniskhon
Published: December 2022

The article analyzes transactions, the procedure and conditions for their conclusion, the grounds for recognizing transactions as invalid. This relationship is explored by comparing the two legal systems, to what extent they are allowed in ancient Roman law and Islamic law. Particular attention is paid to the issues of restitution, the legal consequences of transactions concluded by persons with disabilities or incapacity. It also analyzes the issues, grounds and consequences of invalidation of agreements concluded by persons who do not understand the importance of their actions, as well as various approaches of scientists in this regard. The article examines changes in the institution of contract at the stages of development of Roman law, as well as differences in the invalidity of contracts in four sects of Islam and the procedure for their cancellation. In addition, the participation of women and minors as parties to the agreement was reflected. It also discusses the means of evidence used to invalidate an agreement in Islamic law, and provides definitions of confession, testimony and oath. It also addresses the issues of appointing a guardian or curator in relation to people with disabilities.
MODERN CONCEPT, ESSENCE AND DYNAMICS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTE OF INVESTIGATIVE ACTIONS IN THE CRIMINAL PROCESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Authors:   Tashkent State University of Law, Ruzmetov Botirjon
Published: December 2022

The article deals with the issues of the modern concept, essence and features of the institute of investigative actions. The methodological basis of the study of the essence of the institute, the theory of modernization and liberalization of the judicial and legal system of the country, which form the basis for the reform of the entire regulatory framework in the Republic of Uzbekistan, is also considered. The conclusions and analysis of the issues under consideration are based on the empirical research, which includes the results of a sociological survey of 500 interrogators, investigators of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General’s Office, criminal judges and lawyers, as well as the analysis of materials of 1000 criminal cases from the archive of the Criminal Court of Tashkent city. In addition, the analysis of statistical data on crime records for ten years (2010-2021) was carried out. The article considers the concept of the institution «investigative action», which is on the agenda from the perspective of criminal procedure law and the theory of criminalistics, and studies the classification of investigative actions. The article examines the development dynamics of the institute of investigative actions in criminal proceedings, issues related to the introduction of the term «urgent investigative actions» into the legislation and their list, as well as the problems of creating equal conditions for participants in the process when presenting evidence to the investigator in order to ensure competitiveness. In addition, the need to eliminate the institution of witnesses from the criminal process and the tactics of investigative actions were studied.