bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Explication of the Central Features of the Concept of "Fidelity" in German and Russian Literary Texts
Authors: Isaeva Leila Farkhadovna , Popova Larisa Georgievna
Published: November 2022

The purpose of the article is to identify and establish common and distinctive central features of the concept of "fidelity" based on the materials of German and Russian literary texts of the first half of the twentieth century. The object of the study are lexemes representing the value representation of the linguistic and cultural concept of "fidelity" in the Russian and German languages. The subject of the proposed research is the lexical and semantic explication of the conceptual component of the concept of "fidelity" in German and Russian literary texts, the direction of realism in the first half of the twentieth century. The study used such methods as: definitional analysis, component analysis, comparative method, as well as the reception of quantitative calculations. In the work, as a scientific novelty, it is proposed to study for the first time the verbalization of the conceptual component of the concept of "fidelity" on the material of literary texts in a comparative aspect. The analysis allows us to conclude that the conceptual component of the concept can be verbally represented in the form of synonyms of nuclear lexemes, which, according to their meanings, can represent the center and periphery of the concept. Also, as a result of the conducted research, the presence of distinctive central conceptual signs of loyalty was determined, namely: in German literary texts, it is devotion and affection, and in Russian texts - constancy.
Psychological Program to Increase the Level of Emotional Intelligence of Children's Coaches of Sports Associations
Authors: Rostovtseva Marina Viktorovna , Goncharova Tat'yana Mikhailovna , Gudovskii Igor' Vital'evich , Khokhrina Zoya Vasil'evna , Trofimova Valentina Viktorovna
Published: November 2022

The subject of the study is a psychological program aimed to increase the level of emotional intelligence in children's coaches of sports associations. To date, the problem of emotional intelligence is expressed in contradiction, where, on the one hand, a child needs the necessary emotional support during training and competitions, on the other hand, there are insufficient funds in the scientific literature to improve it. The purpose of the work is to develop a program to increase the level of emotional intelligence among children's coaches of sports sections. The study was conducted with 21 trainers of children's sports sections on the basis of the youth "Technical Design Center" in the city of Krasnoyarsk. A program was developed to increase emotional intelligence among children's coaches of sports sections. It was built in accordance with a certain logic of working with emotions, which includes awareness of one's own and others' emotions in various situations, mastering the ability to manage one's own and others' emotions and mastering the ability to manage one's behavior in non-standard situations. The program, tested on a group of trainers, helped to increase their emotional intelligence. The results of this study can find practical application in various fields of psychological practice: psychological education, counseling, etc. They can be used in the development of professional training programs, retraining and advanced training of teachers – trainers.
Lucid Dreaming Experience in the Context of Meditation Experience
Authors: Kukharenko Sergei Vladimirovich
Published: November 2022

The subject of this study is to identify the connection between the experience obtained in lucid dreams and the experience of meditation. The object of the study is the experience that accompanies the state of awareness (Pali-sati). In the article, the author presents the results of a study aimed at establishing the connection between the experience obtained in lucid dreams and the experience of meditation. The works of the lucid dream researchers Stephen LaBerge, Jayne Gackenbach, Ursula Voss, Robert Waggoner, Tadas Stumbrys and others, as well as the work of researchers of the state of awareness - Bhikkhu Analayo, Henepola Gunaratana, Alan Wallace and others served as the theoretical and methodological basis of the study. The following research methods were used: the theoretical analysis of scientific literature, the analysis and generalization of empirical data, the formulation of conclusions. The theoretical significance and scientific novelty of the study lies in the systematization of theoretical provisions on the problem of the study of lucid dreams; discovering the features of the relationship of experience gained in lucid dreams with the experience obtained during meditation. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that the results and conclusions of the study can be used by psychologists in their professional activities, as well as by lucid dreaming practitioners. The main conclusions of scientific research is the discovery of the similarity of experiences during lucid dreams with the experience gained in the state of meditation. The results of the survey conducted by the author show that a significant part of respondents who practice lucid dreaming also practice mindfulness meditation.
Experimental/Computational Study to Identify Sources of Clusters in Pitching Airfoil Measurements
Authors: Tran Steven A. , Ramasamy Manikandan , Sitaraman Jayanarayanan
Published: November 2022

This paper describes a combined experimental and computational effort to characterize the cycle-to-cycle variations previously observed in oscillating airfoil experiments. It is common in the dynamic stall community to assume that the variation in loads between pitch cycles is primarily due to turbulent fluctuations, which in turn justifies the assumption that the loads can be accurately represented using simple phase averages. However this work, which numerically and experimentally models an oscillating modified VR-12 airfoil at two different conditions, shows that various aspects ranging from model setup to inherent fluid dynamics may lead to furcation in the loads that can have first-order impacts on the flow. These clusters of loads are poorly represented by simple phase averaging techniques and require special consideration. This study successfully captures dynamic stall furcation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and shows good agreement for cluster-averaged quantities when compared with experimental data. Furthermore, this work also presents several lessons learned concerning best practices for the dynamic stall community toward improving future correlations between CFD and experimental data and the quality of future dynamic stall datasets in general.
Midwives’ Perspectives regarding Involvement of Male Partners during Pregnancy at a Maternal Health Facility in Eswatini
Authors: Khulu Ziyanda Alicia , Sengane Malmsey Lydia Mmasello , Mudau Tshimangadzo
Published: November 2022

Globally, maternal and child health services have made efforts to involve men for several decades. There has been noted progress among some European countries, which is contrary to some observations among African states. Midwives’ attitudes have an impact on men accompanying pregnant women for antenatal care services. This study aimed to investigate midwives’ perspectives regarding male partners’ involvement during pregnancy at a maternal health facility in Eswatini (previously Swaziland). A qualitative, explorative, descriptive design was used to achieve the study objectives. Eight midwives were purposively sampled to conduct face-to-face in-depth interviews using an interview guide. Research instruments such as a semi-structured interview guide and audiotapes were used to maintain consistency and minimise memory bias. Data were analysed using qualitative thematic analysis. Findings include midwives’ feelings; health system challenges such as a shortage of staff and space and a lack of guiding policies; male partner-related challenges such as time constraints and competing responsibilities, social stigma and cultural taboo from communities, and co-habiting behaviour. Benefits for men accompanying their pregnant women included instant informed consent and initiation of medications, health education opportunities, partner involvement in breastfeeding techniques and family planning, and building a positive family relationship. Conclusions are that, despite the interest among males to be available to provide support for women in the process of pregnancy, midwives are not yet ready. It is, therefore, recommended that midwives’ education and policy development be considered for positive male involvement.
Spermatozoa HSP90b expression correlates with ROS generation and altered motility in response to methyl parathion treatment in vitro
Authors: Nayak Jasmine , Jena Soumya Ranjan , Panda Bhagyashree , Kar Sujata , Samanta Luna
Published: November 2022

Objectives:

Widely used organophosphorus pesticides, methyl parathion (MePa), alter the reproductive functions in various animals and humans by induction of oxidative stress on augmented release of reactive oxygen species (ROS). MePa affects semen quality by inducing DNA damage through spermatogenic stages. Several heat shock proteins (HSPs) are expressed in response to environmental stressors particularly the redox-active ones for regulation of protein turnover. Since oxidative stress and sperm motility are implicated in MePa toxicity, studying the expression of HSP90b will unravel the mechanism behind its noxiousness.

Material and Methods:

Spermatozoa isolated from healthy donors were subjected to various concentrations of MePa (50, 250, 500, and 750 μM) for studying its effect on sperm motility, ROS generation, sperm chromatin integrity, and expression of stress responsive molecular chaperone HSP90b.

Results:

In vitro exposure of MePa at concentrations ≥500 μM results in a decline in sperm motility and an increased generation of ROS, DNA damage, and HSP90b expression.

Conclusion:

ROS-mediated modulation of HSP90b expression may affect the structural integrity of client proteins and oxidative injury to membrane lipid, along with DNA integrity resulting in declined sperm motility in response to MePa.
ANALISIS PERILAKU NASABAH DALAM MELAKUKAN PEMBIAYAAN PADA KOPERASI SYARIAH MURNI AMANAH SEJAHTERA KOTA MALANG
Authors: Zahrotun Nidiyah Sherina , Nur Aisyah Esy
Published: November 2022

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perilaku nasabah dalam melakukan pembiayaan pada Koperasi Syariah Murni Amanah Sejahtera Kota Malang. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian kualitatif. Pengambilan responden pada penelitian ini menggunakan teknik insidental sampling yang menghasilkan 16 responden yang dirasa cocok dengan sumber data. Data diperoleh melalui wawancara kepada informan guna memperoleh informasi terkait dengan penelitian. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, nasabah Koperasi Syariah Murni Amanah Sejahtera Kota Malang dalam melakukan pembiayaannya, nasabah melalui kelima proses pengambilan keputusan. Yaitu pengenalan masalah, mencari informasi, mengevaluasi alternatif, pengambilan keputusan, dan perilaku pasca pengambilan keputusan. Dan tahap terakhir dalam proses pengambilan keputusan tersebut yakni perilaku pasca pengambilan keputusan, hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa nasabah cenderung untuk melakukan pembiayaan ulang pada Koperasi Syariah Murni Amanah Sejahtera Kota Malang. Faktor yang paling berpengaruh pada nasabah dalam melakukan pembiayaan yaitu ; 1) Sosial 2) Produk 3) Harga 4) Kualitas pelayanan 5) Motivasi 6) Sikap dan keyakinan. Sedangkan faktor promosi dan tempat tidak berpengaruh terhadap nasabah dalam melakukan pembiyaan pada Koperasi Syariah Murni Amanah Sejahtera Kota Malang.
MF-PCBA: Multi-fidelity high-throughput screening benchmarks for drug discovery and machine learning
Authors: Buterez David , Janet Jon Paul , Kiddle Steven J. , Liò Pietro
Published: November 2022

High-throughput screening (HTS), as one of the key techniques in drug discovery, is frequently used to identify promising drug candidates in a largely automated and cost-effective way. One of the necessary conditions for successful HTS campaigns is a large and diverse compound library, enabling hundreds of thousands of activity measurements per project. Such collections of data hold great promise for computational and experimental drug discovery efforts, especially when leveraged in combination with modern deep learning techniques, and potentially leading to improved drug activity predictions and cheaper and more effective experimental design. However, existing collections of machine learning ready public datasets do not exploit the multiple data modalities present in real-world HTS projects. Thus, the largest fraction of experimental measurements, corresponding to hundreds of thousands of 'noisy' activity values from primary screening, are effectively ignored in the majority of machine learning models of HTS data. To address these limitations, we introduce MF-PCBA (Multi Fidelity PubChem BioAssay), a curated collection of 60 datasets that includes two data modalities for each dataset, corresponding to primary and confirmatory screening, an aspect that we call multi-fidelity. Multi-fidelity data accurately reflects real-world HTS conventions, and presents a new, challenging task for machine learning: the integration of low and high-fidelity measurements through molecular representation learning, taking into account the orders-of-magnitude difference in size between the primary and confirmatory screens. Here, we detail the steps taken to assemble MF-PCBA, in terms of data acquisition from PubChem and the filtering steps required to curate the raw data. We also provide an evaluation of a recent, deep-learning based method for multi-fidelity integration across the introduced datasets, demonstrating the benefit of leveraging all HTS modalities, and a discussion in terms of the roughness of the molecular activity landscape. In total, MF-PCBA contains over 16.6 million unique molecule-protein interactions. The datasets can be easily assembled by using the source code available at https://github.com/davidbuterez/mf-pcba.
Portable Bulk-Water Disinfection by Live Capture of Bacteria with Divergently Branched Porous Graphite in Electric Fields
Authors: Luo Xianfu , Li Weigu , Liang Zexi , Liu Yifei , Fan Donglei
Published: November 2022

An easy access to clean water pivots function and development of a modern society. However, it remains arduous to develop energy-efficient, facile, and portable water treatment systems for point-of-use (POU) applications, which is particularly imperative for the safety and resilience of a society during extreme weathers and critical events. Here, we report an innovative working scheme and device prototype for water disinfection via directly capturing and removing pathogen cells from bulk water using strategically designed three-dimensional (3D) porous dendritic graphite foams (PDGF) in an AC field. The prototype, integrated in a 3D-printed portable water-purification module, can reproducibly remove 99.997 % E-coli bacteria in bulk water at only a few voltages with among the lowest energy consumption of 435.5 J·L-1. The unique PDGF foams, costing at only $1.42 per piece, can robustly operate for at least 20 times without functional degradation. Furthermore, we successfully unveil the unique disinfection mechanism with one-dimensional Brownian dynamics simulation. Finally, the system is applied and practically brings natural water in the Waller Creek at UT Austin to the safe drinking level. This research, including the innovative working mechanism based on dendritically porous graphite and the design scheme, could inspire a new device paradigm for POU water treatment.
High-Efficiency Near-Infrared-to-Visible Photon Upconversion in Poly(vinyl alcohol) Porous Film
Authors: Mori Takeshi , Mori Tomohiro , Saito Akane , Masuda Tsuyoshi , Saomoto Hitoshi , Hagihara Mami , Matsuda Shoichi
Published: November 2022

Triplet-triplet annihilation photon upconversion (TTA-UC) has received significant attention in energy harvesting applications such as solar cells. The realization of high UC performance in the form of films is a crucial factor for the incorporation of this technology into large-area devices. Herein, we propose a porous UC film, prepared by a simple emulsification method with a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) aqueous solution and a toluene solution of chromophores (rubrene/Pd-tetraphenyl-tetraanthraporphyrin pair) that achieved considerable UC performance in the near-infrared (NIR) (810 nm) to visible (560 nm) range with a maximum quantum yield of 3.7 % (out of 50 %) under an air atmosphere. Notably, the films displayed a clear UC emission when using an NIR light-emitting diode as a low-power-density non-coherent light source, which was confirmed by the naked eye. Excitation-power-dependent time-resolved photoluminescence measurements showed almost identical triplet lifetimes of emitter species for the films and toluene solutions; however, smaller threshold intensities (Ith = 1–2 W/cm2) were observed for the films compared to those of the solutions (Ith = ~10 W/cm2). An evaluation of the remaining toluene in the film and UC emission behavior in liquid nitrogen suggested that the chromophores exist as an amorphous solid in the pores, thus enabling hybrid triplet energy transfer (chromophore-mobility-based and exciton migration) in this unique film. The presented methodology can be generalized to other wavelengths and can enable diverse applications of the TTA-UC technology.
Liquid crystal templates of mesoporous silica materials
Authors: Sparavigna Amelia Carolina
Published: November 2022

The paper considers the mesophases of lyotropic liquid crystals and their role in creating the scaffold of mesoporous silica materials. It was in 1992 that a Mobil Research group disclosed a method to produce silica particles having a regular network of pores with hexagonal and cubic symmetries. The method was proposed as based on a liquid-crystal 'templating' mechanism. Since the symmetries resulting from the templating of silica scaffolds are those observed in the mesophases of lyotropic liquid crystals, the Mobil Research group supposed the presence of a mesophase directly in a stage of the templating mechanism. Here we discuss the method as it was reported in 1992 and what is today defined as a true liquid-crystal templating approach. It will be stressed that, in any case, the templating is a surfactant-assisted method, that can be better defined as supramolecular templating method. The template mainly happens in the form of a modified Stöber process. In this framework, the cubic phases of liquid crystals will be analyzed in depth. The related surfaces with zero mean curvature will be discussed in detail. Among them the gyroid will by approached through a Ginzburg-Landau model too.
Structural and Electronic Properties of Metal/Oxide Nanostructures from first-principles: Ru13 supported on (TiO2)84 as a case study
Authors: Alles Col Miquel , Rodriguez Remesal Elena , Illas Francesc , Morales García Ángel
Published: November 2022

All electron density functional theory based calculations are carried out to investigate the properties of metal/oxide nanostructures taking the case of a Ru13 cluster supported on an octahedral anatase (TiO2)84 nanoparticle, as a representative systems. The interaction between both system is exothermic showing binding energies below -4 eV. In spite of the large interaction, the structure of the (TiO2)84 nanoparticle remains unaltered. However, the metal-support interaction promotes the deformation of the Ru13 cluster atomic structure. This deformation is more accentuated when the Ru13 nanocluster is situated in the facet region of the (TiO2)84 nanoparticle than when the interaction involves the edge regions. The formation of the Ru13/(TiO2)84 heterostructure leads to a decrease of the energy gap inherent to the bare (TiO2)84 nanoparticle, becoming almost negligible. This is due to the contribution of the partially filled Ru 4d orbitals with Kohn-Sham energies spanning in the energy range of those of the O 2p occupied and Ti 3d empty manifolds. This feature systematically observed no matter the interaction involves the oxide nanoparticle facet or edge regions. This study constitutes a first step in designing a strategy to investigate metal-semiconductor nanostructures using realistic models that go beyond the use of extended surfaces
Computational Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds from Viscum album (Mistletoe) as Inhibitors of p63 for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
Authors: Dairo Gbenga , Ilesanmi Ayooluwa , Balogun Toheeb , Ward Matthew , Soendergaard Mette , Determan John
Published: November 2022

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is an aggressive malignancy usually detectable at the advanced stage, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 8%. It has been reported that a gene called tumor-protein 63 (TP63) is expressed in an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer with a squamous signature. Thus, inhibiting the activity of p63 can be a means of treating and managing PDA. Different studies have shown that plant constituents are rich and can be a promising source for discovering drug candidates. The extract from mistletoe (Viscum album) is known to contain anticancer compounds; however, the specific molecular mechanism of the bioactive compounds is unknown. This study examines the pancreatic cancer therapeutic potential of the bioactive compounds in the flavonoid and phenolic acid constituents of mistletoe by adopting structural bioinformatics and advanced theoretical chemistry techniques via molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, molecular mechanics/ generalized Born surface area (MM/GBSA) calculations, pharmacokinetic analysis, and density functional theory analysis. The six best compounds from the flavonoid constituent with the highest binding affinity ranging from -6.8 kcal/mol to -6.7 kcal/mol were selected with the control gemcitabine (-5.5 kcal/mol) for further computational analysis after molecular docking. Furthermore, MM/GBSA calculation showed the highest binding energy for the selected docked compounds, which validates their inhibitory potential. Hence, the molecular dynamics simulation, post-simulation analysis, pharmacokinetics model, and DFT results showed that mistletoe compounds are reliable due to their stable interaction with the target protein and drug-likeness properties.
Abstracts from NeuroSymposium 2022
Authors:   NeuroSymposium
Published: November 2022

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Opkomst en ondergang van drie eminente Duitse fiscalisten uit de Weimartijd
Authors: Essers Prof. dr. P.H.J.
Published: November 2022

In deze bijdrage voor het liber amicorum van mijn gewaardeerde Maastrichtse collega Rainer Prokisch, met wie ik vanuit Tilburg altijd heel goed heb mogen samenwerken, besteed ik nader aandacht aan drie van deze eminente fiscale experts. Dit zijn: Enno Becker (1869-1940), Johannes Popitz (1884-1945) en Herbert Dorn (1887-1957). Behalve dat zij intensief met elkaar hebben samengewerkt en een cruciale rol hebben gespeeld bij de totstandkoming van het fiscale stelsel van zowel nationaal als internationaal belastingrecht in de Weimarrepubliek, hebben zij gemeen dat zij zeer belangrijk zijn geweest voor de implementatie en uitvoering van dat stelsel, hetzij als topambtenaren van het Reichsfinanzministerium en gezaghebbende auteurs (Becker, Popitz en Dorn), hetzij als hoogleraren (Popitz en Dorn), invloedrijke rechters (Becker en Dorn), verdragsonderhandelaar (Dorn) of als hooggeplaatst politicus (Popitz). Een andere overeenkomst is de tragische rol die het Derde Rijk uiteindelijk in hun carrières en ook persoonlijke levens heeft gespeeld, ook al was dat op volstrekt verschillende wijzen. Popitz, die aan het eind van de Weimar-republiek en na de machtsovername door de nazi’s behoorde tot de belangrijkste politici op financieel-fiscaal terrein in Duitsland, werd aan het eind van de oorlog beschuldigd van betrokkenheid bij de mislukte aanslag op Hitler van 20 juli 1944; na zijn veroordeling werd hij in februari 1945 opgehangen. Dorn werd vanwege zijn joodse afkomst na de machtsovername van de nazi’s in 1934 ontslagen als president van het Reichsfinanzhof, in 1938 gearresteerd en mishandeld en in 1939 gedwongen om te emigreren. Becker gooide zijn grote (inter)nationale reputatie te grabbel door na de machtsovername van de nazi’s de door hem in ‘zijn’ Reichsabgabenordnung in 1919 geïntroduceerde wirtschaftliche Betrachtungsweise te verloochenen door het in 1934 door de nazi’s ter vervanging van deze rechtsvindingsmethode ingevoerde Paragraph 1 Steueranpassungsgesetz met enthousiasme te begroeten en te verdedigen. In deze beruchte bepaling werd voorgeschreven dat bij de uitleg van belastingwetten en de beoordeling van de feiten de nationaalsocialistische wereldbeschouwing maatgevend moest zijn.
Abuse, proportionality and the burden of proof in CJEU's case law on direct taxation
Authors: Nogueira Prof.dr. J.F.P.
Published: November 2022

Abuse is one of the core issues in EU direct tax matters. Much has been written over the past years. The discussion on the interpretation and application of the different elements of the anti-abuse clauses appears to be settling. However, an equally fascinating discussion appears to be emerging: in applying anti-abuse provisions, who faces the burden of the proof of abuse: the taxpayer or the tax authority? Among the different research questions that could be addressed, one of the most interesting ones appears to be the following: what guidance can one extract from the direct tax case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union in what concerns the distribution of the burden of proof in abuse situations? This study addresses that research question. It solely focuses on direct taxation and the application of anti-abuse provisions. It will purposedly adopt a wide concept of burden of proof, comprising all rules that deal with producing or evaluating evidence as well as the allocation of the respective burden. However, it will focus on the subject that has to provide evidence of the existence of abuse, leaving aside the interesting intertwined questions of determining the object of that proof (i.e., what is abuse and what are its internal elements) and the standard of that proof (i.e., the degree or intensity of the proof that has to be provided.
Towards an amended rule and simpler text for Article 15 of the OECD Model
Authors: Raad, van Kees
Published: November 2022

In the section that follows, I will first discuss a simplification of the text of the provisions of Art. 15, which could make the life a little easier for tax treaty teachers that need to explain to novice students of that article a set of rules that seems to have been designed to guarantee that tax treaty science remains reserved for those willing to continuously immerge themselves in one of the unnecessarily complex OECD Model provisions.  Below, I will first deal with a simplification of text and structure of Art. 15 and, next, turn my attention to amending some of its rules.
Fowler Case: domestic law and treaty interpretation
Authors: Schoueri Luís Eduardo , Costa Renan Baleeiro
Published: November 2022

Accordingly, this article aims at briefly discussing a highly complex, controversial issue in international taxation: the resort to domestic law in the interpretation of tax treaties. For this purpose, this article elects as object of analysis the Fowler Case, recently judged by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. The issue at dispute in the case is whether Mr. Fowler’s income should fall within article 7 (business profits) or article 14 (employment income) of the double taxation convention between the UK and South Africa (“UK-South Africa DTC”). Since Prof. Rainer Prokisch has very much contributed not only to the study of tax treaty interpretation but also specifically to that of employment income taxation as the responsible for article 15 of the OECD Model in Vogel’s Commentaries, the discussion of the Fowler Case somewhat celebrates the particular importance of Prof. Rainer Prokisch to these two research fields.  Without intending to “solve” the Fowler Case in place of the UK Supreme Court, this article intends to sustain the primacy of the autonomous interpretation of treaty concepts, showing that the UK Supreme Court did not take this approach when ruling the Fowler Case. First, this article (1) presents the Fowler Case along very general lines. It focuses on the decision of the case by the UK Supreme Court. Lower courts decisions on the case are not considered. Second, this paper (2) articulates the authors’ fundamental position regarding the interpretation of tax treaties. Lastly, this article (3) criticizes the interpretative approach undertaken by the UK Supreme Court in view of the authors’ position.
Antecedents and consequences of value co-creation in online shopping
Authors: Sanaji Sanaji , Handriana Tanti , Usman Indrianawati
Published: November 2022

Customer involvement is necessary for the value co-creation process in online purchases. This study intends to confirm the effect of online shopping experience on customer value co-creation behaviour, represented by participation behaviour and customer citizenship behaviour on repurchase intention and negative electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM). An online survey was conducted to collect data from the customers as respondents. This study used Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to test the hypotheses. The results show that the data supports four of the seven hypotheses. The online shopping experience positively affects customer participation and citizenship behaviour and then influences repurchase intention, but it does not affect negative eWOM. The results of this study provide an understanding of the importance of a customer experience, customer participation, and customer citizenship behaviours to encourage value co-creation by the customer, which is expected to increase repurchase intention. Previous studies have not linked value co-creation behavior to actual behavioral characteristics. The originality of this study discovers negative eWOM and repurchase factors due to CPB and CCB.
The effect of entrepreneurship orientation and flexibility toward adaptive innovation and improved firm performance
Authors: Rofiaty Rofiaty , Aisjah Siti , Susilowati Christine
Published: November 2022

This study analysed the effect of entrepreneurial orientation and flexibility on adaptive innovation and firm performance. The sample of this study consisted of 114 orchid business actors. The data analysis technique used in this study uses quantitative methods with the SEM analysis method (WarpPLS) as an analytical tool to process data. Data was collected by direct interview and through a Google Form. This study proves that entrepreneurial orientation directly and positively affects firm performance and adaptive innovation. Flexible management has a direct and positive effect on firm performance and adaptive innovation, while adaptive innovation has a positive effect on improving firm performance. On the other side, adaptive innovation has not a mediation role of entrepreneurship orientation toward firm performance, but adaptive innovation has a mediation role flexibility toward firm performance. The novelty of this study emphasize on the green economy run by orchid SMEs, that strives to enhance business performance through entrepreneurial orientation, adaptability, and adaptive innovation.
Pre-service Teachers’ Perceived Understandings and Practices of Intercultural Communicative Competence in EFL Teaching
Authors: Nindya Meyga Agustia , Widiati Utami , El Khoiri Niamika
Published: November 2022

English teaching in the 21st century needs to also address learners’ successful engagement with a global milieu in intercultural settings, which remains challenging for many EFL teachers worldwide. It was evidenced by a number of studies showing that EFL teachers are not well-prepared to integrate intercultural teaching in EFL classrooms. It becomes crucial to find out the possible causes of their unpreparedness to integrate intercultural teaching in EFL lessons. This study was carried out to record Indonesian EFL pre-service teachers’ perceived understandings of intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and their practice implementing the ICC elements during their teaching practicum program. It employed a survey using an electronic questionnaire consisting of 31 items. The study involved 106 participants consisting of both the alumni and the undergraduate students of ELT program from six different universities in Indonesia. The results from the questionnaire were then complemented with the results of the interview obtained from selected participants. The findings showed that the participants demonstrated excellent understanding of ICC elements; yet, they did not frequently implement ICC-related teaching activities in EFL teaching. The minimal integration of intercultural teaching was possibly due to some external factors such as restricted time, curriculum, and students’ different proficiency.
THE POTENTIAL OF VARIOUS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS APPLICATION IN THE PROBLEM OF DRAWING RECOGNITION AND 2D 3D TRANSFORMATION
Authors: Khorolska Karyna
Published: November 2022

The article analyzes the main methods of artificial intelligence in the task of recognizing drawings and transforming a 2D model into a 3D model. With the rapid development of information technologies, and especially in the pursuit of the most realistic reproduction of the project of the future product/house and other objects in digital form, the question of recognizing drawings and transforming a 2D model into a 3D model is very acute. As the number and complexity of tasks arising from the digitization of existing paper-based drawing and technical documentation grows, and the parallel need to transform two-dimensional models into three-dimensional models for visualization in three-dimensional space of complex objects, researchers have drawn attention to the possibilities of applying technologies and systems of artificial intelligence in the processes of drawing recognition and transformation of two-dimensional models into three-dimensional models. The first studies devoted to the application of artificial intelligence in the tasks of recognizing images on drawings began to appear in the early 90s of the 20th century. The analysis of approaches to the recognition of drawings allows us to consider the potential of using different methods of artificial intelligence in the task of recognizing drawings and transforming two-dimensional models into three-dimensional models. To analyze the potential of improving the work of CNN, as well as its architecture, without resorting to extensive expansion of the convolutional neural network (CNN) architecture, as well as taking into account the need to solve the task related to the logical vectorization of primitives and/or conditional graphics recognized by means of a convolutional neural network markings on drawings to perform 2D to 3D transformation. In the future, this stimulates researchers to look for alternative methods and models for image recognition systems on drawings.
ALGORITHM FOR CONNECTING ONLINE PAYMENT SERVICES FONDY, LIQPAY AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION
Authors: Stupin Andrii , Hlynchuk Liudmyla , Hryshanovych Tetiana
Published: November 2022

The work describes the algorithms for connecting the two most common payment services in Ukraine - Fondy and LiqPay - to software tools (websites, mobile applications with Internet connection). Currently, such a topic is quite relevant, since not only the domestic economy, but also the world economy is actively transitioning to cashless payments. And this, in turn, poses challenges not only to economists, but also to information technology specialists. Now it is difficult to imagine a catalog site or a service site without online payment for purchased goods. Using non-cash payments, it is possible to pay almost everything: from goods to utilities and administrative fines. The purpose of our research is the development of an algorithm for connecting online payment services to websites and mobile applications connected to the Internet, and the software implementation of such an algorithm. Each service for making online payments has documentation and a set of development tools, utilities and documentation that allows you to create applications based on a certain technology or for a certain platform (SDK). SDKs typically have test credentials and test keys to enable test payments. Analysis of the scheme by which funds are debited from the client shows that two main methods must be implemented for the site server. These methods are: creation of a web form to proceed to the next stage of filling in payment details and receiving webhooks (a mechanism for sending requests when events occur in the system) from the service server. In our work, we describe a method for generating a web payment form and a method for processing webhooks. The proposed software solution is only a wrapper that facilitates the interaction of the payment service with the code by providing the opportunity to connect several services and combine them under one interface. This in turn removes the direct dependency on a specific SDK implementation. It also makes sense to write a similar interface for sites with one payment service, as there are often customers who, for certain reasons, decide to replace the payment service on their site. If a similar interface is implemented there, then replacing the payment service practically boils down to the implementation of several methods from the interface with the new SDK. And this will not bring changes to the already working logic with orders.
Production of Hydrogen from Seawater as Green Energy using Hydrogen Fuel Generator
Authors: Bow Yohandri , Rusdianasari
Published: November 2022

The decline in crude oil production in Indonesia is a burden for the nation of Indonesia. Therefore, that takes alternative energy or a new innovation is aiming to review the use of fuel oil. One such alternative is hydrogen fuel use (H2). Gas to obtain a review of hydrogen gas can be carried with how to break the air compounds (H2O) into hydrogen gas hydrogen-oxygen (HHO) or brown namely through electrolysis. Electrolysis of water is the decomposition of the compound water into oxygen and hydrogen gas by using an electric current through the water. Current will conduct electricity to the electrodes so that there will be a reduction reaction in the cathode and form hydrogen gas. Speeding up the electrolysis process required an electrolyte solution a solution that conducts electricity. In general electrolysis, processes are undertaken to produce oxygen gas and hydrogen gas using an alkaline solution.  The alkaline solution used is a seawater electrolyte. The solution is a strong electrolyte that can conduct electric current well. The electrodes used are stainless steel pipe which is resistant to corrosion with insulating material added cotton fabric that serves as an insulator or barrier zone between the cathode and the anode. By designing a hydrogen fuel generator, hydrogen gas may be generated based on the effect of electric current. Variations of the electrical current used is 3 A, 6 A, 9 A, 12 A, 15 A, 18 A, and 21 A. The higher the electrical current supplied to the production of hydrogen gas will be many more. The production of hydrogen gas is the most widely produced on the current 21 A with 0,0478 LPM of hydrogen gas and efficiency hydrogen fuel generator at 12,9915%.
Corporate Governance Mechanisms and Dividend Payouts of Listed Non-Financial Firms: Evidence from Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries
Authors: Aigbovo Omoruyi , Evbayiro-Osagie Ikavbo Esther
Published: November 2022

This study examined the effects of corporate governance elements on the dividend distribution of listed corporations in the three Sub-Saharan African countries of South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya. The inquiry used inferential statistics in the form of the system generalized method of moments (GMM). The findings show that corporate governance factors have a fundamental influence on dividend distribution in the three Sub-Saharan African countries. More specifically, board independence has a significant negative influence on dividend payout, but board size, board gender diversity, and management ownership all directly and materially affect the dividend payout of listed non-financial firms. The paper suggested that authorities in charge of regulation in the examined Sub-Sahara Africa nation's securities exchange have to continually ensure that all firms comply stringently with the codes of corporate governance in other to limit market infractions and boost stakeholders' confidence and thus stimulate more investment in their respective capital markets.
Fair Value Measurement and Firm Performance of Quoted Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria
Authors: Egbon–Aghaleleghian Joy Esosa , Oziegbe David Jerry
Published: November 2022

This study examined fair value measurement and firm performance of quoted manufacturing companies in Nigeria. The study used data from thirty-one (31) selected quoted manufacturing companies in Nigeria for a period of 16 years that were split into eight (8) years of historical cost accounting method (2004-2011) and eight (8) years of fair value measurement valuation technique method (2012-2019). The study utilized the paired sample t-test framework in analyzing the data. Findings revealed that there are significant differences between the impact of historical cost accounting and fair value measurement valuation technique on firm performance. Thus, the study recommended among others that the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria should focus on the compliance level of companies with fair value accounting in addition to taking necessary steps to improving the understandability and usage of fair value accounting.
ANÁLISE DOS INCENTIVOS GOVERNAMENTAIS PARA GERAÇÃO DISTRIBUÍDA DE ELETRICIDADE POR MEIO DE PAINEIS SOLORES PARA POPULAÇÃO DE BAIXA RENDA
Authors: Silva Aelson Gonçalves da , Silva Júnior Deoclécio José da , Silva Guilherme Henrique , Xavier Jaldérico Felix , Silva Eduardo Cabral da
Published: November 2022

A necessidade da diversificação da matriz energética parte de várias vertentes, desde a escassez
hídrica que impacta na geração hidráulica ao alto potencial eólico e solar de diversos pontos do
território brasileiro. O incentivo a geração distribuída é um fator que impulsiona,
principalmente, o setor solar com a participação dos microgeradores residenciais. O objetivo
geral é analisar os incentivos governamentais para a geração distribuída de eletricidade por
meio de painéis fotovoltaicos para comunidades de baixa renda. O presente trabalho se trata de
uma revisão sistemática integrativa. Foram coletados artigos científicos publicados nos últimos
cinco anos na plataforma do Periódicos Capes utilizando strings de busca e critérios de inclusão
e exclusão. Após as buscas, foram selecionados 5 artigos que contemplaram a temática
proposta. Os resultados apontam que os projetos de microgeração de energia elétrica de baixa
renda analisados por meio dos artigos revisados, indicam que existem uma viabilidade
econômica e ambiental de implementação, contudo, o Brasil ainda não possui projetos de
incentivo massivo para potencializar a microgeração de energia elétrica por fonte renováveis.
ODS Nº3 Em Evidência: Estética e a Relação com a Saúde da População
Authors: Lehn Nathália
Published: November 2022

A Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) propôs no final de 2014, a revisão de sua proposta inicial. Ou seja, depois de não obter o êxito esperado com os Oito Objetivos do Milênio (2000-2015), mais nove itens foram acrescentados e com isso, tem-se vigente uma agenda global nominada de “Os 17 Objetivo do Desenvolvimento Sustentável”. Ao se ter como foco um deles, mais especificamente o de n. 3, que se propõe a garantir acesso à saúde de qualidade e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades, este livro busca fazer com que todos possam refletir melhor sobre o modo como essa condição essencial à vida pode ser percebida por meio de procedimentos estéticos. Esta obra se foca na interpretação de atores sociais possuíam sobre o ODS 3 e reforça que a necessidade de se preocupar com os cuidados pessoais, independentemente do tipo de serviço, evidenciam de que a sensação de bem-estar contribui para o tônico de potência que o ser humano busca. Em outras palavras, viver com saúde é buscar uma potência que gere mais potência. Que a pessoa consiga ter condições biopsicossociais para desempenhar suas atividades, não apenas aquelas de caráter ontológico do ser humano como o trabalho, mas também de praticar um esporte, de realizar uma caminhada ou de conseguir subir uma escada.
Endogenous endophthalmitis by Candida glabrata: An unusual complication of digestive surgery
Authors: Ben Hmida Salma , Lahiani Dorra , Bougharriou Ichrak , Chaabouni Hana , Elleuch Emna , Feki Jamel , Gargouri Salma , Ben Jemaa Mounir
Published: November 2022

Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis (EFE) rarely occurs after surgery. The lack of clinical suspicion and the empiric use of corticosteroids without antifungal coverage increases the risk of visual loss. We report a rare case of EFE secondary to digestive surgery. Blood cultures were negative. Fungal cultures of the vitreous puncture revealed Candida glabrata. The patient was successfully treated with oral and intravitreal voriconazole injections without vitrectomy.
Pentecostalismo como Fenômeno Religioso Popular no Brasil
Authors: Moura Abdalaziz de
Published: November 2022

Observação preliminar: O Pentecostalismo hoje já se apresenta como uma realidade complexa. Uma visão superficial e preconcebida associa logo Pentecostalismo ao fenômeno das línguas, ao fanatismo religioso e sectário, ao sentimentalismo popular e à alienação política. O conceito, no entanto, é mais vasto. Significa um fenômeno global e também diversos aspectos dêste fenômeno. O Pentecostalismo teve uma fase inicial, quando se apresentou nas igrejas estabelecidas como movimento de santificação. Em seguida, teve uma fase posterior quando rompeu com as igrejas estabelecidas para formar igrejas particulares, tipo seita. Não ficou só nisso, hoje êle passa por uma fase evolutiva: a maioria das comunidades pentecostais vão aos poucos adquirindo o «status eclesiástico», como as demais igrejas estabelecidas; vão evoluindo de seita para igreja, no sentido sociológico do têrmo. Há ainda uma quarta fase: atualmente, o Pentecostalismo penetra nas igrejas protestantes tradicionais — Luterana, Reformada, Metodista, Presbiteriana, etc. — e também na Igreja Católica? Como o leitor percebe, trata-se portanto de um conceito de grande extensão. Por isso convém estar atento aos juízos que se emitem a respeito do pentecostalismo.