bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effects of Green Financial Development on Economic Growth in Pakistan
Authors: Nawaz Muhammad Atif , Hussain Muhammad Sajjad , Hussain Altaf
Published: November 2022

Sustainable development is now a mantra for which every country is striving for it and green finance, and green financial development which is advancement in financial activities harmonized with environmental protection and ecological balance, is considered as the foremost solution for it. Keeping in view the importance of green financial development for the economic growth, this study aims to examine the effects of green financial development such as green credit, green securities, green insurance, green investment, and foreign direct investment on the economic growth of Pakistan. The time series has extracted from World Development Indicators (WDI) and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for the period 1981 to 2019. For the analysis purpose, Autoregressive distributive lag (ARDL) and Granger casualty have been executed. The findings established empirically that green financial development such as green credit, green securities, green insurance, green investment, and foreign direct investment have a positive impact on the economic growth of Pakistan. These findings provide the insight to the regulators that they should enhance their focus towards green financial development that is imperative for the economic growth of the country.
Analysis of the Socioeconomic Characteristics of the People of Kutalimbaru Sub-District Deli Serdang Regency
Authors: Rangkuty Dewi Mahrani , Sajar Suryani , Yazid Ahmad
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study was to analyze the socioeconomic characteristics of the people of Kutalimbaru District, Deli Serdang Regency. This study used primary and secondary data types with data collection techniques, namely direct interviews with respondents with the help of questionnaires that had been prepared. The data analysis method used in this study is a quantitative descriptive analysis method. The results of the study found that the socioeconomic characteristics of rural communities in the Kutalimbaru District, Deli Serdang Regency, were farmers, breeders, private employees, and entrepreneurs. The village community is classified as a productive age of work and with an education level with the majority of high schools is a fairly good level of education. The level of public welfare is seen from their income, the majority of which is a monthly average income is a fairly good income. The research is recommended to be a reference material in policy-making to local governments related to other economic sectors in the sub-district as a support for the socioeconomic characteristics of the community as well as a reference and information on opportunities to increase the income of rural communities.

Keywords: Characteristics, Income, Kutalimbaru, Society, Socioeconomics
MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM
Authors: GUDDATI BHARGAVI
Published: November 2022

BHARGAVI GUDDATI
Late diagnosis of Neural Tube Defects: About two uncommon cases
Authors:   Gynaecology-Obstetrics and Endoscopy Department, Maternity Souissi, University Hospital Center IBN SINA, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco., Slaoui Aziz , Cherradi Soukaina ,   Gynaecology-Obstetrics and Endoscopy Department, Maternity Souissi, University Hospital Center IBN SINA, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco., Lazhar Hanaa ,   Gynaecology-Obstetrics and Endoscopy Department, Maternity Souissi, University Hospital Center IBN SINA, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco., Zeraid Najia ,   Gynaecology-Obstetrics and Endoscopy Department, Maternity Souissi, University Hospital Center IBN SINA, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
Published: November 2022

Background: Neural tube defects are pathologies of the central nervous system occurring between the 23rd and 27th day of embryonic life. Classified into two groups: cephalic pole anomaly (anencephaly) and spinal pole anomaly (spina bifida), these are uncommon anomalies representing one case per 1000 births, often resulting in therapeutic termination of pregnancy. The etiopathogenesis is not yet known but an interaction of genetic, environmental and drug factors is implicated. Folic acid supplementation is a means of prevention. Ultrasound is an essential and increasingly effective means of antenatal screening. Our objective is to report two uncommon cases of neural tube closure anomalies diagnosed at birth due to unmonitored pregnancies.
Congenital absence of the left circumflex artery associated with RCA dominancy: Case report
Authors:   Professor, Interventional Cardiology, Jahrom University of Medical Science, Jarom, Iran., Shojaie Mohammad , Ariapour Helia ,   Medical Intern, Jahrom University of Medical Science, Jarom, Iran., Elmafshar Reza ,   Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Jahrom University of Medical Science, Jarom, Iran.
Published: November 2022

The patient was a 62-years-old man that known case of hypertension for 15 years and had a history of cerebrovascular accident 10 days ago was admitted to our hospital due to chest pain and dyspnea, after evaluation and workups, coronary angiography revealed an absence of left circumflex artery with right coronary artery dominancy.
Biomechanical invasive reconstruction of the distal oblique band of the interosseous membrane with extensor carpi radialis longus in radioulnar instability: A new clinical therapy for athletes
Authors:   Hospital Universitario Virgen del Castillo de Yecla, avenida de la feria s/n, 30510, Yecla, Murcia, Spain., Ros Alberto Gimenez , Leon Munoz Vicente J ,   Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, ctra. Madrid-Cartagena s/n, 30120, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain., Santonja Medina Fernando ,   Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, ctra. Madrid-Cartagena s/n, 30120, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain., Guirado Jose Luis Calvo ,   Associate Research, Universidad Autonoma de Chile; Private Practice Murcia, Spain., Martinez Francisco Martinez ,   Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, ctra. Madrid-Cartagena s/n, 30120, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain.
Published: November 2022

Distal Radioulnar Joint (DRUJ) instability is a pathology without a clear reconstructive procedure. Throughout history, numerous techniques have been described whose objectives have been to increase stability as well as relieve pain. The main stabilizing element is the Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) and, there are also secondary stabilizers among where the Distal Oblique Bundle (DOB) is consistently located. We performed a biomechanical study with three cadaveric arms to verify the influence of DOB on joint stability and performing a new reconstruction technique with hemi tendon of carpi radialis longus extensor to get distal radio cubital stability for fiber cartilage repair. There are positive results in the volar and dorsal displacement of the ulna on the radius with the reconstruction technique presented to restore joint stability. The proposed technique is a valid and biomechanically effective option to restore joint stability as a complement to the repair of the TFCC or as a unique technique if the TFCC is irreparable. This technique became important when you cannot repair TFCC in athletes, the recommended alternative can be done and distal oblique soft plasty.
The role of “smart-flap” of sternocleidomastoid muscle in cervical spine surgery: A proposal of a new surgical technique
Authors:   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Pavia, Italy., Cuzzocrea Fabrizio , Ghiara Matteo ,   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Pavia, Italy., Mossinelli Chiara ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Otorhinolaryngology, Pavia, Italy., Benazzo Marco ,   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Otorhinolaryngology, Pavia, Italy., Gagliardi Vincenzo Pio ,   Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Pavia, Italy.
Published: November 2022

In cervical spine surgery there are known risk of complications such as esophageal fistula and dural tear. Usually the gold standard in treatment is represented by surgery. The sternocleidomastoid flap is the most common used in the revision procedure. In this paper we propose a modified surgical technique of harvesting the SCM flap and we suggest its use as prevention in selected cases.
Severe pulmonary mucorales superinfection in three influenzapatients with and without influenza-associated aspergillosis
Authors:   Division of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University hospital Schleswig Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany., Waldeck Frederike , Wendel Garcia Pedro David ,   Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland., Boroli Filippo ,   Division of Intensive Care, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
Published: November 2022

Mucormycosisis an opportunistic fungal disease which affects immunocompromised hosts including patients with haematologic malignancies and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Mucorales grow invasively and are associated with high mortality even if promptly diagnosed. Viral infection like influenza can cause severe pneumonia and is associated with pulmonary aspergillosis. Here we report three separate cases of Mucorales super infection in critically-ill patients with influenza infection, one of them histologically confirmed. Two patients also had influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis. Two patients had fatal clinical outcome despite intensive care. The simultaneous detection of these two rare mold infections in patients with severe influenza is highly remarkable and calls for increased awareness.
A unique pitfall of myocardial perfusion imaging in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy
Authors:   Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore., Soh Rodney Yu Hang , Soo Wern Miin ,   Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore., Wong Raymond Ching Chiew ,   Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, Singapore.
Published: November 2022

Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) is a non-invasive modality with proven diagnostic and prognostic utility in coronary artery disease. We present a case of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) where MPI findings were vastly different from Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR). A 78-year-old gentleman presented with atypical chest pain to rule out ischemic heart disease. He underwent MPI scan, revealing a medium-sized fixed perfusion defect of moderate intensity in the inferior segments.
Crossmodal Perception and Learning for Dexterous Service Robots
Authors: Zhang Jianwei
Published: November 2022

Robot systems are needed to solve some real-world challenges by combining machine automation with realization of cognitive abilities in ICT systems. There has been substantial progress in deep neural networks and AI in terms of individual data-driven benchmarking, however, such existing data-driven systems are not yet crossmodal, they are not robust in a dynamic and changing world. My talk will first introduce concepts of cognitive systems which allows a robot to better understand multimodal scenarios by integration of knowledge and learning and then the necessary modules to enhance the robot intelligence level. Then I will explain how a robot can enhance its model as a result of learning from experiences; and how such cross-modal learning methods can be realized in intelligent robots, by demonstrating several novel robot systems with dexterous walking and manipulation skills in potential service applications. At the end, I will summarize the scientific challenges of cognitive systems in the framework of the NSFC/DFG Sino-German Collaborative Research Project TRR169 “Crossmodal Learning”.
Strategies South Sudanese Community Church in Kibera are Employing to Evangelize South Sudanese Nubian Muslims in the Jamhuri area
Authors:   Africa International University, Laku Amoko , Mutuku Josephine ,   Africa International University, Lee Kim ,   Africa International University, Oseje Lawrence ,   Africa International University, M Judy ,   Africa International University
Published: November 2022

There has been an increase in the spread of Islam globally over the years. On one end, the church missions have put considerable efforts and strategies to evangelize Muslims for leading them to Christ. However, these efforts have faced numerous challenges. It is with this background that the study investigated factors hindering Muslim evangelism by the South Sudanese Community Church (SSCC) in the Jamhuri area of Nairobi. It was established that there is a correlation between the challenges that the South Sudanese Community faces in Kenya with the decline in reaching out to Muslims with the Gospel. This paper examined the strategies used by churches in Kibera to reach out to the Muslims in Jamhuri area. The design chosen was descriptive, which enabled the researcher to do in-depth interviews. The target population was 100 participants, from which a sample of 40 was drawn. Those who participated in study thirty (30). The study’s approach to data was qualitative. The findings revealed that South Sudanese Community Church members in Jamhuri have an assumption that they are not sufficiently prepared to evangelize Muslims. Besides, there was an evident relationship between this lack of preparation Missiologicaly and evangelism ministry. The study concluded that SSCC is yet to gain a strong foundation for the Christian- Muslim relationship. Therefore, the researcher recommended that SSCC members be trained and equipped in mission, particularly in Muslim evangelism. The researcher also recommended that a similar study should be carried out in other South Sudanese and Sudanese Community Churches (SSCC) within and without Nairobi County. Finally, there is a need to strengthen the South Sudanese and Sudanese Community Churches (SSCC) leadership. Keywords: Muslims, Evangelism, South Sudanese Community
A RECENTLY DISCOVERED TRACHYTE-HOSTED RARE EARTH ELEMENT-NIOBIUM-ZIRCONIUM OCCURRENCE IN NORTHERN MAINE, USA
Authors: Wang Chunzeng , Slack John F. , Shah Anjana K. , Yates Martin G. , Lentz David R. , Whittaker Amber T.H. , Marvinney Robert G.
Published: November 2022

Reported here are geological, geophysical, mineralogical, and geochemical data on a previously unknown trachyte-hosted rare earth element (REE)-Nb-Zr occurrence at Pennington Mountain in northern Maine, USA. This occurrence was newly discovered by a regional multiparameter, airborne radiometric survey that revealed anomalously high equivalent Th (eTh) and U (eU), confirmed by a detailed ground radiometric survey and by portable X-Ray fluorescence (pXRF) and whole-rock analyses of representative rock samples. The mineralized area occurs within an elongate trachyte body (~1.2 km2) that intrudes Ordovician volcanic rocks. Geologic constraints suggest that the trachyte is also Ordovician in age. The eastern lobe (~900 × ~400 m) of the trachyte is pervasively brecciated with a matrix containing seams, lenses, and veinlets composed mainly of potassium feldspar, albite, and fine-grained zircon and monazite. Barite is locally abundant. Minor minerals within the matrix include columbite, bastnäsite, euxenite, chlorite, pyrite, sphalerite, and magnetite. The pXRF analyses of 22 samples (App. Table A1) collected from the eastern lobe demonstrate that this entire part of the trachyte is highly mineralized. Whole-rock geochemical analyses for samples from the eastern lobe document high average contents of Zr (1.17 wt %), Nb (1,656 ppm), Ba (3,132 ppm), Y (1,140 ppm), Hf (324 ppm), Ta (122 ppm), Th (124 ppm), U (36.5 ppm), Zn (689 ppm), and Sn (106 ppm). Among light REE, the highest average concentrations are shown by La (763 ppm) and Ce (1,479 ppm). For heavy REE (HREE), Dy and Er are the most abundant on average (167 and 114 ppm, respectively). No HREE-rich minerals such as xenotime have been identified; the HREE may reside chiefly in monazite and bastnäsite, and within the fine-grained zircon. Very strong positive correlations (R2) of 0.92 to 0.98 exist between Th and Zr, Nb, Y, Ce, Yb, and Sn, indicating that the radiometric data for eTh are valid proxies for concentrations of these metals in the mineralized rocks.

Trachyte-hosted REE-Nb-Zr deposits like the occurrence at Pennington Mountain also are known in eastern Australia and in the south Qinling belt of Central China. Based on comparisons with these deposits, and the lack of detailed geologic mapping in the Pennington Mountain region, we suggest that other rare-metal occurrences contained in trachyte may exist elsewhere in northern Maine, and more widely in the Appalachian-Caledonian orogen where volcanic and subvolcanic trachytes have been recognized.
COMPORTAMENTO DO ÓLEO DE BURITI (MAURITIA FLEXUOSA L.) EM CONDIÇÕES DE TERMOXIDAÇÃO
Authors: PESSÔA P. A. P. , SILVA A. C. , SOARES J. P. , JORGE N.
Published: November 2022

O acelerado aumento no consumo de óleos vegetais no mundo tem impulsionado sua produção a partir de uma variedade extensa de matérias-primas. No Brasil, mais de 80% dos óleos produzidos são utilizados para fins alimentícios, desde tempero de saladas, frituras e até mesmo no preparo de bolos, maioneses, margarinas e cremes vegetais. Inúmeras pesquisas têm sido desenvolvidas com o intuito de agregar valor nutricional, melhorar a conservação, a estabilidade e a aparência dos óleos. Partindo dessa premissa, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo estudar o comportamento do óleo de buriti prensado a frio em condições de termoxidação. O óleo de buriti foi termoxidado a 180ºC e analisado em diferentes intervalos de tempo (0, 1, 2, 3, 4 e 5 horas). As amostras foram analisadas quanto ao teor de compostos polares totais, estabilidade oxidativa, composição de ácidos graxos, carotenoides totais, perfil de fitosteróis e tocoferóis. Durante o processo de termoxidação, não houve oscilação importante no perfil de ácidos graxos do óleo de buriti prensado a frio. Ao longo do aquecimento, o óleo de buriti apresentou maior retenção de fitosteróis em relação aos compostos bioativos, carotenoides e tocoferóis. A estabilidade oxidativa reduziu significativamente e o teor de compostos polares totais aumentou 40%. É possível afirmar que o óleo de buriti, por ser predominantemente monoinsaturado, não apresentou boa resistência ao aquecimento prolongado, verificando-se redução significativa nos teores de compostos bioativos. Recomenda-se, portanto, o uso do óleo em preparações sem uso de calor ou com aquecimentos mais brandos.
Contextual Framework of the Generation Effect
Authors: McCurdy Matthew P. , Leshikar Eric D.
Published: November 2022

In the modern era of psychology, researchers have used experiments to increase understanding of human memory, leading to the discovery of many memory phenomena. One example is the generation effect, where self-generating information often improves later memory for that information compared to reading. However, general assertions about memory such as the generation effect are often limited by boundary conditions, or situations where these effects no longer hold true (e.g., generating does not lead to better memory than reading). These boundary conditions indicate that memory is context sensitive, yet too often contextual experimental factors are neglected when researchers are designing studies and interpreting empirical data. In this article, we develop a contextual framework of the generation effect that describes experimental conditions that lead to increased or decreased memory performance by considering the interactions between four key experimental factors: encoding task, memory test, materials used in the experiment, and subject abilities. We present testable predictions generated by the framework, highlight the flexibility of this framework, and discuss avenues for future research. Overall, we argue that this framework can more fully account for a wide range of findings on the generation effect by expanding on existing multifactor theories attempting to explain the effect and its boundary conditions. This framework illuminates the need to investigate higher-order interactions between 4 key experimental factors to advance our understanding of the complex nature of the generation effect and human memory.
House of Cards
Authors: Goudsouzian Aram
Published: November 2022

Landon Carter, a wealthy planter in the Tidewater of Virginia during the eighteenth century, kept a diary that possesses great value for scholars of sport history. His writings showcase a wide emotional range, including white-hot rage and bubbling pathos. In his diary, Carter often decried the leisure habits of others, especially his son Robert Wormeley Carter, who constantly gambled on horses and cards. For Landon, if leisure was allowed to run wild, it threatened republican virtue, which was the basis of social authority and political power. Although Carter's diary is limited to the perspective of an elite, white, male planter from Virginia, his worldview was shaped by the assumptions of patriarchy and the institution of slavery. His lamentations about rampant games reflected his worries about his own corroding paternal authority—a private drama amid his larger, public anxieties about a crumbling social order during the era of the American Revolution.
The People of Hamtramck: Some Reflections on Belonging, Agency, and Being Polish American
Authors: Müller Anna
Published: November 2022

This article presents a selective portrayal of the Polish Americans of Hamtramck based on a collection of oral interviews conducted in the summers of 2014 and 2015. It argues that Hamtramck is best understood through the concept of “tangible belonging,” which historian John Swanson defines as an identity that is built in connection with a mental construct derived from the tactile environment in which an individual lives and experiences through the various senses of vision, sound, smell, touch, and so forth. Each generation and wave of immigrants understood differently their Polish and Polish American identity, which developed via a complex connection with Hamtramck's fabric of life over the years.
Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran POEDU (Pop Up dan Edugame) Menggunakan Model Blended Learning untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Siswa dalam Materi Ekosistem Kelas 5 SD
Authors: Rivaldo Allan , Mawardi Mawardi
Published: November 2022

Tujuan pada penelitian ini adalah mengembangkan media pembelajaran Poedu untuk meningkatkan pemahaman siswa dalam materi ekosistem kelas 5 SD. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian dan pengembangan atau Research and Development (R&D). Proses pembelajaran yang minim dalam penggunaan media dan siswa cenderung bosan ketika mengikuti pembelajaran yang membuat siswa menjadi kurang memahami materi pembelajaran menjadi maksud dan tujuan peneliti untuk mengembangkan media pembelajaran Poedu dalam materi ekosistem kelas 5 SD. Media yang dikembangkan menggunakan model ADDIE yang meliputi tahap Analisis (Analysis), Perancangan (Desingn), Pengembangan (Develop), Implementasi (Implementation), dan Evaluasi (Evaluation). Hasil uji ahli diperoleh sebagai berikut: 1) Presentase yang diperoleh dari uji validasi media sebesar 81% dengan kriteria penilaian masuk pada kategori “Sangat Baik”, 2) Presentase yang diperoleh dari uji validasi ahli materi sebesar 76% dengan kriteria penilaian masuk pada kategori “Baik”, 3) Presentase yang diperoleh dari uji validasi ahli desain pembelajaran sebesar 95% dengan kriteria penilaian masuk pada kategori “Sangat Baik”. Berdasarkan hasil uji validasi ahli media, ahli materi, dan ahli desain pembelajaran dapat disimpulkan bahwa media Poedu layak digunakan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman siswa dalam materi ekosistem kelas 5 SD.
Enkele opmerkingen bij strafvorderlijke kort gedingen over de Caribische strafexecutie
Authors: Pesselse G.
Published: November 2022

Enkele opmerkingen bij strafvorderlijke kort gedingen over de Caribische strafexecutie

Artikel 43 van de Wetboeken van Strafvordering van Aruba, Curaçao en Sint Maarten (hierna: CSv) regelt de rechterlijke voorziening bij dringende noodzaak, ook wel het strafvorderlijk kort geding genoemd. Het Gemeenschappelijk Hof publiceerde onlangs in kort bestek vijf min of meer recente beslissingen in dergelijke kort gedingen. Alle zaken betroffen de executie van strafrechtelijke sancties. De vijf beschikkingen bieden niet alleen enkele aardige luiken op het Caribische penitentiaire recht, maar brengen ook de bijzondere figuur van het strafvorderlijk kort geding onder de aandacht, en verdienen om die redenen een bespreking in dit blad.
Alternatieve regeling voor homoparen die gelijkwaardig is aan het huwelijk voor heteroparen
Authors: Ismail R.R.
Published: November 2022

Alternatieve regeling voor homoparen die gelijkwaardig is aan het huwelijk voor heteroparen

Niet openstellen van huwelijk voor paren van gelijk geslacht althans geen gelijkwaardig alternatief aanbieden in de vorm van een geregistreerd partnerschap; strijdigheid van artikel 1:30 lid 1 BW Curaçao met artikel 3 Staatsregeling en artikel 1:31 lid 1 BW Aruba met artikel 8 en 14 EVRM.
Importanța strategică a Mării Negre și rolul NATO în contracararea dominației militare a Kremlinului
Authors:   Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în Informatică – București, CRĂCIUN Ioan
Published: November 2022

"The Black Sea region has become one of the key geopolitical spaces for the competition between Russia and the West on which the very future of Europe ultimately depends. The Kremlin wants to keep the Black Sea in its sphere of influence through a strategy of regional destabilisation based on a special military operation against Ukraine, the illegal annexation of new territories, historically considered to belong to Russia, and the strengthening of the military presence in these territories or the direct military threat to the states in the region in order to limit as much as possible the possibilities of their accession to the Euro-Atlantic structures. On the other hand, the West is trying to respond to Russia’s expansion with an advanced defence strategy in which the Black Sea occupies a central place. Thus, the Black Sea region, which has traditionally been treated as a less important area, acquires new strategic features becoming a much more militarised, unstable and contested region, a region that is in dire need of a new regional status-quo in order to stabilise. Considering this state of facts, this article has as its main objective the geopolitical analysis of the Black Sea region, given that Russia has become the main destabilising factor in the region, as well as the identification of solutions to achieve regional stability based on the increasingly consistent involvement of the North Atlantic Alliance."
Regimul tratatelor nucleare strategice la răscruce. Căutarea (im)posibilă a unui nou punct de echilibru?
Authors:   Universitatea de Biblioteconomie și Tehnologii ale Informației,Sofia, Bulgaria, MARINOV Mario
Published: November 2022

"The qualitative and quantitative balance in strategic nuclear capabilities between major global nuclear-armed states had been the subject of a longstanding international bilateral and multilateral treaty regime, which since the onset of the 21st century has undergone a process of continual degradation. With the gradual establishment of a more confrontational multipolar world order, the treaty regime as well as the guarantees it provided for international security have come into further peril. The present paper will examine the defining characteristics of the nuclear treaty regime, the factors leading to a point of balance in preceding decades between the nuclear superpowers of the United States of America and the Russian Federation, and the transformational factors, which have destabilised the balance in contemporary times. Furthermore, the paper will extend the discussion on the future of nuclear arms control to the changing geopolitical landscape and the rise of new major global powers such as the People’s Republic of China. Ultimately the paper, attempts to establish the framework of the future evolution of the nuclear arms debate and the possibilities of reaching a new point of stability and deterrence between the mentioned state actors."
Sistemele de arme autonome letale – tehnologie emergentă și potențial nimicitoare
Authors:   Ministerul Apărării Naționale, CERNAT Romică
Published: November 2022

"The renewal of the competition for the super power status has led to the revival of the emphasis on defense planning, by the great powers, on the capabilities intended for so-called high-end conventional, technological sophisticated warfare, which involves large-scale and high-intensity military actions. Weapons that can be linked to waging high-end warfare actually include the military uses of the lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) and artificial intelligence (AI). The connection between robotics, and autonomous systems and AI has the potential to change the nature of warfare. Theoretically, a lethal weapon system should be considered autonomous if it is designed so that it can modify its integrated programming, does not take into account the objectives initially set and modifies its rules of engagement without human intervention. Human judgment will remain essential, but the line between what humans and machines do best will constantly be shifting in the coming years. The most critical dimension of autonomy is the task the machine is performing. There are significant expectations and challenges, opportunities, and risks associated with LAWS across the full range of military operations. LAWS will influence military operations in the future and will have at least an evolutionary – if not revolutionary – effect."
Realizarea interoperabilității în mediul de lucru federalizat, în actualul context de securitate
Authors:   Statul Major al Apărării, Direcția comunicații și tehnologia informației, ILIE Doina
Published: November 2022

"Joint missions, exercises and deployments have shown that it is crucial to continuously coordinate processes, training, documents and technologies on a multinational basis. Interoperability on the battlefield, be it on land, in the air, in space, at sea and in the cyber and information space, can often be achieved only after many years of technical and procedural preparation. Time that is no longer available when establishing concrete mission networks, as the war in Ukraine is currently showing us. With Federated Mission Networking (FMN), a framework was created and established that allows a significant reduction in this lead time and at the same time a certain degree of national autonomy in the choice of individual communications and information technology solutions."
Social Engineering – Major Component of Cognitive Warfare
Authors:   “Carol I” National Defence University, IONESCU Claudiu Marius , RĂPAN Florian ,   “Carol I” National Defence University
Published: November 2022

"Industrial revolutions have generated major changes in the economy, politics and military affairs throughout human history and have led to innovation in all social fields, resulting in new approaches to military affairs. Companies are transforming and preparing their transition from an environment based on technological tools (physical) to one based on social mass engineering (mainly in the virtual environment), extremely refined, which subtly combines manipulation with addiction. The industrial society, as we have known it for more than a century, has become an information society and produces major changes in society and, implicitly, in the thinking of military strategies. In this context, due to the unprecedented development of information technology, the military confrontations of the future will change their main feature, namely violence, a component that will be increasingly mitigated and replaced, gradually, with non-kinetic means: political, economic, media, psychological and informational situations. There are, today, new military doctrines and strategies, characterised by the lack of classical rules for waging a war, through the ambiguity of the enemy or through the lack of dichotomy between war and peace, which have as characteristic another way of organising and conducting the fight. The present article focuses on aspects related to non-kinetic and cognitive combat means. We consider that the research is of interest because the implications of these means on the way of waging the war and their long-term effects that have not yet been fully known. In this context, we approach the field of social engineering, starting from the first references to this concept up to the present day, emphasising its applicability in social and political sciences as well as in psychology and cyber security."
The State of the Romanian Navy in 1950
Authors:   „Ferdinand I” National MIlitary Museum, RÎȘNOVEANU Ion
Published: November 2022

"The military measures established by the Paris Peace Treaty of 10 February 1947 considerably diminished the Romanian Armed Forces combat capacity. The international diplomatic document stipulated that the armed forces should not exceed 138,000 troops, the number of military aircraft was reduced to 150, of which 100 were fighter jets, and the Navy was forbidden to have submarines and torpedoes in the inventory. Moreover, the Navy could be staffed with a maximum of 5,000 people, and the value of the total tonnage of the ships could not exceed 15,000 TDW. Starting in 1948, the Romanian People’s Republic Armed Forces were reorganised, in compliance with the impositions of the Allied Control Commission (Soviet Party) and the provisions of the Paris Peace Treaty. In this context, the Navy, together with the Navy Command as a higher echelon, had a new organisation, which also took into account the budgetary problems Romania had to face after the Second World War."
Strategi Pemenuhan Angka Kredit Pejabat Fungsional Pengelola Pengadaan Barang Jasa pada Balai Pelaksana Pemilihan Jasa Konstruksi
Authors: Nugroho Sunu Ardhi
Published: November 2022

Balai Pelaksana Pemilihan Jasa Konstruksi (BP2JK) di Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat (PUPR) mendapatkan amanat dari Permen PUPR Nomor 16 Tahun 2020 untuk melaksanakan tugas pelayanan pengadaan barang/jasa konstruksi dan tugas lainnya di bidang pengadaan barang/jasa konstruksi yang ditetapkan oleh Direktur Jenderal Bina Konstruksi. Dalam pelaksanaan tugasnya, BP2JK yang dibentuk di 34 Provinsi didukung oleh Sumber Daya Manusia (SDM) yang menduduki jabatan fungsional Pengelola Pengadaan Barang/Jasa dan personil lainnya. Berdasarkan Permenpan RB Nomor 20 Tahun 2020, Jabatan Fungsional Pengelola Pengadaan Barang Jasa memiliki 4 tugas jabatan yang dapat diklaim sebagai angka kredit, yaitu meliputi perencanaan pengadaan, pemilihan penyedia, pelaksanaan kontrak dan pengelolaan pengadaan barang/jasa secara swakelola. Dalam pelaksanaan tugas sebagai Pejabat Fungsional di BP2JK, Pengelola Pengadaan Barang/Jasa memiliki tantangan dalam pengumpulan angka kredit karena pelaksanaan tugas dan fungsi BP2JK masih terbatas dalam tugas jabatan pemilihan penyedia barang/jasa, khususnya hanya pelaksanaan Tender/Seleksi/Penunjukkan Langsung yang dilaksanakan oleh Pokja Pemilihan. Tugas dan fungsi BP2JK masih terbatas dan belum dapat mengakomodasi tugas jabatan di bidang perencanaan pengadaan,  pelaksanaan kontrak dan pengelolaan pengadaan barang/jasa secara swakelola yang kewenangannya masih berada di unit organisasi teknis. Selain tantangan di bidang tugas jabatan, terdapat perbedaan beban kerja dan jumlah paket pada BP2JK di setiap provinsi yang berpotensi menyebabkan pemenuhan angka kredit minimal bagi Pejabat Fungsional Pengelola Pengadaan Barang/Jasa di BP2JK tidak tercapai. Melalui penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan studi kasus di BP2JK Wilayah Gorontalo, dihasilkan konsep strategi pemenuhan angka kredit bagi Pejabat Fungsional Pengelola Pengadaan Barang/Jasa di BP2JK Wilayah Gorontalo dan diharapkan dapat menjadi referensi dan diimplementasikan di BP2JK lain atau unit kerja dengan profil dan kondisi yang sama.
Electrochemical determination of amaranth in food samples using activated carbon-Co3O4 modified electrode
Authors: Mohammadi Sayed Zia , Baghelani Yar-Mohammad , Mousazadeh Farideh , Rahimi Shamsi , Mohammad-Hassani Maryam
Published: November 2022

In this paper, a new electrochemical sensor was reported for the determination of amaranth in drink soft. In this sensor, activated carbon-Co3O4 nanocomposite (AC-Co3O4) was employ­ed as electrode modifying materials. The introduction of high pores to the activated carbon not only can in favor of more amaranth molecules adsorbed to the surface of the working electrode through the pores, but also may benefit fast electron diffusion in the electro­chemical detection process. So, the AC-Co3O4 modified electrode enhanced its electro­chemical signal obviously in the determination of amaranth  in drink soft and exhibited a wider linear response ranging from 0.1 to 215.0 µM with a low detection limit of 10.0 nM (based on 3Sb/m). This work offers a new route in developing new electro­chemical sensors for the determination of colorants additives and other hazard components in drink soft.
Del ábaco a las redes neuronales o la breve historia de la inteligencia artificial en salud
Authors: Pino V. Luis Eduardo , Rico-Carrillo Andrés Eduardo , Hernández-Arango Alejandro
Published: November 2022

El hombre siempre se ha enfrentado al reto de la supervivencia, para ello el análisis de la información y las predicciones han sido esenciales, pero también su aporte como individuo a su comunidad. Los desarrollos tecnológicos inicialmente primitivos, casi intuitivos como el ábaco o la observación de los fenómenos naturales han evolucionado hoy a un componente híbrido generado por el surgimiento de la Inteligencia Artificial (IA). En este artículo describimos la línea del tiempo de la IA con enfoque en el campo de la medicina; la evolución de los modelos lógicos y matemáticos subyacentes al aprendizaje automatizado (AA) y al aprendizaje profundo (DL), con el fin de explicar al lector cómo se ha construido este interesante campo cuya evolución ha sido fantástica y necesaria para optimizar lo que conocemos como medicina, pero especialmente para hacernos mejores seres humanos.
Inteligencia artificial en salud: perspectiva local y regional
Authors: Jiménez Alexandra
Published: November 2022

América Latina, requiere mejorar la calidad de sus servicios de salud, apalancada en soluciones innovadoras, dentro de las cuales se encuentran las tecnologías de información y comunicación; sin embargo estas, al igual que la inteligencia artificial, no están exentas de operar con las desigualdades existentes en la región, en términos de ingreso, género, edad y la condición étnico-racial. A pesar del crecimiento en el uso de la banda ancha de 917% entre 2010 y 2016, América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) tiene un tráfico de datos móviles siete veces menor que el tráfico de Asia y el Pacífico. Sin embargo, tiene muchas oportunidades de crecimiento, particularmente por el compromiso de los gobiernos, organizaciones y otros actores privados de la región que han procurado la adopción de planes de transformación digital que den respuesta a la necesidades sectoriales, estando Colombia en el análisis de varios de estos estudios categorizado como un país con enormes ventajas, pero también con necesidades urgentes por resolver, como la adecuada interoperabilidad y la asimetría en la provisión de servicios de salud entre zonas urbanas y rurales. La multidisciplinariedad y la multisectorialidad se evidencian como herramienta fundamental en la transformación tecnológica de América Latina y el Caribe donde el sector público, el privado y la academia deben trabajar conjuntamente a la luz de la generación de valor, ciberseguridad y ética en el manejo de datos.
Enacting the Teacher-Parent-Learner Nexus in Teaching and Learning Science using Technology
Authors: Ramma Yashwantrao , Bholoa Ajeevsing , Jawaheer Shobha , Li Kam Wah Henri , Gunness Sandhya , Moheeput Khemanand , Gopee Ajit Kumar
Published: November 2022

The teaching and learning of science have far-reaching curricular objectives which require teachers, students, and parents to be engaged in the teacher-parent-learner (TPL) nexus. During this endeavour, learners are guided to relate their prior knowledge to the science concepts (Grade 9, age group 13-14 years) during a home task activity under the supervision of their parents through an initial collaborative engagement (ICE) on the myptim platform (www.myptim.org). After finishing this activity, learners are invited to submit their work on the platform following their parents’ confirmation through the parent’s platform. In this paper, through an exploratory multiple case study involving six students and four parents, we present preliminary findings regarding the use of the myptim platform for the study of a lesson on ‘Measurement’. The empirical evidence collected through unstructured interviews with the participants indicates that the myptim platform is a promising technological pedagogical tool for the advancement of the teaching and learning of science, in particular, physics. This paper contributes to literature on technology integration through the perspective of teacher-parent-learner nexus.
Online Gamified Flipped Classroom as a Strategy for Performance Improvement in Solving Equations in One Variable
Authors: Shrouty Vinita , Deshmukh Narendra
Published: November 2022

The current study is a one group pretest-posttest experimental design to examine the effect of the flipped classroom strategy on students’ performance. On the basis of various studies conducted, the researchers found no investigation based on an online Gamified Flipped classroom as a strategy to increase performance in solving Mathematical equations in one variable. Hence, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of online Gamified Flipped classrooms on the students’ performance. The study shows the regular completion of students’ assignments which resulted in extra time for discussing, clearing doubts and solving higher order thinking problems as an in-class activity and students’ improved performance.
Effect of dual herb combinations on the growth performance, benefit cost ratio, blood profile, meat sensory qualities of broiler chickens
Authors: SINGH JASWINDER , SETHI A P S , SINGH PARMINDER , SIKKA S S
Published: November 2022

Herbs being natural and within farmers acquaintance, are one of the most tried antibiotic alternative supplement to enhance the growth of poultry birds. Based on results of our previous studies on single herb supplementation, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of two herb combinations on growth performance of broiler chicks. One day old IBL-80 broiler chicks (Average weight ~37 g) were randomly distributed to five treatments with three replicates of each. Dietary regimen consist of control (CO), antibiotic group receiving 0.1 g/kg of oxytetracycline (AN), control diet with 0.5% cinnamon powder + 0.5% black pepper powder (CB), with 0.5% cinnamon powder + 1% whole leaf aloe vera powder (CA) and with 1% whole leaf aloe vera powder + 0.5% black pepper powder (AB). Weekly body weight gain and feed consumed were recorded and accordingly feed conversion ratio and benefit cost ratio were calculated. At the end of 5th week, 2 birds per replicate were sacrificed to determine the carcass characteristics, meat sensory evaluation, blood parameters, duodenum morphology and faecal microbial load. Data revealed that these herbal combinations have significant effect on the growth performance, FCR, nitrogen and calcium retention, blood parameters and overall acceptability of meat. Herbal combinations supplementations were significantly more profitable when used in starter phase only. Study concluded that these herbal combinations can be safely used in poultry ration to improve growth and customer oriented parameters in broiler chicken meat.
Politics and the art of compromise
Authors:   Universiteit Amsterdam, van der Velden Mariken
Published: November 2022

Political compromises are essential to any form of government, but they are particularly central in coalitions, where different parties have to balance each others’ priorities. While a willingness to compromise was once seen as a welcome sign of political maturity, many voters now see it as selling out for the sake of power, an issue Dr Mariken van der Velden is exploring in her research.
European Vision with a Focus on Access
Authors:   Stuttgart Center for Electron Microscopy, van Aken Peter A.
Published: November 2022

The ESTEEM3 initiative coordinates an integrated network of the leading European Transmission Electron Microscopy installations, enabling them to pool their resources and know-how. We spoke to the coordinator of the project Prof. Dr Peter A. van Aken of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart.
Belt and Road Initiative of China: Economic Potential for Partner Countries
Authors: Yusufzada Shaheen , Xia Zhiqiang , Noorzad Abdul Naser
Published: November 2022

As a megaproject, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has a vital role in the economic development, strategic policies and social development of member countries. This study investigates the potential of BRI on the economic development of member countries. A qualitative approach, particularly desk review, has been adapted. This study focuses on key economic development issues like the geographical importance of economic corridors, geographical coverage, the implication for manufacturing industries, markets, infrastructures, stimulating trade, regional connectivity, and internationalization of Chinese currency. The study reveals that BRI considerably impacts all the elements of economic development. The BRI has already started contributing to partner countries’ mainstream economies. Some challenges remain in its implementation stages, such as funding, time of accomplishment, geography and topography, geopolitical barriers, and security issues. This study recommends a periodical assessment of the challenging problems in the context of member countries to gain full advantages of the BRI.
Memo Writing Procedures in Grounded Theory Research Methodology
Authors: Mohajan Devajit , Mohajan Haradhan Kumar
Published: November 2022

This paper develops memo writing techniques within the framework of grounded theory methodology of qualitative research in social sciences. In grounded theory, memoing is one of the most important processes to develop and enrich theory. Memo is the written record of the researcher’s thinking. It is an analytical strategy that facilitates the researcher to achieve clear concept and truth from the data. It is considered as the tool of all kinds of notes taken by the researchers in grounded theory during their research. But yet there is a limited use of memo writing in other qualitative researches. Memoing increases investigation, inspection and continuity of data during the research analysis. In this study an attempt has been taken to discuss the aspects of memoing along with its benefits.
To Examine the Challenges and Implications for the China Hospitality Industry When Conducting Recruitment and Selection Under the Influence of COVID-19
Authors: Li Xin
Published: November 2022

COVID-19 has shaken all institutions, constructing a complicated and challenging atmosphere for hospitality managers and business practitioners in the field, who must devise alternatives to secure the future of their businesses and assist their staff in dealing with this unprecedented crisis. There are few kinds of research examining the effects of the downturn on HRM. This article is a comprehensive analysis of the issues of recruiting in the hotel industry in China and all around the globe, with a focus on contingency planning to provide practical and feasible solutions in the future. By investigating the impact of the COVID-19 on hospitality and tourism HRM, the study aimed to increase the area of HRM leadership literature. It analyzes the significant difficulties and advantages which have already come as a result of this emerging outbreak and its approaches to help HRM professionals with perspectives on potential new ranking factors that may evolve as a result of such openings.