bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Customer Satisfaction and Standard Adoption Practices on the Sustainable Performance of Supply Chain Management: A Manufacturing Firm Case Study
Authors: Junejo Dahshilla , Khokhar Maryam , Shah Ghulam Fiza , Bhatti Azeem Akhtar
Published: February 2023

Manufacturing Firms are basic resources that incorporate social sustainability aspects and adopt supply chain management strategies into their operation to guarantee excellent supplier to customer relationships. In this paper, a new standard adoption practice in manufacturing firms is proposed which focuses on customer satisfaction, the manufacturing firm’s skills and the operational uncertainty It is mainly based on the membership function in fuzzy control theory, and adopt a reasonable practice in manufacturing firm window to build the customer satisfaction model. At the same time, formulate the taxonomy of SCSS issues and practices adopted by firms. The method in this article consists of 2 steps. First, the taxonomy, and second, we used a first-hand analysis of a sample of 29 companies using non-financial reports to find the standard adoption method. Finally, through the particle algorithm, the company has gained different faces of social sustainable development practices in the upper and lower supply chains cantered on many distinctive industries. In addition, for supply chain experts who do not understand the composition of SCSS, the results of the research are very important and very interesting to them, and they have a unique understanding of adoption practices.
Inter-Object Navigation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Increase the Efficiency and Accuracy of Inspection of Power Lines
Authors: Tymochko Oleksandr , Fustii Vadym , Kolesnyk Anna , Olizarenko Serhij , Kalashnyk Ganna , Kulish Ruslan , Tymoschuk Olena , Galinskyi Dmytro
Published: February 2023

The purpose of the work is to improve the accuracy and efficiency of a power line section inspection for a fault detection using unmanned aerial vehicles. The goal was achieved by using a unified computing and measurement platform on multicopter and aircraft drones and by simplifying the interaction between them and by using the inter-object navigation sensors. The most significant results were the development of a method of route planning by drones over different parts of the power grid and a method of inter-object navigation. The drone route planning problem was represented by a multiagent variation of the classical traveling salesman problem and was solved by the ant colony method. The method of inter-object navigation was distinguished by the representation of the power grid topology by high and low intensity graphs, involving a different number and types of drones in the inspection process. The application of the developed methods made it possible to increase the accuracy of power line inspections by 27-73%, and the efficiency by 2-8 times. Solving the problem of multicriteria optimization of the drone team flight route planning made it possible to reduce the cost of monitoring critical infrastructure facilities while improving its efficiency and accuracy. Thus, the conducted research has shown the effectiveness of the proposed approach for the monitoring of power facilities, route selection, number and composition of search teams. The direction for further research is to improve the ant algorithm.
Efficiency Increase in Liquefied Natural Gas Production at Motor Gas Filling Compressor Station using Propane-Butane Fraction pre-Extraction
Authors: Munt Vladimir , Lebedev Mihail
Published: February 2023

Nowadays the production of liquefied natural gas including low-tonnage production is one of the most promising areas of modern energy. The development of measures to improve the quality of a liquefied product and the efficiency of its production processes is an urgent scientific problem of great practical importance. The aim of the study is to develop an effective technological scheme which allows improving the quality of liquefied natural gas produced at automobile gas filling compressor stations. The goal was achieved by performing an analysis of the effectiveness of the natural gas components low-temperature separation process at a gas distribution station before its liquefaction at the compressed natural gas filling station in order to obtain a product with a reduced content of heavy hydrocarbons, as well as through a practical study of the process of low-temperature separation of hydrocarbons at an operating liquefaction facility natural gas. According to these characteristics and conducted experimental studies, the effectiveness of the scheme for obtaining a propane-butane product in the process of liquefying natural gas has been confirmed. An important result is also a new substance obtained during the experiments, which has the properties of degreasing. The significance of the results obtained lies in the possibility of their use in the design of subsequent facilities for the reduction and liquefaction of natural gas with a line for the production of propane-butane and the investigated degreasing agent.
Audit of radiology reports of patients with neoplasms performed on computed tomography
Authors: Staver Natalia , Codreanu Ion
Published: February 2023

Background: Evaluation of the peculiarities of radiology reports of patients with neoplasms of the abdomen and pelvis to optimize clinical imaging management. Material and methods: The study included 104 patients, divided into two groups, experimental group (L2) and control group (L1), repeatedly investigated by computed tomography in 2009-2019, a total of 440 examinations, of which 120 prospective examinations and 320 retrospective examinations, aged between 25 and 85 years, with primary tumors of the abdomen and pelvis. Results: Four specific descriptive criteria were analyzed from radiology reports and were obtained the following results: specification of the scanning protocols in radiology reports (0% for L1 and 95.3% for L2), specifying the reason for the examination in radiology reports (100% for L1 and 26.0% for L2), use of international terminology in radiology reports (0% for L1 and 74% for L2), patient follow-up in radiology reports (88.5% for L1 and 59.8 % for L2). Conclusions: Following the SWOT analysis of the radiology reports, has been developed a standardized model for describing CT images of patients with oncological pathologies of the abdomen and pelvis. The decision-making process was built on Strengths, eliminating Weaknesses, exploiting Opportunities and removing Threats.
Anti Extremism Strategy: Building the National Harmony in Pakistan
Authors: Rehman Zia Ur , Khan Asad Ullah , Faheem Hassan
Published: February 2023

This study aims to analyse the prevailing situation in the country and to address National Harmony in Pakistan. The challenge of achieving national harmony is discussed in the paper by analysing different theoretical approaches and definitions given by different scholars. The issue of national harmony in Pakistan lies in the conflict between provinces on different issues ranging from 18th amendment to sharing resources. Both Baluchistan and Sindh are considered as problematic provinces with having grave issues and at the moment are exporting the problem of absence of national integration to other parts of the country. Various initiatives including positive role of media and youth in developing national harmony are also discussed from various aspects in the paper. At the end policy recommendations are drafted in order to gain national integration and national harmony in the multi-cultural society of Pakistan.
The instruments of expeditionary science and the reworking of nineteenth-century magnetic experiment
Authors: Gillin Edward J.
Published: February 2023

During the mid-nineteenth century, British naval expeditions navigated the world as part of the most extensive scientific undertaking of the age. Between 1839 and the early 1850s, the British government orchestrated a global surveying of the Earth's magnetic phenomena: this was a philosophical enterprise of unprecedented state support and geographical extent. But to conduct this investigation relied on the use of immensely delicate instruments, known as ‘dipping needles’. The most celebrated of these were those of Robert Were Fox, designed and built in Cornwall. Yet these devices were difficult to physically maintain and ensuring accuracy throughout a magnetic experiment was challenging. In 2020, Crosbie Smith and I took an original Fox dipping needle on a voyage from Falmouth to Cape Town, retracing the routes of survey expeditions, including James Clark Ross's 1839–43 Antarctic venture. The article offers an account of our experiences, combined with historical reports of the instrument's past performances. It explores the instrumental challenges involved in nineteenth-century global experimental investigation. The great problem for the British magnetic survey was of coordinating standardized experimental measurements over vast expanses of space and time. As this article argues, this was very much a question of instrumental management, both of dipping needles and of human performers.
CONCEPTUALISATION DES ÉMOTIONS DANS LES LOCUTIONS SOMATIQUES : APPROCHE CONTRASTIVE ROUMAIN-FRANÇAIS
Authors:   Universitatea din Craiova, BĂDESCU Ilona , DINCĂ Daniela ,   Universitatea din Craiova, IONESCU Alice ,   Universitatea din Craiova
Published: February 2023

The paper analyses the (metaphorical) expression of emotions in Romanian and French idioms containing the Romanian nouns obraz and its French counterparts joue (cheek). After having examined the lexical and semantic combinations of the lexeme obraz, ranging from its lexicographic definition and its semantic values in the body idioms, we sought their equivalents in French, in order to draw a comparison of the conceptual cores actualised by this part of the body in the two languages. Admittedly, the present work focuses on the conceptualisation of emotions in body idioms containing the Romanian obraz / French joue. The corpus on which our analysis is based is made up of Dictionnaire phraséologique français-roumain authored by Elena Gorunescu, as well as of the Romanian-French corpus entitled Corpul omenesc în expresii (domeniul român-francez) [Human body idioms (Romanian-French)] where we identified the body phraseological units in the envisaged pair of languages.
LES ÉMOTIONS D’EMMA BOVARY
Authors:   Universitatea din Craiova, MANOLESCU Camelia
Published: February 2023

For the nineteenth-century writer, and especially for the realist novelist Gustave Flaubert, so preoccupied with his writing and the fate of his characters, emotion drives the course of the action. Flaubert, well known for his special way of conceiving his novels, for his impersonality and impassibility as techniques that make his writing unique, was also tempted by the analysis of how Emma masters her emotions (in the novel Madame Bovary which created a stir at the time). Our study is, first of all, an analysis of the theory of emotions in general and, secondly, an analysis of Emma Bovary’s emotions, the main character of the novel Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, namely, illusion, pleasure and desire.
Implementasi Manajemen PNS Berbasis Sistem Merit Dalam Penempatan Jabatan Struktural Pegawai di Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta
Authors: Kuswara Denny , Mayasari Ima
Published: February 2023

The principle of "The Right Man On The Right Place" is in line with the concept of a merit system that has been formulated in the State Civil Apparatus Law. Increasing the capacity and capability of bureaucratic performance is one of the important things in Bureaucratic Reform in Indonesia. Methods that can be used to improve employee performance can be done by implementing civil servant management that pays attention to one of the issues related to employee placement. Employee placement is an organizational strategic planning because it is a policy in determining the level of effectiveness of employees and organizations in achieving goals. The formulation in this research is how to implement merit-based civil servant management in the placement of structural positions for DKI Jakarta Provincial Government employees in accordance with the qualifications, competencies and performance needed by the organization. This research aims to prepare the best scheme to ensure that the placement in structural positions for employees is in accordance with the merit system theory, which includes competence, qualifications and performance based on existing phenomena. The data was analyzed using qualitative data analysis techniques, namely descriptive phenomenological analysis. In the discussion of the research focus, the implementation of civil servant management based on 3 aspects of the merit system, namely qualifications, competencies and performance, as well as a discussion of the framework for civil servant management based on the merit system in the placement of structural positions for employees are presented. The results found that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Civil Service Agency uses the results of the Assessment Center as policy material for stakeholders to be able to reduce the mismatch between employee competency profiles and the tasks needed or to be carried out. The process of civil servant management based on the merit system begins with an analysis related to the formation needs, qualifications and competencies needed for civil servants and organizations. Then the process of mapping employee competency profiles through the Assessment Center is carried out to determine employee competence as a basis for placement. In another context, the management of civil servants based on the merit system has also been prepared and developed the concept of talent management in supporting efforts to map the 9 Boxes of talent for existing civil servants to get a picture of the competencies and profiles of civil servants that can be projected according to organizational needs.
Pengaruh Inovasi Produk dan Citra Merek Terhadap Keputusan Pembelian Skincare Lokal Produk Serum Scarlett Whitening
Authors: Taufiqah Rifa , Yogi Sari Oktora
Published: February 2023

This study aims to analyze the effect of product innovation (X1) and brand image (X2) simultaneously and partially on purchasing decisions (Y) for Scarlett Whitening serum products. The sample in this study were 150 consumers who purchased Scarlett Whitening serum products. The sampling technique used in this study was non-probability sampling. The type of non-probability sampling used in this study was purposive sampling. The data analysis method used is multiple linear regression analysis, by going through the stages of the instrument test and the classical assumption test. Testing using the SPSS program version 25 for windows. The results of the study with the F test showed that Product Innovation (X1) and Brand Image (X2) simultaneously had a significant effect on Purchase Decision (Y) for Scarlett Whitening serum products. The results of the t test showed that partially product innovation (X1) and brand image (X2) each had a positive and significant effect on purchasing decisions (Y) for Scarlett Whitening serum products. With a coefficient of determination R Square (R2) of 0.697, which means that the purchase decision variable can be explained by the two independent variables of 69.7% while the remaining 30.3% is explained by other factors not examined in this study.
SMART Bangladesh Vision 2041: Concept of a Sustainable Developed Country
Authors: Pal Subrata Kumer , Sarker Pramath Chandra
Published: February 2023

A smart country or smart city is one of the key issues all over the world, some countries have projected and some are trying to be smart. In the same way, the present government of Bangladesh wants to develop the country to the stage of a developed and sustainable country through the new concept of 'Smart Bangladesh’ by 2041. The recent development plan is a part of the present Bangladesh government's development agenda widely known as "Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041". This slogan has already attracted a large part of the population (mainly the young citizens) like "Digital Bangladesh". For this reason, the government has taken many inclusive initiatives combining people, government, economy, society and cities. This research paper represents the concepts and key elements or main pillars of "Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041". Besides, it shows various initiatives taken by Bangladesh government for implementing this development plan. It is imperative to have clear, concrete, and conceptual knowledge of Smart Bangladesh for all stakeholders before implementing successfully an inclusive vision.
Determination of the levels of 17-β Estradiol and Progesterone in Cow milk and Baby Follow-on milk by ELISA
Authors: Şeker Pınar , Rişvanlı Ali , Şeker İbrahim , Çalıcıoğlu Mehmet
Published: February 2023

The current study was undertaken to determine the 17-β Estradiol (E2) and Progesterone (P4) levels in different milk products and some baby follow-on milk samples collected from retail markets in Türkiye. For this purpose, a total of 50 samples from 8 different product groups with different fat levels, production technologies, and production series were analyzed for natural P4 and E2 levels using a commercial ELISA kit. The highest E2 level was determined in UHT whole milk (3%) (39.20 ± 6.73 pmol·L-1) while the lowest level was found in buttermilk (26.50 ± 1.85 pmol·L-1) samples. For P4 levels, the highest concentration were found in baby follow-on milk (<1 year old) (45.83 ± 2.95 nmol·L-1) and the lowest values were found in pasteurized milk samples (23.00 ± 6.66 nmol·L-1). Also, in this study, differences among the product groups for E2 and P4 were not found statistically (P>0.05). In conclusion, the natural P4 and E2 were detected in all milk and baby follow-on milks at various levels and generally their levels associated with the product fat level.
The Role of Religious Culture in Medical Professionalism in a Muslim Arab Society

Authors: Tayeb Haythum O. , Tekian Ara , Baig Mukhtiar , Koenig Harold G. , Lingard Lorelei
Published: February 2023

Purpose: Calls have been made to integrate concepts and practices derived from Muslim culture into medical professionalism in Muslim societies. Little is known about how these religious cultural concepts (RCCs) influence medical practice and education. This study explored the influence of RCCs on medical professionalism in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This was a qualitative study that implemented a constructivist, grounded theory approach. Semi-structured interviews about RCCs and medical professionalism were conducted with 15 Saudi physicians at a single academic medical center. Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants of different genders, generations, and specialties. Data collection and analysis were iterative. A theoretical framework was formulated.
Results: Key findings: (i) the role of RCCs in medical professionalism is perceived to be constantly evolving due to the evolution of societal interpretations of RCCs; (ii) participants described applying two standards to judge what is professional: a medical standard and a religious cultural standard. Participants shifted between these two standards variably and non-linearly. This variable shifting altered the values shaping medical professionalism, at times unpredictably.
Discussion: Academic Saudi physicians argued against assuming a stable traditional interpretation of RCCs, emphasized the evolving contribution of RCCs to medical professionalism, and indicated that the process of merging religious cultural and medical standards in medical practice is variable and may alter medical practice values. Therefore, these physicians perceived RCCs to be useful as supplements to but not as a backbone for medical professionalism. Careful consideration of the potential impact of RCCs on the values of medical professionalism is warranted.
ASSESSING THE IMPACT STAFF TURNOVER ON SERVICE DELIVERY: A CASE STUDY MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, WINDHOEK
Authors: Lwendo Sitali B. , Isaacs Albert J.
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this paper is to make assessment on the impact of the staff turnover in the Ministry of Justice. The paper used quantitative research method in data collection. The data were selected from 30 respondents in the ministry and those who already left the ministry for greener pastures. The analysis used both descriptive and inferential statistics technique. The absence of good governance is the result of the staff turnover in the ministry of Justice. Measures should be taken to improve policy and administrative issues for providing social and better service delivery and reduce the high staff turnover.
EXPLORING ONLINE GAME USERS’ VALUE AND LIFE STYLE
Authors: Wang Shwuhuey
Published: February 2023

The advent of online game grasped user’s eyesight quickly and become worldwide popular in a short time. For the values and lifestyle of a certain group is quite critical for marketers, they can make effective and valuable strategies by understanding the above factors, therefore, if the vast amount of online game users possess common features remain worthy to be explored. The objective of the study is to explore online game users’ value and life style for practitioners to make future strategies. We send out 400 questionnaires to online game users and 327 were returned. Factor analysis was conducted to analyze to find out the features of the participants. The results indicated that online game users can be classified as the following three groups: fashion-pursuing, rational behaviour and duty-abiding. Accordingly, marketers should make effective and specific strategies when focusing on these groups so that they can significantly enhance the efficiency of decisions under limited resources.
STUDY ON PERCEPTION OF CITY GOVERNMENTS REGARDING INNOVATION IN FINANCING OF URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
Authors: Tamara Dewi , Djonoputro Bernardus , Wibawa Arie
Published: February 2023

This paper aims to study the perception from city government regarding the financing innovation of city’s infrastructure. Cities need to provide basic infrastructure services—clean water, power and electricity, roads, public transit, sewage systems, telecommunications, schools, hospitals, to name a few — to support growth. Infrastructure is capital-intensive and expensive to build and, once built, lasts a long time. Apart from the fiscal aspect, the readiness of Indonesian cities to expedite urban infrastructure developments varies from one city to another. In this regard, city administrations need to increase the human resource capacity to support infrastructure development. With the high-demand of infrastructure provisions, high numbers of employees are needed to meet the demand as the current government priority sets ambitious targets in developing the infrastructure. 

There are dominant factors that hinder infrastructure development in Indonesian cities:

Lack of financial capacity, matching private sector with financially viable projects, lack of capacity in human resources, regulatory and political risks, and land dispute and land acquisition. To overcome this, city governments need to innovate around financing methods in a highly regulated finance regime. Moreover, this study seek to understand the challenges faced by five Indonesian city governments in finding innovative ideas in financing the needed infrastructure.
PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN REMPAH KERING DAN REMPAH BASAH TERHADAP DAYA SIMPAN UREA MOLASES BLOCK (UMB)
Authors: Riszqina Riszqina , Haibatullah Deni , Umar Malikah
Published: February 2023

UMB (Urea Molases Block)  atau kue sapi merupakan pakan tambahan untuk ternak ruminansia, merupakan campuran bahan sumber enersi, urea, mineral dan herbal. Proses  dan kadar air  bahan dalam pembuatan kue sapi (UMB) mempengaruhi daya simpan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat pengaruh bentuk bahan rempah basah dan kering terhadap daya simpan Kue sapi atau Urea molasses Blok (UMB). Penelitian kuantitatif dilakukan dengan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) untuk yang terdiri dari 3 perlakuan dan 8 ulangan, terdiri dari Kontrol (K), Rempah Kering (RK), dan Rempah Basah (RB). Parameter yang diamati meliputi  karakter fisik dan kandungan protein kasar pada hari ke 0, 15, 30, dan pada hari ke 45. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pertumbuhan jamur tercepat (7 hari) pada UMB yang tidak mendapat perlakuan (K). pertumbuhan jamur terlambat terjadi pada UMB yang mendapat perlakuan rempah basah (17 hari). uji protein kasar dari UMB menunjukan bahwa rata-rata UMB yang menggunakan rempah kering memberikan jumlah kandungan protein kasar lebih tinggi (10,53%) dari pada yang menggunakan rempah basah (9,46%). Penelitian ini memberikan kesimpulan bahwa daya simpan UMB yang menggunakan rempah basah tidak berbeda sangat nyata (P>0,01) terhadap penggunaan rempah kering, akan tetapi kandungan protein kasar UMB yang menggunakan rempah kering lebih baik secara sangat nyata (P<0,01) terhadap UMB yang menggunakan rempah basah.
KONSUMSI DAGING SAPI DI KABUPATEN SAMPANG
Authors: Syukri Yulia Krisnawati , Fitrianti Rani Nur
Published: February 2023

Pengembangan subsektor peternakan sebagai sumber penyediaan protein hewani, selama 10 tahun terakhir menunjukkan hasil yang cukup nyata dalam berbagai aspek, di antaranya produksi daging meningkat dari 1.508.200 ton menjadi 2.613.200 ton atau naik 4,01%/tahun, telur meningkat dari 736.000 ton menjadi 1.149.000 ton atau naik 5,6 %/ tahun, dan susu meningkat dari 433.400 ton menjadi 550.000 ton atau naik 2,69 % /tahun. Dengan tingkat pencapaian produksi tersebut maka tingkat konsumsi masyarakat, khususnya protein hewani asal ternak, meningkat dari 4,19 g/kapita/hari menjadi 5,46 g/kapita/hari atau naik sekitar 3,08%/tahun. Saat ini rata-rata konsumsi daging sapi penduduk Indonesia masih sangat kecil ( < 2 kg/kapita/tahun ). Untuk menghitung tingkat konsumsi masyarakat dan perkiraan kecukupan persediaan makanan secara nasional pada suatu wilayah atau negara dilakukan dengan cara Food Balance Sheet (FBS) yaitu gambaran komprehensif mengenai ketersediaan komoditas makanan dari sebuah wilayah pada satu periode tertentu, dimana partisipasi konsumsi per kapita komoditas tersebut sangat tinggi sehingga sebagai denominatornya adalah total penduduk. Maka dengan menggunakan cara Food Balance Sheet (FBS), produksi daging sapi di Kabupaten Sampang adalah 200 kg x 4.102 ekor adalah 820.400 kg daging sapi, jumlah penduduk sebanyak 884.264 jiwa, maka diketahui bahwa konsumsi daging sapi di Kabupaten Sampang sebesar 820.400 kg ÷ 884.264 jiwa = 0,93 kg/kapita/tahun. Tingkat konsumsi daging sapi di Kabupaten Sampang masih sangat rendah, jauh dari rata-rata tingkat konsumsi daging sapi nasional selain daya beli masyarakat yang rendah, bisa juga karena melimpahnya komoditas substitusi yaitu ikan laut tersedia dengan harga yang lebih murah dari pada daging sapi.
Disruptions and flux in Higher Education: Turning the focus towards the early career researcher
Authors: Gerwel Proches Cecile , Singh Shenuka
Published: February 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic created unique challenges for early career researchers, especially those based in higher educational institutions (HEIs). Online teaching and learning, and remote working, resulted in HEIs not being in their usual social space, which is generally more conducive for learning, collaboration, reflection and reflexivity, and critical thinking in their professional and personal development. A systemic lens approach is adopted to identify key elements for optimising research output that is aligned with ethical practice; strengthening individual researcher capacity through digital writing support, facilitating research collaboration, and building leadership in research. These identified elements are intended to provide support for early career researchers to achieve optimal levels of motivation and career satisfaction. Early career researchers also need to consider the more personal elements that could impact their research career such as self-motivation, including the driving forces behind these decision-making processes. This requires self-reflection and introspection so that researchers engage more meaningfully with the complexities in research and leadership, as well as develop skills that would support communication and collaboration, both within and outside of HEIs in South Africa.
Reflections from assistant psychologists on their journey into their current roles and the Health Education England funding scheme
Authors: Ahmad Nabiha , Choudhry Zobiya , Malone Becky
Published: February 2023

There is an increasing awareness of the lack of diversity within the Psychology workforce. This article consists of reflections from three assistant psychologists hired on the Health Education England (HEE) funding scheme to increase equality and diversity in the psychology workforce. Here we have reflected on our journey from recruitment; what we have learnt, how we feel about future career aspirations whilst reflecting on our own diversity.
The impact of new technologies on the connotation of audit profession
Authors: Vukovljak Bojana , Peter Nina
Published: February 2023

Blockchain is increasingly conquering the finance sector. Blockchain technology enables a decentralized, distributed registry with durable and traceable data access in real time. Due to this, business processes are transforming.
Currently the work of an auditor is predominantly retrospective and focuses on the accuracy and consistency of a company´s financial statements. Real-time data accessibility would alter this.
The purpose of this paper is to understand how digital revolution affects audit profession. In this regard, the focus is emphasized fresh possibilities and associated difficulties.
Research published in financial journals provide the foundation of this paper and shows, that many companies are consulting firms such as the Big Four KPMG or Deloitte on the potential impact of technological advances. There are preparations and accompaniments for the implementation of new technologies. Besides the literature review, a quantitative content analysis is elaborated.
The analysis indicates, that well-known auditing firms and companies are actively investigating blockchain and are already launching the first initiatives to implement the new technologies. The relevance of Blockchain is noticeable present. However, there are uncertainties about the current legal framework and the rapid pace of change due to digital revolution. Thus, this research can add new dimensions on audit profession and, particularly, express the benefits and opportunities of Blockchain as part of the auditing process.
Illegal Narcotics Circulation During the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic: Forensic Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Business Organization and Criminal Law as a Foundation for the Interdisciplinary Study of Smuggling
Authors: Shapovalov Valentyn , Samorodov Andrey
Published: February 2023

This article is devoted to the analysis of illegal drug circulation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors discuss the relationship between forensic pharmacy, pharmaceutical business management, and criminal law as a foundation for the interdisciplinary study of drug smuggling. The article examines various aspects of drug smuggling, including the production, transportation, and sale of drugs, as well as their impact on public health during the pandemic. The author also examines the problem of the development of international criminal networks involved in drug smuggling and points to the need for cooperation between countries to combat this phenomenon. Finally, the article discusses the impact of the pandemic on the growth of illegal drug circulation and the need for additional measures to combat this problem.

The article also examines the role of the forensic pharmaceutical case in the fight against drug smuggling. The mechanisms of control over the production and supply of drugs are considered. The authors draw attention to the importance of preventing drug smuggling and provide recommendations to prevent the spread of this problem.

In general, the article provides a holistic overview of the problem of drug smuggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is one of the most pressing problems today. The authors show that this phenomenon is a complex problem that requires cooperation between different disciplines and international organizations. The importance of solving this problem is to protect public health and maintain law and order.
Utilization of Biochar Alone and in Combination with Compost for Removal of Potentially Toxic Metals Accumulated in Soils Associated with Land-use Patterns
Authors: Hanyabui Emmanuel , Phares Christian Adler , Botchway Emmanuel , Sarpong Atta Kena , Apori Samuel Obeng , Manfo Patrick Ofori
Published: February 2023

Background: Potentially toxic metals in soils are a threat to food security and human health because it enters the food chain through crop uptake. Hence, it is critical to understand the levels of potentially toxic metals in soils due to agricultural land use patterns and the approach to remove them from the soil. Objective: This review discussed the effect of different land-use patterns on heavy metal accumulation and their removal using biochar. Methods: A desktop review employing preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis was used to analyse information from peer-reviewed papers including journal articles, books, thesis, and reports. Results: It was shown that potentially toxic metals mainly found in the soil include arsenic (As), copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), antimony (Sb), mercury, thorium (Th), lead, silicon (Si), and selenium (Se). The sources of these potentially toxic metals accumulation in soils were the application of organic and inorganic fertilizers, irrigation, use of pesticides and weedicides, and atmospheric deposition. However, different land-use patterns (greenhouse field, vegetable field soils, forest field, and maize field soil) had a significant accumulation of heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, As, Cd, and Zn) due to increasing crop yield after the use of fertilizers and pesticides. Biochar was found to be effective in the removal of 18 to 40% of these potentially toxic metals from the soil. The mechanisms of removal included precipitation, physical sorption, complexation, ion exchange, and electrostatic interaction. Conclusion: Biochar applied alone or with compost is highly stable to remove heavy metals accumulated in soils due to land use patterns.
FATORES RELACIONADOS À OCORRÊNCIA DE LACERAÇÕES PERINEAIS OBSTÉTRICAS EM PARTURIENTES DE UMA MATERNIDADE DA AMAZÔNIA OCIDENTAL
Authors: Dantas Kauany Beni , Maia Adna Rocha de Araújo , Sá Sarah Barros de , Muniz Melyssa Kethleen Melo , De Matheo Lucas Lobianco , Pereira Wagner Coelho de Albuquerque , Maggi Luis Eduardo
Published: February 2023

As lacerações perineais podem serem denominadas como a ocorrência de traumatismos espontâneos na região perineal, sendo frequentes após o parto vaginal, e responsáveis por desencadear significativas morbidades maternas, acarretando alterações na qualidade de vida das mulheres. O presente estudo buscou identificar os principais fatores associados à ocorrência de lacerações perineais obstétricas em mulheres na faixa etária de 18 a 45 anos em Rio Branco - Acre. Realizou-se um estudo transversal, no período de novembro de 2021 a julho de 2022 na Maternidade Bárbara Heliodora, por meio de entrevista e coleta de dados em prontuários. Foram incluídas 120 puérperas que apresentaram lacerações perineais pós-parto vaginal. Pode-se observar que mães primíparas tem maior probabilidade de terem lacerações níveis II e III do que mães multíparas. O estudo demostra que mulheres solteiras tem predisposição para lesões mais profundas, entretanto, a diferença de proporção entre estados civil não foi significativa, também mostra que as mulheres brancas apresentaram maior proporção em lacerações de grau II e III, porém com baixa significância estatística. Já o peso médio do bebê não apresenta correlação com o grau de laceração.
Physics I: Classical Mechanics
Authors: Gea-Banacloche Julio
Published: February 2023

This is a textbook for the first semester of University Physics for scientists and engineers. It covers classical mechanics, and a brief introduction to thermodynamics. The presentation and approach are similar to Mazur’s “The Principles and Practice of Physics,” in that conservation laws are introduced before forces, and one-dimensional systems thoroughly covered before moving to two dimensions. Although the course is “calculus based,” the book has been written with the understanding that many students may be taking calculus simultaneously as a corequisite, so the use of calculus is relatively sparse.
Una herramienta para el diseño de redes MSMN de banda ancha en líneas de transmisión basada en algoritmos heurísticos de optimización comparados
Authors: Hidalgo Sánchez Abraham José , Robledo Upegui Fabián
Published: February 2023

Se presenta el desarrollo y resultados de una herramienta programada en Python para el diseño de redes de adaptación de impedancia de banda ancha y múltiples stubs (MSMN) en sistemas de líneas de transmisión, que emplea una suite de algoritmos heurísticos de optimización, incluyendo: Nelder-Mead, evolución diferencial, recocido dual, fuerza bruta, optimización de ballenas (WOA), optimizador de equilibrio (EO), optimización de halcones Harris (HHO), búsqueda de colonias de virus (VCS) y optimización basada en ecosistemas artificiales (AEO); ofreciendo soluciones comparables que procuran satisfacer una especificación dada de adaptación, tomando como función de trabajo la magnitud del coeficiente de reflexión de voltaje, en un ancho de banda determinado, justo en el plano de entrada a la red, conectada a una línea cargada con una impedancia arbitraria modelable. La herramienta emplea los algoritmos señalados para determinar las posiciones y longitudes de los stubs de la red MSMN. Los algoritmos se obtuvieron de las librerías Mealpy y SciPy. Se diseñaron figuras de mérito que permitieron comparar la calidad de las soluciones. Se contrastaron los resultados con los del simulador Keysight ADS y se ejecutaron 3 ejemplos de prueba empleando los algoritmos, proporcionando resultados viables de adaptación, los cuales se discuten.
Novel iraqi fungal isolates of Trichoderma reeseir egistration
Authors: T. Hamdan Noor
Published: February 2023

In Penguin city of Sulaymaniyah Province-Iraq is known for their vegetarian richness and contained a wide variety of microorganisms which have not been recognized yet. Seven new fungal isolates were identified as Trichoderma reesei fungi via phenotypic and molecular process i.e ITS rDNA gene  and then registered in the gene bank NCBI for the first time in Iraq.
Neuroeducation, Classroom Interventions and Reading Comprehension: A Systematic Review of the 2010-2022 Literature
Authors: Valdés-Villalobos Belén , Lazzaro-Salazar Mariana
Published: February 2023

Reading comprehension is the cornerstone of human development, and consequently a fundamental and indispensable tool for communication and social interaction. In recent years, the field of reading comprehension research has been tightly connected with educational neuroscience, which has produced a growing number of interventions aimed at turning theoretical ideas of neuroeducation into practical efforts applicable to the classroom. The aim of the present systematic review was to analyze the state of neuroeducational research, to identify the main characteristics of the interventions developed, and to propose suggestions on the main findings that contribute to neuroeducation research on reading comprehension. Based on the guidelines of the PRISMA method, an exhaustive search was carried out in high impact databases. The selection process yielded 13 eligible studies and they were analyzed in terms of, for instance, theoretical focus, context and participants, and main findings. Results show that these studies most frequently addressed the emotional principle of self-regulation, the importance of the social principle of neuroeducation and its impact on the development of reading comprehension skills through activity breaks, holistic environment and physical exercise, and sensory cognitive development of attention and memory skills. Despite the homogeneity of the interventions presented in these studies, they showed significant effects on reading development, displaying higher research development concerning emotional and social aspects. The present study discusses the contributions of neuroeducational classroom interventions towards the development of reading comprehension skills, offering practical recommendations for teachers.
The Selection of a Possible Organizational Structure of Railway Companies by Application Fuzzy-ARAS Method
Authors: Čabrić Nermin , Branković Nedžad , Kalem Aida
Published: February 2023

The European railway sector doesn't represent a single, generic type of organizational structure. The Directives from the 1990s offer the possibility for national interpretation giving a wide range of organizational structures for European railways. Different organizational structures of railways are present in the European railway market, and all of them are aligned with the national belief of the country - how to manage the railway. This paper focuses on Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods for ranking and selecting organizational structures of railways. In decision-making, we deal with different types of uncertainty and inaccuracy. For this purpose, we need to use some specific tools. In this paper, we use triangular fuzzy numbers to quantify linguistic data. To overcome the complexity of the decision-making problem, we propose the fuzzy Additive Ratio ASsessment (ARAS) method, which also includes linguistic variables and a group approach to decision-making. With the proposed methodology an evaluation of the alternatives to the organization structure of the railway company in Bosnia and Herzegovina is considered. Separation of railway transport from infrastructure management is ranked as the best organizational structure for this company.
The Nematicidal Activity of Moringa Oleifera Leaves Extract Against Gastro-Intestinal Strongyles of Small Goats
Authors: Gertrude Mbogning , Jeannette Yondo , Gabriel Tsila , Stephanie Nguemfo , Mbida Mpoame
Published: February 2023

Introduction: Gastrointestinal nematodes have a deleterious effect on animal health
and production. In search of alternative to synthetic anthelminthics in the control of strongylosis among small ruminants, this study was conducted to evaluate the in situ adulticidal properties of Moringa oleifera on gastro-intestinal strongyles of goats.
Methods: Twenty (20) goats naturally infested with mixed gastrointestinal nematodes were distributed into 5 groups (n=4): a negative control group receiving Tween 80 at 2.8%, a positive control group treated with Albendazole at 5 mg/kg and tested groups treated with doses of extract (125, 250 and 500 mg/kg). In situ anthelminthic activity was assessed through determination of the faecal eggs count reduction, total worm count reduction, variation of packed cell volume (PCV) and body weight after treatment.
Results: Five species of nematodes were identified among experimental animals, with Strongyloides papillorus as the most prevalent (93.8%) followed by Haemonchus contortus (87.5%). At dose of 500 mg/kg, ethanolic extract of M. oleifera registered 76.4 % and 69.8 % eggs density reduction of gastro-intestinal strongyles eggs and parasitic load nineteen days post-treatment respectively while Albendazole induced 100 % reduction of these same parameters at the dose of 5 mg/kg. Moreover, the extract did not significantly affect PCV nor body weight of experimental goats.
Conclusion: This study validates scientifically the use of alcoholic leaves extract of M. oleifera in the treatment of gastro-intestinal strongyles. The standardization of this extract is however necessary for his use as a sustainable tool for controlling strongylosis in small ruminants.
Evaluation of the diagnosis of helicobacter pylori from stomach biopsy samples by staining methods
Authors: Karaman Ulku , Direkel Sahin , Erdem Havva , Kaya Yasemin , Arici Yeliz , Gul Tuba
Published: February 2023

In this study, it was aimed to retrospectively investigate the presence of H. pylori with Modified Giemsa and Hematoxylin & Eosin in gastric antrum biopsy samples of patients who applied to Ordu University hospital with dyspeptic complaints. Also, cross-sections were stained with Giemsa, Wright's eosin methylene blue and modified Giemsa dyes to compare their effectiveness in diagnosis. The population of the study consisted of 2679 gastric biopsy samples sent to the pathology laboratory between 2014 and 2018. Gastric biopsy samples were screened, and samples stained with Hematoxylin & Eosin, Giemsa and Periodic Acid Schift (PAS) were re-examined for H. pylori In the microscopic examination, the samples were also evaluated in terms of intestinal metaplasia, activation and atrophy. In the study, 37 negative, 31 mildly positive, 31 moderately positive and 31 severely positive samples were randomly selected, in addition to routine staining methods. Selected samples were re-sectioned, stained with Giemsa and Wright's eosin dye, and Mayg Grunwald-Giemsa (MGG) dye, Giemsa and Wright's eosin methods were compared. A total of 2679 patients, 49.15% male and 50.85% female, were included in the study. The mean age of patients aged 17-93 was 50.42±15.32. H. pylori positivity was found to be 46.8% in the study. It was determined in the study that there was a significant association between H. pylori severity and inflammation (p<0.01). The increase in H. pylori severity also increased the incidence of activation positivity. The ratio of atrophic patients (56.4%) was higher in patients with severe H. pylori positivity (43.6%). Conclusion: It was observed that the incidence of the bacterium was high in Ordu province, and it was suggested that the public should be informed about the transmission and prevention ways of H. pylori . Moreover, since similar results were obtained with the staining methods applied in the study, it was concluded that Giemsa and Wright's eosin dyes can be used because they are easy and cheap to diagnose.