bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Novel 6-aryl-7-alkyl/aryl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,3,5]triazine-5(6H)-thiones, processes for their preparation, characterization and evaluation of their in vitro antioxidant activity
Authors: Hajri A. , Alimi D. , Rtibi K. , Sebai H.
Published: January 2022

ABSTRACT. A series of nine new 6-aryl-7-alkyl/aryl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,3,5]triazine-5(6H)-thiones (2a-i) were synthesized by a reaction of N-triazol-3-yl imidates (1) with three different isothiocyanate derivatives (RNCS)  in refluxing toluene. The structures of the final heterocyclic compounds were confirmed by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, FT-IR, elemental analysis, and mass spectral analysis. The target compounds (2a-i) were in vitro screened for their activity as antioxidants using DPPH (2,2′-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) and FRAP (ferric reducing/antioxidant power) methods. The results revealed that some triazolotriazine-5-(6H)thiones exhibited antioxidant activity ranging from moderate to high. The obtained findings revealed that the triazolotriazine-5-(6H)thiones (2g, 2h, and 2i) have superiority among all compounds, It is obvious that the presence of a hydroxyl group in the structure is essential for the antioxidant properties and should be taken into consideration in further design of structures with potential antioxidant properties.

                   

KEY WORDS: Imidates, Isothiocyanates, Antioxidant, Triazole, DPPH, FRAP

 

Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2021, 35(3), 565-572.

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v35i3.8
„Afryka, która nadchodzi”. Nie-utopijna wizja przyszłości w powieści Rouge impératrice Léonory Miano
Authors:   Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, Mrowińska Agata
Published: January 2022

“The Africa That’s Coming”: A Non-utopian Vision of the Future in Léonora Miano’s Rouge impératrice This article seeks to present the way in which the Afrofuturism as a literary genre can be used to reflect on the potential of the African future. In the novel Rouge impératrice, published in 2019, Cameroonian author Léonora Miano introduces a vision of the future united state of Katiopa which enables her to reconsider some present problems and offered socio-political solutions. The image of the possible future of the African states constitutes a clever and innovative analysis of the current political and cultural issues of the African continent, and its possibilities for a stable and peaceful progress. At the same time, Miano tries to stay clear of the category of Black utopia.
Towards the French Emancipatory Game History (Une histoire du jeu vidéo en France 1960–1991: Des labos aux chambres d’ados by Alexis Blanchet and Guillaume Montagnon)
Authors:   Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, Jankowski Filip
Published: January 2022

This article is a critical reading of the book Une histoire du jeu vidéo en France by Alexis Blanchet and Guillaume Montagnon. The book – divided into five chapters – explains the first three decades (1960–1991) of digital game development in France, stretching from scientific experimentation, through the rise and fall of console and arcade gaming industry, to the rapid increase in microcomputing and the emergence of a French gaming identity. Close to the increasingly popular emancipatory paradigm in historical gaming research, the publication relies on comprehensive and exhaustive material, stretching from the gaming magazines to interviews with French game developers. Even though the book does not delve into the cultural contexts around the popularity of specific games, it remains an essential work for readers willing to understand the processes contributing to the French digital game field’s state.
Sytuacja pandemii a dostęp do edukacji ucznia ze spektrum autyzmu
Authors: Osękowska Edyta
Published: January 2022

Czas pandemii to nieznana rzeczywistość, z którą musimy zmierzyć się wszyscy. Edukacja zdalna nie wpływa tylko i wyłącznie na stan naszej wiedzy. Szkoła jest miejscem, gdzie codziennie spotykają się rówieśnicy, którzy budują swoje relacje społeczne. Dla większości uczniów edukacja to przede wszystkim brak systematycznej nauki, co niesie ze sobą zaległości szkolne. Brak bezpośrednich relacji z rówieśnikami jak i nauczycielami wiąże się ze spadkiem własnej wartości. Dla dzieci ze spektrum autyzmu zarówno codzienna rutyna oraz przewidywalność tego, co będzie się działo odgrywa istotną i ważną kwestie w ich rozwoju, w edukacji oraz prawidłowym funkcjonowaniu w społeczeństwie. Wytrącenie z wypracowanego rytmu życia budzi lęk, frustrację, zaburza poczucie bezpieczeństwa. Zajęcia prowadzone przez ekran komputera, to duże wyzwanie dla rodzica, który z dnia na dzień musi stać się nauczycielem, pracując ze swoim dzieckiem w domu na podstawie przekazanego materiału z lekcji.

The situation of a pandemic and access to education for students with autism spectrum disorders

The time of the pandemic is an unknown reality that we all have to face. Remote education does not only affect the state of our knowledge. School is a place where peers meet every day to build their social relationships. For most students, education is primarily the lack of systematic learning, which results in school backlogs. Lack of direct relationships with peers and teachers is associated with a decrease in self-worth. For children on the autism spectrum, both the daily routine and the predictability of what will happen play an important and important issue in their development, education and proper functioning in society. Throwing out of the established rhythm of life evokes fear, frustration, and disturbs the sense of security. Classes conducted through a computer screen are a big challenge for a parent who has to become a teacher overnight, working with his child at home on the basis of the lesson material provided.
Synthesis of Data Science Competency for Higher Education Students
Authors: Pratsri Sajeewan , Nilsook Prachyanun , Wannapiroon Panita
Published: January 2022

The research aims to Data Science Performance Synthesis for Higher Education Students and Data Science Performance Suitability Assessment for Higher Education Students. The research instruments include 1) data science performance synthesis tables, 2) expert interviews in data science performance assessments, 3) expert questionnaires to assess the consistency of data science performance. Analytical methods include 1) analyzing the frequency obtained from the content analysis table, 2) synthesis of content from interviews, 3) analyzing performance consistency, and components of data science performance, from data science synthesis for higher education students, finding that data performance for higher education students consists of five performances: 1) programming skills, 2)elementary statistics, 3) fundamentals of data science, 4) data preparation, and 5) Big data analytics.
INSECT PARASITE INTRODUCTION IN PORTO RICO
Authors: Wolcott George N.
Published: January 2022

Resumen en inglés.
Some notes on tile drainage on the south coast of Porto Rico
Authors: Giles G.M.
Published: January 2022

Resumen en inglés.
A mentalising education programme for community pharmacy workforce
Authors: Fosgerau Christina , Clemmensen Nanna Broch , Husted Gitte Reventlov , Kaae Susanne , Rossing Charlotte
Published: January 2022

This article describes the development and content of the continuing education programme “Counseling first hand – understanding the customer and yourself through mentalising”. The education programme is targeted at the community pharmacy workforce and aims at increasing the pharmacy workforce’ awareness of mental states in pharmacy counselling in order to ultimately centre the interaction around the customer’s perspectives. As such, the education programme combines the traditions of pharmacy practice with a psychologically-based theory of interaction, i.e. mentalising. The education programme is developed between partners from the University of Copenhagen and from Pharmakon-the Danish College of Pharmacy Practice and is funded by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Health. The continuing education programme spans four months and combines physical attendance with online modules.
En torno a la Academia del Arcadia: ilustres admitidas e ilustres excluidas
Authors: Aguilar González Juan
Published: January 2022

La Academia de la Arcadia supuso, desde su creación, un excelente auspicio para las mujeres que deseaban ejercer la escritura. Las escritoras de la Arcadia formaron un nutrido grupo que, si bien dentro del canon impuesto, destacó por la calidad de algunas de sus componentes hasta el punto de llegar a formar parte de las antologías masculinas de la época y siglos posteriores.

No obstante, no todo fue positivo, pues quedaron fuera de la institución poetas de talento cuyo estilo de vida no congeniaba con el estilo que sus fundadores quisieron imprimir a la Arcadia. Al menos, Cristina Dudley y Teresa Zani, entre otras, vieron su labor poética reconocida en diversas antologías.
Genesis of the Sinkholes at Al-Najaf Governorate, South Iraq
Authors: Sissakian Varoujan K. , Al-Rammahi Hayder , Mohammad Mohammad K.
Published: January 2022

Al-Najaf Governorate covers a large part of the western side of the Southern Desert of Iraq and extends to the Iraqi-Saudi Arabian borders. The western and southern western parts have almost a desert environment with flat terrain, which is dissected by tens of valleys; all trend in SW- NE direction and drain to the Euphrates River. The area under consideration is covered by Umm Er Radhuma, Dammam, Euphrates, Ghar, Nfayil, Injana, and Zahra formations ranging in age from Paleocene to Pleistocene age, with different types of Quaternary sediments. The main rock types are limestone and dolostone, with subordinate amounts of marl, sandstone, claystone, and breccia. One of the main characteristics of this wide and flat plain is the karstification, which is expressed by development of sinkholes. Seven large sinkholes were studied with detailed characteristics of each sinkhole to indicate the genesis of their development and relation between them. From the seven studied sinkholes, six are still active, and one of them called Soga’a sinkhole was developed in 1944.
Propuesta de gestión enfocada en procesos. Estudio de caso de una empresa de alimentos y bebidas
Authors: Guerrero Moreno Salvador , Hernández Calzada Martin Aubert
Published: January 2022

Cuando un negocio ha tenido éxito y desea expandirse requiere no sólo de los recursos necesarios sino del desarrollo de un esquema para gestionar y controlar la operación de las nuevas unidades. Por lo tanto, se ha decidido concentrar los esfuerzos de este documento en una empresa pequeña de servicios dedicada a la preparación de alimentos y bebidas, que pretende expandirse y abrir una tercera sucursal que opere de manera controlada y estandarizada a semejanza de las dos anteriores mediante la propuesta de una gestion enfocada a procesos, considerando un diagnóstico inicial y aplicando las herramientas y metodologías relacionadas.
Abstract
When a business has been successful and wants to expand, it requires not only necessary resources but the development of a scheme to manage and control the operation of new units. Therefore, it has been decided to concentrate the efforts of this document in a small service company dedicated to food preparation and drinks, which wants to expand and open a third branch that operate in a controlled and standardized manner like the two previous ones by the proposal of a management focused on processes, considering an initial diagnosis and applying the related tools and methodologies.
Clima organizacional, su impacto en el desempeño académico y la eficiencia laboral de los alumnos pertenecientes a la licenciatura de contador público
Authors: González Saúl
Published: January 2022

El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar y presentar un panorama del clima organizacional, su impacto en el desempeño académico y en la eficiencia laboral de los alumnos de la licenciatura de contador público. El análisis de la investigación se apoya mediante la aplicación de una escala de Likert, en donde los datos obtenidos se procesarán en un software especializado SPSS versión 5.0 y se resumirán en su totalidad para analizarse y presentar una propuesta a la Jefatura de División de la Licenciatura de Contador Público perteneciente al Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Jocotitlán, para que sirva de base a la oportuna toma de decisiones.
Abstract 
The objective of this research is to analyze and present an overview of the organizational climate, its impact on the academic performance and work efficiency of students in the Bachelor's Degree in Public Accountancy. The analysis of the research is supported by the application of a Likert scale, where the data obtained will be processed in a specialized software SPSS version 5.0 and will be summarized in its totality to be analyzed and to present a proposal to the Division Head of the Bachelor's Degree of Public Accountant belonging to the Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Jocotitlán, to serve as a basis for timely decision making.
Consumidor sostenible
Authors: Flores Rueda Isabel Cristina
Published: January 2022

El objetivo de este trabajo es conocer el comportamiento sostenible del consumidor potosino desde los enfoques psicográficos, demográficos y estrategias de mercadotecnia. Para ello, se ha recogido información de 18 estudios teóricos y prácticos relacionados con el tema de consumo sostenible desde los enfoques principales que definen al consumo sostenible. Con base en los resultados de esta revisión, se ha propuesto para el estudio de este tipo de consumo, una metodología no experimental, exploratoria y descriptiva, de corte transversal que diagnostique las características del consumidor potosino y nos ayude a determinar si tiene características de un consumidor sostenible. Lo anterior a través de un cuestionario construido desde la revisión teórica, a un número representativo de 400 potosinos, mexicanos. Las directrices de ese cuestionario se centraran en las características demográficas, psicográficas y desde un enfoque comercial, las características de estrategias de mercadotecnia.
Abstract
The objective of this work is to understand the sustainable behavior of the Potosi consumer from psychographic, demographic and marketing strategies approaches. For this purpose, information has been collected from 18 theoretical and practical studies related to the topic of sustainable consumption from the main approaches that define sustainable consumption. Based on the results of this review, a non-experimental, exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional methodology has been proposed for the study of this type of consumption, to diagnose the characteristics of the Potosí consumer and help us determine if he/she has the characteristics of a sustainable consumer. This will be done through a questionnaire constructed from the theoretical review, to a representative number of 400 Mexicans from Potosí. The guidelines of this questionnaire will focus on demographic and psychographic characteristics, and from a commercial approach, the characteristics of marketing strategies.
empresas familiares
Authors: Patiño Martínez Arely Viridiana
Published: January 2022

Se ha documentado que en las EF contratan mujeres que no necesariamente son las dueñas o fundadoras pero que de cierta manera ejercen liderazgo en las mismas, ocupan puestos estratégicos que les permiten tomar decisiones de pronta respuesta y que determinan en ciertas ocasiones el beneplácito o desaprobación de la propia empresa. Sin embargo, aún no se ha explorado el perfil de las mujeres en ese ámbito, siendo éste la principal aportación a la literatura que se pretende obtener mediante la elaboración de este proyecto.
Abstract 
It has been documented that women are hired in the FE who are not necessarily the owners or founders, but who in a certain way exercise leadership in the same, occupy strategic positions that allow them to make quick response decisions and sometimes determine the approval or disapproval of the company itself. However, the profile of women in this field has not yet been explored, and this is the main contribution to the literature that we intend to obtain through the development of this project.
Importancia de estructurar un sistema de costeo efectivo para micro negocios, nuevos proyectos, microempresas; y a su vez, cuenten con herramientas financieras que faciliten su control primario
Authors: Santana Cerda Martha Lucía
Published: January 2022

Los permanentes cambios y nuevos requerimientos del mercado, determinan necesidades en los nuevos empresarios; originando una demanda de estrategias, control del costeo, manejos adecuados para la maximización de oportunidades,  así como la minimización de reprocesos. Esto con el fin de permanecer vigentes y cumplir  con todos los requisitos financieros, administrativos, legales, tributarios, de tecnología, inocuidad; entre otros; eso sí, sin descuidar las  nuevas y exigentes necesidades de  los clientes, tanto internos como externos; 
Cómo bien es cierto, la estructura de costos, generalmente  no corresponde  con  las  necesidades  específicas  de  las  compañías,  de tal manera que,  los contadores  públicos  de  estas  entidades  no  cuentan  con  conocimientos y habilidades específicas que oferten la incorporación de nuevos sistemas de costeo, puesto que, en la  académica  su  formación  (en  costos)  se  enfoca  a una  estructura  de  costos tradicionales,   fundamentados   en   la   operación   de   empresas   comerciales, servicios  y manufactureras.
Abstract
The permanent changes and new market requirements, determine the needs of new entrepreneurs; originating a demand for strategies, cost control, adequate management for the maximization of opportunities, as well as the minimization of reprocesses. This in order to remain in force and comply with all financial, administrative, legal, tax, technology and safety requirements, among others, without neglecting the new and demanding needs of both internal and external customers; 
As it is true, the cost structure generally does not correspond to the specific needs of the companies, so that the public accountants of these entities do not have specific knowledge and skills that offer the incorporation of new costing systems, since their academic training (in costs) is focused on a traditional cost structure, based on the operation of commercial, service and manufacturing companies.
Percepción de los directores de las MYPES sobre los procesos del sistema
Authors: Contreras Ocegueda Erandi Lizzete , Aguilar Rascón Oscar Cuauhtémoc
Published: January 2022

En este trabajo se analizan los procesos que tienen las MYPES, sus características y deficiencias, con la finalidad de poder aportar sugerencias teóricas, pero además para crear estrategias que puedan apoyar a las empresas y por ende a la economía del municipio, del estado de Tamaulipas y del país.
El objetivo principal fue: Detectar la percepción de  los directores de las MYPES sobre los procesos del sistema.
Se analizan las variables de los procesos: Dirección, Finanzas, Gestión de ventas, Producción e Innovación, Innovación y Mercadotecnia.
La investigación fue realizada a partir de una muestra de 468 MYPES de H. Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Los resultados que se encontraron fueron: Las MYPES tienen buenas prácticas de gestión, pero no tienen una cultura de innovación de procesos y desarrollo tecnológico. Las empresas tienen claras sus finanzas. Tienen debilidades en el área de mercadotecnia al fijar precios de sus productos y servicios. En gestión de ventas tienen como área de oportunidad que no tienen estrategias para expandir su negocio.
Abstract
This paper analyzes the processes that MYPES have, their characteristics and deficiencies, in order to provide theoretical suggestions, but also to create strategies that can support companies and therefore the economy of the municipality, the state of Tamaulipas and the country.
The main objective was: To detect the perception of the directors of the MYPES on the processes of the system.
The variables of the following processes are analyzed: Management, Finance, Sales Management, Production and Innovation, Innovation and Marketing.
The research was carried out on a sample of 468 MYPES in H. Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The results that were found were: The MYPES have good management practices, but they do not have a culture of process innovation and technological development. The companies are clear about their finances. They have weaknesses in the area of marketing when setting prices for their products and services. In sales management, there is an area of opportunity in that they do not have strategies to expand their business.
resiliencia y su correlación con la satisfacción del director en las micro y pequeñas empresas en Colombia y México
Authors: Pinzón Riaño José Alirio
Published: January 2022

A partir de la investigación llevada a cabo en México y Colombia, sobre la correlación de la resiliencia y la satisfacción del director de las Mypes, se consideró hacer el estudio para el caso colombiano, en la región Sabana-Centro (particularmente en los municipios de Cajicá y Zipaquirá) y su objetivo fue Analizar la correlación entre la resiliencia y la satisfacción del director en las Mypes de dicha Región. Uno de los municipios seleccionados fue el Municipio de Cajicá, situado en el Departamento de Cundinamarca, al norte de la capital de la República, tiene una extensión territorial aproximada de 52 Km2, equivalente al 0.21% del total departamental, concentrando el 2,1% de la población departamental. El otro municipio de esta región, es Zipaquirá, conocida como la auténtica ciudad blanca, villa de sal, villa de alcázares, “pie del cerro del Zipa” Situada a una altura de 2650 metros sobre el nivel del mar, con una temperatura media de 14 grados centígrados, ocupa una superficie de 197 kilómetros cuadrados, y su base económica es predominantemente agrícola, ganadero y minero. Para esta investigación se propuso la siguiente hipótesis: la resiliencia del director de la Mypes es más relevante para la supervivencia del negocio que la satisfacción que tiene con la empresa. El estudio se tomó una muestra de 35361 empresas de forma aleatoria conformada por diversos sectores. El estudio se abordó a partir del método cuantitativo de alcance exploratorio y diseño transversal.
Abstract 
Based on the research carried out in Mexico and Colombia on the correlation between resilience and manager satisfaction in small and medium-sized companies, the study was considered for the Colombian case, in the Sabana-Centro region (particularly in the municipalities of Cajicá and Zipaquirá) and its objective was to analyze the correlation between resilience and manager satisfaction in small and medium-sized companies in that region. One of the selected municipalities was the Municipality of Cajicá, located in the Department of Cundinamarca, north of the capital of the Republic, has a territorial extension of approximately 52 Km2, equivalent to 0.21% of the departmental total, concentrating 2.1% of the departmental population. The other municipality in this region is Zipaquirá, known as the authentic white city, villa of salt, villa of alcázares, "foot of the hill of Zipa" Located at an altitude of 2650 meters above sea level, with an average temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, it occupies an area of 197 square kilometers, and its economic base is predominantly agricultural, livestock and mining. The following hypothesis was proposed for this research: the resilience of the Mypes director is more relevant for the survival of the business than the satisfaction he/she has with the company. The study took a random sample of 35361 companies from different sectors. The study was approached from the quantitative method of exploratory scope and cross-sectional design.
Rotación de personal un caso de estudio
Authors: León Jonathan Mota , Zarate Martha Oliva
Published: January 2022

El presente trabajo muestra los primeros avances de un estudio de caso que tiene como objetivo identificar los factores que influyen en la rotación de personal en el restaurante “El Itacate”, así como proponer estrategias que contribuyan a disminuir la rotación del personal. Se realizó un análisis de variables externas e internas donde se identificaron las principales fortalezas y debilidades. El análisis de los factores internos y externos revela que la rotación de personal y la deficiencia en los procesos y estrategias internas afectan el desarrollo del restaurante El Itacate.
Abstract 
This paper shows the first advances of a case study that aims to identify the factors that influence staff turnover in the restaurant "El Itacate", as well as to propose strategies that contribute to reduce staff turnover. An analysis of external and internal variables was carried out to identify the main strengths and weaknesses. The analysis of internal and external factors reveals that staff turnover and deficiencies in internal processes and strategies affect the development of El Itacate restaurant.
Trade Balance and Exchange Rate: The J-Curve
Authors: Kallianiotis Ioannis N.
Published: January 2022

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to test empirically the effect of a devaluation of a currency on the trade account of the country, the J-curve effect, by using the trade between the U.S. and six countries (Euro-zone, Canada, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Japan, and Australia). A devaluation (depreciation) of the U.S. dollar is increasing the spot exchange rate ($/FC) and increases the price of imports and reduces the price of exports. Then, imports are falling and exports are increasing and the trade account is improved in the long-run. In the short-run, the trade account is deteriorated because imports are pre-arranged and continue to increase with the higher spot rate. This J-curve hypothesis is tested by using a regression and a VAR model, where the volatility of the real exchange rate (TOT) is specified with a GARCH-M process. The empirical results mostly are supporting the J-curve effect.

JEL classification numbers: E4, F31, F32, F47, G14, G15.

Keywords: Demand for Money and Exchange Rate, Foreign Exchange, Current Account Adjustment, Forecasting and Simulation, Information and Market Efficiency, International Financial Markets.
Glycemic response of honey and dates consumption
Authors: Ali Dalia , Mohammedsalih Reder , Salih Rafiq
Published: January 2022

Background and objective: The current study aims to evaluate the glycemic index of local honey and date intake in healthy adults.
Methods: The study was conducted on 24 healthy volunteers. They were given 50 g of carbohydrates from Haji Omeran local honey, Khudri (or Khadrawi) local date and reference food (white bread). The average body mass index and age of volunteers are almost similar. The blood samples were collected from finger capillaries to assess the glucose levels by using glucometer at selected time points (0, 15, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes). The data was recorded and statistically analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Duncan comparison.
Results: The study results showed that the glycemic index of the honey and date is classified as a medium glycemic index, referring to their high carbohydrates content. The results also indicated that honey and dates have significantly different effects (P<0.05) on the blood glucose responses compared to reference food (white bread) in healthy subjects. The mean blood glucose levels after honey ingestion were higher than that when the date was ingested and lower than that of the reference food. In addition, the blood glucose responses for different foods in the study for females and males are not significantly different (P>0.05).
Conclusions: In conclusion, eating behavior regarding honey and date consumption, particularly portion size and ingestion timing, is essential to manage blood glucose levels. Thus, glycemic index values should be considered in promoting a healthy lifestyle from chronic related metabolic disorders especially, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.
Temporal changes in electroencephalographic power spectrum on passive listening to three selected melodic scales of Indian music on healthy young individuals - a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Kunikullaya U Kirthana , Sasidharan Arun , Srinivasa Rakshith , Goturu Jaisri , Murthy Nandagudi Srinivasa
Published: January 2022

Music is said to affect the brain in different ways. To the best of our knowledge, research works on the effect of passive listening to different melodic scales of Indian music on Electroencephalogram (EEG) power spectrum is rare to find. In this randomized control trial, 137 healthy subjects were randomly divided into 4 groups (A to D, n~32 in each group), of which A (raga Ahir Bhairav), B (raga Kaunsi Kanada), C (raga Bhimpalas) received music intervention while group D was the control arm. Nineteen channel scalp EEG was recorded for 30 minutes [10 min for each condition, before (BI), during (DI) and after intervention (AI)] and conducted power spectral analysis of waveforms in standard frequency bands. Two-way ANOVA was performed across conditions and groups, to determine the scalp regions showing significant changes, for each frequency band separately. Across conditions, significant change in BI alpha and AI theta, beta1, beta2 bands, while between groups, group B had significant change in alpha and group C in beta1 power, mostly involving frontal regions was seen. Mid Frontal PSA exhibited an increased theta power in group C and D (AI), while alpha and beta1 power increased in group B and C (in group C, beta2 increased significantly). Temporal trend analysis (2-minute segments), showed that there was a significant fall in frontal alpha DI in group B; while in A, C and D groups, the drop seen BI reduced DI and AI. Similarly, the beta1 drop reduced DI and AI in group C and D, while it increased in group B (DI) and group A (AI). Music caused relaxation effect with scales B and C causing maximal effect. In line with existing literature, it may be concluded that listening to these melodic scales was associated with mind wandering effect and probable visual imagery/recall.
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MANAGEMENT MEASURES UNDERTAKEN TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON VEGETATION, SOIL, WATER AND WILD GAME
Authors: Gathoni Benson , Rintaugu Elijah Gitonga , Munayi Simon P.
Published: January 2022

Purpose: Hiking, climbing and walking have the potential to disturb wildlife and affect soil in a number of ways including trampling, littering, changing animal habitat or degrading soil through use of undesignated trail and trailside management. The aim of the study is to analyze the effectiveness of the management measures undertaken to mitigate the impact of recreational activities on vegetation, soil, water and wild game.

Methodology: The descriptive survey research design was used. Out of the three hundred and twenty nine (329) questionnaires administered, two hundred and sixty three 263(79.9%) responded to the questionnaires by completely filling and returning them. Descriptive statistics that included frequencies and percentages were used to organize and summarize the data. Tables and bar charts were drawn to present the collected data.

Findings: Proactive planning, change design of facilities and improved maintenance were the most used methods of limiting recreation impact. This is attributed to the check in and checkout procedures, hardening of recreation sites, use of already established trails, designed and established water points. Managing tourism in a sustainable way requires both a long-term perspective and careful consideration of ways in which tourist activities and environment interrelate.

Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: There is need for the ministry of tourism to develop a systematic approach to address environmental conservation threat of recreation activities and come up with management frame works of monitoring visitors’ impact in national parks.
The Post COVID-19 World: Efforts Needed to Build Back a More Resilient Society
Authors: Raj Keerthan , Aithal P. S.
Published: January 2022

The first half of the year 2020 will be well remembered and recollected by historians,researchers, thinkers over the years for the disruption caused the world over by the coronavirus pandemic. The largest economies of the world were on lockdown to contain the virus. Itpitted the whole of humanity against the virus. There has been severe irretraceable damage toeconomic and human health, wealth and prosperity. These histories of pandemics that haveamputated nations over the years have also seen different measures that have been taken up toarrest the spread of the pandemics. Some of these measures are isolation, quarantine,confinement and more significantly nationwide or region wise lockdown. These measureshave a severe impact on the social, political and economic facets of the nation/nations. PostCOVID-19 there will be a lot of lessons to learn and pick up from and the impact this virusand measures are taken to contain its spread has had on the nation. This paper is intended tolook at living communities and some important dimensions that we believe need attention to create a minimally disruptive ecosystem to sustain such pandemics in the near future.
Blockchain based Service: A Case Study on IBM Blockchain Services & Hyperledger Fabric
Authors: R Bhuvana , Aithal P. S.
Published: January 2022

IBM is one of the world’s leading American multinational technology company, alwaysinnovative and experimenting for new things with constant new trials and hands on differenttechnologies. The company is recently focused its research and innovation on one of ICCTunderlying technology applications called Hyperledger fabric and blockchain. A businessblockchain presented by Linux foundation is hyper ledger fabric becoming the de factostandard for enterprise it provides blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) and lets the usage ofblockchain components any possible business environment with ease. Blockchain has severaledges, together with decentralization, durability, transparency, and audit ability. The IBM goalis to develop company-ready solutions that address existing technology limitations relating toprivacy, confidentiality, audit ability, performance, and measurability. Proven, scalable, andbuilt for running on any cloud Simplifies complexness quickly, unlocks new price, andexpands competitive edges. Hyperledger cloth system for companies might be thought to be apublic platform. Within which all transactions committed are held on in an exceedingblockchain. The chain grows endlessly as new blocks are added. To figure towards a frictionfree network by facilitating easy functionality this article illustrates Blockchain, IBMblockchain, Hyperledger fabric its framework, tools, and blockchain-as-a service. Thesecondary data was obtained from various scholarly journals and websites. We have analysedthe Hyperledger framework, tools and examined their blockchain services to differentindustries using the ABCD analysis framework as a research case study.
IBM Watson Industry Cognitive Education Methods
Authors: M. Rajeshwari , K. Krishna Prasad
Published: January 2022

Data analytics converts bulk of data into insights for business, healthcare, insurance and education. An upcoming development in IBM’s data analytic approach towards education is cognitive learning systems. Human being and machine can communicate each other by the technologies that use Natural Language processing and Machine Language together in action. Presently, many students struggle for their education without any goals. In this sense, cognitive systems should improve student education and results with a customized perception of their learning. IBM has recently pointed his service on education by its supercomputer or computing technology, IBM Watson. Such systems can provide an expert assistant to all varies of professionals in their respective fields. It is also being used widely to assess student performance and to help educators in the classroom develop more constructive instructional practices for their students. It helps the teacher to collect attendance, marks detail and to analyse the individual student’s interest based on his result. This industrial analysis will explain the power of data analytics in classroom by the teachers to assess the student’s personal behaviour and the way it is used as a tool by the teachers to determine student’s interest in finding the better career. Based on individual student outcome, Watson using AI will find solutions to improve quality and policy of education. Here AI technology gives tools to the teachers they need to be most effective and help learners perform at the top of their abilities like tutors, childhood vocabulary development and personalizes content for students based on mastery. Data Digital services and apps are used on learning and they help in the learning experience. This study will help to understand the way different technologies working together in predictive analytics and to prepare a report on admission, number of attendances, student dropout rate, their result analysis and their future. This study will analyse the success rate of personalised education of student using cognitive learning skills.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY DOCUMENTS IN THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF DAMS
Authors: A. K. Aldungarova  , T. Mkilima  , Ye. B. Utepov  , A. S. Tulebekova  , Sh. Zh. Zharassov
Published: January 2022

The design parameters and characteristics of dams were estimated during the design of dams in the 40–60th of the last century, and require updating, as well as changing the existing methodological approach to their determination. In the article the data of the current state, regulatory, technical and literary sources used at designing, construction and operation of hydraulic structures (HS) are collected, the comparative analysis of normative and technical documentation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, European countries, the USA, China, etc. used at designing and operation of dams is carried out. Examples of world practices in the application of legislation and regulating in terms of dam safety have been considered. A number of normative documents of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the main directions of activity of hydraulic structures, applied at all stages of their existence, from design and construction to operation and liquidation, are determined. The state regulations in the field of architecture, town planning and construction are reviewed, the main purpose of which is to ensure the legally protected needs of citizens and society in creating a favorable and environmentally safe living environment and life, in implementation of architectural, town planning and construction activities, protection of consumer rights of design and construction products, ensuring reliability and safety of construction, sustainable operation of the constructed facilities during operation and maintenance of hydraulic structures. Names and brief contents of standards for dam design in a number of developed countries are given.
Comparative study of whale optimization algorithm and flower pollination algorithm to solve workers assignment problem
Authors: Al-Khazraji Huthaifa
Published: January 2022

Many important problems in engineering management can be formulated as Resource Assignment Problem (RAP). The Workers Assignment Problem (WAP) is considered as a sub-class of RAP which aims to find an optimal assignment of workers to a number of tasks in order to optimize certain objectives. WAP is an NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem. Due to its importance, several algorithms have been developed to solve it. In this paper, it is considered that a manager is required to provide a training course to his workers in order to improve their level of skill or experience to have a sustainable competitive advantage in the industry. The training cost of each worker to perform a particular job is different. The WAP is to find the best assignment of workers to training courses such that the total training cost is minimized. Two metaheuristic optimizations named Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) and Flower Pollination Algorithm (FPA) are utilized to final the optimal solution that reduces the total cost. MATLAB Software is used to perform the simulation of the two proposed methods into WAP. The computational results for a set of randomly generated problems of various sizes show that the FPA is able to find good quality solutions.
Reactive dye adsorption desorption and stamping by halloysite
Authors: López-Rodríguez Daniel , Micó-Vicent Barbara , Bou-Belda Eva , Díaz-García Pablo
Published: January 2022

The scientific community is continuously developing new methods for the recovery and purification of water, since the precious resources of our planet are increasingly scarce and we must work to save and clean our waters. One of the methods used is the use of adsorbent and absorbent materials that remove from the water those substances that are harmful to the environment are nanoclays. In this work, the effect of a nanoclay, specifically Halloysite, to adsorb reactive dyes has been used as an example of a technique. As an example of this type of coloring substances, Reactive Yellow 2 has been used, which has been subjected to the adsorbent action of the mineral, having an adsorption of 78% in the proposed experiment. Subsequently, it has undergone a desorption process by applying temperature to the dye-clay hybrid, so that later, thanks to the effect of solvents (HCL and / or NaOH), the desorption process in aqueous solution can be completed, obtaining a recovery from the dye. up to 17.67% adsorbed, which is interpreted as a very good result. At the same time, the ability to stamp the HNT has been tested once the dye has been adsorbed and used on a PES / CO textile, demonstrating the viability of this process and evaluating its results by rubbing and washing fastness tests.
Choreographies for musical fountains
Authors: Bracke Martin , Capraro Patrick
Published: January 2022

Este artículo describe diferentes posibilidades para responder a la cuestión de la creación automática de una coreografía para fuentes musicales utilizando el modelado matemático. Las posibilidades de una implementación van desde un proyecto corto en la escuela media, que tiene grandes partes en matemáticas, hasta proyectos a largo plazo, que tratan el fondo físico, una implementación con la ayuda del ordenador y en la etapa de mayor expansión incluso una realización técnica. En el artículo se describen diferentes variantes, complementadas con experiencias de la práctica y se señalan las posibilidades de ampliación. En definitiva, los lectores deberían estar capacitados para diseñar y poner en práctica su propio proyecto de acuerdo con las condiciones locales individuales, tales como el marco de tiempo, el nivel de aprendizaje del grupo objetivo y las posibilidades de cooperación interdisciplinaria. (Este artículo es una traducción y actualización de la primera edición en alemán de Bracke, M. Capraro, P. (2021)).
AmazonCRIME: un conjunto de datos y punto de referencia de Inteligencia Artificial Geoespacial para la clasificación de áreas potenciales vinculadas a Crímenes Ambientales Transnacionales en la Selva Amazónica
Authors: Pinto-Hidalgo Jairo J. , Silva-Centeno Jorge A.
Published: January 2022

In this article the challenge of detecting areas linked to transnational environmental crimes in the Amazon rainforest is addressed using Geospatial Intelligence data, open access Sentinel-2 imagery provided by the Copernicus programme, as well as the cloud processing capabilities of the Google Earth Engine platform. For this, a dataset consisting of 6 classes with a total of 30,000 labelled and geo-referenced 13-band multispectral images was generated, which is used to feed advanced Geospatial Artificial Intelligence models (deep convolutional neural networks) specialised in image classification tasks. With the dataset presented in this paper it is possible to obtain a classification overall accuracy of 96.56%. It is also demonstrated how the results obtained can be used in real applications to support decision making aimed at preventing Transnational Environmental Crimes in the Amazon rainforest. The AmazonCRIME Dataset is made publicly available in the repository: https://github.com/jp-geoAI/AmazonCRIME.git.
Social Entrepreneurship in the World During the Pandemic: State and Development
Authors: Kanapiyanova K. B. , Ruzanov R. M. , Dosmanbetova M. S. , Kozhakhmetova M. K. , Appakova G. N.
Published: January 2022

The current economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented, as it has affected many sectors of the economy. At the same time, first, the SME sector suffered from an economic crisis. The main burden of this crisis falls on the social sphere since it must not only adapt to new challenges but also develop following the requirements of the time. Therefore, the key tasks of today are a revision of the public health system, education, targeted social policy aimed at increasing incomes and improving the quality of life of the population, consolidation of efforts of the state, business, and NGOs to counter new challenges, digitalization of the economy, development of information technologies and their impact on the Kazakh labor market, rural development and modernization of social infrastructure. The world needs the power of social entrepreneurship-hyperactivity, new social changes, which excludes the traditional practice of solving social problems. The whole world is at the crossroads of many crises, so it is necessary to invest in convergent solutions that social entrepreneurs can implement. In these conditions, stimulating the development of social entrepreneurship becomes a fundamental tool for initiating social changes. The article analyzes the state of social entrepreneurship in the context of a pandemic, provides successful examples of solving social problems faced in the world, shows the urgent need for social entrepreneurship in healthcare and other areas as an alternative mechanism for solving social problems, and conducted research on the development of social entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan.
Youth Labor Market in the Framework of Social Partnership: Current State and Directions of Development
Authors: Sabirova R. K. , Yerniyazova Zh. N. , Talapbayeva G. Е. , Masalimova A. К. , Kurmasheva S. О.
Published: January 2022

In any developed country, the state pays special attention to the development of human capital, which has a positive effect on the quality of life and the efficiency of the economy. Kazakhstan is no exception. The current crisis conditions point to the need to create a system of social protection for the young unemployed since the future of independent Kazakhstan depends on youth. There have been significant changes in the structure of employment in Kazakhstan. The purpose of the study was to study and make recommendations on the development of the labor market based on the opinions of young people and employers in Kazakhstan. The online survey was conducted among working, self-employed and unemployed youth of 14 regions and 3 cities, namely, Nursultan, Almaty, Shymkent, seven districts of Atyrau region (Isatay, Makhambet, Kzylkoga, Kurmangazy, Inder, Makat, Zhylyoy). The public opinion of the youth of Kazakhstan on the problems of employment, youth labor market and labor migration are studied. Within the framework of the social partnership, the theoretical foundations of labor market regulation and its mechanisms were considered, the main causes of youth unemployment are considered, recommendations for the development of the youth labor market are given. The research has scientific value, as it makes a certain contribution to the development of the youth market. Professional training and retraining of young specialists, advanced training, informing young people about vacancies in institutions, improving the digitalization of the labor market are needed among young people.