bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Benefits of not smoking during pregnancy for non-Aboriginal women and their babies in New South Wales, Australia: a record linkage study
Authors: Patterson Jillian , Cashmore Aaron , Ioannides Sally , Milat Andrew , Nippita Tanya , Morris Jonathan , Torvaldsen Siranda
Published: December 2021

BackgroundSmoking rates among pregnant women in New South Wales (NSW) have plateaued at 8-9%. To inform relevant smoking reduction efforts, we aimed to quantify the benefits of not smoking during pregnancy for non-Aboriginal NSW mothers and their babies. The benefits of not smoking during pregnancy for NSW Aboriginal mothers have previously been described. These data are important inputs in modelling health and economic impacts of smoking cessation interventions.
MethodsThis population-based cohort study used linked-data from routinely collected data sets. Not smoking during pregnancy was the exposure of interest among all NSW non-Aboriginal women who became mothers of singleton babies in 2012-2016. Unadjusted and adjusted relative risks (aRR) were used to examine associations between not smoking during pregnancy and adverse outcomes including severe morbidity, inter-hospital transfer, perinatal death, preterm birth and small-for-gestational age. Population attributable fractions (PAFs) were calculated to quantify adverse perinatal outcomes avoided in the population if all mothers were non-smokers.
ResultsCompared with babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy, babies born to non-smoking mothers had a lower risk of all adverse perinatal outcomes including perinatal death (aRR}=0.68, 95%CI 0.61-0.76), preterm birth (aRR=0.58, 95%CI 0.56-0.61) and small-for-gestational age (aRR=0.48, 95%CI 0.47-0.50). PAFs(%) were 3.9% for perinatal death, 5.6% for preterm birth and 7.3% for small-for-gestational-age. Compared with women who smoked during pregnancy (n=36,518), those who did not smoke (n=413,072) had a lower risk of suffering severe maternal morbidity (aRR=0.87, 95%CI 0.81-0.93) and being transferred to another hospital (aRR=0.92, 95%CI 0.86-0.99).
ConclusionsMothers who reported not smoking during pregnancy had a small reduction in their risk of morbidity and of being transferred to another hospital whilst their babies had substantially reduced risks of all adverse perinatal outcomes. Results have implications for clinician training, clinical care standards, and performance management.
Дослідження методів виділення динамічних об’єктів у відеопослідовностях
Authors:   Національний університет ", Климаш М. ,   Львівська політехніка", Мрак В. , Гордійчук-Бублівська О.
Published: December 2021

Досліджено найпоширеніші алгоритми виділення фону у відеопослідовностях, методи порівняльного аналізу та кількісні характеристики для вибору оптимальних алгоритмів виділення фону. В результаті проведеного дослідження запропоновано загальний показник ефективності роботи алгоритму виділення фону на відеопослідовностях, що отримані зі стаціонарних камер відеоспостереження у системах відеоспостереження. Здійснено дослідження методів виявлення динамічних об’єктів на відеопослідовностях. Дослідження ефективності застосування різних колірних схем у методах виділення динамічних об’єктів. За результатами аналізу переваг та недоліків низки колірних моделей прийнято припущення щодо можливості застосування інших колірних схем, окрім RGB, які характеризуються кращими фотометричними інваріантними особливостями, під час розроблення методу виділення динамічних об’єктів.
INNOVATIVE METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF DESSERT PREPARATION
Authors: Neshchadym Lyudmyla
Published: December 2021

Modern market conditions require constant improvement and application of innovative technologies in the food industry. The main technologies of making dessert products with low sugar content are investigated in the article. Natural and artificial sugar substitutes, their benefits and harms of use are analyzed.

The latest trend in the development of the food industry in Ukraine and the world is the strengthening of integration and globalization. This situation leads to stable economic growth and ensuring the competitiveness of the food industry. An important condition for the implementation of innovative technologies and methods in the food industry is the evaluation of their effectiveness, which largely depends on the object of evaluation, the type of effect, the approach to evaluating efficiency.

Today, desserts are the most popular food. The constant increase of the population and, accordingly, the satisfaction of the consumption needs of any products require innovative approaches to product technologies. The latest trends and trends in improving the quality of food products while reducing calories and increasing nutritional value lead to the creation of innovative types of dessert products with functional recognition. New types of dessert products are significantly influenced by the need for a healthy diet, taking into account all the necessary macronutrients.

When creating a new functional dessert, much attention is paid to improving the nutritional value. A promising area of the development of functional products is dessert products with low energy value and low sugar content.

As of today, the confectionery industry and, accordingly, dessert products are becoming increasingly popular. The total production of food industry enterprises, in terms of dessert products, is more than 1.4 million tons of products per year (3% of GDP). This house closely cooperates with agricultural enterprises of Ukraine and is one of the largest consumers of their products ˗ milk, flour, sugar, etc. In modern conditions, the food industry is stably developed, self-sufficient and occupies a leading position in both domestic and global markets. The production of dessert products is constantly growing. This trend is observed not only in Ukraine.

Monitoring and research of the confectionery market in Ukraine demonstrates the fact that the largest share is occupied by domestic products. This is about 95% of the total. This percentage is provided by a highly concentrated market with a large number of food industry enterprises (about 800 companies).

Modern consumers want to get something innovative as a dessert, with a low sugar content, balanced in the number of macronutrients. In a number of European countries and Japan, desserts with the addition of vitamins, minerals, sweeteners, sugar substitutes (including stevia) have become very popular.
The Power of Minangkabau Pantun: A Media for The Development of Islamic Character of Students at Various Levels of Islamic Education in Indonesia
Authors: Septiani Dwi
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this study is to explain that the Minangkabau pantun has the power as a medium for developing the Islamic character of students at various levels of Islamic education in Indonesia. Religious rhymes in the Minangkabau Oral Literature: Proverbs, Pantun, and Mantras as one of the effective media to develop the Islamic character of students at various levels of Islamic education in Indonesia. The method used in this study is a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. The primary data used in this study were 22 religious pantun. The results of this study are that this 22 religious pantun are closely related to philosophical values: Islam as the best religion, the implementation of the 5 pillars of Islam, and guidance to become human beings who act according to Islamic teachings in the Koran. Thus, it cannot be denied that this Minangkabau religious rhyme can be used as an effective medium to develop the Islamic character of students at various levels of Islamic education in Indonesia.
Аctuality of the problem of identification the general phenothypic indicators of human using the dermatoglific parameters of hand and foot
Authors: Voichenko Valerii , Gunas Igor , Kryvda Hryhorii , Bachynskyi Viktor , Philipchuk Oleh
Published: December 2021

The article presents the connection of forensic dermatoglifics with other medical and non-medical sciences. The basic directions and provisions of forensic medical dermatology are defined: subject and research objects, as well as the range of issues that are being solved. The general assessment of the current state of the question of determination of blood affinity and identification of general phenotypic features of a person by the method of finger and palmar dermatoglifics and also the dermatoglyphics of the foot, are given. The analysis of the latest scientific publications on the given problem was carried out.
Dialysis Adequacy among Haemodialysis Patients in Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Ebadi Abbas , Balouchi Abbas , Parvizy Soroor , Sharif Nia Hamid
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Dialysis adequacy is one of the most important indicators for measuring the quality of care provided in hemodialysis (HD) wards. Despite individual studies, there is still no comprehensive study about dialysis adequacy in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO). This study was conducted to evaluate the dialysis adequacy in HD patients in the EMRO.
Methods: In the present systematic review and meta-analysis international (EMBASE, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science) and national (SID, MAGIRAN) databases were searched for related articles using keywords “dialysis adequacy” and “EMRO” from 1 January 2000 to April 30, 2020. The quality of studies was studied using Hoy et al instrument.
Results: Out of 966 retrieved studies, 63 studies conducted on 15462 HD patients were included. The pooled mean of KT/V and URR were 1.24 (95% CI: 1.19, 1.30) and 63.03% (95% CI: 61.31, 64.75), respectively. The pooled prevalence of Kt/V>1.2 and URR>65.0% were 42.73% (95% CI: 31.58, 53.88) and 42.52% (95% CI: 25.3, 59.7), respectively.
Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate the poor dialysis adequacy in the EMRO region and the need to improve the physical infrastructure, workforce, and pieces of equipment in hemodialysis wards.
Pengembangan E-Magazine Reaksi Reduksi dan Oksidasi Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Kimia Kelas X SMA/MA
Authors: Arief Maipha Deapati , Auliah Army , Hardin Hardin
Published: December 2021

This development research refers to several analyzes carried out, namely performance analysis in learning, student analysis, which is a study of student characteristics based on knowledge, skills, and development. Analysis of facts, concepts, principles and needs based on current problems, namely learning from home caused by the covid-19 pandemic which requires learning media. Learning media that can meet today's learning needs are chemistry E-magazines that can be accessed anytime and anywhere with valid, practical, and effective criteria. The e-magazine is then validated first by the supervisor and three material validators and media validators. After the e-magazine is said to be valid, it is tested in learning. The development model used in this study is the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation). After going through the stages of analysis, design, and development of a valid E-Magazine, it was first tested on a small group (initial field trial) and revised. After the initial revision, it was re-tested to a large group (main field trial) to see the effectiveness and practicality of the E-Magazine. The sample in this study were students of class X MIA 2 The initial field trial class amounted to 9 students and Class X MIA 3 as the main field trial class amounted to 30 students at the implementation stage of ADDIE with the object of research namely E-Magazine Reaction Reduction and Oxidation that has been developed. Collecting data using instruments in the form of observation sheets, questionnaires for assessment of material experts, media experts, teachers and students. Qualitative data analysis using a Likert scale and quantitatively based on the Post Test scores of students' learning outcomes. The results of the development obtained that the E-Magazine profile of Reduction and Oxidation Reactions met the validity criteria, showing 1.00 (very high criteria) in terms of questionnaire responses from media experts and material experts. The results of the practicality analysis in terms of the teacher and student response questionnaires obtained each percentage of 90.90% (very practical criteria) for the teacher's response to the initial field trial and 95.45% (very practical criteria) for the main field trial. In the questionnaire responses, students each obtained a percentage of 79.75% (practical criteria) for the initial field trial and 85.50% (very practical criteria) for the main field trial and the results of the effectiveness analysis based on the students' completeness in the post test. obtained a percentage of 79.75% for the initial field trial and the main field trial obtained a percentage of 86.67%. Thus, it can be concluded that the Reduction and Oxidation Reaction E-Magazine that has been developed meets the criteria of being valid, practical, and effective.
Perancangan Dan Penerapan Sistem Penjualan Berbasis Web Pada Restoran Tengkleng Mbah Ninik
Authors: Amilia Noor Aidha , Nurkamid Mukhamad , Listyorini Tri
Published: December 2021

Penjualan adalah aktivitas dalam menjual produk ataupun jasa. Permasalahan yang ada dalam proses penjualan yaitu kurang optimalnya pemilik dalam mengelola penjualan. Banyak pemilik usaha dalam mencatat data masuk maupun keluar masih manual. Akibatnya sangat mungkin terjadi kesalahan dalam mencatat, serta kehilangan data. Maka terjadilah perbedaan data, terjadi kesalahan data, salah maupun kurang dalam menghitung. Maka dari itu dibutuhkannya sistem penjualan supaya owner usaha makanan dan minuman dapat terbantu dalam proses penjualannya, seperti Restoran Tengkleng Mbah Ninik ketika mengolah data. Maka dengan adanya sebuah aplikasi sistem penjualan maka dapat membantu pemilik usaha dalam memperbarui data setiap ada transaksi. dan setiap saat dapat mengecek proses transaksi melalui web. Dalam pembuatan aplikasi sistem penjualan, pada pengembangan aplikasi penulis menggunakan metode waterfall. Dan menggunakan metode black box, white box dan user acceptance testing pada hasil implementasi dan pengujian yang dilakukan didapatkan bahwa sistem penjualan yang dibangun dapat membantu dan meningkatkan kinerja di restoran Tengkleng Mbah Ninik Kudus. Kata kunci: Penjualan, Web, Usaha, Makanan dan Minuman, Waterfall
Escuchar el ruido. Músicas y sonidos de la crisis del 2001 en Buenos Aires
Authors: Nigro Giunta Violeta
Published: December 2021

El año 2001 representó un momento de quiebre en la historia reciente argentina. Las repercusiones de la crisis económica, social y de representatividad política se hicieron presentes en todo el espectro cultural. El presente artículo parte de una hipótesis central: la omnipresencia del sonido durante la crisis explica el giro hacia lo sonoro en la producción musical posterior. Nuestro estudio se estructurará en tres partes: en una primera sección, examinaremos los sonidos de la crisis y su historicidad. En las otras dos secciones, analizaremos las obras de compositores y colectivos artísticos durante la crisis y la poscrisis – BAS (Buenos Aires Sonora), Nicolás Varchausky, Juan Pampín y Carmen Baliero, entre otros ejemplos. Este análisis nos permitirá evaluar cómo los sonidos de la crisis y esta particular experiencia de la escucha permearon dentro del campo sonoro y musical.
Dialectics of Philosophical Pillars of the Law and Development Doctrine
Authors: MALINOVSKY Alexei , DOBROTVORSKY Pavel
Published: December 2021

This article analyses the philosophical foundations of the Law and Development doctrine, which has been used as a practical tool since the 1950s in many countries in an attempt to improve their socio-economic conditions. Since the adoption of the UN Resolution on Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, most countries have been making efforts to achieve it. We emphasize two philosophical-legal traditions in Law and Development under consideration, which in many respects display antagonistic attitudes to each other: liberal legalism and the ideas of postmodernism philosophy, in particular, the ideas of post-development. The dialectics of this contradiction is revealed in an attempt by liberal legalism to spread itself beyond the western legal systems. Postmodernism, which has been influenced by left-wing political and legal doctrines (neo-Marxism), is aimed at taking into account the interests of local cultures and more equitable distribution of global public goods as a development priority. Following the logic of G. F. Hegel, the evolution of Law and Development can be presented as the spiral reflecting the interaction of law and development theories that began to unwind in the second half of the XX century and continues its upward movement to the present moment.
Epistemological Aspects of the Organisation of Human Activity in the Transition from Disparate Social Techniques to Societal Technologies
Authors: AVTONOMOV Alexei , GRIB Vladislav
Published: December 2021

The expansion and deepening of human-computer interaction in modern conditions have attracted attention to human activity and required its study at a new level. The article is devoted to the examination of the problems of organising human activity based on the knowledge of its key components. Epistemological approaches to thinking and knowing as directions of the development of human activity make it possible to increase the efficiency of the organisation of human activity as a whole and raise questions that can be resolved on the way of further methodology evolution. The further transition from the methodology of research and practices to social technologies that would allow purposefully producing new knowledge, on the basis of which, in turn, it would be possible to improve the quality of the organisation of human activity, seems appropriate and natural. The authors argue that the technological approach to problem resolution is useful and fruitful not only in the sphere of engineering and technical devices but also in the field of social relations.
Production of Game Making Spaces: Disco Elysium and the game making community in Estonia
Authors: Ozimek Anna
Published: December 2021

This article discusses Disco Elysium in the context of the development of game making communities in Estonia and international production networks. Drawing on an analysis of secondary sources, in-depth interviews and a survey with game makers in Estonia, this article contributes to studies on national and regional game-production cultures. The aim of this article is two-fold. First, it contributes to studies of game production cultures by discussing the development and structure of game-making communities in Estonia. As such, it enriches the understanding of game production in Europe by providing empirical data about game making in Estonia. Second, based on the example of Disco Elysium, the article demonstrates how national, regional and international production networks contribute to the spatial politics of game production. In conclusion, this article emphasises the importance of the construction of space in game production and the asymmetries of power among game production regions.
Ethical implications of procedural or protocol adjustments to clinical research involving the participation of human subjects during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Jedličková Anetta
Published: December 2021

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to essential adjustments in clinical research involving human subjects. The pandemic is substantially affecting most procedures of ongoing, as well as new clinical trials related to diseases other than COVID-19. Procedural changes and study protocol modifications may significantly impact ethically salient fundamentals, such as the risk-benefit profile and safety of clinical trial participants, which raise key ethical challenges the subject-matter experts must face. This article aims to acquaint a wide audience of clinical research professionals, ethicists, as well as the general public interested in this topic with the legal, ethical and practical considerations in the field of clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic and to support the clinical researchers and study sponsors to fulfil their responsibilities in conducting clinical trials in a professional way that does not conflict with any legal or ethical obligations.
Corporate Social Responsibility in Contemporary Organizations: Evidence from Serbian Processing Industry
Authors: Berber Nemanja , Slavić Agneš , Aleksić Marko
Published: December 2021

Corporate social responsibility (CSR), as a concept that tackles economic, social, and environmental dimensions of business, becomes more and more implemented in companies all around the world. There are different effects that CSR can have on business performance, but it is generally accepted that CSR is related to positive outcomes in business organizations. Also, CSR is a concept that can be understood as a way of reaching sustainable development in the future. This paper aims to investigate the level of the implementation of CSR in Serbia, concerning large companies in the processing industry. The methodology used in the paper obtains exploration of theoretical sources, but also the analysis of primary empirical data gathered in Serbia, in the period from November 2019 until June 2020. The authors designed a questionnaire to explore the state of the art of CSR in Serbia, in business organizations, based on previous successful empirical research. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal Wallis tests were used to investigate the CSR on the sample of 73 large companies in Serbia’s processing industry. The analyses were made in SPSS software. The results point to the relatively high level of CSR activities in Serbian processing companies, and to the fact that modern companies understand the need of reaching more diversified goals than just economic ones in their business.
Unspoken Modernity: Bamboo-Reinforced Concrete, China 1901-40
Authors: Shu Chang-Xue
Published: December 2021

Engineering science in the China of 1901-40 had unique characteristics that disrupt the idea of a universal approach to its history.1 The following case study describes the ideas and trials of introducing bamboo into the seemingly globalised technology of reinforced concrete—an innovation developed across the borders of mechanical, naval, civil, and aeronautical engineering. The article showcases a way of knowing and working by twentieth century engineers that has not been fully acknowledged, and is not only a phenomenon of China. While bamboo was a complicated and somewhat marginal object for engineering, it did make the European concrete technology more viable in the construction sites of China, and stimulate engineers’ experimental and resourceful spirit in mobilising both craft and scientific knowledge. It also opened up a challenge to engineering science of the time.
The positive benefits of the practical application of the simulation software
Authors: Machová Renáta , Fehér Lilla , Korcsmáros Enikő , Gódány Zsuzsanna , Kosár Silvia Tóbiás , Huszárik Erika Seres
Published: December 2021

The research, related to innovation has been in a focus of academics for a long time. In the current study, the authors present the positive benefits of applying an innovative teaching method, based on primary research, applying a questionnaire-based survey. They targeted to examine how a business simulation software modifies the labour market efficiency of university students. The respondents consider themselves to be least competitive in terms of self-confidence and an initiative ability. Both skills can be developed as a result of the application of the business simulation software.
Dynamic Control of Discharge Energy During WEDM for the Purpose of Eliminating Vibrations of the Wire Tool Electrode
Authors: Straka Ľuboslav , Kuchta Patrik
Published: December 2021

Production in all industry fields is currently affected by new scientific and technical knowledge and the requirements for its rapid deployment. In many cases, the most modern and highly sophisticated technical systems are applied. Simultaneously, fully automated production systems are rather successfully used and progressive production technologies are implemented. In most cases, there is an integral part of a management system that operates the challenging technological processes. These processes would not be executable without the system’s precise control, which provides a suitable precondition for ensuring the high quality of manufactured products. However, the customer’s demanding requirements are not always met. These involve increased requests for the quality of the final product due to the reduction of the tolerance band and application of high-strength materials. This paper aims to describe one of the solutions by which it is possible to achieve a higher quality of the machined surface after wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM). The solution proposes that through dynamic management, the WEDM process eliminates the vibrations of the wire tool electrode and thereby achieves a substantial increase in the quality of the eroded area in terms of its geometric accuracy. With the support of an extensive database of information with precise exchange of information, the proposed system will allow to control the electro discharge process with regard to the optimal way of operation of the electro discharge machine on the basis of individually selected conditions.
Research of Microstructure of Molybden Doped Weldings of Oil and Gas Pipelines
Authors: Pandova Iveta , Rimar Miroslav , Makarenko Valery , Vinnikov Yuri , Mangura Andrey , Zaborowski Tadeusz , Aloshyn Valentyn
Published: December 2021

Still existing scientific, technical and technological developments to improve the quality of welded joints of metal pipe structures contain contradictions and uncertainty about the effects of alloying elements, such as molybdenum, mechanical and visco-plastic properties, as well as metallographic component joints. All this indicates the need for a systematic study of these problems for the development of rational metallurgical and technological measures to significantly improve the technological and corrosion-mechanical properties of weld metal. Metallographic studies, using laboratory equipment with high identifying ability, found that the doping of weld metal with molybdenum in the amount of 0.2-0.4% causes fragmentation of ferrite-pearlite structure, including carbides Mn and Fe, and also reduces the number and size of non-metallic inclusions – sulfides, oxides and silicates. Moreover, non-metallic inclusions have a dispersed appearance, which promotes plasticization of the structure, which directly increases the viscous-plastic characteristics and resistance of the metal joints to crack formation. Based on the results of metallographic research, the optimum content in the weld metal of the alloyed element – molybdenum, which is 0.2-0.4%, is determined.
An Adaptive Control Strategy for a Low-Ripple Boost Converter in BLDC Motor Speed Control
Authors: Wang Haifeng , Zhang Haili
Published: December 2021

Conventional boost converters are widely used for connecting low-voltage power sources and inverters in motor control. However, a large filter capacitor bank is often used to reduce DC-link ripples that occur when an inverter is connected to a boost converter. Otherwise, significant voltage and current perturbations can impact on battery performance degradation and cause torque ripple, speed ripple and vibration in brushless DC (BLDC) motors. To suppress the converter’s DC-link ripple, this paper proposes a new control strategy for boost converter controller to generate low-ripple DC-link voltage or current at different motor speeds. In the proposed method, observers are designed to adaptively estimate the DC-link voltage and current harmonics. The harmonic terms are used as feedback signals to calculate the DC converter’s duty cycle. The entire control model is implemented on an embedded system, and its robustness is verified by simulation and experimental results that show the DC-link voltage and current ripples can be reduced by about 50% and 30%, respectively.
Lonicera caerulea L. as a Source of Biologically Active Compounds for the Enrichment of Fermented Milk Product
Authors: Segliņa Dalija , Krasnova Inta , Alsiņa Sanita
Published: December 2021

Lonicera caerulea L., also known as honeysuckle berries, are rich in biologically active compounds, which makes them a valuable raw material for the development of functional foods. The objects of the research were three honeysuckle cultivars (‘Zoluška’, ‘Siņaja Ptica’, ‘Goluboje Vereteno’), four genotypes (No 2A; No 3; No 5; No 8) and kefir, enriched with various amounts (3–10%) of fruit puree. Physical and chemical analyses to determine the qualitative indicators of raw materials and products were performed. The degree of liking of kefir was assessed using sensory analysis: hedonic and line scales. The results obtained showed that among the cultivars the highest content of anthocyanins (1103.5 mg·100 g−1), total phenols (693.3 mg·100 g−1), flavonoids (753.9 mg·100 g−1), and tannins (1.6 mg·100 g−1), were found in ‘Siņaja Ptica’ berries, while among the genotypes, berries of No 8 had the highest concentration of the aforesaid compounds. Both samples also showed the highest antiradical activity: ABTS+• on average by 71.7% and DPPH− by 43.7%. According to the sensory evaluation, kefir with 10% honeysuckle puree was rated the highest. Honeysuckle berries could be used as a promising source of natural anti-oxidants in future research aimed at developing different new products that could meet consumer expectations.
Book Review: Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary, The Wealth of Religions: The Political Economy of Believing and Belonging, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2019.
Authors: Ferreira-Meyers Karen
Published: December 2021

A preface, eight chapters, notes, a bibliography, and an index are what constitute Barro and McCleary’s in-depth analysis of the “wealth” of religions. The book’s title is very attractive, and at the same time quite provocative, as politics, economics and religions are widely debated topics in most societies these days, but people remain reserved to tackle certain aspects, in particular the link between money, markets and religious beliefs and belonging. Bringing together the views of an economist, Barro, and a moral philosopher, McCleary, leads to an interesting approach to religion as different from a social construct, the main idea upon which reflecting and debating religion has been based upon for years, if not centuries.
RESPON PERTUMBUHAN RUMPUT SETARIA (Setaria sphacelata) YANG DIBERI PUPUK KOTORAN SATWA KUSKUS PADA DEFOLIASI KEDUA
Authors: Nauw Sriani , Sawen Diana , Nuhuyanan Lamberthus , Junaidi Muhammad
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui respon pertumbuhan rumput setaria (Setaria sphacelata)yang diberikan pupuk kotoran satwa kuskus asal penangkaran pada defoliasi kedua. Penelitian dilakukanselama 3 bulan berlokasi di Jl. Flamboyan B.18 Amban Manokwari Papua Barat. Penelitian didesain denganrancangan acak lengkap (RAL) dengan 3 perlakuan dan 5 ulangan. Perlakuan yang diberikan antara lain:P0= kontrol (tanpa pupuk); P1= Pupuk kotoran satwa kuskus berbasis pakan pisang; dan P2= pupuk kotoransatwa kuskus berbasis pakan avokad. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian pupukkotoran satwa kuskus berbasis pakan pisang dan avokad memberikan pengaruh signifikan terhadap pertumbuhan tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, dan jumlah anakan rumput Setaria sphacelata. Rataan tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, dan jumlah anakan terbaik dihasilkan pada perlakuan P1 berturut-turut adalah 52,98±2,34 cm, 74,63±18,46 helai daun, dan 16,30±4,97 anakan. Perlakuan pemberian pupuk kotoran satwa kuskus memberikan hasil optimal pada pertumbuhan rumput setaria.

Kata kunci: Setaria sphacelata, pupuk organik, pertumbuhan
Assessment of the state of statutory regulation of departmental control
Authors: GOLOVIN Sergei V.
Published: December 2021

Subject. This article studies the current norms and rules enshrined in legislative acts and regulatory legal acts of executive authorities of various levels regulating departmental control in relation to State (municipal) institutions.
Objectives. The article aims to assess the state of the regulatory framework in the field of organization and implementation of departmental control of financial and economic activities of State (municipal) institutions. It also aims to identify topical issues of statutory regulation of departmental control and outline possible directions for its development.
Methods. For the study, I used the methods of analysis, grouping, comparison, and generalization.
Results. Based on the study of legal acts regulating the models of financial control, management functions and powers of executive bodies in relation to subordinate State (municipal) institutions, the article identifies certain powers of the founder that require regulatory consolidation, and proposes a structure for the concept of departmental control.
Conclusions. The article confirms the hypothesis of insufficient statutory regulation of departmental control of financial and economic activity of State (municipal) institutions and the need to develop a legislative document conceptually defining the control direction of the activities of executive authorities.
Risks of the activities of a State-funded institution of higher education determining the methodology of internal financial control
Authors: SPIRIDONOVA Natal'ya E.
Published: December 2021

Subject. This article discusses the use of a risk-based approach to control activities as a tool for improving the efficiency of internal financial control at a State-financed institution, as well as working with risks in the activities of the internal controller.
Objectives. The article aims to make a connection between the risks of the activities of a State-financed institution of higher education and the methodology of internal financial control.
Methods. For the study, I used the methods of analysis, grouping, comparison, and generalization.
Results. The article describes the features of the activities of State-financed institutions that affect the identification of risks and their sources. It reveals the connection between the risks of the institution's activities and the methodology of internal financial control. The article also presents an author-developed system of risks of a State-financed institution of higher education in the areas of activity.
Conclusions. The system of risks to be assessed by the internal auditor has a direct impact on the methodology for the implementation of internal financial control.
Tools for practical implementation of climate policy in transport: Econometric analysis of global experience
Authors: RATNER Svetlana V. , IOSIFOV Valerii V.
Published: December 2021

Subject. The article addresses the standards for greenhouse gas emissions that are currently considered as an effective tool for stimulating the development of alternative transport technologies. However, quantitative evaluation of their effectiveness is not available, which is partially explained by the lack of statistical information from different countries.
Objectives. The purpose is to build econometric models of the influence of these standards on the electric car market development.
Methods. The annual reports of the International Energy Agency on the development of the electric car market and the data of the Global EV Data Explorer statistics center serve as the information base of the study. We analyzed time series for indicators of sales of electric cars in different countries and built mixed models, considering the auto-regression component, which helps describe the internal dynamics of the electric car market.
Results. The obtained regression coefficients in models for various countries can be used as interval evaluations for forecasting the growth of electric car sales in Russia, given the necessary conditions for developing a charging infrastructure and creating a system of incentives to match the cost of electric cars to that of traditional vehicles.
Conclusions. These interval evaluations may be useful for further decisions on the development of charging infrastructure, planning for resource use for electricity generation, calculating optimal subsidy or tax relief to support electric cars, evaluating the economic consequences of introducing the new standards on CO2 emissions, etc.
Sociodemographic aspects of the influence of factors on the health of the Arctic region population
Authors: PROVOROVA Anna A. , GUBINA Ol’ga V.
Published: December 2021

Subject. This article examines the factor influence on human health depending on the socio-demographic characteristics of the population. Objectives. The article aims to analyze the factors that affect the health of the population of the Arctic area, and their impact on various groups of people. Methods. For the study, we used general scientific research methods. Results. Based on a sociological survey conducted in the municipalities of the Arkhangelsk Oblast, the article identifies the key determinants of public health and the change in the importance of various factors depending on the age of the person. Relevance. The results obtained can be used when developing and adjusting programme documents related to the Arctic demographic policies.
Speculative Fiction, Sociology, and Surveillance Studies: Towards a Methodology of the Surveillance Imaginary
Authors: Hinchliffe Jade
Published: December 2021

Utopian theorists often speak about the merits of reading utopian fiction in order to reimagine and rebuild a better world, but dystopian fiction is often overlooked. This is, in my view, misguided because dystopian fiction, like utopian fiction, diagnoses issues with the present, inspires activism and resistance, and, in the twenty-first century, often presents ideas of how to effect positive change through collective activism. As speculative literary genres concerned with world-building, utopian and dystopian fiction have inherent sociological concerns. These texts can therefore be utilised by sociologists and other researchers beyond the arts and humanities. Speculative fiction is important to the field of surveillance studies not only because surveillance is a major theme in these literary texts but also because their formal properties provide us with the language, imagery, and feelings associated with being under surveillance. Twenty-first-century utopian and dystopian fiction has not been thoroughly examined by surveillance scholars. Analysis of utopian and dystopian fiction in this field has also focused on texts set in, and written by authors from, the global north. Considering the plethora of dystopian novels in and beyond the global north published in recent years that discuss surveillance, the neglect of the study of these texts to date is an oversight.
How Are You Feeling Today?
Authors: Deerwater Michael , Scarff Robbie
Published: December 2021

This piece of creative writing explores the possible impact of emotional artificial intelligence (EAI), a variety of technologies which have the common aim of inferring human emotion from outward expressions such as facial expressions, vocal patterns, text, and physiological data. It is difficult to determine exactly how EAI might affect people when thinking in the abstract. We therefore took a collaborative approach, combining the imagination and writing skills of a Sci-Fi writer, with the knowledge base of an academic studying EAI, in order to create a story which makes the potential consequences of EAI real in a tangible way. Some readers may have prior knowledge of EAI, and for you we hope this piece can offer new insights or different perspectives to consider. However, we suspect many readers will not have heard of EAI and be considering it here for the first time. For you, we hope to provide a story which you can truly immerse yourself in, which can act as a prompt for you to begin to consider your views on this technology. EAI may be at a relatively early stage of development, but we do not anticipate it being long before it is a widespread technology. Our prompt as writers was to create an imagined surveillance future. Our invitation to you as readers is to not only imagine it, but ponder it, live in it, question it, and, ultimately, shape it.
Ten-Four
Authors: Chan Janet
Published: December 2021

This story is an appropriation/erasure of George Orwell’s 1984, remixing some of its original text with concepts from popular fiction and academic literature, including my published work. These concepts include: lateral surveillance; pandemic policing; data capitalism; predictive policing; and posthuman. The story contributes to the diverse, expanding field of cultural production known as “speculative fiction… a mode of thought-experimenting” (Oziewicz 2017). Rather than trying to predict the future, speculative fiction “unsettles the present” with what-if questions that allow us to “develop alternative social imaginaries and open up new perspectives” and “spaces of debate” (Dunne and Raby 2013: chapters 88, 189, 3).
Evaluation of an Interprofessional Academic-Practice Partnership in End of Life Care
Authors: Leslie Katie F , Probst M. Kate , Hawkins Taylor L
Published: December 2021

Introduction: The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to evaluate an interprofessional academic-practice partnership in end of life care by examining patient medication outcomes, the contributions of student pharmacists and a pharmacy preceptor to care teams, and student learning experiences.
Methods: Retrospective chart review assessed polypharmacy differences in hospice patients with a primary terminal diagnosis of non-Alzheimer’s dementia between two patient groups; Group 1 managed on interprofessional care teams within the pharmacy partnership, and Group 2, managed on teams without a pharmacist. Team members who interacted with student pharmacists and the pharmacy preceptor participated in semi-structured key informant interviews to document perceptions of pharmacy contributions to care teams and the organization. At the end of their APPE, students completed reflective writings regarding their learning.  
Results: Patients in Group 1 were on statistically significant fewer medications than Group 2 at both week 4 and weeks 7-12 following admission.  Five conceptual themes emerged from interviews: pharmacists as team medication experts, improved patient outcomes, interprofessional collaboration, patient/caregiver trust in medication regimens, and desire for sustainability. Student reflections included the following learning themes: teamwork, respect, value, and patient-centered care.
Conclusions: The addition of a pharmacist on interprofessional care teams decreased the average number of medications in the non-Alzheimer’s end of life patient population. Team members identified value-added contributions of student pharmacists and the pharmacy preceptor that enhanced team efficiency and patient care. Student pharmacists recognized these contributions and the experience served as an exemplar of interprofessional practice.
Wealth Inequality, Network Topology and Financial Instability
Authors: Hauner Thomas
Published: December 2021

This paper asks if two, otherwise identical, economies were distinguished only by their distributions of wealth, are they equally stable in response to a random shock? A theoretical financial network model is proposed to understand the relationship between wealth inequality and financial crises. In a financial network, financial assets link individual asset and liability holders to form a web of economic connections. The total connectivity of an individual is described by their degree, and the overall distribution of connections in the network is imposed through a degree distribution--equivalent to the wealth distribution as incoming connections represent assets and outgoing connections liabilities. A network's topology varies with the level of wealth inequality and total wealth and together, simulations show, they determine network contagion in the event of a random negative income shock to some individual. Random network simulations, whereby each financial connection is randomly placed, reveal that increasing wealth inequality makes a wealthy network less stable--as measured by the share of individuals failing financially or the decline in financial asset values. These results suggest a unique architectural role for accumulated assets and their distribution in macro-financial stability.
Contrahistorias y metarelatos entorno a la gesta independentista en el Sur de Venezuela (1817-2017)
Authors: Osorio Bortolussi José Alejandro
Published: December 2021

Cuando en la Provincia de Venezuela se firmaba el Acta de la Independencia (1811), en Guayana despuntaba una base social que se oponía a los intereses emancipadores de Caracas. Sin embargo, estas desavenencias tendrían un capítulo final cuando las fuerzas dirigidas por Manuel Piar en la Batalla de San Félix (1817), logran tomar el control definitivo de la región. Este acontecimiento, que circunscribe la campaña llevada a cabo al sur de Venezuela entre 1816 y 1817, dio pié a la confección de un discurso patrio que aun hoy tiene vigencia entre los habitantes de Ciudad Guayana (Estado Bolívar). De esta forma se incluyen una serie de relatos orales y escritos entorno a los hechos de la independencia nacional e historias que parecen ir a contravía de lo planteado por la historiografía oficial. Doscientos años después, el imaginario heroico a impregnando la historia regional y por ende la identidad del pueblo guayanés, por lo que su estudio se considera fundamental a la hora de comprender el lugar que ocupa la región Guayana en la Historia de Venezuela.
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán y las políticas públicas: una interpretación de la eugenesia italiana (1936-1941)
Authors: Lopez Joan
Published: December 2021

El objetivo de este texto es analizar las políticas públicas planteadas por Jorge Eliécer Gaitán durante su labor en la Alcaldía de Bogotá (1936-1937) y en el Ministerio de Educación (1940-1941) desde la óptica de la tradición del positivismo italiano. En el texto se analizaron tres tipos de políticas públicas: alfabetización, higiene y apariencia física. Todas estas campañas eran una cruzada por la «cultura» entendida como un cultivo de un organismo social saludable y evolucionado. Es decir, Gaitán defendió la cultura como un proceso civilizatorio del cuerpo, la mente y la relación con el medio en las clases populares. Finalmente, las políticas públicas propuestas por Gaitán estaban inspiradas por la eugenesia italiana durante el fascismo y su creativa interpretación.
EVASÃO E POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS PARA O ENSINO SUPERIOR: ENTRE O CONCEITO E A REALIDADE
Authors: Santos Cidmar Ortiz dos , Pilatti Luiz Alberto , Bondarik Roberto
Published: December 2021

O presente estudo tem como objetivo discutir a evasão no interior das políticas públicas voltadas para o ensino superior brasileiro depois da expansão realizada na década de 2000. Trata-se de um estudo bibliográfico de natureza exploratória. Constatou-se que as políticas públicas para o enfrentamento da evasão não têm produzido os resultados perspectivados. Na perspectiva teórica, que a evasão do ensino superior ainda padece de maior precisão no seu cálculo e conceito. Conclui-se que, num cenário que deve ser profundamente alterado no período pós-pandêmico, a diminuição efetiva dos índices de evasão acontecerá apenas com a melhora nas condições de permanência dos estudantes.