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Preventing Food Waste in the Food Retail Sector in the Light of the Current Legislation in Poland
Authors: Żukiewicz Konrad , Słowik Tomasz , Dudziak Agnieszka
Published: October 2022

Food loss and waste are one of the main problems of global civilization that stir great emotions, especially among the inhabitants of affluent countries of the northern-hemisphere. All actors at the various stages of the food chain, from producers and processors to retailers and final consumers, influence this phenomenon. To combat this problem, many hours and energies are spent both by those involved in grassroots social initiatives and by national and international institutions. Any entity aware of the magnitude of the food waste problem (entrepreneur, citizen, NGO, etc.) entitled to take advantage of concessions, incentives and exemptions from public tributes is a more effective ally in the fight against this scourge of the 21st century than an economic participant constantly punished and sanctioned, and consequently expending most of its energy on tax optimization.
Investigation Of Enclosure Burn-Through In Hv Gis Circuit-Breakers Due To Internal Arcing
Authors: Bešlija Dejan , Gorenc Dalibor , Bingula Karlo
Published: October 2022

Modelling of internal arc faults in GIS is a complex and challenging task due to a large number of mutually dependent and highly variable factors, which influence the whole process. This is especially the case in GIS circuit-breakers with high rated short circuit currents, where the risk of internal arcing is much higher due to the presence of the switching arc and contamination of SF6 gas caused by the arc and by the products of material evaporation. Severe conditions resulting from internal arcing ultimately determine its design limits and must therefore be carefully investigated. This paper focuses on one of the main effects of internal arcing, the enclosure burn-through, and presents a novel analytical approach to the estimation of the enclosure burn-through time, as a result of the combined thermal impact of the arc root, arc motion and mechanical stress due to pressure rise, establishing a relation between the thermodynamic and transport gas characteristics in the arcing chamber, and the time to enclosure burn-through. In order to achieve this, this model was implemented within an enhanced internal arc simulation model, derived from the work of the CIGRÉ working group A3.24. Validation of calculation results of the implemented model was conducted using internal arc withstand tests and available measurements of time to enclosure burn-through.
Taxonomy for Transparency in Non-Financial Statements – Clear Duty With Unclear Sanction
Authors: Pelikánová Radka MacGregor , Rubáček Filip
Published: October 2022

The updated Directive 2013/34/EU brought a legal duty for large undertakings in the EU to include in their management report a non-financial statement. Considering the UN Agenda 2030, the European Green Deal and Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth, there was enacted Regulation (EU) 2020/852 aka Taxonomy Regulation which adds to this reporting duty the information about the environmental sustainability of the economic activities. What does it mean? Who, when and what must disclose and what are the sanctions for that? EU businesses and their stakeholders need answers to these four questions in order to satisfy their legal duty as well as to boost their effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy. A holistic deep content, comparative and contextual analysis with a teleological interpretation is performed and rather surprising answers along with more general observations about EU law and EU policies are proposed. A duty to defined subjects is imposed, but the sanction mechanism is missing.
Study on Cutting Cultivation Technology and Rooting Mechanism of Cyclocarya paliurus
Authors: Yang Wanxia , Zhuang Jiaqi , Ding Siyu , Zhang Mei , Tian Yuan , Wan Shiying , Fang Shengzuo
Published: October 2022

Cyclocarya paliurus is an important rare and multipurpose tree species in China. In view of the difficulty of asexual propagation of Cyclocarya paliurus, this paper explores the technical system of Cyclocarya paliurus cutting propagation from the aspects of cutting collection position and time, tannin removal pretreatment, hormone treatment, sand storage treatment, cutting matrix, environmental factors and physical factors, and discusses its internal physiological changes in the process of cutting rooting. This paper attempts to clarify the physiological characteristics of Cyclocarya paliurus in the process of cutting propagation and rooting. The results of this study can provide technical support and theoretical basis for the cuttings propagation of Cyclocarya paliurus. The results show that the rooting rate of cuttings inserted on the mixture of perlite and vermiculite is up to 32.2 %. In summer, when the middle and upper parts of branches were treated with 300 mg/L rooting powder No. 1 and GGR-6 (Green Growth Regulator-6) mixture, the rooting rate was up to 44.4 %; in winter, the rooting rate of the base of branches was 36.7 % under the same treatment. During the rooting process of Cyclocarya paliurus, a large number of nutrients such as soluble sugar, starch and soluble protein were consumed. SOD (Superoxide Dismutase), POD (Peroxidase), and PPO (Polyphenol oxidase) are closely related to cutting and rooting. High activity SOD and POD are conducive to the expansion of cuttings, and high activity SOD and PPO are conducive to improving the stress resistance of cuttings. Hormone treatment can improve the enzyme activity and make the enzyme activity change in the direction conducive to rooting. The change of endogenous hormone content in cuttings reflects the rooting ability of Cyclocarya paliurus. Substrate heating and hormone treatment can regulate the content of endogenous hormone in cuttings during the rooting process, so as to affect the rooting effect, the stable total nitrogen content in cuttings was conducive to root formation.
Research on Rural Environmental Pollution Control Path Under Administrative Intervention Mechanism
Authors: Wu Lei , Wang Chengsi
Published: October 2022

With the continuous development of urbanisation, the economic level of rural areas has improved greatly. However, due to the development of industry and the leap in the economy, the rural environment has suffered unprecedented damage. Taking Zhejiang Province as an example, this paper explores the rural environmental pollution control path under the government intervention mechanism. Firstly, it analyses the functions of the government in rural environmental pollution control. Then, taking Huzhou as an example, this paper empirically evaluates the willingness to pay for the treatment of living environment pollution in rural areas of Huzhou based on the CVM (Contingent Valuation Method) and analyses the decentralised domestic sewage treatment mode, multi household domestic sewage treatment mode, and waste collaborative treatment mode from the perspective of treatment technology and policy system. Finally, it is proposed that to speed up the governance of the rural environment, and we must strengthen the administrative intervention of the government in rural environmental governance. The government should improve the environmental protection awareness of leaders at all levels and the masses and enrich farmers’ environmental governance knowledge and technical training. Based on the theory of environmental economics, agricultural economics, and decision-making behaviour, this paper analyses the influence mechanism of farmers’ decision-making behaviour and government intervention in rural non-point source pollution control.
Analysis of a Fiber Optical Link Using Octave
Authors: Preduşcă G. , Circiumarescu D. , Dumitrache C. , Stănescu C.
Published: October 2022

The paper aims to analyse a fiber optic link by using fiber optics (FT1000EMT, FT800UMT, FT200UMT, FT1500UMT), transmitters (M9-A64-0300, VCSEL-1060-SM, TUVE-1060-T-TO) and receivers (SRP00294, LDPF XXXX), using Octave.
Agile Scrum Applied in Agricultural Processes
Authors: Mesaros Diana , Rusu T. , Mesaros I.
Published: October 2022

This paper presents a case study of interdisciplinary subjects, more precisely the AGILE SCRUM specific to software development applied in agricultural processes to increase the productivity, maximize the profit and to emphasize the benefits of AGILE methodology which is suitable in every field of industry. Starting with theoretical aspects about Agile project management approach and philosophy, including values and principles, continuing with SCRUM framework, is emphasized the applicability of the method in various fields of industry, including agriculture.
ON THE PECULIARITIES OF PEOPLE’S ETHNIC IDENTITY IN SAMARA AND SAMARA REGION AND PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR ITS FORMATION
Authors:   Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, Sidoryakin R.V.
Published: October 2022

The scientific article systematizes the ideas about the process of the formation of ethnic identity of the population in Samara and Samara region. For this purpose, the concept of “ethnic identity” was analyzed, materials were compared and conclusions of published researches on the problem of the formation and development of ethnic identity of Samara and Samara region population, including cultural-historical, external-attribute, confessional and linguistic aspects were critically analyzed. The author’s definition of ethnic identity as a dynamic and multidimensional formation, which characterizes the feeling (implicit component) and awareness (explicit component) of a person as a member of a particular ethnic group/community, formed in the framework of the socio-psychological approach, was taken as a theoretical basis of the study. Conclusions about the specificity of the process of the formation of ethnic identity in the population of Samara and Samara region are made. It has been established that Samara region and the city of Samara represent a kind of “ideal” region to study the process of harmonious and tolerant formation of ethnic identity in a multi-ethnic external environment: with high ethnic diversity (“local” consider themselves 11 ethnicities at once) in a relatively small territory (0.31 % of the country) a high level of true tolerance as the ability and willingness to accept others in all their diversity is observed. It is determined that an important contribution to the development of ethnic identity is made by pedagogical activities in the region. The results obtained are of high significance as they allow to form a holistic view of the process and the result of the formation of ethnic identity of the population of Samara and Samara region taking into account the specifics of the region and ethnic groups and communities living on its territory, as well as the pedagogical conditions for the formation of ethnic identity created in the region. The prospects for further research into the socio-psychological determinants of the formation of ethnic identity of the population of the Middle Volga region are also outlined.
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AS A FACTOR OF ACTIVATING THE LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL OF THE FUTURE TEACHER’S PERSONALITY
Authors:   Bunin Yelets State University, Komlik L.V. , Faustova I.V. ,   Bunin Yelets State University, Filatova I.Y. ,   Bunin Yelets State University
Published: October 2022

The article deals with the problem of social intelligence of students – future teacher, The authors emphasize that developed social intelligence can serve as a factor of activating the leadership potential of the personality of a future teacher. The leadership potential of the future teacher’s personality is defined by the authors as a set of special abilities and personality qualities that ensure the effectiveness of communication and interaction, success in professional activity in specific educational conditions through emotional, behavioral, business and information resources. The paper presents the results of an empirical study of the characteristics of leadership abilities and personality traits of students – future teachers with different levels of social intelligence development. The following diagnostic methods were used in the study: features of social intelligence were diagnosed using the social intelligence test by J. Guilford and M. Suliven (Russian adaptation of the test by E.S. Mikhailova); the leadership abilities and personality qualities of the future teacher were studied through the use of the business game “I am a leader”, the methods “Diagnostics of leadership abilities” by E. Zharikov and E. Krushelnitsky, “Leadership Effectiveness” by R.S. Nemov, “Communicative and organizational inclinations” by V.V. Sinyavsky and I.A. Fedoroshin. According to the results of the study, it was revealed that the level of development of social intelligence is associated with the characteristics of leadership abilities and personality qualities. Future teachers with average social intelligence showed pronounced leadership abilities and personality qualities. Based on the conducted research, it is concluded that in modern conditions of digitalization of society and education, social intelligence plays one of the leading roles in communication and interaction of a teacher, can be a factor in activating the leadership potential of an individual.The development of social intelligence among students of the teaching profession can ensure the success of professional activity in modern educational conditions.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSONAL MOTIVATIONS AND THE TENDENCY TO DEVIANT BEHAVIOR OF ADOLESCENTS STUDYING AT SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Authors:   Bunin Yelets State University, Pronina A.N.
Published: October 2022

The article reflects the connection of motivation with deviant behavior as one of the significant aspects of the study of the problem of adolescents’ deviation. The theoretical approaches presented in the article show that the violation of the motivational sphere of adolescents increases the risk of deviant behavior. The types of such motives are listed in the work. The author pays attention to the study of the relationship between personal motivation and the tendency to deviant behavior of adolescent students of secondary vocational educational institutions with the norm of behavior. On the one hand the adolescence is shown to be a sensitive period of development of the motivational sphere; on the other hand, admission to secondary vocational education organizations acts as a new social situation for a teenager. The ratio of these facts can increase the negative manifestations of deviant behavior. The aim of the study is to establish the relationship between the propensity for deviant behavior and the motives of students’ personality at educational institutions of secondary vocational education. The author describes the methods and results of the study, the purpose of which is to establish the relationship between motivation and the tendency to deviant behavior in adolescent students of vocational educational institutions. The diagnostic methods were the method of J. Nuttin (motivational sphere) and the questionnaire “DAP-P” (tendency to deviant behavior). The sample of subjects consisted of 44 first-year students studying at secondary educational institutions, whose average age is 15.8. Results of the method of J. Nuttin showed the severity of the motive of achievement, cognition, influence, dominance and focus on material values. According to the results of the questionnaire “DAP-P” students have an average level of tendency to deviant behavior. The r-Spearman correlation method has found correlations between the tendency to delinquent behavior as a form of deviant behavior and such motives as aggressiveness, focus on material values, power, dominating. This fact confirms our hypothesis. The analysis of the correspondence of the results obtained by the author with similar scientific research is carried out. Conclusions are drawn about the theoretical and practical significance of the work.
THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF INTERACTION OF EMPLOYERS AND HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF STAFF TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF SAFETY IN EMERGENCIES
Authors:   Branch of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University  named after M.V. Lomonosov in Severodvinsk, Balova M.B. , Baskakov S.V. ,   State Fire Academy of Service of the Ministry of Russian Federation  for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination  of Consequences of Natural Disasters, Serykh R.N. ,   State Fire Academy of Service of the Ministry of Russian Federation  for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination  of Consequences of Natural Disasters
Published: October 2022

The article discusses the main directions of interaction between employers and higher education organizations in the design, implementation and quality assessment of educational programs in the field of safety in emergencies. The changes in the federal legislation on education in terms of expanding the opportunities for the participation of employers and their associations in the process of training personnel of the relevant profile are characterized. Particular attention is paid to the problem of coordination between federal state educational standards and professional standards. An analysis of the changes in the approach to the content and forms of practical training of graduates is given. Noting the formal approach of some employers to the participation in the development and implementation of educational programs, the authors conclude that there is a necessity for a systematic approach to this process and for the coordination of the main areas of interaction between key participants on the part of councils for professional qualifications. Based on the analysis of these regulatory documents and the current situation, the authors conclude that the educational organizations of law enforcement structures are gradually adapting centralized methods of managing professional training of personnel to the realities of a market economy. One of the leading and most important areas is the constant expansion of the direct participation of ordering departments in the educational process and the organization of practical training at specialized organizations directly. A characteristic is given of such areas of activity of the Council for Professional Qualifications in the field of safety in emergencies as participation in the development of state standards for vocational education, updating vocational education and training programs, organizing activities for professional public accreditation of educational programs. The main components and features of the procedure of professional public accreditation are considered.
POSSIBILITIES OF USING INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS OF MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS AND ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY IN MATHEMATICS CLASSES (FOR STUDENTS OF MATHEMATICAL SPECIALTIES OF SECONDARY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION)
Authors:   Bunin Yelets State University, Dobrina E.A.
Published: October 2022

Motivation of students of mathematical specialties to study various sections of higher mathematics, in particular, mathematical analysis, has not increased in recent years. This undoubtedly leads to a gradual decrease in the level of mathematical training of students. The purpose of the article is to consider the possibilities of using interdisciplinary connections of mathematical analysis and analytical geometry in the educational process for students of mathematical specialties of the Institute of Secondary professional eduation. The article discusses the methods: 1) the implementation of interdisciplinary connections and 2) mathematical modeling. We believe that these methods will help to increase the level of motivation to study mathematical analysis among students. In particular, we consider the problems of calculating integrals using higher-order curves: ellipses, astroids, cardioids. In this regard, we use the following concepts in mathematical models from analytical geometry: Cartesian coordinate system, polar coordinate system, types of higher-order curves, their analytical expressions and images. Based on these facts, applications of certain integrals in geometric and physical problems can be carried out in the following sequence: a) first of all, students get acquainted with the curve, its analytical representation in the Cartesian and (or) polar coordinate system, its graph is constructed; b) historical information about this curve is given; c) specific tasks are proposed in which it is possible to trace the intersubject connections of analytical geometry and mathematical analysis. Main results of the work: 1) identification of intersubject connections of analytical geometry and mathematical analysis; 2) development of a methodology for the application of certain integrals in problems using higher-order curves. The theoretical significance of the study is to identify the possibilities of using intersubject connections of analytical geometry and mathematical analysis. The practical significance lies in the fact that the proposed methodology helps to increase the level of motivation of students to study mathematical analysis.
Modern conceptual models of macroeconomic and economic crisis: Systemic, institutional and management approaches
Authors: MANUSHIN Dmitrii V.
Published: October 2022

Subject. The article addresses management of economic systems in crisis conditions.
Objectives. The focus is on investigating and refining the structure of theoretical models of macroeconomic and economic crisis based on systemic and managerial approaches, taking into account institutional aspects.
Methods. The methodology of the study rests on the abstract-logical method.
Results. I developed models of unity of economic crises of different quality. The impact of external environment on the economy is taken into account.
Conclusions. It is necessary to move to anti-crisis management of the national economy, considering the clarified theoretical provisions.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTH CARE AND THE OVIEDO CONVENTION
Authors: Exter André den
Published: October 2022

Applications of AI technology are being developed in healthcare. The prospects for the deployment of targeted AI applications in medical treatment, clinical trials, drug research, and public health are promising and groundbreaking.

But the deployment of these new technologies in healthcare also raises legal questions, especially from a human rights perspective. This contribution therefore focuses on the human rights analysis of AI applications in healthcare and how these applications relate to the Oviedo Convention.
DETEKSI DINI STUNTING PADA BAYI DAN BALITA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS PEGAMBIRAN KOTA PADANG
Authors: Yusrawati Yusrawati , Desmawati Desmawati , Amir Arni , Serudji Joserizal , Basyir Vaulinne , Karmia Hudilla Rifa , Insani Aldina Ayunda , Safaringga Miranie , Evareny Lisma
Published: October 2022

Status gizi memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap tumbuh kembang anak. Gizi yang kurang baik selama 1000 hari pertama kehidupan (HPK) dapat menurunkan risiko terkena penyakit, salah satunya adalah stunting, begitu juga risiko kematian yaitu sekitar 13%. Tahun 2018 persentase balita sangat pendek dan pendek usia 0-59 bulan adalah 11,5% dan 19,3%. Besarnya risiko stunting terhadap bayi dan balita, maka perlu diadakannya deteksi dini stunting tersebut sebagai salah satu upaya untuk membantu meningkatkan pengetahuan yang berimplementasi terhadap kegiatan pemantauan pertumbuhan dan perkembangan bayi dan balita yag lebih optimal. Kegiatan telah dilaksanakan terhadap ibu yang memiliki bayi dan balita sebanyak 20 orang. Metode kegiatan berupa penyuluhan, pemeriksaan fisik dan deteksi dini tumbuh kembang dengan kuisioner KPSP. Hasil kegiatan diperoleh bahwa 6,25% bayi kurus dan 6,25% bayi obesitas, 44% bayi dan balita kategori pendek, 6% sangat pendek, 81% ASI Eksklusif, 6% bayi dengan penyimpangan (gerak halus, sosialisasi dan kemandirian) dan 6% hasil meragukan (gerak kasar). Diharapkan kepada suami, keluarga dan masyarakat melakukan pemantauan pertumbuhan dan perkembangan bayi dan balita untuk mencegah stunting dan gangguan pertumbuhan dan perkembangan lainnya. Petugas kesehatan agar selalu menggalakkan program nutrisi seimbang dan upaya pencegahan stunting lainnya sejak masa persiapan kehamilan (prakonsepsi).
Therapeutic efficacies of nano carriers and dissolution kinetics
Authors:   Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA, Krueger Bailey , Frazier Taylor ,   Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA, Galbreath Sheila ,   Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA, Goswami Tarun ,   Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA
Published: October 2022

The drug dissolution behavior of poorly soluble medication such as doxorubicin has been conducted in this paper. Since the drug was fixed, different carriers used to deliver it and their dissolutions kinetics compiled from literature evaluated in this paper. Even though targeting of drugs is very important in drug delivery, it is not within the scope of this paper. However, functionalization of the carrier may provide this benefit, those constructs are included for comparison in terms of hybrid constructs. Dendrimer, micelles and hybrid constructs used in the delivery of doxorubicin compared in this paper with respect to carrier size and drug loading. Assuming that the dissolution follows a slow release, 40-50% of the drug in the phase I representing the sudden or the burst release, followed by a steady release of 50-60% of the drug in phase II, not all the carriers and their sizes exhibited this behavior. Carriers and hybrid constructs 38nm size were more effective where phase I and II was observed, however, as the size decreased to 34 nm or increased, dissolution kinetics with minimal release occurred meaning the carriers were too big to penetrate the vasculature permeability. Nano-carriers, dendrimers, micelle, hybrid dendrimers, and hybrid micelle were found to be effective with the carrier manufacturing, generation, polymer, molecular weight of the carrier and other parameters. The release rate of doxorubicin was found to be effective with dendrimers together with hybrid dendrimer exhibiting a bilinear kinetics. Micelles 20nm were more effective representing 60% of release in 10 hours followed by additional 25% in 35 hours exhibiting a bilinear behavior. Size greater than 20nm resulted in slow dissolution reaching less than 10 to 40% of drug. Several drugs exhibited multiple slopes in their dissolution kinetics when micelle was used. The therapeutic efficacy of hybrid micelle was superior to other nano-carriers.
Temperature Change in the Chambers of Underground Structures when operating Diesel Units
Authors: Galkin Aleksandr , Pankov Vladimir Yur'evich , Fedorov Yan Vasil'evich
Published: October 2022

The thermal regime of underground cryolithozone structures for various purposes, both related and not related to mining production, is an important factor determining their reliable and safe operation. In this regard, the forecast of the thermal regime in mine workings is a mandatory and important element in the justification of design solutions for the construction and reconstruction of underground structures in the areas of distribution of continuous and island permafrost. One of the main sources of heat generation in the workings is the work of diesel equipment, which is widely used, both in the development of mineral deposits by the underground method, and to ensure technological processes in underground structures of non-mining profile. The purpose of the research was to quantitatively assess the effect of diesel installations on the thermal regime in the underground structures of the cryolithozone. The results of numerical calculations are presented in the form of 2D and 3D graphs, which allow you to visually assess the effect of diesel equipment on the increment of air temperature in the underground structure, depending on the time of year and the efficiency of the diesel installation. It is shown, in particular, that in the most probable range of changes in the efficiency of a diesel installation, the air temperature can vary from 3.2 to 6.3 °C, depending on the standard values of the ventilation air flow. It is established that the temperature increment does not depend on the number of simultaneously operating diesel units and is determined only by the specific standard air flow (m3 / s per 1 kW of installation power).
Management of pregnant patient in orthodontic practice – A review
Authors: Gupta Madhulika , Tandon Ragni , Mahajan Shally , Singh Kamlesh , Chandra Pratik , Agarwal Vishakha
Published: October 2022

Many patients seeking orthodontic treatment are young married women who are in the reproductive stage and sometimes, they become pregnant while undergoing orthodontic treatment. There has always been a dilemma about whether orthodontics and pregnancy could go side by side. It is important for the treating clinician to have a general understanding of the associated medical and dental conditions which may impact the treatment of a pregnant patient. This article provides some updates and key features for the orthodontists regarding the significant medical and dental conditions associated with the management of pregnant patients in an orthodontic clinic. A summarized literature pertaining to this issue and the available studies addressing dental and orthodontics care and treatment in different trimesters of pregnancy has been highlighted in this review.
Heart Failure in Women
Authors: Maddury Jyotsna
Published: October 2022

Heart failure (HF) in women is one of the leading causes in women after coronary artery diseases. There are gender differences at every aspect of HF. These females usually present in older age with significant comorbidities. Even though there are few risk factors common to males and females for the development of HF, diabetes and hypertension are considered more stronger association for the development of HF in females than in males. There are certain sex-specific factors such as abnormal pregnancies and breast cancer therapies in addition to genetic predisposition for the development of cardiomyopathies, especially postpartum cardiomyopathy in female. Usually, females have HF with preserved ejection fraction when compared to men who more frequently have HF due to reduced ejection fraction. Even in the left ventricular remodeling to injury is different in both sexes. The main aim of this review is to bring the sex differences in HF and to stress the need of separate guidelines for females with HF for better outcome.
Injection of Cryopreserved Amniotic Membrane and Umbilical Cord Particulate for Pressure Injuries: A Retrospective Case Series
Authors: Mancino Anne , Acott Alison , Brinegar Kathryn
Published: October 2022

Introduction. PI poses a significant burden to society. Cryopreserved AMUC has potential benefits in managing complex wounds owing to its anti-inflammatory, anti-scarring, and proregenerative properties. AMUC grafts are commonly in sheets, but also come as morselized powders that can be sprinkled or injected. The authors initially used AMUC injection in chronic PIs in March 2017. Materials and Methods. This is a single-center, retrospective review of patients with nonhealing PIs treated with AMUC particulate between March 2017 and November 2018. Incidence of wound healing (zero wound volume with complete reepithelialization) was measured at 12, 24, 36, and 52 weeks. Results. Review included 26 PIs (21 patients); of which, 85% were stage 4 PIs, per the NPIAP staging system. After AMUC injection, 14 PIs (54%) achieved complete wound closure at a median of 12.4 weeks (range, 5–52 weeks). Complete wound closure was observed in 7 patients (27%) at 12 weeks, 10 patients (38%) at 24 weeks, 13 patients (50%) at 36 weeks, and 14 patients (54%) at 52 weeks. One patient with vascular issues required amputation; however, no treatment-related adverse events or complications were observed. Conclusions. These preliminary results suggest that injection of AMUC particulate may be a safe and promising treatment in promoting wound closure of difficult-to-treat PIs.
Anemia Prevalence Among Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcers Necessitating Surgery on Admission: A Preliminary, Retrospective Comparative Study
Authors: Yammine Kaissar , Akiki Sandra , Assi Chahine , Hayek Fady
Published: October 2022

Introduction. Anemia is significantly more prevalent in patients with diabetic foot complications. Severity of anemia has been shown to be associated with severity of DFD. The association between Hb level and DFU has rarely been investigated in surgical settings. Objective. This study compares Hb level in patients undergoing conservative surgical treatment of DFU based on initial status of infection. Materials and Methods. Retrospective comparative analysis was made between 2 groups of patients based on the presence or absence of infection in the diabetic wounds. Results. Of the 37 patients studied, 21 had noninfected ulcers and 16 had infected ulcers. The mean Hb levels for the noninfected group and the infected group were 11.7 g/dL ± 2.4 and 10.3 g/dL ± 2.1, respectively (P =.033). A positive correlation was found between Hb level and DFU severity (ie, noninfected vs. infected) (P =.03). For other risk factors, a high correlation was recorded between Hb and serum creatinine level only (P =.025). Conclusions. Patients with an infected DFU and those with impaired renal function were more likely to have lower Hb levels. In such patients, early evaluation of Hb levels with subsequent treatment based on those values might positively affect clinical outcomes.
Effect of Market Information on Bidder Attrition in Online Auction Markets
Authors:   Purdue University, Ghasemkhani Hossein , Goes Paulo ,   Tulane University, Tripathi Arvind ,   University of Auckland School of Business
Published: October 2022

Information generated in online markets can affect both buyers’ and sellers’ expectations and therefore their choices. In this research, we investigate the effect of market information, generated in online auction markets, on buyers’ expectations and choices. To clear large inventories, sellers often conduct many auctions selling identical items over time, which creates an online auction market where competition dynamics spill over from one to auction to another. In these markets, bidders can participate in many auctions over a period of time, observe market information (supply, demand, and competition), and gain experience to increase their payoffs. We observe that despite having an opportunity to compete and win in future auctions, many bidders stop participating in these auction markets. We argue that observed market information affects their choices. We explore how bidders form expectations about market supply, demand, and competition based on information from two sources—market design parameters and behavior of market participants. By employing a hierarchical Bayesian latent attrition model, we empirically detect and investigate the effect of bidders’ expected market supply, demand, and competition on their attrition in these markets. Our study shows that the effect of market information on attrition is nuanced by bidders’ value heterogeneity. Through the lenses of behavioral economics theories, we show that the attrition behavior of high-value bidders is completely opposite that of low-value bidders. We discuss the practical implications of our findings.
Executive Functions and Information Systems Learning
Authors:   Baylor University, Sullivan Yulia , Davis Fred ,   Texas Tech University, Koh Chang ,   University of North Texas
Published: October 2022

Information systems (IS) are complex and effortful, placing ever-greater demands on humans’ executive functions. Executive functions, general-purpose control processes that regulate one’s thoughts and behaviors, are the subject of growing investigation in cognitive psychology. The present research examines the relationship between individuals’ executive functions and IS learning. Using neuropsychological methods from cognitive psychology, we measured three key dimensions of executive functions: working memory, shifting, and inhibition. Two empirical studies were conducted. Study 1 tested the relationship between executive functions and IS learning in a self-paced offline learning environment. Study 2 replicated Study 1 and extended it to include a comparison of two self-paced online learning methods: behavior modeling and text-based learning. Both studies found significant effects of executive functions on IS learning after controlling for known IS learning determinants. Study 2 also showed that declarative knowledge was higher for behavior modeling than for text-based learning. Overall, our research highlights the influence of executive functions on IS learning. This research advances knowledge about determinants of IS learning and opens important research avenues for gaining deeper insights into cognitive mechanisms underlying effective IS learning.
Effectiveness of enzyme-bacterial mixture when preparing silage and haylage from alfalfa
Authors: Андреева О. , Пилипенко Н. , Сидорова Л. , Харченко Н.
Published: October 2022

Основой высокой продуктивности животноводства является заготовка высококачественного корма, предусматривающая широкое внедрение однолетних кормовых культур для бесперебойного снабжения растительным сырьём с ранней весны до поздней осени. Представлены результаты исследований агроценозов однолетних кормовых культур (яровой ржи, проса кормового, суданской травы, рапса ярового) для летнего и позднеосеннего использования, проведённых в 2015–2017 годах во НИИ ветеринарии Восточной Сибири – филиале СФНЦА РАН на лугово-чернозёмной глубокопромерзающей почве. Установлено, что наибольшую продуктивность в летний период обеспечили агроценозы смешанных посевов мятликовых культур с рапсом яровым: урожайность зелёной массы составила 22,2–24,2 т/га, сбор сухого вещества — 3,57–3,80 т/га, кормовых единиц — 3,18–3,38 т/га, переваримого протеина — 469–528 кг/га, обменной энергии — 37,5–39,9 ГДж/га; обеспеченность кормовой единицы переваримым протеином — 142–156 г. В позднеосенний период одновидовые и смешанные агроценозы рапса ярового и мятликовых культур посева 15 мая сформировали достаточно высокий урожай второго укоса: зелёной массы — 8,2–22,3 т/га, сухого вещества — 1,70–2,73 т/га, кормовых единиц — 1,15–1,80 т/га, переваримого протеина — 96–413 кг/га, обменной энергии — 17,4–24,0 ГДж/га; обеспеченность кормовой единицы переваримым протеином — 96–291 г.

High productivity of Animal Husbandry greatly depends on top-quality fodder that is achieved through wide cultivation of annual crops, enabling stable supply with plant material from early spring to late autumn. Ecosystems of spring rye, millet, Sudan grass and spring rapeseed were tested on deeply frozen meadow-chernozem in summer and late autumn in 2015–2017. Mixtures of gramineous with rapeseed performed the best in summer: yield of green mass made up 22.2–24.2 t ha-1, dry matter — 3.57–3.80 t ha-1, feed units — 3.18–3.38 t ha-1, digestible protein — 469–528 kg ha-1, exchange energy — 37.5–39.9 GJ ha-1; one feed unit contained 142–156 g of digestible protein. In late autumn single crops and mixtures of rapeseed and gramineous (seeded on the 15th of May) formed relatively high yield in the second cut: green mass — 8.2–22.3 t ha-1, dry matter — 1.70–2.73 t ha-1, feed units — 1.15–1.80 t ha-1, digestible protein — 96–413 kg ha-1, exchange energy — 17.4–24.0 GJ ha-1; one feed unit contained 96–291g of digestible protein.
Review of Indukuri John Mohan Razu, The Present and Future
Authors: Athishtam Godwin Daniel
Published: October 2022

This is a book review of: Indukuri John Mohan Razu (2022): Present & Future - The Crisis in Indian Education and Theological Education in India. Candid Publications. The work will be reedited by Globethics.net in the current of the year.
Obiora Ike and the Challenge of Development in Africa
Authors: Ogbenika Gregory Ebalu
Published: October 2022

African philosophers such as Olusegun Oladipo, Lansana Kieta, Kwama Nkrumah and Kanu Ikechukwu proposed to revisit the semantic of the word “development”. From their viewpoint, instead of seeing economic growth as the DNA of development, we should actualize the notion as rather aiming at the universalities of cultures, which could ensure progress and development. Further aspects such as a) the worldview of the Bantu, b) the distribution of resources in large national giant nations as Nigeria, and c) faith-based organization and development with Obiora Ike, justify a closer reading of the concept. It shows that people-oriented development is better adapted to Africa than abstract concepts, which may not include strong reference to the African traditions and belief systems. Sustainable and integrative development should include all major faith groups, which are all part of development, understood as a social and economic investment with social responsibility and faith.
Reflections on the Vision of Obiora Ike
Authors: Singh Divya
Published: October 2022

In her article, around the vision of Obiora Ike, the author presents how multicultural education is made possible, in a world where, as university education functions as a fantastic bridge builder, it is a good catalyst for social reforms and equality. University is a place for dynamical leadership at all levels and for a peaceful engagement along the advancement of the digital revolution and reliance on information technology.
Yahooism or Internet Fraud in the Nigerian Higher Education System
Authors: Egielewa Peter Eshioke
Published: October 2022

This study interrogates narrow-mindedness and laziness leading many of the Nigerian undergraduates to be tempted to cheat and fraud on Internet instead of working hard for their studies. The author proposes a contextual survey around a tendency also called “yahooism”, “yahoo-yahooism”, as most of the first attempted cybercrimes were realized by sending yahoo emails. This harmful tendency is contrasted with Prof Obiora Ike’s teaching on the value of hard work as the road to wealth. The study used the quantitative survey method of 372 undergraduates from two purposively selected higher in-stitutions in Nigeria, namely: Edo State University Uzairue and Federal Polytechnic Auchi, both in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. A questionnaire with a set of nine semi-structured questions is used to obtain data from the students between 15th July and 15th August 2022.
Making Ethics Effective in Higher Education in Africa and Beyond
Authors: Balgobin Nadia
Published: October 2022

This article tracks the development of the Globethics.net Foundation’s work on ethics in higher education, mainly as a focus on the University administration and good practices. Ethics in university management and organisation is a center of focus since the new strategic focus of the Foundation in 2016, paying tribute to the leadership of Globethics.net Executive Director Obiora F. Ike.  Prof. Dr Ike pioneered the work and laid firm foundations for its continuation and global implementation. In addition to the Globethics.net resources of library, publications and online education through its academy, Globethics.net launched processes and tools to inspire and equip higher education institutions to reach true ethics excellence in their organisation as institutions.
Unique Spin Crossover Pathways Differentiated by Scan Rate in a New Dinuclear Fe(II) Triple Helicate: Mechanistic Deductions Enabled by Synchrotron Radiation Studies
Authors: Wallis Matthew J. , Craze Alexander R. , Zenno Hikaru , Tokunaga Ryuya , Taira Takahiro , Min Hyunsung , Bhadbhade Mohan M. , Bhattacharyya Saroj Kumar , Tian Ruoming , Rich Anne , Hayami Shinya , Clegg Jack K. , Marjo Christopher E. , Lindoy Leonard F. , Li Feng
Published: October 2022

The achievement of targeted properties in spin crossover (SCO) materials is complicated by often unpredictable cooperative interactions in the solid state. Herein, we report a dinuclear Fe(II) triple helicate 1, which is a rare example of a SCO material possessing two distinct magnetic behaviors that depend upon the thermal scan rate. Desolvated 1 was seen to undergo spin transition (ST) which was complete following slow cooling (1 K min-1), but incomplete ST (corresponding to 50% conversion) on fast cooling (10 K min-1). The incomplete ST observed in the latter case was accompanied by a higher temperature onset of ST, differing from TIESST (Temperature-Induced Excited Spin-State Trapping) materials. The two SCO pathways have been shown to arise from the interconversion between two structural phases (a and b), with both phases having associated high spin (HS) and low spin (LS) states. SCXRD (Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction) experiments using controlled cooling rates and a synchrotron light source enabled short collection times (2-3 minutes per dataset) which has enabled the identification of a mechanism by which the slow-cooled material may fully relax. In contrast, fast-cooled materials exhibit disordered arrangements of multiple structural phases, which has in turn revealed that the [HS-LS] ↔ [LS-HS] equilibria are controllable in the solid by varying the scan rate. Such behavior has been previously observed in solution studies, but its control in solids has not been reported up to now. This study demonstrates how intermolecular cooperativity can allow multiple distinct magnetic behaviors, and provides some insight into how [HS-LS] ↔ [LS-HS] equilibria can be controlled in the solid state, which may assist in the design of next-generation logic and signaling devices.
Deterministic Quantum Light Arrays from Giant Silica-Shelled Quantum Dots
Authors: Nguyen Hao , Sharp David , Froech Johannes , Cai Yi-Yu , Wu Shenwei , Monahan Madison , Munley Christopher , Manna Arnab , Majumdar Arka , Kagan Cherie , Cossairt Brandi
Published: October 2022

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are promising candidates for single-photon sources with applications in photonic quantum information technologies. Developing practical photonic quantum devices with colloidal materials, however, requires scalable deterministic placement of stable single QD emitters. In this work, we describe a method to exploit QD size to facilitate deterministic positioning of single QDs into large arrays while maintaining their photostability and single-photon emission properties. CdSe/CdS core/shell QDs were encapsulated in silica to both increase their physical size without perturbing their quantum-confined emission and enhance their photostability. These giant QDs were then precisely positioned into ordered arrays using template-assisted self-assembly with a 75% yield for single QDs. We show that the QDs before and after assembly exhibit anti-bunching behavior at room temperature and their optical properties are retained after an extended period of time. Together, this bottom-up synthetic approach via silica shelling and the robust template-assisted self-assembly offer a unique approach to produce scalable quantum photonics platforms using colloidal QDs as single-photon emitters.