bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Analysis of the Impact of Promotion Strategies on Buying Decision and Buying Amount on Dunkin' Donuts Jambi
Authors: Sandria Wella , Kusumawati Theresia Dhian , Reza Veni , Purwati Astri Ayu
Published: April 2023

This study aims to determine the characteristics of Dunkin' Donuts consumers in Jambi City and analyze the impact of promotional strategies on buying decisions and purchase quantities at Dunkin' Donuts Jambi City. This study uses primary data obtained from the results of questionnaire answers from respondents to find out the reasons for consumers to decide to buy at Dunkin' Donuts, Jambi City. The number of samples in this study were 95 respondents by using purposive sampling technique. Analysis of the data used is descriptive quantitative analysis to describe the characteristics of consumers and chi-square test to determine the impact of promotional strategies with buying decisions and the amount of promotion. Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that the characteristics of the majority of respondents based on gender were women, based on the age of 21-22 years, based on semester level was 6 and based on purchase intensity was 1 time in 1 month. The results of the chi-square test indicate that promotional media have a positive and significant impact on buying decisions (X2 count 3.470 > X2 table 2.7326) and promotional media have a positive and significant impact on the buying amount (X2 count 12.1992 > X2 table 5,2260).
Keywords: Buying Amount, Buying Decision, Promotion Strategies
Health Expenditure, Child Mortality and Economic Growth in Nigeria
Authors: Eboh Ifeoma Augusta , Aduku Ebikabowei Biedomo , Onwughalu Uchenna B.
Published: April 2023

Health expenditure, child mortality and economic growth in Nigeria was examined using time series data covering the 1980 – 2020 sample periods. The Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique was employed in analyzing the data. Empirical results showed a negative and insignificant impact of government health expenditure on under-five child mortality. It was also found that government capital expenditure had a negative and insignificant impact on under-five mortality, while government recurrent expenditure had a negative and significant impact on under-five mortality. Gross fixed capital formation had a positive and significant impact on under-five child mortality. It was also found that child mortality, government capital expenditure and domestic investment had a positive and significant impact on economic growth, while inflation had a negative and significant impact on economic growth. We recommend an increase in the yearly budgetary allocation to the health sector. However, the key to good outcomes is dependent not on the only mere increase in budgetary allocation but rather on implementing a public finance system that is good enough to extend and possibly link particular expenditure and revenue decisions and ensure appropriate usage of the allocated fund as transparently as possible.
Livelihood Diversification and Household Vulnerability to Climate Shocks in Rural Kenya
Authors: Musyoka Philip K. , Onjala Joseph
Published: April 2023

This study tests the hypothesis that livelihood diversification mitigates vulnerability to climate shocks among rural households in Kenya. The study is based on two waves of nationally-representative household survey data collected in 2005/06 and 2015/16. A measure of livelihood diversification in the sampled households was computed using Simpson Diversity Index. Comparison of means and correlation analysis was used to test the study’s hypothesis on a sample of 8,483 and 12,217 rural households in 2005/06 and 2015/16 respectively. Consistent with the study’s hypothesis, results indicate lower mean values of livelihood diversification indices for rural households that reported loss in welfare due to climate shocks compared to those that reported no adverse effects in both 2005/06 and 2015/16. Correlation analysis results indicate an inverse relationship between livelihood diversification and vulnerability to climate shocks for all sampled households. Distinctive and nuanced differences in results were found when analysis was disaggregated along income classes and agro-ecological zones. Sensitivity analysis confirmed robustness of the results. Based on these results, it is recommended that rural households be supported to pursue a diverse portfolio of income generating activities and assets in order to build resilience against climate shocks.
The Impact of Adopting the Joint External Audit Approach on the Auditor's Opinion and its Reflection on Information Asymmetry: An Applied Study at Firms Registered on Amman Stock Market Exchange
Authors: Alassuli Abdalla
Published: April 2023

The study aims to form a new model to examine the indirect effect of adopting the joint external approach on the auditor's opinion and its reflection on information asymmetry: an applied study on firm registered on Amman Stock Market Exchange (ASME) by considering auditor's opinion as mediator variable. The population sample used in the current study consists of 46 joint-stock companies from (ASME). data collection was conducted using the annual financial reports of the period (2015-2019), both descriptive and analytical tools are used, the SPSS and AMOS software program was used to test for the hypotheses. The study concludes that the new model is useful in explaining the indirect effect of joint auditing on information asymmetry. It finds that joint audits have a significant positive effect on the qualified auditor’s opinion. Joint audit has a significant negative effect on information asymmetry. Qualified auditor’s opinion has a significant negative effect on information asymmetry. Joint audit has a significant positive effect on the qualified auditor’s opinion and this effect leads to decreased information asymmetry. Consequently, this paper contributes to the limited literature by suggesting a new model for the effect of joint audit on auditor’s opinions and its impact on information asymmetry. Significant recommendations urged conducting more research and studies related to adopting the external joint auditing method on the auditor's opinion and its reflection on the inconsistency of information, which enhances interest in this subject.
Innovative potential and problems of sustainable development of the sphere of circulation in the russian federation
Authors: Ramazanov Ibragim , Panasenko Svetlana , Stolyarova Alla , Mayorova Elena , Nikishin Alexander , Pankina Tatyana
Published: April 2023

Objective: The purpose of the study is to identify the potential, problems, and likely directions of innovative development of the sphere of circulation. Like other sectors of the Russian economy, it is facing increased competitive pressure from innovatively active multinational trading companies and accelerating changes in the global market environment.

Methods: The methods used in the study include general scientific methods such as situational, complex, system, tabular, and graphical methods, as well as the method of comparative analysis and index methods, such as the indices of internal innovation activity. These methods were used to collect primary information and assess the internal innovation potential of the Russian economy in the context of open innovation.

Results: This article solves the problem caused by the lack of innovative potential, knowledge, and competencies necessary for Russian companies in the sphere of circulation to apply innovative business models adapted to global changes taking place in the world economy under the influence of innovative processes.

Conclusion: The article evaluates the innovative potential of individual sectors of activity and the Russian economy as a whole, provides a comparative analysis of the innovative activity of the Russian Federation and the countries of the world, and global trends in the development of innovation and digital processes.
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES
Authors: OTUNDO JULIUS
Published: April 2023

Today’s Economy is rapidly facing changes in globalization and Knowledge-based products and services. The survival and performance of an organization are influenced by its ability and speed in Developing knowledge-based competencies among the employees (Salina and Fadzilah,2008) According to Goh, SC. (2002), One of the major challenges an organization faces are managing its knowledge assets. Increasingly, knowledge transfer is seen as a basis for competitive advantage. Organizations always face issues with the kind of information, competencies, and expertise that are essential for it to take widespread advantage of available opportunities (Husnain et al., 2021). In addition to these competencies, an organization must possess unique features that competitors find difficult to imitate while operating in the same market and industry (Sousa and Rocha 2019; Sohail et al., 2020). This paper explores, in-depth, the role that key strategic organizational capabilities play in facilitating or preventing knowledge transfer. The paper converses knowledge transfer in an organizational context, then discusses significant organizational capabilities that trigger knowledge transfer and further discuss how these organizational capabilities influence the ability to transfer knowledge, an important area of knowledge management. Each of these key capabilities and their influence on Knowledge transfer is discussed separately and then integrated into a framework to explain how effective knowledge transfer can be managed in an organization with such capabilities. Conclusions are drawn about the complexity of knowledge transfer and the need to take a balanced approach to the process.
TACIT KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS IN KENYA
Authors: OTUNDO JULIUS
Published: April 2023

According to Choi &lee 2003, tacit knowledge is what is rooted in the mind and can be transferred in form of learning by doing and learning by watching. It can be completely tacit, semiconscious, or unconscious knowledge held in people’s heads and bodies (Leonard & Sensiper, 1998) Tacit knowledge can be classified into two dimensions: technical and cognitive (Pathirage et al., 2007). Technical encompasses information and expertise in relation to “knowhow” while cognitive consists of mental models, beliefs, and values. Tacit knowing embodied in physical skills resides in the body’s muscles, nerves, and reflexes and is learned through practice. Tacit knowledge is also embodied in cognitive skills (Leonard & Sensiper, 1998). While explicit knowledge is easily exploitable, tacit knowledge is difficult to be extracted without the consent of the knowledge owner. Tacit knowledge is one of the strengths that an organization has that is more difficult to transfer or copy (Noteboom, 1993). In the resourcebased theory, Hisrich et al. (2008) further highlight that in order for organizations to create unique resources which are rare, valuable, and non-immitigable; it has to exploit their internal knowledge. Many organizations in Kenya make use of intelligent solutions and business analytics to find new insights into their business processes and performance. Such insights are extracted through creativity and innovative methods to generate and gather large amounts of information about their clients, service providers, competitors, processes, procedures practices, and measures to produce substantial value. This has created a need for finding a suitable approach to tacit Knowledge sharing. This paper critically analyzes the deterrents of tacit knowledge sharing on Organization competitiveness. The study will also establish an understanding of how organizations can more easily share knowledge that will increase its performance, driven by an understanding of leveraging tacit knowledge.
TRANSFORMATION OF THE COMMUNICATIVE SPACE
IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
Authors: Kim A. S. , Dovgopolov E. Y.
Published: April 2023

The article analyzes the transformation of the communicative space in the conditions of the development of the social network structure and the introduction of communication technologies that contribute to the change of political participation. The authors substantiate the inconsistency of the transformation of the communicative space, manifested in the opposite trends of network integration and conflictogenicity. Based on the analysis, conclusions are formulated about the specifics of the transformation under consideration from the point of view of the subject of political sociology.
Galaxy and Mass Assembly (GAMA): Low-redshift Quasars and Inactive Galaxies Have Similar Neighbors
Authors: Stone Maria B. , Wethers Clare F. , de Propris Roberto , Kotilainen Jari , Acharya Nischal , Holwerda Benne W. , Loveday Jonathan , Phillipps Steven
Published: April 2023

We explore the properties of galaxies in the proximity (within a ∼2 Mpc radius sphere) of Type I quasars at 0.1 <z <0.35, to check whether and how an active galaxy influences the properties of its neighbors. We further compare these with the properties of neighbors around inactive galaxies of the same mass and redshift within the same volume of space, using the Galaxy and Mass Assembly spectroscopic survey. Our observations reveal no significant difference in properties such as the number of neighbors, morphologies, stellar mass, star formation rates, and star formation history between the neighbors of quasars and those of the comparison sample. This implies that quasar activity in a host galaxy does not significantly affect its neighbors (e.g., via interactions with the jets). Our results suggest that quasar host galaxies do not strongly differ from the average galaxy within the specified mass and redshift range. Additionally, the implication of the relatively minor importance of the environmental effect on and from quasars is that nuclear activity is more likely triggered by internal and secular processes.
Les rapports entre parti et État en Chine aujourd’hui : une clé de lecture soviétique
Authors: Sperber Nathan
Published: April 2023

Les rapports entre parti et État en Chine aujourd’hui : une clé de lecture soviétique L’architecture politique chinoise actuelle a été héritée de l’URSS ; pourtant elle est rarement appréhendée à l’aune de ce précédent historique. Cette étude analyse la relation asymétrique entre le Parti communiste chinois et la puissance publique à la lumière des formes et des pratiques du Parti communiste de l’Union soviétique post-stalinien. On relève l’homologie des structures partidaires et étatiques en URSS et en Chine, ainsi que la pénétration de l’État par le Parti dans ces deux configurations. Dans le cas chinois, cependant, des mécanismes institutionnels propres – tels que les groupes du Parti ( dangzu ) – constituent des moyens de contrôle sur l’appareil étatique inconnus en URSS. Le pouvoir chinois actuel se distingue par une conception absolutiste du rôle dirigeant du Parti, à rebours d’efforts entrepris par le passé pour circonscrire son périmètre d’intervention et pour le rapprocher du fonctionnement alors en vigueur en Union soviétique.
Le « tianxia » selon Zhao Tingyang : l’ordre du monde de Confucius à Mao
Authors: Murthy Viren
Published: April 2023

Devant les désordres du monde d’aujourd’hui, il existe au sein du confucianisme chinois un courant qui tente, dans les termes traditionnels du tianxia , « tous sous le ciel », d’esquisser les contours d’un nouvel ordre du monde et d’un horizon soutenable pour l’avenir. En le rapportant aux perspectives marxistes, cet article s’efforce de dégager ses motifs essentiels et de décrypter les termes du débat auquel il donne lieu. Quels enseignements parvient-il à dégager de cette philosophie millénaire ? Est-il à comprendre comme une alternative au marxisme ? Ou bien serait-il capable de se repenser autour d’une critique de l’impérialisme ? L’article interroge en ce sens un auteur contemporain significatif, Zhao Tingyang.
Modernisation à la chinoise et possibilités d’une nouvelle forme de civilisation
Authors: Xiaoming WU , Tao Qi , Schweisguth Soline
Published: April 2023

Les débats actuels au sujet de la « voie chinoise » sont intimement liés à deux questions primordiales. Premièrement, quelle espèce de modernisation cette « voie chinoise » représente-t-elle ? Et deuxièmement, quel rapport entretient-elle avec la sinisation du marxisme ? Cet article vise à répondre à ces enjeux à partir d’une double perspective, celle du récit historique et celle de la philosophie de l’histoire. Cet article soutient que la modernisation à la chinoise est née des conditions historiques particulières du xx e siècle et que la sinisation du marxisme, en tant que méthodologie, s’est montrée capable de cerner la nature et la signification de ces conditions. Au xxi e siècle, la « voie chinoise » représente un projet socialiste en renouvellement continu. Apportant un début de réponse à la crise mondiale du post-néolibéralisme, elle en quête des possibilités d’une nouvelle forme de civilisation.
De quoi l’errance des jeunes est-elle le nom ? Les aventures d’un terme
Authors: Chobeaux François
Published: April 2023

En 30 ans, l’utilisation du terme « jeunes en errance » s’est fortement développée. Ce terme sert aujourd’hui à qualifier de nombreuses populations de jeunes très différentes dans leurs dynamiques sociales, en laissant cependant penser que dire « jeunes en errance » suffit à définir clairement ce dont et de qui il est question. Ce processus d’essentialisation ne permet pas de développer une pensée et des actions argumentées et adaptées. L’auteur propose de croiser les acquis de la psychopathologie du développement et de la sociologie de l’exclusion afin de dépasser l’écueil de pseudo-définitions uniquement descriptives.
Solitude et isolement à l’adolescence…, au risque ou au défi des altérités
Authors: Alecian Patrick , Botbol Michel
Published: April 2023

La solitude pendant l’enfance et l’adolescence semble un paradoxe pour le petit d’Homme, tant sa dépendance aux adultes est inscrite dans une durée longue. De fait, ce paradoxe souvent morbide, mais aussi soumis à des contraintes environnementales, inscrit la vie de l’enfant très proche de la mort, parfois même très proche du meurtre de soi ou de l’autre pendant l’adolescence. Il est remarquable, voire passionnant de suivre les pensées d’un psychanalyste comme Michel Botbol, pour retrouver la source de vie dans l’histoire de l’enfant et de ses liens, ainsi que la genèse parfois fortement compromise de l’altérité, à savoir le désir de l’autre et la peur du désir de l’autre qui, dans leur grand rapprochement, peuvent convoquer mort ou meurtre. Cette approche psychanalytique féconde alors des réflexions anthropologiques contemporaines qui nous mènent de la périnatalité à l’adolescence en difficulté dans ses liaisons mentales ou relationnelles.
Qu’est-ce qui mène à l’errance, et comment l’Aide sociale à l’enfance, qui protège, enferme les jeunes placés ?
Authors: Soarès Malik
Published: April 2023

Dans ce texte autour de l’enfermement et l’errance des jeunes placés, l’auteur, Malik Soarès, lui-même ancien enfant placé, nous propose une lecture de l’intérieur des problématiques internes au placement de ces enfants.
Souvenirs de la guerre
Authors: Gasparyan Tigran , Vickery Shaké , Mchétsian Marinée
Published: April 2023

Cette histoire est le souvenir d’un soldat, Tigran Gasparyan, qui était un participant actif et survivant de la guerre du Haut-Karabakh de 2020. L’histoire a été écrite en juillet 2021, dans la salle/chambre 315 de Mountainous Armenia Health Resort à Dilijan, en Arménie. À cette époque, beaucoup de soldats recevaient un traitement psychologique et médical professionnel grâce à l’association humanitaire Action Santé Arménie France ( asaf ). En plus de passer beaucoup de temps dans la nature, d’obtenir des soins médicaux et une thérapie psychologique, l’écriture a également beaucoup aidé Tigran.
Accompagner la fin de la vie d’un « très-proche »
Authors: Lugan Fanchette
Published: April 2023

Ce texte donne la parole à six personnes qui ont accompagné un de leurs parents ou la personne qui partageait leur vie jusqu’à son décès. Pour elles, revenir sur ces souvenirs leur a demandé de se confronter à ce qui restera toujours une blessure. Ce qui a été vécu et ressenti pendant ces moments intenses reste présent dans la mémoire de chacune de ces personnes comme une étape de sa vie, essentielle et fondatrice.
Les réalités des proches aidants perçues par les bénévoles d’accompagnement
Authors: Castel-Kremer Élisabeth , Dumas-Gonnet Christèle , Vannet Philippe , Narayana Tham
Published: April 2023

Dès le début de la maladie, l’entourage en première ligne a dû, lui aussi, assumer le choc émotionnel d’un pronostic médical sombre et trouver des ressources matérielles et psychologiques pour soutenir dans la mesure du possible leur proche malade. Leur vie pratique, relationnelle, sociale en a été bouleversée.
La pause Brindille soutient les jeunes aidants
Authors: Negrini Éléonore , Billy Rebecca
Published: April 2023

Ces jeunes, au quotidien atypique, portent sur leurs épaules un fardeau important, une lourde charge mentale et des responsabilités parfois disproportionnées. Ce n’est pas sans conséquence sur leur vie personnelle, leur construction identitaire, leurs projets. Comment prévenir les risques auxquels ils sont exposés et leur permettre de mener une jeunesse épanouie, d’être en lien avec les jeunes de leur âge, comment libérer la parole ?
Les technologies du numérique font à la fois partie du problème et de la solution en matière environnementale
Authors: Geoffron Patrice
Published: April 2023

Le débat relatif à l’impact environnemental du numérique présente un degré de complexité qui ne peut être approché à la seule observation de la progression de son poids dans les émissions de CO 2 ou les consommations électriques. Des travaux récents permettent de mieux appréhender ses effets induits, en établissant notamment dans quel sens les usages du numérique influencent la trajectoire des émissions des États ou agissent sur des cobénéfices de l’action climatique (comme la qualité de l’air). En outre, ces analyses devront être resituées dans le prolongement de la crise sanitaire (et du développement des activités socio-économiques « à distance »), ainsi que dans celui de la crise énergétique (qui implique une optimisation de systèmes gagnant en complexité du fait d’un développement accéléré des renouvelables, des efforts d’efficacité…). Ces travaux débouchent sur un constat contrasté de l’impact environnemental du numérique (qui, toutefois, n’invalide pas l’impératif de l’effort de sobriété).
Covariates of vaginal microbiota and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in women of reproductive age
Authors: Novak J. , Ferreira C.S.T. , Golim M.A. , Silva M.G. , Marconi C.
Published: April 2023

This study aimed to assess the correlation between covariates of the vaginal microbiota and local levels of proinflammatory cytokines in women of reproductive age presenting four molecularly defined bacterial community-state types (CSTs). We enrolled 133 non-pregnant women who attended primary care health clinics for routine Pap-testing. Molecular profiling of vaginal microbiota was performed by V3-V4 16S rRNA sequencing. The covariates of vaginal microbiota included were: vaginal pH, total bacterial cell count, diversity (Shannon index), -richness and dominant taxa abundances. Levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and tumour necrosis factor (TNF-α) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in supernatants of cervicovaginal fluids. Nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare microbiota covariates and cytokines among different CSTs. Spearman’s tests were performed to assess correlations across the measured parameters. A total of 96 (72.2%) participants had CSTs dominated by Lactobacillus spp. (Lactobacillus crispatus CST I, n=38; Lactobacillus gasseri CST II, n=20; and Lactobacillus iners CST III, n=38). A total of 37 (27.8%) presented the Lactobacillus-depleted CST IV. Total bacterial count was higher in CST II (1.29E+05, 3.40E+04-6.69E+05) compared to other Lactobacillus-dominated CSTs (p=0.0003). The highest values of microbiota diversity (1.85; 0.23-2.68) and richness (27.0; 5.0-37.0) were observed in CST IV (P<0.0001). Lower levels of IL-1β were observed in CST I (5.4; 0.0-3,256) when compared to CST III (51.7; 0.0-2,616) and to CST IV (56.2; 0.0-3,407) (P=0.008). Levels of IL-6 were higher in CST II (4.13; 0-131.4) than in CST IV (0.0-58.27) (P=0.02). Correlation tests showed an overall distinct profile of CST II when compared to other Lactobacillusdominated CSTs, particularly regarding the correlation between total bacterial load and cytokines (r>0.39). In conclusion, this study provides evidence of a single pro-inflammatory signature of L. gasseri-dominated microbiota in response to bacterial load. Further studies evaluating a broader range of inflammation markers are warranted.
Effect of scapular strengthening exercises on rounded shoulder and neck disability among college students of Delhi NCR
Authors: Swain L. , Kalra S. , Rai R. , Raghav D.
Published: April 2023

As a result of COVID-19 illness epidemic, a worldwide health emergency has been proclaimed. The educational sector, whose old systems have been replaced by online educational systems, was particularly impacted by the state of lockdown. Prolonged and frequent sitting in front of monitors, which, by maintaining the same posture for an extended period of time, causes cumulative trauma disorder. The purpose was to evaluate effect of four-week scapular strengthening exercises on neck disability and scapular position in subjects with rounded shoulders. In this experimental study, 30 college students between ages of 18 and 22 were enrolled. They were randomly divided into two groups, the Experimental group and the Control group, each having 15 participants. The experimental group received scapular strengthening exercises along with conventional treatment whereas the control group received conventional treatment only. Over the course of four weeks, both groups received training sessions three times a week. The neck impairment and scapular position were assessed before and after intervention. Both groups had made considerable improvements, although the experimental group experienced less pain and had a better scapular posture than the control group. Results demonstrated that the experimental group outperformed the control group statistically in terms of improvement in neck disability and rounded shoulder posture.
Impact of bokashi fermentation on life-history traits of black soldier flyHermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae at an industrial scale
Authors: Gebiola M. , Garnica A. , Pagliaccia D. , Tomberlin J.K. , Mauck K.E.
Published: April 2023

Larvae of the black soldier flyHermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) (BSFL) are increasingly used in a circular economy context for industrial production of protein, oil, and frass, while serving as a sustainable method for managing numerous types of organic waste. On both fronts, there are ongoing efforts to optimise feedstocks for increased larval performance, yields of protein and/or oil, and efficiency of volumetric reduction of waste. Fermentation of organic waste prior to providing it to BSFL can help accomplish both goals. A few studies have individually evaluated fermenting agents such as lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, and fungi, showing that they can improve BSFL digestion of biowaste. However, the potential of co-fermentation by multiple microbes to improve waste digestion by BSFL has not been well explored. Here we tested a type of anaerobic fermentation, known as bokashi, that simultaneously uses lactic acid bacteria, yeasts, and fungi, on a common nutritious industrial feedstock (brewery’s spent grains) and on a nutritionally poor agricultural waste (unharvested oranges) on resulting life-history traits of BSFL. We show that bokashi-fermented substrates increased BSFL biomass and growth rate on both feeding substrates and dramatically reduced BSFL development duration on the nutritionally challenging oranges. Besides this, BSFL reared on fermented industrial feedstock reached the peak weight a day earlier, on average, than those feeding on the same unfermented substrate. Collectively, these effects would be beneficial for industrial BSF farming. We also highlight research areas to be tackled before bokashi fermentation can become widely adopted by the BSF farming sector.
Techno-economic analysis of battery storage systems and hydrogen-based storage systems as an alternative to grid expansion in the medium voltage grid in Germany
Authors: Teske Franz , Schubert Jano , Fehrle Adrian , Funk Felix , Franke Jörg
Published: April 2023

The decentralization of the energy system in Germany is leading to enormous investments in grid expansion, as the current regulation creates an obligation to expand the power grid to eliminate bottlenecks. Meanwhile, opportunities to leverage grid-friendly control of storage systems are neglected to alleviate the need for investment. For this reason, it is necessary to investigate intelligent alternatives to grid expansion, such as storage systems, to efficiently integrate distributed technologies into the power system and reduce the need for grid expansion. In this work, two representative configurations of a medium voltage grid in Germany are developed for the years 2022 and 2050, and different storage systems are compared economically with the grid expansion in a model-based simulation. Hydrogen storage and battery storage were chosen as storage systems. The results show that grid expansion is the least expensive option if only the grid expansion costs are included in the analysis. However, if additional uses for the storage systems are considered, the battery storage systems are more economical. While in the scenario for 2050 the grid expansion causes costs of approx. 56,000 EUR per year, revenues of at least 58,000 EUR per year can be achieved via the revenue opportunities of the battery storage, representing a 3.5% margin. Heat extraction, arbitrage trading, and avoidance of grid expansion in superimposed grid levels were integrated as additional revenue streams/sources. A robust data basis and cost degressions were assumed for the simulations to generate meaningful results. Overall, hydrogen storage systems are economically inferior to battery storage systems and grid expansion for this use case. The results demonstrate the complexity of analyzing the trade-offs in terms of storage as an alternative to grid expansion as well as the opportunities presented using battery storage instead.
Generalized first-order second-moment method for uncertain random structures
Authors: Chen Yubing , Wen Meilin , Zhang Qingyuan , Zhou Yu , Kang Rui
Published: April 2023

In this paper, a new reliability assessing method for structures influenced by both aleatory and epistemic uncertainty simultaneously is developed. To handle hybrid types of uncertainties, chance theory is introduced to define a new hybrid reliability index. By mathematical derivation and theorems proofs, the new index is showed to be effective and compatible with hybrid types of uncertainties. Correspondingly, a generalized first-order second-moment (GFOSM) algorithm is established for practical reliability assessment of structures with hybrid uncertainties. Based on the first two moments of basic variables, the GFOSM method can perform fast and effective reliability assessment without large-scale integration operations and can be considered as an extension and expansion of the traditional FOSM method. Two numerical cases further illustrate the effectiveness and practicability of the proposed method from different perspectives.
A $ q $-Type $ k $-Lidstone series for entire functions
Authors: Mansour Zeinab S. I. , Al-Towailb Maryam
Published: April 2023

In this paper, we consider the $ q $-type $ k $-Lidstone series. The series follows from expanding certain classes of entire functions in terms of Jackson $ q^{-1} $- derivatives at integers congruent to r modulo k, where $ k $ is a positive integer. We study the main properties of the fundamental polynomials that appear in the series expansion. We include a detailed study for the case $ k = 3 $ with some examples.
Two discrete Mittag-Leffler extensions of the Cayley-exponential function
Authors: Abdeljawad Thabet
Published: April 2023

Nabla discrete fractional Mittag-Leffler (ML) functions are the key of discrete fractional calculus within nabla analysis since they extend nabla discrete exponential functions. In this article, we define two new nabla discrete ML functions depending on the Cayley-exponential function on time scales. While, the nabla discrete ML function $ E_{\overline{\gamma}} (\lambda, t) $ converges for $ |\lambda| < 1 $, both of the defined discrete functions converge for more relaxed $ \lambda $. The nabla discrete Laplace transforms of the newly defined functions are calculated and confirmed as well. Some illustrative graphs for the two extensions are provided.
Calculation of the value of the critical line using multiple zeta functions
Authors: Tanackov Ilija , Stević Željko
Published: April 2023

Newton's identities of an infinite polynomial with complex-conjugate roots n−(σ+it) and n−(σ−it) are multiple zeta functions for n∈[1, ∞), σ∈R and t∈R. All Newton's identities can be represented by Macdonald determinants. In a special case of the Riemann hypothesis, the multiple zeta function of the first order is equal to zero, ζ(σ+it)+ζ(σ−it) = 0. The special case includes all non-trivial zeros. The value of the last, infinite multiple zeta function, in the special case, changes the structure of the determinant that can be calculated. The result is the reciprocal of the factorial value (n!)−1. The general value of the infinite multiple zeta function is calculated based on Vieta's rules and is equal to (n!)−2σ. The identity based on the relation of the special case and the general case (n!)−1 = (n!)−2σ is reduced to the equation −1 = −2σ. The value of the critical line for all non-trivial zeros is singular, σ = ½.
Predictive health intelligence: Potential, limitations and sense making
Authors: Roccetti Marco
Published: April 2023

We discuss the new paradigm of predictive health intelligence, based on the use of modern deep learning algorithms and big biomedical data, along the various dimensions of: a) its potential, b) the limitations it encounters, and c) the sense it makes. We conclude by reasoning on the idea that viewing data as the unique source of sanitary knowledge, fully abstracting from human medical reasoning, may affect the scientific credibility of health predictions.
Group theoretic particle swarm optimization for gray-level medical image enhancement
Authors: Jiang Jinyun , Cai Jianchen , Zhang Qile , Lan Kun , Jiang Xiaoliang , Wu Jun
Published: April 2023

As a principal category in the promising field of medical image processing, medical image enhancement has a powerful influence on the intermedia features and final results of the computer aided diagnosis (CAD) system by increasing the capacity to transfer the image information in the optimal form. The enhanced region of interest (ROI) would contribute to the early diagnosis and the survival rate of patients. Meanwhile, the enhancement schema can be treated as the optimization approach of image grayscale values, and metaheuristics are adopted popularly as the mainstream technologies for medical image enhancement. In this study, we propose an innovative metaheuristic algorithm named group theoretic particle swarm optimization (GT-PSO) to tackle the optimization problem of image enhancement. Based on the mathematical foundation of symmetric group theory, GT-PSO comprises particle encoding, solution landscape, neighborhood movement and swarm topology. The corresponding search paradigm takes place simultaneously under the guidance of hierarchical operations and random components, and it could optimize the hybrid fitness function of multiple measurements of medical images and improve the contrast of intensity distribution. The numerical results generated from the comparative experiments show that the proposed GT-PSO has outperformed most other methods on the real-world dataset. The implication also indicates that it would balance both global and local intensity transformations during the enhancement process.
La polychromie de la sculpture française aux xiie-xiiie siècles : une esquisse
Authors: Le Pogam Pierre-Yves
Published: April 2023

S’il est trop tôt pour tracer une synthèse à propos de la sculpture polychromée en France à l’époque romane et dans les premières périodes de l’art gothique, les études et restaurations récentes posent de nombreuses questions : spécificité ou non de la France par rapport aux autres pays, pertinence des scansions stylistiques traditionnelles, rapports entre art monumental et sculpture mobilière. Par ailleurs, la diversité des pratiques que l’on peut observer sur les œuvres permet de nuancer les conclusions qu’on pourrait tirer de la seule lecture des sources écrites, notamment quant aux processus de création ou au sens symbolique des couleurs. Enfin, bien des champs d’analyse restent à défricher, en particulier sur l’interaction entre les différents arts de la couleur ou sur l’attitude des siècles post-médiévaux.
La Vierge et l’Enfant en majesté, musée du Louvre
Authors: Deschamps-Tan Stéphanie , Faunières Dominique , Le Pogam Pierre-Yves , Pagès-Camagna Sandrine
Published: April 2023

La Vierge et l’Enfant en majesté du Louvre (RF 987) a été étudiée et restaurée par Dominique Faunières et Jean-René Gaborit en 2004-2005. Leur travail commun a donné lieu à la publication d’une synthèse en 2009. Néanmoins, il nous a paru utile de reprendre ici les résultats essentiels de leurs recherches, spécialement sur les aspects touchant la polychromie, non seulement pour les insérer dans le cadre des autres études de cas rassemblées ici, mais aussi parce que quelques analyses récentes (ou encore en cours) de Vierges en majesté romanes peuvent être confrontées et mises en perspective avec celle de l’exemplaire du Louvre.
La polychromie des sculptures du xive siècle en France
Authors: Chancel-Bardelot Béatrice de
Published: April 2023

Dans la sculpture du xive siècle en France, la polychromie existe sous forme d’incrustations (marbre, verre, émaux, éléments métalliques) ; la polychromie peinte est parfois une polychromie partielle, ou semi-polychromie. L’or est souvent présent. Les polychromies reproduisent des tissus précieux ; l’évocation des carnations se fait réaliste. D’importantes études et restaurations ont été menées récemment à leur sujet dans des musées (Toulouse, Le Mans, Dijon) ou dans un contexte de monument historique (Dijon, Puits de Moïse).
Un retable du xive siècle (musée de Bar-le-Duc) : la complémentarité de la sculpture et de la polychromie
Authors: Gérard-Bendelé Anne , Le Pogam Pierre-Yves
Published: April 2023

Un retable du xive siècle, conservé au musée de Bar-le-Duc et provenant probablement de la collégiale Saint-Maxe de cette ville, a été restauré en 2008 en vue de sa présentation à l’exposition « Les premiers retables (xiie-début du xve siècle). Une mise en scène du sacré » au musée du Louvre en 2009. La restauration a permis de redonner son éclat à une œuvre qui avait souffert à la fois du vandalisme, vraisemblablement à l’époque révolutionnaire, et d’un réemploi à une époque mal déterminée. Par ailleurs, l’étude liée à cette opération a mis en valeur les caractéristiques de la polychromie originale, notamment sa palette et sa complémentarité avec la forme sculptée.
Quelques réflexions sur la polychromie des sculptures en France dans la seconde moitié du xve et au xvie siècle
Authors: Guillot de Suduiraut Sophie
Published: April 2023

Nous présentons quelques réflexions inspirées par des textes de l’époque, mis en parallèle avec les œuvres étudiées, sans dresser un tableau complet de la polychromie des sculptures françaises de la période envisagée. Après la question des auteurs de la polychromie – sculpteurs ou peintres –, différents points sont abordés : les couches préparatoires, les revêtements métalliques (or, argent, or parti), les décors appliqués dits « brocarts appliqués », les couches colorées et les carnations.Étape finale de l’exécution, la polychromie joue un rôle fondamental dans la perception de l’œuvre sculptée. Elle précise le modelé et différencie les surfaces, suggère tout à la fois la préciosité irréelle de l’image par l’éclat de l’or et son aspect réel par le traitement illusionniste des carnations et des étoffes. Dans l’ensemble, la polychromie est au service des mêmes intentions esthétiques et religieuses en France comme dans d’autres pays d’Europe.
Saint Christophe portant l’Enfant Jésus (musée du Louvre) : une polychromie bourguignonne du milieu du xve siècle
Authors: Le Pogam Pierre-Yves , Masson Delphine , Raynaud Clémence , Vandenberghe Yannick
Published: April 2023

Entré dans les collections du musée du Louvre en 1944, ce Saint Christophe (RF 2540) dont l’origine bourguignonne paraît aujourd’hui très probable était recouvert de deux repeints et d’une patine de type antiquaire. Réalisée en 2012, la restauration a mis au jour une polychromie originale d’une grande finesse, se caractérisant par une gamme colorée simple et contrastée, une technique picturale complexe faisant un large usage de nuances et de glacis, et une faible épaisseur, laissant les traces d’outils animer la surface et jouer avec la lumière.
La Vierge à l’Enfant dite de Saint-Sauveur (Lille, palais des Beaux-Arts) : un exceptionnel témoignage de la sculpture des Pays-Bas bourguignons
Authors: Barragué-Zouita Laetitia , Meyohas Marie-Emmanuelle , Raynaud Clémence
Published: April 2023

La Vierge à l’Enfant dite de Saint-Sauveur, chef-d’œuvre du palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille (inv. A1), a fait l’objet d’une restauration fondamentale entre 1994 et 1997. Cette opération sans précédent au Service de restauration des musées de France a donné lieu à un examen approfondi des techniques de mise en œuvre et de polychromie d’une sculpture monumentale en pierre, dont peu d’exemples avaient jusqu’alors été étudiés. Le dégagement a mis en évidence l’exceptionnelle qualité de la couche originale et son remarquable état de conservation. Celle-ci se distingue par la prédominance de l’or, notamment sur les vêtements dont les décors, particulièrement raffinés, suggèrent subtilement la texture et le poids des riches étoffes.
Un Saint Jean de calvaire rouergat, témoin du raffinement et de la signification de la polychromie au début du xvie siècle
Authors: Deschamps-Tan Stéphanie , Faunières Dominique , Le Pogam Pierre-Yves , Pagès-Camagna Sandrine
Published: April 2023

Acquise en 2003 par le musée du Louvre, la statue de Saint Jean l’Évangéliste (RF 4699) devait faire partie initialement d’un groupe représentant une Crucifixion. Une étude stylistique complétée par une étude technique et une analyse de la pierre ont permis d’établir sa provenance, à savoir la région de Rodez. Le dégagement de la polychromie originale, réalisé lors de la restauration de la sculpture en 2011, a permis de retrouver un contraste de couleurs franches pour la robe et le manteau et une fraîcheur des carnations dont les détails étaient subtilement nuancés. Un important décor de « brocarts appliqués » conférait à cette œuvre une préciosité certaine.
An Essay on Digital Culture Hybridization
Authors: Malhotra Rohit
Published: April 2023

We all are fully aware about the VUCA- volatility, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. This VUCA is a result of the cultural transformation due to the fusion of functional aspects of the virtual and physical world. We perceive the speed at which the digitally oriented marketing strategies are bombarded on the e-consumer. Hence, a question arises about the traditional conceptualization of cultural hybridization, which was considered as a pure, innovative, transformative, and organic process being, somewhat highly compromised while using digital resources to dynamically connect our consumers. These and many more concerns will be dealt by providing diversified views of the authors who have worked extensively in this direction. Right from views of the traditional sense of colonization and localisation perspective in cultural hybridisation to broader context of inclusion of media and communication studies, and the role of digital media in particular. This includes without saying the notion of globalization in shaping cultural hybridisation and its various facets.
Banking of the Upcoming Age
Authors: Reepu Reepu
Published: April 2023

Talking about a “neo bank,” refers to a financial institution that exists only in the digital realm. The development and functioning of neo banks in India are the primary topic of this analysis. The absence of a physical location is the defining characteristic of Neo Bank. As customers increasingly avoid visiting physical bank locations, neo-banking now presents a significant business potential. With its introduction to the financial technology industry, the phrase “neo bank” has been more popular in recent years. The term “bank” is often used to refer to any establishment where monetary transactions, such as the depositing and withdrawing of funds, are conducted. New financial institutions (neo banks) are introducing novel approaches to banking that increase client happiness, ease of use, responsiveness, and transparency. Because of its recent introduction to the financial technology industry, the phrase “neo bank” has become more popular.
Cause-Related Marketing
Authors: Sattar Muhammad Muzamil , Barr Jacob Charles , Sfodera Fabiola
Published: April 2023

This chapter explores the concept of cause-related marketing from a modern perspective, briefly tracing its inception in the field of marketing since the Third Industrial Revolution, and discusses landmark marketing campaigns and their ramifications on the development of cause-related marketing. Closely tied with corporate social responsibility, the chapter identifies philosophical antecedents in cause-related marketing and presents the reader with a piecewise progression of thought, from the practical to the abstract as forces of digitalization, globalization, and commodification continually coalesce to form more effective marketing strategies. Notwithstanding, the chapter endeavors to show cause-related marketing in its own light, distinct from philanthropic gestures and sponsorship. Generational trends in cause-related marketing are highlighted through marketing research reports as well as the essential role of social media in disseminating causal sentiments, as companies are taking more planned and calculated steps in bringing developments in their community and society.
Challenges of Cross-Cultural Marketing in the Current Times
Authors: Kaur Gaganjot , Sharma Shalini
Published: April 2023

Cultural values shape perceptions and behaviors. Cultures are getting transfused in a highly globalized world due to immigration within countries, frequently changing political structures, and pronounced generational differences. Digital technology in the form of social media predominantly has blurred national boundaries. But, disillusionment with global brands has also been observed. International marketers are being criticized for minimizing cultural particularities. The enhanced nationalist sentiments may reshape international marketing in the coming years.
Customer Engagement Through Social Media
Authors: Wadhwa Riya , Bansal Rohit
Published: April 2023

Customers are appealing to themselves through social platforms. Social media impressions are giving amazing results by keeping an eye on the total number of engagement levels through replies, likes, retweets, comments, and tags. So, this chapter's main objective is to analyze customer engagement through social media with bibliometric analysis. For this research, Scopus database was taken into consideration as a literature database. Scopus indexes from 2013 to 2023 are collected and with an initial 1000 papers found; from that, the authors shortlisted 110 papers as they fit perfectly for the analysis of customer engagement through social media.