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Lipid Disorders in NAFLD and Chronic Kidney Disease
Authors: Yang Meng , Geng Chang-An , Liu Xinguang , Guan Min
Published: October 2021

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver dysfunction and is characterized by exaggerated lipid accumulation, inflammation and even fibrosis. It has been shown that NAFLD increases the risk of other chronic diseases, particularly chronic kidney disease (CKD). Lipid in excess could lead to liver and kidney lesions and even end-stage disease through diverse pathways. Dysregulation of lipid uptake, oxidation or de novo lipogenesis contributes to the toxic effects of ectopic lipids which promotes the development and progression of NAFLD and CKD via triggering oxidative stress, apoptosis, pro-inflammatory and profibrotic responses. Importantly, dyslipidemia and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines caused by NAFLD (specifically, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) are considered to play important roles in the pathological progression of CKD. Growing evidence of similarities between the pathogenic mechanisms of NAFLD and those of CKD has attracted attention and urged researchers to discover their common therapeutic targets. Here, we summarize the current understanding of molecular aberrations underlying the lipid metabolism of NAFLD and CKD and clinical evidence that suggests the relevance of these pathways in humans. This review also highlights the orchestrated inter-organ cross-talk in lipid disorders, as well as therapeutic options and opportunities to counteract NAFLD and CKD.
The Role of Sleep in Retention of New Words in Habitually and Non-Habitually Napping Children
Authors: Esterline Katherine , Gómez Rebecca L.
Published: October 2021

Daytime napping contributes to retention of new word learning in children. Importantly, children transition out of regular napping between ages 3–5 years, and the impact of this transition on memory is unclear. Here, we examined the performance of both non-habitually napping children (nap 0–3 days per week, n = 28) and habitually napping children (nap 4–7 days per week, n = 30) on a word learning task after a delay including either sleep or wakefulness. Children ages 3.5–4.5 years old experienced a brief exposure to two novel labels and their referents during training, a scenario that replicates learning experiences children encounter every day. After a 4-h delay, children were tested on the object-label associations. Using mixed effects logistic regression, we compared retention performance. Non-habitual nappers and habitual nappers displayed a different pattern of retention such that non-habitually napping children did equally well on a test of retention regardless of whether they napped or stayed awake during the delay. In contrast, habitually napping children needed a nap after learning to retain the novel object-label associations 4 h later. As a group, habitual nappers who remained awake after learning performed no better than chance on the retention test. As children transition out of naps, they may be less susceptible to interference and are better able to retain newly learned words across a delay including wakefulness.
Revascularization Outcome Prediction for A Direct Aspiration-First Pass Technique (ADAPT) from Pre-Treatment Imaging and Machine Learning
Authors: Patel Tatsat R. , Waqas Muhammad , Sarayi Seyyed M. M. J. , Ren Zeguang , Borlongan Cesario V. , Dossani Rimal , Levy Elad I. , Siddiqui Adnan H. , Snyder Kenneth V. , Davies Jason M. , Mokin Maxim , Tutino Vincent M.
Published: October 2021

A direct aspiration-first pass technique (ADAPT) has recently gained popularity for the treatment of large vessel ischemic stroke. Here, we sought to create a machine learning-based model that uses pre-treatment imaging metrics to predict successful outcomes for ADAPT in middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke cases. In 119 MCA strokes treated by ADAPT, we calculated four imaging parameters—clot length, perviousness, distance from the internal carotid artery (ICA) and angle of interaction (AOI) between clot/catheter. We determined treatment success by first pass effect (FPE), and performed univariate analyses. We further built and validated multivariate machine learning models in a random train-test split (75%:25%) of our data. To test model stability, we repeated the machine learning procedure over 100 randomizations, and reported the average performances. Our results show that perviousness (p = 0.002) and AOI (p = 0.031) were significantly higher and clot length (p = 0.007) was significantly lower in ADAPT cases with FPE. A logistic regression model achieved the highest accuracy (74.2%) in the testing cohort, with an AUC = 0.769. The models had similar performance over the 100 train-test randomizations (average testing AUC = 0.768 ± 0.026). This study provides feasibility of multivariate imaging-based predictors for stroke treatment outcome. Such models may help operators select the most adequate thrombectomy approach.
Delayed Onset Minimal Change Disease as a Manifestation of Lupus Podocytopathy
Authors: Aly Rasha , Zeng Xu , Acharya Ratna , Upadhyay Kiran
Published: October 2021

Lupus podocytopathy (LP) is an uncommon manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is not included in the classification of lupus nephritis. The diagnosis of LP is confirmed by the presence of diffuse foot process effacement in the absence of capillary wall deposits with or without mesangial immune deposits in a patient with SLE. Here we describe a 13-year-old female who presented with nephrotic syndrome (NS) seven years after the diagnosis of SLE. The renal function had been stable for seven years since the SLE diagnosis, as manifested by the normal serum creatinine, serum albumin and absence of proteinuria. Renal biopsy showed evidence of minimal change disease without immune complex deposits or features of membranous nephropathy. Renal function was normal. The patient had an excellent response to steroid therapy with remission within two weeks. The patient remained in remission five months later during the most recent follow-up. This report highlights the importance of renal histology to determine the accurate etiology of NS in patients with SLE. Circulating factors, including cytokines such as interleukin 13, may play a role in the pathophysiology of LP and needs to be studied further in future larger studies.
Personnel Adaptation System Analysis at Style Trade LLC
Authors: Afanasyeva M.R. , Mirgorod E.E.
Published: October 2021

At the present stage of business development, human resources are central to the activities of any organization. An efficiently assembled team of highly qualified personnel, with a successfully built system of selection and adaptation, motivation, training, etc. is the key to the successful functioning of any organization. Thus, the effectiveness of work, profitability, competitiveness and the prospects for the development of the company as a whole depend on the successful construction and operation of the personnel management system.
Recommendations for improving the personnel adaptation system at Stil Trade LLC
Authors: Afanasyeva M.R. , Mirgorod E.E.
Published: October 2021

At the present stage of business development, human resources are central to the activities of any organization. An efficiently assembled team of highly qualified personnel, with a successfully built system of selection and adaptation, motivation, training, etc. is the key to the successful functioning of any organization. Thus, the effectiveness of work, profitability, competitiveness and the prospects for the development of the company as a whole depend on the successful construction and operation of the personnel management system.
Initial local excision for clinical T1 rectal cancer showed comparable overall survival despite high local recurrence rate: a propensity-matched analysis
Authors: Hyun Jong Hee , Alhanafy Mohamed K. , Park Hyoung-Chul , Park Su Min , Park Sung-Chan , Sohn Dae Kyung , Kim Duck-Woo , Kang Sung-Bum , Jeong Seung-Yong , Park Kyu Joo , Oh Jae Hwan ,   on behalf of the Seoul Colorectal Research Group (SECOG)
Published: October 2021

Purpose: Local excision (LE) is an alternative initial treatment for clinical T1 rectal cancer, and has avoided potential morbidity. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of LE compared with total mesorectal excision (TME) for clinical T1 rectal cancer.Methods: Between January 2000 and December 2011, we retrospectively reviewed from multicenter data in patients with clinically suspected T1 rectal cancer treated with either LE or TME. Of 1,071 patients, 106 were treated with LE and 965 were treated with TME. The data were analyzed using propensity score matching, with each group comprising 91 patients.Results: After propensity score matching, the median follow-up time was 60.8 months (range, 0.6–150.6 months). After adjustment for the necessary variables, patients who underwent LE showed a significantly higher local recurrence rate than did those who underwent TME; however, there were no differences in disease-free survival and overall survival. In the multivariate analysis, age (hazard ratio [HR], 9.620; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.415–27.098; P<0.001) and angiolymphatic invasion (HR, 3.63; 95% confidence interval, 1.33–9.89; P=0.012) were independently associated with overall survival. However, LE was neither associated with overall survival nor disease-free survival.Conclusion: LE for clinical T1 rectal cancer yielded a higher local recurrence rate than did TME. Nevertheless, LE provided comparable overall survival rate and can be proposed as an optional treatment in terms of organ-preserving strategies.
“Yellow Perils,” Revived: Exploring Racialized Asian/American Affect and Materiality Through Hate Discourse over the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Kimura Keisuke
Published: October 2021

The goal of this essay is to explore what kind of hate is produced against Asian bodies in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. By centering Asian/American affect and materiality – marginalized voices, narratives, and feelings of Asian/Americans as affective-performative texts, this essay attends to critique the historical continuum of racial discrimination against Asian/Americans (i.e., yellow peril) and advocate for social justice, equality, and inclusion in the U.S. Overall, I argue that Asian/American bodies are both physiologically and ideologically desensitized, dehumanized, and weaponized as the revival of yellow perils over the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, this essay highlights the possibility of adding affective and performative lenses in Critical Intercultural Communication research, exploring the politics of Asian/American bodies and the hate discourse as a case study for further academic conversations in Asian/American scholarship in Communication.
Editorial Introduction
Authors: Silvestri Lisa
Published: October 2021

For the past fifteen years I have written almost exclusively about American warfare in some capacity. As a Communication Studies scholar, my interest in war stems from its exemplary failure. War is communication through force; it is a last resort. As I continue to think, write, and reflect on the subject, I recognize that at the heart of my fascination with war is its inducement. How do we arrive at a warlike mind? On top of that, knowing what we know about war’s horror and trauma, why do we keep doing it? I’m not sure I will ever arrive at a satisfying answer to the latter question but speaking with colleagues in the field of hate studies is helping me understand the first. A historical survey of the zeitgeists surrounding America’s most prominent wars highlights the conspicuous role of hatred. Hate is a response to a perceived threat and is linked to feelings of fear and a loss of control. Thus, war might be conceived of as an international expression of hate.
Techno-economic Analysis on the Production of Zinc Sulfide Nanoparticles by Precipitation Assisted Ultrasonic Radiation Method
Authors:   Departemen Kimia, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia, Astuti L , Dewi R P ,   Departemen Kimia, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia, Nurdiana A , Ragadhita R , B D Nandiyanto A
Published: October 2021

Zinc sulfide is a material that has many uses in various fields. Zinc sulfide is deriving from the mineral sphalerite. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of producing zinc sulfide from zinc acetate and sodium sulfide using the precipitation-assisted ultrasonic radiation method. This method is the most efficient method for the synthesis of zinc sulfide nanoparticles, because it does not take much time and the resulting product is high. The evaluation was done from the engineering and economic perspectives. The feasibility analysis method from the engineering perspective was done by designing the initial production design on a large scale, whereas the analysis from an economic perspective was done by calculating various economic parameters, that is Gross Profit Margin, Cumulative Net Present Value, Internal Rate Return, Payback Period, Break Event Point, and Profitability Index. The engineering perspective showed that the production of zinc sulfide nanoparticles can be done on a large scale due to the commercial availability of materials and tools. Based on the economic evaluation, the production of zinc sulfide nanoparticles by precipitation-assisted ultrasonic method is ideal for an industrial scale. Earned increased profits over 20 years, the payback on investment costs lasted only two years. We hope that this study can provide references to readers, industry, and researchers regarding the feasibility analysis of the production of zinc sulfide nanoparticles using the precipitation-assisted ultrasonic radiation method
Economic and legal measures for ensuring the economy greening in post-pandemic period
Authors: Hobela Volodymyr , Blikhar Mariia , Syrovackyi Valerij , Maraieva Uliana , Dudiuk Volodymyr
Published: October 2021

The purpose of the study was to develop economic and legal measures to create a green economy model by assessing the effectiveness of greening tools. To achieve the goal it was necessary to solve several problems. Firstly, to evaluate the effectiveness of greening tools using expert analysis techniques. Secondly, to develop measures to ensure the economy greening through the use of the most effective greening tools. Theoretical basis. The economy greening is extremely important, especially in the post-pandemic period - a period of intensive economic recovery, which might contribute to the strengthening of environmental problems. Accordingly, the study aims to identify the most effective tools for greening to develop measures for the ecologigaly healthy economic recovery in the post-pandemic period. Scientific novelty. The effectiveness of greening tools was evaluated and several economic and legal measures were developed, which will contribute to the economy greening intensification. Conclusions. The study proposed to intensify the economy greening by using the most effective greening tools whose effectiveness was assessed by using expert analysis. The most effective greening tools were identified: environmental taxes, quotas, environmental funds, environmental audit, and environmental certification. Based on the results of the study, several economic and legal measures for economy greening in the post-pandemic period were developed.
Perspectives of public administration’s development: International experience
Authors: Khromov Anatoliі Volodymyrovych , Gadzalo Iaroslav , Abroskin Viacheslav Vasiliievich , Zavalnyi Mykhailo Volodymyrovych
Published: October 2021

The purpose of this article is to reveal the urgent state of affairs in the sphere of public administration in Ukraine and the world. The most relevant problematic issues in regard to the functioning of public administration area have been also studied. The current prospects for the development of public administration are characterized. In particular, successful examples of international experience in this field are analyzed. Methods of public administration in a number of developed countries are also compared. The meaning of the terms "public administration", "implementation of public administration" and "development of public administration" is revealed. It is noted that the importance of understanding exactly how to carry out public administration within a particular state or a particular region or municipality is a key factor in the success and effectiveness of a political program of any political force. The importance of active cooperation of state authorities of Ukraine, as well as the public, with Ukraine's international allies and partners is emphasized. After all, it is fruitful interaction with such states that will help Ukraine to develop faster and acquire the useful qualities and properties that it must possess in order to effectively carry out public administration.
Critical infrastructure of the housing sector of the national economy: Economic and legal aspect
Authors: Loiko Valeriia , Teremetskyi Vladyslav , Maliar Stanislav , Rudenko Mykola , Rudenko Valentyna
Published: October 2021

The purpose of the study is to summarize the current state of the art in the economic and legal aspects of ensuring the functioning of critical infrastructure in the housing sector of the national economy and to substantiate proposals for its improvement. The study used general and special research methods: synergistic approach, trend statistical analysis method, economic-mathematical modelling using Statgraphics XV&I Centurion program, logical method and generalization method. The main results of the study include. It has been concluded that housing and public utilities infrastructure is the largest consumer of resources in the world economy, so its operation and development require further research. The authors have defined the tendencies for increasing the volumes of construction works on the territory of Ukraine for the period of 2016-2020 and slow rate for increasing the construction of housing stock. With the help of economic and mathematical modeling, the authors have obtained results of the forecast of the volume of commissioning of the total area of residential buildings in Ukraine. Based on the analysis of the dynamics of emergencies in residential buildings or constructions in Ukraine for the period of 2015-2020, the authors have made a conclusion on the need to implement measures on preventing emergencies. Critical infrastructure facilities within the residential sector of the national economy include both enterprises in the field of water supply, sewerage, production, transportation and marketing of heat and electricity, gas distribution and transportation and water heating and gas supply networks in residential buildings, as well as elevators and networks that provide communication.
Developing an approach for the sustainability assessment of groundwater remediation technologies based on multi criteria decision making
Authors: Idris Samahir A. S. , Topuz Emel
Published: October 2021

Groundwater is regarded as an important supply of drinking water, as well as for agricultural and industrial purposes. Groundwater pollution worsens as a result of several contaminants such as industrial, urban, and agricultural activities, and the difficulty is to select appropriate groundwater remediation methods. This research develops a technique for assessing the sustainability of groundwater remediation methods by integrating the Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method with a Fuzzy Inference Engine. A standard approach for assessing the sustainability of groundwater remediation systems has been developed, consisting of four major criteria: economic, technical, environmental, and social. Following the calculations and determining the priority of all the criteria and techniques based on the weights, the results show the sequence of technologies in which Pump and Treat is the best with 7.83, followed by air stripping with 7.04, and monitored natural attenuation and permeable reactive barrier were the last with 3.70 and 3.19, respectively. The criteria that give P&T the most weight is both the technical and social criterion, with a weight of 8.18, while the criterion with the lowest weight was the economic criterion, with a weight of 4.22. The technical, environmental, and social aspects of P&T were all high, making it the optimum technology where the decision-maker or stakeholder can deal with the decline in the economic component, which is also proof of P&T's preferability and the most sustainable one, and It was also feasible to examine all options to determine which factors are reducing their sustainability and which should be addressed in order to enhance sustainability.
Cuando la procesión va por dentro: reflexiones a propósito de la crisis de la administración de justicia en el Perú
Authors: Pantoja Rosas Nilton Edwin
Published: October 2021

En este trabajo se analizan las principales dificultades que enfrenta el Poder Judicial, especialmente la Corte Superior de Justicia de Huánuco, para administrar justicia: el escaso presupuesto destinado a este Poder del Estado, la sobrecarga procesal y la falta de capacitación de los servidores judiciales; frente a ello, se ensayan algunas soluciones.
The Colonization Cost Theory of Anarchic Emergence
Authors: Maltsev Vladimir
Published: October 2021

The paper describes the colonization cost theory of anarchic emergence. The theory states that when the state incurs high costs of directly colonizing land, it may be beneficial for it to allow anarchy to emerge and settle distant frontiers. Once enough land is settled by the anarchic community, the state can then use one of the two following strategies: 1) appropriate this land cheaply by a coercive takeover; 2) wait for the anarchic communities to assimilate into the state, given the state’s low time preference. The theory is empirically supported through two cases of Russian religious sects. The first case describes the Old Believers sect that was forced to escape state persecution to the Altai mountains in the 1740s. In 1791 these Old Believers were re-integrated into the Russian state after a series of violent military clashes. The second case describes the Doukhobors sect. This sect was incentivized to immigrate to Canada for the purpose of settling the distant prairies in Saskatchewan. The Canadian government expected the Doukhobors to assimilate after a few years of living under anarchy, but after seeing this approach fail, resorted to a coercive strategy and appropriated the colonized land.
Keynesian Supply Shocks and Hayekian Secondary Deflations
Authors: Engelhardt Lucas
Published: October 2021

In response to the COVID-19 lockdown policies, Guerrieri et al. (2020) developed a new concept: the Keynesian supply shock. A Keynesian supply shock is an aggregate supply shock that leads to an even larger aggregate demand shock. This paper suggests that Keynesian supply shocks are very similar to the secondary deflations suggested by Hayek (1931), and US data from the 2007–09 financial crisis show that these concepts may help to explain employment dynamics in the midst of a crisis. This fact implies that long-standing policy advice based on Austrian business cycle theory would be useful in responding to Keynesian supply shocks.
Fractal Dimension of Streetscape as a Proxy to the Design Dimension of the Built Environment in Walkability Research
Authors: GHANAT BARI Maghsoud , TEKEL Ayse
Published: October 2021

Multidisciplinary nature of walkability research accelerated its growth through the participation of different disciplines. Different methods of measurement and analysis from varying disciplines created disagreements about how to characterize the built environment dimensions by using appropriate attributes, especially attributes which are used to represent the design dimension of the built environment. Fractal dimension value of streetscape provides solutions to these arguments as it makes the use of both micro-scale and macro-scale attributes of the built environment, especially micro-scale attributes of its design dimension as it relates to the quality of walking. Walkability indices were created then validated by a survey conducted at Dutluk station in Keçiören, Ankara. Results show that using fractal dimension value of streetscape as a variable in the walkability index can identify the factors that influence walking behavior.
Energy Management with Intelligent Plug and Socket
Authors: YILMAZ Süleyman Hilmi , TAŞKESEN Edip , ROSHANAEI Khandan , ÖZKAYMAK Mehmet
Published: October 2021

Nowadays the devices that are used for electricity consumption by monitoring consumption values, and energy saving methods are supposed to identify and to develop them. To save the electricity people should know the consumption values of the devices and have idea about the consumed electricity. In this study, RFID technology, which is an automatic identification system, smart plug systems are used after recognizing the identity of the device information about the electricity consumption of that device. In this way, I directed the user to use electrical devices, which can be used when the electricity tariff is cheap so that the user could save money. For an average family, only the electricity consumption of the washing machine and dishwasher accounts for 30% of the total consumption. A family that uses a multi-time tariff will be able to save 10-15% by using the mentioned washing machine and dishwasher for example at night when the electricity tariff is low.
Current and Future Trend Opportunities of Thermoelectric Generator Applications in Waste Heat Recovery
Authors: BHUİYAN Mohammad Ruhul Amin , MAMUR Hayati , ÜSTÜNER Mehmet Ali , DİLMAÇ Ömer Faruk
Published: October 2021

Today, with the increase of industrialization, the waste heat emitted by the industrial machines used has started to increase. Therefore, the energy efficiency of these devices also decreases. In addition, this waste heat remains a bad factor that plays a role in the world's climate change. Governments are implementing incentive policies to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, both scientists and engineers strive for a cleaner environment and energy. Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are one of the devices that contribute to energy efficiency and sustainable energy production by ensuring the recovery of a certain part of the waste heat emitted by these machines to the environment. The TEGs have found traditional uses from the waste heat of microprocessors to the waste heat of stoves. However, their proliferation is limited by their efficiency less than 10% and their high purchasing costs. Academicians and engineers continue to work without slowing down to overcome these. The semiconductors with low thermal conductivity and high electrical conductivity are the main subjects studied in this field. With overcoming these difficulties, it is aimed to use thermoelectric generators in the future to convert the waste heat of almost all devices into electrical energy. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to investigate the current innovations of TEGs and to determine the future trend. Among the main findings of this study, it is predicted that TEGs will be widely used in areas where there is a need for silent and maintenance-free energy in the future.
Chemical and Electrochemical Study of Effect of Soluble Sulfonated Polystyrene on Mild Steel Interface in Hydrochloric Acid Solution
Authors: DWİVEDİ Abhishek , BHARTİ Prem , SHUKLA Sudhish Kumar
Published: October 2021

The author has focused on the corrosive effect of 0.14% carbon steel in the occurrence of several amounts of soluble Sulfonated Polystyrene (SPS) and was found to be best efficient on soft iron exterior at 100ppm concentration in 0.5M hydrochloric acid assortment at 298K heat during 3h of time in this paper. The examination was performed by studying the weight loss of mild steel by varying different parameters like mixture concentration, time, and solution temperature. The efficiency of SPS was observed to rise with an increase of 91.90% of an inhibitor in the acid solution. The mechanism of physical adsorption was studied to the initiation and permitted dynamics for the reaction of altitude and extracted taking place towards the exterior of the iron sample in endothermic, impulsive and dependable through the Langmuir isotherm adsorption. Anodic and cathodic both type of nature of soluble SPS was studied using the potentiodynamic polarization method. The AFM analysis was used to do the surface and protective film analysis and under varied settings, SPS polymer inhibitor proven to be more suited for iron metal exterior.
Influence of Quality on Manufacturing Processes in Enterprises from the Perspective of Generating Value Added For Customers
Authors: Yaroslava Kostiuk
Published: October 2021

In the current global dynamic and competitive business environment of Industry 4.0, small and medium-sized enterprises face a major challenge of expanding their market activities and adapt to new conditions in order to survive in times of economic or pandemic crisis. The implementation of comprehensive quality management in business environment within EU organizations is a response to this challenge for global competition (Abdul, Sumantoro, & Maria, 2019). Current problem is the fact that the implementation and monitoring of quality management as a process of business management in the majority of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is not sufficiently used, underestimated, or even considered to be obsolete (Rigby, Bilodeau, 2018). In an enterprise with good financial health and healthy corporate culture, all transactions and processes are carried out properly and the relationships among all stakeholders (employees, suppliers, and customers) are successful. For other companies, it is necessary to take steps to ensure quality and follow them (Fernandes et al., 2017) in order to move towards the concept of Industry 4.0. According to published professional literature, each research worker has developed their own framework for mapping value production operations based on specific needs and interests in the fields under review. However, the relationship between the quality processes and value stream maps has not been adequately addressed in professional literature, especially in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises. Therefore, for achieving the objective of the contribution, the following research questions have been formulated: To which extent quality participates in generating value added within production process? In which production operations does the quality factor contributes most to generating value added?

Keywords: Quality value stream map, Value stream map, quality management, added value for the customer.
Generational Differences of Consumers: A Study of Preferred Purchasing Channels
Authors: Oleárová Mária , Bačík Radovan , Fedorko Richard
Published: October 2021

The development of the Internet and current technologies have contributed to significant progress in the consumer purchasing process. Nowadays, the decision is much easier and more intuitive. Companies are focusing on tracking the shopping path of customers who are exposed meet companies through many different channels and contact points, both online and offline (Baxendale et al. 2015). This means that consumers are not limited to online or offline channels, they obtain information from both sources. In the age of the Internet and the rapid development of technology, the purchasing process is becoming increasingly fragmented, blurring the boundaries between online and offline channels. The integration of these channels is therefore becoming key to ensuring a smooth and convenient purchasing process (Piotrowicz and Cuthbertson 2014). Given this fact, our goal was to examine which purchasing channels (single-channel or cross-channel) Slovak consumers prefer. This study focused on identifying differences between consumers in terms of generations X, Y and Z.

Keywords: Consumer Behaviour, Shopping, Cross-Channel, Showrooming, Webrooming
Reimagining a Realist Evaluation Research in Entrepreneurship Skills Development and the Idea of University Education
Authors: M. Dwayi Valile Valindawo
Published: October 2021

This article reports on the evaluation researchproject, which focussed on the viability and sustainability challenges in one particular case of a university over a period of five years. Such a university remains categorised as structurally disadvantaged despite almost thirty years into constitutional democracy in South Africa. As such, the research project was conducted against the complexity of the university transformation project, which take place against the enduring social ills as high unemployment rate, increasing inequalities and abject poverties especially from the enduring legacy of the old racist apartheid system. The role of university education in such a context becomes the reflexive imperative in consideration of university, not only as the public good and equity, but for social justice and equity discourses. Such discourses need to be made more loud than is presently the case. The research therefore focussed on the role of entrepreneurship skills development, which then were juxtaposed with the espoused values of of science, innovation and technology as the key performance indicators for the academic project. As such, the article will revolve around the main argument that scholarship of engagament in univeristy spaces, where entrepreneurship skills development ought to be the enabling system, need to be reimagined in terms of the contemporary research disciplines. Critical realist philosophy, and the realist social theory as the explanatory program, provide the alternative research approach to the mainstream approaches due to their explanatory power for for transcendentalism and based on retroductive arguemnts about the social world. Such an approach does not only foreground the contemporary debates in social sciences, and the emerging fields of study within it, but also help to elaborate on the purist positions that tend to be promoted in some business science fields and their inadvertent pragmatic and black box logic.

Keywords: Viability, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship skills development, Historically disadvantaged universities, realist evaluative research
Visões de professores formadores sobre a formação e exercício da docência do professor de química
Authors: Ferreira Gabrielle Gomes , Antunes-Souza Thiago
Published: October 2021

A presente investigação insere-se no campo de estudos e pesquisas da formação de professores, focalizando em especial a formação de educadores químicos. Nesse contexto, apresenta-se como objetivo entender a função do professor de química em sua profissionalidade, à luz das compreensões dos docentes de um curso de licenciatura em Ciências de uma universidade pública do estado de São Paulo. Para tanto, com base em pressupostos da pesquisa qualitativa, foram entrevistados seis professores formadores por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas. As análises foram construídas a partir dos seguintes eixos: i) Entendimento sobre o que é ser professor de química; ii) A profissão forjada na própria trajetória de vida. Os resultados apontam para a valorização da formação inicial, para a relevância das relações aluno-professor e para o entendimento do professor sobre sua identidade profissional.
КРИМІНАЛЬНО-ПРАВОВА ТА КРИМІНОЛОГІЧНА ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА ПОРУШЕННЯ СТАТУТНИХ ПРАВИЛ ВЗАЄМОВІДНОСИН МІЖ ВІЙСЬКОВОСЛУЖБОВЦЯМИ ЗА ВІДСУТНОСТІ ВІДНОСИН ПІДЛЕГЛОСТІ
Authors: Ткаченко Павло
Published: October 2021

Військова злочинність є загрозою національної безпеки України. Статистична інформація щодо поширення злочинів проти встановленого порядку несення або проходження військової служби не є задовільною, а отже потребує детального вивчення із застосуванням в подальшому ефективних заходів орієнтовних на поліпшення статистики. Станом на сьогодення, можливо виокремити групу військових злочинів, котрі є провідними за кількістю скоєних, такими є, зокрема, самовільне залишення військової частини або місця служби, дезертирство, ухилення від військової служби, викрадення, привласнення, вимагання військовослужбовцем військового майна, а також заволодіння ними шляхом шахрайства або зловживання службовим становищем, порушення статутних правил вартової служби чи патрулювання, недбале ставлення до військової служби. Всі перераховані вище кримінальні правопорушення є загрозою національній безпеці. Але не слід забувати про порушення котрі мають місце в середині військового колективу. Таким порушенням є злочин, передбачений ст. 406 Кримінального кодексу України. Порушення статутних правил взаємовідносин між військовослужбовцями за відсутності відносин підлеглості. Саме з цього злочину починається дисбаланс правосвідомості військовослужбовців. Даний злочин є доволі популярним серед рядового, сержантського та старшинського складу, ще з давніх часів, так звана «дідівщина» посідала провідне місце в неформальних відносинах солдатів. Ця «традиція» залишається популярною й по сьогодні але першочергово являє собою кримінальне правопорушення.
СКРИНІНГ ЯКОСТІ КОСМЕТИЧНИХ МИЮЧИХ ЗАСОБІВ ДЛЯ ВОЛОССЯ НА ПРИКЛАДІ ШАМПУНІВ
Authors: Бохан Юлія , Форостовська Тетяна
Published: October 2021

Метою статті є встановлення відповідності чинним нормативним документам значень показників якості якості шампунів, що реалізуються торгівельною мережею м. Кропивницького та надання рекомендацій споживачам щодо вибору якісного шампуню за низкою показників якості для даного виду продукції. Дослідження показників якості проводилося за стандартними методиками з використанням сучасного дескрипторно-профільного методу сенсорного аналізу. За органолептичними та фізико-хімічними показниками якості досліджувані зразки шампуней відповідають вимогам ДСТУ.
АКТУАЛІЗАЦІЯ КОМПЕТЕНТНІСНОГО ПОТЕНЦІАЛУ МАТЕМАТИКИ ЗАСОБАМИ ЛАБОРАТОРНО-ПРАКТИЧНИХ РОБІТ В КОНТЕКСТІ ПІДГОТОВКИ МАЙБУТНЬОГО ВЧИТЕЛЯ МАТЕМАТИКИ
Authors: Москаленко Оксана , Москаленко Юрій , Черкаська Любов , Коваленко Олена
Published: October 2021

У статті розглядаються практичні аспекти підготовки майбутніх учителів математики до реалізації компетентнісного потенціалу шкільного курсу математики засобами лабораторно-практичних робіт. Дієвим інструментом у цьому контексті, як показує практика, є ситуаційні задачі відповідного методичного спрямування.
ПРО ЛІДЕРСТВО УКРАЇНИ У ВИКОНАННІ ЛЮДСТВОМ НООЗАПОВІТІВ В.І. ВЕРНАДСЬКОГО НА ОСНОВІ НООТЕХНОЛОГІЙ І НООНАУК*
Authors: Корсак Костянтин , Кірик Тамара , Похресник Анатолій , Корсак Юрій
Published: October 2021

Автори ще з початку ХХІ ст. виявили у потоці нанотехнологій появу двох перших екологічно ідеальних. Ми пропонуємо для них назву «ноосферні технології» або «ноотехнології». Заміна подібними процесами усіх сучасних, що шкодять біосфері і людині, забезпечить людство усім потрібним й урятує його від екологічного колапсу, бо ноотехнології виліковують біосферу від індустріальних пошкоджень. Автори доводять перевагу поняття «ноотехнології» над усіма іншими. Головна увага звернута на еволюцію ноотехнологій та їх швидке кількісне збільшення після 2019 року. Детально описані ті з них, що у найближчі роки змінять основи всього сільського господарства і більшої частини промисловості. Наголошено на тимчасовому ігноруванні ноотехнологій у світі та Україні, що робить помилковими всі розрекламовані передбачення і плани.
АКТУАЛЬНОСТЬ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ НАНОЧАСТИЦ ТАНТАЛА, НИОБИЯ И ЦИРКОНИЯ В СОВРЕМЕННОЙ РЕГЕНЕРАТИВНОЙ МЕДИЦИНЕ
Authors: Курочкин Василий , Лысенко Тамила
Published: October 2021

Современные биомиметические материалы постоянно модернизируются. Определяются параметры физической прочности, безопасности, функциональности и др. Как один из оптимальных вариантов для подобных улучшений – применение наночастиц тантала (Ta), ниобия (Nb) и циркония (Zr). При помощи разных составов ученым удавалось добиться улучшенной интеграции нанокомпозитов с костной тканью в сочетании с низкой цитотоксичностью, а также усовершенствовать показатели механической прочности и пролиферации клеток в созданных каркасах.
CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTOR NEURON DISEASE : A SINGLE CENTRE DATA FROM GUJARAT STATE.
Authors: Pranav B Joshi , Shalin D Shah , Kusum K Sikariya , Jay Chaudhary , Mayank A Patel
Published: October 2021

Motor Neuron Disease (MND) is a heterogenous group of disorders with degeneration of upper and/or
lower motor neurons. Limited data is available for clinical characteristics of MND from western India.
Methods: We retrospectively observed all cases of MND, evaluated at our centre. Those with conrmed diagnosis, exclusion of
secondary causes and with one year of minimal follow up were included, for the anaysis.
RESULTS: Out of 51 patients of MND, 36 were diagnosed as Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and 15 patients were having
pure Lower Motor Neuron(LMN) type of MND. Male: female ration was 2.8:1 in ALS group , with mean age of 50 years. Out of 10
bulbar onset MND patients, 5 died in the follow-up period. In the LMN subgroup, younger onset monomelic amyotrophy, of upper
limb onset (Hirayama) was commonest subtype. No patients with isolated Upper motor Neuron type of MND was found.
SUMMARY: ALS subgroups of patients had younger age of onset in western Indian population, with signicant male
rd
preponderance. Hirayama disease was commonest LMN type of MND, with onset in 3 decade and more commonly seen in males
THE GROWTH OF FEMALE AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS
Authors: Swaroopa K. , Savaraiah G.
Published: October 2021

Agriculture plays a vital role in India's economy 54.6. percent
of the total work force in the country is engaged in agricultural
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and allied sector activities . Agriculture in India denes
familial tradition, social relations and gender roles. Female in
the agricultural sector, whether through traditional means or
industrial, for subsistence or as an agricultural labourer,
represents a momentous demographic group. Agricultural
sector employs 80 percent of all economically active women
comprising 33 percent of the agricultures in the country.
Agriculture, the single largest production endeavour in India
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is contributing substantially to the GDP . As per the
provisional estimates of national income released by CSO on
th 29 May 2020, the share of agriculture and allied sectors in
Gross Value Added (GVA) of the country at current prices is
17.8 percent for the year 2019-20. The share of agriculture and
allied sectors in GVA of the country has declined from 18.2
percent in 2014-15 to 17.8 percent in 2019-20, an inevitable
outcome of a development process in which the relative
performance of non-agricultural sectors becomes mole
3
dominant . Within the agriculture sector, the share of crops has
fallen from 11.2 percent in 2014-15 to 9.4 percent in 2018-19.
The decline in the share of crops has been made up by an
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increase in the share of livestock and sheries sectors . Given
the importance of the agricultural sector, the Government of
India has taken several steps for its development in a
sustained manner.
A STUDY ON DRUG USAGE PATTERN BASED ON SELF MEDICATION AMONG ADULTS IN SUB URBAN AREAS OF TAMIL NADU.
Authors: A Shalini.
Published: October 2021

WHO denes self medication as “the selection and use of medicines by individuals to treat self
recognized illnesses or symptom”. Symptom based self medication has been prevalent among adult
population done through OTC drugs to save cost, time & convenient without consulting a doctor.
Aims: Our study aimed to assess the inuencing factors among self medication users based symptoms, drug usage pattern &
other factors
Methods and Material: After obtaining ethical committee clearance, 132 adults who undertook self medications were
interviewed on socio demographic details & inuencing factors for self medication was asked upon where. Data analyses are
expressed in frequency with percentage.
Results: Based on the self medication practice age group 40-49 years & 20-29 years, females, education(Graduate & above -
50.8%), occupation (professional - 25%) were being predominant users of self medication in our study. Pharmacy/pharmacist
played a major role based on the source (97%), knowledge on dose (50.8%). The major reasons for self medication practice
were convenience (40.9%) & cost saving (31.1%). The most commonly used drugs were NSAIDS 42.1%, cough syrups 12.9% &
antibiotics 8.6%. Based on the symptom based self medication fever, headache & pain accounted for the majority.
Conclusions:In a country like India pharmacies acts as the rst point of contact between the patient and the health care system
so patient awareness programs, support of pharmacists, stricter laws are required to optimize the use of OTC medicines
thereby reducing self medication practice as well as drug dependence, antibiotic resistance.
CAUSE OF HEMOPTYSIS IN INPATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN SOUTH INDIA
Authors: P Arulkumaran.
Published: October 2021

AIM: Aim of the study is to nd the causes of hemoptysis in inpatients in a tertiary care hospital in south
India.
METHODS AND MATERIAL: Retrospective study. case sheets of Inpatients either admitted to the thoracic medicine department
for hemoptysis and inpatients who later developed hemoptysis were included in the study irrespective of the amount of
hemoptysis.
RESULTS: pulmonary tuberculosis constitutes 78.26% with sequelae patients constituting 52.17% and active case 25%. Other
causes such as bronchiectasis, COPD-chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, carcinoma lung and ILD constitute 10.86%, 5.43%, 2.17%,
2.17% and 1.08% respectively.
CONCLUSION: The most common cause of hemoptysis is pulmonary tuberculosis(active and sequelae). Among the pulmonary
tuberculosis patients post tuberculous sequelae is the common cause. This followed by bronchiectasis, COPD-chronic
bronchitis, pneumonia, carcinoma lung and interstitial lung disease.
A STUDY ON EXTRA PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS: SOCIO ECONOMIC CLASS DISTRIBUTION
Authors: Yagnik Chhotala , Suva Chetal , Oza Vishal
Published: October 2021

Background:Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis can affect the lymph nodes, pleura, bones, joints, genitourinary tract, nervous system (meningitis, tuberculoma), abdominal tuberculosis (intestines, mesentery,
solid organs), skin.
Materials and Methods: It is a record based, observational prospective study which assesses the presentation and evaluation
of the socio-economic distribution of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and management of it in a tertiary care hospital.
Result: In present study, out of 50 cases 52% patients were from low socio-economic class, 44% patients were from middle socioeconomic class and 4% were from high socio-economic class.
Conclusion:The frequency of extrapulmonary TB in this study was highest in low socio-economic class followed by middle and
high socio-economic class.