bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Proposta de método de projeto baseado no desempenho para edifícios energeticamente eficientes
Authors: Costa Lucas Martinez da , Alvarez Cristina Engel de , Martino Jarryer Andrade de
Published: March 2021

Resumo O desenvolvimento da tecnologia digital nas últimas décadas possibilitou o surgimento de novos métodos e técnicas para a elaboração de projetos com ênfase na busca da eficiência energética. O intuito deste trabalho foi propor um método de projeto baseado no desempenho com o objetivo de associar a modelagem paramétrica, otimização baseada em simulação, avaliação e classificação da eficiência energética para edifícios de escritório. Para isso foram utilizados os programas Rhinoceros/Grasshopper, Opossum e Honeybee, respectivamente. Os modelos de projetos digitais elaborados por Oxman (2006) foram empregados como referência para estruturar os experimentos dos estudos de caso representados em edifícios localizados em Vitória, ES. Os parâmetros da Instrução Normativa INMETRO para a Classe de Eficiência Energética de Edificações Comerciais, de Serviço e Públicas (INI-C) balizaram as avaliações. Como resultado do método, obteve-se uma melhoria de 31% no consumo total de energia primária e uma redução de 54% na demanda por refrigeração nos edifícios. A estimativa de influência demonstrou os impactos significativos na alteração do tipo de vidro, no percentual de abertura da fachada e na configuração dos sombreadores. Apesar das particularidades, verificou-se o potencial de aplicação do método no estágio inicial de desenvolvimento de projetos.
Impactos de la COVID-19 en el sistema internacional y en la integración regional
Authors: Peña Félix
Published: March 2021

Son muy variados los cambios que la covid-19 traerá en la pos-pandemia, la cual será una dura etapa de recuperación de los profundos estragos que deja el coronavirus. Esta etapa dependerá de las decisiones que tome la humanidad: si tienden a favorecer la construcción de un entorno más cooperativo y solidario o si agrandan aún más las diferencias entre países desa-rrollados y países en desarrollo. Entre algunos de los impactos de la COVID-19 al sistema internacional que presenta este tomo 7 de Gridale, se encuentra el ajuste tan esperado en el modelo económico de apertura económica, en el que vuelve a ser importante un enfoque poskeynesiano de Estado de bienestar que permita atender políticas públicas fundamentales, como la de la salud, incluso, en naciones desarrolladas como las de América del Norte, acompañado de prácticas de gobernanza multinivel exitosas en América Latina como la lograda en Uruguay, Con medidas regionales efectivas de salud pública que recuperan el alcance de la institucionalidad. En cambio, la situación es compleja en la actualidad en países como Brasil, debido al desconocimiento de la gravedad de la pandemia, o incide de diversas formas en áreas del planeta tan distantes como el Medio Oriente. Por otra parte, los avances tecnológicos ya están presentando un crecimiento acelerado: la inteligencia artificial, apoyada en la robótica, la big data y el Internet de las cosas están contribuyendo desde el disputado liderazgo entre Estados Unidos y China y desde el desarrollo en la propia América Latina a ser herramientas para controlar mejor el coronavirus. Sin duda, la digitalización impactará sectores industriales claves como el automotriz, en procesos de integración como el Mercosur, o como la tecnología financiera (Fintech), que estimulará el desarrollo del emprendimiento y una mayor inclusión financiera en Latinoamérica.
CySecEscape 2.0—A Virtual Escape Room To Raise Cybersecurity Awareness
Authors: Löffler Emanuel , Schneider Bettina , Zanwar Trupti , Asprion Petra Maria
Published: March 2021

An increasing number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) use the Internet to support and grow businesses. The application of new technologies comes with inherent risks of ever-changing cyberspace and increasing cybercrime. Previous research has shown that the human factor remains the core element in the cybersecurity chain. Therefore, it is paramount that employees receive effective training to acquire a security mindset. This study puts forward previous research that resulted in a portable escape room game to raise cybersecurity awareness. The purpose of the study is to elaborate the transformation of the physical game into a virtual learning experience to increase flexibility in times such as the Covid-19 lockdown. As main method, we applied the design science framework of Hevner et al. As main result, the research elaborates the design of the developed artifact—a virtual prototype of the escape room game addressing the cybersecurity challenges of SMEs. For the evaluation of the prototype, empirical data was collected in qualitative and quantitative form. As main conclusions, we have observed that a physical escape room can be transformed into a virtual setting with little means without sacrificing player immersion. A limitation was identified in teaching targeted social engineering attacks.
Can the Press Meet the Challenges of Time? Print Media in the Context of the Information Revolution in the Second Decade of the XXI Century
Authors: Lebedev Alexander , Kozlov Andrey
Published: March 2021

The article discusses the main trends in the print media market over the past 10 years. The authors deal with the most topical problems of print media related to the necessity of restructuring traditional forms of editorial work in the context of the information revolution, the search for new ways of attracting target audience, and the increasing competition between the press and new electronic media.
The study shows that these challenges have required prompt transformation in the work, which a number of traditional media have failed to do. As a result, they had to either reduce the covering or stop printing the copies. This trend is typical of both foreign and Russian print media. In the process of transformation and optimization of content production costs, print media have faced a number of companion problems caused by the increasing intensification of journalist work in convergent editorial offices, competition between professional journalists and freelance employees, and getting an optimal balance between profitability of the publications and quality of the media content.
Legal and Ethical Aspects of Media Coverage of Deviant Behavior
Authors: Tretyakova Olga
Published: March 2021

This article deals with media coverage of destructive deviant behavior, particularly, suicides and drug addiction. Presentation of deviant behavior by the media is closely linked to romanticization of crime in the contemporary mass culture, which is a dangerous phenomenon for the society. Mass media products that tell about deviant behavior have a strong psychological impact since criminal romanticism is so widespread in mass culture that criminal and deviant behavior is sometimes presented as a role model.
The author studies legal and ethical aspects of media coverage of deviant behavior, gives an analytical review of legal rules and recommendations for journalists on how to cover cases of suicide or drug abuse. The latter have been worked out by either regulatory agencies or authorities interested in this process. Moreover, one cannot find such rules or recommendations either in the Code of Professional Ethics of Russian Journalists or in the draft of the Standard of Media Ethic developed by the Public Panel for Complaints about the Press of Russian Union of Journalists.
The article describes compositional, lexical and stylistic means of romanticizing deviant behavior, and analyzes coverage of suicides and drug abuse by the example of media content of Russian popular newspapers Rossiyskaya Gazeta and Komsomolskaya Pravda. The most common means include an eye-catching title, shifting the focus from the case of deviant behavior to the agent’s outstanding personality traits, the author’s affective evaluation of the case, evocative lexicon, and quotes or reminiscences that justify or approve of the deviant behavior.
The author infers that the means of romanticising deviance by the mass media correlate with the techniques which regulatory agencies and experts recommend journalists to avoid. Therefore, the usage of these means may be considered a bad violation of journalists’ professional ethic.
Deposit of Alexander Vasilievich Rudakov (1905–1969) in the Improvement of Irkutsk
Authors:   State Archive of Irkutsk Region, Shalamova Svetlana
Published: March 2021

The article analyzes the materials from the personal fund of A.V. Rudakova (1905–1969) — Chairman of the Irkutsk City Council of Workers’ Deputies, deposited in the State Archives of the Irkutsk Region. The author considers the main stages of the biography and life of A.V. Rudakova, characterizes his contribution to the development of urban construction and improvement of the city of Irkutsk in the 30s–50s. XX century.
Pre-Revolutionary Historiography of the History of Local Self-Government in Buryat
Authors:   Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tsydene Shirap
Published: March 2021

With the inclusion of Buryats in the Russian state, the need arose to create management mechanisms and inclusion are of the Buryats in Russian culture. This need became the subject of research by theoreticians of scientific thought and state building, which formed over the 19th century, the historiographic foundation. The article highlights the issues formed and the development of historiography on the history of local self-government.
DIFFERENTIATION IN BUILDING LEXICAL COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH ORAL COMMUNICATION OF LAW MAJORS: ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTAL TRAINING
Authors: Romanov Ihor
Published: March 2021

Background. Several factors affect the identification of topicality of this research. First, the rapid integration of Ukraine into the European space requires some strong and determined changes in various spheres of our life, including education and law enforcement activity. Second, reforms and European integration require a fresh look at training competitive, proficient and competent specialists with developed skills in at least one foreign language. Therefore, the FL trainers of non-Linguistics majors are faced with the challenge to teach FL to students who have limited number of FL classroom hours and different levels of language proficiency. Consequently, applying differentiated teaching seems the best option.

Purpose. So, the goal of this research is to analyze the results of the experimental FL training aimed at validating the differentiated methodology of building lexical competence in the English oral communication of Law majors. Additionally, the paper describes the purpose, tasks and stages as well as the process of planning, preparing and conducting the experiment under consideration.

Discussion. Apart from the teaching methodology, the author offers criteria for selecting participants of the study alongside with the criteria to assess lexical competence in oral communication of Law students. The hypothesis of the study was verified by the methods of systematization and processing of the research data. Thus, the data obtained from the experimental training and assessment have demonstrated a positive trend in boosting lexical competence in the English oral communication of the research participants.

Results. To sum up, the goal of this research is reached, and the tasks are solved. The experiment data prove that the differentiation model of building lexical competence in English oral communication is effective.
EXPLORING L2 STUDENT PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS SOURCE-BASED EAP WRITING ASSESSMENT TASKS
Authors: Gokturk Saglam Asli Lidice
Published: March 2021

In an attempt to understand the ways L2 undergraduate students use information from external sources in their writing and to examine what difficulties they encounter during the process, this classroom-based research investigated student writers’ perceptions towards their source use, purposes of students’ self-reported citation practices, and suggested actions to be taken for progress in source-based writing within the context of freshman
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) writing course. Perceptions of 22 freshman student writers were surveyed through an open-ended questionnaire. Questionnaire was given upon the completion of a source-based writing assessment task and it required students to reflect on their writing performance which was produced under
examination circumstances. Frequency counts and thematic content analysis revealed several challenges in handling citation practices effectively and a limited range for using citation purposes, mainly limited to attribution of sources. The study has implications for instruction in order to enhance citation practices of emerging L2 student writers..
PROVISION OF ENGLISH-MEDIUM INSTRUCTION: TRENDS AND ISSUES
Authors: KVASOVA OLGA , WESTBROOK CAROLYN , WESTBROOK KEVIN
Published: March 2021

The article addresses the current trends of teaching subjects through the medium of English which has been boosting in the world and in Ukraine. Introduced due to globalization processes, teaching in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) has become an essential part of internationalization policies of universities. The increase
in numbers of international students is viewed as an indication of quality of education provided by universities; it contributes to universities’ higher ratings and competitiveness. The introduction of EMI has been sustainably promoted by the British Council. Nonetheless, EMI providers across the world keep encountering similar issues
and challenges. Amongst those, the most essential is low English language proficiency of non-native English speakers – both teachers and students. The article aims to examine the training provided to Ukrainian teachers who deliver EMI courses. The authors surveyed 28 EMI teachers in two universities in the country. The results
imply the necessity to reprofile linguistic and pedagogical courses for EMI teachers, including training them in implementing innovative and interactive teaching techniques. The prospects of further research arouse from the need to develop a quality system of assessing students’ learning outcomes.
LATERAL THINKING TECHNIQUES IN ENHANCING ESP SKILLS
Authors: Liubashenko Olesia , Kavytska Tamara
Published: March 2021

The paper outlines the defining value of lateral thinking in the FL and ESP learning. The Framework for FL and ESP training, based on De Bono lateral thinking system and its Kotler’s & de Bes’s adaptations, has been developed by the authors in the context of Ukrainian University. The authors’ idea to boost FL skills through international project participation has led to shifting from conventional knowledge-reproduction to knowledgetransformation scheme in FL learning process. As a result, activating lateral techniques such as alternative focus, force-fit analogy, unexpected choice, manipulative information distortion, provocation, specially created conflict, challenging the conventional idea/vision, imaginative verbalization, unconventional metaphor, etc. turn
ESP learning process into searching for an indirect and creative way to solve problems by means of using reasoning that is not immediately obvious. The research, presented in the article, relies on the experimental training of the first-year Education Majors of the Master’s program (n=33) who admitted a positive effect of lateral thinking techniques on general linguistic range of communicative competence. It is inferred from the study, that lateral thinking techniques have contributed to progress in both language skills and thinking abilities and led to improvement in students’ academic achievements and enhancement of creativity.
THE SYSTEM OF EXERCISES AND TASKS TO BUILD THE LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE IN LATIN
Authors: Shovkovyi Viacheslav , Shovkova Tetiana , Kavytska Tamara
Published: March 2021

Systematization of educational material in the form of exercises and tasks has been a relevant problem for learning any language, including a classical one. Exercises and tasks – the application of which in the educational process requires an appropriate sequencing and phasing – are given a significant role in building Latin linguistic competence (LLC) of Philology majors. Theoretically, however, the problem is underresearched in the Ukrainian context; the available research that gives insight
into building of LLC focuses on modern languages and thus tends to integrate linguistic competence with communicative competence, which has no relevance to teaching Latin.
Hence, the goal of this article is to outline the theoretical prerequisites and develop a scientifically sound system of exercises and tasks to build the LLK in Philology majors. The methodology of the research relies on critical analysis and synthesis
of theoretical sources with further application of basic concepts in the process of designing the system of exercises and tasks.
The review of literature on the problem under discussion has enabled the authors to conceptualise the content and building of the LLC from the standpoint of educational expediency. The three-phase model of building the specified competence is offered: Phase 1 – building of declarative and procedural knowledge; Phase 2 – building of phonetic, grammatical, and lexical skills; Phase 3 – development of phonetic, lexical, grammatical, and analytical abilities. The system of exercises and tasks
involves three subsystems – phonetic exercises and tasks, grammatical exercises and tasks, lexical exercises and tasks. Each subsystem contains both the exercises to build relevant skills and the tasks aimed at enhancing analytical skills and critical thinking, which relate to the analysis of language material by integrating Latin with other disciplines the students major in.
Delayed Development of Maxillary Second Premolar: Case Report and Literature Review
Authors: Ying Chen , Zhe You Wen , bin Xia
Published: March 2021

Delayed tooth development (DTD) is the development progress of a tooth germ that takes place later due to local or general causes. This case report reviews a 16-year-old Asian adolescent whose bilateral upper second premolar germs were at Nolla’s 6 stage as shown on a panoramic radiograph. It is unusual that tooth germs of the maxillary second premolar are developed after 11 years of age. To reduce the chance of misdiagnosis, clinicians should consider the possibility of DTD if a tooth germ does not present in radiographs.
Efficacy of a Modified Audio-Tactile Performance Technique with Braille (ATPb) on the Oral Hygiene Status of Visually-Impaired Children
Authors: Nair Devika J , Shetty Amarshree A , Hegde Amitha M
Published: March 2021

Objective: We assessed the effectiveness of a modified audio-tactile performance (ATP) technique with braille (ATPb) on the oral health statuses of visually-impaired children. Study design: Ninety visually-impaired institutionalized children received oral hygiene instructions using audio (AM), ATP or ATPb techniques. Plaque scores were assessed at baseline and after reinforcement and non-reinforcement periods. Results: In the totally visually-impaired, mean reductions in plaque scores in the ATPb, ATP and AM groups during the reinforcement period were 1.119 ± 0.260, 0.654 ± 0.239 and 0.237 ± 0.255, respectively (p <0.001), worsening to 0.107 ± 0.160, 0.083 ± 0.193 and −0.208 ± 0.267 during the non-reinforcement period (p <0.001), before culminating at 6 months at 1.227 ± 0.261, 0.737 ± 0.317 and 0.029 ± 0.108 (p <0.001). In partially visually-impaired children, reductions during the reinforcement period were 0.934 ± 0.279, 0.762 ± 0.270 and 0.118 ± 0.237, respectively, dropping to 0.176 ± 0.166, 0.083 ± 0.169 and −0.128 ± 0.114 without reinforcement and culminating at 1.109 ± 0.258, 0.845 ± 0.292 and −0.010 ± 0.226 (p <0.001). There were significant inter-group differences during the three periods (p <0.001), except in the ATP and ATPb groups during the non-reinforcement period for totally impaired (p = 0.157) and during reinforcement (p = 0.155) and non-reinforcement (p = 0.051) periods for partially impaired children. Conclusions: All three techniques were successful when reinforced periodically. However, only ATP and ATPb were successful during periods without reinforcement. The modified audio-tactile performance technique with braille (ATPb) was most effective, allowing visually-impaired children to retain oral hygiene information without intervention.
New Results for the 1968 Belice, South Italy, Seismic Sequence: Solving the Long-Lasting Ambiguity on Causative Source
Authors: Orecchio Barbara , Scolaro Silvia , Batlló Josep , Neri Giancarlo , Presti Debora , Stich Daniel , Totaro Cristina
Published: March 2021

We present the first estimates of moment tensor solutions and probabilistic nonlinear hypocenter locations for the 1968 Belice earthquake sequence, which is the most relevant seismic activity occurred in western Sicily in historical times. This seismic phase, including six earthquakes with magnitude between 5 and 6.4, produced severe damages and fatalities in a sector of the Nubia–Eurasia plate margin, previously considered aseismic. Poorly constrained and often controversial hypocenter locations and focal mechanism solutions available from the literature have led to a long-lasting ambiguity on the possible causative source of the sequence, also having primary effects on the regional seismotectonic modeling and seismic hazard evaluations. The two main fault models proposed in the literature alternatively assigned a primary role to the north-northwest-trending Nubia–Eurasia plate convergence, causing thrust faulting on about east-trending structures or to the differential foreland retreat driving dextral strike-slip movements on about north–south-oriented faults. By focusing on the starting and the most energetic phase of the 1968 sequence, we computed the moment tensor solutions for three of the strongest earthquakes using digitized waveforms and a time-domain waveform inversion technique. Then, we also analyzed, by means of a Bayesian hypocenter location technique, the spatial distribution of the 1968 earthquakes. All the results indicate that the 1968 Belice sequence was characterized by predominant reverse faulting occurring on about east-to-northeast-trending structures, thus solving the dualism between models previously proposed in the literature. Our findings well agree both with the geodynamic framework governed by the Nubia–Eurasia north-northwest-trending convergence and with the geological reconstructions of the regional thrust front in the western Sicily area. The results of moment tensor estimations and nonlinear hypocenter locations furnishing an improved knowledge of the most relevant seismic activity of western Sicily also concur to better constraint the seismotectonic modeling of the region.
Source Spectral Properties of Earthquakes in the Delaware Basin of West Texas
Authors: Trugman Daniel T. , Savvaidis Alexandros
Published: March 2021

In recent years, the Delaware basin of west Texas has seen a sharp rise in earthquake occurrence, driven in large part by increases in unconventional hydrocarbon production. The advent of Texas Seismological Network in 2017 has allowed for the characterization of these events in greater detail. We exploit the recent densification in seismic station coverage to study the spectral properties of earthquakes in this region. We show that the low-frequency moments of S-wave spectra, when corrected for site and distance, can be used to calibrate a consistent moment magnitude scale for small and moderate earthquakes. For a subset of >3000 well-recorded events, we compute earthquake stress drop under the assumption of Brune spectral model. Earthquakes in the Delaware basin show coherent spatial patterns in stress drop across the region. Through a reanalysis of independently collated data from the oil and gas industry, we find that earthquakes that are likely associated with hydraulic-fracturing operations have slightly different spectral characteristics than earthquakes that are likely associated with saltwater disposal. In particular, events associated with hydraulic fracturing show greater variability in the statistical distribution of stress drop and have higher median stress-drop values. Although the differences are subtle, they suggest that there may be important distinctions in the underlying physical mechanisms and resulting hazards of distinct classes of induced events, differences that may be unraveled with more detailed joint analyses of industrial and seismic datasets.
Experiencia del Consultorio Rosado del Hospital de San Juan de Dios, Cali, en el manejo de Cáncer. Un punto de Encuentro entre la Ciencia y el Humanismo
Authors: Reyes Luis Alberto , Diaz Navarro Saul , Olave Asprilla Luis Alberto , Gomez Alférez Alden Pool
Published: March 2021

El cáncer considerado como un problema creciente de salud pública. Caracterizado por los altos costos derivados por los múltiples procedimientos de tipo diagnóstico y de tratamientos. Dependiendo del estadio de la enfermedad resultan en algunos casos poco efectivos y desesperanzadores, esto obliga a las instituciones a instaurar medidas de contención y mejoramiento continuo para disminuir el impacto negativo en el paciente y los problemas que pueden generar en los sistemas de atención en salud. En el texto mostramos como la creación de un programa de atención integral en salud para los pacientes con cáncer, mejora procesos como la detección temprana y la implementación de tratamientos médicos y quirúrgicos de manera oportuna, creando y definiendo las rutas de atención efectivas e implementando una política de eliminación de “barreras” que dificultan de manera importante una intervención adecuada y oportuna. El hospital San juan de Dios, institución de mediana complejidad de atención, creó el Consultorio Rosado para organizar e integrar la atención de los pacientes, con un enfoque inicial en cáncer mamario pero que con el tiempo se extendió a todos los cánceres. Exponemos como es la experiencia en este programa de atención, que a pesar de ser privado, se articula con el sector público para su funcionamiento. Se muestran los resultados basados en los indicadores de gestión de calidad y las ventajas, la diferentes amenazas, fortalezas, debilidades y oportunidades. También como se debería proyectar en un futuro para garantizar la sostenibilidad y el mejoramiento continuo.
К вопросу о признаках подражаний поздним боспорским статерам
Authors: Чореф Михаил Михайлович
Published: March 2021

Наша цель – разработка методики выявления подражаний боспорским монетам позднейшего чекана. Проблема в том, что выпущенные тогда статеры были оформлены столь безыскусно, что подчас их крайне трудно отличить от реплик, отчеканенных непрофессиональными мастерами, лишь волей случая обратившихся к ремеслу фальшивомонетчика. Изображения царей и императоров на них примитивны и гротескны, а надписи подчас изобилуют ошибками. Полагаем, что есть только два критерия, пригодные для выделения позднейших официальных серий: массовость выпуска, для которой характерно использование множества связанных штемпелей, причем с применением не только вновь изготовленных, но и предыдущих лет эмиссии, а также использование эталонов для формовки чеканов. Идет речь о технологиях, применяемых тогда на государственных монетных дворах. Заметим, что фальшивомонетчикам для работы было достаточно лишь пары штемпелей, которые использовать до полного разрушения. Обосновываем этот тезис на примере небольшой группы статеров 631 г. б. э. Полагаем, что эти крайне небрежно оформленные монеты были отчеканены на государственных денежных дворах.
Земельный рынок в Центральном Черноземье в 60–90-е годы XIX века
Authors: Громова Виктория Валентиновна , Тонких Владимир Алексеевич
Published: March 2021

В статье рассматривается проблема развития земельного рынка в пореформенный период на примере Центрально-Черноземных губерний, отличающихся земледельческим укладом. Особое внимание уделяется выявлению общих закономерностей, определению сословного состава участников и степени их вовлеченности в торговые отношения на земельном рынке. За тридцатилетний период с 1863 по 1892 годы проведен анализ сделок по купле-продаже земли, совершенных представителями дворянского, купеческого, крестьянского и мещанского сословий. Определены объемы товарооборота землевладений. Это позволило проследить процесс и степень интеграции указанных сословий в торговлю землей. Из всех губерний Центрально-Черноземного района Курская и Воронежская губернии существенно отличались количеством сделок, совершаемых на их земельных рынках. Курская губерния была на первом месте по количеству сделок купли-продажи земли, Воронежская – на последнем. С помощью статистических данных в указанных губерниях было проанализировано общее количество ежегодно совершаемых сделок, а также средних размеров землевладений, обращающихся на земельных рынках с 1863 по 1892 гг. Это позволило определить динамику развития, спады и подъемы, сходные и отличные черты земельных рынков этих губерний и сопоставить с тенденциями, имеющимися в целом на земельном рынке Центрально-Черноземного района.
Россия и северный фронт Израиля: новые грани асимметричного конфликта
Authors: Ермаков Андрей Александрович , Корнилов Александр Алексеевич , Рыжов Игорь Валерьевич
Published: March 2021

Военную операцию «Северный щит», проведенную Армией обороны Израиля на Северном фронте государства против боевиков Хезболлы в 2018–2019 гг., авторы рассматривают в контексте реализации политики безопасности государства Израиль Биньямином Нетаньяху, а также взаимодействия России и Израиля через призму фактического баланса сил на Ближнем Востоке. Прежде всего, была дана оценка важности этой военной операции в процессе разрушения туннелей «Хезболлы», созданных для блокирования поселений в Галилее, а также в контексте усиления сопротивления израильского тыла ракетным обстрелам боевиками организации. ЦАХАЛ продемонстрировал высокую боевую готовность в контексте противодействия «Хезболле», а также подготовки к намеченной военной операции, что существенно подрывает шансы радикалов повлиять на расстановку сил в регионе. Тем не менее авторы предполагают, что израильские силы ограничены в ряде ресурсов, поэтому Израиль нуждается в помощи со стороны наиболее влиятельных игроков современной международной арены, включая Россию. Что касается израильских властей, то они крайне заинтересованы в поддержке России в реализации политики безопасности, поэтому израильское направление является наиболее значимым для Российской Федерации в реализации ее ближневосточного курса. В конечном итоге авторы приходят к выводу о сотрудничестве между Израилем и Россией по двум ключевым направлениям – на уровне министерств иностранных дел обеих стран и министерств обороны, и в обоих случаях приоритетным является борьба с террористической угрозой на израильской территории.
Disease prevalence and shade tree diversity in smallholder cocoa (Theobroma cacao) farms: case of Bundibugyo District, Western Uganda
Authors: Bwambale Bisereko Blasio , Sseremba Godfrey , Mwine Julius
Published: March 2021

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) growing systems in Uganda consists of shade systems with different tree species. Tree shade systems are the pure stand trees in the cocoa plantation which have been attributed towards reducing on pests and disease incidences, shade provision, boosting fertility, Agro biodiversity, fodder and improving production. The study was aimed at identifying potential shade tree species that can minimize disease threats on cocoa farms. Eighty-two cocoa farmers were reached out of 120 cocoa farmers in Bundibugyo that possessed at least five acres of the plantation in a purposive sampling approach.

Black pod disease was non-significantly associated with presence of shade tree diversities. It was established that incidence of black pod rot disease was non-significantly associated with presence of all shade tree species; association between witch’s broom disease incidence with presence of Maesopsis eminii was highly significant (χ2= 55.41, (p<0.05); Association between witch’s broom and presence of Persea Americana (χ2=9.79), (p<0.05), Eucalyptus globulus (χ2=16.71), (p<0.05), Markhamia obtusifolia (χ2=3.95), (p<0.001), schefflera actinophylla (χ2=4.32), (p<0.001), Mangifera indica (χ2=6.46), (p<0.001) was significant though these trees were planted in small numbers. Association between frosty rot disease incidence with presence of Maesopsis eminii was highly significant (χ2= 25.90), (p<0.05). there was a significant association between frosty with presence of Eucalyptus globulus (χ2=6.76), (p<0.05); Mangifera indica (χ2=4.85), (p<0.001); though these trees were planted in small numbers. There was a highly significant association between swollen shoot virus with presence of Maesopsis eminii (χ2= 31.55), (p<0.05), and Cinnamomum tamala (χ2= 19.22), (p<0.05). Association between die back disease incidence with presence of Maesopsis eminii was highly significant (χ2= 52.73), (p<0.05).
Entrepreneurial Orientation, MSME Growth and the Mediating Role of Firm Strategic Capabilities in the Manufacturing Sector in Nairobi County, Kenya
Authors: Mosonik John K. , Maru Loice C. , K. Komen Joyce
Published: March 2021

Growth among Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) is of eminence to economic progression in both developed and developing economies, credited for employment creation, driving innovation and contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in both contexts. Whereas entrepreneurial orientation has been identified to underpin MSME growth, several studies on entrepreneurial orientation -growth nexus have provided mixed results based on the aggregated one-dimensional measure of entrepreneurial orientation. While some report a significant association, some report no significance. The mixed findings imply that the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and growth is not linear, pointing to other causal factors either internal or external to the enterprise. against this backdrop, this study set out to assess the mediating effect of firm strategic capabilities on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and growth of manufacturing sector MSMEs in Kenya. Anchored on the contingency fit view, the resource-based view and the life-cycle theory, the study adopted a positivist approach, employing the explanatory research design of a cross sectional nature. With a target population of 98,607, a stratified sample of 384 MSMEs from the manufacturing sector in Nairobi County was drawn. Data was collected by use of structured questionnaires and analyzed by both descriptive and inferential statistics including Pearson correlation and regression analyses. The study controlled for both age and sub-sector, as they have been previously found to affect firm growth. Results indicate that entrepreneurial orientation has a significant effect on firm strategic capabilities (β = .276, p = .000<.05). The study also found that firm strategic capabilities have a significant effect on MSME growth at 95% confidence level (β = .124, p = .026<.05). Firm strategic capabilities did not however have a significant mediating effect on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and MSME Growth (β = .0617, p = 111>.05; LLCI=-.0020; ULCI=.0273). The study concludes that among MSMEs in the manufacturing sector in Kenya, innovative, risk tolerant and proactive owners/managers are likely to achieve growth, regardless of their strategic capabilities. It is recommended that MSME owners/managers innovate, take risks and stay proactive in their businesses in order to grow. It is also recommended that strategic policy decisions of MSMEs should focus on enhancing their positions in respect of innovativeness, proactiveness and risk propensity.
Review: Stimulant Augmentation with Antidepressant in Elderly Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
Authors: Haddad Dr. Eva , Marashdeh Dr. Muath , Qamar Alia , Al-Alwan Dr. Malik , Al-Zubi Arafat Arafat
Published: March 2021

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), depression affects about 1%-5% of the general elderly population, 13.5% in elderly who require home healthcare, and 11.5% in older hospital patients” CDC, 2017. Depression in the elderly is accompanied by functional weakening and early death due to suicide and other causes, Symptoms may include sadness; lack of interest, power, and ability to concentrate; insomnia and decreased appetite; and co-disease. Elderly patients have a lower response to antidepressant medications than adult patients.
Assessment of the Capacity to Implement Competence-based Curriculum in Isiolo County Primary Schools, Kenya
Authors: Atikiya Dr. Rukia
Published: March 2021

To address the shortfall of the outcome system of education (8-4-4) that is currently underway and to improve quality of education by making it more relevant to the need of the society, the Kenyan government embarked on yet another educational reform. This was the implementation of the competence-based curriculum which was rolled out in January, 2019 in pre- primary and lower primary levels of basic education. The purpose of this study was to assess the capacity to implement competence-based-curriculum by Isiolo County Primary Schools. Descriptive research design was employed. The study sample comprised of 48 head teachers, 48 pre-school teachers, 13 parents with children in lower primary who were picked using snowballing, and 2 Ministry of education and County education officials who were picked using convenient sampling. Questionnaire and interview were the main tool used for data collection. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis for qualitative data. The findings of the study revealed that the teaching and learning materials are not adequate, the learning environment is not appropriate, inadequate teachers for competence-based curriculum delivery. Whilst most of the schools are connected to electricity, the schools had no computer labs, computers or libraries, which are key resource in the delivery of the competence-based curriculum. The study further revealed that the pre-school teachers are still ill-equipped to implement the new curriculum despite being trained and lacked computer skills. Majority of parents are also not sensitized on the content and their role in competence-based curriculum implementation hence not able to contribute positively. The study recommends provision of adequate learning and teaching materials, improvement of learning infrastructure, recruitment of additional teachers, enhancement of capacity of pre-school teachers through further training on CBC as well as computer skills, sensitization of parents as well as provision of additional finances to schools to ensure successful implementation of competence-based-curriculum.
Analysis of the Effects of Ex–Ante Risk Management Strategies on Agripreneurs Financial Performance in North Central Nigeria
Authors: Okutue N.J. , Idisi P.O.
Published: March 2021

This study evaluated the effect of ex-ante risk management strategies on agripreneur’s financial performance in North Central Nigeria. The multistage random sampling technique was adopted in the selection of the agripreneurs that was used to select 300 respondents from Nasarawa, Niger and Kogi States .Well -structured questionnaires were used to elicit the required data from the respondents. Descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The agripreneurs adopted risk identification, risk evaluation and risk communication as ex-ante risk management strategies. Brainstorming was used by 33.33 percent of the agripreneurs, which is the major type of risk identification technique adopted. The failure mode and effect analysis method of risk evaluation was adopted by majority of the agripreneurs representing 38.67 percent of the respondents. 28.30 percent of the agripreneurs communicated issues relating to risk from the management to the worker. The value of the R2 for the input, production, processing, marketing and service models indicate that 82.1%, 87.2%, 78.4%, 90.9% and 76.9% of the total variations in the dependent variable were due to the variability of the independent variables. This implies that the ex-ante risk management strategies adopted by the agripreneurs have significant effect on their financial performance. Agripreneurs should be enlightened that risk is essential in the success of a business as entrepreneurs with high risk attitude may earn more returns. Government should come up with policies meant to protect agripreneurs from undue risk exposure to reduce the level of risk.
The Proof of Mass Decay
Authors: Gimsa Andreas
Published: March 2021

It is high time that scientists recognise the general mass decay of all objects in the universe. Otherwise, the process of physical knowledge will remain severely limited. For the world is changeable and existing material structures, including the masses, must change with it. Change presupposes a flow of time, which in turn is influenced and caused by matter [1.].
Service Quality of domestic airlines in the face of COVID-19 in Nepal
Authors: Biswakarma Dr Gangaram , Gnawali Achyut
Published: March 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has turned the aviation industry on its head, transforming the passenger experience drastically. The airlines have faced significant challenges due to both the Covid-19 pandemic, the sequence of lockdowns and the provisions of safety and security legislation. There is more concern about the growing feeling that passengers are aware of the level of service. Airlines not only need to focus on service quality in today's highly competitive air transport environment, but also need to focus more on safety and security issues, especially at the time of the Covid-19 pandemic. The research related to these dimensional studies becomes more important in the COVID-19 scenario. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the impact of service quality dimensions on the overall quality of service of domestic airlines in Nepal in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. A quantitative methodology with a descriptive and explanatory research design was adopted in the study. A sample of 200 passengers recently travelling after the lockdown and reopening of the domestic airline service has been contacted. Out of which 160 responded to the questionnaire. In the sense of COVID-19 post lockdown operations, the service quality of domestic airlines is affected by various factors. All the likely factors that influence the quality of airlines need to be considered by airlines. Reliability, assurance, tangibility, empathy, and responsiveness are the variables. All these aspects play an important role in providing passengers with a reliable service. The dimensions of reliability, tangibility and responsiveness need to concentrate more on having the standard of service as desired in the sense of COVID-19 by domestic airlines in Nepal. It means that during COVID-19 and similar situations, tangibility must concentrate on the highest level of operation.
The effect of diversification on firm performance: Evidence from Listed Companies in Vietnam
Authors: Long Khuc Dai , Thu Bui Thi , Mai Ha Quynh
Published: March 2021

The study was conducted to investigate the relationship between diversification on Board and firm performance. The investigation has been performed using panel data procedure for a sample of 204 Vietnamese listed companies in two different groups: Large cap and Mid cap, listed in HOSE and HNX during the period of five years from 2015 to 2019. The study uses three performance measures (including return on equity, return on asset, Tobin’s Q) as dependent variable. The independent variables for measurement of diversification on Board are the number of females and the diversification for Supervisory Board are the number of females only. Other independent variables are average age of Board member, CEO duality and the number of independent directors. The results indicated that firm performance have positive relationship with nationality diversity on Board and gender diversity on Supervisory Board. CEO duality shows a significant result of negative effect on firm performance.
Development of Maritime Professionals in Bangladesh: A Literature Review
Authors: Hossain Mohammad Morad , Islam Prof. Dr. Md. Nazrul
Published: March 2021

Bangladesh has a rich shipping history. The country is dependent economically as well as socially and politically on the industry. While, the country is slowly regaining global recognition, the industry is no less on challenges. The seafarers face major issues due to the factors such as conditions of the maritime education and training institutes, forged documentation, negative reputation of the country, etc. Further, the seafarers of Bangladesh also lack skills and training when compared to the seafarers of the other developed countries. Moreover, the country lacks technological resources too, which makes it even more difficult for the seafarers to grow in the industry. The article looked at the different sets of improvements that can be made to the shipping industry and make it easy for the seafarers to get proper jobs in the industry. This study explored the challenges and opportunities for the seafarers and the industry though a review of literature.
Participación de la mujer en el cooperativismo costarricense (1989-2018)
Authors: Sánchez Boza Roxana
Published: March 2021

La historia de la participación de la mujer en el Cooperativismo costarricense se puede escribir a partir de finales de la década de los ochenta, época en la que la mujer y su aporte al cooperativismo permaneció invisibilizado. Durante tres décadas un reducido grupo de mujeres, con una visión clara sobre la naturaleza jurídico-social de las cooperativas, así como de sus principios, han dado una lucha por lograr una participación político-económica en igualdad de condiciones y con equidad de género, dentro de la organización cooperativa. Los resultados aún no han sido positivos, pese a las políticas públicas del Estado costarricense en esa ruta y un contexto general favorable del cooperativismo mundial, dado que la Alianza Cooperativa Internacional que promueve el establecimiento de una igualdad y equidad a favor de las mujeres cooperativistas en los países de América.

Recibido: 18 diciembre 2018Aceptado: 08 enero 2019
La Escuela Taller de la Chiquitania (Bolivia): los talleres productivos como posible germen de empresas de economía social
Authors: Díez Ácimas Luis
Published: March 2021

La Escuela Taller de la Chiquitania (ETCH) nace en 2007, con el objetivo de contribuir a la rehabilitación integral del Conjunto Misional de San José de Chiquitos. Posteriormente, ha intervenido en los otros cinco conjuntos misionales nominados Patrimonio de la Humanidad ubicados en la Chiquitania. En 2017, se inicia un nuevo ciclo en la ETCH, creando dos talleres productivos, con el objetivo de buscar una mayor sostenibilidad técnica, económica e institucional del proyecto. En el programa de asistencias técnicas de cooperación internacional del Ministerio de Trabajo, Migraciones y Seguridad Social de España, correspondiente a 2018, se incluye una que tiene como destinataria a la ETCH con el objetivo de incluir la perspectiva de la economía social en las actividades de la escuela; y, especialmente, en los talleres productivos. En este artículo, se reflejan las actuaciones de la asistencia técnica llevada a cabo, después de conocer la ETCH y la realidad socioeconómica de la Chiquitania.

Recibido: 18 enero 2019Aceptado: 28 febrero 2019