bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Novel Green Approach for Lead Adsorption and Isotherm Evaluation
Authors: Dharsana M. , Arul Jose J. Prakash
Published: March 2023

Environmental damage due to the discharge of organic pollutants and heavy metal toxins has become a major topic of concern for the past couple of years. Using just a natural adsorbent to solve wastewater concerns has lately gained popularity as an ecologically acceptable solution that encourages long-term growth. A range of approaches, including adsorption to the surface of agricultural leftovers, have been used to minimize heavy metals in an aqueous medium. Lead is amongst the most hazardous and widely discovered toxic substances in industrial waste. Citrus limetta peel powder, Banana peel powder, and Betel leaf powder were chosen as adsorbents in this study to absorb synthetic lead from an aqueous solution since they are low-cost materials. Our research aims to find natural bio-sorbents that can remove highly hazardous Pb2+ ions from aqueous solutions. The importance of contact time, concentrations, adsorbent-based dose, and pH in the adsorption process is investigated. The adsorption rate for betel leaves, Citrus limetta peel, and banana peel was 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 g.L-1. Citrus limetta peel (10 g.L-1), banana peel (5 g.L-1), and betel leaf (5 g.L-1) provide the highest lead adsorption. Material characterization is used to determine the lead nitrate process in lead adsorption. The capacity of the lead-adsorbing substances to achieve adsorption equilibrium was assessed and estimated using linear Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms, with the experimental data fitting the Freundlich isotherm models.
Variability and Trend in Summer Monsoon Rainfall and its Correlation with Crop Yield in the Districts of Andhra Pradesh During 2011-2020
Authors: Kavitha Chandu , Raju A. Dharma , Kumar S.V.J.
Published: March 2023

In the context of climate change and its impact on agriculture, the paper analyses the trend of monsoon rainfall and its correlation with crop yield in Andhra Pradesh. The summer monsoon is the main rainy source of water for the state of Andhra Pradesh. The Kharif crops depend on the southwest monsoon rains to the extent that its adverse variability may lead to water stress and agrarian crisis. It has been observed from the study that in recent years the contribution of monsoon rainfall during September is increasing, and any harvest during the month is correspondingly affected, leading to a decline in the crop yield.
Experimental Study on Heat Recovery of Air Dryer from Waste Heat Energy of Condensing Unit from VCRS Air Conditioner
Authors: Yaakop S. N. , Md Fauadi M. H. F. , Damanhuri A. A. Muhammad
Published: March 2023

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) is a system to condition indoor air by cooling or heating to achieve thermal comfort for a human being. The HVAC system operates based on the refrigeration cycle, where heat is dissipated from the condensing unit in the warm air arrangement. This represents an ironic foundation of heat that might be recovered for further schemes or applications. In this paper, experimental work was developed to validate the proposed heat recovery system using heated air released from the condenser unit of the HVAC system as a source for the air dryer for the drying rack. Four different output parameters are to be observed in this research: the dry-bulb temperature of the air exit from the condenser unit, the dry-bulb temperature of the air inflowing the dryer, and the drying time and the relative humidity of the air leaving the dryer. These experimental works were conducted using a domestic application of a 1.0 hp air conditioning (AC) system with R-22 refrigerant gas and based on the following factors: The three-variant mass of wet clothes, the three-stage of mechanical fan speed for releasing warm air from the condenser, and the effect of variable ambient or surrounding air dry-bulb temperature were studied. A physical prototype of the dryer was constructed for proof-of-concept purposes. The experimental output was then analyzed to obtain precision and accurate data. To determine the system behavior, a refrigeration cycle analysis was conducted. It has been shown that an AC system of 1.0 hp can cover wet clothes drying of weights 1950 g, 4255 g, and 6350 g at 55, 80, and 110 min with a constant air velocity of 0.34 m-3.s-1 in an ambient temperature of 33°C. The significant contribution of this research is the proposed heat-recovery-based air dryer system with the capability to increase the Coefficient of Performance (COP) of the AC unit from 2.36 to 2.70. Hence, the energy-saving was received using the heat-recovered-based air dryer instead of a commercial electric air dryer system that uses high power consumption from their heater element.
Optimization of Biodiesel Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology and Production of Biodiesel
Authors: Singh Y. K.
Published: March 2023

The requirement for a renewable and environmentally gracious alternative resource of energy has grown in recent years as a result of increased knowledge of the negative impacts of petroleum-based fuels on the environment and the regular rise in crude oil prices. Biodiesel has been proven to be the ideal replacement for diesel because of its unique qualities, such as a huge decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, nonparticulate matter pollutants, non-sulfur emissions, less toxicity, and degradability. This article examines the pre-treatment stage, the physiological and chemical features of WCO, transesterification, esterification, and the manufacturing of biofuel from waste-cooked oil using several techniques and catalyst types. The elements that influence the stated process parameters are investigated, with a particular focus on the methanol to oil ratio (molar ratio), time of reaction, the temperature of the reaction, catalyst percentage, and yield of biodiesel. After the production of biodiesel, we can optimize the process parameters, for example, methanol to oil ratio, the temperature of the reaction, duration of reaction, and catalyst percentage, and also optimize the yield of biofuel generation with the CCD design of the Response surface methodology (RSM) algorithm using Design Expert software.
Accelerated synchronization in system with SSS (spread spectrum signal) with optimized structure
Authors:   HIGHER SCHOOL OF TRANSPORT „TODOR KABLESHKOV” SOFIA, Andonov Antonio
Published: March 2023

In the systems with spread spectrum signal the quasi-coherent acceptance can not be made without prior synchronization, because in the real conditions the phase, position of time and Doppler shift frequency are unknown. For the purposes of processing of quasi-coherent SSS should make the introduction of tracking devicesin step with an accuracy determined by the area of the grip devices. The accuracy of determining the frequency and the delay of the received signal must be determined by the appropriate intervals of the correlation of the signal. To minimize the time for initial synchronization, the signal should be changed so that the autocorrelation function at each stage to be agreed with the necessary increase in aposteriority density.
Justification of nondestructive testing
Authors: Genov Borislav
Published: March 2023

Progress in technology has enabled improvement in performance of materials and processes. These advancements lead to reduction in size and weight of engineering structures. But these structures become more sophisticated and expensive,and these lead to introduce quantitative nondestructive measures to ensure quality throughout all production process. This is particularly true for these applications, where the cost of the failure of a component can be unavoidable high compared to the cost of preventive measures, or the failure may cause catastrophic consequences. The following paper reviews present philosophy and justification of use of nondestructive testing (NDT).
Space radiation dose and particle flux distribution from low Earth to Moon orbits
Authors:   PACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, SOFIA,, Semkova Jordanka
Published: March 2023

The space radiation is a very important component of the space weather and affects both the space crew and electronic devices in space flights. The Bulgarian scientists together with number of international partners for more than 20 years conduct research of the ionizing radiation distribution from the Earth surface to the Moon orbit. In this paper we present some results for space radiation doses observed during number of experiments on the Mir manned space station, International Space Station, on unmanned satellites Foton-M2, Foton-M3 around the Earth and on Chandrayan-1 satellite around the Moon. Discussed is the contribution of the galactic cosmic rays and trapped radiation to the particle fluxes and absorbed doses. Key words: Ionizing Space radiation, Galactic cosmic rays, Solar cosmic rays, Earth radiation belts, Space radiation measurements, Low Earth orbit, Moon orbit.
Visir optic appliances designed for observation on the board of spaceships
Authors:   BAS, Zhekov Zhivko
Published: March 2023

The criteria for the efficiency definition of visir optic appliances for observation on the boards of spaceships are related to: the eye characteristics – the pupil diameter in dependence of the back-ground brightness, the visual sharpness and the utmost contrast; the photometric characteristics of the observed object and the background – their brightness and contrast; the optic characteristics of the visir optic appliance – magnification, vision field, entrance pupil diameter, light permeability, etc. Because the above mentioned class of appliances for cosmic research is used to observe distant ob-jects, when evaluating their efficiency, it is important to render an account of the atmospheric conditions. The visual distance of the distant objects depends on the photometric characteristics, on the object size and its shape. The presented in this research criteria for efficiency of the visir optic appliances used for observation on the boards of spaceships and also the coefficient which counts for the atmospheric influence allow evaluating the object visibility in the conditions of a natural landscape.
Tropopause dynamics and temperature anomalies on the Black Sea surface
Authors: Manev Angel
Published: March 2023

The suggested research analyzes the tropopause dynamics during the short-term temperature anomalies on the Black Sea surface for a period of 11 years. Satellite data for the condition of the tropopause and the temperature fields on the sea surface are used as a basis from several satellite systems. Tropopause uplifting is registered almost always before the onset of anomalous surface heating process. Issues are dis-cussed for the generation of the temperature anomalies and their connection with the atmospheric processes.
Diet Recommendation Model Using Multi Constraint Metaheuristic and Knapsack Optimization Algorithm.
Authors: Gautam Leena , Gulhane Vijay
Published: March 2023

Various nutrients are necessary for humans to remain healthy and active. Maintaining a high quality of life now depends on keeping track of everyday eating habits to prevent consuming too many calories and incorrect nutrients. Computerized applications can help Indian elderly people maintain and improve their overall health by providing pertinent information such as calories and nutritional details and following a strict diet plan suited to their ailments. In order to create optimized diet plans that take disease prevalence, food availability, and user preferences into account, the paper offers the Multi Constraint Metaheuristic integrated with the Knapsack approach. The solution's quality is attained by applying a dynamic, personalized set of food items. The average error percentage obtained by the suggested algorithm is 4.15.
Detection of Pneumonia Using Deep Learning
Authors: Nishant Borkar  , Atharva  Zararia  , Riddhi Gangbhoj  , Prashant Kumar  , Vaishnavi Bhaiyya
Published: March 2023

The main idea of the research paper is to detect pneumonia from the patient’s chest x- rays. Pneumonia is the infection that causes inflammation of the air sacs in one or both the lungs. The air sacs are filled with purulent material (pus) causing breath shortness, cough, fever, chills.A variety of bacteria, viruses, and fungi can cause pneumonia. In this paper, we used machine learning algorithms to process x-ray images to determine whether or not the patient has pneumonia. This Experiment focusses on the use of deep learning algorithms with VGG16 pre-processing, keras and adams in order to build a model with high accuracy.
Novel Study on Localization in Scene Text Detection
Authors: Sonsare Pravinkumar , Jain Rushabh , Runwal Rutuj , Dave Kunal , Banode Ashutosh
Published: March 2023

Scene text detection has been one of the most important topics for research in computer vision. With constant development and rise in deep learning, computer vision technology has undergone an impactful transformation. In the era before deep learning, there existed algorithms and technologies for scene text detection, but the performance was mediocre. In recent years, deep learning technology has remarkably transformed scene text detection. Researchers have witnessed notable advancements in the approach, methodology, and overall performance of the newly discovered techniques. In this paper, the predominant focus is on summarizing and analysing the significant progress in scene text detection through deep learning. This paper covers an introduction to scene text detection, steps to perform scene text recognition and detection, technique before deep-learning, recent techniques and their insights, some results, and an overview by comparing the algorithms. We will also emphasize the criteria that make a search algorithm a good choice for performing scene text detection and recognition, the notable differences incorporated by deep learning, and analyse the drawbacks of the techniques used before deep learning. This paper would be helpful to understand the key differences that have changed this field and also some remaining challenges.
Real-Time Drowsiness Detection System for Student Tracking using Machine Learning
Authors: Dilipkumar Borikar  , Himani Dighorikar  , Shridhar Ashtikar  , Ishika Bajaj  , Shivam Gupta
Published: March 2023

Many studies on fatigue detection have been carried out that were focused on experimention over different technologies. Machine vision based driver fatigue detection systems are used to prevent accidents and improve safety on roads. We propose the design of an alerting system for the students that will use real time video of a person to capture the drowsiness level and will signal alert to the student when the student is in that state of fatigue. A device, if enabled with the system, will start the webcam and track the person. An alert will be generated based on the set frame rate when a continuous set of frames are detected as drowsy. The  conventional methods cannot capture complex expressions, however the vailability of deep learning models has enabled a substantial research on detection of states of a person in real time. Our system operates in natural lighting conditions and can predict accurately even when the face is covered with glasses, head caps, etc. The system is implemented using YOLOv5 models (You Look Only Once) is an extremely fast and accurate detection model.
A Model for Clustering and Predicting Customer Behavior in a Structured Data Set
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, 79013 Ukraine, Boyko Nataliya
Published: March 2023

The main goal of the work is to study the process of leads coring. In this paper, two ways of lead generation are explained – manual and using predictive models. This condones, per investigation, is the most efficient way to score a lead.The analytical review starts with an overview of existing lead scoring methods, describing each and comparing the pros and cons. There is an analytical comparison of the products that already exist on the market, such as HubSpot, Infer, PipeCandy and Maroon.ai. As a conclusion from this comparison, the effect of this study has a benefit in that it is a low-weight plugin with a significantly lower price than the market median. To provide a list of methods and algorithms used and describe why each was selected for a specific goal. Four aggregations were made to choose the best-fitting model, resulting in the LightGBM selection. There is a comprehensive description of the LighGBM features and math background, along with an explanation of GOSS. Also, after the model was selected, the set data manipulations were done, such as aggregation, class weight balance, tuning and exhaustive analysis, and correction of disbalance. In part to the results, there is an extensive analysis of the model performance after studying the data set and usage in a real-case CRM – Salesforce. As results showed – the created plugin can be easily integrated into any CRM solution using the native marketplaces or package-delivery systems.
Peeling Reveals Problems of Strength Standards for Brittle Materials
Authors:   HydrogenUnited.org, B15 3HE, Birmingham UK, Kendall Kevin
Published: March 2023

Peeling creates a ubiquitous crack used regularly to open plastic packaging. Such peel cracks have been utilised for centuries, especially in separating cellulose fibres, yet these peeling cracks are not usually mentioned in fracture texts [1,2]. In this paper, theories and experiments show that peel cracks have unique properties quite different from the tensile-test cracks generally used to define and standardize strength of materials. Peeling is the easiest fracture test at the lowest force with the simplest theory describing constant speed cracks that are readily observed. It differs markedly from the catastrophic tensile cracks seen in many brittle materials such as concrete and glass, that accelerate rapidly at high force. The problem is that strength in peeling is not consistent with strength in tension. There is a large size effect in peeling where strength drops for larger sample size. Therefore, standards need to be modified. This paper describes peeling observations in several crack test geometries, fitting the energy theory of thermodynamic crack equilibrium, contrary to the stress/strength criteria that dominate existing brittle-material standards, which need correction.
Efficacy and Safety of Automated Antiseptic Lavage and Suctioning of Oral, Oropharyngeal, and Subglottic Secretions (Vapcare) Among Ventilated Patients with COVID-19 Developing VentilatorAssociated Events During Hospitalization: A Prospective Randomized Open Blinded End-Point Study
Authors:   Clinical Education and Research Coordinator (Consultant), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Manoj Adarsh
Published: March 2023

Background: Globally, invasive mechanical ventilation is one of the many methods relied on by intensivists to treat patients diagnosed with COVID-19. In this population, substandard oral care and secretion management permit the colonization of pathogens in the oral cavity and aspiration of these microbeladen secretions is the leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). This study was conducted to analyze the effects of VapCare, an automated and intelligent secretion clearance and oral hygiene management system for VAP prevention, compared to the manual process.
Fresh Water Snails (Bulinus and Lymnaea) in Canals in Imo State, Nigeria: Their Public Health Importance and Implications for Control
Authors:   Department of Public Health, Abia State University, Uturu Abia, Nigeria, Ezinna E Enwereji
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Researchers have emphasized the need to adopt feasible strategies that will reduce repeated human contacts with freshwater snails in contaminated water so as to protect humans against infection. This study is aimed to identify strategies that are capable of protecting humans from being infected by snails in contaminated freshwater canals along dwellings areas in Imo State, Nigeria.
Quantitative Evidence of Benefit on Longevity from the Traditional Medicine Practice of Lifestyle Management Using Collected Data from Y2014 to Y2022 While Applying the Space-Domain Energy Model of Viscoplastic Medicine Theory Based On Gh-Method: Math-Physical Medicine
Authors:   Gerald C. Hsu, EclaireMD Foundation, USA, Hsu Gerald C
Published: March 2023

Since 2010, the author has practiced the lifestyle of choosing high-quality food from the Mediterranean diet which includes fresh vegetables & fruits, nuts & seeds, fish, and olive oil, while avoiding red meat, processed foods, unhealthy snacks, and sugary food. He also controlled his food portion size around 50% to 75% of his previous food consumption amount prior to Y2010 (as the 100% yardstick). He walks about 7 miles (10 km or 16,000 steps) each day, including 4,000 steps after each meal. In addition, he practices Chinese Tai-chi movement and arms/leg stretching. He maintains 7-8 hours of sleep with minimal interruption, such as nighttime urination. He avoids stressful events or incidents as much as possible and practices meditation but does not take herbs or receive acupuncture, spiritual therapies, etc.
Health-related quality of life in twins with clubfoot
Authors:   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Childrens Section, Odense University Hospital, Denmark., Engell Vilhelm
Published: March 2023

Introduction: Clubfoot is one of the most common congenital orthopedic conditions requiring treatment. The aim of this study was to examine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in twins with congenital clubfoot (CTEV)
Fractures through a biphalangeal toe: A pitfall to avoid
Authors:   Department of Radiology David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, CA, USA., L Seeger Leanne
Published: March 2023

Background: The presence of two rather than three phalanges involving a lateral toe is a common variant. This is most often seen at the 5th toe. A fracture through the expected location of the distal interphalangeal joint can mimic a normal triphalangeal toe, leading to a delayed diagnosis. Our purpose was to identify these often elusive fractures in order to evaluate and document their existence for increased clinical awareness and improved patient care
Conventional a.p.-radiographs are not reliable in detecting acetabular and proximal femur fractures in the elderly
Authors:   Department for Orthopaedic Trauma Ulm University, Germany Albert-Einstein-Allee 23 D-89081 Ulm, Germany, Schicho Andreas
Published: March 2023

Blunt pelvic traumata are common injuries especially among elderly patients. It is well known, that standard x-ray diagnostics fail to detect all fractures. We set up a retrospective study to gain a profound knowledge of the actual informative value of a single, plain a.p. pelvic radiograph in these injuries for detecting acetabular and proximal femoral fractures as a standardized starting point in the radiologic work-up. We analysed the radiological reports, all validated by a board certified radiologist, for patients aged 75 years and older who had a blunt pelvic trauma and had both a standard a.p. pelvic x-ray and pelvic CT scan in the emergency department over a 3-year period. In 233 patients aged 75 years and older, we found 35 acetabular fractures. The calculated specificity of the plain x-ray was high (97.3%), but sensitivity was rather low (66.6%). The positive and negative predictive value were 85.7% and 92.4%, respectively. The number of proximal femur fractures found in CT was comparable (n = 46; prevalence 19.8%). The calculated sensitivity was 82.6%, specificity 93.0%, positive predictive and negative predictive values were 74.5% and 95.6%. We thus recommend the a.p. radiograph as the first step in the diagnostic pathway. But according to the crucial clinical assessment, a CT scan should be obtained whenever in doubt of the reliability of the plain x-ray, especially in elderly patients.
Rice bodies: a rare presentation of tubercular arthritis of the knee joint
Authors: Ali Nadeem
Published: March 2023

Rice bodies are most of the times encountered in rheumatological disorders. They have also been seen in tuberculosis, though rarely. With tuberculosis, rice bodies are usually associated with bursae and tenosynovium and very rarely with large joints. We report a rare case of intra articular rice bodies associated with tuberculosis of the knee joint that mimicked monoarticular rheumatoid arthritis and pigmented villonodular synovitis clinically, with absent constitutional and laboratory features suggestive of tuberculosis.
Indications to Paul Grammont Prosthesis
Authors:   Viale Regina Margherita, Altamura (bari), Italy, Bernardino Saccomanni
Published: March 2023

The outcome of an anatomical shoulder replacement depends on an intact rotator cuff. In 1981 Grammont designed a novel large-head reverse shoulder replacement for patients with cuff deficiency. Such has been the success of this replacement that it has led to a rapid expansion of the indications. We performed a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the functional outcome of each indication for the reverse shoulder replacement. Secondary outcome measures of range of movement, pain scores and complication rates are also presented.IN this review, there are not figures and outcomes.
A New Treatment Method for Chronic Knee Pain for the Elderly: Treating Inflammatory Immune Membranes as A New Medical Hypothesis
Authors:   Department of Legal Medicine, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan, J Alkhatib Ahed
Published: March 2023

As age increases, people experience a wide scope of chronic diseases including chronic knee pain. The objective of this study was to introduce our new therapeutic approach for chronic knee pain. A ground powder of Urtica pilulifera was mixed with Vaseline to make a cream. Another part of the same powder was mixed with honey. For patients with knee pain, they applied Urtica pilulifera cream before sleeping and to wrapped it with the enveloping plastic over-night. This was applied for up to 10 days. The second part, Urtica pilulifera powder mixed with honey, was taken daily as a spoon in the morning and another spoon at the evening. This therapeutic approach was applied by 4 males (age range 70-84 years old), and 2 females (age range 72-80 years). All of them had chronic knee pain and movement limitations. After applying this new therapeutic approach, within 7 days, they restored better quality of life in terms getting rid of pain, and movement without pains. Taken together, our new therapeutic strategy for chronic knee pain was effective. We think that treating inflammatory immune membranes was the reason beyond the success of this treatment.
Pitfalls in a Gamer's Paradise--A systematic Review
Authors:   MBBS & Ex-Student Terna Medical College and Hospital, CHOKSHI Aishwarya
Published: March 2023

Video games and tenpin bowling are two things highly admired by everyone looking for active indoor recreation. Hence, the aim is to throw light on the type injuries related to these recreational sports and their prevention. Video games are gaining utmost popularity in the light of the current pandemic where people are forced to stay home and they (especially children and young adults) resort to Virtual Reality and other kinds of video games for entertainment. Hence,Video gaming injuries which were once upon a time considered as a novelty diagnosis, are becoming highly prevalent.These injuries are commonly regarded as eccentric injuries and can sometimes result in lasting limitations.
APPLICATION OF INSECTICIDES – AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE TECHNOLOGY OF CORN PROTECTION AGAINST WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM (DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA LE CONTE)
Authors: Nemkevich M. G. , Samonov A. S. , Trepashko L. I.
Published: March 2023

Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte) is a dangerous quarantine pest of corn. To localize and eliminate new foci of its invasion on the territory of Belarus an assessment was made of the biological efficiency of insecticides from different classes: neonicotinoids – 20.8–95.5 %, pyrethroids – 75.2–100 %, organophosphorus compounds – 86.0–100 % and combined insecticides – 85.1–100 %. The developed tactics for the application of insecticides involves the choice of the preparation, taking into account the number of the pest, chemical group and heat resistance.
EFFICIENCY OF SERENADE ASO, SC BIOPREPARATION IN THE PROTECTION OF GARDEN STRAWBERRY FROM GREY ROT
Authors: Meleshko N. I. , Supranovich R. V.
Published: March 2023

The occurrence of garden strawberry grey rot in 2020–2021 over the period of harvesting amounted to, on average, 13,9 % and 21,2 % respectively. A four time application of Serenade ASO, SC biological preparation (Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, strain QST 713) in a dose of 6,0–8,0 l/ha before harvesting held effectively the spread of the disease. In the field experiment on small plots the reduction of the number of infected berries amounted to from 55,4 % to 63,3 %, which affected the yield (up to 37,5 dt/ha).
EFFECT OF AUTUMN APPLICATION OF SETAR,SC ON WINTER RAPESEED OVERWINTER SURVIVAL AND YIELD
Authors: Brui I. G. , Dunkovich E. V.
Published: March 2023

The effectiveness of Setar, SC growth regulator (difenoconazole, 250 g/l + paclobutrazol, 125 g/l) in winter rapeseed var. Vitovt and Mercedes and Mazari hybrids is shown. The application of the preparation in the phase of 4–5 leaves at the application rate of 0,5 l/ha reduces the height of the growing point by 35,8–48,2 %, increases the diameter of the root crown on the average by 6,3–16,2 %, increases overwinter survival on average by 14,0 and 8,5 % on Vitovt variety Mercedes hybrid, and the oilseed yield by 2,4–5,4 dt/ha depending on the variety.
EFFICIENCY OF LIFILINE, WS HERBICIDE IN NEAR TRUNK LANES OF THE GARDEN
Authors: Supranovich R. V. , Berlinchik E. E. , Moshtyl S. O.
Published: March 2023

The research on evaluating the biological efficiency of Lifeline, WS herbicide (glufosinate ammonium, 280 g/l), UPL Holdings Ltd, the Netherlands, was carried out in the field experiments in near trunk lanes of the apple garden.

It’s established that Lifeline, WS with a three time application to fruit plants in a dose of 1,1 and 1,8 l/ha showed a high biological efficiency against perennial and annual weeds (100 %). By the time of harvesting near trunk lanes of the garden were free of weed plants, which was very important for harvesting.

On the basis of the obtained data Lifeline, WS (glufosinate ammonium, 280 g/l) was included in the State List of Plant Protection Means and Fertilizers Approved for Use in the Republic of Belarus.
EFFICIENCY OF SOIL APPLIED HERBICIDES IN SUNFLOWER PLANTS
Authors: Yakovenko A. M. , Bobovich A. N. , Zaprudsky A. A. , Myshkevich E. A. , Turovets O. A. , Naumovets O. V.
Published: March 2023

The paper presents the results of the research on identifying the biological efficiency of soil applied herbicides in oil sunflower under the conditions of Gomel and Brest regions. In the technology of protecting sunflower from weed plants it’s advisable to use soil herbicides which can control almost completely plant infestation during the whole vulnerable period of the crop, in particular within the first 40 days of vegetation.
Moderating Effect of Earnings Persistence on the Relationship Between International Financial Reporting Standards Implementation and Earnings Response Coefficient of Listed Companies in Nigeria
Authors: Beredugo Sunny Biobele
Published: March 2023

This study examined the moderating effect of earnings persistence on the relationship between International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Implementation and Earnings Response Coefficient (ERC) of listed companies in Nigeria. This was done to evaluate the reason behind the poor utilization of capital market, especially equity market for funding of developmental project by both public and private sector entities. This study adopted historical-descriptive and content analysis research designs. This was conducted using forty six listed companies in Nigerian covering the period of 6 years (2013 to 2018). The data of the study was analyzed using the Partial Least Square. The results of the cross sectional effect model show that IFRS implementation brings about high quality information, but it is not sufficient enough to induce a change in the ERC. It was discovered that investors and speculators alike pay close attention to the degree to which current period earnings shocks persist in the future, and this outcome propels the IFRS compliance to enhance a high earnings response coefficient of firms in the stock market. It is therefore recommended that the financial reports of listed companies in Nigerian should be designed to improve the information contents of accounting earnings in order to include inherent socio-economic risk, full disclosure of net income, past and prospective earnings
Pentru o poetica a imaginarului: xilogeneza în basmul fantastic românesc
Authors:   Academia Română, Muzeul de Artă Veche Apuseană, Cioancă Costel
Published: March 2023

Configuring a certain form of life and a (different) image of the body-taken, the reason for the birth of a fairytale hero from a wood (xylogenesis), anchors the subject under discussion in an area of the mythical. The interpretive auspices given to wood/tree by archaic cultures, have positioned it almost invariably in the orderly symbolism of the centre (to the World). From the well -known cosmic tree of Old Testament mythology (the „tree of life”) to the famous Yggdrasil of Scandinavian mythology, not to mention the tree of enlightenment Bodhi Gaya, the symbolism of the centre-tree of the World (cosmic tree) is broadly the same. In the imaginary-memory cultural relationship aiming at researching the symbol- ism given to the tree/wood over time, the Romanian cultural space was no exception. We have archaeological references that convey the symbol of the sacred tree (fir tree) present on Dacian pottery; we have studies dedicated to the evolution of the symbolism of the cosmic tree on the traditional costume or to the „taking care” of a funerary tree, to the presence of the tree of life in the portals of some Saxon churches, to the motif of the tree of life in Romanian folk architecture etc. The documentation for this study revealed me, by consulting the anthologies of Romanian fairy tales, some interesting aspects taken for this reason at the level of the fantastic epic. None working mechanically, all reflecting the process of the archaic system of symbolic thinking: without immutable patterns, without refractory visions, but always with a symbolic nucleus in the deep layer of the epic. Considering the structural particularities, the coherence and the specificity of the motif approached in the present study, it must be said that at the level of the Romanian fantastic fairy tale we detected, besides the delimits and at the same time „revolves” around xylogenesis, with ontogenetically- different nuances: wearing wooden clothes or living in a tree to avoid incest, with the opening of the tree only through a magical invocation; heroes and/or animals with „name of a tree” but without having to deal with a proper xylogenesis; the passing away of fairytale characters as a result of some existential-human tragedies, in symbolic forms (metamorphosis in trees); varies. Keywords: imaginary, phenomenology, hermeneutics, Romanian fairytale, xylogenesis.
Relația dintre Episcopia Greco –Catolică de Cluj -Gherla și Episcopia Ortodoxă de Cluj ilustrată în „Tribuna Ardealului” (septembrie 1940 – ianuarie 1945)
Authors:   Drd. Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Barna Daniel Cornel
Published: March 2023

The Vienna Diktat caused important territorial changes, affecting the two Romanian Churches, namely the Greek Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. Taking into account both political changes and the new borders, both the Greek-Catholic Diocese of Cluj-Gherla and the Orthodox Diocese of Cluj were on the territory of Hungary, and this new situation determined a stronger solidarity between the two Romanian bishops of Cluj. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to present the way in which the relationship between the two bishops was illustrated in the newspaper Tribuna Ardealului. First of all, the interaction between the two bishops will be highlighted, for example the official events in which they both participated, and also their collaboration regarding the help of the Romanian cultural activity in the chronological interval considered within this research. Secondly, the relationship between the communities of believers of the two Romanian denominations will be captured, with special emphasis on rural communities. Therefore, in addition to reconstructing the historical events considered, the research will also follow the critical analysis of newspaper articles reporting these events, to see what aspects were emphasized, and what message was intended to be transmitted. Keywords: Greek-Catholic Church, bishop, newspaper, solidarity
Afacerea artei. Piața de artă în Marea Britanie în secolele XVII -XVIII
Authors:   Silvia Art Gallery Cluj-Napoca, Suciu Silvia
Published: March 2023

While the royal houses and the aristocracy of Italy, Low Countries, France and Spain had already an history in collecting pieces of art, Great Britain adopted this “fashion” only under Charles the 1st reign, in 17th century. Charles the 1st understood that his painted portraits, sculpted busts and a royal collection of art could bring a higher value to his royal status and this practice was representing the power, the authority and the virtues of a king. He was a prodigious collector and made numerous acquisitions of paintings and statues. He collected the artworks of more than 1750 artists; that formed the basis of Royal Collection, the greatest private collection nowadays. The reign of Charles the 1st was highly significant for the appearance of “Court Painters”, who also had the quality of diplomats at various European courts. Peter Paul Rubens and Antoon Van Dyck have been highly appreciated at the court of Charles the 1st. In his artworks Van Dyck captured the “flamboyant” spirit of the time; he gave brilliance to his characters and transformed significantly the image of the King, providing him a special refinement, as it can be seen in the portraits he painted to Charles the 1st. The next century was marked by painters such as William Hogarth, Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough. Hogarth was considered „the most famous painter in London”, and he brought his important contribution to the establishment of a copyright law. His printed graphic series and satirical paintings have been inspired from the social and political reality of his time. Aristocracy’s and bourgeoisie’s emancipation in the 18th century led to the flourishing of the portraiture. Reynolds and Gainsborough were the most desired painters when it came about making portraits and their fame transcended their time. Keywords: collection, Great Britain, Royal Painter, portrait, art power
Însemne sacre pe accesorii vestimentare neolitice: Spondylu Gaederopus
Authors:   Cluj-Napoca, jud. Cluj, Lazarovici Gheorghe , Lazarovici Cornelia Magda ,   Cluj-Napoca, jud. Cluj
Published: March 2023

The paper analyses a series of special discoveries which show that these items of clothing belong to social and religious elites, or ornaments of some deities. They were used as bracelets and pendants. A more special piece is from Donja Branjevina from the 7th millennium BC, which has been observed to have representations related to the constellations of the sky. Keywords: bracelets, pendants, symbols, constellations, Neolithic
POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS DE SAÚDE DO TRABALHADOR: TEORIA VERSUS PRÁTICA
Authors: Sobreira da Cruz Juliana , Martins Rodovalho Gizele , Silva Melo Rejane da , Taveira Tomás Dayana Adelina
Published: March 2023

O objetivo do estudo é aprofundar nas questões que envolvem as práticas trazidas pela Política Nacional de Saúde e Segurança no Trabalho e Política Nacional de Saúde do Trabalhador e da Trabalhadora, bem como analisar seus êxitos e pontos que ainda precisam de aperfeiçoamento. Esse estudo se refere a uma revisão narrativa explicativa de literatura. Para a realização deste estudo, foi realizado uma busca nas bases de dados do Google Acadêmico e Scientific Eletronic Library OnLine (Scielo) e Portal de Periódicos da Capes e ocorreu no período de outubro e novembro de 2022. Por meio do material levantado emergiram-se duas categorias buscando responder ao objetivo da pesquisa. Sendo uma delas: As principais Políticas Públicas para a Saúde do Trabalhador que realiza um breve histórico da ST e aborda os subsídios legais presentes atualmente, e a outra categoria denominada de: Teoria e prática das políticas públicas para a saúde do trabalhador que busca apresentar como estão as estratégias para a promoção da ST após dez anos da publicação da PNSTT. O que se pode averiguar diante do presente estudo é que a legislação se encontra de certa forma completa à realização de ambientes saudáveis aos trabalhadores, contando com setores divididos, responsáveis por divulgação, levantamento de informações e fiscalização. Contudo, na prática o que se vê são ações desordenadas, desconhecimento dos trabalhadores que compõem o SUS, e falta de capacitação dos trabalhadores presentes nos programas específicos de garantia à ST.
Uncertainty in Working Capital Management and Firm Performance: A COVID-19 Perspective
Authors: HOSSAIN MOHAMMAD REYAD , ZARIYAWATI M. A
Published: March 2023

This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on firms' working capital management (WCM) and, eventually, firms’ performance of 4513 China and 1049 United Kingdom (UK) publicly listed firms. Static panel data analysis was used to achieve the objective of this study. By using the cash conversion cycle (CCC) as a proxy for WCM, we discover that COVID-19 has a negative effect on the WCM of Chinese firms. We also found a statistically significant negative relationship between WCM and Chinese firms’ performance. This suggests that when firms are affected by COVID-19 uncertainty, Chinese firms will be compelled to reduce their account receivables, inventory levels, and seek increased credit terms from suppliers. Contrary to Chinese firms, we discover the positive relationship between COVID-19 and WCM for UK firms. Further, the relationship between WCM and UK firms’ performance is positively associated. The greater investment in WCM by UK firms during the COVID-19 period generated a higher firm performance.
Firms’ Salary Adjustment in Response to Crises
Authors: CHEN YONG CHEN , XING LOW CLEMENT FU
Published: March 2023

This study aims to investigate firms’ behavior on salary adjustment in response to the Covid-19 crisis and presents findings on median basic salary change in the Malaysian labor market by occupational groups during quarters 3 and 4, 2020. The result finds a lower prevailing salary offer for the newly employed. For high-skilled occupations, employees above the age of 40 have seen the median salary class dropping one class below, while the young cohort below age 40 climbs up one salary class. The study has employed different machine learning techniques to build classification models for the prediction of the binary outcomes, namely “salary freeze or cut”, or “salary increase”. The findings discovered that the important factors that increase the likelihood of a “salary
freeze or cut” for the newly employed had been consistently attributed to the occupational group by MASCO and the number of available job vacancies. Besides that, the job opportunity and salary potential for mid-skilled jobs are found to be shrinking despite the younger age cohort of workers receiving a higher median salary in Q4 as compared to Q3;
this, however, comes with a reduction in job vacancies.
Risk Factors Associated With Fragility Fracture Among Older Adults With Fragility Fracture: A Systematic Review
Authors: Abd Kahar Nur Suraya , Chua Siew Kuan , K.A Singh Devinder , Mokhtar Sabarul Afian
Published: March 2023

Aim: To investigate risk factors of fragility fractures among older people. Data Sources: The electronic databases employed were PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar from 2016 to December 2021. Review Method: The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-sectional study. Two independent reviewers screened total 147 articles. Results: Twelve studies were finally included in this review that consisted of 7 cross sectional, 2 longitudinal and 3 cohort studies. Six studies were of good quality and six were fair. Studies that were of good quality showed that physical performance, muscle strength, and falls due to balance impairment were associated with an increased of fragility fractures. While the results for sarcopenia status were uncertain. Conclusion: This review suggests that physical functional related factors were main contributors to the risk of fragility fracture among older people. Lack of research in this area warrants more studies to be carried out in the future.
COVID-19 Outbreak Restrictions on Daily Activities and Its Psychological Impact on Elderly: A Scoping Review
Authors: Mohamad Sabri Mohamad Qayum , Robani Syahirah , Ahmad Roslan Nor Faridah , Matthew Kwai Sang Yau , Che Daud Ahmad Zamir
Published: March 2023

Following the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, restrictions imposed to curb the virus spread may affect the elderly population. Therefore, a scoping review was conducted to map the daily activities restrictions and the psychological impacts on the elderly. Articles from five databases, including Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Science Direct, and Google Scholar were retrieved that used “disease outbreaks” or “infectious disease outbreaks” and “elderly” or “older adult” or “geriatric” or “old age”, which provide relevant insight on the restrictions and psychological impacts on the elderly, published throughout this COVID-19 pandemic until July 2021. Twenty-one eligible articles were included and summarised using thematic analysis. Restrictions throughout the pandemic may, directly and indirectly, impact the elderly’s psychological wellbeing and vary according to their age, gender, previous history of mental illness, comorbidities, and social support. Therefore, the strength of association between each variable should be identified to facilitate healthcare providers in managing the impact of COVID-19 on the elderly population.
Percepção dos professores e alunos sobre a relação entre o comprometimento organizacional e os resultados da avaliação institucional
Authors: Lizote Suzete Antonieta , Schvabe de Morais Marisa Luciana , Batista Marcos Aurélio , Da Luz Josiane , Corrêa Mendes Maria das Graças
Published: March 2023

Este trabalho tem como objetivo analisar a percepção dos professores e alunos sobre a relação entre o comprometimento organizacional e os resultados da avaliação institucional. Com abordagem quantitativa, seus objetivos foram descritivos e os procedimentos adotados foram levantamento e o estudo de caso. O instrumento de coleta de dados foi elaborado à luz do modelo de Meyer e Allen (1991), que aborda o comprometimento nas dimensões: afetiva; instrumental e normativa. Para o processamento dos dados, utilizou-se a Análise de Variância. Os resultados, em relação às avaliações dos acadêmicos, mostraram que os docentes com notas altas também são mais comprometidos afetivamente e normativamente, já os professores que receberam notas baixas tem a menor média na dimensão instrumental. Os docentes que se autoavaliaram com menor nota são mais comprometidos afetivamente e possuem baixo índice no normativo e instrumental. No tempo de serviço o afetivo se mantém estável nos primeiros anos e aumenta a partir do oitavo ano, já no instrumental ocorre o mesmo que no normativo, isto é, os profissionais com até um ano são mais comprometidos. O conhecimento destes relacionamentos pode contribuir significativamente para os coordenadores dos cursos em suas práticas gerenciais, ao possibilitar direcionar ações que estimulem o comprometimento dos docentes no desempenho das suas atividades.