bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ENTROPİ ve MULTIMOOSRAL Yöntemlerine Dayalı Finansal Analiz: BIST Bankacılık Endeksi Üzerine Bir Uygulama
Authors: Vatansever Kemal , Öztemiz Hatice Handan
Published: January 2025

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye Bankalar Birliği (TBB)’ne üye ve BIST Bankacılık Endeksine tabii kamu ve özel mevduat bankalarının finansal performansı karşılaştırmalı olarak analiz edilmiştir. 2019-2021 yılları arasında 9 mevduat bankasına ait finansal rasyolar üzerinden yapılan analizde ENTROPİ temelli MULTIMOOSRAL yöntemi ile bütünleşik bir model kullanılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda en önemli finansal rasyoların karlılık rasyoları olduğu, 2019 yılında en iyi performansın kamu mevduat bankalarına ait olduğu, özel mevduat bankalarının da üst sıralarda yer aldığı belirlenirken, kamu bankalarının başarılı performansını 2021 yılına kadar koruyamadığı belirlenmiştir. Diğer yandan, kamu bankalarının sergilediği performansın aksine, özel mevduat bankaları istikrarı korumuş ve başlangıçta alt sıralarda yer alan bazı özel mevduat bankalarının 4 ila 5 sıra yükseldiği belirlenmiştir.
Ticari Bankacılıkta Kredi Tayınlaması: Sermaye Grupları Üzerine Nedensellik Analizi
Authors: Koç Yurtkur Asuman , Öztunç Oğuz
Published: January 2025

Bu çalışma ticari bankacılık sektöründe kredi tayınlamasının geçerliliğini sermaye grupları bakımından test etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç ile 2010Q1-2022Q2 dönemi için bankaların sermaye durumlarına göre kamu sermayeli, özel sermayeli ve yabancı sermayeli bankalar olmak üzere üç panel oluşturulmuştur. Analiz yöntemi olarak Dumitrescu-Hurlin panel nedensellik testinin tercih edildiği bu çalışmada takipteki krediler/toplam krediler ve toplam krediler/toplam varlıklar değişkenleri kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarında yalnızca kamu sermayeli bankalar paneli için kredi tayınlamasının geçerliliğini destekleyici bulgulara ulaşılmıştır. Özel sermayeli ve yabancı sermayeli bankalar panelleri açısından kredi tayınlamasını destekleyici bulgulara ulaşılamamıştır. Analiz sonuçlarından hareketle kamu sermayeli bankalardan Halkbank ve Vakıfbank'ın analiz döneminde kredi tayınlamasına gittikleri görülmektedir.
The Fissure in the Absolute: A Debate Over Utopia in Critical Theory
Authors:   European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP), Syutkin Anton ,   National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), St. Petersburg, Russia, Serebryakov Artem ,   National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), St. Petersburg, Russia
Published: January 2025

The article presents two independently written narratives, problematizing the question
of the status of utopia and the nature of utopian thinking in German critical
theory and, more broadly, the dialectical philosophical tradition from different
perspectives. In his part of the paper, Anton Syutkin discusses the transformation
of utopian thinking in the context of the development of Marxist and post-Marxist
materialist dialectics. The author demonstrates that in the first half of the 20th
century the dominant idea proposed the possibility of carrying out a planned revolutionary
leap into the utopian kingdom of freedom. This view is shared by the
opposing projects of materialist dialectics of Friedrich Engels and György Lukács.
However, in the second half of the century a fundamental change in mood occurs
after the revolutionary transformation of reality breaks down into terror. Theodor
Adorno’s critical theory insists on the impossibility of presenting utopia as a positive
program. This allows him to save Marxist thought from collapsing into a repressive
totality but leads to the paralysis of the utopian imagination. As an alternative to
these ways of thinking utopia, which compromised themselves in the 20th century,
the author proposes an appeal to the legacy of Ernst Bloch and its re-actualization
with the help of modern materialist dialectics of Slavoj Zizek and Alain Badiou.
Artyom Serebryakov in turn focuses on the debate over utopia between Bloch
and Adorno. The author gives a preliminary analysis of the concept of utopia, showing
that its employment inevitably leads to the problem of representation of the utopian
and the correlation with the good and its images. It is this question that turns out
to be a stumbling block for Bloch and Adorno. While the former is an apologist for
the work of the utopian imagination, for the pursuit of daydreams about the bettermost,
Adorno, on the contrary, considers the representation of the utopian to be unacceptable
in order to save it from reification. Despite such a restriction, the Adornian
position cannot be reduced to melancholic aestheticism, since for Adorno the work
of utopian thinking is expressed in the form of specific demands that are political in
nature and appeal to the necessity for a radical restructuring of society and its institutions.
The question of how utopian thinking, which makes judgments about the principles
of the possible transformation of reality, and the utopian imagination, which
produces images of a better life, should be related is fundamental to determining what
challenges philosophy should set itself and how it should respond to its own failures.
T1_15N_TROSY.nan v1
Authors: KB NAN
Published: January 2025

This protocol describes running 15N T1 TROSY experiment with temperature compensation, sensitivity enhancement, gradient coherence selection, water flip-back, and optional 13C decoupling. This is a pseudo-3D experiment, with the third dimension F1(T1) sampling a list of T1 relaxation delays provided in a separate text file. 1H BIP shaped 180º pulses are used to suppress cross-relaxation and cross-correlated relaxation between 1H and 15N spins during T1 relaxation delay. Temperature compensation involves application of pulses prior to recycle delay delivering the same total RF power for each T1 delay. Total acquisition time thus strongly depends on the maximum T1 delay. This experiment is primarily used for studying protein backbone dynamics on the picosecond to nanosecond scale in combination with 15N T2 TROSY, {1H}-15N HNOE-TROSY, etc. Required isotope labeling: U-15N, or U-15N,13C (with or without 2H). Also suitable for samples with selective ("sparse") 15N-labeling of certain amino acid types. Optimal MW is ≥ 30-35 kDa, depending on magnetic field strength. For smaller systems 15N T1 HSQC may be more appropriate. Field strength preference: detailed analysis of protein backbone dynamics often requires measurement of 15N relaxation rates at multiple fields, though TROSY is most efficient around 800-1200 MHz. It uses the Topspin library pulseprogram 'trt1etf3gpsitc3d'.
Cuidados de enfermagem para citorredução e HIPEC em pacientes críticos: Um protocolo de scoping review
Authors: Weston Fernanda Cirne Lima , Branco Aline , Gnatta Juliana Rizzo , Caregnato Rita Catalina Aquino
Published: January 2025

Objetivo: Mapear os cuidados de enfermagem pós-operatórios indicados para os pacientes críticos adultos e idosos internados em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) após cirurgia de citorredução com hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Método: Trata-se de um protocolo de scoping review no método Joanna Briggs Institute, abordando a questão de pesquisa “quais os cuidados de enfermagem pós-operatórios indicados aos pacientes críticos adultos e idosos internados em UTI após cirurgia de citorredução com HIPEC?”. As fontes de evidência serão extraídas das bases Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL), SCOPUS, Embase, Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) e Web of Science. A fim de garantir a qualidade e transparência da redação, será aplicado o Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Checklist. Todas as etapas ocorrerão através de dois pesquisadores independentes, utilizando o EndNote® e Rayyan®. Os resultados extraídos dos estudos incluídos serão apresentados em forma descritiva narrativa.
The Paradoxical Nature of Kierkegaard’s Concept of Humor: the Religious-Educational Implications of Art and Morality
Authors:   Korean Soc Study Moral Educ, Park Jeong-won
Published: January 2025

Kierkegaard defines human existence as the three stages of aesthetic, ethical, religious. He dedicates irony and humor as an opportunity to implement them. However, it needs to be clarified how the concept of humor, a comical term that evokes laughter, can leap from ethical existence to religious existence. The difficulty about the concept of humor is further amplified in that aesthetic or ethical existence is connected with religious existence.
Kierkegaard sees humor as a paradoxical state that enables confrontation and harmony between universality and individuality, self and world. Humor is the borderline where contradictions collide. It awakens consciousness of boundaries and limits. With it, we become aware that there is not an exclusive confrontation between a finite individual and an infinite being, but a state in which the power of an infinite being is revealed in a finite individual and made aware of itself. Humor is an individual’s acting as a finite person facing the infinite being and negating herself. However, the subject of the negating power does not vanish but rather manifests itself in the status quo with a new creature.
Therefore, the paradox of Kierkegaard’s concept of humor has a clue to understanding the significance of religious-educational insights in art or morality. The typical example of aesthetic existence reflecting humor can be discovered in Schiller’s term, ‘Aesthetica’. And the typical example of ethical existence reflecting humor can be discovered in Lee Hwang’s Neo-Confucian philosophy. So Kierkegaard’s human three existential degrees are not an one-time process, but a series of disciplines in that mind-heart–personality cultivation continues cyclically throughout a whole human’s life.
Moral Education as Socialization: Revisiting Theory of Emile Durkheim
Authors:   Korean Soc Study Moral Educ, Park Dae-Ho , Lee Jae-Ho
Published: January 2025

With today’s emphasis on the reason of the individual, people tend to define the relationship between the individual and society in terms of the former. This trend also affects moral education, and in fact, the perspective of socialization has been neglected in favor of the perspective of development. This study is motivated by the problem that an indispensable element in defining morality has been overlooked today. Durkheim’s theory of moral education is worthy of note because it represents moral education as socialization, which has not received the attention it deserves. His insight that the individual does not shape society, but rather society shapes the individual, and that the individual is shaped by the demands of society, is shocking to modern people. But along with it, his remarkable insight that the socialized man is the freest is a reminder that moral education without attention to society is doomed to failure.
The Moral Difficulties of Adolescent Gambling Issues
Authors:   Korean Soc Study Moral Educ, Choo Jung-Wan
Published: January 2025

The prevalence of underage gambling and its associated negative effects is rising in today’s society. Based on these reasonable worries, this study identifies the primary causes of adolescent gambling, discusses the moral dilemmas surrounding it, and suggests solutions, such as managing teenagers with gambling addiction and preventing teenage gambling. In order to achieve this, Chapter 2 identifies the primary causes of adolescent gambling in terms of environmental factors related to gambling, peer relationships that are familiar with gambling, and individual emotional characteristics of adolescents. Chapter 3 suggests solutions to adolescent gambling issues by highlighting the necessity of universal education on gambling prevention for adolescents as well as recovery and healing perspective management for adolescents who have an addiction to gambling.
Producer vs. Rapper: Who Dominates the Hip Hop Sound?
Authors: Ziemer Tim , Kudakov Nikita , Reuter Christoph
Published: January 2025

In hip hop music, rappers and producers play important but rather different roles. However, both contribute to the overall sound, as rappers bring in their voice, while producers are responsible for the music composition and mix. In this case report, the authors trained self-organizing maps with songs produced by Dr. Dre, Rick Rubin, and Timbaland using the goniometer and mel-frequency cepstral coefficients. With these maps, the authors investigate whether hip hop producers have a unique sound profile. Then, they test whether collaborations with the rappers Eminem, Jay-Z, LL Cool J, and Nas stick to or break out of this sound profile. As these rappers are also producers of some songs, it was investigated how much their sound profile was influenced by the producers who introduced them to beat making. The results speak a clear language: producers have their own sound profile that is unique concerning the goniometer and less distinct concerning mel-frequency cepstral coefficients. They dominate the sound of hip hop music over rappers, who emulate the sound profile of the producers who introduced them to beat making.
Spatial Acoustic Loudspeaker Measurements With a Moving Microphone
Authors: Herzog Stephan
Published: January 2025

Acoustic loudspeaker measurements are an essential aspect in loudspeaker development and design. Established setups usually require acoustic measurement rooms or chambers where the speaker under test has to be installed for conducting the tests. Furthermore, typical spatial measurements require that the speaker has to be rotated on one or two axes. In addition to the traditional approach, there are different methods that use near-field measurements where the microphone is usually moved and the loudspeaker remains at a fixed position. Both techniques commonly make measurements at discrete points or angles in the spatial domain. In this article, the idea of making impulse response measurements in the near-field while the microphone is in movement is proposed and described. This approach leads to much faster results that can be comparable to the results of fixed-point measurements. The focus here is on the properties and the resulting processing of appropriate test signals and on the experimental verification of the method. This method will be applied to the measurement of line arrays, where directivity is of high interest, but it can also be used for other loudspeaker configurations.
Introducing the "Cockpit Party Problem": Blind Source Separation Enhances Aircraft Cockpit Speech Transcription
Authors: Puigt Matthieu , Bigot Benjamin , Devulder Hélène
Published: January 2025

Cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) are one of the two mandatory flight recording devices embarked in commercial aircraft. Its analysis is crucial to understand the context of an air incident or accident. However, in such scenarios, when the audio recordings are usable, CVR may contain strong mixtures of crew member speech signals, radio communications, and cockpit alarms. However, contrary to the “cocktail party problem” that blind source separation (BSS) aims to tackle, modeling CVR mixtures—that are here named the “cockpit party problem”—was never done before. In this paper, the authors thus propose a CVR mixture model and highlight its limitations. While not trivial—even in a two-source scenario—BSS methods can be applied to real CVR recordings. It is found that taking into account several BSS outputs provided by various methods may help audio analysts to transcribe the CVR data. That is, near 90% of unintelligible words can be transcribed from CVR recordings processed by BSS methods.
The Afontova Gora IV (Ovrazhnaya) Site: An Analysis of a Complex with “Ocher” in the Structure of the Paleolithic Layer
Authors: Razgildeeva I. I. , Akimova E. V. , Barkov A. V. , Demonterova E. I. , Klementiev A. M.
Published: January 2025

We analyze a part of the Paleolithic layer of Afontova Gora IV (Ovrazhnaya) in Krasnoyarsk, evidencing intentional exploitation of outcrops of red sandstone and other local rocks. We describe archaeological finds and faunal remains, identify species important for subsistence. Based on the results of the intrasite spatial analysis, we separate an area of domestic activities centered on an open hearth. Scar-patterns and raw material links were analyzed. The preservation of the cultural context was demonstrated. The area likely functioned within a single activity episode. Types of activity are reconstructed. Primary reduction techniques applied to oval-flat pebbles to get first or second order blades were the same as those used to obtain ready wedge-shaped microcores transported to the site. To test the idea that red rocks were used as sources for mineral pigment, rock samples and archaeological artifacts were examined. In samples from Afontova Gora IV, no minerals that could be used to obtain the red pigment of the “ocher” type were found. Pieces of red rock brought to the site must have been used differently. The 14C-date of the complex with cultural remains is ca 18 ka cal BP.
The First Results of Remote Sensing Studies of Mounds with “Mustaches” in Northern Kulunda, Southwestern Siberia
Authors: Balkov E. V. , Karin Y. G. , Pozdnyakova O. A. , Shaparenko I. O. , Marchenko Z. V. , Grishin A. E. , Fadeev D. I.
Published: January 2025

In 2019, a group of previously unknown mounds with “mustaches” was discovered in the north of the Kulunda steppe. They are quite unusual: all of the mounds are ground and located on floodplains. In 2023, a set of remote sensing methods (aerial photography, electromagnetic profiling, and electrical resistivity tomography) was used at Karasuk-1 and Troitskoye-1 to assess the design of the mounds and see if additional features were present on their periphery. For this type of structure, geophysical methods were employed for the first time. Maps based on aerial photography data have made it possible to record the relief features of objects in high detail. Troitskoye-1 consists of five rather than four mounds. Using the electrical tomography method, the composition of the mound platforms was shown to be homogeneous. On geoelectric sections, they correspond to conductive areas ca 0.5 m thick. At both sites, the central mounds do not have “walls” on the eastern side. Apparently, no removal of soil was carried out on that side, in order to provide access to the ritual areas from the space enclosed by the “mustaches”. According to the results of aerial photography, at Karasuk-1 cup-shaped depressions were discovered on the surface of the western ends of the “mustaches”. They can be tentatively associated with the design of the mounds. The northern “mustache” is markedly broken. No additional features were identified inside or near the mounds. The results suggest that both complexes were built at the same time and are autonomous.
Textiles as Product and Symbol. Ritual Gift Exchange Among the Karakalpaks and its Central Asian Parallels
Authors: Kurbanova Z. I. , Oktyabrskaya I. V. , Suraganova Z. K.
Published: January 2025

This article focuses on the structure, content, and symbolic form of gift exchange practices among the Karakalpaks in the 20th and early 21st centuries, drawing on methodologies used by Russian and Western ethnographers. Our approach is based on a comparative analysis of practices and ideology of donating textile products among the Turkic peoples of Central Asia. We used field, archival, and published materials on the ethnography of the Karakalpaks, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Altaians, etc. Characteristics of gift exchange traditions are outlined, functions and symbolism of textiles in rituals are described, and tendencies of their transformation in modern society are assessed. Findings suggest that among most Turkic peoples of Central Asia, gift exchange using textiles has traditionally accompanied many social practices. In Karakalpak family rituals, pieces of cloth were regarded as both material and spiritual values, and their exchange ensured the transfer of vital forces and strengthening the clan structure. As the analysis of modern Karakalpak gift exchange practices has shown, textiles are no longer regarded as products, but have retained their symbolic function at the level of social communication. Such an exchange has become a symbolic expression of mutual aid and solidarity at the family, clan, ethnic, and national levels.
Institutional Economics in the Mirror of 2023 Publications
Authors:   Siberian Federal University, Kurbatova Margarita , Donova Inna ,   Kemerovo State University
Published: January 2025

Bibliographic studies of scientific publications have become popular nowadays. This paper attempts to answer the question – what is happening with institutional economics in Russia. The empirical base is data from the scientific electronic library Elibrary.ru on articles of 2023. At the first stage of the study, a selection of journals was carried out (76 in total). The selection criterion was belonging to Q1 of the Higher Attestation Commission list and inclusion in the top 100 journals according to the Science Index rating (Economics, Economic Sciences). The selected journals are characterised by their founders, place of publication and year of foundation. It is revealed that institutional economics is mentioned in the editorial policy of nine journals. At the second stage, we selected articles published in 76 journals by the presence of the terms "institution" and "institutional" in their titles and keywords (a total of 191 articles). We found a rather high concentration of these articles in the core of journals whose editorial policy either mentions institutional issues or whose thematic orientation is extremely broad. At the third stage, articles were sorted by annotations and keywords by expert means, and publications related to economic institutionalism (96 in total) were singled out. The distribution of these articles across journals and affiliations is shown, and the characteristics of co-authorship and collaborations are identified. The metadata of the articles was then used to conduct a content analysis of the nature and thematic focus of the articles, the data and methods used, and the terminology of the research. To better understand the nature of the research being conducted, the content analysis was supplemented by reviewing the content of the articles. The analysis made it possible to draw a conclusion about the predominance of empirical studies. Among theoretical articles there is an orientation towards the formation of original author's concepts on the basis of "synthesis" and "interdisciplinarity", as well as the so-called "conceptual creativity". In a significant part of empirical works the elaboration of theoretical foundations of research is insufficient.
Dualistic and Multiple Approaches to the Study of Ideology in Economic Science
Authors:   Southern Federal University, Volchik Vyacheslav , Maskaev Аrtem ,   Southern Federal University, Shiriaev Igor ,   Southern Federal University, Tsygankov Sergey ,   Southern Federal University, Fursa Elena ,   Southern Federal University, Kot Vera ,   Southern Federal University
Published: January 2025

The article analyzes modern Russian and foreign literature devoted to studying ideology in economics. In contemporary Russian scientific economic discourse, a significant variety of values and ideological attitudes determine the vision of economic processes, which ultimately affects the basic theoretical foundations and subject area of study and can also influence normative judgments and research in economic policy. Moreover, analysis, apologetics, and criticism of ideology in economic science have a deeply rooted scientific tradition. The article develops D. North's approach to studying ideologies as mental models. Based on a systematic review of scientific papers from eLIBRARY.RU, ScienceDirect, Lens. org and Google Scholar databases analyzed in this article, the authors have come to the following conclusions: firstly, the approach defining ideologies as general mental models is rooted in economic science; secondly, the presence of ideology in economics is often underestimated; and, thirdly, the dualistic approach to the study of ideologies is widely represented. According to the authors, this dualistic approach should be transformed into a multiple one to studying ideologies in economic science, which includes a comparison of five economic ideologies: neoliberalism, socialism, dirigisme, special path, and environmentalism. On the one hand, this typology of ideologies is not political and is directly related to economic science and the corresponding theoretical narratives (proto models). On the other hand, it will avoid emphasizing the antagonism between ideologies.
On Structural Transformation of Consumption under Sanctions Restrictions
Authors:   Southern Federal University, Strelichenko Elena , Ipatova Anna ,   Southern Federal University, Vaskina Marina ,   Southern Federal University
Published: January 2025

Consumption is the most important component of the economic system development, determining its reproductive potential and, consequently, determining economic growth. The relevance of the study of consumption structure transformation is conditioned, on the one hand, by the formation of the global information environment, digitalization of the economy, which affect the change in consumption parameters; on the other hand, by large-scale sanctions restrictions in relation to the Russian economy. The analysis of the peculiarities of structural transformation of consumption in the context of sanctions restrictions creates opportunities to identify trends, problems and strategies of consumption transformation in the Russian economy. The study of the structure and dynamics of consumption, savings in the income of the population, as well as the reduction of the share of consumption in income, is an important task, since the determination of the significance of this aspect determines the trajectory of the realization of state economic policy, structural approach to the choice of its tools.
Investigation of jitter in an optoelectronic oscillator with suppressed parasitic harmonics
Authors: Vitko V.V. , Nikitin A.A. , Emelyanov A.A. , Ustinov A.B.
Published: January 2025

The increasing demands on the level of phase noise and frequency stability of microwave signals in radar and communication systems have led to the search for new solutions beyond standard microwave devices. One of the perspective fields to respond to modern challenges is microwave photonics, which combines the principles and approaches of microwave technology with the application of a photonic component base. Optoelectronic oscillators (OEO) have a low level of phase noise, and as a result, low jitter, which corresponds to the high stability of the generated microwave signals. The principle of operation of the OEO is based on the circulation of a microwave signal through a microwave photonic ring resonator consisting of microwave and optical paths. The resonator with a high Q-factor, a wide frequency range between the resonant harmonics and feedback, that ensures a balance of amplitudes, is necessary to use in order to implement the OEO. Over the two decades, many methods have been proposed to reduce phase noise and jitter of OEO, among that not only an increase in the quality factor of the resonator, but also the suppression of parasitic harmonics, have been discussed. However, nowadays the multi-ring configurations of the OEO for suppression of parasitic harmonics have clearly not been sufficiently studied. The purpose of this work is to investigate the suppression of parasitic harmonics and jitter reduction in two-ring OEO. A dual-ring OEO with a parallel configuration of fiber-optic delay lines with different lengths was chosen as the object of research. The proposed configuration is based on an interference circuit on fiber-optic lines with passive optical amplification. The parameters of the interference circuit were selected in order to suppress the second harmonic to -25 dB, while a low noise level is hold on. It is shown that a dual-ring OEO with fiber-optic delay lines of 600 m and 531 m long has a jitter of 434 fs in the frequency range from 100 Hz to 7 GHz. The proposed design can be used to reduce the jitter of an optoelectronic oscillator.
The nutritional status and problems among older adults in a selected rural community of kerala
Authors: John Bindu , George Jincymol , Jose Pinky , Joseph Anu , Manoj Alina Mary , Jomon Alja Mary , Sony Chris Maria
Published: January 2025

Older adults are vulnerable to nutritional risk states due to low food intake and presence of chronic medical conditions. Thus, they require an extended nutrition assessment.

: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status and identify the common nutritional problems present among older adults in the community.

A quantitative approach was used with a convenience sampling method. The participants were 50 adults, both males and females, aged above 50 years and residing in a selected catchment area of the community in Kottayam district. Data collection was extracted from a larger survey carried out in this area which used a structured questionnaire.

A majority of the participants were aged between 50- 55 years (n =28, 56%), males (n = 26, 52%), belonged to nuclear families (n= 33, 66%), had high school education (n= 17, 34%), were unemployed (n =18, 36%), and married (n=48, 96%). Regarding the nutritional status, nearly 24% of the participants were overweight (n 12) and 6% were obese (n = 3). Regarding the nutritional risk factors, a majority of them were following unhealthy diets (n=39, 78%), had irregular food habits (n=32, 64%), and had the habit of skipping meals (n=31, 62%). Consumption of sugar-rich foods (n = 11, 22%), with a low intake of milk and milk products (n =36, 72%), and an intake of fried foods (n =32, 64%) were reported by the participants. Moreover, 18% of them (n =9) had regular consumption of alcohol. Nutritional risk states were present in nearly 50% of them.

The study results demonstrated the presence of various lifestyle-related nutritional risk factors and gave insight into the existing nutritional patterns among older adults and the problems associated with nutritional intake.

The study results highlight the need for adopting a healthy lifestyle and the dietary and behavioral modifications required as an urgent measure to tackle the problems associated with chronic disease escalating at the fastest pace in Kerala. Further studies are required to assess the specific nutritional problems in a large sample of the population and long-term monitoring of the nutritional factors.
The Impact of Obesity in the UAE: Real-world Physician and Patient Perspectives
Authors: Nawar Rita , Bhatti Rahila , Tangi Fatih , Rai Soniya , Isailovic Tatjana , Khare Swarna , Artime Esther , Higgins Victoria , Leith Andrea , Al Awadi Fatheya
Published: January 2025

Background: Limited evidence exists on the impacts of obesity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Real-world evidence is required to support obesity-related healthcare decision-making in the UAE.
Materials and Methods: The Adelphi Real World Obesity Disease Specific ProgrammeTM is a multicountry , cross-sectional survey with retrospective data capture including physicians directly involved in chronic weight management and people living with obesity (PwO) presenting to them in a real-world clinical setting. UAE data were collected between April and August 2022. Physicians completed online questionnaires reporting demographics and clinical characteristics for eligible PwO (aged ≥18 years participating in a weight management plan and/or presenting with a body mass index [BMI] ≥30 kg/m2). PwO voluntarily completed questionnaires reporting out-of-pocket costs and patient-reported outcomes: Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI), Short Form 36 v2 Health Survey (SF-36v2), Jenkins Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire ( JSEQ). Analyses were descriptive.
Results: 41 physicians identified 201 PwO; 49% were male and 65% were of Middle Eastern origin. Mean age, BMI, and median time since obesity diagnosis were 39.1 years, 33.7 kg/m2, and 11.5 months, respectively. PwO (n = 84) reported a mean of 7.4% monthly household income spent on medicine for weight and weight-related health conditions. Mean WPAI was 35.3% activity impairment and 37.5% overall work impairment due to obesity. Generally, SF-36v2 scores were <47, indicating impairment, and mean JSEQ score was 3.6.
Conclusion: PwO in the UAE had a high level of complications and measurable negative obesity-related impacts. These data may contribute to improving obesity awareness and management in the UAE.
Aerodynamic Quality of Thin Wing with Winglets of Various Heights
Authors: Samsonov Ilya K. , Sumbatyan Mezhlum A.
Published: January 2025

The paper considers the problem of asymmetrical airflow around a thin wing with winglets. There is studied the effect of winglets height on lifting force and aerodynamic quality of a thin wing. In frames of this theory, the problem is reduced to a system of three dual integral equations. To solve this system, a discrete form of equations which based on the discrete vortex method is presented. A method for calculating inductive drag, viscous friction, suction force and aerodynamic quality is described. There are presented the data obtained by using a mathematical model, which is based on a linearized theory of thin wing and a method of small perturbations. Conclusions about the effect of winglets on the lifting force and aerodynamic quality are made. Increasing the height of the winglets leads to a linear increase in lifting force. It is noted that at angles of attack up to 4°, winglets do not increase aerodynamic quality. At angles above 4°, increasing the height of the winglets increases aerodynamic quality of a thin wing.
Skin-Care Obsessed Kids: The Hidden Risks and Healthy Alternatives Every Parent Should Know
Authors: Arefin Sabira , Global Health Institute Research Team  , Al Alwany Dr. Hussam Muhy Abady
Published: January 2025

The emergence of skincare trends among Generation Alpha has introduced children to beauty regimens at an unprecedentedly young age, largely influenced by social media and adult-targeted marketing. While fostering self-care awareness, this phenomenon raises critical concerns about the safety and appropriateness of such practices for developing skin and overall health. This study investigates the potential health implications of using adult-oriented skincare and cosmetic products, focusing on risks such as hormonal disruptions, allergic reactions, and long-term exposure to harmful ingredients like parabens, phthalates, and formaldehyde. Additionally, the increasing popularity of nail art among children is examined, with attention to the dangers of UV exposure and chemical toxicity. The article advocates for child-friendly, natural alternatives and emphasizes the role of parents, educators, and industry stakeholders in promoting safer practices. By addressing these concerns and fostering sustainable habits, we can protect the health and well-being of future generations while encouraging age-appropriate self-care.
Methodology for Fault Detection Applied in Photovoltaic Plants Based on Inverter Power Curve Analysis
Authors: Vieira Paulo A. V. , Callegari João M. S. , Pereira Heverton Augusto
Published: January 2025

The maintenance of photovoltaic plants is crucial to ensure their proper performance, longevity, and efficiency, while also enhancing the return on investment and contributing to sustainable energy production. In such context, this paper proposes a methodology to characterize the main issues in photovoltaic plants, based on the analysis of the proposed inverter output power curve. Through power curve analysis, the most common anomalies and faults encountered in inverters are identified, providing a valuable tool for the early detection of operational issues. Additionally, power curve analysis allows a comparison between projected and actual values of generated energy, offering an index of system energy losses. Lastly, an economic analysis is presented, ranking inverters based on the magnitude of their energy losses, from highest to lowest. This analysis provides important insights for prioritizing maintenance actions and allocating resources to enhance generation returns.
A comparative analysis of height trend and nutrition among 1983 to 2005 birth cohort of Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria
Authors: Alabi Ade Stephen , Olagunju Peace Eyitayo , Alabi Adeola , Owa Joshua Abidemi , Owa Yetunde Elizabeth , Ayoola Abosede Mary , Babatunde Dare Ezekiel , Olasehinde Oluwatoyin Ezekiel , Adeoye Titilayo Temitope
Published: January 2025

Over the course of the years, numerous studies have been conducted to assess the trends in height across different generations and regions. This study seeks to add to the current data on secular height trend, by analyzing the trend in height, gender specific differences in height trend and relationship between socionutritional factors and increase in height trend among 1983–2005 birth cohort in the Ilorin metropolis. A total of 414 study participants aged 18–40 years (207 males and 207 females). Their height was obtained using the Tape stadiometer, information about dietary history (nutritional factors) that may affect height were gotten via the use of Questionnaires. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 27.0 and results were computed using Pearson’s Chi-square analysis and ANOVA. P-values less than 0.05 were considered significant. Height was found to have positively increased among the 1983 to 2005 birth cohorts of Ilorin metropolis with the most significant increase being observed in the Males. This study also revealed a positive correlation between Diary and Carbohydrate consumption and increase in height, especially among males. No significant increase in height was found among females of the birth cohorts and no Association was found between the considered nutritional factors and female height.
ANALYSIS OF INDONESIA SHARIA BANK'S HEALTH LEVEL ACCORDING TO FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY REGULATIONS
Authors: Kinanti Sekar , Budiantoro Harry , Gunawan Andri , Lapae Kanaya , Ningsih Hestin Agus Tantri
Published: January 2025

This study aims to determine and assess the Health Level of a bank using the Risk Profile, Good Corporate Governance, Earnings and Capital (RGEC) method of Bank Syariah Indonesia Quarter I 2021 - Quarter III 2022. This type of research is quantitative. The analysis used in this study uses Net Financing Performance (NPF), Financing to Deposit Ratio (FDR), Operating Expenses and Operating Income (BOPO) and Net Operating Margin (NOM). This study will compare and analyze the health level of banks at Bank Syariah Indonesia. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that Bank Syariah Indonesia for the NPF ratio shows an assessment of the bank's health level, namely "Healthy", FDR Bank Syariah Indonesia for the first quarter of 2019 - the fourth quarter of 2020 before the merger was still at an average of "fairly healthy", the NOM ratio of Bank Syariah Indonesia is still below 0, not yet capable of managing all of its productive assets and the health level of the CAR ratio is still at rank 1 "Very Healthy "because according to the provisions of the bank's health level if CAR> 12% then it is said to be "Very Healthy".
SETTLEMENT OF PROBLEM FINANCING THROUGH THE EXECUTION OF MORTGAGE AUCTIONS AT THE STATE WEALTH AND AUCTION SERVICE OFFICE AT BANK ACEH SYARIAH SISINGAMANGARAJA BRANCH OFFICE
Authors: Aulia Nafra , Anggraini Tuti , Syakir Ahmad
Published: January 2025

The decline in the customer's business triggers non-performing financing where the customer is not good at managing his business so that he cannot fulfill his obligations to pay existing financing, and the lack of prudence in analyzing customer data is also a negligence for the bank so that it increases the amount of non-performing financing every year. This research was conducted in order to find out what factors cause non-performing financing, and how the settlement strategy is in bank aceh syariah. This research uses a descriptive qualitative research method with a case study approach to gain an in-depth understanding of the case under study, namely the settlement of problematic financing in a mortgage auction through KPKNL. While the data source of this research uses primary data, namely those obtained during interviews and observation activities to related informants, while secondary data is in the form of documents and previous literature. The results of the study found that the factors causing problematic financing are internal factors, namely the bank itself, and external factors that exist in the customer service. And the settlement carried out by Bank Aceh Syariah is by deliberation, billing, rescheduling, re-requirement, rearrangement, and execution of collateral.
Implementation of Legal Provisions in Indonesia Regarding Tax Imposition
Authors: Darma Abednego Parlindungan
Published: January 2025

Tax is a mandatory contribution to the state owed by an individual or entity that is coercive based on law, without receiving direct compensation and is used for state needs for the greatest prosperity of the people. The purpose of this research is to find the implementation of Indonesian legal provisions for franchise businesses in Indonesia and to find out the tax implementation of laws in Indonesia for franchise businesses. Type of research used in this research is normative research using secondary data by conducting document studies in the form of official documents, books, and research results in the form of reports. The approach taken is a statutory approach and a conceptual approach with analyses. From the research results, it is known that the implementation of Indonesian legal provisions for franchise businesses in Indonesia includes the following regulations: contract law, intellectual property rights, taxation, employment, company registration and business permits. The implementation of tax laws in Indonesia for franchise businesses is not running optimally due to obstacles in the form of a lack of government socialization regarding franchise business taxes, a lack of restaurant taxpayers' understanding of franchise tax policies, and a lack of awareness of taxpayers in paying their taxes. There is a willingness to pay where the willingness or desire of taxpayers to pay taxes is low and there is still a lot of taxpayer dishonesty in paying taxes.
The Impact of Technology on Personal Data Privacy and Security Law: A Critique of the National Legal Framework
Authors: Wardani Florentina Dani Eti Kusuma Eko , Fadjar R. Febriarto , Latuhihin Mychelvia Vrelya Giovanni
Published: January 2025

Technological developments require humans as personal data subject entities or personal data owners to submit various personal information to personal data controllers to be able to carry out certain activities. This is the impact of technological developments which are known to have no limits and space in connecting other humans with other humans by only conveying some information to themselves. This research uses normative juridical research with a statutory approach and a case approach. The leak of personal data belonging to Bank Syariah Indonesia customers in May 2023 is proof that the Personal Data Controller (Bank Syariah Indonesia) is responsible for its customers. In its implementation, the Government in this case has established Law Number 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection and its implementing regulations for data protection and security. However, in fact, the law or implementing regulations have not been effective enough to be implemented perfectly in resolving the problem of data leakage and still violate the privacy rights of citizens (especially BSI Bank customers). In the positive law that has been implemented (Personal Data Protection Law), the first form of implementation of legal responsibility that must be carried out by the Personal Data Controller when personal data is leaked is to provide written notification no later than 3x24 hours if there is a failure to protect personal data to the personal data subject and also agencies.
Wyzwalać wyobraźnię z grodzeń. Polityka literatury i potencjalność
Authors: Pfeifer Kasper
Published: January 2025

Artykuł koncentruje się na kwestii polityczności literatury (szerzej: estetyki), rozwijając pojęcia wyzwalania i grodzenia wyobraźni. W zaproponowanym ujęciu praktyka estetyczna może służyć „wyobrażaniu” nowych potencjalności życia zbiorowego. Może również wyznaczać granice temu, co być może, strukturyzując status quo i domykając „dominujące” sensoria, czyli sposoby myślenia, odczuwania oraz bycia-w-świecie, przedstawiając je jako obiektywne i nieuchronne. Pozwala to zdefiniować rewolucyjną estetykę jako pracę na rzecz otwarcia horyzontu prospektywnego i konceptualizowania tego, co dotychczas wydawało się nie do pomyślenia.
Religious Education in Indonesia
Authors: Fitriani Mohamad Iwan , Nazar Naamy
Published: January 2025

This study focuses on how religious education contributes to build tolerance behavior and prevent or minimize ideological contestation. Therefore, this study answers a research question, namely; What are the relevant models of religious education to promote  religious tolerance?. Using a qualitative approach, data were collected through documentation and interviews with informants from several selected schools and madrasas in West Lombok-West Nusa Tenggara. Data collection was also strengthened with Focus Group Discussion. Then, the data analysis used was a thematic analysis. The study found that; The relevant model of religious education to build ideal tolerance is a model of religious education characterized by components (goals, teachers, content and methods) support inclusive values and behaviors. Without inclusivism in each of these components, religious education will lead to ideological contestation, a contest of truth based on the ideology believed by each adherent of a certain belief or religion.
Solubilization Inclusion Bodies from Synthetic Recombinant PGA Gene Expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) by Denaturing and Non-denaturing Agents
Authors: Purwanto Purwanto , Sismindari Sismindari , Purwantini Indah , Rumiyati Rumiyati , Rasyidah Muthi'ah , Mulia Muhammad Adi
Published: January 2025

Background: With the rise in green chemistry, the synthesis of antibiotic compounds through enzymatic processes is a preferred option. Penicillin-G acylase (PGA) is an important enzyme for producing important antibiotics, such as penicillin and its derivatives. Therefore, studies on PGA have been conducted worldwide. In the penicillin biosynthetic pathway, PGA catalyzes the conversion of penicillin G into 6-amino penicillanic acid (6-APA), a precursor for the enzymatic synthesis of penicillin derivatives. Unfortunately, bacteria naturally produce PGA in small quantities. Objective: One strategy for producing this enzyme in large quantities is DNA recombination, which is expressed in Escherichia coli. The formation of inclusion bodies (IBs) is a common obstacle to protein overexpression in Escherichia coli. In this study, we discuss IBs solubilization methods for recombinant PGA derived from E. coli (rPGAEc) expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3). Recombinant E. coli BL21 (DE3) cells harboring rPGAEc were induced with IPTG for enzyme expression. Induction was performed at 16 °C for 4 h and 24 h. The PGA enzyme expressed in the IBs form was then incubated in two solutions containing 8 M urea and 0.2% sarcosine to obtain a soluble enzyme. Results: Based on protein analysis by SDS-PAGE, a solution containing 8 M urea solubilized PGA more abundantly than 0,2% sarcosine. Conclusion: The solubilization technique of PGA expressed by E. coli proposed in this study is an alternative solution that can be considered for this purpose.