bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development and Validation of Situational Judgement Test to Measure Continuous Learning Competency
Authors: Nisa Yunita Faela , Umar Jahja , Arista Puspita Dian , Widaningrum Helena , Hayat Bahrul
Published: May 2022

Measuring continuous learning (CL) competency is beneficial to achieving success for individuals and organizations. For this reason, the availability of a brief but valid instrument is crucial. This study aims to develop a valid instrument to measure the CL using a situational judgment test (SJT). The instrument was developed and validated using respondents of 502 employees at the supervisory level in the electrical industry (with age M=30.13, SD=6.17). For content validity, we first held focus group discussions with supervisors and managers to identify and develop some essential characteristics of the CL. Subject matter experts were involved in writing and reviewing the items. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to test the construct validity, and it was found that 12 of 13 items fitted a unidimensional model. All the factor loadings were statistically significant (p<.05). A further test for parallel assumption was done to check the tau-equivalence. This test is vital because raw scores are mostly used in daily practice rather than scaled scores. The results showed that 12 items met the tau equivalent requirement. For further research, scoring for multiple-choice SJTs using the nominal response model (NRM) could be considered since there was a tendency for some of the questions to elicit ambiguous choices.
Religion and Biopolitics in the Time of Corona
Authors: Maćkowiak Anna M , Zawiejska Natalia
Published: May 2022

We explored the Corona pandemic through the nexus of the biopolitics of the Catholic Church and the state in Poland. We reflected on how religion in the pandemic crisis manages social lives, citizenship, and social control, superseding state biopolitics. The observation of the 2020’s Corpus Christi festival in Kraków and the analysis of sermons delivered by Polish Catholic leaders are at the core of our argument. They were followed by LGBTQ+ and women’s protests. While the Polish state has strived for totalizing control of individual bodies and people’s behavioral reactions in response to the threat of coronavirus, the Catholic Church’s biopolitics have focused on moral community, the exclusion of LGBTQ+ people and women’s rights activists, and redefining the Polish public sphere.
Religion, COVID-19, and Biocultural Evolution
Authors: Crews Chris , Taylor Bron
Published: May 2022

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Análise dos Fatores Influentes nos Desempenhos Financeiros de Alunos do Curso de Tecnologia em Gestão Pública de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior Estadual
Authors: Pabis Maria Gabriela , Hocayen da Silva Antônio João
Published: May 2022

Considerando o contexto econômico vigente, é essencial que as pessoas adotem práticas eficazes de gestão. No entanto, existem alguns fatores limitantes, aspecto investigado nesta pesquisa. Para isso, promoveu-se um levantamento quantitativo, hipotético-dedutivo e descritivo-explicativo, analisando estatisticamente os desempenhos financeiros apresentados por graduandos do curso de Tecnologia em Gestão Pública de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior Estadual. Quanto aos resultados, foi reconhecido inicialmente que a amostra era formada por mulheres adultas, casadas, com filhos, emprego e formação superior aos pais. Estas características, de ordem demográfica e socioeconômica, influenciaram no alcance de níveis intermediários, assim como o contato existente com finanças. Contudo, ressalta-se que algumas constatações foram distintas das evidências comumente encontradas, tornando necessário ampliar o debate, tendo em vista que a realidade tem se alterado e é distinta entre grupos.
Estratégia de operações: utilização da eficiência global de equipamentos como estratégia competitiva
Authors: Hirsch Martin André , Alievi Rejane Maria , Bortolaso Ingridi Vargas , Pimenta Márcio Lopes , Pinto da Silva Cláudio Heleno
Published: May 2022

A competitividade nos setores da construção civil e mineração têm exigido que as empresas encontrem alternativas estratégicas eficazes. O estudo busca contribuir com a utilização da eficiência global de equipamentos (OEE) como ferramenta gerencial na obtenção de ganhos de produtividade e vantagem competitiva em uma prestadora de serviços que trabalha com grandes equipamentos. Foram levantados os atuais indicadores, as possíveis falhas no seu gerenciamento, os impactos e as proposições de melhorias advindas da análise de aplicabilidade da OEE. Trata-se de um estudo de caso único, com abordagem quali-quanti, com a realização de entrevistas na fase qualitativa e o emprego de fórmulas e cálculos da OEE na fase qualitativa. Os resultados mostraram que a aplicabilidade da OEE apresentou relevante potencial gerencial para a tomada de decisões da empresa, além de representar uma ferramenta para o ganho de produtividade e um importante instrumento estratégico na obtenção de vantagens competitivas.
Ditadura da Beleza: Corpo, Identidade Feminina e Cirurgias Plásticas
Authors: Assis Paloma Raíssa de , Sousa Caíssa Veloso e , Luna Batinga Georgiana
Published: May 2022

Este estudo analisou como as mulheres são influenciadas pelos padrões de beleza estabelecidos pela sociedade e como essas influências conduzem a alterações estéticas em seus corpos. A fundamentação teórica abordou os aspectos relacionados aos conceitos de beleza e estética, cirurgias plásticas e sua relação com a construção da identidade e autoestima das mulheres. Em termos metodológicos, caracterizou-se como um estudo descritivo de abordagem qualitativa, que ouviu os relatos de dez mulheres que já realizaram algum procedimento cirúrgico plástico com finalidade estética. A análise dos dados aponta na direção de que a maioria das participantes ficou satisfeita com sua aparência após o procedimento, mais do que isso, a cirurgia plástica parece ultrapassar os limites da materialidade corporal e ganha significados tais como “ela resolveu o meu problema”. Os relatos também evidenciam o efeito que o procedimento causou na dimensão social de suas vidas, ao mencionarem as expressões “melhorou minha autoestima” e “me senti uma outra pessoa”.
Desempenho de Processos em uma Organização Pública: O Caso dos Processos de Emissão de CCU e TD no INCRA/SR(03)
Authors: Sá Larissa Gomes Holanda de , Cavalcanti de Moraes Ionete , Corrêa Maria Iraê de Souza , Cabral Romilson Marques , Peixoto Carol Soares Bezerra de Sá
Published: May 2022

O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar os pontos críticos dos processos de titulação do INCRA. O estudo de processos permite revisar procedimentos e implementar melhorias no serviço público em geral. Na fundamentação teórica, utilizaram-se estudos de gestão por processos e trabalhos que investigaram pontos críticos dos processos nas instituições públicas. Como abordagem metodológica, optou-se pelo estudo qualitativo de caso único. O corpus constituiu-se pela transcrição das entrevistas com servidores e das notas de observação de campo. Para análise, adotou-se a técnica de análise de conteúdo realizada a partir de uma categorização preliminar. Para auxiliar a sistematização, utilizou-se o software Atlas/Ti.  Foram identificados os seguintes pontos críticos nos processos investigados: cultura organizacional, recursos tecnológicos disponíveis, estrutura organizacional, aspectos normativos, entre outros. Conclui-se que a maioria dos pontos críticos encontrados não são gerenciáveis pelo INCRA/SR(03), são determinados por fatores do ambiente externo (INCRA/SEDE, Governo Federal e outras organizações).
Changes in primary and repeat cesarean delivery: United States 2016-2021
Authors: Osterman J. K. Michelle
Published: May 2022

This report presents trends in primary and repeat cesarean delivery from 2016 to 2021 and recent changes in these rates by maternal age, race and Hispanic origin, gestational age, and state of residence from 2019 to 2021.
Konsep Wisata Halal dan Hak-hak Wisatawan dalam Perspektif Fikih
Authors: Huda Bakhrul
Published: May 2022

Abstract: This study aims to answer what are the provisions of Halal Tourism from the perspective of Fiqh? How can a tourist area be said to be halal (permitted in Islam)?, and what are the rights of tourists to Halal Tourism destinations?. By using non-interactive qualitative research, data in this study were collected from the verses of the Qur'ān, Matan Hadīth, Maqālah (statement and opinion) of the Moslem scholars regarding the explanations of these verses and Hadīth, also articles and proceedings relevant to the theme. The result of the study is that tourism can be categorized in the halal category as long as it does not leave one of the following destinations; going to Ḥaram (The Sacred Mosque), connecting kinship, visiting Ulamā’ or pious people, recreation for body and soul refreshment, fulfilling invitations or shar'ī events, service or work and da'wah. A tourist area can be categorized as a halal by fulfilling the following conditions; facilities of worship are available, there are no haram or munkar facilities, there is no haram food and drink, giving a tourists rights, there is no injustice, environmentally friendly, preserves local norms and values ​​as long as it does not conflict with sharia values. Meanwhile, the rights of tourists visiting the Halal Tourism area are; getting life protection, getting access to worship, guaranteed luggage safety, getting the facilities offered, and being protected from injustice.
Keywords: Halal Tourism Concept; Halal Tourism Area; Tourist Rights; Fiqh
 
Abstrak: Penelitian dalam artikel ini ingin menjawab bagaimana ketentuan Wisata Halal dalam perspektif Fikih? Bagaimana area wisata dapat dikatakan halal?, dan apa hak-hak wisatawan destinasi Wisata Halal?. Dengan menggunakan penelitian kualitatif non-interaktif, data dikumpulkan dari Ayat al-Qur’an, Matan Hadis, maqālah para ulama tentang penjelasan Ayat dan Hadis tersebut, artikel dan prosiding yang relevan dengan tema. Hasilnya, bahwa Wisata dapat masuk kategori Halal selama tidak keluar dari salah satu tujuan berikut; pergi ke Tanah Haram, silaturrahim, menziarahi Ulama atau orang saleh, rekreasi penyegaran jiwa dan raga, memenuhi undangan atau acara yang shar‘ī, dinas atau kerja dan dakwah. Sebuah area wisata dapat dikatakan Halal jika memenuhi semua ketentuan sebagai berikut, yaitu; tersedia sarana ibadah, tidak ada fasilitas haram atau munkar, tidak ada makanan-minuman haram, memberikan hak-hak wisatawan, tidak ada kezaliman, ramah lingkungan, melestarikan norma dan nilai setempat selama tidak bertentangan dengan syariah. Sedangkan hak-hak wisatawan yang berkunjung di area Wisata Halal adalah; mendapat perlindungan jiwa, mendapatkan akses ibadah, terjamin keamanan barang bawaan, mendapatkan fasilitas yang ditawarkan, dan terjaga dari kezaliman.
Kata Kunci: Konsep Wisata Halal; Area Wisata Halal; Hak Wisatawan; Fikih
Diversifikasi Pendanaan: Dampak pada Kinerja Bank Umum Syariah di Indonesia
Authors: Yaman Afdhal , Holle Mohammad H.
Published: May 2022

Abstract: The implementation of the diversification strategy carried out by banks and how it impacts performance has become an exciting issue for academics and management practitioners to discuss because the final result of implementing the strategy is still debatable whether it can bring benefits or otherwise harm banking performance. Islamic banks, as banks that are still in the stage of development, have more significant potential to benefit from implementing a diversification strategy. This study aims to examine the effect of diversification on the performance of Islamic commercial banks in Indonesia, especially funding diversification during the 2010-2020 period. Sources of data were obtained from the official website of the Financial Services Authority www.ojk.go.id, and every Islamic commercial bank. Panel data analysis was used to regress the variables in this study. The cost to income ratio (BOPO) represents cost efficiency as a proxy for measuring the performance of Islamic commercial banks. The size of the bank, which is interacted with the diversification of funding, is used as a moderating variable. This study shows that the effect of funding diversification on Islamic commercial banks is positive and significant, and there is an interaction between bank size and funding diversification that affects the performance of Islamic commercial banks in the opposite direction.
Keywords: Diversification; Adjusted Hirshmann-Herfindahl index; Cost-efficiency.
 
Abstrak: Penerapan strategi diversifikasi yang lakukan oleh perbankan dan bagaimana dampaknya terhadap kinerja telah menjadi isu yang menarik bagi para akademisi maupun praktisi manajemen untuk dibahas karena hasil akhir dari penerapan strategi tersebut masih diperdebatkan apakah dapat membawa manfaat atau sebaliknya berdampak negatif terhadap kinerja perbankan. Bank syariah sebagai bank yang masih dalam tahapan untuk berkembang memiliki potensi yang lebih besar untuk memperoleh manfaat dari penerapan strategi diversifikasi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menguji pengaruh diversifikasi terhadap kinerja bank umum syariah di Indonesia khususnya diversifikasi pendanaan selama periode tahun 2010-2020. Sumber data diperoleh dari laman resmi Otoritas Jasa Keuangan www.ojk.go.id dan setiap bank umum syariah. Analisis data panel digunakan sebagai metode dalam meregresi variabel-variabel pada penelitian ini. Rasio biaya terhadap pendapatan (BOPO) merepresentasikan efisiensi biaya sebagai proksi pengukuran kinerja bank umum syariah. Ukuran bank yang diinteraksikan dengan diversifikasi pendanaan digunakan sebagai variabel moderasi. Hasil penelitian ini memperlihatkan bahwa pengaruh diversifikasi pendanaan terhadap bank umum syariah adalah positif signifikan dan terdapat interaksi antara ukuran bank dengan diversifikasi pendanaan yang memengaruhi kinerja bank umum syariah secara berlawanan.
Keywords: Diversifikasi; Adjusted Hirshmann-Herfindahl Index; Efisiensi Biaya.
Children’s Home: From the Past Until Recent Times
Authors: Kadikova Rida R.
Published: May 2022

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The role of supervisors in the implementation of the Integrated Quality Management System in schools
Authors: Mamabolo Martha Motshaki , Malatji Khashane Stephen , Mphahlele Lydia Kgomotso
Published: May 2022

The aim of the study reported on here was to evaluate the roles of supervisors in the implementation of the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) in South African schools. The supervisors are the School Management Teams (SMTs), namely principals, deputy principals, or heads of department (HoD), circuit managers, and district coordinators. We followed a qualitative approach to evaluate the implementation of the IQMS based on supervisors’ perspectives. A case study research design was used with an interpretive paradigm to evaluate the day-to-day practices of the IQMS. The population in this study consisted of 38 supervisors (circuit managers, principals, deputy principals and HoDs). Purposive sampling was used to select 12 participants who have been supervisors in the past 10 years. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Kolb’s learning theory was used as a theoretical lens to evaluate how the IQMS was applied in the circuit under study. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The study revealed that there was no proper implementation of the IQMS in schools. Teachers conducted the IQMS for monetary reward instead of quality assurance. We conclude that the roles and responsibilities of supervisors are crucial during the implementation of the IQMS in schools, and that a huge discrepancy existed between the perceptions of supervisors and educators. We recommend that continuous training for both supervisors and educators is necessary for better implementation.
Há diferenças remuneratórias por gênero na magistratura brasileira?
Authors: Severi Fabiana Cristina , Jesus Filho José de
Published: May 2022

Resumo O propósito deste estudo é testar a hipótese de que há clara diferença entre as remunerações médias percebidas por juízes e juízas de 8 tribunais de justiça brasileiros. Por meio da técnica de matching, realizou-se um pareamento entre juízes e juízas condicionado ao cargo, ao tempo de magistratura, ao mês e ao ano da remuneração, bem como ao tribunal. As diferenças nas médias remuneratórias persistem mesmo após o pareamento, o que pode ser explicado pelos mediadores de gênero, que operam gerando melhores oportunidades para homens em desfavor das mulheres.
Is there a gender pay gap in the Brazilian judiciary?
Authors: Severi Fabiana Cristina , Jesus Filho José de
Published: May 2022

Abstract This study tests the hypothesis that there is a clear difference between the average salaries perceived by male judges and female judges in eight Brazilian courts of justice. Using propensity score matching, judges were paired according to position, length of service as a judge, and court. The differences in average salaries persist even after the matching, although to a lesser degree, which can be explained by gender mediators that operate by generating better opportunities for men than for women.
External control and institutional drift in the First Brazilian Republic
Authors: Martins Adelino
Published: May 2022

Abstract This research deals with the development of the federal institutions of external control during the First Brazilian Republic. This subject is scarcely explored in the literature. In general, it is addressed as a background in studies focusing on the recent history of the Federal Court of Accounts, characterized by the emergence of the New Republic (started in 1985). Such studies suggest a historical pattern in the development of federal institutions of external control, characterized by the alternation between periods of expansion and retraction of their attributions. To advance the knowledge of this historical pattern and contribute to expanding the literature on these institutions, we need a more in-depth look at the period of they were established, i.e., the First Brazilian Republic. This study suggests that the development of federal external control institutions in the First Brazilian Republic was characterized by the legal expansion of attributions from 1890 to 1892, followed by the practical abdication until 1930 by the institutional drift of the responsibility of judging the annual accounts of the government. This is a historical institutionalist study based on the analysis of primary sources.
Cooperação governo-academia no Sistema Único de Saúde: uma análise do Programa Nacional de Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade da Atenção Básica
Authors: Cavalcanti Pauline , Fernandez Michelle , Gurgel Junior Garibaldi Dantas
Published: May 2022

Resumo Este estudo analisa a construção da cooperação institucional entre o Ministério da Saúde e instituições acadêmicas para o desenvolvimento do Programa de Melhoria do Acesso e da Qualidade na Atenção Básica do Sistema Único de saúde, à luz do neoinstitucionalismo histórico. Esta pesquisa qualitativa baseia-se em um estudo de caso sobre essa cooperação, que realizou análise documental e entrevistas com atores-chave do Ministério da Saúde e da academia. O contexto político-institucional do Governo Federal e do Ministério da Saúde, em 2011, favoreceu maior abertura para o tema da atenção básica e da avaliação e a aproximação com a academia. Essa cooperação institucional resulta de um processo histórico cujas iniciativas precedentes no campo da saúde pública conectaram gestores públicos e acadêmicos com interesse na evolução do Sistema Único de Saúde. Este estudo contribui para o debate acerca da cooperação entre órgãos governamentais e a academia na implementação das políticas públicas de saúde no Brasil.
RÓTICOS EM CODA EXTERNA DE VERBOS NO INFINITIVO NO PORTUGUÊS CAIPIRA PAULISTA
Authors: FIGUEIREDO JUNIOR Selmo Ribeiro
Published: May 2022

RESUMO Com aporte teórico-metodológico da Dialetologia Pluridimensional (RADTKE; THUN, 1996; THUN, 2000, 2005 etc.), este artigo documenta e analisa a variação em coda externa de desinência infinitiva seguida por pausa no berço da cultura caipira paulista, na região chamada Médio Tietê. Com aplicação do Questionário Fonético-Fonológico do Atlas Linguístico do Brasil (COMITÊ NACIONAL DO PROJETO ALiB, 2001), os dados foram coletados in loco por Figueiredo Jr. (2019) em dez localidades: Santana de Parnaíba, Pirapora do Bom Jesus, Araçariguama, São Roque, Sorocaba, Itu, Porto Feliz, Tietê, Capivari e Piracicaba. Os inquiridos, totalizando 80, eram equitativamente mulheres e homens, jovens (18–36) e velhos (≥ 55), com baixa escolaridade (desde analfabetos até secundaristas incompletos) e alta (a partir de estudos superiores incompletos). As variantes documentadas são: aproximante retroflexa ([ɻ]), tepe alveolar ([ɾ]), apagamento fonético ([Ø]) e vibrante alveolar ([r]). A análise baseia-se em estatística descritiva e cartas dialetológicas pluridimensionais, de que um conjunto relevante de conclusões decorre, entre as quais, de uma perspectiva ampla, a variável linguística estudada é saturada sobretudo pela aproximante retroflexa e, de uma perspectiva correlacional, o fator externo de influência no estabelecimento da prevalência da aproximante retroflexa não é, segundo evidências, nem diastrática, nem diagenérica e nem diatópica, mas sim diageracional.
OS PARALELISMOS DAS LÍNGUAS EM CONTATO: AS RELAÇÕES INTERLINGUÍSTICAS DO SPANGLISH E DO PORTUNHOL
Authors: TUGUES RODRÍGUEZ Cristian , NADIN Odair Luiz , GIMÉNEZ-FOLQUÉS David
Published: May 2022

RESUMO O presente trabalho tem como objetivo estudar e argumentar uma possível relação existente entre as línguas em contato a partir de um enfoque comparativo entre o Spanglish dos Estados Unidos da América e o portunhol, principalmente na tríplice fronteira Paraguai, Argentina e Brasil. Assim, a partir dessa hipótese, se estudarão e observarão os diferentes recursos e mecanismos linguísticos de cada uma das duas modalidades e as possíveis relações interlinguísticas entre ambas, ou seja, quais processos predominam em cada uma e em que situações aparecem. Já que não existe uma gramática estabelecida sobre ambas as variedades (ENGHELS; VAN BELLEGHEM; VANDE CASTEELE, 2020), nos centraremos, especificamente, em observar a aparição e o funcionamento dos empréstimos léxicos (OTHEGUY, 2009) e as mudanças de código (MONTES-ALCALÁ, 2005; HAMMINK, 2000) no portunhol, baseando a pesquisa nos principais recursos extraídos do Spanglish na classificação de Tugues Rodríguez (2019). Dessa forma, para poder comparar e observar a correlação linguística das duas modalidades híbridas, pretendemos criar um corpus selecionando amostras da obra literária em portunhol Era uma vez en la Fronteira Selvagem (2019) do escritor brasileiro-paraguaio Douglas Diegues. O corpus a ser analisado servirá à coleta de todas aquelas amostras em portunhol e entender melhor todos os recursos e comparar essas amostras com os fundamentos teóricos do Spanglish . Por fim, os resultados da pesquisa responderão quais práticas linguísticas se encontram nas duas modalidades, quais recursos se consideram mais legítimos e argumentará a existência de um continuum de similitude entre o espanhol/português e o inglês/espanhol.
WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT: PARALELOS COM O CÍRCULO DE BAKHTIN E CONTRIBUIÇÃO PARA A QUESTÃO DA DIVERSIDADE LINGUÍSTICA
Authors: GLUSHKOVA Maria , DOMINGUES Taciane
Published: May 2022

RESUMO Wilhelm von Humboldt foi um teórico de peso na formação da linguística europeia e da russa. Seu pensamento influenciou amplamente a Escola de São Petersburgo, matriz do Círculo de Bakhtin. Não à toa, conceitos centrais para Mikhail Bakhtin e Valentin Volóchinov dialogam com o pensamento do teórico alemão. Neste artigo, expressamos essa relação através do paralelo entre os conceitos humboldtianos “visões de mundo” e “dualismo”, por um lado, e os aplicados por Bakhtin e Volóchinov “ideologia do cotidiano” e “dialogismo”, por outro. Nosso intuito é facilitar a recepção das ideias de Humboldt pelo público brasileiro, já familiarizado com o Círculo de Bakhtin. Após a exposição teórica, elencaremos excertos de duas conversas com especialistas russos e brasileiros da linguística, educação e ciência sobre a preservação da diversidade linguística, para demonstrar que a concepção de Humboldt sobre a mesma como sendo uma riqueza intelectual está presente nas falas desses especialistas – inclusive, dos brasileiros. Pretendemos, com o artigo, deixar apontada a importância de o Brasil receber mais ampla e aprofundadamente as ideias de Humboldt.
Thermal performance of radiant floor heating systems concrete slabs
Authors: Tota-Maharaj Kiran , Adeleke Blessing Oluwaseun
Published: May 2022

This paper investigates the application of recycled steel powder as an additive in concrete to increase the thermal properties of radiant floor heating systems. The project aimed to increase the efficiencies of thermal conductivities, allowing radiant heat to produce higher energy-efficient outputs for heating. Thermocouple readings measured lower temperatures with similar heating conditions as a standard mix slab due to heat transfer occurring evenly through a large surface area, thus transferring heat to the air at faster rates. The tests were completed by casting two 400 × 400 × 200 mm (width × length × depth) slabs enclosing radiant heating pipes. Water was pumped at 40 and 60°C through the pipes. The temperature was recorded at various positions throughout the slab that would allow the multi-layered cylinder approach to analyse the rate of heat transfer, and calculate the efficiency of the heat transfer. The crushing strength of the proposed mix using steel powder replacement is shown to be reduced by 26% when a mix with 12.4% of steel powder is used. Contrary to the original hypothesis of this research, the investigation found rates of heat transfer during the heating stage were 3% lower for the mix containing steel powder compared to the standard mix.
Investigation of Dioscorea oppositifolia L. as green lubricant in water-based drilling fluids
Authors: Tian Wen , Wang Qingchen , Liu Xiongxiong , Du Weichao , Zhang Jie , Gang Chen
Published: May 2022

With the increasing exploration of unconventional wells, such as horizontal wells and complex wells, and the increasingly strict national environmental protection regulations, drilling fluid lubricants are in increasing demand. High-performance and environment-friendly lubricants for water-based drilling fluids are urgently needed. In this work, Chinese yam (Dioscorea oppositifolia L.) was investigated as a drilling fluid lubricant; the effects of Chinese yam slurry on drilling fluid lubricating properties at different temperatures were investigated and the compatibility and inhibitory properties of Chinese yam slurry were studied. The results show that the viscosity coefficient of the mud cake is reduced by 44.5% as 1.5% Chinese yam slurry was added to water-based drilling fluids. Chinese yam also has certain temperature resistance in drilling fluids, and it can inhibit the swelling of clay. Chinese yam slurry is competitively compatible with other drilling fluid additives, and the lubricity of modified drilling fluids can also be improved effectively. The lubrication mechanism of Chinese yam slurry was investigated through thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and contact angle tests.
Адаптация и развитие системы управления высокотехнологичными предприятиями в условиях волатильности цифровой среды
Authors: Казьмина Ирина Владимировна , Чернышева Галина Николаевна , Ткачева Мария Вячеславовна
Published: May 2022

Предмет: адаптация и развитие как основные процессы формирования эффективной системы управления высокотехнологичными предприятиями в условиях волатильности цифровой среды функционирования. Цель: проанализировать ключевые особенности адаптации и развития системы управления высокотехнологичными предприятиями в условиях постоянных изменений цифровой среды. Дизайн исследования: развитие и адаптация системы управления к условиям внешней среды является сложным процессом, на который должно быть направлено особое внимание управленческого аппарата экономического субъекта. Одним из ключевых условий успешной реализации развития и адаптации является информационное обеспечение как базис принятия грамотных и своевременных управленческих решений. В современных условиях высокой волатильности цифровой среды экономического субъекта вопрос детального анализа процессов адаптации и развития управленческой системы приобретает особую важность. Результаты: в работе исследованы ключевые особенности волатильности цифровой среды. Волатильность (изменчивость) охарактеризована как неотъемлемое условие функционирования любой экономической системы, особенно в современных условиях цифровизации и глобализации. Выявлено, что при внедрении в деятельность организации новых информационных технологий в рамках формирования цифровой среды сотрудники должны обладать соответствующими компетенциями в этой области, иметь высокий квалификационный уровень и должны быть готовы к мобильной реализации своих решений. Функционирование экономического субъекта в условиях цифровой среды способствует решению актуальных социальных и глобальных проблем, упрощая процесс коммуникационного взаимодействия между организациями, государством и гражданским обществом, улучшая не только количественные, но и качественные характеристики деятельности.
Генезис менеджмента качества
Authors: Альбуредхей Осама Алван Кадхим
Published: May 2022

Предмет: предметом исследования являются вопросы поэтапного зарождения и развития менеджмента качества, доказывающего необходимость планирования долгосрочной стратегии современной компании. Цель: статья посвящена вопросам зарождения и развития менеджмента качества, а также специфике применения инструментов менеджмента качества в современных компаниях. Дизайн исследования: в статье с помощью историко-логического, системного и структурно-функционального анализа выделены и раскрыты особенности зарождения и последующего процесса развития менеджмента качества, начиная от древности и средневековья, когда качество создавалось, контролировалось и управлялось самим мастером. Определено, что первой важной вехой в истории менеджмента качества является промышленная революция XVIII-XIX вв. В ХХ в. возросло значение технического контроля, который стал отдельной составляющей производственного процесса. Большим толчком для прогресса в развитии менеджмента качества стала Вторая мировая война. Во второй половине 1950-х гг. принципы менеджмента качества, выработанные во время войны, распространились на гражданский сектор. В 1970-1980-х гг. роль человеческого фактора также стала проблемой качества, и менеджмент качества распространился на всю компанию. В 1990-е гг. планирование качества получило развитие благодаря возможностям компании и требованиям потребителей. Результаты: автором предложено поэтапное развитие менеджмента качества: 1) самоконтроль ремесленника; 2) организация сотрудников; 3) технический контроль; 4) статистические методы; 5)стандартизация процедуры; 6) менеджмент качества в масштабах всей компании. Раскрыто содержание основных методов менеджмента качества в современной компании: 1) управление по внутренним стандартам; 2) управление в соответствии со стандартами ISO; 3) TQC или TQM. Доказано, что статистика является важным инструментом менеджмента качества.
Standard Operating Procedure for animal baited tent traps to sample host-seeking mosquitoes v1
Authors: L Russell Tanya
Published: May 2022

This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) outlines the materials and processes required to deploy animal baited traps to collect host-seeking adult mosquitoes. Description:The principal behind animal baited tent traps is to utilise an animal host as a bait to attract mosquitoes, which are then trapped by the tent structure. This type of trap attracts zoophagic mosquitoes. Target species and physiological states: Captures host-seeking females of many species. Entomological surveillance indicators: Adult vector occurrence, density and biting time. Advantage:This method uses cheap materials and can be easily constructed. Disadvantage:This method is labour intensive. Sampling period: The animal baited tent traps are often deployed overnight for 12 h periods. Data:Total number of host-seeking females per sampling effort (by species). When necessary, field data is merged with the results of subsequent laboratory analyses.
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Standard Operating Procedure for collecting resting mosquitoes with pyrethrum spray catch v1
Authors: L L Russell Tanya , Staunton Kyran , R Burkot Thomas
Published: May 2022

The purpose of this SOP is to outline the materials and processes required to perform pyrethrum spray catches (PSCs) inside rooms or houses to collect indoor resting mosquitoes.PSCs are commonly called knockdown spray catches. Description:Pyrethrum spray catches is a standard method of catching mosquitoes resting inside houses and animal shelters. It is usually an efficient method, but its efficacy depends on the house construction. Briefly, it involves spraying the interior of the structure with an adulticide to knock down any resting mosquitoes. The mosquitoes are then collected of white sheets placed on the ground. Target species and physiological states: Captures resting adults of both sexes and many species. Entomological surveillance indicators: Adult vector occurrence, density and resting location. Advantage:Pyrethrum spray catches are cheap and relatively simple to perform. Disadvantage:Pyrethrum spray catches are labour intensive and require trained staff and while make it efficient to capture resting mosquitoes, specific information on where the mosquitoes are resting (how high on a wall) are not available from this technique. This technique may not work for Aedes species resting under furniture covered by collection sheets. Sampling period: Collections should take during period of minimum flight activity. For Anopheles mosquitoes, preferably in the early morning. Data:Total number of resting mosquitoes per sampling effort (by species and sex).
Educational Inclusion of Vulnerable Children and Young People After Covid‐19
Authors: Themelis Spyros , Tuck Angela
Published: May 2022

Although the exact impact of the Covid‐19 pandemic on the inclusion of vulnerable children and young people—nationally and internationally—is unknown, historical failures to address the link between poverty and low educational outcomes have reversed any progress hitherto achieved. This thematic issue speaks to the challenges faced by, and promises of inclusion made to, children and young people in the most vulnerable circumstances: It brings together a set of articles that detail the challenges educators, educational institutions, and students faced during the pandemic, while also discussing innovative approaches to include pupils in mainstream education and help them make progress against the odds. The pandemic has been an opportunity for both learning and unlocking potentialities toward innovative solutions. Taking stock of these solutions is important in preparing and strengthening schools, educators, and students to face the post‐pandemic era that is dawning, for public education systems need not only be seen as sites of frustration and challenge, but also as sites of promise and possibility.
J. R. LOGAN AND THE ORIGIN OF THE TROPICAL INSELBERGS KNOWN AS NUBBINS (OR KNOLLS)
Authors: TWIDALE C. ROWLAND
Published: May 2022

Pulau Ubin is located in the Johor Strait between the Malay Peninsula and Singapore Island. The topography shaped in a granitoid complex of Permo-Triassic age, comprises jungle covered and isolated blocky hills, a flat and marshy central valley floor, and a coastline in which grooved boulders are prominent. In papers published in 1847, 1849 and 1851 (but here reporting their content in modern terminology) J. B. Logan attributed the island landscape to deep differential chemical weathering, followed by exposure of the resulting bedrock morphology. This is characterized by massive blocks protruding between a saprolithic cover—in modern parlance a two-stage etch origin of a group of inselbergs of nubbin (or knoll) type covered by blocks and boulders derived from the breakdown of the outer shell or shells or sheet structures. The Pulau Ubin nubbins carry remnants of a saprolithic veneer and are of ‘wet’ type by contrast with the saprolith-free ‘dry’ forms of arid or seasonally arid climes. The conversion of nubbins to bornhardts in arid climes also is noted.

Logan identified the crucial aspects of what is still a highly favoured hypothesis of inselberg origin based on field evidence from many parts of the world and articulated by Falconer in 1911. But there was in Logan’s time no agreed and appropriate technical terminology. Moreover, some of Logan’s reports such as that dated 1849 are disorganized and diffuse, but contain occasional insightful observations and deductions.
BRITISH MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY OF MALTA, PART 2: THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939–1945
Authors: ROSE EDWARD P. F.
Published: May 2022

During the Second World War, the central Mediterranean island of Malta was famously besieged by the Italian navy and intensively bombed by Italian and later German air forces, from June 1940 until Allied victory in North Africa in May 1943 brought an end to the siege. It was then scheduled as a staging post to support the Allied invasion of Sicily from North Africa in July 1943 and of mainland Italy from Sicily in September. From 1941 until 1945, two Tunnelling Companies Royal Engineers, overlapping in succession, excavated underground facilities safe from aerial or naval bombardment. In 1943 and then 1944–1945, two Boring Sections Royal Engineers in succession drilled wells to enhance water supplies, initially for increased troop concentrations. Borehole site selection was guided in 1943 by the Director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain (Edward Battersby Bailey: 1881–1965) and by geologists Captain Frederick William Shotton (1906–1990) and Major Gordon Lyall Paver (1913–1988). In 1944, it was guided by geologist Captain Howard Digby Roberts (1913–1971), leading a detachment from 42nd Geological Section of the South African Engineer Corps that pioneered earth resistivity surveys on the island. Overall, these military studies generated a new but unpublished geological map of the island at 1:31,680-scale and refined knowledge of its geological structure: a much faulted but otherwise near-horizontal Oligo-Miocene sedimentary sequence. Further refinement was achieved as a consequence of the 1944–1945 drilling programme, led principally by geologist Captain Thomas Owen Morris (1904–1989) of the Royal Engineers. By 1945, this had helped to develop an improved water supply system for the island, and plans to develop groundwater abstracted from a perched upper aquifer (in the Upper Coralline Limestone and underlying Greensand formations, above a ‘Blue Clay’) as well as from the main lower aquifer, near sea level (in the Globigerina Limestone and/or underlying Lower Coralline Limestone formations).
MODERNISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN UZBEKISTAN: TRANSFORMING QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM AND APPROACHES
Authors: Krouglov Alex
Published: May 2022

The paper explores the current transformations in the Quality Assurance (QA) system in the Higher Education (HE) of the Republic of Uzbekistan and examines the impact of the World Bank Modernising Higher Education project which aims, among other issues, to develop and implement a new system of external QA and strengthen the system of internal QA. The research analyses annual and quarterly reports prepared by the Project Team of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education of Uzbekistan, World Bank, Expert Advisory Panel as well as national and international consultants. In addition to this, a series of interviews were conducted with key stakeholders in Uzbekistan. The data received from the analysis of project reports and other documents were triangulated with the data obtained during semi-structured interviews. The research addresses the issues of the process of reforms in QA system at national and university levels and the gradual transformation of QA culture. It covers challenges in the introduction of new QA arrangements and assesses the role of various actors in the process of transformations.
LARGE-SCALE ONLINE LEARNING SUPPORTED BY INTELLIGENT DEVICES IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA
Authors: Xu Bingbing , Margeviča-Grinberga Ieva
Published: May 2022

With the support of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing, China began learning and teaching online in 2020 to control the spread of the pandemic and implement the "Classes are suspended, but learning continues" policy. Online learning and teaching require modified methods, management, and evaluation compared with traditional instruction. Moreover, teachers' and students' thinking styles and ways of communication have also changed in terms of practice, places of study and tasks. The large-scale online teaching-learning model has ushered in new teaching and learning reform trends in the post-pandemic era. Therefore, this study investigates students' and teachers' readiness for, acceptance of, and satisfaction about comprehensive online teaching and learning and explores the effect online learning has on students. To achieve the research aim, 67 students from one city and one village in China were surveyed.The results revealed that online teaching was met with medium levels of readiness and acceptance and gave little satisfaction. For students, attitudes toward learning, support (or lack thereof) from instructors, effective interactions, motivation to learn, and self-regulation influenced online learning satisfaction. In addition, the students' grade levels and locations.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF MUSIC AND CHOREOGRAPHY TEACHERS: ARTISTIC-COMMUNICATIVE CONTEXT
Authors: Mozgalova Nataliia , Baranovska Iryna , Zuziak Tetiana , Martyniuk Anna , Luchenko Olena
Published: May 2022

The article highlights the importance of artistic communication in the process of professional training of teachers of music and choreography. The purpose of the article is to analyze the artistic and communicative context of professional training of music and choreography teachers. The study used theoretical methods: analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature, synthesis, comparison, generalization of research results; diagnostic methods: interviews, questionnaires, surveys, observations; methods of processing experimental data for quantitative and qualitative analysis of the results of diagnostic studies.The meaning of the concepts is specified: communication, pedagogical communication, communication, artistic communication, artistic-communicative process. The method of introduction of art-communicative context in practice of preparation of teachers of music and choreography is developed, the directions of its realization are defined - art-pedagogical, performing, directing-staging; the levels of interpersonal interaction are highlighted, the communicative, interactive and perceptual aspects of communication are characterized.The results of empirical research have shown that in the process of professional training of teachers of music and choreography, the artistic and communicative context is insufficiently relevant. In individual lessons in instrumental classes and choreography classes, only certain elements are used: information or messages. Innovative technologies and methods of formation of communicative skills and stimulation of artistic communication are offered.Among the innovations of art education are the technology of personification, design technologies, coaching method and start-method of cooperative learning. We are convinced that artistic communication is a powerful and effective means of developing social skills (soft skills), as it allows to involve students in various types of artistic creativity: music, stage, choreography.The study confirmed the importance of activating the artistic and communicative context in the process of professional training of teachers of music and choreography.
CONVERGENT VALIDITY OF THE SECOND VERSION OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOCIAL CAPITAL SCALE (MSCS V2)
Authors: Zariņa Ieva , Šuriņa Sanita , Perepjolkina Viktorija
Published: May 2022

Studies show that social capital has a positive effect on a person's mental health and subjective well-being. Recently, a second version of the Multidimensional Social Capital Scale (MSCS V2) has been developed in Latvia. The aim of this study is to verificate the psychometric properties of the MSCS V2 and to investigate its relationship to self-reported measures of loneliness and subjective well-being. Data was collected online between June 11th and October 3rd, 2021. Participants (N=353, aged between 18 and 80 years (M = 41.8, SD = 13.18), 87% females and 13% males) in addition to the MSCS V2 were asked to complete the UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3, the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), and the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE). The results show: the Cronbach alpha of the MSCS V2 scales meets the scientific requirements ranged from .73 to .90; Corrected Item-Total Correlations for all MSCS V2 scales are acceptable ranged from .53 – .81 and reaction indexes fall within the range of 2.67 to 4.48; a statistically significant negative association between the MSCS V2 scales and the UCLA Loneliness scale; statistically significant positive association between the MSCS V2 scales and the SWLS; statistically significant positive association between the MSCS V2 scales and the SPANE. The convergent validity of the scale was demonstrated by negative correlations with self-reported loneliness and positive correlations with subjective well-being measures.
Genetic mechanisms underlying the expansion of soybean Glycine max (L.) Merr. cultivation to the north
Authors: Fedorina Jaroslava V. , Khlestkina Elena K. , Seferova Irina V. , Vishnyakova Margarita A.
Published: May 2022

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is produced in 93 countries of the world on 120.5 million hectares. The production area of the crop is located between 56N. (Russian Federation) and 35-37S (Argentina). In the gene pool of the crop, there is a wide variety of genotypes of different maturity groups, which every has a relatively narrow latitudinal adaptability, which depends on heat and moisture supply and the duration of photoperiod. An urgent problem of our time is the creation of early maturated varieties which allow to expand soybean cultivation to the north. In soybean 12 major loci (E1E11 and J) have been identified, which control the flowering initiation and the response to the photoperiod. The time of maturation, photothermal response and, ultimately, the adaptation of the crop to different latitudes also depend on various allelic combinations and the interaction of these loci. All these loci have been mapped, and for some of them genes have been identified, their allelic diversity has been characterized and the mechanisms of their functioning and interaction have been described. But the molecular-genetic nature of the early maturity of soybean has not yet been revealed in detail. This review presents the current understanding of the structure and nature of the interaction of molecular genetic determinants of early maturity of soybean, which regulate the timing of its flowering and maturation at different photoperiods and their influence on other plant traits, including the type of growth and productivity. As a result, an idea of the optimal genotype for northern latitudes was proposed, with a combination of alleles providing the earliest flowering and maturation in relatively northern regions with a long day.