bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Direct and Moderating Effect of Sociodemographic Variables on Tax Compliance Behaviour
Authors: Paleka Hana , Karanović Goran , Štambuk Ana
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this study is to empirically examine whether taxpayers’ age, gender, income, and education level impact their (non)compliance. It expands the analysis through the investigation of the moderating role of selected sociodemographic variables. This research was operated in Croatia and in total it comprised 862 fully completed questionnaires. Based on this sample of individual taxpayers (income tax), to interpret the obtained results, OLS regression analysis was employed. The moderation model has been used to explore the influence of sociodemographic variables on tax compliance. The study discloses several results. First, it demonstrates that taxpayers’ age, gender, and education level are significantly associated with their compliance behaviour. In addition to this, the results confirm moderating role of gender, education level, and income level on chosen tax compliance determinants. The findings of this research contribute to policy implications in understanding the groups that require additional attention to create adequate and efficient fiscal strategies.
Consumer Segments in Blockchain Technology Adoption
Authors: Tanković Ana Čuić , Prodan Marina Perišić , Benazić Dragan
Published: December 2023

Recent research has highlighted the adoption of blockchain technology (BCT) and the increasing recognition of its multiple capabilities for users. The main objective of this paper is to delineate different consumer segments based on their BCT beliefs and attitudes. Using a survey method, 934 questionnaires were collected and subjected to hierarchical and K-Means cluster analysis and contingency analysis. The results reveal four identifiable user segments with respect to BCT adoption: Innovators (enthusiastic about BCT), Cautious (careful about BCT), Sceptics (doubtful about BCT), and Suspicious (very distrustful about BCT). These results provide valuable insights into understanding behavioral intentions and serve as a basis for future research.
Comparative Effect of Dichlorvos and Ginger (Zingiber officinale L.) On the Indian Meal Moth (Plodia interpunctella hübner) Feeding on Zea mays Grains
Authors: Olufemi-Salami Folasade K. , Adeyemi Joseph A. , Akinneye Joseph O.
Published: December 2023

Synthetic and natural insecticides have successfully controlled the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella Hübner). However, little is known about how Indian meal moth reacts in a stressed environment caused by synthetic and botanical insecticides. Therefore, this study compared the effects of dichlorvos (DDVP) and ginger (Zingiber officinale L.) rhizome extract oil on larval and adult mortality, hatchability and adult emergence, and on neurotransmitters and digestive enzymes of Indian meal moth under laboratory conditions of 75 ± 5% relative humidity and 25 ± 5 °C. The insects were exposed to different concentrations of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5% of dichlorvos and ginger extract oil for 96 h. Ginger rhizome extract oil caused 100% mortality in newly emerged adult Indian meal moths within 96 h at all concentrations. DDVP and ginger extract oil were ineffective against the third instar larval stage of the Indian meal moth, at varying concentrations that caused adult mortality. DDVP and ginger rhizome extract oil significantly affected digestive enzymes and acetylcholinesterase activities at lethal concentrations used in treatment. Protease activity was significantly increased in larvae exposed to extract oil than DDVP. Acetylcholinesterase activities in the adult insects exposed to maize grains treated with DDVP were higher than those exposed to maize treated with ginger extract oil. DDVP and the ginger extract oil have significant effects on the digestive enzymes. Nevertheless, ginger extract oil increased larval protease activity more than DDVP.
Changes of Postharvest Nutritional Quality and Antioxidant Enzymes in ‘Haribhanga’ Mango by Aloe vera Gel with Chitosan and Coconut Oil Coating During Ambient Storage
Authors: Begum Lajina , Ahmed Maruf , Rahman Atikur , Rahman Hassanur , Arfin Sadia , Akter Nazmin , Islam Tariqul
Published: December 2023

Mango is a well-known tropical climacteric fruit that decays rapidly. Thus, a postharvest management strategy utilizing natural and biodegradable materials is necessary to minimize crop losses. The study evaluated the coating effects of A. vera gel with chitosan and coconut oil on postharvest features and mango shelf life throughout 15 days of storage at room temperature (25 ± 2 °C). Fruits were treated with the following six coatings: control (distilled water), 1.5% chitosan solution (CH) (w/v), Aloe vera gel (AV) (1 : 1, v/v), coconut oil (CO) (1 : 1, v/v), 1.5% chitosan solution + A. vera gel (CH + AV) (1 : 1, v/v), and coconut oil + A. vera gel (CO + AV) (1 : 1, v/v). The findings showed that the coating with A. vera gel and chitosan significantly decreased decay, weight loss, respiration rate, and ethylene production compared to control. This coating improved fruit quality indicators like acidity, total soluble solids, pH, fruit firmness, and ascorbic acid content. Additionally, the phenol content and antioxidant activity decreased slightly during storage, while the control fruits demonstrated a rapid decrease in phenol content and antioxidant activity. Coated fruits significantly reduced the activity of polyphenol oxidase, whereas control fruits had the lowest catalase and peroxidase activity throughout the storage period. Coated fruit skin showed higher L* and b* values than the control fruits throughout storage. These findings suggested that A. vera gel with chitosan coating might preserve bioactive components and postharvest ‘Haribhanga’ mango fruit quality under ambient storage.
Analysis of the livelihoods and the empowerment of peasant communities: an analysis of two rural areas in the department of Boyacá, Colombia
Authors: García-Parra Miguel Angel , Plazas-Leguizamón Nubia , Colmenares-Cruz Ramiro Andrés , Jácome-Suárez Jelsy Millena , Rodríguez Luz Angela Cuellar , Hernández-Criado Juan Carlos
Published: December 2023

The analysis of the livelihoods and the empowerment of rural communities has become one of the main strategies for characterising and studying rural communities, even more so when, in different parts of the world, these communities are strongly affected by the dynamics of politics and economics. The research aims to analyse the livelihoods and empowerment of two rural communities in the department of Boyacá in Colombia. To this purpose, two communities were chosen, one each from the municipalities of Ventaquemada and Jericó. A case study method was applied, with information being collected through semi-structured interviews with 24 family units. The results allowed significant differences to be found in the progress of the development of livelihoods, which was mainly associated with natural capital. In addition, it was also possible to distinguish differential features between the two study areas, which were associated with the social, economic, and physical environment, and therefore determined the degree of empowerment of family unit members in following a productive vocation in the rural sector.
The Value of Critical Thinking in the Language Classroom
Authors: Negoescu Alina Gabriela
Published: December 2023

The ability to think and make proper conclusions independently is referred to as critical thinking. Because of its prominence in teaching a foreign language, fostering critical thinking in students is now regarded as one of the objectives of foreign language educators. Critical thinking is a continuously evolving endeavor that values reading, investigating, and analyzing current events. Strategies to promote critical thinking in language learning may be adopted at all levels of language acquisition, from beginner to advanced, although the level of difficulty of the activities may vary based on language command. This article aims to discuss critical thinking in teaching a foreign language by highlighting first the importance of critical thinking, and then by presenting a series of strategies that help language educators in implementing critical thinking in language classroom.
The Accounting of the Result of the Financial Year and Its Components
Authors: Floştoiu Sebastian
Published: December 2023

The performance that companies achieve is valuable information for most users and is essential in a market economy, while the provision of this information on the results achieved by the company as a result of carrying out activities to accomplish the set objectives is based on the data and information presented in the company’s annual financial statements.

The scientific approach aims to present the role and importance of the profit and loss account, as well as of the main elements that generate it, in accordance with current legal provisions and accounting standards. The main aim was to summarize the basic principles and the manner in which they are documented in the accounting records to calculate profit or loss and profit redistribution.
Kapasitas Daya Dukung Pondasi Dangkal dengan Teori Terzaghi dan Mayerhof
Authors: Aisah Elpita , Dhiniati Fameira
Published: December 2023

Pondasi merupakan elemen penting dalam proses konstruksi bangunan yang bertugas untuk menyalurkan dan mendistribusikan beban dari struktur bangunan ke tanah dibawahnya. Pondasi dangkal adalah jenis pondasi yang sering digunakan dalam proyek bangunan sederhana hingga menengah, dalam pembangunan konstruksi gedung hal penting yang harus dilakukan adalah dengan menganalisis kapasitas daya dukung pondasi dangkal, karena untuk mempertimbangkan nilai keamanan struktural, karakteristik tanah, beban yang akan dipikul, serta perubahan lingkungan, analisis juga dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui besar nilai kapasitas dukung izin yang akan menerima beban bangunan tersebut . Pada penelitian ini metode yang dipakai adalah metode Terzaghi dan Mayerhof, dalam penelitian ini akan dilihat juga faktor bentuk dan kedalaman pondasi yang akan berpengaruh terhadap hasil dari perhitungan ini, akan memperlihatkan perbandingan nilai kapasitas daya dukung pondasi dangkal dan daya dukung pondasi yang diizinkan antara metode Terzaghi dan Metode Mayerhof. Adapun hasilnya menunjukan untuk nilai Qall dengan nilai Df = 1,5 m, B = 1m, metode Terzaghi adalah Qall = 528,9 KN, metode Mayerhof Qall = 2948,5 KN kemudian untuk nilai Df = 2 m dan, B = 2,5 m , metode Terzaghi Qall = 1364,3 KN, untuk metode Mayerhof = 5068,4 KN, dan untuk DF = 3 m, B = 3 m didapatkan nilai Qall untuk metode Terzaghi Qall = 1677,8 KN, metode Mayerhof Qall = 8730,7 KN, dalam hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa nilai kapasitas daya dukung yang dizinkan pada pondasi dangkal untuk Metode Mayerhof selalu lebih besar dibandingkan dengan nilai Kapasitas daya dukung yang dizinkan pada metode Terzaghi, pada penelitian ini juga dapat dilihat bahwa semakin besar nilai lebar dan kedalaman pondasi, maka nilai kapasitas daya dukung yang diizinkan juga semakin besar.
Vom Ereignis zur Ikone - Die erstaunliche Geschichte der Fotografie des Rütlirapports von 1940
Authors: Melone Mirco
Published: December 2023

Bilder können ein Eigenleben entwickeln und zu Ikonen werden – so wie Theo Freys Fotografie des Rütlirapports vom 25. Juli 1940. Obwohl der Rapport selbst bis heute als zentrales Ereignis der Schweizer Zeitgeschichte gilt, ist die Geschichte des Bildes erstaunlich wenig erforscht. Hier setzt das Buch an: Es untersucht, wie sich Freys Aufnahme im Laufe der Jahrzehnte durch verschiedene Hände, Archive, Zeitungen, Schulbücher, Museen und Datenbanken bewegt hat. Und es zeigt, wie sich die Bedeutung des Bildes in den vergangenen achtzig Jahren vervielfacht hat – und wie es so zu einem zentralen Bezugspunkt der Schweizer Geschichtskultur und zu einer der bekanntesten Fotografien der Schweiz werden konnte.
МОВНИЙ ОБРАЗ ДОМУ В СУЧАСНОМУ УКРАЇНСЬКОМУ ХУДОЖНЬОМУ ДИСКУРСІ
Authors: ОГАР Анна
Published: December 2023

У статті йдеться про мовне вираження особливостей образу дому в працях І. Роздобудько, Є. Кузнєцової, М. Ткачівської, С. Тараторіної, В. Амеліної та в літературознавчому дослідженні В. Агеєвої, яке лише вигідно підкреслює домінантну роль цього образу в сучасному українському дискурсі. Смислова структура образу дім розгортається в кількох напрямках: прихисток – пристановище – родинне вогнище, надійність – сталість – опора, власність – окремішність – унікальність – реалізованість, самостійність – незалежність – потенціал, людина – цінність, гідність – любов – затребуваність, воля – дорога до себе, слід – пам’ять, земля – свій край – Батьківщина – місце народження, життя. Окремий смисловий сегмент творять антонімійні компоненти безґрунтянство, бездомність, зруйнований дім – укоріненість. Образ дому настільки складне ментальне утворення, що втілює контрастні поняття: дім – житло, хата –кам’яниця, споруда – духовна цінність, дім – табір для біженців, хата дорослого –хата дитинства, своя хата – рідний дім, хата-яка-є – хата-яка-має-бути. Смислова складність образу дім, його багатокомпонентність, розгалуженість, тяжіння до дефінування не як матеріального, а ідеального феномену засвідчує його глибоке осмислення, вагомість в українському мовно-ментальному континуумі. Наголосимо, що в сучасному українському художньому дискурсі смислову структуру образу розбудовано компонентами з переносними значеннями, і ці вторинні значення вагоміші за прямі.
Metrological Characteristics of the Potentiometric Assay Developed for Determining the Antioxidant Activity of Ascorbic Acid
Authors: Maslov Oleksandr Yu. , Kolisnyk Sergii V. , Komisarenko Mykola A. , Akhmedov Elshan Yu. , Koval Alla O. , Kostina Tatiana A. , Kolisnyk Olena V.
Published: December 2023

The potentiometric assay for determining the antioxidant activity of ascorbic acid has been developed and validated according to the following parameters: specificity, linearity, accuracy, repeatability, intermediate precision. The linearity was in the concentration range of 0.002 – 0.02 mol L–1 (r2 = 0.9993). The percentage of recovery was found to be in the range from 95.38 to 105.00 %. The values of %RSD for repeatability and intermediate precision were 1.86 and 1.95 %, respectively. The method is accurate and reliable, with the relative standard deviation of less than 2 %. It has been proven that the method developed is express, rapid, highly sensitive, accurate and sufficiently reliable.
The Synthesis of Novel 2-Hetarylthiazoles via the Stille Reaction
Authors: Tarasenko Dmytro O. , Kotliar Volodymyr M.
Published: December 2023

A preparative approach to the synthesis of 2-hetaryl thiazoles has been developed via the interaction of halothiazoles with stannanes according to the Stille reaction. The most effective catalysts and reaction conditions have been found. It has been determined that the formation of by-products occurs due to specific interaction of the corresponding stannanes with the carbonyl group. The by-products have been isolated and characterized. The mechanism of this interaction with the carbonyl group has not been described in literature. The 2-hetaryl thiazoles obtained have great potential as new building blocks for medicinal chemistry and as ligands due to their complexing properties.
A New Method for Studying the Kinetics of the Release of Poorly Soluble API from Solid Oral Dosage Forms on the Example of Quertin®
Authors: Khanina Nataliia V. , Georgiyants Victoriya A. , Khanin Vadim A. , Zupanetz Igor A.
Published: December 2023

In this paper, it is proposed to consider a new method developed for studying the kinetics of release of substances that are poorly soluble in aqueous media on the example of quercetin. The study object was the drug containing plant bioactive components – Quertin® chewable tablets, 40 mg, 3 blisters, 10 pcs – produced by PJSC SIC “Borshchahivskiy CPP”. An Agilent 1290 Infinity II LC System liquid chromatograph with an Agilent 6530 mass selective detector (Agilent Technologies) was used for the analysis. Solubility profiles were studied in accordance with the requirements of the Biopharmaceutical Classification System (BCS). The solubility limit of the substance in the media studied has been determined. A method for the quantitative determination of quercetin in test media in the range of specified concentrations with high sensitivity and selectivity has been developed. The dissolution of Quertin® chewable tablets in 3 different aqueous dissolution media with pH 1.2, pH 4.5 and pH 6.8 was studied, the dissolution profiles were compared, and the f2 factor was calculated. This factor is a criterion for evaluating the study by comparing dissolution kinetics with in vivo results. The results obtained indicate that the approach proposed to studying the kinetics of the release of substances that are sparingly soluble in aqueous solutions allows us to correctly assess the release of such substances in accordance with the requirements of the BCS. The method developed has been validated.
Welche Absichten verfolgte Rogers in seinen therapeutischen Äußerungen?
Authors: Kirillova Elena I. , Keil Wolfgang W.
Published: December 2023

Bei der hier referierten Studie wurde untersucht, welche Intentionen Rogers in seinen therapeutischen Äußerungen verfolgte und welche Entwicklungen und Veränderungen über die Zeit seiner Tätigkeit hinweg dabei festgestellt werden können. Nach einem kurzen Überblick über bisherige Untersuchungen der dokumentierten Therapiegespräche von Rogers wird dargestellt, wie mittels der „Intent-Analyse“ von T. Ushakova (Laboratorium für Sprachpsychologie und Psycholinguistik der Akademie der Wissenschaften Russlands) ein System von 30 für psychotherapeutische Diskurse relevanten Intentionen definiert werden konnte. Neben mehreren Transkripten von Gesprächen von Psychotherapeuten verschiedener Schulen wurden Transkripte von Rogers früher Therapie mit Bryan, vom Gespräch mit Gloria und vom noch späteren Gespräch mit Jan hinsichtlich dieser Intentionen untersucht. Bei den abschließend referierten Ergebnissen kann die zunehmende Bedeutung der häufigsten Intentionen „zur Selbstexploration helfen“, „bedingungsfrei annehmen“ und „Selbsteinbringung des Therapeuten“ besonders hervorgehoben werden.
Werden wollen, wer man wirklich ist
Authors: Kunert Cornelia
Published: December 2023

Die Diagnose Transsexualität F 64.0 rangiert im ICD 10 unter den Persönlichkeits- und Verhaltensstörungen. Demgemäß wurden aus psychiatrischer Sicht im Laufe der vergangenen Jahrzehnte transsexuellen Menschen auf grob verallgemeinernde Weise und ohne jede Evidenzbasierung psychische Störungen, wie etwa Psychosen oder Borderline Störungen, aber auch oft charakterliche Defizite unterstellt.Die genetisch-neurologischen Forschungsergebnisse der letzten 10 – 15 Jahre zeigen jedoch, dass es eine biologisch veranlagte Besonderheit des Gehirns gibt, die für das Identitätsempfinden transsexueller Menschen verantwortlich ist. Aus dieser Sicht erscheint die Transsexualität nicht als eine psychische Störung, sondern vielmehr als eine „genetische Variation der Geschlechtsentwicklung“ – als „ eine Variante im Grenzgebiet von Genetik, Biologie und Neurowissenschaft bzw. Neuropsychologie“ (Haupt, 2012, S. 8).Im November 2011 erschienen unter dem Titel „Transsexualität“ die sog. „Altdorfer Empfehlungen“ von Horst-Jörg Haupt, ein medizinisch-neurologisches Positionspapier, welches eine Fülle neurobiologischer Erkenntnisse zusammenfasst und zur Grundlage eines nicht pathologisierenden Case-Managements bei Transsexualität macht.Ergänzend dazu kann auch von Seiten der Personzentrierten Psychotherapie und der personzentrierten Persönlichkeitstheorie diese Sicht auf den transsexuellen Prozess als einer gesunden Entwicklung (im Sinne zunehmender Kongruenz) unterstützt werden – was im Folgenden versucht wird.
The Study of the Electrical Properties of Anisotropic Semiconductors in the Laboratory Workshop of the University Course in Physics
Authors: Filippov V. V. , Zavorotny A. A. , Smirnov M. Yu. , Ziyautdinov V. S. , Lykov D. D.
Published: December 2023

The purpose of the article is to develop a theoretically and experimentally substantiated specific laboratory work for studying the anisotropy of the electrical properties of semiconductors within the framework of the curricula of higher educational institutions, for such areas of training as “Physics”, “Technical Physics”, “Radiophysics” and “Electronics and Nanoelectronics”. The relevance of the problem is due to the desire of domestic electronics for technological sovereignty and high requirements for the training of qualified personnel for the production of structures of solid-state functional electronics. Based on the solution of the boundary electrodynamic problem, an expression is obtained for the electric potential in the region of a thin rectangular semiconductor sample with a tensor character of conductivity. The results of this work is the development of an original laboratory setup for the demonstration and practical study of the anisotropy of the electrical properties of semiconductor crystals. The proposed technique makes it possible to determine the main electrokinetic parameters of an anisotropic semiconductor – specific conductivity, concentration and Hall mobility of the main charge carriers. A schematic diagram of the installation and formulas for calculating the errors of the measured quantities are proposed. The results obtained may also be of scientific interest in the study of anisotropic semiconductor materials in laboratory conditions.
Thermophysical Properties of Chalcogenide Semiconductor Compounds and the Effect of Defects on Their Properties
Authors: Mustafaev G. A. , Mustafaeva D. G. , Mustafaev M. G.
Published: December 2023

To improve the conversion efficiency of thermoelectric devices, new thermoelectric materials are being searched and studied. The use of materials such as metal chalcogenides in engineering for the creation of converters, thermoelements, and functional electronics elements is of interest. In this regard, it is topical to study the thermophysical properties and the effect of defects on the properties of these materials. The chalcogenides of the metals of the first group have a strong dependence of their properties on the intrinsic defectiveness of the structures. An increase in the degree of imperfection causes a decrease in the phase transition temperature, which is caused by a decrease in the forces of interatomic interaction. An increase in thermal conductivity with an increase in the chalcogen content is due to the prevailing increase in the electronic thermal conductivity over a decrease in the phonon component; the value of the lattice thermal conductivity is affected by the imperfection of the crystal lattice.
Department of Applied Physics of the Faculty of Physics
Authors: Zarvin A. Е. , Galashov E. N. , Ezdin B. S. , Korobeishchikov N. G. , Pasko P. G. , Yaskin A. S.
Published: December 2023

The paper considers the history, stages of formation and development of the Department of Applied Physics of the Faculty of Physics of NSU. The structure of the department, solved and currently solved scientific tasks are described. The results of scientific, pedagogical and innovative activities of the main divisions of the department are considered.
Assessment of the Need for Staff of Public Libraries of the Subjects of the Russian Federation
Authors: Guseva Eugenia N. , Sukhotina Milena L. , Kuznetsova Tatiana Ya. , Kondakov Vladimir V.
Published: December 2023

The monitoring of the staffing needs of public libraries of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, conducted by the Russian State Library, shows the dynamics of the regional library policy and allows us to determine the vectors of development of the human resources potential of libraries in the near future.

The staffing needs of public libraries of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation — participants of the monitoring, their size and professional structure are different and are mainly conditioned by the size of the regional library network, the level of staffing in the region and the professional composition of library staff. These factors directly determine the indicators of staffing needs of libraries in the near future.

The needs for library specialists with higher profile education prevail in relation to other professional groups. However, the absolute indicator of these needs does not exceed half of the regions’ staffing needs and accounts for 43.07 percent of their total number. At the same time, the average value of the relative indicator of the regions’ needs in library specialists with higher profile education is only 29.7 staff units.

The need for library specialists with secondary non-core and core additional education remains high. Based on the requests of libraries, their number should be increased by 5.76 percent of the available number.

The regional comparative-correlation analysis of the need for library specialists revealed that there is a great need for specialists with higher profile education in a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which have specialised universities that train bachelors and masters in “Library and Information Activities” (Republic of Tatarstan — 77 specialists, Altai Krai — 87, Krasnodar Krai — 174, Samara Oblast — 127). Perhaps, the high demand is due to the low availability of specialists with higher profile education in libraries in these regions (on average — 33.21%).

The monitoring data indicate an increased need of public libraries for IT specialists: it amounts to 11.65% of the total staffing needs of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Based on the stated needs, the number of IT-specialists should be increased by 30.42%. At the same time, the need for IT specialists with higher profile education significantly exceeds the need for specialists with secondary profile education: 71.45% to 19.35% respectively.

The needs of libraries in specialists of other professions are relatively small and occupy 8.43 percent of their total staffing needs. Of these, 71.65 percent are specialists with higher professional education.
News Informing on Open Science as a Strategic Direction for the Development of a Scientific Library
Authors: Ryabova Irina I.
Published: December 2023

News is the most accessible, timely and popular information in the world, it affects many spheres of social life and reflects their current state. News in the field of science is no exception. People were interested in news long before the widespread use of information technology, and some current forms of information and library services were introduced in the 20th century.

Defining and strategizing the direction of news information is a significant part of information support for researchers. Scientific libraries, as important social institutions specializing in providing access to information, can contribute to the search for and provision of this kind of information. The basic principles of building a news strategy in modern libraries are the relevance of the news topic to the library’s vision and its relevance to the target audience, taking into account the use of modern information technologies. In a scientific library, open science can be used as such a topic due to its demand among researchers and specialists.

The purpose of this article is to develop a set of information products designed to achieve information support of scientific library users (by the example of open science). A study of 100 websites of foreign university libraries included in the Top 100 Leiden ranking of universities’ openness in 2023 was carried out to identify the practices of news informing users about open science. Five best examples of foreign experience were identified. An important part of the information strategy — the technology of selecting channels for receiving information — was developed. On its basis, a set of information products was prepared and published on the website of the State Public Scientific and Technical Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Library for Open Science”: news feed, quarterly digest “Open Science News” and issues of “Live News of Open Science” in video material.
Yuri Vladimirovich Grigoriev’s Personal Book Collection (to the 125th Anniversary of the Scientist’s Birth)
Authors: Borisov Boris V. , Stefanovskaya Natalia A. , Uraeva Irina V.
Published: December 2023

Personal book collections of scientists are valuable both as a historical and cultural source for the study of the owner’s personality and as an information resource. The article provides for the first time a multidimensional characterisation of the book and journal collection of the famous Russian librarian Yu.V. Grigoriev (1899—1973). The collection is currently part of the Fundamental Library of the Tambov State University (TSU) named after G.R. Derzhavin. After the death of the owner, the collection was acquired by the Tambov branch of the Moscow State Institute of Culture. It was included in the Fundamental Library TSU named after G.R. Derzhavin in 1994 in the process of its creation. The volume of the collection is 6241 copies. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of its thematic sections gives additional touches to the reader’s portrait of Yu.V. Grigoriev, reveals the sphere of his professional interests. The collection is universal in composition, most of which are publications on librarianship and related fields. The lower chronological boundary of the editions in the collection is 1852. Of special value are the editions of the 19 century, annual sets of magazines “Red Librarian”, “Bibliographic News”, a collection of abstracts of PhD theses of authors who became authoritative Russian librarians and bibliographers. All books contain exlibris of Yu.V. Grigoriev. More than 300 copies have gift inscriptions of colleagues and students, including two inscriptions of L.B. Khavkina. Being in the collection of the university library, the collection retains not only the memorial value, but also is a unique information resource, which is used in research and educational activities of teachers and students of the Department of Library and Information Resources of TSU named after G.R. Derzhavin.
Prevalence of Hookah Smoking and its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Engineering Students of Khwopa College of Engineering, Nepal
Authors:   Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal, Baral Yuba Raj , Jyakhwo Suraj ,   Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal, Bist Amrit ,   Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal, Jyakhwo Sabina ,   Florence College of Nursing, Rajiv Gandhi University, India, Duwal Nikesh ,   LA Trobe University, Australia
Published: December 2023

Background: Hookah smoking, also known as water pipe smoking, is an emerging trend that is gaining popularity globally, especially among youth and college students. It has been referred to as a global tobacco epidemic by public health officials and identified as an emerging threat to public health. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study with systematic sampling was conducted. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. Collected data were entered, and analysis was done using SPSS IBM version 26. Results: The overall prevalence of hookah smoking was found to be 38.7%, with a mean age of 17.92 years. The analysis indicated that sex and faculty of respondents were significantly associated with hookah smoking. In this study, male participants were 2.44 times more likely to be involved in hookah smoking compared to female participants (OR=2.449, 95% CI=1.026–0.848). Participants in the electrical engineering faculty were 4.84 times more likely to smoke hookah than participants in the computer engineering faculty (OR=4.844, 95% CI), and participants in the civil engineering faculty were 2.58 times more likely to smoke hookah than participants in the computer engineering (OR=2.583, 95% CI). Conclusion: The cross-sectional study with systematic sampling conducted among undergraduate engineering students at Khowpa College of Engineering revealed that hookah smoking was more prevalent among male participants than female participants. Hence, an awareness program is needed to be planned and implemented among engineering students, with a special focus on male students.
OTEL İŞLETMELERİNDE KRİZLERİN OLUMSUZ ETKİSİNİ AZALTMADA DÖNÜŞÜMCÜ LİDERLİĞİN VE ÖRGÜTSEL REZİLYANS KAPASİTESİNİN ROLÜ
Authors: AKSOY Seza , ÇAKIR Onur
Published: December 2023

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Covid-19 pandemisi döneminde örgüt genelinde geliştirilen örgütsel rezilyans kapasitesi ve dönüşümcü liderliğin otel performansı üzerindeki etkilerini incelemektir. Araştırmada veriler kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle Trakya bölgesindeki otel işletmelerinde çalışan 397 otel çalışanından yüz yüze ve çevrimiçi anket yöntemiyle elde edilmiştir. Elde edilen verilerle tanımlayıcı istatistikler hesaplanmış ve araştırma modeli en küçük kareler yöntemiyle gerçekleştirilen yapısal eşitlik modellemesiyle test edilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, örgüt düzeyinde dönüşümcü liderliğin örgütsel rezilyans kapasitesini arttırdığı ve Covid-19 pandemisinin otel performansına olan negatif etkisine karşı azaltıcı bir etkiye sahip olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
HAYAT SİGORTA ŞİRKETLERİNİN FİNANSAL PERFORMANS ANALİZİ
Authors: IŞIKÇELİK Ferda , ÖZLER Gökçen , AĞIRBAŞ İsmail
Published: December 2023

Bu araştırma Türkiye sigortacılık sektöründeki hayat sigorta sektörünün ve şirketlerinin finansal performansının zaman içindeki eğilimini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Hayat sigortası şirketlerinin 2012-2021 yılları finansal performansı finansal oran analiziyle ölçülmüş ve yıllar arasındaki değişim trend analiziyle incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, hayat sigorta sektörünün sermaye yeterlilik performansının iyi olduğu ve yıllar itibariyle dalgalanma eğilimi gösterdiği saptanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, hayat sigorta şirketlerinin orta ve uzun vadeli yükümlülüklerini ödeme yeteneğinin iyi olduğu bulunmuştur. Hayat sigortası sektörünün aktif kalitesi ve likiditeye ilişkin oranlarının yıllara göre dalgalanma gösterdiği ve kısa vadeli yükümlülükleri karşılama yeteneğinin zayıf olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Acente alacaklarının özkaynaklara oranı açısından tüm dönemlerde güçlü performansa sahip olduğu saptanmıştır. Sektörün faaliyet oranları, dönen varlık performansının düştüğünü göstermektedir. Sektörün genel karlılığı pozitiftir. Hayat sigorta sektörünün çoğunlukla 2012 ve 2020 yıllarında iyi performans, 2017 yılında ise düşük performans gösterdiği söylenebilir. Hayat sigorta şirketlerinden BNP Paribas Cardif Hayat, Mapfre Genel Yaşam, Bereket Katılım Hayat ve Acıbadem Hayat sigorta şirketleri finansal açıdan daha başarılıdır. Gelecek araştırmalarda finansal performans ölçümünün alt branşlar bazında yapılması; sigorta sektörünün ve şirketlerinin performansının sadece finansal açıdan değil yapısal, ekonomik vb. açılardan da değerlendirilmesi önerilmektedir.
ALANYA ARKEOLOJİ MÜZESİ KOLEKSİYONUNDA YER ALAN BİR POSTHUMOUS III. ALEKSANDROS SİKKESİ: PRICE 645 (ASTIBUS?, PAIONIA)
Authors: TATAR Ömer
Published: December 2023

Pamphylia’nın en doğuda konumlu kentlerinden Korakesion’un üzerinde kurulmuş Alanya ilçesinin arkeoloji müzesi sikke koleksiyonunda yürütülen çalışmalarda 115 krali Makedon sikkesi tespit edilmiştir. Bunlar içerisinde 69 adet gümüş sikke yer almaktadır. Balkan Yarımadasındaki, Paionia bölgesinden zor alım yoluyla müze koleksiyonuna kazandırılan bir örnek bilhassa ilgi çekicidir. Söz konusu olan güncel literatürde MÖ. 3. yüzyılın ilk çeyreğine tarihlenen ve Paionia kralı Audoleon’un darp ettirdiği düşünülen sikkelerden bir emisyona ait örnektir. III. Aleksandros döneminin temel gümüş sikke ikonografyası ile kralın adını taşıması nedeniyle posthumous niteliktedir. Küçük Asya’da ele geçen askeri harekatlarla alakalı definelerde de örnekleri karşımıza çıkan bu sikkenin darp edildiği coğrafyadan oldukça uzak olan Kilikia’da dolaşım göstermesi büyük olasılıkla MÖ. 3. yüzyılın boyunca bölgenin Ptolemaioslar ile Seleukoslar arasında el değiştirmesine neden olan Suriye savaşları ile alakalı olmalıdır.
RedRibbon: A new rank–rank hypergeometric overlap for gene and transcript expression signatures
Authors: Piron Anthony , Szymczak Florian , Papadopoulou Theodora , Alvelos Maria Inês , Defrance Matthieu , Lenaerts Tom , Eizirik Décio L , Cnop Miriam
Published: December 2023

High-throughput omics technologies have generated a wealth of large protein, gene, and transcript datasets that have exacerbated the need for new methods to analyse and compare big datasets. Rank–rank hypergeometric overlap is an important threshold-free method to combine and visualize two ranked lists ofP-values or fold-changes, usually from differential gene expression analyses. Here, we introduce a new rank–rank hypergeometric overlap-based method aimed at gene level and alternative splicing analyses at transcript or exon level, hitherto unreachable as transcript numbers are an order of magnitude larger than gene numbers. We tested the tool on synthetic and real datasets at gene and transcript levels to detect correlation and anticorrelation patterns and found it to be fast and accurate, even on very large datasets thanks to an evolutionary algorithm-based minimalP-value search. The tool comes with a ready-to-use permutation scheme allowing the computation of adjustedP-values at low time cost. The package compatibility mode is a drop-in replacement to previous packages. RedRibbon holds the promise to accurately extricate detailed information from large comparative analyses.
Assessment of healthcare accessibility and travel distance on intrapartum fetal death: a retrospective cohort study
Authors: Moterani Vinicius Cesar , Abbade Joelcio Francisco , Borges Vera Therezinha Medeiros , Fonseca Cecilia Guimarães Ferreira , Desiderio Nathalia , Moterani Junior Nino Jose Wilson , Gonçalves Moterani Laura Bresciani Bento
Published: December 2023

Objective.

To determine if there was an association between intrapartum stillbirths and both traveled distance for delivery and delivery care accessibility, assessing periods before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods.

This is a population-based cohort study. Patients had birth occurring after the onset of labor; the primary outcome was intrapartum stillbirth. City of residence was classified according to the ratio between deliveries performed and total births among its residents; values lower than 0.1 indicated low delivery care accessibility. Travel distance was calculated using the Haversine formula. Education level, maternal age, and birth sex were included. In each period, relative risk was assessed by generalized linear model with Poisson variance.

Results.

There were 2 267 534 deliveries with birth occurring after the onset of labor. Most patients were between age 20 and 35 years, had between 8 and 11 years of education, and resided in cities with high delivery care accessibility. Low delivery care accessibility increased risk of intrapartum stillbirth in the pre-pandemic (relative risk [RR] 2.02; 95% CI [1.64, 2.47]; p < 0.01) and the pandemic period (RR 1.69; 95% CI [1.09, 2.55]; p = 0.015). This was independent of other risk-increasing factors, such as travel distance and fewer years of education.

Conclusions.

Low delivery care accessibility is associated with the risk of intrapartum stillbirths, and accessibility reduced during the pandemic. Delivery of patients by family physicians and midwives, as well as official communication channels between primary care physicians and specialists, could improve patient healthcare-seeking behavior.
Mesotelioma maligno en Colombia: carga de enfermedad, panorama general e índice sociodemográfico subnacional, 2015-2020
Authors: Tibaduiza Torres Adriana Lucía , Betancur Romero John Edison , Silva Aparicio Adriana , Rico Mendoza María Andrea
Published: December 2023

Objetivo.

Establecer la carga de enfermedad por mesotelioma maligno (MM) en Colombia entre 2015 y 2020 y su asociación con el índice sociodemográfico (SDI) subnacional y las localizaciones de asbesto.

Métodos.

Estudio ecológico mixto en la población colombiana con diagnóstico de MM según la CIE-10 durante 2015 a 2020. La carga global de enfermedad (GBD, por su sigla en inglés) se estimó por medio de la metodología propuesta de Murray y López a partir de la prevalencia y mortalidad obtenida de fuentes oficiales. Se estimó el SDI (por su sigla en inglés) subnacional (nivel departamental) como medida de desarrollo socioeconómico y se establecieron regresiones lineales con la GBD, el SDI y las localizaciones documentadas de asbesto.

Resultados.

La GBD estimada por MM en Colombia durante 2015-2020 fue de 51,71 años de vida ajustados por discapacidad (AVAD) por cada 1 000 000 de habitantes (15 375,79 AVAD totales), con predominio en personas mayores de 50 años (91,1%) y de sexo masculino (66,4%). A nivel departamental, Bogotá y Valle del Cauca presentaron la mayor cantidad de AVAD ajustados; mientras que Bogotá tuvo el SDI más alto, y Guainía y Cesar el más bajo. Se evidenció una asociación entre los AVAD y el SDI, donde este último explicó 22,8% de los casos de AVAD.

Conclusión.

El MM es causa de una gran cantidad de AVAD, con predominio en los departamentos con mayor desarrollo socioeconómico, y con presencia de empresas que solían utilizar asbesto; no obstante, el posible subdiagnóstico de MM limita el análisis de la información.
Genre loss and narrative dilemma: Comparative analysis of the Chinese and Korean versions of the film Door Lock
Authors: Chen Xue
Published: December 2023

The two versions of the Chinese and South Korean films "Door Lock" are both realistic suspense films. The two films use audio-visual means to describe the problem of women living alone, highlighting the plight of women being watched and the dangerous situation that they cannot escape. By carefully disassembling the mirror language and narrative techniques of the two films, this paper focuses on thinking about the elements that determine the form and style of the suspense film, discusses the genre style shaping of the film from the mirror image, explores the narrative motivation from the character design, and considers the realistic expression of the film from the social background.
Gazteen bizitza aktiborako trantsizioa: Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoko egoeraren azterketa, analisia eta ondorioak
Authors: Tena Eizagirre Aitor
Published: December 2023

Artikulu honetan, Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoko bizitza aktiborako trantsizioaren egoera aztertu da. Besteak beste, gazteen bizitza aktiborako trantsizioaren paradigma nagusiak aztertu ditugu, bakoitzaren oinarriak kontuan izanik. Horrez gain, aipatutako trantsizio horretan eragin zuzena duten hainbat faktore ere aztertu dira: hezkuntza, lana… Faktore horiek, ordea, modu isolatuan ulertzetik urrun, gaur egungo testuinguruan kokatu dira. Horrela, ondorioztatu da gero eta interkonektatuagoa eta prekarioagoa den mundu batean bizi garela egun, eta ziurgabetasun horrek eragindako aldaketek, hein batean, kolokan jarri dituztela orainarte ezagututako trantsiziorako egitura tradizionalak, hala nola lana edo hezkuntza. Amaitzeko, belaunaldi berriek bizi duten haustura ekonomikoak izan dezakeen bilakaeraren inguruan hausnartu da artikuluan.
Aplikasi Bebasis Android sebagai Media Belajar Huruf Hijaiyah Untuk Anak Usia Dini Mengunakan Metode Fonika Learning
Authors: Wijayanti Esti , Hidayati Hanik , R Meimaharani
Published: December 2023

Perkembangan otak anak usia dini merupakan perkembangan emas yang mana sel otak anak berkembang selama 80%, saat anak usia dibawah 8 tahun harus di isi dengan segala sesuatu yang bermanfaat dan berguna untuk daya ingatnya. Salah satunya dengan mengajarkan anak untuk membaca. Dengan mengajarkan anak membaca sejak dini diharapkan orang tua tidak terlalu beban saat anak melanjutkan studi ke jenjang yang lebih tinggi yaitu saat sekolah dasar. Anak pada usia dini sangat akrab sekali dengan smart phone yang biasanya digunakan hanya untuk bermain atau sekedar memutar youtobe. Inovasi terbaru dari penelitian ini adalah pembuatan aplikasi belajar membaca untuk anak usia dini berbasis andoroid dengan mengunakan metode fonika, diharapakan dengan metode ini anak pada Tk Pertiwi Purwosari dapat belajar huruf hijaiyah dengan mudah dan dapat membaca di usia dini dengan menyenangkan mengunakan teknologi android. Luaran yang diharapkan anak usia dini dapat belajar membaca huruf hijaiyah dengan sangat menyenangan dengan mengunakan smartphone.
CULTURAL-AESTHETIC COMPONENT OF COLOR IN ADVERTISING DESIGN
Authors: Pryshchenko Svitlana , Senchuk Tetyana
Published: December 2023

This research on the cultural-aesthetic component of color in Advertising Design aims at systematizing visual means and defining their complex functional features in the communication space. The problems of advertising are visualization, stylistics, and development tendencies. Methodology is based on socio-cultural, axiological, and comparative methods. Originality includes the scientific study of possible solutions in advertising communication, using associative connotations of color images. Color harmony in advertising is interpreted as a dynamic balance of contrasting elements of the visual info media. As an alternative to globalization processes with an aspiration to standardization and assimilation of cultural peculiarities, the process of a nation’s self-identification is actualized in posters. The functions of color in advertisements are here considered, e.g., expressive, physiological, emotional, informative, and aesthetic. The study on color in Advertising Design in a vast cultural context pays special attention to art-aesthetic aspects. The authors conclude that the use of visual means in advertising is orientated to a target audience with aesthetic ideals and national colors from Italy, Switzerland, and Ukraine. The practical value of the obtained results lies in the application of this complex approach to color designing posters.Keywords: сolor semantics, visual aesthetics, advertising poster, media, cultural context.
LEVELS OF MUSICAL AND ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF MUSIC AND CHOREOGRAPHY
Authors: Shaohui Liu
Published: December 2023

The article examines the problem of forming the musical and artistic experience of students of art faculties of pedagogical universities. The importance of future teachers of music and choreography acquiring musical and artistic experience is highlighted, which is animportant problem today, which significantly affects the development of the irinternal and external culture. The structural construction of musical-artistic experience is presented, the important components of which are motivational-directed, competence-informative, andexecutive-projective components.In the process of ascertaining experiment, the levels of formation of musical and artistic experience of students of arts faculties were determined, namely: high, medium, low, which were given qualitative and quantitative characteristics. The powerful influence of aneffective integrative combination of music and movements on the formation of the musical and artistic experience of future teachers of musical art and choreography has been determined, which allows to more intensively perceive the artistic and musical images of artistic works, to find effective means for their more vividembodiment.Keywords: musical and artistic experience, future teachers of music and choreography, for mation of levels, structural construction, creative and executive activity.