bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Features of the political regime of Russia
Authors: Tukvadze Avtandil , Dolidze Valerian , Gelashvili Helen
Published: February 2022

The authoritarian political Regime of Russia determines aggressive behavior of this country in the foreign and domestic politics. Because of this the studding of this regime is actual both in theoretical and practical points of views. The main features of this regime in Russian reality stems from its hybrid nature and they are: authoritarian autocratic characteristics; but it is not the traditional authoritarianism the theory and practice of which we know from history. First of all, its specificity follows from the propaganda load of the regime and due to the control over the state media, the government achieves an information dictatorship; which is enough to form public opinion and reduce the need for repression: The second feature is the coexistence of democratic elements (limited pluralism, multi-party system, opposition television) with the totalitarian ones (coalescence of ruling party and the state, secret police, servile political culture). The third feature is the autocratic nature, the Putin-tailored constitution, the legislative acts which in Putin’s view are necessary. To study the Russian regime we use the theory .of cyclic development, according to which authoritarian cycles of political modernization are associated with geopolitical successes, and short term liberalization efforts, which always ended in failures, are associated with unsuccessful domestic and foreign policy. In all these cases initiatives always comes from the political elites and people plays a role of their supporters. Because of this researchers believe that civic society could not acquire subjectivity. In our view, political culture has a decisive influence on the political regime in Russia. The characteristics of Russian political culture are: faith of a powerful state and leader; Great Russian messianic chauvinism, which is the idea of Russian identity and part of the mentality of the people, as well as the ideas of social equality of sovereign democracy, subjective orientations and imperial thinking, which playa dominant role in the public consciousness. Therefore, those researchers and statesman who believe that chauvinism comes only from Putin are wrong. The main reason must be the imperial consciousness of the people. The article confirms the hypothesis that the natural development of Russia is authoritarian. It will take decades (in case of the desire of the authorities) to eradicate from the minds of citizens the elements of authoritarian culture, which for centuries have been fixed in their minds and passed from generation to generation.
P PENYUSUTAN KARENA PENGUAPAN (EVAPORATION LOSS) PADA TANKI JENIS FLOATING ROOF TANK
Authors: Setiorini Indah Agus , Faputri Achmad Faisal
Published: February 2022

Besarnya losses sangat dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor antara lain ullage (ruang kosong suatu storage tank). Semakin tinggi ullage akan semakin besar losses yang terjadi.Losses juga dipengaruhi oleh kondisi lingkungan seperti halnya temperatur, dimana suhu yang tinggi kecenderungan fraksi ringan akan menguap. Dalam storage tank faktor safety menjadi pertimbangan penting salah satunya fasilitas seperti Vent dan PV Valve sebagai alat pernapasan dalam sistem penyimpanan produk minyak wajib tersedia. Karena “Kecepatan Angin” sekitar tanki penyimpanan menjadi faktor pemicu terjadinya Losses. Disamping itu Losses dalam storage tank juga sangat dipengaruhi oleh karakteristik/sifat fisis produk minyak itu sendiri terutama Vapour Pressure (RVP-Reid Vapour Pressure). Evaporation Loss itu sendiri harus diperhatikan karena berdampak pada kerugian baik kuantitas maupun kualitas suatu produk minyak. Pada dasarnya evaporation loss/kehilangan akibat penguapan tidak dapat dihindari, namun dapat dikendalikan dan di minimais dengan fasilitas yang memadai, Teknik pemeliharaan, pengoperasianserta pengawasan yang baik. Sebagai gambaran, disajikan contoh perhitungan Losses sebesar 131,6 bbl/year untuk floating roof tank
P PENGARUH INDEKS BIAS TERHADAP KADAR BIOETHANOL MENGGUNAKAN AMPAS KELAPA DAN Saccharomyces cerevisiae DENGAN PROSES FERMENTASI
Authors: Kalsum Ummi , Juniar Heni
Published: February 2022

Keberadaan bahan bakar minyak semakin lama semakin menipis bahkan pada tahun 2025 diperkirakan ketersediaan minyak bumi akan habis. Sebagai pengganti BBM atau bahan bakar minyak, saat ini mulai dikembangkan Bahan Bakar Nabati (BBN). Untuk mengatasi kelangkahan bahan bakar minyak dan Pencemaran limbah ampas kelapa yang melimpah perlu ditangani upaya seperti menciptakan energi  alternatif yaitu bioethanol. Pada ampas kelapa dilakukan analisa Fourier Tranfrom Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) untuk mengetahui gugus kimia yang terkandung dalam ampas kelapa. Setelah dianalisa diketahui bahwa Ampas Kelapa mengandung Polisakarida atau tepung-tepungan yang dapat dijadikan bahan baku pembuatan bioetanol.proses pembuatan bioetanol terdiri dari hidrolisis, fermentasi dan pemurnian. Ampas kelapa diperas selama 5 kali hingga kandungan santannya tidak keluar lagi, ampas kelapa dioven dengan suhu suhu 45ºC selama 5 jam kemudian diblender hingga menjadi tepung, kemudian ampas kelapa dihidrolysis menggunakan H2SO4 10% sebanyak 200 ml kemudian diambil ampas kelapanya 20gr dan dipanaskan selama 45 menit dengan suhu 80 ºC. dilakukakan fermentasi dengan bantuan saccharomyces cerevisiae yaitu, 4 g, 8 g, dan 10 g, pada suhu ruangan 28ºC dan lama fermentasi selama 6 hari, 7 hari, dan 8 hari dan destilasi dengan suhu 70-80 ºC. Hasil terbaik yang dihasilkan dari penelitian adalah pada  lama fermentasi ke 7 hari dan pada penambahan saccharomyces cerevisiae 10 g  dengan nilai indeks bias 1,33344 menghasilkan kadar bioethanol sebesar 13,2%.
Мультимодальность медиатекста в новом коммуникативном пространстве (наблюдения и замечания)
Authors: Пстыга Алиция
Published: February 2022

Рассмотрены вопросы дискурсивной деятельности СМИ, связанные с кодированием, декодированием и перекодированием медиатекста. В центре внимания мультимодальность как фактор, который активно используется в формировании текстовой действительности и предопределяет вектор интерпретации текста, а в другом коммуникативном пространстве (в переводческой перспективе) меняется соответственно установке редакции журнала и/или переводчика. Таким образом, необходимой становится новая методологическая перспектива анализа мультимодального медиатекста. С этой точки зрения сам выбор текста для перевода оказывается значимым, поскольку он неразрывно связан с избирательностью и оценкой информации. Данный подход требует глобального рассмотрения соотношений в межтекстовом пространстве, учитывающих мультимодальные элементы структуры медиатекста, которые оказывают влияние на аксиологическое измерение всего сообщения, что одновременно позволяет выявить степень симметрии между оригиналом и переводом.
Development and validation of a new stability indicating RP-UFLC method for the estimation of Perampanel in presence of internal standard
Authors: Yamani N S , Mathrusri Annapurna Mukthinuthalapati
Published: February 2022

Perampanel is chemically α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionic acid receptor antagonist. Perampanel is used for the treatment of seizures which involve one part of brain both in adults as well as in children who are above four years. In the present study a new stability indicating reverse phase ultrafast liquid chromatographic method has been proposed for the quantification of Perampanel in presence of an internal standard, Rufinamide using water: acetonitrile as mobile phase. Linearity was observed over the concentration range 0.05-50 μg/mL with linear regression equation y = 1.3839x - 0.0302 (r2 = 0.9999). The LOD and LOQ were found to be 0.01451 μg/mL and 0.0437 μg/mL. Perampanel was exposed to different stress conditions such as acidic hydrolysis, alkaline hydrolysis, oxidation and thermal treatment and the proposed method was validated.
Tuberculous peritonitis during pregnancy: Case report
Authors:   Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital Oujda, Mohammed First University Oujda, Morocco, Es-saad Ounci , Tanouti Saloua ,   Anesthesiology and Critical Cares, Faculty of Medicine Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital Oujda, Mohammed First University Oujda, Morocco., Bkiyar Houssam ,   Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital Oujda, Mohammed First University Oujda, Morocco, Mimouni Ahmed ,   Anesthesiology and Critical Cares, Faculty of Medicine Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital Oujda, Mohammed First University Oujda, Morocco., Housni Brahim ,   Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital Oujda, Mohammed First University Oujda, Morocco
Published: February 2022

Introduction: Tuberculous Peritonitis (TP) in pregnancy is a rare condition, and the diagnosis can be deleyed because of the symptoms non specificity. Case report: 31-year-old parturient primigravidia at 34 weeks of amenorrhea presented diffuse and intense abdominal pain with vomiting. Examination found abdominal distention with ascites. Investigations did not lead to a precise diagnosis, therefore, an exploration by laporotomy with cesarean delivery were performed. The diagnosis of Tuberculous peritonitis on histopathologic examination was confirmed. Discussion: Tuberculous peritonitisis extremely rare in pregnancy, and the rate of TP among all forms of tuberculosis varies from 0.1% to 0.7% worldwide. Gold standards for the diagnosis of TP are the identification of M. tuberculosis in ascites and peritoneal biopsy findings compatible with tuberculosis. Bacteriologic examination of the biopsy specimen should be performed, because this could be positive for tuberculosis when histological examination is negative. Conclusion: The early diagnosis and treatment of TP in pregnancy are important to prevent obstetric and neonatal morbidities. Keywords: tuberculous peritinitis; pregnancy; rare; delayed diagnosis.
Responding well to corticosteroid in an acitretin treatmentRelated acute lung injury patient with psoriasis
Authors:   Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, China, Cao Min , Li Hui ,   Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, China, Xiao Yong Long ,   Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, China, Cai Hou Rong ,   Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, China
Published: February 2022

Acitretin is retinoic acid derivative that is approved for treatment of severe psoriasis. The side effect of retinoic therapy is all-trans retinoic acid syndrome. Here, we report a case of acitretin treatment associated acute lung injury in a psoriasis patient. Exhibited as a diffuse lung parenchymal injury, the differential diagnosis of infection, heart failure, and alveolar hemorrhage should be ruled out. A definite medication history is prerequisite for diagnosis of the disease. After correct diagnosis, the patient responded well to corticosteroid and the symptom and radiological changes of acitretin-induced acute lung injury alleviated soon.
Umbilical cord hemangioma diagnosed at 31 weeks of amenorrhea: A rare case report
Authors:   Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Faculty of Medicine Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Mohammed First University Oujda, Morocco., Tanouti Saloua , Chemlal Chaymae ,   Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Faculty of Medicine Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Mohammed First University Oujda, Morocco., Taheri Hafsa ,   Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Faculty of Medicine Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Mohammed First University Oujda, Morocco., Saadi Hanane ,   Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Faculty of Medicine Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Mohammed First University Oujda, Morocco., Mimouni Ahmed ,   Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Faculty of Medicine Oujda, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Mohammed First University Oujda, Morocco.
Published: February 2022

Umbilical cord hemangioma is a rare benign vascular tumor, not always detected prenatally, several fetal complications can occur such as fetal prematurity, intra uterine growth restriction, fetal malformations, intra uterine death. We describe a case of Umbilical cord hemangioma diagnosed at 31 weeks of amenorrhea complicated with an intra-uterine growth restriction and preterm delivery at 31 weeks of amenorrhea with good maternal and fetal outcome. We reviewed the literature data.
A new format hotel on the Kazakhstani segment of the great silk road: a marketing approach
Authors: Smykova M. R. , Ustenova O. Zh. , Saydullaev S. Z.
Published: February 2022

Based on the conducted research, the article develops an approach to a new hotel format that will ensure the satisfaction of tourists requests.

The purpose of the research is to form the concept of a hotel on the segment of the Great Silk Road based on the conducted marketing research.

Methodology. The research methodology includes desk studies of secondary information and fi eld studies in the form of a consumer survey.

The originality / value of the researchlie s in the fact that the proposed project is reasoned and justified by the results of the research. The new format of the hotel is aimed at creating a range of services that takes into account the needs of tourists. The most effective sales channels and the most significant quality characteristics for the new hotel were selected. The concept of the hotel is more in line with the needs of foreign and domestic tourists who come for educational purposes.

Findings. The results of the study showed that there is no hotel on the Great Silk Road segment that offers a wide range of services, is highly comfortable and focused on good service. Recommended online booking systems for this type of hotel: introduction of the Amadeus booking system, application of Internet resources, GDS and third-party websites. When forming a hotel quality policy, it is necessary to take into account such characteristics as a complete set of rooms, security and high speed of service.
Corporate social responsibility and organizational commitment: evidence from Kazakhstan
Authors: Arslan M. , Abeuova D.
Published: February 2022

Purpose: This study aims to analyze how Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) affects employees’ organizational commitment.

Design / methodology / approach: Data were collected through a self-administered survey questionnaire. A total of 230 complete questionnaires were obtained from restaurant employees in Kazakhstan. The Cronbach alpha, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression were employed to examine the association among corporate social responsibility and organizational commitment.

Findings: The findings reveal that employees show more commitment to organization if involved in CSR activities. Results reveal a significant positive relationship of all four perspectives of CSR with organizational commitment.

Practical and Theoretical Implications: This study sheds light on the reconsideration of CSR initiatives in developing loyal employees. This study also confirms the social identity theory and suggests that employees are social actors who join the organization if it best suits their self-interests, especially in context of CSR.

Originality / value: Notwithstanding the significance of CSR awareness, several studies have explored customers’ and firms’ perceptions, whereas only a few studies have explored employees’ CSR perceptions.

This study deepens the knowledge and aftermath of CSR from the employees’ perception. It is pivotal to know the employees’ perceptions of CSR activities for restaurant management because employees turn CSR statements into actions. According to our best knowledge, this is the first study that investigates the impact of CSR on the organizational commitment of service sector employees in Kazakhstan.
Bibliometric and systemic analysis of the relationship between management and carbon
Authors:   Member of AICOGestión. PhD in Accounting and Corporate Finance at the University of Valencia. – jnaranjot@unal.edu.co, Naranjo Tuesta Yenny , Crespo Soler Cristina ,   Member of AICOGestión. PDI Titular D University. Vice Dean of Participation, Volunteering and Equality. Accounting Department - Faculty of Economics University of Valencia. – cristina.crespo@uv.es, Ripoll Feliu Vicente ,   President of AICOGestión. PDI Titular D University. Accounting Department - Faculty of Economics University of Valencia. – vicente.Ripoll@uv.es
Published: February 2022

This paper aims to present a bibliometric and systemic analysis of the Bibliographic Portfolio (BP) jointly examining the literature related to topics like “Greenhouse gas,” mainly carbon, and “Management,” as published in databases data such as Web of Science and Scopus in the field of economic and social sciences. The Knowledge and Constructivist Development Process methodology —Proknow-C— was used to establish the final portfolio and through the VosViewer program were mapped the various groups or relationships between the studied literature. The paper presents the theoretical and methodological aspects focusing on the areas and countries of study and highlighting the most relevant authors to have researched this particular topic. We use this constructivist model to describe the measurement variables and synthesize the concepts most used in these studies in order to propose new focal points and thematic approaches that could be developed further in the future.
SWOT analysis and GUT matrix for business management and problem solving: an application in a Brazilian case-study
Authors:   PhD in Engineering - UFRJ. Researcher of Master´s Degree in Regional Development and Productive Systems. Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Brazil. – joseavbm@yahoo.com.br, Villas Boas Mello José André , Guimarães Jorge Pinto Bruno ,   Bachelor of Engineering. Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Brazil. – brunogsf91@gmail.com, Ribeiro Mello Andréa Justino ,   PhD in Engineering - UFRJ. Researcher of Master´s Degree in Regional Development and Productive Systems. Federal Center for Technological Education Celso Suckow da Fonseca, Brazil. – andreajribeiro@yahoo.com.br
Published: February 2022

The present research aims to use SWOT analysis to identify strategic problems of small business companies (SBCs) from the automotive selling parts of a brazilian city and use the GUT matrix for identifying a Priority Level (PL) result of each problem listed. This case-study is expected to bring improvements to the automotive pole in territory, as a way to quantify and prioritize the actions focused on the weaknesses and threats identified though the SWOT analysis (an acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and is a structured method that evaluates those four elements on a strategic way), the GUT matrix (technique for priorization and decision making) will be used according its aspects of severity, urgency and tendency. It finds that solving problems of “Low cooperation between the companies” and increase the level of interaction between the companies will increase generation of information. Solve “infrastructure deficiency and accessibility to the Pole” problems will increase the Association’s recognition and representativeness, bringing closer and enabling the gradual implementation of a more adequate governance.
Research trends in technology in the context of smart destinations: a bibliometric analysis and network visualization
Authors:   Department of Applied Economics, University of Oviedo. Sistema de Información Turística de Asturias (SITA). Jovellanos Faculty of Commerce, Tourism and Social Sciences. C/ Luis Moya Blanco 261, 33203 Gijón, Spain – sustachaines@uniovi.es, Sustacha Inés , Baños-Pino José Francisco ,   Department of Economics, University of Oviedo. Avenida del Cristo s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Spain – jbanos@uniovi.es, del Valle Eduardo ,   Department of Business Administration, University of Oviedo. C/ Luis Moya Blanco 261, 33203 Gijón, Spain – valleeduardo@uniovi.es
Published: February 2022

Information and communication technologies play a critical role in tourism, providing benefits such as improvement in tourism experiences, co-creation of value, and promotion of the marketing of relationships and phygital experiences, where online and offline environments are combined. In recent years, tourism planning and management through smart destinations has aroused great academic interest by including the dimensions of governance, sustainability, accessibility, innovation, and technology. This work aims to analyse and to visualize the scientific production associated with technology in the context of smart destinations. For this, evaluative and relational bibliometric analysis techniques were applied to the bibliographic data of 395 articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science up to September 2021. The results indicate that there is considerable growth and that a number of authors, countries, and leading institutions contribute significantly to scientific knowledge. In addition, using two bibliometric software tools, VOSviewer and SciMAT, a co-citation network of authors was built to describe their intellectual structure, and a keyword co-occurrence analysis was performed to identify the main thematic areas. The motor themes that drive the research are the conceptualization of tourist destinations, innovation, and data, while experience is a crosscutting theme. Additionally, some limitations and applications of the research are discussed, as well as the practical implications for destination management.
Big Data, Accounting and International Development: Trends and challenges
Authors:   PhD Student in Business Administration and Management. Faculty of Economics and Business, Complutense University of Madrid, Campus de Somosaguas. Carretera de Húmera s/n, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid 28223 Spain. – soniarro@ucm.es, Arroyo Esteban Sonia , Urquía-Grande Elena ,   Associate Professor, PhD at Faculty of Economics and Business. Complutense University of Madrid, Campus de Somosaguas. Carretera de Húmera s/n, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid 28223 Spain. – eurquiag@ucm.es, Martínez de Silva Alberto ,   Lecturer, PhD at Faculty of Economics and Business. Complutense University of Madrid, Campus de Somosaguas. Carretera de Húmera s/n, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid 28223 Spain. – albermar@ucm.es, Pérez-Estébanez Raquel ,   Associate Professor, PhD at Faculty of Economics and Business. Complutense University of Madrid, Campus de Somosaguas. Carretera de Húmera s/n, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid 28223 Spain. – raperez@ucm.es
Published: February 2022

This article aims to show how the Big Data techniques application in accounting to monitor international cooperation projects are a green-field in the academic world. To obtain an exhaustive vision of the state of the art in academic research in this field, a bibliometric analysis has been carried out, based on multiple Web of Science searches, with focus on international development, Big Data and accounting, adding the holistic vision of the 17 SDGs or “Sustainable Development Goals” of the UN Agenda 2030. Research on Big Data, international development and accounting is a new field that has started in 2015 although academic literature is still scarce. Publications related to SDGs also begin on that date, but with much more prolific academic literature, without explicit references to the use of Big Data in accounting. The article finds deficiencies in existing academic research compared to other enterprise fields in which Big Data techniques are much more developed, and international organization reports lead this line of research, as opposed to the scholarly world. The main practical implication derived from the paper is the need to deepen in real cases of use outside the academic sphere as a starting point to develop this line of research. The development of this research area will help NPOs and governments to have a better accounting to evaluate the impact of their initiatives and cooperation projects. In addition to the bibliometric techniques used for the analysis of main publications, authors and relevant topics focused on this area of study, the authors consider a challenge and an opportunity to take the plunge into this field from academic world, which will undoubtedly improve decision-making in international development, emphasizing the need to gain momentum given the current state of greenfield.
Ocena jakości usług gospodarstw agroturystycznych przy wykorzystaniu metody Servqual
Authors: Wojciechowska-Solis Julia , Śmiglak-Krajewska Magdalena , Kalinowski Sławomir
Published: February 2022

Agroturystyka zajmuje coraz ważniejsze miejsce w rozwoju obszarów wiejskich. Pozwala łączyć podstawową działalność rolniczą (produkcyjną) i dywersyfikować dochody gospodarstwa, daje też miejsca pracy członkom rodziny i aktywizuje zawodowo lokalną społeczność. Istotne jest kładzenie nacisku na jakość usług agroturystycznych, bo to ona bezpośrednio determinuje satysfakcję klienta, a pośrednio większe zyski i utrzymanie zatrudnienia. Celem badania stanowiącego podstawę niniejszego artykułu była identyfikacja i ocena luk jakościowych usług świadczonych przez gospodarstwa agroturystyczne makroregionu Polski Wschodniej. W badaniu wykorzystano metodę Servqual, dzięki której możliwa była ocena kryteriów jakościowych i ważność świadczonej usługi. Wzięło w nim udział 570 respondentów. Dzięki uzyskanym wynikom można stwierdzić, że oczekiwania klientów gospodarstw agroturystycznych przewyższają stan rzeczywisty oferowanych usług. Zidentyfikowano cechy, które najbardziej wymagają poprawy, a należą do nich niezawodność, empatia i szybkie reagowanie.
The development of a probing prompting-based student worksheet to improve fourth grade students’ critical thinking ability
Authors: Permatasari Putri , Pramudiyanti Pramudiyanti , Ambarita Alben , Sabdanintyas Lilik
Published: February 2022

This study aims to develop a probing prompting-based student worksheet to improve students' critical thinking skills. The research followed the Borg & Gall research and development model, conducted at SD Negeri 1 Metro Timur, Metro City, Lampung, Indonesia. This research adopted a purposive sampling technique with a total of 46 students divided into 23 students in the experimental class and 23 students in the control class. The research data collection techniques were obtained using questionnaires, documentation, and learning outcomes tests. The results showed that the probing prompting-based student worksheet developed was feasible, interesting, easy, useful and effective to use. Finally, the findings have implications and limitations for future research.
ESTIMATION OF PROBABLE HEALTH LOSSES IN BIOLOGICAL ATTACK WITH NON-CONTAGIOUS AGENTS, BY MATHEMATICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Authors: ORDEANU Viorel , IONESCU Lucia Elena
Published: February 2022

In the case of attack with CBRN Weapons of Mass Destruction, the use of biological warfare agents is likely to amplify the effect on the living force, in order to infect, lethal or nonlethal, as many enemy as possible. The military medical service must be able to prevent, diagnose, treat and recover all affected military and the civilian population in the area. Health losses must be recovered in their entirety. Mathematical modeling of the epidemic induced by biological attack is useful for planning the forces and means of the military medical service, for medical planning the offensive or defensive operation, logistics and human resources needed for medical support and replacement. The estimates resulting from the calculations according to the formulas recommended in the specific NATO documents allow the optimization of the medical and non-medical countermeasures for the liquidation of the consequences of the biological attack.
FROM FAKE NEWS TO REAL NEWS WITH A TWIST: DISINFORMATION AND COVID-19 NARRATIVES
Authors: ANGHEL Iulia
Published: February 2022

Given the major shift in perception, communication and identity triggered by the pandemic over the last two years, the use of digital tools to guide patterns of association, mobilization and action seems more powerful than ever. Although Fake News has been making headlines since the early days of globalization, its later developments revealed interesting conjectures on topics such as the rise of non-state hegemons, ascent of digital diasporas, deterritorialization, or post-politics. In this context, the distances between fake news and reality tend to be blurred by the intervention of interpretive bias, while the role of public’s beliefs, latent iconography and power mythology becomes more critical. Following this argument, the paper looks at some of the emerging trends in fake news and master narratives in digital media, also tackling the implications triggered by their potential use in the context of hybrid confrontations.
NEW CHALLENGES FOR A FUTURE STATE DEFENCE
Authors: BAXA Fabian , TESAŘ Aleš
Published: February 2022

There is an increasing number of non-state actors acting recently as well as present armed conflicts aside of state actors when non-state actors being endowed with more economic and “military” power than smaller states what enable them a broad spectrum of activities in all domains explored by human civilisation. Nowadays even an inner space belongs already to activities of non-state actors. Cyber space is an arena of these actors since the beginning of its exploitation. Putting together, it is necessary to expect a growing number of frictions among various state and non-state actors having their own interests in the same areas and time. These frictions may lead to conflicts, even armed conflicts being presented by other activities than engagement of traditional armed forces against property or interests of both, state or non-state actors with an aim to gain some advantage. Actions in an inner space or in a cyber space could be more serious than small scale armed conflict. These actions might be considered as simple criminal or terroristic acts or as casus belli, like consequences of the 11th September 2001 situation. Who is in charge of judging a nature of the offensive actions between two non-state actors? What state is authorised to declare “war against terrorism” (or criminality?) towards one or all belling parties, which are non-state actors? This situation can arise more questions and this article has an ambition to elaborate some of them to address new challenges in the field of future state defence.
NUCLEAR GEOSTRATEGY OF THE POST-COLD WAR ERA
Authors: NEACȘU Marius-Cristian , NEGUȚ Silviu
Published: February 2022

The use of nuclear energy has changed the world's geopolitical and geostrategic landscape irreversibly, distinguishing another attribute of "high power", namely that of nuclear power, which not only means the possession of a nuclear arsenal, but also trade in civil nuclear technology (nuclear reactors for electricity generation) placing the selling state and the buyer in a geopolitical relationship. What's new? The emergence of a new nuclear military power, China, perceived as a "growing tiger", and new exporters of civil nuclear technology, Russia and China, which now concentrate 2/3 of reactor construction in the world after the long period of the Cold War when the global civilian nuclear energy market was dominated by the US.
THE GREAT POWER COMPETITION BETWEEN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE SYRIAN WAR 2015-2020
Authors: CRĂCIUNESCU Mara Sofia
Published: February 2022

Even though the Cold War ended 30 years ago, the Russian Federation and the United States of America continue the competition for power through different means and by using several instruments. The Syrian war is one of the longest and complex events in which the two states have recently exposed their capabilities. On the one hand, the Russian Federation found the Syrian war as an opportunity to improve its economy, extend its military influence and gain more allies by supporting Syrian regime and situating as a counterweight to USA. On the other hand, the United States of America fought to maintain its economic gains, strategic coalitions and limit Iran power in the region, using as motif the establishment of democracy and counterterrorism. All of these represented the most important assets of each state towards increasing their authority outside their borders and consolidating their power status in the last 6 years.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN UNITED NATIONS PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS
Authors: DACIN Octavian
Published: February 2022

Special Operation Forces had started to participate in the United Nations peacekeeping operations not long ago, but the consensus on acceptability of their use in peacekeeping operations has already been reached. Present article analyzes views on SOF use in peacekeeping, as expressed by the specialist and enshrined in guidance documents of different countries, explores normative regulation formalized in mandates of respective peacekeeping operations and contemplates typical SOF tasks in peacekeeping operations as defined by the UN in “United Nations Peacekeeping Missions Military Special Forces Manual”.
Аnalysis of the duration and intensity of the humoral immune response in medical workers after COVID-19
Authors:   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko, Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow, Russia, Kazakov S.P. ,   Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Davydova N.V. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko, Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow, Russia, Putkov S.B. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko, Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow, Russia, Reshetnyak D.V. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko, Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow, Russia, Aristarchova I.V. ,   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko, Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow, Russia
Published: February 2022

The article presents data on the duration and intensity of the humoral immune response in medical workers who had COVID-19 in the first wave of the pandemic. The response was analyzed based on the production of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and G (IgG) antibodies to SARS-CoV-2. Using ELISA immunoassay systems manufactured by «Vector-Best» (Novosibirsk, RF) and foreign test systems based on immunofluorescence analysis by Abbott (USA), a comparative assessment of the production of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 was carried out. The presented semi-quantitative and quantitative data on IgM and IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in dynamics for the period from May 2020 to May 2021 in medical workers who had had COVID-19. The difference in the antibodies’ detection and the dynamics of their decrease depending on the type of antibodies detected are shown. Data on the frequency of occurrence of IgM antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in medical workers who had had COVID-19 during the observed period are presented, with the assumption of reinfection or persistence of the virus. Data are presented on the number of IgG antibodies expressed in international units (BAU/ml) and the relative number of patients who managed to maintain different (150/300/590 BAU/ml) protective levels of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 over the observed period, including those with a minimum level of protection by the minimum titer of neutralizing antibodies.
Asymptomatic bacteriuria
Authors:   Main Military Clinical Hospital named after academician N.N. Burdenko Russian Defense Ministry, Moscow, Russia, Vasechko E.S. , Pavlov М.Yu.
Published: February 2022

Understanding asymptomatic bacteriuria can help clinicians in selecting rational antimicrobial therapy and improve disease outcomes.
Development of pedotransfer functions for Brazilian soils
Authors: Soares Willames , Holanda Marco Aurelio Calixto Ribeiro de , Oliveira Diogo Botelho Corrêa de
Published: February 2022

Pedotransfer Functions (PFT’s) have several applications in the agri-environmental field, hydrodynamically characterizing soils in a less costly and more accessible way. The work proposed to develop equations that characterized Brazilian tropical soils through numerical validations available in the HYBRAS database, comparing them with others available in the literature. To analyze the performance of the proposed methods, we investigated the classical hydrodynamic parameters. The nonlinear equations obtained the best modeling, followed by the linear model and two others. When compared to the literature, the PTFs developed in this study proved to be more effective in estimating all the hydrodynamic parameters evaluated, especially those developed from multiple nonlinear regressions. However, its use in the Plinthossols, Luvisols, and Vertisols classes is not recommended since they do not belong to the database. It is also not recommended to use PTF to estimate: i) the saturated volumetric humidity in silty soils; ii) the residual volumetric humidity for soils of the textural classes Clay and Loam; iii) the parameter α in silty clay Loam, clay Loam, and silty Loam soils; and iv) the parameter n of Loam class soils.
Tratamento de água para abastecimento público utilizando pré-oxidação com ácido peracético e coagulação com sulfato de alumínio
Authors: Teixeira Keila Cardoso , Carlos Thayrine Dias , Sarmento Renato Almeida , Souza Nelson Luis Gonçalves Dias , Pereira Douglas Henrique , Cavallini Grasiele Soares
Published: February 2022

O ácido peracético (APA) é muito utilizado como agente desinfetante e por ser um oxidante forte possui capacidade de inativar um amplo espectro de microrganismos patogênicos. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste trabalho foi a avaliação do ácido peracético como um agente pré-oxidante de um processo de coagulação com sulfato de alumínio ferroso (SAF) utilizando como amostra de estudo água para abastecimento público. A caracterização da água bruta e tratada foi realizada pelos parâmetros físico-químicos: turbidez, pH, cor real, E. coli e coliformes totais. Para as análises microbiológica foi utilizada a técnica da filtração em membranas com meio de cultura cromogênico seletivo e diferencial para coliformes. Os resultados demonstram que nas concentrações maiores do ácido peracético e do coagulante houve a diminuição do pH prejudicando o processo de coagulação/floculação. No parâmetro cor a remoção foi total em todas as dosagens avaliadas. A configuração que apresentou a maior eficiência na remoção da turbidez foi de 5 mg.L-1 de SAF + 1 mg.L-1 de APA, atingindo 87,4% na velocidade de sedimentação de 0,35 cm.min-1 e comparada a mesma dosagem de SAF sem adição de APA foi possível observar que a eficiência de remoção de turbidez foi menor (85,7%), demonstrando a contribuição do APA no processo. Nas análises microbiológicas pode-se notar que a concentração de APA 1 mg.L-1 foi suficiente para inativação total de E. coli e para inativação total de coliformes totais foi necessária a dosagem de 4 mg.L-1. Embora o processo de coagulação/floculação/sedimentação não tenha atingido turbidez inferior a 5 NTU como exigido pela portaria de potabilidade da água (Portaria nº 888/2021 MS), o processo proposto foi satisfatório, pois o processo convencional contemplaria a etapa subsequente de filtração responsável pela remoção de sólidos em suspensão remanescentes do processo sedimentação.
Analysis of the Satisfaction of Women with the Quality of Maternal Health Services at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
Authors:   Kenyatta University, Tarkumbur Philip Liamngee , Rucha Kenneth ,   Kenyatta University, Kithuka Peter ,   Kenyatta University
Published: February 2022

The study examined satisfaction of women with maternal health services at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with a sample size of 381 drawn from women attending ante-natal and postnatal clinic at the hospital using systematic sampling technique. Quantitative data was collected using a likert-type questionnaire and was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Data was summarized using descriptive and statistical analysis; the chi-square test was used to test the association between independent and dependent variables. Level of statistical significance was set at p< 0.05 (5%). Findings of the study showed that most (82.9%) of the women were satisfied with the quality of maternal health services. The age and marital status did not influence the satisfaction of women with maternal health care services, education and income influenced the satisfaction of the women with maternal health services. Staff adequacy, staff attitude and competence influenced the satisfaction of women with maternal health services at the facility. Availability, modernity and functionality of medical products and technology influenced the satisfaction of women with maternal health services at the facility. The study revealed that communication by the facility staff on the medical procedures and medication, communication of bookings, and timeliness of communication on treatment follow-up influenced the satisfaction of women with maternal health services at the facility. The study recommends the need for health staff to improve the empathy dimension in their work, improvement on the medical products and technology, from the availability, functionality and modernity, and improvement in service delivery with specific attention to women with higher incomes who reported lower satisfaction ratios compared to those with lower incomes. Keywords: Maternal Health Services, Socio-Demographic Factors, Satisfaction, Health Workforce Factors, Medical Products and Technological Factors, Information and Communication.
Many Paths sampling frames
Authors: van Zelst Marino , van Dijk Hans , Maassen Esther , Hartgerink Chris , Götz Martin
Published: February 2022

We describe the two sampling strategies for the Many Paths project on "Does power corrupt?" One sampling strategy is systematic, by collecting 678 authors from relevant papers, and the other is convenience sampling through sharing an open invitation. Note: This is a republication of content that was written when Hypergraph (Beta) was still in use, which was a previous iteration of ResearchEquals.
EFFECT OF PROFIT MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL RATIO AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MECHANISM ON BOND RATING
Authors: Oktaviyani Rizka Dewi
Published: February 2022

Bond ratings issued by rating agencies assist investors in selecting bonds. Bond ratings are very useful for investors and issuers, namely providing information about the company's ability to pay off the bonds issued. The rating issued gives a signal to investors on the quality and risk of a bond. The rating process is carried out by the rating agency by taking into account various factors, such as financial factors through financial ratios, earnings management measures and corporate governance mechanisms. This study aims to provide empirical evidence that earnings management, financial ratios and corporate governance mechanisms affect bond ratings. The subjects of this research are companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and listed on PT. PEFINDO 2008-2011. The sample selection was done by purposive sampling method, in order to obtain 11 companies that meet the criteria with 4 years of observation. The data used in the form of secondary data derived from the financial statements and bond rating database of PT. PEFINDO, while the data analysis used logistic regression analysis. The results show that earnings management, liquidity ratios, managerial ownership and audit quality have an effect on bond ratings. Meanwhile, the activity ratio, market value ratio, institutional ownership and independent commissioners have no effect on bond ratings. The conclusion of this study is that of the 8 variables used in this study only earnings management variables, liquidity ratios, managerial ownership and audit quality can be used to predict a company's bond rating. Suggestions that can be given are that the next researcher can replace the research sample using financial companies, add a complete corporate governance variable and be careful in interpreting a company's financial ratios.
EFFECT ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC POLICY ON CAR DEMAND IN INDONESIA
Authors: Zainal Muh.Zuhal
Published: February 2022

This study aims to analyze and determine the effect of economic policy on the demand for cars in Indonesia. The variables observed in this study are GDP per capita, length of roads, fuel prices, interest rates on consumer loans and demand for cars. This study uses secondary data obtained through the Central Bureau of Statistics, analyzed with multiple regression models using the Eviews 8 program. The results show that the R Square value is 0.994 which means that 99% of car demand is jointly influenced by the variables described in the model. , while the rest is influenced by factors outside the model. Partially, the GDP per capita variable has no effect, the length of the road has a positive and significant effect,
ANALYSIS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AND THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTEREST OF STUDENTS FACULTY OF ECONOMICS UKI TORAJA
Authors: Intan Dian
Published: February 2022

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of entrepreneurship education and the use of social media on the entrepreneurial interest of students majoring in management at the UKI Toraja Faculty of Economics. This research is a quantitative descriptive study with a total population of 604 students. The number of samples is 241, namely students of the UKI Toraja Faculty of Economics who have programmed entrepreneurship courses. Determination of the sample using random sampling technique. To test the hypothesis, multiple linear regression was used. The results of the study prove that simultaneously entrepreneurship education and the use of social media have a positive and significant influence on the entrepreneurial interest of students of the UKI Toraja Faculty of Economics.
THE EFFECT OF E-MARKETING STRATEGY ON THE PURCHASE DECISION OF PT. ROVCA CLOTHING PRODUCTS IN MAKASSAR
Authors: Jamaluddin.S
Published: February 2022

PeThis study aims to analyze the effect of E-Marketing strategy on product purchasing decisions of PT. Rovca Clothing in Makassar in 2017, in terms of the aspects of trust, ease (easy to use), information quality (information quality), and price (price). , as well as other research results that are relevant to the object under study, in this case primary data from the company PT. Rovca Clothing Makassar. The statistical analysis used in this study is multiple regression analysis using the SPSS 20 program. The results of this study indicate the variables of trust, ease of use, information quality, and price simultaneously (together) have a significant effect on product purchase decisions PT. Rovca Clothing Makassar in 2017. This is evidenced by the results of the F test with a significance level below 0.05. The variables of trust (trust), ease (easy to use), quality of information (information quality), and price (price) have a partial and significant effect on product purchasing decisions with each significance level below 0.05. The most dominant variable influencing product purchasing decisions is trust. This is evidenced by the Beta coefficient of trust is greater than the other variables, namely 0.233. Ease (easy to use), information quality (information quality), and price (price) have a partial and significant effect on product purchasing decisions with each significance level below 0.05. The most dominant variable influencing product purchasing decisions is trust. This is evidenced by the Beta coefficient of trust is greater than the other variables, namely 0.233. Ease (easy to use), information quality (information quality), and price (price) have a partial and significant effect on product purchasing decisions with each significance level below 0.05. The most dominant variable influencing product purchasing decisions is trust. This is evidenced by the Beta coefficient of trust is greater than the other variables, namely 0.233.