bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DISTRIBUSI SPESIES TERIPANG BERDASARKAN TIPE SUBSTRAT PADA EKOSISTEM PADANG LAMUN DI PERAIRAN NEGERI SULI
Authors: Manuputty Gratia Dolores , Noya Yunita
Published: January 2021

This study aims to determine the distribution of sea cucumber based on the characteristics of the substrate in the intertidal waters of Suli. This research was conducted in the waters of Suli in November 2017. Substrate data were analyzed and classified based on Shepards Scale, while the data of sea cucumber were obtained from previous study where samples were analyzed in the laboratory to identify the species based on the shapes of holothurians spicules, microscopically. The data were combined to plot the distribution of sea cucumber based on existing substrate characters. Data were analyzed descriptively. Approximately 14 species identified were scattered on various types of substrate. The substrate were dominated by sandy substrate, varied from medium sand, very coarse sand (dominant), coarse sand, gravel mixed with fine sand, and coral fragments. The result showed that a number of sea cucumbers species were spoted on certain substrates, however, lots of species habitually distributed on each type of substrate. Spesies of Holothuria scabra, H. atra, and Opheodosoma grisea were distributed at majority substrates types.

ABSTRAK

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penyebaran teripang berdasarkan karakteristik substrat yang ada di perairan intertidal Suli. Penelitian ini dilakukan di perairan Suli pada bulan November 2017. Data substrat yang diperoleh dianalisa dan diklasifikasikan berdasarkan Skala Shepards. Sedangkan data teripang diperoleh dari penelitian sebelumnya, dimana sampel teripang yang diperoleh kemudian dianalisa pada laboratorium untuk mengidentifikasi spesies yang ditemukan, berdasarkan analisa bentuk spikula secara mikroskopis. Data dipadukan untuk digunakan dalam membuat peta distribusi teripang berdasarkan karakter substrat yang ada. Data dianalisa secara deskriptif. Teridentifikasi 14 spesies teripang pada ekosistem padang lamun perairan Suli yang tersebar pada berbagai jenis substrat. Tipe substrat pada lokasi penelitian didominasi oleh susbtrat berpasir, dengan variasi substrat antara lain: pasir bercampur pasir sedang, pasir bercampur pasir kasar, pasir kasar bercampur pasir, kerikil bercampur pasir halus, dan karang/patahan karang. Dari beberapa variasi ini, tipe substrat yang paling mendominasi adalah pasir kasar bercampur pasir. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada penyebaran beberapa jenis teripang pada substrat tertentu, namun sebagian besar jenis teripang terdistribusi secara merata pada setiap jenis substrat. Jenis teripang Holothuria scabra, H. atra, dan Opheodosoma grisea ditemukan pada hampir semua tipe substrat.

Kata Kunci: teripang, substrat, distribusi, ekosistem lamun, Suli
Rituali di segni e metamorfosi
Ṭuqūs al-išārāt wa-l-taḥawwulāt
Authors: Censi Martina
Published: January 2021

Ṭuqūs al-išārāt wa-l-taḥawwulāt (Rituals of Signs and Transformations), published in 1994, is a play which can be attributed to the last phase of Saʿd Allāh Wannūs’s literary production. At this stage, the Syrian author’s political commitment is no longer expressed through the interest for the collective dimension, but it focuses on the individual, considered as a pivotal element for social change. In Ṭuqūs, Saʿd Allāh Wannūs revisits history from an individual point of view, fragmenting it into a multiplicity of micro-narratives. During the 1880s in Damascus, the muftī, the chief religious legal authority, and the leader of the ašrāf, the descendants of the Prophet, are involved in a feud that splits the city into factions and brings it on the verge of anarchy. When the chief of police arrests the leader of the ašrāf while he is engaged in lovemaking with his mistress in his semi-private garden, the muftī concocts a scheme to save his enemy’s reputation, but his real aim is to subdue him and get rid of him. This event triggers a series of transformations involving the identities of the characters. Thus, the leader of the ašrāf, a regular of prostitutes and assiduous drinker, suddenly becomes a mystic with ascetic ambitions, while the upright muftī loses his head for a high-ranking woman who leaves her respectable life to become a prostitute. The whole society is destabilized by the desires of the characters. Desire not only affects their individual identity, but it also exerts influence on their social position, undermining a system of norms based on hypocrisy and on the division between the ‘latent’ and the ‘manifest’.
EKONOMİK BÜYÜME VE ENERJİ TÜKETİMİNİN EŞBÜTÜNLEŞME VE NEDENSELLİK İLİŞKİSİ İLE ANALİZİ: TÜRKİYE ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: TAŞCI Hayriye , AĞIRALİOĞLU Saltuk
Published: January 2021

Bu çalışmada Türkiye için enerji tüketimi, enerji verimliliği, sermaye birikimi, Ar-Ge harcamaları ile ekonomik büyümeyi temsil eden Reel GSYH(gayrisafi yurtiçi hasıla) ve nüfus arasındaki ilişki 1985-2018 dönemlerini kapsayan yıllık verilerle incelenmiştir. VECM (Vector Error Correction Model-Vektör Hata Düzeltme Modeli) metodunun kullanıldığı bu çalışmada; uzun dönemli nedensellik testi sonuçları değerlendirildiğinde, enerji tüketimi ile ekonomik büyüme arasında, teknolojik gelişim ile ekonomik büyüme arasında, nüfus ile ekonomik büyüme arasında ve enerji tüketimi ile teknolojik gelişim arasında çift yönlü nedensellik ilişkilerinin geçerli olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Nedensellik testi sonuçları bir bütün olarak değerlendirildiğinde, enerji tüketimi ile ekonomik büyüme arasındaki çift yönlü nedensellik ilişkisinin hem kısa hem de uzun dönemde geçerli olması enerji tasarrufuna yönelik olarak uygulanacak bir politikanın ekonomik aktivitelere zarar verebileceği görülmüştür. Benzer şekilde ekonomik göstergelerdeki olumsuz bir gelişmenin de enerji tüketimini azaltabileceği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu durumda Ar-Ge harcamalarının henüz ekonomik büyümeye katkı sağlayabilecek boyutlara ulaşmadığı, sermaye stokunu arttırıcı yatırımların GSYH üzerinde pozitif bir etki oluşturduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
Аналіз застосування БПЛА у вірмено- азербайджанському воєнному конфлікті та можливі шляхи боротьби з ними
Authors: Волков А.Ф. , Лезік О.В. , Корсунов С.І. , Левагін Г.А. , Яновський О.В. , Івахненко К.В.
Published: January 2021

Розглядаються основні питання застосування безпілотних літальних апаратів (БПЛА) у вірмено-азербайджанському воєнному конфлікті та можливі шляхи боротьби з ними при застосуванні різних зенітних ракетних (артилерійських) комплексів з метою вирішення певних завдань. Крім того, розглядаються можливості застосування підрозділів протиповітряної оборони (ППО) та радіоелектронної боротьби (РЕБ), використання різних засобів розвідки, засобів пасивної локації з метою ефективного виявлення БПЛА, боротьби з ними та визначаються основні переваги та недоліки використання БПЛА, від урахування яких залежать можливості ефективних дій засобів ППО, РЕБ, розвідки. Також визначений критерій ефективності та розроблені пропозиції щодо підвищення ефективності управління підрозділом ППО та РЕБ у бою в різних умовах обстановки. Отримані положення можуть бути використані для підвищення якості навчання курсантів факультету ППО СВ та офіцерів, які навчаються на курсах підвищення кваліфікації; вдосконалення освітнього процесу підготовки спеціалістів, а також покращення підготовки за фахом.
Метод розрахунків значень геодезичної дальності, азимута і висоти точки в задачах зовнішньої балістики
Authors: Журавльов О.О. , Орлов С.В. , Шигімага Н.В.
Published: January 2021

У статті розглянуто метод розрахунку значень геодезичної дальності (по поверхні земного еліпсоїда), азимута і висоти точки, координати якої задані в стартовій системі координат (ССК) при вирішенні завдань зовнішньої балістики. Початок ССК визначено в геодезичній системі координат геодезичною широтою, довготою і висотою. Розв'язана задача перетворення значень координат точки з ССК в геодезичну систему координат (ГСК) шляхом проведення послідовних перетворень з ССК в прямокутну геоцентричну систему координат (ПГЦ СК), а потім з ПГЦ СК в ГСК. Особливістю перетворення координат з ССК в ПГЦ СК є додатковий облік складових повного ухилення прямовисній лінії в точці початку ССК. Представлений вивід матриці перетворення координат із ССК в ПГЦ СК. Проведено аналіз впливу неврахування ухилення прямовисній лінії в точці початку ССК на точність обчислень значень геодезичної дальності, азимута і висоти точки. Представлені графіки залежності відносних похибок обчислення значень зазначених величин від величини повного ухилення прямовисній лінії в точці початку ССК. Представлені оцінки абсолютних похибок. Зроблено висновок про необхідність додаткового обліку складових повного ухилення прямовисній лінії в точці початку ССК при проведенні точних обчислень значень геодезичної дальності, азимута і висоти точки, координати якої задані в ССК.
Applying the Competitiveness Analysis for Horticultural Commodity Prospect in Palembang Peri-Urban Area, Indonesia: California Papaya (Caricia Papaya L.) Cases
Authors: Adriani Dessy , Alamsyah Idham
Published: January 2021

This research aimed to analysis the competitiveness and government policy impact to the prospect of California Papaya horticultural commodity in peri-urban area. This research conducted in Talang Jambe Village of Sukarami Sub-district in Palembang on March 2018. Research location was selected by considering that Talang Jambe Village is central producer for California Papaya in Palembang. Sampling method were simple random sampling. Data analysed by using Policy Analysis Matrix. Research resulted that California Papaya horticultural commodity in peri-urban area had competitive advantage. California Papaya horticultural commodity had also comparative advantage. Government policy impact were profitable for California Papaya producer and consumer as well. The existence of government intervention on the output against the farming more profitable consumers because consumers buy lower price than the actual price. In other words the transfer of surplus occurs from the producers to the consumers and the farmers acceptance of output reduction occurred as the existence of government policy intervention. It indicate that there is a government policy that caused the private price is less than the social price. California Papaya horticultural commodity in peri-urban area only received 63% of the price the price that is supposed to received.
The semiconducting principle of monetary and environmental values exchange
Authors: Vuong Quan-Hoang
Published: January 2021

This short article represents the first attempt to define a new core cultural value that will enable engaging the business sector in humankind’s mission to heal nature. First, I start with defining the problem of the current business culture and the extant thinking on how to solve environmental problems, which I called “the eco-deficit culture.” Then, I present a solution to this problem by formulating the “semiconducting principle” of monetary and environmental values exchange, which I believe can generate “an eco-surplus business culture.” This work adds one new element, the eleventh cultural value, to the ten core values of progressive cultures postulated by Harrison (2000).
Uso de preprints en congresos científicos como alternativa a la publicación de actas: la experiencia del IX Encuentro Ibérico EDICIC 2019
Authors: Urbano Cristóbal , Tafalla Sara , Borrego Ángel , Abadal Ernest
Published: January 2021

Preprints are increasingly relevant for fast dissemination of research results. This article analyses its use in the EDICIC 2019 conference, where authors were requested to deposit their preprints before the conference in order to encourage interaction among participants and to push their publication in refereed journals as a substitute for conference proceedings. The results of a survey among corresponding authors of accepted papers show little familiarity with preprints. Nevertheless, nearly three-quarters of authors deposited their preprint before the conference. Most of them agree that a conference runs more smoothly if preprints are available to attendees before the event and agree to reduce time slots devoted to presentations in order to encourage the debate between presenters and attendees. To a lesser extent, survey respondents would like to see this model implemented in other Library and Information Science conferences, although they disagree on whether journals from that area are ready to accept preprints in the framework of open science principles. Authors who had deposited their preprint before the conference were more willing to submit their work to a journal for formal publication as an article. Finally, surveyed authors expressed their concerns regarding the lack of recognition of their participation if conference proceedings are not published; highlighted the effort made to pass a double evaluation by conference organisers and journal editors; emphasized that the culture of preprints and open science is not consolidated among disciplinary journals as yet; and noted that the aim of increasing interaction and debate was not fully reached.
Document Base Test_Tri Nopriyadi
Authors: Nopriyadi Tri
Published: January 2021

Diajukan untuk memenuhi tugas Sejarah Sosial-Ekonomi
GURU PROFESIONAL DALAM BALUTAN PERKEMBANGAN ZAMAN
Authors: Septiady Ervan
Published: January 2021

GURU PROFESIONAL DALAM BALUTAN PERKEMBANGAN ZAMAN
Ideological and Partisan Bias in the Canadian Public
Authors: Merkley Eric
Published: January 2021

Partisan and affective polarization should have observable consequences in Canada, such as bias in political information search and processing. This paper presents the results of three studies that test for partisan and ideological bias using the Digital Democracy Project’s study of the 2019 Canadian election. Study 1 uses a conjoint experiment where respondents choose from pairs of hypothetical news stories where the slant of the source and headline are both randomized. Study 2 tests for partisan-motivated responsiveness to elite cues with a policy vignette that manipulates the presence of party elite cues and a motivational prime. Study 3 requires respondents to solve a randomly assigned numeracy task that is either political or nonpolitical in nature. Results suggest that 1) Canadians select politically congenial information, though not sources of such information; 2) follow elite cues when partisan motivation is primed; and 3) evaluate evidence in ways that are biased by their ideological beliefs.
Final Test Sejarah Sosial Ekonomi
Authors: marliyanti lina
Published: January 2021

UAS Sejarah Sosial Ekonomi Lina marliyanti
Literatur Review Evaluasi Pembelajaran Wahyu Setiawan Saputra 1810111210014
Authors: saputra Wahyu setiawan
Published: January 2021

isi artikel ini adalah hasil dari review artikel hasil penelitian.
UAS Sejarah Sosial Ekonomi Rahayu A2
Authors: Rahayu
Published: January 2021

c.System koperasi di Eropa adanya dua system yaitu system kapitalis dan system sosialisme. System kapitalis ini menganut system perekonomian liberal yaitu, koperasi berjalan sebagai alat pengukur dan penyeimbangan dampak negative yang ditimbulkan oleh system liberal dan system sosialisme koperasi berperan sebagai alat dalam mencapai masyarakat sosialis yang bercorak kolektif. Sedangkan system koperasidi Indonesia berdasarkan moral pancasila dan system perekonomian terdapat dalam Pasal 33 Undang-Undang Dasar 1945 yaitu,reformasi ekonomi yang memiliki tujuan meningkatkan efisiensi ekonomi nasional dan menghapus berbagai ketidakadilan ekonomi dengan tujuan akhir terwujudnya masyarakat adil dan makmur berdasarkan pancasila
The Psychology of Metal Music, Culture, and Dis/Ability
Authors: Messick Kyle J.
Published: January 2021

This chapter explores the psychological functions that metal culture helps provide for community members with dis/abilities. Explanations are provided for how individuals with dis/abilities are able use metal culture as a potential source for mood and symptom maintenance, representation, social relatedness, a sense of belonging, and as an outlet for sharing their experiences. The underlining cultural and historical contextualization of dis/ability in rock, punk, and metal cultures is discussed, including depictions that could be considered exploitative, exaggerative, or inaccurate in order to understand the extent to which metal culture is inclusive towards people with dis/abilities. It is proposed that the embracing of societally taboo topics like dis/ability in heavy metal music and culture can serve a destigmatizing role towards the dis/abled, and when combined with an overlapping ‘outsider’ identity, it fosters a welcoming environment in metal culture for people with dis/abilities. This theoretical framework is applied through qualitative interviews with metal community members that have firsthand experience with dis/ability in metal.
Phenomenological study about enhancing university student's psychosocial wellbeing through YouTube videos
Authors: Chan Ko Wai
Published: January 2021

The present qualitative study aimed to explore how the attitudes, experiences, and feelings of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) videos could be used to enhance psychosocial wellbeing similar to mindfulness-based treatment programs. ASMR is an atypical and multisensory phenomenon in which a tingling sensation is often elicited following specific audio-visual stimulations. Although ASMR experiences have been announced to enhance wellbeing and phenomenologically superimposed with mindfulness, there is a lack of research exploring how ASMR experiences relate to wellbeing. In this study, the theoretical underpinnings of the Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model (DSMM) by Patti M. Valkenburg and Jochen Peter (2013) are merged with Positive psychology's wellbeing theory (PERMA) by Seligman (2011) for the first time with the objective to explore and link the distinguishing characteristics of ASMR video with wellbeing outcomes.The study entailed two in-depth semi-structured interviews, which were conducted with three university students (one female and two males) in Finland. Interpretative phenomenological analysis with coding schemes was employed and guided by DSMM and Seligman's five domains of well-being. Three main themes and fourteen subthemes emerged from the analyses of the interview transcripts corresponding to the research question. The main themes include ASMR intentional use, ASMR media contents, and ASMR multisensory integration. The subthemes encompass prior ASMR-like experiences, social pressure from family members and curiosity, different types of sound, voices, and movement; nostalgic thoughts, pro-change bias, and positive responses. Exploration of interviewees' narratives further brought to light issues concerning ASMR's emotional effects on wellbeing. Analyses reveal different subthemes clustered into five main themes: Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships (Connectedness), Meaning and Making a Connection, and Accomplishment.The findings showed how ASMR videos enhance wellbeing through mindfulness-like experiences. These research findings are significant due to the ASMR videos' potential to increase wellbeing and happiness. Furthermore, their influence can extend to elevating the ability to concentrate on tasks at hand, improving the quality of sleep by stopping rumination, increasing self-confidence, and motivating altruistic behavior. The beneficial potential of ASMR videos to promote psychosocial wellbeing is remarkable
Emergent Goal-Anticipatory Gaze in Infants via Event-Predictive Learning and Inference
Authors: Gumbsch Christian , Adam Maurits , Elsner Birgit , Butz Martin V.
Published: January 2021

From about 7 months of age onwards, infants start to reliably fixate the goal of an observed action, such as a grasp, before the action is complete. The available research has identified a variety of factors that influence such goal-anticipatory gaze shifts, including the experience with the shown action events and familiarity with the observed agents. However, the underlying cognitive processes are still heavily debated. We propose that our minds (i) tend to structure sensorimotor dynamics into probabilistic, generative event-predictive and event-boundary-predictive models, and, meanwhile, (ii) choose actions with the objective to minimize predicted uncertainty. We implement this proposition by means of event-predictive learning and active inference. The implemented learning mechanism induces an inductive, event-predictive bias, thus developing schematic encodings of experienced events and event boundaries. The implemented active inference principle chooses actions by aiming at minimizing expected future uncertainty. We train our system on multiple object-manipulation events. As a result, the generation of goal-anticipatory gaze shifts emerges while learning about object manipulations: the model starts fixating the inferred goal already at the start of an observed event after having sampled some experience with possible events and when a familiar agent (i.e., a hand) is involved. Meanwhile, the model keeps reactively tracking an unfamiliar agent (i.e, a mechanical claw) that is performing the same movement. We qualitatively compare these modeling results to behavioral data of infants and conclude that event-predictive learning combined with active inference may be critical for eliciting goal-anticipatory gaze behavior in infants.
App-based Mindfulness Training for Adolescent Rumination: Predictors of Immediate and Cumulative Benefit
Authors: Webb Christian A. , Swords Caroline M. , Murray Laura , Hilt Lori M.
Published: January 2021

Objective: Rumination is a transdiagnostic risk factor for depression and anxiety, which surge during the adolescent years. Mindfulness training – with its emphasis on metacognitive awareness and present-moment attention – may be effective at reducing rumination. Mindfulness apps offer a convenient, engaging and cost-effective means for accessing mindfulness training for teens. Despite their increasing popularity among adolescents, no study to date has investigated which teens are well-suited to app-based mindfulness training. Method: Eighty adolescents (M age = 14.01 years, SD = .99; 45% girls) with elevated rumination were enrolled in a 3-week trial of app-based mindfulness training. Repeated daily ecological momentary assessment (EMA) surveys assessed problem-focused and emotion-focused rumination immediately prior to and following each mindfulness exercise. Elastic net regularization (ENR) models tested baseline predictors of “immediate” (post-mindfulness exercise) and “cumulative” (post-3-week intervention) benefit from app-based mindfulness training.Results: Ninety percent (72/80) of adolescents completed the 3-week trial, and the mean number of mindfulness exercises completed was 28.7. Baseline adolescent characteristics accounted for 14%-25% of the variance in outcomes (i.e., reduction in problem-focused or emotion-focused rumination). Higher baseline rumination, and lower emotional suppression, predicted better immediate and cumulative outcomes. In contrast, female gender and older age predicted better immediate, but not cumulative, outcomes. Differences in results across outcome timeframes (immediate vs. cumulative) are discussed.Conclusions: Findings from this study highlight the potential of data-driven approaches to inform which adolescent characteristics may predict benefit from engaging with an app-based mindfulness training program. Additional research is needed to test these predictive models against a comparison (non-mindfulness) condition.
Stress and Stress-induced Glucocorticoids Facilitate Empathic Accuracy in Men, with no Effects for Women
Authors: Nitschke Jonas P. , Pruessner Jens C , Bartz Jennifer A.
Published: January 2021

Empathy, the ability to understand what others are feeling, is critical for social connection and navigating our social world. We investigated the effects of acute stress on cognitive empathy. Given that acute stress, and resulting increased glucocorticoid, triggers a shift in two large-scale brain networks, prioritizing the salience over the executive control network, we predicted that stress would facilitate empathic accuracy (EA). We also investigated the effect of gender/sex, given evidence of differential stress reactivity. Results from two independent studies (N= 267; 2,256 observations) showed that acute stress facilitated EA for men, an effect that was partly driven by their glucocorticoid response. Conversely, stress had no effect for women, who also slowed a blunted cortisol response. Moreover, exploratory analyses revealed that women taking oral contraceptives, in general, performed worse on the EA task than regularly cycling women. This research highlights the important, but complex, role of stress in cognitive empathy.
Rehabilitation Issue of Stone Spouts as a Part of an Alternative Source of Public Water Supply Scheme Within Lalitpur Metropolitian City Area
Authors: Poudel Govinda Prasad
Published: January 2021

Stone spouts of LMC can be classified according to the water availability. Out of sixty-one stone spouts, only twelve numbers of stone spouts were effectively running up to 2006. These are Manga Hiti, Iku Hiti, Sincha Hiti, Haku Hiti, Konti Hiti, Alko Hiti, Chyasa Hiti, Sundhara, Tapa Hiti(a), Wasa Hiti, Tanga Hiti and Shova Hiti. These stone spouts are considered as good type according to availability of water. Remaining out of fourty- nine stone spouts thirty-four are less effective i.e average type and fifteen are dried up and not exist up to 2006. Comparing different scenarios and results from user’s survey in 2006 and 2019 it is found that yield capacity of every stone spout is being reduced every year and also dried up which we consider good type stone spouts like sundhara patan. Out of sixty-one stone spouts more than fourty stone spurts are almost dried up. This shows the immediate restoration requires for preservation of water from stone spouts.
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Typical Stone Masonry Building
Authors: Paudel Kshitiz
Published: January 2021

Masonry, the most commonly used building typology is the building of structures from individual units, which are often laid in and bound together by mortar. Masonry structures are the most vulnerable with external forces. Nepal is disaster prone zone and get frequently attack by various hazard such as earthquake, wind storms, flash-floods, fire, landslides, heavy rain fall, lightening and many more. So, in order to maintain resistive structures, seismic vulnerability of structure should be examined. Nepal Population and housing Census 2011, total 3350143 (2,397,441 –Mud bonded bricks/stone and 952,702- Cement Bonded bricks/ stone) houses out of 5423297 (61.77%) are found to be have masonry foundations. So, to link the context of Resistance structures in Nepal’s context first of all, the predominating stone masonry spread widely over Nepal must be checked for their seismic vulnerability. So, a typical residential stone masonry building is taken for this study. Seismic Vulnerability of the Building is examined in accordance with guidance provided by Government of Nepal- Ministry of Physical Planning and Works, 2011 in their guideline which describe the procedure for qualitative and quantitative assessment of structural earthquake vulnerability of public and private buildings in Nepal. Furthermore, Building is modelled and analyzed by using ETABS software. The outcome obtained from ETABS software are used to find the condition of building and to propose method for its strengthening.
Reliability Based Maintenance in Hydropower: A Case Study of Bijaypur-I Small Hydropower Plant
Authors: Sharma Rajan , Bhattarai Nawaraj
Published: January 2021

Reliability engineering is emerging field which provides a tools to ensure the system is capable to deliver reliable product and service to the customer. Electricity is one of the most important human needs in this modern age. So reliability of such facilities plays important role in the quality of life and the economy of the county. Hydropower is one of the main source of energy in Nepal, whose reliability plays important role to successful transaction of traditional fuel to electricity to ensure the targeted energy consumption by government of Nepal in fifteenth five year plan. So this paper foster the way of improving the reliability of hydropower plant to ensure the reliability of power supply in National grid. As the study carried out in Bijayapur-I small Hydropower plant, the reliability and availability found as 0.876 and 0.793 only and insufficient flow seems the major contribution to decrease reliability as scheduled outage, whereby problem in turbine section plays important role to reduce the reliability in the electromechanical system of the plant whose contribution in reliability and availability is 79% so any failure in turbine section adversely affects the performance of plant. Due to this the maintenance strategy should be focused on turbine section. And the study recommended to increase the frequency of flushing of radial filter of cooling system, redundancy in filter system can increase the reliability, use of cyclone separator to separate the dissolved limestone and dissolved sand is the another option, and to use close loop cooling system instead of open system.
Water Quality Monitoring System Using IOT
Authors: Pokhrel Suruchi , Pant Anisha , Gautam Ritisha , Kshatri Dinesh Baniya
Published: January 2021

Water pollution is one of the growing issues in a developing country like Nepal. In the present scenario, we are usually thoughtlessly trusting the drinking water suppliers with our health. Even though the water is purified as well as checked in the central distribution systems, the supplier, along with the general public is unaware of the water quality that reaches the end-users. By focusing on these above issues, we propose a low-cost monitoring system that can monitor water quality such as pH (potential of Hydrogen) and conductivity on a timely basis using the Internet of Things. The water quality monitoring sensors sense the necessary physical parameters and convert them into equivalent electrical form, i.e. by providing certain voltage as an output corresponding to the respective physical quantity. This value is mapped to the respective water quality measure and is stored in a database through the microcontroller using the Internet of Things. This aids the suppliers to centralize the regular monitoring of water from various locations as well as the supply pure water to the end-users.
Ewolucja. Twórcza moc selekcji
Authors: Dzik Jerzy
Published: January 2021

An instructive introduction to the theory of evolution and its applications in biology, physics, chemistry, geology and humanities. The author shows that evolution is a physical process, occurring in geological time dimension, describes how the Darwin’s theory of natural selection works in immunology, neurobiology, sociology as well as in certain aspects of culture and political institutions. He also shows the effects achieved through the action of selection in different areas of biological and social life. He discusses such problems as: the ambiguity of the term “theory of evolution”, the falsifiability of evolutionary hypotheses, connection between evolution and thermodynamics, the concept of reductionism, methodological background of phylogenetics, cladistics, evolutionary developmental biology and homeotic genes, as well as the cumulative nature of social and cultural evolution.
DETERMINING THE MAIN PARAMETERS OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE TOURISM MARKET AND HOTEL BUSINESS
Authors: Ilkin Gahramanov
Published: January 2021

The experience of managers, their traditions, analysis of competitors' marketing costs play an important role in the implementation of marketing activities of facilities. Due to the fact that marketing costs make up a significant part of the budget of facilities, it is necessary to monitor the effectiveness of the marketing strategy, ie the costs of its implementation should always be compared with the results of the work. It also enhances brand loyalty by creating a certain emotional connection between the brand and the consumer. The marketing strategy of a firm operating in a competitive tourism services market should be aimed primarily at establishing long-term relationships with the customer.
КОНЦЕНТРАЦІЯ ЯК ФАКТОР ФОРМУВАННЯ ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ ВИРОБНИЦТВА МОЛОКА В СІЛЬСЬКОГОСПОДАРСЬКИХ ПІДПРИЄМСТВАХ
Authors: Anatoliy Moskalenko  , Kolosha V. P.
Published: January 2021

Метою наукових досліджень є оцінка впливу рівня концентрації виробництва в молочному скотарстві на його ефективність. Дане дослідження проводилось на прикладі сільськогосподарських підприємств Харківської та Чернігівської області України. Було здійснено узагальнення теоретичних положень відносно впливу концентрації виробництва на різні аспекти ефективності. Підкреслюється, що даний процес має об’єктивний характер і відбувається в різних країнах світу. Переваги великих підприємств з виробництва молока обумовлені більшими можливостями з використання технічних засобів та економії на рівні постійних витрат. На основі проведеного дослідження було встановлено, що на підставі аналізу фактичних даних за результатами групування сільськогосподарських підприємств за критерієм обсягів реалізації молока має місце чітка залежність між групуючим критерієм та величиною рентабельності, продуктивності корів. Дана залежність має прямий характер. Крім того, доволі чітко констатується залежність між групуючим показником та зростанням обсягів виробництва молока на 100 га сільськогосподарських угідь, рівнем інтенсивності виробництва. В Харківській області дані залежності мали більш чіткий характер. Наукова цінність результатів досліджень полягає в їх практичному спрямуванні та можливості врахування встановлених залежностей при планування як рівня концентрації, так і рівня інтенсивності виробництва молока в сільськогосподарських підприємствах.
ASSESSMENT OF ACHIEVING TARGET BLOOD PRESSURE LEVEL IN PATIENTS WITH CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION
Authors: Hidzynska I.M. , Moroz G. Z. , Hriva A.V. , Rozanova V.P. , Trofimova O.G.
Published: January 2021

Purpose:  To evaluate the achievement of target blood pressure (BP) level in patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension who were under follow-up of cardiologists of the State  Institution  of  Science  «Research  and  Practical  Center  of  Preventive  and  Clinical  Medicine»  State  Administrative Department

Materials and methods: We evaluated 1120 electronic medical records (medical software program “ESCUL’ap”) and carried out an analysis of target BP level’s achievement in 512 patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension who were under follow-up of cardiologists of the Therapeutic department of our institution and were reviewed by a cardiologist in 2019. The percentage of female patients was 30,1±2,0%. Patient`s age ranged from 37 to 91 years, the mean age was 72,1±0,4 years, 72,8±0,6 years in woman and 71,8±0,4 years in mans. We used statistical software programs (Statistica v. 6.0) and Microsoft Excel 2007 applications for data analysis. Categorical data were presented as absolute and relative (%) frequency. To enable comparisons, we calculated the mean value (M), and the the standard error of the mean (m). Student's t-test was used to compare the mean of data for groups.

Results and discussion: According to data of the medical records the target level of BP (<140/90 mm Hg) was attained in 343 of 512 patients (67,0±2,1%) – in 70,1±2,4% of male patients and 59,7±4,0% of women (р>0,05). The highest rate of target BP achievement – 83,3±6,8% – was in 50-59 years old, the lowest – 61,5±3,2% – in 70-79 years old. Our results were significantly better than in the EUROASPIRE IV survey – according to the results of this study the target BP levels were achieved only by 38% of men and 47% of women in Ukraine and by 35% of men and 48% of women in other European countries.

Conclusions. Our study demonstrates that 67,0±2,1% (70,1±2,4% of mans and 59,7±4,0% of women) of patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension who were under follow-up of cardiologists achieved the target level of BP (<140/90 mm Hg). These data confirms the effectiveness of the model of medical care for patients with hypertension, introduced in the State  Institution  of  Science  «Research  and  Practical  Center  of  Preventive  and  Clinical  Medicine»  State  Administrative Department
THE FEATURES OF OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT IN CIVIL SERVANTS
Authors: Ivanchuk A. , Kravchenko A. , Mikhaliev K.
Published: January 2021

Aim: to study the presence and severity of the occupational burnout syndrome components in civil servants.

Material and methods. A group of 100 civil servants aged 30 to 60 (mean age 41 ± 7.7 years; 63 (63%) males and 37 (37%) females) were randomly selected and examined. All the enrolled people participated in the regular medical check-up programs, and were free from severe chronic conditions. The Ukrainian version of MBI was used to diagnose the burnout syndrome.

Results. In general, medium to high levels of professional burnout for all the burnout syndrome components (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, reduction of professional achievements) were found in 86 (86,0%) people. Among them, 11 (12,8%) respondents had a high level of each of these three burnout syndrome indicators. Emotional exhaustion was the most frequent condition among the enrolled respondents (totally, 78 (78%) people pointed at medium to high level of emotional exhaustion). Depersonalization was the second most common condition with 65% of respondents (65 people) having its medium to high level. Reduction of professional accomplishment (medium to high level) was less common and registered in 54 (54%) respondents. Females, as compared to males, were more vulnerable to emotional exhaustion, presenting the higher average score ([median, interquartile range] 27 (20-33) vs. 19 (15-25), respectively; p<0,001), and the higher total frequency of medium to high level cases of that burnout syndrome component (89% vs. 72%, respectively; p=0,047), namely due to more frequent latter ones (57% vs. 32%, respectively; p=0,027).

Conclusion. The high prevalence of occupational burnout, namely its medium to high severity level, among the civil servants has been established, which indicates the urgency of the problem and the necessity for further research to find the causes, effective prevention measures, and ways to overcome the syndrome and restore the mental and physical health of civil servants.
Pourquoi défendre les revues de gestion françaises ?
Authors: Mandard Matthieu
Published: January 2021

L’objectif de cet article est de passer en revue les arguments qui plaident en faveur des revues de gestion françaises. À partir d’un examen de la littérature, l’auteur propose une typologie qui répertorie ces arguments selon quatre catégories – d’ordre épistémique, linguistique, politique et économique. Il présente ensuite chacun d’eux puis discute les implications de cette synthèse pour les chercheurs, les revues, de même que pour les instances d’évaluation de la recherche.
Hydrocarbon saturation determination with the single-well-chemical-tracer-test under laboratory conditions
Authors: Koryakin F. A. , Tretyakov N. Yu. , Abdulla O. B. , Filippov V. G.
Published: January 2021

Nowadays the share of hard-to-recover reserves is growing, and to maintain oil production on necessarily level, we need to involve hard-to-recover reserves or to increase oil production efficiency on a brownfields due to enhanced oil recovery. The efficiency of enhanced oil recovery can be estimated by oil saturation reduction. Single-well-chemical-tracer-test (SWCTT) is increasingly used to estimate oil saturation before and after enhanced oil recovery application. To interpret results of SWCTT, reservoir simulation is recommended. Oil saturation has been calculated by SWCTT interpretation with use of reservoir simulator (CMG STARS). Distribution constants has been corrected due to results of real core sample model, and core tests has been successfully simulated. Obtained values of oil saturation corresponds with real oil saturation of samples. Thus, SWCTT as a method of oil saturation estimation shows good results. This method is promising for enhanced oil recovery efficiency estimation.
SUBSTRATO NA GERMINAÇÃO DE SEMENTES E CRESCIMENTO INICIAL DE MUDAS DE Euterpe oleracea Mart. (ARECACEAE)
Authors: JOÁO ELIÉZER DE SOUZA BATISTA , KÁSSIA BARROS FERREIRA , LARISSA BENETASSO CHIODA , RICARDO SOARES PIMENTA , KATHIA FERNANDES LOPES PIVETTA
Published: January 2021

A palmeira Euterpe oleracea (Mart.), conhecida como açaí, pertencente à família Arecaceae, com distribuição geográfica concentrada nos estados do Pará, Amazonas, Maranhão e Amapá, tem se tornado destaque no setor mercadológico principalmente pelo palmito, retirado do caule e, pelo suco extraído dos frutos; no estado do Amazonas, região do Marajó, o cultivo da palmeira açaí é a principal atividade geradora de renda (TONON et al., 2013; HONÓRIO et al., 2017). A produção comercial de mudas de palmeiras é realizada por meio de sementes; o conhecimento dos fatores externos como temperatura, luz, água e substrato, que influenciam a germinação das sementes, é importante para que se possa estabelecer critérios de controle e manipulação na uniformização da germinação obtendo mudas de qualidade, otimizando a produção e diminuindo gastos (PIVETTA et al., 2007; MEEROW & BROSCHAT, 2015). O substrato é um dos fatores extrínsecos mais relevantes no desenvolvimento das mudas em fase de viveiro, pois apresenta características que influenciam no percentual de uniformidade, bem como na velocidade de germinação e no desenvolvimento das plantas (CARVALHO & NAKAGAWA, 2012; DUTRA et al., 2012). No processo de produção de mudas, o substrato adequado deve apresentar características favoráveis como disponibilidade de aquisição na região, facilidade no transporte, baixo custo e ausência de patógenos (SILVA et al., 2001). No Brasil, a produção de mudas em viveiro é feita utilizando substratos formulados a partir de matérias-primas diversas, preparados no próprio local ou por meio de aquisição de substratos comerciais, que já apresentam em sua formulação misturas de diversas matérias- primas (SANTOS, 2019). Dentre as matérias primas, encontram-se componentes minerais como areia e vermiculita e componentes orgânicos como fibra de coco, turfa, cascas de árvores, biossólido e compostos orgânicos, formulados a partir de diversos materiais como lixo urbano, resíduos oriundos de poda de árvores e gramados, entre outros. Visando analisar qual melhor substrato na formação de mudas da palmera açaí, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo estudar diferentes substratos na germinação de sementes e crescimento inicial de mudas da palmeira açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.)
PENGARUH FREE CASH FLOW, PERTUMBUHAN PERUSAHAAN, RETURN ON ASSETS, CASH RATIO, DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO DAN FIRM SIZE TERHADAP KEBIJAKAN DIVIDEN (Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan Sektor Industri Barang Konsumsi yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2015
Authors: Tjhoa Elisa
Published: January 2021

Abstract- The company’s decision on the distribution of dividend, as one of the returns expected by investors aside of capital gain, is an important decision due to its impacts on company’s value and shareholders’ wealth. The purpose of this research is to obtain empirical evidence regarding the determinants on Dividend Payout Ratio, namely Free Cash Flow, Company’s Growth, Return on Assets, Cash Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, and Firm Size (Empirical Study on Consumption Goods Industry Companies Listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange between 2015-2017). The samples in this study were selected through purposive sampling method and secondary data were analyzed through multiple linear regression methods. In total, 13 companies were used as samples. The result of this study showed Free Cash Flow, Cash Ratio and Firm Size partially have significant and positive effect towards Dividend Payout Ratio, and Company’s Growth has significant and negative effect towards Dividend Payout Ratio. While Return on Assets and Debt to Equity Ratio has no significant effects toward Dividend Payout Ratio.  Free Cash Flow, Company’s Growth, Return on Assets, Cash Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio and Firm Size simultaneously have significant effect toward Dividend Payout Ratio (DPR).

 

Keywords: Cash Ratio, Debt to Equity Ratio, Dividend Payout Ratio, Firm Size, Free Cash Flow, Growth, Return on Assets
PENGUJIAN FRAUD PENTAGON TERHADAP RESIKO FINANCIAL FRAUDULENT REPORTING
Authors: Jaunanda Meiliana , Silaban Daniel Peterson
Published: January 2021

The research to examine how much financial stability, financial target, external pressure, nature of industry, ineffective monitoring, rationalization, capability and oship have effect partially and simultaneously to fraud pentagon. The research subjects used were manufacturing companies and were listed on the BEI in the 2014-2018 period. The results of this study are financial stability has a significant influence on fraudulent financial reporting. Rationalization has a significant effect on fraudulent financial reporting. Arrogance partially has a significant influence on fraudulent financial statements, financial target, external pressure, nature of industry, ineffective monitoring, rationalization, capability and oship simultaneously have a significant effect on fraudulent financial statements.

Key Words: Financial performance, Efficiency Operation, Firm Growth, Leverage, Fraud
Safety perception and pedestrian dynamics: Experimental results towards affective agents modeling
Authors: Gasparini Francesca , Giltri Marta , Bandini Stefania
Published: January 2021

The modeling of a new generation of agent-based simulation systems supporting pedestrian and crowd management taking into account affective states represents a new research frontier. Pedestrian behaviour involves human perception processes, based on subjective and psychological aspects. Following the concept of pedestrian environmental awareness, each walker adapts his/her crossing behaviour according to environmental conditions and his/her perception of safety. Different pedestrian behaviours can be related to subjective mobility and readiness to respond, and these factors are strongly dependent on the subjective interaction with the environment. Having additional inputs about pedestrian behaviour related to their perception processes could be useful in order to develop a more representative pedestrian dynamic model. In particular, the subjective perception of the safeness of crossing should be taken into consideration. In order to focus on the pedestrians’ perception of safe road crossing and walking, an experiment in an uncontrolled urban scenario has been carried out. Besides more conventional self-assessment questionnaires, physiological responses have been considered to evaluate the affective state of pedestrians during the interaction with the urban environment. Results from the analysis of the collected data show that physiological responses are reliable indicators of safety perception while road crossing and interacting with real urban environment, suggesting the design of agent-based models for pedestrian dynamics simulations taking in account the representation of affective states.