bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Unique Goals of Family Businesses and Their Absorption of Finance Instruments in the Financialization Era
Authors: Zajkowski Robert , Żukowska Beata
Published: July 2021

Nowadays financialization seems to be an inherent and obvious phenomenon and it appears to have infected all industrialized economies. Within general phenomenon of financialization, three areas should be indicated: financialization as a system of capital accumulation, financialization of business entities and financialization of every day-life. In our paper we try to investigate family businesses that are unique due to the overlap of family and business subsystems in one entity. More specifically, we undertake to find out whether intertwining of family values with business objectives can influence the level of absorption of various finance instruments that are offered on nowadays financial market. Analysis revealed a few statistically significant relationships between perception of family firm objectives and absorption of basic and sophisticated finance instruments. It is the first to suggest, that family firms which are intrinsically-oriented, i.e. those more willing to keep independence or to keep long term survival, are less prone to absorb sophisticated finance instruments, e.g. private equity, venture capital, hybrid capital or they are less keen to become a public company. On the other hand, if a family firm is more oriented towards risk minimisation or keeping long term growth, then it is also more open for absorption of advanced finance instruments.
Financial Factors Influencing the Development of Product Innovations in Polish Small and Medium Enterprises
Authors: Ślusarczyk Stanisław
Published: July 2021

The development of product innovations in small and medium enterprises is determined mainly by their financial capabilities. These enterprises usually encounter financial problems when it comes to the introduction of product innovations. Therefore, managers should manage the company’s finances in the way that will enable them using all available means to solve these problems. This means that they ought to use external financial resources to a greater extent (not only in the form of loans). The article focuses on the financial conditions for the development of product innovations in small and medium enterprises, while other forms of innovation are omitted. Product innovations are given the highest priority by mentioned companies. The analysis covered the years 2010-2017. The case study allowed to present changes in this most important form of activity for enterprises in the SME sector during the analyzed period

For the purpose of this paper, large companies have also been included in the study in order to extend the comparative base.

. In the article there were used data published by GUS, NBP, PARP, Eurostat. The article presents the following thesis: The innovative activity of Polish enterprises takes mainly the character of product innovations, which often require large financial outlays. Two hypotheses were used to verify the thesis: HPT1: The increase in the outlays of enterprises on technical progress and on research and development works (R&D) leads to companies' own the development of product innovations. HPT2: The resources are the main source of financing for product investments. Due to the greater capacity of large companies to spend on R&D, they are more active in product innovation than small companies, whose financial resources are significantly limited. Broader implementation of product innovations in SMEs requires wider access to finance and greater involvement of many participants. In order to be able to take advantage of all possible opportunities to renew the production programme, the company should ensure appropriate internal and external integration in the management of the process.
Possibilities for Introducing a New Night Train Connection in Middle Europe
Authors: Dömény Igor , Dolinayová Anna
Published: July 2021

Liberalisation of the rail transport market is the main aim of the European Union in the field of transport policy. Open access on the market allows railway undertakings to provide their services, but it also requires to compete with each other. In recent years, night train services have experienced a renaissance, especially in west-Europe countries. A development of this type of services is important to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality in EU, especially in context of affordable air transport. The aim of this study is to analyse current night train services in middle Europe and find opportunities for their further development. In this article we have proposed new night train connections between Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Germany, provided by railway undertaking in open access mode, with a detailed cost calculation. This is necessary to assess the economic efficiency of introducing new connections. Results of the cost calculations form the basis of the price for transport on newly introduced routes.
Chronological Paradoxes of Mohammed Shah Bey’ Turbe in the Bahchisaray Town
Authors:   Institute of Archaeology of Crimea of Russian Academy of Sciences, Kirilko Vladimir P.
Published: July 2021

According to the memorial inscription without date, which is above the entrance, someone Muhammad Shah Bey ordered to build a turbe for his mother – Bey Yude Sultan. Traditionally, it is considered one of the earliest Muslim memorial buildings in Crimea and usually dates back to the 14th–15th centuries. The building is constantly cited as an example as the closest analogy during considering a some group of Golden Horde monuments – the Eastern and Northern mausoleums of Bolgar, the mausoleum of Tura Khan in Bashkiria. According to the results of excavations in 1991, the building was dated to the end of the 18th century (near 1778). These conclusions are based on numismatic material, a number of specifically signs and, mainly, stratigraphy. Scurf of the building horizon was overlapped by a layer of destroyed build mortar. This top layer is associated with the destruction and restoration of the turbe. Between themselves, these two stratigraphic periods are separated only by thin crust of trampled soil. This gives reason to think that the mausoleum was built shortly before the damage, which caused the loss of the masonry of the upper part of the main facade and roof. Otherwise, if dated the building by the 14th–15th centuries, then during the next three or four centuries a wide cultural layer would have to accumulate near its walls, above the foundation. But archaeological excavations have not revealed such layer.
Materials for the Characterization of the Settlement System in the Samara Volga Region in the Golden Horde Period
Authors:   Samara Museum for History and Regional Studies named after P.V. Alabin, Kochkina Anna F. , Stashenkov Dmitriy A. ,   Samara Museum for History and Regional Studies named after P.V. Alabin
Published: July 2021

Among the sites of the Golden Horde period of the Middle Volga region, a special group consists of the sites of the Samara region, which includes the Samara Luka of the Volga and the basins of the Usa, Samara, Kinel, and Sok rivers. The analysis of the topography of the sites in the context of the natural and geographical characteristics of the area under consideration allowed us to determine its territorial structure. Based on the features of settlement placement, a zonal zoning model is proposed for the right-bank and left-bank sections of the Samara Volga region. On the territory of the righ-bank district, three microdistricts are allocated: 1) Usa microdistrict;, 2) microdistrict of the inner part of the Samara Luka; 3) microdistrict of the Syzranka River basin. In the left-bank, taking into account the modern data of the territory, six microdistricts can be distinguished. 1) Northern на trans-Volga microdistrict located in the northern zone close to the bank of the Volga River; 2) Samara-Volga microdistrict, including sites of the mouth of the Samara River, Sok, the bank of the Volga River; 3) Sok microdistrict, sites are located along the bed of the Sok and Kondurcha rivers; 4) Kinel microdistrict, sites are located along the river Bolshoi Kinel to the confluence with the Samara River; 5) Samara steppe microdistrict in the eastern zone of the region under consideration; 6) Southern trans-Volga microdistrict. Each microdistrict is characterized by a corresponding supporting framework of settlement, which is associated with the peculiarities of the functioning of sites.
Raw Materials Sources of Building Materials of Ukek Districts
Authors:   “Historical Park Russia – my history”, Kubankin Dmiriy A. ,   Saratov State University, Zozyrev Nikolay Yu. ,   Saratov State University
Published: July 2021

Cataloguing of the Ukek architectural objects has produced the basis for conclusions on the market saturation with local construction material (sandstone) for building foundations. The amounts of building stone to be found within Ukek were insufficient to satisfy the needs of the construction segment of the medieval market. Numerous outcrops of Paleogene sandstones within the Lysogorskoye Plateau used to be developed as early as the beginning of the 20th century. A medieval settlement lying 11 km away from the town and pertaining to its vicinity happens to be close to the site of sandstone development in the Lysaya hill. Mineralogical-petrographic studies of the stone block covered with artistic carvings and found in Ukek indicate its similarity to the sandstones from the occurrences and deposits in the Lysaya hill. According to the results of mineralogical-petrographic analysis, the stone joint block and the grave plate from Ukek is reliably comparable with dolomites from the Tyoplovka deposits of construction stone (carbonate rocks) situated 73 km away from Ukek.
Historical Studies of Pesochnoe Settlement in Saratov Oblast (the issue of the significance of the ceramic complex in the study of the rural settlements of the Golden Horde)
Authors:   Sevastopol State University, Bocharov Sergei G. , Sitdikov Airat G. ,   Institute of Archaeology named after A. Kh. Khalikov, Tatarstan Academy of Sciences,   Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University
Published: July 2021

The paper features the first results of the latest archaeological study investigations in 2020 were conducted at the Pesochnoe settlement located within the city boundaries of the Leninsky District of Saratov and was part of the medieval rural district of the Golden Horde city of Ukek. Excavation 1 (size 6×10 m) allowed to examine the cultural layer of the second half of the 13th – 14th centuries. The collection of mass ceramic materials comprised 150 fragments of medieval ceramic vessels. It includes 5 groups of both local and imported origin (Ukek, Northern Black Sea region, Byzantium), which, in addition to import directions, mark the presence of the Russian and Mordovian components among the population of the village. The ceramic collection, despite its small size, demonstrates all archaeological markers characteristic of rural settlements in the Ukek of the Golden Horde regions.
КОМПЛЕКСНОЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ КЕРАМИКИ
РАННЕГО ЖЕЛЕЗНОГО ВЕКА
МНОГОСЛОЙНОГО ПАМЯТНИКА СОЛОНЦОВАЯ-2
Authors:   А.Н. Попов, А.А. Лазина, А.Н. Федорец, Б.В. Лазин, Й. Каномата
Published: July 2021

Статья содержит основные результаты исследования, касающиеся керамики раннего железного века с многослойного памятника Солонцовая-2. Применение методов естественных наук позволило детально ознакомиться с
основными аспектами гончарного производства янковской и кроуновской
культур на указанном поселении. Благодаря комплексному анализу в статье
приводится описание формовочных масс, включая их элементный состав,
раскрываются такие важные вопросы, как конструирование сосуда, обработка поверхности и декорирование. С помощью сканирующей электронной
микроскопии исследованы образцы керамики, по которым оценивается обжиг. В статье представлены результаты сравнительного анализа янковской
и кроуновской керамики и намечены перспективы дальнейшей исследовательской работы.
МАЛИНА И МЕДВЕДИ. О РАЦИОНЕ ИОГАННА КЕГЕЛЯ
ВО ВРЕМЯ ЕГО ПУТЕШЕСТВИЙ ПО КАМЧАТКЕ (1841–1847 гг.)
Authors: Бёттхер Х.
Published: July 2021

Во время путешествия по полуострову Камчатка в начале XIX в. немецкий
агроном Иоганн Карл Эренфрид Кегель (1784–1863) столкнулся с большими
трудностями, одной из которых было обеспечение достаточного количества
продовольствия. В данной статье на основе анализа путевых записок Кегеля рассматривается вопрос о том, как агроном добывал основные продукты
питания и какие ресурсы при этом использовал. Исследование показывает,
что, в зависимости от обстоятельств, Кегель либо покупал продовольствие
у местных общин, либо полагался на товары, импортируемые торговыми
судами, либо собирал дикие ягоды и охотился.
Поздний неолит полуострова Камчатка
Authors: Понкратова И.Ю.
Published: July 2021

На основе радиоуглеродного и тефрохронологического датирования, изучения особенностей материальных комплексов археологических памятников
автор уточняет хронологические рамки эпохи позднего неолита полуострова Камчатка в пределах ~ 50–1020 гг. В статье прослежена преемственность
использования в позднем неолите присваивающей, основанной на речном
рыболовстве, морском промысле, сухопутной охоте и собирательстве, экономики, а также традиций строительства наземных и полуподземных жилищ, тотемистических верований, характерных для населения тарьинской
археологической культуры в среднем неолите на Камчатке. Несмотря на
экологическую катастрофу, вызванную последствиями извержения вулкана
Ксудач около 1800 л.н., население с высокоспециализированной комплексной присваивающей экономикой сумело сохранить свою целостность.
Delimitación conceptual del principio de objetividad: objetividad, neutralidad e imparcialidad
Authors: García Costa Francisco Manuel
Published: July 2021

En el presente trabajo se acomete la delimitación conceptual de las categorías de neutralidad, objetividad e imparcialidad. La neutralidad es la prohibición del carácter político de la Administración, que opera imponiendo al funcionario el deber de colaboración con cualquier Gobierno, con independencia de la opción política de éste. La objetividad es el modo característico de la interpretación y aplicación de la Ley por parte de la Administración, que opera imponiendo al funcionario el deber de realizar dicha labor hermenéutica y aplicativa adecuándose a la voluntad normativa y prescindiendo de cualquier tipo de fin o interés subjetivo. La imparcialidad de la Administración, en tanto en cuanto ésta ha de velar por la satisfacción de los intereses generales, no existe propiamente como tal, identificándose con la objetividad y protegiendo la buena apariencia de la Administración. Por último, se reflexiona sobre la aparición de las autoridades administrativas independientes en el contexto de una Administración pública neutral, objetiva e imparcial.
Chronicle sources of Vitas by Pahomij the Serbian
Authors: Милютенко Н.
Published: July 2021

Статья посвящена вопросу взаимовлияния летописных известий и житий. В статье доказывается, что Пахомий Серб использовал Софийскую 1 летопись и не обращался к объемным сводам, созданным в великокняжеской канцелярии.

The article is devoted to the problem of mutual influence of chronicle entries and vitas. I argue that Pahomij relied upon the Sophia I chronicle and wasn’t acquainted to the big compilations processed at the Great Prince’s chancellery.
“CONFIRMATION” OF THE SPIRITUAL CHARTER OF KIRILL BELOZERSKY MAY 17, 1551
Authors: Анисимова Т.
Published: July 2021

В статье публикуются Духовная грамота и описание печати Кирилла Белозерского в рукописи первой половины XVII в. из собрания Е. Е. Егорова. Также исследуется читающийся в этой книге рассказ о приходе игумена Афанасия и монахов Кирилло-Белозерского монастыря к великому князю Ивану IV для подтверждения монастырских привилегий. Делается вывод о соответствии этого рассказа историческим реалиям. 

 Te Spiritual Charter and the description of the wax seal of Kirill Belozersky in the manuscript of the frst half of the 17th century from the collection of E. Egorov is published in the article. Te story about the arrival of Abbot Athanasius and the monks of the Kirill-Belozersky monastery to the tsar Ivan IV for the confrm of the monastery’s privileges is also reading in tht book. Details of this history are investigated and the conclusion about its accordance to historical realities is drawn.
Two-Dimensional Intra-Oral Radiographs Compared to Three-Dimensional CBCT at Six-Month Post-Operative Evaluation of Secondary Bone-Grafting in Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate
Authors:   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Skane University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden, P Wiedel A , H Svensson ,   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Skane University Hospital and Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, K Hellén-Halme ,   Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden, H Ghaffari ,   Department of Plastic Surgery, St George’s Hospital, London, Great Britain, M Becker ,   Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Skane University Hospital and Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
Published: July 2021

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether a complementary Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in patients with Cleft Lip and Palate (CLP) after alveolar bone-grafting to clefts gave substantial additional information, and particularly whether such new information had any implications for the further care of the patients. Methods: Seventeen children, with complete CLP, 10 unilateral and seven bilateral clefts, in all 24 clefts, were evaluated six months after secondary alveolar bone-grafting with two-dimensional intra-oral radiographs complemented with CBCT. The mean age at bone-grafting was 8.8 years. Three different examiners evaluated the radiographic documentation. Results: The mean pre-operative cleft width was 5.8mm. In 15 of the 24 clefts the same interpretation was made on both two-dimensional radiographs and CBCT. In the remaining nine clefts, CBCT added important information to the treatment decision. Conclusions: For the evaluation six months post-operatively of the success of alveolar bone-grafting to clefts, the two-dimensional radiograph should be complemented with CBCT unless the two-dimensional radiograph without doubt reveals open residual cleft and clinical findings indicate graft failure.
Improving After-Clinic Work Workflow in a Family Medicine Residency
Authors:   Department of Family Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, USA, V Nguyen , E Jaqua ,   Department of Family Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, USA, A Oh ,   Department of Family Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, USA, M Altamirano ,   Department of Family Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, USA, T Jaqua ,   Department of Family Medicine, Loma Linda University Health, USA
Published: July 2021

Introduction: The broad range of patients and diagnoses addressed by primary care physicians lends to a larger after-work clinic load. The resulting after-clinic work, including various in-basket tasks, can be a substantial burden to physicians, and potentially leading to burnout. The goal of this study is to generate a standardized workflow to improve physician after-clinic work efficiency and patient care. Methods: A nine-question pre- and post-intervention survey about afterclinic work management was administered to family medicine residents at a multi-specialty FQHC in California. The intervention was done in June 2020 and included a twenty-minute training session explaining how to implement a standardized in-basket management flowchart in a family medicine residency clinic. Results: Pre- and post-intervention data were analyzed using nonindependent paired sample t-tests. The survey was sent to all 40 family medicine residents. Pre- and post-intervention survey response rate was 77.5% and 97.5% respectively. The result of the nine questions post intervention were statistically significant (p value of <0.001). The standardized flowchart addressed adequate supervision of resident physicians’ patient care. Conclusion: The post-intervention results showed that having a clear and standardized flowchart enhanced the overall knowledge and understanding by the resident physicians in how to management the in-basket workflow. With increased patient access via telehealth and enhanced electronic medical records, it is essential to have effective teaching and supervision of resident physician after-clinic work. Successful teaching of after-clinic work will improve work-life balance and the overall success of the new primary care physician.
Fast Professors, Research Funding, and the Figured Worlds of Mid-Career Ontario Academics
Authors: Acker Sandra , McGinn Michelle K
Published: July 2021

Heightened pressures to publish prolifically and secure external funding stand in stark contrast with the slow scholarship movement. This article explores ways in which research funding expectations permeate the “figured worlds” of 16 mid-career academics in education, social work, sociology, and geography in 7 universities in Ontario, Canada. Participants demonstrated a steady record of research accomplishment and a commitment to social justice in their work. The analysis identified four themes related to the competing pressures these academics described in their day-to-day lives: getting funded; life gets in the way; work gets in the way; and being a fast professor. Participants spoke about their research funding achievements and struggles. In some cases, they explained how their positioning, including gender and race, might have affected their research production, compared to colleagues positioned differently. Their social justice research is funded, but some suspect at a lower level than colleagues studying conventional topics. In aiming for the impossible standards of a continuously successful research record, these individuals worked “all the time.” Advocates claim that slow scholarship is not really about going slower, but about maintaining quality and caring in one’s work, yet participants’ accounts suggest they have few options other than to perform as “fast professors.” At mid-career, they question whether and how they can keep up this pace for 20 or more years.
Experiencing the shift: How postsecondary contract and continuing faculty moved to online course delivery
Authors: Danyluk Patricia , Burns Amy
Published: July 2021

The shift to online learning that occurred in March of 2020, created an unprecedented period of intense work for faculty and sessional instructors at the post-secondary level. This shift necessitated courses be adapted under short timelines, new technology be integrated into course design and teaching strategies and assessment methods be adapted for an online environment (Van Nuland et al., 2020). This study examines how sessional instructors, referred to in this chapter as contract faculty, and continuing full-time faculty members delivering the same online courses experienced this shift. While the demands of a continuing faculty position call for balancing of teaching, research and service responsibilities, contract instructors have their own unique stressors (Karram Stephenson et al., 2020). Contract faculty lack job security, are paid by the course and often receive their teaching assignments with short notice. By examining their perspectives on delivering the same courses online, we learn that the shift to online teaching resulted in additional work in order to adapt courses to the online environment, with faculty describing the challenges of balancing the additional work with other responsibilities of their position. Concerns of participants focused on a perceived inability to develop relationships with students in an online environment.
From Elite to Expendable
Authors: Karram Stephenson Grace
Published: July 2021

This paper provides an historic analysis of the crises that have faced the Canadian professoriate since the 1950’s. Historic periodization is used to identify the eras, defined by broader societal movements, in which the nature of academic work in Canada has changed. Key narratives of crisis are identified including the post-WWII focus on professors’ mundanity, the 1970’s emphasis on poor working conditions and unionization, and the 1990’s emphasis on diversity and inequity. The paper concludes by examining the current crisis in which a fragmented professoriate is facing market-driven working conditions, exacerbated by the uncertainties of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The findings suggest crises emerge when there is tension between society’s expectations of professors and professors’ self-perception of their role and contributions.
EPIDEMIOLOGIA DE LA HIPERPLASIA PROSTATICA BENIGNA (BPH)
Authors:   Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, Arequipa – Perú, Luque Zurita Daniel , Pérez Valverde Ángel ,   Universidad Nacional de San Agustín, Arequipa – Perú, Lizárraga Vargas Luis ,   Ministerio Público, Arequipa – Perú, Campos Beltrán Shirley ,   Clínica SERMEDIAL, Arequipa – Perú, Lazo Neira Pía ,   Clínica SERMEDIAL, Arequipa – Perú
Published: July 2021

ABSTRACT: Several mechanisms appear to be involved in the pathophysiology of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. These represent tissue modifications such as age related to hormonal disorders and metabolic syndrome as well as inflammation (Briganti et al, 2009, Vignozzi et al, 2016, Sebastianelli et al, 2018). The Tsimane are a key case study to understand the etiology of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia as they have low levels of obesity and metabolic syndrome as well as lower levels of Testosterone compared to men of similar age in the US lacking BPH. In general, these data suggest that BPH may not be an inevitable part of male aging during human evolutionary history (Trumble et al, 2015). Given the high prevalence of BPH both in the world and in Peru, it is necessary to investigate what are its factors associated with therapeutic and preventive purposes. Material and methods This cross-sectional study included 162 patients aged ≥ 60 years of the clinical history of the Sermedial Clinic laboratory with and without BPH. The results of standard biochemical and cardiological tests (Glucose, Triglycerides, HDL - Cholesterol, Uric Acid, Systolic Blood Pressure and Diastolic Blood Pressure) and their body composition (Age, Weight, Size, Waist Circumference, Index of each patient were recorded for each patient). Body Mass and Conicity Index). The SPSS statistical program was used and the data will be expressed as means  DS. Your will apply ANOVA as well as the Scheffe specificity test to determine differences between quantitative variables between locations, chi square between categorical variables; and Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) to describe association between variables. In all tests p <0.05 will be considered significant. The statistical analysis will be executed with Statistica software (version 7.0; StatSoft Inc, Tulsa, USA). To evaluate the relationship or association between biochemical, cardiac and body factors with BPH Results With statistical significance (p <0.05) BPH is associated with abnormal values of glucose, triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, uric acid Diastolic Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index and Circumference Waist in men with age ranges from 60 to ≥ 90 years. Conclusion The main finding of our work is the independent, statistically significant association (p <0.05) with biochemical, cardiac and body values that could be reversed with diet and exercise
The UN Agenda 2030 and the Climate-Security Nexus in Africa
Authors: Silander Daniel
Published: July 2021

There is a growing bulk of studies on global climate changes and conflicts. It has been argued that climate change may be a triggering factor to conflicts and wars, especially in societies with poor governance. This study explores the climate-security nexus in Africa. It is argued that the global climate change provides profound state and human security challenges to African governments and people. Scarcity of vital resources in food, water, sanitation and health has challenged political and economic structures, infrastructure and integration. This has also been due to poorly governed states with authoritarianism, corruption, ethnic divisions and fragile, dysfunctional institutions. The war in Darfur is a tragic, but illustrative example of the climate change-security nexus of our time.
The role of the government in the university – enterprise cooperation
Authors: Abuselidze George , Davitadze Lia
Published: July 2021

University–enterprise cooperation considers an active and efficient cooperation of the scientists, industry and the government. The university is a significant actor in this model as it not only produces knowledge, but also creates new opportunities, protects intellectual property and converts the research outcomes into a market attractive product. This cooperation ensures that educational programs equip students with the relevant competences, and entails research suited to the demand of the market and the government. This implementation helps the university realize its third mission – serve the country and support its economic development. This paper presents our attempt to describe the role of the regional government in the university– enterprise cooperation based on a regional university in Georgia. Despite the various studies regarding university–enterprise cooperation implemented in Georgia mainly dealing with single components of the cooperation, we tried to highlight the significance of the government in this cooperation and its authentic character.
Disiplin Kerja dan Budaya Organisasi Serta Pengaruhnya Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan yang dimediasi oleh Kompensasi
Authors: Wira Dilya
Published: July 2021

Tujuan dari Penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bagaimana memanfaatkan dan mengoptimalkan kinerja karyawan untuk mencapai produktivitas kerja yang tinggi. Sampel yang digunakan sebanyak 60 responden dengan metode populasi sampel di ambil menjadi objek penelitian, metode yang disebut dengan sensus. Pendekatan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik yaitu analisis deskriptif dan analisis jalur. Hasil penelitian menunjukan disiplin kerja dan budaya organisasi dapat meningkatkan kinerja karyawan melalui kompensasi di lingkungan Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Merdeka Malang. Disiplin kerja dan budaya organisasi dapat meningkatkan kompensasi di lingkungan Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Merdeka Malang, dan budaya organisasi memiliki peran sebagai pengaruh disiplin kerja dan kompensasi terhadap kinerja karyawan di lingkungan Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Merdeka  Malang. Temuan secara empiris mengindikasikan bahwa untuk meningkatkan kesadaran atau kesediaan seorang karyawan untuk melakukan dan mentaati aturan-aturan yang ditetapkan oleh perusahaan karyawan harus memiliki disiplin kerja yang tinggi.
The Role of Human Resource Management in Service Sectors during Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Santi Santi , Sarastiani Athea , Wijaya Lianna , Anggiani Sarfilianty
Published: July 2021

In today’s business world, human resources are considered as an important resource for the organization’s success. To make better use of human resources, organizations must empower their employees This study aims to determine the impact of leading organization and leading people on trust and the organizational performance in the service sectors during Covid-19 pandemic. The research is quantitative, and the sampling technique is purposive sampling, with 103 respondents. Data collected were analyzed using Partial Least Squares path modeling to test the hypotheses. The study’s findings proved positive and significant linear relationship between leading people on trust and organizational performance. Managerial implication that the success leader in service sectors able to elevate trust among people, motivate the employees and to enhance organizational performance. As result, leadership training and elevate the trust amongst employees are the most essential strategies in service sectors during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Motion and its Effects on the Cement Mantle – A Biomechanical Analysis of Femoral Stem Displacement during Implant Cementation
Authors:   1Hospital of Special Surgery, New York, NY,   2University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL,   3Department of Biomechanics, Columbia Uni-versity, New York, NY,   4Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY,   5Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Published: July 2021

Background: It is a common notion that motion of a femoral component during cementation should be avoided as it may weaken the cement mantle. We created an in vitro model of cemented femoral components and subjected them to varying rotational motion during the cement curing process, to measure the effect on the pullout strength of the stem. Methods: 21 sawbones femurs were separated into four groups. The first group served as control and was cemented in a standard fashion. The remainder of the stems were divided into groups and subjected to angular rotational displacement within the cement mantle during curing . Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs were obtained of each model to evaluate for cement defects. Pullout strength testing was performed. Results: Despite rotational displacement, no cement defects were noted on imaging. The control stems showed an average pullout strength of 3735.79N. The experimental groups showed a trend for lower failure loads but it was not statistically significant (P=0.063). Of the 21 stems tested, three encountered cement mantle failure and associated stem pullout and the remainder failed by peripros-thetic fracture. Conclusion: Despite conventional thinking that rotational displacement during the cementing process leading to disruption of the cement mantle integrity, this was not borne out in our study. This should give surgeons confidence that in the set-ting of unintended rotational displacement of a femoral stem, returning the stem to its original position does not significantly compromise the integrity of the cement mantle or the pullout strength of the femoral implant. Small displacement of the femoral stem with prompt correction during cement curing does not cause evident cement mantle defects or a loss of femoral stem pullout strength.
Gestão Financeira Eficiente dos Transportes Urbanos – Um estudo de caso
Authors: Teixeira Sérgio , Torre Silvestre , Vieira Marlene , Chá Chá Luís
Published: July 2021

A instabilidade dos mercados e tendências da atividade turística trazem desafios aos gestores das empresas que atuam no sector. Como preparar-se da melhor forma para a conjuntura económica, de modo a que as empresas consigam gerar lucro com os instrumentos financeiros e recursos ao dispor. Este trabalho procura efetuar uma análise às peças financeiras, medir através de rácios a performance de uma empresa de transportes da Região e, por intermédio da revisão bibliográfica, analisar o impacto duma gestão eficiente na empresa. Os resultados alcançados permitiram concluir que a empresa Horários do Funchal Transportes Públicos SA tem percorrido um caminho para o equilíbrio financeiro.
Fatores determinantes da rentabilidade bancária: Análise dos maiores bancos brasileiros no período de 2007 a 2017
Authors: Batista Welber
Published: July 2021

O objetivo deste estudo é analisar os fatores determinantes da rentabilidade do setor bancário brasileiro, medido por três indicadores: Rentabilidade dos Ativos (return on assets - ROA), Rentabilidade do Capital Próprio (return on equity - ROE) e Margem Líquida dos Juros (net interest margin - NIM). A metodologia explicativa das variáveis selecionadas consiste em um modelo econométrico que combina as caraterísticas específicas dos bancos, elementos setoriais e variáveis macroeconômicas, obtendo-se estimativas com recurso aos mínimos quadrados ordinários PLS (panel least squares-painel) com efeitos fixos. A amostra é constituída por dados semestrais de um painel dos dez maiores bancos do Brasil em ativos totais, no período compreendido entre 2007 a 2017. Os resultados indicam que a rentabilidade das instituições bancárias brasileiras depende da evolução das suas variáveis específicas, sendo entretanto grandemente influenciado pelos determinantes macroeconômicos, cuja significância estatística é recorrente. Contudo, a preponderância dos fatores explicativos para as proxies da rentabilidade (ROA, ROE e NIM) não foram uniforme. Os fatores que melhor explicam o indicador ROA são a qualidade dos ativos e a variável exógena do crescimento do produto interno bruto - PIB, enquanto que para o indicador ROE acrescem duas variáveis internas: alavancagem financeira e eficiência. Quando a medida da rentabilidade utilizada é o indicador NIM, as regressões evidenciam um nível explicativo global superior com as seguintes variáveis específicas: alavancagem financeira, qualidade do ativo, liquidez, custo do financiamento e estrutura do ativo, influênciando significativamente na rentabilidade. Destaca-se também a importância da concentração bancária, do crescimento do PIB e em menor grau da taxa de juro e inflação, como determinantes do NIM.
Cultivating Ecological Imagination with a Web-Based Mythology
Authors: Varga Stephanie T.
Published: July 2021

This generative, theoretical descriptive paper, presents a framework I have designed to help teachers create on-line lessons that weave science from the curriculum into mythology. By mythologizing the curriculum, the teacher broadens the mindset of their students by allowing them to see the living-Earth as interconnected. This framework is timely, as many students are reacting to the policy around climate change, or absence of it, with fear and anxiety. The culminating artistic project of the digital game provides an opportunity for expression. It calls on the player to create a work of art that connects what they have learned from the game with their own experiences. The artistic project values the perspective of each contributor so that their anxieties can be heard. A direction for future research is a study that is embedded in a workshop for teachers. The workshop gives teachers an opportunity to learn about the framework while the study aims to learn about the myth-building experiences of teachers. The study follows the arts-based-research paradigm so that primacy can be given to the myths created by the teachers. As an exemplar of this framework, I present an on-line game I have created that connects several domains pertinent to the education of climate change including the personal, the social, and the scientific. The Google Sites game includes an assessment with instructions.
Manifestation of the dynamics of ultrafast photoprocesses in the transient absorption spectra of diflavonoid solutions
Authors: Tikhomirov S. A.
Published: July 2021

Herein, using the femtosecond absorption spectroscopy method, the dynamics of the nonstationary induced absorption spectra of diflavonoid 3,7-dihydroxy-2,8-di(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H, 6H-pyrano[3,2-g]chromene-4,6-dione (DFV) in solvents of different polarities is studied. It is found that the rapid transformation of the transient absorption spectra of DFV in time is due to the processes of intramolecular protons transfer in excited singlet states. For a nonpolar solvent, two protons are transferred in two stages. Initially, during the sub-picosecond times, a form with a single transferred proton is formed from the Frank-Condon state. From this transition state, in a time range of about 9 ps, the second proton is transferred and the two proton transfer tautomer with a high quantum yield of fluorescence ~0.66 is formed, which has the gain band in the transient absorption spectra. For the polar solvent dimethylformamide only the short-lived form with a single proton transferred is formed also during the subpicosecond times practically the same ones as for the nonpolar solution and has a lifetime of about 20 ps. The polarity of the medium, which affects the formation of a set of the “closed” and “open” forms of DFV in the ground state, differing in relative positions in the space of hydroxyl and carbonyl groups, largely determines the mechanism of the intramolecular proton transfer process in the DFV molecule, which consists in the sequential transfer of two protons in a non-polar solvent to form a fluorescent long-lived tautomer and the transfer of one proton in polar solvents to form a short-lived non-fluorescent form.
Formation of complex radiation defects in irradiated materials
Authors: Labunov V. A. , Kvasov N. T. , Yarmolik V. I. , Pavlovskaya E. R.
Published: July 2021

The principles of formation of the complex vacancy defects (V-clusters), their ensembles and patterns of formation of superlattices of the V-clusters are determined. The inclusion of the drift component of the elementary defects into the field of elastic stresses of the V-cluster in the analysis allowed describing its genesis and development adequately. The mechanisms of motion of the V-clusters in the material are described in detail, considering their interaction with each other. The authors have developed the original physical and mathematical formalism within which it has become possible to describe the order-disorder phase transition when an ensemble of clusters chaotically distributed in the irradiated solid transforms into an ordered coherent superlattice. The critical point of the phase transition and the parameters of the defect lattice itself are determined. They are confirmed by the experimental results. The ordering process in this system is understood as the motion of the undamped wave of order parameter through the material, while other configuration states of the V-cluster ensemble constitute rapidly damping fluctuations. The article also shows the mechanism of linking the symmetry of the V-cluster superlattice to the symmetry of the initial crystal.
Development of organomineral compost for growing forest planting material
Authors: Kopytkov V. V.
Published: July 2021

The organomineral compost compositions, which provide increased biometric indicators of seedlings of forest plants, are described. Compost is obtained on the basis of the secondary resources of forest and agricultural production. The compost readiness indicator, depending on the composition and composting time, is proposed. The influence of the polymer structure-forming agent of the soil on the compost quality is shown. The influence of compost composition variations on the morphometric parameters of seedlings is studied. The recommended ratios of ingredients in organomineral compost for growing planting material in forest nurseries are given.
Formation of a stable defects structure in silicon noise diodes
Authors: Emelyanov V. V. , Emelyanov V. A. , Baranov V. V. , Busliuk V. V.
Published: July 2021

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The possibilities and methods of creating a stable defective structure, including dislocation structure near the zones of p–n-transitions of silicon diodes of noise generators on plates with crystallographic orientations (111) and (001) have been investigated. The effective distribution control of uncontrolled impurities in monocrystalline silicon is achieved by forming a stable dislocation structure in its volume. In order to obtain the reproducible characteristics of noise generator diodes, it is necessary that the dislocation density be homogeneous throughout the plate area. Since the density of dislocations is slightly lower at the edge of the dislocation trail than in the middle, this means that the dislocation traces formed by the adjacent melting zones with the help of a laser beam should overlap. On the basis of experimental studies, it has been established that the necessary degree of uniformity of the density of defects generated is achieved by compliance with the condition of a = (1.5–5.0)d, where a is a step, d is a width of the laser spot on the wafer. The melting process was carried out in a nitrogen environment using a laser hettering unit. The real width of the melting zone turns out to be slightly larger than the diameter of the laser spot due to the thermal conductivity of the silicon and is about 10 μm. Increased dislocation generation on the Si3N4 inclusions, as opposed to dislocations on the Si–SiO2 border, leads to an additional expansion of the dislocation track at the work surface of the plate of noise diodes. The presence of the stable dislocation structure, as well as the presence of impurities and secondary metal atoms in the noise diodes ND 103L structure are confirmed by the secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) method. The results of the study have been tested at Corporation “INTEGRAL” (Belarus) and can be used in the manufacture of silicon noise diodes.
Plastic flow of isotropic rigid body at uniform deformation
Authors: Dyakonov O. M.
Published: July 2021

The mathematical analysis of plastic flow processes under uniform plane, axisymmetric and volumetric deformation is carried out. The analysis is based on the external shape change of the body, which determines the movement of material points. It is shown that the plastic flow of an isotropic rigid-plastic body under plane deformation obeys the hyperbolic law, and for axisymmetric and volumetric deformations – the inverse square law. Spatial-geometric expressions of these laws made it possible to reveal and explain in a new way the physical essence of plastic shear. It is proved that the stressed state of a body under uniform tension-compression deformation is complex and cannot be defined as “linear”. The normal stress, which coincides with the direction of the resulting deformation force, is not the main one, since in the areas perpendicular to this direction, the shear stresses are not equal to zero. Examples of solving technological problems are given: extrusion of cylindrical billets and wire drawing, rolling of a wide strip of rectangular profile. It is shown that the problems of determining the stress-strain state of isotropic rigid-plastic bodies along the known trajectories of movement of material points are statically definable.
Characteristics dependence of the silicon photoelectronic multipliers on temperature
Authors: Gulakov I. R. , Zenevich A. O. , Kochergina O. V. , Lemeshevskaya A. M. , Saroka S. A.
Published: July 2021

The characteristics dependence on the ambient temperature for three types of silicon photoelectronic multipliers have been studied in this research. The prototypes of Si-photoelectronic multipliers with a p+–p–n+ structure produced by JSC Integral (Republic of Belarus), serially produced silicon photoelectronic multipliers KETEK РМ3325 and ON Semi FC 30035 have been used as objects of research. We present the setup diagram and research technique. Measurements of the photocurrent magnitude versus the illumination intensity, calculations of the critical and threshold intensities, and the dynamic range have been performed. We also present the photocurrent dependences on the illumination intensity at different ambient temperatures. As it was found, these dependences have a linear section, the length of which characterizes the critical intensity value, and the inclination angle of the linear section to the intensity axis characterizes the photodetector sensitivity to optical radiation. It has been determined that the temperature increase leads to an increase in the critical intensity value and to a decrease in the sensitivity value. We present the dependences of the threshold intensity on the overvoltage at different ambient temperatures. The dependence of the threshold intensity on overvoltage is most strongly pronounced when the supply voltage is below the breakdown voltage. It was found that the threshold intensity is increased with the temperature increase and the threshold intensity dependence on the temperature is the same for all investigated photodetectors. It was found that the dynamic range value is decreased with the temperature increase, which is caused by a more significant change in the threshold intensity as compared to the critical one. The results given in this article can be applied when developing and designing the tools and devices for recording optical radiation based on silicon photoelectronic multipliers.