bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Legal challenges of the Croatian legislature with regard to the hate speech and committing certain criminal offenses
Authors: Dagen Tomislav
Published: January 2023

A man's perennial desire and the struggle for freedom of speech, and freedom of expression, will experience the paradigm and reality in today's time, despite the evolutionary development of such desire and struggle about power and the legislator who will eventually articulate these desires. Freedom of expression is the highest human, social and humanistic evolutionary value in a liberal democracy in which an individual or group of people can convey their views, thoughts, and criticisms to other people, groups, and the governing structure. Unfortunately, freedom of expression in the 1920s began to demonstrate the dysfunction and anomalies of such values in public, media space, especially through electronic media, electronic publications, and modern electronic platforms, which are accessible by many people. In concrete terms, and considering the Croatian reality(ies) and experience with the above-mentioned phenomenon, it is indisputable that we are witnessing the abuse or misunderstanding of the limits of freedom of expression due to extensive interpretation or misunderstanding of democracy, radicalizes and abuses freedom of expression. The emergence of abuse of freedom of expression results in hate speech and the commission of certain crimes (public incitement to terrorism, terrorism, public incitement to violence, and hatred). Thus, we can say that there is a(n) (in)direct link between the freedom of expression provided for in Articles 9 and 10(1) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and other constitutional and legal provisions of the Republic of Croatia. The abuse of the exercise of these rights results in the commission of certain criminal offenses. Although hate speech and the radicalization of the media space through new electronic platforms have disavowed freedom of speech and opinion, it has also raised the question of the sufficiency of the existing legislative framework and the need for a new legislative response (example of Austrian counter-terrorism measures) with which, as a new form of legal struggle, these phenomena would be prevented and sanctioned. All of the above poses a legal challenge to existing constitutional provisions and the legislative framework in Croatia. Having this in mind, should Croatian legislators follow the example of the Austrian legislator and respond to abuses and violations of freedom of expression? Recognizing the above phenomena and connections between the abuse of freedom of expression with the commission of certain criminal offenses, the author uses scientific analysis and comparative method to examine the legal challenges and/or the strength of the Croatian legislative framework and asks whether there are perhaps new legal mechanisms that should be a response to these phenomena to further strengthen and protect the of freedom of expression.
Financing of a limited liability company by capital contributions: Basic legal characteristics, company law and tax law advantages and disadvantages
Authors: Marjanski Vladimir
Published: January 2023

Financing of a limited liability company by its members takes place at the time of establishment or during its existence on different legal bases. Given that different ways of financing the company by the members were the subject of individual analysis in different research works, the subject of consideration in this paper will be the economic purpose and the company-legal and tax-legal advantages and disadvantages of financing the company through payments or contributions in kind. The advantages and disadvantages of this type of company financing are viewed both from the perspective of the interests of the members of the company (investors) and from the perspective of the interests of the company in which the investment is made. Finally, a special place in the work is occupied by considerations about the so-called hidden contributions in kind, with the basic conclusion that the Serbian Company Law does not contain rules that would "suppress" the problem of the so-called hidden contributions in kind, nor a sufficiently detailed regulation that would prevent circumvention of the rule on the prohibition of returning contributions to company members. Such a lack of regulation can go not only to the detriment of the company's interests, but also to the detriment of the interests of the company's creditors.
Aplicación de un programa de estimulación lingüística en niños/as con retraso del lenguaje o trastorno del desarrollo del lenguaje
Authors: Ayuso Lanchares Alba , Santiago Pardo Rosa Belén , Ruiz Requies Inés
Published: January 2023

El Programa de Estimulación Lingüística de Expresión Oral (PELEO) está orientado a la intervención del lenguaje para ser utilizado con niños con Retraso del Lenguaje (RL) y con Trastorno del Desarrollo del Lenguaje (TDL). Su diseño, visual y ágil, emplea láminas con imágenes que se muestran a los niños (basadas en los bits de inteligencia de Doman). El objetivo principal del artículo es comprobar su eficacia en niños y niñas con RL y TDL de tres a seis años. La metodología de intervención es una adaptación del método original de Doman. La metodología consiste en un modelo mixto combinando pruebas estandarizas y entrevistas, en un diseño cuasiexperimental pretest-postest sin grupo control, en el que participan 32 niños entre 3 y 6 años con RL o TDL. Los resultados muestran que con la aplicación de PELEO los niños y niñas con RL y TDL mejoran en todas las dimensiones del lenguaje, optimizando sus resultados si están motivados; el enraizamiento es bajo en todas las citas (2-5) menos el de vocabulario negativo (9), lo que quiere decir que las familias esperan que el programa tenga un mayor efecto en el aprendizaje del vocabulario de sus hijos e hijas. El artículo concluye exponiendo que PELEO es de gran utilidad en la intervención lingüística de los niños y niñas con RL y TDL, mejorando en todas las dimensiones del lenguaje excepto en la socialización, por lo que es conveniente potenciar esta socialización cuando se trabaje con este programa.
Necesidades específicas de apoyo educativo en menores acogidos con familia ajena
Authors: Bernedo Muñoz Isabel María , González-Pasarín Lucía , Salas Martínez María Dolores , García-Martín Miguel Ángel
Published: January 2023

Las investigaciones muestran mayor presencia de dificultades académicas en niños y niñas en acogimiento familiar que en la población general. No obstante, son escasos los protocolos oficiales de detección y las propuestas de intervención específicas. Este estudio identificó las necesidades específicas de apoyo educativo (NEAE) en menores acogidos/as, empleando el protocolo de detección e identificación del alumnado con NEAE y organización de la respuesta educativa de la Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Andalucía. Participaron 212 menores (89 niñas y 123 niños) en acogimiento con familia ajena de Málaga, Granada y Jaén. Se recogió información de los expedientes sobre la historia de los menores y sus NEAE. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos y se utilizaron tablas de contingencia para conocer la distribución de los casos con NEAE en función de las variables analizadas. Los resultados muestran que casi la mitad de la muestra presenta NEAE, siendo las más frecuentes las acciones de carácter compensatorio (ACC) y necesidades educativas específicas (NEE). Existen diferencias en la distribución de los casos en función de las variables estudiadas. La atención adecuada de estos menores requiere que los y las profesionales de atención a la infancia empleen el protocolo de la Consejería, para la correcta identificación y detección de las NEAE de las niñas, niños y adolescentes acogidos. Además, se recomienda una comunicación fluida entre los centros educativos, los servicios de protección y las familias acogedoras.
Derribando estereotipos de los/as futuros/as profesionales desde la universidad
Authors: Navallas Labat Begoña , Camacho Miñano María del Mar , Del Campo Campos Cristina
Published: January 2023

Los medios de comunicación de masas califican algunas profesiones como aburridas, divertidas o brillantes. Del “efecto CSI” al “efecto Masterchef”, las redes también influyen en transmitir la imagen de algunos colectivos profesionales, orientando las decisiones de muchos estudiantes sobre su carrera profesional y afectando a su empleabilidad. Este trabajo tiene un doble objetivo: 1) analizar los estereotipos que el estudiantado universitario tiene sobre una profesión en particular y 2) cómo se puede mejorar desde la universidad la imagen estereotipada de esa profesión. Mediante una muestra de 179 estudiantes, se ha realizado una encuesta antes y después de una actividad extracurricular en la que se ha invitado al estudiantado a experimentar una jornada laboral en un equipo de auditoría con la intención de acercar el trabajo diario de los auditores a los estudiantes, utilizando para ello un cuestionario de 48 estereotipos. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que el contacto con la realidad profesional reduce los estereotipos negativos, tanto de la profesión como de los profesionales, corroborando la efectividad de las medidas de acercamiento, comunicación y transparencia en la lucha contra estereotipos negativos. Las conclusiones de este estudio son especialmente relevantes para una profesión de interés público, cuya aceptación social descansa en su reputación y legitimidad.
Álbumes sin palabras y creatividad: propuesta didáctica para los grados de Educación Infantil y Primaria
Authors: Martínez-Carratalá Francisco Antonio , Rovira-Collado José
Published: January 2023

The expressive possibilities of wordless picturebooks offer us a tool to work on multiple subjects at any educational stage. Scientific attention shows both a clinical interest in using these books to promote narrative skills and many studies and didactic proposals that recognise these visual narratives, which are not restricted by the understanding of the written text. In this research, a didactic sequence is proposed for teacher education, carried out in the Early Childhood and Primary Teacher Education Degrees to reinforce the knowledge of visual narratives through wordless picturebooks. It is based on the use of eight picturebooks, focusing on three different categories: (1) recognition of the different elements of the narrative discourse based on the importance of the central fold; (2) the narration of the passage of time based on the sequence centred on an unaltered space, (3) the identification of a visual narrative with accumulative narrations. Based on their analysis and explanation, seven wordless picturebooks are proposed and are distributed in the same categories to carry out different creative writing activities to confirm the learning of students in teacher training. The selected wordless picturebooks also present different topics and meanings in their illustrations, thus demonstrating their narrative possibilities. The selection of these books and the reasons for their inclusion in this didactic sequence are presented, showing that wordless picturebooks are a suitable tool for literary education.
The Depiction of the Loser Teenager in the Film and Television Adaptations of John Green’s Young Adult Novels
Authors: Pourni Grammeni-Eleni
Published: January 2023

In the last few decades, the teen movie genre has left behind the genre of light comedies or farce comedies and deals with more substantial and fundamental issues concerning teenagers and young adults. In the literary universe of John Green, which has been the basis and source of inspiration for the corresponding film and television adaptations, the form of the good-natured and well-intentioned loser teenager dominates. The loser teenager watches with longing and anxiety the lives of his popular peers, longing to be given a chance to join their company. when this finally happens, he finds out that things are not always as they seem and the values that decorate his universe are not as meaningless as he initially thought. The heroes in Green's books possess culture, dreams and ambitions, and an already complete personal universe that most of their popular peers lack, lost in the abyss of adolescence, its changes, and dilemmas. their depiction in the mass entertainment media of film and television reflects also social changes in teen and school culture, s well as the broadening of personal outlooks and expectations of teenagers themselves. in the recent article, we are going to analyse the type of loser geek/nerd teenager hero in the film and television adaptations of his young adult novel Paper Towns (2015) and Looking for Alaska (2019).
The Role and Prospects of Development of the Mechanism for Determining the Place of Sale of Goods, Work and Services within the Framework of VAT Taxation
Authors: Stankovskii Maksim Vladimirovich
Published: January 2023

The problem of collecting value added tax in the framework of international trade allowed us to determine the purpose of scientific work: analysis of the current mechanism for determining the place of sale in relation to various categories of goods, works and services and the development of proposals for its improvement. To achieve this goal, a set of tasks was solved, aimed at forming an objective position on the issue under study from both the theoretical and practical sides. The object of the study is the economic relations that develop in the process of taxation of economic agents with VAT. The subject of the study is the tools for the practical implementation of the procedure for establishing the place of sale in order to collect VAT. The work uses general scientific research methods: analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction, generalization, description. In addition, the following private scientific methods were used: analysis of dynamic data series, graphical and tabular method of presenting the data under study, comparison method. The novelty of the study consists in identifying problematic aspects of the functioning of the mechanism for determining the place of sale for VAT purposes, as well as the proposed practical solutions to them. The relevance of the topic is beyond doubt due to the fact that VAT is an integral component of cross-border trade in goods, works and services. Within the framework of writing the work, considerable attention is paid to statistical and economic research and analysis of the regulatory framework. Based on the results obtained, reasonable proposals and hypotheses aimed at improving the mechanism for determining the place of implementation are put forward. The scientific work may be of interest to a wide range of users, as it contains material that allows for a comprehensive understanding of the functioning of the mechanism for determining the place of implementation in the Russian Federation.
About Modeling Digital Twins of a Social Group
Authors: Kovalev Sergei , Smirnova Tatiana , Filippov Vladimir , Andreeva Antonina
Published: January 2023

The object of the study is mathematical modeling methods. The subject of the study is the application of mathematical methods in modeling digital twins of a social group. The aim of the work is to model the digital counterparts of a social group. A digital double is a digital copy of a physical object or process, with the right approach, it helps to improve the main and auxiliary business processes. This concept is part of the fourth industrial revolution and is designed to help detect problems faster, find out what will happen to the original in different conditions and, as a result, produce better products. In this article, some applied aspects are considered, the main provisions of the mathematical theory of digital twins of social groups are presented. To solve the problem of creating a digital double of a social group (students) as one of the tools, the authors proposed to use the technologies of population algorithms. The novelty of the research consists in the application of the swarm part algorithm for modeling digital twins of a social group. The particle swarm method was chosen as a research tool. As the social group under study finds the optimal position in space, so the element of the digital twin of the particle swarm model based on them can search in space, in particular, the extremes of functions. Which, for example, is applicable to finding the minimum of the loss function in machine learning. A graphical simulation in the Java Script language was performed using the three library.js. Data processing was performed using the C# Job System, which provides parallelization of computing processes and is integrated into the Entity Component System. A program was implemented that simulates the activity of a student group as one of the constituent elements of a digital twin of a social group. Swarm algorithms are promising in the field of practical application. On their basis, it is possible not only to solve the problems of digital twins, but also to manage groups of robots, robotic systems and complexes.
Ephrin-B1 regulates the adult diastolic function through a late postnatal maturation of cardiomyocyte surface crests
Authors: Karsenty Clement , Guilbeau-Frugier Celine , Genet Gaël , Seguelas Marie-Helene , Alzieu Philippe , Cazorla Olivier , Montagner Alexandra , Blum Yuna , Dubroca Caroline , Maupoint Julile , Tramunt Blandine , Cauquil Marie , Sulpice Thierry , Richard Sylvain , Arcucci Silvia , Flores-Flores Remy , Pataluch Nicolas , Montoriol Romain , Sicard Pierre , Deney Antoine , Couffinhal Thierry , Senard Jean-Michel , Galés Celine
Published: January 2023

The rod-shaped adult cardiomyocyte (CM) harbors a unique architecture of its lateral surface with periodic crests, relying on the presence of subsarcolemmal mitochondria (SSM) with unknown role. Here, we investigated the development and functional role of CM crests during the postnatal period. We found in rodents that CM crest maturation occurs late between postnatal day 20 (P20) and P60 through both SSM biogenesis, swelling and crest-crest lateral interactions between adjacent CM, promoting tissue compaction. At the functional level, we showed that the P20-P60 period is dedicated to the improvement of relaxation. Interestingly, crest maturation specifically contributes to an atypical CM hypertrophy of its short axis, without myofibril addition, but relying on CM lateral stretching. Mechanistically, using constitutive and conditional CM-specific knock-out mice, we identified ephrin-B1, a lateral membrane stabilizer, as a molecular determinant of P20-P60 crest maturation, governing both the CM lateral stretch and the diastolic function, thus highly suggesting a link between crest maturity and diastole. Remarkably, while young adult CM-specific Efnb1 KO mice essentially exhibit an impairment of the ventricular diastole with preserved ejection fraction and exercise intolerance, they progressively switch toward systolic heart failure with 100% KO mice dying after 13 months, indicative of a critical role of CM-ephrin-B1 in the adult heart function. This study highlights the molecular determinants and the biological implication of a new late P20-P60 postnatal developmental stage of the heart in rodents during which, in part, ephrin-B1 specifically regulates the maturation of the CM surface crests and of the diastolic function.
Sensorimotor feedback loops are selectively sensitive to reward
Authors: Codol Olivier , Kashefi Mehrdad , Forgaard Christopher J , Galea Joseph M , Pruszynski J Andrew , Gribble Paul L
Published: January 2023

Although it is well established that motivational factors such as earning more money for performing well improve motor performance, how the motor system implements this improvement remains unclear. For instance, feedback-based control, which uses sensory feedback from the body to correct for errors in movement, improves with greater reward. But feedback control encompasses many feedback loops with diverse characteristics such as the brain regions involved and their response time. Which specific loops drive these performance improvements with reward is unknown, even though their diversity makes it unlikely that they are contributing uniformly. We systematically tested the effect of reward on the latency (how long for a corrective response to arise?) and gain (how large is the corrective response?) of seven distinct sensorimotor feedback loops in humans. Only the fastest feedback loops were insensitive to reward, and the earliest reward-driven changes were consistently an increase in feedback gains, not a reduction in latency. Rather, a reduction of response latencies only tended to occur in slower feedback loops. These observations were similar across sensory modalities (vision and proprioception). Our results may have implications regarding feedback control performance in athletic coaching. For instance, coaching methodologies that rely on reinforcement or ‘reward shaping’ may need to specifically target aspects of movement that rely on reward-sensitive feedback responses.
A novel approach for yoga pose estimation based on in-depth analysis of human body joint detection accuracy
Authors: Desai Miral , Mewada Hiren
Published: January 2023

Virtual motion and pose from images and video can be estimated by detecting body joints and their interconnection. The human body has diverse and complicated poses in yoga, making its classification challenging. This study estimates yoga poses from the images using a neural network. Five different yoga poses, viz. downdog, tree, plank, warrior2, and goddess in the form of RGB images are used as the target inputs. The BlazePose model was used to localize the body joints of the yoga poses. It detected a maximum of 33 body joints, referred to as keypoints, covering almost all the body parts. Keypoints achieved from the model are considered as predicted joint locations. True keypoints, as the ground truth body joint for individual yoga poses, are identified manually using the open source image annotation tool named Makesense AI. A detailed analysis of the body joint detection accuracy is proposed in the form of percentage of corrected keypoints (PCK) and percentage of detected joints (PDJ) for individual body parts and individual body joints, respectively. An algorithm is designed to measure PCK and PDJ in which the distance between the predicted joint location and true joint location is calculated. The experiment evaluation suggests that the adopted model obtained 93.9% PCK for the goddess pose. The maximum PCK achieved for the goddess pose, i.e., 93.9%, PDJ evaluation was carried out in the staggering mode where maximum PDJ is obtained as 90% to 100% for almost all the body joints.
A new genus of dance fly (Diptera: Empidoidea: Hybotidae) from Cretaceous Spanish ambers and introduction to the fossiliferous amber outcrop of La Hoya (Castellón Province, Spain)
Authors: Solórzano-Kraemer Mónica M. , J. Sinclair Bradley , Arillo Antonio , Álvarez-Parra Sergio
Published: January 2023

Hybotidae fly species, also known as dance flies, in Cretaceous ambers have been described from Lebanon, France, Myanmar, Russia, and Canada. Here we describe Grimaldipeza coelica gen. et sp. n., and recognize another two un-named species, in Spanish amber from the middle Albian El Soplao and lower Cenomanian La Hoya outcrops. The fore tibial gland is present in the new genus, which is characteristic of the family Hybotidae. We compare Grimaldipeza coelica gen. et sp. n. with the holotypes of Trichinites cretaceus Hennig, 1970 and Ecommocydromia difficilis Schlüter, 1978, and clarify some morphological details present in the latter two species. Further taxonomic placement beyond family of the here described new genus was not possible and remains incertae sedis within Hybotidae until extant subfamilies are better defined. We provide new paleoecological data of the hybotids, together with paleogeographical and life paleoenvironmental notes. A table with the known Cretaceous Hybotidae is provided. Furthermore, the La Hoya amber-bearing outcrop is described in detail, filling the information gap for this deposit.
Entre livros e fraldas: dilemas e desafios da maternidade durante a graduação
Authors: Pessanha Larissa Figueiredo
Published: January 2023

Aborda a maternidade e como as mulheres a conciliam com o estudo no ensino superior e tem como objetivo geral compreender a influência da maternidade na experiência das mulheres-mães durante a graduação. Para isso, foi realizado levantamento bibliográfico, com a análise do papel social da mulher e sua inserção no ensino superior, e pesquisa de campo, por meio de entrevistas qualitativas semiestruturadas com dez mulheres que conciliam ou conciliaram maternidade e graduação na última década. A pesquisa permitiu concluir que as mulheres-mães enfrentam muitos desafios para conciliar a maternidade com a graduação e que carecem de políticas públicas que propiciem uma passagem menos traumática por essa experiência. Dentre as políticas, se destacam: aumento de creches universitárias, flexibilidade na entrega de trabalhos acadêmicos, disponibilização de informações sobre licença-maternidade, extensão da licença-maternidade para a continuidade da amamentação, licença-maternidade diferenciada para mães de bebês prematuros e capacitação de professores universitários.
A alimentação escolar e as compras locais da agricultura familiar: uma análise bibliométrica da literatura
Authors: Da Silva Joelma Melo , Pantoja Maria Júlia , Delgrossi Mauro Eduardo
Published: January 2023

Objetivo­ – Revisar a literatura atual sobre a qualidade da alimentação escolar e as compras locais da agricultura familiar, na tentativa de identificar clusters de pesquisadores e apontar necessidades de pesquisas nessa temática.Design – Pesquisa exploratória e descritiva, caracterizada como estudo bibliométrico, com abordagem quantitativa. Utilizando o software CiteSpace versão 5.7.R2, analisou-se 2.042 artigos recuperados da Web of Science. Os resultados foram discutidos à luz da literatura.Análise – Analisou-se a rede de co-citation.  Resultados – Por mais de dez anos o cluster “Competitive Food” agrupou o maior número de pesquisadores. Os clusters mais recentes estavam focados na qualidade nutricional da alimentação escolar. O cluster “COMPASS Study” indicou que pesquisadores focalizam estudos longitudinais como possibilidade de integrar pesquisa, avaliação, política e prática preventiva que visem melhorar a saúde dos alunos. O cluster “Rio Grande” indicou que o Brasil demostra maior interesse em relacionar os temas abordados nesta pesquisa. Conclusões e implicações – A centralidade da dimensão nutricional para a qualidade alimentar está sendo deslocada para outros aspectos, tais como, sentimentos do aluno em relação à escola, à comunidade e, o bullying. Dessa forma, a tendência é que os estudos sejam mais abrangentes e as políticas mais inclusivas. No entanto, a contribuição das compras locais da agricultura familiar para a qualidade da alimentação escolar carece ser mais explorada.
Catalase Test and Gram Staining of Uncentrifuged Urine for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection: A Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Khekade Amit Padmakar , Chandi Dhruba Hari , Bankar Nandkishor J
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is caused by the abnormal growth of the pathogen in the urinary tract. Urine Microscopy and culture is still the gold standard for the isolation of bacteria. However, screening tests are cost-effective and more practical in managing UTIs. Aim: To determine rapid screening tests (Gram Staining and Catalase test) compared to culture. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional study was done in the Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College; Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, for a period of one year from August 2019 to September 2020. In this study, 100 urine samples were processed by screening tests such as the Catalase test and Gram stain, followed by culture. Results: Positive predictive value of the catalase test was 55.31% and Gram’s stain was 78.26%. In contrast, the negative predictive value of catalase was 69.81%, and Gram stain was 88.88%. The sensitivity and specificity of the catalase test was 61.90% and 63.79%, respectively and the sensitivity and specificity of Gram stain was 85.71% and 82.75%, respectively. Conclusion: Gram stain had the highest sensitivity, 85.71%, and specificity of 82.75% compared to the catalase test. Candida spp. was the most frequently isolated from a urine culture, followed by Enterococcus spp. E. coli, and Klebsiella spp. were also commonly isolated from people.
Early Stages of Human Embryology: A Quasi-experimental Study from South Kerala, India
Authors: Raveendran Vandana Latha , Alex Reba Babu , Pillai Umesan Kannanvilakom Govinda , Oommen Aswathy Maria
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Physical models are being used in embryology lectures along with PowerPoint presentations to improve the spatial orientation of students. But the demonstration of the sequence of changes is not possible with commercial models due to nonavailability and high expenses. The latest audio-visual aids including three-dimensional projections like simulation-based screens, or virtual reality enhance the visual-spatial ability of the students but are very costly and not affordable for all institutions. Aim: To compare the effectiveness of hand-made physical models with the PowerPoint presentation mode of teaching in understanding the 3D concept of embryology, among first-year MBBS students and to assess the students’ perception of this model-based teaching. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted using a quasi-experimental study design, on 218 phase 1 medical students of Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, from February 2020 to August 2020. The students were divided into two equal groups. Group B was taught the topic “Second week of embryonic life” with a PowerPoint lecture session (n=109) and the Group A had in addition a demonstration with the handmade models (n=109). Pretest and post-test were conducted with an internally validated questionnaire. Feedback on the student’s acceptance of teaching/ learning with models were also collected. The improvement of the test scores was analysed using paired t-tests in both the test and control groups. Results: Statistically significant improvement in knowledge score was obtained while comparing the post-test scores of the intervention group (mean score was 4.83±2) with that of the non intervention group (mean score was 3.99±2.06) (student’s t-test, p-value <0.05). It was observed, 99.1% of students were satisfied with this model-assisted teaching, especially with the series of models demonstrating the sequence of events. A 93.1% of students said that they needed such model-assisted lectures in other subjects also. Conclusion: Series of models pertaining to a particular event is beneficial and effective for learning complex concepts of embryology. Also, it’s a long-lasting, innovative mode of teaching which can be done cost-effectively
Comparative Study of Culture of Entrepreneurship and Financial Culture in Micro and Small Entrepreneurs of Trujillo, Peru
Authors: Tello Asunción Ramón Lezcano
Published: January 2023

The present research decided to formulate as a general objective "To determine and compare the levels of Entrepreneurship Culture and Financial Culture in Micro and Small Entrepreneurs in Trujillo, Peru 2022". It was observed that micro and small entrepreneurs face a big problem when applying for loans from banks and financial institutions based in Trujillo, limiting their possibilities to apply for financing.  For these reasons, the research aims to improve this problematic reality. In this research situation is that we formulated the following question: ¿What are the comparative levels of Entrepreneurship Culture and Financial Culture in Micro and Small entrepreneurs in Trujillo, Peru 2022? We developed a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental design, cross-sectional, applied type, with a causal correlational level, the technique considered was the survey and the instrument was the questionnaire, which was applied to 38 micro and small entrepreneurs in the city of Trujillo. The results showed that there is a high level of correlation between Entrepreneurship Culture and "Financial Culture" according to the dimension of obtaining capital, with a Spearman's Rho of 1, demonstrating that the more risk acceptance, leadership, creativity, and innovation are positively improved, the more the obtaining of capital is favored through improvements in financial knowledge.
Computer Programming Language Solution to a Transportation Problem Involving a Concave Cost Function
Authors: Jude Opara , Akpofure Ojekudo, Nathaniel
Published: January 2023

The work is on computer programming language solution to a transportation problem involving a concave cost function. Two computer programming languages; Wolfram Mathematica and Anaconda Python programming tools were employed in this study to effectively solve four real life examples from published works. The results from the programming languages yielded an optimal value of N253,000 with an optimal solution as z12 = 13, z22 = 5, z23 = 8, z31 = 11 and z33 = 4  in the first example and the remaining three examples were successfully solved with optimal values of N377,000, GH¢ 236,000 and N509,000 respectively, and the results agreed with the results of existing Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) procedure of Modified Distribution Method.
Short Term Outcome of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Anaemic Patients Presenting with Coronary Artery Diseases
Authors: El Saiyed Moaz Emad El Din , Nassar Mohamed Bayoumi , Gendy Ehab Abd El Lateif El , Badr Seham Fahmy
Published: January 2023

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been an effective and widely used treatment for patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The presence of anaemia in critically ill patients undergoing surgical procedures has been associated with worse clinical outcomes.

Hence, the current study was conducted to assess short term outcome of percutaneous coronary interventions in anaemic patients presenting with coronary artery diseases.

Methods: This prospective observational study enrolled 200 patients who underwent PCI. Patients were classified into 2 groups: anaemic patients and non-anaemic patients. The anaemic patients were furtherly be classified according to severity of anaemia into 3 grades mild anaemia, moderate anaemia, and severe anaemia.

All cases were subjected to complete history taking, clinical examination and baseline laboratory tests: including CBC, serum urea and creatinine, cardiac enzymes include serum troponin, CK-MB and standard 12-lead ECG.

Results: The mean Heart Rate was statistically significantly higher in the anaemic group as compared with the non-anaemic group. The mean Ejection Fraction was statistically significantly lower in the anaemic group as compared with the non-anaemic group. The percentage of LM affection in the anaemic group was statistically significantly higher as compared with the non-anaemic group. The incidence of arrythmia in the anaemic group was statistically significantly higher as compared with the non-anaemic group. Severe anaemic and low EF% patients were associated with higher incidence of stroke and MI.

Conclusions: Patients with baseline anaemia before PCI have a higher incidence of PCI associated complications. Therefore, anaemia could be a predictor of PCI related complications.
Impact of Partial Shades on Bacopa monnieri L. for Nootropic Parameters
Authors: Saran Parmeshwar L. , Singh Susheel , Solanki Vanraj H. , Kansara Rohan V. , Damor Hiteksha I. , Lodaya Darshan H. , Kalariya Kuldeep A. , Choudhary Ravish
Published: January 2023

Indian traditional and ayurvedic medicine is used to relieve various complex diseases and health issues. Bacopa monnieri is a potent medicinal herb used for multiple disease remedies and known as a nootropic or brain tonic herb. Impact of different shade net intensity (SNIs) on biomass yield and bioactive compound on Bacopa monnieri studied using the most efficient UPLC-MS/MS methods. The different shade net intensity viz., 0% SNI, 30% SNI, 40% SNI, 50% SNI, 75% SNI, and 90% SNI were used. Maximum total fresh herbage weight was obtained from the 75% SNI. The maximum content of bioactive compounds, viz., bacopaside I (0.287 % g-1), bacopaside II (0.236 % g-1), bacoside A (0.296 % g-1), and total bacoside content (0.582% g-1) were found under 75% SNI, whereas, maximum bacoside A3 was obtained in 50% SNI. However, maximum dry herbage weight (630 g), was obtained from 0% SNI. Therefore, the selected elite ‘DBM-4’ could be cultivated under partial shade conditions for harvesting maximum yield from nootropic parameters.
Microbial Load, Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Residues in Broiler Chicken
Authors: Kola V. D. Hari Narayana , Srikanth Koigoora , Pasha Shaik Muzammil , Goutham Yemgadda Sudhan , Pasha Chand
Published: January 2023

Chicken meat is highly preferred protein food worldwide. To meet the demand, huge poultry farms are established and using antibiotics as prophylaxis and treatment against the bacterial diseases. Uncontrolled usage of antibiotics has led to development of antibiotic resistance in poultry and antibiotic residues in poultry chicken. Fifty one chicken meat samples were collected from various retail outlets. Antibiotic residues were quantified by HPLC, total microbial load was measured by growth of bacteria on growth medium and antibiotic resistant profile of Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp, Staphylococcus aureus and Campylobacter spp was determined by well diffusion method. Except neomycin, all tested antibiotics were present in the range of 10-978 ppm, the average microbial load was in the range log 10 of 7.32 per gram of chicken sample, E. coli, Salmonella spp, Staphylococcus aureus and Campylobacter spp were resistant to several antibiotics studied. Hence there is a need of appropriate usage of antibiotics in poultry and proper handling of chicken during farming and slaughtering.
Bioassay on Toxicity of Plant Extracts against Aphis craccivora Koch (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Authors: Kichu Nokchensaba , Imtinaro L. , Neog Pankaj , Ozukum Limasunep
Published: January 2023

The present experimental study was conducted under laboratory conditions in the department of Entomology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus during 2017 to 2018. For bioassay on the toxicity of plant extract on Aphids (Aphis craccivora Koch) in French beans, five botanicals were used namely, Neem (Azadirachta indica), Datura (Datura stramonium), Lantana (Lantana camara), Nigeria Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globules) and Citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus) with one chemical i.e. Dimethoate 30 EC and control. The laboratory bioassay was done using dipping method and the LC 50 values were calculated using Probit analysis. The results from the Probit analysis at 24, 48 and 72 hours showed that the standard check Dimethoate 30 EC was the most toxic @ 0.01%.  For botanicals, L. camara and A. indica extract @ 3% concentration, reported the highest mortality followed by D. stramonium extract @ 4%. In comparision E. globules and C. winterianus @ 5% reported the lowest mortality. Based on the study the order of toxicity of plant products based on Probit analysis are A. indica > L. camera > D. stramonium > C. winterianus > E. globules.
Influences of Physical Parameters of a Solar Concentrator Cooker
Authors: Gbembongo Thierry Serge , Mackpayen Auguste , Lengaye Saint-Cyr , Pakouzou Bienvenu
Published: January 2023

This work focuses on the modelling and simulation of a solar concentrator cooker. The equations governing the heat transfers of the solar cooker are discretised by an implicit finite difference method and solved via the Gaussian algorithm, coupled with an iterative procedure.

The FORTRAN numerical code that simulates the operation of the solar cooker, using meteorological data from the city of Bangui, was developed. In this simulation, the influence of physical parameters as well as of the different components of the cooker is analysed, notably: the nature of the materials used, the dimensions of the cooker. The results show that a solar flux of 900W/m² allows the determination of the different optimal parameters of the cooker.

The dimensions of the parallelepipedic cooker [60 cm*50 cm*50 cm], made it possible to obtain a thermal efficiency varying from 42% to 45%. The influence of these physical parameters shows that copper is a good conductor and the thermal conductivity is higher the thinner the wall thickness (3 mm) of the pot.
Application of ANN and RSM Techniques in Optimal Parameter Evaluation for Turbidity Removal from Abattoir Effluent using Valorized Chicken Bone Coagulant
Authors: Chime Frankly Chukwudi , Ohale Paschal Enyinnaya , Onu Chijioke Elijah , Ohale Nonye Jennifer
Published: January 2023

Chicken bone coagulant (CBC) containing high grade hydroxyapatite (HPA) has been applied in the coag-flocculation of abattoir effluent. The influence of process variables (pH, initial concentration, dosage, Temperature, and settling time) on the effluent final turbidity was investigated. Also, the accuracies of two modelling techniques (Response surface methodology, RSM and Artificial neutral network, ANN) in predicting the non-linear nature of the system were compared. The optimization result indicates a final turbidity of 4.96 mg/L (corresponding to 98.28 % removal efficiency) at pH = 6.7, dosage = 1.003 g/L, initial conc. = 182.2 mg/L, coagulation temp. = 345 K and settling time of 36 min. Meanwhile, effluent pH was spotted as the most significant variable, with p-value <0.01%. Furthermore, the error analysis result portrayed the supremacy of ANN over RSM in data prediction accuracy as it signified lower error values (Mean square error, MSE = 13.11 and Absolute average relative deviation, AARD = 1.43%) when compared to those of RSM (MSE = 37.78, AARD = 5.93%). Thus, it was demonstrated that ANN is a better tool for optimization study of the present system.
Why are wage shares worsening in a competitive economy? A brief review of pays equality and industrial politics
Authors: Praptiningsih Maria
Published: January 2023

Wage shares have fallen substantially almost all over the world over the past 30 years. This study aims to provide a discussion of the critical elements of wage shares and to undertake a critical review of the empirical papers regarding the issue of the income distribution for labour. This paper investigates the wage share and determinants of 34 countries in 2011. There are two main objectives of this research. Firstly, the paper attempted to analyse the effectiveness of the incentives system, which is more likely to be rigid in the competitive work environment. Secondly, the research has emphasised how workers' behaviour can lead to different incentives payment through a kind of predatory behaviour or later on, we can call it an uncooperative behaviour. These objectives derived from the previous paper result in the adverse selection of worker turnover (Lazear, 1986). The findings confirm that the effect of globalisation through current account balance and the structural policy with tax wedge rate is statistically significant in wage share for those with low wage share (at the 10th per cent quantile) only. However, there is limited evidence that inflation, unemployment, education policy, and unionisation strongly affect the distribution of wages
The Intention to Use Accounting Software on SMES for becoming Bankable Company
Authors: Ranatarisza Mirza M. , Rahayu Sri Mangesti , Hanum Latifah , Ari Desanti Putri Sekti
Published: January 2023

SME is required to be feasible and bankable to make it easier to get access to funding. Currently, there are many SME that are feasible but not yet bankable. Bankable is closely related to financial management by implementing good bookkeeping by business actors by utilizing accounting software. This study examines the factors that can influence the intention of SMEs in using accounting software based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. The sample in this study was taken by proportional stratified random sampling from the database of the cooperative and micro-business offices, which were divided based on the business area. The finding showed that attitudes and perceived behavioral control affected the intention of SMEs in the intention of using accounting software. At the same time, subjective norms did not have a significant effect on the intention of SME business actors in using accounting software.
Does Human Rights Disclosure Enhance Firm Value?
Authors: Tjondro Elisa , Wijoyo Clarissa , Indah Livia Mei , Chandra Yessica , Eoh Tonny Stephanus
Published: January 2023

The objective of this research is to explain the effect of human rights disclosure, independent commissioners, and family ownership on firm value. We also analyzed descriptively human rights disclosures for three periods, which is from 2017-2019, in Indonesia. UNGP-BHR and the Indonesian State Law No. 39 of 1999 about Human Rights are used as the disclosure index checklist. This study uses 345 non-financial companies that are fully listed for three periods on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The data used were collected from Bloomberg and Annual Report, which had been taken from the official website of IDX and the official website of the sample companies. The data analysis technique used to test our hypothesis is panel regression. The main result of this study showed that human rights disclosure and independent commissioners have a positive impact on firm value, while family ownership negatively affects firm value. We also found that each item of human rights disclosure increased during the observation period, in which the least disclosed item was related to engagement with external human rights experts to undertake human rights issues. The implication of this research is that increasing human rights disclosure provides a positive image for the investors and creditors.
An Ecosystem Approach to Earning and Sustaining Trust in Health Care—Too Big to Care
Authors: Platt Jodyn , Nong Paige
Published: January 2023

This Viewpoint describes the decline in trust in medical institutions in the US and suggests approches to rebuilding and maintaining trust.
The relationship between depletion of brain GM1 ganglioside and Parkinson's disease
Authors: Sonnino Sandro
Published: January 2023

GM1 is one of the main gangliosides of the nervous system, and it exerts neurotrophic and neuroprotective properties in neurons. It is involved in many processes necessary for the correct physiology of neuronal cells. In particular, it is necessary for the activity of neuronal receptors that control processes such as differentiation, survival, and mitochondrial activity. A shortage of GM1 in the substantia nigra is potentially responsible for the neurodegeneration present in Parkinson's disease patients. In this review, I report on the role played by GM1 in neurons and how its genetic shortage may be responsible for the onset of Parkinson's disease.