bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Building a financial model in the ecosystem loop – creative spatial development of the region
Authors: Jallal Mir Аbdul Kayum , Borshch L. M. , Vorobyova E. I. , Blazhevich O. G. , Zharova A. R.
Published: October 2022

Purpose: the purpose of this article is to develop and build a financial model in the outline of the ecosystem of the creative spatial development of the region based on the resource financial potential.Methods: in preparing the article a wide range of research methods were used, primarily the method of analysis and synthesis, graphic method, method of statistical analysis, as well as the method of grouping in the formation of an integrated approach.Results: in the process of research, the sources of additional financial resources for formation of a profitable part of the budget, namely at the expense of leasing of property and receipt of additional taxes from registration of regional lands, used by legal and physical persons were revealed. The significance of the application of an integrated approach in the process of formation of the consolidated budget: tax and non-tax revenues; investments in fixed capital; financial profits of enterprises and organizations after taxation; capital and reserves of enterprises, organizations. It was revealed that in municipalities one ruble of total financial resources brings profit in relation to the gross regional product in each municipality differently, because not everywhere are effectively used financial resources.Сonclusions and Relevance: this study reveals information about the main trends and opportunities for the development of the region, identifies its strengths and weaknesses. The analysis and conclusions are important for specialists of municipalities and investors when they make decisions on investing capital in the facilities of the region. The analysis and conclusions carried out are of great importance for specialists of municipalities and investors when they make decisions on investing capital in the objects of the region.
Modeling a structure of the fuel and energy balance of a region in the context of applying the concept of sustainable development to achieve strategic indicators of regional development
Authors: Sharkova A. V. , Lemm E. A.
Published: October 2022

Purpose: is to study the possibilities of applying the concept of sustainable development in the fuel and energy complex of the region to achieve strategic development goals, modeling the structure of the fuel and energy balance based on the principles of sustainable regional development.Methods: the study is based on the application of the principles of sustainable development to the planning of new urban spaces, which allowed us to consider the possibilities of their implementation in the fuel and energy balance model.Results: the study of the possibilities of applying the concept of sustainable development and their impact on the fuel and energy balance is based on the example of Primorsky Krai. The essence of the fuel and energy balance as a tool for the implementation of strategic goals of the national economy is studied. The implementation of the regional development strategy and its role in the formation of the fuel and energy balance of the region are evaluated. Key initiatives for the development of the region, including the construction of new urban spaces, have been identified. Based on the data on the planned population, the need for electric and thermal energy is determined. A scenario analysis of the fuel and energy balance and risk assessment of the implementation of the developed scenarios have been carried out. The authors propose to supplement the fuel and energy balance model with indicators of the usage of secondary energy sources for the production of electric and heat energy. It is revealed that modeling the structure of consumption and production of energy sources paying attention to long-term strategies and trends in energy development contributes to forecasting the achievement of planned indicators.Сonclusions and Relevance: the expansion of the fuel and energy balance model paying attention to secondary energy sources, will allow for more accurate forecasts of the need for primary energy sources, monitor and analyze trends in the implementation of initiatives for the use of secondary energy sources, determine the economy of primary fuel and energy sources in kind, which will contribute to the implementation of the principles of sustainable development of the region's economy.
Broad-based Employee Ownership in Great Reset of capitalism
Authors: Lozhnikova A. V. , Kudelina O. V.
Published: October 2022

Purpose: the authors explore the Role of Employee Ownership in the context of the Great Reset of Capitalism.Methods: in contrast to the theory of stakeholder capitalism, this article discusses an alternative point of view on the reset of capitalism – through the Broad-based Employee Ownership of companies in the world and Russian economy. The article criticizes G. Dow's methodological approaches and the underestimation on the contribution of Labour-managed firms to the world economy. The criterion of "45 founders or more" is applied to the mass ownership of employees, with a minimum number of founders of a cooperative of 5 persons.Results: the article presets results of two empirical studies. The first is to verify the current assessment of the head of the National Center for Worker Ownership (NCEO) on the significant role of Employee Ownership. Since neither the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) nor its analogues are implemented in Russia, the second empirical study was conducted on an array of 15,086 agricultural cooperatives representing small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation.Сonclusions and Relevance: it is concluded that the NCEO assessment was fully confirmed, and accordingly, G. Dow's assessment was refuted. The share of medium-sized enterprises-agricultural cooperatives with mass ownership of workers (45 founders or more) in the general database of enterprises-agricultural cooperatives is estimated to be an order of magnitude higher than the share of medium-sized enterprises in the total number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). To improve the mechanism of state financial support in the long term, new directions havebeen identified: the organizational and legal the form of a small and medium-sized business entity, the ownership and Broad-based employee ownership (founders /co-owners) of companies.
Corruption During Non-Natural Disaster: Is Death Penalty Necessary?
Authors: Abdaud Faisal , Sung Ming-Hsi , Umar Wahyudi
Published: October 2022

Extraordinary measures are needed to combat corruption in Indonesia which has been characterised as an extraordinary crime. This includes the application of death penalty as governed in Section 2 point (2) of the Corruption Eradication Act 1999. This paper intends to analyse the implementation of the aforementioned article on corruption case that occurs during the COVID-19 outbreak. This normative legal research relies on secondary date which are collected from various sources including books, journals, related legislation. The result of the research shows that,  in regard to corruption case, the death penalty is only applicable when the corruption is committed in certain circumstances as intended in Section 2 point (2) of the Corruption Eradication Act 1999  and its amendment. These include the event of state emergency and national natural disaster. By virtue of the principle of legality, death penalty cannot be applied to the corruption cases that occurs during the national non-natural disaster like the Covid-19 pandemic. Reinterpretation of the phrase "certain circumstances" is needed for the sake of promoting justice. They should include national non-natural disasters like the Covid-19 pandemic.
Observer Sliding Mode Control Design for lower Exoskeleton system: Rehabilitation Case
Authors: Alawad Nasir Ahmed , Humaidi Amjad J. , Alaraji Ahmed Sabah
Published: October 2022

Sliding mode (SM) has been selected as the controlling technique, and the state observer (SO) design is used as a component of active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) to reduce the knee position trajectory for therapeutic purposes. The suggested controller will improve the needed position performances for the Exoskeleton system when compared to the proportional-derivative controller (PD) and SMC as feed-forward in the ADRC approach, as shown theoretically and through computer simulations. Simulink tool is used in this comparison to analyze the nominal case and several disruption cases. The results of mathematical modeling and simulation studies demonstrated that SMC with a disturbance observer strategy performs better than the PD control system and SMC in feed-forward with a greater capacity to reject disturbances and significantly better than these controllers. Performance indices are used for numerical comparison to demonstrate the superiority of these controllers.
Methodology for the Development of Radar Control Systems for Flying Targets with an Artificially Reduced RCS
Authors: Parkhomey Igor , Boiko Juliy , Eromenko Oleksander
Published: October 2022

The article explores methods for detecting and tracking air targets in radar with an artificially reduced radar cross-section (RCS). A technique for control the radar antenna system using an adaptive method is presented, which is based on adapting the system to the conditions of information uncertainty due to fluctuations in the excitation signal of the radar target's radar-absorbing coating. Known methods of radar aircraft (active and passive, which do not take into account the structure of the coating of the aircraft) do not allow obtaining information about an air target with an artificially reduced RCS. The main contribution of this article is the development of radar and control methods based on the resonant frequency-phase interaction of the microwave electromagnetic field with the crystal structure of the radar absorbing coating of the aircraft. The stages of antenna system control based on the "frequency-phase detection method", "passive-active" tracking method, and "adaptive method" of antenna control have been studied. To test the proposed methods, an experiment was conducted to determine the transient process in the control system under conditions of information uncertainty. As a result of the experiment, the probability of tracking the target is increased by 14-19%. The findings will be useful for developers of radar and control systems for modern air facilities with an artificially reduced RCS.
Robust Flux and Speed State Observer Design for Sensorless Control of a Double Star Induction Motor
Authors: A. Mossa Mahmoud , Khouidmi Houari , Ma’arif Alfian
Published: October 2022

In this paper, a robust flux and speed observer for sensorless control of a double star induction motor is presented. Proper operation of vector control of the double star induction motor requires reliable information from the process to be controlled. This information can come from mechanical sensors (rotational speed, angular position). Furthermore, mechanical flux and speed sensors are generally expensive and fragile and affect the reliability of the system. However, the control without sensors must-have performance that does not deviate too much from that which we would have had with a mechanical sensor. In this framework, this work mainly deals with the estimation of the flux and speed using a robust state observer in view of sensorless vector control of the double star induction motor. The evaluation criteria are the static and dynamic performances of the system as well as the errors between the reference values and those estimated. Extensive simulation results and robustness tests are presented to evaluate the performance of the proposed sensorless control scheme. Furthermore, under the same test conditions, a detailed comparison between the proposed state observer and the sliding mode-MRAS technique is carried out where the results of its evaluation are investigated in terms of their speed and flux tracking capability during load and speed transients and also with parameter variation. It is worth mentioning that the proposed state observer can obtain both high current quality and low torque ripples, which show better performance than that in the MRAS system.
Entrepreneurial Practices as a Panacea for Unemployment in Nigeria
Authors: Vincent I.O ODIRI, , Joy MACAULAY,
Published: October 2022

This study investigated whether entrepreneurial practices serve as a panacea for unemployment in Nigeria using the descriptive survey design. Primary data (questionnaire) was the major instrument of data collection, which was administered on 276 respondents out of which 263 questionnaire were fully retrieved. The respondents were made up of successful listed entrepreneurship ventures in Bayelsa and Delta States, Nigeria.  The dependent variable is management of unemployment while the independent variables are entrepreneurial practices (such as time management, strategic thinking, resilience and trend adjustment). Cronbach alpha (a) reliability test was used in validating the research instrument of the study, yielding a Cronbach Alpha of 0.78. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics (simple percentages and mean responses). Given the analysis, it was found that entrepreneurial practices serve as a panacea for unemployment in Nigeria. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended among others that entrepreneurs should acquire time management skill because it is a core quality of all successful businesses and entrepreneurs should practice long-range planning and have good time attitudes in opening and closing time of their businesses. Also, entrepreneurs should not take decision quickly when confronted with unpleasant situation affecting their businesses; they should apply strategic thinking and foresights in order to make right decisions.
Sarcopenia is associated with mortality in patients with COVID-19 independent of other demographic risk factors
Authors: ERKAN Merve , ATASOY Dilara , SAYAN Halil Erkan , TOPAL Dursun , GÜNEŞ Mutlu
Published: October 2022

Objectives: To investigate whether sarcopenia had an effect on in-hospital mortality independent from other demographic characteristics in patients with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and to determine a reliable cut-off value for sarcopenia if there is such a relationship.
Methods: A total of 302 patients with COVID-19 were included in the study. Sarcopenia was assessed by indexed skeletal muscle mass at T12 vertebrae level (T12-SMI) on initial chest computed tomography (CT). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to detect a cut-off value of T12-SMI for mortality prediction. Then, sarcopenia was diagnosed by this value. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to detect independent variables for mortality.
Results: Patients were separated into groups; 26 (8.6%) patients in the mortality group and 276 (91.4%) patients in the no-mortality group. In ROC analysis, cut-off values of 34.06 cm²/m² (sensitivity: 70%, specificity: 77%) in males and 29.36 cm²/m² (sensitivity: 67%, specificity: 69%) in females for T12-SMI were computed for mortality prediction. There were 110 (36.4%) patients with sarcopenia. Sarcopenia was more frequent in the mortality group than the no-mortality group (73.1% vs 33%, p < 0.001). In multivariate analysis age, previous cardiovascular and respiratory disease, and sarcopenia were independently associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients.
Conclusions: A cut-off value of 34.06 cm²/m² in males and 29.36 cm²/m² in females for T12-SMI can be used to diagnose sarcopenia in patients with COVID-19. Sarcopenia is clearly associated with mortality in these patients.
Mostni žerjavi v intralogistiki
Authors: Lerher Tone
Published: October 2022

Učbenik obravnava transportne naprave za dviganje bremen v logistiki. Poleg kratkega zgodovinskega pregleda uporabe transportne in dvižne tehnike so predstavljene posamezne izvedbe dvigal in žerjavov, ki se uporabljajo v praksi. V učbeniku so posebej obravnavani mostni žerjavi v intralogistiki skupaj z njihovimi osnovnimi komponentami. Naveden je evropski standard EN 13001, ki je v Sloveniji in širše sprejet in uveljavljen standard za načrtovanje mostnih žerjavov. Podani so standardni analitični in empirični izrazi za določitev izbire premera dvižne vrvi po standardu EN 13001-2:2014 in izbire bremenskega kavlja po standardu EN 13001-3-5:2016.
Dependence of the content of starch and reducing sugars on the level of expression of the genes of β-amylases StBAM1 and StBAM9 and the amylase inhibitor StAI during long-term low-temperature storage of potato tubers
Authors: Kulakova A. V. , Efremov G. I. , Shchennikova A. V. , Kochieva E. Z.
Published: October 2022

Solanum tuberosum L. is the most important non-grain starch crop with a potential yield of 38–48 t/ha and a starch content of 13.2–18.7 %. Potato tubers are stored at a low temperature (2–4 °C) in a state of physiological dormancy. A disadvantage of this type of storage is the degradation of starch and the accumulation of reducing sugars (cold-induced sweetening), including due to an increase in the activity of β-amylases that hydrolyze starch to maltose. In this study, a comparative analysis of the β-amylase (StBAM1, StBAM9) and amylase inhibitor (StAI ) gene expression, as well as starch and reducing sugar content in tubers during long-term low-temperature storage (September, February, April) was performed using potato cultivars Nadezhda, Barin, Krasavchik, Severnoe siyanie and Utro. The β-amylase genes, StBAM9 and one of the two StBAM1 homologs (with the highest degree of homology with AtBAM1), were selected based on phylogenetic analysis data. Evaluation of the expression of these genes and the amylase inhibitor gene showed a tendency to decrease in transcription for all analyzed cultivars. The starch content also significantly decreased during tuber storage. The amount of reducing sugars increased in the September–April period, while in February–April, their content did not change (Krasavchik), decreased (Barin, Severnoe siyanie) or continued to grow (Utro, Nadezhda). It can be assumed that the gene activity of StBAM1 and StBAM9 correlates with the amount of starch (positively) and monosaccharides (negatively). The level of StAI expression, in turn, may be directly dependent on the level of StBAM1 expression. At the same time, there is no relationship between the degree of cultivar predisposition to cold-induced sweetening and the expression profile of the StBAM1, StBAM9, and StAI genes.
Combining ability for quantitative traits related to productivity in durum wheat
Authors: Dragov R. G.
Published: October 2022

The present study was to determine the nature of gene action and combining ability of six quantitative traits related to productivity of five varieties and ten hybrid combinations of durum wheat. Five modern durum wheat varieties were used in diallel crosses as parents. The study includes three F1 and two F2 generations. The experiments were done in a randomized block design in three replications during three years. Significant differences between the genotypes in both generations was found for all the traits. The general combining ability and specific combining ability showed reliability in both generations. Obtained results suggests that breeding schemes should include both types of genetic effects in order to improve productivity components. The ratio of variances showed that general combining ability has a greater influence on the inheritance of plant height, spike length and thousand kernels weight. For productivity tillering capacity, number of spikelets per spike and kernels weight per spike, specific combining ability has a great impact in inheritance. For thousand kernels weight a redetermination of the genetic formula was established in both generations. Durum wheat varieties Deni, Superdur and Progres were found to be the best general combinators for studied productivity elements. The most valuable cross combinations were Deni × Superdur, Superdur × Predel and Progres × Predel. Parental wheat varieties and progenies from these crosses can be used for improving productivity components and for increasing yields in durum wheat breeding programs.
Effect of colchicine on physiological and biochemical properties of Rhodococcus qingshengii
Authors: Markova Yu. A. , Belovezhets L. A. , Nurminsky V. N. , Kapustina I. S. , Ozolina N. V. , Gurina V. V. , Rakevich A. L. , Sidorov A. V.
Published: October 2022

The genusRhodococcus includes polymorphic non-spore-forming gram-positive bacteria belonging to the class Actinobacteria. Together withMycobacterium andCorynebacterium,Rhodococcusbelongs to theMycolatagroup. Due to their relatively high growth rate and ability to form biof ilms,Rhodococcusare a convenient model for studying the effect of biologically active compounds on pathogenic Mycolata. Colchicine was previously found to reduce biof ilm formation by P.carotovorumVKM B-1247 and R.qingshengiiVKM Ac-2784D. To understand the mechanism of action of this alkaloid on the bacterial cell, we have studied the change in the fatty acid composition and microviscosity of the R. qingshengii VKM Ac-2784D membrane. Nystatin, which is known to reduce membrane microviscosity, is used as a positive control. It has been found that colchicine at concentrations of 0.01 and 0.03 g/l and nystatin (0.03 g/l) have no signif icant effect on the survival of R. qingshengii VKM Ac-2784D cultivated in a buffered saline solution with 0.5 % glucose (GBSS). However, colchicine (0.03 g/l) signif icantly inhibits biof ilm formation.Rhodococcus cells cultivated for 24 hours in GBSS with colchicine acquire a rounded shape. Colchicine at 0.01 g/l concentration increases C16:1(n-7), C17:0, C20:1(n-9) and C21:0 fatty acids. The microviscosity of the membrane of individual cells was distributed from the lowest to the highest values of the generalized laurdan f luorescence polarization index (GP), which indicates a variety of adaptive responses to this alkaloid. At a higher concentration of colchicine (0.03 g/l) in the membranes of R.qingshengiiVKM Ac-2784D cells, the content of saturated fatty acids increases and the content of branched fatty acids decreases. This contributes to an increase in membrane microviscosity, which is conf irmed by the data on the GP fluorescence of laurdan. All of the above indicates that colchicine induces a rearrangement of theRhodococcuscell membrane, probably in the direction of increasing its microviscosity. This may be one of the reasons for the negative effect of colchicine on the formation of R.qingshengiiVKM Ac-2784D biof ilms.
A characteristic of the species composition of pathogenic fungi of the genus Fusarium in corn biocenoses of the Voronezh region
Authors: Kolomiets T. M. , Kiseleva M. I. , Zhemchuzhina N. S. , Pankratova L. F. , Elizarova S. A.
Published: October 2022

Corn is one of the main crops of modern world agriculture. It ranks f irst in terms of gross grain harvests and second in terms of acreage, ceding only to the main grain crop of the globe, wheat. The problem of increasing the production of grain and green mass of corn remains one of the urgent tasks of agricultural production. High potential yields very often remain untapped due to diseases, direct losses from which are estimated at 20–50 %. The purpose of this work was to study the species composition of micromycetes on corn collected in different phases of vegetation in May-July 2020 in the Voronezh region, to identify phytopathogenic genus Fusarium fungi, to study pathogenic and phytotoxic strains of the fungi to replenish the collection of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of a Phytopathology. Preservation of infectious material of fungi from the genus Fusarium is of no small importance for phytopathological, immunological, breeding, genetic and toxicological studies. As a result of the mycological studies carried out, a lot of fungi isolates from the genera Fusarium, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Penicillium, Rhizopus, Periconia, Pythium, Trichothecium, etc., isolated from the affected roots, stems and ears of corn in the Voronezh region in 2020 were identif ied. Fungi isolates from seven taxonomic groups: Fusarium fujikuroi Nirenberg (F. moniliforme, F. verticillioides), Fusarium oxysporum Schltdl., Fusarium culmorum (Wm.G. Sm.) Sacc., Fusarium graminearum Schwabe, Fusarium heterosporum Nees & T. Nees (F. lolii ), Fusarium roseum Link (F. sambucinum), Fusarium sporotrichioides Sherb. were tested for pathogenicity and phytotoxicity on seedlings of plant-testers. It has been shown that pathogenic and phytotoxic activity in fungi varies signif icantly between Fusarium species and within the same species. The greatest danger to corn is represented by the species F. sporotrichioides, F. graminearum, F. culmorum, F. fujikuroi, F. oxysporum, F. heterosporum, which have a high intensity of phytotoxic activity associated with the fact that they contribute to the synthesis and accumulation of dangerous toxins in plant tissues. As a result of the conducted studies, 55 strains of fungi from the genus Fusarium belonging to seven species were selected. The isolates, stable in morphological and cultural characteristics and studied for pathogenicity and toxicity, were placed for long-term storage in the Russian State Collection of Plant Pathogenic Microorganisms and Cultivars for Identif ication of Phytopathogenic Microbial Strains at the All-Russian Scientif ic Research Institute of a Phytopathology.
Accounting and Ms Excel: Which Features for Accounting Students?
Authors: J. Gitahi
Published: October 2022

Rapid development in information technology (IT) has brought about significant changes in every field. In the accounting field, computer technology has become a major aspect of effective and efficient accounting. Today’s professional accountants need to have IT knowledge and skills that are relevant to their roles so as to provide competent and professional services. For new graduates entering the accounting profession, the ability to use various software and tools has increasing become very vital. This study assesses features of Ms Excel (Excel) that are used by professional accountants and the features of Excel that accounting graduates entering profession should be able to use.
Advances in managing organic matter in turfgrass ecosystems
Authors:   Oregon State University, USA, Kowalewski Alec , Schmid Charles ,   Oregon State University, USA, Wang Ruying ,   Oregon State University, USA, Braithwaite Emily ,   Oregon State University, USA
Published: October 2022

Organic matter (OM) management is a critical component in sustainable turfgrass management. Organic matter improves the soils’ ability to hold nutrients and water. However, when OM accumulation is excessive, several detrimental effects develop. Turfgrass is a tillering plant, producing a considerable amount of lateral growth, which will cause inordinate OM accumulation. The objectives of this chapter are to outline how OM effects turfgrass, the available methods for monitoring and measuring OM accumulation, outline correlations between OM levels and disease activity/microbial populations, and identify successful OM management practices
Modifying mesophyll conductance to optimise photosynthesis in crops
Authors:   University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, Salesse-Smith Coralie E. , Driever Steven M. ,   Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands, Clarke Victoria C. ,   The Australian National University, Australia
Published: October 2022

Mesophyll conductance (gm), the ease with which carbon dioxide can diffuse into and through plant cells, is a promising target for improving photosynthetic rates in plants. Barriers including cell walls, membranes, liquid phases and the anatomy and orientation of the cells and their subcellular organelles impose resistances on carbon dioxide diffusion within leaves. Recent research has helped generate a comprehensive understanding of these resistances and we review efforts to alter and improve mesophyll conductance in plants through manipulation of the structure and composition of these barriers.
Serezli (Sirozî) Yusuf Paşa’nın Kriptografisi Hakkında Notlar
Authors: BİNGÖL Sedat
Published: October 2022

Bu makalemizde Matematik biliminin çalışma alanlarından olan Kriptoloji’ye ait iki yönelim olan Kriptoanaliz ve Kriptografi hakkında temel bazı kavramlar tanıtılıp, Avrupa ve Osmanlı Kriptografisinin kısa bir başlangıç tarihi verilecektir. Bu çerçevede Osmanlı Kriptografi’sinin başlangıcı olan III. Selim dönemi diplomatik kriptografisinin temel özellikleri ele alınıp değerlendirilmiştir. Daha sonra ise Serezli (Sirozi) Yusuf Paşa’nın bazı tarihsel olaylardaki rolünden söz edilecektir. Bu rollere bağlı olarak, Osmanlı idari yapısı içerisinde esinlendiği Kriptografik yöntemlerin kaynağı ve ortaya koyduğu şifre anahtarlarının (Miftah), algoritmaları incelenecektir. Serezli (Sirozi) Yusuf Paşa’nın Ruslara esir düşmesi sonrası ise özellikle Osmanlı Kriptografi’sine getirdiği Kesirli kodlar dışında ve yine oluşturduğu 2 farklı Anahtar (Miftah) incelenerek, Serezli (Sirozi) Yusuf Paşa’nın Kriptografi tarihimizdeki yenilikleri ve yeri değerlendirilecektir.
The Grotesque Atrides in Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Authors: GOLBAN Tatiana
Published: October 2022

The first staging of Martin McDonagh’s play The Beauty Queen of Leenane received extreme praise and box-office success, but this accomplishment was overshadowed by some contradictory comments regarding the playwright’s attitude towards Irish identity and culture. This study aims to argue that the Irish-born dramatist engages with the grotesque conventions while depicting the image of native land, culture, and societal norms. In order to achieve this, our study reveals the ways in which McDonagh’s play interacts with the myth of Atrides, Wolfgang Kayser’s notion of grotesque, Mikhail Bakhtin’s concepts of carnivalesque and grotesque, as well as Julia Kristeva’s state of abject, which are used by the playwright to expose the societal anxieties related to the issues of identity, motherhood, emigration, and rootedness. Eventually, in the collision between mythical matrix and the grotesque depictions, McDonagh raises the spectators’ awareness of the necessity of some individual and societal reforms.
Learning Motivation of University Students in Online and Classroom Teaching: Insights from Teaching during Covid-19
Authors: Tomej Kristof
Published: October 2022

In this paper, I present and discuss the findings of an intentional and systematic inquiry into the learning motivation of university master’s students taking the same course in online and classroom-based formats during the Covid-19 pandemic. Through capturing the students’ motivation using Keller’s Instructional Materials Motivation Survey at two points during the semester and analyzing the students’ course evaluations and the reflective reports of tutors, I uncover various factors influencing students’ motivation. Among these are the structuredness of instructions, technical difficulties, perceived effort of the teachers, novelty of tools, and the social relationships between students. I conclude my discussion with a proposition for designing motivating blends for online higher education students.
Apuntes epistemológicos en la filosofía de Gilbert Simondon
Authors: Roldán Isabella Builes , Santamaría Jorge William Montoya
Published: October 2022

En el presente artículo proponemos que en la filosofía de Gilbert Simondon se encuentran algunos esbozos de una epistemología, que se caracteriza por alejarse del sustancialismo, del positivismo y también del relativismo para ubicarse en un lugar distinto. El autor propone una redefinición de las ciencias humanas partiendo del concepto allagmática, que define como una teoría de las operaciones, puesto que considera que la ciencia se ha enfocado en estudiar las estructuras y no las operaciones, cayendo así en sustancialismos. La allagmática no es entonces una nueva ciencia igual a las demás, es una aproximación metodológica al saber basada en las operaciones aplicables en distintos dominios tales como lo físico-químico, lo psico-fisiológico y lo psicosocial. Se presenta una aproximación inicial a la epistemología y las críticas al positivismo, para luego desarrollar la definición de allagmática y sus raíces en la cibernética, para concluir se resaltan los aspectos encontrados sobre la epistemología en este autor.
Distribuição espacial de inovadores schumpeterianos
Authors: Catela Eva Yamila da Silva
Published: October 2022

Este trabalho analisa a emergência e dinâmica de aglomeração espaço-temporal de startups de base tecnológica que ocorre em Florianópolis, São José e Palhoça (SC) durante o período 2000-2020. Para estudar este fenômeno sugere-se uma abordagem paramétrica baseada na função K espacial e na função K espaço-temporal não homogênea (Arbia, Espa e Giuliani, 2021), considerando uma base de dados georreferenciada de startups criadas no período considerado. Encontramos que existe uma forte concentração destes empreendimentos em uma pequena distância, cujo centro é a incubadora Celta (Parque Tecnológico Alfa), da Fundação CERTI, criada no âmbito da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina e também em uma distância maior. Encontrou-se também uma interação tempo-espaço estatisticamente significativa, especialmente em ciclos de 10 anos. Os resultados reforçam a importância das externalidades marshallianas que operam na escala microgeográfica (distrito ou bairro) como as jacobianas, que operam na escala macrogeográfica (cidade).
Taking on the elephant in the room-postoperative atrial fibrillation: a clinical program management perspective
Authors: Rove Jessica Y. , Tzou Wendy S. , Shroyer A. Laurie , Grover Frederick L.
Published: October 2022

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is the most common complication after cardiac surgery, yet there is no consistent cardiothoracic professional society-based definition of new-onset POAF, nor a broadly accepted consensus on how to prevent or treat it. Importantly, there is an ever-growing body of evidence that new-onset POAF is associated with worse patient outcomes. Given the lack of evidence-based guidelines, detection and treatment of POAF, in addition to understanding how POAF is related to these worse outcomes, represents an unaddressed quality of care concern. In the United States, the annual cardiac surgical POAF patient costs are estimated at ~$1 billion. The entire US Medicare annual budget has been reported at ~$141.2 billion for all hospital-related care; thus, the administrative challenges uniquely posed by POAF have been exposed for the first time. Mapping future tactics, this Vessel Plus special atrial fibrillation publication, swings the pendulum from impromptu observations towards action. A new strategic framework is proposed to begin the tedious but necessary task of taking on this elephant in the room. With ideal collaboration between clinical providers, health care systems, professional societies and insurers, a five-step approach is proposed to overcome these POAF patient care challenges.
Reversibility of adverse cardiac remodeling in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: focus on sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors
Authors: Berezin Alexander E. , Berezin Alexander A.
Published: October 2022

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been recently approved by world-reputed medical associations as a milestone of class A management of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) after pooling strong evidence (mainly for dapagliflozin or empagliflozin) regarding their beneficial impact on total occurrences of cardiovascular deaths and hospitalizations for HF in patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Having a wide range of profile of favorable pleiotropic effects on heart, vessels, and kidney, SGLT2 inhibitors probably have a class-specific tissue protective ability, while its exact molecular mechanism has not been clearly understood yet. However, whether these agents retain their potency to reverse adverse cardiac remodeling remains unclear. The review elucidates the role of SGLT2 inhibitors in the potential reversibility of cardiac remodeling in connection with the improvement of clinical outcomes among T2DM patients having HF. Herein, we discussed the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors on cardiac structure and hemodynamics in T2DM patients. We revealed that empagliflozin had sufficient benefits in alleviating the adverse cardiac remodeling in HFrEF individuals than other SGLT2 inhibitors. These findings can open a new vision for the optimization of HF therapy in the near future.
The Presidency of E. Macron in France: The Results of the First Term (2017–2022)
Authors: Zueva K. , Timofeev P.
Published: October 2022

The article analyzes the results of the first Emmanuel Macron’s presidential five-year term. The authors highlight that the period 2017–2022 proved to be a time of ambitious undertakings and difficult trials for France. The young president sensitively caught the French desire for change and set about solving urgent problems. The improvement of public finances and reboot of the economy, modernization of the administration of the Republic with expansion of “social lifts”, the return of France’s leadership in the European Union and strengthening of the EU’s position in the world – these were the main goals of Macron. Nevertheless, these plans ran into serious objections: inside the country – via the mass protests of working classes defending social guarantees and the opposition of parliamentarians facing the strengthening of presidential power, in the international arena – due to the EU problems and the rivalry of France with a number of other powers. The COVID‑19 pandemic has become a real “black swan” for the president, forcing him to adjust the initial settings. However, E. Macron had some achievements on his way – such as the Labor Code reform, political confidence laws, transformation of the ENA, development of the European Union initiatives, especially the Franco-German plan to save the EU economy during the 2020 pandemic. The authors conclude that despite Macron’s re-election, his second term will become very difficult: the loss of an absolute majority in the National Assembly in the June 2022 elections showed that a tripolar system has been formed in France, so the centrist Macron will have to take the positions of the extreme right and left forces into account when building his economic and domestic policy. As for his foreign policy, the main troubles lie in the serious aggravation of the international situation in Europe.
Fighting Internet Monopolies in China and the U.S.A.
Authors: Danilin I.
Published: October 2022

Since 2010s growth of the biggest Internet corporations (Big Tech) formed new monopolization challenges, from takeovers of competing start-ups to anti-competitive practices. Initially, regulators were not active, considering complexity of antitrust policies for the high-tech sector (e.g., not to demotivate R&D investments) and specifics of Internet markets (network effects, etc.). But since 2020 situation changed dramatically. Despite the active EU’s role in developing model digital norms, special attention should be paid to the U.S.A. and China (as countries of origin of Big Tech and key Internet markets). In both economies, regulators previously executed a non-restrictive approach to the Internet markets and Big Tech, also as factor supporting their development and global leadership. But rising challenges and political events triggered new antitrust attack. For the PRC it was Jack Ma’s speech amid rising concerns of the CPC leaders about income asymmetries. In the U.S.A. it was Trumpists’ war on the “liberal media” and changes in long-term “alliance” between Democrats and Big Tech. Since 2020 China started antitrust investigations against Big Tech and other Internet corporations, imposed fines, and developed new regulations. In the U.S.A., due to the specifics of the legal and political system, focus was made on forming political and legal basis for further regulatory actions. Several lawsuits were initiated, critics of Internet monopolies were assigned on key positions in federal antitrust bodies, while Congress elaborated draft acts. Theoretical analysis shows that in both nations focus was made on the sharpest (for society and politicians) changes. New initiatives do not pose a threat to Big Tech’s innovation activities yet. Less obvious is their correspondence to the digital economy specifics. So, it is still hard to understand whether these actions will lead to rise of innovations and competition. Long-term systematic development of regulation is needed – as well as serious theoretical research on “digital antitrust”.
Algebraic Ando Dilation
Authors: KRISHNA K. MAHESH
Published: October 2022

We solve the And\^{o} dilation problem for linear maps on vector space asked by Krishna and Johnson in \textit{[Oper. Matrices, 2022]}. More precisely, we show that any commuting linear maps on vector space can be dilated to commuting injective linear maps.
Using Directed Acyclic Graphs (Dags) to Represent the Data Generating Mechanisms of Disease and Healthcare Pathways: A Guide for Educators, Students, Practitioners and Researchers
Authors: Ellison George
Published: October 2022

Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) are nonparametric causal path diagrams that have substantial utility as principled representations of disease and healthcare pathways, and of the underlying ‘data generating mechanisms’ these pathways involve. As such, DAGs provide a valuable bridge between: the aetiological knowledge, operational insight and professional experience on which clinical training and practice depend; and the more abstract epistemological and analytical considerations required to extract robust statistical insight from health and healthcare data. DAGs are nonetheless vulnerable to imperfect biomedical paradigms, partial clinical knowledge and limited empirical data. DAGs drawn under such circumstances offer limited scope for statistical insight free from cognitive, analytical or inferential bias if: they misrepresent the data generating mechanisms involved; or ignore the important role that omitted variables (whether measured, unmeasured or unacknowledged) might play therein. To address these weaknesses and broaden the appeal and application of DAGs, this chapter provides ten simple steps that educators can use to improve the analytical competence and statistical confidence of the healthcare students, qualified practitioners and experienced researchers they support. These steps use temporal logic to draw DAGs so as to: reduce reliance on uncertain knowledge, incomplete information, flawed assumptions or guesswork; and avoid, mitigate or acknowledge the errors and biases that each of these incur. The chapter comprises an accessible, non-technical overview of the perspective and thoughtfulness required to generate temporally coherent DAGs as objective representations of the probabilistic causal paths involved in context-specific data generating mechanisms. It encourages a focus on those variables operating as potential sources of analytical or inferential bias when estimating the plausible, probabilistic causal relationship between two pre-specified variables; and specifically addresses the challenges posed by: omitted; time-variant; non-asynchronous; and temporally obscure variables. The chapter includes a worked example based on a published clinical study to demonstrate how each of the steps required to generate temporally-informed DAGs can be applied to: critically appraise the analytical decisions made during applied healthcare research; and inform the decisions required when designing, undertaking and analysing primary and secondary, prospective and retrospective research. The appendices include a summary of ten recommendations for improving the reporting and interrogability of DAGs and DAG-informed analyses.
Strong resonances in nonlinear Hamiltonian system
Authors: Batkhin Alexander Borisovich , Khaydarov Zafar Khaydar ugli
Published: October 2022

To investigate formal stability of an equilibrium of a multi-parameter Hamiltonian system with three degrees of freedom in the case of common position conditions for the existence of resonances of the third and fourth orders of multiplicity are found. These conditions are formulated as zeroes of polynomials from the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial of the linear part Hamilton system. We describe the partition of the set of stability in the space of coefficients of the characteristic polynomial into such parts where strong resonances are absent and where Bruno’s Theorem can be applied to determine the formal stability. We also consider some values of the coefficients of the characteristic polynomial at which the multiplicity of resonances is equal to two. Some example of a resonant set description is considered for a system with two parameters.
EFL students’ perception of Grammarly’s feedback and how they deal with the inaccuracy
Authors: Ummah Lailatul Khoiroh , Bisriyah Maslihatul
Published: October 2022

Grammarly is one of the famous Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) tools used by EFL students. Many studies have revealed that this tool can improve students’ writing. However, studies evaluating Grammarly’s feedback accuracy, especially the premium version, are still limited. This study aims to: (1) explore EFL students' perceptions of Grammarly premium feedback, (2) provide a detailed analysis of  types of inaccurate feedback provided by Grammarly premium, and (3) investigate how students handle inaccurate  feedback.  This  mix  method study  used a  questionnaire,  semi-structured interviews, and documentation to collect the data. The participants were undergraduate EFL students who were writing or had completed their thesis. The results indicate that: (1) students have positive and negative perceptions on the use of Grammarly Premium. They claimed that Grammarly Premium helped them in writing. The ‘correctness’ feature improved  spelling,  grammar,  punctuation,  convention,  article,  and  consistency.  The ‘clarity’  feature  improves  readability,  such  as  conciseness  and  passive  voice.  The ‘engagement’  feature made writing varied and the ‘delivery’  feature to get the right tone. On the other hand, students complained about the need of a stable internet connection  to  work  properly  and  require  additional  proofreading  due  to  some inaccuracies. (2) Inaccurate feedback generally occurred in the features of correctness (convention, spelling, punctuation, article, and consistency), clarity (passive voice and conciseness), and engagement  (variety).  (3)  Students  continued to  use Grammarly Premium  because  it  helped  them  self-proofreading  even  though  it  had  some shortcomings. In short, students still preferred to use Grammarly Premium with some concern in accepting the provided feedback.