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Priority Areas and Challenges in the Digital Transformation of Libraries
Authors: Kapterev Andrey I.
Published: June 2023

Priority areas and challendges in Digital Transformation (DT) of libraries are formulated. It briefly discusses the coordination of DT of libraries on an interagency basis and the development of quality standards for library services, ensuring constitutional guarantees and equal opportunities for citizens’ participation in cultural life, accessibility of cultural goods and services regardless of income level, social status and place of residence. The creation of a system of information and library services not limited by physical barriers, the transformation of municipal libraries into multifunctional intellectual cultural and leisure centres “within walking distance”, and into points of free access to network information resources has been analysed. It is necessary to eliminate the uneven development of libraries in different regions, to develop the professional and intellectual potential of Russian libraries. Modernisation of the approach to the acquisition of library collections, active replication of best practices in the digitalisation of individual library services and the introduction of methods of data mining are also a priority. The system of scientific support for DT processes in libraries should be developed. If the DT of libraries is consistent and effective, a new model of library organization will emerge in the country, involving the DT of this sector as a strategic resource for the new economy and for ensuring the innovative development of Russia. The process of implementing the DT programme for libraries will require the mobilization of all participants in library activities and the growth of social and economic efficiency of librarianship, as envisaged in the currently existing forecast documents.
A Researcher by Vocation, a Science Manager by Duty: to the 50th Anniversary of A.Yu. Samarin
Authors: Stolyarov Yury N.
Published: June 2023

This article charts the career of Alexander Yuryevich Samarin, Deputy Director General for Scientific and Publishing Activities at the Russian State Library (RSL), Doctor of Historical Sciences, and the Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation. It details his professional journey, starting from his studies at the V.I. Lenin Moscow State Pedagogical University (1990—1995), and concludes with his current position. A.Yu. Samarin has authored more than 560 scientific papers and has received over ten state and public awards. As a scientist, A.Yu. Samarin is recognized for his meticulous study of sources related to his research topics, and for his deep interest in the individuals who have made significant contributions to history. His most prominent administrative achievements include streamlining the operations of the RSL Research Department of Rare Books (Book Museum); his advocacy for establishing a legal framework for book monuments; his efforts to restore library science, bibliography, and book science as part of the Nomenclature of scientific specialties; holding the International Scientific Conference “Library Science in the 21st Century: Content, Organisation, Digitalisation, and Scientometrics” (2021). Finally, the article highlights the release of two editions of a joint monograph titled “Scientific Research in Libraries: Topics, Organisation, and Presentation of Results” in 2021 and 2023.
Development of the Main Library of the Republic of Mari El: Unique Publication and Source Finds
Authors: Sevryugina Olga A.
Published: June 2023

The analysis is presented of T.A. Petrova’s book “The Main Library of the Republic: the Time of Formation. 1918—1936” (2022). The book is a study of the almost unexplored period of the history of the National Library named after S.G. Chavain of the Mari El Republic. 1918—1936 is the period of radical changes in society and approval of new principles of library organization. On the wide material of documentary sources from state, departmental and personal archives the basic marks of the library’s development are shown: the features of library work organization, formation of book stock, methods and forms of work with readers. The history of the library is illustrated with the facts and data about the people working there at that time.

The book is announced as a historical and archival research, well thought out and appropriate to the content structure, attracts with its logic, clarity and simplicity of narration. Each of three main parts is a separate historical, biographical and librarian sketch of different stages of library’s development, chronologically almost entirely coinciding with the tenure of M.A. Chernova, I.E. Pavlov, A.R. Kavush as heads of the library.

The detailed work by T.A. Petrova gives a full and complete picture of the development of the main library of the republic during the first years of Mari Autonomous Region existence. The book contains new and earlier unknown to science materials.
Heavy versus Light Lanthanide Selectivity for Graphene Oxide Films is Concentration Dependent
Authors: Carr Amanda J. , Lee Seung Eun , Uysal Ahmet
Published: June 2023

Rare earths are important materials in various technologies such as catalysis and optoelectronics. Graphene oxide (GO) is a promising material for separation applications, including the isolation of lanthanides from complex mixtures. Previous works using fatty acid monolayers have demonstrated preferential heavy versus light lanthanide adsorption, which has been attributed to differences in lanthanide ion size. In this work, we used interfacial X-ray fluorescence measurements to reveal that GO thin films at the air/water interface have no lanthanide selectivity for dilute subphases. However, at high subphase concentrations ~8x more Lu adsorb than La. By comparing GO results with an ideal monolayer with a carboxylic acid headgroup, arachidic acid (AA), we demonstrate that the number of Lu ions adsorbed to GO is significantly higher than the number expected to compensate the surface charge. Vibrational sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy results on both GO thin films and AA monolayers reveal a red-shifted SFG signal in the OH region, which we attribute to partial dehydration of the adsorbed ions and carboxylic acid headgroups. Liquid surface X-ray reflectivity data show that the GO thin film structure does not significantly change between the very dilute and concentrated subphases. We speculate that the functional groups of both GO and AA facilitate cation dehydration, which is essential for ion adsorption. Heavy lanthanide Lu has stronger ion-ion correlations that can overcome electrostatic repulsion between cations at higher concentrations compared to light lanthanide La, meaning GO and AA can exhibit apparent overcharge with Lu. Lastly, the layered structure of the GO films and reactive chemical nature of GO itself can accommodate ion adsorption.
On the Effect of Donor Strength on the Photoluminescence Performance in Mono-substituted N-Donor Triarylmethyl Radicals
Authors: Arnold Mona , Ross Lars , de Almeida Neno Bartley Francisca , Zolg Julia , Kibler Ludwig , Bannwarth Christoph , Kühne Alexander
Published: June 2023

The functionalization with donor moieties can significantly increase the photoluminescence quantum yield \phi of light-emitting triarylmethyl radicals. As luminophores in light emitting diodes, such open-shell radicals can overcome the problem of spin-statistics inherent to conventional closed-shell emitters. However, so far the donor-functionalization of triarylmethyl radicals has been limited by the capricious reactivity of the triarylmethyl radical, constraining optimization of performance to empirical trial and error approaches. Here, we make use of the reliable reactivity of N-heterocyclic donors in radical mediated aromatic substitution, allowing us to systematically investigate the effect of donor strengths on the emission characteristics of triarylmethyl radicals. As a single descriptor proxy to the donor strength, we employ the ionization energy IE determined by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. A systematic bathochromic shift of the emission wavelength \lambda_max is observed for increasing donor strength, while maximum \phi values are obtained for medium-strength donors. We rationalize these effects using Marcus theory for intramolecular charge transfer, allowing us to derive design strategies and understand the effect of the donor strength on both \lambda_max and \phi.
Raman Diffusion-Ordered Spectroscopy
Authors: Schmidt Robert W. , Giubertoni Giulia , Caporaletti Federico , Kolpakov Paul , Shahidzadeh Noushine , Ariese Freek , Woutersen Sander
Published: June 2023

The Stokes-Einstein relation, which relates the diffusion coefficient of a molecule to its hydrodynamic radius, is commonly used to determine molecular sizes in chemical analysis methods. Here, we combine the size-sensitivity of such diffusion-based methods with the structure-sensitivity of Raman spectroscopy by performing Raman diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (Raman-DOSY). The core of the Raman-DOSY setup is a flow cell with a Y-shaped channel containing two inlets, one for the sample solution and one for the pure solvent. The two liquids are injected at the same flow rate, giving rise to two parallel laminar flows in the channel. After the flow stops, the solute molecules diffuse from the solution-filled half of the channel into the solvent-filled half, at a rate determined by their hydrodynamic radius. The arrival of the solute molecules in the solvent-filled half of the channel is recorded in a spectrally resolved manner by Raman micro-spectroscopy. From the time series of Raman spectra, a two-dimensional Raman-DOSY spectrum is obtained, which has Raman frequency on one axis and diffusion coefficient (or equivalently, hydrodynamic radius) on the other. In this way, Raman-DOSY spectrally resolves overlapping Raman peaks arising from molecules with different sizes. We demonstrate Raman-DOSY on samples containing up to three compounds and derive the diffusion coefficients of small molecules, proteins, and supramolecules (micelles), illustrating the versatility of Raman-DOSY. Raman-DOSY is label-free and does not require deuterated solvents, and can thus be applied to samples and matrices that might be difficult to investigate with other diffusion-based spectroscopy methods.
Deep Learning Enables Rapid Identification of Mycotoxin-Degrading Enzymes
Authors: Zhang Dachuan , Xing Huadong , Liu Dongliang , Han Mengying , Cai Pengli , Lin Huikang , Tian Yu , Guo Yinghao , Sun Bin , Tian Ye , Aibo Wu , Hu Qian-Nan
Published: June 2023

The identification of functional enzymes for the catalysis of specific biochemical reactions is a major bottleneck in the de novo design of biosynthesis and biodegradation pathways. Conventional methods based on microbial screening and functional metagenomics require long verification periods and incur high experimental costs; recent data-driven methods are only applicable to a few common substrates. To enable rapid and high-throughput identification of enzymes for complex and less-studied substrates, we propose a robust enzyme promiscuity prediction model based on positive unlabeled learning, which shortens the time needed for new enzyme discovery from several years to 29 days. Using this model, we identified 15 new degrading enzymes specific for the mycotoxins ochratoxin A and zearalenone, of which six could degrade > 90% mycotoxin content within 3 h. We anticipate that this model will become indispensable for the identification of new functional enzymes, thereby advancing the fields of synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and pollutant biodegradation.
On-Surface Synthesis and Determination of the Open-Shell Singlet Ground State of Tridecacene
Authors: Zuzak Rafal , Kumar Manish , Stoica Otilia , Soler Diego , Brabec Jiri , Pernal Katarzyna , Veis Libor , Blieck Remi , Echavarren Antonio , Jelinek Pavel , Godlewski Szymon
Published: June 2023

The character of the electronic structure of acenes has been the subject of the longstanding discussion. However, convincing experimental evidence of their open-shell character has so far been missing. Here, we present on surface synthesis of tridecacene molecule by thermal annealing of octahydrotridecacene on Au(111) surface. We characterized the electronic structure of the tridecacene by scanning probe microscopy, which reveals presence of the inelastic signal at 126 meV. We attribute the inelastic signal to the spin excitation from the singlet biradical ground state to triplet excited state. To rationalize the experimental findings we carried out many-body ab-initio calculations as well as model Hamiltonian to take into account the effect of metallic substrate. Moreover, we provide a detailed analysis how the dynamical electron correlation and virtual charge fluctuation between molecule and metallic surface reduces the singlet-triplet band gap. Therefore, this work provides first experimental confirmation of the magnetic character of tridecacene.
The tautomer-specific excited state dynamics of 2,6-diaminopurine using REMPI and quantum chemical calculations
Authors: Gate Gregory , Williams Ann , Boldissar Samuel , Sponer Jiri , Szabla Rafał , de Vries Mattanjah
Published: June 2023

2,6-diaminopurine (2,6-dAP) is an alternative nucleobase that potentially played a role in prebiotic chemistry. We studied its excited state dynamics in the gas phase by REMPI, IR-UV hole burning, and ps pump-probe spectroscopy and performed high level quantum chemical calculations to interpret the experimental results. We found the 9H tautomer to have a small barrier to ultrafast relaxation via puckering of its 6-membered ring. The 7H tautomer has a larger barrier to reach a conical intersection and also has a sizable triplet yield. These results are discussed relative to other purines, for which 9H tautomerization appears to be more photostable than 7H and homosubstituted purines appear to be less photostable than heterosubstituted or singly substituted purines.
Interfacial Water Flipping and Electrostatic Fields at the Electrode:Electrolyte Interface from operando Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy
Authors: Speelman Raiden , Geiger Franz
Published: June 2023

Water's oxygen is the electron source in the industrially important oxygen evolution reaction, but how water interacts with an electrode's active sites remains poorly understood. Much microscopic insight into the Stern layer water structure and the interfacial fields currently comes from atomistic simulations,1-6 with joint theoretical and surface-specific experimental studies just emerging.7-10 The strong absorber problem for water in particular has hampered our molecular understanding of how the water molecules in the Stern layer orient themselves in response to an externally applied potential. Here, we employ operando nonlinear optics with a non-resonant pulse triplet while recording cyclic voltammograms at Ni:NiOx electrodes in contact with pH 13 electrolyte. We quantify the number of net-aligned Stern layer water molecules that point their oxygen atoms towards the electrode in response to the externally applied potential and obtain the total electrostatic field across the electrical double layer by quantifying the total potential. Using a Stern layer relative permittivity estimate between 1.77 and 2, we find that the energy associated with water flipping is parabolic in the fraction of Stern layer water molecules flipped and more comparable to the cohesive energy of ice than that of liquid water.
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Authors: A Anandh
Published: June 2023

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A Pragmatic Politics of the Present?
Authors:   Liverpool Hope University, Dabrowski Vicki
Published: June 2023

This lengthy article discusses working-class mothers' experiences in urban settings in the UK, specifically in Leeds, London, and Brighton. The article focuses on the financial crisis and its impacts, as well as particular dimensions of crisis that have been exacerbated by the austerity program in the UK, such as employment and housing insecurity, regional disparity, partner protection, experiences of class and ethnic prejudice and racism. The article argues that the affective responses of these women to intersecting crises can be interpreted as constituting a type of "political project" that embodies a pragmatic politics of coping, survival, and not being "worn out" by politics. The article concludes by speculating on the political opportunities that may follow from "mood work" that focuses attentively on the present and briefly contemplates the relevance of broader-level social movements.
Impact of COVID-19 confinement on food consumption pattern, physical activity and perceived body size of Nigerian undergraduates
Authors: Iheme Gideon O. , Taiwo Anuoluwapo F. , Makanjuola Okeoghene E. , Onwubuya Netochukwu P.
Published: June 2023

Background and objectives: Unhealthy dietary practices and physical inactivity are major contributors to overweight and obesity which is fast becoming a public health concern among adolescents and young adults globally. This study aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on food consumption pattern, physical activity and perceived body size changes of Nigerian undergraduates.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used a snowball sampling technique to select 310 respondents. An online questionnaire link was forwarded to eligible respondents to elicit information on their dietary pattern, physical activity levels and perceived body size. Data collection for these indicators followed standard procedures and were compared with standard references.

Results: The pattern of fruit, vegetable, legume, and meat/fish consumption significantly increased during the lockdown. Snack, soft-drink and dairy products experienced a decline in consumption (p < 0.05). The physical activity MET (metabolic equivalent) score of respondents reduced from 3378.85 to 3097.02 MET minutes/week. Information on the perceived body size using body silhouette classification reported that lockdown accounted for an elevation in the perceived prevalence of overweight/obese (11.0% to 23.9%).  

Conclusion: COVID-19 confinement improved some dietary practices of the undergraduates, but significantly contributed to a decline physical activity levels and an elevation in perceived body size. Designing effective approaches such as home-made physical activity routines, and local food production may help avert such outcomes of restricted access to the external environment.
Efficient Iterative Detection Based on Conjugate Gradient and Successive Over-Relaxation Methods for Uplink Massive MIMO Systems
Authors: Labed Smail , Aounallah Naceur
Published: June 2023

Being a crucial aspect of fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications systems, massively multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) architectures are expected to help achieve the highest key performance indicators. However, the huge numbers of antennas used in such systems make it difficult to determine the inversion of the signal channel matrix relied upon by several detection methods, hence posing a problem with accurate estimation of the symbols sent. In this paper, conjugate gradient (CG) and successive over-relaxation (SOR) methods are selected to construct a new iterative approach that avoids the matrix inversion computation issue. This suggested approach for uplink mMIMO detection is based on a joint cascade structure of both iterative methods. The CG method is first applied and adjusted for the initial solution, followed by the SOR method in the final iterations for terminal computations, resulting in an algorithm with robust performance and low computational complexity. Furthermore, the new hybrid scheme operates based on the relaxation parameter, whose value has a great impact on error performance and, whose optimal determination is necessary. Numerical simulations reveal that the proposed scheme is capable of significantly improving signal detection accuracy with minimum complexity. The simulation results indicated that the proposed detector outperforms CG and SOR detectors, achieves close to optimal performance, requires fewer iterations, and reduces complexity.
A Critical Study on Impact of Leadership Style of Sales Managers on Performance of Sales Teams
Authors: Kulat Gaurav , Kakwani Devendra , Shah Neeta , Naidu Kanchan
Published: June 2023

Purpose: Sales department is one of the most important verticals for any organization it has a direct impact on both the top-line and the bottom-line of the organisation. Sales leadership has an important role to play to drive the sales executives to achieve the organisational agenda. Hence, it becomes important to maintain a positive relationship between sales managers and the sales executives.
so this study is to find out the impact of the leadership style of the sales managers on the performance of the sales team.
 
Theoretical Framework: This conceptual framework identifies major components like leadership, sales team & manager. The study focuses on the two major companies of the BFSI industry. The industry has performed well in past few years and the ICICI group of companies has been a major player in the industry.
 
Design/Methodology/approach: The conceptual framework has been proposed after identifying the components that are significant & analyses leadership style in two major domains – People Oriented Leaders and Task Oriented Leaders.
 
Findings: The components identified for this study & can be considered to have an influence on success.
 
Research, Practical and Social implication: The model attempts to achieve     a good fitment of sales managers and sales teams in order to achieve continued good results.
 
Originality/Value: This article is a contribution to the industry has performed well in past few years and the ICICI group of companies.
Effect of Financial Independence on Reducing Risk of Financial Fragility
Authors: Al-Janabi Saad Majeed , Albander Mohammed Hamed Mohammed , Mashkour Saoud Jayed
Published: June 2023

Purpose:This research aims to know and measure the impact of financial independence on financial fragility and to provide an applied knowledge framework that shows the relationship between these variables.
 
Theoretical framework:  and the research problem was represented in several questions, such as can financial independence reduce the financial fragility of the research sample companies?; and what is the level of financial independence and financial fragility of these companies?.
 
Design/methodology/approach: Financial and statistical methods were relied on using the (SPSS) and (Excel) software. To answer these questions, test hypotheses and analyze the relationship between independent and dependent variables , several conclusions were reached, the most important of which is financial independence when companies reduce their dependence on debt and increase their dependence on internal resources as a main source of financing. Based on the conclusions, a set of recommendations was reached. The most important of which is the attention to restructuring the sources of financing for companies with high financial fragility, which contributes to increasing financial stability and reducing financial risks to a minimum.
 
Findings: The research was based on a sample consisting of (6) industrial companies listed in the Iraqi Stock Exchange for the period from (2011-2020).
 
Research, Practical & Social implications: The importance of the research lies in the fact that it has exploited the concepts of financial independence as it leads to reducing risks and assisting companies in reducing financial risks and reaching the required levels of performance, growth and continuity in a highly complex, unstable and limited environment, as well as contributing to urging companies to reconsider financial resources, and ways to benefit from it, which contributes to reducing costs and risks and increasing profitability.
 
Originality/value: The importance of the current research is highlighted by delving into very important topics for industrial companies, as the concepts of financial fragility and financial independence are of increasing importance in the current era, especially in light of the competitive environment, high costs and difficulty in obtaining financial resources.
Factors Affecting Responsibility Accounting: Evidence from Vietnamese Manufacturing Enterprises
Authors: Le Thi Yen Oanh , Hoang Thanh Hanh
Published: June 2023

Purpose: This study aims to examine (i) the number of product lines and steps in the manufacturing process affect the responsibility cost center in a responsibility accounting system (ii) the level of technology application, the qualification of managers at all levels affect the budgetary control system integrated to the responsibility accounting system in Vietnamese manufacturing enterprises.
 
Theoretical framework: The research identifies and examined the impacts of the number of product lines, the number of steps in the manufacturing process on the number of responsibility cost centers, and the impacts of the level of technology application, the qualification of managers at all levels on the budgetary control system to contribute the responsibility accounting system theory.
 
Design/methodology/approach:  A quantitative approach was applied with a sample of 108 Vietnamese manufacturing enterprises that is listed on the Vietnamese financial securities markets in 2020. OLS regression is applied to give a further analysis.
 
Findings: The regression findings support the significant positive impacts of the number of product lines and the number of steps in the manufacturing process on the number of cost centers as well as the significant positive correlation between the level of technology application and the effective budgetary control system, however, the effect of the qualification of managers at all levels is insignificant.
 
Research, Practical & Social implications: This study provides factors impacting the number of cost centers and the budgetary control system. The results of this study support the contingency theory.
 
Originality/value: These findings can be useful for Vietnamese manufacturing enterprises to take measures to strengthen cost control through the responsibility accounting system, thereby improving business efficiency.
A Study on the Customers Perception About Advertisement of Organic Toddler Food
Authors: Radhika Priya K P  , A Dharmaraj
Published: June 2023

Purpose: This study assesses the impact of organic toddler food labelling on customer attitudes towards advertising, brand loyalty, and purchase intentions as well as consumer perceptions of healthiness and tastiness.
 
Theoretical Framework: These advertisements negative effects on the lower middle class are significantly more severe. Quite frequently, these food products develop snob appeal, and people from less affluent backgrounds are persuaded to buy them as dietary supplements and a means of ascension.
 
Design/methodology/approach: Researcher used Purposive sampling technique This study concentrates on the impact and awareness of advertisement in organic toddler foods. Both ancillary and principal data were used in this study. Researcher has taken 384 as a sample for research study which is greater than the minimum statistically accepted sample size. The data were analyzed using the SPSS_22.

Pearson’s Coefficient of Correlation
Chi-square

 
Findings: Study reveals that there is no association between demographic variables and legal consideration of advertisement. It depicts that unlike gender and age, qualification has association opinion about legal consideration of advertisement. There exists a high positive relation between attitude toward advertising of toddler organic foods and awareness about legal issues related to toddler organic foods.
 
Research, Practical and Social Implication: Customers should evaluate the value of advertisement and take buying decision. They should be given a clear picture on the myths and reality and identify the source and authenticity of advertisement. They should understand the legality related to advertisement.
 
Originality/value: The importance of health in customers food shopping decisions has increased as their interest in health-related problems has increased.
Leverage Analysis, Investment Opportunity Set, and Ownership of Company Value
Authors: Tangngisalu Jannati , Halik Abdul , Marwan  , Jumady Edy
Published: June 2023

Purpose:  This study examines the effect of leverage, investment opportunity sets, and managerial ownership on firm value with dividend policy as an intervening variable in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
 
Theoretical framework: The general framework of this research includes two theories on it firstly, Signaling Theory which is an action taken by management to guide investors about how management views the company's prospects in the future (Taleb, 2019), and secondly, Dividend Policy Theory is part of the company's spending decisions, primarily related with the company's internal spending, this is because the size of the dividends distributed will affect the size of retained earnings. Retained earnings are one of the company's internal funding sources (Lumapow & Tumiwa, 2017).
Methodology:   We use a quantitative approach with a survey approach. The population in this study are all manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during 2018-2020. In this study, the sample was taken using a purposive sampling method. The purposive sampling method limits the selection of sampling based on specific criteria.
Findings:  This study found a positive and significant relationship between leverage and investment opportunity sets on company value in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2018-2020. Meanwhile, managerial ownership and dividend policy have a positive and insignificant effect on the company's corporate value in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2018-2020. Leverage does not have a significant adverse impact on firm value through dividend policy.
Research, Practical & Social implications:   This study analyzes and evaluates the Effect of Leverage on Firm Value. That is, companies that have a high level of leverage can increase firm value because investors assume that the value of companies that have high debt are large-scale companies and the influence of dividend policy on substantial value, namely the use of debt, can increase the firm value if the profits are more significant than costs. Used at the time of use of debt.
 
Originality/value: The findings show a positive and significant relationship between leverage and investment opportunity sets on company value in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2018-2020. Influence does not have a significant adverse effect on firm value through dividend policy. Dividend policy cannot mediate the impact of power on solid value.
Banking Risk Management In Jordanian Commercial Banks In Accordance with the Basel Accords
Authors: Dabbas Motasem Mohammad Naji Al
Published: June 2023

Purpose: The aim of this study is to shed a light on risk management in Jordanian commercial banks in accordance with the Basel Accords.
 
Theoretical framework: The researcher reviewed the relevant literature related to risk management
 
Design/methodology/approach: The descriptive analytical approach was adopted. The questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. The sample consists of all the public administrations in banks and employees in risk management and control. It consists from 120 individuals.
 
Findings: The results of the study showed that the field of "The application of banking risk management in Jordanian commercial banks in accordance with the Basel Accords" ranges from strong to medium, while the field of "Techniques and principles of banking risk management applied by Jordanian commercial banks" ranges from strong to moderate,
 
Research, Practical & Social implications: This study allows Jordanian commercial banks to improve their abilities in managing risks based on Basel accords
 
Originality/value: This study is important because it is one of the few studies that shed a light on Basel Accords along with risk management
Application of Using the Activity-Based Costing System on Product Development in Jordan’s Manufacturing Listed Manufacturing Firms
Authors: Masadeh Ali
Published: June 2023

Purpose: The aim of this research was to examine how the Activity-Based Costing system (ABC) affected product development in Jordanian manufacturing public shareholding companies.
 
Design/methodology/approach: According to the monthly statistical bulletin of the Amman Stock Exchange and the Securities Depository Center, the study population for the year 2022 included (56) Jordanian industrial firms. The questionnaire was distributed to the financial manager, production manager, sales manager, and accountant. In comparison to the total number of circulated questionnaires, (132) were authorized for statistical analysis. Regression analysis and correlation were used to analyze the data and extract results related to the statistical methods used in the study, namely, descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha equation, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and linear regression analysis.
 
Findings: The study revealed that there is a connection between the ABC system and product development in Jordanian industrial companies, where this approach contributes to the improvement and development of products by tracking the stages of production since its inception and concentrating on activities that add value to the company and eliminating activities that do not add any value, naturally improving the competitive position of the company.
 
Research Practical implications: Hence, one of this study's main findings suggests developing strategies for methodically and practically gathering comprehensive data on the company's operations. The study advised that Jordan's industrial public shareholding companies stay up with recent advancements in the field of activity-based costing.
 
Originality/value: This study recommends that for the company to stay up with the acceleration in advancement in the areas of activity costs and the employment of latent capabilities for the company's advantage, the study also recommended that the company train its employees to develop their capabilities to serve its strategies. As the findings also reveal that most of the manufacturing firms in Jordan have the infrastructure to adopt and implement the ABC system.
Digitisation of Marketing and Logistics Activities of Manufacturing and Trading Enterprises
Authors: Spivakovskyy Sergiy , Järvis Marina , Boiko Olha , Robul Yuriy , Liulchak Zoreslava , Salo Yana
Published: June 2023

Purpose: The study aims to explore the benefits of digitisation and provide insights into how companies can successfully implement digital strategies to improve their marketing and logistics functions.
 
Theoretical framework: The study utilizes a comparative analysis of information systems used by manufacturing and trading enterprises to understand the digitalisation process.
 
Design/methodology/approach: The research methodology involves defining the scope of digitalisation, assessing the current state, developing a digitalisation strategy, planning the implementation, executing the implementation, monitoring progress, optimizing the process, and continuously reviewing and improving.
 
Findings: The proposed algorithm consists in defining the scope of digitalisation, assessing the current state, developing a digitalisation strategy, planning the implementation, executing the implementation, monitoring progress, optimising the process, and continuously reviewing and improving. The effectiveness of digitalisation is evaluated using objective mathematical models and Key Performance Indicators specific to the goals of the digitalisation process.
 
Research, Practical & Social implications: The article provides an example of how the mathematical model for digitalisation can be implemented in a real-world scenario. The mathematical model is represented as an equation that maximises the value generated from the digitalisation of marketing and logistics activities subject to constraints such as budget, efficiency improvement, and customer satisfaction improvement.
 
Originality/value: This article provides insights into the digitisation of marketing and logistics activities in manufacturing and trading enterprises. It offers a systematic approach and a mathematical model for evaluating and implementing digitalisation strategies, contributing to the existing knowledge on digital transformation in the business domain.
Ethical Issues of Vietnamese Auditors: Applying the Fraud Triangle Model
Authors: Nguyen Trong , Nguyen Binh Van
Published: June 2023

Purpose: The article analyzes the impact of the factors affecting the fraud of Vietnamese auditors applying the fraud triangle model, providing more empirical evidence on the factors affecting the fraud of the auditors. Vietnam.
 
Theoretical framework: This paper uses the the fraud triangle model.
 
Design/methodology/approach: Research method using questionnaire survey of managers and auditors of Vietnamese auditing firms, the survey results collected 250 questionnaires. After eliminating invalid questionnaires due to There are many blank cells, the author chooses to use 236 questionnaires. Quantitative research was carried out with SPSS 25 software.
 
Findings: Research results show that pressure perception factor has higher standardized Beta coefficient (0.390) than all other factors. The normalized Beta coefficients of the remaining factors are: Perception of opportunity (0.289), Rationalization (0.267)
 
Research, Practical   &   Social   implications: Based on the research results, the author has proposed recommendations to minimize the negative impact of these pressures in order to limit the occurrence of violations of professional ethics of Vietnamese auditors.
 
Originality/value:This study fills the gap in the Ethical issues of Vietnamese auditors: applying the fraud triangle model.
A Literature Review on Cooperative Learning to Improve EFL Students’ Learning Motivation
Authors: Lei Zhang , Ismail Lilliati , Razali Fazilah , Ghazali Norliza
Published: June 2023

Purpose:  The gender-related research discrepancy makes it clear that understanding why cooperative learning effectiveness differs by gender is one of the goals of the current study. Another goal is to investigate the changes in grade-level-based supportive knowledge effectiveness.
 
Theoretical framework: . A collection project's success is the outcome of the aids made by the participants and the guiding principles that they are all committed to. It may be difficult to include individual contributions in the evaluation and appraisal of the group's overall effort. Second, students with diverse backgrounds may have a range of cultures, values, worldviews, and life experiences.
 
Design/methodology/approach: A successful educational method that supports such an method is supportive knowledge, which consists of “some related methods of organizing classroom instruction to achieve common knowledge goals via cooperation”. This method to knowledge is based on the idea that individuals actively choose, change, and interpret the information.
 
Findings:  As a result, they can settle disputes, make required changes, and eventually provide superior results. All learners can benefit from cooperative learning after these conditions have been satisfied, with certain variations owing to particular learner traits. The findings of this study provide educators with more empirical support for the use of effective interactive teaching techniques to boost student motivation and enhance learning outcomes.
 
Research, Practical & Social implications:  Recent research has demonstrated that training based on constructivism and collaborative principles affects learning results in a variety of academic areas.
 
Originality/value:  The outcomes of cooperative learning will be more likely and the findings will be more reliable. The gender-related research discrepancy makes it clear that understanding why cooperative learning effectiveness differs by gender is one of the goals of the current study.
The Magnitude of the Child Maltreatment Problem in Alexandria: Governorate Documentation
Authors: Saeed Nourhan , Sultan Eman , Salama Naglaa , Galal Mohammed , Ghanem Maha
Published: June 2023

Child maltreatment (CM) is not always documented or reported, and as such, estimates of the prevalence of violence against children are inaccurate while true rates remain unknown. Researchers have established that physicians have unsatisfactory knowledge, attitudes, and report of CM.
The purpose of the present research is to assess the magnitude of CM within the Alexandria Governorate and to formulate a simple graphical guideline for physicians to follow in CM cases.
A list was adopted from World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines to record known and suspected CM cases to assess the magnitude of the problem within the governorate and how CM cases are being managed; the checklist was then modified according to the available data.
Three hundred ninety-six children had been exposed to different forms of CM in 2019 according to official documentation, mostly boys. In most cases, danger had been confirmed, and a single person was the most common perpetrator. Investigations were conducted in most of the cases, and most of the child victims received psychological support. In terms of prognosis, the child’s circumstances improved in most cases.
Our research revealed that child neglect was the most common form of CM reported in Alexandria, with more boys being exposed than girls. A familiar person was the alleged perpetrator in most of the studied cases, mainly a parent. Cases were managed through multidisciplinary approaches, with the coordination of many agencies and continuous follow-up for most victims.
Trajectory Optimization for Autonomous Berthing of a Twin-Propeller Twin-Rudder Ship
Authors: Lee Changyu , Kim Jinwhan
Published: June 2023

Autonomous berthing is a crucial technology for autonomous ships, requiring optimal trajectory planning to prevent collisions and minimize time and control efforts. This paper presents a two-phase, two-point boundary value problem (TPBVP) strategy for creating an optimal berthing trajectory for a twin-propeller, twin-rudder ship with autonomous berthing capabilities. The process is divided into two phases: the approach and the terminal. Tunnel thruster use is limited during the approach but fully employed during the terminal phase. This strategy permits concurrent optimization of the total trajectory duration, individual phase trajectories, and phase transition time. The efficacy of the proposed method is validated through two simulations. The first explores a scenario with phase transition, and the second generates a trajectory relying solely on the approach phase. The results affirm our algorithm's effectiveness in deciding transition necessity, identifying optimal transition timing, and optimizing the trajectory accordingly. The proposed two-phase TPBVP approach holds significant implications for advancements in autonomous ship navigation, enhancing safety and efficiency in berthing operations.
Diversidad de aves de Chosica
Authors: Blancas Amaya Hellen Felicia , Boy Barreto Ana Maritza , Pablo Ricra Zara Graciela , Enciso Maggali
Published: June 2023

El proyecto de investigación desarrollado en el año 2014, 2015 y 2016, cumple con el objetivo de conocer la diversidad de Aves de Chosica, los lugares que frecuentan y su permanencia; las aves, a pesar de ser conspicuos, son poco conocidas en cuanto a su diversidad. La investigación desarrollada es importante porque permite saber lo que se tiene en la zona de estudio; esto sería el punto de partida para hacer proyecciones sobre impactos ambientales ocurridos y que haya comprometido a poblaciones de aves. Esta investigación, abarca un área con el propósito de realizar en el futuro una forma de dar protección y la conservación de las especies de aves que habitan la zona estudiada, nos ha significado el reconocimiento de más 11 Órdenes, 19 Familias y 38 especies; siendo el logro alcanzado al 2.0 % del total de especies que alcanza a 1884 registradas por Plenge (2022). Aún quedan algunos en revisión hasta confirmar su identificación específica que permitirá aumentar el número de especies estudiados en la zona mencionada.
Fearful Symmetries: Trauma and “Settler Envy” in Contemporary Australian Culture
Authors: Delrez Marc
Published: June 2023

It is tempting to consider that trauma studies, in view of its insistence that “the history of a trauma, in its inherent belatedness, can only take place through the listening of another” —with the result that “we are implicated in each other’s traumas” (Caruth)— may offer a reclamatory purchase on the flip side of Australian history. Yet my impression is that trauma theory does not travel easily to the settler colonies, where there is a risk that it might be called upon to perform the service of allowing the beneficiaries of conquest to masquerade as its victims. Trauma studies does flourish within cultures that have a stake in investing the experience of suffering with the value of moral capital. In Australia, such gesturing towards the dividends of suffering can never be wholly divorced from the felt (il)legitimacy of the settlers’ occupation of stolen territories. The notion of “trauma envy” (Mowitt) indexes the structure of feeling that seeks a wound to legitimate itself morally, in keeping with the unchanging agenda of neo-colonial identity politics. My essay attempts not to lose sight of this ethical quandary when examining the slippages which occur in specific discursive instances in contemporary Australia.
A Proposal to Exploit Legal Term Repertoires Extracted Automatically from a Legal English Corpus
Authors: Marín Pérez María José
Published: June 2023

The use of specialised corpora as support material in ESP/EAP is a widespread phenomenon yet, to the best of our knowledge, the amount of corpus-based materials in the area of legal English is considerably reduced. This study presents the proposal of several corpus-based activities to foster the acquisition of legal terminology. To that end, an 8.85 million-word legal English corpus (BLaRC) was compiled and processed to identify its most relevant terms using P.Drouin's (2003) TermoStat software. A corpus comprising three legal English textbooks (LegTeXT) was created to establish a comparison between the term inventories obtained from both corpora and thus determine the usefulness of the term list obtained from the former corpus to be used as support teaching material. Several tests were carried out finding 67% overlap between the two term inventories. Furthermore, using Heatley and Nation's (1996) Range software, it was found that 12.37% of the running words in the legal English textbooks were covered by the term inventory obtained from BLaRC. After reviewing the literature on the subject, a taxonomy is also suggested for the classification of legal terms followed by the proposal of several vocabulary activities focusing on varied linguistic levels, namely, morphological, syntactic, semantic and discursive.