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Arctic Security and Defence in a Competitive World
Authors: Charron Andrea
Published: February 2022

On November 22, 2021, Dr. Andrea Charron, Director for the Center for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba, presented on Arctic Security and Defence in a Competitive World at the 2021 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. The primary focus of Dr. Charron’s presentation was on three key areas of questioning the competitiveness of international order within Arctic security and defence. These areas were: competition, decision makers, and fora for navigating competition. The presentation was followed by a question and answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives.
Adapting to New Security Realities in a Climate-Disrupted World
Authors: Dumaine Carol
Published: February 2022

On November 26, 2021, Ms. Carol Dumaine, Nonresident Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, presented Adapting to New Security Realities in a Climate-Disrupted World at the 2021 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. The primary concepts of Ms. Dumaine’s presentation centered on how climate change and the global pandemic are becoming significant issues of national security, and how it is vital that our concept of national security be reframed to understand and address climate change as a security issue. The presentation was followed by a question and answer period and a breakout room session with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives.
Global Information and Digitalized Influence in a Data-driven World
Authors: Briant Emma
Published: February 2022

On November 24, 2021, Dr. Emma Briant presented Global Information and Digitalized Influence in a Data-driven World at the 2021 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. The primary concepts of Dr. Briant’s presentation centered on the types of tactics and methodologies used by Cambridge Analytica during political campaigns and how these methodologies have been used to drive extremism. Dr. Briant’s presentation was followed by a question and answer period directed at a group of panelists allowing the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives to directly engage with the content of each speaker’s presentation.
Changing Nature of Intelligence Education
Authors: Marrin Stephen
Published: February 2022

On November 23, 2021, Dr. Stephen Marrin, program director at James Madison University, presented on The Changing Nature of Intelligence Education at the 2021 CASIS Vancouver West Coast Security Conference. This presentation was followed by a question and answer period and a breakout room session with questions from the audience and CASIS Vancouver executives. The key points discussed included the nature of intelligence studies, the importance of having diverse perspectives in the intelligence and national security space, and the importance of bridging gaps between scholars and practitioners.
Identity Exclusive Violent Transnational Social Movements and 5th Generation Civic Warfare
Authors: Kelshall Candyce
Published: February 2022

On November 24, 2021, Professor Candyce Kelshall presented on the topic of Identity Exclusive Violent Transnational Social Movements and 5th Generation Civic Warfare at the 2021 CASIS West Coast Security Conference. Primary discussion topics included defining 5th generation warfare, the combatants in 5th generation warfare, Violent Transnational Social Movements (VTSMs), Soft Violence, and how it all fits into contemporary conflict. This presentation was followed by a question and answer period where conference attendees and CASIS Vancouver Executives were provided with an opportunity to engage in discussion with Professor Kelshall and other speakers.
Development of a innovative estimation algorithm for cloud and precipitation particles over land utilising satellite observation
Authors: Seto Rie
Published: February 2022

In order to effectively prepare for weather-related natural disasters, accurate estimations of cloud and rainfall are required. Assistant Professor Rie Seto, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, is leading a team that is developing a method for acquiring and assimilating terrestrial
cloud and precipitation data from satellite microwave observations. The hope is that this new methodology could help realise optimal regional water management. In their development of the methodology, Seto and the team focused on the importance of accurately representing the land surface as
well as assimilation of the atmosphere. Ultimately, Seto wants to produce high-quality data that can be used to gain improved understanding of cloud and precipitation events and enable more precise calculations to predict where and how much rain will fall. Due to the heterogeneous structure
of clouds, the researchers are considering cloud volume and how the different types of individual particles can be estimated, along with the distribution of particles in the cloud. Seto and the team are also working to perform uncertainty propagation analysis of hydrological forecasts with
a view to helping reduce flood damage and assist in the operation of reservoirs used for water utilisation. Seto also keeps an eye on the applicability of microsatellites.
Designing algorithms for commodities transportation on a planar graph modelling a map
Authors: Asano Tetsuo
Published: February 2022

Algorithms hold great potential for solving real-world challenges. Dr Tetsuo Asano, Kanazawa University, Japan, is a computer scientist with more than 40 years experience in the field of computational geometry. He is also a former president of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science
and Technology (JAIST). Asano is interested in using computational geometry to describe solutions in terms of geometry. His present research looks to propose a new framework for solving a transportation problem. Each node may have supplies of some commodities and/or demands of some other commodities.
He is exploring whether there is a specific set of trips that can be made by vehicles available at all nodes to meet all demands in an efficient way. Traditionally, an important consideration is finding the most economical way to visit nodes. Asano's work is novel as it uses many vehicles
instead of just one. Additionally, each vehicle only travels between neighbours. Mathematical induction is key to Asano's work, enabling him to confirm that a given algorithm works correctly. To date, the researchers have been able to obtain some reasonably fast algorithms if a network contains
one cycle but the team is keen to solve the problem in general terms. Next, Asano and the team plan to extend the idea behind the project to an efficient algorithm for finding a schedule for sending vehicles in two or more steps to meet all demands.
Broadening the horizons of Japanese diplomacy
Authors: Watanabe Hirotaka
Published: February 2022

Former President of the Japan Association of Global Governance, Professor Hirotaka Watanabe is the project leader of 'Transforming Great Power Relations / Intersection and Global Civil Society', which is financially and physically supported by Japan Society for Promotion of Sciences
(JSPS) and Teikyo University. He talks about the Association's invaluable work to promote this interdisciplinary research project, and shares his thoughts on Japanese diplomacy and the importance of international relations.
Cultivation and molecular biological analysis of copper reducing bacteria as for a copper recycling from low-grade metal ore
Authors: Hosoda Akifumi
Published: February 2022

The growing proliferation of machines such as laptops, computers and smartphones on a global scale means an increase in different types of metals that aren't easily recyclable. Typically, to be recycled these metals are dissolved at a high temperature before being separated by precipitation
using a strong acid. A byproduct of this is significant amounts of CO2 and the acids used can end up in water systems. Dr Akifumi Hosoda, Meijo University, Japan, is interested in developing a better means of recycling electronic waste. A key focus for him and his team is copper
and how the biochemical exploitation of microbes might provide a suitable method for recycling this metal. Copper has a high bactericidal effect and the goal is to find a microorganism that can oxidise this metal in the environment. In recent work, Hosoda and the team have cultivated and performed
molecular biological analysis of copper-reducing bacteria for copper recycling from low-grade metal ore. The goal is to produce copper ions generated by the team's culture and ascertain whether different forms of copper can be extracted from copper sulfide by reducing copper through its bacterial
inhabitants. By performing analyses, the researchers will be able to understand more about the bacteria that have grown in the cultures and clarify the main bacteria in the copper-reducing reaction.
Creation of magnetic thin film integrated optical non-reciprocal element using supersonic free jet PVD method
Authors: Yokoi Hideki
Published: February 2022

Professor Hideki Yokoi, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan, is focused on developing a magneto-optical waveguide with a semiconductor waveguide layer. He and his team are using wafer bonding technology and a new film forming method called the
supersonic free jet PVD method to create an optical waveguide with an arbitrary layer structure. The research of Yokoi and the team is paving the way for the possibility to easily manufacture an optical waveguide of any layer structure, which will lead to the development of magneto-optical
waveguides for optical nonreciprocal elements, optical integrated circuits that will integrate the optical elements with various functions, and optoelectronic integrated circuits. In addition, by replacing electrical wiring with optical wiring, there will be a suppression of heat loss and
reduction of power consumption, reaping environmental benefits. Yokoi and the team are working alongside the International Research Centre for Green Electronics (IRCGE), which aims to contribute to green innovation. Ultimately, Yokoi hopes his findings will have benefits that will expand beyond
the field of optical communications, including a positive environmental impact through reduced power consumption.
Development of a Next-Generation Ionisation Technique in Mass Spectrometry
Authors: Lu I-Chung
Published: February 2022

Mass spectrometry (MS) has a wide range of applications. Assistant Professor I-Chung Lu, Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, is working to improve and better understand aspects of MS in order to further broaden its possible applications. A particular focus
for Lu and his team is on developing novel techniques or improving conventional ionisation methods to overcome application difficulties in MS, specifically in the detection of labile and unstable species. Those techniques extend the MS as a powerful tool to study critical reaction intermidiates
and mechanisms. A novel ionisation technique called matrix-assisted ionisation (MAI) is another research focus for Lu and is something that he wants to shed greater light on due to its unclear ionisation process and potential for MS. Lu is seeking to enhance fundamental knowledge of spontaneously
charge separation by studying ionisation processes in MAI. Lu and the team have combined a portable spectrometer and dedicated MAI source that has proven to directly detect drugs in urine and blood plasma rapidly. This fast-screen platform also has potential application to the diagnosis and
clinical fields.
Optimization Study of High-definition Multi-channel Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Technique Based on Real-time Feedback of Brain Activity
Authors: Kim Yun-Hee , Lee Junsoo , Lee Gihyoun
Published: February 2022

Noninvasive brain stimulation methods are examples of evolving treatments for strokes and neurodegenerative diseases. Methods such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be combined with exercise therapy and rehabilitation
to enhance patient recovery. Professor Yun-Hee Kim from the NEURI Laboratory within the Samsung Medical Center and the Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in South Korea is working to develop personalized non-invasive neuromodulation technology that, due to its individual approach,
will further enhance the effectiveness of treatment. Kim’s goal is to develop a personalized stimulation technology that can monitor brain activity in real-time with no adverse effects on the patient. As such, she is working on a combination study involving high-definition transcranial
direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). It combines neuroplasticity and neuroimaging tools in an effort to maximize brain plasticity and seeks to overcome the existing limitations of tDCS and fNIRS. Kim and the team intend to complete the technology
they are working on through technical optimization and by commercializing the product, the researchers hope that they can help the rehabilitation of patients and support their return to society. It is important to Kim and the team that their technology works with both software and hardware
and can be readily used by non-experts.
Saudi banks’ credit responsibility in the light of Simah company’s credit report
Authors:   Department of Law, College of Business Administration, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia, Moanes Hani Mohamed
Published: February 2022

The bank seeks to avert responsibility for itself, that responsibility that may arise towards it from several quarters, within the framework of the exercise of one of its functions on the occasion of granting it financing. The person requesting the financing may be asked about his refusal to grant the financing, and he may ask the creditors of the client requesting the financing about the damages caused by that financing to the client’s financial liability, and other cases of the bank’s responsibility. Saudi banks, like other banks, seek to avoid their responsibility for granting credit. Therefore, the Saudi legislator issued the Credit Information Law, according to which Simah Saudi Credit Bureau (SIMAH) was established to provide credit clients with a report that includes much information that is undoubtedly of interest to the credit decision-maker in making his decision to grant financing or not. The study used the comparative analytical method, so that the study addressed an analysis of several judicial rulings, whether Saudi Arabia or issued by the United States of America, in order to show the impact of the credit information report on the responsibility of the bank, in addition, the study reached many recommendations that would affect the responsibility of banks.
Handouts don’t exist. Hustle or you don’t eat.
Authors: McGarrigle Conor
Published: February 2022

It is well established that AI has a bias problem; however, black-boxed machine learning systems render it difficult to even understand and visualize the nature and extent of the problem, let alone find solutions. This paper discusses an artistic research approach toward highlighting AI bias and explores the aesthetic potential of machine learning through a case study of an AI artwork called #RiseandGrind. The artist trained a recurrent neural network on a dataset extracted from Twitter hashtags (#Riseandgrind and #Hustle), which were selected to represent a specific filter bubble (embodied neoliberal precarity) in order to produce a biased AI that generates tweets for a Twitter bot. This paper unpacks how this artwork makes visible the processes of machine learning in a playful and poetic way. The work reveals how the original filter bias is consolidated, amplified, shaped, and ultimately codified through this machine learning process. The AI is found to reproduce a cohesive world view that, while reflecting the original data bias, further amplifies that bias through a process of flattening.
Afterword to Re@ct: Social Change Art Technology
Authors: Cook Sarah
Published: February 2022

This is the afterword to Re@ct: Social Change Art Technology, a special issue of Media-N that gathers contributions from selected participants in the Re@ct symposium held in Dundee, Scotland in 2019. The afterword discusses the artistic origins of common communication technologies, and proposes that artists are well-placed to examine behaviors that may become commonplace as our engagement with technology, and one another, changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Art and Fear of Propaganda
Authors: Lambert Steve
Published: February 2022

Concerns about artwork that aims to impact power, “turning art into propaganda,” not only misunderstand how propaganda works in contemporary society, but also privilege a view of art and art’s role that favors the wealthy and powerful.
Watching Me, Watching You: Reflections Upon Surveillance, Gare Loch Duality and the #UndesiredLine
Authors: Owens B.D.
Published: February 2022

From my local observations, the everyday military surveillance, an ever-present panopticon, perpetuates both conscious and unconscious stress in the lives of those who endure it. In this paper I will reflect upon my experiences of a 224 mile pilgrimage that I undertook in 2018, over a period of 50 days. It was a daily walk from the front door of my house to the front door of the Faslane Nuclear Submarine Base, on the Gare Loch in Scotland. A walking performance, through which I drew an Undesired Line on the grass verge in parallel to an existing "undesired line" - the perimeter fence of the Base.

Throughout the time the performance was in progress, I made an online text artwork using the Twitter hashtag #UndesiredLine. One year later, I reactivated the #UndesiredLine text-work in order to analyse subsequent observations and to establish a platform (and outlet) to examine the complex reality of Gare Loch ‘duality’. I will look at the potential legacy for The Undesired Line, and how I can use the documentation: video, photos, daily journal writings, field recordings, tweets and maps.

In addition to appraising my own work, I will discuss surveillance focused artworks by David Rokeby, Janet Cardiff and The Surveillance Camera Players. I will also consider some of the ethical challenges of interactive art, as well as the implications and limitations of "piggy-backing" an online artwork onto existing online platforms such as Twitter and Google Maps.
A Note to Introduce Joanna Walsh’s 9 1/2 EXEMPLARY THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS
Authors: Cook Sarah
Published: February 2022

Sarah Cook introduces Joanna Walsh's experimental text, 9 1/2 EXEMPLARY THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS.
Reliability of a Smartphone Neuropsychological Performance Self-Monitoring App Named Roberto: Correlational Study (Preprint)
Authors: Allen Tyler W. , Goreczny Anthony J. , Kondraske George , Berman Masha , Saganis Xanthia , McComnick Ian , Nussbaum Paul D.
Published: February 2022

BACKGROUND

As technology advances to create new devices capable of neuropsychological measurements, new possibilities emerge. Smartphones are one such device that many people own. Smartphone-based measurements may increase consumer, clinician, and researcher access to neuropsychological data. To explore smartphones for this purpose, it is important to determine their psychometric rigor.

OBJECTIVE

Due to convenience and accessibility, smartphone measurements may complement and surpass computerized neuropsychological and paper-and-pencil measurements but lack psychometric evaluation. We analyzed test-retest reliability of a neuropsychological self-monitoring app named Roberto.

METHODS

Participants downloaded and self-administered Roberto, unsupervised and without assigned location. Roberto scoring used a multiplicative approach derived from general systems performance theory (GSPT) and the elemental resource model (ERM) for human performance.
Various modules measured neuromotor and cognitive performance during a six-minute Roberto administration session. We analyzed data from users who completed their first two sessions within 14 days (n = 69).

RESULTS

Analyses included Pearson’s product-moment correlations for module scores to assess reliability, a paired samples t-test (t = -3.087, p = 0.003) on composite scores for sessions 1 and 2 to assess practice effects, and a repeated-measures MANOVA using session number as an independent variable and module scores as a dependent variable to determine if module scores differed between sessions 1 and 2, followed by univariate ANOVAs to determine which modules differed. Reliability coefficients ranged from 0.296 to 0.725 (p values less than 0.05); most coefficients were above 0.53. We found practice effects; scores on session 2 were 46% higher than on session 1, and MANOVA revealed significant differences between sessions, and univariate ANOVAs show that three modules had significantly different scores on session 2 than session 1.

CONCLUSIONS

Results demonstrate feasibility of a smartphone app used in ecologically robust ways, even in suboptimal conditions. Future research needs to evaluate reliability between test environments. Additional studies need to investigate differences between smartphone type and specifications, such as screen size and operating system. Furthermore, our study found practice effects over multiple Roberto administrations; this introduces the need to investigate the dynamics of these effects on smartphones. Critically, future work needs to investigate validity of neuropsychological data obtained from short measurement sessions compared to full neuropsychological exams.
How the Latest Robots (Cobots) are Safely Powering Industrial Growth: What you need to Know
Authors: Bhati Akshay
Published: February 2022

Abstract: The main topic of this paper is about the transition of traditional industrial robots to collaborative robots. Firstly, the paper starts with an overview of the types of robots which exist in the industry, then the important part of the paper is described by getting into inner details about the collaborative robot’s functionalities by which the collaborative robots are safe to work alongside human beings. Without such safety features and requirements, it is very dangerous to operate such fast moving robots as it will put the lives of humans at stake. This paper will introduce you to a new generation collaborative robot. In the experiment, TM5-700 is used in collaboration with the sick-nanoScan3 (world’s smallest safety scanner in the market) to comply with higher levels of safety standards needed for the application. Keywords: cobot, safety standards, collaborative, robots, risk assessment.
Development of an Autonomous Real Time Collision Avoidance Mobile Robot
Authors: Sut Dhruba Jyoti
Published: February 2022

Abstract: In most circumstances, mobile robots are stated to be autonomous, with collision avoidance being a crucial aspect of designing an autonomous mobile robot. The goal of this paper is to create a simple autonomous real-time collision-avoidance mobile robot that moves to utilise ultrasonic sensors and infrared modules. In this paper, a collision-avoidance mobile robot is designed with built-in intelligence that guides itself whenever an impediment is in its way and manoeuvre around them without any collision. This robotic vehicle is built with an AT Mega 328 microcontroller. An ultrasonic sensor detects any obstacles ahead of it and on either side of the robot, there are two infrared (IR) modules integrates to detect the obstructions and transmit an instruction to the microcontroller. The error generation is decreased with the help of the Kalman filter. Based on the input signal from different sensor integrated in the robot the microcontroller instructs to travel in a various direction by actuating the motors connected to it via a motor driver. Keywords: Mobile robot, autonomous robot, collision avoidance, surveillance, accuracy
Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Fin-Tech Companies in an Emerging Indian Economy
Authors: Kotha Naga Siva Kumar
Published: February 2022

Abstract: The COVID 19 problem has hit the MSME industry hard. MSME includes many sectors under primary sector lending (Micro, Small and Macro) enterprises. Many of the financial institutions have actually looked at this as an opportunity to boost Indian economy but identifying opportunities and lending. The MSME sector itself found some good opportunities in multiple sectors such as home furnishing, rural penetration, online payments, different type of health instrument and some more. Due to expanding coverage, efficiency and increased spending by both public and private sectors, the sector is expanding at the lightning speed. In future increase different type of revenues and market types will increase the opportunity in the revenue growth which is in the prediction.
A Survey on Intrusion Detection Systems Using Various Data Mining Techniques in Big Data Environments
Authors: Budhya Sandeep S
Published: February 2022

Abstract: Intrusion Detection is a topic that is of interest both in the corporate world as well as academia. In the advent of Big Data Analytics, multiple analytics techniques can be used on the enormous amounts of data that is being generated every single day in order to discover knowledge. This inherently poses a threat to the security and privacy of all the parties involved. Therefore, it is a necessity in today’s world to reinforce the security systems with robust Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems. A nominal Cybersecurity System can no longer suffice for detecting and minimizing the damage from cyber-attacks especially since many of the attacks do not fall under a pre-discovered category. In this paper we review the various works particularly concerning Big Heterogeneous Data as well as present opportunities for further research to be conducted in these areas. Keywords: Intrusion, Detection, Cybersecurity, Big Data, Machine Learning, KDDCup99
Amenity Detection using Machine Learning Algorithm
Authors: Sivaranjani S.
Published: February 2022

Abstract: For many centuries, statistics have been used as a prediction tool, until recently data science evolved. When hunting for a house, you may want to check out all the amenities the house has, to know if the house is really worth the price mentioned in any real-estate dealer website. To find so, image classification models are widely in use which first categorizes the photos listed on the website into different rooms and then finds the amenities present in the room by object detection algorithm [2]. Through Computer vision, we get a better understanding of the image/video which eases our house hunt. A comparative study between machine learning algorithms used in the state of art model and my proposed model for detecting amenities with a higher precision rate is produced in the upcoming sessions. Keywords: Dataset, Machine Learning
OS HONORÁVEIS MESTRES DE ARTES MARCIAIS ORIENTAIS: CARREIRA EMPREENDEDORA
Authors: Cabral Sidney Roberto , Ferraz Serafim Firmo de Souza , Paiva Luis Eduardo Brandão
Published: February 2022

Objetivo: Investigar o desenvolvimento da carreira dos honoráveis mestres das artes marciais orientais.
Método / abordagem: O estudo é qualitativo, considerando os estágios e ciclos da carreira empreendedora. Teve como universo 6 honoráveis mestres de artes marciais orientais. Utilizou-se as entrevistas semiestruturadas, realizadas entre novembro de 2014 e setembro de 2015, com um conjunto de técnicas inerentes à análise de conteúdo, seguindo as etapas: (i) pré-análise, (ii) exploração do material e (iii) tratamento dos resultados, inferência e interpretação.
Principais resultados: A carreira dos sujeitos resultou em uma forma singular, multicanal e multicíclica, em modelo de coexistência da carreira de mestre e da carreira empreendedora. Na maestria, o indivíduo permanece em crescimento durante toda a vida, sem saída ou aposentadoria da organização. No viés empreendedor, os empreendimentos se somam com o intuito de agregar valor e patrimônio.
Contribuições metodológicas / sociais / gerenciais: O estudo contribui para o campo do conhecimento da carreira empreendedora dos honoráveis mestres de artes marciais. Espera-se que esse passo se some ao bojo das pesquisas e desperte a oportunidade em um novo filão por parte de instituições, pesquisadores e entes públicos, para as possibilidades que esse ramo cultural pode oferecer, tanto nos aspectos filosóficos como nos aspectos econômicos.
 Originalidade / relevância: Os honoráveis mestres, enquanto empreendedores, tendem a conduzir carreiras e vidas em consonância com empreendimentos e mestria, e isto é essencial para ampliar compreensões nesse campo do conhecimento científico, tornando-se relevante para o campo do conhecimento do desenvolvimento de carreiras e do empreendedorismo.
SENTIDO DO TRABALHO E A ESCOLHA PELA VIDA NA CASERNA PARA MILITARES DO EXÉRCITO BRASILEIRO
Authors: Giuliani Denardin Marcela , Da Silva Maciel Jéssica , Dias Lopes Luis Felipe , Davi Traverso Luciana
Published: February 2022

Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi compreender os sentidos do trabalho para militares de carreira do Exército Brasileiro.
Método/abordagem:  A pesquisa caracterizou-se a partir do método quantitativo. Para a coleta de dados, aplicou-se o instrumento Escala do Trabalho com Sentido, proposta por Bendassolli e Borges-Andrade (2015), em 166 servidores militares de carreira do Exército Brasileiro. Os dados foram analisados a partir da estatística descritiva.
Principais resultados: Como principais resultados, percebeu-se que os militares veem elevado sentido em seus trabalhos, com médias altas em todos os indicadores, com destaque para aqueles concernentes à qualidade das relações de trabalho. Em relação à comparação entre servidores, foram constatadas maiores médias na percepção do sentido do trabalho de oficiais em relação a praças.
Contribuições metodológicas / sociais / gerenciais: Os esforços empenhados na pesquisa podem se constituir em benefícios para o Exército Brasileiro, considerando que a compreensão sobre a percepção do sentido do trabalho para os militares pode servir como base para desenvolver ações de melhoria no trabalho, especialmente no que tange à diferença entre oficiais e praças. Pelo fato de o Exército ser uma instituição importante para a garantia da soberania e segurança nacionais, melhorar a forma pela qual seus recursos públicos, inclusive humanos, são empregados, é garantir uma Administração Pública de melhor qualidade para a sociedade.
Originalidade / relevância: O presente artigo destaca-se por ser uma das poucas pesquisas organizacionais realizadas com o Exército Brasileiro, instituição que é importantíssima para a soberania nacional. Apesar de algumas limitações, a exemplo da falta de subjetividade da aplicação de um instrumento como a Escala do Trabalho com Sentido, pode-se perceber diversos aspectos que perpassam o sentido que o militar do Exército dá ao seu trabalho.
AVALIAÇÃO DA IMPLANTAÇÃO DO BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT NA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA CATARINA
Authors: Snoeijer Enio , Juliatto Dante Luiz , Nunes Rogério da Silva
Published: February 2022

Objetivo: avaliar a implantação do mapeamento de processos das secretarias dos Programas de Pós-Graduação (PPGs) do Centro Tecnológico (CTC) da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC).
Método / abordagem: como procedimentos metodológicos, foram utilizados o método dedutivo, descritivo, estudo de caso único, utilizando como procedimentos técnicos as entrevistas semiestruturadas com servidores técnico-administrativos em educação (STAE) lotados em secretarias dos PPGs do CTC, como dados primários, além das pesquisas bibliográfica e documental, como dados secundários.
Principais resultados: observou-se que o Manual de Benchmark dos PPGs constitui um material relevante aos trabalhos nas secretarias dos PPGs, pois permite a rápida qualificação dos servidores novos, garante a contínua atualização dos procedimentos e a visualização de oportunidades de melhoria para a execução dos trabalhos administrativos. Os STAEs afirmaram a possibilidade de desenvolver atividades conjuntas por meio de uma secretaria integrada para melhorar as práticas administrativas, por meio de troca de experiências, pois atualmente as secretarias realizam as atividades de maneira isolada, cada qual executando os processos inerentes ao seu curso.
Contribuições metodológicas / sociais / gerenciais: como ações a serem tomadas pela equipe de gestão do CTC, em conjunto com a equipe que elaborou o Manual de Benchmark dos PPGs, sugere-se a alocação de recursos para a capacitação dos STAEs das secretarias dos PPGs, uma ação continuada relevante para alcançar resultados satisfatórios ao preparo desses profissionais e padronização dos processos. A integração das secretarias poderia fomentar a troca de experiências e elevar a qualidade dos resultados dos PPGs, uma vez que alguns dos STAEs realizam consultas aos demais colegas a respeito de processos. A partir da concentração das atividades, a carga de trabalho pode ser distribuída, o que poderá promover a otimização dos resultados dos STAEs, além de possibilitar a distribuição de STAEs em setores deficitários quanto à disponibilidade de pessoal, situação essa recorrente na UFSC e que pode comprometer decisões estratégicas dos gestores dessa instituição no âmbito da pós-graduação.
Originalidade / relevância: a pesquisa torna-se relevante, uma vez que é significativo o acompanhamento das atividades dos STAEs na Instituição, assim como nos PPGs, principalmente quando há um conjunto de manuais de Benchmark, disponíveis desde 2015, desenvolvidos para auxiliar as secretarias desses programas do CTC.
ANÁLISE DA UTILIZAÇÃO DAS FERRAMENTAS GERENCIAIS NA CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL ENTRE MPEs E MGEs
Authors: Maciel Amanda , Iarozinski Neto Alfredo
Published: February 2022

Objetivo: O objetivo deste trabalho é identificar quais ferramentas gerenciais diferenciam as micro e pequenas empresas das médias e grandes organizações, bem como avaliar o nível de utilização dessas ferramentas, levando em consideração o tamanho das organizações.
Método / abordagem: A pesquisa foi baseada em um Survey, que através de um questionário, levantou dados de 89 empresas da construção civil situadas na Região Metropolitana de Curitiba. Foi realizada uma comparação, por meio da análise discriminante e análise descritiva dos dados coletados, quanto à utilização das técnicas gerenciais entre micro e pequenas empresas e médias e grandes organizações.
Principais resultados: Os resultados mostraram que a certificação do Programa Brasileiro da Qualidade e Produtividade do Habitat e o sistema de custeio ABC são os métodos que mais diferenciam as grandes e médias organizações das micro e pequenas empresas. Também demonstraram que as ferramentas de gestão de obras são pouco aplicadas independentemente do tamanho da empresa.
Contribuições metodológicas / sociais / gerenciais: Esse estudo indica um caminho a ser seguido pelas pequenas empresas para seu crescimento gerencial, bem como demonstra que o setor da construção civil necessita ampliar a utilização de ferramentas gerenciais como uma alternativa para melhorar o gerenciamento e aumentar o desempenho das construções.
Originalidade / relevância: Esse artigo se diferencia por comprovar estatisticamente os resultados apresentados e por contribuir para ampliar o conhecimento quanto às ferramentas gerenciais utilizadas no setor da construção civil.
PERCEPÇÃO DE EMPREGABILIDADE DE TRABALHADORES EM CONDIÇÕES INCERTAS DO MERCADO DE TRABALHO
Authors: Torrico Grasiela , Farias Oliveira Nunes Maiana , Moraes Cruz Roberto
Published: February 2022

Objetivo: O objetivo deste artigo foi analisar a produção do conhecimento sobre a percepção de empregabilidade em trabalhadores.
Método / abordagem: Foi realizada uma revisão integrativa sobre a percepção de empregabilidade de trabalhadores no mercado de trabalho contemporâneo, abordando as diversas interferências contextuais, sejam elas internas ou externas e, também, a as relações entre a dinâmica do mercado de trabalho e das inovações tecnológicas nas trajetórias de carreira.
Principais resultados: A empregabilidade não se constitui apenas um resultado, mas como a quantidade de recursos de empregabilidade que as pessoas possuem. Percepções mais fortes de empregabilidade resultam em uma perspectiva mais positiva no trabalho, refletindo na avaliação da volatilidade e inseguranças do mercado de trabalho como menos ameaçadoras. Além disso, mostra-se positivamente associada à satisfação com a vida, controle, otimismo, suporte no desenvolvimento e sucesso na carreira, bem como com engajamento, comprometimento organizacional e níveis mais baixos de exaustão no trabalho.
Contribuições metodológicas / sociais / gerenciais:  Foi realizada uma discussão sobre a percepção de empregabilidade em seus fundamentos teóricos e perspectivas analíticas de investigação, considerando a perceptiva individual e a influência de fatores contextuais. A revisão integrativa buscou exaurir os principais aspectos salientes ao entendimento do fenômeno da empregabilidade e sua relação com o repertório socioprofissional dos trabalhadores e os desafios e oportunidades do mundo do trabalho.
 Originalidade / relevância: O estudo contribui ao examinar as diferenças entre a empregabilidade e a percepção de empregabilidade para avançar no entendimento de seus antecedentes e repercussões nas trajetórias de carreira.
Editorial
Authors: Mazzioni Sady , Fossá Juliano Luiz , Baú Dal Magro Cristian , Ghisi Feuerschütte Simone
Published: February 2022

Editorial
Institutionalization of the methodology for ensuring the economic security of business
Authors: Bessarabov Vladislav O.
Published: February 2022

The research is devoted to the development of a model of institutionalization of the methodology for ensuring the economic security of entrepreneurial activity. The relevance of the institutional theory is due to the need to create, disseminate and consolidate the rules of the game for the application of the methodology under study. A model of institutionalization of the methodology for ensuring the economic security of entrepreneurial activity is proposed, the implementation of which is accompanied by the development of a set of interrelated documents aimed at integrating the rules of the game on micro, meso and macro levels. The step-by-step development of documentation formalizes the rules of the game to ensure the economic security of entrepreneurial activity and provides an opportunity for the leaders of the subjects and officials to quickly identify and respond to deviations from the benchmark results. The developed model forms a holistic view of the process of institutionalization of methodology in the context of micro, meso and macro levels, which is based on a clear distinction between formal and informal rules of the game. From the standpoint of practice, the significance of the model is manifested in a clear statement of the stages and results (including draft documents) that must be obtained to achieve economic and social effect with the institutionalization of the methodology for ensuring the economic security of entrepreneurial activity.
The role of the SCO countries in ensuring China’s energy security
Authors: Mamakhatov Tlesh Muratovich , Mallah James Mohammad
Published: February 2022

The growing dynamics of relationships amongst Central Asia, Russia and China, and other SCO member states in economic and energy corporations is analyzed. Since the formation of the SCO, there have been tremendous changes in the dispensation of both political and economic forces in the region. The actual terms of the cooperation and the functions of the numerous SCO member states have changed, thus increasing the significance of some member countries while relegating others to minor leading roles. The Central Asian region plays a leading role in the CSO organization itself as a geographical platform for its activities and as one of the worlds leading countries in the global context. First, this course applies to Russia and China. However, Chinas recent record-breaking economic growth has affected relations and cooperation with both the SCO countries and Russia over the past decades. The long history of interaction between Russia and countries of Central Asia and the current economic policy pursued by Сhina in the region has a complex structure of intertwining with each other, making the situation of Russian-Chinas relations paramount in the SCO. The booming economic growth of China leads to the transformation of the world economic space, where the other countries still occupy the leading positions. Foreign countries, fearing economic competition, announced a policy of containing China. The tension in the economic relations of the Central Asia countries and China is growing.
Does flexible migration policy spur competitiveness in the labor market? A case of migrants in the Russian Federation
Authors: Valei Azamat , Mamman Suleiman O.
Published: February 2022

With the influx of labor migrants across the globe and developed countries being on the receiving end, countries like the Russian Federation have implemented strict migration policies to check the inflow of these migrants, mainly from low-income countries. However, with theoretical underpin the increase in labor migrants brings about competitiveness in the receiving countries labor market. The current study evaluates whether the Russian labor migration policy promotes competitiveness given the characteristics of labor migrants in Russia. The study carried out panel data analysis for 14 countries within Russian region and an aggregated data from the rest of the world using the non-stationary heterogeneous panel model and estimators of mean group and pooled mean group. The result first presents strong cointegration between wage levels and labor supply (immigrant, emigrants, and native workforce). The result then reveals a negative effect of immigrants inflow and native workforce on wage levels in the short run but a positive effect, in the long run, suggesting that the labor migrants inflow is imperfectly substitutable in the Russian labor market. The result also shows a positive effect of migration policy on wages both in the short and long run, indicating that the strict migration policy can hinder the competitiveness of the labor force in the labor market.
Current trends in Japan’s economic cooperation with the SCO member states
Authors: Korneev Konstantin A.
Published: February 2022

The paper considers the Japanese economic policy towards the SCO member states, which is built on the basis of Japans long-term interests in the Asian region. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is quite diverse: some countries (India, China) are moving in the high-speed segment of the world economy and have annual GDP growth (excluding the fall in 2020 caused by the pandemic) at the level of 5% or more, while others (for example, Russia) are in the low-speed segment. This forms a different content of Japans foreign economic policy in relation to the individual SCO states, but there are also a number of general trends due to the current structure of Japanese exports/imports. For more than a decade, Japan has been facing a difficult task of overcoming prolonged economic stagnation not only through internal reforms, but also through expanding the borders of its foreign trade activities, and the SCO countries with their capacious domestic markets experiencing a shortage of high-tech products are among the priority areas for Japanese exports. Therefore, the urgent content of Japanese foreign economic policy in the SCO area is of considerable scientific interest.
Türk Marketlerinde Satışa Sunulan Çeşitli Balık Ürünlerinin Biyojenik Amin ve Trimetilamin İçerikleri
Authors: Özyurt Gülsün , Özkütük Ali Serhat , Boğa Esmeray Küley
Published: February 2022

Çalışmada Türk marketlerinde ticari olarak satılan 17 farklı işlenmiş balık ürününün (dondurulmuş Alaska mezgiti, hamsi filetosu, sardalya filetosu, berlam filetosu, Asya kedi balığı filetosu, palamut, Atlantik somon; tütsülenmiş kurutulmuş uskumru, alabalık, Atlantik somon; marine edilmiş uskumru, hamsi, kırmızı biber soslu hamsi ve acı biber soslu hamsi; tütsülenmiş-marine edilmiş uskumru, hamsi) biyojenik amin içeriği hızlı HPLC metodu kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Balık ürünlerinde en fazla miktarda bulunan biyojenik aminler putresin, spermidin, spermin ve dopamin olmuştur. Test edilen balık ürünleri arasında histamin birikimi sadece dondurulmuş Atlantik somon, marine kurutulmuş uskumru ve marine acı biber soslu hamside gözlenmiş olup, 10 mg/100 g olarak belirtilen yasal limitin altında kalmıştır. Balık ürünlerinde tiramin histamine kıyasla daha yüksek oranda birikime uğramıştır. En yüksek tiramin içeren balık ürünleri, 8,5 mg/100 g, 5,27 mg/100 g ve 3,5 mg/100 g değer ile dondurulmuş Atlantik somon, acı biber soslu marine hamsi ve tütsülenmiş-marine uskumru olmuştur. Putresin ve kadeverin birikimi tüm balık ürünlerinde sırasıyla < 33,53 ve < 19,87 mg/100 g olarak bulunmuştur. Balık ürünlerinin trimetilamin (TMA) içeriği ise 6,6-22 mg/100 g arasında olmuştur. Balık örneklerinde toplam biyojenik amin değeri en düşük dondurulmuş Alaska mezgitinde gözlenirken (28,8 mg/100 g), dondurulmuş Atlantik somon en yüksek biyojenik amin içeren (232,3 mg/100 g) balık ürünü olmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda, test edilen çoğu işlenmiş balık ürününün iyi kalitede olduğu gözlenmiştir. Ancak bu sonuçlar işlenmiş su ürünlerinde insan tüketiminde güvenliği sağlamak için dikkatle izleme çalışmalarının yapılması gerektiğini ortaya koymuştur.
Silurus triostegus’un Gonat Dokusu Yağ Asidi İçeriğinin Mevsimsel Değişimi
Authors: Kaçar Semra , Başhan Mehmet
Published: February 2022

Bu çalışmada, Atatürk Baraj Gölü'nden toplanan (Mayıs-Mart ayları arasında) Silurus triostegus'un (Heckel, 1843) gonat dokusu yağ içeriği ve yağ asidi (FA) kompozisyonunun belirlenmesi amaçlamıştır. Gonat dokusu toplam lipid miktarı, dişi ve erkek balıklarda sırasıyla Mayıs ve Eylül aylarında maksimuma ulaşmıştır. Tüm mevsimlerde en fazla bulunan yağ asitleri; doymuş yağ asitleri (SFA) içinde palmitik asit, tekli doymamış yağ asitleri içinde oleik asit, çoklu doymamış yağ asitleri içinde (PUFA); 22:6n-3 (dokosaheksaenoik asit, DHA), 18:3n-3 (linolenik asit), 18:2 n-6 (linoleik asit) ve 20:5n-3 (eikosapentaenoik asit, EPA)’dır. Erkek ve dişi balık türlerinin gonat dokularındaki TAG ve PL yağ asidi bileşimleri farklı bulunmuştur. Dişi ve erkek örneklerde PL'ye kıyasla tüm mevsimlerin TAG'lerinde PUFA'ların oranı daha düşük bulunmuştur. Genel olarak n-3 yağ asitleri yüzdeleri, n-6 yağ asitleri yüzdelerinden daha yüksek belirlenmiştir. Cinsiyete bağlı olarak, incelenen gonad dokusunda bireysel FA'ler arasında nicel farklılıklar vardır.
Farklı Zenginleştirici Emülsiyonların Rotifer (Brachionus plicatilis) Yığın Kültüründe Kullanımı
Authors: Özdoğan Hasan Batuhan Emre , Savaş Sevgi
Published: February 2022

Bu çalışmada, rotifer Brachionus plicatilis kültüründe 2 formüle emülsiyon (Emülsiyon-I ve Emülsiyon-II) ve 3 farklı ticari ürün (Olio w-3, Red Pepper ve (n-3) Top Rich) kullanımının popülasyon artışı üzerine etkisi araştırılmıştır. Rotiferler için oluşturulan deneme grupları sırasıyla; DHA-Gold (Kontrol), DHA-Gold + Emülsiyon-I (1. Grup), DHA-Gold + Emülsiyon-II (2. Grup), DHA-Gold + Olio w-3 (3. Grup), DHA-Gold + Red Pepper (4. Grup), DHA-Gold + (n-3) Top Rich (5. Grup) olarak belirlenmiştir. Farklı besleme rejimine göre rotiferlerin populasyon artışının belirlenmesi için 1 L kültür hacminde yığın kültür, başlangıç yoğunluğu 100 birey/ml olacak şekilde 7 gün süre ile gerçekleştirilmiş ve günlük olarak birey sayımları yapılmıştır. Deneme sonunda rotiferlerde en yüksek birey sayısı, büyüme hızı ve fekondite oranı DHA-Gold + Emülsiyon-II ile zenginleştirilen grupta sırasıyla 1250 ± 11,54 birey/ml, 0,37 ± 0,00 bölünme/gün ve 0,38 ± 0,01 yumurta/birey olarak tespit edilmiş olup, söz konusu değerler kontrol grubundan istatistiksel olarak önemli derecede farlı bulunmuştur (P<0.05). Emülsiyon ilavesinin rotiferin popülayon artışı, büyüme hızı ve fekondite oranını olumlu yönde etkilediği belirlenmiştir.