bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Scaling the criteria to be considered in determining exam anxiety by pairwise comparison method
Authors: YAHSİ SARI Hasibe , ANIL Duygu
Published: January 2022

In this study, it was aimed to scale the importance level of the criteria that can be taken into consideration in determining the exam anxiety of 8th grade students by means of pairwise comparison. Descriptive survey model was used in the research. The study group of the research consists of 100 8th grade students studying at a randomly selected secondary school in Kilis. The data collection tool was a questionnaire in which the students in the study group were compared in pairs, that consisted of six criteria that affect exam anxiety, including the thought of failing in lessons, the effect of the social environment (family, friends and relatives), students’s self-perceptions, teacher attitudes, social and physical characteristics of the school, and the thought of not being prepared for exams adequately. Data analysis was performed on a full data matrix by using equation of case III. As a result of the research, the first two criteria that most affect the exam anxiety of 8th grade students are respectively; social and physical characteristics of the school and how students see themselves. These stimulators are respectively followed by the idea of failing in lessons and the effect of the social environment. The two criteria, which they think are the least effective on exam anxiety, are the attitudes of teachers and not being prepared for exams adequately.
Structural change in an oxisol under dynamic loads and different tillage systems
Authors: Candine Patrícia Freitas , Viana Paulo Márcio Fernandes , Reis Elton Fialho dos
Published: January 2022

This study aimed to analyse the structural changes of an oxisol under different loads using no-tillage (NT) and conventional till (CT) conditions. Experiments were conducted using a randomised design with a 2 x 5 factorial scheme, areas of oxisol under no tillage and conventional tillage and five loads (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 kg), with 4 repetitions, totally 40 experimental units. Loads were applied by a traffic simulator to determinate the surface tamping and the variables (cohesive intercept and friction angle), which obtained through shear-force equipment. The tillage systems and loads of traffic influenced the soil structure based on the variables analyzed. The highest values for surface tamping and compaction degree were observed in no tillage condition, while cohesive intercept and friction angle were higher on conventional tillage. The use of the above-stated load, which the soil can support, causes structural rearrangement. After the structural rearrangement, the soil tends to return to its initial state. The variation in friction angle associated with different applied loads is less in soil under no-tillage conditions
Resistance levels of Arabica coffee cultivars to bacterial-halo-blight under field conditions and planting spacings within the rows
Authors: Carducci Fernando Cesar , Santos Willian Gabriel dos , Pereira Carlos Theodoro Motta , Rodrigues Lucas Mateus Rivero , Beriam Luís Otávio Saggion , Shigueoka Luciana Harumi , Junior Valdir Mariucci , Bortolato Kawana Silva , Sera Gustavo Hiroshi
Published: January 2022

Bacterial-halo-blight (BHB) is an important coffee disease caused by the Pseudomonas syringae pv. garcae. To date, there are few studies reporting resistance to BHB in adult plants of Arabica coffee cultivars under field conditions. The aim of this study was to assess the levels of resistance to BHB in Arabica coffee cultivars under field conditions and different planting spacings within the rows (SWR). The field trial was assessed for BHB severity in natural infection condition by using a grade scale, ranging from 1 to 5 in Londrina (Paraná state, Brazil) in December 2016 (36 months after planting). The experiment was planted at the 2.50m spacing inter-row, using randomized blocks design in a 4 x 15 factorial scheme with three replications and five plants per plot. The factors consisted of four SWR (0.40m, 0.50m, 0.60m and 0.70m) and 15 Arabica coffee cultivars. The resistance levels were based on the mean BHB severity grades, where the cultivars were classified as highly resistant (HR), resistant (R), moderately resistant (MR), slightly resistant (SR) and susceptible (S). Adult plants of IPR 102 and IPR 106 were HR and MR to BHB, respectively, under natural field conditions. IAPAR 59, IPR 103, IPR 104, IPR 107 and IPR 108 showed a lower level of resistance than the cultivars IPR 102 and IPR 106. Some HdT-derived cultivars such as IPR 97, IPR 98, IPR 99 and Tupi IAC 1669-33, besides cultivars IPR 100, IPR 101 and IPR 105, derived from IAC 1110-8 were susceptible. In the two SWR more densely, the BHB severity was higher, and some cultivars behaved as more susceptible in these spacings.
Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons in the North Central Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria
Authors: Askederin Fatiya
Published: January 2022

This paper investigated the Humanitarian Crisis in the North Central zone of Nigeria and the resettlement challenges faced by Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). It was designed to find out the types and causes of Displacement in the zone and determine the readiness of IDPs to return to their original communities before Displacement. The Research was carried out in three states of the North Central Geopolitical Zone, which are Nasarawa, Niger, and the Federal Capital Territory using a total of nine IDP camps. It was conducted using a combination of research designs by applying quantitative and qualitative research methods. Data was collected using three data collection tools which are questionnaires, observation schedule, and focus group discussions schedule. Results revealed that the internally displaced persons found in the North Central geopolitical zone in the states of Nasarawa and the FCT come mostly from the Northeastern states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, and were displaced due to the Boko Haram insurgency. Those living in Niger State come from within Niger and were displaced due to Banditry. Results also revealed that the majority of IDPs live in deplorable conditions within the North Central Geopolitical zone with limited access to food, education, health services, water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities. The Research further revealed that most IDPs are willing to return to their original homes, and their first deciding factor to return is the restoration of security back in their communities, the second factor is their family ties, third is funding to support their return, and then fourth is government legislation that may compel relocation of displaced persons.
4Dimensional X Strain and 2Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiographic Study: Normative Values of Strain Parameters of Left Ventricle and Tissue Doppler Imaging of Ascending Aorta in Healthy Adults –A Single Centre Indian Study
Authors: Mehrotra Akhil
Published: January 2022

Global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a sensitive measure of LV dysfunction and is better than EF at predicting CVD events and deaths. Recently 3D/4D/4D X strain speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is used to analyse complex LV mechanics. Interestingly, HFpEF is related to both GLS and increased Aortic stiffness. TDI of ascending Aorta is an effective technique to assess Aortic stiffness. The aim of the present study is to establish normal values of TDI of AA by 2DE and 4D X-strain volumetric and strain parameters of LV of healthy adults. 102 subjects were enrolled, 72 assessed by 2DE-GROUP-A, and 30 were analysed by 4D X-strain echocardiography-GROUP-B. Important TDI parameters of Aortic stiffness were 3.90 ±3.79& 5.23 ± 10.55, (p = NS), in males & females respectively and Aortic strain were 10.55 ± 7.67% and 9.49 ± 5.56%, (p = NS), in males & females respectively. Volumetric data of EF were 64 ± 7.0 % & 65 ± 6.0 %, (p = NS), in males & females respectively and CO were 5.6 ± 1.5 l/min & 4.91±1.53l/min, (p = NS), in males & females respectively. Moreover, 4D X-strain STE indices of GLS being -17.29 ± 2.71 & -19.00 ± 3.51, (p = NS), in males & females, respectively GCS being -15.46 ± 7.1 & -14.12 ± 6.15, (p =NS), in males & females respectively and GRS being -24.53 ± 9.8 & -21.93 ± -8.81, (p= NS), in males & females respectively. No previous data is available, making the research a singular experience.
Effects of adulterated palm cooking oil on the quality of fried chicken nuggets
Authors: Tan Sook Ling , Meriam Suhaimy Syazwan Hanani , Abd Samad Nur Azimah , Hamizi Nor Aliya
Published: January 2022

Introduction. There is a rising concern over food safety caused by an increasing trend towards adulterating fresh cooking oil with used cooking oil in Malaysia. Recent decades have seen more cases of high-quality edible cooking oil adulteration with reused oil, driven by high market demand and profit margins. In this study, we aimed to analyze the properties of vegetable oils and their effect on the quality of fried chicken nuggets.

Study objects and methods. We determined free fatty acid contents and characterized the properties of fresh palm olein, used cooking oil, and adulterated oil. We also compared the sensory quality attributes of chicken nuggets fried in fresh and adulterated oils.

Results and discussion. The content of free fatty acids consistently increased with rising adulteration levels. The FTIR spectral analyses revealed significant differences between fresh, used, and adulterated oils at 3006, 2922, 2853, 2680, 1744, 1654, 987, 968, and 722 cm–1. The oil samples with high adulterant concentrations demonstrated a linear increasing trend in K232 and K 270 values, where higher absorbance values indicated severe deterioration in the oil quality. The sensory evaluation showed no significant effect (P > 0.05) of adulteration with used cooking oil on the quality of fried chicken nuggets.

Conclusion. Our findings filled in a gap in the previous studies which only focused on the effects of adulteration on the oil properties. The study also provides valuable information to regulatory authorities on the reliability of quality parameters and modern instruments in edible oil adulteration detection.
Structure and properties of antimicrobial peptides produced by antagonist microorganisms isolated from Siberian natural objects
Authors: Babich Olga , Milentyeva Irina , Dyshlyuk Lyubov , Ostapova Elena , Altshuler Olga
Published: January 2022

Introduction. Public healthcare urgently needs new pharmaceuticals – alternative to traditional antibiotics – that pathogens develop no resistance to. Of special interest in this regard are antimicrobial, ribosomally synthesized bacterial peptides or bacteriocins. In this work, we aimed to study the structure and properties of antimicrobial peptides produced by antagonist microorganisms isolated from the natural objects of the Siberian region.

Study objects and methods. The study objects were bacteria isolated from the natural sources of Kuzbass. After culturing bacteria, total protein was precipitated from the culture fluid and separated into fractions by gel permeation HPLC. Their amino acid sequences were determined by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. The antibacterial (against Bacillus pumilus and Escherichia coli) and fungicidal (against Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger) properties of the peptides were studied by the disk diffusion method.

Results and discussion. Seven peptides with different amino acid sequences were isolated from the culture fluid of bacteria, five of which had no analogues in the PepBank and Uniprot data banks. The peptide with an amino acid sequence of VMCLARKCSQGLIVKAPLM (2061.66 Da) was homologous to the cysteine membrane protein Giardia lamblia P15, and the peptide with an amino acid sequence of AVPSMKLCIQWSPVRASPCVMLGI (2587.21 Da) showed a homology with the Planctomycetes bacterium I41 peptides. We found antibacterial (against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria) and fungicidal (against Aspergillus) properties in the peptide fractions.

Conclusion. Antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria isolated from the natural objects of the Siberian region can be used to create pharmaceuticals as an alternative to traditional antibiotics to treat infectious diseases.
Improving the nutritional properties of Brassica L. vegetables by spontaneous fermentation
Authors: Parada Romina B. , Marguet Emilio , Campos Carmen A. , Vallejo Marisol
Published: January 2022

Introduction. Brassica L. vegetables are rich in fiber, minerals, and bioactive compounds. Lactic fermentation can improve their nutritional value. The goal of this study was to evaluate phytase, calcium, phytic acid, total phenolic content, and antioxidants during spontaneous fermentation of white cabbage, red cabbage, and Chinese cabbage.

Study objects and methods. The research featured samples of water extract, methanol extract, and brine. The procedure involved monitoring lactic bacteria and pH during cabbage fermentation. Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) scavenging assay and cupric reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC) assay were used to measure the antioxidant activity and Folin-Ciocalteau method to determine total phenolic content in the water and methanol extracts. In the brine samples, we studied calcium, phytic acid, and phytase activity.

Results and discussion. The samples of white and red cabbage displayed the highest phytase activity on days 5–10 and had a maximal decrease of phytic acid and increase of calcium concentration, while in Chinese cabbage these processes occurred gradually throughout the fermentation. The total phenolic content in the brine and extracts was very similar for all the cultivars throughout the fermentation process. A continuous release from the solid phase to brine could be observed during the first ten days of fermentation. DPPH and CUPRAC assays revealed a similar phenomenon for the total phenolic content. The antioxidant capacity decreased in the water and methanol extracts and increased in the brine. At the end of fermentation, the red cabbage samples demonstrated a significant increase in the total phenolic content and total antioxidant activity, which was less prominent in the Chinese cabbage. The samples of white cabbage, on the contrary, showed a decrease in these parameters.

Conclusion. Fermentation made it possible to increase the concentration of free calcium in white, red, and Chinese cabbages, as well as improve the antioxidant capacity of red and Chinese cabbages.
Bangladesh RMG Supply Chain Vulnerabilities To Disruption Beyond Covid-19
Authors: Tusher Nayem Uddin Hoque , Tusher Nayem Uddin Hoque
Published: January 2022

With the recent outbreak of Covid-19, the fragility of the global SC has been revealed. Significant disruption from both the demand and supply side has jolted the garment industry of Bangladesh. This paper aims to foster a more explicit understanding of the disruption vulnerability factors of the Bangladesh RMG SC beyond Covid-19. To achieve this aim, an exploratory study methodology is used by extensive literature review. Analysis revealed that Bangladesh RMG SC is vulnerable to hazard, strategic, financial, operational, infrastructural, and demand and supply factors. Natural calamities, infrastructural collusions, labor and political unrest, globally intensified competition, non-compliance issues, high dependency on imported materials, lack of product, and market diversification can lead Bangladesh RMG SC to disruptive events. The analysis of this study will help factory owners, industrial managers, and designated authorities to identify vulnerabilities associated with the Bangladesh RMG SC and take measures to reduce the vulnerabilities to disruption.
Periods of Competitive Break in Soccer: Implications on Individual and Collective Performance
Authors: Marques André P. , Travassos Bruno , Branquinho Luís , Ferraz Ricardo
Published: January 2022

Competitive breaks in soccer have been revealed to be detrimental to the individual and collective performance of soccer players and teams. Several studies have been carried out, and the evidence suggests the need to apply specific training programs to avoid a decline in soccer players’ performance. However, the elaboration of these specific programs, in many cases, is essentially focused on physical performance, neglecting the technical and behavioral domain.

In this small review, the competitive breaks and their main effects for detraining were critically analyzed. Concurrently, we analyzed the effects of the use of specific training programs to avoid changes in the performance of soccer players and teams.

It is essential to create guidelines for coaches to apply for specific training programs properly during competitive breaks so that soccer players can maintain their individual and collective performance, considering the physiological, technical, and behavioral domains. Applying of these programs will also contribute to enhancing soccer players’ physical condition, increasing their tolerance to the imposed training loads, and, consequently, reducing the appearance of injuries.
Factors Associated with In-hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Authors: Ardining Hiradipta , Amnifolia Niazta Nisa , Dzikrul Haq Karimullah Muchammad
Published: January 2022

BACKGROUND: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) remains major cause of death worldwide, therefore it is important to determine factors associated with worse outcomes to better elucidate which patients deserve a more aggressive approach for management. OBJECTIVES: To describe the characteristics of patients admitted with ACS to Kediri General Hospital and factors associated with in-hospital mortality in ACS patients. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 117 patients who admitted with ACS to Kediri General Hospital between January and June 2020 were included. Data were collected retrospectively from medical records and analyzed using SPSS software v25. RESULTS: During hospitalization, 18 (15,4%) died. The bivariate analysis showed the patients who died were predominantly female, had higher prevalence of Killip IV, higher prevalence of clinical signs of heart failure, lower admission systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and higher heart rate. From multivariable analysis, variables which were significantly associated with in-hospital mortality were decreased consciousness (OR 11, 95% CI 1.327-92.4, p=0.026), and Killip class IV (OR 9.558, 95% CI 2.016-45.317). CONCLUSION: Decreased consciousness and Killip class IV were associated with increased inhospital mortality in ACS. KEYWORDS:In-hospital mortality, acute coronary syndrome, Killip class, Decrease of Conciousness
Daily Level Association of Physical Activity and Performance on Ecological Momentary Cognitive Tests in Free-living Environments: A Mobile Health Observational Study
Authors: Zlatar Zvinka Z , Campbell Laura M , Tang Bin , Gabin Spenser , Heaton Anne , Higgins Michael , Swendsen Joel , Moore David J , Moore Raeanne C
Published: January 2022

Background

Research suggests that physical activity (PA) has both acute and chronic beneficial effects on cognitive function in laboratory settings and under supervised conditions. Mobile health technologies make it possible to reliably measure PA and cognition in free-living environments, thus increasing generalizability and reach. Research is needed to determine whether the benefits of PA on cognitive function extend from the laboratory to real-world contexts.

Objective

This observational study aims to examine the association between daily fluctuations in PA and cognitive performance using mobile health technologies in free-living environments.

Methods

A total of 90 adults (mean age 59, SD 6.3 years; 65/90, 72% men) with various comorbidities (eg, cardiovascular risk and HIV) and different levels of baseline cognition (ranging from cognitively normal to impaired) completed ecological momentary cognitive tests (EMCTs) on a smartphone twice daily while wearing an accelerometer to capture PA levels for 14 days. Linear mixed-effects models examined the daily associations of PA with executive function and verbal learning EMCTs. Moderation analyses investigated whether the relationship between daily PA and daily performance on EMCTs changed as a function of baseline cognition, cardiovascular risk, and functional status (independent vs dependent).

Results

Days with greater PA were associated with better (faster) performance on an executive function EMCT after covariate adjustment (estimate −0.013; β=−.16; P=.04). Moderation analyses (estimate 0.048; β=.58; P=.001) indicated that days with greater PA were associated with better (faster) executive function performance in individuals who were functionally dependent (effect size −0.53; P<.001) and not in functionally independent adults (effect size −0.01; P=.91).

Conclusions

EMCTs may be a sensitive tool for capturing daily-level PA-related fluctuations in cognitive performance in real-world contexts and could be a promising candidate for tracking cognitive performance in digital health interventions aimed at increasing PA. Further research is needed to determine individual characteristics that may moderate the association between daily PA and EMCT performance in free-living environments.
Daily Level Association of Physical Activity and Performance on Ecological Momentary Cognitive Tests in Free-living Environments: A Mobile Health Observational Study (Preprint)
Authors: Zlatar Zvinka Z , Campbell Laura M , Tang Bin , Gabin Spenser , Heaton Anne , Higgins Michael , Swendsen Joel , Moore David J , Moore Raeanne C
Published: January 2022

BACKGROUND

Research suggests that physical activity (PA) has both acute and chronic beneficial effects on cognitive function in laboratory settings and under supervised conditions. Mobile health technologies make it possible to reliably measure PA and cognition in free-living environments, thus increasing generalizability and reach. Research is needed to determine whether the benefits of PA on cognitive function extend from the laboratory to real-world contexts.

OBJECTIVE

This observational study aims to examine the association between daily fluctuations in PA and cognitive performance using mobile health technologies in free-living environments.

METHODS

A total of 90 adults (mean age 59, SD 6.3 years; 65/90, 72% men) with various comorbidities (eg, cardiovascular risk and HIV) and different levels of baseline cognition (ranging from cognitively normal to impaired) completed ecological momentary cognitive tests (EMCTs) on a smartphone twice daily while wearing an accelerometer to capture PA levels for 14 days. Linear mixed-effects models examined the daily associations of PA with executive function and verbal learning EMCTs. Moderation analyses investigated whether the relationship between daily PA and daily performance on EMCTs changed as a function of baseline cognition, cardiovascular risk, and functional status (independent vs dependent).

RESULTS

Days with greater PA were associated with better (faster) performance on an executive function EMCT after covariate adjustment (estimate −0.013; β=−.16; P=.04). Moderation analyses (estimate 0.048; β=.58; P=.001) indicated that days with greater PA were associated with better (faster) executive function performance in individuals who were functionally dependent (effect size −0.53; P<.001) and not in functionally independent adults (effect size −0.01; P=.91).

CONCLUSIONS

EMCTs may be a sensitive tool for capturing daily-level PA-related fluctuations in cognitive performance in real-world contexts and could be a promising candidate for tracking cognitive performance in digital health interventions aimed at increasing PA. Further research is needed to determine individual characteristics that may moderate the association between daily PA and EMCT performance in free-living environments.
Long-term Effects of a Social Media–Based Intervention (Run4Love) on Depressive Symptoms of People Living With HIV: 3-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Guo Yan , Li Yingqi , Yu Chuanchuan , Xu He , Hong Y Alicia , Wang Xiaolan , Zhang Nanxiang , Zeng Yu , Monroe-Wise Aliza , Li Linghua , Liu Cong , Cai Weiping , Lin Aihua
Published: January 2022

BACKGROUND

Emerging studies have shown the effectiveness of mobile health (mHealth) interventions in reducing depressive symptoms among people living with HIV. Most of these studies included only short-term follow-up, with limited data on long-term effects.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term effects of a randomized controlled trial called Run4Love on depressive symptoms among people living with HIV at 1-year and 3-year follow-ups.

METHODS

A total of 300 people living with HIV with depressive symptoms were recruited and randomized to an intervention or a control group in Guangzhou, China, from September 2017 to January 2018. The intervention group received a 3-month Run4Love program, including adapted evidence-based cognitive behavioral stress management courses and exercise promotion via WeChat (Tencent), a popular social media app. The control group received usual care and a brochure on nutrition. The primary outcome was reduction in depressive symptoms, measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies–Depression (CES-D) scale. Data used in this study were collected at baseline and at the 1-year and 3-year follow-ups. Generalized estimating equations were used to examine the group differences at 1-year and 3-year follow-ups.

RESULTS

Approximately half of the participants completed the assessment at 1-year (149/300, 49.7%) and 3-year (177/300, 59%) follow-ups. At 1-year follow-up, participants in the intervention group reported significant reduction in depressive symptoms compared with the control group (CES-D: from 23.9 to 18.1 in the intervention group vs from 24.3 to 23.3 in the control group; mean −4.79, SD 13.56; 95% CI −7.78 to −1.81; P=.002). At 3-year follow-up, between-group difference in CES-D remained statistically significant (from 23.9 to 20.5 in the intervention group vs from 24.3 to 24.4 in the control group; mean −3.63, SD 13.35; 95% CI −6.71 to −0.54; P=.02). No adverse events were reported during the 3-year follow-up period.

CONCLUSIONS

The mHealth intervention, Run4Love, significantly reduced depressive symptoms among people living with HIV, and the intervention effects were sustained at 1-year and 3-year follow-ups. Further research is needed to explore the mechanisms of the long-term effects of mHealth interventions such as Run4Love and to implement these effective interventions among people living with HIV.

CLINICALTRIAL

Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-IPR-17012606; https://trialsearch.who.int/Trial2.aspx?TrialID=ChiCTR-IPR-17012606

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

RR2-10.2196/10274
Water Rights Dilemma in Indonesia: Coase Theorem and Game Theory Approach
Authors: Hesda Andar Ristabet Hesda
Published: January 2022

Introduction/Main Objectives: This paper aims to explain Indonesia's water rights dilemma and propose a potential solution to solve it using the Coasian and game theory approaches. Background Problems: Developing a mechanism that supports the citizens (and farmers) in the area surrounding water plants, maintains firm productivity, builds social cohesion, and promotes environmental improvement remains an ongoing concern. Novelty: This study utilizes the Coasian and game theory approaches to solve Indonesia's water rights dilemma. Research Methods: This research employs a game theory simulation representing the Coasian strategy in handling externalities. Findings/Results: The implementation of Coasian bargaining might be promising in solving the water rights dilemma in Indonesia. The necessary condition is high farmer commitment during the bargaining process, and the sufficient condition is a reduction of transaction costs. Conclusion: The strategies in lowering transaction costs can be accomplished by establishing an independent multidisciplinary research team, involving a government element as a mediatory body, and creating an advisory firm. This research team would aim to close the gap in institutional deficiency. The government would have a significant role in reducing the transaction cost by defining, enforcing, and transferring property rights. Lastly, the advisory firm would help to focus all business activities, operationalize agreements, and conduct monitoring.
Calibrating the Final Results of the Hay System of Job Evaluation Using Urgency, Seriousness, and Growth (USG) Analysis in Indonesia
Authors: Haspul Naser Haspul Naser , Kusuma Devi Nurwulan , Wahdini Nurul
Published: January 2022

Introduction/ Main Objectives: The research argues that the job evaluation process may not reflect a sense of justice, that is, in most cases, the decisions of the board of directors (BOD) appear to be biased. Background Problems: Lack of transparency and unfairness in job evaluations may create disharmony in the workplace. Novelty: The researchers used the Urgency, Seriousness, and Growth (USG) analysis to find the root cause of employees’ dissatisfaction because of unfairness in the final job size, which may impact the wages. The researchers were also required to be familiar and have experience with the Hay System. Research Methods: To adjust the job size and to promote fairness, the Hay System needs to be strengthened with the USG analysis. This study uses a qualitative approach and requires a more in-depth analysis to obtain the best results. Findings/ Results: The job evaluation only refers to the Hay System. The job analysis, benchmark, and survey are not used as a reference or to interview the managers. If the Hay system is solely used, the final result of the job evaluation can be biased;. therefore, it is necessary to get a second opinion to create a sense of fairness. One of the tools to calibrate the final result of job evaluation is the USG analysis. Conclusion: USG analysis is to provide a second opinion and can also strengthen the job size analysis with the job reference level.
Percepción de la covid-19 entre la población indígena zoque de Chiapas
Authors: Reyes Gómez Laureano
Published: January 2022

Este trabajo explica cómo la pandemia provocada por el coronavirus (covid-19) tiene presencia en la población nativa zoque de Chiapas. También se muestran las posibles fórmulas terapéuticas que poseen para combatirla o disminuir sus riesgos. El artículo busca entender y exponer un panorama sobre la concepción indígena de la enfermedad, el origen causal y la clasificación térmica de los padecimientos. A través de una metodología cualitativa se contrasta la visión de la medicina zoque y se analiza cómo la población indígena percibe la pandemia por covid-19. Desde la visión indígena, se cree que el coronavirus se hace presente a través de un «aire sucio», contaminado de «propiedad fría» y potencialmente dañino y, además, se considera como probable causa de muerte. Así, las enfermedades desde la visión zoque tienen su origen en tres fuentes bien definidas: las de origen natural, las de origen sobrenatural y las autoinfligidas.
The Effect of Real Earnings Management on Economic Value Added: Listed Companies of Dubai Financial Market
Authors: Elmadhoun Ibrahim R. I.
Published: January 2022

Abstract: In this paper, we reviewed the impact of Real Earnings Management on the Economic Value Added. The real earnings management value was calculated for (52) companies listed on the Dubai Financial Market through (Sales Manipulation, Production Costs Manipulation, and Discretionary Expenses Manipulation), the period of study 5 years from 2014 to 2018, the results showed that companies practiced real earnings management activities in varying proportions. In addition, we calculated the economic value added without adjustments and with additional adjustments for all sample companies. To test the validity of the hypothesis, we used a regression analysis by applying the three empirical models. Through the results of the analysis, we accepted the alternative hypothesis it's mean we funded the negative effect of real earnings management on economic value added (negative significance) Keywords: Earnings Management, Real Earning Management, Economic Value Added
A Review Article on Quantum Natural Language Processing
Authors: Rai Anshuman
Published: January 2022

Abstract: Quantum Natural Language Processing is the implementation of NLP algorithms on quantum hardware or alternatively on hybrid quantum-classical hardware. NLP has been a heavily researched and implemented topic of the past few decades and the most recent developments using new techniques and the power of deep learning have made huge strides in the field. But for all this new development, there is a looming possibility of greater achievements in the form of the rising field of quantum computing which is yet to see its potential come to fruition. A gaping hole in the implementation process of NLP systems is the computing power required to train deep learning and Natural Language Processing models which makes the development of such models time consuming and power hungry. The huge leap in parallel computing power that quantum computers provide gives us immense opportunities to accelerate the training of deep and complex models. Such techniques will help organizations with access to quantum hardware to be able to use quantum circuits to either train a complete model or use a classical system like the norm but outsource all of the most computationally heavy part of the process to quantum hardware which will provide exponential speed up to the development of conversational AI models. Keywords: Quantum computing, Natural Language Processing, Quantum Machine Learning, Quantum Natural Language Processing, Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum systems, Lambeq, hybrid classical-quantum systems, DisCoCat
Quantum Darwinism and the spreading of classical information in non-classical theories
Authors: Baldijao Roberto D. , Krumm Marius , Garner Andrew J. P. , Mueller Markus P.
Published: January 2022

Quantum Darwinism posits that the emergence of a classical reality relies on the spreading of classical information from a quantum system to many parts of its environment. But what are the essential physical principles of quantum theory that make this mechanism possible? We address this question by formulating the simplest instance of Darwinism – CNOT-like fan-out interactions – in a class of probabilistic theories that contain classical and quantum theory as special cases. We determine necessary and sufficient conditions for any theory to admit such interactions. We find that every theory with non-classical features that admits this idealized spreading of classical information must have both entangled states and entangled measurements. Furthermore, we show that Spekkens' toy theory admits this form of Darwinism, and so do all probabilistic theories that satisfy principles like strong symmetry, or contain a certain type of decoherence processes. Our result suggests the counter-intuitive general principle that in the presence of local non-classicality, a classical world can only emerge if this non-classicality can be "amplified" to a form of entanglement.
Kampanye Kebersihan Lingkungan Melalui Program Kerja Bakti Membangun Desa Blang Krueng, Kecamatan Baitussalam, Aceh Besar
Authors: Munir Afdalul , Nurhayati Nurhayati
Published: January 2022

This article aims to raise public awareness in maintaining a clean environment. Environmental cleanliness also plays a very important role in efforts to eradicate Covid-19, because without cleanliness and attention to the environment, this pandemic will never end. This community service-based research was conducted in Blang Krueng Village, Kec. Baitussalam, Aceh Besar uses a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach. The results of the study show that the awareness of the local community to maintain cleanliness and environmental sustainability still needs to be improved, especially related to the processing of waste and household waste.
Imagem trans: transe, fabulação e sobrevivências na fronteira
Authors: Freitas Camila , Olivar José Miguel
Published: January 2022

Em uma encruzilhada de confluências e divergências entre cinema, antropologia e artes visuais, o objeto deste texto se articula com o desenvolvimento de um longa-metragem sobre a rede de filhos e filhas de santo e o terreiro do Pai Jairo, e a fronteira na cidade de Tabatinga (AM), entre Brasil, Peru e Colômbia. Temos como base uma experiência híbrida de pesquisa junto à rede de jovens gays e trans atuantes na produção local de Umbanda mais ou menos próximos do mercado do sexo nesta tríplice fronteira. Apostamos nas potências da imagem e do ato narrativo e fabulativo enquanto chaves para habitar e transitar por mundos hostis e fazer emergir contrapoderes para transformar o real. O território especulativo ocupa um lugar especial na criação de mundos dessa rede, e os espaços de partilha narrativa marcam o seu cotidiano. Os nossos encontros com ela são atravessados pelas performances narrativas das jovens e de suas entidades companheiras. Com base nessas interações, pudemos também inventar e propor dispositivos metodológicos de "contação de estórias". Para sustentar nossas análises, apresentamos aqui algumas das muitas sequências narrativas íntimas que emergiram desses encontros.
The Motive of Wandering in the Early Work of Sergey Esenin
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Skorokhodov Maxim V.
Published: January 2022

The article traces the origins of the motif of wandering in the works of S. A. Esenin: personal impressions of communication with the wanderers and the pilgrimages to monasteries, folklore tradition, perceived in direct communication with its carriers and from the books, works of the Russian classical literature and the contemporaries, orthodox iconography and divine services. As an invariant of the motive, the author considers the pilgrimage to the land of Christ, the Mother of God and the saints, as well as the forced pilgrimage, primarily due to the exile to Siberia. Special attention is paid to the small poem “Mikola”, written by Esenin in his native village in the summer of 1915 and published at the same time in the newspaper “Birzhevye Vedomosti”. The main character of the work is Mikola (Saint Nicholas of Mirlikisky), who goes around the Russian land as a wanderer, acting as its intercessor and intercessor before God. The poem is analyzed in the context of works, written or published at the beginning of the 20th century which was dedicated to the saint or testifying to the worship of him. These are the texts for which the motive of wandering is relevant.
“...All the Brief Things That I Can Say about Myself ”: the Features of S. A. Esenin’s Autobiographies
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Nikolaeva Alla A.
Published: January 2022

The article is devoted to the content and stylistic features of S. A. Esenin’s autobiographies. The researcher proves that in five autobiographies, three autobiographical sketches, as well as in the autobiography written by I. N. Rozanov from the words of the poet (February 26, 1921) Esenin appears to readers in the image of a famous talented folk poet, a native of the peasant environment. Despite the fact that Esenin presents life events in autobiographies of different years in different ways (depending on the purpose and time of writing the text), they contain a description of the main episodes for understanding the poet’s work. Stylistically all Esenin’s autobiographies are distinguished by laconicism. At the same time, deviating from the “questionnaire” style, the poet adds detailed descriptions of childhood to the text, comments on certain moments of life, explains views on art or politics. That facts bring the texts of his autobiographies closer to fiction, journalistic and literary critical prose.
“Take up the Сhallenge, Don Juan!..” Linguopoetic Analysis of the Poem “Maybe It’s Late, Maybe It’s Too Early…” by Sergey Esenin
Authors:   Moscow University of Finance and Law, Nikultseva Victoria V.
Published: January 2022

The article provides a linguopoetic analysis of the poem by Sergey Esenin “Maybe It’s Late, Maybe It’s Too Early...” (1925). The composition, the figurative system, the ideological and thematic plan of the poem are considered through the analysis of the language levels of the text: lexical-semantic, phonetic, grammatical. Stylistically the palette of visual and expressive means used by the author of this work is also of great interest to the researcher of the poetic text.
The Artistic Specifics of the Russian Newpeasantry’s Prose of the 1910–1930’s
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Orlitsky Yuri B.
Published: January 2022

The article considers the mechanisms of creating the artistic specificity of the Russian Newpeasantry’s prose, based on the introduction of a verse beginning in it: syllabic-tonic metrization, the use of versification, rhyme, quoting poems and songs. From this point of view the prose of S. A. Klychkov, N. A. Klyuev, S. A. Esenin, A. Shiryaevets, P. I. Karpov, P. V. Oreshin, A. A. Ganin, R. M. Akulshin (Berezov), P. A. Radimov is analyzed. The conclusion is made about the integrity of the described phenomenon and its twofold genesis: a direct connection with the traditions of folklore and the Old Russian literature and more indirectly — with the search for modernist (primarily symbolist) prose of the turn of the century.
Imaginists and Khlebnikov
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Arenzon Evgeniy R.
Published: January 2022

The article is devoted to the creative contacts of representatives of the Russian imaginists (S. Esenin, A. Mariengof, V. Shershenevich, I. Gruzinov, R. Ivnev, A. Kusikov, etc.) with V. Khlebnikov. It reveals little-known facts of the literary process of the early 20th century, the interaction of representatives of various literary groups.
The Role of A. K. Voronsky and the Magazine “Krasnaya Nov” in the Literary Biography of S. A. Esenin
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Malygina Nina M.
Published: January 2022

Voronsky’s attitude to fellow writers allowed Esenin to become the leading author of “Krasnaya Nov” in 1923–1925. The poet valued the publications in this edition. Voronsky appreciated the collaboration with Esenin and devoted several monographic articles to his poetry. The information collected in the “The Chronicle of the Life and Work of S. A. Esenin” allows us to clarify the facts from the memoirs of G. A. Voronskaya and E. M. Popova about the meetings of the critic and the poet in 1923–1925. Creative ties with Esenin exacerbated Voronsky’s conflict with the Napostovites and were used against him when he was dismissed from “Krasnaya Nov”. For the first time fragments of the transcript of the meeting of the press department of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) on April 18, 1927 are published. Here Voronsky was accused of the fact that Esenin’s work occupied a large place in the magazine “Krasnaya Nov”.
World Eseniniana in the Stock Collection of the S. A. Esenin State Reserve Museum
Authors:   State Museum of S. A. Esenin, Ioganson Boris I.
Published: January 2022

The article provides a brief description of the art collection of the State Museum of S. A. Esenin. It is one of the most valuable parts of the museum’s collection. Two sets of materials are considered in detail: the archives of Yu. L. Prokushev and G. McVay, which received by the museum in recent years. Some unique museum objects are considered separately — a portrait of Esenin by David Burlyuk from the Gordon McVay archive and a graphic portrait of the poet made by Georgy Yakulov.
Esenin’s Remarks as a Means of Dramatizing the Action in the Poem “Pugachev”
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Nikolaeva Alla A.
Published: January 2022

The article is devoted to a little-studied topic related to the artistic searches and innovative discoveries of Esenin as a playwright. In the process of analyzing the micropoetics of the dramatic poem “Pugachev” the author of the article explores the art functions and typology features of the remarks used by the poet in the poem. On the basis of a comparative textual analysis of the draft with the final text of the poem the evolution of the author’s idea is revealed. According to the researcher, Esenin as a playwright opens up new opportunities for the author’s presence in a dramatic work. He is an innovator in the poetics of the drama, because the functions of the remarks go to the other elements of the artistic structure of a dramatic work.
The Musical Eseniniana by Anatoly Alexandrov
Authors: Solobay Nina M.
Published: January 2022

The article presents the information about the contemporary of Esenin — the Russian and Soviet composer A. N. Alexandrov (1888–1982) and his musical Eseniniana. The information was revealed during the author’s search work.
Sergey Esenin and Walt Whitman: Historical and Literary Parallels and Contexts
Authors:   Ryazan State University named for S. Esenin, Voronova Olga E.
Published: January 2022

The article examines the historical and literary contexts indicating Esenin’s interest in the personality and works of Walt Whitman. This is confirmed, in particular, by the constant presence of the name of the American poet in Esenin’s polemics with Mayakovsky. I. Duncan, introducing Esenin to her compatriots, called him “Walt Whitman of Russia”. The names of Esenin and Whitman often appeared in the same line in articles of their contemporary critics (G. Zabezhinsky, F. Hellens, K. Jaworski, Ai Qing etc.). The poets’ articles appeared side by side in journals and anthologies and were reproduced at the same literary evenings. Both of them became symbolic figures who expressed the spirit of their people, the pioneers of new creative ways, combining archaic and modern art. The poets were united by the glorification of natural existence, “flood of the soul” (W. Whitman) and “flood of the feelings” (S. Esenin); the idea of free wandering along the expanses of their native land; interest in the basic elements of life — the grain, the flower, the bee,the ear; a brotherly feeling toward all living things on earth. Like Whitman, Esenin was close to the cyclical model of nature, which can be reflected in the motif of “sprouting” as a universal idea of birth, formation and development of all existing things in Whitman’s program collection “Leaves of Grass”. Esenin’s poems which are especially close to Whitman’s works are the ones of the revolutionary-romantic cycle of 1917–1918 (the images of a new prophet, the titan-creator, the motifs of “cosmic march” of humanity and spiritual transformation of the world, lyrical expression, the intonation of appeal, pathos of inner freedom, resort to Whitman-style of free verse).
New in the French Reception of Sergey Esenin: “The Black Man” by Henri Abril
Authors:   St. Petersburg Institute of Business and Innovation, Kafanova Olga B.
Published: January 2022

The article examines the author’s collection of poetry by Sergey Esenin published in France, that was owned by Henri Abril, a poet, a translator and a critic. The bilingual anthology “The Black Man” (“L’Homme noir”), which appeared in 2005 and was republished in 2015, offers the most extensive collection of Esenin’s poems in France (90), of which 50 are new texts. The introductory article “The Myths of Sergey Esenin”, which draws a portrait of the most widely read Russian poet at the present time and gives a rather thorough analysis of his work, is distinguished by its independent value.