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Absurdity in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises
Authors: Ciocoi-Pop Miruna , Tîrban Emilian 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
The purpose of this essay is to capture and convey, through the use of different works of philosophy that encapsulate thoughts on the same idea, the motif of the absurdity of life in Ernest Hemingway’s first novel The Sun Also Rises. The concept of the absurd will be, first and foremost, examined through absurdist criticism of the novel, using the philosophical thought of Albert Camus, Soren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche and other philosophers who captured the essence of the absurd in their philosophy, all in order to represent this concept in Hemingway’s novel and to show how it truly manifests itself upon some of the most important characters’ psychology and their actions, portrayed throughout the three parts of the book. Mention will be made of the concept of “Lost generation” as it is the cornerstone to understanding, firstly, the characters’ background and current psychological status and the effects that the war had on an entire generation, leading them to an unwilling search for meaning in what this essay strives to present as a meaningless life.
Using nest-boxes in pine stands of the Augustów Forest
Authors: Zawadzki Grzegorz , Zawadzki Jerzy , Zawadzka Dorota , Sołtys Anna 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
In 2011–2014, the occupancy of nest-boxes by secondary hole-nesting birds and their breeding success was investigated in pine stands of the Augustów Forest (North-Eastern Poland). In the studied area of 12600 ha, the share of Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris L. in the stands was 92%. On average, birds occupied 54% and bats 3% of the 224–317 nest boxes controlled yearly. Nest boxes were also used by the Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum L. as food caches. In total, broods of nine secondary hole-nesting species were observed, but only four bird species nested in each year of study. The most numerous species, occupying 53–60% of all boxes each year was the Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Pall. The Great Tit Parus major L. occupied 15–24% and the Coal Tit Periparus ater L. 10–12% of available nest-boxes, while the Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus L. used 2–7% of nest boxes. The yearly breeding success was highest for tits (Great Tit – 52–84%, Coal Tit – 50–72%) and strongly variable for the Pied Flycatchers – 38–78%. Broods were lost due to predation by martens Martes sp. (38%) and great spotted woodpeckers Dendrocopos major L. (6%) as well as nest competition (2%). The nest-boxes were occupied at a constant rate during the following four years after their exposition. Over 67% of the new nest-boxes were occupied annually which means new nest-boxes (up to 4 years) were occupied significantly more often than boxes older than 4 years.
Statistical Challenges in Combining Survey and Auxiliary Data to Produce Official Statistics
Authors: Erciulescu Andreea L. , Cruze Nathan B. , Nandram Balgobin 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
Combining survey and auxiliary data to produce official statistics is gaining interest at federal agencies and among policy makers due to its efficiency. Recent studies have shown the practicality of small area estimation modeling approaches in the context of integrating data from multiple sources to improve estimation at fine levels of aggregation. In this article, agricultural predictions are constructed using a hierarchical Bayes subarea-level model, fit to data available from different sources. Auxiliary data are initially used to complement the survey data and define the prediction space, and then to define covariates for the model. Finally, not-in-sample predictions are constructed using the model output, and benchmarking constraints are imposed on the final set of in-sample and not-in-sample predictions. Unlike most of the studies discussing not-in-sample prediction, this article illustrates a method that uses the data available from multiple sources to define the prediction space. As a consequence, the resulting framework provides a larger set of nationwide predictions as candidate for official statistics, and extrapolation is not of concern. Challenges in developing the methods to combine different data sources are discussed in the context of planted acreage prediction.
Notes on Use of the Composite Estimator: an Improvement of the Ratio Estimator
Authors: Lui Kung-Jong 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
This article discusses use of the composite estimator with the optimal weight to reduce the variance (or the mean-squared-error, MSE) of the ratio estimator. To study the practical usefulness of the proposed composite estimator, a Monte Carlo simulation is performed comparing the bias and MSE of composite estimators (with estimated optimal weight and with known optimal weight) with those of the simple expansion and the ratio estimators. Two examples, one regarding the estimation of dead fir trees via an aerial photo and the other regarding the estimation of the average sugarcane acres per county, are included to illustrate the use of the composite estimator developed here.
Fully Bayesian Benchmarking of Small Area Estimation Models
Authors: Zhang Junni L. , Bryant John 
Published: March 2020

AbstractEstimates for small areas defined by social, demographic, and geographic variables are increasingly important for official statistics. To overcome problems of small sample sizes, statisticians usually derive model-based estimates. When aggregated, however, the model- based estimates typically do not agree with aggregate estimates (benchmarks) obtained through more direct methods. This lack of agreement between estimates can be problematic for users of small area estimates. Benchmarking methods have been widely used to enforce agreement. Fully Bayesian benchmarking methods, in the sense of yielding full posterior distributions after benchmarking, can provide coherent measures of uncertainty for all quantities of interest, but research on fully Bayesian benchmarking methods is limited. We present a flexible fully Bayesian approach to benchmarking that allows for a wide range of models and benchmarks. We revise the likelihood by multiplying it by a probability distribution that measures agreement with the benchmarks. We outline Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to generate samples from benchmarked posterior distributions. We present two simulations, and an application to English and Welsh life expectancies.
Investigation of the Attitudes Towards Celebrities Endorsed Advertisements – Audience Groups Comparison
Authors: Băcilă Mihai F. , Ciornea Raluca , Drule Alexandra M. , Cohut Andreea M. 
Published: March 2020

AbstractThe use of celebrities for endorsement activities is a well established part of the marketing communication strategy. Yet, the communication “playground” is changing as we witness significant changes in the channels used for information transmission (as digital dominate the traditional) and in the audience (as generations change, growing up in a digital world). More, removing the communications’ constraints of space and time, the Internet led to the emergence of a new type of celebrity that seems to surpass the traditional ones. In this context, research in the celebrities’ endorsement area is still of significant relevance. Although many studies focused on investigating the effect of celebrity endorsement over consumer attitudes and behaviour, only few examined how audience factors influence these relationships. Hence, the main objective of this paper is to establish the variations in attitudes towards celebrities endorsed advertisements, considering the consumers’ age, gender, income and celebrity-product fit importance. The findings revealed significant differences in attitudes based on consumers’ age, income and product-celebrity fit importance, yet no distinctiveness in case of gender.
Revitalizing Rural Tourism through Creative Tourism: the Role and Importance of the Local Community
Authors: Souca Maria Luiza 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
Creative tourism is a current topic, yet most of the research is focused on the urban context, with few articles focusing on how creativity can be used and developed in the setting of rural tourism. Furthermore, the theoretical elements identified in this article can become checkpoints through which better strategies for sustainable rural tourism can be developed in the future. Although rich in culture, Romanian villages have not developed their rural tourism offer to its full potential, partly because of the lack of involvement of the local community in long-term tourism planning and development, but also due to the changes in what tourists want from their tourism experience. In response to shifting patterns in consumer behavior, creative tourism has emerged as a better form of cultural tourism, but mostly in urban areas, which has led to a proliferation of creative industries and people within that specific context. The study proposes that most Romanian rural communities in areas pertaining to tourism already have local individuals with some of the characteristics of the creative people necessary for the development of creative tourism. By involving the entire local community in tourism planning, and not just the local actors with direct ties to it, Romanian rural tourism can be revitalized.
Institutional Qualities of Inclusive Environmental Management in Sustainable Economic Development
Authors: Kostetska Kateryna , Khumarova Nina , Umanska Yuliia , Shmygol Nadiia , Koval Viktor 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
The article considers international trends and directions of inclusive growth which is considered as an inclusive economic growth and is measured by heterogeneous growth indicators, as an index of inclusive development. Considering the above, was analysed the existing state of the country’s growth considering the environmental, economic, social and technological components as prerequisites for inclusive environmental management. Thus, the main focus of this article is on the formation of prerequisites for inclusive nature management in socio-economic and environmental practices and their subsequent methodological support. So segments of population prosperity means not just material consumption, but social vision formation and the institutional support creation for enables everyone to participate in the socio-economic achievements. The main gaps in the institutional support of the inclusive environmental management process are disclosed: in the social sphere: limited access to economically viable means that meet the real needs of the population in terms of health care, social assistance, basic education and awareness; in the ecological and economic sphere there is no effective and efficient management of providing the population with products that comply with the requirements of eco-certification and eco-labelling, which negatively affects the replenishment of the state budget and the promotion of the rational use of natural resources. Therefore, in order to create a favourable climate and institutional support of inclusive environmental management, in this article, will conduct a thorough analysis of the status of its components and assess the compliance of the existing conditions with current international requirements for inclusiveness. Inclusive growth requires environmental inclusion, which can be achieved through the introduction of new metrics and resource value indicators in regional development projects and programs. In doing so, measures should be developed and recommendations made to improve further planning and control.
Quality Management of Aluminum Pistons with the Use of Quality Control Points
Authors: Ostasz Grzegorz , Czerwińska Karolina , Pacana Andrzej 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
The publication analyses the way of managing and improving the quality of the production process of aluminum pistons for internal combustion engines. The aim of the article is to propose a method of analysis of the effectiveness of individual control methods used in the process of controlling the aluminium piston. Thanks to the location of a control point with the highest share of product non-compliance detection in the production process, it is possible to reduce quality control points by less effective points, which will contribute to lower costs or shorten the time of production processes. In view of the increasing demands on the efficiency of the checkpoints for components in internal combustion engines, the issue is important and topical.
Cooperation of Universities with Business in Poland and the USA – Perspective of Scientific Environment
Authors: Czerwińska-Lubszczyk Agnieszka , Grebski Michalene , Jagoda-Sobalak Dominika 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
University and business cooperation offers many benefits not only for the parties involved. It translates into innovation and competitiveness of the economy. The relationship encounters many barriers that are related to the environment (both internal and external) in which it is implemented. The aim of the article is to identify the determinants of university-business cooperation (areas of cooperation, barriers, motivations) and to point out recommendations from the perspective of scientists in Poland and the United States (USA). The experience of USA researchers can be used as a background for considerations about cooperation between universities and business in Poland, and as an example of good practices for the purpose of supporting and improving the analyzed relationships. The article focuses on selected determinants of university and business cooperation: areas of cooperation, barriers limiting it, motivations for cooperation and the possible options for its improvement (recommendations of researchers). In order to achieve the assumed goals, an individual, in-depth interview was conducted with the use of a questionnaire as the research tool. The presented results of the research showed significant differences between the models of university and business cooperation in Poland and the USA.
Air Separation Units (ASUs) Simulation Using Aspen Hysys® at Oxinor I of Air Liquid Chile S.A Plant
Authors: Leiva C.A. , Poblete D.A. , Aguilera T.L. , Acuña C.A. , Quintero F.J. 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
The method used to extract copper from its ores depends on the nature of the ore. The main process currently to separate copper from sulphide ores is the smelting process. The concentrated ore is heated strongly with silicon dioxide (silica), calcium carbonate and oxygen enriched air in a furnace or series of furnaces which is carried out using the injection of the air for oxidation the Fe and Si present in the raw material. Oxygen can be produced using several different methods. One of these methods is Air separation process, which separates atmospheric air into its primary components, typically nitrogen and oxygen, and sometimes also argon and other rare inert gases by cryogenic distillation. In this paper, simulation of air separation units (ASUs) was studied using Aspen Hysys®. The obtained simulation and model was validated with the operational data from the Oxinor I of Air Liquide S.A Plant. The ASU was divided into subsystems to perform the simulations. Each subsystem was validated separately and later on integrated into a single simulation. An absolute error of 1% and 1.5% was achieved between the simulated and observed the process variables(s). This indicated that Aspen Hysys® has the thermodynamic packages and required tools to perform simulations in cryogenic processes at industrial scale.
Optimization the operation parameters of SDA desulfurization tower by flow coupling chemical reaction model
Authors: Mei Dan , Shi Junjie , Zhu Yuzheng , Xu Xuemei , Xing Futang , Shi Ling 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
Spray Drying Absorber (SDA) has been widely used for large-scale desulfurization. However, it also has some limitations. For example, the liquid absorbent easily causes scaling, which impedes the contact between the serous fluid and the flue gas and reduces the chemical reaction rate and desulfurization efficiency. This paper establishes the mathematical and physical model of gas and liquid two-phase flow and droplet evaporation and heat transfer in rotary spray desulfurization tower. To study the accumulation and distribution of chemical reaction precipitates in the desulfurization tower and analyze the removal efficiency of sulfur dioxide (SO2) in different atomization diameters, this paper establishes a simulation model concerning the coupling of desulfurization reaction and flow field calculation based on the absorption and reaction mechanism of SO2. Baffle in different widths are set to optimize the internal flow field and balance the distribution of flue gas. By setting baffles of different widths to optimize the flow field in the tower and changing the distribution of flue gas, this model reduces the scaling while ensuring the desulfurization efficiency. The results of the simulation experiment have verified that the droplet with a diameter of 50 μm is the optimal option, which can effectively remove the scaling and ensure that the desulfurizing tower runs in high efficiency and stability. When the width of baffles is 2250 mm, the efficiency of desulfurization exceeds 95%, and the amount of scaling on the desulfurization tower main wall is controlled at the minimum level, which is the optimal option for production.
Petrography and Mapping of the Gwal Melange of Khanozai Region, Balochistan, Pakistan
Authors: Panezai Muhammad , Kakar Muhammad Ishaq , Farooq Umar , Ahmed Nisar , Sohail Khawar 
Published: March 2020

Abstract
The Gwal mélange is mapped on a large scale and is divided into the lithological units such as ultramafic, mafic, volcanic, volcanoclastic rocks, pelagic sediments and ophicarbonates. Petrographically, the mapped rocks are classified as harzburgite, dunite, wehrlite, serpentinite, gabbro, basalt, and andesite. These rocks are quite deformed and altered into the secondary minerals. Harzburgite is a layered mantle peridotite consists of olivine and orthopyroxene while dunite lacks the presence of any pyroxene. Serpentinite is the secondary product after peridotite is the product of post magmatic stages. The mesh structure is usually observed when olivine is completely altered to serpentine. The volcanic rocks are structurally sheeted and pillow type while the volcanoclastic rocks are essentially hyaloclastites associated with pelagic sediments. The Ophicarbonate is composed of serpentinite fragments and carbonate minerals, most probably calcite. Minor to trace amounts of opaque minerals are also present in association with major components. The gabbros may be a fragment of the main crustal rocks and have been formed in a magma chamber by fraction crystallization. The origin of ophicarbonate may be due to gas seeps originated by mantle or as the surficial process where ultramafic rocks and carbonates are mixed through processes of gravity, tectonic crushing and sedimentary reworking. The Gwal mélange may the southern extension of Bagh Complex found beneath the Muslim Bagh Ophiolite. The mantle peridotite of the mélange is much like that of the Khanozai peridotite and may represent its detached blocks. Volcanic and volcanoclastic rocks may be the representatives of the uppermost part of ophiolite crust which might have trimmed off from subducting slab and are, now, part of the Gwal accretionary wedge. The mélange may have tectonically emplacement over the Indian platform sediments along with overlying the ophiolite sheet during the Late Cretaceous.
Integration of Well Logs and Seismic Attribute Analysis in Reservoir Identification on PGS Field Onshore Niger Delta, Nigeria
Authors: Okpoli C. C. , Arogunyo D. I 
Published: March 2020

AbstractIntegrated well dataset and seismics delineated the PGS field onshore Niger Delta for reservoir identification. Gamma ray, resistivity, Neutron and density Logs identified four lithologies: sandstone, shaly sandstone, shaly sand and shale. They consist of sand-shale intercalation with the traces of shale sometimes found within the sand Formation. Petrophysical parameters of the reservoirs showed varying degree of lower density, low gamma ray, high porosity and resistivity response with prolific hydrocarbon reservoir G due to its shale volume and the clean sand mapped as a probable hydrocarbon reservoir. 3D seismic data located both seismic scale and sub-seismic scale structural and stratigraphic elements. Risk reduction in dry hole drilling due fault missing in conventional seismic attribute analysis and interpretation, have to be integrated into the Oil companies standard practice.
Pengaruh Kualitas Informasi, Kualitas Sistem Informasi, dan Perceived Usefulness pada Kepuasan Pengguna SIMDA
Authors: Prabadewi Apsari Ida Ayu , Putra Astika Ida Bagus 
Published: March 2020

This study aims to examine the effect of information quality, information system quality and perceived usefulness on user satisfaction of regional management information systems (SIMDA). Data are collected using research instruments in the form of questionnaires distributed to the Head of Financial Subdivision, Treasurer of Revenue, Treasurer of Expenditures, and Operators SIMDA to the Regional Government of Badung Regency. The data analysis technique used in this study is multiple linear regression analysis. The results of the analysis show that information quality, information system quality, and perceived usefulness have a positive effect on SIMDA user satisfaction. Thus, the better the quality of information, the quality of information systems, and perceived usefulness, it will increase SIMDA user satisfaction.
Keywords: Information Quality; Information System Quality; Perceived Usefulness; User Satisfaction.
Profitabilitas Sebagai Pemoderasi Pengaruh Pengungkapan Sustainability Reporting Pada Nilai Perusahaan Pemenang Indonesian Sustainability Reporting Awards
Authors: Budiana Quita Amelia , Budiasih I Gusti Ayu Nyoman 
Published: March 2020

This study aims to determine the effect of Sustainability Reporting on firm value and determine the ability of profitability in moderating the effect of Sustainability Reporting on firm value. This research was conducted on the winners of the Indonesian Sustainability Reporting Awards (ISRA) in 2015-2018. The number of samples taken as many as 13 companies using purposive sampling techniques. The data analysis technique used is Moderated Regression Analysis (MRA). Based on the results of the analysis found that Sustainability Reporting has a positive effect on firm value and profitability strengthens the effect of Sustainability Reporting on firm value.
Keywords: Sustainability Reporting; Firm Value; Profitability.
Pengaruh Karakteristik Sumber Daya Manusia Pada Efektivitas SIMAK BMN
Authors: Satiari Ni Putu Ayu Ista , Yadnyana I Ketut 
Published: March 2020

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of human resource characteristics on the effectiveness of SIMAK BMN. This research was conducted in the Denpasar KPKNL work unit. The number of samples used was 118 work units with non-probability sampling method, namely saturated sampling technique. The analysis technique used is multiple linear analysis. Based on the results of research conducted stated that the level of education, training, experience and motivation has a positive effect on the effectiveness of SIMAK BMN. This means that the high perception of SIMAK BMN operators regarding the educational benefits received is higher with training material that is fun, easy to understand and apply and the more experience the operator has and the higher the motivation of the operator, the effectiveness of SIMAK BMN increases.
Keywords: Level Of Education; Training; Experience; Motivation, Effectiveness Of SIMAK BMN.