bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Use of the SWOT Analysis in the Field of National Security Planning
Authors: Bratko Artem , Oleshko Dmytro , Datskov Anton , Vychavka Valerii , Olytskyi Oleksandr , Balytskyi Ihor 
Published: June 2021

The authors propose to improve the methodology of operational and service activities planning based on the methodology of defense planning within the national security system on the basis of opportunities. The capability-based planning will allow for better planning of operational and service activities of the border agency and will ensure active cooperation between Ukraine and NATO in order to achieve the criteria necessary for full membership in the Alliance. A defense survey is conducted to assess the state and readiness of the defense forces to perform tasks related to the defense of Ukraine, the state of their personnel, financial, logistical and other types of support in the current and projected conditions of the security environment. The survey of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine was conducted using an analytical method, namely the analysis of strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT-analysis), which allows substantiating the main directions of the Development Strategy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and increasing the level of operational and service activities planning within the system of national security. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine is a component of the security and defense sector and the new conditions the border agency operates in arise the issue on improving the methodology of planning its operational and service activities. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-01280 Full Text: PDF
Delivery Mechanisms and Microenterprises Performance: An Analysis of Microcredit Program
Authors: Mahmood Rosman , Mohd Zahari Ahmad Suffian 
Published: June 2021

Purpose: The process of identifying and defining effective delivery mechanisms is a critical issue in the management of microcredit programs to meet the firm's objectives and the customers’ needs. The purpose of this paper is to look at the relative importance of delivery mechanism in microcredit programs. In addition, this paper analyses the relationship between delivery mechanism and business performance among micro enterprises involved in microcredit programs. Methodology: The primary data of the study were obtained from 756 micro entrepreneurs under two major microcredit programs (AIM and TEKUN). Descriptive and t-test analysis were used to explain the findings of the study. Findings: Analysis of the study shows that cooperation from staff, the duration and method of loan repayment and monitoring of loan capital are important mechanism in the management of microcredit programs. T-test analysis revealed a significant difference in delivery mechanism between the two microcredit programs involved. Empirical findings show that the performance of micro enterprises under the AIM microcredit program is better than that of micro enterprises under the TEKUN microcredit program. Practical Implications: The performance of a microcredit program depends largely on their resource management. This involves operational efficiency, credit products offered, and customer support services. These three elements are critical factors in determining the effectiveness of the delivery mechanism in a microcredit program. Originality/value:The efficiency of delivery mechanisms through strategic resource management not only can enhance the competitive advantage of the AIM microcredit program but also affect the performance of the micro enterprises involved. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-01281 Full Text: PDF
Correlation of Motivation and Value Orientation of Project Managers
Authors: Modranský Róbert , Lajčin Daniel 
Published: June 2021

The objective of this paper is to identify the relationship between the dimensions of performance motivation and value preferences of project managers in large companies. To examine the relationship, it was first necessary to find out what the value system of project managers is and what their motivational profile is. The research took the form of a questionnaire survey in large Czech companies, which belong to CZ-NACE C. Standardized questionnaires were used for data collection. The PVQ questionnaire was used to determine the value system and the LMI questionnaire was used to determine the motivational profile. Data were evaluated by using descriptive statistics and relationships were evaluated by using Person's correlation coefficient. Student's t-test was used to verify statistical significance. It was found that the analyzed values in the set of respondents are almost the same, all analyzed values are perceived by the respondents as significant. The most represented value among the respondents is benevolence and the least represented is tradition. We identified identical findings in the case of analysis of performance motivation. Of the four dimensions of motivation examined, the project managers addressed confidence in success to be the most important. A statistically significant relationship was found between commitment and power and success, between flexibility and stimulation, universalism and benevolence, between self-control and power, success, conformity and safety, and between confidence in success and power, success and stimulation. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-01282 Full Text: PDF
Addressing the Issues of Maintenance Management in SMEs: Towards Sustainable and Lean Maintenance Approach
Authors: Bakri Adnan , Alkbir M.F.M. , Awang Nuha , Januddi Fatihhi , Ismail M. A. , Ahmad Ahmad Nur Aizat , Zakaria Izatul Husna 
Published: June 2021

This paper outlines on the preliminary outcomes of pilot project aimed at exploring the issue related to managing of maintenance activity in the Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). SMEs have been accepted as vital components of domestic industry development in many countries. However, the literature portrays that many of Malaysian SMEs particularly the companies involved in manufacturing, fabrication and machining services are struggling to manage the maintenance of their manufacturing equipment. Dependable manufacturing equipment is important factor towards organizational profitability. Managing the maintenance activity of those manufacturing equipment nowadays, is becoming more challenging due to automation and computerization. Due to such issues, SMEs companies are under stiff pressure to minimize lost time for their survival. Thus, this study seeks to explore the related issues towards further improvements. Qualitative research methodology was adopted in the study. Data were collected at eight (8) SMEs located in three (3) different areas, namely southern, central and eastern region of peninsular Malaysia. Information was gathered from semi-structured interviews with SMEs management and observations focuses on different areas of maintenance management at the respective SMEs. The main concern is to validate the critical success factors (CSFs) in managing the maintenance activity at selected SMEs. This study discovered that nine (9) CSFs are having the most significant impact towards improving the maintenance management practice for SMEs. These include: understanding the MM philosophy; management commitment and leadership; maintenance strategy; maintenance planning; maintenance training; monitoring and assessment; appropriate number of maintenance staff; integration of tools, techniques and technology, and; record of maintenance data. All those CSFs construct are integrated in a simple yet self-explanatory MM Framework to convey the conceptual idea of MM implementation program to the management and technical people within SMEs. It is believed that the MM Framework developed would serve as an indicator of company’s MM focus level. Through the identification of the CSFs constructs, the SMEs can utilize the information to improve their approach in systematic MM program. The discovered CSFs are vital for all stakeholders that directly or indirectly involve in managing the maintenance activity in SMEs. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-01283 Full Text: PDF
Itemset Representation and Mining the Rules for Huntington’s Dataset
Authors: Kharkongor Carynthia , Nath Bhabesh 
Published: June 2021

Association rule mining does not restrict to market basket application but it is also employed in many applications such as health, industrial, network domain and etc. In this paper, an association mining algorithm is applied to the health management domain. It helps in the decision making by producing the rules for the early detection of the disease. By checking the personal details and symptoms of the patient, association rule mining will help in prediction and diagnosing the disease at an early stage. The dataset used in this experiment is the Huntington Disease (HD) dataset, which is one of the rare diseases. The dataset needs to be stored in the memory for the computation and generation of rules. Storing the items in the memory will take 4 bytes if the array data structure is used. Furthermore, if the dataset is very large, storing each and every detail in the memory becomes speculative. It is also not cost-effective and consumes a lot of resources. One of the solutions is to present the itemset in such a way that the memory consumed is concise. The items are represented using the set representation that takes less time and memory as compared to the traditional methods. The dataset is mine using the Apriori Algorithm which produces only those itemsets which are more frequent or have a high probability of occurrence. The algorithm gives a prior knowledge of the frequent itemsets. Then, the rules will be generated from these frequent itemsets. The memory and time consumption using the set representation is compared with the array representation of itemsets. Doi: 10.28991/esj-2021-01284 Full Text: PDF
ТРЕНІНГОВА ПРОГРАМА ГАРМОНІЗАЦІЇ ПОЧУТТЯ ВЛАСНОСТІ
Authors: Губеладзе Ірина 
Published: June 2021

Мета. Метою статті є розроблення змісту і структури та презентація авторської програми гармонізації почуття власності особи.
Методи. Для розробки тренінгової програми було використано низку методів інтерактивної роботи і психоедукації з метою гармонізації почуття власності: метод незавершених речень, рольова гра, симуляція, мозковий штурм, групові методи роботи, дискусія, психологічні практикуми, творчі домашні завдання тощо.
Результати. У статті представлено авторську тренінгову програму гармонізації почуття власності, яка складається зі вступу, завершальної частини та трьох основних модулів: «Почуття власності як соціально-психологічний феномен: моє, наше, чуже, нічиє», «Чинники посилення почуття власності: контроль, самоінвестування та інтимне знання», «Наслідки і можливості гармонізації почуття власності». Кожен з модулів має на меті опрацювання різних складових почуття власності: контроль, самоінвестування грошей, часу чи інших ресурсів та глибоке інтимне знання.. Загальний обсяг тренінгової програми складає 26 академічних годин. Запропонована тренінгова програма може бути використана для гармонізації почуття власності особи, як серед старшокласників і студентів, так і серед дорослого населення загалом.
Висновки. Впровадження та вивчення ефективності тренінгової програми гармонізації почуття власності показало доцільність її використання серед старшокласників та студентської молоді, а також дорослого населення, що сприяло оптимізації прояву відповідальності, самоефективності, самоідентичності та залученості особи.
Перспективи подальших досліджень вбачаємо в розробці програми психологічного тренінгу для гармонізації почуття власності щодо територіальної громади та власної країни.
Error Analysis of English Sentence Structure in Students’ Written Paragraphs
Authors: Sundari Dike , Hidayah Jumatul , Edy Sarwo , Esmianti Farida 
Published: June 2021

This research aimed to find out the types of sentence structure errors in English paragraphs written by tertiary English students and the factors causing the errors. This research employed an explanatory mixed-method design. Fourth-semester students from the English department of IAIN Curup were engaged as the subjects of this research. Positivism-governed document analyses and constructivism-based interviews were conducted to solicit the data as desired. The quantitative findings garnered from document analyses endorsing a ready-to-use construct proposed by Dulay, Burt, and Krashen (1982), revealed that there were four types of sentence structure errors students made, namely omission, addition, misformation, and misordering. Those types of errors were exhibited in a proximate composition which meant that the students had compatible difficulties in terms of the four types of errors. As uncovered from students' writing works, the four types of errors were found in the domains of words, phrases, and clauses. Subsequently, the qualitative findings, elicited from interviews, demonstrated that the factors of sentence structure errors extended to students' mother tongue interference, overgeneralization in the use of English rules and norms, and the lecturer's teaching material delivery and method. Anchored in the data gained, this research discussed the data from the perspective of interlanguage theory, wherein some reviews of SLA and EFL pedagogy-related theories were offered to help lower the factors causing English sentence structure errors in writing skills. Keywords: Errors, Sentence Structure, English writing skill
OS PARADIGMAS EPISTEMOLÓGICOS DA MODERNIDADE E DA PÓS- MODERNIDADE: EDUCAÇÃO E DECOLONIALIDADE
Authors: Martins José Eduardo , Verástegui Rosa de Lourdes Aguilar 
Published: June 2021

O presente artigo situa-se no contexto da pós-modernidade ao propor uma reconstrução epistêmica. Tem por objetivo analisar, a partir de uma perspectiva decolonial, o modo pelo qual a condição pós-moderna contribui para o resgate dos saberes ocultados pela modernidade eurocêntrica e, tendo em vista que a decolonialidade é um pensamento que surge contra um padrão colonial de poder. Sendo assim, procuraremos no artigo estabelecer um contato entre teoria pós-moderna e pensamento decolonial. Assim como modernidade e colonialidade andam juntas, pós-modernidade e decolonialidade também se aproximam, a diferença é que a primeira parte de uma razão dominadora e a segunda de uma razão libertadora. Para isso, buscaremos esclarecer as raízes do movimento decolonial latino-americano, bem como discutir a atualidade dos estudos decoloniais e seu impacto filosófico-educacional na contemporaneidade, que chega atingir até o currículo de filosofia na educação superior. Isto se fará a partir de um lócus de enunciação bem determinado: a realidade socioeconômica, política e cultural latino-americana. O artigo se apoia, em sua fundamentação teórica, no coletivo Modernidade/Colonialidade.
Реамберин для коррекции антиоксидантного статуса у пациентов с черепно-мозговой травмой
Authors: Кан Т. В. , Доровских В. А. , Симонова Н. В. , Кан А. Ч. , Штарберг М. А. 
Published: June 2021

Изучена антиоксидантная активность реамберина у пациентов с черепно-мозговой травмой: 26 больных на фоне стандартной терапии получали препарат реамберин (ООО «НТФФ «ПОЛИСАН», Санкт-Петербург, Россия) внутривенно капельно 400 мл 1,5 % раствора для инфузий со скоростью до 90 капель/мин (1 – 4,5 мл/мин) 1 раз в сутки в течение 7 дней; 20 пациентов (контрольная группа) получали только стандартную терапию. Антиоксидантную активность препарата оценивали по содержанию гидроперекисей липидов, диеновых конъюгатов, малонового диальдегида и активности основных компонентов антиоксидантной системы (церулоплазмина, витамина Е, каталазы) в крови пациентов. Дополнение стандартной терапии черепно-мозговой травмы средней степени тяжести реамберином увеличивает содержание церулоплазминана на 17 %, снижает концентрацию малонового диальдегидана на 11 % и лейкоцитарный индекс интоксикации на 24 % в сравнении с контролем (p ≤ 0,05).
Role of clean intermittent self-catheterization in prevention of recurent urethral stricture after optical internal urethrotomy
Authors: Bhatta Pushupati Nath , Raya Akash , Alam Mohammad Shahid , Aryal Rishikant , Dutta Deepak Kumar 
Published: June 2021

Introduction: Urethral stricture is one of the common urological problem. There are different option to treat urethral stricture but, irrespective of the treatment the chances of recurrence is still high. Clean intermittent self-catheterization (CISC) was introduced by Lapides has greatly reduced the chances of recurrence. So, the objectives of this randomized clinical trial was to compare the chances of recurrence in optical internal urethrotomy (OIU) patients with or without CISC.
Materials and methods: A randomized controlled study conducted in the department of surgery, urology division at National medical college, Birgunj from June 2019 to June 2020. Total 97 cases of age 20-80 years with stricture up to 1-2 cm were included. All cases were randomized in two groups. Group 1 (optical internal urethrotomy with clean intermittent self-catheterization) Group 2 (optical internal urethrotomy without clean intermittent self-catheterization).
Results: Among total 97 cases 4 cases from group 1 and 7 cases of group 2 lost their follow-up which were excluded from the study. Total 86 patient completed the study, 43 in treatment group 1 and 43 in control group 2. Mean age of patient was 42.58±16.147 years in group 1 and 32.07±9.917 years in group 2. Majority of patient 56 (65%) were of age 20-40 years. Recurrence of stricture was seen in 9 (20.93%) cases in group 1 and 20 (46.51%) cases in group 2.
Conclusions: The study concluded that clean intermittent self-catheterization is a simple and effective way of reducing the chances of recurrence after internal optical urethrotomy.
Determinants and prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in pre-school children of Duwakot, Bhaktapur
Authors: Kharel Sushil , Raut Binod 
Published: June 2021

Introduction: Adverse dietary patterns and sedentary lifestyle predispose to overweight-related non-communicable diseases both in children and in adults. In Nepal, childhood overweight is one rapidly growing public health concern in the urban areas. Many studies have focused on the relationship between overweight and its associated risk factors. We aimed to find the prevalence of overweight including obesity and its determinants in pre-school children aged 2 to 4 years in Duwakot community, Bhaktapur..
Materials and methods: In a community-based cross-sectional survey, total 122 pre-school children both males and females of age between 2-4 years were studied. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on socioeconomic characteristics and life style factors of children. WHO Anthro Software Version 3.2.2 was used for analyzing anthropometric parameters of the children.
Results: The prevalence of overweight in pre-school children was 13.9%. The prevalence of overweight including obesity was significantly higher among male children (17.7%) than female children (10%). The study revealed that overweight was significantly associated with sedentary lifestyles of children and higher socio-economic status of the family.
Conclusions: The magnitude of overweight is big and increasing rapidly in Nepal due to sedentary lifestyles and improper dietary habits among pre-school children, especially in the cities. Proper interventions should be implemented to minimize the overweight among pre-school children in order to avoid further health ailments in future.
EEG Activity During Mental Influence on a Random Signal Generator
Authors: Giroldini William 
Published: June 2021

This preliminary study is based on 38 experimental sittings in which 22 participants attempted to mentally influence an electronic circuit called RSG (Random Signal Generator), while their cerebral activity was recorded by a 14-channel EEG.
Subject to sampling, signal peaks with an absolute value greater than a predetermined threshold were selected from the analogical RSG output by a computer program. Whenever a signal exceeded the threshold, an audible ‘beep’ sounded and the participant was asked to mentally increase the frequency of these beeps as much as possible, because a higher beep rate meant a successful mental influence attempt on the RSG. An important objective was to verify the existence of any relationship between a successful mental influence of the RSG and cerebral activity in the participant attempting the influence.
Compared to an equal number of ‘inactive’ sittings made without anyone attempting mental action, the ‘active’ sittings show a small increase in the average number of beeps/minute, but in particular a significant increase in the emitted beeps within 1.5 seconds of the previous beep (P <0.025).
The experimental sittings were divided into two groups (around 50% each), of which the first had better results, and only the frontal and fronto-temporal symmetrical EEG locations (AF3, AF4, F7, F8, F3, F4, Fc5, Fc6) were examined. The better group showed a significant reduction in Brain Synchrony (P < 0.03) together with an equally significant increase in Beta and Gamma 15-42 Hz (P < 0.03) activity.
These differences were interpreted as an effect of greater mental work performed by the better group during mental influence of the RSG.
This is the first study to investigate the relationship between EEG activity and mind-matter (PK) interaction at a distance; indeed all studies devoted to PK have only focused attention on the object of attempted mental action, which was predominantly an RNG (Random Number Generator).
Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth by Stuart Ritchie
Authors: Bauer Henry 
Published: June 2021

This book does a splendid job of describing and documenting the dysfunctional features of contemporary science mentioned in the book’s subtitle. Were I still teaching, I would have my students read this book as the basis for many productive class discussions. The margins of my copy overflow with notes, comments, and cues for further reading. The 80 pages of endnotes, for some 260 pages of text, are the best and most interesting documentation that I can recall ever finding in such a book. At any rate, I recommend this book wholeheartedly; I doubt that anyone interested in the nature of contemporary science will fail to be informed and to find stimulation for further thought and reading.
The Preface already promises that this will be a page-turner. Many will be astonished and disheartened by the fully documented cases of outwardly distinguished academics whose work was largely or completely fraudulent, as with Diederik Stapel (pp. 4–5 and later).
Ritchie quite appropriately sees replication as the essence of science (p. 5): “If it won’t replicate, then it’s hard to describe what you’ve done as scientific at all.” Note that this is an empirical statement, not the Popperian criterion that theories must be falsifiable in principle if they are to be regarded as scientific. If a claimed observable phenomenon cannot be repeated, then we cannot know that it was real, that it happened even once, when first claimed. That’s the continuing dilemma for parapsychology, cryptozoology, for anomalistics in general. Ritchie points out that the scientific community failed to handle appropriately the issue of replication in the case of Stapel, and also with Daryl Bem’s claimed evidence of precognition. Overall, peer review and journal publication practices have not saved science from “a dizzying array of incompetence, delusion, lies, and self-deception” (p. 7).