bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Factors Determining Employee Retention of Development Banks in Nepal
Authors: Chand Prakash Bahadur , Ghimire Sunita Bhandari 
Published: April 2024

This study focuses on employee retention in development banks of Nepal, addressing the challenge posed by increased talent mobility due to globalization. It aims to identify factors influencing retention and understand employees' perceptions of retention practices. The study explores the relationship between leadership approach, salary, learning opportunities, employee satisfaction, and retention. Retaining key employees is crucial for organizational stability and growth, especially in development banks, which play a vital role in Nepal's economic development.
The research includes 388 permanent employees, primarily aged 20-29, with a higher male representation. Data is collected through questionnaires and interviews. The analysis involves descriptive and inferential statistical tools, revealing that leadership, salary, learning opportunities, and employee satisfaction positively impact retention. However, the study's limited scope and Nepal-specific context might limit the findings' applicability globally. Moreover, the sample size and data collection methods could influence generalizability.
Thus, this research sheds light on employee retention factors in Nepalese development banks, guiding the formulation of effective retention policies.
RESILIENCE OF EU HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Authors: LEBEDEVA Larysa , SHKUROPADSKA Diana 
Published: April 2024

The article highlights the critical role of health­care system resilience in responding effectively to public health crises, with a particular emphasis on financing, effectiveness, and preparedness. It delves into a comparative analysis of healthcare costs and system effectiveness in several EU countries, revealing that higher expenditure doesnʼt always equate to greater resilience. The article also highlights the lack of investment in preventing measures, even in econo­mically developed countries, resulting in minimal improvements in healthcare system resilience. It has been noted that there is no correlation between strict government measures during the COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare system effectiveness. The importance of synergy between government epidemic control actions and healthcare system resilience is emphasized. The key factors that influenced healthcare system resilience during the pandemic, including proactive prepa­redness, resource allocation, data analytics capabi­lities, communication, public trust, and adaptive policies have been identified in the research. To enhance healthcare system resilience, it is recom­mended to focus on financial resilience, healthcare personnel resilience, and health infrastructure resilience. Strategies to achieve this include effective governance, flexible financing, resource availability, and adaptable service delivery. The multifaceted nature of healthcare system resilience and the need for a comprehensive approach to its provision in the conditions of emergency situations in the field of healthcare are emphasized. The authorsʼ analysis reveals a complex interplay of factors that contribute to healthcare system resilience, which can be used by government officials as a roadmap for strengthening the healthcare systems in the context of future challenges.
Feminist Conversations with Buber
Authors: Christou Anastasia 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
This article conceptualises feminist conversations with Buberian dialogic philosophy while theorising intersubjectively intersectional dialogues with Carole Bell Ford's book, The Girls, drawing on stories of Jewish women in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The narrative extracts analysed grapple with some of the women's challenges of coming of age within migrant enclaves in the post-war period and these are deconstructed through a feminist and intersectional dialogic lens. In gendering Buber, the article also embraces the temporal and spatial configurations of dialogic migrancy in how it offers transversal, diachronic and synchronic contributions through the women's experiences of everyday life. The article also reflects on methodological innovations in how the combined approaches can offer deeper, more reflexive and nuanced understandings of intersubjective experiences concerning complex emotions, sensitive themes and challenging topics.
Edge Treatment of the Field and Field-Protective Forest Plants from Weeds and Pests
Authors: Kireev I. M. , Koval Z. M. , Danilov M. V. 
Published: April 2024

The design of the device for a hinged rod sprayer of plants for edge processing of the field by the main method of spraying of litter and pests is proposed. The average number of droplets deposited on the surface per 1 cm2 at a distance of up to 15 m meets the agrotechnical requirements for the use of herbicides, as well as insecticides and fungicides. According to the height of the cards at a distance of 10 m from the nozzle, the number of drops per 1 cm2 decreased, and especially with an increase in the height of their location from 69.7 to 17.5 and 31.7 pcs/cm2. At a distance of 15 m from the nozzle, the droplets were small and practically did not settle on the cards. When the vehicle is moving 7.2 km/h (2.0 m/s), the total mass flow of the working fluid of 2 slot sprayers LU-04.AD-04 (color code – red) and 2 slot sprayers LU-02.AD-02, (color code – yellow) at a pressure of 4 The bar was 45.5 g/m linear. It took 45.5 liters of working fluid to work 1 km of the forest belt. For example, a capacity of 600 liters is sufficient for edge processing along the perimeter of a field with a length of 13.2 km. The developed technical means will ensure the effective treatment of protective forest plantations from weeds and pests.
Effect of Long-Term Use of Fertilizers on Soil-Dwelling Micromycetes of Meadow Chernozem Soil in Wheat Crops
Authors: Shumilova L. P. , Banetskaya E. V. 
Published: April 2024

The effect of long-term systematic application of fertilizers on the mycobiota of meadow chernozem soil in a stationary field experiment (Amur region) was studied for the first time. Information about cultivated soil microscopic fungi is given, an annotated list including 26 species is compiled. It was revealed that the application of nitrogen fertilizers (N30) for wheat against the background of long-term use of fertilizers caused an increase in the total number of soil fungi relative to the control variant by an average of 30–68%, whereas with their aftereffect, a less significant increase in the number of mushroom germs was observed (23–29%). The intervals of the optimal content of macronutrients for the active increase of the pool of microscopic fungi in meadow chernozem soil were determined: phosphorus – 50–65, potassium – 195–210, nitrogen – ≥10 mg/kg with optimal soil moisture of 22–24%. The aftereffect of long-term application of fertilizers, especially organo-mineral fertilizers, as well as the application of mineral fertilizers (N30) directly in the year of the study had a positive effect on species diversity, frequency of occurrence and dynamics of the number of fungal germs in the soil. Negative rearrangements of micromycete complexes as a result of prolonged use of mineral fertilizers in the agrocenoses of meadow chernozem soils were not detected, the introduction of nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers contributed to a significant decrease in the pool of phytopathogenic fungi.
Adaptation of the Method of Analytical Control of the Content of α-Amylase in Triticale Grain
Authors: Barnashova E. K. , Ostyshev A. N. , Sluzova O. V. , Gardina Yu. S. , Zhilin S. V. , Taraskin K. A. 
Published: April 2024

Triticale grain crop is promising for cultivation in various regions of central Russia. Stable yield, high resistance to adverse conditions, allow us to consider this cereal plant as a reliable source of food production. The purpose of this study was to quantify the content of active α-amylase in triticale grain to provide a forecast of agrotechnical measures. The analysis of the quantitative content of α-amylase was carried out on a laboratory spectrofluorimeter using standard bioassays conducted on the basis of a set of reagents for determining the activity of α-amylase in blood serum and urine; the conversion factor for calculating enzyme activity was calculated using a multiparametric calibrator of biochemical analyzers. To improve the methodology for the determination of α-amylase in real samples of plant raw materials, flour of winter triticale varieties grown in the field was used. Based on the results of measuring the activity of α-amylase in triticale grain, a comparative assessment of the enzyme content in the flour of grain crops of 2020 and 2021 was carried out; the dependence of pre-harvest seed germination on the content of α-amylase in grain of various varieties, lines and hybrids was shown. Based on the data obtained on the content of α-amylase in triticale grain, a comparative assessment of the characteristics of pre-harvest seed germination was carried out. The indicator of the quantitative content of α-amylase can be recommended for use in the diagnosis of pre-harvest germination of grain, as well as in breeding work when creating new varieties of grain crops.
Soil Organic Carbon Stocks under No-Tillage in the Middle Volga Region
Authors: Ivashchenko K. V. , Sushko S. V. , Dvornikov Yu. A. , Mirny L. A. , Orlova L. V. , Ananyeva N. D. , Neprimerova S. V. , Yudina A. V. , Trots N. M. 
Published: April 2024

The introduction of resource-saving technologies into the practice of agriculture is one of the approaches to preserving soil fertility and increasing the reserves of organic carbon (Сorg). One of such technologies is zero tillage, which has been actively used all over the world since the middle of the twentieth century. However, there is still insufficient information about the effectiveness of this technology for the accumulation and preservation of Сorg in the agro-soils of our country. The paper estimates the rate of accumulation of Сorg by agrochernozems with zero tillage in the conditions of the Middle Volga region. On the territory of agricultural farms (Pokhvistnevsky district of the Samara region), 2 agricultural fields with 5- and 8-year zero tillage (88 and 161 hа, respectively) and a field with non-fallow plowing (42 hа) were selected. 30 study points were selected in each field, from which soil samples of the upper (0–10 cm) and lower (10–30 cm) layers of humus-accumulative and partially illuvial horizons were selected. The paper presents the main physic-chemical parameters of the soil and calculated the reserves of Сorg. A significant increase in sorghum reserves in the upper soil layer was shown at 5- and 8-year zero tillage (on average by 0.57 and 0.45 kg/m2) compared with those during plowing, but no significant differences were found for the lower layer. The total sorghum reserves for the 0–30 cm soil layer at zero tillage increased by 0.61 and 0.34 kg/m2 relative to those during plowing. Consequently, as a result of the application of zero processing, the rate of accumulation of Сorg reserves in the agrochernozems of the Middle Volga region can reach 1.22 and 0.43 t/ha per year, which is 1.3–41 times more than the recommended program “4 ppm” for agricultural lands of our country (from 0.03 to 0.33 t/ha per year).
Potash State of the Soil and Crop Productivity when Applying Mineral Fertilizers and Plant Residues
Authors: Nazariuk V. M. , Kalimullina F. R. 
Published: April 2024

In micro-field experiments conducted on gray forest soil, changes in the forms of potassium under the influence of mineral fertilizers and plant residues were studied. It is shown that the soil potassium contained in a water-soluble and easily exchangeable form varied widely. In the conditions of 2012, when applying K60 on the background of nitrogen and phosphorus, the content of water–soluble potassium increased by about 2 times compared with the control, and the content of light-exchange potassium increased by 4 times. In the case of embedding plant residues in the soil, the potassium content in the water–soluble form increased by 2 times, light-exchange – by 2.5 times, respectively. The content of exchangeable potassium changed little in the variants, the changes affected the non-exchangeable form to a greater extent. In particular, the content of non-exchangeable potassium in 2018 decreased by 1.5–2.0 times compared to 2012, which required the creation of a more reliable basis for obtaining objective information about the state of the potash fund of the soils of the forest-steppe zone. Under the influence of K-fertilizers in combination with plant residues, plant productivity stabilized, and at the same time a positive balance of potassium in the soil was formed.
Effect of Sulfonylureas Residues on the Lupine and Vigna Seedlings Development during Biotesting Research on Sod-Podzolic Soil
Authors: Zhelezova S. V. , Kolupaeva V. N. , Stepanova E. V. , Melnikov A. V. , Voronov M. A. , Stepanova A. E. , Veller V. E. 
Published: April 2024

In a series of consecutive vegetation experiments on biotesting on samples of sod-podzolic cultivated soil after its treatment with herbicides from the class of sulfonylureas: Magnum, VDG, metsulfuron-methyl 600 g/kg, manufactured by August and Alistair Grand, MD, diflufenican 180 g/l + mesosulfuronmethyl 6.0 g/l, iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium 4.5 g/l + mephenpyrdiethyl 27 g/l (antidote), manufactured by Bayer. The residual phytotoxicity of these preparations for seedlings of sensitive cultures of white lupin (Lupinus albus) and masha (Vigna radiata) was studied. The initial soil samples were taken in the field on the 5th day after herbicides were applied in the field in winter wheat crops using 2 different tillage technologies: traditional on the basis of dump plowing and zero tillage. According to the results of biotesting samples at a temperature of 20°C and humidity at the level of 60% soil moisture capacity, it was shown that the half-life of herbicides (DT50) was reached after 40 ± 3 days of incubation, and detoxification to the level of 70–80% occurred 200–240 days after the introduction of herbicides into the soil. Regardless of the method of tillage and the applied herbicide, 2 years after the application of herbicides, the suppression of test crops at the level of 10% of the control was detected. White lupin and mash are highly sensitive to the effects of micro-quantities of herbicides of the sulfonylurea group, therefore it is recommended to use these test cultures to determine the residual phytotoxicity of the soil. The manifestation of the aftereffect of sulfonylureas on legumes is shown, which is important even in specialized crop rotations designed for zero tillage.
Si-Based Biostimulators
Authors: Grankina А. О. 
Published: April 2024

Biostimulants are a new type of agrochemicals that are highly effective when applying low doses (up to 10 kg/ha). The interest in the use of biostimulants is confirmed by the appearance of not only scientific papers, but also the formation in various countries of legislative bases regulating the use and classification of this type of substances in agriculture. Thanks to the influence of silicon-containing compounds as biostimulators of plant growth, several tasks of modern agriculture can be comprehensively solved: to minimize the effects of stress factors, to reduce the use of pesticides and fertilizer doses, to improve the quality of products, to stop soil degradation. The range of global manufacturers of silicon biostimulants is represented by liquid (monosilicon acid) or solid (amorphous silica or silica gel) forms. There are several silicon-mediated mechanisms that provide plant protection in conditions of biotic and abiotic stress. There is a hypothesis of the influence of silicon on the signaling system of plants, which requires additional research.
ACTIVITY CYCLES OF SINGLE G5 III-IV GIANT HD 199178
Authors: Savanov I. S. , Tarasenkov A. N. , Samus N. N. , Dmitrienko E. S. 
Published: April 2024

A unique series of photometric data has been obtained for a period of more than a hundred years for the rapidly rotating single G5 III–IV giant HD 199178 (V1794 Cyg) belonging to the group of stars of the FK Com type. Our analysis of the long-term periodicity of the activity of this star is based on all available measurements of its brightness in B filter. To assess the brightness of HD 199178 in the era preceding photoelectric and CCD observations measurements were made using photographic plates from the archive of the SAI MSU at the Krasnopresnenskaya Observatory of Moscow State University in Moscow (4 plates taken from 1898 to 1903 and 41 plates obtained from 1935 to 1958). As a result, a total of 2142 estimates of the brightness of the star in the B filter were considered . They have a unique duration of 118.3 years and cover the time interval from 1898 to July 2016. Evidence of the existence of long-term cycles of photometric variability with values of the order of 25–60 years has been found. It is assumed that there are possible activity cycles of 2000, 3165, 5050, 9000 and 21600 days (5.5, 8.7, 16.6, 24.7 and 59.2 years). The results obtained are compared with other estimates of activity cycles of HD 199178. The existence of a cycle of 8.7–9 years should be recognized as the most reliable. It is found that to combine data into a single array the conversion of values B into values V using the average value of the color index (\(B{\kern 1pt} - {\kern 1pt} V\)) is not possible due to changes (including cyclical) of (\(B{\kern 1pt} - {\kern 1pt} V\)) with time.
EXTREMELY WIDE PAIRS IN THE WORLD OF BINARY STARS
Authors: Dremova G. N. , Dremov V. V. , Tutukov A. V. 
Published: April 2024

This article raises the question of the possibility of identifying stellar pairs, one of the components of which belongs to the family of near-nuclear central S-stars, and the other belongs to a population of hypervelocity stars (HVS). In the recent past, they could be genetically related in one parent binary star, and today its components are separated by hundreds or more parsecs as a result of dynamic capture of a binary star by the field of a supermassive black hole (SMBH). Of interest is the mutual reconstruction of populations of S-stars and HVS calculated within the framework of the classical Hills scenario, based on the principle of supplementing their observational data. The paper is based on a talk presented at the astrophysical memorial seminar “Novelties in Understanding the Evolution of Binary Stars”, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Professor M.A. Svechnikov.
OBSERVATIONS OF THE FAST RADIO BURST FRB 20220912A ON THE BSA FIAN AND FAST RADIO TELESCOPES
Authors: Fedorova V. A. , Rodin A. E. , Zhang Zhi-Bin , Dong Xiao-Fei , Li Xiu-Juan , Li Di , Wang Pei , Zhang Jun-Shuo , Huang Yong-Feng , Xu Fan 
Published: April 2024

This paper presents the result of the search for pulses from the fast radio burst FRB 20220912A on the antenna of the BSA FIAN at a frequency of 111 MHz during the period of activity in October-November 2022. As a result of observations, pulses were recorded on October 18, 30 and November 12 with a dispersion measure of \((220 \pm 10)\) pc/cm3 and a peak flux density of 626 Jy, 354 Jy, and 203 Jy, respectively. The registration of the FRB 20220912A radio burst on the FAST radio telescope on October 28 in the frequency range of 1–1.5 GHz is also reported. The data at other frequencies are analyzed, the dependence of the pulse width on the frequency \({{t}_{s}} \sim {{f}^{{ - 2}}}\) is obtained.
ADDITION TO THE MOSS FLORA OF THE SOUTHERN KURILE ISLANDS (RUSSIAN FAR EAST)
Authors: Ignatova E. A. , Koroteeva T. I. , Fedosov V. E. , Ignatov M. S. , Kuzmina E. Yu. , Liksakova N. S. , Shkurko A. V. , Ezhkin A. K. , Kaganov V. V. 
Published: April 2024

As a result of identification the moss collections from Shikotan, Kunashir, Iturup and Urup islands (Southern Kuril Islands, Russian Far East) collected by T.I. Koroteeva, V.E. Fedosov, A.V. Shkurko, N.S. Liksakova, and A.K. Ezhkin in 2015–2021, new species for the islands were revealed: 6 ones for Urup, 8 for Iturup, 10 for Kunashir, and 19 for Shikotan. For the first time, 4 species new for the Kuril Islands were discovered, including three new for the Sakhalin Region (Forsstroemia cryphaeoides, Haplocladium intermedium, Rhizogemma staphylina, Meteorium buchananii). Another 3 species found in the islands are new for the Southern Kuriles (Dicranum fragilfolium, Gollania turgens, Hygroamblystegium varium). Most of the discovered species are rare in both the Sakhalin Region and the Russian Far East. To date, the moss flora of the Southern Kurils numbers 468 species and is the richest bryoflora in Russia.
<i>XENOXYLON</i> (CONIFERALES) FOSSIL WOODS FROM THE LOWER CRETACEOUS DEPOSITS OF THE FRANZ JOSEF LAND ARCHIPELAGO
Authors: Afonin М. А. , Gromyko D. V. 
Published: April 2024

Fossil wood species Xenoxylon phyllocladoides and X. jakutiense of the Mesozoic genus Xenoxylon (Coniferales) are described from the Lower Cretaceous volcano-sedimentary deposits of Mac-Cult and Salisbury islands of the Franz Josef Land Archipelago. Fossil woods from Mac-Cult and Salisbury islands are described for the first time. Record of X. jakutiense from Salisbury Island represents the first record of this species from the island part of the Arctic. The presence of abietinean pitting on the radial walls of tracheids indicates that these species belong to the “phyllocladoides” group sensu Philippe et al. (2013), evolved from ancestral forms of Xenoxylon in the Early Jurassic. The discovery of X. phyllocladoides and X. jakutiense fossil woods in the Lower Cretaceous deposits both on the island and mainland parts of the Russian Arctic confirms the conclusions about floristic links between Franz Josef Land and the northern part of the Siberian Platform in the Early Cretaceous.
SPECIES OF <i>PUCCINELLIA</i> (POACEAE) IN PLANT COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH OF WESTERN SIBERIA
Authors: Chupina I. S. , Korolyuk A. Yu. 
Published: April 2024

The study is based on analysis of 1415 relevés representing communities with presence or dominance of Puccinellia tenuissima, P. gigantea, and P. kulundensis from the southern part of Western Siberia. The ecological plasticity of these species has been shown. Their phytocenotic optimum is revealed using the species indicator values in relation to soil moisture and richness-salinity gradients. The communities dominated by P. tenuissima are most common in the south of Western Siberia. This is the reason of the highest ecological plasticity of this species. In contrast, P. kulundensis is the most environmentally stable and shows the greatest dominant potential. Among the studied species P. gigantea rarely achieves high cover. The West-Siberian communities dominated by endemic P. kulundensis are described as a new association Puccinellietum kulundensis ass. nov. from the class Festuco-Puccinellietea Soó ex Vicherek 1973, the order Scorzonero-Juncetalia gerardii Vicherek 1973 and the alliance Cirsion esculenti Golub 1994.