bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL SITUATION AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF THREATS AS A MEANS OF FORECASTING THE PROBABILITY OF BANKRUPTCY OF AN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE
Authors: T. O. MELIKHOVA  
Published: July 2023

The purpose. The work is devoted to the analysis of the financial condition and the identification of threats as a means of predicting the probability of bankruptcy an industrial enterprise. The methodology. To solve the tasks it`s proposed to apply the methodology for predicting the probability of bankruptcy of an enterprise. The results. The paper considers the existing indicators of financial analysis of an industrial enterprise which are often used in practice. They have certain drawbacks since it`s difficult to choose a convenient methodology for conducting financial analysis through their diversity, besides, there are methods that do not take into account industry differences. Some methods are based on foreign methods and don`t take into account the peculiarities of domestic industrial enterprises. The uses of some standard values are not sufficiently reasonable. In the selection of indicators, there is certain subjectivity and the importance of their influence on the overall financial condition of the company.The article analyzes the financial condition of ZTMK, LLC, in order to identify threats to the likelihood of bankruptcy for 2013-2017. The analysis was conducted in: liquidity, solvency, business activity, profitability. The analysis of the probability of bankruptcy of ZTMK LLC was carried out according to the models of Altman, Springate, Taffler and Tishou, Saifulin-Kadykov,Lys, Konan and Golder, Beaver for 2013-2017.Scientific novelty. For assessing the financial condition of an industrial enterprise it was proposed to use a few methods: coefficient method, integrated method, integral method, break-even method, investment method, the method of the assessment of the financial stability of the enterprise. In the assessing of probability bankruptcy of an enterprise and its creditworthiness, it is recommended to calculate the following main sets of indicators: rentability and profitability, liquidity, financial sustainability, turnover.Practical significance. Among the presented models of the study of the probability of bankruptcy, there is no methodology with reliable diagnostic results since when using these methods to predict the probability of bankruptcy, contradictory results were obtained about the threat of bankruptcy.
Intraperitoneal injection of cell-engineered pancreas in rats with experimental type i diabetes (preliminary results)
Authors: Ponomareva A. S. , Baranova N. V. , Nikolskaya A. O. , Kirsanova L. A. , Onishchenko N. A. , Gonikova Z. Z. , Bubentsova G. N. , Volkova Е. A. , Basok Yu. B. , Sevastianov V. I. 
Published: July 2023

Creation of a bioartificial pancreas, including a cell-engineered construct (CEC) formed from pancreatic islets (islets of Langerhans) and a biocompatible matrix mimicking the native microenvironment of pancreatic tissue, is one of the approaches to the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D).Objective: to conduct preliminary in vivo studies of the functional efficacy of intraperitoneal injection of a cell-engineered pancreatic endocrine construct and a suspension of rat pancreatic islets in an experimental T1D model.Materials and methods. Tissue-specific scaffold was obtained by decellularization of human pancreatic fragments. The viability and functional activity of rat islets isolated with collagenase were determined. Experimental T1D was modeled by intraperitoneal injection of low-dose streptozotocin and incomplete Freund’s adjuvant into rats. The rats were intraperitoneally injected twice with pancreatic CEC (n = 2) or islet suspension (n = 1). Glucose levels in the blood and urine of the rats were assessed. Histological examination of organs (pancreas and kidneys) of the experimental animals was carried out.Results. After the first injection, blood glucose levels gradually decreased in all animals by more than 47% of the initial values; by follow-up day 24, the glucose level rose to the initial hyperglycemic values. After repeated administration, a 63.4% decrease in glycemic level was observed in the rats with pancreatic CEC and a 47.5% decrease in the one with islet suspension. At week 5 of the experiment, blood glucose levels gradually increased in all animals. At the same time, the glycemic index of the rat with injected pancreatic CEC was 62% lower than the glycemic index of the rat with injected islets.Conclusion. Allogeneic pancreatic islets in pancreatic CEC increase the duration of stable glycemic level in T1D rats.
Three-dimensional simulation of earthquakes on the Los Angeles fault system
Authors: Olsen Kim B. , Archuleta Ralph J. 
Published: July 2023

AbstractWe have used a 3D finite-difference method to simulate ground motion from elastodynamic propagating ruptures with constant slip on faults in the metropolitan area of Los Angeles, California. Simulations are carried out for hypothetical M 6.75 earthquakes on the Palos Verdes and Elysian Park faults and, for comparison, an approximation to the 17 January 1994 M 6.7 Northridge earthquake. The dominant subsurface features of this area are the deep sedimentary Los Angeles basin and the smaller and shallower San Fernando basin. Simulated ground motions are restricted to the frequency range 0.0 to 0.4 Hz.Ground-motion time histories show that, in general, sites associated with the largest particle velocities and cumulative kinetic energies are located (1) in the epicentral area, (2) above the deepest parts of the basins, and (3) near the steepest edges of the Los Angeles basin. We find maximum particle velocities for the Palos Verdes, Elysian Park, and Northridge simulations of 0.44, 0.67, and 0.58 m/sec, respectively. In each case, both the directivity of the rupture and the lower impedance of the basins significantly amplify the ground motion. Although the gross radiation pattern from these ruptures is observable, the 3D basin structure distorts the wave field and becomes a source for edge-generated waves. Signal durations at some basin sites last beyond 90 sec due to Love waves and refracted S waves that propagate into the sediments from the basin edges. Compared with the Palos Verdes event, the durations are generally smaller for the Elysian Park earthquake due to a smaller amount of Love waves generated at the basin edges.A simple approximation to the Northridge earthquake reproduces the overall spatial pattern of the long-period particle velocities, successfully predicts the timing of late-arriving waves, and matches the peak velocities with discrepancies generally less than a factor of 2. However, for localized areas immediately north and south of the Santa Monica Mountains, the computed ground motion underpredicts the observed horizontal peak velocities but matches the vertical ones. The pattern of simulated total cumulative kinetic energies is similar to that for the damage intensities observed near the epicenter of the Northridge event. While the Northridge earthquake caused damage in the Los Angeles area, the 3D simulations show that earthquakes with the same magnitude on the Palos Verdes or Elysian Park faults produce more severe ground shaking in the Los Angeles basin.
Liquefaction-related ground failure: A case study in the New Madrid seismic zone, central United States
Authors: Tuttle Martitia , Barstow Noël 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Large, curvilinear sand blows, resulting from earthquake-induced liquefaction, commonly occur along the margins of fine-grained channel-fill deposits in the St. Francis Basin of the New Madrid seismic zone. One such example identified on aerial photographs and satellite images was studied in detail by examining relations of sedimentary deposits and liquefaction features in the field and by compiling borehole data previously collected by the Army Corps of Engineers. Ground failure in this example included liquefaction of subsurface sandy deposits, development of en echelon fissures in the overlying channel-fill deposit, forceful venting of sandbearing water to the ground surface resulting in the formation of sand dikes and sand blows, and differential ground subsidence across the sand dikes. A combination of mechanisms, including the development of a water-rich zone below the clayey surficial deposits, may have contributed to the failure.
At the study site, located in southeastern Missouri, the near-surface sedimentary geology can be described as a two-layered system with a sandy channel deposit below and a less permeable clayey overbank deposit above. The contact between the two layers is roughly horizontal, except where embedded by a channel-fill deposit. The basal contact of the channel-fill deposit is inclined along its margin and extends below the base of the overbank deposits. Sand blows are abundant in the overbank deposits, which are about 6-m thick. In contrast, sand blows rarely occur within the 18+ -m-thick channel-fill deposit, except along its margin. Here, feeder dikes of the sand blows are concentrated within 15 m of and arranged in an en echelon pattern subparallel to the margins of the channel-fill deposit. On the side of the feeder dikes toward the edge of the channel-fill deposit, the ground surface is displaced downward as much as 1.2 m.
Large ground displacements often pose the greatest threat to the integrity of engineered structures. As demonstrated in this case study, the spatial relations of sedimentary deposits, as well as their permeability and thickness, appear to influence both the location and mode of ground failure. A better understanding of factors contributing to liquefaction-related ground failures can help to identify sites that may be prone to large ground displacements and thus to mitigate the hazard posed by earthquakes in this region.
Differential analysis of codaQusing similar microearthquakes in seismic gaps. Part 1: Techniques and application to seismograms recorded in the Anza Seismic gap
Authors: Aster Richard C. , Slad George , Henton Joseph , Antolik Michael 
Published: July 2023

AbstractA large but conflicting literature exists that suggests that the scattering properties of the Earth in seismogenic areas may be temporally variable and that this variability could be correlated with the nucleation times of moderate to large earthquakes. To search for temporal variations in coda Q in the vicinity of an expected moderate earthquake nucleation region along the San Jacinto fault zone, pairs and clusters of earthquakes recorded by the Anza Seismic Network between 1982 and 1992 are examined. To minimize differences arising from path and source variability, only the most similar examples of microearthquake wave fields are intercompared. To assess coda Q differences between similar microearthquake signals, we search for systematic temporal changes in moving-window spectral amplitude ratios. For a single-scattering coda model with an envelope decay function of the form t−me−πft/Qc, the relationship between the natural log amplitude spectral ratio and ΔQ−1 = Q−1c2 − Q−1c1 is linear; i.e., ln r(f, t) = πftΔQ−1(f) + W(f), where W(f) is a time-independent relative source term. To obtain robust uncertainty estimates of ΔQ−1(f) and W(f), we utilize multi-taper spectral analysis coupled with a nonparametric Monte Carlo confidence interval estimation procedure. For the most similar events in the Anza region (coda cross-correlation values of approximately 0.7 for 16 sec of coda), we find that coda Q as a function of time is stable at a typical 1σ resolution of only between −25% and +50% of the reference coda Q value for the area, even in the best-constrained frequency bands. Comparison of similar microearthquake coda signals with both short- and long-temporal separations indicates that all of this variability can be reasonably attributed to random fluctuations in the coda that are driven by source variability and is not indicative of any systematic temporal variability in coda Q. To obtain estimates of relative coda Q that are more precise than this level, the spectral ratio analysis technique requires significantly more similar earthquakes than are produced by seismogenic processes in the Anza region. Such earthquakes have been observed to occur in other regions of the San Andreas Fault system and are analyzed in Antolik et al. (1996).
Probability gain due to foreshocks following quiescence tested by synthetic catalogs
Authors: Console Rodolfo , Murru Maura 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
The database obtained from the observations of the Italian Seismological Network over more than 15 yr was analyzed by a simple algorithm to determine the rate of occurrence of major events after the precursors called foreshocks: moderate earthquakes following a period of quiescence. The number of observed foreshocks depends, among other factors, on the spatial (R1) and temporal (T1) ranges of the quiescence used to define the foreshocks. These parameters can be optimized to get the highest value of the success rate of the precursor for a given data set. In our case, the optimization process led to a probability gain (G) higher than 100. In order to estimate the factors that influence the value of G, we tested our method on synthetic catalogs obtained from the real one by randomizing the origin times of the events, or the spatial coordinates, or both of them. The analysis showed that the apparently high value of the probability gain obtained optimizing the parameters. R1 and T1 is the result of (a) shortness of the catalog, (b) uneven spatial distribution of seismicity, and (c) real variation in time of the occurrence rate.
Influence of Host plants on longevity, fecundity and Y-tube olfactometer response of Bemisia tabaci B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)
Authors: Shah M Mostafizur Rahman 
Published: July 2023

The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci B (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is one of the serious sucking pest insects throughout the world on vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, and broad leaf agronomic crops. In this experiment, we observed fecundity and adult longevity of B. tabaci on four different host plants and compare its host plant attraction through a Y-tube olfactometer. Results showed that daily fecundity was different in the entire period of B. tabaci life and more number of total eggs laid on eggplant and medium on tomato and cucumber and lower on pepper. Female life longevity was higher than male life where both of them survive longer on eggplant, medium on tomato and cucumber, and lower on pepper. The Y-tube olfactometer results showed that comparison preferences between cucumber vs. eggplant and tomato vs. eggplant did not differ significantly. Host plant attraction between tomato vs. cucumber, eggplant vs. pepper, cucumber vs. pepper, and tomato vs. pepper differed significantly. The olfactometer results confirmed that eggplant, cucumber, and tomato are preferred hosts where pepper is the non-preferred host for B. tabaci B. These basic results will provide important information for a better understanding of B. tabaci biology as well as dispersal subject to the development of management strategies to successfully combat infestations of the whitefly in a cropping system with different crops.
Location Tracking via User Feed through Social Platforms to Detect Sentiments & Act on Those Analytical Data
Authors: Paruchuri Harish 
Published: July 2023

Tracking the reactions of users through social media to discover clients or audience sentiment and determining how best such analyzed data appears to offer owners of products, goods, and services online an opportunity to size up the performance of such content and acknowledge the general feeling. This article would adequately define what is meant by Social Media Sentiment Analysis. The core reasons why social media sentiment investigation is essential are adequately examined. The various areas where any content creator seeking to leverage social media feedback and opinions should channel its energy. It is also important to note that this article revealed how trackers could conduct a thorough result-based social media sentiment analysis and the available tools to operate it effectively. Most importantly, the potent methodologies through which a favorable sentiment can be generated towards any product, brand, content, or goods, and services whatsoever is sufficiently underpinned, and no doubt a determining utilization of these strategies will spur up patronage and ensure audience satisfaction due to the confidence achieved through genuine communication.
The Association of Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) Class I and II Genes with Cutaneous and Visceral Leishmaniasis in Iranian Patients: A Preliminary Case-Control Study
Authors: Eimanzadeh Mitra , Mohebali Mehdi , Zarrabi Morteza , Foroushani Abbas Rahimi , Kazemi Mohammad , Hajjaran Homa , Zarei Zabih , Kakooei Zahra , Akhoundi Behnaz 
Published: July 2023

Background: Leishmaniasis is currently considered a re-emerging or emerging infection based on the geographic region. The outcome of leishmaniasis vastly depends on Leishmania-host interaction. This preliminary study aimed to show the association of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and II genes with healed and non-healed cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), and symptomatic and asymptomatic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) compared with control groups in Iran.
Methods: Ninety-five people, including 31 patients versus 64 individuals in the control group, were enrolled. Among them, 20 patients had confirmed CL based on amastigote observation, 10 had improved CL and 10 non-healed CL. Eleven patients were suffering from confirmed VL based on direct agglutination test (Five asymptomatic and six symptomatic VL cases). Besides, they were residents in an endemic area of VL in the northwest of Iran. To select a control group, it was ensured that they had no history of leishmaniasis. Peripheral blood samples were collected from each patient. After DNA extraction, HLA typing was conducted using polymerase chain reaction - sequence-specific priming (PCR-SSP). Subsequently, data were statistically analyzed by SPSS.
Results: There was a statistical relationship between the presence of HLA-A26 and CL, healed CL and the existence of the B38 allele, C1 allele and symptomatic VL, as well as B1.4 allele and asymptomatic VL (P˂0.05).
Conclusion: This primary finding indicates that several HLA genes have a potential role in the susceptibility of Iranian people to CL and VL.
Associations between Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Multiple Sclerosis: A Case-Control Seroprevalence Study
Authors: Shahra Masoumeh , Keshavarz Hossein , Sahraeian Mohammad Ali , Shojaee Saeedeh , Heidari Aliehsan , Alimi Rasoul , Teimouri Aref 
Published: July 2023

Background: Currently, there are conflicting reports on the associations between Toxoplasma gondii infection and multiple sclerosis (MS) in humans. In the present study, a case–control study was carried out to assess associations between seropositivity to T. gondii infection and MS.
Methods: This case-control study was carried out on 200 MS patients (cases) attended in Sina Hospital affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, and 200 healthy subjects from the general population of the same city, March to July 2017. Blood samples were collected from individuals and were examined using Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the presence of T. gondii IgG antibodies and the IgG-positive samples were further analyzed for specific anti-T. gondii IgM.
Results: The overall seroprevalence of anti-T. gondii IgG was 44.2% (177/400) in 121 (60.5%) sera of the 200 MS patients (cases) and 56 (28.0%) sera of the 200 controls (OR = 3.94; 95% CI: 2.59–5.99; P < 0.001). Seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in MS patients increased significantly with increasing of age (P < 0.001). In the control group, no statistically significant differences were seen between the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in various age groups (P = 0.858). Moreover, no statistically significant relationships were reported between the seropositivity to T. gondii and the sex for the cases and controls (P>0.05). Anti-T. gondii IgM antibodies were not detected in anti-T. gondii IgG positive patients.
Conclusion: T. gondii infection might be a probability risk factor for MS. However, further studies are necessary to describe clearly the roles of T. gondii infection in MS.
Genetic Diversity of Toxoplasma gondii by Serological and Molecular Analyzes in Different Sheep and Goat Tissues in Northeastern Iran
Authors: Firouzeh Nima , Foroughi Borj Hamid , Ziaali Naser , Tavakoli Kareshk Amir , Ahmadinejad Mohammad , Shafiei Reza 
Published: July 2023

Background: Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by compilation protozoan agent Toxoplasma gondii, leading to significant financial and quality-adjusted life-year losses. Overcooked or raw meat consumption has been a considerable transmission route. The present study was conducted to determine the seropositivity rate of T. gondii in sheep and goats by serological and molecular tests and genotyping of obtained isolates in northeast Iran.
Methods: Blood and tissue samples (diaphragm, heart) of 296 animals (including 168 sheep and 128 goats) were collected from the slaughterhouse in Quchan Country from august 2016 to April 2017. Modified agglutination test (MAT) and the PCR method performed to detect parasite DNA on tissues.PCR-RFLP method of GRA6 gene was used to determine the genotype of T. gondii. In addition, sequencing analysis was performed to evaluate the Toxoplasma type strains.
Results: Serum positive for MAT results were found in 27.4% of sheep and 23.4% of goats. Positive PCR of B1 gene results in diaphragm and heart tissues of sheep and goats was 47.8% and 26.1%, 40% and 23.3%, respectively. PCR of GRA6 gene results were positive in 10 samples that RFLP technique results using MseІ enzyme revealed genotype І. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis revealed DNA of all samples was closely related to Toxoplasma type І.
Conclusion: Concerning the high seropositivity rate of toxoplasmosis, undertaking an appropriate preventive program for reducing the prevalence of T. gondii infection by raw or undercooked meat consumption of livestock is recommended. Our study supports the notion that these animals' consumption of raw and undercooked meat can be a probable source of human toxoplasmosis.
Molecular Identification of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Species in the Northcentral Iranian Province of Alborz: Is There a New Focus on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Province?
Authors: Sheikhi Susan , Heidari Aliehsan , Mohebali Mehdi , Keshavarz Hossein , Heidari Amir , Sezavar Monireh , Akhoundi Behnaz , Bairami Amir 
Published: July 2023

Background: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an endemic infection in the Middle East, including Iran that is also spreading to new foci. We aimed to determine the leishmaniasis species causing CL in Alborz province.
Methods: Overall, out of 55-suspected CL patients referred to health centers in Alborz Province, north central Iran in 2019, 40 patients had positive smear for CL based on optical microscopy. The internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was amplified by PCR. Leishmania species were identified by PCR–restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) using BshF I (Hae III) enzyme.
Results: Out of the 40 positive patients with CL, 34 cases (85%) had been caused by Leishmania (L) major and six (15%) by L. tropica. Fifteen patients had no history of traveling to the disease endemic areas, of which nine were Iranians. Skin lesions and scars caused by CL were mostly observed on the hands and face. Moreover, more than two skin lesions were observed in 22 cases (55%), all of which were infected with L. major. A single skin ulcer was seen in 18 (45%) of the CL patients.
Conclusion: Climate change, reduced rainfall, and demographic changes such as migration into Alborz Province and the increasing marginalization of the population and their entry to settle in new areas might have caused natural transmission of both L. tropica and L. major in this province.