bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Relationship between Bank Customer Retention Strategies and Customer Satisfaction in Commercial Banks in Machakos Town
Authors: Kavita Patricia , Wamitu Susan , Nzomoi Joseph 
Published: September 2022

Purpose: this study was to investigate the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction in the commercial banks in Machakos Town.
Methodology: The study adopted descriptive survey design. The target population was 82 commercial bank customers in Machakos Town. Primary data was collected through use of structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics included frequency, mean and standard deviation. Simple regression modeling was used to aid in data analysis.
Results: Research findings revealed that F statistic of model 1 was 33.236(p=.000). This portrayed that the influence of service quality aspect of customer retention strategies on customer satisfaction was statistically significant at 95% confidence level for (p<.05). Hence this model was suitable to estimate customer satisfaction amongst the five commercial banks in Machakos town. Adjusted R2 was of .648 which implies that customer retention strategies explained 64.8% of the variations in customer satisfaction. Bank retention strategies had statistically significant influence on customer satisfaction with a one unit change leading to .384(p=.000) change in customer satisfaction.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that management need to improve on efficiency in its operations regarding the customers and develop their products fully so as to satisfy their customers and control their product prices as well to be sure of customer retention. In addition, the bank should mitigate the risk of customer loss by ensuring that policies are put in place maintain product diversification.
Los curas rurales en las comunidades azucareras de Tucumán. Formas de intervención social y política en los inicios del peronismo
Authors: Santos Lepera Lucía 
Published: September 2022

El objetivo del artículo es brindar algunas claves interpretativas para abordar el rol de los curas párrocos en los pueblos azucareros de Tucumán y los cambios que atravesaron sus formas de intervención social y política bajo los años peronistas. Se sostiene que el surgimiento del movimiento comandado por Perón generó profundas transformaciones que conmovieron la vida cotidiana en las comunidades azucareras al generar una intensa politización y propiciar el protagonismo de nuevos factores de poder local, como los sindicatos obreros y las unidades básicas masculinas y femeninas. Tal coyuntura repercutió en el rol mediador de los curas párrocos, cuyas funciones se ampliaron y complejizaron frente a las renovadas demandas, generando tensiones en su relación con las poblaciones locales y con el obispo diocesano.
Producción y política en el Alto Valle del río Negro (Argentina) entre 1964 y 1990
Authors: Andrade Larry , Herrera Silvina 
Published: September 2022

Abordamos las dimensiones sociológicas e historiográficas de la transición del ciclo frutícola al agroindustrial en el Alto Valle del Río Negro (Argentina) entre 1964 y 1990, procurando evidenciar cómo fueron afectados los procesos productivos por las acciones u omisiones en diferentes niveles del Estado y las posibilidades que habilitaba la acción colectiva. La metodología es cualitativa con énfasis en la comprensión del proceso, para lo cual se trabajó priorizando las fuentes primarias de la época. Se entrevistó a uno de los protagonistas del Movimiento Regional de Productores de Fruta de Río Negro y Neuquén y se tuvo acceso a un archivo salvado de la destrucción originada por la persecución política de los años `70. La conclusión, destaca el rol desempeñado por CORPOFRUT, opacando las posibilidades de acción de los productores de fruta lo que, junto con el accionar de los sectores empacadores y exportadores primero y a la irrupción militar en la política nacional en 1976, truncaron definitivamente el potencial de organización y emancipación que tenía el Movimiento, que termina por disolverse en la década de 1990.
The influence of tides on the marine carbonate chemistry of a coastal polynya in the south-eastern Weddell Sea
Authors: Droste Elise S. , Hoppema Mario , González-Dávila Melchor , Santana-Casiano Juana Magdalena , Queste Bastien Y. , Dall'Olmo Giorgio , Venables Hugh J. , Rohardt Gerd , Ossebaar Sharyn , Schuller Daniel , Trace-Kleeberg Sunke , Bakker Dorothee C. E. 
Published: September 2022

Abstract. Tides significantly affect polar coastlines by modulating ice shelf melt and modifying shelf water properties through transport and mixing. However, the effect of tides on the marine carbonate chemistry in such regions, especially around Antarctica, remains largely unexplored. We address this topic with two case studies in a coastal polynya in the south-eastern Weddell Sea, neighbouring the Ekström Ice Shelf. The case studies were conducted in January 2015 (PS89) and January 2019 (PS117), capturing semi-diurnal oscillations in the water column. These are pronounced in both physical and biogeochemical variables for PS89. During rising tide, advection of sea ice meltwater from the north-east created a fresher, warmer, and more deeply mixed water column with lower dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and total alkalinity (TA) content. During ebbing tide, water from underneath the ice shelf decreased the polynya's temperature, increased the DIC and TA content, and created a more stratified water column. The variability during the PS117 case study was much smaller, as it had less sea ice meltwater input during rising tide and was better mixed with sub-ice shelf water. The contrasts in the variability between the two case studies could be wind and sea ice driven, and they underline the complexity and highly dynamic nature of the system. The variability in the polynya induced by the tides results in an air–sea CO2 flux that can range between a strong sink (−24 mmol m−2 d−1) and a small source (3 mmol m−2 d−1) on a semi-diurnal timescale. If the variability induced by tides is not taken into account, there is a potential risk of overestimating the polynya's CO2 uptake by 67 % or underestimating it by 73 %, compared to the average flux determined over several days. Depending on the timing of limited sampling, the polynya may appear to be a source or a sink of CO2. Given the disproportionate influence of polynyas on heat and carbon exchange in polar oceans, we recommend future studies around the Antarctic and Arctic coastlines to consider the timing of tidal currents in their sampling strategies and analyses. This will help constrain variability in oceanographic measurements and avoid potential biases in our understanding of these highly complex systems.
Technological bases and equipment for spheroidization of ammonium salt powders of perchloric acid by ultrasonic mechanical activation
Authors: Iliyushchenko A. F. , Krivonos O. K. , Petiushik E. E. , Rubanik V. V. , Rubanik (Jr.) V. V. , Labetski V. S. , Krugleshov A. A. 
Published: September 2022

The article describes the mechanism for determining the technological modes of operation of equipment for the spheroidization of particles of powders of ammonium salt of perchloric acid by means of ultrasonic mechanical activation. In the introduction, the necessity of using spheroidization processes in the preparation of initial powder components technology in the production of energy-saturated composite materials is determined, and the object of research is also defined – the method of spheroidization of ammonium salt particles of perchloric acid by means of ultrasonic mechanical activation under various conditions. The purpose of the study is to establish the conditions for ultrasonic mechanical activation of the ammonium salt powder of perchloric acid and the modes of its implementation. In the main part, the components of technological equipment for ultrasonic treatment are considered and a diagram of an ultrasonic acoustic system and equipment is proposed, based on the use of an ultrasonic generator UZG 1-1 and a magnetostrictive transducer PMS-1-1. Based on the simulation of the geometry of the booster and the calculation of the waveguide, the designs of the transmitting elements are proposed, which ensure the implementation of the ultrasonic mechanical activation of the powder process. The set of studies of the ultrasonic mechanical activation of the powder of ammonium salt of perchloric acid “dry”, in liquid and in liquid under excessive hydrostatic pressure for fixed periods of time at given oscillation frequencies and waveguide displacements amplitudes processes has been carried out. The qualitative aspect (taking into account the technological limitations expressed in the requirement to minimize additional technological operations to achieve acceptable parameters of the powder processing final result) of the ultrasonic mechanical activation of the powder of ammonium salt of perchloric acid and the quantitative parameters of its implementation method have been established. It is shown that ultrasonic action leads to a powder particles change in shape – they acquire a more rounded shape; it is advisable to carry out the process in an air environment at normal pressure “dry”; The optimal processing time is about 5 minutes at an amplitude of ultrasonic displacements of the waveguide end face of 20–25 μm and an oscillation frequency of 20 kHz. The results obtained can be applied in the technological processes development for the mechanical activation of powders of ammonium salt of perchloric acid, as well as the choice of the necessary technological equipment and in production conditions tooling.
Analysis of methods for hardening the working bodies of agricultural machines
Authors: Filippov A. I. , Kalugin Yu. K. , Leshchik S. D. 
Published: September 2022

The article provides an overview of the wear of the working bodies of agricultural machines operating in soil conditions. The factors affecting their wear are considered, as well as the search for methods of strengthening and durability of working bodies working on various soils, including soils clogged with stones. The intensity of destruction of the surface layer of a material depends on many factors that are interconnected: these are specific pressure, the amount and abrasiveness of solid particles participating in the wear process as the main agent of local destruction of the material and other factors. When processing the soil, the working bodies of tillage machines interact with it and undergo intense wear, that is, the process of destruction and separation of material from the surface of a solid body during friction, which manifests itself in a gradual change in the size and shape of the body, therefore, the search for modern methods of hardening based on innovative technologies is one of the important tasks of hardening. Among the numerous methods for increasing the wear resistance of working bodies operating under speed conditions in the presence of sources of contamination of the cutting surface, without changing the dimensions, it is possible to use, in addition to volume hardening, magnetic-pulse surface hardening and hardening by a laser beam. One of the common factors for these types of processing is structural changes in the surface layer caused by the influence of fields, heating and cooling of the material. Each of the processing methods has certain advantages and disadvantages. To consider the issue of increasing the wear resistance of parts and tools for processing and loosening the soil, it is necessary to analyze the characteristics of the most frequently used methods. As modern innovative technologies are created, it is possible to conduct research on strengthening the working bodies of agricultural machines that work with soil using modern methods. The development and application of modern hardening technologies for these working bodies will make it possible to evaluate and select the most optimal hardening methods.
Comparative analysis of rheological properties indicators for thermoplastic melts
Authors: Barsukov V. G. , Chikova T. S. 
Published: September 2022

The introduction analyzes the state of the issue and substantiates the research relevance. The aim of the work is to determine and comparatively analyze the values of physically normalized indicators of rheological properties of typical representatives of thermoplastic melts. In the methodological part of the work, to ensure the comparability of the results, the physically normalized form of the Ostwald-de-Waele power empirical rheological equation proposed by McKelvey is used. The calculation scheme is based on the transition from an approximating power function with rheologically non-deterministic parameters to two dimensionless rheologically determined complexes characterizing the stress-strain state of a nonlinear-viscous medium. The first dimensionless complex is presented in the form as the ratio of the actual shear rate to a unit normalization base value, and the second is in the form as the ratio of shear stresses acting on the deformable medium to the base (reduced) value of these stresses, which are necessary to overcome viscous resistance at a unit normalization shear rate. A technique is described for determining physically normalized indicators of rheological properties using the thermoplastic melts flow curves available in the scientific and technical literature (dependence of shear stresses on shear rate) based on the processing of these graphical dependencies plotted in double logarithmic coordinates. In the main part of the work, the values of physically normalized indicators of rheological parameters (the reduced index of viscous resistance and the indicator of the rheological nonlinearity of the melt) are determined and presented in the form of tables for widely used types of filled and unfilled thermoplastic polymers. A comparative analysis of these indicators has been carried out. Conclusions are given on the work and it is noted that the results of the research can be used in engineering practice, as well as in the educational process when performing rheological calculations of the processes of processing thermoplastic polymeric materials.
Hızölçer Genişband Sismometrelerde, Sismik Sinyal Neden Doyuma Ulaşır?
Authors: TUNÇ Süleyman , TUNÇ Berna , ÇAKA Deniz 
Published: September 2022

Deprem izlemede kullanılan hız algılayıcılarının dinamik aralıkları 165dB civarında olmasına rağmen, şiddetli deprem dalgalarının oluşturduğu yer hareketi hızı aşırı güçlü olduğundan, bu cihazların ürettiği veriler, kırpılmakta ve kullanılamaz hale gelmektedir.
Ulusal ölçekte, depremleri gözlemleyen Türkiye’deki en önemli kurulumlar, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü (KRDAE) ile Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı (AFAD) genişband sismometre kullanmaktadır. Van yakınlarında, 23.10.2011 tarihinde meydana gelen depremde (Mw=7,2) genişbant sismometrelerin kaydettiği dalga şekli verilerinin çoğu doyuma ulaşması sonucu, sinyalin üstten ve/veya alttan kırpılmasıyla depremin büyüklüğü ve yerinin belirlenmesi konusunda bazı sıkıntılar yaşanmıştır. Ülkemizde, genişband sismometreler doyuma ulaşmaz inanışını değerlendirmek amacı ile algılayıcıların neden doyuma ulaştıkları hakkında bulgular verilecektir.
F. BUSONI IN RUSSIA: TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE MOSCOW PREMIERING OF THE OPERA HARLEQUIN, OR WINDOWS
Authors: У Сянцзэ 
Published: September 2022

В статье рассматривается премьерная постановка оперы Ф. Бузони «Арлекин, или окна» (1913-1916). Анализируется режиссерский замысел и его воплощение творческой труппой театра. Подчеркивается, что показанное на сцене «Геликон-оперы» творение Ф. Бузони (Москва, 2022 год) обнаруживает точки соприкосновения с другой постановкой - оперой Д. Лигети «Великий Мертвиарх» (1973-1977). Ее показ состоялся на сцене театра «Лисеу» (Барселона, 2011 год). Исследуется наличие параллелей в эстетических взглядах двух художников, которые одинаково ярко обнажают пороки современного общества. Отмечается, что сравнительный анализ постановочных версий обеих опер показал, что при сходных проблемах, напрямую связанных с современной социокультурной ситуацией, московская постановка грешит вторичностью визуальных приемов, обнаруживая черты пошлости и дурновкусия.
The article deals with the premiere production of F. Busoni's opera “Harlequin, or Windows” (1913-1916). The author analyzes the director's idea and its implementation by the theater's creative troupe. It is emphasized that the creation of F. Busoni (Moscow, 2022) shown on the stage of the “Helikon-Opera” finds points of contact with another production - the opera “The Great Deadviarch” (1973-1977) by D. Ligeti. Her show took place on the stage of the theater “Liceu” (Barcelona, 2011). The author examines the presence of parallels in the aesthetic views of the two artists, which equally clearly expose the vices of modern society. It is noted that a comparative analysis of the staging versions of both operas showed that with similar problems directly related to the modern socio-cultural situation, the Moscow production sins with secondary visual techniques, revealing features of vulgarity and bad taste.
Fluids and Melts at the Magmatic-Hydrothermal Transition, Recorded by Unidirectional Solidification Textures at Saginaw Hill, Arizona, USA
Authors: Bain Wyatt M. , Lecumberri-Sanchez Pilar , Marsh Erin E. , Steele-MacInnis Matthew 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Fluid exsolution and melt evolution at the magmatic-hydrothermal transition are critical processes driving the metal enrichment of porphyry systems. Coeval fluid and melt inclusion assemblages in unidirectional solidification textures (USTs) at Saginaw Hill—a small, porphyry Cu system in southwestern Arizona—record a dynamic and repetitious process of fluid accumulation and release. The cores of quartz crystals throughout the UST bands host coeval silicate melt and brine inclusions but lack vapor-rich inclusions. This could indicate preferential expulsion of vapor and trapping of high-density brine during episodes of fracturing or the direct exsolution of single-phase high-salinity brine from the silicate melt. In contrast, the rims of UST quartz host abundant coeval brine and vapor inclusions, consistent with liquid-vapor immiscibility at lower pressures compared to the corresponding quartz cores. This transition from dominantly coeval silicate melt inclusions and brine in phenocryst cores to coeval brine and vapor in the rims suggests that the Saginaw Hill system underwent cyclic processes of fluid exsolution, accumulation, overpressure, and decompression at relatively stable temperatures (consistently ~650°C) during UST formation. Melt inclusion data indicate that the melt at this stage was highly fractionated and tended toward muscovite saturation. Metal concentrations in the brine were comparable to or higher than those in fluids reported in world-class porphyry Cu systems and were likely the result of both igneous fractionation and the high chloride content of the exsolved fluids. While limited in scale, Saginaw Hill provides evidence for processes that are predicted to occur at the magmatic-hydrothermal transition during the formation of large, well-mineralized porphyry systems.
A Novel Mobile App-based Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Therapy for the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: Results From an Extension Study of a Randomized, Double-blind, Sham-controlled, Multicenter Trial
Authors: Dasa Vinod , Skrepnik Nebojsa V. , Petersen Dena , Delanois Ronald E. 
Published: September 2022

Background:
Mobile app-based neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is a promising treatment of knee osteoarthritis as previously demonstrated in a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, multicenter trial (parent study).

Methods:
Sixty-four of the 253 patients with knee osteoarthrosis who completed the 12-week parent study were enrolled in a 14-week extension study during which they continued to receive double-blind, home-based NMES (two 20-minute daily sessions, 5 d/wk) with either the original device (“active NMES”) or a low-voltage version (“sham NMES”). All subjects who enrolled in the extension study comprised the intent-to-treat population and subjects who applied NMES (compliance monitored through the mobile app and a remote portal) for at least 2,800 minutes (14-week device usage) comprised the per-protocol therapy compliant population.

Results:
In the per-protocol therapy compliant population, the active NMES group (n = 21) had a higher reduction in Visual Analog Scale Nominated Activity (64.7% versus 24.3%, P = 0.020) and Visual Analog Scale Nominated Activity improvement ≥50% (76.2% versus 12.5%, P = 0.002) than the sham NMES group (n = 8). Outcomes were not markedly different between groups in the intent-to-treat population.

Discussion:
Applying NMES therapy for an additional 14 weeks (totaling 26 weeks) resulted in notable and clinically meaningful pain relief when patients were fully compliant with NMES.
CLIMATE CHANGE: FUNDAMENTALS AND REGULATION OVERVIEW IN INDONESIA
Authors: Maritha Desy 
Published: September 2022

Dari fenomena saat ini, adaptasi perubahan iklim dan mitigasi menjadi isu global yang krusial saat ini, termasuk dari konsep dasar dan perspektif hukum. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengelaborasi secara deskriptif tentang konsep fundamental dari adaptasi perubahan iklim dan mitigasi. Pertama, artikel ini menjelaskan konsep dasarnya, kedua mengungkapkan beberapa hasil dari penelitian terdahulu terkait dengan perubahan iklim, dan pada bagian ketiga mengelaborasi ratifikasi, dan peraturan yang ada terkait dengan perubahan iklim di Indonesia. Selanjutnya, artikel ini juga memenberikan informasi terkait dengan perjalanan inisiasi peraturan perubahan iklim yang diratifikasi dalam konvensi PBB tentang Perubahan Iklim, Kyoto protocol, Bali Roadmap dan beberapa peraturan dari Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan.
PENEMUAN HUKUM HAKIM PENGADILAN PAJAK DALAM MEMUTUSKAN PBB HUTAN RESTORASI EKOSISTEM
Authors: Suharsono Agus , Juliarini Aniek 
Published: September 2022

Pajak Bumi dan Bangunan (PBB) sektor Perhutanan yang dikelola oleh Direktorat Jenderal Pajak (DJP) merupakan pajak objektif yang pengenaan pajaknya tergantung pada nilai objeknya. Jumlah sengketa PBB cukup kecil namun perlu mendapatkan perhatian demi tercapainya keadilan dalam pemungutan pajak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis bagaimana penalaran hukum Hakim Pengadilan Pajak untuk menemukan keadilan dalam sengketa PBB hutan resorasi di mana belum terdapat peraturan khusus yang mengatur objek sengketanya. Objek penelitian adalah Putusan Pengadilan Pajak Nomor PUT-107539.18/2015/PP/M.IVB terkait banding atas penetapan PBB atas objek PBB berupa hutan restorasi ekosistem. Metode yang digunakan adalah penelitian yuridis normatif dengan pendekatan: undang-undang, konsep, kasus, dan analisis. Data penelitian berupa bahan hukum primer yaitu semua peraturan tertulis dan putusan Pengadilan Pajak, serta bahan hukum sekunder berupa buku, artikel, dan kamus hukum. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis secara kualitatif dengan cara mencatat, mempelajari, menganalisis, dan menginterpretasikannya, kemudian menjelaskan secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menyimpulkan bahwa Hakim Pengadilan Pajak dalam memutus sengketa PBB atas objek pajak hutan restorasi ekosistem, tidak terikat pada peraturan tertulis namun juga mempertimbangkan keyakinan hakim. Diketahui pula bahwa belum terdapat peraturan yang khusus mengatur tentang penilaian objek Pajak Bumi dan Bangunan atas hutan yang mempunyai fungsi restorasi ekosistem.