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Is Information Technology boosting Creativity in Higher Education Institutions during Covid-19?
Authors: Mabić Mirela , Gašpar Dražena , Šimićević Vanja 
Published: January 2022

The global pandemic of the virus COVID-19 dramatically has impacted Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and worldwide. HEIs were forced to switch overnight to online lectures and exams without almost any teachers' and students' preparation and education. After one year of online classes at the University of Mostar (SUM), whether that kind of teaching impacts creativity. In order to find the answer to the research question, the authors used a questionnaire they developed and applied in 2015 to investigate students' perceptions about creativity at the University of Mostar. The research presented in this paper is limited to SUM students who have had online classes since March 2020. The primary research goal is to investigate whether there are any significant changes in students' perceptions of creativity compared to research from 2015. Namely, the authors investigate whether the enhanced use of IT and online platforms (Google Meet, SUMARUM – the University of Mostar’s variant of Moodle) affected students' creativity.
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An Empirical Study on Inter-Organisational Network Structures for Connected Cars
Authors: Isada Fumihiko 
Published: January 2022

This study aimed to empirically examine whether rapid changes in the technological environment affect inter-organisational relationships. In the automotive industry, the advantage of cohesive and vertically integrated inter-organisational relationships has been pointed out conventionally. The development of connected cars, which can communicate bidirectionally with other systems outside the car, is eliciting significant changes in the traditional automotive products and the industry structure — changes generally associated with the automotive product structure moving closer to IT products. The aim was to empirically clarify what kind of network structure of inter-organisational relations firms are growing with changes in industrial structure by creating a database of actual firm behavior. The database was analyzed using the social network analysis method, and the characteristics of growing firms’ organisational network structure were extracted. Besides the traditional integrated inter-organisational relationships, the results show that there is a mixture of inter-organisational relationships with different characteristics of growth firms.
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National Brand Identity: Pilot Study on Perception of Croatian Student Population
Authors: Horvat Sara , Seljan Sanja , Starešinić Berislava 
Published: January 2022

A message sent to a specific market or an audience contains certain types of information that affect the audience. For this reason, brand identity, nowadays increasingly in a digital form, plays an important role. Each state wants to create a robust, attractive, and different brand identity that will set it apart from other states and thus augment its reputation. This research aimed to determine the elements of brand identity that respondents mostly associate with Croatia and to examine their attitudes towards the belief that the brand identity that influences emotions is essential in the creation of national visual identity, as well as their attitudes towards the assumption that the brand identity of Croatia should be liked first by the inhabitants of Croatia, and only then by foreign tourists. Two research propositions were tested using the structural equation modeling, measuring the relationship between the emotional and formal elements of brand identity with the attitudes towards the emotions concerning the brand identity and the relevance of the brand identity to the country residents.
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Pemanfaatan Semen Slag Sebagai Campuran Stabilisasi Tanah dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Nilai CBR Terendam (Soaked California Bearing Ratio) (Studi Kasus: Jalan Raya Munjul Desa Pasir Tenjo Kabupaten Pandeglang, Banten)
Authors: Mina Enden , Kusuma Rama Indera , Sausan Zahirah Ismi 
Published: January 2022

Stabilisasi tanah adalah suatu proses untuk memperbaiki sifat-sifat tanah dengan menambahkan bahan aditif agar dapat menaikkan kekuatan tanah. Kondisi perkerasan Jalan Raya Munjul, Desa Pasir Tenjo, Kabupaten Pandeglang merupakan daerah yang mengalami kerusakan pada lapis perkerasanya dikarenakan memiliki daya dukung tanah sangat rendah dengan nilai California Bearing Ratio (CBR) sebesar 2.8%, oleh karena itu perlu dilakukan stabilisasi tanah.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penambahan semen slag terhadap nilai CBR terendam (soaked) dengan variasi prosentase zat aditif sebesar 10 %, 20 %, dan 30 % serta melihat pengaruh lama pemeraman terhadap kenaikan CBR. Sebelum pengujian tanah diklasifikasikan dahulu dengan menggunakan system klasifikasi Unified (USCS).Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa sampel tanah dapat diklasifikasikan sebagai kelas OH, yaitu tanah lempung organik dengan plastisitas tinggi. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa penambahan semen slag pada tanah lempung dapat menurunkan nilai indeks plastisitas dari 20,11 % menjadi 12,79 % dan dapat meningkatkan nilai CBR soaked menjadi 10,867 % dengan persentase optimum pada kadar semen slag 10 %. Penambahan Semen slag juga mampu menurunkan nilai swelling dari 1,937 % (pengembangan tinggi) menjadi 0,427 % (pengembangan rendah). Berdasarkan hasil tersebut dapat disimpulkan bahwa semen slag mampu menaikkan daya dukung tanah lempung dan mengurangi potensi swelling tanah.
Corrosion Behavior of Spherical Chromium Carbide Reinforced NiCrBSi Hardmetal Coatings in Sulphuric Acid Solution
Authors: FAN Li , LI Xue-ying , CHEN Haiyan , DU Hailiang , SHI Lei 
Published: January 2022

In the present work, four groups of spherical chromium carbide reinforced NiCrBSi hardmetal coatings were prepared on AISI 4145 steel by plasma transferred arc (PTA) technique. The corrosion behavior of the four as-received hardmetal coatings in 0.5 mol/L H2SO4 solution was investigated by polarization curve and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results revealed that more Cr-rich carbides (Cr3C2, Cr7C3 and M23(C, B)6) are formed in the chromium carbide reinforced coatings, while for the NiCrBSi hardmetal coating only Cr7C3 carbide was detected by XRD. The polarization results show that the chromium carbide reinforced NiCrBSi hardmetal coatings have positive corrosion potential and lower corrosion current, providing a better protective effect to the substrate metal. The combined effects of Cr-rich carbide ceramic phases and a more stable passive film of Cr2O3 greatly improved the corrosion resistances of the chromium carbide reinforced NiCrBSi hardmetal coatings. The coating with the highest spherical chromium carbide addition has more pores because of the thermal stress due to the difference of thermal expansion coefficient between the NiCrBSi bonding phase and chromium carbide reinforced phase. The negative effects of the pores weaken the corrosion resistance, and the coating with the 30% chromium carbide content shows the best corrosion resistance. For NiCrBSi hardmetal coatings with higher reinforced chromium carbide content, the repeatability of the corrosion current obtained by polarization fitting is not as good as that of coatings with lower chromium carbide content. The repeatability of polarization results becomes worse when the specimens keep in a more stable passive state.
Motivation and Social Skills in Nursing Students Compared to Physical Education Students
Authors: Sánchez-Bolívar Lionel , Escalante-González Sergio , Martínez-Martínez Asuncion 
Published: January 2022

One of the relevant factors that explain human behavior, in the acts that develops in daily life, is motivation. The aim of this study was to determinate the level of motivation and social skills in nursing degree student and compare with the level of motivation of physical education students. A descriptive and correlational study, with a cross-sectional design was used in this research (n= 101; 22.03 + 5.8 years old), using the Spanish version of the Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS). It can be highlighted that there is a predominantly female student population in this campus, with a higher motivational level. The predominant religion is the Christian/Catholic, counting with mean values in identified regulation superior to those of the rest. Regarding social skills, thinking (optimistic or pessimistic), empathy and assertiveness are the skills that influence the degree of motivation of students. Regarding the level of motivation, Nursing students show a medium-high level and Physical Education, a high level. Motivation is intrinsic in nursing students and more extrinsic in Physical Education students, although there are also high levels of intrinsic motivation.
Uno de los factores relevantes que explican el comportamiento humano, en los actos que se desarrollan en la vida diaria, es la motivación. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar el nivel de motivación y habilidades sociales en estudiantes de enfermería y compararlo con la motivación de estudiantes universitarios de educación física. Para ello, se realizó un estudio descriptivo y correlacional, con un diseño transversal, en (n=101; 22.03+5.8 años), utilizando la Escala de Motivación Situacional (SIMS). Se puede resaltar que hay una población estudiantil predominantemente femenina, con un mayor nivel de motivación, hecho que se repite en estudiantes de Educación Física. La religión predominante es la cristiana/católica, contando con valores medios en una regulación identificada superior a la del resto. El pensamiento, la empatía y la asertividad son las habilidades que influyen en el grado de motivación de los estudiantes. Existe una relación negativa entre la motivación intrínseca y la pasividad y entre la motivación intrínseca y la agresividad. En cuanto al nivel de motivación, el alumnado de Enfermería manifiesta un nivel medio-alto y el de Educación Física, un nivel alto. La motivación es intrínseca en estudiantes de enfermería y más extrínseca en el alumnado de Educación Física, aunque también, existen altos niveles de motivación intrínseca.
Asociación entre el peso de mochilas escolares con el modo de desplazamiento al colegio y dolor musculoesquelético
Authors: Ávila-García Manuel , Solís-Urra Patricio , Huertas-Delgado Francisco Javier , Tercedor Pablo , Villa-González Emilio 
Published: January 2022

The aims of this study were; 1- Analyze the mode of commuting of the school children to school, the weight and type of school bags they were carrying and musculoskeletal pain separately by sex. 2- Analyze the association between weights of school bags with mode of commuting to school. A total of 76 children (8.8 ± 0.3 years, 50% children) participated in the study. The Pediatric Pain questionnaire was used to determine the presence or absence of pain. The PACO questionnaire was used to know the mode of commuting to school. The results showed that the active commuting were higher in boys than girls (p =0.042). In addition, there was a significant association between meeting the school bags weight recommended and active commuting from school to home (OR =3.88, p =0.039). Meeting with the weight of the school bags recommended may favor the non-appearance of musculoskeletal pain and active commuting to school.
Los objetivos del estudio fueron; 1- Analizar el modo de desplazamiento de los escolares al colegio, el peso y tipo de mochilas transportadas y dolores músculos-esqueléticos diferenciados por sexo. 2- Analizar la asociación entre el peso de las mochilas con el modo de desplazamiento al colegio. Un total de 76 escolares (8.8±0.3 años, 50% niños) participaron en el estudio. El cuestionario Pediátrico de Dolor sirvió para determinar la presencia o no de dolor. El cuestionario PACO fue utilizado para determinar el modo de desplazamiento al colegio. Los resultados indicaron que las niños se desplazaron más de forma activa que los niñas (p =0.042). Además, existió una asociación significativa entre cumplir con el peso recomendado de las mochilas y el desplazamiento activo del colegio al hogar (OR =3.88, p =0.039). Cumplir con el peso recomendado de las mochilas está asociado a la ausencia de dolor musculo-esquelético y el desplazamiento activo al colegio.
La responsabilidad social corporativa y los eventos deportivos. Una revisión sistemática de la producción científica
Authors: Fonseca Ingrid , Bernate Jayson , Tuay Diego 
Published: January 2022

The impact of sporting events is related to social, economic, environmental and political aspects that affect the development of communities through social integration. The aim of the study was to examine the current state of research on sporting events and corporate social responsibility. The research design is a systematic review of the scientific literature (SLR) of 268 documents in the Scopus, SportDiscus, Proquest and Dialnet databases. After the filtering process, 26 articles were selected that met the inclusion criteria. According to this review, it is concluded that in sporting events it is necessary to have the interest groups from the moment of planning the event, generate initiatives to avoid environmental damage in the construction of stages, seek economic sustainability, and give conscious use to the sports infrastructure built and leave a long-term positive legacy.
El impacto de los eventos deportivos está relacionado con aspectos sociales, económicos, ambientales y políticos que inciden en el desarrollo de las comunidades por medio de la integración social. El objetivo del estudio fue examinar el estado actual de las investigaciones sobre los eventos deportivos y la responsabilidad social corporativa. El diseño de investigación es una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica (SLR) de 268 documentos en las bases de datos Scopus, SportDiscus, Proquest y Dialnet, posterior al proceso de filtrado se seleccionaron 26 artículos que cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión. La principal conclusión de este estudio es que en los eventos deportivos se debe contar con los grupos de interés desde el momento de planificación del evento, generar iniciativas para evitar daños ambientales en la construcción de escenarios, buscar sostenibilidad económica, dar uso consiente a la infraestructura deportiva construida y dejar un legado positivo a largo plazo.
Influence of Post Emergence Application of Herbicides on Growth, Yield and Economics of Dry Direct Sown Rice
Authors: Rao A. Upendra , Kumar K. Madhu , Visalakashmi V. , Rao S. Govinda 
Published: January 2022

The field trial was conducted on sandy clay loam soils of agricultural research station Ragolu, A.P. India during two consecutive Kharif seasons of 2015 and 2016 .The trial was conducted in Randomized Block Design with three replications and nine treatments Viz., T1- post emergence application of Bis-pyribac sodium @ 25 g ai/ha at 20 DAS fb Amine salt of 2,4 D @ 0.58 kg ai/ha at 40 DAS; T2- post emergence application of Bis-pyribac sodium @ 25 g ai/ha at 20 DAS fb metsulfuron methyl + chlorimuron ethyl (Almix) 4 g ai/ha at 40 DAS; T3- post émergence application Bis-pyribac sodium @ 25 g ai/ha at 20 DAS fb Ethoxysulfuron @ 20 g ai/ha at 40DAS ; T4- post emergence application Bis-pyribac sodium @ 25 g ai/ha at 20 DAS fb postemergence application of Fenoxaprop P ethyl with safenor (Rice star) @ 625ml/ha at 40 DAS ; T5- post emergence application Bis-pyribac sodium @ 25 g ai/ha at 20 DAS fb postemergence application of Cyhalofopbutyl @100 g ai/ha + amine salt of 2,4, D @ 0.58 kg ai/ha at 40 DAS; T6- post emergence application Bis-pyribac sodium @ 25 g ai/ha at 20 DAS fb Ethoxysulfuron @ 20 g ai/ha+ Fenoxaprop PEthyl with safenor (Rice star) @ 625ml/ha at 40 DAS; T7- Post emergece application of Penoxulam@ 25g ai/ha at 20 DAS fb amine salt of 2,4, D @ 0.58 kg ai/ha at 40 DAS ;T8- Two hand weedings at 20 & 40 DAS and T9- Weedy Check. The study in dry direct sown rice on weed management by herbicides revealed that, uncontrolled weed growth in dry direct sown rice reduced the grain yield by 46 to 54 percent. Post emergence application of Bis-pyribac sodium @ 25 g ai/ha at 20 DAS followed by Ethoxysulfuron @ 20 g ai/ha+ Fenoxaprop P Ethyl with safenor (Rice star) @ 625 ml/ha at 40 DAS resulted into taller plants, maximum number of tillers/m2, The highest dry matter production at harvest, more number of panicles/m2 filled grains/panicle, 1000 grain wt, higher grain yield (82-108 %t over weedy check) Straw yield besides higher gross returns net returns and B:C ratio among different herbicide treatments.
Toxicological Activity of the Methanolic Leaf Extract of Some Medicinal Plants Used in Sokoto Township and Environs
Authors: Shagari Z. A. , Bello M. , Mohammed U. K. , Dabai A. I. , Mahmuda A. , Baki A. S. , Imam A. U. , Ganau M. 
Published: January 2022

Inspite of the availability of different antiseptic and antibiotics in most localities in some parts of the world, there is still a number of information on the usage of some local plants in various kinds of treatments of different ill-health conditions. Leaves of Ocimum basilicum, Leptadania hastata and Momordica balsamina are locally used by traditional birth attendants at pre and post-partum periods. The present study investigates the phytochemical compositions and toxicity of the leaf extracts of the plants against isolates of Listeria monocytogenes. Standard microbiological techniques and polymerase chain reaction was used to isolate and identify the bacteria. Phytochemical analysis was done and cytotoxicity of the extracts at different concentrations (MBC, OBC and LHC) were determined using human erythrocytes. Results of the phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of tannins, flavonoids, carbohydrates, alkaloids, terpinoids and glycosides in the studied extracts. Toxicity to erythrocytes, expressed as percentage hemolysis of only 17.27% (MBC1) was seen in one of the plants; M. balsamina. Similarly, the other extracts exhibited minimal toxicity to human erythrocytes (LHC1= 15.45%; OBC1= 7.6%). It was concluded that all the plant leaf extracts are safe for human consumption. Studies on the preparation, effective doses and side effects of these extracts in vivo are hereby recommended.
Synchronization of multi‐machine power systems under disturbances and measurement errors
Authors: Furtat Igor , Nekhoroshikh Artem , Gushchin Pavel 
Published: January 2022

SummaryThe problem of multi‐machine power system synchronization under parameter uncertainties, emergency modes, and measurement errors is considered. Only power angles of generators corrupted by bounded measurement errors are available for measurement. Emergency modes are associated with the sudden change of reactance of transmission lines. The proposed control law is based on measurement error filtering and left‐differences estimation of power angel derivatives. Differently from some recent control schemes, it makes the obtained control law easier to tune and less sensitive to measurement errors. The robust‐adaptive control law is suggested under unknown nominal values of reactances, EMFs, and currents. The simulations and experiments illustrate the efficiency of the proposed algorithm and confirm theoretical results in comparison with some existing ones.
‘Raising the Stakes for Landscape’ in the Climate Crisis
Authors: Sanjuán Clara Olóriz 
Published: January 2022

AbstractIt can be argued that landscape gardening and painting have, for centuries, been complicit in the displacement of Indigenous communities, deforestation and creating a changing relationship between humanity and nature that has contributed to the current climate crisis. Clara Olóriz Sanjuán, a co‐director of the Architectural Association (AA) Ground Lab in London, shows us how landscape practices can be reimagined to address these historical injustices.
The Red Deal: Decolonising Climate Action
Authors: Carrió Manuel Shvartzberg , Cooper Danika 
Published: January 2022

AbstractCalifornian academics specialising in environmental geopolitics, Manuel Shvartzberg Carrió and Danika Cooper explore the Red Deal proposed by The Red Nation that declares that decolonisation of Indigenous peoples and their land is at the heart of solving the climate crisis. It argues against neoliberalism, is left‐facing, supports the plural nature of our societies, and advocates for the end of exploitative private wealth structures and imperial sovereignty dominating land ownership.
Design Perspectives from the Global South: The Case of Mexico
Authors: Ramírez José Alfredo 
Published: January 2022

AbstractGuest‐Editor of this AD and Director of the Architectural Association (AA) Ground Lab in London, José Alfredo Ramírez recognises that the Green New Deal is predicated on the success of previous, historical economic stimulus packages in the Global North. Here he calls for the inclusion of Global South perspectives, using Mexico as a case study.
Design of Light‐Activated Nanoplatform through Boosting “Eat Me” Signals for Improved CD47‐Blocking Immunotherapy
Authors: Lu Yan , Gong Yonghua , Zhu Xianghui , Dong Xia , Zhu Dunwan , Ma Guilei 
Published: January 2022

AbstractHere, the authors propose a light‐activated reactive oxygen species (ROS)‐responsive nanoplatform that can boost immunogenic cell death (ICD) to release “eat me” signals, and improve CD47‐blocking immunotherapy by tumor‐targeted codelivery of photosensitizer IR820 and anti‐CD47 antibody (αCD47). Human serum albumin and αCD47 are first constructed into a single nanoparticle using ROS‐responsive linkers, which are further conjugated with photosensitizer IR820 via a matrix metalloproteinase‐sensitive peptide as linker and then modified with poly(ethylene glycol) on the surface of the obtained nanoparticles. When exposed to the first wave of near‐infrared (NIR) laser irradiation, the obtained nanoplatform (M‐IR820/αCD47@NP) can generate ROS, which triggers nanoparticles dissociation and thus, facilitates the release of αCD47 and IR820. The second wave of NIR laser irradiation is subsequently used to perform phototherapy and induce ICD of tumor cells. An in vitro cellular study shows that M‐IR820/αCD47@NP can stimulate dendritic cells activation while simultaneously enhancing the phagocytic activity of macrophage against tumor cells. In 4T1 tumor‐bearing mice, M‐IR820/αCD47@NP‐mediated combination of phototherapy and CD47 blockade can effectively induce the synergistic antitumor immune responses to inhibit the growth of tumors and prevent local tumor recurrence. This work offers a promising strategy to improve the CD47‐blocking immunotherapy efficacy using αCD47 nanomedicine.