Green Energy Development in Russian Regions

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The analysis of the development of “green energy” in the regions of Russia is one of the pressing modern scientific issues. This article describes the general situation with carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere in the world and in Russia. It is shown that the Russian Federation is one of the world leaders in the volume of carbon dioxide emissions. Global and Russian trends in the development of renewable energy sources are considered. The spatial unevenness in the development of renewable energy sources in the regions of the Russian Federation is characterized. An econometric model is proposed, which investigates the influence of the production process (through such factors as gross regional product and electricity consumption) as well as the development of renewable energy sources on carbon dioxide emissions in Russian regions. The results show that gross regional product and regional electricity consumption have positive impact on increasing carbon dioxide emission while the increase of renewable energy sources has a negative impact on increasing carbon dioxide emission. At the present stage, Russian regions can face a number of problems and constraints of social and economic nature that may hinder the development of a “green economy”.

Principal Managerial Skills in Implementing School-Based Management: A Literature Review

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This study aimed to describe principals’ managerial skills in the development of School-Based Management (SBM). The method used in this study was a literature review. The results and discussion of the study, namely the principal’s managerial skills, include; Technical skills (technical abilities), human skills (human relations abilities), and conceptual skills (conceptual abilities), which are implemented in school-based management with components of curriculum management and teaching programs, education staff, student affairs, finance, educational facilities and infrastructure, management of school and community relations, and special services for institutions. The indicators for the success of School-Based Management (SBM) include support from school principals and teachers, sufficient financial resources, clear commitments, responsibilities, skills, and qualifications of school officials, appropriate plans, obligations, and accountability.

Multicultural Islamic Education in Encouraging Spirit of the Elderly

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This study aims to reveal Multicultural Islamic Education in encouraging the spirit of the elderly in terms of enthusiasm and optimism, the power to fight frustration and group spirit through the existence of Multicultural Islamic Education. This qualitative research with a phenomenological approach was conducted at Griya Werdha Surabaya-Indonesia. The data were collected using in-depth interviews, observations and documents involving seven Muslim elderly people and three representatives of the leadership taken purposively.
The results of this study indicate that it has an impact on three aspects of the spirit of the elderly. In the aspect of enthusiasm and optimism, the elderly have a deeper spiritual closeness to God which has a positive impact on the elderly to have good behavior towards fellow elderly in their daily lives. In the aspect of strength against frustration, the elderly no longer blame themselves or those around them for the conditions that befell them. For the aspect of the spirit of the elderly to group, the elderly are encouraged to interact with one another and live a harmonious life in their daily lives.

High-quality Development Effectiveness of Provincial Regions in China: Data-driven Evaluation and Spatio-temporal Characteristics

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Healthy and sustainable high-quality development needs to rely on scientific planning and design of assessment system, enabling high-quality assessment to become an important tool to lead and drive high-quality development in China. A high-quality development evaluation index system is proposed, consisting of six dimensions: economic operation, innovation-driven, coordinated development, green ecology, open development, and sharing and harmony, and the temporal and spatial Differentiation in China’s inter-provincial high-quality development levels are discussed after being measured using the entropy weight method. The results show that from the time dimension, China’s overall high quality development level shows a fluctuating upward trend with an obvious growth rate, and Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai maintained a high level of high-quality development during this period. From the spatial dimension, it is found that China’s high-quality development level has a significant positive spatial correlation between regions from 2014 to 2020, with a stable “high-high” agglomeration in the eastern coastal areas and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the “low-high” agglomeration is mainly distributed in the central plains, and the “low-low” agglomeration effect in the western provinces and regions has spread on a larger scale after 2015, with significant performance in the north-western provinces and regions.

Menstruation and Sex Hormones in Covid-19: Effects in Women of Child-Bearing Age

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Numerous studies have examined the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s mental health and menstrual cycles. However, most of these studies only included outpatients with COVID-19, whereas information on hospitalised women is minimal. ACE 2 is essential for the SAR-CoV2 virus to enter human cells and the human ovary. Since it stimulates steroid secretion, aids in follicle development and oocyte growth, influences ovulation, and maintains the corpus luteum, it stimulates steroid secretion and aids in follicle development and oocyte growth. Hospitalised female COVID-19 patients exhibit menstrual changes and heightened symptoms of mental health disorders. Length of isolation was the most influential factor in overall menstrual changes and mental health in female COVID-19 hospitalised patients. Infection with COVID-19 may affect the menstrual cycle in females. Further prospective research is required to confirm these findings and determine the duration of these menstrual irregularities.

Gene Variants and Epigenetics That Lead to Gender Dysphoria

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These days, the rate of gender dysphoria among transgender individuals has increased drastically. Gender dysphoria is a significant issue affecting every aspect of individuals’ daily activities. It induces significant stress and might eventually cause an impairment. Historically, the etiology of gender dysphoria solely focused on the anatomical aspect, mentioning that men’s and women’s brains are distinct. However, it is now believed to be multifactorial, and emerging researchers are trying to shed light on both brain structures and genes that might contribute to gender dysphoria. To explore the possible etiologies of gender dysphoria, this paper reviews the evidence of how epigenetics contributes to gender dysphoria. The basis includes the role of sex-determining genes, anatomical differences among various populations, epigenetics, and mutation of the RYR3 gene. Epigenetics focuses solely on CpGs methylation. Thus far, these mechanisms could not wholly explain the exact mechanism causing gender dysphoria; therefore, additional research is required to disclose this information. Ultimately, understanding the mechanism of gender dysphoria will promote a better quality of life for individuals experiencing gender dysphoria.

Study of the Processes in Swelling of Expanded Clay Masses Based On Raw Materials of Uzbekistan

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The article investigates the possibilities of obtaining high–quality expanded clay based on the clay of the Gurlen deposit of the Republic of Uzbekistan, with additives from local oil and fat combines – gossypol pitch and local dune sand of Tuprakkala massif. It is determined that the addition of gossypol pitch to the raw mixture within the specified limits significantly increases the swelling of the mass. It was also determined that the addition of dune sand to the mass (together with gossypol pitch) in moderate quantities contributes to an increase in mechanical strength and lengthening of the swelling interval of experimental expanded clay samples.

Transformation of Public Transport Based on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Implementation of Buy the Service (BTS) Scheme in A Metropolitan City of Sarbagita, Bali

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The level of congestion in Indonesia’s big cities, including Denpasar, is already so severe. This is inseparable from the phenomenon where most people in Indonesia now have a car transportation system that is growing rapidly. Furthermore, the city is characterized by high car dependence and a low and steadily declining public transport profile. The Indonesian government seeks to transform the public transportation industry so that drivers want to change to public transportation through the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and most recently, in 2020 the government through the Ministry of Transportation launched the “Buy the Service” program or known as BTS which has been implemented in Indonesia. 5 big cities, namely: Palembang, Solo, Medan, Yogyakarta, and Denpasar. Then followed by Bandung, Makassar, Banjarmasin, Surabaya, and Banyumas in 2021. However, there is an indication that the interest of private car users to switch to using public transportation is very small. The study is intended to evaluate of service or transit improvement. Identify different categories of impacts and how to measure them, discuss the best way to evaluate public transport and identify common mistakes that distort results as well as discuss the travel impacts of changes to the transit system (BRT) and incentives (BTS). The results of this study are expected to explain ways to optimize transit benefits by increasing system efficiency, increasing passengers and creating more transit-oriented land use patterns.

Prediction of Financial Distress on Properties and Real Estate in Indonesia

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Financial distress is a stage of decline in financial conditions which occurred before the onset of bankruptcy. This study was conducted with the aim of knowing the effect of Operating Capacity, Sales Growth, and Debt to Equity Ratio in predicting Financial Distress in property and real estate companies on Indonesian Stock Exchange in 2018-2020. The research method which is used is quantitative research. The sampling technique used purposive sampling method, namely the selection of samples with criteria that have been determined by the researcher. The data used is secondary data in the form of financial statements of property and real estate companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange for the 2018-2020 period. The companies selected as the research sample were 38 companies so that the total observations were 114 observations. Financial distress is included as dummy variable, and it is categorized as 1 (one) for companies which experiencing financial distress and 0 (zero) for companies which is not experiencing in financial distress. The result of this study shows that operating capacity sales growth and debt to equity ratio do not affect the company’s probability of experiencing financial distress.

Transformational and Instructional Leadership Styles to Improve Teacher Performance: Literature Review

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The importance of transformational and instructional leadership styles of principals is interesting to study. There are several articles on Transformational and Instructional leadership style reviews found. This literature review aims to determine the transformational and instructional leadership styles of school principals to improve teacher performance. Based on the results of the literature review, it was found that there was a significant relationship between the transformational leadership style and the principal’s instructional style to improve teacher performance, which was seen from the increase in teacher performance and teacher job satisfaction in schools. The results of the review article show a significant relationship between transformational and instructional leadership styles in improving teacher performance in schools. There is a positive relationship between transformational and instructional leadership styles and can have a positive and significant influence on teacher behavior and teacher job satisfaction. Principal’s Transformational and Instructional Leadership is one of the factors that encourage schools to achieve goals actively and efficiently.