Era Of Transition Research Articles

A Financial Analysis and Valuation of Shell

In todays era of global energy transition, the strategic choices made by energy giants like Shell carry immense significance, shaping not only their own future blueprint but also profoundly influencing the overall energy sectors trends. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of Shell plc with liquidity, solvency, profitability, and valuation analysis of 2023 with its main competitors in the oil and gas industry. Despite facing challenges from fluctuating commodity prices and regulatory changes, Shell maintains a competitive advantage and favorable market position. The company demonstrates robust financial health, with strong liquidity, solvency, and profitability ratios compared to industry peers. Nevertheless, the analysis reveals the companys profitability ratios lag behind competitors, indicating room for improvement. Although facing uncertainties in future commodity prices and regulatory environments, the analysis highlights Shells commitment to balancing environmental goals with shareholder value, as evidenced by its energy transition strategy. Shells stock is still fairly valued according to the analysis, presenting a compelling investment opportunity with its well-constructed financial framework. Overall, Shells strategic plans and adjustments aim to ensure resilience and adaptability, promising investors sustainable development amidst evolving market dynamics.

Forest machine entrepreneurs’ emotional bonds and conflicts in the forestry transition in Finland

Sustainability transitions’ entanglements with the environment, the economy, and society can become manifest in challenges faced by groups with emotional attachments to place. This article examines how emotions contribute to conflict during sustainability transitions among forest machine entrepreneurs, a group of forest professionals whose livelihood is at the center of the ongoing forestry transition in Finland. The study is based on 24 interviews that reveal three ways in which emotions construct conflicts: place attachment and continuity are challenged by decreasing feelings of being appreciated and recognized; the feeling that rural lifestyles are being left behind by comparison with urban areas causes sadness and anger; and pride and traditional forestry knowledge imply distrust of scientific forest information. These results demonstrate that emotions arising from a group-specific place attachment contribute to conflict by acting as a source for diverging views, escalating and maintaining existing conflicts, and by influencing information-processing. The article draws attention to a forestry livelihood and rural, group-specific emotional challenges in the era of sustainability transitions.

Development of Small Modular Reactor iPWR Dynamics Simulator

Abstract In the energy transition era, nuclear power serves as a significant source of electricity with low emissions, contributing to approximately 10% of the world’s total electricity production. The advanced and distinct features of iPWR-type SMR in the field of nuclear power generation contribute to a greater safety margin. This opens up possibilities for extending the utilization of secure, environmentally friendly, and dependable nuclear energy across various energy sectors. Moreover, the public need to understand the technical performance of the iPWR. To improve understanding of iPWR’s technical performance, a simulator is developed. The simulator is developed to provide a comprehensive study of nuclear reactor transient behavior, to serve as an educational tool for students, and to demonstrate the safety features during accident scenarios. This article introduces a simulator that combines modules of neutronics, reactor thermal-hydraulics, and the NSSS. The simulator uses the design parameters of iPWR with a power capacity of 160 MWt that relies on natural convection. The proposed simulator was developed using LabVIEW software to perform the reactor dynamics calculations. Furthermore, hardware devices for controlling the simulator can be integrated to simulate the control room of an NPP. The calculation was based on the standard lumped parameter point kinetics and thermal-hydraulic equations. To simplify the process and reduce computational cost, several assumptions are incorporated into the equations, including one-group thermal neutron and constant gain thermal power. The simulator development yields preliminary data for reactor calculations, the graphical user interface (GUI) of the simulator, and the Virtual Instruments (VIs) comprising the reactor model. The reactor model comprises multiple components, each represented as a subVI within the LabVIEW environment. This simulator serves as an effective educational and dissemination tool for increasing public acceptance of NPP by providing insights into the behavior of the reactor and facilitating a better understanding of its operation, safety features, and potential benefits.

The WISED knowledge-creating company: rethinking SECI model in light of the digital transition

Purpose The effect of digital transition on knowledge management (KM) processes is becoming relevant for companies operating in different industries and the body of literature examining this impact is rapidly growing. This paper aims to critically analyse the literature on the impact of digital transition on KM by rethinking the SECI model proposed by Nonaka and proposing the WISED model for the digital knowledge-creating company. Design/methodology/approach The systematisation of existing studies on the topic and the analysis of the evolution of knowledge creation process in the era of digital transition was carried out through a bibliometric approach. Findings According to the traditional epistemological and ontological dimensions and considering the innovative KM processes identified by this study (i.e. webification, informalisation, systematisation, explicitation and digitalisation), the results highlight how the proposed WISED model can be adopted by organizations to manage knowledge through the use of digital technologies. Originality/value Digital transition seems to open up new horizons that can expand the potential use of the WISED model for organisations and society.

Geographic matching analysis between green finance development and carbon emissions in China’s new era of environmental transition

Green finance plays a pivotal role in driving sustainable development. While its effectiveness in promoting green development is well-established, the impact of regional heterogeneity on its outcomes warrants further investigation. By introducing the Spatial Durbin Model (SDM) model, we analyze the causal relationship between provincial carbon emissions and green finance development in China, accounting for spatial spillovers across provinces. A geographic mismatch between regions of green finance development and carbon emission concentration is revealed. Central and Western areas exhibit higher carbon emissions, indicating a greater need for targeted green finance initiatives to promote sustainable development. However, green finance growth in these areas remains sluggish. Moreover, carbon emissions hinder local green finance development and negatively impact neighboring regions. We present new insights into the influence of carbon emissions on green finance, highlighting the importance of inter-regional collaboration and the potential applicability to other countries facing similar challenges.

Power system planning in the energy transition era: the case of Vietnam's power development plan 8

ABSTRACT This review examines Vietnam's eighth Power Development Plan (PDP8), analyzing how it reveals tensions between traditional energy planning concepts and emerging realities. PDP8 aimed to balance renewable energy and natural gas priorities amidst Vietnam's rapidly changing energy landscape. The planning process struggled to incorporate uncertainties like technology cost declines and global energy crises. Although following a conventional optimization approach, PDP8 underwent repeated delays and pivots, pointing to misalignment between rational planning ideals and implementation constraints. The case study highlights the limitations of ‘plan to build’ methods focused on rigid engineering blueprints. Instead, Vietnam's energy transition requires strategic approaches that embrace flexibility and scenario analysis. Based on years of participative observation, two interview surveys, and extensive corpus analysis, the review traces PDP8's evolution towards more open-ended strategies. While still detailing infrastructure projects, PDP8 defines adaptive implementation mechanisms and conditional goals dependent on external finance. This shift from project lists to navigational thinking illustrates the need for energy planning to incorporate uncertainty and maintain the capacity to adjust. PDP8 represents a transitional compromise between traditional ten-year planning and emerging ‘plan to drive’ concepts focused on navigating change with annual updates to the Plan.

Effect of smart city construction on an urban transition to a low-carbon economy: evidence from China.

China is currently in a new era of an urban transition to a low-carbon economy and digital economic development. Smart cities, as an advanced form of information-based urban development, may be the key to the urban transition to low-carbon emissions. This paper examined the effect of smart city construction (SCC) on urban low-carbon transitions and its transmission mechanisms in China from the dual perspectives of reducing urban total carbon emissions (TCE) and improving urban total-factor carbon emission efficiency (TFCEE). Utilizing a multi-period difference in differences (DID) method, this study was conducted based on panel data of 245 Chinese prefecture-level cities from 2003 to 2021. The results demonstrated that SCC both reduced TCE and enhanced TFCEE. The effects of SCC were stronger in cities with more stringent environmental regulations. SCC achieved the dual effect of reducing TCE and enhancing urban TFCEE by promoting green technological progress and a low-carbon transformation of city residents' lifestyles. Moreover, optimization of the industrial structure was also a transmission mechanism for SCC to improve TFCEE. These conclusions provide an empirical basis for the SCC to empower low-carbon transitions of cities and help countries in different regions to transform the extensive urban development mode and promote urban low-carbon economic development.

Современная цивилизация и перспективы ее развития (к 90-летию В.С. Степина)

The article attempts to combine the ideas of civilizational development formulated by V.S. Styopin with various civilizational concepts and ideas of macrosociology that became widespread in the late 20th – early 21st centuries. An interdisciplinary study of the problems of civilizational development in the era of post-non-classical science allows to show how the philosophical ideas and concepts of V.S. Styopin correlate with the ideas and concepts of representatives of social and humanitarian disciplines, including domestic and foreign sociologists. The importance of ana­lyzing the problems of civilization is largely due to the fact that they affect not only science, i.e. field of knowledge, but also the development of social reality and re­flect the changes that have occurred in Russia and the world – global antagonisms in politics, culture, everyday life. V.S. Styopin, presenting the genesis of the deve­lopment of world civilization, called our time an era of transformation of the type of civilizational development, or an era of transition from one type of civilization to another. Representatives of macrosociology, history, and political science reveal the genesis, structure, and values of the current civilization – the one that Styopin called technogenic – and analyze it in general and at local levels (including the lo­cal Russian civilization), also emphasizing the historicism and variability of any type of society. In terms of their significance, the civilizational ideas of V.S. Styopin can be considered as Russian contribution to the development of the philosophical, scientific and humanitarian revolution of our time

The Ambivalence of Far-Right Women: Hate, Trauma, Gender, and Neoliberalism in Contemporary Japan.

While far-right movements are commonly associated with masculinity and women are in the minority, it is notable that they often play significant roles within these movements. To deepen our understanding of the motivations behind women's participation, this study challenges Blee's argument that women's motivations for participating are shaped by their interactions with other members. By using the psychosocial method devised by Hollway and Jefferson and developed by Gadd, the present study argues that women's pre-participation experiences can play a vital part in drawing them to the movements. Through analyzing the life stories of six far-right women in Japan and conducting an in-depth case study of three of them, the study aims to uncover a wide range of experiences that may initially appear unrelated to far-right ideology but ultimately led these subjects to become involved in far-right movements. It highlights the importance of paying attention to their complex subjectivities, which are formed by the interplay between their unique trajectories and societal transitions concerning gender norms, particularly within the era of neoliberal "emancipation." The study finds that the duality of far-right movements, which combine conservatism with deviance, enables some women to express paradoxical desires that they experience in response to living through a transitional era.

Research on External Manifestation of Character Existentialism in Chinese Animation in the New Media Era - Taking The Outcast, Killer Seven and Incarnation as Examples

Existentialism, after over a century of development, has evolved from a philosophical idea into a way of life. In recent years, a group known as "refined egoists" has emerged in both reality and animated works. The appearance of these extreme existentialists who ignore social responsibility reveals that in this era of transition between old and new ideologies, existentialist thought has awakened in people's value systems. This article intends to analyze the external manifestations of character’s existentialism in animation works to summarize the reflections of objective phenomena in reality and to discuss the contradictions and problems that the current young generation are facing between themselves and society. This article uses qualitative research methods to analyze representative characters from three animated series, The Outcast, Killer Seven, and Incarnation, and uses a thematic analysis method that combines existentialism theory to summarize the external manifestations of characters in terms of their internal conflicts, conflicts between individuals, and conflicts between individuals and society. These manifestations include the denial of determinism, affirmation of subjectivity under relative justice, identification with minority groups, denial of authority, and autonomous choice of values. Young generation people are confronted with unprecedentedly great uncertainty and insecurity brought about by the freedom of choice, as well as the social reality of the gradual awakening of existentialist consciousness in contemporary society.

Indonesian Local Learning Ecosystem in Energy Transition Era Ensure Wealth Stay in Local Economies

Indonesian Local Learning Ecosystem in Energy Transition Era Ensure Wealth Stay in Local Economies

Crossing Borders Between Languages: The Great Transition of Hindi Literary Translation with Special Reference to Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand

The surging number of Hindi speakers in recent decades raises an intriguing question: does the expanding influence of Hindi across India lead to the commensurate pan-Indianization or globalization of its literature? Despite its widespread use within the country, Hindi literature often remains overshadowed by Indian English literature (IEL), particularly on the global stage. It appears to be somewhat confined within regional boundaries. However, a transformative event occurred in 2022 when Geetanjali Shree, a Delhi-based Hindi novelist, clinched the prestigious International Booker Prize for her work, Tomb of Sand, originally titled Ret Samadhi in Hindi. The prize was equally shared between Geetanjali Shree, the writer, and Daisy Rockwell, the translator. With this award, Tomb of Sand has emerged as a symbol of Hindi literary translation, heralding a significant transition in the Hindi literary translation scene. This paper aims to explore the challenges and prospects of Hindi literary translation in the era of the great transition, focusing specifically on the translation methods and strategies employed in Tomb of Sand. Through this analysis, I intend to contribute to the ongoing scholarly discourse concerning the promotion and appreciation of Hindi literature in international literary circles.

Emerging advances in CO2 storativity and trappability within shale reservoirs

AbstractGeological carbon storage and utilization is widely regarded as the most realistic method of reducing carbon emissions throughout the energy transition era. In recent times, the implementation of carbon dioxide (CO2) injection has emerged as a potential method for increasing the recovery of hydrocarbon and facilitating the interaction of CO2 in shale reservoirs. This methodology enables the mitigation of total carbon emissions released into the earth's atmosphere. The concept of using CO2 geological sequestration in unconventional shale formations seems to be a prudent approach in responding to both the growing energy demand and mandating environmental requirements simultaneously. Shale reservoirs have received significant interest in the global context because to their substantial reserves and widespread distribution. This research offers a comprehensive analysis of the essential components involved in the sequestration of CO2 in shales, therefore improving the trapping and long‐term storage of CO2. In addition, it explores the extraction of hydrocarbons in this context. Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental factors that contribute to the storativity and trappability of CO2 is crucial for improving the displacement of methane gas (CH4) during shale gas recovery. This is particularly relevant in depleted the reservoirs of shale gas, where the aim is to enhance the effectiveness of in situ CO2 sequestration while reducing the leakage risk.

Exploring the impact of 'hostile environment' policies on psychological distress of ethnic groups in the UK: a differences-in-differences analysis.

In 2012, the UK government announced legislation changes and heightened immigration controls designed to create a 'hostile environment for illegal migration.' We measured changes in psychological distress among people from minoritised ethnic groups compared to White British controls before and throughout the implementation of these policies. We used the UK Household Longitudinal Survey to estimate difference-in-difference models for six ethnic groups (Bangladeshi, African, Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani, and White British) in three eras: pre-policy (2009-2012); (2) transition (2012-2016); and (3) ongoing policy (2016-2020). We calculated the adjusted marginal mean psychological distress score at each era using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). In the pre-policy era, we found higher psychological distress for the Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Caribbean groups compared to the White British group. We observed patterns consistent with increasing psychological distress during the transition era for the Pakistani and Bangladeshi groups, with further increases in the ongoing era for the Bangladeshi group. Levels of psychological distress the Indian and African groups were similar to the White British group in the pre-policy era and decreased over successive eras. A small decrease was observed in the Caribbean group across policy eras, while levels remained stable in the White British group. We found evidence that psychological distress increased among Pakistani and Bangladeshi individuals following the introduction of hostile environment policies but did not detect increased distress in other ethnic groups. This finding underscores the importance of disaggregating analyses by ethnic group to capture the distinct experiences.

Incentivizing sustainable practices: Game-theoretic approach to peer-to-peer energy trading in the green transition era

The urgent global concern regarding climate change has highlighted the necessity for transitioning to power generation with zero carbon emissions to promote a sustainable and environmentally conscious society. A crucial element in this transformation is reducing our dependence on the primary grid, which is predominantly powered by fossil fuels, natural gas, and coal. An innovative strategy for achieving this essential transition is through peer-to-peer energy trading (P2PET). However, the effectiveness of P2PET relies on successfully aligning the energy-related objectives of its participants. Identifying and effectively addressing these goals is a significant challenge. In response, this paper introduces a game-theoretic framework designed to encourage subscribers to engage in P2PET, both in islanded microgrids and interconnected grid configurations. Our methodology begins by introducing a model that captures the core energy-related objectives of both energy producers and consumers. This model is supported by a layered architectural framework tailored for peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces, enhancing the identification and classification of existing technologies in this domain. Following this, we delve into the formulation of an extended-form game rooted in non-cooperative game theory. We systematically evaluate the presence of strict Nash equilibria within this game-theoretic structure. To promote active engagement and trading in the peer-to-peer energy market (P2PEM), we introduce an innovative energy allocation policy. This policy is strategically devised to ensure the inclusion of every subscriber in the market, irrespective of fluctuations in supply and demand dynamics. Our proposed P2PET scheme is tested on a representative system, specifically a 14-bus IEEE network, incorporating 8 energy producers and 11 consumers as active participants in the market. By conducting an extensive series of tests, we accurately evaluate the design's performance. The results, compared to previous studies, show a significant reduction in consumer energy bills, ranging from 33 % to 7 %. This convincing result underscores the effectiveness and robustness of our proposed energy trading framework. In a world grappling with the imperative to transition to sustainable energy practices, our game-theoretic approach to incentivizing participants in P2PET emerges as a pivotal contribution. It demonstrates tangible benefits, promotes green energy production, and encourages responsible energy consumption.

The Impact of Attachment on Leadership in Organizations

This article considers the importance of leaders being securely attached. A securely attached leader can establish relationships with self, others, and the world in a safe and trusting way. This plays an important role in supporting the development of a secure working environment for the teams with which they are working. When a leader builds up a relationship with a team, based on secure attachments, there is space for social and emotional balance. This evokes curiosity, an eagerness to learn, and the urge to explore. Leaders who themselves have experienced (elements) of unsafe attachment may encounter challenges in being able to offer psychological security, not just for themselves, but also in relationship to their team members. The authors look briefly at the current era of transition in the world and its impact on leadership in organizations. They focus on theories around attachment and examine some issues around insecure attachment and leadership. They conclude by offering several concrete interventions, which can be deployed by TA facilitators, to help leaders develop a more secure base in themselves and thus offer a secure-based relationship to their teams.

Beyond general challenges: exploring physical education teachers' lived experiences and resilience in flexible learning environments

Resilience is the ability to bounce back from difficult situations and adapt to change. Resilience has become an essential skill for students, teachers, and institutions in the context of flexible learning during a pandemic. Unsurprisingly, there are several emotions, reactions, and feelings around the pandemic. During this phenomenon's transitional era, key institutions are experiencing discomfort and disorder. The primary objective of this study is to explore the lived experiences and resilience of physical education teachers during the implementation of the flexible learning approach. The study employed a phenomenological research approach and an inductive approach to develop theories or generalizations based on specific observations or data collected during the research process. The researchers developed a coping mechanism framework for physical education teachers that showed significant forces that distress their coping and adaptation. The study revealed that physical education teachers at Rizal Technological University were able to manage and adapt to the changeover because they embraced change, showed adaptability, and prioritized mental preparedness, collaboration, and administrative assistance. In addition, physical education teachers who increase their computer and technology literacy in preparation for flexible learning, reskilling, and upskilling play a crucial role in adjusting to the new norm. Edpuzzle, Padlet, and Wordwall, as well as other educational platforms, were found to aid educators in engaging their students in conversations. Similarly, social media sites were utilized as instructional resources and assessment instruments.

Computational Thinking Assessment: Bibliometric Analysis-VOSviewer

Computational thinking is a very important ability in the transitional era of the industrial revolution 4.0 to 5.0 because it has a role in supporting problem solving, especially in the field of Education by applying computer thinking. Seeing the role of computational thinking in education, an assessment is needed to assess students' ability to apply computational thinking to solve problems, especially in learning computer science. Therefore, the aim of this study is to present a high-quality bibliometric review of various literature on assessment computational thinking. This type of research is bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer. Literature was collected from the Scopus database of 191 articles published in 2019-2023. The results of this study show that in the network visualization results there are 5 clusters, namely cluster 1 (43 items), cluster 2 (31 items), cluster 3 (27 items), cluster 4 (21 items), and cluster 5 (19 items). Meanwhile, on the results of overlay visualization and density visualization, it can be seen that the computational thinking assessment research shows that when it is associated with the themes of instrument, validity, reliability, and computer science education, not much research has been done so that there are opportunities for renewable research by taking these themes.

Reserves of Critical Mineral Materials and Additional Demand for Them in Era of Energy Transition

Reserves of Critical Mineral Materials and Additional Demand for Them in Era of Energy Transition

The Heidelberg registry of atrial fibrillation. a summary in the era of transition of oral anticoagulation regimes over an 11-year period

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Private company. Main funding source(s): The study was supported by a research grant from Daiichi Sankyo and Bayer diagnostics. The sponsor had no influence on the study concept, data collection, or interpretation. Background Management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has improved in recent years. Particularly, the shift from vitamin-k containing (VKA) oral anticoagulation (OAC) regimes to factor Xa or thrombin inhibitor containing non-vitamin K regimes (NOAC) regimes has revolutionized stroke prevention in AF patients. Purpose This study aimed to illustrate the shift from VKA to NOAC regimes over an 11-year period in an emergency department (ED) setting. Methods The Heidelberg Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (HERA-FIB) is a retrospective, observational single-center study and collected data from patients with AF presenting to the ED of our hospital between 2009 and 2020. Inclusion criteria were (a) diagnosis of AF and (b) age >18 years. Exclusion criteria were (a) non-availability of at least one high sensitive troponin T value and (b) lost to follow-up for all-cause mortality. Repeated visits to the ED were also excluded. Clinical data was accessed retrospectively from available medical records. A sequential follow-up was performed for all-cause mortality, stroke, major bleeding and myocardial infarction. This study was conducted according to ethical principles stated in the Declaration of Helsinki (2008). Results Within the inclusion period of HERA-FIB a total of 76,528 visits to CPU were screened over an 11-year time period. 24.4% were excluded for other diagnosis than AF, resulting in a total of 12,279 visits to ED within the inclusion period. Here, a total of 5.4% of the patients were excluded after re-adjustment of AF diagnosis, 1,5% for non-sufficient laboratory values and 10% for lost-to follow-up. The total study population of HERA-FIB included 10,222 patients with the diagnosis of AF. Within the inclusion period of HERA-FIB, a significant change form VKA containing to NOAC containing anticoagulation regimes could be detected among patients presenting to the ED. Additionally, the number of patients on OAC compared to the number of patients without any OAC regime increased over time. Within the inclusion period, a total of 69.7% received an OAC regime. Here 59.5% of the AF patients received a NOAC and 40.5% VKA at discharge. Hazard ratio for patients on VKA for all-cause mortality was 1.25 (95%CI: 1.11-1.41), p=0.0003. Conclusions HERA-FIB is one of the largest real-world retrospective single-center databases for patients with AF, reflecting the shift from NOAC to VKA containing anticoagulation regimes in AF patients presenting to an ED over an 11-year period.