Partial Compensation Research Articles

PENGARUH KOMPENSASI DAN MOTIVASI TERHADAP KINERJA KARYAWAN PT. BALINA AGUNG PERKASA CILEUNGSI

This study aims to analyze the effect of simultaneous and partial compensation and motivation on employee performance at PT. Balina Agung Perkasa Cileungsi. The method used is quantitative method using regression analysis. This study involved 65 research respondents. The results of the study reveal that there is a partial or simultaneous influence of compensation and motivation on employee performance.

Psychological attitude for a healthy lifestyle among workers of an industrial enterprise: the experience of an empirical study

Introduction. The problem of forming a healthy lifestyle among the adult population - working citizens of our country remains relevant and has not yet been resolved. The purpose of the study is to identify psychological attitudes towards a healthy lifestyle among workers of an industrial enterprise. Methods. The empirical study was carried out on the basis of a large Russian industrial enterprise. 300 production workers were interviewed: 150 representatives of working professions (production personnel) and 150 specialists working in offices (office personnel). The diagnostic tools included a specially designed questionnaire to identify the level of formation of a healthy lifestyle, as well as valid and reliable methods: 1) Health Attitude Index (S. D. Deryabo, V. A. Yasvina); 2) Scale of psychological stress psm-25 Lemur-Tessier-Fillion. Statistical methods included percentage and frequency distribution, comparative analysis with the calculation of Student's t-test. Results. An insufficient level of formation of a psychological attitude towards a healthy lifestyle was revealed among both production and office personnel. It has been established that, despite the high value of health, only 10% of workers and 12% of specialists adhere to the principles of a healthy lifestyle. Among the factors influencing health, passive factors independent of the respondent (ecology, heredity, healthcare system) are more often noted. Among corporate practices, preference is given only to those that are associated with full or partial material compensation for actions. Conclusions. Due to the low level of formation of a psychological attitude towards a healthy lifestyle of workers in industrial enterprises, it is advisable to diversify and expand the corporate practices of improving the health of the personnel of organizations with the practices of their psychological support, focused on increasing the level of motivation to comply with the rules of a healthy lifestyle and developing the need for it.

Uniform Thermal Energy Distribution Scheme for Wireless Heat Transfer System Based on Inherent Topology and Thermal Coupling

The wireless heat transfer (WHT) system is proposed to ensure the reliability and flexibility of the electrical heat tracing for domestic and industrial applications. In this article, the inherent coupling relationship among coil dimension, resistance, distance, and inductance of a WHT system is investigated, which illustrates the intrinsic link between thermal energy and electromagnetic feature of the WHT system under multiple mediums. Besides, the magnitude and distribution of the thermal energy among different coils are analyzed according to equivalent circuits and magnetic coupling mechanisms. For further studying the power distribution characteristic, the power flow model of the multiple coil system is established. On this basis, the uniform thermal energy distribution scheme of the WHT system is proposed to ensure all coils have equal heating power. Moreover, the heating power in the partial compensation condition is also investigated. The result indicates the compensation states of the transmitter coil only affect the magnitude of the heating power. Thus, the transmitter coil compensation states which can be used to adjust the heating capacity of the WHT system. The simulation and experiments are carried out to validate the feasibility of the proposed uniform thermal energy distribution scheme.

Анализ структуры государственных субсидий на развитие мелиоративной отрасли АПК РФ в территориальном разрезе

The article discusses the distribution of government financial support for land reclamation in the territory of the national economy of the Russian Federation. When economic sanctions were applied to Russia, the issues of food supply and import substitution become the most important task of the country’s economic development. The provision of federal funds to agricultural firms in the form of subsidies allows us to realize such goals as: partial compensation for crop insurance costs, for the purchase of compound animal feeding stuff materials, for the payment of interest on loans, as well as for reclamation and for the involvement of unused land in agricultural turnover. At the same time, the restrictive nature of subsidies provided contributes to their rational use. The use of state support for land reclamation organizations not only increases the financial and economic opportunities for their development, but also leads to the replacement of the own funds of organizations with state financial resources, which often results in an increase in the effectiveness of their work. In this regard, the implementation of legislation regulating the development of the reclamation industry of the agroindustrial complex of Russia in 2019–2022 by federal districts is assessed. The analysis made it possible to identify the leaders and outsiders among the subjects of the flows of government subsidies in the territory of the country, to identify the patterns and reasons for the subsidy development, to identify the most characteristic problems of the implementation of state financing in the reclamation industry in the territories. The article emphasizes that, despite the variety of subsidies to the reclamation industry of the country, they are not enough to increase dramatically the productivity of national agriculture.

Unburnable Fossil Fuels and Climate Finance: Compensation for Rights Holders

Abstract To limit the increase in global mean temperature to 1.5°C, CO2 emissions should be capped at 440 gigatons. To achieve this, about 89 percent, 59 percent, and 58 percent of existing coal and conventional gas and oil reserves, respectively, need to remain unburned. This implies an economic cost for fossil fuel rights owners, and any successful climate policy will rely on resolving the distributional challenge of how to allocate the right to use the remaining burnable reserves. We discuss the possibility of compensating rights holders of unburnable oil and gas reserves, producing the first estimates of the financial resources needed to secure full compensation. We estimate that approximately US$ 5,400 billion (109) would be needed. Despite the vast amounts required, compensation is nevertheless economically feasible. We suggest a Keynesian “whatever it takes” approach for climate action, combining partial compensation for unburnable fuels and investment in low-carbon technologies to drastically reduce emissions in the rapidly closing window of opportunity before 2030.

Brain structural network to investigate the mechanism of cognitive impairment in patients with acoustic neuroma.

Acoustic neuroma (AN) is a common benign tumor. Little is known of neuropsychological studies in patients with acoustic neuroma, especially cognitive neuropsychology, and the neuropsychological abnormalities of patients affect their life quality. The purpose of this study was to explore the changes in the cognitive function of patients with acoustic neuroma, and the possible mechanism of these changes by structural magnetic resonance imaging. We used a neuropsychological assessment battery to assess cognitive function in 69 patients with acoustic neuroma and 70 healthy controls. Then, we used diffusion tensor imaging data to construct the structural brain network and calculate topological properties based on graph theory, and we studied the relation between the structural brain network and cognitive function. Moreover, three different subnetworks (short-range subnetwork, middle-range subnetwork, and long-range subnetwork) were constructed by the length of nerve fibers obtained from deterministic tracking. We studied the global and local efficiency of various subnetworks and analyzed the correlation between network metrics and cognitive function. Furthermore, connectome edge analysis directly assessed whether there were differences in the number of fibers in the different brain regions. We analyzed the relation between the differences and cognitive function. Compared with the healthy controls, the general cognitive function, memory, executive function, attention, visual space executive ability, visual perception ability, movement speed, and information processing speed decreased significantly in patients with acoustic neuroma. A unilateral hearing loss due to a left acoustic neuroma had a greater impact on cognitive function. The results showed that changes in the global and local metrics, the efficiency of subnetworks, and cognitively-related fiber connections were associated with cognitive impairments in patients with acoustic neuroma. Patients exhibit cognitive impairments caused by the decline of the structure and function in some brain regions, and they also develop partial compensation after cognitive decline. Cognitive problems are frequent in patients with acoustic neuroma. Including neuropsychological aspects in the routine clinical evaluation and appropriate treatments may enhance the clinical management and improve their life quality.

Pengaruh Disiplin Kerja dan Kompensasi terhadap Kinerja Pegawai Pada Badan Keuangan Daerah Kabupaten Tanjung Jabung Timur

This reseach was to analyse how the effect of dicipline and compensation on job performance . How to as well as a condition of dicipline, compensation and job performance at the Financial Agency Area of East Tanjung Jabung Regency..The research methodology is descriptive and quantitative analysis methods. Data used is secondary data.The population become object in this research is job performance at Financial Agency Area of East Tanjung Jabung Regency. The method for analysis is analysis multifly regression, hypotesis test, correlation so determinant coefficient and F_tes so t_test. The object of this research is employees at the Financial Agency Area of East Tanjung Jabung Regency. This office is a branch of Financial Agency Area of East Tanjung Jabung Regency. which is the task of collect tax on earth and buildings and other taxes in the east Tanjung Jabung area.Analysis on the research of respondents felt a high work discipline and good compensation in the performance of tasks provided by the superiors. In the statement of respondents the indicator comes and home work on time shows the highest score, which is a score of 252,5 verry high categories. Multiple linear regression equations are Y = 14.439 + 0.049X1 + 0.323X2 + e. Independent variables (discipline and compensation) simultaneously have significant effect on the dependent variables (performance employees). While partial only compensation affects performance employees and variable discipline not affects of the performance employees. Conclusion that the discipline and compensation simultaneously have significant effect on performance employees. Only compensation had effect to performance employees and have a positive relationship.

Reproducing or Reducing Inequality? The Case of Summer Learning Programs

Can summer programs, as remedial supplements to regular schooling, extend learning opportunities and other benefits to disadvantaged students? To frame this question, we compare logics from “social reproduction” and “partial compensation” perspectives, and then apply them to a large mixed method study of four kinds of summer programs in Ontario. Drawing on quantitative data on over 10,000 students and qualitative data from interviews with over 200 teachers and parents, we examined patterns of student recruitment and participation, social valuations, and academic outcomes. We found that all summer programs successfully recruited disadvantaged students without stigmatizing them, and raised their average achievement without widening pre-existing gaps. We interpret these findings as being consistent with the “partial compensation” perspective, and discuss related policy implications that include COVID-19 learning recovery strategies.

Paying attention but not coordinating: parental care in European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris

Sexual conflict occurs in biparental species because working together provides shared benefits while incurring individual costs. In birds, coordination of provisioning visits via turn taking has been proposed as a strategy to mitigate this conflict. However, alternation of visits requires that birds have access to reliable information on their partner's behaviour, e.g. through high synchrony of nest visits or short foraging distances (allowing for direct observation of partners). Here we investigated parental coordination in the European starling, a species that forages at considerable distances from the nest (200–1600 m), where there is no evidence that pairs forage together, and where synchrony at the nest appears to be low, so that direct access to information on partners will be variable and limited. There was some evidence that individuals were ‘paying attention’ to their partner's provisioning rate, adjusting their behaviour in response to their partner's behaviour. In first broods, female intervisit intervals that were preceded by a male visit (order of visits: male, female, female) were longer than those that were preceded by a female visit (order of visits: female, female, female). Females and males both responded to mate removal by decreasing their provisioning rates though these returned to preremoval levels the day after removal. This is consistent with ‘matching’ of parental workload not ‘partial compensation’. These results suggest that birds do adjust their behaviour in relation to information about their partner's behaviour or absence/presence. However, despite this, there was no evidence of true coordination via alternation or synchrony (i.e. this was not different from random) in European starlings. • Parental coordination requires information on the partner's provisioning behaviour. • Starlings have long foraging distances and low synchrony at the nest. • Individuals appeared to ‘pay attention’ to their partner's provisioning rate. • Individuals appeared to adjust their behaviour relative to their partner's behaviour. • However, alternation and synchrony were not different from random.

Changes in Proximal Tubular Reabsorption Modulate Microvascular Regulation via the TGF System.

This review paper considers the consequences of modulating tubular reabsorption proximal to the macula densa by sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, acetazolamide, and furosemide in states of glomerular hyperfiltration. SGLT2 inhibitors improve renal function in early and advanced diabetic nephropathy by decreasing the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), presumably by activating the tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) mechanism. Central in this paper is that the renoprotective effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in diabetic nephropathy can only be partially explained by TGF activation, and there are alternative explanations. The sustained activation of TGF leans on two prerequisites: no or only partial adaptation should occur in reabsorption proximal to macula densa, and no or only partial adaptation should occur in the TGF response. The main proximal tubular and loop of Henle sodium transporters are sodium–hydrogen exchanger 3 (NHE3), SGLT2, and the Na-K-2Cl co-transporter (NKCC2). SGLT2 inhibitors, acetazolamide, and furosemide are the most important compounds; inhibiting these transporters would decrease sodium reabsorption upstream of the macula densa and increase TGF activity. This could directly or indirectly affect TGF responsiveness, which could oppose sustained TGF activation. Only SGLT2 inhibitors can sustainably activate the TGF as there is only partial compensation in tubular reabsorption and TGF response. SGLT2 inhibitors have been shown to preserve GFR in both early and advanced diabetic nephropathy. Other than for early diabetic nephropathy, a solid physiological basis for these effects in advanced nephropathy is lacking. In addition, TGF has hardly been studied in humans, and therefore this role of TGF remains elusive. This review also considers alternative explanations for the renoprotective effects of SGLT2 inhibitors in diabetic patients such as the enhancement of microvascular network function. Furthermore, combination use of SGLT2 inhibitors and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). in diabetes can decrease inflammatory pathways, improve renal oxygenation, and delay the progression of diabetic nephropathy.

Toxic mobilization: mining, pollution and power in the highlands of Peru

ABSTRACT This paper analyzes how the toxic consequences of extractive industries like mining have reconfigured both local topographies and introduced new structures and meanings regarding environmental justice and mobilization for communities living in polluted areas. Based on a longitudinal ethnographic study of the case of Espinar in Peru, the paper explains how the company and the government’s management of uncertainty regarding land and water pollution have transformed the meaning of mobilization for communities and their capacities for cleaning or at least improving their environment. I argue that local and global connections and transnational support still open opportunities for meaningful local mobilization despite uncertainty and ambiguity in managing environmental pollution, which weakens social cohesion and fragments the positions of inhabitants concerning collective and political action. However, communities can unwillingly embrace toxic conflicts: low intense, fragmented, but persistent forms of mobilization to bargain for some form of partial compensation from the company and the state. This form of conflict reinforces the internal fragmentation of the overall community and runs against environmental justice aspirations.

Processing, microstructure, electrical properties and cytotoxic behaviour of lead-free 0.99K0.5Na0.5NbO3-0.01BiFeO3 piezoceramics prepared using Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS)

In this work, “lead free” 0.99K0.5Na0.5NbO3-0.01BiFeO3 (KNN–BF) piezoceramics were prepared by a combination of mechanochemical activation, Spark Plasma Sintering and post-annealing treatment. Results show that the annealing treatment causes important microstructural and electrical changes. The SPS sample was characterized by low electrical resistance, while the air annealed samples showed better insulating properties due to a partial compensation of the oxygen vacancy. The best piezoelectric properties were found for the samples annealed at 1000 and 1050 ​°C for 2h due to the optimum grain size and oxygen vacancy compensation achieved. A further enhancement of the dielectric and piezoelectric properties was achieved through a second annealing treatment in oxygen flux at 1050 ​°C for 30 ​min. Moreover, the toxicity of the pellets was evaluated through exposure experiments to the pulverized KNN–BF pellets, employing two widely used human and environmental cellular models.

MEASURES OF STATE SUPPORT FOR RUSSIAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP UNDER SANCTIONS

The article discusses the issues of the need to update the state policy in the field of small and medium-sized entrepreneurship development, which represents a whole range of legal, economic, political, social, informational, consulting, educational and organizational measures that should be aimed at ensuring high economic indicators. Currently, Russian entrepreneurs need state support in the form of co-financing of interest rates, state guarantees, partial compensation of capital investments, tax deductions, accelerated depreciation. The Government of the Russian Federation has taken a number of economic measures to support small and medium-sized businesses, which are discussed in this article.

Reduced Hypoxia Tolerance and Altered Gill Morphology at Elevated Temperatures May Limit the Survival of Tilapia (GIFT, Oreochromis niloticus) under Global Warming

Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is one of the most important food fishes in global aquaculture. The optimal rearing temperature for Nile tilapia is 27–30 °C; however, in some Asian breeding areas, such as south China, water temperatures in summer frequently exceed 35 °C for several days. Potential effects of long-term exposure to high temperatures on the survival and metabolism of tilapia are unclear. In this study, genetically improved farmed tilapia, age six weeks, were exposed to water temperatures of 28, 32, and 36 °C for 15 weeks. Mean survival rates and tolerance to hypoxia were significantly reduced, and respiratory rates were increased in fish reared at 36 °C, compared to the 28 and 32 °C treatments (p < 0.05). Partial temperature compensation for routine metabolic rates was observed after 15 weeks at 36 °C. Gill morphology changes in the 36 °C treatment included curling of the lamellae and hyperplasia of the filament end, which became more pronounced after acute hypoxia (0.2 mg/L O2). Transcriptomics demonstrated that expression of numerous genes related to aerobic metabolism was altered in the 36 °C treatment, including down-regulation of nine genes of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. In summary, high temperature affected tilapia gill morphology, reduced hypoxia tolerance, and inhibited aerobic metabolism, thus ultimately threatening tilapia viability and survival.

Wheel Setting Error Modeling and Compensation for Arc Envelope Grinding of Large-Aperture Aspherical Optics

Precision grinding is a key process for realizing the use of large-aperture aspherical optical elements in laser nuclear fusion devices, large-aperture astronomical telescopes, and high-resolution space cameras. In this study, the arc envelope grinding process of large-aperture aspherical optics is investigated using a CM1500 precision grinding machine with a maximum machinable diameter of Φ1500 mm. The form error of the aspherical workpiece induced by wheel setting errors is analytically modeled for both parallel and cross grinding. Results show that the form error is more sensitive to the wheel setting error along the feed direction than that along the lateral direction. It is a bilinear function of the feed-direction wheel setting error and the distance to the optical axis. Based on the error function above, a method to determine the wheel setting error is proposed. Subsequently, grinding tests are performed with the wheels aligned accurately. Using a newly proposed partial error compensation method with an appropriate compensation factor, a form error of 3.4 μm peak-to-valley (PV) for a Φ400 mm elliptical K9 glass surface is achieved.

Perfect Compensation Is Sufficient to Explain Insect Outbreaks Previously Attributed to Overcompensation : (A Comment on Stieha et al., "The Effects of Plant Compensatory Regrowth and Induced Resistance on Herbivore Population Dynamics").

AbstractIn "The Effects of Plant Compensatory Regrowth and Induced Resistance on Herbivore Population Dynamics," which appeared in The American Naturalist in 2016, Stieha et al. argued that overcompensatory regrowth of plant tissues lost to herbivory ("overcompensation") promotes cyclic herbivore outbreaks. In contrast, they concluded that partial regrowth ("tolerance") stabilizes herbivore dynamics, preventing outbreaks. These conclusions were based on a comparison between two plant-herbivore models that differed in two properties: (1) whether biomass could ever be higher after herbivory and regrowth than before herbivory (i.e., is overcompensatory regrowth possible?) and (2) how much herbivory the plants could withstand before only being able to partially compensate for losses (for overcompensating plants, there was a threshold herbivory level above which this occurred, whereas tolerant plants always showed partial compensation). While Stieha et al. supposed that difference 1 was responsible for the increased propensity for outbreaks in their overcompensation model, we show here that, in fact, difference 2 is responsible. Thus, we conclude that Stieha et al.'s results about "overcompensating" plants apply more broadly: the risk of herbivore outbreaks is elevated whenever plants with low-enough herbivore loads can perfectly compensate or overcompensate for losses to herbivory.

Improvement of the Grid-Tied Solar-Wind System with a Storage Battery for the Self-Consumption of a Local Object

This work aimed to improve how the equipment of a grid-tied solar-wind system used the installed power of the storage battery while reducing the cost of electricity consumed by a local object from the grid. A method for calculating the parameters for a given load schedule is proposed, along with the value of the reduction in electricity consumption. Values for the power generation of a wind generator and photovoltaic battery are based on archival data. The possible power ratio of the wind generator and the photovoltaic battery is 1:8.33. The formation of the state of charge of the battery involves: a calculation of its value for the morning peak according to the forecast for the next day; adjustable discharge in the evening with full or partial compensation for the load consumption according to the forecast for the next day; a night charge with a given current value. At a one-tariff plan, one battery discharge cycle per day is used. A night charge from the grid is not used. With a two-tariff plan and the use of a night battery charge from the grid, one discharge cycle is used in the spring-summer-autumn period. The simulation confirms the possibility of reducing electricity costs by 2.9 times in winter, which corresponds to the set value, alongside a complete elimination of costs in summer.

State Aid for Development of Manufacture of Agricultural Machinery: Economic and Statistical Aspect

The world practice of state support of agricultural machinery is studied. Features of dualistic agro-industrial policy of China are identified. It is substantiated that the subsidy policy for the purchase of agricultural machinery, which has been implemented by the Chinese government since 2004, has also had an extensive impact on the promotion and development of agricultural mechanization, development of agricultural machinery and improvement of economic results, scaling up of services for agricultural sector; activation of related industries: the development of companies that specialize in construction and road equipment, the production of engineering products for agricultural sector. The evolution of state support is shown: changes in the priorities of industry development and the number of subsidies for the purchase of equipment, the development of which is encouraged. It is established that the support of decision-making on the implementation of state support is provided by scientific institutions, relevant associations, information and analytical agencies. It is shown that the generated statistical databases allow to analyze the scale and structure of sales of machinery to farmers with state subsidies (by categories, manufacturers, regions), calculate China's agricultural machinery market sentiment index (AMI), among the components of which - Agricultural Machinery Subsidy Index.
 It is stated that on the initiative of the National Committee for Industrial Development a mechanism of partial compensation of the cost of machinery and equipment for agro-industrial complex, which has a certain level of localization of production in Ukraine, was launched in Ukraine in 2017. Summing up the results of the implementation of this mechanism for the national economy are presented. The necessity of expanding state support is substantiated: introduction of incentives for technological innovations of enterprises and partial compensation of interest on loans for the purchase of Ukrainian made agricultural machinery. Following the example of China, it is proposed to improve the mechanism of partial compensation by adjusting the upper limit of aid intensity in accordance with the cost of machinery and equipment for farmers and its innovation. It is substantiated that the lack of multifaceted monitoring of the implementation of the partial compensation mechanism makes it impossible to assess its consequences for machine builders, farmers and the economy as a whole (primarily in terms of the effects obtained). The introduction of statistical and information-analytical support for the implementation of the state aid mechanism in Ukraine will facilitate both timely control and management decisions-making on future support by the state, and the strategic business planning of farmers and machine builders.

TatA and TatB generate a hydrophobic mismatch important for the function and assembly of the Tat translocon in Escherichia coli

The twin-arginine translocation (Tat) system serves to translocate folded proteins across energy-transducing membranes in bacteria, archaea, plastids, and some mitochondria. In Escherichia coli, TatA, TatB, and TatC constitute functional translocons. TatA and TatB both possess an N-terminal transmembrane helix (TMH) followed by an amphipathic helix. The TMHs of TatA and TatB generate a hydrophobic mismatch with the membrane, as the helices comprise only 12 consecutive hydrophobic residues; however, the purpose of this mismatch is unclear. Here, we shortened or extended this stretch of hydrophobic residues in either TatA, TatB, or both and analyzed effects on translocon function and assembly. We found the WT length helices functioned best, but some variation was clearly tolerated. Defects in function were exacerbated by simultaneous mutations in TatA and TatB, indicating partial compensation of mutations in each by the other. Furthermore, length variation in TatB destabilized TatBC-containing complexes, revealing that the 12-residue-length is important but not essential for this interaction and translocon assembly. To also address potential effects of helix length on TatA interactions, we characterized these interactions by molecular dynamics simulations, after having characterized the TatA assemblies by metal-tagging transmission electron microscopy. In these simulations, we found that interacting short TMHs of larger TatA assemblies were thinning the membrane and—together with laterally-aligned tilted amphipathic helices—generated a deep V-shaped membrane groove. We propose the 12 consecutive hydrophobic residues may thus serve to destabilize the membrane during Tat transport, and their conservation could represent a delicate compromise between functionality and minimization of proton leakage.

Power system neutral point grounding

The method used for neutral point grounding is very important for power network operation. There are many ways of grounding, which are used in practice, and the decision on the method of neutral grounding depends on the situation in the network connected to the substation. When deciding on the method of neutral grounding it is necessary to thoroughly consider all the advantages and disadvantages of individual modes of neutral grounding, and then choose the best technical and economical solution. This paper analyzes the ways of neutral point grounding in medium voltage networks used in the current practice in Croatia which are isolated neutral point, low resistance earthing, partial compensation and resonant earthing. The use of shunt circuit-breaker is also described. Additionally, a survey of the relays used for the neutral point grounding system inside the substations was conducted and a brief analysis of the results is presented in the paper.