Bevelacqua Resources, 7531 Flint Crossing Circle SE, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763 USA bevelresou@aol.com The LHCb Collaboration provided data that supports a J/ψK0S structure, denoted as Tθψs1(4000)0, using an amplitude analysis of B0 → J/ψϕK0S decay. The structure of the J/ψK0S is investigated using a first-order tetraquark mass formula. This mass relationship is based on weakly bound J/ψ plus K0S meson clusters. The first-order tetraquark mass formula provides a predicted mass of 3694 MeV/c2 that is within about 8% of the experimental value of 3991 MeV/c2 with a Jπ = 1+ prediction. The data does not distinguish between 1+ and 1¯ states. KEYWORDS: Tetraquark Model for the Tθψs1(4000)0; First-Order Mass Formula; Quark Model; Cluster Model.
{"title":"Possible Tetraquark Explanation for the J/ψK0S Structure Observed in Proton-Proton Collision Data at Center-of-Mass Energies of 7, 8, and 13 TeV","authors":"J. Bevelacqua","doi":"10.32388/yft8l5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/yft8l5","url":null,"abstract":"Bevelacqua Resources, 7531 Flint Crossing Circle SE, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763 USA bevelresou@aol.com\u0000\u0000 The LHCb Collaboration provided data that supports a J/ψK0S structure, denoted as Tθψs1(4000)0, using an amplitude analysis of B0 → J/ψϕK0S decay. The structure of the J/ψK0S is investigated using a first-order tetraquark mass formula. This mass relationship is based on weakly bound J/ψ plus K0S meson clusters. The first-order tetraquark mass formula provides a predicted mass of 3694 MeV/c2 that is within about 8% of the experimental value of 3991 MeV/c2 with a Jπ = 1+ prediction. The data does not distinguish between 1+ and 1¯ states.\u0000\u0000KEYWORDS: Tetraquark Model for the Tθψs1(4000)0; First-Order Mass Formula; Quark Model; Cluster Model.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503632,"journal":{"name":"Qeios","volume":" 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141369301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elinor Ostrom pioneered common pool resource management theory. Her work was advanced by other contemporaries in the field. The result was a list of enabling variables for sustaining common pool resource systems. However, the interpretation of the qualifiers for the variables has been somewhat inconsistent among researchers, rendering meta-analysis and cross-case comparisons less robust. As the basis for CPR system theory, the importance of context for consistency becomes more significant with the pressures for effective analyses and subsequent policy— increasing with the impacts of climate change on the world’s CPR systems. This variable context must be preserved in the operationalizing process to ensure more robust comparability in data collection and, ultimately, a more effective evolution of theory. This review paper presents a reference where each variable is discussed in the context of its nascence and application in CPR theory by the researcher who flagged its importance. The goal of providing a reference for the theoretical context for the critical list of variables is to maintain the variables' theoretical integrity. The goal is to enable more informative and robust results in singular and comparative CPR analyses. Additional variables are defined and recommended for inclusion.
{"title":"On the Same Page: Providing Theoretical Context for the Critical List of Variables for Sustaining the Commons","authors":"Miramanni Mishkin","doi":"10.32388/5i2ucv","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/5i2ucv","url":null,"abstract":"Elinor Ostrom pioneered common pool resource management theory. Her work was advanced by other contemporaries in the field. The result was a list of enabling variables for sustaining common pool resource systems. However, the interpretation of the qualifiers for the variables has been somewhat inconsistent among researchers, rendering meta-analysis and cross-case comparisons less robust. As the basis for CPR system theory, the importance of context for consistency becomes more significant with the pressures for effective analyses and subsequent policy— increasing with the impacts of climate change on the world’s CPR systems. This variable context must be preserved in the operationalizing process to ensure more robust comparability in data collection and, ultimately, a more effective evolution of theory. This review paper presents a reference where each variable is discussed in the context of its nascence and application in CPR theory by the researcher who flagged its importance. The goal of providing a reference for the theoretical context for the critical list of variables is to maintain the variables' theoretical integrity. The goal is to enable more informative and robust results in singular and comparative CPR analyses. Additional variables are defined and recommended for inclusion.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503632,"journal":{"name":"Qeios","volume":" 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141369557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study investigates the determinants of financial performance in Indonesian Islamic banks, focusing on the Financing to Deposit Ratio (FDR) and Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) as key indicators. Utilizing data from Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) and Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI) between 2016 and 2020, the research employs Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis to examine the influence of Human Capital Efficiency (HCE), Structural Capital Efficiency (SCE), and Capital Employed Efficiency (CEE) on FDR and CAR. The findings reveal that while CEE has a statistically significant negative relationship with FDR, the model for CAR lacks a statistically significant fit. This research contributes to understanding the role of intellectual capital in Islamic banking performance and offers insights for stakeholders in the Indonesian Islamic finance sector, with implications for the post-pandemic era.
{"title":"Does Intellectual Capital Efficiency Translate into Financial Performance for Islamic Banks in Indonesia? Evidence from the Pre-Pandemic Period","authors":"Azharsyah Ibrahim, Rosniar Rosniar","doi":"10.32388/chbtcm.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/chbtcm.2","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the determinants of financial performance in Indonesian Islamic banks, focusing on the Financing to Deposit Ratio (FDR) and Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) as key indicators. Utilizing data from Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) and Bank Muamalat Indonesia (BMI) between 2016 and 2020, the research employs Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis to examine the influence of Human Capital Efficiency (HCE), Structural Capital Efficiency (SCE), and Capital Employed Efficiency (CEE) on FDR and CAR. The findings reveal that while CEE has a statistically significant negative relationship with FDR, the model for CAR lacks a statistically significant fit. This research contributes to understanding the role of intellectual capital in Islamic banking performance and offers insights for stakeholders in the Indonesian Islamic finance sector, with implications for the post-pandemic era.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503632,"journal":{"name":"Qeios","volume":"33 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141385772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The effect of polypropylene waste on the compressive strength of grade 25 concrete was studied. This was due to the increased problem of environmental pollution which may lead to flooding these wastes are causing in our environment. The research used the experimental methods in carried out the study. The polypropylene were pulverized to sand particle sizes and dosed at 5 %, 10 %, 15 % and 20 % by weight as partial replacement of sand in grade 25 concrete, cured for 7 days, 14 days, 21 days and 28 days respectively. The results reveal that polypropylene can be substituted with sand in concrete up to 15% by weight with a negligible decrease of 3.7 % of compressive strength when compared to the control concrete. This depicts that polypropylene can be used in producing sustainable concrete.
{"title":"The Effects of Polypropylene Wastes on the Compressive Strength of Grade 25 Concrete","authors":"R. Umasabor, Oluwadamilola Ayomikun Longe","doi":"10.32388/frvq7i.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/frvq7i.2","url":null,"abstract":"The effect of polypropylene waste on the compressive strength of grade 25 concrete was studied. This was due to the increased problem of environmental pollution which may lead to flooding these wastes are causing in our environment. The research used the experimental methods in carried out the study. The polypropylene were pulverized to sand particle sizes and dosed at 5 %, 10 %, 15 % and 20 % by weight as partial replacement of sand in grade 25 concrete, cured for 7 days, 14 days, 21 days and 28 days respectively.\u0000\u0000The results reveal that polypropylene can be substituted with sand in concrete up to 15% by weight with a negligible decrease of 3.7 % of compressive strength when compared to the control concrete. This depicts that polypropylene can be used in producing sustainable concrete.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503632,"journal":{"name":"Qeios","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141382153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bevelacqua Resources, 7531 Flint Crossing Circle SE, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763 USA bevelresou@aol.com Recently proposed sscqq-bar pentaquark structures for the excited states of the neutral charmed omega are investigated using a first-order mass formula incorporating weakly interacting qq-bar meson and Ω0c baryon clusters. The results are compared to the predictions of the LHCb Collaboration. The first-order pentaquark mass formula has typically yielded results within about 10% of the experimental mass values. Using this criterion, the Ω0c(2770), Ω0c(3000), Ω0c(3050), Ω0c(3065), Ω0c(3090), Ω0c(3119), and Ω0c(3185) states could be described by the ssc + uu-bar and ssc + dd-bar pentaquarks with the meson clusters uu-bar and dd-bar having a pseudoscalar configuration. The Ω0c(3185) is also described by the ssc + ss-bar with the ss-bar in a pseudoscalar state. In a similar manner, the Ω0c(3327) state could be described by the ssc + uu-bar and ssc + dd-bar pentaquarks with the meson clusters uu-bar and dd-bar having a vector configuration, and a ssc + ss-bar pentaquark with the meson cluster ss-bar having a pseudoscalar configuration. The model is not sufficiently refined to distinguish between these states. The only state with a specified Jπ assignment is the Ω0c(2770). The Particle Data Group specifies a 3/2+ assignment. The first-order pentaquark allows both 1/2+ and 3/2+ values for all Ω0c excited states. KEYWORDS: Pentaquark, first-order mass formula, quark model, excited states of the neutral charmed omega
{"title":"Possible Description of the Excited States of the Neutral Charmed Omega in Terms of a First-Order Pentaquark Mass Formula","authors":"J. Bevelacqua","doi":"10.32388/mu0id5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/mu0id5","url":null,"abstract":"Bevelacqua Resources, 7531 Flint Crossing Circle SE, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763 USA bevelresou@aol.com\u0000\u0000 Recently proposed sscqq-bar pentaquark structures for the excited states of the neutral charmed omega are investigated using a first-order mass formula incorporating weakly interacting qq-bar meson and Ω0c baryon clusters. The results are compared to the predictions of the LHCb Collaboration. \u0000\u0000 The first-order pentaquark mass formula has typically yielded results within about 10% of the experimental mass values. Using this criterion, the Ω0c(2770), Ω0c(3000), Ω0c(3050), Ω0c(3065), Ω0c(3090), Ω0c(3119), and Ω0c(3185) states could be described by the ssc + uu-bar and ssc + dd-bar pentaquarks with the meson clusters uu-bar and dd-bar having a pseudoscalar configuration. The Ω0c(3185) is also described by the ssc + ss-bar with the ss-bar in a pseudoscalar state. In a similar manner, the Ω0c(3327) state could be described by the ssc + uu-bar and ssc + dd-bar pentaquarks with the meson clusters uu-bar and dd-bar having a vector configuration, and a ssc + ss-bar pentaquark with the meson cluster ss-bar having a pseudoscalar configuration. The model is not sufficiently refined to distinguish between these states.\u0000\u0000 The only state with a specified Jπ assignment is the Ω0c(2770). The Particle Data Group specifies a 3/2+ assignment. The first-order pentaquark allows both 1/2+ and 3/2+ values for all Ω0c excited states.\u0000\u0000KEYWORDS: Pentaquark, first-order mass formula, quark model, excited states of the neutral charmed omega\u0000","PeriodicalId":503632,"journal":{"name":"Qeios","volume":"75 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141385378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of: \"focused ion beam technology has become very popular for performing special tasks such as cross-sectional imaging, preparation of nanodevice layers, nanopatterning of materials, and circuit editing\"","authors":"Melina Parker","doi":"10.32388/4e4o01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/4e4o01","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p/>","PeriodicalId":503632,"journal":{"name":"Qeios","volume":"9 31","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141098909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bevelacqua Resources, 7531 Flint Crossing Circle SE, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35762 USA bevelresou@aol.com In neutron star mergers, neutron excess nuclei and the r-process are important factors governing the production of heavier nuclear systems. A single-particle model evaluation of Scandium nuclei suggests that the heaviest Z = 21 nucleus will have mass 71 with filling of the 1g9/2 neutron shell. A = 59 – 71 scandium isotopes have limited experimental half-life data, but the model predicts beta decay half-lives in the range of 0.312 – 7.60 ms. Based on previous calculations for Z = 9 - 20, 26, and 30 systems and comparisons to the 59Sc – 67Sc calculations, summarized in the Japanese Nuclear Data Compilation, the single-particle model results likely overestimate the half-lives of A = 59 – 71 neutron excess scandium nuclei. KEYWORDS: Nucleosynthesis, Neutron Excess Scandium Nuclei, Beta Decay, Nuclear Structure
Bevelacqua Resources, 7531 Flint Crossing Circle SE, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35762 USA bevelresou@aol.com 在中子星合并中，中子过剩核和r过程是产生较重核系统的重要因素。对钪核的单粒子模型评估表明，最重的 Z = 21 核在填满 1g9/2 中子壳后的质量为 71。A = 59 - 71钪同位素的实验半衰期数据有限，但模型预测β衰变半衰期在 0.312 - 7.60 毫秒之间。根据以前对 Z = 9 - 20、26 和 30 系统的计算，以及与《日本核数据汇编》中总结的 59Sc - 67Sc 计算的比较，单粒子模型的结果很可能高估了 A = 59 - 71 中子过剩钪核的半衰期。
{"title":"Decay Characteristics of Neutron Excess Scandium Nuclei","authors":"J. Bevelacqua","doi":"10.32388/25ngqr","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/25ngqr","url":null,"abstract":"Bevelacqua Resources, 7531 Flint Crossing Circle SE, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35762 USA bevelresou@aol.com\u0000\u0000 In neutron star mergers, neutron excess nuclei and the r-process are important factors governing the production of heavier nuclear systems. A single-particle model evaluation of Scandium nuclei suggests that the heaviest Z = 21 nucleus will have mass 71 with filling of the 1g9/2 neutron shell. A = 59 – 71 scandium isotopes have limited experimental half-life data, but the model predicts beta decay half-lives in the range of 0.312 – 7.60 ms. Based on previous calculations for Z = 9 - 20, 26, and 30 systems and comparisons to the 59Sc – 67Sc calculations, summarized in the Japanese Nuclear Data Compilation, the single-particle model results likely overestimate the half-lives of A = 59 – 71 neutron excess scandium nuclei.\u0000\u0000KEYWORDS: Nucleosynthesis, Neutron Excess Scandium Nuclei, Beta Decay, Nuclear Structure\u0000","PeriodicalId":503632,"journal":{"name":"Qeios","volume":"4 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141100343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of: \"preparation of nanodevice layers, nanopatterning of materials, and circuit editing\"","authors":"Melina Parker","doi":"10.32388/m2t0nh","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/m2t0nh","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p/>","PeriodicalId":503632,"journal":{"name":"Qeios","volume":"7 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141099202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In the United States, where small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) swim in a competitive environment, an arduous task is that of resource optimization without sacrificing one's competitiveness. The automation process of activities has been a very promising opportunity to reduce costs and improve productivity. On the contrary, smaller businesses typically do not spend enough time creating clear roadmaps for how to appropriately take advantage of automation. The goal is to efficiently formulate a cost-reduction framework using process automation in small to medium-sized enterprises in America. The creation of the framework is firmly based on the use of the relevant literature and empirical data to pinpoint the most important themes, such as process identification, technology selection, implementation strategies, and performance measurement. Therefore, through weaving the key themes into a workable model, this paper acts as a pragmatic manual for SMEs who aspire to reap cost reduction and competitiveness gains through the implementation of process automation.
{"title":"Developing a Framework for Cost Reduction Strategies through Process Automation in SMEs: A United States Perspective","authors":"Fakinlede Oluwafisayo","doi":"10.32388/4e7ac7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/4e7ac7","url":null,"abstract":"In the United States, where small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) swim in a competitive environment, an arduous task is that of resource optimization without sacrificing one's competitiveness. The automation process of activities has been a very promising opportunity to reduce costs and improve productivity. On the contrary, smaller businesses typically do not spend enough time creating clear roadmaps for how to appropriately take advantage of automation. The goal is to efficiently formulate a cost-reduction framework using process automation in small to medium-sized enterprises in America. The creation of the framework is firmly based on the use of the relevant literature and empirical data to pinpoint the most important themes, such as process identification, technology selection, implementation strategies, and performance measurement. Therefore, through weaving the key themes into a workable model, this paper acts as a pragmatic manual for SMEs who aspire to reap cost reduction and competitiveness gains through the implementation of process automation.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503632,"journal":{"name":"Qeios","volume":"57 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141103125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study presents a group of personal stories regarding disabled people who wish to have a sexual and affective life, most of them considering the explicit consent of the partner. They are handled by their original families and their socio-sanitarian services, which take care of them, but they experience difficulties handling these “delicate matters.” Sexuality is one of the basic needs of people, but there is cultural resistance on the territory, in services, operators, and families who take care of fragile people, and does not accept this need or are not sufficiently prepared to consider it. Sexuality is a complex topic in this case; it triggers psycho-social aspects, but also medical and legal challenges which are often too complex for these people and for people who take care of them.
{"title":"Study on Disability and the Right to Emotional and Sexual Life","authors":"Tancredi Pascucci","doi":"10.32388/spxwi1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/spxwi1","url":null,"abstract":"This study presents a group of personal stories regarding disabled people who wish to have a sexual and affective life, most of them considering the explicit consent of the partner. They are handled by their original families and their socio-sanitarian services, which take care of them, but they experience difficulties handling these “delicate matters.” Sexuality is one of the basic needs of people, but there is cultural resistance on the territory, in services, operators, and families who take care of fragile people, and does not accept this need or are not sufficiently prepared to consider it. Sexuality is a complex topic in this case; it triggers psycho-social aspects, but also medical and legal challenges which are often too complex for these people and for people who take care of them.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503632,"journal":{"name":"Qeios","volume":"42 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141107699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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