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Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Turkic Republics and Turkey: Economic and Business Dimensions

An ever-increasing globalization in last century is enforcing many countries to come together and create organizations to take advantage of a greater power in the global stage both in political and economic issues. Regional organizations are one form of such organizations. In addition to many of such groups, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental mutual-security organization which was founded in 2001 by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. In a short period of time since then SCO has proved itself to be a powerful organization promising to be an authority in Central Asian region. The research at hand is formed to investigate the development of this organization along with its effect on Turkey as well as the member countries. This effect is also analyzed in two dimensions. The place of SCO in region is analyzed not only in terms of economic side but also the business side. The fact that business and economics are difficult to isolate from each other, makes it a necessity to use this approach, thus, making this study a valuable source. Key words: Shanghai Cooperation Organization; Turkic Republics; Central Asia; Transitional EconomiesResume: Une mondialisation en constante croissance dans le siecle dernier oblige de nombreux pays de se reunir et de creer des organisations afin de profiter d'un plus grand pouvoir dans les evenements politiques et economiques au niveau international. Les organisations regionales sont une forme de ces organisations. A part de ces groupes, l’Organisation de cooperation de Shanghai (OCS) est une organisation intergouvernementale de securite mutuelle, fondee en 2001 par les dirigeants de la Chine, la Russie, le Kazakhstan, le Kirghizistan, le Tadjikistan et l'Ouzbekistan. Dans un court laps de temps depuis lors, OCS s'est averee etre une organisation puissante promettant d'etre une autorite en Asie centrale.La presente recherche est menee pour enqueter sur le developpement de cette organisation ainsi que son effet sur la Turquie et les pays membres. Cet effet est egalement analyse en deux dimensions. Le statut de l'OCS dans la region est analyse non seulement du point de vue economique mais aussi commercial. Le fait que le commerce et l'economie sont difficiles a isoler l’un de l’autre exige une necessite d'utiliser cette approche, ce qui rend cette etude une source precieuse. Mots cles: Organisation de cooperation de Shanghai; Republiques turques; Asie central; Economies transitionnelles
Variación en el consumo de leña y factores que lo determinan en una comunidad campesina al suroeste del estado de Morelos, México

Antecedentes: La leña es el principal recurso energético de las familias rurales en diversas comunidades de México. En Morelos el 6.2 % de las viviendas particulares utilizan este recurso para cocinar y la Selva Baja Caducifolia es el principal tipo de vegetación de donde la obtienen.&#x0D; Preguntas: ¿Cuál es el consumo de leña en los hogares de una comunidad campesina y qué factores influyen en las tasas de aprovechamiento?&#x0D; Sitio y años de estudio: Comunidad El Zoquital, Municipio de Amacuzac, Morelos. Enero-diciembre 2021.&#x0D; Métodos: Se aplicaron entrevistas semiestructuradas a 33 unidades familiares para documentar las especies utilizadas como combustible. Además, se evaluó mediante la medición directa el consumo de leña en seis hogares. Con los datos obtenidos se aplicaron análisis estadísticos (ANOVA, ANCOVA, χ2, residuos ajustados de Haberman y LDA) para evaluar los factores que influyen en las tasas de aprovechamiento.&#x0D; Resultados: Se identificaron 23 especies como leña. El consumo total anual en las seis unidades familiares fue de 13,338.1 kg, y estuvo afectado por la edad y el número de integrantes. Existen diferencias significativas en el consumo de leña a lo largo del año y entre temporalidad estacional (lluvias vs. secas). La disponibilidad y consumo por especie fue diferente en las unidades productivas tradicionales (milpa, potrero, patio y monte) debido a la diversidad de actividades productivas entre unidades familiares.&#x0D; Conclusiones: El aprovechamiento de recursos dendroenergéticos en el suroeste de Morelos es producto de factores causales determinados por la disponibilidad de las especies y la composición de cada unidad familiar.
The EUs Reaction to the Arab Spring: External Media Portrayals in China, India and Russia

The ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon (ToL) represents an attempt by the European Union (EU) to become a more visible and effective international actor. Foregoing the typical analysis on EU foreign policy, which posits what type of power it is, or what level of actorness it has, this article analyses the EU's international action from the perspective of three key external partners: China, India and Russia. External perceptions of the EU in three of the emerging BRIC countries are examined through systematically analysing newspaper articles in relation to the EU's action in the Arab Spring movements in North Africa and the Middle East. This article argues that despite the ToL's intentions, the EU's profile, in the news media at least, continues to be portrayed as an inefficient and perhaps irrelevant international actor in these countries, not only because of the EU's continuing difficulty in reaching common positions on tough international issues, but also because of the EU's inability to successfully communicate its decisions and action beyond its near borders.
Isolation and characterization of exopolysaccharide from Leuconostoc lactis KC117496 isolated from idli batter

Diverse exopolysaccharide (EPS)-producing isolates were isolated from an Indian acidic fermented food (Idli) based on the colony morphology. One of the EPS-producing microflora (Leuconostoc lactis KC117496) was selected for further characterization using FT-IR, HPTLC, AFM, SEM, TGA and XRD analysis. FT-IR spectroscopy revealed the α-d-glucose nature of the EPS. HPTLC analysis confirmed the presence of only glucose monomers, indicating the glucan nature of EPS. NMR spectra revealed the presence of 95% α-(1→6) and 5% branching α-(1→3) linkages. The SEM and AFM showed smooth surfaces and compact structure. TGA results showed higher degradation temperature of 272.01°C. XRD analysis proved the 33.4% crystalline nature of the EPS. Water solubility index and water-holding capacity of EPS are 14.2±0.208% and 117±7.5%. All the above characteristics of the EPS produced by L. lactis showed that the EPS is of a good-quality polysaccharide with potential applications in the food industry.
Rapid and Reversible Enhancement of Blood–Brain Barrier Permeability Using Lysophosphatidic Acid

The present study characterizes the effects of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) on blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability focusing specifically on the time of onset, duration, and magnitude of LPA-induced changes in cerebrovascular permeability in the mouse using both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and near infrared fluorescence imaging (NIFR). Furthermore, potential application of LPA for enhanced drug delivery to the brain was also examined by measuring the brain accumulation of radiolabeled methotrexate. Exposure of primary cultured brain microvessel endothelial cells (BMECs) to LPA produced concentration-dependent increases in permeability that were completely abolished by clostridium toxin B. Administration of LPA disrupted BBB integrity and enhanced the permeability of small molecular weight marker gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (Gd-DTPA) contrast agent, the large molecular weight permeability marker, IRdye800cwPEG, and the P-glycoprotein efflux transporter probe, Rhodamine 800 (R800). The increase in BBB permeability occurred within 3 minutes after LPA injection and barrier integrity was restored within 20 minutes. A decreased response to LPA on large macromolecule BBB permeability was observed after repeated administration. The administration of LPA also resulted in 20-fold enhancement of radiolabeled methotrexate in the brain. These studies indicate that administration of LPA in combination with therapeutic agents may increase drug delivery to the brain.
Pancreatic Cancer Incidence and Mortality Patterns in China, 2009

To estimate the incidence and mortality rates for pancreatic cancer in China.After checking and reviewing the cancer registry data in 2009 from 72 cancer registry centers, we divided cancer registry areas into urban and rural areas. Incidence/mortality rates, age-specific incidence/mortality rates, age- standardized incidence/mortality rates, proportions, and cumulative incidence/mortality rates for pancreatic cancer were calculated.The total number of newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer cases and deaths in 2009 were 6,220 and 5,650, respectively. The crude incidence rate in all cancer registry areas was 7.28/100,000 (males 8.24, females 6.29). The age-standardized incidence rate by Chinese standard population (ASR) was 3.35/100,000, with ranking at 7th among all cancers. Pancreatic cancer incidence rate was 8.19/100,000 in urban areas whereas it was 5.41/100 000 in rural areas. Cancer mortality rate in all cancer registry areas was 6.61/100,000 (males 7.45; females 5.75), with ranking at 6th among all cancers, and 7.42/100 000 in urban but 4.94/100000 in rural areas.Pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality rates have shown a gradual increase in China. Owing to the difficulty of early diagnosis, identification of high-risk population and modification of risk factors are important to reduce the burden of pancreatic cancer.
Allergie aux protéines de lait de vache chez l’enfant : efficacité, tolérance et sécurité d’une nouvelle formule à base de protéines de riz hydrolysées épaissie avec des pectines (FRHEP)

Chez les enfants non allaités, l’allergie aux protéines de lait de vache (APLV) est généralement prise en charge avec des formules hypoallergéniques : hydrolysats extensifs de protéines de lait, formules à base d’acides aminés ou alternatives végétales. Évaluer l’ hypoallergénicité, l’innocuité et l’effet sur la croissance d’une nouvelle formule à base de protéines de riz hydrolysées et épaissie avec des pectines (FRHEP) selon les critères de l’Académie Américaine de Pédiatrie (AAP) [1], chez des enfants avec ALPV immunoglobuline E (IgE)-médiée et non-IgE-médiée. Dans 4 centres hospitaliers d’allergologie pédiatrique (situés en Italie, France et Belgique), des nourrissons âgés de 1 à 36 mois, avec APLV suspectée ou confirmée (par un test de provocation orale en double aveugle contrôlé par placebo – TPODA) et asymptomatiques depuis au moins une semaine ont été inclus et ont subi TPODA avec la FRHEP (Novarice®, United Pharmaceuticals, Paris) et du lait (en cas d’ALPV suspectée). Les patients ayant toléré la FRHEP pendant le TPODA ont continué d’être alimentés avec cette formule pendant 6 mois. La tolérance de cette formule, les potentiels symptômes allergiques et les paramètres anthropométriques ont été évalués chaque mois. Soixante-douze sujets (âge moyen 7,6 ± 4,9 m) ont été inclus, 67 ayant une APLV confirmée par TPODA (dont 32 IgE-médiées). Aucune réaction allergique immédiate ou retardée n’est survenue après l’ingestion de FRHEP (jusqu’à 310 mL de FRHEP soit 5 g de protéines). Tous les patients ont commencé la deuxième partie de l’étude, à l’exception d’un seul patient dont les parents ont changé d’avis quant à leur participation à l’étude. L’évaluation de l’impact (par score spécifique) sur les symptômes d’APLV s’est montrée favorable tout au long de l’étude. La croissance était normale, comme le montrent les valeurs moyennes des z-scores poids- et taille-pour-âge. La nouvelle formule à base de protéines de riz, épaissie avec des pectines est bien tolérée et favorise une croissance corporelle normale chez les enfants ayant une APLV.
An intelligent short term stock trading fuzzy system for assisting investors in portfolio management

The proposed short-term fuzzy system uses a set of appropriate technical indicators.The returns of the proposed system are higher than those of the B&H strategy.The proposed system avoids big losses during bear markets.During bull markets the system produces lower returns than the B&H strategy.Transaction costs significantly affect the performance of the proposed system. Financial markets are complex systems influenced by many interrelated economic, political and psychological factors and characterised by inherent nonlinearities. Recently, there have been many efforts towards stock market prediction, applying various fuzzy logic techniques and using technical analysis methods.This paper presents a short term trading fuzzy system using a novel trading strategy and an amalgam between altered commonly used technical indicators and rarely used ones, in order to assist investors in their portfolio management. The sample consists of daily data from the general index of the Athens Stock Exchange over a period of more than 15 years (15/11/1996 to 5/6/2012), which was also divided into distinctive groups of bull and bear market periods.The results suggest that, with or without taking into consideration transaction costs, the return of the proposed fuzzy model is superior to the returns of the buy and hold strategy. ?he proposed system can be characterised as conservative, since it produces smaller losses during bear market periods and smaller gains during bull market periods compared with the buy and hold strategy.
Using remote sensing to assess impacts of land management policies in the Ordos rangelands in China

Implementation of land management policies influences land use and hence causes environmental change. Taking the Ordos rangelands in China as a case study, this paper explores the potential of remote sensing to assess in dryland areas the impacts of policies on the environment. Thirteen Landsat images of the period 1978–2010 were acquired and those corresponding to the starting dates of implementation of different policies were selected for land-cover change analysis; others were used to check the detected change and track the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) trajectory matched with time series of meteorological data for calibration of natural response of rangelands to rainfall. The results indicate that policy impacts are complex and include both positive and negative aspects depending on the locality in space. On one hand, policies have aroused the enthusiasm of people in agricultural production and sand-control leading to the recovery of about 2618 km2 of desertified rangeland and sandy la...
Event-related brain potentials reflect increased concentration ability after mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: A randomized clinical trial

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) effectively prevents relapse/recurrence in major depression. The ability to deploy and maintain attention on a particular focus is considered as a prerequisite for 'mindful', 'metacognitive' awareness, and hence crucial for therapy success. Accordingly, sustained concentration is the skill most extensively taught in MBCT. The goal of the present study was to test whether this ability increases after MBCT, as assumed. The late component of the contingent negative variation (CNV), an event-related brain potential (ERP), known to reflect the allocation of attentional resources, was used as the measure of concentration ability. In the main phase of the study, 91 recurrently depressed patients in remission were randomly assigned to eight-week treatment by either MBCT or waiting (WAIT for delayed MBCT). The CNV response to an auditory test stimulus was measured pre- and post-treatment in a 'mindfulness task', in which patients were instructed to focus on their breath, as taught in MBCT. The late CNV (LCNV) was increased only after MBCT (and not after WAIT). This result reflects patients' improved ability to shift their attention toward current moment experience and away from potentially depressogenic thinking or rumination during mild dysphoric states-a known risk factor for depressive relapse/recurrence.
POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC GLASS OF THE POLYURETHANE TYPE

The present invention relates to a polymerizable liquid composition and a process for the production of organic glass of the polyurethane type, which envisages a casting and polymerization process of polymerizable liquid compositions, comprising the following phases: a) mixing two components (A) and (B), wherein component (A) consists of a mixture of a cyclo-aliphatic diisocyanate monomer and a pre-polymer obtained by reaction between said cyclo- aliphatic diisocyanate monomer and one or more polyols and two or more hydroxyl groups and component (B) con- sists of one or more polyols; b) addition of a polymerization catalyst to the polymerizable liquid composition obtained in phase a); c) mixing for a time varying from 5 to 10 minutes, at an absolute pressure ranging from 5 to 10 mbar and a temperature ranging from 10°C to 25°C; d) filling one or more moulds and polymerization of the liquid composition by thermal treatment.
Self-Assembled microcapsules: synthesis, characterization, and eco-friendly application in home care products

SAMCAPS is a high-quality research program that aims to train young professionals in the field of colloid and polymer science through the collaboration between top-level European academic and industrial entities. The goal of the project is to address the current need for bio-degradable materials and efficient consumer goods usage, by exploiting new eco-friendly materials and methods of encapsulation that will be applied in home- and beauty care consumer products where the targeted delivery of beneficial actives is required.
In this way, SAMCAPS tackles the challenge of the chemical industry, as a response to international undertakings such as the Paris Climate Act and the Europe 2020 policies for smart, for sustainable and effective chemical use driving the growth of the industry.
This program will contribute to a resource-efficient Europe, by the development of highly qualified scientists, experts in the needs chemical industry of tomorrow, by design of highly effective and functionalized materials through green methods, and efficient use of materials by encapsulation and targeted delivery of benefit agents in a broad variety of consumer good products. The ground-breaking and environmentally sustainable technologies developed through the exchange of knowledge between industry and academia will thereby translate into economic and societal value.
Innovation for the agro-food sector

In.Agro aims to support existing companies that have the characteristics required by the Call for this part of the tender, to identify and use business consolidation and expansion services in cross-border priority supply chains. The challenge lies in integrating the current set-up by making the most of the potential that cross-border connections can bring to companies in the cooperation area. The aim is to optimise and strengthen the service system that has been implemented over the programming period through multiple interventions. Given the economic situation in the areas that will be affected, the idea is to limit the economic sector of reference to the agri-food sector (production, sale and use of quality agri-food products), adapted not only based on its fundamental characteristics but also on the elements that link it to tourism. The expected changes will be on two levels. Firstly, companies’ mental attitude: through the services offered, the idea is to work on companies’ willingness to network, but also to embark on this journey with a view to cross-border collaboration; secondly, competitive positioning: the services will be aimed at consolidating and strengthening businesses by defining common development plans and initiatives. The main output of the project is the change and enhancement process that will be generated in the companies that use the service created. Beneficiary companies will be selected through a public selection process. The innovative aspect lies in the approach adopted both by those offering the service and by those requesting it. The approach must be shared at cross-border level and the service must be used jointly by the participating companies in order to create the joint business plan required as the essential starting point to be able to use the services themselves.
Testability pattern-driven web application security and privacy testing

TESTABLE addresses the grand challenge of building and maintaining modern web-based and AI-powered application software secure and privacy-friendly. TESTABLE intends to lay the foundations for a new integration of security and privacy into the software development lifecycle (SDLC), by proposing a novel combination of two metrics to quantify the security and privacy risks of a program, i.e., the code testability and vulnerable behavior indicators. Based on the novel concept of ""testability patterns,"" TESTABLE will empower the SDLC actors (e.g., software/AI developers, managers, testers, and auditors) to reduce the risk by building better security and privacy testing techniques for classical and AI-powered web applications, and removing or mitigating the impact of the patterns causing the high-risk levels.

To achieve these goals, TESTABLE will develop new algorithms, techniques, and tools to analyze, test, and study web-based application software. First, TESTABLE will deliver algorithms and techniques to calculate the risk levels of the web application's code. Second, TESTABLE will provide new testing techniques to improve software testability. It will do so with novel static and dynamic program analysis techniques by tackling the shortcomings of existing approaches to detect complex and hard-to-detect web vulnerabilities, and combining ideas from the security testing and adversarial machine learning fields. TESTABLE will also pioneer the creation of a new generation of techniques tailored to test and study privacy problems in web applications. Finally, TESTABLE will deliver novel techniques to assist software/AI developers, managers, testers, and auditors to remove or mitigate the patterns associated with the high risk. 

TESTABLE relies on a long-standing team of nine European partners with strong expertise in security testing, privacy testing, machine learning security, and program analysis, and who strive for excellence with a proven strong track record and impact in the security communities.
Circular sector printed antenna array for S-band radar application

This paper discusses the development of circular sector printed antenna array to accomplish the need of high gain antenna for S-band radar application. The array of antenna consists of 4 individual antenna elements which are uniformly fed by a corporate feeding network using a λ/4 transformer impedance matching technique. The proposed antenna array which is designed to operate at frequency of 2.1GHz is numerically investigated to have an optimum performance in which some antenna parameters including return loss, voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), working bandwidth, gain, and radiation pattern are used as performance indicators. Based on the design result, the array of antenna is then deployed on a 1.6mm thick Flame Retardant (FR) 4 Epoxy dielectric substrate with the dimension of 340mm × 100mm. From measurement result, although the measured center operating frequency is 60MHz shifted higher than the simulated one, in general it shows that the measured working bandwidth is 100MHz for VSWR less than 2 ranges from the frequency of 2.105GHz–2.215GHz and the measured gain is up to 8dB at frequency of 2.1GHz.
BAND SAW WITH A WHEEL SUPPORTING TWO BLADES MOUNTED BACK TO BACK

A band saw (1) capable of cutting in both directions includes two wheels (13A, 13B), each carrying two blades (21A, 21B) arranged back-to-back. The wheels (13A, 13B) have a central flange (17) separating the blades (21A, 21B) and acting as a stop for the blades.