bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Coexistence of central precocious puberty and intraventricular arachnoid cyst: a brief literature update
Authors:   Pediatrics and International Adoption Centre, Zaragoza, Spain, Oliván-Gonzalvo Gonzalo , Calatayud-Maldonado Vicente ,   Neurosciences Institute of Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
Published: September 2021

Central precocious puberty (CPP) is a rare disease. The mean annual incidence in girls is 0.8-1.1/100,000 and in boys 0-0.1/100,000. Intracranial arachnoid cysts (ICACs) are usually congenital and represent 1% of intracranial masses in newborns. Intraventricular location is rare. The objective of this work is to carry out a literature updated review of the coexistence of CPP and intraventricular arachnoid cyst (IVAC). ICACs are usually asymptomatic but can present with CPP in 10-40% of patients. IVACs represents only 0.3-1.4% of ICACs, and most seemed originate from the velum interpositum cistern. CPP in girls is usually idiopathic, while in 30-70% of boys are due to an intracranial lesion. Therefore, the coexistence of PPC and IVAC is very rare in boys and exceptional in girls. The exact mechanism of a cyst´s influence on the hypothalamic-pituitary axis is not completely understood. Theories include increased ventricular volume, associated mass effect on the hypothalamus, and direct compression of portions of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Analysis of LH peaks after GnRH testing is the gold standard for the diagnosis of CPP. Brain MRI should be part of the assessment in boys and also in girls since clinical features, including age and sex, are not helpful in predicting those with underlying brain pathology. In cases of CPP with IVAC, surgery does not have any effect on the course of pubertal development. The indication for surgery is the onset of neurological symptoms. The medical treatment selected, safe and effective, is GnRH analog depot preparations. In conclusion, there seems to be a consensus for the diagnosis and management of the coexistence of CPP and IVAC, but the etiopathogenesis is not yet well recognized.
A Systematic Review of the Calcium Content of the Normal Human Prostate Gland
Authors:   Radionuclide Diagnostics Department, Medical Radiological Research Centre, Obinsk, 249036, Russia, Zaichick Vladimir
Published: September 2021

Introduction: There is much lack of knowledge concerning most prostatic malfunction, especially the reasons and detailed nature of its pathologies. In spite of advances in medical science, the differential diagnosis of prostatic pathologies has steadily increased in complexity and controversy. A proposal has been made that prostatic calcium (Ca) content determinations may aid in resolving these issues for prostate disorders and especially as an indicator of its carcinoma risk. As a result many measurements of normal prostatic Ca have been made. Materials and methods: Here we analyze data published concerning Ca prostatic levels in healthy subjects. In all 1911 items in the literature of the years dating back to 1921 were identified in the following databases: PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science and ELSEVIER-EMBASE. This data was subject to an analysis employing both the “range” and “median” of means. In this way the disparate nature of published Ca content of normal prostates was evaluated. From the papers examined, 36 were selected for the objective analysis of data from their 1357 healthy patients.. Results: On a wet mass basis prostatic Ca levels spanned the interval from 73 mg/kg to 1280 mg/kg with 360 mg/kg as the median of their means. It is accepted that the prostatic Ca content is contingent on a wide variety of aspects of the host’s milieu, including androgen levels, zone of human prostate sampled, relative amounts of different types of prostatic tissue studied, Ca content of food and drink, Ca supplement intake, age, and the method of analysis. Conclusions: The data encompassed a wide range of values and the sample was small, hence it is advisable that further studies be performed.
A Educação das relações étnico raciais e a Sociologia da Infância: contribuições da arte africana para iniciar as rodas de conversa
Authors: dos Santos Ferreira Edmilson , Marins Alcântara Deise , Minioli Ferreira Danielle
Published: September 2021

Este trabalho tem por objetivo identificar as estratégias adotadas na prática docente em Educação Infantil acerca da Educação das Relações Étnico-raciais na escola na perspectiva de Lei 10.639/2003. Apresentamos algumas ações e propostas vivenciadas na Escola de Educação Infantil da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (EEI-UFRJ). A pesquisa aponta para uma demanda por um processo de formação continuada que privilegie a articulação entre teoria e prática.
Entrevista com Roselis Batista
Authors: CEPPES
Published: September 2021

Poeta, linguista e professora, Roselis Maria Batista atualmente leciona e pesquisa na Universidade de Reims Champagne Ardenne. Na tese de doutorado, estudou a presença da mulher nas telenovelas brasileiras e mexicanas.
Salmo 38: um grito de socorro
Authors: Siqueira Tércio Machado
Published: September 2021

Entre as lamentações incluídas no Saltério, o Salmo 38 mostra o drama de um fiel javista que expõe seus problemas pessoais, no culto doméstico. Seu principal lamento diz respeito à sua enfermidade física, porém ele o estende à fuga dos amigos e suas próprias faltas. Apesar das duras limitações que o impedem de ter uma vida feliz, ele se revela uma pessoa confiante na resposta de Deus. O lamento desse salmista possibilita o exercício do cuidado pastoral.
O dia em que a terra parou: sobre a heterotopia dos tempos de pausa na Bíblia
Authors: Reimer Haroldo , Reimer Ivoni Richter
Published: September 2021

O presente artigo versa sobre alguns textos da Bíblia que propõem a observância de tempos de pausa. São fragmentos textuais que se originaram ao longo dos tempos, propondo a heterotopia de que em meio ao curso normal das jornadas de trabalho e de tempo houvessem tempos de pausa. Trata-se das tradições sabáticas. Referem-se ao dia sábado como dia de descanso, ao ano sabático para descanso da terra e para livre acesso aos frutos pelos pobres e pelos animais, bem como de perdão de dívidas. Na boca de Jesus de Nazaré, esta tradição ganhou a defesa mais contundente e mais conhecida, afirmando que o dia de sábado deve estar em função das pessoas e não o contrário. Nas tradições judaica e cristã trata-se de uma radical defesa do necessário cuidado com a vida, que deveria ser assumida como heterotopia também em termos de espiritualidade.
Maria Madalena: paradigma da missão das mulheres na Igreja
Authors: Lima Elda Cassia de
Published: September 2021

No ano de 2016 o cardeal Robert Sarah, prefeito da Congregação para o culto Divino e a Disciplina dos Sacramentos no Vaticano, emitiu um decreto no qual, segundo a vontade do Papa Francisco, estabeleceu-se que a memória litúrgica da santa Maria Madalena fosse elevada a Festa. A celebração festiva da personagem como santa, é mais uma etapa de um longo processo, no qual sua imagem foi constantemente ressignificada. Partindo do século I (momento no qual é inserida nas narrativas dos Evangelhos) percebemos que estereótipos distintos serviram para descrevê-la e defini-la. Era moldada conforme a conveniência. Sendo assim, o decreto do Vaticano, emitido vinte séculos depois do primeiro registro da personagem, instiga nossa reflexão. Faz-nos pensar sobre a perenidade e relevância da presença da personagem no imaginário eclesiástico. A partir da análise desse documento, algumas questões podem ser fomentadas: Como a personagem foi caracterizada durante esse longo percurso? Qual o significado e importância desse decreto no século XXI? Por que essa personagem continua sendo considerada como paradigma? A admissão de Madalena como modelo de conduta para mulheres, aponta para quais mudanças, suscita quais expectativas?
O cuidado com pessoas doentes em tempos de crise na saúde pública: um olhar a partir da prática compassiva e solidária de Jesus
Authors: Correia Júnior João Luiz , Pestana Álvaro César
Published: September 2021

O mundo tem passado por crises sanitárias cada vez mais preocupantes e traumáticas ao longo da história. A medicina tem procurado desenvolver protocolos científicos para lidar com essas crises em todos os níveis: locais, regionais, nacionais e mundiais. Com o advento do fenômeno da globalização, a preocupação se torna ainda maior, pois a humanidade se vê, cada vez mais, ameaçada em sua existência, por inúmeros vírus potencialmente mortais. Para enfrentar esse “novo normal”, urge que se tenham cuidados com a saúde pessoal e das pessoas com quem convivemos. Saber cuidar de si e do semelhante é um imperativo ético que, cultivado com amor, será uma forma de preservar o valioso dom da vida. Dentro desse contexto, o presente estudo tem como objeto buscar no Jesus do Evangelho segundo Marcos, algumas inspirações cristãs para fortalecer esse cuidado para com as pessoas doentes, próximas a nós, ou das quais nos aproximamos por compaixão e solidariedade.
English Language Teaching, Vol. 14, No. 10, October 2021
Authors: Yu Gavin
Published: September 2021

English Language Teaching, Vol. 14, No. 10, October 2021
Evaluation of Cognitive Flexibility and Goal Orientation Levels of Students Preparing for Special Talent Exam
Authors: YALÇIN Yasemin , KURNAZ Hasanali Kağan
Published: September 2021

In the current study, it is aimed to determine the correlation between cognitive flexibility levels and goal orientation levels of the students who are preparing for special talent exams for sports, and to compare these in terms of various demographics. The study group of the research consists of students (n=351) preparing for special talent exams in order to study at faculties/schools of higher education of sports of the universities predetermined through convenience sampling method, which is a sampling method that is not based on probability, that will accept students for 2021-2022 academic year. 180 of the participants are female (51.3%) whereas 171 of them are male (48.7%). In the study, “Cognitive Flexibility Inventory” (CFI) and “Task and Ego Orientation in Sports Questionnaire” (TEOSQ) are used. In order to evaluate CFI and TEOSQ levels of the participants in terms of various demographic features, t-test, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation tests are used. Before the statistical analysis of the obtained data, skewness and kurtosis values of the data are calculated to determine if the data has normal distribution, and it is determined that the data has normal distribution. As a result of the research, it is determined that there is a significant and positive correlation between cognitive flexibility and task-oriented goals and ego-oriented goals. In addition, it is seen that there is a significant difference in control subscale of cognitive flexibility and goal-oriented and ego-oriented targets subscales of participants when the high schools of the participants are considered.
Reviewer acknowledgements for International Journal of English Linguistics, Vol. 11, No. 5
Authors: Xu Diana
Published: September 2021

Reviewer acknowledgements for International Journal of English Linguistics, Vol. 11, No. 5, 2021. 
Formação de professores e integração pedagógica das Tecnologias da Informação e da Comunicação (TIC): da usabilidade técnica ao letramento digital
Authors: Margarida Farias Coelho Patrícia , Martins Costa Marcos Rogério , Oliveira Motta Everson Luiz
Published: September 2021

O objetivo deste artigo é explorar a formação continuada de professores, problematizando, pelo viés da Pedagogia Social (VIEIRA, 2016; VIEIRA; VIEIRA, 2015), a integração pedagógica das Tecnologias da Informação e da Comunicação (TIC). É um estudo inicial de investigação, de caráter exploratório, conforme Marconi e Lakatos (2003). Esta é uma pesquisa do domínio da Tecnologia Educativa (TE), porque situa as TIC em prol da função educativa e não simplesmente utilitária. Metodologicamente, este trabalho está segmentado em duas partes. Primeiramente, discutimos a formação continuada de professores e o contexto de uso das tecnologias e acesso à internet no Brasil. Em um segundo momento, exploramos o conceito de usabilidade (NIELSEN, 1990, 1993; SILIUS; TERVAKARI; POHJOLAINEN, 2003), propondo um modelo em que as TIC estejam conciliadas ao conceito de letramento digital, uma vez que a usabilidade pedagógica compreende as práticas sociais do usuário – seja ele aluno ou professor – para além dos aspectos determinados pela interação imediata entre homem e máquina. Eis o percurso que almejamos promover na formação continuada de professores no que se refere ao uso das TIC em sala de aula: da usabilidade técnica ao letramento digital.
Responsabilização, meritocracia e desfiliação social no Brasil
Authors: Da Conceição Pizolati Audrei Rodrigo , Alves Alexandre
Published: September 2021

O artigo investiga as razões para a mudança de ênfase nas propostas pedagógicas brasileiras em dois momentos históricos: entre os anos 1920 e 1930 e entre os anos 1990 e 2010. Com esse objetivo em vista, procede-se à análise de fontes como a I Conferência Nacional de Educação (1927), o Manifesto dos Pioneiros (1932) e, para o período contemporâneo, leis e decretos nacionais (1996-2018). No primeiro contexto, foi possível verificar que o debate entre os saberes biológicos e os sociológicos em busca de legitimação encontra na área de educação seu principal palco de disputa. No passado, intelectuais influenciados pela eugenia recorreram à biologia como forma de modernizar o país por meio da educação eugênica e da exclusão dos indivíduos “indesejados”. Nas últimas décadas, observa-se um retorno desse tipo de discurso de fundo biológico, mas agora a exclusão biossocial de sujeitos apela não mais à ideologia da nação, mas à sacralização neoliberal da “meritocracia”. Da comparação entre os dois contextos, conclui-se que a mudança de ênfase nas propostas pedagógicas que antes primavam pelo social, agora visa a formação individualizante do “neossujeito” flexível e responsável por si mesmo. O sucesso e insucesso escolar passam a ser vistos unicamente como dependentes da capacidade do indivíduo de gerenciar sua própria vida e não como resultado de problemas estruturais da sociedade, o que tem conduzido a um processo de crescente desfiliação social.
Paulo Freire – o anúncio da esperança
Authors: Andreatta Whitaker Dulce Consuelo , Da Costa Vitorino Diego , Fiamengue Elis Cristina
Published: September 2021

O olhar peculiar que lançamos nesse artigo para abordar a trajetória intelectual do patrono da educação brasileira nos instigou a compreender esse grande autor multifacetado também por sua face mais esperançosa, como uma forma de alento e contraponto ao avanço da onda neoconservadora. Analisamos Paulo Freire por alguns ângulos: a influência das mulheres em sua vida, os momentos de seu pensamento e os contextos sociais que o ajudaram a forjar o próprio fazer científico, além de observá-lo pelo viés das perseguições, do conservadorismo e do autoritarismo na sociedade brasileira de ontem e hoje. Apesar do avanço da onda neoconservadora, nosso patrono ainda tem nos ensinado que a educação pode deixar de ser reprodutora e passar a ser libertadora, sendo utilizada como uma tecnologia social importante para o despertar da autonomia, ao invés da opressão, e o incentivo a formas de ação social libertadoras e humanizadoras, ou seja, não opressoras. A obra de Freire é um prenúncio de esperança.
Plano de Ações Articuladas (PAR): discursos de professores sobre a escola do campo em Bragança-PA
Authors: Amorim dos Santos Raquel , Andrade Maciel Rogerio , Ramos Souza Erica Neiza
Published: September 2021

O presente artigo analisa os discursos de quatro professores em duas Escolas do Campo, considerando o Plano de Ações Articuladas (PAR) em Bragança-PA. A metodologia de pesquisa é qualitativa. A coleta de dados foi feita por meio de questionário e entrevista semiestruturada, com uma amostragem constituída de quatro professores que atuam em duas Escolas do Campo. Os dados coletados foram organizados, tabulados e interpretados a partir da Análise do Discurso (AD), com a transcrição total ou parcial dos discursos, considerados mais expressivos. É fato que os investimentos do PAR para o Município de Bragança-PA apresentam-se como fator de transformação na infraestrutura de algumas Escolas do Campo, no entanto, essa política precisa se adequar as especificidades das comunidades campesinas e considerar as opiniões dos profissionais que atuam diretamente nesses espaços, visto que, a infraestrutura é um fator importante que contribui para a qualidade do ensino e da aprendizagem dos alunos do campo em Bragança-PA.
La migración hacia software libre en la formación de profesores de informática como estrategia de soberanía tecnológica
Authors: González Hernández Walfredo , Olivia Hernández Revilla Dayana , González Castillo Juan Manuel
Published: September 2021

É analisada a concepção de soberania tecnológica para o tratamento dos sistemas a serem implantados no país e as decisões sobre sua modificação. No entanto, esse é um processo complexo para sua implementação, se o desenvolvimento de competências informacionais em professores de informática, com base em software livre, não for alcançado. A análise da formação desses profissionais deve partir da estruturação de um projeto curricular com disciplinas próprias e optativas que se estruturam de acordo com os objetivos do processo formativo e as relações necessárias que se estabelecem entre elas. O artigo apresenta uma abordagem para esse problema.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PUBLIC AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONAL RURAL NETWORK (NRN) IN THE FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE 2014-2020
Authors: Walenia Alina
Published: September 2021

The aim of the article is to present the importance of public agricultural advisory services, which are an important link of the National Rural Network (NRN) in the process of its functioning in the 2014-2020 financial perspective. The indirect objective is to assess the degree of use of financial instruments supporting the NRN by agricultural advisory services, which are resources of Technical Assistance in the framework of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 (RDP). The NRN is part of the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD).The main stakeholders of the ENRD are agricultural advisory services. The regulations concerning the organization of the NRN in the financial perspective 2021-2027 were presented. The study was conducted using different research methods. The basic methods include an (comparative-descriptive) analysis of national and international legal acts and literature on the subject, and the method of synthesis and deduction. The importance of agricultural advisory units (AAU) in the functioning of the NRN system was assessed in six selected Polish voivodeships (Podkarpackie, Opolskie, Lubelskie, Zachodniopomorskie, Lubuskie and Śląskie) based on the results of a study of empirical material published by the Minister of Agriculture. It was shown that the resources of AAU ensured the efficient performance of statutory tasks in the scope of supporting the functioning of the NRN for the years 2014-2020. However, an unfavourable phenomenon was the significant proportion of funds that were not used for NRN and returned to the Ministry of Agriculture. A significant share of unused funds indicated ineffective operational planning of tasks under the NRN for individual voivodeships.
ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL
REHABILITATION INTERACTIONS AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF ITS EVALUATION IN THE
CONDITIONS OF PROBATION OFFICERS SERVICE
FOR ADULTS
Authors: Osińska Małgorzata
Published: September 2021

The effectiveness of social rehabilitation arouses a plethora of emotions both in the public opinion and in the environments connected with the activities supporting the processes of secondary socialization. This issue is still current and gives rise to emotions, which stems from multiple dilemmas referring to its scope, the factors influencing its level, the possibilities of measuring it, or even the precise definition thereof. In this article the attempt is undertaken to depict the complexity of the evaluation process as regards the effectiveness of social rehabilitation treatments. The review of the criteria allowing for the estimation of social rehabilitation effects is conducted, plus the reference is made to the results of findings over the effectiveness of treatments as carried out by the probation officers for adults, along with the mention of practice.
THE APPLICATION OF PRE-TRIAL DETENTION
AFTER THE EXPIRE OF THE 24-HOUR PERIOD
UNDER ART. 248 § 2 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE
Authors: Kluza Jan
Published: September 2021

The article concerns about the issue of the admissibility of a ruling on an application for pre-trial detention in a situation where the period of 24 hours provided for the court from the transfer of the suspect to the court’s disposal has expired. This issue was met with only a few studies in the doctrine, which, however, present positions that present a view different from the author’s. Also in jurisprudence, this problem appears only in a few judicates. This issue is of fundamental importance for the practice of applying pre-trial detention.
Position of men on whom an alimony obligation has been imposed. Aspects of individual safety
Authors: Jakubiuk Martyna
Published: September 2021

The paper presents the nature of alimony obligation as a threat to the safety of an individual. The imposed charges affect the sense of security of the subject, as they cause a high probability of being in a critical position. While the issue concerning the alimony itself is a topical issue, the issue of the safety of indebted alimony fathers is ignored. The first part of the paper deals with the phenomenon of alimony evasion in general. Then the phenomenon of divorce and its consequences for a man were analysed. It also shows the difficulties that occur in attempts to normalize private and professional life.
Experimental Studies on Effects of Selected Species of Fungi on Aerobic Composting of Sugar Pressmud
Authors: Byakodi Amar , Suresh Babu Dr. B.T.
Published: September 2021

Pressmud is one of the most highly complex organic by-products generated from sugar industry. Due to its complex nature, disposal of the pressmud is difficult without affecting the surrounding environment. Pressmud has a high potential of converting itself into a good quality organic manure with proper management, through the aerobic composting process. This study is a part of major research work which focuses on recycling of nutrients and safe disposal of two of the most complex by-products: sugar pressmud and distillery spent wash through the aerobic composting process. The main objective of this study is to determine the effect of a commercially available microbial consortium on aerobic composting of pressmud. The selected microbial consortium includes four species of fungi: Phaenerochaete, Trichoderma Virdea, Aspergillus Niger, Pleurotus. These are capable of degrading complex organic matter with lignocellulosic characteristics. Five composting mixtures were prepared for this study, with four composting mixtures of individual species of fungus and the fifth composting mixture with all four fungi species. Aerobic composting was carried out in PVC reactors with 7 kg of pressmud as a base material, 1 % (w/w) of optimum dosage for microbial consortium and 5% (w/w) of digested cow dung. The study was carried in the pre-monsoon season over a period of 50 days. Aeration was provided with mixing of the contents at every three days interval, and also, water was added to maintain the moisture content in the optimum range. Representative samples were collected and analyzed for various physic-chemical parameters. Further, these results were compared with the standards prescribed by Fertilizer Control Order (FCO), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, to assess the nutrient content of the prepared compost. The prepared compost from CM-V showed a pH of 7.62, EC of 3.67 dS/m, TOC of 17.64 %, TKN of 2.24 %, phosphorus of 4.93 %, potassium of 1.11 %, iron of 72.20 mg/kg and C/N ratio of 7.86. Hence, it can be concluded that CM-V has satisfactory overall nutrient content in most of the parameters. But further studies are to be conducted in a large scale to assess the evolution of heat during the composting process and its effects on duration of composting.
Use of Clean Energy and Reduction of Environmental Pollution in Developing Countries
Authors: Shoeibi Shahin
Published: September 2021

In recent years, the growth of science and technologyhas changed the use of various methods of energy thatwere common in the pre-industrial revolution, and theknowledge of clean energy sources has created a greatchange in industrial development and human social evolution.The strong dependence of developing countries onenergy resources, especially fossil fuels, and their excessiveuse and consumption will quickly deplete the manyresources that have accumulated underground overthe centuries. Burning all the fossil fuels in the world isequivalent to four days of solar radiation energy on theearth, and in this sense, the solar energy is a high importantsource of clean energy. Due to the fact that fossil fuelresources are consumed very quickly, these resourceswill be depleted in a short time. The current generationhas a duty to turn to endless sources of energy and expandtheir knowledge to exploit these energy sources.
Improvisation - Dancing With Complexity Fear and Trembling
Authors: Moradian Ann Lenore
Published: September 2021

Movement improvisation is a transformational practice that offers embodied understanding of complex systems and relationships. Group improvisation helps develop a capacity to respond to complexity, the unforeseen and the unforeseeable with increased creativity and cooperation. These are the kinds of “creative, complex and collaborative competencies” (Montuori, 2014, p. 20) that are needed for systemic health today. When we practice improvisation together, not only does it promote mindful movement (Eddy, 2016), it also offers powerful ways to establish and affirm, in the flesh, an ontology of mind that embraces mind, body, heart, soul and world as one interconnected and unified whole. Wholeness, in this sense, is not only saine (French for healthy) but also provides access to information we need to navigate the challenges of co-existence in the twenty-first century in ways that support life, and honour our highest potential as intelligent, sentient, social, and creative beings. Mindful movement may, in fact, be one of the critical ‘technologies’ needed in these “liquid times” (Montuori, 2014, p.1). Movement improvisation is worthy of particular attention because it offers the opportunity to experientially practice, study and explore relationship, ecologies, and creative engagement.
Teaching mixed methods: Using the Titanic datasets to teach mixed methods data analysis
Authors: Lindemann Anaïd , Stolz Jörg
Published: September 2021

The Titanic quantitative dataset has long been used to teach statistics. However, combining the quantitative dataset with a qualitative dataset of survivor testimonies shows that the Titanic case is an even better example to teach mixed methods. This article offers practical tools to teach mixed methods to undergraduate or postgraduate students in the social sciences, using the Titanic datasets. Based on an empirical analysis of the survival probabilities on the Titanic, we show how mixed methods lead to superior explanations than mono-method strategies. This paper has two goals: 1) to introduce the freely available linked Titanic datasets; and 2) to present a three-hour step-by-step exercise with the Titanic datasets that can be used to learn and teach mixed methods.
Price Forecasting Accuracy of the OECD-FAO's Agricultural Outlook and the European Commission DG AGRI's Medium-Term Agricultural Outlook Report
Authors:   Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic, Pokorný Jiří , Froněk Pavel ,   Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Prague, Czech Republic
Published: September 2021

The OECD-FAO's Agricultural Outlook and the European Commission DG AGRI's Medium-term agricultural outlook report provide price forecasts. Users of these forecasts may be interested in their accuracy. This paper measures the accuracy for values forecast for the following year. These are very accurate as regards the AO EU price of poultry, the EC outlook price of common wheat and feed barley, but not so accurate as regards the EC outlookon beef prices. In some cases, discrepancies between the forecasts follow a systematic pattern. The paper also discovers how the OECD-FAO's outlook projections for a common wheat world representative price are changing from year to year. Usually they are positively correlated, but there are certain exceptions where their correlation is significantly negative. This means that the price projections of some commodities may vary dramatically.
World´s 24 Biggest Agricultural Producers` Eco-Efficiency Considering Undesirable Outputs
Authors:   Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia, Richterová Eva , Richter Martin ,   Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia, Palkovič Jozef ,   Department of Statistics and Operations Research, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia
Published: September 2021

There is still a lack of studies, which are comparing the eco-efficiency of the world`s biggest agricultural producers, which affect the development of agricultural policy the most, not just EU countries. Therefore, the main goal of this article is to evaluate and compare the eco-efficiency of the world`s 24 biggest agricultural producers in time and space and verifying the hypothesis that all the biggest agriculture producers are eco-efficient. Due to the improvement of technologies, we expect a positive development of agricultural eco-efficiency during the time. Eco-efficiency of the world’s 24 biggest agricultural producers is computed for the years 2007 and 2017, using an output-oriented DEA model with two undesirable outputs. Data are obtained from FAOSTAT for the years 2007 and 2017. 15 countries have an eco-effective agricultural sector in both years 2007 and 2017 and could be considered as sustainable efficient countries. On average the agricultural eco-efficiency is decreasing over time. Based on the eco-efficiency values, the biggest agricultural producers are divided into three eco-efficiency agricultural groups – eco-efficiency leaders, eco-efficiency followers, and eco-efficiency laggards. According to the results, the research hypothesis that all the biggest agriculture producers are eco-efficient is not confirmed. Likewise, in general, technology improvement during time does not lead to a positive development of agricultural eco-efficiency.
An Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Vegetables’ Household Production in Mongolia
Authors:   Doctoral School of Management and Business Administration, Szent Istvan University, Hungary, Uuld Amar , Magda Robert ,   Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Szent Istvan University, Hungary; North-West University, South Africa, Bilan Yuriy ,   Alexander Dubcek University of Trencin, Slovakia; Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine
Published: September 2021

Vegetable production is one important agricultural product in crop production after wheat and potatoes production in Mongolia. Currently, household production dominates in total vegetable production (approximately 80 percent). Thus, the purposes of this paper were to measure technical efficiency and to determine influencing factors inefficiency on vegetable household production in Mongolia by using Stochastic production frontier analysis (SFA). Primary data was collected from randomly selected 260 vegetable households of Mongolia in 2019. The empirical result indicated that the average technical efficiency of the sampled vegetable household was 64.6 % (range between 43.2% and 99.9%) or they lost about 35.4% of the potential output due to technical inefficiency. We found that land and labor are the main influencing input factors of the household’s vegetable production. Also, the result of the technical inefficiency model, variables of age, sex, experience, and credit use obtained a negative relationship with inefficiency. The other variables are family size, education level, land fragmentation index was positively affected by technical inefficiency.
Food Is Power : agriculture, jardins et réconciliation avec les Cris de Chisasibi
Authors: Parent Émilie
Published: September 2021

Le colonialisme a changé drastiquement l’alimentation des communautés autochtones. Les bouleversements socioéconomiques ont mené à un abandon partiel des pratiques traditionnelles et donc à une augmentation de la consommation d’aliments de marché. Malgré leur disponibilité, ces produits doivent cependant être importés du sud de la province ou de plus loin encore. Leur coût demeure donc prohibitif et leur qualité laisse souvent à désirer. Arrivés à destination, ils sont souvent trop chers et peu attrayants. L’accès à une alimentation saine constitue donc un véritable défi dans les communautés nordiques. Puisque la colonisation est responsable de ces chambardements dans les systèmes alimentaires autochtones, la réconciliation passe nécessairement par une réévaluation des relations de pouvoir entourant la production et la consommation de la nourriture.
About Civil and Commercial Contracts
Authors: Stanišić Slobodan
Published: September 2021

The presentation presented the concept and characteristics of civil and economic contracts, as is the necessity of their distinction from the aspect of the application of maternal and procedural rights. They are analysed and compared to the solutions in terms of regulating contract contracts in the light of two opposing theoretical settings – monist, which believes that it should not be separated by civil and economic contracts and the dualist, which finds that the contracts in the economy are completely separate from the civil society contract, which is why it should be separately regulated in a special trade code, which, apart from the status and static, would contain a dynamic part concerning the contract in the economy. We looked at the criteria for determining the terms of the contract of civil rights and the economy contract, and highlighted the characteristics that make them different. Special attention is given to the notion of contract on the turnover of goods and services that have been referred to in the general deposits for trade goods, in addition to purchasing and selling of goods, replacement of goods, and business intermediation, advocacy, commissions, transportation, freight forwarding, storage and insurance.“
Naučna istraživanja kriminaliteta u Republici Srpskoj - problemi i pravci razvoja
Authors: Simović Marina M.
Published: September 2021

Postoji povreda prava iz člana II/3d) Ustava Bosne i Hercegovine i člana 5 stav 3 Evropske konvencije za zaštitu ljudskih prava i osnovnih sloboda kada su redovni sudovi, prilikom donošenja rješenja o određivanju pritvora nakon potvrđivanja optužnice, propustili ponuditi relevantne i do-voljne razloge u prilog zaključka o ispunjenosti posebnog uslova za određivanje pritvora iz člana 146 stav 1 tačka d) Za-kona o krivičnom postupku Federacije BiH. Suprotno tome, nema kršenja prava iz člana II/3d) Ustava Bosne i Hercego-vine i člana 5 stav 3 Evropske konvencije za zaštitu ljudskih prava i osnovnih sloboda kada su redovni sudovi, odlučujući o određivanju mjere pritvora apelantu, ponudili relevantni i dovoljne razloge za zaključak da postoje osnovi sumnje da je apelant počinio krivična djela za koja se sumnjiči, te da da postoji i posebni razlozlog za određivanje pritvora propisan članom 146 stav 1 tačka b) Zakona o krivičnom postupku Fe-deracije BiH, te dovoljne razloge i obrazloženja zbog kojih daljnje vođenje krivičnog postupka ne bi moglo biti osigura-no određivanjem blaže mjere prema apelantu.
Minorities, Territories and the Law of Ownership. Back to Basics and the Way Forward
Authors: Palermo Francesco
Published: September 2021

In public law, the concept of property plays, arguably, a much more limited role than in private law. At a closer look, however, a rather different picture emerges. In fact, in public (national and international) law, property is less (if at all) regulated, but not less important than in private law. Rather, it is implicitly assumed and developed in collective rather than individual terms. Especially in the nation state construct, territory is the property of a state and the state is the property of a group of people (the dominant nation), whose power to control a territory is called sovereignty. For this reason, when the question emerges of how to deal with a territory predominantly inhabited by a minority group, the answers by different actors involved might be diametrically opposite. This is essentially because the link between people and territory is always framed in terms of ownership: who “owns” a territory? And how to deal with those who inhabit the territory without (being seen as those) owing it? This essay explores the responses to such questions. The focus will be on challenges posed by autonomy regimes as instruments for the accommodation of minority issues, including the evolving concept of territory. Against this background, the different understandings of the link and the recent practice of selected international bodies will be analysed, leading to some concluding remarks. It will be argued that territory is an unavoidable point of reference, but many aspects are not sufficiently addressed, such as the issue of the addressees of such arrangements, the evolution that minority-related concepts are facing in the present era, marked by the challenge of diversity and the overall understanding of territorial arrangements.
Sale Agreement With Redemption Right
Authors: Stanišić Slobodan
Published: September 2021

Although the legal regulation of this contract as a special named modality of the basic type of contract of sale was missing in our positive legislation, its significance for today’s modern legal transactions is undoubted. Sales contracts with the right of redemption are still concluded today and are an integral part of the living organisms of our contractual contract law. This was also noticed by the Commission for the Drafting of the Civil Code of the Republic of Serbia, which envisaged the legal regulation of this important legal work in the Pre-Draft of the new Civil Code. In this way, the intention of the Commission to finally fill the legal gap that still exists in the Serbian contract law regarding the legal regulation of this legal transaction as a special named contract was expressed. Sales contracts with the right of redemption are valid legal transactions that still produce legal effects, under the condition that they are concluded in accordance with the general principles of our contract law, within the limits prescribed by positive laws and regulations and are not contrary to public order and good customs. In this paper, the author looks at the origin and historical development of this modality of the contract of sale, the concept, features and subject of the contract, including the rights and obligations of the parties, presented significant understandings of legal science on the legal nature and duration of contracts of sale and pointed out the need for its legal regulation as a named contract.
Long-Term Sentence in the Laws of the Former SFRY and Contemporary European Criminal Law
Authors: Simović Marina , Simović Vladimir
Published: September 2021

Life imprisonment is the term for a prison sentence based on which a convicted person remains in prison for their whole life. After the death penalty, it is the severest criminal sanction. Many countries have introduced it in their legislation as a substitute for the death penalty. On the other hand, many legislations have, along with the long-term sentence, introduced the possibility of the convicts’ release, most often conditional release. From the second half of the 20th century onwards, life imprisonment as well as the death penalty has most often been regarded an inhumane and inefficient sanction, given that people sentenced to life imprisonment are considered permanently excluded from society, that is, losing any kind of interest in rehabilitation. This paper analyses the issues related to long-term sentences - life imprisonment in the countries of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) and in the contemporary European criminal law.
Advanced Airspace Management Process
Authors: Ribarić Boris , Vasiljević Dragan , Vasiljević Juliana , Ribarić Zoran
Published: September 2021

In order to increase efficiency and reduce delays, an improved airspace management process must be implemented leading to optimal route planning, better utilization of available airspace and increased performance targets in service delivery - through the establishment functional blocks of airspace (FABs). The Single European Sky (SES) project supports the establishment of the FAB through greater optimization and better performance, strengthening the ATM network through the introduction of the main objectives of the regulatory package, redesigning the European airspace in order to establish new air traffic flows; creating an increase in additional capacity, all with the aim of increasing the efficiency of the ATM system.
Nonlinear energy band structure of spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattice
Authors: Zhang Ai-Xia , Jiang Yan-Fang , Xue Ju-Kui ,   College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Published: September 2021

In a recent experiment [Hamner C, et al.  2015 Phys. Rev. Lett. 114 070401], spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates in a translating optical lattice have been successfully prepared into any Bloch band, and directly proved to be the lack of Galilean invariance in the presence of the spin-orbit coupling. The energy band structure of the system becomes complicated because of the lack of Galilean invariance. At present, the energy band structure of the spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattice is still an open issue, especially the theoretical evidence for the in-depth understanding of the competition mechanism among the spin-orbit coupling, the Raman coupling, the optical lattice and the atomic interactions of the nonlinear energy band structure has not been clear yet.

In this paper, based on the two-mode approximation and variational analysis, the nonlinear energy band structure and current density of the spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates in the one-dimensional optical lattice are investigated. We find that when the spin-orbit coupling, the Raman coupling, the optical lattice, and the atomic interactions satisfy certain conditions, a loop structure in the Brillouin zone edge will emerge. The critical condition for the loop structure emerging in the Brillouin zone edge is obtained in a parameter space. The Raman coupling and the optical lattice suppress the emergence of the loop structure, while the spin-orbit coupling and the atomic interactions promote the emerging of the loop structure and make the energy band structure more complex. Interestingly, the atomic interactions can make the loop structure occur at both the higher-lying bands and the lowest energy band. The energy band structure is closely related to the current density of the system. The spin-orbit coupling causes the current density to be strongly asymmetric and leads the current density distributions of different spin states to be separated from each other in the momentum space near the boundary of the Brillouin zone. The optical lattice strength and the Raman coupling can weaken the asymmetry. The appearance of loop structure breaks the Bloch oscillation and gives rise to the Landau-Zener tunneling. The separation of the current density distributions of different spin states in the momentum space means the emergence of the spin exchange dynamics. Our results are beneficial to the in-depth understanding of the nonlinear dynamics of the spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattice.
Molecular Docking Study of the Potential Relevance of the Natural Compounds Isoflavone and Myricetin to COVID-19
Authors:   Biology Study Program, University of Pendidikan, 229 Dr. Setiabudi, Isola, Kec. Sukasari, Bandung 40154, Indonesia, Priyandoko Didik , Widowati Wahyu ,   Faculty of Medicine, Maranatha Christian University, 65 Jl Prof. drg. Surya Sumantri, Bandung 40164, Indonesia, Subangkit Mawar ,   Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Pertanian, Dramaga, Bogor 16680, Indonesia, Jasaputra Diana ,   Faculty of Medicine, Maranatha Christian University, 65 Jl Prof. drg. Surya Sumantri, Bandung 40164, Indonesia, Wargasetia Teresa ,   Faculty of Medicine, Maranatha Christian University, 65 Jl Prof. drg. Surya Sumantri, Bandung 40164, Indonesia, Sholihah Ika ,   School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institute of Technology, Bandung 40132, Indonesia, Aviani Jenifer ,   Aretha Medika Utama, Biomolecular and Biomedical Research Center, Bandung 40163, Indonesia
Published: September 2021

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread rapidly from its origin in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, to the rest of the world. The efficacy of herbal treatment in the control of contagious disease was demonstrated during the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Natural compound used for this study were isoflavone and myricetin. Molecular docking was performed to analyze binding mode of the compounds towards 12 proteins related to COVID-19. The prediction shows that isoflavone and myricetin have moderate probability of antiviral activity. All of the docked compounds occupied the active sites of the proteins related to COVID-19. Based on QSAR and molecular docking, interactions were predicted with 10 out of 12 potential COVID-19 proteins for myricetin and with 9 out of 12 proteins interactions for isoflavone. A potential disease alleviating action is suggested for isoflavone and myricetin in the context of COVID-19 infection.