bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Deep Learning based Model for Detection of Vitiligo Skin Disease using Pre-trained Inception V3
Authors: Sharma Shagun , Guleria Kalpna , Kumar Sushil , Tiwari Sunita
Published: August 2023

Skin diseases are commonly identified problems all over the world. There are various kinds of skin diseases, such as skin cancer, vulgaris, ichthyosis, and eczema. Vitiligo is one of the skin diseases that can occur in any area of the body, including the inner part of the mouth. This type of skin can have immense negative impacts on the human body, involving memory issues, hypertension, and mental health problems. Conventionally, dermatologists use biopsy, blood tests, and patch testing to identify the presence of skin diseases and provide medications to patients. However, these treatments don't always provide results due to the transformation of a macule into a patch. Various machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models have been developed for the early identification of macules to avoid delays in treatments. This work has implemented a DL-based model for predicting and classifying vitiligo skin disease in healthy skin. The features from the images have been extracted using a pre-trained Inception V3 model and substituted for each classifier, namely, naive Bayes, convolutional neural network (CNN), random forest, and decision tree. The results have been determined as accuracy, recall, precision, area under the curve (AUC), and F1-score for Inception V3 with naive Bayes as 99.5%, 0.995, 0.995, 0.997, and 0.995, respectively. The Inception V3 with CNN has achieved 99.8% accuracy, 0.998 recall, 0.998 precision, 1.00 AUC, and 0.998 F1-score. Further, Inception V3 with random forest shows 99.9% accuracy, 0.999 recall, 0.999 precision, 1.00 AUC, and 0.999 F1-score values whereas, Inception V3 with decision tree classifier shows an accuracy value of 97.8%, 0.978 recall, 0.977 precision, 0.969 AUC, and 0.977 F1-score. Results exhibit that Inception V3 with a random forest classifier outperforms in terms of accuracy, recall, precision, and F1-score, whereas for the AUC metric, Inception V3 with a random forest and Inception V3 with CNN have shown the same outcomes of 1.00.
The associations between dietary flavonoid intake and the prevalence of diabetes mellitus: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2010 and 2017-2018
Authors: Zhou Yanjun , Xu Peng , Qin Shaolei , Zhu Yan , Gu Ke
Published: August 2023

Background

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a prominent health concern worldwide, leading to the high incidence of disability and mortality and bringing in heavy healthcare and social burden. Plant-based diets are reported associated with a reduction of DM risk. Plant-based diets are rich in flavonoids, which possess properties such as scavenging free radicals and exerting both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.

Purpose

However, whether dietary flavonoids are associated with the prevalence of DM remains controversial. The potential reasons for contradictory epidemiological outcomes on the association between dietary flavonoids and DM prevalence have not been determined.

Methods

To address these limitations, we employed data from 22,481 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to explore the association between the intake of flavonoids and DM prevalence by weighted Logistic regression and weighted restricted cubic splines.

Results

We found that the prevalence of DM was inversely associated with the intake of total flavonoids in the second quartile [Odds Ratio (OR) 0.78 95% confidence interval (CI) (0.63, 0.97), p = 0.028], in the third quartile [0.76 (0.60, 0.97), p = 0.031], and in the fourth quartile [0.80 (0.65, 0.97), p = 0.027]. However, the p for trend was not significant [0.94 (0.88, 1.01), p = 0.096]. Moreover, the association between DM prevalence and the intake of total flavonoids was significantly influenced by race (p for interaction = 0.006). In Mexican Americans, there was a significant positive association between DM prevalence and total flavonoid intake within the third quartile [1.04 (1.02, 1.07), p = 0.003]. Total flavan-3-ol and subtotal catechin intake exhibited a non-linear U-shaped association with DM prevalence (p for non-linearity < 0.0001 and p for non-linearity < 0.0001, respectively). Compared to the first quartile of corresponding intakes, consumption within the third quartile of subtotal catechins [0.70 (0.55, 0.89), p = 0.005] and total flavan-3-ols [0.65 (0.50, 0.84), p = 0.002] was associated with a lower prevalence of DM.

Conclusion

Taken together, our study may provide preliminary research evidence for personalized improvement of dietary habits to reduce the prevalence of diabetes.
Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the omentum in an adult male: a case report and literature review
Authors: Zhou Xunjian , Duan Zhi , Tao Ting , Li Zhen , Wang Ning , Xu Qimei , Wei Meiyan , Zhong Zheng , Liu Ran , Yin Qinghua , Xiong Lixin , Chen Hui
Published: August 2023

Malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRTs) are rare tumors with high mortality rates and poor prognoses. MRTs occur mainly in the central nervous system, kidneys, and soft tissues, but rarely in the omentum. MRTs occur more commonly in infants and children and less frequently in adults. Here, we report the first observed case of MRT in an adult omentum. A 35-year-old man with abdominal distension and pain was admitted to the emergency department. Previously, several hospitals considered patients with cirrhosis who had not received active treatment. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffuse omental thickening and massive ascites. The surgery was performed at our hospital, and the pathological diagnosis was MRT with a SMARCB1(INI-1) deletion. Postoperatively, his symptoms improved, and he underwent five cycles of chemotherapy. However, 6 months after surgery, the tumor developed liver metastases, and the patient subsequently died. Primary MRT of the greater omentum is rare, and its pathological diagnosis usually requires extensive clinicopathological evaluation of various differential diagnoses and an appropriate work-up to exclude other malignancies associated with SMARCB1 deletion. At the same time, the lack of specific signs of omental MRT and its rapid progression should alert clinicians.
Dark side of resilience: systemic unsustainability
Authors: Lyytimäki Jari , Teperi Anna-Maria , Jylhä Kirsti M. , da Silva Vieira Ricardo , Mervaala Erkki
Published: August 2023

Resilience is often presented as a championing solution for tackling the multi-level environmental, security, health, and financial threats facing the whole humanity or specific ecosystems, communities, institutions, or individuals. However, the popularity of the concept is not proof of its usefulness. Perhaps the greatest problem is that many of the current socio-ecological systems are operating in both resilient and unsustainable ways. The problem turns into a tragedy if resources are used to maintain or advance such unsustainable resilience. We provide a concise review of the use of the concept of resilience in multiple fields. We highlight the dominance of positive connotations of resilience, originating both from theoretical considerations and practice-oriented applications. This optimistic bias masks the fact that unsustainable systems and practices may be highly resilient. In turn, this can lead to poor understanding and inadequate management of risks related to the attempts to create sustainability innovations. We discuss how path-dependencies and shifting baselines can complicate sustainability initiatives. Managing resilience for sustainability involves defining which system states are desirable and managing the pressures that maintain desired and undesired system states. Our conclusion is that active efforts aimed for maintaining resilience should be initiated only if a thorough assessment has shown that the system under consideration can function in a sustainable way.
Electroneuromyographic studies in vibration disease
Authors:   FSBEI HE Samara State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Babanov S. A. , Kiryushina T. M. ,   FSBEI HE Samara State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Published: August 2023

The article describes the results of electroneuromyographic studies that assess the state of the neuromuscular apparatus in case of vibration disease of varying severity using electroneuromyographic research on the basis of the Occupational Pathology Department, Regional Center of Occupational Pathology, Samara City Hospital No. 5. It has been found that patients with vibration disease are characterized by changes in the excitability and functional mobility of the sensorimotor system and the formation of vegetative sensory polyneuropathy, dependent on the severity of vibration disease, exposure to general vibration, and duration of work in contact with vibration.
Autoinflammatory diseases as a new disease class (literature review and own observations)
Authors:   Department of Hospital Therapy No. 2, FSBEI HE Dagestan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Makhachkala, Esedov E. M. , Akhmedova F. D. ,   Department of Hospital Therapy No. 2, FSBEI HE Dagestan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Makhachkala, Akbieva D. S. ,   Department of Hospital Therapy No. 2, FSBEI HE Dagestan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Makhachkala, Abasova A. S. ,   Department of Hospital Therapy No. 2, FSBEI HE Dagestan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Makhachkala
Published: August 2023

The article presents the data on clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of hereditary autoinflammatory syndromes, as well as describes three clinical cases of patients with autoinflammato ry diseases: two types of Still's syndrome and familial Mediterranean fever (periodic illness).
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of professor Vasily Alekseevich Danilin, the first head of the Department of Occupational Diseases, Samara State Medical University, and the creator of the occupational pathology service of the Samara Region
Authors:   FSBEI HE Samara State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Babanov S.A.
Published: August 2023

Professor V.A. Danilin (February 12, 1924 - August 3, 1984) was a founder of the Department of Occupational Diseases and Clinical Pharmacology named after professor Vladislav Vasilievich Kosarev, Samara State Medical University, honored scientist of the Russian Federation, a talented GP, clinician, and occupational pathologist, an excellent teacher, a veteran who went through a terrible war, a passionate researcher, a brilliant lecturer, a demanding mentor and leader, and an empathetic person.
Postmastectomy phlebothrombosis and methods of physical therapy
Authors:   SBHI Volgograd Regional Clinical Oncology Center (400138, Volgograd, Russia), Zhavoronkova V. V. , Grushina T. I. ,   Moscow Scientific and Practical Center for Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine of the Moscow Healthcare Department (105120, Moscow, Russia), Aleksandrova N. P. ,   Moscow Scientific and Practical Center for Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine of the Moscow Healthcare Department (105120, Moscow, Russia)
Published: August 2023

The leading complication of radical breast cancer treatment is upper limb edema. In its pathogenesis, intravasal disorders, i.e. phlebothrombosis, are also possible. 98 breast cancer patients (53.8 years old) were observed. The patients were diagnosed with phlebolymphedema stage II caused by subacute occlusive thrombosis (non-embolic) of the axillary vein on the side of the operation. After diagnosis, the hemorheological properties in patients were studied, and basic pharmacotherapy with enoxaparin was prescribed. The patients were randomized into 3 groups: group 1 (n=40) additionally received local magnetic therapy with an alternating magnetic field, group 2 (n=37) — continuous infrared laser radiation for 10–12 days, and group 3 (n=21) received only basic pharmacotherapy. The initial rheological parameters: structural and dynamic viscosity of blood exceeded the reference values by 2.8 and 1.6 times, respectively, aggregation of erythrocytes — by 1.5 times, and aggregation of platelets — by 1.4 times. On day 7 from the start of the procedures, pharmacotherapy did not cause statistically significant changes in rheological parameters, while in groups 1 and 2, there was a decrease in structural and dynamic viscosity of blood by an average of 15.5 % and 16.5 %, respectively, in aggregation of erythrocytes — by 14.5 %, and in aggregation of platelets — by 14.5 % (P<0.05). A comparative analysis of the degree of change in these parameters in patients of groups 1 and 2 did not reveal statistically significant differences, which indicates the unidirectional effect of the magnetic field and laser radiation on blood rheology. After the course of treatment, edema decrease accounted for 16.5±1.2 % in group 1, 13.8±1.8 % in group 2, and 7.5±1.4 % in group 3. Recanalization of the axillary vein lumen in group 1 was up to 80 %, in group 2 — up to 70 %, and in group 3–30 %. The rheological status of patients can be a potential marker of the effectiveness of their rehabilitation.
Medical rehabilitation of children operated on for anorectal malformations
Authors:   SAHI Moscow Scientific and Practical Center for Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine of the Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia, Lyan N. A. ,   SBHI N. F. Filatov Children’s City Clinical Hospital of the Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia,   FSAEI HE I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia, Khan M. A. ,   SAHI Moscow Scientific and Practical Center for Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine of the Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia; SBHI N. F. Filatov Children’s City Clinical Hospital of the Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia, Lvova A. V. ,   SAHI Moscow Scientific and Practical Center for Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine of the Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia; SBHI N. F. Filatov Children’s City Clinical Hospital of the Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia, Kolomyttseva E. A. ,   SBHI N. F. Filatov Children’s City Clinical Hospital of the Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia, Morozov D. D. ,   SBHI N. F. Filatov Children’s City Clinical Hospital of the Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia, Buianova A.S. ,   FSAEI HE I. M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
Published: August 2023

Surgery to correct anorectal malformations is only one of the stages in the complex treatment of children with malformations of the anorectal area. The optimal choice and technique of surgical correction of the defect and the absence of postoperative complications will certainly contribute to obtaining good functional results. Nevertheless, the final result is largely determined by the quality of rehabilitation measures in the immediate and long-term postoperative period. Medical rehabilitation is aimed at normalizing the passage of feces and the tone of the rectal sphincter and pelvic floor muscles, restoring the defecation reflex, and reducing astheno-vegetative disorders. Rehabilitation measures should be carried out continuously until the newly formed rectum reaches normal function.
Efficacy of ultraphonophoresis with an enzyme gel with high transcutaneous and proteolytic activity in patients with atrophic skin scars: a prospective interventional cohort comparative study
Authors:   Federal State Budgetary Military Educational Institution of Higher Education Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg, Gritskova I. A. , Ponomarenko I. G. ,   Federal State Budgetary Military Educational Institution of Higher Education Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg; Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg
Published: August 2023

Introduction. The trend towards an increase in peacetime and wartime injuries and the frequent formation of severe cicatricial dysplasia dictate the need to develop an effective, universal, and widely available method for the prevention and correction of fibrotic skin deformities applied by doctors of various specialties: dermatocosmetologists, physiotherapists, and rehabilitologists. In addition to persistent irreversible structural damage and a visible skin defect, patients are concerned about itching and other subjective sensations in the scar area. Physical methods of correction using transdermal deliveries of enzyme fibromodulatory drugs are scientifically substantiated and are widely used in the rehabilitation period of patients with scars of various origins. Meanwhile, the therapeutic possibilities of influencing the subjective sensations of this group of patients remain only partially studied up to date. Materials and methods. A prospective interventional cohort comparative study of the efficacy and safety of using the ultraphonophoresis technique with an enzyme gel with a high transcutaneous and proteolytic ability in patients with atrophic skin scars was carried out. The study included 56 patients with a diagnosis of «atrophic scars» (ICD-10 Chapter XII: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, L90). The entire sample was divided into groups with developing (n=27) and mature (n=29) scars. As a result of random distribution, the study subgroups (groups 1, 3 n=14 and n=15) and comparison subgroups (groups 2, 4 n=13 and n=14), in which the patients were prescribed topical therapy with traditionally used anti-scar drugs, were formed. During the study, clinical, instrumental, and medico-sociological research methods were used. Results. In the study groups, a high safety profile of gel ultraphonophoresis procedures and more significant changes in the macro-relief of the scar, instrumental indicators, and quality of life indicators have been established. Conclusion. The method of ultraphonophoresis with an enzyme gel with high transcutaneous and proteolytic activity in patients with atrophic skin scars has been scientifically substantiated and tested. The effectiveness of the treatment complex is 84–88 %.
A set of reference indicators of the management reporting system of agribusiness organizations based on ESG principles in the sustainable development circuit
Authors:   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia, Khoruzhy L. I. , Katkov Yu. N. ,   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia, Romanova A. A. ,   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia, Katkova E. A. ,   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia, Dzhikiya M. K. ,   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia
Published: August 2023

The article provides a theoretical justification of approaches to the development of a methodology for reporting on sustainable development to support decision- making in the management system of agricultural organizations in the context of the implementation of the concept of «Green Economy» based on ESG principles. Integration of the principles of sustainable development into information and analytical tools within the framework of the implementation of the concept of «Green Economy» based on ESG principles is a strategic task of the domestic agro-industrial complex. Adaptation of traditional tools of strategic management accounting, such as: elements of a balanced scorecard, a strategic map, plays an important role in order to maintain the competitiveness of the domestic agricultural sector in unstable economic and political conditions. The dynamic development of economic relations has influenced the use of new methodological solutions, including in relation to the information and analytical system of agricultural organizations. In order to promptly obtain the necessary data, form and present in management accounting information about the level and dynamics of sustainable development of agro-industrial complex organizations and make important management decisions, an analytical tool is required that allows monitoring the implementation of the «Green Economy» concept based on ESG principles in terms of strategic branches of the agro-industrial complex in a short time.
Development of complex systems of automation of information functions of management of activities of agricultural organizations
Authors:   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Udmurt State Agrarian University», Izhevsk, Russia, Knyazeva O. P. , Akmarov P. B. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Udmurt State Agrarian University», Izhevsk, Russia, Alborov G. R. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Udmurt State Agrarian University», Izhevsk, Russia, Khoruzhy V. I. ,   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
Published: August 2023

The tendencies of deepening automation in solving managerial tasks are shown. The features of the use of ERP systems in various regions of the country, including in agriculture, are considered. Special attention is paid to the most popular software products in the field of integrated control automation. Dynamics and prospects of development of software products of complex automation of management in modern conditions are reflected. The main problems of the transition from foreign automation systems to domestic programs based on the 1C platform are highlighted. Further directions of development of information technologies in enterprise management are shown.
Formation of information in integrated reporting for evaluation of investment attractiveness in consideration of ESG principles
Authors:   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia, Tryastsina N. Yu. , Dzhikiya M. K. ,   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia, Chernyshev A. S. ,   Russian Timiryazev State Agrarian University, Moscow, Russia
Published: August 2023

The article is devoted to the formation of information for assessing investment attractiveness using ESG criteria in the integrated reporting of agribusiness organizations. A methodology for determining indicators is proposed, as well as criteria for assessing the assignment to the class of investment attractiveness. According to the proposed methodology, an assessment of the investment attractiveness of an enterprise of the agro-industrial complex (AIC) was carried out. The results obtained can be used to justify investment decisions, as well as for the preparation of integrated reporting by agro-industrial companies aimed at attracting investments.
THE INFLUENCE OF CURRENT RATIO, RETURN ON ASSETS, GROSS PROFIT MARGIN, TOTAL ASSET TURNOVER, AND COMPANY SIZE ON PROFIT GROWTH AT PT. UNILEVER INDONESIA TBK
Authors: Gustika Gita Sari , Irawati Irawati
Published: August 2023

This research was conducted at PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk which lasts for 6 (six) months. The problem in this study is the fluctuation or decrease and increase in profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk annually. The method used in this study is a quantitative method in the form of multiple linear regression analysis, correlation coefficient and determination, F test and t test.
The purpose of this study is to analyze and determine the effect of the current ratio, return on assets, gross profit margin, total asset turnover and company size simultaneously on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk. To analyze and determine the effect of the current ratio partially on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk. To analyze and determine the effect of return on assets partially on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk. To analyze and determine the effect of partial gross profit margin on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk. To analyze and determine the effect of total asset turnover partially on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk. To analyze and determine the effect of company size partially on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia Tbk.
Based on the results of the research and discussion, the following conclusions can be drawn: Current ratio, return on assets, gross profit margin, total asset turnover, and company size simultaneously affect the profit growth of PT. Unilever Indonesia tbk. Current ratio partially has no significant effect on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia tbk. Return on assets partially has a significant effect on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia tbk. Gross profit margin partially has a significant negative effect on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia tbk. Total asset turnover partially has a significant negative effect on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia tbk. Company size partially has no effect on profit growth at PT. Unilever Indonesia tbk.
FAKTOR RISIKO SINDROM METABOLIK PADA PEKERJA: SISTEMATIK REVIEW
Authors: Najikh Atie Umnia , Permatasari Henny
Published: August 2023

Sindrom metabolik dipengaruhi oleh banyak faktor, pekerja merupakan salah satu kelompok yang rentan mengalami sindrom metabolik. Tujuan dari review ini untuk mengidentifikasi dan mendekripsikan hubungan kebiasaan aktivitas fisik, pola diet, pola istirahat, tingkat stress, dan kebiasaan merokok dengan kejadian sindrom metabolik pada pekerja. Sebuah systematic literature review berdasarkan pada PRISMA guideline menggunakan artikel yang bersumber pada Proquest, ScienceDirect dan Clinical Key Nursing dengan kriteria artikel dipublikasikan pada rentang waktu lima tahun terakhir dari 2018-2022, menggunakan Bahasa inggris, dan teks lengkap dengan abstrak. Total 198 artikel diperoleh, setelah dilakukan penapisan judul dan abstrak diperoleh 27 artikel, selanjutnya 18 artikel dikeluarkan setelah melalui seleksi teks lengkap dan kesesuaian topik. Pada akhir seleksi terdapat 7 artikel yang akan dilibatkan dalam proses analisis. Faktor stres kerja dan pola diet berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan risiko gangguan metabolisme pada pekerja. Penelitian lebih lanjut dengan menggunakan jenis literatur yang lebih luas dan jenis tenaga kerja yang bervariasi perlu dilakukan untuk mendapatkan gambaran yang lebih luas terkait faktor penyebab gangguan metabolisme pada pekerja.
Estudo da qualidade da água nos parâmetros físico-químicas, na comunidade ribeirinha do povoado Curral da Igreja, Arari (MA)
Authors: Freato Luciano , Lima Neuriane Silva , Santos Alexsandro Ferreira dos , Rodrigues Eduardo Henrique Costa , Silva Darlan Ferreira da , Silva Maria Raimunda Chagas , Moura Anna Regina Lanner de
Published: August 2023

O baixo curso do rio Mearim é uma região de grande importância ambiental, pois faz parte do golfo do Maranhão no entanto, a erosão dos meandros da região representa uma preocupação para as cidades e comunidades ribeirinhas.Com o objetivo de avaliar a percepção ambiental da qualidade da água na comunidade ribeirinha do povoado Curral da Igreja, em Arari, Maranhão, foram coletadas amostras de água do rio, poços e cisternas, e analisadas no laboratório de ciências do ambiente (LACAM) da Universidade Ceuma. Foram avaliados parâmetros físico-químicas como turbidez, condutividade, potencial hidrogeniônico, salinidade, nitrito, nitrato, fosfato e sólidos totais dissolvidos, seguindo o método padrão foram determinados de acordo com Standard Methods e a percepção ambiental, através de registros fotográficos e palestras na comunidade. Os resultados das análises mostraram variações no pH das águas do rio 6,59, poço 7,75 e cisterna 7,10, bem como em outros parâmetros importantes para este estudo. Os resultados possam contribuir para a prevenção de eventos que possam afetar a vida dos ribeirinhos, como enchentes ou estiagens prolongadas. Diante desse cenário, acredita-se que a educação ambiental deva ser encarada como um processo contínuo, no qual os indivíduos devem rever seus conceitos e valores e interagir com a comunidade para discutir e propor soluções para os problemas ambientais que ameaçam o equilíbrio do planeta e todos os seres vivos que nele habitam.
La concurrence socialiste en Yougoslavie
Authors: Bićanić Rudolf
Published: August 2023

The role of socialist business enterprises in yugoslav economics

The position of the business enterprise in Yugoslavia has changed notably in recent years but its present role can only be understood if it is realized that it has evolved from a system of rigid and detailed economic planning and not from a liberal or mixed capitalist economy.

Between 1950 and 1955 a series of reforms transformed the business enterprise from the lowest operative unit of a huge micro-economic planning into an independent economic subject working within a broad system of macro-economic planning.

The structure of the business enterprise within this system of macro-economic planning both as regards its internal management and its relations with the outside economy is described.

The basic principle determining the position of the enterprise is that it is independent in achieving its total receipts but that the distribution of the receipts is strictly regulated by law. The method of distribution of the receipts is described in detail.

Within this structural framework the enterprises compete with each other according to the norms of socialist competition, the latter taking place not only between enterprises but between economic sectors (general social, co¬ operative, associations and private ). The Slate not only allows competition but encourages it in order to stimulate greater efficiency and lowering of costs. In this respect the drive for decentralization of public administration as well as of business organization has played an important role. These reforms have had important effects on production and productivity and the diversification on of production.

Thus the enterprises in Yugoslavia, working within a limited field of decision-making for the firm, present the market characteristics analyzed in terms of the various types of imperfect competition. There is a co-existence of a large number of markets characterized by inequalities in size and structure, in which rational and traditional forms of trading, free competition and socialist competition, business monopoly and State intervention, are intermingled in different degrees all acting within the framework of socialist planning. The State has intervened actively regarding certain types of imperfect competition and has encouraged others. In this respect it may he said that the situation is still in the process of evolution.
Les instituts régionaux de crédit
Authors: Ventriglia Ferdinendo
Published: August 2023

The Regional Credit Institutes.

The article explains the nature of the Italian problem of regional development ; this is concerned not with the industrialization of entirely backward economy but with the co-existence in Italy of under-developed regions and highly developed and industrially and technically advanced regions.

The emphasis of development policy upon industrialization (though associated with such expenditures on infrastructure and agriculture as are clearly valuable) is explained and discussed , and the character , powers, functions, and problems of the Regional Credit Institutes, set up to further a satisfactory pattern of regional development, are then described and evaluated.
Introduction
Authors: Russo François
Published: August 2023

Introduction

Paradoxically enough, technical progress and what has become more and more its primum movens, that is scientific and technical research have been only recently taken into consideration by economic theory.

This delay may be put down to a lack of communication between the field of economics and that of scientific thought.

Now it seems that these two fields have come nearer to each other and this is due mainly to a better look at the nature of invention, or, in other words , of scientific information, which is now considered an economic good.

ISEA has asked a few distinguished members of economic science in the field of technique and science to contribute to this issue of Economie appliquée, which deals with the links between scientific and technical Research and Economics.
Des interconnexions de la recherche et des processus de développement dans les pays industrialisés
Authors: Pré Roland
Published: August 2023

The Inter-Relation Between Research And The Development Process In Industrialised Countries

Research has an ever-growing rôle to play in highly industrialised countries and this brings about changes not only in the structure of production but also in such things as individual mental attitudes. More , these developments are cumulative and accelerating. One law of research is the inverse of Gresham’s Law : good research drives out bad.

We must expect an increasing invasion of the field of human action by machine techniques — by operations research at the stage of analysis, by planning at the stage of decision, and by cybernetics and automation at the stage of execution. These developments, if we know how to control them, could provide « industrialised man » with time and energy for the pursuit of things of the mind and spirit.
Analyse de la spécialisation internationale dans une problématique “post-Sraffaïenne”
Authors: Abraham-Frois Gilbert
Published: August 2023

This paper studies the problem of international specialization in economic systems in which commodities are produced by other commodities ; the usual hypotheses of contemporary production-price theory are retained. It is notably shown that the advantage obtained by a country from specialization depends on income distribution ; the consequences of specialization can be determined without ambiguity. The conditions of complete specialization for each of the countries considered are also specified ; the role of the international price structure is emphasized. It also appears possible to consider situations of incomplete specialization. Finally, in this hypothetical framework specialization doesn’t appear to rest upon any natural data.
Technologie, monnaie et crise : les enjeux économiques de l’électronisation des flux monétaires
Authors: Pastré Olivier
Published: August 2023

L’objectif de cet article est de relier d’une part une analyse de la première révolution technologique que connaît aujourd’hui le secteur financier et, d’autre part, certains éléments d’une explication monétaire de la crise. Deux points forts ressortent de cette mise en correspondance :

— L’électronisation des flux monétaires (l’E.F.M.) est un phénomène global, radicalement nouveau et dont les formes dépendent très étroitement du système de paiement national auquel il s’applique. A ce titre, l’E.F.M. met particulièrement bien en évidence les problèmes posés par l’analyse du rythme de diffusion du progrès technique.

— En ce qui concerne les conséquences de l’E.F.M., nous avons essayé de montrer que l’analyse de celles-ci relèvent davantage d’une analyse mésoéconomique que d’une analyse macroéconomique. Malgré l’importance nouvelle que donne l’E.F.M. à la vitesse de circulation de la monnaie, c’est l’analyse de la concurrence des différents agents économiques (commerce et industrie aussi bien que finance) pour le contrôle des flux monétaires qui permet seule de préciser l’accélération qu’est susceptible de connaître cette variable à l’horizon 1990.

Sur la base de cette double mise en perspective est proposé ici

l’esquisse d’une nouvelle histoire du système de paiement français.
Note sur un enjeu «latéral» de la théorie monétaire
Authors: Chanier Paul
Published: August 2023

The aim of a good deal of theoretical work has been to picture an economy consistent with the one-dimensional world of monetary «rationality». A correct analysis of the «legal tender of money» prevents from the start such an interpretation. Institutionally isolated from economic policy and often contradictory to it, monetary policy is not the spring of economic power, it can only manage the conditions of short-term liquidity.

The consequences of monetary superstitions are ideologically and politically wasteful. Unfortunately, they are strengthened by several social motivations, among them the illusions of «passive units».
L’économie d’endettement internationale : des déterminants logiques aux solutions d’une crise
Authors: Léonard Jacques
Published: August 2023

Le papier identifie et analyse trois déterminants logiques de l’économie d’endettement internationale et de sa crise : le mode de constitution des rapports économiques internationaux, celui des rapports monétaires, le paradoxe de l’intérêt macro-économique net. En référence à ces déterminants, une étude critique des solutions à la crise, par ajustement des débiteurs, est proposée ; elle permet de comprendre que c’est en dernier lieu l’ajustement des créanciers qui représente la clé logique de la sortie de crise.
Processus d’échanges bilatéraux et auto-organisation du marché
Authors: Lainé Jean
Published: August 2023

L’article étudie une économie d’échanges avec un nombre fini quelconque de biens et d’individus. Au cours de chaque période, les individus se rencontrent par paires et effectuent des échanges. Un processus d’échange est dit monotone si, de période en période, les utilités des agents sont non-décroissantes tandis qu’une suite de rencontres bilatérales est dite régulière si elle constitue une succession ad infinitum de cycles de même longueur finie tels qu’au sein de chacun une paire d’agents se forme au moins une fois. L’article étudie deux processus monotones qui, sous l’hypothèse de régularité, convergent vers un équilibre de prix. Dans le plus simple d’entre eux, lors de chaque rencontre, un individu est tiré au sort. Il choisit les prix auxquels auront lieu les échanges et l’autre individu répond par la proposition d’échange qui maximise son utilité.
Designing foreign assistance programs for Eastern Europe
Authors: Adelman Irma , Vujovic Dusan
Published: August 2023

A computable general equilibrium model of Yugoslavia is used to calculate the rates of return to alternative forms of foreign assistance. Rates of return are computed for 6 types of foreign aid under 4 degrees of institutional reform. We find that the effectiveness of reform types varies not only by type of reform but also by institutional setting. Those factor market institutions and assistance forms that increase factor productivity most yield the highest rates of return on aid.
La standardisation technologique en agriculture : formes, origine et perspectives à partir du cas français
Authors: Bonny Sylvie
Published: August 2023

Ce texte analyse le processus, les formes, l’origine et les perspectives de la standardisation technologique en agriculture, particulièrement en ce qui concerne les produits et les procédés. On examine les voies par lesquelles celle-ci s’est imposée en agriculture (raisons techniques, économiques, rôle de la formation, exigences de l’aval, mesures réglementaires, etc.) et le cas particulier des standards de qualité qui correspondent à une diversification. Actuellement le modèle technique agricole est en crise et on pourrait observer demain un modèle plus diversifié et flexible et une agriculture plurielle et multifonctionnelle. La dynamique des relations standardisation-diversification-innovation qui présente des traits spécifiques en agriculture est également abordée et on souligne la dualité de la standardisation.
Ajustement dans un régime de taux de change fixe : une étude de cas
Authors: Davies Charles Nana
Published: August 2023

Ce texte évalue les implications théoriques de la modification des taxes sur le commerce international et des termes de l'échange sur le taux de change réel (TCR) et sur la Balance des Paiements (BdP) d'une économie dépendante soumise à un taux de change fixe. Le calibrage des différents effets est ensuite effectué pour le Cameroun. Il en ressort que les politiques tarifaires adoptées pour gérer le TCR du FCFA ont souvent abouti à la dégradation de la BdP. L'envol de l'endettement international qui a suivi ces épisodes et la maxi-dévaluation du FCFA montrent les difficultés et les limites de la gestion du TCR, principalement par les politiques tarifaires.
La transparence de la politique monétaire et la dynamique des marchés financiers
Authors: Dai Meixing , Sidiropoulos Moïse , Spyromitros Elelftherios
Published: August 2023

This paper studies the implications, in terms of macroeconomic stability, of the relation between the degree of independence of the central bank and the degree of monetary policy transparency (opacity), in a model which takes account explicitly of stock market and therefore the joint dynamics of inflation and asset prices. We show that the lack of transparency on the preferences of the central bank exerts a negative influence on macroeconomic stability. This negative influence could be offset by the effects of a perceived relative weight (by the public) higher than that actually assigned by the central bank to the output objective. In addition, an economy characterized by a less flexible labor market, a demand for goods which is not very sensitive to the real interest rate, a high velocity of money and a high interest-elasticity of money demand require greater transparency to ensure economic stability.
Quelles sont les politiques de change effectives du Maroc et de la Tunisie ?
Authors: Emonnot Claude , Rey Serge
Published: August 2023

Ce travail analyse les politiques de change du Maroc et de la Tunisie depuis la fin du Système de Bretton Woods. Les monnaies de ces pays sont rattachées à un panier de devises qui privilégie l'euro face au dollar. Si le Maroc et la Tunisie partagent un objectif final de stabilité du taux de change effectif réel, et visent à terme le passage au flottement libre, il apparaît que les stratégies employées par chacun diffèrent. Alors que la Tunisie a opté pour des ajustements réguliers du taux de change nominal, le Maroc a adopté une politique d’ancrage nominal couplée avec une politique monétaire rigoureuse.
Économie et instabilité politique en Côte-d’Ivoire : une analyse en termes de coordination destructive
Authors: Dago Guéby Joseph , El Karouni Ilyess
Published: August 2023

The situation in Ivory Coast can be grasped through a dialectic between economic and political considerations. The Ivorian political crisis is indeed explainable by an economic, a demographic and an ideological background. But this crisis has deep consequences on the way the economy is integrated into the Ivorian social system. It has thus resulted in the emergence of contradictory orders and parallel organizations. The latter play a key role in establishing the institutional arrangements that ensure the allocation of resources. Under destructive coordination, it is characterized by appropriation.
Erdheim-Chester disease; a 31-year-old woman presented with bone pain and ophthalmologic involvement: a case report
Authors: Abdollahi Yeganeh Soheil , Dehghan Arash , Jahanshahi Javaneh , Shirouei Sepehr , Arjipour Mahdi , Borzouei Shiva
Published: August 2023

Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans histiocytic disorder with no actual known incidence rate. It primarily affects multiple organs via increased expression of proinflammatory cytokines, eventually leading to histiocyte activation and infiltration at multiple sites. A 31-year-old virgin female presented with progressive generalized bone pain and blurred vision. She underwent a comprehensive clinical and paraclinical evaluation. Based on the final results, the diagnosis of ECD was established. We started treatment mainly using Interferon-α and corticosteroids, estrogen, levothyroxine, and desmopressin acetate. In adults with a mysterious chronic disease affecting multiple organs, we should always consider ECD as a differential diagnosis. Although ECD is still rare, the detection rate of this disease has increased significantly in recent decades. A comprehensive clinical and paraclinical evaluation is necessary to make a definitive diagnosis and determine the extent of the disease.
Kesejahteraan orang tua dan pola asuh otoritatif dengan perilaku bermasalah pada remaja
Authors: Indana Finanin Nur
Published: August 2023

The problem occurs when the behavior of adolescents is often influenced by their parents. The aim of the research is to look at the relationship between well-being in parents and problems related to behavior carried out by adolescents. The participants in this study consisted of 142 parents (both fathers and mothers) of students at SMP X and Y in Situbondo. Research participants were asked to fill out a welfare scale (Pemberton Happiness Index) and parenting style (Parenting Style and Dimension Questionnaire). The participants were also asked to rate the level of behavior of the teenagers with the Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire scale. The results of the study show that authoritative parenting is a link between parents' well-being and problematic behavior experienced by adolescents. More specifically, prosperous parents will adopt an authoritative parenting style, thus contributing to a decrease in problematic adolescent behavior.
Tipe kepribadian ekstraversi dan risk taking behavior remaja
Authors: Permadi Dimas Agil
Published: August 2023

Risk taking behavior in adolescents often gets them involved in various kinds of problems such as health, social sanctions and even legally. Extraversion is considered to be a predictor of risky behavior. Adolescents with extraversion tend to need more interaction with their external environment and also have a need to seek sensation. This study aims to determine the relationship between extraversion and risk-taking behavior in adolescents using a correlational quantitative method. The sample in this study were 194 adolescents and used the Google form as a data collection medium. The risk-taking behavior scale was compiled based on aspects of Weber and Blais and the extraversion scale used Eysenck's aspects which were then analyzed using SPSS 20. This study shows the results that extraversion has a positive relationship with risk-taking behavior in adolescents as indicated by the correlation value (r) 0.607 and a sig, ( p) 0.000.
Dukungan sosial dan kepercayaan diri orang tua yang memiliki anak berkebutuhan khusus
Authors: Al Alufi Faizatun Nissa , Saifullah Saifullah
Published: August 2023

This research uses correlational quantitative method. Participants in this study amounted to 40 people consisting of fathers and mothers of parents of children with special needs. The data analysis of this research used mediation analysis with the help of the Statistical Program for Windows (SPSS). The results of this study indicate that social support has a positive and significant relationship with self-confidence in children's parents. The suggestion in this study is that the results of this study can be used as a basis for developing social support in the community for parents who have children with special needs and for further researchers to be able to examine other psychological resources as an effort to increase self-confidence in parents who have children with special needs. special.