bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Echtzeitfähige Planung optimierter Trajektorien für sensorgeführte, kinematisch redundante Robotersysteme auf einer Industriesteuerung
Authors: Schütz Stefan , Rüting Arne , Henke Christian , Trächtler Ansgar
Published: March 2021

Die Automatisierung von Fertigungsabläufen in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen erfordert Anlagen, die sich zur Produktion kleiner Stückzahlen bis Losgröße 1 automatisch an variierende Werkstücke und Bearbeitungspositionen anpassen. Zur Bearbeitung großer Bauteile werden dabei auf externen Positioniersystemen angebrachte Industrieroboter verwendet. Die damit einhergehende kinematische Redundanz des gesamten Bewegungssystems wird genutzt, um die Bewegungen des Endeffektors optimiert bezüglich verschiedener Gütekriterien zu gestalten. Die dabei erforderliche Bewegungsoptimierung muss echtzeitfähig implementiert und online auf speicherprogrammierbaren Steuerungen ausführbar sein. Dies ermöglicht den Einsatz der Anlage als flexibles Fertigungssystem im Hinblick auf eine kundenindividuelle Variantenfertigung und gewährleistet damit die industrielle Akzeptanz. Der Beitrag stellt den Anwendungsfall des Bahnschweißens vor, in dem zuvor offline geplante Schweißbahnen mit vorgegebener Prozessgeschwindigkeit durchfahren werden sollen. Die Redundanz des Systems wird zur Vermeidung von Singularitäten genutzt. Ferner wird der Abstand zwischen robotergeführtem Werkzeug und dem Werkstück sensiert, sodass die Bewegungen entlang der Werkzeugbahn online geregelt und prozessbedingte Abweichungen kompensiert werden können.
The heart’s downward path to happiness: cross-cultural diversity in spatial metaphors of affect
Authors: Wnuk Ewelina , Ito Yuma
Published: March 2021

Spatial metaphors of affect display remarkable consistencies across languages in mapping sensorimotor experiences onto emotional states, reflecting a great degree of similarity in how our bodies register affect. At the same time, however, affect is complex and there is more than a single possible mapping from vertical spatial concepts to affective states. Here we consider a previously unreported case of spatial metaphors mapping down onto desirable, and up undesirable emotional experiences in Mlabri, an Austroasiatic language of Thailand and Laos, making a novel contribution to the study of metaphor and Cognitive Linguistics. Using first-hand corpus and elicitation data, we examine the metaphorical expressions: klol jur ‘heart going down’ and klol khɯn ‘heart going up’/klol kɔbɔ jur ‘heart not going down’. Though reflecting a metaphorical mapping opposite to the commonly reported happy is up metaphor, which is said to link to universal bodily correlates of emotion, the Mlabri metaphors are far from idiosyncratic. Rather, they are grounded in the bodily experience of positive low-arousal states, and in that reflect an emic view of ideal affect centered on contentment and tranquility. This underscores the complexity of bodily experience of affect, demonstrating that cultures draw on the available sensorimotor correlates of emotion in distinct ways.
Identification for adulteration of beef with chicken based on single primer-triggered isothermal amplification
Authors: Chen Jiao , Zhang Pansong , Wang Haixia , Shi Yanjing
Published: March 2021

Adulteration of beef with cheap chicken has become a growing problem worldwide. In this study, a quick, single primer-triggered isothermal amplification (SAMP) combined with a fast nucleic acid extraction method was employed to detect the chicken meat in adulterated beef. Chicken from adulterated beef was identified using the chicken species-specific primer designed according to the Gallus gallus mitochondrial conserved sequences. Our SAMP method displayed good specificity and sensitivity in detecting chicken and beef meat DNA–the limit of detection (LOD) of SAMP is 0.33 pg/μL of chicken and beef total DNA and 2% w/w chicken meat in beef. The whole work flow from DNA extraction to signal detection can be finished within 1 h, fulfilling the requirement of on-site meat species identification.
Study on the coupling calculation model of dump flooding in Hala-hatang fracture-cavity reservoir
Authors: Xiao Yang , Yin Fei , Zhang Liying , Jiang Tongwen , Luo Shenchao
Published: March 2021

The dump flooding technology comes from offshore oil fields. It is necessary to increase the production of oil by water injection when fracture-cavity reservoirs in Xinjiang enter their middle and later stages. Lack of water sources in the desert area and the presence of heavy upper water layers encourage further research into the application of this technology. The dump flooding technology can eliminate the need for specialized injection wells and reduce the consumption of oil fields in the surface water sources, which may significantly aid in the development of the local economy and environment. In China, the research on dump flooding is still in its preliminary phase. Hence, there is no complete flow model for gravity flow and no optimization design software to optimize the development effect. This article sets up a flow model of a water layer-well-fracture unit by key local nodes. The key nodes, such as some perforating water layer, the bullet hole or the water valve, were simulated using the COMSOL software. The flow equations of each node were coupled together for the system-wide flow coupling model to verify the whole system by the numerical simulation, which needs Eclipse to run. The results of the research can be used to predict the water injection rates and formation pressures, and also provide a reference and a basis for the optimal design of water injection.
Improvement of substation Monitoring aimed to improve its efficiency with the help of Big Data Analysis**
Authors: Yu Ruiling , Asif Ikbal Mohammad , Rahman Abdul
Published: March 2021

Data analysis has become most widespread field of research and it has extended in almost every field of study. Considering the recent trends and developments in the field of communication and information technology, there is a scope of combining the monitoring of substation equipment with big data analysis technology. That will result in an improved data analysis ability, information sharing and utilization rate of monitoring data. In the proposed work, the authors have introduced the big data analysis and its corresponding application in the monitoring of substations. Basic concepts and the procedures of the typical data analysis for general problems are also discussed. As a main part of the paper, different types of distributed data analysis techniques have been proposed, in which two relational online analysis, namely Hive and Impala and one H Base multidimensional online analysis are important. These data analysis techniques are proposed considering the analysis efficiency, storage performance from the business development requirements point of view of the substation. The result obtained depicts that the proposed model has an advantage in storage overhead and roll-up performance, when compared with the traditional method, although the data loading speed is approximately 1.7–1.9 times of the traditional model. Some experiments are carried out in order to verify the validity of the model.
Effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment and bio-electromagnetic energy regulation therapy on lower back pain
Authors: Auger Kyle , Shedlock Gregory , Coutinho Kasey , Myers Nicole E. , Lorenzo Santiago
Published: March 2021

Context

Lower back pain (LBP) is prevalent and is a leading contributor to disease burden worldwide. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) can alleviate alterations in the body that leads to musculoskeletal disorders such as LBP. Bio-electromagnetic Energy Regulation (BEMER; BEMER International AG), which has also been shown to relieve musculoskeletal pain, is a therapeutic modality that deploys a biorhythmically defined stimulus through a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF). Therefore, it is possible that combined OMT and BEMER therapy could reduce low back pain in adults more than the effect of either treatment modality alone.

Objectives

To investigate the individual and combined effects of OMT and BEMER therapy on LBP in adults.

Methods

Employees and students at a medical college were recruited to this study by email. Participants were included if they self-reported chronic LBP of 3 months’ duration or longer; participants were excluded if they were experiencing acute LBP of 2 weeks’ duration or less, were currently being treated for LBP, were pregnant, or had a known medical history of several conditions. Ultimately, 40 participants were randomly assigned to four treatment groups: an OMT only, BEMER only, OMT+BEMER, or control (light touch and sham). Treatments were given regularly over a 3 week period. Data on LBP and quality of life were gathered through the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Short Form 12 item (SF-12) health survey, and Oswestry Low Back Pain Questionnaire/Oswestry Disability Index prior to treatment and immediately after the 3 week intervention protocol. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed retrospectively and absolute changes for each participant were calculated. Normal distribution and equal variances were confirmed by Shapiro–Wilk test (p>0.05) and Brown-Forsythe, respectively. Significance was set at p<0.05.

Results

Despite a lack of statistical significance between groups, subjective reports of pain reported on the VAS showed a substantial mean percentage decrease (50.8%) from baseline in the OMT+BEMER group, compared with a 10.2% decrease in the OMT-only and 9.8% in BEMER-only groups when comparing the difference in VAS ratings from preintervention to postintervention. Participants also reported in quality of life assessed on the Oswestry Low Back Pain Questionnaire/Oswestry Disability Index, with the OMT+BEMER group showing a decrease of 30.3% in score, the most among all groups. The OMT+BEMER group also reported the greatest improvement in score in the physical component of the SF-12, with an increase of 21.8%.

Conclusions

The initial data from this study shows a potential additive effect of combination therapy (OMT and BEMER) for management of LBP, though the results did not achieve statistical significance.
Precocious sexual development in a male toddler caused by unrecognized transdermal exposure to testosterone: case report and review of the literature
Authors: Azova Svetlana , Wolfsdorf Joseph
Published: March 2021

Objectives

Exogenous exposure to transdermal testosterone is often overlooked as a cause of precocious sexual development in children.

Case presentation

A 16-month-old male presented for a second opinion consultation before commencing treatment with bicalutamide and anastrozole for a presumptive diagnosis of familial gonadotropin-independent male-limited sexual precocity. Enlargement of the penis was first observed at four months of age. The initial evaluation showed isolated elevation of his plasma testosterone level; however, by 16 months, his testosterone level was prepubertal and no pathogenic variants in the LHC
GR gene were identified. The history revealed that his grandfather, who had cared for him regularly in the first year of life, had used testosterone gel for treatment of hypogonadism.

Conclusions

Despite the 2009 “black box” warning issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding potential consequences of transdermal testosterone exposure to women and children, this continues to be an important cause of sexual precocity in children. Children are often subjected to unnecessary and costly evaluation before this exposure is recognized, underscoring the importance of obtaining a thorough medical, family, and social history tailored to the differential diagnosis.
Improvement of the passive efficiency calibration of the segmented gamma scanner
Authors: Hou S. , Luo J. , Yang C. , Zhang W.
Published: March 2021

The Segmented Gamma Scanner(SGS) technology is specially used for type identification and activity quantitative analysis of radioactive material in sealed containers, which mainly divided into the transmission measurement and the emission measurement. In actual measurement process, it cannot meet the need for rapid analysis because the efficiency calibration time takes up more than 60% of the whole detect time in the data analysis. Whereas most previous research have focused on theory or specific applications, this research groups aim to different aspects of the SGS technique and direct it at an audience with interests in the need for rapid analysis. The Monte Carlo simulation calculation models were established by the passive efficiency calibration method, and then the detection efficiency database was carried out based on the experimental verification. Lots of work was used to analysis the influence of crosstalk between layers and interpolation step. Furthermore, the database was implanted into the control and analysis system to complete the measurement experiments. The results show the measuring time of single waste drums is about 30 min, and the average relative deviation is less than 10%, so the problem that the time taken to calibrate the detection efficiency is too long has been solved effectively. The efficiency in the use of SGS technology has been increased.
Ultrathin, broadband, omnidirectional, and polarization-independent infrared absorber using all-dielectric refractory materials
Authors: Ruan Xiangyu , Dai Wei , Wang Wenqiang , Ou Chunhui , Xu Qianqian , Zhou Ziji , Wen Zhengji , Liu Chang , Hao Jiaming , Guan Zhiqiang , Xu Hongxing
Published: March 2021

Broadband long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) optical absorbers have important applications in thermal emission and imaging, infrared camouflaging, and waste heat and biothermal energy utilization. However, the practical application of broadband LWIR optical absorbers requires low-cost and facile fabrication of large-area structures with limited thickness. This paper reports the design and fabrication of an ultrathin, broadband, omnidirectional, and polarization-independent LWIR optical absorber composed of anodized aluminum oxide and highly doped Si using the gradient refractive index strategy. The average absorption of the broadband optical absorber is higher than 95% in the 8–15 μm wavelength range, and it has wide incident angle and polarization tolerances. More than 95% of the optical energy in the wavelength range from 8 to 13 μm was absorbed within a depth of 8 μm, making this absorber the thinnest broadband LWIR dielectric absorber so far. The absorption remained above 90% after annealing at 800 °C in air. The infrared camouflage of the proposed absorber was successfully demonstrated with a human body background. With the advantages of facile fabrication, low-cost materials, restricted absorption thickness, and excellent thermal stability, the developed broadband LWIR optical absorber is very promising for the practical applications mentioned above.
Party, State, Civil Society and Covid-19 in China
Authors: Sidel Mark , Hu Ming
Published: March 2021

In China, the story of Covid-19 and the relationship between government and civil society is not a sharp break from the past. China has long guided and controlled the development of civil society organizations, and that has not changed in the Covid era. Instead, the Covid era is a story of a continuation in restrictive policy, and responses to Covid have utilized those existing policies and regulatory framework rather than developing new policies for the Covid era. The Chinese story may thus somewhat different from others in this special issue. China is certainly not a story of, in the words of our issue editors, when “pluralist and social democratic visions fade.” The Chinese Party-state’s permission for the reemergence of some kinds of civil society organizations in China since the early 1980s has never been marked by pluralist and social democratic visions. Instead, it has been marked by Party and state control, and clear choices on what kinds of organizations to facilitate and which kinds to repress. That control-based framework has accelerated since the current administration came into office in 2012. Covid has neither upset that restrictive framework nor substantially altered it. Instead, the framework of differentiation and constraint employed by the Chinese state has adapted, in some ways, to the need to control Covid and to control public mobilization on it and against the Party-state. In this brief article we outline the framework of differentiation and constraint that the Chinese Party-state uses to control the Chinese nonprofit sector, and mention a few ways in which that framework has been used in the Covid era.
High-Frequency Trading and Systemic Risk: A Structured Review of Findings and Policies
Authors: Sánchez Serrano Antonio
Published: March 2021

A wider use of technology has contributed to the rapid growth of trading in stock markets in the last decades, resulting in an increase in the number of participants and a sharp decline in the price of information. High-frequency trading could be seen as a manifestation of this development. A review of the main findings in the academic literature leads to the identification of four main systemic vulnerabilities related to high-frequency trading: (i) adverse selection in orders, with the potential of crowding-out non-HFT market makers in times of stress; (ii) correlation of positions and herd behaviour; (iii) market power that, via technological costs, may impose barriers to entry; and (iv) negative contribution, in some circumstances, to price discovery. The first vulnerability could create systemic risk and several scholars have discussed the introduction of a limit in the speed of trading to address it. This could also contribute to reduce market power of high-frequency traders and over-investment in information technologies. Despite intense research efforts, further data and research is still needed to better understand these vulnerabilities and the adequacy of policies to address them.
On how to legitimately constrain a semantic theory
Authors: Gimeno-Simó Joan
Published: March 2021

Semanticists often restrict their theories by imposing constraints on the parameters that can be employed for interpreting the expressions of a language. Such constraints are based on non-logical features of actual contexts of utterance, but they often have important effects on issues that do pertain to logic, like analyticity or entailment. For example, Kaplan’s restriction to so-called “proper contexts” was required in order to count “I am here now” as valid. In this paper I argue that constraints of this kind are often posited in an arbitrary and non-consistent way, and that they yield the intended results only at the price of imposingad hocprinciples whose justification could in turn justify further, often undesirable restrictions into the theory. I also introduce a criterion for telling whether such constraints are imposed in a legitimate manner.
Metaphilosophical metamorphoses of analytic philosophy of language
Authors: Szubka Tadeusz
Published: March 2021

The paper begins with an account of the emergence of analytic philosophy of language in the twentieth century in the context of the development of logic and the linguistic turn. Subsequently, it describes two examples of analytic philosophy of language in its heyday when the discipline was conceived as first philosophy. Finally, it provides, by way of conclusion, a succinct outline of the current state of philosophy of language, marked by modesty and fragmentation. It is claimed that even if one retains optimism about the prospects of philosophy of language in the first century of the new millennium, it would be unreasonable to disagree with the opinion that the present-day philosophy of language is a highly specialized and diversified discipline and no longer so central for philosophical enterprise as it used to be.
Adsorptive removal of methylene blue (MB) and malachite green (MG) dyes from aqueous solutions using graphene oxide (GO)
Authors: Chilakapati Raja Babu , Hemanth Kumar S. , Satyanarayana Suggala V. , Behara Dilip Kumar
Published: March 2021

Graphene oxide (GO) synthesized via modified Hummers method was studied for adsorption of methylene blue (MB) and malachite green (MG) dyes from aqueous solutions. It is hypothesized that electrostatic interactions between dye molecules and surface of GO will facilitate charge carrier movements and degrade the dye in an efficient way. The as synthesized GO was characterized using various characterization techniques such as XRD, Raman, FTIR, UV–Vis, SEM and EDAX. The experimental results suggest that dye removal percentage will increase with increase in adsorbent dosage, time as well as solution pH and the process was exothermic in nature. The adsorption data at 293 K could be fitted by Langmuir equation with a maximum adsorption amount of 119.04, 102.4 mg/g and Langmuir adsorption equilibrium constant of 1.58, 0.867 L/mg for MB and MG dyes, respectively. The outcomes of present article will help not only to understand the adsorption characteristics of GO on MB and MG dyes but also paves path towards development of highly oxidized GO surface for degradation of complex dyes.
Synthesis of Cu-doped MgO and its enhanced photocatalytic activity for the solar-driven degradation of disperse red F3BS with condition optimization
Authors: Shaheen Musarrat , Bhatti Ijaz A. , Ashar Ambreen , Mohsin Muhammad , Nisar Jan , Almoneef Maha M. , Iqbal Munawar
Published: March 2021

In the present study, Cu (2–12%) doped MgO was synthesized and characterized by SEM, XRD, EDX, and FTIR spectroscopy. The Cu concentration significantly affected the band gap and particle size, which ranged from 4.63 to 3.78 eV and from 27.2 to 79 nm, respectively. In addition, the photocatalytic activity (PCA) of Cu-doped MgO was monitored by the photocatalytic destruction of disperse red F3BS coralene dye, and four reaction variables such as dye concentration, catalyst dose, hydrogen peroxide concentration, and irradiation time, respectively, were optimized by response surface methodology (RSM). Dye degradation was significantly affected by these process variables, and a degradation rate of up to 93% was achieved under optimized conditions. The wastewater samples were also treated under optimized conditions and water quality variables, i.e., chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) were significantly improved after treatment. Cu-doped MgO exhibited excellent PCA under the solar-light exposure for the degradation of disperse red F3BS dye, which can be employed for the treatment of dye-containing effluents.
Running with Face Masks or Respirators Can Be Detrimental to the Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems
Authors: Wang Yidan , Tse Gary , Li Guoliang
Published: March 2021

Since the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) were reported at the end of 2019, this infection has spread around the globe, becoming a pandemic. The use of face masks and respirators is an important public health measure to reduce or prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Here we discuss the hypothetical mechanisms by which exercise with face masks or respirators can induce detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system, potentially explaining adverse events such as cardiac arrhythmias and spontaneous pneumothorax. Although sudden death associated with the wearing of a face mask during running is a rare event, the risk is higher especially in those with existing cardiac comorbidities. In such cases, a mask designed specifically for runners with no or few side effects of oxygen deficiency should be considered instead.
The determinants of the relationship between parents with physical disabilities and perinatal services: a scoping review
Authors: Mercerat Coralie , Saïas Thomas
Published: March 2021

Because of recent medical advances and increasing advocacy for the rights of people with disabilities, more and more people with disabilities are becoming parents. Parenthood is considered a fundamental right by the United Nations, and appropriate perinatal services are an important promoting factor for positive parenting experience and practices. Despite this, access to parenthood and access to services is still hindered for parents and future parents with disabilities.

This scoping review, based on eighteen (n=18) studies, provides a unique insight into the relationship between parents with physical disabilities and perinatal services.Results suggest that four main determinants influence this relationship: mothers’ needs, professionals’ characteristics, quality of relationship with professionals, and organization of services. Issues related to accessing information and the services themselves were also identified.

Finally, a framework for accessibility is presented to better understand how to improve access to appropriate services for parents with physical disabilities.
Disability and Contractual Expectations
Authors: Beaudry Jonas-Sébastien
Published: March 2021

This is a précis of the forthcoming book, The Disabled Contract: Severe Intellectual Disability, Justice and Morality. It examines how people with severe intellectual disabilities (PSID) fare within the social contract tradition. More specifically, it contends that even recent strategies that attempted to integrate disability within the realm of contractual justice and morality are not entirely successful. These strategies cannot convincingly ground a robust moral status for PSID; or, if they do so, it is at the cost of making this status merely derivative or contingent. The failure of social contract theory to bring severe disabilities within its purview should not be seen as a marginal theoretical defect affecting only a small segment of human populations. At best, it reveals a gap that should impel moral and political theorists to give fiduciary and caring ideals their due weight next to contractual ideals. At worst, the social contract tradition is not only incomplete, but necessarily creates and oppresses the ‘disabled subject’.

The goal of this précis is to introduce readers to some of the conclusions I reach in the book in an accessible, short format. The arguments are therefore illustrative rather than exhaustive.
Review of "Deaf Politician: The Gary Malkowski Story" by Richard Medugno (2020)
Authors: Snoddon Kristin
Published: March 2021

Deaf Politician: The Gary Malkowski Story is a self-published biography by Richard Medugno, who is also the author of Deaf Daughter, Hearing Father (Medugno, 2005), a published memoir about being the parent of a deaf child. It was this lived experience that led Medugno to first encounter Malkowski in 1993, midway through the latter’s term as the first and only signing deaf Member of Provincial Parliament in Canada.
Механізми перетворень структури в нанокомпозитах поліетилену з багатостінними вуглецевими нанотрубками
Authors: Bulavin L.A. , Alieksandrov M.A. , Misiura A.I. , Pinchuk-Rugal’ T.M. , Onanko A.P. , Grabovskiy Yu.E. , Dmytrenko O.P. , Kulish M.P. , Pavlenko O.L. , Busko T.O. , Pundyk I.P. , Lesiuk A.I. , Strelchuk V.V.
Published: March 2021

Дослiджено динамiчнi модулi пружностi, зсуву в нанокомпозитах полiетилену низької густини з багатостiнними вуглецевими нанотрубками (ПЕНГ-БВНТ). Показано, що поведiнка динамiчного модуля пружностi Юнга E′ та модуля зсуву G′ при збiльшеннi концентрацiї нанотрубок має немонотонний характер. Зi збiльшенням вмiсту БВНТ важливу роль вiдiграє орiєнтацiйна структурованiсть макромолекул, адсорбованих на нанотрубках. Це супроводжується перебудовою коливних спектрiв та електронної структури i, як наслiдок, може впливати на покращення фiзико-механiчних та транспортних властивостей вказаних нанокомпозитiв.
Electrical Conductivity and Thermoelectrical Parameters of Argyrodite-Type Cu7 – xPS6 – xIx Mixed Crystals
Authors: Pogodin A.I. , Luchynets M.M. , Filep M.Y. , Kohutych A.A. , Malakhovska T.O. , Kokhan O.P. , Sabov M.Yu. , Studenyak I.P. , Kúš P.
Published: March 2021

Cu7−xPS6−xIx mixed crystals were grown by the direct crystallization from a melt. The electrical conductivity is measured in the frequency range from 10 Hz to 300 kHz and in the temperature interval 293–383 K. The frequency, temperature, and compositional dependences of the electrical conductivity for Cu7−xPS6−xIx mixed crystals are studied. The measurements of thermoelectric parameters of Cu7−xPS6−xIx mixed crystals are carried out in the temperature interval 293–383 K. The compositional behaviors of the electrical conductivity, activation energy, Seebeck coefficient, and power factor are investigated. The interrelation between the structural, electrical, and thermoelectrical properties is analyzed.
2020 Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Recommendations on the Use of P2Y12 Receptor Antagonists in the Asia-Pacific Region
Authors: Tan Jack WC , Chew Derek P , Abdul Kader Muhamad Ali SK , Ako Junya , Bahl Vinay K , Chan Mark , Park Kyung Woo , Chandra Praveen , Hsieh I-Chang , Huan Do Quang , Johar Sofian , Juzar Dafsah Arifa , Kim Byeong-Keuk , Lee Cheol Whan , Lee Michael Kang-Yin , Li Yi-Heng , Almahmeed Wael , Sison Eric Oliver , Tan Doreen , Wang Yu-Chen , Yeh Shiuan Jong , Montalescot Gilles
Published: March 2021

The unique characteristics of patients with acute coronary syndrome in the Asia-Pacific region mean that international guidelines on the use of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) cannot be routinely applied to these populations. Newer generation P2Y12 inhibitors (i.e. ticagrelor and prasugrel) have demonstrated improved clinical outcomes compared with clopidogrel. However, low numbers of Asian patients participated in pivotal studies and few regional studies comparing DAPTs have been conducted. This article aims to summarise current evidence on the use of newer generation P2Y12 inhibitors in Asian patients with acute coronary syndrome and provide recommendations to assist clinicians, especially cardiologists, in selecting a DAPT regimen. Guidance is provided on the management of ischaemic and bleeding risks, including duration of therapy, switching strategies and the management of patients with ST-elevation and non-ST-elevation MI or those requiring surgery. In particular, the need for an individualised DAPT regimen and considerations relating to switching, de-escalating, stopping or continuing DAPT beyond 12 months are discussed.
The Role of Women in Islamic Propagation: A Case Study of Tablighi Jamaat’s Nyai of Pesantren Al-Fatah, East Java, Indonesia
Authors: Machmudi Yon , Ardhani Putih Kusumah
Published: March 2021

This article studies the role of women of the Tablighi Jamaat, a transnational Islamic propagation movement, in the process of Islamic propagation (da’wah) in Indonesia. It aims to analyze the role played by female followers of Tablighi Jamaat in developing da’wah by focusing on the role of nyai (female family members of a religious leader of traditional Islamic learning institution [pesantren]) in developing masturah da’wah in Pesantren Al-Fatah and Temboro Village. This study uses a qualitative approach to understand how nyai of Pesantren Al-Fatah were involved in da’wah activities in Temboro. The required data were collected through observation and interviews. The findings show that like their spouses who were obliged to go for da’wah in the form of khuruj, female followers of Tablighi Jamaat of Pesantren Temboro were assigned to conduct da’wah through masturah, a form of Islamic propagation which was only targeted on, organized and attended by the women of Tablighi Jamaah in Temboro with strict rules such the obligation of wearing face veils for all participants. Nyai of Pesantren Al-Fatah initiated, led, and developed masturah so that Tablighi Jamaat has attracted more followers and religious students and Temboro has experienced significant changes in social, religious, and economic aspects.
BELUM EFEKTIF TERHADAP SISTEM PENGELOLAAN KEARSIPANOLEH APARATUR SIPIL NEGARA, PADA UNIT PELAKSANA TEKNIS SEKOLAH USAHA PERIKANAN MENENGAH SORONG, DILINGKUNGAN KEMENTERIAN KELAUTAN DAN PERIKANAN
Authors: Fakaubun Arfa
Published: March 2021

ABSTRAK: Telah dijelaskan dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 5 Tahun 2014 tentang Aparatur Sipil Negaradan Undang-Undang Nomor 43 Tahun 2009 tentang Kearsipan, bahwa dalam rangka pelaksanaancita-cita bangsa dan mewujudkan tujuan negara serta mempertahankan Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia sebagaimana tercantum dalam Pembukaan Undang-Undang Dasar NegaraRepublik Indonesia Tahun 1945, bahwa perlu dibangun aparatur sipil negara yang memilikiintegritas dan profesional mampu menyelenggarakan pelayanan publik bagi masyarakat terhadappengelolaan arsip sebagai identitas dan jati diri bangsa, serta sebagai memori, acuan dan bahanpertanggungjawaban dalam kehidupan bermasyarakat, berbangsa dan bernegara yang harusdikelola dan diselamatkan oleh negara, yang sesuai dengan prinsip, kaidah, dan standar kearsipansebagaimana yang dibutuhkan oleh suatu sistem penyelenggaraan kearsipan nasional yang andal. namun pada prinsipnya di Sekolah Usaha Perikanan Menengah Sorong Aparatur Sipil Negara belum efektif terhadap pengelolaan kearsipan yang baikABSTRACT: It has been explained in Law Number 5 of 2014 concerning State Civil Apparatus andLaw Number 43 of 2009 concerning Archives, that in the framework of implementing the ideals ofthe nation and realizing the state’s goals and maintaining the Unitary State of the Republic ofIndonesia as stated in the Opening of the Law The State Fundamentals of the Republic of Indonesiain 1945, that it is necessary to develop a state of integrity and professional civil apparatus capableof holding public services for the public to manage records as national identity and identity, and asa memory, reference and material responsibility in the life of the community, nation and state mustbe managed and saved by the state, in accordance with the principles, rules, and archival standardsas required by a system for the implementation of reliable national archives. but in principle in theSorong Middle School Fisheries Business School the State Civil Apparatus has not been effectivein managing good archives.
Pre-service teachers’ perceptions and training contributions towards ICT use
Authors: Bueno-Alastuey Mª Camino , Villarreal Izaskun
Published: March 2021

Previous studies have concluded that ICT are underused in primary and early childhood classrooms partly due to lack of appropriate training. This study explores ICT use and the validity of a training proposal as reported on a survey by two groups of students after their teaching practicum. Results showed traditional technological tools were used more frequently than collaborative tools and suggest that receiving an instructional technology course provided students with a broader toolkit of ICT tools, a more critical opinion of technology use and an increased sense of agency.
Linguistic Image of Russia in American Printed Media (Case-Study of Headline Complexes)
Authors: Yudina Natalya , Seliverstova Oksana
Published: March 2021

The paper presents a linguistic image of Russia as shown by the US printed media. The study was conducted with two interrelated and complementary methods: that of describing associative semantic field and that of investigating qualia-structure of the concept, based on the generative lexicon theory by J. Pusteiovsky. Both methods resulted in building a layered concept structure with a core, a transition zone and periphery. For the purpose of the study, a corpus containing 3636 collocates with "Russia" as the key word was derived from headline complexes of US printed media: The Washington post and the New York Times. The analysis of the structure and composition of the associative semantic field has enabled the author to confirm significant influence of extralinguistic factors on the construction of linguistic images. The study involved processing previously made corpus with corpus management software to provide numeric data on lexemes frequency. Associative semantic field revealed the newsworthy events that put Russia in focus in headlines complexes: President Election of 2016 and investigation of Russia's supposed involvement, intelligence services and related causes celebre, sanctions, armed conflicts, coronavirus spread and oil prices fluctuations. Qualia-structure semantic analysis brought forth the main frames in the Russia concept structure: Russia as an aggressive power, Russia as a counterpart, Russia as a partner, and Russia as a destination.
Quantitative Investigation of the Panteleymon Gospel Dating from the Late 12th to the Early 13th Centuries (Three Statistical Experiments)
Authors: Baranov Victor , Zuga Oksana
Published: March 2021

The work presents the results of the quantitative and statistical comparative analysis of the most frequent word forms and combinations of the Old Russian of the Panteleymon Gospel (RNB, Sof. 1). The work aims to reveal the degree of closeness of the Panteleymon Gospel to the other gospels and the medieval Slavonic texts of other genres, represented in sub-corpora of historical corpus "Manuscript: Slavic Written Heritage". The work was carried out with the help of the special modules of statistics and n-grams. The comparison of the lists of single-, two- and three-component linguistic units, automatically extracted from the manuscripts, with the respective lists of several sub-corpora points to the presence of the quantitative-statistical characteristics of the linguistic components of the manuscripts which can be recognized as important. The data of the three experiments are summarized. The first experiment showed that the smallest differences of the frequency lists exist between the Panteleymon Gospel and the sub-corpus of complete aprakoses and the greatest differences between the manuscript being analyzed and the sub-corpus of short aprakoses. This makes possible to recognize that the composition of the lists, the order and the relative frequency of the forms in them are the important characteristics of the manuscript or the sub-corpus. The application of the Weirdness measure helped to extract from the Panteleymon Gospel the word forms which are supposed to be significant – those, having the highest weight within the sub-corpora of different genres (вамъ, имъ, азъ, емоу, рече, аще). It has been established that the volume and composition of contrasted sub-corpus do not influence the result, and the use of the collections of complete and short aprakoses as contrast sub-corpora helped to specify the list of such forms (яко, къ, бо, о(т), имъ, есть, аще). The investigation of two- and three-component combinations, extracted with the help of the statistical measure T-score, gave the following results: a list of fixed combinations – invariable composition formulas (ев[ан](г)[елие] ѡ(т) ма[т](ѳ)[ея] etc.), inherent to all gospels, was made; entire grammatical structures (ѧже далъ ѥси etc.) were listed, as well as stable semantic complexes and their parts ([да] любите дроугъ дроуга etc.). Statistically important sequences having in the Panteleymon Gospel a statistical weight, which is considerably higher than in the contrast sub-corpora – нѣсте ли чьли, имать животъ вѣчьныи etc. have been revealed.
The Experience of Personal Time in Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Thomas Philippe , Hazif-Thomas Cyril
Published: March 2021

Background. Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative illness, which occurs with increasing frequency as people age, and is currently a disease beyond curative therapeutic possibilities. While progressive memory impairment is the upfront element associated with the disease, other neurocognitive problems are also associated with it, such as language impairment that tend to degenerate into aphasia. The paper presents singular representations of time in such patients’ lived experience, which with the course of the disease gradually move away from the real present around them. In consequence, they live in a bygone era. The dimension of the perceived world implies an anchoring in temporality in the present by using the resources of the past. This becomes impossible with the progression of the cognitive disorders. Multiple psychological tensions result from patient’s maladjustment to temporality.Objective. The article attempts to define the singular experience of the time of the demented patient according to the phases of the disease.Design. An analysis of the psychological tensions summoned at the various stages of the disease was carried out using a semiotic methodology.Results. The progression of the disease gives way to another mode of relation to the world, presentism. With its course, emotions can no longer unfold. At first, the patient seeks to increase his grip on the surrounding world, and the internal psychological tensions are accentuated. Suddenly the world ends up completely escaping him, and catastrophically the internal tensions collapse. The patient slides irreversibly towards regression.Conclusion. If the emotional intensity of what the patient experiences is enough, he remains engaged in the time of a presence in the world, even if it is distinct from the reality of those around him. When the intensity collapses, the demented patients disengage from it. The caregivers or families who take care of them can understand the mechanisms involved in the patients’ experience of time. This allows them to adapt their own behavior. Thus, they limit the risk of misinterpretation and induce certain behavioral disorders linked to their shift from the reality of the patients.
Educational Environment and Indicators of Child Development
Authors: Rubtsov Vitaliy , Ulanovskaya Irina
Published: March 2021

The article presents the author's approach to the interpretation of the concept of the educational environment of the school, based on the activity theory of A. N. Leontyev and on learning activity theory of D. B. Elkonin – V. V. Davydov. Significant features of two types of educational environments – the developing educational environment and the environment based on traditional educational content – are highlighted. A broad diagnostic research into the indicators of cognitive, social and personal development of students of these two types of educational environments was carried out. The study involved 2,304 students in the 5th and 9th grades from 24 schools.

To assess cognitive development, data from two tests is used: CFT2 and the “Transposition” method (author A. Z. Zak). An original diagnostic procedure has been developed to distinguish the role of factors of biological maturation and the educational environment of a particular school in the process of cognitive development of students.

Several sources were used to diagnose the social aspects of student development. This is a sociometric test, analysis of interactions in the system “students-teacher,” recorded in the course of observation at the lesson (based on the author's “scheme of lesson analysis” – authors I. M. Ulanovskaya, N. I. Polivanova, E. V. Vysotskaya) and content analysis of children's essays on the topic “My school.”

Indicators of personal development of students were determined by the scale “self-assessment and level of aspiration” test and the test of school anxiety (A. Prihodjan).

All data was subjected to statistical and qualitative analysis. The results obtained showed a high efficiency of the developing educational environment in the cognitive development of students. This is an expected result, since the programs used in developing educational environment are aimed at developing theoretical thinking based on the development of special educational content and appropriate forms of organization of the learning process.

Our results showed that educational environment developing qualitatively changes the sociometric structure of the class, making it more psychologically comfortable for students, increases cognitive motivation and reduces educational anxiety, makes self-assessment and level of aspiration more differentiated.
The square root method for chloride ingress prediction—Applicability and limitations
Authors: Fjendbo Simon , Sørensen Henrik E. , De Weerdt Klaartje , Geiker Mette R.
Published: March 2021

A recent observation showed a square root time dependency of the ingress depth of a fixed (reference) chloride concentration of 0.05% chloride by mass of concrete for submerged exposure in Kattegat and the Baltic Sea. The purpose of this paper is to assess the applicability and limitations of the observation, widen the scope of validity and propose it as a method. Field data from submerged, tidal, splash, atmospheric and inland deicing salt exposure at various geographical locations was analyzed at a range of reference concentrations. In total 237 combinations of concrete, exposure, and reference concentration were analyzed. Our results showed that chloride ingress of a reference concentration followed a linear relationship with an average R2 of 0.96, when the penetration depth of the reference concentration was plotted against the square root of the exposure time. The square root observation appeared valid for the studied Portland cement based concretes with fly ash, silica fume and ground granulated blast furnace slag exposed in submerged and tidal exposure zones, when applying reference concentrations of 0.1–1.8% chloride by mass of binder, and reference concentrations of 0.1–0.5% chloride by mass of binder in atmospheric exposure zone. It was found that the parameters describing the straight line depended on the chosen reference concentration and concrete composition, and that the slope of the straight line (ingress parameter) in addition depended on the exposure. It was concluded that the square root method appears to be a promising method for predicting further chloride ingress into concrete.
Essential oils and safety of their use
Authors: Girek Beata , Deska Małgorzata , Girek Tomasz
Published: March 2021

Currently, many herbal substances are used in everyday life products and in many industry such as food, cosmetics and others. Essential oils are mixtures of volatile organic compounds separated from plants or parts of them. They are characterized by an intense fragrance, but they have a diverse composition. Depending on the source, there are one or several dominant components. History acquisition of essential oils dates back to ancient times. Due to the unique fragrance qualities, the oils accompany humanity all the time. More perfect methods of analysis of the composition of essential oils used in cosmetics, food (spices) and aromatherapy, prompts us to consider the safety of their use. In addition to health-promoting substances, oils can also contain many organic compounds with an allergic or even toxic effect. Getting to know the essential oils composition and thorough acquaintance of consumers with possible risks of using essential oils is currently a priority for the producers of essential oils.
“I AM THE LINK BETWEEN THE SHORES WASHED BY THE CARIBBEAN SEA”: CIRCUMCARIBBEAN CONNECTIONS AND THE RE-VISIONING THE MULTICULTURAL U.S. SOUTH IN ERNA BRODBER’S LOUISIANA
Authors: ALTINDİŞ Hüseyin
Published: March 2021

The U.S. South has been acknowledged to be a microcosm of global souths shaped by multicultural communities and transformed into a global space through border crossings, liminality, and transnational turns, which inevitably led to incredible changes in the field of southern literature. New studies and global movements have given way to multiculturalism that recognizes the Caribbean, Asian, Hispanic, African, and indigenous presence in the South. Multiculturalism ends the black/white and North/ South binaries leaving the age of southern exceptionalism in the past. Through its protagonist Ella Townsend’s anthropological study, Erna Brodber’s novel Louisiana (1994) aims to discover the commonalities between the U.S. South and the circumCaribbean and thus create a syncretic southern space that embraces transnational identities and multicultural community. Louisiana as a setting presents hybrid and liminal spaces that depict commonalities between the U.S. South and the Caribbean. This paper’s theoretical concept is based on Homi Bhabha’s critical concepts of hybridity and liminality explained in his collection of essays on Colonial Theory, The Location of Culture. Within this context, this paper aims to discuss the relationship between the U.S South and the Caribbean and how these relations define cultural hybridity and identity formation in Louisiana.