bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
SENDİKALARIN EMEK PİYASASI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİLERİ: OECD ÜLKELERİ ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME
Authors: BAŞOL Oğuz , YALÇIN Esin Cumhur
Published: December 2020

Araştırma, 2017 OECD ülkeleri için sendikal kurumsallaşmanın (sendikal yoğunluk
ve toplu pazarlık kapsamı) emek piyasası göstergeleri (uzun dönemli işsizlik oranı, emek
piyasasına olan güvensizlik, istihdam oranı ve işe bağlı kazançlar) üzerindeki etkisini
belirlemeyi hedeflemektedir. Verilerin analizinde SmartPLS programı ve yapısal eşitlik
modellemesi tekniği kullanılmıştır. Güvenirlik analizi sonuçlarına göre; değişkenlerin harici
yüklerinin 0.8018 ile 0.9304 arasında değiştiği; faktörlerin yapı güvenirlik değerlerinin 0.8593
ve 0.8937 olduğu, içsel tutarlık değerlerinin de 0.6902 ve 0.7634 olduğu görülmüştür. Geçerlik
analizi sonuçlarına göre ise çıkarılan ortak varyans değerlerinin 0.50’den ve çıkarılan ortak
varyans değerinin karekökünün ilgili sütundaki korelasyon değerlerinden yüksek olduğu
görülmüştür. Bulgular, sendikaların kurumsallaşmasının 2017 yılında OECD ülkelerinde
negatif istihdam göstergeleri üzerinde (uzun dönemli işsizlik oranı ve emek piyasasına
olan güvensizlik) bir etkisi bulunmadığını (t<1.96), ancak pozitif istihdam göstergelerinin
(istihdam oranı ve işe bağlı kazançlar) iyileşmesine katkıda bulunduğunu (t: 4.52; r: 0.50) ve
pozitif istihdam göstergelerinde meydana gelen değişmenin %25’inin sendikal kurumsallaşma
tarafından açıklandığını göstermiştir.
Nature and Self Reflection in Tagore’s The Crescent Moon
Authors:   Professor of English, University of Engineering and Management, New-Town- Kolkata., Banerjee Ayanita
Published: December 2020

To perceive the human world in co-existence with nature and thereby to nurture freedom and constructive processes we need to rethink the transformative literature of Rabindranath Tagore, who explored an environment conscious, almost ecocritical vision of human existence inspiring a “deep ecological” sense of identification with the immediate environment. Tagore’s philosophy of nature with its wide range and variety reifies the real possibility of ‘living, learning and uniting oneself’ with the “organic wholeness of nature”. The relationship between the man and nature remains interwoven in his writings promoting an intimate, interdependent relationship revealing “the deepest harmony that existed between man and his surroundings”. The paper dealing with Tagore’s simplest collection of poetry The Crescent Moon in particular lays emphasis on the relationship of the mother and the child developing out of his traumatic experiences of childhood namely losing his mother quite at an early age and his subsequent identification with nature as an ‘alternative mother-principle’ Nature confers a psychological closure by connecting him with Mother Nature (my italics) “mother nature you have taken me in your affectionate embrace and have begun to sing your imposing music to me rich in harmony and melody”. Nature removed from the crudity of its daily entanglements activated within him a spirit of companionship and receptivity revealing to him “the deepest harmony that existed between him and his surroundings”.
Online Yaoi Fanfiction and Explorations of Female Desire through Sexually Exploited Male Bodies
Authors:   Ph. D Research Scholar, Department of English, Jadavpur University, Basu Shweta
Published: December 2020

This essay will try to trace the phenomena of rape, dub-con (dubious consent), and non-con (non consent) as literary expressions of sexual violence which find their graphic and image-laden expression in anglophoneyaoi (fiction centred upon male homoerotic relationship (s) in the Japanese anime/manga context) fanfictions (fiction written by fans based on an extant work). Through my work, I try to delve into the question of consent and the rationale of such literary acts through fan ethnography. Also there is the fiction-based otherization of the authorial self as fanfiction is written purely for the pleasure (often masturbatory) of the author and the intended and implied audience (the yaoifanbase) who, while harboring and finding pleasure in such fantasies, do not subscribe to such notions in real life nor would they enjoy to be in such situations. The essay also deals with the question of how gay men are represented in such texts and their discomfort in such representations, where their bodies and sexuality are produced and consumed as tools of entertainment for women. These erotic texts exclusively cater to the female psychosexuality, as they are produced by and for women. Since in yaoi texts no involvement of the female body per se hence the pleasure is derived from a mental correlation. The fanbase of such work is also huge, centered around the rotten girls/fujoshi culture.
The Confluence in the Contemporary Art World of Literature and Postmodern Visual Arts in Jeff Vande Zande’s Landscape with Fragmented Figures
Authors:   Ph. D Research Scholar, Department of English, Central University of Punjab,, Thakur Smriti , P Dinesh Babu ,   Assistant Professor of English, Centre for Classical and Modern Languages, School of Languages, Literature and Culture, Central University of Punjab
Published: December 2020

The American poet, novelist and editor, Jeff Vande Zande’s Landscape with Fragmented Figures (2009) is a novel that deals with the contemporary world of art, which brings forth the intricacies of the art forms such as collage, action paintings, and drop cloths that have established a crucial distance between the present and the past world of pre-modern art. As the novel revolves around the world of postmodern visual arts and brings this subject into the literary world, it necessitates an interdisciplinary approach, which not only brings the two different academic disciplines of arts together for a critical appreciation, but also creates a new aesthetic experience in the reader, wherein visual arts is seen through the lens of literature, which helps foreground the hidden patterns and motives behind the art work, and the literary work is appreciated with a greater knowledge and understanding of the practices in and theories of the modern and postmodern art. By looking at the symbiotic relationship between visual art and literature through the novel, this study makes an attempt to contribute to the aesthetic appreciation of the engaging confluence of postmodern visual arts and literature in the contemporary world of art. By analysing the text, the study explores the phenomena that have reduced the difference between the original and copy in the contemporary art-world wherein the artist’s aesthetic sensibility seems to derive from other sources, and thus brings into critical discourse those factors that have determined the use of parody, pastiche, irony, and collage in contemporary art forms.
Policing Immigration: A Study of Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander
Authors:   IIT Kharagpur, Mandal Aratrika
Published: December 2020

The present paper looks at the representation of inter-national mobility and immigrants in select works from Swedish author Henning Mankell’s Kurt Wallander series. Mankell’s works are set in Sweden, a country where despite exceptionally inclusive foreign policies lies fault lines within its very social exceptionalism. This challenges the complete denouement that is conventionally observed in the genre of detective fiction. Sweden’s geographical proximity with the Baltic countries makes its national boundaries porous, which enables the covert extremist factions to surface and function globally. Illegal human trafficking, followed by the absence of any restriction in compliance with the social welfare state allows one to blend in better, despite the rising anti-immigrant sentiments across the nation in the more recent years. This paper studies the underpinnings of geographical features in the constant run and chase, and how these boundaries are breached by the severity, rigidity, and interdependency of these morally fractured underground networks. Mankell’s Faceless Killers (1991) reveals nascent xenophobia provoked by the neo-Nazi remnants, which is supplemented by local projection of immigrants. These boundaries are further abused in The White Lioness (1993) which has Russian and African fugitives operating deeper networks of extremist groups that manifest an inexistent national security. The paper will reflect on the idea of an immigrant figure as potentially a victim, as a criminal. Finally, an engagement with the physical aspects of the represented urban spaces will facilitate a discussion on the (il)legality of immigration which punctures the welfare state now close to collapse.
Wpływ czynników środowiskowych na powstawanie chorób układu krążenia – wybrane problemy
Authors: Jerzemowski Janusz
Published: December 2020

Environmental factors affect human organism in many ways. They can stabilize, modify or be the cause of many diseases, particularly of circulation system. Diseases of circulation system at the end of the last millennium in USA were the cause of 38% of all deaths. Such high degree of mortality causes necessity of undertaking prophylactic actions in order to reduce the negative influence of risk factors, particularly those environment factors which influence on pathogenesis of some diseases can be modified. Environment might be the factor which causes heart disease by: oxidation stress, inflammatory process, induction of coagulation system, dysfunction of autonomic system. Schetler (70) divided the factors favoring diseases of circulation system into two groups: risk factors (which have admitted participations in pathogenesis of heart and vascular diseases) and environmental factors which significance in pathogenesis of heart diseases still increases. It is commonly acknowledged that environmental factors which favor development of many diseases of circulation system belong to: physical factors polluting the air, water, soil and food, noise, electromagnetic field, ionizing radiation and electric energy. Most of them are industrial pollution – organic and non-organic. They include also six basic air pollution compounds (ozone, CO2, SO2, CO, PbO4, dust); chemical elements (Pb, Hg, Cd, CO, As, lack of Se); medicaments; alcohol and drug inducing stupor; smoking and passive smoking. Also malnutrition and low physical activity increase the risk of occurrence of many circulation system diseases. The described situation is magnified by the fact, that present civilization still increases the number of environmental factors negatively influencing heart-vascular system.
Zmiany kondycji fizycznej polskiej młodzieży w ciągu ostatnich dekad
Authors: Przywęda Ryszard
Published: December 2020

Physical development, rate of sexual maturation, physical fitness, working capacity and general wellbeing of the organism are the main criteria of the health status of children and youth. The cross-sectional studies were organized in ten-year-intervals in the randomly selected Polish schools representing the whole nation. The studies took place in 1979, 1989 and 1999 and included children and youth aged 7-19 years. The results demonstrate the continuous positive secular trend showing more intensive physical growth and earlier maturation. These observations give the evidence of a rather good health status of the present young generation. However, changes in the level of physical fitness and working capacity of youth present the decreasing tendency during this 20-year-period. The changes in motor performance are better indicator of the general health status than the rate and level of physical development. The results of this paper show the picture of so called “opening scissors”, which means that even though the children and youth in 1999 were better physically developed (taller and heavier) than children studied in 1999 and 1989, their motor abilities were showing the gradual decrease during this period of time. The possible causes of this event have been presented and discuss in this paper.
Évolution de la conscience morale hippocratique
Authors: Szałata Kazimierz
Published: December 2020

This article is written in French.

The article is a presentation of a lecture delivered on the International Science Session “Ethics, Finances and Responsibility”, which took place on October the 3rd and 4th, 2008 in Chateau de Bossey near Geneva. Searching for sources of ethic thoughts connected with difficult moral problems of the contemporary world, the author deals with the oldest, well known writing about the ethical practice of medicine, the Hippocratic Oath. Presenting the plenteous, philosophical- ethical contents of the Oath and the history of the growth on it the Hippocratic tradition enriched in experience of the Christian anthropology, the author identifies its norms and rules. Unfortunately, since the Enlightenment times, especially the nineteenth century Positivism the tradition has been seriously disturbed. Together with the questioning the Aristotelean-Thomism anthropology, the doubts appeared related to the matter of protection of life since the conception until the natural death. Whereas new, legal regulations connected with the progress of in medical studies request deep anthropological and philosophical reflection, which would bring back the importance of the forgotten Hippocratic tradition, where in the center of medical actions is a man who needs help.
Procesy zarządzania ryzykiem ekologicznym
Authors: Dołęga Marta , Biernat Krzysztof
Published: December 2020

Risk management relies on identification, estimation, control and finance of potential risks. Excient process of management against alternate of ecological threat it’s people and nature resources protection before threats related to pollution of water, air, soil and other components of environment, which balance has been broken by reason of pronouncement of unexpected natural phenomenon, industrial failure and human activities. Negative environmental results are caused in case of pronouncement of threat damage to environmental component pollutions and ecosystems changes.
Edukacja ekologiczna priorytetem wykształcenia współczesnego człowieka
Authors: Buchcic Elżbieta
Published: December 2020

Ludzie nigdy nie przestaną się uczyć i rozwijać swych umiejętności. Edukacja łączy się z różnymi sferami i momentami życia człowieka. Choć uczenie się związane jest głównie z pracą szkoły, nie powinno się nie doceniać procesu kształcenia dokonującego się także poza szkołą. To, czego się nauczyliśmy w wielkim stopniu wpływa na to, jakimi ludźmi jesteśmy. Im więcej wiemy, im bardziej świadomi jesteśmy, jak rozwija się świat, tym lepiej rozumiemy zjawiska dokonujące się  wokół nas, a przez to stajemy się zdolni do pełnego uczestnictwa w życiu społeczeństwa.
Miłosierdzie chrześcijańskie wobec wyzwań medycyny współczesnej (Konwersatorium: Medycyna na miarę człowieka)
Authors: Szałata Kazimierz
Published: December 2020

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Chorować w Polsce (Konwersatorium: Medycyna na miarę człowieka; panel dyskusyjny)
Authors: Piątkiewicz Jacek A.
Published: December 2020

Streszczenie nie jest dostępne.
Chorować w domu. Od domowej opieki hospicyjnej Hospicjum Pallottinum w Gdańsku do troski o człowieka u kresu życia i edukacji społecznej "Hospicjum to też Życie" (Konwersatorium: Medycyna na miarę człowieka; panel dyskusyjny)
Authors: Krakowiak Piotr
Published: December 2020

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Cursos breves en el extranjero: aprendizajes logrados por estudiantes de posgrado en Educación
Authors: Bonilla Esquivel José Luis , Montes Silva Melanie Elizabeth
Published: December 2020

La movilidad académica es una estrategia para lograr la internacionalización y contribuye a responder a las exigencias de la globalización. Este trabajo reporta los aprendizajes logrados por 31 estudiantes mexicanos de un programa profesionalizante de Maestría en Educación, quienes tomaron un curso breve, de una semana, en la Universidad de Salamanca y en la Universidad de Coimbra. El método consistió en realizar análisis de contenido cualitativo a los trabajos finales de los estudiantes, específicamente a los apartados reflexivos que les fueron solicitados. El resultado permite identificar aprendizajes de naturaleza diversa: (1) conceptuales, principalmente los propios del curso; (2) procedimentales, por la planeación del viaje; (3) actitudinales, como crecimiento personal, vivencia de valores y reproducción de estereotipos, y (4) socioafectivos, por la convivencia. Como conclusión se establece la relevancia y significado de viajes de estudio de este tipo, que, a pesar de su brevedad, conllevan aprendizajes cuantiosos y de diversa naturaleza.
La investigación acción como estrategia de revisión de la práctica pedagógica en la formación inicial de profesores de Educación Básica
Authors: Cueto Juan Pablo Catalán
Published: December 2020

El objetivo de esta investigación fue describir los fundamentos teóricos hacia una aproximación de aplicación de la investigación acción reflexión en el hacer docente durante las prácticas educacionales (2003-2004) por los estudiantes de pedagogía en Educación Básica de una Universidad Privada de Santiago. Las bases teóricas estudiadas fueron las de Argyris y Schón (1996) con la teoría de la acción, Elliot (1998) con investigación acción y Tonucci (1999) investigación en el aula, entre otros autores. La metodología inicial fue la investigación documental y luego aplicada como una aproximación a la investigación acción en el contexto escolar. El resultado fue un proceso satisfactorio de formación en los estudiantes y docentes en ejercicio apoyado en la investigación educativa, con una planificación, acción y reflexión en la búsqueda del cambio desde la escuela.
Comparison of Production Levels and Rice Farming Income Using Technology And Corporate Farming (Case Study In Gapoktan Tani Mandiri Dalangan Village, Tawangsari District, Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java)
Authors: Werti Ayuda , Koestiono Djoko , Muhaimin Abdul
Published: December 2020

This study aims to analyze the comparison of the level of production and income of rice farming using technology and corporate farming at Gapoktan Tani Mandiri in Dalangan Village, Tawangsari District, Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java. The analysis used is quantitative analysis which is used to analyze the comparison of the level of production and income of rice farming using technology and corporate farming. Based on the results of the study, there was a significant increase in production yield from before using corporate farming systems and systems (Second Planting Season 2014), which amounted to 6670 kg/ha after using technology and corporate farming systems (Second Planting Season 2018) of 8675 Kg/ha, which accompanied by a reduction in production costs by 13%. So there is a significant increase in income from before using corporate farming systems and technology (Second Planting Season 2014) of Rp. 17,546,541/ha after using corporate farming technology and systems (Second Planting Season 2018) reached Rp. 28,046,417/ha.
Risk Mitigation of Tobacco Supply Chain: Business Process Model
Authors: Maulidah Silvana
Published: December 2020

Tobacco and its industrial products are a massive business in international trade. As a potential agro-industry, the tobacco products industry requires a supply of raw materials that must meet quantity, quality and continuity. The complexity of the tobacco supply chain network and the rapidly changing world business dynamics, pose risks in its business processes. An optimal supply chain risk mitigation or risk management strategy needs for the resilience of the tobacco supply chain in the disruption. The purpose of this study is to analyze the level of risk priority and also to formulate a risk mitigation strategy for the tobacco supply chain through a business process model approach. The method of analysis is the Delphy method and the House of Risk (HoR). The business process adopted from the SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference) model. The results showed: the priority level of tobacco supply chain risk is: economic uncertainty, tobacco is not available at the farm level, the location of tobacco raw materials is far from production activities, product prices have risen due to customs and product demand has increased sharply. Supply chain risk of mitigation strategies includes: increasing the flow of information in the tobacco supply chain, managing the stock/supply of tobacco raw materials and processed products, evaluating distributor selection, establishing partnerships with tobacco farmers, implementing a marketing mix strategy (product, price, location, promotion), increasing coordination with relevant governments, and management of information systems and technology.
Improving the Competitive Advantage of BUMDes Based on The Optimal Utilization of Local Assets Communities
Authors: Nugroho Condro , Pertiwi Vi'in , Meitasari Deny
Published: December 2020

BUMDes is one of the income sources for the village managing assets, services, and other businesses for the village community's welfare. BUMDes empowers rural communities as an autonomous region in increasing productive efforts to alleviate poverty and unemployment. Therefore, the measurement of BUMDes's performance needs to be done through the level of local resources used and the implications of the results achieved. It was required to formulate appropriate development policies so that BUMDes have high competitiveness and fulfill their role in increasing the community's economic independence. This study was conducted in East Java BUMDes because East Java province is the third province with the largest number of BUMDes in Indonesia, so it was quite representative to represent the presence of BUMDes in Indonesia. This research used a quantitative approach carried out using the structural equation modeling-partial least square (SEM-PLS) method with the Resource-based View (RBV) approach to measure the effect of BUMDes resources used on its competitiveness. The analysis showed that structural capital had a positive effect on human capital and relational capital. Human capital had also been proven to have a positive effect on relational capital. The indicator that influenced competitive advantage was human capital. Training is needed to increase the human resources capacity, online marketing training and organizational reform, infrastructure, and professional management systems need to be done.
Method and Algorithm for Recognition Dynamic Objects from a Mobile Platform, from Images Obtained in Different Spectral Ranges and Lidar Data
Authors: Cherneckaya I. E. , Spevakova S. V. , Primenko D. V.
Published: December 2020

Purpose of research. In modern automatic information collection systems, autonomous mobile devices are increasingly used, data from which can be obtained in conditions hazardous to human health, from geographically remote places, in difficult meteorological conditions and in round-the-clock observation mode. For the autonomous operation of such devices, it is necessary to use methods and algorithms that allow you to build a map of the area, link a mobile platform to it, determine a route to a target point, highlight obstacles along the route and correct the route taking into account detected obstacles. Methods. The article proposes a method and an algorithm for the selection of dynamic objects from a mobile platform, based on the analysis of data obtained from a multispectral camera, which allows the selection of obstacles, such as water, plant origin, technogenic nature, etc. with reduced computational complexity. To improve the accuracy of determining the coordinates of detected objects, a laser rangefinder is used. Results. We consider the well-known methods of multispectral images recognition and present their comparative analysis. A method and an algorithm for recognition dynamic objects from a mobile platform, from images obtained in different spectral ranges and lidar data are proposed. Experimental studies were carried out to confirm the adequacy of the mathematical substantiation of the method, to reduce the error in calculating the coordinates of the object, at a distance of up to 100 meters to the object, RMSE - 0.447%, MAPE - 0.397, to increase the performance, it took 0, 04 seconds to select the object and determine its coordinates. Conclusion. The article analyzes modern methods for recognizing multispectral images, presents the principles on which each method is based, gives advantages and disadvantages. The authors have developed a method and an algorithm that make it possible to identify static and dynamic obstacles along the route of a mobile platform, based on a sequence of images obtained in different spectral ranges. In the course of experimental studies, the performance of the proposed solutions and compliance with the specified requirements for accuracy and reliability were confirmed.
Filtering a Signal in a Fuzzy Filter Based on the Area Ratio Method
Authors: Bobyr M. V. , Luneva M. Yu.
Published: December 2020

Purpose of reseach.Digital signal filtering allows real-time noise reduction in electronic devices. Currently, there are many different digital filters, differing in speed, computing power, algorithms and restrictions on the conditions of use. One of these filters is the Kalman filter, but adjusting the gains of this filter is very complicated by the process of additional experiments and collection of statistical information. Therefore, in this paper, the authors consider a simplified algorithm for finding the control coefficients of a fuzzy digital filter with defuzzifier based on the area ratio method and investigate the influence of the area ratio method parameters on signal filtering, thereby achieving the goal of improving the accuracy of the fuzzy digital filter.Methods.For the algorithm for finding the control coefficients of the digital filter, a fuzzy logic apparatus was used. The control factors are determined using a defuzzifier based on the area ratio method.Results.In the course of experimental studies, the mean square error RMSE was calculated for a fuzzy digital filter using the area ratio method, the center of gravity method and the Kalman filter. Based on the results obtained, it was concluded that the fuzzy filter based on the area ratio RMSE method is 5.43 times less than for the Kalman filter and 2.77 times less than for the defuzzifier based on the center of gravity method. The results obtained prove the effectiveness of using a fuzzy digital filter with the area ratio method.Conclusion:This article considers an algorithm for the operation of a fuzzy digital filter, simulates a fuzzy digital filter and a Kalman filter in the Simulink system and calculates the RMSE values for a fuzzy digital filter with the area ratio method and the center of gravity method, as well as the Kalman filter.
An Algorithm for Crawling Robot Climbing or Descending Stair Flights
Authors: Vorochaeva L. Yu. , Savin S. I. , Mal'chikov A. V.
Published: December 2020

Purpose of research. The aim of this work is to develop an algorithm for sequential movements of a three-section crawling robot, which enables the device overcoming flights of stairs by crawling on each step or descending each step in the reverse sequence of stages. A special feature of the robot is the combination of three types of movement: snake-, worm - and caterpillar-like, which makes the device more maneuverable and expands its functionality. Methods. To develop a mathematical model of the movement of crawling robot sections at each stage of the algorithm and description of its contact interaction with the surface, the method of dynamics of multi-mass systems is used; methods of kinematic and structural analysis of the robot mechanism are used to form constraints that restrict the movement of the sections. Results. The article presents the results of simulation experiments of a robot crawling on a step of a flight of stairs and descending it, confirming the adequacy of the proposed movement algorithm. Positions of base points at the moments of the beginning and completion of the stages, section lengths and their turning angles in the vertical plane correspond to the values of these variables specified in the algorithm in the form of applied links and laid down conditions for the completion of stages. Conclusion. The article describes a detailed step-by-step algorithm for robot crawling on a step of a stairs flight and descending it; it is shown that crawling and descending are opposite operations from the point of view of sequence of stages implementing. The advantage of this algorithm is the versatility of its stages for moving the robot up and downstairs. In addition, the algorithm stages are designed in such a way that the robot does not roll over.
Adaptive Control of a Nonlinear Convertiplane under Conditions of Uncertainty
Authors: Yatsun S. F. , Emelyanova O. V. , Santiago Martinez Leon Andres , Miguel Mosquera Morocho Luis
Published: December 2020

Purpose of research. The article deals with the problem of monitoring water areas in order to control their physical and chemical conditions using a flying laboratory (FL) which includes an aircraft with attachable water intake equipment and a software and hardware system. A specific feature of the monitoring of surface waters is the unpredictable behavior of air and water, periodic absence of visual contact with the aircraft, the uncertainty of tricopter characteristics. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to study the parameters of the control system (CS) to meet the requirements for the accuracy of aircraft positioning in conditions of uncertainty of external parameters. Methods. Theoretical mechanics and robot mechanics methods were used to solve the set tasks. Methods for mathematical modeling of dynamic systems were used to study the patterns of convertiplane movement. Adaptive control with a reference model were used to plan and control the movement of the aircraft. Results. The use of adaptive FL motion control made it possible to ensure convergence to zero of the tracking errors i.e., the difference between the output signals and the reference model. The proposed control system gives a good result with small disturbing effects. The parameters of the regulator that ensure the quality indicators of the ACS within the specified limits are determined. Conclusion. A mathematical model was developed and mathematical modeling of the convertiplane movement under conditions of uncertainty of external influences was performed. The problem of parameter control of a convertiplane was considered when the control coefficients were available for setting. The developed algorithms in the adaptive control system made it possible to provide faster suppression of external disturbances in comparison with the traditional PID control system for the case of a linear description of the controlled object.
Simulation of an Exoskeleton with a Hybrid Linear Gravity Compensator
Authors: Karlov A. E. , Postolny A. A. , Fedorov A. V. , Jatsun S. F.
Published: December 2020

Purpose of research. Development of a mathematical model of an exoskeleton equipped with a hybrid linear gravity compensator (HLGC), dynamic analysis on the example of a typical exoskeleton application scenario (in the process of lifting a load), obtaining time patterns of changes in system parameters, including electric drive torques allowing assessment of power plan power consumption and energy efficiency. The article deals with the challenging issue of improving the efficiency of the exoskeletal suit by means of HLGC. The use of a hybrid approach makes it possible to increase the efficiency of assisting the exoskeletal suit when performing various technological operations, for example, when lifting a load, when tilting and holding. Methods. When developing a mathematical model, an original approach was used to form the motion trajectory of the exoskeleton sectors during operation, based on the use of seventh-order polynomials. The paper uses a mathematical model represented by a system of second-order differential equations that connects the moments acting on the operator and the exoskeleton, the angular accelerations of the operator's back and the exoskeleton. Results. During numerical simulation, time diagrams of changes in system parameters, angles of rotation of exoskeleton hinges, moments that occur in a hybrid LGC, as well as graphs of current consumption of engines when performing lift and tilt with a load are obtained. Conclusion. In the course of the research, a kinematic model of an exoskeleton suit equipped with a GLGC was developed, second-order differential equations describing the dynamic behavior of the electromechanical system were written, and numerical simulation was performed to estimate the forces and energy consumption in the exoskeleton hinges and the drive of the hybrid linear gravity compensator.
Teachers’ perceptions of students with special education needs in Two Western Districts of Bhutan
Authors: Womling Tshering , Dhendup Sonam
Published: December 2020

The present study examined Bhutanese teachers’ general perceptions, challenges towards special educational needs (SEN) students, and professional development (PD) and training attended by teachers with their levels of stress. A total of 53 teachers of Two SEN Schools in western Bhutan participated in this study. The data were collected using the online survey. The findings of this study suggest that although, 55% of teachers felt that teaching students with or without disabilities together is a good thing, however, the lack of professional development and further training can thus be a contributing factor why teachers feel stress while teaching students with SEN in these two identified schools. The findings also indicated that teachers learnt skills in SEN mostly through personal initiatives such a doing further research and reading. Similarly, the results of the study showed that the female teachers were said to have experienced more stress compared to their male counterparts. Further, the study also revealed that some of the challenges identified by teachers while teaching students with SEN were the lack of teacher collaboration within the school, lack of resources, overcrowded classrooms and the lack of professional development and training. Alternatively, the results of predictive analysis tended to show a strong negative relationship between the PD and the teacher stress. Further, the correlation and the prediction analyses further revealed that an estimated of 52% variability of stress can be predicted by the PD/trainings attended by the teachers.
Review of Empirical Research on Foreign Language Teachers’Intercultural Teaching Beliefs from the Perspectives of Participants and Methods
Authors: Hu Fenghua , Fu Xiaoqiu
Published: December 2020

In recent years, the topic of language teachers’ intercultural teaching beliefs has attracted considerable research interest. This paper sampled 15 empirical research articles related to foreign language teachers’ intercultural teaching beliefs. Through summarizing and analyzing the main research participants and methods of these studies, the review found that there are some limitations in the research participants and methods. Firstly, from the perspective of the research participants, these studies lay emphasis on middle school English teachers, and few studies take into account teaching experience and teaching environment factors. Then, from the perspective of research methods, this review found that most of the empirical studies are mainly conducted in quantitative methods and some research samples are too small to draw convincing conclusions. What’s more, there are also some limitations on research instruments. In light of these findings, areas for further research are suggested.
Impacts of RF radiation from mobile phones on human health and its remedies
Authors: Vijayalakshmi L. , Nirmala Devi P.
Published: December 2020

The mobile phone is one of the most unavoidable electronic gadgets in our day-to-day life. As all devices are fully automated through the Internet of Things (IoT), a mobile phone help us controlling and connecting with other devices. In spite of many advantages of the use of mobile phones in the field of communication automation, the RF radiation from mobile phones or towers is causing many health issues. The main drawback of this effect is not known initially but the effect becomes adverse after a long period. This paper lists the impact of mobile phones both on the positive and negative side. Further research is done to avoid the RF exposure in the field of communication and absorbing material to reduce the impact. As the effect of prolonged use of mobile phones is known only after long time, the general suggestions on their use are listed to avoid deadly diseases and other psychological effects.
Investigating the effect of the body mass index (BMI) values on the behavior of human energy expenditure
Authors: Sugiono Sugiono , Suparman Sudjito , Oktiarso Teguh , Satrio Willy
Published: December 2020

Employee durability is a critical factor to improve a company performance. Company management must control employee health conditions. The purpose of this paper is to determine the effect of office worker’s BMI variation on human energy expenditure behavior including the recovery process. This study started with literature reviews of BMI, human biology, energy expenditure, and physiology ergonomics. The data was collected randomly from 126 nonphysical office workers in productive ages from 20 to 40 years old. The BMI, resting heart rate, activity heart rate, and recovery heart rate of all respondents then recorded. The results shows that the respondents BMI scores are classified into underweight (BMI <18.5) with totaling = 4%, healthy weight (18.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 22.9) = 34.1%, light obesity (23 ≤ BMI ≤ 24.9) = 23%, medium obesity (25 ≤ BMI ≤ 29.9) = 29.4%, and weight obesity (BMI> 30) = 9.5%. The underweight class has the lowest average rest heart rate = 68.6 bpm and the overweight class has the highest average rest heart rate = 84.6 bpm. Consequently, heart rate during activity for each class from underweight to overweight is 88.4 bpm, 90.9 bpm, 93.3 bpm, 95.1 bpm, and 98.6 bpm. With the same order, the heart rate reduction percentage during the recovery phase is 4.6%, 11.0%, 13.1%, 16.0%, and 8.8%. In brief, the BMI variation strongly correlated with Time to Recovery (TTR) of nonphysical office workers.
Confirmative Evaluation: New CIPP Evaluation Model
Authors: Finney Tia L.
Published: December 2020

Struggling trainees often require a substantial investment of time, effort, and resources from medical educators. An emergent challenge involves developing effective ways to accurately identify struggling students and better understand the primary causal factors underlying their poor performance. Identifying the potential reasons for poor performance in medical school is a key first step in developing suitable remediation plans. The SOM Modified Program is a remediation program that aims to ensure academic success for medical students. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of modifying the CIPP evaluation model by adding a confirmative evaluation step to the model. This will be carried out by conducting a program evaluation of Wayne State University’s School of Medicine Modified Program to determine its effectiveness for student success. The key research questions for this study are 1) How effective is the Modified Program for student’s success in the SOM? 2) Do students benefit from a modified program in medical school? 3) Will the CIPP program evaluation model become more effective by adding confirmative evaluation component?
Synthesis of CNOT-Dihedral circuits with optimal number of two qubit gates
Authors: Garion Shelly , Cross Andrew W.
Published: December 2020

In this note we present explicit canonical forms for all the elements in the two-qubit CNOT-Dihedral group, with minimal numbers of controlled-S(CS) and controlled-X(CX) gates, using the generating set of quantum gates[X,T,CX,CS]. We provide an algorithm to successively construct then-qubit CNOT-Dihedral group, asserting an optimal number of controlled-X(CX) gates. These results are needed to estimate gate errors via non-Clifford randomized benchmarking and may have further applications to circuit optimization over fault-tolerant gate sets.
¿Quién salva a los asalariados? Interpretación de la crisis subprime desde la perspectiva laboral
Authors: Herrera Valencia Beethoven
Published: December 2020

Al abordar la explicación de la crisis financiera estadounidense y su expansión por el mundo, la mayoría de los analistas y académicos se han concentrado en las prácticas financieras, la falta de regulación y los abusos de individuos e instituciones, pero han obviado el aspecto laboral como una explicación relevante. Parte de las vulnerabilidades de las economías que las crisis han hecho evidentes tienen que ver principalmente con factores de largo plazo, precisamente relacionados con las condiciones laborales en el mundo heredadas por las políticas de flexibilización del consenso de Washington. El artículo aborda en primer lugar la génesis de la crisis desde su perspectiva laboral, luego se presentan dos casos particulares –Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica– con especial énfasis en Colombia, y finalmente se exponen algunos resultados respecto de una nueva visión del trabajo y los posibles lineamientos desde la política laboral para enfrentar las crisis.
Reinterpretasi Konsep Agama merujuk pada Term Al-Islam sebagai Solusi bagi Problematika Perumusan Konsep Agama
Authors: HM Yasin Taslim
Published: December 2020

Among scientists, works to invent a comprehensive religious concept for all human beings are still underway. In a literal sense, there are various constraints in formulating the concept of religion in order to be completely accepted by all circles. Some of which are obstacles related to the sacredness of religious meanings and constraints due to the inner feelings of the adherents. In accordance with religion's function, scientists agree that religion has a key role in constructively managing human life. By employing the literature study method, this article, therefore, seeks to explain the problems faced by scientists in the field of social studies in formulating the concept of religion, then present a solution in order to reinterpret the concept of religion by referring to the term “al-Islam” in the Quran which generates some elements applied as a foundation or the basis in explaining the concept of religion comprehensively. These attempts are considered to integrate between science and religion simultaneously and to shatter their domain of dichotomy. AbstrakUpaya perumusan konsep agama yang komprehensif bagi seluruh ummat manusia masih terus berlangsung dikalangan para ilmuwan. Secara terminologis, terdapat beragam kendala dalam merumuskan konsep agama agar dapat diterima sepenuhnya oleh seluruh kalangan. Beberapa diantaranya adalah kendala yang berhubungan dengan kesakralan makna agama dan kendala yang menyangkut perasaan bathiniyah dari para penganutnya. Sementara terkait fungsi dari agama, para ilmuwan sepakat jika agama memiliki peran penting dalam menata kehidupan manusia secara positif. Artikel ini, melalui metode kajian studi kepustakaan, berupaya untuk memaparkan problematika para ilmuwan sosial dalam merumuskan konsep agama, kemudian menawarkan solusi untuk dapat melakukan reinterpretasi konsep agama dengan merujuk pada term al-Islam dalam Alquran guna menghasilkan beberapa unsur yang dapat dijadikan fondasi atau landasan dasar dalam menjelaskan konsep agama secara komprehensif. Upaya tersebut sekaligus dapat mengintegrasikan antara sains dan agama sehingga menghilangkan domain dikotomis antara  keduanya
Enxerto ósseo para atrofia de mandíbula
Authors: Correa Beltrão Gilson , Zardo Mauricio , Raffin Rosane
Published: December 2020

A atrofia da mandíbula desdentada é, na verdade, um desafio para os protesistas. A dificuldade de copiar as nuanças do rebordo e de confeccionar um aparelho protético estável, nestes casos, é enorme. No presente trabalho, procuramos demonstrar, através de descrição de um caso clínico, os recursos que a cirurgia, enxerto de crista ilíaca, proprociona como fim. Possibilitando um aumento de rebordo, bem como acidentes anatômicos mais nítidos. Desta forma, procura o protesista desenvolver o seu trabalho com adequada estabilidade.
Considerações sobre o estudo dos ameloblastomas
Authors: D Barbachan João Jorge , Varvaki Rados Pantelis , Sant'Ana Filho Manoel , Francisco Quadros Onofre
Published: December 2020

Com a finalidade de atualizar os conhecimentos sobre o ameloblastoma, foi feita revisão da literatura e o estudo de 26 casos arquivados no Laboratório de Patologia da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, onde foi possível o exame histopatológico de mais de uma área do tumor. Em 21 dos casos observamos a presença de dois ou mais tipos histológicos, sendo os mais frequentes do tipo plexiforme e folicular. São apresentados ainda, dois casos pouco frequentes quanto a localização (maxilar) e faixa etária (crianças).
Ensino odontológico — realidade
Authors: Molinos Pires Filho Fernando
Published: December 2020

O autor, baseado em dados relativos a situação da educação brasileira, questiona a oportunidade de comemorações relativas a data dedicada ao Cirurgião-Dentista, denunciando a alienação de tais atitudes.
Management of stage 0 medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw with hyperbaric oxygen therapy: a case report and review of the literature
Authors:   Medical Student, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York U.S., Lin Lawrence J. , Alfonso Allyson R. ,   Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, Ross Frank L. ,   Department of Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, Chiu Ernest S. ,   Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, Fleisher Kenneth E. ,   Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, New York,   Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
Published: December 2020

The definition of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) includes a stage 0 presentation where exposed bone, the hallmark of this condition, is absent. Numerous management strategies have been recommended for MRONJ including hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy. This report describes a 64-year-old woman with stage 0 MRONJ of the bilateral mandible, refractory to clindamycin and local debridement, who was subsequently managed successfully with amoxicillin/clavulanate and HBO2 therapy. The authors also explore the current literature on the pathophysiology of MRONJ and the potential role of hyperbaric oxygen in its treatment.
Protection of the Esophagus During Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Authors: Houmsse Mahmoud , Daoud Emile
Published: December 2020

Esophageal injury still occurs with high frequency during ablation of
atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of this study is to provide a
review of methods to protect the esophagus from injury during AF
ablation. Despite advances in imaging and ablation, the potential risk
of esophageal injury during AF ablation remains an important concern
with a high occurrence of esophageal injury (≈15%). There have been
numerous studies evaluating varied techniques for esophageal protection
including active cooling and displacement of the esophagus. These
techniques are reviewed in this manuscript as well as the role of
esophageal protection in managing patients undergoing AF ablation
procedure.