bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Complex monitoring as a base of environmental policy formation at urban territories
Authors: Dyadin Dmytro
Published: March 2020

Rivers and their floodplains within urban territories are considered as principal objects ofcomplex monitoring for cities with quite developed industry and transport as the city ofKharkiv. Flowing across both industrial and residential areas, rivers take, transport andaccumulate all contaminants from surface runoff, leachate of solid wastes disposals, industrialwater discharge.In 1991 Kharkiv National Academy of Municipal Economy (NAMEK) together with KharkivGeological Survey carried out landscape survey and geochemical analysis of floodplains andriver bed areas of main rivers within the city - Udy, Lopan and Kharkiv. Soils, bottomsediments and plants were sampled and analysed. Next stages of monitoring carried out bystaff and students of NAMEK have shown considerable changes in spatial allocation ofpollution sources at surveyed landscapes and quality changes of contaminants. Uncontrolleddisposal of solid wastes at river banks has increased considerably during last years and thefact gives principle concern to residential and agricultural areas.Obtained data allow making reasonable choice of runoff and wastewater treatmenttechnologies especially phytotechnologies as innovative, low-cost and environmentallyfriendly treatment methods. Monitoring results should be a basement for effective industrialand municipal waste management and as a whole for forming of environmental policy aturbanized areas.
Monitoring of ecosystems in an oil-extracting area
Authors: Kapelkina Ljudmila , Malyshkina Ljubov , Bakina Ljudmila , Korolev Alexander , Koroleva Tatjana , Usova Ljudmila , Bakkal Sergei
Published: March 2020

Complex monitoring has been carried out by five institutes of St.Petersburg Scientific Centerin on of the oil-fields, located in boggy landscape in the Western Siberia. The aim ofinvestigations is to estimate the conditions of land and water ecosystems around drilling wellsand in oil-extraction zone. Field work was performed in the surroundings of boring grounds atdifferent technological stages: 1) sand road pads construction, 2) drilling of wells, 3) wellsunder exploitation (oil extraction stage). During the field work the laboratory investigationsand chemical analyses of soil samples have been made. The state of soil and vegetation cover,soil microbial community, entomofauna, hydrobionts, ground vertebrates and birds has beenstudied. Soil microorganisms, plants, animals, hydrobionts have been used as bioindicators.Local changes of the components of environment caused by natural and technogenic factorswere found. Typical changes in ecosystems caused by impact of different technogenicdisturbances (oil spills, salt waters, technical oils, drilling muds, flooding by ground waters)were determined. The results of our investigations showed that the level of changes ofecosystems caused by technogenic impact was determined by three factors: the direction andintensity of impact, its duration and ecological resistance of ecosystem on a whole. Alongwith uniformity of technogenic impact in the different types of ecosystems, differentdeviations in their condition have been observed. In spite of rather pronounced deviations inthe condition of different components of environment the determined changes in the mostcases have the reversible character.
Does size matter: scaling a composting experiment
Authors: Kriipsalu Mait , Nammari Diauddin
Published: March 2020

Composting has been considered one of the simplest and most cost-effective methods forbiotreatment of oily soil, sludge and sediments. By nature, composting is a large-scaleprocess, where certain mass is needed to retain heat and moisture. In order to optimizecomposting, especially with oily wastes, various experiments may be necessary. To representthe composting process in small scale, in particular the magnitude and duration of temperatureprofiles, adequate scaling is required. Small-scale composting experiments were conducted inorder to be able to analyze the scaling-up effects of laboratory and pilot-scale experimentsinto full-scale composting. Four naturally ventilated box reactors of different volumes: 2L,20L, 200L, and lO00L were used. The compost mixture consisted of oily sediments, sawdust,and peat. The temperature of all compost mixtures was recorded daily at the centre andsurface of each compost box, during a period of ten months. It was found, that the reactorswith a volume � 200L and a surface area to volume ratio (SA:V) 2': I 0: I, showed no differencebetween surface and centre temperature. The heat generated was lost to the surroundings at ahigher rate than could be sustained by the biomass. While the IO00L experiment with a SA:Vratio in the range of 6.0: I produced pronounced self heating. The results were in accordanceto the SA:V ratios and their relationship to heat generation and dissipation as shown inscientific literature. The results obtained, show that laboratory experiments with self-heatingreactors of SA:V ratio 2':I 0: I containing oily-sludge should not be used to simulate full scale,since the results are impossible to verify. In order to carry out reliable experiments simulatingfull scale composting processes in inexpensive self-heating reactors, it is suggested not toproceed with laboratory scale, but conduct properly insulated pilot-scale experiments withSA:V � 6.0:1.
New waste prognostic and waste management system assessment tools: examples of implementation for municipalities in the countries with rapid growing economies
Authors: Denafas Gintaras , Rimaityte Ingrida , Racys Viktoras , Mackow Iwona , Gornikowski Wojciech , Szpadt Ryszard , Sebastijan Marta , Tsilemou Konstantinia , Panagiotakopoulos Demetrios , Jankowicova Katarina , Cermak Oskar , Giralt Francese , Garreta Josepa , Colom Sandra , Sune Elena , Garcia Eva Ma
Published: March 2020

This paper compiles results of the research project 'The Use of Life Cycle Assessment Tools for the Development of Integrated Waste Management Strategies for Cities and Regions with Rapid Growing Economies', in short: LCA-IWM (for more: www.lca-iwm,net), The project, which runs from September 2002 until August 2005, is financially supported by the European Commission, It is part of the Fifth Framework Programme.Some municipal waste management scenarios for Kaunas (Lithuania), Wroclaw (Poland), Xanthi (Greece), Nitra (Slovakia) and Reus (Spain) was created and assessed to compare impact on environmental, economical and social sustainability, The chosen waste management scenarios can be understood like stepped evolution of waste management system, i.e, the next scenarios is an extension of previous scenario, The first scenarios for every city correspond to the situation in the current waste management systems, the next scenarios include not only landfilling, but also increased rates of separate collection, mechanical-biological pre-treatment and incineration.

 At the Conclusion the best Scenarios regarding environmental and economical sustainability is pointed.
Bioremediation of AOX from pulp and paper industry wastewater and AOX contaminated soils
Authors: Deshmukh N. S. , Lapsiya K. L. , Savant D. V. , Mujumdar A. M. , Ranade D.R.
Published: March 2020

Bleaching of paper pulp with chlorine/ chlorine derivatives leads to formation of severalorganochlorine compounds. These compounds are collectively termed as "Adsorbable OrganicHalides" (AOX). Toxic effects of AOX are well documented. Analysis of various wastewaters,soils irrigated with wastewater and sludge show significant levels of AOX. This is a potentialthreat to the environment. Physical and chemical methods of AOX removal are not economical.Hence, bioremediation technology needs to be developed for effective, ecofriendly andeconomical management of AOX containing waste. With this aim, anaerobic biofilm reactors(7.2L) were developed in our laboratory. Anaerobic cultures degrading chlorophenols wereenriched and a consortium of such enrichments was used as the inoculum for the reactors. Thereactors were fed with nutrient medium and run at 20 days HRT and at 30 °c. Degradation of 2,4dichlorophenol (2,4 DCP) was studied at 100 ppm, 300 ppm and 600 ppm and 96.7, 74.5 and56.8 % dechlorination was observed, respectively. Anaerobic degradation at varyingconcentration of AOX from bleach composite wastewater (BCWW) was studied. Reactors fedwith 12.5, 25, 50 and 75 % BCWW v/v showed 62.9, 56.5, 55.9 and 27.1% AOX degradation,respectively. The results suggest feasibility of treating the BCWW stream separately in anaerobicreactor and then mixing the effluent with composite wastewater. The treatment will ensureprevention of AOX pollution. Fish toxicity bioassays are being carried out to study safe disposalof treated wastewater in natural water bodies. Aerobic cultures degrading different chlorophenolswere isolated. Using a consortium of these cultures bioremediation studies on AOX contaminatedsoils have been initiated.
Transport processes of an ionic liquid in various soils
Authors: Mrozik Wojciech , Jungnickel Christian , Stepnowski Piotr
Published: March 2020

Ionic liquids are a new class of chemicals which are finding application in a wide varietyof chemical processes. Due to the wide range of possible application in industrialprocesses, the ionic liquids should be evaluated before they enter the environment. Aspart of a sustainable development of chemicals, the fate of the chemical needs to beassessed and interactions characterized. Soils form an essential part of this assessment.This study defines and evaluates interaction of an ionic liquid, l -butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, with the soil component. This entity was chosendue to its frequent applicability in various organic and catalytic processes and it is likelythat it will be soon produced on an industrial scale.Aim of our work focused on the assessment of the partition coefficients of ionic liquidwith different types of saturated soils. The soils used in the experiment were forestry soil,agricultural soil, fluvial agricultural soil, fluvial meadow soil and kaolinite. The partitioncoefficients were determined using equilibrium batch tests. The influences of other factorssuch as pH or ionic strength on sorption dependency of the ionic liquid were also studied.
The testing of model plant Raphanus sativus germination and phytomass production on oil-composts
Authors: Noormets Merrit , Kauer Karin , Köster Tiina , Kriipsalu Mait , Jänes Aive , Merivee Agnes
Published: March 2020

In industrialized society, large amounts of oily sediments from contaminated sites as well asoily sludge from industrial processes need to be treated in sustainable way. Nowadaysbiological treatment is becoming more important. The purpose of biotreatment is to decreasethe concentration of organic pollutants (e.g. oil) in soil or compost by mineralizing hazardouschemicals into harmless compounds such as carbon dioxide or some other gas or inorganicsubstance, water, and cell material. Whereas hydrocarbons are generally well degradable,some organic compounds (e.g. PAH) are less degradable; and some (heavy metals) can not bedegraded. However, resistant compounds can be transformed through sorption, methylation,and complexation, and change in valence state, which affect mobility and bioavailability. Theuse of oil-compost depends on legislative limits, and response of vegetation. Oil-content mayhave a negative effect on plant root system even in low concentrations. Heavy metals mayinhibit the growth, but in the other hand, the plants are also known in uptaking heavy metalsand other contaminants, known as phytoremediation. This may create a situation, wherevegetation cover acts as additional treatment system for matured oil-composts. The objectiveof this study was to examine the effect of hydrocarbon residues in different substances(compost and soil mixtures) on soil model plants (Raphanus sativus) germination andphytomass production. The germination study demonstrated that the plants germination andbiomass production was highly dependent on compost decomposition degree, nutrient contentand biological properties of soil. On less matured compost, the germination and growth wassuppressed. The phytomass production experiment showed that plants in oil compost haddecreased height, taproot mass and above ground phytomass. The application of complexmineral fertilizers increased the volume of abovementioned parameters.
A practical application for monitoring methane in ambient air at waste disposal facillities using a portable open path analyzer
Authors: Tanikawa Noboru , Furuichi Toru , Ishii Kazuei , Matsuo Kohji
Published: March 2020

It is well known that methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas, and one of the main gases emittedfrom landfills, CH4 is also emitted from biogasification facilities and composting facilities, Anew method to monitor CH4 in ambient air has been developed using a portable open pathmethane analyzer (POMA) that is retailed as an urban gas leak detector. In this study, we haveinvestigated a practical application of a POMA in the field, and the characteristics of CH4emissions at landfill sites, biogasification facilities, and a composting facility,It is clear that this new method is convenient, and can be used to monitor the averageconcentration of CH4 in ambient air at a waste disposal facility, such as a landfill site, acomposting facility, or a biogasification facility, The concentration of CH4 in ambient air atlandfill sites, a composting facility, and biogasification facilities were found to be 2-30, 2-13,and 3-13 ppm, respectively,
Production of biogas from cattle waste at low temperature
Authors: Yeole T. Y. , Deshmukh N.S. , Lapsiya K.L. , Ranade D.R.
Published: March 2020

Production of Bio gas from cattle waste and other biomass is now considered as one of the majorroutes to obtain gaseous fuel for sustainable development. In tropical countries like Indiathousands of rural families in villages are using 3 to 5 M3 biogas plants to suffice their dailycooking fuel need. All these plants are run on cattle waste. Since these plants are operated atambient temperatures, effect of temperature variation affects daily gas yield. The effect becomesvery prominent during winter season. In general about 50-60% reduction in daily biogas yield isobserved when ambient temperature is around l 5°C as compared to that produced at around 30-350C. A low cost and simple to operate technique to enhance biogas yield from the biogas plantduring winter season shall help to get optimum biogas yield from these plants during the winterseason. We thought of a simple technique of filtering the digested effluent slurry of biogas plantthrough a triple layer muslin cloth to obtain a filtrate, hence-forth called as clarified digestedslurry (CDS), rich in cell mass and then adding it back to the biogas plant along with the influentslurry. Experiments were carried out on 25 L capacity cattle dung biogas plant operated at 15°Cto see effect of recirculation of CDS. Addition of 25 and 40% v/v CDS in daily influent resultedin 15% and 37% increase in daily biogas yield. Recirculation of 40% v/v CDS supplementedwith Diammonium phosphate(DAP) increased the biogas yield by 75% v/v. In anotherexperiment use of clarified rumen fluid (CRF) to prepare influent slurry and added exclusivelyfor one day enhanced the daily biogas yield by 70% v/v for a period of two months. Popular dailywears in India called cotton dhoti or cotton sari can be used for the filtration of the slurry.
YETİŞKİN BİR HASTADA ROUND PNÖMONİ: OLGU SUNUMU
Authors: Börekçi Elif , Kolkıran Nagihan
Published: March 2020

Round
pnömoni çocuklarda daha sık, yetişkinlerde ise nadir görülen bir akciğer enfeksiyonudur.
Akciğer grafilerinde oval şekilli lezyonlar olarak görülmesinden dolayı bronkojenik
karsinom ile karıştırılabilmektedir. Genellikle benign seyir göstermesi ve
antibiyoterapiyle rezolüsyona uğraması pulmoner malignitelerden ayırt
edilmesini sağlar. Biz burada, round pnömoni saptadığımız ve antibiyotik
tedavisi sonrasında klinik ve radyolojik düzelme sağlanan bir olguyu sunduk.
Klinisyenler akciğer malignitelerini görünüm olarak taklit edebilen, nadir
görülen bu pnömoni tipini gereksiz tanısal testlerden kaçınmak için akılda
bulundurmalıdır.
MEBAUAC: Methodology for elaborating a baseline of the accomplishment of university accreditation criteria
Authors: Alfaro Paredes Emigdio Antonio
Published: March 2020

El objetivo del estudio fue proponer y aplicar una metodología rápida para elaborar una línea de base del cumplimiento de los criterios de acreditación universitaria en las carreras universitarias con la percepción de los profesores y las autoridades académicas y aplicarla a una ciudad. MEBAUAC es original y ha permitido el establecimiento de una línea de base. No se encontraron metodologías similares anteriores. El instrumento de la evaluación es original y se aplicó a la evaluación del cumplimiento de los criterios de acreditación universitaria de carreras de ingeniería con una muestra de 73 profesores y autoridades académicas de carreras de ingeniería en Lima, capital del Perú. Utilizando la metodología propuesta, se obtuvieron los resultados de los siguientes criterios: (a) el conocimiento de las estrategias adecuadas de los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje por parte de los profesores, (b) la implementación de programas de bienestar (biblioteca, artes, atención de la salud, recreación actividades, etc.), (c) planificación a largo plazo, (d) elaboración de planes de estudio de acuerdo con los requisitos del mercado laboral, (e) aplicación de estrategias adecuadas para los procesos de enseñanza-aprendizaje, (f) tutoría, (g) extensión universitaria y proyección social, (h) espacios y equipamiento y (i) relaciones con grupos de interés. Las investigaciones futuras sobre la evaluación del proceso de acreditación deben tener en cuenta los enfoques para las escuelas universitarias, las autoridades gubernamentales y los investigadores interesados.
Medication Adherence to Type 2 Diabetic Patients Hospitalized at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh
Authors: Rana Mohammad Masud , Islam Mohammad Shariful , Akter Jotsna , Khatun Shanzida
Published: March 2020

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has been a global epidemic in the new millennium and the majority of all diabetic patients constitute Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Medication adherence to prescribed treatments is a key determinant to achieve therapeutic success reduces diabetic complications.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to examine the level of medication adherence to Type 2 diabetic patients hospitalized at tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh.

Methods: The study was descriptive cross-sectional design. A total of 112 Type 2 diabetic patients were conveniently recruited from tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh.

Results: The mean age of the participants was 57.46 (SD=11.65) years. More than half of the patients (60.7%) were male and majority of them (94.6%) were married. The mean score of diabetic medication adherence was calculated as 26.46 (SD=1.58). Adherence to diabetic medications was significantly associated with age (p=.01), occupation (p=.003), duration of DM (p=.003), oral hypoglycemic agents (p=.02), HbA1c (p=< .01) and Fasting Blood Ssugar (p=< .01). Medication non-adherence significantly found in patients with presence of diabetic retinopathy (p=<.01), microabuminuria (p=.01), dyslipidemia (p=.006), hypertension (p=.01) and other chronic diseases (p=.01).

Conclusion: The level of medication adherence among Type 2 diabetic patients was found to be suboptimal. Good adherence has beneficial effects on HbA1c and FBS. For improving adherence particular focus should pay to diabetic patients with different age groups and the presence of comorbidities.

Keywords: Medication Adherence; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Oral Hypoglycemic Agents; Comorbidities.
Peculiarities of cellular and humoral immunity in 3–12 months old infants with atopic dermatitis
Authors: Dementieva Elena A. , Gurina Olga P. , Blinov Aleksandr E. , Varlamova Olga N. , Blinov Georgiy A. , Stepanova Arina A.
Published: March 2020

The increasing frequency and severity of allergopathology in childhood dictate the need to deepen theoretical knowledge about the pathogenesis of immune reactions in allergies.

The aim of the work is to analyze the indicators of cellular and humoral immunity in children of the first year of life suffering from atopic dermatitis.

Materials and methods. 61 children were examined. Three groups were formed: group 1 children aged 35 months (30 children), group 2 69 months (19 children), group 3 1012 months (22 children). The study of the immune status was carried out by immunological tests of the first level. Immunophenotyping of lymphocytes-by flow cytometry.

Results. The subpopulation composition of lymphocytes revealed some age-related features: children of group 1 are characterized by the development of T-lymphocytopenia, group 2 B- and T-cell lymphocytopenia, group 3 B-lymphocytopenia. In all age groups, there is a decrease in the content of activated NK-lymphocytes, HLA-DR+ T-lymphocytes, and an increase in -T-lymphocytes. Decrease in the immunoregulatory index in group 1 23.3% of cases, in group 2 26.3%, in group 3 45.5%. Violation of the process of phagocytosis is noted in 22.4% of children. All examined children have hyperimmunoglobulinemia E, which is ten times higher than the age norm. In group 3, a strong negative correlation was found between the value of the immunoregulatory index and the concentration of total IgE (r = 0.6). The content of immunoglobulins A, M, G in the blood serum tends to develop of hyperimmunoglobulinemia. However, more than 40% of children older than 6 months have a deficiency in the synthesis of one or two classes of immunoglobulins.

Conclusion. The detected changes in the immune status are predisposing for the development of a secondary immunodeficiency state in the future. The study of the immune status in children with atopic dermatitis is necessary for individual immunocorrection in order to increase the effectiveness of basic therapy, reduce the severity of the disease, the frequency of exacerbations.
The feature of brain oxygenation in the sleep cycle of healthy newborn babies
Authors: Evsyukova Inna I. , Zvereva Natalia A. , Gurieva Natalia G. , Velichko Tatiana A.
Published: March 2020

Noninvasive monitoring brain oxygenation with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is becoming a widely used in neonatology for determine the optimal target oxygen saturation during resuscitation of newborns, but its use in clinical practice for diagnostics and prognosis perinatal pathology is limited because intra and especially interpatient variability are too large for this aim. This study aimed to determine cerebral oximetry values during the sleep cycle and wakefulness in healthy full term newborns. 38 newborns (gestational age 38 weeks were included in this study (22 after normal birth I group and 16 after cesarean section). Near-infrared spectroscopy (CrSO2) from left fronto-parietal region was recorded in synchrony with polysomnography. Continuous cerebral CrSO2 were measured using near-infrared spectroscopy (Somanetic INVOS 5100C, USA). Fraction tissue oxygen extraction (FTOE) was calculated using SaO2 (pulse oximeter Radical Masimo) and CrSO2 (FTOE = (SаO2 CrSO2)/SаO2). CrSO2 and SаO2 were analyzed during 15 minutes polysomnography-defined quiet, active sleep and wakefulness (defined according to standard guidelines). The results: cerebral oxygen saturation varies with sleep-wake states: during active sleep (74,18 0,75%) was similar to the value in wakefulness (75,6 1,0%) and smaller than in quiet sleep (81,93 1,74%, р 0,001), but FTOE during active sleep was significantly higher (0,221 0,008% and 0,129 0,005%, p 0,001). There were no differences of rates between groups. The high oxygen consumption during REM sleep supports its role during postnatal brain functional development. The use of NIRS taking into account sleep structure will be new method for diagnostic and prognosis perinatal pathology CNS.
Therapeutic tactics in cholelithiasis in children
Authors: Svarich Vyacheslav G. , Kagantsov Ilya M. , Svarich Violetta A.
Published: March 2020

There are still many questions concerning the choice of tactics for the treatment of cholelithiasis in childhood. For a long time, cholelithiasis traditionally considered a pathology of adults. Accordingly, virtually all research was devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology in the above group of patients.

Purpose of research. Justification of tactics in surgical treatment of cholelithiasis in children.

Patients and research methods. The work formed observations on 135 children aged from 2 to 17 years with cholelithiasis. In 70.4% of cases the disease is observed in girls and boys, respectively at 29.6%. 7.8% of patients have children disease arose against the backdrop of hemolytic anemia. One patient, who received urgent indications, had manifestations of mechanical jaundice: an increase in the level of common bilirubin and its direct fraction, pronounced jaundice of the skin. In the second group, 140 children with chronic stoneless cholecystitis were compared.

Research result. All patients with cholelithiasis identified different ways deformation in the area of gallbladder duct. One of the major causes of cholelithiasis in children are changes in the gallbladder duct. No patient has ever been found in concretions extrahepatic biliary passages. In patients with chronic stone-free cholecystitis pathology in the area of bladder flow was not found.

Conclusion. One of the major causes of gallstone disease in children are changes in the gallbladder duct, that most likely leads to obstruction of outflow of bile from the gall bladder, with the subsequent formation of concrements. Therefore, the conduct of conservative treatment of cholelithiasis in children appear to be ineffective and the method of choice in the treatment of this pathology can be a cholecystectomy.
Subdural hematomas in young children: clinical and electrophysiological features
Authors: Melashenko Tat’yana V. , Fomina Maria Yu. , Usenko Ivan N. , Rodionov Yuriy V.
Published: March 2020

Subdural hematoma is a sufficiently rare, but serious pathology of the brain in infants, which can lead to severe neurological deficit or result in death. Subdural hematomas are detected in 2025 per 100,000 children under 1 year. A retrospective analysis of autopsy material revealed that subdural hematomas were diagnosed in 72% of children who died before the age of 5 months from intracranial hemorrhage. According to localization, subdural hematomas are divided into supra- and subtentorial, mainly associated localization, which are located along the tent of cerebellum and sickle of the brain, mainly. The main mechanism of development of subdural hematomas is associated with the rupture of the bridge veins of the subdural space as a result of their tension, both traumatic etiology and nontraumatic brain damage, accompanied by progressive cerebral atrophy. It is believed that perinatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage is one of the leading etiological factors of developed subdural hematomas in young children. In addition, the formation of subdural hematomas in young children can be observed with intraamniotic infections, congenital fermentopathies, and above all, in children with aciduria. In some infants, subdural hematomas occur without clinical manifestation, but in most cases are accompanied by the development of neurological disorders, both in acute and in distant periods. In the main, subdural hematomas in the acute period manifest with focal convulsions with secondary generalization of seizures, behavioral disturbances, respiration, and symptoms of intracranial hypertension. During the formation of chronic subdural hematoma, development of structural epilepsy (up to 20%), microcephaly, impaired psychomotor development is observed. In 55% of young children with acute subdural hematomas, the formation of chronic subdural hematomas is observed.
Comparison of Single-Trace and Multiple-Trace Polarity Determination for Surface Microseismic Data Using Deep Learning
Authors: Tian Xiao , Zhang Wei , Zhang Xiong , Zhang Jie , Zhang Qingshan , Wang Xiangteng , Guo Quanshi
Published: March 2020

For surface microseismic monitoring, determination of the P-wave first-motion polarity is important because (1) it has been widely used to determine focal mechanisms and (2) the location accuracy of the diffraction-stack-based method is improved greatly using polarization correction. The convolutional neural network (CNN) is a form of deep learning algorithm that can be applied to predict the polarity of a seismogram automatically. However, the existing network designed for polarity detection utilizes only individual trace information. In this study, we design a multitrace-based CNN (MT-CNN) architecture using several neighbor traces combined as training samples, which could utilize the polarity information of neighbor sensors in the surface microseismic array. We use 17,227 field seismograms with labeled polarities to train two different neural networks that predict the polarities by a single trace or by multiple traces. The performance of the test set and field example of two CNN architectures shows that the MT-CNN significantly produces fewer polarity prediction errors and leads to more accurate focal mechanism solutions for microseismic events.
Diagnoza mężczyzn odbywających karę pozbawienia wolności w zakresie poziomu kompetencji mediacyjnych
Authors: Lewicka-Zelent Agnieszka Ewa , Trojanowska Ewa
Published: March 2020

Kompetencje mediacyjne są dyspozycją jednostki pozwalającą jej na konstruktywne rozwiązywanie konfliktów. Warunkują także sprawne psychospołeczne jej funkcjonowanie. Głównym celem badań własnych było ustalenie, które z kompetencji mediacyjnych stanowią dla osób pozbawionych wolności zasoby umożliwiające im znalezienie rozwiązania konfliktu satysfakcjonującego obie strony tej niekorzystnej interakcji społecznej. Grupę badanych osób utworzyło 95 mężczyzn osadzonych w zakładach karnych. Badanie przeprowadzono metodą sondażu diagnostycznego z wykorzystaniem Kwestionariusza Kompetencji Mediacyjnych autorstwa A. Lewickiej-Zelent. Uzyskane wyniki badań własnych świadczą o tym, że badane osoby cechują się niskim poziomem kompetencji mediacyjnych. Jednakże najwyższe wyniki uzyskały w zakresie kompetencji udzielania pomocy oraz kompetencji pragmatycznych, co należy wykorzystać w aranżowanych oddziaływaniach resocjalizacyjnych, w których jednocześnie będą minimalizowane posiadane przez nie deficyty w tym zakresie.
Czynności służbowe kuratora rodzinnego z udziałem cudzoziemców – studium przypadku
Authors: Wirkus Łukasz Krzysztof
Published: March 2020

W opracowaniu przedstawiono analizę przypadku pracy kuratora rodzinnego z obcokrajowcami w kontekście współczesnych wyzwań cywilizacyjnych, jakie stoją przed polskim społeczeństwem. Jednym z nich jest proces asymilacji obcokrajowców przyjeżdżających do Polski i osiedlających się tutaj z różnych powodów. Coraz częściej problemy społeczne z udziałem cudzoziemców – rodzin oraz nieletnich, stają się obszarem ingerencji sądu rodzinnego. W badaniu wykorzystano jakościowe studium przypadku, które jest szczególnie  przydatne, gdy chodzi o eksplorację specyfiki mało poznanych zagadnień. Celem badań było poznanie podstawowych problemów kuratora rodzinnego w pracy z podopiecznym, który jest obcokrajowcem.
Refleksje pedagoga nad potrzebą dostrzeżenia etycznych uwarunkowań zmian koniecznych w postawach nauczycielskich w XXI wieku Część I (Od edukacji narodowej do edukacji trans granicznie otwartej na równość w różnicach)
Authors: Wójcik Mirosław Mieczysław
Published: March 2020

W treści artykułu autor podejmuje próbę analizy współczesnych uwarunkowań koniecznych przemian w postawach nauczycielskich. Refleksję filozoficzną ukierunkowaną na etykę postrzega jako podstawę wyprowadzania wniosków co do optymalnego edukowania i kształtowania oraz zawodowego funkcjonowania osób odpowiedzialnych za wychowanie młodego pokolenia. W refleksyjności środowiska edukacyjnego postrzega też autor szansę na zrozumienie etycznych uwarunkowań przemian we współczesnych sylwetkach zawodowych nauczycielek i nauczycieli, które wymuszane są nowymi zjawiskami demograficznymi i społeczno-kulturowymi w Europie i na świecie. Artykuł wpisuje się w poszukiwania na wskroś nowoczesnego paradygmatu osobowościowego edukatorek i edukatorów w XXI wieku.
Podmiotowe korelaty umiejętności prospołecznych studentów kierunków nauczycielskich
Authors: Kirenko Janusz
Published: March 2020

Rozwiązując główny problem badawczy, zawarty w pytaniu o związki między zmiennymi, zależnej – umiejętności prospołecznych, i niezależnymi, zwanymi podmiotowymi, w wymiarach: asertywności, radzenia sobie w sytuacjach trudnych i samooceny, przebadano za pomocą: Kwestionariusza umiejętności społecznych (KUS – A.P. Goldstein), Kwestionariusza asertywności nauczyciela-wychowawcy (KAN/W – T. Zubrzycka Maciąg, J. Kirenko), Kwestionariusza COPE (COPE – C.S. Carver, M.S. Scheier, J.K. Weintraub) i Skali samooceny (SES – M. Rosenberg) 244 studentów kierunków nauczycielskich, w tym 222 kobiety (90,98%) i 22 mężczyzn (9,02%). Wiek badanych mieścił się w przedziale od 21 do 46 lat, ze średnią na poziomie 25,29 lat. Byli to studenci pedagogiki, filologii angielskiej oraz pedagogiki przedszkolnej i wczesnoszkolnej z trzech uczelni regionu lubelskiego. Uzyskano specyficzną strukturę związków wybranych zmiennych, uwypuklano te, które mają znaczne oparcie w empirii. Zastosowana regresja wieloraka umożliwiła przyjęcie w miarę precyzyjnych charakterystyk otrzymanych związków, pretendujących do miana autonomicznych wniosków.
Ortorektyczne postawy żywieniowe w kontekście ideologii healthizmu
Authors: Buczak Agnieszka
Published: March 2020

Odżywianie jest jednym z kluczowych czynników warunkujących zdrowie. Ostatnio rośnie zainteresowanie problemami żywieniowymi w aspekcie zdrowia, nie tylko w świecie nauki, ale także w mediach, kulturze i edukacji. W wielu kręgach społecznych dbałość o właściwe odżywianie przestaje być tylko elementem zdrowego stylu życia, staje się obsesją na punkcie zdrowego odżywiania. W literaturze naukowej pojawiają się pojęcia definiujące ideologię nadmiernej dbałości o zdrowie jako healtizm oraz nadmierne zainteresowanie żywieniem jako nutritonizm. Obsesję na punkcie zdrowego odżywiania nazywa się ortoreksją. Własne badania przeprowadzone na grupie 387 studentów kierunków dydaktycznych wykazały, że około połowa respondentów dbających o zdrowie wykazuje zrównoważone podejście do żywienia. Wśród niekorzystnych postaw z punktu widzenia zdrowia dominuje obojętne lub hedonistyczne podejście do jedzenia. Jednak około 10% to ludzie o silnych tendencjach ortorektycznych. Eksperymentowanie z dietami, nadmierna koncentracja na zdrowym odżywianiu, nieuzasadniona utrata masy ciała studentów kierunków nauczycielskich może przyczynić
się do pogorszenia stanu zdrowia i być modelowana przez dzieci i dzieci w wieku szkolnym.
Przygotowanie studentów i nauczycieli wychowania fizycznego do pracy z dziećmi z chorobą nowotworową
Authors: Bochenek Anna , Drogosiewicz Monika Ewa , Sierpotowska Katarzyna
Published: March 2020

Nauczyciel wychowania fizycznego we współczesnej szkole powinien posiadać szereg kompetencji do pracy z uczniem z chorobą przewlekłą, w tym z uczniem po zakończonej terapii przeciwnowotworowej. Rola aktywności fizycznej dla ozdrowieńców z choroby nowotworowej jest ogromna. Dlatego też uczeń ten nie powinien być zwalniany z uczestnictwa w szkolnym wychowaniu fizycznym, ale należy dołożyć wszelkich starań, aby aktywność fizyczna stała się elementem jego stylu życia do późnej starości. Celem badań jest diagnoza stanu przygotowania studentów i nauczycieli wychowania fizycznego do pracy z dzieckiem po zakończonym leczeniu przeciwnowotworowym. Grupę badanych stanowiło 172 nauczycieli wychowania fizycznego oraz 672 studentów kończących studia wychowania fizycznego. W badaniach posłużono się autorskim kwestionariuszem ankiety. Respondenci nie czują się przygotowani do pracy z dzieckiem po chorobie nowotworowej i niemal wszyscy chcieliby poszerzać swoją wiedzę w tym zakresie. Połowa badanych nie zna roli aktywności fizycznej w życiu ozdrowieńców, a około 30% nie wie, czy dzieci po zakończonej kuracji przeciwnowotworowej mogą uczestniczyć w wychowaniu fizycznym. Należy wprowadzić zmiany w procesie kształcenia nauczycieli wychowania fizycznego, aby przygotować ich do pracy z dzieckiem po chorobie nowotworowej. Należy stworzyć ofertę szkoleń podnoszących kompetencje nauczycieli wychowania fizycznego do pracy z dzieckiem z chorobą przewlekłą.
Wstęp
Authors: Parczewska Teresa
Published: March 2020

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Badanie w działaniu jako strategia rozwijania warsztatu badawczego licencjatów w świetle ich doświadczeń
Authors: Kwiatkowska Wioletta , Skibińska Małgorzata
Published: March 2020

Artykuł prezentuje refleksje Autorek dotyczące zastosowania strategii badań w działaniu w rozwijaniu warsztatu badawczego licencjatek Wydziału Nauk Pedagogicznych Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu. Podstawą rozważań były opinie studentek dotyczące realizacji badań w strategii badań w działaniu, zebrane podczas wywiadów częściowo ustrukturyzowanych, które zarejestrowano i poddano transkrypcji. W badaniu wzięło udział 16 studentek pedagogiki. Były to uczestniczki proseminarium i seminarium dyplomowego, które rozpoczynały przygotowania do opracowania pracy dyplomowej i prowadzenia procesu badawczego. Wybrane studentki podjęły decyzję o wdrożeniu tej strategii badań w swoich działaniach naukowych. Wypowiedzi respondentek świadczą o użyteczności przyjętej strategii prowadzącej do osiągania rozwiązań problemów edukacyjnych w badanych społecznościach. Prezentują własną perspektywę spostrzegania badań w działaniu, sposoby identyfikacji problemu badawczego oraz korzyści wynikające z zastosowania badania w działaniu w pracy nad projektem badawczym. Wskazują również trudności w realizacji badań w działaniu oraz kompetencje badawcze, w które warto wyposażyć przyszłych nauczycieli.
The Necessities of HR practices in RMG Sector of Bangladesh
Authors: Chowdhury Sabbir Hassan
Published: March 2020

This study will be performed to find out whether the RMG sectors in Bangladesh are practicing the right process of HR functions and whether this sector is considering HR as an integral part of its business. Simple Random Sampling Method is applied in this study. The study will have both practical and academic value. It will lead anyone to get a clear idea about Human Resource Management Practices, its procedure and present scenario of RMG sector in comparison with BGMEA rules and regulations. This study will also focus on the issues of fraud and forgery in Human Resource Management Practices, and their guidelines in prevention. On the other hand the findings of the study will direct to think about appropriate actions and steps for the betterment of the existing practices.
Economic Advancement of Tourism Industry in Uzbekistan
Authors: Saliev Firdavs , Soliev Mukhammadkhon
Published: March 2020

This research empirically highlights the recent status of tourism development in Uzbekistan, with analyzing of current quantitative economic overview. As a Silk Road destination, country has underlined as one of the major tourist targets for developing and it has undergone many alters over a short historical period in terms of economic, environmental and social changes on tourism sector. On that basis, this work demonstrates up the overall internal and external economic perspectives of represented country according to their status quo. This conjectural framework is experienced tests by means of a study to demonstrate the strength of the touristic destination of many historical and touristic sites, which reflect the competitive reality of the World Heritage tourism destination in whole Central Asia. The results serve to state out major trends and gaps, which focus on further research on this topic globally, and also they might be useful in diversifying interventions to alleviate the impacts in the tourism industry advancement.
A Statistical Analysis on Production of Chili and Its' Prospect in Bangladesh
Authors: Hossen Sayed Mohibul
Published: March 2020

Chili is one of the most significant marketable crops of Bangladesh. It is grown almost all over the country. There are more than 400 different varieties of Chili’s found all over the world. It is also called as hot pepper, sweet pepper, bell pepper, etc. Both chili and capsicum belong to same family as well as same genus that is Capsicum. C. frutescent is used for their small and very pungent fruits in hot sauces and as spices. It contains large amounts of vitamin C, small amounts of carotene (Provitamin A), vitamin B, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, and iron (USDA Nutrient Database). Bangladesh is one of the best producers, but there is no enough industry for preserving this fruit. So, all the production become indeed in consumption. The aim of the research is to know the cultural practices of chili in Bangladesh and how to make sweetened chili dishes that can play a vital role in our economy. This research considers the annual time series data for the period 2001-02 to 2010-11 and over seven divisions of Bangladesh. The data have been collected from various publications of BBS (Bangladesh Bureaus of Statistics) and BARC (Bangladesh Agriculture Research Council), the data of districts have been aggregated for seven divisions namely, Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, and Rangpur. Realizing the limitations of data availability, only nine variables are considered in the present research. Total production of Chili is taken as the dependent (endogenous) variable. The price of the Chili and seven divisions are considering as independent (exogenous) variables. The number of variables to be included in the model depends on the nature of the phenomenon under consideration and the purpose of the research.
Reconsideration of Local Government at Village Level: A Legal Study
Authors: Hasina Nusrat , Hasan Gazi Saiful
Published: March 2020

Establishing a local government institution in appropriate tire can easily help to get the utmost benefit of decentralization in Bangladesh. In this paper, village has been identified as an important tier to fulfill the objectives. Analysis of the historical development of local government in Bangladesh has been taken into concern to prove the fact. This paper especially focuses as well recommends establishing local government at village level which is the lowest tier of administrative decentralization in Bangladesh. Village government can also be the best tier to practice local level democracy and can ensure effective participation in decision making and also in implementing other activities related to villagers.
The Extent of Disclosure of Different Components of Disclosure Index: A Study on Commercial Banks in Bangladesh
Authors: Neogy Taposh Kumar , Ahmed Alim Al Ayub
Published: March 2020

This discussion highlights the disclosure score of different components of disclosure index of the selected state-owned commercial banks in Bangladesh. The annual reports of the selected commercial banks were analyzed to determine the extent of disclosure score of different components of disclosure index which contained the items of information included in the disclosure index of the selected commercial banks during the period under study. An index of disclosure has constructed less than seven heading to measure the extent of disclosure score of different components of disclosure index such as company profile items, corporate structure items, accounting policy items, balances sheet assets items, balance sheet liabilities items, income statement debit items and income statement credit items. This study shows that the disclosure score of different components of disclosure index is satisfactory and there was significant and non significant difference in disclosure score of different components of disclosure index between the selected state-owned commercial banks in different years.
Statistical Analysis of the Leadership Perceptions in a Public Administration Office
Authors: Sousa Áurea Sandra Toledo de , Batista Maria da Graça , Arruda Ana Carolina
Published: March 2020

The main purpose of this paper is to identify and characterize the leadership features in a public administration office of the Azores (Autonomous Region of the Azores), in orders to verify the existence or not of a positive leadership based on the employees’ perceptions. The main conclusions are attained using data gathered via a previously tested and validated questionnaire. Overall, we conclude that subordinates don’t consider that their leaders show behaviors that they can associate with a totally positive and effective leadership although they are pleased with the fact that they are not extremely controllers and that they seek to do what the majority of the subordinates wants.
Cadenas de valor y tendencias en innovación en actividades turísticas
Authors: Benavides Giovanny Fernando
Published: March 2020

El manuscrito busca analizar el funcionamiento y la importancia de las cadenas productivas en la industria turística, los desafíos tecnológicos y la construcción de redes turísticas, que tienen como objetivo dinamizar la actividad turística, a través del ordenamiento de las actividades propias del negocio. Para esto, se utiliza la metodología de investigación de tipo descriptivo, basada en posturas de diferentes autores, recopilando información que permita identificar elementos como condicionantes en el diseño de estrategias de competitividad en el sector. Como resultado, una manera de hacer frente a la competencia, es diseñar y hacer uso de instrumentos como cluster y cadenas de valor, que señalan a través de su estructura, los procesos pertinentes y eficientes para la producción de un bien o la prestación de un servicio. Las cadenas de valor tienen como fin, generar más competitividad, menores costos de producción, calidad superior, variedad de insumos y un aprendizaje constante, entre otros elementos, que contribuyen continuamente a su innovación, donde lo principal es mantener una coordinación al interior de la cadena, que permita asegurar una buena organización y distribución de las funciones. El desafío tecnológico, que presentan los prestadores de servicios, la fijación de precios, el marketing dirigido vinculado con el desarrollo de cadenas de valor alrededor de los atractivos turísticos, toma relevancia en la organización de las actividades turísticas. Esto implica, tener respuestas para el usuario en las decisiones basadas en la escogencia del tipo de turismo, la escogencia del destino turístico, la forma de desplazamiento, teniendo en cuenta variables como el precio, horarios, seguridad, alojamiento, y la forma y facilidad en la compra de los atractivos turísticos, entre otras, siendo estas variables las que la industria debe tener en cuenta para lograr un posicionamiento exitoso en el mercado.