bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Homiletikai tűnődések a "Jelenések könyve" 5,1–7 kapcsán
Authors: GÖRÖZDI Zsolt
Published: December 2021

Homiletical Reflections on the Book of Revelation 5:1–7. The passage mentioned in the title bears several motifs and style charac-teristics of the apocalyptic literature. One of the many difficulties dealing with the text is that such motifs convey the message (Kerygma) in apocalyptic coded language. Therefore, this study seeks to study the biblical text from the aspect of homiletics. It endeavours to provide some guidepost for preaching and to unfold the messages that are relevant for today’s listeners in the church. It addresses se-veral significant topics such as God’s rule, Christ’s (the Lamb slain) mandate, stepping on the throne, the judgement about the earthly power, and the interp-retation of human history in the light of divine rule.
A Pitești-i Református Egyházközség első tíz évének demográfiai adatsorai a halálozási anyakönyvek tükrében
Authors: PÉTER István
Published: December 2021

Demographic Data of the First Ten Years of Existence of the Pitești Reformed Church in the Light of the Official Death Registries. In the last three centuries, many Hungarians in Transylvania went to work and live in the southern part of the Carpathians. At first, they went just for se-asonal work, but later they become permanent migrants. They founded new Re-formed parishes and schools in the new locations. We have data on the population of Pitești from 1844, when Sándor Ürmösy described the ethnic and confessional composition of the town for the first time, and he mentions 1,500 Hungarians in Pitești. As result of the Reformed missio-nary work, the first Reformed churches were established in the most important towns of old Romania in the mid-19th century. The documents of those times reveal to us data on the demographic, confessional, and ethnic composition of the population. In this study, I attempted to find the most important data on the first ten years in the life of the Pitești Reformed community linked to its members’ age of death, cause of the death, and occupation.
Expressão das características agronômicas da soja manejada sob diferentes épocas de semeadura e densidades de cultivo
Authors: Peter Márcio , Lima da Silva Francielen , Barão Medeiros Letícia , Peter Mariano , Zanatta Aumonde Tiago , Pedó Tiago
Published: December 2021

O trabalho objetivou avaliar o efeito de diferentes épocas de semeadura e densidades de cultivo na expressão de caracteres agronômicos da soja. O delineamento usado foi inteiramente ao acaso em esquema fatorial 2x5 (duas épocas de semeadura e cinco densidades de cultivo), em quatro repetições. A semeadura na primeira época foi realizada em 15 de novembro de 2018 e a segunda em 14 de dezembro de 2018. As densidades de cultivo foram de 160, 200, 240, 280 e 320 mil plantas por hectare. Foram avaliados altura de plantas, altura de inserção de primeiro legume, diâmetro de haste, número de ramificações, número de legumes, número de sementes, número de legumes na metade inferior e superior de plantas, massa de sementes na haste principal e nas ramificações, rendimento e massa de mil sementes. As densidades de semeadura não afetaram o rendimento de sementes, semeadura na primeira época favoreceu maior rendimento de sementes e maior massa de mil sementes. Em menores densidades de cultivo ocorreu maior ramificação das plantas e maior número de legumes por planta evidenciando a plasticidade fenotípica. O aumento da densidade de cultivos favorece maior proporção de sementes na haste principal e na metade superior das plantas.
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN GRAMMAR COMPETENCY AND SPEAKING ABILITY OF THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS IN SMPN 1 PALU
Authors: Saputra Aldi , Nurasmawati  , Yuni Amelia
Published: December 2021

This research was motivated by the problems experienced by some of the eighth grade students in SMPN 1 Palu. The students still had some difficulties when expressing their ideas or feelings by using English. They had various reasons for this. Most of them said that grammar is one of the causes of their difficulties in speaking English.

This research was a correlational design, the technique of collecting data using test. There were two kinds of test such as written test and oral test as the research instrument. The written test was used to measure students’ grammar competency and oral test was used to measure students’ speaking ability. The researcher used Pearson Product Moment Correlation in analyzing the data by using SPSS program 26 version.

Based on the results of the correlation analysis between the students’ grammar competency and the students speaking ability, the r value was obtained at 0.407 (r > 0.361) with p = 0.023 (p <0.05) indicating that there was a significant positive correlation between students’ grammar competency and students’ speaking ability. This supported the alternative hypothesis to be accepted and the null hypothesis to be rejected. It could be concluded that there was a correlation between grammar competency and speaking ability at the eighth grade students of SMPN 1 Palu in the academic year of 2020/2021.
A case report of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma in an adolescent
Authors: Perminova M. E. , Ovsyannikova G. S. , Kazakova L. L. , Pshonkin A. V. , Sidorov I. V. , Bondarenko V. P. , Karachunskiy A. I. , Zhukov N. V.
Published: December 2021

Here we report a case of EBV-positive lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the abdominal and retroperitoneal lymph nodes in a 17-year-old girl. This case is of special interest because of the rarity of the diagnosis (especially in adolescents), the unusual location of the tumor, the patient’s history of infections and autoimmune diseases (autoimmune hepatitis, Crohn’s disease) and the absence of standard treatment guidelines for this tumor. The patient and her legal representatives gave their consent to the use of the patient’s data, including photographs, for research purposes and in publications.
Extensive liver resection in a child with an extremely low future liver remnant volume
Authors: Akhaladze D. G. , Rabaev G. S. , Merkulov N. N. , Tverdov I. V. , Grachev N. S.
Published: December 2021

The incidence of posthepatectomy liver failure in adult patients and a large number of complications of two-stage liver resections require a search for criteria that allow highly accurate assessment of the risk of liver failure. For this purpose, the study of the future liver remnant volume and function have been widely introduced among adult patients, and the future liver remnant function measurement reflects the greater sensitivity. The absence of references to posthepatectomy liver failure, as well as the experience of determining the functional reserve of the future liver remnant in children, let us to suggest the possibility of a wider using one-stage liver resections when the future liver remnant volume is below the generally accepted threshold (25% of the healthy liver parenchyma volume) in the case of the functional reserve sufficient value. This clinical case describes the successful extended right hemihepatectomy and segmentectomy 1 in a 3-year patient with a future liver remnant volume of 16.5% without clinical signs of postresection hepatic failure, which confirms the thesis of the need to assess the functional liver reserve in pediatric oncology to reduce the frequency of two-stage resections and liver transplants. The patient’s parents gave consent to the use of their child’s data, including photographs, for research purposes and in publications.
The role of platelets in tumor cell metastasis
Authors: Yakusheva A. A. , Filkova A. A.
Published: December 2021

Platelets are small, nuclear-free cells whose main function is to stop bleeding. In addition to performing a hemostatic function, platelets are also involved in immune and inflammatory processes. Extensive experimental data suggest that platelets support tumor metastasis and their activation plays a critical role in cancer progression. In the circulatory system, platelets protect tumor cells from immune elimination and promote their arrest at the endothelium, supporting the formation of secondary lesions. Due to the significant contribution of platelets to tumor cells survival and propagation, antithrombotic drugs are considered as a novel anti-metastasis approach. In this article, the authors set a goal to summarize and update the currently existing knowledge about the molecular mechanisms and the role of platelets-tumor cells interaction, as well as to discuss the possibility of platelets receptors as anti-metastasis targets.
Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney in children: clinical characteristics and treatment results
Authors: Smirnova L. A. , Teleshova M. V. , Merkulov N. N. , Mitrofanova A. M. , Tereshchenko G. V. , Akhaladze D. G. , Nechesnyuk A. V. , Utalieva D. T. , Usychkina A. Yu. , Shamanskaya T. V. , Kachanov D. Yu.
Published: December 2021

Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) is a rare malignant renal tumor in children, which accounts for 2–5% of pediatric kidney malignancies. The aim of the study was to analyze the results of therapy of patients with CCSK treated in Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center оf Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology. Retrospective analysis of patients with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of CCSK treated for the period 01.2012–02.2020 (98 months) was done. The study was approved by the Independent Ethics Committee and the Scientific Council of the D. Rogachev NMRCPHOI of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation. Demographic characteristics, clinical symptoms, methods of diagnosis, and treatment modalities were analyzed. Patients were treated according to the protocols of the SIOP-RTSG group (SIOP 93-01, SIOP-2001, SIOP-RTSG-2016). The stage was assigned according to the SIOP classification. Overall and event-free survival was assessed by the Kaplan–Mayer method. The analysis of the results was carried out on 01.03.2021. The analysis included 10 patients with CCSK. The median age at the time of diagnosis of CCSK was 30.1 months (range 13.5–70.8 months). All patients were male. The duration from the onset of the first symptoms/detection of the tumor to the diagnosis was 0.8 months (range 0.1–3.2 months). The diagnosis was established on the basis of clinical and radiological data (n = 9) and biopsy (n = 1). Distant metastases at the time of diagnosis were detected in 1 (10%) patient (localization of metastases - lungs). The median tumor volume was 439 cm3 (range 256–996 cm3 ). Preoperative chemotherapy was performed in all patients (AV regimen (actinomycin D, doxorubicin) in 7 (70%) patients). Assessment of response after preoperative chemotherapy showed tumor regression in 3/10 (in 1/7 with AV regimen), tumor progression in 5 and stable disease in 2 patients. Surgical treatment in the extent of nephrectomy was performed in all patients. In 1 (10%) case, intraoperative tumor rupture was documented. Distribution of patients by local stages: I – 4/10 (40%), II – 2/10 (20%), III – 4/10 (40%) (including 1 patient with distant metastases). In 1 patient, a left thoracotomy was performed to exclude lung metastases. Adjuvant chemotherapy was performed in all patients in accordance with the relevant protocols of the high-risk group: 7 – 4–5-drug regimen, 3 – AVD regimen (actinomycin D, vincristine, doxorubicin). Radiation therapy was performed in 6/10 (60%) patients. Outcomes: 9/10 (90%) – alive, 1/10 (10%) patient died (non-tumor-related death). 3-year event-free survival and overall survival were 78.8% (95% confidence interval (CI) 52.5–100) and 90.0% (95% CI 71.4–100) respectively. Intensive program therapy in patients with CCSK allows to achieve satisfactory results of treatment.
Pre-breeding study for the enhancement of bioactive fruit attributes in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.)
Authors: Żebrowska Jadwiga , Dyduch-Siemińska Magdalena , Gawroński Jacek , Jackowska Izabella , Pabich Marzena Justyna
Published: December 2021

The strawberry fruit market increasingly demands new cultivars producing berries with enhanced bioactive attributes. In this research the suitability of twelve strawberry cultivars for effective breeding aimed at the enhancement of bioactive fruit attributes was studied. The group of genotypes with different pedigree was examined in respect of variation, breeding parameters, correlation between the content of bioactive compounds and the antioxidant capacity of fruit. Pre-breeding research showed the highly significant differences between genotypes regarding all traits analysed. Relationship between the bioactive phytochemicals content and antioxidant capacity of fruit were mostly positive and significant. Only correlation between vitamin C and flavonoids  was negative (−0.482). Path analysis exhibited the highest positive direct effect of total phenolic content on antioxidant capacity (0.609). Heritability of traits was very high, reaching values above 0.90. The highest genetic advance was observed for flavonoids. Results suggested that the genotype plays the main role in shaping of fruit antioxidant potential. This study indicated that the efficient strawberry breeding focused on obtaining the forms with enhanced bioactive berry properties could be highly possible.
The Social Roots of Fears at the Start of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. An Online Study of the Ethnic Hungarian Population in Romania
Authors: Sántha Ágnes , Telegdy Balázs , Gergely Orsolya , Nistor Laura
Published: December 2021

The paper addresses the issue of contamination fear within the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The everyday lives and feelings of the ethnic Hungarian population in Transylvania, Romania, were investigated with an online survey in the middle of the lockdown, in April 2020. In the search for the socioeconomic and demographic determinants of perceived infection risk, we rely on descriptive and two-variable analysis as well as explanatory regression models controlling for covariates. The results show that respondents perceive public places to hold the highest risk of contamination from the virus. In the article, we also draw the sociodemographic profile of the “fearful” and “brave” attitudes towards the threat represented by the virus. Perceived infection risk is higher for the elderly, the more educated, and the non-religious people. The paper reveals that respondents’ concerns, beyond that of infection, are predominantly economic in character.
Natural Scientific and Ecological Environmental Education in the Training of Kindergarten Teacher Students at the University of Sopron, Hungary
Authors: Kendöl Jutka Nmarné
Published: December 2021

The greatest challenge of the 21st century is to recreate the disturbed balance between people and their environment. The functioning of the changed global system warns us about the multiplying of today’s global and local problems, which are affecting the world’s population. International organizations deal with this issue. In their opinion, environmental education and environmentally conscious thinking can be a way out of the crisis. The efficiency of environmental education is influenced by the ratio of theory and practice as well as the appropriately applied teaching methods, which is confirmed by the experience of the Ecology and Environmental Protection in Kindergarten course of the Benedek Elek Faculty of Pedagogy at the University of Sopron, Hungary.
Influence of saturation levels on transformer equivalent circuit model
Authors: Wang Yingying , Zhong Xingyu , Chen Xu
Published: December 2021

This paper presents a modelling approach for a transformer with different saturation levels. First, the magnetic field distributions at different saturation levels in the transformer are analyzed by using numerical simulations. Then, the characteristics of the leakage magnetic flux are analyzed, and the magnetic circuits with varying leakage reluctance topologies are modeled. Finally, based on the mature duality relationship between electric and magnetic circuits, the equivalent electric circuit models are obtained. These kinds of models embody the effect of different saturation levels on the connection points of the leakage flux branches, and it can fully reflect the various working states of the transformer. The accuracy of the models is verified by comparing the circuit simulation results with those of FEM transient simulations.
Predictive control strategy on an the ultra-high gain DC/DC converter suitable for photovoltaic energy conversion system
Authors: Fard Hamed Javaheri , Sadeghzadeh Seyed Mohammad
Published: December 2021

This paper presents a control scheme based on the predictive control strategy on an ultra-high gain DC/DC converter with two-phase interleaved structure. the proposed converter consists of coupled inductors and a voltage multiplier cell to increase the voltage gain. due to the variations in the input voltage and the load in the photovoltaic system, tracking the input voltage from its reference value and also dividing the current evenly in the interleaved structure are considered as important control objectives. the proposed predictive control scheme is employed to the proposed converter using two internal and external control loops and the use of a second-order luenberger observer. finally, the effectiveness and the desired performance of the proposed predictive control scheme is verified by presenting the simulation results as the real-time validation by MATLAB and ATMEGA16A-PU.
T-shaped hybrid alternate arm converter with arm energy balancing control for battery energy storage systems
Authors: Leow Yoong Yang , Ooi Chia Ai
Published: December 2021

Multilevel voltage source converters (VSCs), such as modular multilevel converter (MMC), cascaded H-Bridge (CHB) and alternate arm converter (AAC), are competent topologies for battery energy storage systems (BESSs) due to modularity, scalability and low harmonic distortion. However, there is a lack of studies about interfacing AAC with a BESS due to the arm energy balancing issue. Redundant sub-modules (SMs) are inserted passively into MMC, CHB and AAC to achieve high reliability; consequently, some of them are constantly idling, resulting in low SM utilization. We propose a novel topology -T-shaped hybrid alternate arm converter (TSHAAC) for BESS applications. In addition to the aforementioned features, the proposed TSHAAC requires lower number of SMs than MMC and AAC, along with lower number of switches than CHB. Moreover, an adapted arm energy balancing control is proposed to take advantage of the redundant SMs that are idling to achieve faster balancing than in conventional AAC configuration. The simulation results validate the integration of TSHAAC configuration in a BESS; the adapted arm energy balancing control is able to improve the balancing duration by 27 %.
Small size monopole antenna with tri-band notch characteristics for broadband application
Authors: Bala Susmita , Reddy P. Soni , Sarkar Sushanta , Sarkar Partha Pratim
Published: December 2021

In this research article, the design of a broadband monopole antenna with triband notch characteristics is proposed. Notch characteristics are achieved by using an E-shaped slot on the patch and a U-shaped slot on the 50 Ω microstrip feed line. An E-shaped slot is introduced on the metal patch to reject one frequency band of 6.6 − 7.5 GHz and when an additional U-shaped slot is introduced on the microstrip feed line, it provides two-notch frequency bands of 4.8 − 5.7 GHz and 14.2 − 17.5 GHz. The notch bands are effectively used to avoid undesired interference from the WLAN, C band, and Ku band. The proposed antenna provides a very broad frequency range from 3.3 − 19.5 GHz except for three notch bands. The antenna is small in size and easy to design with only a volume of 29 mm × 21mm × 1.6 mm. The antenna is useful for broadband applications.
Alternative Archaeology and New Age Traditionalism in Contemporary Russia
Authors: Tiukhtiaev Andrei
Published: December 2021

This article examines how esoteric traditionalism in contemporary Russia searches for legitimisation using alternative archaeology. Although New Age spirituality is often considered a private religion, some of its manifestations have a significant impact on the public sphere. The author demonstrates that the New Age in Russia contributes to redefining of categories of religion, science, and cultural heritage through the construction of sacred sites and discursive opposition to academic knowledge. The research is based on analysis of media products that present esoteric interpretations of archaeological sites in southern Russia and ethnographic data collected in a pilgrimage to the dolmens of the Krasnodar region.
Digesting the Finnish Nature and Past: Food, Pastness, and the Naturalness of the National in the Wiki-Inventory for Living Heritage
Authors: Mäkelä Heidi Henriikka
Published: December 2021

This article examines the inventorying of Finnish intangible cultural heritage with regard to UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. I analyse the participatory Wiki-inventory for Living Heritage, concentrating on entries that discuss food and foodways to study how food, materiality, and the national intertwine with practices of producing intangible cultural heritage. The article’s theoretical background draws from the fields of banal nationalism and critical heritage studies. Food is eminently important in narratives of Finnishness: by using the concepts of naturalness and pastness, I show how Finnish food becomes interpreted as ‘authentic’ Finnish heritage. The concepts illuminate the complex processes in which the materiality of food, the Finnish terroir and landscape, narratives of the past, and the consumer who prepares, eats, and digests the heritagised food are tied to each other. These processes reinforce the banality of Finnishness, although the practices of inventorying paradoxically strive for the ideal of cultural diversity that UNESCO promotes.
Negotiating Food Heritage Interpretations: Experiences of a Project at the Estonian National Museum
Authors: Kannike Anu , Bardone Ester
Published: December 2021

The article examines varied interpretations of food heritage in contemporary Estonia, relying on the authors’ experiences of a three-year research and development project at the Estonian National Museum (ENM). The study focuses on the museum researchers’ collaboration with different stakeholders, representing small entrepreneurs and the public and non-profit sectors. The authors tackle the partners’ expectations and outcomes of diverse cooperational initiatives and the opportunities and challenges of a contemporary museum as a public forum for discussions on cultural heritage. The project revealed that diverse, complementary, and contested food heritage interpretations exist side-by-side on the Estonian foodscape. Additionally, the project enabled the authors to become better aware of the researcher’s role in the heritagisation process and of the museum as a place for negotiating the meanings and values of food culture.
The Role of Place-Lore in Environmental Conflict Discourse: The Case of Paluküla Sacred Hill in Estonia
Authors: Päll Lona
Published: December 2021

This article is a critical study of how local place-related narratives, i.e. place-lore, is integrated into environmental discussion and how it has significant potential to illustrate local and public, as well as vernacular and institutional, meanings concerned with the environment. Combining the frameworks of ecosemiotics, environmental communication studies, and place-lore research, the article explores how a new storytelling context, ideological selection, and the logic of conflict communication influence the re-contextualisation and interpretation of place-lore. The theory is applied to an empirical examination of public discussion of Paluküla sacred hill in Central Estonia. Tracking references to previous place-lore about Paluküla Hill in the media coverage of the conflict allows a demonstration of how the contextuality and referentiality towards an extra-narrative environment that are originally present in place-lore are often overlooked or ignored in conflict discourse. This, in turn, leads to socially and ecologically disconnected discussion.
The tardigrade cuticle
Authors: Czerneková Michaela , Vinopal Stanislav
Published: December 2021

Tardigrades (phylum Tardigrada) are aquatic microecdysozoans that have adapted to survive extreme conditions through the formation of cysts or ametabolic tuns. Their body is covered by a cuticle that plays an important role in their life cycle, including their response and adaptation to environmental challenges. Cuticular characteristics are a critical component of tardigrade taxonomy. Therefore, research has often been focused on the relationship between cuticular morphology and ultrastructure and the evolutionary and phylogenetic positioning of the phylum and individual species herein. However, a deeper insight into the ultrastructural characteristics and chemical composition of the tardigrade cuticle is needed. This knowledge is important not only for a better understanding of tardigrade physiology and ecology but also for the development of efficient microinjection and/or electroporation techniques that would allow for genetic manipulation, opening new avenues in tardigrade research. Here, we review data on cuticle ultrastructure and chemical composition. Further, we discuss how the cuticle is affected during moulting, encystment, cyclomorphosis, and anhydrobiosis. Our work indicates that more systematic studies on the molecular composition of the tardigrade cuticle and on the process of its formation are needed to improve our understanding of its properties and functions.
Light pollution affects the coastal zone of Lake Baikal
Authors: Karnaukhov Dmitry , Teplykh Maria , Dolinskaya Еkaterina , Biritskaya Sofya , Ermolaeva Yana , Pushnica Viktoria , Kuznetsova Iya , Okholina Anastasia , Bukhaeva Lidia , Silow Еugene
Published: December 2021

The role of light pollution in aquatic ecosystems functioning has increased in recent times. In addition, the effect of such pollution has mostly been studied in coastal marine ecosystems, leaving freshwater ecosystems much less studied. In the p resent work, we investigated the effect of light pollution on the coastal zone of the ancient Lake Baikal ecosystem. Both a laboratory experiment and field research were conducted. The results of the experiment showed the presence of statistically significant differences (р =0.009) between fish feeding on amphipods with and without daylight conditions, while there were no such differences between daylight and artificial light conditions. At the same time, video recordings revealed both a low number of specimens and a low species diversity of amphipods near to the village with a developed system of street lights, while in the village with a nearly nonexistent light system, the species diversity and a number of amphipods were much higher. One plausible explanation for such influence of light pollution on the quality and quantity of Baikal amphipod fauna might be the sum of several factors such as high water transparency and daily vertical migrations of amphipods.
Microstructure, tribological performances, and wear mechanisms of laser-cladded TiC-reinforced NiMo coatings under grease-lubrication condition
Authors: Weixin Zhu , Dejun Kong
Published: December 2021

NiMo-5%TiC, NiMo-15%TiC, and NiMo-25%TiC coatings were prepared on GCr15 steel by laser cladding (LC). The microstructure and the phases of the obtained coatings were analyzed using ultra-depth-of-field microscopy (UDFM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. A ball-on-disk wear test was used to analyze the friction-wear performance of the substrate and the NiMo-TiC coatings under grease-lubrication condition. The results show that the grain shape of NiMo-TiC coatings is dendritic. The wear resistance of NiMo-TiC coatings is improved by the addition of TiC, and the depths of the worn tracks on the substrate and on the NiMo-5%TiC, NiMo-15%TiC, and NiMo-25%TiC coatings are 4.183 μm, 2.164 μm, 1.882 μm, and 1.246 μm, respectively, and the corresponding wear rates are 72.25 μm3/s/N, 32.00 μm3/s/N, 18.10 μm3/s/N, and 7.99 μm3/s/N, respectively; this shows that the NiMo-25%TiC coating has the highest wear resistance among the three kinds of coatings. The wear mechanism of NiMo-TiC coatings is abrasive wear, and the addition of TiC plays a role in resisting wear during the friction process.
Analysis of the temperature effect on the stresses and deformations of GRP panels during the grouting process when using relining technology
Authors: Fyall Zuzanna
Published: December 2021

The paper presents a numerical analysis of the behaviour of egg-shaped glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) panels during the grouting process when using short relining technology. The analysis was carried out for panels subjected to temperature changes. The temperature increase was caused by the heat of hydration of the grout. It was shown that temperature had a significant effect on the stresses occurring in the panels’ walls and also on their deformations. The analysis involved grout being added in a single stage and then in two stages for comparison. The distribution of stresses and deformations were examined for panels with different wall thicknesses that ranged from 12 to 20 mm. Extensive knowledge about the grouting process and the effect of temperature on the behaviour of GRP panels during the assembly stage when using short relining technology could make this non-disruptive technology more competitive with regards to the time of its implementation and its costs when compared to traditional methods.
The relationship between personnel empowerment and social loafing in hotel businesses
Authors: Pelit Elbeyi , Demirdağ Şerif Ahmet
Published: December 2021

The human factor plays a very important role, especially in terms of the efficiency of businesses operating in the service sector. Talented, self-confident and therefore empowered employees contribute to the achievement of the goals and objectives of the organizations. At this point, personnel empowerment is an application and a process that has vital importance in terms of the continuity and efficiency of businesses. On the other hand, some organizational problems can endanger the efficiency of the business and the organization. One of the most important of these problems is the tendency of employees to avoid work, that is, to engage in social loafing behaviour. From this point of view, the aim of this research is to determine the relationship between employee empowerment perceptions and perceptions of social loafing behaviour of employees working in hotel businesses. In line with the purpose of the research, data were collected on the employees working in the hotel businesses operating in the province of Istanbul by using the survey technique. In this direction, a total of 391 usable data questionnaires were obtained. According to the results of the analysis of the data obtained, it has been determined that there are negative and moderately significant relationships between personnel empowerment levels and social loafing levels of hotel business employees.
Technology Transfer Steps Towards the Commercialization of Research Results for Universities
Authors: Boguszewicz-Kreft Monika , Arvanitis Athanasios , Karatzas Kostas , Antonelli Gilda , Simonetti Biagio
Published: December 2021

Apart from educating students and conducting scientific research, technology transfer (TT) is the third “mission pillar” of modern universities. TT from universities to business as a source of innovations and inventions is, on the one hand, an important factor in socio-economic development, on the other hand, it generates income for universities and, by creating links with market practice, also affects their scientific development and quality of teaching. However, due to its complexity and due to the pluralism and heterogeneity of the approaches involved in TT processes at a country (or even regional) level, participation is a difficult challenge for the academic community. In the article the main factors influencing TT between universities and business are identified and a relevant process emphasizing into the requirements of universities being freshmen in this field is presented. In the frame of the current work a two-fold approach was applied: (a) a literature collection and review were undertaken aiming at identifying TT-related methods, tools, procedures and best practices across universities at an international level and (b) an detailed analysis of the TT-related procedures at the four European universities participating in the study.
The Potential of Ethanol Extract Kebar Grass (Biophytum petersianum Klotzsch) in Repairing Rat (Rattus norvegicus) Liver That Exposed to Cigarette Smoke
Authors: Tjiang Mitha Olivia , Unitly Adrien Jems Akiles
Published: December 2021

Kebar grass (Biophytum petersianum Klotzsch) is a plant that contains antioxidants, vitamins, and flavonoids which are thought to be able to improve rat liver due to exposure to cigarette smoke. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of giving ethanol extract of Kebar grass (Biophytum petersianum Klotzsch) in repairing liver damage in rats exposed to cigarette smoke. This study used an experimental method using a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of four treatments and each of which was repeated three times. The negative group mice were fed normally, the positive control group was the rats exposed to cigarette smoke for 28 days, the first dose the rats that had been exposed to cigarette smoke for 28 days were given ethanol extract of Kebar grass dose of 0.067 mg / head / day for 28 days and at a dose The two rats that had been exposed to cigarette smoke for 28 days were given ethanol extract of grass kebar dose of 0.135 mg / head / day for 28 days. Observation of rat liver was observed under a microscope using Hematoxylin Eosin (HE) staining and histological photomicrographs of the rat liver were analyzed descriptively by displaying histological images. The results showed that the ethanol extract of Kebar grass (Biophytum petersianum Klotzsch) was able to repair rat liver damage (Rattus norvegicus) including inflammatory cells, hydropic degeneration, fat degeneration, and necrosis due to exposure to cigarette smoke.
Pengaruh Aktivitas Manusia terhadap Distribusi Kukang Jawa (Nycticebus Javanicus) di Hutan Kemuning, Kabupaten Temanggung
Authors: Maolani Astri , Khairina Wanda , Suryanda Ade
Published: December 2021

Kukang Jawa (NycticebusJavanicus) termasuk ke dalam primata yang termasuk family Lorisidae. Saat ini kukang dikategorikan sebagai satwa langka dan dilindungi karena terancam punah yang diakibatkan oleh aktivitas manusia seperti perburuan liar dan gangguan terhadap habitatnya.Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari pengaruh aktivitas manusia terhadap distribusi Kukang Jawa di Hutan Kemuning, kabupaten Temanggung. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan teknik kajian pustaka. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa banyaknya bentuk aktivitas manusia disekitar habitat kukang Jawa karena terdapat jalan utama yang menghubungkan desa - desa di sekitar hutan Kemuning yang digunakan sehari – hari oleh penduduk lokal untuk mendukung kegiatan ekonomi mereka. Distribusi kukang Jawa di hutan Kemuning terkonsentrasi di wilayah timur (Kleter) mengindikasikan bahwa satwa ini cenderung mendekati lokasi pohon tidur dan mencari tempat berlindung dari predator/pemangsa.
Учебное и практическое пособие. А. Бекяшев. Морское рыболовное право. - М.: Колос, 2001. - 464 с. (учебник и учеб, пособ. для студентов высш. и среди, спец. учеб, заведений)
Authors: Моисеев Е. Г.
Published: December 2021

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Международно-правовое регули рование иностранных инвестиций в России. Рецензия на монографию: И.З. Фархутдинов Иностранные инвестиции в России и международное право. Башкирский государственный университет. Уфа. 2001.- 264 с. Тираж 1000.
Authors: Ковалев А. А.
Published: December 2021

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Права человека и внутренняя компетенция государства
Authors: Шамсон Р. Т.
Published: December 2021

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Последствия вступления в силу АПК РФ 2002 г. для международного коммерческого арбитража в России (часть 1)
Authors: Муранов А. И.
Published: December 2021

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Таможенный кодекс Казахстана: реальные шаги к гармонизации законодательств в ЕврАзЭС
Authors: Алибеков С. Т.
Published: December 2021

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Consumidores de productos de maíz azul en mercados de productores, Sierra Nevada, Puebla, México
Authors: Xochipa-Morante Reyna Concepción , Escobedo-Garrido José Sergio , Macías-López Antonio , Guerrero-Rodríguez Juan De Dios , Valadez-Ramírez Mario , Mora-Flores José Saturnino
Published: December 2021

Objetivo: identificar las preferencias del consumidor de tortilla, pinole, totopos, tostadas de maíz azul, como productos de especialidad, con su valoración de los atributos organolépticos, sociales, de originalidad y tradicionales. Metodolgía: se exploraron cinco mercados locales, fueron entrevistados 75 consumidores, con un muestreo probabilístico aleatorio estratificado, con 90% de confiabilidad; utilizando el análisis por conglomerados, se caracteriza a los consumidores. Resultados: se encontró a consumidores que señalan las características organolépticas y culturales como fuente de su preferencia, por su sabor, color y frescura, con diferencias significativas (p<0.05) entre mercados; sin diferencias significativas por ser elaborados con maíz azul, de manera artesanal y sin aditivos (p>0.5). Consumidores entre 30 y 50 años, con ingresos superiores a 4,000.00 pesos mensuales, con presencia de amas de casa (33%) y de profesionistas (30%), que se sienten satisfechos con su consumo y con el precio que pagan (72%), enterados que el maíz es obtenido por pequeños productores locales (45%). Limitaciones, se exploran cinco mercados que no cubren la diversidad de consumidores de estos productos locales. Conclusiones, la propuesta teórica para estudiar mercados de productores facilita la identificación de las preferencias de los consumidores de productos de maíz azul, quienes valoran lo local, tradicional y de identidad de estos productos, además de características organoléptica, condensando rasgos de añoranza por los alimentos tradicionales, lo que reconoce el esfuerzo que hacen los productores del medio rural, por conservarlos y mejorarlos.
HANSENÍASE: PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO REALIZADO EM UM MUNICÍPIO DO NOROESTE PAULISTA ENTRE 2014 E 2019
Authors: MENEZES Jaqueline de Oliveira , LUIZ Karla Millena de Almeida , CAMPOI Valéria Silva , MAFRA Adriana Luiz Sartoreto
Published: December 2021

O presente trabalho tem como proposta traçar o perfil epidemiológico da hanseníase em um município do Noroeste Paulista no período de 2014 a 2019. A hanseníase é uma doença infecciosa crônica causada pelo Mycobacterium leprae, que compromete o tecido cutâneo, mucoso e sistema nervoso periférico. Ao adentrarmos ao cenário dessa doença tão estigmatizada, discriminada e ainda desconhecida por muitos, surgiu a necessidade de se fazer um levantamento de sua prevalência no município. Foram utilizados dados sociodemográficos e epidemiológicos para que fossem observados de forma comparativa os polos estudados. Trata-se de uma abordagem quantitativa de natureza exploratória e descritiva, realizada a partir de um levantamento de dados efetuado nas Fichas de Investigação Epidemiológica da Hanseníase.  O estudo mostra como a hanseníase se comporta entre a população desde a sua incidência e prevalência, faixa etária, gênero, classificação operacional e forma clínica. Este trabalho poderá contribuir com informações confiáveis a fim de melhorar o cenário epidemiológico da doença no município de Santa Fé do Sul – São Paulo.

 

HANSEN’S DISEASE: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE CARRIED OUT IN A MUNICIPALITY IN THE NORTHWESTERN REGION OF SÃO PAULO BETWEEN 2014 AND 2019

 

ABSTRACT

The present paper aims to trace the epidemiological profile of Hansen’s disease in a municipality of Northwestern São Paulo in the period from 2014 to 2019. Hansen’s disease is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which compromises the skin tissue, mucous membranes, and the peripheral nervous system. Once we approached the scenario of this stigmatized and discriminated disease, which remains unknown to many, the urge arose to conduct a survey of its prevalence in the municipality. Sociodemographic and epidemiological data were used for comparative observation of the studied poles. This is a quantitative approach of exploratory and descriptive nature, based on a data survey carried out in the Hansen’s disease Epidemiological Investigation Forms. The research reveals how it behaves among the population from its incidence and prevalence, age group, gender, operational classification, and clinical form. This paper may contribute with reliable information to improve the epidemiological scenario of the disease in the municipality of Santa Fé do Sul - São Paulo.

 

Keywords: Hansen's disease; Epidemiological Profile; Epidemiological monitoring; Mycobacterium leprae.
Karakteristik Petani Milenial pada Kawasan Sentra Padi di Jawa Barat
Authors: Haryanto Yoyon , Effendy Lukman , Tri Yunandar Detia
Published: December 2021

Hadirnya petani milenial memberikan salah satu alternatif dalam mempercepat regenerasi petani. Petani milenial dianggap mampu menjembatani antara petani muda dengan petani yang telah lama berusahatani. Namun kecenderungan di lapangan belum terlihat karakter yang spesifik dimiliki oleh petani milenial. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan penciri utama petani milenial dan menganalisis faktor yang berpengaruh terhadap pembentukan karakter petani milenial. Penelitian menggunakan desain survei dengan teknik pengambilan sampel cluster random sampling, diperoleh 63 responden yang mewakili petani milenial pada zona sentra padi di tiga kabupaten (Subang, Karawang, dan Cirebon) di Jawa Barat. Pengolahan data menggunakan teknik deskriptif dan Partial Least Square. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan karakter petani milenial memiliki ciri individu umumnya dengan tingkat pendidikan yang relatif tinggi dan memiliki pengalaman berusahatani yang cukup baik. Kompetensi teknis petani milenial yang menonjol ada pada kemampuan dalam pemilihan komoditas berdasarkan kalendar tanam, permintaan pasar, kesuburan lahan dan tipologi lahan, sedangkan kompetensi manajerial yang kurang dari petani milenial adalah dalam hal kemampuan mengelola konflik yang dapat terjadi dalam pengembangan usahanya, sementara kompetensi sosial sebagai kekuatan modal sosial petani milenial masih lemah. Faktor yang memiliki pengaruh nyata positif dalam membentuk karakter petani milenial adalah ciri individu, kompetensi teknis dan kompetensi manajerial sedangkan kompetensi sosial memiliki pengaruh yang negatif.
Partial discharges characteristics study in XLPE cable insulation with multiple defects
Authors:   Omsk State Technical University, Komarov I. V. , Polyakov D. A. ,   Omsk State Technical University, Nikitin K. I. ,   Omsk State Technical University
Published: December 2021

The paper simulates the electric field intensity picture in the cable with one and several defects. Modeling has shown that the presence of several closely spaced defects does not lead to an increase in the electric field intensity in comparison with one defect. On the basis of experimental studies, an analysis of defects' number influence on various parameters of partial discharges (PD) is performed. Artificial defects are created in the area of the XLPE-insulated cable termination. The following parameters of PD are measured: the magnitude of the apparent charge, the power (intensity) of partial discharges, the phase-resolved partial discharge (PRPD) patterns, the shape of PD signals. The analysis shows an increase in the number of defects does not affect the characteristics of partial discharges, despite the fact the defects are located in different sections of the cable with distributed parameters. Thus, it can be difficult to quantify defects during cable partial discharge measurements.
INSTITUTITONS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THEORETHICAL PERSPECTIVE OF MISSED INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Authors: Marošević Katarina , Vukovac Lorela
Published: December 2021

The activities of institutions have proven to be extremely important in achieving the economic growth and development of national economies. In addition, observed imbalances within the national economy can be minimized due to the contribution of institutions. Therefore, it is necessary to detect opportunities and activities that could, due to adequate institutional implementation, promote the development of a certain area. In the Republic of Croatia, in general, there is a low level of stimulating environment for small and medium sized enterprises as one of the economy drivers. Besides, the parts of the Republic of Croatia in which the primary sector predominates are generally much less developed (for instance, counties of Eastern Croatia). The aim of this paper is to examine the role and importance of institutions on economic development. In addition, it aims at detecting and describing the institutional obstacles in promotion of small and medium enterprises as well as in presenting the selected examples of missed institutional promotion within the primary sector, as an economic branch most represented in the parts of the Republic of Croatia whose development is much lower than the average or even the lowest. The paper predominantly uses theoretical descriptive methods with additional data given in order to confirm mentioned obstacles within the small and medium enterprises and primary sector.
ABANDONED AND FORGOTTEN? VIOLENT DEATHS OF PREVIOUSLY ABUSED FEMALE VICTIMS IN CROATIA
Authors: Rittossa Dalida , Škorić Marissabell
Published: December 2021

The paper is divided into two parts to facilitate a clearer understanding of different aspects of the violent death of previously abused female victims. The first part offers a brief overview of the most recent phenomenological conclusions on violence ending in death and explains the need to focus on gender differences in homicide victimisation. A bulk of research has confirmed that most women are more vulnerable to homicide within home and that the lethal outcome is an escalation of previously experienced abuse. In order to contribute to a more in-depth study of female intimate homicides, the authors focus on a variety of definitions and draw a clear line between the term femicide and the aggravated murder of a closely related person. In the second part of the paper, the authors have analysed the case-law of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia in which the perpetrators were found guilty of the criminal offence of aggravated murder of a closely related person (Art. 111, Para. 3 of the Criminal Code) in the period from 1 January 2013 to 1 June 2020. The research primarily focused on the circumstance of previous abuse, especially on the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, the duration and frequency of abuse, and the reaction of the environment and competent authorities in cases where they knew about the abuse or when it was reported.