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Tendense in vyf nuwe digbundels
Authors: Cloete T. T.
Published: December 2020

This article reviews five recent (2008–2009) Afrikaans poetry collections by Antjie Krog, Johann de Lange, Joan Hambidge, Danie Marais and Loftus Marais respectively. Through an integrative discussion the reviewer establishes a number of key tendencies such as these poets’ ongoing concern with the nature of poetry or the act of writing, their exploration of intertextual meaning, their parodying or debunking of poetic conventions or their poetical appropriation of the ordinary.
Internal control management in russian and foreign enterprises: paradigm and approach
Authors: Golovin Sergey V. , Lutsenko Marina S. , Shendrikova Olesya O.
Published: December 2020

Purpose. The complication of the competitive situation in the context of import substitution forces modern companies to pay increased attention to the organization of management. One of the ways to increase the efficiency of management is the development and improvement of such an element of it as the internal control subsystem. The organization of internal control at domestic enterprises shows the need to develop measures to improve this procedure in order to increase the efficiency of internal control. For this, the authors of the article study the features of the internal control procedure in foreign countries, identify the distinctive features of each of the models used abroad, as well as the goals, conditions and results of their application. Along with that, the internal control procedures at industrial enterprises of Voronezh are subjected to a deep analysis, weak points in the process of organizing internal control are revealed. Combining the experience of foreign companies, the authors conduct a study of the possibilities of using certain methods and procedures that have successfully proven themselves abroad, at Russian enterprises in the process of carrying out internal audit.Objectives. In this article, the authors investigate approaches and models to the organization and conduct of internal control in various countries, consider control procedures, stages of control of business processes, as well as the organization of internal control at enterprises.Methodology. In the process of achieving the set goals, the methods of scientific knowledge were used: dialectical; analysis and synthesis, comparison. The research is based on the study of relevant scientific and periodical economic literature.Results. Тhe Authors proposed the stages of control of business procedures and the procedural model of internal control of the economic part of the final Assembly shop at the JSC «VASO», which is able to increase the efficiency of the internal control system, which can be a business tool for executives and Board of Directors, and also eliminate all kinds of risks.
Model of the choice of public procurement procedure on the example of medicines
Authors: Zhemkova Aleksandra M.
Published: December 2020

Subject. The results of theoretical and empirical studies indicate that for simple and standardized goods, the auction is the most effective and reliable procedure for selecting the best supplier. However, when the quality of the purchased good is particularly important, simple price criteria used in electronic auctions for determining the supplier may be ineffective. The article evaluates the preference for customers (Russian hospitals) of procedures for the medicines procurement.Objectives. The main objective of the study is to check whether auctions may turn out to be not preferable procedure for the customer for purchasing complex goods (for example, drugs) indeed. The study evaluates the factors (including the qualitative characteristics of the goods and the customer's attitude to quality) that affect the choice of the purchasing procedure by the customer, and then analyzes the influence of these factors and the choice of the procedure on the level of purchase prices.Methodology. In the process of evaluating the effectiveness of procedures for the procurement of medicines, the authors use methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis. The empirical basis is collected from data from the site of the unified information system in the field of public procurement.Results. The authors provided an empirical analysis of the process of choosing a procedure for the medicines procurement by the customer, and evaluated the price effectiveness of the procedures used in the procurement of medicines.Conclusion. The customer chose the auction procedure more often in conditions of high competition, low value and cost of quality, a lower hospital rating; in auction more often less experienced supplier is choosen. The level of purchase prices is higher when the customer chooses the procedure of a single supplier, when the competition is higher, the value of quality of the purchased goods is higher, and when a more experienced supplier is choosen. Customers manage to achieve a greater price reduction in comparison with the maximum bid (as well as in comparison with retail prices) when they choose the auction procedure, when the competition and value of the quality is higher, and when the less experienced supplier is choosen.
Content of regional industrial policy in the context of strategic management
Authors: Pirogova Lika V.
Published: December 2020

Importance. Regional industrial policy occupies a special place in the hierarchy of goals and objectivesof national industrial policy. It was at the regional level that interaction between economic entities andState authorities took place, and the interests of authorities at various levels and those involved werecoordinated. It was therefore necessary to formulate a regional industrial policy adequate to the needsof the country and regions and appropriate to the local conditions of their spatial and functional deve-lopment.Objectives. Determination of regional industrial policy content in the context of strategic managementof regions.Methodology. As methods of research: abstract-logic, monographic and empirical.Results. The article justified the content of regional industrial policy based on a systemic approach;what is presented is the composition of the corresponding principle; delineated the strategic and ope-rational levels of regional industrial policy.Conclusions. In economic and management aspects, it is necessary to distinguish two levels of regionalindustrial policy: strategic and operational. The strategic level of the industrial policy includes: subjects;objects; priorities determined by the national industrial policy and social and economic policy of the region;goals; tasks; stakeholders; principles. The subjects are the authorities of different levels. Other institu-tional groups of subjects are referred to the objects and stakeholders. Objects of the regional industrialpolicy act directly and directly as its objectives. Other economic subjects performing different functionsand/or using results of regional industry are its stakeholders. Separation of objects and stakeholders of theregional industrial policy makes it possible to define specific goals, tasks of industrial activity in relationto objects and establish stakeholder functions in the process of its development and implementation. Thearticle suggests the composition of principles related directly to the regional industry, which allows toestablish internal and external interconnections between its goals, objectives, subjects and objects.
Commercial bank’s anti-crisis management mechanisms for maintaining its financial stability
Authors: Kostyanskaya Maria R.
Published: December 2020

Importance. The emergence of crisis phenomena in the banking sector is natural, as banking activity is carried out under risk conditions, therefore, measures to prevent such phenomena or minimize their negative consequences are also necessary. Anti-crisis management in the banking sector has been developed in many countries since the banking crisis of 2008–2009. In addition to stricter requirements to banks, new mechanisms for maintaining banking sector sustainability and crisis management have been adopted.Objectives. The study is devoted to the analysis of existing crisis management mechanisms in Russian and foreign banks. The consequences of the practice of applying these mechanisms in global practice and opportunities for their improvement and application in Russia are studied too.Methods. In the process of achieving this objective, the methods of scientific knowledge were used: analysis and synthesis, generalization, and description. The research is based on the study and analysisof current scientific and practical materials and economic literature.Conclusions and Relevance. It was concluded that the improvement of procedures of bank rehabilitation and crisis management in the banking sector required the creation of new institutions of the financial market and the possible revision of the existing regulatory framework. The instruments of preventive and reactive anti-crisis management used in the Russian Federation have been identified. Preventive anti-crisis management methods are stress testing, identification of significant risks and creation of internal policy to manage them. Reactive anti-crisis management is represented by the actions of the Fund for Banking Sector Consolidation and the existing precedents of voluntary “rescue” of a number of banks by their main creditors and owners. Also were identifi ed unresolved issues regarding fraud risk management by top management and bank owners, which are one of the possible causes of systemic banking crises.
Jung’s Shadow Archetype and Its Traces in Marina Carr’s Play Woman And Scarecrow
Authors: ÖZATA Cüneyt
Published: December 2020

Being a country that constantly provides well-established writers to the world literature and draws attention as a kind of education country in the eyes of great writers, Ireland embodies a magnificent literary tradition and accumulation from the past to the present. Marina Carr, one of the female playwrights of the contemporary Irish theater of the twentieth century and a contrbuiton of which Ireland to the world literature, stands out among the most important female writers. The main action of Carr's plays is to reflect the psychological dilemmas of individuals who live within the borders of the country and are shaped with Irish culture. In this psychological framework, Carr, who aims to show the introversion of people with depression, often appears as an important playwright, both by rewriting myths and addressing issues that are not familiar to Irish society in her plays. Although, unlike her other plays, she did not use the strategy of rewriting myths in Woman and Scarecrow, she succeeds in giving the play a gothic atmosphere with the Scarecrow character and creates new characters suitable for her own writing style. The play Woman and Scarecrow focuses on Carr's theme of death and makes the audience feel that moment of death and the fear of death that the individual will experience upon realization that life has no meaning when faced with the reality of death. Carr aims to reflect the reality of death to the audience through a shadow character. The moment of death of an old woman who tries to come to terms with her past on her deathbed and takes her pain out of herself is an attempt by Carr to symbolize the reality of death with the characters of Woman and Scarecrow in the play. This study deals with the shadow archetype that Carl Gustav Jung handles in the context of personality theory, forming the dark side of the personality produced by the images in our subconscious, with Scarecrow character created by Carr.
Osmanlı Kudüs’ündeki Kütüphaneler
Authors: ÇELİK Murat
Published: December 2020

Kudüs, tarihin çok eski zamanlarından beri önemli şehirlerden biri kabul edilmiştir. Bu önem onun titizlikle yönetilmesine neden olmuş, ayrıca değerli yapı ve kurumlarla da zenginleştirilmesine yol açmıştır. Bu zenginleştirme ve her bakımdan imar faaliyeti toplumsal ihtiyaçlar çerçevesinde şekillenmiş ve yaygınlaşmıştır. Osmanlılardan önce Kudüs’te hüküm süren Eyyübiler, Memlükler ve diğerleri şehri hem fiziki hem de fikri açılardan imar etmeye gayret etmişlerdir. Osmanlılar da bu geleneği sürdürerek şehri her bakımdan imar etmiş, desteklerini sunmuş ve idaresine özen göstermişlerdir; su yollarını tamir ettirmiş, fakir halkı besleyecek kurumları kurmuş, eğitim teşkilatını güçlendirmiş ve medrese ile diğer tesisleri yaptırmışlardır. Bu kültürel kurumlardan birini de kütüphaneler oluşturur. Osmanlıların yönetimleri boyunca Kudüs’te hem Müslim hem de gayrimüslim toplulukların içinde pek çok kütüphane kurulmuştur. Osmanlıların 16. yüzyıldan itibaren medrese ve çevresinde kurmaya özen gösterdiği kütüphaneler 19. yüzyıldan itibaren kurumsal bir dönüşüme uğramış, gayrimüslimlerse kendi cemiyetleri içinde kütüphane kurumlarını kurup idare ettirmişlerdir. Osmanlı döneminde kurulmuş özel kütüphanelerin bazıları bugün İsrail Milli Kütüphanesi koleksiyonunda bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada Kudüs şehrinin kültürüne dair bilgiler ele alınmış, kütüphane ile ilgili konulara dikkat çekilmiş ve Kudüs kütüphanelerine ilişkin yeni bir sınıflama yapılmaya çalışılmıştır.
ECONOMIA DO SINAL E O SINAL DA ECONOMIA: PERFIL ECONÔMICO DOS ARTISTAS DE SEMÁFORO DE PALMAS-TO
Authors: Gomes Delson Henrique , Freitas Romário Matos , Filho Valtuir Soares
Published: December 2020

O nosso país está passando por alterações quando o assunto é trabalho. Tais mudanças podem ser refletidas pelos grandes índices de desemprego nos últimos anos. Números esses que crescem a cada dia por diversos fatores. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo identificar o perfil econômico dos artistas de semáforo de Palmas/TO. A pesquisa caracteriza-se do ponto de vista de sua natureza com uma pesquisa aplicada, cujo problema tem como forma de abordagem o método qualitativo, onde foi realizada uma pesquisa de campo com um questionário estruturado, aplicado aos artistas de semáforo da capital. A partir das respostas obtidas pode-se identificar que apesar de construírem renda mensal essas pessoas estão à margem da informalidade, deixando de contribuir com o estado e com alguns direitos cerceados em consequência disso.
COINFECÇÃO HANSENÍASE E HIV/SIDA ATENDIDOS EM UM COMPLEXO HOSPITALAR NO MUNICÍPIO DE JOÃO PESSOA/PB
Authors: Suassuna Stephany Pessoa Farias , Barreto Bruna Braga Nóbrega de Holanda , Melo Artur Puziski Ferreira de , Barros Tafael Menezes , Trindade Luciana Cavalcante
Published: December 2020

A amplitude e o poder incapacitante da hanseníase fazem com que ela permaneça como um problema de saúde pública. A Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida (SIDA), por sua vez, mantém a sua relevância por interferir no sistema imunológico e ainda ser incurável. Devido ao potencial debilitante de ambas as doenças, e suas singularidades, este estudo objetivou avaliar os coinfectados com hanseníase e HIV/SIDA, diagnosticados de 2013 a 2017, no Complexo Hospitalar de Referência em João Pessoa/Paraíba. Trata-se de um estudo observacional, transversal, retrospectivo, descritivo. Entre os 1011 pacientes notificados com hanseníase no local e período de estudo, 15 eram coinfectados. Houve predomínio de pacientes do sexo masculino, pardos, com 20 a 59 anos de idade; apresentando as formas dimorfa e multibacilar, grau de incapacidade zero, baciloscopia negativa e ausência de reações. Hábitos de vida não saudáveis, comorbidades, infecções associadas, carga viral detectável e possível falha na adesão a terapêutica antirretroviral foram predominantes nos pacientes do sexo masculino. Concluiu-se que a coinfecção hanseníase e HIV/SIDA foi baixa no Complexo Hospitalar; porém, a relevância das singularidades dos pacientes coinfectados enseja aprimoramento das políticas públicas destinadas a essa população, notadamente a pacientes do sexo masculino.
UKRAINIAN PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS OF CANADA AS SUPPORTERS OF THE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE 1930es
Authors: Dzyra Olesia
Published: December 2020

In the interwar period of the twentieth century, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Canada tried to expand its influence on the public life in the diaspora. To accomplish this task, it enlisted the support of the conservative Canadian Sitch association (reorganized into the United hetman organization in 1934). In its turn, it helped the Sitch in every possible way and provided the permission for the legal functioning of their organization from the Canadian authorities. The monarchists published the articles about their activities and tasks of the society in the pages of Greek Catholic newspapers, such as "Canadian Ukrainian", "Ukrainian News". However, in the 30s of the twentieth century Greek Catholics and monarchists have broken off their relations. Coming of the new bishop, Vasyl Ladyka, instead of Nikita Budka, who began to distance himself from the society in the 1930s, resulted in the creation of the Greek Catholic own organization, the Ukrainian Catholic brotherhood, in 1932. Now UCB had to defend their views before the public. In the religious sphere, the society spread the Catholic faith in the Ukrainian rite, together with priests created parishes, built churches, supported church institutions, organizations, and so on. In the cultural sphere, it founded and financed Ukrainian schools, evening courses and lectures on Ukrainian studies, held concerts, sports competitions, drama performances, built people`s homes, and so on. In the public field it organized orphanages, shelters, hospitals, summer camps for young people, youth centers and so on. Not so actively, but still the fraternity reacted on the political events in Ukraine and joined the general actions of the national patriotic bloc of the Ukrainian public associations in Canada in support of compatriots. As a result, Greek Catholics became more actively involved in the social and political life of the diaspora on equally with Orthodox and communists.
THREATS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE HUMANITARIAN SPACE: VALUE- AND SENSE-BEARING ASPECTS
Authors: Hazizova Olena
Published: December 2020

The research is aimed at disclosing the threats to national security in the humanitarian sphere related to the need of outlining value- and sense-bearing contents in terms of social shifts, military actions, and an axiological crisis, as the actualization of historical and cultural heritage and ethnonational processes overlaps with the axiologically inhomogeneous and fragmentary modern sociocultural space. The complexity of national security policy formation is due to the fact that it must encompass social, economic, political, and cultural features of unity; create national space without denying the right to represent other identities. Thus, it is crucial to form the common sociocultural space as horizontal solidarity of the society based on the national identity’s dominant values. The notion of national values must serve as a conceptual basis for such an approach as, along with the notion of national interests, it most fully depicts the specifics of the humanitarian sphere. The legacy of substance and spirit, as well as traditional ethnonational dimensions, which are fundamental for the national being of Ukraine and allow feeling a constant connection with the Motherland, form an essential foundation for the further representation of Ukrainians and their culture in Ukraine and abroad. The article draws attention to the insufficient depiction of humanitarian problems, the role of national values in the formation of national interests and goals in the strategic security documents of Ukraine. The fact of constructing fake identities and nourishing separatist tendencies in the regions of Ukraine as an element of hybrid warfare requires the state’s reaction. Consideration of dominant meanings and values when working on legal documents in the educational field, language issue, and ethnocultural processes will allow the prognosis of conflict situations, security threats, and elaboration of tools to avoid the crisis.
Los relojes de las catedrales de Burgos, Oviedo, León, Valladolid y Astorga: encargos y travesías en la relojería española del norte peninsular
Authors: Martínez Montero Jorge
Published: December 2020

Con el paso a la Edad Moderna, la demanda de relojes para templos catedralicios de toda Europa fue en aumento, comenzándose a fabricar piezas de ingeniería de primer nivel en países como Francia, Alemania, Suiza o Inglaterra; convirtiéndose este último, desde mediados del siglo XVIII, en el enclave referente para la industria relojera española. Su elaboración en tierras británicas y posterior envío hasta zonas portuarias, como Bilbao o Gijón, constituía un viaje obligado para estas obras maestras, producto de la habilidad técnica de maestros relojeros de renombre. A lo largo de la presente investigación se analizarán los encargos, manufactura y reparación de los principales relojes catedralicios del norte peninsular español, en las ciudades de Burgos, Oviedo, León, Valladolid y Astorga.
Prensa y teatro "menor" españoles: algunas miradas cruzadas sobre la ciencia y el progreso en la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII
Authors: Peytavy Christian
Published: December 2020

La prensa y el teatro eran dos de los mayores medios de comunicación de la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII, una época en la que se ensalza la razón y se desarrollan los más diversos campos del saber humano. Lógicamente, tanto los sainetes, cada vez más vinculados con la realidad y la actualidad, como los periódicos, se hacían eco a su manera de las novedades o de los avances en materia científica, como lo tratamos de esbozar mediante ejemplos relativos a la zoología, la astrología, la física y la mecánica, o incluso la medicina.
Los baños de Carlos III en Trillo. La extensión de la hidroterapia
Authors: Valero Alet
Published: December 2020

Con el Real Decreto de 29 de junio de 1816 Fernando VII creaba el Cuerpo de Médicos de Baños. Se ha investigado la historia de este cuerpo y de la hidrología médica en España desde 1816. Los trabajos sobre el periodo anterior no parecen haber prosperado tanto y la iniciativa de Fernando VII pudo aparecer como un "arrebato legislativo". Tomando el caso de los baños de Trillo o "baños de Carlos III", se cuestiona este aspecto. Este caso permite ver en qué consistían las instalaciones de baños en torno a 1780, las obras realizadas, el reglamento y uso de las aguas, los conocimientos en cuanto a su composición y remedios para definidos achaques. También se entiende cómo se siguen estos puntos de desarrollo desde el Gobierno mediante el Consejo de Castilla lo cual, posiblemente, permite comprender mejor cómo esta situación prepara el Real Decreto de 29 de junio de 1816.
El librero Ángel Corradi y la distribución y venta de las obras de la Real Academia Española a mediados del siglo XVIII
Authors: Sánchez Espinosa Gabriel
Published: December 2020

A partir de las cuentas conservadas en el Archivo de la Real Academia Española relativas a la relación comercial establecida entre la Academia Española y el librero madrileño de origen genovés Ángel Corradi durante los reinados de Fernando VI y primera mitad del de Carlos III, este artículo busca profundizar en la ventaja que supone para un librero dieciochesco el ser designado como su librero privilegiado por alguna de las nuevas instituciones culturales de nuestro siglo XVIII. Corradi, desde su establecimiento en la madrileña calle Carretas y sirviéndose de las nuevas posibilidades ofrecidas por la prensa periódica, no solamente actuará como distribuidor exclusivo de la producción impresa de la Academia Española durante estos años, de cuya venta se ofrece aquí un análisis cuantitativo, sino que ejercerá también como proveedor de las necesidades librarias de dicha institución.
Una carta inédita de José Sobiñas de Arriquíbar a Jovellanos sobre el retablo de la iglesia de San Sebastián de Elgóibar (1798)
Authors: García López David
Published: December 2020

Esta nota da noticia de una carta inédita dirigida a Jovellanos en enero de 1798 y muestra su interés por recopilar noticias históricas, en este caso relacionadas con las bellas artes como aportación a proyecto del "Diccionario histórico de los más ilustres profesores de Bellas Artes" de Juan Agustín Ceán Bermúdez.
Medir, controlar y proyectar: la cartografía urbana de las Luces como nuevo campo del saber
Authors: Calatrava Juan , Cid Mendoza Ana del
Published: December 2020

A mediados del siglo XVIII la confluencia entre el cientifismo ilustrado y las exigencias modernizadoras de los Estados dio lugar a un giro radical en la representación cartográfica de territorios y ciudades. Una "intelligentsia" compuesta de científicos, ingenieros, geógrafos, geómetras, etc. produjo en menos de cincuenta años muchos ejemplos de este novedoso modo de mirar el mundo que encarnaba a la perfección el "Sapere aude!" de Kant. Este artículo trata de esbozar, mediante el análisis de algunos casos paradigmáticos, la naturaleza de los planos urbanos de las Luces como producto de la exigencia de un conocimiento cierto de la fisonomía del entorno y como expresión cartográfica de las ideas de "progreso, felicidad pública y riqueza de la nación", así como de la cara utópica del pensamiento ilustrado.
Estado autonómico y resiliencia constitucional. Las singularidades del art. 155 CE y la experiencia de su control
Authors: Caamaño Francisco
Published: December 2020

n este trabajo se examina la naturaleza del poder excepcional de intervención previsto en el art. 155 de la Constitución Española desde la perspectiva de su control. A tal fin se diferencia entre el poder de coerción propio de un Estado federal y el establecido en la Constitución española. A partir de la consideración de que el control político también es un control constitucional, se defiende el carácter esencialmente político de ese poder excepcional de intervención, y, por tanto, la necesidad de que su control jurisdiccional se ajuste al mínimo imprescindible. Se sostiene, así, que el Tribunal Constitucional debe limitar su jurisdicción a constatar la necesidad y concurrencia del hecho habilitante y la constitucionalidad de las medidas aprobadas, sin examinar la necesidad o la proporcionalidad de estas.
El procedimiento de la coerción estatal: del requerimiento del Gobierno a la aprobación por el Senado
Authors: Carrillo Marc
Published: December 2020

El carácter extraordinario y de ultima ratio que caracteriza a la coerción estatal determina el procedimiento de esta modalidad de derecho de excepción, que no responde a los procedimientos ordinarios de resolución de conflictos entre el Estado y las comunidades autónomas. Desde que el requerimiento es desatendido por el presidente de la comunidad hasta la aprobación del Acuerdo por el Senado, el Estado ocupa una posición de mayor disponibilidad sobre el principio de autonomía política previsto en el bloque de la constitucionalidad. Por otra parte, dado que en realidad el Senado no responde a la condición de Cámara de representación territorial, su posición constitucional en el instituto de la coerción estatal queda muy subordinada a la lógica de los partidos políticos de ámbito estatal.
Development Problems and Strategies of Business Administration in New Era
Authors: Liu Jie
Published: December 2020

Under the background of the new era, to develop steadily for a long time, enterprises should pay attention to industrial and commercial management in internal management, formulate relatively perfect management system, improve the quality and efficiency of management by mobilizing the enthusiasm of employees, and promote the healthy and safe development of enterprises.
Reduced Axial Scan Length Coronary Calcium Scoring Reduces Radiation Dose and Provides Adequate Clinical Decision-Making Before Coronary CT Angiography
Authors: Young Colin R. , Reynolds David A. , Gambill Neil , Brooks Daniel I. , Villines Todd C.
Published: December 2020

Extensive coronary artery calcium (CAC) diminishes the accuracy of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). Many imagers adjust CCTA acquisition parameters depending on a preCCTA Agatston CAC score to optimize diagnostic accuracy. Typical preCCTA CAC imaging adds considerably to radiation exposure, partially attributable to imaging beyond the area known for highest CAC, the proximal coronary arteries. We aimed to determine whether a z-axis reduced scan length (RSL) would identify the majority of CAC and provide adequate information to computed tomography angiography providers relative to a standard full-scan length (FSL) preCCTA noncontrast CT. We retrospectively examined 200 subjects. The mean CAC scores detected in RSL and FSL were 77.4 (95% CI 50.6 to 104.3) and 93.9 (95% CI 57.3 to 130.5), respectively. RSL detected 81% of the FSL CAC. Among false negatives, with no CAC detected in RSL, FSL CAC severity was minimal (mean score 2.8). There was high concordance, averaging 88%, between CCTA imaging parameter adjustment decisions made by 2 experienced imagers based on either RSL or FSL. CAC detected and decision concordance decreased with increasing CAC burden. CAC detected was lower, and false negatives were more common in the right coronary artery owing to its anatomic course, placing larger segments outside RSL. Axial scan length and effective dose decreased 59% from FSL (∼14.5 cm/∼1.1 mSv) to RSL (∼5.9 cm/∼0.45 mSv). This retrospective study suggests that RSL identifies most CAC, results in similar CCTA acquisition parameter modifications, and reduces radiation exposure. Our colleagues corroborated these results in a recently published prospective study.
A Perspective on Cell Tracking with Magnetic Particle Imaging
Authors: Sehl Olivia C. , Gevaert Julia J. , Melo Kierstin P. , Knier Natasha N. , Foster Paula J.
Published: December 2020

Many labs have been developing cellular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), using both superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) and fluorine-19 (19F)-based cell labels, to track immune and stem cells used for cellular therapies. Although SPION-based MRI cell tracking has very high sensitivity for cell detection, SPIONs are indirectly detected owing to relaxation effects on protons, producing negative magnetic resonance contrast with low signal specificity. Therefore, it is not possible to reliably quantify the local tissue concentration of SPION particles, and cell number cannot be determined. 19F-based cell tracking has high specificity for perfluorocarbon-labeled cells, and 19F signal is directly related to cell number. However, 19F MRI has low sensitivity. Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is a new imaging modality that directly detects SPIONs. SPION-based cell tracking using MPI displays great potential for overcoming the challenges of MRI-based cell tracking, allowing for both high cellular sensitivity and specificity, and quantification of SPION-labeled cell number. Here we describe nanoparticle and MPI system factors that influence MPI sensitivity and resolution, quantification methods, and give our perspective on testing and applying MPI for cell tracking.
Exploring the Correlation between TNC Gene and Osteoporosis
Authors: Nabavizadeh Nasrinsadat , Hojati Zohreh
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Osteoporosis is one of the main causes of bone fractures in old age. The examination of osteoporosis in the elderly is very complicated due to the heterogeneity of the aging process. This study aimed to investigate the correlation of the TNC gene in the patients with an inherited and very rare osteoporosis syndrome. The importance of this study was the identification of a specific biomarker for the osteoporosis process in a monogenic disease.
Methods: In this case-control study, the patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta were used as a simple and monogenic model to investigate the possibility of TNC gene role in osteoporosis. For this purpose, TNC protein network and its related biological pathways were firstly evaluated by bioinformatic analysis. Then, skin biopsies were taken from 3 patients with inherited osteoporosis syndrome called Osteogenesis Imperfecta and two healthy individuals. After culturing the biopsy, fibroblast cells were isolated from keratinocyte cells. Then, the total RNA of each sample was extracted from two different passages and cDNA was synthesized. Subsequently, the expression of TNC gene was measured by Real-time PCR in healthy and patient cells using various replicates.
Results: TNC network proteins are significantly associated with the biological pathways involved in the ossification process. The expression of the TNC gene was assessed in wild type and patient cells. Finally, our results confirmed a significant increase in the expression of TNC in the patients’ compared to wild types’ cells by using technical and biological replicates (p:0.005, p:0.007) and Student t-test. In this study, Excel and GraphPad Prism 5.0 software (GraphPad Software, Inc., San Diego, CA) were used.
Conclusion: Increased expression of TNC gene in a monogenic osteoporosis syndrome can indicate the potential role of this gene in the process of bone loss and introduce this gen as a new biomarker for osteoporosis. The study on rare Osteogenesis Imperfecta syndrome is a simple and monogenic model to investigate the heterogeneous osteoporosis. Therefore, the expression of the candidate gene needs to be evaluated and confirmed in an appropriate statistical population composed of patients with osteoporosis.
Using reading to teach English as a foreign language
Authors: Bernal Marcelo , Bernal Paúl
Published: December 2020

Generally, teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) at elementary, secondary, and university levels in Ecuador focuses primarily on applying teacher-centered approaches or on merely following up on the English textbooks’ scope and sequence. There is much emphasis on developing grammar skills, practicing isolated concepts, and studying different realities depicted in commercial textbooks while neglecting students’ real interests and needs. These traditional practices have created conscious and unconscious conditioning in students, and a significant number of instructors think that English learning is contingent upon grammar rules and the repetition of irrelevant and unnecessary notions, which results in low student academic performance. This descriptive study proposes the use of reading as an educational tool for improving the English teaching and learning process. The researchers applied five reading comprehension tests, three related to General English and two to Academic English, and a confidence level in reading comprehension questionnaire to 37 A1/A2 English third-level university students. Measures of central tendency and variability were used for data analysis. Results show significant improvements in understanding and analyzing texts, high confidence levels for reading in English, and better overall language learning. We suggest making replicas of these didactical practices in other courses offered at the university level.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE “MARITIME AUTONOMOUS SURFACE SHIPS” (MASS)
Authors: Zanella Tiago Vinicius
Published: December 2020

Autonomous ships are already a reality. They are on the agenda of international law and international society in general. In a short time, it will also be a reality in all the world’s oceans. Thus, international organizations, States and international society need to be prepared for these autonomous ships. They will bring new challenges to the law of the sea and international maritime transport. One of these challenges is just what are the environmental impacts that these “Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships” (MASS) will bring with them. That is, what are the consequences for the marine environment of these autonomous ships? This is precisely the objective of this article: to understand the environmental impacts of MASS and what are the new challenges that humanity will have to face the imminent advent of these ships. In this sense, it will be demonstrated what the advantages and disadvantages of these vessels for the environment are and, in particular, what care the world needs to take to protect and preserve the marine environment due to the advent of these new technologies.
Spotlights: Faculty, Alumna, and Courses
Authors: Creel Stacy
Published: December 2020

Spotlighting SLIS Faculty Dr. Jeff Hirschy, SLIS alum Michelle Finley, and asynchronous elective courses LIS 492 (H002)/LIS 692: Library Marketing & PR and LIS 691: LIS Research - Genealogy Research.
Analysis of the Formal Sesame Seed Supply System in West Gondar Zone, North West Ethiopia
Authors: Sewnet Yenesew , Tadesse Daniel , Abreham Getahun , Melesse Birhanu
Published: December 2020

Background: Improved Sesame Seed is a key input for improving Sesame production and productivity. However, the supply sector could not satisfy the growing demands for improved Sesame Seed in West Gondar Zone, North West Ethiopia. The study, therefore, aims at the assessment of the formal sesame seed supply system in West Gondar Zone.Method: The information was collected from a total of 230 sample household heads, selected using a systematic random sampling technique was collected through interview. Secondary information was also collected from published documents and reports of different agricultural organizations. Descriptive statistics were used to analyses the information. Result: The study reveals that the Gondar research center and organizations like International Seed Sector Development, Seed Business Network, Agricultural Transformation Agency and Agricultural Growth Program was the strong actors of Sesame seed supply in the study area. The supply of improved Sesame seed through formal sources is constrained with various factors like shortage of improved seeds supply, cost of improved seeds, lack of awareness and delay in seed supply. It is important to strengthen community-based improved seed multiplication centers to produce an adequate amount of Sesame seed and supply the same time to smallholder farmers at a fair price.
Assessment of the Cheese-making Ability of Individual Cow’s Milks from the Experimental Farm of the University of Mostaganem, Algeria
Authors: Tahlaiti H. , Dahou A.A. , Rechidi S.N. , Homrani A.
Published: December 2020

Background: The cheese-making ability of milks varies due to its chemical composition and several factors related to good farming practices.Methods: Among these factors, the lactation stage was studied on a batch of 15 Prim’Holstein dairy cows under real production conditions at the experimental farm of the University of Mostaganem. The fresh milks produced were tested with simple criteria of chemical composition in protein rate, butyrous rate, mineral intake, on coagulation ability and cheese yield with a repeatability spread over 3 months. Result: The results indicated that the lactation stage has a significant effect, on the composition of milk, especially in terms of protein and mineral richness and on its ability to coagulate. In addition, the urea dosage showed a deficiency in the food ration of digestible nitrogen to the herd directly influenced the protein mass of milk and consequently on the technological processing times and cheese yields.
Seminal Plasma Osteopontin: A Marker for Potential Fertility in Dogs
Authors: Abedin S.N. , Leela V. , Devendran P. , Suganya G. , Rangasamy S. , Loganathasamy K.
Published: December 2020

Background: Osteopontin (OPN) is an extracellular matrix protein with multifunctions and has been identified in the reproductive tract of both males and females. OPN from the seminal plasma (SP) has been closely associated with male fertility in several domestic animals. Different isoforms of OPN has been identified in the SP and sperm membrane in dogs but with unknown functions. The current study investigated the comparison of key canine sperm microscopic parameters and SP markers between dogs exhibiting different fertility potential. Methods: In this investigation during 2018-2019, 21 dogs coming for breeding soundness examination were selected and divided into fertile (Group I) and hypofertile (Group II). Evaluation included assessment of sperm microscopic characteristics and estimation of OPN, Malondialdehyde (MDA), Catalase (CAT), Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and Superoxide dismutase (SOD) concentration in the SP. Result: The OPN level showed positive correlation with all the sperm evaluated characteristics (p less than 0.01). Linear regression analysis depicted a significant (p less than 0.001) influence of OPN on the evaluated sperm characteristics. These findings suggest that OPN in the SP along with the microscopic characteristics of the spermatozoa can be used as a potential fertility marker in discriminating fertile from the hypofertile ones.
A Comprehensive Study on IAA production by Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Bacillus subtilis and Its Effect on Vigna radiata Plant Growth
Authors: Kiruthika S. , Arunkumar M.
Published: December 2020

Background: The use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides raises concerns about environmental pollution, health hazards and the destruction of biotic groups that support plant growth. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) thrive in the rhizosphere of plants are the auspicious alternative for these chemicals. PGPR plays a critical role in plant growth and development, along with biocontrol activities. Methods: In this present study, two effective microbes, Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Bacillus subtilis were chosen and their ability to produce Indole Acetic acid (IAA) was determined. Optimization of IAA production was carried out in different cultural conditions. Further, in-vitro studies were carried out to analyze the effect of these bacteria on the growth of Vigna radiata. Results: Our investigations showed that both organisms have the potential to produce IAA under standard conditions. IAA production is maximum when using Bradyrhizobium japonicum with the supplement of Carboxymethyl cellulose and yeast extract as C and N source, respectively. L-Tryptophan concentration has a positive effect on production. Further, the application of bacterial cultures has shown more significant improvement in plant growth in terms of root and shoot length and weight of crop material. The current findings recommend that Bradyrhizobium japonicum can be a suitable organism for application as a plant growth promoter.
Genetics of Quality Attributes and Powdery Mildew Severity in Garden Pea (Pisum sativum Var. Hortense L.) under Sub Temperate Conditions of North-Western Himalayas
Authors: Shiwani Kumari , Sharma Akhilesh
Published: December 2020

Background: The choice of appropriate breeding method for improvement of traits depends largely on gene action. Hence, an understanding of the inheritance of quantitative traits is essential to develop an efficient breeding strategy. Methods: Twelve generations of three inter-varietal crosses involving four diverse parents of garden pea were studied for biochemical traits and powdery mildew disease severity to analyze the nature of gene effects by using generation mean anaylsis. Result: Duplicate type of epistasis was observed for protein content in all or one or other crosses. In most cases, the presences of linkage among interacting genes or higher order interactions at several loci were involved. Non-fixable gene effects were many times higher than fixable one in all the crosses indicating a major role non-additive gene effects in the inheritance of these traits. The type of gene effects along with presence of non-allelic interactions suggested the adoption of population improvement methods to break undesirable linkages through recombination. The other alternative can be to defer selection in the later generations by advancing segregating populations through bulk pedigree or SSD methods with one or two inter-matings like recurrent selection. Based on pod characteristics and powdery mildew disease severity203 single plant progenies were isolated over the generations of three crosses along with bulk seed following SSD and bulk method to isolate transgressive segregants.
Effect of Foliar Application of Micronutrients on Growth and Yield of Greengram (Vigna radiata L.)
Authors: Kavya Pochampally , Singh Shikha , Hinduja Narreddy , Tiwari Dhananjay , Sruthi Saivasavi
Published: December 2020

Background: Greengram (Vigna radiata L.) is one of the most important pulse crops in India. It is a protein rich staple food which contains about 25 percent protein; It belongs to family leguminaceae so it has the capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Soil application of nutrients is often not enough to meet the growing crop demand particularly in short duration crop like greengram. Therefore, it is hypothesized that foliar nutrition in addition to soil application in commensuration with prevailing weather particularly rainfall will go a long way in meeting crop nutrient need and thereby may help in enhancing poductivity. Foliar application of nutrients using water soluble fertilizer is on the possible ways to enhance the productivity of pulses like greengram. The importance of foliar application of micronutrients i.e., Zinc is essential for enzymes that are involved in many metabolic reactions, necessary for chlorophyll production and for starch formation aids in seed formation. Iron is essential for maintainance of chlorophyll and also an essential component of haemoglobin molecule. Manganese has a role of formation of plants naturally occurring antifungal compounds helping to fight disease infection. It is involved in the enzyme the growth may have biological reactions in plant tissue. Methods: A field experiment was conducted during Zaid season 2019-2020 at Crop Research Farm, Department of Agronomy, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, (U.P.) India. To study the “Effect of foliar applied micronutrient on growth and yield of Greengram (Vigna radiata L.)”. The present investigation was laid out in randomized block design (RBD) consisted of 9 treatments replicated thrice. Result: The results revealed that the maximum growth attributes such as plant height (42.42 cm), dry matter accumulation (113.39 g/m2) and crop growth rate (1.69 g/m2/day) was recorded with RDF + Fe 0.5% + Zn 0.5% + Mn 0.5% at 30 DAS, whereas maximum number of nodules/plant (11) was recorded with RDF+ Fe 0.5% at 30 DAS. However, higher yield and yield attributes i.e. Number of pods/plant (58.40), Number of grains/pod (9.73), 1000 grain weight (38.38 g), seed yield (1384.33) kg/ha, stover yield (2253.33) kg/ha and harvest index (42.44 %) was recorded with RDF + Fe 0.5% + Zn 0.5% + Mn 0.5% at 30 DAS. Similarly, higher Net returns (Rs 59912/ha) and benefit cost ratio (1.51) was also recorded with RDF + Fe 0.5% + Zn 0.5% + Mn 0.5% at 30 DAS as compared to control (RDF + water spray).