bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Florística e estrutura da vegetação arbustivo-arbórea em duas áreas sedimentares do Parque Nacional do Catimbau, Buíque, Pernambuco, Brasil
Authors: Serafim-Filho Gilvan Lopes , Santos Leidiana Lima dos , Souza Sarah Maria Athiê de , Rodal Maria Jesus Nogueira , Melo José Iranildo Miranda de , Sales Margareth Ferreira de
Published: April 2021

A vegetação arbóreo-arbustiva é a fitofisionomia que mais se destaca no ambiente de caatinga. A composição florística e fitossociologia desse bioma contribuem para a dinâmica da vegetação e o entendimento de sua estrutura colabora com ações voltadas à melhor preservação e conservação desse ecossistema brasileiro. Diante do exposto, o estudo objetivou identificar a composição florística e a estrutura do componente lenhoso de duas áreas com vegetação arbóreo-arbustiva localizadas em uma área sedimentar do Parque Nacional do Catimbau (Neossolos Quartzarênicos). Foram instalados 100 pontos amostrais por área, distribuídos em 10 transectos, 30 m paralelos e equidistantes. Em cada ponto foram amostrados quatro indivíduos com circunferência ? 9 cm ao nível do solo. Na área 1 foram encontradas 16 famílias, 24 gêneros e 26 espécies, com maior número de indivíduos para Fabaceae (100), Malpighiaceae (87), Myrtaceae (60) e Bignoniaceae (42). Na área 2 foram registradas nove famílias, 20 gêneros e 27 espécies, com maior número de indivíduos para Fabaceae (209), Euphorbiaceae (70), Verbenaceae (46) e Cactaceae (17); o VI mais alto foi registrado para Chamaecrista brachystachya Conc., L. P. Queiroz & G. P. Lewis e Pityrocarpa moniliformis (Benth.) Luckow & R. W. Jobson em suas respectivas áreas. As duas áreas apresentaram composição florística distinta, espécies comuns às comunidades da caatinga, elementos característicos de outros tipos de vegetação e uma espécie rara do Brasil (Jacaranda rugosa A.H. Gentry).
LA TRADUCCIÓN EN EL MANUAL SÁHARA: LIBRO DE LECTURA BILINGÜE PARA EGB
Authors: Haidar Larosi
Published: April 2021

En la entonces provincia española número 53, y ya a finales de los años sesenta, el bilingüismo se convierte en fenómeno lingüístico palpable entre la juventud saharaui escolarizada. Una prueba manifiesta de este bilingüismo es el diseño de un manual bilingüe de lectura a mediados de los años setenta, manual que intentaba reflejar la nueva realidad lingüística que se estaba forjando en las calles del Sáhara Español. Este trabajo intenta ofrecer una descripción de dicho manual así como una introducción a los aspectos traductológicos que lo caracterizan.
DE CAMINO HACIA UNA TRADUCCIÓN POST-POSITIVISTA
Authors: Nieto Flores Marta
Published: April 2021

El objetivo del presente trabajo de investigación surge de la necesidad de encontrar unas teorías de la traducción compatibles con los postulados filosóficos del posmodernismo de cara a la traducción de su literatura. La posmodernidad es una época en la que se da muerte a la referencialidad; un momento en el que se reconoce la intangibilidad e irreflexividad de la realidad, que no es más que un constructo del lenguaje, y se rechaza la univocidad en favor la multiplicidad del signo. Esta nueva forma de concebir la vida y el arte hacen necesaria una revisión de los términos en los que se ha venido definiendo la actividad traductológica durante las últimas décadas. El objetivo de este artículo es precisamente demostrar la vinculación de las teorías postpositivistas y postrestructuralistas de la traducción con el movimiento posmoderno partiendo del análisis de la literatura de la Generación Beat.
CUANDO LA LENGUA ÁRABE ESTÁNDAR DESAPARECE
Authors: Haidar Larosi , Kerras Nassima
Published: April 2021

En el mundo árabe, las lenguas vehiculares suelen tratarse como dialectos, mientras que la lengua árabe estándar se considera la lengua oficial de todos los países árabes. Sin embargo, la realidad es muy distinta. En este trabajo se analiza la importancia de las lenguas locales de cada país, a partir de un estudio empírico realizado con personas de diversos países árabes, como son Argelia, Marruecos, Libia, Kuwait, Arabia Saudí, Mauritania, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Sáhara Occidental y Egipto, así como ciudadanos europeos de origen árabe. En este sentido, las lenguas son tratadas desde una perspectiva pragmática para, así, relacionar la lengua con la cultura de cada pueblo, además de analizar las convenciones lingüísticas de cada hablante.
EL OJO EN LA FRASEOLOGÍA DEL ÁRABE DE JORDANIA Y EL ESPAÑOL. UN ESTUDIO CONTRASTIVO
Authors: Sharab Moayad , Carreras Rabasco Adrián , Al Duweiri Hussein
Published: April 2021

El presente artículo tiene como objeto primordial el estudio contrastivo de la fraseología somática articulada sobre la voz “ojo” entre el español peninsular y el árabe coloquial jordano. Este trabajo de investigación se basa en el cognitivismo, principalmente en aquellas teorías relacionadas con la metáfora y la metonimia. Otra de las teorías que se toma en cuenta es la relacionada con la experiencia corpórea, productora de expresiones fijas que transmiten la percepción humana del mundo que le rodea y su relación con éste. Asimismo, es nuestra intención señalar los encuentros y los desencuentros entre el español peninsular y el árabe dialectal jordano en relación con los somatismos que desarrolla esta parte del cuerpo humano.
LA NECESIDAD DE SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN E INTERPRETACIÓN EN EL SECTOR SANITARIO. LA SITUACIÓN EN LONDRES, DÜSSELDORF Y MADRID
Authors: Faya Ornia Goretti
Published: April 2021

Los gobiernos fomentan continuamente diversos planes de formación, trabajo e investigación en el extranjero, a la vez que establecen vínculos y hermandades y potencian las relaciones con otros países para lograr una mayor integración y cooperación en el contexto internacional. Por todo ello, los movimientos migratorios son cada vez más frecuentes, y son decisivos para el desarrollo y el enriquecimiento cultural de la población de un país. No obstante, estos movimientos implican un continuo intercambio cultural y comunicativo y, por este motivo, los inmigrantes pueden tener que enfrentarse a muchas dificultades, en donde la piedra angular es la barrera comunicativa. En este artículo se tratan concretamente los problemas comunicativos que tienen lugar en los servicios de salud, y se lleva a cabo un estudio detallado sobre la situación de tres ciudades europeas (Londres, Düsseldorf y Madrid). Analizar la población inmigrante de cada país así como descubrir las medidas (organización, requisitos, procedimientos, trabajadores, programas informáticos, entre otros) que emplea cada hospital para solucionar estos problemas puede resultar muy útil tanto para traductores y mediadores lingüísticos como para los propios hospitales.
LA INTERPRETACIÓN ASISTENCIAL SANITARIA EN ITALIA Y ESPAÑA DESDE UN PUNTO DE VISTA INTERDISCIPLINAR. UN ESTUDIO POBLACIONAL SOBRE LAS DOS REALIDADES MULTICULTURALES
Authors: Racioppi Valentina
Published: April 2021

En este artículo se presenta un estudio de campo sobre la población extranjera residente y flotante en Italia y España, con el cual se quiere comprobar la realnecesidad de la figura profesional del intérprete asistencial sanitario. De hecho, aunque en España existe una mayor consciencia y desarrollo a nivel académico de esta rama de la interpretación, en ambo países sigue una falta de regularización a nivel institucional. Con este estudio poblacional queremos exhibir datos ciertos con los cuales se anime una vez más las instituciones y las universidades a colaborar para formación y regularización de la figura profesional del intérprete sanitario.
LA VARIACIÓN EN LA TERMINOLOGÍA PENAL Y PROCESAL PENAL EN TEXTOS JURÍDICO-JUDICIALES ESPAÑOL-FRANCÉS-ÁRABE
Authors: El Krirh Khatima
Published: April 2021

En este artículo analizamos la problemática de la variación terminológica en la práctica de la traducción jurídica y judicial español-francés-árabe. De modo específico, el análisis de la variación,basado en la terminología del derecho penal comparado de países francófonos y arabófonos, comprende tres campos terminológicos: delitos, procedimientos e instituciones judiciales, A partir de ahí queremos reflejar la realidad profesional del traductor e intérprete judicial que está llamado a traducir entre sistemas jurídicos bien distintos a pesar de ser expresados en una misma lengua.
Analysis of the agglomeration of Chinese manufacturing industries and its effect on economic growth in different regions after entering the new normal
Authors: Ren Fangxu
Published: April 2021

Entering the new normal of economy symbolises the innovation of growth mode and continuous optimisation and upgradation of economic structure. Using EG index, this paper measures the agglomeration degree of 31 provinces and cities and 31 manufacturing industries in China from 2012 to 2016; the results show that under the new normal, the degree of industrial agglomeration in China's manufacturing industry remains basically stable, but the overall situation is still in a state of moderate agglomeration, the regions with higher degree of concentration continue to present the pattern of ‘one pole, two domains’. To further reveal the relationship between the concentration of Chinese manufacturing industry and regional economic growth, the GMM method of dynamic panel two-stage system was used, and the results showed that industrial agglomeration and economic growth do not have simple linear relationship, but inverted U-type relationship. There was a dynamic continuation effect of regional economic growth, and external factors such as fixed asset investment and government financial expenditure can promote regional industrial economic growth. Finally, the enlightenment of the complete article is given.
New Curiosity Bivariate Quadratic Quaternionic Polynomials and Their Roots
Authors: Akkus Ilker , Kizilaslan Gonca
Published: April 2021

We consider the second-order linear homogeneous quaternion recurrence solutions for some new curiosity bivariate quadratic quaternionic equations.
Offset Ruled Surface in Euclidean Space with Density
Authors: Ulucan Neslihan , Akyigit Mahmut
Published: April 2021

In this paper, offset ruled surfaces in these spaces are defined by using the geometry of ruled surfaces in Euclidean space with density. The mean curvature and Gaussian curvature of these surfaces are studied. In addition, the relationships between the mean curvature and mean curvature with density, and the Gaussian curvature and the Gaussian curvature with density of the offset ruled surfaces in E
3 with density e

z
and e
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x

2−

y

2 are given.
Study of Reducing the Damage and Reuse of Waste Tanks in the Certej Mining Area
Authors: Benea Mărioara , Radu Sorin Mihai , Taschi Evgheni
Published: April 2021

The Certej area is an area of gold mining activities with a history of several hundred years. The only activity with a significant share in the area was the mining activity, which provided the population of Certeju de Sus commune and its surroundings with the means necessary for a decent living. In the case of tailings dumps, the soil suffers a combined impact - by removing large areas of land from the natural circuit and by generating acidic water. The geology and morphology of the region, characterized by the existence of surfaces with different slopes, are natural causes that attribute different levels of vulnerability to land at the onset of degradation processes by erosion, landslides and excess moisture. All these bring limitations in the use of land on the main uses: agricultural, forestry, construction, etc. The paper aims to provide solutions for the reuse of these lands, their use by recultivation, the search for plant species adaptable to soil conditions. A relatively small number of species were determined on the tailings dumps in the studied area, the spontaneous vegetation is visibly stressed by the existing conditions. As such, the method of ecological reconstruction of freshly deposited tailings dumps by the method of forest recultivation is proposed.
Risk of Exposure for Workers to Professional Vibrations
Authors: Vochiţoiu Haralambie , Unguraş Lavinia Camelia , Andreica Mădălin , Benea Mărioara , Taschi Evgheni , Darcy Anton , Iliaş Nicolae , Vasilescu Gabriel
Published: April 2021

The study focused on the model of estimating the risk of exposure of workers to global occupational vibrations / with local action on the hand-arm system. In order to estimate the risk of exposure to occupational vibrations, we developed a generalized mathematical model for estimating the risk of exposure to mechanical vibrations transmitted to the whole body / with action on the hand-arm system. This model is based on the statistical function of probability with exponential decrease (Gumbel function), and its argument is expressed either by the values of the weighted acceleration parameter or in the form of exposure points.
Increasing the Accuracy of the Orientation of Underground Topographic Works
Authors: Filip Larisa Ofelia
Published: April 2021

Geodetic and topographic works determine the necessary information base and of major importance in the design and management of underground construction works (mining, hydrotechnics, roads, etc.). The efficiency and safety of these investments with special financial implications depend on their quality. In this context, the geodetic orientation of the underground topographic works was the main and permanent subject of study and analysis on which this scientific paper refers.
The duality of goodwill assessment in financial accounting and reporting
Authors: PLOTNIKOV Viktor S. , PLOTNIKOVA Olesya V.
Published: April 2021

Subject. This article considers Goodwill as an indicator of the organization's market capitalization and internally created Goodwill as a set of transaction expenses, and discusses the dual nature of Goodwill as an economic resource of the organization.
Objectives. The article aims to explore the economic content of the Goodwill category and interpret it in terms of accounting considering differences in the measurement of Goodwill value as a result of a business merger transaction and internally created Goodwill that shapes its value by capitalizing transaction expenses. The article also aims to prove the need to reflect Goodwill in financial statements as an indicator of the organization's market capitalization and internally created Goodwill as a set of transaction expenses.
Methods. To methodologically substantiate the economic category of Goodwill, we used the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, International Concept of Integrated Reporting, institutional economics, and the International Financial Reporting Standards.
Results. The article proves the dual nature of the economic category of Goodwill, which is crucial in the development of the methodological provision of this category in the organization's accounting and financial reporting system and the assessment of its value.
Conclusions. Lack of transparency in the financial statements of individual economic entities and consolidated reporting of the group's enterprises allows for combining different economic resources in one item, for example, Intangible Assets. The inclusion of Goodwill, which is the result of a business merger transaction, does not correspond to its economic content, as Goodwill in this case is part of the investment made by the investor in the object of investment. Even for this reason alone, this figure should be reflected in the structure of financial capital.
Debating points of accounting to reflect escrow account transactions by the developer organization
Authors: SAFONOVA Margarita F. , MARCHENKO Yuliya V.
Published: April 2021

Subject. This article discusses the issues of reflection of information on settlements with equity construction investors both on off-balance and balance sheet accounts of the developer.
Objectives. The article aims to determine the extent of the transition to project financing of housing construction using escrow accounts, explore options for accounting for incoming funds of equity construction investors, and develop a methodology that helps avoid tampering with the balance sheet total of developers.
Methods. For the study, we used induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis, and the calculation and graphic, monographic, and accounting and analytical methods.
Results. In some cases, the findings have revealed significant discrepancies the way funds available to escrow accounts get accounted for. An analysis of the causes of these deviations confirms the need to develop an off-balance sheet accounting methodology.
Conclusions and Relevance. The updated methodology is structured in such a way that the investors' funds are accounted by the developer in one account, another account is used for settlements with the equity construction investors, and the funds placed by the bank on the escrow accounts are reflected in the off-balance sheet of the developer, without misrepresenting the balance sheet total. The results can be used in the theory and practice of construction companies in the process of accounting and reporting by business entities of various forms of ownership, as well as for further scientific developments and practical applications.
Opportunities for using natural fresh water in Russia for the export potential development
Authors: DEMIN Aleksandr P.
Published: April 2021

Subject. Water resources are getting more and more scarce worldwide, and the situation aggravates over time. In such circumstances, Russia should get use of its competitive advantages and increase exports of fresh water and water-intensive products.
Objectives. I analyze opportunities for using natural fresh water of Russia to unfold the export potential.
Methods. The study relies upon databases of the Russian governmental agencies, the UN, and Asian partnership countries. The study is based on the systems approach and methods of logic and comparative analysis, qualitative and quantitative analysis of statistical data.
Results. The article illustrates cases of water supply via canals and water pipelines from Russia to Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. I display what unparalleled opportunities Russia has, since it possesses land and water resources, which would help rapidly increment water-intensive agricultural and other production. I make suggestions on key strands to follow and efforts to activate the use of available fresh water for the export potential development.
Conclusions and Relevance. The proposed rearrangement of some Russian river flows to neighboring countries should be thoroughly elaborated and studied in terms of environmental, socio-economic, political consequences. The rapid economic growth of neighboring Asian countries opens new opportunities for Russia to seize its competitive advantages. Hence, the government should actively support sectors that would meet the highest demand for their products in the coming decades. The competition is expected to intensify across all segments of bottled potable water market. Russia should get more involved into the sale of water not only on the Kamchatka peninsula, but only in other regions of Siberia and the Far East.
Encouraging the innovation as a factor of economic sustainability: Evidence from Vietnam
Authors: Van LO Thi Hong , RODIONOV Dmitrii G. , NGUYEN Thi Kim Chi
Published: April 2021

Subject. Currently, the relationship of innovation and economic sustainability has become an important aspect to consider. Analyzing the importance of encouraging the innovation for the economic growth of the Social Republic of Vietnam, we can determine the future of the economic development in many developing countries.
Objectives. We substantiate the relationship of innovation and economic sustainability and outline our recommendations for encouraging the innovation and improving the innovative system of Vietnam.
Methods. As part of the study, we mainly analyze proceedings on the role of innovation in the economic sustainability, materials of international organizations, and official papers of the Vietnamese government.
Results. Having analyzed Global Innovation Index reports from 2013 through 2020, we found achievements and weaknesses of innovations in Vietnam. We determined the main challenges of Vietnam’s innovation system through the comparative analysis of the innovation indices of Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The article substantiates priorities for improving the national innovation system of Vietnam, and raising the importance of innovation for the economic sustainability.
Conclusions and Relevance. We suggest what should be done to improve innovation in Vietnam. The findings can be used to set up a mechanism for encouraging innovation, which should become the principal driver of the sustainable economic development in Vietnam and other emerging economies.
16. Why has Classical Drama been Foundational for 172 Years at Queen’s University?
Authors: Morgan Anthea
Published: April 2021

In 2015, Inquiry@Queen’s opened with Classics students performing Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, a 2500-year-old play illuminating themes of gender inequality and the victims of war which resound as strongly with modern audiences as they did with the ancient Greeks.  Classical drama’s continuing ability to resonate with contemporary audiences is one of reasons it has long been viewed as a foundational component of a Humanities education. As a project for Queen’s 175th anniversary, the presenter investigated how Classics and other units have incorporated classical drama into Queen’s classes and post-curricular activities since the 1840s.  In addition to ancient Greek and Roman plays, the study included plays with classical themes, and post-Classical plays staged by Classics students and professors.  The methodology involved data collection from Queen’s Archives, scholarly publications, and other relevant sources.

 In this poster, I will provide examples to show how classical drama has been used at Queen's in relation to four main goals: its capacity in sustainability ‘and’ inclusivity; its value as a model for development of future cultures; its function as an active learning experience fostered by concentrated and contextualized classical study; and its ability to provide a cultural ‘safe’ space for participants with diverse needs to engage in examination of complex human problems.  It is salient that classical drama has continued to be able to adapt to the changing needs of students and educators at Queen’s for at least 172 years.
19. Navigating Sexual Health within a Desexualized Body: HIV/AIDS & Disability
Authors: Osborne Emily
Published: April 2021

This research explores commonly overlooked intersections of disability and HIV/AIDS, theorizing that institutional desexualization of disabled students in educational settings is correlated with higher rates of HIV transmission later in life. Working primarily within the fields of disability studies, HIV/AIDS studies, and gender studies, this project targets the gap in research on disability and HIV/AIDS, understanding disabled individuals as being at a heightened risk for HIV transmission yet simultaneously being less likely to receive sexual health education than non-disabled peers, as seen in emerging research by Nora Grace (2003; 2004). This research theorizes a relationship between institutional desexualization and HIV transmission later in life. Specifically, this relationship may exist in the following pattern, beginning with early and continued desexualization of disabled individuals leading to social assumptions of universal asexuality, thus potentially causing a lack of sexual health resources and education due to this assumed sexual inactivity. A lack of sexual health resources may influence higher rates of engagement in high-risk sexual activity due to this lack of sexual health knowledge among disabled individuals, which could thus account for higher rates of HIV transmission within disabled populations. In establishing disabled individuals as at heightened risk for HIV and disrupting the desexualization of disability, I provide recommendations for future research and policy pathways in the aim of further exploring the intersections of HIV/AIDS and disability in order to reduce the rates of HIV transmission within disabled population.
22. The Feminization of Agricultural Labour in India, With a Case Study of the Semi-Arid Region of Andhra Pradesh: A Means of Empowerment or a Method of Domination?
Authors: Shinoff Jamie
Published: April 2021

With the general shift of men turning to out-migration work in times of economic disparity, women in rural India, specifically in the region of Andhra Pradesh, are forced to step in and fill the gap in agricultural labour left by migrating men. This phenomenon, coupled with the increased desire for female agricultural labourers – because of their tolerance of low wages – has led to a significant increase in the feminization of agricultural labour in India since the 1990s. While neoliberal writers argue that the increasingly feminized workforce of agricultural labour in rural India is largely demand-driven – both by male-out migration and thus the freeing up of agricultural work for women, I will argue, in accordance with the Marxist-feminist school of thought, that the increased feminization of agricultural labour in rural Andhra Pradesh does not reflect rural prosperity, but in fact is the “consequence of increasing pauperization among the small peasantry” (Garikipati 2008:630). This paper will explore the debate of whether or not the feminization of the agricultural workforce in rural Andhra Pradesh has accelerated female independence and empowerment in both the private (household) and public spheres. This locality study will thus add to a critical Marxist-feminist perspective of the feminization of agricultural labour in India generally, and the semi-arid region of Andhra Pradesh specifically, while raising the question of who truly benefits form the feminization of the agricultural workforce.
23. The Diniacopoulos Coin Collection at Queen’s
Authors: Strongman Alysha
Published: April 2021

Before moving to Canada, Vincent and Olga Diniacopoulos acquired a large collection of antiquities. After settling in Montreal, they continued their activity of art dealers and collectors. In 2001, Queen’s Department of Classics and the Art Conservation Program acquired a large number of ancient pieces from the collection, including 627 Greek and Roman coins from different periods, still to be treated and identified.

In my research project, I am currently working on cataloguing and identifying all of the coins in the collection. The coins in the collection are the best way for students to gain firsthand knowledge with artifacts from a research perspective.

The study of ancient coins is one of the traditional fields of Classical archaeology because of their imagery, frequently complex and intricate in spite of the small space available, their direct connection to figures and events of ancient history and their use for civic and dynastic propaganda.

The majority of the coins identified thus far appear to have been minted in Alexandria in Egypt, a country where the Diniacopoulos family lived for a while and acquired a large part of their collection. In my poster, I aim to present the project and to discuss a few coins that have been already identified.
25. Identification of De novo, Deleterious Mutations through Exome Sequencing of Sporadic Autism Spectrum Disorder Trios
Authors: Wood Shalandra
Published: April 2021

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder that has a strong genetic component consisting of many genes contributing to its cause. To help understand this complex genetic etiology, we are looking for novel genes that may be involved in the reason individuals develop ASD. We are doing this by using 5 sporadic ASD cases to determine de novo mutations (mutations new to the affected child that are not previously found in the family). These sporadic cases ensure that the disorder is not likely to arise through any inherited mutations, but through a new mutation found solely in the affected child. We use a trio analysis in which the genes of the affected child are compared to those of their mother and father, so pure de novo single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can be determined. These SNPs are then filtered based on predicted deleterious effect, quality and biological relevance. Using whole-exome sequencing on these 5 sporadic trios numerous deleterious, de novo mutations have been determined. These are being reviewed for biological relevance, and will be validated using Sanger Sequencing. Of these proposed SNPs being validated a few, such as SHANK3 and DVL1, have previously been linked to ASD. Whereas others, such as C11orf31, are novel candidate genes for the disorder. Through this experiment our understanding of the genetic etiology of ASD continues to grow and evolve, leading to greater insight into this disorder and new directions for possible treatments
Effects of Perennial Biomass Grasses on Soil Quality in Bath, Ontario
Authors: Stansfield Kaitlin
Published: April 2021

Perennial grasses have the potential to be important bioenergy crops, as they are fast-growing and produce large amounts of biomass.  They can also help improve soil quality (e.g. soil organic matter) when established on marginal lands or degraded soils.  In collaboration with Lafarge Cement, who are interested in replacing coal with biomass energy, I tested the impact of perennial grasses on soil quality in Bath, ON.  I studied soil samples collected in 2015 from three replicates of perennial grass species and one replicate of native vegetation (as a control) established by Queen’s faculty and students in 2009. The three perennial grass species used were switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii). Soil carbon and nitrogen content were higher under switchgrass in the 0-10 cm layer, but otherwise did not differ by species. Both carbon and nitrogen levels declined with depth. Isotopic data suggests a replacement of original soil carbon with carbon derived from the C4 grasses. These data will be compared with data collected prior to grass establishment to see whether the grasses have altered soil quality and/or enhanced soil carbon. My research will show how management of perennial grasses can be used to enhance the climate benefits of replacing fossil fuels with perennial grass biofuel crops and provide insights into the comprehensive climate and soil quality benefits of using these crops to replace fossil fuels in the manufacturing of cement.
Women in North American Sports: Why Are Young Girls Dropping Out?
Authors: Cvetkovski Sarah
Published: April 2021

By the age of fourteen, young girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate of boys. Society has worked towards changing this statistic by including women in the male dominated institution of organized sports, yet females are still faced with traditional stereotypes, ultimately limiting their physical expression. Women are expected not to demonstrate characteristics deemed as masculine, which often dissuades females from lifting weights, sweating, participating, and competing in sports as a whole. Although these standards have changed over the twentieth century, when the principle of femininity is brought up, women are expected to live up to their specific gender roles and face a significant wage gap. In 2015, the champions of the Women’s World Cup received $2 million while the men’s team pocketed $35 million for winning the previous year, a $33 million difference. Not to mention that the women’s team had more viewership on Fox for the same event. On top of this, society places a pressure upon its citizens to conform with the majority. The stigma in society that women participating in sport promotes homosexuality often associates female athletes as masculine, lesbian, or butch. These ignorant societal beliefs foster an unhealthy lifestyle for young girls throughout North America. While a different factor comes into play for each athlete, more often than not a tipping point is reached. Once the motivation behind these young girls dropping out of sports is universally understood, headway can be made towards ensuring women flourish in North American society.
"More Than a Woman": Elizabeth I's Self-Representation as an Exceptional Woman in "The Golden Speech"
Authors: Feaver Anthea
Published: April 2021

In The First Blast of the Trumpet against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, John Knox vehemently argues against women’s capacity to rule because of what he believes to be their natural inferiority to men. However, he also allows for the possibility of outstanding women who have been elevated by God, through no merit of their own, as an exception to their otherwise weak sex. Queen Elizabeth I’s rhetorical strategy, in the "Golden Speech" and elsewhere, relies heavily on this construct of the exceptional woman as a means of legitimizing her power within a patriarchal system of governance. Elizabeth presents herself as an exceptional woman by justifying her authority through God, negating her learned eloquence in the very act of expressing herself, and maintaining the inferiority of women in order to foreground herself as uniquely powerful. She furthers her exceptionality by claiming a special access to masculine modes of authority, constructing an authority that is inseparable from herself and thus not available to women generally. Reading Elizabeth through this strategy undermines the idea that simply having women in positions of power abolishes patriarchal systems of governance, and shows that the power of patriarchy to persist relies, in part, on its capacity to implicate women in their own subjugation.
El emprendimiento femenino: revisión de literatura
Authors: Alejandra Dussán Diana , Yurany Mosquera Derly , Quintero Alexander
Published: April 2021

El propósito del presente artículo es analizar la producción científica en torno al emprendimiento femenino orientado hacia la actividad empresarial. Para tal cometido, se recurrió a las revisiones efectuadas por diversos autores al campo del conocimiento del emprendimiento. Igualmente, se examinó la producción intelectual generada en Colombia y la comunidad internacional en el periodo 2015-2017. Los resultados permiten ver que la participación de las mujeres empresarias es cada vez más importante en la transformación de las interacciones sociales. Así mismo, advierten que, mientras la mayoría de las mujeres crean empresa para lograr mayor independencia, la mayor parte de hombres lo hacen para mantener su nivel de ingresos. Una buena parte de los estudios sobre el emprendimiento se centran en hombres, incluso ya formados en la actividad empresarial, lo que deja un vacío para que el estudio actual se concentre en las mujeres empresarias.
Ceftriaxone: rational use by the Pediatric’s department of the Santa Casa’s Hospital of Belo Horizonte, MG
Authors: Souza Mariana , Silva Sidnei , Oliveira Cláudia , Portela Áquila
Published: April 2021

OBJECTIVE: The present study had as main objective to evaluate the use of ceftriaxone in the Pediatric’s Department of the Santa Casa’s Hospital of Belo Horizonte, MG, as well as the bacterial resistance profile of nosocomial infections in the same period. METHODOS? The study was based on the analysis of 160 antimicrobial forms of patients taking ceftriaxone and containing the main medical indication, as well as other variables: age, time of use and microbial growth in cultures. RESULTS: Regarding the total antibiotics prescribed, only 0.12% corresponded to the use of the cephalosporin, evidencing the low rate of use and the importance of a conscious and directed use of this drug. CONCLUSION: The study shows the rational use of ceftriaxone in the Pediatric’s Department of the Santa Casa’s Hospital of Belo Horizonte, MG, when compared to other antimicrobials, evidencing its importance in pediatric clinical practice, mainly in relation to the reduction of bacterial resistance.
Belarusian Society of the Deaf in the 1980s
Authors: Melekhovets Vladimir Fedorovich
Published: April 2021

This article describes the process of formation of industrial and sociocultural departments of the Belarusian Society of the Deaf in the 1980s. During this period, the number of its members has decreased. However, the central board of the Belarusian Society of the Deaf set a goal to amplify the number of hearing-impaired persons in the industrial sector by creating conditions for improving socioeconomic level of its members, which expanded the demand for employment in training and production enterprises. The Belarusian Society of the Deaf also focused on the development of group hobby and recreation activities, such as pantomimic art and physical culture. The high performance of this public organization in the 1980s directly depended on the ideological support of the five-year plans, early execution of socialistic obligations and production tasks, which contributed to successful solution of the problems of rehabilitation and social adaptation of the hearing-impaired persons in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. The article employs the problem-chronological method that allows following the time sequence of events; historical-genetic and historical-comparative methods. The presented materials are based on the sources of the Fund 1112 of the National Archive of the Republic of Belarus, which are introduced into the scientific discourse for the first time, which fills the gap in historical science.
Looking back at the past: image of the Soviet Union in the politics of memory the parties (by the example of materials of elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VI and VII convocations)
Authors: Timshina Ekaterina Leonidovna
Published: April 2021

Almost three decades have passed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union; however, there is still no unity towards its history – various political actors interpret it differently. Analysis is conducted on the politics of memory of the parties that participated in the last two election campaigns in reference to the Soviet period. The goal of article is to determine the parties with own politics of memory; assess the attitude of the political parties on the Soviet history as a whole and isolated key events; as well as describe experience of using the politics of memory in electoral cycle. The opposition parties – the CPRF, LDPR, Yabloko, PARNAS, and the Communists of Russia – most actively referred to the politics of memory. The center of political attention became the history of the Soviet period, to which different approaches were applied. The liberal parties criticized the USSR and advocated decommunization, while the left-wing parties notices only positive aspects in the Soviet history. The LDPR offered to separate the attitude towards the Soviet regime, and the attitude towards the state. Although the political parties have not fully fulfilled their potential as the actors of the politics of memory, the development of the own strategies of interpretation of history is traced clearly. The politics of memory may evolve into a separate vector of major party politics.
The elements of public administration theory in the “projects” of Count P. I. Shuvalov
Authors: Solovev Konstantin Anatol'evich
Published: April 2021

The subject of this research is the development of theoretical representations on the mechanism of public administration in Russia of the XVIII century. The goal is to determine in the texts of draft reforms prepared by Count P. I. Shuvalov the provisions on the objectives and principles of public administration, as well as to analyze his views on the process of reforming state and social institutions. In the texts of P. I. Shuvalov examines such elements of public administration theory as the administrative objectives, its subject matter, instruments, and administrative decision-making process. It allowed establishing correlation between the two concepts: “the good of the state” and “the common good”, as the goals pursued by public administration. The formulated by Shuvalov principles of public administration fully corresponded to the principles advanced by the philosophers of the European Enlightenment. The conducted analysis decision-making mechanism reveals a universal algorithm, which implies several stages of development of the reforms: a) outlining the problem that needs to be solved using the instruments of public administration ; b) determining the causes of this problem; c) proposing solution to the problem, d) discussing the proposed solution, indicating the instruments that need to be implemented by the state.
Salt sensitivity and timed drug therapy in arterial hypertension. Enhancing antihypertensive drug efficacy: a controlled randomised trial
Authors: Skibitskiy V. V. , Vasil’ev V. Yu. , Fendrikova A. V.
Published: April 2021

Background. An elevated or inadequate sensitivity to salt intake is an important mechanism for maintaining high blood pressure in patients with arterial hypertension. Chronopharmacotherapy comprises an important approach to control arterial hypertension through personalised correction of blood pressure but requires a further proof of efficacy in salt-sensitive hypertensive patients.

Objectives. An assessment of six-month dynamics of diurnal and nocturnal peripheral and central blood pressure in salt-sensitive patients with arterial hypertension under chronopharmacothe­rapy.

Methods. A controlled randomised trial included 86 salt-sensitive patients with arterial hypertension. Salt sensitivity was estimated with a Kharchenko’s test. All patients had circadian monitoring of the peripheral and central blood pressure and glomerular filtration rate at baseline and in a six-month follow-up. The patients were randomised into 3 cohorts. Cohort A united patients received perindopril and amlodipine in morning, cohort B — perindopril in morning, amlodipine in evening, cohort C — perindopril in evening, amlodipine in morning. Statistica 12 (StatSoftInc, USA) was used for nonparametric statistical analyses.

Results. In six months of chronopharmacotherapy a target arterial pressure was registered in 87.5% patients in cohort A, 96.4 and 96.2% patients in cohorts B and C, respectively. All cohorts exhibited a declining peripheral and central blood pressure over therapy. Cohort A had a greater decline in daytime, and cohorts B and C — both diurnally and nocturnally. Cohorts B and C had more patients with an adequate nocturnal blood pressure decline. Glomerular filtration rate also elevated with perindopril or amlodipine intake before bedtime.

Conclusion. The perindopril or amlodipine intake before bedtime in a combined therapy for arterial hypertension provided for a target blood pressure in the overall majority of patients, effectively reduced peripheral and central blood pressure at all time intervals, contributed to optimising the circadian blood pressure profile and increased the glomerular filtration rate.
Peran Teknologi Dimer pada Proses Manipulasi Lingkungan Hidup Tanaman Bunga Krisan
Authors: Fitrianto Dwiki , Laksono Ridam Dwi
Published: April 2021

Peran teknologi untuk menunjang pertumbuhan dan budidaya tanaman dapat dilakukan dengan memanipulasi kondisi lingkungan tanaman. Proses manipulasi kondisi lingkungan tanaman dapat dilakukan dengan teknologi dimmer berbasis mikrokontroller arduino. Teknologi dimmer menggunakan sensor suhu maupun sensor cahaya untuk mengatur suhu dan pencahayaan ruangan tempat budidaya tanaman. Sehingga tanaman dapat tumbuh dan berkembang dengan baik tanpa ada pengaruh perubahan iklim maupun cuaca. Dalam hal ini, teknologi dimmer akan diterapkan untuk budidaya tanaman bunga krisan. Tanaman bunga krisan termasuk jenis tanaman hias dengan waktu pendek yang membutuhkan suhu dan pencahayaan tertentu. Dengan penerapan teknologi dimmer, diharapkan bunga krisan dapat tumbuh segar dan indah sepanjang waktu serta dapat dikembangbiakkan dalam jumlah yang banyak.
Patients’ outcome with polycystic kidney disease firstly treated with peritoneal dialysis. Experience of our home dialysis unit since 1997.
Authors: Poux Jean-michel , Cardozo Carlos , Maurice Laville , Jolivot Anne , Fauvel Jean-Pierre
Published: April 2021

We extracted data from the French Speaking Registry of Peritoneal Dialysis and retrospectively studied peritonitis and the outcome of 30 patients with polycystic kidney disease firstly treated with peritoneal dialysis within our dialysis unit since 1997.

There were 15 men and 15 women with a mean age of 54 years. Eighty-five per-cent of the patients had hepatic impairment. Ten patients did not suffer from comorbidities. Charlson comorbidity index was greater than or equal to 4 in five patients. Most of the patients was treated with automated peritoneal dialysis during the night. Only one patient was not autonomous with peritoneal dialysis. The whole medical monitoring lasted 836 months, representing an average of 28 months per patient. Eleven patients had a total of 24 peritonitis, 9 with gram negative bacillus. The incidence of peritonitis was one episode every 35 months-patient. Peritonitis was responsible for sudden admission in hemodialysis unit in two cases and death in one case. Fifteen patients (50%) benefited from renal transplantation. Only one patient had to undergo nephrectomy prior to renal transplantation. Seven patients were admitted to hemodialysis unit (the median duration time on peritoneal dialysis was 36 months). Four patients died. Four patients are currently treated with peritoneal dialysis.

In conclusion, this retrospective study points out that peritoneal dialysis, especially automated peritoneal dialysis, is a good option for patients with polycystic kidney disease necessitating dialysis.
Revue de presse club des jeunes néphrologues (CJN) : 1e trimestre 2021 de la Dialyse à Domicile
Authors: Bataille Stanislas , Carceles Odette , Gosselin Morgane , Lanot Antoine , Lavainne Frederic , Morinière Beaume Julie , Nodimar Céline , Seret Guilaume , Vrigneaud Laurence
Published: April 2021

Introduction (NDLR)

Un groupe de néphrologues issus du Club des jeunes Néphrologues (https://www.cjnephro.com/)sélectionne chaque mois à tour de rôle un article de la littérature internationale en rapport avec la dialyse à domicile, Dialyse Péritonéale ou Hémodialyse à Domicile, et en propose un résumé en français et son analyse. Ces résumés sont également librement téléchargeables sur le site du RDPLF à l’adresse :https://www.rdplf.org/biblio.html. Depuis décembre 2018 ceux sélectionnés au cours du trimestre par ces néphrologues sont publiés sous leur nom dans la présente rubrique du Bulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile.
Platinum Interdigitated Electrode Arrays for Reagent-Free Detection of Copper
Authors: Daly Robert , Narayan Tarun , O'Riordan Alan , Lovera Pierre
Published: April 2021

Water is a precious resource that is under threat from a number of pressures, including release of toxic compounds that can have damaging effect on ecology and human health. The current methods of water quality monitoring are based on sample collection and analysis at dedicated laboratories. This can provide an incomplete picture of the status of the water body as pollution events can be missed. Recently, electrochemical based methods have attracted a lot of attention for environmental sensing owing to their versatility, sensitivity and compatible integration with cost effective, smart and portable readout systems. In the present work, we report on the fabrication and characterization of platinum interdigitated microband electrodes arrays, and their application for trace detection of copper. Using square wave voltammetry after acidification with mineral acids, a limit of detection of 0.8 μg/L was achieved. Copper detection was also under taken on river water samples and compared with standard analytical techniques. The possibility of controlling the pH at the surface of the sensors – thereby avoiding the necessity to add mineral acids – was investigated. By applying potentials driving the water splitting reaction at one comb on the sensors electrode (the protonator), it was possible to lower the pH in the vicinity of the sensing electrode. Detection of standard copper solutions down to 5 μg/L using this technique is reported. This reagent free method of detection opens the way for autonomous, in situ monitoring of pollutants in water bodies.