bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sobre a docência de música na educação básica: um estudo sobre as condições de trabalho e a realização profissional de professores(as) de música
Authors: Del-Ben Luciana , Kandler Maira Ana , Pereira Joana Lopes , Gaulke Tamar Genz , Viapiana Ezequiel Carvalho , Daenecke Elaine Martha , Silva Aline Clissiane Ferreira da , Fracasso Daniela Cesa
Published: July 2019

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de pesquisa que teve como objetivo examinar as condições de trabalho enfrentadas por professores(as) de música da educação básica e como essas condições podem afetar sua realização com o trabalho. A pesquisa se fundamenta em pressupostos acerca da docência como profissão e da atratividade da carreira docente e no conceito de condições de trabalho docente. Para a coleta de dados foi realizado um survey, utilizando o questionário autoadministrado como instrumento de pesquisa, junto a vinte professores(as) de música de escolas de educação básica de Porto Alegre (RS). Os resultados, que permitiram construir um perfil dos(as) participantes, descrever dimensões de seu trabalho e condições para desenvolvê-lo e analisar sua realização com a profissão, apontam para a necessidade de fortalecer o sentido de comunidade profissional, se o que se busca é que a docência de música na educação básica se torne uma profissão mais atrativa.
Objective Response by mRECIST is an Independent Prognostic Factor for overall Survival in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in SILIUS Trial
Authors: Kudo Masatoshi , Ueshima Kazuomi , Chiba Yasutaka , Ogasawara Sadahisa , Obi Shuntaro , Izumi Namiki , Aikata Hiroshi , Nagano Hiroaki , Hatano Etsuro , Sasaki Yutaka , Hino Keisuke , Kumada Takashi , Yamamoto Kazuhide , Imai Yasuharu , Iwadou Shouta , Ogawa Chikara , Okusaka Takuji , Kanai Fumihiko , Arai Yasuaki
Published: July 2019

Background In SILIUS (NCT01214343), combination of sorafenib and hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy did not significantly improve overall survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) compared with sorafenib alone. In this study, we explored the relationship between objective response by mRECIST and overall survival (OS) in the sorafenib group, in the combination group and in all patients in the SILIUS trial. Methods Association between objective response and OS in patients treated with sorafenib (n=103), combination (n=102) and all patients (n=205) were analyzed. The median OS of responders was compared with that of non-responders. Landmark analyses were performed according to objective response at several fixed time points, as sensitivity analyses, and the effect on OS was evaluated by Cox regression analysis with objective response as a time-dependent covariate, with other prognostic factors was performed. Results In the sorafenib group, OS of responders (n = 18) was significantly better than that of non-responders (n = 78) (p < 0.0001), where median OS was 27.2 (95% CI, 16.0–not reached) months for responders and 8.9 (95% CI, 6.5–12.6) months for non-responders. HRs from landmark analyses at 4, 6, and 8 months were 0.45 (p=0.0330), 0.37 (p=0.0053), and 0.36 (p=0.0083), respectively. Objective response was an independent predictor of OS based on unstratified Cox regression analyses. In the all patients and the combination group, similar results were obtained. Conclusion In the SILIUS trial, objective response was an independent prognostic factor for OS in patients with HCC.
Surface Tension and Viscosity of Blood
Authors: Wesołowski Adam , Młynarczak Anna
Published: July 2019

Blood has certain significant physical properties, which the authors investigated. This paper provides values of surface tension and viscosity of blood at 37 °C, as well as relationship between them plotted on a cross-plot. By applying Hagen- Poiseuille equation and Jurin's law to the experimentally obtained data, the authors calculated with great accuracy viscosity and surface tension of blood. Evaluating both of the properties using described methods required from the authors to know the density of investigated liquid, which was found to be on average $\rho=1063,56 \frac{kg}{m^3}$. The authors took blood samples from 30 healthy subjects and determined aforementioned physical properties. There has been made a distinction in regard of a sex of the blood donor. Results indicate that both surface tension and viscosity are independent from sex of a subject, as well as indicate that there is no correlation between viscosity and surface tension of blood at 37\degree C. Average values of surface tension and viscosity were found to be $\sigma=5,241\pm 0,262 \cdot 10^{-2}\frac{J}{m^2}$ and $\eta=3,352\pm0,360 \cdot 10^{-3} Pa \cdot s$, respectively.
Refleksije uz Truhelkinu knjigu o ženi, ptici i kući od mašte
Authors: Šarančić Čutura Snežana
Published: July 2019

Polazeći tragom kritičkoga osvrta Slobodana Ž. Markovića o Truhelkinu romanu Pipo i Pipa(1923.), u ovome radu pozornost je usmjerena na nekoliko analitički izazovnih točaka navedenoga djela: k pitanju sentimentalnosti, dinamičnosti naracije, posredovanih ideja i životnih vrjednota (o ženskome identitetu i sudbini; o načelu dobrote, milosrđa i darivanja; o sanjarenju; o odnosu djetinjstva i starosti; o usamljenosti i samoći; o odnosu čovjeka i životinje; o književnosti), te semantici i simbolici odabranih segmenata. Iako je, posebice u usporedbi sa Zlatnim dancima (1918.), Pipo i Pipa kritički marginalizirana knjiga, u radu se nastoji interpretirati i aktualizirati kao intrigantna i za razumijevanje opusa Jagode Truhelke i za pronicanje u povijesne, poetičke, žanrovske, stilske i idejne smjerove hrvatske dječje književnosti.
Tadijanovićeva poetizacija ratnoga djetinjstva
Authors: Franković Sanja
Published: July 2019

Rad analizira pjesme Tadijanovićeva ciklusa Dani djetinstva, zasebno objavljenoga 1937. godine. U plastičnoj evokaciji djetinjstva razabire se infantilni glas lirskoga subjekta, ali i njegov odrasli glas, koji u dječji jezik zaodijeva egzistencijalne spoznaje. Analiza u radu prati motive seljačke svakodnevnice oblikovane iz dječje perspektive, a potom dječakovu svijest o siromaštvu pojedinih vršnjaka i društvenoj nejednakosti, prisutnoj već od školske dobi. Ciklus završava pjesmama koje spominju ranjenike, odlazak dječakova oca u rat i dječakovo pismo ocu na ratište. Tri glavna tona, najčešće isprepletena, oblikuju Tadijanovićeve pjesme o djetinjstvu: idilično-šaljivi, naivno-religiozni i socijalni. Ljudi i prirodne pojave prikazuju se u pokretu, a situacija kojoj je pojedina pjesma posvećena iznosi se in medias res. Lirski subjekt govori u prezentu rabeći mnogo eliptičnih te upitnih i uskličnih rečenica, pa se njegove uspomene doimaju kao da su izravno povučene u sinkroniju. Posljednja pjesma ciklusa ima funkciju epiloga. Odrasli lirski subjekt odmiče se od sebe nekadašnjega te svoj pjesnički povratak u djetinjstvo objašnjava kao suprotstavljanje dječje vedrine ratu, ubijanju i smrti.
Što je Put rata, a što Ratni konj? Nikad se ne smije zaboraviti njihova uloga u prošlim ratovima!
Authors: Zaradija Kiš Antonija
Published: July 2019

Rad se fokusira na knjigu i film Put rata poznatoga engleskoga dječjega pisca Michaela Morpurga. Pisac je nedovoljno poznat hrvatskoj čitateljskoj publici, a istoimeni film (inače oboje netočno prevedeni na hrvatski jezik) Stevena Spielberga nedovoljno primijećen u javnosti. Morpurgova su djela posebice zanimljiva jer se u pozadini glavnih zbivanja redovito oslikavaju važni svjetski povijesni događaji kao što je i slučaj s knjigom originalnoga naslova War Horse u čijoj je pozadini Prvi svjetski rat. Rad se usredotočuje na konja i empatično ozračje knjige, ali isto tako nastoji istaknuti vječnu vezu čovjeka i te dostojanstvene i plemenite životinje, čime se želi potaknuti drugačiji pristup animalističkim putokazima ovoga djela, ali i drugih u kojima je životinja važan ili glavni sudionik radnje.
Potential of Liquid Smoke as Botanical Insecticide to Control Coffee Berry Borer Hypothenemus hampei
Authors: Indriati Gusti , Samsudin Samsudin
Published: July 2019

Coffee berry borer (CBB) is the main pest of coffee plants. This pest is difficult to control as it attacks coffee fruit on the tree, multiplies inside the fruit and stays till storage. The study aimed to determine the potential liquid smoke from plant waste to control CBB. The research was conducted at Plant Protection Laboratory (IIBCRI), from January to December 2016. The liquid smokes made from cacao pod husks, sawdust, coconut shells, and rice husks. Phytochemical content of liquid smokes was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively using gas cromatografy mass spectrometry (GCMS). Toxicity analysis was carried out by residual and contact methods at concentrations of 1%; 1.5%; 2%; 2.5%; controls (aquades), and chlorpyrifos insecticide (2 ml/l) as comparison. Each treatment used 15 H. hampei imagos, repeated 3 times. Mortality parameters were observed at 24, 48, 72, 96, and 120 hours after treatment (HAT). To investigate antifeedance, 10 coffee fruits were infested with 20 imagos  in plastic containers, repeated 3 times and parameters observed were the number of holes at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 days after infestation. The results showed that the largest component in liquid smoke presumably functioned as insecticides are Benzenesulfonic acid 4-hydroxy and Acetic acid. All liquid smokes tested were toxic to CBB imagos. The highest CBB mortalities occurred after liquid smoke treatment from coconut shell at concentrations of 2.5% by 48.87%, attack rate was only 20%, decreased 70%. Liquid smoke from coconut shell is the most potential as botanical  insecticide to control CBB.
Specific Features of Fluoroplastic Band Bending with Due Account of Various Modularity of Material
Authors: Vershina G. A. , Reut L. E.
Published: July 2019

The paper considers a technological process for production of sealing rings by winding a band work-piece on a cylindrical caliber mandrel with subsequent endurance under load and further cutting of a spiral in rings and also studies the possibility to obtain products while using a method for cold forming of a work-piece which excludes thermal stabilization operation. Taking into account the fact that fluorine plastic is a high-plastic material even at very low temperatures such technology looks quite real. Therefore winding of a band on a mandrel, endurance of a spiral work-piece without heating but under conditions of force action within the time which is necessary for completion of relaxation processes, and the subsequent cutting in rings will allow to obtain finished ring products of the required size. However fluoroplastic has specific mechanical properties and a number of specific features which are revealed during deformation process. Its deformation behavior considerably differs from behavior of low-molecular materials and therefore it requires a solid approach while using the existing theoretical base and developing calculation methodologies. While taking into consideration the fact that fluorine plastic is high density material and has structure with high degree of crystallinity, the mechanism of deformation behavior in it under conditions of a force field is mainly similar to metal behavior that allows to use methods and approaches for calculation of fluoroplastic products which are accepted in mechanics of solid bodies. However the applied calculating formulae require a certain correction and adaptation to specific features of mechanical fluoroplastic properties, one of which is its various rigidity at stretching and compression that is revealed in case of winding band work-piece on a mandrel. Fluorine plastic is a material with various modularity and its rigidity is higher during compression than under stretching and consequently in the case of band bending a neutral axis of section is displaced from the center of gravity to the area of compressed fibers, and the area of stretching is increasing. High elasticity at stretching and increase of this area lead to large accumulation of elastic deformations causing springing after unloading and changes in size of a finished product. These facts must be taken into account while calculating and designing a mandrel tool, it is also necessary to keep in mind various modularity of a material and possibility that a section being led to an uniform rigidity may take some other shape due to this. Calculation methodologies have been developed by the authors for both versions of section that take into consideration directly or indirectly a material with various modularity and which do not contradict each other and which are rather precisely proved by experimental data.
Mathematical Model of Energy Processes in an Industrial Electric Screwdriver
Authors: Nieoczym A. , Drozd K. , Veselik P
Published: July 2019

An electric screwdriver was designed to work in an automatic cycle on assembly lines. A characteristic feature of the screwdriver is the use of a low power motor in comparison with commonly used devices. The work of tightening the threaded joint takes place at the expense of the kinetic energy of the components of the drive system and the working screwdriver. It has been proved that the ability of the screwdriver to perform the tightening work is determined by the sum of the mass moment of inertia of the working components system and the mass moment of inertia of the motor's rotor, reduced to the axis of the screwdriver bit. The process of tightening is characterized by the number of screwing pulses, screwing torque values at the end of each pulse and the time of screwing process. The limitation of the value of the transmitted tightening torque takes place through the applied overload coupling.  The construction work of the screwdriver was preceded by the development of a mathematical model of the process of screwing and balance of torques acting during each phase of operation was carried out. This allowed the calculation of the value of the kinetic energy of components of the drive and operating system translated into the tightening work. The kinematic conditions to be met by the screwdriver at the end of a single tightening pulse were determined in order to accumulate kinetic energy and start another tightening pulse.
Experimental Determination and Comparative Analysis of the PPH030GP, ABS and PLA Polymer Strength Characteristics at Different Strain Rates
Authors: Zalohin M. Yu. , Skliarov V. V. , Dovzhenko Ja. S. , Brega D. A.
Published: July 2019

Nowadays the field of application of products made from polymer materials is constantly increasing. These products find their wide application in the most high-tech industries such as automotive, aerospace and medical industry. Modern trends in the development of the automotive industry predicts that 75 % of the total car mass will be replaced with polymer materials by 2020 and other industries demonstrate similar trends. Regarding to this information, engineering companies that design parts of the automotive industry should have polymer material characteristics over an entire range of deformations up to destruction for their performance prediction. However, strength characteristics of products from polymers are different and depend not only on a polymer grade but also on technology used for part production. Existing literature review on this problematic area is rather rare. The purpose of this paper is to determine and analyze mechanical characteristics of widely used PPH030GP polymer obtained by extrusion and ABS, PLA polymers applied while manufacturing samples using an additive method (3D-printing) depending on the rate of high-elastic deformation. All the samples have been made according to the requirements of GOST 11262–80 and subjected to uniaxial stretching on a tensile machine UIT STM 050/300 at different speeds of clamp expansion. According to experimental results, stretching diagrams in conditional coordinates s–e have been obtained up to the point of failure for different rates of clamp expansion. It has been shown that while using the additive method, a direction of layers and adhesion between them, which depends on 3D-print parameters, have a significant effect on the part strength. Printing settings are indicated in accordance with the selected mode and a 3D-printer model. As a result of data processing, strength characteristics of PPH030GP polymer and ABS and PLA polymers have been determined to a sufficient extent, depending on the direction of printing layers and rate of high-elastic deformation. These data can be used to calculate strength of products by numerical methods and a finite element method in various software products.
Reduction of Fuel Consumption in 12ЧН15/18-Type Diesel Engine by Regulating Cooling System
Authors: Fedorov A. Yu.
Published: July 2019

Many countries exploit a large number of armored vehicles, developed and manufactured dozens of years ago. Due to this there is a necessity of its continuous modernization. An object of the research is an internal combustion engine for a ground armored vehicle with a 12ЧН15/18 diesel engine. Calculation of engine thermal balance components is based on an engine external speed characteristic. An analysis of thermal balance for a 12ЧН15/18-type diesel engine of a ground armored vehicles has been made with separation according to: heat being withdrawn from cooling system liquid to environment; oil of lubrication system in the internal combustion engine; efficiently used heat; heat being withdrawn along with exhausted gases; residual portion of heat. The paper presents characteristics on changes in heat release during loading modes of the diesel engine operation and also shows an influence of the diesel loading on amount of heat withdrawn by cooling water and oil of diesel lubrication system. Two versions of the cooling system are considered in the paper, namely: with regulation and without regulation. The paper contains description of evaluation pertaining to an influence of a regulating system on characteristics of the diesel cooling system, parameters of efficient power and specific and efficient consumption of fuel. The necessity has been proved to modernize a regular fan cooling system of the armored vehicle with the 12ЧН15/18-type diesel engine. An influence of an average cooling liquid and diesel oil temperature with loading modes of 60 and 80 % on the efficient power of a power unit with a fan-type cooling system has been investigated in the paper. It has been determined that an increase in average temperatures of cooling liquid and oil for the 12ЧН15/18-type diesel makes it possible to improve economy and power of the diesel engine.
Mobile robot navigation path algorithm in 3d industrial internet of thing (iot) environment based on 5g mobile communication
Authors: Ping Pei , Petrenko Yu. N.
Published: July 2019

With the significant growth of the semiconductor industry, creating small devices with powerful processing ability and network capabilities are no longer a dream for engineers. Currently, Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the hottest topics in both industry and academia of wireless communication field. The idea of the Internet of Things (IoT) is to connect every day physical objects such as microwave, doors, lightings and so on. The technical concept of the IoT is to enables these different physical objects to sense information using sensors and sends this information to a server. Industrial IoT is to integrate various technologies to improve business services in different sectors. It implicitly indicates the behavior of machine-to-machine communications. Each of industrial IoT as service domains has its own communication requirements that are measured differently in both such as reliability, Quality of service (QoS), and privacy. According to the development of industrial automation, the industrial Internet of things (IoT) is widely used in smart factories to capture the data and manage the production. One of the most important components of industrial IoT is the wireless sensor network (WSN), which are easy to deploy and use in indoor industrial environments for a IoT of tasks, such as irrigation, machine condition monitoring, and environment monitoring. There are a IoT of works focusing on the WSN in industrial IoT. For example, in, a WSN-based hidden Markov model is proposed to estimate the occupancy in the building (also see other works [1], [2]). In this paper, the research focus on 3-D mobile robot tracking in 5G wireless communication combine to sensor network and mobile robot path planning. The mobile robot can move fast in the three-dimensional (3-D) indoor industrial environment for many tasks such as the monitoring of possible damages on industrial plants [3], data gathering and transmission from wireless communication [4], transportation [5].
Methods of reduction of control objects models containing oscillating and forcing links
Authors: Stryzhnev A. G. , Shykhau A. A.
Published: July 2019

Methods of reduction of control objects models containing oscillating and forcing links are proposed. Methods are based on using of quadratic equation modulus and coefficient of factorization that makes links discriminants equal or more than zero. Methods allow taking into account transfer factors alterations during reduction of objects models ant to maximum simplify quadratic equations of oscillating and forcing links. The order of reduced objects models is decreased and models behavior closely agrees with behavior of the original model. In that case synthesis of controllers is essentially simplified. Such controllers provide slight overshoot (less than 10–17%) during the work within control system. It can be reduced by changing of system gain. Examples of reduction of real control objects models and examples of synthesis of digital controllers and results of modelling are given.
THE LEGAL POSITION OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION IN INTERNATIONAL LAW
Authors: Rinwigati Patricia
Published: July 2019

It has been recognised that Multinational Corporation has played important role in international law particularly on economic matters and recently on human rights. Hence, the question is how international law views this entity: is it a subject or object of international law? What kind of modalities and limitations for MNC to operate in international law? Do they have some capacities for law making treaty? This article attempts to answer those questions critically by Public International Law as a point of departure. It is argued here that different theories used lead to different conclusion on the position of multinational corporation in International Law. Nevertheless, such differences will not delete the fact that this entity has certain rights and obligations in International Law.
Integrated Interpretation of Microseismic and Petroleum-Engineering Data for Comparison of Gas Production in Two Interfering Adjacent Wellpads in the Horn River Basin, Canada
Authors: Yousefzadeh Abdolnaser , Li Qi , Aguilera Roberto , Virués Claudio
Published: July 2019

We present an integrated interpretation of microseismic, treatment, and production data from hydraulic-fracturing jobs carried out in two adjacent wellpads in the Horn River Basin, northeast British Columbia, Canada.

We conclude that poor correlation coefficients (R2) in crossplots of normalized production rate vs. the product of stimulated reservoir volume (SRV) and porosity and total organic carbon (TOC) (SRV×ϕ×TOC) indicate pressure interference between wells or wellpads. Good correlation coefficients in the same crossplots indicate lack of interference.

The SRV×ϕ×TOC product reflects the hydrocarbon pore SRV because there is a relationship between TOC and hydrocarbon saturation in shales (Lopez and Aguilera 2018). Our results suggest that natural-fracture networks have an important effect on well connectivity and on the spatial distribution of microseismic data. Connectivity between wellpads occurs through a network of pre-existing natural fractures, which are approximately perpendicular to the least principal compressive stress in the area.

This conclusion is supported by data analysis from Wellpads I and II in the Horn River Basin. Wellpad I includes eight wells that were drilled and fractured in the Muskwa and Otter Park formations (four wells in each formation) in 2010. Wellpad II includes three wells drilled and fractured in 2011 in each of the three shale formations, Muskwa, Otter Park, and Evie. There is a 1-year interval between fracturing on the first and second wellpads.

The data analysis includes evaluation of magnitudes, b-values, moment-tensor inversion (MTI), and the spatial and temporal distributions of three-component microseismic events recorded during more than 200 stages of fracturing by multiwell downhole arrays. We analyzed Gutenberg-Richter frequency/magnitude graphs for each fracturing stage, and with proper integration of b-values, fracture-complexity index (FCI), MTI information, and treatment data, we distinguished hydraulic-fracturing-related events and events associated with slip along the surface of natural fractures. The results are compared with 5- and 4-year gas-production data in Wellpads I and II, respectively.

Identification of natural fractures and information about interactions between hydraulically fractured wells are both essential for optimal well placement and completion, reservoir characterization, SRV calculation, and reservoir simulation. This study presents a distinctive insight into the integrated interpretation of microseismic events and production data to identify the activation of natural fractures and interference between the hydraulically fractured wells. The methodology developed in this study is thus related to production engineering, but examines it from the point of view of microseismic data.
Trends in prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension, awareness, treatment, control and cardiovascular risk factors in relatively large sample of Iranian menopausal women: 2001-2016
Authors: Eghbali-Babadi Maryam , Khosravi Alireza , Feizi Awat , Alikhasi Hassan , Kheirollahi Narges , Sarrafzadegan Nizal
Published: July 2019

Background

prehypertension and hypertension are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Despite its importance, hypertension is often underestimated and undiagnosed, especially in women. This study was designed to determine trends in prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension, awareness, treatment, control and cardiovascular risk factors among the Iranian menopausal women.

Methods

This repeated Cross-sectional study was conducted on 8073 individuals which 1013 of these subjects were menopausal women older than 40, in Iran, in the years of 2001, 2007 and 2016. Samples were selected through random, multistage, cluster sampling. The data collected by the questionnaire included clinical information and blood pressure was determined via arm digital blood pressure monitors.

Results

The prevalence of hypertension was in the years 2001, 2007 and 2016, respectively % 52.6, % 49.0 and % 51.6, no significant changes were observed(p=0.628). The prevalence of Prehypertension over these years (% 56.6, %.53.3 and % 42.2) was significantly decreased (p=0.006). The Trends of awareness (p=0.015), treatment (p=0.009) and control (p<0.001) of hypertension in menopausal women with high blood pressure has significantly increased. Despite the increasing trends of drug treatment for hypertension, hypertension is uncontrolled in more than a third of subjects. Hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and Body mass index increased significantly from 2001 to 2016 among the menopausal women.

Conclusions

The results showed that hypertension and Prehypertension are highly prevalent among Iranian menopausal women and markedly increased with age. Interventional population-based approaches are needed to improve knowledge and efficient practice that may help lower the risk for hypertension and CVD among this at risk population.
Implementation of the FilmArray ME panel in laboratory routine using a simple sample selection strategy
Authors: Pfefferle Susanne , Christner Martin , Aepfelbacher Martin , Lütgehetmann Marc , Rohde Holger
Published: July 2019

Background

Infectious meningitis is a serious disease and patient outcome relies on fast and reliable diagnostics. A syndromic panel testing approach like the FilmArray ME can accelerate molecular diagnostics and therefore decrease the time to pathogen specific therapy. Yet, its clinical utility is controversially discussed, mainly because of a remaining uncertainty in correct interpretation of results, limited data on its performance on clinical specimens and its comparatively high costs. Aim of this study was to analyze clinical performance of the assay in a real life setting at a tertiary university hospital using pragmatic and simple sample selection strategy to reduce overall cost burden.

Methods

Over a period of 18 months we received n=4.623 CSF samples (n=2.338 hospitalizations, n=1.601 individuals). FilmArray ME analysis was restricted to CSF-samples with a high pretest probability of infectious meningitis, e.g. conspicuous Gram-stain, samples in which leukocytes and/or bacteria were evident or urgent suspicion of infection was communicated by clinicians. N=171 samples matched to our risk criteria and were subjected to FilmArray ME analysis. Samples were also tested by reference methods: culture only (n=45), PCR only (n=20) or both methods (n=106).

Results

56/171 (32.75%) were FilmArray ME positive. Bacterial pathogens were detected in 30/56 (53.57%) and viral pathogens were detected in 27/56 (48.21%) of positive samples. 52/56 FilmArray ME results could be confirmed by the reference assays.

Conclusion

The FilmArray ME assay is a fast and reliable diagnostic tool for the management of infectious meningitis and can easily be implemented in routine diagnostic workflows. However, correlation of test results and underlying clinical symptoms requires experienced users and the awareness of potentially false negative or false positive results. Moreover, considering the need for antimicrobial susceptibility testing, the use of molecular tests as stand-alone diagnostic cannot be recommended.
Sexual Health: sexual knowledge, behavior and social determinants in the students of the University of Porto –a cross sectional study
Authors: Almeida Raquel Araujo , Santos Paulo
Published: July 2019

Background: When considering sexual health, the youth is a particularly susceptible group. In Portugal, structured sexual education is available, however, 23.5% of new HIV cases in 2017 occurred in a population aged 15-29 years old. We attempt to understand the range of sexual health knowledge in youth, along with sexual behaviors and their influencing characteristics. Our main aim is to describe the relation between knowledge and sexual health-related behavior.
Methods: This observational cross-sectional study involved an online questionnaire covering different areas of sexual health applied to students from the University of Porto, Portugal. This was used to create a knowledge and behavior score. Socio-demographic characteristics were used to examine associations with the scores. The relationship between the scores was assessed with Pearson’s bivariate correlation.
Results: Out of 1815 questionnaires, 988 (54%) were validated. The mean score for knowledge was 3.74 out of 5 (95% confidence intervals [CI]: 3.69-3.77) and 3.4 out of 5 (95% CI: 3.38-3.44) for the behavior score. The knowledge score was influenced significantly by age and whether students frequented degrees in health-related studies. Only gender influenced sexual behavior. The correlation between knowledge and behavior was statistically significant with p<0.01 and a coefficient of +0.127.
Conclusion/Discussion: Knowledge is an essential but insufficient determinant for health literacy. We urge the development of a sexual health prevention/education program which considers the interacting factors and motivates participants to integrate the assimilated information on a daily basis.
Investicijų į įmonės veiklos rizikos valdymą vertinimas
Authors: Skvarciany Viktorija , Olechnovič Lilita
Published: July 2019

Rinkos ekonomikos sąlygomis veikiančių įmonių veikla yra dinamiška, o tai lemia prognozuojamų rezultatų neužtikrintumą, todėl neišvengiamai susiduriama su veiklos rizika. Siekiant užtikrinti įmonės veiklos plėtrą, sėkmę ir pelningumą, būtina sprendimų priėmimą grįsti rizikos vertinimu, todėl poreikis valdyti veiklos riziką išauga, o kartu išauga ir investicijų į įmonės veiklos rizikos valdymą svarba. Dėl šios priežasties, siekiant išanalizuoti ir suvokti įmonės veiklos rizikos vertinimo ir valdymo procesus bei jų aktualumą, straipsnyje teoriniu aspektu nagrinėjama veiklos rizikos samprata ir jos vertinimo svarba, analizuojama veiklos rizikos valdymo koncepcija ir pateikiama trumpa rizikos valdymo metodika, kuri sieja kokybinius įmonės veiklos rizikos nustatymo ir vertinimo metodus bei rizikos valdymo, priežiūros ir kontrolės metodikas. Praktinėje dalyje pasirinktos įmonės pavyzdžiu analizuojama ir nustatoma įmonės veiklos rizikos valdymo aplinka, nagrinėjami rizikos atsiradimą lemiantys veiksniai, siūlomos rizikos valdymo priemonės ir atliekamas investicijų į konkrečios įmonės veiklos rizikos valdymą kokybinis vertinimas. Kadangi tiriant įmonės veiklos riziką identifikuojami ir vertinami nuostoliai, kurie galėtų būti patirti, jei rizika nepasiteisintų, atliktas tyrimas leis verslo atstovams aiškiau suprasti investicijų į įmonės veiklos rizikos valdymą naudą ir svarbą.
Sumanios visuomenės bruožai viešojo valdymo modernizavimo kontekste
Authors: Sveklaitė Lina , Stasiukynas Andrius
Published: July 2019

Sparčiai besikeičiančios socialinės sąlygos ir technologinė plėtra formuoja viešojo sektoriaus valdymo modernizavimo poreikį ir inovatyvių valdymo elementų diegimą, ypač piliečių įtraukimo ir dalyvavimo priimant viešuosius sprendimus, bendradarbiavimo ir kitose srityse. Norint įgyvendinti šiuos valdymo pokyčius, būtinas visuomenės potencialas (žmogiškasis kapitalas), gebantis dalyvauti naujojo viešojo valdymo procesuose. Pažymėtina, kad pastaruoju metu daug dėmesio skiriama žinių visuomenei, apimančiai naujų žinių kūrimą, pritaikymą ir sklaidą, tačiau, norint įgyvendinti naujojo viešojo valdymo principus, būtinas platesnis visuomenės bruožų kontekstas, kurį atspindi sumanios visuomenės koncepcija, siejanti žinių ir pilietinę visuomenę, išryškinanti socialinio ir intelektinio kapitalų, dalyvavimo ir bendradarbiavimo svarbą. Siekiant visuomenę įgalinti, būtina išgryninti dominuojančius viešojo sektoriaus valdymo principus ir nustatyti tokios visuomenės charakteristikas. Tam pasiekti išsikeltas tikslas – išskirti sumanios visuomenės bruožus viešojo valdymo modernizavimo kontekste; numatyti uždaviniai: išnagrinėjus viešojo valdymo raidą ir prielaidas sumaniai visuomenei suformuoti, apžvelgti visuomenės bruožus, būtinus realizuojant naujojo viešojo valdymo principus, bei išnagrinėti tinklaveiką kaip sumanios visuomenės formavimosi elementą.Straipsnyje, naudojant lyginamojo istorinio, literatūros mokslinės analizės, duomenų sisteminimo tyrimų metodus, nustatyta naujojo viešojo valdymo ir sumanios visuomenės sąveika per tinklaveiką. Ši sąveika padeda išgryninti sumanios visuomenės bruožus ir apibrėžti pagrindinius visuomenės įgalinimo principus, apimančius nuolatinį mokymąsi, bendradarbiavimą, bendro tikslo siekimą, efektyvumą, informacijos prieinamumą, dalyvavimą, pilietiškumą, technologinį potencialą.
Periodinės Hurvico dzeta funkcijos reikšmių pasiskirstymas su svoriu
Authors: Žalytė Ieva , Kačinskaitė Roma
Published: July 2019

Straipsnyje yra įrodyta diskrečioji ribinė teorema su svoriu periodinei Hurvico dzeta funkcijai ζ(s, α; a) su transcendenčiuoju parametru α, 0 < α ≤ 1, kompleksinėje plokštumoje, kai papildomai yra naudojama svorio funkcija w(l).
Lietuvos piliakalnių amžiaus matematinis nustatymas
Authors: Lukšienė Daiva , Kanišauskas Vaidotas
Published: July 2019

Darbo tikslas yra sudaryti Lietuvos piliakalnių amžių įvertinantį matematinį modelį.Pritaikius archeologines žinias apie piliakalnius, jie buvo suskirstyti į šešis periodus. Straipsnyje nagrinėjami tik tie periodai, kuriems priskiriami piliakalniai yra datuojami tik vienu tam tikru istoriniu laikotarpiu. Pritaikius α–normaliojo skirstinio tankio funkciją, buvo rasti parametrai α ir σ bei sudaryta tų parametrų duomenų bazė. Radus empirines šių parametrų charakteristikas, buvo sudaryti kiekvienam periodui būdingo idealaus piliakalnio aukščio ir aikštelės pločio parametrai. Pasinaudojus sudarytomis parametrų duomenų bazėmis paaiškėjo, kad galima nesudėtingai nustatyti Lietuvos piliakalnių amžių, t. y. priklausymą konkrečiam chronologiniam periodui.
Similarity Estimation for HTML Code Blocks
Authors: Ramanauskaitė Simona , Griazev Kiril
Published: July 2019

Data mining from web pages becomes more frequently adapted in business areas. However on the one hand while analyzing the current situation, we observe that solutions for mining structured data from web pages exists. On the other hand we see that a scientific dataset for unstructured data that would allow create and test new data selection methods does not exist. This limits the development and research of unstructured web data therefore we propose a method for HTML code block similarity estimation. The method combines both data and structure comparison and allows quantitative similarity presentation of two HTML code blocks.
Error Analysis of Land Plot Cadastral Cases in The Republic of Lithuania
Authors: Sabaitytė Krista , Stanionis Arminas
Published: July 2019

The aim of the research is to identify the biggest and most common errors in creating land plot cadastral cases. Land plot cadastral cases for the analysis were taken in random order from the National Land Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania. The land plot cadastral cases were gathered from the 10 biggest territories of the National Land Service subdivisions. Most common errors and the main legislations that were breached in the land plot cadastral cases were determined.
Equipment Maintenance Using IR Thermography
Authors: Sithiravelautham Dinesh , Sabaliauskas Artūras , Čikotienė Dalia
Published: July 2019

This work attempts to show some case studies through Infrared thermography involvements in the industrial maintenance. Initially critical points of the essential or very important machines and electrical circulation units for the production have to investigated. The points where we observed abnormal temperature variations were further analysed using other advanced tools like: vibration analyzer, Laser alignment tool, Oil analyser and Ultrasonic detector. The main objective is to prove that by implementing a good scheduled thermography survey one can decrease major expenses and save time. In addition, it has the capacity to contribute to the reliability of maintenance and minimize unexpected plant shutdowns dramatically in small and large-scale industries.
Gama radiacinio fono tyrimai Šiauliuose
Authors: Vaičys Edvinas , Klimas Robertas , Tričys Vaclovas
Published: July 2019

Straipsnyje įvardyti jonizuojančiosios gama spinduliuotės šaltiniai, jų rūšys, galimas poveikis žmonėms bei aplinkai. Aptarta gamtinės kilmės išorinė ir vidinė žmogaus apšvita. Pateikiamos svarbiausios sąvokos ir radiaciniuose matavimuose vartojami terminai. Nagrinėjami gama radiacinio fono tyrimų Šiaulių mieste rezultatai. Išmatuotos gama radiacinio fono reikšmės miesto teritorijoje, įvairios paskirties pastatuose bei statybinėse medžiagose ir gama radiacinio fono kitimai gyvenamųjų namų skirtinguose aukštuose. Įvertintos gama radiacinio fono reikšmės Šiaulių miesto vandens telkiniuose ir geriamajame vandenyje. Tyrimo metu nustatyta, kad gama spinduliuotės fonas Šiaulių miesto mikrorajonuose kito nuo 0,07 μSv/h iki 0,13 μSv/h. Gama radiacinio fono vertės, galimas daiktas, nuo grunto sudėties ir matavimų vietose ankstesniais metais vykdytos veiklos. Matavimo duomenys susisteminti ir pateikti diagramose. Konstatuota, kad gama spinduliuotės fono reikšmės tirtuose gyvenamuosiuose namuose, medžiagose ir geriamajame vandenyje neviršijo higienos normose nustatytų leistinų apšvitos dozių. Darbe pateiktos išvados apie gama radiacinio fono tyrimų rezultatus.
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS INDICTMENT
Authors: HAJDARI Azem , HAJDARI Albulna
Published: July 2019

The object of this paper is a court order on motion to
dismiss indictment in the Republic of Kosova. 
This order is a non-meritorious decision, by which the court dismisses
the indictment because it lacks jurisdiction on procedural grounds. The order
on the defendant’s motion constitutes a relatively common type of judgment
rendered in criminal proceedings in Kosovo. This article will address such
orders in several respects including the meaning of the order, its
characteristics, grounds for dismissal and the authority to render it, as well
as the procedure for and effects of reaching this type of verdict. To that
effect, cases before the Basic Courts of Kosovo in which the defendant’s motion
filed with the court asking the judge to throw out certain criminal charges
during the proceedings in a period between 2015 and 2017 will be studied. The
paper aims to foster the expectations that concrete actions should be taken to
advance the performance of judges and prosecutors, highlighting the need to
undertake a more effective vetting of public prosecutors and judges in the
country. For this, there is an increasing support in local and international
public opinion where the belief that Kosovo has already achieved a successful
criminal justice system prevails. A legal, comparative, analytical and
statistical methodology is used for the preparations of the present work.
EVKÂF-I ÜMEM TARİHİ
Authors: CEYLAN Metin
Published: July 2019

Vâmık Şükrü Paşa'nın Evkâf-ı Ümem Tarihi adlı eseri tarih ve özellikle vakıflarla ilgili bilgiler ihtiva etmektedir. Sekiz ciltten oluşan ve yazma olan bu eserin yedi cildi bilgi içermektedir. Sekizinci cildi ise fihrist olarak yazılmıştır. Fihristte şahıs ve yer isimlerine yer verilmiştir. Bu esere okuyucunun ilgisini çekmek ve ileride bu eserle okuyucuyu buluşturmak amacıyla kitap üzerinde incelemelerde bulunuldu. Alanında geniş bir bilgi sunan eser, tarihin ilk dönemlerinden günümüze kadar özellikle İslam sonrası ve Osmanlı dönemine ait vakıfları konu almış ve günümüze taşımış bulunmaktadır.
Sectorial evaluation of Islamic banking contracts: a fuzzy multi-criteria-decision-making approach
Authors: El Hachami Khadija , Lamrani Alaoui Youssef , Tkiouat Mohamed
Published: July 2019

Improving the efficiency and performance of microfinance investments is essential to achieve its objectives in terms of economic and social development. One parameter that influences such a performance is the kind of the activity exercised by the micro-entrepreneurs. The aim of this paper is to provide a decision-making guide to help both microfinance institutions and investors to choose the appropriate Islamic banking contract with respect to each sector of activity. To attain this goal, an Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS evaluation is conducted in collaboration with Moroccan Islamic finance experts and practitioners. The proposed approach has the advantage to deal with the lack of quantitative historical data, as well as the uncertainty of the decision makers’ judgments. The suggested work will be helpful for the Moroccan participative banks and for the future Islamic microfinance institutions as well.
Does rapid market growth enhance efficiency? An evaluation of the Chinese mutual fund market
Authors: C. Huang Carol
Published: July 2019

In recent years, China’s mutual fund market has grown exponentially. With hundreds of new funds introduced into the market each year, an essential question to ask is whether this voluminous growth promotes funds’ efficiency, as funds compete for investment. To overcome the drawbacks of traditional portfolio performance metrics, this study utilizes a non-parametric model, data envelopment analysis (DEA), to assess the relative efficiency of equity and hybrid funds for 2016–2018. The empirical results show that despite the development in the fund industry, only a small portion of the funds are fully efficient. While efficiency improvement is observed in equity funds, the efficiency in hybrid funds actually deteriorates. On average, equity funds are more efficient and persistent in performance than hybrid funds. The empirical results also indicate that the primary areas of inefficiency are downside risk management and fund fee structures. For hybrid funds, fund size is also related to efficiency performance. The findings of this study offer implications for how to strengthen the development and stability of the Chinese mutual fund market.
Sediment transport modeling in open channels using neuro-fuzzy and gene expression programming techniques
Authors: Kargar Katayoun , Safari Mir Jafar Sadegh , Mohammadi Mirali , Samadianfard Saeed
Published: July 2019

Deposition of sediment is a vital economical and technical problem for design of sewers, urban drainage, irrigation channels and, in general, rigid boundary channels. In order to confine continuous sediment deposition, rigid boundary channels are designed based on self-cleansing criteria. Recently, instead of using a single velocity value for design of the self-cleansing channels, more hydraulic parameters such as sediment, fluid, flow and channel characteristics are being utilized. In this study, two techniques of neuro-fuzzy (NF) and gene expression programming (GEP) are implemented for particle Froude number estimation of the non-deposition condition of sediment transport in rigid boundary channels. The models are established based on laboratory experimental data with wide ranges of sediment and pipe sizes. The developed models' performances have been compared with empirical equations based on two statistical factors comprising the root mean square error (RMSE) and the concordance coefficient (CC). Besides, Taylor diagrams are used to test the resemblance between measured and calculated values. The outcomes disclose that NF4, as the precise NF model, performs better than the best GEP model (GEP1) and regression equations. As a conclusion, the obtained results proved the suitable accuracy and applicability of the NF method in estimation.
Acceleration of Land Certification with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Toll Road Construction Area
Authors: Leksono Bambang Edhi , Soedomo Agoes Soewandito , Apriani Levana , Sugito Nanin Trianawati , Rabbani Atifah
Published: July 2019

Toll roads is one important component to improve the progress of a country, because with the addition of toll roads, the accessibility easier and can advance the economic movement. One of the toll road construction that is underway is construction of Cileunyi - Sumedang - Dawuan (Cisumdawu). The Cisumdawu Toll is prepared to tackle congestion on Jalan Cadas Pangeran and facilitate access to Kertajati International Airport. The construction of the Cisumdawu toll road itself is inseparable from land acquisition problems. Land acquisition is a process to purchase community-owned land which passed by toll road. Land acquisition requires a land certificate to facilitate legal affairs, unfortunately many land in rural areas do not yet have a certificate. This certification process can be assisted by unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology to map parcel data. This research examines how UAV assist in the acceleration of certification for land parcels to be acquired.