bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kripto Para Fiyatlarının Tahmininde Gri Sistem Teorisi: Yöntemsel Karşılaştırma
Authors: ŞAHİN Eyyüp Ensari , BAĞCI Buğra
Published: June 2020

2008 yılında temelleri atılmış olan Kiripto para kavramı, 2017 yılı Aralık ayı itibari ile 19.060
ABD dolarına ulaşmış ve tanınırlığını arttırmıştır. Bitcoin ve sayıları 2700’ü bulan diğer kripto
paralar hızlı kazanç elde etmek isteyen yatırımcıların dikkatini çekmeyi başarmıştır. Bu
kapsamda kripto paraların fiyatının nasıl ve ne yönde değişeceği birçok kesim tarafından
araştırma konusu olmuştur. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Bitcoin, Ethereum, IOTA ve Ripple gibi farklı
altyapısal özellikleri olan kripto paraların gelecek fiyatını geçmişte gerçekleşen fiyatlardan
hareketle tahmin etmektir. Çalışmada Deng Ju-Long tarafından 1980’li yıllarda ortaya atılan gri
sistem teorisi ile fiyat tahminlemesi yapılmıştır. Çalışmada kullanılan geçmiş fiyatlar 11 günlük
süreci kapsamaktadır. Literatüre göre kısa sayılabilecek bu süre modelin diğer modellere görece
üstünlüğünü göstermektedir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre GM(1,1) model ve Rolling-GM(1,1)
model sonuçlarının birbirine çok yakın hata oranlarıyla tahmin yaptıkları ve yapılan tahminlere
ait hata oranlarının çok düşük olduğu görülmüştür.
BIST Banka Endeksi Volatilitesinin GARCH Modelleri Kullanılarak Modellenmesi
Authors: BAYÇELEBİ Berfu Ece , ERTUĞRUL Murat
Published: June 2020

Bu çalışmada BIST Banka (XBANK) endeksinin volatilitesi koşullu varyans modelleri GARCH,

TGARCH ve EGARCH kullanılarak modellenmeye çalışılmıştır. Çalışmada kullanılmak üzere

2010-2016 arası XBANK Endeksi günlük kapanış değerleri Thompson Reuters-Eikon veri tabanı

üzerinden elde edilmiştir. 2016 yılı itibariyle bazı göstergelerdeki önemli değişikliklerin etkisi

öncesi durumun tespit edilmesi amacıyla ilk aşamada bu aralık tercih edilmiştir. Elde edilen

veriler yardımı ile ele alınan dönemde Bankacılık Endeksi logaritmik getiri serisi elde edilmiş ve

endeks getiri volatilitesini hesaplama amacıyla GARCH(1,1), TGARCH(1,1) ve EGARCH(1,1)

modelleri kurulmuştur. Kurulan modeller incelenerek uygun model belirlenmiş ve uygun model

GARCH(1,1)’den elde edilen koşullu varyans yardımı ile volatilite hesaplaması yapılmıştır.
Pragmatizmin Temel Sorunları Çerçevesinde Ahmet Haşim’in Gurebâhâne-i Laklakan’ındaki Pragmatik Yapı
Authors: DUMAN Mehmet Akif
Published: June 2020

Türk Edebiyatının en büyük nasirlerinden olan Ahmet Haşim savunduğu fikirler kadar bunları ifade etme şekli ile de halef ve seleflerinden ayrılır. Orijinal bir fikre sahip olmak fıkra gibi muhatabı doğrudan okur olan edebi türlerde tesir altına almayı tek başına temin etme kuvvetine sahip değildir. Yazarın okuru ikna etmek için kurguladığı teşbih ve istiare, dolayısı ile mübalağa ve kısmen de tezat ile mücehhez üslup anlaşılmama yahut yanlış anlaşılma riskini de beraberinde getirir. A. Haşim’i orijinal kılan husus ise bir araya getirdiği müşebbeh (benzeyen) yahut müşebbehün bihlerde (kendisine benzetilen) değildir, üsluba derinlik veren husus vech-i şebehin (benzetme yönü) normalde tarafeynin nefsinde değil şahsında olması gerekirken, taraflardan birinin nefsine sindirilmesidir ki bu da hakikatin her fıkrada yeniden kurgulandığı anlamına gelir. Başka bir ifade ile A. Haşim pragmatik içinde kendi hususi perlokasyonel çerçevesini çizebilmiştir. Yaşanılan zamanla alakalı yani popüler bir fikir etrafında inşa edilen tasavvurun fikir ile bağı koparılmadan, ancak çok alakasız başka bağlantıları da ustaca kapsama almak ile yeni bir “bütün” oluşturmaya muvaffak olunması açısından tetkik “Gurebâhâne-i Laklakan” üstünde yapılacaktır. F. C. S. Schiller’in pragmatik tavrı hem diğer pragmatizm anlayışlarına olan mesafesi hem de hümanizme olan yakınlığı ile mukayesenin diğer merkezi olacaktır. Tahlilin de göstereceği üzere A. Haşim usta bir şair olduğu kadar zamanının çok ötesinde bir pragmatisttir.
Sadakat Programına Yönelik Tutum, Mağaza Memnuniyeti, Mağaza Sadakati ve Satın Alma Niyeti Arasındaki Etkileşim: Kozmetik Perakendeciliği Örneği
Authors: TÜRK Merve , EKER İŞCİOĞLU Tutku
Published: June 2020

Günümüzde hızla artan rekabet, kozmetik perakendeciliği sektöründe de etkisini göstermiş ve perakendecileri tüketici bağlılığını ve satışları arttırmayı hedefleyen sadakat programları geliştirmeye yöneltmiştir. Sadakat programlarının bir çeşidi olan sadakat kartları ile tüketicilere sunulan faydalar, maddi/sert ve maddi olmayan/yumuşak faydalar olarak ikiye ayrılabilir. Bu araştırmanın amacı, farklı faydalar sunan kozmetik perakendecilerinin, sadakat kartlarını kullanan tüketicilerin sadakat programlarına yönelik tutumu, mağaza memnuniyeti, mağaza sadakati ve atin alma niyeti arasındaki etkileşimi incelemektir. Araştırmada, sert ve yumuşak faydaları tüketicilerine sunan Sephora mağazası ile sadece sert faydalar sunan Gratis mağazasını tercih eden 200 katılımcıdan çevrimiçi anket formu ile veriler toplanmıştır. Araştırma amacına uygun olarak geliştirilen araştırma modeli, “Kısmi En Küçük Kareler Yöntemine Dayalı Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi” ve “Çoklu Grup Analizi” ile test edilmiştir. Bulgulara göre, sadakat programına yönelik tutum, hem Gratis hem de Sephora için mağaza memnuniyeti ve mağaza sadakati ile sonuçlanırken, sadece Gratis için atin alma niyeti yaratmıştır. Öte yandan, mağaza memnuniyeti sadece Gratis için mağaza sadakati üzerinde olumlu etki oluşturmuş, ancak her ikisi için de atin alma niyeti ile sonuçlanmamıştır. Mağaza sadakati ise, Gratis’e yönelik atin alma niyeti üzerinde olumlu etki yaratırken, Sephora için bu etki gerçekleşmemiştir.
AB-Türkiye İlişkileri Bağlamında Toplumsal Cinsiyet Politikaları AB İlerleme Raporları Perspektifinden Bir Değerlendirme
Authors: AYATA Ali , TAKKAÇ Hande Saadet
Published: June 2020

Toplumsal cinsiyet, bireylerin biyolojik cinsiyetinin çok daha ötesine geçerek bireyin cinsiyetine toplumsal ve kültürel özellikler yüklenen anlamlar ile ortaya çıkan farklı bir kavramdır. Toplumsal cinsiyet konusunda yürütülen çalışmalar sadece kadınlarla ilgili olmayıp, cinsel kimliklerin hesaba katılarak farklı cinsel eğilimlerin ve bunlara yönelik ayrımcı tutumların dikkate alınmasını zorunlu kılar. Bunun yanında ilgili gurubun haklarını bilmesi ve kullanabilmesi, toplumun diğer üyeleri ile uyum içinde yaşayabilmesi ve diğerleri gibi etkin bir rol alabilmesi ile doğrudan bağlantılıdır. Dünya tarihinde bireylerin sahip olduğu en eski farklılıklardan birisi olan cinsiyet konusu, insan haklarının benimsenmesi ile eşitsizlik olmaktan çıkarılmaya çalışılmıştır. İnsan hakları konusundaki yükselen duyarlılık, bireylerin üzerlerinde barındırdıkları farklılıkların bir önemi olmaksızın eşit oldukları anlayışını pekiştirmiştir. Toplumsal cinsiyet olgusu, derinliği sabit olmamakla birlikte dünyanın pek çok ülke ve toplumunda yaşanan bir eşitsizlik sorundur. Türkiye, AB ile ilişkilerinin önemli bir ayağını oluşturan toplumsal cinsiyet konusunda uzun yıllar boyunca ikircikli bir tutum izlemişse de, özellikle son yıllarda hem kendi iç motivasyonu hem de AB üyelik müzakere süreçlerinin zorlamalarıyla ilerlemeler kaydetmiştir. 1998 yılından itibaren AB Komisyonu tarafından ortaya konulan Türkiye İlerleme Raporlarında bu alandaki gelişmeler ve iyileşmeler yanında yetersizlik ve eksiklikler sürekli dile getirilmiştir. Gelinen noktada, toplumsal cinsiyet konusu Türkiye’nin AB ile ilişkilerinde henüz tam anlamıyla çözüm üretemediği ve kısa vadede çözüm üretilmesi de mümkün olmayacak sorun alanları arasında yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmada öncelikle toplumsal cinsiyet konusu kavramsal çerçevede incelenmiş, daha sonra da toplumsal cinsiyet konusunun AB bünyesindeki gelişimi ele alınmıştır. AB İlerleme Raporları yıllar itibarı ile ayrı ayrı incelenerek, toplumsal cinsiyet konusunda Türkiye’nin mevzuat ve uygulama boyutunda yaşadığı gelişmeler değerlendirilmiştir.
Azerbaycan’da Sosyal Adaletin Güçlendirilmesi
Authors: ZEYNALOVA Zivar
Published: June 2020

Çalışmanın amacı sosyal adalet bağlamında Azerbaycan’da izlenen uygulamaları incelemektir. Bu bağlamda ilk önce sosyal adalete ilişkin teorik tartışmalara değinilmiştir. Her toplumun kendi doğrusunun olduğuna ve bu nedenle de sosyal adaletin sağlanmasında her devletin uyguladığı sosyal projelerin kendine özgü izlediği süreç ve sonuçların çıktısı olduğuna vurgu yapılmıştır. Daha sonra Azerbaycan’da uygulanan sosyal politikaların çıktısı yoksulluğun önlenmesi, işgücü piyasasına erişim, eğitime erişim, sağlık sistemi kapsamında incelenmiştir. Araştırmada Azerbaycan Cumhuriyeti Devlet İstatistik Kurumunun verileri kaynak olarak kullanılmıştır ve sosyal adaletin sağlanmasında elde edilen sonuçlar tartışılmıştır.
Study on drug profile used in diabetic foot ulcer
Authors: Ramesh Rajalakshmi , Moorthi Kowsalya , Kunchithapatham Saravanan , Mariappan Prema
Published: June 2020

Background: The objective was to study about the drugs used in management of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) and to grade the wounds using Wagner’s scale.Methods: An observational study was conducted at Department of Pharmacy, Rajah Muthiah Medical College Hospital over a period of six months from November 2018 to April 2019. The data was collected from 85 patients using data collection form. The patients were selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria.Results: Overall 85 patients were enrolled in this study. The prevalence of DFU found to be 36% more in males 58 (68%) than in females 27 (32%). Considering the age group, higher prevalence was reported in patients among the age group of 60-70. This study shows, patients were found commonly to have habits of alcohol 18 (21%), smoking 11 (13%) and both 22 (26%). Overall, 23 classes of drugs were used in this study. Among these, mostly were antibiotics 12 (52%) then hypoglycemic drugs 5 (21%) and others are analgesics (9%), anti-ulcerant and vitamins. This study shows that the common antibiotics prescribed are metronidazole 39 (24%), cefotaxime 36 (22.7%), ciprofloxacin 25 (15.8%) and piperacillin 21 (13.2%). The common hypoglycemic drug used were of insulin 63 (74%), metformin 43 (77%), glimepiride 12 (14%) and metformin and glimepiride 12 (14%). By using Wagner’s scale, out of 85 patients, most of the ulcer were predominantly between grade IV and V.Conclusions: Targeting range of glycaemic levels and proper antibiotics is the best way of treating DFU. This study has provided the base line data regarding management of DFU which helps to improve therapeutic outcome.
Effect of atorvastatin and metformin combination therapy in type 2 diabetic dyslipidemias
Authors: Saman Ramsha , Voila Margaret
Published: June 2020

Background: Dyslipidaemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and affects 10-73% of this population. In type 2 diabetes mellitus, increased efflux of free fatty acids from adipose tissue and impaired insulin mediated skeletal muscle uptake of free fatty acids, increases fatty acid flux to the liver and also decreased glucose utilization in muscle that leads to acute elevation of free fatty acids. Lipid profile which is altered in diabetes state is one of the significant factors in development of cardiovascular diseases. The derangements seen in serum lipid profile includes: increased total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) concentration. Hence with the aforementioned views the present study had been planned to evaluate the effect of atorvastatin and metformin combination therapy in type 2 diabetic dyslipidemias.Methods: Study design, observational prospective study, with duration of 4-5 months and sample size of 30 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are taken with mild to moderate dyslipidemias. The study subjects received combination therapy of metformin 500 mg/day along with atorvastatin 20mg/day, there effect is seen on serum lipid profile and fasting blood glucose levels (FBS).Results: There was a significant mean decrease in TC, LDL , TG , FBS by 31.7 mg/dl (p<0.05), 28.5 mg/dl (p value <0.05), 19.5 mg/dl (p<0.05), 9.13 mg/dl (p<0.05) respectively and rise in HDL by 1.7 mg/dl (p<0.05) ), no significant decrease in VLDL (p>0.05).Conclusions: Combination of atorvastatin and metformin was effective in reduction of TC, LDL, TG and FBS and elevation of HDL levels in type-2 diabetic dyslipidemias.
MRI based volumetric analysis of entorhinal cortex in elderly subjects with mild cognitive impairment and in subjects with normal cognition to see effects of aging on volume of ERC
Authors: Jilowa Sarita , Kumar Hitesh , Singh Yashvant , Anand K. S.
Published: June 2020

Background: MCI is a transitional period between normal ageing and clinically probable early Alzheimer’s Dementia (AD). ERC volumes show early reduction in cases of MCI in comparison to the normal ageing subjects. Early cognitive impairment can be documented with ERC atrophy on MR volumetry. Aim of the study was to evaluate the volume of entorhinal cortex in patients of MCI and  to compared the volume with patients of normal cognition. Secondarily, we studied changes in the volume of entorhinal cortex with increasing ageMethods: In this study 30 patients of 60 years and above with MCI and 30 controls of normal cognition (age and sex matched) underwent brain examination on 3T MRI. Volume of entorhinal cortex was measured on 1 mm thick T1 coronal oblique MR scans by manually tracing the boundaries defined by two widely used methods i.e. Insausti et al and Goncharova et al.Results: Patients with MCI showed 17.2% decline in the entorhinal cortex volume compared to controls (p value = 0.001). Patients of older age showed significantly more ERC volume reduction, reaching up to 30.4% in comparison to younger subjects suggesting atrophy of ERC in normal aging and in MCI both, but more so in patients with cognitive impairment.Conclusions: ERC atrophy was found in MCI cases more than controls, increase atrophy trend was noted with increasing age. MR volumetry may play a role for documentation of ERC atrophy in cases of MCI.
Study of correlation between perceived sleep disturbances in depressed patients with objective changes in sleep architecture using polysomnography before and after antidepressant therapy
Authors: Ingole Ganesh , Dhillon Harpreet S. , Yadav Bhupendra
Published: June 2020

Background: A prospective cohort study to correlate perceived sleep disturbances in depressed patients with objective changes in sleep architecture using polysomnography (PSG) before and after antidepressant therapy.Methods: Patients were recruited into the study after applying strict inclusion and exclusion criterion to rule out other comorbidities which could influence sleep. A diagnosis of Depressive episode was made based on ICD-10 DCR. Psychometry, in the form of Beck Depressive inventory (BDI) and HAMD (Hamilton depression rating scale) insomnia subscale was applied on Day 1 of admission. Patients were subjected to sleep study on Day 03 of admission with Polysomnography. Patients were started on antidepressant treatment post Polysomnography. An adequate trial of antidepressants for 08 weeks was administered and BDI score ≤09 was taken as remission. Polysomnography was repeated post remission. Statistical analysis was performed using Kruskal Wallis test and Pearson correlation coefficient.Results: The results showed positive (improvement) polysomnographic findings in terms of total sleep time, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, percentage wake time and these findings were statistically significant. HAM-D Insomnia subscale was found to correlate with total sleep time, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, total wake time and N2 Stage percentage.Conclusions: Antidepressant treatment effectively improves sleep architecture in Depressive disorder and HAM-D Insomnia subscale correlates with objective findings of total sleep time, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, total wake time and duration of N2 stage of NREM.
Management of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis: a surgical experience of ten cases
Authors: Karthik Abishek H. , Suraj Lisha
Published: June 2020

Granulomatous mastitis is a chronic inflammatory condition of the breast that is rarely described in literature. It mimics breast abscess on clinical presentation giving dilemma to the surgeon. The etiology can be infectious, autoimmune or idiopathic. The various modalities of treatment for idiopathic granulomatous mastitis includes drainage of abscess, antibiotics and corticosteroid therapy. This is a case series of ten cases of diagnosed with granulomatous mastitis treated in the period of 2 years from 2018 and 2019 in Department of General Surgery, MGM Hospital Navi Mumbai. The data of all the patients were collected from records. They were following at regular intervals in the outpatient department to assess recurrence. The mean age of the patients was 41 years (range 26–47 years). Six patients gave history of breast-feeding in the last 5 years, one was lactating at the time of presentation. One of the patients was treated empirically for Tuberculous mastitis for the opposite breast. Others had no history suggestive of tuberculosis or other connective tissue diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis or sarcoidosis USG breast was performed in all cases. Hypoechoic abscess was seen in 5 cases. The time taken for complete resolution of the disease was ranging from 2 weeks to 2 months. All patients had an uneventful recovery and no recurrences reported till now. GM is a rare benign breast disease that is difficult to distinguish from other inflammatory breast diseases or cancer. The diagnosis of GM must be based on a multidisciplinary approach. Surgical management followed by antibiotics was found to be sufficient to treat the condition in our patients. Corticosteroids need not be administered in all cases of this benign breast disease.
Prevalence and clinical profile of metabolic syndrome amongst essential hypertensive patients at Navi Mumbai, India
Authors: Pakhale Ketan L. , Pakhale Rajshree K. , Bhate Archana R. , More Shyam C.
Published: June 2020

Background: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS), a pathophysiological and asymptomatic state of numerous complications has been documented in various recent studies worldwide. Inadequate data are available highlighting the magnitude of MetS in country like India whose major health problem has been infectious disease rather than non-communicable disease like hypertension. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of MetS in essential hypertensive patients using the criteria of the National Cholesterol Education Program's adult treatment panel III.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 80 hypertensive patients above the age of 40 years at OPD of School of Medicine, D. Y. Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai. Various anthropometric, biochemical, echocardiographic and ophthalmoscopic data were recorded from the patients using standardized laboratory protocols.Results: Our studies revealed a prevalence rate of 17.5% of MetS in patients with essential hypertension. Triglyceride level abnormality was found to be more prevalent in our cohort whereas 17% of the total population displayed central obesity. Elevated blood sugar levels were exhibited by 85% of the population revealing the susceptibility towards diabetic condition. Echocardiographic data revealed complications such as concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, global hypokinesia and low heart’s ejection fraction ability in some subjects. Our ophthalmoscopic data is suggestive of hypertension related eye complications in half of our study population.Conclusions: Collectively our results demonstrate an increased prevalence of MetS, therefore early detection and management of MetS in individuals with high risk can aid in preventing many complications in patients.
A study of lipid profile in maintenance hemodialysis patients
Authors: Chandru M C , H Bawakhan Bibifatima , Moger Venkatesh
Published: June 2020

With increasing prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), CKD related cardiovascular diseases (CVD), end stage renal disease (ESRD) and the consequent financial burden of renal replacement therapy (RRT), the importance of CKD and its risk factors needs to be considered. Hence, lipid profile was studied in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) subjects.

An observational study consisting 100 patients diagnosed as ESRD on MHD of age group 18-70 years of both sex were selected from Nephrology unit, KIMS, Hubballi. Serum lipid profile was estimated by enzymatic method, urea by GLDH- Urease method, serum creatinine by Jaffe’s method.

A significant patients had low serum lipid levels with mean ± standard deviation of Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 131.93±49.75, Triacylglyceride (mg/dl) 107.53±52.36, HDL-C (mg/dl) 28.93±10.06 & LDL-C (mg/dl) 82.23±42.89 and serum creatinine (mg/dl) 8.28± 2.45 & Blood urea (mg/dl) 110.51± 37.58

ESRD patients are at higher risk and it is expected to have serum lipids as per NCEP-ATP-III guidelines. In contrast to this, where these levels are associated with increased risk of CVD, decrease values in dialysis patients are strongly correlated with increased morbidity including a higher risk of cardiovascular events and death. This observation is referred as “reverse epidemiology/risk factor–paradox”. It may be due to superimposed factors like inflammation and/or malnutrition that lead to lower cholesterol levels. In addition, chronic renal failure per se, primarily affects the metabolism of HDL-C and Triacylglyceride rich lipoproteins. Despite conflicting reports, hypercholesterolemia paradoxically appears to be associated with more favorable outcome in ESRD patients.
A spectrum of ocular manifestations in HIV/AIDS Patients: A retrospective analysis at a tertiary care centre in South India
Authors: Veni Priya S
Published: June 2020

To evaluate the prevalence of Ocular manifestations in HIV/AIDS patients and its correlation with CD4 counts

The ophthalmology OPD records of 100 HIV positive patients who attended Ophthalmology OPD(referred from ART centre in the Institute) for screening to rule out ocular manifestations in the period of Jan 2009 to Dec 2009 were evaluated retrospectively.

Out of 100 patients evaluated, ocular manifestations were seen in 54%. The percentage of patients with Anterior segment manifestations, Posterior segment manifestations and Adnexal manifestations were 12.96 %, 31.48 % and 79.62% respectively. Conjunctivalmicrovasculopathy was the most common Ocular manifestations seen in 36% of the patients. HIV microangiopathy was seen in 10 % of the patients and was the most common Posterior segment manifestations. Sight threatening complications like CMV retinitis was seen in 4 % of the patients. 60.8% of patients with ocular manifestations had CD4 count less than 100 cells/cu.mm. With the decrease in the CD4 count, the prevalence of Ocular manifestations increased. Most common systemic association was Tuberculosis.

Though the prevalence of ocular manifestations is low when compared with the previous studies, Sight threatening ocular manifestations are seen frequently in HIV patients due to increased longevity of the patients with HAART therapy and also due to increased duration for the immune system to mature to act against the opportunistic infections. So frequent Ophthalmic examination should be made mandatory for all HIV patients with CD 4 count < 400 cells / cu.mm even if the patients are on HAART therapy.
The Cartesianism and Anti-Cartesianism of Locke’s Concept of Personal Identity
Authors: Grzeliński Adam
Published: June 2020

Kartezjanizm i antykartezjanizm locke’owskiej koncepcji tożsamości osobowej

Niniejszy artykuł koncentruje się na zależnościach pomiędzy Locke’owskim i kartezjańskim pojmowaniem tożsamości osobowej. Wbrew częstym odczytaniom, różnica pomiędzy nimi nie daje się sprowadzić do prostego przeciwstawienia substancjalizmu i empiryzmu. Locke nie rezygnuje ze stanowiska substancjalistycznego, jednakże rozgranicza dwie sfery — naturalnego, bazującego na doświadczeniu poznania oraz filozoficznych spekulacji, w których stara się przedstawić racjonalną i zgodną ze swym programem epistemologicznym interpretację dogmatów religijnych. Krytyka Locke’a dotyczy możliwości istnienia rzeczy myślącej jako substancji istniejącej niezależnie od ciała, natomiast rozbudowaniu w stosunku do filozofii kartezjańskiej ulega opis różnicowania się doświadczenia i ludzkiej subiektywności, zaś pojęcie tożsamości osobowej zyskuje eksplikację na czterech uzupełniających się poziomach: psychologicznym, biologicznym, społeczno-prawnym i religijnym.
Thomas Hobbes’s Elements of Law and His Third Objections to Descartes’s Meditations
Authors: Wawrzonkowski Krzysztof
Published: June 2020

Elementy prawa Thomasa Hobbesa a jego zarzuty trzecie do Medytacji Kartezjusza

W niniejszym artykule staram się przedstawić oś sporu pomiędzy Hobbesem i Descartesem na gruncie Medytacji, oraz jego najważniejsze momenty. Skupiam się przede wszystkim na analizie najważniejszych postawionych przez Hobbesa zarzutów i rekonstrukcji wybranych jego poglądów, które wówczas można było odnaleźć jedynie w The Elements of Law, Natural and Politic. Dzieło to było jego pierwszą większą i spójną próbą wypowiedzi na zagadnienia teoriopoznawcze i społeczne; staram się bronić tezy, że zrozumienie treści Zarzutów wymaga znajomości owego dzieła. Dojrzała forma dzieła świadczy o tym, że Anglik już wówczas miał swoje poglądy przemyślane i mógł czuć się dość pewnie formułując z ich perspektywy uwagi krytyczne względem filozofii Descartes’a, której jak się wydaje mógł on niejedno zawdzięczać.
Form Of Communication By Dance (Case Study: Young Generation In Hatu Village-Moluccas)
Authors: Tamtelahitu Trientje Marlein
Published: June 2020

The purpose of this research is that the young generation in the Hatu village know and love the culture of the local area, regional culture of Mollucas, traditional dance arts Cakalele, Orlapei, Maku-Maku and Saureka-Reka. The benefits of research is to add the treasures or knowledge of the younger generation to traditional arts so that it can preserve the culture of the region. The research method used is a descriptive approach, which is a direct approach to the intended object. In the location of the study took a number of data needed to then be processed into detailed information. Retrieval of this data with interviews and surveys. The results achieved were reintroducing regional dances to the younger generation by doing a combination of these dances. Thus, raises concern for the regional culture.
Pseudoaneurysm Complicating Anterior Arch of Congenital Double Aortic Arch
Authors: Asadmobini Atefeh , Sabzi Feridoun , Heidari Aghigh
Published: June 2020

Aortic rupture and pseudoaneurysm formation in the anterior arch of congenital double aortic arch anomaly associated with a coarctation is an exceedingly rare complication of aortic vascular ring. This is a case report of a double aortic arch with an anterior arch pseudoaneurysm, presenting with chest pain, respiratory distress, and hypotension. The patient underwent open-heart surgery with resection of the anterior arch pseudoaneurysm and bypassing of the coarctation with ascending aorta to descending aorta connection with a Dacron tube graft. Posterior aortic arch entering to pseudoaneurysm by a vertical artery also connected to the main Dacron tube by another small size of the Dacron tube. The postoperative course was complicated by chylothorax and respiratory distress that managed with prolonged preservation of chest tubes, chest physiotherapy, and low lipid content diet. One year follow-up with C_T angiography revealed the patency of both the Dacron tube and patient was in good condition.
Improvement of Trigeminal Neuralgia Following Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy in a Patient With Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Hajiabadi Mohamadreza , Babakhani Babak , Farzin Mostafa , Tavakolizadeh Sara
Published: June 2020

Normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has rarely been reported to be associated with trigeminal neuralgia (TN). We report a case of NPH with trigeminal neuralgia, whose symptoms completely resolved after endoscopic third ventriculostomy. We will notify another surgical management of trigeminal neuralgia, considering the different pathophysiology of TN and a brief review of the literature.
Prevalence of Transfusion Transmissible Infection among Healthy Blood Donors at Dongola Specialized Hospital, Sudan, 2010–2015
Authors: Abdelaziz Mohamed
Published: June 2020

Background: Blood transfusion saves lives but carries the risk of transmission of infections. Screening donors for transfusion transmissible infection (TTI) is mandatory.
Objectives: To study the prevalence of TTI among blood donors at Dongola Specialized hospital, Northern State, Sudan.
Materials and Methods: Retrospective study performed on blood donors at the blood bank of Dongola Specialized Hospital during the period 2010–2015. Demographic data and results of screening tests for all donors in the study period were included. Data were analyzed using SPSS and results were presented in percentages.
Results: The total number of donors were 6,489, of which 6,433 (99.1%) were included in the study. All donors were males and family donors. Mean age (SD) was 27.9 (6.516) years. hepatitis B virus was detected in 85 (1.3%), syphilis in 68 (1.1%), hepatitis virus in 45 (0.7%), and human immunodeficiency virus in 3 (0.05%) donors. Coinfections of hepatitis B with syphilis and hepatitis B with hepatitis C were found in 0.05% and 0.03% of the donors, respectively. 
Conclusion: The prevalence of TTI is low compared to national and international figures. These findings may reflect low prevalence rates of the studied infections in the community.
Key words: blood donors, Northern State, Sudan, transfusion transmissible infection
Design and Development of a Drive System Integrated a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) for an Electric Motorcycle
Authors: Bui Tuan-Anh , Nguyen Huy-Bich , Pham Van-Hung , Nguyen Manh-Toan
Published: June 2020

Electric motorcycles are widely used in developing countries due to they have some advantages of electric vehicles such as not using Petro-fuel, saving operating costs, and so on. Especially, they might suitable to drive in small streets and alleyways in some developing country cities. In addition, the use of electric power sources could contribute to decrease the pollution caused by exhaust emission from vehicles using gasoline fuel leading to the environmental protection. Therefore, development the electric motorcycles might be a sustainable direction for transportation system and is interested in many developing countries around the world. Unfortunately, most types of electric motorcycles recently do not integrate a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) into the drive system. This could lead to the problem that they might not ensure a suitable torque at low speeds, especially when traveling in the special traffic conditions in urban areas. This paper presents a design of a drive system including a CVT transmission integrated into a Cygnus motorcycle frame to develop an electric motorcycle with the goal of safe operation, avoiding the phenomenon of sliding and jerking when the speed changes. The results showed that electric motorcycles can operate stably with a maximum speed of 30 km/h, traveling distance about 57 km for each single charge, without jerkiness phenomenon when accelerating or deceleration as common electric motorcycles in the market.
Direito de acesso à informação: um instrumento de liberdade política dos cidadãos
Authors: Araujo Hellen Nicacio de , Bussinguer Elda Coelho de Azevedo
Published: June 2020

Este artigo analisa o direito fundamental ao acesso à informação pública como instrumento de liberdade do cidadão. Para tanto, questionamos: Como o direito fundamental à informação pode funcionar como instrumento para redução da interferência arbitrária na liberdade política dos cidadãos, na perspectiva da Teoria Neorrepublicana de Phillip Pettit? Neste sentido, através da revisão de literatura em uma perspectiva dialética, crítica, apresentamos o direito de acesso à informação pública, em especial o regramento trazido pela Lei de Acesso à Informação brasileira. Descrevemos os elementos conceituais da Teoria da Liberdade como Não-dominação de Phillip Pettit, especialmente sob o aspecto do exercício dos deveres da cidadania e da dominação do governo sobre a liberdade política dos cidadãos. Por fim, analisamos a aplicação do direito ao acesso as informações públicas às categorias da teoria de Pettit em especial, às estratégias para redução do “imperium”. Concluímos que o direito à informação é um instrumento imprescindível para redução da interferência arbitrária na liberdade dos cidadãos, apesar de reconhecer que o maior desafio para o exercício da cidadania é a necessária mudança de atitude do cidadão brasileiro, que precisaria deixar a condição de expectador apático para se tornar o protagonista da vida política do país.
Entre o ébano e o marfim: igualdade como reconhecimento e a heteroidentificação complementar
Authors: Almeida Gabrielle Oliveira , Corrêa Gustavo Hermont
Published: June 2020

O presente artigo objetiva investigar, sob o paradigma da igualdade como reconhecimento jurídico, se a práxis afeta à política de cotas raciais no Brasil se amolda à gramática moral dos conflitos sociais apresentada por Honneth (2003), a partir das experiências relacionadas às formas de reconhecimento, desrespeito e luta emancipatória. Pretendemos, igualmente, analisar se a utilização do procedimento de heteroidentificação complementar, com base exclusivamente no fenótipo dos candidatos, prescreve quadros interpretativos distintos para pardos e pretos: reconhecimento jurídico para estes e tensões morais para aqueles.  A fim de se alcançar este escopo, são estudadas, nesta ordem, as dimensões do princípio da igualdade, a gramática proposta por Honneth (2003) e o status sociorracial do grupo dos pardos e pretos, a partir do processo histórico no qual se desenvolve a moderna política de cotas raciais. É adotado o método dedutivo. Concluímos que o procedimento de heteroidentificação complementar contemporâneo pode não se amoldar às percepções raciais do grupo dos pardos, conformando incipiente tensão moral hábil ao engendramento da luta por reconhecimento.
PeMSyn – a Free Matlab-Femm Based Educational Tool to Assist the Design and Performance Assessment of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines
Authors: Junior Khristian M. de Andrade , Santos Hugo E. , Vilela Wellington M. , De Almeida Thales E. P. , De Paula Geyverson T.
Published: June 2020

This paper introduces PeMSyn, a free tool intended to aid the design and simulation processes of permanent magnet synchronous machines. Using PeMSyn, one can effortlessly design a permanent magnet synchronous machine, design its winding distribution and assess the machine performance. The machine performance is evaluated by means of FEA since PeMSyn provides an interaction between Matlab and FEMM. Thus, several machine parameters can be obtained. Another interesting characteristic of PeMSyn is its modularity, which means that each functionality can be run independently and new functionalities and machine topologies can be added either by the user or by means of a new PeMSyn update. Aiming to be simple and user-friendly, PeMSyn was coded in Matlab language in form of a graphical user interface (GUI). Moreover, users can easily translate all labels and variable names to their mother language using a language description file already available in English and Portuguese. The modules, the machine design process, the equations involved and an application are shown in this paper. In order to present guidelines on how to use PeMSyn, an example of machine design is proposed and its performance is assessed.
AVALIAÇÃO DE APLICATIVO QUE TRABALHA CONTEÚDOS DE FILOSOFIA E SUAS RELAÇÕES COM O ENSINO
Authors: Hanauer Marcelo José , Fumaco Claudia , Abegg Ilse
Published: June 2020

O objetivo deste trabalho consiste em avaliar as condições técnicas e as potencialidades didático-metodológicas do aplicativo Quiz Filosófico, o qual foi desenvolvido para smartphone e tematiza conteúdos da história da filosofia, para fortalecer o processo de ensino-aprendizagem na disciplina de filosofia no âmbito do Ensino Médio. Através de uma revisão da literatura, busca-se descrever as características e potencialidades deste aplicativo e a percepção de sua possível aplicabilidade, ou não, na perspectiva da escolarização de nível médio. Como conclusão, destacamos que este recurso digital apresenta limitações de conteúdo filosófico e talvez não seja um recurso essencial para apoiar o desenvolvimento da experiência primordial do filosofar com estudantes do Ensino Médio em sala de aula, embora possa servir para atividades extraclasse.
Ultra Structural Studies of the Ovaries of Susceptible and Insecticide-Resistant Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus)
Authors: Chandi Anureet Kaur , Kaur Rabinder
Published: June 2020

The present study was aimed to compare the ultra-structural changes in ovaries of susceptible and insecticide-resistant P. xylostella. Ovaries of the adults of P. xylostella from the susceptible and insecticide-resistant populations were dissected, prepared chemically and were observed under scanning electron microscope. The length and breadth of the ovarian follicles were measured and their size was calculated. Considerable variations in shape, size and appearance of ovarioles in susceptible and resistant moths were recorded. Ultra structural studies revealed reduction in dimensions i.e. length, breadth and consequent size of the ovarian follicle in resistant moths as compared to the susceptible one. The variations in the dimensions of ovarian follicles in resistant and susceptible moths are indicators of influence of insecticides there upon.
Effect of Boron Addition on Testicular Development of Ostrich
Authors: Wei Lan , Zhu Xuemin , Zhang Ziqiang , Liu Yumei , Peng Kemei
Published: June 2020

Effect of boron on development of testis in the ostrich was studied by observing the changes in the microstructure and ultrastructure. Apoptotic status of testicular cells and hormone level were examined. Compared with the control group, the experimental groups exhibited different degrees of change in the histological structure of the testis on addition of boron in different quantities. Cell apoptosis could be detected in testicular tissues of both control and experimental groups, mainly in Leydig cells and spermatocytes. Level of the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol (E2), luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone (T) of the serum in the experimental groups also varied compared with those in the control group. In the present study, 100 mg/l of boron when supplemented with drinking water was helpful for the development of testis in the ostrich. It was also observed that high doses of boron significantly inhibited cell development in the testis of the ostrich.
Modelling the Effect of Mastitis on Milk Yield in Dairy Cows using Covariance Structures Fitted to Repeated Measures
Authors: Verma Med Ram , Dohare Amit Kumar , Bangar Yogesh C. , Sharma Vijay Bahadur
Published: June 2020

The objective of the present study was to study the effect of mastitis on milk yield in dairy cows by accounting the correlations among repeated records on monthly milk yield. The data were collected from monthly milk yield records of 482 dairy cows maintained at three Military Dairy Farms at Agra, Bareilly and Lucknow of Uttar Pradesh (India) for the period from 2011 to 2013. The overall prevalence of mastitis during study period was observed as 24.69%. Mixed modelling using four covariance structures (simple, compound symmetry, autoregressive and unstructured) was used to estimate effect of mastitis on milk yield by adjusting the effects of breed, mastitis, age, calving season, farm, month in lactation and random effects of each cow. On the basis of goodness fit criteria, unstructured covariance structure showed reliable results and estimated 36.76 kg losses due to mastitis in monthly milk yield in dairy cows.
Effect of Phosphorus and Zinc Interaction on Performance of Green Gram [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]
Authors: Phogat Mamta , Angmo Padma , Mondal A. K. , Kumar Sunil , Rai A. P.
Published: June 2020

The experiment comprising of four levels of phosphorus, i.e., 0, 20, 40 and 60 kg ha-1 and four levels of zinc, i.e., 0, 5, 10 and 15 kg ha-1 was conducted to investigate the interaction effect of phosphorus and zinc fertilization on yield and yield attributes of green gram [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] cv. SML-668. The treatments were laid out in Randomized Block Design (Factorial) with three replications. The results revealed that plant height, number of pods plant-1, 1000 seed weight, seed and stover yield were increased significantly up to 60 kg ha-1 phosphorus and 10 kg ha-1 zinc treatment levels. Further increase in zinc levels found to decrease the yield and yield attributing traits, indicating antagonistic effect of phosphorus and zinc on each other. The highest plant height, number of pods plant-1, 1000 seed weight, seed and stover yield (at 60 kg P ha-1 and 10 kg Zn ha-1 treatment level) were 48.70 cm, 27.15, 32.70 g, 957.25 and 2398.30 kg ha-1, respectively. Thus, interaction of phosphorus and zinc was significant for all the growth and yield attributing parameters.
Assessment of Variability Based on Morphometric Characteristics in the Core Set of Soybean Germplasm Accessions
Authors: Shruthi K. , Siddaraju R. , Naveena K. , Ramanappa T. M. , Vishwanath K.
Published: June 2020

The present study aimed at assessing the extent and pattern of genetic diversity within a core set of soybean germplasm comprising of 98 accessions. A total of thirty-one morphometric traits were studied, among them qualitative traits viz., leaf shape, flower color, seed coat color, and hypocotyl colour showed a higher genetic diversity with higher diversity indices. The variability parameters like mean, range of variation, GCV, PCV, heritability and genetic advance were estimated for 18 quantitative traits. The differences between GCV and PCV estimates were narrow for most quantitative traits indicating less contribution of environmental factors in traits expression. High estimates of heritability coupled with high genetic advance were observed in all quantitative traits except for days to maturity. The traits with higher heritability and GA value may indicate their variability and high selective value. Expression of lines in biplots using the first four principal components explains 79.10% of total variation and says black and yellow seeded genotypes have higher and lower variability to exploit, respectively. Hence, selection pressure could profitably be applied to these traits for their improvement.
Teaching Nigerian Arabic Poetry Based On Ethics: The Poem “Fighting Fraud” By Osman Idris Al-Kanqawi As A Model/ تعليم الشّعر العربي النّيجيري على أساس الأخلاق: قصيدة "محاربة الغشّ" لعثمان إدريس الكنكاوي أنموذجا
Authors: Abdus-Salam Ambali Babatunde
Published: June 2020

The literary productivity of Nigerian Arabic poets greeted with modern trends experienced multidimensional influences. Thus, social issues became literary themes, especially ones that relate to significant national challenges in the educational sector. This paper: Teaching Nigerian Arabic Poetry Based On Ethics: The Poem “Fighting Fraud” By Osman Idris Al-Kanqawi As A Model, therefore, focused on the poetic work of a Nigerian Arabic poet on instructional issues. The objectives of the study include: (i) establish the availability of Arabic poetry on educational challenges in Nigeria, (ii) analyze the content in the light of Moral and psychological guides, (iii) examine the instructional objectives of the chosen poet. The study adopted both historical and descriptive methods.
Investigar, divulgar, enseñar: obstáculos y recursos para el estudio de la Historia reciente
Authors: Hernández Sánchez Fernando
Published: June 2020

En su quehacer cotidiano, el historiador que apuesta como ámbito de estudio por la Historia del Presente encuentra en su camino tanto con impedimentos como nuevas posibilidades. El primer hándicap es la peculiar naturaleza de esta etapa cronológica. Las clásicas divisiones de la Historia –Prehistoria, Antigua, Medieval y Moderna– están clausuradas y su incidencia en la realidad sociopolítica actual está muy difuminada. Sin embargo, la Historia Contemporánea sigue abierta y, dentro de ella, la Historia del Presente, la de las tres últimas generaciones vivas, late en las pulsiones del día a día. Otro se deriva del hecho de que las fuentes de la Historia del Presente, aunque abundantísimas, están bajo la caución de las restricciones legales de acceso. Esto dificulta la tarea del investigador, el divulgador y el docente, aunque las modernas técnicas de digitalización y de difusión en red han abierto un amplio campo de acción. La digitalización y el acceso a la información en internet están proporcionando a los investigadores, docentes y estudiantes nuevas posibilidades que, acompañadas del ejercicio de un paradigma crítico, pueden contribuir a una escritura de la historia desde una óptica social y política renovada.
La construcción de relatos sobre el pasado. Apología para la historia
Authors: Álvaro Dueñas Manuel
Published: June 2020

De un tiempo a esta aparte asistimos al recrudecimiento del uso del pasado para legitimar discursos identitarios excluyentes, relatos imaginarios y no pocas veces catastrofistas sobre el mundo. La expansión del relativismo cultural llega, incluso, hasta el negacionismo científico. En el presente artículo se analizan algunos casos recientes de relatos confrontados, reescritos o sobre conflictos y se ponen en relación con los discursos por la historiografía desde sus controversias teóricas y metodológicas. Se pone en evidencia el potencial de la historia como ciencia social para refutar las construcciones doctrinales historicistas que pretenden legitimar las estructuras y las relaciones de poder hegemónicas. Se argumenta cómo la historia como ciencia social construye un conocimiento metódico, por tanto, crítico, y se concluye que dicho conocimiento limita los apriorismos ideológicos y desmonta las arbitrariedades de los relatos orgánicos que manipulan, descontextualizan y tergiversan el pasado hasta desnaturalizarlo y mitificarlo.
Relaciones centro-peninsulares durante el periodo Clásico Tardío
Authors: Williams-Beck Lorraine A.
Published: June 2020

Los análisis de conjuntos de patios formales en veintitrés sitios en la región de los Chenes identifican ciertos elementos homó1ogos en la arquitectura y los espacios culturales entre la zona centro y noroeste de la pen1nsula de Yucat:ln. El análisis de la cerámica de la región de los Chenes no só1o sustenta la hipótesis de George Brainerd sobre las variaciones regionales y temporales en la Pizarra Mediana producida en la península, sino también hace hincapié en las similitudes que existen entre los repertorios formales y en la composición de la pasta para las tradiciones policromas regionales y las Pizarras Medianas pre-Cehpecb. Estos datos sugieren asimismo que las técnicas cerámicas innovadoras que aparecieron durante la última fase del periodo Clásico Temprano pudiesen haber inspirado la producción de la cerámica Pizarra Mediana pre-Cehpech, que reemplazaría las tradiciones regionales de cerámica policroma a través de las tierras bajas del norte en la península de Yucatán. Finalmente, las similitudes entre las tradiciones arquitectónicas y cerámicas compartidas en la región centro-peninsular sugieren evidencias sobre ciertos sistemas políticos y sociales que prevalecieron en algunas áreas durante los periodos Clásico Tardío y Clásico Terminal y que estas formas de organización pudieran haber sido adoptadas, modificadas y reproducidas más tarde en algunos centros urbanos principales del periodo Posclásico, como Chichén ltzá y Mayapán.