bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Isolation and Evaluation of Antibacterial Potential Test of Plant Carthamus oxycantha
Authors: Hassan Amir , Ullah Ibad , Ahmad Waqas
Published: December 2021

The present investigation was initiated to find a suitable alternative to synthetic antibiotics for the management of diseases caused by bacteria. Carthamus oxycantha.L locally known as wild safflower member of family Asteraceae that grows wildly. The study was conducted using as Agar well diffusion to trace the antibacterial potential for to evaluate the efficiency of ethanolic extract of Carthamus oxycantha with concentration of 05, 10, 15, and 20 mg/ml against gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative Escherichia Coli species and them compared with that of Clindamycin, Ampicillin and Kanamycin (10 mg). Zone of inhibition for the extracts were 10.667 to 20.00 mm as compared to standard drug Clindamycin, Ampicillin and kanamycin (15.00-20.00 mm). Antibacterial assays indicates that Carthamus oxycantha has potential natural antimicrobial agents against E-coli and S. aureus. The findings of the present study suggested that ethanolic extract of C. oxycantha has strong potential to serve as possible antibacterial.
Research on the Coating Method of TiO2 Nanotubes on Quartz Tubes and Investigate the Ethanol Degradation
Authors: Khanh Tran Duc , Giang Vu Ha , Huong Trinh Thi Phong , Luan Vu Thanh , Lan Nguyen Thi , Thuy Dao Thi Thu , Anh Le Tuan , Dong Pham Thanh , Chau Nguyen Thi Minh , Oanh Le Thi Hoang , Ha Hoang Van
Published: December 2021

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is widely applied in the field of pollution treatment due to its good catalytic properties and being an environmentally friendly material. In this study, TiO2 nanotubes were prepared from commercial TiO2 particles. The effects of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and liquid glass (sodium silicate) on catalyst activity and catalyst adhesion on quartz tubes were investigated. Transmission microscopy (TEM), scanning microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) were used for the characterization of the catalyst. In this study, the ethanol degradation ability of the catalyst, which was added with 0; 0.5; 1, and 1.5% liquid glass and calcined at 400 and 500oC, was determined. TiO2 nanotubes after preparation have a uniform diameter from 10-12 nm and an average length of about 150nm, specific surface area increases markedly compared to commercial granules (nearly 15 times). The results showed that CMC plays an important role in the thickness and distribution of TiO2 on the quartz surface. Liquid glass significantly affects the ethanol degradation efficiency.
Hesperidin Extracted from Citrus reticulata Blanco Protects Cardiac Mitochondria Against Hypoxia/Reoxygenation Injury
Authors: Thu Vu Thi , Thuong Phuong Thien
Published: December 2021

This study was conducted to evaluate the protective effect of Hesperdin (Hes) extracted from Citrus reticulata Blanco on cardiac mitochondria in hypoxia/reoxygenation (HR) injury in vitro. Methods: H9C2 cardiomyocytes were cultured under normal (control), HR, and treatment conditions. The reactive oxygen species and calcium levels in experimental groups were analyzed by using suitable fluorescence kits. Results: The obtained results showed that the addition of Hes at dose of  0,01562 mg/mL sharply decreased the mitochondrial oxidative stress of H9C2 cells under HR conditions. In particular, Hes showed the remarkable efficiency in maintaing cellular calcium levels. In HR-exposed H9C2 cell group, the hydrogen peroxide and superoxide levels were highly increased compared to those in control group (1,54±0,06 and 1,74±0,38, p<0,05). HR also strongly induced the elevation of cytosolic Ca²⁺ and mitochondial Ca²⁺ of H9C2 cardiomyocytes with the values were 1,96±0,05% and 1,62±0,33 (ratio to control, p<0,05), respectively. Interestingly, post-hypoxic supplementation of Hes effectivelly abolished the negative incresement of these indicators with the lower levels of reactive oxygen species and the better modulation of Ca²⁺ homeostasis. Conclusion: The present results are pilot data on the effects of Hes in protecting cardiac mitochondria against HR injury.
Investigation of Botulinum Neurotoxin Types from Clostridium botulinum Causing A Recent Outbreak in Vietnam
Authors: Huyen La Thi Huong , Linh Nguyen Thuy , Thanh Nguyen Trung , Yen Pham
Published: December 2021

Clostridium botulinum is one of the causes of undiagnosed sudden deaths in humans due to the lethal botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). Foodborne botulism rarely occurs in developed countries because of being closely monitored, in opposite to developing countries including Vietnam. In the August 2020 food poisoning outbreak in Vietnam, presence of Clostridium botulinum and BoNTs was identified by culture and mouse bioassay, however, information regarding the possible toxin types was unclear. To examine the types of toxin, we designed primers for specific amplification of gene regions encoding the light chain (LC) domains for both BoNT/A and BoNT/B. After optimization, the expected PCR products were sent for sequencing. The results showed that the sequence of gene encoding BoNT/A LC was 99.2% identical to the CB-27 strain. The sequence of gene encoding BoNT/B LC was approximately 98.8% identical to reference strains. Additionally, we analyzed the sequences of the inferred proteins and identified a substitution that resulted in an early stop codon as previously found in a defective form of BoNT/B. Collectively, we provided the first evidence for C. botulinum strain possessing A(b) type in this studied outbreak. Further enzyme activity and neutralization assays are necessary to validate this preliminary toxin typing.
The first Portuguese Textbooks of the German Language, based on the Method Gaspey-Otto-Sauer
Authors: Kemmler Rolf
Published: December 2021

In addition to other works designed to support the acquisition of modern foreign languages from the second half of the nineteenth century onwards, the so-called 'conversation grammars' and 'elementary grammars' of the Heidelberg Julius Groos Verlag occupy a central position in the teaching concept of this publishing house, which is still referred to today as the Method Gaspey-Otto-Sauer (MGOS). This paper explores the relationship between a contemporary edition of the French language conversation grammar Nouvelle grammaire allemande (1882) and the first edition of the Portuguese language Nova grammatica allemã theorica e pratica (1887), as well as the elementary grammars Petite grammaire allemande (1881) and Grammatica elementar allemã: adaptada á lingua portugueza (1887). In particular, this paper examines how the editor or author José Prévôt (fl. 1887) proceeded in preparing the editions for which he ultimately assumed responsibility
Schola Aquitanica (1583): Latin grammar and Renaissance tradition
Authors: Santos Melyssa Cardozo Silva dos
Published: December 2021

The main objective of this article is to make a discussion on the category of analysis of linguistic thought (SWIGGERS, 2013), having as an object of studies the period of Portuguese Renaissance humanism. To develop this investigation, my theoretical and methodological model is derived from the discipline of Historiography of Linguistics (KOERNER, 1996, BATISTA, 2019). Thus, my specific objective is to analyze the current of thought of Portuguese Renaissance humanism from a specific textual source, the document known as Schola Aquitanica, published in 1583. This document is a school regiment with the didactic orientation of classes and methods to teach humanities, used at the Collège de Guyenne in the 16th century. His editio princeps is entitled Schola Aquitanica (SANTOS, 2021), having as author Élie Vinet (1509-1587), a French humanist. However, in the 16th century edition, there is a more specific internal title: Docendi Ratio in Ludo Burdigalensi (the order of studies at the College of Bordeaux), which is also known in French as Le Program d’Études du Collège de Guyenne (the program of studies at the College of Guyenne).
Origem e consolidação da gramática tradicional: historiografia de uma tradição discursiva
Authors: Zilio-Passerini Thiago , Palma Dieli Vesaro
Published: December 2021

O presente artigo tem por tema a origem e consolidação da gramática tradicional, em uma abordagem inovadora, que promove um diálogo entre a Historiografia Linguística e as Tradições Discursivas.  O seu objetivo é apresentar reflexões acerca da possibilidade de situá-la temporalmente como uma tradição discursiva, considerando a sua consolidação ao longo dos séculos, desde seu surgimento na Grécia helenística. Para tanto, partiu-se dos postulados de duas áreas fundamentalmente históricas: a Historiografia Linguística (Koerner, 1996, 2014; Swiggers, 2012, 2019) e as Tradições Discursivas (Kabatek, 2005, 2015; Koch, 2008; Barbosa, 2012; Andrade e Gomes, 2018). Com relação à metodologia, seguiram-se os princípios de Koerner (1996; 2014) e Swiggers (2012; 2019). O corpus selecionado para análise é composto pelas seguintes gramáticas: a Téchne grammatiké, de Dionísio Trácio, possivelmente do século II-I a.C., e a Grammatica da lingua portuguesa, de João de Barros, que veio a lume no século XVI d.C. O exame empreendido das obras, com base nas categorias de análise definidas, aponta para a possibilidade de se considerar a gramática tradicional como uma tradição discursiva, que se mantém no curso da história do pensamento sobre a linguagem
El meme como replicador de la xenofobia. Una perspectiva interaccional y crítica
Authors: Bolívar Adriana , Fontaines-Ruiz Tomás
Published: December 2021

En este artículo sostenemos que el meme como nuevo género digital no es ingenuo, sino que contiene un gran poder ideológico para replicar la xenofobia. Existe una amplia literatura sobre las características y funciones del meme, pero no se ha dado atención a lo que significa su proliferación en la web 2.0 en relación con el daño a la calidad del diálogo social y la profundización de los prejuicios y la violencia contra los migrantes. Por este motivo, el objetivo de nuestra investigación fue develar el sistema de indicadores que ponen al descubierto la presencia y replicación de la xenofobia en los memes. En este trabajo ofrecemos una propuesta metodológica interaccional y crítica, con el propósito de orientar el diseño de investigaciones en las que se use el meme como unidad de análisis, y así comprender mejor el funcionamiento de procesos migratorios que se propagan en internet y que afectan el funcionamiento del mundo físico y socio-cognitivo. Junto con contextualizar la migración venezolana, caracterizamos el meme como género digital y explicamos y aplicamos la metodología que hemos diseñado para analizar los memes como replicadores de la xenofobia
Da xenofobia à glotofobia: a estrangeiridade como um problema discursivo
Authors: Ribeiro Jocenilson
Published: December 2021

Apresenta-se aqui um ensaio teórico a partir de uma breve revisão narrativa da literatura mais atualizada sobre o tema da intolerância, cujos autores têm se preocupado com a questão do estrangeiro no campo da filosofia da migração. O objetivo é apresentar uma leitura analítica sobre a questão do estrangeiro e da estrangeiridade considerando a xenofobia e a glotofobia como dois problemas de intolerância à alteridade e à diferença, seja evidenciada pelo componente étnico-racial que marca o racismo, seja pela sua inscrição na língua enquanto sujeito estrangeiro. A perspectiva epistemológica adotada é a da análise do discurso que toma os estudos foucaultianos como orientação teórico-metodológica. São apresentados alguns conceitos como estrangeiridade, xenofobia e glotofobia, adotando o verbete estrangeiro como objeto de análise discursiva a partir do Dicionário Houaiss de língua portuguesa (2001). Ao analisar um caso de glotofobia contra falantes brasileiros e africanos lusófonos em Portugal, observa-se que a intolerância a uma dada variedade linguística na perspectiva da estrangeiridade está relacionada a outras questões discursivas como discriminação pela origem, procedência, grupo étnico-racial, expressão cultural e linguística que opõem em formações discursivas antagônicas o hostil e o hostilizado
Argumentação multimodal: desafios e tendências recentes. Uma introdução ao número especial
Authors: Gonçalves-Segundo Paulo Roberto , Macagno Fabrizio , Azevedo Isabel Cristina Michelan de
Published: December 2021

Apresentação do dossiê "Estudos de argumentação multimodal em distintas perspectivas"
Border Trade between Regions of Russia and Provinces of China
Authors: Epifanova Natalya S. , Akulinin Vladimir N.
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this article is to study border trade in the regions of Russia and the provinces of China. It is shown that in recent years there have been negative trends in border trade, leading to its reduction. Therefore, Russian regions bordering with China should transform into separate objects of regional policy, while also forming a legislative framework for border interaction in all its main spheres: trade, humanitarian cooperation, science and education, and others. In border cooperation with China, special emphasis should be placed on cooperation in the innovation sphere, as well as on improving the quality of exported goods and services and promoting infrastructure projects. Border trade between the regions of Russia and China is built mainly on trade and export of labour resources from China to Russia, as well as China’s receipt of additional sales channels for the confidently growing sales markets for consumer goods and sources of raw materials and primary products. The interaction of Russian regions with neighbouring provinces on the border with China not only preserves the raw material orientation of these regions, but also hinders the development and strengthening of the manufacturing industry in the structure of their regional economies, since border interaction for Russian regions immobilizes those stages of value-added production observed in the very first stages. In general, for the Chinese provinces there is a similar problem associated with such exports to border regions that have common borders with Russia, which does not contribute to the diversification and structural development of the regional economies of the Chinese provinces. That is why building an effective mechanism for border interaction between Russia and China is a strategically important issue for both countries.
A General Survey of Ancient Chinese History
Authors: Efimenko Maria V.
Published: December 2021

The author reviews the first six chapters of the monograph by John S. Major and Constance Cook “Ancient China: A History” (New York, London: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2017. 300 p.). The authors of the book made an attempt to briefly review the history of ancient China on the basis of a compilation of factual data from the works of the most prominent researchers of these periods in Europe and the United States. It is shown that the authors of the compilation mainly follow the Chinese historical tradition, repeating the basic information from the classical Confucian treatises of the early Imperial time. It is particularly significant that the authors make mistakes that indicate the formation of their own tradition of writing the history of China in the United States.
The Practice of “Controlled Dreams” in the Alchemical Tradition of Taoism
Authors: Maslov Alexey A.
Published: December 2021

The paper focuses on the Taoist concept of “dreams”, which is considered from the point of view of the meditative practice of “realized dreams” or “controlled visions”. Famous Taoist masters Chen Tuan (10th cent.), Ma Danyang (12th cent.), Bai Yuchan (12th cent.) and many others implemented techniques of “controlled dreams” as a type of meditative alchemical practice: erasing the frontier between sleep and reality, long periods of vigil in a state of “almost sleep” lead to deactualization of the own “ego”. Deliverance from the conventions of the “dream world” leads to the beginning of the mystical transformations inside the body, and the practitioner passes through several stages: to set up breathing, calm consciousness, the beginning of the “copulation” inside the body of two agents (analogs of alchemical lead and mercury), concluding with the formation of a “miracle remedy”. With the control of the spirit-shen, overnight visions were the continuation of the Taoist self-control during the day, while due to various psychosomatic methods, dreams and reality were perceived as a single indistinguishable continuum, and various “lustful desires” were expelled from consciousness. In this regard, the popular idea of a “dream” in Taoist practice, just as a philosophical and aesthetic category, seemed to be too one-sided. The technique of “controlled dreams” did not exist in separation from the general alchemical practice and was rather an additional than the central part of it. Dreams themselves, in other words, the uncontrolled immersion of a person into the world of images and traces of consciousness, at that moment turned into his opposite – a similar, but not identical – in the colossal work of the spirit for the complete transformation into an “immortal”.
Trabajo, deuda y chantaje: Los braceros haitianos en los cañaverales de la República Dominicana
Authors: Castel Raúl Zecca
Published: December 2021

Este artículo analiza la manera en que determinadas políticas económicas (en este caso el proceso de privatización que involucró la industria azucarera dominicana a partir de 1999) pueden generar nuevas formas de subyugación individual basadas en la trampa de la deuda. Mediante el recurso a la literatura histórica y teórica del área del Caribe y al testimonio etnográfico de un joven migrante haitiano, dedicado al corte de la caña de azúcar, ilustraremos la dinámica concreta que informa las relaciones laborales en las plantaciones de la República Dominicana, para finalmente llegar a establecer una conexión entre la gestión privada de la industria azucarera y condiciones de trabajo comparables a la esclavitud de la deuda.
The Use of Time in Peru: A Scarce and Unvalued Resource in the National Economy
Authors: Beltrán Arlette , Lavado Pablo
Published: December 2021

Conventional measures of economic well-being, such as gross domestic product (GDP) and poverty, do not consider the goods produced within the household or the unpaid work done at home. This study analyzes the quantification of the value added generated within a Peruvian household based on the recalculation of the average wage of domestic workers. It proposes measure that complements monetary poverty by considering the time requirements for household production: the poverty of time. The calculation of this time shows that 43.7 percent of the population in 2010 was poor, that is, 12.62 percentage points above the official poverty rate. Thus, the vulnerability of 12.62 percent of the population is hidden when the conventional measure of poverty is used, which does not consider the time poverty of the people.
Centering Latin American Lives Abroad
Authors: Hontanilla Ana
Published: December 2021

This essay reviews the following works:
Democratic Reforms, Institutional Fixes, and Political
Failures
Authors: Morgenstern Scott
Published: December 2021

This essay reviews the following works:
Abordagem geral da Doença Inflamatória Pélvica (DIP): uma revisão narrativa
Authors: Kryzuy Natália Pereira , Garcez Marcela Almeida , Tasca Lara Sartori , Queiroz Isadora Santos , Sobrinho Lilliam Barbosa , Rodrigues Caio Callery Queiroz , Amariz Maria Amália dos Santos Alencar , Araújo Ícaro Cavalcante Dias , Carneiro Yan Vasconcelos , Miura Felipe Kazuyoshi
Published: December 2021

Objetivo: Esclarecer informações e contribuir com a literatura médica acerca da temática da Doença Inflamatória Pélvica (DIP). Revisão bibliográfica: DIP é uma infecção polimicrobiana do trato genital superior feminino que tem como principais agentes etiológicos a Chlamydia trachomatis e Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Possui como principais fatores de risco mulheres jovens com atividade sexual desprotegida, baixa situação econômica e portadora de alguma Infecção Sexualmente Transmissível (IST). O quadro clínico pode ser assintomático ou oligossintomático, tendo como principal sintoma a dor em baixo ventre, bilateral e aguda, durante ou após a menstruação. As complicações podem variar de dor pélvica crônica à abscesso pélvico e infertilidade. O diagnóstico da DIP é confirmado com 3 critérios maiores e um menor ou somente um critério elaborado. Já o tratamento tem início imediato, devendo-se também realizar testes para IST’s. A abordagem terapêutica é relativa à gravidade do quadro, podendo a paciente ser tratada em nível ambulatorial ou hospitalar. Com relação aos medicamentos, são geralmente usados ceftriaxona, doxiclina e metronidazol. Considerações finais: A DIP ainda é de difícil diagnóstico, e tende a ser tardiamente identificada pelo sistema de saúde, sobretudo por conter uma gama diversificada de manifestações clínicas, que quando mapeadas e classificadas, devem ser prontamente tratadas.
Clinical and radiological assessment of rhinomaxillary syndrome in Hansen’s disease
Authors: do Espírito Santo Rachel Bertolani , Serafim Rachel Azevedo , Loureiro Rafael Maffei , Sumi Daniel Vaccaro , de Mello Ricardo Andrade Fernandes , Nascimento Izabelle Felix , Lee Arthur Ferraz Jong Mun , Collin John D. , Collin Simon M. , Deps Patrícia
Published: December 2021

Background

More than four million people today live with Hansen’s disease, and 200,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. Lifetime effects of Hansen’s disease manifest as changes to bones of the face, hands and feet, resulting in physical impairment, secondary complications and facial changes that can be detrimental to quality of life, particularly among the elderly.

Aims

This study aimed to perform a detailed characterization of rhinomaxillary syndrome and its clinical manifestations in older persons treated in the past for Hansen’s disease.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study to characterize rhinomaxillary syndrome among older persons (age 60+ years) resident at Pedro Fontes Hospital, Cariacica, Espírito Santo, Brazil. Computed tomography images were examined with three-dimensional reconstructions to assess alterations to maxillofacial bones according to criteria for radiological rhinomaxillary syndrome. Participants were examined to assess facial alterations according to criteria for clinical rhinomaxillary syndrome.

Results

Rhinomaxillary syndrome was investigated in 16 participants (ten females and six males), median age 70 (range 60–89) years, age at diagnosis 20 (6–43) years and time since diagnosis 46 (26–70) years. Four participants fully met radiological rhinomaxillary syndrome criteria, four partially. All participants with full radiological rhinomaxillary syndrome presented with facial changes which met criteria for clinical rhinomaxillary syndrome, including “saddle nose” (loss of nasal dorsal height and shortened length of nose, due to cartilaginous and/or bone collapse), concave middle third of the face with sunken nose, maxillary retrognathia and inverted upper lip.

Limitations

Clinical histories were incomplete for some participants because records were lost at the hospital over time.

Conclusion

Until Hansen’s disease is eliminated from endemic countries, persons affected will continue to present with rhinomaxillofacial alterations caused by Mycobacterium leprae infection. Clinical protocols for assessment and long-term care need to include otorhinolaryngological evaluation, mainly to prevent secondary complications. When rhinomaxillofacial bone changes are suspected, this evaluation should be supported by computed tomography imaging, if available.
Physical activity and subjective well-being in old age in Indonesia
Authors: Salam Faiz Abdu , Yuliarto Hari , Ariestika Elsa
Published: December 2021

Old age is characterized by many problems including physical health, psychological health, and overall well-being problems. Most studies indicate a decline in subjective well-being in the geriatric population. Although many studies have investigated the relationship between physical activity and subjective well-being in old age, few have been conducted among the aging Indonesian population. This study was aimed at investigating the association between physical activity and measures of subjective well-being among older adults in Indonesia using data from a community survey. After restricting the sample to individuals aged 60 and older, a sample of 1,813 old individuals was yielded. Two models of multiple regression were estimated. In the first model, subjective well-being was predicted by physical activity. The second model added to the first model a wide range of confounding variables in order to check whether the relationship between physical activity and subjective well-being was still significant after adjusting for covariates.  The main findings revealed that staying physically active was associated with high levels of life satisfaction but not with happiness beyond the contribution of gender, education, marital status, religiosity, personality, and self-rated health. Physical activity yields well-being benefits in old age and these findings are relevant for policymakers, health professionals in the geriatric field, and public health professionals.
PROPOSALS FOR STATE FINANCING OF SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE
Authors:   O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Dymchenko Olena , Yesina Valeriya ,   O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Rudachenko Olha ,   O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Tararuiev Iurii ,   O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv
Published: December 2021

The problems of financing scientific activity are devoted in the paper. The main focus in the paper is paid to the substantiation of the amount of funding for science depending on the types of entities` economic activity. The paper analyzes the scientific works of domestic researchers on the identified problems and formulates a conclusion about the need for more detailed research by formulating scientific recommendations for determining the amount of funding for scientific activities. Based on the results of the analysis of official information characterizing the financing of scientific activity, the paper calculates the indicators that are proposed to be used to justify the volume of state funding of scientific research by type of economic activity of economic entities. Based on a comparison of indicators with their values in Ukraine as a whole, the paper identifies indices that characterize the staffing of scientific activities, innovative developments and raising funds from international organizations. It is proposed to use these indices as components of an integrated indicator of research funding. To identify the most promising types of economic activity of economic entities in the paper, their ranking is carried out depending on the value of the integrated indicator of funding for scientific activities. The results of the ranking showed that the most promising area of activity is scientific, professional and technical activities, which is quite logical and is explained by the industry specifics of this area. Also, rather high values of the integrated indicator have such areas as: education, processing industry and real estate transactions. Agriculture and transport are among the least promising. The integrated indicator of financing of scientific activity in work is offered to be used as a criterion of distribution of the state means directed on financing of scientific researches. The results of this paper may be supplemented and improved in the event of changes in the composition of official information relating to scientific activities.
BUDGET MANAGEMENT IN THE CONDITION OF THE TRANSITION FROM STRATEGIC TO MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET PLANNING IN TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES
Authors:   O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Rudachenko Olha , Yesina Valeriya ,   O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Bibik Natalia ,   O. M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv
Published: December 2021

To the problems of budget allocation management in the transition from strategic to medium-term budget planning in territorial communities are devoted in the paper. It is proved that in the conditions of modern transformational changes, which are currently taking place in Ukraine, more and more attention is paid to the problems of coordination and control of actions of the state, economic entities and citizens in order to achieve strategic goals in the socio-economic development of territorial communities, regions and countries. The need for such actions is related to the further progressive development of the budget system of Ukraine. Budget management is considered as one of the directions of financial management. Budget management acts as a mechanism for managing the distribution of budget funds at the level of local governments and the state as a whole. Based on the budget (state budget and local budgets), each financial plan solves the problem of organization and management of budget funds at a specific level of government. The basic principles of effective budget management are offered. The main goals and principles of budget planning are presented. In Ukraine, the community has developed key recommendations for the transition to its own medium-term budget planning. Local self-government bodies of territorial communities can already initiate and start the process of strategic budget planning to ensure a rapid transition to medium-term budget planning in territorial communities. These include: application and use of techniques and methods of strategic self-management; formation of normative base of strategic and program documents; improving the organizational structure of territorial communities` financial management; application of financial management methods in the transition to condominiums; integration of annual budgets into medium-term priorities.
ALGORITHM OF COMMUNICATIVE POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN CRISIS CONDITIONS
Authors:   Kyiv National University of Culture and Art, Batchenko Lyudmila , Honchar Liliia ,   Kyiv National University of Culture and Art, Poplavska Alina ,   Kyiv National University of Culture and Art, Kliuchuk Anna ,   Kyiv National University of Culture and Art
Published: December 2021

This article is devoted to the problem of formation and management of communication policy in the restaurant business. The urgency of the problem is due to the fact that the restaurant industry, as one of the most adaptable in the national economic system, reacted quickly to the global trend of digitalization, which significantly affected the technological transformation of the restaurant business and updated new theoretical research. The purpose of the article is to carry out a thorough theoretical and methodological analysis of the use and interpretation of categories of research problems, systematization and generalization of scientific provisions, conceptual norms for the formation of communication policy of enterprises as an important factor of business value. The results of the analysis of the modern market of restaurant services have singled out the peculiarities of the functional purpose of communication policy, the problems of its management in crisis conditions. It was found that the problem of the specifics of communicative interaction of restaurant enterprises requires the search and development of new forms, approaches, channels of communication and communication with consumers, which will contribute to the improvement of communication systems. Based on the results of a comprehensive analysis, it became expedient to form an algorithm for developing a communication policy with a scientific basis and practice-oriented focus. The algorithm takes into account the expansion of the list of channels and is based on certain functional purposes of communication policy: social-communicative unifying, educational (educational), economic production, promotion (promotion), evaluation- forecasting and management-strategic. The study highlighted the growing relevance of the problem of communication in crisis, insufficient implementation of the latest scientific developments in the restaurant business to form an effective communication policy and highlighted the need for further research due to a number of special factors of restaurant business that significantly affect business efficiency, enterprise processes.
TRANSFORMATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE CONDITIONS OF DECENTRALIZATION OF POWER
Authors:   Poltava State Agrarian University, Lozynska Tamara , Chip Liudmyla ,   Poltava State Agrarian University, Hnatok Yevhenii ,   Poltava State Agrarian University
Published: December 2021

The article highlights the issues of local self-government development in the conditions of public administration transformation. Attention is drawn to the importance of organizing effective self-government, as it is the local councils of the basic level that are most closely connected with the life of the local population. It is noted that the reform of local self-government was aimed at improving the accessibility and quality of public services for the population. The main reasons that prompted the reform of local self-government are named, namely: imperfection of the administrative-territorial system, limited autonomy of local self-government bodies and weak capacity of territorial communities. The main stages of the reform of the local self-government system and changes in the legal basis for the functioning of local councils are considered. The consequences of changing the legislation for the implementation of their powers by village, settlement and city councils, in particular the establishment of direct inter-budgetary relations between local budgets and the state budget, as well as shortcomings in the legal support of local councils. It is noted that despite the significant delay in amending the Constitution of Ukraine, the norms of which on administrative-territorial organization and local self-government ceased to correspond to the real state of affairs, the legal basis of self-government continued to develop. It is a question of introduction of the state support of local government and creation of institute of elders. It is noted that the regulatory and legal support of decentralization was mostly related to budgetary relations and was aimed at strengthening the economic capacity of territorial communities. It is established that as a result of the administrative-territorial reform the number of councils at the primary and subregional levels has significantly decreased, which has exacerbated the issue of separation of powers between councils at different levels and between councils and local administrations. Proposals were made to identify areas for further improvement of the legal framework of local self-government and delimitation of powers of local councils on the principles of subsidiarity.
An Iron Age II Underground Winery from Khirbet el-Hammam
Authors: Almakiyes Yair , Tavger Aharon
Published: December 2021

A system of pits recently discovered in Khirbet el-Hammam in northern Samaria apparently meets the accepted definition of “Gibeon pits”. These pits, used to store wine in the late Iron Age and early Persian period, are evidence of a developed local agriculture and of the site’s centrality. The location and identification of these pits in connection to other remains from Khirbet el-Hammam may shed new light on the size and centrality of the city during the Iron Age.
Isolated Medial Subtalar Joint Dislocation during Soccer (Football) Game: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors:   Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco, MR Fekhaoui , A Bassir R ,   Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco, J Mekkaoui ,   Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco, M Boufettal ,   Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco, M Kharmaz ,   Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco, MO Lamrani ,   Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco, MS Berrada ,   Department of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
Published: December 2021

Ankles injuries are common in sports such as football and soccer and one of the most serious and most rare is the subtalar dislocation. This injury is rare, touches young male patients and usually associated to fractures of the talus, the malleoli or the fifth metatarsal. Usually, this injury occurs in high-energy trauma, but it is very rare in sports injuries. Here we present the case of a 36-year-old male with an isolated Medial Subtalar Joint Dislocation after a severe tackle in a football (soccer) game. We performed a closed reduction under general anesthesia, and then a short-leg cast was applied for 4 weeks, followed by active and passive range of motion. At one-year follow up from trauma, the patient had a pain-free ankle with active full range of motion. For isolated medial subtalar dislocation occurring during sports activities, the first choice is the conservative treatment: Immediate closed reduction needs to be achieved followed by a short immobilization. Active/passive range of motion need to be started early to avoid joint stiffness.
Urinary Iodine Status at Delivery in Rural Pregnant Mothers from KONKAN Region of India (BKLWHANC-2)
Authors:   Department of Medicine, BKL Walawalkar Hospital and Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Taluka-Chiplun, District-Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, SN Patil , P Bhat ,   Regional Centre for Adolescent Health and Nutrition, BKL Walawalkar Hospital and Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Taluka-Chiplun, District-Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, S Chavan ,   Regional Centre for Adolescent Health and Nutrition, BKL Walawalkar Hospital and Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Taluka-Chiplun, District-Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, D Jadhav ,   Regional Centre for Adolescent Health and Nutrition, BKL Walawalkar Hospital and Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Taluka-Chiplun, District-Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, O Dervankar ,   Regional Centre for Adolescent Health and Nutrition, BKL Walawalkar Hospital and Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Taluka-Chiplun, District-Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, C Joglekar ,   Regional Centre for Adolescent Health and Nutrition, BKL Walawalkar Hospital and Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Taluka-Chiplun, District-Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, U Santpur ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BKL Walawalkar Hospital and Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Taluka-Chiplun, District-Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, M Pandit ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BKL Walawalkar Hospital and Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Taluka-Chiplun, District-Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, S Gujar ,   Regional Centre for Adolescent Health and Nutrition, BKL Walawalkar Hospital and Rural Medical College, Sawarde, Taluka-Chiplun, District-Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
Published: December 2021

Adequate iodine is necessary in pregnancy for normal maternal as well as fetal thyroid function. Fetus cannot produce thyroid hormone so it is exclusively dependent on mother. During pregnancy, iodine demand is increased by 50%. An adequate intake of dietary iodine in pregnancy is essential for the normal neurodevelopment of the offspring. We measured urinary iodine concentrations in 220 pregnant women who reported for delivery at a rural hospital in the KONKAN region of the State of Maharashtra, India. The mean age and gestation at delivery were 26.9 years and 38.2 weeks respectively. The observed median UIC was 84.6μg/l. Urinary iodine of mother was not associated with neonatal anthropometric measurements (weight, length and head circumference). We have found low median UIC levels at delivery among pregnant women. The increased demand in pregnancy could be met by iodine supplementation or increasing iodine content in the salt. The burden of poor iodine status in pregnant women will further adversely affect the fetal neurodevelopment. There should be universal screening of every pregnant woman for the identification of iodine status. A simple strategy of improving iodine content in the salt beyond the current recommendation for pregnant women might be beneficial for mother as well as fetus but continuous monitoring for adequate iodine is warranted.
Chemical vapor deposition of sp2-boron nitride films on Al2O3 (0001), (11𝟐0), (1𝟏02) and (10𝟏0) substrates
Authors: Sharma Sachin , Souqui Laurent , Pedersen Henrik , Högberg Hans
Published: December 2021

Thin films of boron nitride in its sp2-hybridized form (sp2-BN) have potential use in UV-devices and dielectrics. Here, we explore chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of sp2-BN on various cuts of sapphire; Al2O3(112̅0), Al2O3(11̅02), Al2O3(11̅00) and Al2O3 (0001) using two CVD processes with different boron precursors; triethylborane (TEB) and trimethylborane (TMB). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) showed that sp2-BN grows on all the sapphire substrates, using X-ray diffraction (XRD), 2θ/ω diffractograms showed that only Al2O3(112̅0) and Al2O3(0001) renders crystalline films and using phi(ɸ)-scans the growth of rhombohedral polytype (r-BN) films on these substrates is confirmed. These films are found to be epitaxially grown on an AlN interlayer with a higher crystalline quality for the films grown on the Al2O3(112̅0) substrate which is determined using omega(ω)-scans. Our study suggests that Al2O3(112̅0) is the most favorable sapphire substrate to realize the envisioned applications of r-BN films.
Machine learning-assisted approximation of symmetrized quantum time correlation functions
Authors: Ullah Arif
Published: December 2021

Open-chain imaginary-time path-integral sampling approach known with the acronym OPSCF (J. Chem. Phys. 148, 102340 (2018)) is an approach to the calculation of approximate symmetrized quantum time correlation functions. In OPSCF approach, the real time t is treated as a parameter, and therefore for each real time t, a separate simulation on the imaginary time axis is needed to be run, which makes the OPSCF approach quite expensive and as a result, the approach loses the advantage of being a standard path-integral sampling approach. In this study, I propose that the use of OPSCF approach in combination with machine learning can reduce the computational cost by 75% to 90% (depending on the problem at hand). Combining OPSCF approach with ML is very straight forward which gives an upper hand to OPSCF approach over the trajectory-based methods such as the centroid molecular dynamics (CMD) and the ring-polymer molecular dynamics (RPMD).
Risk of COVID-19 Infection Among Medical Recorders: a Descriptive Study in Central Java Province
Authors: Fani Tiara , Saptorini Kriswiharsi Kun , Setijaningsih Retno Astuti , Titisari Nimas Arum
Published: December 2021

Covid infection risks among non-medical staff in healthcare facilities may not be as high as physicians and nurses. However, healthcare facilities should understand infection risk among non-medical staff who works during the pandemic. This study describes several factors associated with Covid-19 infection among medical recorders. A descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach observed 124 medical record officers in Central Java Province from January to June 2021. This study measured socio-demographic factors, job characteristics, infection prevention and control (IPC) efforts, and Covid-19 infection through an online questionnaire with Kobotoolbox. Data analyze performed in descriptive and bivariate analysis. Most respondents said personal protective equipment (PPE) availability was adequate and had received IPC training. Socio-demographic factors, PPE availability, IPC training, and occupation were significantly unrelated to covid 19 infections. Having infected co-workers was related to covid 19 transmissions. Covid-19 cases proportion mostly in respondents who work in type C and D hospitals, never or rarely available PPE, received IPC training, worked <7 hours/day, and medical record staff.  Healthcare facilities should pay more attention to PPE availability and other infection prevention and control for medical recorder staff. Further research should assess the contact history of workers with positive covid 19 both in or outside their workplace and their activities outside their workplace, PPE use compliance, and IPC training time.
Face Specific vs. Expertise Hypotheses: Insights into the Underlying Mechanisms of Face Processing in Prosopagnosia
Authors:   , Lamb Sumaya
Published: December 2021

A prominent debate in visual perception centers on the nature of mechanisms underlying face processing. One side of this debate argues that faces are processed by specialised mechanisms that are not involved in any form of object processing. By contrast, the other side argues that faces are processed by generic mechanisms common to all objects for which we are experts. To distinguish between these two hypotheses, I investigated whether participants with impaired face processing (developmental prosopagnosia) can acquire expertise with novel objects called greebles. To do so, I recruited 10 developmental prosopagnosics and 10 neurotypical control participants. All participants completed a standard training program for developing expertise with greebles, as well as two similar training programs with upright faces and inverted faces. Prosopagnosics were able to acquire expertise with greebles to the same extent as controls but were impaired when learning upright faces. These results demonstrate that deficits for face processing in individuals with prosopagnosia are dissociated from their ability to gain expertise with objects. Overall, the results support the hypothesis that face processing relies on specialised mechanisms, rather than generic expertise mechanisms. Despite their deficits, though, prosopagnosics still showed some evidence of learning with upright faces and showed better learning with upright faces than inverted faces. These findings suggest that prosopagnosics have face-specific mechanisms that are somewhat functional, and that training could be a useful rehabilitation tool in developmental prosopagnosia. Finally, I found substantial heterogeneity among the patterns of performance of the prosopagnosics, suggesting that further investigations into the subtypes of prosopagnosia are warranted.