bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Metabolic Disturbance in Patients with Muscular Dystrophy and Reflection of Altered Enzyme Activity in Dystrophic Muscle: One Critical View
Authors: Srivastava NK , Mukherjee S , Mishra VN
Published: December 2020

Muscular dystrophies are inherited myogenic diseases and considered by progressive muscle wasting and weakness with variable distribution and severity. The essential characteristics of muscular dystrophies are selective involvement, significant wasting and weakness of muscles. The most common and frequent types of muscular dystrophies are Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD), Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy (FSHD) and Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD). Metabolic disturbance is observed in muscular dystrophy patients (DMD, BMD, FSHD and LGMD-2B). Alteration in the level of metabolites (BCAA, Glu/ Gln, Ace, alanine, glucose, histidine, propionate, tyrosine and fumarate) in dystrophic muscle reflects the alteration in the activity of enzymes. Collectively, these observations propose that there is alteration in the rate of glycolysis, TCA cycle, fatty acid oxidation, gluconeogenesis pathway and protein metabolism (catabolism & anabolism) in the muscular dystrophy patients. Metabolic disturbance, further provide the explanation about the pathophysiology of muscular dystrophy.
ESTUDO FITOQUIMICO, ENZIMÁTICO E CAPACIDADE ANTIOXIDANTE DA POLPA DE BACABA (OENOCARPUS BACABA MART) PARAENSE
Authors: Santos Filho Adilson Ferreira , Toro Maricely Uría , Ferreira Iuri Costa
Published: December 2020

A Oenocarpus Bacaba Mart. é um fruto muito apreciado por diversos consumidores das mais diferentes faixas etárias, sendo um fruto que pode apresentar diversos nomes populares como bacaba, bacaba-açu ou bacaba-verdadeira. A bacaba é uma palmeira nativa da região Amazônia, a qual pode ser uma fonte interessante de nutrientes. O objetivo do presente trabalho foi o estudo da polpa da bacaba paraense tendo como alvo a presença de constituintes fitoquímicos, caracterização físico-química, determinação da atividade enzimática da peroxidase (POD) e polifenoloxidase (PPO), separação das mesmas por cromatografia de exclusão molecular e determinação da capacidade antioxidante pelos métodos de DPPH, CUPRAC, FRAP e ABTs. Neste trabalho foi possível purificar parcialmente as enzimas peroxidase (POD) e polifenoloxidase (POP) da polpa de bacaba (Oenocarpus Bacaba Mart.) utilizando o Sephadex G-50. Observou-se que apresentou um fator de purificação de 1,10 para a PPO e de 4,58 para a POD. Foi encontrada a atividade ótima dessas enzimas em relação ao pH, temperatura e concentração da solução extrativa. Por meio da cinética enzimática foram encontrados Km de 6,7x10-6M para POD e 2,1x10-5M para PPO. Foi encontrada presença de fenóis, antocianinas, antocianidinas, chalconas, auronas, flavonas, flavonóis, xantonas, leucoantocianidinas, saponinas, triterpenos pentacíclicos. Os flavonóides totais e fenólicos foram quantificados, sendo 16,41 mg de quercetina 100.g-1 e 98 mg de ácido gálico.100g-1. Verificou-se que a polpa de bacaba possui capacidade antioxidante medida pelos métodos DPPH, FRAP, CUPRAC e ABTs
Toward Classification of 2nd Order Superintegrable Systems in 3-Dimensional Conformally Flat Spaces with Functionally Linearly Dependent Symmetry Operators
Authors:   KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, Berntson Bjorn K. , Kalnins Ernest G. ,   University of Waikato, New Zealand, Miller Willard ,   University of Minnesota, USA
Published: December 2020

We make significant progress toward the classification of 2nd order superintegrable systems on 3-dimensional conformally flat space that have functionally linearly dependent (FLD) symmetry generators, with special emphasis on complex Euclidean space. The symmetries for these systems are linearly dependent only when the coefficients are allowed to depend on the spatial coordinates. The Calogero-Moser system with 3 bodies on a line and 2-parameter rational potential is the best known example of an FLD superintegrable system. We work out the structure theory for these FLD systems on 3D conformally flat space and show, for example, that they always admit a 1st order symmetry. A partial classification of FLD systems on complex 3D Euclidean space is given. This is part of a project to classify all 3D 2nd order superintegrable systems on conformally flat spaces.
Checklist of rodents and insectivores of the Mordovia, Russia
Authors: Andreychev Alexey V. , Kuznetsov Vyacheslav A.
Published: December 2020

A list of 40 species is presented of the rodents and insectivores collected during a 15-year period from the Republic of Mordovia. The dataset contains more than 24,000 records of rodent and insectivore species from 23 districts, including Saransk. A major part of the data set was obtained during expedition research and at the biological station. The work is based on the materials of our surveys of rodents and insectivorous mammals conducted in Mordovia using both trap lines and pitfall arrays using traditional methods.
The Clinical Disease Activity Index and the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 for Achievement of Treatment Strategies
Authors: Kremer Joel M. , Pappas Dimitrios A. , Kane Kevin , Greenberg Jeffrey , Harrold Leslie R. , Feathers Vivi L. , Shadick Nancy , Weinblatt Michael E. , Reed George
Published: December 2020

Objective

To compare the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) with the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) from 2 large United States registries.

Methods

Using a cross section of clinic visits within 2 registries, we determined whether the outcome of each metric would place the patient in remission (REM), low (LDA), moderate (MDA), or high disease activity (HDA) using the CDAI, with the assumption that a patient in MDA or HDA would be a candidate for acceleration of treatment.

Results

We identified significant disparities between the 2 indices in final disease categorization using each index system. For patients identified in LDA by CDAI, RAPID3 identified 20.4% and 28.3% as LDA in Corrona and the Brigham and Women’s Rheumatoid Arthritis Sequential Study (BRASS), respectively. For patients identified as MDA by CDAI, RAPID3 identified 36.2% and 31.1% as MDA in Corrona and BRASS, respectively, with the greatest disparities within each system identified for LDA and MDA activity by the CDAI (20.4% and 36.2% agreement of RAPID3 with CDAI, respectively, in Corrona and 28.3% and 31.1% agreement in BRASS). Overall comparison between CDAI and RAPID3 in the 4 disease categories resulted in estimated κ = 0.285 in both. The RAPID3 scores indicated the potential for treat-to-target acceleration in 34.4% of patients in REM or LDA based on CDAI in Corrona and 27.7% in BRASS, respectively.

Conclusion

The RAPID3, based on patient-reported outcomes, shows differences with CDAI categories of disease activity. The components of CDAI are not highly correlated with RAPID3, except for patient global assessment. These differences could significantly affect the decision to advance treatment when using a treat-to-target regimen.
Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Rheumatology Patients by Using Best Practice Alerts in the Electronic Health Records
Authors: Sheth Heena S. , Grimes Vera D. , Rudge Diana , Ayers Brandon , Moreland Larry W. , Fischer Gary S. , Aggarwal Rohit
Published: December 2020

Objective

To improve pneumococcal vaccination (PV) rates among rheumatology clinic patients on immunosuppressive therapy in the outpatient settings.

Methods

This quality improvement project was based on the pre–post intervention design. Phase I of the project targeted patients with rheumatoid arthritis from 13 rheumatology clinics (January 2013–July 2015) on immunosuppressive therapy to receive the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23). In the Phase II study (January 2016–October 2017), all patients on immunosuppressive medications regardless of diagnosis were targeted to receive PPSV23 and the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13). The best practice alerts (BPAs) for both PVs were developed based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, which appeared on electronic medical records for eligible patients at the time of assessment by the medical assistant. The BPA was designed to inform the vaccination status and enable the physician to order the PV, or to document refusal or deferral reasons. Education regarding vaccine guidelines, BPAs, vaccination process, and regular feedback of results were important project interventions. The vaccination rates during pre–post intervention for each study phase were compared using chi-square test.

Results

During phase I, PPSV23 vaccination rates improved from a 28% preintervention rate to 61.5% (P < 0.0001). During phase II, 77.4% of patients had received either PPSV23, PCV13, or both, compared to 49.6% of patients in the preintervention period (P < 0.0001). The documentation rates (vaccine received, ordered, patient refusal and deferral reasons) increased significantly in both phases.

Conclusion

Electronic identification of vaccine eligibility and implementation of BPAs with capabilities to order and document resulted in significantly improved PV rates. The process has potential for self-sustainability and generalizability.
The Rheumatoid Arthritis Gene Expression Signature Among Women Who Improve or Worsen During Pregnancy: A Pilot Study
Authors: Pathi Amogh , Wright Matthew , Smed Mette Kiel , Nelson J. Lee , Olsen Jørn , Hetland Merete Lund , Zoffmann Vibeke , Jawaheer Damini
Published: December 2020

Objective.

To assess whether gene expression signatures associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) before pregnancy differ between women who improve or worsen during pregnancy, and to determine whether these expression signatures are altered during pregnancy when RA improves or worsens.

Methods.

Clinical data and blood samples were collected before pregnancy (T0) and at the third trimester (T3) from 11 women with RA and 5 healthy women. RA disease activity was assessed using the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI). At each timepoint, RA-associated gene expression signatures were identified using differential expression analysis of RNA sequencing profiles between women with RA and healthy women.

Results.

Of the women with RA, 6 improved by T3 (RAimproved), 3 worsened (RAworsened),and 2 were excluded. At T0, mean CDAI scores were similar in both groups (RAimproved 11.2 ± 9.8; RAworsened 13.8 ± 6.7; Wilcoxon rank-sum test: P = 0.6). In the RAimproved group, 89 genes were differentially expressed at T0 (q < 0.05 and fold change ≥ 2) compared to healthy women. When RA improved at T3, 65 of 89 (73%) of these genes no longer displayed RA-associated expression. In the RAworsened group, a largely different RA gene expression signature (429 genes) was identified at T0. When RA disease activity worsened at T3, 207 of 429 (48%) genes lost their differential expression, while an additional 151 genes became newly differentially expressed.

Conclusion.

In our pilot dataset, pre-pregnancy RA expression signatures differed between women who subsequently improved or worsened during pregnancy, suggesting that inherent genomic differences may influence how pregnancy affects disease activity. Further, these RA signatures were altered during pregnancy as disease activity changed.
Partie II. France : croissance vulnérable
Authors: Département analyse et prévision  , Heyer Éric , Timbeau Xavier
Published: December 2020

En France, sur l’ensemble de l’année 2020, nous prévoyons une baisse de 9 % du PIB. 55 % du choc serait absorbé par les administrations publiques. Les entreprises verraient leur revenu se réduire de 56 milliards (ce qui correspond à 41 % du choc) et leur taux de marge baisserait de 4,2 points de valeur ajoutée sur l’année. La baisse de revenu pour les ménages serait limitée (-5 milliards) et l’accumulation d’« épargne-Covid-19 » serait élevée, représentant 86 milliards d’euros sur l’ensemble de l’année 2020. Pour 2020 le déficit atteindrait -8,9 % de PIB, un maximum historique depuis que les comptes nationaux sont disponibles. En 2021 le déficit public s’établirait à -6,3 % du PIB. Le nombre de chômeurs augmenterait de 810 000 sur l’année 2020 et le taux de chômage atteindrait 11 % en fin d’année. Le chômage baisserait de 400 000 personnes en 2021 et le taux de chômage serait de 9,6 % de la population active fin 2021, soit 1,5 point de plus que son niveau observé fin 2019. Le Plan de relance améliorerait le PIB à hauteur de 1,1 % pour 2021 et la croissance serait de 7 %. Le calibrage budgétaire des mesures de réponse à la crise sur deux ans couvre 37 % des pertes cumulées d’activité sur 2020-21, soit une part similaire au plan de relance de 2009-2010. En 2022, les nouvelles mesures issues du Plan de relance auraient un impact de 0,9 point de PIB sur l’activité.
Impulsive control strategy for the Mittag-Leffler synchronization of fractional-order neural networks with mixed bounded and unbounded delays
Authors: Stamova Ivanka ,   Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA, Stamov Gani ,   Department of Mathematics, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Published: December 2020

In this paper we apply an impulsive control method to keep the Mittag-Leffler stability properties for a class of Caputo fractional-order cellular neural networks with mixed bounded and unbounded delays. The impulsive controls are realized at fixed moments of time. Our results generalize some known criteria to the fractional-order case and provide a design method of impulsive control law for the impulse free fractional-order neural network model. Examples are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of our results.
Tripled fixed point techniques for solving system of tripled-fractional differential equations
Authors: Hammad Hasanen A. ,   Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt, De la Sen Manuel ,   Institute of Research and Development of Processes University of the Basque Country 48940-Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain
Published: December 2020

The intended goal of this manuscript is to discuss the existence of the solution to the below system of tripled-fractional differential equations (TFDEs, for short):

   \begin{document}$ \left\{ \begin{array}{c} \Theta ^{\mu }\left[ k(\alpha )-\gimel (\alpha ,k(\alpha ))\right] = \Game \left( \alpha ,r(\alpha ),I^{\tau }(r(\alpha ))\right) +\Game \left( \alpha ,l(\alpha ),I^{\tau }(l(\alpha ))\right) , \\ \Theta ^{\mu }\left[ l(\alpha )-\gimel (\alpha ,l(\alpha ))\right] = \Game \left( \alpha ,k(\alpha ),I^{\tau }(k(\alpha )\right) )+\Game \left( \alpha ,r(\alpha ),I^{\tau }(r(\alpha )\right) ), \\ \Theta ^{\mu }\left[ r(\alpha )-\gimel (\alpha ,r(\alpha ))\right] = \Game \left( \alpha ,l(\alpha ),I^{\tau }(l(\alpha )\right) )+\Game \left( \alpha ,k(\alpha ),I^{\tau }(k(\alpha )\right) ), \\ k(0) = 0,\text{ }l(0) = 0,\text{ }r(0) = 0,
\end{array}
\right. a.e.\text{ }\alpha \in \Omega ,\text{ }\tau >0,\text{ }\mu \in (0,1), $\end{document}

where $ \Theta ^{\mu } $ is RL-fractional derivative of order $ \tau, \; \Omega = [0, \Lambda ], \; \Lambda > 0, $ and $ \gimel :\Omega \times \mathbb{R}
\rightarrow \mathbb{R}, $ with $ \gimel (0, 0) = 0, \; \Game :\Omega \times \mathbb{R}
\times \mathbb{R}
\rightarrow \mathbb{R}
$ are functions taken under appropriate hypotheses. The method of the proof depends on a manner of a tripled fixed point (TFP), which generalize a fixed point theorem of Burton [1]. At last, a non-trivial example to strong our results is illustrated.
Arqueología de la Arquitectura, una mirada desde América del Sur
Authors: Zarankin Andrés , Funari Pedro Paulo A.
Published: December 2020

La Arqueología de la Arquitectura en América del Sur, a pesar de diversa y heterogénea, posee algunas características distintivas. Una de estas ha sido un creciente interés por discutir los sistemas de reproducción de las estructuras de poder en la región. Concibiendo la arquitectura como una tecnología del poder y una forma de comunicación no verbal, en este trabajo sintetizamos propuestas teórico metodológicas y casos de estudio, que hemos desarrollado a lo largo de 20 años.
Minimization of Casting Defects Using Taguchi Method
Authors: Ghadai Ranjan Kumar , Dutt Ashnut , Kalita Kanak , Shinde Dinesh S. , Bunterngchit Chayut
Published: December 2020

Obtaining quality castings is of significant interest to researchers and practitioner due to the widespread use of casting components in everyday and industrial use. In this work, Taguchi method is used to optimize the process parameters involved in casting. Three casting parameters, namely pouring temperature (°C), sand particle size (AFS), and mould hardness (No), are considered. The percentage defect in the casting components is considered as the response. A L9 orthogonal array is used for design of experiments for carrying out the casting experiments. Based on the S/N ratio analysis and ANOVA, it is seen that the sand particle size has the most contribution to the linear model. Further, it is found that the level-wise optimal combination of the casting process parameters for minimizing the defects is Level 3 for pouring temperature, Level 2 for sand particle size, and Level 3 for mould hardness.
An Integrated CRITIC-MARCOS Technique for Analysing the Performance of Steel Industry
Authors: Dwivedi Rishi , Prasad Kanika , Jha Prashant Kumar , Singh Shamvavi
Published: December 2020

Steel has played critical role in the expansionist ambition of successful aristocrats and laying the foundation of enviable empires. Modern economies are built on strong infrastructure, communication, and transport networks. Industries, like automobiles, consumer durables, real estate, cannot be imagined without steel. Its synonymy with growth of an economy can be gauged by the fact that matrices, like per capital steel consumption and its contribution to the GDP, are considered as parameters of economic development. It is one of the most tracked industries by the investors, analysts, and financial institutions. In this chapter, a novel multi-criteria decision-making tool while integrating measurement alternatives and ranking according to compromise solution (MARCOS) and criteria importance through intercriteria correlation (CRITIC) methods is developed for evaluation of steel organisations which are constituents of BSE 200 index. The results derived from the implementation of integrated MARCOS-CRITIC model aid diverse stakeholders in making informed investment decisions.
Machine Learning-Based Predictive Modelling of Dry Electric Discharge Machining Process
Authors: Kalita Kanak , Shinde Dinesh S. , Ghadai Ranjan Kumar
Published: December 2020

The conventional methods like linear or polynomial regression, despite their overwhelming accuracy on training data, often fail to achieve the same accuracy on independent test data. In this research, a comparative study of three different machine learning techniques (linear regression, random forest regression, and AdaBoost) is carried out to build predictive models for dry electric discharge machining process. Six different process parameters namely voltage gap, discharge current, pulse-on-time, duty factor, air inlet pressure, and spindle speed are considered to predict the material removal rate. Statistical tests on independent test data show that despite linear regression's considerable accuracy on training data, it fails to achieve the same on independent test data. Random forest regression is seen to have the best performance among the three predictive models.
Homogeneous actions on the random graph
Authors: Fima Pierre , Moon Soyoung , Stalder Yves
Published: December 2020

We show that any free product of two (non-trivial) countable groups, one of them being infinite, admits a faithful and homogeneous action on the random graph. We also show that a large class of HNN extensions or free products, amalgamated over a finite group, admit such an action and we extend our results to groups acting on trees. Finally, we show the ubiquity of finitely generated free dense subgroups of the automorphism group of the random graph whose action on it have all orbits infinite.
Accounting Information System Courses: Developing a Hybrid Syllabus in the Era of Digitization
Authors:   College of Engineering, Al Ain University. Abu Dhabi, Kharbat Faten F. , Muqattash Riham ,   College of Engineering, Al Ain University. Abu Dhabi
Published: December 2020

Technology is becoming a major pillar in many professions. It plays a critical role in developing and enhancing the quality and accuracy of tasks. Because the formal education system is the first place where future employees are educated, it is very important to ensure that educational institutions offer continuously updated technology-related courses that cover a wide range of new and emerging topics. This research has two objectives. First, it explores the validity of the claim that AIS education is of low quality in the Middle East, as stated in some studies. This is conducted through highlighting the status quo for AIS courses in Arab countries within the Middle East by focusing on a representative case study. This part of the work was conducted through a thorough exploration of the universities’ websites and by distributing and analyzing a survey for faculty members in a number of universities. Second, the research performs a deep analysis to develop new, up-to-date, aligned objectives, contents, resources, and assignments in order to create a new, comprehensive syllabus in the higher-education sector that will serve stakeholders from universities to accounting communities. The output of this research identified suitable learning objectives based on current literature and faculty responses. This was followed by designing new course content and assessment tools that are aligned with learner- and competency-centered approaches.
Stupid Animals in Ancient Natural Histories
Authors: Kostuch Lucyna
Published: December 2020

Over the centuries since antiquity, nature writers have evaluated different animal species. One criterion for such an evaluation has been intellect. At the lowest point on the scale of intellectual abilities was stupidity. Ancient authors often attributed inadequate intellect to various animal species by using pejorative expressions. The aim of this study is to determine which animal species Greek and Roman writers considered as inferior in the hierarchy of intellectual abilities, and why these species were chosen in particular. Furthermore, the paper attempts to verify the evaluations formulated in antiquity in light of contemporary observations of nature.
Tischner’s Take on Evil on the Example of The Chekist by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Authors: Jochlik Artur
Published: December 2020

The problem of evil is unavoidable and largely incomprehensible, and it is exactly for that reason that it is of great importance for our being. This aspect of Tischner’s philosophy can be successfully shown using the example of Andrei Srubov, the protagonist of The Chekist. By looking at Tischner’s agathology we receive hope that we are not doomed to be defeated by evil within our lifetime. What seems to be crucial in opposing evil is the realization that there is always a decision to be made.
Po prostu siedzieć. Wymiary siedzenia z perspektywy buddyzmu zen
Authors: Dąbrowski Grzegorz
Published: December 2020

Just Sitting. Dimensions of Sitting from a Zen Buddhist Perspective The article deals with the subject of the sitting figure, which seems to be an important element of both practice and reflection in Buddhism. The real inspiration to write this article was the introduction of quarantine in many countries, including Poland, and this fact certainly changed the lifestyle of many people, contributing significantly to the immobilization of many of them. Looking at this situation through the prism of Buddhism, especially Zen Buddhism, to which most of the information contained in this text refers, would be best considered only as a contribution to reflection on the cultural dimensions of the „sitting figure„. This figure, at least from the Buddhist perspective, seems to be an important element conditioning the view of reality.
Colonizing Knowledge: New Museology as Museology of News
Authors: Krstović Nikola
Published: December 2020

The paper examines the impact and influence of the Peter Vergo’s book The New Museology and the ways it colonized the knowledge already existing outside United Kingdom. It discusses the concepts that existed before the 1989 book following the development of La Nouvelle Museologie and ecomuseums, ideas spread at conferences, symposiums and round tables, diverse declarations and resolutions. Also, beyond the New there is the narrative of museology itself and its past in the centers outside the “traditional” centers of colonial powers. The paper follows the early development of ideas in East Europe and Poland and the practical solutions recently developed in the country in a relation to British publication.
Responsibility of Museums Towards Landscape: Discussion Based on Case Studies From Katowice, Kraków, and Warsaw
Authors: Jagodzińska Katarzyna , Tutak Melania
Published: December 2020

According to the Resolution no 1, adopted by the ICOM’s General Assembly in 2016, “Museums have a particular responsibility towards the landscape that surrounds them, urban or rural”. And thus, they should “manage buildings and sites of cultural landscape as ‘extended museums’, offering enhanced protection and accessibility to such heritage in closed relationship with communities”. This document arises from new museology thinking developed in the 1970s and 1980s. In the article we discuss this newly “codified”responsibility illustrated with an example of four Polish museums – Muzeum Śląskie in Katowice, Museum of King Jan III’s Palace at Wilanow, Muzeum Podgorza and Ethnographic Museum in Krakow –with intention to examine strategies and positions museums adopt, and contexts that determining those actions. We conclude that museums must play active parts in societies and take actions regarding changes in the landscape that surrounds them. However, the ICOM resolution is only a signpost, and broader recognition of museums as subjects of discussion on urban and rural space is required.
Paucal Quantifiers and Diminutive Morphology in the Light of Numeralization: The Case of Polish garść ‘handful’ and garstka ‘handful.dim’
Authors: Herda Damian
Published: December 2020

While the attachment of diminutive morphology to concrete nouns, gradable adjectives and adverbs, as well as interjections has already received a well-merited share of attention in Polish, diminutivization of vague quantifiers remains empirically understudied. The present paper takes a first step towards filling in this gap by reporting on a corpus-based investigation of the numeralized partitive garść ‘handful’ and its diminutive variant Garstka ‘handful.dim’. The results of a collocational analysis of both forms corroborate the hypothesis that diminutivization further enhances scalar implications inherent in the base ‘small size’ item, as reflected in the diminutive form’s significantly higher frequency of quantifier attestations. Apart from exhibiting a substantially greater proportion of quantifier uses, the latter element displays an overwhelming predilection for animate N2-collocates, which suggests that diminutivization may not only intensify a paucal quantifier’s expressivity but also lead to conspicuous changes in its distributional profile.
The Role of Securitization of National and Ethnic Minorities in the Management of Ethno-Politics in Eastern European Countries
Authors: Karolak-Michalska Magdalena
Published: December 2020

Background. The increase in the complexity of the social and political situation of Eastern European countries raises questions about securitization of national and ethnic minorities and its impact on the management of ethno-politics in the coun­tries of the subregion. Ethnopolitical management corresponds to the security of the subregion. Research interest in securitization of minority affairs is current, especially after the annexation of Crimea in 2014. Research aims. The purpose is to define the role of securitization of national and ethnic minorities issues in the management of ethno-politics in Eastern Europe­an countries. The research area encompasses: Belarus, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. The author asks the following research questions: 1) What are the areas of securitization of the issues of national and ethic minorities concerned? 2) How does the securitization of the issues of national and ethnic minorities take place? 3) How does the securitization affect the process of ethnopolitical management in the studied countries? Methodology. An interdisciplinary research approach was applied, integrat­ing methods from political science, international relations and management. The conclusions from author’s own research carried out during foreign study trips in the years 2014–2017 were used. The literature has an interdisciplinary aspect. The realization of the goal is based on the application of a catalogue of research methods, including in detail, the following methods are mainly used in the re­search: system analysis; comparative method; behavioral method; a qualitative approach was also used in the realized research. The article uses the method of critical analysis of literature, where the concept of securitization is referred to. Key findings. The role of securitization of national and ethnic minorities in the management of ethnopolitics in the countries of Eastern Europe is diversi­fied (it concerns different minorities and different areas). Uncontrolled may lead to deepening of the subregion’s security crisis (inter alia, to ethnopolitical con­flicts), hindering the process of ethnopolitical management.
The Effect of Simulation Technique on Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analysis Study
Authors: Talan Tarik
Published: December 2020

This research aims to examine the experimental studies on the impact of simulation technique on students' academic achievement using the meta-analysis method. The previous studies that could be meta-analyzed were examined based on the criteria set out in this study. Finally, 91 studies that were conducted between 2010-2020 years and met the inclusion criteria were subjected to meta-analysis. The sample of the research consisted of 7575 participants. According to the results of the analysis performed using the random-effects model, the mean effect size was calculated as g=0.759 with a standard error of 0.075. Based on the findings, the simulation technique can be said to have a broad impact on students' academic achievement. The results of the publication bias analysis revealed that the present meta-analysis study had no publication bias. On the other hand, the results of the moderator analysis revealed that the impact of the simulation technique on the students' academic achievement did not differ by the teaching levels, course/subject area, and application times, however, it differed by the sample size.
Is GPA Enough? A Platform for Promoting Computer Science Undergraduates’ Pursuit of Career Related Extracurricular Activities
Authors: Paek Seungoh , Leong Peter , Johnson Philip , Moore Carleton
Published: December 2020

Despite the perceived value of extracurricular experience, higher education relies heavily on grade point average (GPA) as a measure of undergraduates’ academic success. When used as a singular standard assessment, GPA, which is based on student progress and completion of coursework, may inadvertently steer undergraduates away from valuable out-of-class experiences that might enhance their employability after graduation. With this premise in mind, the current study proposes to supplement GPA scores in an undergraduate Computer Science program with a wholistic assessment known as an Innovation, Competency, and Experience (ICE) score. The ICE score is a point system for documenting and rewarding students’ extracurricular activities, in addition to their GPA scores. We designed and developed a web-based technology platform called RadGrad to implement ICE scores and promote student engagement and participation in extracurricular activities. Preliminary data shows that over 36% of students started to use RadGrad, even though its use was completely voluntary. More than half of those students planned and participated in various extracurricular activities, ultimately earning ICE points. Importantly, the ICE score deployed through RadGrad demonstrates the potential value of a supplemental assessment to GPA, which can promote extracurricular experiences relevant to students’ future careers beyond coursework.
An Investigation of the Teaching Needs of Faculty Members with regard to Technology
Authors: Uzorka Afam , Ajiji Yakubu , Osigwe Menwo Ukechi , Ben Idoli Nwachukwu
Published: December 2020

To integrate technology in teaching and learning, the need arises to investigate the teaching needs of educators making the transition from a traditional to technology mediated environment. This qualitative study selected a convenience sample of 120 faculty and administrators. Using an interview guide, interviewers met with 100 participants. Data was transcribed, and entered into a database for analysis. Findings reported were technology in teaching. Concluding statements report that participants use technology in their teaching. However, many faculty members are not integrating technology in their teaching or assessment strategies, or using technology in instructional management. Faculty members are interested in learning how to incorporate technology in their teaching and their comments suggest their need to combine technology with principles of pedagogy, andragogy, and constructivism.
Penerapan Pembiayaan Musyarakah Pada BMT Dana Barokah Muntilan
Authors: Kurniasari Shinta Amelia , Bharata Risma Wira
Published: December 2020

This study aims to determine the implementation of profit sharing based musyarakah contracts, financing products and financing mechanisms at the Baitul Maal wa Tamwil (BMT) Dana Barokah. This study uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. The data used in the study used primary data and viewed from the data collection sources, the data used came from direct interviews with tellers and managers at BMT. The results of this study explain that BMT provides several savings products and financing products. To apply for financing, customers must first fill out a form and then complete the required files. In the implementation of musyarakah financing at BMT Dana Barokah Muntilan it is in accordance with Islamic sharia principles and the division of business with profit sharing, but the bank only as a provider of capital does not participate in conducting business activities. The profit-sharing determined by BMT Dana Barokah Muntilan is 2.5%, but negotiations are still possible.
Mosquito Repellent Activity of Tridaxprocumbens
Leaves- A Commercial Product
Authors: Ishwarya .R, Kousalya.N and Arun.P Sabarinath .K, Logeshwaran .V, Sandhiya.S
Published: December 2020

Tridaxprocumbeans is a weed plant native to tropical America and also seen in other tropical regions.
Recent studies on the seed germination of Tridaxprocumbeansshowed that they are pH resistance and they
are able to grow in sea water. Although Tridaxprocumbeansis used as a medication plant in Ayurveda, the
plant is famous for its wound healing and anticoagulation activity in modern days. As it is the asteraceae
family, WHO claims that terpenoids and triterpenoids present in them have a strong insecticidal property.
This study is carried to know the insecticidal property of tridaxprocumbensleaves against mosquitos.
Buddhist and Indian Elements in the Onomastics of the Iranian Manichaean Texts
Authors: Colditz Iris
Published: December 2020

The use of names and terms of Indian origin bears witness to encounters of Iranian-speaking Manichaeans with Indian religious traditions and cultures, but the importance of an impact of Indian religions on Manichaeism is still subject of scholarly discussions. This paper focuses on Buddhist and Indian elements in Manichaean onomastics. Recent research in the context of the project *Iranisches Personennamenbuch* has provided, for the first time, a complete collection of proper names in the Iranian Manichaean texts from the Turfan region. The transmitted Iranian, hybrid, and non-Iranian names of Manichaean and non-Manichaean historical persons, literary, and mythological figures reflect the ethnic, religious, and multilingual diversity of the peoples along the Silk Roads. The results of this study enable us to analyse the various influences in Manichaean onomastics. Here this refers to proper names of Indian origin, loan-translations, Buddha and Bodhisattva names, names from the Buddhist tradition, and the like. This paper shall show which Indian names occur in Iranian Manichaean texts and how they have been adapted to the Manichaean context.
Reflexión docente en educadores físicos en formación
Authors: Hernández Amezcua Humberto Andrés , Martínez Flores Alicia
Published: December 2020

La reflexión es parte fundamental en la formación inicial docente. Permite el diseño de actividades y estrategias para una práctica centrada en el proceso de la actuación de quien la aplica para un mejor desempeño. El objetivo de este estudio es identificar los factores asociados al proceso de reflexión docente en educadores físicos de la Benemérita Escuela Normal Veracruzana. Es un estudio cuantitativo, transversal, exploratorio y observacional, con un cuestionario autoaplicable, con preguntas precodificadas. El análisis de la información se realizó en SPSS vers. 23. Los resultados de los factores asociados a la reflexión docente: Originario de Xalapa (0,020); nivel socioeconómico alto (0,074); dependiente económicamente (0,0001); padre o tutor con licenciatura o más (0,0004); y que realicen una actividad que les reditúe económicamente (0,003).  En la prueba de X² de Mantel Haenszel se encontró un valor de p de 0,0351. La reflexión es parte fundamental en la formación inicial docente y permite el diseño de actividades y estrategias y le conceden al desarrollo de la reflexión docente gran importancia en su formación educativa.
INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR SELECTING THE EFFECTIVE SCHEME FOR PREPARING THE MINING FIELD
Authors:   South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI) named after M.I. Platov, BELODEDOV A.A. , SHURYGIN D.N. ,   South-Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI) named after M.I. Platov
Published: December 2020

The analysis is carried out and the problems of the current state of mining in the coal mines of the Russian Donbass are identified. To increase the efficiency of their work, it is proposed to create a mathematical model that allows tracing the probable zones of tectonic disturbance. We apply this technique for the southeastern wing of the inclined part of the mine field of the Sadkinskaya mine. On the basis of the constructed forecast map of coal seam disturbance, we solve the problem of choosing the optimal cutting of a section of a mine field. To do this, we make a technical and economic assessment taking into account such factors as: losses and quality of mined coal, production capacity of the mine and time for preparation and development, volume of capital investments, cost, taking into account costs when crossing disturbed zones.
METHOD OF TRAINING DEVELOPMENT OF DEPOSITS IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE FAR NORTH
Authors:   Siberian Federal University, Institute of Mining, Geology and Geotechnology, NAFIKOV R.Z. , KISLYAKOV V.E. ,   Siberian Federal University, Institute of Mining, Geology and Geotechnology
Published: December 2020

A method of dredged field development in the conditions of the Far North is proposed. The main idea is to insulate the drag section with a hangar made of polvcarbonate. To assess the effectiveness of the proposed technical solution, an installation was created and an experiment was conducted. As a result, a mathematical model is obtained that allows one to justify an increase in the length of the dredging mining season.
FORECASTING GAS EXCHANGE DYNAMICS OF GOBS WITH MINING AIR AND SURFACE LAYER OF ATMOSPHERE
Authors:   Tula State University, KACHURIN A.N. , AFANASIEV O.A. ,   Tula State University, SHKURATCKYI D.N. ,   Company «Galurgiy»
Published: December 2020

It is noted that filtration and diffusion processes in coal seams, worked-out spaces and workings of carbon dioxide mines are satisfactorily described by parabolic filtration equations for one-dimensional semi-infinite space. Linearization of the equations of filtration gas transport allows obtaining analytical solutions for a wide class of applied problems. A model has been developed for the movement of dead air through underworked rocks from mined-out areas to the earth's surface for the conditions of the Eastern Donbass and Kuzbass. At a stable atmospheric pressure, gas exchange occurs in a diffusion mode. The dependence of the diffusion flow of gases from the worked-out space to the earth's surface is obtained. Dependencies for the forecast of methane release on the earth's surface of allotments of the liquidated mines of Kuz-Bass are obtained.
CALCULATION OF STRENGTH OF DESIGN OF A SHAFT VENTILATION WALL OF A NEW TYPE AND ITS SEPARATE ELEMENTS
Authors:   Institute of Coal and Coal Chemistry SB RAS, KLISHIN V.I. , NIKOLAEV A.V. ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, MAKSIMOV P.V. ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Published: December 2020

Based on mathematical modeling, the design of the power frame of the mine ventilation wall was finalized. This device is designed to quickly and reliably isolate a mine excavation to control the normal distribution of air andflue gases in the event of a fire.
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE FOR RECLAMATION LANDS OF THE SECTION "RIVER” JSC "SALEK"
Authors:   LLC ", KORCHAGINA T.V. ,   Siberian Institute of Mining Engineering", STAS G.V. ,   Tula State University
Published: December 2020

An assessment was made of the negative impact on the environmental components during the land reclamation of the River site of JSC Salek: atmospheric air, water bodies and when handling production and consumption waste.
REDUCES OCCUPATIONAL RISK FOR OIL MINERS BY REPLACING EXPLOSIVES
Authors:   Ukhta State Technical University, KONSHINA T.E. , RODIONOV V.A. ,   St. Petersburg Mining University, ZHIKHAREV S.Y. ,   Mining Institute of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GI UB RAS), KLIMOVA I.V. ,   Ukhta State Technical University,   St. Petersburg Mining University
Published: December 2020

The article provides a qualitative and quantitative analysis of occupational risk in the use of explosives in the «Yareganeft» during drilling and blasting operations. The replacement of PGV-20 ammonite with a safer poremit PP-IV-36 was proposed. Logical trees of causes and events for these explosives are presented, individual and collective risks, as well as the risk of injury to workers, are calculated.
Pandemic Avant-Garde Urban Coexistence in Mário de Andrade’s Pauliceia Desvairada (1922) after the Spanish Flu
Authors: Klengel Susanne
Published: December 2020

The radical aesthetic of the historical avant-garde movements has often been explained as a reaction to the catastrophic experience of the First World War and a denouncement of the bourgeoisie’s responsibility for its horrors. This article explores a blind spot in these familiar interpretations of the international avant-garde. Not only the violence of the World War but also the experience of a worldwide deadly pandemic, the Spanish flu, have moulded the literary and artistic production of the 1920s. In this paper, I explore this hypothesis through the example of Mário de Andrade’s famous book of poetry Pauliceia desvairada (1922), which I reinterpret in the light of historical studies on the Spanish flu in São Paulo. An in-depth examination of all parts of this important early opus of the Brazilian Modernism shows that Mário de Andrade’s poetic images of urban coexistence simultaneously aim at a radical renewal of language and at a melancholic coming to terms with a traumatic pandemic past.
More-Than-Human Conviviality-Inequality in Latin America
Authors: Manzi Maya
Published: December 2020

In the context of our current planetary crises, in a world that continues to be shaped by capitalist, colonialist, androcentric and anthropocentric visions, we are faced with the urgency of reconsidering, at the deepest levels, the way we relate with other human and nonhuman beings. This working paper aims to contribute towards that end by looking at human-nonhuman relations through the concept of conviviality, understood as the everyday living together with difference, and how it intersects with inequality. In the first part of this paper, more-than-human conviviality-inequality is investigated by critically analyzing onto-epistemological and methodological approaches that question, subvert or reproduce hegemonic thinking and worldviews on humannonhuman relations like historical materialism, new materialisms, transhumanism, posthumanisms, and indigenous relational ontologies. In the second part, I look at particular relational dimensions like incompleteness, translation, and affect, which can help us create new understandings of more-than-human conviviality-inequality in Latin America and beyond.
Newtonova metodologie a kritika mechanického materialismu
Authors: Zavadil Roman
Published: December 2020

V tomto článku budou představeny základní aspekty metodologie Isaaca Newtona aplikované v Principia Mathematica na řešení otázky povahy gravitační síly. Metoda vyvozování propozic přírodních jevů může být označena jako demonstrativní indukce. Cílem článku je ukázat, že tato metoda, jak ji zastával Newton, v sobě explicitně obsahovala kritiku hypoteticko-deduktivní metody jako zcela neadekvátního přístupu ke zkoumání přírody. Oproti hypoteticko-deduktivní metodě je demonstrativní indukce schopna produkovat teorie empiricky i epistemologicky mnohem bohatší. Vymezení se vůči hypoteticky založeným teoriím je úzce spjato s kritikou mechanického materialismu především v podobě, v jaké ji zastával René Descartes. Ve svých důsledcích to Newtona dovedlo nejen k odmítnutí univerzálnosti mechanické premisy, ale také k určité imunizaci vůči veškerým konkurenčním hypoteticky založeným teoriím.
Eliminativní materialismus, lidová psychologie a jazyk myšlení
Authors: Dražil Matěj
Published: December 2020

Článek se věnuje rozboru eliminativního materialismu Paula a Patricie Churchlandových. V jejich eliminativismu rozliším dvě argumentační linie: jednu usilující o eliminaci lidové psychologie a druhou kritizující hypotézu jazyka myšlení Jerryho Fodora. Následně se blíže zaměřím na tuto druhou linii a ukáži, že představuje hlavní motiv práce Churchlandových od konce 80. let 20. století, a dále předvedu, proč úspěch argumentace proti hypotéze jazyka myšlení nezakládá důvod k eliminaci lidové psychologie. V závěru text přezkoumám důsledky tohoto přístupu pro roli lidové psychologie ve zkoumání mysli a ukazuje, že tato oslabená eliminativistická pozice stále naplňuje původní záměr programu Churchlandových.