bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kontaktlose Durchhangsdetektion an Freileitungen durch Bildverarbeitung
Authors: Glaß Martin , Veit Florian , Derbel Faouzi
Published: October 2021

Beim Freileitungsmonitoring wird der Durchhang der Leiterseile einer Freileitung in Echtzeit überwacht. Dadurch besteht die Möglichkeit, die Freileitungen mit höheren Strömen zu belasten. Bestehende Messsysteme für Freileitungsmonitoring liefern oft ungenaue Messwerte oder besitzen den Nachteil, dass sie direkt am Leiterseil montiert werden müssen. Damit ist eine Installation solcher Systeme nur beim Neubau möglich oder mit einer Freischaltung verbunden. Das Nachrüsten an bestehenden Freileitungen und die Wartung der Messtechnik ist daher mit hohen Kosten verbunden.

In diesem Artikel wird ein neuartiges Messsystem für Freileitungsmonitoring vorgestellt. Dieses arbeitet mit einer Kamera, welche eine Aufnahme der Leiterseile ermöglicht. Mit modernen Methoden der Bildverarbeitung wird dann deren Durchhang ermittelt. Dadurch wird eine hohe Genauigkeit erreicht, da der Durchhang direkt und nicht über Hilfsgrößen gemessen wird. Das Messsystem wird dabei am Mast und nicht an den Leiterseilen angebracht, womit sowohl Wartung als auch Installation kostengünstig durchgeführt werden können.
Peripheral Artery Disease on The Prognosis Value of Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Retrospective, Single-Center Cohort Study
Authors: Cheng Zeyi , Qi Miaomiao , Lang Zekun , Fang Tingting , Alam Mahboob , Yu Jing , Guo Yingqiang
Published: October 2021

Objective: The purpose of this investigation aimed to clarify the impact of peripheral artery disease (PAD) on the prognosis value of patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Methods: The SPSS 16 software was used for secondary analysis of DRYAD database data. A total of 204 patients were enrolled from Shinonoi General Hospital for newly diagnosed stable CAD and received PCI performance between October 2014 and October 2017. Patients with old myocardial infarction (MI) were excluded. We divided patients into two groups with PAD and without PAD. The primary endpoints were major adverse cardiac events (MACE, defined as all-cause death, non-fatal MI, and non-fatal stroke) and cardiovascular events (defined as cardiovascular death, non-fatal MI, and non-fatal stroke). The secondary outcomes were the individual components of the composite primary outcomes. The median follow-up time was 783 days.
Results: No statistical difference was found between PAD and non-PAD patients of lesional characteristics. Spearman’s rank correlations indicate diabetes mellitus (DM) (P = 0.019) and HbA1c (P = 0.009) are positively correlated with PAD. In Kaplan-Meier analysis, patients with PAD predicted poor prognosis in MACE (P < 0.05) and cardiovascular events (P < 0.05). In Multivariable Cox proportional hazards analysis, patients with PAD independently predicted MACE and cardiovascular events.
Conclusions: PAD is a significant mediator for the prognosis of patients with stable CAD who underwent PCI treatment.
ТЕОРЕТИЧНІ ТА ПРИКЛАДНІ АСПЕКТИ РОЗВИТКУ ІНСТИТУТІВ РЕФОРМ У ГЛОБАЛЬНОМУ Й НАЦІОНАЛЬНОМУ ВИМІРАХ
Authors: Котляревський Ярослав , Соколовська Алла
Published: October 2021

Вступ. Неоднозначність у оцінках результатів реформ державних політик та відсутність методологічного консенсусу щодо найбільш придатних підходів до ініціації й впровадження економічних реформ, а також подальше ускладнення інституціональних умов у глобальному та національному вимірах, потребують більш ґрунтовного висвітлення підходів до пізнання змісту, структури, технології впровадження й оцінювання наслідків реформ.Проблематика. Загострення протиріч та накопичення кризових явищ у функціонуванні світової економіки, потреби фіскальної консолідації та одночасного стимулювання економічного зростання національних економік в середньостроковій перспективі потребують виокремлення наукових підходів та напрацювання відповідних прикладнихаспектів найбільш транспарентного, підзвітного та раціонального проєктування національних інститутів реформ.Мета. Узагальнити, структурувати та систематизувати відомості щодо теоретичних та прикладних засад впровадження реформ державних політик у контексті удосконалення підходів до проєктування та оцінювання їхніх наслідків та визначити шляхи підвищення результативності економічних реформ в Україні.Матеріали й методи. Використано методи ретроспективного та порівняльного аналізу для визначення еволюції методологічного інструментарію теорії реформ; фактологічного аналізу — для обґрунтування плюралізму підходів наукових шкіл та міжнародних організацій до детермінації реформ, їх змісту та наслідків.Результати. Систематизовано підходи дослідників до аналізу реформ з акцентуванням важливості усвідомленнявикликів, пов’язаних із соціальними та перерозподільчими ефектами реформ, викладено підходи щодо структуризації стратегічних і тактичних аспектів реформування на основі виокремлення національних інститутів реформ.Висновки. Узагальнено теоретичні та прикладні аспекти дослідження й регулювання процесів реформ державних політик у глобальному й національному контекстах, запропоновано підходи до розвитку національних інститутів реформ.
ІНФРАЧЕРВОНА ТЕРМОГРАФІЯ — ЕФЕКТИВНИЙ ІНСТРУМЕНТ СУЧАСНОГО НАУКОВО-ТЕХНІЧНОГО ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ
Authors: Венгер Євген , Дунаєвський Вадим , Котовський Віталій , Болгарська Світлана , Кислий Володимир , Тимофеєв Володимир , Орел Валерій , Назарчук Світлана
Published: October 2021

Вступ. Підвищення інформативності та ефективності наукових досліджень шляхом застосування інфрачервоної термографії є важливим завданням сучасної науки та промисловості.Проблематика. Інфрачервона термографія в останні роки набула суттєвого значення у проведенні досліджень у фізиці, медицині, промисловості тощо. Застосування високоточних та швидкодіючих термографів з високою роздільною здатністю відкриває нові можливості термографії. Широке впровадження зазначеного методу досліджень та його практичне застосування стримується у зв’язку із недостатньою кількістю наукових праць щодо інтерпретації термографічних зображень, відсутністю комплексних робіт, які всебічно розкривають можливості методу. Впровадження дистанційної інфрачервоної термографії є актуальним питанням науково-прикладного значення.Мета. Показати можливості та доступність методу термографії в різних галузях діяльності людини. Детально проаналізувати термографічні зображення.Матеріали та методи. Використано термограф з матричним фотоприймачем вітчизняного виробництва. Деякі дослідження виконано з використанням термографа фірми FLIR Systems (США).Результати. Показано, що термографія є сучасним, високоточним, кількісним методом досліджень, що значно розширює інструментальну базу під час виконання наукових досліджень. На конкретних прикладах показано можливості термографії у підвищенні інформативності під час виконання як наукових досліджень, так і у практичному застосуванні.Висновки. Отримано нові наукові та практичні результати використання інфрачервоної термографії, які показали ефективність методу, що дозволяє внести термографію в потужний інструмент сучасних наукових досліджень широкого спектру. Впровадження методу суттєво розширює інструментальну базу сучасних науково-практичних досліджень.
A fejlődéspszichológia Magyarországon az elmúlt 30 évben
Authors: Király Ildikó
Published: October 2021

A Magyarországon folyó fejlődéslélektani kutatások az elmúlt 30 évben jelentős, nemzetközileg is elismert eredményekkel gazdagították ismereteinket. E tanulmány bemutatja a terület aktív kutatóműhelyeit, és összefoglalja a kiemelkedő eredményeiket.

Research in the field of developmental psychology in Hungary has contributed to scientific advancement with significant, internationally recognized findings over the past 30 years. This paper introduces the active research groups in the field and summarizes their outstanding findings.
The right of the victim to procedural communication in criminal proceedings: anthropological and axiological searches
Authors: Rakipova Inna
Published: October 2021

The paper examines the modern "image of the victim" in criminal procedural law; indicates the communicative vision of values ​​within a specific legal reality and the relationship of the victim in criminal proceedings (as a carrier of values) with this legal reality, as well as communicative equality as a key component of the value of "victim image" to be provided by the legislator.
Considerable attention is paid to the theoretical foundations of the development of the problems of criminal-procedural communication of the victim. It is noted, that procedural communication is a category that within each individual legal situation - criminal proceedings - certifies and integrates the concept of legal values ​​in the sectoral (criminal procedure) norm.
It is emphasized, that the axiologization of communication processes in criminal proceedings, in particular, criminal procedural communication of the victim, is designed to create a communicative vision of values ​​within a specific legal reality and the relationship of the victim in criminal proceedings (as a carrier of values) with this legal reality, or in other words, to create the “image of the victim" in criminal procedural law, and values ​​- an integral part of such an image.
It points to communicative equality as a constitutive value of the modern "image of the victim" in criminal procedural law, which must be ensured by the legislator
Post harvest processing and value addition of dry chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)
Authors: Srinivas G. , Champawat P. S. , Mudgal V. D. , Jain S. K. , Sharma D.
Published: October 2021

Chilli is an important spice crop and India is one of the leading producer and exporter of chilli in the world. Chilli is widely used around the world in food as a spice both in fresh and dried form which adds flavour to the meal by creating spicy pungent taste. The chemical components of the chilli may vary considerably depending on the location of cultivation and postharvest treatments. Chilli contains polyphenol compounds such as capsaisin capsorubin, zeaxanthin and cryptoxanthin are responsible for colour in Capsicum species that accounts for its characteristic aroma and therapeutic properties. Post harvest losses in chilli are estimated to be 25-35 per cent. Due to post harvest losses farmers lose both in quality and quantity of the chilli. This compromises farmer’s ability to market their produce. The aim of this chapter was to get the best post-harvest handling technology for chilli in the present scenario.
Effect of surface soil removal and organic amendment on yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)
Authors: Khongwar Aibapynsuk , Dutta Manoj
Published: October 2021

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of surface soil removal and organic amendment on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) during Kharif 2018 in the experimental field of Soil and Water Conservation department, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema campus. A split plot with three replications was designed. Surface soil removal of 0, 5 and 10 cm designated as D0, D1 and D2 were carried out, respectively. The addition of different organic amendments was adopted viz., O0- control, O1- vermicompost @ 3 tonnes ha-1, O2- poultry litter @ 3 tonnes ha-1 and O3- pig manure @ 3 tonnes ha-1. Seed yield was found to be significantly higher under D0 (0.414 t ha-1) whereas, D2 recorded the lowest yield (0.380t ha-1). Application of poultry manure as amendment gave significantly high seed yield (0.431 t ha-1) and lowest yield was reported in O0 (0.356 t ha-1). The interaction between surface soil removal and organic amendment showed the highest yield with D0O2 (0.44 t ha-1) and lowest with D2O0 (0.34 t ha-1). Hence, application of organic amendments in areas where surface soil removal was done helped to improve the growth and yield of sesame.
Aphasia assessment: impact of material on naming performance
Authors: Fonseca José , Miranda Filipa de , Leal Gabriela , Melo Teresa Pinho e , Martins Isabel Pavão
Published: October 2021

ABSTRACT Background: Naming and lexical retrieval difficulties are common symptoms of aphasia. Naming abilities are usually evaluated by means of real objects or pictures or line drawings that are printed. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the ability to name objects among individuals with aphasia is influenced by the dimensions of the visual stimuli and to understand whether the order of presentation of the stimuli, number of years of education and length of time post-onset are involved in the success of naming. Methods: The naming abilities of healthy controls and patients with acute or chronic aphasia due to stroke were assessed through presentation of two sets of 24 stimuli consisting of real objects and color photographs of the same objects presented on a screen. The results obtained under these two conditions were compared by means of within-subject paired ANOVA, controlling for presentation order. Results: 40 patients (62.4 ± 17.3 years old; 70% females; mean education level of 8.5 ± 5.3 years; and 60% evaluated within the first eight days after stroke) and 50 controls that were age, gender and education-matched were included. Object naming was significantly better than naming color photographs among the patients (p = 0.001), but no differences were observed among the controls. Age, education, length of time post-onset and presentation sequence did not have any impact on naming performance. Conclusion: These results suggest that use of digital color photographs for naming objects in assessment of aphasia may be associated with lower naming performance, compared with use of real objects. This needs to be taken into account when different forms of stimuli are presented in sequential aphasia evaluations.
Clinical simulation as a Nursing Fundamentals teaching method: a quasi-experimental study
Authors: Campanati Fernanda Letícia da Silva , Ribeiro Laiane Medeiros , Silva Izabel Cristina Rodrigues da , Hermann Paula Regina de Souza , Brasil Guilherme da Costa , Carneiro Karen Karoline Gouveia , Funghetto Silvana Schwerz
Published: October 2021

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate students’ knowledge gain after the implementation of clinical simulation in Nursing Fundamentals disciplines. Methods: a quasi-experimental intervention was carried out with 60 students, distributed in comparison and intervention groups, who underwent traditional teaching and traditional teaching associated with simulated teaching, respectively. Pre-test and post-test instruments were applied to both groups. Results: after analyzing the students’ performance through the applied instruments, both groups had a cognitive evolution along with the taught content, however, when compared, the intervention group obtained a higher knowledge gain than the comparison group (p = 0.016), demonstrating progressive and increasing improvement with the use of the methodology. Conclusions: simulated teaching significantly helps students in gaining technical-cognitive knowledge. Therefore, it is recommended to adhere to the use of this methodology for teaching Nursing Fundamentals.
Quality of life of nurse practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Caliari Juliano de Souza , Santos Mariana Alvina dos , Andrechuk Carla Renata Silva , Campos Kétrya Raiany Costa , Ceolim Maria Filomena , Pereira Flávia Helena
Published: October 2021

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the quality of life of nurse practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic and analyze related factors. Methods: cross-sectional and analytical study carried out with nurse practitioners. A questionnaire on sociodemographic characterization, work activities and changes perceived with the pandemic and WHOQOL-bref were used. To compare the groups of interest, analysis of covariance was used. Results: 572 professionals participated, who had a mean total quality of life score of 56.79 (SD=13.56). In the relationship of variables with WHOQOL-bref, having two or more jobs and being a nurse were associated with better quality of life, but being a woman and working more than 50 hours a week was associated with a worse perception of the construct. Conclusions: the factors analyzed indicate a lower perception of quality of life associated with the social domain, requiring interventions that reduce the damage to professionals’ health and contribute to quality of care provided.
Covid-19, comunidades islâmicas, islamofobia
Authors: Barbosa Francirosy Campos
Published: October 2021

Resumo: A Sars-CoV2 afetou todos os grupos sociais, de distintas formas, a depender da classe, raça e gênero. As instituições religiosas também tiveram de se adaptar ao quadro caótico. Este artigo delineia o modo como a comunidade islâmica brasileira reconfigurou suas práticas devocionais durante o mês do Ramadan, utilizando, de forma mais sistemática, as redes sociais para manter os fiéis em casa. Também aborda como isso vem sendo realizado nos dias de hoje, com a abertura das mesquitas e salas de oração (mussalas). Destaco que, mesmo seguindo os protocolos, os muçulmanos não estiveram imunes ao enfrentamento da doença, nem a problemas antigos vivenciados fora e dentro Brasil, que envolvem reações islamofóbicas, sobretudo quando se trata da vestimenta usada por mulheres.
Entidades evangélicas e o combate à corrupção no Brasil (2012-2018)
Authors: Bezerra Marcos Otavio , Moura Gabriela da Silva
Published: October 2021

Resumo: O tema do combate à corrupção está na origem, na última década, de movimentos e organizações religiosas do campo evangélico. A análise da atuação de organizações evangélicas e do engajamento de Igrejas Batista na campanha em favor das 10 Medidas Contra a Corrupção, promovida pelo Ministério Público Federal, demonstra, primeiro, a importância de redes transnacionais na incorporação da corrupção como preocupação simultaneamente religiosa e política, segundo, o modo como a ideia da corrupção produz relações sociais e significados específicos em um dado meio social e, enfim, o lugar da corrupção, percebida a partir de interpretações bíblicas, nas justificativas para a defesa da participação de fiéis e entidades evangélicas em disputas políticas e projetos de transformação social.
VEGETABLE CELLULOSE NANOFIBER DRESSING AIDS IN THE HEALING PROCESS OF THIRD-DEGREE BURNS? STUDY ON RATS
Authors: TAKEJIMA Milka Lie , MAGALHÃES Maria Angelica Baron , RIBAS FILHO Jurandir Marcondes , TABUSHI Fernando Issamu , BUFON Carlos Cesar Bof , CAMARGO Thayline Mylena Santana , MALUF Isabela Calixto , MALAFAIA Osvaldo
Published: October 2021

ABSTRACT Background: The treatment of 3rd degree burns represents a major medical challenge. Pinus vegetable cellulose is a biomaterial with characteristic similar to bacterial cellulose. Aim: To evaluate the safety of cellulose membrane (Pinus sp) in the treatment of 3rd burns in rats and to compare its effectiveness with the bacterial membrane already on the market. Method: Thirty-three Wistar rats were beaten with a 3rd degree burn on back skin by applying water at 98º C for 30 s. Then, they were divided into three groups (n=11): group 1 - simple dressing with gauze; group 2 - dressing with bacterial cellulose membrane; and group 3 - dressing with vegetable cellulose membrane. The animals were maintained for 15 days to check the general clinical status, macroscopic aspect, contraction of the wounds and microscopic analysis for the degree of healing and collagenization. Results: They were clinically well during the experiment. During the removal of the dressing, there was bleeding in the wound of the control group, unlike the groups treated with cellulose membranes, which protected the bed from injury. The macroscopic evaluation showed a greater contraction of the wounds treated with the membranes in relation to the control. A microscopic analysis revealed that most of the wounds were in advanced healing degree with predominance of mature collagen in all groups. Conclusion: Pinus sp cellulose membrane showed efficacy similar to that of the bacterial membrane in the treatment of 3rd degree burns.
O acesso à terra no Brasil: reforma agrária e regularização fundiária
Authors: Zeneratti Fábio Luiz
Published: October 2021

Resumo A pesquisa que sustenta este artigo teve como objetivo analisar as políticas de regularização fundiária e de reforma agrária no Brasil. O recorte temporal considerou os últimos 15 anos (2005-2020), hiato temporal capaz de evidenciar as continuidades, descontinuidades e relações entre as diferentes políticas fundiárias analisadas. Para isso, a metodologia de base documental apresentou-se como a mais adequada, pois permitiu avaliar dados e legislações referentes ao tema. Identificou-se que no Brasil existe significativa relação entre os processos analisados: na medida em que se privilegia a regularização fundiária, deprecia-se qualquer política de reforma agrária.
Territórios subsumidos: insistências despossessórias e sujeitos contingentes
Authors: Pontes Daniele Regina , Uchimura Guilherme Cavicchioli , Faria José Ricardo Vargas de , Auler Mariana Marques
Published: October 2021

Resumo A despossessão não é um processo novo, mas a sua forma contemporânea evidencia elementos sofisticados que perpassam as permanências da apropriação violenta da terra e delineia as formas de assujeitamento. O artigo resgata as reflexões sobre a acumulação primitiva, discutindo os processos de conformação da despossessão associados à forma jurídica na especificidade da transição colonial-moderna brasileira expressa nos despejos urbanos, nos conflitos fundiários rurais, nas lutas das comunidades tradicionais pelos seus territórios e nas desterritorializações relacionadas aos desastres ambientais calculados e justificados pelas métricas dos discursos do desenvolvimento econômico.
Kohti traumainformoidun kirjallisuusterapian käytäntöä
Authors: Maanmieli Karoliina , Holopainen Johanna , Kortesoja sari
Published: October 2021

Artikkelissa käsitellyn traumainformoidun toiminnan keskiössä on uudelleen traumatisoitumisen ehkäiseminen. Traumainformoituja työtapoja tarkastellaan kahdesssa eri kirjallisuusterapiaryhmässä. 1) Monikansallisessa Heroines-hankkeessa (2021) keskeiseksi nousivat turvallinen toimintaympäristö, sekä osallistujien kokemukset kirjallisesta ilmaisusta. 2) Rintasyöpää sairastavien kirjoittajaryhmän tarkastelussa nousee puolestaan esiin etäännyttäminen kirjoittamisen keinona. Rintasyövästä kirjoittavien teksteissä metaforat olivat keskeisiä, samoin asioiden personifiointi. Uudelleen traumatisoitumisen välttämisessä keskeisessä roolissa on ohjaaja, joka toimillaan luo ja ylläpitää turvallista toimintaympäristöä. Artikkelissa nostetaan esiin käytännönläheisiä ja kirjallisuusterapiaryhmien ohjaajia hyödyntäviä huomioita traumainformoidusta työtavoista.
Liitteenä Karoliina Haverisen kirjoittama katsaus Heroines-antologiaan.
La despersonalización en psicoanálisis
Authors: Abínzano Rodrigo Valetín
Published: October 2021

El presente trabajo tiene como finalidad rastrear las elaboraciones de la noción de despersonalización en psicoanálisis, específicamente en la enseñanza de J. Lacan. Con el objetivo de poder delimitar dicha noción para su uso clínico, consideramos necesaria una revisión crítica de la misma. Interrogaremos las menciones hechas por Lacan de la despersonalización en la Tesis de 1932, para luego ubicarla en relación a las nociones de fin de análisis, vacilación fantasmática, perturbación de lo escópico y diagnóstico diferencial. Para finalizar, a partir de las conclusiones, explicitaremos líneas posibles para investigaciones ulteriores.
An Exploratory, Cluster Randomised Control Trial of the PAX Good Behaviour Game
Authors: O’Keeffe Joanne , Thurston Allen , Kee Frank , O'Hare Liam , Lloyd Katrina
Published: October 2021

This article presents the findings of an exploratory randomised controlled trial of the PAX Good Behaviour Game (PAX GBG) in Northern Ireland. The PAX GBG is an evidence‐based universal prevention programme designed to improve mental health by increasing self‐regulation, academic engagement, and decreasing disruptive behaviour in children. The study was designed in line with the Medical Research Council guidance on the development of complex interventions and is based on the Medical Research Council framework, more specifically within a Phase 2 exploratory trial. The study used a cluster randomised controlled trial design with a total of 15 schools (19 classes) randomised to intervention and control. This article reports specifically on the outcome of self‐regulation with 355 elementary school pupils in year 3 (age M = 7.40, SD = 0.30). Participating schools in the trial were located in areas of socio‐economic disadvantage. The teachers in the intervention group received training in the delivery of the PAX GBG and implemented the PAX GBG intervention for 12 weeks. A range of pre‐ and post‐test measures, including child reported behaviours, were undertaken. After the 12 weeks of implementation, this exploratory trial provided some evidence that the PAX GBG may help improve self‐regulation (d = .42) in participating pupils, while the findings suggest that it may offer a feasible mental health prevention and early intervention approach for Northern Ireland classrooms. However, a larger definitive trial would be needed to verify the findings in this study.
Bioconnections as Enablers of Regenerative Circularity for the Built Environment
Authors: Sala Benites Henrique , Osmond Paul
Published: October 2021

Learning from nature may be the most important step towards improving cities in the context of environmental and climate issues. However, many of the current approaches to make cities greener or more sustainable are still linear and insufficient to deal with these growing challenges. In this scenario, the adoption of regenerative and circular lenses for the built environment may foster a more holistic development based on what is good rather than what is less bad. In this article, we propose that bioconnectivity or bioconnections—a nature-focused approach based on biophilic design, biomimetics, and ecosystem services—may be an important enabler for the regeneration of the ecological and social boundaries of the planetary boundaries and doughnut economics models. We examine the literature to identify in what ways bioconnections could facilitate circular and regenerative processes for the local scale of the built environment domain. We complement the discussion with some real-world examples from selected urban communities or interventions in existing urban areas around the globe that claim a green approach. In the end, we propose a framework of relevant bioconnections for the built environment that could facilitate addressing ecological and social boundaries at the local urban scale and facilitate processes of regenerative transitions towards thriving communities.
Context-Specific, User-Centred: Designing Urban Green Infrastructure to Effectively Mitigate Urban Density and Heat Stress
Authors: Mittermüller Julia , Erlwein Sabrina , Bauer Amelie , Trokai Tatjana , Duschinger Sophie , Schönemann Michael
Published: October 2021

Green infrastructure plays a vital role for cities facing the challenges of urbanisation and climate change. It has the potential to mitigate the adverse effects of urban density and the heat island effect, enhancing the ecological and social resilience of cities and their inhabitants. This study identifies contextual, psychological, and social factors which influence people’s subjective evaluation of urban green infrastructure (UGI), density, and heat stress. Planning recommendations for effective, context-specific, user-centred design are developed to increase the social and health benefits of UGI in limited space. To do so, a mixed-methods approach that combines social surveys, GIS-analysis, and microclimate modelling was employed. The field studies were undertaken in two contrasting neighbourhoods in Munich, Germany: a densely built and scarcely vegetated inner-city neighbourhood and a declaimed “green and compact” neighbourhood at the outskirts. Both sites are assessed in terms of their supply of green infrastructure, building and population density, and outdoor summer heat loads drawing on geostatistical data and mean radiant temperature modelling. This assessment is compared to the inhabitants’ subjective evaluation thereof retrieved from face-to-face questionnaires, and semi-standardised interviews. The results indicate that the existence and the amount of UGI per se are not decisive for people’s perception of urban heat, density, and neighbourhood attractiveness. It is rather the perceived accessibility of green spaces, their design, quality, and contextual factors like traffic or the presence of other people that define its value for urban dwellers.
Closing the Gap Between Urban Planning and Urban Ecology: A South African Perspective
Authors: Van Zyl Burné , Cilliers E. Juaneé , Lategan Louis G. , Cilliers Sarel S.
Published: October 2021

Ecological considerations should be an integral part of the decision-making processes of urban planners. Specifically, ecological aspects used in urban ecology, such as green infrastructure and ecosystem services, are substantiated by literature as strategies for improving quality of life, human health, and well-being. Studies dealing with such concepts in the Global South recently gained interest; however, these lack empirical evidence on the integration thereof in mainstream South African urban planning practice. This article conducts a preliminary investigation into the knowledge of ecological aspects of a sample of South African urban planners and their willingness to implement ecological aspects in urban planning practice. The new environmental paradigm scale is employed to determine the environmental worldview (ecocentric or anthropocentric) among respondent and how this relates to their knowledge of ecological aspects. The initial research sample consisted of a total of 283 questionnaires distributed. Although findings of this article are based on a low response rate (15%) of 42 documented responses, it did not affect the validity of the data collected in this context. The initial findings indicated that the environmental worldview of the sample of planners is only one factor influencing their perspective on incorporating ecological considerations. Low to moderate knowledge and awareness regarding ecological aspects such as ecosystem services, green infrastructure, and multi-functionality are argued to be main factors preventing integration in urban planning practice. Findings emphasize the need for context-based implementation strategies and broad recommendations are made for the planning profession as a point of departure to introduce or ingrain ecological considerations.
ASPECTS OF SUCCESSION URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Authors: GROMILINA Elvira A.
Published: October 2021

The modern development of cities is infl uenced by a large number of factors, for example, the political environment, global climate change, and the epidemiological situation. The article examines the relationship between the subsystems of urban structure, ensuring its successive development, with the aspects of sustainable development. Aspects of succession urban development in the context of sustainable development are divided into three groups: environmental, economic and social. The urban planning process consists of short-term and long-term programs. Taking into account the identifi ed aspects, the principles of urban planning are formulated, which are aimed at preserving and developing the successive elements of the architectural and planning structure of the city.
Fermented Drink of Whey Enriched with Different Portions of Tarwi (Lupinus Mutabilis)
Authors:   Specialized Institute for Ecosystems and Natural Resources Research (INERN) UNFV, Lima, Peru, Quispe Wilber , Ocañ Carol , Rodriguez Ciro , Esenarro Doris , Arteaga Jennifer
Published: October 2021

The objective of the present investigation is to obtain an optimal formulation for the elaboration of a fermented beverage from whey enriched with tarwi. The research was carried out in the laboratories of biochemistry, processes, and microbiology of the Professional School of Agroindustrial Engineering of the National University Federico Villarreal (UNFV). The Taguchi methodology was used in the formulation and optimization process, which allowed us to work with three control factors: fresh milk (LF), whey (LC) and tarwi flour (HT), with two levels of work and four runs Experimental The formulations to which sensory acceptability analysis (AS) determined by taste, color and smell were obtained. The F4 formulation (50% LC, 40% LF, and 5% HT) obtained the highest score with an AS (4.49) equivalent to "Moderately liked," Signal to Noise ratio (13,045). The factor with the most significant influence in the elaboration of the fermented whey drink enriched with tarwi depending on the sensory acceptability determined by the S / R was fresh milk (1.78). The addition of tarwi flour does affect the sensory acceptability of the product according to the S / R and the response surface method, and they determine that the higher the amount of tarwi flour shows lower acceptability of the product.
Effects of HHP’s Holding Time on Proteins of Liquid Egg Products
Authors:   Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Department of Livestock and Food Preservation Technology, Budapest, Hungary, Tóth Adrienn , Németh Csaba , Hidas Karina , Barkó Annamária , Nagy Attila , Lőrincz Attila , Illés Gergő , Friedrich László
Published: October 2021

Today’s consumers require food products with fresh, or fresh-like characteristics. Minimal processing technologies are indicated as technologies with a gentle impact on sensorial and techno-functional properties. High Hydrostatic Pressure (HHP) is a widely used minimal technology considered as a cold pasteurization method in food preservation. The effect of applied pressure of HHP is well understood, but the holding time of HHP treatment is not extensively investigated in topic of proteins. One of the most important attribute of liquid egg products are the great foaming ability, foaming stability as well as emulsifying properties. These techno-functional properties are highly influenced by the protein structures of egg products. In our study, liquid egg products were pressurized at 400 MPa, for 1, 3, 5 7 and 10 minutes. The protein structures of liquid egg white (LEW), liquid egg yolk (LEY) and liquid whole egg (LWE) were investigated using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC).Our study pointed out that after HHP treatment at 400 MPa, for 10 minutes 12% decrease in denaturation enthalpy of LWE was observed. In LEY 30% decrease was detected after 10 minutes HHP treatment. The highest impact of HHP treatment (35% decrease in denaturation enthalpy) in LWE was noted. The changes in protein structures of liquid egg products were smaller, than the effects of higher pressure applied for preservation. In aspects of techno-functional properties applying a longer holding time is more favourable, than applying a higher pressure.
A Rheological Study of Lemon Curd Made of Frozen-thawed Liquid Egg Yolk
Authors:   Institute of Food Science and Technology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, Hidas Karina I. , Visy Anna , Nyulas-Zeke Ildikó Cs. , Friedrich László , Barkó Annamária , Illés Gergely , Németh Csaba
Published: October 2021

In this study, we examined the industrial usability of frozen and thawed liquid egg yolk (LEY) by preparing lemon curd samples. Therefore, LEY frozen at-18°C was used to make lemon curd samples. LEY was stored for 90 days at -18°C and it was thawed with two different methods (in 2 hours, 35°C and in 24 hours, 5°C) on measurement days (day 1, 7, 14, 30, 60 and 90). After thawing of LEY samples, lemon curd samples were made by adding liquid egg white, butter, lemon juice and sugar. Ingredients were mixed by constant whisking over the steam of hot water. After that, butter was also added to the cream and it was cooled to 20°C. Rheological parameters of the lemon curd samples were examined with rotational rheometer. Shear stress data were recorded by increasing, than by decreasing shear rate values in the range of 10-1000 1/s. Herschel-Bulkley model was fitted to the flow curves of decreasing shear rate. Based on our measurements, we found that the thawing method of frozen liquid egg yolk does not affect the rheological properties of lemon curd made of them, but the length of the frozen storage does.
Tes Kebocoran Dializer Berbasis Arduino
Authors: Dwiputra Muhammad Rizki , Harjono Tri
Published: October 2021

Ginjal merupakan organ penting di dalam tubuh manusia, ginjal berfungsi menyaring racun dan zat yang tidak berguna ditubuh untuk dibuang. Salah satu penyakit yang terjadi pada ginjal adalah gagal ginjal yaitu dimana ginjal sudah mulai kehilangan kemampuan untuk menyaring racun dan zat yang tidak dibutuhkan oleh tubuh. Penderita gagal ginjal melakukan hemodialisa atau cuci darah untuk keberlangsungan hidupnya. Pada alat hemodialisa terdapat sebuah tabung yang berfungsi sebagai ginjal buataan yaitu dializer, karena dializer dapat digunkan berkali – kali maka tidak jarang ditemukan dializer yang tidak dapat digunkan karena sudah bocor. Oleh karena itu penulis merancang alat pendeteksi kebocoran untuk dializer agar kelayakan sebuah dializer dapat diketahui sebelum proses hemodialisa berlangsung. Alat ini menggunakan tekanan negatif yang mana tekanan negatif tersebut dihasilkan oleh motor DC dan dibaca oleh sensor tekanan MPX5100DP yang outputnya diolah oleh Arduino Uno dan tertampil sebagai pembacaan pada LCD 16x2, jika terdapat penurunan tekanan lebih dari 25 mmHg pada pembacaan maka dializer dinyatakan mengalami kebocoran. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian alat maka alat dapat bekerja dengan baik karena hanya menyatakan dializer bocor apabila terjadi penurunan tekanan leih dari 25 mmHg, dan berdasarkan hasil pengujian sensor MPX5100DP didapat error sebesar 1,9%, hal ini menunjukan sensor bekerja dengan baik karena error masih dalam batas toleransi.
mRNA Expression of thrombospondin 1, 2 and 3 from proximal to distal in human abdominal aortic aneurysm – preliminary report
Authors: Auguściak-Duma Aleksandra , Lesiak Marta , Stępień Karolina , Gutmajster Ewa , Sieroń Aleksander L.
Published: October 2021

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a process involving the disruption and reconstruction of the extracellular matrix and the apoptosis of smooth muscle cells under the strong influence of the immune system. Thrombospondins are proteins that influence a wide range of cell-matrix interactions. While THBS1 and THBS2 are widely studied, the effects of THBS3 on extracellular matrix and vascular cells are poorly understood. Additionally, it is not known whether expression of these genes’ changes along the aneurysm tissue. Here we analyzed the expression of THBSs mRNA isolated from the harvested tissues along the aneurysm divided into three zones based on their morphology. Total mRNA was isolated from 13 male patients undergoing scheduled open aortic repair, with each aneurysm divided into a proximal part, an aneurysm bag, and a distal part with border tissue as a control. Two step real-time PCR analysis with random hexamers was performed, which allowed the detection of significantly increased expression of all analyzed thrombospondins, especially THBS3, at the control tissue. Overexpression of THBSs may have a destabilizing effect on the structure of the extracellular matrix by affecting both the matrix producing cells and by inhibiting the activity of matrix proteins.
Krüppel-like factor 1 serves as a facilitator in gastric cancer progression via activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway
Authors: Li Shaoyi , Li Yong , Tan Bibo , An Zhaojie
Published: October 2021

Krüppel-like factor 1 (KLF1) is a transcription factor that exhibits promoting effect in cervical cancer, but its correlation with gastric cancer (GC) has not been reported yet. In this study, we explored the role and potential mechanism of KLF1 in GC progression by using a series of experimental methods including RT-qPCR, Western blot, CCK-8 assay, EdU staining, and cell cycle analysis. KLF1 was found to be elevated in GC tissues (n=415) compared with the normal tissues by applying UALCAN to analyze datasets from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). The upregulation of KLF1 was also validated in GC cell lines. Functional studies proved that RNA interference-mediated silencing of KLF1 inhibited GC cell growth, as evidenced by the decreased cell viability, DNA synthesis, and arrested cell cycle in G1 phase. Moreover, KLF1 knockdown exerted the inhibitory effects on cell migration and invasion as well as the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in GC cells. Conversely, overexpression of KLF1 had the opposite effects on GC progression. Furthermore, we proved that the activation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway was markedly inhibited by KLF1 knockdown and promoted by KLF1 overexpression. The blockade of Wnt/β-catenin pathway rescued the effects of KLF1 overexpression. These results suggested that KLF1 promoted the growth, migration, invasion, and EMT process in GC cells, and this promotion was achieved by activating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. This work will be helpful for searching the potential therapeutic targets for treatment of GC.
Covid-19 Impact on the Workers of the Informal Sector: A Longitudinal Study of Bangladesh
Authors: Firoj Mahamuda , Khanom Sharmina , Rashid M Mamunur , Sultana Abeda , Kallol Humayun , Islam Mohammed Nazrul , Sultana Nair
Published: October 2021

The rapid spread of COVID-19 and subsequent restriction measures become a growing concern for its economic impacts as well. To address it, a study was undertaken to investigate the impacts upon the low-income people employed in the informal sectors in Bangladesh. The data of 372 respondents was collected through a structured questionnaire from the informal sectors in the cities of Dhaka and Chattogram, the most predominant hubs of the country’s informal workers. This study covered the period of the first wave of the pandemic in Bangladesh from its first detection (8 March 2020) to the onset of the second wave (February 2021). It was a little over the one year period that had been divided into four-time segments considering as before pandemic (January – March 2020), and during pandemic (1st quartile: April – July 2020; 2nd quartile: August – November 2020 and 3rd quartile: December 2020 - February 2021). In the 1st quartile during the pandemic, 65% of respondents' income revealed a sharp decline. This scenario continued in the 2nd and 3rd quartiles with the figure of 35% and 24% respectively. Thus, in each of the three quartiles during pandemic time slots, the majority of respondents' consumption, living standard, schooling, and access to health care facilities were found negatively impacted. By the continuity of time some of the respondents were able to settle them in the new socio-economic condition. Overall, these results indicated several recommendations, including extending basic assistance to these vulnerable groups.
Survival rate of patients undergoing aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valve replacement with prosthetic valves
Authors: Zare Elahe , Hossein Soltani Mohammad , Chenaghlou Maryam , Hadadzadeh Mehdi , Mansouri Mehrdad , Salehi Rezvanieh , Parizad Razieh
Published: October 2021

Objectives: The burden of valvular heart disease (VHD) is high and increasing all around the world due to aging of the population. The etiologic factors of VHD are different among countries. There is little data about etiologic factors of VHD in Iran. The aim of present  study was to determine the associated factors related to  the 5-year survival and mortality rate of patients undergoing bileaflet mechanical valve replacement.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, demographic, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic data of patients who had underwent aortic, mitral and tricuspid valve replacement with bileaflet valves in the Afshar Hospital in Yazd, Iran, between March 2008 to February 2015 were obtained from their records. Supplementary information like hemorrhagic or thromboembolic events, rehospitalization and death during follow-up were gathered through contact with patients. For analysis of the data, SPSS ver. 19 was used.
Results: Four hundred and thirty eight patients entered the study. Male gender was slightly predominant (%53). Mean age of the patients was 51.6 ± 17.4 years. The rate of in-hospital mortality was 9.8% while the 5-year survival rate was 82.42%. The rate  of major thromboembolic events was 0.97%/year and  that of major hemorrhagic events was 0.5%/year. Patients with older age, lower cardiac ejection fraction (less than 30%) and with atrial fibrillation had a higher rate of mortality (P = 0.001). In-hospital mortalities were 3%, 9%, 12% and 15% for AVR, AVR+MVR, MVR and CABG+valvular surgery, respectively.
Conclusions: Higher rate of mitral valve surgery in this study may be due to possible predominance of rheumatic valvular pathology similar to other developing countries. Rate of 5-year survival, thromboembolic and hemorrhagic rates were acceptable and comparable to global reports.
Evaluation of heavy metals content in the canned/packed fruit juices from local and imported origin in Lahore, Pakistan
Authors: Fatima Nazeefa , Khan Munazza , Shuaib Kabeer Muhammad
Published: October 2021

This study was conducted to determine the mean concentration of heavy metals such as lead (Pb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), selenium (Se), magnesium (Mg), and iron (Fe) in canned/packed fruits juices, collected from various stores in Lahore in a period of three months. These juices were categorized into four groups; local packed and canned and also imported packed and canned products. Every group consisted of ten samples. By using the di-acid digestion method, the collected samples were digested and analyzed under Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The results indicated that the mean values of 7 out of 9 tested heavy metals including Pb, Mg, Ni, Fe, Cr, Se and Mn were above permissible limits (set by WHO) in all four understudy groups. Therefore, it was concluded that commercially available fruit juices are not all safe according to their heavy metals content for the human consumption despite their nutritive values.
Sosyal Medya, Dijital Bağımlılık ve Siber Zorbalık Ekseninde Değişen Aile İlişkileri Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme
Authors: YILDIRIM İrfan
Published: October 2021

Son dönemlerde dijital teknoloji alanında yaşanan baş döndürücü gelişmeler, günlük hayatın temel rutinlerini, iletişim ve etkileşim biçimlerini, bireylerin hemen her konudaki algı ve yaklaşımlarını derinden etkilemektedir. Farklı seçenekler sunarak birçok alanda kolaylıklar sağlayan internet ve sosyal medya ağları bir takım olumsuzluklara da yol açabilmektedir. Sosyal medya ve internet ağlarında aşırı zaman tüketmek, bireylerin fiziksel, psikolojik ve iletişimsel sorunlar yaşamalarına, siber zorbalıkların hedefi veya faili durumuna gelmelerine neden olmaktadır. Diğer taraftan modernleşme ile birlikte ailenin yapı ve işlevlerinde meydana gelen değişim, internet ve yeni medya platformlarının ortaya çıkmasıyla daha da hızlanmaktadır. Aile kurmaya dair fikirler farklılaşmakta, aile ilişkileri boyut değiştirmekte, toplumun temeli olan aile kurumu birçok yönden değişim ve dönüşüme uğramaktadır. Sosyal medya platformlarının ve internetin aşırı kullanımının aile ilişkileri üzerinde bıraktığı etkilerin yadsınamayacak düzeyde olduğu düşünülmektedir. Buradan hareketle aile ilişkilerini sosyal medya, dijital bağımlılık ve siber zorbalık konuları üzerinden ele almanın ve konuyu etraflıca irdelemenin bir gereksinim olduğu söylenebilir. Çalışmanın amacı, dijital medyanın aile hayatı ve ilişkilerine etkisini ele almak, analiz etmek ve tartışmaktır.