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LA IMPORTANCIA DE LOS ATLETAS COMO MODELOS A SEGUIR EN LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA EDUCACIÓN OLÍMPICA
Authors: Blas Fernández Juan Diego
Published: June 2021

El núcleo de la idea Olímpica tiene que ver con la educación Olímpica más que con los Juegos Olímpicos. Para Pierre de Coubertin, los Juegos Olímpicos eran una motivación externa, cada cuatro años, para que la juventud del mundo presentara los resultados de su educación en el espíritu de los ideales Olímpicos (Naul, 2008). Teniendo esto en cuenta, tenemos que cambiar nuestras prioridades para enseñar y promover la Educación Olímpica y los Valores Olímpicos en lugar de centrarnos únicamente en el alto rendimiento de los atletas a toda costa. Se podría considerar que la mayoría de los Comités Olímpicos Nacionales (CON) se centran en obtener los llamados “resultados” que son la clasificación en los Juegos y obtener medallas olímpicas, en lugar de centrarse en los resultados de impacto social que benefician a nuestras sociedades. Esto se puede lograr de varias maneras, pero abordaremos la importancia de los atletas como modelos a seguir en la enseñanza de la Educación Olímpica en este caso de estudio. El primer papel de los CON es promover los principios y valores fundamentales del Olimpismo en sus países, en particular, en los campos del deporte y la educación, mediante la promoción de programas educativos olímpicos en todos los niveles de escuelas, instituciones deportivas y de educación física y universidades (Carta Olímpica, 2019). Presento la siguiente pregunta: ¿Quién mejor que los atletas para ser modelos a seguir y enseñar estos principios y valores en las escuelas? Los niños admiran y quieren ser como los atletas. Los admiran no solo como atletas Olímpicos y Paralímpicos, sino por ser un atleta que representa al país y usa el uniforme nacional. Usar el poder de la voz del atleta para enseñar estos principios y valores es una forma en la que podemos permutar los valores Olímpicos más fácilmente en los jóvenes. Vamos también a analizar el impacto que el programa de Educación Olímpica de la Academia Olímpica de Guatemala: “Mi Amigo Olímpico”, y “Classroom Champions”: una organización sin fin de lucro en Canadá y Estados Unidos, han tenido en la juventud al utilizar a los atletas como mentores en las escuelas. Los atletas tienen el poder de inspirar, persuadir e influir. Usemos esto para retomar la filosofía de Coubertin de que el Movimiento Olímpico es principalmente un movimiento educativo.
LOS VALORES DEL IDEARIO OLÍMPICO EN LA EDUCACIÓN SECUNDARIA ACTUAL A PARTIR DE LA LABOR DOCENTE DE UN PROFESOR DE EDUCACIÓN FÍSICA
Authors: Nieto Surdo Andrea Edith , Martínez Gorroño María Eugenia
Published: June 2021

El presente artículo se centra en un proyecto monográfico de investigación realizado en torno a un estudio de caso. Con él se pretende conocer si el ideario olímpico como instrumento educativo está presente en la Educación Secundaria y el Bachillerato que se imparte en un Instituto de la Comunidad de Madrid, a través de las enseñanzas impartidas por uno de sus profesores de Educación Física. El diseño metodológico ha partido del análisis documental de la Carta Olímpica con el fin de identificar en ella, como fuente primaria, las bases del ideario olímpico. Tras encontrar el paralelismo que puede tener implícito su contenido con las funciones que la actividad física puede desempeñar como instrumento educativo según el planteamiento de Hernández Álvarez (1996), se ha procedido a indagar sobre si ambos aspectos, ideario olímpico y funciones, estaban presentes en el desarrollo de la labor docente del profesor objeto de estudio.
impacto de la Ley de cuotas sobre la representación de las mujeres en la política argelina
Authors: GARRATÓN MATEU CARMEN
Published: June 2021

La promulgación de la ley de cuotas de 2012 incrementó notablemente la representación de las mujeres argelinas en las asambleas electas. En el presente trabajo analizamos la evolución de la participación femenina en política antes y después de la adopción de dicha ley. Asimismo, prestamos atención al contexto en el que se gestó el texto legal y realizamos un balance de sus consecuencias más inmediatas. Concluimos con una reflexión acerca de la efectividad de la estrategia adoptada y de sus perspectivas de cara a la promoción de la mujer en las esferas de decisión y en la sociedad en general
Treatment of UASB-treated recycled paper wastewater using SBR and SBBR: A comparison
Authors: Han Jun , Lei Lirong , Cai Fangrui , Li Youming
Published: June 2021

Anaerobic-oxic (AO) systems have been extensively adopted for the biological treatment of wastewater from recycled paper mills, which is characterized by high chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentrations and contains hundreds of organic compounds. In this study, an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) served as the anaerobic treatment of recycled paper mill wastewater. Then, either a sequential batch reactor (SBR) or a sequential batch biofilm reactor (SBBR) were adopted as aerobic treatment to treat the UASB effluent respectively. Parameters such as COD, BOD5, and TSS were measured to compare the treatment performance of SBR and the SBBR. After 80 days’ operation, COD removal efficiency of SBR and SBBR were 21.79 ± 3.4% and 38.38 ± 2.69% respectively; TSS removal efficiencies were 20.84 ± 5.15% and 47.02 ± 5.84% respectively. The results indicated that SBR was effective for removing residual organic matter in UASB effluent. However, SBBR showed significant advantages for the removal of COD and total suspended solids (TSS), which are ascribed to the effective biomass retention and biofiltration of SBBR.
Bark characterization of Tachigali guianensis and Tachigali glauca from the Amazon under a valorization perspective
Authors: Mota Graciene S. , Sartori Caroline J. , Ribeiro Alessandra O. , Quilhó Teresa , Miranda Isabel , Ferreira Gracialda C. , Mori Fábio A. , Pereira Helena
Published: June 2021

Barks of Tachigali guianensis and Tachigali glauca, from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, were studied regarding anatomy and chemical composition. The barks were similar, with a narrow rhytidome, a ring of sclerified cells below the periderm, a widely dilated and sclerified nonconducting phloem, septate crystal strands, and extensive phenolic deposits in cells. Differences between the species were mainly in the sclerenchyma. Proportions of cell types in the T. guianensis and T. glauca barks were, respectively: 27.8% and 28.3% axial parenchyma, 15.6% and 15.1% sieve tube elements, 11.6% and 13.4% radial parenchyma, 15.6% and 8.7% sclereids, and 30.5% and 34.5% fibers. Chemical analysis showed that the T. guianensis and T. glauca barks included, respectively: 18.0% and 15.3% extractives, 1.8% and 1.0% suberin, 26.8% and 27.9% lignin, and 3.5% and 4.5% ash. The predominant polysaccharides were glucose (72.8% and 82.8% of total neutral sugars) and xylose (17.9% and 11.6%). Ethanol-water extracts were high in phenolics (total phenolics of 441.0 mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE) / g extract and 641.7 mg GAE / g extract), with moderate antioxidant activities (IC50 values of 7.3 µg extract / mL and 5.6 µg extract / mL). Tachigali guianensis bark and, particularly, T. glauca bark may be sources of phenolic compounds.
Use of a pin-penetration wood density meter to determine the density of 25 Indonesian species
Authors: Karlinasari Lina , Fredisa Yoga , Adzkia Ulfa , Fauziyyah Shofi , Dwiyanti Fifi Gus , Siregar Iskandar Z.
Published: June 2021

The pin-penetration device is a minimally destructive instrument that is widely used to estimate the physical properties of wood, e.g., density, with advantages such as reduced testing times, low costs, and fewer defects induced in the wood being tested. In this study, such a device was used on 25 Indonesian hardwood species with a strength class (SC) distribution from SC II to IV (according to the Indonesian classification of wood SCs). Tests were conducted on three different orthogonal planes, i.e., cross-sectional, radial, and tangential planes. The wood density ranged from 0.28 to 0.88 g/cm3, and the specific gravity was 0.25 to 0.76. The cross-sectional plane penetration depth of the wood was significantly greater than that of either the radial or tangential plane, whereas the pin penetration values of the radial and tangential planes were not significantly different. A prediction model for predicting the density and specific gravity of wood via pin penetration showed a significant regression. Thus, the use of a pin-penetration device was found to be suitable for estimating wood density and specific gravity in a range of SCs of tropical wood species regardless of species.
Chemical composition and physical properties of coffee (Coffea robusta) bee pollen in Daklak province, Vietnam
Authors: Quoc L.P.T.
Published: June 2021

The main purpose of this study was to determine the chemical composition of monofloral bee-collected pollen from the coffee (Coffea robusta) plant and its pellet morphology. According to the results coffee bee pollen (CBP) has a high nutritional value. It contains a large percentage of protein, reducing sugar, and lipid. Also, vitamins (B2 and E) and minerals (K, Ca, and P) were found in CBP. In addition, the results revealed that the total polyphenols content (TPC) was 10.62 mg GAE/g dry weight (DW) and antioxidant activity (AA) of CBP was 5.52 μmol TE/g DW. Some physical properties of CBP pellet were recorded such as moisture, relative diameter, sphericity, bulk density, and colour parameters. The pollen pellet exhibits shapes of colour from light to dark yellow. These results pointed out that CBP can be used as a remarkable source of compounds with antioxidant activity and health-protective capacity for humans.
Greek Necromancy: Reality or Myth?
Authors: Vítek Tomáš
Published: June 2021

The article investigates the extent to which Greek necromancy fits into the wider eschatological, cultic and historical context of an epoch demarcated on the one hand by Homer and on the other by the Classical period. The oldest purported necromantic ritual, with the help of which Odysseus descended into the underworld, is a literary construct inspired especially by the heroic tomb-cults. Scenes depicting funereal necromancy, written by dramatists of the Classical period, were also drawn from this source. Ability, behavior and appearance of heroes were additionally ascribed to the so-called restless spirits and revenants and later came to include all the dead. The main cause of this was a change in eschatological ideas and especially heroization, which in the Roman period spread nominally to all the dead. Reports about necromancy include a high percentage of mythical and literarily-dramatized elements that simply do not correspond with contemporary ideas about the soul, the dead, the underworld and chthonic deities. It therefore appears almost certain that, at least to the end of the period described, necromancy was not carried out in reality but remained only the literary surmise of the possibility indicated by Homer.
Poètes Latins Et Rondes Des Saisons : Un Thème Et Ses Variations
Authors: Dehon Pierre-Jacques
Published: June 2021

From Ennius onwards, Latin poets have repeatedly described in their verses dances or processions of the seasons. When commenting on the regularity of their cycle or succession, they have given specific overtones to their pictures of this natural phenomenon, inspired by their own perception of life or by proper philosophical systems, such as pythagorism and epicureanism. A close examination and comparison of texts by Ennius, Lucretius, Horace, Ovid, and the anonymous authors of the Laus Pisonis and the Aetna, shows that these poets engaged into a mutual dialogue over the centuries. Not only did they establish a true Latin topos, but they also used it so as to give free rein to their originality, in full compliance with the ancient concept of creative mimesis.
Early Christianity in the Region of Sopianae and the New Casket Mounts from Bakonya
Authors: Visy Zsolt
Published: June 2021

Christianity spread out in Pannonia, too, and in the 3rd century there are proofs of its existence in the southern part of both Pannonias. Christianity became stronger in consequence of placing the officium praesidis of Valeria to Sopianae at the end of the 3rd century. The flourishing of ancient Christianity in Sopianae and in the surrounding villas was in the second half of the 4th century. The bronze casket mounts recently found in Bakonya support this historical reconstruction and offer new evidence for the presence of rich Christians in that era.
Diminutive formation in Hungarian
Authors: Rebrus Péter , Szigetvári Péter
Published: June 2021

We survey templatic diminutive formation in Hungarian. We conclude that there is an intricate system of endings that are added to bases which are truncated if they contain more than one vowel. Bases are also subject to vowel length changes in both directions, as well as the palatalization of the last consonant. The templatic diminutive forms are not subject to vowel harmony occurring in suffixes which prevails in the regular additive morphology of the language. Nevertheless, these forms conform to the vowel patterns found in disyllabic monomorphemic or disyllabic suffixed word forms.
Megaselia dilatimana Disney, 2006 and Megaselia falloconsueta Disney, 2006, two Afrotropical species of scuttle flies (Diptera, Phoridae) newly recorded from Peninsular Malaysia
Authors: Zuha Raja M. , Gnanaprakasam Nhavin , Naqib Naim , Yap Jia-Le , Disney R. Henry L.
Published: June 2021

Megaselia dilatimana Disney, 2006 and M. falloconsueta Disney, 2006 (Diptera, Phoridae), two species of scuttle flies previously only known from Afrotropical region, are reported for the first time from Peninsular Malaysia. These species were collected from July to September 2020 during surveys of saprophagous scuttle flies at selected locations in the states of Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Johor. The geographical distribution of these species is extended to the Oriental region and increases the number of species of Megaselia known from Peninsular Malaysia to 36.
Cost Stickiness nos governos locais de Santa Catarina
Authors: Campagnoni Mariana , Fabre Valkyrie Vieira , Borgert Altair , Rover Suliani
Published: June 2021

O comportamento assimétrico dos custos teve nova abordagem, a partir de 2003, com o surgimento da Teoria dos Cost Stickiness (TCS) e, por ser algo recente, ainda restam dúvidas sobre sua aplicação no setor público. Neste sentido, o presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar o comportamento dos custos nos governos locais de Santa Catarina, na perspectiva dos cost stickiness. Trata-se de uma pesquisa empírica, quantitativa e documental, que utilizou como população os 295 municípios catarinenses, durante o lapso temporal de 20 anos, cuja transposição do modelo de análise foi adaptada para o setor público. Os custos foram agrupados em blocos, com a proposição de nove modelos de regressão com dados em painel, dos quais oito corroboram o fenômeno cost stickiness. Ainda, os resultados indicam similaridade com o fenômeno flypaper, típico do setor público, que utiliza parte da receita para o cálculo da assimetria, em que, dos três tipos de análises realizadas, a utilização da receita vinculada é a que resultou em maior sticky. Por fim, oferece subsídios para a aplicação da TCS ao setor público, mesmo se tratando de um fenômeno típico de entidades com fins lucrativos, e conclui que, com a utilização da receita fracionada (assim como no fênomeno flypaper) para os governos locais de Santa Catarina, o comportamento dos custos aparenta maior grudência.
Cost Stickiness in the local governments of Santa Catarina
Authors: Campagnoni Mariana , Fabre Valkyrie Vieira , Borgert Altair , Rover Suliani
Published: June 2021

Asymmetric cost behavior took a new approach, starting in 2003, with the emergence of the Cost Stickiness Theory (CST) and, since it is something recent, there are still doubts regarding its application in the public sector. In this sense, this study aims to analyze the behavior of costs in local governments in Santa Catarina, from the cost stickiness perspective. This is an empirical, quantitative, and documentary study that uses the population of 295 municipalities in Santa Catarina during the 20-year period, whose transposition of the analysis model was adapted for the public sector. We grouped the costs in blocks, with the proposition of nine regression models with panel data, of which, eight corroborate the cost stickiness phenomenon. Still, the results indicate similarity with the flypaper phenomenon, typical of the public sector, which uses part of the recipe to calculate the asymmetry, in which of the three types of analyzes performed, the use of the recipe is linked to the one that resulted in the highest sticky. Finally, it offers subsidies for the application of CST to the public sector, even in the case of a typical phenomenon of for-profit entities, and concludes that, with the use of fractional revenue (as well as in the phenomenal flypaper) for local governments of Santa Catarina, the behavior of costs appears to be stickier.
The Impacts of Central Bank Indicators on Commodity Prices: An Application of ARDL Bounds Test
Authors: YILMAZ ÖZSOY Çiğdem
Published: June 2021

This paper investigates the impacts of Central Bank Indicators on Bitcoin/TL prices as a Commodity by using the ARDL Bounds Test. In the article, monthly data between 2017:09 – 2019:12 is used. The Central Bank Indicators are explained by M2 money supply, one-month interest rates of bank deposits, one-week repo interest rate, 10-year government bond. In the paper, Bitcoin's prices are considered as a Commodity in TL. The stationary behaviour of variables is investigated by using the ADF test and it is found that all the variables are stationary in first differences for the trend and constant model. But the price of Bitcoin in TL is stationary in level for the constant model. Thus, to discover the long-run relationship between variables, the ARDL test is applied. As a result of the ARDL test, it is found that there is a long-run relationship between all the Central Bank indicators and Bitcoin/TL prices. According to obtained results, while the M2 money supply and Turkey’s 10-year government bonds (%) move together with Bitcoin prices; the one-week repo interest rate as a political rate, and one-month interest rates of the deposit move in opposite directions with Bitcoin prices in a long-run.
DEĞER ODAKLI YÖNETİM ANLAYIŞINA DAİR BİR OKUMA: NİZAMULMÜLK’ÜN SİYASETNAME’SİNDEN GÜNÜMÜZE ETİK YÖNETİM ESASLARI
Authors: UZUN Yaşar
Published: June 2021

Kamu yönetimlerinin değerlere dayalı bir işleyiş sergileyerek kamu hizmetlerini sunabilmeleri açısından kamuda “ahlakilik” çıtasının yükseltilmesine katkı sunacak olan “etik yönetim gerekliliklerinin” yerine getirilmesi temel bir zorunluluktur. Bugün OECD gibi uluslar arası kuruluşların ülkelerin kamu yönetimlerinde kamu dürüstlüğünün ve bu bağlamda etik yönetim anlayış ve kültürünün gelişmesi için önerdikleri “etik altyapı” veya “kamu dürüstlüğü stratejisi” gibi yönetim çerçeveleri, sundukları vizyonla günümüz kamu yönetiminde karşılaşılan sorunları çözmede önemli bir rehberlik desteği sağlamaktadır. Ancak, etik yönetimin “kültürel” boyutu dikkate alındığında ülkelerin kültürel kaynaklarında mevcut olan kadim bilgilerin gün ışığına çıkarılması da kamu yönetiminde etik sorunlara çözüm bulmayı hedefleyen uluslar arası yaklaşımların yerel düzeyde tutarlılığını ortaya koymada ve iyi uygulama modellerini geliştirmede yol gösterici olacaktır. Etik yönetim gerekliliklerinin kültürel zemininin ortaya konulmasında günümüz ve gelecek insanına kılavuzluk edecek olan ve kadim bilgi kaynakları arasında yer alan eserlerden birisi de Büyük Selçuklu Devleti Veziri Nizamülmülk’ün “Siyasetname” adlı eseridir. Bu eser, okuyucusuna sunduğu iyi yönetim esaslarıyla aynı zamanda etik yönetimin güçlendirilmesine yönelik yeni anlayışların gelişmesine de katkı sunmaktadır. Günümüzdeki kurumsal ve kavramsal değişimlere rağmen eserin, genel anlamda OECD’nin geliştirmiş olduğu yönetim çerçevelerine karşılık gelen tavsiyeler içerdiğini söylemek mümkündür. Bu nedenle çalışmamızın amacının zengin kültürel kaynaklarımız arasında ayrıcalıklı bir konuma sahip olan Nizamülk’ün Siyasetnamesi’nde etik yönetim gerekliliklerine dair yönetim tavsiyeleri hakkında farkındalık artırmak olduğunu ifade edebiliriz.
DÖVİZ KURUNUN YURTİÇİ FİYATLARA GEÇİŞİ: TÜRKİYE ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: TURGUT Ecem , UÇAN Okyay
Published: June 2021

Bu çalışmada Türkiye’nin 2006:04-2020:05 dönemine ait aylık verilerinden yararlanılarak döviz kurunun yurtiçi fiyatlara geçiş etkisinin analiz edilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda değişkenlere öncelikli olarak Phillips-Perron birim kök testi yapılmış ve serilerin farklı seviyelerde durağan olduğu anlaşılmıştır. Daha sonra değişkenler arasındaki uzun dönemli ilişkinin analiz edilebilmesi için ARDL sınır testi uygulanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda değişkenler arasında uzun dönemli bir ilişki olduğu bulgusuna rastlanılmıştır. En son ise değişkenler arasındaki geçiş etkisinin daha iyi anlaşılabilmesi için kısa dönemli bir analiz olan VAR analizi çalışmada uygulanmıştır. VAR analizi kapsamında ise öncelikli olarak katsayılar yorumlanırken, analiz Etki Tepki analizi ve Varyans Ayrıştırması testlerinin yapılmasıyla sonlandırılmıştır. Sonuçlar döviz kurunda yaşanan değişmelerin yurtiçi fiyatlar üzerindeki etkilerinin anlamlı olduğunu ancak döviz kurunun söz konusu değişkenler arasından en çok tüketici fiyat endeksi üzerinde etkili olduğunu ortaya koymuştur.
UZAKTAN ÇALIŞMANIN İŞ GÜVENCESİZLİĞİNE ETKİSİNDE İŞ-YAŞAM DENGESİ VE PSİKOLOJİK GÜVENLİĞİN DÜZENLEYİCİ-ARACILIK ROLÜ
Authors: DEMİRBAĞ Orkun , CİDE DEMİR Dr. Hale , YOZGAT Uğur
Published: June 2021

Covid-19 öncesi dönemlerde moda bir kelime olarak görülen uzaktan çalışma, Mart 2020'den itibaren milyonlarca çalışanın bir gecede geçmek zorunda kaldığı “yeni normal” olarak lanse edilen ve çalışanların hızlıca adapte olmaları gereken bir esnek çalışma düzenlemesi şeklinde hayatlarının ana odağında yer almıştır. Salgının yarattığı belirsiz ve kaotik ortamda çalışanlar, uzaktan çalışma düzenlemeleriyle yalnızca kişinin işini kaybetmesine değil, aynı zamanda korumak istediği çeşitli iş özelliklerinin kaybına da işaret eden artan iş güvensizliği seviyeleri ile karşı karşıyadır. Bu doğrultu da çalışmada, olay sistemler, sınır ve kaynakların korunması teorileri çalışmanın teorik arka planını oluşturmaktadır. Bu çalışma, ilgili teorilere dayalı olarak, uzaktan çalışma etkililiğinin iş güvencesizliğine etkisinde iş-yaşam dengesinin düzenleyici ve psikolojik güvenliğin aracı rolünü irdelemektedir. Hizmet ve imalat sektöründen 444 adet beyaz yakalı çalışan yapılan anket çalışması neticesinde, uzaktan çalışma etkililiği ve iş güvencesizliği arasındaki ilişkiye psikolojik güvenlik aracılık etmektedir ve iş-yaşam dengesinin, uzaktan çalışma etkililiğinin çalışanların psikolojik güvenlikleri üzerindeki dolaylı olumlu etkisini iş-yaşam dengesi yoluyla güçlendirdiğini, dolaylı olumlu etkinin iş-yaşam dengeleri arttıkça daha yükseldiği ortaya koyulmuştur.
CRYPTOCURRENCIES, COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE FINANCIAL BUBBLES: THE CASE OF TOP FIVE DIGITAL ASSETS
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Onur
Published: June 2021

This study explores the bubble behavior in the prices of top five cryptocurrencies (i.e., Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Stellar, and Tether) using daily data of the closing level at the COVID-19 pandemic, covering the period from January 2, 2020 to January 2, 2021. The testing procedure of the bubble behavior in selected cryptocurrencies prices is investigated by two methodologies. Those covers the test statistics originated by the Supremum Augmented Dickey-Fuller (SADF) (Phillips et al., 2011) and Generalized Supremum Augmented Dickey-Fuller (GSADF) (Phillips et al., 2015) to define several bubble periods. The empirical results emphasize that bubble behavior is not a diverse and stable feature of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Stellar prices, except the Tether prices, which point out the emergence of a potential crisis in the digital assets market through an increasing degree of financial instability.
TÜKETİCİLERİN YATIRIM ARACI SEÇİMİNİ ETKİLEYEN DEMOGRAFİK FAKTÖRLER ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: HACIHASANOĞLU Pınar , KARA Mehmet
Published: June 2021

Tüketicilerin bireysel yatırım kararı, risk ve getiri beklentisi çerçevesinde, sahip olunan tasarrufların altın, döviz, hisse senedi veya yatırım fonu gibi değerlere dönüştürülmesi olarak ifade edilmektedir. Bireysel yatırım kararı olarak adlandırılan bu davranış biçimi üzerinde birçok faktörün etkisinden söz etmek mümkündür. Özellikle içinde bulunulan pandemi sürecinde yatırım aracı seçimi davranışlarının farklı bir boyut kazandığı ifade edilebilir. Bu noktadan hareketle, bu araştırmada Türkiye geneli için yatırım aracı tercihleri ve demografik faktörler itibarıyla yatırım aracı satın alma davranışlarının farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığının belirlenmesi ana amaç olarak belirlenmiştir. Ülke genelinden elde edilen veriler ışığında, yatırım aracı seçiminde en çok tercih edilen yatırım araçlarının sırasıyla altın, döviz, gayrimenkul ve bireysel emeklilik fonları olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Altının 590 bireysel yatırımcı tarafından oluşturulan 98 portföyün 60’ında yer aldığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca araştırma kapsamında yer alan bütün demografik faktörler itibarıyla özellikle yatırım aracı seçimi risk boyutunda yatırım aracı seçimlerinin farklılaştığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Pharmaceuticals in source waters of 95 First Nations in Canada
Authors: Schwartz Harold , Marushka Lesya , Chan Hing Man , Batal Malek , Sadik Tonio , Ing Amy , Fediuk Karen , Tikhonov Constantine
Published: June 2021

Objectives

Pharmaceuticals are emerging contaminants in the environment. Little has been published about the presence of pharmaceuticals in waterbodies nearby or on reserve land of First Nations in Canada. The objectives of this study were to (1) quantify the level of pharmaceuticals in First Nations’ surface waters, (2) calculate the human health risks of the mixtures found, and (3) measure the exposure to pharmaceuticals in First Nations’ drinking water where source water was highly contaminated.

Methods

This participatory study measured the levels of 43 pharmaceuticals from surface water samples taken at three water sampling sites chosen by the 95 participating First Nations. The sites were in proximity to recreational areas, fishing areas, drinking water sources, and/or wastewater outflows. When elevated levels of pharmaceutical mixtures were found in samples, drinking water samples were obtained and analyzed for potential pharmaceuticals. Human health risks were calculated by an established protocol.

Results

In total, 432 samples were collected at 302 water sampling sites (285 surface water, 11 drinking water, and 6 wastewater sites). Quantifiable levels of 35 pharmaceuticals were found in 79 of the 95 (83%) participating First Nations at 193 of the 285 surface water sites (68%). Overall, the levels found were comparable to or lower than those found in other studies in Canada and worldwide.

Conclusion

In almost all participating First Nations, there is no human health risk from consuming surface water for drinking. However, surface water in the vicinity of major urban centres should not be used as secondary untreated water sources due to the elevated human health risk associated with exposure to the mixtures of multiple pharmaceuticals detected.
Application of Cellular Automata in Modeling
Ultraviolet Water Disinfection Process
Authors: Pakhomov A. N. , Gatapova N. Ts. , Pakhomova Yu. V.
Published: June 2021

A model approach to the analysis of the susceptibility of a microorganism to UV radiation has been substantiated. Modeling of the kinetics of UV disinfection was carried out on the basis of the application of the theory of cellular automata, which makes it possible to determine the mechanism of death of a microorganism, as well as to develop recommendations for the modes of UV treatment of water. The results of modeling the kinetics of UV disinfection for the main mechanisms of the death of microorganisms are shown: the model of target damage, the cumulative model and their combination, with varying the main influencing parameters.
Criteria Dependences to Calculate the Process of Extracting Humic Acids from Peat and Vermicompost in a Rotary Pulse Apparatus
Authors: Promtov M. A. , Stepanov A. Yu.
Published: June 2021

The regularities of the process of extraction of humic acids (HA) from peat and vermicompost in a rotary pulse apparatus (RPA) have been investigated. It was found that to calculate the mass transfer coefficient, it is necessary to determine the specific power and the values of the Prandtl diffusion criterion; with an increase in the time (number of cycles) of suspension treatment in the RPA, the calculated values of the Prandtl criterion increase and the mass transfer coefficient decreases; the mass transfer coefficient increases with an increase in the specific power consumed for the extraction of HA from peat and vermicompost in the RPA. On the basis of experimental studies, the coefficients in the criterion equation for the process of HA extraction from peat and vermicompost in RPA have been determined.
Thermofluctuation Constants for Polyvinyl Chloride Boards
of Solid and Composite Sections
Authors: Danilov V. M. , Erofeev A. V. , Gorokhov T. I.
Published: June 2021

Due to the fact that most building materials are composite compounds, consideration of thermal fluctuation dependences, taking into account not only the material, but also the configuration of the structure, will bring the idealized theoretical ideas about the workability of structures closer to real conditions. On the basis of the found thermal fluctuation dependences, for polyvinyl chloride sheet elements of a solid section and a composite one in three layers without special connections, it is proposed to introduce a certain coefficient into the Zhurkov equation, which will take into account the configuration of the section, which will improve the quality of forecasting the durability of the structure.
Process Design of Activated Carbon Material Production
Authors: Popova A. A.
Published: June 2021

The possibility of developing activated carbon materials with a high specific surface area is shown. Their classification, the main stages of research and the results obtained are considered. A schematic diagram of the production of a material with a BET specific surface in the range of 2400...2700 m2/g is presented. The main stages of the production of activated carbon material have been determined, including the preliminary carbonization of the carbon raw material, its alkaline activation, and the post-processing of the obtained material (from the pre-preparation of the components and the preparation of the reaction mixture to the subsequent isolation and drying of the finished product). The composition of the equipment and the possibility of a large-scale transition from laboratory to pilot industrial production have been determined.
On the limitations of the applicability of Young’s equations temperature
Authors: Dokhov Magomed Pashevich
Published: June 2021

The article uses the thermodynamics of interfacial phenomena to justify the fact that Young’s equations can correctly describe the three-phase equilibrium with any type of interatomic bonds. Wetting, adhesion, dissolution, surface adsorption, and other surface phenomena are important characteristics, whichlargely determine the quality and durability of materials, and the development of a number of production techniques, including welding, soldering, baking of metallic and non-metallic powders, etc. Therefore, it is important to study them.Using experimental data regarding surface energies of liquids (melts) and contact angles available in the literature, we calculated the surface energies of many solid metals, oxides, carbides, and other inorganic and organic materials without taking into account the amount of the interfacial energy at the solid-liquid (melt) interface. Some researchers assumed that in case of an acute contact angle the interfacial energy is low. Therefore, they neglected it and assumed it to be zero.Others knew that this value could not be measured, that is why they measured and calculated the difference between the surface energy of a solid and the interfacial energy of a solid and a liquid (melt), which is equal to the product of the surface energy of this liquid by the cosine of the contact angle. It is obvious that these methods of determining the surface energy based on such oversimplified assumptions result in poor accuracy.Through the use of examples this paper shows how the surface energies of solids were previously calculated and how the shortcomings of previous calculations can be corrected
Adaptation and psychometric analysis of the Emotional Intelligence View Nowack’s (EIV) questionnaire in the Portuguese context
Authors: Candeias Adelinda Araújo , Galindo Edgar , Rocha Ana
Published: June 2021

During the last two decades, several studies have demonstrated the usefulness of emotional intelligence (EI) to understand job performance, job satisfaction, and well-being and quality of life (Nowack, 2006, 2014). This study analyzes the psychometric properties of the Emotional Intelligence View (EIV) in the Portuguese population. Participants were 708 professionals working in different job sectors (banking, management, and health) from the whole country. The EIV is a self-report scale composed of 74 items assessing emotional intelligence in organizations. It is organized in five dimensions: General EI competence, self-management, adaptability, relationship management, and leadership. The results showed that EIV presents a coherent factor structure. Results pointed to differences between men and women concerning leadership and emotional self-management. Positive correlations were found between age and educational level. It is concluded that EIV is a valid and reliable measure to evaluate EI in professionals working in different job sectors.
Does TB stigma affect emotion recognition? A study with a Portuguese sample
Authors: Nascimento Teresa Maria , Bianchi Mauro
Published: June 2021

TB stigma constitutes a major barrier to disease control and social distress. This study aims to understand better the inherent social processes on the perception of emotions. Thus far, the specific role of TB stigma in this respect was not tested. We hypothesize that individuals in TB treatment (vs. a control non-clinical group) would identify more negative emotions in the faces of others, specifically rejecting emotions (e.g., disgust) when preoccupied with TB stigma. Two groups of participants completed a questionnaire with 23  faces, identified the emotions portrayed in the pictures, and reported their level of Stigma Consciousness, Interpersonal-Rejection Related to Stigma, and Rejection Sensitivity. Results show that the two groups significantly differ in their perceptions of negative emotions: participants in treatment identify less disgust and more sadness, fear, and anger versus the control group. Findings are discussed concerning the literature on stigma and its consequences.
A Forensic Study of Ethnicity and Sex Differences in Fingerprint Patterns in a Malaysian Subpopulation
Authors:   Program Sains Forensik, Fakulti Sains Kesihatan, Basemen 1, Perpustakaan Tun Seri Lanang, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia., Chuen Lee Loong
Published: June 2021

Fingerprint is one of the most common evidence found at a crime scene. Owing to the uniqueness of fingerprint, it is useful for suspect identification. Typically, the questioned fingerprint is of limited contribution due to blurriness of the minutia or absence of potential suspect. However, it is still useful if the ethnicity or sex of the questioned fingerprint could be inferred to narrow down the scope of searching of suspect. Therefore, this study aims to examine sexual and ethnic differences in fingerprint patterns among the three major ethnic groups in Malaysia, i.e. Malays, Chinese and Indians. In total, 2000 plain fingerprints were collected from all the ten fingers of 200 Malaysians (i.e. 99 males and 101 females). Each of the three ethnic groups was represented by at least 60 subjects. Descriptive statistics and hypothesis test were performed to assess the sexual and ethnic variability of fingerprint patterns. In addition, simple correspondence analysis was also conducted to support the descriptive and inferential statistics. By considering fingerprint patterns in all the ten fingers, loop was the most frequent pattern in Malays (23.0%) and Indians (23.2%), while Chinese (13.9%) showed slightly higher frequency of whorl than Malays (9.6%) and Indians (10.3%). The relative distribution of fingerprint patterns of male was similar to that of female. In conclusion, fingerprint patterns could be used to infer the ethnicity rather than the sex of a suspect in the Malaysian context.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Association with Sleep Quality, Daytime Sleepiness, Depression and Attention Span
Authors:   Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Wahab Suzaily
Published: June 2021

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has multiple physical and psychosocial effects on individuals. Therefore, this study aims to determine the sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, depression and attention span in patients with OSA. This was a cross-sectional study among patients who were recently diagnosed with OSA in a Malaysian hospital. The socio-demographic and clinical data, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Patients Health Questionnaire and Comprehensive Trail Making Test were used as instruments. Findings were analysed and presented using Chi-Square, One-Way ANOVA and Independent- Sample T-test statistical analyses. Most of the respondents presented with poor sleep quality and impaired attention span. Approximately, half of the respondents had excessive daytime sleepiness. There were significant associations between sleep quality and daytime sleepiness (p-value=0.051), daytime sleepiness with depression (p-value=0.049) and severity of OSA with depression (p-value=0.026). Daytime sleepiness was significantly associated with working status (p-value=0.009) and driving status (p-value=0.033). In conclusion, most patients with OSA had poor sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, and impaired attention span. Hence, OSA should be diagnosed and treated early, particularly in patients who are still working and actively driving.
Entre el Delirio y la Ironía: el Joker. Sátira y Cinismo en la Obra de Chema Cobo
Authors: Sáez Pradas Fernando
Published: June 2021

The iconography of the joker, clown, jester, etc. has been very attractive and has been worked from different points of view throughout the art history. From cinema to painting, passing through literature and theatre. The resurgence of this character after the screaming of the Hollywood super production directed by Todd Phillips and interpreted by Joaquin Phoenix has become an excuse to revise the figure from different perspectives, and a way of finding the relationship between this figure and our present. Authors such as Velazquez or even within circus performances have nurtured this character. In this text we want to point out the case of the artist Chema Cobo (Tarifa, 1952), a relevant figure in Spanish Contemporary art since the 70s, and who has been working on this theme since the 80s. Cobo has nurtured his practice from this character, presenting him as the master of ceremonies, becoming his own alter-ego, and one of the pillars of iconography.
Llum BCN Festival d'Arts Lumíniques, 2020.
Authors: Pera Hospital Teresa
Published: June 2021

Nocturnal coexistence. Alteration and subversion of light in public space.This review revolves around the artistic proposals that were presented at the ninth edition of the BCN 2020 Light Festival.It outlines how the festival has consolidated, the plurality between creators and the important links with the public and the use of public space.
Representaciones Sociales sobre Emociones y Masculinidad en Hombres Bogotanos Social
Authors: Mendieta-Izquierdo Giovane , Tinjaca-Prada Diana Patricia , Cuevas-Silva Juan María
Published: June 2021

This article aims to identify the content and organization of social representations about the concept of emotions and masculinity of young Bogota men, from a qualitative study design in the light of social representations through associative techniques such as free listings and questionnaires. In comparison by pairs to 20 young men with employment in Bogotá, Colombia, by means of proactive sampling and convenience, the analysis was carried out in the light of graph theory, after identifying the distance index.  It was found that the social representation of the emotion concept is related to a feeling associated to success and motivation, as well as to emotional expressions such as: anger, joy, sadness and happiness.  The masculinity concept is permeated by hegemonic elements, linked to strength, power, domination and manhood, related to responsibility and work.  It is concluded that the social representation of the concepts of masculinity and emotion is diverse, it is reconciled in several peripheral elements which can be fractured and generate mobility in social representation recognizing the mandates of hegemonic masculinity and male stereotypes.
Resistencias y adhesiones escolares: La importancia del origen social
Authors: Valls Ona
Published: June 2021

Distintas corrientes y tradiciones han estudiado la actitud del alumnado en la escuela, y gran parte de las investigaciones se han centrado en las resistencias escolares. A partir de un diseño explicativo de métodos mixtos secuenciales, que consiste en recoger primero datos cuantitativos y después datos cualitativos para explicar o elaborar los resultados cuantitativos, se presentan resultados de la fase cualitativa a partir del análisis de entrevistas semiestructuradas. Se analizan los motivos por los que el alumnado tiene actitudes de adhesión o de resistencia al final de la Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO) y como influye en sus itinerarios educativos posteriores. Los resultados muestran una interseccionalidad a la hora de analizar la actitud del alumnado, se observan importantes diferencias por razón de clase, origen y sexo. Se pone de manifiesto el importante papel que juega el profesorado y el centro de enseñanza, sus prácticas y el acompañamiento que hacen del alumnado
Experience of treatment with Berodual-N in industrial workers with COPD
Authors: Stepanishcheva L. A. , Ignatova G. L. , Nikolaeva E. V.
Published: June 2021

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an actual healthcare problem due to its widespread, progressive course and mortality. A great deal of the patients’ treatment takes a symptomatic therapy. Results of outpatient treatment with Berodual-N of patients with COPD stage 1 to 2 in stable condition are shown in the article. A significant improvement in clinical signs, lung function parameters (FEV1) and physical tolerance were noted.
Lung carcinoma under combined and competitive pathologies: prognosis of radical surgery
Authors: Shevchenko Yu. L. , Ablitsov Yu. A. , Kuznetsov N. A. , Anisimova O. V.
Published: June 2021

We summarized 20-year (1981 to 2001) experience of scheduled surgical treatment of 1,307 lung carcinoma patients. Postoperative mortality was 1.7 %, of them 2.4 % in 635 pulmonectomy cases, 1.2 % in 672 lobectomy and bilobectomy cases. A complex math analysis was performed based on operation outcomes in 650 patients at the N.N.Burdenko surgical clinic from 1972 to 2002. This allowed to detail 16 significant criteria of operative risk which are given according to their importance: 1) malignancy as the main pathology; 2) chronic lung diseases with severe respiratory failure; 3) traumatic volume of the intervention; 4) severe obesity; 5) drug allergic reactions; 6) blood group A, Rh-positive; 7) males; 8) left ventricle ejection fraction < 49 %; 9) severe stable angina; 10) chronic hepatic failure; 11) 2 previous abdominal surgical interventions; 12) length of a malignant disease precedes 1 year; 13) smoking; 14) moderate arterial hypertension; 15) previous thoracotomy; 16) chronic renal failure as a competitive pathology. This classification can be applied to predict an outcome of a scheduled surgical intervention. Preliminary assessed significance of this classification precedes those of wide-spread Northern American prognostic systems (APACHE — Acute Physiology Assessment and Chronic Health Evaluation — I—III; SAPS — Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SOFA — Sepsis-Related Organ Failure Assessment; MPM — Mortality Prediction Model).
Insulin-resistance and its causes in bronchial asthma patients
Authors: Liverko I. V. , Ubaidullaev A. M.
Published: June 2021

We investigated 75 bronchial asthma (BA) patients to determine the incidence and causes of insulin resistance occurrence. We performed a subcutaneous insulin test, assessed tissue hypoxia and studied the oxygen transferring blood system. The impairment of insulin binding with the receptors was found in the BA patients due to both decreasing in the receptors affinity to insulin and reduction in their number under the tissue hypoxia, pH shift and the acid-base imbalance provided by the therapy with steroids and adrenoceptor agonists. This results in insulin resistance. The insulin resistance was detected in 58.7 % of the BA patients in our study.
Benacort is the first Russian inhaled nebulised steroid
Authors: Svetlakov V. I. , Karabinenko A. A. , Shirokhova N. M. , Ganieva I. I. , Sokolov A. S. , Pavlov V. M.
Published: June 2021

The study was designed to investigate efficacy, safety and tolerability of Benacort in patients with moderate to severe acute asthma. The study involved 30 patients (19 females and 11 males, the mean ages, 46.2 ± 18.6 yrs and 54.3 ± 13.6 yrs respectively) with mild, moderate to severe asthma. They were divided into 2 groups: 20 patients with moderate acute asthma who received budesonide 1 000 to 2 000 mcg daily, and 10 patients with severe acute asthma, receiving the drug 2 000 to 4 000 mcg daily. Benacort was given via nebulizer 15 to 20 minutes after an inhaled bronchodilator. We monitores lung function parameters (LFP's), cardiovascular function, glucose and cortisol blood levels. The study resulted in a stable positive improvement in LFP's. The therapy allowed reducing systemic steroid doses in steroid dependent asthma. The treatment failed in severe resistant asthma requiring systemic steroids to be administered. The therapy with Benacort did not impact cardiovascular function, glucose level and baseline cortisol level. Eighty three per cent of the patients reported good and excellent tolerability of the drug, 5 patients (17 %) complained of the mouth dryness which did not require to cancel the treatment. The cost of the course treatment with Benacort was 3 times cheaper compared with the foreign analogue Pulmicort suspension (AstraZeneca).
Physiotherapeutic methods in treatment and rehabilitation of the patients with asthma
Authors: Maliavin A. G.
Published: June 2021

Effect of different physiotherapeutic methods (transcranial electromagnetic stimulation combined with other positions of electrodes (adrenal glands, spleen, thymus or thyroid gland); transcranial electric impulse therapy; cryomassage of the chest; interval normobaric hypoxic training and silvinite speleotherapy) on clinical signs, blood and sputum laboratory parameters, immune and endocrine systems, spirographic, echocardiographic and cardiointervalographic parameters were investigated in 308 patients with moderate asthma. As a result efficacy of the methods was evaluated and differentiated indications for their administration were developed with regards to characteristic features of the disease and co morbid status.
Drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Authors: Mednikov B. L.
Published: June 2021

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