bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Review article: The spatial dimension in the assessment of urban socio-economic vulnerability related to geohazards
Authors: Contreras Diana , Chamorro Alondra , Wilkinson Sean
Published: June 2020

Abstract. Society and economy are only two of the dimensions of vulnerability. This
paper aims to elucidate the state of the art of data sources, spatial
variables, indicators, methods, indexes and tools for the spatial assessment of socio-economic vulnerability (SEV) related to geohazards. This review was first conducted in December 2018 and re-run in March 2020 for the period between 2010 and 2020. The gross number of articles reviewed was 27, from which we identified 18 relevant references using a revised search query and six relevant references identified using the initial query, giving a total sample of 24 references. The most common source of data remains population censuses. The most recurrent spatial variable used for the assessment of SEV is households without basic services, while critical facilities are the most frequent spatial category. Traditional methods have been combined with more innovative and complex methods to select and weight spatial indicators and develop indices. The Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI®) remains the benchmark for the assessment of SEV and a reference for its spatial assessment. Geographic information systems (GIS) is the most common tool for conducting a spatial assessment of SEV regarding geohazards. For future spatial assessments of SEV regarding geohazards, we recommend considering 3-D spatial indexes at the microscale at the urban level and involving the community in the assessments.
Current and Future Climate Compound-Event Flood Impact on Coastal Critical Infrastructures
Authors: Khanam Mariam , Sofia Giulia , Koukoula Marika , Lazin Rehenuma , Nikolopoulos Efthymios , Shen Xinyi , Anagnostou Emmanouil
Published: June 2020

Abstract. The changing climate and adverse anthropogenic activities raise the likelihood of damages due to compound flood hazards, triggered by the combined occurrence of extreme precipitation and storm surge during high tides, and exacerbated by sea-level rise (SLR). Risk estimates associated with these extreme event scenarios are expected to be significantly higher than estimates derived from a standard evaluation of individual hazards. In this study, we present case studies of compound flood hazards affecting critical infrastructure (CI) in coastal Connecticut (USA) based on actual and synthetic (that is, under future climate conditions) hurricane events, represented by heavy precipitation and surge combined with high tides and SLR conditions. We used the Hydrologic Engineering Center's River Analysis System (HEC-RAS), a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model to simulate the combined coastal and riverine flooding on selected CI sites. We forced a distributed hydrological model (CREST-SVAS) with weather analysis data from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model for the synthetic events and from the National Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) for the actual events, to derive the upstream boundary condition (flood wave) of HEC-RAS. We extracted coastal tide and surge time series for each event from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to use as the downstream boundary condition of HEC-RAS. The significant outcome of this study represents the evaluation of changes in flood risk for the CI sites for the various compound scenarios (under current and future climate conditions). This approach offers an estimate of the potential impact of compound hazards relative to the 100-year flood maps produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is vital to developing mitigation strategies. In a broader sense, this study provides a framework for assessing risk factors of our modern infrastructure located in vulnerable coastal areas throughout the world.
Academic Integrity: Developing an Approach Students Can Own!
Authors: Lysiak Lori
Published: June 2020

At Penn State Altoona, undergraduate students consistently miss the mark with MLA in-text citations, Works Cited page citations, and articulating an understanding of the purpose of citing. A likely underlying cause is the impact of the decline of public school librarians over the last two decades. Current post-high school approaches to help remediate this issue, including collaborations between a librarian and a general education history instructor at Penn State Altoona, are explored. Their informal project to incorporate online academic integrity training modules in the Canvas learning management system is outlined with next-step measures.
Table of Contents - Spring 2020
Authors: Reinsfelder Tom
Published: June 2020

Table of Contents - Spring 2020
Changes to PaLRaP Editorial Team: Welcoming Two New Co-Editors
Authors: Reinsfelder Tom , Gordon Larissa
Published: June 2020

After publication of the Spring 2020 issue, PaLRaP will continue under the leadership of two new co-editors, and a new News Editor.
El cómic como propaganda anticomunista durante la Guerra Fría (1947-1960)
Authors: Hormaechea Ocaña Andrea
Published: June 2020

La Guerra Fría se constituyó como una nueva forma de conflicto entre los bloques liderados por Estados Unidos y la Unión Soviética, en él las armas son sustituidas por una guerra psicológica con la que se busca “conquistar los corazones y las mentes” de la población. Para lograr la victoria se recurrirá a todo tipo de soportes culturales como componentes propagandísticos, entre ellos el cómic, donde se intercalan las historias ensalzando el American Way of Life como contraposición al comunismo.
Flash Gordon. La expansión del héroe intergaláctico como ejemplo de arqueología transmedia
Authors: Piñeiro-Otero Teresa
Published: June 2020

La industria del entretenimiento ha promovido la expansión de contenidos de éxito en universos transmedia como una estrategia de rentabilización y atracción de públicos. Si bien estas narrativas están viviendo su máxima expresión gracias a la convergencia de medios y formatos, la expansión de una historia a través de diversas plataformas y lenguajes no constituye un fenómeno nuevo. El presente trabajo tiene por objeto analizar el universo Flash Gordon desde la perspectiva de la arqueología transmedia y, más concretamente, dentro de las franquicias basadas en el personaje.
A la sombra del mito. Representaciones audiovisuales de las reporteras de guerra españolas
Authors: García Mingo Elisa
Published: June 2020

A pesar de que el reporterismo de guerra ha sido tradicionalmente una ocupación masculina (no job for women), en la actualidad en España hay varias mujeres trabajando en la cobertura de crisis violentas y conflictos armados. Sin embargo, las mujeres que se han insertado en dicha ocupación son menos conocidas que sus compañeros hombres y resultan prácticamente invisibles para la sociedad. En este artículo, se analizan las representaciones sociales sobre las reporteras de guerra localizables en documentos audiovisuales exhibidos en medios de comunicación social españoles en el periodo 2010-2016. A partir de un análisis de tipo sociohermenéutico, se ha creado un mapa de arquetipos, que condensan los discursos sobre el reporterismo de guerra ejercido por mujeres. Además, tras la conducción de nueve entrevistas cualitativas con mujeres reporteras con un prolongada trayectoria, la autora reflexiona sobre la relación existente entre las trayectorias profesionales y la imagen pública de la ocupación.
The influence of lifestyle on consumer behavior and decision making in research aimed at protein bars
Authors: Géci Andrej , Krivoší­ková Alexandra , Nagyová Ľudmila , Cagáňová Dagmar
Published: June 2020

We live in an era when all circumstances on the market are changing rapidly, which leads consumers (even, if they are not aware of it) to certain behaviour that affects their daily activities. Lifestyle can be described as someone's way of living or the things that a person or a particular group of people usually do. It is included among the modern elements of consumer behaviour and also affects an individual´s decision-making process. The concerns over obesity and dangerous food ingredients have prompted a “healthy lifestyle” to become the latest trend in marketing. Therefore, the regular exercising, the reduction of stress, drinking enough water, and eating nutritious food takes on its importance. The main objective of the paper is to assess the consumer behaviour on the market of a selected food commodity. For this purpose, protein bars, which are part of diet not only of athletes but also of ordinary consumers, have been chosen. To achieve this main goal, a questionnaire was designed and data were collected from the respondents of the different age groups in the Slovak Republic. Based on the primary results, the authors of the paper can claim that more than 60% of the respondents try intentionally to choose better options of food as they want to live healthy. For a deeper analysis, the assumptions were formulated and subsequently verified by the Pearson Chi-square test of independence and Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The paper provides useful information on consumer behaviour that can help not only producers and retailers but also to consumers themselves.
Shelf life of tempeh processed with sub-supercritical carbon dioxides
Authors: Kustyawati Maria Erna , Pratama Filli , Saputra Daniel , Wijaya Agus
Published: June 2020

Tempeh, a fermented soybean-based food originally from Indonesia, is a remarkably nutritious functional food with health benefits. Unfortunately, tempeh is highly perishable, with a shelf life of 24 – 48 hours. The goal of this research was to evaluate the possibility of a sub-supercritical CO2 technique to increase the shelf life of tempeh by measuring the changes in the L* (lightness) value and texture of tempeh via application of a kinetic approach and, based on the observations, to estimate its shelf life. Tempeh was processed with sub-supercritical CO2 at 6.3 MPa for 10 min, then together with unprocessed tempeh (control), stored for 5 days at temperatures of 20, 30 and 40 °C. The Accelerated Self-Life Test (ASLT) with the Arrhenius model was used to measure the shelf life of processed and control tempeh. The calculated shelf life of processed tempeh using the ASLT by the Arrhenius method was 2.43 days at 20 °C, 3.7 days at 30 °C and 1.4 days at 40 °C, and the shelf life of unprocessed tempeh was 3.33 days at 20 °C, 2.90 days at 30 °C and 2.56 days at 40 °C. The conclusion was that the use of sub-supercritical CO2 at 6.3 MPa for 10 min increased the shelf life of tempeh stored at 30 °C.
An analysis of the use of marketing 4.0 principles for managing customers retionships in microbreweries in the capital city of Prague
Authors: Kolářová Vendula , Kolářová Eva
Published: June 2020

Technological progress also affects the development of marketing, currently known as Marketing 4.0, which is characterized by digitization and indicates a connection with Industry 4.0. With digitization, companies can use a variety of tools and methods to collect useful customer data and then use it. Marketing 4.0 is mainly characterized by the fact that the customer wants to be part of the product development and wants to share her information and opinions on the product. Thanks to the Internet, customers can get all the information from other customers. The aim of this analysis was to verify that microbreweries in Prague use Marketing 4.0, use digitization and adapt to the latest trends in marketing and define what methods they use to manage customer relations. Corresponding conclusions and recommendations for the future were drawn from the research findings.
Antioxidant activities of snakehead (Channa striata) fish skin: peptides hydrolysis using protease tp2 isolate from swamp plant silage
Authors: Baehaki Ace , Widiastuti Indah , Nainggolan Citra , Gofar Nuni
Published: June 2020

The purpose of this research was to study the antioxidants activities of peptides from skin fish of snakehead (Channa striata), using hydrolysis of protease TP2 isolate from swamp plant silage. This research 5 treatments hydrolysis time (0, 30, 60, 90, 120 min, respectively), with two replicates, which included several stages of preparation and pre-treatment of the snakehead fish skin production of protease enzymes which were isolated from swamp water, preparation of protein hydrolysates, measurement of hydrolysis degrees, analysis of peptides content and analysis of the antioxidant activity. Results showed that the treatment had given a significant effect on the 5% level of the degree of hydrolysis production (13.98% – 27.08%), with peptides content of 2.73% – 3.78% and antioxidant activity (10.75% – 20.7%). The results of the degree of hydrolysis indicate that the longer the hydrolysis time, the percent degree of hydrolysis will increase. Peptide content and antioxidant activity were increased with increasing hydrolysis time.
Rational and irrational behavior of Slovak consumers in the private label market
Authors: Košičiarová Ingrida , Kádeková Zdenka , Kubicová Ľubica , Predanocyová Kristí­na , Rybanská Jana , Džupina Milan , Bulanda Ivana
Published: June 2020

Rational and irrational consumer behavior has already been the subject of several studies. Although their attention was mostly focused on traditional brands, these studies and their conclusions may also serve as a model for private label research, which is now increasingly coming to the forefront. Private labels are gradually becoming an adequate purchase alternative to traditional brands. The aim of the paper was to find out the influence of packaging and chosen marketing communication tools, on consumer purchasing decisions in the dairy segment. An anonymous questionnaire survey was chosen as the main research method, where participated 1,116 respondents from all over Slovakia; which was subsequently supplemented by the blind test involving 20 respondents under the age of up to 25 years. Seven chocolate-flavored yogurt samples were examined in the blind test; while the samples were such traditional brands by traditional producers as well as private labels. Interestingly, identical products were investigated - products from the traditional producer, both under its brand and under the retailer's private label. The results of our research proved some interesting findings - more than 28% of respondents buy private label products regularly and more than 53% buy them sporadically; whereas respondents do not buy private labels, mainly because of their lack of interest to try something new, assuming poor product quality and inadequate price; they buy them mainly because of lower prices compared to traditional product brands, comparable quality to traditional brands and good experience; respondents perceive private labels as good products of adequate quality and private labels evoke that products are adequate quality at a reasonable price. Although most respondents have no opinion on the packaging of private label products, more than 31% of them consider their packaging as unattractive and almost 36% think that their packaging does not affect them, but the results of the blind test partially refused this opinion.
Effect of inoculation on the content of biogenic elements in the white lupine and grass pea
Authors: Zetochová Erika , Vollmannová Alena , Tirdiľová Ivana
Published: June 2020

The aim of this work was to determine the influence of the inoculant on the content of biogenic elements in tenoreign varieties of white lupine (Lupinus albus) and threearieties of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) of Slovak origin. Rizobine was used as the inoculum before sowing. Dried and homogenised seed samples were mineralised using concentrated HNO3 using the MARS X - Press 5 instrument. Analytical determination of macro- and microelements in all samples was performed using ARIAN DUO 240FS/240Z atomic absorption spectrometer. The determined values of biogenic elements content were expressed as mg.kg-1 of dry matter. The average content of Cu was lower for both crops in variant A compared to variant B. The addition of the inoculant increased the content of Cu in both crops in lupine by 3.7% and grass pea by 10.94%. The Zn content of variant A in lupine was 19.14% higher than that of the grass pea. Grass pea seeds contained 97.76% less Mn than white lupine seeds in both variants. The Cr content of white lupine was 67.74% higher in variant A than in grass pea. The inoculant also increased the content of Cr in lupine by 25.0%. Lupine contained 30.02% less Fe in variant A and 41.27% less Fe in variant B than the grass pea. The results we have obtained show that Ca, K, and P are the predominant elements in the seeds of grass pea in both variants. By comparing selected types of legumes we found that the grass pea features a higher content of Cu, Fe, K, and P. The analysed seeds of white lupine had a higher content of Zn, Mn, Cr, Ni, Co, Na, Ca, and Mg. In conclusion, inoculation does not significantly affect the content of biogenic elements of selected legume species.
Bioeconomic Simulation of the Cash Flow of Rural Beef Cattle Properties with Productive, Reproductive, and Sanitary Activities
Authors: Yamasaki Yuri Braga de Shiguer , Brumatti Ricardo Carneiro , Gaspar Alberto De Oliveira , Leite Brenda Faria da Costa , Nass Rosiane Araujo Rodrigues , Dias Alexandre Menezes
Published: June 2020

This simulation study compares the technical-economic efficiency and cash flow of pasture recovery and maintenance activities, as well as improvements in mortality rate and birth rate, in different beef production systems. Three production systems were elaborated for the Cerrado biome, characterized as extensive, semi-intensive 1, and semi-intensive 2, with respective annual pasture recovery and maintenance rates of 0% and 25% for the extensive system, 5% and 25% for semi-intensive system 1, and 7% and 33% for semi-intensive system 2. Mortality rates at weaning are 6% for the extensive system and 3% for semi-intensive systems 1 and 2. The extensive system's gross profit was lower at US$ 40471.00, followed by US$ 41830.00 and US$ 148669.00 for semi-intensive systems 1 and 2, respectively. Cash flow differences point to increases in the cost of forage and other nutritional inputs in semi-intensive systems 1 and 2. Economic efficiency was observed with intensification, showing that the production costs of intensive systems increased, but that these were more profitable than the extensive system with cash balance values of: extensive system US$ 323.149; semi-intensive system 1 US$ 405.740, semi-intensive system 2 US$ 1213.224. Expenditure on pasture recovery and maintenance was high, but led to an increase in profitability; similarly, the improvement of mortality rates in semi-intensive systems 1 and 2 facilitated the economic viability of these systems.
Las creencias religiosas como creencias cosmovisivas
Authors: Löffler Winfried
Published: June 2020

In this paper, I defend a moderately cognitive account of religious beliefs. Religious beliefs are interpreted as "worldview beliefs", which I explicate as being indispensable to our everyday and scientific practice; my reading is nonetheless distinct from non-cognitivist readings of "worldview belief" which occasionally appear in the literature.
Homo risibilis
Authors: Amir Lydia
Published: June 2020

This article presents humor as enacting an intra-personal communication particularly apt for the philosophic (self) education that lies at the heart of the practice of philosophy. It explains the epistemological and ethical outcomes of a systematic use of self-referential laughter. It argues for the benefits of a worldview predicated on acknowledging human ridicule, Homo risibilis, comparing it with other approaches to the human predicament.
INFECCIONES DEL SITIO QUIRÚRGICO POST CRANEOTOMÍAS Y SUS FACTORES DE RIESGOS RELACIONADOS
Authors: Rivera Ferrera Nolbia Yohely , Villeda Paula Liliana , Suazo Padilla Michelle , Amaya García Elba Odessa
Published: June 2020

A pesar de los avances científicos, la infección post cirugía sigue siendo importante causa de morbilidad y mortalidad. Objetivos: Determinar tasa de incidencia, analizar factores de riesgo y caracterizar las infecciones del sitio quirúrgico (ISQ). Pacientes y métodos: Estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, correlacional, retrospectivo de corte transversal, de 117 expedientes de pacientes con craneotomías limpias, que reunieron los criterios de inclusión del servicio de neurocirugía de adulto del Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas de junio del 2016 a mayo del 2017. Resultados: La tasa de incidencia de ISQ fue del 11,97%, que ocupó el primer lugar en incidencia junto con las infecciones de origen pulmonar. Las ISQ en heridas limpias fueron 10% y 30% en heridas con cuerpo extraño. Los agentes etiológicos más frecuentes fueron los bacilos gramnegativos. Los principales factores de riesgo intrínsecos fueron el sexo femenino ([OR] Odds Ratio=3), clasificación ASA I (OR=4.4) y la patología tumoral (OR=3.3); los extrínsecos fueron, hospitalización de más de 30 días (OR=5.4), reintervenciones (OR=3.8), fuga de Liquido Cefalorraquideo (LCR) (OR=136), transfusión sanguínea (OR=12.6), catéter venoso central (OR=5.3), catéter vesical más de 72 horas (OR=6.7), traqueotomía (OR=4.2), injerto dural (OR=6.5) y sin drenaje postquirúrgico (OR=4.6). Conclusión. La incidencia de ISQ fue alta, con mayor proporción en mujeres y en edad de 31 a 40 años. Tres factores de riesgo intrínsecos y nueve extrínsecos se relacionaron significativamente con ISQ, revelando mayor número de factores modificables.
TEJIDO ADIPOSO Y SU FUNCIÓN ENDOCRINA
Authors: Banegas Hernández Hugo Daniel , Medina Guillen Leonardo Flavio , Medina Guillen Mónica Fernanda , Montecinos Lemus Luis Fernando , Quintanilla Ferrufino Gustavo Jared , Aceituno Vidaur Nereida
Published: June 2020

Recientemente se ha descubierto que el tejido adiposo (TA) tiene una crucial influencia sobre diversos procesos fisiológicos a través de la secreción de múltiples factores endocrinos, paracrinos y autocrinos, conocidos como adipoquinas. Desde su descubrimiento, a gran parte de las adipoquinas se les ha atribuido un importante papel en el metabolismo energético, regulando el almacenaje y producción de triglicéridos y coles- terol. Uno de los descubrimientos más importantes sobre las funciones del tejido adiposo es como el aumento de su tamaño estimula la secreción de citocinas con carácter pro-inflamatorio, influyendo así en el control de su propia celularidad, la angiogénesis y la migración de células inmunes. Estudios recientes han mostrado como, ante cambios en la homeostasia, el tejido adiposo puede modificar los procesos de coagulación y fibrinólisis. La participación del tejido adiposo en la vascularización y la angiogénesis ha dado nuevos y reveladores resultados, centrados en nuevas adipoquinas como la quemerina y la monobutirina. El estudio de las adipoquinas y su gama de efectos sobre el organismo amplían cada vez más el panorama de las funciones del tejido adiposo y su importancia en el control del metabolismo y la homeostasia. Considerando toda la nueva información disponible, esta revisión bibliográfica busca enumerar, describir y analizar las principales funciones endocrinas del TA. La metodología utilizada para ello consistió en una revisión bibliográfica de tipo descriptivo realizada mediante la revisión sistemática de artículos científicos, consultando diversas bases de datos. Finalmente, se seleccionaron 30 artículos de los útimos cinco años, en español e inglés.
Caracterización del estado ecológico del recurso forestal en la Reserva Natural Llanos de Karawala
Authors: Flores-Pacheco Juan Asdrúbal , Knight Santiago Elvy Garvin , Obregón Hernández Antonio José
Published: June 2020

En este trabajo se evalúa el papel ecosistémico y funcional de los árboles en el sostenimiento y en la conservación de la reserva natural Llanos de Karawala en la cuenca del Río Grande de Matagalpa en la Región Autónoma Costa Caribe Sur (RACCS) de Nicaragua. La caracterización de las especies forestales de extracción selectiva se hizo mediante estudios ecológicos y socioeconómicos. Esta cobertura arbórea tiene gran importancia socioeconómica, porque provee a los productores especies de usos múltiples: leña, alimento para el ganado, madera para construcciones rurales; brinda además al productor otros servicios: provisión de sombra y conservación de suelos. Se logró conocer que las especies de más demanda son las de mayor extracción: pino Caribe (Pinus caribaea), caoba del Atlántico (Swietenia macrophylla) y Santa María (Calophyllum brasiliense), de las cuales dos son protegidas por la Ley de Veda Forestal. Los pobladores de la zona tienen un amplio conocimiento local acerca de la cobertura arbórea presente y la manejan para obtener productos y servicios. Además, la cobertura arbórea sirve como importante recurso alimenticio y refugio para la flora y fauna silvestre. En base a la caracterización de la cobertura arbórea y sus roles ecológicos y socioeconómicos, se discuten alternativas sobre cómo conservar y manejar la cobertura arbórea de manera compatible con los objetivos de producción y conservación. Toda esta información debe ser pasada a decisores comunales y regionales para una intervención oportuna.
Patients treated for uric acid stones reoccur more often and within a shorter interval in comparison to patients treated for calcium stones
Authors: Nevo Amihay , Levi Oleg , Sidi Ami , Tsivian Alexander , Baniel Jack , Margel David , Lifshitz David
Published: June 2020

Introduction: We aimed to investigate the association between stone composition and recurrence rate in a well-characterized group of patients.

Methods: From our prospectively assembled database of 1328 patients undergoing ureteroscopy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) between 2010 and 2015, we identified 457 patients who met the inclusion criteria: a minimum of two years' followup, stone-free status following surgery, normal anatomy, and FT-IR stone analysis results. Stone recurrence was identified by kidney-ureter-bladder (KUB) or an ultrasound (US). All symptomatic events were recorded. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard regression methods were used to assess the differences in recurrence rates and associated risk factors.

Results: Calcium oxalate (CaOx), uric acid (UA), and struvite stones were found in 298 (65.2%), 99 (21.7%), and 28 (6.1%) patients, respectively. During a median followup of 38 months (interquartile range [IQR] 31–48), stone recurred in 111 (24%) patients. One-year stone-free rates stratified by composition were: CaOx 98%, UA 91.9%, calcium phosphate 90%, struvite 88%, and, cystine 83%; the two-years stone-free rates were 92.6%, 82.7%, 80%, 73%, and 75%, respectively. On multivariate Cox regression analysis, UA composition, the absence of medical preventive therapy, and preoperative stone burden were associated with a shorter time to recurrence. Secondary intervention for recurrent, symptomatic stones was required in 11 (11.1%) and 22 (7.4%) of patients with UA and CaOx stones, respectively (p=0.02).

Conclusions: UA stone-formers are more likely to have a recurrence and to undergo surgical intervention in comparison to CaOx stone-formers, regardless of MPT. These differences are more prominent during the first year of followup and should be incorporated into the patient's followup protocol.
A Proposal to Incorporate Job Resilience and Flexible Work Arrangement to Socially Responsible Human Resources Management Case Study: Algerian Organizations
Authors: Kerroumia Messen , Saadaoui Sawssan
Published: June 2020

The fierce competition imposed on organizations to invest in human resource development, these organizations realized that having a market share or manufacturing high quality products will not be achieved only by technology or capital, but with skills and effectiveness of its human resources, which is considered as the thinker, the creator, the innovator and the developer.

In this study, we address the issue of modern practices of human resources management as employee resilience, flexible work and time, social responsibility, which has received a lesser conceptual and empirical attention specifically, from managers perspective.

More importantly, we tried to draw attention to the importance of resilience and flexibility in work, and how they can be combined with other practices of social responsibility, such as transparency and fairness among employee.

We tried to evaluate to what extent the human resources departments under study committed toward social responsibility, then to bridge this concept to job resilience and flexible work arrangement.

This study was applied at four manufacturing Algerian organizations, on a sample of 43 managers, heads of departments and supervisors. By conducting a questionnaire that contained questions covering four axes including demographic questions, data process was done by SPSS version 23; we confirmed the existence of a strong positive relationship and a statistical significance between the three concepts, and between these latter and the personal characteristics of respondents such as Age and experience. We conclude that what is needed in today Algerian organizations the supportive leadership as well as socially responsible management.
The home appliance (r)evolution, a case study of how to include global justice in a STEM teaching sequence in secondary education
Authors: Campeny i Ayala David , Gallart Portas Àngel
Published: June 2020

Learning about any STEM content can also include the view of global justice in order to promote critical thinking among students by inviting them to be the protagonists of an action of social transformation. In this sense, the (r)evolution of home appliances is a didactic sequence that was conceived within the EduglobalSTEM working group to work on electricity and gender stereotypes in Technology and Insdustrial Technology subjects in 2nd of ESO and 1st of Batxillerat respectively.
Why STEM? To sustain life. Ideas shared by Yayo Herrero at the first Escola d'Estiu d’EduglobalSTEM
Authors: Guinart Berrueco Oriol
Published: June 2020

One of the debates usually forgotten in education is that of the intentionality, that it, the aims of education. From our point of view, the aim of education for global and environmental justice, and for social transformation, must be central to the whole curriculum, including the STEM subjects. One of the most interesting current views to do so is provided by the ecofeminism approach, which entangles social ecologism and feminism. At the second session of the first summer school that the teachers’ group EduglobalSTEM organized, we enjoyed the reflections shared by Yayo Herrero. This article describes these reflexions and experiences resulting from that event.
Pollen Production in Theobroma cacao L. Genotypes National Type and CCN-51 and Its Relationship with Climatic Factors on the Ecuadorian Coast
Authors: García-Cruzatty Luz Cecilia , Vera-Pinargote Luis , Zambrano-Gavilanes Freddy , Zamora-Macías Andrés , Cedeño-Ortega John
Published: June 2020

Cocoa is a primary source of economic income in the agricultural and agroindustrial sectors of Ecuador. However, cocoa crops are vulnerable to meteorological conditions that affect reproduction processes, including pollen production, which has encouraged the study of factors related to low crop yields and practical implications in breeding programs. The objective of this study was to assess the pollen production per flower in 11 genotypes of Theobroma cacao national type and CCN-51 clone. The number of pollen grains per flower was estimated by collecting 10 flower buds from each genotype for 12 consecutive months and directly counting pollen grains using an optical microscope and a Neubauer chamber. An average of 32,611 pollen grains per flower was estimated, with the largest amount of pollen (44,000) produced by the CCN-51 genotype. There was a moderate positive correlation between the environmental variables and pollen production (temperature, r = 0.33; p = 0.028; precipitation, r = 0.43; p = 0.0025). Since pollen production is an important indicator used for the selection of promising genotypes, the genotypes identified with the highest pollen production should be used in breeding programs.
Prostandardization changes in the area of inclusive education in the opinion of early school education teachers
Authors: Skibska Joanna
Published: June 2020

The article presents the opinions of early school education teachers about inclusive education and prostandardization changes that should be implemented in its area. This research presents an image of inclusive education, seen by teachers working in grades 1-3 in public schools. It is also its assessment: indicating by teachers, from their perspective, the positive and negative sides of this form of education. Opinions expressed by the surveyed teachers constitute their voice in the ongoing discussion on teaching children with different needs and cognitive possibilities in public school space.
Desenvolvimento de Museu Virtual Utilizando Ferramentas Livres
Authors: Merlin Jose R. , Simon Mateus A. , Bertonha Matheus M. , Trindade Daniela Freitas Guilhermino , Della Mura Wellington
Published: June 2020

Com o advento da word wide web a partir dos anos 1990, muito do que existia apenas no mundo "físico" começou a existir também no mundo "virtual". Um exemplo são os museus que, embora tradicionalmente sejam lembrados como instituições de preservação de objetos históricos ou obras de arte, também guardam outros tipos de coleções. Neste trabalho é abordado o museu entomológico, que consiste em uma coleção de insetos organizada principalmente para fins de estudo. O objetivo foi analisar a viabilidade da utilização exclusiva de software livre no desenvolvimento de um museu entomológico virtual. Desta forma, esta categoria de software foi utilizada, desde a aquisição e tratamento das imagens até a disponibilização do resultado final na web. O método mostrou-se viável e de baixo custo, evidenciando que as ferramentas utilizadas são totalmente eficazes no que se propõem.
Identificação de Problemas de uma Smart City a partir de posts em redes sociais utilizando algoritmos de machine learning
Authors: Croda Leonardo Cavalheiro , Anderle Daniel Fernando , Nogueira Rodrigo Ramos
Published: June 2020

Muitas vezes o poder público não leva em conta a opinião da população para tomar decisões que impactam diretamente na mesma, uma possível causa deste problema é que o mesmo não tem formas realmente eficientes de ouvir as demandas dos cidadãos, sendo assim esse trabalho propõe o desenvolvimento de uma aplicação que busca publicações da população local nas redes sociais e utiliza de técnicas de aprendizado de máquina para fazer a análise de sentimento do texto, bem como classificá-lo em um dos pilares das cidades inteligentes.
Die deutsche Presse und Google. Eine Diskursanalyse
Authors: Löblich Maria , Nietzke Carlotta
Published: June 2020

Mit der Ausbreitung von digitalen Intermediären wie Google haben Presseverlage an Kontrolle eingebüßt. Intermediäre stellen sie nicht nur ökonomisch und sozial infrage, sondern auch diskursiv. Die Presseverlage dürften deshalb die Wissensordnung zu Intermediären zu beeinflussen suchen. Über deren privilegierten Zugang zur traditionellen Nachrichtenproduktion verfügen die Herausforderer nicht. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht am Beispiel von Google und Deutschland, wie der Pressediskurs Google konstruiert hat und ob sich die Regeln dieses Diskurses bei Google wiederfinden lassen. Er stützt sich auf Michel Foucault und untersucht über knapp zwei Jahrzehnte die Berichterstattung von vier führenden Presseangeboten sowie die Aktivitäten von Google in Deutschland. Die Presse hat sich auf Googles Macht konzentriert und ein negatives Bild des Unternehmens reproduziert. Googles Aussagen waren entlang der Regeln des Pressediskurses formuliert und entwickelten dabei eine andere Selbstbeschreibung.
Risk Analyses on Islamic Banks in Indonesia
Authors: Bagus Wiranatakusuma Dimas , Yuliadi Imamuddin , Victhori Ikhwan
Published: June 2020

This study aims to analyze the risks on Islamic banks in Indonesia by identifying which risk is significantly dominant in triggering other risks to happen. For that purpose, the study uses time series data on a monthly basis from 2010:M1 to 2018:M8. The data are obtained from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Indonesia and analyzed using vector autoregression (VAR). Some variables are employed to proxy risk vulnerability including financing-to-deposit ratio (FDR) as a proxy of liquidity risk, nonperforming financing (NPF) as a proxy of financing risk, and cost-to-income ratio (BOPO) as a proxy of operational risk. The findings suggest that financing risk is the most dominant risk triggering vulnerability on Islamic banks in Indonesia.
The Complexity of Frailty: Psychological Mechanism and Therapeutic Interventions in Old People - A Narrative Review
Authors: Romana Greco Francesca , D’Onofrio Grazia
Published: June 2020

Aging is a complex and dynamic process. Senses become less sophisticated and negative life events increase. These factors combined with medical conditions contribute to develop a degenerative functional autonomy of the elderly. This clinical condition is known as frailty. However, there is a difference in the way people live their silver years in terms of happiness and their sense of autonomy. Both being and feeling frail represent two different drives of cognitive representations concerning how the elderly live their lives. In addition, other factors such as cognitive stimulation, assistive technology and physical activity can support frail people to achieve independence. This chapter aims to provide an overview on how the psychological environment may affect frailty, suggesting a possible role of new technology’s solutions and physical activity as therapeutic interventions.
Game Theoretic Training Enabled Deep Learning Solutions for Rapid Discovery of Satellite Behaviors
Authors: Shen Dan , Sheaff Carolyn , Chen Genshe , Lu Jingyang , Guo Mengqing , Blasch Erik , Pham Khanh
Published: June 2020

The chapter presents a game theoretic training model enabling a deep learning solution for rapid discovery of satellite behaviors from collected sensor data. The solution has two parts, namely, Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 is a PE game model that enables data augmentation method, and Part 2 uses convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for satellite behavior classification. The sensor data are propagated with the various maneuver strategies from the proposed space game models. Under the PE game theoretic framework, various satellite behaviors are simulated to generate synthetic datasets with labels for the training to detect space object behaviors. To evaluate the performance of the proposed PE model, a CNN model is designed and implemented for satellite behavior classification. Python 3 and TensorFlow are used in this implementation. The simulation results show that the trained machine learning model can efficiently and correctly classify the satellite behaviors up to 99.8%.
Three new species and new records of the genus Centromerus (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from Italy
Authors: Ballarin Francesco , Pantini Paolo
Published: June 2020

Three new species of the genus Centromerus from Italy, C. tongiorgii sp. nov., C. hanseni sp. nov., and C. gatoi sp. nov., are described for the first time on the basis of both male and female specimens. Their relationships with other congeneric species, as well as their diagnoses, are discussed using morphological characters. New records of poorly known species of Centromerus from Italy are furthermore reported. Among them, C. desmeti Bosmans, 1986 is reported for the first time for the Italian fauna and for continental Europe.
From the Chair: Reaching Out and Growing
Authors: Caro Susanne
Published: June 2020

We continue to live in interesting times. Many of us are working from home and coming up with creative ways to support our patrons and communities. Remember to use our communication resources—our listserv and ALA Connect to stay in touch with your colleagues.
Extending Your Reach: Creating Topical Guides Featuring Government Information
Authors: Lederer Naomi
Published: June 2020

Many government information guides are targeted, purposefully or not, at researchers who already know that government resources exist and are useful. They often are divided by governmental departments or branches. While these serve a purpose and are worth maintaining, it is also useful to provide subject or topical guides that coincidently (well, not really coincidently) feature government resources. This article will describe what one librarian created to support the local community and will provide suggestions for how others can create similar resources. Additionally, with permission and credit, duplicating other’s materials is one of the great things about the web. Seeking out existing guides and pointing to them is another way to extend your library guide reach. Because newer government information materials are increasingly available on the web and most libraries use the supplied Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) numbers for their print collections, existing guides will not need modification beyond local locations for print within buildings, something easily summarized at the top of the resource.
Selected Online US Government Resources for Security Studies
Authors: Henriques Charmaine
Published: June 2020

PurposeThe aim of this work is to identify, promote and describe notable government information sources of research importance to students, faculty, scholars, and librarians in the field of Security Studies.
Report of the GODORT Cataloging Committee Virtual Midwinter Meeting
Authors: Documents Round Table Government
Published: June 2020

Wednesday January 22, 2020, Andie Craley, Chair
Treating Elderly Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Authors: Kessler Elizabeth R. , Kukreja Janet B. , Geiger Christopher L. , Fischer Stacy M.
Published: June 2020

Bladder cancer is an extremely common cancer that primarily affects individuals aged >65 years. In caring for patients with bladder cancer, clinicians must also consider care of older persons in general. Management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) involves multidisciplinary treatment planning, because curative-intent therapy includes either surgery or radiation, with consideration of the role of systemic therapy. As clinicians develop a treatment plan, considering a geriatric oncology perspective may enhance patient care and influence outcomes for this large and growing population. Similarly, treatment plan development must also consider aspects unique to an older patient population, such as altered organ function, increased comorbidity, decreased functional reserve, and perhaps altered goals of treatment. Thus a thorough evaluation inclusive of disease assessment and geriatric assessment is essential to care planning. Population-based data show that as patients with MIBC age, use of standard therapies declines. Given the complexities of coordinating a multidisciplinary care plan, as well the complexities of treating a heterogeneous and potentially vulnerable older patient population, clinicians may benefit from upfront assessments to inform and guide the process. This review highlights the unique treatment planning considerations for elderly patients diagnosed with MIBC.
Investigation of Mixed-Mode Fatigue Crack Growth Phenomenon with a New Computational Procedure
Authors: SARIBAY Murat
Published: June 2020

Analysis of 3-D fatigue crack growth problems with
mixed-mode loading has always been an interesting area in the field of fracture
mechanics. Fracture failure under the influence of fatigue loading has been a common
experience for various industries’ products, such as aerospace and automotive
components. Any possible failure in these structures can result in high damage
to these components or a serious risk for people’s health. The analysis of such
failures may involve great challenges and complexities for obtaining the
accurate solution. The complexities of the problem may not only be related to
the loading type, but also to the specific geometry itself. Such problems are
hard and costly to analyze with experimental methods. Therefore, it is important
to establish the theoretical aspects of the process initially, and then having
a computational procedure to solve the problem at hand. The crack growth law
used in this procedure is NASGRO-type, and determination of the propagation
angle is based on the maximum hoop stress criterion. Hypermesh and ANSYS APDL software
are benefited during preprocessing of the propagation steps and application of
submodeling procedure. Solution of the problem is performed with FRAC3D
program, its enriched element methodology and newly implemented tools for crack
growth. A specific example that includes cracking within an aircraft engine compressor
blade is shown for demonstration purpose.
E-COMMERCE IN THE LIGHT OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Authors: Ćuzović Sreten , Labović Bojan
Published: June 2020

A new industrial revolution has begun. The development of digital technology as well as the implementation of advanced technologies, primarily in the manufacturing processes of the industry, all with the changes that are taking place at the global level of the economy imposed by the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0). The fourth industrial revolution implies changes in artificial intelligence, automotive industry, robotics, nanotechnology, quantum computers, e-commerce, etc. Also, the fourth industrial revolution means changes in the sectors of economy that use or produce innovative or new technologies, and where information-communication technologies are tools in creating virtual-digital channels of trade in which the trade is performed without business partners ever seeing each other. It took 75 years for the phone to start being used by 50 million people around the world, for the television it was about 13 years, while the Internet took only 4 years. The aim of the paper is to show that the successful functioning of the concept of e-commerce in the era of daily changes on a global level requires understanding of Internet technology, as well as Web and mobile platforms that make up the electronic commerce infrastructure. From the spectrum of innovations brought by Internet, the authors have chosen to explore the Internet as a platform for relocating trade to the digital network, on the one hand, and as a foundation for the development of new models of trade, better known in theory and practice as virtual trade, e-commerce, on the other hand.
БРЕНДИРАЊЕ МАЛИХ ЕКОНОМИЈА У ГЛОБАЛНОМ СВЕТУ
Authors: Вујовић Taња
Published: June 2020

Процес глобализације је логичан след интернационализације, узроковане дерегулацијом и либерализацијом, као и развојем информационих и комуникационих технологија. Водити изолационистичку политику данас је потпуно бесмислено. Зато је основни циљ сваке земље – укључити се у међународне трговинске токове и при томе задржати суверенитет и остварити одрживи развој, а то је једино могуће ако схватимо да нису све привредне делатности квалитативно исте као носиоци привредног развоја и да глобализација и слободна трговина могу створити аутоматску економску хармонију. Земље које се специјализују за извоз сировина доћи ће пре или касније до супротног ефекта од економије обима, наиме до опадајућих приноса. Одрживи развој данас представља неку врсту монопола на производњу напредних добара и услуга, у коме богате државе доживљавају једну експлозију продуктивности за другом. У првом делу рада анализирамо ефекте које су апстрактне теорије класичне либералне економије имале на сиромашне земље, као и неолибералну политику коју данас Светска банка, Међународни монетарни фонд и Светска трговинска организација примењују у земљама у развоју. У другом делу рада анализирамо примере земаља чији је економски просперитет резултат паметне и прагматичне мешавине тржишног подстрека и државног управљања. У трећем делу рада дајемо препоруке за нову развојну и трговинскуполитику Србије. У последњем делу рада указујемо на значај брендирања као фактра у извозној конкурентности предузећа.