bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Non-invasive electrical brain stimulation for vision restoration after stroke: An exploratory randomized trial (REVIS)
Authors: Räty Silja , Borrmann Carolin , Granata Giuseppe , Cárdenas-Morales Lizbeth , Schoenfeld Ariel , Sailer Michael , Silvennoinen Katri , Holopainen Juha , De Rossi Francesca , Antal Andrea , Rossini Paolo M. , Tatlisumak Turgut , Sabel Bernhard A.
Published: June 2021

Background:

Occipital strokes often cause permanent homonymous hemianopia leading to significant disability. In previous studies, non-invasive electrical brain stimulation (NIBS) has improved vision after optic nerve damage and in combination with training after stroke.

Objective:

We explored different NIBS modalities for rehabilitation of hemianopia after chronic stroke.

Methods:

In a randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled, three-armed trial, altogether 56 patients with homonymous hemianopia were recruited. The three experiments were: i) repetitive transorbital alternating current stimulation (rtACS, n = 8) vs. rtACS with prior cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation over the intact visual cortex (tDCS/rtACS, n = 8) vs. sham ( n = 8); ii) rtACS ( n = 9) vs. sham ( n = 9); and iii) tDCS of the visual cortex ( n = 7) vs. sham ( n = 7). Visual functions were evaluated before and after the intervention, and after eight weeks follow-up. The primary outcome was change in visual field assessed by high-resolution and standard perimetries. The individual modalities were compared within each experimental arm.

Results:

Primary outcomes in Experiments 1 and 2 were negative. Only significant between-group change was observed in Experiment 3, where tDCS increased visual field of the contralesional eye compared to sham. tDCS/rtACS improved dynamic vision, reading, and visual field of the contralesional eye, but was not superior to other groups. rtACS alone increased foveal sensitivity, but was otherwise ineffective. All trial-related procedures were tolerated well.

Conclusions:

This exploratory trial showed safety but no main effect of NIBS on vision restoration after stroke. However, tDCS and combined tDCS/rtACS induced improvements in visually guided performance that need to be confirmed in larger-sample trials. NCT01418820 (clinicaltrials.gov)
Morphological changes of intervertebral disc in relation with curve severity of patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – a T2-weighted MRI study
Authors: Yeung KH , Man GCW , Hung ALH , Lam TP , Cheng JCY , Chu WCW
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the morphological changes of intervertebral discs (IVD) and vertebral bodies (VB) in AIS girls according to the subgroups with different curve severity by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study included 33 age-matched female controls and 76 AIS girls with a right-sided thoracic curvature. Wedge angle, height ratio and distance ratio of VB and IVD were measured on the best midline coronal and sagittal planes from reformatted MRI spine. Volumes of VB, IVD and nucleus pulposus (NP) were evaluated on volumetric images. One-way ANOVA with Bonferroni correction was used. There was significant difference in wedge angle and height ratio of VB and IVD between AIS and controls. In severe-AIS, the position of NP was significantly shifted to the convexity when compared with non-severe AIS and controls. Whereas, the volume of IVD and NP in severe-AIS was found to be significantly smaller. On top of coronal wedging of VB and IVD, there was significantly reduced volume of IVD and NP in severe-AIS patients, despite T2 signal of IVD was preserved. The current findings indicate that early mechanical effects on the discs and vertebrae in adolescent scoliotic spine is evident on quantitative imaging. Importantly, these patients may be vulnerable to disc degeneration if no operative treatment is prescribed.
Anterior lengthening in scoliosis occurs only in the disc and is similar in different types of scoliosis
Authors: de Reuver S , Brink RC , Homans JF , Vavruch L , Tropp H , Kruyt MC , van Stralen M , Castelein RM
Published: June 2021

Relative anterior spinal overgrowth (RASO) was proposed as a generalized growth disturbance and a potential initiator of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, anterior lengthening was also observed in neuromuscular (NM) scoliosis, was shown to be restricted to the apical areas and to be located in the intervertebral discs, not in the bone. In this study the goal was to determine if other scoliotic curves of known origin exhibit the similar mechanism of anterior lengthening without changes in the vertebral body. Therefore CT-scans of 18 patients in whom a short segment congenital malformation had led to a long thoracic compensatory curve without bony abnormality were included. Of each vertebral body and intervertebral disc in the compensatory curve, the anterior and posterior length was measured on CT-scans in the exact mid-sagittal plane, corrected for deformity in all three planes. The total AP% of the compensatory curve in congenital scoliosis showed a lordosis (+1.8%) that differed from the kyphosis in non-scoliotic controls (-3.0%; p<0.001), and was comparable to AIS (+1.2%) and NM scoliosis (+0.5%). This anterior lengthening was not located in the bone; the vertebral body AP% showed a kyphosis (-3.2%), similar to non-scoliotic controls (-3.4%), as well as AIS (-2.5%) and NM scoliosis (-4.5%; p=1.000). However, the disc AP% showed a lordosis (+24.3%), which sharply contrasts to the kyphotic discs of controls (-1.5%; p<0.001), but was similar to AIS (+17.5%) and NM scoliosis (+20.5%). The results demonstrate that anterior lengthening is part of the three-dimensional deformity in different types of scoliosis and is exclusively located in the intervertebral discs. The bony vertebral bodies maintain their kyphotic shape, which indicates that there is no active bony overgrowth. Anterior lengthening appears to be a passive result of any scoliotic deformity, rather than being related to the specific cause of AIS.
Validation of a clinical blood-based decision aid to guide immunotherapy treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
Authors: Muller Mirte , Hoogendoorn Roland , Moritz Ruben J.G. , van der Noort Vincent , Lanfermeijer Mirthe , Korse Catharina M. , van den Broek Daan , ten Hoeve Jelle J. , Baas Paul , van Rossum Huub H. , van den Heuvel Michel M.
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND:

The widespread introduction of immunotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has led to durable responses but still many patients fail and are treated beyond progression.

OBJECTIVE:

This study investigated whether readily available blood-based tumor biomarkers allow accurate detection of early non-responsiveness, allowing a timely switch of therapy and cost reduction.

METHODS:

In a prospective, observational study in patients with NSCLC treated with nivolumab or pembrolizumab, five serum tumor markers were measured at baseline and every other week. Six months disease control as determined by RECIST was used as a measure of clinical response. Patients with a disease control <  6 months were deemed non-responsive. For every separate tumor marker a criterion for predicting of non-response was developed. Each marker test was defined as positive (predictive of non-response) if the value of that tumor marker increased at least 50% from the value at baseline and above a marker dependent minimum value to be determined. Also, tests based on combination of multiple markers were designed. Specificity and sensitivity for predicting non-response was calculated and results were validated in an independent cohort. The target specificity of the test for detecting non-response was set at >  95%, in order to allow its safe use for treatment decisions.

RESULTS:

A total of 376 patients (training cohort: 180, validation cohort: 196) were included in our analysis. Results for the specificity of the single marker tests in the validation set were CEA: 98·3% (95% CI: 90·9–100%), NSE: 96·5% (95% CI: 87·9–99·6%), SCC: 96·5% (95% CI: 88·1–99·6%), Cyfra21·1 : 91.8% (95% CI: 81·9–97·3%), and CA125 : 86·0% (95% CI: 74·2–93·7%). A test based on the combination of Cyfra21.1, CEA and NSE accurately predicted non-response in 32.3% (95% CI 22.6–43.1%) of patients 6 weeks after start of immunotherapy. Survival analysis showed a significant difference between predicted responders (Median PFS: 237 days (95% CI 184–289 days)) and non-responders (Median PFS: 58 days (95% CI 46–70 days)) ( p <  0.001).

CONCLUSIONS:

Serum tumor marker based tests can be used for accurate detection of non-response in NSCLC, thereby allowing early and safe discontinuation of immunotherapy in a significant subset of patients.
Assessment of computer workstations for compliance with ergonomic guidelines: A field study
Authors: Skelly Donna L.
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND: Computer workstation use is a risk factor for the development of musculoskeletal disorders. Governmental guidelines have been developed as a resource for workstation set-up to minimize this risk. The degree of worksite compliance with guidelines has not been examined. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine workstations using the VDT Workstation Checklist to determine compliance, and potential modifications. METHODS: Subjects were recruited from a variety of work settings in Erie, PA. Workstations were assessed with the worker present, using the VDT Workstation Checklist. Adjustments and recommendations were made as appropriate. RESULTS: Of the 60 workstations examined, 48%did not receive a passing score. All but one were correctable to an acceptable level with minimal low-cost modifications. The recommendation for wrist rests (43%), changes in monitor height (30%) or position (27%) and reposition of the keyboard (13.3%) and mouse (13.3%) were the most frequent modifications. Ten (16.7%) workstations did not require modification. CONCLUSIONS: Almost half of workstations reviewed were not in compliance with current guidelines, however almost all (98%) could be brought into compliance with simple modifications. Office workers need guidance in setting up workspace and adjusting ergonomic equipment to provide comfortable and safe work settings and minimize musculoskeletal symptoms.
Experiences of job demand and control: A study of first line managers in for-profit psychiatric and addiction care
Authors: Widar Linda , Wall Erika , Svensson Sven
Published: June 2021

BACKGROUND: The complex position of a first line manager is characterized by heavy workload and contradictory demands. Little is known about how first line managers experience demand and control in their work. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore experiences of demand and control among first line managers within psychiatric and addiction care. METHOD: In the present study, interviews with ten managers in for-profit psychiatric and addiction care in Sweden were analyzed with a phenomenographic approach. RESULTS: The managers experiences of demand and control implied varied and extensive responsibilities for a wide range of professions; regulation by organizational, economic, and political frameworks; creating balance in their work; and handling the emergence and consequences of acute crisis. These experiences of demand and control involved high and contradictory demands together with coexisting high and low levels of control. Many of their work characteristics could be described in terms of both demand and control. CONSLUSION: The first line managers experiences of demand and control are more complex than implied by the job demand control theory. Our results suggest that the organizational position and branch should be considered when identifying health hazards in the work environment of first line managers.
¿Jueces robots? Inteligencia artificial y derecho
Authors: Cárdenas Krenz Ronald
Published: June 2021

La aplicación creciente de la inteligencia artificial actualmente pone en evidencia el extraordinario desarrollo de esta tecnología. Así, hoy podemos observar el uso de la inteligencia artificial para la asistencia y la ejecución de tareas de la más diversa naturaleza, incluyendo el ámbito jurídico. Ya están en uso distintos programas o plataformas nutridas con información de interés legal que permiten resolver casos legales en corto tiempo. Esto último nos plantea la posibilidad de dar un paso más e incorporar jueces robots para la administración de justicia, lo cual genera tantas inquietudes como expectativas, cuestiones sobre las que se ocupará la presente investigación.
The Design and Building of Medium Capacity Drying House for Bokar
Authors: Novita Sri Aulia , Hendra Hendra , Putera Perdana , Herdian Fithra , Makky Muhammad , Fahmi Khandra
Published: June 2021

Bokar, processed rubber material, is latex obtained from rubber trees of community plantations. The quality of latex can be identified from its features which are white, relatively soft, and odorless. The purpose of this research was to design a simple rubber sheet drying house and examine the quality of dry rubber under Indonesian National Standard. Bokars are processed using a liquid smoke coagulant with a concentration of 10-15% and it obtained a clean white rubber although it has a slight smoke smell. Before drying, Bokar had ground to gain the thickness of the unsmoked sheet/ USS around 3-5 mm. The components of the drying house include the drying room, heating room, heater, thermometer, blower, plenum chamber, ventilation, drying room door, and electric motor. The capacity of the drying house is 200 kg of rubber sheet, with a drying temperature of 35 – 46oC and 6 hours drying time. The rubber produced has good quality with average dry rubber content (DRC) was 73.75%.
The Prospect of Knowledge Growing System (KGS) for Plant Disease Early Detection System
Authors: Syamsiana Ika Noer
Published: June 2021

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Identification of Local Rice Genotypes from Deli Serdang, North Sumatera, Indonesia to Drought Stress Condition
Authors: Chaniago Irawati , Chaniago Noverina , Suliansyah Irfan , Rozen Nalwida
Published: June 2021

Regency of Deli Serdang in the Province of Sumatera Utara has high diversity of landrace rice that has adapted to various climatic and edaphic condition including drought. Studies on various local rice genotypes tolerant to drought is of important to be carried out. This will help plant breeders with germplasms for future breeding program. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a water-soluble compound with high osmotic pressure and unlikely to have specific interaction with biological chemicals. With these properties, PEG is often be used in studies of plant response to drought stress. The experiment reported here was aimed at determining rice genotypes, local to Regency of Deli Serdang, tolerant to drought. The experiment was carried out at Laboratory of Physiology and Glass House of Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara, Medan from February to April 2020. A two-way factorial experiment was assigned in a completely randomized design (CRD) with 3 replicates. The first factor was 23 local rice genotypes plus 4 genotypes tolerant to drought and the second factor was the concentration of PEG 6000 i. e 0 and 20% (w/v). Observations included percent of germination, plant height, length and number of roots protruding from paraffin-wax layer, leaf chlorophyll content, seedling fresh and dry weight, index of tolerance, probability of resistance, and proline content. Data were analyzed with analysis of variance and mean separation of DNMRT at 5%. Results demonstrated that 6 local rice genotypes, Gemuruh, Ramos Merah, Arias, Sialus, Silayur, and Sirabut were resistant to drought stress under the experimental condition.
Growth and Yield Performance of Aromatic Fine Rice as Influenced by Varieties and Fertilizer Managements
Authors: Islam Shams , Roshid Md. Al Mamun Or , Sikdar Md. Shafiqul Islam , Hossain Md. Sohrab
Published: June 2021

This Research was conducted to investigate the effect of fertilizer management on growth and yield performance of aromatic fine rice varieties. The experiment consisted of two factors were aromatic fine rice and fertilizer management. There were four varieties namely Kalizira, Kataribhog, Tulshimala and BRRI Dhan34 with four fertilizer treatments recommended dose of fertilizers (T1), cowdung @ 10 tha-1 (T2), 50% of recommended dose of fertilizers + 50% cowdung(T3), 75% of recommended dose of fertilizers + 50% cowdung (T4). The result showed that BRRI Dhan 34 significantly superior for effective tillers number/ hill (18.46), panicles length (26.67cm), grains number/ panicle (146.30), harvest index (40.73 %), grain protein content (6.23%), grain yield (2.79 tha-1), straw yield (4.06 tha-1), and biological yield (6.85 tha-1). Among fertilizer management, the highest effective tillers number/hill (16.20), grains number/ panicle (142.45, panicles length (26.66 cm),1000 grain weight (13.75), grain protein content (10.2%), biological yield (6.30), were obtained from T3 treatment. Based on interaction effect showed that the highest effective tillers number/hill (18.36), grains number/ panicle (155.33), panicles length (26.73 cm), grain protein content (10.80%), biological yield (7.85) was found with BRRI Dhan 34 combined with T3 treatment. However, grain yield increased with the increase in nitrogen levels. Together tillers number/hill, grains number/panicle, grain protein content, harvest index, grain yield was the main responsible yield contributing characters to improve the yield quality of aromatic fine rice.
Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils of Leaves, Rhizomes Oils and Fraction Wild Ginger Elettariopsis Slahmong Ck Lim Inhibit The Colony Growth of Sclerotium Rolfsii
Authors: Nurmansyah Nurmansyah , Idris Herwita , Nasir Nasril
Published: June 2021

This study aims to see the effectiveness  of essential oils of leaves, rhizomes and fraction of wild ginger Ellettariopsis slahmong CK Lim against the pathogenic fungus Sclerotium rolfsii which causes rot disease of the stem base of peanut plants an in vitro.The study consisted of two sub activities: (a) inhibited of colony diameter using Patato Dextrosa Agar (PDA) medium and (b) inhibited of colony biomass using Potato dextrose Broth (PDB) medium, the treatments tested were leaf essential oil and rhizome of wild ginger and fractions A1, B2, C3 and D4, with concentration levels (0, 100, 250 and 500 ppm). Experiments (a) and (b) were arranged in the form of a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) in factorial each with 4 replications. The results showed that the leaf essential oil and rhizome of wild ginger and its fractions had the potential to be used as a vegetable fungicide. The A1 fraction has the best antifungal effectiveness compared to the B2 fraction, leaf oil, rhizomes and other fractions, with the highest inhibition of diameter and biomass of S rolfsii colony the 49.47% and 51.46%. Essential oils of leaves and rhizome oil are not statistically significantly different, but in numerically leaf oil are better than rhizome oil. The C3 fraction showed the lowest colony diameter inhibition and biomass of 34.70% and 36.95%. The best concentration level in inhibition the growth of S rolfsii mushroom is 500 ppm, with inhibition of the diameter and biomass of the colony by 81.74% and 84.25%.
Stability and Toxicity Test of Angkak Pigment Powder from Sago Hampas- Rice Flour Substrate as Natural Dyes
Authors: Putra Dian Pramana , Novelina Novelina , Asben Alfi
Published: June 2021

Sago hampas is waste from processing sago starch. Sago hampas is generally thrown away without any further treatment. Sago hampas contain nutrients that can be used as a substrate for fermentation of angkak. The study aims to determine the stability and toxicity of angkak pigment powder from sago hampas-rice flour substrate. The study used exploratory research design through experiments in the laboratory. This study used the UV-vis spectrophotometer method in observing the stability of the Angkak powder pigment and the brine shrimps method of angkak pigment powder toxicity test. The results showed that the level of solubility of angkak pigment powder will increase at higher temperatures. Stability of angkak pigment powder tends to decrease with longer heating, the higher of heating temperature and the longer of irradiation. Angkak pigment powder are more stable at neutral and alkaline pH compared with acidic pH.  And it is not toxic to experimental animals with LC50 value of angkak pigment powder of 2,897.05 ppm. The conclusion of this study is that temperature affects the intensity of the angkak pigment. Angkak is unstable along with heating time, heating temperature and longer of irradiation.
3D Printing Technology in Education and Some Examples of 3D Printer Technology Materials Applied in Chemistry Education
Authors: ŞİMŞİR Nazan , ÜNAL Ahmet , AKYÜZ Halil İbrahim , YERLİKAYA Zekeriya
Published: June 2021

Technology affects and changes our lives day by day. The application of technological developments and advances in education is of great importance in order to bring targeted behavior to individuals. One of the technologies we observe in many areas, including education, is three-dimensional (3D) printing technology. Three dimensional printers can be used in the field of education to better visualize complex structures. 3D printers have a truly groundbreaking technology in solid modeling. With this technology, individuals can realize their dreams in a short time and in a concrete way. 3D printing technology also shows tremendous potential in the chemical sciences. This type of technology has begun to enter chemistry education on a wide range of subjects, and chemistry models produced in educational processes such as symmetry and point group theory, unit cell theory, orbital theory and structure-energy relationships contribute to students in terms of vision, touch and detailed examination. In this study, together with general information about the use of 3D printer technology in education, the importance of using this technology in education and information about the materials used in the field of chemistry teaching produced with 3D printer technology are presented.
PERFORMING CRISIS IN GREEK THEATRE: SCENOGRAPHIC STRATEGIES AS DRAMATURGIES OF CRISIS
Authors:   Open University of Cyprus, Konomi María
Published: June 2021

This essay will investigate a series of performances in Greece that showcase the theme of crisis discussed through the particular frame of their expanded scenographic strategies as dramaturgies of crisis. This expanded scenography is not restricted to politics and aesthetics of scenographic representation extending well beyond traditional staging paradigms to aspects that reinstate the emergence of social realities and a fundamentally social conception of space. Indicatively, this includes strategies like introducing various charged elements from lived experi-ence and contemporary visual culture, as well as conflictual aesthetics of the crisis and visual and spatial dramaturgies of the precarious. Sce-nographic dramaturgies of crisis seem to thrive on new spatial perfor-mance forms that directly interact with social realities and real spaces (like site-specific performance), while they mobilize a renewed address to found, shared public space putting to use strategies of participation. In this context of the crisis, the widespread multimedia idioms and the proliferation of video and cinematic idioms are also notable. Perfor-mances that thematize aspects of the crisis, such as Revolt Athens (2016), and the twin site-specific performances built with a core topographical address, Tea Time Europe (2014-15) and Eat Time Europe (2016) will be an-alyzed as key case studies to exemplify and further contextualize their scenographic approaches as content and context-oriented formulations, as visual and spatial dramaturgies that provide us with an entryway into performing crisis.
Paradigma Pendidikan Politik Antikorupsi dan Kesetaraan Gender di Partai Politik
Authors: Satria Buana Mirza , Erlina Erlina , Yulia Rahman Eka
Published: June 2021

Political education for women politicians is ineffective because women are still considered merely as an ‘object’ to perpetuate patriarchy political dynasty. This study utilizes a legal inter-diciplinary methodology. It selects five political parties. Respondents are female politicians who have experiences on political education, anti-corruption and gender equality issues. Most of political parties are dependent with political figure as a ‘strong leader’. Political education’s curriculum is a doctrinization of parties’ political figures. It lacks of anti-corruption and gender equality perspectives. Reform should start from within by changing its paradigm into member-based mass political party, so political education can leverage female politicians.
Gereja dan Korupsi: Analisis Isi Khotbah (Content Analysis) Terkait Praktek Korupsi di Papua
Authors: Vallen Ayomi Hendrik , Paramma PRT.
Published: June 2021

If the Church is perceived as a moral institution, then this institution should play a greater role in fighting corruption. However, the facts show the opposite which until now Papua is included in the list of the top ten most corrupt provinces, even though more than 80% of the population claims to be Christian. This study uses a content analysis approach. Researchers reduced the findings based on four levels categories, namely the equivalent word category, cognitive, affective, and conative. The results of this study indicate that the attention of church leaders to corruption issues is not a top priority.
Estrategia para fortalecer el perfil de Alfabetización Mediática de Estudiantes y Docentes de Educación Superior
Authors: Altamirano Galván Sandra Guadalupe
Published: June 2021

En este trabajo se describe parte de un proyecto de tesis doctoral en el que se presenta el diseño y la aplicación de un proyecto de intervención para el fortalecimiento del perfil de alfabetización mediática de estudiantes y docentes de educación superior, en la Facultad de Artes de una universidad pública de Nuevo León. El abordaje teórico-metodológico se gestó desde la investigación basada en diseño (IBD), por lo tanto, incluye estrategias de recolección de datos con enfoque cuantitativo y cualitativo. Los resultados destacan el desarrollo y reforzamiento del conocimiento en las diferentes dimensiones de competencias mediáticas incluidas, tales como tecnología, información, políticas TIC, conocimiento y comunicación, a través de las diversas actividades y reflexiones de los participantes en el curso.
La pregunta: elemento de aprendizaje (ensayo)
Authors: López Velas Lenin Eduardo
Published: June 2021

El fenómeno educativo presenta diversas aristas para su análisis y ha sido objeto de numerosas discusiones que competen, de cierta manera, a cada uno de los ciudadanos en una sociedad. En torno a lo que representa la enseñanza y el aprendizaje, emerge un elemento sustantivo, el cual descansa en la importancia de una pedagogía de la pregunta que permita a los alumnos de educación primaria potenciar sus saberes y generar una reflexión sobre la práctica docente. El presente ensayo se apoya en dos afirmaciones: la primera sostiene que incentivar a los alumnos de educación primaria a plantearse preguntas abiertas potenciadoras de aprendizaje permite que den significado a lo que aprenden. La segunda afirmación parte del carácter sustancial que tiene el  planteamiento de preguntas abiertas potenciadoras de aprendizaje, ya que en este se encuentra inmerso el acto de filosofar.
Filosofía de la historia en el pensamiento posmodernista
Authors: Mateo Mejía Luis Gabriel , Díaz Navarro Silvia Andreli
Published: June 2021

En el siguiente artículo, se plantean las líneas de la filosofía de la historia, a través del balance que hacen pensadores posmodernos sobre la filosofía de la historia contemporánea. Dichas líneas, representan los parámetros, que a futuro,  definirán los metarrelatos históricos, como aspectos genuinos y científicos, que contribuyen a formar una visión más completa del ser y sentir de la civilización occidental.
El problema del sentido a partir de la novela Crónica del pájaro que da cuerda al mundo de Haruki Murakami: Una mirada desde Gilles Deleuze
Authors: Almeyda Sarmiento Juan David
Published: June 2021

El presente escrito propone una lectura de la propuesta de Gilles Deleuze en lo correspondiente al sentido, en tanto que extra ser que subsiste y persiste en la superficie de las cosas y los estados de cosas, en la novela Crónica del pájaro que da cuerda al mundo de Haruki Murakami. Lo anterior, a fin de explicar, desde el autor francés, un elemento fundamental de la novela de Murakami, el sentido. Este último, se propone  como una entidad que no debe reducirse a una mera esencia unificada y preexistente; sino, que debe ser  pensado como una multiplicidad que constantemente deviene. Esta lectura deleuziana, permite una aproximación a la forma en que entendemos el mundo en relación con nuestro lenguaje y, a su vez, cómo con este lenguaje que nos relaciona con el mundo tenemos la posibilidad de crear una posibilidad abierta de sentidos más allá de la simple asociación de cosas con sus propiedades específicas.
La morfología del silencio en Ensayo sobre la ceguera de José Saramago.
Authors: González Hernández Jorge Manuel
Published: June 2021

Este artículo presenta una reflexión sobre la categoría del silencio en la obra Ensayo sobre la ceguera, de José Saramago. Parte de la aceptación de que la sociedad contemporánea está dominada por el sonido y, sobre todo, por el ruido. Depositaria de la tradición filosófica griega, la sociedad contemporánea discrimina al silencio de forma ontológica y lingüística porque su aparición despierta sospechas en tanto no dice nada. Esta ausencia de sentido que se le otorga al silencio marca una dualidad interpretativa coloquial que necesita de una revisión profunda respecto de la relación que guarda con la palabra. Aquí se revisa esa relación desde la hermenéutica analógica de Mauricio Beuchot con la intención de explicar la dimensión ontológica y la dimensión lingüística del silencio a partir de los ejemplos tomados de la obra de Saramago. El silencio se entiende como un valor que se encarna en lo real y en lo verbal de maneras polisémicas y polimorfas. El resultado del análisis funda una base de clasificación de los modos del silencio que permite identificar su intencionalidad y sus distintas formas de ser a través del lenguaje.
Reconstrucción del proyecto filosófico de Fernando González: una mirada a la relación entre literatura y filosofía
Authors: Salazar Achig Jhonatan Mauricio
Published: June 2021

En este artículo nos proponemos adentrarnos en el proyecto filosófico del pensador colombiano Fernando González, con el objetivo de comprender la actualidad de su pensamiento. Para ello nos proponemos dos cosas: por un lado, hacer explícita la importancia que tuvo Friedrich Nietzsche en la configuración de su pensamiento, específicamente en la creación de sus conceptos a partir de la reapropiación de varias concepciones filosóficas nietzscheanas. Por otro, tratar de precisar cuál es la originalidad de la propuesta filosófica de González y cómo esto depende de una articulación entre filosofía y  literatura.
En procura de cumplir estos objetivos cuatro son los rumbos que se propone seguir: primero, se caracterizará el concepto de filosofía que atraviesa el pensamiento de González, a través de la comprensión y explicación de la compleja relación que tiene lugar entre vida del pensador y su filosofía. Segundo, caracterizar el diálogo que existe entre los conceptos de González y las concepciones filosóficas nietzscheanas de lo dionisíaco, la voluntad de poder, el superhombre, entre otras. En tercer lugar, explorar la propuesta original de su filosofía que parte de la relación estrecha entre filosofía y  literatura. Y finalmente realizar la reconstrucción de su filosofía, enfocado en sus modelos discursivos y en el papel de la estética como un modo de existencia. A lo largo de este trabajo se irá revelando la reconstrucción de su pensamiento con enfoque en la filosofía, sus problemas, sus conceptos, su discurso y su interpretación actual.
Apuntes sobre los sistemas relacionales a partir de la estructura interna (ensayo)
Authors: García Gómez Ricardo Jesús
Published: June 2021

El objetivo de dicho texto como el título lo menciona es dar apenas un bosquejo del funcionamiento de la estructura mental, entendida como un modelo esquemático compuesto por nodos con relación a los sistemas relacionales, es decir, la interacción que hay entre un individuo y su circunstancia. Para ello cabe aclarar que se buscan los términos adecuados para entender su funcionamiento dentro de la realidad simultánea: material y virtual. Así se seguirá el siguiente esquema: trazado de la estructura de los esquemas mentales, los esquemas encentados por la realidad simultánea y delineado de los esquemas en los sistemas relacionales.
Análisis de costo-beneficio de estrategias de climatización pasiva en vivienda social en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Alba Gómez Liliana Karina , Herrera Sosa Luis Carlos ,   Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Esparza López Carlos Javier
Published: June 2021

La vivienda de interés social es un segmento de la construcción que se encuentra regido principalmente por interés económico, tratando de solventar una problemática social. En años recientes se ha vertido un auténtico interés en este tipo de vivienda por responder a su adaptación climática en aras de responder a la función primigenia del hábitat: generar un refugio del exterior. Sin embargo, pareciera que los estudios realizados hacia la reconversión de la vivienda más adecuada al ambiente contraponen los intereses económicos y, por ende, se descartan de manera automática. Con esta investigación se pretende demostrar la posibilidad de aplicar adecuaciones climáticas pasivas a viviendas construidas sin socavar la economía familiar, mediante un análisis de costo-beneficio aplicando la metodología de análisis de costo de ciclo de vida. El estudio se realizó mediante simulaciones de escenarios, implementando mejoras a una vivienda tipo de 50.95 m2. Los escenarios simulados fueron el modelo base (MB), implementación de protección solar, aislamiento en ventanas, aislamiento en cubierta, aislamiento en muros y todas las estrategias previas. El análisis de costo-bene cio se realizó mediante una proyección numérica a 30 años con una tasa de inflación para la energía eléctrica del 5%, de interés nominal del 4.22% y de inflación de 4.03%. Los resultados mostraron que los modelos con mayor eficiencia fueron todas las estrategias (98.5%) y aislamiento en muros (94.6%). En términos económicos, el mayor ahorro neto fue el aislamiento en muros por encima de todas las estrategias, con un ahorro de $196,216.99 con un tiempo de retorno de siete años.
Propuesta metodológica para evaluar calidad de vida y bienestar social con relación al diseño urbano
Authors:   Universidad de Sonora, Álvarez Valenzuela Ivonne Elisa , Yanes Ordiales Glenda Bethina
Published: June 2021

En países en desarrollo y desarrollados, los estudios sobre la calidad de vida y bienestar social se han convertido en una herramienta importan- te para la evaluación de políticas, la calificación de lugares, la planificación urbana, así como su gestión. El analizar el bienestar y la calidad de vida de una sociedad significa analizar las experiencias subjetivas de los individuos que la integran y que, en consecuencia, exige conocer cómo viven los sujetos, sus condiciones objetivas de existencia, las expectativas deseadas de transformación de dichas condiciones, y evaluación del grado de satisfacción que se consigue (Rueda, 1996). Es por ello que el objetivo de este documento es presentar un método replicable, además de permitir evaluar la relación que existe entre las soluciones de diseño urbano y su impacto en la calidad de vida y bienestar social en un determinado sector dentro de una ciudad. Los resulta- dos presentan respuestas subjetivas a través de la percepción de usuarios, que aproximan a comprender una realidad única para cada vecindario. La utilización de este método permitiría conocer en qué situación se encuentran las comunidades según la tipología habitacional urbana en que residan y el contexto social, temporal y urbano que interviene directamente en su bien- estar y participación como sociedad, logrando ser un estudio aplicable para futuras proyecciones residenciales, diseño urbano y mejoras en sectores existentes.
Towards a Better Understanding on the Relationship between Knowledge Sharing and Public Service Motivation
Authors: Madugu Usman , Abdul Manaf Halimah , Nasir Syarfa Ayuni , Ananthan Sharmaine Sakthi , Hidayati Mega
Published: June 2021

Knowledge sharing has been acknowledged as the right mechanism for public servants to share best practices in performing work among workers. The sharing of best practices on learning by actions (doing) seems to enhance motivation among public servants to provide quality services. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between knowledge sharing and public service motivation among civil servants in the Department of Student Affairs, UiTM Merlimau and Public Works Department (JKR), Jasin, Malaysia. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed but only 118 questionnaires were validly returned and used. The findings demonstrate that the level of knowledge sharing practices in both organisations is at moderate level. Pearson correlation analysis shows that policy making, commitment to public interests, social justice, civic duty, compassion and self-sacrifice have significant relationships with knowledge sharing practices. Meanwhile, multiple regression analysis reveals that only commitment to public interests, social justice as well as civic duty significantly influence the practices of knowledge sharing. The findings conclude that knowledge sharing is key element used by civil servants in producing public service motivation.
Prophetic Ethics: The Basic Value of Public Service Ethics
Authors: Briando Bobby , Embi Muhamad Ali
Published: June 2021

Dialectics of public service in providing services to the community is always involved in social interactions that do not stop. Very complex interactions involving not only theories related to public service, but also heterogeneous and dynamic human individuals who are involved either directly or indirectly. This research aims to build the concept of prophetic ethics as the basis of the ethical values of public service. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach in building the concept of prophetic ethics. The main bases of the theory are adopted from the spirit and the prophetic principle of profetic which is classified respectively into the four elements of the establishment, namely humanity, scholarly, pregnancy as well as humanist, emancypatorist, transcendental and Teleological. This ethical concept has an orientation on the highest human spiritual peaks, namely the divine and prophetic consciousness. With such awareness of public service not only give service to society in general, but also as a form of devotion of a servant to the creator. Prophetic ethic recognizes the existence of empirical knowledge and not empirical. From the science was then made a practical formulation in the form of “prophetic law”, which was finally called by the name “prophetic ethics”. Prophetic ethics is an endeavor that the writer undertakes in internalizing a principle and spirit that holds fast to a holistic awareness that is divine and prophetic awareness. Thus the concept of public service is not only to dethrone obligations in providing service but also as a form of devotion of a servant to its creator.
Modeling the Impact of Intensification of Migration Processes on the Socio-Economic Stability in Ukraine
Authors:   National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Lukianenko I. G. , Novik A. Y. ,   National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Published: June 2021

The article is aimed at elaborating an adequate mathematical instrumentarium for the formation of migration flows to assess their impact on the socio-economic stability together with unshadowing the Ukrainian economy, as well as to identify efficient measures of the State-based policy directed towards regulating these flows to prevent risks of socio-economic destabilization. The article carries out an empirical analysis of the peculiarities of the development of migration processes in Ukraine and their impact on the socio-economic state in both the medium and the long term perspective. A system of complementary dynamic macromodels of the Ukrainian economy is developed, which includes a vector autoregression model and a separate complex of simulated submodels of systemic dynamics aimed at researching migration processes and their impact on the indicators of socio-economic stability. At this, the developed models of system dynamics can be combined into a single original simulation macromodel of Ukraine, and be used independently subject to the research goals. This allows to adequately describe complex nonlinear processes, systemically identify and examine the mechanisms of supply and demand formation in the labor market, taking into account the shadow component and assess their impact on the formation of the size of migration flows, as well as to research the consequences of increasing the intensity of migration processes on the socio-economic stability in Ukraine. The implementation of the developed complex of dynamic models has allowed, in particular, to calculate the annual value of the net migration flow in Ukraine through the aging chain of the population; to empirically confirm that migration flows in Ukraine are underestimated; to detect the dynamic structure of the net migration balance and a noticeable fading of the amplitude of migration processes over time, which indicates the presence of a balancing structure for the formation of migration flows.
Modern Information Technologies in the Activities of Financial Institutions
Authors:   National University «Chernihiv Polytechnic», Kholiavko N. I.
Published: June 2021

The article is aimed at defining and describing the essence of innovative information technologies that contribute to the digitalization of the financial services market. The article analyzes modern information technologies (mobile applications, machine learning, cloud technologies, blockchain, big data, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things). Not only the essence and principles of the outlined technologies are covered, the focus is also on the directions of their use in the activities of financial institutions. It is substantiated that the implementation of information technologies allows increasing the pace of digitization of banks, accelerating the process of bringing new services to the market and scaling new services, ensuring higher customer satisfaction through the prompt provision of services in a comfortable way for them and, as a result, facilitates digitalization of the modern financial services market. The author defines that, despite the existence of a number of advantages of introducing information technologies into the work of financial institutions, domestic banks are quite cautious about this issue. The main reasons for this are: shortage of investment, experience and knowledge; difficulties in adapting technologies to certain specific banking operations and their coordination with the current legislation; lack of development of the information and innovation infrastructure; probability of technical errors in management and use of information technologies. It is emphasized that the problem of protecting the clients’ personal data, preventing their transfer to third parties, ensuring the protection of information systems from hacking and cyberattacks is now of acute relevance.
Globalization and Security: The Economic, Social and Political Aspects
Authors:   Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University, Kramchaninova M. D. , Vakhlakova V. V. ,   Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University
Published: June 2021

This research underlines the growing importance of critical studying the role of globalization in the context of the problem of ensuring human security. In the global open economy, direct changes in the nature of economic activity and social interaction significantly increase the weight and importance of the factors that affect social, political and economic stability. By carrying out an analysis of the data reflecting the results of the social, economic and political consequences of COVID-19, the authors try to provide useful insights into the patterns inherent in the economic, social and political processes. Studying the dynamics of pandemic development allows to examine in more detail the connection between the economy, social security and political stability, paying attention to the nature of social, economic and political processes and the scale of their interdependence. According to the results of the research, the main threats arising from the pandemic in the field of economic, social and political components of national security have been established. It is displayed that the social, economic and political security spheres within the State are interrelated. Due to the relationship between them, the lack of stabilization in one of these areas can generate potential danger and changes of negative nature in other areas. Most of the risks and threats identified by the authors flow out of each other, which makes them also interrelated. In the view of the authors, public expectations as to political and economic interactions in the field of ensuring national and global security require the government to make significant changes and transform its view on important aspects of the organization of social, economic and political life of society, in accordance with global challenges.
The Investment Attractiveness of Economic Activities in the Regions of Ukraine
Authors:   Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics, Nechyporuk O. V.
Published: June 2021

The article is aimed at studying the investment attractiveness of types of economic activity in the regions of Ukraine, determining the impact of factor values (of types of economic activity) on the volume of products sold. As a result of the study, a methodical approach to the analysis and determination of investment attractiveness of types of economic activity in the regions of Ukraine is developed; the influence of factor values (of types of economic activity) on the volume of products sold is determined, the main ones are distinguished by means of correlation analysis and the significance of the selected factors of influence is checked using regression analysis. For the analysis, data was formed on the basis of official data of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. To obtain more accurate summary results, the data was normalized in order to convert the values of signs in the input vector to a certain specified range. After the normalization, summary data for correlation and regression analysis were computed. On the basis of the carried out analysis, the economic-mathematical models of influence of investment instruments of the State budget on types of economic activity and a model of influence of investment instruments of foreign direct investment on types of economic activity in the regions of Ukraine were built. The investment attractiveness of certain regions for public investment and for foreign investments is substantiated. Prospects for further research in this direction are the analysis of the impact of other factors on the investment attractiveness of a particular region and Ukraine in general.