bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Use of Balanced Scorecard for Enterprise Competitiveness Assessment
Authors: FAIZOVA Svitlana Oleksandrivna , IVANOVA Maryna Illivna , FAIZOVA Olha Latyfivna , SMIESOVA Viktoriia Leonidovna , PARSHYNA Olena Anatoliyivna , ZAVHORODNIA Olena Oleksandrivna
Published: July 2020

The problem of defining the prospects, opportunities, limitations and methodological format of assessing the competitiveness of an enterprise in a transitive economy using the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) concept has been considered. The relevance of the issue is due, on the one hand, to global trends in innovative development, and on the other hand, to the incompliance of performance of the post-socialist industrial enterprises with the characteristics of innovative development. The creation of mechanisms for improving the enterprise’s competitiveness and its appropriate assessment based on the use of advanced management practices and technologies is becoming increasingly relevant.

The purpose of study is to improve methodological approach to the BSC-based assessment of competitiveness of a value-oriented enterprise, and to substantiate the prospects of effective integration of the BSC into the existing enterprise management system. This research paper justifies the possibility of using various methodological forms, including the simplest ones, of the Balanced Scorecard, which features a transformational nature, in the process of forming a balanced strategic management of enterprise. Methodical approach has been proposed for identification of the enterprise strategy directed at increase of its market value and strategic competitiveness. Matrix analysis was applied to assess the enterprise performance indicators; it revealed a relationship between the enterprise's competitive position and class of its innovation BSC-based strategies. To assess the enterprise’s competitiveness, an integral index of its investment attractiveness has been proposed, and to assess the class of the enterprise innovative strategies, an integral index of the enterprise innovations was calculated. The proposed methodological approach was used to perform expert sampling within the frame of indicators for determining the investment attractiveness and innovativeness of a metallurgical enterprise by the criteria of strategic orientation, efficiency and functionality. The study has analyzed the experience gained by the leading enterprises of Ukraine’s metallurgical complex in using BSC in a limited methodological format as a tool for identifying the strategy of an enterprise, assessing its competitiveness, innovativeness and investment attractiveness. The result of the study was the conclusion about the possibility of applying the simplest Balanced Scorecard forms as a catalyst for innovative transformations and developing balanced enterprise management in transition economies.
Alternative Ways to Resolve Disputes Related to Consumer Protection of Financial Services in Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States: Innovations 2017 – 2019
Authors: IVANOVSKAYA Natalia V. , ISAI Sergey S.
Published: July 2020

The authors explore regulatory innovations in financial services consumer protection in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. It was revealed that: (1) the priority of such an alternative way of regulating financial demand with the participation of consumers as mediation is ensured by the activities of the FDRC Center in Hong Kong, and in Singapore – by the new law on mediation in 2017; (2) the creation of a unified mediation model, which is mandatory for all member states – the Singapore Convention on Mediation 2019 – will allow mediation to become the most widely used alternative way to resolve cross-border, including financial, disputes; (3) a positive result of the application of arbitration in the field of settlement of financial disputes with the participation of large banks can be achieved by creating certain conditions, including by attracting highly professional arbitrators with extensive practical experience, as, for example, was done by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC); (4) on the example of the US experience, one can also identify another way to improve the mechanisms for resolving financial disputes, the goals and objectives of which are shifted from the vector of propaganda and updating alternative methods of resolving financial disputes to improving the mechanism for providing financial services; (5) the inclusion of a clause on the mandatory resolution of possible disputes in arbitration, as a mandatory part of the contract itself with consumers, indicates the deprivation of the right to choose the method of resolving the dispute by the consumer, and also deprives them of the right to file collective claims.
Genome Editing of Human Embryo: Allow or Prohibit?
Authors: MOKHOV Аleksander Anatolievich , LEVUSHKIN Аleksander Nikolaevich , YAVORSKY Aleksandr Nikolaevich
Published: July 2020

Nowadays, the direction of both law-enforcement activity and dynamically developing statutory regulation is to involve genes and genetic constructions into civil-law transactions. However, the evaluation of such processes is complex within the scope of doctrine and law-enforcement.

The article aims to uncover the issues of statutory regulation within genome editing activity of human embryo in Russia. The critical analysis underlines the proposals to prohibit the genome editing of human embryo due to its low efficacy, complexity of it actual maintenance via the existing legal remedy and mechanisms. There is a presentation of legal course developments within the genome editing of human embryo together with existing risks consideration for such kind of activity.
Actual Problems of Banking Regulation in Kazakhstan
Authors: SADVOKASSOVA Kulyash Zh. , KODASHEVA Gaukhar S. , KHAMITKHAN Nazgul , ZHAMIYEVA Aizhan Ye. , SADVOKASSOV Rustem K.
Published: July 2020

The article discusses the current problems of banking regulation in Kazakhstan in the face of growing uncertainty in the financial market. In this context, an assessment of the current practice of banking regulation has been given, the strengths and weaknesses of this process have been identified, as well as problems with the introduction of Basel III international banking supervision standards and ways to further improve the national banking regulation system in modern conditions. All these questions considered in this article determine the relevance of the presented material. The materials of the article suggest practical significance for university professors of economic specialties.
Diplomatic Protection upon Extradition within the System of International Law
Authors: SODIKOV Sharbatullo Dzhaborovich
Published: July 2020

Globalization scales up transnational threats, including crime, and raises the question about the principles and practice of interaction between states in the fight against crime. In this context, one of the most important issues is the extradition of foreign citizens and their diplomatic protection.

Diplomatic protection emerged alongside sovereign states and their interests. However, the current development of the world community associated with globalization, a medley of peoples and global economic integration seriously changes the rules of diplomatic protection. In the past, these rules were quite simple: diplomatic bodies defended state interests, the interests of their citizens, economic and other entities within the framework of established legal norms. Today the concept of ‘friend-or-foe’ also changes due to the growing integration of states, peoples, companies and increasing migration.

The authors of the article have analyzed multilateral, bilateral and regional agreements, as well as national laws on extradition, and have concluded that subjects of international law need to focus on the principle of reciprocity when deciding on extradition.
Pemanfaatan Dana Desa Berbasis Perkembangan dan Resiliensi Desa di Kabupaten Pandeglang Provinsi Banten
Authors: Khoeriyah Siti , Rustiadi Ernan , Syam Akhmad Fauzi
Published: July 2020

This study aimed at map village typologies based on the status of rural development and resilience for prepare the guidance village funds usage. Status of rural development was built with 13 indicators and status resilience was built with 10 indicators. The study used secondary data from BPS, wich was PODES 2014 in 326 villages at Pandeglang district. The results showed that 5 villages were categorized as advanced villages, 93 villages were categorized as developed villages, 177 villages as undeveloped villages, and 52 were categorized as outlying villages. Based on resilience status, there were 16 villages categorized as low resilience villages, 239 villages as middle resilence villages, and 71 villages categorized as high resilience villages. Based on the status of development and resileince, 4 villages were categorized as typology B (advanced and middle resilience villages), 1 village were typology C (advanced and low resiliece villages), 4 villages were typology D (developed and high resilience villages), 79 villages were typology E (developed and middle resilience villages), 9 villages were typology F (developed and low resilience villages), 35 villages were typology G (undeveloped and high resilience villages), 136 were typology H (undeveloped and middle resilience villages), 6 villages were typology I (undeveloped and low resilience villages), 32 villages were typology J (outlying and high resilience villages), and 20 villages were typology K (outlying and middle resilience villages)
PDRB Hijau dalam Perkembangan Wilayah di Kota Depok
Authors: Nugroho Setyo , Murtilaksono Kukuh , Soma Seokmana
Published: July 2020

Depok City has become one of the cities with high economic growth in West Java Province. This high growth, however, also has impact on the environment. This study aimed to review the level of regional development and linkages among economic sectors and calculate Green GRDP for regional development directions. Scalogram method and input output analysis were applied to indicate the level of regional development and identify the key sectors. The value of green GRDP was obtained from the calculation of natural resource depletion and calculation of environmental degradation. The research showed that 65.08% of villages in Depok City were in the form of hinterland. The sector of electricity, gas, and drinking water was the key  sector of economic development in Depok City. Furthermore, the Green GRDP value only had a difference of 4.47% or Rp2,610.78 billion, compared to Brown GRDP. However, if the GRDP difference was compared to the original local government revenue, this would consume all of the income. The analysis resulted green GRDP was more relevant to be applied as an economic indicator because better description the level of overall welfare.
Gender in educational and public discourse of the Church. Analysis of the Pastoral Letter on the Feast of the Holy Family
Authors: Kasiak Mateusz
Published: July 2020

Kasiak Mateusz, Gender in educational and public discourse of the Church. Analysis of the Pastoral Letter on the Sunday of the Holy Family. Culture – Society – Education no 2(16) 2019, Poznań 2019, pp. 289–312, Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-0422. DOI 10.14746/kse.2019.16.19.

Gender as a category of cultural gender and gender identity appears not only in scientific discourse as a topic of research, but also in public discourse, as a subject of various debates and disputes. This concept was also included into the discourse of the Catholic Church. Its creators – church leaders – embarked upon a public reinterpretation of the concept of gender, thus inserting their point of view into the broader political and ideological dispute. The aim of this paper is to review the postulates of the church concerning gender in the Pastoral Letter on the Feast of the Holy Family, which seems to be a leading programme paper concerning this issue. In this paper, gender as a research and scientific category is isolated from the scientific discourse and appropriatedby the educational discourse of the church, where it functions as a scare tactic. Structural modifications in the text and style of the letter, stylistic and rhetorical tricks, as well as pragmatic mechanisms, make the text of the pastoral letter a persuasive political argument.
Diversity in special education
Authors: Klugerová Jarmila
Published: July 2020

Klugerová Jarmila, Diversity in special education, Culture– Society – Education no 2(16) 2019, Poznań 2019,pp. 45–54, Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN2300-0422. DOI 10.14746/kse.2019.16.3.

The article discusses the programme of special education and its range of sub-fields. The introductory section summarises reflections on the origin of the field, philosophy and its formation, aims and target groups, paradigm shift and introduction of new methods and forms of pedagogical work in special education. The second part presents a new course Resocialisation and Prison Education in special education, which is one of the specialisations, pillars or schools of special education.
COVID-19 VE BİST-30 ENDEKSİ ÜZERİNE KISA DÖNEMLİ ETKİLERİ
Authors: KELEŞ Emrah
Published: July 2020

COVID-19 pandemisi sağlığımız ve sosyal hayatımızın yanında ve finansal piyasaları da derinden etkilemiştir. Bu çalışmada virüsün Türkiye’de ortaya çıkma ve yayılma döneminde pay piyasasının kısa dönemli tepkileri araştırılmıştır. Bu kapsamda Borsa İstanbul BİST-30 endeksinde yer alan payların Mart- Nisan 2020 dönemine ilişkin günlük fiyatları kullanılmıştır. Olay çalışması yönteminden yararlanan bu çalışmada pay piyasasının 100. vaka, 1000. vaka ve 1000. ölüm ile pandemiye karşı sosyal tedbir duyurularına anlamlı negatif tepki verdiği tespit edilmiştir. Sonuçlara göre Taşımacılık ile Otomobiller ve Bileşenleri sanayi grubu firmalarında bu etkiler artmaktadır. Ekonomi tedbir paketi ise bankalar dışında genelde sakinleştirici etki göstermiştir.
TÜRKİYE VE ÇEŞİTLİ ÜLKELER VERGİ SİSTEMLERİNDE VERGİ UZLAŞMASI
Authors: KIZILTOPRAK Özgür
Published: July 2020

Klasik vergileme tekniğinde ödenmesi gereken vergi miktarı vergi idaresi tarafından tek taraflı olarak belirlenmektedir. Ancak birçok modern vergi sisteminde ödenmesi gereken vergi miktarının belirlenmesi belirli koşullarda vergi idaresi ve mükelleflerin müzakereleri sonucunda belirlenebilmektedir. Bu durum klasik vergilendirme tekniklerindeki paradigmanın değişme eğilimine girdiğini göstermektedir. Bazı vergilendirme işlemleri, vergi idaresinin tek taraflı işlemi olmaktan çıkarak müzakere edilebilir işlem haline dönüşmüştür. Günümüz modern vergi sistemlerinde mükelleflerin ve vergi idaresinin ödenmesi gereken vergi tutarını belirlemeye yönelik müzakere temelli uygulamaları çalışmanın temel konusunu oluşturmaktadır.
Vergi uyuşmazlıklarında alternatif çözüm yöntemleri hakkında literatürde yapılmış benzer bir çalışma bulunmamaktadır. Bu yönüyle literatürde yapılmış ilk çalışma niteliğindedir. Ayrıca çalışmanın diğer önemli yönü ise ampirik verilerle desteklenmiş olmasıdır. Bu kapsamda Türkiye ve çeşitli ülkelerden alternatif çözüm yöntemlerine ilişkin veriler temin edilmiş ve karşılaştırılabilir analize uygun hale getirilmiştir. Bu çalışmayla, vergi uyuşmazlıklarının alternatif çözümleri hakkında literatüre bir projeksiyon sunulması amaçlanmaktadır.
Türk vergi sisteminde vergi uzlaşması ABD vergi sisteminde ise vergi sözleşmesi iki taraflı vergilendirme işlemidir. Birleşik Krallıkta alternatif uyuşmazlık çözümü, Fransa’daki arabulucu gibi Kıta Avrupa’sında da iki taraflı vergilendirme işlemleri uygulanmaktadır. Bu nedenle, bu fenomeni çeşitli ülkelerdeki ampirik verilerle incelemek önemlidir ve gereklidir.
XIX. YÜZYILDA OSMANLI İMPARATORLUĞU VE JAPONYA’DA SANAYİSİZLEŞME: İPEKLİ İMALATI ÜZERİNE KARŞILAŞTIRMALI BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
Authors: TEOMAN Özgür , BOZPİNAR Cumali
Published: July 2020

Osmanlı İmparatorluğu ve Japonya XIX. yüzyıla kadar imalata dönük üretim ilişkilerinin kapitalizm öncesi ekonomilerin ortak özelliğine uygun olarak geleneksel yöntemlerle yürütüldüğü iki ülkedir. Her iki ülkenin XIX. yüzyılda sanayileşmiş Batı ülkeleriyle imzaladıkları serbest ticaret antlaşmaları sonucunda merkez-çevre ilişkisi kapsamında uluslararası iş bölümü dâhil olmaları bu ülkelerde tarım dışı üretimin temel faaliyeti olan tekstil sektörünün tüm alt kollarında kapitalist yönde dönüşüme yol açarak bir sanayisizleşme sürecini harekete geçirmiştir. Her iki ülkede de sanayisizleşme sürecinin gözlendiği alt sektörlerden biri yüzyıllar boyunca dış pazarlarda mukayeseli üstünlüğün elde edildiği ipekli imalatı sektörü olmuştur. Sanayisizleşme sürecinin geriletici/yıkıcı etkileri ipekli dokuma ürünlerinde üretimin azalması ve işgücünün üretimden çekilmesi olarak ortaya çıkarken ilerletici etkisi dış pazarlara dönük ham ipek üretiminde uzmanlaşma olmuştur. Bu çalışmada Osmanlı İmparatorluğu ve Japonya’da XIX. yüzyılda ipekli imalatı sektöründe ortaya çıkan sanayisizleşme deneyimleri karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmiştir.
Behaviour of steel sheeting connections with self-drilling screws under variable loading
Authors: Budziński Rafał , Ślęczka Lucjan
Published: July 2020

Connections made by self-drilling screws are often used in steel cold-formed structures and sheeting. Their structural properties, such as resistance, flexibility and ductility are obtained by testing under monotonically increasing loading and can influence on overall behaviour of structures. This paper presents results of experimental study how variable load deteriorates those structural properties of lap shear connections with self-drilling screws. One monotonic and four variable loading histories were utilized, with displacement and force control. Applied loading histories were aimed to simulate persistent design situation, which referred to the conditions of normal use according to EN 1990. Deterioration of resistance and flexibility have been assessed for each variable loading history. It was observed that resistance deterioration is directly proportional to loading range. In case of flexibility, at small displacement range connectors become stiffer. Degradation of flexibility starts to increase at larger displacement range.
Disjoint Sum of Products by Orthogonalizing Difference-Building ⴱ
Authors: Can Yavuz , Yaz Önder , Fey Dietmar
Published: July 2020

The orthogonalization of Boolean functions in disjunctive form, that means a Boolean function formed by sum of products, is a classical problem in the Boolean algebra. In this work, the novel methodologyORTH[ⴱ] of orthogonalization which is an universally valid formula based on the combination technique »orthogonalizing difference-building ⴱ« is presented. Therefore, the technique ⴱ is used to transform Sum of Products into disjoint Sum of Products. The scope of orthogonalization will be solved by a novel formula in a mathematically easier way. By a further procedure step of sorting product terms, a minimized disjoint Sum of Products can be reached. Compared to other methods or heuristicsORTH[ⴱ] provides a faster computation time.
Coupling of virtual element and boundary element methods for the solution of acoustic scattering problems
Authors: Gatica Gabriel N. , Meddahi Salim
Published: July 2020

This paper extends the applicability of the combined use of the virtual element method (VEM) and the boundary element method (BEM), recently introduced to solve the coupling of linear elliptic equations in divergence form with the Laplace equation, to the case of acoustic scattering problems in 2D and 3D. The well-posedness of the continuous and discrete formulations are established, and then Cea-type estimates and consequent rates of convergence are derived.
Left and right inverse eigenpairs problem with a submatrix constraint for the generalized centrosymmetric matrix
Authors: Li Fan-Liang
Published: July 2020

Left and right inverse eigenpairs problem is a special inverse eigenvalue problem. There are many meaningful results about this problem. However, few authors have considered the left and right inverse eigenpairs problem with a submatrix constraint. In this article, we will consider the left and right inverse eigenpairs problem with the leading principal submatrix constraint for the generalized centrosymmetric matrix and its optimal approximation problem. Combining the special properties of left and right eigenpairs and the generalized singular value decomposition, we derive the solvability conditions of the problem and its general solutions. With the invariance of the Frobenius norm under orthogonal transformations, we obtain the unique solution of optimal approximation problem. We present an algorithm and numerical experiment to give the optimal approximation solution. Our results extend and unify many results for left and right inverse eigenpairs problem and the inverse eigenvalue problem of centrosymmetric matrices with a submatrix constraint.
The crystal structure of catena-poly[chlorido-(μ2-1,4-bis(pyridin-3-yl-methoxy)benzene-κ2
N:N′)copper(II)], C18H16ClN2O2Cu
Authors: Hu Xu-Ze , Li Guan-Feng , Li Shi-Hui
Published: July 2020

C18H16ClN2O2Cu, monoclinic, C2/c (no. 15), a = 23.330(5) Å, b = 7.1347(14) Å, c = 10.328(2) Å, β = 108.33(3)°, V = 1632.0(6) Å3, Z = 4, R
gt(F) = 0.0275, wR
ref(F
2) = 0.0763, T = 296(2) K.
Love(rs) in the making: Moral subjectivity in the face of sexbots
Authors: Bergen Jan Peter
Published: July 2020

This article offers a novel reading of the criticisms of sex robots put forward by theCampaign Against Sex Robots(CASR). Focusing on the implication of a loss of empathy, it structures CASR’s worries as anargument from moral degradationcentered around the potential effects on sexbot users’ sexual and moral subjectivity. This argument is subsequently explored through the combined lenses of postphenomenology and the ethical phenomenology of Emmanuel Levinas. In so doing, it describes the type of human-technology relations that sexbots invite, identifying alterity as a central feature. It also highlights how alterity, responsibility, and subjectivity are intimately connected. However, that connection is distinctly different in sexual circumstances, making current versions of Levinasian roboethics largely inapplicable for the ethics of sexbots. To overcome this, the article delves into Levinas’ phenomenology of Eros and identifies voluptuousness as a type of enjoyment of the Other that is different from the enjoyment invited by current sexbots and is compatible with responsibility. Based on this, the article provides examples of how this phenomenology of Eros can inspire the design of future sexbots in ways that alleviate some of CASR’s concerns.
Peristaltic thrusting of a thermal-viscosity nanofluid through a resilient vertical pipe
Authors: Abumandour Ramzy M. , Eldesoky Islam M. , Kamel Mohamed H. , Ahmed Mohamed M. , Abdelsalam Sara I.
Published: July 2020

In the article, the effects of the thermal viscosity and magnetohydrodynamic on the peristalsis of nanofluid are analyzed. The dominant neutralization is deduced through long wavelength approximation. The analytical solution of velocity and temperature is extracted by using steady perturbation. The pressure gradient and friction forces are obtained. Numerical results are calculated and contrasted with the debated theoretical results. These results are calculated for various values of Hartmann number, variable viscosity parameter and amplitude ratio. It is observed that the pressure gradient is reduced with an increase in the thermal viscosity parameter and that the Hartmann number enhances the pressure difference.
Intervención educativa nutricional para modificar la calidad de los refrigerios que trajeron los escolares de casa
Authors: Alemán-Castillo SanJuana Elizabeth , Castillo-Ruíz Octelina , Aviña- Barrera Mariel Andrea , Almanza-Cruz Ocairi , Perales-Torres Adriana Leticia
Published: July 2020

Los hábitos alimentarios de los niños se caracterizan por un alto consumo de alimentos ricos en calorías y bajo valor nutricional. El objetivo de este estudio fue modificar la calidad de los refrigerios que los escolares trajeron de casa. Se formaron un grupo intervención (GI) y un grupo control (GC) con niños de primero y segundo grado de primaria, con una edad promedio de 6.85 ± 0.60 años, y se les dio seguimiento durante ocho semanas. La estrategia consistió en impartir educación nutricional para el GI. En ambos grupos se tomaron mediciones antropométricas y se observó durante tres días no consecutivos los alimentos que los niños trajeron a la escuela para el refrigerio. Al finalizar la intervención, en el GI incrementó el consumo de fruta/verdura (p = 0.024), mientras que el GC lo disminuyó (p = 0.014). El consumo de bebidas azucaradas disminuyó en el GI (p = 0.008); en el GC se mantuvo (p = 1.000). En conclusión, se observó un incremento en el consumo de alimentos saludables y un decremento en el consumo de bebidas industrializadas; sin embargo, es recomendable aumentar el tiempo de intervención para obtener un resultado con mayor significancia.
Flow enhancer influence on non-isothermal systems for heavy crude oil production
Authors: Suarez-Dominguez Edgardo J. , Perez-Sanchez Josue Fco. , Palacio-Perez Arturo , Izquierdo-Kulich Elena , Gonzalez-Santana Susana
Published: July 2020

Production of heavy and extra-heavy crude oils generally entails high costs, especially in the winter season, due to heat losses. This work studies the effect of a flow enhancer (a chemical formulation based on biodiesel and oxidized biodiesel of soy oil) on the viscosity of heavy crude oil from different wells in Northern Mexico. The observed results indicate a non-linear decreasing behavior of viscosity concerning temperature and volume fraction of the viscosity reducer. It is also presented a theoretical model that predicts the flow increase that can be achieved using the enhancer in systems in which crude oil temperature is higher than the temperature of the environment. Results showed adequate correspondence between experimental and predicted data. It was found that the enhancer increases the volume of crude oil that can be processed without varying pressure gradient.
Factores fisiológicos, función y disfunción sexual en mujeres con diabetes tipo 2
Authors: Hernández-Ramirez Mileydi , Baez-Hernández Francisco Javier , Morales-Nieto Arelia , Nava-Navarro Vianet , Zenteno-López Miguel Ángel , Compean-Ortiz Lidia Guadalupe
Published: July 2020

El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la relación que existe entre los valores de HbA1c, el tiempo de padecer diabetes, la edad, el índice de masa corporal (IMC), los niveles de triglicéridos, el colesterol y la tensión arterial (TA) con la función y disfunción sexual en mujeres con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2). El diseño fue descriptivo, correlacional y transversal. El muestreo fue no probabilístico, 113 mujeres con DM2 y vida sexual activa. Se aplicó una cédula de datos personales, el índice de función sexual femenina (Rosen et al., 2000), los dispositivos A1cNOW+ y Cardiochek se utilizaron una báscula con estadiómetro así como un baumanómetro de mercurio. Se encontró un alto porcentaje de mujeres con obesidad y descontrol glucémico, además de una relación negativa de la edad con la disfunción sexual femenina (rs = -0.237; p = 0.01). En el grupo de mujeres que presentaron disfunción sexual se halló relación de la edad con las etapas de deseo (R2 = 6.3%; F[89] = 4.31; p = 0.01), excitación (R2 = 7.6%; F[89] = 7.12; p = 0.00) y lubricación (R2 = 12.5%; F[89] = 12.38; p = 0.01). Los resultados contribuyen a robustecer el conocimiento científico sobre la sexualidad femenina ante un estado de enfermedad crónica
Features of cytokine signaling forming T-helper immune response in COPD of varying severity
Authors: Vitkina Tatyana I. , Sidletskaya Karolina A.
Published: July 2020

Introduction — Currently, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global public health problem. However, molecular mechanisms of the development of this pathology are still poorly understood. The aim is to establish mechanisms of cytokine regulation of T-helper (Th) immune pathway in patients with COPD of varying severity. Material and Methods — The study included 112 patients with stable COPD (mild, moderate and severe grade) and 32 healthy volunteers (control group). We investigated serum cytokine levels (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interleukin 4 (IL-4), IL-6, IL-10, IL-17A) and the percentage of circulating Th cells (CD4+) expressing membrane receptor to IL-6 (IL-6R or CD126+), using flow cytometry. The levels of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and IL-21 were detected by ELISA. The direction of immune response in COPD patients was determined depending on the prevalence of cytokines playing a crucial role in the formation of certain Th cells type (Th1, Th17). Results — Th1-associated cytokine profile was expressed at the initial stage of COPD; the Th17-associated cytokine profile begins to prevail at severe COPD. Among COPD patients with Th1-associated cytokine profile, a statistically significant increase in the number of CD4+CD126+ cells in comparison with the control group was identified only in severe COPD. In the group of COPD patients with Th17-associated cytokine profile, an increase in the number of CD4+CD126+ cells were observed at all severity stages of the pathology. Conclusion — Moderate and severe COPD are characterized by the predominance of Th17-associated cytokine profile leading to chronic inflammation. The increase in IL-6R expression levels in circulating CD4+ cells serves as the mechanism for enhancing Th17-associated response in COPD.
Association of sleep disorder with academic performance among medical students in Sudan
Authors: Zafar Mubashir , Musa Omer Eltigani Osman , Hassan Mohamed Elfatih , Ansari Khalid
Published: July 2020

Background — Sleep disorder is a common problem amongst medical students. The objective of this study is to determine the association of sleep disorder with academic performances among medical students in Sudan. Methods — A cross-sectional study was conducted in which 199 medical students were selected through simple random sampling techniques. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale were used to assess the sleep pattern and daytime sleepiness respectively. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association of sleep disorder with academic performance. Results — Majority of the students (82.5%) suffered poor sleep quality and 56.5% were suffered from severe day time sleepiness. All the characteristics of sleep quality were associated with poor academic performance but only sleep duration, use of sleep medication, global PSQI score and day time sleepiness were a statistically significant association with poor academic performance. Conclusion — A high prevalence of sleep disorder and its associated with poor academic performance was found in medical students. There is a need for a formulation of policies to address the factors which affect sleep of students.
Comparing the spectral properties of the laser-induced acoustic responses from blood and cancer cells in vitro
Authors: Ishbulatov Yurii M. , Skazkina Viktoriia V. , Karavaev Anatoly S. , Inozemtseva Olga A. , Bratashov Danil N. , Abdurashitov Arcady S. , Grishin Oleg V. , Hramkov Alexey N. , Zharov Vladimir P.
Published: July 2020

Background ― The treatment of the cancer, especially in more aggressive metastatic forms is more effective at early disease stage. However, existing diagnostic techniques are not sensitive enough for early cancer detection. An alternative, perspective diagnostic approach can be based on photoacoustic (PA) method of irradiation of cancer cells in biotissue, blood and lymph by laser pulses. The fast thermal expansion of heated zones into cells associated with intrinsic or artificial PA contrast agents leads to generation of acoustic waves detected with ultrasound transducers. In particular, melanoma cells with melanin as a PA marker are darker than normal red blood cells and, therefore, produce greater acoustic responses. This technique can theoretically detect even a single cancer cell in the tissue and blood background; however, a robust algorithm of automated response detection is yet to be developed. Objective ― The main aim is to develop the approach for data pre-analysis that can improve the sensitivity and noise resistance of the automated in individual cancer cell detection algorithm, based on estimation of the amplitude of the acoustic responses. Methods ― Acoustic responses were obtained from a round polyurethane tube with human blood, or solution of the mouse melanoma cells in 10 mol/L concentration. In control experiments the laser was blocked by an opaque film. Many (up to 1000) acoustic responses were obtained from normal blood cells and pigmented cancer cells. Spectral analysis of the acoustic responses was used to find the spectral ranges that provide valuable diagnostic information with the sufficient signal-to-noise ratio. Results ― It was estimated that relevant diagnostics information in the acoustic responses is limited to the 0-12 MHz frequency band. Application of the 8th order low-pass Butterwort filter with 12 MHz cut-off frequency improved the signal-to-noise ratio from 21.14±10.39 to 110.81±56.94 for the cancer-related responses, and from 1.04±0.1 to 2.23±0.33 for the normal blood responses. Conclusions ― Adoption of low-pass filtering during the pre-analysis of acoustic responses results in better sensitivity of automated cancer cells detection algorithm.
Use of occlusal digital splint for treating the patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction and planning orthopedic treatment
Authors: Postnikov Mikhail A. , Trunin Dmitry A. , Nesterov Aleksandr M. , Sadykov Mukatdes I. , Potapov Vladimir P. , Gabdrafikov Rustem R. , Pankratova Natalya V.
Published: July 2020

Objective of the study: to develop and assess the occlusal digital splint for treating patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJD). Material and Methods — 17 patients between the ages of 30 and 49 diagnosed with TMJD were admitted for treatment. To normalize mandibular position, an occlusal digital splint for all patients was manufactured in accordance with our original method. An intensity of pain sensations in all patients prior to, and after, the treatment was assessed by a visual analogue scale, along with the changes in the mandibular movements’ amplitude, and the signs of splint wear and stability of occlusal contacts. Results — Patients have adapted themselves well to the splint and found it convenient in use. The study results showed that it was sufficiently effective in treatment of TMJD. Reduction in pain intensity and restoration of mandibular movements’ amplitude were detected with certainty. Only in 2 (11.7%) cases, the signs of wear on the splint were found, as evidenced by the changes in pre-treatment occlusal contacts. In all other cases throughout the study, a stable occlusal contact has been encountered. Conclusion — Our results indicated that proposed occlusal digital splint may be considered as a treatment option for the patients with TMJ disorders.
Effectiveness of ACIK (Anak Ceria dan Kreatif) Gymnastics Model Implementation to Improve Child's Kinesthetic Basic Motion
Authors: Sukmawati Noviria , Dlis Firmansyah , Pelana Ramdan , Kesumawati Selvi Atesta
Published: July 2020

Kinesthetic intelligence is the movement to coordinate body movements using parts or the whole body to communicate and solve problem parts. This research uses a quantitative approach with a quasi-experimental method (quasi-experimental). The design used in this study is the one group control pretest-posttest design. This researcher used the TGMD 2 test instrument. Based on the results of the effectiveness test, it was proven that the average value of the experimental class's posttest effectiveness test results was 77.4048% greater than the results of the control class posttest score of 50.1343%. Then it can be concluded that the ACIK (Anak Ceria dan Kreatif) gymnastics model proved to be effectively applied to improve the kinesthetic basic motion of kindergarten students. From the results of these studies, it is necessary to submit a suggestion that is especially for kindergarten teachers should be more creative and innovative in designing and delivering learning materials, especially in physical motor material.
The Effect of Game Analytical Game (Gag) Towards The Improvement of Soccer Dribbling Basic Technical Skill
Authors: Putra Aldo Naza , Tangkudung James , Hanif Sofyan
Published: July 2020

To be able to play the soccer game well and achieve victory, a number of fundamental aspects should be mastered by every player, especially basic technical skills. Mastery of soccer basic technical skills is fundamental in the process of player development. The purpose of this study is to find out whether the soccer basic technical skills training model through the GAG approach is effective to improve the basic technical skills of soccer dribbling. The research method used is quantitative research with Quasi-Experiment. The design used is the pre test post test Non Equivalent Control Group Design. The subjects in this study were SSB students aged 6-9 years old. The results of this study are based on data analysis through an independent sample test, in which it was found that the sig (2-tailed) value is 0.000 < 0.05. It can be concluded that there is a significant (real) effectiveness difference between the use of the training model through the GAG approach and the conventional learning model to improve the soccer dribbling technique skills of SSB students aged 6-9 years old
Variation of Volleyball Basic Technique Through Games Approach
Authors: Risma Siti Ayu , Dlis Firmansyah , Samsudin Samsudin
Published: July 2020

The study aimed to develop volleyball basic technique using games approach. The game help students to create a sport is more interesting. A study used to research and development using Borg and Gall method. There are ten steps in research. Process of collecting data used observation, interview, test, and questionnaire. Data analysis used peer assessment and judgment expert. The study conducted in Junior High School Palembang. The results of the findings show that the basic technique of volleyball consists of 6 types namely passing down, passing up, service down, service up, volleyball block, and smash. Each type of basic technique taught has different variations of the game which are oriented to the needs and characteristics of volleyball. The results of the study have implications for changes in the concept of learning sports, especially volleyball.
Cinacalcet and primary hyperparathyroidism: systematic review and meta regression
Authors: Ng Cheng Han , Chin Yip Han , Tan Marcus Hon Qin , Ng Jun Xuan , Yang Samantha Peiling , Kiew Jolene Jiayu , Khoo Chin Meng
Published: July 2020

Purpose:

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common condition affecting people of all ages and is mainly treated with parathyroidectomy. Cinacalcet has been widely used in secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism, but the use of cinacalcet in PHPT is less clear.

Methods:

Searches were conducted in Medline and Embase for cinacalcet use in PHPT from induction to 10 April 2020. Articles and conferences abstracts describing the use of cinacalcet for PHPT in prospective or retrospective cohorts and randomized controlled trials restricted to English language only. We initially identified 1301 abstracts. Each article went extraction by two blinded authors on a structured proforma. Continuous outcomes were pooled with weight mean difference (WMD). Quality of included articles was assessed with Newcastle Ottwa Scale and Cochrane Risk of Bias 2.0.

Results:

Twenty-eight articles were included. Normalization rate of serum Ca levels was reported at 90% (CI: 0.82 to 0.96). Serum levels of Ca and PTH levels were significantly reduced (Ca, WMD: 1.647, CI: −1.922 to −1.371; PTH, WMD: −31.218, CI: −41.671 to −20.765) and phosphate levels significantly increased (WMD: 0.498, CI: 0.400 to 0.596) after cinacalcet therapy. The higher the baseline Ca levels, the greater Ca reduction with cinacalcet treatment. Age and gender did not modify the effect of cinacalcet on serum Ca levels.

Conclusion:

The results from the meta-analysis support the use of cinacalcet as an alternative or bridging therapy to treat hypercalcemia in people with PHPT.
Synthesis and electrochemical properties of LaMnO3 orthosized nanomaterial for supercapacitor applications
Authors: Ostafiychuk B. K. , Kolkovska H. M. , Yaremiy I. P. , Rachiy B. I. , Kolkovskyi P. I. , Ivanichok N. Ya. , Yaremiy S. I.
Published: July 2020

In this work, the perovskite LaMnO3 material has been prepared based on the sol-gel process of synthesis with the participation of combustion. According to the X-ray phase analysis, it was determined that the obtained material consists of LaMnO3 one phase (space group Pm-3m). Nevertheless, it has been determined that the average size of the coherent scattering region of the obtained material is about 24 nm. Moreover, the average particle size is 40-60 nm in case the approximation that the particles are spherical shape. Thus, it has been determined that the specific surface area of the material is 42.1 m2/g. The electrochemical investigations have been performed using nanosized LaMnO3 powder as a cathode material for electrochemical capacitors. The LaMnO3 material under research showed a specific capacity of 40 F/g at a discharge of up to 1V.
Thermodynamic investigations of the erbium tellurides by EMF method
Authors: Imamaliyeva S. Z. , Mehdiyeva I. F. , Taghiyev D. B. , Babanly M. B.
Published: July 2020

The work presents the results of a thermodynamic study of the Er-Te system by the method of electromotive forces (EMF) in the temperature range of 300-450 K. From the EMF measurements of the concentration cells relative to the Er and ErTe electrodes, the partial thermodynamic functions of ErTe and Er in the alloys are determined, based on which the standard thermodynamic formation functions and the standard entropies of the intermediate compounds ErTe3, Er2Te3, and ErTe are calculated. A comparative analysis of the obtained data with the literature is carried out.
Atomic Structure and Morphology of Fumed Silica
Authors: Myronyuk I. F. , Kotsyubynsky V. O. , Dmytrotsa T. V. , Soltys L. M. , Gun’ko V. M.
Published: July 2020

The comparative analysis of atomic structure and morphology of fumed silica nanoparticles prepared under different synthesis conditions are studied using TEM, FTIR, quantum chemistry, and low-temperature nitrogen adsorption methods. It was determined that the structure of amorphous silica nanoparticles is formed by branched chain-like clusters of the length of 0.6-2.4 nm that correspond to proto-particles or nuclei of nanoparticles. A linear part of the smallest clusters is consisted of two tetrahedra SiO4 with common oxygen atom and oppositely directed vertices. The inter-tetrahedral average angle of Si ‒ O ‒ Si bonds is about 180˚. It is shown that textural porosity of fumed silica powder depends on the initial degree of aggregation of nanoparticles. The average mesopores (1 nm < R < 25 nm) volume is in the rage of 0.26-0.60 cm3∙g-1 for materials pretreated at different temperatures. It is found out that the mean mesopores radius decreases from 34 nm to 10 nm with decreasing average size of silica nanoparticles. The micropores (R < 1 nm) contribution to the total pore volumes is small for all materials (0.003-0.029 cm3∙g-1).
Beneficios ¿podemos hablar de ello en el uso de los medios electrónicos como consecuencia del SARS-COV-2?
Authors: Suárez-Rivero David
Published: July 2020

En el presente artículo muestro que, como consecuencia del SARS-CoV-2, ha habido no solamente perjuicios, sino también beneficios, a saber: el incremento de confianza y responsabilidad por parte de los ciudadanos en los medios electrónicos, y la oportunidad que estos les han brindado de continuar su vida social, emocional y laboral en el confinamiento. Particularmente, sostengo que, aunque los medios electrónicos han sido usados en muchas ocasiones para crear miedo y control en la población, puede dárseles un uso diferente, el cual informe, responsabilice y establezca relaciones benéficas.
Pseudomicetoma dermatofítico en una gata persa: reporte de un caso en Costa Rica
Authors: Sandoval Salazar Natalia , Calderón-Hernández Alejandra , Mora Alfaro Karla , Unger Stephanie , Morales Juan A.
Published: July 2020

Se describe un caso de pseudomicetoma dermatofítico por Microsporum canis demostrado mediante histopatología con H&E, GMS y PAS, examen directo con KOH y cultivo micológico en un felino, persa, hembra, castrada, de 5 años, con historia de múltiples masas subcutáneas, indoloras y recidivantes en el dorso durante año y medio. Se trató con itraconazol durante cuatro meses, pero se suspendió por intolerancia al medicamento. La invasión a órganos internos se descartó mediante ultrasonido y citología.
La nación Ukamau: apropiaciones de la técnica cinematográfica y actuación indígena en La nación clandestina (1989)
Authors: NAHMAD RODRÍGUEZ ANA DANIELA NAHMAD RODRÍGUEZ
Published: July 2020

Desde sus orígenes, el Grupo Ukamau desencadenó el asombro de estudiosos, críticos e historiadores del cine y, desde luego, de cientos de espectadores a nivel mundial. En esos primeros momentos, la figura de Jorge Sanjinés eclipsó el panorama de la crítica y la historiografía del cine en la región, ya que sintetizó múltiples procesos estéticos de izquierda. Este trabajo problematiza la noción de «grupo», así como las reflexiones en torno a su producción. Muchos de los méritos estéticos de este colectivo fílmico no se deben a la creación individual sino a múltiples y complejos procesos de creación que se potenciaron por la autoría colectiva. La intención de este texto es complejizar, a través del desempeño actoral de Reynaldo Yujra, dicha relación en una de las obras más importantes del cine boliviano, La nación clandestina (Grupo Ukamau, 1989), donde se desplegó una incipiente práctica de indigenización de la mirada a través del plano secuencia integral.
El Gran Oriente de Italia y Argentina
Authors: Xoccato Demetrio
Published: July 2020

Este trabajo reconstruye los primeros años de la masonería italiana en Buenos Aires. La importante comunidad italiana en Argentina trajo el nacimiento de la logia Italia. Inesperadamente, esta obtiene el reconocimiento del Gran Oriente de Italia, lo que inicia un proceso de colonización masónica. A pesar de la masonería argentina y el frecuente paso de ‘hermanos’ y logias entre las Obediencias, la masonería italiana logra consolidarse, fundando, además un diario: Fascio Massonico Italiano (1891). La influencia masónica sobre la colonia italiana fue significativa, tanto que varias iniciativas filantrópicas fueron financiadas o administradas por las logias (el Hospital Italiano, por ejemplo).
Relaciones entre la masonería andaluza e hispanoamericana en la primera mitad del siglo XX
Authors: Ruiz Sánchez José Leonardo
Published: July 2020

Las relaciones entre la Masonería en Hispanoamérica y España no se circunscriben exclusivamente a las logias que desde el otro lado del Atlántico dependían de Obediencias españolas o a los masones que buscaron en su exilio acomodarse allí tras la guerra civil iniciada en 1936. En lo que se refiere a Andalucía, esas relaciones cuyas causas son muy distintas a las anteriores y existían desde comienzos del siglo XX.
La Santa Sede in Costa Rica 1870-1936
Authors: Sandí Morales José Aurelio
Published: July 2020

El investigador José Aurelio Sandí Morales ha defendido una Tesis doctoral, cuyo título es: “La Santa Sede in Costa Rica 1870-1936. Il rapporto politico-religioso e diplomatico tra il governo del Costa Rica, la gerarchia cattolica del Paese e la Santa Sede nel periodo liberale costaricano”, en la Universidad Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa en Italia, el 24 de enero de 2018. José Aurelio Sandí Morales nació en 1984 en Costa Rica.