bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of contact tracing on COVID-19 mortality: An impact evaluation using surveillance data from Colombia
Authors: Vecino-Ortiz Andres I. , Villanueva Congote Juliana , Zapata Bedoya Silvana , Cucunuba Zulma M.
Published: March 2021

Background

Contact tracing is a crucial part of the public health surveillance toolkit. However, it is labor-intensive and costly to carry it out. Some countries have faced challenges implementing contact tracing, and no impact evaluations using empirical data have assessed its impact on COVID-19 mortality. This study assesses the impact of contact tracing in a middle-income country, providing data to support the expansion and optimization of contact tracing strategies to improve infection control.

Methods

We obtained publicly available data on all confirmed COVID-19 cases in Colombia between March 2 and June 16, 2020. (N = 54,931 cases over 135 days of observation). As suggested by WHO guidelines, we proxied contact tracing performance as the proportion of cases identified through contact tracing out of all cases identified. We calculated the daily proportion of cases identified through contact tracing across 37 geographical units (32 departments and five districts). Further, we used a sequential log-log fixed-effects model to estimate the 21-days, 28-days, 42-days, and 56-days lagged impact of the proportion of cases identified through contact tracing on daily COVID-19 mortality. Both the proportion of cases identified through contact tracing and the daily number of COVID-19 deaths are smoothed using 7-day moving averages. Models control for the prevalence of active cases, second-degree polynomials, and mobility indices. Robustness checks to include supply-side variables were performed.

Results

We found that a 10 percent increase in the proportion of cases identified through contact tracing is related to COVID-19 mortality reductions between 0.8% and 3.4%. Our models explain between 47%-70% of the variance in mortality. Results are robust to changes of specification and inclusion of supply-side variables.

Conclusion

Contact tracing is instrumental in containing infectious diseases. Its prioritization as a surveillance strategy will substantially impact reducing deaths while minimizing the impact on the fragile economic systems of lower and middle-income countries. This study provides lessons for other LMIC.
Attention based GRU-LSTM for software defect prediction
Authors: Munir Hafiz Shahbaz , Ren Shengbing , Mustafa Mubashar , Siddique Chaudry Naeem , Qayyum Shazib
Published: March 2021

Software defect prediction (SDP) can be used to produce reliable, high-quality software. The current SDP is practiced on program granular components (such as file level, class level, or function level), which cannot accurately predict failures. To solve this problem, we propose a new framework called DP-AGL, which uses attention-based GRU-LSTM for statement-level defect prediction. By using clang to build an abstract syntax tree (AST), we define a set of 32 statement-level metrics. We label each statement, then make a three-dimensional vector and apply it as an automatic learning model, and then use a gated recurrent unit (GRU) with a long short-term memory (LSTM). In addition, the Attention mechanism is used to generate important features and improve accuracy. To verify our experiments, we selected 119,989 C/C++ programs in Code4Bench. The benchmark tests cover various programs and variant sets written by thousands of programmers. As an evaluation standard, compared with the state evaluation method, the recall, precision, accuracy and F1 measurement of our well-trained DP-AGL under normal conditions have increased by 1%, 4%, 5%, and 2% respectively.
Evaluation of counting methods for monitoring populations of a cryptic alpine passerine, the rock wren (Passeriformes, Acanthisittidae, Xenicus gilviventris)
Authors: Monks Joanne M. , O’Donnell Colin F. J. , Greene Terry C. , Weston Kerry A.
Published: March 2021

Developing and validating methods to determine trends in populations of threatened species is essential for evaluating the effectiveness of conservation interventions. For cryptic species inhabiting remote environments, this can be particularly challenging. Rock wrens,Xenicus gilviventris, are small passerines endemic to the alpine zone of southern New Zealand. They are highly vulnerable to predation by introduced mammalian predators. Establishing a robust, cost-effective monitoring tool to evaluate population trends in rock wrens is a priority for conservation of both the species and, more broadly, as part of a suite of indicators for evaluating effectiveness of management in New Zealand’s alpine ecosystems. We assessed the relative accuracy and precision of three population estimation techniques (mark-resight, distance sampling and simple counts on line transects) for two populations of rock wrens in the Southern Alps over six breeding seasons (2012–2018). The performance of these population estimators was compared to known rock wren population size derived from simultaneous territory mapping. Indices of abundance derived from counts on transects were correlated with territory mapping at both study areas, and performed better than either mark-resight methods or distance sampling. Simple counts on standardised line transects are a highly cost-effective method of monitoring birds because they do not require banding a population. As such, we recommend that line transect counts using the design outlined in this paper be adopted as a standard method for long-term monitoring of rock wren populations. Although species-specific testing is required to validate use of low-cost population indices, our results may have utility for the monitoring of other cryptic passerines in relatively open habitats.
Recognizing species as a new focus of virus research
Authors: Gorbalenya Alexander E. , Siddell Stuart G.
Published: March 2021

Species taxa are the units of taxonomy most suited to measure virus diversity, and they account for more than 70% of all virus taxa. Yet, as evidenced by the content of GenBank entries and illustrated by the recent literature on SARS-CoV-2, they are the most neglected taxa of virus research. To correct this disparity, we propose to make species taxa a first choice for communicating virus taxonomy in publications concerning viruses. We see it as a key step toward promoting research on diverse viruses, including pathogens, at this fundamental level of biology.
Cinema and the mask of capital: Labour debates in the Malayalam film industry
Authors: Mini Darshana Sreedhar
Published: March 2021

Labour discourses in the film industry are often couched in the language of ‘welfare’ and an effort to maintain harmony among different filmmaking sectors. But such arrangements do not proffer equal participation or bargaining rights to everyone in the industry. Focusing on the Malayalam language film industry based in Kerala, this article examines how the film industry’s apprenticeship and unpaid labour arrangements affect below-the-line labour and less influential job profiles on a film set. In corollary, I also explore how labour and bargaining rights are conceptualized differently by film organizations based on their ideological positions. Using a mixed-methods approach, including media ethnography and interviews with members of different trade guilds who form part of Malayalam cinema’s professional, technical and service sectors, I demonstrate how structural inequalities in the film industry are overlooked while the cine-worker’s agency is co-opted by a neoliberal system that masquerades as welfare.
Shanta Apte’s Jau Mi Cinemat?
Authors: Wani Aarti
Published: March 2021

Jau Mi Cinemat? written by Shanta Apte (1916–64), a prominent singer–actress with a career spanning nearly three decades in the Marathi film industry, has only recently come to the critical attention of film scholars. A translation of the book will be a valued addition to the archive of film and gender studies. With a view to making a beginning in that direction, this piece contextualizes the book followed by a translation of two of its chapters.
Compactness of 𝑀-uniform domains and optimal thermal insulation problems
Authors: Du Hengrong , Li Qinfeng , Wang Changyou
Published: March 2021

In this paper, we will consider an optimal shape problem of heat insulation introduced by [D. Bucur, G. Buttazzo and C. Nitsch, Two optimization problems in thermal insulation,Notices Amer. Math. Soc.64(2017), 8, 830–835]. We will establish the existence of optimal shapes in the class of 𝑀-uniform domains. We will also show that balls are stable solutions of the optimal heat insulation problem.
Design and analysis of highly nonlinear, low dispersion AlGaAs-based photonic crystal fiber
Authors: Kiroriwal Monika , Singal Poonam
Published: March 2021

An AlGaAs based standard photonic crystal fiber structure is reported for low dispersive nonlinear optics applications. By employing a finite element solver with perfectly matched layer boundary condition, the key propagation characteristics are investigated over a broad wavelength span (1–5 μm) by taking the different air filling fraction values. The proposed work provides an effective fundamental mode area of 7.30 μm2 with nonlinearity in the order of 8.325 W−1m−1 at a low absorption wavelength of 1.55 μm and zero-dispersion wavelength close to 3 μm.
The online processing of causal and concessive discourse connectives
Authors: Köhne-Fuetterer Judith , Drenhaus Heiner , Delogu Francesca , Demberg Vera
Published: March 2021

While there is a substantial amount of evidence for language processing being a highly incremental and predictive process, we still know relatively little about how top-down discourse based expectations are combined with bottom-up information such as discourse connectives. The present article reports on three experiments investigating this question using different methodologies (visual world paradigm and ERPs) in two languages (German and English). We find support for highly incremental processing of causal and concessive discourse connectives, causing anticipation of upcoming material. Our visual world study shows that anticipatory looks depend on the discourse connective; furthermore, the German ERP study revealed an N400 effect on a gender-marked adjective preceding the target noun, when the target noun was inconsistent with the expectations elicited by the combination of context and discourse connective. Moreover, our experiments reveal that the facilitation of downstream material based on earlier connectives comes at the cost of reversing original expectations, as evidenced by a P600 effect on the concessive relative to the causal connective.
Theoretical research of the medical U-type optical fiber sensor covered by the gold nanoparticles
Authors: Luo Ying-Jie , Wu Shao-Yi , Zhu Qin-Sheng , Li Xiao-Yu , Li Yong-Xin , Zhao De-Shuang
Published: March 2021

Previous studies of the gold-nanoparticles-covered U-type medical optical fiber sensor with millimeter size were mainly confined to the experimental aspect, while the corresponding theoretical studies were only for bare fibers based on geometrical optics or those for micron level photonic crystal fibers based on wave optics. Combining wave and geometrical optics, the gold-nanoparticles-covered U-type optical fiber sensor was simulated with millimeter size. The localized surface plasmon resonance absorption peak near 540 nm is obtained in the simulation, very close to that (≈560 nm) of the experimental value for the gold nanoparticles of 37 nm size. Compared with the refractive index (RI) sensitivity (≈7.10/RIU) for the plain, U-type optical fiber (≈43.50/RIU) exhibits more than 610% enhancement in the gold-nanoparticles-covered sample. Present studies would be helpful to the further simulation and design for various noble metal nanoparticles covered optical fiber sensors with different shapes.
High Prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder Among Psychiatric Inpatients Admitted for Suicidality
Authors: Gregory Robert , Sperry Susan D. , Williamson Daniel , Kuch-Cecconi Rachael , Spink Garry L.
Published: March 2021

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with high risk of suicidality and high rates of health care utilization; however, the prevalence and characteristics of BPD among inpatients admitted for suicidality are unknown. In the present study of 72 adult psychiatric inpatients admitted for suicide risk, BPD was highly prevalent (n = 31; 43.1%), but 68% were misdiagnosed by admitting providers. Compared to patients without BPD, those with BPD were significantly younger, were prescribed more psychiatric medications, were more depressed, and had greater suicide ideation. Patients with BPD were also three times as likely to be readmitted to a psychiatric hospital at 30, 90, and 180 days postdischarge for an average of almost 9 days of inpatient care per patient for the first 180 days. In this sample, BPD was highly prevalent, underdiagnosed, and associated with frequent readmissions, findings that highlight the importance of improved recognition and access to specialized treatments.
Investigating the Transdiagnostic Value of Subjective Emptiness
Authors: Konjusha Arta , Hopwood Christopher J. , Price Adrian L. , Masuhr Oliver , Zimmermann Johannes
Published: March 2021

It is common for people with mental health problems to report feelings of emptiness. However, the association of subjective emptiness with specific disorders and its unique role within dimensional taxonomies of personality pathology is not well understood. The present study assesses the transdiagnostic value of subjective emptiness using a recently developed self-report measure in a mixed sample of 157 participants. The authors investigated the associations of emptiness with clinically relevant variables, including borderline personality disorder symptoms, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. Subjective emptiness showed strong positive relationships with all criteria. Regression models controlling for impairments of personality functioning, maladaptive personality traits, and current symptom distress supported the incremental validity of emptiness for specific disorder constructs and suicidality. These findings indicate that emptiness represents a facet of psychopathology that can be particularly useful for the classification of mental disorders, and in particular internalizing disorders involving self-dysfunction and detachment.
Surgical Management of Intraoperative Aortic Dissection in Type 3 Loeys-Dietz Syndrome with MYH11 Co-Mutation
Authors: Yoneyama Fumiya , Kato Hideyuki , Mathis Bryan , Hiramatsu Yuji
Published: March 2021

A 57-year-old female with Loeys-Dietz syndrome type 3 and MYH11 gene mutation underwent unexpected intraoperative ascending aortic dissection and subsequent rapid progression of the aortic arch dissecting aneurysm. Intra-surgical contingency plans with regard to aortic dissection and aneurysm should be considered for Loeys-Dietz syndrome, especially with comorbid mutations.
The Mental Strategies of Surgeons: A Primer – Part II
Authors: Tribble Curt
Published: March 2021

In this two part essay, we have addressed the mental skills and strategies of surgeons that students interested in a career in Surgery and residents training in this realm should have or acquire during their trajectories on their career paths. In Part I of this treatise, we covered the concepts of foundations, the hardy personality, preparation, and decision making. In Part II, we will address the concepts of vision, awareness and focus, reflection and analysis, leadership, and independence.
First record of the terrestrial amphipod, Talitroides alluaudi (Chevreux, 1896) (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Brevitalitridae), from Japan
Authors: Takahashi Tomoyuki , Sawada Naoto , Nakano Takafumi
Published: March 2021

We report Talitroides alluaudi (Chevreux, 1896) from Miyako Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Although this terrestrial amphipod is distributed worldwide, including Indo-Pacific islands, Europe, and North and South America, the present specimens represent the first record of this species from Japanese islands. The cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequence of a Miyako Island specimen was unique compared with the known COI sequences from Taiwanese and Bermudan populations.
KONSERVASI PREVENTIF TERHADAP KOLEKSI DI PERPUSTAKAAN POLITEKNIK KELAUTAN DAN PERIKANAN SIDOARJO
Authors: Mardiah Mardiah
Published: March 2021

ABSTRAKSalah satu bagian penting dari kegiatan pelestarian bahan perpustakaan adalah konservasi preventif. Konservasi preventif merupakan tindakan yang bertujuan untuk mencegah kerusakan bahan perpustakaan yang disebabkan oleh lingkungan, biota, manusia, dan bencana. Konservasi preventif memungkinkan bahan perpustakaan menjadi lebih awetdan terawat sehingga menghemat biaya perbaikan dan juga pengadaan. Bahan pustaka yang awet dan terawat tentu indah dipandang dan juga tidak berdampak buruk bagi kesehatan. Upaya untuk melakukan konservasi preventif terhadap bahan pustaka didukung oleh berbagai hal, di antaranya adalah: gedung yang representative untuk perpustakaan, sarana prasarana pendukung, pengetahuan dan perilaku pustakawan/staf perpustakaan dan pengguna perpustakaan, serta yang tidak kalah penting adalah dana. Penelitian yang dilaksanakan di Perpustakaan Politeknik Kelautan dan Perikanan Sidoarjo ini menggunakan metode observasi dan wawancara. Teknik observasi yang digunakan adalah partisipasi lengkap (complete participation) yakni dalam melakukan pengumpulan data peneliti sudah terlibat sepenuhnya terhadapapa yang dilakukan sumber data. Sumber data primernya adalah staf perpustakaan. Dari hasil penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa konservasi preventif terhadap koleksi atau bahan perpustakaan di perpustakaan Politeknik Kelautan dan Perikanan Sidoarjo telah dilaksanakan namun belum optimal. Belum lengkapnya sarana pendukung serta beberapa cara penanganan yang salah terhadap bahan perpustakaan/koleksi yang menyebabkan belum optimalnya kegiatankonservasi preventif.ABSTRACTOne important part of the conservation of library materials is preventive conservation. Preventive conservation is anaction aimed at preventing damage to library materials caused by the environment, biota, human, and disaster. Preventiveconservation allows library materials to be more durable and maintained so as to save the cost of repairs andprocurement. Durable and maintained library materials will be not only beautifully seen but also good for health. Attemptsto perform preventive conservation of library materials are supported by several factors, among which are: representativebuilding for the library, supporting infrastructure, knowledge and behavior of librarian / library staff and library users, and noless important is funding. The research conducted at Sidoarjo Polytechnic of Marine and Fisheries library uses observationand interview methods. Observation techniques used are complete participation that is in data collection, the researcherhas engaged fully over what data sources committed. The primary data source is the library staff. From the result it canbe concluded that the preventive conservation of library collection at Sidoarjo Polytechnic of Marine and Fisheries libraryhas been implemented but not yet optimal. Incomplete facilities, and some incorrect ways of handling of library collectioncauses poor preventive conservation activities.
PERAN HUMAS DALAM MEMBANGUN EKSISTENSI POLITEKNIK KELAUTAN DAN PERIKANAN PANGANDARAN
Authors: Puadah Papa samrotul
Published: March 2021

Humas merupakan ujung tombak dalam menyampaikan informasi kegiatan yang dilaksanakan, dan program kerja pada suatu institusi. Selain itu, humas sebagai corong atau sumber informasi, yang dituntut kemampuannya dalam menghadapi tantangan dan perubahan zaman yang sangat cepat terutama menghadapi perkembangan teknologi, informasi dan komunikasi. Humas memiliki peranan penting dalam menyampaikan informasi pada khalayak umum. Selain itu humas di tuntut untuk menguasai teknologi informasi dan komunikasi, termasuk di dalamnya media sosial sehingga dapat mengetahui informasi yang sedang ramai dibicarakan. Peran kehumasan dalam membangun eksistensi Politeknik Kelautan dan Perikanan Pangandaran diharapkan dapat memenuhi kebutuhan informasi dan tututan masyarakat. Humas sebagai perpanjangan tangan dari sebuah institusi diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi terhadap eksistensinya Politeknik Kelautan dan Perikanan Pangandaran.Public Relations is the spearhead in conveying information on activities carried out, and work programs at an instituation. In addition, public relations as a mouthpiece or source of information, wich is demanded for its ability to face the challengs and changing time very quickly, especially, facing the development of technology, information and communication. Public Relation has an important role in conveying information to the general public. In addition, public relations are demaded to master information and communication technology, including social media do they can find out information that is being talked about. The role of public reations in building the existence of Pangandaran Marine and Fisheries polytechnic is expected to meet the needs of information and public demands. Public Relations ans an extension of an instituation are expected to contribute to the existence of of Pangandaran Marine and Fisheries polytechnic.
Qualidade dos registros no relatório de anestesia utilizado no bloco cirúrgico de um hospital terciário de Porto Alegre- RS
Authors: Araújo Maristênia Machado , Araújo Maristela Machado , Pedroso Fleming Salvador , Mascarenhas Marcello Ávila
Published: March 2021

Introdução: A complexidade dos procedimentos clínicos cirúrgicos e do diagnóstico, realizados no bloco cirúrgico, com o uso de diversos fármacos, torna-se imprescindível a existência de um registro adequado. Objetivo: Foi avaliar a qualidade dos registros em relatórios de anestesia utilizados no bloco cirúrgico de um hospital terciário.Metodologia: Para isso foi analisado o preenchimento dos relatórios de anestesia (RA), documento que acompanha o paciente desde seu acesso ao bloco cirúrgico até a completa recuperação. A pesquisa é caracterizada como quantitativa e exploratória, onde foram analisados 437 documentos. Resultado: A maioria das cirurgias (57%) foi demédia duração, predominando os pacientes do sexo feminino na faixa etária de 60 anos ou mais. Foram constatadas falhas no preenchimento de mais de 90% dos RA. As informações mais abordadas são as que registram o transcorrer da cirurgia como a técnica anestésica e tipo de cirurgia em 99% dos documentos, porém evidenciou-se reduzidaavaliação pré-anestésica, fato que pode comprometer a qualidade da assistência ao paciente. Entretanto, observa-se que outras questões foram levantadas, como o uso de documentos preexistentes, sem reformulação e orientações para profissionais. Conclusão: Assim o estudo sugere novas pesquisas, como a análise do RA pelos profissionais que o utilizam, no sentido de identificar informações excessivas, inadequadas ou desnecessárias, e, consequentemente,a adequação e efetividade desse instrumento de comunicação.
Interaction of Verbal and Non-Verbal Elements in Educational Comics
Authors: Iakovleva Viktoria
Published: March 2021

The article describes the mechanisms of interaction between two sign systems – the verbal and non-verbal ones, exemplified by a German-language historical comics which we regard as a type of creolized text. It is revealed that the non-verbal components of the comics that are interacting with the verbal contents are aimed at the transfer of knowledge, thus stimulating the interest of the recipient and permanently fix in his mind the visual image of the events depicted in the comics. The purpose of the research is to study the mutual influence of verbal and non-verbal components which creates the circumstances for visual quickcomprehension by the recipient of the information transmitted. The peculiarities of interconnection between verbal and non-verbal components of a creolized text are considered at semantic, semantic-and-linguistic, and semantic-and-compositional levels. Factual information is noted to be expressed by means of verbal components, while time and place reference is communicated non-verbally. It is established that paragraphemic elements of different types (syngraphemic, supragraphemic, topographemic) perform an essential role in transmitting information. The author analyzes compositional-and-spatial elements of historical comics, such as layout and number of pictures, and identifies their functions of attracting attention to significant events, retarding the tempo of depicted actions. The colour coding in comics is shown to be semantically significant, as it introduces different time periods without additional verbal comments.
In Memory of Novikova Elena Cheslavovna
Authors: Of Pediatricians of Russia Union
Published: March 2021

11 января 2021 г. в возрасте 97 лет оборвалась жизнь выдающегося ученого-педиатра, государственного и общественного деятеля, заслуженного деятеля науки РСФСР, почетного члена Союза педиатров России Елены Чеславовны Новиковой.
Luria in Kisegach. Part 2
Authors: Akhutina Tatiana , Pylaeva Natalia
Published: March 2021

This is the second part of the article on the work and life of A. R. Luria in Kisegach, which presents the unique document The Work Diary. This notebook was used by him for daily records of patient studies. It is kept in the family archive of Luria. Comments on the Diary are written on the basis of his autobiographical book (Luria A. R., 1982; Cole, Levitin, & Luria, 2006); the memoirs of his daughter, Elena Luria, in her book about her father (Luria E. A., 1994); as well as the memoirs of his colleagues. This part of the article publishes entries in the Diary from March 15 to November 13, 1942. The introduction to the records tells about the scientist's colleagues who worked with him in the hospital. These are such well-known psychologists as B. V. Zeigarnik, A. V. Zaporozhets, S. Ya. Rubinstein, E. S. Bein, O. P. Kaufman. The article explains the reason for the myth that during the war A. V. Zaporozhets worked only in the hospital in Kaurovka under the supervision of A. N. Leontiev. In this regard, we are talking about the Kharkov School of Psychology, the areas of work of L. S. Vygotsky, A. R. Luria and A. N. Leontiev in the years 1932-1934. In general, the article shows the intensive practical and theoretical work of the scientists in Kisegach hospital.
Static and seismic bearing capacity of shallow strip foundations on slopes
Authors: Casablanca Orazio , Biondi Giovanni , Cascone Ernesto , Filippo Giuseppe Di
Published: March 2021

In this paper the static and seismic values of bearing capacity factors for shallow strip foundations adjacent to slopes have been evaluated using the method of characteristics, accounting, through the pseudo-static approach, for the effect of horizontal and vertical inertia forces arising in the soil and transmitted by the superstructure. Differently from most of the available studies, the effect of the inertia forces in the soil, due to the seismic wave propagation, and the effect of inertia forces acting in the superstructure, due to the structural seismic response, are dealt with independently. It was also demonstrated that the above-mentioned effects can be superimposed without significant error. Original empirical formulas and, in some cases, closed-form solutions, have been provided to calculate bearing capacity factors or suitable corrective coefficients which allow accounting for slope inclination and for horizontal and vertical seismic accelerations in the soil and in the superstructure. The proposed solutions, obtained assuming Hill's and Prandtl's failure mechanisms, have been checked against those obtained through finite-element analyses and compared with results already available in the literature.
Contextualisation de l’expression orale en continu
Authors: Arslangul Arnaud
Published: March 2021

Les enseignants expérimentés possèdent une grande compétence dans le traitement des difficultés que rencontrent les apprenants aux niveaux phonétique, lexical ou grammatical. Mais lors de la production orale en continu, les apprenants doivent faire face à certains problèmes qui appartiennent à un autre niveau, celui de la conceptualisation du message, c’est-à-dire le choix de « que dire », plutôt que de « comment dire ». Pour discuter cette question, nous allons tout d’abord présenter un modèle de production langagière qui traite de la relation entre les niveaux conceptuel et linguistique. Nous donnerons ensuite des exemples concrets de ces difficultés avec les résultats d’études expérimentales portant sur l’acquisition d’une langue étrangère, le chinois, par des apprenants francophones. Nous parlerons de la sélection et de la linéarisation de l’information, de l’attribution d’un statut d’accessibilité aux référents, d’une structure informationnelle et de l’assignation d’une perspective. Ces études présentent un point commun, elles utilisent toutes des supports visuels complexes pour faire produire un discours. Nous avançons l’idée que cette dimension textuelle contrôlée fournit les conditions nécessaires à l’apprenant pour développer des compétences linguistiques difficiles à entraîner par ailleurs.
Le BCMS (bosniaque, croate, monténégrin, serbe)
Authors: PETROVIC Marijana
Published: March 2021

La Serbie est l’un des pays les plus multiculturels des Balkans, puisqu’au final, seuls les deux tiers de la population sont « Serbes », les autres étant issus de minorités ethniques - et donc souvent linguistiques - diverses. Issue de l’ex-Yugoslavie, la Serbie est composée de la Serbie restreinte, et d’une province autonome, la Voïvodine : les législations ne sont pas les mêmes selon les régions. Ainsi, la Voïvodine est-elle une province où la législation concernant les langues et l’une des plus ouvertes au monde, tandis qu’en Serbie restreinte, la non législation, jusqu’à une période récente, a permis au final et de façon paradoxale, de sauvegarder aussi les langues. C’est ce paradoxe qui m’intéressera dans ce papier concernant la diversité des langues d’une part, et la variation linguistique d’autre part : on reconnait le droit à l’autre de parler une langue autre, tandis que le serbe doit lui, obéir au standard.
Comparison of Career Decision Difficulties: Reviewed Based On Gender and Its Affecting Aspects
Authors: Fatimah Siti
Published: March 2021

This article reviews the results of a descriptive analytical study of the career decision making profile of guidance and counseling students at IKIP Siliwangi by applying the career decision difficulty questionnaire from Itamar Gati et al. The subjects in this study were 170 students. The results of this study are to examine the students’ difficulties in making career decisions related to: (1). lack of knowledge about the steps involved in the career decision making process; (2). lack of information about self (3). lack of information about the type of work; (4). lack of information about how to obtain additional information. The data obtained are tabulated and analyzed to get the results of the statistical description. The result of data analysis found that the level of students difficultues in making career decision categorized moderate.  The statistical test on differences of difficulty of career decision making based on gender showed that male students are more difficult in making career decisions.
Eclectic Hermeneutic Method: A Philosophical Study
Authors: Habsy Bakhrudin All
Published: March 2021

The method of Eclectic hermeneutics is one type of qualitative research aimed at understanding and interpreting literalism in depth and making appropriate articulation as the capture and interpretation of meanings based on the elements, as well as understanding the elements based on the overall meaning. The eclectic hermeneutics method is a methodological procedure for the practice of the interpretation of literalism of the fourth level which reaches reflexive or quadri hermeneutics interpretation and interpretation. By applying the eclectic hermeneutic method, the understanding and interpretation of networks of meaning or structure of literalism symbols can be broad, flexible, wise, inclusive, contextual, actual, open-ended system, humanistic, transformative, liberative and emancipatory based on awareness, depth of understanding intersubjective and clarity of interpretation of the interpreter of the focus and purpose of research. This study aims to foster and restore the sophistication of hermeneutics at its base as a scientific method in understanding and interpreting the literary traditions in various cultures.
FORMATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND LAYOUT AS AN ALTERNATIVE OF LAND CONSOLIDATION
Authors: POPOV Andriy , MOVCHAN Serhii , KOLOMIIETS Serhii , LEZHENKIN Ivan
Published: March 2021

The lack of a national strategy (program) for land consolidation, which would be integrated into the country’s land policy, led to the adoption in 2018 of the Law of Ukraine № 2498-VIII “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine in Respect of the Issue of Collective Ownership of Land, Improvement of Agricultural Land Use Rules, Prevention of Raidership and Stimulation of Irrigation in Ukraine”. This law is designed to solve the existing problems of land use concerning the rational use of land parcels. However, the principles declared by the relevant law have not gained practical application to this day. The purpose of the article is to analyse the procedure for the formation of the agricultural land layout to ensure the rational use of land through the exchange of rights of use as an alternative to land consolidation. A detailed analysis of the Law № 2498-VIII allowed to develop an algorithm for the formation of the agricultural land layout with the purpose to exchange of land parcels and their rights of use. This has allowed approaching the solution of the set problem in a more structured and comprehensive way. It has been established that the permitted exchange of land parcels and rights of use within the agricultural land layout is not a land consolidation either in the classical or in any other sense. An analysis of the legal provisions of Law № 2498-VIII has revealed their inconsistency with the “Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security” and best international practice on land consolidation. The existing obstacles to the implementation of the legislation on improving the rules of land use in the agricultural land layout have been found out. Three key causes of their occurrence (technical, legal and organizational) have been identified.
Mendeley y APA: cómo utilizar Mendeley para redactar la bibliografía en formato APA 7th: nivel básico
Authors: García-Casado María-del-Mar
Published: March 2021

Manual básico sobre la utilización conjunta del programa de gestión de referencias bibliográficas Mendeley y las normas de citación de la American Psychological Association (APA 7th)
Smart University: A University In the Technological Age
Authors: Mbombo Anne Bakupa , Cavus Nadire
Published: March 2021

All universities have changed their visions because of developments in the advancement of education and other disciplines which are generally legitimately linked to global education reforms. The learning arena is gradually influenced by technological advances such as e-learning, IoT etc. which are rapidly and absolutely changing the way educators provide instruction and teach students. A Smart University is a university that uses technological innovation within its organization to accomplish its mission. This research focuses on the concept of a Smart University that incorporates within it the concept of big data and elearning, while showing its impact on teachers, learners and the educational institute in general.
A Systematic Design Approach in Building Digitalization Services Supporting Infrastructure
Authors: Petrov Pavel , Radev Mihail , Dimitrov Georgi , Pasat Adrian , Buevich Alexander
Published: March 2021

The creation of an efficient digital infrastructure is a prerequisite for the successful operation of any digital service with a high degree of complexity. In the best case, the organization of information processes should be based on the best practices in the construction of digital infrastructure, which allows the future development. With increasing the level of integration of digitalization with daily company activities, it is necessary to pay more attention to the problems of ensuring the continuity of digitalization processes. There are a lot of methods that have been developed to select the best of multiple options, each of which evaluated on the base of multiple criteria. In this research the usage of one of them is proposed as most suitable for taking decisions on building digital infrastructure for digitalization services.
The Influence of Generation X and Y Employees on Modern Cities
Authors: Kam Aygun , Trippner‑Hrabi Justyna
Published: March 2021

The employee profile in the business world is becoming increasingly diverse. This change shows that the working population structure of cities has also diversified. The entry of different generation members into business life may mean that they have different perspectives and expectations for the organisations they work for. The main aim of the paper is to investigate the importance of the influence of the characteristics of Generation X and Y employees on professional and urban life. From this perspective, a study was carried out on 235 white‑collar employees working in service, sales and marketing businesses in the private sector in Istanbul in order to investigate the effects of Generation X and Y employee characteristics on working and urban life. The data were obtained in the course of a quantitative study carried out by means of an interview questionnaire using the CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interview) technique. According to the literature, the entry of different generation members into business life means that they have different perspectives and expectations for the organisations and cities they work for. However, our research shows the completely opposite view that members of different generations do not have different characteristics and expectations.
Anne Bebek Temas Engelleri Ölçeği (ABTEÖ): Geliştirilmesi ve Psikometrik Özelliklerinin İncelenmesi
Authors: KÖMÜRCÜ AKİK Burcu , BATIGÜN Ayşegül Durak
Published: March 2021

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Anne Bebek Temas Engelleri Ölçeği (ABTEÖ)’ni geliştirmek ve ölçeğin geçerlik ve güvenirliğini incelemektir. Çalışma, erken ve zamanında doğum yapan annelerden oluşan iki ayrı örneklem grubuyla yürütülmüştür. Açımlayıcı faktör analizinin ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizinin gerçekleştirildiği örneklem grubunu yaşları 19-43 (Ort. = 30.33, SS. = 4.00) arasında değişen 238 kadın oluşturmuştur. Ölçeğin ikinci doğrulayıcı faktör analizinin gerçekleştirildiği diğer örneklem ise 18-43 (Ort. = 30.12, SS. = 4.96) yaş arasında 194 kadını içermektedir. Çalışmada ABTEÖ’nün yanı sıra, Depresyon Stres Anksiyete Ölçeği (DASÖ), Connor-Davidson Psikolojik Sağlamlık Ölçeği (CDPSÖ) ve Maternal Bağlanma Ölçeği (MBÖ) kullanılmıştır. Yapılan açımlayıcı faktör analizinde, “Doğum Sonrası Fiziksel Temas Engelleri”, “Anne Bebek İlişki ve Uyum Zorlukları”, “Doğuma İlişkin Olumsuz Deneyimler”, ve “Doğum Sonrası İlk Temasa İlişkin Olumlu Duygular” olmak üzere dört faktör elde edilmiştir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizlerinin sonuçları elde edilen model uyum indekslerinin kabul edilebilir sınırlar içinde olduğunu ve ölçeğin geçerlik ve güvenirlik değerlerinin yeterli olduğunu göstermiştir. Sonuç olarak, ABTEÖ’nün ülkemizde yürütülen anne-bebek sağlığı alanındaki çalışmalarda kullanılabilecek yeterli psikometrik özelliklere sahip nitelikte bir ölçek olduğu gösterilmiştir.
Sharenting Eyleminin Psikolojik Açıdan Değerlendirilmesi: Türk ve İngiliz Annelerinin Karşılaştırılması
Authors: GÜNÜÇ Selim
Published: March 2021

The concept of “Sharenting” can be examined within the scope of negative parenting or abuse of parenting. Sharenting is a neology deriving from “sharing” and “parenting” and refers to parents’ over-sharing of photos, videos, stories and any information regarding their children aged under 18 years on social media. The purpose of the present study was to explore the views of Turkish and British mothers about their sharenting on social media. In order to examine this, a qualitative research method was applied. The study was carried out with the mothers (65 Turkish and British mothers, respectively) of children aged under twelve years who attended elementary schools in the cities of İzmir (Turkey) and Nottingham (UK). Research data were collected via face-to-face semi-structured interviews with the mothers in both countries and content analysis was applied. In the study, although some differences regarding sharenting between two cultures, the results showed that similar themes based on dynamics of technology have similar effects on societies or mothers. Finally, the reasons of sharenting and their views about sharenting were discussed and It was concluded that mothers should be aware of the information they share about their children.
CRER E SABER NA EDUCAÇÃO
Authors: Fonseca Anna Paula Mesquita
Published: March 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo exortar profissionais da área da Educação para a reflexão sobre sua prática. O processo de aprendizagem é tema de inúmeras pesquisas científicas com abordagens psicológicas, neurológicas e metodológicas. Esta, porém, trata-se de uma abordagem filosófica. Como o aluno aprende? Eloquência, boa retórica, argumentação e oratória por parte do professor são suficientes para uma aprendizagem eficaz? Perguntar a si mesmo se o aluno aprendeu ou simplesmente acreditou em suas palavras é o início desta reflexão, que não se esgota neste presente texto. Saber e crer inseridos em aspectos educacionais precisam necessariamente ser antagônicos, ou há possibilidade de aproximação? Acaso não cremos em tudo o que pensamos saber? Acaso a sabedoria não deve se sobrepor ao simples “acreditar”? Ao estudarmos este assunto com pouca dose de reflexão, há o risco de confiarmos abundantemente em nossas palavras dotadas de erudição em detrimento do papel do aluno de acreditar no que lhe é ensinado.
What is the role of non-disclosure agreements in settling sexual harassment cases in the workplace, and should their use be limited further?
Authors: Almond Lydia , Hamilton Neave , Hayat Nighat , McKenna Sophie
Published: March 2021

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Perception of COVID-19 Vaccination Amongst Physicians in Colombia, January 2021
Authors: Alvarado-Socarras Jorge L. , Vesga-Varela Andrea Liliana , Quintero-Lesmes Doris Cristina , Fama-Pereira Marcela M. , Serrano-Diaz Norma C. , Vasco Mauricio , Carballo-Zarate Virgil , Zambrano Lysien I. , Paniz-Mondolfi Alberto , Rodriguez-Morales Alfonso J.
Published: March 2021

Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the need for developing rapidly effective and safety vaccines to prevent infection, particularly in those at-risk populations such as medical personnel. The objective of this study was to assess perception of COVID-19 vaccination amongst Colombian physicians featuring two different sceneries of COVID-19 vaccination. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out through an online survey, directed at medical staff in several cities in Colombia. The percentage of physicians who have a positive perception to be vaccinated and the associated factors that determine that decision were determined. A binomial regression analysis adjusted for age and sex was carried out, taking as a dependent variable the acceptance of free vaccination with an effectiveness of 60 and 80%. The most significant factors were determined in the non-acceptance of vaccination. Results: Between 77.1% and 90.8% of physicians in Colombia, accept COVID-19 vaccination, according to the scenario evaluated where the effectiveness of the vaccine was 60 or 80%, respectively. Medical specialty, have ever paid for a vaccine, recommend administrating the vaccine to their parents or people over 70 years and dispense the vaccine to their children were the factors to be vaccinated for free with an effectiveness of 60% and 80%. Conclusions: There is a high perception of the intention to vaccinate physicians in Colombia against COVID-19. But it is very similar to that of the general population, according to results reported in other studies.
Performance Enhancement Techniques for Patch Antennas of Small Satellites
Authors: Yoon Zizung , Mayank Mayank , Stoll Enrico
Published: March 2021

Patch antennas are compact, less complex, planar structures and therefore, widely used in small satellite missions for telecommand, data link, and intersatellite link, particularly in S- band and X- band. Improved performance of these patch antennas in terms of gain and compactness will di-rectly affect the communication efficiency of small satellite missions. Especially the coming IoT (Internet of Things) constellations require high gain and efficient antenna arrays. An optimization of single patch antenna elements is an important cornerstone for the missions. Therefore, the ef-fects of various antenna enhancement techniques, such as slotted ground plane, resistor and ca-pacitor integration, parasitic patch elements, are analyzed. These techniques were applied on a rectangular patch antenna with parameter variation to identify the optimal performances with respect to bandwidth, operating frequency, gain, polarization, and power flow. Finally, the techniques were combined to obtain an optimized antenna in terms of gain and compactness. The results were compared to a slotted reference antenna. For the scenario of a 2.4 GHz patch antenna, a gain optimization of 27 % (from 7.09 to 8.14 dBi) or size reduction of 52 % (from 96.04 to 46.2 cm²) could be achieved. Overall, our study revealed an effective way to increase the patch antenna performance, which can directly contribute to more efficient communication links and design of antenna arrays.
On the Emergence of Orientational Order in Folded Proteins with Implications for Allostery
Authors: Chakraborty Debayan , Mugnai Mauro Lorenzo , Thirumalai D.
Published: March 2021

The beautiful structures of single and multi-domain proteins are clearly ordered in some fashion but cannot be readily classified using group theory methods that are successfully used to describe periodic crystals. For this reason, protein structures are considered to be aperiodic, and may have evolved this way for functional purposes, especially in instances that require a combination of softness and rigidity within the same molecule. By analyzing the solved protein structures, we show that orientational symmetry is broken in the aperiodic arrangement of the secondary structural elements (SSEs), which we deduce by calculating the nematic order parameter, $P_2$. We find that the folded structures are nematic droplets with a broad distribution of $P_2$. We argue that non-zero values of $P_2$, leads to an arrangement of the SSEs that can resist mechanical forces, which is a requirement for allosteric proteins. Such proteins, which resist mechanical forces in some regions while being flexible in others, transmit signals from one region of the protein to another (action at a distance) in response to binding of ligands (oxygen, ATP or other small molecules).
ACTH(6-9)PGP Peptide Protects SH-SY5Y Cells from the H2O2, tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide, and Cyanide Cytotoxicity via Prolif-eration Stimulation and Antioxidant-related Genes Induction
Authors: Akimov Mikhail G. , Fomina-Ageeva Elena V. , Dudina Polina V. , Andreeva Ludmila A. , Myasoyedov Nikolay F. , Bezuglov Vladimir V.
Published: March 2021

Stabilized melanocortin analog peptide ACTH(6-9)PGP (FRWGPGP) possess a wide range of neuroprotective activities. However, its mechanism of action remains poorly understood. In this paper, we studied the pro-proliferative and cytoprotective activity of the adrenocorticotropic hormone fragment 6-9 (FRWG) linked with the peptide Prolyl-Glycyl-Proline on the SH-SY5Y cells in the model of oxidative stress-related toxicity. The peptide dose-dependently protected cells from H2O2, tert-butyl hydroperoxide, and KCN. The mechanism of its action was the modu-lation of proliferation-related (NF-kB and Nrf-2) and antioxidant-related (HO-1, Nqo1, Gclc) genes and apoptosis decrease.