bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
GENDER IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AT UKRAINIAN HIGH SCHOOLS AS PHILOSOPHICAL AND WORLD-VIEW COMPONENT OF CONFLICT STUDIES
Authors: Grabovska Iryna , Nalyvaiko Larysa , Obushnyi Mykola
Published: December 2020

Ukraine's Euro-civilization choice, which took place as a result of the Revolution of Dignity, posed a number of challenges to Ukrainian society, without adequate answers to which EU accession will remain a ratherdistant prospect for Ukrainians. One of such challenges is the genderization of the social life of Ukrainians, in particular in the field of education, which presupposes, first of all, the formation of a gender-sensitive space for the existence of the country's citizens; mass involvement of Ukrainian women in all spheres of society on an equal footing with men and the creation of equal opportunities for this. The philosophy of this process is to recognize as the greatest value of human capital, existing in the form of two social sexes (gender) - female and male - with different life experiences, differences and personal strategies of self-realization.
The article analyzes, among other, the issue of teaching feminist and (or) gender issues in higher educational institutions of modern Ukraine from the standpoint of philosophical and worldview approach. The author aim is to investigate the real state of gender education in Ukrainian higher education institutions, to analyze the existing problems and identify prospects for the development of this process in Ukraine. A group of political science students from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv was involved in an in-depth survey of the need / no need to teach feminist and gender issues in universities. It was concluded that exist the need of genderization higher education in Ukraine as an integral part of the Euro-integration process.
Research on the Current Situation and Practice of the Integration of National Traditional Horse Racing Festival and Tourism
Authors: Yacheng Zhu, Ping Zhu, Qing Zhang
Published: December 2020

National traditional sports events carry the task of developing the history and culture of ethnic minorities and are the soul of the development of tourism. National traditional sports events, cultural industries, and tourism industries interact and intersect each other, and the three are integrated and developed. The national traditional sports tourism industry is an important development direction for developing local culture, improving the tourism industry, promoting economic restructuring, and leveraging the local economy. The integration of national traditional sports and tourism is a new growth point for the national economy, which is not only conducive to the improvement of the local economic level, but also improves the development of the industrial structure, thereby promoting the sound development of the national traditional sports industry. In view of this, this research focuses on an in-depth and systematic study of the current situation and practice of the integration of national traditional horse racing festival and tourism, mainly discussing the following six aspects: The first is the analysis of the necessity of the integration of national traditional sports and tourism. The second is the analysis of the mechanism power, policy support and economic basis for the integration and development of national traditional horse racing and tourism. The third is the analysis of the development of Tibetan horse racing festival. The fourth is the analysis on the value and predicaments of the integrated development of Tibetan horse racing festival and tourism. The fifth is a case study of the practice of integrated development of Tibetan horse racing festival and tourism
Research on Comprehensive Energy Saving Control Strategy of Air Conditioning
Authors: Guozeng Wu , Tao Li , Yijin Gang
Published: December 2020

On the basis of ensuring the requirements of process air parameters, the air conditioning control should reduce the energy consumption of the air conditioning system to the maximum extent. In this paper, by improving the adjusting speed and stability of the air conditioning system, and according to the process of environmental indicators allow deviation of belt, on the premise of not beyond the maximum technical index requirements by control algorithm to achieve better energy saving effect.
ANALYSIS OF HIKING FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES ON THE MARKET
Authors: Silicka Inese , Dembovska Iveta , Teirumnieka Ērika , Dembovskis Ivo
Published: December 2020

The food sector is one of the fastest-growing sectors, therefore it requires that producers follow food market trends and quickly respond to consumer demand. Besides, the producers have to comply with the increasingly strict conditions and regulations imposed on food producers in recent years. Food producers need to be able to develop products that are safe and have a long shelf life and at the same time, the manufacturers have to continuously diversify their products, create new flavor and aroma combinations, increase the nutritional value of the products while increasing the production volumes and considering energy efficiency, as well as environmental impact. The aim of the research is to study and analyse hiking food processing technologies on the market. Methods used in the research – monographic, synthesis, comparative method. The research developed proposals for manufacturers of hiking food for the design and manufacturing of new products.
THE FUTURE ROLE OF DESTINATION MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS: THEORIES AND METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS
Authors: Katemliadis Iordanis
Published: December 2020

The aim of this paper is to review the existing literature regarding Destination Management Organizations (DMO) and the various stakeholders that the destination consists of. The paper covers the preliminary stage of the whole research which will cover existing theories such as business ecosystem and stakeholder theories and it will also suggest for future research a systemic approach towards destinations in order to improve their effectiveness and efficiency. Finally, it will examine the various methodological tools such as benchmarking and EFQM that exist and can be used in order to research the topic.  The aim is to identify the need for future research to develop an optimal model of effective DMO.
KURUTULMUŞ NAR (PUNICA GRANATUM) KABUĞU TOZUNUN GLÜTENSİZ BİSKÜVİLERİN TEKSTÜREL, DUYUSAL VE BAZI FİZİKOKİMYASAL ÖZELLİKLERİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ
Authors: BÖLEK Sibel
Published: December 2020

Bu çalışmada, zengin fenolik madde içeriği ve yüksek antioksidan özelliklerine rağmen gıda endüstrisinde atık olarak nitelendirilen nar kabuğu tozunun fonksiyonel gıda üretiminde kullanım olanakları araştırılmıştır. Bu amaçla bisküvi formülasyonuna %0, %4, %8 ve %12 olmak üzere 4 farklı oranda nar kabuğu tozu buğday unu ile ikame edilmiştir. Nar kabuğu tozunun bisküvilerin renk, nem, kül, yağ, protein, diyet lif, toplam fenolik madde, antioksidan aktivite değerleri ile tekstürel ve duyusal özellikleri üzerine etkisi incelenmiştir. Bisküvi formülasyonuna nar kabuğu tozu ilavesi, antioksidan aktivite, toplam fenolik madde ve diyet lif içeriklerinde istatistiksel olarak önemli düzeyde artış sağlamıştır (p
Effect of Rhizospheres Bacteria Isolated from Kahramanmaraş Pepper Fields Against Phytophthora capsici
Authors: ARDIÇ Zeynep Hümeyra , KÜSEK Mustafa , CEYHAN Ceyda
Published: December 2020

For the study, 36 soil samples with roots parts were taken from root zone of better grown healthy pepper plants from the pepper fields of Kahramanmaras province. Bacterial isolations were made from collected soil samples. Overall, 713 isolates were obtained from the bacteria colonies based on the morphological characteristics differences. By measuring the radius of inhibition zone, ZHA17 was determined to be most effective isolate. Fifteen isolates were selected from these bacteria in such a way to establish a zone to inhibit the growth of Phytophthora capsici and used in pot experiments under controlled conditions. The isolates were identified as Bacillus pumilus, B. subtilis ss subtilis, Mycobacterium confluentis, M. immunogenum, Paenibacillus castaneae, Pseudomonas fluorescens, P. viridilivida and Tsukamurella paurometabola bacteria species according to Biolog GEN III identification system.
Prediction of Egg Weight Using MARS data mining Algorithm through R
Authors: ÇANGA Demet , YAVUZ Esra , EFE Ercan
Published: December 2020

Internal and external quality characters of poultry eggs are quitely important to determine egg weight. Also, the quality of eggs is important for both hatching and egg production. The purpose of this study was modelling of egg weight with the MARS (Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines) method using inner and outsider quality characters of egg in Lohmann LSL Classic white hybrit flock. For this purpose, the eggs of the Lohmann LSL Classic white hybrid flock (n=60) were used. Weekly egg yields were evaluated from the 22nd week to the 62nd week. In the research, for the prediction of dependent and continuous variable egg weight; shape index (SI), shell breaking resistance (SBS), shell weight (SW), shell thickness (ST), yolk diameter (YD), yolk width (YW), yolk height (YH), color (YC ), albumen length (AW), albumen height (AL) and albumen height (AH) were used. In order to obtain perfect goodness of fit, in the “earth” package of the R program, the definitions of penalty -1, degree = 2, nprune = 10 and nk = 60. The research, the mars prediction model was determined such as EW = 63.1-0.906 * max (0,75-SI)-0.32 * max (0, SI-75) -62.4 * max (0,0.57-ST) -354 * max (0, ST-0.57) + 1.13 * Groupa2 * max (0, 75-SI) + 1.49 * (0.0.57-ST) max * YD + 8.2*max(0, ST 0.57) * YD-0.02*(0 YD-38.5)max* YC-0.0366*YH * max(0,13-YC). As a result, some quality variables were found to be important in determining egg weight. Variables such as group a2, SI, YC, ST, YD, YH to estimate the weight of the egg determined as the dependent variable were used. Other variables are not included in this equation. In the poultry, the MARS prediction model may be a better alternative to classical nonlinear models in predicting egg weight since that it is easier and has higher accuracy.
Türkiye’de İpek Böcekçiliğinin Çok Boyutlu Ölçekleme ve Kümeleme Analizleri ile İncelenmesi
Authors: GÜLER Duran
Published: December 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) tarafından belirlenen 24 bölgenin ipek böcekçiliği açısından benzerliklerinin ve farklılıklarının incelenmesi, benzer bölgelerin sınıflandırılması ve ipek böcekçiliğine sağlanan katkıların bölgeler bazında belirlenmesidir. Çalışmada, TÜİK’den elde edilen 2019 yılına ait ipek böcekçiliği yapan işletme (hane) sayısı, açılan kutu sayısı ve yaş koza üretim miktarı verileri kullanılmıştır. Bölgelerin benzerliklerini ve farklılıklarını ortaya koyabilmek için çok boyutlu ölçekleme analizi ve bölgelerin sınıflandırılması için kümeleme analizi yapılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre TRC2 (Şanlıurfa ve Diyarbakır) bölgesi ipek böcekçiliğine en fazla katkı sağlayan bölge iken, TRA1 (Erzurum, Erzincan ve Bayburt) bölgesi en az katkı sağlayan bölgedir. Ayrıca TR51 (Ankara), TR32 (Aydın, Denizli ve Muğla), TR41 (Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik) ve TR42 (Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu ve Yalova) bölgeleri ipek böcekçiliğinde birbirine benzeyen bölgelerdir. Çalışma sonucunda elde edilen bulgular ipek böcekçiliğine yönelik oluşturulacak politikalarda değerlendirilebilir niteliktedir.
Türkiye’deki Anadolu Çöl Sıçanı Meriones tristrami (Mammalia: Rodentia) Altpopulasyonlarında Yayılışa Bağlı Biyometrik Farklılaşmalar Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme
Authors: YİĞİT Nuri , ÇOLAK Ercüment , SAYGILI YİĞİT Fulya , ÇOLAK Reyhan , ÇETİNTÜRK Derya
Published: December 2020

Anadolu çöl sıçanı Meriones tristrami, Anadolu steplerinde geniş yayılışa sahip bir kemirgen türüdür. Bu çalışmada, bu türün altpopulasyonları arasındaki ilişkileri belirlemek ve yayılışlarına açıklık getirmek üzere, tüm Türkiye'yi temsil edecek 233 ergin örnek, kaydedildikleri coğrafik lokalitelerine göre 12 grup altında biyometrik olarak karşılaştırılmışlardır. Bu amaçla, bu grupların dört dış morfolojik ve 27 kafa iskeleti karakterine ait ölçüleri, istatistiki olarak analiz edilmiştir. Aynı türe ait olmaları sebebiyle biyometrik karakterlerinde görülen yüksek benzerliğe rağmen, altpopulasyonlar birbirlerinden küçük farklılıklarla ayrılmışlardır. Oluşturulan küme ağacında (UPGMA), Manisa ve Kastamonu altpopulasyonlarının dikkat çekici bir şekilde, Karaman ve Ankara altpopulasyonlarına daha benzer olduğu görülmüştür. Batı ve İç Anadolu gruplarına, Kilis ve Şanlıurfa altpopulasyonları bağlanmıştır, bu iki altpopulasyonun da Malatya ve Kayseri örneklerini içine alan gruplara yakın oldukları görülmektedir. Iğdır altpopulasyonu ise, İç ve Batı Anadolu ile Güneydoğu Anadolu grupları arasında yer almıştır. Gruplarda bu biyometrik ilişkilerin görülmesi, bu türün Anadolu'nun batısına olan yayılışının İç Anadolu'nun güneyinden ziyade kuzeyinden bir rota izleyerek olmuş olması gerektiği yönündeki hipotezi desteklemektedir. Ayrıca alttürler arasındaki biyometrik farklılaşmanın, Anadolu’nun coğrafik özelliklerinin şekillenerek oluştuğu öngörülmüştür.
IMPACTOS DA REFORMA DA PREVIDÊNCIA NOS DÉFICITS DOS PLANOS DE CONTRIBUIÇÃO VARIÁVEL
Authors: Azambuja Sandro de , Campani Carlos Heitor
Published: December 2020

Prevemos os impactos decorrentes das alterações das idades mínimas de aposentadoria da Reforma da Previdência em um plano de previdência complementar, considerando taxas de juros distintas. Aplicamos cálculos atuariais em dados primários de participantes de uma entidade de previdência aberta, com base nas regras de um plano de contribuição variável que oferece um benefício previdenciário com valor mínimo. Alterações efetuadas nas idades e na taxa de juros de desconto permitiram comparar, e analisar, os montantes necessários às reservas matemáticas para a cobertura do benefício mínimo. Esses montantes fomentam indesejáveis déficits atuariais das entidades de previdência. A análise dos resultados evidenciou crescimentos das reservas e benefícios pós-emprego, reduzindo déficits. Portanto, elevações nas idades mínimas produzem efeitos financeiros positivos para participantes e patrocinadoras de planos de previdência. Na segunda etapa do estudo foram aperfeiçoados testes de sensibilidade, de forma inovadora, destinando-se a antecipar as ações para identificar, tratar e mitigar possíveis impactos. Entendemos que as implicações encontradas agregam valor à pesquisa em previdência, às gestões efetuadas em entidades de previdência complementar e para empresas ou entes públicos patrocinadores de planos pós-emprego.
ÍNDICE DE GOVERNANÇA CORPORATIVA PARA EMPRESAS DO MERCADO ACIONÁRIO BRASILEIRO
Authors: Santos Thaís Alves dos , Souza Antônio Artur de , Pessanha Gabriel Rodrigo Gomes
Published: December 2020

O principal objetivo deste estudo foi elaborar um índice de governança corporativa (IGC) para as empresas negociadas na B3. A amostra foi constituída por 116 empresas de capital aberto com papéis em negociação ou já negociados na B3. A natureza do estudo é quantitativa e a construção do IGC aconteceu por meio da análise dos componentes principais (ACP). O período de análise deste trabalho está compreendido entre 2010 e 2016. O trabalho buscou identificar qual dimensão de governança corporativa tem maior peso na classificação das empresas em relação a sua governança. Para a elaboração do IGC, foram estudadas 5 dimensões de governança: (i) estrutura de propriedade e controle; (ii) divulgação e transparência da informação; (iii) composição do conselho de administração; (iv) incentivo aos administradores; (v) direito dos acionistas. A partir dos resultados da ACP, foi possível classificar as empresas em relação a seus atributos de governança. Os resultados apontaram que dimensão (iii) foi a que apresentou maior peso na composição do índice de governança. Ressalta-se a importância dos resultados encontrados, contribuindo para a discussão de governança das empresas.
Stalk-Juice Quality Traits of Sweet Sorghum as Affected by Season in Sudan
Authors: Abdalbagi Salma I. , Mohammed Maarouf I.
Published: December 2020

An experiment was conducted in Shambat (2012-2013) during the summer and winter seasons to study the stalk-juice quality parameters of 29 exotic and local sweet sorghum varieties as affected by season. The objectives were to provide basic data attributing to syrup and sugar (jaggery) production in the Sudan. The materials were arranged in RCB design. Data were collected on brix, pol (sucrose %), reducing sugars, total sugars, purity and pH. The single and combined analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among varieties for all traits studied. The variety x season interaction was significant for all traits other than total sugars %, implying the need for considering the variety choice in each season. The results of juice quality parameters were mostly within the range reported in the literature. The exotic materials excelled the local ones in brix, pol%, total sugars% and purity. The exotic varieties: N100, Red-X, Hastings and N110 as well as the local Ankolib selections: AnkNyala and Ank36 were identified as having juice quality traits suitable for syrup production. The exotic varieties: BlueRibbon, KansasCollies and Brawley were identified for sugar (jaggery) production. It was concluded that interaction of variety x season and yield parameters for juice, grain and stover should be considered when determining the choice of the variety. Future research should focus on developing multi-purpose varieties capable for concurrent production of syrup/sugar, grain and stover.
Disability, Climate Change, and Environmental Violence: The Politics of Invisibility and the Horizon of Hope
Authors: Watts Belser Julia
Published: December 2020

This article brings disability theory and activism into conversation with environmental justice, a conversation that has often been stymied by a fundamental difference in approaching disability. Environmental justice movements position disability as a visceral marker of environmental harm, while disability movements claim disability as a site of value and vitality, a position I call "disability embrace." Rather than adjudicate these differences, I use them to pinpoint a barrier to political alliance: environmental disability is a consequence of structural violence. I argue that disability politics offer vital resources for grappling with climate change. Applying insights from disability studies and disability activism to the analysis of environmental damage reveals the political stakes of diagnosis—the way power contours how, when, and to what ends we recognize human and ecological impairment. Disability insights illuminate pervasive cultural patterns of invisibility and climate denial. Disability critiques of futurity and cure can also reconfigure the way we approach hope and help fashion a new narrative of what it might mean to live well in the Anthropocene.
The Voices of Typers: Examining the Educational Experiences of Individuals Who Use Facilitated Communication
Authors: McKee Aja , Gomez Audri Sandoval
Published: December 2020

As the number of students with autism grows, professionals must find ways to understand how to best educate this student population. Although current research addresses teaching students with autism, studies on educating autistic students with limited or unreliable verbal speech is nominal. In this qualitative study, interviews with eight autistics who type using the method facilitated communication are analyzed in relation to their educational experiences. The study resulted in a number of key findings that play significant roles in the participants' educational experiences, including (a) the notion of disability hierarchy and the presumption of competence, (b) the importance of building relationships and the perceptions of friendship, (c) developing a sensory friendly environment, and (d) understanding behavior and body movement. Results suggest that the educational needs of these students must be reexamined. Teachers must establish a deeper understanding of the disability and develop innovative practices to best meet the needs of autistic students with limited or unreliable verbal speech in their classrooms.
Prenatal Nondiscrimination Laws: Disability, Social Conservatism, and the Political Economy of Genetic Screening
Authors: Denbow Jennifer M.
Published: December 2020

This article analyzes recent state laws and legislative debates in the United States concerning the prohibition of abortions performed because of a diagnosis of fetal disability. The article brings together critical theories to analyze the legislative records—including floor debates and committee hearings—in the four states that enacted disability PRENDAs before 2019. This analysis shows how social conservatives use disability PRENDAs to present themselves as the protector of the oppressed, while advancing their views about family and gender. Furthermore, I argue that PRENDAs place the burden for structural economic and political concerns on the shoulders of individuals, especially pregnant persons, while largely ignoring the medical-industrial complex as well as the government's own poor funding of social services for people with disabilities. Critical attention thus needs to be paid to how factors such as the ascendancy of genetics, the privatization of medicine, and the state's facilitation of capital accumulation for biotechnology corporations help constitute the ideal self-regulating risk-averse pregnant neoliberal subject. To bring attention to these factors, the article examines the political economy of non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPTs).
Star Performances: Ed Roberts on the Speaking Circuit, 1983-1995
Authors: Danforth Scot
Published: December 2020

This article uses historical research methods to explore noted disability rights leader Ed Roberts' performances on the speaker circuit between 1983, when he left his position as director of the California Department of Rehabilitation, and his death in 1995. This article examines how he managed his performed identity, his self as presented on stage, in order to be a disability star. Using his own life story as a poignant example, he narrated an autobiography of how a paralyzed man could live a vigorous, successful, indeed a joyful life. His personal stories communicated his lived experiences of battling discrimination and stereotypes. Roberts skillfully and strategically marshalled his own growing celebrity as the most prominent disabled American while he promoted the cause of civil rights for disabled people.
Triangulating Disability, Relationality, and Communication
Authors: Brueggemann Brenda , Brewer Elizabeth , Henry Kelsey
Published: December 2020

No abstract available.
Incorporation of Preferences into Supply Chains DEA Efficiency: A Geometric Attribution Approach
Authors: Abdelfattah Walid , Cherif Mohammed Sadok
Published: December 2020

Among many applications, several studies using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) have examined and studied the efficiency of supply chains. However, the majority of existing approaches dealing with this research area have ignored the important factor of decision makers’ preferences. The main objective of this article is to provide consistent DEA models that allow for efficiency analysis in order to determine the optimal allocation of resources according to these preferences. We propose three cases that are inspired from the geometric decomposition of preference attributions: (1) horizontal attribution, which is when decision makers treat each supply chain as a single non-detachable entity; (2) vertical attribution, which is when decision makers consider supply chains detachable and (3) combined attribution, which is when decision makers concurrently assign weights to the supply chain and to its members. Based on this suggested decomposition, new DEA models are developed, and an illustrative example is applied. The obtained results are relevant and show that DEA is capable of easily incorporating the preferences of decision-makers without resorting to weight restrictions on inputs or outputs.
Statistical Inference for Inverted Kumaraswamy Distribution Based on Dual Generalized Order Statistics
Authors: EL-Helbawy Abeer Abd-Alla , AL-Dayian Gannat Ramadan , Abd AL-Fattah Asmaa Mohamed
Published: December 2020

In this paper, the shape parameters, reliability and hazard rate functions of the inverted Kumaraswamy distribution are estimated using maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods based on dual generalized order statistics. The Bayes estimators are derived under the squared error loss function as a symmetric loss function and the linear-exponential loss function as an asymmetric loss function based on dual generalized order statistics. Confidence and credible intervals for the parameters, reliability and hazard rate functions are obtained. All results are specialized to lower record values, also a numerical study is presented to illustrate the theoretical procedures.
ln-Type Variance Estimators in Simple Random Sampling
Authors: Oncel Cekim Hatice , Kadilar Cem
Published: December 2020

Until now, various types of estimators have been used for estimating the population variance in simple random sampling studies, including ratio, product, regression and exponential-type estimators. In this article, we propose a family of -type estimators for the first time in the simple random sampling and show that they are more efficient than the other types of estimators under certain conditions obtained theoretically. Numerical illustrations and a simulation study support our findings in theory. In addition, it has been shown how to determine the optimal points in order to reach the minimum MSE values with the properties of the ln-type estimators in the different data sets.
A Generalization of Lomax Distribution with Properties, Copula and Real Data Applications
Authors: Elgohari Hanaa , Yousof Haitham
Published: December 2020

A new generalization of Lomax distribution is derived and studied. Some of its useful properties are derived. A simple clayton copula is used to generate many bivariate and multivariate type models. We performed graphical simulations to assess the finite sample behavior of the estimations. The new model is employed in modelling three real data sets.
Maternal and fetal characteristics associated with meconium-stained amniotic fluid
Authors: Patel Smeet , Patel Babulal , Shah Akshay , Jani Shashwat , Jani Chinmay
Published: December 2020

Black-green colored odorless material known as meconium is physiologically passed by new born babies with in 48 hours of birth. Presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid could be a dangerous condition. It may expose the baby to multiple condition depending upon the amount of meconium entering in to the respiratory track of the baby. The knowledge of association of various maternal and fetal associated factors with meconium aspiration syndrome is of immense importance for appropriate clinical judgments and decisions.

The aim of the present study was to study various maternal and fetal parameters associated with meconium stained amniotic fluid.

The present study was a prospective observational study. It was conducted in the Obstetrics and Gynecology department of Tertiary Hospital & Medical Collage & Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India during May 2016 to May 2018 on 200 laboring mothers with meconium stained amniotic fluid who delivered or underwent cesarean section in the institute were included in the study. Majority of them were between 20–30 years of age (59%). The women between 31–35 years of age were 27%. Participants either <20 years or >35 years were 9% and 5% respectively. There were 82 patients who had grade I MSL, 63 patient who had grade II MSL whereas 55 patients who had grade III MSL. Out of 200, there were 196 women who were having associated risk factors like prolonged labour, PROM, hypertension, postdatism, GDM, IUGR and anaemia. MSL as well as MAS has been strongly associated with the parity of the mother. It was also observed that patients who’s age was greater than 35 yrs. All (100%) presented with grade 3 MSL. Fetus whose gestational age was greater than 40 weeks has fewer chances of co-morbidities.

It was concluded in the present study that multiparity, higher maternal age, presence of Maternal Risk Factors, C-section, IUGR, oligo-hydraminos, post-datism, GDM, non-reactive CTG, prolonged labor and PROM had significant association with higher grades of meconium stained Liquor. It is strongly recommend that in such patients early and appropriate care along with constant monitoring can prove to be highly beneficial.
Significance of stress assessment: cross sectional study of 1000 pregnant women from India
Authors: Singh Amrita , Shelkar Priyanka , Singh Kanishk , Anjankar Shailendra
Published: December 2020

Maternal stress has been believed to have effect on the developing embryo and foetus in womb. Measuring and addressing stress is not yet part of structured antenatal protocols for pregnant women. The current study focuses on the association of perceived stress among pregnant women on maternal and foetal outcome.

This was an observational cross-sectional study on 1000 pregnant women done during the period Nov 2010 to Nov 2012 at Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, India. Associations between maternal stress by PSS score and mode of delivery, duration of labour, and foetal outcomes were assessed. Statistical tools like K-Smirnov test, Fishers exact and Kruksal Wallis test were used wherever appropriate.

Participant mothers ranged in age from 18 to 42 years. 41.4% were postgraduate. 6.6%, 86.6%, 6.8% had preterm, term and post term deliveries respectively. 799, 102, 95 were average for gestational age babies, large for gestational age babies and small for gestational age babies respectively. PSS (Perceived Stress Scale) questionnaire mean score was 30.73 with standard deviation of 2.44. There was no statistical difference with different modes of deliveries and various neonatal outcomes with third trimester PPS stress score in this study.

Adequate counselling is essential to reduces the maternal stress at various stages of pregnancy and delivery. Assessment of stress should be an integral part of antenatal care.
¿Cómo garantizar la educación inclusiva en emergencia para estudiantes con discapacidad?
Authors: Kreussler Claudia , Scannone Rodolfo , Pereira Mariano , Duryea Suzanne , Álvarez Marinelli Horacio
Published: December 2020

La pandemia crea la oportunidad de repensar cómo la planificación educativa de emergencia puede incluir a los niños con discapacidad. Algunos países han adaptado las actividades y herramientas de aprendizaje a distancia y en línea para ser accesibles a los estudiantes con discapacidad, especialmente para aquellos con discapacidades visuales o auditivas, promoviendo una educación inclusiva. Este documento recopila ejemplos de la región de formas de asegurar educación inclusiva durante la emergencia sanitaria del Covid-19.
Jauja en el Bicentenario. Identidad, memoria utopía y posibilidad
Authors: Álvarez Ramos José , Hurtado Ames Carlos , Miranda Palacios Dygna
Published: December 2020

La obra tiene por finalidad recordar la jura de la independencia en Jauja, hecho desconocido e ignorado en la narrativa histórica nacional e incluso regional, a partir de la reflexión sobre la múltiple problemática, así como las posibilidades de Jauja, tanto como ciudad y como provincia, desde varias perspectivas disciplinares, a doscientos años de este proceso histórico en el que contribuyeron nuestros antepasados: los jaujinos. De esta manera, los diferentes textos aquí reunidos permiten hacer un balance sobre el estado actual de este espacio regional y sobre esa base poder plantear alternativas para mirar hacia adelante, amparados en la amplitud de su historia y cultura, desde una perspectiva reflexiva e interpretativa.
A New Early Stage Diabetic Retinopathy Diagnosis Model Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks and Principal Component Analysis
Authors: Mohammedhasan Mali , Uğuz Harun
Published: December 2020

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a disease of the retina, which leads over time to vision problems such retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, glaucoma, and in worse cases leads to blindness, which can initially be controlled by periodic DR-screening. Early diagnosis will lead to greater control of the disease, whereas performing retinal examinations on all diabetic patients is an unattainable need, as diabetes is a chronic disease and its global prevalence has been steadily increasing over the past few decades. According to recent World Health Organization statistics, about 422 million people worldwide have diabetes, the majority living in low-and middle-income countries. This paper proposes a new strategy that brings the strength of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to the diagnosis of DR. Coupled with using principal component analysis (PCA) that performs dimension reduction to improve the diagnostic accuracy, the proposed model exploiting edge-preserving guided image filtering (E-GIF) that performs as a contrast enhancement mechanism, and in addition to smoothing low gradient areas, it also accentuates strong edges. Diabetic retinopathy causes progressive damage to the blood vessels in the retina to the extent that it leaves traces and lesions in the tissues of the retina. These lesions appear in the form of edges and when processing retinal images, we seek to accentuate these edges to enable better diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy symptoms. A new CNN architecture with residual connections is used, which performs very well in diagnosing DR. The proposed model is named with RUnet-PCA: Residual U-net Deep CNN with Principal Component Analysis. The well-known AlexNet, VggNet-s, VggNet-16, VggNet-19, GoogleNet, and ResNet models were adopted for comparison with the proposed model. Publicly available Kaggle dataset was employed for training exploring the DR diagnosis accuracy. Experimental results show that the proposed RUnet-PCA model achieved a diagnosis accuracy of 98.44% and it was extremely robust and promising in comparison to other diagnosis methods.
Low-Cost Brain-Computer Interface Using the Emotiv Epoc Headset Based on Rotating Vanes
Authors: Melek Mesut , Manshouri Negin , Kayikcioglu Temel
Published: December 2020

Detailed In the brain-computer interface system (BCI), electroencephalography (EEG) signals are converted into digital signals and analyzed, allowing direct communication between humans and the electronic devices around them. The convenience of the user and the speed of communication with the surrounding devices are the most important challenges of BCI systems. The Emotiv Epoc headset minimizes the discomfort of the user thanks to its wet electrodes and easy handling. In the continuation of our previous works, in this paper, we developed our BCI system based on the gaze at the rotating vanes using the inexpensive Emotiv Epoc headset. In addition to user comfort, our design has an acceptable mean accuracy rate (ACC) and mean information transfer rate (ITR) compared to similar systems.
Efficient Segmentation and Registration of Retinal Image Using Gumble Probability Distribution and BRISK Feature
Authors: Singh Nagendra Pratap , Singh Vibhav Prakash
Published: December 2020

The registration of segmented retinal images is mainly used for the diagnosis of various diseases such as glaucoma, diabetes, and hypertension, etc. These retinal diseases depend on the retinal vessel structure. The fast and accurate registration of segmented retinal images helps to identify the changes in vessels and the diagnosis of the diseases. This paper presents a novel binary robust invariant scalable key point (BRISK) feature-based segmented retinal image registration approach. The BRISK framework is an efficient keypoint detection, description, and matching approach. The proposed approach contains three steps, namely, pre-processing, segmentation using matched ﬁlter based Gumbel pdf, and BRISK framework for registration of segmented source and target retinal images. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is demonstrated by evaluating the normalized cross-correlation of image pairs. Based on the experimental analysis, it has been observed that the performance of the proposed approach is better in both aspect, registration performance as well as computation time with respect to SURF and Harris partial intensity invariant feature descriptor based registration.
Mining industry on the lands of the Orenburg Cossack army at the end of the XVIII – early XX century
Authors: Godovova E. V.
Published: December 2020

The article describes the state of the mining industry on the territory of the Orenburg Cossack army at the end of the XVIII beginning of the XX century. The bowels of the military lands contained the following mineral wealth: placers of gold, copper and iron ores, coal and other minerals. On the basis of archival data, the author comes to the conclusion that gold mining was most developed, although it practically did not bring income to the army. Attempts by the military administration to increase the subsidies allocated by the state for the extraction of gold in the military lands were unsuccessful. In addition, the predatory use of mines by gold miners worsened the ecological situation. The development of other deposits contained in the bowels of the military territory was stagnant. The Magnetic Mountain was famous for the highest content of magnetic iron ore. Despite the fact that starting from 1840 it was within the boundaries of the Orenburg Cossack army, the Pashkovs, the plant owners, had practically a monopoly on the extraction of magnetic iron ore. All claims filed in the court of military administrations for payment of compensation for the mined ore were dismissed. The Cossacks themselves were practically not engaged in the extraction of minerals, but were limited only to the leasing of land, which was regulated at the beginning of the XX century. both at the local and state levels. However, the absence or remoteness of railways and cities from places rich in natural deposits were the reason for the reluctance to engage in their development.
Criteria for the development of social responsibility in future officers of the national guard of the Russian Federation
Authors: Rukavishnikov A. V.
Published: December 2020

This article examines the key problem of the modern educational paradigm the problem of personal development. The author highlights several contradictions in this problem, one of which is the definition of development criteria. According to the author, the fundamental quality of a person is its social responsibility. The problem of social responsibility in society is now recognized by many as a potential danger to humanity, which is confirmed by the activity in the framework of research in this area. Therefore, the concept of social responsibility of the individual as a phenomenon in science has developed quite steadily. A serious problem of social responsibility is in the sphere of professional activity. You can often hear the following concepts: social responsibility of a doctor, social responsibility of a teacher, social responsibility of a scientist, social responsibility of a business, etc. However, the current socio-political situation forces us to talk about the social responsibility of the military. The analysis of scientific research shows that social responsibility is poorly developed among military personnel. The specifics of military professional activity of a serviceman require the development of their own criteria for evaluating its development. The analysis of the military professional activity of the future officer indicates the need to consider social responsibility in this category of persons from the position of its three criteria: attitude to activity, attitude to other people, attitude to oneself. This hypothesis was tested and proved as a result of the research. The study was conducted in three stages. At the first stage, a number of personal characteristics were identified that relate to the social responsibility of the individual. At the second stage, an expert survey was conducted to determine the level of manifestation of signs of social responsibility in a group of cadets with a high level of social responsibility. The final step was the factor analysis procedure, the results of which established that a high level of social responsibility of personality of future officer equally determine all three of its criteria: attitude to activity, attitude to other people, attitude to oneself.
Regional lexicography: zoological vocabulary in ideographic dictionary
Authors: Bazhenova T. E.
Published: December 2020

In the article the working results on one section of the thematic dictionary of Samara dialects are summarized. The study is novel in the application of the ideographic description technique to the large lexical material, which was extracted from the unpublished files of dialectological expeditions in the villages of the Samara region. The author of the article reported that the language corps of vocabulary fixations was used as the main source of the thematic group of zoological vocabulary, which was compiled using the thematic questionnaire, given to respondents. The thematic zoological vocabulary was classified and divided into two main semantic blocks: Wild Animals and Home Animals.The author states that both semantic blocks represent complex system formations with developed differentiation of dialect nominations. Attention is drawn to the fact that the first block is dominated by the names of fish, birds, insects, and reptiles, while the most part of the second block consists of the animals and birds names grown in the household. In the Samara dialects there is a variety of word-formation dialect modifications of words, the presence of productive affixes. The author raises the question, if it is possible to represent systematically the names of individual members of the animal world, which were borrowed by Russians from the other languages of the Volga region people, in the dialect dictionary. The author claims that the material of the Samara dialects is optimally reflected in the dictionary compiled using the technique of ideographic description. The article concludes that the systemic connections identified as a result of the study in the thematic group of zoological names can be used in the complex characteristic of secondary dialects of the Volga region, along with the facts of other dialect languages levels.
Onomastic words in English mini-format abstracts of educational and scientific books
Authors: Cherkunova M. V. , Ponomarenko E. V.
Published: December 2020

The article deals with the analysis of onomastic units in specialized advertisements. The research is based on the English advertising abstracts of textbooks and scientific books from the 20192020 catalogues of British and American publishers. The purpose of this work is to identify semantic and pragmatic parameters of proper names and to determine their role in the realization of the pragmatic function of the text. Abstracts of educational and scientific books are treated as mini-format syncretic units which combine the pragmatics and the linguistic features of advertising and academic discourses. A significant percentage of proper names in the advertising abstracts is considered to be a manifestation of scientific discourse that contributes to the realization of the persuasive function of the advertisement. Semantic analysis of the onomastic units combined with their quantitative analysis result in defining nuclear and peripheral semantic clusters within the aforesaid group of words. Further discourse analysis allows to describe the pragmatic potential of proper names and also to reveal their role in the mechanism of persuasive function realization. Thus, the names of authors, their titles and positions, names of books, universities and their locations turn out to bear the greatest pragmatic charge. Names of literary awards, of structural parts of the book, as well as the names of months specifying publication details prove to be pragmatically significant. The peripheral position is occupied by miscellaneous groups of semantically heterogeneous proper names which are determined by the topic of a particular book. As a result, the high proportion of onomastic units in mini-format advertising abstracts, as well as their high concentration in a narrow semantic field prompt a conclusion that proper names are highly effective in fulfilling the pragmatic potential of the advertising abstracts due to their ability to simultaneously inform and affect.
Precedent phenomena and stereotypes in the linguo-cultural space: touch points and divergence points
Authors: Matveyeva А. А.
Published: December 2020

The article is devoted to the investigation of two types of cultural signs precedent phenomena and stereotypes. The deepened interest to the processes of intercultural communication, to the things predetermining its success or failure, to the things preconditioning certain evaluation of the communicative behaviour of a cultural community representative, not only defined the rapid development of the linguo-culturological paradigm but also required a re-interpretation of the interrelation between language, culture and mind questions. Precedent phenomena and stereotypes provide a fertile field for the investigation of such questions as the cultural markedness of language signs, cognitive structures verbalization, characteristics providing the commonness of a linguo-cultural space, the variety of aspects of a linguo-cultural personality. The aim of this article is to compare precedent phenomena and stereotypes in order to elicit their common features and differentiation lines. The investigation has been conducted on the English fiction and mass-media material which allowed to educe the ethnocultural connotations of precedent phenomena and stereotypes reflecting some stable representations of objects of reality in the mind of the language speakers. The investigation has revealed that the characteristics common for precedent phenomena and stereotypes include the sociocultural markedness of both cultural phenomena, their suprapersonal character, the reduced and invariant way of keeping in the mind of the linguocultural community representatives, the value-based and deictic character. As the investigation has shown, the differences between precedent phenomena and stereotypes take the lines emergence non-emergence, monoreferentiality polyreferentiality, metaphoricity non-metaphoricity, degree of behaviour modelling ability.
Multivariate Analysis of the Impact of Gender and College Major on Student levels of Environmental Concern and Knowledge
Authors: GOODALE Timothy
Published: December 2020

Knowledge and stewardship are essential factors in developing perceptions of the environment. This research determines if gaps in environmental knowledge and concern exist between genders as well as students majoring in science and those seeking non-science degrees. Approximately 1,229 first-year university students participated in this study. Environmental concern is measured with the New Ecological Paradigm and the Environmental Concern Scale. Total Environmental Knowledge is measured by a scale of 24 academic questions based on environmental sciences and behaviors. Outcomes of the study determined the strength of interactions between multiple factors such as gender, race, residential status and college major that potentially impact environmental knowledge, actions and behaviors. Findings suggest that females and science majors express higher levels of environmental concern. A framework for investigating interactions among multiple personal variables that influence environmental behaviors is proposed.