bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Constructive optimization of a wheelchair for sport activities
Authors: Vlaicu Luminita , Tincea Roxana , Mindrescu Veronica , Repanovici Angela , Cotoros Diana
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND: The wheelchair is a medical device that provides mobility and postural support, for those who have walking difficulties. At present, there are many types of wheelchairs, which aim to improve the quality of life for people who have lost some motor functions. Each model is designed according to the severity of the trauma and the mobility available to the patient; in other words, in addition to standard type seats, each model is customized according to user needs and the environment to be used in. OBJECTIVE: This article aims at making an important contribution in the development of assistive equipment wheelchair type for disabled people, with the achievement of an adaptable central axis, enabling the change of angle between the wheels and the ground. By help of this change, people who need such devices can use a single seat for both everyday activities and sports activities. The most important problem in the production of medical devices (prostheses, orthotics, assistive equipment), is the need to personalize these devices depending on the exact dimensions of the human subject requiring assistance. METHODS: The qualitative research regarding the opinion of disabled persons took place at the Sports Club VeraFlor Brasov, over a period of 8 months, and at the gym room of Transylvania University, the subjects of the research being athletes in wheelchairs, from the department of handball. RESULTS: The players of the ACSH VeraFlor club participated in the European wheelchair championship in wheelchair in November 2019, where they got sixth place. Based on the results of the questionnaire made at the beginning of the research we found that most wheelchair users who wish to participate in various sports have to purchase several types of such equipment. CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, this paper aims to eliminate the economic barrier, making it possible to use a wheelchair in certain environments - both the everyday and sports facilities. In doing so we have adjusted the central axis, to make it easy to handle even by the user.
Analysis of nonlinear magnetic properties of soft magnetic composite using 2D and 3D discrete element methods
Authors: Sato Hayaho , Maruo Akito , Igarashi Hajime
Published: September 2020

This paper presents the three-dimensional modeling of soft magnetic composite (SMC) based on the discrete element method. The proposed method makes it possible to take the possible contact among the magnetic particles in SMC as well as the distributed particle size into consideration. Based on this modeling, the macroscopic B-H characteristics is computed with the finite element method considering magnetic saturation. It is shown that the three-dimensional model of SMC can have larger initial permeability in comparison with the two-dimensional model even if they have the same filling factor.
Elastic-net regularization based multi-point vibration response prediction in situation of unknown uncorrelated multiple sources load
Authors: Chen Delei , Wang Cheng , Lai Xiongming , Zhang Huizhen , Li Haibo , Chen Jianwei
Published: September 2020

In order to reduce the influence of ill-posed inverse on response prediction in the situation of unknown uncorrelated multiple sources load, a response prediction method based on elastic-net regularization in the frequency domain was proposed. This method utilized the linear relationship between known responses and the unknown responses instead of the transfer function to predict the response. Moreover, the elastic-net regularization model has two regularization parameters combining l1, l2 regularization to reduce the influence of ill-posed inverse. The experiment results on the data of acoustic and vibration sources on cylindrical shells showed that the elastic-net regularization in predicting response could obtain higher accurate results compared with the method of transfer function and the method of ordinary least squares, and predict vibration response effectively and satisfy industrial requirements.
Development of one-axis controlled bearingless motor and its application to a centrifugal pump for extremely low temperature
Authors: Kato Hirohisa , Komori Mochimitsu , Asami Ken-ichi , Sakai Nobuo
Published: September 2020

In this paper, a centrifugal pump for for extremely low temperature was fabricated and evaluated by experiments in liquid nitrogen. The pump is using a bearingless motor and permanent magnet bearings to levitate and rotate the rotor without lubricating oil. The difference from the conventional study is that a one-axis controlled bearingless motor is used to reduce the magnetic bearing cost and that the bearings are installed in the liquid to eliminate a shaft-seal. Stable levitation and rotation of the rotor were confirmed in the rotation and pump experiments in liquid nitrogen. In pump experiment, the flow rate of liquid nitrogen was measured at 1 cm in a pumping height. The maximum flow rate was 1.3 L/min when the rotation speed is 1,800 rpm.
DeepReturn: A deep neural network can learn how to detect previously-unseen ROP payloads without using any heuristics
Authors: Li Xusheng , Hu Zhisheng , Wang Haizhou , Fu Yiwei , Chen Ping , Zhu Minghui , Liu Peng
Published: September 2020

Return-oriented programming (ROP) is a code reuse attack that chains short snippets of existing code to perform arbitrary operations on target machines. Existing detection methods against ROP exhibit unsatisfactory detection accuracy and/or have high runtime overhead.

In this paper, we present DeepReturn, which innovatively combines address space layout guided disassembly and deep neural networks to detect ROP payloads. The disassembler treats application input data as code pointers and aims to find any potential gadget chains, which are then classified by a deep neural network as benign or malicious. Our experiments show that DeepReturn has high detection rate (99.3%) and a very low false positive rate (0.01%). DeepReturn successfully detects all of the 100 real-world ROP exploits that are collected in-the-wild, created manually or created by ROP exploit generation tools. DeepReturn is non-intrusive and does not incur any runtime overhead to the protected program.
Studying and More: Part-Time Employment as an Educational Challenge?
Authors: Heuse Silke , Dietze Cathrin , Fodor Daniel , Voltmer Edgar
Published: September 2020

Background: Future health-care professionals face stress both during education and in later professional life. Next to educational trainings, many students are forced to assume part-time employment. Objective: Applying the Job Demands-Resources Model to the educational context, we investigate which role part-time employment plays next to health-care professional students’ education-specific demands and resources in the prediction of perceived stress. Method: In this cross-sectional study, data from N = 161 health-care students were analysed, testing moderation models. Results: Education-specific demands were associated with higher and education-specific resources with lower amounts of perceived stress. Part-time employment functioned as moderator, i.e. demands were less associated with stress experiences in students who were employed part-time. Conclusion: Identifying part-time employment as a resource rather than a demand illustrates the need to understand students’ individual influences on stress. Both educators and students will benefit from reflecting these resources to support students’ stress management.
Use of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND) in X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy: Content Validity and Psychometric Performance
Authors: Duong Tina , Harding Gale , Mannix Sally , Abel Cristina , Phillips Dawn , Alfano Lindsay N. , Bönnemann Carsten G. , Lilien Charlotte , Lowes Linda P. , Servais Laurent , Warken-Madelung Birgit , Nieto Bergman Susie , James Emma S. , Noursalehi Mojtaba , Prasad Suyash , Rico Salvador , Bilder Deborah A.
Published: September 2020

X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) is a life-threatening, congenital myopathy characterized by extreme hypotonia, weakness, delayed motor milestones, and respiratory failure, often resulting in pediatric mortality. This study evaluated the content validity and psychometric performance of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders as a measure of neuromuscular functioning in children with X-linked myotubular myopathy. This study was conducted in two phases. Phase I assessed the content validity of the measure for use in an XLMTM pediatric population through: literature review, clinical expert interviews, caregiver interviews, and a modified-Delphi panel among clinicians. Phase II assessed psychometric performance based on the INCEPTUS observational clinical study and the ASPIRO interventional gene therapy study, including tests of reliability (internal consistency, test-retest, and interrater), validity (construct and criterion), and responsiveness based on observational and interventional clinical trial data analyses. Data established construct validity and reliability of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders among XLMTM patients before administration of resamirigene bilparvovec, and sensitivity to study drug administration as evidenced by the significant post-administration response in ASPIRO. Findings support the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders as an appropriate neuromuscular functioning assessment in a pediatric X-linked myotubular myopathy patient population.
Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Measurement in Adult Patients with Neuromuscular Disorders: A quality Level Assessment
Authors: De Braekeleer Katrien , Toussaint Michel
Published: September 2020

Background: Carbon dioxide tension (PCO2) monitoring during sleep, is crucial to identify respiratory failure in patients with neuromuscular disorders (NMD). Transcutaneous PCO2 monitoring is an available technique to measure PCO2. Objectives: To assess the quality level of transcutaneous blood gas measurements via SenTec monitor. Methods: A 12-month analysis of SenTec measurements was conducted in a Belgian Centre for Home Mechanical Ventilation (HMV). Over two consecutive nights; SpO2 and PCO2 measurements, the presence of PCO2 drift and drift correction with SenTec, were reviewed and scores (0, 1, 2 for poor, medium and high level) were assigned to estimate the quality of measurements. Results: Sixty-nine NMD patients met the inclusion criteria, of which 48/69 used HMV. PCO2 drift and drift correction were present in 15% and 68% of the 138 recordings, respectively. The quality level of measurements throughout night 1, scored 1.55 (0–2). The relevance of our clinical findings from SenTec scoring 1.94 (1–2); was considered highly satisfactory. HMV was ineffective in 24/48 patients. Among 12 patients with hypercapnia, 8 patients improved PCO2 between night 1 and 2. Among 12 patients with hypocapnia, PCO2 improved in 4/12 patients, who reached the range of normal PCO2 (35–47 mmHg). Conclusions: The quality of SenTec measurements was acceptable in the majority of recordings and clinical findings were deemed satisfactory in all cases. A single SenTec measurement was sufficient to determine the need for NIV. However, two SenTec registrations were insufficient to both improve NIV effectiveness in 50% of cases, and, to ensure follow-up of our interventions.
The Clinical Non-Motor Connectome in Early Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Diederich Nico J. , Sauvageot Nicolas , Pieri Vannina , Hipp Géraldine , Vaillant Michel
Published: September 2020

Background: Non-motor symptoms (NMS) of various anatomical origins are seen in early stage idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD). Objective: To analyse when and how NMS are linked together at this stage of the disease. Methods: Prospective study recruiting 64 IPD patients with ≤3 years of disease duration and 71 age-matched healthy controls (HC). NMS were clustered in 7 non-motor domains (NMD): general cognition, executive function, visuospatial function, autonomic function, olfaction, mood, and sleep. Correlation coefficients ≥|0.3| were considered as significant. Bootstrapped correlation coefficients between the scores were generated in both groups. Fourteen IPD patients and 19 HC were available for a follow-up study two years later. Results: The mean age of both groups was similar. 58% of IPD patients and 37% of HC were male (p = 0.01). At baseline IPD patients performed less well than HC on all NMD (p value between 0.0001 and 0.02). Out of 91 possible correlations between NMD, 21 were significant in IPD patients and 14 in HC at the level of ≥|0.3|. The mean correlation level was higher in IPD patients than in HC, as evidenced by the higher box plot of correlation coefficients. Visuospatial scores at baseline were predictive of the motor deterioration at the follow-up exam. Conclusion: At early IPD stage various NMS are linked together, although not connected by anatomical networks. Such a clinical NMD connectome suggests almost synchronous disease initiation at different sites as also supported by fMRI findings. Alternatively, there may be compensation-driven interconnectivity of NMD.
Patient and Clinician Impressions of Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease
Authors: Ngo Angeline B. , Smith Kara M.
Published: September 2020

We investigated patient and clinician impressions of cognitive impairment and whether they correlated with objective measures of cognitive impairment. Cognitive categorization, neuropsychological assessment scores, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores were documented at baseline, 3 years, and 7 years for 388 PD patients in the Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI). We found that both patient and clinician impressions of cognitive decline were significantly associated with gold-standard criteria for cognitive impairment to a similar degree. Both patient and clinician perspectives should be considered in determining cognitive status and should be followed up with diagnostic testing.
Self-Reported Versus Objectively Assessed Olfaction and Parkinson’s Disease Risk
Authors: Cao Zichun , Luo Zhehui , Huang Xuemei , Pinto Jayant M. , Simonsick Eleanor M. , Shiroma Eric J. , Chen Honglei
Published: September 2020

Background: Poor olfaction is a prodromal symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD); however, self-reported sense of smell is often dismissed as unreliable. Objective: To assess self-reported and objectively assessed sense of smell, independently and jointly, in relation to future risk for PD. Methods: We conducted a prospective analysis using data from 2,424 participants, ages 71–82 at baseline, from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study. Exposures were self-reported poor sense of smell or taste and the objectively measured 12-item Brief Smell Identification Test score. The outcome was incident PD, analyzed using Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for age, sex, race, and cognitive function. Results: After approximately 10 years of follow-up, both self-reported and objectively tested poor sense of smell were independently associated with a higher risk of developing PD: the hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) were 2.8 (1.3, 5.9) and 4.0 (2.1, 7.5), respectively. When analyzed jointly, compared with participants who reported and tested normal, the hazard ratio was 2.2 (1.0, 4.6) for those reported poor sense of smell but tested normal, 3.6 (1.9, 6.9) for reported normal but tested poor, and 7.8 (3.2, 19.4) for both reported and tested poor. We did not find significant interactions between self-reported and objectively tested sense of smell in predicting PD risk. Conclusion: This study provides preliminary evidence that self-reported poor sense of smell or taste should not be simply dismissed as useless in predicting risk of PD. Future studies should confirm our finding and evaluate whether structured questionnaires may further improve the predictability.
The number of tries required to win in international rugby sevens
Authors: Burdick Brett A.
Published: September 2020

Data from the pool rounds of three HSBC World Rugby Sevens competitions (2016–17, 2017–18, and 2018–19) are used to investigate the number of tries required to win in international rugby sevens. The data consist of 4,391 tries scored in 720 matches (1,440 team performances) and are used to calculate the probability of winning a match given that T tries are scored (P[W|T]). The distribution of the number of tries scored by each team ranges from zero to nine and is shown to be well-represented by a Poisson distribution computed from the mean value of tries scored in that competition. The number of tries scored by the winning team in each match within a competition is well-described by a Gamma function evaluated at the integer number of tries scored with parameters derived from the data set. This appears to be a novel result not previously reported in the literature. Generalizing within each competition, teams scoring either zero tries or one try have less than a 2% chance of winning; those scoring two tries win 10% to 20% of the time; three tries result in nearly a 50% chance of winning; teams scoring four tries are almost sure to win (around 90%); and that for teams scoring five or more tries winning is virtually assured. Based upon the results from these three tournaments we conclude that competitive teams should strive to score three or more tries per match and that there is no winning advantage accrued by scoring more than five tries.
Phase II of the SGA Project: Development of the coordinated team approach intervention
Authors: Foley Susan M. , Haines Kelly , Mock Linda
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND: The SGA Model Demonstration tested a coordinated team approach to determine whether a combination of vocational rehabilitation practices improve earnings outcomes of clients who also receive Social Security Disability Insurance. OBJECTIVE: This paper describes Phase II of the development of the intervention. METHODS: Researchers and policy fellows conducted site visits, interviewed personnel from 8 State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies and related partners, drafted a proposed intervention and submitted it for review to a Delphi panel. RESULTS: Delphi ratings supported the proposed intervention as likely leading to improved earnings outcomes and recommended that the SGA Project develop training, technical assistance, and capacity building activities to support implementation. CONCLUSION: The SGA Project invested 2 years developing an intervention by examining administrative data, consulting national experts, interviewing SVRAs directors and more than 100 practitioners across eight SVRAs. Pacing metrics were built into a team approach that included a vocational counselor, work incentives counselor, and a job development/job placement specialist with a business relations focus.
Implementation and impacts of the Substantial Gainful Activity Project demonstration in Kentucky
Authors: Martin Frank , Sevak Purvi
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND: The Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) Project demonstration tested innovations to improve the employment of nonblind vocational rehabilitation (VR) clients receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. OBJECTIVE: We describe the SGA Project model components, the implementation experience in Kentucky, and the impact of the innovations on VR service and employment outcomes. METHODS: The evaluation used information from site visits and VR administrative data. We estimated impacts by comparing the outcomes of SSDI-only clients who applied for services at randomly assigned offices that implemented the SGA Project innovations to those who applied at other offices. RESULTS: Participants did not consistently receive all components of the innovations. Nevertheless, the innovations led to a 17 percentage-point increase in clients with a signed individualized plan for employment within 30 days of application, an 8 percentage-point increase in closures with competitive employment, and nearly 6 percentage-point increase in the number of clients with earnings at or above the SGA level. CONCLUSIONS: The early, positive impacts on key outcomes suggest the SGA Project innovations could hold promise for other VR agencies and for a broader set of VR clients. The evaluation illustrates the potential for random assignment demonstrations to test innovations in VR service delivery.
Sensor-based technology for upper limb rehabilitation in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Tramontano Marco , Morone Giovanni , De Angelis Sara , Casagrande Conti Laura , Galeoto Giovanni , Grasso Maria Grazia
Published: September 2020

Background:

Sensor-based technological therapy devices may be good candidates for neuromotor rehabilitation of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), especially for treating upper extremities function limitations. The sensor-based device rehabilitation is characterized by interactive therapy games with audio-visual feedback that allows training the movement of shoulders, elbows, and wrist, measuring the strength and the active range of motion of upper limb, registering data in an electronic database to quantitatively monitoring measures and therapy progress.

Objective:

This study aimed to investigate the effects of sensor-based motor rehabilitation in add-on to the conventional neurorehabilitation, on increasing the upper limb functions of patients with MS.

Methods:

Thirty patients were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group. The training consisting of twelve sessions of upper limb training was compared with twelve sessions of upper limb sensory-motor training, without robotic support. Both rehabilitation programs were performed for 40 minutes three times a week, for 4 weeks, in addition to conventional therapy. All patients were evaluated at the baseline (T0) and after 4 weeks of training (T1).

Results:

The within-subject analysis showed a statistically significant improvement in both groups, in the Modified Barthel Index and in the Rivermead Mobility Index scores and a significant improvement in Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life-54 in the experimental. The analysis of effectiveness revealed that, compared with baseline (T0), the improvement percentage in all clinical scale scores was greater in the experimental group than the control group.

Conclusions:

Proposed training provides an intensive and functional-oriented rehabilitation that objectively evaluates achieved progress through exercises. Therefore, it can represent a good complementary strategy for hand rehabilitation in MS patients.
Polarity and Variable Selection Heuristics for SAT-Based Anytime MaxSAT
Authors: Nadel Alexander
Published: September 2020

This paper is a system description of the anytime MaxSAT solver TT-Open-WBO-Inc, which won both of the weighted incomplete tracks of MaxSAT Evaluation 2019. We implemented the recently introduced polarity and variable selection heuristics, TORC and TSB, respectively, in the Open-WBO-Inc-BMO algorithm within the open-source anytime MaxSAT solver Open-WBO-Inc. As a result, the solver is substantially more efficient.
Record-breaker African Dust hits the Gulf Coast during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Rodriguez Carlos
Published: September 2020

A once in a lifetime huge dust cloud traveling from Africa settled in the Gulf at the beginning of the summer 2020, setting the conditions for a perfect dry storm for Covid-19, one that will change the perception of African dust plumes forever.
Institution of Military Chaplaincy in Ukraine: Emphasis on Catholic Church Activities
Authors: Vladychenko Larysa , Koshushko Tetiana Valeriivna
Published: September 2020

The article deals with the problem of military chaplaincy service formation in the period of independence of Ukraine as one of the priority directions of relations between the state and religious organizations in Ukraine.

The current state of military pastoral care is analyzed directly in the context of Catholic churches activities in Ukraine in this aspect. In particular, the institutional component of the Catholic churches is clarified, statistics demonstrating the quantitative and percentage composition of the Catholic churches in the religious network of Ukraine are provided.

The results of sociological surveys of the religious situation in Ukraine and the identification of religiosity of the population in the context of Catholic churches are analyzed. The opinion of the population of Ukraine regarding the trust in religious organizations, religious leaders (including the leadership of the Catholic churches) and the military formations of Ukraine is examined. The opinion of the population on the expediency of establishing a military chaplaincy institute in Ukraine is also clarified (through the results of sociological surveys).

The organizational division of the internal structure of the Catholic churches in Ukraine is presented, and it is also clarified which structural units are responsible for coordination with the Ukrainian power structures and organization of pastoral work. Attention is drawn to the review of the cooperation of the Catholic churches in Ukraine with the military formations of Ukraine in the aspect of pastoral activity. Special attention is paid to the coverage of the various areas of pastoral work directly by the military chaplains of the Catholic churches and the coordination of this work by the relevant structural units of the Catholic churches. In particular, conferences, meetings, trainings, pilgrimages on the organization and implementation of pastoral work in the field of military chaplaincy.

Also, consideration is given to the activities of the advisory body on military chaplaincy at the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (which includes, in particular, the Catholic churches in Ukraine) and its contribution to the establishment of the Institute of Military Chaplaincy in Ukraine. The inter-denominational cooperation of the churches in Ukraine, including the Catholic ones, was considered in establishing a military chaplaincy institution in independent Ukraine through the activities of interfaith associations.

It has been found that the issue of legislative securing of the Institute of Military Chaplaincy in the Armed Forces of Ukraine remains urgent. In this regard, the legislative work in this area and the involvement of Catholic churches in Ukraine are highlighted.
A INSERÇÃO DA PESSOA PORTADORA DE DEFICIÊNCIA NO MERCADO DE TRABALHO
Authors: Oliveira Edineide Maria de , Gomes Lucelia Jozeane , Wolkoff Tania Giandoni
Published: September 2020

Este artigo visou ter conhecimento aos aspectos relacionados à inserção de pessoas portadoras de deficiência ao mercado de trabalho, como a importância do trabalho, oportunidades e a Lei de Cotas. O objetivo foi verificar a inserção dessas pessoas nas organizações, se de fato as empresas estão admitindo no seu quadro de funcionários pessoas portadoras de deficiência, por intervenção da legislação específicaque obriga as organizações brasileiras a prepararem-se para receber essas pessoas e admitir seus direitos de inserção ao trabalho, alcançando sua independência e tornado – se úteis e capazes de exercer suas atividades e habilidades na sociedade. A problemática buscou, responder se houve crescimento de pessoas portadoras de deficiência no mercado de trabalho no período de 2015 a 2017? Para responder a problemática desse trabalho foi realizada uma pesquisa com três empresas, no Estado de São Paulo Capital na região da Zona Sul próximo ao Sacomã.
O FUTURISMO DE OSWALDO BARBIERI, NO POEMA ÁFRICA - CALOR/SUJEIRA - LUXÚRIA
Authors: Bortulucce Vanessa Beatriz
Published: September 2020

O presente artigo apresenta algumas considerações acerca da poética de Osvaldo Barbieri (1895-1958), artista do futurismo italiano, cuja importância reside especialmente no caráter múltiplo de sua obra. Pintor, desenhista, escultor e poeta, Bot (seu codinome futurista) passou a integrar o grupo de Marinetti em 1929, e a partir deste momento realizou obras de caráter polimatérico, nas mais variadas técnicas. É, contudo, em sua experiência no continente africano, a partir de 1934, que o artista expande seu campo criativo, assumindo outra identidade e celebrando a diversidade da África em obras visuais e poemas, como por exemplo, o Manifesto África – calor / sujeira – luxúria, apresentado ao final do deste artigo, pela primeira vez em língua portuguesa.
Neuropsicologia e diagnóstico diferencial nos declínios cognitivos e processos demenciais no idoso
Authors: Vanzeler Maria Luzinete Alves
Published: September 2020

Com o objetivo de realizar a revisão da literatura sobre o declínio cognitivo no envelhecimento, normal e patológico e o papel da avaliação neuropsicológica no diagnóstico diferencial destes declínios, foi realizada uma busca em livros textos especializados, manuais de avaliação neuropsicológicas e artigos científicos indexados (nos Periódicos CAPES, Lilacs, PubMed, Mediline e Scielo e Google acadêmico), a revisão foi realizada em novembro e dezembro de 2019. O estudo reuniu informações a respeito dos déficits cognitivos no envelhecimento normal, no comprometimento cognitivo leve (CCL) e em diferentes tipos de demências, como: Doença de Alzheimer (DA); Demência frontotemporal (DFT); Demência com corpúsculos de Lewy (DCL); Demência vascular (DV); Demência mista (DA/DV); demências associadas a outros distúrbios neurodegenerativos; demências infecciosas e demências reversíveis. Verificou-se a importância da avaliação neuropsicológica como ferramenta de diagnóstico, utilizando-se de recursos como: entrevistas, observações comportamentais, baterias de rastreamentos e testes específicos (uso exclusivo do psicólogo). A avaliação neuropsicológica caracteriza as demências como um progressivo déficit na função cognitiva, com prejuízo da memória desde a fase inicial, o que prejudica as atividades sociais e ocupacionais. Alem disso a avaliação neuropsicológica pode identificar situações em que há possibilidade de reversão, quadros primários e sequelares e ainda orientar terapia e indicar prognóstico.
Investigation of the distribution of particles of drugs with the help of cascade impactor
Authors: Dobrianskyi D.V. , Holyshkin D.V. , Los O.V. , Balatskyi A. , Troshyna O.
Published: September 2020

BACKGROUND. Successful nebulization is a result of joint usage of nebulizer and medication, which equally define availability and disposition of the active substance. Amount of the substance delivered by different nebulizer systems may differ in more than 10 times.

OBJECTIVE. The aim of the study was to investigate the distribution of aerosol particles of drugs for inhalation manufactured by «Yuria-Pharm» under conditions of usage of Ulaizer Home.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. We investigated Ulaizer Home nebulizer and medications for inhalation (Decasan, Lorde hyal, Nebufluson, Nebutamol) with the help of new generation impactor (“Copley Scientific Limited”, Great Britain).

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. Mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) of Decasan particles was 4.878 µm, geometric standard deviation (GSD) – 1.72. MMAD of Lorde hyal particles was 3.194 µm, GSD – 1.556. Drop distribution for Nebutamol was alike the distribution for non-viscous aqueous solutions (MMAD – 5.363 µm, GSD – 1.924). For Nebufluson MMAD was 5.491 µm, GSD – 1.724.

CONCLUSIONS. The delivery of the inhaled drug to the required area of the respiratory system is a key to successful nebulization. It directly depends on the parameters of the aerosol. The distribution of particles of drugs manufactured by «Yuria-Pharm» in case of nebulization using Ulaizer Home allows to deliver the required amount of drug to the predefined parts of the respiratory system.
Raciocínio lógico e resolução de problemas: contribuições para a práxis pedagógica
Authors: Paiva Ana Maria Severiano de , Sá Ilydio Pereira de
Published: September 2020

Este artigo, ao apresentar a “Resolução de Problemas em Matemática” como metodologia auxiliar no desenvolvimento do raciocínio lógico, pretende demonstrar como ela contribui para a práxis pedagógica na Escola Básica. Como referencial teórico, citamos G. Polya, Luiz Roberto Dante, Pozo e Echeverria e Katia Stocco Smole, somados à experiência dos autores em pesquisa e docência, tanto na Escola Básica quanto no Ensino Superior (graduação e pós-graduação), destacando-se o campo da Educação Matemática. O texto distingue exercício e problema, apresentando a importância de problemas heurísticos, que favorecem a descoberta e o desenvolvimento da criatividade dos alunos. Destacamos ainda que, quando nos propomos a ensinar matemática, a metodologia de resolução de problemas favorece a construção do conhecimento matemático, o desenvolvimento do raciocínio lógico e o pensamento crítico.
ПЕРЕЖИТИ ГОЛОКОСТ У СХІДНІЙ ГАЛИЧИНІ: АКЦІЇ ПОРЯТУНКУ ГРЕКО-КАТОЛИЦЬКОЇ ЦЕРКВИ У СВІДЧЕННЯХ РАБИНА ДАВИДА КАГАНЕ ТА КУРТА ЛЕВІНА
Authors: Budz Kateryna
Published: September 2020

Східна Галичина, що входила до складу Другої Речі Посполитої в міжвоєнний період, була приєднана до Радянського Союзу у вересні 1939 р. Розпад Польської держави та подальша німецька окупація Галичини (1941–1944 рр.) спричинили напругу у відносинах між основними етнічними групами регіону – українцями, поляками та євреями.

Більшість українців у Східній Галичині належали до Української греко-католицької церкви (УГКЦ), очолюваної митрополитом Андреєм Шептицьким. Намагаючись відвернути антиєврейське насильство, глава УГКЦ звертався до уряду недовговічної Української держави, нацистської влади, греко-католицького духовенства та пастви. Пастирські листи Шептицького «Про милосердя» (червень 1942 р.) та «Не вбий» (листопад 1942 р.) містять непрямі висловлювання проти Голокосту. До того ж щонайменше 200 єврейських чоловіків, жінок і дітей пережили Другу світову війну завдяки ініціативам порятунку митрополита Андрея Шептицького, його брата Климентія Шептицького – настоятеля Унівської лаври, та їхнього оточення. Серед врятованих були представники двох рабинських родин у Львові, а саме доктора Езекіїля Левіна – рабина прогресивної синагоги Львова, та рабина Давида Кагане. Якщо рабин Левін, його дружина та молодший син загинули під час Голокосту, то його два старших сини, Курт і Натан, а також рабин Давид Кагане разом із дружиною та дочкою були врятовані митрополитом Шептицьким та греко-католицькими монахами Студійського уставу.

У цій статті розглянуто ініціативи порятунку євреїв з боку представників греко-католицької ієрархії та монахів-студитів крізь призму розповідей врятованих. Дослідження ґрунтується насамперед на «Щоденнику львівського гетто» Давида Кагане, а також на спогадах Курта Левіна, документах із колекції Відділу Праведників народів світу в Яд Вашем у Єрусалимі та інтерв’ю Левіна з Архіву візуальної історії Фонду Шоа Університету Південної Каліфорнії.

Метою статті є дослідити ініціативи порятунку братів Шептицьких та монахів-студитів під час німецької окупації Галичини (1941–1944 рр.) через спогади і розповіді в его-документах тих, хто пережив Голокост.

Ключові слова: Греко-Католицька Церква, Голокост, порятунок євреїв, митрополит Шептицький, студити, Східна Галичина.
Decentralization reforms as modern concept of state development
Authors: Bashtannyk Vitalii , Kudriavtseva Mariia
Published: September 2020

Features of public administration reform in the context of modern decentralization processes are studied. The analysis of features of formation of system of authorities is carried out, the legislative and regulatory base of activity of authorities of various levels is considered. The actual scientific problem of substantiation of theoretical and methodological principles of the transformation process in the system of public administration is solved. A conceptual approach to solving the problem of content of modern public administration reform in the format of initiatives of the President of Ukraine to reform public administration is proposed, with the criteria of decentralization reform proposed to be used as factors influencing the reform process in Ukraine and equally as transformational factors in public administration. The multifaceted nature of the transformation process in the system of public administration due to the influence of political, economic and social components is demonstrated, the concepts of socialization of management, humanization of management, complex administrative systems are determined.

Author’s approaches to periodization of development of processes of formation of strategy of reforming of authorities are developed, system characteristics of development of public relations in Ukraine in the field of development of a state policy are resulted. Using the results of the study, the principles of forming the concept of development of the Ukrainian state, as well as the methodological basis for improving the management model at the central and regional levels were developed.

Based on the analysis of the activities of regional institutions of government, the directions of public administration reform at the regional level are proposed. In general, the regional level of government has been adopted as a baseline in the process of public administration reform in the context of decentralization reform. Internal and external factors of influence on the transformation process, their characteristics are determined, the stages of institutionalization of public administration are established. It is substantiated that in the process of public administration reform it is necessary to determine the structure and methodology of analysis of the impact of decentralization, the presence of a generalized set of tools to improve public administration in the central, regional and sectoral levels by combining technologies of socio-economic development and organizational and management mechanisms.

A new approach to the formalization of governance as the influence of the state on public relations by introducing the concept of an integrated system of public administration and the principles, forms and methods of interaction of elements of such a system are proposed.
Lobbying – political corruption or social compromise
Authors: Rudenko Olha
Published: September 2020

The article is devoted to the study of the relationship between the concepts of «lobbying» and «corruption». The author analyzes domestic scientific approaches to the definition of lobbying and an understanding of its role in finding a compromise between the interests of citizens, civil servants and representatives of the corporate sector. The identification of lobbying and corruption by a significant part of citizens, according to the researcher, is due to the lack of experience of civilized lobbying in Ukraine. But, the corporate sector realizes its interests through shadow lobbyism, which often borders on outright corruption. This gives rise to a latent social conflict, which has a number of negative consequences: low economic growth rates, the tendency of a significant proportion of citizens to break the rule of law, and the lack of political stability in our state.

Particular attention is paid to the study of the norms of domestic anti-corruption legislation and draft laws published by domestic researchers and politicians, that was aimed at regulating lobbying in Ukraine. It has been ascertained that in spite of the rather wide variability of approaches to developing the circle of lobbying subjects, almost all authors of draft laws determine the list of officials who cannot be subjects of lobbying under any circumstances. We are talking about representatives of the armed forces, security structures, the judiciary and the like. Moreover, given the absence of legal regulation of lobbying and the list of officials whose activities are regulated by anti-corruption legislation, the existing shadow lobbyism is appropriate to attribute to corruption.

In the process of research, the author convincingly argues that legal lobbying cannot be considered political corruption. The main difference between lobbying and corruption (in practice) is due to the ultimate goal of the process.

An analysis of the norms of anti-corruption legislation indicates that after the adoption of any of the bills proposed by the lobbyists, corruption will be considered only the format of interaction between government officials and business representatives (or other initiative groups of citizens) that was not provide by the law. According to the author, a side effect of the adoption of the law on lobbyism will be a reduction in the list of acts that can be considered corruption, and therefore – an automatic reduction in the level of corruption in Ukraine.
Trends in the formation of state policy in the human resources management in public and local government authorities of Ukraine
Authors: Gusak Iryna
Published: September 2020

This article substantiates the essence and problems of state policy in the human resources management in public and local government authorities of Ukraine. The quality of specialist training for work in public and local government authorities is analyzed and the ways to improve the level of personnel professional competence are determined. The main problems of human resources management in the system of public authorities are covered. They are adaptation of state policy in the human resources management, increase in the demands and responsibility of the civil servant for the quality of tasks performed, etc. The purpose of the human resources management is to provide personnel, organize its effective use, professional and social development. Therefore, the task of this article is to determine the main directions of restructuring the human resources to improve the functioning, to expand the functional responsibilities of employees of relevant services, to increase their independence in solving problems of human resources management. The unresolved parts of the general problem are considered: the creation of a professional institute of public service; ensuring its effectiveness; the issue of improving the functioning of human resources of public authorities in Ukraine given modern achievements of the theory and practice of human resources management remains relevant. The changes in human resources in public authorities for the purpose of modernization of the legislation of Ukraine on public service and service in local government authorities are studied. The directions of improving the modern management system in public authorities to form the effective public policy are proposed.
Bandura concert style of the 21st century (on the example of the bandura concerto with orchestra „Bandura foreverˮ by V. Martyniuk)
Authors: Shchitova Svitlana
Published: September 2020

The purpose of this scientific article is to determine the location of the bandura for a bandura with a piano by celebrated Ukrainian composer Valentina Martyniuk „Bandura foreverˮ in professional Ukrainian music.  The target of this investigative work is determined by the corresponding tasks that are to identify the genre-style features of the musical character-logical language of outstanding, distinguished V. Martyniuk. The round of methods for this represented investigation is based on the historical, typological, analytical and didactic approaches, which allows the practically study of this research topic. The scientific novelty of this submitted explorative work is that it examines the original work of renowned contemporary Ukrainian composer V. Martyniuk for the bandura of the concert direction as a distinctive phenomenon combining academic and ethnic musical traditions. Conclusions. The analysis of the concert for a bandura with an orchestra „Bandura forever” by well-known author V. Martynyuk, in which we can see the richness of the imaginative-style panorama, defines the composer's special interest in neo-style – neo-folklorism, neo-romanticism, neo-classicism, neo-baroque, neo-impressionism; manifestations postmodernism, in particular, experimentation in the synthesis of various styles, including those that are opposite in their artistic and aesthetic essence. The original bandura repertoire relies heavily on folk themes and demonstrates the versatility of domestic, nationally musical folklore. Music of the famous composer V. Martynyuk has unrepeatable, charismatic artistically imaginative characterization, which had amazingly bright demonstrated into that musically artistic outstanding masterpiece. The creating of music for academic bandura by Ukrainian professional composers was and staying for today the one of main problem in relation to national, domestic musically performing art.
FOLKLORE UNITES GENERATIONS
Authors: Klimchik Iryna
Published: September 2020

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Organ Donation in an African Culture
Authors: Kunle Ayinde Jamiu
Published: September 2020

This paper is an attempt to examine the traditional Yoruba beliefs about organ donation. Organ donation and transplantation remain a rare occurrence in African, this to a large extent can be as a result of the traditional African orientation on the one hand and the advancement in medical research that come with transplanting organ on the other. In this paper, we x-ray the problem of organ shortage in most African countries. We identified that apart from lack of awareness on organ donation, Africans traditionally would not be willing to donate their organs after death. This paper critically examines beliefs in some African cultures and their relationship with organ donation. We analyze life after death in the Yoruba tradition and the belief in the continuation of the body after death. The paper concludes that the African belief in the continuation of the body in the afterlife contributes to the non-willingness of Africans to donate an organ after death.
Cancellation of Elective General Surgical Operations on the Day of Surgery
Authors: Karki Om Bahadur , Hazra Niranjan Kumar , Timilsina Bishwodeep
Published: September 2020

Background: Unanticipated cancellation of scheduled elective operations decreases theatre efficiency and is inconvenient to the patients, their families and the medical teams. It creates logistic and financial burden associated with extended hospital stay and repetitions of pre-operative preparations. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence and causes of cancellation of surgical operations in our centre and make recommendations to reduce it.Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study carried out over a period of one year in Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara from July 12017 to June 2018. Consecutive sampling method was used. All patients booked for elective surgical procedures were enrolled in the study. The age, gender, diagnosis, proposed surgery and reasons for cancellation were documented and analysed.Results: A total of 794 patients were scheduled for elective surgical operations during the study period and 86 (10.83%) patients’ operations were cancelled. There were 54(62.79%) males and 32 (37.20%) females. Recent change in the medical status of the patient (n=18; 20.9%) was the main reason for cancellation of operation followed by overbooking (n=11; 12.7%), change in plan of management (n=9,10.4%).Conclusions: Avoidable factors are mainly responsible for cancellation of surgeries. Efficient management, pre-operative assessment, utilization of the few available hospital resources, improvement in communication between medical teams and patients would reduce the rate of cancellation of booked surgical procedures.Keywords: Cancellation; efficient management; elective operation.