bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La Commission d’enquête sur les repliements suspects et la « fuite » du général Picard en mai 1940
Authors: Leconte Robin
Published: November 2020

Dès l’été 1940, la volonté de comprendre la défaite s’impose à tous. Elle s’illustre notamment à travers le cas de la 1 re Division Légère Mécanique commandée par le général de brigade Picard. Cet officier, relevé de son commandement le 24 mai 1940, fait face à de graves accusations (alcoolisme, incapacité à commander). L’armée de Vichy charge un organisme encore méconnu aujourd’hui, « la Commission d’enquête sur les repliements suspects », de démêler cette affaire complexe. Au croisement du projet idéologique de l’armée d’armistice, des rivalités profondes entre officiers français et des conditions des combats, « l’affaire Picard » invite à repenser l’exercice concret du commandement, la manière dont l’armée a fait face à la défaite et les causes de la débâcle.
Fuir la guerre : Indochine 1945-1954
Authors: Bodin Michel
Published: November 2020

De 1945 à 1954, le corps expéditionnaire d’Indochine bien que composé d’engagés et de militaires de carrière, connaît d’innombrables évitements. Les uns volontaires (absences, suicides, mutilations, désertions), les autres plus complexes à expliquer (alcoolisme, maladies psychiques) traduisent le malaise de certains combattants face au conflit, les traumatismes et les peurs consécutifs à la guerre. D’autres sont la conséquence d’un envoi non souhaité en Extrême-Orient ou de l’engagement d’individus fragiles. Les mesures de prévention et les sanctions à tous les échelons ne réduisent pas le nombre des fautes. Néanmoins, ces fuites ne mettent jamais en péril le corps expéditionnaire mais elles contribuent à en donner une mauvaise image, ce qui est encore exploité aujourd’hui.
Vers la fin de la Guerre Froide ? George P. Shultz et l’ouverture d’un dialogue américano-soviétique, 1982-1984
Authors: Vallières Louis
Published: November 2020

Cet article aborde le développement d’une ouverture d’un dialogue américano-soviétique au début des années 1980 et s’intéresse particulièrement à la volonté du secrétaire d’État George Shultz de modifier le comportement de l’administration de Ronald Reagan. Celle-ci était, selon lui, trop axée sur l’affrontement et trop teintée d’idéologie anticommuniste. Shultz détonnait de l’entourage de Reagan de par son pragmatisme. Il a su convaincre le président que l’apaisement de la tension bilatérale devait passer par le dialogue et la négociation. À l’aide de nombreuses archives et de témoignages, l’article dresse un tableau des années 1982 à 1984 et propose un éclaircissement du processus de l’amélioration de la relation américano-soviétique de la seconde moitié de la décennie.
Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Recommended Solutions from Physicians
Authors: Cataldo Jessica , Collins Sandra , Mckinnies Richard C , Nichols Jane , Shaw Thomas A
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this study was to assess physicians’ accounts related to the current opioid epidemic and to identify solutions that they feel would be most successful in addressing opioid misuse and overuse. A survey was administered a group of physicians obtained from a nationwide database. Nearly all physicians surveyed believed there was a current opioid crisis in the United States and that physicians should take an active role in addressing opioid use in patients. Four key themes emerged regarding solutions to the opioid crisis: i) policy change, ii) improve treatment, iii) education, and iv) alternative treatment. The diversity of responses highlighted the need for a multifaceted approach to address opioid misuse and abuse.
Traversing temporalities at end-of-life: Mobilizing narratives with imagination and aesthetic sensibilities
Authors: Pangborn Stephanie M. , Harter Lynn M.
Published: November 2020

We bring into focus the role of the imagination and aesthetics in narrative sensemaking, particularly as it informs end-of-life care, in this engaged and ethnographically-inspired research project. To begin, we detail a brief history of hospice and situate our work amid literature on storytelling and health communication. We then introduce readers to Grace Hospice’s Creatively-Inspired Experiences (CIEs), opportunities for patients and their family members to engage in artful interactions, which was integrated within volunteer services as means of offering care beyond basic measures for comfort and companionship. Motivated by curiosities about how storytelling arises and functions in contexts often characterized as the end, this project illustrates the capacity of storytelling to traverse the temporalities of life stories by transcending the challenges of relational connection and narrative continuation in hospice contexts. Specifically, findings suggest that narrative imagination and aesthetic sensibilities act as mobilizing resources, enabling stories to affect relationships by transcending chasms, nurturing mindfulness and presence, and cultivating legacies and tomorrows.
Association of sports vision with age, gender, and static visual acuity among nonathletic population
Authors: Lee Jiahn-Shing , Liu Yen-Hsiu , Chen Wei-Min , Lin Ken-Kuo , Chang Shih-Tsung , Lim Ai Yin , Hou Chiun-Ho , Peng Wei-Sheng , See Lai-Chu
Published: November 2020

PURPOSE:

Excellent vision is essential to performing well in sports. Sports vision includes visual, perceptual, cognitive, and oculomotor tasks that enable athletes to process and respond to what is seen. We aimed to examined how sports vision parameters – dynamic visual acuity (DVA), eye movement (EM), peripheral vision (PV), and momentary vision (MV) – varied with age and sex and assessed how static visual acuity (SVA) affect sports vision performance.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Sports vision was assessed at 45 cm distance at best-corrected SVA in 310 nonathletic participants (age, 6–60 years). Among these 310 participants, 108 university students underwent their sports vision test at 45 cm and 2.5 m distance, with and without glasses. The 4 sports vision parameters were measured by Athlevision software package installed to a laptop. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare sports vision performance in relation to age group and sex. Repeated-measures ANOVA with 1 within-factor (4 conditions) were used to analyze how sports vision varied among the near/far distance with/without glasses conditions.

RESULTS:

DVA increased during childhood, peaked during the 20s or 30s, and gradually decreased during middle age (P < 0.0001). DVA was significantly better in males than in females (P = 0.0001). The other 3 sport vision parameters – EM, PV, and MV – exhibited similar age trends (P < 0.001) but did not differ between two sexes. The university students with mild myopia had similar DVA, EM, and PV at both near and far distances, with and without correction; but moderate or severe myopic students with uncorrected vision had worse DVA, EM, and PV at 2.5 m than at 45 cm.

CONCLUSION:

Low SVA in uncorrected myopia significantly interferes the performance in sport vision tests applied in this study, especially in far distance. Improve static vision, such as myopic correction, may significantly improve sports vision, which is important in athletic performance and safety.
A Study of Green Human Resources Management (GHRM) and Green Creativity for Human Resources Professionals
Authors: Ali Md. Chapol , Islam K. M. Anwarul , Chung Soojin , Zayed Nurul Mohammad , Afrin Mithila
Published: November 2020

The concept of green human resource management has recently combined with ecological management in business, urbanization, industrialization and so many so forth. It is mainly responsible for managing human resources work, and these work conditions are good. Green human resource management procedures are fundamentally used to reduce the carbon impression of each worker and the information capital of the holding association. It also plays role in convincing workers to look after resources, and participate in waste management to control pollution. It is recommended that companies should be more aware of each of the capabilities that make human resources management green. The development needs of combining ecological manageability with human resource management. Organizations now recognize that while focusing on money-related benefits, they should think about the social and ecological effects to ensure their manageability. Therefore, this notion has lately taken into account, academic analysts and experts. This paper investigates GHRM practices in organizations based on the many current writings. The study found the importance of GHRM ideas, practices, strategies, and difficulties in the business and other organizations. The study uses documented strategies to observe, collect and dissipate contemporary surveys of green human resource management.
Effeciency of using the business capital: realistic vision in Mong Duong Coal Joint Stock Company – Vinacomin
Authors: Nguyen Huyen Trang Thi , Nguyen Mai Tuyet Thi ,   Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam  Mong Duong Coal Joint Stock Company, Vinacomin, Vietnam
Published: November 2020

Business capital is a resource that decide the existence and development of an enterprise. Using the business capital suitably will help the enterprise maintain production regularly in order to make a profit and preserve capital. The article introduced the state of using business capital in Mong Duong Coal Joint Stock Company - Vinacomin (2017-2019). From realistic vision, some methods are proposed to improve the effectiveness of using the business capital in Mong Duong company next time.
Blended Learning model in university training and its applicability in training economics at Hanoi University of Mining and Geology
Authors: Dao Tuan Anh ,   Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam
Published: November 2020

The trend of transforming the organizational model of training activities by taking advantage of the information technology has brought practical effects to educational institutions. The combination of traditional classroom instruction and digital environments creates a personalized, more effective, and better-resulted learning experience. The paper focuses on researching the concept of blended learning (Blended learning); learning models of Blended learning and the ability to apply Blended learning models in teaching economics at the Hanoi University of Mining and Geology.
Impacts of the factors on job satisfaction of workers in mining enterprises in Quang Ninh region
Authors: Nguyen Thang Duc , Nguyen Huong Thi , Pham Trung Kien , Le Chien Van ,   Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam
Published: November 2020

Currently, the number of mining workers quitting their jobs is increasing, while coal mining enterprises are facing many difficulties in labor recruitment. To reach current production requirements and future development, coal enterprises need to retain workers for their operation. In this study, we tested 7 factors affecting the job satisfaction of coal workers, the study showed that 4 factors including relationship, income, job and corporation culture affect positively employee satisfaction while job opportunities and working conditions reduce the level of job satisfaction. The research results may be a suggestion to help coal enterprises to devise appropriate solutions to improve job satisfaction of workers, so that they can ensure the maintenance of human resources for production.
SBA-16 mesoporous nanosilica: synthesis, characterization and sorption properties
Authors:   National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies, Niculescu Violeta , Constantinescu Marius ,   National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies, Bucura Felicia ,   National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies, Ion-Ebrasu Daniela ,   National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies, Amalia Soare ,   National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies
Published: November 2020

Dyes are intensively used in industries such as textiles, plastics, cosmetics, etc., and they are considered major wastes. Due to their chemical structures, dyes are resistant on exposure to sun or water, therefore being difficult to be removed once released into the aquatic environment, having serious environmental impact. Among these dyes, rhodamine is a fluorescent dye. The mesoporous SBA-16 nanosilica has been synthesized by sol−gel process. The rhodamine 110 adsorption process on SBA-16 was explained by Langmuir and Henry isotherm models. The excellent adsorption and fluorescence properties reduction indicated that the mesoporous silica can be efficiently applied in the wastewater treatment.
The Role of Canonical Ruler in Transformation of Hadd to Ta’azir Punishments
Authors: Hekmatnezhad Farzad , Raei Masoud , Panjepour Javad
Published: November 2020

In the Islamic perspective the ruler is a consummate jurisprudent with special authority. In criminal matters, for example, the ruler also has a prominent role, such as setting limits (Hadd) to accepted behaviors and punishments for reprehensible behaviors. In fact, in the case of convenience and special circumstances, the ruler can disapprove or modify a certain punishment. The objective of the article is then to analyze the role of the canonical ruler in the transformation of limit punishments or corporal punishment (tazir) in Iran. Based on the descriptive ـ analytical method, the work concludes that, according to the belief concerning the permission to implement the limits during the time of The Absence, the basic principle is the lack of permission to switch the limits. But if the religious ruler realizes that the implementation of the limits, in certain circumstances, is contrary to the application objectives, the interests of Islamic society and the maintenance of the government, or in the confrontation with certain rules, such as “ to be ashamed ”(لاحرج) and“ without harm ”(لاضرر), he can rule to commute the sentence.
Christian interpretation of anthropological guidelines for lawmaking
Authors: Nesprava Mykola , Rizak Mykhailo , Volkov Vladlen , Voluiko Oksana , Skrypa Yevhenii
Published: November 2020

The objective of the article is to reveal the main foundations of human creation enshrined in Christian doctrine, which serve as axiological guidelines for the elaboration of laws, providing a humanistic content of the law. The research methodology is based on dialectical, formal-dogmatic, sociological, comparative-legal and documentary methods. The results of the study demonstrate that theocentrism and anthropocentrism are not opposed to each other in Christianity, but rather are combined into an integrated theological and anthropological picture of a man. Considering this prism of legal consciousness as a reflection of the supreme law of God, the authors refute the secular-positivist view of "homo juridicus" as a soulless subject of law and emphasize the role of the Gospel commandments as a guide. for the elaboration of laws. It is concluded that the Christian vision of the synergistic interaction of the human being and the legislator through the unity of three incarnations: "homo spiritus" - "homo sapiens" - "homo juridicus" indicates the values, which are designed to ensure humanization of the law through the humanization of social relations in general.
Nuevas realidades jurídico-políticas en el marco del orden mundial post-coronavirus
Authors: Illidge Correa Ingrid Julissa , Gavidia Pacheco Angelica
Published: November 2020

La trascendencia del nuevo coronavirus y su impacto, tanto en la vida cotidiana de las personas como en el orden internacional en su conjunto, llevó a Cuestiones Políticas a publicar un número especial en dos partes con el interés de colocar a disposición de la comunidad científica mundial un conjunto de investigaciones de alto nivel que (directa o indirectamente) presentan información valiosa sobre el los efectos del virus, desde la perspectiva del derecho público, la ciencia política y las ciencias sociales. En este sentido, el objetivo del texto es presentar el volumen 38 número especial de Cuestiones Políticas. Se concluye que, al calor del presente histórico, urge reinventar el derecho y, muy especialmente, las concepciones de la política, la economía y del poder para evitar la reproducción de gobiernos autocráticos, la depredación sistemática de los recursos naturales no renovables en el mundo y, al mismo tiempo, empoderar a una ciudadanía activa dispuesta a participar desde las bases, en la construcción de sus propios espacios deliberativos y de convivencia, mucho más cuanto que, todos los modelos de izquierda y de derecha han fracasado a su modo, en mayor o menor medida, en el mantenimiento de un ecosistema sociopolítico y económico sustentable.
Ethnopolitics: regulatory principles of ethno-separatism
Authors: Bayramov Imdad
Published: November 2020

The existing relationship, both in theory and in concrete historical reality, between economics, political development and ethnicity is substantial, to the point that ethno-politics can then be talked about as a novel field of study that, although based on political science, quickly transcends the order of the multi and interdisciplinary. It is order of ideas; this research article was aimed at identifying from the perspective of ethno-political analysis the principles that regulate the discourse of ethno-separatism. At the methodological level, documentary research technique was used. It is concluded that ethnicity goes through certain stages in its historical development. Political records show. the existence of a multidimensional ethos that is observed culturally, socially, and democratically as a material and symbolic force that identifies some communities while differentiating them from others. Ethno-politics is in fact part of the concept of a political nation that preserves ethno-social-sofactors. From that moment on, the category of ethno begins to subsumme the historical memory of the community and the national thought that determines its level of modern consciousness.
Official work in Ukraine: characteristics of legal status and recurring problems
Authors: Pokalchuk Mykhailo , Sokh Kateryna , Yalova Oksana , Zubkova Liubov , Borovska Iryna
Published: November 2020

The purpose of the article is to analyze the concept of "contract work" in Ukrainian legislation, determine its characteristics, as well as identify the scope of rights that arise with its creation. The methodological basis of the research is a series of general and special scientific methods of cognition. In the research process, formal and logical methods, systems and structural, comparative and legal, logical and legal and other scientific research methods were used. The rules of Ukrainian legislation, which regulate the subject under consideration, were investigated; they were compared with the relevant laws of some states of the world. Judicial practice, which deals with some problems related to the distribution of contract work rights between an employer and an employee, was also examined. Practical implication. The concept of "paid work" in the Ukrainian legislation was analyzed, its characteristics were identified, which are at the same time the conditions for recognizing work as paid work. By way of conclusion, it is convenient to distinguish the non-patrimonial and property rights of an employer and employee to work under contract, which in turn implies the problem of determining the amount of royalties.
Victimology: prevention of crimes against the life and health of a child
Authors: Polina Zeleniak , Kulakova Nataly , Stanislav Mozol , Volodymyr Dordiai , Mozol Nataliya
Published: November 2020

The objective of the article is to propose a renewed protection system for children in the prevention of crimes against life and health. The research methodology is based on the combination of dialectical, formal, dogmatic, sociological, comparative law and documentary methods. The results of the study contributed to the development of measures to guarantee the safety of the child, which means a set of legal, economic, organizational measures, which are carried out by the public powers and the administration, with the aim of neutralizing and preventing usurpation of the life and health of children in Ukraine. Organizational and legal measures have been implemented to improve the interaction of the National Police with the services of children and special institutions for children by carrying out joint activities to prevent and identify possible invasions into the life and health of the child. It is concluded that in order to determine the characteristics of the subject, namely, crimes against the life and health of the child, it is necessary to improve the legislation in the interaction of the actors to prevent this type of crime.
Features of civil liability of police officers for damage caused under the influence of force majeure
Authors: Strelbytska Lilia , Strelbytskyi Mykola , Shemchuk Viktor , Rizak Mykhailo , Kulhavets Khrystyna
Published: November 2020

The aim of the article is to analyze the characteristics of civil liability of Ukrainian police officers for damage caused under the influence of force majeure. At a methodological level to achieve the objectives of the article, the following scientific methods were combined: general (dialectical, formal-logical, system-structural) and special (historical, comparative-legal, etc.). Essentially, the concept of force majeure and its characteristics are studied, as well as two main theories of force majeure (objective and subjective). In addition, the main differences between force majeure and case are established. The types of force majeure circumstances and their particular properties are studied. By way of conclusion, the fact that police officers are exonerated from civil liability for causing damage under the influence of force majeure is discussed, if they can prove the effect of this influence. For the rest, given that Ukraine's jurisprudence on the exemption from civil liability of police officers due to force majeure is quite limited to formulating a precedent, it is based on the general rule that, in tort, the recognition that the damage was the result of accidental circumstances excludes the occurrence of liability for damages.
Typical Mistakes during Investigation of Crimes Committed by Youth Informal Groups Members
Authors: Larkin Mikhail , Biryukova Alina , Makarenko Tamara , Ivanova Natalia , Fedchyniak Artur
Published: November 2020

The main objective of the study is to identify errors made by investigators and other persons authorized to investigate crimes during the process of investigating crimes committed by representatives of informal juvenile criminal groups. Problems related to the failure to present a version of the participation of members of an informal group of young people in crime have been identified. Some aspects of misuse of special knowledge were also considered. During the work, the scientific literature dedicated to the fight against crime, investigation of collective crimes, informal youth groups (associations, movements, etc.) was also analyzed. In addition, a set of different scientific methods was used, such as analysis method, synthesis method, extrapolation method, generalization method. Among the most relevant conclusions it stands out that the problem of juvenile delinquency is becoming general every year, a typical phenomenon not only in Ukraine, but also in other countries in the world; consequently, there is an urgent need to develop new interdisciplinary methods to combat this phenomenon and to understand its multidimensional causes and consequences.
Educational processes of training, retraining and advanced training of private detectives in Ukraine
Authors: Kyslyi Anatolii , Pysmenna Mariia , Kolomoiets Oleksandr , Volobuieva Olena , Davydenko Valerii
Published: November 2020

The aim of the article was to carry out a retrospective analysis of the legal acts on the legalization of private detective activities in Ukraine and, at the same time, consider the characteristics of training, retraining and advanced training of private detectives in order to to further improve legislation in this area. The subject of the study is essentially the process of training, retraining and advanced training of private detectives in Ukraine. During the research, the following scientific methods were used: dialectical method, methods of synthesis and analysis, methods of induction and deduction, statistical method, historical and legal and formal and legal methods. The peculiarities of the Law of Ukraine "On the Activity of Private Detective (Search)" were considered, its advantages and disadvantages were described. By way of conclusion, he emphasizes that the existing legal education system, introduced in civil educational institutions, is not adequate for the training of private detectives. For these and other political and legal reasons, the need to train private detectives in the system of higher education institutions with specific learning conditions in the heat of the requirements imposed by reality itself is argued.
Computer crimes on the COVID-19 scene: analysis of social, legal, and criminal threats
Authors: Bokovnya Alexandra Yuryevna , Khisamova Zarina Ilduzovna , Begishev Ildar Rustamovich , Latypova Elvira Yuryevna , Nechaeva Elena Vladimirovna
Published: November 2020

In January 2020, the World Health Organization announced an outbreak of SARS-CoV2, which caused COVID-19 coronavirus disease. Soon, a continuous outbreak of coronavirus infection was declared a pandemic. This situation has led to an increase in cybercrime. Cybercriminals did not stray from the situation and used the pandemic to commit various digital frauds and cyberattacks. As a result, the objective of the investigation was to analyze computer crimes at the COVID-19 scene and identify their social and legal consequences. This is a documentary-based investigation. It is concluded that, security standards have deteriorated in the context of forty social as many organizations were not prepared for remote work and the number of victims of cybercrime will only grow soon. International organizations and law enforcement agencies in many countries issue many recommendations to prevent digital criminal acts against businesses and citizens. This situation also prompted active legislation around the world to deal with the crisis. Most of the rules adopted in recent months are likely to be derogated.
Solutions for upgrading gasoline products to comply with Euro V specifications in Dung Quat refinery
Authors: Hong Nguyen Le , Vinh Loc Tran , Thanh Sang Nguyen , Thi Tuyet Mai Dang , Thi Anh Trinh Luu
Published: November 2020

Dung Quat refinery is under the management of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company (BSR). Currently, Dung Quat refinery is facing opportunities and challenges from macroeconomic policies as well as the development trend of the oil and gas industry including the issue of improving product quality, enhancing operational efficiency and competitiveness to be able to survive and develop in a new situation.

In this article, the authors suggest solutions to upgrade Dung Quat refinery gasoline products to satisfy more stringent standards and environmental regulations. Standards here mean the Euro V standards set out in the EN 228:2008 applicable to gasoline/petrol respectively. Solutions proposed to overcome problems relate to benzene, sulfur and olefin content in BSR gasoline products.

The article proposes two basic solutions to upgrade the gasoline product quality of Dung Quat refinery with some preliminary estimates. Each solution has its own advantages and disadvantages. Depending on specific situations, the more suitable one will be selected. Detailed calculation will be performed if the product quality upgrading project is implemented.
IECA E BRA: EXISTEM DIFERENÇAS?
Authors:   Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil., M. G. Campana Erika , Araujo Brandão Andréa ,   Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Published: November 2020

O bloqueio do sistema renina angiotensina aldosterona é uma estratégia fundamental no tratamento e prevenção da doença cardiovascular. No contexto da hipertensão arterial (HAS), os inibidores da enzima conversora de angiotensina e os bloqueadores dos receptores de angiotensina compõem, juntamente com os diuréticos tiazídicos e os antagonistas dos canais de cálcio; o tripé fundamental no tratamento farmacológico da HAS. Adicionalmente, estas classes de fármacos são comumente usadas em pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca, doença arterial coronariana, diabetes e doença renal crônica. Neste ponto de vista os autores discutem as semelhanças e diferenças entre inibidores da enzima conversora de angiotensina e os bloqueadores dos receptores de angiotensina, demonstrando que, à luz dos conhecimentos disponíveis atualmente na literatura, é possível reconhecer que essas duas classes de fármacos são diferentes e têm efeitos clínicos distintos.
NA FALTA DA CLONIDINA POSSO USAR METILDOPA?
Authors:   Disciplina de Cardiologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA. Brasil., Moraes de Souza Dilma do Socorro , Alves Feio Claudine Maria ,   Disciplina de Cardiologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA. Brasil., De Jesus Benevides de Almeida Adriana De Jesus ,   Universidade Federal De Brasília-UNB, DF, Brasil., Castro Mota Aline Carolina ,   Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA. Brasil, Campos De Moraes Joel ,   Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA. Brasil, Moura Alves João Victor ,   Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA. Brasil
Published: November 2020

A hipertensão arterial resistente (HAR) é uma condição clínica na qual a pressão arterial persiste elevada, acima das metas estabelecidas de controle apesar do uso de três fármacos incluindo um diurético, todos em doses máximas otimizadas ou necessidade de se adicionar quatro ou mais medicamentos para atingir o controle adequado. A terapia com diuréticos, inibidores da enzima de conversão da angiotensina (IECA) ou bloqueadores receptor da angiotensina II (BRA) e bloqueadores de canais de cálcio (BCC) para o controle adequado da pressão arterial já está bem estabelecida pelas diretrizes. A espironolactona firmou-se como quarto fármaco adicional a esse esquema terapêutico, após o estudo Pathway-2. A clonidina passou ser a sexta ou sétima opção, para adição a esta sequência de terapia ficando atrás dos betabloqueadores ou vasodilatadores, dependendo da situação clínica. O estudo brasileiro ReHot, avaliando pacientes com HAR não demonstrou superioridade expressiva deste fármaco em relação a espironolactona, devido aos efeitos adversos, porém não devendo ser substituída pela metildopa pela falta de evidências cientificas em relação a segurança e eficácia do fármaco como terapia adicional para HAR.
FINANCING AND RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN GREEN FIELD PROJECTS UNDER PUBLIC, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) MODEL: A CASE STUDY OF RAJIV GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RGIA) LTD, HYDERABAD.
Authors: Mishra Sarbesh , Mohanty Malay Kumar
Published: November 2020

PPP projects have brought a big change in Indian Infrastructure Industry. There was not only a dramatic turnaround in the time taken for completion of projects but also a big change in quality of the projects. This change was because of involvement of a private player in the project. Though projects in the range of 500 crores, 1000 crores or even more than that was earlier handled by government departments but they always lacked with timely delivery and quality of projects. This was because of lack of planning and even because of lack of modern day tracking of projects. Now this gap was merged with the entry of a private player. There are glaring examples that this model has been a big success, be it RGIA of Hyderabad or modernization of Delhi and Mumbai airports, each of these projects has been a big success. It’s not only airport projects that has become successful even there are a lot of projects in road sector, port sector which have been completed in this model. The major issue with big infrastructure projects has been financing of these projects. Since in a PPP model private player also takes up the responsibility of financing the project with adequate support from government overall funding of the project becomes easier. But the problem does not seem to end over here because the private player which takes the responsibility of financing the project during initial stage also bears the risk of revenue generation which might be a big concern during operational phase. If the actual revenue falls short of projected revenue than the ROI will have a severe impact. In order to counteract these problems associated with various PPP models several risk mitigation strategies are adopted to safeguard both the parties in a better way. Though India has taken a huge step forward by awarding several projects in this PPP model still there is a long way to go in terms understanding the pros and cons of PPP model and how well it can be adopted in Indian scenario.
Interest development and self-regulation of motivation
Authors: McLoughlin David
Published: November 2020

In this chapter, the author investigates the importance of interest as an essential component of both self-regulation and motivation which are both critical in the development of learner autonomy, especially outside the classroom. The author shows how interest not only initiates motivation but can also sustain it in the long term. The role of interest as a source and a driver of motivation has not always been emphasized enough, but its significance has been increasingly recognized in research over the last couple of decades (Hidi & Ainley, 2009; Hidi & Renninger, 2006; Sansone, 2009; Sansone & Thoman, 2005, 2006). Because interest is now seen as crucial in enabling learners to maintain their motivation over time, it has a particular relevance to individuals in self-directed or ‘beyond the classroom’ learning contexts. In such contexts, learners have to regulate their own motivation to a great extent. They can do this by setting goals and monitoring their progress in attaining those goals. They can also maintain their motivation by finding what interests them and by developing that interest. Some studies have shown how autonomous learners use interest as well as goals to regulate and sustain their motivation (McLoughlin & Mynard, 2015, 2018; Mynard & McLoughlin, 2016). This chapter examines how a focus on interest helps learners become more effective at regulating their motivation, as well as how interest development can play an important part in creating more autonomous learners.
Anticancer Activity of Lindernia crustacea (L.) F. Muell. var. Crustacean on Human HCT116 Colon Cancer Cell via Cellular Lipid and β-sheet Protein Accumulation
Authors: BARUSRUX Sahapat , WEERAPREEYAKUL Natthida , PHIBOONCHAIYANAN Preeyaporn Plaimee , KHAMPHIO Munthipha , TANTHANUCH Waraporn , THUMMANU Kanjana
Published: November 2020

Lindernia crustacea (L.) F. Muell. var. crustacean or “Ya Kap Hoi: YKH”, which is an edible vegetable, is commonly seen in Thailand. This study investigated its anticancer properties with high antioxidant activity by reducing power activity, excluding alkylation activity. It explored YKH extract induction of anticancer activity through biomolecular changes in the HCT116 human colon cancer cell line. The ethanolic extract stock solution and water extract stock solution were prepared. NR assay was used for cancer cell cytotoxic testing and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy was used for biomolecular changes study on lipid, protein and nucleic acid/DNA. The apoptosis induction by the extracts was detected by using Annexin V-FITC and DAPI staining. The compounds in the YKH ethanolic extract was performed by using GC-MS analysis. As a result, YKH ethanolic extract caused HCT116 colon cancer cell death in the dose dependent manner after 24 h exposure, and the 50 % cell death (IC50 concentration) was 195.4 ± 12 μg/mL. Cellular biochemical changes observed from FTIR data showed that YKH ethanolic extract treated HCT116 colon cancer cell. There is an increase in lipid content and a reduction in intensity of nucleic acid/DNA, a-helix protein structure at 1,656 cm-1 was reduced and peak position of b-sheet structure (1,637 cm-1) was shifted to lower frequency. From the analysis results, YKH ethanolic extract seems to exert anti-colon cancer effect by changing cellular biomolecular structure of lipids and β-sheet protein accumulation, supporting apoptotic induction. The compounds in the YKH ethanolic extract mainly yielded fatty acids,which may be useful as potential compounds.
Immunomodulation Effect of Nypa fruticans Palm Vinegar
Authors: LAKLAENG Sa-ngob , KWANHIAN Wiyada
Published: November 2020

Vinegars are aqueous products of fermentation that are composed of acetic acid, water and other trace chemical components. Previous studies have shown that they have several beneficial effects for humans, such as anti-diabetic, anti-bacteria, antioxidant, anti-tumor or the enhancement of immune function. Nypa fruticans palm vinegar (NPV) is 1 of the vinegars that is usually used as a food ingredient. However, there are limited studies that have provided results to support its proposed immunomodulatory properties. This study investigated the immunomodulatory effects of NPV. Locally produced NPV from 3 different planting areas (fresh, brackish and saline water) of the Nakhon Si Thammarat province in Thailand were administered to rats, and the enhancement of the in vitro phagocytic activity was assessed. The results showed that NPV potently enhanced antibody production and the phagocytic activity. Moreover, NPV-treated rats showed a reduction of edema in type 4 hypersensitivity reactions. The results indicated that NPV had immunomodulatory effects, and therefore, NPV could be considered a functional food.
The Effects of a Resilience Enhancing Nursing Program on Depression among Pregnant Teenagers
Authors: KUASIT Umaporn , CHUNUAN Sopen , HATTHAKIT Urai , BULLOCK Linda F. C.
Published: November 2020

The purposes of this study were to evaluate the effects of the resilience enhancing nursing program (RENP) on resilience and depression among pregnant teenagers who received this program. A quasi experimental was conducted with 130 pregnant Thai women. Final analysis included 130 participants (Intervention n = 64 and control group n = 66). The RENP was delivered in three steps including; Step 1, establishing trusting relationships; Step 2, improving the resilience, and Step 3, monitoring and encouraging the resilience practice. The research instruments consisted of a demographic data questionnaire, and resilience and depressive program instruments, including a handbook and self-report. Research data were analyzed and displayed, providing percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square, independent t-test, paired t-test, and the repeated measures ANOVA.
The findings showed a significant difference in depression by time alone (p = 0.001). However, there was no significant difference by group alone in depression (p = 0.969). This study revealed mean score on depression in the experimental group was not significantly lower than before entering the program at week 4 and week 8 (p = 0.870,  p = 0.428). However, resilience showed difference in score over time between the experimental group and control group. There was a significant difference in resilience score by time alone (F = 10.523, p < 0.001).
The results can contribute to guiding nurses to enhance decrease in depression in pregnant teenagers in the earlier first trimester in antenatal care units. Nurse or nurse midwife should be concerned about the potential for early detection in the prenatal period and provide appropriate interventions to teenage mothers in the postnatal period.
Database System Development for the Care of Elders in the Community
Authors: JARAEPRAPAL Urai , JINPON Puangrat
Published: November 2020

This participatory action research aimed to develop a database system for the care of elders in the community, Pak Poon sub-district, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. The key informants were composed of public health officers, community leaders, representatives of the Local Administrative Organization, elders and their families, and lecturers and nursing students of Walailak University. Research instruments included interview questions, an elderly health assessment form, a developed elderly health database system as an experimental tool, and a usability evaluation form. Data collection was conducted by survey, interview, group discussion, and observation. Quantitative data analysis was conducted by frequency distribution and percentage; the validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed with experts for Cronbach’s alpha. The qualitative data revealed content analysis. The results show that the database system consists of, elder health assessment, comprising general information, prior illness and treatment, functionality, mental health risk, risk for fall, and environment, the required features to support achievement of the goal for well-being, consistent with their life style, social capital, and local wisdom. In addition, the database could be used to reduce early risk factors to protect from chronic illness, injury, and decline in physical and psychosocial function. The reporting requirement comprised frequency distribution in terms of capital, problems, and need. Perception of the system and its effectiveness were evaluated using a questionnaire after participants had had an approximately one month period of experience of using the system. The responses to the questionnaire were positive about the system features and system process. From executives and health officers and elders using the database system, it has been improved, based on feedback continuum.
Quality of Work Life among Public Health Nurses: A Survey Comparison between Thailand and Japan
Authors: KOMJAKRAPHAN Patcharee , TSURUTA Kurumi , HASAGAWA Tamayo , YANAGITA Toshihiko , HOMBU Amy , JITANOON Piyanuch , BALTHIP Karnsunaphat
Published: November 2020

Researchers from Thailand and Japan have initiated a collaborative project to compare the Quality of Work Life (QWL) among public health nurses. Thus, the QWL of registered nurses working in a community in Thailand was identified and compared with the Public Health Nurses (PHNs) in Japan. The purpose of which was to determine the similarities and differences between the two countries regarding their nurses’ quality of work life. The 42-item of Brooks’ survey of Quality of Nursing Work Life (QNWL) was translated and evaluated in Thailand and Japan. There were 102 Thai and 209 Japanese public health nurses completed the questionnaire.

Findings showed that the QNWL level of both Thai and Japanese PHNs were at moderate level. Thai nurses scored higher than Japanese nurses in overall scores. Thai reported significantly higher on work design dimensions (t = 9.12, p < 0.05). For both groups, three out of four dimensions were ranked in the same pattern in which home life/work life was recorded as the lowest. This was followed by work design and work context. However, Thai scored lowest on work world dimension, while Japanese scored highest on that dimension. Findings also showed significant association between country and age groups (χ2 = 20.01, p = 0.00, marital status (χ2 = 6.50, p = 0.01), education (χ2 = 70.05, p = 0.00), and dependent family members (χ2 = 128.16, p = 0.00). No significant association was noted between country and gender (χ2 = 0.37, p = 0.54), and between country and work experience (χ2 = 2.88, p = 0.23).The findings extended our understanding of the Public Health Nurse’s quality of work life that contributes to nursing in different cultural contexts through a rare direct comparison of Public Health Nurses between Thailand and Japan.
Diversity Analysis of an Extremely Acidic Soil in a Layer of Coal Mine Detected the Occurrence of Rare Actinobacteria
Authors: PIKOLI Megga Ratnasari , SUGORO Irawan , SUHARTI Suharti
Published: November 2020

Studies that explore the diversity of microorganisms in unusual (extreme) environments have become more common. Our research aims to predict the diversity of bacteria that inhabit an extreme environment, a coal mine’s soil with pH of 2.93. Soil samples were collected from the soil at a depth of 12 meters from the surface, which is a clay layer adjacent to a coal seam in Tanjung Enim, South Sumatera, Indonesia. A culture-independent method, the polymerase chain reaction based denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, was used to amplify the 16S rRNA gene to detect the viable-but-unculturable bacteria. Results showed that some OTUs that have never been found in the coal environment and which have phylogenetic relationships to the rare actinobacteria Actinomadura, Actinoallomurus, Actinospica, Streptacidiphilus, Aciditerrimonas, and Ferrimicrobium. Accordingly, the highly acidic soil in the coal mine is a source of rare actinobacteria that can be explored further to obtain bioactive compounds for the benefit of biotechnology.
Cost-Effective TA Cloning Applied to Sanger Sequencing and HLA Allele Typing
Authors: NEDUVAT Anupama Cheleri , MURTHY Prerana Madhusudhana , SUNDARRAJAN Sudarson , PADMANABHAN Sriram
Published: November 2020

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technology for clinical HLA typing involves DNA Sanger sequencing of the PCR amplified products of polymorphic loci of HLA, such as HLA-A, -B, -C, -DPB1,-DQB1, and -DRB1, in support of unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The TA cloning of all the amplicons, followed by Sanger sequencing, provides a primary screening tool of potential organ donors, or to identify individuals who might have potential adverse drug responses. The Class I exon 2 and 3 genes of HLA was amplified as a single fragment and cloned into a TA cloning vector pTZ57R/T, while the Class II exon 2 and 3 amplified fragments were added together in a ligation mix with the vector pTZ57R/T. Positive clones were subjected to Sanger sequencing, and HLA alleles determined using the IMGT database. Results indicate that all the exons of the HLA genes by could be cloned by the strategies described. Furthermore, we were also successful in achieving the amplification of all the desired amplicons as a multiplex PCR, thereby reducing the cost of the modified method further by almost 60 %. We present a cost-effective TA cloning strategy for achieving accurate allele typing of HLA at 2- digit resolution. Taken together, an efficient cloning methodology with a significant lower cost for accurate HLA typing presented here is encouraging. The data suggests that it may be employed for routine cloning of variable targets in molecular biology applications.