bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Importancia del currículo contextualizado en el plan de estudios
Authors: Morales Carías Claudia Patricia
Published: October 2020

Se investigó el tema de currículo contextualizado, los contenidos, elementos, procesos, sujetos de aprendizaje bajo un contexto real del estudiante, en el departamento de El Progreso.  Fundamentando los análisis y propuestas sobre educación, por citar algunos: Elam (1973), Ausubel (1976), Novack (1977) Eisner y Vallancer (1984); quienes consideran, reconstrucción social, estructuración significativa, racionalismo académico y desarrollo de procesos cognitivos. Se diseñó mediante una investigación científica mixta, con datos cuantitativos y cualitativos, y triangulándose los resultados. Justificándose la investigación con los objetivos de la educación para responder a características, necesidades y aspiraciones de un país multicultural, multilingüe y multiétnico; respetando, fortaleciendo y enriqueciendo la identidad personal y la de sus pueblos. Es un estudio analítico sobre currículo contextualizado, por medio de una metodología de investigación descriptiva, diseñada y aplicada mediante tres instrumentos, tomando como muestra a autoridades administrativas, docentes y estudiantes. Los principales resultados recogen información que los programas no proponen experiencias del contexto sociocultural del departamento, los conocimientos y experiencias en los planes de estudio no permiten a los estudiantes tener una visión unificada del conocimiento y un significado de su identidad sociocultural, las actividades no están diseñadas para enriquecer la identidad cultural de los educandos y que su diseño no ha sido elaborado para dicho contexto. En conclusión, el diseño curricular investigado, debe de ser contextualizado y socializado por medio de una planificación de currículo contextualizado a cargo de docentes y supervisado por autoridades del centro universitario.
Cenários, Planejamento e Gestão do Turismo
Authors: Vieira Lício Valério
Published: October 2020

A ideia central deste livro é reunir trabalhos de pesquisadores e pesquisadoras de turismo do Brasil, os quais desenvolveram pesquisas de temas relacionados ao planejamento e à gestão do turismo. O planejamento é importante ferramenta para o desenvolvimento da atividade turística, na perspectiva de valorar os impactos positivos, bem como, reduzir os impactos negativos advindos das ações de incremento e implantação do turismo. Enquanto que a gestão relaciona-se com as estratégias utilizadas para administrar algo, no nosso caso mais específico, administrar um destino, uma localidade, uma empresa, uma comunidade, a fim de se alcançar os objetivos.
MODELING THYRISTOR TRANSDUCERS IN MATLAB ENVIRONMENT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PECULIARITIES OF THEIR IMPLEMENTATION
Authors: Chervonenko Andrey P. , Kotin Denis A.
Published: October 2020

The authors present the study of synthesis methods for simulating the models of semiconductor rectifiers. Simulation of semiconductor rectifiers is quite studied today, but many authors carry out synthesis in their own unique way. The need to apply high technologies in variable speed drives with the development of mechanisms and working machines is growing, the automated variable speed drive is being introduced increasingly, making the energy substrate for aggregates and working machines. The relevance of this work is explained by the fact that currently developing technologies make it possible to manufacture more advanced semiconductor elements. The more relevant and significant is the study of refined digital models of electric drives containing semiconductor converters. This paper will summarize known approaches to the development of rectifiers’ digital models, as well as it will offer the authors’ own vision of this issue – taking into account as many individual features of semiconductor elements and the entire electric drive system as a whole as possible. The option proposed for consideration differs in that when developing in Matlab environment the parameters of real existing power elements and their digital analogues are consistent. The article also examines the issue of creating a digital model of the electric drive reverse system including a thyristor transducer and an engine; the transition characteristics of the refined model are illustrated. The result of this study is the analysis of different approaches to modeling semiconductor converters in electric drive systems. In this regard, a refined approach to modeling semiconductor rectifiers was considered, consisting of maximizing approximation of the model structure to real implementation, taking into account all elements, included in the structure of the ventilated electric drive. The study suggests that the developed simulation models can be used for the design of a real power converter in the conditions of a production enterprise.
DYNAMICS OF LAYER-BY-LAYER DESTRUCTION OF CARBON PLASTIC BY LIGHTNING CURRENTS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENT
Authors: Guschin Igor A.
Published: October 2020

On the basis of two models of lightning currents spreading on carbon plastic, the criteria of material destruction are determined. One of the models – the anisotropic conductive medium model from the Laplace equation with specified Neumann boundary conditions – makes it possible to obtain an exact solution in the form of Bessel functions for longitudinal and transverse current densities and to consider the material destruction zones by the radius and the depth. The model adequately describes the experiment with different arrangement of electrodes simulating the passage of lightning currents on constructions made of conductive composite and metal. The second – the model of composite layered structure – is constructed using the diagram of carbon plastic substitution and makes it possible to find the distribution of currents by a numerical method. The results of the calculations for both models are well consistent. The dynamics analysis of carbon plastic destruction revealed the criteria of destruction with parameters of real carbon plastic and experiment data that do not contradict the parameters of carbon plastic destruction obtained in foreign experimental studies. These criteria allow to determine the dependence between the value of the current integral and the number of layers of the composite material. Options with a small number of layers and with a large one when the reach-through breakdown criterion is possible were taken into account. Comparison of calculated and experimental destruction data showed good curve matching. The obtained criteria make it possible to predict the effects of lightning exposure under different material parameters and to take measures to improve the lightning resistance of carbon plastic products at the stage of aircraft design.
ELEMENTARY PERCEPTRON AS A TOOL FOR THE TRANSIENTS ANALYZING
Authors: Koshcheev Maksim I. , Slavutskiy Alexandr L. , Slavutskii Leonid A.
Published: October 2020

The use of elemental perceptron as the simplest artificial feedforward neural network is proposed to evaluate transient processes in electrical networks. Signals with random amplitude, phase, frequency and attenuation were used to test the neural network algorithm as well as the superposition of an aperiodic component, also having a random amplitude and a time-constant. Each signal from the sample was thus determined by six independent random parameters, varying in different ranges. Based on the results of numerical modeling it is shown that such signals are typical for oscillograms of current at short circuits on power lines. It is shown that at the frequency of digitization of signals of 600 Hz in measuring organs on the time interval during industrial frequency it is possible to assess the parameters of a transition process with the accuracy not lower than several percents. The accuracy of the definition for each parameter depending on the range of their variation is analyzed. Transition process parameters that have the greatest impact on neural network training and testing errors are highlighted. Estimates of the possible running speed of the proposed neural network algorithm are made.
THE METHOD OF CONTINUOUS AUTOMATED RESISTANCE CONTROL OF HIGH VOLTAGE MOTOR INSULATION
Authors: Kravchenko Galina A. , Lvova Elvira L. , Makarov Alexey M. , Stolyarov Sergey V.
Published: October 2020

Electrical machines are widely used in various branches of the national economy. In particular, electric motors are one of the main elements in electrical power generation systems. The electric machines used at this ensure reliable operation of individual power units and the entire power supply system in general. The reliability of engines’ operation is largely determined by the quality of its insulation, that is why the improvement of methods for controlling the isolation of high voltage asynchronous motors is an actual task.

The aim of the research is to develop a method of continuous automated control of electric insulation condition in stator windings of an asynchronous motor basing on the analysis of experimental and industrial operation data making it possible to estimate the dynamics of changes in the main insulation parameters.

The main elements showing reliability of high-voltage electric machines, applied electro-insulation structures, methods for controlling insulation resistance in a high-voltage electric motor are considered in the article. The research performed was based on the results of the experimental and industrial operation of the automated system of insulation control under working voltage at the real facility carried out by the group of companies «Energopribor» of the town of Cheboksary.

The analysis of existing methods for insulation control is given, the scheme of insulation control by superpositioning test current with the frequency which is different from industrial one. The authors propose the method to estimate the dynamics of resistance changes in insulation of stator windings of the asynchronous motor, to reveal its approximation to the maximum permissible state in the process of operation and in reserve shutdown. Software modeling was carried out, the results of which correspond to the data of experimental and industrial operation.

The results obtained during the research allowed to systematize the obtained experimental data, to modernize the hardware part of the diagnostic complex DUKAT-SCAD, to outline the criteria area for its applicability.
Humanizing the Consumer through Neuro-Marketing Tool: A Paradigm Shift
Authors:   Assistant Professor, College of Business and Administration, Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Shabir Dr. Suheela
Published: October 2020

Neuroscientific techniques allow consumer researchers to understand the basic framework of psychological processes that drive consumer behavior, and get into their “black box” which is the consumer's mind. Each year, over 400 billion dollars is invested in advertising campaigns. Under the traditional marketing mindset, the testing of and predicting the effectiveness of these investments depend on consumers’ willingness and competency to describe how they feel when they are exposed to an advertisement. Neuro marketing offers innovative methods for directly probing minds without requiring demanding cognitive or conscious participation. This paper discusses the increased use of neuro marketing techniques for the evaluation of customer preferences and decision-making processes is considered to be an advantage for customers and marketers simultaneously. The results indicate that neuro marketing is associated to have a high influence on consumer buying behavior, advertising, pricing, and distribution of products, branding and decision-making as marketing inputs. The research concludes with limitations and future scope of research in neuro marketing.
Metamorphosis of whitemouth croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Pisces, Sciaenidae)
Authors: Braverman Mara , Brown Daniel , Acha E. Marcelo
Published: October 2020

Fish metamorphosis is an important ontogenetic process with a key role on early stages survival and on successful recruitment to adult populations. The whitemouth croaker (Micropogonias furnieri) is an important commercial resource for the coastal fisheries of Argentina and Uruguay. Metamorphosis, using morphometric and morphological analyses during larval development was studied. Changes in morpho-meristic characters before and after metamorphosis were employed to determine the length interval of this transition by employing Principal Component Analysis. Individuals (n=430) from 4 to 41 mm standard length (SL) were collected in the Río de la Plata estuary (35.45º S, 56.35º W) in March 2006. Length ranges of individual´s developmental stages were associated with the presence of key morphological characters. During early life stages, M. furnieri changes from a big-headed, robust shape larva to a slender and more elongated body form. Most of the morphometric variables showed an inflexion point at 15.2 mm SL, with a 95% confidence interval of 14.0 – 16.4 mm. The anterior part of the body grows faster during early stages, probably related to an intense feeding activity strategy. The completion of pectoral fin rays and the onset of squamation determine the beginning of metamorphosis at 11-12 mm SL. At around 18 mm SL, squamation ends, first barbels develop and the sagittae otolith primordium is closed. The length-at-metamorphosis for M. furnieri was established between 9 to 18 mm SL, since all developmental characters studied highly overlapped at that interval. All those processes are indicative of the beginning of the juvenile period associated to the settlement and the start of a bottom-oriented life-style.
Gender-Specific Features in the Speech of Russian Germans of Kirov Region
Authors:   Vyatka State University, Baykova Olga , Kryukova Natalya ,   Tver State University
Published: October 2020

The article will be of interest to researchers involved in studying the characteristics of male and female speech since it examines gender differences in the speech of Russian Germans living in the territory of the Kirov region. The relevance of this study is enhanced by the sociolinguistic significance of island dialectology, associated with studying speech behavior of a German ethnic community that exists in isolation from the parent ethnic group. The study seeks to analyze gender differences in the speech of Russian Germans living in the Kirov region which add to other socio-demographic factors that affect the speech behavior of Russian Germans in the region. The authors discuss the impact of gender on the linguistic competence of the older generation of Russian Germans in the Kirov region as exemplified by the analyzed stories of eleven respondents, Russian Germans of the first, older subgroup (10 women and 9 men aged 70 to 95 years) on the topic “Deportation of Volga and Ukraine Germans into the Kirov Region.” By using direct observation, audio speech recording as well as content and functional analysis of male and female speech, it was demonstrated that the speech of each gender group was characterized by specific linguistic and extra-linguistic features. For instance, one characteristic difference between male and female communication was the ability of the women to quickly switch from one topic to another. In terms of linguistic characteristics of men’s and women’s speech, there were clear differences in the grammatical structure of sentences, while extra-linguistic features included psychological differences in speech characteristics typical of a particular gender group, different communication styles as well as different goals that men and women seemed to pursue when entering into a conversation. However, such differences cannot be considered to be essential characteristics of speech of all women or all men: in our opinion, it would be more correct to class them as certain gender features of male and female speech.
Metaphorical Representation of Time in the English Renaissance Literature
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University of Economics, Nilsen Evgeniya
Published: October 2020

The research focuses on metaphorical time representation in the English language in the Renaissance period. The author analyses such models as TIME is a CONTAINER, TIME is a MOVING OBJECT, TIME is a ROAD, TIME is a POSSESSION, and TIME is a MASTER, using G. Fauconnier and M. Turner’s conceptual integration theory. In the frame of TIME is a ROAD metaphor, life is seen as the road along which a person moves from the point of her birth to the point of her death, with important events of her allocated on this road in a strict linear sequence. The person moves along the road of her life following the unidirectional vector of her life path, and various events and circumstances can move towards her on this road. In the case of TIME is a MOVING OBJECT model explication, time is an active dynamic subject, which is capable of changing both itself and the surrounding space. In the frame of TIME is a MASTER metaphor, time is seen as a possessor of the highest power. It affects people and their surroundings, it can help a person or prevent her from fulfilling her plans, execute a person or have mercy. TIME is a POSSESSION model represents time as money or an object which people can take, give, steal, sell, buy, spend, save, etc. Time is an exhaustible resource of the highest value. When TIME is a CONTAINER model is verbalized, time is capable of acting as a receptacle of events, feelings, etc. The author arrives at the conclusion that the main features of time perception in that period are its irreversibility, fleetness, value, its power to change reality or contain events. Time was often perceived as a master or an antagonist whom people tried to defeat but never could. This is the main difference between the explication of temporality in the Renaissance literature and its representation in the texts of earlier eras, when people believed that their fate was completely predetermined by higher powers. In the Renaissance period people seem to gain much greater inner freedom. Nevertheless, even when a person made attempts to fight her fate, she was not able to change the existing order of things, since it was seen as natural and predetermined by God.
On Using the Competence Approach in Teaching Latin
Authors:   Kaluga State University K. E. Tsiolkovsky, Lesik Sofya , Polishchuk Tatyana ,   Kaluga State University K. E. Tsiolkovsky
Published: October 2020

The article looks at the place and role of Latin in liberal a5rts education as well as at methods and techniques for forming and developing students’ communicative competence through learning the Latin language. The authors provide a detailed review of research done by Russian and foreign philologists and methodologists on implementation of the communicative method in teaching ancient languages. The article presents educational models conducive to developing in students sufficient motivation and ability to understand and appreciate the historical and cultural legacy of the Latin language and its formative influence on the Western European civilization. The authors discuss the effectiveness of implementing the competence approach which involves the formation of competencies related to value orientations, spiritual and moral foundations of human life, and ways of intellectual self-development, and argue that this approach is related to the personality-oriented approach where special emphasis is placed on the socio-cultural component of the communicative competence. Learning Latin would develop students’ ability to tolerate social and cultural differences and foster in them respect and care for historical heritage and cultural traditions. The authors emphasize the importance of knowing Latin idioms, proverbs, and famous quotes and their philosophical meaning, claiming that this, along with appreciation of the ancient cultures and their significance in world history, could serve as an indicator of general cultural competence. While a high level of professional competence is a prerequisite for successful professional activity, in our modern world, along with professional and communicative competencies, social and personal competencies are becoming increasingly relevant, and, among other things, their development is manifested in the ability to build strategies for personal and professional development and training. The authors state that a methodically competent integration of the communicative method with the use of everyday communication situations would lead to increased motivation in learning Latin which is especially important since the volume of independent work presupposed by the curricula increases every year, and a college graduate should have not only professional competencies, but also sufficient skills for organizing her own independent work, necessary for successful self-development.
Determining and Establishing A General Classification of Prefixes and Prefixoids for Nouns in Multistructural Languages (A Case Study of Russian, German, and Thai Languages)
Authors:   Nizhny Novgorod Linguistics University, Chusuwan Kritsada , Ivanov Andrey ,   Nizhny Novgorod Linguistics University
Published: October 2020

This article examines the problem of classifying prefixes and prefixoids or half-prefixes for nouns in multistructural languages. The concept of prefixes and prefixoids in multistructural languages is debatable due linguists’ different points of view, therefore, the same word-formation formant (prefix for nouns, in this context) can receive different names, such as prefix, prefixoid, confix, preconfix, initial or the first part of compound words or an element of compound words; in addition, in multistructural languages the same word-formation formant of foreign origin, especially Greek and Latin, may be considered and classified according to many other different criteria, proposed by linguists. The relevance of the study is enhanced by the need to define and classify prefixes and prefixoids for nouns in multistructural languages (namely in Russian, Thai, and German) in a new way. The authors seek to determine and classify prefixes and prefixoids by establishing the most suitable criteria in the languages under analysis after an in-depth review of existing systems proposed by other linguists. As material for selective analysis, they use lexemes recorded in word-formation and explanatory dictionaries as well as data from relevant research by Russian and foreign linguists. Using the comparative approach, they attempt to establish the general criteria that would enable scholars to define and classify noun prefixes and prefixoids in multistructural languages, thus simplifying the existing system of analysis and classification. The results of this study may be used both as a tool for modeling prefixal derivatives of nouns in multistructural languages and as a constructive stepping stone for further similar research in word formation of multistructural languages.
Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Primary Immunodeficiency Patients from a Tertiary Care Center in Pakistan
Authors: Hamid Nawaz Tipu  , Dawood Ahmed
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe and identify clinical presentation of primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs). Characteristic quantitative and qualitative immunological abnormalities have been described which help in establishing a definitive PID diagnosis.

Methods: Cross sectional study in Immunology department, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from Jan 2016 to Dec 2018. Sixty patients of different PIDs including humoral defects, combined immunodeficiency, phagocytic defects and other miscellaneous disorders, were diagnosed over a period of 3 years in our institute. Their clinical presentation and laboratory data are presented in this study.

Results: In 3 years, 40 (66%) males and 20 (33%) females were diagnosed, with 13 (21.6%) patients of humoral deficiency, 22 (36.6%) of severe combined immunodeficiency, 18 (30%) of phagocytic defects and 7 (11.6%) of other miscellaneous disorders. Maximum patients belonged to Punjab province, i.e., 23 (38.3%). Their mean age for initiation of symptoms was 7 + 12.6 months, while diagnosis was made at mean age of 26 + 39.28 months, in all groups combined. Respiratory infections were commonest presentation, in 46 (76.6%) patients. Also 46 (76.6%) patients had consanguineous parents. Presence of family history of PID in 27 (45%) patients is not associated with an earlier diagnosis (p 0.955). Each group of patients carried characteristic laboratory findings.

Conclusion: PIDs should be suspected in offsprings with warning signs coming from consanguineous parents. There is a need to introduce genetic diagnosis of PIDs in order to timely diagnose less characteristic PID presentations. Continuous...
Childhood core binding factor (CBF) acute myeloid leukemia and its association with French American British (FAB) classification
Authors: Naeem Jabbar  , Neelum Mansoor  , Sidra Maqsood  , Zaid Muhammad Aslam  , Anzal Taufeeq Jangda  , Syed Ahmer Hamid
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Objective: To find the frequency of core binding factor acute myeloid leukaemia in our population, and to determine its association with morphological subtypes.

Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at The Indus Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data of patients aged 1-17 years who were diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia from July 2013 to June 2017. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.

Results: Of the 237 patients, 137(58%) were males and 100(42%) were females. The overall mean age was 8±4.34 years. Cytogenetic testing had been performed in 212(89.45%) cases, and core binding factor was detected in 72(34%) cases. There was significant difference between the mean values of white cell count and the subtypes (p=0.000). Also the difference between core binding factor and the subtypes was significant (p=0.000).

Conclusion: There was found to be a significant association of core binging factor with specific subgroups of acute myeloid leukaemia.

Key Words: Acute myeloid leukaemia, Core binding factor, Cytogenetic abnormalities, Prognosis. Continuous....
Spectrum of acute, recurrent and chronic pancreatitis in children
Authors: Muhammad Imran  , Sabeen Abid Khan  , Munir Iqbal Malik
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Objective: To determine the clinical presentation, aetiology and outcome of pancreatitis in paediatric population.

Method: The retrospective study was conducted at Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, and comprised data of children with pancreatitis presenting between 2013 and 2018. Medical records were reviewed and findings of clinical, laboratory workup and management were noted on a specifically developed proforma. Data was analysed using SPSS 23.

Results: Of the 51 subjects, 28(54.9%) were boys. The overall mean age was 10.6+4.9 years. The most frequent clinical symptom was epigastric pain 39(76.5%). The most common aetiology was gallstones/pancreatic stones 19(37.25%). Mean hospital stay was 5.1± 1.8 days, and it was longer in children aged up to 5 years compared to older children (p<0.05). Acute pancreatitis was seen in 23(45.09%) patients, followed by recurrent 19(37.25%) and chronic 9(17.64%). There was no mortality.

Conclusion: Timely diagnosis and prompt management of hemodynamic status could lead to successful recovery without any serious complications in paediatric pancreatitis.

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Giant lipoma of submandibular region; an unusual presentation
Authors: Muhammad Zubair  , Awais Amjad Malik  , Danish Ali  , Qasim Farooq  , Muhammad Imran khokhar  , Muhammad Farooq Afzal
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Lipomas in the submandibular region are very uncommon. Large submandibular neck mass (greater than 10 cm) with a rapid growth rate, may raise concern about possible malignancy of salivary glands. Failure to distinguish salivary gland tumour and liposarcoma from a lipoma may represent a medico-legal pitfall. It is very important for the surgeon to rule out liposarcomas when dealing with giant lipomas in such regions. We report a case of a 65-year-old male who presented in the OPD with complains of pain and a 15x12 cm, giant submandibular solitary lipoma of anterior neck which had rapidly increased in size. The diagnosis of lipoma was confirmed on physical examination, radiological investigations and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC). The Patient underwent surgical excision. The surgery produced excellent cosmetic results and no functional impairment. This study illustrates the literature regarding aetiology, epidemiology, followed by diagnostic and treatment modalities of submandibular lipomas.

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Time dependent changes in red blood cells during storage in the local blood banks of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Authors: Syed Muhammad Tahir Shah  , Yasar Mehmood Yousafzai  , Najma Baseer
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Objective: This project aimed at determining time-dependent ultrastructural and hematological changes taking place in blood stored in local blood banks of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Methods: It was a longitudinal study with repeated measures design. Twenty healthy blood donors participated in this study. An amount of 250ml blood was collected from each donor and stored in Citrate Phosphate Dextrose Adenine-1 (CPDA-1)-containing blood bags. Within first four hours, baseline samples were taken while subsequent samples were obtained at 5 days interval till day 20 th . Structural changes in RBCs were observed under light and scanning electron microscope (SEM) at different intervals. Furthermore, hematological parameters and osmotic fragility were also determined.

Results: Remarkable alterations were seen in RBCs morphology. From 5th day onwards, multiple visible spicules were observed on the RBC’s outer membrane and more than 2/3rd cells were abnormal at day 20. There was a significant reduction in RBCs count and hemoglobin concentration while the remaining parameters remained unchanged. Osmotic fragility increased significantly over time, with <1% haemolysis noted in baseline samples as compared to 2.4% haemolysis on day 20th (p?0.0001).

Conclusion: Prolonged storage of blood results in distorted RBCs morphology and increased fragility. Transfusion of such cells would potentially result in rapid lysis in patients with hepatosplenomegaly and conditions requiring multiple blood transfusions.

Keywords: Red cells storage, scanning electron microscope, osmotic fragility, Transfusion, Blood storage, hemoglobin.

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HEALTH TOURISM IN TWO SPA RESORTS: BAILE FELIX (ROMANIA) AND BALARUC-LES-BAINS (FRANCE). A COMPARATIVE VIEW
Authors: Ardelean Simona-Violeta , Teusdea Alexandrina-Florina
Published: October 2020

Health tourism is becoming more important as people are more concerned about their health. Meanwhile, traveling for healthcare and consuming medical tourism packages has increased significantly in the last decades. Moreover, many tourists travel abroad, with the intention of benefiting from quality treatments at lower prices, and sometimes benefiting from medical procedures which are unavailable in their home countries. Consequently, health and medical resorts make constant preparations to provide services conforming to the customers’ standards. In this article we present in a comparative perspective the case of two health resorts, i.e. Baile Felix (Romania) and Baladuc-les-Bains (France). Both resorts benefit from rich natural resources, especially thermal waters, but also accommodation and treatment facilities enabling them to provide high quality medical and tourism services.
THE IMPACT OF FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION ON INCOME AND EDUCATION INEQUALITY THROUGH ECONOMIC GROWTH IN EAST JAVA
Authors: Ghofur Muhammad Abdul , Rachmawati Lucky
Published: October 2020

There are still many districts in East Java Province that are categorized as underdeveloped regions, which means that the region has low economic growth with a high income and education inequality. An economic model analysis that illustrates how the impact of fiscal decentralization has been exercised on income inequality and inequality of education through economic growth is needed. The analysis model used is path analysis to determine the direct and indirect impact of fiscal decentralization on income and education inequality through economic growth. The data used in the study were panel data from 2008 to 2015 collected from 29 districts in the East Java Province. The results of the study indicate that the implementation of the fiscal decentralization policy has not been able to encourage economic growth and reduce the number of income inequality and inequality of education. Decentralization makes income inequality even more intense. Economic growth has not been able to reduce the income inequality, but it can reduce the rate of education inequality.
THE ROLE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION IN PRODUCT INNOVATION IN EMERGING MARKETS ON THE LOCAL PRODUCTS
Authors: Kristinae Vivy , Sambung Roby , Sahay Meitiana
Published: October 2020

This research is to improve product development with resource-based innovation that is based on the competitive advantage of local product SMEs with an initial market orientation and the role of mediating entrepreneurial skills and driving skills. This study is based on product cases in the domestic market and develops markets for local SME products with interviews and quantitative methods in 30 Small and Medium Enterprises in Central Kalimantan with PLS SEM analysis tools. The findings in this study included identifying and supporting mediating roles. Entrepreneurial orientation towards product innovation in increasing proactive knowledge and risk-taking, innovative market-oriented ideas in product innovation. This research only has results and research units from the scale of local SME products and then for research and theoretical research can be examined on a large scale with additional literature on market orientation. The research implications of research and analysis in product research in local products with market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation can increase revenue and sales, SMEs can implement EO as an important role after market control to improve innovation products and as a strategy in competition with cultural values. The novelty in research is the contextual business strategy and the theory of RBV in a significant positive competitive advantage from EO support in local SME product innovation
KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICES AND THEIR ECONOMIC ROLE IN EUROPEAN UNION: A BRIEF ANALYSIS
Authors: Badulescu Daniel , Badulescu Alina , Sipos-Gug Sebastian , Herte Anamaria Diana , Gavrilut Darie
Published: October 2020

The decisive role of the knowledge-based economy, and the importance of the ventures fostering the use of innovation and incorporating knowledge, high technology and creativity are nowadays worldwide recognised, even more so considering that the EU is in a permanent search for innovation as a source of and for competitiveness. Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) are expected to play a key role in the knowledge-based economy as a source of innovation and knowledge in production, dynamic hubs in knowledge-related networks, or intermediaries of innovation between the manufacturing sector and suppliers, partners and final consumers. Within this context, in the present paper we aim to investigate the complex relation between the knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) and the imperative of fostering the economic activity, both of the entrepreneurial dynamics and their macroeconomic effects. The analysis, performed at EU level, leads to interesting results, revealing a complex but contradictory relation between KIBS and economic activity, which is measured by the following main indicators: entrepreneurial density and macroeconomic dynamics.
ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE OPTIMIZATION IN UKRAINIAN AGRARIAN UNIVERSITIES: A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Chornyi Oleh
Published: October 2020

A university as knowledge-intensive organization is an important actor that has a powerful influence on knowledge-economy formation. Implementation of knowledge management in universities is inevitable by-product of economic grows and improvements in diverse branches of national industry complex. The aim of this paper is to analyze the economic knowledge functioning in Ukrainian agrarian universities. The author uses statistical analysis to measure the number of economic departments and academic disciplines in Ukrainian agrarian universities. The study shows that up to 37,5% of educational departments in Ukrainian agrarian universities consists of economic educational departments. The analysis of economic knowledge functioning in Vinnytsia National Agrarian University showed that within economic educational departments almost 55% belong solely to economic disciplines and almost 30% belong to interdisciplinary economic courses. The author also uses theoretical modeling to show the knowledge environment of the universities. Attention is focused on differentiation between the inner, micro and macro knowledge environments of the universities. The author strongly recommends the use of knowledge management instruments with the aim of improving economic knowledge. Improvement of knowledge flows between an agrarian university and other important stakeholders will allow the optimization of the knowledge infrastructure of the universities, including the structure of economic knowledge. Government bodies, managers of the universities, and heads of university departments should use knowledge management tools on the systemic basis in order to achieve significant organizational results and make progress. Universities should take into consideration the specificity of micro and macro environments. Factors of globalization, new technologies, politics and legislation, economics and finances, society and culture, nature and geography should be examined and included in the information infrastructure of a university. It is clear that macro environment information is already under the consideration of academic governing bodies.
LANGUAGE LEARNERS’ BEHAVIOUR AT MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
Authors: Szabó Szilvia
Published: October 2020

In our digitalized world, foreign language skills are becoming vital in the life of multinational companies. In addition to traditional teaching methods, online teaching methods play an important role in language teaching. In this paper we try to compare the perceived effectiveness of online and offline teaching methods. We also aim to understand language learners’ behaviour, including their motivation, service provider choice, information sources considered in their choice and their willingness to pay. In this paper, we also examine the extent to which language learners are supported in everyday company teaching by the Eflow by SZABO online software, which can be used in a flexible form of education. A combined (online and paper-based) survey was conducted among language school students who are using Eflow by SZABO. To analyse the data, we have used descriptive statistics and factor analysis. We have found that language schools are considered to be the most effective form of language learning, closely followed by Eflow by SZABO. Individual learning is also seen as being more effective than learning in groups. The findings can be used by scholars and in throughout language teaching business too.
New surgical approaches to pancreas transplantation
Authors:   N. V. Sclifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine, Pinchuk A.V. ,   Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry,   State Budgetary Institution Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department, Anisimov Yu.A. ,   N. V. Sclifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine, Storozhev R.V. ,   N. V. Sclifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine, Dmitriev I.V. ,   N. V. Sclifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine, Balkarov A.G. ,   N. V. Sclifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine
Published: October 2020

Introduction. The main controversial technical issues of pancreas transplantation are kinds of diverting pancreatic secret from the transplanted organ, as well as methods of its arterial reconstruction to ensure adequate and full blood supply of the graft. The article describes our experience in introducing two new technical variants of pancreas transplantation into clinical practice: with stump-free duodenal drainage and with its isolated blood supply by the splenic artery. Materials and methods. Our proposed operation with stump-free duodenal drainage of pancreatic secret using the button-technique method allows to minimize complications caused by duodenal injury and to reduce the antigenic load. The hardware method of forming the intestinal anastomosis allows to create a uniform compression along the line of anastomosis, provides strength and tightness of the seam, accurate tissue comparison, and the ability to adjust the closure of the brackets contributes to reliable hemostasis of tissues of different thickness.Results and discussion. The modified technique of pancreas transplantation with isolated blood supply through the splenic artery can be used both when it is impossible to perform the generally accepted arterial reconstruction of the graft, and as a routine procedure, since adequate and sufficient hemoperfusion of all pancreatoduodenal graft’s parts with its isolated blood supply through the splenic artery is justified and possible due to the presence of a developed system of collaterals between the splenic and superior mesenteric arteries.
Apresentação
Authors: Ibañez Nelson
Published: October 2020

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A imagem a serviço do conhecimento: um estudo sobre a ilustração científica no Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Authors: Lacerda Aline , Lima Ana Luce Girão Soares de , Vieira Felipe Almeida , Lourenço Francisco dos Santos , Marques Regina Celie Simões
Published: October 2020

Apresenta projeto de pesquisa em curso, configurado como estudo de caso, cuja finalidade é investigar as funções da ilustração científica realizada no Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC) e propor metodologia de descrição desses documentos. Delineia o objeto empírico do estudo — desenhos entomológicos das décadas de 1900 a 1980 pertencentes ao arquivo do Instituto e de dois de seus pesquisadores —, abordando-o sobretudo na sua condição de desenho científico e na perspectiva de seu contexto de produção. Indica as diretrizes e perspectivas metodológicas adotadas, bem como os resultados até agora obtidos na prospecção das fontes documentais.
Ilustrações no vitral do Museu do Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo
Authors: Costa Luíza Teixeira , Hirao Yasmin Vidal , Zaher Erika Hingst
Published: October 2020

Apresentamos aqui alguns aspectos sobre a origem e o papel dos vitrais na arquitetura e seus primeiros empregos no Brasil, tanto no contexto decorativo quanto no de divulgação científica. Discutimos o estudo das plantas úteis no Brasil, sua relação com a história da Botânica e o papel do botânico Frederico Carlos Hoehne no contexto científico e de divulgação. Relacionamos também o emprego de ilustrações científicas ao amplo uso popular de espécies vegetais até o começo do século XX no Brasil, em especial aquelas de interesse ao ramo da medicina. Buscamos discutir tal relação por meio de análise e exposição das ilustrações botânicas presentes no vitral do Museu Botânico Dr. João Barbosa Rodrigues.Ressalta-se que, embora as imagens do vitral analisado não apresentem os detalhes e particularidades de cada planta, necessários para identificação de algumas das espécies, seu papel na relação entre arte e saúde se cumpre como objeto de divulgação do conhecimento científico no contexto do Museu Botânico. A abordagem de uma obra localizada em um museu acrescenta ainda à discussão o importante papel exercido por museus e jardins botânicos na divulgação científica de temas relacionados à botânica e preservação da biodiversidade.
I Seminário Internacional de Pesquisa: Experiências Poéticas e Políticas do Sensível
Authors: Asanuma Gisele Dozono , Almeida Eduardo Augusto Alves de , Buelau Renata Monteiro , Valent Isabela Umbuzeiro , Amador Arthur Calheiros , Mendes Mariana Louver , Castro Eliane Dias de
Published: October 2020

O texto que se segue apresenta o Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa das Poéticas e Políticas do Sensível (GEPPPS)8, do Programa Interunidades de PósGraduação em Estética e História da Arte (PGEHA), e um breve relato sobre o I Seminário Internacional de Pesquisa: Experiências Poéticas e Políticas do Sensível, organizado por esse grupo em parceria com o Laboratório de Estudos e Pesquisa Arte, Corpo e Terapia Ocupacional, ambos da Universidade de São Paulo, realizado em 31 de agosto de 2015, no Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo.
Dreyfus, Dobzhansky e a Genética no Brasil
Authors: Gomes Fausto de Oliveira , Silva Gabriel de Moura
Published: October 2020

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O marcă identitară controversată: Portul sătenilor din Șiria, jud. Arad
Authors:   Institutul de Etnografie și Folclor „Constantin Brăiloiu” al Academiei Române, Cherciu Ion
Published: October 2020

One of the great challenges of the Romanian ethnography after the union of Transylvania with Romania was - in parallel with the delimitation of the main ethnographic areas - the formation of a typology of the Romanian folk costume. Due to the specific history of this great province, this approach proved to be extremely complicated: compared to the conservative and eminently Romanian areas as the "cultural costumes" of the Apuseni (L. Apolzan), Năsăud, Ţara Oltului, Maramureş, Haţeg etc. , there were identified regions where, at least at first sight, the traditional costume worn by the Romanian population was far from being considered, according to the classic patterns in our ethnography, a specific Romanian identity mark. Such a case is the " villagers traditional costume" in Șiria region, Arad county, seen as a mixture of foreign styles (Hungarian, German and Slovak), the only remaining pieces of the old costume being the shirt, the lap and the winter coat. Marcel Olinescu's suggestion to study the costume in Șiria from the perspective of the Sociological School of Bucharest, therefore analysing it as a "social fact" leads to the conclusion that we are facing a specific phenomenon of creating a Romanian identity mark with a precise motivation meant to emphasize the privileged economic and social status of the Arad winegrowers. Compared to the white clothes worn by the mass of seasonal workers attracted to this El Dorado, the costume from Șiria, made of expensive fabrics, such as silk and velvet fabrics, brought the inhabitants of this area closer to the models at the top of the Arad society, where the clerks and the owners of the former large landed properties belonged to the cohabiting ethnic groups.