bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Grass Buffer Strips Improve Soil Health and Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Center-Pivot Irrigated Cropping Systems
Authors: Salehin Sk. Musfiq-Us- , Ghimire Rajan , Angadi Sangamesh V. , Idowu Omololu J.
Published: July 2020

Declining water resources and soil degradation have significantly affected agricultural sustainability across the world. In the southern High Plains of USA, buffer strips of perennial grasses alternating with cultivated corn strips were introduced in center-pivot irrigated crop fields to increase agronomic production and ecosystem services. A study was conducted to evaluate soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and soil health benefits of integrating circular grass buffer strips in the center-pivot irrigated corn production system. Multiple parameters were assessed in the grass buffer strips, and at distances of 1.52, 4.57, and 9.14 m away from the edges of grass strips in corn strips. While grasses in the buffer strips depleted N compared to corn strips, potential C mineralization (PCM) was 52.5% to 99.9% more in grass strips than in corn strips. Soil microbial biomass C (MBC) content was 36.7% to 52.5% greater in grass strips than in corn strips. Grass buffer also reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from corn strips. Grass buffer strips can improve soil health and sustainability in center-pivot irrigated cropping systems by increasing soil C components and reducing GHG emissions.
Development of Nonlinear Optimization Models for Wind Power Plants Using Box-Behnken Design of Experiment: A Case Study for Turkey
Authors: Ayaz Atalan Yasemin , Tayanç Mete , Erkan Kamil , Atalan Abdulkadir
Published: July 2020

This study aims to develop an optimization model for obtaining the maximum benefit from wind power plants (WPPs) to help with reducing external dependence in terms of energy. In this sense, design of experiment and optimization methods are comprehensively combined in the wind energy field for the first time. Existing data from installed WPPs operating in Turkey for the years of 2017 and 2018 are analyzed. Both the individual and interactive effects of controllable factors, namely turbine power (MW), hub height (m) and rotor diameter (m), and uncontrollable factor as wind speed (m/s) on WPPs are investigated with the help of Box-Behnken design. Nonlinear optimization models are utilized to estimate optimum values for each decision variable in order to maximize the amount of energy to be produced for the future. Based on the developed nonlinear optimization models, the optimum results with high desirability value (0.9587) for the inputs of turbine power, hub height, rotor diameter and wind speed are calculated as 3.0670 MW, 108.8424 m, 106.7597 m, and 6.1684 m/s, respectively. The maximum energy output with these input values is computed as 9.952 million kWh per unit turbine, annually. The results of this study can be used as a guideline in the design of new WPPs to produce the maximum amount of energy contributing to supply escalating energy needs by more sustainable and clean ways for the future.
Ameliorating the Drought Stress for Wheat Growth through Application of ACC-Deaminase Containing Rhizobacteria along with Biogas Slurry
Authors: Yaseen Rizwan , Aziz Omar , Saleem Muhammad Hamzah , Riaz Muhammad , Zafar-ul-Hye Muhammad , Rehman Muzammal , Ali Shafaqat , Rizwan Muhammad , Nasser Alyemeni Mohammed , El-Serehy Hamed A. , Al-Misned Fahad A. , Ahmad Parvaiz
Published: July 2020

The temperature increase around the world is leading to generation of drought, which is a big threat to the productivity of crops. Abiotic stresses like drought increase the ethylene level in plants. In higher plants, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) is considered as the immediate precursor of ethylene biosynthesis. The application of ACC-deaminase (ACCD) possessing rhizobacteria could ameliorate the harmful results of drought stress by transforming ACC into non-harmful products. Biogas slurry (BGS) improves the water-holding capacity and structure of the soil. Thus, we speculated that the integrated application of ACCD possessing rhizobacteria and BGS might be an efficient approach to mitigate the drought stress for better wheat productivity. A field experiment was conducted under skipped irrigation situations. On the tillering stage (SIT) and flowering stage (SIF), the irrigations were skipped, whereas the recommended four irrigations were maintained in the control treatment. The results of this field experiment exposed that the ACCD possessing rhizobacterial inoculations with BGS considerably improved the stomatal and sub-stomatal conductance, transpiration and photosynthetic rates up to 98%, 46%, 38%, and 73%, respectively, compared to the respective uninoculated controls. The Pseudomonas moraviensis with BGS application improved the grain yield and plant height up to 30.3% and 24.3%, respectively, where irrigation was skipped at the tillering stage, as compared to the uninoculated controls. The data obtained revealed that the P. moraviensis inoculation + BGS treatment significantly increased the relative water content (RWC), catalase (CAT) activity, ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activity, as well as grain and shoot phosphorus contents, up to 37%, 40%, 75%, 19%, and 84%, respectively, at SIF situation. The results depicted that the P. moraviensis with BGS application under drought stress could be applied for enhancing the physiological, yield, and growth attributes of wheat.
Social Preferences and Environmental Behavior: A Comparison of Self-Reported and Observed Behaviors
Authors: Oliphant Zachary , Jaynes Chae M. , Moule Jr. Richard K.
Published: July 2020

Faced with the depletion of natural resources and climate change, individuals making the choice to behave in a more environmentally conscious way is increasingly necessary. Rational choice theory suggests that individuals will only behave in pro-environmental ways if they perceive those actions to align with their own self-interests. Others, however, have highlighted instances where individuals act pro-socially or altruistically, deviating from their own self-interests for the benefit of others. The present study examines whether individuals’ social preferences are associated with engagement in pro-environmental behaviors. Specifically, drawing on a methodology from behavioral economics, we use dictator and ultimatum game behavior to measure social preferences, and we then evaluate whether heterogeneity in social preferences is associated with self-reported pro-environmental behaviors and observed recycling behavior. The results indicate that individual differences in social preferences have a modest association with self-reported pro-environmental behaviors but no association with observed recycling behavior. Self-reported pro-environmental behavior was not associated with observed recycling behavior. We also find that recycling bin proximity to classroom doors increased participation in recycling. This finding demonstrates that individuals are receptive to the proximate opportunity to recycle. This suggests increasing the ease with which people can engage in pro-environmental behaviors, such as recycling, will promote participation in these practices. Overall, our research indicates that social preferences do not seem to drive individuals to act in environmentally friendly ways. This work also provides new opportunities for future research to integrate economic games into the study of pro-environmental behaviors.
Closed Knight’s Tours on (m,n,r)-Ringboards
Authors: Srichote Wasupol , Boonklurb Ratinan , Singhun Sirirat
Published: July 2020

A (legal) knight’s move is the result of moving the knight two squares horizontally or vertically on the board and then turning and moving one square in the perpendicular direction. A closed knight’s tour is a knight’s move that visits every square on a given chessboard exactly once and returns to its start square. A closed knight’s tour and its variations are studied widely over the rectangular chessboard or a three-dimensional rectangular box. For m,n>2r, an (m,n,r)-ringboard or (m,n,r)-annulus-board is defined to be an m×n chessboard with the middle part missing and the rim contains r rows and r columns. In this paper, we obtain that a (m,n,r)-ringboard with m,n≥3 and m,n>2r has a closed knight’s tour if and only if (a) m=n=3 and r=1 or (b) m,n≥7 and r≥3. If a closed knight’s tour on an (m,n,r)-ringboard exists, then it has symmetries along two diagonals.
Underwater Image Enhancement Using Successive Color Correction and Superpixel Dark Channel Prior
Authors: Lee Ho Sang , Moon Sang Whan , Eom Il Kyu
Published: July 2020

Underwater images generally suffer from quality degradations, such as low contrast, color cast, blurring, and hazy effect due to light absorption and scattering in the water medium. In applying these images to various vision tasks, single image-based underwater image enhancement has been challenging. Thus, numerous efforts have been made in the field of underwater image restoration. In this paper, we propose a successive color correction method with a minimal reddish artifact and a superpixel-based restoration using a color-balanced underwater image. The proposed successive color correction method comprises an effective underwater white balance based on the standard deviation ratio, followed by a new image normalization. The corrected image based on this color balance algorithm barely produces a reddish artifact. The superpixel-based dark channel prior is exploited to enhance the color-corrected underwater image. We introduce an image-adaptive weight factor using the mean of backscatter lights to estimate the transmission map. We perform intensive experiments for various underwater images and compare the performance of the proposed method with those of 10 state-of-the-art underwater image-enhancement methods. The simulation results show that the proposed enhancement scheme outperforms the existing approaches in terms of both subjective and objective quality.
Pinocytosis as the Biological Mechanism That Protects Pgp Function in Multidrug Resistant Cancer Cells and in Blood–Brain Barrier Endothelial Cells
Authors: Omran Ziad , Whitehouse Chloe , Halwani Majed , Zamzami Mazin A. , Baothman Othman A. , Rauch Cyril
Published: July 2020

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Chemotherapy has shown reasonable success in treating cancer. However, multidrug resistance (MDR), a phenomenon by which cancerous cells become resistant to a broad range of functionally and structurally unrelated chemotherapeutic agents, is a major drawback in the effective use of chemotherapeutic agents in the clinic. Overexpression of P-glycoprotein (Pgp) is a major cause of MDR in cancer as it actively effluxes a wide range of structurally and chemically unrelated substrates, including chemotherapeutic agents. Interestingly, Pgp is also overexpressed in the endothelial cells of blood–brain barrier (BBB) restricting the entry of 98% small molecule drugs to the brain. The efficacy of Pgp is sensitive to any impairment of the membrane structure. A small increase of 2% in the membrane surface tension, which can be caused by a very low drug concentration, is enough to block the Pgp function. We demonstrate in this work by mathematical equations that the incorporation of drugs does increase the surface tension as expected, and the mechanism of endocytosis dissipates any increase in surface tension by augmenting the internalisation of membrane per unit of time, such that an increase in the surface tension of about 2% can be dissipated within only 4.5 s.
Skin Lesion Segmentation Using Stochastic Region-Merging and Pixel-Based Markov Random Field
Authors: Salih Omran , Viriri Serestina
Published: July 2020

Markov random field (MRF) theory has achieved great success in image segmentation. Researchers have developed various methods based on MRF theory to solve skin lesions segmentation problems such as pixel-based MRF model, stochastic region-merging approach, symmetric MRF model, etc. In this paper, the proposed method seeks to provide a complement to the advantages of the pixel-based MRF model and stochastic region-merging approach. This is in order to overcome shortcomings of the pixel-based MRF model, because of various challenges that affect the skin lesion segmentation results such as irregular and fuzzy border, noisy and artifacts presence, and low contrast between lesions. The strength of the proposed method lies in the aspect of combining the benefits of the pixel-based MRF model and the stochastic region-merging by decomposing the likelihood function into the multiplication of stochastic region-merging likelihood function and the pixel likelihood function. The proposed method was evaluated on bench marked available datasets, PH2 and ISIC. The proposed method achieves Dice coefficients of 89.65 % on PH2 and 88.34 % on ISIC datasets respectively.
Experimental Assessments on the Evaluation of Wire Rope Characteristics as Helical Symmetrical Multi-body Ensembles
Authors: Musca (Anghelache) Gina Diana , Debeleac Carmen , Vlase Sorin
Published: July 2020

The existing literature provides various computational models related to the dynamic behavior of strand wire ropes. It starts from the simple longitudinally oscillating beam, to the complex nonlinear multi-body configuration based on helical structural symmetry. The challenge is the prior availability of characteristic parameters for material behavior, structural configuration, and functional capability. Experimental investigation is the main source for evaluation of these characteristics. However, tests have specifically been performed according to each case, minimizing the generalization aspect. This is the main frame of this study. Hereby, the authors propose an ensemble of spectral investigations, applied to a reduced set of experimental tests regarding wire rope dynamics. The research goal consists of wire rope characterization in terms of the flexible and adaptive groups of parameters, related to the conservative and dissipative behaviors. An experimental setup is considered here according to the rope exploitation conditions in order to enable an extension of the method application from the experimental mode to the operational mode. Experiments are conducted based on classical vibration measurement procedures. The analysis is performed using a spectral method ensemble, including discrete Fourier transform, time-frequency joint analysis, and the Prony method. The result show that the proposed assessments can provide suitable information related to a large group of wire rope models.
A New Laccase of Lac 2 from the White Rot Fungus Cerrena unicolor 6884 and Lac 2-Mediated Degradation of Aflatoxin B1
Authors: Zhou Zhimin , Li Renkuan , Ng Tzi Bun , Lai Yunyun , Yang Jie , Ye Xiuyun
Published: July 2020

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a known toxic human carcinogen and can be detoxified by laccases, which are multicopper oxidases that convert several environmental pollutants and toxins. In this study, a new laccase that could catalyze AFB1 degradation was purified and identified from the white-rot fungus Cerrena unicolor 6884. The laccase was purified using (NH4)2SO4 precipitation and anion exchange chromatography, and then identified as Lac 2 through zymogram and UHPLC-MS/MS based on the Illumina transcriptome analysis of C. unicolor 6884. Six putative laccase protein sequences were obtained via functional annotation. The lac 2 cDNA encoding a full-length protein of 512 amino acids was cloned and sequenced to expand the fungus laccase gene library for AFB1 detoxification. AFB1 degradation by Lac 2 was conducted in vitro at pH 7.0 and 45 °C for 24 h. The half-life of AFB1 degradation catalyzed by Lac 2 was 5.16 h. Acetosyringone (AS), Syrinagaldehyde (SA) and [2,2′ -azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)] (ABTS) at 1 mM concentration seemed to be similar mediators for strongly enhancing AFB1 degradation by Lac 2. The product of AFB1 degradation catalyzed by Lac 2 was traced and identified to be Aflatoxin Q1 (AFQ1) based on mass spectrometry data. These findings are promising for a possible application of Lac 2 as a new aflatoxin oxidase in degrading AFB1 present in food and feeds.
Molecular Tracing of SARS-CoV-2 in Italy in the First Three Months of the Epidemic
Authors: Lai Alessia , Bergna Annalisa , Caucci Sara , Clementi Nicola , Vicenti Ilaria , Dragoni Filippo , Cattelan Anna , Menzo Stefano , Pan Angelo , Callegaro Annapaola , Tagliabracci Adriano , Caruso Arnaldo , Caccuri Francesca , Ronchiadin Silvia , Balotta Claudia , Zazzi Maurizio , Vaccher Emanuela , Clementi Massimo , Galli Massimo , Zehender Gianguglielmo
Published: July 2020

The aim of this study is the characterization and genomic tracing by phylogenetic analyses of 59 new SARS-CoV-2 Italian isolates obtained from patients attending clinical centres in North and Central Italy until the end of April 2020. All but one of the newly-characterized genomes belonged to the lineage B.1, the most frequently identified in European countries, including Italy. Only a single sequence was found to belong to lineage B. A mean of 6 nucleotide substitutions per viral genome was observed, without significant differences between synonymous and non-synonymous mutations, indicating genetic drift as a major source for virus evolution. tMRCA estimation confirmed the probable origin of the epidemic between the end of January and the beginning of February with a rapid increase in the number of infections between the end of February and mid-March. Since early February, an effective reproduction number (Re) greater than 1 was estimated, which then increased reaching the peak of 2.3 in early March, confirming the circulation of the virus before the first COVID-19 cases were documented. Continuous use of state-of-the-art methods for molecular surveillance is warranted to trace virus circulation and evolution and inform effective prevention and containment of future SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks.
In Silico Insights into the SARS CoV-2 Main Protease Suggest NADH Endogenous Defences in the Control of the Pandemic Coronavirus Infection
Authors: Martorana Annamaria , Gentile Carla , Lauria Antonino
Published: July 2020

COVID-19 is a pandemic health emergency faced by the entire world. The clinical treatment of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) CoV-2 is currently based on the experimental administration of HIV antiviral drugs, such as lopinavir, ritonavir, and remdesivir (a nucleotide analogue used for Ebola infection). This work proposes a repurposing process using a database containing approximately 8000 known drugs in synergy structure- and ligand-based studies by means of the molecular docking and descriptor-based protocol. The proposed in silico findings identified new potential SARS CoV-2 main protease (MPRO) inhibitors that fit in the catalytic binding site of SARS CoV-2 MPRO. Several selected structures are NAD-like derivatives, suggesting a relevant role of these molecules in the modulation of SARS CoV-2 infection in conditions of cell chronic oxidative stress. Increased catabolism of NAD(H) during protein ribosylation in the DNA damage repair process may explain the greater susceptibility of the elderly population to the acute respiratory symptoms of COVID-19. The molecular modelling studies proposed herein agree with this hypothesis.
Viral Metagenomic Content Reflects Seawater Ecological Quality in the Coastal Zone
Authors: Tsiola Anastasia , Michoud Grégoire , Fodelianakis Stilianos , Karakassis Ioannis , Kotoulas Georgios , Pavlidou Alexandra , Pavloudi Christina , Pitta Paraskevi , Simboura Nomiki , Daffonchio Daniele , Tsapakis Manolis
Published: July 2020

Viruses interfere with their host’s metabolism through the expression of auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) that, until now, are mostly studied under large physicochemical gradients. Here, we focus on coastal marine ecosystems and we sequence the viral metagenome (virome) of samples with discrete levels of human-driven disturbances. We aim to describe the relevance of viromics with respect to ecological quality status, defined by the classic seawater trophic index (TRIX). Neither viral (family level) nor bacterial (family level, based on 16S rRNA sequencing) community structure correlated with TRIX. AMGs involved in the Calvin and tricarboxylic acid cycles were found at stations with poor ecological quality, supporting viral lysis by modifying the host’s energy supply. AMGs involved in “non-traditional” energy-production pathways (3HP, sulfur oxidation) were found irrespective of ecological quality, highlighting the importance of recognizing the prevalent metabolic paths and their intermediate byproducts. Various AMGs explained the variability between stations with poor vs. good ecological quality. Our study confirms the pivotal role of the virome content in ecosystem functioning, acting as a “pool” of available functions that may be transferred to the hosts. Further, it suggests that AMGs could be used as an ultra-sensitive metric of energy-production pathways with relevance in the vulnerable coastal zone and its ecological quality.
The Potential of Immune Modulation in Therapeutic HIV-1 Vaccination
Authors: Seddiki Nabila , Picard Florence , Dupaty Léa , Lévy Yves , Godot Véronique
Published: July 2020

We discuss here some of the key immunological elements that are at the crossroads and need to be combined to develop a potent therapeutic HIV-1 vaccine. Therapeutic vaccines have been commonly used to enhance and/or recall pre-existing HIV-1-specific cell-mediated immune responses aiming to suppress virus replication. The current success of immune checkpoint blockers in cancer therapy renders them very attractive to use in HIV-1 infected individuals with the objective to preserve the function of HIV-1-specific T cells from exhaustion and presumably target the persistent cellular reservoir. The major latest advances in our understanding of the mechanisms responsible for virus reactivation during therapy-suppressed individuals provide the scientific basis for future combinatorial therapeutic vaccine development.
The Lysine Methyltransferase SMYD2 Is Required for Definite Hematopoietic Stem Cell Production in the Mouse Embryo
Authors: Edwards Melissa A. , Brown Mark A. , Alshiraihi Ilham , Jarrell Dillon K. , Tucker Haley O.
Published: July 2020

The five-membered SET and MYND domain-containing lysine methyltransferase (SMYD) family plays pivotal roles in development and differentiation. Initially characterized within the cardiovascular system, one such member, SMYD2, has been implicated in transcriptional and apoptotic regulation of hematopoiesis. Deletion of Smyd2 in adult mouse Hemaopoietic Stem Cells (HSC) using an interferon-inducible mx1-Cre-mediated conditional knockout (CKO) led to HSC reduction via both apoptosis and transcriptional deficiencies. Since HSC are specified from hemogenic endothelial (HE) cells in the dorsal aorta (DA), we sought to determine whether the flaw in HSC originated embryologically from this site. Toward this end, we performed deletion with vav-Cre mice, which is active in all hematopoietic and endothelial tissues from E10.5 embryonic life onward. Unexpectedly, we observed no defects in the embryo, other than apoptotic loss of definite HSC, whereas adult hematopoietic populations downstream were unaffected. These results further establish the importance of SMYD2 in antiapoptotic gene control of gene expression from the embryo to the adult.
Breaching Barriers: The Fight for Indigenous Participation in Water Governance
Authors: Emanuel Ryan , Wilkins David
Published: July 2020

Indigenous peoples worldwide face barriers to participation in water governance, which includes planning and permitting of infrastructure that may affect water in their territories. In the United States, the extent to which Indigenous voices are heard—let alone incorporated into decision-making—depends heavily on whether or not Native nations are recognized by the federal government. In the southeastern United States, non-federally recognized Indigenous peoples continue to occupy their homelands along rivers, floodplains, and wetlands. These peoples, and the Tribal governments that represent them, rarely enter environmental decision-making spaces as sovereign nations and experts in their own right. Nevertheless, plans to construct the Atlantic Coast Pipeline prompted non-federally recognized Tribes to demand treatment as Tribal nations during permitting. Actions by the Tribes, which are recognized by the state of North Carolina, expose barriers to participation in environmental governance faced by Indigenous peoples throughout the United States, and particularly daunting challenges faced by state-recognized Tribes. After reviewing the legal and political landscapes that Native nations in the United States must navigate, we present a case study focused on Atlantic Coast Pipeline planning and permitting. We deliberately center Native voices and perspectives, often overlooked in non-Indigenous narratives, to emphasize Indigenous actions and illuminate participatory barriers. Although the Atlantic Coast Pipeline was cancelled in 2020, the case study reveals four enduring barriers to Tribal participation: adherence to minimum standards, power asymmetries, procedural narrowing, and “color-blind” planning. We conclude by highlighting opportunities for federal and state governments, developers, and Indigenous peoples to breach these barriers.
Flood Risk Governance for More Resilience—Reviewing the Special Issue’s Contribution to Existing Insights
Authors: Matczak Piotr , Hegger Dries L. T.
Published: July 2020

There is lively scholarly and societal debate on the need to diversify flood risk management strategies to contribute to more flood resilience. The latter requires dedicated governance strategies related to which relevant insights are currently emerging. However, more systematic theoretical and empirical insights on how to specify and implement governance strategies are still urgently needed. The Special Issue ‘Flood Risk Governance for More Resilience’ has brought together nine contributions by renowned flood risk governance scholars that together help to unpack lessons about these governance strategies. This Special Issue’s editorial introduces the debate on flood risk governance for more resilience and presents the key findings of the individual contributions to the Special Issue. We show that flood risk governance arrangements in specific regions in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Bangladesh, France, and Mexico are gradually evolving. A common denominator is that more horizontal forms of governance are under development in which a more diverse array of public and private actors—including citizens, as well as different sectors, is becoming involved. Efforts are underway to establish connectivity between actors, levels, and sectors, both through regional and international exchanges. While lessons on how to do the former successfully are emerging, we notice that these should still be unpacked more fully. Moreover, there is still a need to establish a more open and inclusive societal debate on societal preferences regarding flood risk protection in which all actors with a stake in flood risk governance processes and outcomes can participate.
Influence of polymer-organic solvent ratio on the physical and technological characteristics of gimantan nanoparticles
Authors: Markeev V. , Blynskaya E. , Marakhova A. , Alekseev K.
Published: July 2020

Ensuring targeted delivery of drugs is the most promising and studied direction in pharmacy. This task can be solved by creating nanostructures that can accumulate in the focus of inflammation in case of treatment of inflammatory processes. The results of studies on the creation of polymer nanoparticles with an encapsulated pharmaceutical substance of gimantan, which has a local anti-inflammatory effect, are described.
Features of payments in foreign currency in budgetary institutions
Authors: Gerasimova Larisa
Published: July 2020

The article discusses the procedure for accounting for objects in a foreign currency. It is shown that foreign currency assets, liabilities, and other items are recorded simultaneously in foreign currency and in rubles. Analyzed the accounting treatment of exchange rate differences, it is shown that their records depend on the period. Examples of currency monetary and non-monetary accounting items and the specifics of their reflection in accounting transactions are given. Monetary assets and liabilities are recorded at the exchange rate at the date of recognition. The option of recognition at the reporting date is possible. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are recognized at the date of recognition and are no longer restated. An example of accounting for non-monetary assets accepted by an institution at fair value as an exception to their rules is given. The article reflects that the revaluation of such assets at the new exchange rate is made in cases when the fair value of the object changes. It shows the mechanisms for accounting for the return of advances in foreign currency and options when such debt is recalculated or not recalculated after being accepted for accounting.
Questions of practical application of the SGC “Fixed assets”
Authors: Lukinova Elena
Published: July 2020

The law “on accounting” includes The Federal accounting standards (hereinafter referred to as the FAS), which must be developed on the basis of international standards, as part of the basic documents in the field of accounting regulation that are mandatory for application. FAS for public sector organizations (hereinafter referred to as SGC).the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation develops accounting standards in accordance with the Program for developing Federal accounting standards for public sector organizations. Since 01.01.2018, five of the 29 originally planned SGC have been applied in practice, including the SGC “Fixed assets”. This article discusses the difficulties caused by the first application of the SGC “Fixed assets” and how to solve them in the practice of accounting for non-financial assets by public sector organizations.
The problem of the formation of legal regulation of parliamentary control in the Russian Federation
Authors: Fedchenko Elena , Vasina Diana
Published: July 2020

The article considers the problems of legal regulation of parliamentary control and parliamentary investigation in the Russian Federation and ways to improve it. To this end, an analysis of the constitutional practice of parliamentary control in European countries such as Austria, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland was made and attempts were made to implement international experience in Russian practice. The development of the organizational foundations of parliamentary control is proposed on the basis of consolidating the special status of decisions of the subjects of parliamentary control.
Effect of Global Postural Reeducation Exercise on Pain and Hip Muscle Flexibility in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Movement Control Dysfunction
Authors: Sheikhi Bahram
Published: July 2020

Introduction: Patients with non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) and movement control dysfunction demonstrate alternation in hip muscles flexibility and spinal movement patterns. Therapeutic modalities that augment hip muscles flexibility could help these patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of global postural reeducation (GPR) on pain and hip muscle flexibility in patients with NSLBP and movement control dysfunction. Materials and Methods: A total of 27 men with a mean age of 31.21±2.5147 years, height of 166.44±6.11 cm, and weight of 64.21±5.25 kg participated in this study. The visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to evaluate pain. The flexibility of hip muscles (rectus femoris, tensor fasciae latae, external rotators and hamstring) was measured using universal goniometer. All data were assessed at baseline and after the intervention. The Shapiro-Wilk test and paired t test were used for statistical analysis at significance level of P=0.05. Results: Our results revealed a decline in pain (P<0.004) and an increase in the flexibility of the hamstring muscles in the right (P<0.003) and left (P<0.003) legs. There were no statistically significant differences in the flexibility of rectus femoris muscle, external rotators, and tensor fasciae latae. Conclusion: The results suggest that GPR had a significant effect on the level of pain. Further, it affected the flexibility of hamstring muscles in legs. Using GPR is recommended for pain relief and improving the flexibility of hamstring muscles in patients with NSLBP.
»Mass for the Homeland«: (Just) a Religious Ceremony or a Religious, Diplomatic and Statehood-Strengthening Activity
Authors: Udovič Boštjan
Published: July 2020

In this article, the author analyses the overlap between the religious and the diplomatic/political aspects in the practice of celebrating masses for the homeland. The purpose of this article is to establish to what extent the diplomatic and political component is present in this practice, and how the homeland mass practice is understood in the Slovenian political context. For this purpose, the author analyses two aspects: the structure of masses for the homeland and the presence of diplomatic and political elements in the ceremony, and the attitude of young people towards the practice. The latter is relevant particularly because young people will become political decision makers in a few years. Their current views will then be reflected in the positions of their political parties.
Hadits-Hadits Tahlilan: Analisis Konflik dan Nilai-Nilai Sosial Masyarakat
Authors: Dozan Wely
Published: July 2020

This paper tries to discuss social conflict in understanding a tradition of tahlilan where several streams consider that tahlilan is a tradition that was built by the community without being based on hadith texts either in terms of the quality and quantity of the Prophet's hadith. However, some ulama perspectives namely Nahdawtul Ulama) provide the concept of actual tahlilan historically the tradition of tahlilan was born based on the hadith texts of the Prophet according to some narrations of the Companions and the Tabin'in. Specifically, this paper tries to trace the hadith texts among some controversial ideas in understanding the hadith and how the social values ​​contained in the tradition of tahlilan which has always been carried out based on the times. The approach to this paper is the litertaur study approach, namely to explore issues related to both books, journals, articles and so on the results of this study indicate that the traditions of tahlilan traditions that have been carried out there are no restrictions because based on the hadith texts. While in the controversial discourse of thought that prohibits the tradition of tahlilan is still unclear texts of the hadith which has been used as (istinbat) in Islamic law.
Nociones en contextos. Apuntes para pensar las políticas educativas
Authors: Nemcovsky Mariana
Published: July 2020

En este trabajo pretendo analizar algunas nociones presentes en las documentaciones oficiales de las políticas socio-educativas formuladas por el Ministerio de Educación de la provincia de Santa Fe, considerándolas, preliminarmente, en sus conexiones con otros niveles contextuales: las políticas nacionales y municipales al respecto. Dicho análisis consiste en establecer nexos, tensionar tales categorías con los procesos histórico-políticos de nuestro pasado reciente, caracterizados por una profunda transformación estructural. Nos acercaremos así a echar alguna luz sobre las continuidades y rupturas que exhiben las políticas socio-educativas del presente.
Procesos de “flexibilización” como clave para la “inclusión socioeducativa”. Un análisis del Plan “Vuelvo a estudiar” en la provincia de Santa Fe
Authors: Calamari Mirna , Saccone Mercedes , Santos Marina
Published: July 2020

En este artículo nos proponemos analizar, desde un enfoque socioantropológico, una dimensión que identificamos como central en la formulación de las políticas de “inclusión socioeducativa”: la necesidad de “flexibilizar” distintos aspectos organizativos de la escuela secundaria para lograr la “inclusión socioeducativa” de los jóvenes. Específicamente nos enfocamos en el Plan “Vuelvo a estudiar”, una política destinada a generar la reinserción educativa de jóvenes en la provincia de Santa Fe. Abordaremos así la dimensión vinculada a los procesos de definición de esta política mediante el análisis de documentación oficial y entrevistas a referentes de las áreas que participan en su planificación.
No todo lo que brilla es oro: Ideas para pensar relaciones entre Sordera y Otredad
Authors: Hernández Canarios Alejandro
Published: July 2020

En este artículo planteo algunas ideas sobre la Sordera como forma de Otredad: Argumento que la construcción de todo objeto de conocimiento implica una relación de alteridad entre lo propio y lo ajeno; señalo que cuestionar el sentido adquirido de los sujetos y objetos de la realidad es responsabilidad ética del investigador social; reflexiono sobre la Sordera como construcción social y problematizo a la Escuela especial (CAM, en México) como generadora de discapacidad; apunto algunas relaciones entre Sordera y formas simbólicas de monstruosidad; concluyo advirtiendo peligros de radicalizar posturas de indiferenciación y negación de la Otredad.
Saberes, tramas y significados del dinero: una aproximación etnográfica a las transferencias monetarias condicionadas
Authors: Hornes Martín
Published: July 2020

Los programas de TMC se han convertido en las principales políticas sociales de Argentina y América Latina. Distintos trabajos académicos han abordado sus características, sin embargo, pocos estudios han explorado los significados sociales del dinero transferido. 

A través de este trabajo analizaremos los significados que envuelven al dinero transferido a partir de las TMC. Contemplando las definiciones que intentan imponer ciertos saberes expertos, recorreremos escenas significativas en la aplicación de un programa de TMC municipal. Nos interesa vislumbrar las tramas de actores y prácticas –expertos, mediadores sociales y hogares receptores- que participan en la construcción de los significados del dinero.
Aproximación etnográfica al espacio público. Usos, tránsitos y transeúntes en Puerto Madero (Buenos Aires)
Authors: Ramírez Casas Jimena
Published: July 2020

Este texto busca contribuir a la reflexión interdisciplinaria en torno a los modos apropiación del espacio urbano, generados a partir de recientes intervenciones urbanísticas en el contexto latinoamericano, particularmente en la Argentina. Aportando datos empíricos recabados desde un abordaje etnográfico considerando el uso de los espacios públicos de Puerto Madero, se pretende dar cuenta de múltiples relaciones, de prácticas y representaciones que entran en juego; tanto como de los diversos intereses implicados y los actores intervinientes.
Reseña del libro “Musulmanes en Brasil. Comunidades, Instituciones, Identidades”
Authors: Salinas Lucía Amparo
Published: July 2020

La compilación reúne trabajos de los últimos 15 años frutos de investigaciones mayores que indagan la presencia del Islam en Brasil desde la perspectiva socio-antropológica.
Presentación Dossier de Antropología Visual
Authors: Moreyra Élida
Published: July 2020

Presentación Dossier de Antropología Visual - Revista de la Escuela de Antropología XXII (2016)
¿Buenos portugueses? Una diáspora china en el Mozambique colonial
Authors: Macagno Lorenzo
Published: July 2020

A partir del siglo XIX, una creciente inmigración china comenzó a instalarse en algunos países africanos. En el caso de Mozambique –colonizado por Portugal– una de las minorías más notables provenía de la provincia de Guangdong, en el sur de China. En la década de 1950, estas familias de origen chino (más específicamente, cantonés) ya estaban integradas en la sociedad colonial de manera exitosa. A los ojos de los administradores coloniales, los miembros de esta importante minoría fueron vistos como “buenos portugueses”. El artículo trata sobre la gradual incorporación de la comunidad china de Mozambique a la sociedad colonial. Cuando en 1975 llega la independencia del país, estos “buenos portugueses” comienzan a ser vistos, por los africanos nacionalistas como cómplices del colonialismo. Debido a las crecientes hostilidades deben abandonar Mozambique y “elegir” el camino de la diáspora. La gran mayoría de la comunidad chino-cantonesa de Mozambique se instaló en Brasil, sobre todo en la ciudad de Curitiba. A partir de una investigación de campo realizada entre las familias de la diáspora, este artículo analiza, también, la singularidad de sus trayectorias, así como las “narrativas de decepción” que giran en torno a su emigración de Mozambique.
Cursillos de Cristiandad. Un movimiento católico comunitario
Authors: Giupponi Germán
Published: July 2020

El artículo se enfoca en los Cursillos de Cristiandad, un movimiento católico que altera históricamente a la cúpula de la institución. La pregunta planteada es qué aspectos que configuran las socializaciones constitutivas de los Cursillos pueden convertirse en retos eclesiales. El enfoque utilizado es una aproximación etnográfica a los Cursillos de Santa Fe y el análisis del discurso de sus protagonistas sobre esas socializaciones. La inferencia derivada es que uno de los aspectos que las configuran y que pueden convertirse en retos eclesiales es su “comunitarismo”.
“Sembrar lo colectivo”: La participación en la Red de Huerteros y Huerteras en la ciudad de Rosario 2005-2015
Authors: Lilli Licia
Published: July 2020

El objetivo del escrito es abordar la participación de un grupo de huerteros/as urbanos, en el proceso de construcción de la Asociación Civil “Red de Huerteros y Huerteras de Rosario”. Esta modalidad asociativa se vincula a las políticas sociales formuladas desde el Programa de Agricultura Urbana de la Municipalidad de Rosario. Nos centraremos, desde un enfoque antropológico relacional, en las demandas y resignificaciones de los actores sociales intervinientes en la trama de relaciones políticas. En otro nivel, nos preguntamos cómo estas experiencias habilitan un lugar para prácticas colectivas, en el marco de un campo de fuerza.
Estructuras líticas y piedras paradas en el Sistema de Ventania. Paisaje y monumentalidad
Authors: Sfeir Anabella , Oliva Fernando
Published: July 2020

El Sistema Serrano de Ventania, ubicado en el sector centro-oeste de la provincia de Buenos Aires, (Región Pampeana, Argentina) presenta evidencia de grupos cazadores recolectores que la habitaron desde el Holoceno Medio hasta el contacto con las poblaciones de origen europeo-criollo. Dentro de la amplia variabilidad de registro arqueológico, se destacan en diferentes sectores del paisaje estructuras líticas, piedras paradas y pircados. Se considera que este tipo de registro arqueológico forma parte de una estrategia por parte de sociedades que en el pasado emplearon este tipo de técnicas en vinculación con la apropiación de su medio. En relación con estas estructuras y como parte de un mismo proceso de monumentalización de paisaje se hallan numerosas representaciones rupestres en cuevas y aleros. Este trabajo pretende revisar el estado de conocimiento en relación con las estructuras líticas en el Sistema de Ventania. Este tipo de registro arqueológico superficial ha sido abordado con una aproximación espacial, recurriendo al uso de Sistemas de Información Geográfica, con el objetivo de entender las relaciones entre los diferentes sitios y el ambiente circundante.
El Dispatch. Trabajo minero en forma remota.
Authors: Clemenceau Lautaro
Published: July 2020

Este artículo expone los cambios actuales que están ocurriendo en la minería tanto a nivel global como a nivel local para analizar la imbricación entre avances tecnológicos y relaciones laborales. Se trata de estudiar el caso del emprendimiento minero metalífero "Veladero" explotado por la empresa subsidiaria MAGSRL de Barrick Gold Corporation en la cordillera de los Andes, en la provincia de San Juan, Argentina. A través de entrevistas, charlas informales con trabajadores de la compañía y observación en campo de las relaciones laborales se aborda, desde una perspectiva etnográfica, lo que ocurre cuando la corporación decide mudar la totalidad de un área de trabajo a cientos de kilómetros de sus compañeros con lo que cotidianamente trabajaba (otras áreas, como Operaciones de Mina, Mantenimiento y Procesos). Esta ausencia física con énfasis en el trabajo remoto presentará dilemas sociales a los trabajadores que se busca comprender en este escrito.
La (de)construcción del trabajo en el Brasil del siglo XXI
Authors: Antunes Ricardo , Praun Luci
Published: July 2020

La actual crisis brasileña deriva de los procesos de mundialización y financiarización del capital, particularmente del impacto proyectado por la crisis del 2008 hacia el conjunto del sistema. Esta crisis afectó el proyecto del Partido de los Trabajadores (PT), generando hacia 2013, protestas callejeras protagonizadas por la clase trabajadora, la cual se veía profundamente afectada en diversos aspectos de su vida. Dichas protestas expresaban las falencias del proyecto social y político del PT. ¿Cuáles fueron los principales componentes de las políticas desarrolladas por el PT entre 2003 y 2016, que impactaron en los derechos sociales y laborales? ¿aportaron estas políticas elementos mayoritariamente positivos y adelantos, o resultaron en fracasos que amplificaron la profunda crisis que abatió los gobiernos del PT? El objetivo de este artículo es ofrecer un balance crítico de esta experiencia con el fin de dar algunas respuestas a estas inquietudes.
Lo alusivo y lo elusivo: Los monjes negros o el extraño encanto de dejarse traicionar
Authors: Fernández María del Rosario
Published: July 2020

El objeto de este artículo es reflexionar en torno discurso y su carácter alusivo/elusivo a partir de una carta escrita desde la cárcel por el ex Ministro de Planeamiento, Julio De Vido.
El devenir de una política culturalista en los tiempos del apocalipsis de la cultura: conversación a dos voces sobre la formulación de la Política para la Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de Colombia
Authors: Sánchez Salinas Luisa Fernanda
Published: July 2020

Aunque no se trata de un tema nuevo, los debates sobre el concepto de cultura parecen seguir vigentes. De un lado, las ciencias sociales han proclamado la crisis definitiva del concepto antropológico de cultura, entendido como el conjunto de prácticas, creencias y significados que dan coherencia a un grupo social. De otro lado, en el campo de las políticas públicas, los discursos que postulan la necesidad de una valoración económica de la cultura también se separan de dicha visión que le daba un valor per se a una infinidad de expresiones colectivas. En este contexto en que la necesidad de integrar la cultura al mercado está siendo ampliamente enunciada, cabe preguntarse ¿Cuál es el lugar que ocupan las políticas de patrimonio cultural inmaterial y su lenguaje anclado a la tradición y a las identidades? ¿Qué margen de acción tienen estas políticas, eminentemente culturalistas, en tiempos en donde las nociones y usos de la cultura han sobrepasado sus sentidos clásicos? Enmarcado en la pregunta por la trayectoria de las políticas culturales, este artículo se propone reflexionar sobre el caso de Colombia y mostrar cómo, en la formulación y en los primeros años de la implementación de la Política para la Salvaguardia del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial, se dio lugar a una apuesta pública que logró cuestionar el accionar del Estado y del sector cultural desde un marco de referencia explícitamente culturalista.