bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Russian companies in terms of intellectual economy: problems of formation, estimation and development
Authors: Izmailova M. A.
Published: October 2019

Purpose: the main goal of the work is to study conceptual approaches to the essential basis, architectonics and conditions for the formation of intelligent companies, as well as to identify criteria for assessing the maturity of intelligent systems at micro and macro levels.

Methods: the study is based on a systematic approach to the understanding of intellectual capital, which defines it as a complete structured system, which is the basis of an intellectual company. The concept of intellectual organization was considered in logical connection with the concept of learning organization, which, in turn, was the result of the evolutionary development of the theories of human and intellectual capital, organizational culture, the theory of network organization.

Results: the analysis of conceptual approaches to the interpretation of the basic categories of research – "intellectual capital" and "intellectual company". The conceptual scheme is presented and the structural and functional analysis of intellectual organization is carried out. Conditions of formation of the intellectual company are revealed, the contour of application of intellectual systems in a number of spheres of economic activity is outlined. Examples of foreign and Russian companies positioning themselves as intellectual are given. A review of methodological approaches to assessing the maturity level of intellectual systems of companies with the possibility of building national and global ratings of intellectual companies. The assessment of a real situation on indicators of intellectual assets of the Russian companies at the national and global levels is given. The measures aimed at Russia becoming one of the leaders of intellectual progress are proposed.

Conclusions and Relevance: in the context of the growing intellectual trend of the global economy, Russia has no other way than the way of intellectualization of the national economy, the key resource of which is the human intellect. The increase in the number of companies implementing the latest technological solutions in their business processes, expanding the scope of application of intelligent systems in their production activities, creating and maintaining an intellectual culture of work focused on meeting the needs of modern society, including innovative products, is certainly the measure that can bring the country into the mainstream of technological progress.

At the same time, the analysis of Rospatent data shows an ambiguous situation: in 2018, the marked increase in patent activity occurred at the expense of Russian applicants only in respect of industrial designs, in respect of utility models and patents for inventions – a significant backlog from foreign applicants. In the globalaspect, the gap in Russia's patent activity from foreign countries is even more threatening. All this makes urgent measures to stimulate the activity of Russian companies to increase their intellectual assets and increase their competitive power in the intellectual property market.
Bioética y contracultura: el Biopunk y ética DIYBio
Authors: Ramírez Gil Luis Felipe
Published: October 2019

El transhumanismo convive con la humanidad. La presente reflexión analiza  el Biopunk, movimiento  contracultural que rompen los esquemas tradicionales de investigar del Big Science. Aquel enmarca su gestión investigativa  en la ética DIYBio (Do It Yourself, hágalo usted mismo),  enriqueciendo  los canales tecno científicos desde la Small Science. Realizando un rastreo desde el movimiento del Punk Rock de los años setenta, pasando por el Cyber y Cypherpunk,  llegando al Biopunk y el accionar de los biohackers, se contrasta sus bases éticas con la autonomía, vulnerabilidad y justicia propias de la bioética. Se identifica un campo el cual la bioética no ha ocupado; su encuentro con el Biopunk y la manera como podría aquella realizar su aproximación al mencionado movimiento contracultural.
Castración química, última opción en pacientes pedófilos y pederastas, considerando su autonomía y dignidad
Authors: Méndez-Bejarano Sandra Mayerly
Published: October 2019

La castración química surge como una posibilidad para el manejo de la pedofilia y la pederastia. Consiste en un tratamiento médico hormonal reversible aplicado -en muchos casos- para disminuir los niveles de testosterona, la libido y, por ende, la actividad sexual, y como resultado final, reducir las agresiones sexuales de alta incidencia en Colombia y en el mundo. Esta intervención médica ha sido utilizada en distintos países desde la década de los sesenta y, actualmente, el Congreso de la República de Colombia pretende promulgar una ley para contener la violencia sexual en niños y adolescentes.

La aplicación de la castración química siendo un procedimiento con efectividad cuestionable y con efectos secundarios importantes, genera dilemas éticos, clínicos y sociales, acerca de la autonomía y la dignidad del pedófilo y del pederasta. Por tal razón, en este estudio de caso se utiliza la metodología de Diego Gracia, pertinente para resolver este tipo planteamientos complejos y hallar otras alternativas para el tratamiento de dichas enfermedades.
Editorial
Authors: Escobar Triana Jaime Alberto
Published: October 2019

El Departamento de Bioética de la Universidad El Bosque se complace en presentar a la comunidad académica y a la sociedad interesada en el campo el volumen 14(2) de la Revista Colombiana de Bioética, del periodo julio-diciembre de 2019. El presente número incluye tres artículos de investigación, tres artículos de reflexión y un reporte de caso, en los cuales se abordan problemas, temáticas y conceptos de gran relevancia para la reflexión y discusión en el campo de la bioética.
CHANGES IN MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN PRIMARY SOIL AND GROUND UNDER THE ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE ON THE TERRITORY AROUND ANTARCTIC STATION “MIRNY”
Authors: Kirtsideli Irina Yu. , Teshebaev Sh. B. , Vlasov D. Yu. , Novozhilov Yu. K. , Abakumov E. V. , Barantsevich E. P. , Krylenkov V. A. , Zelenskaya M. S.
Published: October 2019

Antarctic station “Mirny” was the first Russian (Soviet) polar station in Antarctica. The anthropogenic impact on the primary ground and soil in the area around of this polar station took place more than 60 years. This is reflected in both the chemical composition of the soil and microbial communities. The article shows multiple increasing of the number of bacteria and microscopic fungi in anthropogenic contaminated soils. Contamination of soil leads to changes of the structure of the microbial community. An increasing proportion of mesophilic bacteria isolates (90%) was shown. The increasing share spores and reduced the proportion of microscopic fungi mycelia were observed. Statistical analysis showed that we have identified almost all of the expected species that live in anthropogenic substrates (42 species), as well as in the control soils (17 species). But we identified only a part of fungal diversity in contaminated soils (32 species). The increase in the number of fungal species in the area of the polar station “Mirny” was proved to be connected with the human activity and introduction of new species. Native species of microscopic fungi were found to be able to colonize new materials previously unavailable to them. They also can be agents of active biodegradation of anthropogenic materials. Among fungal species isolated from anthropogenic contaminated soil and anthropogenic substrates more than 80% can be attributed to opportunistic organisms. Therefore the total number of microorganisms (CFU), the structure of the microbial complexes, the species composition of communities, indicator species, morphology and volume of biomass can be considered as an index of changes in soil microbial complexes and primary soils
HEAT-WAVES IN METROPOLISES AND THRESHOLDS OF THEIR IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH
Authors: Revich Boris A.
Published: October 2019

Heat waves have become an important health risk factor in megalopolises. Threshold temperatures for heat wave identification have been analyzed and heat wave impacts on the mortality rate in cities of different climatic zones have been compared. Relative increases in the mortality rate per each increase in the temperature by 10С in daily mean temperatures above the heat thresholds in European cities with moderate climate varied between 1.1% and 3.7% while those indices in cities with subtropical monsoon climate varied between 2.8% and 3.0%. Heat waves in cities with moderately continental climate led to greater gains in the all-causes mortality rate than heat waves in cities with other types of climate. Relative gains in the mortality rate were greater among the elderly persons. This paper provides a rationale for the using heat wave thresholds as new hygienic standard of environmental quality in cities. The authors proposed to use the 98th percentile of long-term historic distribution of daily mean temperatures as an identifier of dangerous for health heat waves. The authors recommend use this heat threshold for the activation of appropriate preventive measures to avoid heat-related deaths among urban population.
HYGIENIC ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITION STATUS OF THE POPULATION OF THE GERONTOLOGICAL GROUP
Authors: Doszhanova Gulnur N. , Abduldayeva A. A.
Published: October 2019

Among many environmental factors nutrition is paramount, permanently and exclusively affecting in multidisciplinary mode on the biological and social essence of the human body. Therefore, this article describes the results of the actual supply of people aged of 60-89 years taking into account their eating habits associated with age-related changes in the gastrointestinal tract and metabolism. The study involved 611 respondents aged of 60-89 years, including men (23.9%) and women - 76.1%, living in Astana, the average age accounts of 73 ± 0.41years. The actual food was studied by frequency and a 24-hour simulation, recommended by the WHO for epidemiological studies. In assessing the adequacy of the supply of the reference values there were taken norms of physiological requirements in energy and nutrients for the population of gerontological groups of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the norms of consumption of micronutrients on a scale of FAO / WHO. The study of the actual nutrition of the category of persons of Astana showed the diet of elderly people to be consisted of foods containing mostly protein and animal fats and digestible carbohydrates, while two latters were characterized by an excess of saturated fatty acids, the lack of polyunsaturated fatty acids, a high level of simple consumption carbohydrates from refined foods such as sugar, refined cereals, flour and poly- micronutrient failure of the nutrition on vitamins (deficiency of vitamin D, a, B1, E, C, biotin, folic and pantothenic acid) and minerals (calcium deficiency, potassium).
ABOUT THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS IN THE SYSTEM OF STATE MONITORING
Authors: Kuznetsova K. Yu. , Shikhbabaeva F. M. , Aslanova Marya M. , Rudinsky A. V. , Zagaynova A. V.
Published: October 2019

There are presented data on the prevalence of blastocysts (Blastocystis hominis) in persons with clinical indications for examination and examined prophylactically. There is established a high level of infestation. Healthcare institutions are recommended to use special methods of laboratory diagnosis according to the standard of specialized medical care for irritable bowel syndrome. The relevance of the study is emphasized by WHO guidelines on the control of epidemic safety of water in terms of B. hominis. In Russia there are no official base for the observations for morbidity blastocysts and circulation of blastocysts in the environment.
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE CHEMICAL SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF APPLICATION OF A NEW SYSTEM OF LANDFILL GAS PURIFICATION AT THE SOLID DOMESTIC GARBAGE DUMP
Authors: Malysheva Alla G. , Kozlova N. Yu. , Rastyannikov E. G. , Ermakov A. A. , Shokhin V. A.
Published: October 2019

Landfills of municipal solid waste (MSW) have a negative impact on the environment and people: air, soil, surface water and groundwater are polluted. During the storage of MSW in the body of the landfill natural anaerobic decomposition of organic waste takes place under conditions of oxygen lack, high temperature and humidity. One product of this process is landfill gas - a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide with small amounts of impurities (nitrogen, silicon, sulfur, hydrogen sulfide). Tens and hundreds of different organic compounds are also included as a compound of landfill gas. The composition and content of the individual components in landfill gas depends on the composition of landfilled waste at the solid domestic garbage dump. The landfill gas and odor run to great distances. Construction, operation and closure of landfills give rise to a number of environmental problems associated with such a classification of landfills as a secondary source of pollution of the urban environment. The solution of such environmental problems offers a variety of options for the “recovery”, “remediation” and protective measures in areas of placement of landfills. For example, in the landfill “Timokhovo” there were studied the efficacy and safety of a new chemical treatment technologies and disposal of landfill gas As a result of the installation of the system for landfill gas purification there was established the decline in the total concentration of polluting compounds, as hydrocarbons (including saturated and aromatic), alcohols, oxygen and sulfur containing compounds by from 63 to 2200 times. There was reached 100% disposal of mercaptanes, sulfides, di- and trisulfides, naphthenic and terpenic hydrocarbons and chlorinated compounds. The number of identified compounds was reduced by more than 2 times. However, at the output of the purification system there were revealed compounds not identified at the input of this system. It can be regarded due to the appearance of transformation products of flaring hydrocarbons. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry studies directed to the identification with quantitative assessment of air emissions before and after the new system of utilization allow both perform monitoring emissions taking into account the real content and changes in group and component structure under the influence of the chemical impact of the new technologies and make recommendations for further improvement of gas purification systems in terms of environmental aspects.
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEST-SYSTEMS FOR RAPID IMPLEMENTATION OF SANITARY-BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER
Authors: Ivanova L. V. , Artemova T. Z. , Zagaynova Angelica V. , Gipp E. K. , Maksimkina T. N. , Krasnyak A. V. , Shustova S. A. , Yurtseva N. A. , Raykovich-Bleyzer L. M. , Sips Zh. . , Kherterikh S. . , Bruin B. . , Gubin S. N. , Bryznyuk N. A.
Published: October 2019

There was executed the assessment of the method of the detection and identification of sanitary-indicative microorganisms in water samples with the use of test systems IDEXX manufactured by IDEXX Laboratories, Inc (USA), based on the use of chromogenic culture media and reagents in accordance with the methodology developed by the manufacturer. IDEXX method was found not to be inferior to the reference methods of water analysis applied in Russia and in international practice. Comparative evaluation of crops showed the consistency of results, as in the study of contaminated water with natural microbiocenoses and water modeling of water bodies, contaminated by daily cultures test microganisms. The method allows reduce time of an analysis due to the exclusion of the biochemical reactions (oxidase activity, fermentation of carbohydrates, formation of indole, etc.) needed to determine species of microorganisms, and to obtain the final result of the analysis after 24 hours. On the basis of obtained results test systems IDEXX Laboratories (USA) may be applied on the territory of the Russian Federation for the assessment of water quality according to sanitary-microbiological indices
MODERN ISSUES OF THE HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Authors: Popova A. Yu. , Gurvich V. B. , Kuzmin S. V. , Mishina A. L. , Yarushin Sergey V.
Published: October 2019

The paper presents approaches to the implementation the basic paradigm of the development for the legislative and regulatory framework to ensure the sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population based on the comprehensive implementation of the methodology of the health risk assessment and management. The consistent implementation of the legislative and regulatory framework should provide getting answers main questions: what, where, when, how we are to assess and above all how we have to manage and control health risks. The suggested approach involves the accumulation capacities and resources of all the stakeholders: State-Russian Federation constituent-municipality-economic entity-non-governmental organizations-population in the assessment, management and control health risks both for the public in general and for certain socio-economic groups. This integrated system is aimed at the decline of public health risks to levels that cannot be detected using current knowledge and methods. The described requirements for incorporation of health risk assessment, management and monitoring methods into the health, consumer rights and labor legislation framework and other areas of legislative regulation must be applicable for corporate entities’ and sole entrepreneurs’ various business activities that affect (pose a threat, create a risk, cause harm) public health as well as regulation of the social and economic development of the nation in general.
ON THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS IN PROVISION SANITARY-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION AND PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS’ RIGHTS
Authors: Nikonov B. I. , Kochev Ilya B.
Published: October 2019

In conditions of the formation and development of the civil society, the awareness of the population of their rights to a favorable habitat and the possibility of the practical impact on the state of sanitary and epidemiological welfare and safety of the population, provision of the protection of consumer rights, the role of public associations and the population in managing health risks appears to be undervalued. Sverdlovsk Regional Public Organization «Health and Welfare» was created to implement the idea of the protection interests and positions of the population of the Sverdlovsk region. To ensure its effective activity, the backbone of a public organization is made up of veterans of the sanitary and epidemiological service, who have knowledge, experience, traditions and representing the possibilities of public associations in the sphere of the provision of sanitary and epidemiological welfare and protection of consumers’ rights. The activity of public associations can be most effective in the practical use of non-state, public, independent forms and methods of execution of expertizes, assessments, investigations, the results of which can prevent a negative impact on human beings of harmful factors in the human environment.
THE DYNAMICS OF THE PREVALENCE RATE OF GENERAL SOMATIC DISEASES BASED ON PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF METALLURGICAL WORKERS
Authors: Bazarova Ekaterina L. , Rosly O. F. , Osherov I. S. , Roslaya N. A. , Tartakovskaya L. Ya. , Likhacheva E. I.
Published: October 2019

The paper analyzes the results chronic disease prevalence in metallurgical workers based on the results of the periodic medical examinations over 1998-2015. A significant increase in chronic disease prevalence was observed (1.29 times on the average): from 70.1 % in 1998 to 90.5 % in 2015 with eye disorders accounting for the 3.6-fold increase, chronic circulatory system diseases accounting for the 1.5-fold increase, diseases of the nervous system accounting for the 2.9-fold increase in prevalence. It that prevalence of respiratory diseases has also been observed to decrease by 1.4 times, the prevalence rate of diseases of the digestive system decreased by 1.6 times, anemias rate decreased by 2.1 times, gynecological diseases rate decreased 1.2 times.
BIOLOGICAL PROPHYLAXIS IN THE SYSTEM OF THE MANAGEMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL RISK DUE TO EXPOSURE OF METAL-CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES
Authors: Privalova Larisa I. , Katsnelson B. A. , Minigalieva I. A. , Sutunkova M. P. , Makeev O. G. , Valamina I. E. , Shur V. Ya. , Klinova S. V. , Solovyeva S. N.
Published: October 2019

With taking into account the biological toxicity of metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles to be a well-established fact, the widespread use of nanotechnologies and the significant proportion of nanoscale particles in industrial aerosols released during many pyrometallurgical and electric welding processes determine the importance of searching for approaches to increase the organism’s resistance to them. Results of a number of experiments show the application of combinations of some bioactive agents composed in accordance with sound theoretical premises and used in innocuous doses to be potent of the significant attenuation of the integral and specific toxicity of metallic nanoparticles and even their genotoxicity. Further research followed by practical application of the results is a promising trend in the occupational risk management strategy.
THE PARADIGM OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGULATORY AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK AIMED TO MAINTAIN SANITARY AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WELFARE OF THE POPULATION
Authors: Popova A. Yu. , Gurvich V. B. , Kuzmin S. V. , Orlov M. S. , Yarushin Sergey V. , Mishina A. L.
Published: October 2019

The development of Russian legislation aimed at providing safety based on the risk assessment and management methods and technologies is a key paradigm in regulating relations in the field for the next few years and in the longer term. The importance of applying these technologies and methods to the field of maintaining sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population is due to the hazards related to residential environment (exposure to chemical, biological, physical, psychophysiological factors), occupation, consumption of goods and services, lifestyle (imbalanced diet, alcohol consumption, smoking, low physical activity), social and other environmental factors that account for adverse health effects. Therefore it is necessary to revise the regulatory and methodological framework for the health legislation including the definitions for the fundamental health risk concepts based on identifying the acceptable risk limits as well as the concepts of safe and non-hazardous conditions and favorable conditions of human vital activity closely related to them. The suggested approach will make it possible to apply risk management technologies and methods more effectively in legislative regulation in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare, which in the short term will provide the capacities required to reach the strategic objective of Russia’s policy to provide safety, i.e. higher life expectancy and quality of life of Russian citizens.
Sensomics - basic principles and practice
Authors: Vrzal Tomáš , Olšovská Jana
Published: October 2019

The article presents basic thoughts and principles of sensomics based on available ´omic´ related literature and own practical experiences of the authors. The sensomics, a member of a wider family of ´omics´ technologies applied to food (foodomics), aims to describe sensory properties of foodstuffs at a molecular level. During the last few years author’s research group has been focused on expansion of this field in brewing science. Strength of the sensomics is in high capability of uncovering hidden information regarding sensory properties and effects of different raw materials as well as technological procedures on sensory properties of foodstuffs and beverages. The article aims to introduce principles and steps of sensomics together with the explanation of their importance, rules and pitfalls. Finally, the practical aspects of sensomic study is presented through sensomic comparison of the influence of decoction and infusion mashing on wort composition.
Conceptual Factors That Support Safety Behaviors Among Abuse Survivors: A Literature Review
Authors: Burke Jessica Griffin , O'Malley Teagen L. , Folb Barbara , Hagen Carol A. , Rabinovich Beth A.
Published: October 2019

Debate continues on the appropriate theoretical framework for understanding behavior change in abusive intimate partner relationships. The purpose of this review was to identify theories applied to relationship abuse experiences of survivors, to uncover conceptual factors that support safety behaviors, and to discuss how results can be used to inform the development of a conceptual framework for evaluation of interventions for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). A rapid review of peer-reviewed published articles on IPV, safety behavior, and theory through two online databases (i.e., PubMed, Scopus) identified 1,604 citations; 143 articles underwent full-text data extraction, and 32 meet criteria for inclusion. Outcomes focused on safety behaviors but also included decision-making, coping strategies, stages of change, ending abuse, and leaving the relationship. The Transtheoretical Model was used most frequently. Despite variation in specification of outcomes of interest, elements that contributed to safety behaviors were similar across articles and included intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environmental factors. More work to identify the scope and relationship of conceptual factors that facilitate safety behaviors is needed. The limited published literature provides valuable insights into the range of factors, but homogeneity of samples across articles limited our ability to draw concrete conclusions regarding factors facilitating safety among diverse populations and settings.
Transformation From RTVUs to Open Universities in China
Authors: Zhang Weiyuan , Li Wei
Published: October 2019

Open and distance education has been playing an important role in China’s development of higher education and lifelong learning. In 2012, the Chinese government approved six large-scale radio and television universities (RTVUs) to become open universities (OUs), including the Open University of China (OUC), Beijing Open University (BJOU), Shanghai Open University (SHOU), Guangdong Open University (GDOU), Jiangsu Open University (JSOU), and Yunnan Open University (YNOU). The purpose of this study is to provide a descriptive analysis of the transition from RVTUs to OUs, and the current state and challenges of open universities in China after five years’ reform. Five topics are explored in this paper, including: the new positioning of open universities in China’s vast and differentiated higher education system; award bearing and non-award bearing program offerings; implementation of the online teaching and learning modes; the use of Open Education Resources (OER) and online mini-courses; and the development and use of a credit bank system. A summary of these topics follows a discussion of four issues of open university reform, including key performance indicators (KPIs) for open universities, cohesion and resource sharing between the national and provincial open universities, quality assurance for award bearing programs, and planning to transform China’s existing 39 provincial RTVUs into OUs. It is expected that the results of this study would contribute to knowledge about institutional differentiation in the world’s largest higher education system, and on the merits of open and distance education in the human resource development in China. This paper may also provide insight for other countries that are engaged in institutional differentiation of higher education systems punctuated by the essential role of open universities in such planning and implementation.
A Neo-Institutionalist Approach to Understanding Drivers of Quality Assurance in ODL
Authors: Kanwar Asha , Mohee Romeela , Carr Alexis , Ortlieb Kayla , Sukon Kaviraj
Published: October 2019

In recent years, quality assurance (QA) in higher education has received increasing attention by academics, learners, institutions, and governments alike. Many open universities (OUs) have taken steps to re-define or re-orient their systems and practices to integrate quality. While there is a growing body of literature on QA best practices, there has been little investigation into the factors that influence institutions to improve or adopt QA and how these factors impact on the specific manifestations of institutional QA. This paper examines the challenges of QA implementation in OUs and, using a neo-institutionalist lens, it advances a framework for understanding drivers of institutional QA implementation. The framework is applied to the case of the Open University of Mauritius (OUM). Existing literature, institutional records, interviews and reports are analysed to assess how exogenous and endogenous factors have influenced QA implementation at OUM, with a focus on addressing the specificities of open and distance learning (ODL). A better understanding of the drivers of change for QA can help OUs plan the implementation of QA mechanisms in a more comprehensive way and to systematically develop a culture of quality that responds to the ideological and practical context of ODL.
Open Universities and Open Educational Practices
Authors: DeVries Irwin J.
Published: October 2019

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of how open universities depict their current institutional engagement in open educational practices. In view of the growth of programming for non-traditional students by conventional universities, particularly through online learning and increasing interest in open educational practices, the intention is to gain a better understanding of the unique contributions currently made, or potentially to be made, by open universities in comparison to conventional universities. The study is conducted through a content analysis of open university websites, exploring key themes related to access-oriented open educational practices derived from terms and related concepts in relevant literature. With the growth of distance education, online learning, and other emerging access-oriented open educational practices in traditional higher education, open universities should be uniquely situated to provide visible leadership in these domains. The open university website content analysis explores the extent to which this is the case.
What do oranges and hammers have in common? The classifier ‘round’ in Wa’ikhana and other East Tukano languages
Authors: Balykova Kristina
Published: October 2019

Eastern Tukanoan languages are known for their developed nominal classification systems. Wa’ikhana (Piratapuyo) is in this sense a typical member of the family, since it has an open system with a big number of classes and with class markers which exercise derivational and agreement functions. Among all the Wa’ikhana inanimate classes, the class ‘round’ stands out for its semantic and morphosyntactic features. It is one of the most (if not the most) extensive class, which includes round objects as well as objects of a less prototypical shape. Its markers in non-plural number have the biggest number of allomorphs, whereas allomorphy of classifiers is not typical for this language. Besides, the class ‘round’ has a distinct plural marker, another feature absent for most classifiers. Comparison between Wa’ikhana and other related languages demonstrates that these peculiarities are shared by many of Eastern Tukanoan languages.  Thus, the present paper aims to describe the class ‘round’ in Wa’ikhana and other languages of the family and to show common features as well as features that distinguish Wa’ikhana.
Perfil dos organizadores e sua visão sobre as feiras livres de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais
Authors: Marques Nadine Piller Albino , Ribeiro Natália Ruza , Martins Brenda Xavier , Campos Isabel Cristina Soares , Figueiredo Priscila Cintra , Binoti Mirella Lima
Published: October 2019

As feiras livres são canais de comercialização de produtos oriundos, em sua maioria, da agricultura familiar e possuem estreita relação com a Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional. Foi realizado um estudo descritivo transversal, por meio de entrevistas com os organizadores das feiras livres da cidade de Juiz de Fora, avaliando variáveis socioeconômicas, demográficas e satisfação com o trabalho. Os dados foram tabulados e descritos por meio de frequências. Todos os participantes eram do gênero masculino com idade (média) de 55 anos (±9,2 anos), casados e residentes da cidade. A maioria cursou 1o a 3o grau do ensino médio; possui renda familiar média de mais de 5 salários; estão satisfeitos com a função que exercem e tempo de trabalho maior que 5 anos. Relataram a existência de apoio dos órgãos superiores; boa receptividade dos consumidores e feirantes; importância de sua função; dificuldades e respectivas melhorias. As feiras livres contam com uma equipe para sua organização e gestão que depende de apoio para o bom desenvolvimento dos projetos. Por meio do presente trabalho, percebe-se o quão importante é o acesso ao conhecimento, para que se possa promover as ações de Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional.
State-of-the-art of tools and methods to assess vine water status
Authors: Rienth Markus , Scholasch Thibaut
Published: October 2019

Rising global air temperatures will lead to an increased evapotranspiration and altered precipitation pattern. In many regions this may result in a negative water balance during the vegetative cycle, which can augment the risk of drought and will require mitigation strategies. These strategies, ultimately, will mean the installation of irrigation systems in some winegrowing regions where vines were cultivated historically under rain-fed conditions and growers do not have many years of experience with vine water management.This review aims to provide a state-of-the-art summary of the recent and most important literature on vine water assessment for monitoring and adapting vineyard management strategies to production goals in view of global warming. Plant, soil and atmospheric methods are reviewed, and their advantages and drawbacks are discussed. Recent advances in plant water status measurement reveal the limitation of traditional techniques such as water potential, particularly in the context of drought and high vapor pressure deficit and the discoveries regarding hydraulic and stomatal regulation. New technologies can integrate heterogeneous sources of information collected in the vineyard at different spatial and temporal resolutions. Such new approaches offer new synergies to overcome limitations inherent to plant water status measurement techniques obtained directly or indirectly from proxy measurements.
C4 Space-Time.. A Window to New Physics?
Authors: Mastoridis Dimitris , Kalogirou K.
Published: October 2019

We explore the possibility to form a physical theory in C4. We argue that the expansion of our usual 4-d real space-time to a 4-d complex space-time, can serve us to describe geometrically electromagnetism and unify it with gravity, in a different way that Kaluza-Klein theories do. Specically, the electromagnetic eld Aμ, is included in the free geodesic equation of C4. By embedding our usual 4-d real space-time in the symplectic 8-d real space-time (symplectic R8 is algebraically isomorphic to C4), we derive the usual geodesic equation of a charged particle in gravitational eld, plus new information which is interpreted. Afterwards, we explore the consequences of the formulation of a "special relativity" in the at R8.
Quinn’s Law of Fluid Dynamics Pressure-Driven Fluid Flow through Closed Conduits
Authors: Quinn Hubert M
Published: October 2019

In this paper we develop from first principles a unique law pertaining to the flow of fluids through closed conduits. This law, which we call “Quinn’s Law”, may be described as follows: When fluids are forced to flow through closed conduits under the driving force of a pressure gradient, there is a linear relationship between the normalized dimensionless pressure gradient, PQ, and the normalized dimensionless fluid current, CQ. The relationship is expressed mathematically as: PQ = k1 +k2CQ. This linear relationship remains the same whether the conduit is filled with or devoid of solid obstacles. The law differentiates, however, between a packed and an empty conduit by virtue of the tortuosity of the fluid path, which is seamlessly accommodated within the normalization framework of the law itself. When movement of the fluid is very close to being at rest, i.e., very slow, this relationship has the unique minimum constant value of k1, and as the fluid acceleration increases, it varies with a slope of k2 as a function of normalized fluid current. Quinn’s Law is validated herein by applying it to the data from published classical studies of measured permeability in both packed and empty conduits, as well as to the data generated by home grown experiments performed in the author’s own laboratory.
Sosyal Zekânın Akademik Performans Üzerindeki Etkisinde Kültürel Zekânın Düzenleyici Rolü
Authors: TEKİN Erol
Published: October 2019

Bu çalışmanın amacı
sosyal zekâ ve kültürel zekânın akademik performans üzerindeki etkisini
incelemektir. Ayrıca sosyal zekânın akademik performans üzerindeki etkisinde
kültürel zekânın düzenleyici rolü araştırılmıştır. Bu amaç çerçevesinde
Kastamonu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi’nde eğitim gören
329 adet yabancı uyruklu öğrenciye anket çalışması uygulanmıştır. Toplanan
veriler doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ve regresyon analizleri ile test edilmiştir.
Analizler sonucunda sosyal zekâ ve kültürel zekânın öğrencilerin akademik
başarıları üzerinde etkili olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Düzenleyici etki analizi
sonucunda ise, sosyal zekânın akademik performans üzerindeki etkisinde kültürel
zekânın düzenleyici bir rolü olduğu bulgusuna ulaşılmıştır.
Türkiye Ekonomisi Cari Açığı Sürdürülebilir Mi? Birim Kök Testleriyle Bir İnceleme
Authors: SARAÇ Harun , SİVRİ Uğur
Published: October 2019

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye ekonomisi cari açığının
sürdürülebilirliği 1992:I-2017:IV dönemine ait çeyreklik cari denge Gayrisafi
Yurtiçi Hasıla (GDP) oranı ve 1992:01-2017:12 dönemine ait aylık reel cari
denge ve kişi başına reel cari denge olmak üzere üç ayrı seriye uygulanan
kırılmalı ve kırılmasız birim-kök testleri ile analiz edilmektedir. Kırılmasız
birim-kök test sonuçları genel olarak serilerin durağan olmadığını, tersine
kırılmalı birim-kök test sonuçları ise genel olarak serilerin durağan ve
dolayısıyla cari açığın sürdürülebilir olduğunu göstermektedir. Her ne kadar
Türkiye ekonomisi cari açığı kırılmaların dikkate alınması durumunda durağan
bulunsa da, durağan bulunan “(Cari Açık)/GDP” serisinin ortalaması çok yüksek
ve literatürde kriz eşiği olarak görülen oranlara oldukça yakındır. Bu nedenle
cari açık önemli bir sorun olarak ele alınmalı ve göz ardı edilmemelidir.
Türkiye'deki İndirim Marketlerinin Marka İmajlarının Sosyal Ağ Analizi Yöntemiyle İncelenmesi: A101, BİM ve ŞOK Örneği
Authors: BASFİRİNCİ Cigdem , ÇİLİNGİR ÜK Zuhal , GÜLTEKİN Yaşar
Published: October 2019

İndirim Marketleri, uyguladıkları maliyet düşürücü taktik ve stratejilerle tüketiciye düşük fiyat seviyesinde satış yapmayı amaçlayan marketlerdir. Ülkemizde indirim marketleri bir ekonomik model olarak başarılı olmuşlar ve her sene satış noktası sayısını artırmaktadırlar. Bu çalışmada Euler tarafından Königsberg'in Yedi Köprüsü probleminin çözümü için ortaya atılmış ve daha sonrasında yaygın kullanım alanı bulmuş olan Graf Kuramı'nın bir sonucu olan sosyal ağ analizi yöntemiyle bu indirim marketlerinin marka imajlarının belirlenmesine çalışılmıştır. Çalışmada ayrıca Zaltman'ın Metafor Çıkarım Tekniği ile de veri elde edilmiştir. Her iki yöntemle elde edilen veriler farklı seviyelerde analiz edilmiş ve yorumlanmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar çağrışım, grup ve ağ seviyesinde sunulmuş ve çıkarımlarda bulunulmuştur. Literatüre yansıdığı kadarıyla Türkiye’deki indirim marketlerinin marka imajlarını sosyal ağ analizi ile ortaya koyan herhangi bir çalışmaya rastlanmamış olması, bu çalışmanın özgün değerini oluşturmaktadır.
Evaluating the Impact of Wait Time on Orthopaedic Outpatient Satisfaction Using the Press Ganey Survey
Authors: Rane Ajinkya A. , Tyser Andrew R. , Kazmers Nikolas H.
Published: October 2019

Background:

The Press Ganey Outpatient Medical Practice Survey is a commonly utilized questionnaire that attempts to measure satisfaction with outpatient health care. A wide variety of factors have been associated with lower satisfaction scores among orthopaedic patients, including age, sex, presence of psychological disorders, and driving distance to the point of care. The impact of clinic workflows is less clear. In this study, we hypothesized that an increased clinic wait time was an independent predictor of lower patient satisfaction as measured by the Press Ganey survey.

Methods:

We retrospectively reviewed 4,216 new outpatient orthopaedic surgery visits between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2016, at a single academic institution. For patients with multiple visits, only the first new patient visit was analyzed. Satisfaction was defined as achieving a score above the 33rd percentile of the cohort. Univariate analysis followed by multivariable binary logistic regression was used to detect factors associated with patient satisfaction.

Results:

Of the 4,216 unique patients, the mean age (and standard deviation) was 52.8 ± 15.8 years, and 58.9% of the patients were female. The mean total wait time was 17.8 ± 19.4 minutes. Univariate analysis revealed greater odds of achieving satisfaction on the Press Ganey survey for a wait time of <15 minutes compared with a wait time of ≥15 minutes; the odds ratio (OR) was 3.78 (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.30 to 4.33; p < 0.01). The multivariable model revealed an association between satisfaction and wait time while controlling for other potential contributing factors: the odds of achieving satisfaction after waiting for 15 to 29 minutes were 0.36 (95% CI, 0.31 to 0.43; p < 0.01) compared with waiting for <15 minutes, with significantly decreasing odds (p < 0.01 for all) observed with further increments of increased wait time.

Conclusions:

A wait time exceeding 15 minutes in an outpatient orthopaedic clinic was an independent predictor of scoring at or below the 33rd percentile on the Press Ganey survey. Further increases in wait time significantly increased the odds of dissatisfaction. Measures to reduce clinic wait time may improve the patient experience and satisfaction with the orthopaedic encounter.
Analisis Framing Personal Branding Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono pada Detik.Com
Authors: Juliani Wegga Miftakhul , Aesthetika Nur Maghfirah
Published: October 2019

This research aims to describe Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono personal branding by Detik.com. This research used qualitative approach.   Framing analysis did by using of Pan and Kosicki analysis model. There are 4 structure analysis in the Pan and Kosicki framing analysis, such as  thematic, scripts, semantic and rhetorical. The results showed that framing the news that conducted by Detik.com to Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono was well done. Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono imaged as a figure who was very caring with progress, prosperity and peacefull in Jakarta.
Dynamic Predictive Accuracy of Electrocardiographic Biomarkers of Sudden Cardiac Death within a Survival Framework: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study
Authors: Perez-Alday Erick , Bender Aron , German David , Mukundan Srini , Hamilton Christopher , Thomas Jason , Li-Pershing Yin , Tereshchenko Larisa G
Published: October 2019

Background—The risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is known to be dynamic. However, the accuracy of a dynamic SCD prediction is unknown. We aimed to measure the dynamic predictive accuracy of ECG biomarkers of SCD and competing non-sudden cardiac death (non-SCD).
Methods—Atherosclerosis Risk In Community study participants with analyzable ECGs in sinus rhythm were included (n=15,716; 55% female, 73% white, age 54.2±5.8 y). ECGs of 5 follow-up visits were analyzed. Global electrical heterogeneity and traditional ECG metrics (heart rate, QRS, QTc) were measured. Adjudicated SCD was the primary outcome; non-SCD was competing outcome. Time-dependent area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC(t) AUC) analysis was performed to assess the prediction accuracy of a continuous biomarker in a period of 3,6,9 months, and 1,2,3,5,10, and 15 years using survival analysis framework. Reclassification improvement as compared to clinical risk factors (age, sex, race, diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke) was measured.
Results—Over a median 24.4 y follow-up, there were 577 SCDs (incidence 1.76 (95%CI 1.63-1.91)/1,000 person-years), and 829 non-SCDs [2.55 (95%CI 2.37-2.71)]. No ECG biomarkers predicted SCD within 3 months after ECG recording. Within 6 months, spatial ventricular gradient (SVG) elevation predicted SCD (AUC 0.706; 95%CI 0.526-0.886), but not a non-SCD (AUC 0.527; 95%CI 0.303-0.75). SVG elevation more accurately predicted SCD if ECG was recorded 6 months before SCD (AUC 0.706; 95%CI 0.526-0.886) than 2 years before SCD (AUC 0.608; 95%CI 0.515-0.701). Within the first 3 months after ECG recording, only SVG azimuth improved reclassification of the risk beyond clinical risk factors: 18% SCD events were reclassified from low or intermediate risk to a high-risk category. Long-term, QRS-T angle was the strongest predictor of SCD (AUC 0.710; 95%CI 0.668-0.753 for ECG recorded within 10 years before SCD).
Conclusion—Short-term and long-term predictive accuracy of ECG biomarkers of SCD differed, reflecting differences in transient vs. persistent SCD substrates. The dynamic predictive accuracy of ECG biomarkers should be considered for competing SCD risk scores. The distinction between markers predicting short-term and long-term events may represent the difference between markers heralding SCD (triggers or transient substrates) versus markers identifying persistent substrate.