bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
La trascendencia del enfoque UBD (Understanding by design) en la labor docente. Una revisión sistemática
Authors: QUISPE-VICTORIA FREDY , TORRES HUAMANÍ JOSÉ , GARCIA CURO GIANMARCO , CURO VICTORIA SULMA , PARIONA MAYTA ROLANDO JOHEL
Published: June 2021

La planificación de unidades didácticas mediante el enfoque de la UbD (Understanding by design), desarrollada por Wiggins y McTighe (2005), está teniendo una incursión lenta y gradual en la docencia, a pesar de que esta obra es bastante citada en diferentes trabajos académicos. Existe una gran brecha entre lo que se presenta teóricamente y lo que se practica en el ejercicio de la docencia al respecto de este enfoque. El presente trabajo ha pretendido indagar en la literatura científica y demostrar la incursión del enfoque UbD en la labor docente que involucra la planificación, la evaluación y el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje fundamentados en este enfoque. Para ello se recurrió a la metodología correspondiente a las revisiones sistemáticas sin meta-análisis propuestas por la declaración PRISMA tomando como fuente de datos las bases de datos de ERIC y Google Académico. Un total de 14 investigaciones fueron analizados en torno a las variables planificación inversa, evaluación y proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje. Los resultados dilucidaron un diagnóstico favorable sobre la práctica de la UbD en la docencia y el estudiantado. No obstante, se plantea la necesidad de efectuar mayor número de experiencias sobre el enfoque UbD.
Combining ability and gene action for seed yield and its component traits in green gram (Vigna radiata L.)
Authors: SINGH PUSHPENDRA
Published: June 2021

An investigation to study of combining ability and gene action was conducted on green gram for seed yield per plant and its component traits. For this study, line x tester design of mating was used taking six genotypes as lines and four genotypes as testers. The variance analysis revealed significant differences for different sources of variation for most of the traits. The higher specific combining ability (SCA) values were compared to general combining ability (GCA) values. The higher degree of dominance indicated preponderance of non additive gene action. The dominance variance was predominant for all the characters except for pods per plant indicating the major role of non-additive gene action and it was highest for harvest index (HI) followed by plant height and days to 50% flowering. The parents, viz., BM 4 and JM 721 among line and AKM 8802 among testers exhibited positive significant effects and higher per se performance for seed yield per plant and other component traits and hence considered as superior parents. The hybrids viz., BM4 x PDM1, JM 10 x AKM 8802, JM 721 x PDM1, ML131 x HUM 1 and TARM 2 x TJM 3 were observed as superior specific combiners for seed yield per plant and its component traits. These hybrids or cross combinations might be utilized for further improvement of seed yield in green gram.
Effect of phosphorus and manganese nutrition on yield and uptake of nutrients in wheat (Triticum aestivum) in alluvial soil
Authors: SINGH OM PAL
Published: June 2021

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) is the most important food grain crop among cereals and stands next only to rice in our country. It is an exhaustive crop which requires the major and micronutrients in adequate amounts for higher production. Wheat is quite responsive to phosphorus (Singh at al. 2020) and manganese (Singh and Patra, 2017) which plays important role in growth and development. Phosphorus is an important nutrient needed for normal growth and development of the plants. It plays an important role in energy transformation and metabolic processes in plants. Manganese plays a role in the synthesis of chlorophyll. Manganese deficiency occurs in well drained light textured soils with neutral or alkaline in reaction. Studies have indicated both synergistic and antagonisticrelationship between P and Mn but their relationship depends on their rate of application and crop species. Hence, an attempt was made to study the response of wheat to P and Mn nutrition in an alluvial soil.
EFICÁCIA DAS ENTEROCINAS NO DESENVOLVIMENTO DO CÂNCER COLORRETAL: UMA ANÁLISE EXPERIMENTAL
Authors: Lins Aragão Ana Beatriz , Da Silva Ferreira Janaína , Silva Paulo Henrique , Da Silva Souza Priscila Ellen , Da Silva Santos Dayane , Da Silva Elaine Cristina , De Andrade Calaça Priscilla Régia , Soares da Silva Elayne Cristine , Figueiredo Porto Ana Lúcia , Cavalcanti Vieira Soares Maria Taciana
Published: June 2021

Objetivou-se com este estudo avaliar a eficácia das enterocinas produzidas pela Enterococcus faecium 141v e 137v, probióticos, oriundos do queijo de coalho artesanal de Pernambuco sobre o desenvolvimento do câncer colorretal em estudo in vivo. Como metodologia foram realizados testes de sensibilidade a protease com a finalidade de comprovar suas propriedades proteicas, além de sua atividade biológica como antimicrobiano. A ultrassonografia foi utilizada para avaliar o efeito das enterocinas sobre o câncer colorretal induzido por 1,2 Dimetilhidrazina (DMH ) em ratos Wistar. Os resultados obtidos in vitro demonstraram a natureza peptídica das enterocinas bem como sua eficácia quanto à atividade antimicrobiana. Quanto aos resultados in vivo avaliados na ultrassonografia, foi possível observar a diminuição na espessura da parede intestinal dos ratos que foram submetidos a indução do câncer colorretal e tratados com as enterocinas, podendo ser explicada pela possível estimulação apoptótica, visando a inibição de células cancerígenas. O presente estudo trouxe aspectos importantes a respeito da utilização das enterocinas para fins terapêuticos, sobretudo na prevenção e controle do câncer colorretal em modelo animal. Também destacou o uso da ultrassonografia para avaliar o efeito das enterocinas sobre o desenvolvimento da doença, mostrando ser um método que considera o bem-estar animal por ser menos invasivo e eficaz. Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho reforçam a necessidade de estudos que aprofundem o tema. Além disso, agregam conhecimentos em diversas áreas como biotecnologia, microbiologia, medicina, nutrição e farmacologia.
THE EXTENT TO WHICH ARABIC TEACHERS PRACTICE DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION SKILLS IN THE SECOND CYCLE OF BASIC EDUCATION IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN
Authors: ALAJMI Mohammed Saleh
Published: June 2021

This study aimed to know the extent to which Arabic language teachers practice differentiated teaching skills in the second cycle of basic education in the Sultanate of Oman, and to reveal whether there are statistically significant differences at the significance level (ɑ≤0.05) due to the variables of the human gender and the educational governorates in the extent of practicing Differentiated teaching skills. The study adopted the descriptive approach, and its community consisted of all the first teachers and the first teachers of the Arabic language in the General Directorates of Education in the governorates: North and South Al-Batinah, Muscat, Al-Dakhiliyah and Dhofar, which numbered 175 teachers first and a first teacher, while the study sample was chosen by a simple random method at a rate of 75% It has reached 132 first and first female teachers, and to achieve the aims of the study, a differentiated education skills questionnaire was designed and applied, consisting of three axes: the planning axis for differentiated education, the implementation axis for differentiated education, and the evaluation axis for differentiated education. Among the findings of the study: The extent to which Arabic language teachers practiced differentiated teaching skills in the second cycle of basic education in the Sultanate of Oman was of a medium degree, with an arithmetic mean of 3.16, while the study revealed statistically significant differences attributed to the gender variable in favor of the female teachers. The extent of application of differentiated education skills in the second cycle of basic education in the Sultanate of Oman in the axis of implementation of differentiated education, and in contrast there were no statistically significant differences attributed to the educational governorate variable in the extent of application of differentiated education skills in the second cycle of basic education in the Sultanate of Oman. Among the most prominent recommendations that came out of the study: Promoting Arabic language teachers in the second cycle of basic education who practice differentiated education. To increase the demand for it in teaching practices to high levels. And increasing interest in training programs for Arabic language teachers in the second cycle of basic education to raise the scope of differentiated education practice to high levels
INTERSECTIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF HUMAN ANIMAL COMMUNICATION
Authors: AHMED Khalid Ahmed Hassan
Published: June 2021

This study aims at reviewing a bulk of related studies, and some verses from the Holly Qur'an in order to discover some mysteries of human animal communication. We believe that the majority of the previous studies concern themselves with human attempts to teach human speech to animals. There are a lot of mysteries that surround human animal communication. Furthermore, there are some intersections between human and animals’ ways of interaction. We believe that human speech is one of the most amazing human properties; at the same time, we believe that animals have very advanced ways of communication. However, humans and animals have the access to be involved in interaction and communications with each other and with other species of animals. Our mere observations could maintain this hypothesis of joined human animal communications. This study is an attempt to establish a theoretical framework on which humans and animals can interact and communicate jointly among themselves and other types of animals as well. To process the study some of the related studies will be outlined, discussed and analyzed, and then they will be correlated with the findings of the selected Holly Qur’an verses. Out of these studies some assumptions will be outlined in order to be treated through the discussion, results and recommendations for further studies..
Fiabilidad de la escala de barreras para el desplazamiento activo a la universidad en estudiantes chilenos
Authors: Palma-Leal Ximena , Molina-Garcia Javier , Castillo-Paredes Antonio , Chillón Palma
Published: June 2021

Objetivo: Comprobar la fiabilidad de una escala de barreras para el desplazamiento activo a la universidad en estudiantes universitarios chilenos. Métodos: participaron 110 universitarios (33 mujeres y 77 hombres) con edades entre los 19 y 26 años. Cada participante completó la escala en dos sesiones de medición separadas por una semana (test y re-test). Para evaluar la confiabilidad de este cuestionario, se calculó el coeficiente de correlación intraclase (ICC) utilizando el software estadístico SPSS. Resultados: Los ICCs mostraron rangos para las barreras percibidas para el desplazamiento activo a la universidad entre 0,6 - 0,8. Se presentaron diferencias significativas en dos ítems de las barreras percibidas para el desplazamiento activo a la universidad entre test y re-test (p < 0,05). Conclusión: La “escala de barreras para el desplazamiento activo a la universidad” demuestra ser un instrumento confiable para la población universitaria, presentando una buena fiabilidad en todos sus ítems.
Psychoanalytic Feminism and the Depiction of Women in Surrealist Photography
Authors: Bottinelli Katherine , Laxton Susan
Published: June 2021

Surrealism, an art movement of the early twentieth century, was heavily influenced by psychoanalysis.The psychoanalytic theories that influenced Surrealism were based primarily on the research ofSigmund Freud. Freud’s research began with case studies on patients with hysteria, a predominantlyfemale diagnosed mental disorder. From his clinical observations of hysteria, Freud developedhis theories on unconscious drives and psychosexual development. André Breton, the leader ofthe Surrealist movement, first became acquainted with Freud’s ideas during the First World War.After his return to France from the war, Breton’s interest in avant-garde art and distaste for Europe’shigh culture led him to start the Surrealist movement. Breton declared psychoanalysis the basis ofSurrealism in the First Manifesto of Surrealism, believing that Freud’s ideas had the potential torevolutionize culture. For the Surrealists, adopting psychoanalysis as a doctrine of change resultedin a reinforcement of sexist stereotypes and discrimination against women that was rooted inFreud’s theories. While the Surrealist movement became notorious for being male dominated andmisogynistic, their idealization of Freud provided justification for their prejudiced beliefs. In thispaper, Salvador Dalí’s photo collage, The Phenomenon of Ecstasy, is analyzed to exemplify thetranslation of psychoanalytic ideas into sexualized and fantasy-like depictions of women in Surrealistartwork. The conducted research provides insight to the repercussions that Freud and psychoanalysishad on women in the Surrealist art community.
Protocol for Mice Behavioral Analysis in Response to Predator Cues
Authors: Santhiveeran Sunaina , Haga-Yamanaka Sachiko
Published: June 2021

Mice exhibit defensive behaviors in response to various predator cues. When a mouse “senses”a predator at a close distance, it exhibits freezing behavior. Alternatively, when it senses bodilyexcretions from a predator, it escapes from the area. These behaviors are evolutionary responses topredators that help their increase survival. How animals sense the different types of predator-derivedcues and induce appropriate behaviors in response to the specific predator cues have largely remainedelusive.In this study, we aimed to establish a method to analyze mouse behavioral responses toward variousforms of predator-derived biological samples, such as cat saliva, which contain chemical cues. Wecategorized mouse responses to predator cue exposure as freezing, fear assessment, or exploratorybehavior, each of which is triggered by different levels of fear that the animal is experiencing. Thebehaviors were quantified manually and compared between the animals exposed to control andpredator-cue stimuli. We show that this protocol is effective in analyzing levels of fear in mice asthere is a significant increase in the occurrence of fear-based behaviors in mice exposed to cat saliva.Developing a strong protocol for quantifying fear-related behaviors is essential to understand brainmechanisms underlying behavioral responses induced by different types of predator cues in mice.Moreover, the present protocol can be further utilized to understand how different levels of fear areprocessed in an animal’s brain circuitry.
Authentic Assessment in Online Learning During The Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Sholihah Masnurul
Published: June 2021

This study aims to determine the ability of subject teachers in making an authentic instrument after studying the material about authentic assessment. The variables of this study include authentic instruments made by each subject teacher to be analyzed descriptively using a simple analytical rubric. The conclusion of this research is that after studying the material on authentic assessment, all subject teachers can make one or more authentic assessment instruments with the criteria for making the results of which the average is very good.
(Intertextuality and its manifestations in the contemporary Iraqi theatrical text, the play of the A tale of two friends by Muhy al-Din Zangana as a model).
Authors:   م.د. اسماعيل محمد هاشم, HASHIM ISMAEEL
Published: June 2021

Intertextuality is one of the modern theories that study literary texts, knowing their interactions and interactions and what the text absorbs from previous texts, which left their imprint on the text, directly or indirectly, and this theory has witnessed great interest by many Western critics after studying and writing about it (Julia Kresina Then the writings continued by (Roland Bart), (Michel Revatier) and (Umberto Eco), and other critics, as Arab criticism was interested in this theory and many Arab critics wrote about it, such as Abdullah Al-Ghadhami, Saeed Yaktin, and Muhammad Miftah Abd Al-Malik Murtad. And others KeyWords :Intertextuality, in the Iraqi theatrical text
Andalusian literary identity - a descriptive study) Book of Dr. Mahmoud Shaker
Authors:   م. د. زينة سعد كاطع, KATE ZINA
Published: June 2021

Every thing in the universe has an identity that indicates its existence and distinguishes it from the rest of its assets, and there are renewed and fixed identities. The visual identity is the first problem of human identity and the person carries it forcibly without a prior choice of it, and it is not subject to change at the genetic level with the ability to change it and give it up in the identity papers that are The individual chooses it to express himself and it can also be abandoned through the cultural appearance that reflects belonging to this identity. It is the basis on which many overlapping identities are formed, which a person acquires since birth and before he interacts even with his social milieu and before he knows what he is and what things are around him and before he acquires culture, language, religion in addition and before he knows what he is and what things around him and before His acquisition of culture, language, religion, in addition to other identities that will be determined later, such as belonging to a religious, whether professional, partisan, or cultural group. Accordingly, we interpret identity as how people define themselves and describe themselves based on ethnicity, citizenship, belonging to one land, common history and belief. Key words: identity, culture, Andalusia
The role of human rights organizations in empowering Iraqi women
Authors:   م.م. هبه عبد المحسن عبد الكريم, KAREEM HIBA
Published: June 2021

The issue of empowering women has been and still is the preoccupation of various humanitarian organizations, especially human rights organizations. Regarding the issue of human rights in Iraq, it is extremely difficult, because of the exceptional circumstances ordered by Iraq, which made it an arena for human rights violations. Vulnerable groups, they are more affected by the surrounding circumstances, such as violence, displacement, terrorism, displacement, widowhood, and others ... especially with regard to measures to empower women, because what women suffer in our society is a heap of discriminatory traditional culture against them and their lack of awareness of themselves and Their legitimate rights, in addition to weak government policies, and the lack of resources and opportunities, and herein lies the problem. The importance of the research stems from the importance of the role of women in society and the social, economic, health and political dimensions that this role represents, and the extent of its impact on the development process in Iraq. As for its objectives, it is to stand on the role of human rights organizations in empowering women in all social, economic, political and health fields, from which we have deduced most of them marginalization and discrimination on the basis of gender, and then we proposed some enabling measures, hoping through them to integrate women in all levels of development . Key words : role, organizations, human rights, empowerment, women .
Supervivencia de cáncer de mama tratado con quimioterapia neoadyuvante.
Authors: Ramos Guette Pedro Luis , Ramos Escalante María Atenas , Silva Diana , Gonzales Mario , García Mauricio
Published: June 2021

Objetivo: evaluar la sobrevida global y libre de enfermedad en mujeres con cáncer de mama que reciben tratamiento de quimioterapia neoadyuvante en la clínica Oncocare durante el período de 2005 a 2014. Métodos: este estudio involucró el análisis de información en el período comprendido entre el 1º de enero de 2005 y el 31 diciembre de 2014. Se incluyeron todas las pacientes de 18 años o más con diagnóstico de cáncer de mama que reciben tratamiento de quimioterapia neoadyuvante. Se construyeron curvas de supervivencia por el método de Kaplan-Meier, se compararon con el método de rangos logaritmos y se realizó un análisis de regresión de rangos proporcionales por Cox. Resultados: 350 pacientes fueron identificadas en el estudio. La edad media fue de 54,8 años. El estadio clínico más frecuente según versión AJCC 7a edición de 2009 fue IIIB 125 (35,71%), seguido por IIIA 96 (27,43%) y IIIC 58 (16,57%). Los receptores de estrógenos son positivos en un 67,14%, los de progestágeno son positivos en un 54,29% y los receptores de HER2 son positivos en un 15,43%; durante el seguimiento se observaron 81 (23,14%) eventos de recaída y 70 (20%) eventos de muerte. Los tiempos de sobrevida libre de enfermedad se ven disminuidos por el compromiso de 10 o más ganglios HR 2,96 (IC95% 1,24-3,27) y se aumentan en respuestas patológicas completas HR 0,29 (IC95% 0,11-0,72). Los tiempos de sobrevida global se ven reducidos por el compromiso de 10 o más ganglios HR 2,93 (IC95% 1,29-6,66) y crecen en respuestas patológicas completas HR 0,43 (IC95% 0,21-0,87). Conclusión: el riesgo de recaída y de muerte se incrementa con el compromiso ganglionar masivo de 10 o más ganglios positivos y decrece en las pacientes que alcanzan respuestas patológicas completas a la quimioterapia neoadyuvante.
Características clínicas y mortalidad en pacientes con cáncer de mama avanzado.
Authors: Ramos Guette Pedro Luis
Published: June 2021

Objetivos: el propósito de este estudio fue evaluar supervivencia libre de enfermedad y global, además de los factores pronósticos asociados a estas, en pacientes mujeres con cáncer de mama avanzado. Métodos: este estudio involucró el análisis de información de la clínica Oncocare en el período comprendido entre el 1º de enero de 2003 y el 31 de julio de 2012. Se incluyeron todas las pacientes de 18 o más años con diagnóstico de cáncer de mama avanzado (estadios IIIA, IIIB y IIIC). Se construyeron curvas de supervivencia por el método de Kaplan-Meier, se compararon con el método de rangos logaritmos y se realizó un análisis de regresión de rangos proporcionales por Cox. Resultados: un total de 314 pacientes fueron identificadas en el estudio. La edad media fue de 54,9 años. Los estadios clínicos se distribuyeron así: IIIA, 120 (38,22%); IIIB, 126 (40,12%); y IIIC, 68 (21,66%). Los receptores de estrógenos y los de progestágeno son positivos en un 56,37%, los receptores de HER2 son positivos en el 14,33%. Las pacientes recibieron quimioterapia neoadyuvante en un 88,85%; los esquemas más frecuentes fueron AC en el 52,33% y ACT en el 32,26%. Se les administró quimioterapia adyuvante en un 58,92% y los esquemas más usuales fueron AC en el 36,96%, ACTH en el 22% y ACT en el 23%. Las respuestas a la quimioterapia neoadyuvante fueron: respuesta objetiva en un 78,5%, respuesta completa en un 14,34% y respuesta parcial en un 64,15%. La mediana del tiempo de seguimiento fue de 41,4 meses; durante el seguimiento se observaron 39 (12,42%) eventos de recaída o muerte y 29 (9,24%) de muerte. Los tiempos de supervivencia libre de enfermedad se ven disminuidos por el compromiso ganglionar masivo HR 1,98 (1,24-3,15), tamaño tumoral mayor de 5 cm HR 2,30 (1,05- 5,03) y estadio clínico IIIB HR 1,79 (1,23-2,62). Los tiempos de supervivencia global se reducen por la presencia de 10 o más ganglios positivos HR 1,57 (1,16-2,86), pero no hay asociación de las variables estadio clínico, receptor hormonal, receptor HER2 positivo, respuestas objetivas a quimioterapia y tamaño tumoral con el riesgo de muerte. Conclusión: el riesgo de recaída o muerte aumenta con el compromiso ganglionar masivo, el tamaño tumoral mayor de 5 cm y el estadio clínico. El riesgo de muerte se incrementa por la presencia de 10 o más ganglios positivos, pero no se relaciona con los otros factores pronósticos analizados.
Análisis de supervivencia de cáncer de recto no metastásico en Bogotá (Colombia).
Authors: Ramos Guette Pedro Luis
Published: June 2021

Objetivos: evaluar la supervivencia global y libre de enfermedad en cáncer de recto no metastásico y la asociación con factores pronósticos. Materiales y métodos: se trata de un estudio de cohorte bidireccional; se registró la información de las características clínicas, demográficas y los tiempos de recaída y muerte por cáncer u otras causas de una cohorte de 127 pacientes con cáncer de recto durante el período 2003-2012. Los pacientes fueron seguidos en intervalos cada 4 a 6 meses, en los cuales se documentaba el estado vital y la presencia de recaídas locales o sistémicas de la enfermedad. Se realizaron análisis descriptivos y se estimaron funciones de supervivencia usando el método de Kaplan-Meier. Se llevó a cabo análisis de regresión de Cox para identificar factores asociados a la supervivencia. Resultados: se identificaron 127 pacientes con cáncer de recto. La mediana de seguimiento fue 74 meses, la edad promedio fue 64 años, del sexo femenino fue el 51,18%, se presentó en estadio avanzado III el 66,29%. Se dio un 23,62% de recaídas y se observó un 18,11% de muertes. En análisis multivariado, se evidenció asociación del estadio clínico avanzado III con menor sobrevida libre de enfermedad y global, HR 3,40 (IC95% 1,36-8,47) y 2,51 (IC95% 1,09-5,79), respectivamente. Los otros factores: grado histológico, tipo histológico, estado funcional, tipo de quimioterapia y respuesta a la quimiorradioterapia neoadyuvante, no se relacionaron con la supervivencia libre de enfermedad y global. Conclusión: los tiempos de supervivencia libre de enfermedad y global observados en la cohorte se asocian con el estadio clínico avanzado, pero no hay relación con el grado histológico, el tipo histológico, el estado funcional, el tipo de quimioterapia y las respuestas a quimiorradioterapia neoadyuvante.
Caso de leucemia eritroide pura.
Authors: Elena Mora Gloria , Martínez M. Bibiana , Pedraza Enrique , Ardila Sergio , Figueroa Javier , Peña Óscar , Gómez Mauricio , Guarín Angie , Esguerra Herman , Villamizar Licet , Montañez Angélica , López Gustavo
Published: June 2021

La leucemia eritroide pura (LEP) es una entidad poco frecuente y con pronóstico adverso. En 2016 la Organización Mundial de la Salud establece las siguientes características para el diagnóstico de LEP: predominio de precursores eritroides, siendo estos >80% de las células de médula ósea, >30% de proeritroblastos y sin evidencia de un componente mieloblástico significativo (<20% de blastos)1,2. A continuación, describimos un caso de LEP.
Morfología de las células plasmáticas como marcador pronóstico en el mieloma múltiple.
Authors: Martínez Humberto , Patiño Bonell , Arévalo Cyndi , Valdés Jaime
Published: June 2021

Introducción: el mieloma múltiple (MM) es una enfermedad heterogénea en la que se ha descrito la morfología como marcador pronóstico. Métodos: se incluye una revisión citomorfológica y de registros de historias clínicas de pacientes diagnosticados con MM tratados en el Instituto Nacional de Cancerología ESE (INC) desde febrero de 2008 a noviembre de 2016. Resultados: se realizó una búsqueda sistemática en los registros del servicio de patología del INC. Se describió la presencia de plasmocitos circulantes, cariotipo, alteraciones citoplasmáticas y nucleares en los aspirados de médula ósea al diagnóstico, respuesta al tratamiento, riesgo ISS, presencia de enfermedad extramedular, elegibilidad para trasplante, elevación de deshidrogenasa láctica, falla renal e hipercalcemia trombocitopenia. En total se incluyeron 50 pacientes, el 58% mujeres, con una mediana de edad de 60 años al diagnóstico, la mediana de supervivencia libre de progresión de 15,9 meses y una supervivencia global de 34,9 meses. Conclusión: los resultados animan al desarrollo de estudios que evalúen el rendimiento operativo de la citomorfología de las células plasmáticas dentro de los criterios diagnósticos y, eventualmente, de respuesta al tratamiento en los pacientes con MM.
Glokalisierung und Feminisierung: Zur strukturellen Krise von Lohnarbeit im europäischen Raum
Authors: Hürtgen Stefanie
Published: June 2021

Abstract. The article discusses the glocalized socio-spatial form of European production as socially crisis-ridden. Combining literature from transnational production network theory, critical political economy, labour process theory and feminist geography the article shows that a European production regime has developed which is based on the transnationalization of economic and competitive parameters on the one hand and multiscalar social fragmentation of labour processes on the other. Its very logic is, hence, functional economic integration based on labour's socio-spatial disintegration. The regime pushes for what we can call the feminization of work because it systematically cuts the former, patriarchal and uneven connection between waged work and socio-political integration. As feminist debates show, progressive perspectives have to be transnational and multiscalar and they have to include fundamental questions about the concept and status of work in society.
Denim-fabric-polishing robot size optimization based on global spatial dexterity
Authors: Wang Wenjie , Tao Qing , Wang Xiaohua , Cao Yuting , Chen Congcong
Published: June 2021

Abstract. This paper presents a novel method to make denim-fabric-polishing robots perform their primary task flexibly and efficiently within a limited workspace. Link lengths are optimized based on an adaptive fireworks algorithm to improve the comprehensive dexterity index. A forward kinematics analysis of the denim-fabric-polishing robot is conducted via the D–H method; the workspace is analyzed according to the needs at hand to determine the range of motion of each joint. To solve the movement condition number of the Jacobian matrix, the concept of low-condition-number probability is established, and a comprehensive dexterity indicator is constructed. The influence of the robot's size on the condition number and comprehensive dexterity index is determined. Finally, the adaptive fireworks algorithm is used to establish the objective optimization function by integrating the dexterity index and other performance indicators. The optimization results show that when the comprehensive dexterity index is taken as the optimization objective, the dexterity comprehensive index and other performance indices of the robot are the lowest; that is, the robot is more flexible. Compared with the traditional genetic algorithm and particle swarm algorithm, the adaptive fireworks algorithm proposed in this paper has better solving speed and solving precision. The optimized workspace of the robot meets the requirements of the polishing task. The design also yields a sufficiently flexible, efficient, and effective robot.
Long-period variability in ice-dammed glacier outburst floods due to evolving catchment geometry
Authors: Jenson Amy J. , Amundson Jason M. , Kingslake Jonathan , Hood Eran
Published: June 2021

Abstract. We combine a glacier outburst flood model with a glacier flow model to investigate decadal to centennial variations in outburst floods originating from ice-dammed marginal basins. Marginal basins form due to retreat and detachment of tributary glaciers, a process that often results in remnant ice being left behind. The remnant ice, which can act like an ice shelf or break apart into a pack of icebergs, limits the basin storage capacity but also exerts pressure on the underlying water and promotes drainage. We find that during glacier retreat there is a strong, nearly linear relationship between flood water volume and peak discharge for individual basins, despite large changes in glacier and remnant ice volumes that are expected to impact flood hydrographs. Consequently, peak discharge increases over time as long as there is remnant ice remaining in a basin, the peak discharge begins to decrease once a basin becomes ice free, and similar size outburst floods can occur for very different glacier volumes. We also find that the temporal variability in outburst flood magnitude depends on how the floods initiate. Basins that connect to the subglacial hydrological system only after reaching flotation yield greater long-term variability in outburst floods than basins that are continuously connected to the subglacial hydrological system (and therefore release floods that initiate before reaching flotation). Our results highlight the importance of improving our understanding of both changes in basin geometry and outburst flood initiation mechanisms in order to better assess outburst flood hazards and impacts on landscape and ecosystem evolution.
Dampak Pertambangan Batubara Terhadap Sosial dan Ekonomi Masyarakat di RT. 17, Desa Loa Duri Ulu, Kecamatan Loa Janan, Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara
Authors: Azwari Fachruddin , Rajab Arini
Published: June 2021

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh banyaknya kegiatan pertambangan batubara yang ada di di Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara yang berdampak langsung terhadap kehidupan sosial dan ekonomi masyarakat. Kegiatan pertambangan batubara tersebut tentu akan mengakibatkan dampak positif dan negatif, baik terhadap lingkungan, maupun ke masyarakat sekitar yang bersifat ekonomis dan sosial. Salah satu penyebabnya yaitu terjadinya proses konflik sosial atau perubahan tatanan kehidupan dalam bermasyarakat, dimana terjadi pola perubahan pekerjaan dari masyarakat yang hidupnya bertani atau berdagang menjadi karyawan perusahaan. Oleh karena itu tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dampak sosial dan ekonomi yang dirasakan masyarakat sekitar tambang dan mengetahui peran serta perusahaan tambang dalam peningkatan kesejahteraan masyarakat Hasil penelitian didapatkan bahwa dari hasil penyebaran angket kuesioner, perubahan cukup signifikan antara lain didapatkan yaitu peningkatan ketersediaan prasarana pendidikan, peningkatan kualitas tenaga pendidik. di bidang kesehatan juga menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pemberdayaan kesehatan kepada masyarakat. di bidang tenaga kerja terjadi penyerapan tenaga kerja yang cukup banyak di wilayah tersebut dan adanya prioritas terhadap tenaga kerja lokal
Introducing the ‘Psychosomatic Screening Questionnaire - 29’ (PSSQ-29): Reliability and Validity in an Epidemiological Sample of 1,158 Participants in Greece during the COVID-19 Domestic Lockdown
Authors: Pilafas Georgios , Prouzou Alexandra , Strongylaki Nefeli Paraskevi
Published: June 2021

Background: Although the field of psychosomatics is one of the oldest in behavioral health science, there may be a total absence of a self-reported psychometric scale that measures simultaneously mental and somatic symptoms. Thus, the present study introduces a new 29-item psychometric tool, named ‘Psychosomatic Screening Questionnaire - 29’ (PSSQ-29).
Aim: PSSQ-29 was designed in order to provide a reliable and valid scale that measures both mental and somatic symptoms in a single questionnaire.
Methods & Materials: Research methods were employed and statistical analysis was performed to test ‘face validity’, ‘content validity’, ‘internal validity’, ‘construct validity’ and ‘predictive validity’ of PSSQ-29, while a ‘factor analysis’ also took place. The rest materials that were used in this study include the Greek versions of the ‘Nicholson McBride Resilience Questionnaire’ and the ‘Acute Stress Disorder Scale’.
Results: The highlights of the analysis include a 95.5% reliability ratio, a strong correlation with ‘psychological resilience’ and ‘acute stress disorder’, while 59% of variance of PSSQ-29 was predicted by the levels of acute stress of the same sample at the same time.
Discussion: The findings of this study support the use of PSSQ-29 by health professionals and researchers in the foreseeable future. What is more, PSSQ-29 may provide much assistance in research regarding multi-morbid conditions in Behavioral Medicine.
Conclusion: Finally, PSSQ-29 was found both reliable and valid in the Greek population. Amongst many proposed ways of use, it is highly recommended to be used at any new ‘mass panic’ situation in Greece.

Key words: Psychosomatic Screening Questionnaire; PSSQ-29; Psychometrics; COVID-19; Greece.
Tinea Corporis Resolution by Homoeopathy: A Case Report
Authors: Waheed Zeba , Ghosh Ram Krishna , Banerjee Aniruddha
Published: June 2021

Dermatophytes, the most common causative agents, are assuming high significance in developing countries like India. These organisms metabolise keratin and cause a range of pathologic clinical presentations, including tinea pedis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, etc. Although usually painless and superficial, these fungi can behave in an invasive manner, causing deeper and disseminated infection and should not be neglected. The lesions may become widespread and may have significant negative social, psychological, and occupational health effects, and can compromise the quality of life significantly. The recent prevalence of dermatophytosis in India ranges from 36.6-78.4%. Currently, dermatologists across India are inundated with cases of dermatophytosis presenting with unusual large lesions, ring within ring lesions, multiple site lesions (tinea cruris et corporis), and corticosteroid modified lesions, making diagnosis a difficult bet. 1 First line of therapy has always been a topical agent; while in resistance of the topical agents next preferred treatment are the oral therapies of antifungal agents (Ketoconazole, Terbinafine, Fluconazole and Itraconazole). However complementary and alternative therapy has also shown the significant results in control of growth of these dermatophytes. Homoeopathy has always been a safe and cost effective treatment in cases of dermatophyte infections.2 The present case report of a 31 years old Muslim female, Sepia officinalis 1M and Sulphur (30C and 200C) have shown marked improvement in the reduction of the lesion.

Key words: Tinea corporis, homoeopathy, totality of symptoms, repertorisation.
Areas for Improvement of the Hotel Management Efficiency in Ukraine through the Implementation of Communication Policy
Authors: Rybakova Svitlana S. , Myronov Denys A. , Rogova Nataliya V.
Published: June 2021

The study investigates the essence of the communication policy of the hotel industry, the specific features of the use of advertising and ways to increase its efficiency in modern conditions. The purpose of the study is to consider ways to improve the management of the hotel industry in Ukraine. The research methodology is based on such general scientific research methods as analysis and synthesis, systematisation, and generalisation. The main goals of enterprise management through communication policy are defined, which include improvement of consumer relations between consumers during the process of information exchange; ensuring effective exchange between subjects and objects of management; creation of information flows for the exchange of information between individual employees, groups of its coordination of their tasks and actions; regulation and rationalisation of information flows. The study substantiated that the communication aspects of the functioning of the hotel enterprises are insufficiently adapted for the management of the enterprise. The concept of “communication policy” was considered, as well as the structure of advertising and communication tools to promote hotel services. The study presents the goals of the communication policy of effective management of the hotel industry of Ukraine, as well as analyses the electronic pages of a number of hotel enterprises of Ukraine. This study can be used to research and improve the management system in the hotel industry. The results of the study can be used by scientists for further research, as well as managers working in the hotel business in order to improve the work process and increase the level of their knowledge
Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to Tourism Enterprise Business Processes Efficiency Evaluation
Authors: Myronov Yuriy B. , Myronova Mariana I.
Published: June 2021

The relevance of the research is stipulated by the necessity for an adequate evaluation of the tourism enterprises’ efficiency and individual business processes at these enterprises in the context of the ever-growing influence of the tourism industry on the economic and social spheres of society. The aim of the research is to build a conceptual model for evaluating the efficiency of business processes of tourist enterprises. The methodological basis of the research is based on methods of abstraction, analogies, analysis and synthesis; normative and positive approaches to the study of economic processes; process and system approaches; modelling method. The article considers theoretical and methodological approaches to assessing the efficiency of tourism enterprise processes in modern conditions of tourism services market development. The main concepts of business processes were defined, the goal and criteria for evaluating their efficiency were formulated. The main factors affecting the efficiency of tourism enterprises business processes were described. The main groups of indicators for evaluating the tourism enterprise business processes efficiency were proposed. Such a system of indicators helps to comprehensively monitor the situation at a tourism enterprise, since it takes into account all key areas of activity of an enterprise and identifies priority business processes that require changes. The specifics of assessing the level the efficiency of tourism enterprises business processes depend on a number of variable factors and therefore the main trends in the development of a tourist enterprise and the relationship of its economic indicators are usually studied. Approaches to the procedure for evaluating the efficiency of business processes, as well as to the formation of a system of indicators for evaluating the specified efficiency at a tourism enterprise were studied. The main principles of forming a system for evaluating tourism enterprises business processes efficiency are defined. A number of technologies for evaluating the efficiency of business processes were described. A model for evaluating the efficiency of business processes in tourism is presented. It is noted that the main and determining role in evaluating the activities of a tourism enterprise is played by performance targets. Based on the identified features of tourism activities, problems that may arise in the process of evaluating the efficiency of business processes were considered and effective ways to eliminate them were proposed. The prospects for further scientific researches in this direction are substantiated, which are to study the improvement of the tourism companies efficiency through the introduction of innovative technologies (neuromarketing, virtual and augmented reality, as well as “green” technologies)
Digital Economy as an Environment of Ukraine’s Competitive Advantages
Authors: Marchenko Olha I. , Shramkovska Anastasiia H.
Published: June 2021

The article considers the importance of active implementation and development of the digital economy for Ukraine. The conceptual and categorical apparatus, which is available in scientific publications concerning problems of digital development of the country's economy, was analysed; the multivariance of the modern scientific interpretation of the concept of “digital economy” was found, the main feature of this type of economy, which is demonstrated by a wide range of information technologies, was determined. In the process of analysis, general scientific and special methods were used, namely: the analytical method was used during the review of regulatory and legal sources; the method of classification made it possible to differentiate the main components of the digital economy, and with the help of the method of description they were described in details; the monographic method was used in the study of literature sources on the development of the modern digital economy in the national market; a systematic and analytical method was used to process the available and select relevant information. Preference was given to the Index of Digital Economy and Society (DESI), which determined the level of digitalization of the country's economy, the concept of Industry 4.0, and the reality of implementation in Ukraine. The market of IT services in Ukraine was analysed, which demonstrates positive dynamics in revenue growth, especially from exports. The main strategic priorities for Ukraine were presented, on the main stages of development of the modern digital economy, namely: the emergence of a completely new digital economy, the transition to a digital economy, the complete transformation of the existing modern economy into digital into a digital one. The tendencies which have been fixed in the IT market in recent years are studied. The rapid dynamic development of the IT industry was proved the main economic indicators of development were investigated. The state and level of the IT industry in Ukraine in relation to other regions, players of the IT market were assessed. To achieve high performance in the digital economy requires a comprehensive solution to such problems as: modernization of the education system, development of new IT
Staff Management as a Tool for Building a Competitive Position of Universities
Authors: Podakova Hanna Yu. , Nechayeva Iryna A.
Published: June 2021

Today, the market for educational services is quite congested and requires more detailed external and internal analysis of the activities of universities in order to understand the principles of attracting students. The majority of prospective enrollees to universities have certain selection criteria and the quality of education is one of the main ones. That is why such a competitive factor as a level of preparation of professors requires more detailed consideration from the point of view of personnel management. The level of preparation of the scientific and pedagogical staff includes not only the selection of certain qualifications, but also the motivation and interest in conducting quality classes. Due to the nature of the work, teachers are most susceptible to emotional burnout, so management should always keep in mind ideas aimed at preventing burnout in the collective. The aim of the work is to consider personnel management as a tool for building a competitive position of higher education institutions, to solve the problem of teachers’ burnouts and to provide recommendations for preventing this condition in order to improve the level of preparation of professors. The study carried out the following tasks: the concept of competitive position and its characteristics has been examined; the main factors influencing the competitive position of higher education institutions have been identified; the necessity for quality personnel management to improve the preparation of professors has been established; the issue of burnout as a key issue in the work of university staff has been addressed; the effectiveness of the wellbeing concept and the necessity to apply it as an integral part of the personnel management process to improve the competitive position of universities has been proven. The scientific novelty of the work consists in the analysis of individual factors of competitive position – the quality of education and the level of preparation of professors, the identification of the importance of personnel management in improving the performance of these factors, In addition, recommendations have been made to introduce the concept of wellbeing and to diagnose burnout among teachers in order to strengthen the competitive position of universities