bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Koncepcja „demokracji zakorzenionej” Wolfganga Merkela w kontekście współczesnego populizmu i kryzysu demokracji
Authors: Guczalska Katarzyna
Published: March 2021

Wolfgang Merkel’s concept of rooted democracy in the context of contemporary populism and the crisis of democracy: The article presents the concept of “rooted democracy” by Wolf‐ gang Merkel, which was presented in the context of the democratic crisis. The German poli‐ tical scientist indicates what democracy is — specifying the proper functioning of the regula‐ tions of the democratic system (regimes). Speaking of the weakness or strength of democracy, we must have a well‐described set of system principles that determine the degree of strength of democracy or its erosion. The above set of principles of the democratic system is thoroughly discussed in the article. In particular, the functional model of civil society is analysed. The text also explores how the crisis of democracy is understood and Merkel’s view of the impact of global capitalism on democratic institutions, which contributes to the transformation of democracy into an oligarchy. The topics discussed in the article also concern alternative, non‐ ‐liberal forms of democracy and populism. The question is whether Merkel’s concept is useful in explaining populism and its political consequences.
Size Matters: A Review of the Effect of Pellet Size on Animal Behaviour and Digestion
Authors:   University Centre Sparsholt, Brereton James Edward
Published: March 2021

Pelleted diets are now available for animals housed in a wide range of captive conditions including as pets, in farms, laboratories, zoos and aquariums
Políticas públicas que apoyan el crecimiento y estructura de la educación a distancia
Authors: Muñoz Velázquez Rebeca , Morales Vázquez Blanca Hortencia , Ramírez Domínguez María de Jesús , Santiago Sánchez Alejandra
Published: March 2021

Este trabajo presenta los antecedentes de la educación a distancia en México, las principales políticas públicas aplicadas para la educación a distancia. Se rescatan elementos prioritarios a considerar para fortalecer la educación a distancia desde el ámbito de: eficiencia terminal y calidad educativa. Este documento contiene un análisis de aplicación de políticas públicas que apoyan el crecimiento y estructura de la educación a distancia, la situación actual; y las principales propuestas que incluye características y bondades de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación; teniendo como objetivo el aportar con propuestas viables a una educación a distancia de calidad, en constante evaluación como proceso de mejora, en busca de incrementar el índice de eficiencia terminal. La metodología utilizada es exploratoria, ya que se indaga en la revisión literaria más relevante y reconocida, se utiliza el método deductivo, porque partimos de una premisa general para exponer las particularidades del tema, y se está validando un instrumento de cuestionario a aplicar, para avanzar en la siguiente etapa de esta investigación. El resultado de esta investigación contribuye con elementos cualitativos que ayudarán a fortalecer la educación a distancia de la licenciatura en Contaduría Pública de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla.
Acciones para inducir las compras en el comportamiento de los consumidores de la tienda Giorgio G.
Authors: Del Villar Ayala Adriana , Vélez González José Carlos , Villeda Martínez Sonia Edith
Published: March 2021

En tiempos actuales el estudio del comportamiento del consumidor en tiendas constituye un factor clave para alcanzar el éxito a partir de la utilización acertada de las técnicas de merchandising que realmente incidan en los consumidores y en consecuencia permitan elevar las ventas, garantizando así la rentabilidad del negocio. El presente trabajo fue realizado con el objetivo de diseñar un plan de acciones para elevar las ventas de la tienda de productos de vestir exclusivas Giorgio G. Para ello se utilizaron métodos teóricos: análisis-síntesis, histórico-lógico e inductivo-deductivo y métodos empíricos: análisis documental, las encuestas y entrevistas, siguiendo la lógica de la Metodología General para la Solución de Problemas propuesta por Leyva del Toro (2018), se diagnosticaron las principales problemáticas que están incidiendo en que no se alcancen los niveles de ventas deseados, el análisis, sus causas y en correspondencia la propuesta de un plan de acciones que permita aplicar las técnicas de merchandising más proclives a incidir en sus consumidores.
ELEKTRON DÖVLƏTİN FORMALAŞMASINDA SOSİAL KAPİTALIN ROLUNUN ANALİZİ
Authors:   AMEA İnformasiya Texnologiyaları İnstitutu, Əliquliyev Rasim , Ələkbərova İradə ,   AMEA İnformasiya Texnologiyaları İnstitutu
Published: March 2021

Elektron dövlət mühitində vətəndaşın davranışını öyrənən, bilik və bacarığının formalaşması və inkişaf xüsusiyyətlərini təhlil edən nəzəriyyələr genişləndikcə, sosial kapital, insan kapitalı və sosial kredit sistemi kimi konsepsiyalara maraq artmaqdadır. Sosial kapitalın inkişafının stimullaşdırılması və ölçülməsi e-dövlətin formalaşdırılmasında aktual məsələlərdən biri olmaqdadır. Tədqiqatda sosial kapital konsepsiyasında bəzi yanaşmalar araşdırılmış, sosial kapitalın ölçülməsində əsas göstəricilər müəyyənləşdirilmişdir. Sosial kapitalın cəmiyyətdə yaratdığı problemlər analiz olunaraq təsnifatlandırılmış, e-dövlətin formalaşmasında sosial kapitalın rolunun analizi üçün müəyyən təkliflər işlənmişdir.
VEB-ANALİTİKA: MÜASİR VƏZİYYƏTİ, ALƏTLƏRİ, STANDARTLARI VƏ PROBLEMLƏRİ
Authors:   AMEA İnformasiya Texnologiyaları İnstitutu, Daşdəmirova Könül
Published: March 2021

Məqalədə veb-analitika haqqında ətraflı məlumat verilir. Veb-analitikanın yaranma tarixi, müasir vəziyyəti, standartları, alətləri təqdim olunur. Veb-analitika sahəsindəki problemlər tədqiq edilir və bu sahədə aparılan elmi-nəzəri tədqiqatlar təhlil edilir.
MITOS KECANTIKAN PEREMPUAN EKSTRA MELALUI IKLAN NIVEA “EXTRA CARE FOR EXTRA WOMEN”
Authors: Christina Christina , Vallerie Natasha Richie , Marta Rustono Farady
Published: March 2021

Abstract Beautiful woman standards cannot be separated from the media construction of the meaning of beauty. The media displays the standard of beauty that is consumed every day by the people of Indonesia through content and also advertising. An advertisement cannot be separated from a visual character that is built in such a way that it can be an inspiration or can represent the product or service advertised, not only that the visual character in the ad also shows other aspects such as social values and norms, images and lifestyle. This aspects standard certainly affects the views of Indonesian women on beauty. Nivea realizes that every woman is beautiful and has their own potential, so Nivea creates an Nivea extra care for extra women ad. This study aims to determine the myth of extra female beauty from the Nivea Extra Care for Extra Women ad. His research methods are qualitative, Roland Barthes's semiotics and Oswald's semiotic marketing, related to beauty myths. The object is the Nivea Extra Care for Extra Women ad on Youtube. Keywords: Beauty Mthy, Semiotic Marketing, Barthes, Advertisement Abstrak Standar wanita cantik tidak lepas dari konstruksi media tentang makna kecantikan. Media menampilkan standar kecantikan yang dikonsumsi setiap hari oleh masyarakat Indonesia melalui konten dan juga iklan. Iklan tidak lepas dari karakter visual yang dibangun sedemikian rupa sehingga dapat menjadi inspirasi atau dapat merepresentasikan produk atau jasa yang diiklankan, selain itu karakter visual pada iklan tersebut juga menunjukkan aspek lain seperti nilai dan norma sosial, gambar dan gaya hidup. Hal-hal ini tentunya mempengaruhi pandangan wanita Indonesia tentang kecantikan. Nivea menyadari bahwa setiap wanita itu cantik dan memiliki potensi masing-masing, sehingga Nivea membuat iklan Nivea extra care untuk wanita ekstra. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui mitos kecantikan wanita ekstra dari iklan Nivea Extra Care for Extra Women. Metode penelitiannya kualitatif, semiotika Roland Barthes dan pemasaran semiotik Oswald, terkait mitos kecantikan. Objeknya adalah iklan Nivea Extra Care for Extra Women di Youtube. Kata kunci: Mitos Kecantikan, Pemasaran Semiotik, Barthes, Iklan
China's Regulation on Abuse of Market Dominance related to Intellectual Property
Authors:   School of Law, Sichuan University of Science ＆ Engineering, Yibin 644000, China, Wu Tiancheng , Zhi Guo ,   School of Law, Sichuan University of Science ＆ Engineering, Zigong 643000, China
Published: March 2021

As China's protection of intellectual property rights continues to increase, the process of anti-monopoly legislation related to intellectual property rights has also continued to advance. Due to the uniqueness of intellectual property rights, it has formed a basis for judgment different from ordinary anti-monopoly enforcement. Form unique methods in identifying relevant markets, market dominance, etc. Operators conducting market operations in China should avoid touching these prohibitions.
Therapeutics of xeroderma pigmentosum: A PRISMA-compliant systematic review
Authors: de Andrade Fernando Antônio Gomes , Cavalcanti Claudio Eduardo de Oliveira , Isoldi Felipe Contoli , Ferreira Lydia Masako
Published: March 2021

Xeroderma pigmentosum is a rare hereditary autosomal recessive genodermatosis. At present, there are many treatment options for xeroderma pigmentosum, covering medical/procedural, surgical and combined modalities. However, the quality of these interventions has not been assessed. Our study aimed to perform a systematic review of the literature regarding the treatment of xeroderma pigmentosum. Multiple medical databases were accessed with the Medical Subject Headings terms; “xeroderma pigmentosum,” “therapeutics” and “surgical procedures, operative” from January 2000 to April 2019, including articles published in Portuguese, Spanish and English (PROSPERO-CRD42018114858). Two hundred and ninety-eight studies were found in the databases researched, of which, after applying the inclusion criteria, only 33 studies remained. The 33 complete articles were read by three of the authors, having been found: 16 reported medical/procedural and 17 reported surgical treatments. Only one clinical study presented a good level of evidence (EL: 2): a randomized clinical trial using a T4 endonuclease V (T4N5) liposome lotion which reduced the development of skin lesions in patients with xeroderma pigmentosum. Amongst surgical modalities, all studies presented low evidence level (EL: 4). Three illustrative cases are also presented, to emphasize the multiple number of times that surgical modalities may be required in these patients. The therapeutic modalities, both clinical and surgical, for xeroderma pigmentosum presented a low level of scientific evidence which did not allow meta-analysis. More therapeutic studies, both clinical and surgical, with better scientific evidence are needed.
Safety and efficacy of methotrexate (0.3 mg/kg/week) versus a combination of methotrexate (0.15 mg/kg/week) with cyclosporine (2.5 mg/kg/day) in chronic plaque psoriasis: A randomised non-blinded controlled trial
Authors: Singh Satyendra Kumar , Singnarpi Sermili Rini
Published: March 2021

Background:

Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, relapsing and remitting disease with no cure till date. There is a paucity of trials using a combination of methotrexate (MTX) and cyclosporine (CsA) in chronic plaque psoriasis, due to fear of added toxicity, although they are time tested treatment options for monotherapy.

Aims:

The study aimed to compare the efficacy and adverse effect profile of the standard recommended dose of MTX (i.e. 0.3mg/kg/week) versus a combination of reduced doses of MTX and CsA (i.e. MTX 0.15 mg/kg/week with CsA 2.5mg/kg/day) in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis.

Methods:

Study design was a non-blinded randomised controlled trial. Patients of chronic plaque psoriasis with PASI more than 10 were randomised in 1: 1 allocation to receive either 0.3 mg/kg/week of intramuscular MTX injection or a combination of 0.15 mg/kg/week of intramuscular MTX injection and 2.5 mg/kg/day of CsA rounded off to the nearest 25 mg. Patients were followed up at every 2 weeks for 12 weeks. The doses were kept fixed throughout the study period.

Results:

A total of 66 patients received MTX monotherapy, whereas 67 patients received the combination. At baseline, both groups were comparable in their BSA (P = 0.105, Student t-test) and PASI (P = 0.277, Student t-test), which reduced significantly at 12 weeks in both groups (P < 0.001, paired t-test). The achievement of PASI-75 (P = 0.005), PASI-90 (P < 0.001) and PASI-100 (P = 0.001) was more in the combination group (Chi square test). Intention to treat analysis using Chi square test also showed better outcomes for PASI-75 (P = 0.027), PASI-90 (P < 0.001) and PASI-100 (P = 0.001) in the combination group. Combination group also had earlier onset of action (P = 0.001, Chi square test). There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of laboratory and clinical adverse events.

Limitations:

Non-blinded, no comparison with CsA monotherapy arm, no follow up beyond 12 weeks.

Conclusion:

The combination of reduced doses of MTX and CsA is more efficacious with earlier onset of action and similar adverse effects as with MTX monotherapy.
An introduction to entanglement measures
Authors: Plenio M.B. , Virmani S.
Published: March 2021

We review the theory of entanglement measures, concentrating mostly on the finite dimensional two-party case. Topics covered include: single-copy and asymptotic entanglement manipulation; the entanglement of formation; the entanglement cost; the distillable entanglement; the relative entropic measures; the squashed entanglement; log-negativity; the robustness monotones; the greatest cross-norm; uniqueness and extremality theorems. Infinite dimensional systems and multi-party settings will be discussed briefly.
An anomaly of non-locality
Authors: Methot A.A. , Scarani V.
Published: March 2021

Ever since the work of Bell, it has been known that entangled quantum states can produce non-local correlations between the outcomes of separate measurements. However, for almost forty years, it has been assumed that the most non-local states would be the maximally entangled ones. Surprisingly it is not the case: non-maximally entangled states are generally more non-local than maximally entangled states for all the measures of non-locality proposed to date: Bell inequalities, the Kullback-Leibler distance, entanglement simulation with communication or with non-local boxes, the detection loophole and efficiency of cryptography. In fact, one can even find simple examples in low dimensions, confirming that it is not an artefact of a specifically constructed Hilbert space or topology. This anomaly shows that entanglement and non-locality are not only different concepts, but also truly different resources. We review the present knowledge on this anomaly, point out that Hardy's theorem has the same feature, and discuss the perspectives opened by these discoveries.
Hidden symmetry detection on a quantum computer
Authors: Schutzhold R. , Unruh W.G.
Published: March 2021

The fastest quantum algorithms (for the solution of classical computational tasks) known so far are basically variations of the hidden subgroup problem with {$f(U[x])=f(x)$}. Following a discussion regarding which tasks might be solved efficiently by quantum computers, it will be demonstrated by means of a simple example, that the detection of more general hidden (two-point) symmetries {$V\{f(x),f(U[x])\}=0$} by a quantum algorithm can also admit an exponential speed-up. E.g., one member of this class of symmetries {$V\{f(x),f(U[x])\}=0$} is discrete self-similarity (or discrete scale invariance).
Feedback control for communication with non-orthogonal states
Authors: Jacobs K.
Published: March 2021

Communicating classical information with a quantum system involves the receiver making a measurement on the system so as to distinguish as well as possible the alphabet of states used by the sender. We consider the situation in which this measurement takes an appreciable time. In this case the measurement must be described by a continuous measurement process. We consider a continuous implementation of the optimal measurement for distinguishing between two non-orthogonal states, and show that feedback control can be used during this measurement to increase the rate at which the information regarding the initial preparation is obtained. We show that while the maximum obtainable increase is modest, the effect is purely quantum mechanical in the sense that the enhancement is only possible when the initial states are non-orthogonal. We find further that the enhancement in the rate of information gain is achieved at the expense of reducing the total information which the measurement can extract in the long-time limit.
Cluster state quantum computation for many-level systems
Authors: Hall W.
Published: March 2021

The cluster state model for quantum computation [Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{86}, 5188] outlines a scheme that allows one to use measurement on a large set of entangled quantum systems in what is known as a cluster state to undertake quantum computations. The model itself and many works dedicated to it involve using entangled qubits. In this paper we consider the issue of using entangled qudits instead. We present a complete framework for cluster state quantum computation using qudits, which not only contains the features of the original qubit model but also contains the new idea of adaptive computation: via a change in the classical computation that helps to correct the errors that are inherent in the model, the implemented quantum computation can be changed. This feature arises through the extra degrees of freedom that appear when using qudits. Finally, for prime dimensions, we give a very explicit description of the model, making use of mutually unbiased bases.
A simple participant attack on the Bradler-Dusek protocol
Authors: Gao F. , Qin S. , Wen Q. , Zhu F.
Published: March 2021

The ring-arrangement quantum secret sharing protocol in the paper [K. Br\'{a}dler and M. Du\v{s}ek (2004) {\textit{J. Opt. B: Quantum Semiclass. Opt.}} {\textbf{6}} 63] is analyzed and it is shown that this protocol is secure for any eavesdropper except for a dishonest participant. For example, by a special strategy, Bob can steal Charlie's portion of information without being detected and then recover Alice's secret by himself. We give a description of this strategy and point out a possible way to improve the protocol to stand against this attack.
Computational complexity of the quantum separability problem
Authors: Ioannou L.M.
Published: March 2021

Ever since entanglement was identified as a computational and cryptographic resource, researchers have sought efficient ways to tell whether a given density matrix represents an unentangled, or \emph{separable}, state. This paper gives the first systematic and comprehensive treatment of this (bipartite) quantum separability problem, focusing on its deterministic (as opposed to randomized) computational complexity. First, I review the one-sided tests for separability, paying particular attention to the semidefinite programming methods. Then, I discuss various ways of formulating the quantum separability problem, from exact to approximate formulations, the latter of which are the paper's main focus. I then give a thorough treatment of the problem's relationship with NP, NP-completeness, and co-NP. I also discuss extensions of Gurvits' NP-hardness result to strong NP-hardness of certain related problems. A major open question is whether the NP-contained formulation (QSEP) of the quantum separability problem is Karp-NP-complete; QSEP may be the first natural example of a problem that is Turing-NP-complete but not Karp-NP-complete. Finally, I survey all the proposed (deterministic) algorithms for the quantum separability problem, including the bounded search for symmetric extensions (via semidefinite programming), based on the recent quantum de Finetti theorem \cite{DPS02,DPS04,qphCKMR06}; and the entanglement-witness search (via interior-point algorithms and global optimization) \cite{ITCE04,IT06}. These two algorithms have the lowest complexity, with the latter being the best under advice of asymptotically optimal point-coverings of the sphere.
The quantum Fourier transform on a linear nearest neighbor architecture
Authors: Takahashi Y. , Kunihiro N. , Ohta K.
Published: March 2021

We show how to construct an efficient quantum circuit for computing a good approximation of the quantum Fourier transform on a linear nearest neighbor architecture. The constructed circuit uses no ancillary qubits and its depth and size are $O(n)$ and $O(n\log n)$, respectively, where $n$ is the length of the input. The circuit is useful for decreasing the size of Fowler et al.'s quantum circuit for Shor's factoring algorithm on a linear nearest neighbor architecture.
Photoinduced Nickel-Catalyzed Deaminative Cross-Electrophile Coupling
Authors: Yang Tao , Wei Yi , Koh Ming Joo
Published: March 2021

The construction of carbon-carbon bonds through cross-coupling between two electrophiles in the absence of excess metallic reducing agents is a desirable objective in chemistry. Here, we show that N-alkylpyridinium salts can be efficiently merged with aryl or alkyl halides in an intermolecular fashion, affording products in up to 90%yield at ambient temperature. These reactions harness the ability of N-alkylpyridinium salts to form electron donor-acceptor complexes with Hantzsch esters, enabling photoinduced single-electron transfer and fragmentation to afford alkyl radicals that are subsequently trapped by a Ni-based catalytic species to promote C(sp2)-C(sp3) andC(sp3)-C(sp3) bond formation. The operationally simple protocol is applicable to site-selective cross-coupling and tolerates diverse functional groups, including those that are sensitive towards metal reductants.
Efficient Solid-State Photon Upconversion Enabled by Spin Inversion at Organic Semiconductor Interface
Authors: Izawa Seiichiro , Hiramoto Masahiro
Published: March 2021

We realized solid-state UC with 100 times higher efficiency than a conventional system by discovering a novel UC mechanism in bilayer organic semiconductor heterojunctions. The UC occurred through spin inversion during the charge separation and recombination at the interface. The key to the success was the triplet formation at the interface, as this could avoid the loss process during triplet diffusion, which is a problematic issue in conventional systems. As a result of this finding, efficient UC from near-infrared to visible light on flexible thin films under LED light excitation was made possible.
Titanocene Pnictinidene Complexes
Authors: Fischer Malte , Reiß Fabian , Hering-Junghans Christian
Published: March 2021

The phospha-Wittig reagent MesTerPPMe3 (MesTer = 2,6-{2,4,6-Me3-C6H2}-C6H3) and arsa-Wittig reagent DipTerAsPMe3 (DipTer = 2,6-{2,6-iPr2-C6H3}-C6H3) have been employed to synthesize the titanocene complexes Cp2Ti(PMe3)PnAr (Pn = P, As) with terminal phosphinidene or arsinidene ligands, respectively. Ab initio studies show that the description as singlet biradicaloids in their ground state is warranted.
Proton-Detected Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Spin-1/2 Nuclei with Large Chemical Shift Anisotropy
Authors: Venkatesh Amrit , Perras Frédéric , Rossini Aaron
Published: March 2021

Constant-time (CT) dipolar heteronuclear multiple quantum coherence (D-HMQC) has previously been demonstrated as a method for proton detection of high-resolution wideline NMR spectra of spin-1/2 nuclei with large chemical shift anisotropy (CSA). However, 1H transverse relaxation and t1-noise often reduce the sensitivity of D-HMQC experiments, preventing the theoretical gains in sensitivity provided by 1H detection from being realized. Here we demonstrate a series of improved pulse sequences for 1H detection of spin-1/2 nuclei under fast MAS, with 195Pt SSNMR experiments on cisplatin as an example. First, a new t1-incrementation protocol for D-HMQC dubbed Arbitrary Indirect Dwell (AID) is demonstrated. AID allows the use of arbitrary, rotor asynchronous t1-increments, but removes the constant time period from CT D-HMQC, resulting in improved sensitivity by reducing transverse relaxation losses. Next, we show that short high-power adiabatic pulses (SHAPs), which efficiently invert broad MAS sideband manifolds, can be effectively incorporated into 1H detected symmetry-based resonance echo double resonance (S-REDOR) and t1-noise eliminated D-HMQC experiments. The S-REDOR experiments with SHAPs provide approximately double the dipolar dephasing, as compared to experiments with rectangular inversion pulses. We lastly show that sensitivity and resolution can be further enhanced with the use of swept excitation pulses as well as adiabatic magic angle turning.
Evaluation of the Hepatoprotective And Nephroprotective Activities of Vitamin C and E in Paracetamol induced toxicity in Wistar Albino Rats
Authors: Omodamiro O.D  , Ewa-ibe C  , Jimoh M.A  , Ajah O
Published: March 2021

Free radical-mediated cell damage can be prevented by well-known antioxidant vitamins such as Vitamins E and C, and it has been reported that Paracetamol can cause hepatotoxicity at high doses. This study evaluated the efficacy of the combination of Vitamin C and Vitamin E in the prevention of renal and hepatic cell damage caused by paracetamol toxicity. Twenty-eight male albino rats were grouped into seven of four rats per group. Vitamin C at prophylactic dosage; (200mg, 150mg, 100mg, 50mg, 25mg) and Vitamin E at prophylactic dosage; (500iu, 400iu, 300iu, 200iu, 100iu) were administered orally to the rats in groups 1 through 5, respectively with concomitant administration 1000mg/kg bw of paracetamol twice daily for seven days. Group 6 was administered 1000mg/kg of paracetamol only (untreated), and Group 7 served as the normal control. The results revealed a significantly (P < 0.05) increase in serum ALT, AST, ALP, Urea and Creatinine of the group administered 1000mg/kg of paracetamol only. The prophylactic doses of ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol significantly (P < 0.05) decrease serum ALT, AST, ALP, Urea and Creatinine level compared to the untreated rats. This study validates that co-administration of ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol at the proposed prophylactic dosages could be used in the prevention of renal and hepatic cell damage caused by paracetamol toxicity.
Correlation of Salivary Glucose level with Blood Glucose Level in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Gnanamoorthy Kothai  , Acksa Alex  , Aruna Bholenath Patil  , Athanallur Raman Malathy  , Prasanna Karthik Suthakaran
Published: March 2021

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a systemic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia either due to insulin resistance or insulin deficiency. This can lead to many serious life-threatening complications if not managed properly by regular monitoring of glycemic status. Prevalence of fear of needles in the society make people non-compliant to regular monitoring. Thus, there is a need for a non-invasive method for determining the glycemic status of the individual. Salivary Glucose has the potential to be one such tool. This study aimed to find whether a correlation between fasting blood glucose levels and fasting salivary glucose levels could be established in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. 50 patients with DM and 50 patients without DM were studied. 5 ml of venous blood and 5 ml of unstimulated saliva after overnight fasting were collected from each participant and processed using standardized enzymatic methods. The data was analyzed using SPSS software. There was a strong and very significant positive correlation (r=0.800, p=0.001) between fasting salivary glucose levels and fasting blood glucose levels in patients with DM whereas the correlation was weak and insignificant in patients without DM (r=0.111, p=0.441). The cut off value for diagnosing DM was found to be ˃ 2.2mg/dl with 100% specificity and 100% sensitivity.
Dermatofibroma Over The Scar – A Rare Entity
Authors: Dhansuya Thangavel  , Thillaikkarasi A  , Narasimhalu C R V  , Sathyanarayanan R  , Sridevi
Published: March 2021

Dermatofibroma is a common benign dermal tumour of unknown aetiology. With varied clinical presentation mimicking keloid, desmoid tumour and leiomyoma, the diagnosis of Dermatofibroma sometimes become problematic from the clinician side. Here, we report a case of Dermatofibroma in a not so common site which was clinically diagnosed to be a keloid. But later, the lesion turned out to be a dermatofibroma on histopathological examination. In our patient, the lesion was a single smooth circumscribed nodule over the left side of the abdomen. The lesion had a linear scar on either side and on palpation; it was firm in consistency. It was initially diagnosed to be a keloid which even after multiple intra-lesional steroid injections, failed to show any results. This prompted us to search for an alternate diagnosis; hence lesion was excised and analyzed. The Histopathological examination revealed a circumscribed lesion in the dermis, composed of benign spindle-shaped cells arranged in a storiform pattern. These findings, as mentioned above, were consistent with a diagnosis of Dermatofibroma, which is a slow-growing tumour commonly seen in the extremities. The keloid like a presentation of Dermatofibroma, is one another example of how a similar morphological presentation may have two distinct diagnoses resulting in a delay in providing appropriate treatment.
Cripistemologies of Disability Arts and Culture: Reflections on the Cripping the Arts Symposium (Editors' Introduction)
Authors: Chandler Eliza , Aubrecht Katie , Ignagni Esther , Rice Carla
Published: March 2021

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Letting Bodies be Bodies: Exploring Relaxed Performance in the Canadian Performance Landscape
Authors: LaMarre Andrea , Rice Carla , Besse Kayla
Published: March 2021

There is an increasing movement toward accessibility in arts spaces, including recent legislative changes and commitments at individual, organizational, and systemic levels to integrating access into the arts across Canada. In this article, we explore Relaxed Performance (RP) in the context of this movement. We present the results of a reflexive thematic analysis of interviews conducted with participants who completed RP training offered by the British Council to . understand the training’s effectiveness and impact. We explore the significance of the training, and of RP in general, and in relation to disability studies and cultural and political activism. We undertake this exploration against a backdrop of interrogating who RP is for and by. The themes we describe are: Committed to Access, Training is Critical, Inviting Bodies to be Bodies, and Imagining Audiences. These themes tell a story of how RP relates to broader access work, the importance of training grounded in and led by disability/difference, the need to consider the relationships between bodies and spaces, and the tensions inherent to billing RP as “for all.” We conclude with an exploration of possible modifications, enhancements, or theoretical imaginings that could help RP to become more radically open to difference as it emerges, shifts, and changes.
Stitching Language: Sounding Voice in the Art Practice of Vanessa Dion Fletcher
Authors: Springgay Stephanie
Published: March 2021

This paper engages with the artistic practice and work of Vanessa Dion Fletcher (Potawatomi and Lenapé) from my perspective as a non-Indigenous academic and curator. Dion Fletcher and I have worked together over the past several years through discussions about her work, studio visits, and various events. In her art practice, Dion Fletcher uses porcupine quills and menstrual blood to inquire into a range of issues and concepts including Indigenous language revitalization, feminist Indigenous corporeality, Land as pedagogy, decolonization, and neurodiversity. In particular her work confronts the ways that Indigeneity, the queer and gendered body, and disability are rendered expendable. In this paper I engage with Dylan Robinson’s “sovereign sense”: a transcorporeal mode of perception that is affective, land-based, and formed through relations between human and non-humans. Dion Fletcher’s work makes palpable this sense of sovereignty through its unruly and mutating feltness. Further, her work makes visible feminist Indigenous artistic acts of resurgence alongside the frictions at the intersections of settler colonialism and disability. Following Karyn Recollet, I contend that Dion Fletcher’s work activates an Indigenous affective experience of futurity and creative intimacy that in turn imagines disability and Indigeneity as sites through which new pedagogical relations can be formed.
Representing Disability, D/deaf, and Mad Artists and Art in Journalism: Identifying Ableist Fault Lines and Promising Crip Practices of Representation
Authors: Jones Chelsea , Changfoot Nadine , Johnston Kirsty
Published: March 2021

This paper revisits the dynamic discussion about journalism’s role in representing and amplifying disability arts at the 2019 Cripping the Arts Symposium. Chronicling the dialogue of the “Representation” panel which included artists, arts and culture critics, journalists, and scholars, it reveals how arts and culture coverage contributes to the cultivation of disability, D/deaf, and mad art. Given that the relationship between journalism and disability communities continues to be fractured in Canada, speakers were invited to reflect on journalism and disability arts in relation to their own engagement with media as subjects, authors, and critics of disability arts reviews. The methods for presentation were cripped in multiple ways to provide the fullest access possible. The panel concluded with examples of ableist fault lines in representation practices where the disabled figure is an absent “ghost” in journalistic representation, warnings against journalistic reliance on traditional and objective narratives, and a call for artists to claim and write their own stories. Ultimately, disabled, D/deaf, and mad artists need both control over artistic endeavours and output and influence over representation. This article reconnects journalism and disability communities, ultimately demonstrating that representation is a critical, co-constitutive process that can become more aesthetically and politically oriented toward social justice in its focus on disability, D/deaf, and mad arts.
JOGOS DE LINGUAGEM E GEOMETRIA EUCLIDIANA PLANA: UMA TERAPIA WITTGENSTEINIANA EM CURSOS DE LICENCIATURA EM MATEMÁTICA
Authors: Moreira Person Gouveia dos Santos , Pinto Thiago Pedro
Published: March 2021

Este trabalho reporta uma investigação, a partir da dúvida de a geometria euclidiana plana ser abordada de modo diferente em livros distintos, utilizados na formação de professores de matemática na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul – UFMS. Assim, com base no levantamento de ementas e bibliografias de disciplinas de geometria nos cursos de Licenciatura em Matemática da UFMS, foram analisados os livros Geometria Euclidiana Plana, de João Lucas Barbosa (2006), que vinha sendo utilizado por muitos anos em praticamente em todos os cursos de Licenciatura em Matemática, da referida Universidade e, por questões logísticas, foi substituído por Geometria Euclidiana Plana e Construções Geométricas, de Eliane Quelho Frota Rezende e Maria Lúcia Bontorim de Queiroz (2000), em busca de semelhanças e diferenças entre ambos. Ancorada na perspectiva dos jogos de linguagem de Ludwig Wittgenstein, a referida análise desses dois manuais pautou-se na averiguação de como se constituíam os jogos de linguagem nestes manuais. Para tanto, foi praticada uma Terapia Bibliográfica com a Geometria Euclidiana Plana, seus axiomas, postulados e teoremas, tendo em conta que  jogos de linguagem estão sempre assentados em formas de vida. Assim a leitura se inspirou em possíveis usos destes manuais didáticos em salas de aula de formação de professores de Matemática. Foram constatadas várias dessemelhanças, tais como diferentes palavras usadas em um mesmo sentido, usos de uma mesma palavra de formas próprias e encadeamentos lógicos singulares, caracterizando, assim, diferentes jogos de linguagem, diferentes Geometrias Euclidianas Planas.
O ENSINO DE CIÊNCIAS EXATAS E NATURAIS NA EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA: CONTRIBUIÇÕES DOS OBJETOS DE APRENDIZAGEM
Authors: Melo Verônica Maria Lavor Silva de , Melo Bergson Rodrigo Siqueira de , Silvano Antonio Marcos da Costa
Published: March 2021

O presente trabalho foi concebido a partir dos estudos e pesquisas suscitadas na disciplina intitulada Objetos de Aprendizagem aplicados ao Ensino de Ciências Exatas e Naturais do programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu, de uma Instituição de Ensino Superior (IES) do interior do Rio Grande do Norte. A pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar as potencialidades pedagógicas e cognitivas dos objetos de aprendizagem (OA) para o ensino de ciências exatas e naturais na Educação Básica e foi pautada metodologicamente nos pressupostos da abordagem de pesquisa qualitativa do tipo exploratória, desenvolvida a partir da avaliação das potencialidades pedagógicas e cognitivas dos OA com a participação de um grupo composto por de (quinze) professores alunos da disciplina, a análise dos resultados foi realizada a partir de um questionário. Ressalta-se que o trabalho foi fundamentado nos pressupostos teóricos da aprendizagem significativa ausubeliana e aportes teóricos que fundamentam o uso dos OA digitais e das Tecnologias Digitais da Informação e Comunicação (TDIC). Por meio deste estudo, foi possível perceber indícios relativo aos aspectos teóricos, metodológicos e práticos da avaliação das ferramentas digitais que possibilita o auxílio aos professores e aos alunos no processo de ensino e aprendizagem de forma reflexiva, assim como, verificar como ocorrem as implicações do seu uso no âmbito do ensino das Ciências Exatas e Naturais.
I am the river. The river is me
Authors:   , Lewis Dylan
Published: March 2021

Throughout Aotearoa-New Zealand many of our landscape features are deeply connected to whakapapa (genealogy/lineage) and hold grave amounts of cultural and spiritual significance to tangata whenua (indigenous people). One prominent example of this is the Whanganui River. Throughout history being seen as a sacred source, the recent acquisition of legal personhood has witnessed the acknowledgement of its mauri (life force) and future well-being. Being a widely used and respected waterway, the river holds identifiable character and meaning throughout its journey through the Manawatu.

With the scope set with the city of Whanganui, something that is lost with the reaches of the urban river environment is the ability to convey these ideas and values to the people of the city. Many significant sites and history are lost to the standardization of the river’s edge. This added with the issue of flooding leaves areas lacking in connection and resilience. With a river surrounded in cultural importance and personhood, how can these ideas be conveyed to people less familiar, but still respect the values of local iwi (tribe) and the river itself?

This design-led research aims to explore the ideas and values behind Te awa tupua, and how the contrasting perspectives of nature and culture can be understood and re-thought in regards to the riverside landscape. Focusing on the understanding of values, history, connection and health. The research uses a built framework to guide decision making. While the design solution acts to improve the cultural and spiritual presence along the river’s edge. Utilizing forgotten areas of land along the river’s journey, old Pā sites are resurfaced and reconnected to the city. While the connection the riverside landscape has been rethought to bring the idea of ownership and use, back to the river environment itself.
A Study of Project Management Processes for Sustainable and Successful Projects in Software Industry: Expectations vs Perceptions of Managers
Authors: Ashfaq Ahmad  , Muhammad Bilal  , Khalid Latif  , Zainab
Published: March 2021

Project Management Processes (PMPs) are essential to avoid project failures due to the complexity and nature of projects in the software industry, particularly in emerging economies. The software industry is growing rapidly in Pakistan with an increasing number of local, regional and international clients. The project managers who are familiar with PMPs are therefore needed for the proper implementation of these processes, which will lead to sustainable and successful software projects. However, very limited studies have analyzed the expectations and perceptions of the project managers of these PMPs. In order to fill this gap, therefore, this study examined the role of PMPs in the sustainable development and success of software projects by documenting the expectations and perceptions of managers. A structured questionnaire is designed to collect data from 143 participants working in software houses. SPSS is used for the processing and analysis of data using selected statistical tools. The results show a clear difference in expectations and perceptions for PMPs, which means that project managers are of a less rational, sentimental and emotional nature. The findings of this study also show that the male segment is dominant in the software industry which may be due to of Pakistan’s specific social and cultural environment. There is however no significant difference between expectations and perceptions of both male and female project managers for PMPs. The findings of this study will help researchers, practitioners, academics and other stakeholders in the software industry.
Ginkgo biloba Bitki Ekstraktı ile Muamele Edilmiş Kayısıların Yapay Yolla Kurutulması ve Kalite Özelliklerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: Akbulut Irem , Gürbüz Elif , Rayman Ergün Ahsen , Baysal Taner
Published: March 2021

Ginkgo biloba bitkisi antioksidan, antimikrobiyal ve antialerjenik özelliğe sahip olduğu için tıp ve gıda alanında kullanımı yaygınlaşmaktadır. Ülkemiz için önemli ihracat ürünlerinden kayısının kurutulmasında kükürtleme işlemi yapılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada kayısı kurutulmasında kullanılan kükürt yerine alternatif bir yöntem olarak Ginkgo biloba bitki ekstraktının uygulanması amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla Ginkgo biloba yaprakları farklı derişimdeki çözgenlerle ultrases destekli ekstraksiyon yöntemi kullanılarak ekstrakte edilmiştir. Ginkgo biloba ekstaksiyonu için üç farklı çözgen (%75 metanol, %75 etanol ve ultra saf su) ve iki farklı zaman parametresinde (15 ve 30 dakika) ekstraksiyon işlemi gerçekleştirilmiştir. Toplam flavonoid madde miktarı %75 etanol ve 30 dakikalık ektraksiyon sonucu en yüksek (756.78 mgQE/L) bulunmuştur. Elde edilen ekstrakttan hazırlanan 2000 ppmlik çözelti iki farklı grup (İzmir ve Iğdır) kayısılara püskürtülmüş ve kayısılar tepsili kurutucuda kurutulmuştur. 21 gün depolama süresince 7 günde bir fiziksel ve mikrobiyolojik analizler yapılmıştır. Mikrobiyolojik analizler sonucu her iki grupta da küf ve maya gelişimi gözlemlenmemiştir. Depolama sonunda renk (L* 37.70, a* 13.33, b* 23.82), su aktivitesi (aw 0.50-0.59) ve nem değerleri (%7-14) en iyi korunan grubun İzmir grubu olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Iğdır grubu örneklerde ise depolama boyunca çiğnenebilirlik, sertlik, dayanıklılık gibi tekstürel özellikler İzmir grubu örneklere kıyasla daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak kayısı kurutulmasında kükürt dioksit yerine antioksidan özelliği yüksek, doğal ve bitkisel kaynak olan Ginkgo biloba ekstratının kayısılarda kullanımının sanayide uygulanabileceği düşünülmektedir.
Previous Malignancy as a Risk Factor for the Second Solid Cancer in a Cohort of Nuclear Workers
Authors: Osipov Mikhail , Sokolnikov Mikhail
Published: March 2021

This paper describes the results of epidemiological analysis of a cohort of nuclear workers hired at the main facilities of “Mayak” Production Association located in the city of Ozyorsk in Southern Urals of the Russian Federation. Previous malignancy as a risk factor for second cancer in a cohort of 22,373 workers occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation has been analyzed in a retrospective study with more than 60 years of follow-up. Information on main radiation and non-radiation risk factors (attained age, sex, tobacco smoking), as well as the dose of exposure to occupational ionizing radiation has been obtained for the analysis using the data from cancer register as well as other main population registries created in Epidemiological Laboratory of Southern Urals Biophysics Institute. Poisson’s regression realized in the “Amfit” module of “Epicure” statistical package has been applied for risk analysis. Excess relative risk per 1 Gy of absorbed dose of external gamma radiation and internal alpha radiation has been calculated using linear model. Among the 2,471 cancer cases accumulated in the study cohort to the end of follow-up 6.4% of second cancer cases have been diagnosed among workers occupationally exposed to protracted external gamma- and internal alpha radiation. The relative risk of second cancer (except for non-melanoma skin cancer) among nuclear workers with previously diagnosed cancer was about 4 times higher after a decade compared with those cancer patients who had single cancer only. The results showed that previous malignancy along with main non-radiation factors is statistically significant carcinogenic risk factor among nuclear workers exposed to protracted occupational radiation. Doi: 10.28991/SciMedJ-2021-0301-2 Full Text: PDF
CHILDREN FROM MIGRANT FAMILIES IN A RUSSIAN SCHOOL: ADAPTATION PROBLEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL APPROACHES
Authors: Omelchenko Elena A.
Published: March 2021

Nearly 36 million of school age children grow in the families of international migrants, and that index continues to grow. It is an important strategic priority to educate such children. Education is an investment into the future of the whole world. Problems of the education of children from migrants’ families are described in the context of the importance of achieving Sustainable Development Goals named in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There is a comparative analysis of the experience of Russia and foreign countries: how they organize the access of migrants’ children to pre-school, primary and secondary education, their linguistic, social and cultural adaptation.
ON ISLAMIC THEOLOGY AND ISLAMOLOGY IN SIBERIA
Authors:   Tyumen State University, Yarkov Alexander P.
Published: March 2021

The purpose of the article is to study the features of fundamentally different value approaches to the history and current position of Islam in the region. The extrapolation of trends characteristic of the development of the Islamic ummah in other regions of Russia (for example, the Volga region), for the Siberian region, which has its own economic, political and cultural characteristics, is not acceptable. The author comes to the conclusion that one of the reasons for the growth of radical sentiments in the regional ummah is the inability of traditional Islam in modern conditions to give an answer to acute political and social issues.
Екологічна структура флори породних відвалів шахт Нововолинського гірничопромислового району
Authors: Muzychenko Oksana , Lishchuk Serhii , Karaim Olha
Published: March 2021

В роботі наведено аналіз екологічної структури флори породних відвалів Нововолинського гірничопромислового району (НГПР). Описано видовий склад флори породних відвалів НГПР. У флорі відвалів домінують представники класу Magnoliopsida. Провідними родинами флори породних відвалів шахт є Asteraceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae та Brassicaceae. Флора вугільних відвалів шахт НГПР бідна на видовий склад, більшість родин мають низький рівень флористичного запасу (1-3 види). У флорі відвалів переважають мезофіти, мезотрофи та індиферентні види рослин за відношенням до сольового складу ґрунту. Характерний склад флори пов’язаний з морфологічними й мікрокліматичними умовами відвалівта біологічними особливостями рослин.