bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Photodermatosis and Photo protection in Metropolitan Traffic Police in Kathmandu city
Authors: Aryal Eliz , Bhattarai Sabina , Pokhrel Govind , Shrestha B. Sanju
Published: April 2019

Background: Police officer serves a vital role in maintaining safety and serve are role model for discipline throughout the world, they are non–intentional type sun exposure(NISE).The objective of our present study was to evaluate photo protector practice, knowledge in response to  Ultra violet Radiation ,Sunscreens and  sun related photodermatosis.

Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted in traffic police officer at different locations at Kathmandu. Data was collected by using self-administered questionnaires and interviewed by Dermatologist to establish their knowledge and behaviour and practice in relation to ultra violet radiation and photo-protection.

Result: Out of 265 participants, mean age was 27.1 years. Respondent with graduation and master degrees had knowledge and practice toward UVR, follow by higher secondary education. Regarding the practice for photo protection only 59.6% had knowledge about sunscreen, 39.6% knowledge about Ultraviolet Radiation and 24.9% had knowledge about Ultra Violet Index .Skin problem like melasma, premature wrinkles, and hardening of skin, polymorphic light eruption, burning foot syndrome, dermatophytes, and varicose vein.

Conclusion: Traffic police officers showed good practices in term of wearing hat, clothes that cover most of the body parts but poor practice over sunscreen, UVR, UVI. Lectures & seminar regarding the awareness and photo protection practice should be recommended.

With lack of awareness among police officers and providing sunscreen for free should be considered by Police authorities. Similarly lectures & seminar on sun protection should be provided in regularly.
Demographic and Socio-economic Factors Affecting on Health Facility Delivery in Nepal
Authors: Acharya Sunil Kumar
Published: April 2019

In Nepal, health facility delivery has improved since the 1990s, but child health delivery facility is still low. In 2001 about 9 percent of the births was delivered at a health facility (MoH, New ERA, and ORC Macro, 2002) which increased to 35 percent in 2011 (MOHP, New ERA, and ICF International Inc, 2012) and further increased to 57 percent in 2016 (MoH, New ERA and ICF, various 2017). This is a rapid increase in health facility delivery since 1996 but still nearly one-half of delivery take place at home. Research in developing countries shows that demographic, social and economic factors influence the utilization of health facility for delivery of births. This paper examines the likelihood of health facility delivery in relation to women’s demographic, social and economic status in Nepal. The 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) data set has been utilized by applying bivariate logistics regression analysis technique to examine the effects of these variables in health facility delivery in Nepal. The analysis findings show large variations and gaps on delivery care based on demographic, social and economic status of women. Against this finding, the study concludes that there is a need for the implementation of appropriate policy and program measures by the government and other agencies to address the existing variations and gaps in utilization of health facility for delivery of births among different sub-groups of women in Nepal. Further research studies focusing on the existing barriers in health facility delivery need to be conducted in Nepal especially among women who are disadvantaged and marginalized.
Short term outcome in severe alcoholic hepatitis patients treated with Methylprednisolone plus N acetylcysteine or Pentoxifylline plus N acetylcysteine
Authors: Regmi Kiran , Mishra Anil Kumar , KC Sudhamshu , Sharma Dilip , Shrestha Jeetendra Kaji , Prajapati Sushil , Khadka Dipendra
Published: April 2019

Introduction: Severe Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is an acute form of alcohol induced liver injury. Often it present as fetal diseases with very high (30-50%) short term (28 days) mortality. This study was conducted from period May 2016 to July 2017 in Liver unit, Bir hospital. The main objective was to find out 28 days mortality in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis who had Discriminant function (DF) ≥ 32. This was a prospective, comparative, randomized interventional hospital based study.

Methodology: Hundred and ten diagnosed patients of severe alcoholic hepatitis who fulfilled the criteria were enrolled and randomized into two groups (odd number and even number). Group 1 received methylprednisolone and group 2 received pentoxifylline for 28 days. In both groups N acetylcysteine were added. Lille score was calculated in methylprednisolone group at day 7 and patients with score of ≤ 0.45 were continued methylprednisolone for total 28 days otherwise stopped. Data were recollected at day 28. They were compared in relation to survival, complications of drugs and causes of mortality.

Results: Mean age of presentation were 40.21±10.5 yrs in methylprednisolone and 42.1±12.1 yrs in pentoxifylline group. In both groups complications were nausea, vomiting, bloating, anorexia and swelling of limb. However, hyperglycemia (16.4%) and renal impairment (9.1%) were more common in methylprednisolone group. Mortality rates were 34.5% in methylprednisolone and 37.8% in pentoxifylline group within 28 days. Common causes of death in both groups were hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, sepsis or the cause was undetermined.

Conclusion: Alcoholic hepatitis is common manifestation of alcoholic liver disease with high short term mortality in both the groups however adverse effects of drugs are more common in methylprednisolone groups.
Decreased fetal movement: Is it an alarm to Obstetrician and Pregnant Lady?
Authors: Dhungana Padma Raj , Adhikari Rajesh , Pageni Prem Raj , Koirala Apsara
Published: April 2019

Introduction: Fetal activity serves as an indirect measure of the fetus central nervous system integrity and function. Regular fetal movement can be regarded as an expression of fetal wellbeing. Maternal perception of decreased fetal movement is associated with poor feto-maternal outcome. This study is to find out feto-maternal outcome in cases of decreased fetal movement, done by assessing fetal heart rate (FHR) correlating with cardiotocography (CTG) and USG (ultrasonography) findings, Apgar score and meconium in amniotic fluid.

Materials and method: This was a hospital based, prospective comparative study done in Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal. The sample size was 200; 100 cases of decreased fetal movement versus 100 cases of good fetal movement at same gestational age in weeks. Data processing was done in SPSS version 20.0 (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA) and calculated by chisquare test. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant.

Results: Significant difference was found in fetal kick chart counting. In the decreased fetal movement group, 16% had oligohydraminos, 3% had polyhydraminos and 5% had non reassuring CTG and 4% had abnormal heart rate detected clinically. There was statistically significant difference observed between the two groups in labor induction, cesarean section, meconium stain liquor, cord around the neck and different neonatal morbidities.

Conclusion: Decreased fetal movement is associated with poor fetomaternal outcome. Improved vigilance, early identification, further evaluation with CTG, USG and proper management of these pregnancies have favourable pregnancy outcome.
Relations of Ruling: A Feminist Critique of theUnited Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rightsand Violence against Women in the Context of Resource Extraction
Authors: Simons Penelope , Handl Melisa
Published: April 2019

L’extraction des ressources a des conséquences directes et indirectes sur les femmes, et la recherche a démontré que ces conséquences ne sont pas les mêmes pour les hommes. La violence à l’égard des femmes semble avoir des conséquences transversales. Pourtant, les États, les organismes intergouvernementaux, les différents intervenants et les groupes de l’industrie n’en ont pas tenu compte lorsqu’ils ont établi des normes pour minimiser l’effet des activités des entreprises extractives sur les droits de la personne. En utilisant les travaux de Dorothy Smith sur l’ethnographie institutionnelle, et surtout la textualité féministe, le présent article propose une analyse approfondie à plusieurs niveaux, d’un point de vue féministe, du Principes directeurs relatifs aux entreprises et aux droits de l’homme (PDNU), qui constitue l’un des textes centraux visant l’impunité des entreprises quant aux effets nuisibles genrés de leurs activités d’exploitation des ressources, et en particulier, de la violence faite aux femmes. Les auteures se demandent dans quelle mesure le texte du PDNU tient compte des femmes et de leurs intérêts. Pour répondre à cette interrogation, elles examinent la place que donne le texte au savoir et au traitement distinct des femmes par rapport aux activités des États et des entreprises et le situent dans le système juridique international genré issu du néolibéralisme. Elles démontrent ainsi que le PDNU est une méthode pour établir une « relation de pouvoir » déterminant le comportement des États et des entreprises envers les femmes. La structure et la nature des normes issues du texte non seulement ne reconnaissent pas les expériences des femmes et ne protègent pas leurs droits dans le domaine de l’extraction des ressources, mais aident également à perpétuer les structures patriarcales et néolibérales qui oppriment les femmes.
STUDENTS OF NET GENERATION: LATERAL PROFILES AND DIGITAL SKILLS
Authors: Denisov I. V. , Koretskaya I. A.
Published: April 2019

The aim of the research is to study the lateral organization of the brain of modern students, which we position as the Generation Y+ and determine their level of knowledge of modern computer technologies. The authors examined the following research questions: whether the Generation Y+ is different from previous generations in terms of neuropsychology; as far as Generation Y+ has developed skills in using the capabilities of the digital environment.

To study the profile of the lateral organization of the brain, we used the method of E. D. Khomskaya to determine the leading arm and the leading eye (motor and sensory systems). This technique allows a person to be attributed to one of the 16 profiles of the lateral organization of the brain. We assumed that the new “digital generation” would have a more pronounced hemispheric lateral organization of the brain than in people who participated in the studies of the 1960s–1980s.

The object of the study were first-year undergraduate students of two leading economic universities in Moscow and Prague, studying in different fields (psychology, information technologies, management).

The study demonstrates the emerging generational changes in the lateral profile and computer skills of the younger generation, which for these reasons can be attributed to the Generation Y+. The main conclusion can be considered that the computer literacy of the younger generation is a confirmed fact, but the final transition to “digital reality” has not yet taken place, and the possible qualitative changes of the next generation require scientific confirmation based on comprehensive studies.
GEO GAMES “RUSSIA ONLINE”: CONSCIOUSNESS OF IDENTITY BY MEANS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: Bulanov S. V. , Karpovich I. P. , Sukhorukova E. V.
Published: April 2019

The article describes the technology of developing and conducting geo games aimed at developing teenagers’ digital competence and consciousness of civic identity. Recommendations for creating and conducting an educational quest are presented. Step-by-step work with the Google Maps service is described. The results of the project are analyzed.
MINI-HACKATHON ON INFORMATICS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Authors: Etova A. V.
Published: April 2019

The article describes the main characteristics, stages and the result of using the new group work format — hackathon on informatics for early learning programming in the form of a game. For the teacher, both the ideas on the organization of hackathons for younger students and their implementation are of interest. The result of the winner of the hackathon, i.e. the game developed, is fully provided for use in the work.
Uso de Sorafenibe em Carcinoma Medular da Tireoide Metastático: Relato de Caso
Authors: Lang Marielle , Willi Luciene , Neves Daniele Ferreira , Renaux Léa , Sasson Piera , Makiyama Fernando Akira , Lang Maria Teresa Granella
Published: April 2019

Introdução: O carcinoma medular de tireoide é uma neoplasia das células parafoliculares da glândula. Responsável por 3% a 4 % das neoplasias malignas da tireoide, possui comportamento agressivo e pode ocorrer  de forma esporádica ou hereditária. As opções terapêuticas na doença metastática têm caráter paliativo e são individualizadas, podendo incluir cirurgias, radioterapia e uso de quimioterápicos. Relato de caso: Paciente do sexo feminino, 39 anos, procurou o Serviço de Endocrinologia do Hospital dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Diagnosticada com câncer medular de tireoide com metástases em linfonodos cervicais e comprometimento importante da região cervicotorácica. Nesse estágio avançado da doença, foi submetida à tireoidectomia, esvaziamentos cervicais e radioterapia. Em razão da impossibilidade de novas abordagens e da quimioterapia de primeira escolha, iniciou tratamento com sorafenibe, apresentando estabilidade clínica. Conclusão: Com o tratamento, a paciente apresentou sobrevida livre de progressão da doença superior ao relatado na literatura e decréscimo importante dos marcadores bioquímicos.
The death of cancer: after fifty years on the front lines of medicine, a pioneering oncologist reveals why the war on cancer is winnable – and how we can get there
Authors: Silva Ronaldo Corrêa Ferreira da
Published: April 2019

Em 1971, um decreto do presidente dos EUA , conhecido como o Decreto Nacional de Câncer, deu início à mundialmente conhecida “Guerra contra o câncer”. Desde então, bilhões de dólares do governo federal,  coordenados pelo Instituto Nacional de Câncer dos EUA (NCI), foram investidos em pesquisa e assistência ao câncer. O oncologista norte-americano Vincent T. DeVita Jr.,editor do livro, com uma trajetória de mais de 50 anos como oncologista (e paciente) é explorada no livro The Death of Cancer lançado nos EUA em 2015 e sem tradução no Brasil.
O LÉXICO MÉDICO NOS PROCESSOS-CRIME DE DEFLORAMENTO
Authors: Souza Natália Larizza Sanches de , Teixeira Soraya Carvalho Souza Biller , Oliveira Rafaela Neres de , Santos Deyvison Moreira
Published: April 2019

No Código Penal de 1890, artigo 267, o crime de defloramento consistia em tirar a virgindade de uma mulher menor de idade através do emprego de sedução, engano ou fraude. O intuito dessa legislação era a proteção da honra (FAUSTO, 2001), porém, não se tratava da proteção da honra como um atributo feminino e sim como um apanágio do homem ou da família tradicional cristã. Os processos-crime de defloramento são um conjunto de documentos jurídicos que corporificam o andamento, desde a denúncia até a sentença final, de uma queixa-crime prestada por haver ocorrido cópula carnal, com ou sem consentimento, entre uma mulher(a vítima) e um homem (réu). Neste tipo de processo é comum a realização de exames que comprovam a existência ou não do defloramento. Realizados por médicos legistas, o corpo de delito se torna uma parte fundamental de um processo-crime de defloramento. Neste artigo, além da discussão sobre crítica textual e edição de texto, centrado nos estudos de Cambraia, (1999), Spina (1990) e Mattos Silva (2006e 2008)), apresentaremos duas edições de auto de corpo de delito de processos-crime de defloramento ocorridos nos anos de 1893 e 1902, na cidade de Aracaju/SE. Em conjunto, apresentaremos um recorte do glossário da terminologia médica encontrada nestes corpos de delito, utilizando os procedimentos da Terminografia (BARROS, 2003). Nossa contribuição se assenta na disponibilização das edições para o banco de dados diacrônicos do Estado de Sergipe e no desenvolvimento dos estudos terminológicos (KRIEGER; FINATTO, 2004) de viés sócio-histórico(MARENGO, 2016).Palavras-Chave: crítica textual, terminologia, defloramento
A CULTURA DO COURO NO CEARÁ: UM ESTUDO DO CAMPO LEXICAL DO SELEIRO
Authors: Nunes Ticiane Rodrigues , Ximenes Expedito Eloísio
Published: April 2019

O vaqueiro é atualmente um símbolo do Ceará que remonta às origens da fundação da antiga capitania, a qual teve a criação de gado como a sua principal atividade econômica. O gado criado nas fazendas espalhadas ao logo do território gerou outro produto de grande importância, o couro, que serve para a fabricação de inúmeros objetos. Dessa forma, o vaqueiro utiliza o couro do gado como matéria-prima para confeccionar a sua indumentária, os arreios do cavalo e inúmeros instrumentos de trabalho da faina cotidiana, um desses equipamentos do cavalo é a sela, daí surge profissão do seleiro. Dessa atividade do seleiro, emerge também uma riqueza lexical para denominar todos os objetos fabricados com o couro, que ainda tem grande importância cultural e econômica no Ceará. O contexto vivenciado pelo artesão seleiro é cercado não apenas pela cultura do couro, mas também pela tradição que faz do seu ofício um legado da cultura sertaneja. Desse modo, busca-se neste estudo,investigar o léxico do seleiro como um patrimônio linguístico-cultural constituinte da cearensidade (PORDEUS JUNIOR, 2003). Com esse propósito sistematiza-se a linguagem do seleiro por meio do desenvolvimento de um estudo léxico-cultural de viés etnográfico, ressaltando as relações entre o léxico, a cultura e o ofício de seleiro.A metodologia desse estudo é qualitativa e se fixa na etnografia desenvolvida por meio de observação participante nos municípios de Canindé e Morada Nova, no Ceará. O referencial teórico é sustentado em Hall (2006), Thompson (1963), Bauman (2005, 2013), teóricos que dialogam na perspectiva dos estudos culturais; e por Coseriu (1981) e Abbade (2009), quanto aos campos lexicais. Por fim, chega-se ao denominador de 112 lexias distribuídas em 5 macrocampos, que foram subdivididos em 4 microcampos e em 3 subcampos. Portanto, considera-se que a rede lexical que estrutura o corpus de pesquisa não está fechada, mas pode ser ampliada com a continuidade da pesquisa em outros municípios, ou até mesmo em outros estados que também vivenciem a cultura do couro. Outro aspecto conclusivo é o fato de opresente estudo contribuir para o reconhecimento da atividade do seleiro como uma cultura que resiste até a contemporaneidade por meio da força de vontade em resistir, preservar e divulgar a tradição do couro.Palavras-chave: Cultura do couro. Atividade de Seleiro. Campos lexicais.
TOPONÍMIA E AMBIENTE FÍSICO: A NOMEAÇÃO DE COMUNIDADES RURAIS DO SERTÃO NORDESTINO
Authors: Santos Cézar Néri , Aragão Rafaela Simias
Published: April 2019

Nesta pesquisa descrevemos e analisamos topônimos de comunidades rurais do município de Pariconha, na microrregião serrana do Sertão Alagoano. Com o pressuposto de que o corpus toponímico pode indicar elementos do ambiente físico e cultural locais, buscamos relacionar língua(gem), cultura e geografia física, compreendendo que a toponímia rural desse município, motivada majoritariamente por elementos de natureza física, inscreve elementos climáticos, topográficos, hídricos,da fauna e da flora da região. Ao classificarmos essa nomenclatura segundo a taxonomia de Dick (1990, 1992), percebemos que topônimos de comunidades rurais tendem a resguardar elementos de nomeação espontânea, como a topografia, a fauna, a flora e a hidrografia até a compreensão de processos de povoamento. A descrição e análise toponímicas são corroboradas por um vasto registro fotográficoda região, fruto da pesquisa de campo realizada por Santos (2017) entre outubro de 2015 e dezembro de 2016. Sumariamente, a catalogação e a análise dessa nomenclatura rural permitiram ampliar a interpretação de fenômenos linguísticos, geográficos e sócio-históricos, refletindo o caráter interdisciplinar da ciência toponímica.Palavras-chave: Toponímia rural. Onomástica. Geografia Física.
Las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación como mediadoras de políticas públicas para la reducción de la pobreza en dos municipios fronterizos colombo-venezolanos
Authors: Cuberos María Antonia , Vivas-García Marisela , Mazuera-Arias Rina
Published: April 2019

El artículo muestra el análisis del papel de las tecnologías de información y comunicación (TIC) como mediadoras de políticas públicas dirigidas a la reducción de la pobreza en los municipios Bolívar y Villa del Rosario de la frontera colombo-venezolana; al seguir la metodología cuantitativa se halló su influencia comunicacional al proveer información, acortando la brecha digital e incitando el empoderamiento.
Indywidualizacja źródeł ryzyka systemowego w krajach europejskich
Authors: Karkowska Renata
Published: April 2019

While contemporary systemic risk takes many forms, usually all kinds of wellknown risks overlap in time and space. Considering leverage undertaken by banksas a potential source of systemic risk, the author attempts to discover the factorsintensifying this phenomenon. The article presents the results of a study on datafrom individual banks in 31 European states for the period 2000–2010. The primaryobjective of this study is to verify the diversification of sources of systemicrisk in the banking sectors of developing and developed countries. Evidence ofheterogeneity of systematic risk’s determinants in European countries is provided.
Testy warunków skrajnych jako element oceny bezpieczeństwa sektora bankowego
Authors: Mikołajczyk Marcin
Published: April 2019

The article presents the latest approach to stress tests applied by the EuropeanBanking Authority and national supervisory authorities, including methodology,scenarios, key assumptions and results of a study. The results of stress testsindicate that the banking sector in Poland is in good condition as banks showedhigher level of capital adequacy than most of the banks from the European Union,reflecting the stability of the banking sector. Stress test methodology used by theEuropean Central Bank is also contained in the paper. The role of stress tests asan instrument for enhancing the stability of financial institutions and the needfor further work on stress testing are also discussed.
Forward guidance jako instrument polityki pieniężnej – możliwości wykorzystania
Authors:  Skibińska-Fabrowska Ilona
Published: April 2019

Communication policy of central banks in the framework of direct inflation targeting strategy and related strategies is important. Its tools include forward guidance as a method of influencing the expectations of market participants. Although forward guid a method of influencing the expectations of market participants. Although forward guidance was used before the outbreak of the financial crisis, it was not popular. After 2008, under conditions of zero interest rate, monetary authorities have begun to use the forward guidance as an unconventional and effective instrument allowing monetary policy to have impact on market interest rates. However, the risks when using forward guidance include the possibility of misinterpretation of the conditional nature of the declaration of the monetary authorities.
Deklaratywna a rzeczywista popularność analizy technicznej
Authors: Kubińska Elżbieta , Markiewicz Łukasz , Czupryna Marcin
Published: April 2019

The study confirms the enormous popularity of technical analysis methodsamong investors. Technical analysis was evaluated as the most important toolfor supporting investment decisions. However, what investors declare is differentfrom what in fact they do. The attitude towards technical analysis declaredin the questionnaire was not correlated with the actual behavior in the game.The impact of technical analysis on the final value of the portfolio was examinedtoo and the results depend on the type of signal. Signals based on indicators had a positive impact on the final value of the portfolio while the signals based on theAlexander’s filters had a negative impact.
Rational Speculative Bubbles in the Fine Wine Investment Market
Authors: Czupryna Marcin , Oleksy Paweł
Published: April 2019

The paper focuses on detection of rational speculative bubbles in fine wineinvestment market. Our research was conducted using recursive tests. The chosenmethod additionally allowed us to set time frames for potential bubbles. Theresults have shown that speculative bubble episodes appeared between 2006–2007both in fine wine market and in most of selected traditional stock exchanges.However, only the fine wine market recorded the second wave of speculativebubbles between 2010–2011.
Inwestycja w wino – ocena sommelierów, rocznik i liczba punktów dystrybucji a wycena
Authors: Potrykus Marcin
Published: April 2019

The paper uses Pearson correlation coefficients to analyze strength and directionof the interaction between: price of the wine and the vintage, the evaluationmade by sommeliers and wine price, price of wine and number of distributionpoints. Eight wine strains from the region of Bordeaux were analyzed. The strongestassociation was observed between the price of wine and vintage. The articlealso presents selected descriptive statistics for the price of wine, the assessmentprovided by sommeliers and the number of distribution points. On average, winecalled Petrus / Pomerol enjoys the highest recognition of sommeliers. Furthermore,estimated econometric models indicate that the average price of the analyzedstrains increased by 2.46% a year while the change in the evaluation of wine byone point affects the average change in price by 6.01%.
Historyczne podziały Europy a społeczno-gospodarcze uwarunkowania postaw kulturowych wobec bankowości w Polsce
Authors: Kurkliński Lech
Published: April 2019

This paper is devoted to the presentation of the significance of the historicaldivisions in Europe for the formation of the socio-economic conditions for thedevelopment of the banking sector in Poland. The paper presents four main divisionsrelated to the functioning of the Roman Empire and Barbaricum, Latin andByzantine Europe, the dualism of the economic development of Europe fromthe sixteenth century and the creation of the capitalist and socialist blocks afterthe Second World War, and their relations to the position of Poland. Historicaloverview is juxtaposed with the current shape of the Polish banking sector, andespecially the dominance of banks controlled by foreign capital. This confrontationis primarily intended to indicate the importance of cultural factors for thedevelopment of the banking sector.
The Influence of Penny Stocks on the Pricing of Companies Quoted on theWarsaw Stock Exchange in the Context of the ICAPM
Authors: Urbański Stanisław
Published: April 2019

The paper attempts to explain the impact of penny stock on pricing in light ofthe ICAPM as stock exchanges introduce restrictions on penny stocks trading.The study is conducted using stocks listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)between 1995–2012. The systematic risk and risk prices components are simulated by two chosen ICAPM applications, using different procedures of portfolio construction.The main market WSE stocks are sorted into queintile portfolios usingtwo procedures. It is assumed that elimination of penny stocks contributes to morecorrect pricing, observed with ICAPM validity, however only when simulatingalgorithm uses appropriate construction of tested portfolios. The tests were carriedout in four modes. All WSE stocks were analyzed in mode 1. Penny stockswith market values lower than 1.50, 5.00 and 10.00 PLN were excluded from thestudy in modes 2, 3 and 4. The analysis indicates that the results are in line withthe extended conjectures.
Skuteczność inwestycyjna a narodowość inwestora
Authors: Pastusiak Radosław , Biegańska Katarzyna , Górski Maciej , Keller Jakub
Published: April 2019

The aim of this article is to describe the differences between the investors ofdifferent nationalities that have participated in an international competition. Thefollowing hypothesis was tested: do investors of different nationalities differ fromone another in their style of investing? The conducted analysis confirmed thatinvestors of different nationalities have different understanding and sense of risk.
Partnerstwo strategiczne UE - Chiny: doświadczenia, nowe otwarcie
Authors: Krukowska Monika
Published: April 2019

Challenges that the EU had to face at the beginning of the 21st century have induced revision of its foreign policy. Unprecedented economic development, as well as political opening of China have created an attractive political and economic partner, desired by European states. From the very beginning the cooperation between the EU and China has been based on the economic field. Nowadays, thanks to demographic and economic potentials of both partners bilateral trade turnover equals to a third of global trade and is worth 1 billion euro a day. On initial economic platform of cooperation partners now develop a comprehensive political and social partnership. Despite ideological and political differences, as well as sometimes contradictory economic interests, strategic partnership is very likely to be continued.
Programowanie finansowania komunalnych projektów inwestycyjnych w nowej perspektywie finansowej UE 2014–2020
Authors: Sierak Jacek
Published: April 2019

According to the new EU financial perspective, a significant portion of funds willbe allocated to fund municipal projects, whose beneficiaries include local governmentunits. In the process of obtaining EU subsidies two elements will have greatimportance: investment projects and financial contribution to the investments.The paper focuses on the conditions of implementation of municipal investmentprojects in the new EU programming perspective, and on principles of projectfinancing and the sources of funding.
Ekonomiczne i prawne instrumenty minimalizujące ryzyko niewypłacalności jednostek samorządu terytorialnego
Authors: Zioło Magdalena
Published: April 2019

The paper presents the issue of insolvency risk of local government entities,including its determinants and legal and economic tools to used to mitigateinsolvency risk of local government entities.
System emerytalny i jego zmiany w Polsce w kontekście deficytu budżetowego oraz długu publicznego w latach 1999–2014
Authors: Ciak Jolanta , Kołosowska Bożena
Published: April 2019

Since January 1999 a new pension system based on the reformed Social InsuranceInstitution (ZUS) and open pension funds (OFE) has been in force. The reformsdid not concern all the insured in ZUS uniformly, due to its scope and costs. The aim of the article is to present the changes in the Polish national pension systemand their influence on the public finance including the state budget. The influenceis considerable due to the long-lasting imbalance in the state budget and theaccumulating public debt. The authors discern that the changes suggested by thegovernment can be assessed as the choice between being responsible for presentand being responsible for the future. Thus the effects of the current changesin the pension system are moved to the future generations and the sources of theirfinancing, whether they are in the form of higher taxes, smaller public expenditureor higher public debt, will depend on the future economic policy includingthe financial policy.
Zastosowanie instrumentów zarządzania finansami osobistymi w polskich gospodarstwach domowych
Authors: Musiał Marta
Published: April 2019

One of the most important elements of managing personal finances is collectionof data needed for the analysis of household’s financial situation. The mostpopular personal finance management tools include financial statements (balancesheets and cash flows) and household budget. The purpose of this article isto determine how Polish households use the basic personal finances management tools. The article will characterize the tools and present the results of primarystudies concerning the use of these tools by Polish households.
Wpływ ratingów kredytowych państw europejskich na koszt kapitału
Authors: Chodnicka Patrycja
Published: April 2019

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of the countries’ credit ratingson the cost of capital through review of the subject literature and panel datamodels for the 35 European countries for the period 2005–2013.
E-Inventory Information System at PT. Resik Nyaman Sejahtera
Authors: Yudi Yudi , Indriani Karlena , Ramanda Kresna
Published: April 2019

E-Inventory Information System at PT. Resik Nyaman Sejahtera. PT. Resik Nyaman Sejahtera is a company engaged in  cleaning  services  that  serve  cleaning  at  apartments  /  hotels,  restaurants,  hospitals,  universities,  schools, supermarkets,  villas,  factories,  offices,  government  offices  or  national  private  and  other  places.  Constraints faced by PT. Resik Nyaman Sejahtera in carrying out existing projects is still using the manual process in inventorying / stocking of goods in and out of the warehouse so that it is difficult to find data and control the in and out of inventory / stock of goods in warehouses for ongoing projects or those that have been finished. Because of that the author proposes a intranet  web-based e-inventory application that is made to overcome and minimize the problem.  Broadly speaking, the application designed or developed consists of the process of recording data of goods, goods entering and leaving the warehouse, inventory of goods, and inventory reports. The results of this study produce an e-inventory application system  that  provides  convenience  for  warehouse  staff  and  administrators  to  manage  and  control  inventory  in  the warehouse
Critical analysis on inclusion of environmental studies in the elementary, secondary and senior secondary schools in Mizoram, India
Authors: Lalramnghinglova H. , Singh Anil Pratap , Lalrintluanga P.C.
Published: April 2019

Education is a process of development which includes three major activities, namely teaching, training and instruction. Environmental education is a process to promote the awareness and understanding of the environment, its relationship with man and his activities. It is also aimed at developing responsible actions necessary for preservation, conservation and improvement of the environment and its components. It has been introduced as a regular course in formal school education system in India following the directive of the Supreme Court of India. The present study aims at critically analyzing curriculum of environmental studies at primary, secondary and senior secondary level. The detailed analysis was done on the basis interactions with important stakeholders. In our study, we found that there is scarcity of qualified teachers to teach Environmental studies at each level. During interactions it was found that teachers have several environmental knowledge gaps and misconceptions about important environmental issues like about acid rain, ozone layer depletion and greenhouse effect. Our survey indicates that teachers hardly practice innovative methods to teach environment education. Most commonly used method is lecture. Field visits, practical, study tour and demonstrations are missing in many schools. It was also found that course content is not incremental; there is very often repetition of the topics. At college level, there is a need to focus more on environmental education and upgrade the course components. There should be both pre-service and in-service training for teachers to infuse emerging issues in course content. Such training should equip teachers for collecting and using relevant teaching materials to impart emerging issues. A few suggestions and recommendations are given based on critical analysis.
A review on tobacco and its effect on health
Authors: Lalruatfela B.
Published: April 2019

Tobacco is an important agricultural product that is consumed all over the world. More than 8000 chemicals are reported to be present in tobacco, and a large number of these chemicals are known carcinogens, and hence is known to be one of the most significant contributors to the development of cancer of different body parts. These chemicals have been reported to alter both the genetic and epigenetic constituents of cells. Such changes involve point mutation, deletion, insertion, recombination, transversion, transition, and chromosomal aberrations including aneuploidy and polyploidy. The chemical composition of different types of tobacco has been reported to be different. In this article, brief information about tobacco plants; history, types and popularity of tobacco; its chemical composition; relation to cancer and other diseases and its effects on the molecular, epigenetic and genetic compositions have been highlighted.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Mere Allegory or More Allegory?
Authors: Bergen Richard Angelo
Published: April 2019

This essay argues that Lewis understood very well that his fantasy stories—and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe in particular—would invite allegorical interpretation, and that, in his thought, this fact need not oppose, but might strengthen, their status as mythical fairy stories. It argues that Lewis would not have opposed allegorical interpretation as such, provided that it be done well, without hermeneutical exclusivity, and that the reader not confuse the potential of allegorical interpretations with the genre of allegory. The essay concludes by highlighting features of LWW that invite allegorical interpretation, and asking questions about the role of the reader and the nature of the text. The essay has two overarching objectives as it relates to C. S. Lewis criticism at large and LWW more specifically: first, to encourage investigation of and nuanced thinking about allegory as a genre and as a variety of interpretation; and concomitantly, to discourage polemic against the term ‘allegory’, to avoid its use as a merely negative category contrasting with supposal or romance.
Estimation of emissions of air pollutants in the Krapina-Zagorje
county
Authors: Šorgić Božica , Kušan Vladimir , Tošić Igor , Borić Bojana , Pandža Hrvoje
Published: April 2019

The Program for the
protection of air quality, ozone layer, climate change mitigation and
adaptation of the Krapina-Zagorje County is prepared in accordance with the
Article 12 of the Air Protection Act (OG 130/11, 47/14, 61/17, 118/18). The
Program sets targets and measures by priority sectors, deadlines and
responsible authorities for measures implementation over a five-year period in
the County. For the purpose of defining protection measures, based on available
data, estimation of annual emissions of pollutants into air was performed:
nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulphur oxides, particles, volatile organic
compounds, ammonia, carbon dioxide, methane and dinitrogen monoxide from the
main sectors. Emissions were estimated using the EMEP/EEA methodology and 2006
IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories methodology. Road
traffic emissions were estimated using DEFRA/DECC methodology.
Based on the results on
estimated pollutant emissions in the County, appropriate measures have been
defined for the protection and improvement of air quality.
Studying Media: A Conversation with Jussi Parikka
Authors: Parikka Jussi
Published: April 2019

Post print (open access). An interview (conducted by Yigit Soncul) that appeared in the Turkish Diegesis journal issue 2, Spring 2015 - http://www.diegesisjournal.com/studying-media-a-conversation-with-jussi-parikka/
Bond Mutual Funds vs. Bond Exchange Traded Funds: Evaluation of Risk Adjusted Performance
Authors: Stankevičienė Jelena , Petronienė Ieva
Published: April 2019

Growing acceptance of passive bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) and actively managed bond mutual funds has exposed the need to find a divide between these two comparatively similar types of instrument. This paper provides a comparative analysis of actively managed bond funds and passive bond ETFs in the context of multiple criteria. The research of risk-adjusted performance of a sampled group of bond funds and ETFs using the TOPSIS multi-criteria decision-making method revealed that actively managed bond funds have a modest advantage over passive bond ETFs. Moreover, the final findings indicate the funds’ performance dependability on portfolio composition by fixed income sector.
Critical Success Factors of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Saudi Arabia: Insights from Sustainability Perspective
Authors: Al-Tit Ahmad , Omri Anis , Euchi Jalel
Published: April 2019

The aim of this study is to explore the critical success factors (CSFs) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire was developed using 28 factors/indicators identified from the previous researches. From 500 respondents, a total of 347 questionnaires were returned. By conducting exploratory factors analysis, these indicators were categorized into six factors, namely: Individual factors, business characteristics, management factors, business support, capital availability and business environment. Using IBM SPSS and AMOS, the results indicated that business support was the most critical factor that significantly affects the success of SMEs in Saudi Arabia, followed by individual factors, capital availability, and management factors. They also indicated that business characteristics and business environment factors had no significant impacts on the success of these enterprises.
CO2 Flux and C Balance due to the Replacement of Bare Soil with Agro-Ecological Service Crops in Mediterranean Environment
Authors: Radicetti Emanuele , Osipitan O. Adewale , Langeroodi Ali Reza Safahani , Marinari Sara , Mancinelli Roberto
Published: April 2019

Intensive agriculture practices often results in decomposition of organic matter, thus causing soil CO2 emissions. Agro-ecological service crop could be profitably cultivated to improve soil characteristics and reduce CO2 emissions under Mediterranean environment. Two-year field trials were conducted in central Italy. The treatments were three agro-ecological service crops (hairy vetch, oat, and oilseed rape) and a no-service cover. Plant development, soil characteristics, and CO2 emissions were measured. Oat and oilseed rape showed a rapid growth, while hairy vetch started to grow rapidly only after the cold period. Soil CO2 emissions trend was similar among the agro-ecological service crops and tended to decrease during the cold period, then gradually increased until April when warm temperatures were observed. The high soil CO2 emissions and respiration index observed in hairy vetch probably stimulated mineral nutrients, especially nitrogen, to become more available in the soil compared to oat and oilseed rape throughout the decomposition of soil organic matter. These results confirmed that the cultivation of agro-ecological service crops, especially hairy vetch, could represent a suitable strategy for enhancing carbon sequestration and lead to a mitigation of CO2 emissions during the fallow period and could thus contribute to the climate change mitigation.
Meat Quality and Sensory Traits of Finisher Broiler Chickens Fed with Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens L.) Larvae Fat as Alternative Fat Source
Authors: Cullere Marco , Schiavone Achille , Dabbou Sihem , Gasco Laura , Dalle Zotte Antonella
Published: April 2019

At present, there is limited knowledge about the possible utilization of the fat fraction derived from Hermetia illucens (HI) larvae processing. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the replacement of soybean oil with HI larvae fat in broiler finisher diet, on the quality and sensory traits of their meat. At 21 days of age, 120 male broiler chickens were randomly allocated to three experimental groups (5 replicates and 8 birds/pen): a basal control diet (C), and two groups in which either 50% or 100% of the soybean oil was replaced with HI larvae fat (the HI50 and HI100 group, respectively). At day 48, 15 birds (3 birds/pen) per group were slaughtered, and breasts and legs were excised and used for meat quality evaluations. Breast and leg physical meat quality, nutritional composition and sensory profile remained substantially unaffected by the dietary treatments. In contrast, the dietary incorporation of HI larvae fat modified the fatty acid (FA) profile of both the breast and leg meat cuts: the proportion of saturated fatty acids increased (p < 0.0001) to the detriment of the polyunsaturated (PUFA) fraction (p < 0.0001). Moreover, the meat n-6/n-3 ratio increased in the HI50 and HI100 groups compared to the C group. HI larvae fat dietary inclusion decreased the monounsaturated fatty acids in the breast (p = 0.0012) but not in the leg meat. Further research should focus on the improvement of the FA profile of the larvae through substrate modulation, or by combining HI larvae with a PUFA-rich feedstuff in feed formulations.
Circulating Current Reduction in MMC-HVDC System Using Average Model
Authors: Hafeez Kamran , Khan Shahid A. , Van den Bossche Alex , Hasan Qadeer Ul
Published: April 2019

Modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are quickly emerging as a suitable technology for a voltage-source converter-based high-voltage direct-current (VSC-HVDC) transmission systems due to its numerous advantages as reported in literature. However, for a large DC-network, MMCs require large numbers of sub-modules (SMs) and switches, which makes its modeling very challenging and computationally complex using electromagnetic transient (EMT) programs. Average Value Model (AVM) provides a relatively better solution to model MMCs by combining cells as an arm equivalent circuit. Circulating current is an important issue related to the performance and stability of MMCs. Due to circulating currents, power loss in a converter increases as root mean square (RMS) values of the arm current increases. The traditional method for inserting SMs in each arm is based on direct modulation, which does not compensate for the arm voltage oscillations, and generates circulating current in each leg of a three-phase MMC. This paper presents a new method for reducing the circulating current by adding 2nd and 4th harmonics in the upper and lower arm currents of an MMC. Less capacitor energy variations are obtained by the proposed method compared to traditional direct modulation methods. The proposed method is tested on a common symmetrical monopole (point-to-point) MMC-HVDC system using vector current control strategy in PSCAD/EMTDC software. Analytical and simulation results show the effectiveness of the new method in minimizing the circulating current and arm voltage oscillation reductions as compared to the direct modulation approach.