bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of deep brain stimulation surgery on speech and swallowing in patients with essential tremor
Authors: Kim Ja Young , Hicks Julie , Almeida Leonardo Brito de , Wagle-Shukla Aparna , Zeilman Pamela , Hegland Karen
Published: September 2021

Purpose: The ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) of the thalamus is the typical target of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for controlling tremor in essential tremor (ET). It remains unclear whether the outcomes are significantly different on speech and/or swallowing functions. This study was to compare speech and swallowing outcomes in patients with ET without VIM DBS, and those with unilateral/bilateral VIM DBS.Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of 133 patients with the diagnosis of ET. We analyzed the clinical speech and swallowing evaluations, and compared outcomes across four ‘DBS disposition’ groupings: no DBS, left, right, or bilateral VIM DBS.Results: Speech function was worse in bilateral group versus no DBS and unilateral groups. Orofacial (p=0.000), rate (p=0.001), and prosody (p=0.003) were significantly different between groups. No DBS and unilateral groups demonstrated either no dysarthria or mild hyperkinetic dysarthria versus exhibiting higher rates of dysarthria including an ataxic component in bilateral group. Bilateral group showed more impaired swallowing severity versus no DBS and unilateral groups, however, these differences were not statistically significant.Conclusions: The results demonstrated speech and swallowing changes in the ET patient population after VIM DBS. This data provides support for further study in order to better understand the speech and/or swallowing changes that may occur with VIM DBS.
Development and usability of biofeedback system for water resistance therapy using sensor
Authors: Choi Seong Hee , Lim Geum Byeol , Chae Hye-Rim , Youn Jong-In
Published: September 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a water cup device for voice therapy as a biofeedback device for water resistance therapy (WRT), one of the semi-occluded vocal tract exercises (SOVTEs) using sensors. In addition, we explore the usefulness of the system for training in voice therapy by implementing water resistance phonation through newly developed devices.Methods: Using Arduino, the water resistance value was measured using a water level sensor, and a system was developed to visually implement the water resistance value and duration of exhalation and vocalization according to the change in water level caused by bubbles. Visual feedback was provided using LED sensors that represent colors according to the height of the water level. The WRT step was performed on six normal adults (male 3 and female 3) to implement changes in water level change amplification rate according to tube diameter and depth, and quantitatively analyzed.Results: The experiment showed that different LED colors were displayed depending on the resistance value of the water level. The LED’s brightness decreased as the width of the silicone tube diameter became larger in the bubble according to the tube diameter. Moreover, compared to 5 mm or 7 mm, a tube diameter of 10 mm showed the lowest amplification rate, regardless of with or without phonation. A depth of 2 cm, with the tube tip submerged in water, demonstrated the lowest amplification rate with or without phonation, compared to 4, 7, and 10 cm.Conclusions: The newly developed cup device for water resistance therapy was easy to give visual feedback according to changes in water level and helped to identify objectively by quantifying the performance of the target. This system may help clinicians and patients not only in clinical situations but also in practice at home during voice training.
Use and Appreciation of a Web-Based, Computer-Tailored Diet and Physical Activity Intervention Based on the Self-determination Theory: Evaluation Study of Process and Predictors
Authors: Coumans Juul M J , Oenema Anke , Bolman Catherine A W , Lechner Lilian
Published: September 2021

Background

eHealth is a promising tool for promoting lifestyle behaviors such as a healthy diet and physical activity (PA). However, making people use interventions is a crucial and challenging problem in eHealth. More insight into use patterns and predicting factors is needed to improve future interventions.

Objective

This study aims to examine the use, predictors of use, and appreciation of a web-based, computer-tailored, dietary and PA promotion intervention, MyLifestyleCoach, which is based on the self-determination theory. First, we depict the participants’ flow in the intervention and identify moments when they are likely to discontinue use. Second, we investigate whether demographic, motivational, and program-related characteristics predict the use of several intervention elements. Finally, we report the appreciation scores for the intervention and the participant and program characteristics associated with these scores.

Methods

This study was based on data from web-based self-report questionnaires. Here, objectively assessed intervention use data were analyzed from participants randomized to the intervention condition. Multiple stepwise (logistic) regression analyses were conducted to examine the predictors of intervention use and evaluation scores.

Results

Our findings indicate a low full completion rate for the intervention among those who chose and completed the diet module (49/146, 33.6%), the PA module (2/12, 17%), and both modules (58/273, 21.2%). Several points in the intervention where participants were likely to stop using the intervention were identified. Autonomous and intrinsic motivation toward diet were related to the completion of the initial sessions of the intervention (ie, the opening session in which participants could choose which module to follow and the first session of the diet module). In contrast, controlled motivation was linked to the completion of both modules (initial and follow-up sessions). Appreciation scores were somewhat positive. Appreciation was predicted by several motivational constructs, such as amotivation and basic psychological needs (eg, competence) and program-related features (eg, number of completed sessions).

Conclusions

This study adds meaningful information on the use and appreciation of a web-based, computer-tailored dietary and PA intervention, MyLifestyleCoach. The results indicate that different types of motivations, such as extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, are at play at the points when people are likely to stop using the intervention. The intervention was appreciated fairly well, and several motivational constructs and fulfillment of basic psychological needs were associated with appreciation. Practical implications of these findings have been provided in this study.
Development, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Utility of an Expressive Speech-Enabled Digital Health Agent to Deliver Online, Brief Motivational Interviewing for Alcohol Misuse: Descriptive Study (Preprint)
Authors: Boustani Maya , Lunn Stephanie , Visser Ubbo , Lisetti Christine
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND

Digital health agents — embodied conversational agents designed specifically for health interventions — provide a promising alternative or supplement to behavioral health services by reducing barriers to access to care.

OBJECTIVE

Our goals were to (1) develop an expressive, speech-enabled digital health agent operating in a 3-dimensional virtual environment to deliver a brief behavioral health intervention over the internet to reduce alcohol use and to (2) understand its acceptability, feasibility, and utility with its end users.

METHODS

We developed an expressive, speech-enabled digital health agent with facial expressions and body gestures operating in a 3-dimensional virtual office and able to deliver a brief behavioral health intervention over the internet to reduce alcohol use. We then asked 51 alcohol users to report on the digital health agent acceptability, feasibility, and utility.

RESULTS

The developed digital health agent uses speech recognition and a model of empathetic verbal and nonverbal behaviors to engage the user, and its performance enabled it to successfully deliver a brief behavioral health intervention over the internet to reduce alcohol use. Descriptive statistics indicated that participants had overwhelmingly positive experiences with the digital health agent, including engagement with the technology, acceptance, perceived utility, and intent to use the technology. Illustrative qualitative quotes provided further insight about the potential reach and impact of digital health agents in behavioral health care.

CONCLUSIONS

Web-delivered interventions delivered by expressive, speech-enabled digital health agents may provide an exciting complement or alternative to traditional one-on-one treatment. They may be especially helpful for hard-to-reach communities with behavioral workforce shortages.
Behavioral engagement with mHealth for improved well-being among chronically ill patients: the role of human-related and app-related factors (Preprint)
Authors: Van Baelen Freek , De Regge Melissa , Larivière Bart , Verleye Katrien , Schelfout Sam , Eeckloo Kristof
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND

Last decade has shown a considerable increase in the amount of mobile health applications (mHealth apps) in everyday life. These mHealth apps have the potential to significantly improve well-being for chronically ill patients. However, behavioral engagement with mHealth apps remains low.

OBJECTIVE

The aim of this study is to provide insight into the behavioral engagement of adults with chronic conditions with mHealth apps by investigating (1) how it is affected by human-related factors (here, physician motivation) and app-related factors (here, app integration) and (2) how it affects their well-being. Supplementary, this study considers the moderating effect of preference for traditional visits to the physician (habit) and experience in app use (app experience) by the patients.

METHODS

A scenario based experiment among patients with a chronic condition (n= 521) was carried out. A Bayesian SEM model with mediation and moderation analysis was conducted in MPlus.

RESULTS

Both physician motivation for mHealth app use and mHealth app integration have a positive effect on the behavioral engagement of chronically ill patients towards mHealth apps. Higher behavioral engagement positively influences the hedonic and eudaimonic well-being of chronically ill patients. App experience positively moderates the relationship between app integration and behavioral engagement. A patients’ habit with receiving traditional care does not moderate the relationship between physician motivation and behavioral engagement.

CONCLUSIONS

The human and design factor play a key role in behavioral engagement and well-being among patients with a chronic condition. During and after the development of a mHealth app, app integration and physician motivation should be a point of attention.
Measuring daily-life fear perception change: a computational study in the context of COVID-19 (Preprint)
Authors: Chai Yuchen , Palacios Juan , Wang Jianghao , Fan Yichun , Zheng Siqi
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND

COVID-19, as a global health crisis, has triggered the fear emotion with unprecedented intensity. Besides the fear of getting infected, the outbreak of COVID-19 also created significant disruptions in people’s daily life and thus evoked intensive psychological responses indirect to COVID-19 infections.

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to develop novel digital trackers of public fear emotion during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to uncover meaningful topics that the citizens are concerned about to inform policy decision-making.

METHODS

We construct an expressed fear database using 16 million social media posts generated by 536 thousand users in China between January 1st, 2019 and August 31st, 2020. We employ Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) to detect the fear emotion within each post and apply BERTopic to extract the central fear topics.

RESULTS

We find that on average, 2.45% of posts per day having fear as the dominant emotion in 2019. This share spiked after the COVID-19 outbreak and peaked at 9.1% on the date that China’s epi-center Wuhan city announced lockdown. Among the fear posts, topics related to health takes the largest share (39%). Specifically, we find that posts regarding sleep disorders (Nightmare and Insomnia) have the most significant increase during the pandemic. We also observe gender heterogeneity in fear topics, with females being more concerned with health while males being more concerned with job.

CONCLUSIONS

Our work leverages the social media data coupled with computational methods to track the emotional response on a large scale and with high temporal granularity. While we conduct this research in a tracing back mode, it is possible to use such a method to achieve real-time emotion monitoring, thus serving as a helpful tool to discern societal concerns and aid for policy decision-making.
LC-MS/MS and Cytotoxic Activity Analysis of Extract and Fraction of Calophyllum soulattri Stembark
Authors: Muhamad Salman Fareza  , Choironi Nur Amalia , Susilowati Sri Sutji , Rini Melina Puspita , Festihawa Vyola , Fauzi Irfansyah Septian Nur , Utami Esti Dyah , Sarmoko Sarmoko
Published: September 2021

Calophyllum soulattri (Sulatri), a plant from Clusiaceae family, has been empirically used as traditional medicine. In the present study, C. soulattri stem bark extract and fractions were evaluated for their toxicity against MCF-7 breast cancer cell. The extract and fraction’s chemical content was analyzed using the combination of liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The results showed that methanol extract and n-hexane fractions have strong cytotoxic activity with IC50 values 93.6 and 36 µg/mL, respectively. Meanwhile, as the positive control, ethyl acetate and cisplatin fractions have IC50 values 233 and 16.2 µg/mL, respectively. The LC-MS/MS analysis showed that the extract and fractions contained polyporusterone A, poricoic acid D, polyporusterone F, esulentagenin, and 1-acetyl-3-(methoxy-carbonyl)-β-carboline. Therefore, C. soulattri stem bark extract and fractions have potential activity as an anticancer agent that was able to inhibit MCF-7 breast cancer cell growth.
Coronavirus (CoV) proteins in GtoPdb v.2021.3
Authors: Alexander Stephen P.H. , Ball Jonathan K. , Tsoleridis Theocharis
Published: September 2021

Coronaviruses are large, often spherical, enveloped, single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses, ranging in size from 80-220 nm. Their genomes and protein structures are highly conserved. Three coronaviruses have emerged over the last 20 years as serious human pathogens: SARS-CoV was identified as the causative agent in an outbreak in 2002-2003, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) CoV emerged in 2012 and the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 emerged in 2019-2020. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus responsible for the infectious disease termed COVID-19 (WHO Technical Guidance 2020).
G protein-coupled estrogen receptor in GtoPdb v.2021.3
Authors: Filardo Edward J. , Neubig Richard , Prossnitz Eric R.
Published: September 2021

The G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER, nomenclature as agreed by the NC-IUPHAR Subcommittee on the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor [25]) was identified following observations of estrogen-evoked cyclic AMP signalling in breast cancer cells [2], which mirrored the differential expression of an orphan 7-transmembrane receptor GPR30 [6]. There are observations of both cell-surface and intracellular expression of the GPER receptor [28, 33]. Selective agonist/ antagonists for GPER have been characterized [25]. Antagonists of the nuclear estrogen receptor, such as fulvestrant [11], tamoxifen [28, 33] and raloxifene [24], as well as the flavonoid 'phytoestrogens' genistein and quercetin [17], are agonists of GPER. A complete review of GPER pharmacology has been published [25]. The roles of GPER in physiological systems throughout the body (cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine, immune, reproductive) and in cancer have also been reviewed [25, 26, 19, 16, 9]. The GPER-selective agonist G-1 is currently in Phase I/II clinical trials for cancer (NCT04130516).
SLC36 family of proton-coupled amino acid transporters in GtoPdb v.2021.3
Authors: Anderson Catriona M.H. , Thwaites David T.
Published: September 2021

Members of the SLC36 family of proton-coupled amino acid transporters are involved in membrane transport of amino acids and derivatives. The four transporters show variable tissue expression patterns and are expressed in various cell types at the plasma-membrane and in intracellular organelles. PAT1 is expressed at the luminal surface of the small intestine and absorbs amino acids and derivatives [3]. In lysosomes, PAT1 functions as an efflux mechanism for amino acids produced during intralysosomal proteolysis [2, 18]. PAT2 is expressed at the apical membrane of the renal proximal tubule [6] and at the plasma-membrane in brown/beige adipocytes [20]. PAT1 and PAT4 are involved in regulation of the mTORC1 pathway [11]. More comprehensive lists of substrates can be found within the reviews under Further Reading and in the references [3].
Phosphodiesterases, 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide (PDEs) in GtoPdb v.2021.3
Authors: Yan Chen
Published: September 2021

3',5'-Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs, 3',5'-cyclic-nucleotide 5'-nucleotidohydrolase), E.C. 3.1.4.17, catalyse the hydrolysis of a 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide (usually cyclic AMP or cyclic GMP). isobutylmethylxanthine is a nonselective inhibitor with an IC50 value in the millimolar range for all isoforms except PDE 8A, 8B and 9A. A 2',3'-cyclic nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase (E.C. 3.1.4.37 CNPase) activity is associated with myelin formation in the development of the CNS.
Glucagon receptor family in GtoPdb v.2021.3
Authors: Bataille Dominique , Chan Susan L. , Delagrange Philippe , Drucker Daniel J. , Göke Burkhard , Hills Rebecca , Mayo Kelly E. , Miller Laurence J. , Salvatori Roberto , Thorens Bernard
Published: September 2021

The glucagon family of receptors (nomenclature as agreed by the NC-IUPHAR Subcommittee on the Glucagon receptor family [162]) are activated by the endogenous peptide (27-44 aa) hormones glucagon, glucagon-like peptide 1, glucagon-like peptide 2, glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (also known as gastric inhibitory polypeptide), GHRH and secretin. One common precursor (GCG) generates glucagon, glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucagon-like peptide 2 peptides [119]. For a recent review on the current understanding of the structures of GLP-1 and GLP-1R, the molecular basis of their interaction, and the associated signaling events see de Graaf et al., 2016 [89].
SLC51 family of steroid-derived molecule transporters in GtoPdb v.2021.3
Authors: Dawson Paul A.
Published: September 2021

The SLC51 organic solute transporter family of transporters is a pair of heterodimeric proteins which regulate bile salt movements in the small intestine, bile duct, and liver, as part of the enterohepatic circulation [2, 5, 1]. OSTα/OSTβ is also expressed in steroidogenic cells of the brain and adrenal gland, where it may contribute to steroid movement [6]. Bile acid transport is suggested to be facilitative and independent of sodium, potassium, chloride ions or protons [5, 2]. OSTα/OSTβ heterodimers have been shown to transport [3H]taurocholic acid, [3H]dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, [3H]estrone-3-sulphate, [3H]pregnenolone sulphate and [3H]dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate [2, 5, 6]. OSTα/OSTβ-mediated transport of bile salts is inhibited by clofazimine [10]. OSTα is suggested to be a seven TM protein, while OSTβ is a single TM 'ancillary' protein, both of which are thought to have intracellular C-termini [8]. Both proteins function in solute transport [8, 4]. Inherited mutations in OSTα and OSTβ are associated with liver disease and congenital diarrhea in children [9, 7].
3C. 3-Ketosteroid receptors in GtoPdb v.2021.3
Authors: Cain Derek , Cidlowski John , Edwards Dean P. , Fuller Peter , Grimm Sandra L. , Hartig Sean , Lange Carol A. , Oakley Robert H. , Richer Jennifer K. , Sartorius Carol A. , Tetel Marc , Weigel Nancy , Young Morag J.
Published: September 2021

Steroid hormone receptors (nomenclature as agreed by the NC-IUPHAR Subcommittee on Nuclear Hormone Receptors [74, 215, 3]) are nuclear hormone receptors of the NR3 class, with endogenous agonists that may be divided into 3-hydroxysteroids (estrone and 17β-estradiol) and 3-ketosteroids (dihydrotestosterone [DHT], aldosterone, cortisol, corticosterone, progesterone and testosterone). For rodent GR and MR, the physiological ligand is corticosterone rather than cortisol.
КАК ИЗМЕРЕНИЕ МОДУЛЯ ВЕКТОРА ОШИБКИ ПОМОГАЕТ ОПТИМИЗИРОВАТЬ ОБЩИЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ СИСТЕМЫ
Authors: Акар Э.
Published: September 2021

Модуль вектора ошибки (EVM) – важная характеристика, позволяющая количественно оценить совокупное влияние всех возможных проблем в системах связи. В статье проанализировано, какие параметры системы влияют на EVM, рассмотрен ряд примеров использования EVM для оптимизации характеристик устройства на системном уровне.
THE DEFECTS OF A REIGNING THEORY
Authors: Ninov Dimitar
Published: September 2021

Contemporary theoretical musicology, and especially its anglophone section, has been heavily influenced by the ideas and analytical methods of Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935) who was an Austrian. Schenkerian-inspired theory, once imported in the United States from Austria, spread widely on American soil, where it was “enriched” conceptually, and was then re-exported to Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and other English speaking countries. The old American school of harmony that stemmed from the best German, French, and Russian traditions, found itself pushed to the wall by the ever growing Schenkerian school of thought which was erecting a cult of his creator. A “new order” in harmony and analysis was gradually established that regarded tonality as a business between tonic and dominant alone, the rest of the chords being of peripheral importance. This mentality shut the door to diversity and freedom in functional thinking, and opened the door to highly biased harmonic and formal analyses which erased harmonic cadences, presented tonality in black and white, breached syntactical units to create a new way of hearing music (the so-called "distance hearing" or "structural hearing”), and inevitably ended up with the same fundamental structure in melody and harmony, named “Ursatz”. This essay discusses major defects of Schenkerian theory and their negative impact on traditional harmony and analysis.
THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN SOLOIST AND ORCHESTRA WITHIN THE CONCERTO PRESENTED THROUGH PEIRCE'S “THEORY OF SIGNS”
Authors: Nikolić Neda
Published: September 2021

The dichotomy between individualism and collectivism, deeply rooted in the development of social life, reflects an anthropological aspect that is also reflected in the art of music. This opposition, which is manifested through the relationship between the soloist and the orchestra within the concerto, is one of its main genre features. It survives despite all the changes that have taken place throughout history, but it is still subject to modifications. However, the role of these entities, apart from the style of the epoch, was also influenced by the composer`s personal style which must also be taken into account when considering the work from any point of view. The proposal to apply the method of Charles Peirce's “Theory of Signs” is to help to elucidate the meanings that this type of dialogue produces and which are hierarchically arranged and positioned within the pyramidal structure. Accordingly, the theme of the paper aims at showing the relationship between the soloist and the orchestra, showing what their function is within the concerto, as well as  how their roles have changed throughout the change of epochs in history and the meaning this type of dialogue conveys.
VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN COLONIAL AMERICA
Authors: Kocic Stanković Ana
Published: September 2021

The article presents some of the most common visual representations of Native Americans from the colonial period and the Age of Exploration of the Americas. Visual representations were a part of a broader colonial discourse and were based on the representational practices applied by the dominant Western European culture. After establishing a broader theoretical framework based on the post-colonial and cultural studies insights, the author singles out and analyzes several visual representations of Native Americans. The emphasis is on the Noble vs. Ignoble Savage stereotypes and tropes and how they are reflected in visual arts.
La justicia alternativa, el derecho colaborativo y sus perspectivas en México
Authors: Cabrera Dircio Julio , Aguilera Durán Jesús
Published: September 2021

Uno de los problemas más importantes que tenemos en nuestro país y en Latinoamérica es la desconfianza, y ésta se ve reflejada en la inseguridad que cada día es más perceptible en los tres ámbitos de gobierno (el federal, el estatal y, especialmente, el municipal) y también en los órganos de procuración y administración de justicia. Esto nos lleva a buscar alternativas viables que nos puedan ayudar a resolver esta situación. El derecho colaborativo, que nace de las reformas constitucionales en materia penal de 2008 y la de derechos humanos en 2011, pasa a ser un elemento de suma importancia en su aplicación.
The Post-Soviet Transition: Constitutional Structuring and Political Reality (Case-Study de la CEI)
Authors: Abramova Marianna , Vilisov Maksim
Published: September 2021

El artículo ofrece un análisis político-jurídico de las Constituciones de los miembros de la Comunidad de Estados Independientes, que comenzaron a construir su Estado independiente después de la caída de la URSS. Los autores realizaron un análisis comparativo de tales instituciones en la CEI, como el Parlamento, la Presidencia, los tribunales, y llegaron a la conclusión de que las características institucionales estudiadas podrían describirse como “tradicionalismo moderno”. Al mismo tiempo se daba predominio (o superioridad) a prácticas políticas informales (clanes, grupos de interés, redes políticas) que garantizaban el proceso político en aquellos países. Los mecanismos e instituciones informales, compitiendo con las instituciones constitucionales, sentaron las bases para la “toma del Estado” y la formación del neopatrimonialismo. En el artículo se describen varios modelos de regímenes neopatrimoniales que permiten partir de una descripción simplificada de estos regímenes como “autoritarios”, y encontrar nuevas instituciones “híbridas”, que acumulan tanto el poder formal como el informal.
El parámetro de regularidad constitucional y la ley suprema de la Unión
Authors: Acuña Juan Manuel
Published: September 2021

Este trabajo tiene por objeto estudiar el proceso de resignificación del concepto “ley suprema de la Unión” contenido en el artículo 133 constitucional, a partir de la identificación y desarrollo del parámetro de regularidad constitucional, por parte de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación. Para ello, procederemos en primer lugar a estudiar el concepto de la ley suprema de la Unión prestando especial atención a las variaciones observables en su contenido con relación a la ubicación del derecho de fuente internacional. Luego, analizaremos la conformación del parámetro de regularidad constitucional como bloque de derechos y los problemas para la solución de diferencias y antinomias en su interior. En la tercera sección procederemos a determinar las transformaciones generadas en el contenido de la ley suprema de la Unión a partir de la incorporación del parámetro de regularidad constitucional.
La revocatoria de mandato a nivel subnacional en Argentina: normativa y casos
Authors: Eberhardt María Laura
Published: September 2021

En Argentina, la revocatoria de mandato solo existe en algunas regulaciones subnacionales pero no en la Constitución nacional. Ello explica la multiplicidad y diversidad de formas y requisitos que dicho mecanismo adquiere en las distintas normas provinciales, municipales y locales. Tal situación hace complejo y desalienta su abordaje, atentando contra todo intento de desplegar una mirada comparativa, en forma simultánea y conjunta, a lo largo del territorio. Por ese motivo, el estudio de tal herramienta de participación ciudadana suele fragmentarse en investigaciones parciales de casos, en este país, con una perspectiva particular y aislada de los demás distritos. Se pierde así la posibilidad de hallar elementos similares y diferentes que aporten a una mejor comprensión, no solo del diseño y resultados de la revocatoria a escala micro, sino también de su desempeño general a nivel macro. Reducir esa deuda pendiente para la Argentina es el objetivo de este trabajo.
La educación en Cuba a la luz de los derechos fundamentales
Authors: Pérez Véliz Alie
Published: September 2021

La configuración constitucional y legal de la educación en Cuba, a partir de su prestación exclusiva y excluyente por el Estado, y de lo incontrovertible de las decisiones administrativas en esta materia, se orienta más a una función pública soberana del Estado que a un servicio público en el sentido técnico jurídico del término. La falta de garantías, como la eficacia directa y vinculación de todos los “poderes” públicos, la reserva de ley, la indisponibilidad legislativa para la regresión, el contenido esencial o mínimo intocable, y la tutela judicial efectiva, constituyen serias limitaciones para considerar la educación en Cuba como un derecho fundamental, a la luz de esta teoría. Esta situación legislativa puede ubicar a los titulares del derecho en posiciones de desprotección ante posibles vulneraciones emanadas de arbitrariedades administrativas o de retrocesos legislativos.
Should Mexico Adopt Permissive Gun Policies? Lessons From The United States
Authors: Weigend Vargas Eugenio , Pérez Esparza David
Published: September 2021

After a recent increase in violence, policy makers and advocates in Mexico have proposed new firearm legislation that would shift Mexican gun policies towards a more permissive approach. Following the argument of ‘selfdefense’, these initiatives would facilitate citizens’ access to guns by allowing them to carry firearms in automobiles and businesses. These initiatives have been developed without a deep analysis of the effects of permissive gun laws. In this article, the authors present an assessment of what Mexican policymakers and advocates should be aware of regarding permissive gun laws using the example of the United States, the nation with the highest rate of gun ownership in the world and where these policies are already in effect.
Choosing the Most Favorable Venue: Forum Shopping, Shopping Forums, and Legal Pluralism in Ecuador
Authors: Ruiz-Chiriboga Oswaldo
Published: September 2021

This article is based on an extensive literature review and the findings obtained after three trips to Ecuador, during which interviews and informal conversations were held with members of Indigenous communities, communal leaders, national judges, prosecutors, academics and practitioners. It uses the concepts of “forum shopping” and “shopping forums,” showing how these phenomena are present in both types of legal systems in Ecuador: Indigenous legal systems and the ordinary legal system. The examples provided by respondents or studied within existing legal doctrine are shared first, followed by a discussion of the opportunities and challenges the choice of forums and disputants may experience in terms of access to justice. The article also examines the ne bis in idem principle, which has been implemented to control or reduce forum shopping and shopping forums. According to this principle an individual who has faced trial in one system should not be prosecuted again in the other system. If well controlled and carefully analysed on a casebycase basis, forum shopping and shopping forum could be beneficial to individuals and communities, fostering access to justice and the protection of human rights, without disrespecting the autonomy of communities. Conversely, if poorly controlled or badly regulated, forum shopping and shopping forum could irreparably affect justice, harm individual rights or create impunity, leaving victims or the less powerful members of communities unprotected.
Professional Midwives and their Regulatory Framework in Mexico
Authors: López Arellano Liliana , Sánchez Ramírez Georgina , Mendoza Cárdenas Héctor Augusto
Published: September 2021

The objective of this article is to show the legal situation of professional midwives in Mexico with respect to their work. The implications of the human rights framework as established in Article 1 of the Mexican Constitution are explored as a basis to regulate professional midwifery. Using comparative analysis methodology, the contents of different regulatory frame works for sexual and reproductive health in Mexico are studied, including those backed by international treaties and agreements. The results show that Mexican legislation includes midwifery to a certain extent, but fails to define concepts like the professionalization of midwifery, when midwives can work other than in hospitals, and they can be officially trained. Additionally, there is no legal recognition of this profession in educational and work standards. In conclusion, this research shows that there are enough international documents (agreements, conferences and recommendations) to serve as a frame of reference for redrafting Mexican standards, regulations and public policies on birth care provided by professional midwives. This would guarantee the safety of mothers who use midwifery services and give suitable professional training (with the respective creation of schools for this purpose) to the midwives who provide these services. Midwives would then be able to practice legally and help to improve maternal and reproductive health outcomes in the country.
Municipalities as Part of the System to Control Criminal Assets in Mexico
Authors: Torres Estrada Pedro Rubén
Published: September 2021

Within a national system of control of criminal assets, the role of municipalities is strategic. According to their constitutional faculties, munici¬palities should develop and feed databases containing relevant information that contributes to the control of the criminal patrimonial and economic structures. An analysis of primary and secondary sources of information was used to identify the databases that are generated or that should be generated by the municipalities, considering the functions and powers that the constitution, laws, and regula¬tions assign to each of the dependencies that integrate the municipal government. Although some municipal agencies keep track of their activities using databases, they do not have a structure that allows the exploitation of information. Moreo¬ver, some municipalities do not have structured public policies aimed at combating the patrimonial and economic structures of crime. Finally, municipalities are an important source of information that can contribute to law enforcement structu¬res in the development of investigations aimed at weakening the financial and patrimonial structures of crime. This article shows the importance and utility of municipalities in the combat against assets generated by crime and the need to implement public policies intended to weaken the economic and patrimonial criminal structures. Currently, there are no previous studies on this subject in the national literature.
Systematic Literature Review of Software as a Service [SaaS] in view of Security and Multitenancy
Authors: Krishna Ashu
Published: September 2021

Abstract: In early days of commercial software development, it was very expensive as multiple components were required such as - hardware, software, infrastructure to support mere an application development and implementation. Industry was using it with a note of burden to manage the support services. Visualizing these specific problems ICT took it as a challenge and introduces cost effective solution and bifurcated in Service components. Broadly a) Infrastructure as a Service b) Platform as a Service c) Software as a Service. Industry welcomed the approach and started handing over these services to market players and were able to focus on their key business areas. In recent development of cloud architecture these are becoming BUZZ word in industry and innovating traditional approaches. Keywords: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, CaaS, Security, Multitenancy, Cloud Architecture
Performance Evaluation of Laboratory Scale Vegetated Vermifilter for Domestic Wastewater
Authors: Angathekar Vaishnavi
Published: September 2021

Abstract: Locally as well as globally, the Collection and treatment of wastewater are seen to have an impact on the environment and economy in one way or the other. Designing a system that minimizes this effect to the best possible scenario is of paramount importance, adding to greater sustainability in terms of economic, environmental, and social terms. The solutions such as on-site treatment of wastewater, local recycling, and reuse of resources contained in domestic wastewater (predominantly water itself) can be best summed up as Decentralized treatment of sewage which appears to be a coherent solution to address sustainability. Vermifiltration is a low-cost aerobic decentralized wastewater treatment option. Two lab-scale vertical flow filters are designed in this project, with both being assisted by Canna indica (MAVF), but only one introduced with Eisenia fetida. The experimental phase continued for 5 weeks with a hydraulic loading rate of 0.14 m3 m -2 day-1 with an acclimatization period of 15 days. The results depicted that MAVF has a better organic degradation capacity than the one without earthworms alone. The quality of wastewater is determined by Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) to a great extent. Removal efficiencies of COD were 67 % for MAVF and 55 % for MAF, while for BOD, it was 80 % for MAVF and 69 % for MAF, respectively. The BOD and COD tests were assisted by other parameters like pH, and turbidity. Keywords: Domestic wastewater, Decentralized treatment, Aerobic treatment, Macrophyte Assisted Vermifilter (MAVF), Macrophyte Assisted Filter (MAF), Sustainability, Low-Cost Treatment, Canna Indica, Eisenia Fetida
EL USO COMPARTIDO DE LA EMOCIÓN: ¿PORQUÉ NECESITAMOS COMPARTIR LAS EMOCIONES?
Authors: Martínez Sánchez Francisco
Published: September 2021

(N. de la Ed.). Conferencia dictada por el Dr. Francisco Martínez Sánchez el 17 de mayo de 2011 en el marco de las actividades de los programas de Doctorado en Psicología y del Postgrado de especialización en Psicología Clínica, orientación Psicología Cognitiva (revisada por el autor). Invitado por el Departamento de Teorías Psicológicas y Psicología Clínica, de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Católica del Uruguay.
DISEÑO DE UNA ESCALA PARA LA EVALUACIÓN DEL COMPORTAMIENTO CREATIVO EN DIFERENTES DOMINIOS
Authors: Aranguren María , Irrazabal Natalia
Published: September 2021

Este estudio se centró en diseñar y analizar –preliminarmente- las propiedades psicométricas de una escala de evaluación de la creatividad en diferentes áreas: literatura; música; expresión corporal (danza/teatro); diseño/artesanías; artes plásticas; empresas/negocios; arquitectura/construcción, ciencia/tecnología; y creatividad cotidiana. Los análisis factoriales exploratorios (n = 258) generaron 4 factores: F1 Artes y diseño; F2 Literatura y música; F3 Expresión corporal y F4 Empresas y negocios. Los resultados indican una buena consistencia interna de la ECC y de cada subescalas y proveen evidencias sobre validez convergente con constructos teóricos como, personalidad creativa, autoeficacia creativa y autoeficacia general. Dichos resultados indican que, tanto la ECC como sus subescalas muestran correlación baja, aunque estadísticamente significativa, con Escala de Personalidad Creativa (Gough, 1979), Escala de Autoeficacia Creativa (Yi, Scheithauer, Lin & Schwarzer, 2008) y Escala de Autoeficacia General (Jerusalem & Schwarzer, 1992). Se aportan  evidencias de validez criterial, por grupos contrastados, observándose diferencias estadísticamente significativas en puntuaciones promedios del total de la ECC y en subescalas de Artes/ diseño, Literatura/música y Expresión corporal, entre participantes que desarrollaron alguna actividad artística versus aquellos que no. Se informan diferencias según sexo, edad y nivel educativo para totales de la ECC y cada subescala.
LOS “HIJOS DE LOS PRESOS”: VÍNCULO AFECTIVO ENTRE PADRES PRIVADOS DE LIBERTAD Y SUS HIJOS/AS. AVANCES DE UN ESTUDIO EXPLORATORIO
Authors: Techera José , Garibotto Giorgina , Urreta Alejandra
Published: September 2021

La experiencia de privación de libertad (PL) transforma las relaciones a todo nivel, en particular la paterno/filial. Estos cambios afectan la vida de niños/as -víctimas secundarias -, privándolos de la cotidiana presencia del padre; perturbando asimismo a la persona privada de libertad (PPL) (Keijzer, en Fuller, 2002).Este estudio se centra en conocer la percepción de las PPL y sus hijos/as -3 y 11 años de edad- sobre el vínculo afectivo y las condiciones en que éste ocurre, en el marco de la visita carcelaria. Se presentan resultados preliminares de un estudio exploratorio -cualitativo-, surgidos del análisis de contenido de entrevistas a 11 PPL, varones, de un establecimiento penitenciario de Montevideo y sus hijos/as. Las conclusiones destacan: la relevancia de la visita para el sistema familiar y la de los aspectos contextuales y situacionales, en la construcción del vínculo paterno-filiar y su posible relación con ausentismos. Se evidencia la necesidad de profundizar en investigaciones e intervenciones sobre el tema, para minimizar costos sociales y psicológicos y perfilar apoyos para una configuración del vínculo paterno-filial que dignifique, en el durante y después de la cárcel.
RANCANG BANGUN PENENTUAN PRODUK BERAS TERBAIK PT. RANS JAYA MENGGUNAKAN METODE SAW DAN MFEP
Authors: Dewi Rofiqoh , Verina Wiwi , Puspita Khairani
Published: September 2021

Saat ini beras merupakan kategori makanan pokok yang sangat penting di dunia khususnya di Benua Asia yang juga banyak penduduknya yang berprofesi sebagai petani dan telah memproduksi beras untuk dunia sebesar lebih kurang 90% dan Indonesia sebagai salah satu negara pengkonsumsi beras terbanyak di Asia. Sehingga usaha dalam menjual beras termasuk salah satu usaha yang sangat diminati oleh banyak perusahaan, salah satunya yaitu PT. Rans Jaya. Untuk itu PT. Rans Jaya harus dapat mempertahankan penjualan beras yang baik dan berkualitas sesuai minat masyarakat khususnya berdasarkan merk dan jenis beras yang telah beredar di pasar. Salah satu permasalahan tersebutlah yang menjadi kendalan dan harus dihadapi oleh PT. Rans Jaya. Untuk itu diperlukan sebuah sistem pendukung keputusan dalam pengolahan data penjualan dan metode sebagai pendukung dalam penentuan merk dan jenis beras yang terbaik.
Bakhtin and Cohen: The First Stages in Building the Philosophical System
Authors: Dvorkin Ilya
Published: September 2021

Abstact. Although it is generally known that M.M. Bakhtin viewed himself as primarily a philosopher and not a philologist, the overwhelming majority of studies of his work belong to literary criticism. The purpose of this article, relying on the oral testimony of Bakhtin himself and his philosophical texts written in the Nevel-Vitebsk period (1919-1924), is to restore the origin of his philosophical sources and the content of his philosophical ideas of this period. The main idea is the concept of moral philosophy as a philosophical system, whose main subject is participative thinking and an answerable act as an event of being. One of the most important sources of these ideas was probably the philosophy of Neo-Kantianism represented by the teachings of H. Cohen. The article provides four examples of Bakhtin's continuity in relation to the Marburg philosopher - the idea of an answerable act concerning another person as the source of a human's self-consciousness and personal integrity, the idea of a correlative relationship between a person and his neighbor as an expression of a caring participatory being, the idea of distinguishing a moral attitude from an ethical-legal one and the idea of the philosophical system, whose subject is the process of interpersonal relations. In this case, the system consists not only in the integrity of the object but also in its openness. Revealing the continuity of Bakhtin's philosophical ideas regarding Cohen leads to a better understanding of these ideas and Bakhtin's originality of their development. It is also fruitful to compare the perception of Cohen's ideas by Bakhtin and their reception by another philosopher of dialogue, F. Rosenzweig.
Historicity as a Principle of Interpretation of Analytics of Human Being in Philosophy of M. Heidegger
Authors: Sidorenko Irina Nikolayevna
Published: September 2021

Analysis of the state and possible options for the development of modern humanities gives the grounds to assert the growing importance of the idea of historicity in culture and philosophy during the 20th and early 21st centuries. In this regard, both the disclosure of the concept of historicity and the substantiation of the significance of the principle of historicity, both for the methodology of historical and philosophical knowledge and for humanitarian knowledge in general become relevant. The author of this article carries out historical and philosophical reconstruction of historical issues in the philosophy of M. Heidegger and reveals the process of converting the idea of historicity into the principle of German existentialism. It is concluded that with the help of historicity M. Heidegger was able to present his own version of phenomenology on an existential basis. Seeing an existential achievement in historicity, M. Heidegger understood by it the direction of existence to the source, tradition, on the basis of this, the intentionality of consciousness was revealed as an essential property of existence: the direction of man as a finite being to its source, which allowed the German philosopher to interpret historicity as a tradition, the existential source of man, and how the temporality of human existence. The author of this article concludes that in the philosophy of M. Heidegger historicity was transformed from an idea into a principle on the basis of which the German philosopher revealed not only the historicity of Dasein, building a fundamental ontology and hermeneutics of factuality, but also tried to solve the problem of the history of being, going beyond the existential philosophy.
The Role of Time in the Theory of Narrative Identity in the Philosophy of Paul Ricoeur
Authors: Kumorek Michał
Published: September 2021

Time has a very important function in considering the identity of a person. It is the factor that brings identity into question. The core of the problem is the question of whether the person is the same as he or she was at another time. The problem of personal identity was one of the most important issues in Paul Ricoeurs philosophy. He considers this problem in the context of time and notes that traditional models of identity as sameness and as selfhood have been entangled in various aporias. He, therefore, proposes two new models of identity that are related in different ways to temporality: character and promise. Character is a model that changes over time through the acquisition or loss of various traits. The promise, on the other hand, is a model that resists the pressure of time attempts to keep a given word. In this way, these two different models create the framework for Ricoeur's concept of narrative identity. In this concept, time enables the development of action in a story. It allows the action to turn around, but it also allows the human being to look at the story of his or her life. Character and promise are models that allow the human being to look at his or her life as a certain temporal entity that is constantly threatened by unforeseen accidents and events but also constantly absorbs them and, through to time, gives the possibility of retrospection leading to synthesis. This synthesis allows us to look at a single life as a whole, belonging to the same person endowed with the character and challenge of keeping a promise.