bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Real-Time Physical Progress Measurement Method for Schedule Performance Control Using Vision, an AR Marker and Machine Learning in a Ship Block Assembly Process
Authors: Choi Taihun , Seo Yoonho
Published: September 2020

Progress control is a key technology for successfully carrying out a project by predicting possible problems, particularly production delays, and establishing measures to avoid them (decision-making). However, shipyard progress management is still dependent on the empirical judgment of the manager, and this has led to delays in delivery, which raises ship production costs. Therefore, this paper proposes a methodology for shipyard ship block assembly plants that enables objective process progress measurement based on real-time work performance data, rather than the empirical judgment of a site manager. In particular, an IoT-based physical progress measurement method that can automatically measure work performance without human intervention is presented for the mounting and welding activities of ship block assembly work. Both an augmented reality (AR) marker-based image analysis system and a welding machine time-series data-based machine learning model are presented for measuring the performances of the mounting and welding activities. In addition, the physical progress measurement method proposed in this study was applied to the ship block assembly plant of shipyard H to verify its validity.
Testing Children and Adolescents’ Ability to Identify Fake News: A Combined Design of Quasi-Experiment and Group Discussions
Authors: Dumitru Elena-Alexandra
Published: September 2020

Nowadays, people increasingly choose to turn to the Internet and especially to social media for news and other types of content, while often not questioning the trustworthiness of the information. An acute form of this problem is that children and adolescents tend to include the use of new technologies in all the aspects of their daily life, yet most of them are unable to distinguish between fake news and trustful information in an online environment. This study is based on a Dutch empirical study and was conducted in Romania to examine whether schoolchildren and adolescents were able to identify a hoax website as fake, using a self-administrative questionnaire and open group discussions about the given online source. Similar to other studies based on the same research design, this research aims to explore the vulnerability of students to fake news and the way they experience an experimental situation in which they are exposed to online fake information. This exploratory study revealed that both children and adolescents are not preoccupied with the trustworthiness of the information they are exposed to in social media. While only 4 of the 54 students stated that they would not choose to save a fake animal (from a hoax website), all four of them had reasons that proved that they did not perceive the information as being a hoax. Thus, participants proved that they would act upon being exposed to fake information even when they do not trust the source.
Approach to Urban Environmental Justice Using Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis. The Case of Valencia’s Monumental Trees
Authors: Gallego-Valadés Alfonso , Ródenas-Rigla Francisco , Garcés-Ferrer Jorge
Published: September 2020

Environmental justice has been a relevant object of analysis in recent decades. The generation of patterns in the spatial distribution of urban trees has been a widely addressed issue in the literature. However, the spatial distribution of monumental trees still constitutes an unknown object of study. The aim of this paper was to analyse the spatial distribution of the monumental-tree heritage in the city of Valencia, using Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) methods, in relation to different population groups and to discuss some implications in terms of environmental justice, from the public-policy perspective. The results show that monumental trees are spatially concentrated in high-income neighbourhoods, and this fact represents an indicator of environmental inequality. This diagnosis can provide support for decision-making on this matter.
From Co-Learning to Shared Commitment to Agroecology. Some Insights from Initiatives Aimed at Reintroducing Agrobiodiversity
Authors: Rossi Adanella
Published: September 2020

Agroecology represents a holistic approach in the transition to food system sustainability, integrating different dimensions, including knowledge creation, practices redefinition and social mobilisation. This study aims to explore the processes underlying the implementation of the agroecological approach and its transformative potential, focusing on the learning processes that lead to the development of new, shared systems of knowledge, values and beliefs, and to the growth of reflexivity and agency. It aims at deepening the understanding of these processes by analysing the reintroduction of agrobiodiversity in crop/food systems, considering this as a founding element of the agroecological model. Three initiatives located in Italy are investigated to that end. The study analyses role, mechanisms and potential of co-learning processes that develop within the multi-actor networks involved, uncovering enabling and hindering factors. It focuses on the role, reciprocal articulation and cumulative effects of three elements: actors involved and ways of interacting, types of knowledge mobilised and facilitation actions carried out. The findings highlight that the factors ensuring effectiveness of mutual learning, such as modes of actor interaction and, particularly, facilitation, are crucial. At the same time, the mechanisms that intervene seem increasingly complex, showing the need for deeper research and adequate forms of support.
Prediction and Maintenance of Water Resources Carrying Capacity in Mining Area—A Case Study in the Yu-Shen Mining Area
Authors: Xu Yujun , Ma Liqiang , Khan Naseer Muhammad
Published: September 2020

The problem of water resources damage caused by coal mining has restricted the sustainable development of Yu-Shen mining area. Illustrating the relationship between mining and water resources carrying capacity is of great significance to solve this problem. In this study, the authors proposed an appraisal and prediction model of water resource carrying capacity in the mining area (WRCCMA) based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP)-fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method. A triple-leveled structure model was developed, and the main influencing factors of the WRCCMA and the membership functions were analyzed. The prediction model was applied to Yubujie colliery to test its validity by investigating the changes of vegetation coverage and the ground deformation of the colliery and its adjacent coal mine before and after mining. Subsequently, we obtained the WRCCMA of the study area and zoning map of different grades of WRCCMA in the mining area by applying this model to the whole Yu-Shen mining area. Furthermore, three countermeasures to maintain the WRCCMA and realize water conservation coal mining (WCCM) were provided to collieries with different WRCCMA grades, including mining methods selection, mine water reutilization, and water-resisting layer reconstruction. Reasonable mining methods and water-resisting layer reconstruction can reduce the development of water conductive fractures and thus prevent groundwater from penetrating into the goaf. Mine water reutilization provides a source of water demand for collieries and families, contributing to the reduction of abstraction of water resources. These three countermeasures can help to maintain the WRCCMA. This paper successfully combines the fuzzy theory with mining engineering and provides theoretical and practical guidance for other mining areas in arid and semi-arid regions of Northwest China.
Plant-Based Food By-Products: Prospects for Valorisation in Functional Bread Development
Authors: Amoah Isaac , Taarji Noamane , Johnson Paa-Nii T. , Barrett Jonathan , Cairncross Carolyn , Rush Elaine
Published: September 2020

The industrial and small-scale processing of plant-based food materials is associated with by-products that may have a negative impact on the environment but could add value to bread-based products. The bioactivity of plant-based food by-products, their impact on the properties of functional bread, and their bioavailability/bioaccessibility leading to potential health effects when consumed was reviewed. Plant-based food by-products which may be added to bread include rice bran, wheat bran, corn bran, grape pomace/seed extract, tomato seed/skin, and artichoke stems/leaves. These by-products contain high concentrations of bioactive compounds, including phenolics, bioactive peptides, and arabinoxylan. Pre-treatment procedures, including fermentation and thermal processing, impact the properties of plant-based by-products. In most cases, bread formulated with flour from plant-based by-products demonstrated increased fibre and bioactive compound contents. In terms of the sensory and nutritional acceptability of bread, formulations with an average of 5% flour from plant-based by-products produced bread with acceptable sensory properties. Bread enriched with plant-based by-products demonstrated enhanced bioavailability and bioaccessibility and favourable bioactive properties in human blood, although long-term studies are warranted. There is a need to investigate the bioactive properties of other underutilised plant-based by-products and their potential application in bread as a sustainable approach towards improving food and nutrition security.
Reconstructed f(R) Gravity and Its Cosmological Consequences in theChameleon Scalar Field with a Scale Factor Describing the Pre-Bounce Ekpyrotic Contraction
Authors: Karmakar Soumyodipta , Myrzakulov Kairat , Chattopadhyay Surajit , Myrzakulov Ratbay
Published: September 2020

The present study reports a reconstruction scheme for f(R) gravity with the scale factor a(t)∝(t*−t)2c2 describing the pre-bounce ekpyrotic contraction, where t* is the big crunch time. The reconstructed f(R) is used to derive expressions for density and pressure contributions, and the equation of state parameter resulting from this reconstruction is found to behave like “quintom”. It has also been observed that the reconstructed f(R) has satisfied a sufficient condition for a realistic model. In the subsequent phase, the reconstructed f(R) is applied to the model of the chameleon scalar field, and the scalar field ϕ and the potential V(ϕ) are tested for quasi-exponential expansion. It has been observed that although the reconstructed f(R) satisfies one of the sufficient conditions for realistic model, the quasi-exponential expansion is not available due to this reconstruction. Finally, the consequences of pre-bounce ekpyrotic inflation in f(R) gravity are compared to the background solution for f(R) matter bounce.
African Swine Fever Circulation among Free-Ranging Pigs in Sardinia: Data from the Eradication Program
Authors: Franzoni Giulia , Dei Giudici Silvia , Loi Federica , Sanna Daria , Floris Matteo , Fiori Mariangela , Sanna Maria Luisa , Madrau Paola , Scarpa Fabio , Zinellu Susanna , Giammarioli Monica , Cappai Stefano , De Mia Gian Mario , Laddomada Alberto , Rolesu Sandro , Oggiano Annalisa
Published: September 2020

African swine fever virus (ASFV), the cause of a devastating disease affecting domestic and wild pigs, has been present in Sardinia since 1978. In the framework of the regional ASF eradication plan, 4484 illegal pigs were culled between December 2017 and February 2020. The highest disease prevalence was observed in the municipality with the highest free-ranging pig density, and culling actions drastically reduced ASFV circulation among these animals. ASFV-antibody were detected in 36.7% of tested animals, which were apparently healthy, thus, the circulation of low-virulence ASFV isolates was hypothesized. ASFV genome was detected in 53 out of 2726 tested animals, and virus isolation was achieved in two distinct culling actions. Two ASFV haemadsorbing strains were isolated from antibody-positive apparently healthy pigs: 55234/18 and 103917/18. Typing analysis revealed that both isolates belong to p72 genotype I, B602L subgroup X; phylogenetic analysis based on whole genome sequencing data showed that they were closely related to Sardinian ASFV strains collected since 2010, especially 22653/Ca/2014. Our data suggested the absence of immune-escaped ASFV variants circulating among free-ranging pigs, indicating that other elements contributed to virus circulation among these animals. Understanding factors behind disease persistence in endemic settings might contribute to developing effective countermeasures against this disease.
Estimation of Water Quality Parameters with High-Frequency Sensors Data in a Large and Deep Reservoir
Authors: Li Cunli , Jiang Cuiling , Zhu Guangwei , Zou Wei , Zhu Mengyuan , Xu Hai , Shi Pengcheng , Da Wenyi
Published: September 2020

High-frequency sensors can monitor water quality with high temporal resolution and without environmental influence. However, sensors for detecting key water quality parameters, such as total nitrogen(TN), total phosphorus(TP), and other water environmental parameters, are either not yet available or have attracted limited usage. By using a large number of high-frequency sensor and manual monitoring data, this study establishes regression equations that measure high-frequency sensor and key water quality parameters through multiple regression analysis. Results show that a high-frequency sensor can quickly and accurately estimate dynamic key water quality parameters by evaluating seven water quality parameters. An evaluation of the flux of four chemical parameters further proves that the multi-parameter sensor can efficiently estimate the key water quality parameters. However, due to the different optical properties and ecological bases of these parameters, the high-frequency sensor shows a better prediction performance for chemical parameters than for physical and biological parameters. Nevertheless, these results indicate that combining high-frequency sensor monitoring with regression equations can provide real-time and accurate water quality information that can meet the needs in water environment management and realize early warning functions.
On the Factors of Housing Mortgage Lending Dynamics in Russia and Some of its Regions
Authors: Tanasova A.S. , Tskhovrebov M.P.
Published: September 2020

Housing lending is one of the fastest growing and most promising segments of Bank lending in the country. The article analyzes the main factors of housing mortgage lending dynamics in Russia and some of its regions: subjects of the Russian Federation of the Volga Federal district. The latest features of the relevant regional mortgage markets, including those reflecting the reality of the beginning of this year, are revealed. In the near future, the author substantiates the forecast conclusions, according to which: a) if the overall positive dynamics of the all-Russian and regional mortgage markets is maintained, their growth will slow down; b) if the monetary authorities implement an effective anti-crisis policy, including providing effective support to these markets, their degree of competitiveness and consolidation will increase.
New Instrument of State Support for Production and Exports of Agricultural Products: About Agreements on Increasing the Competitiveness of Agricultural Producers
Authors: Yevstafyeva Yu.V.
Published: September 2020

The article considers a new tool of state management in the sphere of support of production and exports of agricultural products — the agreement on increasing the competitiveness of its producershis instrument for contracting obligations was developed as a means of achieving a number of targets set by the National project «International Cooperation and Exports». The minimum experience of practical use of the tool (about a year) does not allow us to judge accurately the degree of its positive impact on agricultural production and exports. Nevertheless, the article describes the content characteristics of the instrument of the agreement on improving competitiveness and comments on the current methodology of its use; their weaknesses are identified and the corresponding positive proposals are developed.
An Updated Meta-analysis on the Risk of Urologic Cancer in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors: Yeo Jina , Seo Min-Seok , Hwang In Cheol , Shim Jae-Yong
Published: September 2020

Background: The risk of urologic cancers in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains uncertain. We investigated the association between SLE and incident urologic cancers through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Methods: We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library to identify articles that recorded prostate, bladder, or kidney cancers in SLE patients from inception to August 31, 2018. We included observational, case-control, or cohort studies with no language restriction. Two investigators screened and extracted the data independently. Results: Fourteen cohort studies with 83,860 SLE patients were finally analyzed. Overall, SLE patients were at increased risk of bladder cancer (hazard ratio [HR], 1.92; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15–3.21) but not of prostate or kidney cancer. However, subgroup analyses showed a reduced risk of prostate cancer in <10-year follow-up studies (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.51–0.89) and an elevated risk of kidney cancer in patients with SLE in Western studies (HR, 2.00; 95% CI, 1.02–3.92), community-based studies (HR, 4.54; 95% CI, 2.17–9.52), prospective studies (HR, 6.84; 95% CI, 2.71–17.26), <10-year follow-up studies (HR, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.38–2.57), and low-quality studies (HR, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.50–2.80). Conclusion: This study indicates that SLE increases the risk of bladder cancer but not prostate or kidney cancer. Well-designed long-term studies are required to confirm these associations.
A Case of Congenital Hepatoblastoma Coexisting with Pulmonary Hypertension
Authors: Özdemir Zeynep Canan , Çakıl Sağlık Adviye , Düzenli Kar Yeter , Köşger Pelin , Arık Deniz , Tekin Ayşe Neslihan , Bör Özcan
Published: September 2020

Hepatoblastoma (HBL) is the most frequently detected malignant tumor of the liver in childhood. HBLs detected antenatally or up to 3 months after birth are considered congenital HBLs. We report a five-day-old female infant in whom a hepatic mass was detected at 20 weeks’ gestation. At birth (36 weeks), the hepatic mass measured 12x6 cm, and she had respiratory distress. Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) was detected on echocardiographic evaluation. Despite dual medical therapy, her PHT did not improve. Histologically, the biopsy demonstrated a mixed epithelial-mesenchymal HBL with predominance of fetal morphology in the epithelial component. Chemotherapy was initiated on postnatal day 15; however, the baby died of respiratory failure on postnatal day 23. Conclusion: HBL is an embryonal tumor which can develop early in the intrauterine period. Although the mechanism is not known, it may cause PHT which would affect the prognosis negatively.
ANALISIS KESULITAN MAHASISWA DALAM MENYELESAIKAN SOAL MATRIKS
Authors: Aminullah Aminullah
Published: September 2020

This study aims to describe the type and location of student difficulties in solving matrix problems. This research is a survey research with quantitative and qualitative approaches. The sample in this study were 13 students from the Civil Engineering Study Program at Mataram UNMAS Denpasar Campus. Retrieval of data using test instruments and analyzed using quantitative-qualitative analysis. The results of this study indicate that the type of student difficulties related to facts is 13.64%, the difficulty in the concept is 31.31%, the difficulty in principle is 28.79% and the difficulty in the skill is 26.36%. While the location of students' difficulties on points is known to be 12.52%, points were asked at 12.52%, formula points were 4.46%, systemic completion points were 15.78%, inter-concept links were 11.15%, relationship points facts - concepts 12.35%, mathematical basic operating points 12.41% and final answer points 16.81%. The type and location of the most dominant difficulties students have in solving matrix problems lies in understanding the concepts and final answers of students.
ALTERNATIVELY POLYADENYLATED CALPASTATIN TRANSCRIPTS IN BOVINE MUSCLES
Authors: Casale M.F. , Silvestro C. , Corva P.M. , Soria L.A.
Published: September 2020

Calpastatin activity has a key role in the tenderization process that occurs during postmortem storage of meat under refrigerated conditioning. The regulation of calpastatin (CAST) expression is highly complex, the gene has four putative promoters and at least three different polyadenylation sites, and it is also alternatively spliced. We investigated the presence of alternative polyadenylation (APA) isoforms of CAST transcripts in three muscles (infraspinatus, triceps brachii and semitendinosus) of two bovine breeds (Angus and Brahman). The 3´ RACE-PCR was used to specifically amplify the different APA sites. The amplified fragments were cloned and sequenced. Sequencing confirmed the existence of three expected polyadenylation sites corresponding to short, medium and long polyadenylated transcripts. Also, transcripts with a novel APA site were found in the three muscles of both breeds. Because the same APAs isoforms were found between muscles and breeds, we could hypothesize a possible contribution to the relative abundance of different isoforms, probably in coordination with promoter preference and alternative splicing. This knowledge would be useful in the design of future experiments to analyze differential expression of CAST isoforms and their contribution to the definition of beef tenderness.

Key words: Beef cattle; Alternative polyadenylation; 3´ RACE-PCR.
As consequências do deslocamento nas personagens Antonin Artaud, de Viagem ao México, e Max Aurach, de Os emigrantes
Authors: Conceição da Silva Calheiros Andrelize
Published: September 2020

O presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar comparativamente os processos de desterritorialização sofridos por Antonin Artaud, personagem de Silviano Santiago em Viagem ao México, e Max Aurach, personagem da obra Os emigrantes, de W. G. Sebald. Ambos vivem conflitos pessoais que os levam à migração. Artaud busca no México a reformulação do teatro francês e a cura para o seu vício; Aurach encontra em Manchester um lugar seguro para fugir do seu passado e do holocausto. Tomando por base as conceituações formuladas por Gilles Deleuze e Félix Guattari acerca desse tema, procuramos compreender como os deslocamentos afetam os sujeitos seja física ou psicologicamente. Detemo-nos no processo narrativo empregado pelos narradores das obras. Os dois narradores também são seres deslocados e procuram, no árduo trabalho de contar a história do outro, construir suas próprias histórias. Recontar uma história não é uma tarefa fácil, porque a memória é seletiva, trazendo à luz somente os fatos que o sujeito achar relevantes, enquanto outros são esquecidos.
Linguagem e representação em Ó, de Nuno Ramos
Authors: Valandro Letícia
Published: September 2020

O presente ensaio pretende analisar a centralidade das reflexões acerca da linguagem e da representação em Ó, de Nuno Ramos. Tais temáticas, moldadas por uma forma narrativa híbrida, levam, não sem pouca resistência, a uma aproximação com a singular obra de Clarice Lispector. Nesse sentido, busca-se mostrar que, sem perder de vista as evidentes diferenças de feitio narrativo, uma possível afinidade entre os dois escritores parece possível e pode ser pensada como uma reivindicação a uma linhagem literária formada, segundo Perrone-Moisés (2012), pelos “mais complexos escritores da alta modernidade”. Dessa forma, a obra de Nuno Ramos, no panorama literário brasileiro, parece seguir a vereda inaugurada por Clarice Lispector, que, como prontamente enfatizou Antonio Candido, encontra na linguagem e no questionamento da sua capacidade de representação o seu ponto fulcral.
Features of a Hybrid of Common Guinea Fowl and Rooster of Orpington Breed
MAU "Yaroslavl Zoo"
Authors: Сырчина Е.А. , Скворцова Е.Г.
Published: September 2020

Исследованы и сопоставлены размеры и экстерьерные признаки гибридной особи цесарка обыкновенная × петух орпингтон и родительских особей, содержащихся в МАУ «Ярославский зоопарк». Исследования проводились с помощью взятия промеров птиц измерительной лентой и фотофиксации их отличительных признаков. В результате исследования размеров птиц установлено, что гибридная особь имеет большие размеры, чем цесарка обыкновенная, но меньшие, чем петух породы орпингтон, при этом обладает большей длиной шеи и ног, чем родительские особи. При исследовании экстерьерных признаков установлено, что гибридная особь обладает уникальной окраской (белая с бежевыми и серыми вкраплениями), а также полным отсутствием наростов на голове, которые характерны для родительских особей. Остальные признаки гибрида имеют общие черты с родительскими особями.

The sizes and exterior features of the hybrid individual of the common guinea fowl × Orpington rooster and parental animals keeping in the Yaroslavl Zoo MAU were investigated and compared. Researches were carried out by taking measurements of birds with yard-measure and photofixing their distinctive features. As a result of a study of the size of birds it was found that the hybrid individual has larger sizes than the common guinea fowl but smaller than the rooster of Orpington breed while having a larger neck and leg length than the parental animals. When studying the exterior features it was found that the hybrid individual has a unique color (white interspersed with beige and gray) as well as the complete absence of growths on the head which are characteristic of parental animals. The remaining features of the hybrid have common features with parental animals.
Atividades de Aventura na Natureza
Authors: Nabeta Newton Norio , Silva Cinthia Lopes da
Published: September 2020

Problemas ambientais, como poluição e modificação de áreas naturais, são conseqüências da crescente busca por lazer na natureza caracterizado pelas atividades de aventura ao ar livre. Perspectivas de ações que reduzem esses problemas conceberam os seguintes objetivos: apontar vivências de atividades de aventura que promovam ações de mínimo impacto ambiental; e identificar processos de aprendizagem de novos valores resultantes em mudanças comportamentais e relações mais sustentáveis entre o ser humano e o ambiente natural, por meio dessas atividades na natureza. Trata-se de uma discussão eminentemente qualitativa que combina pesquisa bibliográfica e pesquisa de campo. Os resultados se caracterizam na identificação de discursos de praticantes divulgadores, alinhados com os objetivos propostos. Esse trabalho faz contraponto à visão de lazer como bem de consumo e contribui para a revisão de sentidos e valores.
Lazer e Gênero nos Programas de Esporte e Lazer das Cidades
Authors: Goellner Silvana Vilodre , Votre Sebastião Josué , Mourão Ludmila , Figueira Márcia Luiza Machado
Published: September 2020

Este artigo aborda desigualdades de gênero no acesso às políticas públicas que venham ao encontro de necessidades humanas. O objetivo geral é analisar bases de dados de estudos desenvolvidos em Porto Alegre e no Rio de Janeiro, em núcleos do Programa Esporte e Lazer na Cidade. A partir dessa análise, identificamos desigualdades nas oportunidades de acesso e permanência de mulheres nos núcleos e interpretamos os principais desafios que as propostas de integração devem enfrentar, para cumprirem as metas de inclusão. Os resultados apontam para impedimentos culturais e de divisão do trabalho e do lazer, para que mulheres e homens possam ter acesso às mesmas oportunidades de lazer.
USO DOS RECURSOS EM TECNOLOGIA ASSISTIVA PARA A PERMANÊNCIA DE SERVIDORES COM DEFICIÊNCIA NO AMBIENTE DE TRABALHO
Authors: Silva Junior Geraldo Elias , Ferraz Denise Pereira de Alcantara
Published: September 2020

O presente estudo decorre de pesquisa de mestrado sobre como os recursos em tecnologia assistiva (TA), entendidos como ferramentas de apoio que também auxiliam às pessoas com deficiência (PCD) na realização das suas tarefas laborais, podem ser difundidos e melhor utilizados em uma Instituição Federal de Ensino Superior. Para tanto, teve como objetivo geral analisar como esses recursos possibilitam a permanência de servidores com deficiência no ambiente de trabalho da instituição selecionada para este estudo. A metodologia utilizada para alcançar os objetivos traçados tem caráter qualitativo. Os procedimentos de coleta de dados utilizados correspondem a entrevistas semiestruturadas com os servidores da instituição que se enquadram na categoria de PCD. Os dados coletados foram analisados por meio da Análise de Conteúdo, que pela inferência dedutiva irá verificar se uma política de inserção no mercado sem uma política de permanência é suficiente para garantir o acesso aos direitos das PCD e determinar como a tecnologia pode influenciar e melhorar essa política de permanência. Os resultados apontam que há um desconhecimento das PCD a respeito dos recursos de TA disponíveis, bem como uma inobservância institucional acerca de seus servidores com deficiência.
Aceleração do Processo de Compostagem
Authors: Ressetti Rolan Roney , Campos Sandro Xavier
Published: September 2020

A compostagem é uma das formas mais viáveis para o tratamento de resíduos orgânicos. Porém seu inconveniente é o tempo, a demora que o processo convencional leva. Desta forma tem-se buscado maneiras de acelerar o processo de compostagem. Existem processos que empregam aeração, aquecimento e agitação mecânica. Tais procedimentos tem se revelado eficientes, porém necessitam de aparatos extras, o que encarece o processo. Devido aos maiores custos envolvidos em tais procedimentos, os mesmos não serão levados em consideração neste estudo, visto que uma das maiores vantagens da compostagem é justamente o seu baixo custo. São vários os procedimentos possíveis de acelerar o processo de compostagem. Tais procedimentos podem ser divididos em: pré-tratamento, adição de co-substratos e mudanças no processo. A utilização de biocarvão e de inóculos microbianos têm sido bastante eficientes na aceleração do processo de compostagem. A celulase, apesar de ter sido citada como uma substância bastante viável para acelerar o processo, ainda não foi utilizada em muitos estudos com esta finalidade.
GELEŽIES STOKOS ANEMIJA: ĮTAKA VAIKŲ GYVENIMO KOKYBEI
Authors: Marčiulionytė Vita , Lukoševičius Karolis , Vargalis Paulius
Published: September 2020

Anemija – kraujo liga, kuriai būdingas eritrocitų (raudonųjų kraujo kūnelių) ir (arba) hemoglobino (Hb) sumažėjimas kraujo tūrio vienete. Greta įprastinio bendrojo kraujo tyrimo, svarbu nustatyti ir serumo arba plazmos feritino koncentraciją. Tai geriausias organizmo geležies atsargų rodiklis. Anemija išsivysto, kai eritrocitų netenkama, pasigamina nepakankamai arba suyra daugiau, nei pasigamina. Ši patologija – svarbi visuomenės sveikatos problema, nes viena iš labiausiai pažeidžiamų grupių yra įvairaus amžiaus vaikai. Šio tyrimo tikslas – įvertinti ir išanalizuoti mokslinėje literatūroje pateikiamus duomenis apie geležies stokos anemijos įtaką vaikų gyvenimo kokybei. Mokslinių darbų paieška atlikta PubMed, ScienceDirect, ResearchGate duomenų bazėse, naudojant raktinius žodžius ir jų derinius: anemia, children anemia, iron deficiency, physical development, growth; cognitive funcions, school performance. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad vaikų anemijos priežastys skiriasi priklausomai nuo lyties, rasės ir etninės priklausomybės. Svarbu ir paciento amžius, nes nuo jo priklauso normalios hematokrito (HCT) ir hemoglobino (HGB) vertės. Dėl spartaus augimo, vystymosi ir nevisavertės mitybos (nepakankamo geležies suvartojimo), vaikai dažniausiai serga geležies stokos anemija. Pagrindiniai nusiskundimai, varginantys pacientus, yra nuovargis, silpnumas, dusulys, tachikardija, vangumas – visi jie susiję su sumažėjusiu audinių aprūpinimu deguonimi. Specifiniai geležies stokos anemijos simptomai: noras valgyti nevalgomus objektus, tokius kaip smėlis, kreida ir kt., plaukų slinkimas, odos sausumas, lūpų kampučių įtrūkimai, nagų trapumas. Šie simptomai labai apsunkina kasdienį sergančių vaikų gyvenimą, nukenčia jų gyvenimo kokybė. Išvados. Vaikų, kuriems diagnozuota anemija, sulėtėjęs vystymasis, todėl gydymas geležies preparatais turi didelę įtaką jų augimui. Sveikų vaikų pažinimo, socialinių ir emocinių funkcijų bei intelekto vystymasis daug spartesnis, nei sergančiųjų. Geležies deficitas ar šios būklės sukelta anemija turi poveikį mokymuisi, gali paveikti ilgalaikę pažintinę funkciją. Sergančiųjų prastesni protinės veiklos, popamokinių užsiėmimų bei sporto rezultatai. Siekiant užtikrinti gerą vaikų gyvenimo kokybę, labai svarbu anksti diagnozuoti šią patologiją ir pradėti gydymą geležies preparatais.
VISUOMENĖS ŽINIŲ IR NUOMONĖS APIE PROTARPINĮ BADAVIMĄ TYRIMAS
Authors: Žalnieraitė Kristina , Jankauskienė Žymantė , Kubilienė Erika
Published: September 2020

Šiuolaikinės visuomenės maitinimosi poreikius lemia greitėjantis gyvenimo tempas, maisto produktų pasirinkimo gausa, maitinimosi metodų ir dietų įvairovė. Naujų dietų populiarumui ir visuomenės nuomonės formavimui didelę įtaką daro socialinė aplinka ir masinė medija. Tinkamas visuomenės informavimas yra būtina sąlyga, siekiant išvengti klaidingai suprantamos ir (arba) interpretuojamos informacijos neigiamo poveikio asmens sveikatai. Tyrimo tikslas – įvertinti visuomenės žinias ir nuomonę apie protarpinį badavimą. Tyrimo tikslui pasiekti išanalizuoti 200 respondentų atsakymai apie protarpinį badavimą (PB). Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad 97 proc. respondentų PB renkasi norėdami palaikyti optimalią kūno masę, pakeisti gyvenimo būdą ir pagerinti sveikatą. Dauguma respondentų (92 proc.) apie PB pirmą kartą išgirdo naudodamiesi socialiniais tinklais (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). Tiriamieji (36 proc.) PB terminą dažniausiai tapatino su valgymo ir nevalgymo laikotarpių trukme. Dauguma nurodė atsisakantys pusryčių ir pietų bei pasirenkantys vėlyvą vakarienę. Tyrimo metu nustatyti PB principų pasirinkimo motyvai – metodo paprastumas, noras mažinti kūno masę, keisti gyvenimo būdą ar gerinti sveikatą. PB principų taikymas respondentams padėjo kontroliuoti suvartojamo maisto porcijų dydį, laikytis disciplinos ir kontroliuoti kūno masę.
CASE REPORT: RARE FORM OF HIRSCHPRUNG’S DISEASE
Authors: Skalskis Ilja
Published: September 2020

Hirschsprung disease (HD) is a developmental disorder characterized by the absence of ganglia in the distal colon, resulting in a functional obstruction. Incidence of total colonic aganglionosis (TCA) is 1 in 500 000 and it accounts for 5-10% of all cases of HD. HD should be suspected in patients with typical clinical symptoms and a high index of suspicion is appropriate for infants with a predisposing condition such as Down Syndrome (DS), or for those with a family history of HD. The treatment of choice for HD is surgical, such as Swenson, Soave, and Duhamel procedures. The goals are to resect the affected segment of the colon, bring the normal ganglionic bowel down close to the anus, and preserve internal anal sphincter function. We present a clinical case report of TCA in a child with Down syndrome (DS) and review of literature.
CASE REPORT: TREATMENT EXPERIENCE OF A RECURRENT PRIMARY SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX
Authors: Skalskis Ilja , Vargalis Paulius , Masilionis Tomas
Published: September 2020

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a condition characterized as accumulation of air in the pleural cavity without the cause of underlying lung disease. The symptoms of this pathology range from asymptomic to severe hemodynamic disorders. Though the pathogenesis of PSP has been gradually uncovered, there is still a lack of consensus in the diagnostic approach and treatment strategies for this disorder. Different authors offer a broad variety of treatment recommendations, that could still result in reoccurrence of PSP.

We present a case report of our experience in treating a 4 time PSP recurrence.
Comparative Review of Brushless PMAC and PMDC Motor Drives
Authors: Pindoriya Rajesh
Published: September 2020

This paper presents a state of the art on brushless

Permanent Magnet Alternative Current (PMAC) and

Permanent Magnet Direct Current (PMDC) motor drives. The

brushless PMAC and PMDC motor drives are the latest choices

of researchers due to their high efficiency, silent operation,

compact size, high reliability, and low maintenance

requirements. These motors are preferred for numerous

applications. An in-depth analysis of PMAC and PMDC motor

drives have been discussed. The Permanent Magnets (PMs)

motor drives can be classified into two categories, first is PMAC

motor drives, i.e. PMSM and the second one is PMDC motor

drives, i.e. BLDC motors. There has been a long

misunderstanding between the two ways of driving and

controlling a motor with no windings on the rotor but only

PMs. In this paper given a comprehensive analysis of both

motor drives. So, beginner of the research scholars are easily

able to understand about brushless PMAC and PMDC motor

drives.
Le primaires citoyennes del Parti Socialiste (2011) e le primarie di Italia. Bene comune (2012): molte somiglianze, esiti diversi
Authors: Vicentini Giulia
Published: September 2020

This article contributes to the debate concerning primary elections’ efficiency (namely their capacity to select candidates who can be competitive in the general election) by comparing two cases of primaries leading to opposite electoral outcomes. In May 2012, a few months after the success in the so-called primaires citoyennes promoted by the French Socialist Party and its allies, François Hollande attains the Presidency of the Republic calling a halt to seventeen years of centre-right domination in France. Just one year later the winner of the centre-left Italian primaries Pierluigi Bersani failed in obtaining an absolute majority of seats in the February 2013 elections. The aim of the article is to try to understand to what extent the different electoral performance of Hollande and Bersani in the presidential and parliamentary elections can be explained by the different characteristics of the primaries they faced. The two cases have been compared on the basis of four key variables: inclusiveness, divisiveness, electability of the winning candidate and party elite predilection for the candidates in the race. The results suggest a substantial overlap between the French and Italian primaries: both were really inclusive but not particularly divisive, while they did not favour the success of a candidate unwelcome by the party elite. Accordingly I come to the conclusion that the negative result of the Italian elections is to be sought in factors unrelated to the primaries. In fact Hollande and Bersani partially diverged in terms of electability, but we cannot conclude that the French and Italian selectorates adopted different voting criteria for their appointment, as in both cases pragmatism seems to have prevailed over ideological considerations.
Elezioni in Italia - Elezioni regionali e comunali 2013: niente tsunami in periferia, la partecipazione è in calo, il centrosinistra vince
Authors: Di Virgilio Aldo
Published: September 2020

Elezioni in Italia
Che ne pensi, elettore? Un sondaggio all’uscita dai seggi nelle elezioni comunali del 2012 in un borgo toscano
Authors: Forni Mattia
Published: September 2020

This article provides a deep description about local politics in Rignano sull’Arno, a small village near Florence, focusing on the features of “red” territorial political subculture that have ceased to exist, as well as those that still remain a part of voters’ behaviour. To begin with, I will draw attention to the political and electoral history of the village since 1946; going on to describe the main traits of local electors, with reference to a survey that accounted for 1220 voters, carried out during the 2012 administrative elections. I will concentrate on social and demographic characteristics, searching for a link between these qualities and the electoral results. From here I will examine the voting patterns of the local population and the motives behind such voting behaviour. I will consider the main role played by candidate’s personal characteristics in infl uencing the voters, to the detriment of party identifi cation, political values and ideology, which are becoming less and less relevant. Further topics I will illustrate in this paper are the types of sources that people gathered their information from during the election campaign and the time at which they decided how to vote. Finally, electoral instability and the changes in voter’s behaviour between the last two local elections will be analysed.
Da Forza Italia e Alleanza Nazionale al Popolo della Libertà, e ritorno: dinamiche territoriali e contraddizioni politiche
Authors: Pritoni Andrea
Published: September 2020

Less than fi ve years after its formal establishment, the National Council of PDL – which met on 11-16-2013 at the ‘Palazzo dei Congressi’ in Rome – decided for the dissolution of the party and the subsequent confl ence of all its members and leaders in a new political entity which was called again Forza Italia. A party that – in the first two years of its political life – had proven to be a powerful tool with respect to various majoritarian electoral disputes, was definitively dismissed without any regret. Aside from the considerations linked to the gradual weakening of Silvio Berlusconi’s leadership, which is certainly a major issue, this article examines the impact of territorial dynamics – in particular, intra-party competition and party territorial roots – on the electoral results obtained by PDL in the 2013 Italian parliamentary elections. Unlike what argued

for a long time, these dynamics have much affected those electoral results. Although the largest Italian center-right party still remains inextricably tied to the fluctuating fortunes of its founding leader (Silvio Berlusconi), in the future the so-called ‘moderate coalition’
Le sette elezioni federali nella Germania unita (1990-2013)
Authors: Caciagli Mario
Published: September 2020

Stability and predictability had been the norm in the German political system before the unification. The seven federal elections in the unified Germany from 1990 to 2013 did have significant consequences on the traditional continuity. After the last two governments headed by Helmut Kohl (1990-1998), the Social Democrat Gerhard Schröder became Chancellor in a Red-Green coalition (1998-2005) and the Christian Democrat Angela Merkel became Chancellor, fi rst in a Grand Coalition with the Social Democrats (2005-2009), than in a coalition with the Liberals (2009-2013), and after the 2013 elections in a Grand Coalition again.  These frequent changes can be explained by the mobility of the electorate: the cumulative effect of the growth of the middle class and the general social mobility have eroded traditional loyalties, as the disaffection of the youth includes changing electoral choices or tendency to no-vote. Economic and social issues too did have effect on voting behavior: because their critical social situation the electors of the East had preferred fi rst Kohl’s CDU, than Schröder’s SPD and again the CDU under Merkel’s leadership; in the West millions of left electors disappointed by Schröder’s contentious reforms of the labor market leaved the SPD in the 2009 and 2013 elections; the performance of the economy in the last years after periods of crisis, collocating Germany at the top of the European Union, has stimulated the support to Merkel. Because a new party, the PDS than Linke, which has stable roots in the East, but can’t be partner of a government; because the exclusion from the Bundestag of the liberal FDP; and, finally, because the least reform of the electoral system toward more proportionality: all that injects uncertainty into a “fluid” party and political system.
RECENTI CAMPAGNE ELETTORALI IN GERMANIA: VERSO UNA NUOVA PROFESSIONALIZZAZIONE?
Authors: Nesi Luca
Published: September 2020

Il cambiamento delle strutture sociali e soprattutto del sistema mediatico hanno modificato profondamente il modo di fare campagna elettorale anche in Germania. Fin dalla nascita della Repubblica federale i maggiori partiti dello scenario politico tedesco avevano assunto figure esterne per avere un aiuto in alcuni aspetti della campagna, ma essenzialmente il modo di fare campagna era ancora quello utilizzato prima dell’avvento del regime nazionalsocialista, e cioè centralizzato negli organi di partito che pianificavano e conducevano tutte le fasi della campagna. La vera svolta si ebbe con il graduale aumento del potere e dell’influenza del mezzo televisivo e dell’affermazione della sua logica all’interno del mondo politico. Il 1970, con il sorpasso del mezzo televisivo su quello della carta stampata nel ruolo di dominatore della contesa elettorale, ed il 1976, con l’accettazione senza mezzi termini della logica mediale da parte degli attori della scena politica, in primis i partiti ed i candidati, sono le due date fondamentali per quanto riguarda la nascita delle nuove campagne elettorali dominate dalla logica mediale. Questa trasformazione delle contese elettorali in Germania ha portato alla situazione odierna, dove più che “campagna di contenuti” si può parlare di campagna dello spettacolo, dell’intrattenimento e del candidate-show.
La partecipazione elettorale in America Latina ed il caso dei dipartimenti della Colombia
Authors: Franco-Cuervo Beatriz , Flórez Javier Andrés
Published: September 2020

La partecipazione elettorale in Colombia è sempre stata oggetto di discussione, sia da parte degli esperti che della classe politica, se non altro perché è stata storicamente bassa, tanto più se comparata con quella degli altri sistemi latino-americani. Si è cercato quindi di continuo di trovare spiegazioni a questo fenomeno, anche dando vita ad intense polemiche, per intendere le motivazioni o le cause dello scarso entusiasmo degli elettori colombiani per la democrazia elettorale. Gli studi tuttavia si sono incentrati sulla ricerca di un approccio a livello nazionale, trascurando il livello regionale e quello dipartimentale. Il che ha rappresentato un evidente limite per intendere la partecipazione elettorale in Colombia. Parrebbe ovvio supporre che il comportamento dell’intero paese si ripeta in misura quasi identica al livello delle regioni e dei dipartimenti. Questa supposizione, però, non può reggere, se non viene verificata empiricamente scendendo a livello delle singole realtà territoriali. Perseguendo questo obiettivo, il lavoro che segue si divide in due parti. Nella prima il caso colombiano viene collocato in una prospettiva comparata con riferimento sia alla legislazione elettorale che ai dati statistici degli altri paesi latino-americani. Nella seconda parte si prendono in considerazione gli indici di partecipazione di ciascun dipartimento della Colombia nelle elezioni del Senato dall’anno 1974, il che dovrebbe servire come punto di riferimento per ulteriori analisi e come contributo allo studio delle elezioni e della partecipazione elettorale nel paese.
Elezioni in Italia - Un anno dopo: il centrodestra alla conquista dei territori, il "sistema 2008" arranca
Authors: Di Virgilio Aldo
Published: September 2020

Review of Italian elections - Municipal, provincial, regional elections, and referenda in 2009
Le elezioni nel mondo. Luglio-Dicembre 2011
Authors: Bolgherini Silvia
Published: September 2020

Elezioni nel mondo tra Luglio e Dicembre 2011
Editorial
Authors: BRAJIS Editor
Published: September 2020

Editorial do quarto número de 2020