bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Le Petit Machiavellian Prince: Effects of latent toxoplasmosis on political beliefs and values
Authors: Kopecky Robin , Příplatová Lenka , Boschetti Silvia , Talmont-Kaminski Konrad , Flegr Jaroslav
Published: October 2021

Humans infected by Toxoplasma gondii express no specific symptoms but manifest higher incidence of many diseases, disorders and differences in personality and behaviour. The aim of this study was to compare the political beliefs and values of Toxoplasma-infected and Toxoplasma-free participants. We measured beliefs and values of 2315 responders via an online survey (477 Toxoplasma-infected) using the Political Beliefs and Values Inventory (PI34). This study showed Toxoplasma-infected and Toxoplasma-free participants of our cross-sectional study differed in three of four factors of PI34, scoring higher in Tribalism and lower in Cultural liberalism and Anti-Authoritarianism. We found sex differences in political beliefs associated with Toxoplasma infection. Infected women scored higher in tribalism and lower in cultural liberalism, compared with the Toxoplasma-free control group, while infected men scored higher in economic equity. These results fit with sexual differences in behaviour and attitude observed after toxoplasmosis infection. Controlling for the effect of worse physical health and mental health had little impact, suggesting that impaired health did not cause these changes. Rather than adaptation to prevalence of parasites, as suggested by parasite-stress theory, the differences might be side-effects of long-term mild inflammatory re-action, although definitive conclusions cannot be reached due to lack of relevant literature.
The Issue of Proxies, And why EU law matters for recommender systems
Authors: Hildebrandt Mireille
Published: October 2021

Recommendations are meant to increase sales or ad revenue, as these are the first priority of those who pay for them. As recommender systems match their recommendations with inferred preferences, we should not be surprised if the algorithm optimises for lucrative preferences and thus co-produces the preferences they mine. This relates to the well-known problem of feedback loops, filter bubbles and echo chambers. In this article I will discuss the implications of the fact that computing systems necessarily work with proxies when inferring recommendations and raise a number of questions about whether recommender systems actually do what they are claimed to do, while also analysing the often perverse economic incentive structures that have a major impact on relevant design decisions. Finally, I will explain how the GDPR and the proposed AI Act will help to break through various vicious circles, by constraining how people may be targeted (GDPR) and by requiring documented evidence of the robustness, resilience, reliability and the responsible design and use of high risk recommender systems (AI Act).
Flexible and fast estimation of quantile treatment effects: The rqr and rqrplot commands
Authors: Borgen Nicolai T. , Haupt Andreas , Wiborg Øyvind N.
Published: October 2021

Using quantile regression models to estimate quantile treatment effects is becoming increasingly popular. This paper introduces the rqr command that can be used to estimate residualized quantile regression (RQR) coefficients and the rqrplot postestimation command that can be used to effortless plot the coefficients. The main advantages of the rqr command compared to other Stata commands that estimate (unconditional) quantile treatment effects are that it can include high-dimensional fixed effects and that it is considerably faster than the other commands.
Factors Affecting Students' Academic Performance: The Case of Students at Community Colleges in Bhaktapur District
Authors: Duwal Balaram , Khonju Lalita
Published: October 2021

This study aims to investigate the important academic factors; teaching method, study habits of students and attendance of students that affect students' academic performance. The study used a survey method and analytical research design. A stratified sampling method was used to select 150 respondents from 1,525 total number of undergraduate students from four high student enrolment community colleges of Bhaktapur district. Regression analysis was used to identify the impact of independent variables on student's academic performance. Mann-Whitney test was used to identify the differences between perceived student's performance across gender, age and faculty.  To test for differences between perceived student's performance across study year and guardian occupation, Kruskal-Wallis test was conducted. The result shows that the teaching method and attendance of students have a significant positive impact on perceived student's performance but student's habit has no significant impact on perceived student's performance.  However, it has been proved that gender, age, faculty, study year and guardian occupation do not have any differences in perceived student's performance.
Study of the Antecedents of Smartphone Purchase decision
Authors: Rai Bharat
Published: October 2021

The main objective of this research paper is to identify the factors affecting consumer behaviorthat influence purchasing decisions on Smartphone users in Nepal. The study examines how the brand image, product features, product price, and social factors influence the purchase decision in the buying of the Smartphone in the Nepalese market. The study focuses on how the consumer preferred to select the Smartphone and which factor has the more influencing role for a purchase decision. 

Primary data has been used in the research. The data was collected through a structured questionnaire using a convenient sampling technique from 202 customers buying smartphones in Kathmandu. 

Descriptive statistical analysis, correlation, and Structural Equation Modeling have been used to diagnose and to draw valid conclusions. Brand image, product features, product price, and social factors are taken as independent variables to explore the relationship with purchase decision and impact on the purchase decision. The correlation result showed that all independent variables have a significant relationship with purchase decisions. The Path analysis through SEM result showed that there is a significant impact of brand image, product price, and social factors on the consumer purchase decision. But, the product features have a negative significant impact on purchase decision in the buying of Smartphone in the Nepalese market.
Determinants of Financial Inclusion in Namobuddha Municipality, Nepal
Authors: Dangol Jeetendra , Humagain Anil
Published: October 2021

Financial inclusion is a priority agenda in countries like Nepal. The study seeks to determine the access to financial services, financial innovation and quality of financial services to the financial inclusion.The study is based on questionnaire surveydata with363 household respondents using a convenient sampling technique, and carried out in Namobuddha Municipality of Nepal. The moderating effect of financial literacy and control variable of demographic items have been analysed using generalised regression model. The results show that financial innovation and quality of financial services are the significant determinants of financial inclusion; financial literacy is found significant and it plays a moderating role between the variables under study. The findings revealed that the tendency of higher level of financial inclusion was influenced by gender, education level and monthly income.
Employees’ Turnover Intention in Nepalese Commercial Banks
Authors: Adhikari Pitri Raj
Published: October 2021

This paper attempts to investigate the factors influencing the employees’ turnover intention in Nepalese commercial banks. It has employed descriptive and causal comparative research design to estimate the relationship between dependent (employees’ turnover) and independent variables (compensation, organizational justice, organizational culture, leadership empowerment behavior, job stress). To achieve the purpose of the study structured questionnaire was prepared and distributed to 540 respondents of 27 commercial banks but only 300 usable questionnaires are received. Mean, standard deviation, correlation and multiple regression model are used to analyze the data. Employees’ turnover intention is positively and significantly correlated with all independent variables. It is found that organizational justice is the most influencing factor followed by organizational culture whereas compensation is the least influencing factor for employees’ turnover intention in Nepalese commercial banks. This study is an endeavor to extend the literature of employees’ turnover intention in banking industry.
Evaluation of Cucumber Hybrids for Yield and Quality Under Plastic House and Open Field Conditions
Authors: Gautam Ishwori Prasad , Pradhan Navin Gopal , Subedi Sujan , Thakur Manis Kumar
Published: October 2021

Low yield of off-season cucumber due to use of open-pollinated varieties with high male to female ration, long gestation period and high incidence of diseases are the major problems of cucumber production in Nepal. The use of imported hybrids varieties during the off-season and plastic film technology has shown to lead to enhanced growth and higher yield in recent years. However, there is a little work on hybrid cucumber research and their testing in Nepal.  Therefore, experiments were conducted at the National Horticulture Research Center (NHRC), Directorate of Agricultural Research (DoAR), Tarahara and Farmer's field in Dhankuta district accordingly to select best hybrids. Sixteen genotypes including best Indian hybrid Dynasty and 3 open-pollinated check genotypes were evaluated at NHRC, Khumaltar during the years 2018 and 2019 in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications under the plastic house. Previously selected seven genotypes were evaluated in DoAR, Tarahara in 3 replications and best hybrid was compared with farmers' varieties in Dhankuta at open field conditions. Tested genotypes showed a significant difference in yield and other parameters like male to female ratio, early flowering, vine length, disease scoring etc. both under the plastic house and open field conditions. The new hybrids HRD CUM 009 x 003 (107.05 mt/ha), HRD CUM 006 x 003 (91.55 mt/ha) and HRD CUM 004 x 001(88. 10 mt/ha) were promising due to higher yield, earlier to 50% female and male flowering, a greater number of female flowers, short vine length, higher number of fruits per plants and earliness harvesting than other cultivated varieties. Most of the tested hybrids produced more than double yield than open-pollinated genotypes.
Effect of Grafting Dates on Success and Growth of Kumquat (Fortunella japonica Swingle) Sapling
Authors: Bhandari Nirajan , Regmi Chiranjivi
Published: October 2021

An experiment was carried out to study the effect of grafting dates on the success and growth of kumquat sapling during 2017-18 at Banepa, Kavre to standardize suitable grafting time. The experiment was conducted in a single factor completely randomized design with five treatments and three replications. The treatments consisted of five grafting dates which viz., 25th November, 10th December, 25th December, 10th January and 25th January. Scion collected from the mother plant of kumquat was grafted onto two years old trifoliate orange rootstock by side veneer method at 15 days intervals under screen house. The data were recorded at every 30 days interval and found a significant effect of grafting dates on most of the economically important parameters such as graft success percent, the mortality of sprouted grafts, sapling height, number of leaves per sapling and leaf area. The result revealed that 100% graft success was observed on the grafts prepared in January. The highest mortality (13.68±0.58%) was reported on 25th November grafted sapling. The sapling height (39.68±3.68 cm), number of leaves per sapling (23.12±3.43) and leaf area (16.34±1.05 cm2) were found superior for 10th January grafted sapling while the number of primary and secondary branches per sapling were found non-significant for all grafting dates. Therefore, the study revealed that 10th January was the most suitable time for grafting of kumquat under Kavre, Nepal conditions.
Deficit irrigation in soybeans, the effect on grain yield and water productivity in temperate climates
Authors: Hayashi Raquel Mayumi , Dogliotti Santiago
Published: October 2021

In regions with a temperate and humid climate, deficit irrigation improves the profitability and sustainability of production systems, when properly implemented. It is necessary to generate knowledge on the response of crops to deficit irrigation. Aiming to improve the design and management of irrigation equipment used in soybean cultivation in Uruguay, an experiment was proposed where three maximum depths of irrigation replacement (3 mm, 6 mm and 9 mm day-1) and non-irrigated control were evaluated. A randomized complete block design was used, with four treatments and four replications. Drip irrigation was applied, which allowed a good adjustment of the different irrigation depths used and reduced the experimental area. Non-irrigated and 3 mm suffered water stress from V10 to grain filling, producing lower yields. The 6 mm treatment yielded the same as the 9 mm in Year 1, but lower in Year 2. This study indicates that irrigation is necessary when rainfall is less than the average for the region or its distribution is inadequate. The 9 mm treatment showed the highest water productivity (WUE: 0.86 Kg m-3) and irrigation (IWUE: 0.54 Kg m-3), with less use of rainfall, compared to 6mm.
Biological, psychological, social, and spiritual health of active duty women: An exploratory study
Authors: Lacks Meghan , Lamson Angela , Goodman Jessica
Published: October 2021

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This study explored the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health of active duty women, including how each of these dimensions of health is related to one another. In particular, this study addresses active duty women’s health and experiences associated with trauma, sexual harassment, deployment, and physical health outcomes. A total of 76 active duty women completed a survey consisting of questions about demographics, physical health, psychological health, physical and psychological trauma history, social support, history of sexual harassment, and spirituality. Results showed that women with larger waist circumference had more physical pain and previous experiences with sexual harassment. Also, women who experienced more traumatic events in their lifetime were more involved in organized and non-organized religion or spiritual activities. Being in the military influences every service member’s health; however, more attention is needed to understanding the ways in which biopsychosocial-spiritual assessments and treatment can be created and adopted by medical, mental health, social service, and spiritual health providers.
Clash of powers: Did Operation Car Wash trigger a constitutional crisis in Brazil?
Authors: Vilhena Vieira Oscar
Published: October 2021

Brazil descended into a major political crisis after the 2013 mass demonstrations against electoral corruption and failure to fulfil constitutional obligations related to social and economic rights. This turmoil destabilized the political establishment and severely impacted the behaviour of legal institutions. The use of political mandates and institutional prerogatives, contrary to established social norms and traditional interpretations of the law, became unexceptional. In this article, Operation Car Wash, the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, and the process to save the mandate of her successor, President Michel Temer, are analysed as successive examples of ‘constitutional hardball’ that dominated Brazilian political and institutional life, leading the country to a period of ‘constitutional malaise’ or ‘constitutional regression.’ The main objective of the article is to understand the impact of this cycle of institutional retaliations, rooted in the clash between the political and legal establishments (represented by Operation Car Wash), on the stability of Brazilian constitutional democracy.
COMPLEX GEOLOGICAL-GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF THE UNDERWATER VOLCANO 7.10 (KURIL ISLAND ARC)
Authors:   Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, FEB RAS, Blokh Yu.I. , Bondarenko V.I. ,   Kostroma State University, Dolgal A.S. ,   Mining Institute, Ural Branch RAS, Novikova P.N. ,   Mining Institute, Ural Branch RAS, Petrova V.V. ,   Geological Institute RAS, Pilipenko O.V. ,   hmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth of RAS, Rashidov V.A. ,   Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, FEB RAS, Trusov A.А. ,   AO GNPP Aerogeofizika
Published: October 2021

Submarine volcano 7.10, which is part of the North Iturup group of submarine volcanoes of the Kuril island arc, was studied in 5 voyages of the research vessel Vulkanolog in 1982–1989. Comprehensive studies have shown that the edifice of the 7.10 submarine volcano is composed of rocks of a range from dacites to basalts. The summit and slopes of the volcano are devoid of sediments, and the base is overlain by a sedimentary stratum, thickness of which reaches 800 m. The minimum depth recorded above the top of the volcano is 210 m. In the volcanic edifice, subvertical, northeastern and northwestern feeder channels, as well as peripheral magma chambers at depths of 2.5–3.0 km, were identified. It is assumed that during the terminal eruption, small lava flows poured out in the northeast and southwest directions, while the main lava flow poured out in the southeast direction and reached the base of the volcanic edifice.
SQUEEZING OUT PLASTIC LAVA BLOCKS ON YOUNG SHIVELUCH VOLCANO (KAMCHATKA) IN 2020–2021
Authors:   Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS, Girina O.A. , Ozerov A.Yu. ,   Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS, Tsvetkov V.A. ,   Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS, Demyanchuk Yu.V. ,   Institute of Volcanology and Seismology FEB RAS
Published: October 2021

Volcano Young Sheveluch is one of the most active volcanoes in Kamchatka. Since August 1980 to the present time, an extrusive dome has been growing in the crater of the volcano. Plastic lavas in the form of large ribbons were noted on the dome already in 1980–1981, the first lava flow was observed after a paroxysmal eruption on May 9, 2004. The next large block of lava started to extrude in the end of April – beginning of May 2020. By June, 11th, it rose above the dome on 50–80 m, and up to 120 m by the end of October. On September 28, it was noted that the lava block acquired smooth surfaces. Portions of lava squeezed out from inside of the volcano in August – September were plastic. By December 8, the block had collapsed. In February 2021, a new block of plastic lava began to rise from the destroyed block. In March its height above the dome exceeded 50–60 m, and 200 m in June.
Fisiopatología del síndrome de hipertensión intracraneal
Authors: Carvajal Carpio Leopoldo , Vargas Mena Rodolfo , Hidalgo Azofeifa Sybil
Published: October 2021

El síndrome de hipertensión intracraneal (HIC) se caracteriza por el aumento de la presión intracraneal (PIC) por encima de límites normales, la cual conlleva a varios signos y síntomas que sufre el paciente, la cual, si no se aborda a tiempo, puede llevar a un desenlace fatal con coma y muerte. La PIC la determina la presión de líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR), el flujo sanguíneo y el parénquima cerebral. Su etiología es variada, pudiendo ser aguda o crónica lo que determina las diversas manifestaciones clínicas. Las manifestaciones clínicas se dan en varias etapas, produciendo comúnmente cefalea, vómitos, papiledema y signos focales neurológicos. El objetivo es dar a conocer la neuroanatomía involucrada, para así poder realizar un diagnóstico temprano y prevenir patologías irreversibles, así mismo es de suma importancia para comprender el motivo de las manifestaciones clínicas al conocer las estructuras afectadas y poder así realizar un adecuado abordaje.
Intoxicación por metanol
Authors: Araya Calvo Paula , Chacón Díaz Minor Stuard
Published: October 2021

La intoxicación por metanol un alcohol tóxico, no apto para bebidas es una de las patologías de más alta mortalidad en urgencias. Al ser una patología no común y con síntomas y signos no específicos muchas veces la pasamos por alto y con esto aumentamos su mortalidad. Este es uno de los padecimientos que ante la alta sospecha en la historia clínica y sintomatología debemos abordar de inmediato con el fin de evitar un desenlace fatal. Sus síntomas se deben principalmente al acúmulo de ácido fórmico que causa alteraciones pulmonares, metabólicas, neurológicas y renales. Es un padecimiento el cual debe notificarse una vez confirmado el diagnóstico con el fin de realizar un barrido y encontrar los causantes, antes de evitar brotes mayores.
Esporotricosis: la micosis subcutánea más distribuida en el mundo
Authors: Hernández Chacón José Roberto , Torres Morales Sheirys Arleth , Hernández Chacón Evelyn María
Published: October 2021

La esporotricosis es una enfermedad micótica causada por hongos de la familia Sporothrix schenckii, puede cursar de manera subaguda o crónica y afecta principalmente al tejido subcutáneo y linfático. La transmisión se realiza principalmente mediante la inoculación con material contaminado en zonas de la piel que tienen un trauma. Puede afectar tanto a hombres como a mujeres y es más común en pacientes pediátricos y adultos jóvenes. Es la micosis por implantación más distribuida en el mundo, se puede encontrar tanto en regiones intertropicales como en climas templados. Presenta varias formas clínicas, la más frecuente es la linfocutánea que se puede encontrar en un 70% de los casos, seguido por la forma fija en un 25%. El diagnóstico se realiza mediante biopsia del nódulo para poder realizar el cultivo micológico y confirmar la sospecha diagnóstica. El fármaco de elección contra las formas cutáneas linfangítica y fija es itraconazol, pero tiene la desventaja de ser un medicamento de alto costo, por lo que el tratamiento de elección en países en vías de desarrollo ha sido el yoduro de potasio, ya que se caracteriza por ser efectivo, bien tolerado y de bajo costo.
TO THE QUESTION OF IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CONTRACTOR'S SAVING PRACTICE
Authors:   Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Aistov Andrey Grigorievich
Published: October 2021

The article examines the concept of contractor's savings in a construction contract, the problems of realizing in practice the contractor's right to demand full payment of the contract price if the cost of actually performed work is less than this price. The author proposes a number of solutions that will allow the contractor to freely exercise the right to pay savings.
FÓRUM DE MEIO AMBIENTE DA JUVENTUDE
Authors: Zakrzevski Sônia Beatris Balvedi , Majewski Andrieli Sadovski , Restello Rozane Maria , Vendruscolo Taciana
Published: October 2021

O tema da juventude tem-se apresentado como uma questão emergente no século XXI, e maior atenção tem sido dada à importância e relevância da integração da juventude nos programas voltados às questões socioambientais. Os jovens são reconhecidos como agentes de mudança, com papel fundamental para o enfrentamento aos grandes desafios do nosso século: mudanças climáticas, desemprego, pobreza, desigualdades de gênero, conflitos sociais e políticos, migrações, entre outros. O objetivo deste artigo é relatar um processo de educação ambiental, desenvolvido por meio dos Fóruns de Meio Ambiente da Juventude do Alto Uruguai Gaúcho, refletindo sobre o seu papel de mobilização da juventude em torno da temática socioambiental. O Projeto implementado no território do Corede Norte/RS, no período de 2012 a 2021, envolveu jovens-adolescentes do Ensino Médio, jovens universitários, comunidades das Escolas de Educação Básica e colaboradores das Entidades que congregam o Coletivo Educador do Alto Uruguai Gaúcho. O Fórum constituiu-se como um processo de formação, e não apenas um evento, e contribuiu para  mobilizar os jovens que habitam o território, para pensar e agir, ou seja, para conhecer os problemas existentes no território, investigar sobre esses temas e desenvolver projetos de intervenção, com a intenção de contribuir na construção de territórios sustentáveis.
Research and development of a technology for the production of healthy sausages
Authors: Riabovol М. V. , Bal-Prylypko Larysa
Published: October 2021

Due to the general deterioration of the environmental situation and the associated increase in the negative impact on consumer health, studies have been conducted to develop a healthy sausage recipe. The research aims to develop the composition of minced meat characterized by minimal sensitivity to oxidants and balanced mineral content and implement therapeutic and preventive properties to the product made from it. The research was conducted on minced meat. The Ukrainian state standard 4436:2005 minced meat recipe was used as a sample. The values of the parameters were determined by standardized methods, and the concentration of sodium chloride was determined by the Mohr method. Organoleptic quality indicators of sausages of standardized and experimental composition were determined by the method of expert evaluation. A method of inhibiting the processes of oxidative deterioration of the meat mixture under the influence of oxygen by introducing rosemary extract into the mixture was determined. The possibility of reducing the dosage of sodium cation by replacing rock salt with sea salt enriched with kelp was determined, which also made it possible to reduce the dosage of toxic sodium nitrite. The content of beef in the meat raw materials of the prototype was reduced to 30%, and that of semi-fat pork to 26% due to the inclusion of blood plasma protein (1.0%), orange dietary fiber (0.5%), and water for their hydration (7%). In the composition of spices and auxiliary materials of the prototype, table salt (2.2%) was replaced by sea salt (2.1%), and the content of sodium nitrite was reduced from 0.0075% to 0.0050% due to the introduction of rosemary extract (0.15%) and the bacterial preparation “Iprovit LRR” (0.05%). The possibility of extending the guaranteed shelf life of sausages from 3 to 10 days was shown and the possibility of replacing rock salt with sea salt in minced meat was determined, which, while maintaining a sense of sufficient salinity of the product, allowed the reduction of the dosage of sodium cation by 30% and enrich the minced meat with trace elements – calcium, magnesium and acutely deficient iodine. The developed recipe of “Healthy” sausages can be used for industrial production at meat processing enterprises
Influence of body structure types and pronouncement of meat forms of bulls on their sexual activity
Authors: Ugnivenko Anatolii , Koropets Larysa
Published: October 2021

The relevance of the study is determined by the need to find ways to improve the attributes of the reproduction of bulls that affect the economic efficiency of their use. The purpose of the study was to identify the relationship between the features of the exterior of bulls and their sexual activity, other signs of reproduction. Bulls of the Ukrainian meat breed were divided into two groups using the size Index: large-sized and compact. The pronouncement of meat forms in bulls was determined at the age of 15 months on a 60-point scale. Sexual activity was characterised by the duration of the manifestation of sexual reflexes from bringing the animal to the mount to mounting it. In experimental bulls, the duration of the period of productive use, the number of deliveries to the mount and attempts of mounting it, and the number of ejaculates received and culled were recorded. It was found that the tendency to distribute active moderate and calm manifestations of sexual reflexes in bulls of different types of body structure and the development of meat forms are similar. Most of all, there was a proportion of moderate sexual activity, but specific trends were observed within the groups. The proportion of high sexual activity was higher in compact bulls compared to large-sized peers and animals with better pronounced meat forms. Further, large-sized bulls tend to increase the duration of productive use, predominate in the proportion of mounts made and are characterised by a decrease in the proportion of ejaculate culling. Bulls with more pronounced meat forms tend to increase the duration of productive use, which is due to their higher breeding value based on the characteristics of meat productivity. In terms of the proportion of mounts made and the percentage of ejaculates culled, there was no difference between animals with different meat forms. The results obtained prove that compact bulls are more suitable for intensive use at an early age, and large-sized producers are more effective in adulthood. The better development of meat forms somewhat reduces the sexual activity of young bulls. At a more mature age, meat forms practically do not affect the results of using bulls. The results obtained allow selecting the type of body structure of bulls that have the highest sexual activity
Financial and return aspects of solar power stations in Hungary
Authors: Michaletzky-Csikós Emese , Szennay Áron
Published: October 2021

Electricity production is one of the major sources of global gas house gas (GHG) emission and is therefore responsible for climate change. In this context, renewable energy sources may have a significant role. Our research analyses the financial return of solar power stations in Hungary. Lowcapacity (0.3-1.0 MW) solar power stations were examined to highlight differences between the former (mandatory take-over tariff, KÁT) and present (renewable energy subsidising scheme, METÁR) renewable energy take-over schemes regarding financial return. Our results show that both analysed projects have a positive financial return. However, the KÁT project has an excessive return rate, therefore the phasing out of the scheme can be considered justified.
Brain Atrophy Rates in Normal Aging and Alzheimer Disease
Authors: Dexte Micki
Published: October 2021

The objectives of this study were to (1) compare atrophy rates associated with normal aging and Alzheimer disease (AD) using the semi-automated Boundary Shift Integral (BSI) method and manual tracing of the entorhinal cortex (ERC) and hippocampus and (2) calculate power of BSI vs. ERC and hippocampal volume changes for clinical trials in AD. We quantified whole brain and ventricular BSI atrophy rates and ERC and hippocampal atrophy rates from longitudinal MRI data in 20 AD patients and 22 age-matched healthy controls.
A CHANGE IN LIVES OF PROTAGONISTS AS THE AGENT OF PLOT-DEVELOPMENT IN BULGARIAN FILMS
Authors: Lapidus R.
Published: October 2021

A film plot is built like any other artistic narrative and includes the following parts: exposition; rising action; climax; falling action; conclusion. We find a rich and multifaceted range of plots in Bulgarian films. However, there is always a break or a change in routine of every plot. The change usually emanates from outside the routine described in the film. The external entity, which comes close to the protagonists’ routine and intervened in it, creates problems and crisis. This happens when the external changes bring new characters or events into the characters’ previous lives, or, alternately, takes them out of their previous routine into a different reality. For example, in the romantic comedy "It Happened in the Street" by the prominent film director (Yanko Yankov), the protagonist Misho (the legendary actor Apostol Karamitev) is a driver of a truck. He meets a girl called Katerina, falls in love with her, and wants to marry her. She is finally convinced that Misho is the right man for her, and accepts his offer. The establishment of a new young family is enabled by the changes that Misho is assigned to take in his life as part of his work. A change in heroes’ lives is the main motive-force in Bulgarian cinema. A variety of drastic events may happen to the protagonists, and they have to face the consequences. They often have intense, dramatic experiences which serve as a mental, psychological, social, personal, ideological, and physical test. These govern their fate, forcing them to mobilize their forces and fight for a lofty cause. The change in the heroes’ lives allows them to discover their true character and see their lives anew, in a more moral way.
FINDING OUT OF DRIVING TIME AND TECHNICAL AND OPERATING PARAMETERS OF CAR OPERATION ON INTERURBAN ROUTES USING MS EXCEL IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS
Authors: Matveev A. , Borodina Yu.
Published: October 2021

Currently there are a lot of software for the management of transport process integration in the educational process which is slow. An alternative can be the application of narrow-purpose add-ons to ready-made software, which is also available for non-commercial use. This will reduce the cost of developing a training program, as well as increase the information content and assimilation of the task for students.
VIOLATIONS OF THE EXPERT COUNCIL IN CONSIDERATION MATERIALS OF APPEALS ON WORK ABOUT MVL AIRPORTS
Authors: Leontyev R.
Published: October 2021

The article discusses violations of the official rules established by the documents governing the state scientific certification in the Russian Federation, inherent in the procedure for considering the materials of the dissertation council regarding the appeal of the expert council for the study of the management of local airlines in the Far Eastern region.
IMPROVEMENT OF COORDINATED CONTROL MEASURES BY CUSTOMS AND TAX BODIES
Authors: Terehova E. , Shemyakin N.
Published: October 2021

The growth of international trade, globalization and increased competition between participants in foreign economic activity (FEA) require customs authorities to revise the concept of customs control. In modern conditions, in order to promote the development of international trade, it is necessary to reduce the burden of the administrative burden on business, including by reducing the frequency of the application of actual customs control.
CHARACTERISTIC PECULIARITIES OF OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE SIGNS OF HUMAN ABDUCTION
Authors: Krapiva I.
Published: October 2021

In the article, the author comes to the conclusion that kidnapping is characterized by the unlawful seizure of a person, his displacement and subsequent retention against or against his will. Capturing, moving and restraining a person can be carried out both by deception or abuse of the victim's confidence, and with the use of violence or the threat of violence, or without it. The fact that the guilty persons do not have a goal of further restraining the victim indicates the absence of corpus delicti of kidnapping, while the presence of other corpus delicti in the actions of the guilty parties is not excluded.
RESEARCH OF HEAVY METAL SUPPLY IN AGROLANDSCAPE DURING THE VEGETATION PERIOD
Authors: Ilinskiy A.
Published: October 2021

The paper presents the results of a study of the intake of heavy metals into the agricultural landscape during the growing season. In the article of the parish, their intake with mineral fertilizers, seeds, precipitation was taken into account. Studies have shown that precipitation is the most significant input of the studied heavy metals into the agricultural landscape. Depending on the variant of the experiment, their input with precipitation varies as follows: for copper 77.5 - 95.9%; for zinc 50.5 - 82.0%; for lead 49.3 - 89.4%; for cadmium 68.4 - 94.7%. Based on the results of experimental studies, an empirical series of pollutants entering the agricultural landscape was built: Zn  Cu  Pb Cd.
IS IT WORTH READING K. MARX AND HOW TO READ IT?
Authors: Kulik V. , Kulik I.
Published: October 2021

On the Internet respectable economists are debating on the topic "False theses of Marxism: the tendency of the rate of profit to fall". Dozens of economists are involved in these debates. Some believe that K. Marx is right, others believe that he is wrong. At the same time, the disputants reveal negligence in relation to each other, a complete misunderstanding of the text of "CAPITAL", but they also admit accusations against K. Marx, such as: "his understanding of the meaning of the concept of" constant capital "was amateurish", or "the mechanism of "surplus time" was invented and the appropriation of workers' labor in this mythical "surplus time", and so on, etc. We cannot agree with such an attitude towards K. Marx, who left us (humanity!) An invaluable ideological legacy, manuscripts not fully published during his lifetime under the general title "CAPITAL".
Explaining Change in Germany’s Anti-corruption Policy in the Era of Chancellor Merkel
Authors: Wolf Sebastian
Published: October 2021

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s second grand coalition (2013–2017) was the most successful federal government since 2005 regarding the adoption of anti-corruption measures. This article first gives an overview of recent German anti-corruption reforms. In order to explain the varying policy outputs of Merkel’s coalition governments, an analytical perspective drawing on the multiple streams approach is utilized. This theoretical perspective is then applied to the analysis of three major anti-corruption reforms. Mainly on the basis of these case studies, the article concludes that the SPD was a crucial policy entrepreneur between 2013 and 2017. In former legislative periods, the Social Democrats could not advance their favored anti-corruption policies. But when the CDU and CSU decided not to make full use of their veto power, the spd pushed policy change through. Analyses of anti-corruption reforms should not overlook the constellations of veto players such as coalition parties and their preferred policy options.
Free Educational Android Mobile Application for Radiobiology
Authors:   University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania, MIRESTEAN Camil Ciprian , ZARA Alexandru Dumitru ,   „Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania, IANCU Roxana Irina ,   „Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania, IANCU Dragos Petru Teodor ,   „Gr. T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
Published: October 2021

The use of mobile devices and applications dedicated to different medical fields has improved the quality and facilitated medical care, especially in the last 10 years. The number of applications running on the software platforms of smart phones or other smart devices is constantly growing. Radiotherapy also benefits from applications (apps) for TNM staging of cancers, for target volume delineation and toxicity management but also from radiobiological apps for calculating equivalent dose schemes for different dose fractionation regimens. In the context of the increasingly frequent use of altered fractionation schemes, the use of radiobiological models and calculations based on the linear quadratic model (LQ) becomes a necessity. We aim to evaluate free radiobiology apps for the Android software platform. Given the global educational deficit, the lack of experts and the concordance between radiobiology education and the need to use basic clinical notions of modern radiotherapy, the existence of free apps for the Android platform running on older generation processors can transform even an old smart device in a powerful “radiobiology station.” Apps for radiobiology can help the radiation oncologist and medical physicist with responsibilities in radiotherapy treatment planning in the context of accelerated adoption of hypo-fractionation regimens and calculation of the effect of treatment gaps, a topic of interest in the COVID-19 pandemic context. Radiobiology apps can also partially fill the educational gap in radiobiology by arousing the interest of young radiation oncologists to deepen the growing universe of fundamental and clinical radiobiology.
A Clinical Case Study of Synchronous Breast Cancer
Authors:   „Agrippa Ionescu” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, MEHEDINTU-IONESCU Mihai , COMAN Stefan-Andrei ,   „Agrippa Ionescu” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, TOADER Horia-Alexandru ,   „Agrippa Ionescu” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Published: October 2021

The following article represents a clinical case study of a synchronous breast cancer in a 47 year old woman with no prior significant comorbidities.Up to 10% of all breast cancers can be synchronous (usually found with the help of breast MRI). The occurrence of bilaterally is considerable with invasive lobular carcinoma. The patient observed after self-palpating her breast a nodule in the infero-external quadrant of the right breast. During almost 4 months the patient underwent punch biopsy of the right breast, lumpectomy and finally double mastectomy with immediate reconstruction using Mentor implants and AMD. The histopathological result showed ductal carcinoma in situ in the right breast and lobular carcinoma in situ in both breasts. Postoperatively the patient is free of cancer, but under clinical and imagistic surveillance.
Treating Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia with ECMO: First Successful Case in Romania
Authors:   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, „M.S. Curie” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Bucharest, Romania, GAIDUCHEVICI Alina Elena , GEORGESCU Carmina ,   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, „M.S. Curie” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Bucharest, Romania, HERISEANU Carmen Mariana ,   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, „M.S. Curie” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Bucharest, Romania, BIZUBAC Ana Mihaela ,   Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, „M.S. Curie” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Bucharest, Romania, FILIP Cristina ,   Department of Pediatric Cardiology, „M.S. Curie” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Bucharest, Romania, MARGARINT Irina ,   Department of Cardiac Surgery, „M.S. Curie” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Bucharest, Romania, CERNEA Ion ,   Department of Pediatric Surgery, „M.S. Curie” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Bucharest, Romania, CIRSTOVEANU Catalin Gabriel ,   „Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Published: October 2021

We present the first successful case of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at „M.S. Curie” Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children, Newborn Intensive Care Unit: a term neonate with cardiorespiratory failure secondary to left sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The patient was placed on veno-venous ECMO at three days of life; however, on the fourth day, due to unstable right ventricular function, conversion to veno-arterial ECMO was mandatory. At one week of life, the patient was operated on-site for diaphragmatic hernia without ECMO support and then reintroduced on ECMO immediately after the surgical procedure, being on ECMO support for a total of 8 days. Antithrombotic treatment was administered for significant occlusion of the right common carotid artery and right internal jugular vein (complication of the cannulation for ECMO) and also long term treatment for Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension was needed. The patient was discharged at the age of four months with moderate neurodevelopmental delay. The literature review indicates that neonatal ECMO procedure in Romania is still in its early stages. Despite this state, our current case proves that ECMO can be successfully performed with increased chances of survival for neonates with severe prognosis after failure of conventional therapy.
Holy Spirit Skete of the Pochaev Lavra Under Archbishop of Ternopol Palladiy (Kaminsky)
Authors: Серпенинов Валентин Викторович
Published: October 2021

Предметом данного исследования является история последних лет существования Почаевского Свято-Духова скита в советский период, обстоятельства его закрытия и непосредственная деятельность архиепископа Палладия (Каминского), выступившего бесстрашным защитником этой обители. На примере Почаевского скита можно проследить некоторые особенности религиозной политики коммунистической партии в УССР, где советская власть установилась лишь в 1939 г., что не могло особым образом отразиться на церковно-государственных отношениях. Источниковую базу составляют квартальные и годичные отчёты уполномоченных Совета по делам Русской Православной Церкви в Тернопольской области, которые мы находим в Государственном архиве Российской Федерации и Государственном архиве Тернопольской области. Благодаря анализу архивных материалов мы приходим к выводу о деструктивной политике советской власти, направленной на борьбу с Русской Церковью на территории Тернопольской области. Главным объектом вышеуказанной политики являлась Почаевская лавра и её Духовской скит. Полной ликвидации православных монастырей в Тернопольской епархии советская власть добиться не смогла благодаря дипломатическому таланту архиепископа Палладия, который поплатился за это очередным переводом на другую кафедру Русской Православной Церкви.

The subject of this study is the history of the last years of the existence of the Pochaev Holy Spirit Skete in the Soviet period, the circumstances of its closure and the direct activities of Archbishop Palladiy (Kaminsky), who acted as a fearless defender of this monastery. On the example of the Pochaev skete, one can trace some features of the religious policy of the Communist Party in the Ukrainian SSR, where Soviet power was established only in 1939, which could not have a special effect on church-state relations. The source base consists of quarterly and annual reports of the commissioners of the Council for the Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Ternopil region, which we find in the State Archive of the Russian Federation and the State Archive of the Ternopil region. Thanks to the analysis of archival materials, we come to the conclusion about the destructive policy of the Soviet government aimed at combating the Russian Church in the territory of the Ternopil region. The main object of the above-mentioned policy was the Pochaev Lavra and its Dukhovskoy skete. The Soviet authorities were unable to achieve the complete liquidation of Orthodox monasteries in the Ternopil diocese thanks to the diplomatic talent of Archbishop Palladiy, who paid for it with another transfer to another department of the Russian Orthodox Church.