bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
UNITARIZAM VIDOVDANSKOG USTAVA – IZMEĐU PREDLAGANOG I USVOJENOG
Authors:   Institute of Comparative Law in  Belgrade, Stanić Miloš
Published: December 2021

After formation of the state, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, very first step to do was to adopt the new constitution. As a matter of fact, it was not so easy to do, because that piece of work showed all the lines of conflict in the new state. Among others, the basic conflict was between the supporters of the unitary and federal state system. However, despite the fact that, there were some proposals predominantly from Croatia to organize the state according to the federal model, the constitution-maker established a unitary system. In this paper, using the historical and to a lesser extent the normative method, the most basic conceptions of the most important constitutional proposals or projects, which came from both political parties and individuals, are presented. The intention of the author is to show that there were compromise proposals, as well as space to make a compromise. In the end, the author comes to the assumption of whether and to what extent the acceptance of certain federalist aspirations could have had an impact on later, it could be said, relaxation and mitigation of national conflicts. In other words, the author assumes that reaching an initial compromise could be the beginning of a later proper construction of the state structure, because a constitution tailored to the given moment and society has the greatest possibility to achieve its longevity and true realization of the legal order which it establishes.
The science behind medical cannabis
Authors: By PANLAR Gloabl Rheumatology
Published: December 2021

The use of cannabis as medicine has undergone an important change in recent years, being currently evaluated as a therapeutic possibility for various pathologies, among them, of course, rheumatic diseases. Today in Un café por la reumatología we will discuss the current state of medical cannabis, the scientific evidence concerning its use, patterns of use and clinical experience in the region. Joining Carlo Vinicio Caballero, editor-in-chief of Global Rheumatology, and Diego Jaimes, will be Dario Scublinsky, a rheumatologist internist with a doctorate in medicine, former editor of the Revista Argentina de Reumatología and currently coordinator of rheumatology at Swiss Medical; as well as Paola Cubillos, Colombian physician from Universidad del Rosario, founding member of Procannacol, focused on the evidence-based use of medical cannabis; and Dr. Jaime Jaramillo Mejía, anesthesiologist, specialist in pain and palliative care.
Lysine requirement of the spotted scat Scatophagus argus (Linaeus, 1766)
Authors: Nhu Binh Mac , Truong Dan Van , Thi Thuy T. N. , Duy Tram Q. N. , That Chat T. , Serrano Augusto E.
Published: December 2021

The study aimed to determine the lysine requirement of young spotted scat Scatophagus argus (Linaeus, 1776) (average body weight = 10.7 g). The feeding trial was conducted for 8 weeks with 5 experimental diets which were isonitrogenous, isocaloric and isolipidic (35% CP, 18.3 MJ·kg-1, containing lysine levels as treatments containing equal dietary protein (35%) and lipid levels (5%) in 3 replicates. The lysine content was from 1.22 g to 1.94 g lysine·kg-1 dry diet (35 to 55 g·kg-1 CP) with an average content of 0.18 g lysine·kg-1 dry diet per treatment. Results showed that the growth rate, feed conversion and protein efficiency ratios were significantly highest at lysine level of 1.58 g·kg dry diet-1(45 g·kg-1 CP). Fish survival was not influenced by dietary lysine. Lysine requirement level for juvenile scat was estimated using quadratic regression of the percent weight gain (PWG) and specific growth rate (SGR) against dietary lysine level to have a mean value of 1.64 g·kg dry diet-1 (4.75 g·kg-1 CP).
The Position of Cochinchina (Vietnam) in the Trade with Portugal in the XVI-XVII Period
Authors:   University of Sciences, Hue University, No. 77 Nguyen Hue, Hue city, Vietnam, Dao Hoang Thi Anh
Published: December 2021

The sixteenth century is considered the beginning time of trade activities between Vietnam and Western countries after great geographical discoveries in the world, in which Portugal was the pioneer country to establish trade relations wit h Vietnam. Cochinchina, with many favourable factors in terms of human, geography, and goods, was the place to attract Portugal on the way of exchange and establishment of Intra - Asian marine trade network. Thus, what factors led Cochinchina to a strategic position in this trade network, and Portugal had come here to trade with specific characteristics are, and the consequences of this trade process are, is the purpose of this article. Based on analyzing objective and subjective factors, generalizing and systematizing commercial activities between Cochin china and Portugal, the author provides objective assessments of the role of Cochin china in the voyage to The East of the Western countries in the contemporary time.
Application of Corporate Governance Practices in Companies Listed in CSE Sri Lanka
Authors:   Senior Lecturer Department of Accountancy & Finance, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil, Amjath Dr. MBM.
Published: December 2021

Purpose: The purpose of the article is to find out the application of corporate governance practices in companies listed CSE in Sri Lanka. Methodology: The study aimed at the factors influence in the application of corporate governance practices and firm’s financial performance in Sri Lanka. In this study, there are two dependent variables namely return on equity and return on asset and four independent variables namely board leadership, board structure, board size and number of board committees. The study used 20 top companies (blue-chip companies) as sample for period of five (5) years 2014-2018. The data was analyzed using the SPSS statistical software package. The descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and regression analysis were used in this study. Findings: The results show that there is a positive relationship between corporate governance practices and firm performance, in the Sri Lankan context. And also it was found that there is a positive effect of board leadership board structure, board size and board committees on ROE and ROA the effect of board leadership, board size and board committees are significant with ROE & ROA. Only board structure has an insignificant effect on ROE and ROA.
CODE OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR QUALCOMM HEXAGON PROCESSOR, SUPPORTING INSTRUCTION LEVEL PARALLELISM AND BUILT WITH VLIW (Very Long Instruction Word) ARCHITECTURE
Authors:   Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Romanova Tatiana Nikolaevna , Gorin Dmitry Igorevich ,   Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Published: December 2021

A method for optimizing the filling of a machine word with independent instructions is proposed, which allows to increase the performance of programs by stacking the maximum number of independent commands in a package. The paper also confirms the hypothesis that with the transition to random register allocation by the compiler, the packet density will increase, which will result in a decrease in the program's running time.
FIRELY OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR SOLVING COMBINATORIAL LOGIC PROB- LEMS ON GRAPHS
Authors:   Southern Federal University, Kureichik Vladimir , Bova Victoria ,   Southern Federal University, Kureichik Jr. Vladimir ,   Southern Federal University
Published: December 2021

The article describes the solution of NP-complex combinatorial-logical problems on graphs. The authors pro-pose to use a bioinspired approach based on a modified firefly optimization method. As a modification of the proposed approach, the work introduces procedures for dynamically changing the search area, which allows avoiding local optima. A series of tests and experiments have shown that this method is promising. The time complexity of the developed algorithm in the best case ≈ O(nlogn), in the worst case - О(n2).
PATTERN SIMULATOR FOR INTERPLANETARY CREWS EXPEDITIONS
Authors:   Samara University, Akulov Vladislav Alekseevich , Kirshanov Vladimir Nikolayevich ,   Gagarin Research &Test Cosmonaut Training Center
Published: December 2021

Proposals for the parametric modernization of the world famous centrifuge СF-18 (State Or-ganization "Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Training Center”) are presented in order to create on its platform a prototype simulator for training cosmonauts (crews) of interplane-tary expeditions and scientific research on deep space problems.
MODEL OF HARMONIC OSCILLATORS IN EXCEL ENVIRONMENT
Authors:   Samara National Research University named after Academician S.P. Korole, Akulov Vladislav Alekseevich , Chigishchev Vyacheslav Dmitrievich ,   Samara National Research University named after Academician S.P. Korolev, Tyurina Daria Sergeevna ,   Samara National Research University named after Academician S.P. Korolev, Shujairi Marwan Adil Hashim ,   Samara National Research University named after Academician S.P. Korolev
Published: December 2021

A digital model of harmonic oscillators has been developed for studying the properties of os-cillatory systems and preliminary analysis of data from field experiments. The model is de-signed for use in technical and humanitarian applications. It provides control of the sampling rate, the scale of graphs, and archiving of simulation results.
Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) new record for mainland Portugal
Authors: Castro Joana , Cid André , Laborde Marina I
Published: December 2021

Brydes’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) is a species of baleen whale known to live year-round in warm waters, although the distribution of the species in the North Atlantic Ocean is still poorly known. In this work we report the sighting of an adult individual during the summer of 2020 in the South coast of Portugal. The whale was observed 6.4 nautical miles from the shore at a depth of 50.6 metres. Initially this individual was associated with a group of bottlenose dolphins.
This is the first record of this species for mainland Portugal.
Confirmation of pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps from Palk Bay, India through Cytochrome Oxidase1 (COI) sequence
Authors: 2 Chandrasekar K , K MADHU MAGESH , KV Vishnu , Kumar Sendhil , Cubelio Sherine , N Saravanane , K SIVAKUMAR
Published: December 2021

The identity of a stranded cetacean from the Palk Bay has been confirmed as a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) by the partial sequencing of mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit-I (COI). The specimen was unambiguously discriminated from the COI sequence of Kogia sima by matching exactly with the sequence of K. breviceps. Stranding events of the pygmy whales are considered to be uncommon. The sequence developed for K. breviceps is the first of its kind attempt from Indian waters.
THE EFFECT OF FINANCING SOURCES ON REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT IN KENYA
Authors: MWATHI JOSEPH
Published: December 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Board of management governance practices on students’ performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Athi River Sub-county, Kenya.Methodology: The research used descriptive survey design. The study targeted 13 public secondary schools in Athi-River Sub-county. The target population was 208 Board of Management members, 13 Board of management chairpersons, 13 principals and 260 teachers in Athi-River Sub-county secondary schools. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 13 schools to ensure that all the schools were well represented according to the various regions. Census technique was used to select all the 13 principals and 13 Board of management chairpersons. Simple random sampling was used to select 97 other Board of management members and 132 teachers.  The sample size of this study was therefore 255 respondents. The main instrument for the study was questionnaires. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20.0 was used to carry data analysis.Results: The findings revealed that provision of incentives to teachers, provision of rewards to students, involving teachers in target setting and provision of learning resources were found to be satisfactory variables in explaining students’ performance. This was supported by coefficient of determination also known as the R square of 48%. Regression of coefficients results showed that provision of enough learning resources and students performance was highly correlated, positively and significantly related (r=0.340, p=0.000).  Provision of incentives and students’ performance was also positively and significantly related (r=0.291, p=0.000). Further, results indicated that provision of rewards and student’s performance were positively and significantly related (r=0.262, p=0.000). It was further established that target setting and students’ performance were positively and significantly related (r=0.228, p=0.000).Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that the training institutes like KEMI should organize tailor made courses for BOM members to equip them with the right knowledge on best governance practices in schools.
CONGESTION IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND PRIVATE INVESTMENTS
Authors: Marang’a Moses , Ouma Duncan , Kosimbei George
Published: December 2021

Purpose: Public goods and services play a vital role in a given economy. Most importantly, optimal supply of public goods and services is desirable. The justice system services are public services that, as argued by most economists and governments, would be expected to spur the growth of private investment. However, these services are prone to congestion which may influence their supply and level of use. This study investigated the effect of congestion in the justice system on private investments growth in Kenya.

Methodology: Drawing from the modified neoclassical theory of investment, a government service characterized by congestion was integrated as an input in the firm’s production function to derive a structural model for private investment growth. Utilizing data for the period 1960 to 2016, two-stage least square (2SLS) instrumental variable (IV) method was used for estimation.

Results: The study found that congestion in the justice system reduces growth of private investment. This implies that congestion increases firm’s adjustment costs, decrease their profitability and consequently reduces capital accumulation.

Recommendation: To enhance the growth of private investments, we recommend reduction of congestion in the justice system to the possible minimum. This can be achieved by upscaling resolution of disputes out of court to reduce inflow of new caseload. Consequently, the waiting period between hearings and mentions for existing cases would reduce translating to speedy conclusion of cases. The justice system institutions with involvement of litigants and their legal representatives should continuously undertake activities targeting rapid finalization of old cases, but not at the expense of inbound demand for justice. Consequently, congestion would diminish creating a legal and contracting environment characterized by minimal delay hence supporting accumulation of capital.
ROOTLESSNESS IN ELIZABETH BOWEN'S THE DEATH OF THE HEART, AND CHINUA ACHEBE'S ARROW OF GOD: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN ANGLO-IRISH AND AFRICAN POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE
Authors: Al-BARZENJI Luma Ibrahim
Published: December 2021

Postcolonial literature views the British Empire of the nineteenth century as unique in human history and literary products for it provides writers with different subjects that deal with the idea of how to resurrect the colonized identity even after getting liberation. Postcolonial literature seems to label literature written by people living in countries formerly colonized by other colonized and other colonial powers as British. Such literature and particularly novel, emerged to focus on social, moral, and cultural influences and their interrelation with the impact of English existence upon some countries as Ireland in Europe and Nigeria in Africa. Irish novel shares its genesis with the English novel. When we write of the eighteenth century and use the phrase ' the Irish novel', we are necessarily referring to novel written by authors who, irrespective of birthplace, inhabited both England and Ireland and who thought of themselves as English or possibly both English and Irish. This fact is apparent within hands when we talk about the Anglo-Irish novelist Elizabeth Bowen and her novels that show the obvious effect of her Irish identity upon her works during the period of World Wars I and II with a consideration to Ireland as a British colony. The same impact with African culture, postcolonial Nigeria, when its writers saw the changes crept to their traditions. Their literary products concentrated on questioning their nation how to keep and reserve African identity from alternations. Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian writer tried to reflect his culture in a mirror to readers and challenge them with their own strength and weakness in his novel Arrow of God. His novel tackles these weaknesses of the traditional outlook and senses for change. The research paper tackles the concept of rootlessness in postcolonialism through Anglo-Irish novel The Death of the Heart (1938) of Elizabeth Bowen ,which is tackled in the first section , and postcolonial Nigerian novel Arrow of God (1964) written by Chinua Achebe in the second section. The paper ends with conclusions and works cited.
ANÁLISE ENERGÉTICA DA CIDADE DE BUENOS AIRES / ENERGY ANALYSIS OF THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES
Authors: Sarango Nuri Esperanza Sarango , Escalante Rodrigo Alejandro Flores , Maciel Cezar Gianna Alves
Published: December 2021

O artigo tem como objetivo fazer uma análise energética da cidade de Buenos Aires para o ano 2020, calculando a eficiência exergética e a emissão de CO2, para isto, se realiza um levantamento no contexto histórico e urbanístico da cidade, destacando-se alguns setores mais influentes da cidade. A continuação, se apresenta a metodologia que consta de quatro etapas para a realização do trabalho, a primeira etapa se define o volume de controle, após isto se faz um levantamento de dados de fluxos de massa e energia. Logo, com os dados obtidos se faz o cálculo das energias e exergias de entrada e destruídas para os diferentes tipos de combustível da cidade. Finalmente realizou-se o cálculo da eficiência da cidade bem como o cálculo das emissões de CO2 dos combustíveis. Os resultados mos-traram que a cidade de Buenos Aires tem uma eficiência exergética de 14,9% e uma emissão de CO2 de 3482090,7 toneladas.
Preservación y difusión del patrimonio cultural de los recintos de culto a través de la simulación acústica y visual. Aplicación en la Catedral de Valencia
Authors: Díaz Rubio Elena , Giménez Pérez Alicia
Published: December 2021

Los recintos de culto son construcciones patrimoniales de un gran valor histórico, artístico y arquitectónico. Además, presentan una sonoridad característica que debe ser objeto de especial protección. En este sentido, la simulación acústica y visual se presenta como una herramienta muy eficaz para la preservación y difusión de los valores patrimoniales, materiales e inmateriales, de los recintos de culto, ofreciendo la posibilidad de realizar turismo virtual en los entornos simulados. Además, se garantiza la preservación de los actuales valores patrimoniales de los templos, permitiendo su disfrute y estudio por parte de futuras generaciones. Con todo ello, en este estudio se ha realizado la simulación acústica y visual del interior de la Catedral de Valencia.
Iron metabolism disorder and oxidative damage levels in placenta are involved in preeclampsia
Authors: Yan Jianying , Dong Jie , Lin Xiaoqian , Chen Lichun , Fang Zhuanji , Han Qing , Jiang Lingling , Xu Xia , Lin Xu
Published: December 2021

Introduction

To explore the role of ferritin in placenta, serum and umbilical cord blood of pregnant women and the changes of oxidative stress injury as well as cell apoptosis in placenta in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE).

Material and methods

Sixty pregnant women with severe PE were assigned into early-onset and late-onset PE group. Another 60 cases of normal late pregnant women with similar gestational weeks were divided into early-onset and late-onset control group. Maternal serum and fetal umbilical cord blood ferritin content was determined by automatic biochemical immunoassay system; mRNA expression levels of ferritin and ferritin heavy chain (FTH) were detected by reverse transcription real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Western Blot was used to detect the relative expression level of ferritin and apoptosis; the contents of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) were detected by colorimetry.

Results

Serum uric acid (UA) and creatinine (Cr) levels of PE groups were significantly higher when compared to the controls. The serum ferritin levels in blood sample and umbilical cord blood sample were significantly higher relative to the controls. However, the mRNA and protein levels of ferritin levels in placenta samples were significantly lower compared with the controls. The placental cleaved caspase-3, Bcl-2 levels were significantly lower than the early onset PE group. The levels of GSH-Px and MDA in placenta were significantly higher.

Conclusions

These results may assist understanding the pathogenesis of PE and provide potential biomarkers for diagnosis of PE.
Sistem Pusat Informasi Spasi Berbasis Android Studi Kasus Program Studi Sistem Informasi Universitas Malikussaleh
Authors: Faradhatul Ulva Ananda , Pratama Angga , Silfitri Yunia
Published: December 2021

Informasi adalah data yang disajikan dalam bentuk yang lebih bermanfaat yang digunakan untuk mengambil keputusan. Dalam Program Studi Sistem Informasi, informasi merupakan hal yang sangat penting untuk meningkatkan kinerja Program Studi, namun masalah yang sering terjadi berupa kurangnya layanan untuk mendapatkan dan menyampaikan informasi, hal ini menyebabkan mahasiswa dan Dosen sulit dalam mengetahui informasi terbaru dan informasi seputar akademik. Oleh karena itu, dibutuhkannya sebuah aplikasi yang bisa digunakan mahasiswa dan Dosen untuk mendapatkan serta menyampaikan informasi. Informasi yang ditampilkan berupa informasi profil mahasiswa dan Dosen, informasi mengenai mahasiswa tugas akhir, mahasiswa kerja praktek, mahasiswa kuliah kerja nyata, informasi jadwal kuliah dan jadwal mengajar serta informasi yang bisa ditambahkan oleh Dosen didalam aplikasi yang nantinya bisa dilihat oleh semua pengguna. Aplikasi pemrograman mobile berbasis android ini dibangun menggunakan bahasa pemrograman dart. Alat perancangan yang digunakan yaitu unified modeling language (UML) dengan metode pengembangan sistem menggunakan metode waterfall. Dengan adanya aplikasi ini, Program Studi memiliki media informasi yang lebih efektif dan dapat membantu mahasiswa serta Dosen dalam mendapatkan dan menyampaikan informasi dengan mudah kapan saja dan dimana saja
Deep Learning based Speech Emotion Recognition System
Authors:   Department of Computer Science and Engineering Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam, India., Thilaga P Jothi , Kavipriya S ,   Department of Computer Science and Engineering MepcoSchlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, India., Vijayalakshmi K ,   Department of Computer Science and Engineering Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam, India.
Published: December 2021

Emotions are elementary for humans, impacting perception and everyday activities like communication, learning and decision-making. Speech emotion Recognition (SER) systems aim to facilitate the natural interaction with machines by direct voice interaction rather than exploitation ancient devices as input to know verbal content and build it straightforward for human listeners to react. During this SER system primarily composed of 2 sections called feature extraction and feature classification phase. SER implements on bots to speak with humans during a non-lexical manner. The speech emotion recognition algorithm here is predicated on the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model, which uses varied modules for emotion recognition and classifiers to differentiate feelings like happiness, calm, anger, neutral state, sadness, and fear. The accomplishment of classification is predicated on extracted features. Finally, the emotion of a speech signal will be determined.
Voltage and Reactive Power Control in DFIG Wind Farm Load bus by FACT Device – UPFC
Authors:   Doctor of Science, Sangam University (Raj.) and Principal and Professor, D.A. Degree Engineering and Technology, Mahemdanad, Gujarat., M .Patel DR . Dipesh. , Saxena Prof. (Dr.) Karunesh ,   Vice Chancellor of Sangam University, Bhilwara, Rajasthan.
Published: December 2021

This paper deals with the analysis and simulation of the Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) for Grid connected DFIG wind farm system mitigation. The purpose of the paper is to derive and analyze a reactive power control strategy of UPFC dedicated for DFIG mitigation. The FACT device Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) is connected with load bus. Paper has demonstrated the improvement in voltages, power transferred to grid, active and reactive power control. Matlab/simulink is used for the work. Paper demonstrated the simulation results for with and without UPFC for Grid connected Doubly Fed Induction Generator wind farm system.
Parfümerien bangen erneut um das Weihnachtsgeschäft
Authors: Müller Annette
Published: December 2021

Das Weihnachtsgeschäft droht für die stationären Parfümerien erneut schwach auszufallen. Die 2G-Regelung kostet Frequenz und spielt Onlinehändlern in die Hände.
Osteuropa ringt mit Lebensmittelinflation
Authors: Rennack Sebastian
Published: December 2021

Instabile Lieferketten sowie steigende Rohstoff- und Energiepreise treiben die Teuerungsraten in Osteuropa an. Regierungen wollen die Kaufkraft stützen und Preissteigerungen eindämmen.
Absturz der türkischen Lira versetzt deutsche Unternehmen in Sorge
Authors: Sachsenröder Delphine
Published: December 2021

Die türkische Lira hat innerhalb von drei Monaten rund 40 Prozent an Wert verloren. Der Absturz birgt Risiken für deutsche Hersteller, die am Bosporus aktiv sind. Lieferanten schrecken vor Preisfestlegungen zurück.
Immer weniger Presseverkaufsstellen
Authors: Nusser Bernd
Published: December 2021

Die Konsolidierung im Presseverkauf setzt sich fort. 2021 gaben fast 6600 Standorte auf. Das geht aus der aktuellen Einzelhandelsstrukturanalyse des Gesamtverbandes Pressegroßhandel hervor.
Raus aus der Nische!
Authors: Spaar Martin
Published: December 2021

Eine umfassende Revision des Berufsbildes «Verpackungstechnologe» soll die Attraktivität dieses Berufes nochmals steigern und diesen vor allem auf eine breiteres Fundament stützen, indem die «abpackende Industrie» mit einbezogen wird. An vier Lehrjahren wird festgehalten.
Stress and burnout for helping professionals. Counselors navigating the COVID pandemic
Authors:   University “Politehnica” Bucharest, Romania, Szilagyi Andreea
Published: December 2021

Helping professionals are givers by vocation, and this generous trait is abundantly displayed by their commitment and determination to support others. Caring for others is their central business, which many times, in the absence of a solid training and various types of professional support, might affect their capacity to regroup and heal. This article addresses the most common sources of stress and burnout for helping professionals, with a special focus on counselors. Concepts like compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress are explored. The current pandemic is adding to those common stressors, making us consider the helping services from a different perspective. COVID Stress Syndrome is presented and potential implications for caregivers’ work are discussed. Special consideration is given to the counseling occupation in Romania.
CARACTERIZAÇÃO DO PERFIL NUTRICIONAL DO REGISTRO DE INDIVÍDUOS COM EXCESSO DE PESO DA CIDADE DE BETIM - MG NO CONTEXTO DA PANDEMIA DE SARS-COV-2
Authors: Castro Leonardo Gonçalves Guimarães de , Silva Nathália Domingues Costa da , Vital Anne Josiele de Lima , Ferreira Raquel Silva , Linhares Ingrid Werneck
Published: December 2021

A vigilância alimentar e nutricional tem importância no contexto da promoção à saúde em diferentes esferas de governo, com o intuito de apoiar o desenvolvimento de um país. A partir dela é possível coletar, monitorar e avaliar informações, como uma forma de se obter parâmetros mais fidedignos para apoiar a tomada de decisão e intervenções em Alimentação e Nutrição. Contudo, ao longo do ano de 2020, do período pandêmico de Covid-19, diante das novas recomendações que compreendem as dificuldades do cenário em questão, as ações em vigilância nutricional se mostram dificultadas. Neste sentido, tivemos como objetivo caracterizar os registros antropométricos no SISVAN (Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional), assim como dos diagnósticos nutricionais em município de médio porte da Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte em 2019 (pré-pandemia) e 2020 (período pandêmico Covid-19). Foram emitidos relatórios disponíveis no site do SISVAN para o município de Betim. Os dados foram comparados por diagnóstico nutricional, faixa etária, utilizando como referência as médias entre os anos de 2019 e 2020. A análise estatística foi através do teste t de Student, com intervalo de confiança de 95% e p < 0,05. Por serem dados secundários não foi necessária submissão ao Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa (CEP). Neste estudo, demostramos que houve redução no registro de acompanhamento de crianças, adolescentes, adultos e gestantes com excesso de peso (p para registro de criança=0,0; p para registro de adolescente=0,00; p para registro de adulto=0,00; (p para registro de gestantes=0,00), exceto para idosos (p para registro de idoso=0,20) do que houve redução no índice de excesso de peso durante período pandêmico da Covid-19. Assim, nota-se que o impacto dos usuários ao serviço de saúde está atrelado ao período pandêmico, neste contexto, compreende-se que a implementação de ações mais específicas se faz necessário diante do cenário exposto, visto sua importância no acompanhamento e registro desses usuários.
Notas sobre José Veríssimo Dias de Matos
Authors: Da Silveira Wellington Marques
Published: December 2021

O desenvolvimento das ciências (séculos XVIII e XIX) funcionou como pano de fundo das viagens utlramarinas europeias que produziram, nas colônias, formas de colonização baseadas na imposição-circulação de saberes científicos pela cartografia de espécies de plantas e animais, bem como de inúmeras doenças contagiosas, presentes nos países do ocidente. Os registros dessas atividades encontram-se reunidos no rol de textos que compõem a literatura de viajantes, ou seja, a formação da literatura/língua brasileira. Com base nas pesquisas do projeto História das Ideias Linguísticas, em interlocução com a Análise de Discurso, propomo-nos à compreensão do processo de elaboração de textos teórico-literários brasileiros, tomando em análise a construção do poder-saber dizer sobre a língua/literatura  de  viajantes,  na/pela  obra História da Literatura Brasileira (1915), produzida pelo literato e jornalista José Veríssimo Dias de Matos. Compreendemos que, para pensar nas relações que o escritor encerra com as descrições reunidas na seção sobre a literatura de viajantes, é necessário observar, de antemão, que sua forma de escrever a história da literatura resultará de efeitos de sentido sobre a maneira como o literato legitima um conhecimento teórico-científico sobre a língua/literatura, em virtude de estar inscrito como um sujeito autorizado, pelo Estado e suas instituições, a representar o saber sobre a língua/a formação do texto literário.
Predictability of variable solar–terrestrial coupling
Authors: Daglis Ioannis A. , Chang Loren C. , Dasso Sergio , Gopalswamy Nat , Khabarova Olga V. , Kilpua Emilia , Lopez Ramon , Marsh Daniel , Matthes Katja , Nandy Dibyendu , Seppälä Annika , Shiokawa Kazuo , Thiéblemont Rémi , Zong Qiugang
Published: December 2021

Abstract. In October 2017, the Scientific Committee on
Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) Bureau established a committee for the
design of SCOSTEP's Next Scientific Programme (NSP). The NSP committee members
and authors of this paper decided from the very beginning of their
deliberations that the predictability of the Sun–Earth System from a few
hours to centuries is a timely scientific topic, combining the interests of
different topical communities in a relevant way. Accordingly, the NSP was
christened PRESTO – PREdictability of the variable
Solar–Terrestrial cOupling. This paper presents a
detailed account of PRESTO; we show the key milestones of the PRESTO roadmap
for the next 5 years, review the current state of the art and discuss
future studies required for the most effective development of
solar–terrestrial physics.
Deep-Learning-Based Harmonization and Super-Resolution of Near-Surface Air Temperature from CMIP6 Models (1850–2100)
Authors: Wei Xikun , Wang Guojie , Feng Donghan , Duan Zheng , Hagan Daniel Fiifi Tawia , Tao Liangliang , Miao Lijuan , Su Buda , Jiang Tong
Published: December 2021

Abstract. Future global temperature change would have significant effects on society and ecosystems. Earth system models (ESM) are the primary tools to explore the future climate change. However, ESMs still exist great uncertainty and often run at a coarse spatial resolution (The majority of ESMs at about 2 degree). Accurate temperature data at high spatial resolution are needed to improve our understanding of the temperature variation and for many applications. We innovatively apply the deep-learning(DL) method from the Super resolution (SR) in the computer vision to merge 31 ESMs data and the proposed method can perform data merge, bias-correction and spatial-downscaling simultaneously. The SR algorithms are designed to enhance image quality and outperform much better than the traditional methods. The CRU TS (Climate Research Unit gridded Time Series) is considered as reference data in the model training process. In order to find a suitable DL method for our work, we choose five SR methodologies made by different structures. Those models are compared based on multiple evaluation metrics (Mean square error(MSE), mean absolute error(MAE) and Pearson correlation coefficient(R)) and the optimal model is selected and used to merge the monthly historical data during 1850–1900 and monthly future scenarios data (SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, SSP5-8.5) during 2015–2100 at the high spatial resolution of 0.5 degree. Results showed that the merged data have considerably improved performance than any of the individual ESM data and the ensemble mean (EM) of all ESM data in terms of both spatial and temporal aspects. The MAE displays a great improvement and the spatial distribution of the MAE become larger and larger along the latitudes in north hemisphere, presenting like a ‘tertiary class echelon’ condition. The merged product also presents excellent performance when the observation data is smooth with few fluctuations in time series. Additionally, this work proves that the DL model can be transferred to deal with the data merge, bias-correction and spatial-downscaling successfully when enough training data are available. Data can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5746632 (Wei et al., 2021).
Mediación editorial y valor agregado: La obra de Jaime Saenz desde las redes sociales del pasado
Authors: Pareja Roberto
Published: December 2021

This article offers a critical study of the place that Jaime Saenz occupies within the broader context of translated literatures to shed light on the construction of his image as a writer both in Bolivia and in the countries in which he has been translated. How is Saenz's work viewed from a global perspective? I propose a methodology that analyzes and visualizes web media to study Saenz's position vis-à-vis his Bolivian and Latin American peers within the local and global mediation scene. I read Saenz's work through a web media map that visualizes him diachronically within a framework that considers his production and reception by publishers, editors, translators, literary agents, critics and sponsors, in national and international contexts. In this article I focus on showing the editorial mediation processes of Saenz's work comparatively and in relation not only to literature, but to the broader cultural field, which includes the social sciences and audiovisual arts. The image of a writer that results from this process (dark, accursed, esoteric, and associated with a mystical Andean spirituality) adds symbolic value and  prestige to the author.  A web media analysis helps to visualize how this added value was created over time and within its socio-political contexts.
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Authors: Editors Editors
Published: December 2021

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Experimental evaluation of social programs
Authors: Smith Monte
Published: December 2021

The IJOM is attempting to draw up a set of standards and policies that would make it possible for clinicians to pool their data into a nationwide research project concerning the efficacy of therapy for tongue thrust. The difficult part of this kind of research is the inclusion of a control group. Two problems immediately present themselves: (1) The choice and application of appropriate statistical procedures; and (2) the ethical questions of withholding treatment from a group of patients who need it. Monte Smith has written four articles which provide insight into both these problems. Dr. Smith's series of articles will help us with both problems. I think you will find them very readable, understandable and helpful. [excerpt of introduction by Marvin L. Hanson]
Letter: Let's take a rational look at the recurrent Haas article
Authors: Barrett Richard
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Since the first appearance of the article by Haas (1975 [reprinted in IJOM:3(4),1977]), the present writer has been filled with an abiding desire to make an appropriate response. It became quickly apparent that this is no easy task. Since this article which claims to be "rational" is in reality, I feel, quite irrational, it becomes difficult to exercise self-control and remain objective, lucid, and reasonably nonagressive in a line-by-line analysis.

There are several reasons for the present effort: (1) the passage of time seems not to dim the inflamatory (sic) influence of this pronouncement, so that further delay would seem futile; (2) copies and reprints continue to be received in my office, heavily punctuated with exclamation points, question marks, underlining and expletives, all requesting some rebuttal but not supplying any; (3) this article typifies some of the recent literature concerning oral myofunctional concepts which are negative in nature, filled with distortions, half-truths, and untruths, yet are eliciting no challenge or refutation from those more knowledgeable (sic) in the field. Positive published comment is overdue.
Estilo de vida durante el priscilianismo: aproximaciones bioarqueológicas
Authors: López-Costas Olalla
Published: December 2021

Trato de reconstruir aquí las principales características de la vida diaria durante el priscilianismo, en Galicia. A través de una revisión bibliográfica de las aproximaciones bioarqueológicas, que van desde evidencias aportadas por las turberas, los restos vegetales y animales, a los esqueletos humanos, reconstruyo las principales características del siglo IV al VI y sus diferencias con el periodo anterior. Los puntos más destacados son un súbito empeoramiento del clima, una mayor intensidad de la erosión de los suelos y de la destrucción de los bosques, además de la probable modificación de los hábitos alimentarios, incluyendo una mayor dependencia de productos marinos y mijos. En base a esta información, intento comprender si alguna de estas modificaciones pudo responder o estar conectada con esta nueva forma de vida religiosa en el Noroeste peninsular o, al menos, comprender mejor cómo era la vida diaria de las personas.
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Authors: Avagyan G.V.
Published: December 2021

Throughout conducted investigations eight species of phytopathogenic micro-organisms in the bulb onion were detected.
The local onion variety “Khatunarkh” is mainly infected with bacterial soft rot and rarely with gray and black rots (total infectivity -18.4 %) during the storage period, while the Russian onion variety “Karatalski” is mostly infected with black rot and more seldom with bacterial soft and gray rots (total infectivity -28.5 %).
Unlike the bulbs of “Khatunarkh” local variety, those of the Russian variety “Karatalski” infected with bacterial soft rot and aspergillosis germinate prematurely during the storage time.
Relationship of Menstrual Patterns with Serum Ferritin Levels in Brides-to-Be in Padang City
Authors: Welan Rahmani , Monika Verty Ratna , . Yulistini
Published: December 2021

Background: Among the causes of high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Indonesia is anemia. Iron deficiency anemia, the most common type of anemia, frequently occurs in women of childbearing age because they experience menstruation each month. To diagnose iron deficiency, serum ferritin level could be used as one of the indicators. This study aims to know whether there is an association between menstruation patterns and serum ferritin level in brides-to-be in Padang.
Method: This study was conducted using an analytic observational method with a cross-sectional design. A Total of seventy samples of brides-to-be aged 20-30 years were gathered using a consecutive sampling technique. This study was conducted from November 2019 until April 2020. Data on menstruation patterns were collected through a questionnaire. Data of serum ferritin levels were acquired from venous blood sampling and measurement of serum ferritin levels with The Electro Chemiluminescence Immuno Assay (ECLIA) method. Bivariate analysis of this study used Independent T-test.
Results: This study showed sixty-eight point six percent of respondents were experiencing abnormal menstruation patterns while the mean of serum ferritin levels was normal (sixty-two point zero seven ± thirty-nine point forty-five ng/ml). The Independent T-test showed p-value = 0,921.
Conclusion: There was no significant association between menstruation pattern and serum ferritin level in brides-to-be in Padang.

Keywords: iron deficiency anemia, women of childbearing age, menstruation patterns, serum ferritin levels.
New Comer-Teacher Adaptation and Leadership Succession in Higher Educational Institutions through Mentoring as an OS Practice
Authors: J Jasmin , Shyni Dr. Kumari V K
Published: December 2021

New teachers have to cope with many issues in the initial phase which discourage them and persuade them to abandon their teaching profession. To transition themselves from a student- teacher to a professional-teacher, the initial years is the critical time of survival for the beginning teacher. It is during this initial phase of their career that they require extra support and caring supervision to adapt easily to their newly chosen roles. The current induction programmes utilised are not adequate enough to successfully evolve the transition of a newcomer teacher into the parent institution. This study utilises the theoretical framework of organisational socialisation and its literature to bridge the gap between teacher transformation and teacher retention, especially engaging the OS Practice of Mentoring. By examining the issues inherent in newcomer-teacher adaptation and the various dimensions of knowledge sharing transition process, from senior teachers (especially HOD) to the juniors in a departmental position, mentoring is found to be the most ideal and effective practice to solve burnout to a great extent, and to ensure successful retention of newcomer teachers.

Keywords: Organisational Socialisation, Mentoring, Teacher retention, Newcomer adaptation, transition process.
Comparison of Visual Evoked Potential in Thalassemia Patients Receiving Iron Chelation Therapy
Authors: Yadav Mridul , Deswal Shelja , . Deswal
Published: December 2021

Patients of thalassemia require iron chelation therapy for the treatment of iron overload in the form of desferrioxamine (DFO), combination of DFO and deferiprone and oral deferiprone only. One of the side effects of DFO is ocular toxicity. Present study was conducted to elicit the subclinical effects of DFO on visual pathways by doing Visual Evoked Potential (VEP). Forty five patients of thalassemia major were divided into three groups (I, II &III) based on their iron chelation therapy as desferrioxamine, combination of desferrioxamine& deferiprone and only deferiprone respectively. VEP was recorded in each group and comparison was done. In VEP P100 was significantly prolonged in the group of thalassemia patients receiving DFO and combination of DFO and deferiprone suggesting vulnerability to ocular toxicity of DFO. We can suggest that in patients receiving chronic DFO therapy, VEPs may be considered to monitor the toxic effects of DFO on visual system.

Keywords: Thalassemia, iron chelation, visual evoked potential.
Palijativna skrb u pedijatriji
Authors: Lovrek Seničić Monika , Kičić Miroslava , Karabegović Alma
Published: December 2021

Palijativna skrb djece definirana je i određene su jasne smjernice o njenoj organizaciji, no zbog svoje specifičnosti i kompleksnosti još uvijek je nedovoljno razvijena. U formalnoj edukaciju medicinskih sestara na preddiplomskim i diplomskim studijima su uvedeni i zasebni kolegiji koji obrađuju teme palijativne zdravstvene njege. Iako je svaki dio palijativne skrbi važan sam po sebi, naglasak bi trebalo staviti na prepoznavanje i liječenje boli te dobru komunikaciju s roditeljima. Važnu ulogu u palijativnoj skrbi za djecu imaju volonteri. Edukacija volontera u dječjoj palijativnoj skrbi zahtjeva dodatnu dimenziju, koja uključuje specifičnu edukaciju iz dječje palijativne skrbi. Kako palijativna skrb djece počinje s trenutkom dobivanja dijagnoze koja zahtjeva palijativnu skrb i traje kroz proces žalovanja obitelji nakon smrti djeteta, izazov je zadržati empatiju.
The Augmentation of Digital Violence during COVID-19
Authors: Adams Whitney Jordan
Published: December 2021

The abrupt onset of the COVID -19 pandemic brought devastating consequences to society as we know it. Connected to the obvious medical, societal, and economic changes, the pandemic also ushered in a world of isolation. Within this world, both media and violence are connected to imposed quarantine and confinement. During the pandemic, many studies indicated the rise of gender-based violence. For example, Mittal and Singh (2020) study the rise of quarantine violence in India. Equally disturbing is the rise of gender-based violence in digital spaces. Anon-IB is an image-based discussion board where anonymous images are posted. However, the board has become a hotbed for revenge porn and incel activity. Dutch police shut the site down in April 2018 (Vaas, 2018), but during the pandemic Anon-IB was able to find loopholes to restart itself. Users can also post headshots of a woman on the site and then ask for “wins,” which translates into nude photos. Anon-IB is location-based, and users often ask for photos of women in the surrounding area. The site also reaches aninternational audience. One example is a past thread from The University of Georgia in Tbilisi, Georgia. This paper discusses the rise of extreme online violence and revenge porn during the pandemic through a discourse analysis of Anon-IB. A discussion of incel culture will also be discussed, using the work of O’Malley et al. (2020) and others as a framework to discuss the internet’s role in ideological extremism and violence.