bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Newspapers as Gendered Spaces: Photographic Representation of Kenyan Female Athletes in the Kenyan Press during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Authors: Nyanoti Joseph
Published: October 2020

Kenya is known globally as the home of world champions in athletics, including the Olympics. However, although the Olympic games dominate public discourse in Kenya when they are being held every four years, there is hardly any academic interest in the many press photographs that are published in this season. The main objective of this study is to analyze how female athletes were photographically represented compared with their male counterparts in the Rio 2016 Olympics in the Kenyan newspapers. I employed quantitative content analysis and semiotic analysis to study Kenya’s two leading daily newspapers, the Daily Nation and the Standard between August 5 and 21, 2016, the time the Olympic games took place. My findings indicate that the two newspapers allocated more photographic space to men compared with women athletes. The findings also show that photographs in this study depicted women as weaker than men, as emotional unlike their logical male counterparts, and generally as inferior to men.
Reading Representations of (Un)desirable GBTI Men on QueerLife’s 4Men Website Section
Authors: Vanyoro Kudzaiishe P.
Published: October 2020

Using discourse analysis and semiotic analysis, this article examines how the language and images of the “4men” section of the South African site QueerLife construct masculinity and femininity as (un)desirable aspects in gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (GBTI) men’s relationships. The use of “(un)desirable” in this article suggests that there are contesting definitions of what constitutes desirable and undesirable traits in GBTI relationships. Although QueerLife states that it caters to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people, this article only focuses on GBTI men’s content in the 4men section. The article argues that despite claiming to cater to all within the LGBTI spectrum, representations on QueerLife 4men seem to treat masculinity as the most desirable trait. This encompasses traits such as penis size, athleticism, class, emotionlessness, and muscular, firmly built bodies. Overall, the analysis of these texts will show that among what such representations seek to achieve in post-apartheid South Africa is an appeal to white, urban, middle-class gay communities.
Enrique E. Cortez. Biografía y polémica: El Inca Garcilaso y el archivo colonial andino en el siglo XIX.
Authors: McNabb Stephen
Published: October 2020

Book review of Biografía y polémica: El Inca Garcilaso y el archivo colonial andino en el siglo XIX by Enrique E. Cortez.
Araceli Tinajero, Historia cultural de los hispanohablantes en Japón.
Authors: Martín Santo Noemi
Published: October 2020

Book review of Historia cultural de los hispanohablantes en Japón by Araceli Tinajero.
Sin ceremonia
Authors: Mejía Luz Stella
Published: October 2020

Poema
No nos extrañan
Authors: Mejía Luz Stella
Published: October 2020

Poema
Nova Corona
Authors: Mussó Luis Carlos
Published: October 2020

Poema
Es un río que ha perdido su luz
Authors: Sepúlveda Jesús
Published: October 2020

Poema
Viaje a un mito de autor a través de los géneros en El muerto y ser feliz (Javier Rebollo, 2012)
Authors: Garcia-Torvisco Luis
Published: October 2020

At a time when the concept of auteur cinema is being deeply questioned, the cinematographic work of Spanish director Javier Rebollo (1969-) can be understood as a sample of formal characteristics and experimental narratives leading to a reaffirmation of director as an auteur. In Rebollo’s third film, El muerto y ser feliz (The Dead Man and Being Happy) (2012), Santos, a dying hitman, goes on a journey from Buenos Aires to Northern Argentina that progressively acquires a symbolic meaning, as it is a journey from civilization to nature, from life to death, and, ultimately, from history to myth. The physical decline of Santos and his overcoming of physical death–and of linear time–through his transformation in myth, is parallel to a deconstruction of traditional cinematic language in the movie. Through a meta-reflective articulation of the road movie genre and through the distancing effect caused by the existence of two narrators who, competing with each other, simultaneously construct and deconstruct Santos’ story with their ironic and polysemic words, Rebollo attempts to reaffirm his position as a director-auteur, as the sole creator of an auteur myth (“mito de autor”) versus the traditional myth, oral and collective by nature.
Educating the Information Integration Using Contextual Knowledge and Ontology Merging in Advanced Levels
Authors: Qodim Husnul , Herningsih Herningsih , Nguyen Phong Thanh , To Nguyen Quyen Le Hoang Thuy , Toding Apriana
Published: October 2020

This paper defines the methods of educating the information integration by the use of ontologies. For this there are two various architecture are central and peer-to-peer data integration. A ciis generally has a worldwide mapping, which gives the client a uniform interface to get to data put away in the information sources. Conversely, in piis, there are no worldwide purposes of control on the information sources. Such systems enable developers to develop an integrated hybrid contextual based system and new concepts to be introduced. This enables the retrival of the information is easier and faster. The two most significant methodologies for structure an information integration framework is global as view & local as view (lav). In the gav method, each substance in the worldwide pattern is related nearby outline. In this paper we use various ontology languages like xml, rdf, daml+oil, owl etc.
Fotografias na Praça: A produção e os usos das fotografias de atestação nos ex-votos de romeiros em Aparecida (SP)
Authors: Lopes André Camargo , Barbosa Carlos Alberto Sampaio
Published: October 2020

Este trabalho se propõe a analisar um conjunto de imagens fotográficas coletadas em acervos de famílias de moradores da região norte do Município de Londrina (PR) entre os anos de 2009 e 2013, cujo tema remete as poses retratadas no Santuário Nacional de Aparecida (SP) entre os anos de 1940 e 1980. A análise presente neste artigo concentra-se na rede produtora das imagens, sua circulação e a produção de sentidos. Delimitada em um recorte histórico que objetiva examinar tanto as redes como os indivíduos responsáveis pela construção e manutenção do olhar fotográfico sobre os espaços de fé no Santuário de Aparecida (SP).
As telas e os professores de história: memórias de audiência sobre a crise política brasileira
Authors: Palha Cássia
Published: October 2020

Este artigo faz parte de uma pesquisa mais ampla - baseada na história oral temática (ALBERTI, 2005) e no mapeamento de assistência (BARBERO, 2001) - sobre as trajetórias da audiência televisiva de um grupo de professores de história, cuja geração (SIRINELLI, 2006) acompanhou a popularização da televisão no país. As entrevistas foram realizadas entre os anos de 2015/2016, num conturbado contexto, tangenciado por uma grave crise política que desembocou no golpe parlamentar que depôs a presidente Dilma Rousseff. O recorte desse trabalho contempla as memórias de audiência dessa recepção mais recente, em que o tempo presente dessa crise política era imediatamente vivenciado como história através dos noticiários da grande mídia e, em particular, pelas telas da televisão. Os professores foram abordados na pesquisa como pertencentes a um grupo qualificado de apropriação midiática (Orozco, 2014) a partir do universo de compartilhamento de seu habitus profissional (BOURDIEU,1990). Na análise das narrativas ficou evidente o caráter culturalizado da recepção do grupo, em especial, pelo crivo formativo do conhecimento histórico como ciência. Sobressaíram-se nesta direção, memórias marcadas pelo domínio de um sentido temporal denso e problematizador, num nítido exercício de busca por inteligibilidade frente à massificação, a imediatez e a efemeridade das notícias. Nas rememorações, as experiências subjetivas seguiram ao lado de uma reiterada crítica a elementos dominantes próprios do discurso telejornalístico, em particular, aqueles voltados para a sua perspectiva cognitiva (veracidade) e ética (isenção).
The Effect of 40 Days Static Stretching After Prayers on Flexibility Among Elderly Muslim Men
Authors: Ismail Mazlan
Published: October 2020

This study was conducted to determine the effect of 5 times static stretching for 40 days on flexibility. A pre-experimental research design was used and the participants comprising 20 sedentary male aged 60 – 64 years of different weight and height participated in this study. They were engaged in 10 minutes of stretching for five times a day (after prayer) for 40 days of interventions. All participants completed the flexibility test before and after the intervention. The results showed that the participants had increased in inches in terms of flexibility after 40 days of intervention. The present study recommends static stretching after prayers (salat) as another approach for elderly people to prepare themselves before and during performing hajj or umrah. Future research may investigate its relationship with the psychological states of the participants and other health related fitness components.
The Predictive Power of Psychological Needs and Self-efficacy for the Level of Marital Happiness
Authors: Al-Smeheen Fadia Aied
Published: October 2020

This study aimed at identifying the most common psychological needs among wives, identifying the degree of self-efficacy and the level of martial happiness among the study sample individuals as well as identifying the extent to which these psychological needs contribute to predicting the level of marital happiness. The study consisted of (150) married female lawyers. To succeed the study objectives, the scale of psychological needs was developed; it consisted of (20) items that measure four basic dimensions: psychological security, the need to achievement, the need to affiliation, and need to respect. The scale of self-efficacy (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995) was used, and the scale of marital happiness was developed; it consisted of (40) items that measure five main dimensions: emotional adjustment, intellectual adjustment, family adjustment, social adjustment, and economic adjustment.

The study results directed that the most common psychological need among wives is the need to achievement. The results revealed that the level of self-efficacy among the study sample individuals was medium. The results showed that the level of marital happiness among the married Jordanian female lawyers was medium for the total degree and each of the following dimensions (emotional adjustment, economic adjustment, intellectual adjustment, social adjustment), while the dimension of family cohesion was of a high degree. The results revealed that there is a predictive power for the psychological needs and self-efficacy concerning the level of marital happiness.

In the light of the results, the study recommended the necessity of conducting further experimental researches in the domain of self-efficacy and marital happiness by developing counseling programs to improve these variables among spouses.
Highly Skilled South Asian Migrant Women in Australia: Hidden Economic Assets
Authors: Syed Najia , Banwell Cathy , Zulfiqar Tehzeeb
Published: October 2020

Finding a balance between work and family life is challenging for many women, particularly migrant women living in Australia without family support. This study provides insights into their dilemmas, difficulties and strengths in terms of household responsibilities and employment pressures. Design: Qualitative, in-depth interviews were conducted with ten South Asian skilled mothers living in Canberra, Australia. Findings: Participants were positive about contributing to their family’s income and gaining financial independence. However, as skilled migrant women, they struggled to use their work skills due to increased demands of domestic responsibilities. They often negotiated work and family life by seeking low-prospect careers. Conclusion: The socio-cultural factors faced by South Asian migrant women have a significant impact on their work-life balance. Deskilling, increased work pressures and lack of support may negatively impact their career aspirations and well-being. Flexible policies can help mitigate these barriers to help migrant women maintain a work-life balance.
Fostering Low English Proficiency Learners’ Reading in a Freshman EFL Reading Class: Effect of Using Electronic and Print Textbooks on Taiwanese University Students’ Reading Comprehension
Authors: Lin Yi-Hsuan , Chen Mei-Rong Alice , Hsu Hsiao-Ling
Published: October 2020

This study investigated differences in university students’ academic reading comprehension performance, reading strategy use, and perception of the effects of two textbook mediums. Eighty-one students participated in this study. Two textbook formats, hard copies and soft copies of the same textbook were used. A mixed-method research design was used for data collection with paired sample t tests adopted to compare the reading comprehension of two textbooks versions in immediate learning and summative learning on the same group of students, and a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were employed to probe students’ perceptions. The results indicated that the participants performed no differently on the summative reading comprehension tests, but performed significantly better on immediate tests using the e-textbook. The questionnaire and the interviews showed that half of the respondents still preferred to use print compared to e-textbooks. This study concluded that e-textbooks were not yet positioned to replace print textbooks for university students in Taiwan. Nonetheless, pedagogically, since e-textbooks provide more interactive features than print, they should be considered an integral part of reading instruction.
Washback in Language Testing: An Exploration with a Focus on a Specific EFL Context in Oman
Authors: Hinai Mohammed Khamis Al , Jardani Khalid Salim Al
Published: October 2020

The notion of washback has been a widespread topic in language teaching and testing literature and has been discussed and looked at from various perspectives. The significance of the topic emerges from the fact that the consequences of tests greatly determine or shape the nature of language teaching, learning, and testing.

This paper aims to explore the notion of washback based on current perspectives in the literature and the needs of a specific teaching setting, which is the language Program at Oman Tourism College (OTC). The Literature Review section reviews the literature trying to shed light on the notion of washback as a core construct in language teaching and learning. The second section will discuss the influences of washback in ELT with a special reference to a teaching context. Finally, some useful implications are drawn to come up with recommendations for increasing the positive washback and reducing the negatively of it.
Certain Laguerre-based Generalized Apostol Type Polynomials
Authors: Choi Junesang , Khan Nabiullah , Usman Talha
Published: October 2020

A variety of polynomials, their extensions and variants have been extensively investigated, due mainly to their potential applications in diverse research areas. In this paper, we aim to introduce Laguerre-based generalized Apostol type polynomials and investigate some properties and identities involving them. Among them, some differential-recursive relations for the Hermite-Laguerre polynomials, which are expressed in terms of generalized Apostol type numbers and the Laguerre-based generalized Apostol type polynomials, an implicit summation formula and addition-symmetry identities for the Laguerre-based generalized Apostol type polynomials are presented. The results presented here, being very general, are pointed out to reduce to yield some known or new formulas and identities for relatively simple polynomials and numbers.
Reasons why patients with tuberculosis in South Korea stop anti-TB treatment: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Kim H. W. , Min J. , Shin A. Y. , Koo H-K. , Lim S. Y. , Park M. J. , Park Y. B. , Lee J. , Lee S-S. , Park J. S. , Kim J. S.
Published: October 2020

BACKGROUND: As there had been no reduction in the TB burden in South Korea since 2000, a public-private mix (PPM) strategy was launched in 2011. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons for lost to follow-up (LTFU) among TB patients and their clinical characteristics.METHOD:
A multicentre, cross-sectional study based on in-depth interviews with patients and their families by TB specialist nurses was conducted. Patients who were reported with a final outcome of LTFU in 2015–2017 at all PPM hospitals across the country were enrolled. Enrolled patients were
classified into six subgroups by age and three major reasons for LTFU (adverse effects, refusal of treatment, marginalisation) and their clinical features were compared.RESULTS: Among 780 patients, those who were lost to follow-up due to adverse effects accounted for the largest
proportion (n = 387). LTFU in those aged <65 years who refused treatment (n = 189) and those aged <65 years who were marginalised (n = 108) were related to having smear-positive TB and a previous history of unfavourable outcomes.CONCLUSION: To reduce LTFU
in South Korea, comprehensive strategies, including management of adverse effects, systematic counselling and education, should be implemented.
A public health approach to increase treatment of latent TB among household contacts in Brazil
Authors: Bastos M. L. , Oxlade O. , Benedetti A. , Fregonese F. , Valiquette C. , Lira S. C. C. , Carvalho-Cordeiro D. , Cavalcante J. R. , Faerstein E. , Albuquerque M. F. M. , Cordeiro-Santos M. , Hill P. C. , Menzies D. , Trajman A.
Published: October 2020

SETTING: Two consecutive trials were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a public health approach to identify and correct problems in the care cascade for household contacts (HHCs) of TB patients in three Brazilian high TB incidence cities.METHODS: In the first
trial, 12 clinics underwent standardised evaluation using questionnaires administered to TB patients, HHCs and healthcare workers, and analysis of the cascade of latent TB care among HHCs. Six clinics were then randomised to receive interventions to strengthen management of latent TB infection
(LTBI), including in-service training provided by nurses, work process organisation and additional clinic-specific solutions. In the second trial, a similar but streamlined evaluation was conducted in two clinics, who then received initial and subsequent intensive in-service training provided
by a physician.RESULTS: In the evaluation phase of both trials, many HHCs were identified, but few started LTBI treatment. After the intervention, the number of HHCs initiating treatment per 100 active TB patients increased by 10 (95%CI ‾11 to 30) in the first trial, and by
44 (95%CI 26 to 61) in the second trial.DISCUSSION: A public health approach with standardised evaluation, local decisions for improvements, followed by intensive initial and in-service training appears promising for improved LTBI management.
TB outcomes and mortality risk factors in adult migrants at the Thailand-Myanmar border
Authors: Carroll A. , Vincenti-Delmas M. , Maung B. Maung , Htun W. P. P. , Nosten F. , Smith C. , Sonnenberg P.
Published: October 2020

BACKGROUND: Cross-border migrants at the Thailand-Myanmar border are an underserved and vulnerable population. We aimed to identify the causes and risk factors for TB mortality at a migrant-friendly TB programme.METHODS: Routinely collected data on TB cases, treatment
outcomes and causes of death were analysed for adult TB cases diagnosed between January 2013 and April 2017. Mortality in the 6 months post-diagnosis was calculated and risk factors were identified using multivariable Poisson regression.RESULTS: Of the 1344 TB cases diagnosed, 1005
started treatment and 128 died. Case fatality rate was 9.5% and the TB mortality rate was 2.4/100 person-months. The number of pre-treatment deaths (33/128) and losses to follow-up (9.0%) were high. Among cases enrolled in treatment, the treatment success rate was 79.8%. When stratified by
HIV status, case fatality was higher in HIV-positive cases not on antiretroviral therapy (ART) (90.3%) or with unknown HIV status (31.8%) than those on ART (14.3%) or HIV-negative (8.6%).CONCLUSION: This TB programme achieved high treatment success rates in a population with a substantial
burden of TB-HIV coinfection. Expanding access to HIV testing and ART is crucial to reduce mortality. Striving towards same-day TB diagnosis and treatment could reduce death and loss to follow-up.
Treatment outcomes in patients with drug-resistant TB-HIV co-infection treated with bedaquiline and linezolid
Authors: Padayatchi N. , Bionghi N. , Osman F. , Naidu N. , Ndjeka N. , Master I. , Brust J. C. M , Naidoo K. , Ramjee A. , O´Donnell M.
Published: October 2020

BACKGROUND: Bedaquiline (BDQ) has not been extensively studied among patients co-infected with HIV drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). We compared treatment outcomes in DR-TB patients treated with BDQ- and linezolid (LZD) containing regimens to historic controls treated with
second-line injectable-containing regimens.METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of consecutive DR-TB patients initiated on BDQ- and LZD-containing regimens at a TB referral hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Participants were prospectively followed through 24 months for treatment
outcome and adverse events. Outcomes were compared to a historic control cohort of DR-TB HIV patients enrolled at the same facility prior to BDQ introduction.RESULTS: Adult DR-TB patients initiating BDQ between January 2014 and November 2015 were enrolled (n = 151). The majority
of patients were female (52%), HIV co-infected (77%) and on antiretroviral therapy (100%). End of treatment outcomes included cure (63%), TB culture conversion (83%), completion (0.7%), loss to follow-up (15%), treatment failure (5%), and death (17%). Compared to historic controls (n
= 105), patients treated with BDQ experienced significantly higher TB culture conversion and cure, with significantly lower mortality. Adverse effects were common (92%), and most frequently attributed to LZD (24.1%). QT segment prolongation was common but without clinical sequelae.CONCLUSION:
Treatment with BDQ- and LZD-containing regimens was associated with improved treatment outcomes and survival in DR-TB HIV patients.
Introduction of bedaquiline for the treatment of drug-resistant TB in the Philippines
Authors: Santiago M. R. , Garfin A. M. C. , Balanag V. M.
Published: October 2020

Treatment outcomes in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains unsatisfactory in the Philippines. To address this, we implemented the use of new anti-TB drugs and novel regimens. The Philippine National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTP) participated in the Bedaquiline
(BDQ) Donation Program created by the US Agency for International Development and Janssen. Despite availability of donated medicine, there was a delay in the implementation of BDQ, both under operational research and programme conditions. The main challenges encountered were delayed approval
by national and institutional ethics boards; limited experience of the NTP in the conduct of operational research into new drugs; and the lack of confidence of healthcare staff in the use of new and re-purposed anti-TB drugs. Technical assistance from partners and capacity building on clinical
management of DR-TB and on pharmacovigilance among health workers were vital in overcoming these challenges. Over a 3-year period (from 2016–2018), 448 patients were initiated on BDQ-based regimens.
Antibacterial Effects of Hydroalcoholic and Aqueous Extracts of Two Medicinal Plants in Comparison with Popular Antibiotics: An In Vitro Study
Authors: Ansaripour Sadra , Safaei Niloofar , Bagheri Najme
Published: October 2020

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is considered a dangerous and drug-resistant hospital-acquired infection. Nowadays, there has been an increasing interest in the use of herbal drugs. Objectives: This in vitro study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial effects of Rumex acetosella L. and Cucurbita maxima L. on Acinetobacter baumannii in comparison with popular antibiotics. Methods: In this experimental study, after extraction, the antibacterial effects of extracts were determined based on MIC and MBC using broth microdilution. The effects of different concentrations of the extracts on A. baumannii growth were also investigated by the disk diffusion method. The results were compared with choice antibiotics. Results: The results of the study indicated that in broth microdilution, the MIC and MBC of the hydroalcoholic extract of C. maxima and the aqueous extract of R. acetosella were equal (64 and 128 µg/mL, respectively). The MIC and MBC of the hydroalcoholic extract of R. acetosella and the aqueous extract of C. maxima were 128 and 256 µg/mL, respectively, which indicated the weaker effects of these extracts. In the disk diffusion method, the greatest mean diameter of inhibition zone was obtained for R. acetosella extracts (24.83 ± 0.29 and 21.83 ± 0.29 mm for hydroalcoholic and aqueous extracts, respectively). Also, the lowest mean diameter was obtained for C. maxima extracts (10.33 ± 0.58 and 8 mm for hydroalcoholic and aqueous extracts, respectively). Conclusions: This study showed the potent antibacterial effects of R. acetosella and C. maxima. They were even more potent than commonly used antibiotics. Therefore, the plants can be used as antimicrobial agents, as well as pharmaceutical supplements and alternative therapies.
Plants causing dermatosis in humans
Authors: Janjić Vaskrsija
Published: October 2020

Many plants cause dermatosis in the human population, thus presenting an everyday problem for dermatologists and allergologists around the world. To this day it is still not known how common are plant-induced dermatosis. It is estimated that around 334 million people worldwide, or 3.5% of the world population, is affected by dermatosis each year. The onset of dermatitis is most common in the early childhood. Around 20% of children in Great Britain and 10% in the USA are affected by different types of dermatosis. It is believed that around 10,000 plant species can cause dermatosis in humans. Phytodermatosis are dermatosis caused by plants. They are usually induced by direct contact with a plant, but can also occur without a direct contact or be activated by the sun. Dermatosis which occur without a direct contact with the plant are observed in those cases where certain perfumes, cremes or other cosmetic products are used. Some cosmetic products contain substances such as eugenol, isoeugenol, cinnamaldehyde, colophonium, turpentines and other substances which originate from plants. Similarly, lichens, which are not plants, but organisms resulting from a fungi and algae symbiosis, produce usnic acids, which are most commonly used in sun protection products.
Weed control in intercroping systems with dry bean and cycloxydim-tolerant maize
Authors: Malidža Goran , Vasić Mirjana , Rajković Miloš , Bekavac Goran
Published: October 2020

Due to the narrow range of available herbicides, weeds are one of the limiting factors for intercropping of dry bean and maize. Various benefits of this production method have been confirmed by the results of many authors. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of using a cycloxydim-tolerant maize hybrid to expand the ability of weed control in intercroping systems with bean. Three-year field trials were conducted from 2015 to 2017, at the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in the vicinity of Novi Sad. Cycloxydim-tolerant maize and dry bean were sown mechanically in alternating strips, with one strip consisting of 4 rows of maize and the other strip containing 6 rows of bean. Combinations of herbicides based on dimethenamid-P, linuron, bentazone and cycloxydim were studied. The effect of herbicides on the number of weeds, fresh weed mass and grain yield of bean and maize was evaluated. No phytotoxicity of the herbicides was observed on the crops, indicating the safety of their use in this production system. The most common weeds were Chenopodium album, Datura stramonium and Sorghum halepense developed from rhizomes. Herbicides had a significant effect in reducing the abundance and fresh mass of the above-ground weed parts. A special contribution of the results obtained is the unique ability to control S. halepense using the cycloxydim-based product. Owing to the above-mentioned possibility, a significant reduction in the number and mass of S. halepense shoots developed from rhizomes was achieved (100% in 2015 and 2016, and >90% in 2017). The results of our trials confirm the contribution of the extension of the choice of herbicides with cycloxydim in this system of intercropping with dry bean and cycloxydim-tolerant maize.
A safe school from the teacher's perspective
Authors: Lozić Semko
Published: October 2020

Violence is a group phenomenon. School violence is expressed in almost every environment, and we know that violent students have backup. Bullied pupils look like other children, while adults often do not notice the violence. However, the focus of prevention of peer violence is rarely on the teacher. In order to have a comprehensive picture, we will first determine the meaning of a safe school, ways of creating positive climate, look at the role of schools and teachers. The aim of the paper is to transfer basic and relevant information that will encourage the initiative for paying greater attention to the prevention of student violence in schools.
The presence and importance of choirs made up of students from younger grades of primary school in Serbia
Authors: Ilić Miona
Published: October 2020

Considering the fact that the elementary school students do not have enough information on proper singing, vocal technique and using and taking care of their voice, this paper analyzes the importance of choir singing at this age, the presence of such choirs in Serbian elementary schools, and the reasons that make their formation difficult. Relying on the relevant literature, the paper analyzes the data obtained through a questionnaire on the presence of choirs made up of pupils from younger grades of primary school, as well as on the views of teachers on the reasons for the current situation. The research has shown that in the majority of schools in Serbia choir singing is not taught at all, due to the lack of motivation of teaching staff resulting from unfavorable financial circumstances. Such data are of vital importance, since only an insight into the actual situation can enable us to work on the improvements in the pedagogical practice.
Diagnosis of gastric carcinoma
Authors: Jandrić-Kočić Marijana
Published: October 2020

INTRODUCTION: Gastric cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world and the second most common cause of cancer mortality. Diagnosis requires histopathological analysis of tissue obtained by esophagogastroduodenoscopy or cytologic analysis of gastric wiping / flushing. CASE REPORT: Patient aged 55 years presents in a family medical clinic due to dyspeptic problems accompanied by weight loss, weakness and maladaptation present at six months. Physical examination present sensitivity to deep palpation in the epigastrium. Ultrasound abdominal examination neat, laboratory anemia present. The patient is referred for esophagogastroduodenoscopy, which corporally, on a small curve of the stomach, detects a large ulceration of the bottom covered with fibrin and detritus, femoral margins. Bioptate finding reveals the presence of ventriculi mixed adenocarcinoma (tubular adenocarcinoma cum poorly cohesive carcinoma). Computed tomography of the abdomen determines the visible thickening of the stomach in the region of small curvature in the area of dimension 110x 26 mm and a large number of individual lymph glands up to 8 mm in fat with a small curve of the stomach. A total gastrectomy with a lymphadenectomy is done at the request of the oncological consulium. The pathohistological finding after surgery is adenocarcinoma ventriculi gradus III, pT3N1Mx (small curve, part of the anterior and posterior gastric wall infiltrative, engages all layers of the wall, but does not infiltrate serosa, size 7x6 cm, R0L1V0Pn0). A re-examination of the oncology consilium indicates chemotherapy / radiotherapy in hospital conditions and thereafter 5-fluorouracil / leucovorin chemotherapy. CONCLUSION: In the absence of specific symptoms and screening and early detection capabilities, the highest number of gastric cancers is diagnosed at an advanced stage when the prognosis is poor (average survival is 24 months) and treatment options are limited. Identification of new biological / molecular markers in early diagnosis of gastric cancer would allow a better quality of life and longer survival of the diseased.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AS A TOOL TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER RESOURCES: THE CASE OF SPAIN
Authors: DE RENTERÍA PILAR GRACIA , PEREZ ZABALETA AMELIA , ESCALERA IZQUIERDO GREGORIO
Published: October 2020

Circular economy has become in recent years one of the main strategies to achieve water sustainability and combat the effects of climate change. This study analyses the effectiveness of water reuse in Spain, as a circular economy strategy, in order to reduce the pressure on water resources used for agricultural, industrial and municipal uses. The results show that water reuse has the necessary potential to contribute to water sustainability, since a greater volume of reused water used in municipal uses reduces the volume of water collected from other sources. However, to reach this effectiveness also in the other uses, it would be necessary to increase the volume of reused water, something that Spain has certainly the capacity to carry out.

Keywords: circular economy, reuse, water, scarcity, climate change
FAULT LOCATION IN A VSC-HVDC LINK USING NEURAL NETWORKS
Authors: PÁRAMO BALSA PAULA , ROLDAN FERNANDEZ JUAN MANUEL , GONZALEZ LONGATT FRANCISCO , BURGOS PAYAN MANUEL , RIQUELME SANTOS JESUS
Published: October 2020

High-voltage direct current (HVDC) using voltage source converter (VSC) in transmission systems applications are currently a competitive alternative to the traditional AC transmission systems, especially for offshore wind power applications. The increases of rated power and distance to the shore have made VSC-HVDC transmission systems economically more efficient than the conventional solution based on an AC lines. Locating a fault in a submarine DC line must be fast and accurate because of the high cost of the submarine repairs as well as the operation cost (not-supplied energy). This paper proposed a fault location methodology based on artificial neural networks (ANN) for VSC-HVDC transmission system. The methodology only uses instantaneous values of electrical quantities (voltage and current) at one of the VSC terminal eliminating the problem of synchronisation. The proposed methodology has been tested and demonstrated using a typical VSC-HVDC test network, and simulation results show the appropriate performance of the methodology.

Keywords: Artificial Neural Networks, Fault Location, HVDC Transmission, VSC-HVDC
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AND WEAKNESSES OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR. KEY PLAYERS INFLUENCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DIGITAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES
Authors: URIARTE GALLASTEGI NAIARA , LANDETA MANZANO BEÑAT , ARANA LANDIN GERMÁN , LASKURAIN ITURBE IKER
Published: October 2020

Industry 4.0 include additive manufacturing (AF) technologies. They offer the possibility of revolutionising a wide variety of production processes but potential environmental impacts caused have not yet been studied in depth. Academic literature, mainly based on laboratory studies, is limited and focuses on certain environmental aspects, considered relevant, such as energy consumption. The present research has approached the environmental implications of AF from a business perspective in an exploratory way, for which a multiple case study of AF equipment and service companies has been carried out. A drastic reduction of noise from AF operations has been observed with respect to traditional subtractive techniques and a better use of the material, a more flexible and personalized production, which allows reducing production costs and saving time in the design and manufacturing processes of products. However, depending on the raw material, especially important impacts are generated in the obtaining of such materials (metallic and/or plastic), during the manufacturing process by the relevant release of volatile organic compounds or at the end of life of products with completely new plastic compositions. These are created by means of the material injection technique and they compromise the recycling of the material. In addition, the average life span of these plastic products is shorter, which means more product replacement. Finally, it should be stressed that neither the companies participating in the study nor the experts consulted consider the increase in energy consumption to be a relevant environmental aspect. This varies depending on the FA technology used and the intensity of use of the manufacturing systems, which are always oriented towards short series.
SUPER CAPACITORS: STATE OF THE ART, APPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE
Authors: LAFOZ PASTOR MARCOS , NAVARRO SORIANO GUSTAVO
Published: October 2020

Since its first developments in 1957, supercapacitors (supercapacitors) are an energy storage technology that has accelerated its development and use in the last 20 years, especially in the fields of transportation and the management of electrical networks.
THE ENERGY PROBLEM IN NAZI GERMANY
Authors: RODRÍGUEZ DELGADO ROBERTO , DELGADO BARRIUSO GERMAN
Published: October 2020

The end of WWI ushered in a new era in which oil become the most important energy source in the World.
Germany didn´t have significant oil reserves, but the technological and scientific advances of its chemical industry during the first two decades of the XX century paved the way for the development of a powerful synthetic oil industry based on the most important and plentiful mineral resource in the country: coal.
During the decade of the 1930’s, boosted by the public investment program carried out by the new nazi regime, the chemical and coal corporations, merged into big industrial conglomerates, built new synthetic oil plants that reached a total production of 4.500.000 barrels per day.
WWII started in 1939 and lasted almost six years. In spite of the efforts made by its national industry and despite controlling the Rumanian oil reserves, Germany was not ready for such a long conflict, which by 1945 has almost depleted its oil resources. On the other hand, the US - that entered the War in 1941 as an ally of France, the UK and the Soviet Union – had large oil reserves which allowed them to develop a big, mechanized and modern army. Its tanks, trunks (that were able to move troops and war material to the front faster than the Germans) were crucial in the European battlefields after the Normandy landings (June 1944), and its new bombers become the cornerstone of the strategic bombing campaign that sunk the synthetic oil production in Germany.

Key Words: coal, synthetic oil, nuclear energy, nazi Germany, WWI, WWII.
POWER TO METHANE POTENTIAL IN THE TRANSITION TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY
Authors: HIDALGO BARRIO MARIA DOLORES , MARTIN MARROQUIN JESUS MARIA
Published: October 2020

Fighting climate change requires that global emissions be reduced by more than 50% by 2050. Key components to achieving this goal are energy efficiency, renewable energy sources including biomass, and carbon capture and storage. Wind and solar energy are identified as crucial technologies for the early stages of the transformation, but one disadvantage they have is their great variability in time and space. Therefore, there is a need for complementary alternatives to provide flexibility to the system and compensate for its fluctuations.
SOUND ROLE IN PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEERING
Authors: SANZ ROSANA , MANCHADO PEREZ EDUARDO , OZCAN ELIF
Published: October 2020

Human beings are sensitive to external stimuli that are presented to us, and this allows us to interact with our environment. Thus, we perceive sound as an intrinsic quality of products, services, experiences and landscapes.
Statens eller familiens børn? Tvang og omsorg i mødet mellem nytilkomne familier og danske daginstitutioner
Authors: Bregnbæk Susanne , Arent Annelise , Martiny-Bruun Asger , Jørgensen Nanna Jordt
Published: November 2020

ResuméNytilkomne familier bliver mødt med mange krav fra den danske velfærdsstat. Et af kravene er, at de skal sende deres 0-6 årige børn i dagtilbud, så forældrene kan gå på sprogskole eller komme i praktik. Artiklen belyser nogle af de dilemmaer, der opstår i forældresamarbejdet i mødet mellem pædagoger og nytilkomne familier. Disse dilemmaer udspringer af den myndighedsrolle som pædagogerne har, samtidig med at de ofte får en tæt relation til forældrene, og har et oprigtigt ønske om at hjælpe både børn og forældre til at kunne navigere rundt i det danske samfund. Artiklen bygger på etnografisk feltarbejde i fire kommuner, og de valgte eksempler viser, hvordan pædagogerne navigerer mellem omsorg og magtudøvelse, og hvordan magtrelationen mellem forældre og pædagoger kan være uklar for forældrene og i nogle tilfælde også for pædagogerne selv. Artiklen giver ikke svar på dilemmaerne, men peger på behovet for en stadig professionel refleksion over de pædagogiske udfordringer i forældresamarbejdet samt over den politiske kontekst, som forældresamarbejde med nytilkomne familier indgår i. AbstractChildren of the state or children of the family? Care and coercion in the encounter between refugee families and Danish day-care institutions. Newly arrived families in Denmark are faced with multiple requirement by the Danish welfare state and it is mandatory that they send their children to Danish day-care institutions. Based on ethnographic fieldwork carried out in four day-care institutions in Denmark this article sheds light on some of the dilemmas that arise in the encounter between refuge families and Danish pedagogues. More specifically we focus on the notion “forældresamarbejde” – a term which connotes the widespread idea that parents and institutions must communicate in an intimate way and work together to create the best circumstances for the concerted cultivation of children. Through concrete ethnographic cases we discuss how pedagogues attempt to manage the dilemma between caring for children without disempowering their parents and argue that the pedagogical task requires tact and sensitivity faced with dilemmas that admit no easy resolution since they are inherently contradictory.
Comparative characteristics of case systems of Arabic and Russian languages
Authors: Mokhammed Mokhammed Khalil Khussain , Rybakov Mikhail Anatol'evich
Published: October 2020

This article provides comparative characteristics of case systems of Arabic and Russian languages. The subject of this research is the case systems of Arabic and Russian languages. The goal consists in comparing case systems of the two languages. Definition is given to the grammatical category of case applicable to nouns. Analysis is conducted on the peculiarities of formation of various cases in Arabic and Russian languages due to the different case systems. The scientific novelty lies in determination of similarities and differences of the case systems of Arabic and Russian languages, ignorance of which can result in the improper usage of grammatical constructs. The presented materials are valuable in studying these languages, as well as translating the texts. The author concluded on the significant differences in the case systems of Arabic and Russian languages, substantiated by the conditions of formation and development of these languages, as well as by the fact that Russian and Arabic are non-cognate languages.
Infinitive forms in polypredicative constructions in the Kumyk language
Authors: Abdullabekova Umsalimat Bagautdinovna
Published: October 2020

The subject of this research is the function of infinitive forms (participle and adverbial participle) in polypredicative constructions in the Kumyk language. Special attention is given to concept of “polypredicative construction”. Predicative unit is an alternative to a simple sentence as part of the unit of higher level. Kumyk language indicates a strict sequence of parts: the dependent predicative unit is in preposition to the main predicative unit. It is noted that the center of polypredicative construction is the connectivity indicator – analytical (a functional word) or synthetic (a morpheme as part of a dependent verb form). Therefore, since the dependent verb form in the Kumyk language takes end position as part of dependent predicative unit, the synthetic connectivity indicator is placed between the main predicative unit and the dependent predicative unit. The novelty of this consists in compiling a list of infinitive forms (adverbial participial and participial) used in polypredicative constructions in dependent predicative unit in the Kumyk language. Polypredicative sentence marks eight adverbial participial forms and four participial forms. All types of participles, excluding present participle are used as an independent verb form – in simple sentence and in the main part of polypredicative construction.
Perception of term as a communicative microevent in the genre of educational lecture
Authors: Talanina Aleksandra Andreevna
Published: October 2020

This article dedicates special attention to the description of means of introduction of a new concept in the educational lecture. Within the framework of analysis of scientific writings on the genre of educational lecture, the author reviewed the means to describe its compositions, as well as the concepts of understating of specificity of this genre of educational-scientific discourse. The object of this research is the forms of introduction of a new concept. The conclusion is made that comprehensive description of the lecture, which allows considering the maximum volume of its genre peculiarities, should be grounded on the concept of communicative event, which reflects the dialogical nature of the genre to the full extent. The lectures on physics, philosophy, and psycholinguistics served as the material for analyzing the composition of lecture as a communicative event, as well as determination of its most typical components (microevents): presentation of the problem; introduction of a new concept; designation of a specific name in science. The author describes the compositional and lexical-grammatical peculiarities of such microevent. The main result of the conducted research consists in a typical model of presentation of a term, which reflects the content of microevent and its composition. The content includes commentary on the inner form of the word that connects image of a term with its meaning, and data that forms a perception on the scope of introduced concept and its place within the terminology system. Composition suggests the following stages: activation of the existing empirical data essential for formation of the concept content; transformation (if necessary) of inappropriate perceptions of the audience; gradual introduction of components of a new concept along with designation of its place within a particular classification.