bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Die Versprachlichung des Sakralen: The Transformation of the Authority of the Sacred into Secular Political Deliberation in Habermas’ Theory of Communicative Action
Authors: Larsen Øjvind
Published: August 2020

Habermas claims in connection with his development of the theory of communicative action that the sacred is transformed in a positive way and can take the form of free deliberation in society, the so-called Versprachlichung des Sakralen. The thesis is that the authority which could be found in religion and which is of fundamental significance for the integration of pre-modern societies is taken over by modern societies in forms of deliberation. Habermas develops his thesis in a discussion of Durkheim’s religious-sociological considerations. Habermas presents his thesis about the linguistic transformation of the sacred as a harmonious theory of secularization. However, if we follow Weber in his religious-sociological considerations of modernity, we reach a tragic theory of secularization that poses the real problem that modernity’s connection to the sacred has been dissolved.
Kristið friðarstarf og friðarguðfræði. Kirkjur til móts við réttlátan frið!
Authors: Bóasdóttir Sólveig Anna
Published: August 2020

A recent contribution of the World Council of Churches to the peace theology of Christian churches is highlighted in this article. The article is divided into two parts: In the former, the focus is on the campaign of the World Council of Churches in 2001–2010 named The Decade to Overcome Violence: Churches Seeking Reconciliation and Peace. The second section deals with the product of the campaign, referring to the paper Just Peace Companion, issued by the World Council of Churcher in 2012. This paper rejects the traditional doctrine of just war, which justifies warfare due to certain circumstances, replacing it with a radical peace theory which states that peace is the true and proper mission of Christian churches. Justice and peace are closely intertwined, and both must be maintained throughout the work of the churches, especially among children and adolescents. Peacebuilding and peace-education, however, are not independent campaigns but an eternal and permanent project for the churches.
Two Multiple Sclerosis Relapses Affecting the Left Pontine-Mesencephalic Transition and Later the Right Mid Pons, With Distinct Eye Movement Abnormalities - The Importance Of Semiology Above Medical Imaging: Case Report
Authors: Mei Paulo
Published: August 2020

The authors report the case of a 22-year-old female patient who presented with two distinct relapses of multiple sclerosis. The first was a lesion in the dorsal paramedian pontine area to the left, and the second, not visible in the MRI but presumably affecting the right medial longitudinal fasciculus, in the pons. In both cases, the semiology was unquestionable and compatible to the proposed areas of demyelination, with the patient fully recovering her eye movements after pulses of methylprednisolone.
On the possibility of using marine plants of the Azov-Black Sea basin for organic farming
Authors: Erokhin Vladislav E.
Published: August 2020

Review of research on the use of fertilizers, growth promoters and plant protection products. High efficiency of preparations from algae and herbs for organic farming was noted. At the Barents, White Seas and on the Far East work began on the production of preparations and their use in agriculture. In the Azov-Black Sea basin this resource is practically not used. The ways and possible prospects for the use of sea resources are indicated.
Modified equation of chlorophyll content in microalgal biomass under light limitation
Authors: Lelekov Alexander S. , Trenkenshu Rudolf P. , Novikova Tatyana M.
Published: August 2020

The paper presents a modified mathematical model of light-dependent chlorophyll concentration in the microalgae biomass. The basic model is based on the concept of biomass as a sum of reserve and structural components. Considering that part of the structural biomass can turn into a reserve, the minimum irradiation parameter (“photosynthesis compensation point”) is added to the basic equation. Verification of the model on experimental data for turbidostat cultures of Tetraselmis viridis and Arthrospira platensis allowed us to evaluate species-specific coefficients. The obtained coefficient values are similar for both species. The share of chlorophyll in structural biomass is about 2 %, the maximum share of structural forms of biomass is 84 %, the economic conversion factor of reserve biomass to structural is 80–90 %, and the maximum specific rate of photosynthesis is 14–20 times higher than the rate of endogenous consumption of biomass.
How Reality TV Demands the Body. Eliciting and Exploiting Emotions in the Staging of Self-Overcoming in Germany’s Next Top Model
Authors: Klug Daniel , Schmidt Axel
Published: August 2020

In reality TV, the eliciting of emotions and physical expressions and displays is a key strategy to authenticate represented behavior. We follow a multimodal approach to analyze the eliciting of participants’ body reactions and the exploiting of provoked emotions in the German reality show Germany’s Next Top Model. Here, controllable and staged working situations, such as a catwalk in high altitude, become a mental or physical challenge for the contestants. These challenges trigger uncontrollable affective momentum as the participants must overcome their physical and mental resistance to master the task. We analyze how physical representations are elicited, exploited and applied stage believable images of self-overcoming. The real challenge for the contestant is to regain control of her body and to overcome her fear. Within the staging of authenticity, this illustrates that and how bodily expressions are used to verify mediated events regarding a “claim to ‘the real’”. The success of the contestants in Germany’s Next Topmodel and the appeal of the show both highly depend on whether and how the representation of the evoked self-overcoming appears as credible. To achieve this, the proper staging of elicited emotions and corresponding bodily displays is crucial.
Consensual Constitution-Writing Over Consensus Institutions: The Power of Inclusion through Group Rights in Mitigating Conflict
Authors: Eisenstadt Todd , Maboudi Tofigh , Olawole Ifeoluwa
Published: August 2020

The decades-long debate about whether power sharing (consensus) governments or majoritarianism diminish conflict may be missing an even more important element in diminishing conflict, whether all major groups participate in negotiations. Using crucial moments in a regime’s history, the drafting and implementation of new constitutions, this article offers evidence that whether constitution-making processes include all relevant societal groups matters more in diminishing internal nation-state conflict than whether the resulting text constructs power-sharing institutions or majoritarian ones. After establishing this statistical pattern, we conduct further analysis showing that the mechanism of group rights establishment is at least partially responsible; that is, the inclusion of opposition groups in constitution drafting tends to produce group rights language.
A SHORT CALCULUS PROOF OF JORDAN’S INEQUALITY
Authors: Haque Nazrul
Published: August 2020

It is a short visual proof of the famous JORDAN'S INEQUALITY using an area argument.
A CRISE ECONÔMICA NO BRASIL E SEUS EFEITOS PARA O SETOR DE SERVIÇOS DE REPARO E MANUTENÇÃO.
Authors: Miguel dos Santos Rodrigo , Vieira Edson Trajano
Published: August 2020

A economia brasileira passou por um período de crescimento entre os anos de 2004 e 2013, em que o governo federal adotou políticas públicas que permitiram a redução da pobreza e da miséria, o aumento do emprego formal e o aumento da renda e do crédito. O encadeamento desses indicadores modificou o modelo de vida dos brasileiros, elevando o seu padrão de consumo e favorecendo a aquisição de bens duráveis. Entretanto, a recessão econômica que atingiu o país entre os anos de 2015 e 2016 trouxe consequências evidentes para diversos setores do mercado brasileiro. O objetivo desse trabalho é analisar os efeitos da crise econômica no Brasil para o setor de serviços de reparo e manutenção. O método utilizado para análise de dados foi à regressão através da utilização de linhas de tendências gráficas lineares. Os resultados demonstraram que as consequências negativas da crise econômica sobre a taxa de desocupação e o rendimento do trabalhador culminaram com a redução do consumo de bens duráveis pelas famílias brasileiras. Esse fato favoreceu o fortalecimento do mercado de reparação e manutenção no país, sendo a tendência total obtida para o crescimento com incremento de aproximadamente 10,6% na receita operacional líquida do setor entre os anos de 2014 e 2017. Como conclusão, verifica-se que a análise associativa realizada permitiu a obtenção de resultados satisfatórios do comportamento do mercado em estudo, possibilitando a delimitação de tendências para setor conforme a situação econômica corrente.
Discharging Preterm Infants Home on Caffeine, a Single Center Experience
Authors: Ma Cheng , Broadbent Denisse , Levin Garrett , Panda Sanjeet , Sambalingam Devaraj , Garcia Norma , Ruiz Edson , Singh Ajay Pratap
Published: August 2020

Background: Apnea of prematurity (AOP) affects preterm neonates. AOP, combined with intermittent hypoxemic (IH) events frequently prolongs the length of stay. Caffeine is the preferred medication to treat AOP and may help improve IH events. There is lack of information on the safety of discharging preterm neonates home on caffeine for AOP in the literature. Our objective was to assess safety and benefits, if any, of discharging preterm infants home on caffeine. Methods: After IRB approval, preterm infants discharged home from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on caffeine were compared with those without a discharge prescription for the period of January 2013 to December 2017. Results: A total of 297 infants were started on caffeine, and of those, 87 infants were discharged home on caffeine. There was no difference in length of stay between two groups. Duration of caffeine at home was 31 (28–42) days. The average cost of apnea monitor and caffeine at home per 30 days was USD 1326 and USD 50. There was no difference in number or reasons for emergency department (ED) visits or hospitalizations between two groups. Conclusion: AOP affects almost all preterm infants and along with intermittent hypoxemic events, and is one of the most common reasons for prolonged hospital stay. Discharging stable preterm infants home on caffeine may be safe, especially in those who are otherwise ready to be discharged and are only awaiting complete resolution of AOP/IH events.
RETRACTED: Winoto-Lewin et al. Propensities of Old Growth, Mature and Regrowth Wet Eucalypt Forest, and Eucalyptus Nitens Plantation, to Burn during Wildfire and Suffer Fire-Induced Crown Death. Fire 2020, 3, 13
Authors: Winoto-Lewin Suyanti , Sanger Jennifer , Kirkpatrick James
Published: August 2020

The authors were informed of some errors in the categorization of forest types by a colleague [...]
Temperature Uniformity in Cross-Flow Double-Layered Microchannel Heat Sinks
Authors: Nonino Carlo , Savino Stefano
Published: August 2020

An in-house finite element method (FEM) procedure is used to carry out a numerical study on the thermal behavior of cross-flow double-layered microchannel heat sinks with an unequal number of microchannels in the two layers. The thermal performance is compared with those yielded by other more conventional flow configurations. It is shown that if properly designed, i.e., with several microchannels in the top layer smaller than that in the bottom layer, cross-flow double-layered microchannel heat sinks can provide an acceptable thermal resistance and a reasonably good temperature uniformity of the heated base with a header design that is much simpler than that required by the counter-flow arrangement.
Bus Travel Time: Experimental Evidence and Forecasting
Authors: Comi Antonio , Polimeni Antonio
Published: August 2020

Bus travel time analysis plays a key role in transit operation planning, and methods are needed for investigating its variability and for forecasting need. Nowadays, telematics is opening up new opportunities, given that large datasets can be gathered through automated monitoring, and this topic can be studied in more depth with new experimental evidence. The paper proposes a time-series-based approach for travel time forecasting, and data from automated vehicle monitoring (AVM) of bus lines sharing the road lanes with other traffic in Rome (Italy) and Lviv (Ukraine) are used. The results show the goodness of such an approach for the analysis and reliable forecasts of bus travel times. The similarities and dissimilarities in terms of travel time patterns and city structure were also pointed out, showing the need to take them into account when developing forecasting methods.
The Design of an Infeed Cylindrical Grinding Cycle
Authors: Hashimoto Fukuo
Published: August 2020

This paper synthesizes the design of an infeed cylindrical grinding system into a total system composed of the grinding mechanism and the grinding machine characteristics. The causalities between the grinding parameters and the machine structures are discussed, and the infeed grinding processes are analyzed as outputs that represent responses to the inputs. These relationships are integrated into a block diagram with closed-loop feedback. A novel model exhibiting practical parameters such as grinding speed, infeed rate and MRR (Material Removal Rate) is proposed. The analysis of the grinding system derived a critical factor, the “grinding time contact,” which governs the transient behaviors of process parameters such as forces and machine deflection. The process parameters during the infeed cycle including spark-out grinding were investigated, and the formulas required for the cycle design are presented. Furthermore, to improve accuracy and productivity, the features of the cycle design are described and procedures for controlling size error and roundness are discussed. Finally, the model was verified with infeed grinding tests applied to both the chuck-type cylindrical and centerless grinding methods.
Association between Accreditation and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Major Cardiovascular Diseases in South Korean Hospitals: Pre-Post Accreditation Comparison
Authors: Chun You Jin , Lee Bo Yeon , Lee Yo Han
Published: August 2020

The direct impact of hospital accreditation on patients’ clinical outcomes is unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether mortality within 30 days of hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), ischemic stroke (IS), and hemorrhagic stroke (HS) differed before and after hospital accreditation. This study targeted patients who had been hospitalized for the three diseases at the general hospitals newly accredited by the government in 2014. Thirty-day mortality rates of three years before and after accreditation were compared. Mortality within 30 days of hospitalization for the three diseases was lower after accreditation than before (7.34% vs. 6.15% for AMI; 4.64% vs. 3.80% for IS; and 18.52% vs. 15.81% for HS). In addition, hospitals that meet the criteria of the patient care process domain have a statistically lower mortality rate than hospitals that do not. In the newly accredited Korean general hospital, it was confirmed that in-hospital mortality rates of major cardiovascular diseases were lower than before the accreditation.
Reverse Electrodialysis: Co- and Counterflow Optimization of Multistage Configurations for Maximum Energy Efficiency
Authors: Veerman Joost
Published: August 2020

Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is one of the techniques able to harvest energy from the salinity gradient between different salt solutions. There is a tradeoff between efficiency and generated power in a RED stack. This paper focuses on efficiency. A simple model is presented to calculate the efficiency in a co-flow or counterflow operated stack. Moreover, the efficiency can be improved by applying multistaging; the stacks in such a system can also be interconnected externally in co- and counterflow. The four combinations of internally and externally flow modes are the base of further considerations concerning procedures for optimization of these configurations. Three methods for optimization the energy efficiency in a multistage system are discussed: (A) successively maximizing the power of each individual stage, (B) maximizing the power of the whole system by adjusting the electrical current in all stages simultaneously, and (C) maximizing the power of the whole system by adjusting the same current through each stage. Method C is the most attractive because it only requires one converter (cheaper and easier to control) while the results are hardly inferior to B and much better than A. An alternative to multistaging is electrode segmentation and the advantages and disadvantages of both systems are briefly discussed.
Long-Range Displacement Meters Based on Chipped Circular Patch Antenna
Authors: Xue Songtao , Jiang Kang , Guan Shuai , Xie Liyu , Wan Guochun , Wan Chunfeng
Published: August 2020

This paper presents a passive wireless long-range displacement sensor that is based on the circular patch antenna, and the detecting range of the sensor can be customized. The sensor consists of a chipped circular antenna with two opened rectangular windows, a substrate, and a ground plate with a sloping channel. No bonding between the antenna and the ground plate allows for the chipped antenna to slide along the sloping channel. The channel will drive the current flow on the plate once the chip is activated, increasing the effective electrical length and, consequently, decreasing the resonant frequency of the circular antenna. The sensing mechanism equates the measuring displacement to the relative movement of the antenna with respect to the ground that achieves the measurement of long-range displacement and, thus, the proposed sensor can avoid stress damage to the antenna due to excessive deformation. Three different range sensors were simulated in the the Ansoft high frequency structure simulator (HFSS). The results show that the resonance frequency of the antenna has a linear relationship with the varying chute depth beneath the chip. Three sensors were fabricated, and the experimental results also validated that the sensitivity of the sensor can be adjusted.
Nonparametric Limits of Agreement for Small to Moderate Sample Sizes: A Simulation Study
Authors: Frey Maria E. , Petersen Hans C. , Gerke Oke
Published: August 2020

The assessment of agreement in method comparison and observer variability analysis of quantitative measurements is usually done by the Bland–Altman Limits of Agreement, where the paired differences are implicitly assumed to follow a normal distribution. Whenever this assumption does not hold, the 2.5% and 97.5% percentiles are obtained by quantile estimation. In the literature, empirical quantiles have been used for this purpose. In this simulation study, we applied both sample, subsampling, and kernel quantile estimators, as well as other methods for quantile estimation to sample sizes between 30 and 150 and different distributions of the paired differences. The performance of 15 estimators in generating prediction intervals was measured by their respective coverage probability for one newly generated observation. Our results indicated that sample quantile estimators based on one or two order statistics outperformed all of the other estimators and they can be used for deriving nonparametric Limits of Agreement. For sample sizes exceeding 80 observations, more advanced quantile estimators, such as the Harrell–Davis and estimators of Sfakianakis–Verginis type, which use all of the observed differences, performed likewise well, but may be considered intuitively more appealing than simple sample quantile estimators that are based on only two observations per quantile.
The Resonant Effect of an Annihilation Channel in the Interaction of the Ultrarelativistic Electron and Positron in the Field of an X-ray Pulsar
Authors: Doroshenko Dmitriy V. , Roshchupkin Sergei P. , Dubov Victor V.
Published: August 2020

We investigated the effects that occur during the circulation of ultrarelativistic electrons and positrons in the field of an X-ray pulsar. A resonant process in annihilation and the subsequent production of the electron–positron pairs were studied theoretically. Under the resonance, the second-order process in an original fine-structure constant process effectively decays to two first order processes of the fine-structure constant: single-photon annihilation of the electron–positron pair stimulated by the external field, and the Breit–Wheeler process (single-photon birth of the electron–positron pair) stimulated by the external field. We show that resonance has a threshold energy for a certain combinational energy of the initial electron and positron. Furthermore, there is a definite small angle between initial ultrarelativistic particles’ momenta, in which resonance takes place. Initial and final electron–positron pairs fly in a narrow cone. We noticed that electron (positron) emission angle defines the energy of the final pair. We show that the resonant cross-section in the field of the X-ray pulsar may significantly exceed the corresponding cross-section without the field (Bhabha cross-section).
Formation of feeding groups according to management accounting data
Authors: Lukyanov Boris , Lukyanov Pavel
Published: August 2020

The article discusses the solution to the problem of uniting animals on a cattle farm into groups to organize their rational feeding. The task is solved based on the use of management accounting data; the solution of the problem is automated with the help of the CORAL software package
Pharmaceutical Drugs and the Human Energy System (Biofield)
Authors: Bhattessa Seema
Published: August 2020

What is Human Life-Force Energy and What Type of Proof Do We Have?: The concept of subtle human energy fields, or life-force energy, has been recognised and woven into traditional healing systems for millennia. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) describes an intricate network of energy meridians through which this energy, known as “chi” circulates. And, in the traditional Indian system of Ayurveda, the human energy field takes the form of energy vortexes called “chakras”, through which energy, known as “prana” travels.
Accumulating evidence for the existence of these and other subtle, spatially-oriented and biologically-generated, human energy fields has been demonstrated through objective testing methods. As a result, in 1992, the term “biofield” emerged to describe this energy. Biofield Energy is defined as “a massless field, not necessarily electromagnetic, that surrounds and permeates living bodies and affects the body.”[1]
HACIA EL ESTAR-A-LA-MANO: La investigación-diseñadora como actitud en arquitectura
Authors: Meraz Fidel
Published: August 2020

Basado en la original interpretación de Graham Harman de los conceptos de Heidegger de estara- la-mano (Zuhandenheit) y de estar-ahí (Vorhandenheit) (Harman, 2002), este ensayo busca las consecuencias de tal análisis aplicables a una actitud de investigación-diseñadora existencialmente reveladora. Discerniendo mas claramente ambas posibilidades busco hacerlas palpables en el oficio de la arquitectura donde la actitud científica, teorizante, oculta las bondades de aquella más irreflexiva con que los seres, humanos y no-humanos, encuentran su lugar. Primero interpreto brevemente los dos conceptos heideggerianos con la aproximación de Harman. En segundo lugar, intento relacionarlos con la actitud que llamo investigación-diseñadora. En tercer lugar, sugiero que con esta actitud se reconozca la influencia de las cosas del mundo en el diseño. En conclusión, sugiero el abandono de la autoría como tema que al arquitecto debiera preocuparle. En cambio, imagino la actitud de investigación-diseñadora como el poético hacer del continuo anidarse en el mundo.
OFICIO Y METODOLOGÍA EDUCATIVA (A+S)
Authors: Muñoz Carlos , Armijo Ricardo
Published: August 2020

El socio comunitario que mejor define el trabajo del taller de título de la escuela de arquitectura, es el Municipio. Es el que representa al Estado a nivel local con políticas públicas que conectan con proyectos de origen comunitario. Este artículo expone la innovación metodológica del taller en la creación de proyectos de aprendizaje-servicio (A+S), desarrollados en municipios con vulnerabilidad, al incorporar una guía de intervención para estudiantes que aplican esta metodología en sus proyectos para optar al título de Arquitecto.
К вопросу утилизации свалок методом аэробного биореактора
Authors: Агапкин Александр Матвеевич , Махотина Ирина Алексеевна , Юрина Ольга Валерьевна
Published: August 2020

Обосновывается постановка новой научной и производственной задачи трансформации содержащих органическое вещество свалок в управляемые аэробные биоректоры с целью: (а) устранения в теле свалки анаэробного гниения, порождающего зловонные запахи, пожароопасный свалочный газ и другие вредные последствия анаэробных условий и (б) создание контролируемых аэробных условий для ускоренной экологически безопасной трансформации органического вещества в неопасное состояние для последующей возможности утилизации всего материала свалки с ее ликвидацией или использования ставшей не опасной свалки в качестве элемента рельефа. Формулируется междисциплинарный подход к обоснованию режимов и параметров свалки-биореактора на основе сочетания методов моделирования тепломассопереноса в теле свалки со сложной морфологией, неоднородной проницаемостью на протяжении всего ее жизненного цикла и методов сопряженных микробиологических исследований оптимального состава целевого сообщества популяций микроорганизмов и требований к условиям для их жизнедеятельности в теле свалки (влажность, температура, концентрация кислорода). Учтен опыт США по созданию и эксплуатации свалок-биоректоров. Приводится план действий по реализации пилотного проекта, который может стать прототипом для утилизации свалок методом аэробного биореактора, и на этой основе решение в короткие сроки и с низкими затратами острых экологической и земельной проблем, вызванных созданными ранее и вновь создаваемыми свалками в различных регионах страны.
Modern view on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Authors: Шумаков Д.В. , Зыбин Д.И. , Пронина В.П. , Зыбина О.Ю. , Попов М.А.
Published: August 2020

Сердечная недостаточность с сохраненной фракцией выброса является одной из распространенных форм сердечной недостаточности. Это патологическое состояние остается серьезной проблемой для специалистов. Многие важные аспекты синдрома остаются неясными, включая патофизиологические механизмы, раннюю диагностику и лечение. Болезнь чаще протекает бессимптомно и выявляется на поздних стадиях. В статье отражены вопросы патофизиологии, диагностики и будущие направления в лечении сердечной недостаточности с сохраненной фракцией выброса.

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is the most common form of heart failure. This pathological condition has always been aserious problem for specialists. Many important aspects of the syndrome remain unclear, including pathophysiological mechanisms, early diagnosis and treatment. The disease is often asymptomatic and is diagnosed in the advanced stages. The article reviews the issues of pathophysiology, diagnosis and future treatment options for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Prognostic parameters of the electrocardiogram and electrical heterogeneity of the ventricular
myocardium
Authors: МУРОМЦЕВА Г.А. , КОНСТАНТИНОВ В.В.
Published: August 2020

Основываясь на механизмах электрической гетерогенности миокарда желудочков, рассмотрены наиболее вероятные показатели ЭКГ, отраG
жающие этот процесс. К их числу относят длительности комплекса QRS, электрической систолы (интервал QT и его корригированные формы,
QTc и QTa) интервалы конечной части желудочкового комплекса (QTpa, TpTe), а также угловые характеристики периода реполяризации (углы
TpGTref, TinitGTterm) и, главное, желудочковый градиент, пространственный и фронтальный углы QRSGT. В клинических и эпидемиологических
исследованиях показаны высокие прогностические возможности этих показателей по выявлению фатальных и нефатальных сердечноGсосуG
дистых событий и внезапной сердечной смерти. Обзор нацелен на активизацию интереса врачей, исследователей и разработчиков программ
компьютерного анализа ЭКГ к прогностически значимым показателям, которые последние десятилетия широко обсуждаются в зарубежной
литературе, но не используются отечественными специалистами.
Ключевые слова: прогностические показатели ЭКГ, электрическая гетерогенность миокарда, желудочковый градиент, угол QRSGT.

Summary
The most likely ECG indicators predicting of electrical heterogeneity of the ventricular myocardium are considered. These include the durations of
the QRS complex, the electrical systole (QT interval and its corrected forms, QTc and QTa), the intervals of the final part of the ventricular complex
(QTpa, TpTe), as well as the angular characteristics of the repolarization period (TpGTref, TinitGTterm angles), the ventricular gradient, spatial and
frontal angles of QRSGT. Clinical and epidemiological studies have shown high predictive capabilities of these indicators for detecting fatal and
nonGfatal cardiovascular events and sudden cardiac death. The review is aimed for activation of the interest of doctors, researchers and developers
of computer ECG analysis programs to these prognostic indicators, which have been widely discussed in foreign literature for the past decades, but
most of them not use in national routine medical practice yet.
Respirometria de Bartha como ferramenta na avaliação da decomposição anaeróbia de efluentes de abatedouros
Authors: dos Santos Soldera Paulo Eduardo , Spiewak Figueiredo Thomas , Falcão Dantas Renato , Fagnani Enelton
Published: August 2020

O efluente produzido em abatedouros apresenta elevadas cargas orgânicas e concentração de nutrientes, sendo predominantemente tratado por sistemas de lagoas anaeróbias e facultativas em série (sistema australiano). Verificam-se altas taxas de remoção de demanda bioquímica de oxigênio (em torno de 70%), com baixa geração de lodo e potencial reaproveitamento de subprodutos para produção energética; porém os critérios de projeto baseiam-se normalmente em parâmetros advindos de estudos com efluentes domésticos, cuja tratabilidade é inferior: o resultado é um frequente superdimensionamento das instalações. O presente trabalho propõe uma ferramenta matemática que simula a eficiência de remoção de carga orgânica em função de temperatura e geração de CO2, utilizando-se respirometria de Bartha adaptada, visando à otimização de projetos construtivos de sistemas australianos.
Palavras-chave: Abatedouro de bovinos. Avaliação cinética. Modelamento matemático.
LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA
Authors: Eze Emmanuel  , Agu Stephen
Published: August 2020

This study was carried out on liquidity management and performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria using six banks with international affiliation. In particular, the paper established the relationship between the variable of bank performance and those of liquidity management using capital adequacy, liquidity ratio, and current ratio as indicators and bank size as a control variable. Data were extracted from annual reports from the banks’ websites for a period spanning seven years (2013 – 2019). Descriptive statistics and regression analysis were performed using the E-View 10.0 as instrument for the analysis. Findings indicate a strong positive relationship between capital adequacy and return on equity while liquidity and current ratio showed statistical insignificant negative relationship with return on equity. Bank size showed a strong positive relationship with return on equity. It was recommended that the regulatory body should ensure that deposit money banks in Nigeria are adequately capitalised to guarantee system stability while the bank managers should adhere to reserve requirements from the Central Bank so as to absorb financial shocks and operate profitably.
KEY WORDS performance, liquidity, capital adequacy, current ratio,
Model of skeletal muscle cramp and its reversal
Authors: Tasaki Kazuyo , Noble Penelope J. , Garny Alan , Shorten Paul R. , Afshar Nima , Noble Denis
Published: August 2020

In an accompanying paper [2], we developed the Shorten [3] model of skeletal muscle by incorporating equations such as surface calcium fluxes. In further research in this paper, we succeeded in reproducing muscle cramp, as well as its prevention and reversal, by investigating muscle contraction and cramp, in which calcium regulatory networks are involved, using the extended model in comparison with the original model. Incorporation of data from a traditional medicine from root extracts of paeony and licorice and one of its pure chemicals was modeled. The sensitivity analysis of the extended model shows the robustness of the calcium regulatory networks. Muscle cramp, in the extended model, requires calcium influx via the L-type calcium channel and it will not occur without calcium influx. Reduced calcium influx can delay or prevent cramp. Increased interstitial potassium is implicated in developing and maintaining cramp. Mechanism of reversal of cramp requires wash-out of extracellular potassium via increased blood flow, followed by calcium efflux via sodium-calcium exchange. This paper shows the first successful quantitative electrophysiological and mechanical model of cramp and of its reversal.
Model of skeletal muscle cramp and its reversal
Authors: Noble Denis , Tasaki Kazuyo , Noble Penelope J. , Shorten Paul R. , Garny Alan , Afshar Nima
Published: August 2020

In an accompanying paper [2], we developed the Shorten [3] model of skeletal muscle by incorporating equations such as surface calcium fluxes. In further research in this paper, we succeeded in reproducing muscle cramp, as well as its prevention and reversal, by investigating muscle contraction and cramp, in which calcium regulatory networks are involved, using the extended model in comparison with the original model. Incorporation of data from a traditional medicine from root extracts of paeony and licorice and one of its pure chemicals was modeled. The sensitivity analysis of the extended model shows the robustness of the calcium regulatory networks. Muscle cramp, in the extended model, requires calcium influx via the L-type calcium channel and it will not occur without calcium influx. Reduced calcium influx can delay or prevent cramp. Increased interstitial potassium is implicated in developing and maintaining cramp. Mechanism of reversal of cramp requires wash-out of extracellular potassium via increased blood flow, followed by calcium efflux via sodium-calcium exchange. This paper shows the first successful quantitative electrophysiological and mechanical model of cramp and of its reversal.
Políticas públicas alrededor de los cuerpos de mujeres indígenas en la provincia de Chimborazo en Ecuador
Authors: Varea María Soledad
Published: August 2020

Este artículo analiza, a partir de la violencia ginecoobstétrica, dos situaciones alrededor de las políticas estatales interculturales de los cuerpos de las mujeres indígenas de la provincia del Chimborazo en Ecuador: la primera, el parto culturalmente adecuado y la segunda, la criminalización del aborto. Para esto, se recurre a la discusión alrededor de los estudios de género y Estado mediante el debate de políticas de reconocimiento, Estado marginal y colonialismo. Esta investigación, aunque se centra en el caso de la comunidad Balda Lupaxi, ubicada en el cantón Colta, contextualiza la situación de los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de las mujeres indígenas en general mediante el uso de encuestas y la observación en asambleas.
Influence of Nairobi’s Biophysical Characteristics on its Vulnerability to a Changing Climate
Authors: Abuje Sunday Julius , Otoki Bernard Moirongo , Njuguna Bernard Mugwima
Published: August 2020

Urban areas experience exacerbated impacts of the regional climate variability because of their form characteristics such as imperviousness of surfaces, building density and distribution of open spaces. These are further confounded by geographical aspects such as topography, soil types, and vegetation types. Nairobi city is increasingly exposed to flood and heat risk as an aggregation of its urban form and the changing global climate. The paper sought to establish the influence of Nairobi’s biophysical characteristics on its vulnerability to both flooding and heat risks. The paper used a descriptive research design augmented with Geographic Information Systems to spatially model the landcover, soil drainage, topography, green space networks, and population density characteristics at the sub-location level. Vulnerability indices were developed using the expert ranking system and used to determine the vulnerability of the different sub-locations. The findings revealed a vulnerability pattern close to the historically segregated planning of the city. The central and eastern parts of the city exhibit high vulnerability while the western, northwestern, and southern parts of the city display moderate to low vulnerability. The paper recommends that adapting existing neighbourhoods and proactive planning of new neighbourhoods uses the ecosystem-based approach. This to entail decentralization of smaller green spaces, redesign of road medians for water management, re-specification of street vegetation species to incorporate a mix of deciduous and evergreen trees and incorporating eco-roofs and walls in high-density developments like the Central Business District.
IMPROVEMENT OF BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM LOW GRADE AND DAMAGED LONGAN FRUITS WITH THERMAL PRETREATMENT AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF THE ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS
Authors: VY THUY NGUYEN TU , UNPAPROM YUWALEE , CHAICHOMPOO PIYAPAT , RAMARAJ RAMESHPRABU
Published: August 2020

Pretreatment is a vital step in the enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass and the successive production of bioethanol. The present study is focused on thermal pretreatment (boiling & autoclave) methods of low grade and damaged longan fruits using three different types of the enzymatic sources from commercial cellulase, an enzyme from algae and mixed enzymes (i.e., commercial cellulase with algal enzyme). Total sugar production after the hydrolysis process from commercial cellulase, the enzyme from algae and mixed enzymes were 326.41 ± 08.97 g/L, 348.68 ± 01.95 g/L and 368.42 ± 01.16 g/L, respectively. Reducing sugar after the hydrolysis process generated from commercial cellulase, the enzyme from algae and mixed enzymes was 182.54 ± 03.05 g/L, 183.33 ± 04.70 g/L and 297.78 ± 02.94 g/L, respectively. Fermentation of these hydrolysate using Saccharomyces cerevisiae TISTR 5020 produced the highest ethanol production from using commercial cellulase, the enzyme from algae and mixed enzymes was 16.74 ± 0.62 g/L, 5.38 ± 0.54 g/L and 14.32 ± 1.89 g/L, respectively. Consequently, this study suggested that suitable pretreatment and hydrolysis processes are performing a significant role in bioethanol production from low grade and damaged longan fruits.
Doxorubicin loaded gold nanorods: a multifunctional chemo-photothermal nano-platform for cancer management
Authors: Awan Uzma Azeem , Raza Abida , Ali Shaukat , Saeed Rida Fatima , Akhtar Nosheen
Published: August 2020

One of the limitations associated with cancer treatment is low efficacy and high dose-related side effects of anticancer drugs. The purpose of the current study was to fabricate biocompatible multifunctional drug loaded nano-moieties for co-therapy (chemo-photothermal therapy) with maximum efficiency and minimum side effects. Herein, we report in vitro anticancerous effects of doxorubicin (DOX) loaded on polyelectrolyte-poly (sodium-4-styrenesulfonate) coated Gold nanorods (PSS-GNRs) with and without NIR laser (808 nm, power density = 1.5 W/cm2 for 2 min) exposure. Drug loading capacity of PSS-GNRs was about 76% with drug loading content of 3.2 mg DOX/mL. Cumulative DOX release significantly increased after laser exposure (1.5 W/cm2) compared to non-irradiated samples (p<0.05). Zeta potential of GNRs, PSS-GNRs and DOX-PSS-GNRs was recorded as +42 ±0.1 mV, – 40 ±0.3 mV and 39.3 ±0.6 mV, respectively. PSS-GNRs nano-complexes were found biocompatible and showed higher photothermal stability. DOX conjugated nano-complexes with NIR laser irradiation appear more efficient in cell inhibition (93%) than without laser exposure (65%) and doxorubicin alone (84%). The IC50 of PSS-GNRs-DOX and PSS-GNRs-DOX was recorded as 7.99 ±0.0032 and 3.12 ±0.0906 µg/mL with laser irradiation. Thus, a combinatorial approach based on chemo and photothermal strategy appears to be a promising platform in cancer management.
Sistem Informasi Akuntansi BMD Terhadap Pengelolaan Asset Daerah Pada DPPKAD Kota Gorontalo
Authors: Pangat Irawati , Amaliah Tri Handayani , Pakaya Lukman
Published: August 2020

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of regional accounting information systems on regional asset management. The method used in this study uses quantitative methods using simple regression analysis. The results in this study are the Regional Accounting Information System influences the Regional Asset Management. The independent variable studied had a contribution of 70.1% to the Regional Asset Management variable, while the other 29.9% was influenced by other factors outside the variable under study.
Emprendimiento, dinámica empresarial y empleo: una revisión desde la óptica del crecimiento económico
Authors: De la Hoz-Villar Rita , Prieto-Flórez Javier
Published: August 2020

Con la complejidad del mundo globalizado actual resulta importante comprender las dinámicas de las organizaciones y como estas contribuyen a la dinámica económica. Es por esto que se pretende plantear una revisión de los artículos recientes que se han desarrollado en torno al Emprendimiento, la dinámica empresarial y empleo, desde la óptica del crecimiento económico. Para tales fines se comienza por dilucidar algunas teorías vinculadas con el emprendimiento y el crecimiento económico plateadas por los pensadores más importantes en cada campo, y a partir de allí se recopilan las investigaciones con mayor relevancia durante los últimos años que vinculen estas temáticas. Los hallazgos principales radican en una importancia vital del emprendimiento para el crecimiento económico, sin embargo, el aumento del empleo depende en gran medida de en qué sectores económicos se creen las empresas. Bajo este enfoque se plantean algunas conclusiones y se proponen discusiones que podrían dar origen a investigaciones futuras en la temática.
Ferro-chelatase enzyme activity of blue green algae from Yeşilırmak
Authors: KONAR Vahit , İDİL Önder , ÇELİKOĞLU Emine , ÇELİKOĞLU Umut
Published: August 2020

Blue green algae are microscopic photosynthetic bacteria, naturally in ponds, rivers, lakes and streams. Tetra pyrroles can be classified based on the presence, position and substituents of a chelated metal in the pyrrole ring. Heme and chlorophyll, which are the most common tetra pyrolle in nature, are synthesized by blue green algae. Heme is an essential cofactor for virtually all forms of life and the last step of heme biosynthesis is catalyzed by ferrochelatase enzyme. In this study, blue green algae, photosynthetic bacteria, isolated from Yeşilırmak were used. Eight morphologically different isolates were obtained. The highest specific activity belongs to isolate 8 as 0.217 Umg-1.
Coatomic refinable modules
Authors: NİŞANCI TÜRKMEN Burcu , TÜRKMEN Ergül
Published: August 2020

In this article, we define the concept of (strongly) coatomic refinable modules as a proper generalization of (strongly) refinable modules. It is shown that: (1) every direct summand of a coatomic refinable module is coatomic refinable; (2) over a left max ring a module M is (strongly) coatomic refinable if and only if it is (strongly) refinable; (3) if a coatomic refinable module M is π-projective, then it is strongly coatomic refinable; (4) if coatomic direct summands lift modulo every coatomic submodule of M, then M is coatomic refinable.
Introducing a New Spitzer Master BLISS Map to Remove the Instrument Systematic Phase-curve-parameter Degeneracy, as Demonstrated by a Reanalysis of the 4.5 μm WASP-43b Phase Curve
Authors: May E. M. , Stevenson K. B.
Published: August 2020

While Spitzer Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) systematics are generally well understood, each data set can provide its own challenges that continue to teach us about the underlying functional form of these systematics. Multiple groups have analyzed the phase curves of WASP-43b with varying detrending techniques, each obtaining different results. In this work, we take another look at WASP-43b while exploring the degenerate relation between Bilinearly Interpolated Subpixel Sensitivity (BLISS) mapping, point response function (PRF)–FWHM detrending, and phase curve parameters. We find that there is a strong correlation between the detrending parameters in the two models, and best-fit phase curve amplitudes vary strongly when the data are temporally binned. To remove this degeneracy, we present a new Gaussian centroided intrapixel sensitivity map (hereafter fixed sensitivity map), generated using 3,712,830 exposures spanning 5 yr, for a variety of aperture sizes at 4.5 μm. We find evidence for time variability in the sensitivity at 3.6 μm and do not generate a visit-independent map for this channel. With the fixed 4.5 μm intrapixel sensitivity map, the best fits for WASP-43b no longer vary strongly with bin size and PRF–FWHM detrending is no longer required to remove correlated noise. For data sets that do not fall completely within the sweet spot, temporal binning should not be used in the analysis of Spitzer phase curves. We confirm nightside emission for WASP-43b with a disk-integrated nightside temperature of 806 ± 48 K at 4.5 μm. The 4.5 μm maps are available at github.com/kevin218/POET.
Phase-dependent Study of Near-infrared Disk Emission Lines in LB-1
Authors: Liu Jifeng , Zheng Zheng , Soria Roberto , Aceituno Jesus , Zhang Haotong , Lu Youjun , Wang Song , Hamann Wolf-Rainer , Oskinova Lida M. , Ramachandran Varsha , Yuan Hailong , Bai Zhongrui , Wang Shu , McKee Brendan J. , Wu Jianfeng , Wang Junfeng , Lattanzi Mario , Belczynski Krzysztof , Casares Jorge , Hernández Jonay I. González , Rebolo Rafael
Published: August 2020

The mass, origin, and evolutionary stage of the binary system LB-1 have been intensely debated, following the claim that it hosts an ∼70M
⊙ black hole, in stark contrast with the expectations for Galactic remnants. We conducted a high-resolution, phase-resolved spectroscopic study of its Paschen lines, using the Calar Alto 3.5 m telescope. We find that Paβ and Paγ (after subtraction of the stellar absorption component) are well fitted with a standard double-peaked disk profile. We measured the velocity shifts of the red and blue peaks at 28 orbital phases: the line center has an orbital motion in perfect antiphase with the secondary, and the radial velocity amplitude ranges from 8 to 13 km s−1, for different methods of profile modeling. We interpret this curve as proof that the disk traces the orbital motion of the primary, ruling out the circumbinary disk and the hierarchical triple scenarios. The phase-averaged peak-to-peak half-separation (a proxy for the projected rotational velocity of the outer part of the disk) is ∼70 km s−1, larger than the orbital velocity of the secondary and inconsistent with a circumbinary disk. From those results, we infer a primary mass 4–8 times higher than the secondary mass. Moreover, we show that the intensity ratio of the blue and red peaks has a sinusoidal behavior in phase with the secondary, which we attribute to external irradiation of the outer part of the disk. Finally, we discuss our findings in the context of competing scenarios proposed for LB-1. Further astrometric Gaia data will test between alternative solutions.