bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Collapse of Yemen's Sovereignty by Permanent Violence: A Means of Both Production and Consumption of Value
Authors: Kadri Jude
Published: April 2021

To defend the thesis of “permanent violence” in Yemen that leads to state failure and in the context of the structural crisis of capital (where Keynesianism has reached its structural limits), this article will look at the Yemeni war through a Marxist lens. It aims to analyze the deep sociological roots of the Yemeni war through the laws of capital as presented by Marx and to show why the Yemeni war is a goal in itself for Imperialism. Three main laws of capital are considered: (1) the general law of capital accumulation developed in Volume I of Das Kapital, (2) the law of the “transformation” of value into price as presented in Volume III of Das Kapital, and (3) the law relating to the contradiction between production and consumption (leading to a crisis of overproduction and a crisis of underconsumption) that was developed by Marx in the Grundrisse, in Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, and by contemporary Marxist author, Istvan Mészáros. All of these laws are all tied to the Marxist “law of value” which refers to the idea that socially necessary labor time acts as the ultimate regulating force in exchange and production under Imperialism.
Family Relationships and Their Associations With Perceptions of Family Functioning in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability
Authors: Langley Emma , Totsika Vasiliki , Hastings Richard P. , Bailey Tom
Published: April 2021

We explored whether reports of three dyadic relationships (marital/partner, parent-child, sibling) were related to perceptions of family functioning in 467 mothers of children with intellectual disability aged 4–15 years. Structural equation models were fitted to examine associations between relationship indicators and family functioning. The final structural model showed that partner relationship satisfaction, partner disagreement, child-parent conflict, and sibling relationship warmth accounted for the most variance in family functioning, with partner relationship satisfaction having the strongest positive association. Dimensions of dyadic relationships appear to be associated with broader constructs of family functioning in this sample of mothers, signifying the potential for systemic intervention.
Left ventricular systolic function impairment in children after balloon valvuloplasty for congenital aortic stenosis assessed by 2D speckle tracking echocardiography
Authors: Godlewski Krzysztof , Dryżek Paweł , Sadurska Elżbieta , Werner Bożena
Published: April 2021

Aims

The aim of the study was to evaluate left ventricular (LV) remodeling and systolic function using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographic (2D STE) imaging in children at a long-term (more than 36 months, 107.5±57.8 months) after balloon valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis (BAV).

Methods and results

40 patients (mean age 9,68 years, 75% male) after BAV and 62 control subjects matched to the age and heart rate were prospectively evaluated. The 2D STE assessment of LV longitudinal and circumferential strain and strain rate was performed. Left ventricular eccentric hypertrophy (LVEH) was diagnosed in 75% of patients in the study group. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was normal in all patients. In study group, global longitudinal strain (GLS), global longitudinal strain rate (GLSr) were significantly lower compared with the controls: GLS (-19.7±2.22% vs. -22.3±1.5%,P< 0.001), GLSr (-0.89±0.15/s vs. -1.04 ±0.12/s,P< 0.001). Regional (basal, middle and apical segments) strain and strain rate were also lower compared with control group. Global circumferential strain (GCS), global circumferential strain rate (GCSr) as well as regional (basal, middle and apical segments) strain and strain rate were normal. Multivariable logistic regression analysis included: instantaneous peak systolic Doppler gradient across aortic valve (PGmax), grade of aortic regurgitation (AR), left ventricular mass index (LVMI), left ventricular relative wall thickness (LVRWT), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDd), peak systolic mitral annular velocity of the septal and lateral corner (S’spt, S’lat), LVEF before BAV and time after BAV and showed that the only predictor of reduced GLS was LV eccentric hypertrophy [odds ratio 6.9; (95% CI: 1.37–12.5),P= 0.045].

Conclusion

Patients at long-term observation after BAV present the subclinical LV systolic impairment, which is associated with the presence of its remodeling. Longitudinal deformation is the most sensitive marker of LV systolic impairment in this group of patients.
Child Trafficking vs. Child Sexual Exploitation: Critical reflection on the UK media reports
Authors: Krsmanovic Elena
Published: April 2021

This article explores how UK media narratives construct sexual exploitation of British children as a phenomenon to be approached differently than sexual exploitation of trafficked minors who are non-British nationals. Qualitative analysis of media articles that frame infamous child sexual exploitation cases as occurrences of human trafficking shows that they bank on the motifs from the historical white slavery myth. Thereby, these articles endorse the stereotypes of white victim and foreign trafficker and obscure the diversity of trafficking victims, perpetrators, and experiences. Furthermore, comparison between media reports focusing on cases involving British minors, on the one hand, and minors from abroad, on the other hand, reveals that only the former problematise inadequate victim assistance and systemic failures in dealing with sexual exploitation of minors. This leaves structural causes of child trafficking unaddressed, promotes differential treatment of victims based on their nationality, and stigmatises whole communities as immoral and crime-prone.
‘Little Rascals’ or Not-So-Ideal Victims: Dealing with minors trafficked for exploitation in criminal activities in the Netherlands
Authors: Oude Breuil Brenda
Published: April 2021

Trafficking in minors for exploitation in criminal activities is a form of human trafficking that is generally not well-recognised and understood by frontline actors. This paper, based on empirical data from frontline actors, shows that this is also the case in the Netherlands. Moreover, the Dutch ethnicised understanding of the phenomenon, which is conceptualised as a ‘Roma’ problem, further obfuscates the identification of these trafficking cases, leading to a blind spot for victims of other ethnicities and differential treatment of itinerant ‘Roma’ victims compared to Dutch and resident victims. It also shows that there is a gender bias among frontline workers, with girls being more readily perceived as victims than boys, and interventions in the girls’ cases geared towards protection, whereas boys were seen as ‘little rascals’ that should be punished. The paper concludes that a focus on indicators of the phenomenon, rather than on victim profiles, could improve this situation and help frontline actors take more transparent as well as ethnic- and gender-neutral decisions.
El Huerto educativo: recurso didáctico para trabajar los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible desde una perspectiva multidisciplinar
Authors: Parra Nieto Gabriel , Gómez-Gonçalves Alejando
Published: April 2021

Los huertos educativos han recobrado un notable protagonismo dentro de los centros escolares de nuestros días. En esta publicación se plantea un abordaje pedagógico novedoso de este recurso didáctico basada en una perspectiva multidisciplinar. La obra aporta una interesante propuesta de actividades educativas orientadas a ser trabajadas desde áreas de conocimiento diversas que buscan, todas ellas, el objetivo de implementar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) aprobados por la ONU en su Agenda 2030 entre el alumnado y profesorado de centros escolares de la etapa de Educación Infantil y Primaria. El libro comienza analizando el devenir histórico de los huertos educativos dentro del proceso de aprendizaje, continúa centrando su atención en cómo crear un huerto desde cero y posteriormente se plantean varios capítulos dedicados al trabajo de contenidos curriculares propios de la Educación Infantil o de la Educación Primaria desde las áreas curriculares de las ciencias naturales, la geografía, la historia y las matemáticas. Incidiendo en el hecho de que a través de este recurso didáctico los escolares pueden entrar en contacto directo con la naturaleza, lo que permite a los docentes poner en práctica una metodología activa en la que el alumnado se sitúe en el centro del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje.
Hubungan Durasi Paparan Media Elektronik Terhadap Pola Tidur Anak Usia 10-13 Tahun
Authors: Fatimah Diantoro Maudina Hati , Anantyo Dimas Tri , Rahmadi Farid Agung
Published: April 2021

Latar belakang. Diperkirakan setiap tahunnya terjadi peningkatan prevalensi gangguan tidur sesuai dengan peningkatan usia dan berbagai faktor penyebabnya. Paparan media elektronik berlebihan dapat berpengaruh pada masalah kesehatan. Penelitian di 5 negara termasuk Indonesia tahun 2012 menunjukkan bahwa lebih dari 80% anak usia 10-13 tahun telah memiliki akses telepon selular pribadi. American Academy of Pediatrics menyarankan durasi paparan media elektronik pada balita dan anak prasekolah selama 1 jam atau kurang dan remaja selama 2 jam atau kurang per hari.Tujuan. menganalisis hubungan antara durasi paparan media elektronik dengan munculnya gangguan tidur pada anak usia 10-13 tahunMetode. penelitian belah lintang dengan subjek penelitian dari beberapa SD di Semarang pada April – Juli 2019. Subjek penelitian melengkapi kuesioner 3DPAR) untuk menilai durasi paparan media elektronik serta orangtua mengisi kuesioner SDSC untuk menilai gangguan tidur. Analisis bivariat menggunakan uji Chi-square dengan nilai signifikansi p<0,05.Hasil. Dari 90 responden didapatkan 76 responden (84,4%) dengan paparan media elektronik lebih dari 2 jam perhari dan terdapat 65 responden (72,2%) mengalami gangguan tidur. Terdapat hubungan bermakna antara durasi paparan media elektronik dengan gangguan tidur. Kesimpulan. Durasi paparan media elektronik lebih dari 2 jam perhari memiliki hubungan yang bermakna dengan gangguan tidur anak usia 10-13 tahun.
The closure of the Vardar ocean (the western domain of the northern Neotethys) from early Middle Jurassic to Paleocene time, based on surface geology of eastern Pelagonia and the Vardar zone, biostratigraphy, and seismic-tomographic images of the mantle below the Central Hellenides
Authors: Scherreiks Rudolph , Boudagher-Fadel Marcelle
Published: April 2021

Seismic tomographic images of the mantle below the Hellenides indicate that the Vardar ocean probably had a composite width of over 3000 kilometres. From surface geology we know that this ocean was initially located between two passive margins: Pelagonian Adria in the west and Serbo-Macedonian-Eurasia in the east. Pelagonia was covered by a carbonate platform that accumulated, during Late Triassic to Early Cretaceous time, where highly diversified carbonate sedimentary environments evolved and reacted to the adjacent, converging Vardar ocean plate. We conceive that on the east side of the Vardar ocean, a Cretaceous carbonate platform evolved from Aptian to Maastrichtian time in the forearc basin of the Vardar supra-subduction volcanic arc complex.

The closure of the Vardar ocean occurred in one episode of ophiolite obduction and in two episodes of intra-oceanic subduction.
Quando os sonhos de desenvolvimento produzem monstros
Authors: Rougemont Laura dos Santos
Published: April 2021

A partir da enunciação de alguns casos de assassinatos e ameaças a lideranças e membros de comunidades tradicionais, esse artigo pretende se debruçar sobre três aspectos, com o intuito de contribuir para a discussão da Geografia da violência no campo no Brasil: o primeiro deles se pauta numa leitura de algumas análises sobre a ideia de “fronteira”, considerada o lócus de materialização de conflitos no campo; o segundo aspecto busca evidenciar os elementos mais pragmáticos em torno dos negócios de terra e dos projetos de desenvolvimento observados em áreas de fronteira do capital no Brasil, que conjugam táticas modernas e coloniais para viabilizar mecanismos de acumulação; por fim, pretende-se apontar elementos acerca da violência no campo, utilizando-se de dados apresentados pela Comissão Pastoral da Terra (CPT) em 2017. Neste sentido, destacam-se elementos da conflitividade da terra, tendo como base algumas formas de operação da violência, seus agentes, vítimas, bem como a distribuição regional dos casos, concentrados em áreas do Cerrado e da Amazônia Legal.
Harary Index of Anthracene’s Chemical Graph Using Domination
Authors: Raji M. , Jayalalitha G.
Published: April 2021

Consider a Anthracene’s Chemical Graph as a connected finite simple graph. In such a chemical graph, vertices and edges signify atoms and bonds respectively. Harary Index is a distance based on the topological index. This paper obtains Harary Index of Chemical Graph of Anthracene using Reciprocal Minimum Dominating Distance Matrix.
A Hybrid Method for Brain Tumor Detection in Medical Image
Authors: Singh T. John Sunder , Sheeba J.I.
Published: April 2021

Recognition of Brain Tumor is really a troublesome errand and the right investigation of the Tumor structure is likewise troublesome thus a programmed technique for the location of Tumor is in use these days. Without a doubt, this spares the time just as it gives increasingly exact outcomes as in contrast with manual location. The proposed technique is a hybrid methodology for discovery Tumor alongside the capacity to figure the territory (%age) involved by the Tumor in the general synapses, Right off the bat, Tumor locales from a MR picture are divided utilizing an OSTU Algorithm. Here, in addition KNN& LLOYED are utilized for recognizing, Tumor influenced tissues from the not influenced tissues in this work.
Review of e-customer Loyalty in Internet Banking
Authors: Kumar R. Muthu , Ramakrishnan Dr. Lalitha , Krishnamacharyulu CSG
Published: April 2021

Internet banking is one of the unavoidable advancements in the Information technology revolution. The advancement of Information technology and the Internet led the way to the evolution of internet banking. Internet banking connects the customers and the bank through the Internet to access certain services provided by the bank. It is the application of technological advancements for bestowing the available financial information resources in electronic form. This technology advancement also renders opportunities for banks to quickly and efficiently deliver specific services to the customers at anytime from anywhere without the physical visit of consumers at the bank locations.
Credibility Verification of Social Media Users for Detecting Fake News
Authors: Sivasankari S. , Vadivu Dr.G.
Published: April 2021

Fake news contains wrong information’s and mostly it spreads through social media. This is mostly done to impose some ideas and is implemented with reasons. These news containing false claims, may end up with viralized. The role of coordinated users in social media is high as they try to give fake reviews to promote or remove some YouTube videos. These coordinated users also can promote unworthy products for sale. With respect to politics, they can even change the scenario by giving negative votes. This paper implemented to verify the user credibility in social media based on their similarity measures. If the user is incredible then the content posted by them is also assumed to be incredible. It is time consuming and includes lot of difficulty in verifying fake content in social media. So we have tried to segregate incredible users that indirectly helps us to identify fake content posted by them.
The Role of Developed Concurrent Engineering on Enhancing a Competitive Capability for Manufacturing Firms
Authors: Azeez Karrar Abdulellah , AL-tayar Husam Saleem Najaf
Published: April 2021

This paper focused on the Concurrent Engineering which is a powerful model for product development and many firms need to remain in the competition market. It has an important role for the product development process via reduced a manufacturing time, higher product quality, lower cost in the manufacturing process and meeting customer requirements, which are key factors to determine the success. The paper shows the role played by the development of Concurrent engineering through its four dimensions after adding the fourth dimension called product sustainability design, which is complementary to other dimensions and is no less important, especially after environmental manufacturing has become a commitment to the environment and society itself. The four dimensions integrated for enhancing the competitiveness of firms. Results showed two aspects. Firstly, presented the role of concurrent engineering developed through its four dimensions in developing concurrent products, while the second aspect shows the contribution of each of the four dimensions of concurrent engineering to enhance competitiveness through its indicators. Findings revealed that the four-dimensional concurrent engineering contributes, through all its dimensions, to achieving rapid access to sustainable products that meet the desires of customers with low costs, which in turn was reflected in enhancing the competitiveness of firms.
Work in Progress: Ein Landeskonzept für den Originalerhalt des schriftlichen Kulturguts in Berlin!
Authors: Graf Lisa
Published: April 2021

Seit Januar 2020 widmet sich das Kompetenzzentrum Bestandserhaltung für Archive und Bibliotheken in Berlin und Brandenburg im Auftrag der Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa einem weiteren wichtigen Projekt: der Erarbeitung eines Landeskonzepts für den Originalerhalt des in Berlin befindlichen schriftlichen Kulturerbes. Grundlage sind die im Rahmen einer groß angelegten zweiteiligen Erhebung in zahlreichen Kulturgut bewahrenden Einrichtungen gewonnenen Daten. Der fragebogenbasierte erste Teil begann nach intensiver Vorarbeit schließlich im Oktober 2020. Die interviewgestützte zweite Erhebungsphase wird im April 2021 starten.
Estimates on derivatives of Coulombic wave functions and their electron densities
Authors: Fournais Søren , Sørensen Thomas Østergaard
Published: April 2021

We prove a priori bounds for all derivatives of
non-relativistic Coulombic
eigenfunctions ψ, involving negative powers of the distance to
the singularities of the
many-body potential. We use these to derive bounds for all
derivatives of the corresponding one-electron densities ρ,
involving negative powers of the distance from the nuclei. The results
are both natural and optimal, as seen from the ground state of Hydrogen.
Failure Extropy, Dynamic Failure Extropy and Their Weighted Versions
Authors: Kayal Suchandan
Published: April 2021

Extropy was introduced as a dual complement of the Shannon entropy.
In this investigation, we consider failure extropy and its dynamic version.
Various basic properties of these measures are presented.
It is shown that the dynamic failure extropy characterizes the distribution function uniquely.
We also consider weighted versions of these measures.
Several virtues of the weighted measures are explored.
Finally, nonparametric estimators are introduced based on the empirical distribution function.
Price and Income Elasticities of Natural Gas Demand in Egypt: A Bound Test Approach
Authors: Farag Markos , Zaki Chahir
Published: April 2021

This paper provides short and long-run estimates of price and income elasticities of Egypt’s natural gas demand using the ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration over the period 1983–2015. The results show that the long-run income and price elasticities, in absolute values, are greater than their counterparts in the short run. This result is due to the fact that consumers can modify their consumption habits and plans in the long run as a response to changes in the income or the price. Moreover, natural gas demand is more responsive to changes in income than changes in price in both the short and long run. Finally, the study examines the causality relationship between natural gas consumption and economic growth for the gas-consuming sectors in Egypt. The results indicate that there is no causal relationship between the two variables for the electricity, petroleum, and household sectors in the short-run. By contrast, there is a unidirectional causality running from natural gas consumption to the economic activity of the transportation sector and a unidirectional causality running from economic activity to natural gas consumption by the industry sector.
Unlearning the Arab Muslim Hyphen
Authors: Abujad Ibtisam M.
Published: April 2021

Hyphenated identities continue to be prominent in twenty-first century scholarship meant to uncover and confront assimilative structures of power in the Global North. However, the “Arab-Muslim” hyphen, in particular, continues to be used as a convention without a proper examination of its assimilative and racial dimensions. This commentary confronts the power dynamics at play in the use of the hyphen and calls for a more equitable understanding of Muslimness as it intersects and diverges from American Arabness. Ultimately, this commentary seeks to build from the already vigorous resistance to xenophobia and ethnocentricity in Muslim Studies, Arab American Studies, and other branches of Ethnic Studies by calling attention to the ways in which the hyphen counteracts the scholarly imperative of equity at the center of these frameworks of inquiry.
Coronary Artery By-Pass Grafting in Patient With Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (Case Report)
Authors: Amendola A. , Paternoster G. , Pascale S. P , Nuccorini R. , D'Amora M. , Pittella G. , D'Ascoli R. , Prestipino F. , Luzi G. , Pizzuti M.
Published: April 2021

Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) is a clonal haematopoietic stem cell disease that presents with haemolytic anaemia, thrombosis and bone marrow failure. We report a case of a 51-year-old male with a history of PNH in treatment with Eculizumab admitted to our Hospital for acute chest pain and dyspnoea. The diagnosis was a triple vessel disease and patient was scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting surgery. To balance the risk between thrombosis and bleeding in this particular clinical setting, we decided to use thromboelastography (TEG) as point of care solution and we used the R parameter as the target of our anticoagulant therapy. The R parameter between 11 and 14 sec can be used as a target value to balance the risk; in addition, there was no evidence of acute hemolysis during the surgery and supplemental dose of Eculizumab was administered in order to minimize any potential exacerbation of intravascular hemolysis.
Presentación
Authors: Ñique De La Puente José Antonio
Published: April 2021

La Revista de Investigación de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencia Política de San Marcos Lucerna Iuris Et Investigatio me confiere el honor de presentar los artículos de investigación dedicados, en esta oportunidad, a explorar y analizar la relación y efectos de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones en el mundo del Derecho y de la Ciencia Política.
Editorial
Authors: Pérez Ríos Carlos Antonio
Published: April 2021

La Revista de Investigación jurídica y política “Lucerna Iuris Et Investigatio” es la expresión de una nueva postura, desde la óptica del Derecho y la Ciencia Política, frente a los desafíos de la era digital relacionada con los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible que el mundo actual reclama.
Uterine arteriovenous malformation treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries: a case report
Authors: Rudaitis Vilius , Maldutytė Gailė
Published: April 2021

Uterine arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a very rare gynaecological condition, which can potentially lead to life-threatening abnormal uterine bleeding. In most cases uterine AVM is associated with prior pregnancy or pelvic surgery. We present the case of young woman seven weeks after medical termination of pregnancy diagnosed with heavy uterine bleeding due to uterine AVM, which was successfully treated with selective embolisation of uterine arteries.
BIOCONVERSION OF WINE POMACE BY LENTINUS EDODES IN A SOLID-STATE SYSTEM
Authors: KALKAN YILDIRIM Hatice , SÖZMEN Eser Y.
Published: April 2021

Wine pomace is a by-product of wine industry. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the biotransformation of wine pomace by L. edodes MCC 55. As substrates were used wine pomaces of Özbek and Gaziantep wines produced under conventional conditions. L.edobes MCC 55 cultures were used for biotransformation. During study were determined the effects of different media used during solid state fermentation (water and CaCO3, NH4NO3) and different solvents used during extraction (water and ethanol) on phenols and consequently their radical scavenging activities.
The ethyl alcohol used during extraction stages was determined as more effective solvent regarding antioxidant activity (TEAC) values. Using of water both during fermentation and extraction steps was determined to be significant for increasing the values of hydroxycinnamic and hydroxybenzoic acids. There were determined close relations among total phenol, tartaric acid esters, flavonols, anthocyanins and gallic acid values with samples produced by solid state fermentation with additional nutrient and using ethyl alcohol during extraction stage. Close interaction between antioxidant activity (TEAC) values and samples obtained by using ethanol during extraction were indicated, also. These results demonstrated that by-products such as wine pomace could be successfully used for production of valuable bioactive compounds.
BIO-PROFILING OF A POTENTIAL ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL BACTERIOCIN PRODUCED BY BACILLUS SUBTILIS (MK733983) OF ETHNOMEDICINAL ORIGIN
Authors: Santhi Sudha S , Aranganathan V
Published: April 2021

Antibiotic resistance is a global crisis and antimicrobial peptides or bacteriocins are the ascending alternatives. This study is reporting a potential bacteriocin from B. subtilis (MK733983) of ethnomedicinal origin showing significant activity with Mycobacterium smegmatis as an indicator organism on spot-on-lawn assay. Production optimization with suitable physical parameters such as modified lysogeny broth [1.5% peptone; 0.75% salt; 0.75% yeast], temperature [35 °C], pH [7], inoculum size [1%] and time course [24 h] has enhanced the activity up to 20%. This study also observed that supplements like minimal essential medium amino acids and B complex vitamins individually has further enhanced the bacteriocin activity by 13% (total 33%), biomass by 43%, total protein and activity by 17% and 22% respectively. However, addition of some common growth supplements like multivitamins with trace elements, CaCl2 and MgSO4 had shown inhibitory effect on bacteriocin activity. Molecular weight of the bacteriocin was estimated to be below 14kDa and bioassay guided TLC techniques showed distinctive antibacterial activity. The bacteriocin completely lost its activity with Trypsin, α-Chymotrypsin, Proteinase K but not with Amylase, and showed up to 40% activity with Papain. It showed heat stability up to 70°C with a wide antibacterial spectrum against standard strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Chromobacterium violaceum with minimal inhibitory concentrations ranging between 0.325±0.02-0.75±0.02mg/mL, suggesting the bacteriocin may have wide application prospects.
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF PIMENTA DIOICA (L.) Merr. LEAVES AND ITS SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITY WITH AMPICILLIN AGAINST ESBL PRODUCING CLINICAL ISOLATES
Authors: Gore Meghana , Raut Darshana , Aruna K
Published: April 2021

The intriguing discovery of antibiotics that led to innumerable accomplishments in the past is slowly losing its efficiency in the clinical society. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens, such as those which can hydrolyze β-lactam antibiotics with the help of enzymes such as Extended Spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) has created an urgent necessity to witness innovation in the current drug therapy, and develop new antimicrobial agents. Keeping the current clinical adversity in mind, the present study was carried out to investigate the antibacterial activity of Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. extracts, prepared in various chemical solvents with the help of soxhlet apparatus, and its synergistic activity with ampicillin. The antibacterial activity of these extracts was verified against 45 ESBL producing bacteria. Our study revealed chloroform extract to exhibit maximum antibacterial activity evident with the zones of inhibition (12-17 mm) showed by agar diffusion method, and their observed Minimum Bactericidal Concentrations (MBC) in the range of 2-5 mg.ml-1. The MBC of ampicillin was found to decrease from 10 mg.ml-1 to 300-500 µg.ml-1 in presence of chloroform extracts of P. dioica (L.) Merr. leaves, indicating a synergistic activity between them. In addition, the TLC bioautography of chloroform extract was carried out using 2, 3, 5-Trimethyl tetrazolium chloride as a chromogen, and the separated bioactive components were analyzed with the help of GC-MS which showed eugenol as a major constituent. Moreover, the scanning electron microscope analysis confirmed a visible deformation in the cell membrane of E. coli treated with chloroform extracts of P. dioica (L.) Merr., indicating stress and cellular damage in presence of these extracts.
A Systematic Literature Review of Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA)
Authors:   Mercu Buana University, Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 11650, Indonesia, Setiawan Setiawan , Purba Humiras Hardi ,   Mercu Buana University, Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 11650, Indonesia
Published: April 2021

Many organizations measure and assess organizational perfor-mance as a strategy to improve competitiveness globally, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) is a prestigious award regarding quality management created in the USA. This pa-per reviews 50 journals on MBNQA from various countries and found that about 48% of researchers use the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence (MBCfPE) approach to measure organizational performance. We also compare MBNQA with other quality awards such as the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) and the Deming Prize to illustrate what criteria we can use in improving Business Excellent Models (BEM). In the future, we will combine this TQM with the development of the Industrial 4.0 era to get a new model for assessing organizational.
Optimization of drilling performance using various metaheuristics
Authors: Alsamia Shaymaa , Ibrahim Dhorgham S. , Ghafil Hazim N.
Published: April 2021

The most crucial function in drilling wells is the rate of penetration, which is modeled by many researchers, and the best one is Young-Bourgyen model, which is used in this study. Eight factors affecting rate of penetration have been studied and approved in developing a mathematical equation that shows the combined effects of these variables on rate of penetration optimization. This paper presents an efficient way to find the optimum values for parameters of the Young-Bourgyen model using metaheuristic algorithms. An actual drilling data was used from Khangiran field to calculate the difference between the actual penetration rate and the predicted one by different optimization algorithms. Particle swarm optimization, dynamic differential annealing optimization, artificial bee colony, gray wolf optimization, Harris hawk's optimization, flower pollination algorithm, firefly algorithm, whale optimization algorithm, and sine cosine algorithm are used to find best possible solution.
Patrick Drazen, Holy Anime! Japan’s View of Christianity.
Authors: Buljan Katherine
Published: April 2021

Patrick Drazen, Holy Anime! Japan’s View of Christianity. Maryland, MD: Hamilton Books, 2017, iii + 195 pp, ISBN: 978-0-7618-6907-8, (pbk). $29.99.
Ventures of Women in Relation to Religion and Violence
Authors: Joy Morny
Published: April 2021

This article is one of gratitude to three scholars—Grace Jantzen, Hannah Arendt and Judith Butler—who encouraged my feminist leanings. Jantzen’s reading of Arendt’s The Human Condition (1959) prompted her move from a literal to a figurative form of the term ‘natality’. Arendt’s emphasis on human suffering also attracted Jantzen. Instead of rejecting Arendt’s ‘natality’ as a literal mode of maternity, Jantzen affirmed Arendt’s position, where, together with constructive work, ‘natality’ can initiate dynamic change. Such a new beginning, inherent in birth, is recognized in the world only because newcomers possess a capacity of beginning, of something new, i.e., of action. ‘It initiates the dynamic element of action, and thus natality, which is inherent in all human activity’ (Arendt 1959: 10–11). Judith Butler’s publications have provided provocative challenges since Gender Trouble (1990). Recently, however, Butler has invoked ethical responsibility in an era of ‘senseless death’. She recommends a new bodily ontology which may initiate another dynamic change.
„Wybrać większą wolność”
Authors: Zboralska Maria
Published: April 2021

On October 19, 1986 in Florence, Pope John Paul II addressed a call to create a “new humanism”. The Holy Father however, did not offer an in-depth analysis of the proposed concept.This is not surprising to the researchers of his thoughts as often happened that the Pope did not explain the assumptions of the new proposed concepts. A similar situation occurred in the case of a call for “new evangelisation”, “new feminism” or “new imagina-tion of mercy”.The purpose of this article is to propose the key-words of the new humanism of John Paul II. The author bases her analysis both on philosophical and theological texts of Karol Wojtyła – John Paul II. According to her the new humanism of John Paul II is based on three dimensions: truth, freedom and love.
Potential for significantly improving comprehensive performance of oil-well cement by a new type of latex
Authors: Zhang Jian , Wang Changning , Peng Zhigang
Published: April 2021

In this study, a new type of soap-free inorganic/organic composite latex (SBML-II) was prepared by soap-free emulsion polymerisation method using sodium p-styrenesulfonate (SSS) and modified silicon dioxide as copolymer emulsifiers, which were characterised by Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, transmission electron microscope, thermo-gravimetric analysis and other means. Then the latex was employed to prepare polymer latex modified oil-well cement, and the influence of the latex on the basic properties of cement slurry, mechanical properties and microstructure of cement matrix was evaluated. The characterisation of SBML-II showed that the synthesised latex presents a typical core-shell structure and possesses better dispersibility, stability and thermal stability than conventional latex (SBML-I). At the same time, the SBML-II latex forms a membranous morphology more easily than SBML-I at the same temperature and has better compatibility with additives and resistance to ions. Performance evaluation in cement slurry and cement matrix showed that the SBML-II has a good dilution effect on cement slurry and excellent potential to improve the mechanical properties of the cement matrix. Meanwhile, the addition of SBML-II is helpful to improve microstructure, owing to film formation in the cement matrix.
Revisão sistemática da literatura acerca da moral no contexto esportivo
Authors: Santos Lorena Laira Morais , Vissoci João Ricardo Nickenig , Oliveira Leonardo Pestillo
Published: April 2021

Este estudo tem como objetivo investigar a orientação esportiva como fator de influência no desenvolvimento moral em atletas associado à sua busca de autonomia e emancipação. Trata-se de uma Revisão Sistemática da literatura sobre a moral no contexto esportivo, incluindo estudos de 1982 a 2015. Um total de 113 estudos foram avaliados e apresentados seguindo indicações de três seções: a) características metodológicas dos estudos; b) variáveis associadas à moral; e c) principais suportes teóricos. Esta pesquisa apresenta novos achados sobre as variáveis que se relacionam com a moral no contexto esportivo e a busca pela autonomia e emancipação ao longo de sua formação atlética. Com estes resultados, espera-se contribuir para o processo de formação de atletas no contexto brasileiro, sendo uma fonte de informação para profissionais da psicologia e demais áreas sobre como proceder para que o esporte seja um dos fatores que contribuem para o desenvolvimento humano desde o início de sua prática, seja na infância, adolescência ou em atletas profissionais.
Potenciais interações fármaco-nutriente em pacientes pediátricos de um Hospital Universitário
Authors: Santiago Yalla Diniz , Pires Bruna Renata Fernandes , Belfort Ilka Kassandra Pereira , Monteiro Sally Cristina Moutinho
Published: April 2021

A interação fármaco-nutriente tem despertado interesse em pesquisa na área da nutrição a fim de evitar respostas indesejadas à terapia nutricional. Em crianças, a falha em proporcionar adequados nutrientes, pode trazer prejuízos tanto sobre o desenvolvimento ponderal quanto sobre o crescimento. Investigar as potenciais interações fármaco-nutriente que ocorrem em pacientes pediátricos hospitalizados. Estudo descritivo e transversal com amostragem não probabilística por conveniência. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio de consulta ao prontuário e de informações do serviço de nutrição do setor de pediatria do Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal do Maranhão, na Unidade Materno Infantil, no período de agosto a novembro de 2018. Para a identificação das potenciais interações foram utilizados o site de interações medicamentosas e a literatura científica pertinente e literatura científica pertinente. Foi realizada a análise descritiva dos resultados, sendo apresentados por meio de porcentagens e distribuição de frequência das variáveis envolvidas. Foram verificadas as prescrições de 76 pacientes, com média de 28,3±37,2 meses. Destes, 50% eram do sexo masculino. A média de medicamentos prescritos por pessoa foi de5,98, configurando polifarmácia. Dentre os 76 indivíduos, em 60 (78,9%) foram observadas possíveis interações, sendo que um paciente apresentou cinco interações e quatro pacientes apresentaram quatro. Os resultados apresentados neste estudo reforçam a necessidade de pesquisasfuturas que poderão orientar a assistência ao paciente visando a padronização na administração de medicamentos simultaneamente à nutrição enteral para evitar interações fármaco-nutriente afim de se obter os resultados clínicos desejáveis.
Exercício resistido promove reparo no musculoesquelético em modelo experimental de artrite reumatoide
Authors: Costa Liziane Nunes Conrad , Camilo Izabela Rodrigues , Neves Morgana , Retameiro Ana Caroline Barbosa , Bertolini Gladson Ricardo Flor , Ribeiro Lucinéia de Fátima Chasko , Costa Rose Meire
Published: April 2021

Distúrbios decorrentes da artrite reumatoide (AR) resultam em incapacitação funcional, com reflexos econômicos e sociais aos sistemas de saúde. Uma alternativa terapêutica que tem sido proposta é a atividade física na modalidade resistida. O presente estudo analisou os efeitos do exercício resistido de subida em escada (ERSE) na histomorfologia do músculo extensor longo dos dedos (EDL) de ratos Wistar, em modelo experimental de AR. Ratos machos (n=20) foram distribuídos aleatoriamente em quatro grupos. A lesão da AR foi induzida por administração intra-articular de Adjuvante Completo de Freund (CFA). Os resultados revelaram que a AR alterou a histomorfometria das fibras do EDL e que o ERSE promoveu reparo muscular, sugerindo sua eficiência na restauração da funcionalidade muscular. Ainda, o ERSE pode ser uma opção de tratamento voltado à melhoria na qualidade de vida dos portadores de AR.
Placas columnares de crinoideos de la Formación Las Delicias, Pérmico inferior y medio de Coahuila, México
Authors: Villanueva-Olea Rafael , Quiroz-Barroso Sara Alicia , Quiroz-Barragán Jesús , Torres-Martínez Miguel Ángel , Sour-Tovar Francisco
Published: April 2021

Thirteen parataxa of crinoid plates from two localities of the lower-middle Permian of the Las Delicias Formation are described. Both zones are situated in Sierra de las Delicias, to southwestern Coahuila state. The parataxa Pentagonopternix coahuilensis n. sp., Cyclocaudex typicus, C. insaturatus, C. cf. insaturatus, Cyclocaudex sp., Floricyclus diminuta n. sp., Floricyclus sp. Preptopremnum rugosum, P. laeve, Preptopremnum sp., Heterostelechus keithi, Cyclocaudiculus regularis and Epicrinus torreonense new genus and species were found in Las Difuntas locality of the middle Permian (Wordian–Capitanian) whereas Cyclocaudex typicus, C. sp., Preptopremnum laeve and Epicrinus torreonense were also found in Las Sardinas locality whose strata have been dated as early Permian (Kungurian-Roadian). The occurrence of all parataxa in strata from the middle Permian of the Las Delicias Formation allowed extending their stratigraphic range until the Wordian–Capitanian. Most species described have been associated to the Grandian Paleoprovince, nonetheless, the presence of Floricyclus and Pentagonopternix parataxa in the Permian of Coahuila proves the cosmopolitan nature of both genera.
Comment to "Porphyry-related high-sulfidation mineralization early in Central American Arc Development: Cerro Quema deposit, Azuero Peninsula, Panama" by Perelló et al., (2020)
Authors: Corral Isaac
Published: April 2021

The Cerro Quema Au-Cu deposit is hosted by a dacite dome complex of the Río Quema Formation, a Late Campanian-Maastrichtian volcano-sedimentary sequence of the Panamanian magmatic arc. Its formational age is constrained at ~49 Ma by field evidences, crosscutting relationships and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology (Corral et al., 2016, Corral, 2021). The recent molybdenite Re-Os dates by Perelló et al. (2020) claim that ore is spatially and temporally related to the host volcanic domes at ~71 Ma. After a thorough review of the geologic, geochemical and geochronological data from the Cerro Quema area, it is concluded that the Re-Os dates of Perelló et al. (2020) are not representative of the Cerro Quema formational age. Their proposed formational age at ~71 Ma is significantly older than the age of the host rock (~67 Ma). Furthermore, they invoke a previously unrecognized regional-scale magmatic event solely based on their molybdenite Re-Os dates. Instead, the Cerro Quema genetic model discussed here, in which magmatic-hydrothermal fluids derived from porphyry copper-like intrusions associated with the Valle Rico batholith produced the Au-Cu mineralization at ~49 Ma, is consistent with the geology, geochemistry and geochronology of the Azuero Peninsula.
Nuevos registros de ictiosaurios (Reptilia: Ichthyosauria) del Jurásico Superior en Nuevo León, México
Authors: Reyna-Hernández Rogelio Antonio , Silva-Martínez Luis Encarnación , Rivera-Sylva Héctor E.
Published: April 2021

La diversidad paleontológica de reptiles marinos mesozoicos en el noreste de México demuestra un registro fósil considerable, compuesto por distintos órdenes, incluyendo Ichthyosauria, grupo que presenta reportes en formaciones del Jurásico de la región. Este trabajo presenta dos ejemplares colectados en Galeana, Nuevo León; los cuales están constituidos por elementos postcraneales, procedentes de la Formación La Caja, del Jurásico Superior. Estos complementan el registro fósil de la zona y contribuyen al mayor entendimiento de la diversidad faunística y paleoecológica del Paleo-Golfo de México durante el Jurásico Superior.
Reservoir quality and petrophysical evaluation of the Paleocene paralic sandstones in the Ranchería sub-basin, Colombia
Authors: Villar Álvaro Alejandro , Herrera Edwar
Published: April 2021

The Ranchería sub-basin is an unexplored basin which gives a valuable opportunity to find new perspectives about the hydrocarbon potential in Colombia. The sandy facies of the Paleocene Cerrejón Formation accomplish with the characteristics within the petroleum system, to be considered as a potential reservoir rock. This work aims to evaluate the reservoir quality of the Cerrejón Formation using three cored wells, through the integration of well logs, core sedimentological descriptions, porosity and permeability lab data, and thin-sections analysis. Using GR log patterns and sedimentary cycles, four facies associations (A,B,C,D) were defined associated to an environment of a deltaic plain complex. The well correlation was performed using the sedimentary cycles methodology. Five petrophysical rock-types (mudstone (M), coal (P), sandy mudstone (sM), muddy sandstone (mS), and sandstone (S)) were identified, according to textural and lithological features from the core descriptions, adjusted with well logs analysis and NTG ratio. A supervised neural network model of electrofacies was generated with the GR, RHOB, NPHI, and DT logs combination, using as training curves the wells B and C. The blind test validation was executed in the well C with an 82% of correlation. Petrophysical evaluation was performed calculating shale volume, effective porosity, permeability and water saturation. Reservoir rock properties are fair to moderate with porosities between 0.3-22.9 %, and permeability values that range from 0.02mD to 47mD. The interest intervals average water saturations vary between 0.3 and 0.5. Four hydraulic flow units were estimated with the Winland’s R35 method for the assessment of reservoir quality. There is not a clear relationship between F.A. and HFUs for the Cerrejón Formation, however, the F.A. B comprises the HFUs with the best petrophysical properties. The reservoir quality of Cerrejón Formation is controlled mainly for diagenetic and compositional processes than related to primary deposition. The diagenetic controls in reservoir properties are the calcite cementation, quartz overgrowth, pseudomatrix presence, and feldspar and calcite dissolution. This integrated study provides a good approximation to the understanding of the Cerrejón Formation and the evidence of a moderate reservoir quality.
Environmental variability during the last three millennia in the rain shadows of central Mexico
Authors: Olivares-Casillas Gustavo , Correa-Metrio Alex , Zawisza Edyta , Wojewódka-Przybył Marta , Blaauw Maarten , Romero Francisco
Published: April 2021

The last three millennia have been characterized by global temperature oscillations of around one Celsius degree, and high frequency variability on precipitation. Two main temperature anomalies have been reported worldwide, the Medieval Warm Period (MWP) and the Little Ice Age (LIA), characterized by higher and lower than average temperatures, respectively. Precipitation variability has been mostly associated with El Niño anomalies in the Equatorial Pacific. These global variability modes have been modulated by regional factors such as sea surface temperatures and their interaction with continental landmasses. Understanding regional responses to these anomalies would shed light on ecosystem response to environmental variability, a paramount tool for conservation purposes on the light of modern climate change. Here we present a 3,000-year sedimentary record from Lake Metztitlán, located in a Biosphere Reserve under the rain shadow of the Sierra Madre Oriental. Cladoceran and geochemical analyses were used to reconstruct lacustrine dynamics through the time period encompassed by the record. Our record points to highly dynamic lacustrine systems, coupled with global and regional climatic variability. In Metztitlán, the MWP was associated with low lake levels and a high torrentiality of the precipitation reflected in high-frequency peaks of detrital material. The LIA was associated with an enlarged water body, probably as a result of lower evapotranspiration. Overall, global climatic variability resulted in high variability of regional precipitation and detrital input in the Metztitlán region, in turn associated with changes in lake morphometry and depth. Our record highlights the vulnerability of the area to changes in sea surface temperature of the Gulf of Mexico, and to changes in the frequency of El Niño events. Although the effects of global climate change in the region are inescapable, our results emphasize the importance of controlling anthropogenic activities as an additional source of pressure on the regional ecosystems.