bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
On strongly nonlinear gravity waves in a vertically sheared atmosphere
Authors: Schlutow Mark , Voelker Georg S.
Published: February 2021

We investigate strongly nonlinear stationary gravity waves which experience refraction due to a thin vertical shear layer of horizontal background wind. The velocity amplitude of the waves is of the same order of magnitude as the background flow and hence the self-induced mean flow alters the modulation properties to leading order. In this theoretical study, we show that the stability of such a refracted wave depends on the classical modulation stability criterion for each individual layer, above and below the shearing. Additionally, the stability is conditioned by novel instability criteria providing bounds on the mean-flow horizontal wind and the amplitude of the wave. A necessary condition for instability is that the mean-flow horizontal wind in the upper layer is stronger than the wind in the lower layer.
Thermography in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome
Authors: Bargiel Piotr , Czapla Norbert , Prowans Piotr , Kotrych Daniel , Ziętek Paweł , Lusina Dariusz , Łęgosz Paweł , Petriczko Jan
Published: February 2021

Introduction

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition caused by chronic compression of the median nerve. The diagnosis is made mainly on the basis of clinical image and confirmed with electrodiagnostic testing (electromyography and nerve conduction study); however, these methods do not always aid in reaching the diagnosis of CTS. Moreover, they are invasive examinations, unpleasant for the patient and have to be performed by a qualified physician.

Aim

An evaluation of the usefulness of dynamic thermography in the diagnosis of CTS.

Material and methods

Forty patients were included in the study group. CTS was diagnosed based on clinical examination and electromyography. Forty healthy volunteers were included in the control group. Each of the participants was examined thrice with dynamic thermography. The patient’s hands were first cooled down and then a thermal camera measured their return to normal temperature. The measurement was repeated on the dorsal and volar aspects of each hand.

Results

The results obtained in the study show that a relief of symptoms after carpal tunnel release does not correlate with thermal image. Moreover, the return to normal hand temperature was faster in the control group. In patients with unilateral CTS, no difference was observed in thermographic images of the affected and healthy hands.

Conclusions

Dynamic thermography can be useful in confirming CTS diagnosis.

Dynamic thermography does not allow for objective assessment of patient’s complaints in the postoperative period.

This method has currently limited clinical application. Due to complexity, it presently serves mainly scientific purposes.
Comparison of multiple flatfoot indicators in 5–8-year-old children
Authors: Žukauskas Saidas , Barauskas Vidmantas , Čekanauskas Emilis
Published: February 2021

Background

The foot posture is age dependent. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the 6-item version of the foot posture index (FPI) and other clinical, foot anthropometric, radiological measurements for the foot position in 5–8-year-old children.

Methods

A total of 301 participants with a mean age of 6.4  ±  1.14 years were enrolled in the study. Children were examined physically, clinically, and radiologically to measure the FPI and navicular drop (ND) test, resting calcaneal stance position (RCSP) angle, Chippaux–Smirak index (CSI), Staheli index (SI), calcaneal pitch (CP) angle, talocalcaneal angle (TCA), and the first lateral metatarsal angle. Tibial torsions, internal rotation of the hip as an indirect method of femoral anteversion, and Beighton scale were analyzed for factors associated with flatfoot prevalence.

Results

The study included children with normal and flexible flatfeet. Statistical analysis showed a significant FPI score correlation with other parameters (SI, CSI, RCSP, ND, CP, TMA, and TCA showed strong and moderate correlations, p < 0.001). Overall, the strongest associates are CSI (β = 0.34) and ND (β = 0.28). Other indicators have relatively small relationships with the FPI.

Conclusion

A positive correlation was observed between FPI-6 and ND test, CSI in 5–8-year-old children. All three prominent foot posture indicators (FPI-6, ND, and CSI) might be used as a primary or preferred tool in clinical practice.
Radius of starlikeness of certain analytic functions
Authors: Sebastian Asha , Ravichandran V.
Published: February 2021

This paper studies analytic functionsfdefined on the open unit disk of the complex plane for whichf/gand (1 +z)g/zare both functions with positive real part for some analytic functiong. We determine radius constants of these functions to belong to classes of strong starlike functions, starlike functions of orderα, parabolic starlike functions, as well as to the classes of starlike functions associated with lemniscate of Bernoulli, cardioid, lune, reverse lemniscate, sine function, exponential function and a particular rational function. The results obtained are sharp.
Determination of readiness for laying based on material moisture, corresponding relative humidity, and water release
Authors: Strangfeld Christoph , Kruschwitz Sabine
Published: February 2021

The moisture content of the subfloor has to be determined before installation to avoid damage to the floor covering. Only if readiness for layering is reached, can an installation without damage be expected in all cases. In general, three approaches exist to measure residual water content: determination of moisture content, determination of water release, or determination of the corresponding relative humidity. All three approaches are tested under laboratory conditions at eight screed types including two samples thicknesses in each case. Moisture content and water release are measured by sample weighing, the corresponding relative humidity is measured by embedded sensors. All three approaches are compared and correlated. The evaluations show only a weak correlation and, in several cases, contradicting results. Samples are considered ready for layering and not ready for layering at the same time, depending on the chosen approach. Due to these contradicting results, a general threshold for a risk of damage cannot be derived based on these measurements. Furthermore, the experiment demonstrates that the measurement of corresponding relative humidity is independent of the screed type or screed composition considered. This makes humidity measurement a potentially very promising approach for the installation of material moisture monitoring systems.
Ultrasonic testing and evaluation of moisture-dependent elastic properties of fir wood
Authors: Aydin Tugba Yilmaz , Kucukkose Ayşegul
Published: February 2021

With respect to their relevance for wood-related technologies, moisturedependent elastic engineering parameters of Taurus fir (Abies Cilicica (Antoine et Kotschy) Carriere) are determined from ultrasound longitudinal (2.3 MHz) and shear (1 MHz) wave velocities. The dynamic Young’s and shear modules of characteristic axes and planes decrease significantly down to 17 % at increased moisture content due to decreased wave velocities. Moisture-dependent R2 values of the modules range from 0.88 to 0.99. However, Poisson’s ratios exhibit inconsistent moisture dependent behavior. Remarkable differences between ultrasound findings and the published results from compression tests are observed. Generally, the elastic values of wood from ultrasonic testing are reported higher than from mechanical tests. In contrast we find lower values as well. The critical issue of different ultrasound velocity sensitivity at selected directions is highlighted.
Blasphemy Law as a Structural Violence: A Challenge for Maintaining Sustainable Peace
Authors: Pratiwi Cekli Setya , Sunaryo Sidik
Published: February 2021

Blasphemy law (BL) has become a central issue for the international community in various parts of the world in the last three decades. In almost every case involving the BL, especially in Muslim countries, such as Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia, they are always responded with violence or threats of attack that cause many victims, loss of homes, damage to places of worship, evictions, stigma of being heretical, severe punishments, or extra-judicial killings. When international human rights law (IHLR) and declaration of the right to peace are adopted by the international community, at the same time, the number of violence related to the application of BL continues to increase. This paper aims to examine the ambiguity of the concept of the BL in Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia, and how its lead to the weak of enforcement that creates social injustice and inequality. Then, referring to Galtung’s theory of structural violence and other experts of peace studies, this paper argues that blasphemy law should be included as a form of structural violence. Therefore its challenges these States to reform their BL in which its provisions accommodate the state’s neutrality and content high legal standards. Thus, through guarantee the fully enjoyment of human rights for everyone may support the States to achieve sustainable peace.
The long-term prognosis of Transient Global Amnesia: a systematic review
Authors: Liampas Ioannis , Raptopoulou Maria , Siokas Vasileios , Tsouris Zisis , Brotis Alexandros , Aloizou Athina-Maria , Dastamani Metaxia , Dardiotis Efthimios
Published: February 2021

Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) constitutes an enigmatic amnestic condition. In view of the admittedly limited knowledge regarding the nature of TGA, we decided to systematically review existing evidence for the generally regarded benign course of the disease. MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL and PsycINFO were searched for relevant articles. Observational (case-control, cross-sectional and cohort) controlled studies were retrieved. TGA diagnosis was made according to the diagnostic criteria of Caplan, validated by Hodges and Warlow. The TGA group was compared with either healthy controls (HC) or/and individuals with transient ischaemic attacks (TIA). The long-term risks of dementia, epilepsy, psychological-emotional disturbances, as well as long-term vascular and (vascular or nonvascular) mortality risks, were evaluated. Quality assessment was based on the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale. Literature search provided 12 eligible articles. Retrospective, prospective or mixed cohort designs were implemented in every study. Five articles registered a high quality, five registered a moderate quality, while two articles were assessed as part of the grey literature (conference abstract, abstract in English-article in Spanish). Overall, retrieved evidence was suggestive of similar vascular and mortality risks in TGA patients and HC, while TIA individuals exhibited elevated risks. Moreover, psychological disturbances were comparable between TGA and healthy individuals. On the other hand, studies for dementia and epilepsy obtained contradictory results, indicating both a similar and an increased risk in the TGA group compared to the HC group. Therefore, additional high-quality studies are warranted for the acquisition of more determining conclusions regarding the long-term risk of dementia and epilepsy in TGA.
Michał Rogalski: The Variety of the Polish Catholic Modernism. An Overview of the Reception Process
Authors: Rogalski Michał
Published: February 2021

This paper describes the process of reception of Catholic Modernism in Poland as well as the Polish contribution to this movement. It shows the Polish antimodernist perspective on modernistic thought. The neglect of Polish modernism was caused by the nationalistic character of the Polish theology and has resulted in absence of historical studies of Polish Catholic Modernism. Based on the results of archival and literature research the paper presents a variety of Polish Catholic Modernists and non-Catholic supporters of the modernist thought. A unique place among Polish modernists belongs to Marian Zdziechowski (1861–1938) who was the only Polish participant of the international intellectual debate on the “modernisation” of Roman Catholicism. The paper analyses the development of Zdziechowski’s thought and shows that his main demand throughout the modernist debates was to create a new, more efficient apologetics, which would be grounded in the religious experience of the individual.
Patient selection for islet or solid organ pancreas transplantation: experiences from a multidisciplinary outpatient-clinic approach
Authors: Nordheim Espen , Lindahl Jørn Petter , Carlsen Rasmus Kirkeskov , Åsberg Anders , Birkeland Kåre Inge , Horneland Rune , Boye Birgitte , Scholz Hanne , Jenssen Trond Geir
Published: February 2021

Objective

β-cell replacement therapy (βCRT), including pancreas transplantation alone (PTA) and islet transplantation (ITX), is a treatment option for selected type 1 diabetes patients. All potential candidates for βCRT in Norway are referred to one national transplant centre for evaluation before any pre-transplant workup is started. This evaluation was performed by a transplant nephrologist alone prior to 2015 and by a multidisciplinary team (MDT) from 2015. We have reviewed the allocation of patients to treatment modality and the 1-year clinical outcome for the patients after transplantation.

Research design and methods

Medical charts of all patients evaluated for βCRT between 2010 and 2020 in Norway were retrospectively analysed and the outcome of patients receiving βCRT were studied.

Results

One hundred and forty-four patients were assessed for βCRT eligibility between 2010 and 2020. After MDT evaluation was introduced for βCRT eligibility in 2015, the percentage of referred patients accepted for the transplant waiting list fell from 84% to 40% (P < 0.005). One year after transplantation, 73% of the PTA and none of the ITX patients were independent of exogenous insulin, 8% of the PTA and 90% of the ITX patients had partial graft function while 19% of the PTA and 10% of the ITX patients suffered from graft loss.

Conclusion

The acceptance rate for βCRT was significantly reduced during a 10-year observation period and 81% of the PTA and 90% of the ITX patients had partial or normal graft function 1 year post-transplant.
Free testosterone and cardiometabolic parameters in men: comparison of algorithms
Authors: Holmboe Stine A , Jasuja Ravi , Lawney Brian , Priskorn Lærke , Joergensen Niels , Linneberg Allan , Jensen Tina Kold , Skakkebæk Niels Erik , Juul Anders , Andersson Anna-Maria
Published: February 2021

Objective

Calculating the free testosterone level has gained increasing interest and different indirect algorithms have been suggested. The objective was to compare free androgen index (FAI), free testosterone estimated using the linear binding model (Vermeulen: cFTV) and the binding framework accounting for allosterically coupled SHBG monomers (Zakharov: cFTZ) in relation to cardiometabolic conditions.

Design

A prospective cohort study including 5350 men, aged 30–70 years, participating in population-based surveys (MONICA I–III and Inter99) from 1982 to 2001 and followed until December 2012 with baseline and follow-up information on cardiometabolic parameters and vital status.

Results

Using age-standardized hormone levels, FAI was higher among men with baseline cardiometabolic conditions, whereas cFTV and cFTZ levels were lower compared to men without these conditions as also seen for total testosterone. Men in highest quartiles of cFTV or cFTZ had lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (cFTV: HR = 0.74 (0.49–1.10), cFTZ: HR = 0.59 (0.39–0.91)) than men in lowest quartile. In contrast, men with highest levels of FAI had a 74% (1.17–2.59) increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to men in lowest quartile.

Conclusion

The association of estimated free testosterone and the studied outcomes differ depending on algorithm used. cFTV and cFTZ showed similar associations to baseline and long-term cardiometabolic parameters. In contrast, an empiric ratio, FAI, showed opposite associations to several of the examined parameters and may reflect limited clinical utility.
Diagnóstico y Caracterización de los Brezales Húmedos (Nat-2000 4020*) de las Sierras Septentrionales de Galicia a partir de Criterios Científicos: Importancia para su Conservación
Authors: Ferreiro da Costa Javier , Ramil-Rego Pablo , Hinojo Sánchez Boris , Cillero Castro Carmen , Rubinos Román Marco , Gómez-Orellana Luis , Diaz Varela Ramón A.
Published: February 2021

En el trabajo se realiza una caracterización de las variaciones estacionales de la humedad del sustrato de los brezales húmedos de la Serra do Xistral (Lugo, Galicia), y se compara con la humedad de los diferentes ecosistemas que forman la catena vegetacional en la que se enmarcan, así como con la de otros tipos de humedales estacionales. La representatividad de este territorio ha conllevado su inclusión en la Red Natura 2000, mediante la designación del Lugar de Importancia Comunitaria (LIC) Serra do Xistral (ES1120015). Los datos presentados ponen de manifiesto un funcionamiento ecológico homogéneo de los brezales húmedos en relación al resto del complejo húmedo, así como su funcionamiento inequívoco como ecosistemas húmedos. Por tanto, se confirma el diagnóstico de losbrezales húmedos de las Sierras Septentrionales gallegas, vinculados al tipo prioritario Nat-2000 4020*, incluido en el Anexo I de la Directiva Comunitaria 92/43/CEE. El diagnóstico y caracterización de los tipos de hábitat debe considerar la estructura, composición y funcionalidad ecológica, mediante el empleo de conocimientos científicos y técnicos. Esto resulta de vital importancia, sobre todo parala conservación de los tipos prioritarios, evitando la puesta en marcha de planes y proyectos sin una adecuada evaluación de sus repercusiones.
A Fraga de Santo Estevo do Ermo (Barreiros, Lugo): un lugar clave para a conservación de pteridófitas no Norte de Galicia (NW España)
Authors: López Castro Hugo , Rodríguez Guitián Manuel A. , Ramil Rego Pablo , Real Carlos , Ferreiro da Costa Javier
Published: February 2021

Neste traballo avalíase a importancia botánica para a conservación da contorna da Fraga de Sto. Estevodo Ermo, situada no concello de Barreiros (Lugo, NW España). Dentro das 331 ha que comprende este espazo, identificáronse un total de total de 219 taxons de plantas vasculares, das que 19 (8,6% do total) son Pteridófitas. Seis taxóns, entre eles os fentos Dryopteris aemula, Vandenboschia speciosa e Woodwardia radicans, son especies protexidas cuxas poboacións locais están asociadas ás 15,2 ha que ocupan os 6 tipos de hábitat do Anexo I da DC 92/43/CEE (dous deles de carácter prioritario) recoñecidos na área de estudo. A pesar da reducida superficie que ocupan estes ambientes ecolóxicos,este enclave pode cualificarse como un lugar de gran relevancia para a conservación das pteridófitas a nivel rexional.
Efectos en suelo y fruto de la fertilización de pimiento con estiércol de pollo peletizado
Authors: Cabaleiro Francisco Antonio , Sainz María Jesús , Seoane-Labandeira Socorro , López-Mosquera María Elvira
Published: February 2021

Se estudió la producción y calidad de pimiento tipo Lamuyo en invernadero abonado con estiércol de pollo deshidratado y granulado (BL), así como las modificaciones producidas en suelo tras su cultivo. Se estableció un cultivo de pimiento tipo Lamuyo, cultivar `Vidi F1´ para el cual se aplicaron, al azar, seis tratamientos fertilizantes (3 bancales por tratamiento): un tratamiento control que no recibió fertilización (C), aplicación de 83,3 g m-2 del fertilizante mineral de liberación lenta, para suministrar 100 kg N ha-1 (Mr), y aplicación de 4 dosis crecientes de un estiércol de pollo peletizado (BL1: 265,9, BL2: 354,5, BL3: 443,2 y BL4: 531,8 g m-2) para proporcionar respectivamente 60, 80, 100 y 120 kg N ha-1 (BL1, BL2, BL3 y BL4). Con dosis no superiores a 265,9 g m-2 de estiércol de pollo (BL1), se obtuvieron producciones de pimiento similares a las conseguidas con la fertilización mineral. En relación a la calidad nutritiva del fruto, el abonado, tanto mineral como orgánico, no originó diferencias significativas en el contenido de vitamina C. Los suelos abonados con el estiércol de pollo deshidratado y granulado, a cualquiera de las dosis estudiadas (BL1, BL2, BL3 y BL4), no presentaron signos de salinización.
Estiércol de pollo peletizado: potencial fertilizante inmediato y residual en cultivo de lechuga
Authors: Cabaleiro Francisco Antonio , López-Mosquera Elvira , Sainz María Jesús , Seoane-Labandeira Socorro
Published: February 2021

Se evaluó el potencial fertilizante de un estiércol deshidratado y granulado de pollo (Broiler Litter, BL) en un cultivo de lechuga en invernadero. Se establecieron dos ensayos, uno en el periodo otoño-invierno, y otro en primavera. Se aplicaron distintos tratamientos fertilizantes: parcelas no fertilizadas (Control), fertilizadas con nitrato amónico (M, 120 kg N ha-1), fertilizadas con un fertilizante mineral de liberación lenta (Mr, 120 kg N ha-1) y con dosis crecientes de BL para satisfacer las necesidades de N de la lechuga (60, 80, 120 y 240 kg N ha-1 en otoño-invierno y 120, 240 y 360 kg N ha-1 en primavera). El abono se incorporó al comienzo de ambos ensayos, en una sola aplicación, lo que permitió estudiar el efecto residual en una segunda cosecha para ambas épocas. En los dos ensayos, de otoño-invierno y de primavera, la fertilización con BL, a cualquiera de las dosis aplicadas, garantizó la producción del cultivo de lechuga, del mismo modo o incluso superior al abonado mineral. El fertilizante BL se comportó como un abono de liberación gradual, proporcionando una cantidad importante de nitrógeno para las segundas cosechas, fruto del efecto residual del abonado aplicado dos meses antes. La fertilización con BL en dosis superiores a 120 kg de N ha-1 para el periodo otoño-invierno y primavera suministraron nutrientes suficientes para obtener un segundo ciclo con un alto porcentaje de lechugas comerciales.
Introducción al comportamiento del fuego
Authors: Ruiz González Ana Daría
Published: February 2021

En este documento describen, y conectan entre sí, aspectos básicos del comportamiento del fuego en los incendios forestales. También se hace referencia a diversas herramientas de predicción de utilidad para el manejo del fuego.
A cultura do lume e os montes galegos. Aproximación a unha relación histórica
Authors: Cabana Iglesia Ana
Published: February 2021

O lume en épocas históricas, tivo, como ten na actualidade, unha múltiple casuística. Trataremos de analizar a distinta natureza que presentou ao longo da historia o lume no monte, pasando de elemento natural e ferramenta agropecuaria a mostra de descontento e protesta contra determinadas disposicións forestais que cambiaron as fórmulas de uso e xestión do espazo a monte. Isto é, indagaremos, a partir das fontes históricas dispoñibles e dos traballos xa existentes, na conversión do “lume no monte” en “incendio forestal”. Pretendemos dar conta neste traballo das causas dos incendios no monte galego, tentando, por una banda, situar estes nun marco xeral en tanto que se trata dun fenómeno non exclusivo de Galicia e, pola outra, sinalar as singularidades que presenta fronte a outros espazos.
Revisión de los criterios de discriminación florística de las alisedas riparias templadas (sub)litorales del extremo noroccidental ibérico
Authors: Rodríguez Guitián Manuel Antonio , Ramil-Rego Pablo , Romero Franco Rosa , Ferreiro da Costa Javier
Published: February 2021

Se revisan los criterios florísticos de diferenciación de las alisedas riparias presentes en los territorios litorales y sublitorales del extremo NW Ibérico a partir de la comparación de la información disponible en trabajos previos (197 inventarios) con la aportada en 288 nuevas muestras obtenidas mediante la aplicación de la metodología fitosociológica sigmatista. Aunque se mantienen las tres asociaciones vegetales descritas hasta el momento, se proponen nuevos grupos de especies diferenciales para remarcar su separación florística y se precisan sus límites biogeográficos. Además, se propone una nueva ordenación sintaxonómica para estos bosques por debajo del nivel de asociación (subasociaciones, variantes, subvariantes y facies) dentro del esquema fitosociológico seguido.
Perfiles metabólicos en preparto, parto y postparto en vacas de raza rubia gallega: estudio preliminar
Authors: Quintela Luis Angel , Becerra J.J. , Rey C. , Díaz C. , Cainzos J. , Rivas F. , Huanca W. , Prieto A. , Herradón P.G.
Published: February 2021

Con el objetivo de establecer, en un futuro, unosvalores de referencia de diferentes parámetros bioquímicosen vacas de raza Rubia Gallega, se extrajeron muestras desangre mensuales (desde 30 días antes del parto hasta 90días después) a 49 hembras de esta raza. En el suero sedeterminaron las concentraciones de colesterol total,triglicéridos, ácidos grasos no esterificados, glucosa,aspartato aminotransferasa, alanina aminotransferasa,proteínas totales, albúmina, urea, calcio, fósforo, magnesio.Así mismo, se avaluó la influencia de la estación y elnúmero de partos sobre los niveles medios de los diferentesparámetros analizados. Todos los metabolitos seencontraron dentro de los rangos referidos en la bibliografíapara el ganado vacuno. Además, pudimos comprobar que,el momento en que se obtenía la muestra respecto al partomostraba un efecto significativo en todos los parámetrosexcepto en el calcio. Los niveles séricos de ácidos grasosno esterificados, la glucosa, la aspartato aminotransferasa,la alanina aminotransferasa y la urea no se vieron afectadosni por la estación ni por el número de parto. Por su parte, laestación afectó de forma significativa a los valores decolesterol total, triglicéridos, albúmina y fósforo, siendoinferiores las concentraciones en primavera-verano que enotoño-invierno, salvo en el caso del fósforo que era alcontrario. Por último, el número de parto influyósignificativamente en los valores séricos de proteínastotales, albúmina, calcio, fósforo y magnesio, siendo entodos los casos, excepto en las proteínas totales, máselevados en novillas que en multíparas.
Visita al taller del diseñador en aras de la reducción del abandono en la facultad de Diseño Gráfico USTA Colombia
Authors: Jhon Umba , Julián Rodríguez
Published: February 2021

VITADI (Visita al Taller del Diseñador) es una estrategia que amplía el espectro profesional de estudiantes de diseño gráfico en aras de reducir la deserción escolar. Durante el proceso de admisión se puede reconocer que el dibujo y las aptitudes estéticas son las principales razones por las cuales un aspirante elige estudiar una disciplina como diseño gráfico. A lo largo del recorrido del currículo su visión cambia paulatinamente. El VITADI, toma como referencia ejemplos de vida cercanos y exitosos con la rigurosidad de un proceso académico pero alejado de las pretensiones del aula de clase, generando desde una perspectiva holística y ontológica nuevas maneras de ver su disciplina. Lo anterior con el objetivo principal que el estudiante descubra diferentes campos de acción relacionados de manera directa o indirecta con el ejercicio de su profesión para enamorarlos hacia su disciplina. De esta manera Fotógrafos, Cineastas, Literatos, Diseñadores, Artistas, Escenógrafos, Teóricos etc. permiten ingresar a sus talleres, lugares de trabajo y exposiciones para compartir desde su experticia qué hacen, cómo lo hacen y para qué lo hacen. Como lo afirma José Joaquín García García “el diseño desde su concepción creativa permite la investigación como un modelo para la resolución de problemas sociales y estéticos” (García 1998), de este modo la línea empirista conceptual dirige el derrotero teórico de la exploración bajo una metodología inductiva que se divide en tres grandes pasos: planeación, trabajo de campo y recolección de datos que en adición se convierten en el insumo principal del blog VITADI 1. El impacto proyectado plantea que el estudiante descubrirá nuevas posibilidades profesionales, conocerá metodologías de trabajo y hábitos organizacionales para enfrentarse a lo que le ofrece el mundo real, llevando muchos de esos conocimientos del plano teórico al concreto y realizable. El enamorarse de la disciplina proyecta disminuir los índices de abandono en la carrera de Diseño Gráfico de la Universidad Santo Tomás atendiendo al convencimiento que el estudiante tenga hacia la concepción de estudiar pues definitivamente plantea una opción diferente de vida y bienestar a largo plazo.
Presentación de Buenas Prácticas USTA - Harol Yesid Valencia Martínez - Argentina - 2015
Authors: Harol Yesid Valencia Martínez
Published: February 2021

Informe de movilidad académica. Córdoba: Rio Cuarto y Villa María en Argentina.
Instituciones, calidad de la educación y violencia: un análisis para el caso colombiano
Authors: Nicolas Ronderos Pulido , Alexander Cotte Poveda , Jorge Martinez Carvajal
Published: February 2021

Esta propuesta plantea un enfoque explicativo de la relaciones que se pueden presentar entre las instituciones, la calidad de la educación y la violencia en Colombia en el contexto de las nuevas exigencias en materia de educación durante el periodo 2012 - 2015. La teoría del capital humano es el sustento teórico de esta investigación. Varias aproximaciones conceptuales serán tenidas en cuenta para su aproximación a la calidad de la educación. En los temas relacionados con la educación y la violencia se han abordado diferentes enfoques para aproximar el problema con diversas estrategias. La literatura reciente muestran las relaciones entre los niveles de educación a nivel de ciudades y departamentos, estima que los efectos de la educación con calidad reducen los niveles de violencia tanto a nivel de ciudades como de departamentos, utiliza diversas aproximaciones teóricas desde la perspectiva del capital humano para concluir que altos niveles de educación reducen los principales indicadores de la violencia homicida. La pertinencia de la presente investigación, revierte en la necesidad de evidenciar el comportamiento no solo de los resultados y hallazgos, sino, en cómo estos han incidido en la mejora de la calidad y la forma en como ello ha tenido un impacto en el desarrollo de políticas nacionales que promuevan una cultura científica dentro de los principios institucionales que esté a su vez alineado con lineamientos internacionales y los efectos posibles sobre otras variables que pueden estar asociadas con los niveles de educación, por ejemplo posibles interacciones entre las instituciones y la corrupción.
Formato de presentación de proyecto. Violencia en el noviazgo entre las y los jóvenes de dos instituciones universitarias de la ciudad de Bogotá D.C.
Authors: José Giovany Babativa Márquez , Olga Amparo Sánchez Gómez , Abelardo Carrillo Urrego
Published: February 2021

“A diferencia del problema de la violencia conyugal contra las mujeres y de la que se ejerce contra los niños, el problema de la violencia en el noviazgo ha sido poco estudiado, sobre todo en países como el nuestro” (Castro y Casique, 2010). Con el objetivo de contribuir al conocimiento sobre el tema, el propósito de este estudio es identificar y analizar las actitudes y conductas agresivas en el marco de las relaciones de noviazgo de estudiantes de dos instituciones universitarias de la ciudad de Bogotá. Estas actitudes y conductas se enmarcan dentro de lo que se puede denominar como violencia en el noviazgo entendida como todo acto, omisión, actitud o expresión que genere, o tenga el potencial de generar daño emocional, físico o sexual a la pareja afectiva con la que se comparte una relación íntima sin convivencia ni vinculo marital. Entre otros aspectos pretendemos dar cuenta de los objetivos, las explicaciones, las justificaciones, las circunstancias, las condiciones, los valores, las emociones y los factores que están presentes en tales actitudes y conductas.
Insumo para el abordaje de las representaciones sociales de los empresarios: inclusión y trabajo decente sobre las mujeres que reciben pago por actividad sexual
Authors: Luis Fernando Moreno Garzón , Jairo Enrique Conteras Cuesta
Published: February 2021

El propósito de este capítulo es presentar la definición conceptual sobre las categorías trabajo y derechos humanos que permitan identificar las ideas existentes en la cultura (representaciones sociales) de los empresarios, tomando como insumo lo encontrado en la forma como representan estas mismas categorías, las mujeres que reciben pago por actividad sexual de las denominadas “zonas de tolerancia, Así, se utiliza la integración de los conceptos en relación con la gestión integral que articula la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE) para dar alcance a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), sobre trabajo decente y derechos humanos (inclusión). Desde esta óptica, se esperaría que los programas de inclusión social de la empresa privada, puedan dar respuesta al interés manifestado por la población objeto, implicando a los grupos de interés, en un crecimiento económico sostenible que vincule los objetivos entre sí y los haga interdependientes.
Informe de proyecto de investigación. Efecto de los programas de apoyo a los negocios verdes en Colombia: estudio de la internacionalización, desempeño financiero, ambiental y organizacional
Authors: Julián Francisco Figueroa Espinel , Diana Marcela Díaz Ariza , Estíbaliz Aguilar Galeano , Claudia Paola García Castiblanco , Alcibiades Alirio Cespedes Gil
Published: February 2021

Desde el año 2012, Colombia tiene vigente el Plan Nacional de Negocios Verdes (PNNV), una iniciativa del gobierno que busca Internacionalización, desempeño organizacional, desempeño financiero, desempeño ambiental, negocios verdes promover organizaciones que cumplan con la expectativa de tener criterios de sostenibilidad ambiental y social. De acuerdo al PNNV, la sostenibilidad ambiental es hoy un factor de competitividad empresarial al reposicionar el desafío ambiental como un desafío económico el cual, además, es una nueva exigencia de los mercados internacionales (Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, 2014). El PNNV definió apoyos, tanto de gobierno como privados, para incentivar el desarrollo de los negocios verdes en el país. Así, algunos de estos negocios han nacido o se han desarrollado contando con estos incentivos, otros no.
El aprendizaje organizacional a través del control de gestión
Authors: Francisco Fernando Ortega , Andrés Paz
Published: February 2021

Dentro de las ciencias de la administración no hay evidencias claras que muestren el impacto que se tiene entre el Sistema de Control de Gestión (MCS) y el aprendizaje organizacional, con el fin que las organizaciones puedan adaptar la estrategia y con ello lograr la perdurabilidad (Tubagus, 2013); los estudios de la relación entre el MCS y el aprendizaje organizacional es aún limitado (Yao, 2011). Luego, esta investigación busca hacer una contribución al campo de la administración a través de determinar qué relación existe y el grado de impacto entre el MCS sobre el aprendizaje organizacional y la perdurabilidad de las organizaciones.
Formato de presentación de proyecto. Knowledge Sharing and Organizational cultural and creative industries in Bogotá
Authors: Carlos Blanco , César Bernal
Published: February 2021

Debido a la escasez de estudios de carácter empírico realizados sobre las industrias creativas y culturales de Bogotá, esta investigación pretende dar respuesta a los interrogantes que se nos plantean cuando deseamos conocer cuáles son las variables significativas en el intercambio de conocimientos y en la cultura organizacional de las industrias creativas y culturales de Bogotá. Siendo ello lo que las hace competitivas y en continuo crecimiento en el marco de nuestra economía local. Nuestro interés en este sector está motivado por los siguientes hechos: primero, se trata de su contribución con el 5.8% a la generación de empleo en Colombia. Por esta razón, según las últimas investigaciones, es necesario retener, atraer, capturar y reproducir el talento de un segmento de la población que, por lo general, se encuentra subvalorado por la sociedad y pobremente remunerado. El segundo, consiste en hacer visible la gestión de las empresas a partir de los enfoques relacionados con el intercambio de conocimiento y la cultura organizacional, debido precisamente al cada vez mayor interés, hoy en día, por explorar esas tendencias. El tercero, es contribuir aún más a tener evidencias empíricas en gestión del conocimiento. Un enfoque al que hemos dedicado los últimos 15 años de nuestra vida académico-profesional haciendo aportes en contextos tanto de Europa como de Colombia. El resultado de la investigación servirá de base al desarrollo de un libro en gestión, apropiación y transferencia de conocimiento, realizado con el fin de compartirlo con los empresarios que nos han prestado su colaboración en las últimas investigaciones.
Ancient civilization: Mycenaean evolution and the revolution of Dark Ages
Authors:   National Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine (Dnipro), Tarasevych Viktor
Published: February 2021

This article continues the series of publications devoted to the universum evolution of ancient civilization and its sub-civilizations. The author analyzes the evolution of the Mycenaean civilizational area and the revolutionary changes of the dark ages. It is shown that the Mycenaean civilizational range, like Crete-Cyclades, belongs to the Middle subtype of the Eastern type of social evolution; however, unlike the latter, the coastal and inland continental subareas are quite clearly identified. With the prevalence of their common Middle-East-West (MEW) characteristics, the first component has a comparatively high significance of the Western type, and therefore, the Middle-Western subtype of the Eastern type is inherent in it, while the Middle subtype prevails in the second component, which is typical for the Middle-Middle subtype of the Eastern type of evolution. The Dorian conquests of the Sub-Mycenaean period interrupted the dominance of the Eastern line of social evolution in Ancient Greece. The palace farms were destroyed, and so were the corresponding social forms. The "Iron Revolution" of the X-XI centuries catalyzed the processes immanent to the Middle type of social evolution. In the Homeric era, on the one hand, the components of the universal Middle ground “declared their claims to dominance”, in particular, in the form of technological patterns of non-irrigated agriculture, cattle breeding, river and sea fishing, community military democracy, collective-individual community appropriation of indivisible land, basic tools and proto-ins titles. On the other hand, components of a new, special Middle type appear, for example, collective-clan (family) private exo-appropriation of land and tools, and collective-clan (family) personal endo-appropriation of essential human powers and institutions. Unfortunately, the shortage of historical data prevents accurate definition of the evolution subtype of Homer's society.
Providing complimentarity for the main components of macroeconomic dynamics
Authors:   State Institution ", Bandura Oleksandr ,   Institute for Economics and Forecasting, NAS of Ukraine"
Published: February 2021

We propose a new way to provide complementarities of main macroeconomic indicators — economic growth, employment and inflation. It is shown at the example of monetary policy of world’s main central banks that, while officially the banks mainly have one purpose mandate, which is inflation (except of the U.S. where the central bank are officially to control both inflation and employment, unofficially they try to control all three main macroeconomic values, to provide their complementarities. It is difficult to provide complementarities of three main macroeconomic indicators in the absence of an economic model that connects both the three integrated indicators, and numerous intermediate ones, which determine each of the three main indicators. Finally, choice of any regulation instrument is determined by the model chosen by regulator to provide interconnection between integrated values and intermediate indicators. Analyzing the history of monetary policy for world’s main central banks, we revealed changing efficiency for their regulation instruments in terms of their effect on economic growth, employment and inflation. It varies from maximum efficiency in the optimum point in time to minimum efficiency, which requires a change of the regulation instrument for a new one to provide a more stable and forecastable cause-result connection between final and intermediate indicators. At the base of author’s CMI-model of macroeconomic dynamics we grounded the formula that connects as three main macroeconomic values so numerous intermediate indicators. It allows us, targeting only one integrated indicator (cumulative market imperfections) to control economic growth, employment and inflation at the same time. For that purpose we can chose all possible instruments both of monetary policy and of other policies (fiscal, antitrust, innovation ones etc.). Besides, we would be able to control efficiency of the action of the applied regulation instruments on the main macroeconomic indicators to determine the quantitative criterion of optimum efficiency for regulation instruments.
AGRICULTURAL IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ON DISTRICT LEVEL
Authors: Harizanova-Bartos H.
Published: February 2021

With the introduction of new farming techniques and methods, the agrarian sector should be transformed into economically and environmentally friendly way. The Bulgarian districts are 28 and most of them are rural that contribute to the Bulgarian economy with GDP from agricultural products. The main aim of the study is to reveal the connection between the agrarian indicators GDP from agriculture and utilized agricultural area and their impact on the level of environmental pollution. The set up tasks are as follows: 1) Literature findings of the connection between agriculture and environmental pollution; 2) Methodology based on correlation, regression and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) of the impact on GDP from agriculture and environmental pollution; 3) Main findings, recommendations and conclusions. The results are part of scientific project DN 15/8 2017 “Sustainable multifunctional rural areas: reconsidering agricultural models and systems with increased demands and limited resources”, funded by the Bulgarian science fund.
COMPETITIVENESS OF BULGARIAN ORGANIC PRODUCTS
Authors: Aleksiev Georgi
Published: February 2021

The production of organic products in Bulgaria is constantly growing and the role of this type of production in the development of the agricultural sector cannot be ignored. Bulgarian bio-products have an export orientation and a very small part are traded in the domestic market, which also determines the importance of their competitiveness for the future development of the sector. The purpose of this study is to analyze the competitive position of Bulgarian bio-products. In order to achieve its goal, the research has to solve the following tasks: to analyze the trade with organic products in Bulgaria; to evaluate the potential for development of trade in bio-products in the internal market; to evaluate the competitiveness of Bulgarian organic products.
The Principles of Creative Robotics
Authors: Andrey Alekseev , Todor Pozarev
Published: February 2021

A creative robot is a robotic implementation of the Comprehensive Turing test for computer simulation of creative activity. The article explores the conceptual and technical principles of creative robotics. Conceptual principles include Lovelace's argument (1843), Turing's counterargument (1950), Lovelace's test (2000), Lovelace's test 2.0 (2014) and Lovelace's test 3.0 (2015). According to A. Lovelace's argument a computer can create a highly artistic work, but it cannot create on its own: the machine only passively executes the instructions of the developerprogrammer. A. Turing, on the contrary, believes that the machine can create and, therefore, think. Turing's counter-argument falls into two parts: the symbolic objection and the connectionist objection. The first is unconvincing: the developer is trying to deceive the observer (the Turing Interrogator) into the indistinguishability of creativity and its software imitation. The originality of a product is determined by an unexpected program flow, such as a machine failure. The connectionist (neural network) answer is more plausible: in general terms, the behavior of a robot is predictable, but particular machine learning products can seem original. Lovelace's test denies Turing's symbolic response by postulating axioms that deceive the observer and prevent program failure. The uniqueness of the artifact is limited by the fact that the products are known to the developer: the set of products can be potentially infinite, nevertheless, it is declaratively or procedurally specified, and therefore, it is actually finite and predictable. The Lovelace 2.0 test rejects Turing's connectionist answer as it applies to deep learning neural networks. It is difficult for the Interrogator to ascribe the creativity of an artifact outside the scope of his creative competence. Axiomatics is being tightened by the specialization of subject areas and the introduction of the role of evaluator of product creativity. In the article it is proposed the Lovelace 3.0 test. It complements the previous version with the axiom of the evaluator detecting meaningful artifact production. The machine is incapable of producing meaning, so it cannot truly create. The new test cannot be passed, but the relative successes of creative robotics are possible. This requires technical principles for integrating symbolic and connectionist approaches. The Korsakov-Turing machine is proposed as a formal definition of the algorithm for the functioning of a creative robot: a stack of punched cards of the Korsakov connectionist machine (1832) characterizes the connections between the sub-symbolic components of the tape and the table of the Turing symbolic machine (1936).
Technology Assessment and Democracy: Intrinsic or Contingent Relation?
Authors: Armin Grunwald
Published: February 2021

Technology assessment has been established more than 50 years ago to provide information and decision support for democratic processes and institutions and has evolved in democratic countries over the years. However, this is merely an empirical and historical observation. In a theoretical perspective on TA, the question has to be raised if there is also an intrinsic and systematic relation between TA and democracy beyond their historical and contingent connection. TA is a child of Western democracy, and it is oriented in its development towards democratic ideals, while nothing like this could have been in the early communist countries and other dictatorships. In reality, TA practice is not free from some forms of coercion, it is at the epicenter of contradictions and power struggles, is a plaything in the hands of conflicting lobbying groups, and depends on the alignment of party and political forces in parliamentary structures. Usually, arguments are tactically used by stakeholders to create an advantage and advance their own position, rather than to support the search for the best solutions. It is necessary to work on improving the empirical conditions. By dealing with the consequences of technology in an inclusive, transparent and scientifically based approach, TA creates and improves the conditions themselves. In this paper I will argued that TA is inherently related with – in particular deliberative – democracy. Arguments will be based on pragmatist approaches to science and society developed by John Dewey and Jürgen Habermas. Positioning TA in close neighborhood to democracy has consequences for the social as well as the epistemic inclusion of stakeholders, people affected, and citizens in TA processes. It also must be taken seriously in determining TA’s position in the current crises of democracy.