bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
MODEL AS A METHOD OF COMMUNICATION
Authors: Orlov Dmitry Nikolaevich , Orlova Natalia Aleksandrovna
Published: August 2021

The article is devoted to general theoretical issues of communication in the perception of architecture. When adopting the axiomatic position about the adequacy of the perception of architecture on the spot, i.e. with direct physical and visual contact of the subject of perception with the architectural object, the authors raise the question of the translation of this perception to another subject who does not have the possibility of direct perception by deconstructing the resulting image, forming on this basis a model as an object of translation. The perceiving subject, i.e. subject two, in turn, deciphers the model and, based on it, forms a new image by extrapolation, homogeneous to the primary impression in the case of successful translation. The article describes the nuances and complexities of such a process.
Glossary to Support Applied International Research on Decision Making for
High Conflict Urban Marches and Parades
Authors: Hauff Liane , Heckmann Thibaut
Published: August 2021

This article was created in context of OPMoPS (Organized Pedestrian
Movement in Public Spaces), a French-German interdisciplinary collaboration
on high conflict urban marches and parades. As OPMoPS aims to support
decision making for authorities of public order, both a French and a German
police institution are members of the consortium. Communication with target
group was insofar challenging, as their experts' language is close to
everyday terms. Thus the authors are proposing the following glossary to
support applied international research in this field. Both authors are not
skilled language experts but pragmatic members of OPMoPS's police
institutions. All terms can be found in English, German and French, with a
focus on police and on German police procedure. It is firstly classed in
thematic order, and secondly in alphabetical order.
Exploiting Power-Performance Tradeoffs for GPU-NVM Systems
Authors:   , Mai Hieu Quang , Das Anup
Published: August 2021

The increase in popularity of compute-intensive applications such as deep learning and graph analytics brings about a surge in the usage of Graphics Processing Units due to the GPU architecture's ability to concurrently process large amounts of data. However, GPU is a power hungry hardware, which creates a scalability issue for large systems. This asks for better methods to reduce GPU power consumption, and researchers need tools to help them carefully analyze power metrics. Current GPU power simulators only provide models for outdated GPU generations, causing challenges for research and analysis of systems using modern generations of GPU. This thesis extends the power model of the NVIDIA GTX 480 provided by the GPGPU-Sim simulator to support modern architectures of NVIDIA GPUs using a counter-based methodology. We also explore the use of Non-Volatile Memory technologies as replacement of DRAM on GPUs to reduce power consumption while maintaining high performance, as emerging NVM technologies stand out as energy-efficient alternatives for memory storage.
Angiomiolipoma cutáneo en el pie: Caso clínico
Authors: Miñón Santamaría Celia , Alonso Peña David , Iglesias Aguilar Carola , González Márquez Pilar Isabel , Estefanía Diez Miguel Eugenio , Pellicer Artigot David
Published: August 2021

El angiomiolipoma cútaneo es la variante de partes blandas de los PEComas o tumores derivados de células epiteliodes perivasculares.

Compuesto por múltiples variantes, la más conocida el angiomiolipoma renal (AML), comparten un mismo patrón histológico. Pueden presentarse en múltiples localizaciones como el tracto gastrointestinal, genitourinario o en los tejidos blandos.

Son neoplasias histológicamente caracterizadas por abundantes vasos de pared fina acompañados de células perivasculares redondeadas y con citoplasma claro.

A nivel inmunohistoquímico, coexpresan marcadores melanogénicos (HMB45, Melan-A o tirosina) junto con marcadores musculares (SMA, actina, miosina, calponina y h-caldesmon).. Sin embargo, su positividad errática y no patognomónica unida a la baja prevalencia, dificulta la identificación y la consideración dentro del diagnóstico diferencial.

En este artículo se presenta un caso de angiomiolipoma cutáneo a nivel del pie derecho junto con un repaso breve de este tipo de tumores.
Efecto de una intervención fisioterapéutica sobre la cinemática de la rodilla en niñas con anteversión femoral
Authors: Miguel Andrés Israel , López Ortíz Alicia , Arrayales Millán Emilio Manuel
Published: August 2021

Objetivos: El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar el efecto de un programa de acondicionamiento físico de 12 semanas, sobre la patología de anteversión femoral en niñas de seis años, a través de la medición de los rangos de movimiento de las rodillas durante el ciclo de marcha, antes y después de la intervensión. Siete niñas de seis años de edad con anteversión femoral participaron en el estudio.

Material y Métodos: Primero, se  evaluó la marcha de las niñas con la ayuda de un sistema de cámaras infrarrojas y marcadores reflejantes. Posterior a la evaluación de la marcha de los participantes, se continuo con el proceso de intervención fisioterapéutica. Una vez transcurridas las 12 semanas de la intervención fisioterapéutica, se procedió a evaluar nuevamente la marcha para determinar el efecto de la intervención.

Resultados: El análisis t-test de muestras pareadas mostró una diferencia significativa en la disminución del rango de movimiento de la rodilla derecha posterior a la intervención, entre el 50% y 81% del ciclo de marcha (p-value<0.05). La rodilla izquierda mostró una diferencia significativa posterior al tratamiento, entre el 50% y 76% del ciclo de marcha (p-value<0.05).

Conclusiones: El tratamiento fisioterapéutico de rehabilitación generó una disminución significativa del rango de movimiento de ambas rodillas en la etapa de oscilación.
Estudiando la microbiota a través de la prevalencia de portadores nasales de Staphylococcus aureus en los estudiantes de Microbiología del Grado de Podología
Authors: Gómez-Lus Centelles María Luisa , Ciudad Cabañas María José , Collado Yurrita Luis Rodolfo , Sevillano Fernández David , González Hidalgo Natalia , Alou Cervera Luis
Published: August 2021

Objetivos. Se ha planteado como objetivo la mejora de la calidad de la docencia de la Microbiología mediante la actualización de la metodología docente, introduciendo como actividad el aprendizaje activo basado en la detección de portadores nasales de Staphylococcus aureus para conseguir mejorar las competencias que deberán adquirir los estudiantes como parte de su formación integral.

Material y métodos. En este estudio han participado 56 y 72 alumnos (128 alumnos en total) del Grado de Podología de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid de los cursos 2018-2019 y 2019-2020, respectivamente. Los alumnos asistieron al laboratorio de Microbiología y completaron el estudio.

 Resultados. Un total de 29 alumnos (22,7%) fueron portadores nasales de S. aureus, uno de los cuales fue portador de S. aureus resistente a meticilina (SARM). La valoración de la actividad por parte de los alumnos fue muy positiva y se produjo una mejora general en la adquisición de conocimientos.

Conclusión. El trabajo en el laboratorio de Microbiología unido a la actualización en la metodología docente puede mejorar el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de Microbiología al relacionarlo con su futura práctica profesional y el diagnóstico microbiológico.
Merzifon Karası Üzüm Çeşidinin (Vitis vinifera L.) Anatomisi ve Polen Özellikleri
Authors: KURT Gülhan , ÖZTÜRK ÇALI İlkay
Published: August 2021

Bu çalışmada, Merzifon Karası üzüm çeşidinin (Vitis vinifera L.) anatomisi ve polen özellikleri belirlenmiştir. Gövdede kollenkima dokusunun bulunuşu, 4-5 hücre tabakalı vasküler kambiyum ile 3-4 tabakalı parankimatik ışın hücrelerinin varlığı, iletim demetlerinin açık kollateral oluşu, nişasta, rafid ve drus kristallerinin mevcudiyeti gövdenin önemli anatomik özelliğidir. Yaprak tipi dorsiventral olup stoma tipi ise aktinositik’tir. Stoma yaprağın sadece alt yüzeyinde gözlenmiştir. Merzifon Karası üzüm çeşidinin stoma indeksi diğer üzüm çeşitleri ile karşılaştırıldığında, düşük stoma indeksine sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Yaprakta da gövdede olduğu gibi nişasta tanelerine, rafid ve drus kristalleri gözlenmiştir. Ekvatoral görünmdeki polen şekli suboblat olup, polar görünümde oblat’tır. Polen tipi trikolporattır.
Materiality of Disclosure of Non-financial Sustainability Information and Company Financial Performance: Evidence from Australian Listed Companies
Authors: Mamun Ashraf Al
Published: August 2021

The broad objective of this paper is to investigate the relationships between the disclosure of non-financial material sustainability information and the financial performance of listed Australian companies in the materials sector. Using firm-level fixed-effects analysis for all companies, the findings show a mixed relationship (no relationship or statistically significant negative relationship) between lagged aggregate non-financial material sustainability disclosure and financial performance of Australian listed companies in the materials sector. The present study contributes to the existing literature on disclosure of non-financial sustainability information by adding insights into the materiality concept of non-financial sustainability disclosure in the Australian context. The evidence from the current study is expected to provide useful information for the companies’ stakeholders in Australia who use both financial and non-financial information for formulating business and regulatory policies and for decisions regarding the persistent expansion of sustainability reporting requirements.

 

Funding Acknowledgement: This study is funded by the “Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship”.
Determinants of Portuguese banks' profitability: an update
Authors:   Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal, Pires Clara , Basílio Maria ,   Instituto Politécnico de Beja, Portugal
Published: August 2021

In this study, we assess the main determinants of banks' profitability in Portugal over the period 2015–2018. We divide the factors that can influence bank profitability into several groups: management quality, credit quality, capital adequacy, liquidity (internal bank factors), and GDP growth (an external factor). The panel dataset is composed of annual report data for the 18 major banks operating in Portugal, representing about 98% of the Portuguese banking product. Profitability has been a persistent challenge for banks since the global financial crisis. Moreover, the Portuguese banking system had been facing several structural problems, which makes this topic particularly relevant. The profitability proxy used is the return on equity (ROE). The empirical strategy followed was pooled OLS. Variables relevant for explaining Portuguese banks' profitability are capital adequacy, liquidity and credit risk. As expected, the results show that capital adequacy (TIER 1) and credit quality (CVCT) have a negative and significant impact on banks' profitability, whereas liquidity (RAL) has a positive impact.
Convergence Analysis of Particle Swarm Optimization via Illustration Styles
Authors:   Department of Computer and Communication, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Chang Wei-Der
Published: August 2021

Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is the most important and popular algorithm to solving the engineering optimization problem due to its simple updating formulas and excellent searching capacity. This algorithm is one of evolutionary computations and is also a population-based algorithm. Traditionally, to demonstrate the convergence analysis of the PSO algorithm or its related variations, simulation results in a numerical presentation are often given. This way may be unclear or unsuitable for some particular cases. Hence, this paper will adopt the illustration styles instead of numeric simulation results to more clearly clarify the convergence behavior of the algorithm. In addition, it is well known that three parameters used in the algorithm, i.e., the inertia weight w, position constants c1 and c2, sufficiently dominate the whole searching performance. The influence of these parameter settings on the algorithm convergence will be considered and examined via a simple two-dimensional function optimization problem. All simulation results are displayed using a series of illustrations with respect to various iteration numbers. Finally, some simple rules on how to suitably assign these parameters are also suggested
¿Cómo serán los futuros ecosistemas de emprendimiento en la pospandemia?: tendencias y escenarios en América Latina
Authors: Kantis Hugo , Fernández Cristina , Menéndez Cecilia
Published: August 2021

En tiempos de crisis sólo la imaginación es tan importante como el conocimiento. Nunca más vigente que hoy esta frase de Albert Einstein, cuando los emprendedores, los gobiernos y las demás organizaciones de los ecosistemas de emprendimiento e innovación enfrentan desafíos inéditos. Además de atender el presente, estos desafíos incluyen la necesidad de construir el futuro de la pospandemia. En este contexto, el presente estudio busca aportar elementos orientadores tanto para el pensamiento estratégico como para la acción. ¿Cómo serán los ecosistemas del mañana? ¿Qué tipo de oportunidades se abren? ¿Estará el talento necesario y los apoyos requeridos disponible para capitalizarlas? ¿Qué pasará con las políticas de emprendimiento? ¿Y con las organizaciones de soporte y los inversionistas? Para responder a estos interrogantes se realizó primero una consulta a una serie de grupos de expertos a nivel global que fue complementada a nivel de América Latina con una encuesta a 150 referentes de ecosistemas. Lejos de pretender una proyección de escenarios, los resultados que se presentan aportan un análisis de las expectativas compartidas por actores clave. Se trata sin duda de un material de interés para estimular el debate en torno a la construcción de escenarios, un ejercicio muy necesario tanto para los hacedores de políticas como para los inversionistas, las organizaciones de soporte, los centros de formación e investigación y los mismos emprendedores.
External Shocks and FX Intervention Policy in Emerging Economies
Authors: Carrasco Alex , Florián Hoyle David
Published: August 2021

This paper discusses the role of sterilized foreign exchange (FX) interventions as a monetary policy instrument for emerging market economies in response to external shocks. We develop a model for a commodity-exporting small open economy in which FX intervention is considered as a balance sheet policy induced by a financial friction in the form of an agency problem between banks and their creditors. The severity of banks agency problem depends directly on a bank-level measure of currency mismatch. Endogenous deviations from the standard UIP condition arise at equilibrium. In this context, FX interventions moderate the response of financial and macroeconomic variables to external shocks by leaning against the wind with respect to real exchange rate pressures. Our quantitative results indicate that, conditional on external shocks, the FX intervention policy successfully reduces credit, investment, and output volatility, along with substantial welfare gains when compared to a free-floating exchange rate regime. Finally, we explore distinct generalizations of the model that eliminate the presence of endogenous UIP deviations. In those cases, FX intervention operations are considerably less effective for the aggregate equilibrium.
Recomendaciones para minimizar la transmisión de COVID-19 en playas
Authors:   Inter-American Development Bank
Published: August 2021

La serie de documentos incluye recomendaciones generales para minimizar el riesgo de transmisión de COVID-19 en el sector turístico, así como recomendaciones específicas para diferentes subsectores y espacios turísticos (alojamientos, restaurantes, transporte local, playas, aeropuertos y puertos). Incluye también recomendaciones para gestionar protocolos de prevención y herramientas específicas para minimizar la transmisión. La serie se deriva de un ejercicio de evaluación-diagnóstico que determinó la adecuación de los protocolos de bioseguridad vigentes frente al COVID-19 en un conjunto de subsectores turísticos, identificando los principales nodos de riesgo de contagio a lo largo del proceso de prestación del servicio. La serie está compuesta por 10 documentos: Guía de Lectura, R01 Recomendaciones Generales, R02.1-R02.5 Recomendaciones Específicas por Subsector (alojamientos turísticos, restaurantes, transporte local, playas, puertos y aeropuertos.), R03 Recomendaciones de Gestión de Protocolos de Prevención, y E02.1-E02.2 Herramientas específicas para Minimizar la Transmisión.
A single nucleotide polymorphism in the IL1RL1 gene is associated with Behcet’s disease in a Chinese Han population
Authors:   Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China, Liu Xin-Shu , Chen Si ,   Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China, Zhao Chan ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China, Gao Fei ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China, Pei Ming-Hang ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China, Jia Shan-Shan ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China, Li Yong-Zhe ,   Department of Clinical Laboratory, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China, Yang Pei-Zeng ,   The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Chongqing Eye Institute, Chongqing 400016, China, Zhang Mei-Fen ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Published: August 2021

AIM: To explore the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL33/IL1RL1 gene region with the susceptibility to Behcet’s disease (BD) in a Chinese Han population.
METHODS: A total of eight SNPs in the candidate gene region (rs11792633, rs7025417, rs10975519 and rs1048274 in IL33; rs2310220, rs12712142, rs13424006 and rs3821204 in IL1RL1) were genotyped in783 BD patients and 701 healthy controls by the Sequenom Mass Array iPLEX platform.
RESULTS: A statistically significant association was observed between IL1RL1 rs12712142 and BD patients. The frequency of IL1RL1 rs12712142 variant allele A was significantly lower in BD patients than that in controls (OR=0.8, 95%CI: 0.69-0.94, Pc=0.039); the genotype distribution (Pc=0.043) and additive and dominant genetic model analyses (OR=0.8, 95%CI: 0.69-0.94, Pc=0.040 and OR=0.72, 95%CI: 0.58-0.88, Pc=0.011) also indicated a strong association between rs12712142 and BD patients.
CONCLUSION: This is the first study to reveal the association between IL1RL1 rs12712142 variant allele A and the decreased risk of BD in the Chinese Han population, indicating a protective role of IL1RL1 in the pathogenesis of BD.
Ocular trauma in an urban Spanish population: epidemiology and visual outcome
Authors:   Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid 28006, Spain, Belmonte-Grau Marta , Marticorena-Álvarez Paula ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid 28006, Spain
Published: August 2021

AIM: To describe epidemiological aspects, clinical findings, and visual results in eye trauma patients requiring urgent surgery at a tertiary hospital.
METHODS: Retrospective review of adult patients requiring urgent surgery for trauma to the eyeball from January 2010 and April 2020. Data was collected relative to age, gender, mechanism of the injury, type of wound, initial and final visual acuity, number and type of surgeries carried out. Injuries were classed according to the Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology (BETT) and the Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) categories.
RESULTS: The survey included 92 eyes. Mean age was 54.76±22.18y. The most frequent cause was domestic accidents (44.6%), followed by aggression (22.80%) and occupational accidents (17.4%). Trauma from aggression was more frequent in men (P=0.006) and accidents in the home more common in women (P=0.011). Patients over 65y presented an odds ratio (OR) of 10.71 for suffering a domestic accident. Patients between 15-45 and 46-65y were at higher risk of trauma from aggression (OR=17.52 and OR=10.94, respectively). As for the type of injury, 63.04% were open-globe lesions, Zone II being the most frequently affected (27.2%). In Logistic regression analysis, old age (P=0.05) and retinal involvement (P=0.001) were found to be associated with higher rate of unfavourable visual outcome.
CONCLUSION: The epidemiological aspects of eye trauma are highly dependent on the area of population studied. Domestic accidents are more relevant than workplace accidents in older urban areas with high socio-economic status. A better knowledge of the epidemiological characteristics is useful for implementing specific prevention measures and appropriate treatment strategies.
Latanoprost eye drops induce conjunctival lymphatic vessel development
Authors:   Department of Ophthalmology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China, Ma Kai , Yin Cheng-Juan ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China, Zhang Zhen-Yong ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China
Published: August 2021

AIM: To investigate the effect of latanoprost eye drops on the conjunctival lymphatics.
METHODS: Twenty-four healthy New Zealand White rabbits weighing 1.5 to 2.0 kg were randomly divided into three groups: latanoprost group (n=8) administered with latanoprost eye drops once a day for 2mo, carteolol group (n=8) administered with carteolol eye drops once a day for 2mo, and control group (n=8) without any treatment. The conjunctival tissues in the three groups were extracted to investigate the expression levels of 5’-nucleotidase (5’-Nase) by Western blot, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and immunofluorescence staining, respectively.
RESULTS: The protein expression level of 5’-Nase was significantly higher in latanoprost group than carteolol group (F=231.175, P<0.001) and control group (P<0.001), while there was no significant difference between the carteolol group and the control group (P>0.05). The mRNA expression level of 5’-Nase in the latanoprost group was also significantly higher than carteolol group (F=71.169 P<0.005) and control group (P<0.005). The conjunctival lymphatics were positive immunofluorescence stained with the 5’-Nase antibodies in the latanoprost group and not stained in the control group.
CONCLUSION: Latanoprost eye drops can induce conjunctival lymphangiogenesis which may be concerned in clinical implications.
Epigenetics effect on pathogenesis of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy
Authors:   Department of Ophthalmology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China, Cao Jia-Min , Hou Shi-Ying ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China, Qi Xin ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China, Xiong Wei ,   Department of Ophthalmology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
Published: August 2021

Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is an autoimmune disease. Recent studies have found the aberrant epigenetics in TAO, including DNA methylation, non-coding RNAs, and histone modification. Many genes have an aberrant level of methylation in TAO. For example, higher levels are found in CD14, MBP, ANGLE1, LYAR and lower levels in DRD4 and BOLL. Non-coding RNAs are involved in the immune response (miR-146a, miR-155, miR-96, miR-183), fibrosis regulation (miR-146a, miR-21, miR-29), adipogenesis (miR-27) and are thought to play roles in TAO. MicroRNA is also related to the clinical activity score (miR-Let7d-5p) and may be a predictor of glucocorticoid therapy (miR-224-5p). The quantities of H4 in TAO are increased compared with euthyroid control subjects, and the role of histone modifications in Graves’ disease may lead to better understanding of its role in TAO. More studies are needed to explain the role of epigenetics in TAO and provide potential therapeutic strategies.
Maxillary sinus surgery for implant placement: a clinical case report
Authors: Borges da Fonseca Cumerlato Catarina , Angeloni de Souza Fernanda , Nunes Rotta Rodrigo , Coelho Blois Matheus
Published: August 2021

Objetivos: O objetivo deste relato de caso foi descrever a técnica de elevação atraumática de seio maxilar junto da instalação de implante imediato em região posterior de maxila, visando o restabelecimento funcional e estético da paciente. Métodos: A cirurgia envolveu o uso de osteótomos de Summers para o restabelecimento da quantidade óssea e preparo do local onde o implante foi inserido. Resultados: Observou-se a osseointegração do implante instalado e a reabilitação do elemento perdido, restabelecendo função, estética e impactando na qualidade de vida da paciente. Conclusões: O tratamento demonstrou ser uma excelente alternativa para resolução de casos com pouca altura óssea, sendo um procedimento previsível e menos invasivo que a técnica traumática de levantamento de seio.
Propuesta de deconstrucción del discurso del desarrollo y alternativas basadas en la sustentabilidad
Authors: Correal Torres Paula Nathalia , Bello Gallardo Nohemí
Published: August 2021

El artículo presenta un análisis crítico en torno al discurso del desarrollo, desde la Antigüedad clásica hasta el siglo XXI, y su papel frente a la preservación ambiental. A fin de establecer la relación entre progreso y medioambiente, se abordaron temáticas como la sustentabilidad y posibles alternativas a esta, que se construyen, desde la ciencia y la política, para responder a una tendencia de mercantilización de la naturaleza, incorporando elementos como la racionalidad ambiental, la ley límite de la naturaleza y la ecología política. En este aspecto, resulta apropiado revisar el papel de intelectuales y científicos que han abordado el tema, especialmente, en la inclusión de los aspectos sociales y ambientales dentro del núcleo semántico del desarrollo. El estudio se llevó a cabo bajo un método analítico, de investigación básica, de enfoque cualitativo y descriptivo, cuyas fuentes son documentales.
Is the Consumer Welfare Obsolete? A European Union Competition Law and Competition Perspective
Authors: Marty Frédéric
Published: August 2021

In 2005, the European Commission advocated for a more economic approach to enforcing competition laws. The sole criterion for assessing the lawfulness of a market practice should be the appraisal of its net effect on consumer welfare. The Court of Justice was reluctant to adopt such an approach until its 2017 Intel Judgment. Its endorsement—which is debatable insofar as the judgment may give rise to different interpretations—may appear paradoxical in that it is concomitant with a sharp challenge to the consumer welfare criterion in the United States. The purpose of this article is to retrace the history of this criterion, particularly its adoption in the context of EU competition law. We aim to show that the criticisms of the effects-based approach can be addressed not by moving away from the consumer welfare criterion but by integrating it into a broader perspective that also takes into account the protection of the competition process itself.
Antiapoptotic and antioxidative effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles on the testicular tissues of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: An experimental study
Authors: Solgi Torab , Amiri Iraj , Soleimani Asl Sara , Saidijam Massoud , Mirzaei Seresht Banafsheh , Artimani Tayebe
Published: August 2021

Background: Cerium dioxide nanoparticles (CNPs) due to the antidiabetic and antioxidant activities are proposed for the treatment of oxidative stress-associated diseases.
Objective: To examine the impact of CNPs on hyperglycemia-induced apoptosis and oxidative stress in the testis of diabetic rats.
Materials and Methods: Twenty-four male rats were divided into four groups (n = 6/each) as diabetic rats, CNPs group, diabetic + CNPs rats, and controls. The control group was fed only mouse food and water. Rats became diabetic through receiving streptozotocin (STZ) 60 mg/kg. CNPs were given to the rats at a dose of 30 mg/kg daily for 2 wk. Malondialdehyde and total thiol group (TTG) levels were measured using spectrofluorometer. Expression of b-cell lymphoma protein 2-associated X protein (BAX) and b-cell lymphoma protein 2 (Bcl-2) were investigated using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Western blot analysis was used to examine caspase 3 protein levels.
Results: The content of malondialdehyde significantly increased in the STZ-diabetic rats, while TTG levels demonstrated a remarkable decrease. Caspase-3, BAX, and BAX/Bcl-2 mRNA ratio raised significantly in the STZ-diabetic rats. On the other hand, Bcl-2 mRNA levels reduced in the testis of diabetic rats (p = 0.006). Intervention with CNPs caused a substantial increase in the TTG levels, while the malondialdehyde contents, caspase-3, BAX levels, as well as BAX/Bcl-2 mRNA ratio were considerably decreased following CNPs treatment. Administration of CNPs increased mRNA levels of Bcl-2 (p < 0.0001).
Conclusion: CNPs treatment attenuates testicular apoptosis and oxidative stress induced by diabetes. This nanoparticle might be suggested for the treatment of diabetes-associated reproductive disorders.
Key words: Apoptosis, Nanoceria, Diabetes, Oxidative stress, Testis.
Associations of insulin resistance, sex hormone-binding globulin, triglyceride, and hormonal profiles in polycystic ovary syndrome: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Namavar Jahromi Bahia , Borzou Niloofar , Ebrahim Parsanezhad Mohammad , Anvar Zahra , Ghaemmaghami Parvin , Sabetian Soudabeh
Published: August 2021

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) occurs in 50–70% of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and can be applied as a prediabetic feature in PCOS.
Objective: In this study, indirect methods including fasting blood sugar (FBS), fasting insulin (FI), FBS/FI ratio, and quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) were compared with the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) as a standard technique. The association of IR to sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and several hormones was also analyzed.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 74 PCOS women. Sensitivity and specificity of each IR method was calculated based on HOMA-IR. Hormonal profiles of the patients were compared between the groups with defined normal and abnormal values of IR.
Results: Triglyceride levels had a positive association with FBS and HOMA-IR (p = 0.002 and p = 0.01, respectively) with a negative association to QUICKI and SHBG (p = 0.02 and p = 0.02, respectively). SHBG showed a significant negative association with FBS (p = 0.001). Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate showed a positive association with FI (p = 0.002). Seven PCOS women showed abnormal SHBG levels (< 36 nmol/L) while expressed normal values of the rest of the studied variables. FI and QUICKI had the highest sensitivity while FBS/FI and QUICKI had the highest specificity when HOMA-IR was applied as a standard test.
Conclusion: SHBG and triglyceride had a significant negative and positive association with IR, respectively. HOMA-IR followed by FI and QUICKI is the most sensitive test for the detection of IR. SHBG levels can be a helpful biomarker for the diagnosis of PCOS.
Key words: Polycystic ovary syndrome, Insulin resistance, Sex hormone-binding globulin.
Covid-19 Pandemi Döneminde Korku Öğesi Barındıran ve Virüsten Korunma Temalı Reklamların Satın Alma Niyeti ve Reklama Yönelik Tutum Üzerindeki Etkileri
Authors: AYDIN İbrahim
Published: August 2021

Bu çalışmanın başlıca amacı Covid-19 pandemi döneminde korku öğesi barındıran ve televizyonda çıkan virüsten korunma temalı reklamların satın alma niyeti ve reklama yönelik tutum üzerinde meydana getirdiği etkileri araştırmaktır. Araştırmanın hedef kitlesini bu tür reklamlar ile karşılaşmış kişiler oluşturmaktadır. Çevrimiçi olarak gerçekleştirilen anket çalışmasına katılan 756 kişiden elde edilen verilerle araştırma gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu çalıma için, Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimleri Bilimsel Araştırmalar Yayın Etik Kurulu’nun 22.10.2020 tarih ve 2020/12-02 nolu kararı ile çalışmanın etik kurallara uygun olduğuna dair gerekli izin alınmıştır. Çalışmanın bağımsız değişkenleri demografik özellikler iken bağımlı değişkenleri ise satın alma niyetine etki ve reklama yönelik tutumdur. Çalışmada bu tür reklamların reklama yönelik tutumda ve satın alma niyetinde bir farklılığa neden olup olmadığı, ayrıca demografik özelliklerin reklama yönelik tutumda ve satın alma niyetinde bir farklılığa neden olup olmadığı araştırılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre bu tür reklamların reklama yönelik tutumda ve satın alma niyetinde olumlu yönde etkisinin olduğu; cinsiyet, yaş ve medeni durum değişkenlerine göre anlamlı bir farklılığa rastlanmadığı, ilköğretim mezunlarının lisans ve lisansüstü eğitim alan kişilere göre reklama yönelik tutumda daha olumlu etkilendikleri anlaşılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin çözümlenmesinde tek yönlü MANOVA, tek faktörlü ANOVA ve tek örneklem t testi kullanılmıştır.
Gayrinakdi Krediler ile İmalat Sanayi Arasındaki İlişki: Ampirik Bir Uygulama
Authors: ATAŞ Berkan , ARLI Osman Emre
Published: August 2021

Türkiye imalat sanayisi büyük ölçüde dışarıdan alınan hammadde, ara mal ve yatırım mallarına bağımlıdır. Gayrinakdi krediler, dışardan temin edilen bu kalemlerin temini için oldukça sık kullanılan bir finansman yöntemidir. Bu nedenle gayrinakdi kredilerin, imalat sanayi üzerinde etkili olabileceği düşünülmektedir. Çalışmada, 2008-2019 yılları arasında Türkiye’de bankacılık sistemi tarafından kullandırılan gayrinakdi kredilerin imalat sanayisi kapasite kullanım oranları üzerindeki kısa ve uzun dönemli etkileri incelenmiştir. Uzun dönemli ilişkinin tespiti için Johansen eşbütünleşme modeli kullanılmıştır. Bunun yanında etkileşimin yönü ve derecesinin incelenmesi ve bu sayede çalışmaya derinlik kazandırılması için vektör hata düzeltme modeli kullanılan bir diğer yöntemdir. Bulunan sonuçlara göre gayrinakdi kredi büyüklüğü ve kapasite kullanım oranları eşbütünleşiktir. Fakat seriler arasındaki etkileşim yalnızca uzun dönemde gerçekleşmektedir. Yapılan bu çalışma ile imalat sanayisi kapasite kullanım oranlarının öncü göstergesi olarak bankacılık sektöründe kullandırılan gayrinakdi kredilerin incelenebileceği gösterilmiştir. Başka bir deyişle gayrinakdi kredilerde meydana gelen değişimler, imalat sanayi kapasite kullanım oranlarında bir etkiye sebep olabileceği şeklinde yorumlanabilir.
OECD Endüstriyel Üretim Verilerinde Bulunan Kayıp Verilerin kNN Yöntemi İle Tahmini
Authors: METİN Serkan
Published: August 2021

Ekonomik İşbirliği ve Kalkınma Örgütü (OECD), daha iyi yaşamlar oluşturmak için çalışan uluslararası bir organizasyondur. Bu amaç doğrultusunda OECD ülkeler hakkında birçok göstergede veri toplamaktadır. Daha doğru analizler yapabilmek için bu verilerin eksiksiz olması gerekmektedir. Fakat ulusal ve uluslararası farklı kaynaklardan toplanan bilgilerde eksiklikler olmaktadır. Bu eksiklikler özellikle istatiksel analiz ve makine öğrenmesi yöntemleri kullanarak çalışmak isteyen araştırmacılara problem çıkartmaktadır. Bu tür analizler için veri setlerinin öncelikle eksik verilerden temizlenmesi gerekmektedir. Genel olarak eksik veriler istatistiksel analizleri üzerinde olumsuz bir etkiye sahiptir. Bu sorunu çözmek için geleneksel ve modern yöntemler vardır. Değişkenler tamamen rastgele eksik (MCAR), rastgele eksik (MAR) ve rastgele eksik değil (MNAR) olabilir. Bu neden ile her değişken ayrı ayrı ele alınmalıdır. Temel Ekonomik Göstergeler veri tabanı içerisindeki endüstriyel üretim başlıklı veriler setinde 34 ülkeye ait 113 eksik veri ve 3933 tam veri olmak üzere 4046 değer bulunmaktadır. Veri setini farklı gruplara ayırmak için çalışmada k-en yakın komşu (kNN) adı verilen makine öğrenimi algoritmasını kullanılmış. kNN algoritması kullanımının basit olduğundan yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Çalışmada kullanılan algoritmaya ait en yakın komşuluk değeri k=15 olarak belirlenmiştir. Eksik verileri tahmin etmede %86,8’lik bir başarı elde edilmiştir.
Occupational Health and Safety and Job Satisfaction: The Moderating Effect of Role Ambiguity
Authors: TÜRKMENOĞLU Mehmet Ali
Published: August 2021

It is revealed by researchers that occupational health and safety measures should be taken and inspected to reduce and eliminate health problems arising from physical working conditions. Although numerous studies have been carried out on occupational health and safety, the effects of occupational health and safety practices on employee behaviour has not been fully researched which remains as an intriguing area. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the effect of occupational health and safety on job satisfaction and to reveal the moderator effect of role ambiguity on this relationship. To achieve the aim of the research, quantitative methods were adopted to collect and analyse data. Muş Alparslan University Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Committee approved the conduct of this research with the decision dated 26/11/2020 and numbered E-10879717-050.01.04-13802. 202 participants from furniture manufacturing firms in Bursa, Turkey provided valid questionnaires. Multiple regression analysis was conducted using SPSS v22 software. The results suggested that occupational health and safety positively influences the job satisfaction of employees. Furthermore, the analysis showed that role ambiguity plays a moderating role on the relationship between occupational health and safety and job satisfaction. The contribution that the research model makes to the literature is unique as it is the first model that integrates the three variables work together in a theoretically meaningful way. In addition, the contributions, limitations, recommendations and aspects of the research that will inspire future studies are discussed.
Justice and a Court Ruling Using WhatsApp: Admissible Civil Procedure Reality?
Authors:   Head of the Department of Arbitration Procedure of the Saratov State Law Academy Head of the Department of Theory and Branch Issues of the Legal Policy of the Saratov Branch of the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences Member of the Scientific Advisory Board Under the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation LL.D., Professor, Afanasyev Sergey F.
Published: August 2021

The article is devoted to the subject of admissibility of the consideration and resolution of the case by the court by video call using the WhatsApp messenger. This study is relevant in view of the presence of common problems of legal regulation of procedural rights and obligations that are implemented by various participants in legal proceedings in electronic form. In order to form a comprehensive understanding of e-justice and e-justice, general scientific and private law (historical-legal, formal-legal, comparative-legal) methods are used. The question is being examined whether the court’s decision, taken as a result of the consideration of the case by video call using the WhatsApp messenger, is a procedural act, which was decided in a well-known procedural form. It is substantiated that such a decision is any other law enforcement document, but not a procedural one, since, as a general rule, for remote participation in a court session of all interested parties, only video-conferencing systems of the courts at the place of residence, stay or location of these persons are used. It is concluded that in order to transform the existing order of participation in the court session by means of video-conferencing, it is necessary to make amendments and additions to the current procedural law, allowing the presence of interested subjects anywhere outside the court, thereby legitimizing such a procedure.
The Mediation Procedure as a Type of Reconciliation in the Modern Russian Civil Procedure
Authors:   Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure of the Academy of the FPS of Russia PhD (Law), Associate Professor, Yudina Yulia V.
Published: August 2021

Mediation technologies are one of the alternative to judicial methods of dispute resolution. Difficulties in the application of this institution, which is practically not used by the parties to the conflict, predetermined the need for its reform, as well as the creation of a whole complex of conciliation procedures, their legislative consolidation and stimulation. The article analyzes the practice of the parties to the dispute to the mediation procedure that existed before the entry into force of the Federal Law of July 26, 2019 No. 197-ФЗ ‘On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation’, as well as the short stories of the civil procedural law on conciliation procedures in general that can be used after October 25, 2019.
Peculiarities of Small Claim Review in New Zealand
Authors:   Judge of the Belgorod Regional Court Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure of the Belgorod State National Research University, PhD (Law), Yakovlev Dmitriy V.
Published: August 2021

The article analyzes the distinctive features of the small claims’ consideration procedure in New Zealand. The features of the tribunals for the resolution of such cases functioning and the procedural order of their consideration are investigated. Based on the study, the author concludes that there is an extrajudicial procedure for resolving simple disputes in New Zealand, resulting from the society’s need for quick and effective resolution of conflicts without using traditional court procedures.
The Psychological Readiness Model of Military Personnel to Take Risks during a Combat Deployment
Authors: Prykhodko Ihor , Lyman Anastasiia , Matsehora Yanina , Yurieva Nataliia , Balabanova Liubov , Hunbin Konstantin , Radvansky Ivan , Morkvin Dmytro
Published: August 2021

The purpose of this article is to present an empirically-derived psychological readiness model of military personnel to take risks during combat deployment. The model was developed using the methods of semantic differential, peer review, and factor analysis. Its theoretical basis is the concept of “hardiness”. The study involved 104 military personnel of the National Guard of Ukraine had combat experience in the War in Eastern Ukraine. The model includes four components: “Ability for volitional efforts (mobilization)”, “Military brotherhood”, “Professional identity”, “Self-control (endurance)”. Their content covers the emotional-volitional, cognitive, motivational, moral, active-practical, existential-being, and interpersonal-social spheres of the individual. The leading role in the model belongs to strong-willed features, combat cohesion, patriotism, and adaptive resources of the individual, which make it possible to maintain the effectiveness of military personnel’s combat activities under conditions of risk. The basis of the psychological readiness of military personnel to actively act and overcome difficulties in conditions of risk (uncertainty, direct threat to health and life) with the absence of reliable guarantees for success is hardiness. It is suggested that the model can be used for psychological selection procedures, professional and psychological training of military personnel, predicting their behavior under conditions of risk, and developing strategies for psychological support in the post-deployment period. This will reduce psychogenic losses during hostilities.
Introduction of Academic Honesty as a Necessary Prerequisite and an Important Component of Quality Education for Future Economists
Authors: Zinchenko Viktoriia , Ostapenko Svitlana , Udovichenko Hannah
Published: August 2021

The article deals with: academic honesty as an important component of higher education as a social institution; legislative changes aimed at promoting academic integrity in higher education institutions of Ukraine; the most successful European practices in combating and preventing academic misconduct, and with measures undertaken internationally by the Ukrainian academic community to address this important issue. Additionally, the overview of all-Ukrainian statistics on academic dishonesty of students and results of a survey on this problem of freshmen of economic specialties of Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade named after Mykhailo Tugan-Baranovsky are provided; the ways of introduction of academic honesty in the life of the university and development of academic culture are presented; interesting academic materials on the outlined problem for work in training future economists the course of «Academіс Writing» are offered. The authors apply the following scientific methods: theoretical – analysis and synthesis, analogy and thought experiment; practical – analysis of scientific literature on the basis of which conclusions are grounded. The main scientific results are obtained through the use of a marketing research method, including a survey, analysis of the data obtained in order to find out the most acute causes of academic fraud, violations of academic culture and honesty of economic specialities students’ integrity. The authors prove that in order to overcome academic dishonesty, it is necessary to address the human dignity of each student, in addition to the formation of appropriate competencies and skills.
General-Conceptual Aspects Regarding the Modernization of Motor Action Theory in Sport
Authors: Manolachi Veaceslav , Vizitei Nicolai , Manolachi Victor
Published: August 2021

The motor action is the most important object of study in the sports sciences, where most of the times is analyzed in terms of positivism. It is found that such an analysis is generally constructive; however on the general-conceptual level is insufficient. The philosophical-anthropological approach, where the motor action is researched as a human act performed on a large scale is much more appropriate. This approach allows studying the basic particularities of the motor action, where in the sports sciences, usually remain out of the way of researcher attention: the spontaneity of the motor activity, the ethical character of the space where the motor action is performed, etc. In the article, the opinion on the necessity and possibility of the modernization of sports sciences is argued from philosophical-anthropological approach point of view.