bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in women resident of a capital city in the brazilian western Amazon
Authors: Fagundes Joice Rodrigues , De França Siglia Sousa , Araújo Everton Felipe do Vale , Filho Alberto Pereira Firmino , Menezes Charlene Cristine Rodrigues
Published: December 2020

Objective: To determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction in non-pregnant, pregnant, and postpartum women, and its association with potential risk factors. Methods: Cross-sectional study composed of 419 women, who attend public health units, from April to August 2019, in Rio Branco, Acre. The volunteers were subjected to a self-report questionnaire previously validated at national level: The Sexual Quotient-Female version. Results: Based on the total number of responses, 35.6% of the participants had sexual dysfunction. Of those, almost half of the volunteers (42%) were unemployed (p = 0.003). In the sexual desire and orgasm domains, the average score was higher among women during pregnancy (2.8203) (3,4844) than in the puerperal women (2.3454) (2,0912), respectively (p<0,05). Regarding pain, 30.1% answered "always" for its incidence during sexual intercourse. Age alone does not influence the sexual function of the participants, (r <1 and p> 0.05). Conclusion: The present study unveiled an important percentage of sexual dysfunction, predominantly in the pain subdomain. In addition, a significant difference was found in the sexual desire and orgasm domains, with higher scores found in pregnant women compared to puerperal women. Another fact was the higher percentage of sexual dysfunction in unemployed women.
La firma de Zurbarán: uso y abuso de títulos cortesanos de pintores del siglo XVII en España.
Authors: Lamas-Delgado Eduardo
Published: December 2020

Este artículo plantea la veracidad de una serie de noticias relativas a supuestos oficios cortesanos para pintores en la corte de Madrid, oficios sobre los que no existe ninguna referencia clara en la documentación perteneciente a la administración palaciega. No obstante, se conocen otros documentos indirectos que invitan a pensar que tales oficios existieron, al menos, como títulos honoríficos. En cualquier caso, consta que se llegaron a emplear, aunque fuese de forma fraudulenta o abusiva. Estos oficios o títulos honoríficos son los de pintor del Rey, pintor de cámara del Príncipe, pintor de cámara del Infante y un segundo pintor de cámara del Rey. En este trabajo se presentan diversos ejemplos de estos casos relativos a los pintores Francisco Zurbarán, Alonso Cano, Pedro Carvajal, Francisco Ginete, López Polanco, Gómez de la Hermosa, Antonio Rizi, Francisco Rizi e Isidoro Arredondo. En base al análisis de los documentos que dan noticia del empleo de estos títulos, se presenta la hipótesis de que los artistas en cuestión hicieron un uso legítimo de ellos.
De Amberes a Cuzco, la odisea de una obra de Erasmus Quellinus II para los jesuitas en Perú.
Authors: Holguín Valdez Anthony Michael
Published: December 2020

Este artículo se centra en la documentación sobre el lienzo de San Gregorio Nacianceno, firmado por el pintor flamenco Erasmus Quellinus II, que tenía la iglesia de los jesuitas de Cuzco antes de la expulsión de la orden del virreinato peruano en 1767. La documentación revisada ha permitido seguir la obra desde su llegada hasta la iglesia de la compañía cuzqueña, y sus posteriores vicisitudes tras la expulsión de los Jesuitas y su llegada a la iglesia del Sagrario en Lima. Por lo que este estudio también permite comprender cuál fue el proceso de dispersión de muchos de los bienes artísticos de la Compañía en Perú.
Extended Nucleation and Superfocusing in Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystal Synthesis
Authors: Prins P. Tim , Montanarella Federico , Dümbgen Kim , Justo Yolanda , van der Bok Johanna C. , Hinterding Stijn , Geuchies Jaco , Maes Jorick , De Nolf Kim , Deelen Sander , Meijer Hans , Zinn Thomas , Petukhov Andrei , Rabouw Freddy , de Mello Donega Celso , Vanmaekelbergh Daniel , Hens Zeger
Published: December 2020

The hot injection synthesis of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals is renowned for producing nanocolloids with superb size dispersions. Burst nucleation and diffusion-controlled size focusing during growth have been invoked to rationalize this characteristic, yet experimental evidence supporting the pertinence of these concepts is scant. Using a well-established CdSe synthesis followed with in situ X-ray scattering, we show that nucleation is an extended event that overlaps with growth and can last for 15-20% of the reaction time. Moreover, we find that size focusing outpaces predictions of diffusion-limited growth. This observation supports the conclusion that nanocrystal growth is dictated by the surface reactivity, which drops sharply for larger nanocrystals. Kinetic reaction simulations demonstrate this so-called superfocusing can lengthen the nucleation period and promote size-focusing. The finding that narrow size dispersions can emerge from the counteracting effects of extended nucleation and reaction-limited size focusing ushers in an evidence-based perspective that turns hot injection into a rational scheme to produce monodisperse nanocolloids.
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Paramedic Health Care Workers Towards COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Cecyli C  , Ezhilarasan G
Published: December 2020

Mankind is experiencing another remarkable involvement in the quickly spreading COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, the sickness fundamentally influences regular daily existence, bringing about a financial emergency. Moreover, the highest risk of getting COVID-19 is for the front line Healthcare workers (HWs). Therefore, utmost importance to evaluate their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding COVID -19 is needed. An online Cross-sectional research design was utilized for the study. An aggregate of 100 paramedic health workers (Nurses, Pharmacist, Lab technician and Allied health technicians) were chosen using a convenient sampling technique. Data were gathered among eligible healthcare workers through an online survey by electronic distribution of self-administered questionnaire developed by the investigator. The results depict that 80% had adequate knowledge, 84.6% had a positive attitude towards COVID-19 and 88% of participants had appropriate practice related to COVID-19.  There was a positive relationship noted among knowledge and attitude(r=0.114),attitude-practice(r=0.283) and knowledge-practice(r=0.177) at p<.05 and p<.01level respectively.The outcome found that there is no huge affiliation found between selected demographic variables such as age, residence, marital status and source of information but gender and years of experience was significantly associated with knowledge and practice (p=5.18) at p<0.01 and profession was significantly associated with attitude (p=10.92) at p<0.001.
Sin dejar a nadie atrás: una metodología para establecer metas de reducción de desigualdad en salud del Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible 3
Authors: Sanhueza Antonio , Espinosa Isabel , Mújica Oscar J. , da Silva Jr Jarbas Barbosa
Published: December 2020

Objetivos. Presentar una metodología para la formulación simultánea de metas cuantitativas que reflejen tanto la mejoría del promedio nacional de un indicador del tercer Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS3) como la reducción de su desigualdad geográfica.

Métodos. Se definió un algoritmo en cinco pasos: a) cálculo del cambio porcentual anual promedio (CPAP) nacional para un indicador del ODS3; b) definición normativa de estratos geográficos a partir de la distribución subnacional del indicador en un año base; c) aplicación de un criterio de progresividad proporcional del CPAP para proyectar el indicador estrato-específico al año meta; d) establecimiento de la meta nacional como el promedio ponderado del indicador en las unidades territoriales subnacionales al año meta; y e) formulación de metas de reducción de desigualdad mediante el cálculo de las brechas absoluta y relativa entre los estratos extremos al año meta.

Resultados. Se aplicó el algoritmo al indicador ODS 3.1.1 (razón de mortalidad materna, RMM), desagregado por los 22 departamentos de Guatemala para el año base 2014 (RMM = 113 por 100 000 nacidos vivos). Sosteniendo la intensidad promedio de CPAP observada entre 2009 y 2014 (−4,3%) y focalizando sus acciones con progresividad territorial, el país reduciría al 2030 su RMM a 53 por 100 000 nacidos vivos y sus brechas absoluta y relativa en 72% y 48%, respectivamente.

Conclusiones. La metodología propuesta permite formular simultáneamente metas de reducción de las desigualdades geográficas en salud y hacer explícita la primacía del principio de equidad expresado en el compromiso de no dejar a nadie atrás que identifica a los ODS, cuya urgencia cobra renovada relevancia en el escenario pospandémico actual.
Impact of the estimated doses of mineral fertilizers on the infestation mildew, pyrenophora and yield of winter wheat varieties
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Ozheredova A.Y. , Esaulko A. N. , Mikhno L.A. , Shutko A.P. , Kuzminova Y.N.
Published: December 2020

The article presents materials on the influence of calculated doses of mineral fertilizers on the incidence of powdery mildew, pyrenophorosis and yield of winter wheat varieties cultivated on leached Chernozem for 2016-2018.
Protection methods used in cultivation of potatoes
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Shchegolikhina T.A.
Published: December 2020

The influence of pests and diseases can lead to a significant decrease in the quantity and quality of the crop. Prevention of these consequences is possible if a set of measures for protecting potatoes is observed.
Seeding material quality and yield of spring barley with the joint use of fertilizers and growth regulators
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Bugaev P.D. , Abdelhamid S.E.A. , Melnikov V.N. , Kameneva I.A.
Published: December 2020

The effectiveness of the use of a tank mixture of siliplant micronutrient fertilizer with an insecticidal dressing agent Cruiser KS and siliplant microfertilizers with growth regulators, micro- and organomineral fertilizers has been revealed. It was found that when the seeds were treated with a tank mixture with an insecticidal dressing agent Kruiser, KS (0.5 l / t) with Siliplant micronutrient fertilizer (60 ml / t), the germination energy of barley seeds increased by 2.2%, laboratory germination - by 4.0%, and the strength of growth - by 4.0% compared with the dressing agent Kruiser, KS, and when processing plants in the phase of 3 leaves with siliplant with epin extra, the greatest increase in the yield of barley grain of the Mikhailovsky variety was obtained - 3.5-4.1 c / ha. The use of siliplant with micronutrient fertilizer cytovit turned out to be effective, where the yield increase was 3.1-3.7 c / ha, siliplant with zircon - a yield increase of 3.3-3.6 c / ha, and siliplant with organic mineral fertilizer ecofus, where the yield increase amounted to 2.4-3.4 c / ha.
Elements of technology of growing seedlings cabbage crops
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Konstantinovich A.V.
Published: December 2020

The article presents the results of research on the development of technology elements for growing cabbage seedlings (white cabbage, cauliflower, сhinese cabbage). The optimal mode and volume of root nutrition for obtaining high-quality seedlings has been established.
Influence of herbicides on the weediness and yield of barley under different technologies of tillage in the Smolensk region
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Perepechai M.I.
Published: December 2020

in studies on the influence of herbicides on the weediness and yield of barley under different technologies of tillage in the Smolensk region, it was found that the Reliable barley variety formed high yields (more than 4 t / ha) during winter plowing with an optimal dose of mineral fertilizers and when using herbicides.
Prospects for growing flax in the conditions of organic agriculture
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Belopukhov S.L.
Published: December 2020

The article provides data on the prospective development of flax cultivation in organic agriculture. It has been shown that organic flaxseed oil grown by technology has a unique set of chemical indicators for organic acids, which makes it possible to identify this type of product and the region of origin. Flax oil and seeds meet the requirements of Russian and international quality standards for this type of product.
Phytocenotic selection of perennial grasses as a factor of increasing the productivity of mixed agrophytocenoses
Authors:   Timirâzevskaâ selʹskohozâjstvennaâ akademiâ, Zolotarev V.N. , Ivanov I.S. , Lyubtseva O.N.
Published: December 2020

Based on the analysis of data available in the literature and our own experimental material on phytocenotic selection of the stony stalk (Bromopsis inermis Holub.) the important role of competition between plants in the field for the creation of new varieties of perennial grasses that provide high yields of feed polyvid agrophytocenoses is shown.
Early assessment of the impact of mitigation measures to control COVID-19 in 22 French metropolitan areas, October to November 2020
Authors: Spaccaferri Guillaume , Larrieu Sophie , Pouey Jérôme , Calba Clémentine , Benet Thomas , Sommen Cécile , Lévy-Bruhl Daniel , Smaili Sabira , Che Didier , Filleul Laurent , Caserio-Schönemann Céline , Ait-El-Belghiti Fatima , Haeghebaert Sylvie , Desenclos Jean-Claude , Huiart Laëtitia , Laporte Anne , Rolland Patrick
Published: December 2020

In France, measures including curfew and lockdown were implemented to control the COVID-19 pandemic second wave in 2020. This study descriptively assesses their possible effects, also relative to their timing. A considerable decrease in incidence of COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions was observed 7 to 10 days after mitigation measures were put in place, occurring earlier in metropolitan areas which had implemented these first. This temporal coincidence suggests the measures’ positive impact, consistent with international experiences.
Effect of antiplatelet and/or anticoagulation medication on the risk of tympanic barotrauma in hyperbaric oxygen treatment patients, and development of a predictive model
Authors:   Department of Hyperbaric Medicine, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Western Australia, Howard Adam E , Buzzacott Peter ,   Pre-Hospital, Resuscitation and Emergency Care Research Unit, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Curtin University, Western Australia, Gawthrope Ian C ,   Department of Hyperbaric Medicine, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Western Australia,   University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia, Banham Neil D
Published: December 2020

(Howard AE, Buzzacott P, Gawthrope IC, Banham ND. Effect of antiplatelet and/or anticoagulation medication on the risk of tympanic barotrauma in hyperbaric oxygen therapy patients, and development of a predictive model. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. 2020 December 31;50(4):338–342. doi: 10.28920/dhm50.4.338-342. PMID: 33325013.) Introduction: Middle ear barotrauma (MEBt) is a common side effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) and can result in pain, hearing loss, tinnitus and otorrhagia. The use of antiplatelet/anticoagulant drugs is thought to increase the risk and severity of MEBt during HBOT. Methods: Single centre, retrospective observational cohort study of all patients treated with HBOT over a 4-year period (between 01 January 2015 to 31 December 2018) looking at the incidence of MEBt and the concurrent use of antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant drugs. MEBt was assessed by direct otoscopy of the tympanic membrane post-HBOT and scored using the modified Teed classification. Multivariate modelling assessed the relationship between antiplatelet and/or anticoagulation drug use, age, sex, and MEBt during HBOT. Results: There was no evidence that antiplatelet and/or anticoagulation drugs increase the risk of tympanic barotrauma in HBOT patients. The prevalence of MEBt was higher in female patients than in males (χ2 P = 0.004), and increased with age (χ2 P = 0.048). No MEBt was recorded in patients undergoing recompression therapy for decompression sickness or cerebral arterial gas embolism. Conclusions: In this retrospective single-centre study, antiplatelet and/or anticoagulation drugs did not affect the risk of MEBt, but both age and sex did, with greater prevalence of MEBt among older patients and females compared with younger patients and males. A predictive model, requiring further validation, may be helpful in assessing the likelihood of MEBt in patients undergoing HBOT.
Impaired consciousness when scuba diving associated with vasovagal syncope
Authors:   Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, Wilmshurst Peter , Clamp Margaret ,   MC Occupational Health, Colwick, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Published: December 2020

(Wilmshurst P, Clamp M. Impaired consciousness when scuba diving associated with vasovagal syncope. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. 2020 December 20;50(4):421–423. doi: 10.28920/dhm50.4.421-423. PMID: 33325026.) Introduction: Drowning is likely to result from impairment of consciousness when scuba diving. Causes include toxic effects of breathing gas, including nitrogen narcosis and oxygen toxicity, and arterial gas embolism. Methods: Review of the medical records of scuba divers who had impaired consciousness underwater that could not be attributed to toxic effects of breathing gas or arterial gas embolism. Results: Four scuba divers had episodes of impaired consciousness when at shallow depths (8−18 m) underwater. The descriptions of the episodes were very similar. Three had histories of recurrent episodes of vasovagal syncope on land. Conclusions: Absence of other causes for their impaired consciousness underwater leads to the conclusion that the probable cause was vasovagal syncope.
FUNCTIONING OF SEMANTIC SYNONYMS CONSCIOUS AND REALIZED IN THE MODERN MEDIA TEXT: ON THE MATERIAL OF THE "KOMMERSANT" EDITIONS
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Yakovleva Yuliya V.
Published: December 2020

The article is devoted to the functioning of the synonymous words conscious and realized in media texts. The sources of the research were Kommersant publications that are widely distributed, including on the Internet, and that at the same time are classified as the high-quality press, what makes it possible to use those publications as representative material. The purpose of the article is to determine whether the word realized can be synonymous with the multivalued word conscious in all its meanings. It is concluded that the word realized is used as a synonym for the word conscious in all meanings, although some of them relate to the colloquial style. Moreover an active use of this word in media texts indicates the possible displacement of the word realized by the word conscious, especially in the journalistic style.
BRAND JOURNALISM IN THE MODERN MEDIA SPACE. OPPORTUNITIES AND RESTRICTIONS
Authors:   Russian State University for Humanities, Yarnykh Veronika I.
Published: December 2020

The article is devoted to the issues of information influence on the audience in the global media space. This material examines brand journalism as a modern approach to interacting with the audience in the modern global media space. Brand journalism is a new interdisciplinary approach to promoting an idea, concept or brand is the foundation for the media influence model used by many companies.
CHINESE LANGUAGE: ISSUES OF STANDARDIZATION AND TERMINOLOGY. BASED ON MATERIALS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "CHINESE LINGUISTICS AND SINOLOGY", RUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE HUMANITIES, OCTOBER 3-5, 2019
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Ivchenko Taras V.
Published: December 2020

This publication serves as an introduction to the section comprising three articles based on presentations at the International Conference “Chinese Linguistics and Sinology” (Russian State University for the Humanities, October 3–5, 2019). The conference was dedicated to the memory of the outstanding Soviet and Russian linguist Tan Aoshuang (1931–2017) and brought together many linguists and sinologists. Related articles were selected for this issue, and the introductory remarks provided are designed to set the background for the issues discussed therein.
ADAPTATION STRATEGIES OF RUSSIAN PHONETIC LOANWORDS IN CHINESE. PHONETIC AND GRAPHIC ASPECTS
Authors:   National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Semenov Kirill I.
Published: December 2020

This article considers phonetic and graphic transformations of Russian loanwords in Chinese. The study comprises an analysis of both proper and common nouns, as well as both loanwords included in dictionaries and those used in the Internet. The data considered make it possible to detect the main trends in the adaptation of Russian consonants in Chinese, as well as to localize the hypothetical influence of the Russian-Chinese pidgin on current loanword adaptation in Mandarin Chinese. It is noted that there is a dramatic discrepancy between the norms of transliteration prescribed by the PRC media and the usage in the Internet. Furthermore, a significant level of specificity of the hieroglyphic N-grams in the loanwords is revealed, compared to the reference corpus of the Chinese texts. The author expects that the results of the work will be useful for specialists both in phonetic typology and in NLP.
FEATURES OF THE TRANSLATION OF V. MAYAKOVSKY'S POEMS INTO PERSIAN
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Akbarzadeh Nahid
Published: December 2020

This article is dedicated to the translation of poems written by the popular and famous Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky into Persian, as well as to their features and general trends of the translation of Futurist poems. The work was performed in the technique of comparative research, where one of the most acute issues is formulated as the degree of translatability / untranslatability of the text. The purpose is to find appropriate approaches for its solution and consider the issue of semantic matching.
THE IMAGE OF ARCHPRIEST AVVAKUM IN THE JOURNALISM OF MARK ALDANOV
Authors:   Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, Veliky Novgorod, Russia, Shadursky Vladimir V.
Published: December 2020

The article analyzes the motives for Mark Aldanov’s appeal to the legacy of Archpriest Avvakum. Aldanov shows the most emotional attitude towards Avvakum in journalism. In the collection “Armageddon” Aldanov creates the image of Avvakum in order to show the reasons for the rejection of the Bolsheviks. In the personalities of Avvakum and Lenin, Aldanov reveals common features: a combination of genius and barbarism. According to Aldanov, Avvakum became an example for the fanatical rebel Lenin, who split Russian society. Aldanov does not show Avvakum as an independent character in the narrative, his image is created from quotes, allusions, comments on actions. The details and motives of the “Avvakum” theme from publicist articles pass into essays, fiction, and the book of philosophical dialogues “Ulm Night”. The image of Avvakum in Aldanov’s prose is revealed in different ways. The journalism of the 1918–1920s expressively and satirically presented the “genius barbarian”, a kind of prototype of the uncompromising revolutionaries and Bolsheviks, hated by Aldanov . In the 1930–1950s. Aldanov uses Avvakum’s motives in his works of a different pathos, but the methods of portraying characters, methods of building dialogues reveal similarities with those used in the books “Armageddon” and “Fire and Smoke”.
Some medical and forensic features of diagnostics of the damage of clothes of the person caused by shots from the hunting weapon of 12 caliber cartridges with a wad-the container and without it in criminal proceedings
Authors: Maslov Nikolay , Suvorov Alexander
Published: December 2020

In the article based on the analysis of investigative practice, the article examines the most common situations associated with medical and forensic features of diagnosing damage to human clothing caused by shots from a 12-gauge hunting weapon with or without a wad container. A brief description of the damage to a person's clothing caused by shots from a 12-gauge hunting weapon with or without a wad of ammunition in criminal proceedings is given. The issues of medical and forensic diagnostics, wound infection, and gunshot injury are considered.
Formas de discriminación en Nuevo León. La comunicación intercultural y la participación política indígena
Authors: Rodríguez Alejandro Kate del Rosario , Mendoza Ibarra José Fredman
Published: December 2020

Con 352,222 personas que se autoadscriben como indígenas, a las que se suman 59,196 que afirman ser hablantes de lengua indígena, el estado de Nuevo León es de las entidades federativas en México con mayor afluencia de población indígena en los últimos años. En ese sentido, la inclusión de las comunidades indígenas en un contexto de migración no sólo responderá a términos instrumentales en cuanto a los mecanismos de participación política, sino también a las particularidades que se inscriben en la relación de las personas indígenas con los diversos actores políticos. Para ello, el presente artículo, a partir de una aproximación cualitativa mediante entrevistas a profundidad con actores políticos y grupos de enfoque con personas indígenas, pretende conocer cómo se da la comunicación intercultural entre los actores involucrados en el respeto, promoción y garantía de los derechos de las personas indígenas en Nuevo León, sobre todo los derechos de participación política. Además, se realiza un análisis exploratorio de las relaciones y las formas de comunicación entre cuatro tipos de actores políticos: Gobierno, OSC y Partidos Políticos, Institución de Derechos Humanos y las personas indígenas en la entidad.
Distribución potencial de Prosopis laevigata (Humb. et Bonpl. ex Willd.) M.C. Johnst. en el estado de Hidalgo, México
Authors: Palacios Romero Abraham , Jiménez Muñoz Edith , Rodríguez Laguna Rodrigo , Razo Zárate Ramón
Published: December 2020

Prosopis laevigata (mezquite) tiene una distribución geográfica amplia en la república mexicana y es un recurso valioso en zonas áridas y semiáridas por sus funciones ecológicas y el aprovechamiento de su madera para diversos usos; sin embargo, debido a la sobreexplotación que ha tenido, su área de distribución natural se ha reducido de forma notoria. Con base en lo anterior, el objetivo de este estudio fue delimitar zonas potenciales para el establecimiento de esta especie en el estado de Hidalgo, México. Para ello, se utilizó el algoritmo MaxEnt ver. 3.3.3 para determinar la distribución potencial del mezquite, la cual fue validada con ayuda del análisis ROC. Se aplicó la prueba Jackknife para identificar los factores limitantes en la distribución potencial del taxón. El análisis de los datos indicó que los factores del clima: temperatura y humedad son los más relevantes para definir áreas potenciales de establecimiento; mientras que, la evapotranspiración, edafología y geología fueron menos importantes. El modelo obtenido reveló una disponibilidad de 83 438 ha donde el mezquite puede desarrollarse y se concentran, principalmente, en la región central de la entidad. Por ello, se concluye que el estado de Hidalgo posee amplias zonas en las que es factible plantar (reforestar) P. laevigata.
Toxic Harvest: Chamal Cycad (Dioon edule) Food Culture in Xi'Iuy Indigenous Communities of San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Authors: Martínez Elvia Tristán , Martínez Javier Fortanelli , Bonta Mark
Published: December 2020

We documented harvesting, food preparation, and toxic risks of the poisonous chamal cycad, Dioon edule, in San Luis Potosi state, Mexico—one of a handful of places in Latin America where cycad eating persists. In Xi'iuy ethnic communities of the Pamería region, cycad consumption has long been intimately associated with cultural identity. The chamal food preparation process is protracted and difficult. Cooks seek to fully eliminate deadly toxins while achieving a pleasing taste and satisfying appearance in their cycad food products. Correct preparation is tested by a variety of methods difficult for amateur cooks to master. The complexity of the chamal culinary process, along with the ease of procuring foods more agreeable to the palate and less dangerous, out-migration of younger people, and preference for processed foods are some of the key factors that contribute to erosion of knowledge and use of this ancient wild food resource.
KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS PESERTA DIDIK DALAM MENYELESAIKAN MASALAH MATEMATIKA MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN PROBLEM BASED LEARNING DI KELAS VII SMP NEGERI 1 GLAGAH LAMONGAN
Authors: Hidayatullah Muhammad Syarif , Zawawi Irwani , Khikmiyah Fatimatul
Published: December 2020

Kemampuan berpikir kritis dapat melatih peserta didik membuat keputusan dari berbagai sudut pandang secara cermat, teliti, dan logis. Dengan kemampuan berpikir kritis, peserta didik dapat mempertimbangkan pendapat orang lain serta mampu mengungkapkan pendapatnya sendiri. Oleh karena itu pembelajaran di sekolah sebaiknya melatih peserta didik untuk menggali kemampuan dan keterampilan dalam mencari, mengolah, dan menilai berbagai informasi secara kritis. Model pembelajaran yang digunakan guru seharusnya dapat membantu proses analisis peserta didik. Salah satu model pembelajaran tersebut adalah model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning. Dengan menerapkan model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning pada pembelajaran Matematika diharapkan peserta didik akan mampu menggunakan dan mengembangkan kemampuan berpikir kritis untuk menyelesaikan masalah dengan menggunakan berbagai strategi penyelesaian. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan berpikir kritis peserta didik dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematika melalui model pembelajaran Problem Based Learning.Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMP Negeri 1 Glagah Lamongan pada kelas VII-A sebanyak 15 peserta didik tahun akademik 2017/2018. Metode pengumpulan data adalah metode tes. Metode tes digunakan untuk mendapatkan data kemampuan berpikir kritis peserta didik dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematika. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tes kemampuan berpikir kritis.Hasil Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata kemampuan berpikir kritis peserta didik berkategori tinggi, dengan rincian 9 peserta didik atau 60% memiliki kemampuan berpikir kritis sangat tinggi, 3 peserta didik atau 20% memiliki kemampuan berpikir kritis tinggi, 2 peserta didik atau 14% memiliki kemampuan berpikir kritis sedang, sedangkan 1 peserta didik atau 6% memiliki kemampuan berpikir kritis rendah
Effects of UV Radiation on Paper: A Chromatic Study
Authors: Jiménez-Reyes Melania , Tenorio Dolores , García-Rosales Genoveva , Jiménez-Becerril Jaime , Luna-Castro Gabriel Edgar
Published: December 2020

A study on Whatman #1, bond, rice, kraft, and amate papers in their original condition and exposed to 2.25, 4.5, 6.75, and 9 W of Ultraviolet-C radiation is presented. The techniques used were scanning electron microscopy+energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM+EDS), differential scanning calorimetry+thermogravimetric analysis (DTC+TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Ultraviolet/Visible (UV/Vis) spectrophotometry, pH measurements, and colorimetry. No changes were found in these papers, length and width of fibers, chemical composition, pH, pyrolysis characteristics, or FTIR and XRD patterns after irradiation. Cellulose (all papers), calcite (bond, rice, and kraft), whewellite (amate), and kaolinite (kraft) were the main components. Non-irradiated bond paper showed a specular effect on the UV spectra, which was progressively reduced by the UV radiation and becoming almost imperceptible at >6 W. Visible spectra of amate paper showed the presence of β carotenoids and chlorophylls, which are degraded by UV radiation. Visible spectra of Kraft paper showed a color reversion at 2.25 W, which progressively diminished as a function of the UV rate energy transfer. UV radiation gradually clarified amate paper. To make a comparison, kraft and amate paper were exposed to gamma radiation at 3, 9, and 15 kGy. The color of Kraft paper was clarified, and amate paper increased in yellowness. Perceptions of chromatic differences due to gamma radiation were smaller than those observed with UV radiation; however, they are still important, especially for kraft paper.
Die gefühlte Bedeutungslosigkeit des Klimawandels
Authors: Habibi-Kohlen Delaram
Published: December 2020

Die globale Erwärmung erfährt aktuell eine zunehmende Aufmerksamkeit angesichts sich jetzt (und nicht erst in nachfolgenden Generationen) manifestierender Folgen von Treibgasemissionen. Doch nach wie vor dominiert der Riss zwischen Vernunft/Wissen und einer individuellen wie gesamtgesellschaftlichen Handlungsnotwendigkeit, die nicht umgesetzt wird. Klimawandel ist gefühlt bedeutungslos.
Sexuelle Gewalt als Reparationsund Kompensationsstrategie
Authors: Roock Marco
Published: December 2020

Dass sexuelle Gewalt nicht alleine von Erwachsenen ausgeht, sondern dass sexuelle Übergriffe auch durch Jugendliche stattfinden, ist nicht erst seit dem schrecklichen Vorfall in Mühlheim bekannt, bei dem Jugendliche eine 18 Jahre alte Frau vergewaltigt haben sollen. Unterschiedliche Studien haben gezeigt, dass Jugendliche einen beträchtlichen Anteil der Anzeigen aufgrund von Straftaten gegen die sexuelle Selbstbestimmung ausmachen. Darüber hinaus ist davon auszugehen, dass sexuelle Übergriffe häufig nicht zur Anzeige gebracht werden, sodass die Zahl der begangenen Sexualstraftaten sehr viel höher ausfallen. In diesem Aufsatz soll der Zusammenhang von Adoleszenz, männlicher Geschlechtsentwicklung und sexuelle Gewalt näher beleuchtet werden. Dabei wird es insbesondere darum gehen, welche Bedeutung die soziale Konstruktion von Männlichkeit für die Ausbildung sexueller Gewaltbereitschaft hat. Die zentrale These ist, dass die Konfrontation mit den Anforderungen, Widersprüchen und Konflikten, die mit der sozialen Konstruktion von Männlichkeit zusammenhängen und die kaum lösbar und einlösbar sind, bei der Entstehung sexuell grenzverletzenden Verhaltens eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Sexuelle Gewalt kann aus dieser Perspektive als eine Reparationsund Kompensationsstrategie verstanden werden, mit deren Hilfe der Versuch unternommen wird, die eigene Männlichkeit sowohl herzustellen als auch zu stabilisieren.
The NATO Policy of the 1990s in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Metohija: The European Researchers’ Views
Authors: Badretdinova Svetlana Anatol'evna
Published: December 2020

The purpose of the study is to determine the European authors’ standpoint regarding assessment of the NATO’s policy towards Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Metohija in the 90s of the XX century. Scientific novelty of the work lies in defining this issue as a subject of a special study. The article pays attention to discussion points of the considered issue, carries out their analysis. As a result, the paper has identified respective groups of historiographical sources on the studied topics depending on authors’ affiliation with certain countries or regions, political ideologies, occupation (science, politics, journalism), personal attitude towards the policy carried out by the North Atlantic Alliance in the Balkans.
Concept of Guilt in Biblical Narrative as Tool for Forming Individual and Collective Identity
Authors: Idrissov Azamat Zhambulatovich
Published: December 2020

The study aims to provide an insight into specific features of Biblical understanding of such notions as feeling of guilt and identity. Scientific novelty of the work lies in attempting to look at this issue from the position of the Christian anthropology and Russian religious-philosophical thought. The research findings have shown that 1) guilt is considered as the first cause and one of the most important factors of human identity formation; 2) the philosophical category “Other” is presented in Biblical narrative as an issue concerning relationships between the God and a man; 3) the plot of the New Covenant offers a solution for conflict of identities through Jesus Christ’s Atonement.
Beyond ‘donor-recipient relations’? A historical-institutionalist perspective on recent efforts to modernise EU partnerships with third countries
Authors: Keijzer Niels
Published: December 2020

This paper presents a historical-institutionalist perspective on the EU’s current efforts to modernise its development policy and reform its various relationships with third countries. Applying concepts that endogenise institutional change, the analysis looks into the origin and basis of the policy and describes the various types of development partnership that the EU pursues with third countries. The paper subsequently analyses the 2007 Joint Africa-EU Strategy and the negotiations on EU-ACP post-2020, with a specific focus on how the development of these partnerships over time affects current EU efforts to seek to move beyond donor-recipient relations. It observes a gap between the reform-oriented discourse and the relative continuity in relationships over time, which serves to secure both the support of reform-oriented actors and those seeking to preserve the status quo. Repetition of this strategy over time combined with the need to launch new initiatives as well as changing circumstances affect this broad-based consensus and the legitimacy of the partnerships concerned.
#ForYou: The User’s Perspective on How TikTok Recommends Videos
Authors: Scalvini Marco
Published: December 2020

The current study is aimed at understanding the impact of TikTok’s recommendation system. The algorithm is perceived as very efficient in targeting users but raises several ethical concerns regarding the ability to manipulate users’ experience and the extent to which private data and preferences are respected. Utilizing the data collected from 40 in-depth interviews, this study explores: How do users perceive TikTok’s ethical responsibilities in regard to their algorithmic recommendation system? Furthermore, the analysis discusses and evaluates the tension between a) how the platform’s algorithm feeds users similar videos that they highly appreciate; and, inversely, b) how the diversification of recommendations is limited. A thematic analysis shows interviewees describe TikTok as a safe space where users can be themselves and feel included in a community of people interested in posting content to connect and engage meaningfully beyond difference. However, the algorithm is perceived as harmful because it tries to manipulate and drive users towards specific videos that increase their ‘addiction’ to the platform. Interviewees consider some of the recommendations on the ForYou page to be questionable because they aimed at persuading or nudging in favor of particular hashtags and social causes. This contradiction may partly be explained by the fact that interviewees report their rationalizations in a performative manner in order to avoid feelings of dissonance while attempting to relate to their own self-identity. This observation leads to the idea that the concept of mediated diversity can explain the tension between the expectation of similarity and diversity.
Biodiversity in the Classroom; Incorporating the Teaching of Charles Darwin and Female Naturalists Developmentally
Authors: Cohen Joel
Published: December 2020

Enriching our scientific
understanding of the biological world has been a major contribution of
naturalists. However, while contributions from individuals such as Charles
Darwin are both well-known and taught, those of female naturalists remain
relatively unknown and have not entered curriculum. This absence means fewer
options available to teachers which could address an increasingly diverse
student population. Confounding this gap is the time and resources allotted by
secondary schools for molecular biology and medically-oriented labs which are
useful, but not always essential for natural history or biodiversity studies.
Given this background, this paper suggests that funds and support be divided
between DNA labs and a movement towards “environmental-science era” enrichment.
This would allow classes to incorporate personalities, lessons, and
observations of key naturalists and natural histories. Thus, teaching the how
and why of Darwin’s becoming a naturalist, followed by stories of female
naturalists responds to diversification of the student body and more directly
matching curriculum to pressing national needs. Thus, prior to making their
conclusions, students have been exposed to what is termed here “teaching
developmentally,” so that they can see how these individuals became scientists.

biodiversity,
totaling over 800 citations, and continues to work for various educational
services as an instructor or director.
The Role of Sports Events in Boosting City Brand Equity: The Case of Egypt - A working paper
Authors: Adel Ahmed , Mahrous Abeer , Abouaish Ehab
Published: December 2020

This paper is a working paper that focuses on developing a conceptual framework to investigate the concept of congruence between city identity and sports event image and its impact on both city brand attitude and city brand equity. Very little is known about the impact of hosting mega-events on the attitude toward the hosting destination and needs further analysis (Lee et al., 2014). Furthermore, despite the importance of brand equity (Christodoulides & de Chernatony 2010), and the fame of events as a tourism marketing tool and helping marketers promote their destination’s brand equity, the relationship between events and brand equity has been largely ignored (Zarantonello & Schmitt, 2013). Finally, the paper suggests the methodology appropriate to empirically examine the suggested conceptual framework.
Fruit Classification System Using Computer Vision: A Review
Authors: israa
Published: December 2020

In this preprint, use of image processing techniwues in agriculture has been reviewed so as to provide an insight to the use of vision based systems by discussing their advantages and disadvantages
Pengaruh Ekstrakurikuler Kepramukaan Terhadap Sikap Disiplin Siswa SD Inpres Borong Jambu II Kota Makassar
Authors: Sukmawati
Published: December 2020

Sukmawati, 2020. Pengaruh Ekstrakurikuler Kepramukaan Terhadap Sikap Disiplin Siswa SD Inpres Borong Jambu II Kota Makassar yang dibimbing oleh Perawati Bte Abustang dan Jusmawati. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh ekstrakurikuler kepramukaan terhadap sikap disiplin siswa SD Inpres Borong Jambu II Kota Makassar. Penelitian ini digolongkan ke dalam penelitian ex post facto dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif. Populasi pada penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa Kelas IV, V, dan VI SD Inpres Borong Jambu II Kota Makassar yang terdiri dari 166 siswa. Sampel pada penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas V SD Inpes Borong Jambu II Kota Makassar yang terdiri 29 siswa, yang diperoleh dengan teknik simple random sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah angket.Hasil penelitian menggunakkan analisis statistik deskriptif dan analisis statistik inferensial dengan menggunakan bantuan SPSS 25,0 for window. Berdasarkan analisis deskriptif menunjukkan bahwa nilai rata-rata ekstrakurikuler kepramukaan adalah 92,55 berada pada kategori sangat baik dan nilai rata-rata sikap disiplin adalah 126,28 berada pada kategori sangat baik. Analisis statistik inferensial menunjukkan bahwa hasil uji normalitas ekstrakurikuler kepramukaan 0,833 dan sikap disiplin 0,992 > 0,05 (berdistribusi normal), hasil uji homogenitas adalah 0,743 > 0,05 (homogen), hasil uji linearitas adalah 0,384 > 0,05 dengan demikian terdapat hubungan yang linear ekstrakurikuler kepramukaan terhadap sikap disiplin. Hasil uji hipotesis menunjukkan nilai sig 0,001, dengan kriteria Sig (0,001) < α (0,05). Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini adalah terdapat pengaruh ekstrakurikuler kepramukaan terhadap sikap disiplin siswa SD Inpres Borong Jambu II Kota Makassar.Kata Kunci: Ekstrakurikuler Kepramukaan, Sikap Disiplin
Social Determinants of the Recent Decline in US Life Expectancy
Authors: Harper Sam , Riddell Corinne , King Nicholas
Published: December 2020

In recent years life expectancy has stagnated in the United States, followed by three consecutive years of decline. The decline is small in absolute terms, but is unprecedented and has generated considerable research interest and theorizing about potential causes. Recent trends show the decline has affected nearly all race-ethnic and gender groups, and the proximate causes of the decline are increases in opioid overdose deaths, suicide, homicide, and Alzheimer’s disease. A slowdown in the long-term decline in mortality from cardiovascular diseases has also prevented life expectancy from further improvements. Although a popular explanation for the decline is the cumulative decline in living standards across generations, recent trends suggest that distinct mechanisms for specific causes of death are more plausible explanations. Interventions to stem the increase in overdose deaths, reduce access to mechanisms that contribute to violent deaths, and decrease cardiovascular risk over the life course are urgently needed to improve mortality in the United States.
Entropic Integrated Information Theory-Theory of Consciousness
Authors: Sharma Siddharth
Published: December 2020

In this paper I am going to give a mathematical theory of Integrated Information Theory, using entropy as measure of information and hence, as the information distance function. Also, we will consider a set, whose open subsets are mechanisms and topology is the system, we use these two modification in the structure of Integrated Information Theory [2] and Quantum Integrated Information theory [3], to define Entropic Integrated Information Theory, we will also justify our claims to use why entropy should be use as a measure of cause/effect information and as information distance function using [1]. We will also see the relationship of entanglement with concept and conceptual information. This paper is an attempt to binds consciousness, quantum information, entanglement and quantum mechanics together.