bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exploration Of Effective Anti-Urolithiatic Property Of Carissa Carandas L. Leaves Against Ethylene Glycol Induced Kidney Stones In Male Rats
Authors: Madathala Sreekanth  , Veerasamy Hari Baskar  , Nunna Bheema Lingeswara Prasad
Published: October 2020

Urolithiasis is a common disease that has been recognized and documented in medical literature even by the Greek and Roman physicians. Carissa carandas Linn., is ensconce all over India mostly in the semi-arid territory. Karonda trees are extensively cultured in the domicile gardens, farmer’s fields, and orchards as hedge-row  plants.  The aim of the research  was to evaluate the antiurolithiatic property of Carissa carandas Linn. leaf extract in rats. Urolithiasis in male Wistar albino rats was experimentally induced by administration of 0.75% (v/v) ethylene glycol in drinking water ad libitum for 28 days. Also the animals were treated with three doses of EELCC (ethanolic extract of leaves of Carissa Carandas Linn.) i.e., 100, 200, 400 mg/kg and Cystone 750 mg/kg b.w., p.o., respectively once daily from 15th  to 28th  day. On the 29th  day, the body-weight difference was measured and animals was housed in individual metabolic cages, urine (pooled) collected for 24 h. Blood was collected on the same day and centrifuged. Parameters like urinary volume and pH, urinary analysis (Calcium, Oxalate, Creatinine, Uric acid, Blood urea nitrogen, and Urea) and serum analysis (Calcium, Oxalate, Creatinine, Uric acid, Blood urea nitrogen, and Urea) were performed to access the antiurolithiatic activity. The urine was subjected to microscopical study to observe the CaOx crystals. Thereafter the animals were sacrificed, kidneys excised followed by weighing the difference and estimation of homogenate parameters (Calcium, Oxalate, MDA, GSH, Catalase and SOD). Histopathological study of the kidneys were done by light microscopy, whereas the EELCC treated rats (400 mg/kg) showed no presence of CaOx crystal deposits and apparently retained normal morphology, tubular epithelial cells and glomeruli as in normal control group when compared with Cystone (750 mg/kg). Urolithiasis caused significant (P< 0.01) changes in all parameters in lithiatic control group rats as compared to normal control group rats., treatment with EELCC at three doses i.e. 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg and Cystone 750 mg/kg showed comparatively a significant (P< 0.01) restoration of all altered parameters. Based on results it can be concluded that the EELCC at dose of 400 mg/kg exhibited significant (P< 0.01) anti-urolithiatic activity on experimentally induced urolithiasis.
Effect of Opuntia elatior on Alteration in Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase activity induced by Gamma Radiation in Swiss Albino Mice
Authors: Kavita Poonia  , Jaimala Sharma
Published: October 2020

When mice are exposed to gamma radiation, all the body systems are affected adversely. Liver enzymes which are responsible for removal of toxicity created by irradiation  increases in the body. Several herbs are known to reduce this toxicity. Opuntia elatior (OE) ,a cactus, was tested in this study for its activity to remove toxins induced by whole body exposure to Co60 gamma rays (6Gy).A moderate dose of OE (10 mg/kg body weight) was given orally to mice, before whole body irradiation and GOT activity was studied in their kidney at 1,3,5,10,15 and 30 post treatment days . Whole body gamma ray exposure increases GOT  activity  in  the  kidneys  also.  In  OE    pretreated animals  this increase  was significantly  lesser and  early recovery was observed. Two types of extracts were used in this study (ethanolic and acetonic). Both were able to reduce gamma radiation induced  increase  significantly  and almost  equally.  As OE  cladode  extracts  are quite  cheap  and produce  no side  effects(OE cladodes  are used as food), it may be used to prevent unwanted toxic effects of gamma radiation exposure.
A perspectiva freireana na formação permanente de educadores/as
Authors: Giovedi Valter Martins , Nascimento Elson Augusto do
Published: October 2020

Este artigo busca descrever e analisar princípios e momentos de um processo de formação permanente de educadoras/es do campo fundamentado na perspectiva freireana. A metodologia utilizada foi qualitativa por meio de observação participante de um projeto de formação de professoras/es do campo em um município do Noroeste do Espírito Santo. Apresentamos uma síntese do processo e analisamos os momentos do trabalho de formação a partir dos conceitos freireanos de reflexão crítica sobre a prática, dialogicidade, politicidade, conscientização, participação, currículo e práxis transformadora.
Paulo Freire, Myles Horton e Nicolaj F. S. Grundtvig: educadores dos oprimidos
Authors: Haddad Sergio
Published: October 2020

Trata-se de um ensaio comparativo entre três educadores cristãos que viveram em períodos e locais diferentes, mas com o mesmo compromisso de emancipação de setores populares. Suas ideias e práticas provocaram reações dos setores dominantes que tentaram impedi-los de educar, mas elas se espalharam e acabaram por impulsionar novas práticas e reflexões no campo da educação popular de jovens e adultos.
Discípulos de Paulo Freire e o compromisso com a educação emancipadora
Authors: Militão Andréia Nunes
Published: October 2020

No limiar de completar 100 anos do nascimento de Paulo Freire, a Retratos da Escola apresenta a seus leitores e leitoras reflexões sobre este autor, reconhecido mundialmente por suas inestimáveis contribuições ao desenvolvimento de práticas educacionais voltadas a uma sociedade mais justa e igualitária.Embora aclamado como Patrono da Educação Brasileira, por meio da Lei n.º 12.612 de 2012 no Governo Dilma Rousseff, o educador conviveu com perseguições durante a vida e mesmo após a morte continua a sofrer duras críticas. A resistência a Paulo Freire já vem de longa data, desde o fim da década de 1950 e início de 1960, quando o educador, ao conceber a educação popular, concretiza iniciativas de conscientização política do povo, particularmente das classes sociais excluídas e oprimidas. Suas ideias foram já então entendidas como subversivas pelo regime militar.  Atualmente, as manifestações contra ele revelam que os setores conservadores continuam tão reacionários quanto na época da ditadura, sobretudo no campo educacional.Tendo isso em vista, para a seção Entrevista deste número, convidamos Cristiano Amaral Garboggini di Giorgi, Dagmar Maria Leopoldi Zibas e Rudá Guedes Moises Salerno Ricci, três ex-alunos/as de Paulo Freire, do período em que o educador ministrou aulas no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), no início da década de 1980, para reflexionarem acerca das seguintes questões: Por que Paulo Freire ainda incomoda a muitos/as? O que revelam os discursos, pretéritos e atuais, contra este pensador? Qual é a importância de Paulo Freire para a educação e para a mudança civilizacional que se faz necessária em decorrência do acúmulo de crises que vivemos atualmente?
A pessoa e o ofício de Paulo Freire
Authors: Marins Luciene Gomes Freitas , Figueiredo Carla Regina De Souza
Published: October 2020

HADDAD, Sérgio. O educador: um perfil de Paulo Freire. São Paulo: Todavia, 2019. 256 p.
Nueva metodología para la evaluación de productos inhibidores de incrustación basada en modelos existentes
Authors: Hernández Pinto Valentina , Rodríguez Muchati Manuel , Castillo Campos Luis
Published: October 2020

Las incrustaciones minerales representan un fenómeno recurrente en la industria petrolera que puede ser controlado para evitar problemas operacionales costosos. Para ello se requiere de la aplicación de tratamientos químicos conocidos como inhibidores, los cuales son evaluados tomando en cuenta propiedades como la dureza cálcica o el pH, de manera independiente. Con base en lo expuesto, se desarrolló una metodología que permitió involucrar de forma conjunta distintos parámetros fisicoquímicos para evaluar la eficiencia de inhibidores de incrustaciones de carbonato de calcio; para efectos de esta investigación, se utilizaron dos productos comerciales y un inhibidor natural a base del mucílago extraído de la planta de cayena. En primer lugar, se realizó una esquematización de la metodología evaluativa que se quería desarrollar y que se fundamentó en la unión de tres etapas: valoración mediante la norma NACE TM 0374-2007, que toma en cuenta la dureza cálcica; el índice de saturación de Langelier para determinar la naturaleza incrustante de las aguas y un modelo de medición de pH continúo desarrollado por Zhang, Wu, Li y Zhao. Posteriormente, como parte de la validación de la propuesta, se caracterizaron tres muestras de salmueras sintéticas, y consecutivamente, considerando distintas dosificaciones (55, 100 y 300 ppm) de los productos inhibidores, se aplicó la metodología establecida. Se concluyó que esta nueva propuesta permite evaluar el desempeño de los inhibidores seleccionados en cada una de sus etapas, para así determinar más certeramente la capacidad antiincrustante de los mismos en muestras de salmueras sintéticas a distintas concentraciones, donde se prevea la deposición de incrustaciones minerales de carbonato de calcio (CaCO3).
Kesertaan Warga Senior Jakarta pada Sistem Transportasi Era Industri 4.0
Authors: Putri Mukhlisya Dewi Ratna , Kinasih Reni Karno , Nabila Nabila Nabila
Published: October 2020

AbstractJakarta, the capital of Indonesia, undertook a major change of the transportation system, digitization of the transportation system was initiated by implementing a cashless payment system on the Commuter line in Jabodetabek, followed by implementing BRT with Busway mode, then MRT and LRT all of them are also cashless. All-digitization and application-based transportation systems force people to change. This is a trouble for senior citizens and is alleged to be one of the factors that causes them to be reluctant to switch to public transportation.This study analyzes the hypothesis that the reluctance of people of late adulthood to late elderly to use public transportation is due to the difficulty in understanding the digitalization system that is applied and because of the low level of respondents' trust in digital systems in public transportation. The study was conducted by distributing closed questionnaires to respondents who are Jabodetabek (Jakarta-Bogor-Depok-Tangerang-Bekasi) residents aged 45 years to 65 years who still have a fairly high activity, data tabulated then performed regression analysis. Key words: transportation system 4.0 era, transportation digitization, elderly transportation ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­AbstrakDaerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta, ibu kota Indonesia, melakukan perombakan besar pada sistem transportasi, digitalisasi pada sistem transportasi diawali dengan menerapkan sistem pembayaran tanpa uang tunai (cashless) pada Commuter line di Jabodetabek, disusul dengan mengimplementasi BRT dengan moda Busway, kemudian MRT dan LRT yang semuanya juga cashless. Sistem transportasi yang serba didigitalisasi serta berorientasi pada aplikasi memaksa masyarakat untuk berubah. Hal ini merepotkan bagi warga senior dan disinyalir menjadi salah satu faktor yang menyebabkan mereka enggan untuk beralih ke transportasi publik.Penelitian ini menganalisa menguji hipotesa bahwa keengganan masyarakat usia dewasa akhir hingga lansia akhir untuk menggunakan transportasi umum adalah karena kesulitan memahami sistem digitalisasi yang diterapkan dan karena rendahnya tingkat kepercayaan responden terhadap sistem digital pada transportasi umum. Penelitian dilakukan dengan menyebarkan kuesioner tertutup kepada responden yang merupakan warga jabodetabek berusia 45 tahun hingga 65 tahun yang masih mempunyai aktivitas yang cukup tinggi data ditabulasi kemudian dilakukan analisa statistik dengan SPSS.Kata kunci: sistem transportasi era 4.0, sistem transportasi, digitalisasi transportasi.
Analisa Perbaikan Penampang Penghantar Guna Mengurangi Drop Tegangan dan Simulasi Etap 16.0 Pada JTR GD KRDB di Wilayah Kerja PT. PLN (Persero) ULP Serang Kota
Authors: Abdullah Dhanny , Badaruddin Badaruddin
Published: October 2020

Jatuh tegangan pada jaringan tenaga listrik berpengaruh terhadap kualitas tegangan pelayanan yang diterima pelanggan tenaga listrik. Apabila jatuh tegangan tidak sesuai dengan standar (SPLN No.1 Tahun 1995) maka dapat memperburuk kualitas tegangan pelayanan dan menimbulkan rugi-rugi daya. Untuk menjaga kualitas pelayanan dan mengurangi dampak rugi- rugi daya, maka dilakukan perbaikan penghantar jaringan tenaga guna mengurangi jatuh tegangan. Analisa Perbaikan Penampang Penghantar dapat dilakukan dengan dua cara, yaitu Simulasi dan Perhitungan Manual. Simulasi dilakukan dengan menggunakan metoda Load Flow Analisys pada aplikasi ETAP (Electric Transient and Analysis Program) 16.0. Simulasi dijalankan dengan menggunakan data-data teknik dan pengukuran untuk mendapatkan hasil kualitas tegangan pelayanan sesuai standar dan mengurangi dampak jatuh tegangan. Simulasi perbaikan dilakukan terhadap aspek kelistrikan yaitu dengan uprating ukuran penampang penghantar. Sedangkan perhitungan dilakukan dengan menggunakan rumus-rumus jatuh tegangan yang sudah ada Dari hasil simulasi pada gardu distribusi KRDB dengan menggunakan metode diatas, didapatkanlah tegangan pelayanan pelanggan tenaga listrik mengalami peningkatan sebesar 22 volt untuk jurusan 1 dengan uprating penghantar 120 mm2 dan nilai drop tegangan yang terhitung sebesar 6 %. Serta sebesar 14 volt untuk jurusan 2 dengan uprating penghantar 120 mm2 dengan nilai jatuh tegangan yang terhitung sebesar 4% sesuai dengan standar (SPLN No.1 Tahun 1995).
La experiencia de una conferencia virtual para formación profesional en Educación Matemática de primaria en Geometría
Authors: Zumbado-Castro Marianela
Published: October 2020

La sistematización pretende compartir la experiencia adquirida a través del diseño y ejecución de una conferencia virtual para formación profesional con docentes de primaria en Educación Matemática, que involucró el área de Geometría, la guía de trabajo autonómo y los escenarios de conectividad, estas dos últimas como herramientas propuestas por el Ministerio de Educación Pública costarricense para enfrentar el distanciamiento social en los procesos de enseñana y aprendizaje durante la pandemia mundial por el COVID-19, lo anterior en el marco de IV Simposio de Eduación Matemática para Primaria de la UNA. Se compartirá la respuesta a dos interrogantes ¿cómo distribuir el tiempo apropiadamente en una conferencia con ciertas características? y ¿cuáles recursos tecnológicos o digitales utilizar de acuerdo con los propósitos perseguidos tanto didácticos como de interacción con el público meta?, lo anterior, mediante la presentación de la estrategia empleada, que consistió en dividir en cuatro espacios la jornada de trabajo, con propósitos bien definidos y con recursos tecnológicos individuales para cada sección. Se concluye que el uso de dos computadoras, la atención del chat por la expositora de manera directa, la distribución por espacios de 30 minutos y la selección de los recursos tecnológicos, lograron una conferencia interactiva.
! Falam afro! Ativismo e gestão política promovendo a Década dos Afro-descendentes.
Authors: Batista Lisset González
Published: October 2020

O trabalho propõe uma aproximação com as ações de organizações militantes de ascendência africana na América Latina, no âmbito da Década dos Afrodescendentes, e a sua posição sobre as dívidas pendentes dos Estados face à situação desta população nos países da região, especialmente mulheres. Estabelece as principais exigências da agenda política do movimento das mulheres negras para colmatar as lacunas das desigualdades, da pobreza e do adiamento dos direitos sociais, que incapacitam o exercício de uma cidadania plena a este grupo humano. Desenvolve os esforços dos afro-militantes na geração de alianças estratégicas a nível institucional e com outras organizações civis para promover medidas sociais e leis governamentais com uma perspetiva racial e de género.
Evaluation of the PARMM as a strategic option in periods of public administration restructuring: The example of Greece
Authors: Vasileios Vyttas
Published: October 2020

The purpose of the present study was to develop and implement a questionnaire addressed to executives that measures the performance of the organization, the perceived operational risks, present and future, and finally the financial risks of the public body. This research study evaluates the implementation and results of the performance and risk measurement model (PARMM) in the Greek public administration during the present financial crisis, based on a reliable and valid questionnaire. One hundred sixty-eight (168) questionnaires were sent to managers of public services (narrow and broader public sector) of the Thessaloniki Prefecture and neighboring prefectures. 71% of them responded positively and completed the questionnaire. As a result, a final sample of one hundred twenty (N = 120) questionnaires was collected for the statistical analysis. The analysis carried out showed that the financial risk, the present operational risk, the future operational risk, the responsibility index, the career strategy, the career adaptability, and the career identity were moderately assessed. In addition, employees rated their job satisfaction and self-efficacy at a satisfactory level while the organization’s productivity and performance were rated below average.
Global financial crisis and its impact on global trade trends and WTO
Authors: Petrovic Pero , Vesic Dobrica
Published: October 2020

The modern economic and financial crisis has caused a significant reduction
in trade flows for the first time since the Second World War, so it is often
referred to as the trade crisis. Despite many benefits and disadvantages of
liberalization as key contemporary features, the current crisis has led to
re-examination of these attitudes affecting the introduction of protectionist
measures and to strengthening of regional ties and numerous alliances. The
question that arises is how trade flows will look like in the future and
whether regional integration will prevail over multilateralism and the
liberalized multilateral trading system. The financial crisis quickly became
an economic crisis that hit all sectors. The first visible effects of the
crisis were reflected in a sharp fall in trade flows that were conditioned by
drop in demand, what led to fall in production and employment. The first
reaction of many countries was to take protectionist measures in order to
protect their national interests. This is again aroused a debate among
proponents of liberalism and protectionism, where the effects of the
emergence of the crisis favoured the latter. Economic decision makers are
faced with the pressing economic problems and they tried to mitigate them (at
least in a short term) turning to regional partners and less to the world
market.
A view of the judgement and interpretation of the international court of justice in the temple of Preah Vihear case
Authors: Novakovic Marko , Vucic Mihajlo
Published: October 2020

On 11th November 2013, the International Court of Justice issued a judgment
regarding the request for Interpretation of the Judgment of 15th June 1962 in
the case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear, a border dispute between the
Kingdoms of Cambodia and Thailand. In this article, the authors have
elaborated both the original judgment and its recent interpretation. They
begin by providing the historical context that led to the dispute before the
Court. The main part of the article is dedicated to the legal analysis of the
judgment and its interpretation. Special attention is given to the Court?s
manner of reasoning and the implications which this manner has for the
substantial settlement of the dispute and the clarification of several
principles of international law that deal with territorial delimitation
between states on natural borders, but also to the wider jurisprudence of the
Court in similar instances.
Kant's early theology, cosmology and cosmogony
Authors: Vukovic Ivan
Published: October 2020

The author of this paper analyses the theological, cosmological and cosmogonical ideas that Kant defended in his first book, The General History of Nature and Theory of Heavens, and claims that they were the result of his attempt to synthetise Leibnitzian theology with Newtonian physics. Furthermore, the author claims that these early ideas are the source of Kant's later conceptions of morality, law and history of human race.
Instant states and interval states
Authors: Jandric Andrej
Published: October 2020

Interval-based time ontology was originally introduced as an attempt to provide consistent analysis of changes such as starting and stopping. In order to preserve our usual language practice, the notion of instant state is not completely abandoned in interval-based ontology, but specified in terms of interval states: instant states are defined as limit values of appropriate interval states, when their duration approaches zero. In addition, state change of certain intensity is introduced as a new interval state. In this paper it is argued that such interval-based ontology is not consistent with the possibility of discontinuous change between two abutting interval states - which is precisely the type of change interval-based ontology was set to explain. One way to retain interval-based ontology is to ascribe instant states to instants under certain mode of representation and not to instants without further qualification. However, the same manoeuvre will free the instant-based time ontology of its conventional character, usually thought to be its main disadvantage.
Die Genetik des Textes als Genetik der dritten Geschlecht χωρα (triton genos) in den Texten von Jacques Derrida
Authors: Milutinovic-Bojanic Sanja , Bojanic Petar
Published: October 2020

(nemacki) Im Aufsatz wird zun?chst die Problematik der Entwicklung des Wortes ???? behandelt, das Plato im Timaios verwendet, um die Welt des Paradigmas und die Welt der Kopien voneinander zu unterscheiden. Daraufhin werden Interpretationen vorgestellt, die nach der Intervention des Aristoteles entstanden sind, der das Wort ???? mit Materie ?bersetzt, und in denen sich ?ber viele Jahrhunderte hinweg der Konflikt zwischen Form und Materie spiegelt. Die L?sungen, die Jacques Derrida zun?chst im Seminar des Jahre 1985-1986 und sp?ter in vielen seiner Ver?ffentlichungen entwickelt hat enthalten eine Deutung des Wortes ???? im Sinne der Dekonstruktion.
The religious meaning of transcendental idealism
Authors: Vukovic Ivan
Published: October 2020

In his doctrine of transcendental idealism, Kant distinguishes things in themselves from appearances, ascribes the ordering of appearances to man and concludes that his knowledge is limited to their order. The second and the third of these hypotheses are epistemological by nature, and are related to each other through a general idea that man can know only what he has himself created. The division of reality, on the other hand, has not only an ontological, but also a religious meaning: while things in themselves are created by God, appearances are a creation of man. To understand this distinction, one should discern the way Kant viewed the relation of man to God. To do this, however, one should investigate the way Kant's critical philosophy has developed from his early writings.
Self annulment of space
Authors: Draskic-Vicanovic Iva
Published: October 2020

This paper is an attempt of appliance Hegel's aesthetic scheme to modern painting. Hegel's analysis of historical development of arts has been based upon principle of, so to say, self annulment of space. From architecture sculpture, painting, to music and poetry, Hegel recognizes principle of self annulment of space as key model of change an progress from material to spiritual. The author of this text has tried to analyze modern painting in the same terms, in Hegel's terms of self annulment of space, putting an emphasis upon what is alive today in Hegel's philosophy of art.
Jelisaveta Brankovic-Arnovljevic - povodom stogodisnjice rodjenja
Authors: Sajkovic Radmila
Published: October 2020

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Induction in Estonia: Over Fifteen Years of Experience – Successes and Struggles
Authors: Eisenschmidt Eve , Poom-Valickis Katrin
Published: October 2020

This article gives a brief historical perspective of how the induction programme for newly qualified teachers was launched in Estonia. The induction programme was the result of a combined effort from universities, schools and policymakers. A pilot study was carried out in the academic year 2002/2003. The following year, a group of educators and researchers from Tallinn and Tartu Universities analysed the results, improved the implementation model, and in 2004 launched the programme with the support of the Ministry of Education and Research throughout Estonia.

In this paper, we introduce the theoretical framework, the roles of different parties to the induction programme, and analyse the implementation process in order to find answers to the following questions: Firstly, what are the developments and challenges in the Estonian induction programme? Secondly, what are the perspectives for the induction programme in the future? The methodological approach reviewed policy documents, research articles and doctoral dissertations on induction from 2004–2019. The analysis showed that close cooperation between parties was required to achieve a successful launch, but it seems that the main responsibility for implementation was left to the universities, who were seen as a party highly interested in the continuity of teacher education. Moreover, the execution and quality of mentoring varies among the schools, which can be a problem for new teachers.

Based on research evidence and the current situation in teacher education, we will endeavour to give a forward-looking view on how to support beginning teachers in Estonia.
The Contribution of Online Gaming and Peer Conformity to Student Bullying Behavior
Authors: Pratiwi Riska , Karneli Yeni
Published: October 2020

This research aims to describe the contribution of online gaming and peer conformity to student bullying behavior at Prof. Modern Boarding School (PMT) Dr. Hamka Padang. This research uses quantitative methods by systematically describing. The population in this study was 122 grade VIII students and 45 students as samples taken with purposive sampling techniques. The instrument used is a questionnaire namely bullying behavior scale, online gaming scale and peer conformity scale. The data in the analysis with regression statistics is simple regression and double regression. The results showed that there was a contribution of online gaming to bullying behavior by approximately 70.5%, there was a peer conformity contribution to bullying behavior of approximately 9.6% and there was a contribution between online gaming and peer conformity together to bullying behavior of approximately 73%.
Assessment And Detection Of Land Cover Changes In The Southern Fringe Of Kolkata Using Remotely Sensed Data
Authors: Majumdar Sushobhan
Published: October 2020

Continual, historical, and precise information about the land use and land cover (LULC) changes of the Earth’s surface is extremely important for any kind of sustainable development program, in which LULC serves as one of the major input criteria. In this study, a supervised classification was applied to five types of Landsat images collected over time (1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2015) that provided recent and historical LULC conditions for the area. Four LULC categories were identified and mapped. Post-classification comparisons of the classified images indicated that the major change consisted of barren land changing into agricultural land. This analysis revealed that substantial growth of built-up areas in the south eastern part of Kolkata over the study period resulted in significant decrease in the area of water bodies, cultivated land, vegetation and wetlands. Urban land transformation has been largely driven by large number of population and high population growth rate with rapid economic and infrastructural development like the extension of metro railway, flyovers and hence huge real estate development.
Evidence-based recommendations to assist adults with depression to become lifelong movers
Authors: Fortier Michelle , McFadden Taylor , Faulkner Guy
Published: October 2020

Executive Summary

Depression is the most common and prevalent mental disorder today, affecting an estimated 1 in 4 Canadians at some point in their lifetime. Physical activity is recommended as a primary treatment for mild to moderate depression and a secondary treatment for moderate to severe depression. Despite this, specific guidelines are still lacking on how to best promote physical activity in this population. Accordingly, this policy brief provides evidence-based recommendations for primary care providers and allied health professionals to promote lifelong physical activity in individuals with depression. Recommendations include asking for permission to discuss physical activity with the individual; framing physical activity as something that they have control over in order to feel better; clarifying that incorporating even a few more minutes of weekly physical activity is better than nothing and that mild forms are enough to achieve mental health benefits; and providing choices of activities to try and accompanying them on their first few sessions. Moreover, this article highlights the importance of promoting physical activity enjoyment for this population, which can be done by guiding the individual to slowly build up the frequency, duration and intensity of activity; encouraging them to be selfcompassionate toward physical activity; suggesting they engage in outdoor activity, listen to music, and/or participate with a buddy or group; and incorporate self-monitoring or journalling to solidify the link between physical activity and improved mood. Practitioners are encouraged to use these evidence-informed recommendations—especially maximizing choices, enhancing physical activity enjoyment and emphasizing personal preferences—to help individuals with depression move, recover and flourish. These recommendations may also be used to tailor future interventions and inform policy guidelines to reduce depression rates in Canada.
Special Issue Editorial: The General Election in New Zealand in 2020
Authors: Lamm Felicity , Rasmussen Erling , Walker Bernard
Published: October 2020

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Važnost provjere sterilnosti hranjivih podloga za identifikaciju mikroorganizama prije upotrebe u mikrobiološkom laboratoriju
Authors: Hrvačić Adis
Published: October 2020

Mikrobiološka kontaminacija hranjivih podloga koje se upotrebljavaju za uzgajanje mikroorganizama prilično je česta u mikrobiološkim laboratorijima. Tijekom pripreme hranjivih podloga za uzgoj i izolaciju čistih bakterijskih kultura vjerojatnost kontaminacije velika je ili zbog neadekvatne sterilizacije, nepravilnog rukovanja ili neadekvatne kontrole uvjeta pohrane i provjere roka trajanja. Pripremljene ploče ne smiju se odmah upotrebljavati ili čuvati na niskoj temperaturi dok se ne testiraju na sterilnost. Provjera sterilnosti vrlo je važan segment prije upotrebe ploča za mikrobiološke postupke i procedure i jedan od glavnih faktora koji utječe na validnost rezultata ispitivanja u mikrobiološkom laboratoriju.

Cilj je rada uspostaviti kriterije odbacivanja kontaminiranih ploča. Pripremljena su tri seta ploča hranjivih podloga koji su tijekom 18 do 24 sata inkubirani na sobnoj temperaturi za provjeru sterilnosti. Procjena kontaminacije: porast kolonije na površini ili ispod nje. Inkubacija ploča produžena je za još jedan dan za razvoj kontaminacije na pločama na kojima nije bilo porasta kolonija prvog dana.

Rezultati su otkrili da su u dvije skupine pronađene dvije vrste kontaminacije. Prvi set ploča ima kolonije na površini i kontaminacija nije pronađena drugog dana na nekontaminiranim pločama, što ukazuje na to da bi se kontaminacija mogla dogoditi tijekom postupaka nepravilnog rukovanja pločama. Druga skupina ima kolonije ispod površine i zagađenje se drugog dana razvijalo i u nekontaminiranim pločama zbog nepravilne sterilizacije staklenog posuđa ili nepravilne sterilizacije hranjivih medija.

Uviđajući važnost provjere sterilnosti prije upotrebe hranjivih podloga za kultiviranje mikroorganizama od interesa, preporučeno je da se ploče kojima je potvrđena sterilnost mogu upotrebljavati za daljnje mikrobiološke procedure, dok je za sve ostale setove kontaminiranih ploča potrebno uspostaviti kriteriji odbacivanja bez obzira na to koja je vrsta kontaminacije pronađena i kako je nastala.
Primjena modela SERVQUAL u mjerenju kvalitete usluga u Thalasso wellness centru Opatija
Authors: Marković Suzana , Škifić Luka , Racz Aleksandar
Published: October 2020

Zdravstveni turizam kompleksan je turistički proizvod koji obuhvaća velik broj specijaliziranih sadržaja i uslu­ga na putovanjima motiviranim potrebom za unapređe­njem zdravlja i poboljšanjem kvalitete života. Wellness­turizam kao njegova sastavnica, a posebice medicinski wellness, organizirano je provođenje zdravstveno-pre­ventivnih i kurativnih programa u svrhu prevencije bolesti te očuvanja i unaprjeđenja zdravlja, čije usluge utječu na raznolikost ukupnoga turističkog proizvoda, a time i na bolju prepoznatljivost turističke destinacije na sve zahtjevnijem tržištu.

Cilj ovog rada bio je istražiti očekivanja i percepcija korisnika usluga primjenom modificiranoga modela SERVQUAL.
Istraživanje je provedeno u Thalasso Wellness Centru Opatija na slučajnom uzorku od 87 ispitanika, a priku­pljeni podaci analizirani su primjenom metoda deskrip-Rezultati istraživanja potvrdili su empirijsku pretpo­stavku o adekvatnosti primjene modela SERVQUAL za mjerenje kvalitete usluga wellnessa, jer je dobiven ja­san prikaz ukupne kvalitete usluga wellnessa.

Rezultati su nedvosmisleno ukazali na postojanje jaza između percepcija i očekivanja korisnika. S obzirom na to da su najviše prosječne ocjene za percepciju dobi­le dimenzije opipljivost i pouzdanost kvalitete usluga wellnessa, a najniže osjećajnost ili empatija, u tim je di­menzijama i utvrđen i najveći jaz. Rezultati empirijskoga istraživanja mogu poslužiti me­nadžmentu ustanove kao poticaj za opravdanost kon­tinuiranoga provođenja istraživanja kvalitete usluga wellnessa, zadovoljstva korisnika usluga wellnessa i radnoga zadovoljstva osoblja wellness-centra primje­nom i drugih metoda i modela.
Zadovoljstvo klijenata pruženom uslugom ljekarnika u vrijeme epidemije bolesti COVID-19
Authors: Rašan Dora , Marković Suzana , Dorčić Jelena , Rašan Lovro
Published: October 2020

Uvod: Pojavom epidemije bolesti COVID-19 ljekarne su se susrele s dosad nezabilježenom potražnjom za dezinficijensima, antisepticima te zaštitnim maskama. Ljudi su u većoj mjeri počeli odlaziti u ljekarne, koje su se morale od početka epidemije strogo pridržavati mjera sigurnosti. Uloga ljekarnika u navedenim okolnostima postala je još važnija.
Cilj i metode: Cilj ovog rada bio je istražiti i analizirati stavove klijenata ljekarni o kvaliteti usluge, analizirati njihovo sveukupno zadovoljstvo te ispitati razinu straha od bolesti COVID-19. U tu svrhu na temelju relevantne znanstvene literature kreiran je upitnik koji je distribuiran putem interneta. U mjerenju kvalitete usluge ljekarnika primijenjen je modificirani mjerni instrument SERVQUAL. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 203 klijenata ljekarni.
Rezultati: Rezultatima provedenoga empirijskog istraživanja utvrđeno je da ispitanici posjeduju visoka očekivanja o kvaliteti usluga ljekarnika (3,93). Ukupna percepcija ispitanika pružene usluge ljekarnika iznosi 3,54, što ukazuje na činjenicu da je prisutan negativan SERVQUAL jaz između percepcije i očekivanja ispitanika (–0,39). Negativan jaz bio je najveći pri ocjeni varijable „Ljekarnik bi me trebao uputiti što učiniti ako propustim dozu lijeka”(–1,60), a najveći pozitivan jaz pri vrednovanju varijable „Ljekarnik je riješio sve zdravstvene probleme koje sam očekivao” (+0,82). Ispitanici su bili zadovoljni ukupnom pruženom uslugom ljekarnika (4,53) te su prilikom posjeta ljekarni osjećali srednju razinu straha od bolesti COVID-19 (3,03).
Zaključak: Istraživanje zadovoljstva klijenata pruženom uslugom ljekarnika od krucijalnog je značaja za poboljšanja i unaprjeđenja postojeće kvalitete usluge ljekarnika. Istraživanje je pokazalo da je SERVQUAL prikladan mjerni instrument za mjerenje razlike u očekivanjima i percepciji klijenata o kvaliteti usluga ljekarnika.
Karakteristike jakosti kuka, gležnja i trupa kod osoba s patelofemoralnom boli
Authors: Manojlović Denisa , Šarabon Nejc
Published: October 2020

Uvod: Patelofemoralna bol (PFB) jedna je od najučestalijih boli u području koljena. Smanjena jakost okolnih mišićnih skupina može prouzrokovati lokalne biomehaničke promjene, koje posljedično pridonose razvoju PFB-a. Cilj je našeg rada identificirati, usporediti i procijeniti značajke maksimalne izometričke kontrakcije (MVIC) mišića kuka, trupa i gležnja kod žena i muškaraca s PFB-om.

Metode: Izveden je sustavni pregled literature te je za daljnju analizu izabrano devet istraživanja koja su odgovarala unaprijed postavljenim kriterijima.

Rezultati: Znatno veći broj istraživanja proučava MVIC mišića kuka u žena s PFB-om nego u muškaraca s istom patologijom. Kod žena su istraživanja složna te izvještavaju o smanjenoj jakosti abduktora, aduktora i ekstenzora kuka, dok su u slučaju dvaju istraživanja koja su proučavala MVIC laterofleksora trupa rezultati oprečni. Našim pretraživanjem nisu nađena istraživanja koje proučavaju utjecaj MVIC-a gležnja kod PFB-a.

Zaključak: U oba se spola područje kuka pokazalo potkrijepljeno znanstvenim istraživanjima te su rezultati MVIC-a kod PFB-a na tom području homogeni. Sustavnim pregledom trenutačno dostupne literature utvrđena je djelomična zastupljenost MVIC-a područja trupa kod osoba s PFB-om. Također, vidljiv je nedostatak znanstvenih istraživanja MVIC-a područja gležnja i stopala kako kod žena tako i kod muškaraca s PFB-om.
Post-thrombotic syndrome in children: current state of affairs
Authors: Zhukov M. Yu. , Mitrakov N. N. , Zharkov P. A.
Published: October 2020

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is one of the most significant complications that develops in patients after deep vein thrombosis. Patients with PTS have persistent and often worsening chronic venous insufficiency which can lead to permanent impairment of the affected organ, tissue or limb. Despite their importance, the issues of diagnosis and prevention of PTS in children are understudied in Russia. This paper is based on the analysis of recently published data and presents the current state of affairs regarding PTS in pediatrics.
Current trends in blood coagulation studies
Authors: Shibeko A. M. , Balandina A. N. , Podoplelova N. A. , Panteleev M. A.
Published: October 2020

Blood coagulation occurs in flow or stasis conditions, it involves components of cell hemostasis and enzymatic cascades of reactions; it serves to stop bleeding yet it can lead to life-threatening blood thrombi. Despite the fact that a complete list of coagulation proteins was well known for decades, in recent years numerous facts has accumulated about its structure and regulation. All that has led to the creation of new methods for diagnosing of blood coagulation disorders and methods for their correction. Congenital and acquired coagulation disorders are still an acute clinical problem. This review shows modern ideas about the structure and functioning of the blood coagulation system in various conditions.
Psychological rehabilitation in pediatric oncology
Authors: Gribkova I. V. , Stepanova V. N. , Zavyalov A. A.
Published: October 2020

An oncological disease affects all aspects of the life of a sick child and leaves its mark on its further development, including causing serious changes in the emotional, cognitive, personal and behavioral areas. This leads to a decrease in the quality of life, difficulties of social adaptation. Therefore, such children need psychological help. The article provides an overview of modern research on psychological rehabilitation methods. The following methods are described: sports, artistic activities, the study of foreign languages, laughter therapy, etc. Attention is paid to what methods are most effective for violations in a particular psychological field.
Possibilities, difficulties and prospects for using telemedicine technologies in the field of pediatric oncohematology
Authors: Ivanova A. A. , Zavaleva E. V. , Pavluk A. V. , Novichkova G. A.
Published: October 2020

Telemedicine is an integral health service in conditions when distance is a critical factor for both the delivery of medical care and the physicians’ trainings. Nowadays due to significant location remoteness, a pronounced personnel shortage as well as the necessity to make complex diagnostic and therapeutic decisions that often require a multidisciplinary communication, telemedicine allows to promote the quick delivery of quality medical services. Telemedicine today is a tool that may be considered to optimize the logistics of medical care and to reduce the financial costs of clinics. The article presents a brief report on the Center’s activities in the field of “telemedicine” and identifies the main difficulties and prospects for this work.
Transfusion-dependent phenotype of thalassemia in case of combined carriage of globin genes abnormalities: a-globin gene triplikation and b-thalassemia
Authors: Cherniak E. A. , Lokhmatova M. E. , Mann S. G. , Karamjan N. A.
Published: October 2020

Thalassemia is a group of hereditary hemolytic anemias, caused by a quantitative violation of the globin chains synthesis. In adults, the main hemoglobin (HbA) consists of two a- and two b-chains. Normally, regulatory mechanisms maintain a balance between a- and non-a-globin chains in a 1:1 ratio. Mutations in the b-globin gene, leading to a quantitative disruption of the synthesis of b-globin chains, lead to the development of b-thalassemia. In such patients, the presence of concomitant breakdowns of a-globin genes can determine the variability of the clinical symptoms, both mitigating or increasing the severity of the manifestations of beta-thalassemia. The article describes two clinical cases of transfusion-dependent thalassemia with a rare genotype: aaaanti-3.7/aa and b-thalassemia. Parents gave their consent to use information about the child, including fotos, in the article.
Cases of transient abnormal myelopoiesis
Authors: Кlimentova M. A. , Chikvina I. I. , Khachatryan L. A.
Published: October 2020

Transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM) is a unique hematological syndrome specific for neonates with Down syndrome. Clinical and hematological manifestations of ТАМ are similar manifestations of acute leukemia, but they may resolve spontaneously by few weeks/months after birth. Summation trisomy 21 and GATA1 mutation in blast clone is a required element for development TAM. Presentation of this syndrome occurs in the first days of life; clinical manifestations may be absent (“silent” TAM) or even lead to death of fetus and neonate. The main interest in the study of this issue is the fact that after spontaneous regression there in 20% of cases at the age of 3–4 years developing acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia (AMKL). The basic transformation factors TAM to AMKL are unknown. In this article we represent 6 cases of TAM identified in Dmitry Rogachev National Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology from 2012 to 2019. Parents of these patients gave their agreement to use personal data in research and publications.
Urban Space, Singularity and Networks in Laura Del-Rivo’s The Furnished Room (1961)
Authors: Tredell Nicolas
Published: October 2020

This essay explores the representation of interior and exterior urban space in Laura Del-Rivo’s novel The Furnished Room (1961) through the lenses of singularity and networking, which are proposed as preferable alternatives to notions such as individuality and community, especially in the analysis of city life and literature. The essay examines portrayals of four kinds of urban space in the novel – the furnished room, the office, the café and the street – which seem to offer escapes from the perceived constrictions of the family home, the suburb and the Church. It analyses the novel’s sensory evocations of such urban spaces, especially through smell and sight. The essay also considers how the narrative conveys the enticements of the abstract and impersonal network of money. It relates these elements to its young male protagonist, an existentialist (anti-)hero who suffers from a recurrent sense of unreality and who seeks a more sustained version of the greater intensity glimpsed in epiphanies, privileged moments in which the world seems temporarily transfigured into a visionary space. The essay suggests that the novel respects but questions his quest by dramatizing his wrong choices and by ending with a view of urban space given over to women and children.
A New Approach to Modelling and Testing the Fatigue Strength of Helicopter Rotor Blades during Repair Process
Authors: Sałaciński Michał , Kowalski Rafał , Szmidt Michał , Augustyn Sławomir
Published: October 2020

The fatigue test was carried out on an element of a rotor blade removed from the Mi-2 helicopter. The purpose of the test was to check the fatigue strength of the repaired rotor blade. Metal composite rotor blades have a metal spar in the form of a box and the trailing sections in the form of metallic honeycomb sandwich panels. The trailing sections are bonded to the spar. The repair had been carried out at the point where the trailing section became debonded from the spar at the Air Force Institute of Technology in Warsaw using a methodology developed for carrying out repairs of rotor blades’ damage. All types of the Mi family helicopters are equipped with metal composite rotors blades. Depending on MTOW (Maximum Take-Off Weight) and destination of helicopters, blades differ in dimensions, but their design solutions are practically the same. For this reason, the developed repair methodology can be used for all characteristic rotor blades structures for Mi helicopters. The fatigue test was performed at the Łukasiewicz - Institute of Aviation in Warsaw, using a hydraulically driven fatigue machine. The fatigue test was carried out by performing over 1.1 million load cycles. In repair places, upon completion of fatigue testing, no damage was found.
On the People’s Bank of China’s Financial Strength and Policy Outcomes
Authors: Sun Lixin
Published: October 2020

This paper measures the financial strength of the People’s Bank of China from the perspective of balance sheets, and then examine empirically whether its financial strength influences its policy commitments given its financial conditions. The econometric results suggest that, first, the financial strength of the People’s Bank of China does affect its policy performance, although the effects are weak and overall results lack robustness with respect to the econometric technique and the choice of alternative measures of financial strength. Second, alternative financial strength indicator plays different role in helping the People’s Bank of China achieve its alternative policy objectives. Therefore, maintaining benign financial conditions and a resilient balance sheet are necessary pre-conditions for the People’s Bank of China to achieve desirable policy outcomes. Third, the People’s Bank of China’s current standalone finance is healthy under our stressing tests, despite certain concerns attained.