bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Patient with Cryoglobulinemic Membranoproliferative GN (MPGN) Who Survived COVID-19 Disease: Case Presentation and Current Data of COVID-19 Infection in Dialysis and Transplanted Patients in Greece
Authors: Marinaki Smaragdi , Tsiakas Stathis , Skalioti Chrysanthi , Lourida Panayiota , Argyraki Aikaterini , Grigorakos Konstantinos , Boletis Ioannis
Published: July 2020

The evolving pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 has posed a substantial health risk worldwide. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the clinical course and the therapeutic management of patients with chronic kidney disease and COVID-19 infection. To date, most evidence has come from renal transplantation, with about 45 patients reported thus far, and the current data from the ERA-EDTA (ERACODA) registry for transplanted patients and patients on Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT); as for those with glomerular diseases, data are lacking. Herein, we report the case of a 62-year-old patient with severe membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis who had been receiving a high burden of immunosuppression until four months before the COVID-19 infection. He developed severe disease with acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. After treatment with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, despite his low chances, he gradually recovered and survived. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the few reported patients with glomerulonephritis who had COVID-19 Besides our single case with glomerulonephritis early during the disease outbreak, the very low prevalence of COVID-19 infection in the country’s transplant recipients (0.038%) and dialysis patients (0.24%) reflects the impact of the rapid implementation of social distancing rules as well as of preventive measures for disease control in the hospitals and dialysis units in our country.
A Novel Multiplex qRT-PCR Assay to Detect SARS-CoV-2 Infection: High Sensitivity and Increased Testing Capacity
Authors: Petrillo Sara , Carrà Giovanna , Bottino Paolo , Zanotto Elisa , De Santis Maria Chiara , Margaria Jean Piero , Giorgio Alessandro , Mandili Giorgia , Martini Miriam , Cavallo Rossana , Barberio Davide , Altruda Fiorella
Published: July 2020

Rapid and sensitive screening of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is essential to limit the spread of the global pandemic we are facing. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is currently used for the clinical diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection using nasopharyngeal swabs, tracheal aspirates, or bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples. Despite the high sensitivity of the qRT-PCR method, false negative outcomes might occur, especially in patients with a low viral load. Here, we developed a multiplex qRT-PCR methodology for the simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2 genome (N gene) and of the human RNAse P gene as internal control. We found that multiplex qRT-PCR was effective in detecting SARS-Cov-2 infection in human specimens with 100% sensitivity. Notably, patients with few copies of SARS-CoV-2 RNA (<5 copies/reaction) were successfully detected by the novel multiplex qRT-PCR method. Finally, we assessed the efficacy of multiplex qRT-PCR on human nasopharyngeal swabs without RNA extraction. Collectively, our results provide evidence of a novel and reliable tool for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in human specimens, which allows the testing capacity to be expanded and the RNA extraction step to be bypassed.
A Weakened Immune Response to Synthetic Exo-Peptides Predicts a Potential Biosecurity Risk in the Retrieval of Exo-Microorganisms
Authors: Schaefer Katja , Dambuza Ivy M. , Dall’Angelo Sergio , Yuecel Raif , Jaspars Marcel , Trembleau Laurent , Zanda Matteo , Brown Gordon D. , Netea Mihai G. , Gow Neil A. R.
Published: July 2020

The discovery of liquid water at several locations in the solar system raises the possibility that microbial life may have evolved outside Earth and as such could be accidently introduced into the Earth’s ecosystem. Unusual sugars or amino acids, like non-proteinogenic isovaline and α-aminoisobutyric acid that are vanishingly rare or absent from life forms on Earth, have been found in high abundance on non-terrestrial carbonaceous meteorites. It is therefore conceivable that exo-microorganisms might contain proteins that include these rare amino acids. We therefore asked whether the mammalian immune system would be able to recognize and induce appropriate immune responses to putative proteinaceous antigens that include these rare amino acids. To address this, we synthesised peptide antigens based on a backbone of ovalbumin and introduced isovaline and α-aminoisobutyric acid residues and demonstrated that these peptides can promote naïve OT-I cell activation and proliferation, but did so less efficiently than the canonical peptides. This is relevant to the biosecurity of missions that may retrieve samples from exoplanets and moons that have conditions that may be permissive for life, suggesting that accidental contamination and exposure to exo-microorganisms with such distinct proteomes might pose an immunological challenge.
In vitro Edwardsiella piscicida CK108 Transcriptome Profiles with Subinhibitory Concentrations of Phenol and Formalin Reveal New Insights into Bacterial Pathogenesis Mechanisms
Authors: Yoon Ju Bin , Hwang Sungmin , Baek Se-Won , Lee Seungki , Bang Woo Young , Moon Ki Hwan
Published: July 2020

Phenol and formalin are major water pollutants that are frequently discharged into the aquatic milieu. These chemicals can affect broad domains of life, including microorganisms. Aquatic pollutants, unlike terrestrial pollutants, are easily diluted in water environments and exist at a sub-inhibitory concentration (sub-IC), thus not directly inhibiting bacterial growth. However, they can modulate gene expression profiles. The sub-IC values of phenol and formalin were measured by minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay to be 0.146% (1.3 mM) and 0.0039% (0.38 mM), respectively, in Edwardsiella piscicida CK108, a Gram-negative fish pathogen. We investigated the differentially expressed genes (DEG) by RNA-seq when the cells were exposed to the sub-ICs of phenol and formalin. DEG analyses revealed that genes involved in major virulence factors (type I fimbriae, flagella, type III and type VI secretion system) and various cellular pathways (energy production, amino acid synthesis, carbohydrate metabolism and two-component regulatory systems) were up- or downregulated by both chemicals. The genome-wide gene expression data corresponded to the results of a quantitative reverse complementary-PCR and motility assay. This study not only provides insight into how a representative fish pathogen, E. piscicida CK108, responds to the sub-ICs of phenol and formalin but also shows the importance of controlling chemical pollutants in aquatic environments.
An Analysis of the Factors Influencing Public Attitudes toward Implementing Basic Income (BI) from an Individual Perspective: A Case Study of Hokuriku Region, Japan
Authors: Yang Jiaqi , Mohan Geetha , Fukushi Kensuke
Published: July 2020

With increasing interest in basic income (BI) in recent years around the world, a precise understanding of public attitudes toward this policy can provide valuable evidence for discussions on its feasibility among scholars and policymakers. This study quantitatively investigates what factors influence public attitudes toward implementing BI, taking the Hokuriku region of Japan as an example. The hypothesis and variables were designed based on the theories of retrenchment and social innovation, and a detailed consideration of the theoretical impacts of BI on human society, and of the social, economic and cultural characteristics of Japan. A questionnaire containing a BI proposal for Japan was developed, then a survey was conducted of 1028 local residents in the Hokuriku region. The logistic regression model was employed for the empirical analysis. The results showed that age, individual income level, family structure and interest in participating in non-market activities tend to influence respondents’ attitudes toward BI, due to concerns about the gains and losses from a trade-off selection between BI and the existing policies that it would replace. From the perspective of individual value, it was also found that the perception of the future vision of a society reshaped by BI also significantly influences public attitudes toward the policy. This research emphasized that the retrenchment of the existing policies accompanied by the implementation of BI lead potential beneficiaries of the current welfare system to weigh the change to their benefits, which consequently forms their attitudes toward BI.
Substantiation for vitamin D supplementation in the elderly
Authors: Mamylina Natalya
Published: July 2020

Role of vitamin D in the formation of pathogenic changes related to factors of innate immunity and cytokine status has been studied in 105 non-working women aged 61.0±1.25 years. Prior to the study, the quality of life has been determined using the SF-36 questionnaire, as well as decrease in total vitamin D content, violation of functional and metabolic status of peripheral blood neutrophil granulocytes, imbalance in subpopulation of lymphocytes, and production of Th1/Th2 cytokines have been revealed. Presence of direct correlation between the qualitative composition and oxygen-dependent metabolism of peripheral blood neutrophil granulocytes, vitamin D content, and cytokine balance has been proved. Vitamin D supplementation in a daily dose of 1000 reduced the severity of immune disorders in the patients, which confirms the need for vitamin D supplementation in the elderly with a vitamin D deficiency confirmed by laboratory tests.
Phototherapy is a pathogenetic method in the treatment of acute sinusitis
Authors: Korkmazov Arsen
Published: July 2020

Currently, physical treatment methods, in particular use of photochromotherapy in the treatment of sinusitis, are of interest. Is to investigate the local effect of light in the visible range (450 nm) on the factors of local infection protection of the nasal mucosa. The study involved 50 patients with a diagnosis of acute rhinosinusitis at the age of 27.23±3.29 years. Exposure of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity was carried out in accordance with the parameters: 450 nm wavelength (monochromatic non-polarized blue light), during 5 minutes for each nostril. Sessions of photochromotherapy were carried out according to the "Sanitary norms and rules for the design and operation of lasers" No. 5804-91. Inclusion of photochromotherapy in the complex of therapeutic measures for patients with acute rhinosinusitis helps to reduce the total number of neutrophils in nasal secretion, normalize their lysosomal activity, NBT-reducing activity, activity and intensity of phagocytosis. Restoration of local immunity factors in nasal mucosa, expressed in normalizing the functional and metabolic status of neutrophil granulocytes of the nasal secretion, can serve as one of the criteria for the effectiveness of treatment using photochromotherapy
Information security in practical medicine: System Administrator Opinion
Authors: Krylov A.
Published: July 2020

The article describes the basic approaches to ensuring information security that a physician needs to know.
The antitoxic and protective effects of Curcuma longa and it`s active agent, Curcumin: оverview
Authors: Khisamova A. , Gizinger O.
Published: July 2020

In the modern world, where a person is exposed to daily stress, increased physical exertion, the toxic effect of various substances, including drugs. The task of modern science is to find antioxidants for the body. These can be additives obtained both synthetically and the active substances that we get daily from food. Such a striking example is turmeric, obtained from the plant Curcuma longa. Recently, it has been known that curcumin has an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer effect and, thanks to these effects, plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of various diseases, in particular, from cancer to autoimmune, neurological, cardiovascular and diabetic diseases. In addition, much attention is paid to increasing the biological activity and physiological effects of curcumin on the body through the synthesis of curcumin analogues. This review discusses the chemical and physical characteristics, analogues, metabolites, the mechanisms of its physiological activity and the effect of curcumin on the body.
La Vie de Denys l’Aréopagite par Michel le Syncelle : la Palestine et les carolingiens
Authors: Auzépy Marie-France
Published: July 2020

Das Leben oder die Lobrede auf Dionysius, verfasst von Michael Synkellos (BHG

556) in einer äußerst gelehrten Sprache, ist ein Denkmal der Rhetorik. Eine gründliche Analyse des Inhalts dieses Textes offenbart seine ganze Subtilität und gewährt so Aufschluss über die Absichten des Autors. Mehrere andere Quellen erlauben es uns auch, die BiografieMichaels (761-846) zu rekonstruieren, der den ersten Teil seiner Karriere in Palästina verbrachte, wo er kurz vor seiner Abreise nach Konstantinopel, um 811-815, Synkellos von Jerusalem wurde. Es zeigt sich, dass der Zeitraum, der gemeinhin für die Abfassung dieses Textes angenommen wird, zwischen 821 und 833, auf keiner soliden Grundlage beruht ; die Lobrede

wurde sehr wahrscheinlich verfasst, als Michael sich in Jerusalem aufhielt. In den Jahren 807-810 herrschte Unruhe in den Kirchen von Jerusalem, ausgelöst durch die Kontroverse um das Filioque zwischen den fränkischen Mönchen des Ölbergklosters und dem griechischen Klerus ; der Streit hatte Auswirkungen bis nach Rom und an den Hof Karls des Großen. In diesem Zusammenhang trug Michael wahrscheinlich an Anastasis die Lobrede vor, in der Dionysius seine apostolische Legitimierung aus Jerusalem bezieht : Es ging darum, Karl dem Großen einen echten Kompromiss zwischen der östlichen und der westlichen Dionysius-Tradition anzubieten.
La fabrique du Cartulaire blanc
Authors: Guyotjeannin Olivier
Published: July 2020

Hinter dem Erscheinungsbild großerHomogenität verbirgt das Cartulaire blanc

der Abtei Saint-Denis (Arch. nat., LL 1157-1158), das heute 2.616 Urkunden enthält, mit einem gewissen Talent die Risiken einer Kompilation, die sich über ein halbes Jahrhundert, von den Jahren 1250 bis 1300, erstreckte. Die Analyse der Hände, der kodikologischen Struktur und des Inhalts zeigt, dass ein erster Kompilator (Hand A) ein kohärentesWerk lieferte, das für die Zukunft in seiner Auswahl bestimmend war, entscheidend in dem, was er von der Ordnung des Archivs beibe hielt : Kapitel zu Saint-Denis und abhängigen Institutionen, Ämter und Domänen, deren Reihenfolge ihrer jeweiligen Entfernung entspricht. Dafür hat er mehr als dieHälfte derUrkunden, die heute im Cartulaire blanc überliefert sind, abgeschrieben. Zwei Jahrzehnte später wurde die Arbeit wieder aufgenommen, und zwar von drei Kompilatoren, die bis zum Jahr 1300 aufeinander folgten und zeitweise von Mitarbeitern unterstützt wurden. Der Umfang des Cartulaire blanc wie auch seine Verbindung mit den Chartularen für einzelne Klosterämter und Domänen ergeben nur dann einen Sinn, wenn man den Befund mit der Produktion anderer Pariser Institutionen wie dem Domkapitel oder der Abtei Sainte-Geneviève vergleicht, die zur selben Zeit gegen die Übergriffe der königlichen Beamten aktiv wurden.
Un registre contre la crise : le « Livre vert » de Saint-Denis (1411)
Authors: Bove Boris
Published: July 2020

Le «Livre vert » est un monument au coeur du dispositif documentaire de Saint-Denis au début du XVe siècle, mais sa place dans la typologie documentaire n’est pas facile à cerner, même s’il appartient assurément au genre des écrits de gestion. Il s’agit d’une tentative ambitieuse de synthèse des revenus et des charges du monastère, lancée par le jeune abbé Philippe de Villette à sa nomination en 1398, et mise par écrit entre 1411 et 1415 ; il s’accompagne de la rédaction d’un énorme Livre des

fiefs, d’un Livre des droits de l’abbaye et d’un mémoire sur l’organisation des offices claustraux. Il s’agit alors de remettre de l’ordre dans le temporel de l’abbaye après la crise du milieu du XIVe siècle, et de profiter des fruits de la petite reprise économique de la fin du siècle. Mais cette entreprise a aussi une portée morale et disciplinaire, puisqu’elle vise à mettre au net le partage des richesses entre les officiers monastiques, et parfois à les faire rentrer dans le rang. Pour ce faire, des enquêteurs ont collationné les données, en se limitant aux domaines de l’Île-de-France, plus accessibles, et au coeur du patrimoine dionysien. La difficulté de la tâche et la guerre civile ont cependant infléchi l’entreprise de synthèse vers un archivage brut de pièces de gestions domaniales. Ce monument n’en est pas moins le chaînon manquant entre les cartulaires du XIIIe et les inventaires de la fin du XVe siècle.
La gestion domaniale à Saint-Germain-des-Prés : le cas d’un conflit de censive au XVIe siècle
Authors: Weiss Valentine
Published: July 2020

The abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés was a major Paris landowner on the left bank of the Seine before 1500. The management of its lands has many distinctive features, but the chaotic state of its archives makes this monastery particularly difficult to study, almost as difficult as Saint-Magloire. A reform introduced in 1513 drastically modified the way in which the abbey’s books were kept. Before, they were arranged by offices, and the receiver was chosen from among the abbey officials. Afterwards, the monks employed bourgeois receivers, who paid special attention to the books they kept, as can be seen in the volumes’ bindings, and in the illuminations and decorated initials they contained. One exceptional document from this period is a census map of 1548, the earliest known such map in Paris. It provides a perspective on the abbey’s estate management that is both figurative and judicial, since it was prepared after a dispute over rights of lordship, and sparked a long trial. It was created during the controversial abbatiate of François de Tournon, at a time when

fiscal accounts are mysteriously missing, a gap that the inventories of the abbey’s muniments do not explain. The map was created by a surveyor and by Guillaume Rondel, a master glassmaker turned painter, whose career is well known but whose involvement in mapmaking has been hitherto unknown.
L’Historia regum Britannie dans la Chronique dite de Baudouin d’Avesnes, ou l’art de la compilation médiévale
Authors: Montorsi Francesco
Published: July 2020

An abridged adaptation of Geoffroy of Monmouth’s Historia regum Britannie,

overlooked by previous scholarship, is included in the so-called Chronicle of Baldwin of Avesnes, a universal chronicle written between 1278 and 1281. Baldwin’s adaptation strategy and historiographical methods led him to incorporate the Historia in the form of multiple interpolations rather than en bloc. A detailed study of his interpolations shows how he was able to weave theMatter of Britain into his world history and his efforts to reconcile divergent sources. Another frequent and hitherto unnoticed source of the Chronicle is the Historia romana of Landolfus Sagax.
Comptabilités schizophrènes et agent double. Une lutte de pouvoir entre gouvernant et gouvernés en Hainaut au XVe siècle
Authors: Van Eeeckenrode Marie
Published: July 2020

In 1448, the Estates of Hainaut, a rather modest representative assembly, obtained important financial privileges from the Duke of Burgundy, including the right to manage the aids and to appoint the receiver : an uncommon concession and a rather severe attack on the prerogatives of princely officials. This resulted in the production of unusual financial recordsby the receiver, who answered to two different authorities, the prince and the representative assembly. From 1448, the receiver of aids for Hainaut submitted two different series of accounts to those authorities, each reflecting a specific aspect of the management of the same fund. This convoluted accounting method is not just a curiosity : it also sheds light on power relations between the prince and his subjects in late-mediaeval Hainaut.
Vulnerability Of The Garut District Region In Tarogong Kalam, Tarogong Kidul, Garut Kota, And Karang Pawitan Sub-District Based On Microtremor Measurement
Authors: Yuliatmoko Rahmat Setyo
Published: July 2020

The Tasikmalaya M 7.3 earthquake on September 2, 2009 had an impact on Garut, damaged infrastructure and claimed many lives. From the search results there were five areas that were severely damaged by tectonic earthquake shocks, which included Pemeungpeuk, Cisompet, Cikelet, Peundeuy and Banjarwangi Subdistricts, so that earthquake mitigation measures were needed. One of the mitigations that can research how the impact is if the potential for earthquake disasters occur below the southern surface of Java. The final objective of this research is to map disaster-prone zones in Tarogong Kaler, Tarogong Kidul, Garut City, and Karang Pawitan, Garut Subdistrict, based on dominant frequency values, Vs30, seismic vulnerability indexes, and GSS (Ground Shear Strains) so that they can know the land movement that is. Retrieval of data in this study by measuring geophysicaly methods in the field. Processing data using HVSR (Horizontal to Vertical Spectra Ratio) method, then mapped with ArcGis to interpret the zoning of the study area. Based on the research, we known that the dominant frequency distribution value is between 1-5.2 Hz. The seismic vulnerability index values calculated the study area are between 3 – 45, GSS values in the study area between 3 ×10-4 - 42×10-4. By looking at the spatial distribution of the values of f0, Kg and GSS the areas of Karangmulya, Jatiasih, Sidanggalih and Godog villages are types of young volcanic sediments classified as soft soils that are easily to wave amplification and earthquake vibrations, so that they are easily damaged during large earthquakes. in this region qualify as earthquake resistant buildings to minimize damage and losses, while Sukabakti, Kersamenak, Sukajaya, and Mekargalih villages in the west with the geological conditions of the surrounding area which is hard land so that it will be safer when an earthquake occurs.
МІЖПОПУЛЯЦІЙНА МІНЛИВІСТЬ ЗАБАРВЛЕННЯ ЧЕРЕПАШКИ РАВЛИКА ВЕЛИКОГО ЗВИЧАЙНОГО HELIX ALBESCENS ROSSMÄSSLER, 1839 (PULMONATA, HELICADAE) У ПІВНІЧНОЗАХІДНОМУ ПРИАЗОВ’Ї
Authors: Генсицький М. В. , Кошелев О. І.
Published: July 2020

The variability of any organism is highly dependent on environmental conditions. Morphological parameters of living organisms are determined by the genetic constitution of the animal, as well as formed under the influence of the environment, where climatic factors play an important role. Thus, the shell features of land-based mollusks are reliable indicators of the environmental conditions in which animals develop. Malacology has accumulated a large amount of factual material from various species of gastropods, which confirms this position. The article deals with the polymorphism on the striped shell of Helixalbescens terrestrial mollusks in the northwest og the Azov region. In the course of the research, the frequency of each morph in the sample was estimated as well as the average number of morphs (μ), the frequency of rare morphs (h), and the similarity of the samples according to the phenotype (r) was calculated. All 11 morphs were found in all populations of H. albescens from urban habitats. Three main morphs (12345, 1(23)45, 12045) were present in all studied samplings. The occurrence of rare morphs was different in urbanized and unbuilt biotopes. For example, morph 123 (45) was found only in urban biotopes, morph 12 (345) – only in the city and at point 9. The dominant morphs are 12345, 1(23)45, to which 22.6% and 32.9% of 1058 specimens or hollow shells respectively belonged. The indicator of intra-population diversity μ varied within rather narrow limits both in urbanized (from 4,899 to 7,581) and in unburied biotopes (from 4,152 to 6,697). In total, among 1058 shells and 10 samplings, 11 morphs were registered. The coloring of the shells of H. albescens differs in a considerable variety both in natural and in urbanized biotopes.
ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ТРОМБОЦИТАРНОГО ЛІЗАТУ ЯК КОМПОНЕНТА КРІОЗАХИСНИХ СРЕДОВИЩ ДЛЯ КРІОКОНСЕРВУВАННЯ МЕЗЕНХІМАЛЬНИХ СТРОМАЛЬНИХ КЛІТИН
Authors: Тихвинська О. О. , Рогульська О. Ю. , Петренко О. Ю.
Published: July 2020

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) due to their unique properties are widely used in regenerative medicine. Standard cryopreservation methods that are based on the use of penetrating cryoprotectant dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and fetal bovine serum (FS) can ensure high cell survival, but limit the possibility of therapeutic application because of the risk of adverse reactions. The toxicity of high DMSO concentrations and FS immunogenicity require significant optimization of cryopreservation approaches. In the current study, freezing of human MSCs in cryoprotective media (CPM) with different compositions was performed. Twenty-four hours prior to freezing, cells were pretreated by addition of 100 mM sucrose into the culture medium. CPM with 200 mM sucrose were supplemented with 10% FS or 10% platelet lysate (PL) in the presence or absence of 1% DMSO. The cells frozen without any cryoprotectants were used as a negative control. The MSCs cryopreserved in media containing 10% DMSO and 10% FS were chosen as a positive control group. The MSCs were frozen in cryogenic vials with a cooling rate of 1 deg/min to -80°C with the following immersion into liquid nitrogen. The cell survival was determined by trypan blue staining; metabolic activity was assessed using the Alamar Blue test. It was revealed that viability of MSCs after freezing in CPM containing 200 mM sucrose, 10% FS or 10% PL without DMSO addition were 59±3.3% and 58±2.5%, respectively. The metabolic activity of cells in the PL group exceeded the results of the FS group by 12%. When 1% DMSO was added into the CPM containing 200 mM sucrose and 10% PL, the cell survival rate and metabolic activity were by 7% and 13% higher than in the presence of 10% FS. The obtained results indicate that replacement of FS with PL in the CPM without penetrating cryoprotectant DMSO allows to maintain MSCs viability and increase their metabolic activity after freeze-thawing.
PERSONEL PERFORMANS DEĞERLENDİRMESİ VE SEÇİMİNDE HİBRİD BİR YAKLAŞIM
Authors: ZEYDAN Mithat , KAYHAN Gonca
Published: July 2020

Teknolojik gelişmelere, rekabet koşullarına ve küreselleşmeye bağlı olarak değişen yönetim anlayışı, firmaların insan kaynaklarına bakış açısını değiştirmiştir. Günümüz rekabetçi çevrede etkin insan kaynağına sahip olmak organizasyonların başarısında önemli bir rol oynar hale gelmiştir. Bu nedenle büyük önem kazanan konulardan biri de çalışan performanslarının objektif bir şekilde değerlendirilmesidir. Genellikle büyük organizasyonlarda değerlendirme süreci kompleks bir yapıya sahiptir. Çünkü birçok karar kriteri ve karar verici vardır. Karar analizi, çok kriterli / amaçlı ortamlarda yapılmaktadır. Bu nedenle objektif bir performans değerlendirme sistemi kurabilmek için değerlendirme sürecinde bilimsel yöntemlerin kullanılması gerekmektedir. Böylece uygulayıcılara da büyük kolaylıklar sağlanır. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’de mobilya sektöründe öncü olan bir işletmede personel performans değerlendirme problemi ele alınmıştır. İnsan kaynakları departmanında çalışanların performans değerlendirmesinde, değerlendirme kriterleri Wang ve Chang’ın AHP mertebe analizi yöntemleriyle ve personelin sıralandırılması ise Bulanık TOPSIS yöntemiyle yapılmıştır. Hibrid yöntemler ile yapılan değerlendirmenin mevcuda göre yapılan değerlendirmeden daha uygun sonuç verdiği gözlenmiştir.
A Review of Protocols Design in Secure and Efficient Authentication in Wireless Sensor Networks
Authors:   M.Tech, Department of computer science and Engineering, Rayalaseema university, Kurnool,Andhra Pradesh, India., Shanthi* G Vijaya , Sunitha Dr K.V.N. ,   Department of computer science and engineering, BVRIT Hyderabad College of Engineering for Women Hyderabad, India.
Published: July 2020

Majority of the applications demand confidentiality and integrity of the shared information using Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Key management schemes are one of the core concepts that ensure the security of WSNs. Prior key management schemes failed to provide required security arrangements in WSNs. Authentication is the core parameters that assess the capability of the deployed sensor nodes in the communication fields. In this paper, we review the existing authentication protocols by stating its merits and demerits. It is observed that the need for a secure and efficient authentication protocol is still in demand, owing to the real issues like identity overheads, information retrieval and location mining. This paper will assist the upcoming researchers to have an insight into the significance of lightweight authentication protocols in WSNs.
Near-Field Wireless Power and Data Transmission Through two-wire Power Carrier
Authors:   Research and Development Department, Guangzhou Rising Dragon Recreation Industrial Co. Ltd., China, Xiao* Wenhui , Kaur* Ramanpreet ,   Research and Development Department, Guangzhou Rising Dragon Recreation Industrial Co. Ltd., China., Bo Liang ,   Research and Development Department, Guangzhou Rising Dragon Recreation Industrial Co. Ltd., China, Sharma Ankush ,   Research and Development Department, Guangzhou Rising Dragon Recreation Industrial Co. Ltd., China.
Published: July 2020

These days wireless power transfer is the widely used technology to transmit power and information simultaneously. In this paper, the magnetic induction principle is used to transfer power and information simultaneously through a single winding arrangement. It is shown that a 7W LED lamp can be illuminated between a distance of about 5mm. Magnetic induction principle can be applied to a short-range power and information transfer only. This paper discusses the underwater LED light luminaire transmitter and receiver design components, along with it shows the mode switching of LED. The power transfer efficiency is about 65% when the transmitter and receiver are placed in-line and power efficiency decreases with the displacement of the lamp to either side.
Non-linear Static Progressive Collapse Analysis of Asymmetric High Rise R.C.C. Structure
Authors:   PG student, Civil (Structural Engineering), Maharashtra Institute of Technology-WPU, Pune, M.H. India., Darak* Sushil , Patil Dr. H. R. Magar ,   Professor, Civil (Structural Engineering), Maharashtra Institute of Technology-WPU, Pune, M.H. India.
Published: July 2020

The developments in construction make it compulsory for architects to plan the high rise structures in RCC. Unfortunately due to some reasons like gas explosion, terrorist attack, fire etc. high rise structures undergoes some major component failure. As the major component fails, sometimes part of the structure or whole structure tends to collapse. This behavior of the structure is called as progressive collapse. Progressive collapse may be a chain reaction of failures that circulates either throughout or some of the structure lopsided to the first local failure. The progressive collapse of building structure is commenced when one or more vertical load carrying members are removed. One of the important characteristics of progressive collapse is that the final damage is not related to the initial damage. In this project it is proposed to carry out progressive collapse analysis of regular and irregular structures. Structural model of building has been fashioned din ETABS and loads are applied as per GSA guidelines, for evaluation of progressive collapse nonlinear static method of analysis has been used. The analysis is done using ETABS 18 software and using codes of analysis, IS 1893: 2016, IS 456: 2016. Joint displacements, axial force, bending moment are evaluated. In all cases progressive collapse of internal column is more critical as compared to other cases.
Design and Analysis of Circular Monopole antenna for WLAN and WI-Max Application in S band
Authors:   M. tech ECE Student , CT University, Ludhiana Ferozepur road, India., Sharma* Bhavna , Rani Dr Punam ,   Associate Prof Head Of School , CT University, Ludhiana Ferozepur road, India., Gupta Prachi ,   Asst Prof EE , MIET, Jammu, India.
Published: July 2020

In today’s existence, the technology for communication is continuously growing. The agile achievement in ultra-broadband antennas in wireless communication is increased. A circular monopole microstrip patch antenna has been developed in this research paper. The parameters grandiose by antenna perfmonance are researched. The design is designed to achieve desired gain and bandwidth at 2.4 GHz frequency, with a defected ground system (DGS). This antenna design has been effectuated using FR-4 as the dielectric substrate with 4.3 as dielectric constant. In computer simulation technology (CST) the model monopole circular microstrip patch antenna is simulated and the results needed are achieved. The S11 parameter is obtained as -17.28 decibels which is below -10 decibel. The gain obtained at 2.4 GHz frequency is 1.730 decibel. Application in S band devices, including Wi-Max, WLAN, radio altimeter, cordless phones, wireless headphones etc., were built in this research article.
Interrupt Enabled Priority Based Master Slave Communication using SPI Protocol
Authors:   Student, Master of Technology, Department of Electronics and Communication, B.M.S College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India., Deepika*  , Murthy Dr. Jayanthi K ,   Associate Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication, B.M.S College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India.
Published: July 2020

Serial Peripheral Interface or SPI is a synchronous serial communication protocol that provides full – duplex communication at very high speeds. It is a master – slave type protocol that provides a simple and low-cost interface between a microcontroller and its peripherals. This paper proposes the design of a priority-based master slave communication system using SPI Protocol that enables the system to operate using interrupts. The design mainly emphasizes on priority-based communication where the slaves will generate an interrupt over a newly defined interrupt pin when some data transfer needs to happen. When the master receives an interrupt from the slave it establishes communication with one slave at a time based on the priority and the priority to each slave is assigned by the arbiter or priority control block. The highest priority slave is served first. Shift register is used to store and transfer the data bit by bit and it resets every time a data transfer is complete. The design proposed here can be implemented in different applications which involve the peripherals that can support SPI protocol for communication such as LCDs, Analog to Digital Converter, Digital to Analog Converter, Memory Cards, Temperature Sensor, Pressure Sensor. In this work, a single master multi slave architecture is considered. The design given in this paper can be scaled up to support more than four slaves.
Evaluasi Hasil Pelatihan di Pusdiklat Tenaga Teknis Pendidikan dan Keagamaan
Authors: Prilianti Ratna , Ma'arif  , Gunarno
Published: July 2020

[THE EVALUATION OF TRAINING RESULTS IN THE EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER]. The purpose of this study is to analyze the training results which are focused on the satisfaction of training alumni with education services in the Education and Religious Technical Training Center of the Ministry of Religion. This research is survey research to stakeholders in the Province of North Sumatra, Central Java, D.I. Yogyakarta and South Sulawesi with sampling were done with a purposive random sampling technique with a total of 50 people. The instruments used are questionnaires, interview guidelines, and document checklist. While the data analysis is done by editing, tabulating, and IKM analyzing as well as interpretations. The results of this study indicate that in the alumni satisfaction index of education and training services at that the quality category of service elements, namely: 1) Requirement Elements get 84 (B/Good category); 2) System, mechanism, and procedure elements get 87,5 (B/Good category); 3) The completion time element gets 86 (B/Good category); 4) The cost/tariff element gets 94,625 (category A/Very Good); 5) The product element specification type of service gets 85 (category B/Good); 6) The element of implementing competency gets 88,063 (category B/Good); 7) The element of implementing behavior gets 88.5 (category A/Very Good); 8) The element of complaint handling, suggestions, and input get 77.5 (category B/Good); and 9) The elements of facilities and infrastructure get 83,929 (category B/Good). The results of the average conversion value obtained results of 85.26 which based on the index is in the "B" or "GOOD" category.
Penerapan Discovery Learning dalam Mewujudkan Pembelajaran Efektif
Authors: Lubis Saidan
Published: July 2020

[THE APPLICATION OF DISCOVERY LEARNING IN OBTAINING EFFECTIVE LEARNING (STUDY OF TRAINING FOR ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE TEACHER OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN RELIGIOUS TRAINING CENTER OF PADANG)] This research aimed to analyze whether the application of the Discovery Learning model can realize effective learning in the training of Ushul Fikih MAK teacher at the Religious Training Center of Padang in 2019. The research method used was descriptive qualitative using a survey and interview of 30 trainees. The results show that the application of discovery learning models makes learning more effective because it adopts scientific steps in building knowledge and encourages trainees to have creative thinking skills to find problems, formulate hypotheses, collect data with various techniques, analyze, draw conclusions, and communicating what was found. This is under Ushul Fikih's mindset, which is to encourage and train trainees to investigate (al-iktisyaf) to find something themselves and in turn, produce knowledge that is truly meaningful. The application of discovery learning models in the training activities of the subjects of Usul Fikih MAK in 2019 at the Padang Education and Training Center turned out to be able to change the passive learning conditions to become effective, active and creative, changing learning from the teacher oriented / al-murtakiz 'style of al-mudarrib to student oriented / al-murtakiz 'ala al-musyarikin, and also change the mode of expositor trainees who always receive full information from widyaiswara into a discovery that is searching and finding information on their own
Online Impedance Estimation of Sealed Lead Acid & Lithium Nickel - Cobalt - Manganese Oxide Batteries using a Rapid Excitation Signal
Authors: Alao Olakunle , Barendse Paul
Published: July 2020

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) has
gained traction as a technique apt for condition monitoring of batteries. The
drawback of EIS is that it is only applicable when the system is offline (i.e.
it must be disconnected from the load), takes a long time to complete and
requires an expensive equipment for measurement. This work aims to adapt the
EIS to serve as an in-situ measurement technique, that can be utilized for
online condition monitoring of two unique battery chemistries – lead acid and
lithium NCM. This work develops in twofold – firstly, the Chirp broadband
signal is proposed amongst a variety of other broadband signals to
significantly shorten the time required for EIS measurement. Subsequently, a power
converter that is typically used to interface a battery with the load for
current and voltage regulation functions, is utilized for online condition
monitoring of both batteries through closed loop control of the power converter
and duty-cycle perturbation. This combined approach presents a novel low-cost technique
for online condition monitoring of batteries, with the ability to complete battery
characterization in a very short time. In this regard, EIS measurement is
completed for a lead acid battery (with lowest EIS characterization frequency
of 0.1Hz) in 5 seconds and lithium NCM battery (with lowest EIS
characterization frequency of 20mHz) in 25 seconds.
Privacy-Aware Wireless Power Transfer for Aerial Computation Offloading via Colonel Blotto Game
Authors: Wang Yao , Zhang Long , Min Minghui , Guo Chao , Sharma Vishal , Han Zhu
Published: July 2020

In this paper, a laser-powered aerial mobile edge computing (MEC) architecture is proposed, where a high-altitude platform (HAP) integrated with an MEC server transfers laser energy to charge aerial user equipments (AUEs) for offloading their computation tasks to the HAP. Particularly, we identify a new privacy vulnerability caused by the transmission of wireless power transfer (WPT) signaling in the presence of a malicious smart attacker (SA). To address this vulnerability, the interaction between the HAP and the SA in their allocation of tile grids as charging points to the AUEs in laser-enabled WPT is formulated as a Colonel Blotto game (CBG), which models the competition of two players for limited resources over multiple battlefields for a finite time horizon. Moreover, the utility function that each player receives over a battlefield is developed by identifying the tradeoff between privacy protection level and energy consumption of each AUE. We further obtain the mixed-strategy Nash equilibrium for the modified CBG with asymmetric players. Simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness of this game framework.
Monitoring of alien aquatic plants in the inland waters of Sicily (Italy)
Authors: Troia Angelo , Ilardi Vincenzo , Oddo Elisabetta
Published: July 2020

Updated and reliable data on the presence and distribution of alien aquatic plant species in Sicily are lacking, and there is a need to fill this gap for a proper and efficient management of freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity. This paper reviews the available knowledge about alien aquatic vascular plants in the inland waters of Sicily (Italy). The aim is to provide an updated checklist, as a first step in the study of the impact of those plants on the native species and ecosystems of this Mediterranean island. The paper focuses on the strictly aquatic species (hydrophytes), excluding emergent macrophytes. Four species were listed, all of them free-floating and with American origin. Most of them occur within protected areas, and their introduction in the island appears to be anthropogenic. A set of functional traits of the alien species, such as relative growth rate, leaf mass per area, nitrogen and carbon content, were screened. These traits are useful for assessing the species invasive potential compared to native ones.
Britain: Divorced from the EU and Disunited at Home?
Authors: Sturm Roland
Published: July 2020

The Brexit referendum brought the regional and social divisions of the UK in the open. It put unresolved constitutional questions on the agenda and had a deep impact on the British party system. The referendum campaign provided room for protest, fake news and scare mongering. In electoral terms, the referendum gave a voice to the left-behinds. It is open to question whether the high hopes the Brexiteers created for a newly "independent" Britain will find support in the development of the country's external relations, but also with regard to the unity of the UK.
Elezioni europee del 26 maggio 2019
Authors: Società Italiana di Studi Elettorali (SISE)
Published: July 2020

Electoral Atlas. The European Parliament Election of 2019
Gennaio-Giugno 2017
Authors: Rombi Stefano
Published: July 2020

Review of elections around the world, January 2017 - June 2017
Candidati, eletti e temi del M5S in Toscana
Authors: Pighini Luca
Published: July 2020

The 2015 Italian local elections strengthen significantly the presence of the Five Star Movement (M5S) in Tuscany with the entry of new faces into more than 150 council members, including the city of Livorno. Both nationally and locally, the fall of 2014 brought about internal disputes within the political movement, and were followed by the resignation of many Tuscan councilmen and the leaving of many activists. Despite contrasting definitions, the M5S successfully manages this internal unrest and elaborates its political offer for the regional elections. The article wishes to reconstruct this political offer in light of the 2015 regional elections in Tuscany. It specifically analyses the following: the process of selection, the background of candidates, the main issues of the electoral campaign and their results. What are the territories where the M5S was rooted the most? What are the profiles of the elected? What are their political stances? The methodological frame is based on materials collected from the movement's website, media coverage, public initiatives and face-to-face interviews with M5S candidates (elected and not).
Gennaio-Giugno 2014
Authors: Bolgherini Silvia
Published: July 2020

Europe

Belgio/ Belgium

Lituania /Lithuania 

Serbia

Slavomacedonia / Macedonia

Slovacchia /Slovakia

Ucraina / Ukraine

Ungheria / Hungary

Africa

Egitto / Egypt

Sud Africa / South Africa

Americhe / Americas

Colombia

Costarica

El Salvador

Panama

Asia

India

Indonesia

Assemblee sovranazionali / Supranational Assemblies

Parlamento Europeo / European Parliament
The Impact of Changes in Regulatory and Market Environment on Sustainability of Wine Producers: A Structural Equation Model
Authors: Obi Chinedu , Vergamini Daniele , Bartolini Fabio , Brunori Gianluca
Published: July 2020

We explore the farmers’ perception of how different external drivers of changes in farming activities could lead to sustainability practices among wine producers. The general assumption is that regulatory and market forces can change the production strategies of wine producers, which could eventually lead to the adoption of sustainability practices. We presented the percentage sustainability practice (PSP) as a novel way of measuring sustainability. We developed a structural equation model (SEM) with 13 hypotheses to test our assumption for the wine supply chain in Tuscany (Italy). Among the market forces, we found that wine growers perceived access to credit to have a significant positive association with sustainability practices. We also found that the perception of change in regulatory instruments such as environmental regulation and Common Agriculture Policy can lead to sustainable practice if they improve access to credit. Our research provides evidence for medium-large scale wine producers, emphasising their role as carriers of innovation in the movement towards sustainable wine production.
The Speed of the Internationalisation Process and the Institutional Networks of Family SMEs in the DOC Rioja Wine Industry
Authors: Fernández Olmos Marta , Malorgio Giulio
Published: July 2020

Institutional networking is a key element in businesses’ internationalisation processes and is an important strategy for promoting the long-term growth and survivability of family SMEs in the DOC Rioja wine industry. We hold that the proportion of family members in the TMT plays an important role in strategic decision-making and helps to explain the speed of their internationalisation process. This paper contributes to the scant research on the influence of family involvement in the TMT by analysing the moderating effects of two diversities on the relationship between institutional networking and the speed of internationalisation: the family TMT ratio and generational involvement. Using a broad sample of 77 family wineries in DOC Rioja, the results obtained indicate that institutional networking plays a signiﬁcant role in explaining the speed of internationalisation in family ﬁrms and that this relationship is weaker when a larger proportion of family members serve as top managers. The empirical results also have interesting implications for the managers of family firms as it may help them to identify the effective composition of TMTs to be considered when deciding on the process of internationalisation.