bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Study of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current via the Shallow Water Large Scale Modelling
Authors: Marynets K.
Published: December 2021

Abstract. This paper proposes a modelling of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) by means of a two-point boundary value problem. As the major means of exchange of water between the great ocean basins (Atlantic, Pacific and Indian), the ACC plays a highly important role in the global climate. Despite its importance, it remains one of the most poorly understood components of global ocean circulation. We present some recent results on the existence and uniqueness of solutions of a two-point nonlinear boundary value problem that arises in the modeling of the flow of the (ACC) (see discussions in [4-9]).
Constitutional court rejection on omnibus law
Authors: Sibuea Hotma P.
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this legal and constitutional study was to deeply understand the causes and impacts of rejection of the ratification of the Omnibus Bill and its derivatives of the Job Creation Bill by demonstrators consisting of students and laborers throughout Indonesia. To make it easier for us to understand the above problems, we have carried out a series of data collections since the Omnibus Bill was discussed until it was passed by Parliament and rejected by demonstrators. For data, secondary legal information in the form of legal publications, textbooks, journals, and court decisions related to the Omnibus Law and other information in the form of articles published in the mass media has also been used as data. Finally, we can conclude that the findings include: Several laws originating from the Omnibus law have legitimized environmental destruction, ignoring customary rights that are more environmentally friendly and sustainable. The majority of the Omnibus Law committee comes from the elite who do not think about the civilian element, including the new law derivative people.
Bernard Hacourt: Critique and Praxis
Authors: Jutisz Sebastian
Published: December 2021

Rezension von Bernard E. Harcourt: Critique and Praxis. A Critical Philosophy of Illu­sions, Values, and Action. New York: Columbia University Press 2020.
A Smartphone Serious Game for Adolescents (Grow It! App): Development, Feasibility, and Acceptance Study
Authors: Dietvorst Evelien , Aukes Michelle A , Legerstee Jeroen S , Vreeker Annabel , Hrehovcsik Micah M , Keijsers Loes , Hillegers Manon H J
Published: December 2021

Background

Anxiety and mood problems in adolescents often go unnoticed and may therefore remain untreated. Identifying and preventing the development of emotional problems requires monitoring and effective tools to strengthen adolescents' resilience, for example, by enhancing coping skills.

Objective

This study describes the developmental process, feasibility, and acceptance of Grow It!, a multiplayer serious game app for adolescents aged 12-25 years. The app consists of the experience sampling method (ESM) to monitor thoughts, behaviors, and emotions in daily life to enhance self-insight and daily cognitive behavioral therapy–based challenges to promote adaptive coping.

Methods

Our approach entails an iterative game design process combined with an agile method to develop the smartphone app. The incorporated game features (ie, challenges, chat functionality, and visual representation) in the Grow It! app were co-designed with adolescent end users to increase participant engagement and adherence.

Results

The Grow It! app was delivered for Android and iOS in May 2020. Grow It! was offered to adolescents during the COVID-19 crisis between May and December 2020. Participants of the Grow It! COVID-19 study (sample 1: N=685; mean age 16.19, SD 3.11 years; 193/685, 28.2% boys; sample 2: N=1035; mean age 18.78, SD 3.51 years; 193/1035, 18.64% boys) completed 31.5% (13.2/42) to 49.5% (10.4/21) of challenges. Compliance of ESM was suboptimal (35.1/210, 16.7% to 32.5/105, 30.9%). Follow-up questionnaires indicated an overall score of the app of 7.1 out of 10. Moreover, 72.6% (278/383) to 75.6% (487/644) would recommend the app to friends.

Conclusions

To our knowledge, Grow It! is the first gamified ESM app that both measures individual differences in emotional dynamics and offers an integrated cognitive behavioral therapy–based intervention. Our findings support the feasibility and acceptance, and therefore applicability, of the Grow It! app in adolescents. Further iterations of this serious game app will focus on the increase of compliance and on providing participants feedback through their personal mood profiles.
Exploring EFL Teachers’ Perspectives on Sources of Challenges in Writing Classroom
Authors: Alamri Dr. Hayat Rasheed , Yaseen Hadeel Ahmed Saad
Published: December 2021

This mixed-method study explores Saudi EFL teachers’ perspectives on students’ writing competencies and their concerns regarding the writing challenges, particularly in relation to EFL teachers, learners, and textbooks. The study sample consisted of 139 female EFL teachers working in Saudi Arabia. Data was gathered using a questionnaire composed of three sections: demographic information, 15 close-ended items, and three open-ended questions. The findings revealed that Saudi students’ writing skills are poor and fall below expectations. The results mainly showed their lack of vocabulary, grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, transition words, legible handwriting, logical paragraph arrangement, concept flow, and genuine and supportive examples. The first open-ended question results revealed that these EFL teachers highlighted ten issues as negatively impacting the quality of students’ writing. The second open-ended question results showed eleven potential sources of these challenges related to learners. Finally, the results of the third open-ended question revealed six factors focusing on problems associated with textbooks potentially exerting a negative influence on the quality of students’ writing. The study concludes with some practical recommendations and suggestions for further research.
Adaptasi Kebiasaan Baru Masyarakat Saat Pandemi Covid-19 (Studi Kasus Adaptasi Institusi Pendidikan di Nagari Tigo Koto Silungkang Kecamatan Palembayan Kabupaten Agam)
Authors: Pebriancha Vioni , Elfemi Nilda , Putra Ikhsan Muharma
Published: December 2021

This research is motivated by the existence of a virus called Covid-19. Covid-19 is a virus that can cause death in humans and animals. This virus is known to cause respiratory infections ranging from mild flu to more severe illnesses in humans. The implementation of the adaptation of new habits has been implemented by the Indonesian government since July 2020. With the importance of new habits in educational institutions, to what extent are the adaptations of new habits implemented by educational institutions. The formulation of the research problem is how to apply the adaptation of the community's new habits during the Covid-19 pandemic in Nagari Tigo Koto Silungkang, Palembayan District, Agam Regency. The theory used in this study is the structural functional theory proposed by Talcott Parsons. The research approach used is a qualitative approach with a descriptive analytical research type. The types of data used in this study are primary data and secondary data. There were 7 informants involved in this study. Data collection methods were used in two ways, namely observation, in-depth interviews and document studies. To achieve the validity of research data using triangulation techniques. Meanwhile, the unit of data analysis used was a group with data analysis by Miles and Huberman, namely data reduction, data presentation, data presentation and conclusion drawing. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that the educational institutions in Nagari Koto Silungkang, Palembayan District, Agam Regency consist of SMP Negeri 2 Palembayan, MTs Swasta Tantaman and MTs Swasta Gumarang that each institution has prepared important facilities for adapting new habits. Adaptation of new habits has been carried out in accordance with health protocols, violations that occur in each institution are the difficulty of students wearing masks after being outside the classroom for reasons of shortness of breath, then each institution also builds and forms a school organization system in implementing adaptation of new habits by form a school task force team. Keywords: Adapt New Habbits, Covid-19 Pandemic
Waiters’ Needs Analysis in English: Viewed From Learning Situation Analysis (LSA)
Authors: Nurhasanah Siti , Sevrika Hevriani , Yelliza Yelliza
Published: December 2021

ABSTRAKDi era global ini, bahasa Inggris merupakan bahasa yang perlu dikuasai oleh banyak kalangan, salah satunya kalangan penyedia jasa seperti pelayan restoran (dihotel). Berdasarkan observasi non-formal, ditemukan bahwa masih banyaknya pelayan restoran yang kesulitan berbahasa Inggris. Untuk itu dilakukan penelitian ini dengan tujuan menganalisa keinginan pelayan restoran dalam belajar bahasa Inggris dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dan maximum variation sampling dalam menentukan respondennya . Respondent penelitian ini ialah 20 pelayan restoran yang berasal dari 4 hotel dengan tingkatan bintang yang berbeda. Peneliti mengumpulkan data dengan cara mendistribusikan angket dengan menggunakan Google Form. Adapun teknik yang peneliti gunakan untuk menganalisis data yaitu Reading, Describing, dan Classifying. Peneliti menggunakan enam indikator dari Learning Situation Analysis dengan hasil sebagai berikut;1) tujuan pelayan restoran belajar bahasa inggris adalah untuk berkomunikasi dengan tamu, dan kemampuan yang ingin dikuasai adalah speaking skill, 2) metode pembelajaran yang diinginkan pelayan restoran adalah Role-play, 3) ketersediaan material yang diinginkan pelayan restoran yaitu materi yang diberikan lengkap teori dangan contoh, dan media pendukung pembelajaran dalam bentuk vidio, 4) mayoritas pelayan restoran memiliki gaya belajar visual dan menginginkan lebih banyak melakukan praktek dalam proses pembelajaran, 5) pelayan restoran menginginkan agar proses pembelajaran berlangsung di dalam kelas, 6) pelayan restoran memilih untuk belajar dipagi hari, dan dilakukan tiga kali seminggu. Dari hasil tersebut diatas dapat disimpulkan bahwa Learning Situation Analysis dapat membantu pengajar mengetahui keinginan pelayan restoran dalam belajar bahasa inggris Jadi sebaiknya, pengajar melakukan analisa kebutuhan sebelum mengajar.  Kata kunci: Pelayan restoran, Analisa Kebutuhan, Learning Situation Analysis.
The Students’ Difficulties in Reading Comprehension at Vocational High School in Padang
Authors: Lisiana Desita Syafutri , Yelliza Yelliza , Putri Dian Mega
Published: December 2021

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini  bertujuan untuk mencari faktor kesulitan yang dominan dalam memahami bacaan yang dihadapi oleh siswa kelas X OTKP di SMK N 3 Padang. Teknik pengambilan data yang digunakan adalah random sampling. Instrumen penelitian adalah angket dan wawancara. Sampel pada penelitian ini berjumlah 26 siswa dan diminta untuk mengisi angket yang terdiri 10 items.. Berdasarkan angket yang dibagikan pada siswa, 84,6 % diantaranya memiliki kesulitan dalam memahami kosa kata. Sementara itu, 50% siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam memahami bacaan karena teks bacaan yang terlalu panjang. Selanjutnya, 53,8 % siswa mengalami kesulitan dalam strategi membaca. Berdasarkan hasil persentasi dari ketiga level tersebut maka level yang paling dominan dalam kesulitan memahmi bacaan adalah penguasaan kosa kata.Keywords: Reading, Students difficult, Reading comprehension
Editorial. Los temas para un cierre
Authors: Ulloa Hung Jorge
Published: December 2021

No precisa de un resumen.
About Possibilities of the Probabilistic Form of Information Representation in Military Computing Devices
Authors: Sapozhnikov N. E. , Zolotykh V. G. , Zakharov A. S.
Published: December 2021

At present, digital signal processing involves enormous amounts of computations with large-bit arrays, which are carried out in real time. In connection with the need to solve more and more complex problems, constantly growing requirements are imposed on the main parameters of digital processors (speed, reliability, power consumption, etc.), which determine the computing capabilities of systems with digital signal processing. In turn, the rapid development of microelectronics, its successes make it possible to create more and more high-performance computing systems, which makes it possible to solve more and more complex problems, including in the military sphere. The production of the latest information technology means is a technological task that can be solved exclusively by economically developed countries. Bringing domestic microelectronics to the current world level requires significant investments. Therefore, the study and research of discrete nodes and devices is of the direct practical importance. When developing promising computers, new technological approaches should be applied: minimizing power consumption, maintaining modularity and high computational density within a single node, creating high-speed data transmission with the lowest delays, creating an efficient storage system, and choosing the best types of memory. One of such possible approaches is the use of a non-positional form of information presentation in computing systems for national and military purposes. This gives a number of advantages, the main ones of which are: a decrease (by orders of magnitude) in the hardware volume of computing devices, an increase in the speed of calculations, an increase in the noise immunity of communication channels. To use the above method, it is proposed to include a probabilistic arithmetic device in the information processing device that performs basic arithmetic operations (addition, multiplication, exponentiation, subtraction, division), which are performed without the use of additional algorithms and mechanisms, in contrast to “classical" digital representation of binary information, where all operations are performed on the basis of the addition operation.
Algorithms for Processing Measuring Signals in the Integrating Solid-State Wave Gyroscope
Authors: Shishakov K. V.
Published: December 2021

Different variants of algorithms for processing the internal signals of the measuring device of integrating solid-state wave gyroscopes are synthesized. The main attention is paid to the consideration of subtle factors affecting the accuracy of calculation of gyroscope output signals and measurement signals of internal circuits to ensure their effective operation. For this purpose, different models of capacitive sensor signals in the gyroscope measuring device and the measured structure of standing waves in its resonator are preliminarily considered. The traditional aggregation of sensor signals into measuring device signals is described. First, variants of algorithms for capacitive direct-current operating measuring devices are systematized and thoroughly analyzed. They are divided into algorithms with tuning for periodicity of resonant oscillations and without tuning for periodicity. Variants of calculations differing in accuracy are presented for: the angle of the operating standing wave, proportional to the measured rate of the gyroscope base rotation; the amplitude of the operating quadrature standing wave for the internal circuit of its assigned value maintenance; the amplitude of the quadrature standing wave for the internal circuit of its suppression; the frequency of the operating standing wave for tuning of the excitation system of resonator oscillations and for implementation of the digital quadrature coherent demodulator of the measuring device. It is shown that in the majority of practical applications algorithms with tuning to periodicity of resonant oscillations are more preferable from the point of view of the computational complexity. And computationally labor-intensive algorithms without periodicity tuning are intended for measuring increased angular velocities with the reduced time of "freezing" of measured parameters. Further the given algorithms for the direct-current measuring device are generalized on algorithms of processing of measuring signals when operating with the alternating current. The variants of computational algorithms reduction to the algorithms previously synthesized for the direct current are described. They mainly use demodulation of AC voltage signals, including digital processing of modulated signals using a high-speed analog-to-digital converter. In addition, algorithms for information extraction from AC measuring device signals with demodulation at the combined frequency of modulated signals are synthesized. The different variants of single-band demodulation of measurement signals and also algorithm of double-band demodulation of measuring device signals with the extended list of measured quantities are considered. The choice of the necessary algorithm depends on the requirements to the measured angular velocities, on the constructive implementation of the gyroscope measuring device and on the choice of technical characteristics of its components.
The Main Complications in Patients with Acute Leukemia during the Period of Myelotoxic Agranulocytosis
Authors: Makhmatovich Abdiev Kattabek
Published: December 2021

Annotation: Improvement of chemotherapeutic protocols and algorithms of accompanying treatment made it possible to increase the survival rate of patients with tumors of the blood system. Despite these advances, most of the cytostatic drugs currently widely used to treat patients with hemoblastosis, in addition to the antitumor effect, also cause myelosuppression and the development of granulocytopenia. Granulocytopenia is one of the main factors associated with infectious complications in patients with tumors of the blood system. The nature of infectious complications may differ depending on the duration of granulocytopenia. Keywords: agranulocytosis, immune agranulocytosis, myelotoxic agranulocytosis, acute lymphoblastic leukemias, level of persuasion of recommendations.
FACTURACIÓN ELECTRÓNICA UN MECANISMO DE CONTROL PARA EL CUMPLIMIENTO TRIBUTARIO, CASO SECTOR CARROCERO
Authors: Arias Pérez Mauricio Giovanny
Published: December 2021

La facturación electrónica se ha involucrado con el avance tecnológico y la implementación de sistemas operativos en el ámbito empresarial el mismo que ayudó a la implementación de controles contables de una entidad debido a que la automatización de programas ha permitido mejorar los medios de comunicación entre varias receptores al mismo tiempo, mediante el estudio realizado en el sector carrocero del Cantón Ambato se pudo identificar que ha sido un medio de control para el Estado en el ámbito tributario concluyendo que gracias al  ahorro de tiempo que se ha generado con la implementación de la misma se ha podido mejorar el cumplimiento de las obligaciones tributarias, además se ha realizado un estudio entre las cuentas y rubros que intervienen en la facturación tanto física como electrónica, pudiendo obtener como resultado que la segunda otorga más beneficios que desventajas en el área tributaria
Current Trends in Treatment for Acid-Dependent Diseases: Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Rabeprazole
Authors: Lopina O. D. , Nurgalieva B. K. , Lapina T. L.
Published: December 2021

Aim. A comparative review of the rabeprazole properties vs. other PPIs, its efficacy and safety in treatment for aciddependent diseases.Key points. Rabeprazole provides a rapid proton pump blockade in parietal cells due to its high dissociation constant (pKa). A lower rabeprazole metabolic dependence on cytochrome P-450 enzyme system renders its antisecretory effect predictable and reduces the risk of interactions with other drugs metabolised through this system. A faster antisecretory effect and higher acid-suppressive activity of rabeprazole determine its better clinical efficacy in treatment for such acid-dependent diseases as gastroesophageal reflux disease and peptic ulcer. This makes rabeprazole (Pariet) a preferred drug in course and maintenance therapies for acid-dependent diseases, as well as in H. pylori eradication.Conclusion. The rabeprazole properties of high acid suppression potential, persistent antisecretory effect from first day of therapy, non-enzymatic metabolism and pleiotropic action determine its high efficacy in treatment for a wide range of acid-dependent diseases at a minimal risk of drug interaction.
Clinical Recommendations of Russian Gastroenterological Association and RENDO Endoscopic Society on Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastritis and Duodenitis
Authors: Ivashkin V. T. , Maev I. V. , Lapina T. L. , Fedorov E. D. , Sheptulin A. A. , Trukhmanov A. S. , Kononov A. V. , Abdulkhakov R. A. , Alexeeva O. P. , Alekseenko S. A. , Andreev D. N. , Baranskaya E. K. , Dekhnich N. N. , Klyaritskaya I. L. , Kozlov R. S. , Kogan E. A. , Korolev M. P. , Korochanskaya N. V. , Kurilovich S. A. , Livsan M. A. , Osipenko M. F. , Pavlov P. V. , Pirogov S. S. , Sarsenbaeva A. S. , Simanenkov V. I. , Tertychny A. S. , Tkachev A. V. , Uspensky Yu. P. , Khlynov I. B. , Tsukanov V. V.
Published: December 2021

Aim.The clinical guidelines are intended to supplement specialty decision-making for improved aid quality in patients with gastritis and duodenitis though acknowledging the latest clinical evidence and principles of evidencebased medicine.Key points.Gastritis is an inflammatory disease of stomach mucosa, with a separate definition of acute and chronic gastritis. Chronic gastritis is a cohort of chronic diseases uniting a typical morphology of persistent inflammatory infiltration, impaired cellular renewal with emergent intestinal metaplasia, atrophy and epithelial dysplasia of gastric mucosa. Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGDS) or high-resolution OGDS with magnified or non-magnified virtual chromoendoscopy, including targeted biopsy for atrophy and intestinal metaplasia grading and neoplasia detection, are recommended to verify gastritis and duodenitis, precancer states and/or gastric mucosal changes. All chronic gastritis patients positive for H. рylori should undergo eradication therapy as aetiological and subsidiary for gastric cancer prevention. Chronic gastritis patients with symptoms of dyspepsia (epigastric pain, burning and congestion, early satiety), also combined with functional dyspepsia, are recommended proton pump inhibitors, prokinetics, rebamipide and bismuth tripotassium dicitrate in symptomatic treatment. With focal restricted intestinal metaplasia, follow-up is not required in most cases, mainly when advanced atrophic gastritis is ruled out in high-quality endoscopy with biopsy. However, a familial history of gastric cancer, incomplete intestinal metaplasia and persistent H. pylori infection render endoscopy monitoring with chromoendoscopy and targeted biopsy desirable once in three years. Patients with advanced atrophic gastritis should have high-quality endoscopy every 3 years, and once in 1–2 years if complicated with a familial history of gastric cancer.Conclusion.The recommendations condense current knowledge on the aetiology and pathogenesis of gastritis and duodenitis, as well as laboratory and instrumental diagnostic techniques, main approaches to aetiological H. pylori eradication and treatment of dyspeptic states.
MEMBANGUN CITRA MEREK PERUSAHAAN DAN KUALITAS PRODUK DALAM MEMEDIASI PENGARUH E-WOM PADA KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN MELALUI APLIKASI DIGITAL
Authors: Supriadi Yudi Nur , Arieftiara Dianwicaksih , Desmintari Desmintari , Ahman Eeng
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini dikembangkan bertujuan untuk mengkaji dan menganalisis peran electronic word of mouth atau disingkat e-WOM, kualitas produk, brand image dan keputusan pembelian. Peran e-WOM dan kualitas produk sangat penting sekali untuk perusahaan yang harus melindungi konsumen agar dapat mengambil keputusan pembelian produk aplikasi jasa online pemesanan penginapan Airbnb. Studi ini menggunakan survei online dengan metode pendekatan kuantitatif memakai teknik purposive sampling, kuesioner yang dibagikan sebanyak 414 responden, pengujian hipotesis dilakukan dengan menggunakan Amos 23.0. Pembuktikan hasil dari pengaruh positif dari e-WOM terhadap brand image dan keputusan pembelian, begitu juga dengan kualitas produk mampu memengaruhi brand image dan keputusan pembelian, Keberadaan brand image juga mampu memengaruhi secara positif terhadap keputusan pembelian. Model brand image dalam memediasi pengaruh e-WOM dan kualitas produk terhadap keputusan pembelian sebagai hal baru yang memiliki nilai orisinalitas penelitian yang menggunakan aplikasi AirBnb untuk menjaga dan kepercayaan konsumen untuk mendapatkan bisnis yang berkelanjutan, model ini dapat membantu perusahaan marketplace penyedia jasa sewa penginapan untuk meningkatkan penjualannya agar tetap bertahan dan terus berkembang pada saat PANDEMIC COVID-19.
ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL FACTORS ON KNOWLEDGE SHARING ACTIVITIES AMONGST ACADEMICS IN INDONESIA
Authors: Anatan Lina , Bangun Wilson , Marcel Fransiscus
Published: December 2021

Knowledge is the most important strategic resource for knowledge-based organizations such as higher education to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Facing dynamic and unpredictable competition, organizations not only rely solely on a workforce training system that focuses on selecting workers who have specific knowledge, skills, abilities, or competencies, but also organizations must start thinking about how the knowledge sharing process can be carried out in organization. This study is conducted to investigate factors influencing knowledge sharing activities among academics in Indonesia. These factors include individual factors, group factors, organizational factors, and technological factors. This study involved academics from public and private universities in Indonesia and data collected through surveys. This study involved 141 respondents from 17 study programs which include 31 public and private universities in Indonesia. The results showed that individual factors, organizational factors, and technological factors had a significant influence on knowledge sharing activities among academics in higher education, while group factors did not have a significant effect on knowledge sharing activities between academics in universities in Indonesia
Microorganismos xerófilos cultivables de la zona semiárida de la Tatacoa (Colombia)
Authors: Bolívar Torres Hermes Hernán , Méndez Yael Natalia , Sánchez Nieves Jimena , Leal María Angélica , Ruiz Elkin Marcelo
Published: December 2021

Introducción. Los microorganismos xerófilos han adquirido una mayor relevancia para la realización de investigaciones relacionadas con sus mecanismos adaptativosfrente al estrés hídrico, así como la caracterización e identificación de sus hábitats. En Colombia, las zonas semiáridas y desérticas como el desierto de la Tatacoa han sido poco estudiadas a nivel microbiano. Objetivo. Aislar y caracterizar microorganismos xerófilos provenientes del suelo de la zona semiárida de la Tatacoa del departamento del Huila (Colombia). Materiales y métodos. Se colectaron muestras en los sectores denominados localmente como Cuzco y La Victoria, las cuales fueron procesadas para el aislamiento de microorganismos xerófilos en medio selectivo M40Y para posterior caracterización macro y microscópica, así como evaluación mediante pruebas bioquímicas para la utilización de sustratos. Resultados. Fueron aislados 29 morfotipos entre los cuales se pudieron diferenciar: Bacilos y cocos Gram positivos presentes exclusivamente en el sector del Cuzco y bacterias filamentosas ramificadas (actinobacterias) únicamente en el sector de La Victoria. Se estableció la presencia de los géneros Streptomyces, Micrococcus y Corynebacterium. Conclusiones. La presencia de microorganismos relacionados con los géneros anteriormente mencionados permitirá comprender las posibles interacciones que se presentan en este ecosistema, lo que aportará al desarrollo de este lugar como un posible análogo para estudios de búsqueda de vida en otros planetas como Marte. Además, incentivar estudios más detallados donde se puedan recuperar microorganismos que sean de utilidad para diferentes procesos biotecnológicos.
Análisis de las temáticas y enfoques de los artículos publicados en la Revista NOVA en el periodo comprendido entre 2014 y 2019
Authors: Ostos Ortiz Olga Lucía , Aparicio Gómez Oscar Yecid , Gonzales Devia Johana Lizeth , Rosas Arango Sonia Marcela
Published: December 2021

Objetivo. Identificar los enfoques y temáticas publicadas en la Revista Nova en los últimos 5 años y realizar una descripción narrativa de los mismos. Metodología. Revisión documental y análisis de las contribuciones teóricas y empíricas producidas durante el periodo comprendido entre 2014 y 2019 de publicación de la Revista NOVA. Resultados. Se identificaron dos enfoques: área médica y ciencias biológicas y seis temáticas relevantes: 1. Enfermedades infecciosas y resistencia bacteriana, 2. Enfermedades raras y neurodegenerativas, 3. Enfermedades tropicales, 4. Enfermedades metabólicas y diagnóstico prenatal, 5. Enfermedades cardiovasculares y hematológicas, 6. Biotecnología y calidad del agua. Conclusiones. La Revista NOVA ha realizado importantes contribuciones a la divulgación científica desde las áreas de la salud y biológicas, particularmente en seis temáticas de relevancia para el país y el mundo.
Steroid use in Pregnancy with Severe COVID-19
Authors: Corp Aaron , Lawton Tom , Young Adam , Sabir Nada , McCooe Michael , Baker Andrew , Horner Deborah
Published: December 2021

Managing women who are pregnant with severe COVID-19
is complex. This paper focuses on the debate surrounding steroid use in
this group. Unfortunately, despite international efforts to identify
treatments for COVID-19, there is very little research which has
focussed specifically on pregnant women. Therefore current guidance is
based on consensus and expert opinion, with variation in these
guidelines worldwide, and reports that 73% of pregnant women do not
receive steroids at all. There is an assumption of a steroid
class-effect implicit within the UK guidelines for the mother with
COVID-19 which is at odds with established within-class differences for
effects on the foetus. This now warrants further discussion given the
increasing numbers of pregnant women being admitted to hospital with
COVID-19.
Asymptomatic Covid-19: a major source of infection at the onset of an Omicron storm
Authors: Diamandis Dr. Carolina , Feldman Jonathan , Tudor Adrian
Published: December 2021

This is the first time since the pandemic began with isolated cases in
the early fall of 2019 in the city of Wuhan (CCP-China) that health
authorities have completely lost control of the pandemic’s development
without having any tool to counteract this evolving event. Sars-CoV-2
Omicron is unstoppable.
Indirect impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department presentations and hospital admissions for urgent early pregnancy conditions: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Authors: Hui Lisa , Chu Wanyu , McCarthy Elizabeth , McCarthy Mary , Moore Paddy , Walker Susan
Published: December 2021

Objective: To compare emergency department (ED) presentations and
hospital admissions for urgent early pregnancy conditions in Victoria
before and after the onset of COVID-19 lockdown on 31 March 2020.
Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study Setting: Australian
state of Victoria Population: Pregnant women presenting to emergency
departments or admitted to hospital Methods: We obtained state-wide
hospital separation data from the Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset
and the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset from January 1, 2018, to
October 31, 2020. A linear prediction model based on the pre-COVID
period was used to identify the impact of COVID restrictions. Main
outcome measures: Monthly ED presentations for miscarriage and ectopic
pregnancy, hospital admissions for termination of pregnancy, with
subgroup analysis by region, socioeconomic status, disease acuity,
hospital type. Results: There was an overall decline in monthly ED
presentations and hospital admissions for early pregnancy conditions in
metropolitan areas where lockdown restrictions were most stringent.
Monthly ED presentations for miscarriage during the COVID period were
consistently below predicted, with the nadir in April 2020 (790 observed
vs 985 predicted, 95% CI 835-1135). Monthly admissions for termination
of pregnancy were also below predicted throughout lockdown, with the
nadir in August 2020 (893 observed vs 1116 predicted, 95% CI 905-1326).
There was no increase in ED presentations for complications following
abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy during the COVID period.
Conclusions: Fewer women in metropolitan Victoria utilized
hospital-based care for early pregnancy conditions during the first
seven months of the pandemic, without any observable increase in
maternal morbidity.
Novel Use of a Synovis™ Coupler device for a Surgical Lymphovenous Anastomosis for the treatment of refractory Chylothorax in a patient with Central Lymphatic Flow Disorder.
Authors: Rezkalla Joshua , Husain Majid , Slack Ginger , Sinha Sanjay
Published: December 2021

Refractory post-operative chylothorax in congenital heart disease is
difficult to treat. We present a case of intractable neonatal
chylothorax after cardiac surgery due to central lymphatic flow disorder
that was treated by creating a lymphovenous anastomosis of the thoracic
duct to the left external jugular vein for definitive treatment
Fraccaro syndrome (49, XXXXY): A case study, review of clinical features and a systematic review in Iranian population
Authors: Rajabzadeh Mahboube , Taheri Nafiseh , Jazayeri Omid
Published: December 2021

We described the clinical, biochemical, hormonal and developmental
status of a patient with 49,XXXXY syndrome with routine Fraccaro
syndrome features accompanied with sexual masturbation behavior. This
study were compiled and summarized the clinical features and also
maternal age at birth time in all yet 49,XXXXY reported in the Iranian
population.
Hydrogen Diffusion and Adsorption on WO3 (001) based on First Principles Calculation
Authors: Jiang Pingguo , Yu Xiangbiao , Xiao Yiyu , Zhao Su , Peng Wangjun
Published: December 2021

Hydrogen reduction of tungsten oxide is currently the most widely
applied ultrafine tungsten powder production process. The process has
the advantage of short, pollution free and simple production equipment.
But it is difficult to effectively control the morphology and particle
size of the tungsten powder because of lacking in-depth understanding of
the dynamic mechanism of the process. The first-principles calculations
are carried out to explore the diffusion and internal adsorption of
hydrogen on the WO-terminated surface of WO3 based on the density
functional theory. The results show that hydrogen can diffuse from the
WO terminal surface to the inside of WO3, the activation energy of
diffusion is 46.682 Kcal/mol. It’s preferable for hydrogen to diffuse
from the surface to the inside than diffuse within the WO3 lattice. The
adsorption energy of hydrogen on the WO termination surface of WO3 is
15.093 Kcal/mol, the adsorption energy of hydrogen inside the WO
termination surface of WO3 is 14.116 Kcal/mol, which means the hydrogen
is easier to adsorb inside the WO3 lattice.
A TYPOLOGY OF MALE CONSUMERS ON THE MEN’S ELEGANT FASHION MARKET: CASE STUDY OF POLAND
Authors: Maciejewski Grzegorz , Lesznik Dawid
Published: December 2021

The authors of the presented article conducted primary research among contemporary gallants, aiming to identify consumer types within the niche of elegant men’s clothing, including possible dandies. In the conducted study, online surveys were posted on internet forums and thematic groups focused on Polish male smart dressers. As many as 30% of respondents considered themselves as dandies, and three types of customers were distinguished: exacting sartorialists, low-budget gallants and phonies. The difference between the first two is mainly due to disparities in purchasing budgets. Phonies, on the other hand, appear to be superficial in purchase decisions, perhaps gaining interest in an elegant style only as a temporary whim. The results will prove useful for brands in the men’s elegance segment, broadly highlighting the in-depth characteristics of different customer groups. Moreover, contrary to the subject literature, the research shows that dandyism is still a lively trend.
Relationship between moral responsibility for zoonotic pandemics outbreaks and industrial animal farms
Authors: Guc Josip
Published: December 2021

The responsibility for the COVID-19 pandemic was first ascribed to persons
associated with the Huanan Seafood Market. However, many scientists suggest
that this pandemic is actually a consequence of human intrusion into nature.
This opens up a whole new perspective for an examination of direct and
indirect, individual and collective responsibility concerning this
particular pandemic, but also zoonotic pandemics as such. In this context,
one of the key issues are the consequences of factory-farming of animals,
which contributes to circumstances in which zoonotic pandemics emerge.
Moreover, it is part of a larger economic system, global capitalism, whose
logic implies certain coercion toward its participants to keep it
essentially unchanged and therefore to make sure that livestock health
remains ?the weakest link in our global health chain? (FAO). However, even
though the precise answer to the issue of moral responsibility for zoonotic
pandemics outbreaks in general and the COVID-19 pandemic in particular
cannot be given, it is possible to list certain indicators and make a
framework helpful in ascribing moral responsibility to certain persons. The
paper intends to do so by examining the notion of responsibility and by
applying it to the issues mentioned. The results of this analysis show that
it is misleading to place moral blame on people involved in actions that
directly caused the animal-to-human transmission of a certain virus or on
humanity as a whole.
Hierarchy in derivatological description - selected problems
Authors: Kowalski Paweł
Published: December 2021

This article presents the selected problems to do with the description of
hierarchical relations in the area of word-formation. Hierarchy as a form of
categorizing the linguistic reality, reduced to the word-formation
framework, delimits two larger thematic areas related to the polysemy of the
very term of word-formation in Polish. The first concerns the selection of
topics and their respective ordering of the individual word-formation
mechanisms described in derivatological research, while the second involves
the implementation of hierarchies and hierarchical meanings in the
investigated language. This paper mainly focuses on the first aspect that
concerns the issue of hierarchy in Polish word-formation descriptions.
The system of processing verb inflection in Benson’s dictionary
Authors: Marjanovic Sasa
Published: December 2021

From the perspective of the theory of lexicographic functions, this paper
analyses in a metalexicographic manner the system of processing inflection
data on the verbs of the Serbian language in M. Benson?s
SerboCroatian-English Dictionary (BENSON 1993). The processing system is
perceived through the prism of the needs of users whose native language is
not Serbian in three situations: reception, production (which includes
translation situations) and the situation in which the dictionary is used
for gaining knowledge on verb inflection in the Serbian language. In the
analysis of the dictionary, it has been noted that the processing system is
made up of four lexicographic methods: 1) inflected forms of the verbs with
a suppletive present base form and apophony in that base compared to the
infinitive base form were included as headwords of particular dictionary
entries with cross-references to the infinitive, but this was not done
systematically and consistently; 2) as for the thematic verbs which are
included in 36 separate accentual-conjugation types, type marks were
provided with the verb, with cross-references to the introductory pages of
the dictionary, where those marks were textually interpreted; 3) as for the
thematic verbs which are not included in the aforementioned types, as well
as all athematic verbs, inflection data were listed in the grammar section
immediately after the headword; 4) for a smaller number of verbs, the model
verb from which the inflection data should be analogically derived is
listed in the dictionary entry itself. However, if a sound change in the
present tense appears in verbs to which the third and fourth lexicographic
method was applied, then a partial paradigm of the present tense in its full
or shortened form was provided before the cross-reference to the typical
verb in the form of a mark or a specific verb. The analysis showed that the
first aforementioned lexicographic method meets the reception-related needs
of the users of Benson?s dictionary. However, considering that it was not
consistently applied, it does not satisfy those needs in all cases. The
remaining three methods completely meet production-related needs, but it
remains uncertain whether the applied methods are clear to the average user
and, if so, to what extent. Therefore, the paper also offers a simplified
version of Benson?s system of processing verb inflection, which would be
more harmonized with the users? needs. However, Benson?s dictionary cannot
serve as a handbook for gaining knowledge on verb inflection in the Serbian
language, because the introductory pages and the grammatical appendix
neither offer the rules on the formation of verb forms nor include complete
paradigms of basic inflection types. The results of the analysis in the
conclusion are applied to the draft of a new, proposed, French-Serbian
dictionary, which additionally points to the advantages and shortcomings of
applied lexicographic methods.
The Economic Consequences of Hosting the Olympic Games: International Evidence from Cross-Listings
Authors: Tsang Albert , Wang Kun Tracy , Zhu Nathan Zhenghang , Yu Li
Published: December 2021

Based on evidence from nine countries that hosted the Olympic Games, we show that relative to firms domiciled in non-Olympics-hosting countries, firms domiciled in Olympics-hosting countries engage in more cross-listing in the years following the Olympics. The effect of hosting the Olympics on firms' cross-listing activities is more pronounced for firms domiciled in host countries with better performance in the Games; for firms domiciled in countries hosting the Summer Olympics; and for domestic firms. We also find that cross-listing firms domiciled in an Olympics-hosting country tend to cross-list in foreign countries with a greater institutional distance from the host country after the Olympics. Finally, we document a positive effect of Olympics-hosting on the consequences of cross-listing. Taken together, our findings suggest that hosting the Olympics improves the international reputation of the host country, which helps firms domiciled in that country to overcome the liability of foreignness when making cross-listing decisions.
Contemporary Conflicts in Perspectives on Work Hours across Hierarchical Levels in Public Accounting
Authors: Baudot Lisa , Kelly Khim , McCullough Aaron
Published: December 2021

Socializing personnel into accepting work hour norms has been fundamental to how accounting firms function, but is now challenged by contemporary work perspectives. Using 40 semi-structured interviews of personnel across hierarchical levels at a national firm and an international firm, we show how strangeness and contradiction expressed in work hour perspectives across different levels within both firms are reconstructed as compatible and complementary. Highlighting various firm adaptations, including alternative work arrangements, offshoring, and technological tools, our interviews suggest a major shift in firms' approach toward work hours. This shift is fueled by work perspectives embraced by younger generations desiring work-life balance and purposeful work, and enabled by technology supporting remote work and increasing work efficiencies. The question remains whether firms are evolving to genuinely embody work perspectives of younger generations or restructuring to rely on a smaller workforce willing to accept traditional work hour norms, or some combination thereof.
Regeneration of Pancreatic Islets After Partial Pancreatectomy in Mice Does Not Involve the Reactivation of Neurogenin-3
Authors: Lee Catherine S. , De León Diva D. , Kaestner Klaus H. , Stoffers Doris A.
Published: December 2021

Understanding the factors and mechanisms involved in β-cell regeneration will guide therapeutic efforts to augment β-cell mass in patients with diabetes. Neurogenin-3 (Ngn3) is a bHLH transcription factor that responds to Notch signaling and whose expression marks endocrine progenitors. During fetal development, all endocrine cells are derived from Ngn3+ precursors. Although expression of Ngn3 in the adult pancreas has not been reported, it has been suggested that islet regeneration in adult organisms recapitulates embryonic developmental pathways. Here, we investigated whether β-cell regeneration in adult mice recapitulates the embryonic pathway involving Ngn3 activation. Despite full recovery of β-cell mass after 50% partial pancreatectomy (Ppx) in BALB/c mice, no pancreatic Ngn3 immunoreactivity was detected, even when the β-cell trophic glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist exendin-4 was administered after the procedure. Even when we used the stable expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in Ngn3EGFP/+ mice to trace Ngn3 expression after Ppx, no pancreatic Ngn3 expression was detected. Although ectopic expression of Ngn3 can promote an endocrine transcriptional program in adult cells and may thus have therapeutic potential in the development of surrogate β-cells, our studies indicate that a reactivation of endogenous Ngn3 expression is not required for adult β-cell regeneration in vivo.