bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Drying Mediated Aggregation Pattern of CdTe QDs towards the Fabrication of Molecular Devices
Authors:   Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Higher Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu 626126, India., Arivarasan A. , Bharathi S. ,   NGSeq Analytics LLC, San Diego, California, United States of America., Arunpandiyan S. ,   Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Higher Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu 626126, India., Arasi S. Ezhil ,   Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Higher Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu 626126, India., Devendran P. ,   Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Higher Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu 626126, India.
Published: January 2020

Drying mediated self-aggregation patterns of CdTe colloidal QDs through simple evaporation method was reported. Thioglycolic acid (TGA) capped CdTe QDs were prepared in aqueous phase through colloidal route and their structural, optical and morphological behaviors were studied. The drying patterns of CdTe QDs were fabricated under a constant evaporation rate. The coffee ring effect and the drying pattern formations were studied for the TGA capped CdTe colloidal QDs suspension in an aqueous medium. The structural behavior of the CdTe QDs and the drying patterns were revealed by the X-ray diffraction analysis. The size-tunable optical properties of the prepared CdTe QDs were studied by the optical absorption and emission spectroscopy. The capping effects of TGA on CdTe QDs were confirmed by the FT-IR analysis. The surface morphology of the TGA capped CdTe QDs and the drying mediated aggregation patterns of CdTe colloidal suspension were studied by the scanning electron microscopy analysis. The drying mediated patterns from the evaporation technique were suggested as a simple technique for the fabrication of molecular devices.
Xrd, Quantum Chemical, Vibrational, Thermal and Antifungal Activity Analysis on 3-Nitroanilinium Hydrogen Oxalate
Authors:   Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil-626 126, India and CondensedMatter Physics Laboratory, International Research Centre, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil-626 126, India., Thangarasu S. , Siva V. ,   Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil-626 126, India, and Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, International Research Centre, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil-626 126, India,, Athimoolam S. ,   Department of Physics, University College of Engineering Nagercoil, Anna University, Nagercoil- 629 004, India., Bahadur S. Asath ,   Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil-626 126, India, and Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, International Research Centre, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil-626 126, India.
Published: January 2020

3-nitroanilinium hydrogen oxalate has been crystallized successfully by solvent evaporation method. Optimized molecular geometrical parameters and the vibrational assignments of 3NAOX has been calculated by using Hartree-Fock (HF) and density functional method (B3LYP) with 6-311++G (d, p) basis set. The computational analysis showed good agreement with the experimental data. The energy and various parameters were obtained by HOMO–LUMO plot. The apparent pharmaceutical/biological activity of the salt confirmed by lower band gap value obtain from the Frontier Molecular Orbital (FMO) analysis. Thermal properties of 3NAOX were analyzed by TGA/DTA. The grown crystals were involved in an antimicrobial activity against certain potentially threatening microbes which shows that grown crystal screened the bacteria.
Rapid synthesis of bismuth molybdate nanoplates for supercapacitor applications by microwave combustion
Authors:   Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences & Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, International Research Centre, KalasalingamAcademy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, India, Shameem A. , Siva V. ,   Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences & Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, International Research Centre, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, India, Murugan A. ,   Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences& Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, International Research Centre, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, India, Hussain Shamima ,   UGC-DAE CSR Kalpakkam Node, Kokilamedu, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, India, Bahadur S. Asath ,   Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences & Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, International Research Centre, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: January 2020

Orthorhombic structured bismuth molybdate (Bi2MoO6) is obtained by one pot microwave combustion method. The characteristic performance of Bi2MoO6 nanocatalyst are described by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) furnished with Energy - dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and Fourier change infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The average crystallite size for Bi2MoO6 estimated from XRD is about 28.9 nm. The surface morphology from SEM pictures displays nanoplates. The FTIR is utilized to recognize the structural coordination and the presence of functional group. The electrochemical studies are taken to readily comprehend the electrochemical performance of the modified active electrode with notable specific capacitance value are found 234.9 Fg-1 at 5 mVs-1 and cyclic retention is stable up to 900 cycles (98.7 %). The as-synthesized dynamic material acts as a novel electrode material for supercapacitor.
Enhanced Productivity of Parabolic Solar Still Using -Mno2 Nano Particles
Authors:   Department of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Srivilliputtur, Tamil Nadu, India, B. Selvakumar , S. Arunachalam ,   Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Srivilliputtur, Tamil Nadu, India., S. Vijayalaxmi ,   Department of Physics, Sri SRNM College, Sattur, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: January 2020

Parabolic solar still of area 0.25m2 is designed using mild steel and its enhanced productive yield with -MnO2 nanoparticles had been analyzed. Microwave assisted solution method have been used to synthesis α-MnO2 nanoparticles. XRD analysis of prepared -MnO2 nanoparticles size is found to be 35 nm. FTIR revealed the chemical composition and interaction of functional groups of MnO2 nanoparticles. SEM image shows the aggregates are mostly particles with random shapes. HRTEM image confirms the average particle size was around 35 nm. From the optical study it is inferred that the energy band gap value as 2.69 eV and the conductivity of prepared nanoparticles is found to be in the order of 10-7 S cm-1. Thermal stability of synthesized MnO2 nanoparticle has been analyzed with the help of TG study. Electrical conductivity of MnO2 have is in the order of 2.35×10 -7 Scm-1 as calculated from AC impedance spectroscopy. Heat Transfer phenomena under internal and external transfer modes along with thermophysical properties such as thermal conductivity, dynamic viscosity, density and latent heat of distillate yield is calculated. Instantaneous efficiency of parabolic solar still without and with MnO2 nanoparticles are found to be in the range of 11.52% to 40.71% and 10.94% to 46.32%. Similarly, overall efficiency is found to be 30.01% and 35.27%. The distillate productivity is mainly depended on the thermal parameters such as saturated vapor pressure and latent heat is observed as 8762 J/Kg, 9510 J/Kg, 2391875 Pa and 2388435 Pa for parabolic still in two modes of study.
Spectral, HR-XRD, Thermal and Dielectric Studies on Mixed Solvent Grown DAST Single Crystals
Authors:   Department of Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil-626 126, India., Kumar M. Krishna
Published: January 2020

The highly meritorious single crystal of DAST (4-N,N-dimethylamino-4’-N’-methylstilbazolium tosylate) was grown through solution growth technique. The grown single crystals crystalline perfection analysis was made by HRXRD studies. The dielectric constant (ε), dielectric loss (ε) of DAST crystal was studied at different temperatures. The thermal decomposition stages were examined by using thermogram of DAST crystal and also it was giving best description of kinetic changes. Dielectric character was studied to the DAST crystal. The dielectric character of DAST was too analyzed.
Quality Analysis and Quantum Classical Analysis of Acetaminophen
Authors:   Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Virudhunagar, India., Jayram Naidu Dhanpal , Santhosh T. ,   Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Virudhunagar, India., Jeyaviajyan S. ,   Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil,Virudhunagar, India., Revathy M. S. ,   Physics, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, Virudhunagar, India., Sonia S. ,   Physics, Holy Cross College(Autonomus), Nagercoil, India.
Published: January 2020

In recent year’s Raman and IR spectroscopy has been widely used by pharmaceutical industry as a analytical tool for quality control. The present work Acetaminophen (common name paracetamol) is been characterized using Raman, FTIR, and UV-visible techniques. 5 different brands of tablets (name changed as A, B, C, D, and E) purchased from Medical shop for analysis and comparative studies. Spectrum recorded using Raman shows major peak in between 400-1600cm-1 wavelength respectively; the Y-axis intensity for them varies along shift in x-axis but majorly all remains same except in Tablet C. FTIR spectroscopy doesn’t show much variation in the reflectance spectra but slight variation in y –axis intensity is noted. UV-visible remains same for all the tablets. For comparison the optimized geometries, harmonic vibrational wave numbers and intensities of vibrational bands of Acetamenophen were determined using DFT-B3LYP with 6-311++G(d,p) level calculations. Weight variation and Tablet disintegration studies were also done to confirm weight in gms of individual tablet. The disintegration time shows breaking of tablets particles into smaller ones in particular time. The analysis of paracetomol quantity and its interdependence on the optical characterization such as Raman, FTIR, were interpreted through means of band width; functional group and bond length. UV-visible spectroscopy helps to determine the volumetric concentration dependence on functional group. The theoretical calculations were matched with experimental results.
Divisor Degree Energy of Some Graphs using Mat Lab Programme
Authors:   Associate Professor, Department of mathematics, Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur, India., Nagarajan Dr. K. , Devi S. P. Kanniga ,   Research Scholar, Department of mathematics, Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur, India.
Published: January 2020

In this paper, we find the divisor degree matrix of wheel, fan, complete bipartite and splitting graph of star graph and generate their divisor degree energy. Also, we obtain the divisor degree matrix of a tree graphs such as path, star and comb graph and their divisor degree energy by using MAT LAB programme.
Some Bounds on Greatest Common Divisor Degree Estrada Index of Graphs
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu, India., Nagarajan K. , Ramkumar R. S. ,   Department of Mathematics, Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College, Sattur,Tamil Nadu, India.
Published: January 2020

Let 𝑮 be a simple graph of order 𝒏. In this paper we find some bounds on Greatest Common Divisor Degree Estrada Index of the graph 𝑮 by using mathematical inequalities interms of G.C.D. degree Index 𝑰𝑮𝑪𝑫 of graphs and exponential terms.
PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH SOLID TUMORS: A SINGLE
CENTER CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTER IN WEST
INDIA
Authors: Kishore Kunal
Published: January 2020

Background: Anemia is one of the most frequently reported problems in patients with cancer. It is a frequent finding in cancer patients, occurring
in >40% of cases.
Methods: To evaluate the distribution, the main causes, and the possible correlations of anemia with type and stage of cancer in a population of
patients with solid tumors, we carried out a cross sectional observational study on a cohort of 127 subjects.
Results: Anemia was observed in 58.4% of patients, with an increase in the prevalence with increasing age regardless of gender difference. In more
than one-half (59.1% )of anemic patients, anemia was mild. Moderate to severe anemia was seen in 27.6% and 13.4% cases respectively. Iron
deficiency was the commonest etiology for anemia in cases with solid tumors (54.33%) followed by anemia due to chronic disease (41.73%). Mild
anemia was relatively more common in cases with CNS tumors and Breast carcinoma while severe anemia was associated with lymphomas and
colorectal carcinoma.
Conclusion: Our data confirm the high prevalence of anemia in patients hospitalized in an Oncology unit, with a remarkable burden of mild forms,
and of chronic inflammation's pathogenic mechanism. Correlations with comorbidities and duration of hospital stay highlight the crucial part
played by anemia in determining the clinical complexity of such patients.
Nuovi itinerari alla scoperta del greco antico
Authors: Michelazzo Francesco
Published: January 2020

This book, the fruit of multiple teaching experiences - in particular, the basic Greek course for university students and the Greek language teaching course at the School of specialization for the Italian Postgraduate School for the Secondary education (SSIS) - meets a twofold need: to essentialise and rationalize the study of ancient Greek (showing the interdependence between the various linguistic levels and thus helping to create synergy between different phenomena) and to adequately enhance important aspects usually overlooked or marginalized (such as semantics, the organization of the text, or syntax). Hand in hand with the morphological study, the reader is led to reflect on all the most important linguistic structures of Greek, in a gradual path that overcomes the rigid traditional scanning of topics, and also exploits unexpected analogies with expressive phenomena of modern languages.
The impact of geopolitics on Russia's economic security
Authors: Voronkov Andrey
Published: January 2020

Explores the contradiction is a mismatch between the level of the external geopolitical threats of economic security, the discrepancy of recent geopolitical challenges of the 21 century. It is concluded that geopolitics has a

significant impact on economic security. To increase the level of economic security, it is necessary to improve the geo-political situation of Russia, ensure economic growth, which requires a number of organizational and

economic measures.
Estudo comparativo entre duas técnicas de implante de pino transversal com o mesmo fixador esquelético em cães
Authors: Metsavaht Leonardo , Grisi Laerte , Megid Jane , Mathias Luis Antonio , Ferreira Vicente Acácia , Souza Mioni Mateus
Published: January 2020

INTRODUCTION: Desde o advento da osseointegração descrita por Branemark nos anos 60, muitas novas técnicas têm sido propostas dentro das fixações rígidas de fraturas ósseas.

OBJECTIVE: O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar se uma nova técnica de inserção de pinos transversais reversos poderia aumentar a estabilidade dos fixadores esqueléticos externos do tipo II (ESF) em cães em comparação com um ESF alternativo do mesmo lado.

METHODOLOGY:  A técnica de pino transversal reverso e a ESF do tipo II da mesma técnica de pino transversal lateral foram aplicadas e comparadas entre os animais.

RESULTS: Dois dos 42 ESFs (4,8%) aplicados com a técnica de pino transversal transversal reverso e 39 dos 47 ESFs (83%) aplicados com a mesma técnica de pino transversal lateral eram subjetivamente instáveis ​​no momento da remoção do fixador ( P <0,001). Os ESF pino transversal mesma laterais tinham significativamente mais pino tracto nova formação de osso do que os ESF reversa-transversais ( P= 0,038).

CONCLUSIONS: Essa abordagem pode fornecer um método de tratamento de uma variedade de condições músculo-esqueléticas e de tecidos moles, em que os ESFs de pinos transversais reversos transversais são tolerados em cães para uma variedade de condições.
Inclusive American Economic History: Containing Slaves, Freedmen, Jim Crow Laws and the Great Migration
Authors: Logan Trevon , Temin Peter
Published: January 2020

This paper records the path by which African Americans were transformed from enslaved persons in the American economy to partial participants in the progress of the economy. The path was not monotonic, and we organize our tale by periods in which inclusiveness rose and fell. The history we recount demonstrates the staying power of the myth of black inferiority held by a changing white majority as the economy expanded dramatically. Slavery was outlawed after the Civil War, and blacks began to participate in American politics en masse for the first time during Reconstruction. This process met with white resistance, and black inclusion in the growing economy fell as the Gilded Age followed and white political will for black political participation faded. The Second World War also was followed by prosperity in which blacks were included more fully into the white economy, but still not completely. The Civil Rights Movement proved no more durable than Reconstruction, and blacks lost ground as the 20th century ended in the growth of a New Gilded Age. Resources that could be used to improve the welfare of whites and blacks continue to be spent on the continued repressions of blacks.
Information Science Under the Conditions Created by the New Classification of Fields and Scientific Disciplines: Opening a Balance Sheet
Authors: Woźniak-Kasperek Jadwiga
Published: January 2020

Objective – Recapitulation of the specific nature of information science and information research undertaken in the conditions of the reorganization of academic life in Poland after the introduction of a new classification of fields and scientific and artistic discipline by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Methods – A method of analysis and criticism of the literature was used. Results and conclusions – (1) actions are necessary to strengthen the status of information and book studies as a sub-discipline of media and social communication studies; (2) There is a need to open all parties to conscious and critical search for new common areas and research problems. Originality and cognitive value – Discussion about the status and future of the sciences of social communication and media and their components is now an urgent and inalienable need of the academic community if we want to improve the quality of research and strengthen our position within the Polish system of sciences and in a new discipline.
The Information Science Context of Safety Culture
Authors: Batorowska Hanna
Published: January 2020

Objective – The aim of the article is to show the interdisciplinary nature of security and information sciences and the relationships that exist between them in the area of threats generated by digital civilisation. Attention was paid to the importance of selected components of the information security culture in shaping the security culture. It has been pointed out that these components are a permanent subject of information science research. Method – A method of analysis and criticism of the literature was used. Results – Information technology as a discipline dealing, among others, with the functioning of people in the world of information (e.g. individual and group information management, information literacy obligations, information needs and behaviour – also in everyday life, information culture) supports research in the field of security sciences (especially human safety) conducted in the context of the development of technical civilisation and communication. Threats that the information society generates require studies, e.g. in the field of personal, social, health and ecological security (protection of the infosphere against information overload and humans against information stress). As part of these problems, theoretical and empirical research is undertaken, which is also dealt with by information science researchers. The combination of scientific reflection undertaken by specialists in both areas is indispensable in order to be able to see in the information security culture a common research subject enabling the diagnosis of various aspects of the broadly understood information culture.
An Unexplored Phenomenon on the Border of Two Worlds. An Introduction to the Issue of Museum Libraries in Poland
Authors: Žák-Caplot Katarzyna
Published: January 2020

Objective – The article discusses the main concepts and sources of information about museum libraries in Poland, moving towards their definition and place in the native library system. It is an opportunity to reflect on how museum libraries operate on the border of the “museum” and “library” worlds. Method – the subject literature, surveys and statistical reports of the Central Statistical Office (Główny Urząd Statystyczny – GUS) and the National Institute for Museums and Public Collections (Narodowy Instytut Muzealnictwa i Ochrony Zbiorów – NIMOZ) were reviewed, as well as the organizational regulations of selected museums and websites of some museum libraries in Poland. The Act on Libraries of June 27, 1997 was analysed with regard to the division of national libraries into types. The material was analysed to try to place museum libraries within the context of the abovementioned division. Conclusions – It is difficult to study a museum library whilst applying only the set of concepts known to librarians. There is also a lack of relevant statistical data. Due to the fact that museum libraries are rooted primarily in the institution of the museum and have therefore an obligation to achieve its goals and mission, as well as to trends in the development of Polish museology, 21st century museum libraries have gone beyond the scope of professional libraries within the meaning of the Act on Libraries of June 27, 1997.
The Role of the Museum Library
Authors: Kotowski Robert
Published: January 2020

Objective – Libraries and museums operate on the basis of the same program assumptions, as their role is to collect, store and preserve and disseminate collections. Conclusions – The article presents the principles of organization and activity of the museum library in the context of history and changing principles of the functioning of special libraries, as well as similarities in the program assumptions of libraries and museums on the example of the National Museum in Kielce. The article is an attempt to look at how the role has changed over the decades, but also at the function of a museum library in the local space and how its readership and public perception have changed.
International Guidelines on Youth Libraries and the Polish Reality
Authors: Grabowska Dorota
Published: January 2020

Objective: IFLA guidelines assume that youth libraries will function. In Polish public libraries, young people are not a group of users who are treated with special attention. This situation is not satisfactory, however, activities that may be attractive to this group of users are beginning to appear. Research methods – International guidelines, reports on youth in Poland, statistical data on public libraries and articles published last year in the “Poradnik Bibliotekarza” (“Librarian’s Guide”) are analysed, recognising that this is a professional journal in which librarians describe implementing “good practices”. Results and conclusions – International guidelines direct the activities of various types of libraries, including libraries for young people. Public libraries in Poland still have a lot to do in this field, although there are activities that may be attractive to this group of users. These include organising spaces for young users, using technologies, introducing activating methods, among which various types of games deserve attention, and various clubs that are being created; in addition libraries are starting to cooperate with volunteers. The situation is far from that recommended in the international guidelines, but public libraries are slowly beginning to recognize the specific needs of young people.
Pengaruh Kepemimpinan Visioner dan Budaya Organisasi terhadap Kinerja Pegawai di Pemkot Cimahi
Authors: Thamrin Janadi Rammelsbergi
Published: January 2020

Kota Cimahi merupakan kota yang sedang tumbuh dan berkembang setelah memisahkan diri dengan Kabupaten Bandung. Pada saat ini terdapat sejumlah permasalahan yang tengah dihadapi oleh Pemkot Cimahi, diantaranya mengenai kurangnya kinerja. Upaya untuk meningkatkan kinerja pegawai dilakukan melalui kepemimpinan visioner dan budaya organisasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa bagaimana pengaruh antara kepemimpinan visioner terhadap kinerja pegawai Pemkot Cimahi, serta pengaruh antara budaya organisasi terhadap kinerja pegawai di Pemkot Cimahi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dan verifikatif. Sumber data diperoleh dari sampel 93 orang pegawai Pemkot Cimahi. Teknik pengolahan data yang dipakai adalah regresi dengan bantuan program SPSS. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ditemukan bahwa kepemimpinan visioner memberikan pengaruh positif dan signifikan pada kinerja pegawai Pemkot Cimahi. Selain itu ditemukan bahwa budaya organisasi memberikan pengaruh positif dan signifikan pada kinerja pegawai Pemkot Cimahi. Berdasarkan temuan tersebut, Pemkot Cimahi perlu meningkatkan kualitas kepemimpinan visioner dan juga budaya organisasi karena dapat memberikan pengaruh pada kinerja pegawai.
Up-Down Nine and Five-Foot Way: Characteristics of Cityscape in a
Cultural Perspective
Authors: Mei Qing , Luo Man
Published: January 2020

The paper explores the central question of how to identify architecture
and its meaning that crossed the territory line in a cultural perspective.
By analyzing the buildings and spaces with certain key dimensional aspects,
the authors have studied one of the most typical streets in Canton, the
Up-Down Nine and its Five-Foot Way. This paper argues that the
characteristics of cityscape covers aspects of surface structure, flexible
compressive components, pattern forming process, material proto-structure,
exactitude of the connections between components, as shown in the case
study, all weave together to form the image and identity of the city in
history. By exploring the cultural characteristics of urban space in Canton,
as well as the genes that produced the Up-Down Nine street of Five-Foot Way
pattern, this study aims to explain the street forming process by
comparative study on Canton cityscape with Singapore’s since the 19th
century linked with culture.
Survival of Shanghai Urbanite Culture in the Mao Era: Bourgeois
Aspirations and Practice of Longtang Everyday Life
Authors: Ping Lei
Published: January 2020

This essay studies an often overlooked and understudied topic – the
survival of Shanghai vernacular longtang (alleyway house) urbanite culture
in the Mao era (1949-1976). It discovers how bourgeois sentiments embodied
by the Shanghai national bourgeoisie were aspired to and inherited by the
longtang petty urbanites (xiaoshimin) and their quotidian practices of
Shanghai-styled (haipai) everyday life. By delving into archives,
newspapers, and urban cultural studies, the essay particularly examines how
urbanite culture was revitalized by the mode of Shanghai everyday living and
how it resiliently co-existed with socialist revolutionary culture through a
type of distinctive material culture particularly manifested in housing and
food. It investigates the dialectical and conflictual relationship between
the discourse of revolution and that of everyday life. It challenges the
problematic incompleteness of Socialist Transformation project and searches
for a new understanding of historical viability and sustainability of
Chinese socialism, as Chinese socialism did not succeed in eradicating
bourgeois sensibility as an oppositional historical force in Shanghai in the
Mao era. In this context, the essay argues that Shanghai maintained a
privileged urban center while its urbanite culture persisted by means of
self-preservation of the longtang everyday life and fetishized bourgeois
materialism and aspirations under Maoist Chinese socialism.
INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE EU AGREEMENTS IMPLEMENTATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Authors: Titarenko Galina
Published: January 2020

The paper substantiates the expediency of using the system-synergistic approach in disclosing the essence of the national innovation system (NIS) as an institutional basis for ensuring the ecological safety of the regions in the context of the implementation of the EU-Ukraine Agreement. The methodological approaches to the diagnostics of the state of innovation development with the help of a multi-factor model of GDP forecast are formed.
The paradigm of the NIS of Ukraine is presented, which reflects the symbiosis of economic, institutional and technical factors in the process of creation and implementation of innovations, and also represents an important step forward in understanding the determinants of innovation development under conditions of integrational changes.
THE MODERN STATE AND THE PERSPECTIVES OF THE USE OF SINGLE-DIMENSIONAL FLOWER-DECORATIVE PLANTS IN THE GREENING OF THE PARK ZONE OF VINNYTSIA NATIONAL AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY
Authors: Pantsyreva Hanna
Published: January 2020

The present state of the trends of the use of annual flower-ornamental crops in the Podillya region is analyzed and their promise for landscaping of the park zone of VNAU is determined. The most promising species and varieties of the cultures of the Astra family (Asteraceae L.) were studied and investigated: Medicinal leeches (Calendula officinalis L.), Zinnia aqnustifollia H., Rootsters (Tagetes erecta L.) and Astra annalistic (Callistephus chinensis L.), – ecologically plastic plants, resistant to limiting environmental factors and with long decorative properties during the growing season. The most promising varieties of domestic selection for the creation of a collection of annual crops on the basis of the exhibition area of the Vinnytsia National Agrarian University are found: medicinal herbs (Sun of Egypt, Kabloon, Geisha), cynic of the narrow-leaved (Gloriencha, Sombrero, Classic), black-eyed peoples (Titan, Vavila, Robin Good), astera annually (Artistic, Yablunevo, Amethyst). By studying the dynamics of the flowering time of the studied varieties, it was found that the highest flowering duration (up to 60 days) was found in Tagetes erecta L. (52 days for the Titan variety, 60 days for the Vanilla variety, 55 days for Robin Good variety). Also, we have generalized recommendations on the use of different cultivars of the studied annuals of foreign selection in landscaping, taking into account their biomorphological features. It is established that from a practical point of view, they are promising for creating groups on the background of the lawn, micoborts, rabatok, flower beds and is an excellent material for the creation of monosads. It is the expansion of variants of simple and complex garden compositions with their participation will give the park area VNAU more decorative, the results of research will be used for the course of lectures and practical classes on the program of the specialty «Landscape management» for students of the Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Vinnytsa National Agrarian University.
INFLUENCE OF THE LEVEL OF SOIL POLLUTION WITH HEAVY METALS ON THE INTENSITY OF ACCUMULATION OF THEIR IN LEAVES
MILK THISTLE (SÍLYBUM MARIÁNUM)
Authors: Razanov Serhiy , Razanova Alla , Ovcharuk Vitaliy
Published: January 2020

The intensity of heavy metal contamination leaves of milk thistle grown under conditions of field crop rotation of intensive agriculture and on non-cultivated natural lands of the forest steppe of the right bank was studied.
Among the plants that have found their application in medicine, medicinal plants in Ukraine are considered to be almost 250 species, including 150 - for traditional medicine, the rest are used only in folk medicine. Traditionally, about 100 species are harvested, of which, on a large scale, 40 to 50 species. Possibilities of application of medicinal plants are quite significant. The efficacy and safety of herbal preparations can be used in long-term treatment of patients of different age groups.
As a medicinal plant of milk thistle (Sílybum Mariánum) has been used since ancient times, it is the source of exceptional therapeutic ingredients that play a positive role in the treatment of liver disease. Practical value in the structure of the crop of this plant have the fruits, although in folk medicine also use juice from grass and root. Milk thistle is known and as a food plant, has a forage value, in beekeeping is defined as a fairly good honey plant. Milk thistle grass is used as green fertilizer and for bookmarking compost. According to the results of the conducted researches, it was found that in the leaf of thistle spotted crops grown in conditions of field crop rotation intensive farming, a higher concentration of Pb was observed in 1.66 times, Cd - 1.05 times, Cu - 1.56 times, Zn - in 1.34 times compared with similar raw materials obtained in conditions of non-cultivated natural lands.
Factors of influence on the formation and functioning of quality management systems of enterprises in the field of engineering services
Authors: Trachenko Lyudmila
Published: January 2020

Purpose. The aim of the article is substantiation of the factors influencing the formation and functioning of quality management systems of enterprises in the field of engineering services.

Methodology of research. The methods of analysis and synthesis, systematization, theoretical generalization and experimental have been used to investigate the issues of formation of quality management systems of enterprises of the field of engineering services of energy direction in the context of the requirements of ISO 9001: 2015; graphic – for visual presentation of factors that influence the formation and functioning of quality management systems of enterprises in the field of engineering.

Findings. It is established that the formation and implementation of quality management systems in the context of the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001: 2015 at enterprises of the field of engineering services is an effective means of improving the quality of work (services), ensuring the competitiveness and development of companies, achievement of key business goals. It is proved that an important aspect in the formation and implementation of QMS of engineering enterprises is their integration into the company management system. The influence of internal and external factors on the formation and functioning of quality management systems of engineering enterprises as a means of reducing risks, improving the performance of companies and meeting the needs of their stakeholders is substantiated.

Originality. The substantiation of the influence of internal and external factors on the formation and functioning of the QMS of engineering enterprises and on their management system has been further developed.

Practical value. The analysis of the influence of internal and external factors on the formation and functioning of quality management systems in the context of requirements of the international standard ISO 9001: 2015 of enterprises in the field of engineering services makes it possible to reduce the level of uncertainty and risks in the processes of the companies' activities, to improve the quality of work (services) and to maintain competitive positions.

Key words: engineering services; quality management systems; international standard ISO 9001: 2015; internal and external factors of influence.
National indicators of achieving the sustainable development goals and their roles in the United Nations Agenda by 2030
Authors: Marianovych Maryna
Published: January 2020

Purpose. The purpose of the article is investigation of the problems in the formation of a unified system of indicators of the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals in the world and Ukraine, justification of the need to adapt the approaches applied at the international level to the solution of the national objectives of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, determination of the directions for monitoring in this area.

Methodology of research. Scientists researches, documents of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, and reports of the United Nations were the theoretical basis this research. The comparison and analogy methods were used for analysis of information about control, coordination and monitor mechanisms in the process of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in foreign countries; as well as under determining the relevance of the approved national targets and indicators to the Global Sustainable Development Goals indicators. Definition of the priority tasks, that should be resolved to work more effectively in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, was done based on the method of generalization.

Findings. The article substantiates the need to solve the problems that exist in the field of the SDGs achievement in Ukraine, in particular: imperfection of a monitoring and control system for achievement of SDGs indicators, insufficient information on established national tasks at the local level; no legal nature defined for such an important document as the National Sustainable Development Goals - Ukraine report. Priority directions for further work on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals have been formed. The priority tasks for improving a system of monitoring and control over the fulfillment of national tasks have been identified. The necessity of expanding the information base and the importance of regular data collection are substantiated.

Originality. The priority steps in the work on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Ukraine in terms of improving information support and the institutional environment in this field are offered. It will help to increase the effectiveness of the implementation of national goals in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Practical value. The obtained research results can be used to identify further ways of working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, both nationally and locally, which will contribute to a more effective implementation of the UN global strategy objectives.

Key words: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG); SDG indicators; national indicators; global indicator framework; monitoring; sustainable development strategy.
Performance-based public funding of higher education: European experience and practice of Ukraine
Authors: Fedirko Nataliia
Published: January 2020

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to investigate the effectiveness of higher education funding in Ukraine and the EU member states in the face of global challenges and national reforms, as well as to substantiate measures to implement the performance-based approach in the medium term.

Methodology of research. The following methods are used to carry out the study: historical and logical – in the study of contemporary challenges for education in the global environment, statistical and generalization – in assessing the domestic practice of higher education financing, comparison – in the analysis of financial and demographic pressure on higher education institutions in Ukraine and EU, synthesis – to substantiate the effects of implementing the performance-based approach for the allocation of public funding to the higher education system and priorities for its reformation in Ukraine.

Findings. In order to investing in skills and capacity-building, needed to achieve cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and quality, higher education requires sustainable and adequate public funding. The article substantiates that the current challenges for education systems in the global environment are political and regulatory changes, globalization trends, stakeholder expectations, digitization, nature and structure of the labour market. The feasibility of using a performance-based approach in Ukraine in comparison to other mechanisms of public funding allocation in higher education has been proved, the key performance indicators used in the EU member states have been uncovered also potential effects of implementation have been identified.

Originality. The effectiveness of public funding in Ukraine in comparison with EU member states has been determined. This allowed substantiating a set of recommendations for domestic higher education institutions concerning their adaptation to the long-term financial and demographic pressures. The key principles of the public policy, oriented at achieving the effects of economy and efficiency in the sphere of allocation and use of public funds in the higher education system, have been substantiated.

Practical value. The proposed recommendations put forward for implementation can be used in reforming the system of higher education funding in Ukraine and will help to improve the performance of educational institutions.

Key words: system of higher education funding; public funding of higher education; higher education effectiveness; performance-based funding in higher education.
Synthesis, Molecular Docking Studies and Antifungal Activity Evaluation of New Thiazolyl-methylen-1,3,4-oxadiazolines as Potential Lanosterol 14a-demethylase Inhibitors
Authors: Oniga Smaranda , Araniciu Catalin , Marc Gabriel , Uncu Livia , Palage Mariana , Oniga Ovidiu
Published: January 2020

Considering the well-established antifungal activity of azole compounds, a new series of thiazolyl-methylen-1,3,4-oxadiazolines derivatives were designed and synthesized as lanosterol-demethylase inhibitors. The final compounds were screened for antifungal activity against the Candida albicans ATCC 90028 strain. Molecular docking studies were performed to investigate the interaction modes between the compounds and the active site of lanosterol 14a-demethylase, which is a target enzyme for anticandidal azoles. Theoretical ADME predictions were also calculated for the final compounds 5a-h.
Estimation of the Kinetic Parameters of a Catalytic Cracking Model Case Study
Authors: Popa Cristina , Nicolae Nicoleta , Patrascioiu Cristian
Published: January 2020

This paper presents the research regarding determination of kinetic model parameters from a catalytic cracking process. Starting from the Weekman kinetic model, the authors proposed a simplified version of this model and, based on experimental data form a catalytic cracking plant, they have numerical determined the coefficients of the new kinetic model. For this purpose, there were defined two objective functions; the first function is based on errors generated by estimation of the riser outlet temperature and the second function associated to the errors generated by the estimation of the gasoline yield. The minimization of the two objective functions has been solve by using Optimization Toolbox from MATLAB programming language. The results showed that the objective function that depends on gasoline yield allows more accurate estimation of the kinetic parameters from this model.
Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Oxygen Desaturation and Cardiovascular Risk
Authors: Davidescu Lavinia , Azzedine Ben Mansour Mohamed , Man Milena Adina , Motoc Nicoleta Stefania , Arghir Ioan Anton , Ulmeanu Ruxandra
Published: January 2020

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) increases the risk cardiovascular events regardless of the presence of previous cardiovascular disease. As both OSAS and coronary heart disease (CHD) have same risk factors it�s often difficult to quantify the proportion of each risk factor in developing cardiac events. The aim of this study was to evaluate the 10-year risk of developing a coronary heart disease (CHD) event or stroke in newly diagnosed OSAS patients. 65 patients diagnosed with OSAS over a period of four months in Oradea Sleep Laboratory were included. Demographic characteristics, anthropometric parameters, clinical and biochemical data, sleep disorder and daytime sleepiness assessment, results of polysomnography were collected in all patients. In 55 selected patients by age range from 34 to 74 years old, cardiovascular risk was assessed using Framingham score calculator. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS-PC version 7.5 and Stata 10.The estimated 10-years risk of a CHD event was 18.97% (� 9.67) in all cases. It was higher in men (22.17% � 9.24) compare to women (12.39% � 6.92) and it was not significantly different by stages of OSAS severity (20.58% �9.41 in patients with severe OSAS versus 15.4% in mild OSAS), suggesting that apnea hypopnea index is not a major confounding factor. Desaturation of oxygen is a better outcome to define the relation between OSAS and cardiovascular diseases. OSAS and cardiovascular risk factors increased risk for future adverse cardiovascular events related to the severity of oxygen desaturation.
Assessment of Craniofacial Morphology in Mouth Breathing Children. A retrospective case-control study
Authors: Angelescu David , Angelescu Teodora , Simu Meda Romana , Muntean Alexandrina , Mesaros Anca Stefania , Berbece Sorin , Alb Silviu
Published: January 2020

The aim of this retrospective case-control study is to determine a possible correlation between breathing mode and craniofacial morphology. The study was carried out in the Department of Pedodontics,Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The sample comprised 80 patients, age between 6 and 13 years, which were divided in two groups based on respiratory pattern: control group composed of 38 nasal breathing children and case group composed of 42 oral breathing children. Three quantitative craniofacial parameters were measured from the frontal and lateral photos: facial index, lower facial height ratio and upper lip ratio. The statistical analysis showed a significant higher facial index (p=0.006*) and an increase lower facial height (p=0.033*) for the oral breathers group. No differences in facial morphology were found between genders and age groups, when comparing the data between the same type of respiratory pattern children. Spearman�s rho Correlation show a significant positive correlation (p=0.002*) between facial index and lower facial height and a significant negative correlation between facial index and upper lip (p=0,005*). Long faces children are more likely to develop oral breathing in certain conditions, which subsequently have a negative effect on increasing the lower facial height by altering the postural behavior of mandible and tongue.
The Influence of Heat Treatment on the Phononic Multilayer Sensor
Authors: Garus Sebastian
Published: January 2020

In the work, the transmission of aperiodic quasi one-dimensional sensor built of Zr55Cu30Ni5Al10 amorphous alloy was tested using the Transfer Matrix Method algorithm. Transmission peak shifts were analyzed depending on the temperature of the flowing liquid. The influence of annealing in the temperatures 693K and 773K of the amorphous alloy on the structure of the sensor transmission bands was analyzed. The existence of bands in the examined structures has been shown. The best phononic properties were found in the structure heated to 773 K.