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PREVENTION IN THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE OF CHEMICALS AND MIXTURES
Authors:   University of Economics - Varna, Stoyanova Antoaneta
Published: December 2020

Preventing the risk of accidents and fires with hazardous substances limits their consequences for human life and health, as well as for the environment in general. Therefore, an assessment of compliance with the necessary regulatory criteria and documentation of the classification of chemicals and preparations is needed. The purpose of this study is to perform an analysis of regulatory requirements related to chemicals and mixtures and to present a methodology for assessing and managing their compatibility during storage according to their hazard class. The adopted safety measures and requirements are aimed at ensuring the safety of the storage of hazardous chemicals and materials, because they cause many hazards to both human health and the environment. This material is aimed at business operators related to the transport and storage of dangerous goods, as well as companies that use and store chemicals as raw materials for the production of their chemical products.
Supply Chain Management Integration and Demand Management Practices on Organizational Performance of Kenya Medical Research Institute
Authors: Bongei Florence Chepkemoi , Ngacho Christopher , Kibet Yusuf
Published: December 2020

In Kenya, SMEs are businesses employing between 1-50 people and maybe either in formal or informal sectors and may also be in farm or non-farm categories. Due to the sector importance, Kenya has enacted several laws in support of SMEs. The SMEs require a concerted effort from both private and public since the sector draws stakeholders from both. To enhance their sustainability in the economy, the SMEs require serious empirical research in order to elicit the constraints with the goal of developing proactive remedial frameworks so that their existence may be promoted. Amongst the numerous challenges that constrain the working of SMEs is inadequate financing, thus the derivative of the overall goal of this study. The study location was Meru town. The descriptive research design was used. As per the Meru county government records, 160 SMEs are permitted and have been in operation for not less than 3 years. From every SME, one respondent was used. Census was adopted as the study design informed by the small population and the ease of reaching the respondents. A questionnaire was used to collect data through a drop-pick method which was done in three days’ time. Data analysis was through descriptive methods. Data analysis was assisted by SPSS version 22 by subjection to regression analysis to establish the existence of relatedness between the dependent and independent variables. Presentation of results was done through tables. Regression analysis results indicated that the loaning procedure had a significant effect on credit accessibility among SMEs in Meru Town. It was recommended further study to be conducted to find out the other determinants of credit accessibility amongst SMEs in Meru town.
FORMATION OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ CREATIVE POTENTIAL
Authors:   Samara State Technical University, Kochetova T.N. , Stelmakh Ya.G.
Published: December 2020

Based on the analysis of scientific literature, the concepts "creativity" and "creative potential" for technical university students are considered and clarified, as a complex psychological process, which must be developed in the process of activity, stimulated by a problem or a contradiction. The analysis of scientific research provided an opportunity to highlight the components of creative potential. Comparing the components of the professional competencies of a future engineer and the components of the technical university students’ creative potential, the authors showed that the ability of a student to realize his creative potential is possession of a high level professional competence. To achieve the goal of the study, will apply a competence-based approach during the teaching process. Considering the possibilities of mathematical disciplines, as a means of forming the future engineer creative potential, tasks were selected to search for mathematical patterns and their choice was justified. During the educational process psychological and pedagogical conditions were used, which, according to the authors, contribute to the achievement of the research goal. To identify the state of formation of students creative potential, an experimental study was carried out. Samara State Technical University was chosen as the base of the research. The results of the study confirm the effectiveness of the identified psychological and pedagogical conditions for the formation of students creative potential in the study of mathematical disciplines.
Decoding Water Law
Authors: Hill Jason T. , Messer Victoria Rose
Published: December 2020

Texas water law is not a model of clarity. As a body of law, it is riddled with jargon, double-meaning, and esoteric context that can sometimes read and work like a Rube Goldberg device. Landowners not trained in the dark arts of Texas water rights and regulation are often (rightfully) frustrated with attempts to understand, exercise, market, and simply explain one of the most important property rights in Texas agriculture.

Fear not. While not a categorical truth, much of Texas’ water law can be translated into a language that is helpful to those involved in Texas agriculture. The authors give no guarantee that this Article will be a precise decoder ring for growers, ranchers, lenders, brokers, and the like, but hopefully it will be useful to these important groups, nonetheless.

This Article will include quick tips for ag practitioners dealing with water law issues in Texas. While each one of these topics could be a paper in itself, the topics will conclude with links/resources for additional information.
Social Justice and Copyright's Excess
Authors: Rosenblatt Elizabeth L.
Published: December 2020

My life is real. So when I hear about an editor asking: What’s up with my output? I’m like: What’s up with you even commenting on my life? Niggas don’t know my life. That’s the bourgeoisie approach that I get offended by because this ain’t no bubble. This ain’t no vacuum we doing this music out of. That’s why people connect to the pain in it. Because it’s real. That’s the part they should respect. These radio hits, these charts, they don’t validate the truth and the message. That’s when I start to be like, “Okay, you ain’t got a record on radio. You ain’t put an album out officially, so you’re an underachiever.”

That’s where I get offended because let’s restart this whole situation. The metrics and the gauge of success, and of impact on the culture. It don’t got shit to do with Billboard, it don’t got shit to do with SoundScan. It don’t got shit to do with any of these platforms that the business created. This shit is a culture. This shit is our life. You understand? So in between my projects does it take a year or two, or another artist that live a real life? Does it take them a year to put a project out? Because he wants to retain ownership. He wants to do what they refuse to let you do and that’s control his own destiny. He don’t wanna be exploited by the music industry that been traditionally exploitive to our creators. Then he end up on lists like the Top 25 Underachievers.
Fraud Is Now Legal in Texas (For Some People)
Authors: Ricks Val D.
Published: December 2020

Three intermediate appellate courts in Texas have held that corporate actors— directors, officers, managers, shareholders, and probably common employees and agents—are immune from personal liability for fraud that they themselves commit as long as their deceit relates to or arises from a contractual obligation of the corporation. Similar actors in limited liability companies also enjoy immunity. These courts do not require that the business entities themselves be liable for the fraud. When the entities are not liable, these new holdings leave fraud victims no remedy at all, even if a jury would find fraud. One (or maybe two) Texas appellate courts have held otherwise. The Supreme Court of Texas will probably decide the issue, and one justice has already signed on.

To date, these decisions have only been noticed in print by a few practicing attorneys. No commentator has questioned them. But the decisions are wrong. These courts claim to be following a statute, but the statute does not support the courts’ analysis. Nor does the statute’s legislative history. Surprising (and probably unnoticed) results strongly suggest the legislature never intended this reading. And what rationale could justify it? Fraud is the economic equivalent of theft. Practitioner comments on the decisions suggest that the cost of litigating fraud is too high. Texas’s reputation for pro-business policies might suggest this move is just helpful de-regulation, but it is not. Policing fraud is the only way to make markets safe for freedom of contract, and litigating fraud claims is the courts’ role. These decisions should be abandoned before they become the law in all of Texas and elsewhere.
Talking About Abortion (Listening Optional)
Authors: Reynolds Jennifer W.
Published: December 2020

Whether we can expect others to listen—and whether we choose to listen to others—have become central challenges in handling conflicts around polarized and high-profile political matters. For those who study alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”), these concerns about listening hit especially close to the bone because they implicate some of the most foundational precepts of dispute resolution practice. This paper explores some of these implications in the context of the fight over reproductive rights, with special focus on the “listening dilemma” that people experience when navigating extremely difficult conversations around crucial political entitlements, especially when those entitlements are in the process of being made and unmade. Paying closer attention to the listening dilemma and other unusually challenging dynamics in public conflicts makes plain the importance of social context when deciding what interventions may be applicable or appropriate. As it turns out, these interventions include listening—but not as dogma and only to the extent that listening makes sense, given goals and context.
Same-Party Legislative Appointments and the Problem of Party-Switching
Authors: Yeargain Tyler
Published: December 2020

For half of the states and almost every territory in the United States, legislative vacancies are filled by some system of temporary appointments rather than by special elections. Most of these systems utilize “same-party” appointments to ensure continuity of representation. But few states have anticipated the problem of state legislators switching parties. Though party-switching is rare, it happens frequently enough that several state supreme courts have already interpreted same-party appointment statutes as applied to party-switchers.

This Article argues for a uniform approach to the problem of party-switchers in same-party appointment systems. First, this Article reviews the current legislative appointment schemes as they operate today and analyzes each statute or constitutional provision to determine how each of them might treat a vacancy caused by a party-switching state legislator, as well as the four state supreme court decisions addressing this question of statutory interpretation. It then argues that the principles underlying same-party appointment systems support statutory amendments to clarify how party-switching state legislators are replaced.
Dynamics of governance in management of water resources; A case of Rwamuthambi sub catchment, Kenya
Authors: Kumunga Eunice , Nzioka J. Muthama  , Ndiwa  T. C
Published: December 2020

Integrated water resource management in sub-catchment areas is imminent in Kenya since the review of Water Act in 2002. Subsequently, this research analyzed the water resources governance dynamics of Rwamuthambi sub-catchment and made key recommendations for sustainability. An exploratory descriptive design was adopted. Data was collected through 203 questionnaires, 15 key informant interviews, semi structured interviews and observations. Spearman’s rank correlation (R), Kendall’s coefficient of concordance (W), Likert scale and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. 32% of the local community respondents ranked public participation as most effective in wetland conservation while 33% indicated that the WRUAs improved wetland sustainability through civic education and sensitization. The results revealed that stakeholder sensitization on sub-catchment conservation was the least important while public participation (W= 0.1, p< 0.05) was the most important consideration. It also emerged that pre-WRUA enforcement strategies were effective. In addition, there was a strong negative correlation between poor enforcement of policies and poor institutional capacity (R (23) = -0.77, p= 0.03) in sub-catchment activities. Therefore, there is a need to promote land owners’ participation and technical and financial capacity building for WRUA committee members. The study recommends domestication of policies to address intrinsic sub-catchment matters and adoption of pre-WRUA era conservation strategies of enforcement as ways to promote sustainability through governance.
The Relationship of Knowledge Level of Undernourished Mothers in Toddler Nutritional Pattern Intake in Ciledug Public health center
Authors: Sumarmi Hj. Sumarmi , Bin Ladjamuddin Albahra
Published: December 2020

This study aims to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of undernourished mothers in the nutritional pattern intake of children under five at Ciledug Health Center in 2019. This study uses primary data with quantitative research methods and cross sectional design and uses random sampling techniques. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between work, income, infectious diseases, utilization of health services and the level of maternal knowledge on the nutritional pattern intake of children under five.
КОМУНІКАТИВНИЙ АСПЕКТ УНІВЕРСИТЕТСЬКОЇ КОНКУРЕНТОСПРОМОЖНОСТІ
Authors: БАКІРОВ Віль Савбанович
Published: December 2020

Конкурентоспроможність сучасного університету багато в чому визначається його комунікативною активністю, від якої залежить посилення і успішне використання конкурентних переваг. Серед напрямів такої активності — внутрішня горизонтальна і вертикальна управлінська комунікація; інтенсивне оприлюднення наукових результатів у визнаних міжнародних і національних виданнях; створення і підтримка різноманітних майданчиків наукової комунікації; забезпечення високої якості комунікативних технологій дистанційного спілкування суб’єктів освітнього процесу; зовнішня комунікативна активність як передумова взаємодії із потенційними стейкхолдерами, академічними і бізнесовими партнерами, майбутніми здобувачами як всередині країни, так і далеко за її межами. Важливими є також активне просування власного іміджу, реалізація брендингових стратегій, розвиток зв’язків із громадськістю та з цільовими зовнішніми аудиторіями, динамічної реклами. Оскільки університети відрізняються за своїми параметрами, традиціями, багатьма іншими характеристиками, то створення і просування університетського бренду є творчим процесом, що враховує особливості соціокультурних контекстів, конкретних сегментів комунікативного простору та потребує розробки індивідуальних бренд-стратегій. Бренд має спиратися на артикульовану унікальну ідентичність університету, на особливості його наукового та освітнього виробництва (характер наукових розвідок та освітніх послуг), на цільові аудиторії, здатні прочитати і розтлумачити семіотику брендових повідомлень. У тексті представлено досвід реалізації бренд-концепції Харківським національним університетом імені В.Н. Каразіна.
Peningkatan Kemampuan Orang Tua Dalam Pengembangan Moralitas Anak Melalui Modelling Di Paud Desa Layak Anak
Authors: Purwati Purwati , Japar Muhammad
Published: December 2020

Moralitas anak merupakan bentuk perilaku anak yang menunjukkan baik atau buruk, benar atau salah berdasarkan pada nilai-nilai dianut atau dipercayai oleh kelompok msyarakat tertentu. Perilaku moral anak pada dasarnya dibentuk dan dikondisikan oleh lingkungan terutama oleh orang tua. Orang tua mempunyai peran dalam mengembangkan moralitas anak sesuai ajaran dan keyakinan yang dianut serta nilai-nilai yang berlaku di masyarakat. Kegiatan penyuluhan dan pendampingan terhadap orang tua mengenai cara pengembangan moral anak melalui modeling, mampu meningkatkan pemahaman dan pengetahuan orang tua. Dalam proses modeling atau keteladanan , anak mengamati atau melihat sika dan perilaku orang tua, informasi yang diperoleh melalui pengamatan diteruskan ke cortex untuk diproses, hasil pemrosesan informasi dapat digunakan langsung untuk berperilaku dan dapat juga disimpan dalam ingatan untuk digunakan berperilaku pada kesempatan yang akan datang. Tujuan dari pengabdian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan kemampuan  dan keterampilan orang tua dalam membentuk dan mengembangkan moralitas anak di Desa Menayu Kecamatan Muntilan, kabupaten Magelang, demi mewujudkan “Desa Layak Anak “. Metode yang digunakan adalah Rural Apraissal, dengan pendekatan dalam proses pemberdayaan dan peningkatan partisipasi masyarakat, yang tekanannya pada keterlibatan masyarakat dalam keseluruhan kegiatan. Orang tua yang dilibatkan dalam kegiatan pengabdian ini sebanyak 50 orang. Pelaksanaan pengabdian secara rutin dan melalui kelompok-kelompok dengan cara bergantian. Hasil yang diperoleh dari  kegiatan pengabdian ini yaitu terjadinya peningkatan kemampuan dan keterampilan orang tua dalam membentuk dan mengembangkan moralitas anak. Kesimpulan, meningkatnya kemampuan dan ketrampilan orang tua dalam mengembangkan moralitas anak dapat  mewujudkan Desa Menayu sebagai Desa Layak Anak.
An investigation into adhesives to consolidate distemper paintings on canvas
Authors: Castro Simarro Cristina
Published: December 2020

This article investigates traditional and modern adhesives used to consolidate distemper paintings on canvas, with special reference to sixteenth century Hispano-tüchlein paintings, also called sargas. Such artworks are not only difficult to handle due to their large size, but they are also inherently fragile and/or are highly hygroscopic. This sensitivity is caused in part by the nature of the painting technique as well as the lack of varnish, which might account for why conservation methods related to these works have not been addressed in the past. This investigation was conducted on historical reconstructions samples to assess and develop treatment strategies for distemper paintings, in particular issues linked to powdery/friable matte paint layers. The impact of several adhesives on the painted surface of historical reconstructions was evaluated before and after the samples were subjected to humidity cycling tests using a range of analytical techniques. Such information can be used to aid conservators who face consolidation issues related to underbound paintings or artworks with similar surfaces. The results reveal that there is no one perfect adhesive for matte paint nor one that can be removed completely, once applied. Aquazol® 200 and Funori performed the best, but still introduced changes in colour and gloss, even if minimal.
Reseña: La pintura Mural Gótica en territori valencià
Authors: Herrero-Cortell Miquel Ángel
Published: December 2020

Libro: La pintura Mural Gótica en territori valencià

Autor: Rubio Misfud, Aurora; Zalbidea Muñoz, M. Antonia

Editor: Onada Edicions, 2019.

ISBN: 978-84-16505-76-0

Dimensiones: 215 x 305 mm Páginas: 144 p. (a color)Idioma: catalán
“Grisaille reconstitution” as a colourless visible retouching method: the case of Les Puys d’Amiens, a set of paintings dating from the 16th century
Authors: Françoise Séverine , Mugniot Laurence , Mugniot Laurence
Published: December 2020

An innovative visible retouching method was successfully attempted on a set of seven paintings, the Puys d’Amiens, amongst which three of them presented large losses. The challenge was to find a retouching solution that would enable presenting all seven paintings together, improve understanding of the damaged paintings while maintaining discernibility of the retouching. After several digital simulations, the most promising ones were attempted on the loss of the Puy 1518. Based on archives, the agreed solution was baptised “grisaille reconstitution” and consists in reconstituting figures, outlines and values of the original painting whilst purposely omitting multi-colour restitution. This method has been carried out onto the three damaged paintings.
Retouching matt contemporary paint layers: a new approach using natural polymers
Authors: Carnazza Paola , Francone Serena , Morelli Philip , Reale Rita , Sammartino Maria Pia
Published: December 2020

Different painting techniques, materials and application methods that characterise contemporary artworks, with predominantly matt surfaces and uniform tones, make retouching one of the most complicated conservation treatments, since sameness is the main target. The retouching intervention carried out at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome on Tempi prospettici (1969), an installation by the Italian artist Carlo Alfano, gave the opportunity to investigate a method to obtain different matt/glossy values through the use of natural polymers as binders. The binders chosen (different polysaccharides, cellulose derivatives and isinglass) were analysed, both individually and mixed, through colorimetric and glossmetric measurements. The pigment-binder ratio and the addition of silica to get a modulation of the matt appearance of paint formulations were also evaluated. The comparation of the colorimetric values of painting samples and those of the original paint led to the identification of the best solution for the retouching of the artwork
Overpaints and inpainting on the “Black flag” by Ljubo Babić
Authors: Sucevic Miklin Maja
Published: December 2020

This paper will present the restoration carried out at the end of 2017 on an oil painting called the “Black flag”, by Ljubo Babić, that stands today as one of the five more important paintings in Croatian modern art history. The focus will be on previous interventions – retouches and overpaintings – that were found on such an important painting, as well as the complex process of inpainting.

After a partial removal of the previous interventions, some particles of dirt were still left embedded in the texture. This condition and the artist's paint effects determined the inpainting process. A mimetic inpainting method was chosen, consisting into a two stages process, intermediated with a varnish application: gouache colours to reconstruct the image and pigments mixed with Canada balsam to finish the process. This method resulted in a good reintegration of the retouch and in the overall appearance of the painting.
Aesthetical presentation of a devotional artwork. Issues and possible virtual solutions
Authors: Montagnolo Irene , Bacci Marco , Baratin Laura , Checcucci Giovanni , Ciardi Maria Rita
Published: December 2020

In this contribution, the accent is focused on the complexities and possible solutions faced by a restorer during the phase of aesthetical presentation of devotional artworks. For this kind of artefacts is not often possible to apply the logic of conservative restauration (Zanardi 2009), which requires a minimum intervention. The devotional aspect is an added value protected by a number of symbolic codes (Argenton 2017) understood by the religious community, for which the artifact was intended. The work was also analysed through a series of interviews with various figures related to the devotional and liturgical artwork: the restorer, the art historian art and the religious community as user of the art work.
Proposal to describe the colour mixing during the retouching process
Authors: Bailão Ana
Published: December 2020

When writing the final report, conservators-restorers are often faced with a lot of indecision on how to describe the colour mixing used in retouching process. The reports may sound somewhat incomplete, especially if the technical data is completely left out. The recorded information are usually restricted to the type of paint with indication of the brand and the type of binder and pigments used. Thus, the aim of this paper is to propose a measurable system that could help the students and the professionals to describe the use of colour mixtures during the chromatic reintegration treatment.
Restoration of an 18th century frame: 3D modelling, printing and matching color of decorative flowers elements
Authors: Henriques Frederico
Published: December 2020

This paper describes the application of 3D digital technology to support the rebuild of lost decorative elements of an historical frame. The frame belongs to an 18th century painting depicting the portrait of D. José, Prince of Brazil, displayed at the National Palace of Queluz, Portugal. The application of digital technologies has been planned from the very beginning in order to avoid the traditional use of silicone in the reproduction of missing elements. The photogrammetric 3D acquisition, a non-contact methodology, has been used to reduce the manipulation and hence prevent further degradation of the artistic object. Following the 3D modelling operation, new decorative elements were made using an additive printing technology. In the final phase of the work, the post-printing treatment was carried out, in which aqueous products were used. 3D modelling, in addition to facilitate the restoration treatment of the historic frame, can also be useful in the creation of a digital collection of decorative frame elements, i.e. a virtual database.
Reseña: Conservación y restauración de encarnaciones polícromas
Authors: Carrassón López de Letona Ana
Published: December 2020

Conservación y restauración de encarnaciones polícromas

Autora: María José González López

Colección: Gestión, Intervención y Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural (Guías prácticas)

Editorial Síntesis, S. A. Madrid 2020

ISBN 978-84-9171-457-6

Dimensiones: 21,30 x 15 cm

Páginas: 252

Idioma: Español
AFROSOUND ACÚSTICO PARA DÚO DE GUITARRAS TRAMAS Y URDIMBRES DE LA INTERPRETACIÓN CLÁSICA EN EL ROCK TROPICAL COLOMBIANO
Authors: Caballero Parra Carlos Andrés , Parra Valencia Juan Diego , Sepúlveda “Paparí” Mariano
Published: December 2020

Afrosound es uno de los proyectos de fusión musical más interesantes de la discografía colombiana. Su gestación como grupo, en el seno de la emblemática orquesta de salsa "Fruko y sus tesos", apostó por la experimentación sonora a partir de la mezcla de diversos géneros: cumbia, latin-soul, salsa y funk, para integrarse en la atmósfera psicodélica rigente en los comienzos de los años 70 y convertirse en el pionero de lo que podríamos denominar el Rock tropical colombiano. En el presente estudio se busca recuperar una parte del repertorio producido por la agrupación a lo largo de 15 años, desde una revisión tanto estilística como estética, contando con la participación del guitarrista original y fundador, llamado Mariano Sepúlveda. Este ejercicio de carácter investigativo lo hemos intitulado inicialmente "Afrosound acústico para dúo de guitarras ", apelando al contraste de las producciones originales, las cuales giraban en torno a la ejecución de guitarra eléctrica del músico Sepúlveda. Y nos referimos, al mismo tiempo a las nociones de "trama y urdimbre" para explicar los procesos de reinterpretación que exigen un contexto concreto en una trama simbólica (o tradición sonoro-cultural) y las "urdimbres" técnicas que permiten la concreción de las búsquedas estéticas y artísticas. Así, pues, presentamos una exhaustiva revisión del proyecto Afrosound, apelando tanto a su impacto cultural como a sus estrategias de producción y expresión sonora, respaldados en la figura cardinal del legendario guitarrista Mariano Sepúlveda, quien garantiza el encuentro intergeneracional con la tradición musical y las búsquedas expresivas contemporáneas.
The art fairs in the context of the modern stage of art market development
Authors: Rusakov Serhii
Published: December 2020

The article deals with the value-semantic, communicative and cultural aspects of the phenomenon of the art fair being defined as a space for updating the works of contemporary artists and the exchange of ideas and senses, considering historical preconditions for appearing of the art fair. It analyzes art fairs as the most various level of the modern stage of art market development. Based on Art Basel study, it identifies substantial changes of contemporary art fairs which contributed to the formation of a new model of the art market at the beginning of the 21st century. The new role acquired by the art market due to its unifying nature has been noted. The author reviews the cultural specifics of art exhibitions, galleries, the value of art works, the formation of artistic tastes of people as well. The importance of studying and considering of the art fairs for understanding of the new model of art market development is substantiated. The article outlines perspective directions of further culturological research of the art market and art fairs.
The performed analysis of the international art fair Art Basel shows the approval of the fair model of the art market due to the globalization processes, the formation of a new leisure culture and the need for a new way of art actualization.
Surgeon Profile: Peter Kalu
Authors: McVeigh Jamie
Published: December 2020

Peter Kalu, Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, discusses the importance of a measured approach to training and his key role in organising the national virtual Summit ‘Unlocking the NHS’ to collaborate strategies to improve healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Determining the Effects of Cross-Education on Muscle Strength, Thickness and Cortical Activation Following Limb Immobilization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Authors: Haggert Madelaine , Pearce Alan , Frazer Ashlyn , Rahman Simin , Kidgell Dawson , Siddique Ummatul
Published: December 2020

Purpose:

Cross-education (CE) increases strength of both the trained and untrained limb, with emerging evidence, suggesting CE could be used to attenuate muscle strength and thickness following periods of limb immobilization. This study examined the available evidence for the clinical efficacy of CE to attenuate muscle strength, thickness and neural activation during limb immobilization.

Methods:

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of CE on muscle strength, thickness and activation of an immobilized limb.  The evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were pooled to assess effect estimates for changes in strength, muscle thickness and neural activation of the untrained immobilized limb.

Results:

CE attenuated muscle strength in 5 RCTs (n= 78) which reported a SMD of 1.60 (95% CI 0.62, 2.59; P = 0.001) and muscle thickness, with an SMD of 1.52 (95% CI 0.22, 2.81; P = 0.02) compared to control. There was no difference in muscle activation (SMD of 0.08; 95% CI -0.34, 0.50; P = 0.72), regions of cortical activation (MD 31.8; 95% CI -22.71, 86.31; P = 0.25) or corticospinal excitability (MD 5.2; 95% CI -2.38, 12.78; P = 0.18) compared to control.   

Conclusions:

These results show that strength training the free limb via cross-education maintains muscle strength and muscle thickness of the immobilized limb compared to control (immobilization only). Because there was no effect on muscle activation, but a large mean difference in cortical activation, it is likely that the attenuation of muscle strength is due to neural adaptations at a cortical level.
First record of Isochlora balinti from Kazakhstan (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)
Authors: Volynkin Anton V. , Titov Sergey V.
Published: December 2020

In this paper Isochlora balinti from Kazakhstan (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) is reported for the first time for Kazakhstan.
La oferta de formación continua para el adulto mayor en Colombia, caso región Caribe
Authors: Londoño-Aldana Emperatriz , Navas-Ríos María Eugenia , Romero-González Zilath
Published: December 2020

El presente artículo parte del reconocimiento de las personas de la tercera edad como un segmento poblacional con un papel cada vez más relevante en la demanda de educación continua. Sin ignorar el difícil panorama que enfrentan muchos adultos mayores en el país, se asume también que estas personas, contrario a sus homónimos de hace algunas décadas, se han hallado con ciertas condiciones que les permiten mantener una vida más activa. Tanto las ofertas de educación continua online existentes como las que en el futuro puedan ser adaptadas a sus necesidades específicas, representan, en este contexto, espacios clave a los que pueden acudir en busca de oportunidades para la socialización, el crecimiento personal, y la actualización de conocimientos. Esta es, sin duda, una gran oportunidad para mejorar la calidad de vida de esas personas, al tiempo que se les permite asegurar su vigencia laboral, aunando sus largos años de experiencia a la adquisición de nuevos saberes. Se trata, pues, de una investigación exploratoria que requiere la búsqueda, el análisis y el procesamiento de información secundaria relacionada con prácticas que propicien el envejecimiento activo y productivo. El objetivo es sentar las bases para el desarrollo de un programa de educación continua que se adapte a las necesidades y características propias del adulto mayor en Colombia, específicamente de la región Caribe.
Spiritual and moral education as a way of forming the resilience of preschool children to modern conditions
Authors: Mikhailenko V. V
Published: December 2020

The article considers the formation of perseverance as a quality of a preschool child’s personality by means of spiritual and moral education. The results of the first phase of the study, in which a relationship was established between the performance of spiritually-moral education and attitudes of parents and professional groups to create the conditions for the formation of resilience as a personal quality
J. K. Galbraith’s New Socialism
Authors: Cherkovets Viktor
Published: December 2020

The article studies the original conception of convergence of capitalism and socialism proposed by well-known American (USA) economist and sociologist John Galbraith in connection with 50-th anniversary of publishing his world-wide known book «The New
Industrial State», which actuality is connected with current problems of implementation the newly industrialization of economy, including – and especially – in Russia. The article proves that the «epoch of industrial state» has not been finished yet neither in the middle of last century, nor in our century. The Galbraith’s conception is been compared with
J. Schumpeter’s and J. Keynes’s theories of economic development of capitalism. The article gives critical analysis of the evolution of Galbraith’s views, his explanation of «new socialism», which, according to Galbraith’s point of view, has come to industrially developed western countries and Japan. There are also suggested some thoughts about the content of the newly industrialization, as far as it’s special features and tasks in Russia.
Rule of Reason (ROR): Gains and Risks
Authors: Makarov Andrej
Published: December 2020

This article discusses the rapid formation of the Rule of Reason (ROR) approach in antitrust policy in the field of anti — competitive agreements. In many countries (the US, EU) there was a significant reduction of the use of per se approach (prohibition on the base of formal characteristics) in favor of the ROR approach, nowadays agreements are usually permitted or prohibited on the basis of the analysis of positive and negative effects. The article analyzes and summarizes the experience of these jurisdictions in the development of the ROR approach, the chronology for agreements of various types (horizontal, vertical agreements). The role of discussions in economic theory in this process was provided the argumentation for the expansion of effects evaluation. At the same time, the article examines the problems of this transformation, taking into account the problems of legal uncertainty, growing risks of type 2 errors.
Special Features of the Socioeconomic Development of Japan During the Bakumatsu Transition Period (1853–1868)
Authors: Platonov Dmitrij , Emelyanova Olesya
Published: December 2020

In Russian historiography there are few articles investigating the problem of Japan’s economic development during the Tokugawa period from 1602 to 1867. However, both the Russian and Western researchers covering the long Tokugawa period of more than 250 years, paid little attention to the bakumatsu period from 1853 to 1868. In terms of political history, the bakumatsu years are significant for the ending of the Tokugawa’s military government. However, from the economic viewpoint, a wide range of problems had accumulated and they became more evident due to the opening of the Japanese market for international trade. This caused dramatic changes in the country’s economic development trends. This article presents a comprehensive review of the social and economic characteristics of Japan’s development during the bakumatsu period that triggered Japan’s economic recovery and entailed industrialization in the country.
Sustainable Development Indicators: Regional Dimension
Authors: Bobylev Sergey , Kudryavtseva Olga , Solovyeva Sofya , Sitkina Kira
Published: December 2020

The paper shows the need for the development and widespread use of sustainable development indicators for the regions. Drawing on global and Russia’s experience, the authors suggest perspective indicators of sustainability for Russian regions and analyze possible approaches to the elaboration of indicators for the regions on the basis of the adaptation of the World Bank adjusted net savings index and the UN Millennium Development Goals. Adequate accounting of indicators, which are currently undervalued or not considered, can lead to the revision of the mediumand long-term goals for regional development.
Reorganization of Domestic Gas Market as a Factor of Russian Gas Companies' International Competitiveness
Authors: Talipova Aminam
Published: December 2020

The paper considers one of the measures proposed by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) to deregulate domestic gas market: abolition of lower boundary of gas prices for wholesale buyers, where two conditions inherent in gas market still remain: vertical structure of monopolist and the one export channel for pipeline gas. The author analyses the impact of proposed reforms on independent Russian gas companies competitiveness. The purpose is to provide domestic gas market reformation qualitative analysis and quantitative assessment of independent gas producers impact. As a result, the most likely implications of reforms are theoretically determined and quantitative assessment of their impact on the independent producer is provided.
Client-Oriented Business Approach: Conceptual Model
Authors: Oyner Olga , Panteleeva Elena , Meteleva Yuliya , Tsygankova Yuliya
Published: December 2020

This paper focuses on the customer orientation and considers an evolution of this notion, its modern interpretation, and conceptual model of customer-centric business approach. The main goal is to identify and classify the attributes of customer-centric approach. The subject of our study is a customer-centric approach, and the objects are attributes of this approach. As a research method, we use a meta-analysis of academic papers addressing customer orientation and related concepts. The model developed contains a combination of three types of customer centricity attributes and metrics of business performance of customercentric companies. This model forms the basis for further study of customer-centric approach peculiarities in different industries, and for the evaluation of the impact of customer-centricity level on business performance.
Coupon Rate Modeling for Mortgage-Backed Securities Primary Market
Authors: Tcherkassova Tatyana , Shautin Sergey
Published: December 2020

Russian mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market is a factor of great social and economic significance as its development stimulates mortgage lending and nurtures demand for residential properties. The market development is determinated, inter alias, by growing issuance volumes that imply setting issuing parameters maximizing transactions volume. The article presents a methodology for setting up MBSs coupon rate during initial placement. At the first stage two coupon rate regressions are estimated: one is based on investor’s required rate of return and the other one - on originator’s coupon spread. Then, a forecast range coinciding priorities of both investor and originator is calculated. The range reflects optimal coupon rates that maximize transactions volume. The models are based on least squares method and employ data on 122 Russian MBS tranches issued between 2006 and 2016. The model showed high predictive power: actual rates matched forecasted ranges. The proposed approach increases the awareness of MBS market participants in making their investment decisions thereby enhances market efficiency and promotes its development.
The Impact of Social Capital and Institutional Trust on Attitudes Towards Innovation
Authors: Bakhtigaraeva Asiya , Bryzgalin Viktor
Published: December 2020

The article examines the impact of social capital and institutional trust on attitudes towards innovation. On a sample of 6077 respondents representing 10 Russian regions, it was found that social capital and institutional trust positively influence the attitude towards technologies in general. The analysis of a specific technology (automated judicial systems) showed that the relationship can also be reversed: the lower the social capital, the more positively the respondents refer to the introduction of new technology. These results may indicate that in conditions of poor institutional environment and in spheres that require high interpersonal and institutional trust, technologies allowing people to go to depersonalized relationships may be accepted, despite the negative attitude towards technologies in general. The findings allow us to take a fresh look at the prospects of introducing breakthrough technologies depending on the socio-cultural and institutional environment and contribute to the development of research on the impact of socio-cultural factors on the economy.
Agentes de la pesca y acuicultura en Baja California, México
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, López Torres Virginia Guadalupe , Sánchez Limón Mónica Lorena ,   Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Published: December 2020

El presente capítulo describe en forma general las organizaciones pesqueras y acuícolas de Baja California, se aborda desde un enfoque empresarial, el estudio muestral incluye a 112 empresas ubicadas en las costas del Océano Pacífico y el Golfo de California, en el caso de las organizaciones pesqueras; mientras las empresas acuícolas se asientan en los valles de Mexicali y Ensenada. El análisis se realiza utilizando estadística descriptiva y la metodología de redes sociales. Los resultados muestran diferentes tipos de redes, según el número de nodos en lo particular destacan las redes de productores de escama y moluscos y en lo general la red de productores.
NuSTAR Survey of Obscured Swift/BAT-selected Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Median High-energy Cutoff in Seyfert II Hard X-Ray Spectra
Authors: Baloković M. , Harrison F. A. , Madejski G. , Comastri A. , Ricci C. , Annuar A. , Ballantyne D. R. , Boorman P. , Brandt W. N. , Brightman M. , Gandhi P. , Kamraj N. , Koss M. J. , Marchesi S. , Marinucci A. , Masini A. , Matt G. , Stern D. , Urry C. M.
Published: December 2020

Broadband X-ray spectroscopy of the X-ray emission produced in the coronae of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) can provide important insights into the physical conditions very close to their central supermassive black holes. The temperature of the Comptonizing plasma that forms the corona is manifested through a high-energy cutoff that has been difficult to directly constrain even in the brightest AGN because it requires high-quality data at energies above 10 keV. In this paper we present a large collection of coronal cutoff constraints for obscured AGNs based on a sample of 130 AGNs selected in the hard X-ray band with Swift/BAT and observed nearly simultaneously with NuSTAR and Swift/XRT. We find that under a reasonable set of assumptions regarding partial constraints the median cutoff is well constrained to 290 ± 20 keV, where the uncertainty is statistical and given at the 68% confidence level. We investigate the sensitivity of this result to our assumptions and find that consideration of various known systematic uncertainties robustly places the median cutoff between 240 and 340 keV. The central 68% of the intrinsic cutoff distribution is found to be between about 140 and 500 keV, with estimated uncertainties of 20 and 100 keV, respectively. In comparison with the literature, we find no clear evidence that the cutoffs in obscured and unobscured AGNs are substantially different. Our analysis highlights the importance of carefully considering partial and potentially degenerate constraints on the coronal high-energy cutoff in AGNs.
The Energy Transport Induced by Horizontal Turbulence in Rotating W-type W UMa Contact Binaries
Authors: Song Hanfeng , Meynet Georges , Maeder Andre , Peng Weiguo , Long Gang , Zhang Ruiyu , Ekström Sylvia , Georgy Cyril , Huang Runqian
Published: December 2020

The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of energy transfer on the evolution of contact binaries. Horizontal turbulence is triggered by the differential rotation induced by meridional circulation, which is a direct consequence of nonuniform heating at the inner critical Roche lobes because of strong rotational and tidal distortions. Thermal energy is transferred by the horizontal turbulence from the more massive star to the less massive one, and horizontal turbulence can be responsible for the redistribution of what is a significant fraction of the total core luminosity. The secondary becomes overluminous and oversized owing to energy transfer from the companion star, whereas the primary shifts toward smaller luminosity and is undersized. The convective regions for primaries are enlarged by the improved radiative temperature gradient. The main region for energy transport is located at the bottom of the common envelope because of a higher local density and enthalpy difference. One can find that thermal structure can be disturbed and display periodic thermal relaxation oscillations between the semidetached stage and the contact stage. W-type W UMa contact binaries acquire efficient energy transfer, which can cause the temperature of secondaries to exceed that of the primaries. However, angular momentum loss owing to nonconservative mass transfer can make the system maintain shallow contact and not evolve from overcontact to semidetached configurations, and the system may appear as an A-type W UMa contact binary.