bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
KORONAVİRÜS (SARS-COV-2) SALGINININ BORSA İSTANBUL ENDEKSLERİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: ÇOKLU YAPISAL KIRILMALI AMPİRİK ANALİZLERDEN KANITLAR
Authors: KARTAL Gökhan
Published: December 2021

Bu çalışmada Koronavirüs kaynaklı vaka ve ölümlerin yanı sıra döviz kuru ve faiz oranının 17.03.2020-02.04.2021 arasında Borsa İstanbul endekslerine etkisi, çoklu yapısal kırılmaları dikkate alan ampirik yöntemlerle incelenmektedir. Ek olarak, salgının dünyanın önemli borsaları ve BIST endekslerine etkisi grafiksel olarak da analiz edilmektedir. Grafiksel analiz borsaların salgına karşı reaksiyonlarının genel olarak benzer olduğunu, dünya borsalarının tarihte eşi görülmemiş bu kaotik durumdan -salgının ilk dönemleri hariç- şaşırtıcı bir şekilde az etkilendiğini göstermektedir. Diğer çalışmalardan farklı olarak bu çalışmada Covid-19 kaynaklı vaka ve ölüm verilerindeki önemli yapısal kırılma tarihleri Carrion-i-Silvestre vd. (2009) tarafından önerilen çoklu yapısal kırılmalı birim kök analiziyle tespit edilerek, salgının Türkiye’deki seyrine yönelik ampirik kanıtlar sunulmaktadır. Ardından gerçekleştirilen Maki (2012) Eşbütünleşme Testi değişkenler arasında eşbütünleşmenin varlığını göstermektedir. FMOLS tahmincisinden elde edilen sonuçlara göre, dolar kuru (döviz kurunu temsilen) ve BIST gecelik repo faiz oranındaki (faiz oranını temsilen) artışların BIST endeksleri üzerindeki etkisi negatif ve anlamlıdır. Dolar kurundaki %1 artış BIST-100 endeksini yaklaşık olarak %0.89 düşürürken, BIST gecelik repo faiz oranlarında %1 artış yaklaşık olarak %0.10 düşürmektedir. Koronavirüs kaynaklı hasta ve vefat sayılarındaki yüzde değişimlerin BIST endeksleri üzerindeki etkisi pozitif olmakla birlikte sonuçlar istatistiki olarak anlamsızdır. Dolayısıyla sonuçlar öncelikli politika uygulamalarının döviz kuru ve faiz ekseninde olması gerektiğini vurgulamaktadır.
Book Review: Helping Library Users with Legal Questions: Practical Advice for Research, Programming, and Outreach
Authors: Gambill West Agnes
Published: December 2021

Deborah A. Hamilton’s new book sheds light on the access to justice crisis in the American legal system and illustrates valuable strategies for how libraries can help. Hamilton’s passion for assisting the public with research and discovery of legal information makes her well-suited to share practical advice for research, programming, and outreach related to legal information literacy. Hamilton’s message to readers is clear: libraries can play a significant role in making the justice system more accessible and equitable by providing access to laws and legal information.
Présentation de l’ouvrage Les butoirs de la pensée
Authors: TEIXEIRA Maria
Published: December 2021

Cet ouvrage collectif d’hommage à Françoise Héritier rassemble des textes d’anthropologues qui ont en commun d’avoir suivi le séminaire « Corps et affects » qu’elle avait dirigé avec Margarita Xanthakou et d’avoir commencé leurs recherches en Afrique. Toutes les contributions reviennent sur des éléments d’anthropologie de la parenté et d’anthropologie du corps chers à Françoise Héritier.
« Éteri ». Liens de parenté, humeurs et sentiments chez les Touaregs Kel Adagh
Authors: FIGUEIREDO Cristina
Published: December 2021

Ce chapitre fait échos aux théories sur la dynamique des fluides corporels dans la construction des rapports de force entre le masculin et le féminin développées par Françoise Héritier dans sa définition de la valence différentielle des sexes. Ses travaux sur la parenté, l’identique et le différent, éclairent la question de l’équilibre des humeurs à travers les conceptions de chaud et de froid, de la force du sang et du lait recueillies auprès des Touaregs Kel Adagh.
English MODULATION OF MELATONIN SECRETION WITH TRANSCUTANEOUS AURICULAR NERVE STIMULATION: A CASE STUDY
Authors: Rozman Janez , Pečlin Polona , Ribarič Samo
Published: December 2021

The main study objective was to test the hypothesis that selective electrical transcutaneous auricular nerve stimulation (tANS) under forenoon daylight conditions induces melatonin secretion in a 64-year-old male patient with angina pectoris, hypercholesterolomy and coronary artery disease, assuming that it has beneficial effects on accompanied insomnia (Regensburg Insomnia Scale (RIS) = 22 points, the total score ranges from 0 to 40). Silicone stimulation plugs, with two platinum stimulating cathodes each, were inserted into the left and right external ears. Afterwards, one-second-long pulse trains of cathodic, biphasic and current regulated stimulating pulses at stimulating charge density Cd of 50.88 µC/cm2 and frequency of 25 Hz, were delivered for 30 min to selected sites at the upper and lower part of the left and right Cymba Conchae (CC), respectively. The common anode was attached to the neck. The time gap between the pulse trains was measured by the patient using a tactile sensor and was about 250 ms. The results showed that selective tANS under forenoon daylight conditions increased melatonin saliva levels in all the trials accomplished in a patient. Precisely, the lowest increase was obtained in trials with lower right (LR) CC, while the highest increase was obtained in upper-right (UR) CC trials.
SUPERVISED TUNING OF A CHILLER WITH A COLD PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL USING AN RSM-SMITH PREDICTOR
Authors: S N Saranya , M Thirumarimurugan
Published: December 2021

The proposed work is focused on the tuning of the latent-heat storage of a PCM with MWCNT encapsulation for a chiller system in the milk-pasteurization process using an RSM-based predictive Smith controller. The PCM was synthesized using sodium polyacrylate and MWCNT particles, encapsulated in spherical balls stored in the IBT (ice bank tank of the chiller unit). Experimental work is conducted on the heat-transfer characteristics of the chiller unit with servo-operated flow-control valves based on the central composite design of experiments. The system is cascaded using a PID controller with a Smith predictor to stabilize the latent temperature of milk cooling in the chiller system. The system is considered to be a first-order transformation with the rise and settling time. The plant model is obtained, using the response-surface method based on the transfer function to minimize the error derivatives of the chiller system. Results of the proposed method show a robust performance in keeping the PCM temperatures and bacterial-growth value stabilized, allowing a less drastic control compared to the cascade-model predictive control.
La danza de la tierra: el material musical, rito y sacrificio en La consagración de la primavera de Igor Stravinsky
Authors: Aguía Betancourt Nicolás
Published: December 2021

En este artículo, se examina la concepción adorniana del material musical en la obra de Stravinsky y el análisis del mito que hace el filósofo René Girard en La Consagración de la Primavera. La aproximación teórica desde la concepción girardiana del sacrificio permite reexaminar la obra de Stravinsky y el significado del impacto de escenificar el asesinato fundacional, a inicios del siglo XX. La estructura de la violencia sacrificial que expone Girard expande el análisis de la obra del compositor ruso ofreciendo una lectura antropológica del hecho artístico. De este modo, el horizonte crítico que abre el pensamiento girardiano apuntala una contextualización de la obra que va más allá de una postura respecto a la sedimentación del material musical.
PERICARDIAL EFFUSION AND CARDIAC TAMPONADE AFTER COVID-19 VACCINE: A RARE CASE REPORT
Authors: KARAKAYALI Muammer , OFLU Yusuf
Published: December 2021

A 44-year-old female patient with no known history

of chronic disease was admitted to the emergency

room with tachycardia and shortness of breath after

covid-19 vaccine (Pfizer Biontech). The blood pressure

of the patient who was consulted to cardiology: 80/40

mmHg. Echocardiography (ECHO): Ejection Fraction

was 65%, pericardial effusion (PE) was present at

its widest point, 5 cm encircling the heart, collapsing

the right heart cavities in diastole, forming the clinic

of tamponade. Emergency pericardiocentesis was

applied to the patient. Pericardial fluid content of the

patient was serous. The patient, whose clinical stability

was stabilized after pericardiocentesis, was followed in

the coronary intensive care unit. No pericardial effusion

was observed in the control echo duringfollow-up.

Thepatient's PCR results were negative. The patient

was discharged with cardiology outpatient control.
Larry Brown (16 July 1937 - 2 July 2020)
Authors: Tiller Anita , Friends of Dr. Larry Brown
Published: December 2021

2 July 2020
Una nueva especie de Virola (Myristicaceae) para Honduras
Authors: Santamaría-Aguilar Daniel
Published: December 2021

Se describe e ilustra una nueva especie para Honduras, Virola sanguinea, la cual se ha confundido con V. guatemalensis. Se diferencia de la última por tener láminas foliares con tricomas dendríticos por el envés, flores estaminadas con la columna de los filamentos más corta, y frutos más grandes y con el pericarpo más grueso. Esta nueva especie hasta el momento es endémica a Honduras. Se enumeran y se presenta una clave para diferenciar las especies dentro de este país. El descubrimiento de esta nueva especie eleva a cinco el número de especies de Virola conocidas para Honduras y a quince el total para la región Mesoamericana. Adicionalmente, se presenta el primer registro de V. multiflora para Panamá; este nombre se había aplicado anteriormente, pero las colecciones identificadas con ese nombre corresponden a una especie recién descrita y nombrada como V. fosteri.
Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii (Cactaceae) with 15 cm spines
Authors: Gorelick Root
Published: December 2021

Central spines of Glandulicactus uncinatus var. wrightii have never been reported longer than 13 cm. I report plants from Anthony’s Nose in far West Texas with 15–16.5 cm central spines.
Vascular plants and plant habitats of Brush Creek Island, Lewis County, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Authors: Gelis Rudolphe A. , Thompson Ralph L.
Published: December 2021

A descriptive survey of the vascular flora and plant habitats of Brush Creek Island, a 6.7-ha Ohio River island in Lewis County, Kentucky, was conducted during 1995–1996 and 2012. Brush Creek Island (BC), one of three Ohio River islands politically a part of Kentucky, is currently under private ownership and projected as a future part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Two major habitats in 2012 were Vegetated Unconsolidated Shoreline and Bottomland Hardwood Forest, a final sere of Late Old Field and Immature Bottomland Hardwood Forest. Two additional 1996 habitats, a seasonal Riverine Emergent Wetland and Late Old Field, were altered through fluvial action and secondary succession processes by 2012. An annotated list consists of 330 species in 220 genera from 82 families. Taxa are composed of one Monilophyte, four Magnoliids, 76 Monocots, and 249 Eudicots. Ninety-three taxa (28.2%) are non-native adventive or naturalized spe-cies. Forty-eight taxa (54%) are classified as Kentucky invasive plants. A total of 189 species (57.3%) are hydrophytes. Ninety-five native or non-native taxa (28.8%) are Lewis County distribution records.
Marsilea mutica (Marsileaceae) newly reported in Texas, U.S.A.
Authors: Moorhead Owen W.W.
Published: December 2021

This paper documents the first occurrence in Texas of a wild population of Marsilea mutica Mett., (Marsileaceae), an exotic species of water-clover fern. The colony's life history and potential for invasive behavior are discussed.
The flora of Erath County, Texas, U.S.A.
Authors: Nelson Allan D. , Cotton Turner , Brown Sarah , Cowley Paige , Harsley Sara
Published: December 2021

Knowledge of county floras in Texas is crucial for determining species composition, management, preservation, and restoration across the state. Like most Texas counties, floristic data for Erath County, Texas, is poorly known. The objectives of this investigation were to compile a flora for Erath County, determine the intro-duced, endemic, threatened, and endangered species, as well as make comparisons to the county’s original flora and that of the North Central Texas region. Field work was conducted from September 2003 to December 2009 at 35 sites in Erath County. In addition herbaria were searched to locate specimens from Erath County. A total of 870 species (888 taxa) were identified in 103 families. One hundred forty-four taxa were introduced while 744 taxa were native. Eighteen of the species are Texas endemics. There were two rare plants, Dalea reverchonii and Penstemon guadalupensis, but no threatened or endangered plants were found during the inves-tigation. Four state-listed noxious species were collected during the investigation—Arundo donax (giant reed), Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed), Tamarix chinensis, and T. gallica (salt-cedars).
Some inclusion results for the new Tribonacci-Lucas matrix
Authors: KARAKAŞ Murat
Published: December 2021

The main purpose of this paper is first to establish a new regular matrix by using one of the important sequences of integer number called Tribonacci-Lucas. Also, we class this new Tribonacci-Lucas matrix with some well-known summability methods such as Riesz means, Nörlund means and Cesaro means. To do this, we show that the Tribonacci-Lucas matrix is a regular summability method and in addition to this, we give some inclusion results and finally prove that Cesaro matrix is stronger than the Tribonacci-Lucas matrix.
The concept of “utility” in early utilitarianism XVII–XVIII centuries
Authors: Gaparov Iskender A.
Published: December 2021

The relevance of the research topic is determined by the variety of interpretations of the concept of utility, according to which the problems of pleasure, good and happiness are solved. The English utilitarians of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were the first to conduct an in-depth analysis of utility and try to find common grounds that constitute this concept. The purpose of the article is to clarify the ways of using the concept of utility in the works of J. Berkeley, D. Hume and I. Bentham. The systematization of the views of the New Time, carried out by these thinkers, allowed us to approach the identification of the essence of utility. Proportionality and symmetry, the conditions of appointment and adaptation to the needs of man contributed to the removal of the beautiful and moral principles from the useful. The fact that the perfection of a thing is defined as an acceptable purpose for which it was created gave reason to conclude that the concept of ulitity in early utilitarianism is revealed through the rationality of goals and means, and the principle of utility through the dependence of individual interests from the level of social welfare.
Medieval religious intellectual culture in the works of V.S. Soloviev
Authors: Afanasevsky Vadim L.
Published: December 2021

The article discusses the views of V.S. Solovyov on the medieval religious worldview. The main problem for historical and historical and philosophical thought at the end of the 19th century was the question of the degree of influence of Christian ideology on the perception of man in the Middle Ages. And since it was V.S. Soloviev who expressed doubts about the absolute significance of the Christian doctrine for the consciousness of medieval Western Europe, Byzantium and Russia, then his constructions are especially interesting. The author proceeds from the assumption that all his reflections can be characterized as Christian utopianism, however, it is presented in the space of liberal teachings of Russia in the second half of the 19th century. Attention is focused on the aspiration of V.S. Solovyov to solve problems through the completeness and purity of the ideal of Christianity. Therefore, the world-historical process itself appears as a condition for the functioning of this ideal. The key point for the Russian philosopher is the conviction that in the Middle Ages pagan elements persist and affect the consciousness of people under the guise of the Christian faith. And this leads to the antinomy of the order of life and the spirit of the Middle Ages. It is this moment that serves as the subject of this article.
The “Surge Phenomenon” of Macro Economy in Developing Countries from the Perspective of Tobacco Economy
Authors: Liu Lulu
Published: December 2021

Objectives: Starting from the tobacco economy, this paper studies the “surge phenomenon” of macro-economy in developing countries. Methods: This paper studies the impact of tobacco industry on Anhui economy by using the relevant theories of industrial economics, econometrics
and regulatory economics, combined with the actual situation of tobacco industry. Based on the analysis of the overall development of tobacco industry, this paper empirically analyzes the relationship between tobacco industry and Anhui economic growth. This paper combs the relevant literature
of the existing research results of this theory. Combined with the special fact that government investment accounts for a large proportion in China’s current economic construction, this paper redefines the hypothesis of the investor in the theory of principles. On this basis, the expected
equilibrium results of enterprise investment decision-making under government led and market led modes are compared and analyzed by using incomplete information static game model. Results: When the output value of tobacco industry increases by 1%, it will drive the GDP to increase by 0.373%.
Secondly, by comparing the economic benefits of tobacco with the social costs of tobacco, it is found that with the economic development, the social costs caused by tobacco increase year by year, but the economic benefits are slightly greater than the social costs. The difference between the
two is also increasing year by year. Conclusion: In the context of tobacco control, we should fully consider the advantages and disadvantages of developing the tobacco industry. Under the excessive intervention of the government, the manifestation of the surge phenomenon is more intense, and
the final consequence of overcapacity is more serious than that under the market-oriented mode..
The Influencing Factors of Tobacco Trade Flow Between China and RCEP Countries
Authors: Jin Jinghua , Shao Mingcai
Published: December 2021

Against the background of the establishment of RCEP, and based on the trade data from 2002 to 2018, this paper studies the current situation of tobacco trade in China, builds a trade gravity model, and analyzes the correlation between China’s tobacco trade flows with its RCEP
partners. Different factors include economic, demographic, geographical and tariff factors. According to the results of the research, RCEP member states can take advantage of population and geographical distance to strengthen mutual influence and penetration of tobacco culture, upgrade logistics
infrastructure, and make targeted concessions on tobacco tariff rates to promote the development of tobacco trade within the region.
Analysis on Applied Effect of Intelligent Medicine Integration System Construction Combined with Problem-based Learning Approach in Operation Room Nursing Management and Training
Authors: Zhang Li , Wang Shouyan , Chen Xiaojing , Gao Ge , Li Li
Published: December 2021

To explore the applied effect of intelligent medicine integration system construction combined with problem-based learning (PBL) approach in operating room nursing management and training. 120 nursing staff working in our hospital from January 2019 to January 2020 were selected as
the research object and randomly divided into group A (n=60) and group B (n=60), with the routine PBL approach and the PBL approach combined with intelligent medicine integration system performed to group B and group A respectively to compare the assessment results of operating room nursing
management, scores on evaluation of the teaching methods, incidence rates of adverse nursing events, nursing management quality and patient satisfaction. Compared with group B, the trained nursing staff in group A had significantly better performance in operating room nursing management (P<0.001),
higher score on evaluation of the teaching method (P<0.001), lower incidence rate of adverse nursing events in operating room (P<0.05), higher nursing management quality (P<0.001), and higher patient satisfaction (P<0.05). The intelligent medicine integration system construction
combined with the PBL approach can effectively improve the comprehensive quality of nursing staff, optimize the quality of operating room nursing management, and lower the incidence of adverse nursing events, which should be promoted in clinical practice.
Effect of Information Platform-Based Consultation on Improving Patient Experience
Authors: Zeng Lirong , He Xijia
Published: December 2021

Purpose: An information platform consultation system was constructed to evaluate the effectiveness of the system on the patient experience. Methods: Based on the daily consultation process, the information platform-based consultation system was developed with three entrances: browser,
app, and WeChat Official Account. It integrates two ports for medical and nursing staff and patients and function modules including pre-appointment, outpatient payment, consultation file, hospitalization file, daily expenditures. Online hospital, and hotspot push. We compared the rate of non-attendance
and patient satisfaction rate before and after the application of the information platform-based consultation system. Results: The patient’s missed appointment rate was significantly lowered (P<0.05), waiting time for consultation was significantly shorter (P<0.05), and the patient
satisfaction was significantly higher than those before the implement of the information platform consultation system (P<0.05). Conclusion: Information platform consultation system can simplify the patient consultation process, promote the sharing and mutual recognition of medical information
resources, reduce operating costs, increase patient satisfaction, and improve patient experience, and the platform can be widely promoted as an alternative for hospital management.
Resource Allocation to Information Security in Smart Cities Based on Evolutionary Game
Authors: Li Jun , Zou Kai , Xiang Shang , Wan Zhen , Xing Lining
Published: December 2021

Smart city highly relies on cloud computing, Internet of Things and other new technology means, which bring hidden information risk diffusion to urban information security. How to reasonably allocate current urban resources, avoid these information security risks as much as possible,
and obtain the highest benefits, have become a practical problem to the current healthy development of smart cities. Based on the discussion of related concepts and technical theories, the information security resource allocation influencing factors index system is constructed from the following
aspects: resources, threat sources, vulnerabilities and security measures. With the further analysis of information security factors and their affecting mechanisms, the basic theoretical framework of information security resource allocation is established based on the evolutionary game. The
information security resource allocation problem is divided into the internal resource allocation and external resource allocation. External resource allocation is subdivided into complementary external resource allocation, alternative external resource allocation and weakly related external
resource allocation. Under this framework, the subject relationship in various situations is analyzed. This research work can conduct a reasonable allocation of resources related to information security.
Trade Openness, Social Capital and Total Factor Productivity in Tobacco Industry
Authors: Cai Pengzhen , Yang Panpan , Jiang Qijie
Published: December 2021

Objectives: The tobacco industry makes crucial contributions to local fiscal revenue and thus how to improve the productivity of tobacco industry has gain great attention by scholars, entrepreneurs, and governments. The present study attempts to explore the role of trade openness
and social capital in the improvement of total factor productivity (TFP) focusing on tobacco industry. Methods: The present study firstly proposed an estimation model under the framework of new growth theory, and then taking tobacco industries in the top fifty cities in China’s GDP list
as examples, the present study conducted an empirical study using regression analysis methodology. Results: The results demonstrated that social capital contributes to enhancing the utilization effectiveness of material capital in tobacco industry, and it has a more direct influence on total
factor productivity relative to tobacco industry economic performance. The influence of trade openness and social capital on TFP in tobacco industry is moderated by the present industry economic performance. Conclusion: Both trade openness and social capital play critical roles in promoting
the productivity of tobacco industry and the entire industrial economic development. This study thus has practical implications for both tobacco enterprise managers and local governments, and enriches the theory relating to social capital.
Best versus Good Enough Practices for Open Music Research
Authors: Jensenius Alexander Refsum
Published: December 2021

Music researchers work with increasingly large and complex data sets. There are few established data handling practices in the field and several conceptual, technological, and practical challenges. Furthermore, many music researchers are not equipped for (or interested in) the craft of data storage, curation, and archiving. This paper discusses some of the particular challenges that empirical music researchers face when working towards Open Research practices: handling (1) (multi)media files, (2) privacy, and (3) copyright issues. These are exemplified through MusicLab, an event series focused on fostering openness in music research. It is argued that the "best practice" suggested by the FAIR principles is too demanding in many cases, but "good enough practice" may be within reach for many. A four-layer data handling "recipe" is suggested as concrete advice for achieving "good enough practice" in empirical music research.
Knowledge, attitude and practice of breastfeeding among mothers in a rural area of Thrissur district
Authors: Kurian Neetha M. , Saju C. R. , Paul Jini Muttath
Published: December 2021

Background: Universalizing early and exclusive breastfeeding is viewed as a major public health intervention to reduce the child mortality. Mothers’ knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding may influence practices. The study intended to find the level of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding breast feeding, and factors influencing them among mothers.Methods: A cross sectional study was undertaken among all the mothers having a child of age 2 years and below. Data collection was done by interviewing a total of 710 eligible mothers, using a semi–structured validity tested questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used for analysis.Results: The mothers had high knowledge and attitude, but poor practice levels and there exists a gap between actual and desired breast-feeding practices among them. Study has found that high knowledge and practice of breastfeeding of mothers was significantly associated (p<0.05) with their age, education, religion, socioeconomic status, parity, antenatal class on breast feeding. Positive breastfeeding attitude had significant association (p<0.05) with age, educational level and parity of the mother. A strong correlation was found to exist between knowledge and attitude scores and good correlation between attitude-practice and knowledge-practice scores of the mothers.Conclusions: Poor breastfeeding practice despite high level of knowledge and attitude was exhibited by respondents, emphasizing the need for breastfeeding intervention programs especially during antenatal and early postpartum period. Existing programs supporting breastfeeding at primary care level should be strengthened. For adherence to the correct practice of breast feeding, behavior change communication should be directed towards the family members as well.
Management of suction cup induced palatal bone resorption in xerostomia patient with sunken cheek appearance: A therapeutic and esthetic treatment option- A case report
Authors: Nidawani Prakash , Dutta Arjita , Singh Rohit Kumar , Sidhartha  , Momaya Nidhi K. , Sengupta Chandan
Published: December 2021

Salivary reservoir in maxillary denture offers an effective, non-invasive approach in the treatment of edentulous patients afflicted with xerostomia. It is always desirable to have large volume reservoir in order to decrease the inconvenience of repeated refilling, however, increased bulk of palatal reservoir often leads to discomfort in speech, swallowing and acceptance of such prosthesis. In designing of size and shape of reservoir in the present case, large volume was achieved utilizing circular palatal resorption area, and proper shape was ensured by duplication of functional palatal contour. Adequate voluntary wetting of mouth was effected by “swallowing control saliva release” mechanism of the flexible reservoir lid. Sunken cheek appearance was addressed by using an easy, economical, and effective method of detachable cheek plumpers.
Spatial Analysis of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hungary
Authors: Uzzoli Annamaria , Kovács Sándor Zsolt , Fábián Attila , Páger Balázs , Szabó Tamás
Published: December 2021

This paper examines the spatial dynamics and regional distribution of the novel coronavirus epidemic in Hungary in an effort to obtain a deeper understanding of the connection between space and health. The paper also presents comprehensive epidemiologic data on the spatiotemporal spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of the epidemic waves. Following a comparison of the growth rates of infection numbers, the current study explores the geographical dimension of the three pandemic waves. The partial transformation of spatial characteristics during the three epidemic waves is among the most important results found. While geographical hotspots influenced the first wave, newly confirmed coronavirus cases in the second and third waves were due to community-based epidemic spreading. Furthermore, the western-eastern spatial relation and the core-periphery model also affected the regional distribution of new cases and deaths in the initial two waves. However, a new spatial pattern - realised by the northern-southern spatial orientation - appeared during the third wave. The outputs of this paper offer feasible suggestions for evidence-based policymaking in pandemic prevention, mitigation, and preparedness.
Aprendiendo en casa sobre el universo en tiempos de COVID-19, al incorporar el uso de simuladores
Authors: García Garzón Nidia Milena , González Gordillo Liseth , Guerrero Julio Marlene Lucila
Published: December 2021

El artículo da a conocer los resultados de una experiencia pedagógica relacionada con la incorporación de simuladores, para fortalecer los procesos de aprendizaje en el área de ciencias sociales, en torno al universo. La propuesta se dio en el marco de la pandemia de COVID-19, aspecto que generó la necesidad de diseñar estrategias innovadoras para propiciar el aprendizaje significativo que despertara el interés de los estudiantes por el universo, durante el trabajo académico en casa. La propuesta pedagógica incluyó actividades de aprendizaje basadas en el uso del simulador Celestia, aplicando herramientas en línea y aprovechando la coyuntura generada por el nuevo esque- ma de aprendizaje. El acompañamiento del desarrollo de cada sesión planeada permitió establecer el avance de los estudiantes que participaron del estudio. Se observó un incremento en la escala de valoración institucional del área de ciencias sociales, del desempeño superior de los estudiantes del grado sexto de 8,9 % a 100 %, con lo cual se logró concluir la utilidad de la estrategia pedagógica con este simulador como herramienta de trabajo para los docentes y como ayuda didáctica de enseñanza del tema del universo. Asimismo, se evidenció mejoría en la competencia cognitiva, a la vez que se propiciaron escenarios de reflexión por parte de los estudiantes.
Nuevos retos en México para la construcción de entornos virtuales de aprendizaje en tiempos de pandemia
Authors: Campuzano Paniagua Gabriel , Rivera Monroy Gerardo , Valverde Viesca Karen
Published: December 2021

En este trabajo se enfatizan algunos cambios que se experimentan en el ámbito de la educación. En condiciones “normales”, los Sistemas Educativos Nacionales (SEN) presenciales hubiesen tenido su planeación escolar de manera adecuada y pertinente. De la misma manera, los Sistemas Educativos Abiertos, a Distancia y en Línea (SEADL) hubieran estado listos para continuar con sus trabajos sin mayor problema. Pero, ante la parálisis de los sistemas educativos presenciales de cara a la contingencia sanitaria derivada por el SARS-CoV-2, los SEADL continuaron su curso e impulsaron algunos ajustes. Esta emergencia sanitaria convoca a toda la comunidad científica a sumarse a su atención por lo que, del lado de la educación, se presenta una investigación guiada por un análisis mixto sobre las afectaciones de la pandemia y el uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) en instituciones educativas con tres apartados sobre esta reflexión con el objetivo de mostrar los retos relacionados con la construcción de entornos virtuales de aprendizaje. En el primero, se describen algunas características de los SEADL. En el segundo, se mostrarán las particularidades de la brecha digital y la disparidad en el uso de las tecnologías para luego ahondar en el analfabetismo digital. Por último, se indicarán los retos en la construcción de entornos virtuales de aprendizaje.
Curso de formação docente em espaço não formal: relato de experiência em projeto de ensino interdisciplinar
Authors: Cordeiro Tábata Elise Ferreira , Vaz Aline Melina , Augusto Danilo Sasso , De Freitas Brucce Sanderson Prado
Published: December 2021

O PEIC (Projeto de Ensino Interdisciplinar Comunitário) é um projeto voluntário que se propõe trabalhar a educação em um ambiente não formal, promovendo a interdisciplinaridade entre as diferentes áreas do conhecimento. Ao contrário de um ensino fragmentado, descontextualizado e hierárquico, o PEIC objetiva o aprendizado significativo dos seus educandos de forma humanizada, contextualizada, horizontal por meio de propostas inovadoras de ensino. Para que esse objetivo seja alcançado os voluntários do PEIC têm se preocupado cada vez mais com a sua formação pedagógica continuada. Esse pensamento é a justificativa para a concepção, planejamento e execução do Curso de Formação para novos voluntários ministrado no início de 2017 e tem o seu relato de experiência descrito e analisado neste artigo.
“Physically We Are Apart, Mentally We Are Not.” Creating a Shared Space and a Sense of Belonging in Long-Distance Relationships
Authors: Kolozsvari Orsolya
Published: December 2021

As couples tend to be referred to as “being together,” long-distance partners, who spend most of their time apart and in diff erent spaces, might face a challenge delineating and validating their relationship. Through in-depth interviews with 20 couples in a long-distance relationship, this study explores how long-distance partners linguistically and symbolically mark the boundaries of their relationship, and also transcend any real or perceived gaps between distance and closeness in the process. While they rarely shared a physical space, my participants created joint socio-mental spaces, which enhanced their sense of belonging and helped to expand defi nitions of intimacy and space.
SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİĞİN İŞLETME PERFORMANSINA ETKİSİNİN ÇOK KRİTERLİ KARAR VERME TEKNİKLERİYLE İNCELENMESİ
Authors: BİNBOĞA Gül , ÖZDİL Tuncer
Published: December 2021

Doğal dengeyi ve sosyal gelişmeyi yeterince gözetmeyen ekonomik odaklı bir büyüme anlayışı çevre kirliliği, küresel iklim değişikliği, ormansızlaşma, yoksulluk vb. birçok soruna neden olmuştur. Yaşamın devamlılığını tehlikeye atan bu sorunlarla mücadele etmek üzere çevre, sosyal ve ekonomik boyutları dikkate alan sürdürülebilir kalkınma anlayışı ortaya çıkmıştır. Sürdürülebilirliğin sağlanabilmesi için yaşamı oluşturan tüm sistemlerin sürdürülebilirlik temelinde çalışması gerekmektedir. Bu kapsamda değer yaratarak ürettiği ürünlerle insan ihtiyaçlarını gideren işetmelerin sürdürülebilirlik ilkelerini uygulamalarının sonuçlarının ve etkilerinin ortaya konulması kritik önemdedir. Bu çalışmayla, Borsa İstanbul 100 Endeksinde yer alan firmaların sürdürülebilirlik endeksinde yer alıp almamalarının finansal performansa olan etkisinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu etkinin analiz edilmesinde Çok Kriterli Karar Verme Tekniklerinden Entropi ve TOPSIS’ten faydalanılmıştır. Firmaların finansal performansını belirlemede; cari oran, hisse başına kazanç, vergi öncesi kar, öz kaynak karlılığı ve aktif karlılığı olmak üzere beş kriterden faydalanılmıştır. Yapılan analizler sonucunda ise; BIST Sürdürülebilirlik Endeksinde yer alan firmaların yer almayanlara oranla aralarında belirgin farklılık olmadığı, daha iyi bir finansal performansa sahip olmadıkları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır
SORUNLU KREDİLER İLE YENİDEN YAPILANDIRILAN BANKA KREDİLERİ İLİŞKİSİ: TÜRK BANKACILIK SEKTÖRÜ ÖRNEĞİ (2009-2020)
Authors: ATEŞ Nalan , KÖSE Ahmet
Published: December 2021

Son yıllarda yaşanan ekonomik gelişmelere bağlı olarak Türk bankacılık sektöründe özellikle KOBİ ve ticari kredilerdeki sorunlu krediler hızla artmakta, bu durum hem reel sektör hem de bankacılık sektörünün büyüme ve istikrarını olumsuz etkilemektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, sorunlu kredi ile mücadelede en yaygın yöntemlerden biri olarak kullanılan yeniden yapılandırmaların, sorunlu kredileri azaltmada etkin bir mekanizma olup olmadığının araştırılmasıdır. Çalışmada sorunlu krediler ile yeniden yapılandırılan krediler ilişkisi, GSYİH, döviz kuru ve faiz oranı değişkenleri ile birlikte 2009:1 – 2020:3 dönemine ait üçer aylık veriler ile ADRL (Auto-Regresive Distributed Lag) Sınır Testi Yaklaşımı kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Sınır Testi sonuçlarına göre, incelenen değişkenler arasında uzun dönemli eş bütünleşme ilişkisinin varlığı tespit edilmiştir. Sorunlu krediler ile yeniden yapılandırılan krediler, döviz kuru ve faiz oranı arasında anlamlı ve pozitif; sorunlu krediler ile GSYİH arasında ise anlamlı ve negatif ilişki olduğu, sorunlu kredi ile mücadelede en yaygın yöntemlerden biri olarak kullanılan yeniden yapılandırmaların beklentilerin aksine uzun vadede sorunlu kredileri arttırdığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Advances in identifying GM plants: current frame of the detection of transgenic GMOs
Authors:   INRA Honorary Directeur de recherche, Honorary Scientist at Centre d'Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation (CESCO), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, France, Bertheau Yves
Published: December 2021

Transgenic GMOs were welcomed in the 1990s due to the difficulties distinguishing genetic and epigenetic modifications from random mutagenesis and their ability to insert new nucleic sequences more rapidly but still randomly. Their marketing in Europe has been accompanied by health and environmental risk assessments, specific monitoring and traceability procedures to preserve the free choice of consumers and allow the coexistence of different supply chains. This chapter reviews the regulations, detection techniques, strategies and standards that have been put in place in the European Union since 1996 to ensure the analytical traceability of these GMOs. The capacity of the matrix approach, initially targeted at transgenic GMOs, to trace other types of GMOs is discussed in an accompanying chapter.
Advances in identifying and tracking malicious contamination of food in agri-food supply chains
Authors:   University of Parma, Italy, Marmiroli Marta , White Jason C. ,   The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, USA
Published: December 2021

This chapter is about the history of bio-warfare, and how biological and bio-chemical weapons were developed during the two World Wars and afterwards. There are examples of attacks to the food chain of entire communities with biochemical weapons by either single individuals or groups, and attacks to single persons who are politically active with newly developed chemical agents. There are also example of attacks to agriculture, so-called agro-terrorism. All these impairment of the food chain have a terroristic base and manage to diminish consumer trust in the health of food and in the efficacy of the food chain control, costing billions of United States (US) dollars to the sector as a result. The final part of the chapter is dedicated to the use of biosensors and how through their deployment agencies have been able to protect communities from disruptive events, such as bioterrorism, should they occur in any part of the food chain.
Key challenges and developments in non-targeted methods or systems to identify food adulteration
Authors:   Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands, Erasmus Sara , van Ruth Saskia ,   Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands
Published: December 2021

Food fraud is an ongoing global challenge that is amplified by the complexity of supply chain networks and fraudsters becoming more innovative in the way they commit fraud. There is a great need for rapid analytical tools that offer broad product screening. Non-targeted methods provide an approach by which a food matrix can be analysed and screened for adulterations. While various developments exist for rapid non-targeted approaches, there are still multiple challenges to overcome. More work is required to validate, harmonise and standardise non-targeted methods and the associated data interpretations. Promising advances include novel technological developments with devices becoming smaller and portable with increased sensitivity. It is undoubtedly that fingerprinting approaches generate huge datasets that need to be stored and utilised as effectively as possible; creating new opportunities for Big data analysis and the Internet of Things – both addressing the need to convert data into insights to act upon.
Growth quality and income inequality: cross-country analysis
Authors: Khusainov Bulat , Nussupov Asset
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the construction and implementation of an econometric model for quantitative assessment of the impact of cross-country, international, and national income inequality on the dynamics and quality of growth of four groups of countries with different levels of development. A substantial analysis of numerous Russian and foreign research that discover the dynamics and quality of growth was carried out. On this basis, we conclude that income inequality is an important characteristic of the quality of growth of both the national and global economies. To study the relationship between inequality and economic growth, the research uses two concepts proposed by the World Bank – cross-country and international inequality. The distinction of this study from all other known works is not in identifying the genesis of the phenomenon of «inequality», but in focusing on the development of concepts of inequality between countries and quantity assessment of their impact on the growth of economies with different income levels (high, above average, below average and low). This development contributes to the expansion of the research landscape that analyses the relationship between economic growth and inequality. The implementation of the constructed model of cross-country regression confirmed the assumption on the negative impact of three types of inequality on countries with different income levels. At that, the degree of their influence for four groups of countries is shown with a different time lag. The statistically significant empirical results are the convincing scientific basis for evidence-based policy while developing an adequate economic policy by national governments, especially in modern conditions
The minimum social guarantee of employees’ wages in Russia: 2020-2021
Authors: Migranova Lyudmila , Popova Raisa
Published: December 2021

In 2021 the methodological approaches to the assessment of the minimum wage and the subsistence minimum level (SML) undergone significant changes. According to federal law No 473-FZ of December 29, 2020, these minimum social guarantees are to be calculated relative to the median wage (at 42%) and the median per capita income (at 44.2%) for the past year. This article reviews the changes in the minimum social guarantees as regards employees’ wages in Russia and its regions in the past two years. A new methodology for estimating the median wages had not been developed by the start of 2021. According to Law No 473-FZ the federal minimum wage was set using the Pension Fund data at the rate of 12792 rubles per month. The majority of regions used the federal minimum wage as the basis for defining regional minimum wages. A comparative analysis of regional minimum wages in 2020 and 2021 was carried out for two groups of regions, the regions with regular climate conditions and the regions with special (extreme) climate conditions where the regional coefficient for wages is applied. The analysis shows that in 2021 the minimum wage increased by 5,5% compared to 2020 in most regions. The exception is 11 regions of the Russian Federation, where the minimum wage was set at an increased rate compared to the federal level. The article analyses the ratio of the minimum wage and means wage of all employees in 45 regions of the Russian Federation with normal climate conditions and in 16 regions with extreme climate conditions, where a unified rayon coefficient is set up at the territory of the region. The dynamics of this indicator allows for estimating the trends in wage inequality
Shenmai injection enhances cisplatin-induced apoptosis through regulation of Mfn2-dependent mitochondrial dynamics in lung adenocarcinoma A549/DDP cells
Authors: Chen Yushi , Sun Ye , Zhao Qiuyu , Liu Chunying , Wang Chun
Published: December 2021

Aim: Chemoresistance is the biggest obstacle in cancer treatment. Our previous study demonstrated that Shenmai injection (SMI), a Chinese herbal medicine, enhanced the antitumor effect of cisplatin via glucose metabolism reprogramming. This study aimed to further determine whether the SMI sensitizes the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells to cisplatin through regulation mitochondrial dynamics. Methods: The Kaplan-Meier Plotter database was used to investigate the relationship between mRNA expression of mitofusin-2 (Mfn2) and the survival analysis of NSCLC patients. The protein expression of Mfn2 in a lung adenocarcinoma tissue chip was detected by immunohistochemistry staining. The expression of Mfn2 and ATAD3A were compared between cisplatin-sensitive A549 and cisplatin-resistant A549/DDP cells. Additionally, A549/DDP cells were co-treated with cisplatin and SMI to detect mitochondrial morphology by fluorescent staining, apoptosis-related protein expression with Western blotting, and mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) with flow cytometry analysis. Results: The mean survival time of the Mfn2low group was significantly lower than that of the Mfn2high group by Kaplan-Meier Plotter database analysis, and the Mfn2 protein expression level was lower in cancer tissues than in adjacent tissues. The combination of SMI and cisplatin induced dynamic changes in A549/DDP cells, with increased mitochondrial fusion followed by upregulation of Mfn2 and downregulation of ATAD3A and reduced mitochondrial mass and ΔΨm. Moreover, SMI significantly enhanced cisplatin-induced A549/DDP apoptosis, upregulated Bax and the active subunit of caspase-3, and downregulated Bcl-2 expression, as shown via Hoechst staining and flow cytometry analysis. Conclusion: Our findings suggest SMI enhances cisplatin-induced apoptosis through regulation of Mfn2-dependent mitochondrial dynamics in cisplatin-resistant lung adenocarcinoma cells.