bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Numerical modelling of flow field at shaft spillways with circular piano-key inlets
Authors: Nasiri Saeideh , Kabiri-Samani Abdorreza , Asghari Keyvan , Bagheri Sara
Published: August 2021

Shaft spillways are commonly provided with adequate submergence to avoid air entrainment and swirling flows. However, other structural approaches can also be considered for this purpose if the required approach flow conditions cannot be met. Optimising the inlet shape, for example by installing a circular piano-key (CPK) inlet over the shaft spillway, is an economic way of reducing air entrainment and the swirling flow strength. In this study, numerical modelling was performed to investigate the flow field around a shaft spillway with a CPK inlet. The effects of the CPK inlet in increasing the performance of a simple shaft spillway under orifice control flow – an unfavourable flow condition for the operation of hydraulic systems – was examined. Given its special configuration, a CPK inlet reduces the swirling flow strength and significantly increases flow discharge through the shaft. The finite-volume method was used to solve the governing differential equations of motion in a cylindrical coordinate system. A two-phase air–water flow was applied on the water free surface along with a standard k–ε turbulence model. The effects of different CPK geometries on the hydraulic characteristics of flow were also investigated. The results showed that CPK inlets significantly increase the flow discharge and reduce the turbulent flow intensity compared with a simple shaft or even a morning glory spillway. To maximise the efficiency of vertical shaft spillways, optimal geometries of the CPK inlets were derived.
Política internacional a principios del siglo XXI: poder, cooperación y conflicto
Authors: Giacalone Rita
Published: August 2021

A principios del siglo XXI, la política internacional necesita ser analizada con herramientas metodológicas de la geopolítica y geoeconomía, con las cuales geografía, historia económica y política se entrecruzan para permitirnos entender los cambios actuales. De acuerdo con ese análisis, se interpreta de qué forma está siendo cuestionado el orden internacional, posterior a la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Para ello, se plantea como eje central del libro el surgimiento de nuevos actores y formas de cooperación y la reaparición de conflictos latentes durante la Guerra Fría. De esa manera, la atención se concentra en los actores, los procesos y sus consecuencias. Se enfatiza el dinamismo interactivo de la política internacional para argumentar que, aunque el aceleramiento del tiempo histórico en los últimos años hace que muchos procesos se perciban como divergentes, atropellados e inesperados, poseen algunos rasgos comunes. Entre ellos, se encuentra que la tecnología facilita desarrollar nuevos instrumentos tanto de cooperación como de conflicto, la lucha por el poder reincorpora dimensiones culturales y geográficas olvidadas, el poder se vuelve difuso, pero es más cuestionado por quienes no lo tienen y la agencia de los Estados naciones sigue teniendo valor, aunque esté siendo impugnada por otras fuerzas. Este libro incluye en la primera parte estudios de política internacional del siglo XXI, en cada uno de los cuales se analiza qué sucedió, dónde y cuándo; en la segunda parte, se plantean las posiciones y las perspectivas de cada uno de los que intervinieron o resultaron afectados por el proceso; la última sección presenta la interpretación de la autora, pero el lector puede elegir una visión diferente. Para hacerlo posible, el primer capítulo destaca características de distintos enfoques teóricos de Relaciones Internacionales para mostrar que la interpretación de la política internacional incluye aristas epistemológicas y ontológicas; aunque, por ser un libro orientado a lectores no especializados, no se expliciten en él.
Effect of Spencer Muscle Energy Technique Versus Maitland’s Mobilization Technique on Pain, ROM and Disability in Patients with Frozen Shoulder: A Comparative Study
Authors:   Assistant Physiotherapist, sahyog physiotherapy and fitness centre, Surat, Gujarat, India., Jivani Raksha R. , Hingarajia Dharti N ,   Sr. Lecturer, SPB Physiotherapy College, Surat, Gujarat, India.
Published: August 2021

Background: Adhesive capsulitis is characterized by a painful, gradual loss of both active and passive glenohumeral motion resulting from progressive fibrosis and ultimate contracture of the glenohumeral joint capsule. Patients with Adhesive capsulitis have difficulties in everyday activities and shoulder pain also disturbs sleep at night on the affected side. Muscle energy technique helps in increasing shoulder range of motion. Maitland Mobilization is commonly used in the treatment of frozen shoulder. SPENCER Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is unique in its application as the client provides the initial effort while the practitioner facilitates the process. Objective: Objectives of the study was to compare the effect of Spencer MET Vs Maitland’s mobilization on pain, Range of Motion (ROM) and Disability in the patients with frozen shoulder. Methods: In the present experimental study, total 58 patients with frozen shoulder were included. Inclusion criteria were male and female with age of 40 to 60 year with unilateral frozen shoulder (at least 3-month duration). Patients were randomly allocated in two groups with 29 patients in each group: SPENCER MET and Conventional physiotherapy and MM and conventional physiotherapy for 5days a week with total duration of 4 weeks. Pre and post intervention assessment was carried out by using VAS, SPADI and ROM. Data was analysed by using SPSS 15 version. Results: Paired t test was applied within group comparison and result showed statistically significant difference in post intervention measurement compared to pre intervention for improving pain, reducing disability and increasing all ROM in both the groups. Independent t test was applied between group comparison and result showed statistically significant difference between groups mean pre-post differences in improving pain, reducing disability and increasing all ROM except extension and internal rotation. Conclusion: This study concludes that both the techniques used in the present study i.e., Spencer Muscle Energy Technique and Maitland Mobilization are effective for improving pain, reducing disability, and increasing ROM. However, SPENCER MET is the more effective for improving pain, reducing disability, and increasing ROM compared to Maitland Mobilization in patients with frozen shoulder. KEY WORDS: Frozen shoulder, SPENCER MET, Maitland mobilization, Shoulder Pain and Disability Index, Visual Analogue Scale.
Comparison of Immediate Effect of Plantar Fascia Release by Roller Massager and Transverse Friction Massage on Hamstring Flexibility in Desk Job Workers
Authors:   Masters of Musculoskeletal physiotherapy, Department of Musculoskeletal, DPO’s NETT College of Physiotherapy, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Gala Mansi , Kulkarni Parag ,   Masters of Musculoskeletal physiotherapy, Associate Professor, Department of Musculoskeletal, DPO’s NETT College of Physiotherapy, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India., Kumar Ajay ,   Masters of Musculoskeletal physiotherapy, Principal of DPO’s NETT College of Physiotherapy, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Published: August 2021

Background: Desk job workers with prolonged sitting have postural imbalances and the overused muscles experience an increase in tension in one part of the body which causes excessive tension in other parts of the body due to continuity of the fascia. This fascial anatomy trains can cause stress not only on the muscle but all the structures that are surrounded by the fascia leading to dysfunction and pain. Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study is to compare the acute effects of different techniques like self-myofascial release and transverse friction massage on flexibility in healthy adults for effective treatment and efficient working. Results: Main Findings- Hamstring flexibility of the desk job workers tested via Active Knee Extension Test and V Sit and Reach test both pre and post of both the groups A and B showed significant difference p<0.001 tested by Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test. Group statistics done with Man Whitney Test showed that there is no significant difference between AKET (P=0.3030) whereas there is significant difference between V SRT between the two groups (P=0.030) suggesting larger variations in the group mean or any other unknown causes. Conclusions: This study concludes that Self Myofascial Release therapy and Transverse Friction Massage therapy both are effective in improving hamstring flexibility in desk job workers when worked on the plantar fascia via the anatomy trains. Self myofascial release therapy showed better results than the transverse friction massage therapy both statistically and clinically. Potential Implications: Thus, these methods can be used as an effective adjunct for many rehabilitation programs for speedy recovery. KEY WORDS: Desk Job Workers, Hamstring Flexibility, Plantar Fascia, Self Myofascial Release, Transverse Friction Massage.
A teleological approach to interpreting socio-economic rights in the African Charter: Appropriateness and methodology
Authors: Amin Anneth
Published: August 2021

SUMMARY The incorporation of socio-economic rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights should be considered a vital move towards the transformation of socio-economic conditions of the people on the continent. However, the envisaged socio-economic transformation depends largely on how these rights are interpreted. It is the task of the supervisory organs of the African Charter to develop the scope and content of these rights and their related obligations through interpretation. To achieve this interpretative objective, interpretive process of the supervisory organs should be guided by an appropriate approach to interpretation that is applied coherently. This article argues that the teleological approach to treaty interpretation is an appropriate approach to interpreting socio-economic rights in the African Charter. The article develops a methodology for application of the teleological approach through which socio-economic rights in the African Charter may be effectively interpreted. Key words: socio-economic rights; African Charter; effective interpretation; teleological approach to interpretation
The Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 as a harbinger for the elimination of unlawful detention in Nigeria
Authors: Tarh-Akong Eyongndi David
Published: August 2021

SUMMARY Sections 34, 35 and 41 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999 CFRN) guarantee the rights to dignity of the person, personal liberty and freedom of movement. These rights connote that no one shall be arbitrarily arrested; anyone arrested shall be brought before a court of competent jurisdiction within a reasonable time, otherwise such detention is unlawful; where a person is lawfully detained, it shall be under humane conditions. Despite these constitutional safeguards, people continue to be detained in detention centres beyond the permissible periods without an order of court and in inhumane conditions. Thus, unlawful detention is one of the challenges confronting the administration of the criminal justice sector in Nigeria. In 2015 the National Assembly, in a bid to address the challenges in the sector, particularly unlawful and inhumane detention, enacted the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) which is generally perceived as revolutionary legislation owing to provisions such as sections 29, 33 and 34 thereof. These sections require the chief judges of the various High Courts to appoint a judge or magistrate to visit detention centres at least once in a month to review cases of unlawful detention and awaiting trial detainees. This article adopts a doctrinal research methodology in examining the impact of these provisions in overcoming the menace of unlawful detention in Nigeria. It examines the challenges that may confront the implementation of these sections of the Act, such as administrative bottlenecks and unscrupulous attitudes of the personnel of the various detention centres. The article makes vital recommendations on how to overcome the challenges of taming the negative tides of unlawful detention in Nigeria. Key words: Constitution; criminal justice system; detention centres; magistrate; Nigeria
corriente del Postdegrado.
Authors: Degradi Ilaria
Published: August 2021

Con el presente artículo, se entienden investigar las buenas prácticas de regeneración urbana de comunidades creativas como estrategia alternativa para enfrentarse a la crisis multifactorial que estamos viviendo. La investigación se focaliza en los vacíos urbanos como espacios de oportunidad para la activación de mecanismos de transición hacia una sociedad sostenible y pretende dar visibilidad, conectar e idear escenarios futuros construidos desde abajo a través de procesos participativos e innovadores.
Imágenes de la arquitectura y arquitectura de las imágenes:
Authors: García-Manso Angélica
Published: August 2021

Del desaparecido cine Colón de Garrovillas (Cáceres, España) no se conocen testimonios documentales, de forma que el estudio de su importancia urbanística, arquitectónica y para el ocio popular ha de analizarse desde otras fuentes. Entre tales fuentes adquiere particular importancia el archivo del fotógrafo local Wifredo López Vecino. El análisis de sus imágenes permite descubrir la voluntad monumental de inspiración herreriana del edificio, algo que es conforme a los parámetros estéticos de los primeros años tras la Guerra Civil española.
Huellas cotidianas: una investigación educativa basada en las artes sobre la apropiación del cuerpo y el espacio habitado durante el confinamiento.
Authors: Genet Verney Rafaèle , Arias-Camison Coello Alicia
Published: August 2021

Este articulo presenta los resultados visuales de una investigación educativa que pone en relación tres conceptos básicos que fueron fundamentales durante el periodo de confinamiento: el cuerpo, la casa y la huella del cuerpo en el espacio habitado. 

Mediante un proyecto de educación artística basado en la fotografía, los alumnos de Grado de Educación Social de la facultad de Ciencias de la Educación se apropiaron, durante este periodo de aislamiento social, su entorno habitado y su cuerpo a partir de acciones artísticas de corta duración basadas en referentes artísticos contemporáneos. Estas les guiaban hacia construir un discurso estético sobre lo vivido y les permitían experimentar y expresar desde lo sensible sobre su cuerpo, su espacio y la huella del uno sobre el otro.

Los resultados fotográficos fueron primero analizados mediante instrumentos de investigación basada en artes (series muestras y fotoensayos) para generar una interpretación visual y significativa del conjunto. Y posteriormente se planteó, desde una perspectiva a/r/tografica, construir un nuevo discurso visual recuperando las experiencias individuales del alumnado para situarlas sobre el propio cuerpo del docente y en su hogar mediante el uso de la proyección, generando un flujo creativo visual, que parte del referente y acaba en nuestra piel.
Paisajes fronterizos. Movilidad humana y límites desde una mirada artístico-antropológica
Authors: Piñeiro Aguiar Eleder , Lorenzo Castiñeira Juan José
Published: August 2021

La propuesta presentada parte de un enfoque multidisciplinar fundamentado en una lectura, desde la Antropología y la Sociología, de diversas aportaciones procedentes del campo artístico para reflexionar acerca de la movilidad humana y las fronteras en la actualidad. Consideramos el campo del arte propicio para tomar conciencia de una problemática invisibilizada, más aún en tiempos de pandemia, para trasladarnos de modo proactivo y desde el diálogo propositivo. A partir de las performances de Arantxa Araújo (2017), el activismo fotográfico de José Palazón (2015), las obras escultóricas de Bruno Catalano (2014) o las representaciones simbólicas de Roman Ondak (2012), nos aproximamos a las vidas desplazadas de la migración internacional desde categorías antropológicas tales como los límites, la fronterización, el paisajismo étnico, las jerarquías establecidas en las condiciones del desplazamiento o las asimetrías globales. Desde esta posición, prestaremos atención a las condiciones de permanente precariedad en las que se produce un tránsito que, las más de las veces, se convierte en una permanente búsqueda del destino, auspiciada por las generalizadas políticas de oposición que rigen de modo inflexible la actuación de gobiernos y uniones de éstos en los territorios que desiderativamente constituyen el fin de etapa.
Estrategias gráficas en el libro "A través del Egipto" ilustrado por José Riudavets y narrado por Eduardo Toda
Authors: Fdez. de Cañete Rodríguez Nieves
Published: August 2021

Como explorador en Egipto, Eduardo Toda, arrastrado por la corriente orientalista en boga, trae a España la vivencia más cercana. Su fundamental obra, A través del Egipto, recoge la experiencia de su recorrido por las principales ciudades de Egipto. Su texto está acompañado por las ilustraciones del dibujante José Riudavets, y es un ejemplo excepcional de la labor conjunta entre la práctica artística y la experiencia narrada de un escritor. 

En este artículo se analiza si en el libro A través del Egipto, el dibujante consigue en los grabados una narrativa gráfica coherente con el texto y con las fotografías que el narrador pone a su disposición. El dibujante crea imágenes complementarias y, al mismo tiempo, de síntesis del contenido del texto, utilizando recursos para alcanzar un propósito final: un documento veraz y atractivo sin nunca haber estado él mismo en Egipto.
Rogers Act 1924: establishment of a professional USA Foreign Service
Authors: Klynina Tetiana
Published: August 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of the formation of the legal framework that made possible the existence and functioning of the US foreign service.

The purpose of the article is to clarify the preface and the course of formation of the professional foreign service of the United States, which was reflected in the adoption of the Rogers Act.

The methodological basis of the study. The study was based on the principle of historicism, which contributed to the consideration of the phenomenon under study in its development and made it possible to identify periods in the formation of a professional diplomatic service. The use of the problem-chronological method contributed to the preservation of the historical heredity and integrity of the picture; the application of the comparative method made it possible to identify significant changes that occurred after the adoption of Rogers’ Law, which was considered through the use of the method of analysis. A historiographical description of the main scientific works devoted to the research topic is given. Analyzed works A. Evans, T. Lay, I. Stewart etc., which became the basis for the study.

The scientific novelty lies in the systematization of ideas about qualitative and quantitative changes in the diplomatic service after the adoption of the relevant law. The author concludes that before the adoption of the Rogers Act there was no control over the selection of diplomatic and consular staff and the negative consequences of such a decision were especially evident during the First World War. Therefore, the historical conditions in which America found itself at that time became a challenge for the continued existence of the consular and diplomatic services, and therefore the issue of restructuring and modernization of these services in the United States and its transfer to another, qualitatively new level.

In general, the author emphasizes the change in the status of foreign service, which was introduced by relevant legislation, namely the Rogers Act, the need for which was caused by certain historical conditions of the American state and its place on the world stage. Prior to the enactment of the Diplomatic Service Act, there was virtually no control over the selection of diplomatic and consular personnel representing the United States on the world stage. After the First World War, it became clear that the diplomatic service needed to be restructured. That is why Rogers’ law was passed, which, in fact, was the first legislative attempt to resolve this issue.
Formation and activity of the Ukrainian diaspora in New Zealand (1949–2013)
Authors: Poshyvaylo-Towler Nataliya
Published: August 2021

The article presents the history of formation and development of the Ukrainian community in New Zealand in the period from 1949 to 2013 – from the beginning of Ukrainian immigration to the commencement of significant socio-political changes in Ukraine and Russian aggression, which signifies the beginning of a new stage of the Ukrainian diaspora. The purpose of the investigation is to analyse the historical factors of unification and activity of the Ukrainian community in the country in 1949-2013, as well as the impact of the global migration process. The scientific novelty of the study is that this is the first attempt at a comprehensive examination of the problem, as well as the introduction into scientific circulation of a number of documents and materials on the history of Ukrainians in New Zealand.

Based on the use of interdisciplinary and systematic approaches, general scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, analogy and historical-typological methods, the main stages of Ukrainian immigration to New Zealand are identified and the features of self-organisation during each phase are traced. The reasons for immigration are determined by objective and subjective factors, attention is focused on the consequences of World War II, as a prerequisite for the beginning of Ukrainian immigration to New Zealand, as well as changes in socio-political and economic circumstances in Ukraine and the world with the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The author concludes that the formation of the Ukrainian community in New Zealand, its consolidation and direction of activities was mainly situational under the influence of various factors – the global migration process, resettlement and employment, family and other circumstances. Simultaneously, with Ukraine gaining independence and the replenishment of the Ukrainian diaspora in New Zealand with new members from Ukraine and the United States, it was reunited around cultural and social work, intensifying cooperation with global Ukrainians and the historical homeland in the interests of the latter.
UKRAINIAN-POLISH CENTURY-LONG CO-OPERATION: FROM THE 1920 WARSAW AGREEMENT TO STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP OF THE TWO STATES
Authors: Matviyenko V. , Doroshko M.S. , Balіuk V.
Published: August 2021

The article analyzes the main stages of forming partnership relations between Ukraine and Poland, clarifies historical and political prerequisites of the Ukrainian-Polish dialogue, the role of geopolitical factors in the formation of allied relations in 1919-20, the reasons of inability to implement the 1920 Treaty of Warsaw. It has been proved that the concept of Polish-Ukrainian national reconciliation of Jerzy Giedroyc and the understanding of the intellectual elite of the two peoples became a significant ideological basis for forming a strategic partnership between Ukraine and Poland. It is determined that historical issues are the main obstacle to deepening strategic partnership relations. A mechanism for resolving controversial issues of the Ukrainian-Polish conflict past based on intercultural dialogue, is proposed.
GA-BASED IMPROVEMENT HEURISTIC FOR MINIMIZING MAKESPAN IN A GENERAL FLOW-SHOP SCHEDULING PROBLEM
Authors: Pragya Singh Tomar Brahma Datta Shukla,
Published: August 2021

The study proposes an evolutionary algorithm-based improvement heuristic for the permutation flow-shop problem. The method uses a constructive heuristic to arrive at a good first solution. The GA-based improvement heuristic is used in conjunction with CDS, Gupta's algorithm, and Palmer's Slope Index, which are all well-known constructive heuristics. The method is put to the test on a series of ten issues that vary from 4 to 25 tasks and 4 to 30 machines. The outcomes are also compared to some of the most well-known lower-bound options
Donde habita el olvido: Conformación y desarrollo del espacio público en el primer cuadro de la
ciudad de Monterrey, 1980-2007
Authors: de los Reyes Patiño Reynaldo
Published: August 2021

Jaime Sánchez-Macedo, Donde habita el olvido: Conformación y desarrollo del espacio público en el primer cuadro de la ciudad de Monterrey, 1980-2007, Monterrey, CONARTE, 2019, 263 pp. ISBN: 978-607-8598-23-6
BID América: Vol. 25, no. 7-8, julio-agosto 1998
Authors:   Inter-American Development Bank
Published: August 2021

BID América cubre las tendencias del desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Se publica 10 veces al año en castellano e inglés.
Correo del BID: Vol. 2, no. 4, octubre 1964
Authors:   Inter-American Development Bank
Published: August 2021

Correo del BID, publicación mensual que tiene por objetivo informar acerca de las actividades del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo.
El BID: Vol. 23, no. 6, junio 1996
Authors:   Inter-American Development Bank
Published: August 2021

EL BID informa sobre el desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe y sobre las actividades del Banco. Se publica 10 veces al año en ingles, español, portugués y francés.
An Analysis of a Blockchain-Enabled E-Government Document Interchange Architecture (DIA) in Thailand
Authors: Thoppae Chaiporn , Praneetpolgrang Prasong
Published: August 2021

In 2008, the world was introduced to Blockchain. In 2009, the first open-source Blockchainbased cyber currency was introduced as Bitcoin. By 2025, studies indicate that Blockchain-based enterprise-wide application revenue will reach nearly $20 billion. Therefore, this study proposes to build on the success of Thailand's National Single Window (THAINSW) gateway document interchange architecture (DIA) and further expand its availability to a much larger network of e-Government participants using Blockchain architecture. Therefore, the authors set how to investigate how and where Blockchain technology could be implemented in order to support of Thailand's 4.0 and digital economy visions. In addition to the qualitative analysis of the literature, the authors used input from a panel of 25 Thai experts to develop a foundation for the analysis based on Sathosi Nakamoto’s seven Blockchain disciplines. This analysis was enhanced from the authors’ own experiences in real-world Blockchain implementations. Results revealed that Blockchain is a highly innovative approach to secure transaction execution, information storage, performing functions, and establishing trust in an open architectural environment.Blockchain has the potential to increase good governance, increase transparency and privacy, and reduce the chance of corruption.
The investigation of the relationships among coronavirus anxiety, cyberchondria, and online shopping
Authors: SARIGEDİK Enes , ÖLMEZ Safiye Bahar
Published: August 2021

Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic some mental disorders have been especially increased. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between individuals' coronavirus anxiety, cyberchondria, and online shopping addiction during the pandemic, we are in, and try to explain the factors associated with these features.

Method: The data consists of 407 people between the ages of 18-65 who answered a sufficient number of questions on the scales with the help of the online environment by google questionnaire method between January 18 th, 2021, and February 18th, 2021. Participants were asked to fill in the socio-demographic form, cyberchondria severity scale (CSS), compulsive purchasing scale (BSAS), and coronavirus anxiety (CAS) scales.

Results: In this study, 79.6% of the participants stated that their anxiety increased, 63.4% stated that the frequency of shopping online increased, and 39.8% stated that the number of disease searches on the internet increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Regarding the correlations of the CAS, CSS, BSAS scales with each other, a statistically significant positive moderate correlation was found between CAS and CSS (r: 0.495, p
Work, Care, and Gender. The science of (un)happiness
Authors: Michoń Piotr
Published: August 2021

“This book is not addressed to the learned, or to those who regard a practical problem merely as something to be talked about,” with this sentence English philosopher Bertrand Russell began The Conquest of Happiness and it has become an inspiration for me and a starting point for my analysis. Staying true to Russell's ideas, I have written a book which—I believe—can be addressed to all (scholars as well) who are interested in happiness and how it can be achieved. I have placed my considerations on happiness in the areas we all know: family, marriage, children and gender. When writing the book I surfed through Internet forums and analysed the results of scientific studies in order to scrutinise Russell's seven causes of unhappiness: competition (when investing in children), boredom (of doing housework), fatigue (of double shift), envy and comparisons of mothers, males’ sense of sin, persecution mania and new fathers’ fears of public opinion. Let's be honest: my findings are not always nice. Not infrequently, the results of scientists' work contradict what we believe. Read it only if you are ready to face new and unexpected.
Desigualdades de gênero no trabalho remunerado e no trabalho reprodutivo:
Authors: Myrrha Luana Junqueira Dias , Queiroz Silvana Nunes de , Campos Járvis
Published: August 2021

No Brasil, os diferentes contextos econômicos, sociais, demográficos, climáticos e culturais influenciam nas desigualdades entre homens e mulheres relativas ao trabalho remunerado e ao trabalho reprodutivo (não remunerado). O objetivo deste estudo é fazer uma análise espacial (em nível regional e estadual) para verificar se houve redução dessas desigualdades entre 2005 e 2015 nos vários contextos socioeconômicos e demográficos. Os dados usados são da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios (PNAD) do IBGE. As desigualdades de gênero na participação no mercado de trabalho são maiores nos estados mais pobres das regiões Norte e Nordeste. As desigualdades na remuneração média são maiores nos estados mais ricos do Sul e Sudeste, onde é maior a proporção de ocupações que exigem maior qualificação. Os diferenciais no tempo dedicado aos afazeres domésticos e ao trabalho remunerado reduziram em todos os estados, pois as mulheres diminuíram o tempo dedicado ao domicílio e aumentaram o tempo dedicado ao trabalho remunerado. Mas as desigualdades de gênero persistem elevadas, por motivos diferentes em cada contexto regional.
Educação integral e trabalho
Authors: Maciel Cosme Leonardo Almeida , Coelho Lígia Martha Coimbra da Costa
Published: August 2021

Este artigo tem, como objetivo, analisar as apropriações dos conceitos de Educação Integral e de Trabalho no Manifesto dos Pioneiros da Educação Nova (1932) e no Manifesto Mais Uma Vez Convocados (1959), ambos produzidos por intelectuais de diferentes orientações político-filosóficas e publicados em conjunturas importantes no cenário educacional brasileiro. Os dois documentos, apesar da distância no tempo de quase três décadas, tornaram-se marcos na história da educação brasileira pelo seu caráter democrático, ao congregar diferentes grupos em defesa da escola pública, laica e gratuita. Neste estudo, buscamos compreender qual concepção de educação integral prevalece nos referidos documentos, e o sentido atribuído ao trabalho enquanto categoria pedagógica, na medida em que também é tematizado pelos seus signatários. Em termos teóricos e metodológicos, nos orientamos pelo materialismo histórico e dialético, evidenciando contradições, limites e, sobretudo, os projetos societários em disputa nesse material que se tornou um de nossos objetos de pesquisa. Por meio das análises realizadas, constatamos que nos documentos supracitados existem relações diretas entre Educação Integral e Trabalho e que a concepção de Educação Integral, bem como o sentido pedagógico atribuído ao Trabalho estão ancorados pela hegemonia do projeto nacional-desenvolvimentista de capitalismo dependente, cujas oscilações se devem às disputas internas no interior da própria classe dirigente.
A educação vai ao mercado financeiro
Authors: Galzerano Luciana Sardenha
Published: August 2021

O objetivo deste artigo é discutir três tendências que caracterizam a lógica contemporânea da privatização da educação: centralidade do capital fictício, movimentos de concentração e centralização de capitais e disputas pelos fundos públicos. O referencial teórico adotado é o materialismo histórico e dialético. Buscamos interseccionar a produção acadêmica que tem discutido as diversas formas de privatização do setor educacional, em seus distintos contextos, e a bibliografia marxista que estuda o capitalismo contemporâneo e suas crises recentes. Para a análise, apresentamos um estudo sobre a atuação da Somos Educação no período de 2010 a 2018, demonstrando que essa companhia constitui um caso emblemático para flagrar a lógica recente da privatização e a expansão da financeirização para a educação básica. Trata-se de uma pesquisa documental cujas informações foram coletadas em documentos divulgados pela companhia e seus controladores – Grupo Abril, Tarpon e Kroton/Cogna –, pela BM&FBovespa e pela mídia de abrangência nacional e internacional. Verificamos que a financeirização das atividades de grupos como a Somos potencializa seus ganhos, amplia sua presença na educação pública e o controle que opera sobre as escolas.
Presenças e ausências de gênero e sexualidade na formação inicial em pedagogia das IES comunitárias de Santa Catarina
Authors: Cruz Tânia Mara , Buss-Simão Márcia
Published: August 2021

O texto apresenta dados de uma pesquisa que busca compreender, criticamente, dentro dos marcos históricos de uma práxis feminista e acadêmica, contradições que permeiam a presença e a ausência dos estudos de gênero e sexualidade na formação inicial em Pedagogia das Instituições de Ensino Superior Comunitárias de Santa Catarina ligadas à Associação Catarinense das Fundações Educacionais (ACAFE). Nessa pesquisa, de cunho documental, norteada pela concepção teórico-metodológica do materialismo histórico-dialético, analisaram-se os dados de ementas dos currículos disponíveis em sítios oficiais das IES, nos anos de 2014 e 2018. As análises apresentadas sobre a presença e ausência de conteúdos de gênero e sexualidade nos cursos de formação inicial de Pedagogia nas IES revelam mais ausências do que presenças, o que é um alerta, ainda mais em um momento de perda de direitos sociais e crescimento da onda conservadora e fundamentalista que tem, nas questões de gênero e sexualidade, seu alvo principal.
Análisis bibliométrico de las funciones ejecutivas de adultos mayores en Iberoamérica
Authors: Cossio-Bolaños Marco , Vidal-Espinoza Ruben , Castelli Correia de Campos Luis Felipe , Acevedo-Cabrera Yasna , Orostica-Navarro Maria Jose , Oyarce-Méndez Pia Maria , Gomez-Campos Rossana
Published: August 2021

Objetivos: a) Verificar la cantidad de estudios efectuados en Iberoamérica sobre función ejecutiva (FE) en adultos mayores; b) Identificar los instrumentos utilizados para medir las FE en adultos mayores durante los años 2009-2018. Material y métodos: Se efectuó un estudio bibliométrico sobre las FE en adultos mayores de Iberoamérica. La búsqueda de información se hizo en las base de datos Scopus y Scielo. Se consideraron estudios iberoamericanos publicados en idioma español y portugués, utilizándose  ocho palabras clave y cinco indicadores registrados. Resultados: Se identificaron un total de 12 investigaciones originales en seis países iberoamericanos (España, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, y Perú). La mayor cantidad de investigaciones relacionadas con FE en asultos mayores tuvo lugar en los periodos 2009-2010 y 2013-2014.  En estos estudios, se han utilizado varios instrumentos con el Trail Making Test (TMT) y la Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) como los de uso más frecuente. Conclusiones: Parece existir un interés limitado por investigar las FE en adultos mayores de Iberoamérica. La mayoría de los estudios idntificados en esta indagación utilizaron como tests cognitivos el TMT y la FAB.
Frecuencia de alexitimia y factores relacionados en pacientes con fibromialgia tratados en un hospital público de Lima, Perú.
Authors: Nestares Luna Kim Leslie , Olivera García Anapaula , Huamanchumo Guzmán Roberto , Arévalo Flores Jorge Martín
Published: August 2021

Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia de alexitimia y factores relacionados en pacientes con fibromialgia, y la relación entre alexitimia y capacidad funcional, intensidad de dolor, depresión y variables generales (edad, sexo, tiempo de enfermedad, grado de instrucción y años de estudio) en fibromialgia. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal en pacientes con fibromialgia del Servicio de Reumatología de un hospital público de Lima, Perú. Se aplicó una ficha sociodemográfica, la TAS-20, el MD-HAQ y la CES-D. Resultados: De los 126 pacientes con fibromialgia, 60 (47,62 %) mostraron   alexitimia, 24 de ellos presentaron depresión (40%) y 39, discapacidad funcional (65%). En el análisis bivariado la alexitimia se relacionó significativamente con mayor comorbilidad, menor grado de instrucción, mayor intensidad de dolor, mayor fatiga y más síntomas reportados. En el análisis multivariado, años de estudio (£11 años) fue el único factor relacionado a alexitimia (TAS-20) (p=0,010, OR: 2,589 [1,249 – 5,365]). Conclusiones: Se demuestra una frecuencia considerable de alexitimia en pacientes con fibromialgia y, en el análisis multivariado, este hallazgo se relaciona significativamente con un número menor de años de estudio.
Dementia: Trauma and loss of personhood vs family as recuperative space
Authors: Agarwal Sarita , Jhajharia Sangeeta
Published: August 2021

The paper looks at the exploration in three Indian novels in English, of the hitherto glorified Indian family through the paradigm of dementia, examines the strained space called “home” in the shadow of dementia, and its transformation into a recuperative space with the help of support systems other than immediate family members. These three recent texts have discussed this crippling condition; which earlier authors shied away from. Anuradha Roy’s The Folded Earth (2012), Ranjit Lal’s Our Nana was a Nutcase (2015), and Pankaj Varma’s Silver Haze (2014), focus on the life-changing effects of the deadly disease dementia. These literary texts opt for a non-medical approach through which the person suffering dementia is depicted, rather than dementia itself. The family becomes a narrative prism through which to view the changing equations in relationships, the erosion of the family structure, instead of the specific medical condition. In conclusion, one could say that families become the recuperative space for patients rather than medical facilities for long term care. These writers do not focus much on the medicalisation of dementia or geriatric health issues. They do mention medical treatments, but the spotlight is on the family, not on clinical viewpoints or medical approaches.
An analysis of invitations for article submission received via emails
Authors: Bavdekar Sandeep B , Saha Shruti , Thatte Urmila M , Gogtay Nithya J
Published: August 2021

Predatory journals charge publication fees from authors and publish without an adequate peer review, and often do not provide editorial and/or publishing services. Our objective was to evaluate e-mail solicitations received by authors in a defined time period to identify attributes of these solicitations as a metric to identify legitimacy of the journal. All e-mails seeking article submission received between January 1 and September 30, 2019, were evaluated. Each e-mail along with its respective webpage was evaluated for the journal’s and publisher’s names, mention of peer review, any assurance of publication, a mention of article processing charges (APC), composite invites [in the e-mail] and mention of peer review, the presence and functionality of archives, presence of manuscript management tab, mention of APC [on the webpage]. Descriptive statistics were used for the analysis. Of the 135 e-mails screened, 100 were finally included in the analysis. We found that 72% of the journals and/ or publishers were included in Beall’s list. According to our criteria, a total of 85% of the solicitations were from journals that we identified as “presumed predatory”. Our study has identified assurance of publication, rapid turnaround time, ambiguous information in the email and webpage, false claims of indexing as some descriptors which may help young authors and researchers assess a journal’s legitimacy.
Internal Audit in ERP Systems Context
Authors:   The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania, IGNA Roxana Dana , IONESCU Bogdan Stefan ,   The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
Published: August 2021

Through this paper, the authors wanted to highlight how important and useful are ERP systems for any company that requires internal auditing. ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning systems are intelligent software that can be adapted to the needs of each company allowing the combination of all business processes in a single database. They are also a way of internal control over the data entered and employees. From an internal audit perspective, these systems can be considered an appropriate solution because they provide an opportunity to more effectively manage internal and external audit risks. The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate the satisfaction of internal audit needs with the help of integrated systems. These systems facilitate the operation of data and their security. Another objective was to analyse how much these systems can reduce certain risks. The risks of significant misstatement may be mitigated by these systems, and any operation introduced may be analysed, verified and approved / disapproved. Therefore, a quantitative research was conducted, using the questionnaire as an analysis tool. Based on the answers received, the profile of the respondents was outlined and at the same time a statistical analysis was performed. The results obtained demonstrate that respondents appreciate ERP systems’ utility. They perceive a reduction in financial and operational risk but also an increase in technical risk. Of course, these technical risk issues can be mitigated by the internal audit department's ability to assess and manage any issues that may arise. However, respondents also emphasize the need of training employees in using the system and understanding the data generated by it. Without well-trained employees, performance at the company level, as well as at the internal audit level would not be achieved. It is essential to have training at employees’ level who manage data in an ERP system. This training is also valid for internal auditors who can recommend this system to reduce audit risks.
Reference standards-copies of mass unit: calibration 2020 using vacuum comparator CCL 1007
Authors: Kamenskikh Yu. I. , Snegov V. S.
Published: August 2021

The article discusses the calibration results of reference standards-copies according to the State Primary Standard of the Mass Unit using the new CCL 1007 vacuum comparator and buoyancy artifacts. The authors provided historical data on the calibrations of copies of the International Prototype of the Kilogram (IPK) starting from 1892, including the Russian prototype № 12. The instability of the prototype of the kilogram No. 12 corresponds to international values and is assessed at 5 · 10–11 kg per year. Changes in the mass of copies are assessed in relation to the mass of the IPK, but it is impossible to determine to what extent it has changed. This was the reason for the adoption of a new value of the kilogram. Following the adoption at the 26th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) held in Paris in November 2018, Planck constant was numerically established with absolute accuracy, and total uncer tainty of 1 · 10–8 kg was assigned to the mass of the IPK. Thus, the authors set the aim to preserve the numerical value of the total uncertainty of the reference standards-copies by reducing the transfer error of the State Primary Standard by 10 times. The article presents the calibration results of six reference standards-copies in relation to prototype No. 12 with the primary data processing using the method of least squares, and the uncertainty budget is provided. The calibration results of the reference standards-copies confirmed the accuracy increase of the transfer unit by 10 times in the range from 6 · 10–9 kg to 6 · 10–10 kg by the use of a vacuum comparator graduated 0.1 μg and buoyancy and sorption artifacts in direct measurements of air density. This has made it possible to compensate for the additional uncertainty attributed to the IPK based on the determination of the Planck constant value and to ensure the mass calibration of all accuracy grades preserving the entire hierarchical system of transferring the mass unit in the country.
Multi-channel Precision Bias Source for Experiments on Quantum dots
Authors: tang yumei , liu kefu , sun haixing
Published: August 2021

To realize precise control of the quantum dots (Qdots) device, multi-channel precision bias source plays the key role. In this paper, the 16-channel high precision bias source with 18-bit resolution for Qdots device was designed. The prototype was made and its performance was tested. The short time fluctuations can reach 50μV. The step response time is less than 3μs. The resolution, stability, linearity and dynamic range of the bias source exhibits good performance. What's more, the bias source can be controlled locally and online. The results show that it is one effective and feasible topology for experiments in Qdots device application.
Nanopore Assay Reveals Cell-type-dependent Gene Expression of Indiana Vesiculovirus and Differential Host Cell Response
Authors: Kakuk Balázs , Kiss András Attila , Torma Gábor , Csabai Zsolt , Prazsák István , Mizik Máté , Megyeri Klára , Tombácz Dóra , Boldogkői Zsolt
Published: August 2021

Indiana Vesiculovirus (IVV; formerly as Vesicular stomatitis virus and Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus) causes a disease in livestock that is very similar to the foot and mouth disease thereby an outbreak may lead to significant economic loss. Long-read sequencing (LRS) -based approaches revealed a hidden complexity of the transcriptomes in several viruses already. This technique was utilized already for the sequencing of the IVV genome, but our study is the first for the application of this technique for the profiling of IVV transcriptome. Since LRS is able to sequence full-length RNA molecules, and thereby providing more accurate annotation of the transcriptomes than the traditional short-read sequencing methods. The objectives of this study were to assemble the complete transcriptome of using nanopore sequencing, to ascertain cell-type specificity and dynamics of viral gene expression and to evaluate host gene expression changes induced by the viral infection. We carried out a time-course analysis of IVV gene expression in human glioblastoma and primate fibroblast cell lines using a nanopore-based LRS approach and applied both amplified and direct cDNA sequencing, as well as cap-selection for a fraction of samples. Our investigations revealed that, although the IVV genome is simple, it generates a relative complex transcriptomic architecture. In this study, we also demonstrated that IVV transcripts vary in structure and exhibit differential gene expression patterns in the two examined cell types.