bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
JERSINIOZĖS EPIDEMIOLOGINIAI DĖSNINGUMAI VILNIAUS APSKRITYJE IR LIETUVOJE 2005–2015 METAIS
Authors: Valinčiūtė Ginreta , Žagminas Kęstutis , Šilys Arvydas , Valiulis Arūnas
Published: November 2018

Tyrimo tikslas. Užsibrėžta įvertinti jersiniozės epi­demiologinius dėsningumus Vilniaus mieste, Vil­niaus apskrityje ir Lietuvoje. Medžiaga ir metodai. Sergamumo jersinioze duomenys surinkti iš statisti­nių ataskaitos formų. Papildoma informacija gauta iš Užkrečiamųjų ligų ir jų sukėlėjų informacinės sis­temos. Analizuojant sergamumą jersinioze Vilniaus mieste, Vilniaus apskrityje ir Lietuvoje, buvo įtraukti visi 2005-2015 m. laikotarpiu užregistruoti šių ligų atvejai. Duomenys buvo analizuoti vietos, laiko ir gy­ventojų grupių atžvilgiu. Sergamumo tendencija tirta laužytos linijos regresijos (segmentinės regresijos) modeliu. Tai vienas iš netiesinės regresijos modelių. Tendencijai tirti buvo panaudota Joinpoint regresijos programa (v.4.2., JAV Nacionalinis vėžio institutas, 2015). Šia programa nustatyti statistiškai reikšmingi netiesinės tendencijos pokyčiai. Analizė pradedama esant minimaliam lūžio taškų skaičiui (vienos tiesės segmentas) ir nustatoma, ar 1 (2 tiesių segmentai), 2 (3 tiesių segmentai), 3 (4 tiesių segmentai) lūžio taškai yra statistiškai reikšmingi. Šie taškai panaudo­jami modeliui sudaryti. Galutinis regresijos modelis nustato statistiškai reikšmingus tendencijos pokyčius, vėliau apskaičiuojami metiniai tendencijos pokyčiai (procentais) pagal kiekvieno periodo segmentą, Fi­šerio (Fisher) tikslusis testas. Rezultatai. Ilgametėje sergamumo jersinioze dinamikoje Vilniaus mieste ir Lietuvoje stebimi reikšmingi tendencijos pokyčiai. 2005-2009 m. laikotarpiu stebima sergamumo didė­jimo tendencija, o 2009-2015 m. sergamumas jersi­nioze mažėjo. Vilniaus apskrityje per visą 2005-2015 m. laikotarpį stebima sergamumo mažėjimo tenden­cija. Sergamumo struktūra pagal lytį skiriasi – vyrai turėjo didesnę riziką susirgti jersinioze nei moterys (Vilniaus apskrityje RS=1,50, 95 proc. P.I. 1,27; 1,81; Lietuvoje RS=1,99, 95 proc. P.I. 1,13; 1,28). Pagrin­dinė jersiniozės rizikos grupė – 0-3 m. amžiaus gru­pei priklausantys vaikai. Didžiausias sergamumas stebimas ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigų nelankančių vaikų grupėje. Analizuojamu laikotarpiu Vilniaus apskrityje buvo hospitalizuota 57,3 proc., visoje Lie­tuvoje – 69,2 proc. susirgusiųjų. Išvados. Nustatyti sergamumo jersinioze daugiametės dinamikos poky­čiai rodo skirtingą epideminio proceso pasireiškimo aktyvumą. Ilgametėje sergamumo jersinioze dinami­koje Vilniaus mieste ir Lietuvoje stebimi reikšmingi tendencijos pokyčiai: 2005-2009 m. laikotarpiu ste­bima sergamumo augimo tendencija, o 2009-2015 m. sergamumas jersinioze mažėjo. Vilniaus apskrityje visą 2005-2015 m. laikotarpį stebima sergamumo mažėjimo tendencija. Analizuotu laikotarpiu stebimi jersiniozės epidemiologinių dėsningumų pokyčiai gali būti susiję su tam tikrų rizikingų maisto produktų vartojimu, jų patekimo į rinką saugumo užtikrinimu bei tam tikrais pokyčiais epidemiologinės priežiūros sistemoje. Nors stebima sergamumo mažėjimo ten­dencija, jersiniozė išlieka svarbi visuomenės sveika­tos problema, ypač vaikų grupėje.
TERAPINĖS HIPOTERMIJOS TAIKYMAS VAIKUI PO SKENDIMO SU PAILGĖJUSIU QT INTERVALU
Authors: Jončytė Justina , Kšanienė Ingrida , Ivanauskienė Virginija , Valiulis Arūnas
Published: November 2018

Terapinė hipotermija yra neuroprotekcinis gydymo metodas po širdies sustojimo, tačiau hipotermijos poveikis organizmui ir širdžiai nėra iki galo aiškus. Žinoma, kad taikant terapinę hipotermiją pailgėja QT intervalo trukmė, o dėl šios priežasties padidėja tikimybė atsirasti gyvybei pavojingoms aritmijoms. Iki šiol nežinoma, ar galima taikyti terapinę hipo­termiją ligoniams, turintiems ilgo QT sindromą bei kokią įtaką medicininis šaldymas turi širdies ritmo pokyčiams. Mes pristatome klinikinį atvejį, kai 13 metų pacientė po skendimo buvo gaivinta, taikyta išorinė defibriliacija, esant skilvelių virpėjimui. At­stačius kraujotaką bei nustačius prailgėjusį QT in­tervalą, nežinant tikslios jo etiologijos, buvo taikyta terapinė hipotermija, siekiant išvengti žymaus neuro­loginio pakenkimo. Terapinės hipotermijos ir šildymo metu gyvybei pavojingi širdies ritmo sutrikimai ne­sikartojo. Po pilno šerdinės temperatūros atstatymo stebėti nežymūs neurologiniai sutrikimai ir kintanti koreguoto QT intervalo trukmė. Pokyčiai buvo tran­zitoriniai ir galėjo būti nulemti taikytos terapinės hi­potermijos.
SLAUGYTOJŲ VAIDMUO TAIKANT NEFARMAKOLOGINIUS HOSPITALIZUOTŲ VAIKŲ POOPERACINIO SKAUSMO VALDYMO METODUS
Authors: Stundžienė Rasa , Turlinskienė Gabrielė , Kalibatienė Danutė , Gimžauskienė Jūratė , Gimžauskaitė Silvija
Published: November 2018

Darbo tikslas. Ištirti slaugytojų vaidmenį valdyti hos­pitalizuoto vaiko pooperacinį skausmą taikant nefar­makologinius skausmo malšinimo būdus bei nustatyti veiksnius, turinčius įtakos slaugytojų nefarmakologi­nių skausmo malšinimo būdų pasirinkimui ir vaikų tėvų mokymui. Tyrimo medžiaga ir metodai. Anketinėje apklausoje dalyvavo 89 slaugytojos, dirbančios vienos Vil­niaus miesto ligoninės vaikų chirurgijos skyriuje, 23-61 metų amžiaus, vidutinis amžius - 46,3 metai (SD±8,01). Apklausoje naudotas Tarja Pölkki (Suo­mija) sukurtas struktūruotas klausimynas, kuris buvo išverstas iš suomių į lietuvių kalbą. Klausimyną su­daro 45 klausimai, atsakymai į juos atspindi respon­dentų sociodemografinius duomenis bei organizaci­nius veiksnius, nefarmakologinių skausmo malšinimo metodų naudojimą, teikiamą tėvams informaciją. Sta­tistinė duomenų analizė atlikta naudojant Microsoft Office Excel 2007 programą ir SPSS 22.0 statistinės duomenų analizės paketą. Darbo rezultatai. Hospitalizuotų vaikų juntamo sti­priausio pooperacinio skausmo vidurkis, pasitel­kiant skausmo intensyvumo vertinimo skalę, buvo 5,6 (SD±2,08) balo. Slaugytojai vaikų skausmo ma­žinimui naudojo įvairius nefarmakologinius skausmo malšinimo metodus, tačiau tokios fizinės priemonės kaip temperatūros reguliavimas, masažas buvo naudo­jamos retkarčiais, o transkutaninė periodinė elektrinė nervų stimuliacija (TENS) - niekada. Du trečdaliai slaugytojų (62,9 proc.) mokė tėvus nefarmakologi­nių skausmo malšinimo priemonių vaiko patiriamam skausmui mažinti, 3,4 proc. niekada to nedarė. Di­džioji dalis slaugos personalo (80,9 proc.) nurodė, jog visada arba beveik visada, pastebėję nerimaujančius ar išsigandusius tėvus, stengiasi su jais pasikalbėti ir išsiaiškinti, kas juos neramina vaiko pooperaciniu lai­kotarpiu. Svarbiausi veiksniai, skatinantys slaugytojus taikyti nefarmakologines skausmo malšinimo prie­mones, buvo noras tobulėti darbe ir mokytis bei tėvų dalyvavimas vaiko slaugoje, o neadekvatus darbo krūvis ir didelis pacientų skaičius turėjo neigiamos įtakos nefarmakologinių metodų taikymui. Išvados. Slaugytojai hospitalizuotų vaikų poopera­ciniam skausmui malšinti dažniausiai naudojo šiuos nefarmakologinius skausmo malšinimo metodus: pa­ruošiamosios informacijos suteikimas, kūno padė­ties keitimas, pagalba kasdieninėje veikloje bei vaiko nuraminimas. Fizinės priemonės buvo naudojamos rečiau. Slaugytojai dažniausiai tėvus mokė kūno pa­dėties keitimo, buvimo šalia savo vaiko, pagalbos kasdieninėje veikloje bei dėmesio nukreipimo nuo skausmo metodų. Slaugytojai, kurių amžius buvo nuo 45-erių iki 59-erių metų, turėjo aukštąjį išsilavinimą, savo šeimose augino vaiką ar turėjo didesnį darbo stažą, aktyviau dalyvavo valdant vaikų skausmą bei mokant tėvus.
Semblanzas a la muerte de un dictador. Obituarios, editoriales y declaraciones públicas sobre Franco en Gran Bretaña y Estados Unidos
Authors: Andrade Juan
Published: November 2018

Este artículo analiza las declaraciones públicas y las semblanzas de Francisco Franco que se elaboraron a su muerte en Gran Bretaña y Estados Unidos. Presta especial atención al juego de espejos entre países y a la resignificación esos días de los recuerdos acerca del dictador. Lo hace relacionando lo publicado con varios niveles: el contexto político e intelectual de ambos países, los estereotipos anglosajones sobre España, los mitos construidos por la dictadura y la producción historiográfica al respecto. Los periódicos analizados son los británicos The Times y The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail y The Guardian y los estadounidenses The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune y The Washington Post.
La osadía de la "Cadena SER" frente a la censura radiofónica del franquismo: ‘Hora 25’ y ‘Matinal’
Authors: Legorburu Hortelano José María , Martín Pérez Beatriz
Published: November 2018

La censura radiofónica que había estado presente desde los orígenes del medio en España en los años 20, se estableció de forma permanente en nuestro país, junto con el control de la información nacional e internacional, desde el final de la Guerra Civil hasta finales de 1977, dos años después de finalizado el franquismo. El presente trabajo describe la situación de este medio de comunicación durante ese periodo y explica cuáles fueron las razones que llevaron a la Cadena SER, la emisora líder en audiencia durante esos años, a desafiar a las autoridades con programas que incluían noticias, entre ellos, ‘Hora 25’ y ‘Matinal’.
Historia de las relaciones públicas en Andalucía desde finales del siglo XIX hasta mediados del XX
Authors: Reina Estévez Jesús , Almansa Martínez Ana
Published: November 2018

El presente estudio tiene por objetivo encontrar antecedentes de Relaciones públicas en Andalucía. Para ello, se realiza una revisión bibliográfica de las obras de destacados investigadores en comunicación de Andalucía. En los resultados se describen casos de house organ o revistas de empresa desde finales del siglo XIX y se alude a las novedosas relaciones públicas que se llevaron a cabo durante la organización y el desarrollo de la Exposición Ibero-Americana de Sevilla en 1929. Estos ejemplos ayudarían a cimentar la noción de unas relaciones públicas patrias propias y longevas.
Redes sociales de poder gubernamental en la democracia española reciente (2004-2012)
Authors: Villena Oliver Andrés , Vallejo Peña Francisco Alberto
Published: November 2018

Esta investigación consiste en un estudio mediante Análisis de Redes Sociales (ARS) sobre dos gobiernos recientes de la democracia española: el gobierno del Partido Popular formado en el año 2012 y el ejecutivo del Partido Socialista, constituido en el 2004. Estas dos agencias gubernamentales se conciben y se analizan como redes sociales que vinculan a sus miembros a partir de los contactos que estos establecieron en el pasado en cinco grupos de poder: los grupos ejecutivos, los legislativos, los políticos, los empresariales y los burocráticos. El estudio revela dos rasgos fundamentales para ambos casos: un elevado nivel de cohesión interna y un conjunto relevante de vínculos que relacionan a los gobiernos con importantes grupos de poder de la estructura social.
The establishment of a program to act against dropout and retention rates on Biochemical Engineering
Authors: Araujo Silva Geraldo Gabriel , Da Rosa Andrade Zimmermann de Souza Michele , Centeno da Rosa Ana Priscila , Radmann Elisangela Martha , Duarte Santos Thaisa
Published: November 2018

The highest rates of evasion and dropout on the Biochemical Engineering major at Federal University of Rio Grande are observed during the first semesters of the undergraduate degree, in which are offered the courses that compose the basic cycle of Engineering and are the foundation for the advanced courses. Literature confirms that entering the university can be a very stressful and life changing process, reinforcing the need of special institutional attention to the freshmen. As an alternative to fight this negative scenario and promote integration among the students, a series of activities were proposed through the Program of Incentive to Academic Activities of Biochemical Engineering Students (PAIEB), supported by the Institutional Program of Student Development (PDE-FURG). During the school year of 2016, PAIEB offered a series of testimonies of juniors and seniors about their experiences on college (primary action), in addition to motivational speeches, and time management workshops (secondary action). To evaluate the activities and identify punctual problems to take directed actions, opinion and reflection surveys were conducted to all students that participated in the program activities. It was found that difficulty on time management and demotivation were key problems among the freshmen. In addition, the evasion level in 2016 remained stable when compared to the 2015 level (about 17%) and decreased roughly 3% when compared to 2014, and the retention level within the freshmen year did not show significant decrease. Therefore, the answers to the surveys applied showed that the program is helping on freshman interest and motivation and helped identifying actual problems representing that PAIEB could be working, in this case, as a complementation the recurrent traditional learning and education. Moreover, data collected from the university database implied that the program needs to be amplified and intensified to help decreasing evasion and retention among the Biochemical Engineering students.
Exploring the Predictors of College Readiness for Low Achieving High School Graduates Through Multilevel Modeling
Authors: Subedi Bidya Raj , Howard Mark
Published: November 2018

For low achieving (at-risk) high school graduates, this article identified significant student and school level predictors of college readiness in reading and mathematics. This study employed a two-level hierarchical generalized linear model (HGLM) to explore the fixed and random effects. The study included 36 high schools where 3,784 students in reading and 2,903 students in mathematics with achievement levels 1 and 2 in both subjects were selected from one of the largest school districts in the United States. At the student level, grade point average (GPA), exceptional student education (ESE), English language learner (ELL), and Hispanic status of students were significant. At the school level, percentage of teachers with National Board certification, percentage of teacher effectiveness and advance degrees as well as average years of teaching experience were significant in predicting college readiness. The effect sizes, which ranged from .29 to .37, were determined to be small.
The Terezita Romo Papers: Capturing the Spirit of Collective Action in Archives
Authors: Ulinskas Moriah
Published: November 2018

This article addresses the Terezita Romo Papers, one of a handful of archival collections of the Royal Chicano Air Force—a large collective of young, mostly immigrant or first-generation Mexican American artists and activists who produced countless community events and art projects and programs in Sacramento, California during the second half of the twentieth century. While membership of the Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) and its activities are hard to calculate, its history has been shaped by a tendency towards iconization of the group’s male founders in archival description. Specifically, where collections are described to highlight the unique contributions of individuals, it is difficult to retain and promote the collective voice of action which made so many of these movements successful. Using the papers of Tere Romo, one member of the RCAF, this paper looks at how the archives of the RCAF have tended towards iconization—overshadowing the contributions of its female members—and explores ways in which archivists can reconsider the language of archives when processing and describing materials documenting collective action in American history. A correction article relating to this publication can be found here: http://doi.org/10.5334/kula.62/
The Typewriter Under the Bed: Introducing Digital Humanities through Banned Books and Endangered Knowledge
Authors: Bolintineanu Alexandra , Thirugnanasampanthan Jaya
Published: November 2018

In 2017, I taught an Introduction to Digital Humanities course for undergraduate students at the University of Toronto. The course’s unifying theme was banned books. What moved me to focus the course in this way was the illegal typewriter that lived under my childhood bed: I grew up in formerly communist Eastern Europe, where typewriters were tightly controlled by the government. Yet my family owned an illegal, unregistered typewriter, hidden under my bed behind the off-season clothes, because they saw the ability to write and disseminate one’s thoughts as a technology of survival.In the Intro to DH course, students explored the intellectual landscape of the digital humanities by thinking about banned books throughout history. They examined early printed books of astronomy; early printed books of the lives of saints; illicitly typewritten and photographed Soviet samizdat; endangered climate change research data rescued by the Internet Archive; and American Library Association data about banned and challenged books for children and young adults. This article reflects on using the lens of banned books and endangered knowledge to focus an Introduction to DH course and encourage students to interrogate critically how a variety of technologies—from codex to printing press to typewriter to the internet—create, transmit, preserve, and repress knowledge and cultural memory.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library: Empowering Discovery through Free Access to Biodiversity Knowledge
Authors: Kalfatovic Martin R. , Costantino Grace
Published: November 2018

The advancement of knowledge about life on the planet—its origins, preservation, and loss of species and environments—is dependent on access and reference to library collections. The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a global digital library that serves the biodiversity research community, as well as a widening circle of those interested in learning more about life. Through an international consortium of natural history and botanical libraries and in close collaboration with researchers, bioinformaticians, publishers, and information technology professionals, BHL has democratized access to biodiversity information and revolutionized research worldwide, allowing everyone, everywhere to study and explore life on Earth.
Introduction: Compiling ‘Endangered Knowledge’
Authors: MacFarlane Samantha , Mattson Rachel , Nowviskie Bethany
Published: November 2018

This essay introduces a special issue of KULA on the subject of ‘endangered knowledge,’ comprising 22 essays by 34 authors working across a wide array of disciplines and fields. Guest editors Samantha MacFarlane, Rachel Mattson, and Bethany Nowviskie have assembled a collection of scholarly articles, pedagogical reflections, and project reports that take up theoretical and practical considerations of archival salvage and erasure, the persistence of the public record, indigenous knowledge, and the politics of loss. The special issue explores endangerment as a critical category of analysis for records, data, collections, languages, ecosystems, and networks.
Effect of Corporate Financial Leverage on Financial Performance: A Study on Publicly Traded Manufacturing Companies in Bangladesh
Authors: Dey Ripon Kumar , Hossain Syed Zabid , Rahman Rashidah Abdul
Published: November 2018

The study strives to examine the effect of financial leverage on financial performance in a developing country context using two OLS regression models based on panel data consisting of 816 cases (48 companies x 17 years). Financial performance is measured using ROA, ROE, EPS, and Tobin’s Q, and financial leverage is measured using the debt-assets ratio and debt-equity ratio. It is observed that ROA and Tobin’s Q are negatively correlated with financial leverage, which is in line with the assumptions of the pecking order theory, market timing theory, and many empirical studies. However, financial leverage has a positive effect on ROE and no effect on EPS. These results are also consistent with the MM theorem, static trade off theory and many other empirical studies. Yet again, the two OLS models have put forward conflicting results while taking EPS as the dependent variable. The results corroborate the inefficient use of debt capital and suggest the need to improve the reliability of accounting information.
Do Political Institutions Affect Housing Prices in Malaysia?
Authors: Sidek Noor Zahirah Mohd
Published: November 2018

This paper examines the relationship between housing price and political institutions. Political institutions is captured by elections, the role of elected government and their ramifications, and economic governance. Furthermore, the outcome of political choice on the economy is capture via economic freedom. Data ranges from 1988 to 2015. The choice of variable and time frame is highly restricted to availability of data. The effect of political institution on housing prices is examined using the ARDL bounds testing to test for both short and long run effects. Results show that elections have important effects on housing prices where prior to elections the effect is positive and negative after elections. Based on the results we recommend a strong and balance democratic regime to ensure a more stable housing prices. Strong political will is expected to curb excessive increase in housing prices in the long run.
The Dimensional Structure of the Self Report Psychopathy Scale
Authors: Bakar Rizal Abu , Husin Wan Nurul Izza Wan
Published: November 2018

Mental health issue is becoming increasingly prevalent in Malaysia. However, the country still lacks valid measures in assessing mental illness which includes psychopathy. The present study investigates the factorial structure of the Self Report Psychopathy Scale (SRPS). Specifically, it examines the feasibility of its use with Malaysian community. The SRPS was administered to a sample of undergraduate students. Result of principal components analysis yielded a four-factor solution. The obtained result was inconsistent with the proposed conceptual framework of this scale which captured only two factors (primary psychopathy and secondary psychopathy factors). The psychometric features of SRPS showed less support on its feasibility as a sound and reliable research instrument to measure students’ psychopathic attributes in the Malaysian context. Other implications of the findings are discussed.
Interpretation of Historical Processes of the Epoch of Amir Temur and Temurids in the Works of Academician Bartold
Authors: Abdumajidovich Madraimov Askariy
Published: November 2018

The article is devoted to interpretation of historical processes of the epoch of Amir Temur and Temurids in the works of Academician Vasily Bartold. It shows the degree of change in the interpretation of historical processes in the scientific heritage of the scientist due to political changes in Russia. A historiographic analysis of the most important works of the scientist dedicated to the history of the epoch of Amir Temur and Temurids shows how views of the scholar changed depending of political and national circumstances.

The enormous scientific legacy of V. Bartold on the study of the epoch of Amir Temur and Temurids has not been completely investigated and published yet. The most important views of V. Bartold, scattered in various publications that have become a bibliographic rarity these days, should be reprinted with the necessary scientific commentaries in the light of the new achievements of oriental studies. All this serve to determine the contribution of the peoples of Central Asia to the world civilization in the time of Amir Temur and Temurids, especially in the fields of culture, science, architecture and fine arts.
The Relationship Between the Leadership Styles and the Organizational Climate in Public Schools in Amman
Authors: Fattah Osama Abdel , Zureigat Ayed , Elayyan Alaa
Published: November 2018

This study aimed at identifying the prevailing leadership styles of managers, the organizational environment prevailing in the public schools in Amman, furthermore the relation between these leadership styles and the organizational climate. Thus, the researchers used the descriptive approach on a sample consisting of (55) teachers of the physical education in these schools, of experience between (10-15) years. Collecting the study data, a questionnaire of the leadership style (Shehadeh, 2008) was used after been modified. It consisted of (2) domains (the dictatorial style, the democratic style) with (15) paragraphs. In addition, the questionnaire of (Ahmed, 2008) was modified to measure the organizational climate. It consisted of (4) domains (communication, organization, working conditions, administrative laws) with (20) paragraphs. However, the five-dimensional Likert scale was used in both tools. The results showed that the dominant pattern in the public schools in Amman is the dictatorial pattern, with mean average of (4), which affected the organizational climate in these schools of an average effect of (2.79). The results also showed a positive correlation between the democratic leadership and the organizational climate (0.61). Accordingly, this research concluded that the leadership style based on consultation, participation in decision-making and teachers’ personal value esteem has a significant role in the organizational climate.
Reviewer Acknowledgements for Higher Education Studies, Vol. 8, No. 4
Authors: Lin Sherry
Published: November 2018

Higher Education Studies wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal are greatly appreciated.

Higher Education Studies is recruiting reviewers for the journal. If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, we welcome you to join us. Please find the application form and details at http://recruitment.ccsenet.org and e-mail the completed application form to hes@ccsenet.org.

Reviewers for Volume 8, Number 4

Abdelaziz Mohammed, Albaha University, Saudi Arabia

Anna Liduma, University of Latvia, Latvia

Arbabisarjou Azizollah, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Bahar Gün, İzmir University of Economics, Turkey

Barba Patton, University of Houston-Victoria, USA

Edward Lehner, Bronx Community College, City University of New York, USA

Evrim Ustunluoglu, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey

Gerard Hoyne, University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia

Gregory S. Ching, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

John Cowan, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom

John Rafferty, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Kartheek R. Balapala, University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Laid Fekih, University of Tlemcen Algeria, Algeria

Mehmet Ersoy, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey

Meric Ozgeldi, Mersin University, Turkey

Michael John Maxel Okoche, Uganda Management Institute, Uganda

Mirosław Kowalski, University of Zielona Góra, Poland

Najia Sabir, Indiana University Bloomington, USA

Nancy Maynes, Nipissing University, Schulich School of Education, Canada, Canada

Philip Denton, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

Qing Xie, Jiangnan University, China

Sahar Ahadi, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad, Iran

Savitri Bevinakoppa, Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Suat Capuk, Adiyaman University, Turkey

Teguh Budiharso, Center of Language and Culture Studies, Indonesia

Tuija A. Turunen, University of Lapland, Finland

Zahra Shahsavar, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
The Evolution of Viral Marketing to Improve Business Communication
Authors: Granata Giuseppe , Scozzese Giancarlo
Published: November 2018

To win the consumers attention, more prone to advertisement, it is essential that companies interact with them. Equally important for the effectiveness of an advertising campaign is the ability to involve, amaze and entertain users in such a way as to encourage them to talk about a brand or product, spontaneously triggering a viral word of mouth. To achieve this, companies use different communication tools, especially web communication and digital marketing.

Companies can choose to approach to these new phenomena, read them, understand them, interpret them, research and identify new advantages and opportunities; then start a process of change aimed at adapting the organization to a model that is able to fully exploit these phenomena. Or they could choose to ignore them, distance them, close their eyes, pretend they do not exist, convince themselves that they are only transitory phenomena of a technological nature and lacking relevance for the business.

The goal of the work is to verify how the viral marketing instrument can help improve and strengthen business communication. In fact, by now, there are many companies that have decided to support and, in some cases, replace traditional communication with online communication.
Reviewer Acknowledgements
Authors: John Albert
Published: November 2018

International Journal of Chemistry wishes to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance with peer review of manuscripts for this issue. Their help and contributions in maintaining the quality of the journal is greatly appreciated. Many authors, regardless of whether International Journal of Chemistry publishes their work, appreciate the helpful feedback provided by the reviewers.

Reviewers for Volume 10, Number 4

 

Abdul Rouf Dar, University of Florida, USA

Ahmad Galadima, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Nigeria

Ahmet Ozan Gezerman, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey

Asghari Gul, Comsats IIT, Pakistan

Ayodele Temidayo Odularu, University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Binod P Pandey, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Di Cui, Temple University, USA

Elnaz Rostampour, Islamic Azad University, Iran

Fatima Tuz Johra, Kookmin University, Bangladesh

Han Zhang, TP Therapeutics, USA

Hesham G. Ibrahim, Al-Mergheb University, Libya

Ho Soon Min, INTI International University, Malaysia

Juan R. Garcia, Research Institute on Catalysis and Pertrochemistry (INCAPE), Argentina

Khaldun M. Al Azzam, Batterjee Medical College for Sciences and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Madduri Srinivasarao, Purdue University, USA

Mohamed Abass, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Mustafa Oguzhan Kaya, Siirt University, Turkey

Nejib Hussein Mekni, Al Manar University, Tunisia

Praveen Kumar, Texas Tech University, USA

Qun Ye, Institute of Materials Reseach and Engineering, Singapore

R. K. Dey, Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), India

Rabia Rehman, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

Rodrigo Vieira Rodrigues, University of São Paulo, Brazil

Saurav Sarma, University of Columbia Missouri, USA

Sitaram Acharya, Texas Christian University, USA

Syed A. A. Rizvi, Nova Southeastern University, USA

Vijay Ramalingam, Columbia University, USA

Zhixin Tian, Tongji University, China

 

 

 

 

Albert John

On behalf of,

The Editorial Board of International Journal of Chemistry

Canadian Center of Science and Education
A Further Property of Functions in Class B(m): An Application of Bell Polynomials
Authors: Sidi Avram
Published: November 2018

We say that a function $\alpha(x)$ belongs to the set ${\bf A}^{(\gamma)}$ if it has an asymptotic expansion of the form $\alpha(x)\sim \sum^\infty_{i=0}\alpha_ix^{\gamma-i}$ as $x\to\infty$, which can be differentiated term by term infinitely many times. A function  $f(x)$ is in the class ${\bf B}^{(m)}$ if it satisfies a linear homogeneous differential equation of the form $f(x)=\sum^m_{k=1}p_k(x)f^{(k)}(x)$, with $p_k\in {\bf A}^{(i_k)}$, $i_k$ being integers satisfying $i_k\leq k$. These functions appear in many problems of applied mathematics and other scientific disciplines. They have been shown to have many interesting properties,  and their integrals $\int^\infty_0 f(x)\,dx$, whether convergent or divergent,  can be evaluated very efficiently via the Levin--Sidi $D^{(m)}$-transformation,  a most effective convergence acceleration method. (In case of divergence, these integrals  are defined in some summability sense, such as Abel summability or Hadamard finite part or a mixture of these two.) In this note, we show that if $f(x)$ is in ${\bf B}^{(m)}$, then so is $(f\circ g)(x)=f(g(x))$, where $g(x)>0$ for all large $x$ and $g\in {\bf A}^{(s)}$,  $s$ being a positive integer. This enlarges the scope of the $D^{(m)}$-transformation considerably to include functions of complicated arguments. We demonstrate  the validity of our result with an application of the $D^{(3)}$ transformation to two integrals $I[f]$ and $I[f\circ g]$, for some $f\in{\bf B}^{(3)}$ and $g\in{\bf A}^{(2)}$. The Fa\`{a} di Bruno formula and Bell polynomials play a central role in our study.
Siódme rosyjsko-chińskie spotkanie na szczycie (drugie „nieformalne spotkanie” na szczycie) 9-10 grudzień 1999 r.
Authors: Dmochowski Tadeusz
Published: November 2018

The article discusses the basic documents signed during the seventh Russian-Chinese summit meeting (the second “informal summit”) in Beijing on 9-10 December 1999. During the meeting a joint information from the second informal summit was signed, and a joint Russian-Chinese statement. Three intergovernmental agreements were also signed – the protocol on the delineation of the eastern section of the boundary line between Russia and China, the protocol on the delineation of the western section of the boundary line between Russia and China, and an agreement on joint economic use of certain islands and the adjacent water areas of the border rivers.
Jean Chappe d’Autroche and his Voyage to Siberia (1768). Demystifying Russia under Catherine the Great
Authors: Mosakowski Marek
Published: November 2018

Jean Chappe d’Autroche, the French scientists and prominent member of the Académie des Sciences, was sent in 1761 on a scientific mission to Siberia to observe a rare astronomical phenomenon, namely the transit of Venus over the sun’s disc. In 1768 he published in Amsterdam a book entitled Voyage en Sibérie (Voyage to Siberia), in which not only did he discuss the astronomical event in question, but also analyzed various aspects of the Russian socio-political reality. Extremely critical towards contemporary Russia, his account infuriated Catherine the Great to the point that she decided to write in French and then to publish in 1770 the Antidote, a curious booklet in which she attempted to discredit Autroche’s work and to contest the unfavorable image of her Empire presented by the French writer.
Kabardo-Bałkaria jako republika dwutytularna w składzie Federacji Rosyjskiej
Authors: Sieradzan Przemysław J.
Published: November 2018

The present paper is dedicated to the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria – one of the subject of Russian Federation, in which two ethnic groups have a status of “titular nation”. The point of entry to the further considerations is an analysis of the phenomenon of “bi-titularism” in the context of the specifics of the political system of Union of Soviet Socialist Republic and Russian Federation. The further part of the study is dedicated to two ethnic groups, which are completely different in both cultural and linguistic aspect – Kabardians (who belong to Abkhaz-Adyghe superethnos) and Turkic Balkars. The influence of bi-titular model on the character of the political regime, inter-ethnic relations and stability of the regional situation.
Micro-história e história da imigração: pensando o problema do equilíbrio e da complexidade
Authors: Vendrame Maíra Ines
Published: November 2018

O presente artigo tem por objetivo mostrar de que maneira a metodologia da micro-história italiana propiciou o desenvolvimento dos estudos ligados aos movimentos migratórios. Inspiradas em tal metodologia, as pesquisas começaram a dar destaque às experiências particulares de deslocamento, indicando para o papel ativo dos indivíduos e das famílias na articulação dos deslocamentos. Os conceitos de cadeias migratórias, redes e estratégias passaram a ser utilizados propiciando, assim, que as explicações que entendiam as transferências como consequência de fatores estruturais econômicos fossem colocadas em novos termos. A busca pelo entendimento do mundo de saída dos camponeses europeus e os recursos acionados pelas famílias quando chegavam à América, bem como as conexões entre os locais de origem e os de chegada, aparecem ainda como pontos que merecem ser aprofundados quando se fala da imigração para regiões de colonização no Brasil. Por tudo isso, indicar-se-á de que modo o método da micro-história pode ainda contribuir significativamente para o desenvolvimento das pesquisas no campo dos deslocamentos humanos.Palavras-chave: Emigração e Imigração. Italianos. América Latina.
A pena de morte na Ditadura Civil-Militar brasileira: uma análise processual
Authors: Abal Felipe Cittolin , Reckziegel Ana Luiza Setti
Published: November 2018

O presente artigo trata a respeito da pena de morte durante a ditadura militar brasileira a partir de dois casos julgados pela justiça militar, durante esse período, em que os réus foram condenados à morte por sua participação no assassinato de um tenente do exército durante a guerrilha no Vale do Ribeira. Os acusados, membros da Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária, foram presos, torturados e julgados pela justiça militar, sendo condenados à morte. Tal sentença acabou sendo revertida posteriormente, porém trata-se de casos emblemáticos em que é possível verificar a parcialidade dos tribunais militares e o tratamento dado às pessoas tidas como subversivas pelo regime. Palavras-chave: Brasil - História - 1964-1985. Ditadura e Ditadores - Brasil. Pena de Morte. Brasil - Segurança Nacional.
The SERM/SERD bazedoxifene disrupts ESR1 helix 12 to overcome acquired hormone resistance in breast cancer cells
Authors: Fanning Sean W , Jeselsohn Rinath , Dharmarajan Venkatasubramanian , Mayne Christopher G , Karimi Mostafa , Buchwalter Gilles , Houtman René , Toy Weiyi , Fowler Colin E , Han Ross , Lainé Muriel , Carlson Kathryn E , Martin Teresa A , Nowak Jason , Nwachukwu Jerome C , Hosfield David J , Chandarlapaty Sarat , Tajkhorshid Emad , Nettles Kendall W , Griffin Patrick R , Shen Yang , Katzenellenbogen John A , Brown Myles , Greene Geoffrey L
Published: November 2018

Acquired resistance to endocrine therapy remains a significant clinical burden for breast cancer patients. Somatic mutations in the ESR1 (estrogen receptor alpha (ERα)) gene ligand-binding domain (LBD) represent a recognized mechanism of acquired resistance. Antiestrogens with improved efficacy versus tamoxifen might overcome the resistant phenotype in ER +breast cancers. Bazedoxifene (BZA) is a potent antiestrogen that is clinically approved for use in hormone replacement therapies. We found that BZA possesses improved inhibitory potency against the Y537S and D538G ERα mutants compared to tamoxifen and has additional inhibitory activity in combination with the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib. In addition, comprehensive biophysical and structural biology studies show BZA’s selective estrogen receptor degrading (SERD) properties that override the stabilizing effects of the Y537S and D538G ERα mutations.
TRAJETÓRIA E MEMÓRIAS NO ENSINO DA DANÇA: CORRENTES PEDAGÓGICAS NO PROCESSO DE FORMAÇÃO
Authors: Darolt Ana Paula
Published: November 2018

O artigo é fruto do trabalho desenvolvido na disciplina Metodologia do Ensino da Dança Escolar, ministrada na Licenciatura em Dança da FURB no segundo semestre de 2018 sob a orientação do Profº Me. Marco Aurélio Cruz Souza. Está escrito em primeira pessoa por constituir-se como relato de memórias enquanto estudante de dança de uma das autoras, buscando relacioná-las com as correntes pedagógicas estudadas.
СТРОЕНИЕ СЕМЕННОЙ КОЖУРЫ НЕКОТОРЫХ ВИДОВ РОДА MELILOTUS (FABACEAE), "Ботанический журнал"
Authors: Таловина Г. В. , Смекалова Т.Н. , Подольная Л. П.
Published: November 2018

Приведены результаты анатомического изучения семенной кожуры 13 видов рода Melilotus Mill., входящих в типовой подрод и подрод Micromelilotus O. E. Schulz. и произрастающих на территории России и сопредельных государств. Семенная кожура дифференцирована на палисадную экзотесту (дериват наружной эпидермы интегумента) и мезотесту (дериват интегументальной паренхимы). В мезотесте можно различить гиподерму, дериват субэпидермального слоя интегумента, сложенный остеосклереидами и подстилающих ее нескольких слоев рыхло расположенных паренхимных клеток, образующих зону, называемую иногда мезодермой. Клетки гиподермы на поперечном срезе могут быть катушковидной или колбовидной формы. Анатомическое строение семенной кожуры различно у видов, принадлежащих к разным подродам. Наличие на поверхности семени бугорков, которые сформированы группами высоких клеток палисадной экзотесты, характерно только для видов подрода Micromelilotus. В типовом подроде клетки палисадной экзотесты достоверно различаются у ряда видов по высоте, индексу удлиненности и расстоянию от кутикулы до светлой линии этих клеток, а также по форме утолщений наружных периклинальных стенок.
PAPAVER BRACTEATUM (PAPAVERACEAE) - НОВЫЙ ВИД ДЛЯ ФЛОРЫ ДАГЕСТАНА, "Ботанический журнал"
Authors: Асадулаев З. М. , Абдурахманова З. И. , Омарова П. К.
Published: November 2018

Сообщается о нахождении нового для флоры Дагестана редкого вида Papaver bracteatum Lindl. Приводятся сведения о месте произрастания, численности, эколого-фитоценотической приуроченности и условиях произрастания популяции. Новая популяция P. bracteatum требует всестороннего изучения
НЕЙРОНАЛЬНАЯ МОДЕЛЬ АДАПТИВНОГО ПОИСКОВОГО ПОВЕДЕНИЯ, "Российский физиологический журнал им. И.М. Сеченова"
Authors: Альбертин С.В.
Published: November 2018

В статье рассматриваются возможности разработки и использования различных нейрональных моделей целенаправленного поведения животных при создании систем искусственного интеллекта. Представлена нейрональная модель адаптивного поведения, основанная на использовании радиального лабиринта с дифференцированным пищевым подкреплением. Обсуждаются ее преимущества по сравнению с нейрональными моделями целенаправленного избегательного поведения животных в водных лабиринтах.
ДИНАМИКА ПОВЕДЕНЧЕСКОЙ АКТИВНОСТИ И ПОКАЗАТЕЛЕЙ МЕТАБОЛИЗМА У КРЫС ПРИ МНОГОКРАТНОМ ВОЗДЕЙСТВИИ ЭЛЕКТРОМАГНИТНЫМ СВЧ-ИЗЛУЧЕНИЕМ, "Российский физиологический журнал им. И.М. Сеченова"
Authors: Перцов С.С. , Абрамова А. Ю. , Симаков А.Б. , Водохлебов И. Н.
Published: November 2018

This work was designed to study the parameters of metabolism and behavioral activity of rats in various stages of daily exposure to 2-h ultra-high frequency (UHF; 900 MHz) electromagnetic radiation (EMR) for 6 days. The most significant variations in the intensity of metabolic processes were found by the 3rd session of irradiation. It is manifested in an increase in the volume of O2 consumption and level of heat release in animals. EMR has a stimulatory effect on the drinking behavior of rats, which is particularly pronounced after the 3rd UHF-treatment. Repeated UHF irradiation has little effect on locomotor activity and amount of food consumption in animals. The changes in metabolic processes and drinking behavior during repeated exposure to UHF electromagnetic radiation serve as one of the major criteria for activation of complex adaptive processes in mammals under the influence of environmental stress factors.
Does (Biasing) Nonverbal Information Deteriorate the Accuracy of the Take‐the‐Best Heuristic for Deception Detection?
Authors: Lob Aaron Benjamin , Chakir Nisrin , van Munster van Heuven Laurine , Verschuere Bruno
Published: November 2024

People are poor lie detectors, partly because they hold false beliefs about nonverbal cues to deception. Here, we investigated if guiding people to rely only on a message's detailedness (“take‐the‐best”) boosts their lie detection and to what extent such heuristic judgments are immune to nonverbal information. In three studies (Ns = 109, 88 and 144), participants made detailedness‐based veracity judgements, of text versus video statements (Study 1), or of statements without or with biasing nonverbal behavior (truth tellers diverting, liars maintaining gaze; Studies 2 and 3). Compared to unguided judgements, participants using the heuristic method achieved higher deception detection accuracy throughout. Mere access to nonverbal behavior did not deteriorate performance (Study 1), but the heuristic was not fully immune to biasing nonverbal behavior (Studies 2, 3). Our findings challenge the lay notion that access to nonverbal behavior benefits deception detection and suggest that only focusing on diagnostic cues improves lie detection.
Multi‐Solvent‐Induced Gradient Aggregation Rendered Superstrong, Tough, Stretchable, and Fatigue‐Resistant Lignin‐Based Supramolecular Hydrogels
Authors: Gu Yihui , Wu Wenjuan , Zhang Chaofeng , Li Xinrui , Guo Xinyu , Wang Yilin , Yuan Yufeng , Jiang Bo , Jin Yongcan
Published: November 2024

A hydrogel that is expected as a biomedical load‐bearing material remains a substantial challenge. In this work, a multi‐solvent‐induced gradient aggregation state strategy is developed to construct lignin‐based supramolecular hydrogels that feature superstrong, tough, stretchable, and fatigue‐resistant properties. The multi‐solvent high‐temperature annealing induces the gradient crystallization of polyvinyl alcohol and the self‐assembly of lignin. The interior strong hydrogen‐binding and the external weak non‐covalent‐binding forms a gradient aggregation state microstructure and compact macrostructure, where lignin acts as an interfacial molecular bridge. By sharing interconnection points to collaboratively dissipate energy, the developed hydrogels demonstrate high modulus (74.4 MPa), toughness (90 MJ m−3), tear (34,000 J m−2), tensile (24.8 MPa), and compressive strength (60 MPa). Moreover, such lignin‐based supramolecular hydrogels also exhibit extraordinary fatigue resistance, biocompatibility, and reactive oxygen species scavenging activity. This gradient non‐covalent conjoined‐network caused by multi‐solvent high‐temperature annealing provides a new design strategy and potential for developing biomaterials that mimic biomedical load‐bearing materials (e.g., natural tendons and ligaments).
Coupling Solvation Structure Regulation and Interface Engineering via Reverse Micelle Strategy Toward Highly Stable Zn Metal Anode
Authors: Peng Hui , Wang Danyang , Wang Xin , Miao Wenxing , Zeng Jingtian , Tao Bo , Li Yue , Tang Ying , Ma Guofu
Published: November 2024

The stability of aqueous Z inc (Zn) ion energy storage devices is significantly compromised by the instability at the electrode/electrolyte interface, which can result in the growth of Zn dendrites, self‐corrosion, and various other side reactions. Regulating the Zn‐ion （Zn2+) solvation structure through electrolyte additives has been proved to be effective strategy in stabilizing the Zn anode, but the influence of free water on the solvation structure is often lacking in‐depth exploration. Herein, the piperazine‐N,N‐bis(2‐hydroxypropanesulfonic acid) sodium salt (POPSO‐Na) is presented as a multifunctional electrolyte additive, which enhances the stability of the Zn anode by modulating the deposition and stripping environment of Zn2⁺ and limiting the presence of free water in the electrolyte during cycling. Theoretical calculation and experimental results demonstrate that the POPSO‐Na additive can not only replace the structural water around Zn2+ to destroy the original solvation sheath, but also form reverse micelle interface structure to hinder the proton transition and constrain the free water in the electrolyte. Thus, the Zn||Zn battery utilizing the ZnSO4+POPSO‐Na electrolyte exhibits an impressive cycle life of 1600 h at a current density of 1 mA cm−2, achieving an average Coulomb efficiency (CE) of ≈100%, which is significantly better than that observed with the ZnSO4 electrolyte. Moreover, the Zn||Cu battery with ZnSO4+POPSO‐Na electrolyte achieves high stability even after cycling for over 2000 h.