bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Preditores da empregabilidade individual de profissionais em transição de carreira
Authors: Boucinha Daniela , Alexsandro Alexsandro Luiz , Vieira Diana Aguiar , Oliveira Manoela Ziebell de
Published: January 2021

Os novos paradigmas económicos e tecnológicos imprimem a necessidade dos indivíduos se manterem ativos, adaptáveis às mudanças do mercado de trabalho e capazes de implementar estratégias de promoção de empregabilidade. Este estudo tem como objetivo investigar variáveis individuais que possam ser preditoras da empregabilidade de profissionais em transição. Participaram 181 sujeitos que responderam a um questionário online de avaliação da empregabilidade, adaptabilidade de carreira, decisão de carreira, autorreflexão e insight. Os resultados indicaram que o insight, as dimensões controlo e confiança da adaptabilidade de carreira e a decisão de carreira foram capazes de predizer a empregabilidade, explicando 51% da variância do modelo. Tais resultados corroboram estudos anteriores, mas também acrescentam a importância que o insight assume no desenvolvimento da empregabilidade individual. Em termos de implicações para a prática, este estudo contribui para munir os profissionais desta área de um maior conhecimento acerca dos preditores da empregabilidade individual nas transições de carreira.
Atas do IX Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia
Authors: Lopes Diniz , Garrido Margarida V.
Published: January 2021

Estas Atas do IX SNIP simbolizam mais uma vez a relevância deste simpósio na difusão do conhecimento em psicologia produzido em Portugal. Pela primeira vez, estas Atas são publicadas na revista PSICOLOGIA, o órgão de difusão científica da Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia. Dado que a revista se encontra indexada em diferentes bases de dados internacionais e nacionais, estamos em crer que estes trabalhos poderão atingir uma comunidade de investigadores bastante mais alargada, permitindo que a investigação realizada em Portugal desperte o interesse de académicos e profissionais da psicologia em diferentes partes do mundo.
Advances in Philosophical Logic: Editorial to the Thematic Section
Authors: Kulicki Piotr
Published: January 2021

Advances in Philosophical Logic
Diagnostyka zakażeń SARS-CoV-2
Authors: Klimek-Tulwin Monika , Duma Dariusz , Wojtysiak-Duma Beata , Solski Janusz
Published: January 2021

Pandemia COVID-19 podkreśliła znaczenie diagnostyki laboratoryjnej w ograniczaniu rozprzestrzeniania się wirusa i właściwego leczenia pacjentów z ciężkim przebiegiem choroby. Sytuacja wymagała szybkiego zwiększenia liczby testów diagnostycznych, aby umożliwić masowe badania przesiewowe, testowanie grup wysokiego ryzyka oraz ustalenie danych epidemiologicznych dotyczących wcześniejszego narażenia na SARS-CoV-2. W celu zaspokojenia zapotrzebowania na badania, przyspieszono rozwój testów molekularnych i serologicznych. Wiedza na temat metod diagnostycznych stale się rozwija, dlatego ważne jest zrozumienie natury testów i umiejętność interpretacji wyników. W niniejszym przeglądzie omówiono aktualną literaturę dotyczącą metod diagnostycznych SARS-CoV-2, markerów prognostycznych, rekomendacji dotyczących diagnostyki, wyboru odpowiedniego testu, rodzaju materiału biologicznego i interpretacji wyników w zależności od czułości testu i czasu trwania choroby. Ponadto przeanalizowano odsetek wyników pozytywnych w wybranych krajach w dwóch odległych punktach czasowych epidemii. Dalszy rozwój technik diagnostycznych i włączenie nowych technologii do diagnostyki COVID-19 może zapewnić lepsze, dokładniejsze i szybsze narzędzia kontroli i zwalczania epidemii.
Spatial Distribution of Common Pathogenic Human Intestinal Protozoa in Iran: A Systematic Review
Authors: MOHEBALI Mehdi , KESHAVARZ Hossein , ABBASZADEH AFSHAR Mohammad Javad , HANAFI-BOJD Ahmad Ali , HASSANPOUR Gholamreza
Published: January 2021

Background: Pathogenic intestinal protozoa are considered as a serious public health problem in developing countries. This study aimed to elucidate the overall prevalence and spatial distribution of three common human pathogenic intestinal protozoan infections in Iran.
Methods: Six English and Persian databases were explored for published papers on the prevalence of Entamoeba histolytica/dispar, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium spp. in the general population of Iran from 2000 to 2015. All eligible data were collected using a pre-designed data extraction form, and the overall prevalence was estimated using a random-effects meta-analysis model. We used ArcMap for mapping the prevalence of the studied protozoa and clustering analysis.
Results: Altogether, 118 eligible papers from 24 provinces of Iran were included and analyzed. The weighted prevalence of E. histolytica/dispar, G. lamblia, and Cryptosporidium spp. infection among Iranian general population were calculated 1.3% (95% CI 1.1-1.5%), 10.6% (95% CI 9.6-11.5%) and 2% (95% CI 1.5-2.5%), respectively.
Conclusion: Our findings indicated human intestinal protozoan infections caused by E. histolytica/dispar, G. lamblia, and Cryptosporidium spp. have still public health importance in some parts of Iran.
Corona Virus Outbreak in Iran: A Comparison with China, Italy and South Korea in One Month afterInfection
Authors: Nazari Elham , Tabesh Hamed
Published: January 2021

Introduction: The coronavirus outbreak has become a serious issue of the entire world. In some ways, the ability to provide outbreak rate prediction is helpful. Therefore the main purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence pattern of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Iran, and comparison between countries with high infected person such as China, Italy and South Korea.
Method: In this cross sectional study 126789 infected cases with COVID 19 related countries with highest infection, China, Italy, Iran and South Korea in 30 day timespan was extracted from the cumulative frequency chart at https://www.worldmeters. Info/coronavirus/. The incidence rate pattern was presented.
Results: The findings show the frequency pattern of the infected person’s frequency within 30 days since the first case has observed in Iran are similar. Although incidence rate coronavirus is similar to other countries in during 14 days, but after the 14th day, there is a noticeable difference between the obtained pattern of confirmed cases in Iran and other countries. There is a spectacular difference in the number of patients in Iran and South Korea after the seventh day and between Iran and Italy after the fourteenth day.
Conclusion: The Covid-19 quickly spread across the world and caused varying challenges. Thus the prevention strategies aimed at reducing transmission in the community are a necessity.
Selection of Appropriate Model for Quality of Life Data of Strabismus Patients Despite Censorship
Authors: Ghassemi Zahra , Yaseri Mehdi , Hosseini Mostafa
Published: January 2021

Introduction: Previous studies on the quality of life of strabismus patients have not examined the existence of censoring to express the relation between the response variable and its predictors.
Methods & Materials: The information used in this study is a conducted cross-sectional study in 2012. The sample size is 90 children in the age range (4-18) years and with congenital strabismus. We used the RAND Health Insurance Study questionnaire with ten subscales to evaluate the quality of life, which was increased to 11 dimensions by adding some items related to eye alignment concerns introduced by Archer et al. The demographic profile is also recorded by 13 other questions. We have expressed the relationship between the independent and response variables in each of the 11 dimensions of the questionnaire and the overall quality of life score by fitting the multiple linear regression model. Then we fitted the two models of classic Tobit and CLAD, which are for censoring, to all dimensions of the questionnaire.
Results: We showed that in fitting the models to the overall quality of life scale variable, the best model is the multiple linear regression. Because the response variable was normal, and there was no censoring (ceiling and floor effect). However, in the depression subscale, due to the high censoring (28.89% of the ceiling effect) and the almost normal distribution of the response variable (p-value of skewness< 0.05), the appropriate model according to the criteria is the classic Tobit (AIC = 546.33). That is, the classic Tobit model is the best alternative to the multiple linear regression model in the presence of censoring. But these conditions did not exist in all variables. In the subscale, there was a severe censoring performance constraint (67.78% of the ceiling effect). When censoring is high, the distribution of the response variable becomes very skewed, and the distribution of response variables deviates drastically from normal. The distribution of the performance constraint variable was very skewed (p-value <0.001). Here the RMSE standard scale for the classic Tobit model was 28.74, which is much higher than the standard scale for the multiple linear regression model (14.23). The best model for the high censoring was CLAD.
Conclusion: To use the appropriate statistical method in the analysis, one must look at how the response variable is distributed. The multiple linear regression model is very widely used, but in the presence of censoring, the use of this model gives skewed results. In this case, the classic Tobit model and its derived model, CLAD, are replaced. The nonparametric CLAD model calculates accurate estimates with minimum defaults and censoring.
ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND JOB SATISFACTION IN 21ST CENTURY HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES
Authors: Maqbool Saima , Mohamed Ismail Shaik Abdul Malik , Maqbool Saira
Published: January 2021

Purpose of the study: Twenty-first century has brought some fundamental changes in all types of organizations. Higher education is one being the most effected. The purpose of the current study was to explore such Work Climate dimensions that contribute towards job satisfaction in higher education institutes of Pakistan.

Methodology: Descriptive statistics were selected for data collection through two adapted questionnaires. These questionnaires were about Job Satisfaction named as Mohrman- Cokke-Mohrman Job Satisfaction Scale (MCMJSS) and Organizational Climate Questionnaire (OCQ). A sample of 386 Private Universities’ Staff was randomly selected from the five provinces of Pakistan. The data was analyzed in SPSS through Pearson correlation.

Main Findings: It revealed that all the Work Climate Dimensions were significantly correlated with job satisfaction. However, dimensions of respect, communication, innovation, direction, training, and learning were least significantly correlated as compared to the dimensions role clarity, reward system, career development, commitment, and moral, and lastly, teamwork and support. These have the highest level of correlation with job satisfaction.

Applications of this study: This research will help to improve the standards of Higher Education Institutes in Pakistan in terms of job satisfaction of the employees. Considering the findings of the study, administrators can help improve their employees' satisfaction. It is also suggested that in-depth research may be carried out involving the same variables for extensive understanding.

Novelty/Originality of this study: Educational organizations have always been an important part of the society as they provide society with the future workforce. Though such kind of studies have been conducted on other organizations, it is the first of its kind conducted in higher education institutes especially an education-wise developing country like Pakistan.
COMMUNITY ACTIONS: AN AGENCY TOPIC FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Castrillón-Correa Elsa , Philominraj Andrew , Ranjan Ranjeeva
Published: January 2021

Purpose of the study: The objective of the study is to unveil the qualities that community actors in the city of Armenia-Quindío-Colombia have and enhance in the exercise of their community action.
Methodology: The methodological approach of this research is qualitative-interpretative and cross-sectional. The investigation was carried out with eight community actors of an urban commune of the city of Armenia- Quindío-Colombia through semi-structured interviews, which focused on the meaning and significance of their community action. The interviews were conducted, and answers of the participants were analysed through a matrix in Excel.
Main Findings: The study has identified that human agency is made up of Transparency and commitment, internal qualities in the subjects that allow them to act as community agents, by directing their actions towards a civic exercise and therefore as a contribution to human development.
Applications of this study: The results of the study can be useful for the analysis of the performance of social actors in various contexts. The study will also be of help for the policymakers at local and national levels, to develop programs that strengthen the social skills of this group, as well as support in work where one wants to analyse the configuration of human agency.
Novelty/Originality of this study: This research has examined the meaning of Community actions from the perspective of human agency. The originality of this research, when compared to the previous works on the same topic, lies in the identification of the qualities that form the agency in a population group, comprising of a widely diverse group of community actors. Besides, it also provides direction for future research in this area.
Finitheit und Infinitheit: Routinen im Bereich der Kodierung verbaler Prädikationen aus diachroner und typologischer Sicht
Authors: Schönherr Monika
Published: January 2021

Ziel des vorliegenden Beitrags ist es, die syntaktischen Strategien der Auslassung der finiten Verben in verschiedenen Konstruktionen in der Altgermania zu untersuchen. Analysiert werden Fälle, in denen das verbale Finitum auf der Ausdrucksseite formal nicht kodiert wird, sodass es zur Entstehung der sog. koverten Prädikation kommt. Die geplante Untersuchung verfolgt insgesamt zwei Ziele: Erstens werden die einzelnen Strukturen mit der koverten Prädikation in zwei typologisch unterschiedlichen Sprachbereichen (dem Althochdeutschen und Gotischen als germanische Sprachen einerseits, dem Polnischen als Vertreter des slawischen Sprachareals andererseits) differenziert. Zweitens zielt die Studie darauf ab, die Konstruktionen mit koverter Prädikation hinsichtlich ihrer semantischen und syntaktischen Eigenschaften zu untersuchen.
„Wenn ich die Karrenspur fräße …“ – Zur Artikulation von Gefühlen in meineidiger Sprache in einigen Gedichten Paul Celans
Authors: Sommerfeld Beate
Published: January 2021

Der Artikel geht den Artikulationen von Emotionen in einigen Gedichten Paul Celans nach. Emotionen werden als sprachliche und literarische Codierungen aufgefasst, an denen sich die Gedichte abarbeiten. Die im Meridian festgeschriebene dialogische Ausrichtung des Gedichts als Öffnung für das Andere impliziert eine Hinausbewegung über Codierungen von Liebe oder Trauer. Insbesondere angesichts der Instrumentalisierungen der Sprache in der NS-Zeit, aber auch der Verdrängung der Shoah und nicht zuletzt des Verdikts der Unsagbarkeit positionieren sich Celans Gedichte konträr zur Sprache als sprachlichem Repräsentationssystem. Nicht nur die Tragfähigkeit von Zeichenordnungen, sondern der Ort des fühlenden und sprechenden Subjekts steht dabei auf dem Prüfstein.
Lyrik 2.0 zwischen subjektiver Existenzerfahrung und multimedialer Ästhetik. Inspirationen für literarisches Lernen
Authors: Turkowska Ewa
Published: January 2021

Der Artikel stellt ausgewählte Formen der Lyrik im Internet und ihre Bedeutung für literarische Lernprozesse dar. Am Anfang wird über die gegenwärtige Lage der Lyrik und methodologische Probleme bei ihrer Erforschung reflektiert. Dann wird überlegt, warum im WWW zahlreiche lyrische Formen vorhanden sind. Im nächsten Kapitel werden Kriterien für die Auswahl der darzustellenden lyrischen Phänomene präsentiert. Der Hauptteil des Artikels ist der Schilderung von lyrischen Textarchiven, Schreibforen, animierter Lyrik, multimedialer Lyrik und digitaler Lyrik der Stuttgarter Gruppe gewidmet. Der Artikel endet mit der Darstellung der Ideen für die Arbeit mit Lyrik im Internet.
Macrophytes Du Lac Iro Au Tchad : DiversitÃ©, Typologie Phytosociologique Et Pressions
Authors: Saradoum Goy , Madjimbe Guiguindibaye , BaouyÃ© Kemkong , Gomoung Doloum , Amba Brahim Amba
Published: January 2021

Cette Ã©tude entreprise dans le lac Iro a portÃ©e sur lâ€™estimation de la diversitÃ© macrophytique, lâ€™identification des groupements vÃ©gÃ©taux, lâ€™Ã©valuation des potentielles menaces qui pÃ¨sent sur cette vÃ©gÃ©tation et la dÃ©termination de la composition physico-chimique de lâ€™eau. Lâ€™analyse des vÃ©gÃ©tations a Ã©tÃ© faite par la technique des transects et la typologie des groupements vÃ©gÃ©taux par la mÃ©thode phytosociologique Braun-blanquetiste. Lâ€™estimation des indices de diversitÃ© et la discrimination des diffÃ©rents groupements vÃ©gÃ©taux ont Ã©tÃ© faites Ã  lâ€™aide du logiciel PAST. Plusieurs matÃ©riels ont Ã©tÃ© utilisÃ©s pour dÃ©terminer la qualitÃ© de lâ€™eau. Lâ€™Ã©tude a permis de recenser 30 espÃ¨ces reparties en 21 genres et 12 familles dont 96,42% dâ€™Angiospermes et de 3,58% de PtÃ©ridophytes. Les familles les mieux reprÃ©sentÃ©es sont les Poaceae, les Fabaceae et les Cyperaceae. Les espÃ¨ces les plus frÃ©quentes et prÃ©sentes sur presque tous les transects sont : Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa stagnina, Neptunia oleracea, Ceratophyllum demersum et Pistia stratioites. Il a Ã©tÃ© distinguÃ© 6 groupements dont certains peuvent Ãªtre intÃ©grÃ©s dans des syntaxons existants dans dâ€™autres Ã©cosystÃ¨mes lacustres. La qualitÃ© de lâ€™eau est globalement favorable au dÃ©veloppement des espÃ¨ces aquatiques mais souvent polluÃ©e dans les parties trÃ¨s frÃ©quentÃ©es. Les pressions qui sâ€™exercent sur les phytocÃ©noses du lac Iro tÃ©moignent de la vulnÃ©rabilitÃ© de cet Ã©cosystÃ¨me.
This study in Lake Iro was focused on estimating macrophytic diversity, identifying plant groups, assessing potential threats to this vegetation, and determining the physico-chemical composition of water. Vegetation analysis was done by transect technology and plant group typology by the Braun-blanquetiste phytosociological method. The estimation of various diversity indices and the discrimination of different plant groups were made using the PAST software. Several materials were used to determine water quality. There were 30 species distributed among 21 genera and 12 families, of which 96,42% were Angiosperms and 3,58% were Pteridophytes. The best represented families were Poaceae, Fabaceae and Cyperaceae. The most frequent and present species on almost all transects were : Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa stagnina, Neptunia oleracea, Ceratophyllum demersum and Pistia stratioites. There were 6 groupings, some of which can be integrated into existing syntaxons in other lake ecosystems. Water quality was generally favorable to the development of aquatic species, but often polluted in areas of  high frequency. Pressures on Lake Iroâ€™s phytocenosis indicate the vulnerability of this ecosystem.
Phytosociology Of Echinops Giganteus In The Western Highland Of Cameroon
Authors: Ngyete Nyikob Mbogue Christiana , Mendi Grace Anjah , Taffo Junior Baudoin Wouokoue , Francoline Jong Nkemnkeng
Published: January 2021

Echinops giganteus (Asteraceae) is a shrub native to Cameroon, and it exists in the "wild" state in village territories. It is of potential interest to the perfume industry and is occasionally exploited for culinary (condiment) and medicinal uses. The poor management of the natural environment of Echinops giganteus, accompanied by uncontrolled intensive agriculture, has led to several consequences. The natural vegetation and soil has also been severely degraded. A field study was conducted to investigate the floristic composition and ecological spectrum of plants that live in association with Echinops giganteus using the phytosociology approach of BraunBlanquet. Assessment of the floristic composition was done in 45 plots of 25 mÂ² in a savannah vegetation system. Plant species identified were characterized by floristic diversity and functional traits (growth forms, life forms, diaspores types, dispersal syndromes and phytogeography). The flora consisted of 121 plant species belonging to 91 genera and 34 families. Asteraceae (24 species), Poaceae (23 species) and Fabaceae (22 species) were classified as the richest families. The species diversity indices were: Simpson (0.06), Shannon-Weaver (6.92), and Species evenness (0.70). The most frequent life forms were chamaephytes (38.93%) and the least were therophytes (12.61%). Microphylls (26.05%) was the most dominant leaf size. Anemochory (50.42%) was the dominated dispersal syndrome while the least was zoochory (13.88%). Investigation of the geographical distribution indicated that 29.41% belonged to pantropical species. Effective conservation cannot be obtained without a thorough knowledge of the ecosystems present in an area. Consistent vegetation classifications and descriptions form the basis of conservation and monitoring exercises to maintain biodiversity.
Evaluation of Knowledge and Belief on False Reports and Misinformation from Social Media in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Web Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Karachi, Pakistan
Authors: Shahid Shehroz , Habibullah Mangrio Ramsha , Abbas Munib , Ali Zeeshan , Ahmed Masroor
Published: January 2021

COVID-19 has become a global pandemic declared by World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. This has put drastic impact on the world and many lives have been affected globally. As the cases of COVID-19 infected are increasing, the spread of fake news related to treatment and its prevention have led to a very difficult situation in controlling and containing the COVID-19 infection. It seems that general public tend to belief in rumors and share them on social media platforms that lead to misinformation which go viral and has created chaos among the general masses. The study evaluated the role of social media in false reporting and spreading misinformation in COVID-19 pandemic. Study also evaluated the knowledge, belief and awareness among general population of the Karachi city to provide insights and to enable ministries and policy makers to take suitable measures. This is a cross sectional study which was conducted from June to July 2020 in Karachi, Pakistan. A self-structured questionnaire was administered through Facebook and Whatsapp due to lockdown and increase risk of exposure from COVID-19 to the research assistants. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics of frequency counts, and percentages of quantitative variables and Chi square for the inferential variable at 0.05 level of significance. A total of 267 participants were sampled for the study. The study indicates that majority of the participants believed in the myths and false reports circulated on social media and usually share and forward such news without authentic references.
Prevention of SQL Injection Attack Using Blockchain Key pair based on Stellar
Authors: Abimbola Jeremiah O. , Zhangfang Chen
Published: January 2021

Currently, SQL injection is the most common attack on web applications where malicious codes are injected into the database by unauthorized users using user input fields and this could lead to data loss or in a worst case, to database hijacking; a situation no database administrator or web developer ever wants to experience. Two of the most recent types of these attacks are first-level and second-order attacks. A lot of researches have been done in this area, some of which are outstanding and capable of preventing first level attack but not second order attack. In order to improve the quality of protections, a new method is proposed in this paper to minimize the level of attack on databases by using stellar blockchain keypair. Using string manipulation on user inputs, the client application randomized the SQL query and sends it to the proxy server, the proxy server, in turn de-randomizes it with the help of the private key and sends the de-randomized query to the database server for processing and the overhead time is estimated and analyzed. This method proved to be more than 50% effective compared to previous methods using the same model. It also shows strengths in terms of processing and computational time. Experimental implementation and simulation using the stellar keypair demonstrates that the model presented is capable of detecting and preventing SQLIA all forms of SQL injection attacks including the secondorder injections.
ALRE Stakeholder Survey Analysis Key Findings
Authors: Small Ed , Clark Louise
Published: January 2021

This summary shares the results of a stakeholder survey on the policy issues and demand for evidence related to inclusive agricultural commercialisation across Africa by the Accompanied Learning for Relevance and Effectiveness (ALRE) team of the Agricultural Policy Research in Africa (APRA) programme. The survey collected data between January and March 2020 on a series of closed questions to i) understand the top five policy priorities to support agricultural commercialisation and the most effective communication methods, and ii) the different factors and the role of research to influence inclusive agricultural commercialisation.
How WASH Programming has Adapted to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Thompson Joseph
Published: January 2021

Since first appearing at the end of 2019, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread at a pace and scale not seen before. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. A rapid response was called for, and actors across the globe worked quickly to develop sets of preventative measures to contain the disease. One mode of transmission identified early on in the crisis was via surfaces and objects (fomites) (Howard et al. 2020). To combat this, hand hygiene was put forward as a key preventative measure and heralded as ‘the first line of defence against the disease’ (World Bank 2020). What followed was an unprecedented global focus on handwashing with soap. Health messages on how germs spread, the critical times at which hands should be washed, and methods for correct handwashing were shared (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020). Political leaders around the world promoted handwashing and urged people to adopt the practice to protect against the coronavirus. The primary and secondary impacts of COVID-19 have affected people and industries in a variety of different ways. For the WASH sector, the centring of handwashing in the pandemic response has led to a sudden spike in hygiene activity. This SLH Rapid Topic Review takes stock of some of the cross-cutting challenges the sector has been facing during this period and explores the adaptations that have been made in response. It then looks forwards, thinking through what lies ahead for the sector, and considers the learning priorities for the next steps.
Das tragédias à crítica
Authors: Honesko Vinícius Nicastro
Published: January 2021

O presente ensaio pretende abordar certas especificidades do engajamento intelectual diante da vida. Para tanto, organiza-se, de início, a partir da leitura de O espírito da ficção científica, de Roberto Bolaño, para, na sequência, interpelar como essas especificidades se apresentam na leitura cinematográfica que Pier Paolo Pasolini faz da Oresteia de Ésquilo. Traça algumas análises da questão da tragédia tanto a partir de Nietzsche como nos modos com os quais Pasolini desdobra os problemas que lê em Ésquilo em suas maneiras de enxergar seu tempo. Por fim, propõe-se a ler como esse procedimento pasoliniano, além de apontar para um modo de engajar-se intelectualmente, carrega uma potência de questionamento do funcionamento – e da falência – da política representativa contemporânea.
Palhaços mortos, poetas e outros párias
Authors: Ricieri Francine
Published: January 2021

O ensaio pretende analisar a publicação, na revista Kosmos (1907), de “Morte do palhaço”, de Gonzaga Duque. A escolha dessa publicação em específico (há, pelo menos, duas outras versões, em livros de 1914 e 1996) decorre de aspectos nela presentes considerados decisivos para alguns dos sentidos passíveis de discussão a partir do texto. Facilmente assimilável a uma interpretação metapoética que coloca em questão a arte como experimentação, “Morte do palhaço” parece demonstrar, ainda, certo imbricamento entre o que seria da ordem do prosaico e o que seria da ordem do poético, nesse momento histórico específico, com possibilidade de associação a questões teóricas mais recentemente propostas, que levariam à discussão da possibilidade de trânsito entre dois ideais de escrita (um ideal “alto” e um ideal “baixo”). Uma questão adicional diz respeito à estreita relação observável, na versão da Kosmos, entre o texto propriamente dito e algumas ilustrações de “Klixto” (Calixto Cordeiro), que o acompanham.
Encryption and Decryption Application on Images with Hybrid Algorithm Vigenere and RSA
Authors: Darari Radifan , Winarko Edi , Damayanti Auli
Published: January 2021

Digital image is digital pictures on a two-dimensional plane which consists of pixels, where every pixels has Red, Green, Blue (RGB) with varying intensity depending on the image. In this thesis digital image is encrypted using hybrid algorithm Vigenere and RSA. Vigenere algorithm is a symmetric key algorithm which is a variety from Caesar algorithm where the similarity is in both of them are based on shifting the index of alphabet letters. RSA algorithm are based on the difficulty of factorizing large numbers that have 2 and only 2 factors (Prime numbers). The encryption process starts with getting the RGB intensity of each pixels from the image, then the RGB values are encrypted using Vigenere algorithm, after that RSA Algorithm encrypt those values, the values of RSA Algorithm encryption are limited so the value can be within the intervals of RGB values and the after limitation the values after being limited become the RGB values in the encrypted image. The decryption process is the inverse of encryption process, which enables the encrypted image to become the initial image before encryption. The program for encrypting and decrypting image are made using Java programming language with Netbeans IDE 8.2 software. The result of this implementation on image file donbass.jpg with the length of Vigenere key of 5 those are k1=144, k2=166 , k3=38 , k4=204 , k5=98, and RSA Algorithm keys are n=2201, e=1139, d=59, the results from the encrypted image is a visually very different image from the initial image. While in the decryption process, the encrypted image is able to be decrypted back to the initial image.
Modeling of Incident Status Dengue Fever in East Nusa Tenggara Using Geographically Weighted Logistic Regression Approach
Authors: Meylin A , Aprilianti N. A. , Lestari D , Chamidah Nur
Published: January 2021

Dengue fever is a disease caused by one of the four dengue viruses and this disease is an infectious disease that is spread through the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. When compared with the number of dengue cases in previous years, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) was one of the provinces that experienced an increase in the number of dengue cases in the last three years. Previous research states that the transmission of dengue fever is caused by several factors, one of which is environmental factors of geographical location so that spatial aspects need to be involved in this study. A the statistical method that can be used to analyze spatial data in the form of a logistic regression equation that has a binary response variable is the Geographically Weighted Logistic Regression (GWLR) method. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the high number of dengue fever cases in NTT in 2018 using GWLR approach by weighted the Gaussian kernel function. Based on the results of GWLR analysis, the number of rainy days and the number of health workers partially significantly influence the status of dengue fever events in each regency/city in NTT Province in 2018. Based on the calculation of Press’s Q value, the prediction in this study was accurate with the accuracy of classification was 0.8636 or 86.36%.
On Nonlinear Oscillations and Stability of Coupled Pendulums in the Case of a Multiple Resonance
Authors:   Ishlinsky Institute for Problems in Mechanics RAS, Markeev A.P. , Chekhovskaya T.N. ,   Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University)
Published: January 2021

The points of suspension of two identical pendulums moving in a homogeneous gravitational field are located on a horizontal beam performing harmonic oscillations of small amplitude along a fixed horizontal straight line passing through the points of suspension of the pendulums. The pendulums are connected to each other by a spring of low stiffness. It is assumed that the partial frequency of small oscillations of each pendulum is exactly equal to the frequency of horizontal oscillations of the beam. This implies that a multiple resonance occurs in this problem, when the frequency of external periodic action on the system is equal simultaneously to two its frequencies of small (linear) natural oscillations. This paper solves the nonlinear problem of the existence and stability of periodic motions of pendulums with a period equal to the period of oscillations of the beam. The study uses the classical methods due to Lyapunov and Poincaré, KAM (Kolmogorov, Arnold and Moser) theory, and algorithms of computer algebra. The existence and uniqueness of the periodic motion of pendulums are shown, its analytic representation as a series is obtained, and its stability is investigated. For sufficiently small oscillation amplitudes of the beam, depending on the value of the dimensionless parameter which characterizes the stiffness of the spring connecting the pendulums, the found periodic motion is either Lyapunov unstable or stable for most (in the sense of Lebesgue measure) initial conditions or formally stable (stable in an arbitrarily large, but finite, nonlinear approximation).
Lax Pairs and First Integrals for Autonomous and Non-Autonomous Differential Equations Belonging to the Painlevé – Gambier List
Authors:   SN Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Guha P. , Garai S. ,   Department of Physics, Diamond Harbour Women’s University, Choudhury A.G. ,   Department of Physics, Diamond Harbour Women’s University
Published: January 2021

Recently Sinelshchikov et al. [1] formulated a Lax representation for a family of nonautonomous second-order differential equations. In this paper we extend their result and obtain the Lax pair and the associated first integral of a non-autonomous version of the Levinson – Smith equation. In addition, we have obtained Lax pairs and first integrals for several equations of the Painlevé – Gambier list, namely, the autonomous equations numbered XII, XVII, XVIII, XIX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIX, XXXII, XXXVII, XLI, XLIII, as well as the non-autonomous equations Nos. XV and XVI in Ince’s book.
Cherry Maps with Different Critical Exponents: Bifurcation of Geometry
Authors:   Institute of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Ndawa Tangue B.
Published: January 2021

We consider order-preserving $C^3$ circle maps with a flat piece, irrational rotation number and critical exponents $(l_1, l_2)$. We detect a change in the geometry of the system. For $(l_1, l_2) \in [1, 2]^2$ the geometry is degenerate and becomes bounded for $(l_1, l_2) \in [2, \infty)^2 \backslash \{(2, 2)\}$. When the rotation number is of the form $[abab \ldots]$; for some $a, b \in \mathbb{N}^*$, the geometry is bounded for $(l_1, l_2)$ belonging above a curve defined on $]1, +\infty[^2$. As a consequence, we estimate the Hausdorff dimension of the nonwandering set $K_f=\mathcal{S}^1\backslash \bigcup^\infty_{i=0}f^{-i}(U)$. Precisely, the Hausdorff dimension of this set is equal to zero when the geometry is degenerate and it is strictly positive when the geometry is bounded.
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Share Decision Making and Standard Education for Cardiac Catheterization: A Pilot Study
Authors: Chiu Hsiao-Hui , Cheng Hsiao-Jung , Wang Hsin-Hui , Hsu Hsiao-Fen , Lee Chih-Yi , Chang Hong- Di , Huang Hsin-Chan
Published: January 2021

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are the second leading cause of death in the top ten leading causes of death in 2018 in Taiwan, and coronary artery disease is one of the main causes.Aim: To compare whether there are differences in patient knowledge, anxiety, and satisfaction between the utilization of patient decision aid for cardiac catheterization and routine health education.Subject and methods: Between July 2020 and September 2020, subjects were recruited in the clinics of the Department of Cardiology in a Veterans hospital in northern Taiwan. An experimental design was used for the study. Subjects were divided into two different education tool groups by randomization table. Subjects filled out the questionnaires before and after the education.Result: The patient knowledge before and after education in the RC group was improved by 2.30 points, and SDM group increased by 1.50 points (p-value<0.05). The score of anxiety decreased by 0.41 points in the RC group after the education, and the score of anxiety decreased by 0.33 points in the SDM group. The levels of satisfaction of the SDM group were all higher than the RC group, but the satisfaction score for the duration of education in both groups was relatively low.Conclusion: Regardless of the standard or SDM education model, the knowledge level of patients can be improved, and there was a statistically significant difference (P<0.05). The anxiety of patients in both groups was reduced. The satisfactions of education in the SDM group were better than those of the RC group. The duration of education was the item with low satisfaction for both groups.Recommendations: Both methods of education can help patients increase their knowledge. The establishment of manpower responsible for education. Allowing patients to receive education before the examination can decrease anxiety and has clinical benefits.
Education as a Pathway to Help Job Searching Military Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life
Authors: Blau Gary , Miller Glen
Published: January 2021

The transition from military to civilian life can be a difficult process. Two distinct samples of working United States military veterans were studied: combat (n = 56) and non-combat (n=43). The goal of this study was to investigate the specific role of furthering one’s education as a pathway to help job-searching military veterans in their transition to civilian life. Across both samples, veterans who were actively job searching had higher burnout and general exhaustion than veterans not actively searching. There was partial support for finding veterans who were actively job searching to be currently furthering their education, and for those currently furthering their education to perceive higher occupational alternatives. High percentages in both samples were currently going to school to further their education. The importance of education as a pathway to support military veterans making a successful transition to civilian life is discussed.
Enterprise participation in financial markets and institutions. Monograph
Authors: Kaledin Sergey
Published: January 2021

The financial market is a combination of economic relations related to the allocation of financial resources, the purchase and sale of temporarily free money and securities. Any economic system is characterized by a complex and diverse structure of institutions that stimulate the investment process and the redistribution of financial resources. Such institutions, as financial intermediaries, invest separate financial resources of households and organizations in larger investment capital intended for placement among consumers - objects of investment.
Финансовый рынок - это совокупность экономических отношений, связанных с распределением финансовых ресурсов, куплей-продажей временно свободных денежных средств и ценных бумаг. Для любой экономической системы характерна сложная и многообразная структура институтов, стимулирующих инвестиционный процесс, перераспределение финансовых ресурсов. Такие институты, являясь финансовыми посредниками, вкладывают отдельные финансовые средства домашних хозяйств и организаций в более крупный инвестиционный капитал, предназначенный для размещения среди потребителей — объектов инвестиций.
Climate Change Adaptation on Small Island States: An Assessment of Limits and Constraints
Authors: Leal Filho Walter , Krishnapillai Murukesan , Sidsaph Henry , J. Nagy Gustavo , M. Luetz Johannes , Dyer Jack , Otoara Ha’apio Michael , Havea Peni Hausia , Raj Kushaal , Singh Priyatma , Rogers Tom , Li Chunlan , Chmutina Ksenia , K. Boodhan Monica , Wolf Franziska , Yayeh Ayal Desalegn , Azadi Hossein
Published: January 2021

Small Island States (SIDS) are among the nations most exposed to climate change (CC) and are characterised by a high degree of vulnerability. Their special nature means there is a need for more studies focused on the limits to CC adaptation on such fragile nations, particularly in respect of their problems and constraints. This paper addressed a perceived need for research into the limitations of adaptation on SIDS, focusing on the many restrictions which are unique to them. The main research question raised by this study was that how and to what extent the challenges by human activities (e.g., agriculture and tourism) posed to coastlines of SIDS could be addressed. This paper identified and described the adaptation limits they have, by using a review of the literature and an analysis of case studies from a sample of five SIDS in the Caribbean and Pacific regions (Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Cook Islands, Fiji, Solomon Islands, and Tonga). The findings of this research showed that an adaptable SIDS is characterised by awareness of various values, appreciation and understanding of a diversity of impacts and vulnerabilities, and acceptance of certain losses through change. The implications of this paper are two-fold. It explains why island nations continue to suffer from the impacts of CC, and suggest some of the means via which adequate policies may support SIDS in their efforts to cope with the threats associated with a changing climate. This study concluded that, despite the technological and ecological limits (hard limits) affecting natural systems, adaptation to CC is not only limited by such complex forces, but also by societal factors (soft limits) that could potentially be overcome by more adequate adaptation strategies.
Emerging Potential Role of Autophagy to Modulate Aggresome Formation: Insights Molecular Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Rahman Md. Ataur , Rahman MD. Hasanur , Mamun-Or-Rashid ANM , Hwang Hongik , Rhim Hyewhon
Published: January 2021

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the most prevailing neurodegenerative diseases in the world, which is characterized by memory dysfunction and the formation of tau and amyloid β (Aβ) aggregate in multiple brain regions, including the hippocampus and cortex. The formation of senile plaques involving tau hyperphosphorylation, fibrillar Aβ, and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are used as pathological markers of AD, and eventually produces aggregation or misfolded protein. Importantly, it has been found that failure to degrade these aggregate-prone proteins leads to pathological consequences, such as synaptic impairment, cytotoxicity, neuronal atrophy, and memory deficits associated with AD. Recently, increasing evidences have been suggested that autophagy pathway plays a role as a central cellular protection system to prevent the toxicity induced by aggregate or misfolded proteins. Moreover, it has also been related that AD-related protein aggresomes could be selectively degraded by autophagosome and lysosomal fusion through autophagy pathway which is known as aggrephagy. Therefore, the regulation of autophagy might be served as a useful approach to modulate the formation of aggresome associated in AD. This review focuses on the recent improvements in the application of natural compounds and small molecules as a potential therapeutic approach for AD prevention and treatment via aggrephagy.
The Effect of Plasma Activated Medium and PBS on Human Melanoma Cells Compared With Other Cancer and Normal Cells
Authors: Sersenová Dominika , Machala Zdenko , Repiská Vanda , Gbelcová Helena
Published: January 2021

Plasma medicine is a new field focusing on biomedical and clinical applications of cold physical plasmas, including their anticancer effects. Cold plasmas can be applied directly or indirectly as plasma activated liquids (PAL). The effect of plasma activated cell growth medium (PAM) and plasma activated phosphate buffered saline (PAPBS) were tested using a plasma pen generating streamer corona discharge in ambient air, on different cancer cell lines (melanoma A375, glioblastoma LN229 and pancreatic cancer MiaPaCa-2) and normal cells (human dermal fibroblasts HDFa). The viability reduction and apoptosis induction were detected in all cancer cells after incubation in PAL. In melanoma cells we focused on detailed insights to the apoptotic pathways. The anticancer effects depend on the plasma treatment time or PAL concentration. The first 30 minutes of incubation in PAL were enough to start processes leading to the cell death. In fibroblasts, no apoptosis induction was observed, only PAPBS, activated for longer time, slightly decreased their viability. Anticancer effects of PAM and PAPBS on cancer cells showed selectivity compared to normal fibroblasts, depended on correctly chosen activation time and PAL concentration. This selectivity, supported by optimum ratio of hydrogen peroxide and nitrites in PAL, is very promising for potential clinical applications.
The Nonagenarian Neutrino
Authors: Sivaram C , Kenath Arun , OV Kiren
Published: January 2021

December 4, 2020 marks 90 years since the concept of neutrinos was proposed as a consequence of the observed discrepancies in several experiments on radioactive decays of various isotopes. There have been great many developments in our understanding of this elusive particle over the past nine decades, also leading to several Nobel Prizes awarded to work on neutrino physics. But there are many aspects of the neutrinos that are still not completely understood, including even its actual rest mass. The neutrino still remains an enigma and we have yet to learn a lot about its different properties. This article summarises the overall picture of the current understanding of the neutrino, right from its inception.