bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF COMBINATIONS WITH OLIVE OIL (Olea europaea L.) OF FATTY ACIDS OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS AGAINST SOME PATHOGENS
Authors: Eliuz Elif Ayşe Erdoğan
Published: June 2020

In this study, the combinations with Olea europaea (olive) oil of fatty acids of Punica granatum, Calendula officinalis and Helianthus annuus seeds to detect interactions on Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Candida albicans and Candida parapsilosis were determined by antimicrobial checkerboard method. It was revealed that linoleic, oleic, palmitic and stearic acid were to be main component of O. europaea, C. officinalis and H. Annuus. By contrast, P. granatum seed oil contained more than 70% conjugated linolenic acids (CLnA), followed by linoleic acid, oleic acid, stearic and palmitic by using GC-FID. Exposed microorganisms to combinations with O. europaea oil of fatty acids of P. granatum, C. officinalis, H. annuus overnight, according to FICI (Fractional Inhibitory Concentration Index) interpretation model, remarkable IndE was observed as 71.43% against E.coli and 76.19% against S. aureus, B.subtilis, C.albicans while lower AntE noted as 28.57% against E.coli and 23.81% against S.aureus, B.subtilis, C.albicans.
MEDICINAL ALTERNATIVE FOR CHIKUNGUNYA CURE: A HERBAL APPROACH
Authors: Arora Komal , Tomar Pushpa C. , Kumari Pritika , Kumari Anju
Published: June 2020

Recently a major outbreak of chikungunya affected several countries of the world. In India only 62,628 and 64,057 clinically suspect chikungunya cases in 2017 and 2016 respectively and about 9,175 suspected chikungunya cases through April 2018. A self-remitting febrile viral illness, chikungunya fever caused/spread by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The name has been originating from a verb in the Kimakonde language, meaning 'to become contorted' means 'stooped' appearance of joint, signalized by fever and joint pain which can sustain for months or even years in some of the patients. Although many medications are available in the market but the effective treatment against the viral infection is still restricted, due to drug resistance, side effects and toxicity. Focusing the problem, this paper mainly concerns on the cause, transmission of chik virus, and how herbal plants, their active constituents and specific medicinal properties used for relieving symptoms and for cure- providing an alternative way for treating chikungunya.
EFFECTS OF DEHYDRATION ON THE PHYSIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TOMATO, ONION AND PEPPER POWDERED CULINARY BLENDS
Authors: Ogori A. F , Amove J. , Adoba J. A. , Hleba Lukas , Císarová Miroslava , Glinushkin Alexey , Laishevtcev Alexey , Derkanosova Anna , Pigorev Igor , Plygun Sergey , Shariati Mohammad Ali
Published: June 2020

Quality evaluation of blends of tomato, onion and pepper powder were studied using standard methods. Blends of tomato, onion and pepper were formulated at different ratio. Sample A (TOP100/0/0), sample B (TOP 70/25/5), Sample C (TOP 70/20/10), sample D TOP70/15/15 and Sample E (TOP 70/10/20). The functional chemical and sensory properties of the sample were evaluated. Result showed decrease in moisture content from 11.70 -9.15 % as the ration of the onion and pepper varies , also wettability of the sample decreases as the ration of onion and pepper were alternated from 2.5 -2.00 g/ml but density of samples increases from 0.80-0.78g/ml , reconstitution index shows that sample A has the highest value of 8.95g/ml while sample D has the least value of 6.00g/ml , water absorption capacity of sample B has the highest oil absorption capacity value of 2.10% while sample B and E has the least oil absorption capacity of 1.61%.Vitamin C content of sample increases as the ration of onion and pepper were varied with sample E having the highest value of 16.06mg/100g while sample A has the least value of 11.25mg/100g PH of sample decreases with sample E having the highest value of 7.20 while sample A has the least value of 6.95 . Sensory evaluation scores of the sample indicates that all sample were moderately liked based on appearance, aroma, taste and overall acceptability. Based on the functional, chemical and sensory properties sample E is preferred.
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF GREEN SYNTHESIZED SILVER NANOPARTICLES FROM MARCHANTIA SP. EXTRACT: TESTING AN ALCOHOL-FREE HAND SANITIZER PRODUCT FORMULA
Authors: Fibriana Fidia , Amalia Andin Vita , Muntamah Siti , Ulva Lindiya , Aryanti Shaila
Published: June 2020

Common liverwort is widely distributed around the world, and its extract has antibacterial, antifungal, and antiseptic activities. This research investigated the antimicrobial activity of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from common liverwort (Marchantia sp.) and its potency as a material for hand sanitizer formulation. The green synthesis (eco-friendly and biosafe synthesis using the nontoxic reagents) of liverwort AgNPs (LAgNPs) was performed using the maceration technique and 1 mg AgNO3. Characterization of LAgNPs was carried out using UV-Vis spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) was performed to determine the nanoparticle size and elements. Then, the effectiveness of LAgNPs and LAgNPs-formulated hand sanitizer to inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus was analyzed. The UV-Vis spectrophotometer results from LAgNPs at wavelength ranged from 400 to 700 nm shows an absorbance peak at 422 nm. FTIR analysis indicates that the LAgNPs were stabilized by isothiocyanate and amide, which represents the presence of various phytochemicals in the liverwort extract. The SEM-EDX analysis clearly shows that the size of the nanoparticles lies between 0.020-0.040 nm, and it contains several elements O, C, N, and Ag. Also, 75% LAgNPs concentration inhibited the growth of E.coli and S.aureus with clear zone diameter at 19.75 ± 6.13 mm and 16.25 ± 0.54 mm, respectively; whereas the formulated hand sanitizer inhibition diameter for both bacterial species was at 11.33 ± 1.03 mm and 11.00 ± 0.54 mm, respectively. The LAgNPs exhibits a promising antimicrobial activity for application in a non-alcoholic hand sanitizer product formulation.
HEAT AND pH STABLE PROTEASE PRODUCED BY A BACTERIUM ISOLATED FROM FIELDS WITH HIGH BORON
Authors: YİĞİT ŞAT Esma , YAMAN Belma NURAL , GEDİKLİ Serap , ÇELİK Pınar AYTAR , ÇABUK Ahmet
Published: June 2020

In this study, production, optimization and characterization of protease produced by a bacterium isolated from Kırka boron mine distinct were performed. The proteolytic activities of isolates were screened based on Anson method. The optimal production conditions for protease were determined by using Central Composite Design. Bacillus sp. DB14 isolate (accession number: KY110868) exhibited the highest activity in terms of protease enzyme (346.15 U/mg) among the other isolates screened. The highest result for protease activity of Bacillus sp. DB14 isolate was obtained as 481.76 U/mg according to experimental set. Optimum pH and temperature of Bacillus sp. DB14 protease were found as 10.5 and 60 °C, respectively. Interestingly, this enzyme could stand stable at the range of 20-50 °C. However, the enzyme activity started to decrease highly after 50 °C. Besides, pH stability of this enzyme was provided between pH 7 and pH 11. Inhibition of protease was observed in solution with 10 mM Ni2+, Fe3+, Hg2+, Cd2+ and B3+. Cu2+ ion was found to enhance enzyme activity.

Bacillus sp. DB14 protease exhibited remarkably stability in the temperature range of 20 °C and 50 °C. Proteolytic activity values obtained at the range of pH 7-11 were stable. These results indicated that the alkaline protease from this isolate might be potential for biotechnological applications.
Understanding Current Trends on Internet of Things - An Overview
Authors:   Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab-140401, India, Dariya Pankaj , Puri Vanshuka ,   Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab-140401, India, Kaur Amandeep ,   Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab-140401, India
Published: June 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) is the concept of providing automation by adding some level of digital intelligence to physical devices. It relates to the activities of data sharing, data controlling and automation among billions of physical devices around the world. Lower price of processor, wireless network and inexpensive technologies result in turning any object into the part of internet. Smart environment equipped with sensors provide automation in interrelated computing devices, machines, animals and human resources. Data collected from different smart devices is being interpreted by different researchers for analyzing in order to make better business decisions. This review paper has shown experimental research on the Internet of Things published since 2013. We summarize different applications of IoT in various fields and highlighted various issues related to different factors of IoT enabled devices.
Redesigning Human Resource Management System through Cloud Computing: A Strategic Approach
Authors:   The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Haryana-122017, India, Arora Poonam
Published: June 2020

Cloud computing is enabling human resource (HR) management functions to strategically integrate into business operations. Its acting as a game changer for HR amid intense competition to survive and grow. Digital disruption, transformation, agility has set the new benchmarks for organizations to automate and redesign their functions. Cloud Computing offers HR a completely new dimension with cloud centric benefits like reduction in communication gap, increased organizational excellence, effective talent strategies, data driven decision making, and supporting revenue in organizations. Cloud Computing has the right capability to redesign major HR functions with agility to match the changing requirements of business, automating transactional activities, smarter decision making and meeting the business expectations. Use of HR cloud in organization can result into structural benefits beyond technological advancements. Cloud HR gives organizations flexibility of location, prompt information processing, effective use of data analytics and strategic decision making. This paper discusses ways through which cloud computing could be integrated into HR functions. An analysis on applications of cloud computing in human resource areas with their outcomes is also presented in this paper. A brief note on future prospects of cloud computing in HRM is also discussed.
Investment Attitude of Working Women: A Study of Education Sector in Punjab
Authors:   P.G. Department of Commerce & Business Administration, Khalsa College Amritsar -143005, Punjab, India, Sharma Poonam , Kaur Navdeep ,   P.G. Department of Commerce & Business Administration, Khalsa College Amritsar -143005, Punjab, India
Published: June 2020

Investment is important for improving productivity and increasing the competitiveness of an economy. The present paper is an attempt to explore the factors influencing the investment attitude of women working in the education sector in the Punjab State in India. Even though, general profile of women investors is changing in tune with time, but they are insulating in various spheres of investment such as awareness and preference of investment. Today, the role of women has changed from “Savers to Investors”. Factor Analytical results revealed that women investors prefer to invest in risk free securities. The level of financial knowledge also influences their investment attitude. The present study reveals the factors namely; secure investment avenues, financial literacy, stock market investment and post office schemes, bank deposits, physical assets, risk taking ability and concern for financial matters that are important to women working in education sector.
A stochastic model for germination
Authors: Villa-Morales José
Published: June 2020

Assuming that the germination process of a seed passes through several stages (or states), including a state of non-germination, we model this phenomenon by means of a continuous-time Markov chain. The distribution of the germination time and the average of the first germination is obtained. In particular, when the duration of the process at each stage is on average the same we see that the proposed model adjusts rather well some experimental data.
ACERCA DE LA BANDA DE MÖBIUS COMO PRODUCTO SIMÉTRICO
Authors: MALDONADO MIGUEL A. , IBARRA SOFÍA
Published: June 2020

El presente trabajo versa sobre el resultado de H. Vaughan que afirma que toda curva cerrada simple contiene los vértices de un rectángulo. Dicho resultado está fuertemente basado en el homeomorfismo entre el segundo producto simétrico de la circunferencia y la banda de Möbius. Daremos una prueba de dicho homeomorfismo clásico a través del concepto de proyección central y la representación del plano proyectivo RP2 como undisco con identificación antipodal. Como parte de este enfoque ofrecemos una introducción a la teoría de superficies no orientables.
Matheurísticas para resolver el problema de ruteo de vehículos con ventanas de tiempo
Authors: Montes-Orozco Edwin , Mora-Gutiérrez Roman A. , Obregón-Quintana Bibiana , De-Los-Cobos-Silva Sergio G. , Rincón-García Eric A. , Gutiérrez-Andrade Miguel A. , Lara-Velázquez Pedro
Published: June 2020

En este trabajo, se presentan dos técnicas matheurísticas basadas en dos técnicas heurísticas: Sistema de hormigas (AS), método de composición musical (MMC) y dos métodos exactos: Algoritmo primal-dual (PDA) y algoritmo simplex dual (DSA). Estas técnicas se denotan como DS-ASPDA y DS-MMC-AS y se caracterizan por aprovechar la información de la estructura y características del modelo matemático para el problema de ruteo de vehículos con ventanas de tiempo (VRP-TW). Con el objetivo de caracterizar el comportamiento de las técnicas propuestas en este trabajo, se utilizaron 29 instancias de prueba para el VRP-TW. Los resultados numéricos, muestran que DS-AS-PDA y DS-MMC-AS presentan un comportamiento robusto y son capaces de generar las mejores soluciones reportadas en la literatura con un número menor de llamadas a la función objetivo para diversos tamaños de instancias.
Associative classification with multiobjective Tabu search
Authors: Beausoleil Ricardo P.
Published: June 2020

This paper presents an application of Tabu Search algorithm to association rule mining. We focus our attention specifically on classification rule mining, often called associative classification, where the consequent part of each rule is a class label. Our approach is based on seek a rule set handled as an individual. A Tabu search algorithm is used to search for Pareto-optimal rule sets with respect to some evaluation criteria such as accuracy and complexity. We apply a called Apriori algorithm for an association rules mining and then a multiobjective tabu search to a selection rules. We report experimental results where the effect of our multiobjective selection rules is examined for some well-known benchmark data sets from the UCI machine learning repository.
Ten years incidence of intracranial complications of chronic suppurative otitis media
Authors: Mokbel Khalefa Khaled Mohamed
Published: June 2020

Background: complications of chronic Suppurative Otitis Media have mortality and morbidity risks which are caused by Reluctance in its management with late presentation. The aim of this study was to investigate, the frequency, mortality and morbidity of intracranial complications of chronic suppurative otitis media admitted at our tertiary University Hospital in ten years from 2006 -2016. Result: The total number of patients reported with intracranial complication due to chronic suppurative otitis media was 64 patients. Brain abscess and Meningitis were present in 24 (37.5%) and 22 cases (34.4%). In 14 cases (21.8%) extradural abscess was found while 4 (6.3%) had lateral sinus thrombosis. Conclusion: Brain abscess is the most common and dangerous complication in chronic suppurative otitis media in our region.
First record of Eumops perotis (Schinz, 1821) (Chiroptera, Molossidae) from the Cerrado of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central-West Brazil
Authors: Torres Jaire Marinho , Porfirio Grasiela Edith de Oliveira , Ikeda Priscila , Bordignon Marcelo Oscar , Martins Santos Filipe , Elisei Carina
Published: June 2020

The Greater Bonneted Bat, Eumops perotis (Schinz, 1821), is widely distributed in Brazil, but valid records of its occurrence in Mato Grosso do Sul, Central-West Region, are still scarce and limited to the Pantanal portion of the state. Here, we report the first record of E. perotis from the Cerrado portion of Mato Grosso do Sul, based on specimens collected in an urban forest remnant in the municipality of Campo Grande. These specimens add to the records of E. perotis in the Cerrado of the Central-West and fill gaps in the distribution of this species.
Redução de diastema após exodontia de dente supranumerário e frenectomia – um relato de caso
Authors: Malentacchi Amanda , Garrone Victor Silva , Ferreira Maria Cristina Duarte , Joias Renata Pilli
Published: June 2020

Introdução: O diastema é caracterizado por um espaço entre os dentes ou espaço interdental, é considerado aspecto de normalidade durante a infância, porém, quando fora da normalidade pode-se suspeitar de alguns efeitos etiológicos como a presença de dentes supranumerários. Os dentes supranumerários são anomalia de número, caracterizada pela presença de dentes além da série normal, sendo mais comum o mesiodens, a conduta mais comum em casos de dentes supranumerários é a extração cirúrgica do elemento e posterior correção ortodôntica interceptativa, que em pacientes que já possuíam inserção baixa do freio, se faz necessária a frenectomia do freio labial superior. O freio é uma estrutura anatômica caracterizada como uma prega da membrana mucosa em forma triangular, quando fora da normalidade é considerado freio patológico, sendo a conduta mais comum nesses casos a intervenção cirúrgica, chamada de frenectomia. Objetivo: O objetivo desse trabalho foi relatar um caso de fechamento de diastema ântero-superior através de extração do mesiodens e frenectomia associados a ortodontia interceptativa. Relato de caso clínico: Paciente G.N, gênero masculino, 06 anos de idade compareceu na clínica odontológica da Universidade Metodista de São Paulo com diastema de 6mm entre os incisivos centrais superiores, inserção baixa do freio labial superior, dente supranumerário semi erupcionado na palatina sugestivo de mesiodens, posteriormente confirmado pela radiografia panorâmica. Foi realizada extração do mesiodens, frenectomia labial superior associado com ortodontia interceptativa para fechamento do diastema. Conclusão: A exodontia do dente supranumerário, no momento adequado, mostrou-se eficaz associada ao tratamento ortodôntico interceptativo e à frenectomia, resultando no fechamento do diastema.
Uso de membrana como fator preditivo do comportamento ósseo alveolar pós-exodontia
Authors: Bispo Luciano Bonatelli , Salomão Munir , Roque Neto Augusto , Shitsuka Caleb , Pedron Irineu Gregnanin
Published: June 2020

Introdução: A evolução dos materiais e técnicas restauradoras trouxe avanços técnico-científicos inimagináveis. A agilidade no tratamento, maior conforto, redução de custos e satisfação de pacientes e profissionais constituem uma realidade premente na prática odontológica. O atual conhecimento da previsibilidade do comportamento ósseo após a execução de uma exodontia, sugere alguns cuidados que podem minimizar a perda óssea em altura e largura, que comprometem a reabilitação estética e funcional dos ossos maxilares. A dependência do coágulo na constituição do arcabouço demanda intervenção sistematizada na sua imobilidade, a qual, potencializará a resposta biológica do tecido duro. Objetivo: O escopo desse trabalho é apresentar o caso do emprego da membrana de polipropileno após exodontia, com vistas à futura instalação de implante. Descrição do caso: foi realizada a exodontia dos dentes 31 e 41 e utilizada a membrana de polipropileno, que permaneceu intencionalmente exposta durante 10 dias. A permanência da membrana favoreceu a manutenção do coágulo sanguíneo que serviu como arcabouço para a remodelação óssea, interferindo o mínimo possível na reabsorção das paredes remanescentes do alvéolo, favorecendo a futura instalação de implante e reabilitação implanto-protética. Conclusões: A Regeneração Óssea Guiada alcançada pela osteopromoção, por meio do através da utilização de membrana de polipropileno demonstra ser uma técnica promissora na Odontologia contemporânea. O baixo custo, a facilidade de acesso e manipulação por parte do cirurgião-dentista e o controle participativo na fisiologia tecidual foram fatores para que a técnica seja uma alternativa potencial na minimização da reabsorção óssea ou mesmo na imobilização do coágulo.
Seguridad en la intubación de secuencia rápida recomendada en COVID-19: Informe de experiencia
Authors: Franco Andrezza Serpa , Henrique Danielle Mendonça , Almeida Luana Ferreira de , Prado Lilian Moreira do , Gomes Roberta Varzem Schwenck , Silva Roberto Carlos Lyra
Published: June 2020

Objetivo: Describir la experiencia de la estrategia implementada para reforzar la seguridad durante la administración de medicamentos potencialmente peligrosos recomendados para la intubación de secuencia rápida en pacientes con COVID-19. Materiales y métodos: Estudio descriptivo tipo relato de experiencias con base en los principios del Programa Nacional de Seguridad del Paciente, en los que se describe la adecuación de la bandeja de administración de medicamentos potencialmente peligrosos durante la intubación de secuencia rápida. La bandeja se codifica por colores y por clases terapéuticas de acuerdo con la secuencia de administración de medicamentos. La estrategia se implementó en conjunto con el equipo multidisciplinar de las unidades de cuidados intensivos de un hospital público cardiovascular en Río de Janeiro. Resultados: Las bandejas con código de color se utilizaron en tres ocasiones durante la intubación de secuencia rápida. Con base en esta estrategia, se elaboró una tabla con las características farmacológicas y de cuidado de enfermería de los medicamentos potencialmente peligrosos disponibles en la sala de preparación de medicamentos para consulta. Discusión: El uso seguro de medicamentos hace parte del tercer reto mundial por la seguridad del paciente propuesto por la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Uno de los factores que contribuye a la incidencia de acontecimientos adversos es el uso de medicamentos potencialmente peligrosos. La aplicación de barreras de seguridad es la estrategia planteada en este relato que se hace necesaria para la prevención de eventos adversos. Conclusiones: La adopción del uso de bandejas codificadas por colores constituyó una barrera frente a la ocurrencia de posibles incidentes derivados del uso de medicamentos potencialmente peligrosos durante la intubación de secuencia rápida en pacientes con COVID-19. Como citar este artículo: Franco, Andrezza Serpa; Henrique, Danielle de Mendonça; Almeida, Luana Ferreira; Prado, Lilian Moreira; Gomes, Roberta  Varzem Schwenck; Silva, Roberto Carlos Lyra. Segurança na intubação de sequência rápida recomendada no COVID-19: Relato de experiência.  Revista Cuidarte. 2020; 11(2): e1260. http://dx.doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.1260
Craniological Materials of the Late Bronze Age from the Berezovsky V Kurgan Cemetery in the Trans Urals
Authors: Nechvaloda Аleksey
Published: June 2020

This paper is dedicated to discussion of craniological materials obtained from Berezovsky 5 burial mound in the southern Trans-Urals during archaeological excavations in 1994. The mound necropolis dates back to the Late Bronze Age (14th to 13th сс. BC) and relates to the Kozhumberdy stage in the Alakul development line of the Andronovo cultural community. Three researched skulls, two of them male and one female, originate from mound 6 of this burial site. The dental system of a young woman has undergone severe wear as a result of work activity. The craniological research of the female skull using Heincke formula made it possible to tentatively judge about its morphological affinity to skulls from the Laimberdy burial site and a combined skull set of the Akakul culture from the Trans-Urals. Basing on the female skull we have performed a graphic reconstruction of her appearance full face. The female skull shows some Mongoloid traits. Two male skulls failed to preserve their facial skeletons, except for braincases. The indicators of facial skeleton flattening at the orbital level can also testify to the presence of the Mongoloid component in their craniological type.
To the Question of the So Called Sauromatic Mirror from the Oguz Kurgan
Authors: Kuznetsova Tatiana
Published: June 2020

The article continues the discussion about the object, which was discovered in the Oguz kurgan and is referred to as the sauromatian “mirror” in the literature. A round disk (with a flat side handle) shows a corrugation on its two sides. The purpose of such a thing that does not have a reflective surface is difficult to determine. However, it cannot be called a “mirror” because of the corrugation, so the function of the object has not yet been determined. This item was located under the back of a woman buried in the northern niche of the kurgan. Having identified an object from the Oguz barrow as a mirror, its researchers established the role of mirrors in the funeral rite of the Black Sea Scythia. They put forward the postulate that the mirrors among the accompanying equipment, laid under the back or left forearm of the deceased, fixate funerary complexes of dependent women of Scythia in the 5th-4th centuries BC. However, there is no pattern detected in the placement of mirrors alongside with buried ones in the North Pontic region. This does not allow us to present a real picture of the role of mirrors in the funeral rite of the Scythians or their neighbors and to clarify the social status of those buried by the location of these objects. The same picture is revealed when analyzing the placement of mirrors in the graves of sauromates. Studies of the funeral rite show that nomads were united only by desire of the mirrors’ owners to protect their mirror surface from damage that could distort the image of the owner. Therefore, it seems not advisable to equate objects with corrugation on both sides of their disks with mirrors, without taking the differences into account.
Paleoanthropological Characteristics of the Early Sarmatian Population of Emba Basin River According to the Data from Mortyk I Cemetery
Authors: Kitov Egor , Grigorev Artem
Published: June 2020

The paper focuses on the anthropological materials obtained from the cemetery Mortyk I. This archaeological monument is located on the Emba River, which originates from the western slopes of Mugodzhar mountains and flows into the Caspian Sea. Today it is one of the southernmost studied Sauromat-Sarmatian monuments of the early nomads. Unfortunately, there are practically no studied cemeteries dating back to the VI–IV centuries BC located in this region, despite the large number of cemeteries in this region and the Northern Aral Sea region. Anthropological materials from Mortyk I cemetery were studied using the craniological and osteometric programs, comonnly used in Russian science. A statistical and individual typological analysis was performed due to small number of series and their satisfactory preservation. According to the results of the analysis, the presented series shows the closest analogies with the population of the Ural river basin of the end of VI–IV centuries BC, despite the small number of individuals. Moreover, it can be noted that the Mortyk I archaeological monument appears to be the part of the general array of Sauromat-Sarmatian monuments, which occupies not only the Ural river basin and the Ustyurt plateau, but also the region to the north of the Aral Sea. It can be assumed that forming of culture and physical characteristics shown by the early nomads of the Sauromat-Sarmatian appearance connects them with the territory of the Aral Sea region and the Southern Ural. Further study of the monuments in the arid territories of the Northern Aral Sea region will reveal a lot of answers to debatable questions about the early nomads of the Volga-Ural region and Western Kazakhstan and origin and genesis of their culture and appearance.
Strategies and Instruments of Russian Politics: History and Contemporaneity
Authors: Zapariy Yulia , Antoshin Alexey
Published: June 2020

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Russia’s Foreign Policy and Strategic Culture: A Dialogue with William Wohlforth about the Research Paradigm
Authors: Sushentsov Andrey
Published: June 2020

This article contains a talk between Andrey Sushentsov, head of the MGIMO University Institute for International Studies and Professor William Wohlforth, a leading American international relations theorist and one of the founders of neoclassical realism. Having received his PhD in Yale, Wohlforth began his career as a specialist on Russia. One of his key works is the study of the driving forces behind the foreign policy of early USSR. His studies have also focused on the issue of the global balance of power and superpower dynamics. Overall, Wohlforth has authored or edited nine books and some 60 articles or chapters on a wide range of topics from US foreign policy strategy to the Cold War. Thus, the changes in Russian foreign policy and its global influence have always remained in the focus of Wohlforth’s attention. Wohlforth is currently a member of the Department of Government at Dartmouth College, mainly teaching and researching international security and foreign policy issues. Since 2018, he has been in charge of the Laboratory of International Trends Analysis at MGIMO which carries out applied research in the field of international issues. The talk considers issues concerning the strategic culture of Russian policy, focusing on the biographic and academic foundations of the scholar’s interest in Russia, and his collaboration with Russian specialists.
The Invisible Burden of the Vietnam War: From the Memoirs of a Soviet Officer
Authors: Lyamzin Andrey
Published: June 2020

This article publishes and analyses an interview with Lieutenant Colonel V. V. Skoryak, a Soviet military specialist who took part in the Vietnam War for eleven months in 1970. The interview describes little-known facts about military advisers’ stay in the country, when they mostly stayed far away from the frontline and dealt with the preparation and maintenance of the S‑75 high-altitude air defence systems. Special attention is paid to the everyday life of the advisers and their legal status, which helps reveal new aspects of the “everyday history” of war. Skoryak speaks about the ideological, moral, and psychological preparedness of the Soviet people to fulfil their “international duty”, which, according to him, was internally motivated. He also analyses post-traumatic syndromes in Soviet military men: it was especially frequent and profound in the early stages of the conflict. Additionally, the interview contains information about the medical care provided to the participants of the conflict and the consequences for their health. It puts forward some ideas about how the chemical weapons used by the Americans affected the human reproductive system. The interview provides an emotional assessment of the war and their place in the biography of a Soviet officer.
The “Erotic” Tractor in the Soviet Cinema
Authors: Lapidus Rina
Published: June 2020

Between the 1930s and the 1960s, much emphasis was put in the Soviet Union on the technological development of the country. One of the latest wonders of technology was the tractor, which harvested crops efficiently and rapidly. This article is concerned with the Soviet cinematic representation of work with tractors as the most erotic characteristic of a man. A man attractive to women in Soviet cinema is not handsome but rather is someone proficient in operating a tractor. On the other hand, a man who does not know how to operate a tractor is represented as impotent and is ridiculed by female characters. Several romantic films were produced in which the relationship between the protagonists developed against a background of the use of a tractor. These films became iconic and classic: everyone saw them many times and knew their scripts by heart. Most of the films depict a young Soviet man and his path to the heart of his girlfriend, and some show the maturation of the young character and his transformation into a real man. These goals are achieved through his work as a tractor driver. Examples of this are films like The Rich Bride (romantic comedy, 1937), Tractor Drivers (romantic drama, 1939), Cossacks of the Kuban (romantic comedy, 1949), It Happened in Penkovo (romantic drama, 1957), and Knight’s Move (comedy, 1962). In all these films, work with tractors is represented as an integral part of the “machismo” of the Soviet man.
World-Famous Artist on Creative Freedom, Time, and Himself: The Last Conversation with Vitaly Volovich
Authors: Soboleva Larisa , Alekseev Yevgeny
Published: June 2020

This conversation with Vitaly Volovich (3 August 1928 – 20 August 2018), a famous Ural artist, took place on 18 May 2018, and turned out to be the last extended interview given by the artist. The interview was aimed at discussing the newly published Women and Monsters album of Volovich’s works, as the editorial board of Quaestio Rossica was planning to collect and publish more materials on this topic in Russian culture (Quaestio Rossica, Vol. 7, 2019, Issue 2). The interview, however, became much more expansive and interesting as Vitaly Volovich, with his phenomenal memory and unprecedented skill as a narrator, recalled many pages of his difficult life navigating Soviet bureaucratic censorship, which was only braved by those who truly understood and loved art. An epic picture of the dramatic ups and downs in the artist’s life unfolds in this interview; the reader finds the artist’s personal search for meaning and his opinions on art, the freedom of creativity, life in Sverdlovsk, his friends and adversaries, and his achievements and failures. Volovich was attracted by the theatrical: he loved the circus, the spirit of acting and the carnival. Knights and monsters, selfless heroes and criminals, beautiful women, clowns and beasts reign in his books and graphic works. These images, initially associated with literary fantasies, manifested the artist’s thoughts on modernity, on the difficult path of the country and national culture. The interview was conducted by Professor Larisa Soboleva, editor-in-chief of Quaestio Rossica, and art critic Yevgeny Alekseev.
Hungarian Troops in World War II: The Bitter Truth of Archival Documents and an Attempt at Revision
Authors: Krausz Tamás
Published: June 2020

This article is not primarily focused on presenting arguments and views held by Polish political groups with reference to the territorial shape of the Polish state after the First World War. Instead, its aim is to draw attention to actions taken by these groups towards the defence of Polish western lands. One of the key problems of Poland’s foreign policy after 1918 was the question of relations with its neighbours, chiefly Germany and Russia (and the Soviet Union). For many years, the most serious problem faced by post-Versailles Europe was that of the Germans striving to revise the legal order, to break their political isolation, and return to the prestigious circle of world powers. Those endeavours threatened the security of Poland in a direct way. Defence of the Polish state and its territories on the western outskirts of the Second Republic lay at the heart of establishing socalled “Western thought” in the country. Related to Western Europe, this ideology played a significant role in shaping society’s views on, and attitudes towards, the most vital problems of the Polish nation and state.
Different method for counting the number of Quadratic functions with prescribed spectra
Authors: Ganguly Arnab , Roy Sankhadip
Published: June 2020

In this correspondence we study a class of quadratic binary functions F2,n from F2n to F2, which are well-known to have plateaued Walsh spectrum; i.e., for each b ε F2n the Walsh transform f(b) satisfies |ƒˆ(b)|2
∈ {0,2(n+s)} for some integer 0 ≤ s ≤ n — 1. For the type of integers n = q1q2, where q1; q2 are two different odd primes, we determine possible values of s and present some enumeration results
for counting the number of quadratic functions having those particular form of s.
Another New Family of Binary Sequences with Six or eight-valued Correlations
Authors: Roy Sankhadip
Published: June 2020

In this correspondence, for a positive even integer n, a new family of binary sequences with 2n + 1 sequences of length 2n — 1 taking six and eight valued correlations is presented. This family can be considered as a new class of Gold-like
sequences.
Utilization of Intrinsic mode functions and multivariate regression analysis for forecasting monsoonal rainfall of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura
Authors: Basak Pijush
Published: June 2020

The South West Monsoon rainfall data of the meteorological subdivision containing Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripurais shown to be decomposable into six empirical time series, namely, intrinsic mode functions. This helps one to identify the first empirical mode as a nonlinear part
and the remaining as the linear part of the data. The nonlinear part is handled by neural network based Generalized Regression Neural Network based technique whereas the linear part is modeled through regression technique. It is found that the proposed model explains around 75% of inter annual
variability. The model is efficient in statistical forecasting of rainfall as verified. The statistical forecast of the subdivision for the year of 2013 is 93.10 cm whereas the actual data is 88.71.
Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer in Haiti: Results from a Retrospective Cohort
Authors: Fadelu Temidayo , Damuse Ruth , Lormil Joarly , Pecan Elizabeth , Dubuisson Cyrille , Pierre Viergela , Rebbeck Timothy , Shulman Lawrence N.
Published: June 2020

Background

There are few studies on breast cancer outcomes in the Caribbean region. This study identified a retrospective cohort of female patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer in Haiti and conducted survival analyses to identify prognostic factors that may affect patient outcomes.

Methods

The cohort included 341 patients presenting between June 2012 and December 2016. The primary endpoint was event-free survival (EFS), defined as time to disease progression, recurrence, or death. Descriptive summaries of patient characteristics and treatments were reported. Survival curves were plotted using Kaplan-Meier estimation. Multivariate survival analyses were performed using Cox proportional hazards regression.

Results

Median age at diagnosis was 49 years, with 64.2% being premenopausal. Most patients (55.1%) were staged as locally advanced. One hundred and sixty patients received neoadjuvant therapy: 33.3% of patients with early stage disease and 61.2% of those with locally advanced stage disease. Curative-intent surgery was performed in 278 (81.5%) patients, and 225 patients received adjuvant therapy. Adjuvant endocrine therapy was used in 82.0% of patients with estrogen receptor–positive disease. During the follow-up period, 28 patients died, 77 had disease recurrence, and 10 had progressive disease. EFS rates at 2 years and 3 years were 80.9% and 63.4%, respectively. After controlling for multiple confounders, the locally advanced stage group had a statistically significant adjusted hazard ratio for EFS of 3.27 compared with early stage.

Conclusion

Patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer in Haiti have more advanced disease, poorer prognostic factors, and worse outcomes compared with patients in high-income countries. Despite several limitations, curative treatment is possible in Haiti.

Implications for Practice

Patients with breast cancer in Haiti have poor outcomes. Prior studies show that most Haitian patients are diagnosed at later stages. However, there are no rigorous studies describing how late-stage diagnosis and other prognostic factors affect outcomes in this population. This study presents a detailed analysis of survival outcomes and assessment of prognostic factors in patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer treated in Haiti. In addition to late-stage diagnosis, other unfavorable prognostic factors identified were young age and estrogen receptor-negative disease. The study also highlights that the availability of basic breast cancer treatment in Haiti can lead to promising early patient outcomes.
Sarı Abdullah’ın Düstûru’l-İnşâ’sındaki Serdarlık Beratları
Authors: BAYRAM Fatih
Published: June 2020

Bu makalede, üç serdarlık beratı incelenmektedir. Serdarlık beratı, padişah tarafından

sadrazama ya da bir vezire Osmanlı ordusuna ya da donanmasına kumanda etme

yetkisi tevcih eden bir belgedir. Bu belgelerin birkaç örneği, Osmanlı sultanlarının yaptığı

atamaları ve yazışmaları bir araya getiren reisülküttap Sarı Abdullah (ö. 1660)’ın

münşeâtında yer almaktadır. İlk belge, Hâfız Ahmed Paşa’nın kapudan-ı deryâ olarak

atanmasıyla ilgilidir. İkinci belge ise Sadrazam Kuyucu Murad Paşa’nın Şark Cephesi’ne

serdar olarak atanmasıyla ilgilidir. Bu belge, Sultan I. Ahmed’in yaşlı sadrazamına karşı

olan büyük saygısının bir delili olarak görülebilir. Üçüncü belge ise Vezir İbşir Mustafa

Paşa’nın Macaristan cephesine komutan olarak atanmasıyla ilgilidir. Bu belgeler, Osmanlılar’ın

XVII. asrın ilk yarısında Safevîler’i ve Macarlar’ı nasıl algıladıklarını görmek

açısından vazgeçilmezdir. Bu makale, ihmal edilen bir kaynak olan serdarlık beratlarını

XVII. yüzyıl Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’na ilgi duyan tarihçilerin dikkatine sunmayı amaç

edinmektedir. Bu vesikalarda Osmanlı sultanının çağdaş devletleri ve olayları tarihî bir

kavrayışla nasıl algıladığını gördüğümüzü kolaylıkla iddia edebiliriz.
1712 Tarihli Avârız Defterine Göre Bergos (Lüleburgaz) Kazası
Authors: GÖKPINAR Bekir
Published: June 2020

Bergos, Rumeli’de ilk fethedilen yerlerden biri olup fethinden itibaren Vize sancağına

bağlı bir kazadır. XVII. yüzyıl başlarından itibaren avârız tahrirleri önem kazanmıştır.

Bu kapsamda 1712 yılında Bergos kazasının tahriri yapılarak avârız defteri hazırlanmıştır.

Bu çalışmada söz konusu avârız defteri esas alınarak Bergos kazasının merkezinde

bulunan mahallelerdeki askerî görevliler, din görevlileri, fakir ve yoksul nüfusun durumu

incelenmiştir. Yine Bergos kazası köylerinin tahsis edildiği selâtîn ve ümerâ vakıfları da

konu edilmiştir. Yapılan tahrir sonucu vergi tabanını esas olan nüfus ve avârız hânesi

tespit edilerek değerlendirmeye tabi tutulmuştur.
Osmanlı’da Savaş ve Diploması Ödülü Olarak “Çelenk”
Authors: KURŞUN Zekeriya
Published: June 2020

Türkçe bir kelime olan çelenk bu araştırmada yaygın kullanımının dışındaki anlamı

ile ele alınmıştır. Osmanlı Devleti’nde yaklaşık iki asır boyunca bir ödüllendirme aracı

olarak kullanılan bu objenin ne olduğu, nerden imal edildiği, şekli ve kimlere niçin verildiği

üzerinde durulmuştur. Batıda gelişen madalyanın muhtemelen Şark’taki (İslam coğrafyasındaki)

karşılığı olan çelenk aynı zamanda maddi bir ödül olarak, özellikle askerlere,

kumandanlara ve Osmanlı Devleti’ne hizmette bulunmuş bazı yabancılara verilmiştir.

Gümüş, altın ve değişik mücevherlerden, çeşitli formlarda üretilen çelenk, kullanımı 18.

yüzyıl boyunca zirveye çıkmış, 19. yüzyılın ilk çeyreğinde de son bulmuştur. Bu çalışma,

Osmanlı arşiv belgeleri ve diğer birinci elden Osmanlı kaynaklarına istinaden, Osmanlı

Devleti’ne has bir askerî ve diplomasi ödülü olan çelengin tarihine ışık tutmaktadır.
Edward W. Said’in Oryantalizm Kuramından Hareketle Murat Gülsoy’un Gölgeler ve Hayaller Şehrinde Romanı Üzerine Bir İnceleme
Authors: AYAN Emine
Published: June 2020

Batı ile Doğu medeniyeti arasındaki diyaloji ile şekillenen oryantalizm, Batı’nın Doğu’yu

alımlama biçimlerine dayanan Batı odaklı epistemolojik bir yaklaşımdır. Yüzyıllar

boyunca kurumsal bir bilgi alanı olarak dikkat çeken oryantalizmin, Edward W. Said’in

1978 yılında yayımladığı Şarkiyatçılık Batı’nın Şark Anlayışları adlı kitabı ile kurumsal

bir alan olmaktan çıkıp kurgusal bir atmosferde metinler aracılığıyla şekillenen kuramsal

bir söylem biçimine dönüştüğü görülür. Michel Foucault’nun bilginin nesnel değil üretilebilir

bir olgu olduğu ve iktidarla yakın bir ilişki içinde bulunduğu felsefesinden yola

çıkan Said, Batı’nın salt emperyalist edimine odaklı oryantalist yaklaşımını yapı sökümüne

uğratır. Said’i kendisinden önceki oryantalistlerden farklı kılan, benimsediği hümanist

dünya görüşünün etkisiyle Batı ile Doğu’yu birbiri için gerekli kılarak oryantalizmin tıpkı

bir anlatı gibi kurgusal bir düzlemde anlatının bir parçası olarak şekillenen bir söylem

olduğunu savunmasıdır.

Bu çalışmada günümüz Türk edebiyatının öne çıkan yazarlarından biri olan Murat

Gülsoy’un (1967) Gölgeler ve Hayaller Şehrinde (2014) adlı romanı kuramsal bir analize

tabi tutulacak ve oryantalizm bağlamında yazarın postmodern anlatı geleneği içerisindeki

konumu belirlenecektir.
“Varlık Dağını Delmek”: İbnü’l-Arabî’nin Eserleri Esâsında Varlık, Tecrübe ve Ahlâk Açısından Aşk
Authors: GEMUHLUOĞLU Zeynep
Published: June 2020

Bu çalışma, İbnü’l-Arabî’nin eserlerindeki aşk konusunu varlık, tecrübe ve ahlak

merkezinde incelemeyi hedeflemektedir. İnceleme, aynı zamanda söz konusu alanlarda

İbnü’l-Arabî ve Grek ve İslam felsefi okulları arasındaki farklara işaret etmeyi hedeflemektedir.

Giriş bölümünde Grek felsefesinin aşk konusundaki zemini incelenirken,

birinci bölümde İbnü’l-Arabî’nin eserlerinde varlık-oluş ilişkisinin aşk ile ilgisi ele alınmaktadır.

İkinci bölümde Kalp, Ruh, Nefs, Hevâ, Akıl ilişkisi, üçüncü bölümde ise aşk ve

tecrübe ilişkisinin ahlaki sonuçları değerlendirilmektedir.
Menbaʻu’l-Ebhâr Fî Riyâzi’l-Ebrâr’daki Dört Türkçe Gazel Üzerine
Authors: TULUM Günay
Published: June 2020

Menbaʻu’l-Ebhâr, Arapça ve Farsça’nın Türkçe sözdizimine dahil edilmesi yönüyle

karma dilli, Doğu ve Batı Türkçesi’nin karışımı olması bakımından karışık dilli; yani

karma ve karışık dillidir1. Büyük bir âlim ve mutasavvıf oluşu yanında kalemini nazım ve

nesir türünde aynı güçle oynatabilen usta bir edebiyatçı, her türlü edebî sanatı kullanmakta

son derece yetkin divan sahibi bir şair olan Hazînî2, Menbaʻu’l-Ebhâr’daki manzum parçaları

çoğunlukla mesnevi nazım biçimiyle yazmıştır. Hazînî, bunun yanı sıra bir Farsça

şiirinde kıta; on iki şiirinde de gazel nazım biçimini tercih etmiştir. On iki şiirden sekizi

Farsça; dördü Türkçe’dir. İşte, içinde yüksek edebî değer taşıyan nazım ve secili nesir

parçaları bulunması açısından önemli bir edebiyat metni de olan Menbaʻu’l-Ebhâr’ın ga-

zel formunda yazılmış dört Türkçe manzumesi, bu yazının ana malzemesini oluşturmaktadır.

Öncelikle gazeller şekil (vezin ve kafiye) açısından incelenecek; sonrasında Türkiye

Türkçesi’ne aktarılarak bu şiirlerdeki söz ve anlam sanatları tespit edilecektir.