bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Re-assessment of 4CMenB Vaccine Effectiveness Against Serogroup B Invasive Meningococcal Disease in England based on an Incidence Model
Authors: Argante Lorenzo , Abbing-Karahagopian Victoria , Vadivelu Kumaran , Rappuoli Rino , Medini Duccio
Published: May 2021

Background: The four-component serogroup B meningococcal 4CMenB vaccine (Bexsero, GSK) has been routinely given to all infants in the United Kingdom at 2, 4 and 12 months of age since September 2015. After three years, Public Health England (PHE) reported a 75% [95% confidence interval: 64%; 81%] reduction in the incidence of serogroup B invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in age groups eligible to be fully vaccinated. In contrast, vaccine effectiveness (VE) evaluated in the same immunization program applying the screening method was not statistically significant. We re-analyzed the data using an incidence model and obtained more precise VE estimates. Methods: Aggregate data stratified by age, year and doses received were provided by PHE: serogroup B IMD case counts for the entire population of England (years 2011-2018) and 4CMenB vaccine uptake in infants. We combined uptake with national population estimates to obtain counts of vaccinated and unvaccinated person-time by age and time. We re-estimated VE comparing incidence rates in vaccinated and non-vaccinated using a Bayesian Poisson model for case counts with person-time data as an offset. The model was adjusted for age, time and number of doses received. Results: The incidence model showed that cases decreased until 2013-2014, followed by an increasing trend that continued in the non-vaccinated population during the immunization program. VE in fully vaccinated (three doses) was 80.1% [95% Bayesian credible interval (BCI): 70.3%; 86.7%]. After a single dose, VE was 33.5% [12.4%; 49.7%]95%BCI, and, after two doses, 78.7% [71.5%; 84.5%]95%BCI. We estimated that vaccination has averted 312 cases [252; 368]95%BCI between 2015 and 2018. VE was in line with the previously reported incidence reduction. Conclusions: Our estimates of VE had higher precision than previous estimates based on the screening method, that were not statistically significant. When disease incidence is low and vaccine uptake is high, the screening method applied to cases exclusively from the population eligible to vaccination may not be enough precise and produce misleading point-estimates. Precise and accurate VE estimates are fundamental for informing public health decision making. VE assessment can be enhanced using models that leverage data on subjects not eligible for vaccination.
Clinical Case Report: Recurrence of CASTLE Thyroid Tumor
Authors: Van Dang Nguyen , Le Xuan Son , Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong , Nguyen Thi Thu Nhung , Ngo Thanh Tung , Le Van Quang
Published: May 2021

Background: CASTLE (Carcinoma showing thymus-like differentiation) in thyroid gland is a rare disease with favorable prognosis. Treating with surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy has been reported to be able to improve local controlling and long – term survival rates. In this report, we give an account of a clinical case of thyroid gland CASTLE and include relevant literature review in diagnosis and treatment of this disease.Case presentation: A 60-year-old female patient diagnosed with Castle in 2015, had a total thyroidectomy and hormone maintenance. After 5 years, the patient was diagnosed with recurrence, late stage and incapable of surgery. Due to the refusal of radiation therapy, the patient is followed and is currently stable after 15 months.Conclusions: CASTLE is a rare disease, diagnosis is based on postoperative pathology and immunohistochemistry analysis, especially upon CD5 marker. In the case of relapse, treatment includes surgery and radiation therapy. In some cases, follow-up is also an acceptable option for the patient.
Cluster Randomised Trials - Ivermectin Repurposing For COVID-19 Treatment Of Outpatients With Mild Disease In Primary Health Care Centers
Authors: Chahla Rossana Elena , Ruiz Luis Medina , Mena Teresa , Brepe Yolanda , Terranova Paola , Ortega Eugenia Silvana , Barrenechea Guillermo , Goroso Daniel Gustavo , de Bruno María de los Ángeles Peral
Published: May 2021

Background The emergency of COVID-19, along with the current difficulties in responding to the high demand for vaccines, requests to the scientific community to find alternative treatments based on reuse of drugs as a strategy to prevent the progression of the disease in patients infected with SARS COV 2. This study aims to evaluate the use of ivermectin in mild-stage patients to increase outpatient discharge and prevent the progression to moderate or severe stages of the disease.Methods Cluster Randomised Trials in outpatients care, n = 254. The subjects were divided into experimental (EG: n = 110) and control groups (CG: n = 144). The EG received ivermectin orally 4 tablets of 6 mg = 24 mg every 7 days for 4 weeks. All participants were diagnosed by positive RT-PCR for COVID-19 and were evaluated by clinical examination, at the beginning and the end of protocol. Data analyzed using proportion, bivariate and logistic regression. P-value was considered significant at the p < 0·05 threshold. This study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT04784481.Findings Both groups were similar in age, sex, and comorbidities (EG: median age = 40·0, range: 18·0–75·0, 42·11% Female; CG: median age = 36, range: 18·0–71·0, 57·89% Female). A significant reduction in the percentage of participants with symptoms (PPS) was observed in the EG and CG when the clinical evaluation of symptoms was performed from 5th to 9th (p = 0·0005). When the clinical evaluation was performed from 10th to 14th day there was no significant difference. A higher proportion of outpatient discharge was observed in EG (98·2%) vs. CG (86·1%) (p-Value = 0·0007). EG showed 8 times more chance of receiving discharge than CG (8·71 CI = [1·99, 38·12]; p = 0·004). The treatment effect with ivermectin to obtain discharge from outpatient care was analyzed by the logistic regression. Then, the chance to obtain outpatient discharge was independent of variables sex, age, and comorbidities.Interpretation Treatment with ivermectin in outpatients care with mild disease of COVID-19 managed to slightly reduce PPS. Also, this treatment improved the clinical state to obtain outpatient discharge, even in the presence of comorbidities. The treatment with ivermectin could significantly prevent the evolution to serious stages since the EG did not present any patient with referral to critical hospitalization.
Fitting Problems: Evaluating Model Fit in Behavior Genetic Models
Authors: Garrison S. Mason , Rodgers Joseph Lee
Published: May 2021

In behavior genetics, like many fields, researchers must decide whether their models adequately explain their data – whether their models “fit” at some satisfactory level. Well-fitting models are compelling, whereas poorly-fitting models are not (Rodgers & Rowe, 2002). Oftentimes, researchers evaluate model fit by employing “universal” rules of thumb (e.g., Hu and Bentler, 1999). However, these rules are not universal, and should be treated as model specific (Kang et al., 2016). Accordingly, we focused on developing fit criteria emulating Hu and Bentler (1999) for classic univariate models (ACE; CE; AE) by fitting simulated twin data with correctly- and incorrectly-specified models. Ideal criteria should consistently accept correct models and reject incorrect models. Classic ACE models were indistinguishable and virtually all fit indices were non-informative because (or especially when) they were obtained in saturated models. For non-ACE models, criteria were informative. Nevertheless, every fit metric employed, except TLI, differed markedly across models and/or conditions. Universal solutions remain elusive, but promising and valid approaches include nested model comparisons, increasing degrees of freedom, and ruthless skepticism.
Corona-Semester als Brennglas: Zwei Umfragen unter Lehrenden und Studierenden der Bochumer Fakultät für Philologie
Authors: Kleinwort Malte
Published: May 2021

An der Fakultät für Philologie der Ruhr-Universität Bochum wurden im Sommersemester 2020 durch das Team der PhiloLotsen (eine eigens für das Semester eingerichtete Taskforce) im Anschluss an eine Befragung der Studierenden (1062 Teilnehmer*innen) auch die Lehrenden (137 Teilnehmer*innen) zu ihren Erfahrungen im Corona-Semester befragt (Auswertungen der Befragungen). Durch diese Staffelung konnten Erkenntnisse aus der Auswertung der Studierenden-Umfrage bei der Konzeption der Lehrenden-Umfrage berücksichtigt werden. Für weitere Überlegungen eignen sich vor allem die Differenzen zwischen den Studierenden und Lehrenden und die Einschätzungen zur zukünftigen Lehre in einem regulären Semester. Bei den Fragen zum Workload, zur Interaktion, zu bevorzugten Lehr-/Lernszenarien und zur Nutzung digitaler Tools in regulären Semestern erweist sich das Corona-Semester wie auch in anderen gesellschaftlichen Bereichen als eine Art Brennglas, in dem deutlicher zutage tritt, wo es auch jenseits der Corona-Zeit Verbesserungsbedarf gibt.
Verpackt in Feedbackschleifen: Einblicke in Digitale Lehrformate des digitalen Sommersemesters
Authors: Marx Konstanze
Published: May 2021

Mit der pandemiebedingten Notwendigkeit im Sommersemester ausschließlich digital zu unterrichten ging eine große Frage einher: "Wie komme ich in Kontakt mit unseren Studierenden?" und mehr noch "Wie halte ich diesen Kontakt?" Studierende sind untereinander im Idealfall durch Messenger-Gruppen verbunden, für uns Dozierende bleibt häufig nur ein Kanal: die traditionelle E-Mail. Viele Studierende fragen ihre universitätseigene E-Mail nicht ab oder leiten sie nicht auf eine private E-Mail-Adresse um, was für uns im Grunde bedeutete, dass nur unsere Homepage als sicherer aber eben auch einseitiger Informationskanal zur Verfügung stand. "Wegweiser" zu den neuen digitalen Räumen konnten hier zwar aufgestellt werden, was in diesen Räumen aber angeboten wurde, sollte m.E. interaktiv an die Bedarfe unserer Studierenden angepasst werden. Es brauchte also eigentlich sogar mehr Interaktion als in analogen Lehrveranstaltungen. Daher war für mich bei der Transformation der für das Sommersemester geplanten Lehrveranstaltungen die Integration von Interaktionsmöglichkeiten ein zentraler Aspekt, ein Prozess der selbst aber eben auch ein Trial and Error-Verfahren war, der ohne Feedback ins Leere gelaufen wäre. Nachfolgend möchte ich ein Seminar und drei Formate vorstellen, die Feedback und Interaktion auf unterschiedliche Weise integrieren.
Influence of age on selected parameters of insolvent companies
Authors: Camska Dagmar , Klecka Jiri , Scholleova Hana
Published: May 2021

It is natural for the market economy that companies are forced to leave the market when they are not able to survive anymore. This paper is focused on the age structure of the companies in default. The age is considered a period between corporate establishment and insolvency declaration. The paper analyzes whether companies, which report financial accounting statements, have different age structure than non-reporting entities. Data sample consists of 212 companies (147 reporting and 65 non-reporting entities). Moreover, the analysis points out if corporate financial standing differ according to the age structure observed. Using descriptive statistics tools, the observed relationship between the company age and the frequency of insolvency cases is expressed. The evaluation of the financial standing is based on a ratio analysis. Indicators such as return on assets, return on sales, debt ratio, cash and non-cash liquidity, and asset turnover are applied. The results show there are not significant differences in the age structure between the reporting and non-reporting enterprises. Values of financial indicators seem to be independent on the age structure. The paper provides explanations and brings a classification of specific differences observed such as a distinction between reasons due to sector specificities and partly due to the specifics of the current business environment in the Czech Republic (monitored period 2014 – first quarter 2019).
AcknowledgmentsThe authors are thankful to the Grant Agency of Academic Alliance (renamed the Grant Agency Academia Aurea) No. GAAA 10/2018 “Financial characteristics of enterprise in bankruptcy” for financial support to carry out this research.
INFORMATIVITY OF RADIONUCLIDE RENAL SCINTIGRAPHY AND BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS IN DETECTION OF RENAL DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION
Authors:   Cardiology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vesnina Zh.V. , Kozlov B.N. ,   Cardiology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Lishmanov Yu.B. ,   Cardiology Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: May 2021

A cute renal injury (AKI) is a common complication of cardiac surgery. Diagnostic criteria of acute renal dysfunction based on serum creatinine concentrations do are not suitable for early detection of AKI. Purpose. To evaluate the diagnostic significance of radionuclide scintigraphy and biochemical markers in the detection of renal dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) in the early postoperative period after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Material and methods. A randomized controlled trial comprised a total of 108 CAD patients (all men aged 54.94 ± 0.72 years) who underwent direct myocardial revascularization by CABG. All patients received dynamic renal scintigraphy with 99mТс-DTPA and blood tests measuring serum concentrations of creatinine, lipocalin (NGAL), and Cystatin C before and after CABG. Results. After CABG, the mean values of total glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and GFR for each kidney significantly decreased whereas the serum concentrations of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and Cystatin С in blood serum significantly increased. In the postoperative period, the creatinine clearance also significantly decreased. Statistical analysis revealed direct correlations of cardiopulmonary bypass duration with the changes in GFR (R = 0.42; P = 0.017) and s-NGAL (R = 0.39, P = 0.02) in cardiac surgery patients. Conclusion. Radionuclide method is not inferior to testing biochemical markers in the evaluation of early postoperative renal dysfunction in regard to diagnostic value and informativeness.
THE ROLE OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF RADIOLOGY IN PATIENTS WITH ACQUIRED MAXILLOFACIAL DEFECTS
Authors:   I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Kudasova E.O. , Kochurova E.V. ,   I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Nikolenko V.N. ,   I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Published: May 2021

Purpose. To compare radiological methods in clinical dental practice of the patients with acquired defects of the maxillofacial region after tumor treatment manipulations. The search of literature has been done in the date bases SCOPUS, Web of Science, Pubmed, Russian Science Citation Index. The usage of different radiology methods combined with IT-technology makes it possible to improve prosthetic dental treatment of the patients with acquired defects of the maxillofacial region, especially of large anatomical size. However, difficult clinical condition and complicated anatomical relations of the acquired defect do not always allow to choose the specific method or technology. This fact effects on quality of the future dental prosthetic denture. Conclusion. According to the obtained data, both visual analysis and semi-quantitative assessment of 18Ffluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT images showed a good diagnostic performance in the detection of PV IE. The optimal parameter for the diagnosis of IE PV is the SUVratio using aorta with threshold of 1.95 (AUC=0.961).
Evaluation of Potentially Toxic Elements in Mundaú Lagoon (Maceió, AL-Brazil): Systematic Environmental Monitoring of Water and Food Quality
Authors: dos Santos Mayara , da Silva Filho Reginaldo , Leite Ana Catarina , Nascentes Clésia , Botero Wander , Santos Josué
Published: May 2021

The Mundaú lagoon (Maceió, AL), besides being relevant socially, economically, and culturally, also in its surroundings, presents an intense anthropic occupation, characterized by a large population and the industrial activities presence. In this systematic environmental monitoring study (from 2017 to 2019), concentrations of Al, As, Bi, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sn, V, and Zn in surface waters, and total Hg content in the bivalve Mytella charruana (sururu) were recorded, using cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry (or hydride generation) (HG/CV AFS), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and chronopotentiometry. In the water samples, the following elements presented concentrations above the values recommended by the National Council for the Environment (CONAMA), in μg L-1: Al (24.4 -2008), Cu (1.88‑13.03), Fe (84.9‑4107), Hg (< 0.0069-2.92), Mn (10.65-200), Pb (192-1443) and Zn (121‑997), and therefore, the water was classified following the water pollution index (WPI), as highly impure and polluted. The Hg content in sururu, the main food in Mundaú lagoon, ranged from 0.036‑0.63 mg kg-1 (dry weight). Further, the chemometric evaluation of the data based on the principal component and correlation analysis suggested a chemical-defined profile at the different sampling points.
Hiperplasia endometrial asociada al uso del tamoxifeno en pacientes con cáncer de mama en Barranquilla
Authors: Hemer-Cera María , Donado-Botero Ricardo , Barcasnegras-Deavila Carmen , García-Osorio Andres , Turcios-Ordoñez Daniel , Hernández-Lastra Ángel , Peñuela-Epalzac Martha , Florez Garcia Victor Alfonso
Published: May 2021

Introducción: el tamoxifeno ha sido el medicamento de primera línea para el tratamiento del cáncer de mama; sin embargo, se han evidenciado serios eventos adversos con su uso. El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la hiperplasia endometrial asociada al uso de tamoxifeno en mujeres con cáncer de mama, en una institución oncológica de la ciudad de Barranquilla- Colombia.
Metodología: estudio de casos y controles retrospectivo. Se incluyeron 202 pacientes con cáncer de mamá tratadas entre 2012 y 2017. Fueron evaluadas variables antropométricas, sociodemográficas, personales, clínicas y patológicas. Se estimaron los Odds ratios (OR) crudos y ajustados.
Resultados: 68 participantes fueron diagnosticadas con hiperplasia endometrial secundaria al tratamiento antineoplásico. De éstas, 59 (86,7 %) usaron tamoxifeno, la mayoría (37,2 %) por un lapso de 6-11 meses. El análisis bivariado mostró asociación entre la hiperplasia endometrial y uso del tamoxifeno con un OR de 3,9 (IC95 %: 1,8-8,5) y 2,9 (IC95 %: 1,18-7,5) en los análisis crudos y ajustados, respectivamente.
Conclusión: el uso de tamoxifeno se asocia con la presencia de hiperplasia endometrial.
Features of the chemical composition of water in the urban lakes of Murmansk
Authors:   Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Dauvalter Vladimir A. , Slukovskii Zakhar I. ,   Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences,   Institute of Geology, Karelian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Denisov Dmitrii B. ,   Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Cherepanov Alexander A. ,   Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: May 2021

The article presents the results of studies of the hydrochemical composition of five urban lakes of Murmansk. It was found that the chemical composition of the water of the studied urban lakes is significantly different from the composition of the lakes of the northeastern part of the Murmansk region of the Barents Sea catchment, which was taken as the background. The water pH values have increased in comparison with the background values, as well as mineralization, the content of major ions, nutrients, and heavy metals. An increase in the content of the main cations of alkaline and alkaline-earth metals (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ и K+), as well as the main anions (HCO3–, SO42–, Cl–), is associated with the influence of urban environments, including the use of reagents for deicing of roads. Due to the influx of marine aerosols in the waters of urban lakes, the content of other alkaline (Li and Rb) and alkaline-earth (Sr and Ba) metals, as well as B and Br, is increased. Mineralization of water in the Murmansk lakes is ten times higher than the values recorded in the lakes of the northeastern part of the Murmansk region of the Barents Sea catchment. In the water of urban lakes, the content of compounds of the nitrogen group, especially the ammonium ion, is significantly increased, which indicates the formation of a restorative environment that has a detrimental effect on hydrobionts. Lakes Ledovoe and Yuzhnoe are the most polluted among the studied lakes, characterized by the highest content of the above-mentioned indicators, as well as many heavy metals (Ni, Cu, Zn, Co, As, Mo and W). At the same time, there is a decrease in the content of organic substances in the most polluted lakes due to inhibition of biological processes.
Mineral phases of metals in industrial sediments of St. Petersburg rivers with extreme pollution
Authors:   St. Petersburg State University, Opekunov Anatoly Yu. , Janson Svetlana Yu. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Opekunova Marina G. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Kukushkin Stepan Yu. ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: May 2021

The aim of the research was to determine the patterns of distribution of metals and their main mineral phases in technogenic bottom sediments of St. Petersburg watercourses in conditions of extreme pollution. The objects of research were the Yekaterinofka, Okhta, Krasnen'kaya, Smolenka, Karpovka and Chernaya Rechka Rivers. Bottom sediments of urbanized rivers are characterized by abnormally high concentrations of metals and metalloids (TMM). The maximum metal content established in river sediments corresponds to ore concentrations: Cu — 0.487 %, Pb — 5.54 %, Co — 0.129 %, Cd — 0.0439 % (0.01–5.0), Ba — 6.32 % and Zn — 0.818 %. According to the Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo), TMMs are characterized from moderate and severe pollution (Cr, Co, Ni, Zn, As) to extremely severe (Cu, Cd, Sb, Hg). The rivers have their own geochemical specialization of bottom sediments: the Okhta River is characterized by the highest concentrations of Ba, As, Sb, Zn and Hg; the Ekaterinofka River — Cr, Co, Mn, Pb, Cd; Smolenka River — Cu; Red — Fe, V, Sc; Chernaya Rechka River — Ni. Based on the method of the main components of factor analysis, paragenetic associations are identified that indicate the main sources of pollution: the production of batteries using Sb-Cd-Pb-Co-Mn (Yekaterinofka River) and Ni (Karpovka River), paints and varnishes using Ba-Hg-As-Zn (Okhta River) and metal processing Cu-Cr (Yekaterinofka, Smolenka and Chernaya Rechka Rivers). Scanning electron micrographs studies showed a variety of authigenic minerals, among which barite, hematite, magnetite, goethite are of primary importance. The amount of barite formed is proportional to the concentration of Ba in the sediments. There are metal sulfides, framboidal pyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, galena. An important feature of early diagenetic changes in the composition of sediments under extreme pollution conditions of the studied rivers is shown — the formation of native metals (Fe, Pb) and aggregates of complex composition (Fe, Pb, Zn, Cu). This is probably one of the significant mechanisms of the flow of metals under conditions of sustainable technogenesis.
Geological position and mineral composition of kyanite amphibolites of the Chupinskiy paragneiss belt (Belomorian province of Eastern Fennoscandia)
Authors:   Institute of Precambrian Geology and Geochronology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akimova Ekaterina Yu. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Azimov Pavel Ya. ,   Institute of Precambrian Geology and Geochronology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Serebryakov Nilokay S. ,   Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: May 2021

The Lyagkomina occurrence of kyanite amphibolites (the Belomorian Province of the Fennoscandian Shield) is confined to an amphibolite boudin among kyanite-garnet-biotite and garnet-biotite gneisses of the Chupa Sequence. The main rock types at the Lyagkomina occurrence are meso- and melanocratic garnet-kyanite amphibolites with large kyanite (more than 1 cm in length) and kyanite-garnet amphibolites with small kyanite. There are also leucocratic garnet-biotite-amphibole-plagioclase rocks with kyanite, melanocratic epidote-staurolite-amphibole rocks, zoisite plagioclasites with staurolite and kyanite. The country gneisses around the boudin were metasomatically altered: quartz disappears in kyanite gneisses, and amphibole appears in garnet-biotite gneisses. Calcic amphiboles in the kyanite amphibolites are represented by high-alumina tschermakite; biotite — by intermediate-alumina phlogopite; garnet belongs to the pyrope-almandine series with a high grossular content. Plagioclases have an intermediate and basic composition. Intermediate plagioclases are common in kyanite amphibolites without staurolite and in kyanite amphibolites with staurolite rims, while the basic plagioclases are found in staurolite amphibolites. Many rocks are characterized by reaction structures, representing the change of the mineral assemblages. Metasomatic zoning has been reconstructed in the occurrence with a regular sequence of the mineral assemblages: Hbl + Grt + Pl + Qtz ± Bt (garnet amphibolite) → Hbl + Grt + Pl + Ky + Qtz ± Bt → Hbl + Grt + Pl + Ky ± Bt → Hbl + Grt + Pl + Ky + St ± Bt → Hbl + Grt + Ky + Pl + St + Czo ± Bt → Hbl + Grt + Pl + St + Czo ± Bt → Hbl + St + Czo + Pl ± Bt. In the described series, the alumina content increases and the Mg content of the main rock-forming minerals decreases, and desilication of the rock occurs. The described mineral zoning was formed during metamorphism as a result of the reaction between the initial amphibolite and fluid flow in the shear zone (i. e., at synmetamorphic metasomatism). Petrological and isotope data indicate that the Lyagkomina kyanite amphibolites are genetically related to the occurrences of corundum-bearing rocks in the Belomorian Province of the Fennoscandian Shield.
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination: Assessment and Pre-treatment of Fouling and Scaling
Authors: Salinas-Rodríguez Sergio G. , Schippers Jan C. , Amy Gary L. , Kim In S. , Kennedy Maria D.
Published: May 2021

This book can of interest to undergraduate and graduate engineering students and researchers, academics, plant operators, consultants, professionals and practitioners in the water sector. The book is not necessarily intended to be read from cover to cover, but consulted as the need arises.

The content of this book deals with: Membrane-based desalinationBasic principles of reverse osmosisFouling and pre-treatmentParticulate foulingOrganic and biological foulingAlgal bloom eventsInorganic foulingScalingProcess designRecent advances and emerging processes

This book forms part of the Master of Science curriculum in Water Supply Engineering and of the Master of Science Programme in Water and Sustainable Development at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education.

ISBN: 9781780409856 (Hardback)

ISBN: 9781780409863 (eBook)
Soil phosphorus composition, loss risk and contribution to the aquatic environment in a typical agricultural area
Authors: Ma Tianhai , Bai Ying , Ruan Xiaohong
Published: May 2021

River eutrophication risk increased significantly in agricultural areas. In this paper, spatial variability of soil phosphorus (P) and loss risk in the Jialu River Basin, China, were analyzed using a geostatistical approach. The correlation between soil and river sediment P was analyzed to identify the main aquatic P source. The results showed that inorganic phosphorus (IP) was the main form of soil TP (82.13%), but the ratio of apatite phosphorus (AP) and non-apatite phosphorus (NAIP) varied between different soil types. AP was the primary form of IP in fluvo-aquic cinnamon soil, while NAIP dominated in meadow aeolian sandy soil. Calculated soil total dissolvable P (TDP, 94–622 mg/kg) exceeded the environmental threshold. High TDP (>400 mg/kg) in mixed soil and sandy soil indicated a high P loss risk. The spatial variability of soil P was moderate to weak, indicating a low heterogeneity. In sediment, IP and AP showed a significant correlation with total organic carbon (p < 0.05), indicating a P source of soil erosion. Sediment AP had a significant positive correlation with soil AP (p < 0.05), confirming soil as the main source of sediment P. Furthermore, an accumulation of sediment P along the Jialu River and its consistency with water TP was revealed.
Metodologias utilizadas para pesquisas em turismo de bicicleta
Authors: De Almeida Teixeira Camila , Edra Fátima Priscila Morela
Published: May 2021

Este artigo buscou analisar quais os métodos científicos e os assuntos e temas mais utilizados por pesquisadores em pesquisas sobre o turismo de bicicleta. Para alcançar o objetivo deste trabalho, primeiramente, realizou-se pesquisa em três plataformas de busca, utilizando as palavras-chave cycle tourism, bicycle tourism, bike lane, turismo de bicicleta. Em uma segunda etapa desta seleção foram descartados os artigos que não apresentavam relação com a infraestrutura cicloviária ou relação ao uso da bicicleta como atividade turística. E, no terceiro momento, os artigos foram analisados em relação a sua metodologia. O resultado deste levantamento foi sendo apresentado juntamente com o referencial teórico, seção em que foi explicado de maneira sucinta os tipos de coleta de dados e os tipos de análise de dados utilizados nos artigos selecionados. Posteriormente, pode-se fazer uma reflexão sobre as metodologias encontradas neste lavamento a respeito do turismo de bicicleta e da infraestrutura cicloviária. Esta análise mostrou a existência de diversas metodologias que podem ser utilizadas de diferentes perspectivas sobre um determinado assunto.
Palavras-chave: Análise Metodológica. Infraestrutura Cicloviária.  Cicloturismo. Cicloviagens.
A mulher negra viajante: experiências e estratégias de combate à sua (in)visibilidade no turismo
Authors: Dos Santos Joice , Silva Coimbra de Sá Natália
Published: May 2021

Este artigo tem como objetivo evidenciar a presença de mulheres negras viajantes no turismo como estratégia de combate ao racismo. Essa discussão é relevante no contexto da representatividade, pois questiona sobre a invisibilidade das mulheres viajantes e seu impacto no imaginário do que é ser turista e como esta categoria é vista socialmente, buscando desmistificar a imagem do turista branco como o único tipo de consumidor do turismo. Foi utilizada a metodologia de caráter qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório, pautada em pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e com levantamento de dados online, identificando os casos para análise por meio de redes sociais; sites oficiais de empresas de afroturismo e/ou turismo afrocentrado, assim como iniciativas voltadas para mulheres negras viajantes; e plataformas de turismo reconhecidas pelo trade turístico e turistas como referências para busca de serviços de hospitalidade. Por fim, a partir da discussão teórica e da reflexão sobre os casos observados, chegou-se à conclusão de que é necessário um turismo antirracista, que reconheça e valorize as pessoas negras, em especial as mulheres, por serem o grupo mais invisibilizado pelo racismo, destacando seu papel como gestoras da atividade turística, empreendedoras e também como turistas. E que isso seja um compromisso de todos os atores que compõem o trade turístico, em especial aqueles responsáveis pelo marketing e pelo planejamento da atividade, pautados em políticas públicas que promovam a igualdade, a inclusão e o respeito no turismo.

Palavras-chave: Mulher Negra. Viajante. Turismo. Invisibilidade.
Estilo, oficio y arte editorial: El Malpensante
Authors:   Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Virgüez Rodríguez Yhonathan
Published: May 2021

Uno de los proyectos culturales más importantes en Colombia es la revista El Malpensante. Con más de 180 números, es una de las publicaciones culturales con más impacto en la sociedad colombiana. A través de las páginas de este libro (considerado un viaje visual en sí mismo), el lector se encontrará con detalles de la revista como proyecto editorial: su evolución de fotografías a ilustración en cubierta, su importancia como proyecto editorial y cultural y la importancia de la ilustración para sus contenidos.
Realização dos traços de duratividade na perífrase 'estar+gerúndio' no espanhol de Santiago do Chile e no espanhol de Madrid
Authors: Sebold Maria Mercedes Riveiro Quintans , Araújo Thaís da Silveira Neves
Published: May 2021

Neste artigo, investigamos a realização do traço de duratividade em sentenças com a perífrase “estar+gerúndio” no espanhol de Santiago do Chile e no espanhol de Madrid. Nossa hipótese é que para formar significados durativos nas variedades investigadas, a perífrase “estar+gerúndio” se associa apenas a sentenças construídas com (i) modificadores adverbiais durativos; (ii) sujeitos do tipo coletivo, contínuo, agentivo e não agentivo; e (iii) verbos de atividades e verbos de processo culminado. Para testar essa hipótese, analisamos cinco entrevistas do corpus PRESEEA da cidade de Santiago e cinco entrevistas do mesmo corpus da cidade de Madrid. Os resultados mostraram padrões sentenciais semelhantes nas duas variedades investigadas na formação de significados durativos com a perífrase “estar+gerúndio”. Dessa forma, as sentenças com significados aspectuais durativos eram formadas, preferencialmente, por modificadores adverbiais pontuais, sujeitos do tipo agentivo, individual e descontínuo e por verbos de atividades.
PERAN DAN FUNGSI SELF-ACCESS LEARNING CENTER DI UNY
Authors: Jamilah Jamilah , Priyana Joko , Suciati Suciati
Published: May 2021

(Title: Role and Function of Self-Access Learning Center in UNY). This study aims to develop self-access reading materials for learning English independently. This research was conducted with the Research and Development model by following the steps: needs assessment, design and development, evaluation and revision, and a try out field. Data collected through questionnaires. There are three questionnaires used, namely for needs assessment, for expert judgment, and for field trials. Sample for needs assessment was taken by proportional quota sampling representing all faculties at UNY, while samples for the trial were taken purposively. The collected data was analyzed descriptively quantitatively. The results of the study showed that SAC UNY had not been widely known by students. Even after the introduction of online tutorials since 2015, the SAC is no longer visited by students. Thus the teaching materials developed should also be in the form of online. SAC socialization was also deemed necessary so that students were more familiar with the existence, function, and role of SAC in developing the English language skills of UNY students.Keyword: SAC, teaching materials, language skills, English
HUBUNGAN PERSEPSI SISWA TENTANG GURU BAHASA INDONESIA, MINAT BELAJAR, DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR DENGAN PRESTASI BELAJAR SISWA DI MTsN SEMANU GUNUNGKIDUL
Authors: Isnaini Muhammad Yusuf
Published: May 2021

(Title: Perceptions About Indonesian Teachers, Learning Interests, and Learning Motivation with Student Learning Achievements in MTsN Semanu Gunungkidul). Teachers have a big role in fostering positive perceptions about Indonesian language learning. This positive perception will foster interest in students to learn Indonesian seriously. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between students 'perceptions of Indonesian teachers, students' interests and motivations in learning Indonesian subject matter with the learning achievements of Gunungkidul's 3 MTsN students. The correlation between students 'perceptions of Indonesian language teachers, students' interests and motivation in learning Indonesian language material with the students 'achievement in Gunungkidul's MTsN 3 is evidenced by the students' perceptions of Indonesian Language teachers (X1), which are included in quite a category (63.10%). Student perceptions of Indonesian language teachers have a positive relationship with student learning achievement as indicated by the value of b1 of 0.413. The relationship between students' perceptions of Indonesian teachers and student learning achievement is significant as indicated by the value of tcount (8,352) greater than ttable (1,960).Keywords: perception, interest, motivation, learning achievement
THE INTERDEPENDENCE BETWEEN HUMAN AND NATURE IN CRAIGHEAD JEAN GEORGE’S MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
Authors: Sugiarto Tri , Purbani Widyastuti
Published: May 2021

(Title: The Interdependence Between Human and Nature in Craighead Jean George’s “My Side of The Mountain”). Centering from the belief that literature is an important media to remind people about the significant role of the environment and to stimulate awareness about its critical condition, this study explores ecological discourse in Jean Craighead George’s My Side of the Mountain. It aims to reveal an interdependence between people and nature. Applying qualitative content analysis, this study shows that the interdependence between people and nature is different in degree. People have a strong dependence on nature, whereas nature is an independent entity and scarcely needs people to support their life. Sam in My Side of the Mountain has been nurtured by nature. It provides him food, shelter, and protection from any inconvenient weather. However, Sam is careless and ignorant. He focuses on fulfilling his needs and neglecting his surroundings. In the novel, nature is dominated and positioned as the object to fulfill humans’ needs and desires. Keywords: literature, nature, human, interdependence
ADAPTING LEARNING MATERIALS TO FACILITATE A BALANCED ACQUISITION OF LANGUAGE SKILLS, VALUES, AND 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
Authors: Priyana Joko
Published: May 2021

(Title: Adapting Learning Materials To Facilitate A Balanced Acquisition Of Language Skills, Values, And 21st Century Skills). English language teaching in the Indonesian schools aims to develop the students’ four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in the target language and promote the acquisition of values and 21st century skills (critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication). The learning materials published by the government and publishers available in the market generally focus on the development of the student’s language skills and values. Hence, the learning materials should be adapted before being used so that the learning materials do not only promote the acquisition of language skills and values, but also 21st century skills. There are a number of alternatives of that teachers can use in adapting the learning materials to promote the acquisition of 21st century skills. Some of the alternatives include adapting the task input, activity/procedure, setting, and learner role and adding tasks to units and units to the textbook. Keywords: learning material, language skill, values and 21st century skill
THE FEATURES OF INDIAN DIASPORA AND THEIR IDENTITY IN JUMPHA LAHIRI’S SHORT STORY “UNACCUSTOMED EARTH”
Authors: Sugiarto Tri
Published: May 2021

(Title: The Features of Indian Diaspora and Their Identity in Jumpha Lahiri’s Short Story “Unaccustomed Earth”). America is a multicultural country. It results from the immigration of various ethnic backgrounds from Asia, Africa, and Europe since the beginning of the 19th century. As one of the ethnic communities in the US, the Indian diaspora encounters many experiences in their life. This article explores the feature and identity of Indian diaspora represented in Lahiri's “Unaccustomed Earth”. It aims to reveal some of the Indian diaspora’s features in the US and concludes their current cultural identity through analytical reading of the short story. This is a qualitative content analysis. It applies a theory of diaspora to dig the underlying information from the data. The study shows that Indian diaspora experience several features that include having trouble at their first interaction in the country, recalling the tradition of the homeland, associating with the people from the same ethnic background, and processing the idea of going home to the homeland. In the short story, it is found that the characters embody a hybrid identity. Keywords: Indian, diaspora, identity, hybrid, America
PAGI SAMPAI MALAM HARI: REPRESENTASI LATAR WAKTU DALAM CERITA ANAK INDONESIA
Authors: Apriliya Seni , Hodidjah Hodidjah , Kholifah Umul
Published: May 2021

(Title: From Morning to Night: Representation of Time Settings in IndonesianChildren’s Stories). This paper aims to describe the time setting of children’s stories. The study uses content analysis methods with categorization, tabulation, and inference techniques. Research data sources are 10 children’s stories compiled in a book entitled “Naskah Terbaik Lomba Menulis Cerita Anak Tahun 2015 (Best Manuscripts of Children’s Story Writing Competition)”. The book was chosen purposively because it represented the work of Indonesian children who won national writing competitions. The results showed that (1) the time setting in children’s stories was dominated by certain times of the day, such as morning, afternoon, evening, and night; (2) there are several time settings based on month/season/year, time settings based on a person’s life phase, time settingsbased on specific history/events, time settings that indicate the past, present, and future; and (3) found a very specific time setting: referring to certain hours, and referring to the position of the sun. Thus, the time setting in the story is represented in various forms. This shows the creativity of Indonesian children in their work.Keywords: children’s stories, intrinsic elements, time setting.
INTEROGASI W.S. RENDRA TERHADAP PEMBANGUNAN INDUSTRI ERA PEMERINTAH ORDE BARU: KAJIAN TRANSDISIPLINER
Authors: Salamah Umi , Rokhyanto Rokhyanto
Published: May 2021

(Title: Interogation W.S. Rendra on Industry Development in the Government of The New Orde Age: A Transdiciplinary Study). W.S. Rendra is a Man of letters whom always interesting to be studied from social science disciplines, because most of his works are created from the results of his research on socio politics in his era. His critical strength, his spirit of  nationalism and his courage make his works to be the spirit of rising new awareness for organic intellectuals to fight against dehumanization of his nation. The New Order Government was a system of government that did not allow of a second choices. In the name of state stabilities, everything was commanded from the top to down. The questions were considered hostile to the state and have legal consequences. This strategy occurs in every policy. This article was taken from part of the results of research from the works of W.S. Rendra who interogated the concept and realization of development was implemented  by the New Order Government. This study uses the analysis of transdisipliner theory with a designing of  critical discourse's Michel Foucault. The analysis of this article explain how industrial development 5.0 should be carried out for the Indonesian economic independence and the prosperity of the people. Keywords: Interrogation, Society 5.0, New Order Government, transdisipliner studies
MITOS DALAM PERTUNJUKAN TARI WANARA PARISUKA PADA RITUAL SESAJI REWANDA DI GOA KREO SEMARANG
Authors: Ekowati Yunik , Sunarto Sunarto
Published: May 2021

Indonesia merupakan Negara yang sangat kaya dengan budaya, salah satunya adalah seni tari yang ada di daerah Semarang. Seni tari Wanara Parisuka merupakan salah satu kesenian yang terdapat di dalam rangkaian ritual sesaji Rewanda di Goa Kreo Semarang. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif yang bersifat deskriptif dengan pendekatan etnografis dan teknik observasi, wawancara, dokumen belajar serta pengumpulan data. Tulisan ini membahas permasalahan tentang mitos dalam pertunjukan tari Wanara Parisuka pada ritual sesaji Rewanda di Goa Kreo Semarang, dengan pendekatan teori mitos Mircea Eliade sebagai pisau analisis. Hasil yang diperoleh dalam studi ini menunjukkan bahwa; pertama, tari Wanara Parisuka di Goa Kreo adalah jenis tarian sakral dengan estetika mistis religious. Kedua, tari Wanara Parisuka adalah bagian terpenting di akhir seluruh rangkaian Ritual Sesaji Rewanda, karena merupakan puncak ritual dalam masyarakat dusun Talunkacang Goa Kreo. Ketiga dari rangkaian acara ritual sesaji Rewanda, tari Wanara Parisuka adalah mewakili lima tipe mitos yaitu: 1) mitos kosmogoni, 2) mitos asal-usul, 3) mitos tentang dewa-dewa dan makhluk Illahi, 4) mitos androgoni, 5) mitos akhir dunia. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, menempatkan meneruskan saran bahwa, pertama-tama, Departemen Pendidikan dan Budaya perlu memasukan seni tari Wanara Parisuka dalam pembelajaran di sekolah. Kedua, seniman perlu memperkenalkan lebih dalam tari Wanara Parisuka melalui studi. Ketiga, masyarakat Goa Kreo yang perlu memiliki kepedulian yang tinggi terhadap pentingnya mempertahankan, dan melestarikan tari Wanara Parisuka sebagai destinasi wisata unggulan di Semarang. Kata kunci: tari Wanara Parisuka, mitos, ritual sesaji Rewada
Golek Ayun-ayun Dance as a Realization of Java Philosophy in Hermeneutic Perspective
Authors: Kaizuka Risa
Published: May 2021

This article  aims to see the Golek Ayun-Ayun dance as a manifestation of Javanese philosophy from a hermenuitic perspective. The way of writing is by interpreting the elements of the Golek Ayun-Ayun dance performance, starting from elements of dance movements to elements of clothing. The results of this writing indicate that the Golek Ayun-Ayun dance is a dance that is not staged for entertainment only, but this dance has a Javanese philosophical meaning from movement, clothing, to decoration. The manifestations are: (1). The Sembahan movement (forward beksan) with the position of joining the hands and thumbs affixed in front of the chest is a symbol of greeting horns to God, the Sultan, and the guests, so that the attitude of this dance is to maintain good manners, tolerance, and respect for others. (2). The batik cloth of the parang rusak with the gurdha machete motif is a symbol of adoration. (3). The Jamang Elar decoration is a headband given a variety of menthog feathers as a symbol of a girl in bloom. Golek Ayun-Ayun dance has excellent characteristics (high quality), and many layers of meaning.