bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Fund Ratings of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) Funds: A Precautionary Note
Authors: Budsaratragoon Pornanong , Jitmaneeroj Boonlert
Published: July 2021

We examine fund ratings of socially responsible investing (SRI) equity funds in emerging and developed markets by validating the assumptions of the equally weighted U.S. News mutual fund scorecard and the causal interrelations among its rating agencies—Morningstar, Lipper, Zacks, CFRA and TheStreet—for improvement priorities. In so doing, we apply a novel interdisciplinary methodology including cluster analysis, classification analysis, partial least squares structural equation modeling and importance performance analysis. We find evidence against the U.S. News assumptions, as individual rating agencies have unequal effects and exhibit the causal relationships among one another. We suggest emerging (developed) market fund managers allocate their resources—which are often limited—with the first priority to improving fund ratings of CFRA (Zacks), followed by Zacks (CFRA), TheStreet (Lipper), Lipper (Morningstar) and Morningstar (TheStreet). The positive causal relationships among rating agencies indicates that investors consider multiple rating agencies of the U.S. News for investment decisions, rather than simply use any single one of these rating agencies or their equally weighted aggregation. Interestingly, we find disagreement among rating agencies, with Zack (TheStreet) displaying rating deflation for emerging (developed) market funds. Disagreement among rating agencies may increase the monitoring effort of fund managers who usually “shop” for additional ratings in the hope of maximizing their average ratings.
Advances in Egyptian Mediterranean Coast Climate Change Monitoring
Authors: Gentilucci Matteo , Moustafa Abdelraouf A. , Abdel-Gawad Fagr Kh. , Mansour Samira R. , Coppola Maria Rosaria , Caserta Lidia , Inglese Sara , Pambianchi Gilberto , Guerriero Giulia
Published: July 2021

This paper characterizes non-indigenous fish species (NIS) and analyses both atmospheric and sea surface temperatures for the Mediterranean coast of Egypt from 1991 to 2020, in relation to previous reports in the same areas. Taxonomical characterization depicts 47 NIS from the Suez Canal (Lessepsian/alien) and 5 from the Atlantic provenance. GenBank accession number of the NIS mitochondrial gene, cytochrome oxidase 1, reproductive and commercial biodata, and a schematic Inkscape drawing for the most harmful Lessepsian species were reported. For sea surface temperatures (SST), an increase of 1.2 °C to 1.6 °C was observed using GIS software. The lack of linear correlation between annual air temperature and annual SST at the same detection points (Pearson r) could suggest a difference in submarine currents, whereas the Pettitt homogeneity test highlights a temperature breakpoint in 2005–2006 that may have favoured the settlement of non-indigenous fauna in the coastal sites of Damiette, El Arish, El Hammam, Alexandria, El Alamain, and Mersa Matruh, while there seems to be a breakpoint present in 2001 for El Sallum. This assessment of climate trends is in good agreement with the previous sightings of non-native fish species. New insights into the assessment of Egyptian coastal climate change are discussed.
Evaluation of Drought Resilience Reflecting Regional Characteristics: Focused on 160 Local Governments in Korea
Authors: Lee Chan-Wook , Yoo Do-Guen
Published: July 2021

It is critical to prepare appropriate responses and countermeasures against droughts caused by a complex hazard process as the range of its damage and duration are very large. In this study, 160 local governments in Korea evaluated drought resilience. A total of 18 qualitative and quantitative drought recovery indicators were selected to collect and analyze data from each region. Comparative analysis of indicators through regional drought assessment was conducted to derive results and present directions for enhancing resilience. Lastly, a resilience curve of drought that can utilize the results of the evaluation was suggested and applied to the actual region, and the results were analyzed. The proposed method can be expected to be used as a basic and essential resources to prepare various local government measures against drought.
Smart Water Infrastructures Laboratory: Reconfigurable Test-Beds for Research in Water Infrastructures Management
Authors: Val Ledesma Jorge , Wisniewski Rafał , Kallesøe Carsten Skovmose
Published: July 2021

The smart water infrastructures laboratory is a research facility at Aalborg University, Denmark. The laboratory enables experimental research in control and management of water infrastructures in a realistic environment. The laboratory is designed as a modular system that can be configured to adapt the test-bed to the desired network. The water infrastructures recreated in this laboratory are district heating, drinking water supply, and waste water collection systems. This paper focuses on the first two types of infrastructure. In the scaled-down network the researchers can reproduce different scenarios that affect its management and validate new control strategies. This paper presents four study-cases where the laboratory is configured to represent specific water distribution and waste collection networks allowing the researcher to validate new management solutions in a safe environment. Thus, without the risk of affecting the consumers in a real network. The outcome of this research facilitates the sustainable deployment of new technology in real infrastructures.
Modeling of the Hydrological Processes in Caatinga and Pasture Areas in the Brazilian Semi-Arid
Authors: de Alcântara Lucas Ravellys Pyrrho , Coutinho Artur Paiva , dos Santos Neto Severino Martins , Carvalho de Gusmão da Cunha Rabelo Ana Emília , Antonino Antonio Celso Dantas
Published: July 2021

The semi-arid regions of northeastern Brazil have historically suffered from water shortage. In this context, monitoring and modeling the soil moisture’s dynamics with hydrological models in natural (Caatinga) and degraded (Pasture) regions is of fundamental importance to understand the dynamics of hydrological processes. Therefore, this work aims to evaluate the hydraulic parameters in Caatinga and Pasture areas using the Hydrus-1D inverse method. Thus, five soil hydraulic models present in Hydrus-1D were used, allowing the comparison of the single-porosity model with more complex models, which consider the dual porosity and the hysteresis of the porous medium. The hydraulic models showed better adjustments in the Caatinga area (RMSE = 0.01–0.02, R2 = 0.61–0.97) than in the Pasture area (RMSE = 0.01–0.03, R2 = 0.61–0.90). Regarding the hydraulic parameters, for all models, the Pasture showed smaller saturated hydraulic conductivity and water content values of the mobile region than the Caatinga. This fact demonstrates the negative impact of compaction and change in natural vegetation in the Brazilian semi-arid. The dual-porosity model presented the best fit to the data measured in the Pasture area. However, a single-porosity model could be considered representative of the Caatinga area. The results showed that Caatinga areas contribute to maintaining soil moisture and increasing the water storage in semi-arid regions.
‘Environmental Impact Assessment’ in Drylands: Late Knowledge Penetration or a Deliberate Ignorance for Megaprojects?
Authors: Amiraslani Farshad
Published: July 2021

Despite the paramount role of drylands in supporting people’s livelihoods and rendering ecosystem services, legislation on Environmental Impact Assessment has been introduced belatedly after several decades. By exemplifying Iran, the author proposes two main reasons for such a delayed action. First, drylands are misleadingly considered as barren lands where biodiversity is relatively low. In one classification, deserts are even categorized along with rocks. Second, the author emphasizes that drylands have been subjected to unprecedented changes due to the expansion of infrastructure and urbanization that started in the 1970s. These growing pressures have been beyond the ecological resilience of drylands and have not been monitored, assessed, and modified correctly. Further scrutiny regarding EIA undertakings in drylands and the way they can be improved is now needed.
Professional Training of Specialists in Social Work: Traditions and Innovations
Authors: Novikova Viktoriya , Ispulova Svetlana
Published: July 2021

The article deals with the system of professional training of social sphere specialists. The authors identified the specifics of training personnel in social service institutions in Russia, France, Great Britain, the United States, and Japan. The results of the conducted empirical research, as well as recommendations for improving the professional training of social professionals, are of interest.
Socio-political and economic processes in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and the modern state policy of regional development
Authors: Ustinovich Elena
Published: July 2021

This article presents the political, legal, and strategic foundations of the state policy of regional development. The main principles, goals, priority tasks, and mechanisms for implementing the state policy of regional development are analyzed.
The calibration and uncertainty evaluation by elementary measurement models
Authors: Samoilenko Oleksandr
Published: July 2021

Nature has often made necessary things simple (elementary) and complicated ones unnecessary. This can be applied to measurement models of the large amount of working measurement standards and working measuring instruments. Nevertheless, if measurement model is elementary, it does not mean that it is primitive. It should be formulated according to the sufficiency, mathematical completeness and correctness principles. The attempt to formulate models according to the mentioned principles is introduced.

Models are called elementary, as measurement result is function of one or two homogeneous measured quantities. Thus, measurement result is a single reading of the measurement standard or measuring instrument or average value of several readings, or bias as the disparity between readings of the calibrated measuring instrument and measurement standard.

Notwithstanding the elementary measurement models simplicity, many variants of solutions are obtained in the process of the measurement result uncertainty evaluation by these models. Publication demonstrates how to choose the best uncertainty evaluation from many variants of solutions depending on whether single readings or average of several readings is included to measurement model. The best choice of the measurement model depends on resolution of the indicating measuring instrument. Moreover, the best choice depends on the measurement standard used for calibration, which is material measure or measuring instrument and depends on the calibration object: material measure or measuring instrument.
Sabão artesanal no espaço escolar como ferramenta de sensibilização ambiental
Authors:   , Lopes Marília de Oliveira
Published: July 2021

Problemas ambientais e suas consequências estão interligados e influenciam todas as esferas do meio biológico e da nossa vida cotidiana. Este é um dos assuntos mais abordados dentro da disciplina de Biologia em que o uso de novas abordagem na maneira de trabalhar educação ambiental é justificável, pois é assunto urgente e necessário devido a degradação ambiental que o planeta vem sofrendo. Muito mais do que ensinar em sala de aula sobre seus conceitos, efeitos e soluções, é preciso tornar o aluno um participante efetivo e ativo na prática de conservação do meio ambiente. Diante do exposto, o presente estudo avaliou o engajamento de alunos do Ensino Médio, de uma escola pública no interior do estado do Rio de Janeiro, sobre a problemática ambiental, a partir da vivência prática na produção de sabão reciclado de óleo de cozinha usado, em que os alunos foram os protagonistas de cada etapa do processo, inclusive na coleta do óleo, que rendeu uma enorme quantidade de produto arrecadado. A metodologia contou com uma sequência didática desenvolvida no decorrer do ano letivo, contando ainda com palestras, pesquisas, produção de material expositivo e aplicação de questionário. Este último, sendo aplicado antes e após as intervenções, permitindo verificação quantitativa utilizando métodos de estatística como técnica de amostragem e tratamento de dados para organizar, resumir e descrever os aspectos importantes e significativos das respostas ao final da inserção, com demonstração dos resultados em gráficos. Foi possível constatar como positiva a participação dos alunos, observando-se postura diferenciada diante do objeto de estudo, interesse durante palestras de sensibilização e pensamento crítico perante as descobertas dos impactos negativos do homem no ambiente natural, reforçando-se assim, a potencialidade desse método para aumentar a sensibilização ambiental nos adolescentes, bem como reforçar o propósito da escola e seu sentido de educar para a cidadania. Concluiu-se portanto, que a presente proposta é uma alternativa viável, adaptável ao cronograma escolar e de amplo alcance, com sequência didática utilizada passível de ser replicada em outras escolas. No entanto foi observado a necessidade de ser trabalho contínuo de Educação Ambiental para que haja um maior envolvimento do aluno em seu ambiente familiar tornando o projeto mais significativo em aspectos gerais.
Assessment of seasonal groundwater quality using CHIDAM software in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu.
Authors: M Senthilkumar , N Ganesh , S Chidambaram , R Thilagavathi , Panda Banajarani
Published: July 2021

Hard rock aquifer is the most predominant in the southern peninsula exclusively in Tamil Nadu, India. Virudhunagar district is situated in the South west part of Tamil Nadu, mostly of hard rock topography. Groundwater plays a major role in this area contributing to domestic, irrigation and industrial practices. Running down of groundwater by extreme consumption and less recharge in the study area has reduced the level of groundwater. On the other hand, intensive domestic, agriculture and industrial practices impacts the quality of quality of groundwater as well. Hydro geochemistry plays an important role in evaluation of suitability of groundwater for its usage in several purposes. A total of 72 samples from North East Monsoon (NEM) and Post Monsoon (POM) has been analyzed hydrochemically. The irrigation quality parameters such as sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), %Na, Residual Sodium Carbonate (RSC), Kelley’s index and Magnesium hazard were calculated using CHIDAM software 2020 in conjunction with USSL and Doneen diagrams. During NEM, EC and TDS ranges from 273 to 5869 mg/L and 194 to 4159 mg/L and during POM is from 235 to 6850 mg/L and 233.8 to 6916 mg/L. The hydrogeochemical facies represents that Ca-HCO3 and mixed Ca-Mg-Cl facies are predominant during NEM and Na-Cl and mixed Ca-Mg-Cl are predominant during POM. The higher concentration of TDS and EC in the samples reflects the unsuitability of groundwater in both seasons.
A Preliminary Study on Microplastic Occurrences in Surface Waters of Ousudu Lake, Pondicherry, India.
Authors: D Supriya Varshini , K Ramesh , K Srinivasamoorthy
Published: July 2021

Microplastics (MP) in both freshwater and marine ecosystem is the next issue that has been recently the fore. However, freshwaters are the potential source and pathway to transport MPs to the marine environment. There is a lack of understanding about the presence and analysis of MP in the freshwater system in India, one of the leading global plastic producers and consumers responsible for 5.6 million tonnes of waste every year. The present attempt is the first in Ousudu Lake, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, to study the MPs occurrence and examine its properties in the surface water of the largest lake and an important wetland. The concentration range of MP in Ousudu Lake was 0.0039 particles/m2. Fibre was dominant, homogenous with the size fraction of ≤100µm comprised of total MPs collected in Lake. Raman spectroscopy identified plastics with polyethylene as a homogenous component. This study indicated that the presence of MP in water might influence the environment.
Experimental Investigation of Lightweight Wall Panel Using Cenosphere Incorporated with Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag
Authors: V Raguraman , S Deepasree
Published: July 2021

The secondary form of waste is the major outcome of the various industries. Likewise, Cenosphere and Ground Granulateds Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS) are the waste material obtained from thermal power plants and the steel industry. This waste requires a large land area for disposal. In such cases, these can be used in the construction field. This paper investigated the lightweight wall panel made with cenosphere and GGBS as a replacement for cementitious material. Cenosphere was replaced at 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% respectively by weight of cement and GGBS was at 15% constant replacement of cement. The properties of wall panels such as compressive strength, flexural strength, and water absorption have been studied. The flexural behavior was carried out by inhibition of fiber into the matrix. The samples were tested at 7, 14, and 28 days respectively. The SEM analysis of the cenosphere has been carried out. The results infer an increase in the percentage of cenosphere does not impart strength to the mix. Therefore, 15% of constant replacement of GGBS to the mass of cement stabilize the strength which was lost due to the addition of the cenosphere. On an overall view, it was recommended that the strength loss of mixture due to the addition of the cenosphere can be alleviated by GGBS and nevertheless a secure value of strength can be gained.
Truths According to Buddhism and Curbing of Desire as Explained in Thirukural
Authors: K Agalya
Published: July 2021

Thirukkural is believed to have been written in the 1, 2nd century AD. The period when bhuddhism flourished. Foremost among the text of justice is the screw cap. Various virtues of Buddhism can be found in Thirukkural. Mourning is said tobe the foremost of the Buddhist rites. The first truth is that wordly life is full of sorrow. Thus, the desire that led to patriarcly is fae from essential to human life. The desire for human beings will continue to grow. The mental state of not having enough. The Emphasis is on renonuncing desire to make human life superior. The purpose of this study is to examine the messages that thirukural talks about such Buddhist sleep.
A Study on Financial Statement Analysis of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society in Paiyanoor Branch at Chengalpattu District
Authors: Karthikeyan K
Published: July 2021

This study discussed the financial statement analysis of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society in Paiyanoor branch at Chengalpattu district, the study based last five year annual report of 2014 to 2019 form PACCS. The Accounting ratios like Current ratio, Quick ratio, Debit ration, Debit equity ratio, Net assets turnover ratio, Gross profit ratio, Net profit ratio, Return on equity ratio, Return on equity ratio, Solvency ratio used analysis the performance of financial statement analysis of Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society. The study revealed that Debit Ratio highest value in the year 2014-15 is 0.830, Net Profit Ratio highest value in the year 2015-16 is 1.015, Current Ratio highest value in the year 2018-19 is 2.052, Quick Ratio highest value in theyear 2018-19 is 2.813, Gross Profit Ratio highest value in the year 2018-19 is 0.134. It shows that the PACCS gradually increase financial performance in last five years from 2014 to 2019.
Women Participation in Microcredit Service to Improve Families Livelihood: The Case of Sodo Zuria District, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Ganebo Tekele Petros , Nakkiran S , Chamato Teklu Tesfaye , Senapathy M
Published: July 2021

Even though microfinance institutions have their principles and guidelines that have room for before women and working to improve their families’ lives, women participation is not significant in all of the microfinance services and their activities. The situation is also similar in the study area. The study’s objectives were to assess the extent and status of women participation in Microcredit, determine factors that affect women participation in microcredit service to improve livelihood and assess the constraints that hinder women’s participation in microcredit service from enhancing their livelihood. The total number of rural women microcredit users in Omo and Vision Microfinance was 2331; from this 100 sample, respondents were selected using Yemane (1967)formula and based on PPS through a simple random sampling method. The extent and status of women participation in microcredit service have been measured by calculating the score value of the participation index. The participation status of women has been categorized into low, medium and high, which are 38, 20 and 38 respondents, respectively. Mean difference, percentage, oneway ANOVA, spearman correlation and chi-square test were used with an ordered logit model to analyze the data. Out of 17 hypothesized variables, 7 of them, namely, age, Family income, Livestock holding size, household expenditure, the experience of borrower, achievement motivation and attitudinal level, are significant to the dependent variable. According to the respondents’ econometric analysis age, the respondents negatively influence the level of participation, and itis significant. It is better to consider the mean age between 37, which is the medium age group. Therefore, policy-makers, actors, MFI industries/institutions, and planners should develop a positive attitude and motivational achievement through training and awareness creation programs to promote women’s equal opportunities control over their household economic resources.
História da Comunicação - O Tempo: a lógica do ininterrupto
Authors: Pieroni Geraldo , Guimarães Filho Carlos Manoel Machado , Siteneski Dalvan Alves , Fortunato Elaine Polo , Santana Maurício Ferreira , Uhry Ricardo , Cardoso Vitor Emanuel Pinto
Published: July 2021

O tempo é um objeto natural, um aspecto dos processos naturais, um objeto cultural? Ponderou Norbert Elias. Para ele o tempo é uma instituição cuja postura varia conforme o estágio de desenvolvimento atingido pelas sociedades:

 

“o indivíduo ao crescer, aprende a interpretar os sinais  temporais usados em sua sociedade e a orientar sua conduta  em função deles (...) A imagem mnêmica, ou seja referente à memória  e a “representação do tempo num determinado indivíduo dependem, pois, do nível de desenvolvimento das instituições sociais que representam o tempo e difundem seu conhecimento, assim como das experiências que o indivíduo tem delas desde a mais tenra idade” (ELIAS, 1998, p. 15).

 

O “presente perpétuo, esta percepção de que estamos inseridos no universo contemporâneo da formulação de um inédito regime de historicidade localizado no presente.”. O presente se desgasta na ação imediata apressada pela contínua mudança, uma espécie de presentismo. Todo e qualquer instante “se transforma em tempo de frenesi que dura continuamente”, Este continuado tempo nos meios de comunicação “é marcado pelo fluxo continuo da informação, instaurando um tempo novo governado pela lógica do ininterrupto”.

Focalizando temporalidades múltiplas, o presente artigo reúne seis textos que se inserem na práxis dos estudos referentes à História da Comunicação e suas múltiplas possibilidades de análises.  Estas pesquisas, sejam elas específicas em uma determinada temporalidade ou alargando os limites tempo/espaço, incidem no universo da comunicação enquanto lugar social. Os textos abaixo foram apresentados e discutidos no Seminário de História da Comunicação (2020) realizado pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Linguagem da Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná.
BALANCE HIDRO-CLIMÁTICO DE Brosimum alicastrum Sw. Y SU VARIABILIDAD ANTE ESCENARIOS DE CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO EN LA PENÍNSULA DE YUCATÁN, MÉXICO
Authors: Santillán-Fernández Alberto , Calva-Castillo Abimael , Vásquez-Bautista Nehemías , Huicab-Pech Zulema G. , Larqué-Saavedra Alfonso , Bautista-Ortega Jaime
Published: July 2021

Históricamente el ramón (Brosimum alicastrum Sw.) se ha utilizado por la cultura Maya como forraje y como fuente de proteína para consumo humano. Por la amplia distribución natural del ramón en la Península de Yucatán, y su resistencia a periodos de estiaje, su manejo silvícola ha sido nulo; sin embargo, las áreas donde se desarrolla, son altamente vulnerables a las variaciones del clima. Por lo anterior, el objetivo del presente estudio fue asociar el balance hídrico climático (BHC) de las áreas donde crece ramón en la Península de Yucatán, con la distribución potencial actual (DPA) de la especie y los efectos que el clima futuro provocaría sobre esta distribución, para establecer los factores climáticos que condicionan el desarrollo de la especie y eventualmente su manejo silvícola. Mediante técnicas de información geográfica se determinaron las variables climáticas que condicionan la DPA de ramón en la región; para ello, se empleó el algoritmo MaxEnt. Se ubicaron espacialmente las áreas más vulnerables al clima futuro con modelos de cambio climático tipo A2. El BHC mostró que la disponibilidad de agua para ramón en la región, para el periodo 1979-2012 presentó una tendencia decreciente (β1 = -0.0212). MaxEnt encontró que las variables climáticas que condicionan la DPA del ramón están asociadas con la disponibilidad de agua, al ser evaporación anual (el 85% de la precipitación en la región se evapora) y la precipitación en el trimestre más húmedo (150 mm por mes, julio a septiembre) las que más aportaron al modelo con 48.3 y 10.3 % respectivamente. Los modelos de cambio climático pronostican una reducción en la cobertura de la especie del 80 % del área actual, alejándola de las costas y concentrándola en el centro de la Península de Yucatán. Se concluye que el manejo silvícola para la especie será necesario en el corto plazo.
Apresentação
Authors: Spinola Pereira Caldas Pedro , Falcão Klein Kelvin
Published: July 2021

Um dos objetivos do dossiê é propor um resgate crítico de um período específico do contexto cultural italiano do século XX, a saber, o período que vai da década de 1960 à década de 1980. Trata-se de um interesse de fundo que contribui para a articulação das diversas contribuições aqui reunidas, propostas de leituras das obras de autores como Leonardo Sciascia, J. Rodolfo Wilcock, Goffredo Parise, Vittorio Sereni, Primo Levi e Elena Ferrante.
LITERATURA, ARQUIVO E DOCUMENTO EM LEONARDO SCIASCIA E JUAN RODOLFO WILCOCK
Authors: Falcão Klein Kelvin
Published: July 2021

O objetivo do artigo é refletir sobre as relações possíveis entre literatura, arquivo e documento no contexto da literatura italiana da década de 1970. Para fins de análise e contextualização, foram selecionadas obras de dois autores italianos atuantes no período: Leonardo Sciascia (La scomparsa di Majorana) e Juan Rodolfo Wilcock (La Sinagoga degli Iconoclasti). A proposta do artigo é postular que, quando surge no texto literário, o arquivo leva consigo uma carga de ambivalência: oferece tanto a dimensão pesada daquilo que permanece (daquilo que é registrado e mantido ao longo do tempo) quanto a dimensão emancipadora daquilo que pode ser descoberto, de elementos que estão registrados mas que permanecem invisíveis ou recalcados. O arquivo, portanto, oscila nessa dupla inscrição cultural – é tanto esfera do encobrimento quanto possibilidade de emergência do inesperado.
DESCIDA AO INFERNO
Authors: Larangeira da Silva Mello Luiza
Published: July 2021

O artigo propõe-se a discutir o modo como os temas da formação, identidade e mobilidade social são figurados no romance A vida mentirosa dos adultos [La vita bugiarda degli adulti] (2019), de Elena Ferrante. Assumindo uma perspectiva que coloca no centro do procedimento analítico a historicidade do gênero romanesco, argumenta-se que, ao figurar esses três temas a partir das metáforas da catábase e da Queda, apropriadas às tradições poéticas clássica e judaico-cristã, o romance de Ferrante parodia – e, portanto, subverte – as formas do romance realista moderno e da tradição do Bildungsroman, de modo a levá-las ao limite, inverter seus pressupostos e, eventualmente, rompê-las.
CAROLINA MARIA DE JESUS
Authors: Darc de Souza Aparecida , Noal Sara Munique
Published: July 2021

O objetivo deste artigo é abordar o ato de escrever como expressão contraditória do pensamento e da experiência de Carolina Maria de Jesus. A sua visão severa da pobreza, da fome, da indigência e do trabalho precário e informal tem recebido razoável atenção em muitos estudos de diversas áreas, fato que fez e faz de suas narrativas autobiográficas fontes para discussão e problematização da vida dos trabalhadores muito pobres na história do Brasil durante o período de 1940-1970. As suas narrativas abriram e abrem possibilidades para acessar importantes dimensões da vida e do trabalho em um universo histórico tão precário que representava o degrau mais baixo na estratificação social da época. Saber ler, escrever e elaborar narrativas do cotidiano tornou peculiar a presença de Carolina na história do Brasil, em especial na história social do trabalho. A literatura produzida por Carolina esteve interessada diretamente em expressar a sua visão de mundo, a sua visão sobre si mesma e de como gostaria de ser vista. Foi assim que ela traduziu o mundo dos trabalhadores de que fez parte. Por essa razão, cabe aprofundar o sentido autobiográfico de seus escritos em uma realidade marcada por amplo analfabetismo entre os trabalhadores que viviam em condições semelhantes àquelas vividas por Carolina Maria de Jesus.
OS TUPINAMBÁ NA ILHA DO MARANHÃO
Authors: Guida Navarro Alexandre , Givago Alhadef Sampaio Mateus Yuri , Costa da Conceição Karen Cristina , Dourado Oliveira Adriana
Published: July 2021

Este artigo tem por finalidade discutir e caracterizar a cultura material presente nas crônicas de Yves D’Évreux e Claude D’Abbeville, relacionando-a com o meio ambiente e com as estratégias de adaptação que estes utilizavam para obter os meios necessários à sobrevivência, também discute como este processo foi operacionalizado dentro da economia indígena. Dessa forma, inicialmente mostra-se como se deu o contato dos franceses com os nativos da Ilha do Maranhão, posteriormente elenca-se sua cultura material e a associa com o meio ambiente, para inferir como os artefatos foram produzidos a serviço de atender uma economia de subsistência que estava ecologicamente bem adaptada e que atendia, portanto, aos interesses produtivos naturais dos Tupinambá.
MOBILE / ESTABILE
Authors: Branco Ruiz Renan
Published: July 2021

Este artigo analisa a participação da banda instrumental de jazz fusion, Grupo Um no I Festival Internacional de Jazz São Paulo – Montreaux, em 1978. Inicialmente eles não se apresentariam, mesmo tendo enviado material aos organizadores. Em um segundo momento, foram convidados por Márcio Montarroyos e incluídos de última hora na programação. Durante a última apresentação da banda, no último dia de evento sofreram um boicote sonoro dos próprios técnicos de som. Esse caminho demonstra alguns dos elos e mediações entre a produção musical independente e as iniciativas de grande porte financeiro e institucional, que se conectaram de forma inédita no final dos anos 1970 e início dos 1980, conforme veremos no desenvolvimento deste texto.
EFETIVAÇÃO E POLÍTICAS EDUCACIONAIS EM TORNO DA DISCIPLINA ENSINO RELIGIOSO
Authors: Da Silva Torres Rusiane , Paiva de Carvalho Guilherme
Published: July 2021

Este artigo se debruça sobre a efetivação da disciplina Ensino Religioso nos currículos das escolas públicas do país. Procuramos, compreender a estreita relação entre o componente curricular e a Igreja Católica durante esse trajeto. Para isso, propomos a análise de políticas e decretos educacionais referentes à disciplina, tais como a Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional (1997) e a Base Nacional Comum Curricular (2017). Nesse sentido, iniciamos o debate a partir de Passos (2007) e Junqueira; Corrêa e Holanda (2007) no intuído de entender a estabilização da disciplina nas escolas atrelada à Igreja Católica. Ao fim desse trabalho, podemos perceber que o catolicismo se fez presente em grande parte da história do Ensino Religioso, ocasionando, dessa forma, questionamentos sobre a legitimidade da disciplina.
DE ÞÓRR DA MITOLOGIA ESCANDINAVA AO THOR DA MARVEL NOS CINEMAS
Authors: Sampaio Alves Victor Hugo
Published: July 2021

Os nórdicos, seu passado e sua mitologia têm recebido constante atenção no meio midiático contemporâneo. Com esse resgate, tanto a figura do viking quanto seu panteão de deuses voltaram a se manifestar em nosso imaginário atual, às vezes fazendo justiça a aspectos históricos, outras vezes perpetuando estereótipos nascidos sobretudo no século XIX. O intuito do presente artigo é o de analisar os poderes, simbolismos e regências de Thor especificamente no primeiro filme da Marvel protagonizando o deus (2011), comparando os aspectos do imaginário contemporâneo a seu respeito, perpetuados nesse meio midiático, com os dados de que dispomos sobre o Þórr da mitologia nórdica de acordo com as fontes medievais. Buscaremos por elementos do deus-herói da Marvel que podem ter sido de fato inspirados na divindade escandinava e, paralelamente, por aspectos que parecem ser oriundos do imaginário social em torno do deus.
Strengthening development finance in fragile contexts
Authors: Sacchetto Camilla , Collier Paul , Logan Sarah , Kriticos Sebanstian
Published: July 2021

Pioneering firms have the potential to achieve significant social and economic benefits in fragile and conflict‑affected settings. However, these contexts involve higher risks and costs, which dissuades pioneers and investors. In this policy paper, we argue that the public good these firms provide warrants the use of public funds to offset the costs of pioneering in these settings.
The Shewhart-Deming Control Charts for Water Use Management
Authors:   Rozental O.M., Shveikina V.I.
Published: July 2021

Proper management of water use is possible only provided that the processes occurring in water and determining variability of the indicators to be controlled are statistically stable. Therefore, observation of the processes’ stability/instability is a main problem of sustainable water use to solve which the use of Shewhart-Deming control charts (SCC) has been proposed. This involves procedures of observation of correlation between the controlled indicators individual values and root-mean-square deviation as a natural measure of their variability. In case of necessity to check the water quality inspection results with SCC it was proposed to “de-trend” the data dynamic series. This control method effectiveness has been shown by the example of stability observation of the pollutant concentration change in industrial waste waters.
Assessment Methods for Techniques’ Integrated Impact in the Process of Water Use
Authors:   Oboldina G.A., Sechkova N.A., Popov A.N., Pozdina E.A.
Published: July 2021

A methodology, methods and a system to reveal and rank the best available techniques through integrated assessment of the economic entities’ activity negative impact have been proposed. The system has been developed on the basis of European principles with taking into account the trends for improving the Russian environmental legislation. The developed tool will facilitate reforming of the water use technical regulation system.
Assessment of Pollutants Maximal Permissible Loads on Macrophytes in Aquatic Environment with the Use of Recurrent Admixtures
Authors:   Solomonova Y.A., Ostroumov S.A.
Published: July 2021

Influence of a surface-active substance (sodium dodecyl sulfate) and a synthetic detergent (“Aist-Universal”) on aquatic plants has been studied. Quantitative data on SAS phyto-toxicity for aquatic macrophytes (Elodea canadensis Michx., Potamogeton crispus L., Najas guadelupensis L., Fontinalis antipyretica Salvinia natans L., S. auriculata Aubl., etc.) have been obtained. Experimental vindication of the new method of recurrent admixtures effectiveness and its application for studying the stability range in species of supreme water vegetation has been carried out. Academic value of these new facts is caused by revealing of SAS phyto-toxicity for aquatic macrophyte species that have not been previously studied and by contributing into development of an ecological technique of contaminated water environment purification with the use of phytoremediation.
Joint Analysis of Data on the Maximal Flow and Precipitation in the Adagum River Basin
Authors:   Bolgov M.V., Osipova N.V.
Published: July 2021

Issues of the joint data analysis methods application for groups of meteorological and hydrological stations in flood-hazardous areas with disastrous flood at the Adagum River in Krymsk, June 6-7, 2012, the cause of destroying inundation, as a study case.
Assessment of the Hydrological Phenomena Hazard at Regional and Local Levels
Authors:   Frolova N.L., Agafonova S.A., Zavadskiy A.S., Krylenko I.N.
Published: July 2021

Contemporary approaches and possibilities of assessment of hazardous hydrological events impact on population/economy safety in different regions of the country have been considered with inundations and ice phenomena as study cases. It has been demonstrated that peculiarities of the hazardous hydrological phenomena analysis and risk assessment depend on spatial scale of the study which determines the source information structure, methods of its processing, choice of the appropriate indicators/applied mathematical models, and the mode of the phenomena mapping.
Assessment of the Samur River Basin Water Recourses Quality
Authors:   Samedov S.G., Ibragimova T.I.
Published: July 2021

Problems of the water basin ecological status, water resources pollution and the ways of the Samur River basin geo/ecological conditions improvement have been discussed.
Assessment of the Azerbaijan Arid Territories’ Rivers Hydro/chemical State
Authors:   Abduyev M.A.
Published: July 2021

Assessment of the Azerbaijan arid territory rivers’ water mineralization variations has been carried out with the linear trend method. Analysis of many-year rows of river mineralization has shown very complicated and ambiguous character of its variation tendency. Hydro/chemical regime of the arid territories’ rivers of Azerbaijan is characterized by small within-year variations of concentration and close ties of concentration with water discharge rate for Са2+, Мg2+, НСО3 ions and mineralization (С).
Sorption Treatment of Phenol-containing Waste Waters
Authors:   Lipunov I.N., Nikiforov A.F., Pervova I.G., Nikolayev I.V., Starygin L.A., Averikhina Y.V
Published: July 2021

Phenol sorption from model water solutions and waste waters by ionites has been studied in static and dynamic conditions. The sorption process rate constants, activation energy and indices of diffusion have been calculated. The main technological parameters of phenol sorption from waste waters have been determined.
Proposals Concerning Transition to the Basin System of Water Resources Management
Authors:   S.D. Belayev, Y.B. Merzlikina, N.B. Prokhorova
Published: July 2021

Proposals on organizational and economic mechanisms of staged transition to the basin system of water resources/water use management that is to provide practical implementation of the “basin principle” and self-financing of water sector of economy.
Field Observations of Foresting Impact on the Watercourse Qualitative Characteristics
Authors:   Y.V. Filippova
Published: July 2021

Analysis of the qualitative indicators of surface runoff formed on forestcovered and forest-free territories, as well as hydro/chemical analysis of samples taken from the Ingoda River before precipitation and after precipitation have been carried out. On the basis of the above results a scheme of forest cover restoration after fire has been proposed.
Assessment of Anthropogenic Factors Impact On Annual and Seasonal Runoff in the Belaya River Basin
Authors:   L.R. Zagitova
Published: July 2021

Research of the runoff hydrological characteristics anthropogenic alterations in the Belaya River basin has been conducted with statistical methods. Assessment of the economic activities impact on the annual runoff value and assessment of the ponds’role in the within-year runoff redistribution has been carried out.
The “Lakes of Russia” Information System
Authors:   Izmaylova A.V., Ulyanova T.Y.
Published: July 2021

This paper presents an information system on the lakes of Russia (ISRL) developed in the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Limnology, intended for the wide circle of users and containing the data on the largest lakes of Russia, as well as summarizing the information on the lake water resources of the Russian Federation. ISRL has been composed as problems-oriented information support tool with the use of advanced means of automated processing including analysis and visualization of the data realized through Internet. ISRL-provided information is a result of the Institute’s work on assessment of Russian lake resources and it is very important both for researches in the field of hydrology, water management, ecology, economic planning and for those taking decisions in the sphere of economic planning.
On Measurement of Reservoirs’ Shoreline Length
Authors:   Sobol I.S., Sobol S.V., Krupinov A.S.
Published: July 2021

Necessity of the fractal properties considering oin the process of reservoirs’shoreline has been proved, adequacy of its simulation has been analyzed, and general trend of the shoreline length changing with the major plain reservoirs’ age has been synthesized.
Choice of a Mineral Sediments’ Inhibitor in Industrial Closed Water Supply Systems
Authors:   Driker B.N., Murashova A.I., Tarantayev A.G., Nikiforov A.F.
Published: July 2021

Criteria for choosing agents based on organophosphonats for water treatment in the closed industrial water supply systems have been proposed. A method for determination of the agents optimal doze for decreasing of the mineral sediments quantity in different composition water has been developed. Economic and ecological expedience of the above said agents’ application in industrial water supply has been shown.
THE PHILOSOPHY STRATEGIC PLANNING PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA THROUGH EXPATRIATE ACADEMICS EXPERIENCES IN BUILDING THE UNIVERSITY’S REPUTATION AS A HUB OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
Authors: Yusoff Muhammad Safuan , Othman Irma Wani , Mohd Shah Mohd Kamal , Esa Mohd Sohaimi , Abang Muis Abang Mohd Razif , Marinsah Syamsul Azizul , Ramlie Habibah @ Artini
Published: July 2021

The Malaysian Education Development Plan 2015-2025 (Higher Education) has been specifically formulated by outlining ten (10) leaps to achieve continuous excellence in the higher education system in Malaysia thus becoming a hub of academic excellence on an international level. In line with that, the objective of the study is to trace the experience of international human capital in helping to shape the involvement of the reputation of Malaysian public universities on an international level. However, the debate that leads to the recruitment of international human resources is said to have no long-term impact on the development of a university. The discussion in this paper explores the experience of international human resources in making positive contributions to public universities in line with efforts to strengthen its position and status as a prestigious educational institution, in line with the contemporary transition of higher education. The narrative approach utilises a selection of original dialogues and involves 20 expatriate academics who meet the criteria of residency with a work visa, having the status of a self-initiated expatriate, are not classified as inter-university exchange staff, nor are on sabbatical leave. The contribution of this study is able to shift the contextual focus of the internationalisation literature of higher education institutions which was previously said to focus on generating income of a university, to a valuable human resource experience in contributing to the involvement of the university’s reputation globally. The findings of the study also insert an advanced dimension by presenting a detailed understanding of human resource mobility as well as introducing a new dimension that offers a deeper understanding of the university’s reputation involvement on an international level. This study seeks to offer specific evidence of how expatriate academics evaluate their expatriation experience by selecting a public university as a career place. While the results of the study are expected to be useful information for public universities in implementing alternative strategic planning policies for the future, further determining the scenario of Malaysian higher education.
Risk factors for the formation of effusion in tympanic cavity and its clinical features in adults
Authors: Kalesnikava Sviatlana M. , Merkulava Elena P. , Yadchanka Katsiaryna S.
Published: July 2021

Objectives to analyse the risk factors for developing effusion in the tympanic cavity in adults.
Material and methods. We examined patients who were treated for otitis media with effusion (n=51) aged 18-70 years in the ENT department of the 11 Minsk City Clinical Hospital and the Gomel Regional Clinical Hospital during the 2018-2020 years.
Results. The acute otitis media with effusion was significantly prevailing in patients of the age group 31-40 years, the chronic form predominated in people of 51-60 years old, and in all analyzed groups women dominated. In 81% of chronic inflammation of the paranasal sinuses the chronic form of otitis media with effusion prevails.
Conclusion. The most frequent risk factors for the formation of the tympanic exudate were inflammatory diseases of the paranasal sinuses, pathology of the nasal cavity, predominantly female sex of working age. According to the research, it was reliably proved that smoking and rural or urban residence were not a risk factor for the formation of tympanic effusion.
Central nervous system and respiratory system functioning in pupils of higher secondary school preconditioned by intensive educational process
Authors: Setko Andrei G. , Bulycheva Ekaterina V. , Zhdanova Оlesya М.
Published: July 2021

Objectives to identify the specific features of central nervous and respiratory systems functioning in pupils of last grades in secondary school in conditions of high intensity of educational work.
Material and methods. The study assessed the intensity of the educational process in a multidisciplinary lyceum for more able learners and a secondary school for general education in accordance with the Federal Recommendations "Hygienic assessment of the intensity of students' educational activities". In both educational institutions, the observation groups were formed from pupils of grades 9th and 10th. The first group consisted of 200 children from the lyceum specializing in education of gifted learners. The second group included 200 children from a traditional secondary education school. The functional state of central nervous system was evaluated by the method of variational chronoreflexometry. The state of respiratory system was assessed using the spirography method.
Results. In conditions of pronounced tension of the educational process (class 3.1), in the pupils of a multidisciplinary lyceum the level of nervous reaction was stabilized, the ability of the central nervous system to form an intra - and intersystem adaptation was increased in comparison with the corresponding data of general secondary school pupils who were studying with the optimal educational workload(class 1). These results can testify the sufficient training status of nervous processes as a result of intense cognitive activity underlined by the harmonious development of systems that ensure functioning of the central nervous system in an operational mode.
Conclusion. The study results can be useful for educational institutions specializing in teaching students with increased educational abilities. We suppose that the introduction of techniques for the development of operational indicators of central nervous system into the educational process might ensure high intellectual achievements.