bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Feasibility of Nonanonymous Burnout Surveys in a Large Academic Department
Authors: Riley Timothy D. , Curry William J. , Beck Michael J. , Berg Arthur , Ruffin Mack T.
Published: April 2020

Background and Objectives: Burnout is prevalent among clinicians and entails negative personal, professional, and organizational consequences. Assessments of burnout are typically anonymous to facilitate psychological safety. This limits the capacity of leadership to help struggling providers and reduces the level of demographic detail. Nonanonymous, confidential assessments may facilitate outreach to individuals or targeted interventions for at-risk populations.
Methods: We administered the Maslach Burnout Inventory to physician faculty and advanced practice providers in an academic department of family medicine. We identified a wellness officer within the department who served as an honest broker to keep nonanonymous survey responses confidential. Respondents had the option of taking the survey anonymously or confidentially. Anonymous respondents were allowed to withhold demographic information to ensure anonymity.
Results: Sixty-seven of 109 providers responded (61% response rate), with 46 (69%) doing so confidentially. Burnout rates were similar between groups: 48% among confidential respondents, and 43% among anonymous respondents (P=.71). Subscales of the MBI also showed no significant differences. Because a large proportion of anonymous respondents withheld demographic data, no demographic trends could be identified among them. Younger confidential respondents were more likely to exhibit depersonalization (P=.01).
Conclusions: Most participants chose to respond confidentially. There was no significant difference in the level of burnout between confidential and anonymous respondents. Our findings refute the conventional wisdom that clinicians require anonymity to respond to burnout surveys. This finding has the potential to open a new line of inquiry regarding burnout, its drivers and potential solutions.
Efectos del Sevoflurano tópico en úlceras vasculares. A propósito de un caso
Authors: Navarro-Buendía Gema Amparo , Satorres-Pérez Marina , Jiménez-Ruíz Laura
Published: April 2020

El sevoflurano es un líquido volátil no inflamable, derivado halogenado del éter que se utiliza para inducción y mantenimiento de la anestesia general, por vía inhalatoria. Se han descrito sus propiedades analgésicas, antimicrobianas y vasodilatadoras en el tratamiento de las úlceras venosas crónicas. En el presente artículo reportamos un caso clínico de utilización de sevoflurano tópico en nuestra unidad, en una paciente que presentaba úlceras venosas sin mejoría tras cuidados estándar. Se inician instilaciones del fármaco, registrando una mejoría del dolor basal y del estado de las úlceras.
Derivación a hospitalización a domicilio de pacientes con infección por COVID-19
Authors: Mujal Martinez Abel
Published: April 2020

El nuevo coronavirus COVID-19 causa una enfermedad infecciosa aguda con un amplio abanico de manifestaciones clínicas, así como un rango de severidad que va desde casos leves hasta fracaso multiorgánico y éxitus del paciente. En poco tiempo, han aparecido un elevadísimo número de pacientes que sobrepasan la capacidad asistencial habitual de los centros hospitalarios, así como de los recursos proporcionados por Atención Primaria.En el contexto epidemiológico actual de la infección por COVID-19 en España con el progresivo aumento de los casos sintomáticos en las próximas semanas, la Sociedad Española de Hospitalización a Domicilio (SEHAD) se plantea como una opción en el manejo de estos pacientes. Entre los beneficios de la incorporación de esta modalidad asistencial están:Permite disponibilidad de camas para aquellos casos más graves y que precisan hospitalización.Minimiza el número de contactos de trabajadores sanitarios con el paciente.Disminuye los costes del ingreso hospitalario y de material de aislamiento.El paciente es aislado y tratado en su entorno domiciliario, recibiendo un trato más personalizado y proporcionándole durante el ingreso mayor intimidad, comodidad y bienestar a la vez que se favorece el autocuidado.Se integra a los cuidadores en el proceso asistencial, proporcionándoles mejor información y educación sanitaria y evitándoles desplazamientos al hospital.Disminuye las infecciones nosocomiales, síndromes confusionales y el deterioro funcional en los pacientes mayores durante el ingreso.Ya son varias las comunidades autónomas que han implicado a la HAD en sus dispositivos de atención a pacientes con coronavirus o que han incluido a estas Unidades en los planes de contingencia de algunos de sus centros asistenciales…
The quality of traditionally smoked tenderloins obtained from meat of native pig breeds
Authors: Migdał Władysław , Kulig Regina , Walczycka Maria , Węsierska Ewelina , Zając Marzena , Tkaczewska Joanna , Kulawik Piotr , Migdał Łukasz , Migdał Anna , Krępa-Stefanik Katarzyna
Published: April 2020

The domestic (homeland, native) populations - breeds of pigs are grown in
certain region and/or country as local, primitive breeds. In Poland
following 3 pig breeds are considered as native: Pulawska, Zlotnicka White
and Zlotnicka Spotted. The aim of this study was the assessment of the
quality of meat and traditionally smoked tenderloins obtained from meat of
native pigs breeds bred in a traditional way. Meat analysis showed that the
highest fat content values were present in Zlotnicka Spotted (4.60 ? 0.33)
and White (3.63 ? 0.41) while the lowest in Pulawska (2.78 ? 0.29). Smoked
tenderloins shear force differed statistically. The hardness values were the
highest for Zlotnicka White (65.66 ? 6.46) and the lowest for Zlotnicka
Spotted (33.27 ? 4.12). Similar shear force values were recorded: the
highest in Zlotnicka White (51.90 ? 7.11) and the lowest in Zlotnicka
Spotted (30.43 ? 5.54). Regardless of the results obtained, meat products
have good acceptance of sensory assessment test and low level of polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons. We conclude that the meat of Pulawska, Zlotnicka
White and Spotted breeds of pigs is a good quality raw material used for
production of traditional and regional meat products gaining high sensory
scores and good recognition among consumers. The traditionally smoked
tenderloins produced from meats of above breeds, were characterized by very
good quality parameters.
Natural toxigenic fungal and mycotoxin occurrence in maize hybrids
Authors: Krnjaja Vesna , Mandic Violeta , Bijelic Zorica , Lukic Milos , Petrovic Tanja , Stankovic Slavica , Nikolic Milica
Published: April 2020

The objective of the present study was to investigate the susceptibility of
maize hybrids to the natural occurrence of toxigenic fungal species, in
particular toxigenic Aspergillus and Fusarium species, and mycotoxins
(aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), deoxynivalenol (DON) and total fumonisins B1, B2 and
B3 (FBs)). Grain samples of six commercial maize hybrids (MAS 34.B - FAO
300, MAS 40.F, MAS 48.L, KWS Konfites and ZP 427 - FAO 400, and MAS 56.A -
FAO 500) were collected at harvest in 2018. A total of seven fungal genera,
Acremonium, Alternaria, Epicoccum, Fusarium, Nigrospora, Penicillium and
Rhizopus, were identified of which only species from the genus Fusarium were
present on maize grains of all hybrids tested. The incidence of Fusarium
spp. was higher in the hybrids MAS 48.L (54.6%), and MAS 56.A (53.3%),
compared to MAS 40.F (37.3%), KWS Konfites (28%), MAS 34.B (22.6%) and ZP
427 (12%) hybrids. Among the identified Fusarium species (F. graminearum, F.
proliferatum, F. subglutinans and F. verticillioides), F. proliferatum was
present in all hybrids, ranging from 9.3% (ZP 427) to 30.7% (MAS 48.L ),
whereas F. subglutinans was present in two hybrids, MAS 40.F (16%) and MAS
56.A (9.3%). The incidence of F. graminearum ranged from 0% (KWS Konfites)
to 9.3% (MAS 34.B), while the incidence of F. verticillioides ranged from 0%
(MAS 34.B and ZP 427) to 21.3% (MAS 48.L). In the samples, Aspergillus
species were not identified. The effect of maize hybrids was significant on
the level of mycotoxins. MAS 34.B hybrid had a statistically significantly
higher levels of AFB1 and DON than other hybrids. The FBs level was the
highest in the hybrid MAS 34.B (1202 ?g kg-1) and the lowest in the hybrid
KWS Konfites (88.33 ?g kg-1). However, the FBs level did not differ between
hybrids MAS 34.B, MAS 40.F, and MAS 56.L, MAS 40.F, MAS 48.L, and MAS 56.A,
and KWS Konfites and ZP 427. In all hybrids, AFB1, DON, and FBs levels were
below the maximum permissible levels stipulated by the legislation of the
European Union and the Republic of Serbia in unprocessed maize. The
agro-ecological conditions in 2018 favored the development of Fusarium
species on maize grains of the hybrids tested, especially fumonisin
producing species.
Adapted Three-step Restorative Technique: Recovering Dental Substrate Compromised by Complex Erosive Wear in a Young Patient
Authors: Villavicencio-Espinoza CA , Giacomini MC , Narimatsu MH , Magalhães AC , Atta MT , Wang L
Published: April 2020

Clinical Relevance

This article presents the dental restoration of a young female patient complaining of erosive dental wear using a three-step restorative technique, an alternative approach with some novel adjustments.

For successful tooth wear treatment, determining the etiological systemic and local factors is the main priority before deciding on effective and long-term preventive and/or therapeutic restorative approaches. In addition to professional intervention, achieving optimal outcomes requires patients to control their diet and/or gastric issues, thus minimizing the wear process. However, continuous wear constitutes the most challenging scenario, mainly when it affects young patients’ dentitions. This article describes the dental restoration of posterior teeth with reestablishment of occlusal vertical dimension before treating the anterior teeth, while educating the patient and providing medical monitoring. The three-step restorative technique seems to be properly applicable in cases of significant dental compromise due mainly to erosive wear and is based on direct procedures, which can assure a reliable and feasible approach.
Influence of Bulk-fill Restoration on Polymerization Shrinkage Stress and Marginal Gap Formation in Class V Restorations
Authors: Correia AMO , Andrade MR , Tribst JPM , Borges ALS , Caneppele TMF
Published: April 2020

Clinical Relevance

Restoring Class V cavities with a regular bulk-fill composite presents a more favorable biomechanical behavior than restoring with a regular nano-filled composite.

Purpose:

This study evaluated the influence of Class V cavity extension and restorative material on the marginal gap formation, before and after aging, and the theoretical polymerization shrinkage stress distribution in a tooth restoration.

Methods and Materials:

Class V cavities with the depth of 2 mm, cervical/incisal distance of 4 mm, and margins located in the enamel 1 mm above the cementoenamel junction were prepared in 60 bovine incisors in two mesiodistal dimensions (n=30): 2.9-mm large extension cavities (LE) or 1.4-mm small extension cavities (SE). The cavities' depths were validated using a periodontal probe, while the mesiodistal and cervical/incisal distances were measured using a stereomicroscope. After adhesive application (Clearfil SE Bond), each group was randomly divided into two groups (n=15) according to the restorative material: Filtek Z350 XT (N) or Filtek Bulk Fill Posterior (BF). The marginal gap formation between the tooth structure and the restorative material was evaluated using a stereomicroscope before and after thermocycling for 15,000 cycles (5°C and 55°C). Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey test for multiple comparisons (α=0.05). A three-dimensional geometric model with the same dimensions as the experimental test was created for each cavity, and the restorations were modeled for each restorative material. In the analysis software, the finite element mesh was created with tetrahedral quadratic elements, and the polymerization shrinkage was simulated by thermal analogy. The maximum principal stress was used to express the tensile stress in the adhesive interface through colorimetric graphs.

Results:

For the marginal gap, the repeated-measures ANOVA revealed a significant effect only for the factors composite resin (df=1, F=4.09, p=0.04) and thermal aging (df=1, F=44.35, p<0.001). For all numerical simulations, higher stress concentration occurred at the enamel margin, and the stress peak decreased in the following sequence: LE-N (17.0 MPa) > SE-N (15.0 MPa) > LE-BF (9.1 MPa) > SE-BF (8.2 MPa).

Conclusion:

Marginal gaps in the specimens fell between approximately 12 and 17 μm; however, the regular bulk-fill composite showed less gap formation and better stress distribution around the cavity margin than the regular nano-filled composite, regardless of the cavity extension.
Developing a Service Culture
Authors: Hudson Dr. Simon , Hudson Louise
Published: April 2020

Service quality has been increasingly identified as a key factor in differentiating service products and building a competitive advantage in tourism. The process by which customers evaluate a purchase, thereby determining satisfaction and likelihood of repurchase, is important to all marketers, but especially to services marketers because, unlike their manufacturing counterparts, they have fewer objective measures of quality by which to judge their production. Service quality can be defined as customers’ perceptions of the service component of a product, and these perceptions are said to be based on five dimensions: reliability, assurance, empathy, responsiveness, and tangibles (Parasuraman et al., 1988). Many researchers believe that an outgrowth of service quality is customer satisfaction, measured as the difference between the service that a customer expects and the perceived quality of what is actually delivered (Reichheld & Sasser, 1990). Satisfying customers has always been a key component of the tourism industry, but never before has it been so critical. In these uncertain times, and with increased competition, knowing how to win and keep customers is the single most important business skill that anyone can learn. Customer satisfaction and loyalty are the keys to long-term profitability, and keeping the customer happy is everybody’s business. Becoming customer-centered and exceeding customer expectations are requirements for business success. Well-publicized research shows that companies can increase profits from 25 to 85 per cent by retaining just five per cent more of their customers (Reichheld & Sasser, 1990), and research indicates that merely ‘satisfying’ customers is no longer enough to ensure loyalty (Heskett et al., 1997). This means that it is not enough just to please customers. Each customer should become so delighted with all elements of their association with an organization that buying from someone else is unthinkable.
The Impact of Technology on Winter Sport Tourism
Authors: Hudson Dr. Simon , Hudson Louise
Published: April 2020

We are witnessing a rapidly changing communications environment dominated by digital technology. To illustrate how quickly technology is advancing, take the example of Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi thriller Minority Report. In 1999, the director convened a three-day think tank to gather insights from 23 top futurists for the making of the movie, which depicted the world of 2054. The goal was to create a realistic view of a plausible future 50 years ahead. Projecting out from the present day’s marketing and media technologies, Spielberg depicted an advertising-saturated society where billboards call out to passers-by on a first-name basis, cereal boxes broadcast animated commercials, newspapers deliver news instantly over a broadband wireless network, holographic hosts greet customers by name at retail stores, and where biometric retina scans deduct the cost of goods instantly from bank accounts (Mathieson, 2002). The technologies portrayed in the film were far from science fiction, and today many are in use or are in development – an indication of the rapid pace of technological change. Technology and the Internet have fundamentally altered the way the world interacts and communicates. Traditional approaches to branding that put emphasis on mass media techniques are less and less effective in a marketplace where customers have access to massive amounts of information about brands, product and companies and in which social networks have, in some cases, supplanted brand networks (Keller, 2009). In the new media environment, consumers are increasingly in control. Not only do they have more choices of media to use, they also have a choice about whether and how they want to receive commercial content. In response marketers are employing more varied marketing communications techniques than ever before – see the Powder Matt Snapshot above for examples. Table 1 summarizes some of the interactive marketing communication options that are now available.
The Role of Events for Winter Sport Tourism
Authors: Hudson Dr. Simon , Hudson Louise
Published: April 2020

Events play a significant role in today’s society, and for tourism destinations they are important due to their tourist, social and cultural functions (Getz, 2007), as well as their role in local and regional development (Wood, 2005). First and foremost, events are a great anchor for attracting tourism, providing tourists with a prime opportunity to get to know the local culture and experience the essence of the place. During an event, visitors have a unique chance to interact with the local community, gaining a deeper experience of the ambience, customs and local culture. Events can also help in improving a place’s image, creating a window for positive media coverage. Finally, for the residents themselves, events are a unique occasion to celebrate the local culture and interact within the community – you can see examples of this in the opening Spotlight above. According to Jackson (2013), three industries in particular are shaping the growth of the events sector (see Figure 9.1). Firstly, the hospitality industry - be it hotels, restaurants or venues - has viewed events as a way of encouraging new clientele or increasing the yield of existing customers. This is the case for the World Ski and Snowboard Festival held in Whistler, Canada every April in order to increase occupancy rates at the end of the winter season. Hotel rooms are fully booked during the event, which spans two weekends in order to maximize occupancy rates.
Degree of monopoly and market power vs. price flexibility in Polish economy: empirical analysis based on COICOP classification
Authors: Umiński Paweł
Published: April 2020

Research background: The issue of price flexibility is crucial in the economy both in the aspect of company theory and its macroeconomic consequences. In a number of publications, the sources of variable price flexibility are linked to the market power of enterprises as well as the market structure that has developed in a given branch. It is difficult to indicate empirical studies that would state clearly whether price flexibility depends on the degree of monopoly or the market power of enterprises. This paper concerns that particular field of study.
Purpose of the article: The purpose of the paper is to present the statistical dependence of the degree of monopoly and market power vs. price flexibility in the economy.
Methods: The analysis has been conducted using aggregated data concerning Polish economy in the period from 2001 to 2013, based on COICOP. The degree of monopoly indicator was the average number of companies in a given branch, following the classical models of market structures; the market power indicator was the average net revenue from sales of products per enterprise representing a given branch; the measure of price flexibility was the probability of price variation estimated using the Calvo pricing model. It is, therefore, a frequency-based approach to price flexibility. Statistical dependence was analyzed using the Spearman's rank and Kendall?s tau correlation coefficient and simple regression models.
Findings & Value added: The outcomes indicate that in the case of Poland in the analyzed period there is no statistically significant relation between the degree of monopoly and price flexibility and also between the market power and price flexibility. Thus, the findings of the analysis support the studies which reject the assumption that higher degree of monopoly or higher market power of an enterprise is followed by less flexible prices.
Development of research on the university entrepreneurship ecosystem: trends and areas of interest of researchers based on a systematic review of literature
Authors: Kobylińska Urszula , Lavios Juan J.
Published: April 2020

Research background: The concept of the university entrepreneurship ecosystem is nowadays a part of the current trends in researching the determinants of support for commercialization of research results. The subject is relatively new, because the first papers in this topic are dated to 2009, and in fact it has only been in the last 3 years that the interest of researchers in this subject has increased.
Purpose of the article: The purpose of this study is to analyze the state of research on the issue of the university ecosystem of academic entrepreneurship and to identify the main research trends related to this topic.
Methods: The article was based on a systematic review of the literature (SLR), which included the selection of basic literature and selection of publications, mayor researchers, bibliometric analysis and content analysis.
Findings & Value added: The results of the conducted research indicate that the study of the university ecosystem of academic entrepreneurship is still a new issue, poorly recognized in literature, without a solid methodological foundation and which may constitute a current and interesting research area. Our paper adds to existing research in four important ways. We provide a holistic review of university entrepreneurial ecosystem. We also identify the challenges identified in this area and suggest how they may be developed.  Third, our results are also policy-relevant. For policy-makers, it is important to know whether academic engagement is driven by mechanisms existing in academic ecosystem or affected by factors that may not be activated by it.
Evaluation of economic potential of business environment development by comparing sector differences: perspective of SMEs in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Authors: Belas Jaroslav , Gavurova Beata , Cepel Martin , Kubak Matus
Published: April 2020

Research background: Improving business conditions and SME development are signs of a country?s macroeconomic stability. The issue of identifying and removing barriers to the development of firms in the SME segment is a priority in all countries with developed economies and its importance is currently increasing.
Purpose of the article: The main aim of this paper is to explore possible differences in entrepreneurs? perception of the business environment based on the industry in which the company operates. The analysis contains also a national view, where a comparison between the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic is performed.
Methods: Correspondence analysis was used to achieve the research objectives in order to examine the relations between the categorical variables. Its application is beneficial in cases where the graphic output is clearer than the numerical one.
Findings & Value added: The presented research makes it possible to identify problematic aspects of doing business in each sector and to create support mechanisms for the creation of effective structural policies. Entrepreneurs from the Czech Republic?s Production and Transport sectors agree with the statement that the business environment in the country is suitable for starting a business. As for business environment?s suitability for doing business, neither Slovak nor Czech entrepreneurs sector-wide agreed with the given statement. Czech entrepreneurs from the Services, Trade and Construction sectors, respectively, agree, fully agree with the statement that the business environment in the country is reasonably risky and allows for doing business. In the case of entrepreneurs from Slovakia, no significant correspondence is observed. Findings regarding the statement that the business conditions in the country have improved over the past five years are the following: In the Czech Republic, there is a perfect correspondence of the Transport sector and the agreement with the given statement. In the Slovak Republic, agreement was found with the given statement in the Transport sector and neutral position in the Production sector.
The Development of the Personal Potential of Future Psychologists in the Process of Training
Authors:   Novokuznetsk Branch Institute of Kemerovo State University, Alontseva Aleksandra Ivanovna
Published: April 2020

Nowadays, the problem of personal potential is undoubtedly relevant, since its presence provides competitive advantages in the process of life. The development of this problem in relation to future psychologists is especially important, for the fact that their personal potential helps not only to solve their own problems successfully, but also acts as a “tool” in solving professional problems while helping people. The issue of personal potential is still ambiguous. There are many opinions and approaches, but a general idea is that this is an opportunity which appears only with the activity of the person himself. The paper presents the empirical results of a study of the personal potential of future psychologists in the process of training. The personal qualities that have the greatest impact on the development of personal potential are analyzed.
Features of Protective Mechanisms in Foreign Students With Different Adaptation Levels
Authors:   Astrakhan State Medical University, Kubekova Alia Salavatovna
Published: April 2020

The paper presents the results of the experimental study of protective mechanisms in the process of adaptation in foreign students. The following methods were used in the study: a multi-level personality questionnaire “Adaptability” (MLO-AM) of Maklakov, AG, Chermyanin, SV, and a test questionnaire for psychological defense mechanisms “Life Style Index” (Plutchik, R, Kellerman, G, Сonte, HR, adaptation by Romanov, ES and Grebennikov, LR). Differences between groups were evaluated using the Student's t-test. As a result of the study, the following conclusions were made: foreign students with low adaptation level use protective mechanisms of denial, suppression and regression. Foreign students with medium and high adaptability apply projection and compensation. The materials of this work can be used in the activities of psychologists in the development of psychological and pedagogical support programs for foreign students studying at the university.
Willingness of Teachers of Secondary Vocational Education to Master Innovative Pedagogical Experience and the Information and Educational Platform as a Way of its Dissemination
Authors:   Ugra State University, Mishchenko Vladimir Alexandrovich , Aksarina Yana Sergeevna ,   Ugra State University
Published: April 2020

This study presents data on the readiness to master innovative pedagogical experience obtained as a result of a survey of teachers and masters of secondary vocational education (n = 220). Questioning revealed a low level of readiness of teachers of secondary vocational education to master innovative experience in some characteristics. Based on the analysis of existing research and the results of the survey, the authors proposed a model of a unified information platform for the dissemination of innovative pedagogical experience (IPRI) among secondary vocational education institutions, including such elements as «Expert Consulting», «Media Experience», «Innovative Designer», «Project Experience». The integration of model elements allows not only to overcome the low willingness of employees of vocational education organizations, but also to form the experience of birth and the effective use of innovations.
Principles of Therapeutic Pedagogy: From the History of Creation to Modern Interpretation
Authors:   Omsk Humanitarian Academy, Shmachilina-Tsibenko Svetlana Vitalyevna
Published: April 2020

The study is focused on the review and justification of the fundamental principles of medical pedagogy, in their epochal and modern context. The purpose of the article is to show the specifics of refraction of the principles of integrative and anthropological approaches in medical pedagogy. The retrospective and comparative analysis of the origin and subsequent changes in the principles of medical pedagogy has been conducted and the process of their reflection in medical and pedagogical activities, as well as the role of scientists-practitioners as the founders and carriers of these principles are shown. The research was carried out on the basis of methods of retrospective and theoretical analysis, the method of the framework approach, generalization of the provisions of pedagogical science and practice. For this purpose, the theoretical provisions on the significance and role of the principle in pedagogy and medical pedagogy, in particular, were updated. Scientific novelty lies in identifying and justifying the principles of medical pedagogy, the principle of integrative and anthropological approaches, in their historical-retrospective and modern context, their influence on the formation and further development of this branch of pedagogy, the specifics of their refraction in medical and pedagogical activity are indicated.
Humanistic Educational Paradigm: Problems of Implementation in Distance Learning Process
Authors:   Sevastopol State University, Galyas Irina Anatolyevna
Published: April 2020

The paper proves the increased need for modernisation and adaption of Russian education to global innovations in the field of education and upbringing. It clarifies the essence of informational learner-centred humanistic educational paradigm as a modern model of innovative learning; discusses the problem of implementation of values-based rational educational component in distance learning process. The author reveals the essence of “cynical humanism” in which humanistic ideas of truth, kindness, and beauty are assimilated through the education system based on such aspects as usefulness, benefit, convenience, and comfort. “Positive humanism” is concidered as a basic principle in the historical tradition of the Russian classical school with the idea of unity of education and upbinging which aim is to develop intellectual, moral, aesthetic and physical potential of the individual.
Sociological Understanding of Communicative and Legal Culture of Young People
Authors:   Kuban State University of Physical Education, Sports and Tourism, Ayvazyan Oksana Oganesovna
Published: April 2020

The paper discusses the sociological understanding of the communicative and legal culture of youth in modern sociocultural society. Based on the analysis of various scientific concepts of the past and the present, it is noted that the formation of the communicative and legal culture of an individual is a long, multifaceted and comprehensive process that requires the development of various aspects of life in society by instilling legal, communicative, ethical and moral value orientations in an interconnected relationship. The study also notes that the formation of the communicative and legal culture of youth in modern conditions is accompanied by certain difficulties, which include statism, sociocentrism, ethicocentrism, i.e. the predominance of collectivism, collegiality over individualism. The study describes the mechanisms and methods aimed at improving the communicative and legal culture of youth. The conclusions are given about the significance of the studied issues, justified by the fact that in order to achieve democracy, humanity and justice, to improve the communicative and legal culture of young people, complementarity of communicative, legal and moral foundations is needed to structure and improve people’s livelihood and communicative world.
Sociological Approach to the Estimation of People’s Quality of Life in City Agglomerations
Authors:   Belgorod State National Research University, Shkarlet Alexander Anatolyevich
Published: April 2020

Taking into account the Strategy of Spatial Development of the Russian Federation up to the year 2025, the paper grounds the importance of the use of sociological approach to get the integral estimation of people’s quality of life in city agglomerations. A brief review of researches devoted to different parameters of the state of city agglomerations is presented. There given the algorithm of research of city agglomerations which includes six stages: revealing of spontaneous processes within the core-city and peripheral territory, the study of social practices used to meet the daily needs of residents of the territory, the analysis of quantitative and qualitative indicators based on the results of sociological surveys and interviews, as well as the consideration of the results of sociological studies for the development of legal acts, the formation of a development strategy for the city agglomerations and its practical implementation.
Pengukuran Kinerja Tenaga Profesional Pada Organisasi Jasa (Studi Kasus Kotabahasa Salatiga)
Authors: Nilamsari Devitia Putri
Published: April 2020

This research aimed to describe the performance measurement and the basic indicators of performance measurement the professionals in family organization, especially in the service sector. As the strategy of depth-case study, this research uses a qualitative approach to describe the process or application of performance measurement and the basic indicators of performance measurement in Kotabahasa Salatiga. The results show that the process of performance measurementin Kotabahasa Salatiga starts from initial stage of microteaching selection which is the basic of initial performance measurement and placement for the teachers, then continued to the assessment of the teachers’ daily behavior through observation, review to the class or criticsm from students. In addition, the basic indicators of the teachers’ performance measurement are discipline, responsibility for task or job, capability both technical and conceptual and the interpersonal relationship. Based on the performance measurement, the management of Kotabahasa Salatiga gets feedback that can improve the quality and performance of organization and also be able to assess the final result whether the activities that have been planned and implemented so far as fit or not. And then, it is directing teachers to work productively and professionally so that the performance will be more satisfactory and fit with the work’s standards.
IMPLEMENTATION OF HENTIAN KOMUNITI TOWARDS HERITAGE TOWN SUSTAINABILITY
Authors: Shamsul Harumain Yong Adilah , Nordin Nikmatul Adha , Azmi Nur Farhana , Morimoto Akinori , Teppei Osada
Published: April 2020

The sustainability of heritage town has been a huge controversial issue. Many local authorities struggle to sustain heritage buildings due to lack of community participation although they have adequate funding. As a result, many guidelines or even restrictions to sustain those building meets a dead end. Most heritage building owners also face issues in maintaining their buildings due to the building age and change of use. Other challenges are cost, value and also interest. Community participation in the process of sustaining heritage towns is equally important with the vital needs of the local authority to maintained them. Both work together as a complete system that compliments each other. The Hentian Komuniti is a unique community participation concept which is a translation of a concept called Machinoeki from Japan that reflects hospitality and volunteerism. The core principal of Hentian Komuniti concept is to encourage the community to share the space at their building premises where visitors can rest, get information about the town, and also use the toilet service for free. This is an interesting concept as the community works voluntarily to help the local government to revitalize the town, nurture the idea of hospitality, which means cultivate and educate good services. This paper explains the implementation of this concept in the town of Taiping and the chain benefit outcome from the surveys undertaken towards heritage building owners and local community in the effort to sustain the heritage town.
THE IMPACT OF THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ON RESIDENTS’ SELF-RATED HEALTH: A CASE STUDY IN PENANG, MALAYSIA
Authors: Hedayati Massoomeh , Abdullah Aldrin , Maghsoodi Tilaki Mohammad Javad
Published: April 2020

There is continuous debate on the impact of house quality on residents’ health and well-being. Good living environment improves health, and fear of crime is recognised as a mediator in the relationship between physical environment and health. Since minimal studies have investigated the relationship, this study aims to examine the impact of the house quality on fear of crime and health. A total of 230 households from a residential neighbourhood in Malaysia participated in the study. Using structural equation modelling, the findings indicate that housing quality and fear of crime can account for a proportion of the variance in residents’ self-rated health. However, there is no significant relationship between housing quality and fear of crime. Results also show that fear of crime does not mediate the relationship between housing quality and health. This study suggests that the environment-fear relationship should be re-examined theoretically.
By Simulation Physics of Light by Rendering Software as Standard Render as of N-Enlargement Bounces from Glass Heart Object Get Similar Shape as Calabi Yau Variety Assumption
Authors: Golian Peter
Published: April 2020

There are wave-particle properties of light. On photoreal visualization, we see only wave properties of light, photo from CAD scripts render, and where are particle properties? Similar as for example thermal analysis, but other, by simulating physics of light by standard rendering software of n- enlargement bounces could envoy particle properties, as from glass heart object get similar shape as Calabi Yau variety assumption.
A Tiny, Counterintuitive Change to the Mathematics of the Schrodinger Wave Packet and Quantum ElectroDynamics Could Vastly Simplify How We View Nature
Authors: Boyd Jeffrey
Published: April 2020

This article proposes that an unexpected approach to the mathematics of a Schro ̋dinger wave packet and Quantum Electro-Dynamics (QED), could vastly simplify how we perceive the world around us. It could get rid of most if not all quantum weirdness. Schro ̋dinger’s cat would be gone. Even things that we thought were unquestionably true about the quantum world would change. For example, the double slit experiment would no longer support wave particle duality. Experiments that appeared to say that entangled particles can communicate instantaneously over great distances, would no longer say that. Although the tiny mathematical change is counterintuitive, Occam’s razor dictates that we consider it because it simplifies how we view Nature in such a pervasive way. The change in question is to view a Schro ̋dinger wave packet as part of a larger Elementary Wave traveling in the opposite direction. It is known in quantum mechanics that the same wave can travel in two countervailing directions simultaneously. Equivalent changes would be made to QED and Quantum Field Theory. It is known in QM that there are zero energy waves: for example, the Schro ̋dinger wave carries amplitudes but not energy.
Financial Derivatives, Financial Leverage, Intangible Assets, and Transfer Pricing Aggressiveness: Evidence from Indonesian Companies
Authors: Firmansyah Amrie , Yunidar Artikayara
Published: April 2020

This study aim to examine the effect of financial derivatives, financial leverage, and intangible assets on transfer pricing aggressiveness. The samples are nonfinancial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2012 to 2016. Using purposive sampling method, 44 selected companies’ data were selected (220 year-firm observations). The data was analyzed using multiple regression analysis with panel data. The results suggest that financial derivatives, financial leverage, and intangible assets have a positive effect on transfer pricing aggressiveness.  This study shows that financial derivatives in Indonesia, both with the aim of hedging and with speculative purposes, have the same nature and are closely related to profit shifting conducted by the companies.
Service Learning Versus Traditional Project-Based Learning: A Comparison Study in a First Year Industrial and Systems Engineering Course
Authors: Scherrer Christina , Sharpe Jennifer
Published: April 2020

Service learning involves solving a real community problem while meeting course learning outcomes. Participation in service learning is hypothesized to improve undergraduate student engagement and retention, but little research has been done to measure its impact specifically on beginning engineering students. This study compares two sections of an introduction to industrial and systems engineering course; one with a service learning term project and one with a traditional project-based term project. The service learning project was designed to be a hands-on approach to the material in the project management, communication, and teamwork modules of the course, in addition to giving students the opportunity to practice industrial and systems engineering functions related to their community partner’s defined problem. Surveys, grade data and interviews provide evidence that service learning projects improved students’ perceptions of their preparation for a successful academic and professional career and also lend limited support to improved engagement and retention in engineering compared to the students in the traditional project section.
Multi-ethnic jokes in the Russian language
Authors: Castañar Rubio Guillem
Published: April 2020

The aim of this paper is to study variations and continuities in the targets of multi-ethnic jokes in the Russian language through time in three consecutive periods: Soviet era, post-socialist years and the present time. Multiethnic jokes are a subtype of ethnic canned jokes that feature two or more ethnonyms in one text, three being the most usual number of nationalities featured in the text and having, therefore, a tripartite structure. The different nationalities are placed in a special situation that usually entails some kind of competition between them. Our specific goals in this article are: 1) to analyse the position of the nationalities mentioned in the tripartite textual structure of the joke and their function within the text of the joke and to study structural variations through time; 2) to determine the ethnic scripts that are frequently ascribed to these targets and their changes from Soviet to present times; 3) to identify the nationalities that appear in multi-ethnic jokes in Russian and to detect changes in this cast of characters, if any, through the three chronological periods previously stated. The analysis of a corpus of 359 multi-ethnic jokes in the Russian language reveals that multi-ethnic jokes in Russian undergo few changes through times. Although they feature different nationalities in one text, multi-ethnic jokes in the Russian language are an example of reflexive ethnic humour, since they target Russians themselves.
Marzanna: immagine soprannaturale della morte nella fraseologia slava
Authors: Gajetti Giuliano
Published: April 2020

Marzanna: nadprzyrodzony obraz śmierci we frazeologii słowiańskiej
Pojęcie śmierci to wydarzenie, które ze względu na swą naturę znajduje się poza granicami ludzkiej fizycznej realności i można je rozpatrywać jako zjawisko nadnaturalne, nieudające się racjonalnie wytłumaczyć. W artykule poddano analizie obraz Marzanny/Mary/Moreny w słowiańskim folklorze i mitologii. Jej obraz kojarzył się z pojęciem śmierci i obrzędami kalendarza ludowego opisanymi przez Afanasjewa. Podobne rytuały oraz istoty nadnaturalne są opisane w słowniku Starożytności słowiańskie i odgrywają ważną rolę w etnolingwistyce. Fenomen Marzanny rozpatrywany jest jako instrument teoretyczny do lepszego rozumienia frazeologii języków słowiańskich oraz jego związków z ogólnoeuropejskim folklorystycznym przedstawieniem śmierci.
Д. Дружинская, Я. Вальчак, Ну, здорово! Лексический минимум русского языка для среднего уровня
Authors: Moskovkin Leonid
Published: April 2020

В рецензии рассматриваются особенности учебного русско-польского идеографического словаря Д. Дружиловской и Я. Вальчака «Ну, ладно!». Описывается его структура. Выдвигаются дидактические требования к учебному словарю: системность, актуальность и общеупотребительность включенных в него единиц. Дается ряд рекомендаций по его совершенствованию.
Silicon incorporation in polymethine dyes
Authors: Pengshung Monica , Neal Patrick , Atallah Timothy , Kwon Junho , Caram Justin , Lopez Steven , Sletten Ellen
Published: April 2020

Methods to red-shift fluorophores have garnered considerable interest due to the broad utility of low energy light. The incorporation of silicon into xanthene and coumarin scaffolds has resulted in an array of visible and near-infrared fluorophores. Here, we extend this approach to polymethine dyes, another popular fluorophore class, performing experimental and computational analyses. We found that when oxygen was replaced with SiMe2, bathochromic shifts of up to 121 nm and fluorophores with emission above 900 nm were achieved.
A NOVEL COMPUTATIONALLY DESIGNED TOOL TO TREAT THE COVID -19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Cherian Chikoo
Published: April 2020

A novely designed drug to treat Covid-19
Systemic in Silico Screening in Drug Discovery for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) with an Online Interactive Web Server
Authors: Xu Chi , Ke Zunhui , Liu Chuandong , Wang Zhihao , Liu Denghui , Zhang Lei , Wang Jingning , He Wenjun , Xu Zhimeng , Li Yanqing , Yang Yanan , Huang Zhaowei , Lv Panjing , Wang Xin , Han Dali , Li Yan , Qiao Nan , Liu Bing
Published: April 2020

The emergence of the new coronavirus (nCoV-19) has brought global impact on human health, whilst the interaction between the virus and the host is the foundation of the disease. The viral genome codes a cluster of proteins, each with a unique function in the event of host invasion or viral development. Under current adverse situation, we employ virtual screening tools in searching for drugs and nature products which have been already deposited in the DrugBank in attempt to accelerate the drug discovery process. This study provides an initial evaluation of current drug candidates from various reports using our systemic in silico drug screening based on structures of viral proteins and human ACE2 receptor. Besides, we built an interactive online platform (https://shennongproject.com:11443/#/home) for browsing these results with the visual display of small molecule docked on its potential target protein, without installing any specialized structural software. With continuous maintenance and incorporation of data from laboratory works, it may serve not only as the assessment tool for the new drug discovery but also an educational website to meet general interest from the public.