bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A novel cucumber albino mutant caused by chloroplast development deficiency
Authors: Yan Jinqiang , Liu Bin , Cao Zhenqiang , Sun Piaoyun , Liu Wenrui , Liang Zhaojun , Wang Min , Peng Qingwu , Chen Lin , Lin Yu’e , Jiang Biao , He Xiaoming
Published: April 2020

Background Photosynthesis is a fundamental process for plant growth and development dependent on a precise network, including formation of chloroplast and chlorophyll synthesis. Chloroplast development deficiency could lead to albinism in higher plant. Results Here, we report a cucumber albino recessive mutant that processed white cotyledons under light condition and is unable to produce first true leaf. Meanwhile, albino mutant could grow out creamy green cotyledons under dark condition but died after exposing to light. Using fluorescence microscopy and transmission electron microscope (TEM), impaired chloroplasts were observed. We identified 7 and 3 differentially expressed genes (DEG) involved in Chlorophyll metabolism and Methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway through transcriptome analysis, respectively. We also examined the reported homologous genes for albino mutants from other plants. Two of 12 genes, TOC159 and DXS1, were up-regulated in cucumber albino mutants as well. The reliability of RNA sequencing results were further confirmed by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). Conclusions Taken together, we elaborate the differences between albino mutant and normal seedlings from a single cucumber progeny. This mutant is a new material to study protoplast development.
Children, media and food. Food advertising aimed at children audience in Spanish TV.
Authors: Jimenez-Marin gloria_jimenez , Garcia Jesus Delgado , Medina Irene Garcia
Published: April 2020

Healthy lifestyle habits provide the basis for optimal development in minors and advertising can affect, positively or negatively, the maintenance of certain of these habits. Even more, the advertising directly related to food. Therefore, this text aims to assess the levels of compliance with the Code of Advertising for Food and Beverages Directed to Minor Children (PAOS Code) during 2018. Analyzing the advertising of food and beverages aimed at children during the protection strip reinforced is evidence of the growing problem of obesity in the child population generated through the food industry. This investigation analyzed a sample obtained through the recording, for 7 days, of the content of commercial breaks in the television broadcast of specialized and generalist channels in Spain with higher audience rates. In this regard, the data reveal a systematic breach of this code that persuades the vulnerable conscience of infants through a business fabric that far from promoting healthy living habits cause malnutrition in society.
Susceptibility of An. gambiae s.l. from Côte d’Ivoire to Insecticides used on Insecticide-Treated Nets: Evaluating the Additional Entomological Impact of Piperonyl Butoxide and Chlorfenapyr
Authors: Kouassi Bernard L. , Edi Constant , Tia Emmanuel , Konan Lucien Y. , Akré Maurice A. , Koffi Alphonsine A. , Ouattara Allassane F. , Mea Antoine Tanoh , Zinzindohoue Pascal , Kouadio Blaise , Andre McKenzie , Irish Seth R. , Armistead Jennifer , Dengela Dereje , Cissé Ndombour G. , Flatley Cecilia , Chabi Joseph
Published: April 2020

Background : Pyrethroid-treated mosquito nets are currently the mainstay of vector control in Côte d’Ivoire. However, resistance to pyrethroids has been reported across the country, limiting options for insecticide resistance management due to the paucity of alternative insecticides. Two types of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), ITNs with pyrethroids and the synergist piperonyl butoxide (PBO), and Interceptor ® G2 nets, a net treated with a combination of chlorfenapyr and alpha-cypermethrin, are believed to help in the control of pyrethroid-resistant mosquitoes. Methods : The susceptibility of An. gambiae s.l. to pyrethroid insecticides with and without pre-exposure to PBO as well as to chlorfenapyr was investigated in fifteen sites across the country. Susceptibility tests were conducted on 2- to 4-day old adult female An. gambiae s.l. reared from larval collections. The resistance status, intensity, and effects of PBO on mortality after exposure to different concentrations of deltamethrin, permethrin and alpha-cypermethrin were determined using WHO susceptibility test kits. In the absence of a WHO-recommended standard protocol for chlorfenapyr, two interim doses (100 and 200 µg/bottle) were used to test the susceptibility of mosquitoes using the CDC bottle assay method. Results : Pre-exposure to PBO did not result in full restoration of susceptibility to any of the three pyrethroids for the An. gambiae s.l. populations from any of the sites surveyed. However, PBO pre-exposure did increase mortality for all three pyrethroids, particularly deltamethrin (from 4.4% to 48.9%). Anopheles gambiae s.l. from only one site (Bettie) were susceptible to chlorfenapyr at the dose of 100 µg active ingredient (a.i.)/bottle. Even at the dose of 200 µg (a.i.)/bottle, susceptibility was only recorded in 10 of the 15 sites.Conclusion : Low mosquito mortality was found for pyrethroids alone, and while PBO increased mortality, it did not restore full susceptibility. The vector was not fully susceptible to chlorfenapyr in one third of the sites tested. However, vector susceptibility to chlorfenapyr seems to be considerably higher than for pyrethroids alone or with PBO. These data should be used cautiously when making ITN procurement decisions, noting that bioassays are conducted in controlled conditions and may not fully represent field efficacy.
Incidence and risk factors of residual bile duct stones after extraction by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Authors: Fujita Akashi , Nakahara Kazunari , Michikawa Yosuke , Morita Ryo , Suetani Keigo , Sato Junya , Igarashi Yosuke , Ikeda Hiroki , Matsunaga Kotaro , Watanabe Tsunamasa , Itoh Fumio
Published: April 2020

Background: Residual bile duct stones may be found eventually after confirmation of complete stone removal. Aims: we retrospectively investigated the incidence and risk factors of residual bile duct stones after extraction by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of all ERCP sessions that underwent endoscopic bile duct stone extraction between April 2014 and March 2019. A total of 505 patients were enrolled to evaluate the incidence and risk factors of residual bile duct stones after ERCP. Results: The rate of residual stones was 4.8% (24/505). Residual stones were detected by CT (12/24) or MRCP (12/24). In univariate analyses, a large number of stones (P = 0.01), long procedure time (P = 0.005), and performance of the pancreatic duct guidewire placement method (P-GW) for selective bile duct cannulation (P = 0.01) were the factors involved in residual stones. In multiple logistic regression analysis, performing P-GW was retained as the only independent factor of residual stones (odds ratio [OR], 3.4; 95% CI, 1.1–9.5; P = 0.02). Conclusions: When removing bile duct stones with a pancreatic guidewire in place, paying attention to residual stones is necessary.
Impact assessment of climate change on hydro-climatic conditions of arid and semi-arid watersheds (case study: Zoshk-Abardeh watershed, Iran)
Authors: Rahimpour Mohadese , Tajbakhsh Mohamad , Memarian Hadi , Aghakhani Afshar Amirhosein
Published: April 2020

The hydrologic cycle in the river basins of semi-arid regions is severely influenced by climate change. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of climate change on the hydro-climatic condition in Zoshk-Abardeh watershed in eastern Iran. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was calibrated using the Sequential Uncertainty Fitting – Version 2 (SUFI-2) algorithm to improve the simulation results of the runoff. The Model for Interdisciplinary Research on Climate-Earth System Models (MIROC-ESM) was used to investigate the effects of climate change on hydro-climatic components under the representative concentration pathway scenarios (RCPs: 2.6, 4.5, 6.0, and 8.5) and in near- (2014–2042), mid- (2042–2071), and far- (2072–2100) futures. The temperature component under the RCP4.5 and RCP6.0 during the near- and mid-future intervals and the far-future period (for RCP6.0) indicated a significant rising trend. The rainfall parameter in all RCPs and future intervals showed an insignificant descending trend. Runoff alterations under the RCP4.5 amid the mid- to far-future intervals and under the RCP8.5 throughout the far-future period trailed a significant descending trend. The results determined that the temperature will track an upward tendency, while precipitation and runoff will follow a descending trend in this watershed by the end of the 21st century.
Drug Delivery Systems Using Surface Markers for Targeting Cancer Stem Cells
Authors: Oswald James T. , Patel Haritosh , Khan Daid , Jeorje Ninweh N. , Golzar Hossein , Oswald Erin L. , Tang Shirley
Published: April 2020

The innate abilities of cancer stem cells (CSCs), such as multi-drug resistance, drug efflux, quiescence
and ionizing radiation tolerance, protect them from most traditional chemotherapeutics. As a result, this small
subpopulation of persistent cells leads to more aggressive and chemoresistant cancers, causing tumour relapse and
metastasis. This subpopulation is differentiated from the bulk tumour population through a wide variety of surface
markers expressed on the cell surface. Recent developments in nanomedicine and targeting delivery methods
have given rise to new possibilities for specifically targeting these markers and preferentially eliminating CSCs.
Herein, we first summarize the range of surface markers identifying CSC populations in a variety of cancers;
then, we discuss recent attempts to actively target CSCs and their niches using liposomal, nanoparticle, carbon
nanotube and viral formulations.
An Operationally Simple and Efficient Synthesis of 7-Benzylidene-substitutedphenyl- 3,3a,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-2H-indazole by Grinding Method
Authors: Raut Santosh , Dhotre Bharat , Tidke Atul , Pathan Mohammad Arif
Published: April 2020

Background:

An eco-friendly, operationally simple and efficient reaction is shown between various
2,6-bis-(substituted-benzylidene)-cyclohexanones and differently substituted hydrazine in the presence of acetic
acid.

Methods:

The reaction between various 2,6-bis-(substituted-benzylidene)-cyclohexanones and differently
substituted hydrazine in the presence of acetic acid afforded 7-Benzylidene-substituted-phenyl-3,3a,4,5,6,7-
hexahydro-2H-indazole in 74 to 92 % yield in short reaction time using the grindstone technique.

Results and Discussion:

The notable advantages of this method include mild synthetic conditions, weak acid
catalysis, and non-hazardous solvent which make this method environmentally safer.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, we have developed an efficient, simple and eco-friendly method for the synthesis of
7-Benzylidene-substituted-phenyl-3,3a,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-2H-indazole by grinding technique. The notable
benefits of this method are waste minimization, no organic solvent required, simple procedure, easy work-up,
and clean reaction profile.
The Associations Among Individual Factors, Media Literacy, and Dietary Supplement Use Among College Students: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)
Authors: Yang Shu Ching , Hsu Wan-Chen , Chiang Chia-Hsun
Published: April 2020

BACKGROUND

The mass media have been condemned for encouraging young people to take dietary supplements (DS). Media literacy, which includes authors and audiences (AA), messages and meanings (MM), and representation and reality (RR) domains, is a new approach to teaching young adults to make better informed health decisions. However, it is not clear which domains are the most important for media literacy education.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations among individual factors, media literacy, and DS use.

METHODS

The survey instrument included demographic items, the DS Media Literacy Scale (DSMLS), and DS use items (users or nonusers, types of DS, current use of DS, and intention to use DS in the future). The DSMLS is an 11-item instrument designed to assess college students’ AA, MM, and RR media literacy in relation to DS. A total of 467 Taiwanese college students participated in the study. Descriptive statistical analysis, logistic regression analysis, and multiple regression analysis were conducted.

RESULTS

A total of 338/467 (72.4%) participants reported using DS, and 176/467 (37.7%) consumed 3 or more supplements. Moreover, the MM media literacy domain was associated with having been a DS user (odds ratio 0.63, P=.002), current DS use (β=–.10, P=.02), and intention to use DS in the future (β=–.12, P=.011). Finally, perceived importance of health was positively related to current DS use (β=.18, P=.001) and intention to use DS in the future (β=.18, P=.001).

CONCLUSIONS

This study showed that the majority of Taiwanese college students were DS users and used multiple types of supplements. Moreover, students with lower MM media literacy were more likely to be DS users, to take DS more frequently, and to have higher intentions for future frequent DS use. Finally, those who placed extreme importance on health were more likely to take DS frequently and have higher intentions for future frequent DS use.
Going Digital as a Necessity: Ensuring Older Adults’ Needs for Health Information, Services, and Social Inclusion During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Preprint)
Authors: Xie Bo
Published: April 2020

UNSTRUCTURED

During pandemics like COVID-19, going digital is, more than ever, a necessity. However, going digital alone is insufficient for reaching vulnerable populations like older adults. Older adults are in triple jeopardy during COVID-19: compared with younger people, older adults are (1) more likely to develop serious conditions and experience higher mortality; (2) less likely to obtain high quality information or services online; and (3) more likely to experience social isolation and loneliness. Hybrid informatics solutions, coupling online and offline strategies, are invaluable in ensuring the inclusion of vulnerable populations during pandemics. Most of these solutions do not require new inventions or technology. Finding the financial resources for a rapid, well-coordinated implementation is the biggest challenge. Setting up the systems and digital infrastructure is important for the present and future pandemics.
The Fundamental Nature of Time
Authors: Tyler, Ph.D. D.Sc. Christopher W.
Published: April 2020

The nature of time is intimately bound up with the nature of energy propagation, which has a long history of its philosophical understanding. Here I propose a new post-Einsteinian view of the nature of time, conceptualized as the outcome of the pure unidimensional rate of change of a process through the infinitesimal operator of differential equations. In this view, time is a local property that is generated by every individual process in the Universe rather than a fundamental dimension in which processes operate. The rate of change has an inherent “arrow of time” that does not depend on the ensemble properties of multiple processes, such as the laws of entropy, but is inherent to the function of each process, by virtue of its genesis in the Big Bang. The conventional view of time may be approximated either by aggregating the operations of large ensembles of diverse processes, or by choosing a process (such as the Atomic Clock) that has demonstrably stable temporal properties. For processes that are sufficiently nonlinear, their iterative progression may in principle lead to solutions describable as fractals, for which the integral derivation of the time variable would fractionate into a form of fractal time.
Las comunidades en la visión de los antropólogos: disquisiciones y lineamientos de análisis
Authors: Serrano Javier
Published: April 2020

El objetivo de este trabajo es caracterizar la visión de los antropólogos acerca de las comunidades y proponer un conjunto de lineamientos útiles para su análisis. Con este fin, se revisan los aspectos fundamentales de la extensa trayectoria antropológica en el estudio de comunidades y se recurre a la propia experiencia etnográfica en comunidades indígenas y campesinas en dos regiones distantes, la Norpatagonia argentina y el occidente de México. Los hallazgos etnográficos respaldan la pertinencia de analizar las comunidades como fenómeno complejo, en términos de proceso y como sistema de relaciones. En este enfoque, las configuraciones comunitarias son consideradas como resultado de procesos históricos pero también como proyecto de futuro. En conclusión, a pesar de su heterogeneidad, dinamismo y complejidad, la visión antropológica sobre las comunidades tiene un sello distintivo vinculado al compromiso empírico que distingue a la disciplina. Sólo a partir de su peculiaridad, la antropología podrá incidir de forma decisiva en los grandes debates actuales sobre comunidades.
The Development of Customer Loyalty Model for Mobile Travel Agent Application
Authors: Prihartono Budhi , Ashari Muhammad Azhar , Rizkiana Aldila
Published: April 2020

The growth of smartphone users in Indonesia opens up business opportunities for service providers, particularly via m-commerce. However, along with these great opportunities and rivalry, service providers are required to make consumers faithful to the products and services they deliver.  This research aims to develop a conceptual model for an application based on m-commerce, particularly mobile travel agent applications.  The research model is based on applying five dimensions of Mobile Service Quality (M-S-QUAL), customer engagement, and commitment as the predecessor factors of customer loyalty.  The study was conducted on 760 MTA application users who participated in an online survey.  The data were divided into two groups based on income level to be further analyzed using the Multigroup Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).  The Multigroup SEM analysis shows that the concept of customer loyalty was explained differently by the two groups with different income levels.
DELETION IN MOVIE SUBTITLING
Authors: Yoga Pratama Agus Darma
Published: April 2020

Abstrak
Deletion in movie subtitling is a common practice due to limited space and time for subtitles to appear at the bottom of the screen. The limits are in terms of time for the subtitles to appear and be read by viewers and the number of characters to be shown on screen. Therefore, deletion is a strategy used especially for summarizing meaning or information from long dialogues. This is interesting because deletion should be implemented without deleting meanings or important information contained within the dialogues. Deletion is also considered to be used because viewers don't want to read long texts, as they are more focused on the scenes. This research is conducted to study types of deletion applied in movie subtitling and the impacts on delivering meanings to viewers. This research focuses on two movies, i.e. an adult action movie titled 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) and a children animated movie titled Ice Age 5: Collision Course, in which English is the source language and Indonesian is the target language. These two movies are selected to compare deletion applied on action movies for adults and movies for children. This research applies deletion theory by Karamitroglou (1997) that summarizes deletion types in movie subtitling, such as functional expressions that don't contain semantic aspects, cumulative adjectives, and responsive expressions. Those three types of deletion don't interfere with delivery of meaning to viewers because they are supported by other aspects, such as dialogues, images, and music. The results of this research show that some taboo expressions are found in the adult action movie, whereas exclamations are found more in the animated movie. This is in line with the types of the movies, so selection of utterances for the subtitles is made according to the viewers' age. Some of the expressions are translated, while some other are not. This is due to technical aspects related to the number of characters that can be shown for each line of the subtitles. The translated expressions are responsive ones, like oh, fuck that, whoa, watch out, come on, all right, and yeah as well as cumulative adjectives, like a fucking massive heavy force. The types of expressions that are not translated are responsive utterances like Ew in the animated movie Ice Age 5, expressions that indicate additional information like (MEN ARGUING), (GUNSHOT), (LAUGHS) in the action movie 13 Hours, and expressions for additional information like (SCREAMING) and (GRUNTING) in Ice Age 5. The translated and untranslated expressions are functional expressions that don't contain semantic meaning, like well in both movies.

Keywords: translation, deletion, expressions, strategy.
Number-Theoretic Characterizations of Some Restricted Clifford+T Circuits
Authors: Amy Matthew , Glaudell Andrew N. , Ross Neil J.
Published: April 2020

Kliuchnikov, Maslov, and Mosca proved in 2012 that a 2×2 unitary matrix V can be exactly represented by a single-qubit Clifford+T circuit if and only if the entries of V belong to the ring Z[1/2,i]. Later that year, Giles and Selinger showed that the same restriction applies to matrices that can be exactly represented by a multi-qubit Clifford+T circuit. These number-theoretic characterizations shed new light upon the structure of Clifford+T circuits and led to remarkable developments in the field of quantum compiling. In the present paper, we provide number-theoretic characterizations for certain restricted Clifford+T circuits by considering unitary matrices over subrings of Z[1/2,i]. We focus on the subrings Z[1/2], Z[1/2], Z[1/i2], and Z[1/2,i], and we prove that unitary matrices with entries in these rings correspond to circuits over well-known universal gate sets. In each case, the desired gate set is obtained by extending the set of classical reversible gates {X,CX,CCX} with an analogue of the Hadamard gate and an optional phase gate.
Análise de correspondência entre perfil municipal e recursos de royalties de petróleo no Estado de Sergipe
Authors: Galvão Nadielli Maria dos Santos
Published: April 2020

No Brasil, a partir de 1953 iniciou-se o repasse de royalties de Petróleo a Estados e Municípios que são produtores de tal recurso ou que de alguma forma estão relacionados com as regiões produtoras. O estado de Sergipe é um dos principais nomes no que se refere à produção petrolífera nacional. Além disso, por conta de sua localização, todos os seus municípios recebem alguma fatia proveniente dos royalties. Com isso, o objetivo do estudo foi verificar, por meio da análise de correspondência, a relação entre o perfil dos municípios do estado de Sergipe e os recebimentos de recursos por meio de royalties de petróleo. Como perfil municipal tem-se características como: Expressividade da receita tributária, Dependência das receitas com transferências da União e do Estado e o tamanho da população. Verificou-se que os municípios sergipanos possuem certa dependência dos recursos advindos de royalties de petróleo e isso é ainda mais evidente naqueles com menor população e menor capacidade arrecadatória própria. Torna-se necessário, então, estimular as regiões estudadas a buscarem o autofinanciamento de suas atividades para estes se tornem mais autônomos.
Moving into the neighbourhood: embodiment, sacrament and ritual in urban mission
Authors: Bucke Hannah
Published: April 2020

This article aims to explore the significance of embodiment, sacrament and ritual in urban pioneer ministry. Stemming from early experiences working within this context and from a particular experience of using installation art to help engage those outside the Church with its rituals and stories, I argue for the importance of the embodied experience within a particular place as a means of engagement. The literature surveyed makes the case for a broad understanding of the sacramental in which all material things have sacramental potential. The differing influences of theology and social anthropology upon the literature offer distinct perspectives on the drawing of boundaries in relation to sacrament and ritual, and on how meaning is made from experience in the light of prior knowledge and understanding of the Christian tradition.
The temptations of politics: Jesus’ temptation and ours in John Milton’s Paradise Regained
Authors: Plant Stephen J.
Published: April 2020

This paper aims to shed light on the ways in which politics can be a site of temptation for Christians. In the first part, it explores the circumstances in which John Milton wrote Paradise Regained, printed in 1671. The poem may be understood, in part, as Milton’s reflection on the failed politics of the Republic in which he had played a leading role as a civil servant and one of the Republic’s chief propagandists. The second part of the argument offers a reading of Milton’s poetic account of the story of Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness, which interprets Jesus’ temptations politically as a series of attempts by Satan to deflect Jesus’ messianic identity, revealed at his Baptism, from its true course.
Computational Homogenization of Cement-Based Porous Piezoelectric Composites with Random Structure
Authors: Pavol Novák , Peter Bishay , Milan Žmindák
Published: April 2020

The finite element method (FEM) is used to characterize the effective thermo-electromechanical material properties of cement-based piezoelectric ceramic composites in this paper. The micromechanics representative volume element (RVE) approach is used with distribution of piezoelectric particles in the porous cement matrix. The effects of the piezoelectric particle volume fraction and pore volume fraction on the effective composite properties are determined using sets of different boundary conditions. Microscale homogenization is carried out through the analysis of particles which are randomly distributed in a homogenized matrix.
Glaucoma vs. Biomechanical Properties of Cornea
Authors: Branislav Hučko , Lea Ferková Sylvia , Stanislav Ďuriš , Jan Rybář , Peter Pavlásek
Published: April 2020

The paper deals with the influence of various biomechanical parameters on the intraocular pressure (IOP). The IOP is a very important factor in more accurate diagnosis and better management of glaucoma. To get a more realistic value of IOP the measurement methodology must reflect the patient’s individual biometric and biomechanical parameters, for example age, sex, race, biomechanical properties of cornea, etc. Many measuring methods are based on the applanation of cornea during its loading by the measuring device - tonometers. These tonometers apply the Imbert – Fick law [1], which determines their size. This work also addresses the current approaches to creating more realistic IOP data.
Comparison of Detailed Belt - Cylinder Interaction Model with Classical Belt Friction Formula
Authors: Bulín Radek , Hajžman Michal
Published: April 2020

This paper deals with a comparison of the classical belt friction formula, also called Euler-Eytelwein equation, with a detailed belt-cylinder interaction model. The belt friction is a typical pedagogical problem where the usage of equilibrium conditions is shown, but also have a practical usage, e.g. a heavy ship anchor pulling or a belt brake. The presented belt-cylinder interaction model is based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation of beam finite elements with the consideration of nonlinear contact forces between a beam and a rigid cylinder.
Influence of Fiber Deposition and Orientation on Stress Distribution in Specimens Produced Using 3D Printing
Authors: Majko Jaroslav , Handrik Marián , Vaško Milan , Sága Milan
Published: April 2020

Continuous fiber fabrication technology, developed by Markforged and used in MarkTwo printers, allows using of reinforcing fibers, which improve mechanical properties of produced parts. The technology enables choosing of two fiber deposition strategies: isotropic fiber fill and concentric fiber fill. With the isotropic fiber fill, there is an option to set up various fiber angles in each layer. The article is focused on stress distribution analysis using FEM in a matrix and individual reinforcing fibers of specimens loaded to uniaxial tension. Main observed parameters are stresses in matrix and fiber and usage of the reinforcing material.
The Concept of Productive Capital in Business Model Accounting and Integrated Reporting
Authors: Plotnikov V.S. , Azrakuliev Z.M.
Published: April 2020

Subject. This article explores the scope of the integrated reporting concept, which reflects the preservation of the value of production capital stock in the process of creating the value of a commercial organization.
Objectives. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the hypothesis of preservation of the value of production capital, expressed in the business accounting model reflecting the processes of value creation and the influence on the stock of capital value. This statement of the problem is consistent with the concept of maintaining physical capital, as expressed in the conceptual framework of financial reporting.
Methods. For the study, we used the methods of observation, abstraction, deduction and induction, stochastic and actual analyses of economic phenomena.
Results. The study proves the need to distinguish between diametrically opposed accounting categories, such as wear and tear of fixed assets and depreciation of fixed assets. The first category should reflect the loss in the value of production capital stock. The second one should reflect the possibility of recovering financial losses, and the result of these accounting procedures should be reflected through the capital estimates.
Conclusions and Relevance. The study concludes on the following: impairment of assets and liabilities is one of the methods of business model accounting, realized through the procedure of formation of fair value of assets and liabilities; the capital estimates reflect the possibility of maintaining the stock of the value of production capital when depreciation is considered as the possibility of financial capital to reimburse the value of losses in production capital. The approach proposed in the article to reflect accounting procedures related to the formation of capital estimates in financial statements not only corresponds to the concept of capital maintenance, but also allows to complete accounting records on reflecting the residual value of fixed assets.
Supranational Currency Regulation: Theoretical and Practical Approaches
Authors: Kuznetsov A.V.
Published: April 2020

Subject. The article deals with the issues of supranational currency regulation, deeming it a prerequisite for the return of the world economy to a sustainable, confident and balanced growth path.
Objectives. The article aims to study theoretical and practical approaches to the organization of supranational monetary cooperation of sovereign States at the global and regional levels.
Methods. For the study, I used scientific methods of systems approach, analogy, modeling, and abstraction.
Results. The article shows that in current conditions of development of the world economy the euro, being the only fully functioning project of supranational monetary integration, has not yet created conditions for the participating countries for harmonious and stable development. The practice of transferable ruble circulation proved the possibility of simultaneous expansion of mutual trade and balanced development of all participants of supranational currency cooperation.
Conclusions and Relevance. To enter a new level of supranational currency cooperation, sovereign States are required to develop an integrated approach to solving a number of economic, technical and political problems. The results of the research can be useful in the development of theoretical and practical approaches to supranational currency regulation.
Non-governmental coverage of retirement benefits as part of the national socio-economic policy
Authors: Kapranova L.D.
Published: April 2020

Subject. The article examines the existing non-governmental system of retirement benefits and non-governmental pension funds, key trends and issues in the Russian Federation.
Objectives. I analyze key performance indicators of non-governmental pension funds and detect the main development challenges. I also study the composition and mix of their investment portfolio, growth in pension savings and their return.
Methods. The study relies upon methods of logic, statistical, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and graphical methods for representing results of the analysis.
Results. I discovered that more people opt for non-governmental pension plans in the Russian Federation. I analyzed the comprehensive investment portfolio of a non-governmental pension fund and found a growth in deposited funds and their return. Non-governmental funds’ investment portfolio now include more investment in the real economy. Non-governmental pension funds may become a source of financing the real economy to implement long-terms infrastructure projects through PPP.
Conclusions and Relevance. Continuing their development, non-governmental pension funds are called on to increase the standard of living and ensure the sustainability of the pension system. The stability of the national economy, growing income of the population and trust in financial institutions are cornerstones for reinforcing the non-governmental pension system. The fact that the funded part of retirement pension has been frozen impedes the development of non-governmental pension funds, since the influx of financial resources is restricted. Long-term savings people make in non-governmental funds may streamline investments in the economy. Currently, the fund raising program for non-governmental pensions funds is insufficiently implemented, with efforts to revitalize it being ineffective.
Economic aspects of the military and technological cooperation between Russia and Turkey as they are today
Authors: Shangaraev R.N.
Published: April 2020

Subject. The article discusses the active cooperation of Russia and Turkey on some strategic matters, including the military-technological cooperation.
Objectives. The article represents my own comprehensive research into the economic potential of the military-technological cooperation between Russia and Turkey as they are today. I evaluate the future, risks and threats as the USA puts more pressure and foreign customers pursue to localize the production of military products inside, getting more involved into the joint research and designing process.
Methods. I applied methods of logic, statistical analysis.
Results. We see the dramatic reconfiguration and revitalization of the armament markets, intensification of integration processes in the world economy and never-ending prolongation of sanctions against Russia and its strategic partners. Turkey signed the C-400 supply contracts and continues its military-technological cooperation with Russia, notwithstanding the pressure of the U.S. administration, which is evidence of the high demand in Turkey for the Russian military technologies.
Conclusions and Relevance. Sanctions were imposed on many Russian defense enterprises. The USA continuously put on pressure countries that cooperate with Russia on military and technological matters. There should be a more close cooperation with partners, including search for proper options for settlement of accounts in national currencies. Russia and Turkey are implementing some major projects, including in the defense sector, which will continue to be meaningful for bilateral trade and economic relations.
Social dialogue: Achieving trust relationships between social actors in the labor market
Authors: Subkhangulova K.A.
Published: April 2020

Subject. This article discusses the issues related to social dialogue and the practice of collective bargaining agreements in the Central Federal District regions. Objectives. The article aims to test the methodology for evaluating collective agreements in order to determine the level of development of labor relations at the regional level. The article also intends to make recommendations on improving collective agreements within the region framework. Methods. For the study, I used a content analysis, integrated, logical, and comparative approaches, and the social and labor relations theory basics. Results. The article proposes some recommendations for setting a minimum total efficiency ratio and increasing the proportion of legal rules that improve the situation of social partners. Conclusions. Based on the quantification of the content of collective agreements at the regional level through the content analysis of the Social Partnership section, the article concludes that the practice of concluding regional collective agreements in the Central Federal District of Russia is uneven.
Demographic factor in the formation of the Russian labor market
Authors: Kapranova L.D.
Published: April 2020

Subject. I investigate the current situation in the labor market, and factors affecting its formation and development. Objectives. The article aims to analyze the current demographic situation in Russia based on official statistical sources and expert opinions, to identify demographic problems and their impact on the current condition of the labor market and the structure of the economically active population over the next decade. Methods. The study employs the methods of logical, statistical, qualitative and qualitative analysis. Results. I offer an approach to further development of the mechanism of State regulation of demographic changes from the perspective of supporting the labor market with required labor. Conclusions. The demographic factor should be the basis of the policy of the State in the labor market. It is important to solve the issue of labor resource allocation on the territory of the country in accordance with plans for socioeconomic development. Trends in the labor market formation and development are primarily based on labor resources, the imbalance of their quality in territories. Thus, a differentiated approach to developing a labor market strategy with a long-term perspective is required.
Corporeity and teacher practice in the education of the field in the Paraense Amazon
Authors: Rodrigues Rosenilma Branco , Couto Hergos Ritor Fróes de
Published: April 2020

The objective of this study was to investigate, from the foundations of Corporeity and Field Education, the meanings that teachers attribute to the body in teaching practice in the rural territories of Santarém, located in the Amazon Paraense. Methodologically, it is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach, organized in two stages: bibliographical and field research. For the production and analysis of data, we used the Technique of Elaboration and Analysis of Units of Significance, developed by Moreira, Simões and Porto (2005). Theoretical developments impute a dialogue between Corporeity and Field Education, supported by authors who evoke the themes. Field data focused on subjects' discourse, through which it was found that they comprehend the body in its totality, with multiple possibilities of knowledge and social interaction. As well, it has been verified that there are experiences of corporeity in the teaching practice with valorization of the peasant knowledge.
Olga Bechara's practices in the Secondary Experimental Classes at Socorro (1959-1962)
Authors: Dallabrida Norberto , Unglaub Tânia Regina da Rocha , Costa Michelli da Silva
Published: April 2020

This article aims to analyse the practices of Olga Bechara in the Secondary Experimental Classes at Instituto Narciso Pieroni, located in the city of Socorro, from 1959 to 1962. During this educational experience, Olga Bechara worked as a Math teacher and Pedagogical Guidance Assistant. As a Math teacher, she made use of dynamic teaching methods and innovative pedagogical practices. As a Pedagogical Guidance Assistant, she was responsible forapplying the Sociogram technique with the Secondary Experimental Classes. In order to analyse Olga Bechara’s experience with the Secondary Experimental Classes in Socorro, theoretical and methodological assumptions of Oral History and Memory Studies were used.
Evasion at EJA: an historic challenge
Authors: Fernandes Ana Paula Cunha dos Santos , Oliveira Iranildo da Silva
Published: April 2020

This article is a field research and aims to analyze what possible factors are contributing to the dropout of Education of Youth and Adults in a state school in Santa Maria do Pará. It seeks to answer: what are the possible factors that contribute to the avoidance of Education of Youth and Adults in the state school of Santa Maria do Pará? Interviews were conducted with students, teachers, a deputy principal and education specialist. The results were: absence of a curriculum that takes into account the specificity of the public of the Education of Youth and Adults; lack of safety in the teaching environment and in its locality; lack of projects that serve as an attraction for students; teachers more committed to education; there is greater enrollment of the female audience; among others.
Research into future and role of the concept “the image of future” therein
Authors: Zheltikova Inga Vladislavovna
Published: April 2020

This article reviews the research approaches, the object of which is future as an element of relevant social reality. The author familiarizes the Russian audience with such trends in studying future as “realization of future”, “orientation towards future”, “foresight”, “projectivity”, “futures literacy”, “anticipation”, and “image of future”. An original interpretation is given to the concept “image of future” as a reflective of collective representations of future that imply a complete or almost complete picture, but yet non-existent social reality.  The author examines the existing methodologies for studying the images of future and proposes the original one – comprehensive humanity analysis, which allows finding common denominator of social expectations in various types of sources. Unlike other angles of viewing the representations on future, the image of future enables reconstructing the pictures of future that functioned in the past, ant correlate them with realistic future. Examination of the image of future allows assessing the inclusion of society into time perspective, its attitude towards the present, level of content with reality, as well as particularize the perceptions of the purpose of social development and social values, within which it exists. Studying the images of future functioning in the past can also help to understand the connection between representations on future and future itself; and in case of establishing such connection it can be extrapolated upon the images of the future of our present and our future.
Ureteric injuries associated with hysterectomy: A five-year experience in treating seventeen ureteric units in nine patients
Authors: Iduh Ogwuche Edwin , Onwukwe John , S. Hembah-Hilekaan
Published: April 2020

Objective:

Ureteric injuries following pelvic surgeries have been widely reported. It often causes severe morbidity and even mortality. It is generally agreed that the true incidence is difficult to determine as only patients who become symptomatic may present for intervention. The aim of this article was to document our 5-year experience in managing patients with post-hysterectomy ureteric injury.

Materials and Methods:

A retrospective review of all patients with ureteric injuries following hysterectomy managed at public and private hospitals between 2008 and 2013 was undertaken.

Results:

Seventeen injuries occurred in nine patients within the study period; eight patients sustained bilateral injuries. Ureteric ligation and transections were the most common. The left ureter was more commonly injured (58.8%) than the right. Ureteroneocystostomy was the most common method for treating injuries in the distal 2.5 cm of the ureter in this study. A mortality rate of 33.3% was recorded while all the other six patients had a favorable outcome.

Conclusion:

Early recognition and treatment guarantee a good outcome in the management of ureteric injuries.
Time to Catheter Angiography for Gastrointestinal Bleeding after Prior Positive Investigation Does Not Affect Bleed Identification
Authors: Brahmbhatt Akshaar , Rao Pranay , Cantos Andrew , Butani Devang
Published: April 2020

Objective:

To determine, time to angiography for patients with positive gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) on prior investigation (endoscopy [ES], nuclear medicine [NM] Tc99m red blood cells (RBC) scan, or computed tomography angiography), affects angiographic bleed identification.

Materials and Methods:

Visceral Angiograms performed from January 2012 to August 2017 were evaluated. Initial angiograms performed for GIB were included in the study. Exclusion criteria included recent abdominal surgery or procedure (30 days), empiric embolization (embolization without visualized active bleeding), and use of vasodilators, or subsequent angiogram. Timing and results of ES, NM Tc99m RBC scan, or computed tomography angiogram and catheter angiogram were recorded. In addition, age, gender, angiogram time, anti- platelet therapy, anti-coagulation therapy, bleed location, international normalized ratio, and units of packed RBCs received in the 24 h before catheter angiography were included in the study.

Results:

One hundred and seventy angiograms were included in the final analysis. Forty-three angiograms resulted in the identification of an active bleed (68.9 years, and 67.4% male). All of these patients were embolized successfully. One hundred and twenty-seven angiograms failed to identify an active bleed (70.4 years, and 49.6% male). No significance was found across the two groups with respect to time from prior positive investigation. Receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated that units of packed RBCs received in the preceding 24 h were correlated with positive bleed identification on catheter angiography.

Conclusion:

Time to angiography from prior positive investigation, including ES, NM Tc99m RBC scan, or computed tomography angiogram does not correlate with positive angiographic outcomes. Increasing units of packed RBCs administered in the 24 h before angiogram do correlate with positive angiographic findings.
An Octanol Hinge Opens the Door to Water Transport
Authors: Liu Zhu , Clark Aurora
Published: April 2020

Despite prevalent use as a surrogate for partitioning of pharmacologically active and natural products across lipid membranes, the mechanism of solute transport across water/octanol phase boundaries remains unexplored. Using classical molecular dynamics with uniquely benchmarked forcefields, graph theoretical and cluster analysis, and Langevin dynamics, we reveal an elegant mechanism for the transport of the simplest solute, water. At equilibrium, small groups of octanol at the instantaneous interface bind water and swing like hinge of a door to bring water into a semi-organized second interfacial layer (octanol ``bilayer islands"), where water can then diffuse into bulk octanol or be returned to the aqueous phase. The fundamental forces, collective, and reversible behavior, is well-described by a double well potential energy function, satisfying the basic principles of a simple molecular machine for solute transport. Unlike other transporting machines, this example leverages the interfacial surface fluctuations rather than circumventing them, imparting new design principles for hierarchically organized structures that transport solutes across liquid/liquid phase boundaries.