bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Impact of the Coronavirus on Agriculture: First Evidence Based on Global Newspapers
Authors: Jámbor Attila , Czine Péter , Balogh Péter
Published: June 2020

Since late 2019, an outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread all over the world, challenging the sustainability of global agri-food markets. Although its full impact on agricultural and food markets is not yet evident, we have some early evidence on the different impacts. The aim of this article is to summarize the early evidence by screening global newspaper articles and sites written on the topic until 10 April 2020. The most read English-based newspaper articles were downloaded and accessed together with a Google search on specific keywords in order to have a complete picture of the topic. Results suggest that agriculture-related pandemic effects can be grouped into supply, demand, labour, food security, food safety, trade and other effects. It is also evident that the first impacts are not one-sided: what helped some hurt others. This article can serve as a basis for future research on the topic by identifying and highlighting the key topics as well as summarizing the earliest evidence available.
Winter Thermal Environment and Thermal Performance of Rural Elderly Housing in Severe Cold Regions of China
Authors: Zhang Huibo , Chen Ya , Yoshino Hiroshi , Xie Jingchao , Mao Zhendong , Rui Jingwen , Zhang Jinfeng
Published: June 2020

Understanding the thermal performance of the residential envelope is important for optimizing the indoor thermal environment. In this study, the indoor thermal environment and thermal performance of rural residences housing the elderly was determined through field measurements in Qiqihar in 2017 and 2019. The results revealed that the living room temperatures in more than 50% of homes were below the thermal neutral temperature for the elderly (17.32 °C). Moreover, the indoor thermal environment changed significantly during the day, with the predicted mean vote during the day fluctuating from 2 to 4 units. The air change rate of living rooms in 2017 and 2019 was 0.20–2.20 h−1 and 0.15–1.74 h−1, respectively. Residential ventilation times detected by an air-tightness detector ranged from 0.40–1.49 h−1. Furthermore, infrared thermography (IRT) detected air leakage in the windows of the all houses in this study, as well as thermal bridges and condensation on the exterior walls of several houses. The heat transfer coefficient of the exterior walls of all houses detected by IRT was 0.25–0.74 W/(m2·K), and a significant positive correlation was observed between the heat transfer coefficient of the south wall and the window-to-wall ratio. Finally, the heat transfer coefficient of the external walls exhibited a negative but not significant correlation with indoor temperature. This study provides detailed data and guidance for improving the indoor environment of rural houses in severe cold regions.
Experimenting with Circularity When Designing Contemporary Regions: Adaptation Strategies for More Resilient and Regenerative Metropolitan Areas of Amsterdam and Naples Developed in University Studio Settings
Authors: Amenta Libera , Qu Lei
Published: June 2020

This paper aims to demonstrate how ‘research by design,’ which is an approach bridging research, design, and planning, can help unpack the complexity of today’s metropolitan challenges by considering the resource flows and processes that were omitted by traditional ways of planning. This is crucial for circular developments. By reporting the experience of two university design studios across Europe, this paper can contribute to a better understanding and imagination of desirable future scenarios of resilient regions. The experiments carried out in the Regional design studio: ‘Spatial Strategies for the Global Metropolis’ held at TU Delft are described alongside with the exercises carried out in the design studio ‘Laboratory of Urbanism’ of the MAPA Course, held at DiARC UNINA. Both courses focused on the regeneration of wastescapes as a fundamental part of holistic adaptation strategies for more resilient and circular regions. Climate change issues related to resilience thinking have been interwoven with other complex challenges such as the co-existence of wastescapes and land scarcity as well as spatial injustice. Through a ‘research by design’ approach, these different aspects are brought together to achieve a holistic approach for urban resilience.
Transformation towards Circular Economy (CE) in Municipal Waste Management System: Model Solutions for Poland
Authors: Smol Marzena , Duda Joanna , Czaplicka-Kotas Agnieszka , Szołdrowska Dominika
Published: June 2020

Municipal waste management has been an area of special interest for the European Commission (EC) for many years, especially in the transformation process towards a circular economy (CE), which is a priority of the European Union’s (EU’s) economic policy. This paper presents the overview of the Polish waste management system (WMS) and the CE-related tasks indicated in the Polish CE Roadmap. Despite the fact that Poland is one of the countries that generates the least waste per capita (329 kg in 2018) in the EU (489 kg), it still has problems with adapting the levels of municipal waste recycling to European requirements (34.3% in 2018, EU average 47%), which result from the lack of sufficient infrastructure for waste management and the insufficiently developed public awareness and behaviors. The current paper presents an inventory of the recommended actions, which support transformation towards CE in municipal waste management. These actions have been grouped into six core principles of circularity, indicated in the ReSOLVE framework: Regenerate, Share, Optimize, Loop, Virtualize, and Exchange. In each of presented areas, recommended tasks and actions were identified that should be taken by governments and residents themselves, such as landfill remediation, use of selected municipal waste fractions for economic purposes, sharing products with co-users, waste recovery, remanufacturing products or components, virtual solutions in everyday life to reduce the amount of generated waste, or replacement of household appliances by items with a higher energy class. An implementation of specific actions indicated in the paper could positively influence transformation towards CE in Poland. Because the presented examples of actions are model solutions, they can also be used in other countries and regions.
Industrial Symbiosis in Taiwan: Case Study on Linhai Industrial Park
Authors: Maynard Nathaniel John , Raj Kanagaraj Subramanian Vaishnav , Hua Chien-Yu , Lo Shih-Fang
Published: June 2020

Eco-industrial parks (EIP) are a community of manufacturing businesses which seek better environmental and economic performance by using the principles of Industrial Ecology (IE). In Taiwan, government-designated EIPs have operated since 1995, with 23 industrial parks currently in operation. This study presents a case from Taiwan, the Linhai Industrial park, and analyzes the park’s transition towards industrial symbiosis and resource sharing. Resource sharing modifications resulted in reduced carbon emissions, millions of liters of fuel saved, and thousands of tons of industrial waste recycled. This successful transition was possible because of coordinated government support. Key factors include technological subsidies, policy support, and willing manufacturers. Additional explanations for Linhai’s current success are explored and future areas of research are identified.
Mandatory Notification of Chronic Chagas Disease: Confronting the Epidemiological Silence in the State of Goiás, Brazil
Authors: da Rocha Siriano Liliane , Marchiol Andrea , Pereira Certo Marina , Cubides Juan-Carlos , Forsyth Colin , Augusto de Sousa Fabrício
Published: June 2020

Objectives: This paper presents the results of the design and implementation process for the policy of compulsory notification of chronic Chagas disease in the Brazilian state of Goiás (Resolution No. 004/2013-GAB/SES-GO). Methods: The narrative was based on information provided by key actors that were part of the different stages of the process, built on contextual axes based on participants’ reflections about the establishment of the most accurate and coherent notification mechanisms. Results: The notification policy addressed the absence of historical data from patients in the state Chagas program, an increase in cases identified through serology, and weaknesses in vector control. Two key challenges involved human resources capacity and dissemination to public agencies and health care workers. Effective training and communication processes were key ingredients for successful implementation. Conclusions: The lack of public health measures aimed at the epidemiological surveillance of chronic Chagas cases constitutes a significant barrier for patients to access appropriate diagnosis, management and follow-up, and hampers the planning of necessary activities within health systems. The implementation of the notification policy in Goiás allows authorities to determine the real magnitude of Chagas disease in the population, so that an appropriate public health response can be mounted to meet the needs of affected people, thereby ending the epidemiological silence of Chagas disease.
RELEVANCE OF THE CREATION OF ARTIFICIAL BREATHING ATMOSPHERES IN TERMS OF AIR POLLUTION
Authors: Shatalov V.
Published: June 2020

at present, the problem of air quality in large cities with a large number of cars and industrial enterprises is acute. Normative documents on the basis of which the ventilation system is designed regulate the cleaning of the outside air from dust. Purification from gaseous contaminants as well as suspended aerosols such documents do not regulate. According to the results of the study of air quality in Moscow over the past few years, an increased content of pollutants such as NO, CO, CO2, SO2 has been registered. Near busy highways during “rush hours” the vehicles locally “burn” oxygen in the air and emitted products of combustion even more reduce the relative concentration of oxygen in the air. Also, a large number of pollutants come from industrial and agricultural enterprises. The use of additional purification filters in ventilation systems, such as photocatalytic filter, adsorption filter can reduce the concentration of gaseous pollutants to an acceptable minimum, but they will not solve the problem of low oxygen content. Inhalation of air in excess of MPC for a long time may cause irreversible health effects. In this regard, the task of creating artificial respiratory atmospheres becomes relevant. The greatest relevance of air quality and sufficient oxygen content is for children's institutions, as well as special services, the work of which is associated with an increased concentration of attention. The problem of air pollution with aerosols and fine dust has become particularly relevant due to the significant increase in respiratory tract diseases and various allergies.
FOR THE STUDY OF PECULIARITIES OF STRUCTURE FORMATION OF COMPOSITE BINDERS FOR NON-AUTOCLAVED AERATED CONCRETE
Authors: Lesovik V. , Absimetov M. , Elistratkin M. , Shatalova S.
Published: June 2020

the basis of the modern market of cellular concrete is autoclaved gas silicate. At the same time, non-autoclaved aerated concrete is largely a more technological material, allowing the variation of its properties within a wide range, having a potentially wider field of application, less costly in the organization of production, which is of great importance for small and medium-sized businesses. The main problem of non-autoclaved aerated concrete is a higher cost of raw materials compared to silicate, and 20...30% lower strength performance. The proposed solution to this problem is the development of special composite binders with a limited content of clinker and mineral additives of various genetic types, taking into account the peculiarities of the two-stage structure formation of the material – gas porization and the formation of the microstructure of the stone. The article deals with some aspects of the interaction in the system “mineral additive – gypsum – by-products of the gas release reaction” in terms of the effect on the viscosity of the swelling mass and the strength of the stone at different times of hardening. Recommendations are given on the preferred compositions of composite binders and dosages of gypsum in the molding mixture when producing a material with an average density in the range of 500...700 kg/m3.
THE USE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN RECONSTRUCTION OF FLOORS OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS
Authors: Abramyan S. , Burlachenko O. , Oganesyan O.
Published: June 2020

the article discusses the relevance of the use of composite materials in the reconstruction of exposed to heavy loads of concrete and reinforced concrete floors of industrial buildings. It is noted that at the present stage of development of the construction industry special attention is paid to the use of steel fibreconcrete, as this material allows with minimal material and labor costs to carry out work on the reconstruction of industrial floors. The novelty of this study is the use as an adhesive between the existing floor, which is to be restored and strengthened, and the newly laid steel-fiber concrete layer of polymer-bitumen composite material with the addition of cement and graphite powder, previously obtained by the authors experimentally. This material with the required thickness is also a structural layer for leveling the surface of the lower layer, reducing friction under the sole of the upper steel-fiber concrete layer and the existing floor. The paper presents the technology of work in the reconstruction. The composition of the steel-fiber concrete layer is adopted on the basis of studies by other authors. Despite the fact that the experiments proved the solidity and strength of the reconstruction of the floor by the developed technology, the article notes that the final characteristics of the proposed floor design and technology can be identified only during operation, which can be the basis for further research on optimizing the thickness of the layers proposed for use of composite materials. For the evaluation of economic efficiency of application of these composite materials in the reconstruction of the concrete floors in the course of the experiment, there are revealed some figures for labor and material costs.
MODERN TENDENCIES AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIAL AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS OF TYPICAL BUILDINGS IN RUSSIA AND ABROAD
Authors: Akchurina O , Chupayda A.
Published: June 2020

the article presents modern foreign and domestic trends in architectural-spatial and functional-planning solutions for economy-class apartments and the prospects for the development of typical design in Russia. It is becoming increasingly clear that mass construction in Russia does not require significant development since Soviet times, when construction should be carried out for the sole purpose of providing citizens with affordable housing with minimally acceptable parameters in shortened terms. The most significant differences of modern Russian housing from foreign is the reduced range of functional premises and smaller areas. The modern consumer has other ideas about comfortable living. In addition, modern domestic and foreign experts in the field of architecture and construction confirm the need for an innovative approach to the design of urban buildings. It is assumed, that the use of existing trends in the housing project will significantly increase the level of comfort of apartments without a significant increase in the cost per square meter. Comparison of domestic and foreign experience in the construction of residential buildings brought a number of common features and significant differences, which are analyzed in the article. They include: the tendency to individual design, the tendency to a change in living space, the tendency of vertical functional zoning, the tendency of zoning, the trend of expanding the functional-planning composition of the standard layout of ancillary rooms, sanitary and household zones.
Detection of group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnant women by SYBR Green real-time PCR
Authors: Nguyen Thi Phuc Loc , Nguyen Hoang Bach , Le Van An , Nguyen Thi Chau Anh
Published: June 2020

Objectives: Application of SYBR Green real-time PCR and bacterial isolation methods to detect Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) carriage in women at 35-37 weeks’ gestation.

Patients and Method: Use of SYBR Green real-time PCR and bacterial isolation methods to detect GBS in 116 women at 35 - 37 weeks’ gestation.

Results: The rate of carrier of GBS in women at 35 - 37 weeks gestation was 9.5% (11 pregnant women), in which real-time PCR method was positive in all positive GBS women, while bacterial culture method was positive at 6% (7 pregnant women). These methods (culture and real-time PCR) had substantial agreement with the value of Kappa is 0,77. Checking for the targeted sequence amplification of real-time PCR by the curve of melting temperature and agarose electrophoresis of amplified product, the real-time PCR product was correctly targeted at the expected genetic sequence.

Conclusion: SYBR Green real-time PCR method for detecting GBS in pregnant women is useful, low-cost and easy for performing. Therefore, it is suitable for detecting GBS in diagnostic laboratories where real-time PCRs are available.

Key words: Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS), real-time PCR, pregnant woman
Evaluating the effectiveness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment using acupuncture combined with cognitive behavioral therapy in Thua Thien Hue province
Authors: Nguyen Thi Tan , Doan Van Minh , Tran Nhat Minh , Nguyen Van Hung
Published: June 2020

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops in people who have experienced or witnessed a serious traumatic event, such as natural catastrophes, sexual assaults, war… Some studies showed that acupuncture was effective for PTSD. However, there is no published research on the treatment of PTSD using acupuncture and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in Vietnam. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of treating PTSD using acupuncture combined with CBT in Thua Thien Hue province.

Method and subject: This study was an interventional study conducted in two districts of Thua Thien Hue province. Thirty patients were diagnosed with PTSD using Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5). Participants were assessed on PTSD symptoms using PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL–5); depression, anxiety and stress status using DASS-21; and other health states before and after treatment.

Result: The effectiveness rate of treatment was 83.3% by PCL–5 and 86.7% by DASS-21. The improvement of symptoms after 5 weeks of treatment was statistically significant (p <0.05). Side effects were itch (5.0%), pain (4.3%); bleeding (1.3%); and others (0%).

Conclusion: Treatment of PTSD using acupuncture and CBT has a high effectiveness rate on PCL - 5 scale and DASS21 scale. Improvement was similar when evaluated by the two scales. Acupuncture was safe and did not cause any significant side effects.

Key words: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, acupuncture, cognitive behavior therapy, CBT, Thua Thien Hue
Kanıt Temelli Tarih Öğretiminde Ahlaki İkilem: Eylem Araştırması
Authors: EKSİ Halil , YAŞAR H. Yavuz
Published: June 2020

Geçmişte yaşanmış birtakım olayları ve olguları
ele alan tarih dersi muhteviyatında insanlığa ait farklı değer ve yargıları da
barındırmaktadır. Bu tecrübelerin bir bütünü olan tarih dersinin öğrencilerdeki
değer ve yargı çeşitliliğini arttırması beklenmektedir. Tarih derslerindeki
muhtelif değer ve yargıların varlığı Kohlberg’in ahlaki ikilemi ile bazı
benzerlikler göstermektedir. Dolayısıyla Kohlberg’in ahlak gelişimi ile benzer
özellikler taşıyan tarih derslerinin öğrencilerin ahlaki muhakeme becerilerini
nasıl etkilediği, incelemenin esas konusu olmuştur. Çalışma nitel araştırma
yöntemlerinden eylem araştırmasından faydalanılarak yapılmıştır. Bu bağlamda
lise son sınıf ve üniversite hazırlık öğrencilerinden 10 kişiyle kanıt temelli
tarih dersi işlenmiştir. Kardeş katli, Varlık vergisi ve Haçlı seferleri
konuları esas alınarak toplamda 3 tane tarih dersi yapılmıştır. Bu derslerde
öğrencilerin bahsedilen konularla ilişkili tarihsel olaylara dair yorumlarını
şeffaf bir ortamda ifade edebilmelerine olanak tanınmıştır. Böylelikle
etkileşimli ve demokratik bir ortam oluşturulmaya çalışılmıştır. Yapılan kanıt
temelli tarih derslerinde öğrencilerin yorumları, hal ve tavırları kayıt altına
alınmıştır. Elde edilen veriler gözlem ve doküman analizi kullanılarak
yorumlanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesi sonucunda tarih derslerinin
öğrencilerdeki ahlaki muhakeme becerilerini geliştirebileceğine yönelik olumlu
sonuçlar elde edilmiştir.
The Effect of Insulin Signaling Pathway on Honey Bee Grooming Behavior
Authors: YILDIZ Berkant İsmail , KARABAĞ Kemal
Published: June 2020

The insulin signaling pathway is highly conserved mechanism in vertebrate and invertebrates, and regulates many physiological processes such as metabolism, growth and development. Insulin becomes functional after binding to insulin receptors in most tissues. Any disorder in the regulation of insulin release or downstream signaling leads to a variety of metabolic diseases including diabetes and obesity. In general, researchers have focused on the role of insulin signaling in metabolism, cell proliferation, development, growth and aging, but the role of insulin in regulating insect behavior and interactions between neural circuits has been interesting and neglected issue. In this review we focused on the possible effects of the insulin signaling pathway on grooming behavior in honey bees.
Ethics of women in archival literatures
Authors: A Muniyandi
Published: June 2020

From the earliest times to this period, Tamil literature has been the primary source of literature. Archival literature is unique in the History of Tamil literature. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the ethics of women in these archival literatures. Through this article, we are aware of the fact that women have become the best in the world of morality and the need to promote feminism.
Women's attire and costumes in the Perungathai
Authors: M.R. Devi Meenakshi
Published: June 2020

Tamil literature is the epitome of the great ideas of our ancient Tamils. Literature is a country's time glass. In which people can connect with them in order to progress. The societal changes in a country's artistic environment are reflected in the local literature. The Epic literature is to highlight the importance of women in their clothing and ornaments. The women’s in the Perungathai are the beautiful women who come before our eyes. The prosperity of a country is determined by the women living in the country. Women’s who lived happily with dresses, ornaments and Savor flowers. Therefore, the dress and costume of the female protagonists in Perungathai are very special and imitated by the present generation.
Efficient and Facile One-Pot Synthesis of Novel Benzimidazoles using Rice Husk
Authors: Suman Suman , Singh Rajvir , Gulati Susheel , Suprita Suprita
Published: June 2020

New and facile one-pot approach for the synthesis of substituted benzimidazoles from the reaction of substituted benzaldehyde and o-phenylenediamine room temperature using Rice Husk Ash: CaCl2 (RHA:CaCl2) as a green catalyst was presented in the paper. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was poured into ice-coldwater with stirring, and the precipitated product was filtered using the filter pump. The crude product was then recrystallized from ethanol to give analytically pure samples in good to excellent yield. The purity of compounds were characterized by melting point and thin-layer chromatography. The synthesized compounds were characterized by using 1HNMR and FTIR spectral techniques.Metal-free, short reaction time, high yields, mild reaction condition, simple work-up, high atom economy, cost-effectiveness, and no need for column purification are some beauties of this methodology.
Status of Human Development in Maharashtra: A District Level Analysis
Authors: Mundhe Nitin , Pawar Dhondiram , Rokade Priyanka
Published: June 2020

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a relative measure of the country’s life expectancy, literacy, education, and living standards. It is a standard measure of wellbeing, especially of child welfare. The present study is an attempt to bring out the inter-district disparities in terms of human development in Maharashtra, applying the human development index method based on the optimal combination of selected human development indicators. Furthermore, to compare the levels of human development between the different districts through choropleth maps. The result shows that two districts are in the less developed category, i.e., Nandurbar and Gadchiroli, and rests of the 33 districts are included in the moderately high and very high human development group.
State of Higher Education in Libya: A Game Change Administrative Approach
Authors: Ahmouda Shafter Mohammed Eshteiwi , Ruth Cheptoo
Published: June 2020

Education in Libya, particularly higher education, has evolved with a myriad of challenges to the government, faculties, departments, teachers, students, and society at large. The growth in the expansion of universities and growth in the enrolment is commendable though still faced with shortcomings. Higher education is the level of education that can play a tremendous role in changing the face of education in a nation and bringing economic development into a nation. Libya H.E is the potential in changing the Nation to a twenty-first-century viable country. This paper discusses the education system in Libya, Higher education in Libya, higher education as a game-changer in Libya, and strategies to enhance Libyan higher education as a game-changer.
Effect of Simplifed Kundalini Yoga and Pranayama Practices on Selected Psychological Variables and Academic Performance of Secondary School Boys
Authors: Yuvaraj M
Published: June 2020

The study was undertaken to find out the effect of simplified Kundalini yoga and pranayama on academic performance and selected psychological variables among school boys on aggression. To achieve the purpose of the study 45 students studying various Higher Secondary Schools, at Erode District were selected as subjects. The age of the subjects ranged from 14 to 16 years. The subjects were divided into three groups of fifteen each (n=15) randomly. Experimental Group I underwent simplified Kundalini yoga, Experimental Group II underwent Pranayama and Group III is Control group were kept under active rest.The training period is for three days per week for eight weeks in addition to school curriculum.All the subjects were tested on selected criterion variables prior and immediately after the training period. The result of the study that there is a significant difference in the adjusted post-test means of simplified Kundalini yoga group and pranayama practise group and control group it was identified that simplified yoga group is better than pranayama group and control group in improving explosive strength.
Organizational Commitment among Secondary School Teachers in relation to Job Burnout
Authors: Habib Hadiya
Published: June 2020

The present research attempts to study the relationship between the organizational commitment and job burnout of secondary school teachers. The sample for the present study consisted of 200 secondary school teachers selected randomly. Two questionnaires were chosen to collect the data. The collected data were analyzed through SPSS software, and proper statistical methods like mean, t-test and Pearson Correlation coefficient were used. The findings of the study revealed that there is no significant difference in the organizational commitment mean scores of male and female secondary school teachers, i.e., both the groups measure similar to organizational commitment. It was also announced that there is a significant correlation between the organizational commitment and job burnout of secondary school teachers, which means that higher the organizational commitment, the higher will be the job burnout and vice versa.
Concepts of Learner-Centred Teaching
Authors: Kumar Shah Rajendra
Published: June 2020

This article traces the historical development of learner-centered teaching (LCT) and examines the major contributions of educators. Accordingly, this article has also analyzed the perception of various educationists regarding LCT. LCT is an approach to teaching that is increasingly being encouraged in education. The paradigm shifts away from teaching to importance on learning have boosted the power to be moved from the teacher to the student. The teacher focused/transmission of information formats, such as lecturing, have begun to be increasingly criticized, and this has paved the way for the widespread growth of LCT as an alternative approach. Many terms have been linked with LCT, such as flexible learning, experiential learning, self-directed learning, and therefore the slightly overused term LCT can mean different things to different people. Also, in practice, it is described by a range of terms, and this has led to confusion surrounding its implementation.LCT has a long history of development. Two of the first educators to emphasize the learners were Confucius and Socrates (5thto 4thcenturies B.C.). Over two millennia passed before seventeenth-century Englishman Locke introduced experiential education (the idea that one learns for experience). Another two hundred years spent before European educators Pestalozzi, Herbart, and Froebel designed and popularized experience-based, learner-centered curricula. In the school system, the concept of LCT has been derived, in particular, from the work of Froebel and the idea that the professor should not interfere with this process of maturation, but act as a guide. A century later, nineteenth-century educator Colonel Francis Parker brought this method to America. Twentieth-century Russian sociologist Lev Vygotsky, Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, and American philosopher and educator Dewey shaped the existing LCT into a program called constructivism.
A Study of the Attitude of the PUC Students towards Four Year Integrated B.Ed. Programme
Authors: Srinivasacharlu A
Published: June 2020

The teacher’s shape destiny of students and that of the future citizens who eventually shape the destiny of the country. Good teachers can be produced only when we have an effective teacher education program. Teacher education refers to the policies and procedures designed to equip prospective teachers with the knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills they require to perform their tasks effectively in the classroom, school, and wider community. The MHRD, Government of India, has brought out four years of integrated B.Ed. Program throughout the country in 2019. It is necessary to know the attitude of PUC students who are future teachers as their attitude can play a significant role in the character building and development of students in the future to whom they are going to teach and in the successful implementation of four years B.Ed. Programme. Theinvestigator could not find any study about the attitude of PUC students towards four years of integrated B.Ed. Programme. Hence the present study is an attempt in this direction to investigate the attitude of PUC students towards four years integrated B.Ed. Programme and teaching profession. The survey method was used for the present study. For the present study, the researcher had constructed the five-point attitude scale to measure the attitude of PUC students towards four years of integrated B.Ed. Programme. The PUC students in Bangalore north comprised the population for the present study. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select the sample of ninety-six PUC students covering Arts and Science streamlines from four collages in Bangalorenorth. The data were statistically analyzed and interpreted.
Staged surgical treatment of patients with combination of non-paroxysmal form of atrial fibrillation and isthmus-dependent atrial flutter
Authors: Vachev S. A. , Koroljov S. V. , Zotov A. S. , Khabazov R. I. , Troitsky R. I.
Published: June 2020

Objective. To improve the results of treatment for the patients with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) in combination with isthmus-dependent (typical) atrial flutter (AFL) by determining the optimal surgical tactics.

Material and methods. The research based on the study of treatment results for 37 patients who are consequentially underwent thoracoscopic radiofrequency fragmentation (TRF) of the left atrium (LA) in the period from April 2017 to December 2019. All of the patients suffered from a combination of 2 types of arrhythmias: non-paroxysmal AF and AFL. Depending on history of catheter ablation (CA) of cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) before TRF, all patients divided into 2 groups: group 1 - there was anamnesis of CA of CTI before TRF (N = 16; 43%); group 2 - there was no CA of CTI before TRF of the LA (N = 21; 57%). In the postoperative period, all patients underwent examination and interviewed regarding cardiac arrhythmias. At the time of April 1, 2020, information about heart rhythm and its disorders during follow-up period was received from 100% of patients. The duration of the follow-up period after TRF was 17 (3; 35) months.

Results. There was no supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (SVT) during all follow-up period after TRF among the patients of group 1. There was 8 patients (38%) of group 2 with AFL, which is developed in the period from 1 to 6 months after TRF. All these patients underwent a CA of CTI after the end of a “blanking” period. There was 2 of 8 patients with developing of SVT after CA of CTI. The source of new rhythm disorder was the ablation line formed during TRF on the roof of the LA.

Conclusion. In order to achieve long-term freedom from SVT requiring surgical intervention in patients suffering from a non-paroxysmal AF in combination with a typical AFL it is reasonable to perform catheter radiofrequency ablation of CTI at the first stage before TFR of the LA.
«Complete» and «incomplete» ablation lines for radiofrequency isolation of the pulmonary veins - is there a difference in reconnection and clinical efficacy?
Authors: Kozlov A. V. , Durmanov S. S. , Bazylev V. V.
Published: June 2020

Purpose. To compare the effect of the completed and incomplete ablation lines on the permanent isolation of the pulmonary veins (PV) during intracardiac electrophysiological (EP) examination 3 months after the operation, as well as to assess the frequency of recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and its relationship with the reconnection in the PV.

Methods. From January to December 2016, 60 patients with paroxysmal AF selected and operated. Patients were randomized into two groups in a 1:1 ratio. In the first group, after achieving isolation of PV, radiofrequency (RF) exposure continued until an anatomically continuous line of ablation was created. In the second group, after receiving electrical isolation of all PV, RF ablation was interrupted regardless of the anatomical completeness of the ablation line. After 3 months in a planned manner (regardless of clinical status), an endocardial EP study was performed to check the consistency of the input and output block of excitation in each PV and, if necessary, repeated RF ablation of the reconnection sites.

Results. A total of 53 people completed the study. In the first group intracardiac EP examination was performed on 29 patients, in the second group - on 24 patients. In the first group 4 patients retained isolation of all PV (13.8%), and in the second group - 5 (20.8%). No significant difference between the groups was obtained (p = 0.267). Sinus rhythm 3 months after the first procedure was observed in 28 patients (52.8%), of which 78.5% had reconnection in at least one PV. The recurrence rate of AF between the groups did not differ (OR 0.488 95% CI 0.162-1.460 p = 0.563) In the first group after 15 months the sinus rhythm was observed in 19 of 29 patients (65.5%), in the second group in 18 of 24 patients (75%). Differences are not statistically significant (OR 0.633 95% CI 0.191-2.103 p = 0.612)

Conclusions: in our study, there was no significant difference in the frequency of reconnection and the clinical efficacy of RF isolation of PV in groups with complete and incomplete ablation lines.
Recensão de 'Vergílio Ferreira – Maria Lúcia Dal Farra. Correspondência' de Elisa Nunes Esteves e João Tiago Lima
Authors: Vilela Ana Luísa
Published: June 2020

Resenha do livro:Elisa Nunes Esteves e João Tiago Lima (orgs.).Vergílio Ferreira – Maria Lúcia Dal Farra. Correspondência. Lisboa: Âncora Editora, 2019.
Apresentação
Authors: Ruas Luci , Vasconcelos Viviane
Published: June 2020

Apresentçação à Metamorfoses 16(1).
capacitação de servidores do IFRS sob a perspectiva da Política Nacional de Desenvolvimento de Pessoal - PNDP
Authors: Marin Ângela , Nichele Aline Grunewald
Published: June 2020

O presente artigo apresenta um recorte de uma pesquisa que tem como tema central a capacitação de servidores do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS) numa perspectiva de formação integral e à luz dos preceitos da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica. A pesquisa referida está vinculada ao Mestrado Profissional em Educação Profissional e Tecnológica – ProfEPT, do Campus Porto Alegre do IFRS. No âmbito do IFRS, lócus da pesquisa, a capacitação de servidores é um tema estratégico para a garantia da oferta de Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (EPT) voltada para a formação integral de cidadãos, estando prevista no Plano de Desenvolvimento Institucional (PDI). Recentemente o Decreto nº 5.707/2006, foi revogado pelo Decreto nº 9.991/2019, provocando diversas alterações na condução das ações de capacitação na esfera federal. Desta forma, o presente artigo visa à análise do que era preconizado pelo Decreto nº 5.707/2006, traçando-se um paralelo com o Programa de Capacitação dos Servidores do IFRS (Resolução Consup IFRS nº 114/2014), cuja finalidade é servir de base para um estudo posterior sobre os impactos do Decreto nº 9.991/2019 nas ações e políticas de capacitação dos servidores da instituição. A abordagem metodológica adotada é a pesquisa qualitativa, de natureza aplicada, do tipo exploratória, em que os dados foram produzidos por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, tendo como principal fonte de dados os decretos anteriormente citados e suas regulamentações, bem como o Programa de Capacitação dos Servidores do IFRS. Percebeu-se que o referido programa acompanha ao preconizado pelo então revogado Decreto nº 5.707/2006, sendo possível antever o primeiro impacto do Decreto nº 9.991/2019, que é a revisão das normativas internas do IFRS que versam sobre o tema capacitação de servidores. Alerta-se, contudo, que ao revisá-las, tenha-se como horizonte a formação integral dos servidores da instituição.
PIRMINĖS DISMENORĖJOS ĮTAKA SU SVEIKATA SUSIJUSIAI GYVENIMO KOKYBEI
Authors: Krutulytė Deimantė , Varaneckienė Lina
Published: June 2020

Pirminė dismenorėja (skausmingos mėnesinės, ne­sant organinės dubens organų patologijos) yra viena iš dažniausių ginekologinių ligų. Nors mokslinėje literatūroje gausu įrodymų apie pirminės dismeno­rėjos neigiamą įtaką su sveikata susijusiai gyvenimo kokybei, neretai šis sutrikimas pakankamai rimtai neįvertinamas ar net laikomas normalia mėnesinių ciklo dalimi. Straipsnyje plačiau aptariamas šios li­gos poveikis moters psichikos sveikatai, fizinei ir socialinei gerovei.
GENETINIŲ TYRIMŲ PRAKTINĖ REIKŠMĖ DIAGNOZUOJANT PAVELDIMAS KARDIOMIOPATIJAS
Authors: Jančauskaitė Dovilė , Sadauskienė Eglė , Barysienė Jūratė , Preikšaitienė Eglė
Published: June 2020

Paveldimos kardiomiopatijos yra fenotipiškai ir ge­notipiškai heterogeninė retų ligų grupė. Šios ligos ilgą laiką gali būti besimptomės, tačiau sergant pa­veldimomis kardiomiopatijomis nustatoma padidė­jusi staigios mirties rizika. Tad genetiniai tyrimai turi didelę reikšmę ankstyvoje kardiomiopatijų diagnos­tikoje ir prognozėje, padeda identifikuoti besimpto­mius šeimos narius. Šiame straipsnyje apžvelgiami kardiomiopatijų klinikiniai ir genetiniai ypatumai, genetinio ištyrimo svarba probandui ir giminaičiams, genotipo reikšmė diagnostikai, gydymui ir prognozei.
DAŽNIAUSIOS MAISTO ALERGIJOS SUKELTOS VIRŠKINAMOJO TRAKTO LIGOS VAIKŲ AMŽIUJE: EOZINOFILINIS EZOFAGITAS IR ALERGINIS PROKTOKOLITAS. DIETOS SVARBA JŲ GYDYMUI
Authors: Sasnauskaitė Monika , Bubnaitienė Vilija
Published: June 2020

Pasaulyje daugėja nuo imunoglobulino E nepriklau­somos maisto alergijos atvejų, pasireiškiančių eozi­nofiliniu ezofagitu, alerginiu proktokolitu bei kitomis eozinofilinėmis virškinamojo trakto ligomis. Eozi­nofilinis ezofagitas gali būti nustatomas vaikams ir suaugusiesiems, o alerginis proktokolitas yra kūdi­kiams būdinga liga, dažniausiai išnykstanti iki vie­nerių metų. Klinikinius simptomus abiem atvejais sukelia vartojamuose maisto produktuose esantys antigenai, o motinos pienu maitinamiems kūdikiams – motinos vartojamo maisto alergenai, patekę į kūdi­kio organizmą su pienu. Efektyviausias eozinofilinio ezofagito ir alerginio proktokolito gydymo pasirinki­mas – dietos taikymas. Visi gydymo dieta variantai pagrįsti vienu principu – visiškai pašalinti alergeną iš vartojamų maisto produktų. Eozinofilinio ezofagito gydymui galimi trys dietos pasirinkimai: amino rūgš­čių, empirinė ir tikslinė eliminacinės, o sėkmingam alerginio proktokolito gydymui dažniausiai užtenka empirinės eliminacinės dietos. Prieš pradedant taikyti gydymą dieta, svarbu išsiaiškinti visus veiksnius, ga­linčius turėti įtakos efektyvumui ir parinkti kiekvie­nam pacientui labiausiai tinkamą metodą.
ОБ ОСОБЕННОСТЯХ РАСПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ СВЕРХСХЕМНЫХ УДАРЕНИЙ В РУССКОЙ ПОЭЗИИ XVIII – НАЧАЛА XX В.
Authors: KAYUMOVA Venera
Published: June 2020

Статья посвящена исследованию распределения сверхсхемных ударений (ССУ) в стихотворных текстах XVIII– начала XX в., написанных 4-стопным ямбом. Материалом для исследования послужили произведения 34 поэтов XIX – начала XX в. объемом около 36 тыс. строк, а также произведения М.В. Ломоносова, К.Ф. Тредиаковского. В статье использовались количественные данные трех типов: относительные частоты, теоретические подсчеты, а также в некоторых случаях были подсчитаны отношения относительных частот в различные периоды для более явственной картины. В ходе проведенной работы выявилось, что можно выделить три основных типа распределений ССУ за изученный период: ломоносовский тип, тип распределений частот ССУ, характерный для произведений В.К. Тредиаковского; тип распределений ССУ в русском 4-стопном ямбе XIX – начала XX века. ССУ функционируют в стихе не изолированно, они всегда взаимодействуют с ударениями на сильных местах стиха (для четырехстопного ямба — это четные слоги). Трактовка полученных результатов дается на основе модели порождения и восприятия стихотворных текстов М.А. Краснопёровой.
Ключевые слова: сверхсхемные ударения; 4-стопный ямб; стихотворный ритм; русская классическая поэзия; Ломоносов; Тредиаковский; XIX век.
A Simple Robust Active BMS for Lithium Ion Battery Stacks
Authors: Conway Thomas
Published: June 2020

A simple active battery management system for lithium ion battery stacks is described, that is robust and scalable. The architecture is based on an isolation unit consisting of a small equal turns ratio high isolation transformer with two diodes. One isolation unit is connected to each series connected cell in the battery stack and enables both accurate cell voltage monitoring and active cell balancing. The output of the isolation unit is completely galvanically isolated and thus suitable for high voltage packs with stringent safely requirements such as automotive and industrial electrical vehicles. Detailed measurements results are presented and a complete prototype for a LiFePO4 16s2p 2kWh battery module is constructed and its performance measured.
The natural landscape of philosophy (the political reflection of Heraclitus and Aristotle)
Authors: Menshikova Elena
Published: June 2020

Civilizational breakthrough of “axial time”, implemented «human band» in the middle of the first millennium BC practically simultaneously in different latitudes of our planet – this is the time of the birth of science and arts, the development of language as a literary tradition, the becoming of Myth as an active picture of the world – a subjective objective, a philosophical understanding of what is the person and being that surrounds him and what he creates, and formation of knowing the world by the word and deed of the subject and, at the same time, the thinking object possessing political reflection. However, political reflection has one significant drawback – the brevity of historical memory, which should from time to time be brought to life, refreshing the milestones of events and the wisdom of others’ reflections, so that cognitive dissonances do not arise freely (arbitrarily) or malicious aforethought of political phenomena (war, state , strategist-politician, political power, etc.), breaking the membrane of human hostel – ethos, the philosophy of culture, art with science and the craving for work. The twentieth century (and lasting the first quarter of the 21st century), as a vivid illustration of endless wars and permanent revolutions, as an age of world and local conflicts, demonstrating an indissoluble connection with the ancient myth, the 20th scattered the teeth of mythology, rehashing the world and the principles of the state, destroying boundaries and the empire, unleashing new wars, multiplying ethnic conflicts, sweeping away valued reference point and changing anthropological signs, disagreeing with the essential in man: depriving the Word and the Cause.