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Aportes Teóricos da Ação Comunicativa de Habermas para as Metodologias Ativas de Aprendizagem
Authors: Nunes Cássia Regina Rodrigues , Nunes Amauri Porto
Published: June 2020

Resumo: Neste artigo buscamos fundamentar na teoria da ação comunicativa de Habermas para sua aplicação na aprendizagem realizada em pequenos grupos, nas metodologias ativas (PBL e Problematização). Utilizamos pequenos grupos de estudantes como um estratégia de aprendizagem nas metodologias ativas e, neste trabalho queremos mostrar como a Teoria da Ação Comunicativa de Habermas, pode ser utilizada nos mesmos para o desenvolvimento de melhor interação através da intersubjetividade, pois através desta cria-se a possibilidade do reconhecimento do álter de si, e, a partir desse ponto, a construção do consenso. Hebermas é o grande pensador da escola de Frankfurt, e sua obra segue a mesma linha de seus predecessores, Hokheimer e Adorno, tentando, porém, um reconstrução e ampliação da teoria crítica da sociedade. O autor propõe uma concepção da sociedade que a considere simultaneamente como sistema e como ‘mundo da vida’. Acredita ainda, que a ação comunicativa é constituinte da sociedade e, através desse pressuposto, tenta reconstruir a filosofia da racionalidade, portanto com grandes implicações éticas, pois, para ele, através do desenvolvimento cognitivo trona-se possível uma compreensão do mundo descentrada do sujeito não egocêntrica. A Teoria da Ação Comunicativa abrange todos os âmbitos da racionalidade e da ação ético, social, psicológico, enfim, de tudo que se relaciona ao homem e suas interações, podendo ser utilizado em pequenos grupos de estudantes como modelo de desenvolvimento moral e ético.
O Abuso como Causa Evitável de Estresse entre Estudantes de Medicina
Authors: Costa Luiza Santos Moreira da , Pereira Carlos Américo Alves
Published: June 2020

Resumo: O objetivo deste artigo é chamar a atenção para o abuso como um dos fatores geradores de estresse vivenciado por estudantes de medicina do Brasil. O abuso a estudantes de medicina tornou-se uma preocupação internacional desde 1982, a partir da publicação do artigo de Henry Silver “Estudantes de Medicina e Escola Médica”. Entretanto, o termo abuso não era mencionado em publicações brasileiras sobre o estresse entre estudantes de medicina, antes da tese de Costa ‘Abuso no curso médico e bem-estar subjetivo’, em 2003. Os artigos brasileiros se restringiam a discutir sobre distúrbios psicossomáticos e fatores geradores de estresse relacionados ao próprio curso médico: volume de material a ser aprendido; prova e avaliações etc. Grupos de causas evitáveis e não-evitáveis de estresse durante o curso médico são apresentados, assim como os tipos de abuso mencionados nos relatos. Uma nova classificação de abusos dirigidos a estudantes de medicina é proposta, baseada na investigação sobre a percepção dos abusos em um curso médico brasileiro.
Cowpea yield and quality after application of desiccating herbicides
Authors: Silva Jeovane Nascimento , Costa Estevam Matheus , Pereira Leandro Spíndola , Gonçalves Elaine Cristina Zuquetti , Zuchi Jacson , Jakelaitis Adriano
Published: June 2020

Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of pre-harvest desiccant herbicides on the yield and the physiological and technological quality of cowpea seeds after harvest and after storage. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with four replications. A split-plot design (6 × 2) was composed of the desiccant herbicides flumioxazin (30 g ai.ha-1), glufosinate ammonium (500 g ai.ha-1), paraquat (400 g ai.ha-1), saflufenacil (70 g ai.ha-1), and carfentrazone (24 g ai.ha-1) and an untreated control, as well as two seed evaluation periods, at harvest and six months after h arvest. Desiccants were applied at the R5 stage. The desiccants affected the yield, classification, color, and physiological quality of seeds of ‘BRS Guariba’. The glufosinate ammonium and paraquat herbicides compromised seed physiological quality. Flumioxazin did not affect seed yield components, color, and physiological quality. Storage at 20 °C for six months affected seed physiological quality.
Sowing dates and densities on physiological potential of seeds of white oat cultivars
Authors: Bazzo José Henrique Bizzarri , Arruda Klever Márcio Antunes , Fonseca Inês Cristina de Batista , Zucareli Claudemir
Published: June 2020

Abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the physiological potential of seeds of white oat cultivars grown at different sowing dates and densities. Two independent experiments were conducted with two different sowing dates in a randomized block experimental design in a 4 × 2 factorial arrangement, with four replications. The treatments consisted of four sowing densities (180, 240, 300, and 360 viable seed.m-2) and two cultivars (IPR Afrodite and IPR Artemis). The following evaluations were made: thousand seed weight, germination percentage, first germination count, seedling length, seedling dry matter, emergence speed index, and seedling emergence in sand. Joint analysis of variance was carried out on the data regarding sowing dates separately for the cultivars. The mean values for sowing dates were compared by the F test; and polynomial regression analysis up to the second degree at 5% probability was conducted on the densities. The seeds produced by the plants grown from the first sowing date had better vigor than those produced by plants from the later sowing date. The increase in sowing density reduces the weight and vigor of the seeds produced by plants from the second sowing date. For the IPR Afrodite and IPR Artemis cultivars, the use of 180 seed.m-2 in the first growing period allows production of seeds with greater physiological potential.
Programa de remediação com a nomeação rápida e leitura para escolares com dislexia: elaboração e significância clínica
Authors: Santos Bianca dos , Capellini Simone Aparecida
Published: June 2020

RESUMO Objetivo: Elaborar um programa de remediação com a nomeação rápida e leitura, bem como verificar a significância clínica da aplicação do programa elaborado em escolares com dislexia. Método: Participaram cinco sujeitos do terceiro ao quinto ano do ensino fundamental, com idade de 8 a 11 anos, de ambos os sexos, com diagnóstico interdisciplinar de dislexia. Todos os escolares foram submetidos na pré e pós-testagem à aplicação das provas de habilidades metalinguísticas e de leitura, compreensão de leitura e da prova de nomeação automática rápida. Resultados: A análise foi realizada pelo Método JT, que permitiu verificar se houve mudança positiva ou negativa e significância clínica na pós-testagem. Os resultados mostraram ter havido significância clínica nas provas de identificação; adição e combinação de sílaba, de fonema final e medial, além de repetição de não palavras, leitura de palavras reais e pseudopalavras, compreensão leitora, além de nomeação automática rápida quando comparada a pré com a pós-testagem. Conclusão: O programa elaborado mostrou-se eficaz e com aplicabilidade, podendo ser utilizado instrumento de intervenção baseada em evidência científica para escolares com dislexia, pois ocorreu significância clínica para o desempenho em leitura.
Indicadores de qualidade de triagem auditiva e de avaliação do frênulo lingual neonatal
Authors: Dutra Monique Ramos Paschoal , Araújo Ana Gabriela de Figueiredo , Xavier Cynthia Cibelle dos Santos , Holanda Norrara Scarlytt de Oliveira , Lima Jose Clécio dos Santos , Pereira Silvana Alves
Published: June 2020

RESUMO Objetivo: analisar os indicadores de qualidade do programa de triagem auditiva e avaliação do frênulo lingual em neonatos, quanto às taxas de cobertura, tempo de vida em que são realizadas as triagens auditivas, índices de encaminhamentos e prevalência da anquiloglossia, em um hospital universitário especializado em assistência materno-infantil. Método: trata-se de um estudo transversal, no qual foi analisado o banco de dados do programa de triagem auditiva e da avaliação do frênulo lingual em neonatos, referente aos atendimentos realizados no período de setembro de 2015 a agosto de 2016. Resultados: no período analisado, nasceram 2.345 neonatos na instituição, 1.380 (58,8%) realizaram a triagem auditiva neonatal e 1.350 (57,6%) a avaliação do frênulo lingual. A média de idade gestacional foi de 39 semanas (±1,6), peso de nascimento igual a 3.478 g (± 469,2) e 69% eram do sexo masculino. Na triagem auditiva neonatal, dos 1.380 neonatos, 95,7% receberam alta com orientação, 2,4% foram encaminhados para monitoramento auditivo e 1,9% foram encaminhados para diagnóstico auditivo. Na avaliação do frênulo lingual, dos 1.350 avaliados, 123 (9,1%) apresentaram anquiloglossia, 85 eram do sexo masculino e 47, feminino. Conclusão: os indicadores de tempo de vida em que são realizadas as triagens auditivas, índices de encaminhamentos e prevalência da anquiloglossia estão em consonância com a literatura, porém as taxas de cobertura estão inferiores ao recomendado e não seguem a legislação brasileira.
Comparing Fitness Cost Associated with Haloxyfop-R Methyl Ester Resistance in Winter Wild Oat Biotypes
Authors: HASSANPOUR-BOURKHEILI S. , GHEREKHLOO J. , KAMKAR B. , RAMEZANPOUR S.S.
Published: June 2020

ABSTRACT: Consecutive application of herbicides has led to the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds. This resistance is often associated with a fitness cost. Hence, a completely randomized design experiment with three replications was conducted to evaluate the fitness cost of haloxyfop-R methyl ester resistant winter wild oat biotypes (Avena ludoviciana Durieu) possessing Ile-2041-Asn mutation compared to susceptible ones. The pre-germinated F2 generation winter wild oat biotypes were sown in 0.2 m2 pots containing 50 cm of silty-loam soil outdoors and their growth parameters including tiller number, plant height, leaves per plant, leaf area per plant, chlorophyll content index, leaf dry weight, and plant dry weight were measured 30, 70, 100, 115 and 130 days after planting. Leaf area index, leaf area ratio, specific leaf area, relative growth rate, net assimilation rate, and crop growth rate were also calculated. Seed production, 1000 kernel weight, and flag leaf area were measured at the end of the growth period. According to the results, no fitness cost was observed between susceptible and resistant biotypes, indicating that susceptible biotypes may not overcome resistant ones in the field. Although imposing a new selective pressure via application of an herbicide possessing a different mode of action may control both susceptible and resistant biotypes, herbicide rotation must be adapted to impede the evolution of further resistance. Also, the same non-chemical weed management methods such as careful selection of sowing date can be implemented to ameliorate adverse effects of this weed on crop production.
Glyphosate Impact on Arthropods Associated to Roundup Ready and Conventional Soybean (Glycine max L.)
Authors: PEREIRA J.L. , PEREIRA R.R. , RESENDE-SILVA G.A. , JAKELAITIS A. , SILVA A.A. , PICANÇO M.C.
Published: June 2020

ABSTRACT: This study aims to evaluate the impact of glyphosate-resistant soybean and its management with glyphosate on the canopy arthropod community. We study the direct impact of the insertion of the resistance gene and the indirect impact of management practices, specifically herbicide application. To do this, we use the following treatments: non-GM and GM soybean with mechanical weed control and GM soybean with one and three applications of glyphosate. Arthropods in the crop canopy were sampled over time in all treatments. The incorporation of the glyphosate resistance gene did not affect the richness and abundance of arthropods in the plant canopy. Glyphosate application reduced the richness of predators and chewing and sucking phytophagous arthropods in treatments with three herbicide applications. In the second season, total arthropod density was the lowest in transgenic soybean with three glyphosate applications. The density of Cerotoma arcuatus, a chewing phytophagous arthropod, followed similar trends, while both glyphosate treatments (one or three applications) reduced the densities of the predator Solenopsis sp. and the detritivore Hypogastrura sp. Meanwhile, the densities of the sucking phytophagous arthropods Bemisia tabaci, Caliothrips brasiliensis, and Tetranychus sp. were the highest in transgenic soybean with three glyphosate applications.
Interference Periods of Raphanus raphanistrum L. in Sunflower Crop
Authors: AGOSTINETTO D. , WESTENDORFF N. , ZANDONÁ R.R. , ULGUIM A.R. , LANGARO A.C.
Published: June 2020

ABSTRACT: Raphanus raphanistrum L. (wild radish) stands out among the weeds that cause greatest damage to the sunflower crop, due to the development cycle and adaptability. The objective of this research was to determine interference periods of sunflower interacting with wild radish, and the effects of competition on yield and its components. The experiment was conducted in the field in a randomized block design with four replications. The treatments were arranged in a factorial design with factor A composed of wild radish coexistence or control in sunflower, and factor B, for eight periods (0, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and 135 days after crop emergence). It was evaluated height, diameter of chapters, achene yield and dry matter of weeds and crop. The presence of wild radish adversely affects the accumulation of dry mass, head diameter, thousand grain weight and reduces sunflower productivity when the wild radish interacts during the whole crop cycle, but does not affect on plant height. Chemical control of wild radish may be adopted at the end of period prior to interference, which for sunflower crop is 13 DAE, and the application is sufficient to avoid weed interference until the end of the total period of interference prevention which occurs until 17 days after crop emergence.
Would Removal of All Ultrasound Abnormal Metastatic Lymph Nodes Without Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Be Accurate in Patients with Breast Cancer with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy?
Authors: Lim Geok Hoon , Gudi Mihir , Teo Sze Yiun , Ng Ruey Pyng , Yan Zhiyan , Lee Yien Sien , Allen John C. , Leong Lester Chee Hao
Published: June 2020

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Lessons Learned

Removal of sonographically abnormal (up to 3) metastatic clipped nodes, without sentinel lymph node biopsy, could accurately predict axillary status in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy. ypT and the first clipped node status were statistically significant factors for nodal pathologic complete response. This novel approach requires validation in larger studies.

Background

In patients who have node-positive breast cancer, neoadjuvant chemotherapy could result in nodal pathologic complete response (pCR) and avoid an axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). Axillary staging, in such cases, can be performed using targeted axillary dissection (TAD) with a low false negative rate. However, identification of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) after chemotherapy can be difficult, and currently, it is the standard to remove only one clipped node in TAD. We aimed to determine if removal of all sonographically abnormal metastatic clipped nodes, without SLN biopsy, could accurately predict the axillary status post neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Methods

Patients with breast cancer with one to three sonographically abnormal metastatic axillary nodes were prospectively recruited. Each abnormal node had histology and clip insertion before neoadjuvant chemotherapy. After chemotherapy, the patients underwent removal of clipped nodes using the Skin Mark clipped Axillary nodes Removal Technique (SMART) and ALND.

Results

Fourteen patients were recruited, having a total of 21 sonographically abnormal metastatic nodes, with nine, three, and two patients having 1, 2, and 3 malignant nodes clipped, respectively. Mean age was 55.5 years; 92.9% and 57.1% of patients had invasive ductal carcinoma and grade III tumors, respectively; and 35.7% patients achieved nodal pCR. The first clipped node predicted the axillary status with a false negative rate of 7.1%. Adding to this another second clipped node, the false negative rate was 0%. Pathologic tumor staging after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (ypT) (p = .0390) and the first clipped node pathological response status (p = .0030) were statistically significant predictors for nodal pCR.

Conclusion

Removal of sonographically abnormal metastatic clipped nodes using SMART, without sentinel lymph node biopsy, could accurately predict axillary status. This finding needs validation in larger studies.
Effect of no-pressure curing temperature on bending property of 2D-T700/E44 composite
Authors: Ma Yuqin , Wang Jie , Chen Yi , Ju Luyan , Li Shuangshuang , Zhao Yatao
Published: June 2020

Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites have received extensive attention in aerospace, weapon equipment, communication electronics, transportation and other fields. The improved compression-molding process is one of the most advantageous processes for preparing CFRP composites. It is important to understand the effects of molding process parameters, in particular temperature parameters, on the preparation of an ideal composite. This paper addresses the effect of the no-pressure curing temperature on the two-dimensional woven CFRP (2D-CFRP) bending property of the improved compression-molding process. 2D-T700/E44 composites were prepared under no-pressure curing temperatures of 80, 90, 100, 110, 120 and 130°C. The effect law and influence mechanism of the temperature parameter on the microstructure and bending property of composites were summarized. The results show that excessively high or low no-pressure curing temperatures are unfavorable for the preparation of 2D-T700/E44 composites. When the temperature is 110°C, the impregnation effect of the resin is ideal, and the defects are effectively controlled. The fracture morphology is reasonable, and the performance is greatly improved, so the bending strength reaches 860 MPa.
Wealth Distribution and Retirement Preparation Among Early Savers
Authors: Jacobs Lindsay , Llanes Elizabeth , Moore Kevin , Thompson Jeffrey , Volz Alice Henriques
Published: June 2020

This paper develops a new combined wealth measure using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances, by augmenting data on net worth with estimates of defined benefit (DB) pension wealth and expected Social Security wealth. We use this combined wealth concept to explore retirement preparation among groups of households in their pre-retirement years (40-49 and 50-59) and also to explore the concentration of wealth. We find evidence of moderate, but rising, shortfalls in retirement preparation. We also show that including DB pension and Social Security wealth results in markedly lower measures of wealth concentration. Trends toward higher concentration over time are also somewhat moderated.
Housing Supply and Affordability: Evidence from Rents, Housing Consumption and Household Location
Authors: Molloy Raven , Nathanson Charles G. , Paciorek Andrew
Published: June 2020

We examine how housing supply constraints affect housing affordability, which we define as the quality-adjusted price of housing services. In our dynamic model, supply constraints increase the price of housing services by only half has much as the purchase price of a home, since the purchase price responds to expected future increases in rent as well as contemporaneous rent increases. Households respond to changes in the price of housing services by altering their housing consumption and location choices, but only by a small amount. We evaluate these predictions using common measures of housing supply constraints and data from US metropolitan areas from 1980 to 2016. We find sizeable effects of supply constraints on house prices, but modest-to-negligible effects on rent, lot size, structure consumption, location choice within metropolitan areas, sorting across metropolitan areas, and housing expenditures. We conclude that housing supply constraints distort housing affor dability, and therefore housing consumption and location decisions, by less than their estimated effects on house prices suggest.
Taxation, Social Welfare, and Labor Market Frictions
Authors: Orak Musa , Epstein Brendan , Nunn Ryan , Patel Elena
Published: June 2020

Taking inefficiencies from taxation as given, a well-known public finance literature shows that the elasticity of taxable income (ETI) is a sufficient statistic for assessing the deadweight loss (DWL) from taxing labor income in a static neoclassical framework. Using a theoretical approach, we revisit this result from the vantage point of a general equilibrium macroeconomic model with labor search frictions. We show that, in this context, and against the backdrop of inefficient taxation, DWL can be up to 38 percent higher than the ETI under a range of reasonable parametric assumptions. Externalities arising from market participants not taking into account the impact of changes in their search- and vacancy-posting activities on other market participants can amplify this divergence substantially. However, with theoretical precision, we show how the wedge between the ETI and DWL can be controlled for, using readily observable variables.
Pleomorphic adenoma of the hard palate with calcifications: an unusual presentation
Authors:   Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú, Obando Jorge ,   Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia., Coronado Noelia ,   Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú,   Universidad Mayor Nacional de San Marcos. Lima, Perú., Trevejo-Bocanegra Ana ,   Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
Published: June 2020

Pleomorphic Adenoma (PA) is the most common benign salivary gland tumor. The most common sites for minor salivary gland from which PA arises are the palate followed by the lips and buccal mucosa. Calcifications are a common finding in major salivary glands with chronic inflammatory disorders. Major salivary gland tumors rarely show calcifications and it is less common to find them in minor salivary gland tumors. We report a case of pleomorphic adenoma of the hard palate in a 67-year-old female patient with intra-tumoral, irregular and scattered calcifications visible on computed tomography (CT). The treatment was complete surgical excision of the lesion. The diagnosis was confirmed with the histopathological study.
FEATURES OF DOCUMENTARY IN THE WORKS OF I. NECHUY-LEVYTSKY
Authors: Kononchuk Tetyana
Published: June 2020

The article deals with the peculiarities of documentary studies in the works of the famous Ukrainian writer I. Nechuy-Levytskyi (25.11, 1838-02.04, 1918) on the example of such works as “The Sokilska Mountain”, “The Ukrainian Year Fair” and “The Apocalyptic Painting in Kyiv”. It was found out that the writer described real facts, events, circumstances, filled the texts with journalistic elements. It is concluded that attention to the actual fact, the real event, as well as the characteristic emotionality, imagery, author’s presence is inherent in the texts of the writer.
THE PROSE GENRE PALETTE OF IVAN NECHUJ-LEVYCZKYJ
Authors: Tkachenko Tetyana
Published: June 2020

The article studies the specifics of the small prose of Ivan Nechuj-Levyczkyj (1838–1918). The focus is on the study of the genealogy of writing, including the variety of small epic forms presented by the writer’s legacy. The paper analyses the author’s reception, interpretation and reinterpretation of genres and genre varieties are covered, genre diffusion (travel essay, notes, sketching, anecdote, prose fable, satire, story, humorous, legend, fairy tale, phantasmagoria, tragic comedy, tragedy, fantasy). It explores the issues and topics of proscription (glorifying the beauty of nature of Ukraine, reflecting the whole world, depicting the life, customs and way of life of different ethnic groups that make up the Ukrainian people, external details and mentality, violations of local, state and human issues in a multi-level display – image, motive, plot, onomastics and toponymy), art and expressive means (metaphor, metonymy, numerous epithets, comparisons, concurrency, antithesis, gradation, symbol, humor, irony, satire, rhetorical constructions). The investigation elucidates the variability of the figure of the narrator (alter ego of the author, narrator/narrator, witness/participant of events, publicist, observator, historian, ethnographer). It accentuates the features of idiostyle (realism, elements of symbolism and impressionism; combination of deliberation and fiction, figurative polysemantics, auto-allusions, sensitivity, color symbolism, the reader as interlocutor and co-author on emotions, pictures, personification of being, intertextual inclusions).
ASSESSMENT OF CLUSTERING POTENTIAL OF MANUFACTURING SECTOR OF VITEBSK REGION
Authors: Kostuchenko Elena
Published: June 2020

The theoretical foundations of clusters are studied. The impact of clusters to the competitiveness of organizations is revealed. The structural elements of clusters have been identified. The definition of innovation-industrial cluster is proposed. Widely used method for identifying clusters are listed. The assessment of clustering potential of manufacturing sector of Vitebsk region is made on the basis of the analysis of the coefficients of localization by types of economic activity, per capita production by types of economic activity and specialization of the region on the given type of economic activity.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Authors: Maļkeviča Viktorija
Published: June 2020

Today the rapid development of information technology has a major impact on the global economy, which contributes to the development of the e-commerce sector. The benefits of using internet are attracting more and more participants who want to take advantage of the new opportunities for business promotion, to improve the quality and sustainable development of trade services. In today's competitive environment, developing and implementing a quality system in the work process becomes one of the competitive advantages of companies, as the modern consumer has become more demanding and selective. Therefore, in order to ensure effective control and organization of the work process in the company, it is necessary to develop a system that accurately describes the processes in the company and promotes the employees' full action in the accomplishment of the assigned tasks and achievement of the goals. This study examines e-commerce quality issues such as website content and design, technology infrastructure and security. The introduction of a standard ISO / IEC 9126 quality assessment model for e-commerce service analysis is also discussed. Based on the available literature, the aim of the study is to provide a theoretical insight into quality management in the context of e-commerce and to explain why quality management principles are important for the development of the e-commerce industry.
INNOVATION MANAGEMENT: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Authors: Pankay -
Published: June 2020

The overview focuses on the innovation and its strategies, process and implementation activities in a management of an organization. Author introduce the systems based approach to organizational-level innovation management by suggesting that Investments in R&D activity and innovation could help the industry to lower its future capital requirements and operating costs, while also increasing yields and reducing resource and energy use. These investments would ultimately help the industry become more efficient and economically viable. This paper examines technological trends, innovation efforts and outcomes, as well as their implications for productivity in the automobile sector. The analysis shows that investments into R&D were drastically reduced during the run up to the financial crisis but are slowly increasing. Results from an analysis of patent applications suggest that the direction of invention in automobile technologies is turning towards climate change mitigation. However, a recent downward trend could be of concern given the environmental challenges ahead. By providing a first look at innovation and productivity issues in the global automotive industry, this paper also proposes possible avenues for future research.
INNOVATION FACTORS AND THEIR FINANCING IN LATVIA
Authors: Rundāne Guna
Published: June 2020

The problem of research is still relatively low innovative activity in Latvia in relation to other European countries based on European Innovation Scoreboard date. The paper discusses the definition of innovation and its essence as well as the factors improving innovation capacity. The paper also lists financial resources avaliable in Latvia, that can be used for development of innovative activities.
ENHANCING THE INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL OF THE REGION THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF BUSINESS AND EDUCATION
Authors: Serada Tatsiana , Voronko Elvira
Published: June 2020

Enhancing intellectual potential is becoming a global goal for the development of modern society, since the intellectual potential development index is a major component of the human development index. The society needs new knowledge and, accordingly, new methods and models for obtaining them. One of the ways to increase the intellectual potential of a region can be the integration of business and education through the extensive use of the dual training model, which represents significant advantages for the employer, for the educational institution, for the future specialist and for the state. To solve this problem and form a practice-oriented educational environment, it is necessary to implement a social partnership mechanism that ensures the optimal balance between the realizations of the interests of all parties involved in the education process.
THE COMPLIANCE OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE LAW WITH ARTICLE 13 OF UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Authors: Kaļva Aldis
Published: June 2020

The paper explores the compliance of the Civil Procedure Law with Article 13 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Latvia has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2010; therefore it is important to study how the rights of persons with disabilities stated in the convention are respected in civil proceedings in practice with respect to effective access to justice.
LATGALE TEACHERS ASSESSMENT FOR THE PROJECT „SUPPORT FOR MEDIA LITERACY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN LATVIA”. PART 1
Authors: Kaļva-Miņina Inga
Published: June 2020

To promote the development of an educated, democratic society and foster civic participation and professional competitiveness in today's changing world, The Education Development Centre (EDC) offers a wide range of educational activities for different target audiences. One of the EDC's current projects in the field of media literacy is “Supporting Youth Media Literacy” which had been implemented from October 2017 till February 2019. To ascertain the readiness of the teachers of Latgale schools involved in this project to implement media literacy at schools, a survey of these teachers was conducted. The paper presents the first part of the study- opinions/ first impressions of the teachers of Latgale schools involved in the project about participation in this project.
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS IN THE MUNICIPALITY AND WORK ON THEIR PRESERVATION
Authors: Treikale Inga
Published: June 2020

With the rapid development of modern technologies, more and more new information systems are entering the institutions and electronic documents are being created. Electronic documents have equivalent legal power to paper documents, formed in information systems, in e-mail, in e-address. Like paper documents, electronic documents must be sorted, described, stored in order to ensure their use, in accordance with the rules for the management of documents and archives. The inclusion of electronic documents with archival value in the reference system and the transfer to permanent national storage is important in the presentation of the institution's activities.
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT IN LATVIA
Authors: Vasiļonoka Ilona
Published: June 2020

The Court is a publicly important institution. Ensuring the maintenance, preservation and quality of data management of its documents is a priority for the courts, as documentation of court orders is one of the most important conditions for the proper organization of court proceedings in accordance with the procedural norms of the legislation in force. One of the prerequisites for efficient document management in an institution is document management based on the requirements of quality management and regulatory enactments. This can be ensured by consistent compliance with regulatory requirements of the quality management system
Phage sensitivity profiles of a nasopharyngeal opportunistic pathogen in Streptococcus pneumoniae carrier children with recurrent respiratory infections
Authors: Bayazitova L T , Tupkina O F , Chazova T A , Konyshev N S , Syuzev K N , Isaeva G Sh
Published: June 2020

Aim. To study the nature of microbiota and estimating the susceptibility to antibiotics and bacteriophages of conditionally pathogenic microflora of the nasopharynx in children-pneumococcal carriers with recurrent respiratory infections.

Methods. Researching microflora was conducted in 182 pneumococcal carriers receiving help in Kazan Scientific and Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. Microbial identification, testing of susceptibility to antibiotics and bacteriophages was carried out following the regulatory documentation. Bacterial isolates were confirmed by mass spectrometry. The phage titer was determined by the method of agar layers according to Grazia.

Results. Nasopharyngeal S. pneumoniae species was presented by Staphylococcus spp., Moraxella spp., Haemophilus spp., Corynebacterium spp., Klebsiella spp and Candida spp. The antimicrobial resistance profiles of Streptococcus pneumoniae: resistant to oxacillin was detected in 20.7% of strains, to erythromycin in 45.9%, to clindamycin in 20%, to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in 18.4%. 19.6% of isolates were multidrug-resistant (MDR, resistant to 3 or more antimicrobial agents). Phage susceptibility test of S. pneumoniaе showed that 97.2% of isolates were resistant to streptococcal bacteriophage, 75% to pyobacteriophage. All antibiotic-resistant strains remained susceptible to Streptococcus phages. The phage titer of Klebsiella in agreement with Grazia method of Kl. pneumoniae ranged from 9106 to 5105 PFU/mL. The ranking results of activities of antistaphylococcal antibiotics (effectiveness descending): fusidic acid mupirocin chloramphenicol cyprofloxacin erythromycin.

Conclusion. Nasopharyngeal microbiota of pneumococci carriers children is represented by a variable polymicrobial association; nasopharyngeal strains are effectively lysed by bacteriophages; mono- and polyvalent bacteriophages can be used as an alternative to antibacterial treatment in Streptococcus pneumoniae carriers children with recurrent respiratory infections.
Induction of apoptosis and autophagy in T-lymphocytes of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors: Skibo Y V , Fathullina A R , Ibragimov B R , Abramov S N , Ismagilova R R , Biktagirova E M , Andrianova I A , Maksudova A N , Abramova Z I
Published: June 2020

Aim. To analyze the expression of key apoptosis (Bcl-2, caspase-3) and autophagy (Beclin 1, Vps34, p62 and LC3) proteins regulators in peripheral blood T-lymphocytes of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Methods. The object of the study was peripheral blood T-lymphocytes of healthy donors and patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. To obtain T cells, we used the immunomagnetic separation method. Protein expression was analyzed using the Western blot method. Statistically analyzing the results was performed using the R software environment. The data was represented using boxplots. Groups were compared using the MannWhitney test.

Results. According to the results of the study of the apoptotic proteins, we found an increased content of caspase-3 and the absence of significant changes in the content of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 in patients with lupus, which indicates active apoptotic activity. A comparative analysis of Beclin 1 and Vps34 showed their increased content in the cells of patients, which indicates the activation of autophagy. The analysis of two isoforms of LC3 protein revealed their low content in the group of patients. Since the scatter of indicators was very different from the average value, we analyzed these indicators depending on the severity of the disease. In the acute course group, high content of protein LC3-I was detected, the content of form II was lower. In the group with the subacute course, the number of both isoforms is lower than in the other groups. In the group with a chronic course, significant increases of protein LC3-II and a decrease in the ratio of LC3-I/LC3-II were found.

Conclusion. The study showed that depending on the severity of systemic lupus erythematosus, the content of protein LC3 isoforms changes, which can be used for differential diagnosis of disease forms.
Coronavirus infection and ophthalmology
Authors: Akhmetshin R F , Rizvanov A A , Bulgar S N , Kamalov Z G , Gainutdinova R F , Usov V A
Published: June 2020

This article presents a review of the ocular manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by using materials of Russian and international researchers. After the outbreak of COVID-19 began in China in December 2019, isolated works on ocular manifestations of coronavirus infection began to appear in the literature. The review article summarizes data on the origin and species of viruses that infect humans, the structure of coronaviruses, and intermediate hosts of the virus. A separate chapter is devoted to the mode of transmission for infectious. Itis shown that the main route of COVID-19 transmission from person to person is airborne. Of great interest to the ophthalmologists is the review of works devoted to the virus detection in the conjunctival sac. In particular, some studies have shown that in patients with COVID-19, the virus is present in the lacrimal fluid. According to the authors, it indicates that coronavirus might be transmitted through the conjunctiva. These statements are confirmed by clinical and experimental researches. The presence of coronavirus in tears indicates the possibility to cause disease by the ocular route. That is a potential infection source for different types of physicians during routine examinations of patients, and especially by ophthalmologists. Therefore healthcare workers should wear eye protection when dealing with patients who may have COVID-19. Ophthalmologists must take necessary safety precautions, even in conducting a routine physical examination. It is also worth noting that conjunctivitis can be the first symptom of COVID-19. It is proved that the virus in the conjunctiva was detected even in patients without symptoms of eye inflammation. Also interesting for researchers is the manifestations of coronavirus infection in animals, which, according to the authors, is essential for understanding the possible mechanisms of disease development and manifestations in humans.
Critical Race Theory and the Impact of Oppression Narratives on the Identity,
Resilience, and Wellness of Students of Color
Authors: Ellis GerDonna J.
Published: June 2020

In this thesis I explore the different stories students of color draw from and internalize
to understand their identities in relation to oppression and resilience. Through reviewing
critical race theory (CRT) and critical whiteness literature, I identify what I call the
"oppression narrative", in which students of color are often discussed as being
oppressed and disadvantaged. Stories are powerful, and in many ways the stories we hear and
believe about ourselves make us who we are. Eight narrative, semi-structured interviews were
conducted with students who attended a predominately white institution (PWI) and identified
as black or Latinx. Seven themes emerged as influential in how these students chose to identify
themselves, and how their stories reflected oppression and/or processes of resiliency in making
sense of and navigating their world: external/internal identity tension,
not leading with challenges, claiming privilege or support,
denying a deficit, identity as an anchor,
using community, and reframing circumstance and highlighting victories.
These eight students' stories rejected the oppression narrative and their narratives reveal the
many ways in which they engage in processes of resiliency through difficult circumstance.
Improving Scientist Productivity, Architecture Portability, and Performance in ParFlow
Authors: Burke Michael
Published: June 2020

Legacy scientific applications represent significant investments by universities,
engineers, and researchers and contain valuable implementations of key scientific
computations. Over time hardware architectures have changed. Adapting existing code
to new architectures is time consuming, expensive, and increases code complexity. The
increase in complexity negatively affects the scientific impact of the applications.
There is an immediate need to reduce complexity. We propose using abstractions to manage
and reduce code complexity, improving scientific impact of applications.

This thesis presents a set of abstractions targeting boundary conditions in iterative
solvers. Many scientific applications represent physical phenomena as a set of partial
differential equations (PDEs). PDEs are structured around steady state and boundary condition
equations, starting from initial conditions.

The proposed abstractions separate architecture specific implementation details from the
primary computation. We use ParFlow to demonstrate the effectiveness of the abstractions.
ParFlow is a hydrologic and geoscience application that simulates surface and subsurface
water flow. The abstractions have enabled ParFlow developers to successfully add new boundary
conditions for the first time in 15 years, and have enabled an experimental OpenMP version of
ParFlow that is transparent to computational scientists. This is achieved without requiring
expensive rewrites of key computations or major codebase changes; improving developer productivity,
enabling hardware portability, and allowing transparent performance optimizations.
Globalization
Authors: Carrillo Terriquez Magaly Denisse
Published: June 2020

Countries have been able to exchange goods and services as well as intellectual
property. However, they have not addressed how these changes affect those that are
considered a vulnerable population, women. The feminization of poverty is a real
problem in our globalized society, where women form 70% of the world's poor. This
paper investigates globalization's impact on women empowerment by focusing on maternal
mortality and female primary education in eighty-seven developing countries. The
literature suggests that an increase of globalization leads to a decrease in maternal
death and to an increase in female primary education. The pooled data set was subject
to a regression analysis, controlling for democracy, equality, and GDP per capita. The
results demonstrate a strong negative correlation between globalization and mother
mortality rates. In addition, there is a positive correlation between globalization and
primary education for females demonstrating that globalization improves the lives of
females in the developing world.
Low Intensity Vibrations Restore Nuclear YAP Levels and Acute YAP Nuclear Shuttling in
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Subjected to Simulated Microgravity
Authors: Thompson Matt
Published: June 2020

The bone deterioration that astronauts experience in microgravity environments is known to occur in
response to the lack of gravity-based tissue stress. Mechanical forces are crucial to maintain healthy
bone mass by regulating the function of bone-making osteoblasts as well as the proliferation and
differentiation of their progenitors, mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) which replenish osteoblastic cells.
Regulation of proliferative function of MSCs in response to mechanical force is in part controlled by
the "mechanotransducer" protein YAP (Yes-associated protein) which is shuttled into the nucleus in
response to mechanical challenge to induce gene expression necessary for cell proliferation. Our group
had recently reported that altered gravity conditions under simulated microgravity (SMG) decreases
proliferation of MSCs and that application of daily low intensity vibrations (LIV) during SMG reverses
this effect on proliferation. While these findings suggest that LIV may be a promising countermeasure
for altered loading, the specific SMG and LIV effects on YAP mechanosignaling are unknown. Therefore,
here we tested the effects of SMG and daily LIV treatment on basal nuclear YAP levels as well as on the
acute YAP nuclear entry in response to both mechanical and soluble factors in MSCs. MSCs subjected to
72h of SMG, despite decreased nuclear YAP levels across all groups, responded to both LIV and
Lysophosphohaditic acid (LPA) treatments by increasing nuclear YAP levels within 6hrs by 49.52% and
87.34%, respectively. Additionally, daily LIV restored the basal decrease seen in SMG as well as nuclear
YAP levels as well as restored in part the YAP nuclear entry response to subsequently applied acute LIV
and LPA treatments. These results show that rescue of basal YAP levels by LIV may explain previously
found proliferative effects of MSCs under SMG and demonstrates that daily LIV is capable of alleviating
the inhibition caused by SMG of YAP nuclear shuttling in response to subsequent mechanical and soluble
challenge.
Technology Integration Self-Efficacy Reframed Through the ISTE Standards
Authors: Gomez Frank C.
Published: June 2020

Utilizing a descriptive research design and a theoretical framework based on self-efficacy
theory (Bandura, 1997), this quantitative study examined self-efficacy as a factor on teachers'
technology use and integration efforts in urban K-12 classroom settings of 327 Catholic school
teachers in Southern California. To measure teachers' self-efficacy in using and integrating
technology in the classroom, this study employed an online survey that included the Technology
Integration Confidence Scale (TICS) version 3, an instrument developed by the researcher which
is aligned to the ISTE (2017) Standards for Educators, and seven key demographic questions. Chief
among these is the frequency of technology-oriented professional development (PD) training sessions
teachers received.

This study's findings revealed that, on average, participating teachers had a fair level of
confidence (i.e., they are fairly but not highly confident) in both using and integrating technology
(M = 3.2, SD = .73). Furthermore, the research analysis confirmed that participating
teachers' self-efficacy was a crucial factor in effectively using and integrating technology in their
teaching practice based on the ISTE (2017) Standards for Educators. Accordingly, the current study
established participating teachers' level of confidence in using and applying technology through
continuous PD intervention as a key implication that influenced teachers' self-efficacy in leveraging
technology for professional practice. Limitations and applicability of future studies are also addressed.