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Effects of Non-Electrostatic Intermolecular Interactions on the Phase Behavior of pH-Sensitive Polyelectrolyte Complexes
Authors: Li Lu , Srivastava Samanvaya , Meng Siqi , Ting Jeffrey , Tirrell Matthew
Published: April 2020

Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) offer enormous material tunability and desirable functionalities, and consequently have found broad utility in biomedical and materials industries. Poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) are one of the most commonly used pairings to form PECs. However, various aspects of the phase behavior of PAA-PAH complexes have not been sufficiently quantified. We present a comprehensive experimental study depicting the binodal phase boundaries for the PAA-PAH complexes prepared in acidic, neutral and basic conditions using thermogravimetric analysis, turbidimetry and optical microscopy. In neutral and basic conditions, phase behaviors of the complexes were largely similar to each other and followed general expectations of PEC phase behavior, except for unusually high salt resistance with stable complexes observed up to 4 M NaCl concentrations. In acidic conditions, a remarkably different phase behavior of the PAA-PAH complexes was observed. The polymer content in the complex phase increased initially followed by an expected decrease as salt was added to the complexes. This behavior may result from a combination of associative phase separation of PAA and PAH chains, influenced by electrostatic interactions, and segregative phase separation which can be ascribed to the influence of a combination of the hydrophobic interactions of the aliphatic polymer backbone and the interpolymer hydrogen bonding of un- ionized acrylic monomer units. Our systematic investigations detailing these discrepancies in the PAA-PAH phase behavior are expected to clarify the inconsistencies among the reports in the literature and inform the materials design strategies for practical use of the PAA-PAH complexes and multilayer assemblies.
Comprehensive clinical and biochemical diagnosis of hypomicroelementosis in the saaneni white german improved goats acclimatized in biogeochemical conditions of the Astrakhan Region
Authors: Polkovnichenko Peter A. , Polkovnichenko Andrey P. , Vorobyov Vladimir I. , Vorobyov Dmitry V. , Zakharkina Natalya I. , Shcherbakova Elena N. , Hismetov Islyam H . , Kostin Andrey S.
Published: April 2020

The study of trace elements in recent years has reached a new comprehensive clinical and biochemical level of diagnosis of the latent form of hypomicroelementoses. About this in the literature, there are serious studies performed on various productive animals, including farm birds. Of particular importance are these data when transporting animals from one biogeochemical region to another, and their acclimatization. The work shows the data from a study of a large complex of physiological and biochemical blood parameters in Zaanen white German improved goats imported to the Astrakhan region from the “reference” chernozem region (Krasnodar Territory), where, due to the optimal level of trace elements in the main components of terrestrial ecosystems (soil, water, various types of plants and plant foods) endemic pathologies are not observed, including hypomicroelementoses. The studied clinical parameters (body temperature, pulse rate, the number of respiratory movements per minute) in Saanen white German improved goats acclimatizing in the Astrakhan region were determined by generally accepted methods and they were within the range of normative and published data. The content of trace elements in biological samples was determined by the atomic absorption method. The main changes were revealed during the biochemical analysis of the blood of the studied goats, which indicate the presence in the Saanen white German improved goats of a latent (asymptomatic) form of the combined (Se, I, Co) hypomicroelementosis, which was accompanied by a decrease in the integrative functions of milk productivity and reproduction of the studied ruminants.
An Overview On Obesity: A Review
Authors: Chimurkar Ruchika P. , Kumar Jaidev
Published: April 2020

Obesity is a worldwide issue; it depends on the number of conditions in which excess body fat of individual can lead to various complications. In India, the occurrence of obesity is growing continuously. It is defined as excessive deposition of fat in adipose tissue and can be easily diagnosed by checking Body Mass Index (BMI) of individual. Body Mass Index is independent of all age and same for both the gender. Obesity is a risk factor for most of the metabolic syndrome like Hypertension, Certain types of cancer (endometrial, breast, prostate, and colon), Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Dyslipidemia, Heart disease, Stroke, Gallbladder disease, respiratory problems, Sleep Apnea, Osteoarthritis (joint pain) and lack of fertility, even individual experience inequity, injustice and stigma which affect their psychological and physical health. There are several drugs which can be used to treat other morbidities and can cause weight gain as their adverse effects. Medication inducing weight gain can be depressing to the patients; in such a situation alternative therapy is suggested. It’s a severe and neglected situation by the population. In spite of the significant effect of obesity, losing weight can result in considerable decrease in the complication for most of these co-morbid situations. Some fundamental management for overweight and obese patients involve behavioral change, regular physical activity, diet and nutrition, counseling about the safe and effective weight loss with a prominence on long duration weight management rather than short duration extreme or sudden weight decrease. In general, this review concentrates on complications related to obesity, its diagnosis and management for overweight and obesity.
Solution for Islamic Banks Exploitation: A Criticism of Fixed-Yields Based Financing in Indonesia
Authors: Ryandono Muhamad Nafik Hadi
Published: April 2020

The profit-sharing system is the main characteristic of Islamic banking that distinguishes them from conventional (ribawi) banking. However, in reality, the profit-sharing contract is rarely implemented in Islamic banking. As a result, Islamic banking is still identified as ribawi banking. Many Islamic economists have examined the reasons behind fixed income contracts, especially murabahah contract that applied predominantly, structurally, systematically and massively compared to the profit-sharing contract. Therefore, with a critical analytical approach, this study aims to dismantle and look for solution towards exploitation of fixed income-based financing in Indonesian sharia banking. The results of this study are fixed income-based financing should be applied limited to covering the operational costs of Islamic banks but the remainder must be channelled based on profit-sharing systems. Meanwhile, funding for profit-sharing systems is intended to gain profits and cover the operational cost variables. Thus, predatory exploitation of Islamic banks in Indonesia can be minimized by maintaining the composition of the maximum financing about forty per cent which is a fixed-yield based and leave the rest to a profit-sharing system. Then, the more equitable Islamic bank system and Islamic economic goals will be created and offer benefits such as the achieving of the objectives of Islamic sharia (maqashid shariah) and minimizing the image of Islamic banks as ribawi bank.
VIDEO ANIMASI LAGU ANAK BERBASIS SIGNALONG INDONESIA
Authors: Kholidya Citra Fitri , Rofiah Khofidotur , Mudjito Mudjito
Published: April 2020

Komunikasi merupakan hal terpenting dalam interaksi sosial manusia. Begitupun bagi anak berkebutuhan khusus. Keterlambatan komunikasi menjadikan anak berkebutuhan khusus terhambat dalam memahami lingkungan sekitarnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan media video animasi lagu anak berbasis Signalong Indonesia sebagai solusi bagi anak berkebutuhan khusus pada keterlambatan atau kendala komunikasi. Penelitian ini menggunakan model pengembangan Research and Development dengan prosedur pengembangan sebagai berikut, (1) potensi masalah, (2) pengumpulan data, (3) desain produk, (4) validasi desain, (5) revisi desain, (6) ujicoba produk, (7) revisi produk, (8) ujicoba pemakaian, (9) revisi produk, Hasil penelitian dan pengembangan ini berupa prototype video animasi yang telah melalui uji kelayakan berupa, uji validasi ahli media dengan skor 94.5% dengan kategori baik dan layak digunakan, ahli materi dengan skor 98.5% dengan kategori sangat baik dan layak digunakan, dan uji coba produk dengan hasil 88% dengan kategori baik dan layak digunakan.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INCLUSION
Authors: Sari Lily Eka
Published: April 2020

When it comes to learning process, there should be a synergy between parents and school. When the collaboration fails to take place, both parties will feel like working alone. At the end, this assumption might lead to negative effects such as frustration, misunderstanding, and prejudices. The school staff are concerned with the lack of parental involvement in the learning processes. They convey that the parents do not always respond to teachers input. When teachers try to inform parents about what has happened in school, parents do not seem to show any interest.
A Geopolitical Study of the Indo-Pacific through the Theories of Ancient East and Modern West
Authors: Kumar Praveen
Published: April 2020

The core of the debates on politics through times and regions is concerned with territories and exercise of power over the territories directed towards certain end(s). This is seen in the theories of Ancient India, of which Kautalya’s Arthashastra is but a representative literature. Much later in time, geopolitical theories in the west during the twentieth-century significantly highlighted this point. This study aims to understand geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific if Kautalya's ideas and geopolitical choice theories from the west are applied, then results of the study would be the same as has been affirmed in the opening sentences. Methodologically, the study, qualitative in approach though, looks at the data available in the secondary source materials to test if territories determine the power dynamics at a given point of time. Kautalya’s Arthashashtra offers a good theoretical insight that can explain the contemporary geopolitical structures and behavior of the states. The theory has scientific and empirical elements that can help explain issues of aggression, conflict and peace. Peace (Shamah) and conflict or war (Vigraha) are shaped by the inter-dependent factors, both, tangible and intangible, as well as, internal and external. While the study primarily explores “the empirical” and “the scientific” in Kautalya’s Arthashashtra, but takes the twentieth-century western geopolitical theories to develop parameters of testability of the theory
Who Cares About the Children of Prisoners in New Zealand? A Journey from Research to Practice
Authors: Gordon Liz
Published: April 2020

Before 2009, little research had been undertaken in New Zealand on the situation of the children of prisoners. Agencies such as Pillars Inc, a charity supporting these children, looking to undertake evidencebased practice, were forced to rely on models imported from other countries, especially the United States. This is despite the fact that New Zealand has a high level of imprisonment, at 193 per 100,000, approximately one third higher than Australia. In response to this, Pillars sought and received funding for a two-year research study and interviewed 368 men and women in nine prisons, and 72 families of prisoners (with the families, at least one caregiver, and sometimes a child, interviewed). Reports were produced on the findings in 2009 and 2010, and in 2011 a further report considered the implications for research and practice. As well, a practice manual was produced, along with resource kits for teachers and GPs. A large number of seminars and report-back meetings were held with government agencies, and a report was commissioned by Te Puni Kokiri, the Ministry of Māori Development, on the Māori data, which constituted half of the overall data. Subsequently, a number of further opportunities for research and dialogue have emerged. This article reports the core findings of the study: that the children of prisoners are not doing well, and that social support and justice agencies, whilst often having good intentions, contribute to this through poor, absent or inappropriate practices. The article concludes with a discussion of the impact of this research programme on policy and practice in New Zealand.
Children of Imprisoned Parents in Scandinavia: Their Problems, Treatment and the Role of Scandinavian Penal Culture
Authors: Smith Peter Scharff
Published: April 2020

In some ways, the issue of prisoner’s children seems to be one of the major Gordian knots facing the practice of punishment and imprisonment today. How can we punish parents committing serious crimes and still respect the situation and rights of their children? This issue has begun to attract attention during recent years, after having been more or less neglected throughout most of the history of the prison. Empirical research on, reports on, and advocacy for children of imprisoned parents have, for example, been produced in Scandinavia during recent years by researchers, NGOs and children’s Ombudsmen. Based on this research as well as on personal observations and new empirical data, I will in this article take a closer look at the situation of prisoners’ children in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. I will look into how many children who experience parental imprisonment and the problems they often face – especially in Denmark where most of the Scandinavian empirical research has been done. I will also describe some of the recent initiatives, reforms and good practice, which has been introduced, or is currently in the process of being introduced, in the Scandinavian countries. One example is the children’s officers, that is, prison officers with special training who are responsible for enhancing the possibilities for improved contact between children and their imprisoned parents. Finally, I will discuss to what degree specific Scandinavian penal practices might influence the conditions experienced by prisoners’ children. As I will show, there are examples of Scandinavian practices, which can both enhance and worsen the situation of prisoners’ children.
Chasing the Chimera: The Rule of Law in the British Empire and the Comparative Turn in Legal History
Authors: McLaren John
Published: April 2020

This article compares the imposition, application and evolution of the Rule of Law in colonial territories and their populations within the British Empire as evidence of a ‘Comparative Turn’ in exploring metropolitan and colonial legal cultures and their interrelationships. The purpose of the study is not primarily to either justify or criticise that concept, but to suggest that its complexity, contingency and controversy provides fertile soil for research relating to law and justice, and their ideologies across the British Empire.
A Politics of Prosecution: The Conviction of Wonnerwerry and the Exoneration of Jerry Durack in Western Australia 1898
Authors: Finnane Mark
Published: April 2020

In 1901 one of the pioneering Durack family was killed on the verandah of his cattle station homestead in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. In a subsequent trial two young Aboriginal men were tried for his murder. Three years earlier the murdered man had himself been charged, though never tried, with the murder of an Aboriginal man. Connecting these two homicides was work best avoided when writing the pioneer legend of Australian history, but is inescapable when seeking to appreciate the ambition and limits of criminal law in a colonial society, the task of this article. At the same time, the evidentiary demands of historical reconstruction prove as challenging as those of legal proof when faced with the task of understanding what was in the minds of those actors, settlers and Indigenous, more than a century ago.
The Biographical Turn: Lord Nottingham, His Case
Authors: Saunders David
Published: April 2020

This article recalls Sir Heneage Finch (1621-1682) – better known as Lord Chancellor Nottingham – and in addition his contemporary, Sir Matthew Hale (1609-1676). Its focus is on their bearing of a ‘persona’ appropriate to the duties of judicial ‘office’ in the Restoration context of the Anglican settlement. The aim here is to demonstrate a biographical turn that is personal and historical but not anachronistic. The article proposes two descriptive protocols concerning ‘office’ and ‘persona’, and four revisions that impel this biographical turn to a more historical account of Lord Nottingham.
‘I Want to Go Home Now’: Restraint Decisions for Dementia Patients in Western Australia
Authors: Allen Judy , Tulich Tamara
Published: April 2020

This article examines the current legal framework for restraint of persons with dementia in Western Australian aged care facilities and evaluates it in light of recent developments at the national and international levels. It highlights how the current legal framework fails to adequately protect people with dementia and aged care professionals, and considers options for reform. We argue that the viability of supported decision-making for restraint decisions needs to be carefully considered, and that law reform is necessary to ensure that the best decisions are made, the dignity of dementia sufferers is protected, and that there are safeguards to prevent abuse.
What Role for the Law in Regulating Older People’s Property and Financial Arrangements with Adult Children? The Case of Family Accommodation Arrangements
Authors: Somes Teresa , Webb Eileen
Published: April 2020

To some older people, the prospect of moving in with family to be ‘cared for’ as they age has considerable appeal. For example, an older person may choose to sell his or her home, invest the money in a child’s property through the construction of a ‘granny-flat’ or extension and live in that property. If such arrangements are successful, the older person is likely to enjoy the companionship and support of family as he or she grows older. Unfortunately, the legal position of the older person if ‘something goes wrong’ is precarious. In the absence of a legislation addressing family accommodation or ‘assets for care’ arrangements written agreement, the older person must navigate the vagaries of several complex areas of law, particularly constructive trusts and estoppel, and endure the stress of proceeding against family members. This article discusses the shortcomings in the existing legal regimen and makes recommendations to provide legal protection for older people entering into such arrangements.
Family Law, Involuntarily Separated Couples and their Property
Authors: Carroll Robyn
Published: April 2020

This article considers the implications for parties to a marriage and their property when they are forced to separate as a result of ill health. This has particular relevance for elderly Australians who experience declining health accompanied by cognitive decline and loss of decisionmaking capacity. The potential for the property interests of the couples in these circumstances, to be altered by family law proceedings, has been confirmed by the High Court of Australia in Stanford v Stanford. The door to the Family Court is open for financial proceedings to be brought on behalf of a party to a marriage who no longer has the capacity to make financial decisions for him or herself and who has financial needs that cannot be met from their own property. The article examines the legal position of couples when third parties are contemplating the commencement of proceedings in the Family Court for financial orders.
Releasing Housing Equity in Later Life: Markets, Consumers and the Role of the State
Authors: O’Mahony Lorna Fox , Overton Louise
Published: April 2020

The role of equity release transactions in enabling older owners to draw down on their housing wealth to meet needs and wants in later life is a prominent policy trope in many asset-based welfare systems. Framed by the enactment of the Consumer Credit Legislation Amendment (Enhancement) Act 2012 (Cth) – in which the Federal Government established regulatory jurisdiction over reverse mortgage transactions – and drawing on empirical research into the uses and risks of housing equity withdrawal mechanisms in Australia,1 this article compares the recent Australian experience of equity release with the longer-established UK equity release market. Reaching across the demographic, socio-economic and policy contexts which are widely regarded as setting the scene for increasing use of housing wealth to fund financial needs after retirement, to the nature and development of equity release markets, this article draws on the UK experience to reflect on patterns of supply and demand, on the needs, circumstances and objectives of the equity release consumer population, and on the role of the state, through law and policy, in mediating the transactional interface between consumers and markets to support the matrix of consumer interests, industry growth and related government policy agendas implicated in the equity release market.
Introduction to Law and Love
Authors: Grossi Renata , Neoh Joshua
Published: April 2020

The question of law and love has to be confronted in the soul (as a religious question), in the head (as a political question) and in the heart (as an existential question). This Special Issue of Law in Context tries to make a start in making sense of this multi-faceted question.
Which Love in Law? Zenon Bańkowski and the Meaning of Love
Authors: Grossi Renata
Published: April 2020

Zenon Bańkowski has challenged the popular view that law and love are opposites. Instead he has argued that they are ‘entangled’, ‘necessary’, and even ‘dependent’ on each other. Together they form the ‘unity’ that is required for us to live a lawful life. He argues that to see them as opposites is not only inaccurate, but also constitutes a ‘moral and cognitive failure’. If he is right, and we are to see love and law as connected to one another, the question arises of what he means when he talks of love. This inquiry will show that Bańkowski relies on ideas of love that spring from the Classical (eros), the Christian (agape) and the romantic traditions; however I will argue that a conception of love that also fits his argument is friendship love (philia).
What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted? Unconscionable Conduct, Emotional Dependence, and the ‘Clouded Judgment’ Cases
Authors: Thampapillai Dilan
Published: April 2020

The High Court’s decision in Louth v Diprose that emotional dependence significantly contributed to special disadvantage was a significant development within the doctrine of unconscionable conduct. The decision in Louth established a template of sorts that found useful application in the later cases of Williams v Maalouf, Xu v Lin and Mackintosh v Johnson. Though they are few, these cases form definable subset within the broader doctrine of unconscionable conduct that might broadly be termed ‘clouded judgment’ cases. These cases quite arguably blur the lines between the doctrines of unconscionable conduct and undue influence. There is a discernible pattern to these matters. In these cases, the donor has formed an attachment to the object of his or her affection. To put matters gently, the affection is misplaced. Nonetheless, the donor makes a gift to the object of his or her affection. Subsequent developments lead the donor to realise that the gift was both improvident and bestowed upon an undeserving party. This article argues that Louth v Diprose is a troublesome precedent. First, the primacy of deception, which was a key issue in Louth, is unduly reductive. It obscures the overall context of the defendant’s conduct. Secondly, the High Court in Louth overlooked facts that might have undermined the finding that the plaintiff was at a special disadvantage. Thirdly, the case reflects a concept, known as the ‘presumption of competency’ that unhelpfully tilted the balance in favour of the plaintiff. This presumption appears to have been somewhat reversed in Mackintosh.
Playing the Language Game of Family Mediation: Implications for Mediator Ethics
Authors: Field Rachael , Crowe Jonathan
Published: April 2020

Over the last 20 to 30 years, the use of mediation in Australia to resolve family disputes has grown significantly. Since the 2006 reforms to the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), family dispute resolution, a common form of which is family mediation, has effectively become a compulsory first step in post-separation parenting disputes that enter the family law system. There are many good reasons for encouraging parties to participate in family mediation. Mediation is a flexible, cost-effective, time-efficient, more humane, less adversarial way for families to manage and resolve post-separation disputes. Family mediation is also a process that enables party self-determination, empowering the parties to determine together the best arrangements for their family into the future. However, vigilance is required if the capacity of each party to negotiate towards a mutually agreeable outcome is to be effectively sustained and the full potential of the benefits of mediation are truly to be achieved. In this article, we use Ludwig Wittgenstein’s concept of a language game and the related notion of a clash of genres to explore some of the underlying conventions and expectations that create challenges for the parties in family mediation. We then consider how mediators might respond to these challenges and the implications this holds for mediator ethics.
Ethical Concerns for Owners Corporation Managers who Informally Mediate in Owners Corporation Disputes: The Need for a Community of Practice
Authors: Douglas Kathy , Leshinsky Rebecca
Published: April 2020

An owners corporation is the legal entity in Victoria that holds jointly owned assets in housing developments such as apartments, medium density townhouses and master planned estates. In Victoria, the legislation governing these entities is the Owners Corporations Act 2006 and specific sections of the Subdivision Act 1988. Conflicts in owners corporations are not uncommon and the owners corporation or strata managers may informally mediate disputes. This article will outline research into the experience of conflict in owners corporations from the perspective of strata managers and discuss mediator ethics in this context. Managers, as informal ‘insider’ mediators, may experience a number of ethical dilemmas, most notably the issue of impartiality/ neutrality. They are part of a growing group of mediators that operate outside of the National Mediation Accreditation System. The article suggests the need for a community of practice of managers who informally mediate so that ethical concerns in their specific context can be shared and debated.
Supporting accused persons with cognitive disabilities to participate in criminal proceedings in Australia: Avoiding the pitfalls of unfitness to stand trial laws
Authors: Gooding Piers , Arstein-Kerslake Anna , Mercer Sarah , Mc Sherry Bernadette
Published: April 2020

In the 10 years since Australia has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the issue of the indefinite detention of persons with cognitive disabilities found unfit to stand trial has received considerable attention. Concerns have been raised by national media, law reform bodies and United Nations human rights agencies. Yet there remain few examples of formal change to unfitness to stand trial laws in Australia. This article focuses on the role of procedural accommodations in meeting CRPD requirements, and other accessibility measures to ensure accused persons with cognitive disabilities are able to take part in criminal proceedings on an equal basis with others. It examines support measures that appear in existing statute and case law within Australia and considers the need to develop new forms of support.
Should we take the 'disability' out of discrimination laws?: Students with challenging behaviour and the definition of disability
Authors: O'Connell Karen
Published: April 2020

Disability discrimination law has been of limited benefit to people with atypical and challenging behaviour. The role that law might play in upholding the equality rights of people with challenging behaviour is potentially expanded by changing medical and scientific knowledge about such behaviour, which brings more people within the definition of 'disability' and the protective ambit of the law. Yet this protective promise has not translated into legal gains, with few successful equality law cases decided in Australian courts and tribunals. This article critically examines the role of law, particularly anti-discrimination law, in regulating (or protecting) divergent behaviour, using a case study of students with challenging behaviour in Australian schools. It considers the lack of successful discrimination law cases in the education context, and asks whether, given this seeming legislative failure, disability discrimination laws have anything left to offer school students in terms of protecting their equality rights. The article gives an overview of anti-discrimination complaints and cases brought by students with challenging behaviour. It includes interview data from State and federal anti-discrimination bodies, legal practitioners and disability activists to complement case law and other public reports of discrimination. Using this background data, the article considers whether current discrimination law models do enough to protect the rights of students with challenging behaviour to education and inclusion in public life or whether new legal and policy measures are needed. It specifically examines changes to the regulatory landscape, including the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability, and whether there are any real prospects for law reform.
Opportunities provided by remote sensing data for watershed management: example of Konya Closed Basin
Authors: YAĞMUR Nur , TANIK Ayşegül , TUZCU Aylin , MUSAOĞLU Nebiye , ERTEN Esra , BİLGİLİOGLU Baha
Published: April 2020

Remote sensing data provides great opportunities in various steps of watershed management like characterization of watersheds that bear dynamic structure with large land, monitoring the physical variations within the basin, and conducting various scenario analyses to detect the response of the basin. The high resolution capacity of today’s satellite images enables the production of land use/cover data of a basin in shorter period of time. In this study, it is aimed to demonstrate various aspects of remote sensing technology to be used in watershed management studies. For that purpose, MODIS, Landsat and Sentinel satellite data with different spatial resolutions were used to monitor the surface water bodies in Konya Closed Basin (KCB) of Turkey. In addition, high spatial Worldview-3 satellite data were used to extract detailed information about Akgol Wetland located in KCB. A methodology was developed on the utilization of remote sensing technology consisting of 3 main groups; field surveys, satellite images and ancillary data. In the study, 5 different spectral indices were applied to Sentinel 2 data to determine the areas of surface water bodies. Moreover, Support Vector Machine (SVM) method was applied to Worldview-3 satellite image to classify Akgol Wetland and its vicinity. The importance of establishing watershed information system together with a database reflecting the characteristics of watersheds was underlined. Various examples were given from KCB that is known as the largest closed basin of the country with a surface area of 5.426.480 ha. The basin owns 17 water bodies out of which 2 of them are RAMSAR sites. Within the scope of the study, information obtained from optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite images in the basin were discussed. More accurate results were achieved by Sentinel 2 than MODIS and Landsat data. In addition, detailed information about the wetland were extracted by means of Worldview-3 data and water bodies were monitored in all weather conditions via Sentinel 1 SAR data.
Anechoic chamber measurements for circular isar imaging at Mersin University’s Meatrc Lab
Authors: DEMİRCİ Şevket , ÖZDEMİR Caner
Published: April 2020

Inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) imaging is a reliable detection and classification technique for maneuvering targets at near and far-field ranges. In this study, we examine the near-field circular (turntable) ISAR imaging by conducting various real measurement experiments that were performed in the microwave anechoic chamber of the Mersin University’s MEATRC laboratory. The backscattered data were collected via a vector network analyzer that works as a Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave (SFCW) radar and for a number of simple and complex metal objects. The collected raw data were calibrated by using the backscattering data of a canonical object and then focused by applying a near-field backprojection image reconstruction algorithm. The resultant circular ISAR images demonstrate successful and well localized detection of various types of targets even though they are camouflaged by clothing. The obtained results reveal the preliminary efficacy of C band ISAR imaging in concealed object detection problem encountered at security checkpoints such as airports.
Adin erlatiboaren efektua eskola-garaian
Authors: Garmendia Zaldua Joana , Marti Carrera Itxaso , Sistiaga Berrondo Andone
Published: April 2020

Ikaskuntza-arazoak direla-eta, kontsulta psikologikora jotzen duten haurren artean, urte-amaieran jaiotako ikasleen eskaera handiagoa detektatu dute zenbait autorek. Adin erlatiboaren efektua (RAE), adin bereko talde bat osatzen duten subjektuen arteko adin kronologiko desberdintasunak eragiten dituen desberdintasunen multzoa da. Berrikuspen honen helburua RAEak eremu akademikoan duen inpaktua aztertzea da. Aztertutako lanen % 72k RAEak eremu akademikoan duen inpaktuaren aldeko ebidentzia aurkitu dute. RAEaren funtzionamendu hipotetikoa azaltzeko asmotan «eredu» bat proposatzen da, non RAEaren hasieran, mantentzean eta ondorioetan inplikatuta egon daitezkeen aldagaien dinamikak azaltzen diren. Era berean, RAEaren inpaktuaren iragankortasuna aztertzen da.
Analisis Kemampuan Penalaran Siswa SMA dalam Memecahkan Masalah Matematika Ditinjau dari Gaya Belajar Visual
Authors: Puspita Meilisa Dea , Prayito Muhammad , Sugiyanti Sugiyanti
Published: April 2020

Kemampuan penalaran adalah kemampuan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman dalam menarik kesimpulan, membuktikan, memberikan gagasan baru, dan menyelesaikan maslah matematika. Tujuan penelitian ini mendeskripsikan kemampuan penalaran dalam memecahkan masalah matematika ditinjau dari gaya belajar visual. Dalam penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif deskriptif. Pengambilan subjek 3 orang siswa SMA Negeri 3 Pati kelas XI MIPA 9. Instrumen yang digunakan yaitu angket gaya belajar, tes tertulis, dan wawancara. Penelitian ini menggunakan triangulasi metode tes tertulis dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa 3 subjek terpilih memiliki gaya belajar visual, yaitu gaya belajar visual dengan kognitif tinggi, gaya belajar visual dengan kognitif sedang, dan gaya belajar visual dengan kognitif rendah mempunyai kemampuan penalaran dalam memecahkan masalah matematika dan menguasai indikator penalaran berbeda-beda.
Early experience of an infectious and tropical diseases unit during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Florence, Italy, February to March 2020
Authors: Lagi Filippo , Piccica Matteo , Graziani Lucia , Vellere Iacopo , Botta Annarita , Tilli Marta , Ottino Letizia , Borchi Beatrice , Pozzi Marco , Bartalesi Filippo , Mencarini Jessica , Spinicci Michele , Zammarchi Lorenzo , Pieralli Filippo , Zagli Giovanni , Nozzoli Carlo , Romagnoli Stefano , Bartoloni Alessandro ,   the COCORA working group
Published: April 2020

We analysed the first 84 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients hospitalised in an infectious and tropical disease unit in Florence, Italy, over 30 days after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. A 12% reduction in the rate of intensive care unit transfer was observed after the implementation of intensity care measures in the regular ward such as increasing the nurse/patient ratio, presence of critical care physicians and using high flow nasal cannulae oxygenation.
Синдром обструктивных апноэ сна и венозный застой головного мозга
Authors: Gafurov B.G.  , Bobonazarov Zh.B.
Published: April 2020

Среди многих осложнений синдрома обструктивного апноэ сна (СОАС) одним из частых, но малоизученных, является венозный застой головного мозга. С целью изучения распространенности и степени тяжести венозной дисциркуляции в мозгу среди больных с СОАС, по специальной схеме для выявления венозного застоя головного мозга обследовано 80 больных. Результаты показали, что у 92,5% из них имеются клинико­параклинические признаки венозного застоя головного мозга, причём, у 85% из них они носили выраженный характер. Авторы приходят к выводу, что при лечении СОАС на фоне базисной СИПАП­терапии необходимо проводить венотонизирующую терапию.
Prolificacy of the sheep of the individual lines of Romanov breed
Authors: Valitov Haidar Zufarovich , Zabelina Margarita Vasilyevna , Samadurova Anna Aleksandrovna
Published: April 2020

The results of studies on the assessment of prolificacy of ewes of individual lines in the Romanov sheep breeding, conducted in the OOO“Steppe” (Kinelsky district of the Samara region) are given. The best indicator on fertility among experimental ewes belongs to ewes of the line 508 where on the average on one lamb there are 2,5 lambs that is more than an indicator of ewes of other genealogical lines on 0,1–0,7 lamb.
Application of mineral fertilizers and bacterial preparations under sunflower on ordinary chernozem
Authors: Vaschenko Aleksey Viktorovich , Kamenev Roman Aleksandrovich , Solodovnikov Anatoly Petrovich , Zhuk Ekaterina Aleksandrovna
Published: April 2020

The results of field experiments to study the effect of mineral fertilizers and bacterial preparations on the yield and quality of sunflower seeds are presented. The studies were carried out in 2011–2014  in the Rostov region on medium-power ordinary chernozem. The object of research was a hybrid of sunflower Patriot. The predecessor is winter wheat. Ammonium nitrate, ammophos and potassium chloride in various doses were used as mineral fertilizers, according to the experimental scheme. Fertilizers were introduced before sowing, before the main tillage and pre-sowing cultivation. Bacterial preparations were represented by associative nitrogen fixers of the strains Mizorin, Flavobacterin, PG-5 and 17-1 produced by the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Agricultural Medicine, Pushkin. In the field experiment, variants of the joint application of mineral fertilizers and presowing treatment of seeds with bacterial preparations were also studied. The control was the variant without the application of mineral fertilizers and bacterial preparations. The Patriot sunflower hybrid seed yield in the control variant on average for 3 years amounted to 1.61 t/ha. A significant increase in the yield of sunflower seeds and oil gathering was established in the variant with pre-sowing application of mineral fertilizers in a dose of N40P50. The increase compared to the control variant was 0.53 t/ha, or 34.2%, and in the oil gathering in the crop - 226 kg/ha, or 36.4%. The application of biologics of associative nitrogen fixers contributed to an increase in the yield of sunflower seeds. Inoculation of sunflower seeds with a strain of the biological preparation PG-5 was more effective. The increase in the yield of sunflower seeds amounted to 0.44 t/ha, or 28.6% compared to the variant without the application of fertilizers. The increase in the oil gathering in the crop was  by 29.3%. The application of bacterial preparations under sunflower against a background of nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers was ineffective.
Aeration of the premises of the dairy cows keeping in the light weight design in the warm period of the year
Authors: Abramkina Darya Viktorovna
Published: April 2020

The purpose of the article is to conduct multivariate calculations of aeration in a building at dairy cows keeping in order to identify the most effective way of ensuring normal air exchange in the stall house. According to the results of studies, it was found out that the supply air flow through the external gate makes a significant contribution to the overall air exchange of the stall house.

Keywords: aeration; cowshed; ventilation; air exchange; flow rate.
Analysis of the operating modes of medium and high pressure consumers in case of gas pipeline failures
Authors: Solovyova Elena Borisovna
Published: April 2020

This paper discusses design methods for a medium and high pressure ring gas pipeline taking into account reliability requirements.
Assessment of the dependence of the amount of applied mineral and organic fertilizers on the implementation of land user agricultural insurance programs
Authors: Kadomtseva Marina Evgenievna , Neufeld Vasiliy Voldemarovich
Published: April 2020

Agricultural risk insurance, carried out on the basis of state support, is one of the mechanisms for creating the prerequisites for the financial stability of economic entities. However, there are also negative effects caused by this system: irrational changes in land use strategies in the direction of excessive use of mineral fertilizers, monocultures growing, etc. As an example, the experience of the United States is shown, where the growth of crop insurance subsidies leads to the adoption of production decisions that harm the environment. The article provides an analysis and comparison of the amount of applied mineral and organic fertilizers on the insured and uninsured sown (planting) areas of agricultural crops in the context of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. It is substantiated that under the conditions of Russian reality in the near future, such an effect will not be significantly manifested in the process of implementing insurance activities in agriculture in view of the existing institutional features of the development of this system.
Form and parameters of drip irrigation of soils on slope lands
Authors: Vasilyev Sergey Mikhailovich , Shkura Viktor Nikolaevich , Shtanko Andrey Sergeevich
Published: April 2020

Studies of local moisture contours were carried out on landscape formations with surface slopes of 0, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9 °, the soil cover of which is represented by medium southern chernozems. As a result of the analysis, the facts of the local asymmetric moisture contours formation on the slope lands with an excess of the boundary surface in the slope direction and along-slope of the contour axis displacement have been found. In the process of experimental material processing the experimental dependences that make it possible to evaluate the influence of the slopes steepness on the contour geometric parameters are established. A generalization of the experimental material and well-known recommendations for determining the local moisture contours parameters made it possible to develop a methodology for predicting the shape of drip moistening  contours in soils formed on slope lands.
The struggle against the weed creeping, when growing winter wheat
Authors: Voronov Sergey Ivanovich , Borodychev Viktor Vladimirovich , Solodovnikov Anatoly Petrovich , Pleskachev Yuri Nikolaevich , Basakin Mikhail Petrovich
Published: April 2020

The results of research on the control of bitterness creeping in the link of crop rotation pure steam – winter wheat by mechanical means are presented. To do this, we used a deep three-tiered soil reclamation treatment with the help of an innovative modular working body "Rancho", on which 6 flat-cutting blades are installed instead of the blade. This treatment with a chisel tool allows for simultaneous continuous pruning of the roots of creeper mustard at a depth of 35-40 cm to grind them in the arable horizon to the size of 10-15 cm. in the research, seven variants of different systems of basic processing and spring-summer care for clean steam were studied. The types used were black with autumn main processing, and early with spring main processing, steam. The smallest amount and air-dry weight of creeper bittern in winter wheat crops on sites was observed in variants with autumn treatment with a rack “Rancho” at 0.40 m + spring-summer care for black steam in the form of cultivations with pointed paws and additional treatment with a rack “Rancho” at 0.40 m in early June. The highest yield of winter wheat, respectively, was also observed in this variant.
Influence of body type on the productive longevity of cows
Authors: Velmatov Anatolу Anatolуevich , Al-Isawi Ali Abdulamir Hamza , Velmatov Anatolу Pavlovich , Tishkina Tatiana Nikolaevna , Zelentsov Sergey Evgenevich
Published: April 2020

The results of the measurements show that the cows of the irisome type reliably outperform the cows of the leptosome type in latitudinal measurements and chest girth (P≤0.001), they are stronger, have a higher live weight and the duration of productive use is higher by 0.94 lactation, resulting in lifelong productivity in cows of the iris type is 5274 kg higher. The total profit from milk production in cows of the iris type is higher by 137356 rubles than in cows of the leptosome type, and in cows of the mesosome type by 45703 rubles. The selection of cows of the iris type for the formation of the herd can lead to an increase in the productive life of cows by 286 days.
To Investigate the Electrochemical Behaviors of Bis-Chalcone Derivatives
Authors: NOHUT MAŞLAKCI Neslihan , KÖMÜR Ali , BİÇER Abdullah , TURGUT CİN Günseli , ÖKSÜZ Ayşegül
Published: April 2020

The electrochemical behavior of (2E,5E)-2,5-dibenzylidenecyclopentanone (P1) and (2E,5E)-2,5-bis(4-nitrobenzylidene)cyclopentanone (P2) known as bis-chalcone derivatives was studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV) using an indium tin oxide (ITO) as the working electrode. Repeated cyclic voltammograms measurements exhibited excellent long-term redox stability for bis-chalcone derivatives. The oxidation peak for in the anodic region for the 1st cycle of the P1 appeared at -0.20 V, while the oxidation peak of P2 was observed at -0.47 V. On the other hand, the existence of the electron attracting NO2 group at p-position on the benzene ring in the structure of P2 caused an increase in the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy gap. The surface morphology and structural features of P1 and P2 films coated onto ITO glass substrates were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). SEM micrographs demonstrated that the P1 and P2 were homogeneously distributed over the ITO surface. After CV measurement, it was observed that the grain size of P2 increased with increasing ITO surface roughness. Moreover, the EDS results confirmed the presence of P1 and P2 on the ITO surface.