bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Novel protocol for selection of SARS-CoV2 convalenscent plasma donors
Authors: Ostojic Gordana , Supic Gordana , Karlicic Vukoica , Karlicic Marija , Ristanovic Elizabeta , Kovacevic Milan , Abazovic Dzihan , Gojkov Dragana , Stanojevic Ivan , Vukosavljevic Miroslav , Vojvodic Danilo
Published: December 2020

Background/Aim. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 2019 infection represents a global problem. At this moment, in October 2020, there is no vaccine or efficient treatment for infected patients. Treatment with blood plasma rich with anti-SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies might be a safe, and effective therapy for COVID-19 patients. Methods. A total of 768 patients were analyzed in this study, whose samples were collected in a time interval from May 1, 2020, till August 15, 2020. Patients were enrolled in the study from COVID-19 hospitals and out-clinics. In-house ELISA tests were developed to measure the concentration of anti-S1S2 spike and anti-nucleoprotein (np) (IgG, IgA, IgM) SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Blood convalescent plasma was selectively collected from recovered patients according to specific antibodies concentration. Results. The highest concentrations of anti-S1S2 spike or anti-np specific IgG antibodies were detected in patients with the moderate/heavy clinical form of the infection. An extremely high concentration of anti-S1S2 spike IgG and anti-np IgG was demonstrated in 3% and 6% of patients who recovered from severe COVID-19, respectively. Of tested hospitalized patients, 63% and 51% had modest levels of anti-S1S2 spike and anti-np, respectively. After 60 days, in our selected donors, concentrations of anti- S1S2 spike IgG and anti-np IgG antibodies increased in 67% and 58% of donors, respectively. Conclusion. In-house developed ELISA tests enable a novel protocol for selecting convalescent blood plasma donors recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Oral and perioral soft tissue lesions and oral functions in patients with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
Authors: Colovic Aleksandra , Jovicic Olivera , Mandinic Zoran , Mandic Jelena , Juloski Jelena
Published: December 2020

Background/Aim. Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is characterized by distinct systemic and skin changes, as well as numerous oral manifestations. The aim of the study was to examine oral and perioral soft tissues and oral functions in DEB patients by monitoring changes over a period of one year. Methods. Twenty-four patients (1 month to 36 years old) were clinically examined initially (T0), after 6 months (T6), and after 12 months (T12). Appearance and localization of perioral and oral bullae and scars, maximum mouth opening, reduced vestibule depth, absence of lingual papillae and palatal rugae, and restricted tongue movement due to scarring were monitored. The values of maximum mouth opening at the initial examination were compared to those measured in the healthy con-trol group of the same age. The age of patients and differences between the dominant and recessive subtypes of DEB were analyzed. Results. The average maximum mouth opening was significantly lower in DEB patients compared to healthy individuals. Oral and perioral bullae and scars, microstomia, and reduced vestibule depth were very common, with no statistically significant difference among T0, T6, and T12. The prevalence of restricted tongue movement due to scarring and the absence of lingual papillae and palatal rugae increased significantly over one year. Patients with microstomia, vestibule depth, and restricted tongue movement due to scarring were significantly older than patients without these characteristics. Lingual papillae and palatal rugae were more frequently absent in recessive than dominant DEB. Conclusion. DEB causes significant changes in oral and perioral soft tissues and oral functions impairment.
Expression of apoptotic protease activating factor-1 in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands and its clinicopathological relevance
Authors: Dozic Branko , Anicic Boban , Sinobad Vladimir , Mikovic Nikola , Milanovic Srdjan , Dozic Ivan
Published: December 2020

Background/Aim. Apoptotic protease-activating factor-1 (Apaf-1) is a key molecule in the intrinsic or mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis. Some pathological conditions, such as cancer, stroke, and neurodegenerative diseases, are the result of dysregulation in the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. The aim of this study was to analyze the immuno-histochemical expression of Apaf-1 in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) cells of the salivary glands and its correlation with clinicopathological parameters of patients (gender, age, localization, histological type, and overall survival). Methods. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues of ACC of the salivary glands from 50 male and female patients with an average age of 58 years, were used for the study. We used the technique of tissue microarray (TMA blocks). Sections from the TMA mold, 5 ?m thick, were stained with the streptavidin-biotin immunohistochemical technique using primary antibodies specific for Apaf-1 (Leica Biosystems, Newcastle, UK). Stained tissue sections were analyzed by the light microscope (Olympus type BH-2). Based on the data collected, the database was created in SPSS software v. 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, ILL, USA), which was used for further statistical analysis. The statistical data analysis included methods of descriptive and analytical (inferential) statistics. Results. The results of the immunohistochemical analysis of Apaf-1 expression in the samples of patients with ACC of the salivary glands were compared with the clinicopathological parameters of these patients. The immunohistochemical expression of Apaf-1 showed no statistical significance with regard to the patients? gender (p = 0.552), age (p = 0.106), histological tumor type (p = 0.654), and localization of ACC in the salivary glands (p = 0.486). There was no statistically significant correlation observed between the overall survival of ACC patients and Apaf-1 expression in tumor cells (p = 0.340, Log-Rank test). Conclusion. With regard to ACC, Apaf-1 expression is not in correlation with clinicopathological parameters (gender, age, localization, histological tumor type, outcome of the disease, and overall survival). Therefore, we believe Apaf-1 cannot be regarded as an independent prognostic factor for course and outcome of ACC of the salivary glands.
Sex Differences in the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Associated With Type 2 Diabetes: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Authors: Peters Tricia M. , Holmes Michael V. , Richards J. Brent , Palmer Tom , Forgetta Vincenzo , Lindgren Cecilia M. , Asselbergs Folkert W. , Nelson Christopher P. , Samani Nilesh J. , McCarthy Mark I. , Mahajan Anubha , Smith George Davey , Woodward Mark , O’Keeffe Linda M. , Peters Sanne A.E.
Published: December 2020

Objective: Observational studies have demonstrated that type 2 diabetes is a
stronger risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) in women compared with
men. However, it is not clear whether this reflects a sex differential in the
causal effect of diabetes on CHD risk or results from sex-specific residual
confounding.

Methods: Using 270 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for type 2
diabetes identified in a type 2 diabetes genome-wide association study, we
performed a sex-stratified Mendelian
randomization (MR) study of type 2 diabetes and CHD using individual
participant data in UK Biobank (N=251,420 women and 212,049 men). Weighted-median,
MR Egger, MR-PRESSO and radial MR from summary-level analyses were used for pleiotropy
assessment.

Results: MR analyses showed that genetic risk of type 2 diabetes
increased the odds of CHD for women (odds ratio [OR] 1.13,
95% confidence interval [CI] 1.08-1.18 per 1-log unit increase in odds of type
2 diabetes) and men (OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.17-1.26 per 1-log unit increase in odds
of type 2 diabetes). Sensitivity
analyses showed some evidence of directional pleiotropy, however, results were
similar after correction for
outlier SNPs.

Conclusions: This MR analysis
supports a causal effect of genetic liability to type 2 diabetes on risk of CHD
that is not stronger for women than men. Assuming a lack of bias, these
findings suggest that the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes for CHD
risk reduction is of equal priority in both sexes.
Baseline Assessment of Circulating microRNAs Near Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Predicts Future Stimulated Insulin Secretion
Authors: Admin Ada , Snowhite Isaac , Pastori Ricardo , Sosenko Jay , Cayetano Shari Messinger , Pugliese Alberto
Published: December 2020

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease resulting
in severely impaired insulin secretion. We
investigated whether circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are associated with residual
insulin secretion at diagnosis and predict the severity of its future decline. We
studied 53 newly diagnosed subjects enrolled in placebo groups of TrialNet
clinical trials. We measured serum levels of 2,083 miRNAs using RNAseq
technology, in fasting samples from the baseline visit (<100 days from
diagnosis), during which residual insulin secretion was measured with a mixed
meal tolerance test (MMTT). Area under the curve (AUC) C-peptide and peak
C-peptide were stratified by quartiles of expression of 31 miRNAs. After
adjustment for baseline C-peptide, age, BMI and sex, baseline levels of miR-3187-3p,
miR-4302, and the miRNA combination of miR-3187-3p/miR-103a-3p predicted
differences in MMTT C-peptide AUC/peak levels at the 12-month visit; the
combination miR-3187-3p/miR-4723-5p predicted proportions of subjects
above/below the 200 pmol/L clinical trial eligibility threshold at the 12-month
visit. Thus, miRNA assessment at
baseline identifies associations with C-peptide and stratifies subjects for future
severity of C-peptide loss after 1 year. We suggest that miRNAs may be useful
in predicting future C-peptide decline for improved subject stratification in
clinical trials.
"If Consent Is Bought, It Is Not Freely Chosen": Compromised Consent in Prostituted Sex in Ireland
Authors:   Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Bacik Ivana
Published: December 2020

This article offers feminist arguments for the reconsideration of consent as a legal concept, informed by insights gained through the work of the #MeToo movement and other feminist campaigns. It suggests that consent may be seen as legally compromised in certain contexts of structured gender inequality, such as domestic violence, workplace sexual harassment, and prostitution. The legal understanding of consent in such contexts is antithetical to the conception of consent as “freely and voluntarily” given within a mutual sexual relationship. This understanding of consent underpins the recent introduction of the Nordic model approach into Irish law through the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, which criminalizes the purchase of sexual services; an approach which has been subject to criticism from those who assert that laws criminalizing sex purchase offend against personal autonomy. It is argued here that a reappraisal of consent as capable of being legally compromised in certain contexts can justify the introduction of laws like the 2017 Irish reform from a feminist perspective.
GAME DESIGN AS LEARNING MEDIA OF ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION USING SET COLLECTION MECHANICS
Authors: Timothy Jonathan Andrian , Prasida Tan Arie Setiawan , Prestilliano Jasson
Published: December 2020

English is an official language used to communicate between countries. Indonesia also learns English that can be learned from elementary school or kindergarten. However, pronunciation or pronunciation still bears serious mispronunciation, both vocalization, emphasis, and overall. Reliance on English has complexity and technique that the Bahasa pronunciation does not have. The problem with research is strategy and developing of a board game to learn English - speaking techniques. The purpose of this research is to design a learning media of English pronunciation through board game. This research uses experimental methods, linear strategies and combination approaches. The sources for this study are studies, books, interviews with professors and students. This research is about learning pronunciation using board game as a media. The purpose of this study is to design a game board called the Word Detector as a learning media. The result of this study is an increase in the result of the learning process performed before, after and several days after playing a board of games "Word Detector."
PERCEIVED AND OBSERVED TEACHING CREATIVITY OF ENGLISH TEACHERS IN SMKN 1 NEGARA
Authors: Mahayana Dwi Hendra , Artini Luh Putu , Padmadewi Ni Nyoman
Published: December 2020

Teachers’ creativity is an important aspect that has an influential effect on students’ competence, however research on this particular topic is hardly found. This study aimed at investigating teachers’ creativity from two perspectives: From how they perceived and what they implemented in the classroom, and then to describe the discrepancy between the two Embedded mixed method was used as the design of this study which means the qualitative data was dominant than quantitative data QUAL (quan). Two EFL teachers of SMKN 1 Negara were chosen as the subject. Self-rated questionnaire, classroom observation sheet, and in-depth interview were used as the instruments. The discrepancy of two data were occurred. The investigation proves that the teachers rarely teach based on the lesson plan, teach inductively, conduct innovative learning by using technology as learning media. The teachers mainly focused on using same media in several meetings, conduct monotonous teaching activity.
RELATIONSHIPS AMONG READING ANXIETY, READING SELF-EFFICACY, AND READING COMPETENCY IN THE VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN SINGARAJA
Authors: Trisnayanti Ni Luh Putu Devi , Agustini Dewa Ayu Eka , Tantra Dewa Komang
Published: December 2020

The general objective pursued is to describe and to relate the students’ reading anxiety, reading self-efficacy to their reading competency in the Vocational High School in Singaraja. The design applied is a quantitative research. There were 90 students recruited using cluster quota sampling. The data were gathered using scales and reading test. The obtained data were analyzed in two phases: descriptively and inferentially. Whereas inferentially, the data were analyzed using pair-wise correlation and multiple correlation technique. The findings show that: 1) the students’ reading anxiety is at high level while reading self-efficacy and reading competency are at the low levels; 2) the relations pair-wisely are negative and positive significantly correlated; and 3) the simultaneous or multiple relationships of the reading anxiety and reading self-efficacy to the students’ reading competency is proven to be significant (  =0.81; α =0.01).
Binary Logistic Regression Modeling on Net Income of Pagar Alam Coffee Farmers
Authors:   Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sriwijaya University, Ngudiantoro Ngudiantoro , Irmeilyana Irmeilyana ,   Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sriwijaya University, Samsuri Mukhlizar ,   Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Sriwijaya University
Published: December 2020

Pagar Alam Coffee is a Besemah coffee originating from the Smallholder Plantation in South Sumatra, Indonesia. The majority of Pagar Alam coffee farming is a hereditary business. Coffee farmers' income is very dependent on coffee production, production costs, and coffee prices. This study aims to obtain a probability model of Pagar Alam coffee farmers income based on the factors that influence it. The independent variables studied were the number of dependents, economic conditions, number of trees, age of trees, frequency of fertilizer used, frequency of pesticide used, production at harvest time, production outside harvest time, number of women workers outside the family, minimum price of coffee, maximum price of coffee, farmers' gross income, and land productivity. Modeling used binary logistic regression method on 179 respondents. There were three methods used, i.e. enter method, forward and backward methods. The model using enter method results the greatest prediction accuracy which is 87.7%. The factors that have a significant influence on the net income of Pagar Alam coffee farmers are gross income, land productivity, and the number of women workers from outside the family. The most influential variable is gross income.
Information Technology and Learning Methodology amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:   Department of Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sanata Dharma University, Suparwito Hari
Published: December 2020

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education sector caused schools and universities are closed. Then, teaching and learning are delivered by an online method through information and communication technology. Some issues have emerged, especially on delivering materials and the minimum requirements of online learning. The study aims to review learning methodologies and the role of information and communication technology for future learning. Heutagogy and Computational Thinking have been selected as the learning methodology for approaching digital native generation. It is no doubt that the significant role in undertaking online education is information and communication technology. Therefore, we suggested some tools to enhance learning systems, such as gamification learning, virtual labs, and social media. We also discussed new learning media using information and communication technology in education. The study's contribution is to describe technology's role in the future learning system to be used by decision-makers in implementing e-learning better.
Bilim Fuarlarına Katılımın Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Fene Yönelik Tutumlarına Etkisi
Authors: ÇETİNKAYA Ertan
Published: December 2020

Bu araştırmada bilim fuarlarına katılımın ortaokul öğrencilerinin fene yönelik tutumlarına etkisini incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Tek gruplu ön test son test zayıf deneysel desen olarak tasarlanmıştır. Araştırma 2017-2018 eğitim-öğretim yılının 2. döneminde Marmara Bölgesi’nde bulunan bir devlet okulunda 12 hafta süre ile TÜBİTAK 4006 Bilim Fuarları Destekleme Programı kapsamında, kolay ulaşılabilir durum örneklemesi yöntemi ile seçilmiş farklı sınıflarda öğrenim gören 32 ortaokul öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Tosun & Genç (2015) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Fen Tutum Ölçeği (FTÖ) kullanılmıştır. Bu ölçek bilim fuarı projeleri çalışmalarından önce ve bilim fuarı sunumlarından sonra olmak üzere toplam iki kez uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizi sonucunda bilim fuarlarına katılım göstermenin öğrencilerin fene yönelik tutumlarını anlamlı bir biçimde geliştirdiği saptanmıştır. Bulgular, araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin cinsiyetlerinin fene yönelik tutum üzerinde anlamlı bir fark oluşturmadığını ortaya koymuştur. Benzer şekilde sınıf seviyesinin fene yönelik tutumda anlamlı bir değişiklik meydana getirmediği görülmüştür. Buna karşın öğrencilerin sınıf seviyelerinin artış gösterdikçe fene yönelik tutum puanlarında azalmalar meydana geldiği araştırmanın dikkat çeken bulguları arasındadır. Öğrencilerin bilim fuarlarına aktif bir biçimde katılımlarının teşvik edilmesinin ve uygulamalı bir biçimde proje eğitimlerine alınmalarının öğrenme süreçlerine olumlu katkılar sağlayacağı ve fene yönelik tutumlarının olumlu yönde gelişimini sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
A Procedure for Determining the Safe Operation Time of Equipment and Pipelines Based on Nondestructive Testing Results
Authors:   All-Russian Research Institute for Nuclear Power Plants Operation, Kuz'min Dmitriy A. , Kuz'michevskiy Aleksandr Yu. ,   All-Russian Research Institute for Nuclear Power Plants Operation, Gusarov Artem E. ,   All-Russian Research Institute for Nuclear Power Plants Operation
Published: December 2020

The reliability of nuclear power plants (NPPs) has an influence on power generation safety and stability. The reliability of NPP equipment and pipelines (E&P), and the frequency of in-service inspections are directly linked with damage mechanisms and their development rates. Flow accelerated corrosion (FAC) is one of significant factors causing damages to E&P because these components experience the influence of high pressure, temperature, and high flow velocity of the inner medium. The majority of feed and steam path components made of pearlitic steels are prone to this kind of wear. The tube elements used in the coils of high pressure heaters (HPH) operating in the secondary coolant circuit of nuclear power plants equipped with a VVER-1000 reactor plant were taken as the subject of the study. The time dependences of changes in the wall thickness in HPH tube elements are studied proceeding from an analysis of statistical data of in-service nondestructive tests. A method for determining the initial state of the E&P metal wall thickness before the commencement of operation is proposed. The article presents a procedure for predicting the distribution of examined objects' wall thicknesses at different times of operation with determining the occurrence probability of damages caused by flow accelerated corrosion to calculate the time of safe operation until reaching a critical state. A function that determines the boundary of permissible values of the HPH wall thickness distributions is obtained, and it is shown that the intervals of in-service inspections can be increased from 6 years (the actual frequency of inspections) to 9 years, and the next in-service inspection is recommended to be carried out after 7.5 years of operation. A method for determining the existence of FAC-induced local thinning in the examined object has been developed. The developed approaches and obtained study results can be adapted for any pipelines prone to wall thinning to determine the frequency of in-service inspections (including an express analysis based on the results of a single nondestructive in-service test), the safe operation time, and quantitative assessment of the critical value reaching probability.
Improving the Electricity Price Prediction Accuracy by Applying Combined Prediction Models
Authors:   NRU MPEI, Shikhina Anna V. , Yagodkina Tatyana V. ,   NRU «MPEI»
Published: December 2020

The solution of problems concerned with predicting a free market price for electricity through constructing different prediction models is considered. In so doing, a shift is made from an analysis of conventional regression and auto-regression models of the moving average to the proposed combined multifactor models, which also include the time trend and dummy variables. This shift is partly justified by the specific behavior of the electricity price in the free market, which is caused by a strictly cyclic change of its value, e.g., proceeding from such attributes as the heating season, day of week, etc. The techniques of constructing combined prediction models has been developed to the level of elaborating effective computational procedures based on the Statistica and OsiSoft PI-System software packages. The application of the autoregressive and combined regression prediction models to the Russian market has demonstrated their fairly good effectiveness with an acceptable level of accuracy. A comparison of the achieved levels of accuracy provided by the competing models has not shown any advantages of the shift to the use of combined regression multifactor models in terms of achieving better prediction accuracy; however, their application for analyzing the influence of different factors on the predicted variable may become a fundamental advantage in selecting the type of prediction model. Despite their being limited to an analysis of the Belgorod region market, the obtained results demonstrate the achieved prediction accuracy that is as least as good, and in the main is even better than the majority of the data presented in the review of the results for European electricity markets. The article substantiates the advisability of studying the combined regression models as a tool for analyzing the influence of individual factors as components influencing the electricity price formation for the predicted period, given that the accuracy level of the combined regression models corresponds to the currently achieved electricity price prediction accuracy levels.
Patenting Tendencies and Some Specific Features of Translating Patents in Microelectronics
Authors:   NRU MPEI, Slepneva Marina A.
Published: December 2020

Patent protection of inventions is an essential component of any high-tech industry. Microelectronics is one of the most rapidly developing industries with a very short lifecycle of its products. In addition to legal information defining the rights of the patent holder, a patent contains full technical information describing the invention essence. Translation of a patent involves certain difficulties both because of the information presentation style specific to this kind of document and the responsibility placed on the translator in connection with the possibility of incorrectly interpreting the invention idea, as a result of which the developer may become misinformed. The article discusses the main translation difficulties stemming from ambiguity of words and frequent use of general scientific words by the researchers to expand their own rights. Special attention is paid to the interconnection between scientific-technical and patent terminologies. It is noted that referring to patent search systems using the IPC is the most effective and prompt way to search for the most accurate interpretation of terms and expressions in making translation. To determine the specific features of translation, a detailed patent structure is given, each paragraph in which is characterized by its own lexical and grammatical features. A claim is considered in detail, because it is exactly this part of the patent that determines the scope of exclusive rights. The main legal meaning of a patent relates to the claim and is a combination of essential features, each of which is necessary and sufficient for a technical result, the achievement of which the patented invention is directed to. The availability of both the European (German) and the American claim construction models is noted. They differ from each other cardinally both in syntax and in presentation logic. Translation difficulties are analyzed. A conclusion is drawn that in translating all sources representing the essence of the patented solution, it is necessary to keep the unity of the terminology to avoid, in the final result, any ambiguity in interpreting the already known solutions and the new technical solution that is subject to patenting. Free interpretation of the invention description context is unacceptable.
Some Features of Calculating the Lightning-Induced Damages to Overhead Power Line Elements
Authors:   NRU MPEI, Kalugina Inna E. , Temnikov Aleksandr G. ,   NRU «MPEI», Chernensky Leonid L. ,   NRU «MPEI»
Published: December 2020

The article presents the main principles and specific features of a procedure for calculating the lightning-induced damage inflicted to power transmission line elements based on a probabilistic approach. The procedure takes into account the modern concepts on how lightning strikes at ground objects. A model simulating the development of a downward lightning leader in a manner maximally close to the real negative stepped leader development process is proposed. A scheme illustrating how a leader is targeting at a ground object has been developed. By solving the problem within the framework of 3D modeling, the possibility of a connecting leader to develop not only from the phase wires and overhead ground wires, but also from the line supports can be analyzed. Based on experimental and theoretical studies, a probabilistic approach for conditions under which the streamer corona flash transforms into an upward leader is proposed. The possibility of taking into account the natural and climatic conditions, and topography in the line route regions is considered. The elaborated procedure and the software package developed on its basis allow the places of lightning strikes at overhead power line elements and their probabilities to be predicted in the most grounded manner, which will make it possible to set up reliable overhead power line protection.
Thermal efficiency in electron beam processing of structural materials
Authors:   NRU MPEI, Terent'ev Egor V. , Dragunov Viktor K. ,   NRU «MPEI», Sliva Andrey P. ,   NRU «MPEI», Goncharov Aleksey L. ,   NRU «MPEI», Santalova Yuliya V. ,   NRU «MPEI», Yakhontov Aleksandr I. ,   NRU «MPEI»
Published: December 2020

The results of studying the interrelation that links the electron beam welding (EBW) thermal efficiency, thermophysical properties of the material, and welding speed are presented. Thermal efficiency was determined by a combined experimental and computational method based on measuring the penetration areas and evaluating the energy expenditure for melting with the known welding mode parameters. The study was carried out on a series of microsections prepared from welded joints of 5V titanium alloy, grade 40Kh13 steel, D16 duralumin, BrKh1Tsr bronze, and TsM2A molybdenum. It is shown that in EBW with deep penetration, its thermal efficiency increases with increasing the welding speed and decreasing the welded material thermal diffusivity. The experimental dependence of the thermal efficiency on the welding speed is approximated with sufficient accuracy by a logarithmic curve. Thus, in increasing the EBW speed from 20 to 120 m/h, the thermal efficiency increases from 54% to 67% for 5V titanium alloy, from 46% to 63% for 40Kh13 steel, and from 18% to 40% for D16 duralumin. The thermal efficiency in welding bronze (at an EBW speed of 30 m/h) and in welding TsMA molybdenum (at a speed of 20 m/h) was 15% on the average. An analysis of the thermal efficiency curve versus the dimensionless parameter vd/2a has shown that the thermal efficiency for all materials can be approximated by a single logarithmic dependence. An empirical relationship is proposed, using which the welding thermal efficiency can be determined as a function of welding speed and material thermal diffusivity.
Comoedia filii prodigi (Comedia del hijo pródigo)
Authors: Talavera Esteso Francisco J.
Published: December 2020

Como se explicita en el título, es la edición crítica de esta comedia latina humanística elaborada sobre las dos fuentes de esta obra existentes hoy (la de J. López de Toro, 1971; y la del prof. Alonso Asenjo, 2007). Se añade la primera traducción de la misma y las anotaciones que ayudan a su lectura. Tiene el interés de ofrecer un ejemplo de comedia latina escolar de mediados del siglo XVI, redactada sobre la parábola bíblica (Lc.15.12-32) con evidentes resonancias clásicas y representada en Málaga en esa época fuera de los grandes centros universitarios contemporáneos.
Historia del muy noble y valeroso caballero el Cid Ruy Díez de Vibar en romances, en lenguaje antiguo. Recopilados por Juan de Escobar
Authors: Moreno García Alejandro
Published: December 2020

Reseña de Historia del muy noble y valeroso caballero el Cid Ruy Díez de Vibar en romances, en lenguaje antiguo. Recopilados por Juan de Escobar
José J. Labrador Herraiz (coord.), Segunda parte de la Silua de varios romances
Authors: Moreno García Alejandro
Published: December 2020

Reseña de José J. Labrador Herraiz (coord.), Segunda parte de la Silua de varios romances.
José Ángel Baños Saldaña, Desautomatización y posmodernidad en la poesía española contemporánea. La tradición grecolatina y la Biblia
Authors: Plaza González Pedro J.
Published: December 2020

Reseña de José Ángel Baños Saldaña, Desautomatización y posmodernidad en la poesía española contemporánea. La tradición grecolatina y la Biblia.
Jesús G. Maestro, El futuro de la teoría de la literatura. Una superación científica y filosófica de la posmodernidad y sus límites
Authors: Garrobo Peral Manuel
Published: December 2020

Reseña de Jesús G. Maestro, El futuro de la teoría de la literatura. Una superación científica y filosófica de la posmodernidad y sus límites.
La comprensión dinámica del cuerpo en Leibniz
Authors: Casales García Roberto
Published: December 2020

El presente trabajo de investigación pretende analizar el estatuto ontológico de las substancias corpóreas en Leibniz, a la luz de su dinámica, con la finalidad de mostrar la continuidad entre cuerpo y alma. Para lograr esto realizo tres cosas: en primer lugar, analizar la noción leibniziana de fuerza en sus distintas acepciones; en segundo lugar, entender en qué sentido lo corpóreo es una modificación de una entelequia o fuerza primitiva; para, finalmente, comprobar la coherencia de mi lectura a través de la teoría leibniziana de las máquinas naturales.
KARL BARTH. LA RESTAURACIÓN DE LA ORTODOXIA PROTESTANTE
Authors: Hernández Pacheco Javier
Published: December 2020

Karl Barth representa la renovación de la tradición de la teología evangélica atendiendo a sus raíces luteranas y calvinistas y en contra de lo que él entiende como la degradación de esa tradición en la llamada Teología Liberal que prevalecía a finales del siglo XIX. Su Carta a los Romanos supuso un punto de inflexión al cambiar la atención de una teología cultural a otra existencial bajo la influencia de Kierkegaard. La crítica de la doctrina católica de la analogía como base para una teología racional o natural representa también una reivindicación del sobrenaturalismo religioso como punto de partida para la comprensión de la existencia humana, que resulta ininteligible sin los conceptos de pecado, conversión y salvación. Por otra parte, la misma esencia de Dios no se puede alcanzar sino a través del choque que representa su irrupción en la historia como revelación y perdón.
MUERTE Y DESNUDEZ EN LA EXPERIENCIA DE LA VOCACIÓN
Authors: Szalay Matyas
Published: December 2020

Este breve ensayo complementa en aspectos esenciales la argumentación de mi libro Introducción a la filosofía de la vocación en la medida en que se analiza la experiencia de la vocación desde el punto de vista de la estética. Me centro en cinco preguntas con respecto a la obra de Felice Casorati titulada Vocation. Primero, partiendo del título de la obra en relación con la desnudez de la figura ilumino la diferencia entre una interpretación santa y profana. En el segundo capítulo intento captar y describir el sujeto de la vocación, uno de  las protagonistas de este drama. El tercer capítulo está dedicado a caracterizar el contexto de la vocación con atención especial a la esperanza. El siguiente punto trata del análisis de la experiencia temporal de la vocación. El quinto paso es un nuevo acercamiento a la pregunta más esencial: ¿quién es el que llama en la vocación? El último punto es una recogida de los resultados, es decir, aquellos aspectos esenciales que nos sirven como puntos orientativos para vivir y expresar mejor la vocación como pleno sentido de la existencia.
La educación jurídica en Colombia: transformaciones y tendencias recientes
Authors: DELGADO RODRÍGUEZ PEDRO ANÍBAL
Published: December 2020

Este artículo pretende realizar una aproximación a los antecedentes de las reformas judiciales impulsadas desde organismos trasnacionales hacia Colombia, los impactos generados por el proceso de globalización y las reformas de la educación jurídica colombiana aludiendo a la postura que ha asumido la Universidad para hacer frente a estas demandas. Plantea de igual manera dos interrogantes en torno a la formación jurídica. Por una parte, el modelo de juristas que se están formando en las aulas colombianas, junto con la repercusión del modelo educativo en la reconstrucción de una sociedad más democrática, más justa y más equitativa y, por otra parte, la competencia de los profesionales del Derecho para afrontar las necesidades de un mundo inserto en un modelo liberal cada vez más complejo y exigente.
Rehacer cuerpos, construir identidades. La piel que habito (Pedro Almodóvar, 2011) y Tarántula (Thierry Jonquet, 1984)
Authors: Peña Ardid Carmen
Published: December 2020

Este estudio profundiza en la relación de La piel que habito(2011) con la novela Tarántula(1984) de Thierry Jonquet, principal fuente de inspiración del filme de Pedro Amodóvar, para observar tanto sus vínculos como la transformación creativa a la que el cineasta manchego somete el material literario en diálogo fecundo con otros referentes artísticos. Esta perspectiva de análisis –atenta a la configuración narrativa del filme– saca a la luz el personal enfoque que adopta Almodóvar respecto al tema de la identidad de género, a su relación con el cuerpo y la orientación sexual, desbordando la propuesta epistemológica tanto de la novela como de los esquemas míticos tradicionales.
Àngel Guimerà en el cine japonés: intertextualidad intercultural en la adaptación de Kenji Mizoguchi del drama Terra Baixa
Authors: Pinar Alex
Published: December 2020

Desde los inicios de la industria cinematográfica en Japón se realizaron un gran número de películas basadas en obras literarias occidentales, especialmente durante las décadas de 1910 y 1920. El director que realizó el mayor número de estas adaptaciones fue Kenji Mizoguchi. Entre estas se encuentra Jinkyō (Este mundo polvoriento, 1924), basada en del drama de Àngel Guimerà Terra baixa (Tierra baja). Dado que la película está perdida, en este estudio se analiza esta adaptación intercultural a través de fotogramas y reseñas de revistas de cine publicadas en la época. Se describe cómo y en qué momento llegó a ese país la obra de Guimerà, cómo el cineasta la trasladó al contexto cultural japonés, y de qué modo influyeron el contexto histórico-social y la tradición cultural en el proceso de adaptación.
Alteraciones desde el antimundo. La mosca de George Langelaan y David Cronenberg
Authors: Míguez Santa Cruz Antonio
Published: December 2020

Muchos fans del terror cinematográfico consideran La mosca (1986) como la película más influyente dentro de la filmografía de David Cronenberg. Sin embargo, el guion fue adaptado a partir de un cuento escrito por el periodista George Langelaan en 1957, esencialmente distinto en forma y fondo al relato fílmico. Nuestra intención en este artículo será explicar los porqués de estas alteraciones, sobre todo apoyándonos en la compleja figura del adaptador: David Cronenberg. De este modo iniciaremos un periplo hacia las principales inquietudes artísticas del creador canadiense, para quien el hombre posmoderno, en su ansia por alcanzar la evolución perfecta, podría verse abocado tanto a la destrucción de su espíritu como a la deformación de su cuerpo
La adaptación de la Carta al Greco en el Kazantzakis de Smaragdís
Authors: Gonzalez Vaquerizo Helena
Published: December 2020

La película de Yannis Smaragdís Kazantzakis (2017) se analiza en este trabajo como una adaptación de la novela autobiográfica de Nikos Kazantzakis Carta al Greco (1957). Asumiendo que el texto literario debe ser visto como un hipotexto susceptible de alteraciones, el estudio se centra en la comparación entre la versión novelística y la fílmica. Como sugiere el trabajo, Kazantzakis se basa extensamente en la Carta al Greco, y esta cercanía a la novela a menudo resulta en artificiosidad. Estudiar el trasvase de la novela a la película permite, por otra parte, entender mejor los procesos de adaptación, y de alusión y cita cinematográficas, ya que la presencia de las adaptaciones de novelas de Kazantzakis al cine de Jules Dassin, Michael Cacoyannis y Michael Scorsese es prominente en el Kazantzakis de Smaragdís.
Zorba el griego o cuando Nietzsche bailó el syrtaki
Authors: Valverde García Alejandro
Published: December 2020

Tras el éxito obtenido a nivel internacional por su trasposición fílmica de la tragedia de Eurípides Electra, el director Michael Cacoyannis adapta para el cine una famosa novela del escritor cretense Nikos Kazantzakis, logrando crear una obra de arte completamente independiente de su fuente literaria, a la que supera incluso en popularidad. En este artículo se analiza esta película, Zorba el griego, a la luz de la lectura del texto que la inspira, pero también de otros referentes culturales presentes en ella, como son el antiguo drama ático, representado en la pantalla a través de la actriz griega Irene Papas, el pensamiento existencialista de Nietzsche, el neorrealismo italiano y el cine de la época dorada de Hollywood.
Study on the Taxation of the Income Obtained from the Cryptocurrency Transfer
Authors: Cernușca Lucian , Gomoi Bogdan Cosmin , Bilți Raluca Simina , Almași Robert Cristian
Published: December 2020

This article discusses a number of conceptual and practical issues regarding the taxation of the income coming out from the transfer of virtual currency. The individuals who earn constant money from cryptocurrencies (over 600 lei per year) have the obligation to report their income yearly and to pay the income tax and the health insurance contributions in certain situations. According to the provisions of the Tax Code, the gains from cryptocurrency transfers will fall into the category of the taxable income from other sources. For individuals, this income will be declared through the Single Taxation Statement during the year following the year of its realization. Specifically, the earnings from cryptocurrencies in 2019 will be declared in 2020. As long as an individual keeps his income from cryptocurrencies in the form of cryptocurrencies, without actually using them, he is not obliged to declare them and pay the income tax and the Social health insurance contribution for them.
Studi Manajemen Produksi Batik Tanah Liek Citra di Kabupaten Dharmasraya
Authors: Adyatami Febtia Intan
Published: December 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui manajemen produksi Batik Tanah Liek Citra di Kabupaten Dharmasraya. Lokasi penelitian berada di Jorong Teluk Sikai, Nagari, Sungai Duo, Sitiung, Kabupaten Dharmasraya, Sumatra Barat. Penelitian ini mempergunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan melakukan pengamatan dan wawancara. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa manajemen produksi Batik Tanah Liek Citra yang dilakukan oleh owner menggunakan metode pemberdayaan dalam menentukan perajin atau tenaga kerja yang menjadi sumber daya utama pada produksi kain Batik Tanah Liek Citra melalui fungsi manajemen: perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan pengawasan. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah fungsi manajemen pada manajemen produksi industri Batik Tanah Liek Citra mampu melestarikan budaya membatik khas masyarakat Minangkabau di Kabupaten Dharmasraya, Provinsi Sumatra Barat. Study of Tanah Liek Citra Batik Production Management in Dharmasraya Regency ABSTRACT This research aimed to determine the production management of Batik Tanah Liek Citra in Dharmasraya Regency. The research location was in Jorong Teluk Sikai, Nagari, Sungai Duo, Sitiung, Dharmasraya Regency, West Sumatra. This research used a qualitative approach. Data collection was done by observation and interviewed. The results showed that the management of Batik Tanah Liek Citra production carried out by the owner uses the empowerment method in determining the craftsmen or workers who are the primary resources in the production of Batik Tanah Liek Citra through management functions: planning, implementation, and supervision. The conclusion from this research is the management function in the management production of industrial Batik Tanah Liek Citra can preserve the batik culture typical of the Minangkabau community in Dharmasraya Regency, West Sumatra Province.
Psychological Assessment Reports in Selection Decisions: The Role of Spatial Contiguity Principle
Authors: Spînu Roxana , Iliescu Dragoș
Published: December 2020

Two ways of building psychological assessment reports were explored in two separate cvasi-experimental studies.In the first study, depending on their assigned experimental group, participants received either an integrated or a spatially distant type of report. They were subsequently invited to choose, based on the reports and a corresponding job description, the better candidate for a fictitious job, out of two options. The obtained results suggest that there is no significant difference between the two groups, c2(1) = 0.10, p = .921, fc = 0.009, p = 1.000. Thus, the way in which the reports were structured did not influence in any way the participants’ decision. For the second experiment, which had a similar approach, an eye-tracker was used. Participants were asked to solve the same task, while their eye movements were recorded. The only significant between-group difference was in regards to the integrated transitions the participants made between the graphic and the text, t(29) = 4.45, p = .000, d = 1.59. No significant difference was observed regardingthe number offixations or the duration of fixationsbetween the two groups. Based on these results, we argue that the two contrasted ways of building an assessment report do not influence the accuracy of decisions made.
Willensnation wider Willen - Die medialen Konflikte in der Entstehungszeit des Schweizer Nationalstaats (1830–1857)
Authors: Bonderer Roman
Published: December 2020

Die Schweiz wird seit der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts gerne als Willensnation bezeichnet. Dabei schwingt die Vorstellung mit, dass ein Wille zu Einigkeit und Brüderlichkeit letztlich schon in der DNA der Alten Eidgenossen angelegt gewesen sei und bis heute fortexistiere. Doch davon kann für die Jahrzehnte, die für die Entstehung des modernen Bundesstaats entscheidend waren, keine Rede sein: Der Autor zeigt anhand von Zeitungen, die als wichtigste Plattformen der vorbundesstaatlichen Konflikte gelten können, dass unterschiedliche Geschichtsbilder bestanden, die ihrerseits mit abweichenden nationalen Visionen verknüpft waren. Er bezieht den Faktor Konfession sowie die unterschiedlichen Vorstellungen von tugendhafter Männlichkeit mit ein und eröffnet so neue Einblicke in die komplexe Vorgeschichte des Schweizer Bundesstaats.
Who’s interested in contemporary paintings with semantic and syntactic violations?
Authors: Pietras Karolina , Ganczarek Joanna
Published: December 2020

Sztuka współczesna często zawiera celowe zakłócenia formalne i treściowe.

W niniejszym tekście zostały one zoperacjonalizowane jako niespójności syntaktyczne

i semantyczne. Prezentowane tutaj badanie miało na celu określić czy niespójności

w obrazach wzbudzają zainteresowanie widzów, a także które charakterystyki

widzów w kontekście cech osobowości oraz wiedzy eksperckiej będą predyktorami

zainteresowania tego typu sztuką. Eksperci (N=37) oraz laicy (N=56) oceniali 20

obrazów podzielonych na cztery grupy (tj. bez niespójności, zawierające tylko jeden typ

niespójności: semantyczny lub syntaktyczny, oraz zawierające oba typy niespójności), a następnie wypełniali kwestionariusz Wielkiej Piątki oraz Skalę Potrzeby Poznawczego

Domknięcia. Wyniki badania wskazują, że obrazy zawierające niespójności wywołują

większe zainteresowania odbiorców, jednak ten efekt jest istotny wyłącznie w przypadku

niespójności syntaktycznych. Nie stwierdzono interakcji pomiędzy typem niespójności

w obrazie, różnicami indywidualnymi oraz dokonanymi ocenami obrazów. Ekspertyza

nie była predyktorem zainteresowania. Natomiast wysoka otwartość na doświadczenie,

wysoka potrzeba domknięcia poznawczego oraz niska neurotyczność okazały się

predyktorami zainteresowania współczesną sztuką wizualną
Psychospołeczne uwarunkowania funkcjonowania i zdrowia psychicznego... w okresie wczesnej dorosłości
Authors: Franczok-Kuczmowska Agnieszka , Kuzian Martyna
Published: December 2020

Wkraczanie w dorosłość w dzisiejszych czasach wiąże się z poważnymi wyzwaniami

tożsamościowymi oraz adaptacyjnymi. Uwidaczniają się one w zwiększającej się liczbie

młodych dorosłych zmagających się z kryzysem psychicznym i doświadczających

problemów psychicznych. Celem przedstawionych badań pilotażowych było poznanie

funkcjonowania psychicznego młodych dorosłych u progu zakończenia edukacji wyższej

oraz porównanie z osobami, które ten przełomowy krok mają już za sobą. W badaniach

zostały uwzględnione wskaźniki poczucia stresu, symptomów lęku i depresji oraz

poziom prężności psychicznej. Wyniki wskazują na wyższy poziom stresu i lęku wśród

przebadanych młodych dorosłych między 24 a 26 rokiem życia, w porównaniu do osób

pomiędzy 27 a 30 rokiem życia. Poziom prężności psychicznej oraz jej wpływ na stan

zdrowia psychicznego nie różni się u badanych grup.