bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Genetic Map and Linkage Panel for the Large-fruited Fresh-market Tomato
Authors: Bhandari Prashant , Lee Tong Geon
Published: February 2021

Genetic maps saturated with genetic markers are useful for genetic research and crop breeding; however, the genetic map for the large-fruited fresh-market tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) has never been constructed, and the recombination frequency between DNA fragments is only partly understood for fresh-market tomato. We constructed a novel fresh-market tomato genetic map by using 3614 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers and a 93 F2 segregating progeny derived from a cross between two United States large-fruited fresh-market tomato lines. The average distance between markers was less than 1 cM, and substantial recombination densities between markers were observed across the approximate centromere locations. A linkage panel for large-fruited fresh-market tomato was also established using the combined dataset of the genetic map and 58 SNP-genotyped core tomato lines. The allelic information in the linkage panel will be a significant resource for both tomato genetics and future breeding approaches.
Gamification for Increasing Learning Motivation of College Student
Authors: Nadia Nadia , Kurniati Agnes , Panggabean Francisco Maruli , Satria Thomas Galih
Published: February 2021

The purpose of this research is to build an attractive gamification system that could motivate college students as the user target by customized challenges with adjustable difficulty-scaled reward systems. The methods used for the research consists of problem identification, collecting and analyzing the data, problem formulation, solution and design creation, product implementation, and evaluation. StudyGO is a mobile application that has 2 main features that have gamification aspects which are focused and scheduled study. The application evaluation is done with questionnaire evaluation based on 5 measurable human factors. The majority results from the application feels very motivated and rewarded enough from this gamification system.
Forecasting the Items Consumption in the Hotel Storage with the Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Method
Authors: Chandra Christopher , Fajrin Alfannisa Annurrullah , Eko Suharyanto Cosmas
Published: February 2021

In this era, hotel has storage as a storing space for every kind of items. Items stored in the storage are items being used for the needs of the staffs, also for the needs of hotel’s operational. The item consumption is running smoothly with resupply. However, there are often mistakes in resupplying the items. For preventing those several mistakes, a reference is needed to be used for controlling the amount of items arrival (monthly) with minding the amount of items in the storage should be. The reference to be used is the forecast of the item consumption every month. Forecasting was being done with Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) method. There are five steps needed to build the ARIMA model, such as plot identification, model identification, model estimation, choosing the best model, and prediction (forecast). The input variable to be used in this research is the rime series from the data of storage’s item consumption starts from January 2018 until October 2020, and the output variable is the result of the prediction of item consumption in the next period, such as in November to December 2020. The results is subtracted with the number of items left in storage to obtain the minimum amount of item to be entered for the month.
Broches, bugigangas e penduricalhos: como trabalhadores remotos utilizam símbolos para representar suas identidades
Authors: Rodrigues Gustavo Rubert , Felix Bruno
Published: February 2021

O objetivo deste trabalho é compreender o uso de símbolos na representação da identidade por profissionais cuja atuação ocorre nos locais de trabalho de seus clientes e outros stakeholders, ou em locais combinados com estes para a realização de atividades profissionais. A premissa adotada no presente trabalho é a de que o símbolo seria correntemente utilizado no ambiente de trabalho de forma intencional, como elemento comunicativo. Essa premissa encontra-se alinhada com fundamentos encontrados no campo da psicologia social. Após a realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas com funcionários de organizações públicas e privadas, foi desenvolvida uma teoria fundamentada nos dados. Por meio das duas categorias centrais (expressão e lembrete do self), identificou-se que esses trabalhadores remotos utilizam objetos com carga simbólica (p.e., broches, adesivos no carro, bonecos e chaveiros), para representarem aspectos de suas identidades a outros (interpessoal) e a si mesmos (intrapessoal). Em termos teóricos, identificou-se que tais processos produzem efeitos positivos para seus trabalhos, como mediação de interações e autodeterminação.
Changes in the wintertime hydroclimatic regime in St. John River, Maine, USA
Authors: Kim Jong-Suk , Jain Shaleen , Lee Taesam
Published: February 2021

Changes in the flow regime in snowmelt- and ice-dominated rivers have important implications for navigation, flood hazard, recreation, and ecosystems. We investigated recent changes in the high flows of the St. John River basin in Maine, USA, with a view to quantify changes in high-flow characteristics, as well as extreme event estimates. The results analyzed herein demonstrate shifts in springtime streamflow as well as in emergent wintertime (January–February) streamflow over the past four decades. A Poisson-based regression approach was applied to develop a model for the diagnosis of weather–climate linkage. The sensitivity of episodic warm weather events to the negative phase of the Tropical–Northern Hemisphere (TNH) atmospheric teleconnection pattern is evident. Although a modest sample size of historical data on the weather–climate linkage imposes a limit in terms of reliability, the approach presented herein shows a modest role of the TNH pattern, in response to the warm phase of El Niño/Southern Oscillation, as one of the factors that contribute to hydroclimate variability in the St. John River basin. This diagnostic study sought to investigate the changes in the wintertime streamflow regime and the relative linkages with short-term concurrent weather events, as well as large-scale climatic linkages. This improved an understanding of hydrological extremes within a climatological context and offers new knowledge to inform water resources planning and decision-making.
Zakres podmiotowy i przedmiotowy wykorzystania materiałów z podsłuchu operacyjnego w procesie karnym
Authors: Majewska Natalia
Published: February 2021

Artykuł dotyczy problematyki wykorzystania w procesie karnym tzw. „przypadkowychznalezisk” uzyskanych w toku podsłuchu operacyjnego. Kwestię tę reguluje art. 168bkodeksu postępowania karnego. W tym kontekście „przypadkowe znaleziska” to materiałyświadczące o popełnieniu przez osobę podsłuchiwaną innego przestępstwa niż objętepodsłuchem, albo o popełnieniu jakiegokolwiek przestępstwa przez osobę w ogóle nieobjętąpostanowieniem o zarządzeniu podsłuchu. Literalnie przepis ten zezwala na wykorzystaniemateriałów w wyżej wskazanych przypadkach, jeśli owe przestępstwo jest przestępstwemściganym z urzędu lub przestępstwem skarbowym. Regulacja ta budzi wśródczęści środowiska prawniczego pewne wątpliwości natury gwarancyjnej czy konstytucyjnej.Zasadniczy problem sprowadza się do zakresu podmiotowego oraz przedmiotowegoprzepisu. Zarówno w doktrynie, jak i w judykaturze, stanowiska są dość rozbieżne.Celem artykułu jest analiza aktualnej regulacji oraz przyczyn powstałegona jej tle sporu wraz z uwzględnieniem wyrażonych w tym zakresie poglądów w doktryniei orzecznictwie, zarówno krajowym, jak i strasburskim. Rozważania kończy przedstawieniestanowiska Autorki.
Zarys problematyki przeciwdziałania nadużyciom prawa procesowego cywilnego w świetle nowelizacji Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego z 4 lipca 2019 r.
Authors: Witwer Maciej
Published: February 2021

Nadużycie prawa procesowego jest instytucją znaną od dawna; korzeniami sięga aż do XIXw. Niemniej dopiero nowelizacja procedury cywilnej z 4.07.2019 r., nadała jej normatywnąpostać w polskiej procedurze cywilnej. W dużym uogólnieniu należy stwierdzić,że nadużycie prawa procesowego stanowi czynność procesową dokonaną przez stronę bądźuczestnika postępowania w sposób nie pozostający w związku z gody z jej celem.Warto zauważyć, że w obecnym porządku prawnym owa regulacja zasadniczo składa sięz trzech członów, a mianowicie wprost wyrażonego zakazu nadużywania prawaprocesowego, klauzuli generalnej oraz przepisów szczególnych. Widocznym celemustawodawcy jest ograniczenie takowych patologii poprzez wprowadzenie systemu licznychsankcji, które to w uproszczeniu można sprowadzić do obciążeń finansowychbądź negatywnych skutków procesowych. Obecnie trudno jest w sposób jednoznacznydokonać pełnej oceny komentowanej regulacji niemniej z całą pewnością może ona stanowićprzedmiot dyskusji i krytyki, celem ukazania jej słabości, tudzież możliwych dalszychkierunków rozwoju.
Contribution To The Construction Of The Subject Of Theological Anthropology
Authors: Kuc Leszek
Published: February 2021

"e anthropological upheaval in theology is connected with certain changes in theway of practising philosophy in the (/ and ) centuries. Of course, Kant’s revolutionwas of fundamental importance. With regard to the theological anthropologyof K. Rahner’s situation, it can be described as follows: “…this is a criticalreflection, which does not pass to the agenda over Kant’s ‘Copernican revolution,’but draws attention to the creative role of the subject in the process of cognition.A phenomenological reflection leN its mark on Rahner, from which he took overthe conviction that we perceive existence only through consciousness, more precisely:we learn about the structures of existence through the analysis of the givenconsciousness. So here is the source of the transcendental character of Rahneriananthropology. It is simply a reflection on man at the level of a priori conditions,anticipating external experience. "is is not necessarily a chronological order,but certainly a logical one, since every philosophical question about the externalexistence contains a hidden question about the sense of human existence.”
Mystery of Man
Authors: Skawroń Jerzy
Published: February 2021

Mystery of Man
The Combination Of Ethics And Aesthetics With Regard To The Representation Of The Body In Culture
Authors: Żukowska Dominika
Published: February 2021

The Combination Of Ethics And Aesthetics With Regard To The Representation Of The Body In Culture
Return to sources in Christian education according to Vaticanum II
Authors: Tarnowski Janusz
Published: February 2021

Return to sources in Christian education according to Vaticanum II
Apostolate from the Point of View of the II Vatican Council
Authors: Balter Lucjan
Published: February 2021

e panorama of the Council’s thinking about the universal apostolate, sketchedout in brief, is increasingly becoming the property of the people of God: it permeatesthe minds and hearts, is reflected in the practice of daily life, in the initiativesand apostolic undertakings taken, in the way of thinking and acting. It wouldbe difficult to say, of course, what the actual state of current apostolic activityin the Church is, if we had separate sociological studies. Nevertheless, it shouldbe stated and strongly emphasised that the pioneering suggestions of VincenzoPalottis, enriched by the experience and reflections of future generations, thecontributions of Newman, Perrone and others, deepened and adapted accordingto the demands of the times by the Second Vatican Council, have already becomea lasting heritage and property of the whole people of God, who are becomingincreasingly more aware that they are by their very nature, and therefore mustbe in practice, a people who are eminently apostolic.
The Problem of Democracy against the Background of the Theory of Origin and Authority in the Social Doctrine of the Church Fathers and St. Thomas Aquinas
Authors: Pawlikowski Tomasz
Published: February 2021

"e modern social doctrine of the Catholic Church supports all of the abovementionedviews with the exception that it treats some of its elements as theso-called “signs of the times” in which the creators of these views lived andwrote. "erefore, we cannot say that they became somehow time-barred. "eyhave entered the tradition of the social doctrine of the Church. Similarly, onecannot reasonably claim that the basic theses of the socio-political theoriesof Saint Augustine or Saint "omas Aquinas are obsolete in philosophical terms.At the most, one can disagree with them or try to correct them. Nevertheless, itseems that there are no better analyses of the nature of authority and its originfrom God. Considering these issues from the perspective of historical applicationsof the theories, especially the one coined by St. "omas, it is impossible notto notice the significant analogies of the reflections of Doctor Angelicus and theidea of a “nobles’ democracy” implemented in the First Polish Republic threehundred years later. It is also difficult to believe that a$er the creation of thescientific community of the Jagiellonian University in the fi$eenth century, theydid not affect the minds of Polish politicians at a time when the foundationsof this democracy were formed. Moreover, it seems that these considerationswere widely applied in the centuries-old process of crystallizing other modernand contemporary democratic system.
Sosyal Medya Kullanımının Tüketici Davranışları Üzerindeki Etkisi: Bilecik Bursa Eskişehir Örneği
Authors: Alkara İbrahim
Published: February 2021

Günümüzde sosyal medya platformları toplumun her kesimi tarafından çeşitli amaçlarla kullanılmaktadır. Özellikle İnternet ağının yaygınlaşması ve İnternet’in dijital pazarlama aracı olarak öne çıkmasıyla birçok işletme ürünlerini elektronik ortamda son kullanıcıya sunmaktadır. Bu süreçte sosyal medya kullanıcıları satın aldıkları ürünlerle ilgili olumlu ya da olumsuz deneyim ve fikirlerini sosyal medya kanallarında paylaşmaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışmada sosyal medya araçlarının -özellikle alışveriş yapmadan önce- tüketici tercihlerini etkilemedeki rolü araştırılmıştır.

Araştırma, Bilecik, Bursa ve Eskişehir illerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tesadüfi örneklem yoluyla 450 kişiye anket uygulanmış ve verilerin analizinde SPSS 17.0 programından faydalanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi için t test ve One Way Anova analizlerinden yararlanılmıştır. Yapılan t testi sonuçlarında alışveriş yapmadan önce sosyal medya kullanımında kadınların erkeklere oranla daha fazla araştırma yaptıkları ve satın almayı istedikleri ürünler hakkında yapılan olumsuz yorumlardan daha fazla etkilendikleri görülmüştür. Yapılan One Way Anova analizi sonuçlarında yaş guruplarından 25-34 yaş gurubunun diğer tüm yaş guruplarına göre alışveriş yapmadan önce alacağı ürünle ilgili yapılan yorumlardan çok daha fazla etkilendiği anlaşılmıştır. Coğrafi açıdan bakıldığında Bilecik’teki katılımcıların Bursa’daki ve Eskişehir’deki katılımcılara göre sosyal medyadaki olumlu yorumlardan daha az etkilendikleri gözlemlenmiştir.
Nano-governance, nano-regulación y, ¿nano-ciudadanía?
Authors: Berger Mauricio , Berger Filho Airton Guilherme
Published: February 2021

El trabajo presenta avances de una investigación sobre el desarrollo nanotecnológico en Argentina y Brasil, con un análisis enfocado en su governance a escalas internacional y nacional. Por governance entenderemos una función sistémica: estabilización y compatibilización de formatos organizacionales público- privados, normas, políticas públicas, prácticas, parcialmente superpuestos o en colisión. La metamorfosis observable en las nuevas tendencias regulatorias nos habla de cambios en las estructuras burocráticas estatales, y en  la forma de ley para regular en asuntos que conciernen la protección de la salud y el ambiente, y el ejercicio ciudadano frente a las nanotecnologías. Metodológicamente, identificamos y recopilamos  fuentes documentales, legales y entrevistas a agentes públicos, académicos, profesionales y organizaciones de la sociedad civil. Con estos insumos realizamos un análisis descriptivo y reconstructivo de escenarios normativos en ambos países, enmarcado teóricamente en la teoría de la governance.  Nuestra primer hipótesis de trabajo: las distorsiones y la sustitución de los mecanismos democrático- representativos que se  producen por la expansión de  la governance tienen como efecto la modulación de la estructura estatal moderna de la ley, y como corolario, ponen al ejercicio ciudadano frente una serie de obstáculos para la protección de derechos y la participación en decisiones públicas sobre uso e impactos de las nanotecnologías.
BERAT BADAN DAN FUNGSI TIROID TIKUS HIPERKOLESTEROLEMIA
Authors: Kusumawardani Hastin Dyah , Juwantoro Deni , Samsudin Mohamad
Published: February 2021

Latar belakang. Asupan makanan tinggi lemak dan tinggi kalori berdampak pada peningkatan kadar kolesterol dalam darah. Hormon tiroid mengatur berbagai proses metabolisme dalam tubuh diantaranya sintesis, mobilisasi, dan degradasi lipid. Hormon tiroid berhubungan erat dengan indeks massa tubuh dengan mekanisme pengaturan laju metabolisme dan pengendalian keseimbangan energi. Tujuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui perbedaan fungsi tiroid dan berat badan pada tikus hiperkolesterolemia. Metode. Penelitian dilakukan di Laboratorium Pusat Studi Pangan dan Gizi UGM. Sampel penelitian adalah 30 ekor tikus Sprague Dawley. Tikus dibagi menjadi 5 kelompok perlakuan yaitu (1) STD adalah kelompok tikus sehat diberi pakan diet standar AIN-93M, (2) HK-KN adalah kelompok tikus hiperkolesterol diberi diet pakan standar AIN-93M, (3) HK-DB adalah kelompok tikus hiperkolesterol diberi diet tepung daging buah pisang uter, (4) HK-BU adalah kelompok tikus hiperkolesterol diberi diet tepung buah utuh pisang uter, dan (5) HK-KB adalah kelompok tikus hiperkolesterol diberikan diet tepung kulit buah pisang uter. Penimbangan sisa pakan dilakukan setiap hari dan penimbangan berat badan tikus setiap minggu. Analisis data menggunakan uji statistik one-way ANOVA dan regresi linier. Hasil. Tidak ditemukan perbedaan asupan pakan pada kelompok tikus STD, HK-KN, HK-DB dan HK-BU. Perbedaan asupan pakan berbeda signifikan pada kelompok HK-KB. Tidak ditemukan perbedaan berat badan pada kelompok STD, HK-DB,dan HK-BU. Perbedaan berat badan ditemukan pada kelompok HK-KN dan HK-KB. Tidak ditemukan perbedaan kadar TSH pada semua kelompok tikus perlakuan. Kesimpulan. Peningkatan berat badan terjadi pada kelompok tikus STD, HKKN, HK-DB, dan HK-BU, sedangkan pada kelompok HK-KB mengalami penurunan berat badan. Tidak ditemukan perubahan fungsi tiroid pada semua kelompok tikus perlakuan.
AS MULHERES E O PAÍS DO FUTEBOL: INTERSECÇÕES DE GÊNERO, CLASSE E RAÇA NO BRASIL
Authors: Martins Mariana Zuaneti , Silva Kerzia Railane Santos , Vasquez Vitor
Published: February 2021

O campo de pesquisas sobre o futebol de mulheres cresceu no Brasil nas últimas duas décadas. Contudo, há ainda uma lacuna sobre como marcadores sociais, como classe e raça, interseccionam o gênero na constituição dessa prática. Para preenchê-la, analisamos, com base em estatística descritiva e inferencial, o suplemento especial sobre esporte da PNAD de 2015. Assim, descrevemos o perfil das mulheres que jogam futebol no Brasil contemporâneo e o comparamos em relação aos homens e às demais mulheres que praticam esportes diferentes do futebol. Nossos resultados apontam que, em comparação ao que ocorre com mulheres que praticam esporte em geral, classe e raça impactam de forma oposta na adesão ao futebol. A maioria das mulheres que pratica o futebol advém de classes mais baixas e é negra. Ao indicar esta relação, demonstramos a necessidade de enegrecer as narrativas sobre o futebol de mulheres no Brasil.
FIFTY YEARS OF WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IN PLACAR: FROM DISALLOWED GOALS TO WINNING AT HOME?
Authors: Wood David
Published: February 2021

A proliferação da cobertura esportiva da mídia durante as últimas décadas oferece um rico material para empreender uma análise de vários temas socioculturais. Um crescente número de estudos internacionais vem se dedicando às questões de gênero, ainda que no Brasil se tenha estudado o futebol masculino como o esporte nacional. O êxito da seleção de mulheres e o perfil global que o futebol feminino conquistou têm resultado no estudo das formas como esta prática tem sido representada na mídia brasileira, sobretudo desde os anos 2000. Este estudo toma como ponto de análise as representações de futebol feminino na revista esportiva mais popular do país, durante os anos nos quais o futebol foi proibido, para entender como se estabelecem os discursos tanto textuais como visuais que serviram com frequência para deslegitimar o futebol praticado por mulheres.
WOMEN AND FOOTBALL IN BRAZIL: DISCONTINUITIES, RESISTANCE, AND RESILIENCE
Authors: Goellner Silvana Vilodre
Published: February 2021

Este texto tem como objetivo apresentar o dossiê temático que analisa a presença das mulheres no futebol. Para tanto, contempla uma breve contextualização sobre a modalidade no contexto brasileiro, conferindo ênfase ao protagonismo das mulheres que, em diferentes tempos e espaços, elaboraram estratégias para viver o futebol. Evidencia ainda que sua prática é profundamente atravessada pelas questões de gênero, o que pode ser identificado nos demais textos que integram o dossiê e que revelam, de modo indelével, que este atravessamento é transnacional.
Written communication about the use of medications in medical records during patients' hospitalization in Brazil
Authors: Cavalcante-Santos Lincoln , Carvalho Carina , Macêdo Luana Andrade , Pimentel Déborah Mônica Machado , Oliveira-Filho Alfredo de , Manias Elizabeth , Junior Divaldo Lyra
Published: February 2021

Background. Effective communication regarding the use of medications in
a hospital environment is a process that contributes to the promotion of
patient safety. Despite its importance, especially for medication
reconciliation, written communication about the use of medications in
medical records remains insufficiently investigated. Aim. To describe
the documentation in medical records regarding the medication use
process by pharmacists, physicians and nurses on admission, during the
hospital stay, and on hospital discharge.Method. A retrospective
cross-sectional chart review study was carried out in medical records of
patients admitted to a teaching hospital in Northeast Brazil. The study
considered all patients admitted between December 2016 and February
2017, aged 18 or older and hospitalized for at least 48 hours. The
clinical notes made by pharmacists, physicians and nurses were examined
at three transition points of care. Data were collected using a
developed questionnaire and aimed at gathering the use of medications
prior to hospital admission, changes in the prescribed medications in
hospital stay and discharge, as well as prescription non-conformities.
Non-conformities were considered as any irregularities reported by the
healthcare team involving the medication use process. Communication
failures between the three healthcare professionals were also analyzed
and classified. Results. This study included 202 patients with a mean
age of 51.48 (SD 6.42, range: 19-97) years. There was no record of a
patient or relative interview on allergies and adverse drug reactions in
54 (26.8%) physician notes, 44 (21.9%) nursing notes, and 8 (22.9%)
of pharmacist notes. Moreover, 1,588 changes in prescriptions were
identified during data collection, but only 390 (24.5%) of these
changes were justified. Conclusion. Medication-related information in
medical records was incomplete and inconsistent in the clinical notes of
the three studied professions, especially in the pharmacists’
documentation. Future studies should focus on investigating the
consequences of interprofessional communication in patient care.
Evaluation Of Clinical, Laboratory And Radiological Findings In Pediatric Covid-19 Cases And Their Relation With RT-PCR Result
Authors: Asena Muhammet , yolbaş ilyas , Kanğın murat
Published: February 2021

Background: The pandemic of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
continues to be a major health problem globally. In this study, clinical
findings, radiological findings, laboratory findings and polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) test results were evaluated according to age groups
in pediatric patients with COVID-19. Methods: In this study, PCR (+) and
PCR (-) 278 cases diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 15, 2020 and
September 30, 2020 were assessed considering clinical symptoms,
radiological and laboratory findings and RT-PCR test results. Results:
43.9% of the cases consisted of RT-PCR (+) and 56.1% of RT-PCR (-)
cases. Fever was observed at the rate of 64.7%, cough 53.2%,
respiratory distress 12.2%, myalgia 24.5%, diarrhea 12.9%, chest
X-ray findings 48.2% and computed tomography findings 43.6%. Diarrhea
and cough, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase,
leukocyte and lymphocyte elevation were determined as significantly
higher in younger age group cases, while high myalgia and neutrophilia
was observed in older age group children (p <0.05). Fever,
high CRP, leukocytosis frequency, high neutrophil, were significantly
higher in PCR(-) cases and the frequency of respiratory distress, high
lymphocyte and chest computed tomography findings in PCR(+) cases (p
<0.05). Conclusion: COVID-19 infection may indicate different
nonspecific clinical, laboratory and radiological findings in children
according to both adults and pediatric age groups. In addition, the
results of the PCR test may give erroneous results in cases due to
conditions such as fever, respiratory distress, high CRP, leukocytosis,
high neutrophil and CT finding. Keywords: pediatric, COVID-19, RT-PCR
Children With Appendectomy Have Increased Risk of Future Sepsis: Real-world Data in Taiwan
Authors: Tzu-Han Liao , Wu Meng Che , Lin Cheng-Li , Lin Chien-Heng , Wei James Cheng-Chung
Published: February 2021

Backgrounds Appendectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgeries
worldwide. Sepsis is an major etiology of morbidity and mortality in
children. Our preliminary research revealed a positive correlation among
appendectomy and future risk of sepsis in adults. However, to date, the
relationship among appendectomy and future risk of sepsis in children
remains unknown. The aim of this research was to investigate the
relationship among appendectomy and hazard of future sepsis in children.
Methods We applied a nationwide population-based cohort to assess
whether children who received appendectomy were at increased risk of
subsequent sepsis. Overall, 57261 subjects aged below 18 undergoing
appendectomy as appendectomy group and 57261 matched controls were
identified as non-appendectomy group from the National Health Insurance
Research Database in Taiwan. We use propensity score analysis to match
age, sex, urbanization level, and parental occupation at the ratio to
1:1. Multiple Cox regression and stratified analyses were used to
appraise the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) for developing sepsis in
children. Results Children who received appendectomy had a 2.63 times
higher risk of developing sepsis than those who did not, and the risk
was even higher in children aged under 6 years. Patients with
<1 year follow-up showed a 5.64-fold risk of sepsis in the
appendectomy cohort. Patients with 1–4 and ≥5 years’ follow-up showed a
2.41- and 2.02-times risk of sepsis. Conclusion Appendectomy was
correlative to a 2.63-fold increased future sepsis risk in children, and
the risk in younger patients aged <6 years was even higher.
More studies to interpret the possible biological mechanisms of the
associations among sepsis and appendectomy are warrant
Knowledge as a fictitious commodity: a Polanyian reading of the 'digital economy'
Authors: Palumbo Antonino
Published: February 2021

Since the 2008 financial crisis, the attempts to use Karl Polanyi's framework to make
sense of current developments have multiplied, producing a noticeable and lively debate.
This debate centres on the notion of double movement put forward by the Hungarian
thinker in his masterpiece – The Great Transformation. The paper is a contribution to this
debate. The first part addresses a series of questions that make the interpretations of the
double movement advanced so far not very compelling. To this end, a close reading of
Polanyi's text, with the aim of dismantling and rearticulating its analytical structure, is
carried out. The upshot is a dynamic and multistage picture of the double process as a
recurrent and vortex-like attempt to progressively commodify natural and social
resources against growing opposition. The second part employs this revised reading of
the double movement to explain the collapse of the postwar consensus politics, the
success of the neoliberal counterrevolution and the development of the knowledge
economy. The claim put forward here is that, in addition to sustained efforts to deepen
previous forms of commodification (land, labour and money), we are witnessing a
fullblown attempt to turn knowledge into a new fictitious commodity. Building on the
idea of digital Taylorism, the paper tries to show that information and computer
technologies are being used to standardise and routinise a growing number of intellectual,
professional and managerial activities which were able to escape previous attempts in this
direction. Once again, at the forefront of this process there are powerful state actors, who
are using New Public Management policies strategically to: support the enclosure of
intangible cultural resources through the creation of intellectual property rights regimes,
and undermine the counter-reaction of negatively affected societal actors by rising the
collective action problems they face.
Drug Policy, Paternalism and the Limits of Government Intervention
Authors: Hirst Daniel
Published: February 2021

Gerald Dworkin provides an insightful starting point for determining acceptable
paternalism through his commitment to protecting our future autonomy and health from
lasting damage. Dworkin grounds his argument in an appeal to inherent goods, which this
paper argues is best considered as a commitment to human flourishing. However, socialconnectedness is also fundamental to human flourishing and an important consideration
when determining the just limits of paternalistic drug controls, a point missing from
Dworkin’ essay.
For British philosopher Thomas Hill Green, regulation of alcohol sales emerged from the
social ideal. Green argued that policy interventions, including restricted opening hours
and locations, improved the conditions for humans to flourish. Green offers a compelling
political vision but fails to account for the fact pleasure is also an inherent good. He
focused excessively on our social nature, excluding our more pleasure-seeking and
egoistic characteristics. In contrast, a more realistic and complete vision of human
flourishing can be found in an amended version of Gerald’s Dworkin’s arguments.
In conclusion, this paper argues drug policy makers should remain committed to the harm
principle as applied to criminal law whereby a person should never be criminalized for
self-harm. Such a limit on paternalistic interventions is deemed necessary when
eudaimonia is the end of government action. In practical terms, this means that the
criminalization of drug use, as opposed to drug production, is always unjust.
Sovereignty vs Globalization: Indispensable Discourse due to Relationship
Authors: Charsmar Harry Cephas
Published: February 2021

Over the decades, scholarly discourses on sovereignty and globalization have been produced following various theories and numerous debates about the strength and weakness of the sovereign nation-state and globalization. In this paper, the various theories on the discourse of sovereignty and globalization are traced and placed into four categories as: contending paradigm, globalization paradigm, transformation paradigm and complementary paradigm. Both concepts, sovereignty and globalization, are explored by adopting the methodological framework, sources of explanation. The argument is that there is an intricate relationship between these concepts. To determine the relationship between sovereignty and globalization, three world systems were examined and it revealed that, globalization is born of the sovereign nation-state and that globalization can only be assert in the current sovereign world system and not the ones preceding it. The overall conclusion is that globalization emerged as a result of sovereignty and since the discourse of sovereignty and globalization is about the same space and its inhabitants, they are bound to be discursively set against each other if the discourse focusses solely on the phenomena seen as globalization. The forces of globalization and sovereignty need to be further researched into to be able to tell where they are leading us.
Nucleate pool boiling heat transfer: Review of models and bubble dynamics parameters
Authors: Stojanovic Andrijana , Belosevic Srdjan , Crnomarkovic Nenad , Tomanovic Ivan , Milicevic Aleksandar
Published: February 2021

Understanding nucleate pool boiling heat transfer and, in particular the accurate prediction of conditions that can lead to critical heat flux, is of the utmost importance in many industries. Due to the safety issues related to the nuclear power plants, and for the efficient operation of many heat transfer units including fossil fuel boilers, fusion reactors, electronic chips, etc., it is important to understand this kind of heat transfer. In this paper, a comprehensive review of analytical and numerical work on nucleate pool boiling heat transfer is presented. In order to understand this phenomenon, existing studies on boiling heat transfer coefficient and boiling heat flux are also discussed, as well as characteristics of boiling phenomena such as bubble departure diameter, bubble departure frequency, active nucleation site density, bubble waiting and growth period and their impact on pool boiling heat transfer.
Computational modeling of flow field in boiler before and after urea injection under different conditions
Authors: Yuan Zhuo , Zeng Zhuoxiong
Published: February 2021

In order to achieve ultra-low NOx emissions, the effects of total excess air coefficient, air coefficient in main combustion zone, blended-coal combustion, and ammonia-nitrogen molar ratio on a 330 MW coal-fired boiler combustion were studied by numerical simulation. The results show that the velocity field and temperature field in the furnace have synergy, the better the synergy is, the faster the temperature rises, and the more NOx it generates. Compared before and after urea spraying, the NOx concentration decreased with the decrease of the total excess air coefficient, the optimum total excess air coefficient is about 1.15, and the denitrification rate is as high as 76.2%. The smaller the air coefficient in the main combustion zone is, the smaller the NOx concentration is. The optimum air coefficient in the main combustion zone is about 0.92, and the denitrification rate is 85%. After urea injection, the denitrification rate of high volatile coal combustion is higher than that of low volatile coal combustion, and the reasonable blending mode of coal can reduce NOx emissions. The larger the ammonia-nitrogen molar ratio is, the lower the NOx concentration is. When the ammonia-nitrogen molar ratio is greater than 2, the amount of ammonia escape at the flue outlet exceeds the standard. When the ammonia-nitrogen molar ratio is less than 1, the NOx concentration at the flue outlet is greater than that before urea injection. The optimal ammonia-nitrogen molar ratio is about 2.
Effect of combinations of different operating parameters on performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell
Authors: Thiyagarajan Prem , Jeganathan Kanchana , Panthalingal Manoj , Rajappa Naveen
Published: February 2021

The present study mainly focuses on the different combinations of significant operating parameters like inlet relative humidity of anode gas and cathode gas, operating pressure, and nature of cathode gas on the performance of proton ex-change membrane fuel cell using validated 3-D, single-phase, and non-isothermal model with the help of ANSYS FLUENT 18.1 package. The results of different combinations on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell are compared with independent effects of the operating parameters. Results revealed that the combined operating parameters? effect on the performance of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell is deviated significantly (up to 5%) compared to the expected summation of individual parameters effect which is considerable in fuel cell scaling and stack applications. Nature of gas, operating pressure, and inlet cathode gas relative humidity are the most significant parameters in the automobile applications which have to be dealt with care where the combination of changes in operating parameters is quite phenomenal.
Investigating the impacts of air quality and weather indicators on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Istanbul, Turkey
Authors: Tanis Caner , Karakaya Kadir
Published: February 2021

Air pollution is having a positive impact on the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The effects of meteorological parameters on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 are a matter of curiosity. The main purpose of this paper is to determine the association between air quality indexes (PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, and O3) and weather parameters (temperature, humidity, pressure, dew, and wind speed) with the number of SARS-CoV-2 cases, hospitalizations, hospital discharges. In this paper, we also focused on determining the impact of air pollution and weather parameters on the number of daily hospitalizations and daily discharges. It is gleaned daily cases, hospitalizations, hospital discharges, meteorological, and air quality data in Istanbul from Turkey between July 15, 2020, and September 30, 2020. We performed the Pearson correlation analysis to evaluate the effects of meteorological parameters and air quality indexes on the variables related to SARS-CoV-2. It is determined a statistically significant positive relationship between air quality indexes such as CO, SO2, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, and the number of daily confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases. We also observed a negative association between weather parameters such as temperature and pressure and the number of daily confirmed SARS-CoV-2 cases. Our study proposes that high air quality could reduce the number of SARS-CoV-2 cases. The empirical findings of this paper might provide key input to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 across Turkey.
Vendor Master Data Cleaning—A Project for Accounting Class
Authors: Gantman Sonia , Metzger Lorrie
Published: February 2021

We present a data cleaning project that utilizes real vendor master data of a large public university in the United States. Our main objective when developing this case was to identify the areas where students need guidance in order to apply a problem-solving approach to the project. This includes initial analysis of the data and the task at hand, planning for cleaning and testing activities, executing this plan, and communicating the results in a written report. We provide a dataset with 29K records of vendor master data and a subset of the same data with 800 records. The assignment has two parts—the planning and the actual cleaning, each with its own deliverable. It can be used in many different courses and completed with almost any data analytics software. We provide suggested solutions and detailed solution notes for Excel and for Alteryx Designer.
Network-Induced Agency Conflicts in Delegated Portfolio Management
Authors: Gao Xinzi , Wong T. J. , Xia Lijun , Yu Gwen
Published: February 2021

Social ties between mutual funds and the companies in which they invest (investees) can both facilitate information transfers and encourage favoritism. Using the investment choices of mutual funds in China, we compare investment performance of holdings in companies that are socially connected to mutual funds versus those that are not. We find that funds allocate more investment to connected investees' stocks, especially when a fund is weakly monitored. This overweighting is greater in times of poor investee performance, when the benefits of additional investment to the connected investees are high. Weakly monitored funds' preference for connected stocks hurts the returns of these funds, yielding a 6.6 percent lower annualized risk-adjusted return, relative to closely monitored funds. These results suggest that, absent sufficient monitoring, agency conflicts generated by social networks can dominate the information advantages of these networks.

JEL Classifications: G10; G11; G14.
What Do Analysts' Provision Forecasts Tell Us about Expected Credit Loss Recognition?
Authors: Beatty Anne , Liao Scott
Published: February 2021

We document potential cross-sectional differences in how expected loss accounting will affect provision timeliness to provide important policy insights and contribute to the literature regarding the estimation of the expected loss model adoption impact and provision timeliness determinants. Our findings that analyst provision forecasts incrementally predict future nonperforming loans (NPLs) and market returns suggest that the incurred loss provision does not incorporate all available future loss information. Higher incremental coefficients on provision forecasts for banks with greater unrecognized future losses and incurred loss constraints suggest CECL could affect cross-sectional provision timeliness differences by removing these constraints. Specifically, the provision forecast and future NPL association increases with banks' unconstrained future loss estimates reflected in loan fair value disclosures and incurred loss constraints indicated by heterogeneous loans individually reviewed for impairment. This association also increases with EPS forecast errors, but decreases with target price and NPL forecast errors.
Temporomandibular disorders in prospective orthodontic patients:
Authors: Yap Adrian Ujin , Chen Christine , Wong Hung Chew , Yow Mimi , Tan Elaine
Published: February 2021

Objectives

To determine the prevalence and severity of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) in prospective orthodontic patients. The association between TMDs and malocclusion severity as well as the impact of TMDs on oral health–related quality of life (OHRQoL) were also examined.

Materials and Methods

A total of 350 consecutive patients seeking orthodontic treatment were invited to participate in the study. The presence of TMDs was established with the Fonseca Anamnestic Index (FAI), while malocclusion severity and OHRQoL were evaluated using the Peer Assessment Rating (PAR) index and Oral Health Impact Profile–14 (OHIP-14), respectively. Data were analyzed using chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney U tests and Spearman's correlation (P < .05).

Results

Of the 350 patients, 164 consented to participation. Data from 26 participants were excluded because of incomplete entries, and that from 138 subjects (mean age 21.02 ± 5.45 years) were examined. TMD-related symptoms were present in two-thirds of the subjects, with 20.3% experiencing moderate/severe TMDs. While no significant difference in PAR scores were observed between the group with no TMDs and those with TMDs, subjects with TMDs had significantly higher OHIP-14 summary/domain scores than those without TMDs. Although a moderately strong correlation was observed between the FAI and summary OHIP-14 scores (rs = 0.57), no association was observed between FAI and PAR index scores.

Conclusions

The prevalence of TMD-related symptoms in prospective orthodontic patients was high, emphasizing the importance of screening the masticatory system before initiating orthodontic therapy. Although the presence of TMDs was not associated with malocclusion severity, it had a significant negative impact on OHRQoL.
Drug Occupancy Assessment at the Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) Receptor by Positron Emission Tomography
Authors: Eriksson Olof , Velikyan Irina , Haack Torsten , Bossart Martin , Evers Andreas , Lorenz Katrin , Laitinen Iina , Larsen Philip J , Plettenburg Oliver , Johansson Lars , Pierrou Stefan , Wagner Michael
Published: February 2021

Targeting
of the Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide receptor GIPR is an
emerging strategy in anti-diabetic drug development. The aim of this study was
to develop a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radioligand for the GIPR, to
enable the assessment of target distribution and drug target engagement in
vivo.

The
GIPR selective peptide S02-GIP was radiolabeled with Gallium-68. The resulting
PET tracer [68Ga]S02-GIP-T4 was evaluated for affinity and specificity
to human GIPR (huGIPR). The in vivo GIPR binding of [68Ga]S02-GIP-T4,
as well as the occupancy of a drug candidate with GIPR activity, was assessed
in non-human primates (NHP) by PET.

[68Ga]S02-GIP-T4
bound with nanomolar affinity and high selectivity to huGIPR in overexpressing
cells. In vivo pancreatic binding in NHP could be dose dependently inhibited by
co-injection of unlabelled S02-GIP-T4. Finally, subcutaneous pre-treatment with
a high dose of a drug candidate with GIPR activity led to a decreased
pancreatic binding of [68Ga]S02-GIP-T4, corresponding to a GIPR drug
occupancy of almost 90%. [68Ga]S02-GIP-T4 demonstrated a safe
dosimetric profile, allowing for repeated studies in humans. In conclusion, [68Ga]S02-GIP-T4
is a novel PET biomarker for safe, non-invasive, and quantitative assessment of
GIPR target distribution and drug occupancy.
Współczesne wyzwania rynku pracy w województwie warmińsko-mazurskim: aktywność ekonomiczna, innowacyjność, technologie cyfrowe
Authors: Wysocka Magdalena
Published: February 2021

Monografia jest wieloaspektowym opracowaniem ujmującym aktualne wyzwania rynku pracy w województwie warmińsko-mazurskim. Za takowe uznano wzrost aktywności ekonomicznej ludności, innowacyjność oraz implementację technologii cyfrowych do gospodarki i życia społecznego. Opracowanie ma charakter przeglądowy i empiryczny. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na takie zagadnienia, jak czynniki determinujące sytuację na rynku pracy oraz na niewykorzystane zasoby pracy, strukturę siły roboczej w ostatnim dziesięcioleciu i w perspektywie do roku 2050, aktywność ekonomiczną zasobów pracy, innowacyjny kontekst rozwoju województwa oraz polaryzację pracy wynikającą z automatyzacji i robotyzacji środowisk pracy. W zakończeniu publikacji sformułowano wnioski wynikające z rozważań teoretycznych oraz przeprowadzonych badań empirycznych. Publikacja adresowana jest do teoretyków i praktyków zajmujących się rynkiem pracy, zasobami pracy, polityką społeczną i polityką gospodarczą. Może być także interesującą lekturą dla menedżerów zarządzających kapitałem ludzkim oraz nauczycieli akademickich i szkół średnich kształcących kadry dla gospodarki ery cyfrowej. Powinna być pomocna także studentom kierunków technicznych i ekonomicznych, którzy poprzez edukację formalną, ale także i w innych formach edukacyjnych budują własny potencjał kompetencyjny.