bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Carotid plaque thickness is increased in chronic kidney disease and associated with carotid and coronary calcification
Authors: Bjergfelt Sasha S. , Sørensen Ida M. H. , Hjortkjær Henrik Ø. , Landler Nino , Ballegaard Ellen L. F. , Biering-Sørensen Tor , Kofoed Klaus F. , Lange Theis , Feldt-Rasmussen Bo , Sillesen Henrik , Christoffersen Christina , Bro Susanne
Published: November 2021

Background

Chronic kidney disease accelerates both atherosclerosis and arterial calcification. The aim of the present study was to explore whether maximal carotid plaque thickness (cPTmax) was increased in patients with chronic kidney disease compared to controls and associated with cardiovascular disease and severity of calcification in the carotid and coronary arteries.

Methods

The study group consisted of 200 patients with chronic kidney disease stage 3 from the Copenhagen Chronic Kidney Disease Cohort and 121 age- and sex-matched controls. cPTmax was assessed by ultrasound and arterial calcification by computed tomography scanning.

Results

Carotid plaques were present in 58% of patients (n = 115) compared with 40% of controls (n = 48), p = 0.002. Among participants with plaques, cPTmax (median, interquartile range) was significantly higher in patients compared with controls (1.9 (1.4–2.3) versus 1.5 (1.2–1.8) mm), p = 0.001. Cardiovascular disease was present in 9% of patients without plaques (n = 85), 23% of patients with cPTmax 1.0–1.9 mm (n = 69) and 35% of patients with cPTmax >1.9 mm (n = 46), p = 0.001. Carotid and coronary calcium scores >400 were present in 0% and 4%, respectively, of patients with no carotid plaques, in 19% and 24% of patients with cPTmax 1.0–1.9 mm, and in 48% and 53% of patients with cPTmax >1.9 mm, p<0.001.

Conclusions

This is the first study showing that cPTmax is increased in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 3 compared to controls and closely associated with prevalent cardiovascular disease and severity of calcification in both the carotid and coronary arteries.
Intestinal Collinsella may mitigate infection and exacerbation of COVID-19 by producing ursodeoxycholate
Authors: Hirayama Masaaki , Nishiwaki Hiroshi , Hamaguchi Tomonari , Ito Mikako , Ueyama Jun , Maeda Tetsuya , Kashihara Kenichi , Tsuboi Yoshio , Ohno Kinji
Published: November 2021

The mortality rates of COVID-19 vary widely across countries, but the underlying mechanisms remain unelucidated. We aimed at the elucidation of relationship between gut microbiota and the mortality rates of COVID-19 across countries. Raw sequencing data of 16S rRNA V3-V5 regions of gut microbiota in 953 healthy subjects in ten countries were obtained from the public database. We made a generalized linear model (GLM) to predict the COVID-19 mortality rates using gut microbiota. GLM revealed that low genus Collinsella predicted high COVID-19 mortality rates with a markedly low p-value. Unsupervised clustering of gut microbiota in 953 subjects yielded five enterotypes. The mortality rates were increased from enterotypes 1 to 5, whereas the abundances of Collinsella were decreased from enterotypes 1 to 5 except for enterotype 2. Collinsella produces ursodeoxycholate. Ursodeoxycholate was previously reported to inhibit binding of SARS-CoV-2 to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2; suppress pro-inflammatory cytokines like TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, and IL-6; have antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects; and increase alveolar fluid clearance in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Ursodeoxycholate produced by Collinsella may prevent COVID-19 infection and ameliorate acute respiratory distress syndrome in COVID-19 by suppressing cytokine storm syndrome.
Antibiotic resistance pattern of uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from children with symptomatic urinary tract infection in Moscow, Russia
Authors: Sarra Souadkia , Arsene Mbarga Manga Joseph , Grigorievna Volina Elena , Victorovna Podoprigora Irina , Vyacheslavovna Yashina Natalia , Nikolaïevna Borechova Marina
Published: November 2021

Background and Aim: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is commonly involved in urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are generally treated with antibiotics. However, the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of UPEC has made the treatment difficult. There is thus a need to continuously assess their sensitivity to antibiotics. This study aimed to determine the antibiotic resistance patterns and MDR phenotypes of UPEC strains isolated from children diagnosed with UTIs at the Russian Children's Clinical Hospital in Moscow, Russia.

Materials and Methods: Kirby–Bauer's disc diffusion method was used to study the sensitivity to antibiotics of 106 UPEC isolates from urine specimens from children (aged from 9 months to 18 years old) diagnosed with UTIs. The results were interpreted in accordance with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines and the correlations of variables with the degree to which each antibiotic inhibited the UPEC strains in terms of diameter on the disc were determined using Spearman's rank correlation test. A t-test and principal component analysis were performed to visualize the correlations of the susceptibility of UPEC to antibiotics with the age and sex of the patients. Statistical significance was set at p≤0.05.

Results: Among the 106 UPEC strains tested, none (0%) showed resistance to fosfomycin (FO), while 84 (79.2%) were resistant (R) to at least one antibiotic. The highest rates of resistance were observed to amoxicillin (69.8%), ampicillin (62.3%), cefazolin (39.6%), trimethoprim (TR) (37.7%), ceftriaxone (34.9%), and tetracycline (33.0%). Interestingly, 22 (20.8%) strains were R to imipenem. UPEC isolates from males aged 1-6 years were more R to antibiotics than those from the other groups, with the exception of TR, to which UPEC isolates from females aged 13-18 years old were less sensitive (S). The multidrug-resistance (MDR) index ranged between 0.00 and 0.75 and we found that more than a quarter of UPEC (31/106) had an MDR index ≥0.5 and only 22 (20.7%) strains were S to all antibiotics tested (MDR index=0). Finally, Spearman's rank correlation test showed that, with the exception of FO, there were correlations between the inhibition diameters of all other antibiotics.

Conclusion: FO is the only antibiotic to which all UPECs were S and may be suggested as the first line of treatment for UPEC. Further research is needed to continue monitoring antibiotic resistance and to investigate the genetic features associated with such resistance observed in this study.
Exploring the application of practice-based research on affective cinema to the teaching of creative cinematographic techniques within UK higher education
Authors: Prokopic Pavel
Published: November 2021

This article outlines an exploratory approach to the delivery of film practice education, as developed and tested with a second-year undergraduate module in cinematography. Students were provided with two existing creative sound pieces composed by a professional sound designer within the context of an AHRC-funded practice research project entitled Affective Cinema. These aspects of sound design inspired and informed the students’ work, while allowing them to focus upon the module’s key learning outcomes as related to camera and lighting skills. Above all, the approach allowed for aspects of the film theory synthesised through the preceding research – and pertinent to the nature and unique expressive potential of film – to be partially absorbed and learned by the students through practical experimentation, thus becoming an embodied, tacit practitioner knowledge. In this respect, I argue that such approaches help transcend the fraught divisions between film practice and film theory.
Excitement lies elsewhere: Teenage film-makers and popular culture
Authors: Shand Ryan
Published: November 2021

When teenagers are given access to digital media equipment, their teachers and film club leaders may hope that they will take the opportunity to make films of personal significance. Instead, young people often choose to engage in a parodic dialogue with popular culture, in a process which feels more familiar and/or comfortable to them, providing as it does a creative space unburdened by expectations of sincere expression. From a survey of numerous short films made in Scotland, it is evident that the use of pastiche and parody facilitates both progressive and reactionary perspectives, often within the same film. Exploring a series of detailed case studies of films made by young people in Scotland in the early 2000s, this article argues that parody can provide for young people an aesthetic distance from personal expression, which, ironically, is unexpectedly revealing of generalised teenage sociocultural attitudes.
Look Who's Cooking
Authors: Dutch Jennifer Rachel
Published: November 2021

In twenty-first century America, Home cooking has transformed from an overwhelming chore to a nearly avoidable pastime. This rapid disappearance of kitchen skills has led critics to lament the death of home cooking. “No one cooks anymore” is a rallying cry to get Americans back to cooking from scratch in order to improve health and increase happiness. However, this mourning for home cooking only serves to underscore its significance as a symbol of the importance of food to family, home, and community, which comes through in the rhetoric found in a variety of texts, including cookbooks, advertising, and YouTube videos. Analysis of these texts reveals that, far from dying, home cooking traditions continue as a powerful form of folklore that American fill with meaning as a representation of both the continuity of the past and the possibilities of the future.
Scientometric Profile of Fisheries Research in SAARC Countries
Authors: Borgohain Dhruba Jyoti , Verma Manoj Kumar , Daud Suriana Che
Published: November 2021

This paper provides a quantitative assessment of research output in SAARC countries in the domain of Fishery Science. The primary data for this study have been sourced from Scopus database for the period 1994 to 2021. The findings of the study highlight that a total of 1190 publications of different forms are available with 8820 citations with an average citation per year per document of 1.732 and annual growth of 4 articles per year in the 28 years window. The growth rate of publication is found to be highly consistent. A total of 4784 authors contributed their research items in the period of study and the number of multi-authored or collaborated works are found to be maximum (4750) and only 34 publications are found to be single-authored with a degree of collaboration of 0.99. India is the leading nation among the other SAARC nations with 75.97% of the publication (904 publications) and 8164 citations to those publications. Khan, MA is found to be the author with the highest number of publications (35) but Harikrishnan, R is the most influential author (highest g-index = 27) with 1100 total citations in 27 publications.Aquaculture Research is the journal with maximum publications (66). There exists a significant correlation between h-index and g-index in authors and journals.
Scientometric Analysis of the Research Productivity of Savitribai Phule Pune University
Authors: Chaturbhuj Santosh B. , Motewar Nandkishor Ramrao
Published: November 2021

The study is about the Scientometric analysis of published articles under the Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune since 2001 to 2019. Total of 6449 documents were studied. Specialisation Index and the Research Priority Index have been used for analysing the subjects and their sub-subjects Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Engineering. The study provides an overview of research conducted by the University and tries to show the weaker and stronger areas in four major subjects. The study measures and illustrates the research efforts taken by the Savitribai Phule Pune University in comparison with research efforts taken by the Nation and the World in the same subjects. The study found ‘Physics’ as a specialised subject in the University which obtained 1.455 SI Index Value. The study also reveals that ‘Medical Chemistry’ with 333.2 PI Value in Chemistry, ‘Polymer Science’ with 757.87 PI Value in Physics, ‘Microbiology’ with 1090.51 PI Value in Biology, and ‘Biotechnology Applied Microbiology’ with 936.9 PI Value in Engineering have received the highest research priority and corresponds to the Nation’s research productivity efforts in the same Sub-subjects. The study provides different ranking such as author’s productivity, most cited authors, author’s impact (h-index, g-index, m-index), most-cited journals and most contributed journals.
POTTERY SAMPLES RECOVERED FROM ABU ERTEILA (SUDAN) – CORRELATION OF MACROSCOPICALLY IDENTIFIED FABRICS WITH LABORATORY-DEFINED RAW MATERIAL GROUPS
Authors: Daszkiewicz Małgorzata , Malykh Swietlana
Published: November 2021

This article reports on the use of laboratory analysis to examine whether pottery recovered from excavations at Abu Erteila includes wares made at the same workshops as pottery found at other Meroitic sites in the region. It also examines whether wares deemed typical of the Abu Erteila ceramic assemblage were made of the same raw materials as pottery at neighbouring sites or clay used at other workshops. Particular attention was paid to assessing whether samples with fabrics which macroscopically resemble the Musawwarat fabrics were indeed made at workshops in Musaw­­warat or whether this macroscopic similarity is deceptive.
Ἐκπύρωσις – ZOGNIENIE WSZECHŚWIATA W FILOZOFII STOICKIEJ
Authors: Osiński Piotr
Published: November 2021

This paper is devoted to the Stoic concept of ἐκπύρωσις – the conflagration of universe, its development, its position in the Stoic physical system and related ideas such as ἀποκατάστασις (the reconstruction of universe) as well as the Stoic idea of deity. Also, it addresses the issue of mythological and philosophical sources of the concept in question and presents several examples of its influence.
IL CONFLITTO TRA INDIVIDUO E SISTEMA: VERSO LA COSTRUZIONE DELLA NUOVA IDENTITÀ CULTURALE NEL ROMANZO „I GRANDI OCCHI DEL MARE” DI LEONARD GUACI
Authors: Karp Karol
Published: November 2021

The aim of the article is to analyse the theme of cultural identity in the novel „I grandi occhi del mare” by Leonard Guaci. Starting from Gioia di Cristofaro Longo’s theoretical assumptions concerning the connection between identity and culture, we stress the influence of Italian culture on the sense of identity felt by the characters who represent Albanians living in the period of Enver Hoxha’s communist dictatorship. The analysis also draws on the theories of scholars such us Hannah Arendt, Homi Bhabha, Dominique Chancé, Giovanni Marchetti, Nora Moll.
Individuos y espacios domésticos: estrategias de transmisión de la propiedad de las mujeres viudas en la España rural (extremadura, siglo XVIII)
Authors: Tovar Pulido Raquel
Published: November 2021

This article discusses the distribution of paternal property within rural communi-ties in the interior of the Iberian Peninsula, through an analysis of familial inher-itance of a widow from Extremadura. As a source for the study, the author draws on the Cadastre Ledger of the Marquis of Ensenada (1761), kept in the General Archive of Simancas (AGS), capturing changes in the family estate of a country widow (living in the village of Alcuéscar) in the mid-eighteenth century resulting from a transfer of property. Using the method of quantitative analysis developed by the Annales School, the author examines the issue from several standpoints; on the one hand, this enables insights into the increases and reductions in the volume of real estate (urban and rural) and the real estate assets of such women through pur-chases and sales. On the other, the author is also able to analyze and outline the distribution ofa widow’s property during her life and after her death.
Pomoc humanitarna a nowe ruchy religijne: „humanitarni wolontariusze” organizacją charytatywną kościoła scjentologicznego. „Coś można z tym zrobić”.
Authors: Anoszko Sergiusz
Published: November 2021

The article discusses religious humanitarian aid on the example of the Vol-unteer Ministers, an organization attached to the Church of Scientology. The core issue here is the controversy surrounding the activities and the social aftermath of that structure. By examining particular instances, including their activities in Poland, the author attempts a preliminary explanation of the problem and remarks on the allegations made with respect to scientologists.
Dwie drogi, dwa ruchy i zdrada – Ukraińskie narracje o rewolucji na granicie i ludowym ruchu Ukrainy
Authors: Jędraszczyk Katarzyna
Published: November 2021

The article analyzes the Ukrainian narrative concerning the role of student protests in Ukraine in October 1990. The narrative in question competes with much more widespread knowledge about the actions undertaken by the so-called Rukh (People’s Movement of Ukraine, Narodnyi Rukh Ukrajiny) and its leaders as the nation strove for independence. The memory of the so-called the Revolution on Granite is passed on by the participants of those events. Thanks to the inclusive narrative, also moderated by the state, the alternative repre-sentation of the past and historiography has no potential to provoke a conflict of memory, being merely a different interpretative approach indulging in hypothetical scenarios of development of Ukrainian democracy had the key demands of the protesters been met (early elections in 1991).
Extended bound states in the continuum in a one-dimensional grating implemented on a distributed Bragg reflector
Authors: Pruszyńska-Karbownik Emilia , Janczak Mikołaj , Czyszanowski Tomasz
Published: November 2021

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are observed in optical cavities composed of a high refractive index periodic structure embedded in significantly lower refractive index surroundings, enabling vertical confinement of the grating modes. Here, we propose a vertically nonsymmetric configuration, implemented on a high refractive index bulk substrate with a one-dimensional grating positioned on a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR). In this configuration, the grating modes are leaky, which could prohibit the creation of a BIC if the grating was implemented on uniform substrate. However, the judiciously designed DBR on which the grating is implemented reflects nonzero diffraction orders induced by the grating. We found that the laterally antisymmetric optical modes located at the center of the Brillouin zone of this structure create BICs that are robust against changes in the grating parameters, as long as the DBR reflects the diffraction orders. The configuration enables a high degree of design freedom, facilitating the realization of very high quality factor cavities in conventional all-semiconductor technology.
Influence of Specimen Size on the Tear Strength of Fabrics by the Trapezoid Procedure
Authors: Munevar-Ortiz Laura , Batcheller Jane , Dolez Patricia I.
Published: November 2021

Tear strength is an important fabric characteristic used to evaluate the serviceability of textile materials and their suitability for particular end uses such as protective clothing. In this study, the effect of test specimen size on tear strength was analyzed. The aim was to determine whether smaller specimens could be used to perform tear strength tests without significantly affecting the test results. The ASTM D5587-15, Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Trapezoid Procedure, was followed using the standard test specimen size and three smaller sizes. The geometrical characteristics, i.e., trapezoid angle, length of smaller base, and notch length, were unchanged in the smaller specimens, and only the tearing distance through the specimen became shorter as the specimen size was reduced. The test was performed on three fabrics with different structures: plain weave, ripstop, and ripstop with a laminated polymer membrane. Statistical analysis based on the analysis of variance and multiple comparison tests were used to interpret the data. For the plain weave, and ripstop fabrics tested in the warp direction, the results showed no difference in the mean tear strength between the standard-sized specimens and smaller specimens as long as the specimen size did not fall below 55 by 110 mm. Below this size, the distance over which the tear strength was measured became too short for enough high peaks to be recorded and used in calculating the average tearing strength of each specimen. For the laminated fabric tested in both the warp and weft directions, and for the plain weave and ripstop fabrics tested in the weft direction, there were no statistical differences in the mean tear strength between the four specimen sizes, including the smallest size (45 by 90 mm). These results support the use of smaller specimens to accurately determine the trapezoidal tear strength of fabrics when the amount of material available for testing is limited.
Simulation of Lovastatin Production in Solid-State Fermentation via Oil Palm Frond
Authors: Nata N. A. , Mohd Said F. , Md Shaarani@Md Nawi S. , Harun N.
Published: November 2021

Lovastatin is a potent drug for lowering the blood cholesterol. It is a competitive inhibitor of 3-hyroxy3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, which is a key enzyme in the cholesterol production pathway. Lovastatin increases the good cholesterol or high-density lipoproteins to prevent the formation of plaque inside the blood vessels. This study aims to develop a process model of lovastatin production, produced by Monascus purpureus under solid-state fermentation using oil palm frond. SuperPro Design V9.5 software was used to develop and simulate the process model. Three parameters which are initial moisture content, composition of peptone and potassium, were varied to investigate their effects on lovastatin production. The optimum condition simulated using the process model at pH 7 with 60% initial moisture content, 0.0075 kg/hr of potassium, and 0.0075 kg/hr of peptone was able to produce 0.0288 kg/kg of lovastatin. The simulated results show good agreement with experimental work, with low percentage error of 5.77%, and provide a good approximation on the production of lovastatin under various process operating conditions.
Adrenal wash-out CT: moderate diagnostic value in distinguishing benign from malignant adrenal masses
Authors: Schloetelburg Wiebke , Ebert Ines , Petritsch Bernhard , Weng Andreas Max , Dischinger Ulrich , Kircher Stefan , Buck Andreas Konrad , Bley Thorsten Alexander , Deutschbein Timo , Fassnacht Martin
Published: November 2021

Objective

Reliable results of wash-out CT in the diagnostic workup of adrenal incidentalomas are scarce. Thus, we evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of delayed wash-out CT and determined thresholds to accurately differentiate adrenal masses.

Design

Retrospective, single-center cohort study including 216 patients with 252 adrenal lesions who underwent delayed wash-out CT. Definitive diagnoses based on histopathology (n = 92) or comprehensive follow-up.

Methods

Size, average attenuation values of the adrenal lesions in all CT scan phases, and absolute and relative percentage wash-out (APW/RPW) were determined by an expert radiologist blinded for clinical data. Adrenal lesions with unenhanced attenuation values >10 Hounsfield units (HU) built a subgroup (n = 142). Diagnostic accuracy was calculated.

Results

The study group consisted of 171 adenomas, 32 other benign tumors, 11 pheochromocytomas, 9 adrenocortical carcinomas, and 29 other malignant tumors. All (potentially) malignant and 46% of benign lesions showed unenhanced attenuation values >10 HU. In this most relevant subgroup, the established thresholds of 60% for APW and 40% for RPW misclassified 35.9 and 35.2% of the masses, respectively. When we applied optimized cutoffs (APW >83%; RPW >58%) and excluded pheochromocytomas, we missed only one malignant tumor by APW and none by RPW. However, only 11 and 15% of the benign tumors were correctly identified.

Conclusions

Wash-out CT with the established thresholds for APW and RPW is insufficient to reliably diagnose adrenal masses. Using the proposed cutoff of 58% for RPW, malignant tumors will be correctly identified, but the added value is limited, namely 15% of patients with benign tumors can be prevented from additional imaging or even unnecessary surgery.
Rapport de lecture. Écriture, abjection, beauté dans le Brodeck de Philippe Claudel
Authors: Ferraro Guido
Published: November 2021

Cet article aborde des aspects de la structure générative d’un texte qui sont peu considérés par le modèle classique; parmi ceux-ci, la détermination de la ligne effective des successions dans l’arrangement sémantique, l’intégration du dispositif argumentatif et énonciatif, l’incidence de modèles culturels externes, la présence déterminante de niveaux narratifs virtuels. Je voudrais aussi souligner l’importance à accorder à l’expérience de lecture d’un roman, en relation également avec ce qui peut être considéré comme la valeur esthétique du texte.

On peut aussi montrer par cette voie comment, grâce à ce qu’on apprend par le contact avec les textes, la sémiotique peut croître, toujours en s’appuyant sur ses références fondamentales, mais en les enrichissant de plus grandes articulations et en y intégrant de nouveaux aspects. Le roman choisi pour l’analyse, Le Rapport de Brodeck de Philippe Claudel nous aide en ce sens : c’est un ouvrage qui, à la manière propre d’un texte littéraire et d’une expression narrative, réfléchit sur l’écriture, sur l’interaction avec le lecteur, sur les mécanismes du récit et sur la relation entre le récit d’invention, les modèles éthiques et le monde réel.
Neuromodulators in the Brain-Gut Axis: their Role in the Therapy of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Authors: Fadgyas Stanculete Mihaela , Dumitrascu Dan Lucian , Drossman Douglas
Published: November 2021

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a clinically well-defined chronic condition that is now understood as a disorder of gut-brain regulation, as established in the work of the Rome IV committees coordinated by Drossman, 2016. People with IBS often report high disability levels and poor health-related quality of life. Drug therapy focuses on reducing main symptoms and disability and improving health-related quality of life. Central neuromodulators reduce IBS symptoms by targeting dysregulated pain and motility related to gut-brain dysregulation. It can also treat associated mental health symptoms. Based on their multiple effects on central and peripheral mechanisms, neuromodulators have been used to treat IBS patients. This review presents the rationale supporting medication treatments for specific IBS symptoms, discusses evidence-based management of IBS with central neuromodulators, and reviews the progress in the research for new neuromodulators.
ОРГАНІЗАЦІЯ ПЛАНУВАННЯ РОЗВИТКУ ТЕРИТОРІЙ У КОНТЕКСТІ ДЕЦЕНТРАЛІЗАЦІЇ ДЕРЖАВНОГО УПРАВЛІННЯ: ПОЄДНАННЯ ІНТЕГРОВАНИХ, ПРОСТОРОВИХ ТА ЕКОНОМІЧНИХ ПІДХОДІВ
Authors: ОЛЕКСЮК Ганна , КУЙБІДА Степан , ЛИСЯК Наталія , ПОПАДИНЕЦЬ Назарій
Published: November 2021

Досліджено комплексне просторове та економічне планування розвитку територіальних громад на умовах їх поєднання, яке сприятиме ефективному управлінню територіями і забезпеченню інтегрованого сталого розвитку територій для майбутніх поколінь. Висвітлено особливості законодавства щодо нових положень просторового й економічного планування територій територіальних громад, здійснено порівняння основних підходів до розроблення Комплексного плану просторового розвитку території територіальної громади, Концепції інтегрованого розвитку території територіальної громади і Стратегії розвитку громади. Побудовано схему зв’язків елементів при формуванні означених Комплексного плану, Концепції та Стратегії.Встановлено, що на законодавчому рівні прийнято положення щодо спільних підходів до формування ключових документів просторового і економічного планування розвитку територій територіальних громад, єдність документації із землеустрою та містобудівної документації на місцевому рівні.Показано, що Концепція інтегрованого розвитку території територіальної громади є основою й певним «містком» для поєднання засад і показників при формуванні Комплексного плану просторового розвитку території територіальних громад і Стратегії розвитку громади. Формування Концепції пропонується здійснювати на основі попереднього концептуально-структурного моделювання ендогенного потенціалу територіальних громад, з допомогою якого встановити особливості наявного потенціалу за його елементами (природно-ресурсним, виробничо-інфраструктурним, трудовим, соціально-культурним та ін.), що мають місце в кожній громаді залежно від її особливих і загальних характеристик.Доведено, що моделювання потенціалу територіальних громад здійснюється на основі встановлення, інтегрування, об’єднання, поєднання, взаємопроникнення зв’язків і залежностей у теперішньому часі та їх інтерпретації (проєктування, перенесення) на відповідну часову перспективу (п’ять, десять і більше років).
ЦІНА ЗЕМЛІ СІЛЬСЬКОГОСПОДАРСЬКОГО ПРИЗНАЧЕННЯ З УРАХУВАННЯМ ВАРТОСТІ ЕКОСИСТЕМНИХ ПОСЛУГ ҐРУНТІВ
Authors: ВЕКЛИЧ Оксана , БОЙКО Євгенія
Published: November 2021

За останніми даними Держгеокадастру щодо нормативної грошової оцінки сільськогосподарських угідь у регіонах України наведено результати розрахунків мінімальної та максимальної вихідної (початкової) ціни землі сільськогосподарського призначення в Україні, а також середньої вартості гектара, яка майже в півтора разу перевищує їх орієнтовну стартову величину, анонсовану з відкриттям вітчизняного ринку землі. Запропоновано і відповідно конкретизовано класифікацію чинників зміни ціни гектара землі сільськогосподарського призначення, яку структуровано в три групи: 1) загальні чинники формування ціни земель сільськогосподарського призначення; 2) чинники підвищення ціни; 3) чинники зменшення ціни землі сільськогосподарського призначення. Уперше представлено і розкрито такий чинник формування ціни землі сільськогосподарського призначення, як розмір доходу від споживання екосистемних послуг. Вагомість цього чинника доведено результатами грошового оцінювання внеску двох видів екосистемних послуг ґрунтів земель сільськогосподарського призначення місцевого екосистемного активу Миколаївської області –– регулюючої послуги з утримання вуглецю в ґрунті, яка надається ґрунтами земель природного зростання сільськогосподарських культур, та забезпечуючої послуги з постачання врожаю, яка надається ґрунтами земель сільськогосподарського призначення.Наведено результати здійснення гіпотетичної екстраполяції вартості внеску забезпечуючої екосистемної послуги з постачання врожаю, що надається чорноземними ґрунтами земель сільськогосподарського призначення екосистемного активу територіальної громади села Семенівка Миколаївської області, на розмір початкової ціни земель сільськогосподарського призначення регіонального екосистемного активу Миколаївської області. Унаслідок цього отримано значно здорожену, проте більш реальну орієнтовну ціну гектара землі для даного регіону з урахуванням розміру доходу від споживання такої екосистемної послуги чорноземного ґрунту. Зроблено висновок щодо наявності потужного потенціалу зростання ціни сільськогосподарського призначення в регіонах України, а також щодо фактичної неготовності стартових цінових позицій відкриття ринку землі в Україні, насамперед через невідповідність нинішньої початкової ціни землі об’єктивним соціально-економічним реаліям.
Numerical Simulation of Flood Routing using the Simplified Saint Venant Equations in Rectangular Channels
Authors: Sulistyono Bambang Agus
Published: November 2021

Floods, which cause a lot of damage, are a natural phenomenon that often occurs during the rainy season. Flood occurs because the discharge entering the channel exceeds the channel capacity. If the discharge data in the upstream area that will enter the channel is known, we can determine the flow behavior in the downstream area using a mathematical model. In this study, we proposed using simplified Saint Venant equations to simulate the flow routing in a prismatic channel with a rectangular section. This model is solved numerically using the finite difference method. Here, the numerical scheme used succeeds in simulating the flow behavior in the channel due to the discharge entering it. The simulation results show that the discharge entering the channel will propagate downstream with decreasing discharge quantity. Information on the amount of discharge at locations along the channel is useful as supporting data for flood control and prevention systems that will be conveyed to residents along the channel.Keywords: flood routing; prismatic channel; Saint Venant Equations; finite difference method. AbstrakBanjir yang menimbulkan banyak kerusakan merupakan fenomena alam yang sering terjadi pada musim hujan. Banjir terjadi karena debit yang masuk ke dalam kanal melebihi kapasitas kanalnya. Jika data debit di daerah hulu yang akan masuk ke dalam kanal diketahui, maka kita dapat menentukan perilaku aliran di daerah hilir dengan menggunakan model matematika. Dalam studi ini, kami mengusulkan untuk menggunakan persamaan Saint Venant yang disederhanakan untuk mensimulasikan penelusuran aliran pada saluran prismatik dengan penampang persegi panjang. Model ini diselesaikan secara numerik dengan menggunakan metode beda hingga. Di sini, skema numerik yang digunakan berhasil mensimulasikan perilaku aliran pada saluran akibat debit yang masuk. Hasil simulasi menunjukkan bahwa debit yang masuk ke saluran akan merambat ke hilir dengan kuantitas debit yang semakin berkurang. Informasi jumlah debit di lokasi sepanjang saluran ini berguna sebagai data pendukung pada sistem pengendalian dan pencegahan banjir yang akan disampaikan kepada penduduk di sepanjang kanal.Kata kunci: penelusuran banjir; saluran prismatik; persamaan Saint Venant; metode beda hingga.
Cubic Polynomial for the Series of Consecutive Cubes under Alternating Signs
Authors: Casinillo Leomarich Fortugaliza , Abas Crisanto L
Published: November 2021

This paper aims to develop an elegant formula for the series of consecutive cubes of natural numbers under alternating signs. In addition, this paper investigates the formula under odd and even number of terms and discuss some important findings.Keywords: Consecutive cubes; alternating signs; odd and even terms.2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: 11B13, 11B50, 97I30AbstrakPaper ini bertujuan membangun formula yang elegan untuk deret berganti tanda bilangan-bilangan kubik berurutan.  Paper ini juga menyelidiki formula untuk banyak suku ganjil dan untuk banyak suku genap, dan mendiskusikan beberapa temuan penting.Kata kunci:. Bilangan kubik berurutan, berganti tanda, suku ganjil dan suku genap
Copula in Wildfire Analysis: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Najib Mohamad Khoirun , Nurdiati Sri , Sopaheluwakan Ardhasena
Published: November 2021

AbstractCopula model is a method that can be implemented in various study fields, including analyzing wildfires. The copula distribution function gives a simple way to define joint distribution between two or more random variables. This study aims to review the application of copula in the analysis of wildfires using a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and provide insight into research opportunities related to the application in Indonesia. The results show there are very few articles using the copula model in the analysis of wildfires. However, the increasing number of article citations each year shows the importance of such article research and has contributed to wildfire analysis development. In that article, 50% of studies applied the copula model to direct wildfire analysis (using fire data) in Canada, Portugal, and the US. Meanwhile, the other 50% use the copula model for indirect wildfire analysis (not using fire data) in Canada and the European region. The outcome of the presented review will provide the latest research positions and future research opportunities on the application of copula in the analysis of wildfires in Indonesia.Keywords: copula; wildfire; systematic literature review. AbstrakModel copula merupakan metode yang dapat diimplementasikan pada berbagai bidang penelitian, salah satunya pada analisis kebakaran hutan. Fungsi sebaran copula memberikan cara yang mudah untuk mendefinisikan sebaran peluang bersama antara dua peubah acak atau lebih. Tujuan penelitian ini mengulas penerapan model copula tersebut pada analisis kebakaran hutan dalam studi literatur menggunakan Systematic Literature Review (SLR) serta memberikan peluang riset ke depan terkait implementasinya pada analisis kebakaran hutan di Indonesia. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model copula pada analisis kebakaran hutan masih sangat sedikit. Namun, peningkatan jumlah sitasi artikel tiap tahun menunjukkan pentingnya penelitian tersebut dan memiliki kontribusi pada perkembangan analisis kebakaran hutan. Pada artikel tersebut, sebanyak 50% penelitian menerapkan model copula pada analisis kebakaran secara langsung (menggunakan data kebakaran) di Kanada, Portugal, dan Amerika. Sementara, sebanyak 50% lainnya menerapkan model copula pada analisis kebakaran secara tak langsung (tidak menggunakan data kebakaran), yaitu di Kanada dan kawasan Eropa. Hasil tinjauan memberikan posisi riset terkini serta usulan riset ke depan mengenai penerapan model copula untuk analisis kebakaran hutan dan lahan di Indonesia.Kata kunci: copula; kebakaran hutan; studi literatur sistematik.
Improving Hospital Infant Safe Sleep Compliance by Using Safety Prevention Bundle Methodology
Authors: Batra Erich K. , Lewis Mary , Saravana Deepa , Corr Tammy E. , Daymont Carrie , Miller Jennifer R. , Hackman Nicole M. , Mikula Margaret , Ostrov Barbara E. , Fogel Benjamin N.
Published: November 2021

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

Sudden unexpected infant death often results from unsafe sleep environments and is the leading cause of postneonatal mortality in the United States. Standardization of infant sleep environment education has been revealed to impact such deaths. This standardized approach is similar to safety prevention bundles typically used to monitor and improve health outcomes, such as those related to hospital-acquired conditions (HACs). We sought to use the HAC model to measure and improve adherence to safe sleep guidelines in an entire children’s hospital.

METHODS

A hospital-wide safe sleep bundle was implemented on September 15, 2017. A safe sleep performance improvement team met monthly to review data and discuss ideas for improvement through the use of iterative plan-do-study-act cycles. Audits were performed monthly from March 2017 to October 2019 and monitored safe sleep parameters. Adherence was measured and reviewed through the use of statistical process control charts (p-charts).

RESULTS

Overall compliance improved from 9% to 72%. Head of bed flat increased from 62% to 93%, sleep space free of extra items increased from 52% to 81%, and caregiver education completed increased from 10% to 84%. The centerline for infant in supine position remained stable at 81%.

CONCLUSIONS

Using an HAC bundle safety prevention model to improve adherence to infant safe sleep guidelines is a feasible and effective method to improve the sleep environment for infants in all areas of a children’s hospital.
The snake fauna of the most threatened region of the Atlantic Forest: natural history, distribution, species richness and a complement to the Atlas of Brazilian Snakes
Authors: Filho Gentil Alves , Marco Freitas  , Washington Luiz  , Geraldo Jorge Barbosa  , Thais Barreto Guedes  , Frederico Gustavo Rodrigues França
Published: November 2021

The Atlantic Forest is one of the richest tropical forests in the world, with a high endemism rate of vertebrates, including several snakes. The snake fauna of the Atlantic Forest is rich and complex, presenting differences in fauna composition along its extension. The existence of at least four endemism centers along this forest is well documented and supported by data of vertebrates, invertebrates and plants. The Pernambuco Endemism Center (PEC) is the most septentrional region of the Atlantic Forest, and it contacts areas with transitional forests and arid landscapes (Caatinga) which along with altitudinal variation enable a unique snake fauna for this region. In this study we provide: (i) an updated list of species, detailed information about natural history, as well as a detailed geographic distribution for all species recorded in the PEC; (ii) a comparison between the snake fauna of the PEC with other regions of the Atlantic Forest. The snake fauna of the PEC is composed by 86 species of 8 families. The results showed that most of the species recorded in the PEC are distributed close to the coast, probably due to the proximity of the research centers, but also due to the present distribution of the remnants close to the coast. The forest remnants in the highlands (Brejos de Altitude) harbors a high diversity of species with high similarity with the coastal forests. We found a strong separation between the snake fauna of assemblages located in southwestern and northeastern Brazil, indicating clear characteristics of the snake fauna of the PEC.
Modelagem dos dados de falha de uma bomba de refrigeração de alto-forno
Authors: Andrade Paulo César de Resende , Maciel Gabriel Acyprest
Published: November 2021

A manutenção de equipamentos vem se tornando cada vez mais importante, sendo responsável por sustentar a qualidade e a competitividade das indústrias no atual mundo globalizado. Dessa forma, o estudo da confiabilidade é de suma importância para a manutenção industrial, visto que auxilia na previsão de falhas e, consequentemente, no aumento da disponibilidade e produtividade dos equipamentos industriais. Para realizar a aplicação da confiabilidade é preciso ter conhecimento a respeito do equipamento, possibilitando assim determinar os modos e as causas de falhas. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo fazer a modelagem dos tempos até a falha de uma bomba de refrigeração de alto-forno. Os tempos foram fornecidos pela empresa Ligas de Alumínio S/A, situada no norte de Minas Gerais e analisados por meio do software ProConf. A distribuição Weibull foi a que melhor se ajustou ao conjunto de dados. Os resultados indicam que a bomba de refrigeração se encontra no final da fase de mortalidade infantil, com tendência de estabilização da taxa de falha. Ou seja, está em no início de sua vida útil, indicando a utilização da manutenção preditiva.
Palavras-chave: Confiabilidade; curva da banheira; manutenção; mortalidade infantil.
First record of non-native Xiphophorus maculatus (Günther, 1866) (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae) in the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil
Authors: Ottoni Felipe Polivanov , Guimarães Erick Cristofore , Santos Jadson Pinheiro , Brito Pâmella Silva de , South Josie , Bragança Pedro Henrique Negreiros de
Published: November 2021

During a field expedition in 2020, we recorded specimens of an invasive platy fish, Xiphophorus maculatus, in the state of Maranhão, Brazil. This new occurrence, in the Municipality of São Luis, is only the second time that this non-native species has been found in northeastern Brazil. We provide an updated list of all invasive species recorded from the island of São Luís, highlighting the negative impacts they may confer for the native biodiversity.
PENGARUH MODAL USAHA DAN STRATEGI PEMASARAN TERHADAP PENGEMBANGAN USAHA MIKRO DI KECAMATAN KABILA KABUPATEN BONE BOLANGO
Authors: Lasoma Arni , Sofhian Sofhian , Zainuddin Yusran
Published: November 2021

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh terdapatnya 1205 pelaku usaha mikro di Kecamatan Kabila, Kabupaten Bone Bolango dengan peluang dan potensi yang besar untuk dapat berkembang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh modal usaha dan strategi pemasaran terhadap pengembangan usaha mikro di Kecamatan Kabila Kabupaten Bone Bolango. Penelitian ini adalah jenis kuantitatif dengan metode yang digunakan deskriptif dan pendekatan kuantitatif. Sehingga teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji statistik dengan analisis regresi linear berganda, koefisien determinasi, korelasi berganda, dan uji hipotesis. Jumlah populasi pada penelitian ini adalah 1205 usaha mikro, dengan sampel penelitian yang digunakan adalah 93 usaha mikro. Hasil penelitian yang telah diperoleh menyimpulkan bahwa secara parsial modal usaha berpengaruh signifikan terhadap pengembangan usaha mikro di Kecamatan Kabila Kabupaten Bone Bolango; strategi pemasaran berpengaruh signifikan terhadap pengembangan usaha mikro di Kecamatan Kabila Kabupaten Bone Bolango; dan secara simultan modal usaha dan pengembangan usaha berpengaruh terhadap pengembangan usaha mikro di Kecamatan Kabila Kabupaten Bone Bolango, dengan kontribusi sebesar 28,6%, sedangkan sisanya 71.4% dipengaruhi oleh faktor lain seperti tenaga kerja, dan keuntungan yang didapat oleh pelaku usaha mikro itu sendiri.
Privilege and Oppression: Exploring the Paradoxical Identity of White Women Administrators in Higher Education
Authors: Tevis Tenisha , Pifer Meghan J.
Published: November 2021

Race is a prominent issue in higher education, which has intensified demands upon postsecondary leadership to acknowledge and respond to increasing racial tensions within campus communities. Many administrators, who are mostly White, are left perplexed regarding how to address such demands. Having leaders who understand bias can potentially support institutional responses to racial tensions. As such, this study focused on the second largest share of college administrators, White women – an identity rooted in both privilege and oppression. White women may better understand the conditions of oppression given their gendered status, yet may also be unaware of the extent of their privilege or its effects on their leadership decisions. Their unique positioning calls for a deeper exploration of the role identity plays in leadership, especially in times of racial discord. Utilizing Putnam’s bridging capital and bonding capital framework, findings highlight where their privilege and oppression emerge in study participants’ leadership, leading to recommendations for future research and practice.
Justificación del uso de la tchc en la evaluación del soporte óseo en enfermedad periodontal
Authors: Morales Ibáñez Felipe , Otárola Esteban , Hidalgo Alejandro , Jacques Jaime
Published: November 2021

Los signos de la enfermedad periodontal se pesquisan de manera clínica y radiográfica. Los exámenes imagenológicos de primera elección son las radiografías convencionales, y complementan la información clínica. Sin embargo, las radiografías pueden entregar información limitada, debido a la sobreproyección de estructuras, esto debido a la reproducción bidimensional de estructuras tridimensionales. Para superar esto, surge la posibilidad de usar la tomografía computarizada de haz cónico. Esta genera imágenes tridimensionales y en cualquier plano del espacio, de las estructuras de soporte óseo periodontal, aunque con dosis de radiación ionizante que suele ser mayor que las radiografías convencionales. Por lo tanto, la indicación de uso de tomografía computarizada de haz cónico debe ser justificada. El modelo jerárquico de eficacia diagnóstica y las guías clínicas respaldan la indicación de tomografía computarizada de haz cónico para evaluar el soporte óseo periodontal en pacientes con defectos intraóseos y de furca, además de mencionar la utilidad en planificación y control de procedimientos quirúrgicos regenerativos. La literatura recomienda indicar tomografía computarizada de haz cónico sólo cuando la evaluación clínica y radiográfica convencional no aportan la información necesaria para un correcto diagnóstico y planificación de tratamiento, por lo que como primera elección no es indicada.