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Lesser Sac Haematoma-Melioidosis - A Surgical Surprise
Authors: Appukuttan Anuraj , Valsalan Abhijith , Shaji Sherin , Gopal Gowri
Published: April 2021

Melioidosis, a potentially fatal disease endemic in South East Asia and Northern Australia is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a potential bioterror agent. It is a motile, aerobic non-spore forming gram negative bacillus often characterised by pneumonia and multiple abscesses, but it can also present as septic arthritis, cutaneous ulcer and osteomyelitis. Modes of acquisition are inhalation, inoculation and rarely ingestion from a contaminated environment.1 General and gastro surgeons rarely come across abdominal melioidosis and rare is a lesser sac haematoma secondary to mycotic aneurysm of splenic artery caused by melioidosis. Clinical manifestations can vary from asymptomatic infections to localised abscesses to fulminating diseases with multiorgan involvement and eventual death. Due to evolving lifestyle, extensive travel and climate changes the disease which was previously confined to specific countries has crossed its boundaries. Increase in cases of comorbid conditions like diabetes and immunocompromised states have added on to the cause of increasing rates of the disease worldwide. India has seen isolated case reports from few states. Most often Burkholderia pseudomallei is misreported as pseudomonas species especially in resource-poor laboratories making the disease potentially fatal due to error in the treatment protocol.2 Due to its high chance of recurrence, prolonged treatment with combinations of antibiotics is required for complete eradication.
Junction Temperature Consistency Analysis of MMC Submodule
Authors: Chen Zhuo , Guo Yumei , Wang Xiangming
Published: April 2021

 Although modular multilevel converter（MMC）is widely used in the field of DC power transmission due to its

excellent topology performance, the natural DC bias characteristics cause thermal imbalance of internal devices. Too high temperature at the junction of power devices is one of the major causes of damage. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the factors that affect the device junction temperature. Combining with the thermal resistance model, the junction temperature under two typical modulation strategies is compared, and the power loss and junction temperature are calculated.
Can a patient’s death go unpunished?
Authors: Bek Dominika , Hanc Jakub
Published: April 2021

A medical error resulting in a patient’s death is one of the most difficult experiences in the professional practice of medical personnel. A healthcare professional faces the suffering and grievances of the deceased patient's relatives and, at the same time, the prospect of legal liability including a criminal penalty and prohibition from practising a profession. This article attempts to address the issue of the necessity and usefulness of applying such far-reaching consequences in all cases of the patient's death caused through a fault attributable to a healthcare professional. It argues for the widest possible use of mediation in cases of medical error, in particular in criminal law cases. It focuses on reasonable expectations of the deceased patient’s family and the need for the improvement of standards of health protection in similar cases. This perspective makes it possible to conclude that a criminal penalty for the perpetrator of an error is not always in the public interest.

As regards the possibility of using mediation in cases involving a medical error, this article refers to the Polish normative tradition, although the dilemma highlighted in its title is certainly of a universal and transnational nature.
Legal Guarantees for the Protection of Public Health Against the Spread of Infectious Diseases - New Challenges and Threats
Authors: Czechowicz Sebastian
Published: April 2021

Public health is considered a social value. Effective laws are critical to achieving high levels of public health. The legislature faces many challenges in protecting human life and health. The COVID-19 pandemic is the best evidence of this. Effective prevention of infectious diseases and epidemic threats should not escape the legislature's attention. Both preventive measures and effective fight against already existing threats are essential for their elimination. This work presents the results of research on the doctrine of public health and the legal guarantees of its protection. The paper presents the most recent threats to human life and health associated with the spread of infectious diseases. The paper also presents the results of statistical research on the effectiveness of the fight against the spread of infectious diseases.
Amelioration of Oxidative Stress Through Supplementation of Self- formulated Anti-oxidant Mixture for Early Recovery and Prophylaxis of Bovine Mastitis in Kashmir Valley
Authors: Muhee A. , Malik H.U. , Bhat R.A. , Akhoon Z.A. , Khan Adil Mehraj , Nabi S.U. , Hussain S.A. , Beigh S.A. , Shaheen M.
Published: April 2021

Background: During lactation, mammary epithelial cells exhibit a high metabolic rate and thus produce large amounts of ROS and lipid peroxides in vivo (Jin et al. 2014; Ganguly et al., 2016). A surplus of ROS and the absence of optimal amounts of antioxidants (which neutralize these free radicals or ROS) results in oxidative stress (Lykkesfeldt and Svendsen, 2007). A clinical study was undertaken on Bovine Mastitis in Kashmir valley to study the relation between oxidative stress and clinical mastitis. An attempt was also made to see the effect of supplementation of self-formulated anti-oxidant trace mineral mixture on recovery and prophylaxis of Bovine mastitis through amelioration of oxidative stress. Methods: The oxidative stress was assessed through estimation of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, reduced glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO). In addition, blood trace mineral status for copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn) and selenium (Se) were also assessed in mastitic animals and compared with normal healthy lactating animals. The utility of anti-oxidants in clinical management of mastitis was measured through response to treatment with trace minerals like Cu, Zn, Mn and Se in addition to conventional antibiotic therapy. Two groups of mastitic animals received two therapeutic regimens. Group I animals received antibiotics and self formulated anti-oxidant mixture at therapeutic doses while as Group II animals received only antibiotics (at same dose rate and frequency). Clinical recovery was assessed on the basis of CMT point score, milk somatic cell count and milk biochemistry. For prophylactic study, forty recently parturated lactating animals having susceptibility to occurrence of mastitis were divided into two groups of twenty animals each. One group of animals was supplemented with self-formulated anti-oxidant mixture at prophylactic doses for a period of thirty days so as to see the effect of supplementation on oxidative stress parameters and occurrence of clinical mastitis. Result: A significant decrease was found in the values of SOD, catalase, GSH and Cu, Zn, Mn and Se but a significant increase was found in the values of MDA and NO in clinical cases of mastitis as compared to healthy control group. Therapeutic regimen I proved efficacious than the therapeutic regimen II in treatment of clinical mastitis with higher recovery rates and lesser number of mean days required for recovery in group I than group II animals. The efficacy of prophylactic treatment was monitored by occurrence of mastitis during the course of therapy and one month after therapy. Group I animals did not suffer from clinical mastitis and showed considerable improvement in oxidative stress parameters, milk SCC and blood trace mineral status as compared to group II.
Stability of Wheat Genotypes by AMMI and Yield Evaluated under Peninsular Zone of India
Authors: Verma Ajay , Singh G.P.
Published: April 2021

Background: Efficient estimation of main and interaction effects under multi environment trials had been carried out by AMMI. Studies with low proportion of the variance explained by first interaction principal component IPCA1 under AMMI analysis had been reported biased interpretation for the stability of the genotypes. Methods: Weighted Average of Absolute scores (WAASB), quantitative stability measure had been recommended for selection of productive genotypes with broad adaptation. The selection of promising genotypes had been assisted by use of superiority index (WAASBY) that considered simultaneous use of yield and stability by allowing variable weighting mechanism for yield and stability. Result: Wheat GW509 and HI1633 genotypes had been identified by stability measure WAASB for the first year. While Superiority index considered stability and high yield settled for HI1633 and Raj4083 genotypes. Analytic measures of adaptability PRVG and MHPRVG observed suitability of HI1633 and Raj 4083. SI expressed positive linear behaviour with yield, MHPRVG and PRVG measures. While stability measure WAASB maintained moderate negative correlation with yield, SI, MHPRVG and PRVG. Wheat genotypes HI1633, HI1641 and HI1646 identified by stability measure for the next year of study. Superiority index selected HI1641, HI1633 and MACS6752 genotypes. SI expressed direct linear relation with yield, MHPRVG and PRVG. Stability measure exhibited indirect relationships with SI, MHPRVG, PRVG and yield Wheat genotypes HI1633, Raj 4083 for first year and HI1641, MACS6752 for the second year of study.
Tocopherols and Antioxidants Assay to Understand the Mechanism of Soybean Seed Longevity
Authors: . Sooganna , Jain S.K. , Lamichaney Amrit , Saha Supradip , Anand Anjali , Lal S.K.
Published: April 2021

Background: Soybean, an important oilseed crop of India, is rich in protein, oil, vitamins, isoflavones and minerals. Being an oilseed crop and the inherent physiological and biochemical properties, soybean seeds looses itsviability andvigour rapidly during storage, resultinginto poor stand establishment and productivity, upon subsequent planting. The current study aimed to understand the mechanism of antioxidants and antioxidant enzymes in soybean seed longevity. Methods: Ten good storer and ten poor storer, identified after storing for 8 months in ambient laboratory condition, were phenotyped biochemically to understand the mechanism of antioxidants [tocopherols (4 isomers) and isoflavones (12 isomers)] and antioxidant enzymes [catalase (CAT), peroxidise (POX), superoxidedismutase (SOD) and glutathione reductase (GR)] in seed longevity. Result: Good and poor storer genotypes recorded a mean initial germination of 99 and 96%, decreased to 91 and 67%, respectively upon eight months of laboratory ambient storage. Significant differences were observed in the activities of SOD, CAT, GR, alpha (α-T) and delta (δ-T) tocopherol between good and poor storer genotypes. Isomers of tocopherols ie. α-T and δ-T were found to beeither negatively (r= -0.55) or positively (r= 0.60) associated with seed longevity, indicated the role of individual tocopherol isomer than those to total tocopherols in seed longevity.
Geotechnical monitoring of transport objects with the use of innovative technologies
Authors:   LLC «Engineering centre «Yamal», Gerasimov Vasiliy Anatolyevich , Suvorov Sergey Gennadyevich ,   LLC «Engineering centre «Yamal», Ustyan Nagapet Amirkhanovich ,   LLC «GEO-PROECT»
Published: April 2021

The paper discusses the procedure of planning, executing of work and decision making on the basis of data gained by the results of geotechnical monitoring of Obskaya — Bovanenkovo railway in 2010–2014 and artificial constructions on permafrost soils with the use of innovative technologies — laser scanners, robotized electronic tacheometers, and highly precise digital electronic levels.
Provision of non-stop movement of organized traffic flow on the node of road network on the basis of application of computer vision and dynamic road signs
Authors:   South Ural State University (SUSU), Shepeleva Elena Vitalyevna , Gorodokin Vladimir Anatolyevich ,   South Ural State University (SUSU), Shepelev Vladimir Dmitrievich ,   South Ural State University (SUSU), Almetova Zlata Viktorovna ,   South Ural State University (SUSU)
Published: April 2021

Increase of traffic capacity of road network in conditions of high density of traffic flows is one of the main priorities at organization of road traffic in big cities. A non-stop movement through the intersection by the «green wave» principle can become the most effective solution of the problem. But the existing methods of coordinated road traffic don’t take into account the stochasticity of arrival of extra-group vehicles to the intersection. The present investigation proposes a method of organization of non-stop movement of cars through intersections of road network with the use of computer vision and dynamic road signs. The method is based on analysis of actual road situation in real time mode from the street surveillance cameras. The use of YOLOv3 trained ultra-precise neural networks for the analysis of video stream allows identifying and classifying extra-group vehicles. The SORT tracker estimates speed and time of movement through the «stop-line» mark-up by the extra-group vehicles in on-line mode. The authors propose to execute the non-stop movement of coordinated traffic flow with the use of dynamic road signs that recommend the upper limit of speed on the given road section approaching the controlled node of road network. Dynamic monitoring of vehicles and control of their speed by the use of dynamic signs increase the probability of nonstop movement through the nodes of road network by 10–20 %.
Prospects for using electric energy storage devices on motor-car rolling stock
Authors:   Ural state university of railway transport (USURT), Buinosov A. P. , Durandin M. G. ,   Ural state university of railway transport (USURT), Tutynin O. I. ,   Ural state university of railway transport (USURT)
Published: April 2021

A solution to the problem of increasing the efficiency of traction electric drive systems, taking into account the steady increase in electricity prices, is proposed by using storage devices. Promising types of energy storage devices are considered. A comparative analysis of the main types of batteries and supercapacitors is carried out. The description, types, and main technical characteristics of batteries and supercapacitor energy storage devices are given. The choice of the best energy storage device is justified. The technical characteristics of specific models of supercapacitors are compared and the required number of individual storage devices of different models is calculated in accordance with the supply voltage of the engine and the energy consumed by them in the acceleration mode. The supercapacitor model for forming a storage battery was selected according to the following optimality criteria: minimum mass, minimum price, and minimum number of individual capacitors.
REACTANTS AND OTHER PARAMETERS OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Authors:   Kurgan State University, Popov I. P.
Published: April 2021

The traditional calculation of mechanisms for forced harmonic oscillations is often a difficult task. Most often, calculators are interested in the steady-state modes of harmonic oscillations. The purpose of this paper is to significantly simplify calculations by replacing the need to solve differential equations with simpler algebraic methods. A complex representation of harmonic and related quantities is used. This approach is widely used in theoretical electrical engineering. Parallel and serial connections of mechanical power consumers are considered. The velocities of elements of mechanical systems and the forces applied to them are determined algebraically from the known parameters of systems and the disturbing harmonic effect. The use of a symbolic (complex) description of mechanical systems under forced harmonic vibrations (in steady-state mode) allowed us to abandon the extremely cumbersome and time-consuming calculation algorithm associated with solving differential equations, and replace it with simpler and more visual algebraic operations. Due to this, the time of calculations is reduced significantly. Vector diagrams, not being a necessary component of the study of mechanical systems under harmonic influences, have substantial methodological significance, since they show quantitative and phase relations between the parameters of systems.
Model of planning the route of container trains with cargo operations en route
Authors:   Ural state university of railway transport (USURT), Kochneva D. I. , Khao Chang ,   Ural state university of railway transport (USURT)
Published: April 2021

The article discusses a new approach to the organization of container trains based on the principles of passenger transport. The technology involves the movement of a container train on a schedule with the sale of cargo seats on the train. The train is formed at the departure station and follows the established route with stops at intermediate container terminals or stations, where the container is removed by appointment to this station and installed in the vacant place of the container by appointment to the next stations on the route. A model has been developed for forming the route of a container train with associated operations for loading and unloading containers, which allows you to find the optimal route according to the criterion of delivery time, provided that the train is loaded as much as possible on the entire route. The mathematical apparatus for constructing the model is graph theory. An algorithm for step-by-step planning of a complex of container trains on a given transport network and the established demand of regions in container transportation is proposed. The method is tested on the example of container delivery routes from China to Russia and Europe, while the considered network combines import and transit container flows with domestic and export flows formed in the Russian Federation. Given the demand matrix and the configuration of the transport network, the algorithm allowed us to create nine container trains running daily from the Eastern to Western borders of the Russian Federation, provided availability of maximum load of the container train on each section of the route. The implementation of the proposed technology will increase the competitiveness of railway container transport in both domestic and transit traffic, create conditions for containerization of additional cargo traffic by reducing delivery time and improving the quality of transport services.
Experiências e representações do “Ser jovem” em Rosário das Almas
Authors: Silva Vanda
Published: April 2021

Este estudo foi realizado com jovens de origem rural num município da região do Vale do Jequitinhonha - MG. Os sujeitos sociais centrais pertencem à faixa etária dos 14 a 19 anos de idade cuja experiência de vida se faz entre os contextos rural e urbano. Outros jovens pertencentes a uma faixa etária subseqüente também foram entrevistados. Os relatos de jovens e adultos sobre suas experiências com a sexualidade, a saúde reprodutiva e questões relacionadas à prevenção de doenças sexualmente transmissíveis dizem respeito, portanto, aos valores coletivos e geracionais contrastando com valores individuais, e suas implicações no rearranjo das famílias rurais.
Florestan Fernandes e Guerreiro Ramos na construção de uma idéia de Brasil moderno
Authors: Martins Tatiana
Published: April 2021

Este trabalho tem como objetivo demonstrar a maneira pela qual dois sociólogos brasileiros, Florestan Fernandes e Guerreiro Ramos, nos anos 50 e início dos 60, construíram duas concepções de Brasil Moderno através de seus pressupostos teóricos entendidos como forma de edificação de uma Sociologia Brasileira. Dessa forma, o trabalho busca associar essa tentativa de construção das fundações de uma Sociologia Brasileira com o próprio processo de desenvolvimento nacional e, principalmente, com a formulação de um Projeto Nacional.
Dialética e luta de classes
Authors: Amorim Henrique , Ferraz Cristiano
Published: April 2021

Este artigo tem como objetivo central discutir a dialética presente no método analítico de Karl Marx. Tendo como eixo central as noções de contradição e mediação, procuro explicitar a relação entre ciência e política na obra de Marx. Esta relação, própria da análise marxista, está fundamentada em uma tomada de perspectiva. A adoção e a construção de um método parte, assim, de um ponto de vista de classe, que visa construir uma nova ciência, crítica do capitalismo e de suas formas de dominação social.
Sociedades arcaicas, colonialismo e nacionalismo segundo Marx
Authors: Souza Ricardo Luiz de
Published: April 2021

As análises desenvolvidas por Marx acerca das sociedades arcaicas, do colonialismo e do nacionalismo serão estudadas a partir de suas características específicas, mas, também de forma relacionada, com o objetivo de delinear seus pressupostos em comum: o caráter ao mesmo tempo inexorável, opressivo e libertador do processo de expansão do capitalismo.
Marxismo e Relações Internacionais
Authors: Oliveira Daniel Simões
Published: April 2021

O artigo propõe-se a discutir a influência do pensamento marxista nas chamadas “Relações Internacionais” através da análise das propostas de entendimento acerca dos conceitos de “Império” e “Imperialismo” na obra de Michael Hardt e Antonio Negri em contraposição à obra de Robert Cox. A discussão referente ao tema do “imperialismo” e do “Império” será também responsável por trazer à tona a polêmica pertinente ao papel desempenhado pelos Estados no mundo contemporâneo, apresentado de forma distinta nas duas obras estudadas.
As relações entre cultura e política na pós-modernidade
Authors: Santos Gustavo Gomes da Costa
Published: April 2021

Nos últimos anos, as demandas em torno do reconhecimento legal das uniões entre pessoas do mesmo sexo têm ganhado grande visibilidade no debate político em vários países do mundo. O presente texto propõe refletir sobre as intricadas e complexas relações entre cultura e política a partir da análise das temáticas da cidadania, direitos sexuais e, mais especificamente, sobre a polêmica em torno do “casamento gay”. A partir do debate acadêmico e de resultados preliminares da pesquisa de doutorado que desenvolvo atualmente no Brasil e na África do Sul, tentarei demonstrar como a questão da nomenclatura atribuída nos textos legais a estas uniões (união civil, parceria civil ou casamento) refere-se não só ao leque de direitos concedidos, mas também ao estatuto simbólico conferido a estas uniões. O texto busca também contribuir com o debate e a reflexão mais amplos em torno da garantia de direitos e do reconhecimento legal destes “novos” arranjos conjugais.
Cultura política e democracia
Authors: Ribeiro Ednaldo Aparecido
Published: April 2021

O artigo apresenta e discute as teses centrais da teoria da cultura política, concentrando-se sobre suas proposições acerca das complexas relações existentes entre as orientações subjetivas individuais e as instituições políticas. Inicialmente são expostos os argumentos centrais da primeira tentativa de formulação sistemática do programa de pesquisas culturalista, produzida por Almond e Verba na obra The Civic Culture. Na seqüencia são analisadas as principais críticas endereçadas a essa primeira geração de estudos, sobretudo, aquela que questiona a relação de causalidade entre cultura e estruturas políticas. Por fim, através da apresentação de teses propostas por estudos recentes, novos argumentos sobre essa questão controversa são apresentados com o objetivo de afirmar a complementaridade entre fatores subjetivos e institucionais na produção de explicações consistentes para os complexos processos de democratização contemporâneos.
Limites da ‘etnografia da cultura’
Authors: Contreras Raúl Ortiz
Published: April 2021

Neste ensaio pretende-se esboçar uma crítica à noção especializada de etnografia, fundamentalmente, àquela praticada em torno do estudo de regularidades culturais, em sociedades caracterizadas a partir de uma suposta "menor diferenciação social". Isso será feito a partir da revisão do consistente trabalho do antropólogo Eric R. Wolf (1923-1999), que, a meu ver, representa uma das formas mais originais e de maior alcance teórico-metodológico a respeito da utilização da etnografia na construção de conhecimento empírico tanto nas ciências sociais quanto na antropologia. A idéia cardeal que atravessa o texto adverte que em lugar de estudar unidades, estruturas ou culturas claramente delimitadas, a etnografia deve se enfocar na descrição detalhada de 'campos de relações', dando relevância, portanto, à exposição dos processos históricos e das ideologias em produção que compõem o fenômeno social.
Günther Anders, o homem está antiquado
Authors: Sigrist Vanina Carrara
Published: April 2021

Esta tradução pretendeu responder à necessidade de divulgação e discussão no meio acadêmico de alguns pressupostos centrais da filosofia de Günther Anders, apresentados neste texto tão direto, polêmico e definitivo em relação à antiguidade do ser humano, percebida e atestada, com mais ou menos ceticismo, “coragem civil” ou nostalgia, por diversos outros importantes intelectuais no século XX. A introdução aqui publicada em português se baseou principalmente na edição italiana L’uomo è antiquato.
Arte urbana
Authors: Rocca Fabio La , Leite Julieta
Published: April 2021

Dentro de uma análise da cena urbana e social contemporânea, a arte e a tecnologia têm sido empregadas como um meio de expressão de sensibilidades emergentes e configuram um campo de caráter exploratório e de experimentação com fins críticos. A arte e a tecnologia fazem, cada vez mais, parte dos ambientes e objetos do cotidiano, definindo novas práticas espaciais e, ao mesmo tempo, um laboratório de novas sociabilidades. Nosso artigo busca ilustrar tais considerações dentro do atual contexto sociocultural e urbano, por meio de projetos artísticos que, ao fazerem uso das tecnologias digitais, exploram e revelam o potencial social e estético dessas ferramentas no ambiente urbano.
O animal na arte contemporânea sob a perspectiva ecofeminista
Authors: Macêdo Silvana
Published: April 2021

Este artigo investiga a interação humana com outros animais e examina sua representação ou apresentação em projetos artísticos contemporâneos, considerando questões éticas envolvidas nesse processo.  A perspectiva ecofeminista é proposta como uma ferramenta crítica para analisar trabalhos artísticos que lidem com o animal.  Dentro dessa abordagem ecofeminista, são examinadas obras dos artistas: Joseph Beuys, Jannis Kounnellis, Wiliam Wegman e Beatriz da Costa.  Ainda é considerada a vídeo-instalação sonora Cooperari, de Silvana e Frederico Macedo, produzida no contexto deste estudo.
Political Myth of ‘Shonar Bangla’ and Rising Frustration in Bangladesh
Authors: Khan MohammadMohammad Shihab
Published: April 2021

The “Shonar Bangla” (Golden Bangla) political myth met some important historical needs during the time of the nationalistic movements in Bangladesh. However, it is likely to have created excessive expectations in regards to the managerial capability of the nationalists who successfully spearheaded the movements. Following independence in 1971, these nationalists could not translate even a tiny fraction of the myth into reality. Their dire failure in this regard might have produced a feeling of excessive frustration among Bangladeshis and as such, it may have adversely impacted the socioeconomic and political conditions in Bangladesh. By comparing some relevant data of Bangladesh and some of its peer countries (Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Turkey (MITT)), this study finds that the corruption perception index of the preceding year significantly and positively influences the current frustration level in Bangladesh. Despite some limitations of the data set, the findings are intuitively acceptable and instructive for all concerned.
Interdependence amongst hotel-catering industry, agroindustrial system and commerce in the supply formation for the tourist market
Authors: Ačimović Mihajlo
Published: April 2021

With its power tourism has opened the market for many economic branches. The tourist movements cause a significant consumption of various products and services which is predominantly realised through the hotel - catering activities and commerce, and it is particularly caused by the agro-industrial system. Thus, tourism as a synthesis of a whole series of activities and has a remarkable influence upon the development of those activities. Thanks to the multitude of its economic and non-economic functions, tourism influences directly and indirectly many factors of the agro-industrial system and commerce. It is certain that one of the elementary factors of tourism is the market of agricultural food and other products. Therefore tourism should be understood as a market category that is especially stimulated for the expressed orientation under the considerably more favourable conditions than the regular export. In order that the interests of all participants, who in the reproduction chain from the supply for the tourist market, could be realised, a co-ordinated harmony of activities is necessary, and particularly of the hotel and catering business, agro-industrial system and commerce. Those activities should be based upon the business concept of marketing which brings the tourist consumer and his/her needs, wants, habits and preferences in focus. The basis of the market orientation of the subjects in the reproduction chain should be represented by a qualitatively new attitude towards the assortment and its quality of the way of goods presentation, measures for the sales improvement, services quality and the like.
Subjects of privatisation in catering and tourism and the development strategy of the Republic of Croatia
Authors: Perić Jože
Published: April 2021

After the first phase of privatization - transformation of ownership - the ownership structure in catering and tourism has been established with the dominant share of the State funds (The CPF and The PF) and of small shareholders. The present ownership structure cannot survive as incompatible to market economy. The lack of the development strategy and privatization strategy are unfavourable for the optimalisation of the ownership structure. However, it is possible to consider some process changes in respect to the subjects of privatization. The CFP will gradually disappear and the number and share amount of small shareholders will decrease considerably. New forms of private capital will appear - holding companies, family and individual capitals of different size and organization. From the aspect of needed strategy, it is necessary to accept the dynamics, aims of privatization and the increase of foreign capital. Catering and tourism need to be adapted for further privatization (recovery and reconstruction). In respect to the optimal ownership structure and possible strategic interests (investment possibilities, Diaspora, small shareholders) market rules and the main role of the State in further process of privatization must be considered.
The hotel complex and its identity during Croatia's transition
Authors: Blažević Branko
Published: April 2021

The hotel complex is an important factor of Croatia’s existing tourism offer and in a way determines the fate of tourism in general. The restructure of existing hotel management during the period of transition means, among other things, an improved tourism offer (e.g. family hotels and other alternative types of hotels). The author advocates an approach by which the identity of Croatia’s hotel and tourism offer is preserved through the further development of hotel and tourism firms based on to-date achieved experience, to be improved by novel features, and a new "trade mark”, similar to the experiences of Spain, Austria and Italy. An introduction of alternative hotel forms is based on the management and structure of family hotels and lodging-houses in Austria, Italy, France and Portugal. Based on an analysis of existing states and a comparison of representative cases, a model is presented for the hotel industry under the new conditions of present day Croatia. A systematic introduction of new types of hotels as an additional offer of high quality tourism is also proposed. The indispensible role of outside institutions and bodies in the functioning and further development of the tourism offer is emphasised.
Operative management as a function of the tourism firm's development
Authors: Cicvarić Ante
Published: April 2021

The author emphasizes the importance of management in the successful functioning of overall management in the firm’s development, directs attention to the problem of choice of the necessary number of variables as to the choice of concrete variables for research from which are derived results and management decisions which direct the pace and direction of movement of development of a concrete firm. The author especially emphasizes the importance for management to know how to interpret management results, and wisely apply them for making operative decisions. The author especially analyses management of the product’s quality and services, and underlines their importance as a segment of operative management in the firm’s development.
Bošnjačke politike povijesti
Authors: Kasapović Mirjana
Published: April 2021

Srž suvremenih bošnjačkih politika povijesti čine naracije o povijesti bosanskohercegovačkih muslimana, odnosno Bošnjaka kao povijesti genocidâ. One su usustavljene u „paradigmu o deset genocida“ koji su nad njima počinili europski kršćani, poglavito srpski i crnogorski pravoslavci te hrvatski katolici, od Bečkog rata s kraja 17. do rata u Bosni i Hercegovini s kraja 20. stoljeća. Prema toj paradigmi, Hrvati su počinili četiri velika genocida nad muslimanima, odnosno Bošnjacima. Te su naracije nacionalistički samoviktimizacijski mitovi koji se zasnivaju na ignoriranju historijskih činjenica i njihovih znanstvenih interpretacija. Iz politološke perspektive, posebno je pogubno ignoriranje znanstvenih pojmova i tipologija političkog nasilja i nasilnih sukoba te podvođenje gotovo svih vrsta zločina pod pojam genocida.
Penentuan Komoditas Perkebunan Unggulan di Provinsi Jawa Barat
Authors: Kharisma Bayu , Nur Yudha Hadian
Published: April 2021

This paper aims to analyze superior plantation commodities in West Java Province, identify plantation superior commodities according to current potential aspects and future prospects and develop strategies for developing plantation superior commodities as a basis for reference to the direction of plantation development policies in West Java Province. The methodology used in this study is the Exponential Comparison Method (MPE) and the Borda Method to determine the potential of superior plantation commodity products. The next stage is to do projections (forecasting) by mapping the various commodities based on the results of the assessment of the current prospect and potential factors. Finally, formulate a variety of alternative strategies based on current potential and future prospects. Coffee plants are the main superior commodity belonging to the strategic commodity group of plantations in West Java. Furthermore, sugar palm plants are designated as the main superior prospective commodity. Finally, the indigofera plant is the main specific superior commodity determined based on the results of the Exponential Comparison Method (MPE). The mapping results and projections for strategic plantation commodities in West Java Province that have future prospects based on current potentials are coffee and deep coconut plants. Prospective commodity plantations in West Java Province that have future prospects based on current potential, namely sugar palm, pepper, patchouli and nutmeg, while local specific superior commodities of plantations in West Java have good prospects and high potential, namely indigofera, lemongrass fragrant, and mustache cat. The results of ranking and mapping or the position of strategic plantation commodities can be determined by several strategies which include short-term, medium-term and long-term development strategies.
ANÁLISE DAS SEPRIMEIRA INTENÇAS DE PROCESSOS JUDICIAIS ENVOLVENDO A ODONTOLOGIA JULGADOS EM NSTÂNCIA NO TRIBUNAL DE JUSTIÇA DE SÃO PAULO NO ANO DE 2019.
Authors: Cardoso Bento Maria Izabel , Cauduro Da Rosa Gabriela , Rabello Maciel Denise , Haye Biazevic Maria Gabriela , Marques Santiago Bianca , Michel-Crosato Edgard
Published: April 2021

Após o surgimento do Código de Defesa do Consumidor, a Odontologia passou por modificações jurídicas, fornecendo condições aos pacientes para cobrarem do profissional o cumprimento de suas obrigações. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar as decisões em primeira instância de processos julgados na área de Odontologia no ano de 2019 no Tribunal de Justiça de São Paulo (TJ-SP) em relação ao tempo de processo, especialidade do procedimento, tipo de pessoa requerida, tipo de justiça, classe do processo, realização de perícia, posicionamento do magistrado em relação ao laudo, tipo de obrigação estabelecida no processo, responsabilidade civil, pedido de reconvenção, e decisão judicial. Foi utilizado o acesso ao banco de sentenças do TJ-SP com os seguintes descritores no campo de busca: “dentista” e “responsabilidade profissional”. Foram encontradas 234 sentenças. O tempo máximo entre o início do processo e o julgamento foi de 17 anos e o tempo mínimo, de 1 ano. A Implantodontia foi a especialidade mais processada (42,3%), e o dano moral foi a classe processual mais solicitada (29,9%). Em 75,6% das sentenças, a realização da perícia foi solicitada e, destes, em 70,9% dos casos o magistrado se embasou nas informações fornecidas no laudo para determinar sua sentença. A obrigação de resultado foi a mais associada à Odontologia pelos Magistrados, com estabelecimento da responsabilidade civil em 140 sentenças. Dessa forma, ressalta-se a importância do laudo pericial, visto que este atua de modo a esclarecer o magistrado, e consequentemente, se torna um fator essencial para guiar a decisão judicial.
EDITORIAL
Authors: Silva Ricardo Henrique Alves da
Published: April 2021

A ficção científica, por diversos meios e enredos, diz que é possível. A realidade se mostra diferente. Mas, sejamos sinceros... Chegou 2021 e qual a sua sensação? Não parece que viajamos no tempo e voltamos para o início de 2020?! Pico da pandemia, antecipação de feriados, lockdown (que no Brasil nunca foi tão lockdown assim).
Enfim... Seguimos... E com mais um editorial que traz em seus dizeres o assunto da pandemia da COVID-19. E pelo visto não iremos nos ver livres dela tão cedo.
Mas apesar da sensação de não avançarmos no combate a pandemia, o nosso tema central é outro, a Odontologia Legal e a nossa RBOL que segue avançando! E aqui chegamos ao nosso oitavo ano, com o primeiro número de 2021.
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Somatic mutation landscapes at single-molecule resolution
Authors: Lensing Stefanie V. , Ellis Peter , Abascal Federico , Martincorena Iñigo , Osborne Robert J.
Published: April 2021

Somatic mutations drive cancer development and may contribute to ageing and other diseases. Yet, the difficulty of detecting mutations present only in single cells or small clones has limited our knowledge of somatic mutagenesis to a minority of tissues. To overcome these limitations, we introduce nanorate sequencing (NanoSeq), a new duplex sequencing protocol with error rates <5 errors per billion base pairs in single DNA molecules from cell populations. The version of the protocol described here uses clean genome fragmentation with a restriction enzyme to prevent end-repair-associated errors and ddBTPs/dATPs during A-tailing to prevent nick extension. Both changes reduce the error rate of standard duplex sequencing protocols by preventing the fixation of DNA damage into both strands of DNA molecules during library preparation. We also use qPCR quantification of the library prior to amplification to optimise the complexity of the sequencing library given the desired sequencing coverage, maximising duplex coverage. The sample preparation protocol takes between 1 and 2 days, depending on the number of samples processed. The bioinformatic protocol is described in:https://github.com/cancerit/NanoSeqhttps://github.com/fa8sanger/NanoSeq_Paper_Code
Genetic Algorithm based Predictive model for COVID 19 – Theoretical Model based on an evolutionary approach
Authors: Rangarajan Srikanth , Poranki Srikanth , Sammakia Bahgat
Published: April 2021

In this manuscript we propose a novel method that models the evolution, spread and transmission of COVID 19 pandemic. The proposed model is inspired partly from the evolutionary based state of the art genetic algorithm. The rate of virus evolution, spread and transmission of the COVID 19 and its associated recovery and death rate are modeled using the principle inspired from evolutionary algorithm. Furthermore, the interaction within a community and interaction outside the community is modeled. Using this model, the maximum healthcare threshold is fixed as a constraint. Our evolutionary based model distinguishes between individuals in the population depending on the severity of their symptoms/infection based on the fitness value of the individuals. There is a need to differentiate between virus infected diagnosed (Self isolated) and virus infected non-diagnosed (Highly interacting) sub populations/group. In this study the model results does not compare the number outcomes with any actual real time data based curves. However, the results from the model demonstrates that a strict lockdown, social-distancing measures in conjunction with more number of testing and contact tracing is required to flatten the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic curve. A reproductive number of 2.4 during the initial spread of virus is predicted from the model for the randomly considered population. The proposed model has the potential to be further fine-tuned and matched accurately against real time data.
A Sliding Mode Controller for Boost Inverter Based Power Management System Using Battery and Photovoltaic System
Authors: Dash Dipak Kumar , Sadhu Pradip Kumar , Shrivastav Alok Kumar
Published: April 2021

A design tool with appropriate characteristics must be available to support the power management process. A major role of the battery is the Charge State (SOC) or simply the power of the battery measured using the original voltage value. A photovoltaic panel with a 12V DC voltage of 650W is used in this process. The approach is simulation/modeling which aims to improve battery charging process and controlling the power flow using sliding mode controller to enhance the performance. The goal is to research the energy and power loss of a smart battery-buffered load controller (BBSL) when used for the primary frequency controls on demand (PFC). Firstly, the depletion of battery energy arising from the PFC charging and discharge methods is evaluated. This research analyses the influence of PFC droop properties and dead-bands on the energy loss in a Lithium ion battery, by simulation measurements using a single stage BBSL. The model represents a nonlinear current-dependent resistance to the total voltage decrease of the battery. The energy loss simulated as the energy lost in this resistance is thus measured. HPSO-algorithm used in this analysis is one of the photovoltaic models used in photovoltaic systems, with maximum power, and with optimal conditions. The results showed that the battery charging simulation increased by 0.05% every 30 minutes. Furthermore, the simulation validation using Matlab/Simulink is carried out with data in accordance with the prototype design, at an efficiency of 88.4%.
Impact of Industrialization on China’s Regional Energy Security in the New Era
Authors: Zhang Jun , Wang Jiangquan , Zhang Linling , Zhao Lei
Published: April 2021

Ensuring industrialization and energy security in a positive direction at the same time is significant to achieve high-quality development of the regional economy. This study attempts to provide two evaluation index systems for industrialization and energy security in the new era and discuss the impact of industrialization on energy security in the new era. In doing so, industrialization in the new era is evaluated by the ratio of quality expansion and quantity improvement during industrial development, then the evaluation system of energy security is put forward which has a total of 18 indexes in three dimensions, including energy supply security, energy consumption security, and energy supply-demand matching security. Entropy weight is used to evaluate industrialization and energy security levels of 30 provinces in China, then we compare respectively the changes of industrialization and energy security before and after the new era. Next, we examine the impact of industrialization on energy security in the new era for 30 provinces in China during the period from 2008 to 2017 by using the panel Tobit model. The study shows that: in the new era, the industrialization is pursuing high-quality development at a faster pace but energy security is threatened by deteriorated supply-demand matching security; there is an positive relationship between industrialization and energy security, and also supply security and consumption security,but the positive relationship between industrialization and matching security is not statistically significant; GDP per capita can inhibit energy security, green technology efficiency and the ratio of capital to labor will improve energy security. Finally, some suggestions are put forward from four aspects: building an environment-friendly development model, encouraging green technological innovation, optimizing the input structure of factors, and building a dynamic balance of energy supply and demand.
The Establishment of Two Efficient Transformation Systems in Quinoa
Authors: Wang Yanfang , Zhang Yanzi , Dai Chongjing , Ma Jun , Zhou Yewei , Jaikishun Sirpaul , Yan Jiahui , Yang Zhenbiao , Xu Tongda , Song Shikui
Published: April 2021

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) provides a gluten-free food with abundant nutrition and is potential to become a major crop in future. Quinoa has a lot of unique features including the high tolerance to multiple stresses, of which the underlying mechanisms may help improve other crops. Genetic manipulation will provide powerful tools to investigate the function of key genes in regulation of quinoa development and stress responses, which will further improve quinoa planting in the fields. However, the efficient transformation system for quinoa has not been well developed yet. Here, we established two rapid and efficient transformation systems for quinoa by using hairy root and leaf agroinfiltration, which provide useful tools for quick analyses of genes function in quinoa. Hairy roots were obtained from three types of explants, including cotyledon-nod with hypocotyl, cotyledon itself, and hypocotyl pieces. Interestingly, explants of cotyledon-nod with hypocotyl showed the highest transformation efficiency at 67.9%, and cotyledon displayed medium efficiency at 42.2%, while hypocotyl with the lowest at 31.6%. We also obtained transgenic quinoa roots successfully in-vivo, which showed low efficiency, but this provides a potential method to test gene function in live plants. By using young leaves for agroinfiltration, direct injection showed a better transgenic effect compared with vacuum penetration. Overall, the transformation systems using both hairy root and leaf agroinfiltration provide efficient and convenient ways to manipulate and analyse gene functions in quinoa.