bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Latinization of the north-western provinces: sociolinguistics, epigraphy and bilingualism. A preliminary study on the area of Nijmegen
Authors: Cotugno Francesca
Published: July 2021

The ERC research project LatinNow (Latinisation of the north-western provinces), is intended to be a broad-based investigation of linguistic change in the north-western Empire (namely Britain, Gaul, Germanies, Noricum, Raetia and Iberia). Drawing upon sociolinguistics, bilingualism studies, digital epigraphy, and archaeology, specifically the analysis of writing materials, the area of Nijmegen has been used as a starting point, showing the different phonological features available and how they are distributed on the different writing materials, in terms of studying changes in the Germanies.
Adiabatic critical quantum metrology cannot reach the Heisenberg limit even when shortcuts to adiabaticity are applied
Authors: Gietka Karol , Metz Friederike , Keller Tim , Li Jing
Published: July 2021

We show that the quantum Fisher information attained in an adiabatic approach to critical quantum metrology cannot lead to the Heisenberg limit of precision and therefore regular quantum metrology under optimal settings is always superior. Furthermore, we argue that even though shortcuts to adiabaticity can arbitrarily decrease the time of preparing critical ground states, they cannot be used to achieve or overcome the Heisenberg limit for quantum parameter estimation in adiabatic critical quantum metrology. As case studies, we explore the application of counter-diabatic driving to the Landau-Zener model and the quantum Rabi model.
Quantum annealing initialization of the quantum approximate optimization algorithm
Authors: Sack Stefan H. , Serbyn Maksym
Published: July 2021

The quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) is a prospective near-term quantum algorithm due to its modest circuit depth and promising benchmarks. However, an external parameter optimization required in QAOA could become a performance bottleneck. This motivates studies of the optimization landscape and search for heuristic ways of parameter initialization. In this work we visualize the optimization landscape of the QAOA applied to the MaxCut problem on random graphs, demonstrating that random initialization of the QAOA is prone to converging to local minima with sub-optimal performance. We introduce the initialization of QAOA parameters based on the Trotterized quantum annealing (TQA) protocol, parameterized by the Trotter time step. We find that the TQA initialization allows to circumvent the issue of false minima for a broad range of time steps, yielding the same performance as the best result out of an exponentially scaling number of random initializations. Moreover, we demonstrate that the optimal value of the time step coincides with the point of proliferation of Trotter errors in quantum annealing. Our results suggest practical ways of initializing QAOA protocols on near-term quantum devices and reveals new connections between QAOA and quantum annealing.
Algorithmic Error Mitigation Scheme for Current Quantum Processors
Authors: Suchsland Philippe , Tacchino Francesco , Fischer Mark H. , Neupert Titus , Barkoutsos Panagiotis Kl. , Tavernelli Ivano
Published: July 2021

We present a hardware agnostic error mitigation algorithm for near term quantum processors inspired by the classical Lanczos method. This technique can reduce the impact of different sources of noise at the sole cost of an increase in the number of measurements to be performed on the target quantum circuit, without additional experimental overhead. We demonstrate through numerical simulations and experiments on IBM Quantum hardware that the proposed scheme significantly increases the accuracy of cost functions evaluations within the framework of variational quantum algorithms, thus leading to improved ground state calculations for quantum chemistry and physics problems beyond state-of-the-art results.
MENTALITY OF TECHNOCRATIC CULTURE
Authors: Yakovlev V. A
Published: July 2021

The metaphysical crisis of postmodern mentality is primarily associated with the rapid development of so-called closely interconnected convertible technologies, which in their totality are often presented as techno-or digital science. These technologies are fraught with dangers associated with a complete change in the human mentality, up to the appearance of the so-called “posthuman”.
Representations in Intergroup Relations: Reflexivity, Meta-Representations, and Interobjectivity
Authors: Wagner Wolfgang , Raudsepp Maaris
Published: July 2021

Social and cultural groups are characterised by shared systems of social objects and issues that constitute their objective reality and their members' identity. It is argued that interpersonal interactions within such groups require a system of comprehensive representations to enable concerted interaction between individuals. Comprehensive representations include bits and pieces of the interactant's representational constitution and potential values and behaviours to reduce possible friction in interactions. On a larger scale, the same is true in encounters, communication, and interaction between members of different cultural groups where interactants need to dispose of a rough knowledge of the other culture's relevant characteristics. This mutual knowledge is called meta-representations that complement the actors' own values and ways of thinking. This concept complements Social Representation Theory when applied to cross-cultural and inter-ethnic interactions.
From Prototypical Stimuli to Iconographic Stimuli: The Power of Images in the Study of Social Representations
Authors: Galli Ida , Fasanelli Roberto
Published: July 2021

When we are interested in the image of a social object, we are interested in what individuals have perceived about that object, the ways in which they have interpreted those perceptions, and what they think about that object. Fully agreeing with the idea that the use of iconographic stimuli can enhance the traditional methods and techniques that are used to study any social representation, in this article, two techniques will be presented. The first, the prototypical stimuli technique, was proposed in the second half of the 1980s by Galli and Nigro. The second technique, iconographic stimuli, creatively integrate images and words in a single tool, was designed more recently to study the social representation of culture by Galli, Fasanelli, and Schember. Researches here reviewed clearly shows that the image has the great power to attract to itself the very objects depicted, a power that the word often does not possess. It is images that make people reflect, help them to think about issues concerning the fundamental aspects of everyday life. The work here presented, carried out in first person by the writer, as well as by all the other authors who are concentrating their efforts in this direction, only represents a starting point of reflection. New and more articulated studies will be able to support with heuristic evidence what so far seems to be configured as a suggestive hypothesis, which in any case will require a wider and shared interdisciplinary effort.
Social Representations of the Coronavirus at the Beginning of the Pandemic in Russia
Authors: Dontsov Aleksandr I. , Zotova Olga Yu. , Tarasova Lyudmila V.
Published: July 2021

The coronavirus outbreak is a global event that has bypassed national borders and affected the entire world. Therefore, examining social representations of can reveal the problems that structure peoples experiences in a particular social context. To identify social representations of the coronavirus, the authors conducted a survey within the territory of the Sverdlovsk region. The survey covered the period from March 11 to May 11, 2020. The data were collected in two stages: at the first stage, there were 31 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in Russia, but no cases had yet been recorded in the Sverdlovsk region; at the second stage, the number of cases reached 1952 in the Sverdlovsk region and 221 344 throughout the country. The study used the word association tests, The Semantic Differential Scale (V.F. Petrenko), The Psychic Activation Assessment Methodology (L.A. Kurgan and T.A. Nemchin) and the questionnaire survey techniques. The findings showed that the significance of the coronavirus problem for the respondents varied in different periods of the pandemic. The core of the social representation is sustainable and coherent. It reflects the results of the media impact: death, panic. It also remains stable regardless of the time and involvement of the respondents in the pandemic. The potential alteration zone serves as a kind of taming of knowledge about the coronavirus, the operationalization of the coronavirus perception content into the language of changes in a persons everyday life - the coronavirus pandemic is understood as a flu epidemic and the need for self-isolation is a vacation, an opportunity to stay at home. Observation of the immediate affective reaction of the respondents to the trigger coronavirus uncovered the presence of emotional tension and the prevalence of negative experiences in them. The survey also showed that in the pandemic, being the main source of information and a means of communication, the media set trends for developing perceptions.
Global trends and growth dynamics in media industry
Authors: Pinchuk Elena S.
Published: July 2021

The article reviews the trends in the media industry landscape formation based on content as a source of economic processes taking place in the industry. A wide range of expert opinions, reflecting the current changes was collected and analyzed. The life cycle of content is examined and the key trends in its production, packaging, distribution and consumption are highlighted. The attention is focused on the economic and technological factors that determine each of the trends, for instance, a change in the model of media consumption, the development and distribution of OTT platforms as a new way of delivering content, as well as a rapid transition to a new technological level. The latest statistical data from Russian and foreign sources support the reviewed trends. There is a separate description of the coronavirus pandemic impact consequences on the global media and the Russian industry in particular, and the key aspects of the development of the industry are identified in the current period on its basis.
Instruments for implementing China's economic interests in the developing countries on the example of Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Biryukov Danila Yu. , Dyuzheva Nataliya V.
Published: July 2021

The article examines Chinas foreign economic policy in the developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of the study is to determine what financial and nonfinancial instruments the PRC uses to implement its economic interests in the region. The relevance of the study is due to the increased role of China in the economies of the region, its active investment and lending policy, which in theory can lead to the emergence of debt traps, and the spread of soft power. To determine the scale of interaction, a general statistical analysis of trade and economic cooperation between the PRC and the countries of the region is provided, and its structure is determined. The institutional framework is studied, for example, the China - Africa Cooperation Forum, and the main instruments which are used to implement the economic interests of the PRC are given, such as the Belt and Road Initiative and investments within its framework, credit policy, assistance in the creation of SEZ, individual elements of soft power. The systematization of such instruments makes it possible to assess Chinas place in the region in more detail and identify potential risks for developing countries. The implications of the utilization of such instruments in the context of the economic development and economic security of African countries are determined based on the results of the study.
Insult of the Language as a Phenomenon of the Modern Bilingual Communication Space in Belarus
Authors: Lavitski Anton A.
Published: July 2021

In Belarus the Belarusian-Russian bilingualism is legalized constitutionally and the existing language legal framework has a long-standing basis for civil agreement on the use and functioning of both state languages. However, in recent years there have appeared a number of negative phenomena aroused by certain shifts in the structure of the communicative interactions. This refers, in particular, to a recently defined offence of insult of the language. This phenomenon is new to the Belarusian linguistic-legal discourse and the interest in it predetermined the purpose of this research, namely, to study the phenomenon of insult of the language from the standpoint of modern Belarusian linguistic legal expertise. Materials and methods. The research is based on records of administrative offences that violate the language regulations. The methodological basis comprises the method of parameterization and the logical-linguistic, comparative and lexical-semantic analyzes. Results. The research carries out both the theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of insult of the language from the standpoint of linguistic expertise and the practical analysis of conflict-prone texts. Unlike personal insults, where the defining parameters are factfulness, attributiveness and non-normativity, insults of the language are only defined in legal practice by the parameter of attributiveness, i.e. by the presence of words in the remark that derogate the language and demean its status. The obtained results indicate that the Belarusian legislation system treats the language with a special regard. Firstly, acknowledgement of the fact that the language can suffer an insult proves its special role among other cultural artifacts. Secondly, the legal practice demonstrates respect for the language and regards it as a super entity that stands above the category of personality.
Investigation of the existence domain for Dyakonov surface waves in the Sage computer algebra system
Authors: Kroytor Oleg K.
Published: July 2021

Surface electromagnetic waves (Dyakonov waves) propagating along a plane interface between an isotropic substance with a constant dielectric constant and an anisotropic crystal, whose dielectric tensor has a symmetry axis directed along the interface, are considered. It is well known that the question of the existence of such surface waves is reduced to the question of the existence of a solution to a certain system of algebraic equations and inequalities. In the present work, this system is investigated in the Sage computer algebra system. The built-in technique of exceptional ideals in Sage made it possible to describe the solution of a system of algebraic equations parametrically using a single parameter, with all the original quantities expressed in terms of this parameter using radicals. The remaining inequalities were only partially investigated analytically. For a complete study of the solvability of the system of equations and inequalities, a symbolic-numerical algorithm is proposed and implemented in Sage, and the results of computer experiments are presented. Based on these results, conclusions were drawn that require further theoretical substantiation.
To analysis of a two-buffer queuing system with cross-type service and additional penalties
Authors: Kochetkova Irina A. , Vlaskina Anastasia S. , Efrosinin Dmitriy V. , Khakimov Abdukodir A. , Burtseva Sofiya A.
Published: July 2021

The concept of cloud computing was created to better preserve user privacy and data storage security. However, the resources allocated for processing this data must be optimally allocated. The problem of optimal resource management in the loud computing environment is described in many scientific publications. To solve the problems of optimality of the distribution of resources of systems, you can use the construction and analysis of QS. We conduct an analysis of two-buffer queuing system with cross-type service and additional penalties, based on the literature reviewed in the article. This allows us to assess how suitable the model presented in the article is for application to cloud computing. For a given system different options for selecting applications from queues are possible, queue numbers, therefore, the intensities of transitions between the states of the system will change. For this, the system has a choice policy that allows the system to decide how to behave depending on its state. There are four components of such selection management models, which is a stationary policy for selecting a queue number to service a ticket on a vacated virtual machine each time immediately before service ends. A simulation model was built for numerical analysis. The results obtained indicate that requests are practically not delayed in the queue of the presented QS, and therefore the policy for a given model can be considered optimal. Although Poisson flow is the simplest for simulation, it is quite acceptable for performance evaluation. In the future, it is planned to conduct several more experiments for different values of the intensity of requests and various types of incoming flows.
Structural and Electrical Specification of ZrO2Nano Thin Film Prepared by PLD
Authors:   Department of Physics, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq, H. Taha Suroor , A. Jumah Thamir ,   Department of Physics, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: July 2021

Zirconium dioxide was prepared as a thin film by using pulse laser deposition (PLD).Subsequently, the films had been thermally treated by annealing process at temperature 450 oC. The structural and electrical parameters of thin films were investigated. As-deposited films were amorphous and had a large surface density of ablated particles. The Annealing process resulted change the phase from amorphous to polycrystalline. The X-ray diffraction of all these films has a polycrystalline structure with two different phases named tetragonal and monoclinic. Hall measurements indicate that the charge carriers of all these films were p-type. In addition, the Hall coefficient suffers some change with thin film thickness. The AC results measured showed the films have resistance and capacitance properties. The AC conduction is dominated by hole cattier.
Nippon Kaigi: Gerakan Kebangkitan Nasionalisme Jepun
Authors: Hassan Asmadi , Mokhtar Abdul Rasyid
Published: July 2021

Nippon Kaigi is an influential right-wing pressure group in Japan. Its membership is not only among the ordinary people but also influential politicians, professionals, businessmen, religious groups, academics and chief justices. Their goal is to build a nation whose people are proud to be citizens (nationalism). The article discusses the movement by Nippon Kaigi to nurture nationalism in Japan and how it achieved its goals. The article is divided into several parts, namely the introduction of Nippon Kaigi, the oddity of current Japanese society which led to the need for a spirit of nationalism and the movement in Japan. The study found that the activities of this organization are not through violence but by political propaganda activities. In order to disseminate its ideology among the citizens, it holds assemblies, collecting signatures and calls for local assembly approval across the country. In other words, Nippon Kaigi has employed a new approach to advance right-wing movements.
Caracterização geológica da porção centro-sul da Bacia Pernambuco com base na integração de modelo digital de elevação, dados magnetométricos e geológicos
Authors: De Arruda Passos Vivian Silvani , De Lima Filho Mário Ferreira , Carrino Thais Andressa , Pedrosa Flávia Azevedo
Published: July 2021

Este trabalho descreve os principais aspectos geológicos, em escala de detalhe, observados para a porção centro-sul da Bacia Pernambuco, localizada em parte dos municípios de Ipojuca e Sirinhaém (PE). Seis unidades litoestratigráficas puderam ser individualizadas: o embasamento cristalino (rochas metamórficas intemperizadas), a Formação Cabo (conglomerados polimíticos), a Suíte Magmática Ipojuca (riolitos, basaltos e rochas piroclásticas), as formações Estiva (folhelhos verdes, calcíferos, com ausência de microfósseis) e Algodoais (argilitos e arenitos médios a finos, com fácies sedimentar vulcanogênica associada), e depósitos quaternários. Foram utilizadas ferramentas como o modelo digital de elevação (MDE) da Triangulated Irregular Network (TIN), derivado dos dados topográficos da Folha Sirinhaém (escala 1:25.000) e o mapa de amplitude do sinal analítico para auxiliar a cartografia geológica. Os lineamentos topográficos e magnéticos (trends NNW-ESE, NW-SE e NE-SW) correspondem à fase rifte. Esses lineamentos estão relacionados a falhas de borda (evento inicial) e, principalmente, à reativação dessas falhas, combinada à geração de novas falhas. Vinte e seis anomalias magnéticas positivas e circulares foram identificadas e podem refletir a assinatura de possíveis centros vulcânicos. Atentamos a ocorrência de dois possíveis grandes centros vulcânicos que se propagam em direção ao Platô de Pernambuco, sendo que um está localizado na porção leste da área (CV1), onde ocorre o maior volume de sedimentação quaternária, e o outro está inserido na porção sudoeste (CV2), e excede os limites da área estudada.
Índice de sensibilidade ao óleo em ambientes fluviais (ISLF) aplicado aos sistemas deltaicos: proposta metodológica
Authors: Wally Marilia Kabke , Nicolodi Joao Luiz
Published: July 2021

Derrames de óleo e derivados causam impactos sobre a vida aquática, atingindo também atividades socioeconômicas, como a pesca e o turismo. As Cartas de Sensibilidade ao Óleo são instrumentos para orientação à resposta em casos de acidentes, uma vez que fornecem subsídios necessários à tomada de decisões de contingência. Contudo, a atual metodologia destas Cartas é desenvolvida para ambientes costeiros e marinhos. Rios e regiões estuarinas possuem características distintas, as quais não são consideradas na classificação. Este trabalho desenvolveu um índice de sensibilidade ao óleo para ambientes fluviais, aplicado à região do delta do Rio Jacuí, Rio Grande do Sul (Brasil), local de considerável tráfego de embarcações que transportam derivados de petróleo para o Polo Petroquímico de Triunfo. A metodologia aplicada consistiu na identificação e adaptação de métodos específicos para o ambiente fluvial e definição dos critérios de sensibilidade aplicados na classificação. As principais variáveis consideradas foram declividade/substrato da margem e tipo de vegetação associada, já que estas interferem diretamente no comportamento do óleo. O índice desenvolvido classificou as feições em um índice (ISLF) com 10 classes específicas de sensibilidade ao óleo, divididas em dois grupos: sem vegetação e margens vegetadas, sendo estas divididas conforme a importância ecológica e o porte. O índice desenvolvido contribui para a discussão sobre o aperfeiçoamento deste tipo de classificação, tornando-a mais adequada para os ambientes fluviais e deltaicos, tendo, ainda, potencial para contribuir na discussão sobre a gestão de contingência à incidentes com óleo no país.
Different type of matrix for cardiac implants: biomedical and bioengineering aspects
Authors:   Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center, Kyiv, Ukraine, Shchotkina N. ,   Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, National Technical University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine,   Xpand LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sokol A. ,   Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center, Kyiv, Ukraine, Dolinchuk L. ,   Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, National Technical University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Skorohod I. ,   Xpand LLC, Kyiv, Ukraine, Filipov R. ,   Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, National Technical University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Shepeleva O. ,   Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, National Technical University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, Rudenko N. ,   Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center, Kyiv, Ukraine, Yemets I. ,   Ukrainian Children’s Cardiac Center, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: July 2021

The rapid growth of cardiovascular morbidity and high mortality rates of patients with congenital heart disease requiring surgery have led to the search for new modern approaches to the treatment of these groups of patients. The main trends today include the use of cardiaс implants of synthetic and biological origin. Of particular interest are scaffolds based on the decellularized extracellular matrix, which in its functional and structural characteristics is close to the native pericardium. In contrast to synthetic analogues, such grafts can fully replace a tissue or an organ defects, and then integrate and function properly. This review presents the characteristics of different types of matrices used in cardiac surgery. The advantages and disadvantages of commercially available cardiac bioimplants currently used in the world are analyzed.
ACE2 Polymorphisms Reflected on the Immune and Apelinergic Peptide Systems: Potential COVID-19 Tools for Risk Stratification and Therapy.
Authors: Kelleni Mina
Published: July 2021

ACE2 polymorphisms have been previously linked to increased
susceptibility to multiple diseases and are currently linked to SARS
CoV-2 susceptibility and complications. Notably, ACE2 transcribed or
regulated proteins include the activity of metaloproteinsase-2 and
apelin-13 and 36, might be linked to abnormal immune responses and
complications. Potential genetic or serological tests might be developed
to detect the higher vulnerable groups to SARS CoV-2 complications
and/or mortality. Moreover, we postulate that diabetic and obese
patients suffer from exhausted and/or abnormally functioning apelinergic
peptides that predispose them to a higher severe COVID-19 risk. Finally,
infusion of apelin-13 to treat selected critical cases of COVID-19,
especially those complaining of refractory advanced heart failure, might
be considered for clinical trials.
On singularities of solution of the elasticity system in a bounded domain with angular corner points
Authors: Nadeem Yasir , Ali Akhtar
Published: July 2021

This paper aims to give a mathematically rigorous description of the
corner singularities of the weak solutions for the plane linearized
elasticity system in a bounded planar domain with angular corner points
on the boundary. The qualitative properties of the solution including
its regularity depend crucially on these corner points or such types of
boundary conditions. In particular, the resulting expansion of the
solutions of the underlying problem involves singular vector functions,
inlines, depending on a certain parameter ξ
Reference values for diaphragm electrical activity (Edi) in newborn infants
Authors: Gurumahan Varappriyangga , Thavalingam Sriganesh , Schindler Tim , Smyth John , Lui Kei , Bolisetty Srinivas
Published: July 2021

Background: Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) is an emerging
mode of respiratory support that uses the electrical activity of the
diaphragm (Edi) to provide synchronised inspiratory pressure support,
proportional to an infant’s changing inspiratory effort. Data on Edi
reference values for neonates are limited. The objective of this study
was to establish reference Edi values for preterm and term neonates.
Methods: This was a prospective observational study of newborn infants
breathing spontaneously in room air. The Edi signal was monitored by a
specialised intragastric feeding tube with embedded electrodes
positioned at the level of the diaphragm. Edi minimums and peaks were
recorded continuously for four hours. Results: 24 newborn infants (16
preterm [<37 weeks’ gestation]; 8 term) were studied. All
infants were breathing comfortably in room air at the time of study. Edi
data were successfully captured in all infants. The mean (±SD) Edi
minimum was 3.02 (±0.94) µV and the mean Edi peak was 10.13 (±3.50) µV.
In preterm infants the mean (±SD) Edi minimum was 3.05 (±0.91) µV and
the mean Edi peak was 9.36 (±2.13) µV. In term infants the mean (±SD)
Edi minimum was 2.97 (±1.05) µV and the mean Edi peak was 11.66 (±5.14)
µV. Conclusion: Reference Edi values were established for both preterm
and term neonates. These values can be used as a guide when using
diaphragm-triggered modes on respiratory support in newborn infants.
BLADDER FUNCTION AFTER CONSERVATIVE SURGERY AND HIGH-DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY FOR BLADDER-PROSTATE RHABDOMYOSARCOMA.
Authors: Lobo Sara , Gaze Mark , Slater Olga , Hoskin Peter , Sands Gordon , Sullivan Tracy , Cho Alexander , Eminowicz Gemma , Smeulders Naima
Published: July 2021

Background: Conservative-surgery (CS) brachytherapy (BT) techniques for
local therapy in bladder-prostate rhabdomyosarcoma (BP-RMS) seeks to
retain organ function. We report bladder function after high-dose-rate
(HDR) BT combined with targeted CS for any vesical component of BP-RMS.
Procedure: Prospective cohort of all BP-RMS patients between 2014-19
receiving HDR-BT (Iridium-192, 27.5Gy in 5 fractions) with/without
percutaneous endoscopic-polypectomy (PEP) or partial cystectomy (PC).
Functional assessment included frequency-volume-chart, voided volumes,
post-void residual, flow studies, continence status and ultrasound
scanning; abnormalities triggered video-urodynamics. Results: Thirteen
patients (10 male), aged 9 months to 4 years (median 23 months),
presented with localised fusion-negative embryonal BP-RMS measuring
23-140mm (median 43mm) in cranio-caudal extent. After induction
chemotherapy, local treatment consisted of PC+BT in three, PEP+BT in
four and BT alone in six. At a median 3½ years (range 1¾-7 years) follow
up, all were alive without relapse. At a median age of 6 years (4-9
years), the median bladder capacity was 86% (47%-144%) of that
expected for age, including 75% (74-114%) after PC. There was no
relation to radiation dose to the bladder. Complications occurred in
two: one urethral stricture and one vesical decompensation in a patient
with pre-existing high-grade VUR. The remaining patients are dry by day;
five with anticholinergic medication for urinary urgency. Three patients
are enuretic. Conclusions: Day-time dryness at a median 3½ years after
CS-HDR-BT was achieved in 92%, with 85% voiding urethrally, and 62%
attaining day-and-night continence aged 4-9 years. We report reduced
open surgery, with minimally-invasive percutaneous surgery with HDR-BT
or brachytherapy alone being suitable for many.
Morphometric and meristic characteristics of the Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) from the Danube River drainage channel
Authors: Nikolic Dusan , Skoric Stefan , Cvijanovic Gorcin , Jacimovic Milica , Djikanovic Vesna , Mickovic Branislav
Published: July 2021

In recent decades, the Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) is one of the most impressive east-to-west invaders of European inland waters, but there are insufficient data on its biology in the countries it has entered. Specimens of two sets of samples from November 2015 (n=25) and October 2016 (n=39) were caught in the Danube River channel near Veliko Gradiste (Serbia) by electrofishing. Thirty morphometric and eight meristic characteristics of the collected fish were measured with the aim of describing the general body shape in more detail using the ?point-to-point? method. This is the first attempt to obtain morphometric and meristic characteristics of Amur sleeper caught in Serbia. The results revealed a relatively low variability in the morphometric and meristic characters of the studied population. When compared to other studies, there was a great variability of the studied characteristics between geographically distant European populations that inhabit different water body types. Female fish had more robust bodies compared to males of the same length, while males had longer pectoral, anal and dorsal fins. Additionally, 2+ individuals had more robust heads and jaws, as well as longer anterior parts of the body compared to 1+ individuals of the same size
Neural pathways underlying the interplay between emotional experience and behavior, from old theories to modern insight
Authors: Stanojlovic Olivera , Sutulovic Nikola , Hrncic Dragan , Mladenovic Dusan , Rasic-Markovic Aleksandra , Radunovic Nebojsa , Veskovic Milena
Published: July 2021

Emotions are specific psychological states brought about by neurophysiological changes associated with feelings, thoughts and behavioral responses. Emotions were considered as irrational experiences beyond the domain of logical perception because of their intertwinement with mood, temperament, creativity, motivation and personality. Through the centuries, emotions have been the focus of research among great classical philosophers, doctors, neuropsychologists, neuroscientists, neurologists and psychiatrists. The neurophysiological basis of behavior, such as emotional facial expression, and autonomic events in the physiological theory of William James and James-Lange and modified by Cannon-Bard, was followed by the two-factor theory of emotions of Schachter-Singer and Lazarus? higher-order cognitive evaluation. Four components that influence each other represent the concept of emotions and complete the overall emotional experience, and these are: autonomous (increase in heart rate, blood pressure); somatic (body language, facial expressions); cognitive (control, management), and subjective feeling (emotion, individual experience). The interplay between emotions and cognition has been the subject of research. Emotions can be evoked reflexively by simple physical stimuli (bottom-up), but can also be complex reactions involving cognitive, physiological and behavioral reactions (top-down). The amygdala, the ?alert" or ?neural alarm? structure, is responsible for conditioning fear, while the medial prefrontal cortex participates in emotion self-regulation and decision making.
Phenotypic integration in three Lamium species’ response to light and density
Authors: Barisic-Klisaric Natasa , Miljkovic Danijela , Avramov Stevan , Zivkovic Uros , Tarasjev Aleksej
Published: July 2021

Phenotypic correlations were calculated and the levels of phenotypic integration of three congeneric species, annual Lamium purpureum and perennial Lamium album and Lamium maculatum, were estimated. Calculations were performed separately for different stages of development during transplantation under different density and light treatments. L. purpureum exhibited greater integration in comparison to the other two species before exposure to environmental treatments, as well as greater variability in phenotypic correlations in response to light and density. The perennial species possessed similar correlation patterns in comparison to annual L. purpureum, becoming more similar to L. purpureum at later stages of development. The effects of density and light intensity were dependent on the specific combination of factors, as well as on the species under study. Density effects in L. purpureum were also habitat- and population-specific. A greater difference in response to density treatments between habitats than between populations was detected. Overall, phenotypes become more integrated during ontogeny, while dissimilarities in phenotypic correlations among species and between populations were more related to ecological than to phylogenetic differences.
Assessing Effects of Media Affordances and Information Security Awareness on Knowledge-Sharing in Global Software Development
Authors: Greene Linda , Hur Inkyoung , Levy Yair , Wang Ling , Kang Keumseok
Published: July 2021

This study investigates the effects of media affordances and information security awareness on knowledge-sharing behavior among global software development (GSD) team members. Using survey data collected from 214 GSD team members, we identify three organizational media affordances based on prior affordance literature: awareness, searchability, and editability. Positive relationships are found between perceived media affordances and actualized media affordances. Two actualized affordances, awareness and editability, have significant relationships with knowledge-sharing behavior that are moderated by awareness of information security. We further find that occupational culture due to region affects some relationships among media affordances and knowledge-sharing behavior. This study contributes to the affordance literature by identifying the organizational media affordances related to knowledge-sharing behavior and showing that users' awareness of information security moderates the relationships of these media affordances on knowledge-sharing. This study provides managerial insights into how media's technical properties and users' awareness of information security shape members' knowledge-sharing.
The Violence of Postmodern "Gender Identity" Medicine
Authors:   Kings College, UK, Brunskell-Evans Heather
Published: July 2021

The medical “transition” of children with “gender dysphoria” is increasingly normalized in North America, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Although each country has specific national gender identity development services, the rationale for prescribing hormone treatment is broadly similar. A minority rights paradigm underpinned by postmodern theory has gained traction in the past 10 years and has been successful in influencing public policy, the education of pediatricians, endocrinologists, and mental health professionals. In this view, any response other than an affirmation of the child’s claim to be the opposite sex or “born in the wrong body” is understood as a denial of their human rights to have their “outer” body match their authentic “inner” self. The postmodern paradigm has brought about a concomitant shift in the classification of the patient from a child who suffers “gender dysphoria” to a child who is “transgender”. Yet the practice of putting children on a medical pathway brings severe, life-long consequences including bone/skeletal impairment, cardiovascular and surgical complications, reduced sexual functioning, and infertility. Examination of postmodern “transgender” health care reveals it is rarely expert, evidenced-based or objective but on the contrary, is highly politicized and controversial. Although the High Court in the United Kingdom has ruled those children 16 years and under cannot consent to hormone treatment, several lobby groups, as well as the NHS Tavistock and Portman Hospital Trust Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), have been granted legal permission to challenge the ruling. With the example of the United Kingdom, I demonstrate that if the appeal is successful, children’s rights to protection from bodily and psychological harm will continue to be abused by the postmodern social justice paradigm which, in the very name of upholding children’s rights, violates them.
KESIAPAN SIKAP SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA PERUSAHAAN DAERAH AIR MINUM (PDAM) TIRTA ASASTA KOTA DEPOK DALAM MENGHADAPI INDUSTRI 4.0
Authors: Faturahman Sandika , Jannah Lina Miftahul
Published: July 2021

Era Industri 4.0 mendorong pegawai Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum (PDAM) Tirta Asasta Kota Depok untuk menyesuaikan kemampuannya dengan era tersebut. Perusahaan juga telah mengembangkan teknologi informasi  untuk menunjang pegawainya, tetapi aspek pelayanan masih bermasalah setiap tahun karena kesalahan administratif pegawai dan terdapat tekanan tersendiri dari hadirnya kompetitor lain. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis sejauh mana kesiapan sikap pegawai perusahaan tersebut dalam menghadapi Industri 4.0. Populasi penelitian adalah 257 pegawai PDAM Tirta Asasta Kota Depok, serta sampelnya berjumlah 71 orang yang terbagi dalam sembilan Bagian. Data penelitian dikumpulkan melalui survei, wawancara mendalam, dan studi literatur untuk dianalisis secara deskriptif agar mengetahui sejauh mana kesiapan sikap pegawai perusahaan tersebut dalam menghadapi Industri 4.0, serta dianalisis perbedaan kesiapannya antara atasan dan bawahan dengan uji H-Kruskal Wallis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan sebagian besar pegawai memiliki tingkat kesiapan yang Tinggi dalam menghadapi Industri 4.0. Kesiapan tersebut ditunjukkan dari keyakinan individu yang Tinggi pada setiap dimensi penelitian. Motivation to Learn menjadi komponen perubahan Industri 4.0 yang sering mendapatkan respon positif, sedangkan Ability to Work Under Pressure menjadi komponen perubahan Industri 4.0 yang sering mendapatkan respon negatif dari pegawai perusahaan tersebut. Tingkat kesiapan antara atasan dan bawahan juga tidak menunjukkan perbedaan yang signifikan dalam menghadapi Industri 4.0.
IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN PENYELENGGARAAN PROGRAM JAMINAN KESEHATAN DAERAH KOTA BEKASI
Authors: Alamsyah Kamal , Prastiwi Ellya Niken , Salamah Ummu
Published: July 2021

Masalah pokok dalam penelitian ini adalah belum terlaksananya secara efektif kebijakan/program Jaminan Kesehatan Daerah Berbasis Kartu Keluarga Dan Nomor Induk Kependudukan di Kota Bekasi.
Metode penelitian yang digunakan oleh peneliti adalah dekriptif analisis dengan pendekatan penelitiannya adalah kualitatif. Metode dan pendekatan ini dipilih dengan pertimbangan bahwa diharapkan dapat diperoleh data yang sebenar-benarnya dan mampu mengkaji masalah penelitian secara mendalam sehingga dapat diperoleh hasil yang diharapkan.
Hasil penelitian dapat dijelaskan bahwa terdapat faktor-faktor dalam mengimplementasi kebijakan Jaminan Kesehatan Daerah Kota Bekasi yaitu faktor standar, ukuran dan tujuan kebijakan, ukuran dan tujuan kebijakan, sumber-sumber daya, karakteristik organisasi pelaksana, sikap para pelaksana, komunikasi antar organisasi terkait dan kegiatan-kegiatan pelaksanaan, dan lingkungan sosial, ekonomi serta politik. Namun dalam implementasinya faktor-faktor tersebut belum seluruhnya berjalan secara efektif, yaitu faktor sumber daya kebijakan dan  dan faktor karakteristik agen pelaksana  sehingga masih terdapat masalah yang dihadapi berkaitan dengan implementasi kebijakan Jaminan Kesehatan Daerah. Hal ini tentunya juga belum dapat memberikan jalan terbaik dalam memberikan pelayanan publik yang berkualitas khususnya berkaitan dengan Program Jaminan Kesehatan Daerah Bagi Masyarakat Berbasis Kartu Keluarga dan Nomor Induk Kependudukan.
Amfibi sebagai model untuk mengembangkan media dan alat peraga pembelajaran sains
Authors: Syazali Muhammad , Nurwahidah Nurwahidah , Wardani Ketut Sri Kusuma , Erfan Muhammad , Nursaptini Nursaptini
Published: July 2021

Tujuan dari studi ini adalah menganalisis potensi amfibi sebagai model untuk pengembangan media dan alat peraga pembelajaran sains sekolah dasar (SD). Analisis potensi dilakukan dengan mensinkronisasi aspek-aspek sains amfibi dan sains SD menggunakan metode komparatif. Aspek sains amfibi diperoleh melalui hasil review dokumen, sedangkan aspek sains SD mengacu pada permendikbud No. 37 Tahun 2018. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa amfibi memiliki potensi sebagai model untuk mengembangkan media dan alat peraga pembelajaran sains SD. Untuk kelas IV, pemanfaatan amfibi sebagai model dapat dilakukan pada KD 3.1, KD 3.2, dan KD 3.8. Di kelas V, terdapat 6 KD pengetahuan yang dapat memanfaatkan amfibi yaitu KD 3.1 – KD 3.5, dan KD 3.8. Adapun untuk di kelas VI, terdapat KD 3.1 dan KD 3.3 yang sesuai untuk menjadikan amfibi sebagai model dalam pembelajaran sains SD.
Impacts of green manure on crop yield, nitrogen leaching and nitrous oxide emissions in sandy and clay soil lysimeters
Authors: Regina Kristiina , Känkänen Hannu , Singh Pooja
Published: July 2021

We compared wheat yield, losses of nitrogen (N) in leaching, and gaseous losses as nitrous oxide (N2O) in silt and sand soil lysimeters. The studied cultivation systems were based on mineral fertilizer or mineral fertilizer together with clover green manure mulched at three different time points (August, October or May) before sowing of the main crop (either winter or spring wheat). Replacing 50–60% of mineral fertilizer N with green manure from a mixture of three clover species did not compromise the crop yield of winter or spring wheat. The results suggest that mulching of the green manure in the spring succeeding its sowing is the most beneficial practice with respect to environmental impacts. Total N leaching was higher from sandy soil than from silt loam whereas emissions of N2O were higher from the silt soil. Residual N from the clover biomass did not lead to an increase in leaching losses of N during the growing season or one year from the harvest. However, the residual N can be a source of high N2O emissions during the winter period in boreal climatic conditions.
Studi Eksperimental Efektivitas Pijat dengan Minyak Esensial Cengkeh terhadap Status Fungsional Pasien Osteoartritis
Authors: Apsari Dewi Puspita , Setiawati Ni Luh
Published: July 2021

Pengobatan konvensional seperti NSAID sering digunakan untuk mengontrol nyeri dan inflamasi pasien osteoartritis (OA). Namun terkadang obat tersebut tidak efektif. Kombinasi pengobatan konvensional dan pelayanan kesehatan tradisional dirasa mampu mengatasi masalah tersebut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas pijat dengan minyak esensial cengkeh terhadap status fungsional pasien OA. Metode yang digunakan adalah quasi experimental-nonequivalent control group design pada 40 pasien OA yang berusia 46-84 tahun dengan skor VAS>4. Pada kelompok intervensi, pasien OA diberikan kombinasi terapi konvensional dan pijat dengan minyak esensial cengkeh. Sebaliknya pada kelompok kontrol pasien OA diberikan kombinasi terapi konvensional dan pijat dengan minyak kelapa. Penilaian efektivitas dilakukan pada hari ke-0, 1, 2 dan 3 pengobatan dengan kuisoner WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis index). Status fungsional pasien digambarkan dalam empat skor outcome yakni skor total WOMAC, intensitas nyeri, kekakuan, dan fungsi fisik pasien. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pijat dengan minyak esensial cengkeh signifikan meningkatkan status fungsional pasien dengan nilai rata-rata skor total WOMAC (21,30 ± 3,36; p=0,02), nyeri (3,80 ± 1,01; p=0,00), kekakuan (1,85 ± 0,75; p=0,00) dan domain fungsi fisik (15,65 ± 2,54; p=0,00) di hari ketiga pengobatan. Sebaliknya kelompok kontrol hanya signifikan menurunkan intensitas nyeri (7,60 ± 1,73; p=0,00) yang dialami pasien. Jadi kombinasi pengobatan konvensional dan pijat dengan minyak esensial cengkeh meningkatkan status fungsional pasien OA.
Pengembangan Sari Nanas Tinggi Aktivitas Antioksidan Menggunakan Pendekatan Half Factorial Design
Authors: Maulana Indra Topik , Soewondo Budi Prabowo , Kudus Abdul
Published: July 2021

Nanas (Ananas comosus L.) subang memiliki potensi untuk dibuat menjadi pangan fungsional sari nanas yang memiliki aktivitas antioksidan. Untuk menghasilkan produk yang tahan lama dan memiliki aktivitas antioksidan, maka sari nanas dibuat dengan melewati empat faktor perlakuan yaitu pemilihan bahan, penambahan gula, blansing, dan pemasakan dengan masing–masing terdiri dari dua variabel yaitu positif dan negatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa pengaruh empat faktor perlakuan tersebut terhadap aktivitas antioksidan dari sari nanas. Pembuatan sari nanas didesain melalui pendekatan half design experiment. Uji aktivitas antioksidan dilakukan dengan metode peredaman radikal bebas 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa seluruh sampel yang disimpan pada suhu kamar mengalami fermentasi kurang dari 7 hari pengujian, sedangkan seluruh sampel yang disimpan pada suhu dingin lebih tahan lama sehingga dilanjutkan pada pengujian selanjutnya. Diagram pareto menunjukkan pemilihan bahan, konsentrasi gula, dan durasi waktu blansing secara nyata memberikan pengaruh terhadap peningkatan aktivitas antioksidan dari sari nanas. Namun demikian, durasi waktu pemasakan masih perlu dianalisis lebih lanjut.
L’identité : un paradoxe entre rationalité et imaginaire
Authors:   Université Jean-Moulin, Lyon 3, France (jean-jacques.wunenburger@wanadoo.fr), Wunenburger Jean-Jacques
Published: July 2021

"The paper explores various meanings of the notion of identity, the individual and collective contexts in which it applies, the questions and the problems it raises. Its scope is to build a cartography of the different approaches adopted by the participants in the 4th Congress of the Centre International de Recherches sur l’Imaginaire, dedicated to self-images and self-representations. The main idea is that identity is situated between rationality and imagination, between an objective reality and an unlimited fantasy, which is the cause of its paradoxical usages."