bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Whatever Happened to Socialization?
Authors: Guhin Jeffrey , Calarco Jessica McCrory , Miller-Idriss Cynthia
Published: August 2020

Socialization is a key mechanism of social reproduction. Yet, like the functionalists who introduced the concept, socialization has fallen out of favor, critiqued for ignoring power and agency, for its teleology and incoherence, and for its link to misguided “culture of poverty” arguments. In this review, we argue for renewed, post-functionalist use of socialization. We review the concept’s history, its high point under Parsons, the reasons for its demise, its continued use in some subfields (e.g., gender, race and ethnicity, education), and alternative concepts used to explain social reproduction. We then suggest that something is lost when “socialization” is avoided or isolated in particular subfields. Without socialization, conceptions of social reproduction face problems of history, transferability, and power. We close by outlining a post-functionalist agenda for socialization research, building off sociological work engaging cognitive science, linguistic anthropology, pragmatism, the re-interrogation of values, and the development of ideology in political socialization.
Clinical profile of PCOS patients at a tertiary care center in Gandaki Province of Nepal
Authors: Pandey Mahendra Raj
Published: September 2020

Background: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is one of the most common cause of anovulation in women of reproductive age, with a prevalence of upto 10%. Oligomenorrhea, hirsutism and obesity together with enlarged polycystic ovaries are the diagnostic criteria of PCOS. These women are vulnerable to type II diabetes, dyslipidemia, premature arteriosclerosis, and endometrial carcinoma.
Aims and Objectives: The aim and objective of this study was to see the various clinical profile of PCOS patients at a Medical College in Nepal and to make patients aware about the long term sequalae associated with it.
Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted in the outpatient department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Manipal Teaching Hospital from January 2018 till June 2019. A total of 90 patients presenting with oligomenorrhoea, obesity, acne, infertility and hirsutism were included in the study. The exclusion criteria were young women who had their menarche less than 2 years back, women older than 45 years, and patients on exogenous estrogen or progesterone therapy.
Results: Out of 90 patients studied, 37(41%) were married and 53(59%) were unmarried. There were many patients from urban compared to rural areas (67% vs 33%). Many patients were either overweight (22%) or obese (61%) and 6% of the patients were underweight. Mean age at the time of presentation was 31.66 years with many patients (37%) between 30-35 years age group. Majority of the patients were either oligomenorrhoeic or amenorrhoeic (78 %). Weight gain was present in 83% of the patients. Infertility was present in 81% of the married patients. Fifteen women (17%) had hypothyroidism and were receiving treatment for the same. Ultrasonography was done in all the patients and typical necklace pattern of follicular arrangement was seen in 70 (78%) patients.
Conclusion: The diagnosis of PCOS can be reliably predicted with the help of clinical features and sonography in women according to Rotterdam criteria. Oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhea and weight gain were main symptoms in our patients. It is important to educate and make unmarried PCOS patients aware of its association with infertility and long-term medical problems.
Study on the gestational age-related histogenesis of human fetal suprarenal glands
Authors: Annamraju Maruti Ram , Boddeti Ravindra Kumar , Velichety Subhadra Devi , Battalapalli Srihari Rao
Published: September 2020

Background: Fetal suprarenal gland consists of three zones. They are the outer definitive zone or neocortex (DZ) that forms adult Zona Glomerulosa (ZG), the centrally located fetal zone and a third transitional zone (TZ) the future adult Zona Fasciculata (ZF) which lies just between the neocortex and fetal zone (FZ). The inner ZF that consists of large eosinophilic cells, and the outer definitive zone (DZ) consists of small, densely packed basophilic cells. As early as in 6th week of gestational Age, pheochromoblasts derived from the neural crest migrate through the fetal cortex to form the medulla at a later stage of development. The medulla unrecognizable as a distinct structure in the suprarenal gland throughout most of the gestation, except for small clusters or nests of chromaffin cells scattered throughout the body of the cortex.
Aims and Objective: The study was designed and aimed to understand the early developmental histology of suprarenal gland.
Materials and Methods: Study conducted at the Department of Anatomy, SV Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. The study was carried out by processing representative samples of fetal suprarenal tissues of 13 weeks, 17 weeks, 24 weeks, 25 weeks and 38 weeks gestational age. While processing, we observed the standard dissection procedure and histopathological tissue processing for the human samples.
Results: Peripheral narrower and darker definitive zone or true cortex and an inner wider and lighter fetal zone was observed at 13, 17, 24 weeks with 10x objective. The demarcation between cortex and medulla could be seen clearly at 24 weeks. At 25 weeks capsule is very thick and vascular. A well-differentiated gland tissue with clear demarcation of cortex and medulla and a large central vein was observed. At 38 weeks degeneration of fetal zone with a thick-walled central vein was observed at lower magnification (10x objective)
Conclusion: Observations on prenatal microscopic structure and gestational age-related changes in suprarenal glands form the basis for understanding structural changes and a foetal database for the local population.
Relevance and meaningfulness: Student perspectives on the highly talented international business professional profile
Authors: Van Heugten Petra , Heijne-Penninga Marjolein , Robbe Patricia , Jaarsma Debbie , Wolfensberger Marca
Published: August 2020

Competencies deemed relevant and meaningful by international business professionals and implemented in IB education, still do not produce work-ready graduates. This may be because these competencies are not perceived as relevant or meaningful by students. This study was conducted to gain students’ perspectives on the relevance and meaningfulness of the HTIBP talent competency framework, and how they perceived working with it. Results show that the five competency domains of the HTIBP competency framework are perceived as relevant and meaningful by students, in alignment with the professional field, this was not the case for few associated items (behaviours) ‘showing entrepreneurship’ and ‘improving ideas from others’. The lack of clarity of these behaviours resulted in less experienced relevance and meaningfulness by students. Our findings will help educators to better facilitate students to understand the meaning and relevance of competencies. This may help to improve alignment with the professional field.
‘Poems unspelled’: on Georgy Obolduev’s early poetry
Authors: Balashova E. A. , Kargashin I. A.
Published: August 2020

The paper is concerned with G. Obolduev, one of Russia’s most prominent poets of the first half of the 20th c., whose works are only now returning to readers. The poet’s first collected poems were published in 1991 thanks to L. Ozerov, who compiled the collection. Since then, Obolduev has inspired numerous works, but the research would normally focus on his mature and later lyrical works. By contrast, this article looks at the poet’s earlier work, typified by examples of language play, metaphorical convergence of opposing concepts, omission of links in chains of free associations, and so on. Especially interesting are quotes from the reminiscences of the children’s writer E. Blaginina, the poet’s wife, which offer an insight into Obolduev’s creative process and characteristic way of thinking, as quite a few of his earlier poems plainly require a detailed, almost line-by-line, commentary, such as the one provided by the authors of this article.
Aleksey Peshkov as an editor of Samarskaya Gazeta
Authors: Bik-Bulatov A. S.
Published: August 2020

The article uses little known letters of M. Gorky, many of which were published for the first time in 1997, as well as findings of Samara-based experts in local history to shed light on the writer’s work as editor-in-chief of the Samarskaya Gazeta newspaper in 1895. The researcher introduces hitherto unstudied reminiscences of the journalist D. Linyov (Dalin) about this period, which reference a letter by Gorky, now lost. The paper details a newly discovered episode of Gorky’s professional biography as a journalist: it concerns his campaign against a Samara ‘she-wolf,’ the madam of a local brothel A. Neucheva. Linyov’s reminiscences turn out to be an important and interesting source, offering an insight into the daily grind of the young editor Gorky, providing new evidence of his excellent organizational skills, and describing his moral and social stance. The author presents his work in the context of a recently initiated broader discussion about the need to map out all Russian periodicals for the period until 1917, as well as all research devoted to individual publications.
The head of the hypotheses department. On words and dictionaries of Mikhail Epstein
Authors: Abdullaev E. V.
Published: August 2020

The article discusses the scholarly work of the renowned essayist and literary and cultural critic M. Epstein. Analyzing his Projective Dictionary of Humanistic Disciplines [Proektivniy slovar gumanitarnykh nauk] (2017), and parts of Encyclopaedia of Youth [Entsiklopediya yunosti] (co-authored by S. Iourienen, 2018), the author examines Epstein’s strategy for coining terms as well as the methodological assumptions at its core. The latter include, in particular, the assumption about a direct connection between scholarly knowledge and language, and the idea of language as a passive and ahistorical element. Epstein’s approach appears to be a peculiar fusion of scholarship and mythologism, and risky innovation and archaic methodological elements — an approach that is predetermined by Epstein’s adherence to the intellectual tradition that he himself defined as essayism, borrowing the term from R. Musil. The article is also concerned with the evolution of this intellectual trend, characterized by the absence of distinct genre boundaries, mythologism, and the claim to ‘superdisciplinarity.’
Two Forest Kings? Literary sources of V. Zhukovsky’s translation of the ballad Erlkönig
Authors: Lagutina I. N.
Published: August 2020

The article contains a comparative analysis of early European interpretations of Goethe’s poem Erlkönig and hypothesizes that it was under their influence that Zhukovsky introduced significant innovations in his translation. Already in the first English translations by M. G. Lewis and W. Scott, translators dispense with the naturphilosophical implication of Goethe’s original and enhance its folkloric dimension; the plot is structured according to the pre-romantic and romantic folk legends of evil and many-voiced forest ‘kings.’ The early French versions embark on a new tradition of ‘translating’ the title into the native language, revealing the semiotics of the image and making it more recognizable by a foreign culture. Zhukovsky’s idea of the Forest King is shaped by his contemporary culture; he integrates the German original not only into Russian demonology as described by Russian lexicons of the early 19th c., but also into the set of translation practices already established at the time when he was writing his ballad.
An unknown Capote. The American writer’s juvenilia and unpublished short stories
Authors: Zakharov D. V.
Published: August 2020

The article sets out to acquaint readers with early works by Truman Capote that have never been published in collections of his early prose. It concerns his school exercises, some of which appeared in The Trinity Times newspaper, as well as short stories penned before 1942 during his time at Greenwich High School. A brief abstract of these works gives an idea of the talent of the writer, who became aware of his vocation very early in life. The article discusses Capote’s other manuscripts discovered in American archives, including a draft ‘Article about a group of young people in Moscow’, referred to by Capote as ‘A Daughter of the Russian Revolution.’ This documentary piece describes the children of the Soviet elite whom Capote met during his visits to Moscow in 1956, 1958 and 1959. Among his other important finds, D. Zakharov mentions the manuscript of the short story Another Day in Paradise, dedicated to the writer Malcolm Lowry (Under the Volcano), whom Capote met in Sicily. The article raises the question of including the aforementioned works in the writer’s general bibliography, offering arguments in favour of their subsequent publication.
V. I. Narbut. Collected works: Poems. Translations. Prose
Authors: Fedyakin S. R.
Published: August 2020

Kozhukharov, R., ed. (2018). The collected works of V. Narbut: Poems. Translations. Prose. Moscow: OGI. (In Russ.)

Vladimir Narbut, a celebrity in the early 20th c., became known to the 1970s reader from V. Kataev’s book My Diamond Crown [Almazniy moy venets], where the poet, along with many other 1920s literary figures, is portrayed in a cartoonish manner. The first reprint of a wide selection of Narbut’s collected poems appeared as late as 1990. It took another 18 years to publish Narbut’s critical works. It was in 2018 that a new edition printed the fullest collection of his poetry to date, as well as selected prose and drafts/fragments. The Аcmeist Narbut conformed very little to the formal teachings of this poetic school. Similarly, he found his unique voice as a Soviet poet. The detailed introduction, comprehensive commentary, section with sketches, and abundant illustrations instill a more in-depth idea of the writer, with the book acting as a guide to his oeuvre.
M. Shruba. A dictionary of the pen-names of Russian émigrés in Europe (1917–1945)
Authors: Osovsky O. E. , Kirzhaeva V. P.
Published: August 2020

Shruba, M. (2018). A dictionary of the pen-names of Russian émigrés in Europe (1917- 1945). Ed. by O. Kotostelyov, with contributions from P. Lavrinets, A. Meimre, B. Ravdin, R. Timenchik, L. Fleishman et al. Moscow: NLO. (In Russ.)

M. Shruba’s dictionary contains entries on about 3,600 authors, 9,800 revealed and 8,500 unattributed pseudonyms. The research relies on more than 400 Russian émigré periodicals as well as various archived materials. The geographical framework of the research can be explained by availability of resources, as well as the significant literary, cultural and scholarly achievements of Russian emigrants in Europe during the period in question. The book may help launch a global project to create a dictionary of 20th-c. Russian pseudonyms
The road to one’s own people. Sergey Shargunov
Authors: Kulgavchuk M. V.
Published: August 2020

The article examines books by S. Shargunov, written at different periods (Hurray! [Ura!] and One’s Own People [Svoi], etc.), tracing the author’s personality and his creative evolution: from a protagonist who rejects the world to a search for ‘one’s own’ and ‘one’s own people’. Shargunov’s ‘own people,’ believes M. Kulgavchuk, are first and foremost his family; memories of childhood provide the foundation for his stylistics, prompting comparison with I. Bunin’s lyrical prose. Indeed, Shargunov works within the realm of lyrical prose, occasionally spicing lyricism with a pinch of satire. His main topic, however, is the relationship between the person and the epoch. Kulgavchik points out how this topic, first appearing in Shargunov’s autobiographical prose, fully develops in his research: a biography of V. Kataev entitled In Pursuit of Eternal Spring [V pogone za vechnoy vesnoy] (The Lives of Remarkable People Series). In his biography of Kataev, Shargunov is consistent and thorough, interested in both large-scale historical milestones related to the writer and individual episodes that demonstrate the writer’s strongly non-conformist nature.
The engineeress of human souls. Anna Kozlova
Authors: Zhuchkova A. V.
Published: August 2020

The work attempts a literary ‘portrait’ of the contemporary writer and scenarist A. Kozlova. The author charts the evolution of Kozlova’s work, from the early ‘ultra-shock’ stories and the novel Whazzup, Winner [Preved pobeditelyu] (2006), a transparent satire of the fat years of the 2000s, to Ryurik (2019), a novel structured as a multilevel psychological quest. In addition, the critic describes the writer’s language as sharp, full of irony and in sync with contemporary culture and the modern Russian language. The critic notes that Kozlova’s works are highly context-dependent: one book picks up where the previous one left off, and together they form a confession and a journal of personal growth and development. According to Zhuchkova, the writer’s biggest achievement is that Kozlova managed to rise above the constrictions of the 1990s’ ‘ultra-shock literature’ and harness the format of  autopsychological prose, which in Russian literature originates in E. Limonov’s works, to portray a transcendent image of a positive character and a history of personal development, both of the heroine and the author herself.
Familia: enfoque y abordaje en la atención primaria
Authors: Malpartida Ampudia Margarita Karol
Published: September 2020

El enfoque familiar es la base de la medicina familiar y comunitaria, es la unidad básica, el estudio de la familia puede realizarse partiendo de distintos enfoques, pudiendo seguir criterios biomédica y sociológicos.  Se cuenta con técnicas e instrumentos para el estudio de acontecimientos de situaciones estresantes en la familia. La atención con enfoque de salud familiar es flexible, dinámica, interactiva, capaz de prever y brindar respuesta oportuna. La familia se enfoca como un sistema, en donde existe subsistemas que interrelacionan entre sí. Para el estudio de la familia se usan genograma, APGAR familiar y otros cuestionarios como el GHQ-28, el abordaje de cada familia depende de sus características.
The Epidemiology of Zika Virus in the World: A Comprehensive Review Study
Authors: Ahmadzadeh Jamal , Ahmadzadeh Jamal , Masoumi Ghazal Akhavan , Heidari Mohammad , Mobaraki Kazhal
Published: August 2020

Zika virus is an emerging public health threat. The large outbreak related to this infection was first reported
in 2007 in Yap Island. This virus is associated with microcephaly, Guillain Barre syndrome and some of the
presentations of Zika infection include fever, maculopapular rash, arthralgia, bilateral conjunctivas,
headache, arthritis/arthralgia with edema of tiny joints of feet and hands, retro-orbital pain, myalgia, asthenia
and vertigo. In most of the cases, the infection is asymptomatic and self-limited. One of the largest known
outbreaks of the virus was reported in French Polynesia, south pacific in October 2013. At the beginning of
2016, more than 52 countries have had reported the active transmission of the Zika virus. In general, there
are two transmission modes for the Zika infection: Vector-borne transmission and Non-vector-borne
transmission. Some diagnostic tests for Zika infection are RT-PCR, ELISA, and PRNT. Up to now, there is
no specific antiviral medicine for the treatment of Zika infection and also no vaccine is available for
immunization. As far as we know, more than half of the world’s people live in areas where the Aedes
mosquito lives. There is a probability occurrence of the Zika virus epidemic at any time and in any place
without prior notice in today’s “global village”. Therefore, health systems in all the involved countries
should implement better triage and early warning surveillance systems for morbid cases of Zika to prevent
large epidemics and the spread of the virus among mosquitoes and finally to avoid its disastrous
consequences.
“Taylor-Made Qi Gong Approach”, A Pilot Study Controlled for Patient in Integrative Oncology Therapy: Evaluation of Time Result and/or Efficacy of “Taylor-Made Qi Gong Approach” (TMQG) than “Not Taylor-Made One (NTMQG)” on Patients with Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy or in Follow Up – A Preliminary Perspective
Authors: Bonucci Massimo , Bonucci Massimo , Puri S.
Published: August 2020

Qi Gong, like an ancient form of health maintenance of Traditional
China Medicine, is applied to effectively give an integrative support on
patients with cancer. The diagnosis and treatment of cancer are
associated with significant changes in quality of life (QOL) and side
effects. The effects of Qi Gong in treating common cancer-related side
effects, including nausea, pain, fatigue, anxiety, inflammation,
depressive symptoms and improving overall QOL are confirmed in
literature [1-5]. Qi Gong includes many techniques (e.g. self-massages,
movements, meditations, breath controlling and mindfulness) and
managing physical body, breath and mind (consciousness). Most include
more forms, “Family-styles” and only very few are able to combine
significantly “body-breath-mind”. Furthermore, only for 2 or 3 are
available an Evidence Base Medicine-track records. Actually, the
efficacy of Qi Gong is currently achievable in long/med time and
depends on: i) time-training, especially homely, ii) correct sequence and
iii) steadiness.
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Adjuvant Chemoradiation (CRT) for Gastric Cancer: 16 Years of Local Experience
Authors: Lau Justina , Lau Justina , Lee WM , Law LY
Published: August 2020

Background: There is little consensus for the choice of adjuvant therapy for gastric cancer. This study
aimed to compare treatment outcomes and toxicities of adjuvant capecitabine-oxaliplatin (XELOX) with
adjuvant chemoradiation (CRT).
Methods: Patients with resected gastric cancer stage IIA to IIIC disease treated between January 2004 and
July 2018 were analysed retrospectively. Patients were treated with XELOX for eight cycles or CRT. For
CRT, 5 cycles of 5-fluorouracil (5FU)/leucovorin with 45 Gy in 25 fractions radiotherapy (RT) concurrent
with cycles 2 and 3 were given. Relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were used to compare
the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy and CRT. Acute toxicities and the pattern of relapse were also analysed.
Results: 120 patients were included. 52 patients were treated with XELOX, and 68 patients were treated
with CRT. Univariate analysis resulted in a five-year OS of 66% for XELOX, as compared with 48% for
CRT (HR 0.706, 95% CI 0.413-1.208, p=0.202). The five-year RFS was 58% for XELOX, and 43% for
CRT (HR 0.708, 95% CI 0.424-1.183, p= 0.185). On multivariate analysis, both RFS and OS favored
XELOX: RFS HR 0.51 (95% CI 0.29-0.87), p=0.014; OS HR 0.45 (95% CI 0.25-0.81), p=0.007 when
XELOX was compared with CRT. Patterns of failure were similar in the two groups, with distant metastases
being most common. Acute toxicity grade 3/4 was seen in 42% of patients for XELOX, as compared to 65%
of patients for CRT (p=0.015). Neutropenia ≥ grade 3 was more frequent in the CRT group (60% vs 21%;
p <0.001).
A Short Report on the English Language Analysis of the Speech of a Nigerian Patient with Schizophrenia During a Medical Interview
Authors: Akanni Oluyemi O. , Omoigberale Oboh Stephen , Akanni Oluyemi O. , Omolara Akanni Deborah
Published: August 2020

Language abnormalities are commonly associated with and diagnostic of a brain disorder like schizophrenia.
Attempts have been made in the past to characterize the speech abnormalities in schizophrenia, but no
known available research has been conducted in Nigeria where the English language is recognized as the
official language. This study was designed to examine the discourse during a medical interview of a Nigerian
patient with schizophrenia. A clinical interview between a schizophrenic patient and a doctor was carried
out at the Mental Health Department of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
The conversation was tape-recorded, thereafter transcribed and analysed. The findings revealed syntax
errors in turn-taking, mistakes in pronunciation, grammatical and phonological errors. The data confirms
literature elsewhere and suggests a role for language analysis in the evaluation of persons with
schizophrenia.
Obesity and Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) as Risk Factors for COVID-19 Severity
Authors: Shiha Gamal , Shiha Gamal , Soliman Reham
Published: August 2020

In December 2019 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China and rapidly spread
to other areas and has been declared a pandemic in 2020. Until now there are about half million deaths.
Of note the highest fatality rate was found for cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus followed by
chronic respiratory diseases, hypertension and cancer. Remarkably early data have reported higher BMI
is associated with a higher risk of developing severe symptoms and complications of COVID-19 disease.
Patients with metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) are often obese and have additional
metabolic risk factors which may increase risk of respiratory diseases. Identification of risk factors of
COVID-19 severity is crucial to provide additional medical care; in this review we shed light on the
association between MAFLD and COVID-19 severity.
Atividade Antimicrobiana de Flavonoides: uma Revisão de Literatura
Authors: Kowalski Layza , Dias da Silva Andressa , Rodrigues Pagno Andressa , Piana Mariana
Published: August 2020

Plantas são, geralmente, uma rica fonte de constituintes ativos que fornecem benefícios medicinais ou de prevenção contra diversas doenças e enfermidades, por conseguinte, levando em consideração o preocupante aumento na taxa de infecção por micro-organismos resistentes aos antibióticos, tem-se estimulado a procura por compostos que possuam potencial antimicrobiano, e os flavonoides possuem grandes atividades biológicas e terapêuticas que se encaixam nessa categoria. O presente estudo objetivou reunir dados sobre a atividade antimicrobiana dos flavonoides, e assim apresentar os benefícios do uso de plantas medicinais com estes compostos em infecções por bactérias. Trata-se de uma revisão de literatura, realizada nas bases de dados Scientific Electronic Library Online, US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health e Science Direct, de artigos científicos publicados entre 2005 e 2020. Os flavonoides podem ser capazes de inibir o crescimento bacteriano, através de diferentes mecanismos, como a alteração da permeabilidade de membrana e parede celular, inibição da síntese de ácidos nucléicos, neutralização dos fatores de virulência, inibição de urease e também pela atividade sinérgica com antibióticos. O desenvolvimento de novos medicamentos antimicrobianos torna-se cada vez mais necessário, inclusive fitoterápicos, o que torna os flavonoides como candidatos promissores.
Studi Deskriptif Bimbingan Karir Untuk Kemandirian Siswa Tunarungu di SMALB
Authors: Andini Meilina Juwita
Published: September 2020

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh kondisi di lapangan mengenai bimbingan karir untuk kemandirian siswa tunarungu di SMALB. Bimbingan karir di SMALB adalah salah satu cara untuk membantu siswa tunarungu melatih keterampilan hidup agar mempunyai kemandirian atau pilihan kerja yang tepat saat lulus sekolah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mendeskripsikan pelaksanaan bimbingan karir untuk kemandirian tunarungu dan kendala yang dihadapi saat pelaksanaan bimbingan karir serta mencari solusi dari permasalahan tersebut. Pendekatan penelitian menggunakan deskriptif dengan metode kualitatif. Sumber data penelitian adalah siswa tunarungu di SMALB dan guru pembimbing. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa bimbingan karir di SMALB sudah cukup baik dengan adanya program-program bimbingan yang siswa tunarungu mampu melatih keterampilan, sedangkan kendala dari bimbingan karir ada pada komunikasi yang terhambat serta kurangnya kerjasama dengan perusahaan atau lembaga kerja. Solusi dalam mengatasi masalah tersebut guru pembimbing menggunakan juru bahasa isyarat dan pihak sekolah mulai menjalin kerjasama dengan perusahaan maupun lembaga kerja
Could Infections with Parasites Prevent Autoimmune Diseases, Like Asthma and Crohn's Disease?
Authors: Szaszkiewicz Joshua Ethan
Published: August 2020

Increasing rates of autoimmune diseases, such as asthma and Crohn’s disease, have become a major concern in industrialized countries. One potential cause for the rising rates of autoimmune diseases in humans, is the disconnected relationship to parasites due to better hygiene. The extensive history between parasites and humans has resulted in the evolution of immunomodulating characteristics in parasites that may prevent the development of autoimmune diseases in humans. Here, I discuss the evolutionary reason for the protective effect against autoimmune diseases provided by parasites, explain the hygiene hypothesis as it relates to parasites, and propose the immunological mechanisms of parasites that might confer protection from autoimmune diseases. I will also give evidence for the protective effect and indicate the current state of helminth therapy and its challenges. While helminth therapy may be an effective treatment and prevention method for autoimmune diseases, much more research needs to be conducted in order to determine the specific mechanisms of action on our immune systems, and how these could be used medically to treat autoimmune diseases.
Reactions to the Coronavirus: A Content Analysis Examining the Extent to Which Media Shapes Public Reactions in Response to COVID-19
Authors: Kachulak Tyler
Published: August 2020

This qualitative study explored the extent to which mass media exposure shapes public reactions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A purposive sampling procedure was used to employ a content analysis on a sample of 100 of the most recent comments that included reactions towards COVID-19 from a CBC news article. An open-coding procedure was utilized to examine any themes or categories present in the comments, and the frequency of occurrence of any themes or categories were recorded. Results showed that eight categories of reactions were present: Fear, Warnings, Frivolous, Anger, Hope, Inevitable, Science, and Environment. Further sub-categories were identified within the overarching themes of fear, warnings, frivolous, and anger. This study demonstrated that fear is the most prevalent reaction towards COVID-19, keeping in line with existing research that media exposure and its use of fear-mongering tactics play a central role in shaping public reactions in response to pandemics.
The Sharing Economy: Do e-scooters make the cut?
Authors: Bailey Brady , Sereda Sarah
Published: August 2020

Sharing is as old as civilization itself. Corporations now are taking an old idea and creating a strategic model with the help of technology. This modern sharing economy, while having roots in sustainable practices, can often be mistaken as an inherently sustainable business model. We present the outcomes of a project on e-scooters as an example to emphasize the potential impacts and characteristics of a business operating within the sharing economy. To understand and gain public opinion, a survey was conducted gathering 222 responses regarding e-scooter usage in Edmonton, Alberta. Another source of information was the interview with a top executive of Lime Scooters, an e-scooter company operating in Edmonton. We found that while online platforms make resource sharing between peers easier to access, they are not always economically sustainable. Literature review on life-cycle analysis of e-scooters revealed that environmental sustainability is also not ingrained in practice, and careful consideration of business operations is needed to mitigate potentially negative impacts. In addition, thoughtful policies need to be considered and put into place in-order to encourage public and private trust. Overall, the sharing economy can be quite effective in creating a sense of community and social sustainability, but it should not be graded as a wholly sustainable practice without evidence.
Lung Cancer Prediction and Detection Using Image Processing Mechanisms: An Overview
Authors: Ahmed Bakhan Tofiq
Published: August 2020

Nowadays, cancer has counted as a hazardous disease that many people suffered from especially Lung-Cancer. Cancer is the disease that cell has grown rapidly and abnormally that is why treating it is somehow tough in some cases but it can be controlled if it is detected in the initial stage. Image Processing Mechanisms have a vital role in predicting and recognizing both benign and malignant cells with the help of classifier mechanisms such as Decision-Tree (D-Tree), A-NN, Support-Vector-Machine, and Naïve-Bayes classifier which are widely utilized in the biomedical field. These classifiers are available to classify the usual and unusual cells. This study aims to review the most well-known Image Processing Mechanisms for Lung-Cancer Detection and Prediction. Brief information about the main steps of proposing an effective system by using Image Processing stages like Image Acquisition, Pre-processing of the image which includes noise elimination and enhancement, Segmentation, Extracting Feature, and Binarization had been demonstrated. In the literature, several researchers' work had been reviewed. A comparison had been done among various reviewed research papers that proposed various models for recognizing and estimating the Lung-Cancer nodule. The comparison based on the Image Processing Mechanisms, accuracy, and classifier used in each reviewed research paper.
Analisis Atribut Inovasi Pelayanan Kesehatan Taman Obat Keluarga Di Desa Tanjung Kuras Kecamatan Sungai Apit Kabupaten Siak
Authors: Dadang Mashur  , Fanny Pratiwi
Published: September 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian  ini adalah untuk menganalisis atribut inovasi pelayanan kesehatan taman obat keluarga dan mengetahui faktor pendukung dan penghambat analisis atribut  inovasi pelayanan kesehatan taman obat keluarga. Jenis penelitian yang dipilih adalah  kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi kasus yang bersifat deskriptif, yaitu pemecahan masalah dengan meneliti menampilkan data yang diperoleh dengan pengamatan lapangan dan kepustakaan, kemudian di analisa dan di interpretasikan untuk ditarik kesimpulan. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara dan observasi penelitian. Setelah data terkumpul dari informan penelitian, kemudian akan digunakan metode teknik tringulasi dengan check dan re-check terhadap hasil yang diberikan oleh informan penelitian. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa atribut inovasi pelayanan kesehatan taman obat keluarga sudah terlaksana baik karena  hal ini sudah ada sejak turun temurun dan dimunculkan dengan hal baru.  Keadaan masyarakat yang masih memegang tradisi gotong royong sehingga munculnya  nilai kebersamaan membuat  partisipasi dan motivasi bertambah. Meskipun belum mengenal teknologi dan jarak letak lokasi  desa yang terpencil  sehingga dalam pelaksanaan inovasi  masih dilaksanakan  secara tradisional.
A Study of Hot and Cold Metaphors in Iraqi Arabic
Authors: Jabber Khalid Wahaab , Al-Saedi Hayder Tuama Jasim
Published: August 2020

The present study is an attempt to explore the ways of an Iraqi Arabic speaker conceptualises his/her understanding of various abstract domains of emotions or feeling and attitudes through his/her experiences of concrete domains of Cold and Hot metaphors. Lakoff & Johnson’s (1980) Conceptual Metaphor Theory is adopted to analyse the collected data. Idiomatic expressions and proverbs are chosen specifically from the southern dialect where they are widely used in daily interaction. The data analysis classified the results according to their abstract and concrete domains of the sampled data. The findings of this study showed different conceptualisations of the Hot and Cold metaphor in Iraqi Arabic. The study concluded that these metaphors are used to conceive more of the abstract concepts of emotions, feelings, and attitudes. Cold domain is used to conceptualise the bad habits of people, and it is also used to conceptualise some good habits, on the other hand. Whereas Hot domain is used to conceptualise the more intensive of emotions and attitudes. The study concluded that the sharp emotions, feelings and attitudes that are understood from the conceptualisation of Hot and Cold conceptual metaphors, are experienced from the more concrete domains of hard things.
Das Konzept «Waldbrand 2020» des Kantons Tessin
Authors: Ghiringhelli Aron , Pezzatti Gianni Boris , Conedera Marco
Published: September 2020

The “forest fire 2020” program of Canton Ticino

The Canton of Ticino has a long-lasting experience in facing forest fires. As a result, a tradition in forest fire documentation and analysis exists and the forest fire management approach is continuously reviewed and improved with the aim to preserve the forest protection functions and to keep the mountain areas safe for the inhabitants. The fire regime has been reduced in Ticino since the seventies of last century thanks to improvement of the firefighting organization and fire control techniques (e.g. systematic use of helicopters for the aerial fire control) and the possibility of declaring a total fire ban in the open. However the demand in terms of protection of human lives and goods of the modern society is raising and as consequence of the climate change fire risk may increase in the future. For this reason two years ago the forest service of Canton Ticino developed the “forest fire 2020” program, in collaboration with the cantonal fire brigades association and the federal research Institute WSL. The program consists of four interdependent activity modules, which are 1) prevention, 2) organizational and technical measures, 3) firefighting and control, 4) burnt area restoration. The forest service is responsible for the fire-danger rating, the fire-ban release, the mentoring of local authorities in forest management questions and for planning pre-suppression facilities (e.g. water points for helicopters). It is also responsible for defining the mission rules for aerial firefighting, for collecting the data for the statistics, and for planning the post-fire forest restoration measures. The fire brigades are in charge of the firefighting tasks, by first intervening with the urban fire brigades and in case of need requiring the support of specialized forest-fire brigades. During the firefighting actions the forest service takes a consulting role. The first two years of implementation confirmed the suitability of the “forest fire 2020” program. Potential improvements have been however detected and are under implementation, such as the completion of the pre-suppression infrastructures, a better coordination between aerial and terrestrial firefighting and the strengthening of the specialized forest-fire brigades.
Testando a influência da predominância do uso do modal rodoviário no desempenho de empresas laboratoriais através de um jogo de empresas
Authors: Pusanovsky de Barros Felipe , Bouzada Marco Aurelio
Published: September 2020

Este trabalho verificou relações entre as variáveis Resultados financeiros, Market share e Uso do modal rodoviário (em relação aos demais modais de transporte). Os dados foram coletadas de empresas laboratoriais participantes de um jogo de Logística com características brasileiras. Os resultados quanto ao impacto positivo/negativo do uso predominante do rodal rodoviário nos resultados financeiros e de marketing das empresas foram inconclusivos, possivelmente pelo fato de existirem poucas opções ao modal rodoviário no Brasil, de forma que se constitua numa “competição” injusta a comparação, uma vez que existe a enorme vantagem no total de quilômetros cobertos pelas rodovias.
Weakly nonlinear surface waves in magnetohydrodynamics. I
Authors: Pierre Olivier , Coulombel Jean-François
Published: August 2020

This work is devoted to the construction of weakly nonlinear, highly oscillating, current vortex sheet solutions to the system of ideal incompressible magnetohydrodynamics. Current vortex sheets are piecewise smooth solutions that satisfy suitable jump conditions on the (free) discontinuity surface. In this article, we complete an earlier work by Alì and Hunter ( Quart. Appl. Math. 61(3) ( 2003 ) 451–474) and construct approximate solutions at any arbitrarily large order of accuracy to the three-dimensional free boundary problem when the initial discontinuity displays high frequency oscillations. As evidenced in earlier works, high frequency oscillations of the current vortex sheet give rise to ‘surface waves’ on either side of the sheet. Such waves decay exponentially in the normal direction to the current vortex sheet and, in the weakly nonlinear regime which we consider here, their leading amplitude is governed by a nonlocal Hamilton–Jacobi type equation known as the ‘HIZ equation’ (standing for Hamilton–Il’insky–Zabolotskaya ( J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 97(2) ( 1995 ) 891–897)) in the context of Rayleigh waves in elastodynamics.

The main achievement of our work is to develop a systematic approach for constructing arbitrarily many correctors to the leading amplitude. We exhibit necessary and sufficient solvability conditions for the corrector equations that need to be solved iteratively. The verification of these solvability conditions is based on mere algebra and arguments of combinatorial analysis, namely a Leibniz type formula which we have not been able to find in the literature. The construction of arbitrarily many correctors enables us to produce infinitely accurate approximate solutions to the current vortex sheet equations. Eventually, we show that the rectification phenomenon exhibited by Marcou in the context of Rayleigh waves ( C. R. Math. Acad. Sci. Paris 349(23–24) ( 2011 ) 1239–1244) does not arise in the same way for the current vortex sheet problem.
High order distribute circuit model of laminated busbars and its order reduction techniques for simulating fast turn-on and turn-off transients
Authors: Wang Ning , Wang Huifang , Yang Shiyou
Published: August 2020

A high order distribute circuit model of a laminated busbar is proposed in order to accurately simulate the fast turn-on and turn-off transients of a modern power electronic device. In the model, the predominant stray parameters of the loop inductance and the stray capacitance are considered. Moreover, a model order reduction (MOR) technique using the zero-pole elimination technique is presented to combat the high complexity of the extremely computationally expensive circuit model. The MOR methodology is implemented in two phases. The first phase is to compute the reduced order frequency model. In the second phase, this reduced model is synthesized into a circuit model in a netlist representation (RLC elements), which can be integrated in any SPICE-like circuit solver. Finally, the proposed model and methodology are used to solve the transient performances of a prototype IGBT based inverter, showing excellent agreements with the experimental results.
Optimal design of shear vertical wave electromagnetic acoustic transducers in resonant mode
Authors: Cai Zhichao , Zhao Zhenyong , Chen Lan , Tian Guiyun
Published: August 2020

In this paper, a new electromagnetic acoustic resonance (EMAR) transducer is proposed for precise thickness measurement in specimen. The new EMAR is composed of a mirror symmetric coil (MSC) and a pair of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets with the different polarity for enhancing the generation and detection of resonant signals. Firstly, a finite element model was established to simulate the distributions of Lorentz force produced by new EMAR and the resonant process of shear waves. Furthermore, the relationship between the frequency response characteristic of the new EMAR and the common EMAR were explored. Finally, to verify the performance of the EMAR, several experiments were performed. Compared with the common EMAR transducer, the resonant amplitude of the new EMAR transducer was increased by 121.74% and the signal-to-noise ratio was increased by 28.35%, and the resonance frequency interval of the new EMAR was twice that of the common mode in the frequency domain simulation experiment, this advantage effectively reduced the error rate of measurement. The results show that the new EMAR transducer with mirror coil structure has higher accuracy in thickness detection of specimens.
Mutual inductance calculation of the one-primary multiple-secondary coil system
Authors: Zhang Zijian , Shang Kai , Du Yunpeng , Zhou Ji , Dong Yangyang
Published: August 2020

It is of great significance to accurately calculate the mutual inductance of one-primary multiple-secondary coil system (OPMSC) in order to improve energy transmission efficiency, measurement accuracy of magnetic sensor, etc. In this paper, a method based on time harmonic field to calculate such mutual inductance is proposed. Both the high frequency alternating current model and the time-harmonic electromagnetic field calculation method are used to ensure engineering practicability of the method. The current of each coil and the relative position between coils are considered in the proposed method. Moreover, according to the full derivation of a new analytical method. the extremum phenomenon of mutual inductance is described. And this method is verified by both finite element simulations and experiments, which proves that the method is effective for optimizing the relative position of the multiple coils when mutual influence among all the coils is taken into account.
Optimal approaches to manage power system decarbonation
Authors: Mazauric Vincent , Millot Ariane , Le Pape-Gardeux Claude , Maïzi Nadia
Published: August 2020

To overcome the negative environemental impact of the actual power system, an optimal description of quasi-static electromagnetics relying on a reversible interpretation of the Faraday’s law is given. Due to the overabundance of carbon-free energy sources, this description makes it possible to consider an evolution towards an energy system favoring low-carbon technologies. The management for changing is then explored through a simplified linear-programming problem and an analogy with phase transitions in physics is drawn.
Focus on Thermokarst Lakes in Indian Himalaya: Inception and Implication under Warming Climate
Authors: Pandey Pratima , Ali S. Nawaz , Sharma Vikram , Champati Ray Prashant K.
Published: August 2020

Thermokarst (Thaw) lakes are landforms found in topographic depressions created by thawing ground ice in permafrost zones. They play an important role in the regulation of climatic functions. These lakes are a manifestation of warming surface temperatures that accelerates the ice-rich permafrost to degrade by creating marshy hollows/ponds. In the current global warming scenario, the thermokarst lakes in the high mountain regions (Himalaya) are expected to grow further. This accelerate permafrost thawing which will affect the carbon cycle, hydrology and local ecosystems. This phenomenon has attracted huge scientific attention because it has led to a rapid mass change of glaciers in the region, including extensive changes occurring on peri-glacial environments. The most striking fact is the release of an enormous amount of greenhouse gases, including methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide that is locked in these lakes. The present study delves into the thermokarst lakes in the upper reaches of Chandra Valley and Western Himalaya. The study also aims at designating the impact of their changes on the ecosystem, particularly their influence on the atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.