bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Social constructivism: subject matter, origins, versions of the constructivist approach to knowledge
Authors:   Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev, Kabanov Аlexander
Published: December 2021

Introduction. Starting from R. Merton’s pioneer works, social studies of science have been a major part of Western intellectual and scientific life. The total number of periodicals on the subject, that is over 20, illustrates the point best. Meanwhile Russian social studies of science are far less intensive. Moreover Western studies of social constructivist type still haven’t received sufficient coverage in Russian scientific literature. Our article is an attempt to somewhat reverse the situation. The aim of the article is to analyze social constructivism evolution in the English speaking countries starting from Berger and Luckmann’s seminal work “The Social Construction of Reality” in 1966; to classify social constructivist versions of science together with their most prominent traits. Methods. When considering the problem, the author uses Y. Hacking’s schematic definition of social construction, P. Kitcher’s scheme of “socio-historical cluster” and M. Baghramian’s “objectivist conception of science”. Scientific novelty of the research. The analysis provides reasons for social constructivism popularity during the “science wars”; specifies social ontology and epistemic status of scientific knowledge in moderate versions of social constructivism; specifies some discourse peculiarities of radical versions of social constructivism (the consequence of somewhat unusual reception of continental tradition) and its view of the science. Results. The basic results are: a) certain convergence of ontological positions in analytic and moderate versions of social constructivist type, b) controversial issues of social (historical) approach to scientific explanation and c) controversial issues of postmodern rhetoric in radical versions. Conclusions. Social studies of science play an important role in science and society, the critical comments towards social constructivist versions notwithstanding.
Deteksi Endoparasit Cacing pada Hepar Tikus Laboratorium (Rattus norvegicus) dari Sentra Peternak di Kabupaten Banyumas dan Kabupaten Purbalingga
Authors: Wardani Dita Pratiwi Kusuma , Dhanti Kurnia Ritma , Mulyanto Arif , Sudarsono Tantri Analisawati
Published: December 2021

The presence of laboratory rats that are maintained and bred for laboratory purposes or laboratory observations is very necessary. The presence of endoparasite in laboratory rats will have an impact on the result of the research or laboratory observations. This study aims to detect helminth endoparasites in the liver of laboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus) from animal breeders in Banyumas and Purbalingga Districts. This research was an observational study with a cross-sectional design. A total of 52 laboratory rats were used in the study. Rats are killed with chloroform, liver surgery then identify the presence of worm larvae. Out of the 52 rats obtained, 7 (29.17%) from 24 laboratory rats in Banyumas District and 5 (17.86%) from 28 laboratory rats in Purbalingga District were infected with Taenia taeniaeformis. It is necessary to control helminth infections in laboratory rats, such as laboratory animal quarantine, health monitoring, and antihelmintic treatment. It is important to handle carefully during travel to assure the results of research or laboratory observations using the animals.
Evaluación de la calidad del agua del río Tejo (Ocaña, Colombia) mediante macroinvertebrados acuáticos y parámetros fisicoquímicos
Authors: Cadena José Julián , Gomez-Torrado Ruben Dario
Published: December 2021

Se evalúo la calidad del agua del Río Tejo en tres tramos de monitoreo durante los meses de mayo, junio y julio de 2014, mediante el uso de macroinvertebrados acuáticos y parámetros fisicoquímicos, valorados posteriormente con el uso de los índices Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP), ICA-NSF  e índices de diversidad para  cada unidad  de estudio. Los índices ecológicos de diversidad, riqueza y equidad fueron relativamente bajos, confirmando aguas moderadamente contaminadas. Según el BMWP, arrojó  aguas aceptables, ligeramente contaminadas o se evidencian efectos de contaminación, lo cual fue confirmado al realizar el comparativo con el ICA-NSF en donde se evidencia una calidad mediana en cada una de los tramos evaluados.
Is Fractionated exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) useful as a biomarker in eosinophilic esophagitis?
Authors: Gómez Alejandro Raúl Gratacós , Romo Juana Bautista Joyanes , Sotomayor Jaime Vinicio Meneses , Cañas Alberto Palacios , Lozano Lucia Moreno , Torrijos Elisa Gómez
Published: December 2021

FeNO levels are not useful either for diagnosis or for evaluating
response to treatment. Although, subjects without asthma with FeNO-l ≥
30 ppb have probability to EoE,
Eye movement analysis in simple visual tasks
Authors: Alexiev Kiril , Vakarelsky Teodor
Published: December 2021

The small eye movements in the process of fixation on an image element give us knowledge about the human visual information perception. An indepth analysis of these movements can reveal the influence of personality, mood and mental state of the examined subject on the process of perception. The modern eye tracking technology provides us with the necessary technical means to study these movements. Nevertheless, still a lot of problems remains open. In the present paper two approaches for noise cancellation in the eye-tracker signal and two approaches for microsaccade detection are proposed. The analysis of the obtained results can be a good starting point for interpretation by neurobiologists about the causes of different types of movement and their dependence on the individuality of the observed person and the specific mental and physical condition.
International relations through the prism of the new technological division of power
Authors: Filipovic Sanja , Ignjatovic Jelena
Published: December 2021

The aim of this paper is to determine which country has technological
superiority in the field of industry by analysing the strategic approaches
to the industrial development of three leading industrial countries
(Germany, China, and the US), as well as selected indicators of industrial
development. The results of the research show that China has the most
ambitious approach and pretension to take a leading position in a large
number of high-tech industries. Since 2014, China has become the
second-largest industrial power, right after Germany, while the US has been
in fourth place since 2017. China leads in terms of the share of industrial
products in global trade and the share of manufacturing value added in the
total world gross domestic product. Since 2015, China and Germany have
developed intensive cooperation in the area of hi-tech industrial
production, while bilateral relations between China and the US are tight due
to the trade war. While the US, as the third-largest bilateral trading
partner of Germany (after China and the Netherlands), is generating a trade
deficit, China is making a breakthrough towards the European market, which
is in line with the strategy of taking the position of a global leader in
high technology.
Automated atrial fibrillation recognition in 12-lead electrocardiographic records: a signal to image and transfer learning approach: A case-control accuracy study
Authors: Caires Silveira Elena
Published: December 2021

Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common among cardiac arrhythmias, is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. For its diagnosis, documentation of the electrocardiographic tracing is required. The use of eletrocardiogram has been established as a valuable noninvasive diagnostic tool, and the interpretation of electrocardiographic records using deep learning models has attracted significant attention in recent years. Relying on signal-to-image and transfer learning approaches, this study is aimed at the development of a deep neural network for classifying binary electrocardiographic records according to their rhythm, i.e., normal or AF.Methods: Electrocardiographic records labeled as normal (n = 917) or AF (n = 1,097) from the China Physiological Signal Challenge 2018 were collected and used to generate images, which were split into training and test sets and used as inputs to a dense convolutional neural network (DCNN). For the training, transfer learning with a fine tuning of all layers was applied. For a performance evaluation of the test set, the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, F1-score, and area under the curve (AUC) were used as metrics.Results: For the test set, the proposed model achieved an accuracy of 99.34%, sensitivity of 98.85%, specificity of 100.00%, F1-score, of 99.42%, and AUC of 0.99.Conclusion: To validate the methodology, as well as apply it to the multilabel classification of arrhythmia, it is important that further studies adopting this approach be conducted for the detection of AF in larger volumes of data.
Challenges Encountered by Mental Health Workers in Rwanda; Current Situation and Future Needs
Authors: Balthazar Nkundimana
Published: December 2021

The burden of mental health has become a great concern for public health as the diseases caused by mental health is ranking second worldwide. According to the HWO countries of Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) don’t allocate enough financial means to mental healthcare. The lack of will or interest in mental health in these countries causes different challenges in this sector. Rwanda as one of LMICs is not served on the challenges although it might have its particularities. This study aimed to explore the challenges encountered by Rwandan local mental health workers within and outside of their demanding work. Method: An interpretative qualitative mixed with quantitative design. The self-administrated questionnaire with open-ended questions, demographic data as well as qualitative data was systematically prepared, explained, and given to respondents. The questionnaire was completed by sixty mental health workers from various institutions with mental health in Rwanda. SPSS was used in quantitative data analysis while the main part of data used Thematic analysis for qualitative data analysis. Results: The main results immersed in themes that consist of the shortage of; salary, poverty of mental health seekers, culture, and beliefs toward mental health, training, and professional development of mental health works. The study concluded with a better understanding of challenges in mental health practice in Rwanda and the outcome could be used to decrease challenges for mental health professionals and sustain of the mental healthcare system in Rwanda.
Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Makes Scientists Forget 'Primum Non-Nocere', One of the Most Important Principles Of Bioethics?
Authors: Karaosmanoglu Hayat Kumbasar
Published: December 2021

The famous Latin phrase, the origin is uncertain ‘’Primum non-nocere (first, no harm)’’ is one of the principal precepts of bioethics that all students are taught in medical schools and is a fundamental principle world.
Health Care Ethics Informed Consent, Quality of Life, and Full Disclosure
Authors: Kuriakose Shinu
Published: December 2021

Health care ethics have taken an importance not appreciated in times past as a person’s individual wishes are emphasized and respected more robustly in the 21st century. A patient has the individual right to decide his/her care and what steps can be taken (or not) based on their own beliefs, priorities, and wishes. It is imperative that clinicians and healthcare institutions, including all stakeholders, respect these right-including informed consent, a patient’s wish for their specific quality of life, and their acceptance of not prolonging treatment. Informed disclosure continues to be the ethical standard that providers must follow to allow patients (perhaps after discussion with their families) to decide how to proceed in terms of their own healthcare. Attempts to minimize mortality are not the goal of healthcare, rather the drive should be to improve health outcomes by improving the quality of life remaining while ensuring that the patient has full knowledge of their condition, treatment options, and prognosis. Healthcare ethics demand that patients be equal partners with their medical providers in deciding the future of their healthcare and be not dissuaded from asking questions and demanding proper and accurate answers. This paper dwells on the most common aspects of healthcare ethical dilemmas and the proper mechanisms to deal with these issues.
Catholic Church Services in Pandemic Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) in the Diocese Ruteng - Indonesia
Authors: Salesman Frans
Published: December 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic affected the coastal communities in Manggarai. The bargaining power of fish catches and crop yields in the field has decreased. This situation makes it difficult for them to survive. Concerned about this situation, the Catholic Church of Diossece Ruteng formed a task force as a social worker to provide basic food assistance, medicines, personal protective equipment, and advocate healthy behavior for Catholics in the diocese of Ruteng. Purpose: Exploring the types of basic needs of coastal communities, continued to provide food aid to reduce the suffering of coastal communities affected by Covid-19. Method and Materials: Using a modification of the IPOAFI model (Identifying, Planning, Organizing, Acting, Finding, Impact). Providing social assistance and advocating for health behavioral education. Results: Reducing the suffering of coastal communities of food shortages, increasing knowledge about Covid-19, cultured hand washing, wearing masks, maintaining body immunity by consuming nutritious food, routine health checks. Conclusion. The presence of the Catholic Church in Diossece Ruteng helped the suffering of the people affected by Covid-19.
Virtual Reality: A Tool for Managing and Mitigating the Nursing Fatigue
Authors: Al-Masaeed Mahmoud
Published: December 2021

Background and Aim: Nurses' fatigue risks are on the rise. The implications include a rise in nurse's dissatisfaction, a decline in nurses' health, and a rise in the risk of medical errors. There is a need to counter fatigue by either coping with it or eliminating the risks involved. One of the emerging alternatives to handling nursing fatigue is virtual reality (VR) technology. The review examines the existing literature on the use of VR in managing nurses' fatigue. Methods: The review adopts an ILR approach. This includes collecting relevant literature online and critically examining it for patterns and trends on the topic. The required literature is collected from four databases, CINAHL, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Medline. An electronic search strategy for the Scopus database is duplicated across the other three databases. The findings result in MEDLINE (16), Google Scholar (41), SCOPUS (33), and CINAHL (19). After screening through the PRISMA Equator tool and a GRADE model on the articles' quality and reliability, 21 articles were used in the study analysis. Findings and Conclusion: The review findings indicate three broad areas of VR application in managing nurses' fatigue. They are (i) VR in encouraging nurses' rest, (ii) VR in promoting nurses' psychological well-being, and (iii) VR in nurses' fatigue mitigation training. The overall review conclusion is that VR is emerging as a complementary tool in managing nurses' fatigue. Institutions should invest in VR tools and infrastructure to complement their current nurses' fatigue mitigation and coping strategies
Achievements in Reducing the Hospitalization Rate of Home Care Patients in a Regional Hospital in Taiwan
Authors: Li-Chen Sun
Published: December 2021

This article provides practical experience of cross-field integration and cooperation in hospitals in a certain region of Taiwan from 2018 to 2019 to reduce the hospitalization rate of home care, reduce the care load of caregivers, improve the quality of care and reduce medical expenses.
Application and Validation of a Model for Measuring the Perceived Quality of Health Services in Medical Tourism
Authors: Garcia Gonzalez Janet
Published: December 2021

Medical tourism destinations do not have solid data to identify the quality of health services, for this reason, this research aims to validate the Servperf Model instrument in the context of medical tourism health services and make this a verifiable and valid tool to measure the perceptions of the service received, that serves as an alternative to generating information and allowing companies to be more competitive and to increase the inflow of tourism. We analyzed the variables of tangibility, reliability, responsibility, safety and empathy, to identify which affect the perception of quality, through factor analysis it was possible to determine if there is a correlation between the variables that affect the perception of quality of service and which variables are the most representative in the medical tourism environment. The results of the factorial analysis through the principal components extraction method, allowed determining if there is a correlation between the variables that affect the perception of service quality and that the variables of reliability and empathy are the most representative in the medical tourism environment. The effects that can be observed not addressing these problems are client decrease, reduction in perceived quality and a decrease in the recommendation rate.
Indicators of Utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNS) in Malaria Control and Elimination in Under-Fives in A Fast-Developing Urban Fringe in South-South Geographical Zone, Nigeria
Authors: IA Atting
Published: December 2021

Malaria still remains an important public health concern in most parts of the world. Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) have been found to be one of the most cost effective and inexpensive specific control measures of preventing malaria. The study aimed at the assessment of malaria parasitemia under five-year-old children, awareness, accessibility, availability, and utilization of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) in the control and elimination of malaria in under five-year-old children (under-fives) in Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria. Blood samples were taken from a total of 450 under-fives in 250 randomly selected households and screened for malaria parasites using thin/thick blood film method. Pre-tested structured questionnaires were administered to heads of selected households. Descriptive statistics were used in analyzing the data obtained based on the stated objectives. Analysis of the blood samples showed that the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasitemia in under-fives was 64.4% overall and 57.1 – 69.2% among the clans in the study area. The study also revealed relatively high awareness, accessibility, availability, and affordability of ITNs but low utilization of ITNs in the study area, which was attributable to some negative beliefs by the respondents. This study shows that there is a high level of malaria parasitemia among under five children in the study area in spite of high ownership of insecticide treated bed nets suggesting that there may not be proper use of insecticide treated nets for children of this age group. Interventions in this area should include strategies to encourage proper use of insecticide treated nets
The Burden of Overweight and its Risk Factors in Urban Nepalese School Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Chaulagain Kamal
Published: December 2021

Introduction: Adolescent’s overweight is rising in both developing and developed countries. Overweight and obese adolescents are more likely to become obese adults which stimulate the risk of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and so on. Adolescence is the critical period for development of unhealthy lifestyles and food choices which increases the risk of NCDs. The loss of productivity, premature deaths and disability has been associated with NCDs at younger ages. This study focuses on identifying the prevalence and associated risk factors with adolescents’ overweight. Methods: A school based cross-sectional study was conducted between August-October 2020 in Gokarneshwor municipality of Nepal. A random sample of 558 students aged 10-19 years from nine schools was included in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was filled out by the study participants. Anthropometric indices were measured and categorized using BMI for age Z-score. Descriptive statistics were carried out. Variables were considered for multivariable logistic regression if a Wald test p-value was ≤0.25 during bivariate logistic regression. The odds ratio with a 95% CI was calculated and a p-value of ≤0.05 was considered to declare the statistical significance of variables after fitting into the multivariable logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of overweight among school adolescents was 17.9% (95% CI 14.7 to 21.1). The female adolescents were more likely to get overweight as compared to male adolescents (AOR 1.53, 95% CI 0.97 to 2.39). Similarly, the adolescents staying with more than four family members were less likely to get overweight as compared to their counterparts (AOR 0.57, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.95). There was no statistical significant association between adolescent overweight and age group, family type, school type, mothers’ occupation or fruits consumption. Conclusion: The study findings highlighted the accelerated increase in the prevalence of overweight among school adolescents in Nepal. Therefore, appropriate nutritional intervention focusing on tackling overweight should be formulated and implemented so that the prevalence of overweight-associated non-communicable diseases can be minimized.
Reducing Suboptimal Bowel Preparation
Authors: Mitchell RN Abigail
Published: December 2021

Achieving adequate bowel cleansing is essential to ensuring safe and effective colonoscopy. Yet, among hospitalized patients, suboptimal bowel preparation is a common problem leading to diagnostic delay, increased cost, and patient dissatisfaction. All patients, inpatient and outpatient, presenting with inadequate bowel preparation prior to procedure require repeat colonoscopy sooner than needed with successful bowel preparation.
Primary Health Care in Post Pandemic Times
Authors: Mandl Stangl Jorge
Published: December 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has put enormous pressure on countries around the world, exposing long-standing gaps in public health and exacerbating chronic structural inequalities that, coupled with fragile health systems, have disrupted lives and radically altered the political landscape, especially for vulnerable groups. On the other hand, measures taken to mitigate its impact have highlighted the links between public health and the quality of our environment, our income and work, transport choices, how our children learn, air quality and social justice.
Economic Culture for Health Educational Managers
Authors: Hernández Fe Fernandez
Published: December 2021

Introduction: The present Public Health development shows the necessity to add economic subjects to the teaching-learning process because of the close relation between economic and health variables. The economic culture may provide the necessaries tools for rational decision taking. These reasons show that the economic culture upping from the health educational managers must be understood as a main subject for the managing process. Objective: To describe the importance from the economic culture for the health educational managers. Materials and methods: Was made a descriptive research about the importance from the economic culture upping for the health educational managers. As teoric methods were used the analysis and synthesis, the comparative and the inductivedeductive. As empiric method was used the bibliographic research. Results: The economic upping from the health educational managers focuses the attention from the health universities because of the impact from the health educational behavior over the health educational process. Health universities are management institutions where the role of decisions taking is decisive. That´s why is important each time more a better forming in economic culture to provide a better patient satisfaction across the optimization from the limited economic resources. Conclusion: The postgraduate education must support an effective economic culture upping for health educational managers. By this way the health educational process may supply solutions to upping needs from these managers. In this way, the economic culture offers useful tools to health educational managers for a better managing behavior.
Consequences Assessment of Destructive Informational Effects on the Basis of Complex Analysis of Biomarker System and its Overcoming
Authors: Danyk Yuriy
Published: December 2021

The article is based on the concept of forming various stress-related disorders in crisis situations. It is proved that destructive informational effects in modern conditions are an integral part in the formation of crisis situation syndromes and posttraumatic stress disorder. In the course of research, the possibility of using the system of biological markers for timely detection and effective treatment of stress-associated and informational disorders was established (before other clinical symptoms or their reaching diagnostic threshold). It also allows timely assessment of the subjective adaptation threshold of people at risk, to identify and reduce the negative effects of stress-related disorders. The use of the biomarkers was also researched for the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention of stress-related disorders among participants of crisis situations.
Towards the Path of "Health in All Policies" in Germany: Proposal for a Policy Paper
Authors: Stangl J Mandl
Published: December 2021

The idea that it is possible to improve the health of citizens through integrated strategies with a "Health in all Policies" approach has been advocated in Germany mainly from an academic point of view and not from affiliations or competencies to strengthen political cooperation in, by and for health and well-being. Our central proposal suggests a political route for consideration by the federal government. We conclude with a series of reflections on the feasibility of the ideas presented.
The Italian Patients’ Mobility as Hospital Policies Assessment
Authors: N Nante
Published: December 2021

Background: The analysis of mobility flows (movement of patients to hospital away from the place of residence) involves aspects of services quality (real/perceived), equity of access to healthcare and considerable financial flows. This work has a methodological meaning and summarizes the author’s experience over the years in order to demonstrate the usefulness of Gandy’s Nomogram (Cartesian graphic tool) to evaluate hospital patients’ mobility at MACRO, MESO and MICRO level. Materials and Methods: We analysed data of Hospital Discharge Cards (HDCs) produced by Italian hospital and provided by the HDCs Database of General Directorate for Health Planning of Ministry of Health from 1998 to 2019. We used also data produced by Management Control of Polyclinic of Siena from 1988 to 2007. The subjects of the analysis (catchment areas) were hospital networks of single Italian regions and in particular the Province of Siena. The study of flows was developed through Gandy’s Nomogram. The trend analysis was carried out through STATA 14. Results: Gandy’s Nomogram of inter-regional mobility showed that there was a concentration of critical situations, especially in southern Italy, where only Basilicata seemed to have embarked on a clear path for enhancing hospital supply during the studied period. The regions of Centre-North, in particular Lombardy, Emilia Romagna and Friuli-Venezia Giulia appeared to be in virtuous conditions. Conclusion: Gandy’s Nomogram, used to represent health mobility flows, has proven to be a practical graphical tool that can provide a geographical interpretation of access to health services and it is useful for health policy evaluation and planning
HEMATOLOGY AND PLASMA BIOCHEMISTRY OF GREATER MOUSE-EARED BAT Myotis myotis (Borkhausen) (CHIROPTERA: VESPERTILIONIDAE) IN TURKEY
Authors: PAKSUZ Emine Pınar
Published: December 2021

In this study, normal hematologic values and some biochemical parameters were examined in wild-caught greater mouse-eared bat Myotis myotis (Borkhausen) captured from Koyunbaba Cave in the Kırklareli province, Turkey. Ten apparently healthy animals (five males and five females) were used to determine the hematology and plasma biochemistry parameters including, leucocyte (white blood cell) counts (WBC), hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (HCT), albumin (ALB), total protein (TP), cholesterol (CHO), glucose (GLU), triglycerides (TG), Urea (U), creatine (CREAT), alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate amino transferase (AST). No statistically significant differences were found between male and female animals for the analyzed parameters. Plasma total cholesterol concentration was similar with the those of other insectivorous bat species whereas extremely higher than frugivorous species. Also, triglyceride level was higher than the frugivorous bats. The high total cholesterol and triglyceride values in M. myotis reflect a protein-rich diet of insectivorous bat species. The values recorded in this study could be helpful in evaluating the physiologic and pathologic status of M. myotis in the wild for conservation and management of species.
SIMULATION MODELING OF MOVEMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOT MANIPULATOR IN THE MATLAB PROGRAM
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Kolesnyk Kostyantyn
Published: December 2021

In the work the information support for carrying out of simulation modeling of the industrial robot manipulator in the Matlab program is developed. The structure of the program for research of kinematics of industrial robot is developed. A graphical interface using the Matlab GUI has been developed for simulation of an industrial robot. The Denova-Hartenberg parameters for modeling the motion of an industrial robot are derived from the 3D model of the ABB IRB 2400 robot manipulator.
MODELING AND RESEARCH OF ACTIVE ROTARY MICROMIXER FOR MICROFLUID DEVICES
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Stakhiv Volodymyr , Matviykiv Oleh ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Klymkovych Tamara ,   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Pidtserkovnyi Vitalii
Published: December 2021

The article develops a laboratory design for mixing substances of three types and a model of active micromixer. The mixing of the particles of the angular velocities of the micromixer is investigated.
Building Brand Loyalty Based Brand Characteristic on Middle Eastern Culinary Msme Products
Authors: Isa Muzakar
Published: December 2021

This research aims to determine the effect of brand characteristic variables, including brand reputation, brand predictability, and brand competence, on brand loyalty among MSME consumers of the Kak Fiet brand. The research sample was drawn using a non-probability sampling method called purposive sampling. One hundred twenty-seven respondents participated in this research. The data used in this research were primary data collected through questionnaires. Data analysis included validity and reliability tests, classical assumption tests, path coefficient tests, the goodness of fit tests, and hypothesis testing using the SmartPLS program. The results show that 1) brand reputation has a significant effect on brand loyalty; 2) brand predictability has no significant effect on brand loyalty; and 3) brand competence has a significant effect on brand loyalty. It demonstrates that the hypotheses that brand reputation has a significant effect on brand loyalty and that brand competence has a significant effect on brand loyalty are confirmed. In contrast, the hypothesis that brand predictability has a significant effect on brand loyalty is not proven. This means that not all brand characteristic elements have a significant effect on brand loyalty on Kak Fiet MSME products.
Issues concerning mechanism of injury in collisions with pedestrians side of a moving vehicle (tangential collision)
Authors: Stetsiuk Oleh
Published: December 2021

This article highlights some issues regarding the mechanism of injuries in a collision with a pedestrian side of the moving vehicle. It is shown that the mechanism of injuries and movement of the body in different phases of the accident, the collision of the pedestrian with the lateral surface of the car first of all affect vehicle speed, depending on which motion vectors participants of the event may vary depending on their weight. In determining the mechanism of injuries, forensic expert should know sectional morphological picture of the various types of automobile injuries and pursue their differentiation. Also, the full use of the additional (laboratory) study of clothing and footwear and analyze the criminal proceedings (examination of the body was discovered, a review of the vehicle, and the results autotechnical trasological examinations). In this case, a forensic expert should not give priority to macro or microscopic research methods, they must be skillfully and efficiently combine before making a final decision.
90 years since the first All-Ukrainian Judicial and Medical Congress (Kharkiv, 1925)
Authors: Olkhovskyi Vasyl , Bondarenko Vladyslav , Hubin Mykola , Sokol Viacheslav
Published: December 2021

Наведені історичні та документальні дані щодо проведення в м. Харкові в 1925 році Першого Всеукраїнського судово-медичного з’їзду, ініціатором й організатором якого був Заслужений професор М.С. Бокаріус. Висвітлені основні питання, що були розглянути під час роботи з’їзду, визначені проблеми та перспективи розвитку вітчизняної судової медицини.
Forensic description of cotton fabric damage caused by 8X57MM cartridges equipped with expanding bullets shot at various distances
Authors: Bartoshyk Nataliia
Published: December 2021

The paper presents the results of experimental study of the damage of cotton fabric caused by 8X57mm cartridges with expanding bullets from different manufacturers shot at various distances and the data obtained for estimating impact range for shooting factors.

Conclusions. The experimental shots using 8x57 mm cartridges equipped with expanding bullets fired from 1, 2, 2.5, 3 and 5 meters showed that the three types of bullets from the different manufacturers differ in expansion; morphological features of damage to the white fabric have been shown to be markedly different. With Geco bullets, it was established that upon impact they fragment forming two or more fragments. The resulting defects in the fabric were round or of irregular round shape, with the central defect of the fabric having the diameter of 0.9 to 0.7 cm. Experimental shots from 1 m caused complete central defect of the fabric. As the shooting distance increased, the number and length of the threads protruding into the shot hole grew. RWS bullets were shown to expand upon impact considerably increasing in diameter and forming a trifolium or quadrifolium tightly held by the core. The resulting defects of the fabric were round-shaped with the central defect of the fabric having 0.9 to 0.7 cm in diameter. Shot holes made from 1 m had threads protruding into the holes with considerably separated fibers. Shots from 2, 3 and 5 meters resulted in complete central defect of the fabric, the holes being rimmed with threads of the fabric from the four sides forming a square, and their length increased with increase in the shooting distance.

For Sellier&Веllot bullets, it was found that upon impact they deform, increasing in size. Defects caused to the cotton fabric were of irregular round shape or square shape with 0.7x0.7-1x0.7 cm central defects of the fabric. Isolated threads with considerably separated fibers protruded into the shot holes. Assessment of the range of impact of shot factors allowed establishing that additional fac- tors, in particular unburnt powder particles travel 2.5 m in experimental shots for all three types of cartridges. Using contact-diffusion method of color prints, such metals as copper and lead were detected in various amounts. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy detected zinc, lead, copper and iron in the regions of damage and estimated their percentages for defects caused by various types of 8x57 mm hunting cartridges containing expanding bullets.
Parallels between damages, which are caused at shots elastic bullets from pistols and revolvers, intended for self-defence, and damages which are caused from regular shooting-iron
Authors: Mishalov Volodymyr , Sukhyi Valentyn , Voichenko Valerii , Kostenko Evhen
Published: December 2021

The resulted information is about complete enough accordance between damages, which are caused at shots elastic bullets from pistols and revolvers, intended for a self-defence, and damages which are caused from a regular shooting-iron. The indicated is determined that at shots from pistols and revolvers, intended for a self-defence, the same groups of injuring factors operate on the body of man, as at shots from a shooting-iron. On forming of damages properties a cartridge influence with an elastic bullet, features of structure of device for firing, property of organism of man and condition of external environment, which generates substantial differences between morphology of damages which appear at shots from devices for firing by elastic bullets and at shots from a shooting-iron.
Developing Mindsets: A Qualitative Study among First-Year South African University Students
Authors: Terblanche Hettie , Mason Henry D. , van Wyk Barend
Published: December 2021

This article reports on a qualitative study that evaluated first-year students’ lived experiences of attending a 12-week student support programme focused on fostering mindsets. Participants included 545 first year Engineering students enrolled for academic studies at a South African university. All participants completed qualitative narrative sketches depicting their experiences. A random sample of 300 students’ narrative sketches was included as data in the qualitative study. The data were analysed using thematic analysis, and Dweck’s theory on mindsets served as the theoretical lens through which the data were interpreted. The results indicate that the majority of students experienced significant personal growth from attending the student support programme. Additionally, the findings point to the relevance and importance of offering student support programmes focused on exploring mindsets to first-year students. The results of this exploratory study suggest that mindset theory should be considered as an essential component when advising first-year South African Engineering students. Furthermore, we make a case for the relevance of positive psychology-based development programmes for first-year students.
Niñas, niños y adolescentes en la era digital: derechos personalísimos, responsabilidad parental y autonomía progresiva
Authors: Krasnow Adriana Noemí
Published: December 2021

A través de esta colaboración, se busca analizar cómo se despliegan los derechos personalísimos de niñas, niños y adolescentes en la sociedad de la información. La motivación por el tema, reposa en el avance sostenido de la intromisión de los recursos digitales en las familias y su proyección en la dinámica de la responsabilidad parental; partiendo de considerar el deber de respeto que tienen los progenitores respecto a los derechos personalísimos de los hijos menores de edad. Con esta impronta, se emprende un recorrido que se inicia con el encuadre del derecho a la dignidad por constituir la fuente del conjunto de derechos personalísimos, para luego avanzar en el análisis de temas comprendidos en el problema propuesto: responsabilidad parental, autonomía progresiva y derechos personalísimos; derecho a la intimidad y derecho a la identidad digital de niñas, niños y adolescentes. El estudio se completa con sumarios de fallos y documentos.
Obligaciones en moneda extranjera: el eterno interrogante
Authors: Muñoz Matias Oscar
Published: December 2021

Las obligaciones pactadas en moneda extranjera, en particular en dólares estadounidenses son un asunto reiterado en nuestra legislación, en la doctrina y en la jurisprudencia. La unificación del Código Civil y Comercial, que prevé en su texto expresamente la facultad de cumplir obligaciones contraídas en moneda extranjera mediante su equivalente en moneda de curso legal, ha suscitado una travesía interpretativa según se trate de una norma imperativa o supletoria y en este último caso, renunciable por las partes. Asimismo, en este trabajo se analiza la incidencia del instituto respecto de situaciones en las que existen usuarios de servicios financieros.
Género y Corte Suprema: el género de la “cultura institucional interna” de la Corte Suprema argentina
Authors: Sáenz M. Jimena
Published: December 2021

El trabajo ofrece una revisión del género en el trabajo interno o la “cultura institucional interna” de la Corte Suprema argentina. Dentro de los estudios sobre género y justicia, se ocupa de un extremo subexplorado que se encuentra en el punto intermedio entre los trabajos sobre acceso a la justicia y aquellos que analizan las sentencias. Dentro de los estudios sobre el rol de los altos tribunales, avanza sobre un ámbito aún sin definición certera o fuentes de estudio claras: la “cultura institucional interna”, “cultura de las cortes”, “trabajo interno de los tribunales”. Para ello, se utilizan y definen como fuentes las Acordadas y resoluciones de superintendencia de la Corte argentina en el período que sigue a la incorporación de dos mujeres jueces y se recorren preguntas en torno al género del staff de trabajo, el régimen laboral, las políticas de cuidado, la organización interna, y los métodos de toma de decisión.
¿Puede concursar como docente de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Buenos Aires una persona con discapacidad física para expresarse?
Authors: Aramburu Córdoba Romina del Valle
Published: December 2021

En el presente trabajo se tratará la posibilidad de que una persona quiera presentarse a concurso en el ámbito de la facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Buenos y ya tiene la discapacidad, pero tiene limitaciones físicas que le dificultan sobremanera la clase de oposición y el posterior dictado de las clases en caso de ganar el cargo para el que se postuló. Se realizará un análisis de cuáles son las  eventuales limitaciones físicas para concursar;  y, en segundo lugar: en caso de ser seleccionado en un concurso de oposición y antecedentes, las posibilidades de poder dar clases desde un punto de vista fáctico, en ese caso  hay que analizar cuál sería el rol del ámbito académico al respecto.
Educación por y para los derechos humanos: el caso del control de convencionalidad
Authors: Rincón Ricardo Germán , Pittier Lautaro Ezequiel
Published: December 2021

La educación por y para los Derechos Humanos se ha trasformado en una necesidad imperiosa para la plena vigencia de los mismos. Se trata de un punto de partida para lograr cambios significativos en este asunto. El presente trabajo se concentra en identificar y visibilizar el grado de conocimiento de una herramienta como la del control de convencionalidad en funcionarios calificados del Estado Argentino obligados a ejercer el control de convencionalidad a partir de una investigación realizada en la facultad de derecho de la Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora.
Integración regional en tiempos de pandemia de COVID-19
Authors: Negro Sandra C.
Published: December 2021

La pandemia de COVID 19 que en el año 2020 sorprendió a los estados y a las organizaciones internacionales, impactó en el escenario de la integración regional, obligando a respuestas de contingencia, inicialmente, pensadas para enfrentar la crisis sanitaria. El devenir de los acontecimientos y las sucesivas “olas” que continúan azotando a la humanidad, hicieron necesarias estrategias más profundas y activas hasta el punto de exigir el diseño e implementación de una verdadera política. Este trabajo busca explorar los caminos transitados por la integración regional en el escenario pre COVID, relatar las acciones implementadas por la UE y el Mercosur frente a la actual Pandemia y avizorar horizontes de reactivación en un futuro próximo.
Los aspectos esenciales del Programa Penal de la Constitución en Chile
Authors: Matus Acuña Jean Pierre
Published: December 2021

El texto sostiene que, en una democracia constitucional como la chilena, los únicos fundamentos del Derecho penal y de la imposición de las penas han de encontrarse en la normativa constitucional vigente. Ellos son los principios de legalidad, reserva y debido proceso. Se descartan así las teorías tradicionales del ius puniendi y los fundamentos sociológicos o de otro tipo dominantes en la literatura.
Argentina e Italia ante la diversidad cultural: valoración en sede penal del factor culturalmente relevante
Authors: Caterini Mario , Maldonado Smith Mario Eduardo
Published: December 2021

El  trabajo estudia la relevancia del factor cultural al interior de las categorías tradicionales de estudio de la dogmática penal, tanto en el ordenamiento jurídico argentino como el italiano, con el objetivo de determinar en qué medida y bajo que alcance dicho factor es tomado en consideración. Se analizan particularmente diversos casos tomados de la jurisprudencia de ambos países, incluyendo casos “difíciles” que involucran colisión de derechos fundamentales, se busca encontrar puntos de conexión, así como herramientas que puedan ser valoradas en los respectivos contextos de análisis.
Aportes para la Reforma de las regiones argentinas
Authors: Asis Damasco Luis
Published: December 2021

El presente artículo tiene por objetivo hacer un aporte original sobre la regionalización.  Abordamos dicho tema, con un enfoque realista, proponiendo un esquema simple, que parte desde la constitución nacional como base legal, seguido de modificaciones legales en las provincias, que junto a un régimen de promoción sirva para atraer a la producción y la inversión, cuestión sensible de la que carecen la mayoría de las provincias.  Las regiones deben tener el liderazgo en el desarrollo económico, como un paso fundamental para terminar con las cíclicas crisis económicas que padece la Argentina.
Primer lugar para la Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Authors: Acacio Matías , Bellotti Marco Atilio , Issin Victoria , Sangiacomo Ana Inés
Published: December 2021

Cada año, se celebra en La Haya, Países Bajos el Concurso de Simulación Judicial ante la Corte Penal Internacional, organizado por el el Instituto Ibero-Americano de La Haya para la Paz, los Derechos Humanos y la Justicia Internacional, con el apoyo institucional de la Corte. Este concurso tiene como propósito difundir el mandato, actividades y jurisprudencia de la CPI sobre los crímenes de agresión, genocidio, lesa humanidad, y de guerra, estimulando el conocimiento del derecho internacional penal en los países iberoamericanos. En esta relatoría se expone la experiencia del tercer grupo que representa a la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, que en oportunidad de la IX Edicion del Concurso, edición en español, obtuvo el primer lugar.
Saberes populares, quehaceres musicales
Authors: Guerrero Camila , Sabatini Lautaro , Carusso Fernando , Álvarez Carlos
Published: December 2021

El 2 de Octubre de 2021 se realizó el 3er Encuentro de Educadores “Saberes populares, quehaceres musicales”. El mismo fue organizado desde la Cátedra Prácticas Territoriales de Diseño y Gestión de la Tecnicatura en Música Popular conformada por Madres de Plaza Mayo-Línea Fundadora, Fundación Música Esperanza, y la Facultad de Artes de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. El presente artículo reseña tal evento.