bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Check Yo’ Stuff
Authors: Scott Karla D.
Published: July 2018

Contemporary social contexts motivating protests against injustice have also increased calls for dialogue—all too often proposed as communication for consensus. Dialogue cannot do this, but intergroup dialogue can increase shared meaning by bridging social identity divisions with understanding. This process, however, requires participants show up and recognize that what they “bring” to intergroup interaction can interfere with better understanding the everyday lived experiences of marginalized and disenfranchised social identities. This “stuff” gets in the way. Checking “stuff” reveals what needs to be released for understanding and action. This piece emerged during a university-sponsored community event offering opportunities to dialogue across difference. I assumed my university encouraged student, staff, and faculty participation, but students were not there and only a handful of “allies”—those who regularly call for “dialogue”—attended. As my disappointment morphed to anger, I began to write this “rant” on a napkin from the lunch buffet.
The Children of Noah
Authors: Feldman Rachel Z.
Published: July 2018

Today, nearly 2,000 Filipinos consider themselves members of the “Children of Noah,” a new Judaic faith that is growing into the tens of thousands worldwide as ex-Christians encounter forms of Jewish learning online. Under the tutelage of Orthodox Jewish rabbis, Filipino “Noahides,” as they call themselves, study Torah, observe the Sabbath, and passionately support a form of messianic Zionism. Filipino Noahides believe that Jews are a racially superior people, with an innate ability to access divinity. According to their rabbi mentors, they are forbidden from performing Jewish rituals and even reading certain Jewish texts. These restrictions have necessitated the creation of new, distinctly Noahide ritual practices and prayers modeled after Jewish ones. Filipino Noahides are practicing a new faith that also affirms the superiority of Judaism and Jewish biblical right to the Land of Israel, in line with the aims of the growing messianic Third Temple Movement in Jerusalem.
Aligning Hare Krishna
Authors: Rochford E. Burke
Published: July 2018

The underlying premise of this case study of the growth and development of the Hare Krishna movement is that frame alignment is a necessary, but largely unexplored, element in recruitment to religious movements. Attention is given here to the interactive and communicative processes used by ISKCON members in the United States as they strategically sought to align the practices, goals and beliefs of the movement with the unconventional interests and perspectives of recruits from the 1960s counterculture. The alignment processes described here represent attempts to gain the provisional interest of potential recruits. Whether successful or not, the alignment strategies helped define the Hare Krishna movement in America. As the counterculture declined in the mid-1970s, however, the leadership turned to a new constituent base of Hindu immigrants from India to secure the movement’s future. This required new forms of alignment that contributed to the Hinduization of the North American Hare Krishna movement.
From Radical Communalism to Virtual Community
Authors: Borowik Claire
Published: July 2018

The emergence of digital and internet technologies has created new spaces for religious engagement and introduced alternative venues for community-building, identity construction, and religious practice for marginalized new religions. Ethnographic research on the Family International’s reconfiguration as an online community, subsequent to a sweeping reorganization introduced in 2010 referred to as “the Reboot,” explores the role its integration of digital media and virtual spaces played in the renegotiation of the movement’s religious identity and community. The movement’s journey to networked community affords insights into transformative ways that religious culture may be reconstituted through digital engagement, and the challenges new religious movements face in retaining community boundaries and distinctive identity within the interconnected and increasingly globalized context of today’s digitized world.
Mary Baker Eddy’s “Church of 1879”
Authors: Swensen Rolf
Published: July 2018

In 1889, Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, asked her fractious Church of Christ (Scientist) in Boston to disband. No scholar has studied this “Church of 1879,” the predecessor of the present Mother Church founded in 1892, nor analyzed the members of this religious body. Therefore, after briefly discussing Eddy’s journey of faith, this article delves into pertinent affairs of her early, struggling church and investigates the largely forgotten people from most levels of society who comprised her initial flock. Many of Eddy’s actions to curb unruly personalities or undue adulation of herself followed sociologist Max Weber’s theories about the “routinization of charisma.” The headstrong membership, coupled with unreliable preaching by invited clergy and confusion over competing metaphysical groups, led Eddy to disincorporate her first church and found the more centralized Mother Church—The First Church of Christ, Scientist—in 1892. This article shows the institutional birth of an American religion.
European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of adrenocortical carcinoma in adults, in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors
Authors: Fassnacht Martin , Dekkers Olaf M , Else Tobias , Baudin Eric , Berruti Alfredo , de Krijger Ronald R , Haak Harm R , Mihai Radu , Assie Guillaume , Terzolo Massimo
Published: July 2018

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare and in most cases steroid hormone-producing tumor with variable prognosis. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide clinicians with best possible evidence-based recommendations for clinical management of patients with ACC based on the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) system. We predefined four main clinical questions, which we judged as particularly important for the management of ACC patients and performed systematic literature searches: (A) What is needed to diagnose an ACC by histopathology? (B) Which are the best prognostic markers in ACC? (C) Is adjuvant therapy able to prevent recurrent disease or reduce mortality after radical resection? (D) What is the best treatment option for macroscopically incompletely resected, recurrent or metastatic disease? Other relevant questions were discussed within the group. Selected Recommendations: (i) We recommend that all patients with suspected and proven ACC are discussed in a multidisciplinary expert team meeting. (ii) We recommend that every patient with (suspected) ACC should undergo careful clinical assessment, detailed endocrine work-up to identify autonomous hormone excess and adrenal-focused imaging. (iii) We recommend that adrenal surgery for (suspected) ACC should be performed only by surgeons experienced in adrenal and oncological surgery aiming at a completeen blocresection (including resection of oligo-metastatic disease). (iv) We suggest that all suspected ACC should be reviewed by an expert adrenal pathologist using the Weiss score and providing Ki67 index. (v) We suggest adjuvant mitotane treatment in patients after radical surgery that have a perceived high risk of recurrence (ENSAT stage III, or R1 resection, or Ki67 >10%). (vi) For advanced ACC not amenable to complete surgical resection, local therapeutic measures (e.g. radiation therapy, radiofrequency ablation, chemoembolization) are of particular value. However, we suggest against the routine use of adrenal surgery in case of widespread metastatic disease. In these patients, we recommend either mitotane monotherapy or mitotane, etoposide, doxorubicin and cisplatin depending on prognostic parameters. In selected patients with a good response, surgery may be subsequently considered. (vii) In patients with recurrent disease and a disease-free interval of at least 12 months, in whom a complete resection/ablation seems feasible, we recommend surgery or alternatively other local therapies. Furthermore, we offer detailed recommendations about the management of mitotane treatment and other supportive therapies. Finally, we suggest directions for future research.
Legal Environmental Constraints: General Theoretical Aspect
Authors: Moroz Galina
Published: July 2018

The article studies the conceptual basis and the general essential characteristics of public environmental requirements and constraints, focusing on the notion of legal environmental constraints as specific sectoral imperative means of regulating environmental safety enforcement, on their meaning, system, and representation in the national legislation. It is concluded that legal environmental constraints are stated and specified in regulatory acts of different legal force, different sectoral affiliation, and that the specific legislation on public environmental constraints is quite multifaceted. The article proves the necessity to systematize and unify the existing environmental requirements and proscriptions as well as to generalize the experience of their practical application in order to achieve ecologically significant aims. The research supports the proposal regarding the necessity to carry out the reform of the codification of the environmental law in the sphere of environmental safety enforcement as well as to legislate on environmental requirements and constraints by including them in a systematic way in the future code of environmental law, i.e. the Environmental Code of Ukraine.
International Legal Preconditions for Development of Student Forestries as a Form of Education for Sustainable Development of Forest Resources
Authors: Slepchenko Anzhela
Published: July 2018

The conscious need for sustainable development of forest resources and the reflection of this idea in international law give increased attention to forestry education and training. Student forestry is one of the legal forms of extracurricular education in the environmental and naturalistic direction in Ukraine. Its primary task is a provision of knowledge, skills and competences in the field of forestry and enhancing environmental culture among children and young people. The availability of sound international legal preconditions for strengthening all forms of forestry education, analyzed by the author, should motivate legal scholars to focus their attention on the legal problems of development of school forestry in Ukraine.
Solid Waste Management and the Practice Open Dumping in Brazil: Lessons Learnt from the State of Santa Catarina
Authors: Venâncio Marina Demaria , Pope Kamila
Published: July 2018

In the context of several complex global issues that challenge modern societies, the large-scale generation of solid waste and its inadequate disposal are rather intricate problems that threaten not only human livelihoods but also the life on the planet. More specifically, the practice of open dumping, which concerns to the illegal use of irregular sites for waste disposal, characterized by the absence of adequate environmental and health standards, is considered a global health an environmental emergency, demanding urgent action from Governments and individuals. Given that, this paper aims at providing a brief overview of the solid waste management scenario in Brazil, giving emphasis to the issue of open dumping and the challenges in tackling this problem. More specifically, it seeks to analyze the case of the State of Santa Catarina as a success story of deactivation of irregular dumpsites. The paper is therefore divided into three main sections. The first contextualizes the issue of solid waste and open dumping in Brazil. The second, explores the Brazilian framework for solid waste management, especially the National Policy for Solid Waste. Finally, the third discusses the successful case of Santa Catarina. All in all, it was possible to conclude that the Brazilian legislation on waste management is very progressive and address the issue with a systemic approach, which is one of the essential elements to achieve a sound waste management. Reforming the Brazilian infrastructure to better manage the waste produced, closing all open dumpsites and building proper landfills, are other crucial elements in transforming the country’s system, being the case of Santa Catarina an empirical proof of the fundamentality of the adoption of a systemic approach.
Semiconductor Quantum Dots as Materials for Lasers Based on Them
Authors: Bardashevska S. D. , Budzulyak I.M. , Budzulyak S.I. , Rachiy B.I. , Boychuk A.M.
Published: July 2018

Quantum dots (QDs) today belong to the central research objects of many scientific groups. The study of theproperties of structures of small size is important both for the further development of electronics, and for theimprovement of existing semiconductor devices. At present, there are many methods of obtaining QDsobtainingunder the laboratory conditions: the method of ultrasonic grinding, molecular beam epitaxy, pulsed laser ablation,as well as using such methods of chemical synthesis as organometall synthesis, synthesis in reverse micelles,electrothermal synthesis, sol-gel synthesis, synthesis using thiol stabilizers, synthesis in a non-aqueous medium.Nowadays, the most promising methods are based on the use of the phenomenon of self-organization. These aremolecular-beam epitaxy and colloidal chemistry methods, and the latter are used for synthesisof nanosizedcrystals.The band gap width and the energy of luminescence peak are determined by the size of the particles.
Interaction Studying in System GeO - B2O3 by Spectroscopic Methods
Authors: Zinchenko V.F. , Magunov I.R. , Mozgova O.V. , Nechyporenko G.V. , Stoianova I.V.
Published: July 2018

Because of X-ray amorphous character of GeO and B2O3 for study of interaction between them methods of IR transmission spectroscopy and spectroscopy of diffuse reflectance are applied. Essential change of positionand intensity of bands of absorption in system GeO-B2O3 (H3BO3) at heating and thermal evaporation in vacuum is established. It is observed essential gypsochromic shift of short-wave border and bathochromic shift of long wave border of domain of an optical transparency of a coating compared with initial GeO that testifies in favour of change of the nature of a material. A coating from Germanium (ІІ) oxide exhibits high optical and operational parameters and are perspective for interference optics of an IR range of a spectrum.
Use of Microwaves to Activate Bentonite in the Processes of Sorption of Nickel Ions from Concentrated Aqueous Solutions
Authors: Kontsur A. , Sysa L. , Shevchuk L.
Published: July 2018

The physicochemical parameters of the process of sorption water purification from compounds of Nickelwith clay sorbent in static conditions are studied. The absorption isotherm of ions of this metal from concentratedaqueous solutions on samples of bentonite using ultrahigh-frequency irradiation (microwave) is analyzed. Mostcorrectly, it is described by the linear equation of Langmuir. It is shown that irradiation of this sorbent bymicrowaves in the process of nickel ion sorting almost 2 times increases the value of the marginal sorptioncapacity for this metal (in comparison with the method of "stimulation" - preliminary washing of bentonite withpure water under the action of microwaves). The results of the study of spent bentonite by scanning electronmicroscopy, energy dispersion and X-ray diffraction analysis indicate that the metal under action of themicrowave is deposited on the surface of the bentonite not only in the form of an adsorbed monolayer of ions, butalso in the form of a separate crystalline phase, nickel silicate. Changes in the acidity of the medium duringsorption purification under the action of microwave are observed: from pH ≈ 5.7 ... 6.5 (before exposure) to pH ≈6.7 ... 7.1 (after irradiation). Confirmed assumption about that under the action of microwaves in the aqueousmedium there is a partial destruction of the silicate framework of clay sorbents with the release of silicon ionsSiO32-. These ions undergo hydrolysis, as a result of which the pH of the solution increases. Also, the directdiscontinuity of the Si-O bonds in the near-surface groups ≡Si-OH is not excluded, which leads to an increase inthe number of "free" hydroxyl groups.
Lo urbano y lo moderno: consideraciones teóricas
Authors: Aranda Dioses Edith
Published: July 2018

En este artículo se aborda el análisis de la relación entre lo urbano y lo moderno, incorporando algunas precisiones conceptuales sobre los componentes de esta relación. Nos acercamos al escenario histórico para explicar el papel de la ciudad como espacio institucional de la modernidad. A partir de este contexto de referencia, se reflexiona acerca de la ciudad moderna en América Latina y el Perú para intentar desentrañar lo particular de su conformación en sociedades como la nuestra. El marco teórico desarrollado recupera los aportes de diversos autores que desde enfoques distintos estudian la ciudad moderna.
Formas inciertas: La política precaria en el Estado neoliberal peruano
Authors: Poole Deborah
Published: July 2018

El presente artículo busca explorar la manera en cómo la colectividad y la autoridad son percibidas y entendidas en el contexto de un Estado neoliberal, recientemente descentralizado. En ese sentido, la autora utiliza el concepto de gobierno postregulatorio para referirse a las formas de gobierno, prevalentes en Perú y América Latina, dentro de las cuales el ejercicio y la emisión de estándares y normas regulatorias han pasado a las manos de agencias e instituciones no-estatales.Al proveer ejemplos de escenarios reales de toma de decisión al nivel local y regional de gobierno en los Andes peruanos, la autora busca demostrar como tres componentes: colectividad, política y derecho, se han reconfigurado como elementos característicos del recientemente descentralizado estado peruano.
Remoción de cromo de efluentes de la industria curtiembre mediante electrodiálisis
Authors: Pilco Núñez Alex , Tinoco Angeles Félix , Mamani Pichihua Pedro , Yallico Acosta Giovanni
Published: July 2018

Chromium salts are chemical reagents widely used in the tannery industry because they are efficient for tanning animal skin, however, these salts are not completely fixed, so their remnants go to their effluents, seriously impacting the environment. The objective of this study was to remove chromium (VI) and total chromium from a tannery effluent using electrodialysis, for this purpose, a sample of an effluent from a tannery pilot plant was characterized and then a synthetic solution was prepared based on this, using an industrial grade chrome salt for tannery, then the limiting current was determined and electrodialysis tests were carried out with the 80, 100 and 120% of the limiting current. The results showed that the highest percentage of extraction and the lowest electricity consumption was 80% of the limiting current.
Barreras por las que la industria de cerveza artesanal no despega en el Perú
Authors: Quispe Orejón Eleazar Roberto , Quintanilla Alarcón Guillermo
Published: July 2018

This research was conducted in order to understand the barriers that Peruvian entrepreneurs craft beer, which prevents increasing their production supply. To meet this impact a questionnaire and interviews with producers of craft beer consumers in metropolitan Lima and a market segment was applied, being the preference of entrepreneurs to carry out promotion and advertising on social networks is inefficient. A significant percentage of entrepreneurs focuses its products to a broad market segment. The mixed system of payment of excise tax is seen as unfair by the entrepreneur and considered an element that raises the price of its products. The consumer appreciates the taste of beer attribute and shows its willingness to pay a high price.
Gestión Academica y Desempeño Docente, según los estudiantes de una universidad privada en Lima, Perú
Authors: Surco Salinas Daniel Víctor
Published: July 2018

Currently, it should be noted that the Academic Management (GA) should be a key criterion for the management of educational institutions and also the Teaching Performance (DD) be framed in the institutional goals of these organizations. The objective of the research was to determine the degree of relationship that exists between the GA and the DD, according to the perception of the students of a private university. Cronbach's Alpha presented acceptable indexes of 0.934 for GA and 0.946 for DD. In the validity of the instruments, 0.823 was reached for GA and 0.814 for DD. The results of the investigation have shown that there is a moderate and positive Spearman (rho) correlation between the GA and DD with a value of 0.629, while the Spearman correlation between the GA and the DD dimensions varies between the values 0.432 and 0.608, which are significant.
La relación del Capital Humano en la Empleabilidad de los egresados en Administración de la UNMSM
Authors: Cuba Rosales Luis
Published: July 2018

The present correlational type research project aimed to solve the problem between human capital, understood as educational training, and the employability of graduates of the professional career of administration. In this line, human capital is understood as educational training, expressed in the number of degrees and training obtained, as well as work experience, expressed in years. While for employability is understood, the salary, the time it takes to get a job, a salary increase or a promotion.Also for the field work, surveys were used to gather information about the training received and the level of salary income, among others, that the graduates have. Thus, the observational design and the statistical analysis show evidence of the relationship between the indicators of both variables. Based on the results of impact, the University can make a large contribution to the employability of its graduates by offering programs that they urgently need.
Estrategias para la mejora de la cultura organizacional de Servicios Analíticos Generales S.A.C. aplicando el modelo de Denison
Authors: Balcazar Guerra Carmen
Published: July 2018

The problem presented in this research was divided into the 4 dimensions according to Denison's model for the measurement of the organizational culture of the laboratory services company Servicios Analíticos Generales S.A.C. When the questionnaire is applied according to the dimensions, it is seen that it is necessary to use strategies to improve the organizational culture.For applying the leadership and motivation strategies, the change in the organizational culture is appreciated, allowing the operations personnel to be integrated into the administrative.
Construyendo la historiografía peruana: historia e historiadores de la Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal. Lima (1980-1992)
Authors: Gallegos Heredia Poll
Published: July 2018

El presente trabajo busca reconstruir los principales elementos iniciales que determinaron la formación de una identidad historiográfica villarrealina entre los historiadores de la Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal. Dichos elementos fueron la creación de revistas estudiantiles y académicas, la organización de seminarios y eventos, así también la difusión de corrientes historiográficas, que se reflejaron en sus trabajos. Todo como parte del inicio de la Escuela Profesional de Historia durante la década de los años ochenta e inicios de los noventa.
La identificación material de fronteras étnicas: los territorios Chinchaycocha y Tarama
Authors: Saez Díaz Sergio
Published: July 2018

El presente trabajo plantea una propuesta metodológica para poder identificar los territorios de dos grupos étnicos previos al Tawantinsuyu, asentados en la puna de Junín y los valles de Tarma durante el periodo de Desarrollos Regionales Tardíos, a partir de la materialidad social generada por ambos grupos. Para ello, se discutirán los postulados previos que utilizaron tanto a la arquitectura doméstica como a la cerámica, de manera individual y se propondrá el uso de estos indicadores en conjunto con las estructuras funerarias y su distribución espacial, las cuales han sido poco utilizadas para identificar territorios étnicos en los andes centrales. De esta manera, esperamos contribuir al estudio de las sociedades de la sierra central durante el periodo de los Desarrollos Regionales Tardíos.
PACOPAMPA: Un Centro formativo en la sierra nor - peruana
Authors: Rosas La Noire Hermilio , Shady Solís Ruth
Published: July 2018

Esta investigación fue realizada con los restos arqueológicos obtenidos de los trabajos de campo que efectuáramos en el sitio de Pacopampa, Chota de agosto a diciembre de 1967; fue entregada a la Universidad de San Marcos en diciembre de 1969, para su publicación, pero por circunstancias varias se postergó hasta el presente.Con motivo del XXXIX Congreso Internacional de Americanistas, presentamos un informe abreviado, el mismo que aparecerá en el próximo número de la Revista del Museo de Arqueología de la Universidad.Nuestro propósito fue dar a conocer la naturaleza de los materiales y trazar un esquema tentativo del desarrollo cultural durante el periodo Formativo en Pacopampa, los resultados son preliminares dada nuestra corta permanencia allí y están sujetos a correcciones, conforme se intensifiquen los trabajos de campo y se complete la clasificación de los objetos recobrados con sus respectivos cuadros.Deseamos expresar nuestro reconocimiento al Dr. Pablo Macera, Director del Seminario de Historia Rural Andina de la Universidad de San Marcos, quien promovió nuestra investigación así como al Dr. Jorge C. Muelle, Director del Museo Nacional de Antropología y Arqueología.Estamos igualmente agradecidos al personal del Museo Nacional de A. y A., en especial al Sr. Julio Espejo Núñez por la colaboración espontánea prestada en la preparación de los materiales.Por otro lado, debemos resaltar la ayuda recibida del Sr. Emilio Choy y mencionar a la familia Tapia-Huanambal por su decidido apoyo durante nuestra estada en Pacopampa.
Modelo de gestión de riesgos de seguridad de la información para PYMES peruanas
Authors: García Porras Johari C. , Huamani Pastor Sarita C. , Lomparte Alvarado Rómulo F.
Published: July 2018

Hoy en día, las empresas tratan de proteger su activo muy valioso, la información, para lo que recurren a la gestión de sus riesgos, tratando de evitar situaciones negativas tales como pérdidas financieras significativas, violación de la confidencialidad de información sensible, pérdida de integridad o disponibilidad de datos confidenciales. En organizaciones como las PYMES no se implementan modelos de gestión de riesgos debido a que estas organizaciones no consideran relevante la seguridad de la información, ya que no se encuentra dentro de lo presupuestado. Existen diferentes enfoques de riesgos, pero, generalmente dirigidos a grandes empresas; para las PYMES es más adecuado emplear un enfoque cualitativo. Este trabajo presenta un modelo de gestión de riesgos basado en la metodología OCTAVE-S y la norma ISO/IEC 27005, consta de las 3 fases de OCTAVE al que se le añade la lista de vulnerabilidades y escenarios en la fase 1, además el cálculo y tratamiento del riesgo de la ISO/IEC 27005 en la última fase. Asimismo, el modelo adopta un enfoque cuantitativo que permite calcular el riesgo residual con base en la efectividad de los controles otorgados, de este modo se logra brindar un modelo adecuado para las organizaciones. El modelo propuesto fue implementado en el proceso de ventas de una PYME peruana del sector cerámicos, demostrando un fácil uso, y logrando identificar los controles necesarios para reducir el riesgo, cuya implementación podría reducir el riesgo en un 53%.
An Equation of the Quasilinear Theory with Wide Resonance Region
Authors: Kolesnichenko Ya. I. , Lutsenko V. V. , Rudenko T. S.
Published: July 2018

An equation of the quasilinear theory is derived. It is based on the same assumptions as the well-known equation in [1]. However, it has another form of the quasilinear operator, which does not contain the longitudinal wavenumber. Due to this, characteristics of the derived equation determine the routes of a quasilinear evolution of the particle distribution function, even when the resonance region determined by the spectrum of longitudinal wavenumbers is wide. It is demonstrated that during the ion acceleration by the ion cyclotron resonant heating, (i) the change of the longitudinal ion energy can be considerable and (ii) the increase of the particle energy may well exceed the increase described by characteristics of the Kennel–Engelmann equation (which are shown, in particular, in [10]), because these characteristics represent the ways of the quasilinear diffusion only when the resonance region is narrow.
Optical Properties of Conducting Polymer Poly(O-Toluidine)-DBSA Blended with Polyethylene Oxide
Authors: Thbayh Dalal K. , Ziadan Kareema M.
Published: July 2018

Conducting polymer poly(O-toluidine) (POT) doped with dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid was prepared by the chemical polymerization with the help of ammonium persulphate (NH4)2S2O8 as an oxidizing agent. This polymer was blended with different weight ratios (0%, 10%, 15%, 25%, 35%, 45%, 50%) of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) to produce nano conducting polyblend POT-DPSA/PEO, prepared by the spin coating method, and deposited on a glass substrate. The surface morphology was studied by scanning electron microscope. The optical properties of a prepared film was studied from the absorbance spectra at wavelengths 300–1100 nm. The analysis of optical measurement data shows the direct transition with the energy gap decreasing from 2.80 eV to 2.25 eV, as the content of PEO increases from 0% to 50%.
On the Problem of He–He Bond in the Endohedral Fullerene He2@C60
Authors: Dolgonos G. A. , Kryachko E. S. , Nikolaienko T. Yu.
Published: July 2018

For more than twenty years, the endohedral fullerene cavity is attracting a permanent attention of experimenters and theorists, computational chemists and physicists, who apply their efforts to simulate encapsulated atoms and molecules in the fullerene cavity on computers and analyze the arising phenomena of atomic bonding. In this work, recent developments concerning the endohedral fullerene He2@C60, in particular, its experimental observation and relevant computational works, are reviewed. On the one hand, the dihelium He2 embedded into the C60 cavity is observed experimentally. On the other hand, the computer simulation shows that each of the He atoms is characterized by an insignificant charge transfer to C60, so that the He dimer exists as a partially charged (He+b)2 entity. The key issue of the work concerns the existence of a bond between those two helium atoms. Since the bond is created between two particles, we assert that it suffices to define the bond on the basis of the molecular L¨owdin’s postulate and use it to study the He dimer in the C60 cavity in terms of the He–He potential energy well. It was analytically demonstrated that this well can contain at least one bound (ground) state. Therefore, according to L¨owdin’s postulate, which is naturally anticipated in quantum theory, the conclusion is drawn that the (He+b)2 entity is a diatomic molecule, in which two heliums are bound with each other. On the basis of those arguments, the concept of endohedral fullerene stability is proposed to be extended.
Nonlinear Model of Calcium Excitations in Biomembranes
Authors: Braichenko S. I. , Vasilev A. N.
Published: July 2018

A model is proposed to describe the calcium redistribution in biological substances. The model takes into consideration that calcium can be located inside or outside a cell. Calcium is redistributed due to its transport from the cell volume into the outer space and backward. The model makes allowance for the calcium diffusion into the outer space. It is shown that there are two modes of functioning of the system. In one of them, the initial perturbation of the calcium concentration in the extracellular space monotonically vanishes in time. In the other mode, this perturbation first grows, but afterward decreases to the zero value. The calcium concentration in the intracellular space is shown to be a critical parameter that governs the system operation mode.
Influence of Longitudinal Electric Field on Thermodynamic Properties of NH3CH2COOH·H2PO3 Ferroelectric
Authors: Vdovych A. S. , Zachek I. R. , Levitskii R. R.
Published: July 2018

Using a modified model of ferroelectric glycine phosphite by considering the piezoelectric coupling with strains e1 within the two-particle cluster approximation, the expressions for the polarization vector, static dielectric permittivity tensor, piezoelectric coefficients, and elastic constants of the crystal in the presence of a longitudinal electric field E2 are calculated. An analysis of the influence of this field on thermodynamic characteristics of the crystal is carried out. The dependence of effective dipole moments on order parameters is taken into account. This allowed us to agree the effective dipole moments in the ferro- and paraelectricphases and to describe the smearing of phase transition under the influence of an electric field. The satisfactory quantitative description of the available experimental data for these characteristics has been obtained at the proper choice of the model parameters.
Emisividad de radiación y efecto invernadero por la ocupación urbana del suelo en la cuenca del río Una, São Paulo
Authors: Moreno Argemiro , Lourenço Roberto
Published: July 2018

Las cuencas hidrográficas están sufriendo modificaciones en la cobertura natural que afectan sus propiedades físicas superficiales, como la emisividad de radiación. Para analizar este fenómeno, se interpretó con imágenes de satélite la ocupación del suelo con construcciones urbanas en la cuenca del río Una, São Paulo. Luego se estimó la influencia de la zonas identificadas en el comportamiento de la radiación emitida por las superficies urbanas identificadas. Para ello, se aplicó la ley de Stefan-Boltzman geoprocesando imágenes Landsat 8. Se identificó el impacto antrópico de las edificaciones al comprobar el aumento de la emisión de radiaciones en la cuenca, en contraste con la de las áreas naturales preservadas. Como consecuencia, se observaron condiciones que podrían intervenir en el efecto invernadero que regula la temperatura de la biosfera.
Praktyczne aspekty ujednolicenia obowiązków sprawozdawczych organizacji pożytku publicznego
Authors: Zieniuk Paweł
Published: July 2018

The amendment to the accounting law of 15 December 2016 implemented new, unified formats of financial statements for public benefit organisations. Those formats will be applied in reports prepared after the 1st of January 2017. The article presents practical aspects of the new regulations’ implementation in a synthetical manner. From the author’s viewpoint, the new report format matches more the character of activities carried out in the third sector. At the same time, it eliminates problems connected with the need to adjust the format of past reports to the requirements of disclosing revenues and costs of unchargeable, chargeable and economic activities. The results of research carried out on organisations operating in Małopolska are also presented. The research shows the scale of the problem of correctly choosing the format for financial reporting.
Polityka bilansu banku centralnego a kurs walutowy
Authors: Ślusarczyk Radosław
Published: July 2018

The financial crisis that began on the American real estate market has resulted in significant changes in monetary policy, one of the most important of which is policy governing central bank balance sheets, in which the exchange rate plays an important role. The article presents a classification of central bank balance sheet policy, considering the significance of the exchange rate in the various forms of this policy. The study includes an overview of the literature analysing the role attributed to the exchange rate in conducting monetary policy based on shaping the size and structure of the balance sheet. It also presents the issues of channels through which balance sheet policy comes over to affect the exchange rate.
SEARCHING FOR THE TRUE SELF: THE WAY OF NONDUAL WISDOM
Authors: Danylova T. V.
Published: July 2018

Purpose. This paper attempts at analyzing the phenomenon of the human self in the Western and Eastern traditions, its dissociation and alienation in the contemporary world, and meditation as a way to the True Self. Methodology. The author used anthropological integrative approach, philosophical hermeneutics, along with transpersonal approach. Theoretical basis and results. To overcome the feelings of loneliness, isolation, and alienation, modern individuals need to break through to the spiritual pole that provides them with ever new and deeper meanings; to go beyond the limits of dual thinking to perceive the true nature of their mind. The representatives of the Eastern religious and philosophical schools paid considerable attention to the problem of alienation, loneliness, and the ways of overcoming it. Trying to achieve the state of absolute unity, the Eastern traditions use meditation techniques, which have been developed over the centuries. Meditation contributes to the experience of the unity of existence - the state, in which the very idea of the own self disappears and the «subject – object» unity arises. Reaching the state of nonduality, meditators experience their deep involvement in all that exists. Their mind is filled with absolute peace and harmony; everything has deep meaning and value. They feel freedom. People become existentially absorbed in the world - the changeful world of artists and children, the world where everyone and everything undergo transformations. Meditation leads to the new horizons, to the awareness of infinity and diversity of life. Originality. Human integration into the cosmic body of the universe transforms their perception of the world. Returning to the world of space, time, and causation, being unable to escape the world of differentiation, individuals face a new dilemma. This entails internal conflict. To overcome it, they learn to cultivate the unbounded mind. Incorporation of mindfulness into our daily life brings many benefits. However, the molecular mechanisms of these processes are still insufficiently studied. Nowadays, scientists actively explore the effects of meditative, mind-expanding practices on the physical and mental health. Conclusions. Since the modern life becomes more tough and complex, people seek the way to a harmonious, balanced, and happy existence. It is therefore no coincidence that the spiritual heritage of the East has attracted vivid attention and considerable interest. The Eastern spiritual practices can be used as a guide to a happy human life.
WILL TO TRUTH IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF PRAGMATISM
Authors: D. Y. Snitko
Published: July 2018

Purpose. Since the clear statement of the will-to-truth question as an existential has not been fulfilled before, this article is devoted to the solution of such a task. In connection with the above, the purpose of the study is to analyze the phenomenon of will to truth in the philosophy of pragmatism. This involves the following tasks: the definition of the basic principles of understanding the truth in the works of theorists of pragmatism; analysis of the phenomenon of «will to believe» in pragmatism; development and selection of the phenomenon of will to truth, its essence and factors within the framework of pragmatic philosophy. Methodology. The author used analytical, comparative and phenomenological methods in the research. Originality. For the first time, the paper articulates the existential of the will to truth, its essence and factors on the subject of the philosophy of pragmatism. Conclusions. The analysis of the phenomenon of «will to believe» in pragmatism proves that it can be interpreted as «will to truth», because belief in truth of something in pragmatism is inseparable from the truth itself and practice. Within the framework of pragmatic philosophy, the author has determined the essence of will-to-truth phenomenon, which is understood as the aspiration of man to a stable and relevant to reality and his own goals persuasion in relation to himself and reality. The main factors of this phenomenon in pragmatism are doubts (doubts are defined as a prerequisite for the establishment of belief (beliefs), which gives a person confidence in the positive decision of certain life tasks) and persistent belief (truth) that enables a person to succeed and achieve his goals. That is precisely the result of the man's will to truth: the existence of man is determined by the fact that a person prefers to know how to act.
New species of Temnocephala (Platyhelminthes, Temnocephalida) ectosymbiont on vulnerable species of aeglids (Crustacea, Anomura) from the Neotropical Region
Authors: Seixas Samantha Alves , Dametto Norton , Périco Eduardo
Published: July 2018

Abstract: A new species of the genus Temnocephala Blanchard, 1849 from southern Brazil was found on two species of anomuran crustaceans, Aegla spinipalma Bond-Buckup & Buckup, 1994 and Aegla grisella Bond-Buckup & Buckup, 1994, the latter classified as a vulnerable species by the "Lista de Referência da Fauna Ameaçada de Extinção no Rio Grande do Sul. Decreto no 41.672, de 11 junho de 2002". The crustaceans were collected from a tributary creek of the Forqueta river, Perau de Janeiro, Arvorezinha and a tributary creek of the Fão river, Pouso Novo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; both localities belong to the Sub-Basin of Forqueta River. The new species differs from seven other temnocephalans epibionts on Aegla Leach, 1820, by having the following characters: 1. a long and slightly curved cirrus, 2. two vaginal sphincters, one proximal, big and asymmetric, and one distal, smaller and symmetric, and; 3. longer than wide, elongated epidermal 'excretory' syncytial plates (EPs), with a almost horizontally central excretory pore, displaced to the anterior portion of the plate. The new species' EP is the largest in total length among epibionts temnocephalans in crustaceans already registered. Regarding the similarities with the male reproductive system of Temnocephala axenosMonticelli, 1898, the new species has important differences in the female reproductive system. It has a larger proximal vaginal sphincter, located in the middle of the vagina, while the smaller distal one is at the extreme end of the organ. Besides that, the vaginal portion between the proximal and distal sphincters is conspicuous, with a strong muscular wall. This is the first record of a species of Temnocephala in the Taquari Valley, as well in the 'Perau de Janeiro', which is an area with a rich endemic fauna.
Simple does not mean poor: grasslands and forests harbor similar ant species richness and distinct composition in highlands of southern Brazil
Authors: Klunk Cristian Luan , Giehl Eduardo Luís Hettwer , Lopes Benedito Cortês , Marcineiro Frederico Rottgers , Rosumek Félix Baumgarten
Published: July 2018

Abstract: Several studies addressed ant communities in the dense Atlantic Forest that runs along the Brazilian coast. However, comparatively little is known about the mixed forests and grasslands that occur in the southern range of the Atlantic Forest domain. In this study we performed the first standardized assessment of ants in the forest-grassland mosaic found in the highlands of the state of Santa Catarina. We aimed to investigate and compare ant richness and composition between mixed forests and grasslands in the main mountain range of south Brazil. Ants were collected in two years with ground pitfalls, tree pitfalls and litter samples. Sixty ant species were recorded, resulting in 22 new records for "Planalto Serrano" region and three for the state of Santa Catarina: Eurhopalothrix depressa, Pheidole radoszkowskii and Wasmannia williamsoni. There was significant dissimilarity in ant species composition between grasslands and forests, but no difference in ant species richness, even considering the higher number of strata in mixed forests. Similar richness and low number of arboreal species suggest that this ant community is structured similarly to temperate ones. Both habitats presented a large proportion of exclusive species. The fact that species composition between grassland and forest areas differed, coupled with the similarity in species richness between habitats and the record of new ant species for the region, calls for strong conservation efforts in grasslands of southern Brazil, which still are little protected by conservation areas.
E-baby skin integrity: evidence-based technology innovation for teaching in neonatal nursing
Authors: Aredes Natália Del Angelo , Dias Danielle Monteiro Vilela , Fonseca Luciana Mara Monti , Campbell Suzanne Hetzel , Martins José Carlos Amado , Rodrigues Manuel Alves
Published: July 2018

Abstract Objective: To develop and validate the serious game e-Baby: skin integrity along with a panel of experts. Method: Methodological research approaching the following development steps: scope definition, game format and functions, script and communication with software developers, creation of prototype with evaluation and production; and validation by four experts using the tool Heuristic Evaluation for Digital Educational Game. Results: The serious game was built in a 3D technology with multimedia including animation and scientific-based content. The educational technology was validated by the experts in all heuristics, and among the all 36 analyzed items. 18 (50%) presented no errors, and regarding the remaining items with any error, none had more than 25% errors within levels 3 and 4, according to Nielsen's classification. Conclusion and implications for the practice: The validated serious game is a virtual simulation educational technology with potential to contribute with learning in nursing and with evidence-based clinical practice.
Somatic Mutations in Renal Cyst Epithelium in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Authors: Tan Adrian Y. , Zhang Tuo , Michaeel Alber , Blumenfeld Jon , Liu Genyan , Zhang Wanying , Zhang Zhengmao , Zhu Yi , Rennert Lior , Martin Che , Xiang Jenny , Salvatore Steven P. , Robinson Brian D. , Kapur Sandip , Donahue Stephanie , Bobb Warren O. , Rennert Hanna
Published: July 2018

Background

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a ciliopathy caused by mutations in PKD1 and PKD2 that is characterized by renal tubular epithelial cell proliferation and progressive CKD. Although the molecular mechanisms involved in cystogenesis are not established, concurrent inactivating constitutional and somatic mutations in ADPKD genes in cyst epithelium have been proposed as a cellular recessive mechanism.

Methods

We characterized, by whole-exome sequencing (WES) and long-range PCR techniques, the somatic mutations in PKD1 and PKD2 genes in renal epithelial cells from 83 kidney cysts obtained from nine patients with ADPKD, for whom a constitutional mutation in PKD1 or PKD2 was identified.

Results

Complete sequencing data by long-range PCR and WES was available for 63 and 65 cysts, respectively. Private somatic mutations of PKD1 or PKD2 were identified in all patients and in 90% of the cysts analyzed; 90% of these mutations were truncating, splice site, or in-frame variations predicted to be pathogenic mutations. No trans-heterozygous mutations of PKD1 or PKD2 genes were identified. Copy number changes of PKD1 ranging from 151 bp to 28 kb were observed in 12% of the cysts. WES also identified significant mutations in 53 non-PKD1/2 genes, including other ciliopathy genes and cancer-related genes.

Conclusions

These findings support a cellular recessive mechanism for cyst formation in ADPKD caused primarily by inactivating constitutional and somatic mutations of PKD1 or PKD2 in kidney cyst epithelium. The potential interactions of these genes with other ciliopathy- and cancer-related genes to influence ADPKD severity merits further evaluation.