bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Phage Display Selection of an Anti-Idiotype-Antibody with Broad-Specificity to Deoxynivalenol Mycotoxins
Authors: Leivo Janne , Vehniäinen Markus , Lamminmäki Urpo
Published: December 2020

The use of synthetic antibody libraries and phage displays provides an efficient and robust method for the generation of antibodies against a wide range of targets with highly specific binding properties. As the in vitro selection conditions can be easily controlled, these methods enable the rapid generation of binders against difficult targets such as toxins and haptens. In this study, we used deoxynivalenol mycotoxin as a target to generate anti-idiotype-antibodies with unique binding properties from synthetic antibody libraries. The binding of the selected anti-idiotype antibodies can be efficiently inhibited with the addition of free isoforms of deoxynivalenol. The antibody was consecutively used to develop deoxynivalenol-specific ELISA and TRF-immunoassays, which can detect deoxynivalenol and two of the most common metabolic isoforms in the range of 78–115 ng/mL.
Watershed-Scale, Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Water Resources Impacts from Climate Change
Authors: Martin Nick
Published: December 2020

A framework for the assessment of relative risk to watershed-scale water resources from systemic changes is presented. It is composed of two experiments, or pathways, within a Monte Carlo structure and provides quantification of prediction uncertainty. One simulation pathway is the no change, or null hypothesis, experiment, and the other provides simulation of the hypothesized system change. Each pathway uses a stochastic weather generator and a deterministic water balance model. For climate change impact analysis, the framework is calibrated so that the differences between thirty-year average precipitation and temperature pathway values reproduce climate trends. Simulated weather provides forcing for identical water balance models. Probabilistic time histories of differences in actual evapotranspiration, runoff, and recharge provide likelihood per magnitude change to water resources availability. The framework is applied to a semi-arid watershed in Texas. Projected climate trends for the site are a 3 °C increase in average temperature and corresponding increase in potential evapotranspiration, no significant change in average annual precipitation, and a semi-arid classification from 2011–2100. Two types of water balance model are used in separate applications: (1) monthly water balance and (2) daily distributed parameter. Both implementations predict no significant change, on average, to actual evapotranspiration, runoff, or recharge from 2011–2100 because precipitation is unchanged on average. Increases in extreme event intensity are represented for future conditions producing increased water availability during infrequent events.
Modeling and Solving of Joint Flood Control Operation of Large-Scale Reservoirs: A Case Study in the Middle and Upper Yangtze River in China
Authors: Zha Gang , Zhou Jianzhong , Yang Xin , Fang Wei , Dai Ling , Wang Quansen , Ding Xiaoling
Published: December 2020

Flood disasters are the most frequent and most severe natural disasters in most countries around the world. Reservoir flood operation is an important method to reduce flood losses. When there are multiple reservoirs and flood control points in the basin, it is difficult to use reservoirs separately to fully realize their flood control potential. However, the multi-reservoir joint flood control operation is a multi-objective, multi-constrained, multi-dimensional, nonlinear, and strong-transition feature decision-making problem, and these characteristics make modeling and solving very difficult. Therefore, a large-scale reservoirs flood control operation modeling method is innovatively proposed, and Dynamic Programming (DP) combined with the Progressive Optimality Algorithm (POA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) methods, DP-POA-PSO, are designed to efficiently solve the optimal operation model. The middle and upper Yangtze River was chosen as a case study. Six key reservoirs in the basin were considered, including Xiluodu (XLD), Xiangjiaba (XJB), Pubugou (PBG), Tingzikou (TZK), Goupitan (GPT), and Three Gorges (TG). Studies have shown that DP-POA-PSO can effectively solve the optimal operation model. Compared with the current operation method, the joint flood control optimal operation makes the flood control point reach the flood control standard, moreover, in the event of the flood with a return period of 1000 years, Jingjiang, the most critical flood control point of the Yangtze River, does not require flood diversion, and the volume of flood diversion in Chenglingji is also greatly reduced.
Procedure for Calculating the Calcium Carbonate Precipitation Potential (CCPP) in Drinking Water Supply: Importance of Temperature, Ionic Species and Open/Closed System
Authors: Tang Camilla , Godskesen Berit , Aktor Henrik , Rijn Marlies van , Kristensen John B. , Rosshaug Per S. , Albrechtsen Hans-Jørgen , Rygaard Martin
Published: December 2020

The calcium carbonate (CaCO3) precipitation potential (CCPP) can predict the potential for corrosion and lime scaling in drinking water systems. CCPP can be calculated by different standards, but none of these consider all of the conditions in drinking water systems where temperatures can reach 100 °C and the water exchanges CO2 with the atmosphere. We provided and demonstrated a procedure for CCPP calculations using the open-source software PHREEQC with the phreeqc.dat database at temperatures relevant for drinking water systems (10–90 °C) and for open systems in equilibrium with atmospheric CO2. CCPP increased by 0.17–1.51 mmol/kg when the temperature was increased from 10 °C to 90 °C and increased by 0.22–2.82 mmol/kg when going from closed to open systems at 10 °C. Thus, CaCO3 precipitation may be underestimated if CCPP is only considered for the lower sample temperature and for closed systems. On the other hand, CCPP10 decreased by 0.006–0.173 mmol/kg when including the ionic species from the German DIN 38404-10 standard in addition to calcium, alkalinity and pH, indicating that all relevant ionic species should be included in CCPP calculations. CCPP values should always be reported with the calculation procedure and temperature to avoid inconsistency in literature.
Hydrological Behaviour of Extensive Green Roofs with Native Plants in the Humid Subtropical Climate Context
Authors: Bortolini Lucia , Bettella Francesco , Zanin Giampaolo
Published: December 2020

Different mitigation measures with vegetation have been proposed to sustainably manage rainwater, among which green roofs have demonstrated to be a valid solution in urbanized areas. Green roofs have gained interest also in Italy, but their spreading is generally based on application of ready-to-use packages, poorly tested in the specific climate conditions. A study was carried out to evaluate the green roof solution most suitable in the humid, subtropical climate context of Veneto Plain (north-eastern Italy) to reduce outflow volumes from building roofs into the urban drainage systems. Twelve different microcosm combinations of extensive green roof (three plant mixtures × two substrates × two storage/drainage layers) were tested and compared with gravel (considered as a conventional flat roof with gravel ballast). The tested drainage/storage layers were a preformed layer in recycled HDPE (PL) and an expanded perlite mineral layer (ML), and the growth medium layers were recycled brick substrate (RS) and volcanic substrate (VS). Three different mixtures of native plant species were transplanted: Sedum (SE), herbaceous perennial (HE), and suffruticose (SF). Results showed that all the green roof systems have a good ability to manage rainwater, with a retention ranging on average from 46.2% (SE-RS-PL microcosms) to 62.9% (SF-RS-ML microcosms) of the precipitation in the two-year period (September 2014–August 2016), against 15.4%, retained by gravel. Over the two-year period, the retained rainfall volumes were about 100% for all the light rainy events (<10 mm) and varied within a range of 48–95% for medium rainy events (≥10 and <25 mm) and 20–88% for heavy rainy events (≥25 mm), depending on rainfall depth and the antecedent weather period. The layer that gave the highest relative contribution to the stormwater retention was the vegetation layer, followed by the drainage/storage layers and then the substrate layer. In particular, SF plants decreased the outflows by 15.2% on average compared to SE, and ML layer retained more than 10% of precipitation compared to PL layer. At last, the analysis of variance showed that, within each layer, the more effective in water retention, able to generate less outflow volumes, was similarly suffruticose and herbaceous mixtures, the crushed bricks substrate, and the mineral drainage/storage layer.
El método ontofenomenológico existencial del estudio de la subjetividad en Jean-Paul Sartre
Authors: Suárez Tomé Danila
Published: December 2020

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PROFIT ANALYSIS TOOLKIT
Authors: Sibiryatkina Irina , Zelikova Yu.
Published: December 2020

The paper considers a toolkit for analyzing the profit of an enterprise, which includes reasonable indicators of analysis and assessment, supplemented by indicators of the industry's focus of the enterprise, which reflect and characterize the features of the activities of trade enterprises in a competitive environment. Evaluation of the company's activities in terms of the obtained financial result (profit) should not be limited to the analysis and assessment of cash flows, costs, investments in R&D, profit and profitability, but should also include industry indicators in order to quickly assess the company's profit, it is necessary to conduct an analysis and assessment of key performance indicators of the enterprise, such as the reputation of the company, the business activity of the enterprise, the breadth of the market for the products manufactured, the market position. For a generalized assessment of this approach, a toolkit is required in the form of an integral criterion for analyzing and assessing profit.
BIOECOLOGICAL BASES OF INTERMEDIATE USE LOGGING IN NUT-PRODUCING AREAS OF CEDAR FORESTS
Authors: Titov E.
Published: December 2020

An increase in the production of scarce pine nuts provides for the creation of a reliable base of walnut harvesting in walnut-producing zones. A significant part of them (10.6 million hectares) does not correspond to the intended purpose and is used irrationally in the absence of documents regulating economic activity. The basis of the base being created can be cedar forest gardens of the near-settlement type, formed by intensive intermediate felling. They should contribute to the formation of the maximum volume of the female generative layer - the basis of the crop - by the age of the highest nut productivity. Bioecological features of the formation of the female generative layer depending on the lighting conditions and the age of the trees are described. It forms on the illuminated part of the crown, closer to the top, and its volume depends on the closeness and age of the trees. Female sexualization is characteristic of shoots of younger orders of branching and younger age. Older shoots and branching orders are characterized by male sexualization. After complete lightening, the female generative layer grows upward, and its volume increases. With moderate lightening, simultaneously with upward growth, branches in the lower part of the fruiting layer are reborn, and its volume changes slightly. The female generative layer is not formed in the middle and lower parts of the trunk after clarification. In clean closed 120-year-old cedar forests, narrow, 70-80% non-fruiting crowns with a highly raised fruiting layer are formed in trees. Its volume is 60-70% less than that of freely growing cedars. Clarification of trees at this age, with a decrease in the recommended fullness to 0.5, is ineffective. The female generative tier will no longer reach the biologically possible potential: in the middle and lower parts of the trunk, the branches of female sexualization are replaced by male and growth shoots. The upward expansion of the female generative layer will provide only a limited reproductive effect. Cutting operations 40 years earlier, i.e. at 80 years old, will increase the potential volume of the fruiting layer to 42-50%, and nut productivity by almost 1.5 times.rease the potential volume of the fruiting layer to 42-50%, and nut productivity by almost 1.5 times.
ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES AND WORK PROCESSES OF TECHNICAL FACILITIES FOR PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF FOREST FIRES BY SOIL
Authors: Bartenev Ivan , Petkov Aleksandr
Published: December 2020

The analysis of designs of domestic and foreign ground-throwing machines and conducted research on extinguishing a forest grass-roots fire by throwing soil. It is established that for carrying out high-quality preventive and forest fire works, it is advisable to use technical means that combine active and passive working bodies in their design. This will allow combining the process of pre-treatment of soil and further release of loosened soil in a given direction, as well as significantly increase the efficiency of the technological process of creating mineralized strips. Based on the mathematical model, the working surfaces of the soil-laying machine are represented as a set of elementary triangles with vertex coordinates and the nature of soil movement is studied. The main part of the flying soil (about 70 %) settles in the band from 1.5 to 3.0 m from the border of the machine. However, part of the ground gets a high initial velocity and such an angle of release that it reaches a distance of 20 to 40 m. To study the movement of the elements of the ground-thrower, equations of motion of the mechanical system in the form of Lagrange equations of the second kind are compiled. It was found that when the values of the depth of the casing-Ripper are from 0.25 to 0.3 m, the best indicators of the range of soil discharge and productivity are observed (20 m and 0.07 m3 / s, respectively), and the power consumption is in the permissible range (17 kW). It is concluded that the ground-throwing equipment should be considered only as part of a combined machine that will allow you to remove the forest floor from the path of the unit, preventing its release into the fire zone, and protecting the working bodies of the unit from the root system of trees. The highly efficient design of the unit with technical solutions is proposed, which allows performing work on stopping and localizing fire.
SELECTED FACTORS IN THE LOCATION OF SERVICE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY SMALL ENTERPRISES
Authors: Chrobocińska Katarzyna
Published: December 2020

Abstract
The optimal location of a company is an asset in the market game, it is particularly important in activities where direct contact with the customer is essential. A well-used location of an entity increases the chance of achieving future profits, it is an important source of competitive advantage in service activities such as tourism, gastronomy or cosmetics. This study aimed to assess the most important factors that affect the location of small service enterprises operating in the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship. The survey was conducted by the standardised interview method with a survey questionnaire and an in-depth interview. The research findings have shown that the ranking of location factors changes due to their importance for the development of business activity. The optimal location of small service companies offering services in a traditional and/or mixed manner was determined by the following factors: Internet access, the potential for the company spatial expansion, the costs of maintaining the premises, the number of future customers and customers’ demographic characteristics, the closeness of competitors, the cost of building purchase/rental, local taxes and fees and availability of parking space.
Decay Resistance of Weathered Beech Wood
Authors: ARPACI Sebnem Sevil , CAMBAZOĞLU Merve , DİZMAN TOMAK Eylem
Published: December 2020

Wood is susceptible to photo-degradation in outdoor applications, and deformations occur on its surface such as micro or macro cracks, color changes etc. Especially, cracks make wood material more vulnerable to biotic attacks. In this study, decay resistance of natural and accelerated weathered beech samples was investigated by a brown (Coniophora puteana) and white rot (Coriolus versicolor) fungi attacks. For this purpose, beech samples exposed to natural weathering (NW) for 393 days, and accelerated weathering (AW) for 1512h, and then subjected to decay test in malt extract agar medium for 2 and 4 weeks. After 2 weeks of decay testing, weight loss of samples by C. versicolor was found to be 24.30% for controls, 13.29% for AW samples and 24.38% for NW samples. In the case of C. puteana, it was found as 21.15%, 21.49% and 30.61% for controls, AW samples and NW samples, respectively. Weight loss of samples by C. versicolor was found to be 61.82% for controls, 30.72% for AW samples and 37.62% for NW samples, after 4 weeks of decay testing. The weight loss by 4 weeks exposure of C. puteana was found to be 21.43%, 28.44% and 37.67% for controls, AW samples and NW samples, respectively. Natural weathering caused more weight loss than accelerated weathering test for both fungi species.
Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penilaian Kompetensi Guru Menggunakan Metode Analytical Hierarki Process
Authors: Pouryono Aimede Primackof , Purnamasari Intan , Nugraha Bagja
Published: December 2020

Junior High School 3 Patokbeusi is one of the schools that implements Teacher Competency Assessment one by one for the school year. In the assessment, the problem that is often an obstacle is the assessment process which is very complicated if it has to be done manually and the possibility of errors in calculating the value and recapping the value is more vulnerable. This is what makes the Teacher Competency Assessment process ineffective and inefficient. Based on the problems that have been described, it is necessary to make a solution to overcome the problems of Teacher Competency Assessment by making a web-based system application using the Analitycal Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. The process of determining this ranking uses the weights of the 14 criteria tested and is used to determine the highest alternative assessment value or the highest teacher competency value based on 14 pre-determined criteria weights. In this decision support system, it produces a value that is used as a problem-solving tool in determining the best performing teacher which has been done manually by the school. The results of this thesis research produce a web-based teacher competency assessment decision support system. Then to test this program, the authors use blackbox testing, whitebox testing and questionnaires where this questionnaire is a form filling stage by teachers and friends to assess the feasibility level of this program where the results of filling out the questionnaire form produce an overall score above 75. and is included in the “Very Good” rating, so it can be concluded that the teacher competency assessment decision support system program is worthy of being used as a process to determine the best teacher.
Perancangan Aplikasi Mobile Penyetoran Ayat Untuk Mahasiswa Komprehensif di IAIN Bukittinggi Berbasis Android
Authors: Sari Wiwit Putriana , Okra Riri
Published: December 2020

This research is motivated by the need for a verse deposit system by students to PA lecturers, students in depositing surah to PA lecturers do not need to carry a deposit card anymore, and do not need to buy into the photo copy building anymore, usually in paragraph deposits students always carry a deposit card every time. want to deposit verses to the PA lecturer, so that sometimes students forget to bring their deposit cards. The purpose of this study was to produce a database of verse deposit storage performed by students to PA lecturers. The type of research used in this research is Research and Development (R&D) research, which is a method used to produce a system, the R&D model used is the 4D version, namely, Define, design, develop, and disseminate, with the system development model using the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), by applying the waterfall model consisting of, Communication, Planning, Modeling, Construction, and Deployment. Based on the results of the research conducted by the researchers, the researcher succeeded in making a product of the verse deposit system in Iain Bukittinngi. The results of the validity test conducted by computer experts show that this product is very valid with a value of 0.78. The results of the practicality test conducted by PA lecturers showed that this product was declared very practical with a value of 0.96 and the results of the effectiveness test conducted with students showed that this product was very effective with a value of 0.82.
BEHAVIORAL REACTIONS AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN RATS WITH VASCULAR MODEL OF ALZHEIMER'S TYPE DEMENTIA AT THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF DISEASE BEFORE AND AFTER STEM CELL CORRECTION
Authors: Lukyanova Yevgeniya , Nikolaeva Olga , Pavlova Olena , Vasyleva Iryna , Naglov Olexander , Shchegelskaya Elena , Omelchenko Olena
Published: December 2020

Background. The last researches offer to conduct the study of Alzheimer disease (AD) mechanisms using diverse experimental models. However, it was not investigated the behavioral and cognitive impairment in rats at the different stages of vascular model of dementia of Alzheimer’s type developed by us.

Subjects and methods. The experiment was performed on 32 male WAG rats weighing 180-250 g which were divided into 4 groups. Rats from group 1 and 3 were injected by aqueous solution of sodium nitrite at a dose of 50 mg/kg of body mass intraperitoneally during 14 and 28 days respectively. Groups 2 and 4 were received 500,000 mesenchymal stem cells in suspension intravenously against the background of experimental nitrite-induced AD. To estimate the behavioral reactions and cognitive functions the Open Field Test (OFT) and Passive Avoidance test (PAT) were used.

Results. In all experimental groups in most cases it was found the significant decrease in vertical and horizontal activity (p <0,05) and an increase in the number of defecation in the OFT. Rats from group 3 had the drop in locomotor, research and orientation activity. In the OFT and PAT in groups 2,4 it was observed an improvement in research activity and significant cognitive functions recovery (p=0,012) after stem cell correction.

Conclusions. It was found the progression of the protective inhibition and cognitive impairment during experiment. The stem cells introduction had positive effects on brain function recovery.
ANATOMICAL PREDICTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF RHINOSINUSITIS AND ITS COMPLICATIONS
Authors: Alekseeva Victoriia
Published: December 2020

Background. The anatomical structure of the paranasal sinuses of a person predetermines the risk of development, diversity of presentation, possibility of complications and features of surgical treatment of rhinosinusitis. Objective: of our study was to determine the thickness and density of the walls of the maxillary and frontal sinuses, which are potentially dangerous in terms of the development of complications. Materials and methods: Our study involved 121 subjects without any ENT diseases, who underwent SCT examination due to the reasons that were not related to abnormalities of ENT organs. Thickness  and density in the region of the lower (orbital) wall and posterior (cerebral) wall of the frontal sinus were calculated. Results and Discussion: The  maximum density was characteristic of the lower wall of the frontal sinus under physiological conditions and appeared 107.96 ± 201.64 Hu, the minimum for the lower wall was -29.98 ± 208.54 Hu. The thickness of the bone tissue in the frontal sinus was 4.05 ± 2.04 mm. Conclusion: The minimum density and thickness of the lower and posterior walls of the frontal sinus and upper and lower walls of the maxillary sinus was established under physiological conditions. The density of the posterior wall was found to be 25.4% lower than the density of the lower wall, and the thickness 22.2% lower.
NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION: CLINICAL VARIABILITY OF COMORBIDITY
Authors: Rozhdestvenska Anastasiia , Babak Oleg , Zhelezniakova Natalia
Published: December 2020

Introduction. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases; and considerable attention is paid to the comorbidity of NAFLD with hypertension (HT), which affects around one-third of the world's population. The combination of NAFLD with hypertension has been suggested to have a mutual potentiating effect, and hypertension affects the severity of NAFLD. The purpose: to study the features of the clinical manifestation of NAFLD in patients with hypertension. Materials and methods. The study included 115 patients with NAFLD at the stage of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. The main group consisted of 63 patients with NAFLD and HT, the comparison group included 52 patients with isolated NAFLD, and the control group was composed of 20 healthy volunteers. The patients underwent anthropometric measurements, evaluation of biochemical markers of liver functional activity, lipid profile and carbohydrate metabolism changes, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. Results. A significant increase in the proportion of patients with active complaints in the group of patients with NAFLD with HT (subjective signs of liver damage, manifestations of dyspeptic and asthenic syndrome) was detected. Significant differences were found in almost all anthropometric indicators in both groups of patients with NAFLD in comparison with the control group. The level of CRP had significant differences and was 7.90 mg/l (95% CI = 7.96-8.75 mg/l), 6.55 mg/l (95% CI = 6.47-7.57 mg/l) and 2.07 (95% CI = 1.83-2.85 mg/l) in patients with NAFLD and HT, isolated NAFLD and the control group, respectively (p <0.001). Fasting glucose levels were significantly higher in both groups of examined patients with NAFLD compared with controls. Significant differences were found in the levels of total cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and atherogenic factor in patients with NAFLD depending on concomitant HT. There was no significant difference between LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in the two groups of patients with NAFLD. Conclusions. Based on the obtained data, it can be stated that GC in patients with NAFLD determines important deviations in the clinical manifestation of the disease and can be considered as a trigger factor for the progression of NAFLD.
Оцінка якості життя комбатантів із клінічними проявами посттравматичного синдрому й частковою втратою зору внаслідок бойової травми
Authors: Абдряхімов Р.А.
Published: December 2020

Вивчали якість життя в учасників бойових дій із травмою очей та частковою втратою зору в поєднанні з клінічними проявами посттравматичного синдрому для визначення мішеней таргетних медико-психологічних заходів їхньої реабілітації. Обстежено 91 учасника бойових дій: 49 осіб із травмою очей і частковою втратою зору при клінічних проявах посттравматичного синдрому; 42 особи з клінічними проявами посттравматичного синдрому. Отримані дані порівняно з даними 59 чоловіків із частковою втратою зору внаслідок побутової травми. Усім респондентам було здійснено скринінгове обстеження психічного стану з використанням клінічної діагностичної шкали CAPS, опитувальника визначення рівня невротизації та психопатизації, опитувальника якості життя ВООЗ. При опитуванні учасників дослідження оцінювали значущість суб’єктивних чинників фрустрації. Установлено, що в учасників бойових дій із бойовою травмою очей і частковою втратою зору на тлі клінічних проявів посттравматичного синдрому знижений рівень якості життя. Зміни рівнів за всіма сферами опитувальника якості життя ВООЗ були достовірно нижчі, ніж у комбатантів або осіб із побутовою травмою очей, та відповідали рівням актуальності фрустраційних чинників. Відмінності пояснюються обмеженнями особистості внаслідок травми очей із частковою втратою зору та взаємним посиленням проявів стресу.
‘The new messiah of the battlefields’: The Body as Discursive Strategy in Dalton Trumbo’s Johnny Got His Gun
Authors: Bell Wade
Published: December 2020

This article discusses the discursive significance of the body in Dalton Trumbo’s classic anti-war novel, Johnny Got His Gun (1939). With its political rants, depictions of working-class life, symbolic imagery, and vivid descriptions of the dismembered torso of its protagonist, the human body emerges in Trumbo’s novel as our primary vehicle for being-in-the-world, as well as the figurative weight that grounds us in it. Following this logic, human freedom and autonomy appear to be curtailed by our own corporeal limitations, coupled with our involvement in a world of oppressive hierarchal systems and reified social relations. Building on the works of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Mikhail Bakhtin, Georg Lukàcs and others, this study reveals a dialectic at work within Johnny between what can best be described as the phenomenal, reified, and grotesque bodies. While the phenomenal body of Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology emphasizes relative autonomy and embodied subjectivity, the reified body represents humankind in a completely objectified state. My analysis illustrates how Trumbo’s text creates a tension between these two conceptions of being, while employing grotesque realism—a subversive literary mode utilizing the degraded image of the body—to inspire change in the real world.
Evaluating the related factors to health-improvement style and the value of health among middle aged women referring to comprehensive health centers of Isfahan in 2016
Authors: Sadat Mousavi Zahra , Goli Shadi
Published: December 2020

Introducction. The present study was conducted to evaluate the related factors to health-improvement lifestyle and value of health among middle aged women. Material and Methods: The present study was a descriptive-correlational research that was conducted with participation of 278 middle aged women who referred to the health centers of Isfahan and were selected randomly in 2016. Data were collected using demographic characteristics questionnaire, Walker's Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLPII) and a researcher-made questionnaire for the value of health that were completed by the participants. Data were analyzed using SPSS software with Pearson correlation coefficient test, linear regression analysis, Mann-Whitney test and Wilcoxon test. Results: According to the results of the present study there was a direct relation between the score of value of health and the total score of lifestyle and the scores all of its domains (p < 0.05). There was a significant relation between the employment of middle aged women and the domains of personal relationships and spiritual growth lifestyle and also between background diseases and physical stress and stress management of the health-improvement lifestyle (p < 0.05). Also a significant relation was observed between the age of the middle aged women and the value of health and the domain of responsibility of the heath-improvement lifestyle (p < 0.05). Conclusions: To enhance the level of the health-improvement and value of health lifestyles among this group of women it is necessary to pay attention to matters such as support, facilitation and personal-social factors in the healthcare programs for these women.
Embarazo ectópico cervical. A propósito de dos casos
Authors: Atamari-Anahui Noé , Paucar-Tito Liz , Ccorahua-Ríos Maycol Suker , Morales-Concha Luz , Girón-López Lindsay Esther
Published: December 2020

Antecedentes. El embarazo ectópico cervical es la implantación del embrión en la zona de revestimiento del canal endocervical. Representa menos del 1% de todos los embarazos ectópicos. Reporte de Caso: Reportamos dos pacientes que acuden a consulta de emergencia por sangrado transvaginal. El diagnóstico de embarazo ectópico cervical fue realizado por ecografía transvaginal (7 y 8 semanas de gestación). Se inició tratamiento con metotrexato (paciente de 28 años) y metotrexato-ácido folínico (paciente de 35 años). Debido al aumento de la hormona gonadotropina coriónica humana se decidió realizar una histerectomía abdominal (paciente de 28 años) y curetaje-cerclaje cervical tipo McDonald (paciente de 35 años). No hubo complicaciones posteriores a la cirugía en ambas pacientes. Conclusiones: El tratamiento del embarazo ectópico cervical es controversial. Se debe elegir la terapia más apropiada para preservar la fertilidad y evitar complicaciones como la hemorragia.
ANALISIS PENGARUH SUASANA TOKO DAN CITRA TOKO DALAM UPAYA MENINGKATKAN KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN KONSUMEN PADA LESEHAN PONDOK MIO LAHAT
Authors: Armalinda Armalinda , Andayani Melia
Published: December 2020

In the culinary business, the lesehan business is expected to be able to implement an appropriate marketing strategy so that they can survive and win the competition in the lesehan business. Shop atmosphere and store image factors are very important in determining consumers to make a purchase. The purpose of this article is to determine whether there is an influence between store atmosphere and store image in determining Purchasing Decisions at Lesehan Pondok Mio Lahat. Secondary data shows that from 2015 to 2019, the development of lesehan businesses in Lahat Regency has increased by up to 15.5%. The results of the analysis show that the shop atmosphere and store image have a significant effect on purchasing decisions at Lesehan Pondok Mio Lahat, which means that the purchase decision will increase if the shop atmosphere is comfortable and the store image can attract consumers.
Religion and Literature, Identity and Individual: Resetting the Muslim-Christian Encounter
Authors: Kersten Carool
Published: December 2020

In the first two decades of the twenty-first century inter-faith encounters have become a casualty of a paradigm shift in the thinking about the global order from the political-ideological bi-polar worldview of the Cold War era to a multipolar world marred by the prospect of culture wars along civilisational fault lines shaped by religiously-informed identity politics. On the back of 9/11 and other atrocities perpetrated by violent extremists from Muslim backgrounds, in particular relations with Muslims and the Islamic world are coined in binary terms of us-versus-them. Drawing on earlier research on cosmopolitanism, cultural hybridity and liminality, this article examines counter narratives to such modes of dichotomous thinking. It also seeks to shift away from the abstractions of collective religious identity formations to an appreciation of individual interpretations of religion. For that purpose, the article interrogates the notions of cultural schizophrenia, double genealogy and west-eastern affinities developed by philosophers and creative writers, such as Daryush Shayegan, Abdelwahab Meddeb, and Navid Kermani.
ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY OF CLINICAL ISOLATES AT OUTPATIENT UNITIN TVER, RUSSIA: A COMPARATIVES
Authors: Horak Konstantin , Gorodnichev Kirill , Morozov Artem , Zhukov Sergey , Rybakova Margarita , Morozova Anastasia
Published: December 2020

Background Discovery of antibiotics opened a new era in the treatment of bacterial diseases. However, the microorganisms are able to adapt and resist the effects of the drugs. Objective Our study is aimed to investigate the sensitivity of clinical specimens to antibiotics. Methods Clinical samples of 280 case record forms were collected at departments of surgery, urology and otorhinolaryngology in an ambulatory clinic (Tver, Russia) during 2019. The results of microbiologically assessed isolates from pharynx, nose, ears, eyes, wounds, sputum and urine underwent statistical analysis. Results The outcomes confirmed a general trend of reduced susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics. The worst result was shown by protected Amoxicillin; practically no microorganisms were sensitive to it. Protected Cephalosporins Cephalosporins of IV generation and Imipenem were among the best, although not highly sensitive to all the pathogens. Conclusion United efforts of all states are required to combat the growing antibiotic resistance. It is necessary to adhere to strict regulations on dispense of antibiotics in pharmacies and the use of antibiotics therapy
EFFECT OF ZINC SULFATE ON BASIC CLINICAL AND LABORATORY MARKERS OF DIABETES
Authors: Pustokhaylov Ivan , Tsibizova Alexandra , Yasenyavskaya Anna , Bakastova Evgeniya , Kolosov Sergey , Erizhepova Jumazia
Published: December 2020

The work is devoted to evaluating the effect of zinc sulfate on the basic clinical and laboratory markers of diabetes mellitus against the background of hypoglycemic therapy with metformin hydrochloride. The study was conducted on volunteers — patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Changes in carbohydrate metabolism were studied by evaluation of blood glucose levels, C-peptide and insulin levels, glycated hemoglobin. It was found that the use of zinc drugs helps to reduce the indicators of the clinical and laboratory markers. The changes of these indicators in men were more pronounced compared to women. The supplementation of zinc sulfate into the treatment regimen of patients with type II diabetes mellitus contributes to a more effective reduction in the indicators of carbohydrate metabolism compared to the conventional therapy.
MOVEMENT STABILITY OF A SECTION OF THE MACHINE FOR BLACK FALLOW CULTIVATION IN A LONGITUDINAL-VERTICAL PLANE
Authors: Bulgakov Volodymyr , Ivanovs Semjons , Nadykto Volodymyr , Kaminsky V. , Shymko L. , Kaletnik Hrihory
Published: December 2020

One of the tasks of using the black fallow in agricultural production is the weed control and the moisture conservation in the soil. Application of the most advanced soil cultivation technologies ensures preservation of no more than 75% of precipitations in the soil. To improve the state of this issue, we have developed a special machine for processing the black fallow. A mathematical model has been developed that describes the dynamics of the movement of the harrow section in a longitudinal-vertical plane, and its solution is given, which allows investigation of the impact of this or that design parameter upon the dynamics of the angle of rotation in time. The adequacy of the developed mathematical model is confirmed by special laboratory and field investigations of the created experimental machine. With rational design parameters the rotation angle of the harrow section in a longitudinal-vertical plane will not exceed – 3º, and the time of its exit to the equilibrium position will not exceed 16...17 s.
Evaluasi Sistem Drainase Kawasan Kampus Institut Teknologi Kalimantan (ITK) Balikpapan (Studi Kasus: Fakultas MIPA)
Authors: Yanti Rossana Margaret Kadar , Ghozali Achmad , Firdaus Muhammad Alif
Published: December 2020

Pembangunan kawasan kampus Institut Teknologi Kalimantan mengakibatkan perubahan fungsi lahan dan meningkatkan nilai koefisien pengaliran (c). Kondisi ini berbanding lurus dengan peningkatan nilai debit limpasan (hidrologi). Berdasarkan kondisi ini, maka perlu dilakukan evaluasi terkait sistem drainase eksisting pada Fakultas MIPA ITK untuk mengetahui kapasitas saluran dalam mengalirkan debit limpasan (hidrologi) yang terjadi. Dalam penelian ini dilakukan analisis hidrologi untuk menghitung debit puncak pada Fakultas MIPA dengan menggunakan metode rasional dan analisis hidrolika untuk mengetahui kapasitas saluran eksisting dengan menggunakan metode manning. Analisis ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbandingan antara debit hidrologi dengan kapasitas saluran Fakultas MIPA. Hasil analisis didapatkan debit limpasan yang terjadi pada Fakultas MIPA memiliki nilai yang bervariasi antara 0,007 m3/detik hingga 0,300 m3/detik. Dalam sistem drainase Fakultas MIPA terdapat 7 saluran tersier, 8 saluran sekunder dan 2 saluran primer yang mengalami kelebihan kapasitas sehingga terjadi luapan. Debit luapan yang terjadi pada kawasan Fakultas MIPA bervariasi mulai dari 0,001 m3/detik hingga 0,163 m3/detik.
Kajian Emisi Gas Rumah Kaca Dari Kendaraan Bus Pada Saat Kondisi Diam (Idle) Di Terminal Purabaya
Authors: Handriyono Rachmanu Eko , Ariyani Nadia , Pramestyawati Talent Nia
Published: December 2020

Terminal Purabaya merupakan terminal terbesar di Jawa Timur. Aktivitas bus di dalam terminal berpotensi pada peningkatan emisi gas rumah kaca (GRK). Penelitian ini menganalisis emisi gas rumah kaca dari aktivitas bus pada saat diam (kondisi idle) namun dengan kondisi mesin menyala di Terminal Purabaya. Emisi tersebut dari konsumsi bahan bakar pada saat mesin bus menyala. Parameter udara gas rumah kaca pada penelitian ini adalah gas CO2, CH4, dan N2O. Aktivitas bus yang diteliti adalah bus Antar Kota Antar Provinsi dan Dalam Provinsi (AKAP-AKDP) serta bus kota. Pengambilan data primer berupa waktu tunggu bus AKAP-AKDP dan bus kota ketika menunggu penumpang pada Bulan Mei 2019. Pengamatan waktu tunggu bus tersebut dilakukan pada jam 06.00-10.00 dan 16.00-20.00. Hasil perhitungan emisi GRK menunjukkan emisi CO2eq bus AKAP-AKDP pada saat kondisi idle sebesar 1.147,92 ton/tahun dan bus kota sebesar 831,63 ton/tahun.
Boże klauny (u)topione w tradycji romantycznej
Authors: Pyzia Justyna
Published: December 2020

Rdzeniem kulturowego mitu szaleństwa jest uprzywilejowanie poznawczej perspektywy szaleńca, który „krocząc przed poetą”, rozbija utrwalone kon­wencje myślowe, rozszerza granice poznania, odcina powiązania łączące słowa z rzeczami, jakie krępują literaturę. Dzięki dziełu Michela Foucaulta Autorka pokazuje zmiany w pojmowaniu szaleństwa i wykazuje pewne inter­pretacyjne przesunięcia między romantyzmem a nowoczesnością. Autorka stawia tezę, że tom Boże klauny Przemysława Dakowicza jest dewalua­cją romantycznej postaci „szaleńca bożego” zastępowanego przez zdegene­rowanego klauna. Dakowicz z upodobaniem sięga po biografie tych boha­terów nowoczesnego świata, którzy – angażując się bez reszty w sprawy sztuki, filozofii, religii – stanęli oko w oko z własnym szaleństwem: Wac­ława Niżyńskiego, żony Thomasa Stearnsa Eliota, Blaise’a Pascala, Friedri­cha Nietzschego, Gunthera Liebchena. Co istotne, współcześni szaleńcy nie transcendują w kierunku rzeczywistości duchowej, jak czynili to romantycy. Tom Dakowicza zostaje więc dociążony symbolicznym ciężarem nieobec­ności, pustki i milczenia. Celem artykułu jest ukazanie, że temat szaleństwa w Bożych klaunach rozbudowuje się na romantycznym fundamencie na zasa­dzie ogólnej, literackiej aluzyjności, odwołuje się w większym stopniu do modalności romantycznej niż konkretnych przykładów.
Phoenix and Delphinus Salvator: The History of the Forgotten Images of Early Christian Iconography
Authors: Kałużny Józef Cezary
Published: December 2020

Art in the 3rd and 4th centuries underwent transformations and adapted cer­tain representations which were typical of ancient iconography to the new needs and tasks of Christian art. Among the abundant examples of this pro­cess, many continue to be popular and recognizable, such as the representation of Hermes Kriophoros, which evolved to become Christ the Good Shepherd, or the sleeping Endymion, which became part of the “Jonah cycle.” The adaptation of patterns from antiquity for the purposes of Christian iconography was both popular and quite common, but only a fraction of the representations developed in that period survive today. This paper discusses the representa­tions that have been forgotten. Relying on the examples of the phoenix and the dolphin-rescuer, the paper analyzes factors that affected the partial (phoenix) or complete (delphinus salvator) disappearance of images which were typical of early Christian art and which relied on ancient imagery.
Crossing Cultural Boundaries in Merchants’ Wills from 14th-Century Cyprus
Authors: Coureas Nicholas
Published: December 2020

The Western merchants operating in Famagusta, Cyprus—including Geno­ese, Venetians, Catalans, Pisans, Provençals, other nationalities, and Cypriot merchants based in this port city—drew up wills with Genoese and Vene­tian notaries, a number of which are extant. These wills impart information on the bequests these merchants made to family members and friends as well as to institutions, particularly churches, monasteries, and mendicant orders. Furthermore, they record the credits and debts of these merchants to various parties, decree the manumission of slaves owned by the merchants—some of whom also received bequests—and on occasion list material objects such as clothing, silverware, or sums of currency in their possession. We can glean from these types of information that merchants had commercial and personal relations with members of nationalities or Christian denominations different to their own, had slaves of various ethnic backgrounds, and had in their pos­session currencies other than that of the Lusignan kingdom of Cyprus, as well as objects originating from elsewhere. These are phenomena that testify to their geographical mobility and their willingness to cross physical, financial, as well as cultural boundaries. On occasion, they even bequeathed sums of money to individuals and churches of non-Latin rites. In this paper, I intend to examine and assess the importance and utility of such wills, explaining that through their contents one can discover how, why and the extent to which merchants crossed national, ethnic and religious boundaries in both their commercial and their personal dealings. In addition, the limitations of the information such wills offer and the reasons why these limitations exist will also be discussed.
“In terra et in mare”: The Holy League in 1684 and Papal Diplomacy
Authors: Boccolini Alessandro
Published: December 2020

In the aftermath of the Liberation of Vienna by the army commanded by Jan III Sobieski, international diplomacy was activated immediately to extend the Polish-Imperial League and continue the war against the Turkish. The diplo­macy of the Holy See, planned by Innocent XI, was particularly active: Franc­esco Buonvisi, ordinary nuncio in Vienna, and Opizio Pallavicini, nuncio in Warsaw, worked hard to encourage the adhesion of the Serenissima Republic of Venice. With the signing of the treaty on March 6, 1684 between Warsaw, Vienna, and Venice—solemnly celebrated in Rome on the following May 24— Innocent XI could count on joint action against the infidels by land and sea, with the armies of Poland, of the Empire, and the naval fleet of the Serenis­sima. The article intends to retrace the diplomatic phases—not always an easy task—which led to the signing of the League, paying attention to the decisive role played by the diplomacy of the Holy See.