bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lyman’s Law can count only up to two
Authors: Kawahara Shigeto , Kumagai Gakuji
Published: December 2022

One long-standing question that is recurrently addressed in contemporary phonological studies is whether phonological systems can count beyond three. The traditional view is that phonological systems can count only up to two but not more (e.g., Ito & Mester, 2003; McCarthy & Prince, 1986); some scholars, however, recently argue that phonological system should actually be able to count beyond three (e.g., Paster, 2019; Kim, 2022). The current experiments address this general question regarding counting by studying Rendaku and Lyman’s Law in Japanese. Rendaku is a morphophonological process in which the morpheme-initial voiceless obstruent of a second member of a compound becomes voiced. The application of Rendaku is significantly reduced if the second member already contains a voiced obstruent, a generalization that is known as Lyman’s Law. Experiment 1 compared the applicability of Rendaku in nonce words which contain one voiced obstruent (e.g., [taguta]) and those which contain two voiced obstruents (e.g., [tegebi]). If Lyman’s Law counts beyond three, Rendaku application is predicted to be more substantially reduced in the latter condition, as Rendaku would create morphemes which contains three voiced obstruents (i.e., [degebi]). The results show, however, that no meaningful differences were observed between the two conditions. Experiment 2 tested the recent claim that two nasal consonants may reduce the applicability of Rendaku (Kim, 2020; Kumagai, 2017), which, if true, suggests that Lyman’s Law disfavors a configuration in which a voiced obstruent is followed by two nasals. The experimental results show that the evidence for the blockage of Rendaku by two nasals is weak at best if present at all. Overall, we conclude that there is no strong evidence that Lyman’s Law counts (Ito & Mester, 2003).
The The Impact of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on Russian Exporters
Authors: Никифоров Владимир , Тихомиров Дмитрий
Published: December 2022

The European Union’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 led EU states to develop a new legal stimulus mechanism allowing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: the ‘Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism’ (‘CBAM’). First introduced in July 2021, the CBAM anticipates an imposition of a special carbon import duty on companies that import certain goods and materials into the EU, with the amount of such duty calculated based on the amount of GHG emissions emitted into the atmosphere in relation to such products.

CBAM constitutes a part of today’s environmental agenda of the EU, but it obviously places additional financial burden on the shoulders of exporters, including those from Russia, for many of whom the EU has been a strategic market for a long period of time.

This article provides a summary of findings made as a result of research of available publications that addresses a potential impact of CBAM on the value and financial metrics of those Russian exporters. The authors aim to demonstrate the results of calculations of the additional burden placed on the exporters which arise from CBAM through an analysis of the structure of the export, identification of the economic sectors most affected by CBAM, calculation of a carbon export duty to be potentially paid at the border of the Eurasian Economic Union, as well as calculation of required government support for the exporters.This article further evaluates the impact of CBAM while factoring in amendments that were still not covered in comprehensive research papers at the time of publication of the particular research analysed herein. Additionally, a detailed analysis of goods exported to the EU and impacted by CBAM is conducted for the first time, including a list of significant commodity nomenclature codes which are stipulated in the relevant legislation. Finally, recommendations on potential reactions to the impositions of CBAM and their effects on the future growth of the Russian economy are also provided.

In December 2021, the European Commission proposed a set of stringent amendments to the CBAM draft legislation, expanding the list of goods affected, broadening the emissions scope and accelerating the timeline for implementation of the CBAM. In June 2022 the European Commission agreed to compromise on less-stringent wording which goes outside the scope of this article. The details of proposed amendments assessed in this article thus represent the stricter version of language considered during the review process of the European Commission.
EVALUATION OF THE PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF RAMELTEON IN METHOTREXATE INDUCED NEPHROTOXICITY
Authors: BÜYÜKBAYRAM Halil İbrahim , BAYRAM Dilek , DOĞAN Hatice Kübra
Published: December 2022

Objective

Methotrexate (MTX), which is used as an

immunosuppressive and anticancer drug, causes

serious toxic side effects in many organs, including

the kidney. Activation of apoptotic pathways through

oxidative stress is involved in the mechanism of MTX

mediated nephrotoxicity. In our study, we investigated

the protective effects of ramelteon (RML), an analogue

of melatonin, whose antioxidant and antiapoptotic

properties are well known, on MTX nephrotoxicity.

Material and Method

32 rats were divided into 4 groups as Control, MTX,

MTX+RML and RML. According to the groups, saline

or RML (10 mg/kg) was administered by oral gavage for

7 days, and on the 2nd day, 20 mg of MTX or the same

volume of saline was administered intraperitoneally

according to the groups. At the end of the experiment,

the rats were sacrificed and kidney tissues were

examined histopathologically with Hematoxylin-Eosin

(HE) staining and immunohistochemically (IHC) with

caspase-3 and TNF-α staining. In addition, serum BUN,

creatinine levels were measured, kidney Total Oxidant

and Antioxidant Status (TAS, TOS) levels were studied

and Oxidative Stress Index (OSI) was calculated.

Results

Creatinine, TOS and OSI levels in the MTX group

were found to be significantly higher than in the control

group. In HE staining, tissue damage was significantly

higher in MTX group compared to the control group,

and cas-3 and TNF-α staining levels were increased in

IHC staining. These findings were found to be reversed

in the MTX+RML group.

Conclusion

We show that RML treatment improves the findings of

MTX-induced nephrotoxicity. RML may be a promising

drug in MTX nephrotoxicity.
Linearization of Nonlinear Affi ne Control Systems with Non-Involutive Distributions by the Introduction of Linearizing Controls
Authors: Krasnoschechenko V. I.
Published: December 2022

In the article an algorithm for finding linear equivalents (exact linearization) for noninvolutive distributions of control vector fields is considered. In contrast to the common approach to solving this problem — the use of dynamic linearization (the introduction of integrators), which leads to an expansion of the state space — an algorithm for obtaining involutive distributions and ensuring local controllability based on linearizing controls is proposed. The essence of the algorithm: choose such a control and find an explicit expression for it that a controlled vector field associated with this control, when attached to a drift vector field, will provide local controllability and involution of the corresponding distributions. To check the involution of distributions and find the decomposition functions of vector fields on the basis of the current distribution, and on them directly the conditions imposed on the linearization controls, the author has developed an algorithm and a program in the Maple package for finding these functions. For the convenience of presentation and maximum clarity of the proposed approach, in the article is using notation not generally accepted in applied differential geometry. This applies primarily to the representation of vector fields in coordinate form or in the form of differential operators, which is often not specified, but it is assumed that the shape of the vector field is determined from the context. In the article, these forms are clearly separated and their specific use is shown. An example is considered — a nonlinear affine control system of the fifth order with three controls, in which all stages of synthesis are reflected in detail.
The Models and Algorithms for Product Quality Control in Welding by Robotic Technological Complexes
Authors: Fominykh D. S. , Rezchikov A. F. , Kushnikov V. A. , Ivaschenko V. A. , Bogomolov A. S.
Published: December 2022

The article discusses models and algorithms that allow quality control in welding by robotic technological complexes. The difference of this approach to solving the problem lies in the use of the calculus of variations and the definition of action plans that ensure the minimum deviation of the actual values of the actual values of the process quality indicators from the given values. The input data of the model are the target values of the quality indicators of the technological process, their actual values for a certain period and lists of measures to improve the quality of the process. As a measure of the deviation of quality indicators, objective functions were considered, which are minimized when solving the problem. An approach is considered on the example of arc welding of metal structures using Kawasaki robotic technological complexes with C40 controllers. The area of application of the developed software is the control systems of robotic complexes.
On Control Moments Construction for Uniaxial Reorientation Problem of Rigid Body under Disturbances
Authors: Vorotnikov V. I.
Published: December 2022

The problem of uniaxial reorientation of an asymmetric rigid body is solved by means of external control moments. The given geometric restrictions are imposed on the control moments. External uncontrolled interference is taken into account, the statictical descriptions of which is not available. It is assumed that the control moments of external forces are "applied" to the main central axes of inertia connected with the body. The control process is modeled be a nonlinear conflict-controlled system of ordinary differential equations, including dynamic Euler equations and kinematic equations in Poisson variables. The control moments are formed according to the feedback principle as nonlinear functions (discontinuous) of the phase variables of the considered conflict-controlled system. The choise of such functions is determined by the following circumstances: 1) the solution of the original nonlinear reorientation problem can be reduced to the solution of linear antagonistic game problems (with an unfixed end time); 2) in the absence of interference, the control momets are time-suboptimal; 3) reorientation is achieved by one spatial turn without additional restrictions on the nature of the resulting movement (such as a flat turn, etc.). Solutions of the closed control system are understood in the Filippov sense. An estimate of admissible levels of external un controlled interference depending on the given restrictions on the control moments is indicated, the conclusion of which is based on the indicated interpretation of the solutions. This estimate is a sufficient condition under which a guaranteed solution of the reorientation problem is provided in finite time by means of proposed constructions of control moments. An iterative algorithm is given for finding the control moment parameters that determine the guaranteed reorientation time.
Yüksek doğrulukta kaba inşaat kalemlerinin metrajını hesaplayan YBM tabanlı prototip yazılımın geliştirilmesi
Authors: ERGEN Faruk , BETTEMİR Önder Halis
Published: December 2022

Yapı Bilgi Modellemesi (YBM) kullanımı inşaat sektöründe önemli ölçüde yaygınlaşmıştır. Bununla birlikte küçük ve orta ölçekli yükleniciler YBM yazılımlarının getireceği maliyet ile YBM kullanımına adapte olabilmek için gerekli olan personel eğitimi ve iş alışkanlığı değişimi gereksiniminden dolayı YBM kullanımına uzak kalmaktadır. Bu çalışmada YBM yazılımlarının temel fonksiyonlarından olan 3 Boyutlu görselleştirme ve kaba inşaatın metraj hesaplama işlemlerini gerçekleştirebilen bir yazılım geliştirilmiştir. Python programlama dili ile uyumlu Tkinter Kütüphanesi, Python tabanlı Ursina 3B oyun motoru ve SQLite3 veri tabanı uygulaması kullanılarak insan müdahalesi olmadan beton, betonarme kalıbı ile kalıp iskelesi metrajlarını hesaplayıp 3B görselleştirebilen yazılım geliştirilmiştir. Geliştirilen yazılım çok fazla işleve sahip olmadığı için kullanımı kolay kullanıcı ara yüzlerine sahiptir. Bu sayede özel bir personel eğitimi gerektirmeden 2 Boyutlu çizimlere sadece kat yüksekliği gibi derinlik verilerinin girilmesi ile yapının 3 Boyutlu görselleştirmesi yapılabilmektedir. Buna ek olarak beton, betonarme kalıbı ve kalıp iskelesi metrajları da otomatik biçimde çıkarılmaktadır. Elle yapılan metraj hesabı ile karşılaştırıldığında kalıpta %0.04 oranında sapma olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Yapılan literatür taramasında Revit ile elde edilen metraj verilerinin daha fazla sapabildiği görülmüştür. Geliştirilen YBM yazılımını kullanacak küçük ölçekli yükleniciler daha hassas ve hızlı metraj hazırlayarak daha doğru biçimde maliyet analizi yapma imkânına sahip olacaklardır.
First report of qnr and blaVIM-4-like producing clinical Alcaligenes faecalis isolated in Türkiye
Authors: AKYILDIZ Esma , SARAL Ayşegül , KÖSE Tuba , ARSLAN Mikail , BERİŞ Fatih Şaban , ÖZAD DÜZGÜN Azer
Published: December 2022

The study set out to look at the clinical strain of A. faecalis's antibiotic susceptibility pattern. Both biochemical and molecular approaches were used to identify A.faecalis. The VITEK compact system was used to analyze the strain's antibiotic susceptibility profile. The use of PCR was evaluated to determine the presence of resistance genes. It was also determined whether resistance determinants could be transferred. It was determined that A. feacalis showed resistance to imipenem, cefepime, ceftazidime, gentamicin, amikacin, netilmicin, tobramicin, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin. The blaVIM-4-like gene was present in this strain, according to the results of the PCR and DNA sequencing studies. In contrast to VIM-4, this blaVIM-4-like gene showed one amino acid change (Ala265Val).Filter-mating experiments showed that the blaVIM-4-like gene cannot be transferred from A. faecalis to E. coli. In this study, This research, demonstrated the presence of the blaVIM-4-like gene for the first time in A. faecalis from Turkey.
Köprüyanı (Maçka-Trabzon) Fe-Cu skarn cevherleşmesinin jeolojisi ve mineral kimyası özellikleri
Authors: AKARYALI Enver , SİVRİKAYA Adem , GÜCER Mehmet Ali
Published: December 2022

Bu çalışmada, Doğu Pontidler’ in Kuzey Zonunda Trabzon ili sınırlarında Köprüyanı mevkiindeki Fe-Cu skarn cevherleşmesinin; jeolojisi, petrografisi, cevher mikroskobisi özellikleri ve mineral kimyası içeriklerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Köprüyanı cevherleşme sahasında, aktinolit, tremolit, pirit, kalkopirit, manyetit ve malakit mineralleri ile kırık çatlak zonları boyunca gelişmiş limonitleşme, hematitleşme kloritleşme ve epidotlaşma türü alterasyonlar gözlenmektedir. Manyetit minerallerinin genellikle kalkopirit, pirit ve granat ile birlikte bulunduğu, TiO2 içeriklerinin çok düşük (%0.02-1.02) olduğu buna karşılık FeOt içeriklerinin ise %83.13-92.00 arasında değiştiği belirlenmiştir. Manyetit ile beraber bulunan ve ekzoskarn zonunda yer alan kalkopirit minerallerinin Cu içeriğinin %33.50-43.27 ve Fe içeriği %29.84-39.11 arasında değiştiği belirlenmiştir. Epidot minerallerinin Al içeriklerinin yüksek (2.06-2.46), Mn içeriklerinin düşük (0.01-0.03) ve Fe+3 içeriklerinin ise nispeten yüksek (0.59-0.96) olduğu belirlenmiştir. Al bakımından zengin olan epidotların türünün ise klinozoisit olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Granat türleri ağırlıklı olarak andradit ve grossular-andradittir. Cevher mikroskobisi ve mineral kimyası çalışmaları kapsamında derlenen verilere bağlı olarak, Köprüyanı cevherleşmesinin Fe-Cu skarn tipinde olduğu ve bölgede var olan skarn cevherleşmelerinin parajenez, süksesyon ve mineral kimyası verileri ile benzerlik gösterdiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Hoy las Barricadas. Crónicas de la revolución española 1933-1937
Authors: Manzano Ledesma Fernando
Published: December 2022

Reseña libro de Eduardo San José.
Rethinking Society. Individuals, Culture and Migration. Volume 2: Migration and Society. Literature, Translation, Film
Authors: Mora López Sandra
Published: December 2022

Se trata de una reseña del libro editado por Luarsabishvili, Vladimer, con título Rethinking Society. Individuals, Culture and Migration. Volume 2: Migration and Society. Literature, Translation, Film. Tbilisi, New Vision University Press, 2021, 148 págs.
Importancia del apoyo social en la satisfacción académica de una muestra de estudiantes de la Universidad de Valencia durante el confinamiento por COVID-19. Efecto mediador del compromiso académico.
Authors: Alberola Salvador , Gutiérrez Melchor , Tomás Jose Manuel
Published: December 2022

Durante el periodo de marzo a mayo de 2020 tuvo lugar en España un periodo de confinamiento debido a la pandemia por COVID-19. Entre otros cambios sociales relevantes, se adoptó una docencia en línea improvisada en sustitución de la docencia presencial en todo el sistema educativo. El objetivo de esta investigación consistió en analizar el posible papel mediador del compromiso académico entre el apoyo de la institución, de los compañeros y de los profesores, y la satisfacción académica de los estudiantes universitarios con la docencia recibida durante el confinamiento por COVID-19. Los participantes fueron 157 estudiantes que cursaban diversas disciplinas de primero a cuarto curso de grado y máster en la Universidad de Valencia. Se administró un cuestionario en línea para recabar datos sobre las variables propuestas. Se aplicó un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales con factores latentes, para comprobar las hipótesis planteadas. Se observó un importante efecto mediador del compromiso académico sobre la satisfacción académica de los estudiantes, y se encontró una destacada influencia directa del apoyo del profesorado sobre la satisfacción académica del estudiantado. En el presente trabajo, se aporta evidencia empírica de la relación entre el apoyo social y la satisfacción académica del alumnado universitario español mediado por el compromiso académico en los meses de confinamiento por COVID-19. Se ofrece pues información relevante para la elaboración de una metodología específica para aplicar una docencia en línea de calidad.
Community Mental Health Care in Aotearoa New Zealand: Past, Present, and the Road Ahead
Authors: Ramalho Rodrigo , Groot Shiloh , Adams Peter J.
Published: December 2022

The healthcare system in Aotearoa New Zealand is currently undergoing a far-reaching overhaul. When it comes to mental health reforms, it is helpful to look at the road ahead, while paying attention to the road behind. Policies and services concerning the mental health and addiction sectors have undergone various reforms; first, during the transition from a hospital-centered to the current community-based system, and second, in the successive attempts to improve this system. In this article, we provide an overview of the current mental health and addiction health care system. We also discuss the impact of colonization on community mental health, the emergence of community-based mental health and addiction policy and services in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the challenges along the way. Finally, we identify five key areas requiring special attention during the current period of reform. Over all, we believe there is broad support for reducing the emphasis on individualized approaches to mental wellbeing and moving all systems and structures towards models inclusive of social context, including approaches that incorporate service users perspectives, family, communities, and culture. We look forward to policy and services with a much stronger orientation to the diverse needs of our population.
Spurious Serum Hormone Immunoassay Results: Causes, Recognition, Management
Authors: Braunstein Glenn D ,   Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Published: December 2022

For over 50 years, immunoassays have been extensively used to quantitate hormones in blood, other fluids and tissues. Each assay has its own sensitivity, specificity and other analytical components. Despite the differences between commercial products, these assays provide important clinical information about hormone levels in patients. However, inaccurate results can occur because of technical issues, as well as patient-specific factors that can interfere with immunoassay hormone measurements. The latter include excessive normal blood or serum components, the presence of cross-reacting substances, extremely high levels of hormones leading to the high-dose hook effect, and interference from a variety of endogenous factors such as human antibodies that interact with the assay components or high levels of biotin in the serum from exogenous ingestion. This article briefly reviews the sources and recognition of endogenous interference, and describes methods to determine the correct serum hormone concentration.
Advances and Emerging Therapies in the Treatment of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Authors: Brennan Paul N ,   The University of Edinburgh, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Edinburgh, UK,   NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK,   The University of Dundee, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK, Dillon John F ,   NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK,   The University of Dundee, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK, McCrimmon Rory ,   NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK,   The University of Dundee, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK
Published: December 2022

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) now represents one of the most prevalent forms of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. A number of treatment agents have undergone assessment in humans following promising results in animal models. Currently, about 50 therapeutic agents are in various stages of development. Recently, however, there have been a number of exciting and positive developments in this landscape, although there are inherent challenges ahead. In this article, we review the aetiological and pathological basis of NASH progression and describe putative targets for current therapies. We also discuss some of the likely future directions and difficulties around this complex and challenging disease paradigm.
Assessing the Incidence of New-onset Diabetes Mellitus with Statin Use: A Systematic Review of the Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
Authors: Singh Harmanjit ,   Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India,   These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship., Sikarwar Pallavi ,   MBBS Student, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India,   These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship., Khurana Supreet ,   Department of Neonatology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India, Sharma Jatin ,   Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Published: December 2022

Statin use has been linked with new-onset diabetes mellitus (NODM). In the present systematic review, we aimed to determine the incidence of NODM with statin use by assessing and summarizing the data generated by different systematic reviews and metaanalyses published on this topic. We conducted a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses using a pre-defined study protocol. Two authors independently performed a literature search using PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) for studies reporting data on statin use and NODM incidence and screened and extracted data for the outcomes of interest. The Assessing the Methodological Auality of Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR 2) checklist was used to evaluate the quality of the included systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The initial search yielded 621 potential records, and 16 relevant systematic reviews and meta-analyses were included in the present systematic review. The included studies showed an increase in the risk of NODM with statin use. In particular, rosuvastatin and atorvastatin were associated with NODM in many systematic reviews or meta-analyses; however, pravastatin and pitavastatin were found to be associated with lower or no risk. We observed a positive trend of development of NODM with statin use became more evident with advancing years as more number of studies were added. Intensive doses of statins and use in older subjects were found to be important risk factors for NODM. Finally, the quality assessment revealed that the included systematic reviews and metaanalyses were of critically low or low quality. We concluded that statin use carries a risk of causing NODM. Statins should not be discouraged in anticipation of NODM. However, glycaemic monitoring should be encouraged with the on-going statin therapy. Furthermore, clinical studies addressing the use of statins and the incidence of NODM as their primary objective should be planned.
Does real interest rate reduce income inequality in India? Evidence from multivariate framework analysis.
Authors: Villanthenkodath Muhammed Ashiq , Mahalik Mantu Kumar
Published: December 2022

This study empirically examines the impact of real interest rate on income inequality in India within a Kuznets Curve framework considering the role of economic growth, trade openness and technological innovation as the control variables. This study employs the ARDL bounds test for validating the long-run relationship over the annual data period 1995 to 2019. The results reveal the long-run relationship between the series in India. The findings suggest that the initial increase in interest rate significantly reduces income inequality. But, in a later stage, a threshold exists for such an increased interest rate to revert the prior beneficial impact. This finding further shows that Kuznets’ inverted U-shaped hypothesis is not valid for the relationship between income inequality and real interest rate in India. It shows that the real interest rate impedes income distribution in the long run. These findings are also found to be robust using FMOLS and DOLS estimators. We find that economic growth significantly reduces income inequality, whereas trade openness promotes it. Surprisingly, technological innovation enhances income inequality, but this effect vanishes in the long-run. However, these findings suggest that policymakers in India should not ignore the impeding role of real interest rates while aiming at achieving effective income distribution between haves and have-nots in the long run.
The impact of gender inequality on economic growth: an explanatory sequential mixed methods study of female labour participation in the civil service
Authors: Kam Andrew Jia Yi , Oboh Jerry Sankay , Othman Zarina , Sufian Jusoh
Published: December 2022

Gender inequality is recognised as an impediment to economic growth and development. In Nigeria, several policies have been enacted to eliminate gender inequality. However, studies show that women are grossly marginalised, exploited, and discriminated against in their socioeconomic life. This paper examines the impact of gender inequality and female labour participation in the Nigerian civil service on the economic growth of Nigeria using mix-methods. First, an estimation of the impact of gender inequality on economic growth using panel data regression, followed by content- and consistency-based analysis that examines the factors responsible for gender inequality and discrimination issues women experience in the Nigerian civil service using content- and consistency-based analysis. The findings suggest that gender inequality negatively impacts economic growth and distorts the pool of human capital available to the Nigerian civil service and recommends the use of education and outsourcing of some employment functions to eliminate it effectively.
Percepción de la calidad de vida en mujeres con incontinencia urinaria en una unidad básica de atención primaria. Trujillo, Perú.
Authors:   Universidad César Vallejo, Pretell-Naccha Orlando
Published: December 2022

El objetivo fue describir la percepción de la calidad de vida en mujeres con incontinencia urinaria en la unidad básica de atención primaria Víctor Larco EsSalud Trujillo en el 2014. Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo de corte transversal. Se analizó los datos de 41 mujeres con incontinencia urinaria a través de la King’s Health Questionnaire, instrumento específico para medir la calidad de vida en pacientes con incontinencia urinaria el cual evalúa 9 dimensiones; una puntuación global media mayor a 30 indica mala calidad de vida. Los resultados obtenidos muestran una edad media de 56,4 ± 7,4 años y tiempo de enfermedad 3,8 ± 3,8 años. Se encontró que las mujeres con incontinencia urinaria perciben como mala su calidad de vida con una puntuación global media de 39,06 ± 18,96 siendo las dimensiones más afectadas: limitación de la actividad diaria con 42,28 ± 22,42 y severidad con 41,63 ± 18,96. Las mujeres con un tiempo de enfermedad de incontinencia urinaria ≥ 5 años perciben como mala su calidad de vida con una puntuación global media de 43,44 ± 24,77 siendo la dimensión más afectada impacto de la incontinencia urinaria con 51,11 ± 24,77. Las pacientes mayores de 60 años con incontinencia urinaria presentan mala calidad de vida con una puntuación global media de 42,09 ± 19,25 y la dimensión más comprometida es la limitación física con 47,92 ± 20,07. Se concluye que la incontinencia urinaria conlleva a mala calidad de vida, siendo las dimensiones más afectadas limitaciones de la actividad diaria y severidad; peor es la calidad de vida a mayor tiempo de enfermedad y a mayor edad.
Influencia de la prueba rápida rotavirus – adenovirus y test reacción inflamatoria positiva en la prescripción de antibióticos en menores de 5 años con diarrea aguda
Authors:   Universidad César Vallejo, Saavedra-Quiroz Jhon G. , Goicochea-Ríos Evelyn ,   Universidad César Vallejo
Published: December 2022

Se realizó una investigación en un hospital de EsSalud en Trujillo, Perú entre marzo 2017 y abril 2018, para determinar si el uso de la prueba rápida rotavirus-adenovirus y test de reacción inflamatoria positiva influye o no en la prescripción de antibióticos a menores de 5 años con diarrea aguda. El estudio fue de tipo cohorte prospectivo. La muestra estuvo conformada por dos grupos: (A) 79 niños (test de reacción inflamatoria positiva en heces) y (B) 79 niños (test de reacción inflamatoria positiva en heces y uso de la prueba rápida rotavirus - adenovirus), se analizó la prescripción o no antibióticos en cada grupo. La técnica que se usó fue la del análisis documental, siendo los datos de laboratorio e historia clínica automatizada registrados en una ficha de recolección de información para ser procesada y analizada con pruebas estadísticas. Entre los principales resultados se evidenció la disminución en la prescripción de antibióticos estadísticamente significativa (p=0,001) en la población.
A Postfeminist’s Entanglement with The Feminist Cause — Tracey Emin
Authors: Zhu Weijia
Published: December 2022

The role assigned to women in history has long been controversial, and the controversy remains to this day. Feminist artists have accompanied several waves of feminism and have been fighting for more equal rights in art for feminist art. Although after several waves of feminism, the status of female artists in the art world has increased significantly. However, there are some female artists who divide themselves from feminist art. Such behavior has brought discontent to many feminist strugglers. Tracey Emin, one of the most controversial artists in British contemporary art, has not escaped the attention of feminist critics. In this study, feminist art historical theories are used to analyze the reasons for Tracey Emin's controversy. This study also looks at Emin's history with feminism, as well as her individualist, populist, and conservative tendencies, which are the key reasons for feminist critics' critique. This way of exploration is intended to better help people to view the artist's artwork rationally and from a different perspective, rather than to deepen prejudices against the artist.
Chairman Mao’s Crisis, Superpowers’ Nuclear Dance: The Nuclear Risk in 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis
Authors: Li Deye
Published: December 2022

A considerable amount of scholarly work on the theory of nuclear risk and the history of the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis exists in the field, yet no research was done to systemically examine the nuclear risk in the 1958 Crisis. This study aims to establish a theoretical framework of assessing nuclear risk and employ it to measure the risk of limited and total nuclear escalation during the 1958 Crisis. This study operationalizes three theories of nuclear escalation risk, including direct escalation risk, inadvertent escalation risk, and accidental escalation risk, through specific causalities in the 1958 crisis. To assess the nuclear risk in the 1958 Crisis, this study uses archival documents and secondary sources from all participant countries including the US, USSR, and China. I find that Mao deliberately played with the nuclear risk because he had no stake throughout the crisis. The Eisenhower administration was unwilling to retaliate massively, while seriously committed and contemplated the nuclear use if China bombed and invaded Quemoy and Matsu. Khrushchev danced with Eisenhower amid serious fear of nuclear war. I conclude that the nuclear risk in all three kinds was relatively low. The findings are important since nuclear armament is always a matter of life and death for countries.
Some features of information support of military operations
Authors: Zolotarev Pavel
Published: December 2022

The Special Military Operation conducted in Ukraine showed not only the unsatisfactory state of the information support of the operation, but also revealed some new features that need to be taken into account. The article does not set the task of analyzing the reasons for the weak information support of the operation. However, attention is drawn to the fact that at the level of doctrinal documents, namely the Military Doctrines of Russia in 2010 and 2014, there is a negative trend in the objectivity of assessments of the features of modern military conflicts in terms of their information support. Among the manifested features of information support of operations, attention is drawn to a sharp reduction in the time of effectiveness of disinformation measures and the inadmissibility of substituting information operations planning with propaganda activities. The effectiveness of using the consolidation of the capabilities of space systems for various purposes in support of one of the conflicting parties and capable of having a significant impact on the success of military operations is noted. A number of recommendations aimed at bringing in line with the requirements of the time of planning and organization of information operations in Russia are formulated.
American Sanctions towards China: 1990-2010s
Authors: Zuenko Ivan
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the research of American sanctions against China imposed after 1989 Tiananmen Crisis. During 1990s the problem of the sanction extension was in American political agenda allowing the politicians (for example, Bill Clinton) to get their political points. However, bonuses for American capital and the strong confidence of American elite in inevitable victory of Western neoliberal model in China following the development of trade and economic ties with the West made the sanctions nominal and uninfluential. The situation lasted for more than two decades before D. Trump declared the Trade War.
The Model of Ethnic Democracy: The Experience of Hinduization of Indian Democracy in the 2010s
Authors: Vasilev Stanislav
Published: December 2022

The coming to power in India in 2014 of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and then its landslide victory in the elections in 2019, significantly changed the political landscape in the country. This article discusses the structure and specifics of the model of ethnic democracy on the example of modern India. It is noted, in particular, that in the context of globalization and homogenization of the population in some countries, the problem of interethnic relations becomes relevant again. In the course of the study, the author identified the distinctive features of the current situation in India, and also outlined the main trends in the reorganization of public administration in the country under the influence of political nationalism.
Neo-Ottomanism as a Foreign Policy Tradition of Modern Turkey: an Analysis of Russian Views
Authors: Shcherbakov Ilya
Published: December 2022

In this paper, the author reveals the ideological conceptualization of neo-Ottomanism as a foreign policy tradition of Turkey from the position of Russian researchers. The subject of the article is the influence of neo-Ottoman foreign policy traditions on the international political development of modern Turkey. From the point of view of methodology, the author uses specific research tools: geopolitical design, a scientific approach within the framework of FPA (Foreign policy analysis), a system-structural approach to the analysis of Ankara's foreign policy used by MGIMO University specialists, as well as a separate methodology for analyzing the strategic culture and foreign policy institutions of modern Turkey. The main conclusions of the study: despite the fact that the views of Russian researchers are divergent in places, nevertheless, they all consider neo-Ottomanism as an unofficial foreign policy doctrine of Turkey to expand the sphere of influence on neighboring territories through "soft power", at the expense of the economy, humanitarian impact and supranational spirit. Ideologically, it is based on various grounds: from neo-Adventurism to Turkish Eurasianism. At the moment, this tradition provides for a more rigid intersection of Russian and Turkish interests in various areas of international policy of states: from the struggle of integrations between the EAEU and the Organization of Turkic States to competition for the status of a successful international mediator in conflict resolution. These conclusions will be relevant as recommendations for correcting current Russia's foreign policy course in the region.
Socialist Brand: A Conceptual Search for Constructivism
Authors: Ivanova Natalia
Published: December 2022

Today’s society is accustomed to living among brands, orienting itself in offers through a strong image created by companies. A high level of globalization and urbanization poses the same condition for cities as the market for goods and services for a company – to be recognizable. Cities with a strong brand are able to attract tangible and intangible assets, as well as to develop in citizens a sense of identity and attachment to the urban space. In times of radical changes, like the October Revolution of 1917, the conceptual understanding of a new brand becomes necessary, since not only the government, but also society as a whole becomes its customer and carrier. Under such conditions, it becomes possible to use the method of architectural and urban branding of the territory, which uses architecture as the basis for its formation. The subject of the article is the study of the basic principles of constructivism in the formation of a new architectural brand of the Soviet era at the time of its inception. Analysis of the texts of theorists and practitioners of architecture allows us to highlight the main conceptual features of the architectural space. Not all projects were destined to come true, however, the modern style proposed by the constructivists began to be perceived inside and outside the USSR as the embodiment of the Soviet brand, the basis of which is labor and the aestheticization of machine production.
Totalitarianism is an unfinished project: the diversity of modern interpretations
Authors: Proshkin Alexander
Published: December 2022

The article considers modern interpretations of neo-totalitarianism, the authors of which qualify current anti-democratic tendencies as signs of the formation of the XXI century totalitarian systems, which are significantly different from their industrial versions. The analyzed interpretations are classified as technological, economic and ideological conceptions. Their key theses are explicated, after the analysis of which a conclusion is made about the multilevel inconsistency of the modern interpretations of neo-totalitarianism. At the end of the article, a theoretical vector for overcoming the identified contradictions is indicated.
Tendencias y principios en las corrientes bioéticas
Authors: Vargas Machado Camilo Andres
Published: December 2022

Propósito/Contexto. Este artículo es producto de una investigación que buscó establecer cuáles son los principios bioéticos más tratados, estudiados y discutidos en las corrientes médica, clínica, laica, cardinal, principialista, personalista, realista, europea y latinoamericana, buscando determinar las principales tendencias en el periodo comprendido entre 1970 y 2018.
Metodología/Enfoque. Se construyó una matriz como instrumento de registro y categorización para un estudio cualitativo, con enfoque descriptivo y de tipo documental, y de método deductivo lógico. Así se efectuó una selección y descripción de las corrientes bioéticas a las cuales pertenecen cada uno de los principios abordados. A partir de esto se hizo un seguimiento descriptivo del estatus de los principios, para encontrar vacíos de conocimiento y para generar condiciones óptimas que susciten debates de orientación interdisciplinar y transdisciplinar. 
Resultados/Hallazgos. La conjunción de los hallazgos permitió identificar catorce principios bioéticos en las corrientes y tendencias predominantes, reconociendo a su vez el origen y la definición de los mismos, y estableciendo relaciones entre autores de diferentes nacionalidades y distintas corrientes bioéticas.
Discusiones/Conclusiones/Contribuciones. Se detectaron catorce principios bioéticos predominantes en un periodo cuarenta y ocho años: autonomía, beneficencia, no maleficencia, justicia, información, dignidad, integridad, vulnerabilidad, respeto por la vida, individualidad, universalidad, conservación, realización, propiedad. Cada uno de estos principios se asoció a un instrumento internacional y a una corriente bioética, observando un pluriprincipialismo y una orientación hacia las tendencias de bioeticistas europeos y estadounidenses.
El componente interpersonal de la condición personal: entre las actitudes de reconocimiento y la inclusión de las personas con discapacidades
Authors: Enriquez-Canto Yordanis
Published: December 2022

Propósito/Contexto. Discutir el componente interpersonal de la condición personal, evidenciando cómo las actitudes de reconocimiento determinan la inclusión de las personas con discapacidad.
Metodología/Enfoque. Se realizó un análisis teórico sobre el componente interpersonal de la persona humana, a partir del argumento de la inclusión de los individuos con discapacidad y su relevancia para la total participación ciudadana. La investigación se encuadra en el paradigma interpretativo con carácter cualitativo, empleándose como técnica el análisis de documentos considerados fuentes primarias. Asimismo, se asumió el enfoque teórico de Paul Ricoeur respecto a las formas del reconocimiento humano y de las tres formas básicas del reconocimiento interpersonal propuestas por Axel Honneth.
Resultados/Hallazgos. La dimensión interpersonal fundamenta nuestra existencia como comunidad humana. Las formas básicas del reconocimiento son recíprocas y, por tanto, no unidireccionales y coinciden con ser respetados, amados y valorados por nuestra contribución a la comunidad. Vivir con personas que no tienen actitudes de reconocimiento hacia uno es una realidad con la cual están familiarizadas las personas con discapacidad.
Discusión/Conclusiones/Contribuciones. Para ser plena la inclusión de las personas con discapacidad, además de considerar la modalidad de participación institucional y técnica, se debe tener en cuenta la dimensión interpersonal.
CFLHCF: Simultaneous Detection of the Optic Disc and Exudates Using Color Features, Local Homogeneity and Contextual Features
Authors: Wisaeng Kittipol
Published: December 2022

Detecting Optic Disc (OD) and Exudates (EXs) in the fundus images has been challenging and demanding for the computer-aided diagnosis system. Existing algorithms for detecting OD and EXs are mainly based on traditional learning methods that heavily rely on enhanced OD and EXs features. Unlike traditional learning methods, a novel simultaneous detection of OD and EXs is presented. In this proposed novel Color Features, Local Homogeneity and Contextual Features (CFLHCF), the input original fundus image is preprocessed by color normalization, contrast enhancement, noise removal, and OD localization which the EXs is differentiated from its background information. Then, the preprocessed images are given as the input to Mathematical Morphology Binary Segmentation (MMBS) with Sobel Edge Detection (SED) technique, which detects the EXs from the given fundus images. An MMBS with a SED technique is implemented to boost a highly accurate segmented model for small EXs regions of EXs. The DiaretDB0, DiaretDB1, and STARE datasets are used to validate the proposed method. On the DiaretDB0 dataset, this technique archived an average sensitivity of 98.44% for EXs and a specificity of 98.72% for non‒EXs, which can potentially classify EXs even when the regions are trivial. With respect to sensitivity and specificity values, this method outperformed the previous state‒of‒the‒art methods by roughly 1.24% and 1.09% in the detection of EXs. Additionally, we show the EXs‒diagnosis in ~7 seconds per image.
ResNet and LSTM Based Accurate Approach for License Plate Detection and Recognition
Authors: Omar Naaman
Published: December 2022

The identification and recognition of automatic license plates (ALP) are critical for traffic surveillance, parking management, and preserving the rhythm of modern urban life. In this paper, a deep learning-based method is proposed for ALP. In the proposed work, the license plate region is initially segmented in a given vehicle image, and the plate number and city region are extracted from the segmented license plate region. Residual neural networks (ResNet) architecture-based deep feature extraction is considered. The fully connected layer of the ResNet model is used to obtain the deep features for the cropped Arabic numbers and city regions, respectively. The extracted features are fed into the sequential input layer of the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) classifier. Various experiments are carried out on a dataset that was collected in the northern Iraq region and the classification accuracy score is used for performance evaluation. According to the obtained results, the proposed method is effective where the calculated accuracy scores were 98.51% and 100% for Arabic numbers and city regions, respectively. The performance comparison of the proposed method with some of the existing methods indicates the high performance of the proposed study.