bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Encountering the Other: Postmodern and Barthian Pastoral Theologies in Dialogue
Authors: Lin Bonnie Elizabeth
Published: December 2020

The proliferation of contextual theologies points to the perspectival character of all theological systems, underscoring the need for epistemic humility, self-reflexivity, and openness to alterity. Yet, constructive dialogue often proves difficult due to divergent sources of authority and conflicting normative values. I consider proposals by Elaine Graham and Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger, pointing out not only how their postmodern and Barthian pastoral theological models differ, but also where they may be congruent and mutually edifying. Karl Barth attracts skepticism from both “conservatives” and “liberals,” yet each may find in him an ally, resource, and bridge for engaging the other.
Crystal structure of 4-bromo-N′-[(3-bromo-2-hydroxyphenyl)methylidene]benzohydrazide methanol solvate, C15H14Br2N2O3
Authors: Xu Xindi , Ma Xun , Huang Meifen , Li Tianyu , Wu Qiong
Published: December 2020

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Investigation on clusters stability in DYNAMAP’s monitoring network during Covid-19 outbreak
Authors: Benocci Roberto , Roman H. Eduardo , Confalonieri Chiara , Zambon Giovanni
Published: December 2020

From March 23rd to May 3rd 2020, Italy underwent a complete lockdown in the attempt to contain the spread of the pandemic due to Covid-19 outbreak. During this period, a new kind of environment has been experienced in all cities, resulting in an abatement of traffic noise levels. Consequently, due to the prohibition of all non-essential activities, traffic noise dynamics changed as well. In this paper, we analyse the data recorded from the permanent noise monitoring network installed in the pilot area of the city of Milan, Italy. The results show how, besides a dramatic reduction of the noise levels (about 6 dB on average), also the noise pattern was profoundly changed. This is particularly important in the framework of DYNAMAP, a statistically based European project able to predict traffic noise over an extended area based on the noise recorded by limited number of monitoring stations. The change of the traffic dynamics, resulting in different noise patterns of the normalized hourly median profiles for each sensor, pose some limitations about the use of such predicting tool during extraordinary situations such as that experienced during a lockdown.
Systemic Oppression and the Contested Ground of Information Access for Incarcerated People
Authors: Austin Jeanie , Charenko Melissa , Dillon Michelle , Lincoln Jodi
Published: December 2020

Library and information science (LIS), as a whole, has not prioritized the information access of people inside of jails and prisons as a central tenet of library practice At the moment, there is growing attention given to states’ attempts to curtail book access for people inside of jails and prisons. Groups that provide free books to incarcerated people -- such as the numerous Books to Prisoners programs across the United States -- have been central to the discussions around access to information and resistance to censorship. These groups have drawn particular attention to the ways that Black, Indigenous, and people of color, as well as LGBTQ people, in prison experience ongoing oppression during incarceration because of limited access to materials relevant to their experiences. By identifying the types of information that are banned or limited, the difficulties people who are incarcerated face in seeking to access information, and the impact that access to information has in the lives of people who are incarcerated, this article explains prison censorship as a form of state-sponsored oppression, which is largely being combated by Books to Prisoners rather than LIS. The article ends by explaining LIS’ lack of attention to information access for people who are incarcerated.
Magnetic hybrid materials in liquid crystals
Authors: Hähsler Martin , Appel Ingo , Behrens Silke
Published: December 2020

The integration of nanoparticles with magnetic, ferroelectric or semiconducting properties into liquid crystals (LCs) has attracted great interest both for fundamental investigations and for technological applications. Here, an overview of hybrid materials based on magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and thermotropic LCs is given. After a general introduction to thermotropic LCs and LC-MNP hybrid materials, various preparation methods established by us are presented. The synthesis of shape-(an)isotropic MNPs, their functionalization by tailored (pro)mesogenic ligands with linear or dendritic structures and their integration into LC hosts are discussed. The characterization of the MNPs, (pro)mesogenic ligands and resulting MNP-LC hybrid materials is described to show the influence of MNP functionalization on the MNP-LC interactions including aspects such as colloidal stability and structuring in the LC host. Overall, we show that the physical properties of the hybrid material are significantly influenced not only by the MNPs (i.e., their size, shape and composition) but also by their surface properties (i.e., the structure of the (pro)mesogenic ligands).
Sorption and surface complexation modeling of 137Cs on Fe(II)-montmorillonite clay mineral relevant to nuclear waste disposal
Authors: Chikkamath Santosh , Patel Madhuri A. , Kar Aishwarya S. , Tomar Bhupendra S. , Manjanna Jayappa
Published: December 2020

Bentonite, a natural clay, is a promising candidate to be used as a buffer/backfill material in the geological disposal systems for management of high level waste (HLW). Fe released due to corrosion of canister/overpack may result in alteration of Na-montmorillonite (Na-Mt), present in bentonite, to Fe-montmorillonite (Fe-Mt) in a span of several years after the emplacement of vitrified HLW in deep geological repositories. For realistic performance assessment, it is essential to understand the sorption behavior of altered Mt with regard to the radionuclides present in HLW. Cs is one of the high-yield (137Cs t1/2 = 30.1 y, 6%) and long-lived (135Cs t1/2 = 2 × 106 y) fission products in spent fuels. The objective of present study is to understand the effect of various parameters, viz., time (0–48 h), pH (3.0–9.0), ionic strength (0.001–1 M) [Cs(I)] (10−10–10−3 M) and Fe dissolution on sorption behavior of Cs(I) on Fe(II)-Mt through batch sorption experiments. Fe(II)-Mt was synthesized by reducing Fe(III)-Mt using ascorbic acid as reducing agent in N2 atmosphere. The near-constancy in Cs(I) sorption on Fe(II)-Mt with pH (≥4), and decrease with increasing ionic strength, illustrate the ion exchange as dominant mode of Cs(I) sorption. Further, Cs(I) sorption isotherm on Fe(II)-Mt is found to be linear. The estimation of dissolved iron in the supernatant of Fe(II)-Mt suspensions demonstrated that dissolved Fe decreased with increase in pH and increased with increase in ionic strength. Moreover, the Fe2+/Fetotal ratio determined in all experiments was close to unity, thereby depicting that Fe(II) did not oxidize to Fe(III), except when suspension pH was ≥ 5.5. For comparison, Cs(I) sorption was also studied on Na(I)-Mt and compared with that on Fe(III)-Mt. Surface complexation modeling of Cs(I) sorption on the three clay minerals, viz., Na-Mt, Fe(II)-Mt and Fe(III)-Mt, has been successfully carried out.
A critical review on the effects of antibiotics on anammox process in wastewater
Authors: Ozumchelouei Elnaz Jafari , Hamidian Amir Hossein , Zhang Yu , Yang Min
Published: December 2020

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) has recently become of significant interest due to its capability for cost-effective nitrogen elimination from wastewater. However, anaerobic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AnAOB) are sensitive to environmental changes and toxic substances. In particular, the presence of antibiotics in wastewater, which is considered unfavorable to the anammox process, has become a growing concern. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the effects of these inhibitors to acquire information on the applicability of the anammox process. Hence, this review summarizes our knowledge of the effects of commonly detected antibiotics in water matrices, including fluoroquinolone, macrolide, β-lactam, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, sulfonamide, glycopeptide, and aminoglycoside, on the anammox process. According to the literature, the presence of antibiotics in wastewater could partially or completely inhibit anammox reactions, in which antibiotics targeting protein synthesis or DNA replication (excluding aminoglycoside) were the most effective against the AnAOB strains.
Single-crystal X-ray structure determinations of vardenafil, vardenafil dihydrate, vardenafil monohydrochloride trihydrate and vardenafil dihydrochloride hexahydrate
Authors: Wu Dedong , Atassi Faraj
Published: December 2020

The crystal and molecular structures of vardenafil (free, unprotonated base), vardenafil dihydrate and the hydrochloride salts, vardenafil monohydrochloride trihydrate and vardenafil dihydrochloride hexahydrate, were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure of vardenafil monohydrochloride trihydrate is in good agreement with the published crystal structure obtained by powder diffraction using synchrotron radiation. This work shows that the crystal structure of anhydrous vardenafil free base is very similar to the crystal structure of sildenafil free base.
Razine sumporovodika, amonijaka i merkaptana u zraku na području Centralnog uređaja za pročišćavanje otpadnih voda grada Zagreba
Authors: Gluščić Valentina , Pehnec Gordana , Davila Silvije , Bešlić Ivan , Šilović Hujić Martina
Published: December 2020

Na području Centralnog uređaja za pročišćavanje otpadnih voda grada Zagreba (CUPOVZ) od 2004. godine provode se ciljana mjerenja imisijskih koncentracija sumporovodika (H2S), amonijaka (NH3) i ukupnih merkaptana (R−SH). U ovom radu prikazani su rezultati mjerenja provedenih tijekom 2017. godine na dvije mjerne postaje: Biologija-sjever i Biologija-jug, koje su smještene u krugu CUPOVZ-a. 24-satni uzorci H2S, NH3 i R−SH sakupljani su po mjesec dana u svakom godišnjem dobu. Koncentracije H2S, NH3 i R−SH na obje mjerne postaje pokazuju statistički značajnu sezonsku ovisnost (p < 0,05). Promatrajući sva mjerna razdoblja zajedno, pronađene su visoke pozitivne korelacije između svih onečišćujućih tvari i temperature te negativne s tlakom.
Comparison of PAH Mass Concentrations in Aerosols of the Middle Adriatic Coast Area and Central Croatia
Authors: Jakovljević Ivana , Frka Milosavljević Sanja , Bakija Alempijević Saranda , Milinković Andrea , Bešlić Ivan , Pehnec Gordana , Sever Štrukil Zdravka
Published: December 2020

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered priority pollutants due to their distribution, persistence, bioaccumulation, and adverse effects on human health. The aim of this study was to obtain the first insight into PAHs mass concentrations bound to airborne particulate matter (PM) in the mid Adriatic coast area of Croatia, and compare them with the PAH levels in Croatia’s urban central area. Relatively low values of PAH mass concentrations were measured in the coastal area, compared to the continental urban region of Croatia impacted by increased emissions due to intensive traffic, industry, and residential heating. A high PM10 contribution of four-ring PAHs (Flu and Pyr) at Martinska site indicated that wood burning heating as well as open fire events, including waste incineration, could be important emission sources of PAHs in the mid Adriatic coast region.
Infografía GIRSA– resultados convocatoria 833 de 2018 de Colciencias (Minciencias)
Authors: Camilo Alejandro Corchuelo Rodriguez , Olga Lucia Ostos Ortiz , Eduardo González Gil
Published: December 2020

La Dirección Nacional de Investigación e Innovación estableció como estrategia de comunicación del conocimiento la divulgación por medio de infografías de los resultados de los grupos de investigación de la universidad en la convocatoria 833 de 2018 de Colciencias (Minciencias). De esta manera, continua la consolidación de productos de apropiación social del conocimiento de todos los grupos de investigación de la Universidad Santo Tomás
Infografía Contaduría – resultados convocatoria 833 de 2018 de Colciencias (Minciencias)
Authors: Camilo Alejandro Corchuelo Rodriguez , Olga Lucia Ostos Ortiz , Eduardo González Gil
Published: December 2020

La Dirección Nacional de Investigación e Innovación estableció como estrategia de comunicación del conocimiento la divulgación por medio de infografías de los resultados de los grupos de investigación de la universidad en la convocatoria 833 de 2018 de Colciencias (Minciencias). De esta manera, continua la consolidación de productos de apropiación social del conocimiento de todos los grupos de investigación de la Universidad Santo Tomás
Macroinvertebrados acuáticos como bioindicadores de calidad de agua en el rio Chicú, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Authors: Maria Teresa Rincon Bello , Fabian Yesid Soler Romero , Angela Maria Jaramillo , Dayam Soret Calderon , Ronald Sierra
Published: December 2020

Estudios realizados en la última década determinaron una evidente perturbación ambiental del río Chicú a causa de actividades antrópicas que ejercen presión sobre el cuerpo hídrico. La calidad del agua del río se detrmino aplicando índices bióticos (BMWP, Y ABI) a partir de la identificación de macroinvertebrados acuáticos. Los muestreos fueron realizados en cuatro sitios distribuidos en la cuenca alta y baja y en tres temporadas climatológicas (baja precipitación, transición y alta precipitación). Se aplicó un análisis de correspondencia canónica con el que se llegó a determinar la correlación existente entre las diferentes variables e índices en cuestión. Se identificaron 9 órdenes, 16 familias y 7094 individuos en los cuatro sitios, encontrando que la mayor cantidad de individuos pertenecen a las familias Sphaeriidae (49,71%) y Physidae (21,83%). La calidad del agua en el río Chicú presenta un comportamiento decreciente desde la parte alta de la cuenca a la parte baja.
Gestión del talento humano en C&GE consultores
Authors: Johan Sebastian Obando Benavides , Luisa Fernanda Alcalá Zárate , Yalfred David Amaya Palacio
Published: December 2020

El producto contiene los resultados de una serie de propuestas de mejora para los procesos del área de Gestión del Talento Humano de la empresa, los cuales son resultado de un diagnostico internos, estudio de acciones para progreso del área y propuesta de mejora a través de formatos actualizados para la implementación en la organización. El producto multimedia está compuesto por un enfoque a la investigación realizada, la contextualización de la empresa C&GE Consultores, presentación de resultados para implementación de mejoras por etapas y una exposición final de conclusiones generales siendo una forma didáctica para acceder al resultado de la investigación.
Infografía – resultados convocatoria 833 de 2018 de Colciencias (Minciencias)
Authors: Olga Lucia Ostos Ortiz , Camilo Alejandro Corchuelo Rodríguez, , Eduardo González Gil
Published: December 2020

Resumen: La Dirección Nacional de Investigación e Innovación estableció como estrategia de comunicación del conocimiento la divulgación por medio de infografías de los resultados de los grupos de investigación de la universidad en la convocatoria 833 de 2018 de Colciencias (Minciencias). De esta manera, continua la consolidación de productos de apropiación social del conocimiento de todos los grupos de investigación de la Universidad Santo Tomás.
Análisis de la innovación en el sector manufacturero de Colombia
Authors: Hector Ivan Orjuela Diaz , Andrea Johana Soler Hurtado
Published: December 2020

El objeto de esta investigación se concentró en analizar el impacto que presenta la innovación, la investigación y el desarrollo en las empresas manufactureras de Colombia según la EDIT (Encuesta de Desarrollo de Innovación Tecnológica), abordada para el periodo 2015 – 2016. Se aplicó una metodología descriptiva utilizando la herramienta estadística chi – cuadrado de Pearson, para correlacionar las variables que tienen un alto grado de dependencia con tipología de innovación. Obteniendo como resultados que las pymes de gran tamaño son las generan procesos de innovación, que el impacto es alto frente a los beneficios y retornos esperados en los nuevos productos y servicios. Que las pymes no poseen información necesaria para realizar procesos de Innovación, y que el gobierno no genera los proyectos y recursos suficientes para garantizar la competitividad y sostenibilidad de las empresas.
Informe final proyecto de investigación FODEIN. Diseño de procesos de logística inversa para el aprovechamiento de envases de Tetra Pak obtenidos en jardines infantiles de la ciudad de Bogotá
Authors: Lucy Andrea Cely Torres , Luz Dary Angel
Published: December 2020

Identificar proceso de transformación y aprovechamiento de residuos generados en la Industria del Tetra Pack y las posibles ventajas competitivas que pueden derivarse de la implementación de procesos de logística inversa. El método a utilizar para la obtención de resultados será exploratorio de observación no participante para la consecución de información primaria, mientras que la información proveniente de fuentes secundarias se obtienen principalmente de consultas en documentación institucional e informes de agremiaciones del sector por medio de las cuales se hizo una descripción de los diferentes modelos implementados, permitiendo concluir que a pesar de ser una industria caracterizada por requerir insumos y materias primas de difícil aprovechamiento residual, ha ido avanzando en la toma de conciencia sobre los impactos ambientales generados, a tal punto que algunas de las principales empresas han adoptado diferentes modelos basados en la perspectiva de la logística inversa obteniendo importantes beneficios
El homoerotismo en el círculo de Diana. Reflejo y uso en Virgilio y Ovidio
Authors: González Saavedra Berta , Del Val Gago Saldaña María
Published: December 2020

Teóricamente, adscribir una determinada afectividad a los personajes mitológicos de unas tradiciones tan alejadas de la nuestra, al menos en el tiempo, es considerado un error de anacronismo. Sin embargo, en el estudio que nos ocupa, recogemos los testimonios literarios que narran dos episodios ligados al círculo de la diosa Diana: por un lado, Camila en la Eneida de Virgilio, la intrépida guerrera consagrada por su padre a Diana, que muere asesinada por un soldado troyano; y, por otro lado, Calisto en los Fastos y las Metamorfosis de Ovidio, una de las vírgenes consagradas a Diana que es violada por Júpiter tras la metamorfosis de este en la diosa cazadora; Calisto será expulsada del círculo de Diana cuando se descubra que ha quedado embarazada tras la violación. En ambos personajes encontramos elementos que pueden hacernos pensar en la existencia de homoerotismo femenino en dicho ambiente religioso. Partiendo de los textos de Virgilio y Ovidio trataremos de reconstruir el contexto en el que ese homoerotismo se practicaba y, además, propondremos una lectura crítica de los pasajes, para comprobar cómo el personaje de Camila, que está dentro de este círculo de Diana, es utilizado como un estereotipo de mujer que no se adapta al canon establecido por el patriarcado y cómo muere por eso. Por otra parte, veremos cómo en el mito de Calisto, la diosa y el resto de las muchachas de su círculo son consideradas excesivamente crueles cuando Calisto, al quedar embarazada, entra dentro del canon mencionado y ellas la repudian. Es decir, la inadaptación a las normas del patriarcado por parte de las mujeres del círculo de Diana queda representada en estas obras como una conducta que no se ha de dar en la mujer romana de época augustea y es por ello por lo que se critica y se castiga de manera ejemplar.
Kartellschadensersatzansprüche in Schiedsverfahren – Die Anwendbarkeit der Instrumente der 9. GWB-Novelle
Authors: Wilske Stephan , Steinle Christian , Schuler Jakob
Published: December 2020

Mehr als zwanzig Jahre nach der endgültigen Anerkennung der Schiedsfähigkeit kartellrechtlicher Schadensersatzansprüche scheinen Rechtswissenschaft und Praxis in Deutschland und Europa nach wie vor eine gewisse Skepsis gegenüber der schiedsgerichtlichen Geltendmachung von Schadensersatzansprüchen wegen Zuwiderhandlungen gegen wettbewerbsrechtliche Bestimmungen zu hegen. Die Kartellschadensersatzrichtlinie von 2014 harmonisiert insbesondere auch die prozessuale Durchsetzung derartiger Ansprüche und ermutigt betroffene Marktteilnehmer, Kartellschadensersatzstreitigkeiten vermehrt Schiedsgerichten zu unterbreiten. Dessen ungeachtet verbleibt die Schiedsgerichtspraxis in diesem Bereich bislang wenig entwickelt. Der Beitrag analysiert die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen der schiedsgerichtlichen Beilegung von Kartellschadensersatzstreitigkeiten im Lichte der Kartellschadensersatzrichtlinie und der in deren Umsetzung ergangenen 9. GWB-Novelle. Die Parteien potenzieller Kartellschadensersatzverfahren sollten die Vereinbarung einer Schiedsklausel zumindest in ihr Prüfprogramm aufnehmen und ihre Prozessstrategie entsprechend anpassen. Denn nach Ansicht der Autoren kann die schiedsgerichtliche Beilegung zumindest in einigen Konstellationen sinnvoll und ganz erheblich besser als ein Gerichtsverfahren sein.
Nichtkoordinierte Effekte in der Europäischen Zusammenschlusskontrolle im Lichte der „CK Telecoms“-Entscheidung des Europäischen Gerichts
Authors: Göhsl Jan-Frederick , Rottmann Johannes
Published: December 2020

Nach über 15 Jahren seit der Einführung des SIEC-Tests in der europäischen Fusionskontrolle hat das Europäische Gericht in der Rechtssache „CK Telecoms“ erstmals inhaltlich zur Theorie der nichtkoordinierten Effekte Stellung bezogen und die Kommission in ihrer bisherigen Anwendungspraxis deutlich in die Schranken gewiesen. Das Urteil markiert den vorläufigen Höhepunkt einer schon länger im Schrifttum andauernden Debatte über die angeblich ausufernde Anwendung der Theorie nichtkoordinierter Effekte. Der vorliegende Beitrag greift diese Debatte auf und skizziert die Entscheidung des EuG. Anschließend wird dargelegt, warum einige Prämissen der dem Urteil vorausgegangenen Kritik im Schrifttum und dem entsprechende Schlussfolgerungen des Urteils insbesondere aus wettbewerbsökonomischer Sicht zweifelhaft erscheinen. Auch wird ein detaillierter Vergleich zwischen den Nachweismöglichkeiten von nichtkoordinierten und koordinierten Effekten unternommen. Die aktuelle Entwicklung begründet einen temporären Rückschritt für eine stärker ökonomische Orientierung der Fusionskontrollpraxis.
The Scope of Philosophical Conceptualisation of Music in Classical Greece
Authors: Šavėla Šarūnas
Published: December 2020

This article addresses the concept of music (μουσική), the problematics of its definition and ambiguities of its conceptual content. Here we discuss the philosophical treatises of Classical Greece, question the conflicting values attributed to the phenomenon of music, and analyse the relationship between music and text in a musical-poetical performance. Due to the very broad understanding of what music is and how it functions, the philosophical treatises discuss music both as a practice that corresponds to the divine laws of kosmos and as an activity of doubtful significance. Such opposing values attributed to musical practices render the discussion of the phenomenon in its entirety more difficult. This article proposes reconsidering the approaches towards musical thinking, musical practices, and literary texts that were followed by music, suggests to distinguish the conceptual layers based on the different meanings of the term, and to analyse these layers in a clearly defined, yet interlinked, way.
The Athenian against Atheists: Theological Persuasion in Plato’s Laws
Authors: Baliukonis Simonas
Published: December 2020

This paper examines the argument for the existence of gods, formulated by the Athenian in the 10th book of Plato’s Laws. The purpose of this investigation is to find out whether the argument persuades its intended audience – the atheists. The analysis is divided into three parts: 1) the investigation of the Athenian’s concept of persuasion; 2) the examination of the argument’s audience; 3) the reconstruction of the argument and the evaluation of its logical soundness, compliance with the defined criteria of persuasion, and suitability for the defined audience. This paper argues that the Athenian’s argument for the existence of gods should persuade atheists.
The Concept of Bridal Chamber in the Valentinian Inscriptions
Authors: Kelmelytė Gražina
Published: December 2020

This article investigates the Valentinian ritual, called “bridal chamber”, in the only surviving Valentinian funeral epitaphs, Flavia Sophe and NCE 156. These inscriptions stand out from the context of other Valentinian sources because they are extant in the Ancient Greek, not the Coptic language. Bridal chamber is a polysemous concept in the Nag Hammadi texts, and therefore begs the question, what does it mean in the Valentinian funeral epitaphs? Furthermore, this article is an attempt to elucidate the connections between the two inscriptions by interpreting the concept of bridal chamber.
(Not an) ambivalence toward Michelangelo in Federico Borromeo’s De pictura sacra and Musaeum
Authors: Riklius Tomas
Published: December 2020

This article discusses the role of Michelangelo Buonarroti in the Seventeenth-century art theory treatises of Cardinal Federico Borromeo De pictura sacra and Musaeum. In the referred text we can notice an ambivalent approach to the artistic genius of Buonarroti. In several cases Borromeo mentions Michelangelo as an artistic example who equalled or even exceled the great artists of Antiquity, albeit in other paragraphs the author criticises the artist for his aesthetic fallacy. A close reading of De pictura sacra and Musaeum, as well as an analysis of Borromeo’s didactic programme in the newly established Accademia del disegno in Milan allows to heed that Cardinal was rather an admirer of Michelangelo’s personality and talent. In De pictura sacra Buonarroti and other Renaissance Masters serve a rhetoric function and allow to conceptualise the theological and aesthetic framework for a post-Tridentine Catholic religious art.
Child Maltreatment and Mortality in Young Adults
Authors: Segal Leonie , Armfield Jason M. , Gnanamanickam Emmanuel S. , Preen David B. , Brown Derek S. , Doidge James , Nguyen Ha
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND:

Child maltreatment (CM) is a global public health issue, with reported impacts on health and social outcomes. Evidence on mortality is lacking. In this study, we aimed to estimate the impact of CM on death rates in persons 16 to 33 years.

METHODS:

A retrospective cohort study of all persons born in South Australia 1986 to 2003 using linked administrative data. CM exposure was based on child protection service (CPS) contact: unexposed, no CPS contact before 16 years, and 7 exposed groups. Deaths were observed until May 31, 2019 and plotted from 16 years. Adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) by CPS category were estimated using Cox proportional hazards models, adjusting for child and maternal characteristics. Incident rate ratios (IRRs) were derived for major causes of death, with and without CPS contact.

RESULTS:

The cohort included 331 254 persons, 20% with CPS contact. Persons with a child protection matter notification and nonsubstantiated or substantiated investigation had more than twice the death rate compared with persons with no CPS contact: aHR = 2.09 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.62–2.70) to aHR = 2.61 (95% CI = 1.99–3.43). Relative to no CPS contact, persons ever placed in out-of-home care had the highest mortality if first placed in care aged ≥3 years (aHR = 4.67 [95% CI = 3.52–6.20]); aHR was 1.75(95% CI = 0.98–3.14) if first placed in care aged <3 years. The largest differential cause-specific mortality (any contact versus no CPS contact) was death from poisonings, alcohol, and/or other substances (IRR = 4.82 [95% CI = 3.31–7.01]) and from suicide (IRR = 2.82 [95% CI = 2.15–3.68]).

CONCLUSIONS:

CM is a major underlying cause of potentially avoidable deaths in early adulthood. Clinical and family-based support for children and families in which CM is occurring must be a priority to protect children from imminent risk of harm and early death as young adults.
On new algorithmic techniques for the weighted vertex coloring problem
Authors: Razvenskaya Olga O.
Published: December 2020

The classical NP-hard weighted vertex coloring problem consists in minimizing the number of colors in colorings of vertices of a given graph so that, for each vertex, the number of its colors equals a given weight of the vertex and adjacent vertices receive distinct colors. The weighted chromatic number is the smallest number of colors in these colorings. There are several polynomial-time algorithmic techniques for designing efficient algorithms for the weighted vertex coloring problem. For example, standard techniques of this kind are the modular graph decomposition and the graph decomposition by separating cliques. This article proposes new polynomial-time methods for graph reduction in the form of removing redundant vertices and recomputing weights of the remaining vertices so that the weighted chromatic number changes in a controlled manner. We also present a method of reducing the weighted vertex coloring problem to its unweighted version and its application. This paper contributes to the algorithmic graph theory.
Expert Assessment of Verification Tool Results
Authors: Gratinskiy Vladimir Anatolyevich , Novikov Evgeny Mikhailovich , Zakharov Ilja Sergeevich
Published: December 2020

Verification tools can produce various kinds of results while checking programs against requirement specifications. Experts, who seek for errors and estimate completeness of verification, mostly appreciate verdicts, violation witnesses and code coverage reports. They need convenient tools for automating the assessment of verification results to apply verification tools in practice when many program configurations and versions are checked against various requirements. In this paper, we propose new methods for expert evaluation of verification results, covering all those problems that are most significant in accordance with our experience in verifying large programs for compliance with a large number of requirements specifications. Some ideas are borrowed from the areas of testing and static analysis. However, specific methods and technical solutions are unique, since the verification results provided by verification tools are either not found in other areas or have special semantics. The paper presents our approaches and their implementation in the Klever software verification framework.
Model-Based Approach to Ensuring Reliability and Security of Web-services
Authors: Lavrischeva Ekaterina Mikhailovna , Zelenov Sergey Vadimovich
Published: December 2020

In the paper, we analyze problems of reliability and security in the world practice and in Russia. We consider aspects of modeling software/hardware systems from service resources and ready-made reuses with ensuring reliability and security. We present the formed basic and theoretical foundations of the modeling problem, the experience of using modern service tools SOA, SCA, SOAP in software/hardware systems and Web systems to ensure their reliability and security on the Internet. We note that software/hardware systems and Web systems are created by the assembly build method in modern environments: IBM WSDK + WebSphere, Apache Axis + Tomcat; Microsoft .Net + IIS, etc. Verification and testing of systems should be conducted for searching of errors that occur in exceptional cases (cyber-attacks, forbidden access to the database, etc.). We describe methods for analyzing such situations and applying reliability and security methods to ensure stable and trouble-free operation of software/hardware systems service components in the Internet information environment.
Simulation of Infrasound Pistonphone
Authors: Golovin Dmitrii Vital`Evich
Published: December 2020

There are presented the results of numerical simulation of an applied acoustic problem – modeling of gas processes occurring in the measuring chamber of the infrasound pistonphone 3202 at different frequencies of piston oscillation (0.1 – 1000 Hz) and characterized by extremely small Mach numbers (9.1·10-7÷9.1·10-3). The simulation was performed using quasi-gas-dynamic (QGD) and quasi-hydrodynamic (QHD) equations of a viscous compressible heat-conducting gas with the use of a time-explicit difference scheme, all spatial derivatives was approximated by central differences. It is shown that QGD and QHD models can be used for a simulation of applied acoustics and, in particular, to the simulation of infrasonic pistonphone: the stability limits of the QGD and QHD algorithms in this problem were determined, the dependence of sound pressure on the tuning parameter α is investigated and it is shown that this dependence is quite small. The spectra of sound pressure at the control point calculated by QGD and QHD are given, their dependence on the tuning parameter α is shown, both models equally predict the value of the sound pressure amplitude at the fundamental frequency oscillations. At the end of the article, the sound pressure at the control point at the fundamental frequency oscillations obtained by using QGD and QHD is compared with the values calculated by using semi-empirical formula of sound pressure at closed volume for a case of small oscillations using the polytropic index obtained by Henry Gerber instead of the adiabatic coefficient.
Dynamic Compilation of User-Defined Functions in PL/pgSQL Language
Authors: Dzhidzhoyev Vladislav Muratovich , Buchatskiy Ruben Arturovich , Pantilimonov Michael Vyacheslavovich , Tomilin Alexander Nikolaevich
Published: December 2020

Many modern RDBMS provide procedural extensions for SQL programming language, which allow users to perform server-side complex computations. Use of such extensions improves modularity and code reuse, simplifies programming of application logic, and helps developers to avoid network overhead and enhance performance. Interpretation is mostly used to execute SQL queries and procedural extensions code, resulting in significant computational overhead because of indirect function calls and performing of generic checks. Moreover, most RDBMS use different engines for SQL queries execution and procedural extensions code execution, and it is necessary to perform additional computations to switch between different engines. Thus, interpretation of SQL queries combined with interpretation of procedural extensions code may drastically degrade performance of RDBMS. One solution is to use a dynamic compilation technique. In this paper, we describe the technique of dynamic compilation of PL/pgSQL procedural language for the PostgreSQL database system using LLVM compiler infrastructure. Dynamic compiler of PL/pgSQL procedural language is developed as part of PostgreSQL queries dynamic compiler. Proposed technique helps to get rid of computational overhead caused by interpretation usage. Synthetic performance tests show that the developed solution speeds up SQL queries execution by several times.
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS: ANALYSIS OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL PROBLEMS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF KUNGURSKY MUNICIPAL DISTRICT)
Authors: Дарья Заварухина
Published: December 2020

Based on the existing municipal legal acts, the author made a legal analysis of the procedure for public hearings. The importance of the degree of activity on the part of citizens and municipal employees is revealed. The practice of organizing the procedure is disclosed. Proposals are presented to improve the efficiency of organizing public hearings.
LICENSING AND CONTROL IN THE FIELD OF FUNERAL BUSINESS
Authors:   ФГБОУ ВО «Пермский национальный исследовательский политехнический университет»
Published: December 2020

The article analyzes the problems of legal regulation of licensing in the field of funeral business and their normative consolidation in the legislation of the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis, it was determined that licensing in the field of funeral business is necessary to reduce unscrupulous agencies, it is necessary to introduce licensing of these types of activities.
Impact of the precise ephemeris on accuracy of GNSS baseline in relative positioning technique
Authors: Tran Dinh Trong , Nguyen Dinh Huy , Luong Ngoc Dung , Dao Duy Toan
Published: December 2020

For advanced geodesy tasks that require high-accuracy, such as tectonics, surveying services usually use not only long-baselines but also the duration of tracking GNSS satellites in a long (e.g., 24/7). The accuracy of these baselines in baseline analysis is dominated by inaccuracy satellite positioning and orbit, leading to specified accuracy may not be adequate. One way to overcome this problem is to use the final precise ephemeris, provided by IGS. The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of precise ephemeris on the accuracy of GNSS baselines in relative positioning techniques in two aspects: baseline length and duration of tracking GNSS satellites. To this end, 197 baselines were generated from a total of 88 CORS stations in South Korea, and then thirteen testing cases were constructed by grouping baseline lengths from under 10 km to over 150 km. Besides, data for one day of each CORS was divided into the different duration, such as 1, 2, 3, 6, and 24 hours. The GNSS measurements have been processed by TBC software with an application of the broadcast and precise ephemerides. The precision of the baseline processing from two types of ephemeris was analyzed about baseline lengths and time of data. The obtained results showed that using precise ephemeris significantly improved the accuracy of baseline solutions when the length of the baseline larger than 50km. In addition, this accuracy is independent of the length of baselines in the case of the precise ephemeris. Finally, the result of the testing baselines was enhanced when the duration of tracking data increases.
The Concept, Principles and Types of Public Control of Public Procurement in Russia: The Legal Analysis
Authors: Burimov Roman , Ibragimov Oleg
Published: December 2020

Introduction: the authors analyze some controversial scientific initiatives in relation to the concept and principles of public control, whose relevance is justified by the need to improve the implementation of the authorities’ public interests. The paper also discusses the various types of social control, distributed according to the criteria. The purpose of the work is to develop proposals for the development of the legal regulation of public control in the field of public procurement. Methods: the main method of research is the dialectical method of cognition. The paper also uses the system-functional, historical and logical methods. Results: supplementing the theoretical research on public control with the scientific conclusions concerning its concept, principles, and types. Conclusions: according to the results of the study, it is proposed to supplement the term “public control” with the goals of monitoring and the principle of retribution of citizens’ participation in the activities of public control of the individual authorities. The classifications of general and special types of control developed by the authors will allow expanding the existing theoretical and methodological base of the research object.
The Features of Procedural and Non-Procedural Forms of the Counsel’s Activity and Their Differentiation
Authors: Zaborovsky Viktor
Published: December 2020

Introduction: the proper disclosure of the legal status of the counsel is impossible without investigating the legal nature of the procedural and non-procedural forms of his activities, in particular, in the context of their differentiation. This distinction allows not only finding out the specifics of the legal status of the counsel when providing legal assistance in a particular type of procedural proceedings, but also separating the status of the counsel from the status of other persons who are entitled to provide legal services. The purpose of the paper is to reveal the essence of the procedural and non-procedural forms of the counsel’s activity in the aspect of his providing legal assistance. The main author’s tasks are: to reveal the essence of the classification of the legal status of an individual by nature (content) in the context of its impact on the status of the counsel; to analyze the legal nature of the procedural and non-procedural forms of the counsel’s activity; to establish the practical value in differentiating such forms of the lawyer’s activity and to find out the relationship between them. Methods: the methodological framework for the research is a set of methods of scientific knowledge, among which the main ones are the dialectical method, the method of system analysis and synthesis. Results: the paper indicates the existence of a general (constitutional), professional and individual legal status of the counsel, which is characterized by the possibility of distinguishing the procedural and non-procedural forms of the counsel’s activity. Conclusions: the author argues for the position that the individual status of the counsel is characterized by the possibility of distinguishing the procedural and non-procedural forms of the counsel’s activity when providing legal assistance by him. At the same time, regardless of whether the counsel implements the procedural or non-procedural form of his activity, he retains the professional status of the counsel, and such a person should be properly referred to as the defense counsel, representative counsel, or the term “counsel”, for example, when providing legal assistance to a witness.
On the Question of the Investigator’s Algorithm of Actions During the Interrogation of Foreign Nationals Involved in Criminal Proceedings as Victims
Authors: Zemskova Anna
Published: December 2020

Introduction: the paper discusses some features of the techniques of interrogating foreign nationals participating in criminal proceedings as victims. The goal is to analyze the problems that arise in connection with the participation of foreigners in the investigation, and develop tactical and psychological and organizational and legal measures to minimize the negative impact on the investigation of problematic circumstances. Using the method of system analysis, various investigative situations were considered and the suggestions were made for organizing an investigation based on the example of questioning foreign nationals involved in criminal proceedings as victims. Conclusions: in practice, for the investigator and inquiry officer, the participation of a foreigner in the criminal process creates the need for additional organizational measures, the list of which, on the example of conducting an interrogation of the victim, is given in the paper. The effectiveness of the investigation of crimes involving foreign citizens will largely depend on the competence of the investigator in applying the provisions of the migration legislation of the Russian Federation. The conflict – free situation of interrogation of the injured foreign citizen and other investigative actions with his participation-more favorable for the investigator, as a rule, occurs only in the case of the legal status of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation. The use of this algorithm of actions by the investigative bodies can guarantee the rights of foreign nationals involved in criminal proceedings as victims, protect their legitimate interests and conduct an effective investigation.
Spatial orientation tasks show moderate to high accuracy for the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment: a systematic literature review
Authors: Costa Raquel Quimas Molina da , Pompeu José Eduardo , Viveiro Larissa Alamino Pereira de , Brucki Sonia Maria Dozzi
Published: December 2020

Abstract Spatial disorientation has been observed in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and is associated with a higher risk of progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there is no gold standard assessment for spatial orientation and paper-and-pencil tests lack ecological validity. Recently, there has been an increasing number of studies demonstrating the role of spatial disorientation as a cognitive marker of pathological decline, shedding new light on its importance for MCI. This systematic review aimed to investigate the accuracy of spatial orientation tasks for the diagnosis of MCI by comparison with cognitively healthy elderly. The search was conducted in the databases Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE/PubMed), Web of Science, Scopus, Excerpta Medica Database (Embase), Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (Lilacs) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO). Only original studies reporting spatial orientation assessment in MCI patients compared to a healthy control group were included. Studies were excluded if the MCI classification did not follow well described criteria and/or if accuracy results of spatial orientation assessment were not provided. Seven studies met the eligibility criteria, describing a variety of spatial orientation assessments including questionnaires, paper-and-pencil, office-based route learning, and computer-based and virtual reality tasks. Spatial orientation tasks demonstrated moderate to high accuracy in detecting elderly with MCI compared to cognitively healthy elderly, with areas under the curve (AUC) ranging from 0.77 to 0.99. However, important methodological issues were found in the selected studies which should be considered when interpreting results. Although the inclusion of spatial orientation assessments in MCI evaluations seems to have significant value, further studies are needed to clarify their true capacity to distinguish pathological from non-pathological aging.
Pharmacological treatment of central neuropathic pain: consensus of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology
Authors: Oliveira Rogério Adas Ayres de , Baptista Abrahão Fontes , Sá Katia Nunes , Barbosa Luciana Mendonça , Nascimento Osvaldo José Moreira do , Listik Clarice , Moisset Xavier , Teixeira Manoel Jacobsen , Andrade Daniel Ciampi de
Published: December 2020

ABSTRACT Background: Central neuropathic pain (CNP) is often refractory to available therapeutic strategies and there are few evidence-based treatment options. Many patients with neuropathic pain are not diagnosed or treated properly. Thus, consensus-based recommendations, adapted to the available drugs in the country, are necessary to guide clinical decisions. Objective: To develop recommendations for the treatment of CNP in Brazil. Methods: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and specialists opinions considering efficacy, adverse events profile, cost, and drug availability in public health. Results: Forty-four studies on CNP treatment were found, 20 were included in the qualitative analysis, and 15 in the quantitative analysis. Medications were classified as first-, second-, and third-line treatment based on systematic review, meta-analysis, and expert opinion. As first-line treatment, gabapentin, duloxetine, and tricyclic antidepressants were included. As second-line, venlafaxine, pregabalin for CND secondary to spinal cord injury, lamotrigine for CNP after stroke, and, in association with first-line drugs, weak opioids, in particular tramadol. For refractory patients, strong opioids (methadone and oxycodone), cannabidiol/delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, were classified as third-line of treatment, in combination with first or second-line drugs and, for central nervous system (CNS) in multiple sclerosis, dronabinol. Conclusions: Studies that address the treatment of CNS are scarce and heterogeneous, and a significant part of the recommendations is based on experts opinions. The CNP approach must be individualized, taking into account the availability of medication, the profile of adverse effects, including addiction risk, and patients' comorbidities.