bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mass spectrometry and total laboratory automation: opportunities and drawbacks
Authors: Salvagno Gian Luca , Danese Elisa , Lippi Giuseppe
Published: March 2020

The diffusion of laboratory automation, initiated nearly 50 years ago with consolidation of preanalytical, clinical chemistry and immunochemistry workstations, is now also gradually embracing mass spectrometry (MS). As for other diagnostic disciplines, the automation of MS carries many advantages, such as efficient personnel management (i.e. improving working atmosphere by decreasing manual activities, lowering health risks, simplifying staff training), better organization (i.e. reducing workloads, improving inventory handling, increasing analytical process standardization) and the possibility to reduce the number of platforms. The development and integration of different technologies into automated MS analyzers will also generate technical and practical advantages, such as prepackaged and ready-to-use reagents, automated dispensing, incubation and measurement, automated sample processing (e.g. system fit for many models of laboratory automation, bar code readers), multiplex testing, automatic data processing, also including quality control assessment, and automated validation/interpretation (e.g. autoverification). A new generation of preanalytical workstations, which can be directly connected to MS systems, will allow the automation of manual extraction and elimination of time-consuming activities, such as tube labeling and capping/decapping. The use of automated liquid-handling platform for pipetting samples, along with addition of internal standards, may then enable the optimization of some steps of extraction and protein precipitation, thus decreasing turnaround time and increasing throughput in MS testing. Therefore, this focused review is aimed at providing a brief update on the importance of consolidation and integration of MS platforms in laboratory automation.
„Skal vi tro, at det er Barnets virkelige Navn?“ — Namen als Ausgangspunkte intertextueller Dialogizität in Karen Blixens „Alkmene“
Authors: Hiller Jürgen
Published: March 2020

Karen Blixen’s works are characterized by a plurality of intertextual references. The article wants to explore in-depth a specific facet, the reference function of names in one of Blixen’s Winter’s Tales, “Alkmene”. Besides the well-known mythological references, evidence shows a pronounced dialogue of Blixen’s text with works of St. St. Blicher, Shakespeare and Goethe. Most previous interest concentrated on mythological and explicitly referenced names whereas e. g. the affinity in the relation between Blixen’s Alkmene and Vilhelm and the corresponding relation between Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister and Mignon has gone unnoticed. The intertexts are not only communicating with Blixen’s “Alkmene”, but constitute a common resonating cavity in which some themes are taken up in almost all of the texts.
Jaktslottet och Törnrosens bok: paratopi och scenografi hos C. J. L. Almqvist
Authors: Löjdström Anders
Published: March 2020

The Book of the Wild Rose is Carl Jonas Love Almqvist’s (1793–1866) masterpiece. The two different editions of this ”book” cover most of his literary career, from the early 1830’s to his hasty departure from Sweden in 1851. The elaborate use of a frame fiction, which confers a self-reflecting metafictional quality to the whole, allows the author to collect a large part of his writings. The fascinating and elusive personality of Almqvist as a writer seems to vanish behind the extreme variety and richness of his work. My aim is to present a reading inspired by the literary discourse analysis of French pragmatic linguist Dominique Maingueneau, which focuses on the frame fiction in The Book of the Wild Rose in order to show the presence of the author facing the reader in different ways in the text.
“Akin to Peer Gynt” – Remolding Peer in Adaptation
Authors: Christensen Sofija , Myren-Svelstad Per Esben
Published: March 2020

Ibsen’s Peer Gynt holds a unique position in Norwegian culture as a ‘national epic’ that simultaneously satirizes the idea of coherent national and individual identities. This article analyzes the dramatic text’s recent adaptation into a graphic novel, published in Norway in 2014. We argue that this adaptation indicates which aspects of the play seem relevant to modern Norwegian readers. Through close, comparative readings of two key scenes in Ibsen’s text and in the adaptation, we show how the many metaliterary aspects of the former are creatively and irreverently treated in the latter. Moreover, we argue that one of the most striking aspects of Peer Gynt, the graphic novel, is its depiction of postmodern, performative identities, and the ‘liquidity’ of modern Western individuals.
Bestämdhet och indirekta anaforer i polska studenters inlärarsvenska
Authors: Kołaczek Natalia
Published: March 2020

The aim of the research is to investigate how Polish learners of Swedish acquire the category of definiteness narrowed to the so-called indirect anaphors: definite noun phrases without any explicit antecedent, staying in a relation with a kind of “trigger”, an element in the text that is crucial for their interpretation. Previous publications about acquisition of definiteness in Swedish focus on the morphological development rather than the development regarding the choice of form. In my longitudinal study of students of Swedish at the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, I analyse students’ grammar tests and essays with regard to this issue. With Schwarz’s classification of anaphors as a working basis a model for a learning route is developed, covering semantic, conceptual and inferential type of anaphors.
Weighted sum formulas of multiple t-values with even arguments
Authors: Li Zhonghua , Xu Ce
Published: March 2020

In this paper, we study the weighted sums of multiple t-values and of multiple t-star values at even arguments. Some general weighted sum formulas are given, where the weight coefficients are given by (symmetric) polynomials of the arguments.
A note on larger orbit size
Authors: Jin Ping , Yang Yong
Published: March 2020

In this note, we present an improvement on the large orbit result of Halasi and Podoski, and then answer an open question raised
in [X. Chen, J. P. Cossey, M. Lewis and H. P. Tong-Viet, Blocks of small defect in alternating groups and squares of Brauer character degrees, J. Group Theory 20 2017, 6, 1155–1173].
Multipole and multimode engineering in Mie resonance-based metastructures
Authors: Liu Tianji , Xu Rongyang , Yu Peng , Wang Zhiming , Takahara Junichi
Published: March 2020

Benefited from the well-known Mie resonance, a plethora of physical phenomena and applications are attracting attention in current research on dielectric-based nanophotonics. High-index dielectric metastructures are favorable to enhance light-matter interaction in nanoscale with advantages such as low loss, optical magnetism, and multipolar responses, which are superior to their plasmonic counterpart. In this review, we highlight the important role played by Mie resonance-based multipolar and multimodal interaction in nanophotonics, introducing the concept of “multipole and multimode engineering” in artificially engineered dielectric-based metastructures and providing an overview of the recent progress of this fast-developing area. The scope of multipole and multimode engineering is restricted not only in multipolar interferences of meta-atom and meta-molecule but also in the nontrivial intermodal coupling (Fano resonance and bound states in the continuum), in the collective mode and the surface lattice mode appearing via periodic meta-lattices and aperiodic meta-assembly, in chiral enhancement via chiral and achiral dielectric metastructures, and in Mie resonance-mediated hybrid structures (Mie-plasmon and Mie-exciton). Detailed examples and the underlying physics of this area are discussed in-depth, in order to lead the multifunctional metastructures for novel applications in the future.
Encapsulation of anion-cation organo-montmorillonite in terpolymer microsphere: structure, morphology, and properties
Authors: Lin Yuan , Ke Yangchuan , Yu Chengcheng , Hu Xu , Lu Shichao , Bai Cancan , Zhao Xi , Zhao Yi
Published: March 2020

Exfoliated organo-montmorillonite (O-Mt) layers were successfully encapsulated in a terpolymer microsphere (PAAA) of acrylamide (AM)/acrylic acid (AA)/2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) via in situ inverse suspension polymerization, with the aid of the organic modification by cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium lauryl sulfonate (SLS). The chemical structure and properties of the Mt were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), which showed that SLS molecules successfully intercalated Mt interlayers and enhanced the thermostability of Mt. The microsphere morphologies of the polymer and its nanocomposites were detected by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed that the exfoliated O-Mt dispersed in the polymer matrix. The introduction of well-dispersed O-Mt layers significantly enhanced the comprehensive performance of these microspheres, including thermostability and plugging properties. The T
max of PAAA/1.5 wt.% O-Mt nanocomposite is increased by 46°C compared to the pure terpolymer. The plugging rate of PAAA/2.0 wt.% O-Mt reached up to 85.8%. Therefore, these selected nanocomposite microspheres can provide an effective plugging in the high-permeability layers.
A new method to calculate the surface haze
Authors: Zheng Cui , Yao Xuerong , Tang Yujing , Ren Minqiao , Shi Hongwei , Zhang Taoyi
Published: March 2020

Haze (H) is not an accumulative property based on the addition of internal haze (H
i) and surface haze (H
s) parameters, though the relation (H
s = H − H
i) is widely accepted and used nowadays in research and development of plastic films. To evaluate the correct relation, the analytical relation between the total haze (H) and the haze of a single film (h
i) in the film superposition model was firstly concluded, which is 1 − H is equal to the product of 1 − h
i of every single film. This relation was validated by the experimental results using thin films of different kinds of polymers with different hazes. Based on this relation, the expression of surface haze was concluded. When the two surfaces of a film were the same, the haze of the single surface

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The mathematical relation between haze and thickness was also obtained.
Possible use of tetrabromophenolphthalein ethyl ester as a liquid dosimeter
Authors: Rabie Abd M. , Fahim Essam , Moniem Shadia A. , El Ahdal Mohamoud A.
Published: March 2020

Aqueous solution of pH indicator dye tetrabromophenolphthalein ethyl ester containing chloral hydrate was studied for its possibility to be used as a liquid dosimeter. The useful measuring range was found to be (0.5–2 kGy) depending on the concentration of both dye and chloral hydrate added. The system has good stability before and after irradiation under different storage conditions. A comparison study between direct irradiation of the dye containing chloral hydrate and indirect method that executed through avoiding exposure of the dye to irradiation and irradiate the chloral hydrate only followed by outputs for interaction with dye was investigated seeking to extend the dose range up to 5 kGy.
Erklärungsmodelle und Erklärungskonzepte in der sportsoziologischen Forschung: Eine verdrängte Herausforderung?
Authors: Bachleitner Reinhard , Weichbold Martin
Published: March 2020

Eine Analyse empirisch ausgerichteter Beiträge zu sportsoziologischen Themen und Fragestellungen in der vorliegenden Zeitschrift zeigt, dass gängige sozialwissenschaftliche Erklärungsmodelle bzw. Erklärungsansätze selten zum Einsatz gelangen. Es dominiert meist eine beschreibende und verstehende Methodologie. Dies führt u. a. zu einem Defizit von Erklärungswissen und in Folge wohl auch zu einer verlangsamten Theoriefundierung innerhalb der Sportsoziologie. Um die „erklärende Soziologie“ zu forcieren, werden die aktuell in der Soziologie detailreich und auch kontrovers diskutierten methodischen Erklärungsmodelle und Ansätze einschließlich ihrer Voraussetzungsbedingungen skizzierend dargestellt. Dies geschieht in der Hoffnung, die methodologische Anwendungslücke zu minimieren, da eine auf Erkenntniszuwächse ausgerichtete Sportsoziologie nicht auf eine kriterienorientierte Methodologie verzichten sollte.
İNEK VE KEÇİ SÜTÜ KULLANILARAK ÜRETİLEN PROBİYOTİK FERMENTE SÜT ÜRÜNLERİNİN KARAKTERİSTİK ÖZELLİKLERİ
Authors: NALBANT Duygu , YÜCEER Yonca
Published: March 2020

Çalışmada, inek ve keçi sütünün L. acidophilus, Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis ve S.thermophilus karışık kültürü (ABT), Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis (BB) ve L.acidophilus (LA) kültürleriyle fermente edilmesiyle elde edilen probiyotik süt ürünlerinin 4°C’de 30 gün depolanması süresince fizikokimyasal ve duyusal özelliklerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Laktoferrin değerinin süt örneklerinde probiyotik fermente ürünlere göre daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. ACE inhibitör aktivitesi ölçümü sonuçlarının, keçi sütü ile üretilen probiyotik fermente ürünlerde inek sütü ile üretilenlere göre daha düşük olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Pişmiş, kremamsı, fermente, sütümsü, yavan, ekşi, tatlı, tuzlu ve buruk tüm ürünlerde tespit edilen duyusal tanımlayıcılardır. Ancak hayvansı koku yalnızca keçi sütü ile üretilen ürünlerde tespit edilmiştir. Tüm probiyotik fermente ürünlerde bütirik asit, asetik asit, asetoin, diasetil, d-limonen, hekzanoik asit ve 2-nonanon uçucu bileşenleri tespit edilmiştir.
ACI TAT ALGILANMA MEKANİZMASI, SÜT ÜRÜNLERİNDE PEPTİT KAYNAKLI ACILIĞIN GİDERİLMESİ VE GÜNCEL YAKLAŞIMLAR
Authors: GÜRKAN Hacer , HAYALOĞLU Ali Adnan
Published: March 2020

Protein bakımından zengin gıdaların hidrolizasyona uğraması sonucu acı tattan sorumlu peptitler oluşabilmektedir. Acılık algısı, acı tat reseptörlerinin uyarılması ve sinir sistemi ile beyne gönderilen sinyalin yorumlanması ile oluşmaktadır. Süt ürünleri çoğu zaman acı peptitlerle karakterize edilmektedir. Yapılan çalışmalarda peynirde tanımlanan acı peptitlerin genellikle αs1- ve β-kazein kaynaklı olduğu belirtilmiştir. Protein hidrolizatlarının acı tat yoğunluğu peptitin hidrofobisitesine, hidrofobik amino asit sayısına ve zincir uzunluğuna bağlı olarak değişmektedir. Peynirlerde olgunlaşmayı hızlandırırken, acı tat kusurlarının oluşumunu engellemek için son zamanlarda aminopeptidaz, karboksipeptidaz ve starter kültürle birlikte yardımcı kültürlerin yer aldığı metotlar kullanılmaktadır. Bu derlemede; acı peptitlerin oluşumu ve algılanma mekanizması açıklanmış ve acılık giderme yöntemleri ile ilgili güncel çalışmalar sunulmuştur.
Implication of Law Number 23 of 2011 On Zakat Institution Governance Based On Sharia Quality Management Principles; A Case Study in Baznas of Jambi Province
Authors: Zaki Muhammad , Nuruddin Amiur , Siregar Saparuddin
Published: March 2020

AbstractZakat has fully transformed from the realm of charity to the realm of empowerment and development of the people and state. The management of zakat becomes part of the responsibility of the state as a regulator, facilitator and, at the same time, a motivator as evidenced by the birth of Law No. 11/23 concerning Management of Zakat. This study aims to look at the implications of the Zakat Law on the implementation of the principles of sharia quality management in zakat management in Baznas, Jambi Province. This legal study used a normative legal approach and quality management that aims to find out the principles of quality management contained in the zakat management law and its implementation in Baznas, Jambi Province. The data used in this study are primary and secondary data analyzed using descriptive methods. The results of this study indicate that the Zakat Law has not explicitly explained the management of zakat institutions. Baznas Jambi Province has prepared a quality policy for the management of zakat although it has not yet met the principles of quality management as a whole. The implementation of sharia quality management in Baznas will have implications for the realization of good institutional management so that it will realize the mustahik (zakat deserver) welfare and social welfare of the community and will encourage the achievement of zakat management objectives by law or sharia.Keywords: Zakat, Sharia Quality Management, Zakat Law.
Compatibility of objective functions with simplex algorithm for controller tuning of HVDC system
Authors: Rasool Haaris , Rasool Aazim , Ikram Ataul Aziz , Rasool Urfa , Jamil Mohsin , Rasool Haaziq
Published: March 2020

This work aims to tune multiple controllers at the same time for a HVDC system by using a self-generated (SG) simulation-based optimization technique. Online optimization is a powerful tool to improve performance of the system. Proportion integral (PI) controllers of Multi-infeed HVDC systems are optimized by the evaluation of objective functions in time simulation design (TSD). Model based simulation setup is applied for rapid selection of optimal PI control parameters, designed in PSCAD software. A multiple objective function (OF), i.e. Integral absolute error (IAE), integral square error (ISE), integral time absolute error (ITAE), integral time square error (ITSE), and integral square time error (ISTE), is assembled for testing the compatibility of OFs with nonlinear self-generated simplex algorithm (SS-SA). Improved control parameters are achieved after multiple iterations. All OFs generate optimum responses and their results are compared with each other by their minimized numerical values. Disturbance rejection criteria are also proposed to assess the designed controller performance along with robustness of system. Results are displayed in form of graphs and tables in this paper.
Evaluation of a facility location for a food assistance supply chain. The case of Bienestarina in Colombia
Authors: Rueda-Velasco Feizar Javier , Adarme-Jaimes Wilson , Garzón-Luna Angélica , Marroquín-Ávila Jhonatan , Parada-Caro Gabriel
Published: March 2020

The evaluation of the strategic supply chain configuration is considered one of the strategic logistics decisions, especially in food assistance supply chains focused on generating better nutritional conditions in vulnerable populations. In Colombia, there is a social program called Bienestarina, which aims to promote food and nutritional security in a vulnerable population. Although the government supports the program for improving nutritional support, there are currently inconsistencies in freight flows, lack of coverage in some areas, and delivery delays. Therefore, this work aims to evaluate the current configuration of the supply chain and propose improvements related to the facility location. Such advances would enable the increase in the efficacy of the network and the reduction of malnutrition in the country. For this purpose, a mixed-integer mathematical programming model is presented, which considers the weighted distance criterion for different demand scenarios and supports the location-allocation decision in a social assistance supply chain. The current network configuration was compared with the optimal proposed structure. The comparisons show highly potential improvements in freight flow allocation, suggests several variations in the existing warehouses emplacement, and generates public policy implications to reduce the logistic cost in the system, prioritizing in turn the demand covering.
It is not enough to flip your classroom. A case study in the course of Pavements in Civil Engineering
Authors: García-Ramírez Yasmany
Published: March 2020

The flipped classroom, as an active learning model, has given remarkable results in several areas in the university teaching; however, its execution is still able to improve. This research shows the implementation and improvement of the flipped classroom model in the course of Pavements. It evaluates their influence on the students’ final grades and their learning experience. Three groups of students participated in this study, who enrolled in the course of Pavements in the Civil Engineering. Group A took the course with the traditional model, while Group B took it with a flipped classroom, and Group C experienced it with a reinforced flipped model. Groups did the course the subject in 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively. Results show that even though with the flipped classroom models, the finals grades did not increase compared to the scores of the traditional model; however, it improved their learning experience. The students were more satisfied with the method; they even asked for fewer modifications than they did in the traditional model. This research shows that adding little academic things to the course, it would greatly influence their students' opinion.
La búsqueda del patrimonio Geoturístico en el Piedemonte Llanero Colombiano y llanuras adyacentes: Implicaciones para el origen del paisaje actual
Authors: Chicangana Montón German Ernesto , Bocanegra Gómez Alfonsina , Arboleda Montes Leydy Johana , Kammer Urs Andreas
Published: March 2020

En la región del Piedemonte Llanero del Departamento del Meta, en Colombia, se escogieron cinco lugares para avalar su geología con fines de Geoturismo. Con los datos recogidos en campo, la revisión de información pre existente se consiguió esbozar un modelo de la evolución del paisaje relacionado con el Piedemonte Llanero y llanuras adyacentes desde un punto de vista geotectónico, con el cual se recalca la importancia de su papel en el geopatrimonio colombiano con el entendimiento de la evolución geológica y del paisaje reciente (lapso Mioceno - Holoceno) de este sector del territorio colombiano. Con la evolución geológica se encontró una larga historia de conformación de la corteza la cual abarca desde el Mesoproterozoico hasta el Presente, y con respecto a la evolución del paisaje, se encontró que tanto el Piedemonte que es parte de la Cordillera Oriental, como los Llanos se conformaron desde el Mioceno Superior hasta el Presente.
First records of the termite, Termes hispaniolae (Banks, 1918) (Isoptera, Termitidae, Termitinae), from Bolivia and new Caribbean Basin records
Authors: Scheffrahn Rudolf H.
Published: March 2020

The genus Termes Linnaeus, 1758 occurs in the Neotropical, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions and is notable for the long, narrow, and nearly symmetrical mandibles of the soldier caste.  I report the presence of T. hispaniolae (Banks, 1918) in Bolivia and provide many additional new geographic records throughout the Caribbean Basin.  Termes hispaniolae is common in much of its range, and workers are characterized by a diagnostic enteric valve armature that is described here for the first time.
New records of Pygmy Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma brasiliense Peters, 1867 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae), and updated distribution in Colombia
Authors: Esquivel Diego A. , Penagos Angie P. , García-R. Sebastián , Bennett David
Published: March 2020

Lophostoma brasiliense Peters, 1867 has a wide distribution in the Neotropical region, with records extending from southern Mexico to central Paraguay and Brazil. In Colombia the distribution of this species seems to be discontinuous, due to a scarcity of records, which also makes it difficult to know about its threats and conservation status. Here, we report three new localities from Amazonia, Andean and Orinoquia regions. We updated the distribution and performed ecological niche modelling that suggest a wider presence of this species on the Caribbean and the Orinoquia region. Finally, we added some ecological notes about this species.
Non-volant mammal inventory of western Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland Ecoregion: a biogeographic crossroad worth preserving
Authors: Augugliaro Claudio , Worsøe Havmøller Rasmus , Monti Ibra E. , Worsøe Havmøller Linnea , Janchivlamdan Choikhand , Badamjav Lkhagvasuren
Published: March 2020

The extensive Mongolian grasslands hosts a high variety of micro-habitats which wildlife uses as corridors that enable species to expand their range. Between May 2017 and March 2018, we conducted an intensive survey in the Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland Ecoregion using camera trapping, field transects, live trapping and opportunistic observations, in mountain outcrops, grass steppe and sand dune habitats across seasons. Our aim was to compile the first satisfactory inventory of mammals based on scientific methods for a diverse landscape in the Mongolian provinces of Tov and Dundgovi. Furthermore, our research seeks to fill in knowledge gaps on species distribution and range expansions in the endangered west Mongolian-Manchurian Grassland ecoregion and identify biodiversity hotspot areas encompassed in this biogeographic crossroad. We recorded 31 species of non-volant mammals, including a globally Endangered species and two Near Threatened species, according to the IUCN Red List, and three species listed in Appendix II of CITES.
“Conflictogenic Zones” of Language Consciousness in Intercultural Communication
Authors: Balyasnikova Olga , Ufimtseva Natalya
Published: March 2020

The term "conflictogenic zone" of language consciousness is associated with a complex of concepts denoting values of a particular culture expressed by means of the national language. When comparing the associative meanings of quasi-equivalent lexemes of the languages under study, there can be revealed a mismatch of the knowledge behind them, the latter leading to the conflicts of misunderstanding / incomplete understanding in the situation of intercultural communication. Thus, the spheres of national traditions, family and confessional relations and, in general, the sphere of ideas about oneself and about one's ethnic neighbours, are undoubtedly conflictogenic (i.e. dissimilar in content or completely lacunar). The results of an associative experiment conducted with native speakers of Russian and national languages in two regions of the Russian Federation (i.e. the Republic of Tatarstan and Sakha (Yakutia)) demonstrate the differences in the above-mentioned ideas depending on the region of living and national identification of the informants. The study was conducted in the native language of the informants, the latter being asked to write down a spontaneous word-reaction to ethnonymic stimuli. Then the semantic gestalt of each stimulus was simulated for each group of the informants, with the semantic zones "subject", "object", "characteristic", etc. being identified and statistically analysed. The analysis revealed certain differences; the results of the research can be used to optimize intercultural communication and prevent communicative and other conflicts.
Communicative and Pragmatic Effects of a Negative Forecast in Terms of Determining an Indecent Utterance
Authors: Issers Oksana
Published: March 2020

The article discusses the use of speech act of a negative forecast affecting the personal sphere of the addressee in order to insult him. The indecent semantics of an utterance that violates ethical norms and communication conventions is considered as one of the indecent forms (methods) of expression. Pragmatics presents the study of the ethical aspect of communication in the conversational postulates, the principles of politeness. However, these principles can hardly be used for linguistic examination to detect the infliction of psychological damage. The affecting negative forecast is of undoubted interest for the theory and practice of linguistic examination, since the influence of a forecasting text may cause psychological harm to the addressee in the form of humiliation of his honor and dignity. Since the negative forecast often represents a mixture of fact and predictive version it becomes an effective tool of influence. Critical publications in Omsk media are analyzed to consider the problem of detection of indecent form as a way of transference of indecent content in the speech act of a negative forecast. The author concludes that a speech act of negative forecast with taboo or ethically questionable semantics can be considered as a marker of indecent form. The emotional nature of the forecasting text makes it an effective tool for influencing the personality and its psychological sphere. This provides an added incentive for an in-depth study of these issues in the aspect of the legal assessment of verbal aggression and cases of offence in particular.
Linguistic Personology – Potential in Phonoscopic Expertise
Authors: Popov Dimitar , Popova Velka
Published: March 2020

The study attempts to justify the development of linguistic personology in Bulgaria as an interdisciplinary scientific paradigm, which comprises theoretical foundations of psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, linguistic pragmatics, semiotics and phonоstylistics. The applied aspect of the approach consists in describing speaker's physiognomic expressions and speech markers, and their anthropological characteristics, which enable researchers to present a speech profile of the respective person through two parameters: their personal identity and personal voice with its unique inherent features. Linguistic personology through speech as an autonomous interdisciplinary research paradigm, serves in forensic (phonoscopic) expertise for the speakers' characteristics diagnostics, considering typical voice peculiarities. The approach studies speaker's verbal behaviour and distinctive features of his or her personal identity signaled by personal voice expression measured through linguistic (phonoscopic) expertise. Linguistic personology through speech is a unique method of personality typization as well as characterizing the speaker based on the analysis of his / her specific pronunciation and voice transformation, used in the field of forensic phonetics. It is proposed to supplement the expert assessment with the results of acoustic analysis of voice samples, as well as their perception, for more objective identification of matching linguistic data. The article represents speech excerpts, the acoustic images of which demonstrate audio-and-visual comprehension of gender differentiation of speakers, whose voices indicate that the recipients belong to the diagnosed group of men, women or transvestites.
On Forensic Linguists and Non-Experts Interpretation of Multimodal Texts
Authors: Gorbacheva Aleksandra , Nesterova Tatiana , Osadchiy Mikhail
Published: March 2020

The article presents intermediate results of an experimental research into psycholinguistic characteristics of understanding multimodal texts with extremist content. Forensic linguists specializing in extremism, well-informed and poorly informed in extremism discourse non-experts had to assess and comment upon multimodal texts. The peculiarities of interpretations have been established. The comprehension of sense in a multimodal text is constructed from established meanings of individual text components and detected semantic connections between them. Semantic and grammatical coordination of meanings of text components was the main mechanism of interpretation. The authors have performed the results of quantitative as well as qualitative analysis of experimental data using linguistic semantics methods. The indicators confirming the effectiveness of the expert assessment are given. The data presented confirm that forensic assessment of a multimodal text is influenced by presence or absence of both professional and general discourse knowledge. Both experts and non-experts have been proved to interpret multimodal texts using the semantic and grammatical coordination mechanisms. The correlation between these mechanisms and distorted text comprehension has been established. The factors of non-forced expert mistakes have been determined as excessive habit of interpretation, predominance of expert experience in assessment of materials of a particular discourse and priming effect. The results of the study can be used to develop science-based methods and recommendations on methodology of forensic analysis of extremist texts for experts.
Vasospastic angina: pathophysiology and clinical significance
Authors: Geltser B. I. , Tsivanyuk M. M. , Kotelnikov V. N. , Karpov R. S.
Published: March 2020

The review discusses an analysis of the literature on various aspects of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of vasospastic angina (VA). Data on the prevalence of coronary artery spasm (CAS) in various populations, as well as risk factors and triggers, are presented. We considered pathophysiological mechanisms of CAS, including hyperreactivity of coronary smooth muscle cells, endothelial dysfunction, nonspecific inflammation, oxidative stress, magnesium deficiency, autonomic imbalance, etc. The relationship of CAS with coronary atherosclerosis and thrombosis is emphasized. Modern recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of VA are presented. Invasive verification of CAS is performed by pharmacological provocation tests with certain contraindications. Calcium antagonists and their combination with long-acting nitrates play a key role in the treatment of VA. Medications with a prospect for use in VA are Rho-kinase inhibitors, ATP-sensitive potassium channel activators, alpha-1 blockers. The management of patients with refractory VA and the prospects for endovascular treatment are discussed. It was noted that patients with multi-vessel VA are more likely to develop life-threatening arrhythmias and sudden death.
Temporary works for demolition of Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, UK
Authors: Mochol Tomasz , Vaughan Stuart
Published: March 2020

This paper describes the challenging temporary works used for demolishing the vast Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, UK, in particular the removal of a major access bridge and one of the main roofs. The bridge, which provided vehicular and pedestrian access between the two main exhibition halls over a railway line, was removed by cutting, lifting and sliding entire spans. The 1300 t truss roof was lowered 28 m to ground level in a single operation using strand jacks. The works were a serious challenge because of the conditions and requirements of both the client and various structural, logistical and environmental factors. The temporary works also required a very large number of designs and other documents to be prepared and approved by multiple parties.
Assessment of Major Air Pollution Sources in Efforts of Long Term Air Quality Improvement in İstanbul
Authors: SEVİMOĞLU Orhan
Published: March 2020

Air pollution affected quality of life and public health due to high concentration levels of air pollutants in Istanbul, especially in 1990s. Major air pollution sources in Istanbul caused elevation of the air pollutants in ambient air of the megacity. To protect human health, the levels of PM10 and SO2 were reduced by taking effective actions such as the reduction of utilization of coal, fuel oil, wood combustion for residential heating, expending natural gas network and improving the quality of diesel and gasoline. Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) were applied to reduce the air pollutant emission from transportation by reducing travelling time. Overall, this study evaluates air pollution sources in Istanbul based on previous source apportionment studies that guide the emission reduction strategies. The improvement on PM10 and SO2 demonstrated as 50% and 98% reduction respectively since 1990s to 2014.
The Protective Effect of Grape Seed and Skin Extract and Ulva rigida Against Oxidative Stress Induced by Cisplatin on The Testis of Rats
Authors: KSOURİ Rihab , RABAH Souha , MEZGHANİ Sana , HAMLAOUİ Sonia
Published: March 2020

Cisplatin, an anticancer drug used in chemotherapy, has made considerable progress recently; particularly in the treatment of testicular cancer. However, the side effects of this treatment, limit its use. Grape Seed and Skin Extract (GSSE) and Ulva rigida (U. rigida) marine seaweeds are giving compounds with high antioxidant capacity. This work aims to develop a model in vivo to evaluate the protective effect of extracts of GSSE or U. rigida against the oxidative stress induced by cisplatin. This stress occurring in healthy cells is one of the major causes of the adverse effects of chemotherapy. Healthy male rats received an intraperitoneal injection of cisplatin only or cisplatin and GSSE or U. rigida extract. At the end of the treatment, the rats were sacrificed and from the crushed testicles; the supernatant was recovered for biochemical assays. The data showed that the dose of cisplatin induces testicular toxicity, and a pro-oxidant state characterized by increased levels of malondialdehyde, carbonyl proteins, superoxide anion, calcium and iron. Besides, treatment with cisplatin increases the activity of superoxide dismutase and inhibits the activity of catalase. GSSE or U. rigida extract exerts a protective effect on the testes of cisplatin-treated rats, or they protect against the adverse effects of oxidative stress induced by cisplatin to restore levels near control. This study demonstrated that GSSE and U. rigida can protect against cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity.
Structure and gas sensitive properties of oxide compositions WO3—In2O3 and WO3—CO3O4
Authors: Haiduk Yu. S. , Khort A. A. , Mokhovikov M. A. , Savitsky A. A.
Published: March 2020

Nanocrystalline tungsten oxide (WO3), indium oxide (In2O3), cobalt oxide (Co3O4) and mixed composites with different WO3—In2O3 and WO3—Co3O4 ratios were obtained by the sol-gel method after calcination of xerogels at 400—600 °C. The morphology, phase composition, and structural features of the materials obtained were studied by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The increase in the gas sensitivity of the joint composition compared to the initial oxides can be explained by a decrease in the crystallite size and an increase in the specific surface, as well as by the dependence of the surface state of the grains on the composition. The highest sensory response to nitrogen dioxide in both compositions lies in the range of 130—150 °C, and to carbon monoxide, above 230 °C. Low-power planar nitrogen dioxide sensors with a sensitivity of << 1 ppm and power consumption ≤ 85 mW were produced.
Caracterização de mulheres hospitalizadas por neoplasia maligna da mama na Bahia, Brasil, 2012-2016
Authors: De Matos Beatriz Emanuele dos Santos , Mendes Pereira Nathalia Alves , Rocha Flavia Carvalho , Brasil Cristina Aires , Costa Cardoso Augusto Cesar , Palmeira Catia Suely
Published: March 2020

OBJETIVO: Caracterizar as mulheres hospitalizadas por neoplasia maligna da mama na Bahia no período de 2012 a 2016. MÉTODO: Estudo descritivo, ecológico de serie temporal, utilizando dados secundários do Sistema de Informação hospitalar SIH (SUS) no período de 2012 a 2016 no estado da Bahia, disponíveis no site do DATASUS. A população foi constituída de mulheres na faixa etária entre 20 a 59. As seguintes variáveis foram analisadas: faixa etária, macrorregião de ocorrência, raça/cor. RESULTADOS: No período ocorreram 11.787 internações por neoplasia maligna da mama, maior proporção em mulheres com idade de 50 a 59 anos (42,6%) e de cor/raça parda. A macrorregião do Leste do Estado apresentou maior frequência com (57,1%) de internações. A taxa de mortalidade entre as mulheres internadas foi maior na faixa etária de 50 a 59 anos (9,7%). CONCLUSÃO: Mulheres com idade de 50 a 59 anos e de cor/raça parda são as que mais se internaram por câncer de mama. Os dados apresentados permitem traçar um perfil da morbidade por câncer na Bahia e suas macrorregiões e servir de subsídios para estratégias de enfrentamento do problema.
Моделирование поведения трейдеров в биржевых взаимодействиях методом итерации
Authors: Левин Борис Аркадьевич
Published: March 2020

Цель: статья посвящена построению проекционно-векторной модели итерационного типа, позволяющая фиксировать процесс каждой итерации торгов как поведение трейдеров в виде мысленного их устремления к выгоде на основе денежной оценки ценности товара в биржевых взаимодействиях. Обсуждение: с появлением высокоскоростной торговли на биржах в конце XX века и ускорения ее в ХХI веке невозможно устойчиво спрогнозировать установление цены акции или фьючерса даже в следующем баре будущего [1, 9, 11, 18, 24]. Поэтому необходим иной подход к обоснованию теории рыночного взаимодействия, с привлечением образующегося рыночного мышления в виде устремления к выгоде, относящегося отдельно как к покупателям, так и к продавцам, что создает прецедент торгов, предшествующих мгновенному возникновению равновесной цены [4, 5, 10, 11]. И при этом использовать принцип парадигмы Билла Вильямса, что на примитивном рынке до момента установления равновесной цены предшествуют торги как результат окончания сделки между покупателем и продавцом при их устремлении и достижении выгоды как ценность товара равной ценности денег. Следовательно, таким образом, будет определяться поведение трейдеров как мысленное устремление к выгоде, которое может характеризовать суперпозицию волновых движений от торгов контрагентов, и в результате этого определять влияние детерминант спроса и предложения, обосновывающие ценность денег и ценность товара, что в результате создаст достаточно устойчивую и последовательную во времени смену больших и малых ценовых волн на биржах [9, 10, 11]. Это подтверждается статистическими выборками Нью-Йоркской, Чикагской, Лондонской, Московской бирж [4]. Результаты: обоснованы природные закономерности, демонстрирующие достаточно устойчивую среду поведения трейдеров интеллектуального порядка, включающую распределение контрагентов в их устремлении к выгоде в рыночной среде со статистическим подтверждением гиперболического распределения с характеристическими числовыми коэффициентами 0,5; 1,5. Предложена проекционновекторная модель итерационного типа, которая позволяет наглядно фиксировать процесс каждой итерации торгов в прогрессирующем для положительного результата поведения трейдеров в виде мысленного устремления к выгоде в определенном направлении на основе доказательства квантово-механического процесса их мышления, что достигается путем проектирования исходных оценок сравниваемых ценностей товара и денег за него покупателем-продавцом. Таким образом, осуществляется прогноз цен при выявлении начальной волны больших ценовых биржевых колебаний после достаточно продолжительных малых ценовых колебаний.
Cтратегия налоговой безопасности как гарант долгосрочного функционирования бизнеса
Authors: Ломанова Юлия Михайловна
Published: March 2020

Цель: работа посвящена исследованию взаимосвязи между увеличением поступления налогов в бюджет и эффективностью управления частным сектором экономики, а также способам безопасного ведения бизнеса в России. Обсуждение: в связи с усилением налогового контроля за налоговыми поступлениями в бюджет и борьбой государства с «серыми» схемами предпринимателям важно своевременно предпринять меры по легализации налогов и законной оптимизации налогообложения. Результаты: исследованы причины увеличения налоговых поступлений в бюджет: усиление контроля со стороны налоговых органов, что не связано с эффективностью управления частным бизнесом. Приведены официальные данные о размере налоговых поступлений, причин закрытия бизнеса. Предложено формирование стратегии налоговой безопасности с целью уверенности компании в завтрашнем дне и как начального этапа перехода на стратегическое управление.
Цифровизация как фактор развития транспортно-логистической отрасли в области управления операционными процессами «цифрового» транспорта и логистики
Authors: Горин Виктор Сергеевич , Степанов Алексей Алексеевич , Мищенко Евгений Александрович
Published: March 2020

Цель: статья посвящена вопросам развития транспортно-логистичес­кой отрасли в области управления операционными процессами «цифрового» транспорта и логистики под влиянием такого фактора, как цифровизация. Обсуждение: аналитика, прогнозы и оценки перспективы развития транспортно-логистической отрасли в области управления операционными процессами. Изменения рынка транспортно-логистических услуг под влиянием развития цифровизации. Цифровизация как фактор развития отрасли. Перспективные технологии в рамках цифровизации бизнеса для транспортно-логистических компаний. Результаты: в статье обоснована точка зрения авторов на понимание текущего и будущего состояния отрасли, ее развития под влиянием цифровизации. Показаны взаимосвязи между важными элементами бизнес-процессов, изменив которые можно существенно увеличить эффективность работы компании и отрасли. Проведена систематизация бизнес-процессов, под влиянием цифровизации способных увеличить рост эффективности деятельности.
Управленческие подходы к формированию системы сбыта продукции на основе управления ее качеством
Authors: Беляева Екатерина Александровна , Богомолов Антон Владимирович , Ткачев Андрей Геннадьевич
Published: March 2020

Цель: статья посвящена рассмотрению вопросов совершенствования системы сбыта на основе управления качеством продукции в современных рыночных условиях, которые являются основой принятия грамотных стратегических и оперативных управленческих решений повышения результативности деятельности предприятий зерноперерабатывающей промышленности. Обсуждение: в предположении, что возможности обеспечения внутренних потребности России в продовольствии и продовольственной безопасности достаточны, авторы считают наиболее эффективным направлением развития мукомольных предприятий диверсификацию производства, позволяющую оптимизировать транспортные расходы по доставке основного сырья и затраты по проведению маркетинговых исследований, обеспечить получение муки по себестоимости с последующим увеличением совокупного эффекта; снизить потребность в строительстве складских помещений для хранения муки и других видов сырья. Результаты: авторами предложены направления, способствующие росту эффективности развития мукомольных предприятий с учетом результативности системы сбыта продукции. Результаты проведенных эмпирических исследований подтвердили возможность практического использования разработанных моделей для решения приоритетных задач управления качеством продукции в аспекте обеспечения устойчивого развития отраслевых предприятий.
Основные направления методов анализа стратегии строительной компании
Authors: Бекбусинова Гульнафиз Кенжебековна , Тулегенова Жанат Утегеновна , Орынбекова Гульнара Ахмедовна
Published: March 2020

Цель: в данной статье рассмотрена значимость и необходимость стратегического планирования для компании в строительной отрасли, планирующей дальнейшее развитие деятельности. Перед разработкой стратегии и ее реализацией важно провести анализ текущей ситуации, выработку рекомендаций, позволяющих улучшить систему стратегического планирования компании и способствующих увеличению выручки. Обсуждение: В статье предлагаются методы управленческого и портфельного анализа, которые выявляют нынешнее положение организации на рынке и дает информацию о текущих ресурсных возможностях компании. Данные виды анализа позволяют определить точку отсчета и являются базой для составления стратегии развития. Результаты: в рамках разработки успешной стратегии данная статья дает рекомендации, позволяющие улучшить систему стратегического планирования компании, способствующие увеличению выручки. Этим методом служит достижение конкурентных преимуществ за счет стратегии лидерства в издержках, дифференциации, фокусировании и стратегии первопроходца.