bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Cardiac rehabilitation using telemedicine: the need for tele cardiac rehabilitation
Authors: Thamman Ritu , Janardhanan Rajesh
Published: December 2020

Cardiac Rehabilitation programs have shown to improve outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed barriers to these programs. A virtual platform might be a good solution to these challenges. Tele Cardiac Rehabilitation and remote patient monitoring provide an excellent alternative practical solution.
Integration of cardiovascular risk assessment with COVID-19 using artificial intelligence
Authors: Suri Jasjit S. , Puvvula Anudeep , Majhail Misha , Biswas Mainak , Jamthikar Ankush D. , Saba Luca , Faa Gavino , Singh Inder M. , Oberleitner Ronald , Turk Monika , Srivastava Saurabh , Chadha Paramjit S. , Suri Harman S. , Johri Amer M. , Nambi Vijay , Sanches J Miguel , Khanna Narendra N. , Viskovic Klaudija , Mavrogeni Sophie , Laird John R. , Bit Arindam , Pareek Gyan , Miner Martin , Balestrieri Antonella , Sfikakis Petros P. , Tsoulfas George , Protogerou Athanasios , Misra Durga Prasanna , Agarwal Vikas , Kitas George D. , Kolluri Raghu , Teji Jagjit , Porcu Michele , Al-Maini Mustafa , Agbakoba Ann , Sockalingam Meyypan , Sexena Ajit , Nicolaides Andrew , Sharma Aditya , Rathore Vijay , Viswanathan Vijay , Naidu Subbaram , Bhatt Deepak L.
Published: December 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI), in general, refers to the machines (or computers) that mimic “cognitive” functions that we associate with our mind, such as “learning” and “solving problem”. New biomarkers derived from medical imaging are being discovered and are then fused with non-imaging biomarkers (such as office, laboratory, physiological, genetic, epidemiological, and clinical-based biomarkers) in a big data framework, to develop AI systems. These systems can support risk prediction and monitoring. This perspective narrative shows the powerful methods of AI for tracking cardiovascular risks. We conclude that AI could potentially become an integral part of the COVID-19 disease management system. Countries, large and small, should join hands with the WHO in building biobanks for scientists around the world to build AI-based platforms for tracking the cardiovascular risk assessment during COVID-19 times and long-term follow-up of the survivors.
Strategies to overcome challenges of transradial coronary angiography and intervention
Authors: Papadopoulos Kyriacos , Kerner Arthur , Yalonetsky Sergey , Nikolsky Eugenia , Feld Yair , Roguin Ariel
Published: December 2020

The transradial approach has become the preferred route for performing coronary angiography and interventions. Several studies reported that radial access is associated with significant reduction in vascular complications compared with the femoral access. This technique allows also early ambulation, improves the patient’s well-being, and is less expensive. One important limitation of radial access is that coronary engagement from transradial approach is more challenging than transfemoral approach. The increased susceptibility of the radial artery to spasm, the radial-brachial artery tortuosities, and the subclavian-aorta curves make catheter advancement and coronary artery cannulation difficult. Hereby, we suggest several techniques for recognising and overcoming potential challenges during transradial coronary angiography.
Search for critical elements in an integrated quality management system and safety management system
Authors:   Sirius-Aero Airline LLC, Melnik D.M.
Published: December 2020

The International Civil Aviation Organization, in its document Safety Manual (Doc 9859), notes the importance of integrating a safety management system and a quality management system, which takes into account all areas of the civil aviation organization and the formation of interrelated processes to achieve common safety goals. There are discusses the method of searching for critical elements of an aviation enterprise based on risk events in an integrated management system, the main principle of which is the establishment of quality indicators and fiight safety indicators. With this approach, the distribution of indicators by type of activity (classes) is carried out, which in turn allows the study of elements of the aerodrome operator system based on the theory of fuzzy sets (Fuzzy Sets), in accordance with the concept of reliability, risks, safety from the theory of system safety. The results obtained allow us to proactively develop and implement measures that exclude the occurrence of a negative event in the activities of an aviation enterprise, such as a catastrophe, accident, emergency, or a serious aviation incident.
Numerical simulation of the temperature field in diamond grinding wheels
Authors:   Kabardino-Balkarian state University (KBSU), Deunezhev Z.N. , Kardanova M.R. ,   Kabardino-Balkarian state University (KBSU), Kushkhov Kh.B. ,   Kabardino-Balkarian state University (KBSU), Tkhabisimova M.M. ,   Kabardino-Balkarian state University (KBSU), Yakhutlov M.M. ,   Kabardino-Balkarian state University (KBSU)
Published: December 2020

A numerical simulation of the temperature field in diamond grinding wheels of a polymer matrix is carried out. The influence of various coatings on diamonds on the temperature field is studied. The properties of the matrix and the parameters of the coatings, which provide increased efficiency of the circles, are determined.
Migration of the population of Uzbekistan: historical stages and specific solutions
Authors: Rizaev Bakhtiyor
Published: December 2020

The article deals with the comparative analyses of the reasons, aims, forms and ways of migration in Uzbekistan between 1920s and 1980s as well as discussion of the written sources and literature on this historical process. The results of planned and voluntarily migration and its social-economic results are critically analyzed through the prism of cultivation of agricultural lands and migration processes.
Cooperation and confrontation: episodes of Soviet-German interrelationship in the 1920s
Authors: Furman Ekaterina , Yudina Taisia
Published: December 2020

Episodes of Soviet-German cooperation in 1920-s, which was the most controversial period of Russian history, is analyzed in the article. The authors use vast array of different sources and investigate main waypoints of Soviet-German cooperation in trade, concessions, military affairs. Research allowed to characterize main stages of Soviet-German cooperation in spheres, mentioned before, as well as conditions of diplomatic departments affairs, influence of political authorities, OGPU and main superpowers on the scale of cooperation. Authors state that main foreign events that caused changing pro-Soviet orientation were ratification of Dawes plan and entering League of Nations.
Soviet subversive activity regarding the Romanian army front, during the first half of the 1944
Authors: Moraru Pavel
Published: December 2020

In this article is presented the soviet subversive activity regarding the Romanian army front, during the first half of the 1944 till the end of the Romanian war against USSR. All the information is based on the documents of the Romanian military counter-intelligence organs. Here are investigated the events that took place in Bessarabia and left bank of Dniester River. The purpose of the article, based on archive documents, is to present the activity of the soviet partisans, spies and propagandists and also the adopted measures of the authorities and of the counter- intelligence organs in order to identify and eradicate their activity.
From the history of the NKVD “national operations” in 1937, 1938 years in Kyrgyzstan. Repression of ethnical minority
Authors: Abdrakhmanov Bolotbek
Published: December 2020

To analyze the repressive policy of the ruling party and NKVD organs towards the foreigners who lived in Kyrgyzstan in 1937-1938 years. The real materials being used in this research make it possible to think over the events of that complicated period in a new way and give them certain appreciation. Therefore the main aim of the article is to bring together new materials to through the light on the nature of the mass repressions towards a number of soviet citizens as foreign nationals.
The development of trade relations between the Republic of Cyprus and the Soviet Union (1960-1963)
Authors: Tasoulas Argyrios
Published: December 2020

This article studies the development of Soviet-Cypriot trade relations in 1960-63, based on research at the Archives of Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation (AVP RF). Concurrently, a historical analysis follows the events after the creation of the new Cypriot state and the two major Cold War crises (the building of the Berlin wall and the Cuban missile crisis). The efforts made by both governments to develop bilateral trade, the aftermath of the two major international crises and the results of the two governments’ policies have been identified and analyzed.
Specific traits of communal berths in ports open to public transport in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Authors: Legac Lora , Mohović Đani
Published: December 2020

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County has eight county port authorities operating since 1999, which manage a total of 101 ports open for public transport, 27 of which are of county importance and 74 ports are of local importance. The focus of this article is directed on county ports communal areas open for public transport, i.e. on communal berths in such ports. The article processes a number of communal berths managed by each county port authority in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, including the amount of compensation for such moorings. The number of requests for communal berths for each of the eight county port authorities was collected by field research to compare the current capacity with the required capacity of communal moorings. The problems which occur during the use of communal berths and possible solutions to those problems will also be presented in the article.
Market Segmentation of Leisure Boats Exhibited in the Boat Show by Using Multivariate Statistical Techniques
Authors: Kılıç Alper , Akdamar Emrah
Published: December 2020

The aim of this study is to segment recreational boats according to their basic parameters in order to develop marketing strategies and to investigate the benefit/cost factors in consumer preferences across segments. For this purpose, 69 recreational boats under 10 meters exhibited at the Istanbul Boat Show were clustered using basic parameters. In the study, in which hierarchical clustering and multidimensional scaling analysis were used, the boats were divided into four clusters and these results were intended to create an input in the marketing strategies of the boats. These clusters are labelled from the lowest segment to the highest segment, A, B, C and D in ascending order. Based on the calculated averages of these segments for five variables, their intended use is introduced. This segmentation provides guiding findings in different areas such as marketing, advertising and production strategies from the arrangement of the boats within the fair. In addition, alternative actions have been determined for both the customer and the seller by revealing the costs to be incurred in the event that customers prefer different segments.
Some issues about legal regulation regarding handling dangerous goods in maritime traffic
Authors: Rukavina Biserka
Published: December 2020

This paper analyses Ordinance on handling dangerous goods, the conditions and method of transport in maritime traffic, loading and unloading of dangerous goods, bulk and other cargo in ports and the method of preventing the spreading of oil spills in ports especially in the segment of the definition of dangerous goods, the supporting documents accompanying the handling of dangerous goods as well as supervision of the application of protective and safety measures. The author also discusses the terminological inconsistencies of important conceptual definitions while highlighting possible solutions. The paper also researches the role of the professional service, i.e., the qualified person who supervises handling dangerous goods in ports and who as such, is considered as the responsible person. The possible duality of the legal regulation of handling dangerous goods with regard to the Act on Transport of Dangerous Goods is also being researched. The last part highlights the contribution of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and the achievements of the Republic of Croatia in establishing a system for the exchange of data on dangerous goods. In conclusion, the author gives an assessment of the compliance of the Croatian legal norm on the handling dangerous goods with international and EU solutions and makes appropriate proposals.
Model of short-term forecasting liner maritime transport in the port system
Authors: Mišura Antonija , Stanivuk Tatjana , Šoda Joško , Jugović Alen
Published: December 2020

One of the preconditions for good quality management of seaports is forecasting the traffic according to the number of passengers and the number of vehicles; in this way it is possible to plan and prepare activities for the smooth operation of the ports. This paper researches the port system as part of the coastal liner maritime transport. The set hypothesis is that the model of forecasting the traffic could be presented as a function of two variables. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method is used to select the forecasting parameters. Based on the choice of parameters, using the Least Squares Method (LSM), the trend analysis is performed to choose the forecasting functions for maritime liner transport on the example of the Split City port. The statistical analysis on the choosed forecasting model using the coefficient of determination r2 and adjusted r2 model is performed to confirm the choice.
The Expression of Right-Wing Populism in the Netherlands across Facebook Posts
Authors: Fischer Agneta , Brands Charlotte , Abadi David
Published: December 2020

When it comes to political communication on social media, Facebook has arisen as one of the most important platforms. Recent research on populist discourses provides evidence for populist ideology fragments emerging across Facebook posts. Moreover, the level of populist language styles and the adoption of typical populist rhetoric appears to be ‘endemic' across political actors across the whole political spectrum, even among non-populist ones. In total, 51 posts from Geert Wilders were analyzed before and 71 in the period after the 2019 Dutch elections (N = 122). This study tackles the use of the founding elements of populist communication strategies: references to the people, references to the elites, and references to the others. For a populist leader, Wilders’ Facebook posts do not contain many references to the people. Instead, he focuses on the elites (e.g., the EU) and on the others (e.g., Muslims or asylum seekers). The clearest difference between the pre- and post-election period seems to be that Wilders gradually changes his populist communication strategies from a focus on the elites, to a focus on the others. In doing so, he uses more references to religion and blaming the others. He also refers more to people within the country (asylum seekers and immigrants) in the post-election period (36,6%) than in the pre-election period (23,5%). His posts show clear examples of populist nativism, while he paints a picture of a battle between the Netherlands and the EU (the elites), Muslims or asylum seekers (the others).
Bernardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy 2 (seipin) is a differentially expressed gene in brain metastatic human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: December 2020

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that Bernardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy 2, also known as seipin, encoded by BSCL2, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. BSCL2 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of BSCL2 in primary tumors was significantly correlated with patient distant metastasis-free survival. Modulation of BSCL2 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
TCEAL2 is a differentially expressed gene in brain metastatic human breast cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: December 2020

Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with brain metastasis in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that the transcriptional elongation factor A like 2, encoded by TCEAL2, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the brain metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. TCEAL2 mRNA was present at increased quantities in brain metastatic tissues as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Expression of TCEAL2 in primary tumors was significantly correlated with patient recurrence-free survival. Modulation of TCEAL2 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.
Cakrawala Pelayanan Publik di Negara Dunia ke Tiga
Authors: Abdussamad Zuchri
Published: December 2020

Membangun kepercayaan masyarakat atas pelayanan publik yang dilakukan penyelenggara pelayanan publik merupakan kegiatan yang harus dilaksanakan seiring dengan harapan dan tuntutan seluruh warga negara dan penduduk Indonesia tentang peningkatan pelayanan publik yang selalu menjadi perhatian umum.
Systematic review: Guideline based approach for the management of Asthma and subtypes via Chinese Medicine
Authors: Wong Lin Ho , Tay Louisa
Published: December 2020

AbstractBackground: Asthma is a chronic condition that results in the inflammation and narrowing of airways, often clinically presenting as wheeze and shortness of breath. Little is known of the Mechanisms of Action (MOA) of herbs used to treat asthma. The aim of this paper is to review existing data regarding known MOA of Traditional Chinese Medicine which will aid in the understanding of possible interactions between Western drugs and Chinese herbs as well as the standardization of management via a proposed guideline to improve patient safety and possible synergism in the long term. Methods: We searched through 5 databases for commonly prescribed herbs and formulas for asthma, and narrowed down the search to identify the underlying MOA of individual herbs that could specifically target asthma symptoms. We included studies that stated the MOA of individual herbs when used for treating symptoms of asthma, excluding them if they are described as part of a formula. Results: A total of 26 herbs commonly prescribed for asthma with known mechanism of action were identified. Herbs used for asthma were found to have similar MOA as that for drugs. Based on existing GINA guidelines, a guideline is proposed which includes a total of 5 steps depending on the severity of asthma and the herbs’ MOA. 16 formulas were subsequently identified for the management of asthma, which consist of 12 “stand-alone” and 4 “add on” formulas. “Stand-alone” formulas, used independently for asthma generally follow the GINA guidelines but do not proceed beyond step 3. These formulas consist mainly of beta-agonist and steroid-like effects. “Add on” formulas added as adjunct to “stand alone” formulas however, mainly act on T helper cells or have steroid like effects. Conclusion: Through the understanding of MOA of herbs and their respective formulas, it will ensue greater patient safety and outcomes.
Building robust and ethical vaccination verification systems
Authors: Zhang Baobao , Weissinger Laurin , Himmelreich Johannes , McMurry Nina , Li Tiffany , Scheinerman Naomi , Kreps Sarah
Published: December 2020

As countries begin to vaccinate their populations against COVID-19, creating systems to verify vaccine records will be vital to reopening businesses, educational institutions, and travel. We consider the challenges of building vaccine record verification (VRV) systems that involve data sharing by health care providers, methods for verifying vaccine records, and regulation of how entities (e.g., workplaces, schools, businesses, and airlines) may request proof of vaccination. In particular, we focus on the opportunities and risks associated with digital vaccine passport apps. We propose three ethical principles to guide the building of VRV systems: 1) aligning systems with vaccine prioritization, 2) upholding fairness and equity, and 3) building trustworthy technology that protects the public's health data.
A snapshot of educational research in 2020: Where is the Rod of Asclepius for Education?
Authors: Hoang Anh-Duc , Nguyen Chi Yen , Hiep Pham Hung , Vuong Quan-Hoang
Published: December 2020

Without a doubt, 2020 is a peculiar year. The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused people breakdown, school closure, city lockdown, healthcare systems scrambled. There is a global disruption in the education sector, and it seems like the education systems worldwide have to enforce educational reforms regardless of whether they have prepared. Many schools have to implement what they have planned for years within a few weeks due to the disease. Although this leads to uncountable and unimaginable challenges, one can still grab the opportunity to thrive, try new teaching and learning methods, and new ways of communication or new looks into educational institutions. Even though the pandemic is far from over and we were not yet able to find out the proper medical plan to secure our humanity from the “positive for COVID-19”, there are positive signals that we can find the Rod of Asclepius for educational concerns. As Gandhi said: “Adversity is the mother of progress”, we can see the quote imprinted in reality with amazing inventions from students, teachers, educators and valuable publications from scholars around the world, targeting a new normal state and probably a new future.
Musical calling as a behavior ancestral to all modern primates
Authors: Schruth David
Published: December 2020

Music is a singular behavior humans exhibit via the creation of patterned sounds organized, for example, along rhythmic and melodic dimensions. Music-like behavior, however, also appears in many other animals including non-human primates. Calls with western musical attributes are primarily ascribed to gibbons, tarsiers, indri, and potentially also marmosets, tamarins, and titi monkeys. A recent survey of primates, using a continuous measure of acoustic musicality, suggests that many other species—including galagos, several lemurs, and some Old World monkeys—also exhibit calls with music-like qualities. Based on this ubiquity and a recent arboreal-origins theory for musical behavior, I hypothesized that the ancestor of all living primates was likewise also somewhat musical. Ancestral character estimation was used to reconstruct ancestral phylogenetic states using scored spectrographic depictions of vocalizations of extant primates (n=58 species) to determine if musical calling is the initial primate condition. The results suggest that nearly all primate families have an ancestor with at least one moderately music-like call—two or more reappearing syllables—with the notable exception of Cercopithecinae. The Papionini subset of these cheek-pouch monkeys—which includes geladas, baboons, macaques, and mandrills—likely experienced a multi-million year diminution in musical behavior, perhaps in conjunction with their recent adaptations for quadrupedal terrestriality. These findings largely indicate that exhibition of at least one music-like call is a normal, and likely quite ancient, constituent of primate vocalization behavior.
Exploring metaphor’s effects in reasoning on vaccination
Authors: Ervas Francesca , SALIS PIETRO MARIA , Fanari Rachele
Published: December 2020

The paper investigates the impact of the use of metaphors in reasoning tasks concerning vaccination, especially for defeasible reasoning cases. We assumed that both metaphor and defeasible reasoning can be relevant to let people understand vaccination as an important collective health phenomenon, by anticipating possible defeating conditions. We hypothesized that extended metaphor could improve both the argumentative and the communicative effects of the message. We designed an empirical study to test our main hypotheses: participants were presented with a text about vaccination, described in either literal or metaphorical terms, based on uncertain vs. safe reasoning scenarios. The results of the study confirmed that defeasible reasoning is relevant for the communicative impact of a text and that an extended metaphor enhances the overall communicative effects of the message, in terms of understandability, persuasion, perceived safety and feeling of control over the health situation, collective trust in expertise and uptake of experts’ advice. However, the results show that this effect is significantly nuanced by the type of defeasible reasoning, especially in the case of participant’s trust in expertise and commitment to experts’ advice.
Can reflective diary-writing increase sufficiency-oriented consumption? A longitudinal intervention addressing the role of basic psychological needs, subjective well-being, and time affluence
Authors: Tröger Josephine , Wullenkord Marlis , Barthels Clara , Steller Rubina
Published: December 2020

Sufficiency is a sustainability strategy aiming for (1) a decrease in absolute resource consumption on individual and societal levels and (2) for socio-ecological justice and the fair distribution of costs and benefits of resource use to meet every human’s basic needs. This study examined a longitudinal intervention to foster individual sufficiency orientation (i.e., a multidimensional construct including both attitudes towards sufficiency sustainability strategy and corresponding behavioral intentions). We recruited N=252 participants who participated in a one-week reflective diary-intervention to increase sufficiency orientation in every-day life and assessed sufficiency orientation, basic psychological need satisfaction, self-reflection, subjective well-being, and time affluence before (T1), directly after (T2), and four weeks after the intervention (T3). Contrary to our predictions, there was no significant difference between the experimental and the control group. Sufficiency orientation increased across groups. Basic psychological need satisfaction was the strongest predictor of sufficiency orientation. There were positive relations with subjective well-being. Targeting basic psychological need satisfaction as a potential underlying driver of sufficiency orientation seems to be a promising avenue for designing interventions. Employing a need-based, humanistic approach to design psychological interventions is in line with the aims of sufficiency to meet every human’s basic needs, in a socio-ecologically just world.
Ecological stress, amygdala reactivity, and internalizing symptoms in preadolescence: Is parenting a buffer?
Authors: Demidenko Michael I , Ip Ka I , Kelly Dominic , Constante Kevin , Goetschius Leigh , Keating Daniel
Published: December 2020

Ecological stress during adolescent development may increase the sensitivity to negative emotional processes that can contribute to the onset and progression of internalizing behaviors during preadolescence. Although a small number of studies have considered the link among the complex relations in ecological stress, amygdala reactivity and internalizing symptoms in childhood and adolescence, these studies have largely been small, cross-sectional, and often do not consider unique roles of parenting or sex. In the current study, we evaluated the interrelations among ecological stress, amygdala functioning, subsequent internalizing symptoms, and the moderating roles of parenting and sex, 9- and 10-year old preadolescents from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study (ABCD). A subset of participants who met a priori quality control criteria for bilateral amygdala during the N-back faces versus places contrast (N = 7,385; Mean Age = 120 months, SD = 7.52; 49.5% Female) were included in the study. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed to create a latent variable of ecological stress, and multiple Structural Equation Model (SEM) models were conducted to evaluate the association among baseline ecological stress and internalizing symptoms one year later, the mediating role of amygdala activity, and moderating effects of parental acceptance and sex. The results revealed a significant association among ecological stress and subsequent internalizing symptoms, which was greater in males than females. There was no association between amygdala activity and ecological stress or subsequent internalizing symptoms, and no mediating role of amygdala, or moderating effect of parental acceptance, on the association between ecological stress and internalizing symptoms. An alternative mediation model was tested and revealed that parental acceptance mediated the association between ecological stress and internalizing symptoms, demonstrating lower internalizing symptoms among preadolescents one year later. Given the lack of association in brain function, ecological stress and internalizing symptoms in this registered report, effects from small studies should be reconsidered in larger samples.
Practices of Ethnographic Research: Introduction to the Special Issue
Authors: Ploder Andrea , Hamann Julian
Published: December 2020

Ethnographic research is the product of multiple practices. Yet, only a few of them are addressed in methodological textbooks or seminars. The contribution introduces a special issue on practices of ethnographic research. It reflects on the relation between practices and methods and highlights the consequences of the practice perspective for epistemology, methodology, reflexivity, teaching, and social studies of the social sciences.
Feminist Men and Sexual Behavior: Analyses of Men’s Sex with Women
Authors: Stick Max , Fetner Tina
Published: December 2020

Men’s identification with and support for feminism has attracted the interest of masculinity scholars. This study explores an under-researched dimension of this phenomenon, investigating the relationship between feminist identification and sexual behavior. In heterosexual encounters, do feminist men report having sex more recently than those who do not call themselves feminists? During sexual encounters, do feminist men behave differently than non-feminists? In particular, do feminist men organize their sexual behavior in a way that prioritizes their partners’ sexual pleasure to a greater extent than non-feminists? Using representative survey data of Canadian adults, we examine the self-reported sexual behavior of heterosexual Canadian men. We find that self-identifying feminist men report having sex more recently and are more likely to report engaging in breast stimulation and performing oral sex on their partners than non-feminists. We discuss the implications of these findings on the sociological literature on gender and sexuality.
Marriage and Divorce Decline During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Five States
Authors: Manning Wendy , Payne Krista
Published: December 2020

The decline in marriage and divorce was evident prior to the pandemic, but it remains unknown whether these patterns have persisted during the pandemic. We compared monthly marriage and divorce counts for two years prior to the pandemic (2018 and 2019), and during the pandemic for the five states that published monthly vital statistics data for 2020 (Arizona, Florida, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oregon). All five states witnessed an initial dip in marriage. Counts of marriages in Arizona and New Hampshire rebounded. In contrast, a marriage shortfall occurred in Florida, Missouri, and Oregon. In the early pandemic months divorces initially declined in all five states and rebounded in Arizona. In the remaining four states a divorce shortfall has occurred. Based on these results we provide national estimates of the marriage and divorce response to the pandemic. As more data become available it will be important to acknowledge these state variations in response to the pandemic.
Analysis of Blood flow Through Artery with Mild Stenosis
Authors: Pokhrel Puskar R. , Kafle Jeevan , Kattel Parameshwari , Gaire Hari Prasad
Published: December 2020

Arterial stenosis is an abnormal condition in arteries due to the deposition of fats and other substances, called atherosclerosis.  As it restricts the blood flow, it may induce a heart attack. Employing the Navier-Stokes equations, we consider the blood flow in an artery with the presence of a stenosis in an axisymmetric shape. We analyze the blood flow dynamics in cylindrical form by evaluating pressure, pressure drop against the wall, shear stress on the wall. We also analyze the dynamics by evaluating the ratio of pressure drop with stenosis to the pressure drop without stenosis against the wall, and the ratio of maximum to minimum shear stresses with the ratios of various thicknesses of stenosis to radius of the artery.
Implication of Monoclonal Antibody for COVID-19 Treatment
Authors: Tuladhar Reshma
Published: December 2020

Coronavirus induced disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic affecting the entire world has continued to pose threat despite nearly a year of its onset. With more than 50 vaccine candidates targeting COVID-19 on trials and 15 at the final stage of testing, wide availability to the general public is still a long way to go. Thus alternative therapeutics is in the progress to minimize the effect of COVID-19. This systematic review evaluated the articles related to immunotherapy for COVID19. PubMed database was used to search for keywords; COVID-19, immunotherapy, and monoclonal antibody for relevant publications of the year 2020. The review was performed based on PRISMA protocol and the final 20 articles were included in the final review. These studies demonstrated that Tocilizumab, the monoclonal antibody that blocks IL6 receptors has improved outcomes in COVID-19 infected patients.
Generalization of Dürer's Magic Square and New Methods for Doubly Even Magic Squares
Authors: Miranda Lohans de Oliveira , Miranda Lossian Barbosa Bacelar
Published: December 2020

We have established new general methods of building of doubly even magic squares and from these methods we naturally obtain Dürer's magic square. This allows us to define Dürer's magic squares for orders greater than four.
On Fermat-Torricelli Problem in Frechet Spaces
Authors: Osinuga I.A. , Ayinde S.A. , Oguntuase J.A. , Adebayo G.A.
Published: December 2020

We study the Fermat-Torricelli problem (FTP) for Frechet space X, where X is considered as an inverse limit of projective system of Banach spaces. The FTP is defined by using fixed countable collection of continuous seminorms that defines the topology of X as gauges. For a finite set A in X consisting of n distinct and fixed points, the set of minimizers for the sum of distances from the points in A to a variable point is considered. In particular, for the case of collinear points in X, we prove the existence of the set of minimizers for FTP in X and for the case of non collinear points, existence and uniqueness of the set of minimizers are shown for reflexive space X as a result of strict convexity of the space.
Assessment of Private Paravets Practices towards Veterinary Extension Services in Nepal
Authors: Thapa Narbikram
Published: December 2020

The study aims to assess the performance of paravets towards veterinary extension services in Nepal. The participatory methods like questionnaire survey, key informant interview, focus group discussion, direct field observation, force field analysis and score ranking was adopted during the study. The quality of the Private Paravets was sound in terms of relevance, appropriateness, targeting, and sustainability issues. Project activities associated with Private Paravets promotion were observed appropriate and in line with the needs of farmers. The concerned private paravets were found to be working effectively for institutional, social and economic transformation of the beneficiaries. Large majority of the Paravets have been providing veterinary service on technical advice, curative services (98 %), AI (87 %) and vaccination (75%) against hemorrhagic septicaemia and black quarter diseases in the cattle and buffaloes. There has been increased access to veterinary extension services in the rural farming communities because of increased accessibility to Paravets. In the study areas 89 %paravets have annual turnover of Rs less than 2 lacsto3-5lacs in their fee based private veterinary services. Overwhelming majority of the Paravets had future plan to expand their business. Of the total 96 % Paravets expressed job satisfaction for their current veterinary private practices despite some problems. The private paravets seems to be instrumental and sustainable to provide services towards veterinary and livestock production technology in the study areas. However, there is room for improvements to make it economically viable, technically sound, legally regulated and developing professional ethics as Paravets practices in Nepal.
Flipped Learning for Teaching Ukrainian IT Students
Authors: Yalova Kateryna , Yashyna Ksenia , Sorokina Liudmyla
Published: December 2020

The paper is devoted to utilisation of flipped learning for improving educational quality for IT students. The article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of flipped learning, the obstacles for its adoption are also described. The modification of educational functions, roles, actions, and interconnections of the participants during implementation of flipped learning is shown. Flipped learning implementation algorithm is proposed for a university discipline. Uniform architecture for flipped course which consists of face-to-face and online parts is provided. Forms and requirements for e-content are described. Approaches and technologies for implementing the online part of flipped learning are also discussed. Innovative educational technologies which may be useful at the stages of meaning realisation and knowledge reflection as well as for creating professional students’ skills are proposed. The proposed solutions are uniform and formed by generalisation of the knowledge about the data domain, they can be utilised at Ukrainian universities.
Hybrid Reality in the Internet of Things as an Environment for Transferring Knowledge
Authors: Woźniakowski Tomasz , Orłowski Arkadiusz
Published: December 2020

The paper presents features and applications of hybrid reality technology and the Internet of Things. The analysed thesis states that such a solution is a favourable environment for the dissemination of knowledge through the concept of interaction of objects of postulated environment with the theoretical model of knowledge objects. The article discusses an initial version of the potential information system method. The method, in the form of a mathematical formula, makes it possible to evaluate objects in the postulated space. The article presents the case study implementing a similar environment in the service of advanced industrial equipment. The results of the analysis indicate a high potential of the postulated solution, which requires further refinement and research. At the same time, the practice of the implementation case points to technological and organisational threats which should be neutralised to ensure a high probability of the project’s success.
Current state of ecological taxation in Ukraine and its improvement according to the EU experience
Authors: Oliynychuk Oleksandra
Published: December 2020

The deteriorating environmental situation on Earth has become over the last decades an almost general cause for concern. Many people around the world, united in environmental organisations express their concern because the Earth is our common home, and our health and well-being are dependent on it. At the same time methods of economic activities, intensification of production can lead to ecological catastrophe. Therefore, neglecting environmental issues in global and regional dimensions is unacceptable. Excessive consumption of natural resources, pollution of the atmosphere and water bodies, continuous generation of non-recyclable waste are problems that need not only general recognition, but also the adoption and implementation of effective programmes to prevent the relevant harmful effects. This is especially true of Ukraine in view of the Chornobyl nuclear plant disaster with its ramifications, but this area has not been investigated sufficiently. Unfortunately environmental pollution in Ukraine is one of the major causes of increased mortality. The world community has already implemented preventative and compensatory mechanisms that contribute to the partial restoration of the natural environment. This encourages economical use of natural resources and reduces the environmental impact of business activity. The most effective of these are the economic mechanisms that make environmentally hazardous industries switch to energy-efficient and non-waste or low-waste technologies. An important instrument of these mechanisms is ecological taxation, which is why each country creates its own environmental tax system, adapted to the specifics of economic processes. Moreover, ecological taxation is a critical tool for ensuring the country’s environmental security. Thus, the research of the ecological taxation system, its elements, efficiency of functioning has important scientific and practical value. The purpose of the study is to establish the role of the environmental taxation in ensuring the environmental security, based on the analysis of the current ecological taxation in Ukraine and the EU.The aims of the article are to consider various aspects of environmental taxation in Ukraine and the EU; to make comparisons of the ecological taxes in Ukraine and in the EU countries; to assess the fiscal efficiency of environmental taxation; to suggest the ways to improve the environmental tax system in Ukraine in order to endure the environmental security taking into account the EU experience. The following reasoning methods were used in the research: analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, comparison, generalisation and others.
Kulturowe aspekty „mowy nienawiści” we frazeologii animalistycznej w języku polskim i chorwackim
Authors: Koncewicz-Dziduch Edyta
Published: December 2020

This paper is an analysis of idioms containing the name of the animal (animalistic phraseology) in Polish and Croatian and animal lexemes that can have the function of negative expressions of man – zooinvective. Attention is paid to anthropocentric treatment of animals in phraseology, using them to negative evaluation human traits and behaviors, such as: stupidity, cruelty, stubbornness, too much sex drive, gluttony, drunkenness, falsehood, dishonesty, ugliness, awkwardness. Animalistic phraseology also pays attention to the aspect of bad treatment of pets (dog, cat) and farm animals (horse, ox, donkey, domestic fowl). The phenomenon of negative treatment of some animals may be a manifestation a kind of “hate speech,” because it favors the creation and consolidation of negative stereotypes and cultural portraits of some representatives of the fauna world.
Wizerunek konia terapeuty w filmie na wybranych przykładach
Authors: Lusińska Anna
Published: December 2020

The image, in general, is understood as an image, an image or a likeness. Nowadays, this concept is associated with its shaping and reception in order to influence the environment. Thinking about the image, first of all, its personal connotations are taken. Can you therefore analyze the image of an animal, and more specifically a horse? It turns out that yes, because this representative of the even-toed ungulate, accompanying man in his life since prehistory, appeared in art, including film. He was honored to be his object or rather subject. Among the many roles he had to play, there was also a humanizing role – the therapist. The aim of the article was to show the image of the horse as a therapist in selected film examples and its analysis.
Wołanie o wspólnotę w Post-koiné Anity Jarzyny
Authors: Mytych-Forajter Beata
Published: December 2020

The text is an attempt to reflect on the possibility of going beyond a language focused on human interests and human perspective. The pretext is the extensive and very learned book by Anita Jarzyna Post-koiné. Studies on Non-anthropocentric (Poetic) Languages (Łódź 2019), the author of which is looking for unobvious places (in selected literary works), enabling talking about some non-violent forms of contact with the animal, and even about the possibility of expressing its otherness in the human language. The most contentious topics are the problem of the subject (also the writer), the issue of the creative human/animal difference and the balance between the duties of the interpreter and the dreams of the activist.
„Ich kann ja nicht an die FH kommen und brauche das wirklich ganz dringend ...“. Möglichkeiten einer Fachhochschulbibliothek effizient Benutzer*innenwünsche in Zeiten der COVID-19-Krise zu erfüllen
Authors: Hepperger Andreas , Gstöttenmeier Elisabeth
Published: December 2020

Vieles, das wir heute in den Medien über Krankheitswellen, Schulschließungen oder unmittelbar bevorstehende Impfungen lesen, erinnert augenscheinlich an den Verlauf der Influenza-Pandemie von 1918–1920. Ein wesentlicher Unterschied zu heute ist jedoch die zur Verfügung stehende elektronische Infrastruktur, die uns erlaubt ortsungebunden Studierende und Lehrende mit bibliothekarischen Dienstleistungen zu versorgen. In diesem Beitrag wird dargestellt, wie die Bibliothek der FH Burgenland mit bereits bestehenden Mitteln (Alma–Summon, Microsoft Teams) sowie dem Einsatz zusätzlicher Tools wie LibAnswers den abrupten Einbruch der physischen Benutzung (inkl. Dienstleistungen vor Ort) kompensieren konnte und diese Lösungen auch zukünftig verwenden wird. Schließlich wird gezeigt, wie mit einfachen Mitteln (Microsoft Office) ein Dashboard zur Auslastung der Sitzplätze in der Bibliothek umgesetzt und bereits anderen FH Bibliotheken zur Weiternutzung zur Verfügung gestellt werden konnte.
Możliwość pozwania Skarbu Państwa z tytułu przebywania na kwarantannie w związku z epidemią COVID-19 w sytuacji, gdy nie został wprowadzony stan nadzwyczajny
Authors: Dubowski Rafał
Published: December 2020

The opinion presents legal grounds regarding the application of quarantine and liability for damages of the State Treasury. Simultaneously, the conditions required for the State Treasury to be liable for damages in a specific case of quarantine were indicated and discussed. In addition, the opinion highlights the possibility of pursuing claims for infringement of moral rights if the quarantine is unlawfully applied (e.g. by a wrong authority or in the absence of legal grounds for its application to a specific person).
Ocena zgodności z Konstytucją poselskiego projektu ustawy o jawności przychodów kościołów i związków wyznaniowych oraz zniesieniu ich przywilejów finansowych
Authors: Gierach Ewelina
Published: December 2020

The author raises arguments in favour of considering the proposed solutions unconstitutional. The amendments to the provisions of particular statutes, envisaged in the Bill, which regulate the relations between the State and individual churches and religious associations, do not meet the constitutional requirement of consensual regulation of relations. Furthermore, it should be considered whether the vacatio legis proposed in the bill is sufficient for the addressees of the regulation to adapt to the new solutions. Legislative shortcomings of the draft were also indicated.