bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Efectos fisiológicos y cognitivos de la cafeína en la infancia: Revisión sistemática de la literatura
Authors: Torres-Ugalde Yeyetzi Citlali , Romero-Palencia Angélica , Román-Gutiérrez Alma Delia
Published: December 2020

Introducción: La cafeína es el psicoestimulante más consumido en el mundo. Su uso entre los niños es controvertido, aunque produce un aumento en la actividad cerebral, podría obstaculizar el crecimiento y el desarrollo en los consumidores jóvenes. El objetivo de esta revisión fue identificar cuáles son los efectos físicos y cognitivos del consumo de cafeína por niños. Materiales y métodos: Los detalles del protocolo para esta revisión sistemática se registraron en PROSPERO y se puede acceder a ellos en www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRDXXXXXXXXXXX. Los motores de búsqueda utilizados, fueron EBSCO, ScienceDirect, Pub Med y Clarivate analytics. Los criterios de elegibilidad fueron sujetos menores de 12 años con ingesta o administración de cafeína que manifestaran cambios físicos o cognitivos. Resultados: Inicialmente, se encontraron 5.453 artículos, de los que se seleccionaron 20 estudios experimentales u observacionales (transversales y longitudinales) para esta revisión, siguiendo la metodología PRISMA. Conclusiones: Los resultados obtenidos mostraron que el consumo de cafeína en esta población, puede provocar alteraciones en el crecimiento, al producir alteraciones en el ciclo del sueño, debido a que interfiere con la secreción de la hormona del crecimiento. Por otro lado, el rendimiento cognitivo fue mejor en niños con historial de uso de citrato de cafeína en casos de apnea del prematuro. Para las alteraciones paidopsiquiátricas, se encontró evidencia de que la caféína produce una mejor distribución de la energía cerebral, aunque puede exacerbar la sintomatología en el TDAH y el autismo.
Programas de intervención a través de Internet para la reducción de peso en adultos con sobrepeso y obesidad: una revisión sistemática
Authors: Mata-González Edith Ernestina , Meza-Peña Cecilia , Saldaña García Carmina
Published: December 2020

Introducción: el auge de la tecnología ha posibilitado el desarrollo de programas vía Internet para abordar el problema de la obesidad, como apoyo complementario a programas presenciales. El presente estudio evalúa la evidencia sobre programas vía Internet realizados en personas adultas con sobrepeso y  obesidad, analizando los recursos y componentes principales de las intervenciones. Material y métodos: Se realizó una revisión sistemática en las bases de datos Web of Science y Scopus. Se seleccionaron estudios de intervención en línea para la reducción de peso en población adulta. Bajo los lineamientos PRISMA, se analizó la información extrayendo datos de autoría, año de publicación, diseño del estudio, duración de la intervención, variables para evaluar la eficacia y resultados. Resultados: Se analizaron 21 artículos, mismos que reportan diferencias significativas en peso  tras intervención en línea contrastados con modalidades presenciales o grupos control. Los programas enfatizan cambios en dieta, incremento de actividad física, auto monitoreo, fijación de metas y disponibilidad de redes sociales como variables que garantizan eficacia. La retroalimentación por parte de profesionales y las redes de apoyo parecen ser cruciales para la adherencia y el logro de reducciones de peso significativas. Conclusiones: El aprovechamiento de la tecnología puede ser un aliado que lleve a cambios significativos en el peso de personas que viven con sobrepeso u obesidad.
Pediatric endocrinological service in the Russian Federation: current state and development prospects
Authors: Bezlepkina O. B.
Published: December 2020

The article provides brief data on the prevalence of endocrine diseases in children in the Russian Federation, provides the main normative documents regulating the provision of medical care in the field of «pediatric endocrinology», data on the state of the bed fund (children's endocrinological beds), the number of specialized children's departments in the Russian Federation, the number of children's endocrinologists.
A representação alegórica do Estado em Debret e Pedro Américo
Authors: Frazão Conduru Guilherme
Published: December 2020

O artigo propõe uma análise iconológica comparada de duas pinturas alegóricas dedicadas à representação do Estado, realizadas em diferentes momentos de busca de consolidação de uma nova ordem política, após rupturas institucionais: o pano de boca para o teatro da corte do Rio de Janeiro na noite de gala da coroação de Pedro I, de Jean-Baptiste Debret, de 1822; e Paz e concórdia, de Pedro Américo, alegoria-exaltação esboçada em 1895 e vendida ao Ministério das Relações Exteriores em 1903, depois de tentativa de exposição no salão parisiense de 1900. Enquanto a obra de Debret procurou representar elementos que seriam característicos do Estado brasileiro, inclusive a diversidade étnica, a tela de Pedro Américo, como alegoriacoringa, representou conceitos universais e conteúdo nacional adaptável.
Pelos olhos da Justiça:
Authors: Almaleh Priscilla
Published: December 2020

Esse texto se propõe a evidenciar como os processos sociais interseccionais marcaram as vidas, os corpos e as representações sobre duas mulheres, Clara e Januária, moradoras na região de Porto Alegre no final do século XIX. A partir do estudo das fontes criminais, encontrei dois processos muito parecidos, já que se assemelham pelas rés serem mulheres, jovens empregadas domésticas, oitocentistas, moradoras dos arredores de Porto Alegre, capital do Rio Grande do Sul e, ainda, acusadas de cometerem o crime de furto e incêndio. Contudo, esses dois processos se distinguem pelas cores das rés, uma branca e outra negra, evidenciando o histórico processo de racismo nos corpos das mulheres negras, mas também do machismo e do sexismo, frutos do processo de ocidentalização da nossa sociedade. Portanto, esse artigo se faz necessário para os diferentes âmbitos da História Social, sendo uma importante ferramenta para compreender as relações sociais e os processos que marcam a nossa História, sob a ótica dos Estudos Feministas.
Os Elementos Essências da Commedia Dell´´´´ arte no Século XVI e na Contemporaneidade
Authors: Hunzicker Frederick Magalhães
Published: December 2020

A Commedia dell´´ arte é uma comédia de ofício, de profissão. E com isso, tem seus elementos constitutivos. Através da analise matricial vamos ponderar os procedimentos de criação de um espetáculo de Commedia dell´arte. Também, elencamos elementos de criação do ator como a máscara, a improvisação e o roteiro de intrigas (canovaccio). Tanto a máscara quanto a improvisação dizem respeito ao trabalho do ator já o roteiro (canovaccio), se relaciona com as ações do ator, a dramaturgia do ator. A expressividade pauta a técnica e o talento artístico com a pré-expressividade, que seria aquilo que o ator prepara antes de interpretar a personagem. As propriedades populares da Commedia dell'arte foram dadas pelo caráter carnavalesco, já que a cultura cômica popular da Idade Média, principalmente a cultura carnavalesca, conformava-se através de uma grande diversidade: festas públicas carnavalescas; ritos e cultos cômicos especiais; os bufões e tolos; gigantes, anões e monstros; palhaços de diversos estilos; a literatura paródica, etc. E por fim, no teatro oriental, a máscara surge conectada à dança ritual, enquanto no ocidente, está presente nos festejos populares ou ligada a alguma tradição religiosa.
Exórdio e Argumento em Arte da Guerra do Mar (1555), de Fernando Oliveira
Authors: Chauvin Jean Pierre
Published: December 2020

Neste artigo, discutem-se alguns pressupostos defendidos pelo padre Fernando Oliveira (1507-1581) na Arte da Guerra do Mar, publicado em 1555. Além de refletir sobre o conceito de “guerra justa” – sustentado por Santo Agostinho e Tomás de Aquino – propõe-se demonstrar alguns artifícios retóricos a que o padre recorreu, ao fundamentar e dispor as partes do tratado.
Sujeitos e Arquivos Escolares:
Authors: Costa Júlio César Virgínio da
Published: December 2020

Este artigo tem por objetivo desvelar e apresentar o quão potente é um arquivo escolar na compreensão da reeducação das relações étnico-raciais na Educação Básica. Para essa realização foram utilizadas fotografias do arquivo escolar e entrevistas feitas aos profissionais da instituição em conexão com a (O evento será nomeado após avaliação a cegas pelos pareceristas). Fato que já demonstra indícios de que a as práticas desenvolvidas atendem à Lei 10.639/2003 e que vem sendo ampliada e valorizada na escola e pelo público escolar e não escolar
Vir a Ser Outro por Meio das Narrativas do Vivido
Authors: Pereira Marcemino Bernardo
Published: December 2020

RESUMO

Este trabalho narra experiências de um professor de História do Ensino Fundamental na rede municipal de Campinas – SP. São histórias amparadas em lembranças, produções de alunos e registros de aula do autor e que dialogam, basicamente, com as reflexões de Walter Benjamin sobre a memória e a escrita narrativa. Trata-se de uma investigação no campo da educação narrada em primeira pessoa, problematizando o ensino de história por meio de documentos e escrita de textos de opinião, bem como os percursos formativos do professor. As várias histórias aqui narradas se entretecem na construção de sentidos para prática docente que emergem à medida que se conta, produzindo saberes entendidos como lições do vivido.

Palavras-chave: Pesquisa narrativa; Ensino de história; Saberes docentes; Saberes da experiência; Alteridade.

 

ABSTRACT

This work narrates the experiences of a history teacher of elementary education in the municipal network of Campinas - SP. They are stories based on memories, student productions and class records of the author and that dialogue, basically, with Walter Benjamin's reflections on memory and narrative writing. This is an investigation in the field of education narrated in the first person, problematizing the teaching of history through documents and writing of opinion texts, as well as the formative paths of the teacher. The various stories narrated here interweave in the construction of meanings for teaching practice that emerge as one tells, producing knowledge understood as lessons from the experience.

Keywords: Narrative research; History teaching; Teaching knowledge; Knowledge of experience; Alterity.
A Moça Moderna nas Fotografias da Escola de Economia Rural Doméstica de Uberaba (ESERD)
Authors: Vieira Carneiro Juno Alexandre
Published: December 2020

Discute-se os lugares e papeis sociais reservados à figura feminina na ESERD,  por meio do estudo das fotografias produzidas pela instituição e preservadas no arquivo histórico do IFTM. Nesse sentido, percebe-se uma situação pendular, ora estimulando a emancipação das alunas, de forma a contribuírem para o desenvolvimento econômico através da gestão científica do lar e da família, ora limitando-as, mediante a manutenção de valores tradicionais com vistas à reprodução de padrões éticos e morais.
Apresentação
Authors: Tito Tolentino Thiago Lenine , De Carvalho Cunha Nara Rúbia
Published: December 2020

Apresentação da Revista Cadernos de Pesquisa do CDHIS - vol. 33 - n.2 - jul./dez. 2020
Abordagem Lexical, Linguística de Corpus e o ensino de inglês como língua estrangeira
Authors: Cabral Mariana Maia , Lisboa Joel Victor Reis , Yamamoto Márcio Issamu
Published: December 2020

Este relato de experiência tem como foco uma oficina de língua inglesa (LI) desenvolvida com alunos de ensino médio no escopo do Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação à Docência (Pibid). O objetivo geral da oficina foi ampliar a competência lexical dos alunos, de modo a prepará-los para a realização da seção de LI do Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (Enem). Os referenciais teórico e metodológico utilizados foram a Abordagem Lexical (LEWIS, 1993; 2000; 2008) e a Linguística de Corpus, respectivamente. Dentre os resultados provenientes da oficina estão: (i) o aumento do vocabulário em LI do público-alvo; (ii) a promoção de sentimentos de segurança em relação à leitura em LI; (iii) o treinamento de professores em formação para pesquisas em análise e descrição linguística, bem como para a produção de material didático.
Toponímia rural de Alagoinhas
Authors: Silva Edileuza Moura Candido da , Abbade Celina Márcia de Souza
Published: December 2020

O referente artigo trata da análise de uma amostra de nomes de acidentes geográficos humanos de origem indígena e africana, da zona rural do município de Alagoinhas-Bahia, Território de identidade 18, coletada para a pesquisa de mestrado em andamento, intitulada: “A Toponímia Rural na construção Cultural e Histórica de Alagoinhas: acidentes humanos”. A pesquisa é composta por um corpus disposto em bases cartográficas do município, coletadas do IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), TRE (Tribunal Regional Eleitoral), UARA (União das Associações Comunitárias Rurais de Alagoinhas), FIGAM (Fundação Iraci Gama) e documentos do arquivo público do município. Serão abordados os fatores históricos, econômicos, culturais e sociais, responsáveis pela nominação dos povoados e distritos da toponímia rural do município, região que serviu de passagem para o movimento das Bandeiras, no final do século XVIII. Compreendemos que traços culturais de identidade e memória de um povo podem ser identificados através do termo toponímico, considerando-se assim que, ao estudar os acidentes humanos da zona rural por meio dos seus designativos, possamos trilhar caminhos pela história de sua terra. Desse modo, identificar os motivos os quais possibilitaram a escolha dos topônimos daquelas localidades, bem como maior ou menor representatividade e prestígio toponímico, nos permite lançar um olhar especial na formação e construção cultural dessa gente no referido espaço. Importante ressaltar que dos 70 (setenta) topônimos investigados, serão analisados, neste texto, apenas os de origem indígena e africana da zona rural deste município, adotando como referencial teórico o modelo toponímico inicialmente proposto por Dick (1990).
Princípio ativo-passivo em lexicografia pedagógica bilíngue
Authors: Zacarias Regiani Aparecida Santos , Polizer Alex Sandro da Silva
Published: December 2020

Dicionário e gramática possuem uma importante relação, pois as definições, informações e exemplos que os dicionários apresentam em seus verbetes devem seguir as regras que a gramática da língua culta determina. Para Rey-Debove e Morais (1984, p. 45) é possível aprender língua estrangeira e sua respectiva gramática com auxílio de dicionário; isso acontece porque o dicionário reuni descrições do léxico e da gramática de uma língua. O conhecimento léxico-gramatical permite uma produção linguística bem elaborada e uma compreensão mais precisa de palavras e frases. As informações gramaticais e sintáticas apresentadas nos verbetes dos dicionários pedagógicos bilíngues são, muitas vezes, as referências para o uso, a construção e o registro linguístico do aluno no decorrer do processo de ensino e aprendizagem. Este trabalho insere-se no âmbito da Lexicografia Pedagógica Bilíngue e tem como objetivo (1) enfatizar o princípio ativo-passivo como fundamento motivador de estudos empíricos voltados às necessidades dos alunos, para fins lexicográficos; (2) apresentar uma análise de dicionários pedagógicos português-inglês/inglês-português para avaliar o atendimento ao princípio ativo-passivo. Dividimos este artigo em parte teórica e prática, apresentando nesta última, uma análise comparativa das informações gramaticais, contidas nos verbetes “ir” e “go” em dois dicionários bilíngues português-inglês/inglês-português escolares: Longman Dicionário Escolar e Dicionário Oxford Escolar. A metodologia adotada consistiu-se em estudos teóricos e no estabelecimento de critério de análise para avaliar e comparar as informações gramaticais que os dicionários apresentam. Os resultados revelam a tendência dos dicionários de fornecerem informações gramaticais que não atentam ao princípio ativo-passivo e, portanto, parcialmente direcionadas às necessidades do consulente aprendiz.
Gerenciamento de limites interpessoais em distintas plataformas de mídias sociais por homens transgêneros
Authors: Ferreira Sérgio Rodrigo da Silva
Published: December 2020

Neste artigo apresentamos os resultados de uma pesquisa realizada com homens transgêneros usuários do Facebook na qual nos interessamos em pensar como as dimensões tecnopolíticas das plataformas de redes sociais atravessam suas produções de nesses espaços, na perspectiva do gênero. Por meio de entrevistas, procuramos, portanto, estabelecer usos e estratégias ligadas aos aspectos sociotécnicos dessa e de outras plataformas evidenciando diferenças e similaridades. O que os resultados sugerem é que o próprio fato de usarem as distintas plataformas de modos diferenciados caracteriza uma estratégia para ter alguma gerencia de sua privacidade nos espaços on-line.
Editorial
Authors: Tonus Mirna
Published: December 2020

Os estudos sobre transmídia têm se expandido e complexificado, abarcando narrativas e objetos cada vez mais diversificados, em um constructo que perpassa novos campos e fortalece abordagens prévias. É neste sentido que se compõe este dossiê intitulado “Interfaces tecnológicas em uma perspectiva transmídia”, composto por artigos e ensaios que abrangem jornalismo, publicidade e propaganda, indústria de games, mídias sociais, streaming, mobile, franquias, fandom, entre outros tópicos relacionados ao universo transmidiático.
New Fluorescence Quenching Approach for Determination of Valsartan in Certain Tablets and Spiked Biological Fluids
Authors: Abd Ali Layth I.
Published: December 2020

A new, simple, selective, sensitive, fast, economical, and reliable fluorescence quenching method for the quantitation of valsartan was investigated using basic fuchsin act as a fluorometric dye. The method was depended on the detection quenching influence of valsartan on the fluorescence intensity of basic fuchsin and the reaction between valsartan and basic fuchsin in a McIlvaine buffer medium at pH = 6 to yield a new basic fuchsin–valsartan non-fluorescent complex. The excitation and emission of basic fuchsin fluorescence signal were identified at 535 and 728 nm, respectively. A fluorescence quenching value (ΔF) displayed a very good linear relationship (R2 = 0.9992) with valsartan concentration ranging from 0.003 to 3 μg/mL, a detection limit as low as 0.0009 μg/mL with a high precision and accuracy (RSD% <3). Significantly, no interference effect was found due to the presence of other ingredients commonly found in medical formulations. The acquired data were statistically compared with those acquired from reported chromatographic method and were observed to be in excellent agreement at a 95% confidence level; the planned fluorescence quenching procedure was subsequently utilized to detected the concentration of valsartan in spiked biological fluids and commercial medical tablets.
Ways to optimize providing of spine healthcare in a large region of the Russian Federation
Authors: Porkhanov Vladimir Alekseyevich , Basankin Igor Vadimovich , Afaunov Asker Alievich , Kuzmenko Aleksandr Veniaminovich , Giulzatyan Abram Akopovich
Published: December 2020

The experience of the neurosurgical department specializing in the treatment of patients with injuries and diseases of the spine is presented. The paper describes the links of regional and in-hospital reorganization of the current system of spine pathology care that provided the increase in the efficiency of medical care and improvement of treatment outcomes.
SUSCEPTIBLE INFECTED RECOVERED (SIR) MODEL FOR ESTIMATING COVID-19 REPRODUCTION NUMBER IN EAST KALIMANTAN AND SAMARINDA
Authors: Sifriyani Sifriyani , Rosadi Dedi
Published: December 2020

Modeling and analysis of Covid-19 data, especially on the modeling the spread and the prediction of the total number of cases for Indonesian data, has been conducted by several researchers. However, to the best of our knowledge, it has not been studied specifically for East Kalimantan Province data. The study of the data on the level of provincial and District/City level could help the government in making policies. In this study, we estimate the Covid-19 reproduction number, calculate the rate of recovery, the rate of infection, and the rate of death of East Kalimantan Province and Samarinda City. We also provide a prediction of the peak of the infection cases and forecast the total incidence of Covid-19 cases until the end of 2020. The model used in this research is the Susceptible Infected Recovered (SIR) model and the data used in the study was obtained from the East Kalimantan Public Health Office.
A SIMULATION STUDY OF FIXED-B ASYMPTOTIC DISTRIBUTIONS IN LINEAR PANEL MODELS WITH FIXED EFFECTS
Authors: Setyowati Indah Rini , Notodiputro Khairil Anwar , Kurnia Anang
Published: December 2020

In linear models, panel data often violates the assumption that the error terms should be independent. As a result, the estimated variance is usually large and the standard inferential methods are not appropriate. The previous research developed an inference method to solve this problem using a variance estimator namely the Heteroskedasticity Autocorrelation Consistent of the Cross-Section Averages (HACSC), with some improvements. The test statistic of this method converges to the fixed-b asymptotic distribution. In this paper, the performance of the proposed inferential method is evaluated by means of simulation and compared with the standard method using plm package in R. Several comparisons regarding the Type I Error of these two methods have been carried out. The results showed that the statistical inference based on fixed-b asymptotic distribution out-perform the standard method, especially for the panel data with small number of individual and time dimension.
ANALYSIS OF SRONDOL-JATINGALEH TOLL QUEUE SYSTEM AT SEMARANG CITY IN THE END OF YEAR 2018 WITH AUTOMATIC TOLL GATE SYSTEM USING LOGISTIC DISTRIBUTION APPROACH
Authors: Sugito Sugito , Prahutama Alan
Published: December 2020

The transportation sector is one sector that plays an essential role in economic growth. The transportation sector can increase economic growth. Semarang City is one of the provincial capitals in Central Java. The Srondol-Jatingaleh toll road is one of the toll roads in the city of Semarang that has implemented the Automatic Toll Gate. Based on the results of the analysis, so that the queue model is (logistic/logistic/ 4) :( FIFO / ∞ / ∞). It shows that the distribution of the queuing system of the number of arrivals and the number of vehicle services are Logistic-Distribution. The number of service facilities is 4, the service discipline used is First In First Out (FIFO), the size in the queue, and the source of calls are unlimited.
Obniżenie policjantowi nagrody rocznej w przypadku popełnienia przewinienia dyscyplinarnego stwierdzonego w prawomocnie zakończonym postępowaniu dyscyplinarnym
Authors: Gacek Paweł
Published: December 2020

Public service is characterized by a number of restrictions. A police officer must submit to a special type of regime resulting from the character of the service he performs. He is obliged to perform binding orders and service commands issued by his superior. Non-performance or improper performance of orders and service commands may cause consequences of a service nature, i.e. disciplinary liability. Establishing during disciplinary proceedings that a police officer has violated service discipline or has not followed the rules of professional ethics may result in them being subjected to disciplinary punishment. However, there are also other consequences that may cause a violation of service discipline or non-compliance with the rules of professional ethics confirmed in the final ruling of disciplinary proceedings. One of these is the necessity of reducing the annual award given to a police officer. This paper is entirely devoted to the issues related to the legal structure of reducing the annual award based on Art. 110 (5) (2) Act on the Police. This issue is of significant importance for Police authorities obliged to apply the legal provisions of service pragmatics as well as for police officers themselves because causes consequences in the financial sphere of a police officer. Violation of service discipline established in the final ruling of disciplinary proceedings is the most common reason for the need to reduce a police officer’s annual award. The application of this legal institution requires establishing that the final ruling of disciplinary proceedings confirming the violation of service discipline or non-compliance with the rules of professional ethics by a police officer exists in legal circulation. Attention is focused on the prerequisite of reducing the annual award. It is also indicated which entity is obliged to issue a decision on reducing the annual award, and procedural issues related to this institution are discussed. Discussion of this matter is preceded by a discussion of the issues related to the institution of the annual award, because such a reduction may only take place if a police officer previously obtained a right to this award.
The Meat Industry Goes Back to the Jungle
Authors: Warren Wilson J.
Published: December 2020

Major outbreaks of the coronavirus among workers in meatpacking plants have brought renewed public scrutiny to a hazardous industry. Working conditions had improved through the mid-twentieth century, after investigations by muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair and others early in the century exposed unsafe and unsanitary practices. But benefits and protections for workers have steadily eroded in recent decades, due to the decline of unions and rise of globalized trade and labor sourcing. The backsliding in an industry with a mostly immigrant workforce occurred largely out of the public eye, until the pandemic raised concerns about the food supply.
Methods of parallel computing for multilevel fuzzy Takagi – Sugeno systems
Authors:   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine, Yershov S.V. , Ponomarenko R.М. ,   Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics NAS of Ukraine
Published: December 2020

Parallel tiered and dynamic models of the fuzzy inference in expert-diagnostic software systems are considered, which knowledge bases are based on fuzzy rules. Tiered parallel and dynamic fuzzy inference procedures are developed that allow speed up of computations in the software system for evaluating the quality of scientific papers. Evaluations of the effectiveness of parallel tiered and dynamic schemes of computations are constructed with complex dependency graph between blocks of fuzzy Takagi – Sugeno rules. Comparative characteristic of the efficacy of parallel-stacked and dynamic models is carried out.
Extending UML specification for semantic modeling objects
Authors:   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Novitsky A.V.
Published: December 2020

In the article, propose mapping from UML class diagrams to SHOIQ. descriptive logic. Made approach through extension the UML notations by using stereotypes as close to semantic structures. Specified on the causes and problems that arise in such mapping.
Contact Center Load Forecasting and Operator Schedule Planning
Authors:   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, Chernichenko K.O. , Kapkanets A.M. ,   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University, Panchenko T.V. ,   Kiev Taras Shevchenko National University
Published: December 2020

A non-classical method for contact center load forecasting as well as methods (Erlang C, imitation modelling) to count the necessary amount of operators have been applied. The task to predict the volume of contact center incoming calls for a certain month and also to calculate the necessary number of operators have been set and solved. Conclusions about the model’s forecast quality and precision have been presented.
The completeness of the algorithm algebra with data
Authors:   Academy of Customs Service of Ukraine, Akulovskiy V.G. , Doroshenko А.Yu. ,   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Yatsenko O.A. ,   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine
Published: December 2020

The completeness of the algorithm algebra with data is shown which is intended for coordinated design of control flow and processed data is shown. The feasibility of an implementation of a control-driven and a data-driven algorithm development using both ascending and descending design strategies is also considered.
Use of ontological analysis for competence evaluation of scientists in a particular subject domain
Authors:   Institute of Software Systems NAS of Ukraine, Rogushina J.V.
Published: December 2020

Objective methods for competence evaluating of scientists in the subject domain pertinent to the specific scientific product – research project, publication, etc. are proposed. These methods are based on the semantic matching of the description of scientific product and documents that confirm the competence of its authors or experts in the domain of this product. In addition, the use of knowledge acquired from the Web open environment – Wiki-resources, scientometric databases, organization official website, domain ontologies is proposed. Specialized ontology of scientific activity which allows to standardize the terminological base for describing the qualifications of researchers is developed.
Analysis of Genetic Algorithms for solving the 2D Orthogonal Strip Packing Problem
Authors:   National University ", Glybovets M.M. ,   Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", Gulayeva N.M. ,   National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", Morozov I.O. ,   National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy"
Published: December 2020

A class of genetic algorithms for solving the 2D Strip Packing Problem is investigated. The theoretical analysis of the complexity of implementing decoders MERA and BLF is done. Original implementations of these MERA and BLF decoders enhanced with a number of heuristic optimizations are proposed. Genetic algorithm for solving the 2D Strip Packing Problem for special cases (allowed/forbidden objects rotation by 90°) with the use of MERA/BLF decoders is proposed. Extensive computational experiments with well-known instances are performed to analyze different configurations of basic parameters of proposed genetic algorithm. The comparison of the obtained algorithm with other known algorithms is given.
Improving Toddlers’ Healthy Eating Habits and Self-regulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Nix Robert L. , Francis Lori A. , Feinberg Mark E. , Gill Sukhdeep , Jones Damon E. , Hostetler Michelle L. , Stifter Cynthia A.
Published: December 2020

OBJECTIVES:

In this study, we tested whether Recipe 4 Success, a preventive intervention featuring structured food preparation lessons, was successful in improving the following 4 protective factors related to overweight and obesity among families living in poverty: toddlers’ healthy eating habits, toddlers’ self-regulation, parents’ responsive feeding practices, and parents’ sensitive scaffolding.

METHODS:

This randomized controlled trial was open to families enrolled in Early Head Start home visits and included 73 parents and their toddlers aged 18 to 36 months. Multimethod assessments were conducted at baseline and posttreatment.

RESULTS:

Compared with toddlers in usual practice Early Head Start, toddlers in Recipe 4 Success consumed healthier meals and snacks (d = 0.57; P < .03; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.08–1.06) and displayed better self-regulation (d = 0.95; P < .001; 95% CI: 0.43–1.45). Compared with parents in usual practice Early Head Start, parents in Recipe 4 Success engaged in more responsive feeding practices (d = 0.87; P < .002; 95% CI: 0.34–1.40) and were better able to sensitively scaffold their toddlers’ learning and development (d = 0.58; P < .04; 95% CI: 0.07–1.09).

CONCLUSIONS:

This randomized controlled trial revealed medium to large intervention effects on 4 important protective factors that are related to overweight and obesity but are often compromised by living in poverty.
Comparison of Two Objects Classification Techniques using Hidden Markov Models and Convolutional Neural Networks
Authors: Sarmiento Carlos , Savage Jesus
Published: December 2020

This paper presents a comparison between discrete Hidden Markov Models and Convolutional Neural Networks for the image classification task. By fragmenting an image into sections, it is feasible to obtain vectors that represent visual features locally, but if a spatial sequence is established in a fixed way, it is possible to represent an image as a sequence of vectors. Using clustering techniques, we obtain an alphabet from said vectors and then symbol sequences are constructed to obtain a statistical model that represents a class of images. Hidden Markov Models, combined with quantization methods, can treat noise and distortions in observations for computer vision problems such as the classification of images with lighting and perspective changes.We have tested architectures based on three, six and nine hidden states favoring the detection speed and low memory usage. Also, two types of ensemble models were tested. We evaluated the precision of the proposed methods using a public domain data set, obtaining competitive results with respect to fine-tuned Convolutional Neural Networks, but using significantly less computing resources. This is of interest in the development of mobile robots with computers with limited battery life, but requiring the ability to detect and add new objects to their classification systems.
Demystification of the Idea Of Transcendent God or is it Possible to Unite Religion and Science?
Authors:   Donetsk National Technical University, Gizha Andrew
Published: December 2020

The article considers the historically determined relation of two essential forms of social consciousness, science and religion. The condition for the productivity of its disclosure is going beyond the limits of a simple and non-reflective preference for a state of faith or scientific knowledge. It gives the opportunity of formation of veracious cognitive discursive-conceptual practice. First of all, it presupposes philosophic formulation that is a non-idealized approach to comparative-analytical view on the existence of science and religion as social life phenomena. Secondly, it needs a valid socio-culturally determined essential basis for this or that view on a given relation. Thirdly, it reaches its determinacy in the desired transformation of socially determined types and ways of perception. Preliminarily, religion and science are to be determined in their principal autonomy. In sociohistoric regard, religion is the basis and vital condition for the appearance of the archaic patrimonial form of the social. Science, starting from the era of Greek natural philosophy, asserts such a cognitive dialectic of concepts, where there is no place for external compulsion, but the sphere of freedom of the thinking individual is formed. In both cases, we observe the output into limiting statement of sensually-material or conceptual-ideal regards. Their further existence requires well-known separation of the spheres of the essential presence of science and religion. Also, it is necessary to preserve the religious sense of the cosmically-generic significance of man with the retention of humanity as its immanent quality, but without the Old Testament cosmologically-oriented traditions. Natural science, on the other hand, establishes a monopoly on true knowledge of nature, society, history, and thought, without, accordingly, the positivist limitations of its own premises. The result of these differentiations will be the procedure of dearchaization of theological thought, its establishment in the perspective of the predominant moralethical and subject-rationalistic orientation.
Family and Education in the Structure of Life Values of Young People of the Republic of Crimea
Authors:   Penza State University, Rozhkova Liliya , Dubina Albina ,   Penza State University
Published: December 2020

The relevance of the study of the value orientations of the young generation of Crimea is of considerable interest due to the low level of knowledge on the part of Russian scientists and due to the need to analyze trends in the basic values of young Crimeans, including in connection with the entry of Crimea into the Russian socio-cultural space. The basic values of the Crimean youth and the value space of young Russians have similar configurations, which are based on family and communication. The authors' interest is focused on the problem of family values and the values of youth education. Family values make up the framework of basic values of young people. A certain type of relationship and upbringing is built in the family, traditions and life experience are passed on. The study of family values of young people is an urgent task in the context of ongoing socio-economic changes in Russian society, the transformation of family values of modern youth. The article deals with family values, family traditions, and attitudes to marriage of modern Crimean youth. Education is the key to successful employment, income growth, and cultural development. According to the author's research in the structure of life values of Crimean youth, education is only on the fifth line of priorities. Family values, health values, material benefits, and the content side of labour top the list of priority life values. Respondents noted that the availability of abilities and their own efforts are the main condition for obtaining a decent level of education. The vast majority of young Crimeans plan to continue their education or engage in self-education. The research results indicate the importance of modernizing institutional conditions for the formation of the educational potential of modern Crimean youth. The empirical base consists of materials obtained as a result of a secondary analysis of data from the sociological study "social potential of youth" (Republic of Crimea, 2018; n = 400).
Level and Characteristics of Interfaith Tension of the Bottom Volga Area
Authors:   Saratov State Law Academy, Suslov Ivan
Published: December 2020

The article analyzes the data of a sociological survey conducted in the spring of 2020 of the Bottom Volga area by the research team of the Department of history, political science and sociology of the Saratov state law Academy. Primary sociological information was collected using the Internet survey of respondents using the Google forms service. The sample size was 1,100 people. Representatives of the Astrakhan region (184 respondents), Volgograd region (307) and Saratov region (609) were interviewed. The empirical study allowed us to determine the influence of respondents' religion on the perception of religious threats, as well as problems of interfaith dialogue. The regional specifics of the quality of interfaith relations were revealed, and the levels of religious tension in the Astrakhan, Volgograd and Saratov regions were compared. The survey revealed hidden tensions in the region's interfaith relations (including among the Orthodox majority). Representatives of the Muslim community showed an optimistic attitude in their responses. A potentially dangerous predisposition to politicizing religion has been identified among those groups that are under pressure to identify with their faith. The study revealed: there is a high level of concern about issues of faith among representatives of the Muslim community; a positive attitude towards increasing the role of religion in socio-political life, increasing the level of secularization of society. Atheists of the Lower Volga region showed open dissatisfaction with the state of religious relations in the region. Atheists of the Lower Volga region showed open dissatisfaction with the state of religious relations in the region. This group appears as an object of the religious security system, which under pressure is transformed into a subject protesting against secularization processes. The author concludes that the main strategy should be to study and solve the internal problems of religious minorities, and a complementary strategy can be to counteract external (foreign) religious threats.
Mortality of Children Born on Early Gestational Age: is it the Impassable Barrier or the Reserve for Reducing the Infants Mortality?
Authors: Simakhodsky Anatoly S. , Gorelik Yulia V. , Gorelik Konstantin D. , Ivanov Sergey L. , Lukashova Yulia V.
Published: December 2020

The problem of premature infants is well recognized in Russia and all over the world. The article discusses the mortality level and structure of extremely premature infant during 2015–2019. The aim of the study was to identify significant cause-effect relations for high mortality of premature infants and infants with extremely low body weight (ELBW) according to reports from obstetric departments, pediatric outpatient clinics, children's hospitals, statistical agencies, queries results from Territorial Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund (TCMIF) in Saint Petersburg and Russian Association of Human Reproduction (RAHR). The main demographic indices are presented by the Petrostat association. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) forms provided by the Center for Analysis and Prediction of Maternal and Child Health of the Saint Petersburg Health care Committee (No. 32 “Information on medical care for pregnant women, women in labour and new mothers” (approved by order of Rosstat No. 591 of 27.11.2015); No. 19 “Information on children with disabilities” registered in children's clinics (approved by order of Rosstat No. 866 of 27.12.2016); No. 14 “Information on the activities of medical facilities units providing inpatient medical care” (approved by order of Rosstat No. 723 of 05.12.2014); No. 30 “Information on the medical facility” (approved by order of Rosstat No. 483 of 03.08.2018 “On the approval of statistical tools for the organization of federal statistical observation in the field of healthcare by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation”) presented by Saint Petersburg Medical Informational and Analytical Center (MIAC)), and answers from TCMIF in Saint Petersburg and RARCH have been investigated. The authors have analyzed the fertility and mortality rates of premature infants, the group of children with ELBW has been established. High mortality levels have been revealed in the first weeks of life (22–23), they were mainly associated with infectious processes. The authors associate the premature delivery increase with the widespread implementation of assisted reproductive technology (ART). ART can be performed either via compulsory medical insurance funds, or other non-government sources. The assumption was proposed that there are possible violations of ART indications, contraindications, and the number of procedures. The ART efficacy is difficult to estimate as well due to insufficient information provided by Rosstat report form No. 32. The need of implementation of the new statistical form that will cover the data on the of ART administration, the possibility of efficacy estimation of modern invasive methods for infertility treatment and mandatory submission of reports about the use of these methods by medical facilities is discussed.
Preventive Tuberculosis Services Reduces the Risk of Local Forms of Tuberculosis Development in Children on Immunosuppressive Therapy: Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Aksenova Valentina A. , Klevno Nadezda I. , Kazakov Alexey V. , Kudlay Dmitry A. , Sevostyanova Tatyana A. , Dementyeva Elena К.
Published: December 2020

Background. Long-term immunosuppressive therapy in children (including genetically engineered biologic drugs, GEBD) is associated with a high risk of local tuberculosis (TB) development. Objective. The aim of the study was to examine efficacy of tuberculosis services in children with high risk of developing tuberculosis associated with immunosuppressive therapy.

Methods. The study included children at the age from 0 to 17 years on immunosuppressive therapy due to autoimmune disease and who were referred to phthisiatrician consultation. The incidence of TB was estimated one year after in groups receiving preventive TB services (isoniazid and pyrazinamide for 3–6 months) due to the high risk of TB development (contact with TB patients and/or controversial or positive test results with tubercular recombinant allergen) or not receiving such therapy (no indications for preventive treatment, parents’ refusal). The source of any data was medical documentation.

Results. Preventive tuberculosis service was performed in 167 (60%) out of 279 children included in the study, 112 children did not receive such treatment (5 cases — parents’ refusal, 107 cases — lack of indications for preventive treatment). TB was detected in 1 (0.6%) child after one year in the preventive treatment group, and in 14 (12.5%) children (p < 0.001) in the group without preventive treatment. Thoracic lymph nodes tuberculosis was diagnosed in 4 (27%) patients among all who has developed TB, tuberculous primary complex — in 3 (20%) patients, focal tuberculosis in 7 (46%) patients, disseminated tuberculosis in 1 (7%) patient.

Conclusion. Preventive tuberculosis service reduces the risk of tuberculosis in children on administration of immunosuppressive drugs, including GEBD.
Absolute Neutropenia and Infection Development in Premature Infants in Early Neonatal Period: Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Mukhin Vladimir E. , Pankratyeva Lyudmila L. , Mileva Olga I. , Yartsev Mikhael N. , Volodin Nikolay N.
Published: December 2020

Background. Premature infants have high risk of developing of neutropenia and infections in the early neonatal period. The correlation of these events requires further studies.

Objective. The aim of the study was to investigate the frequency of absolute neutropenia and infectious complications cases in premature infants in the early neonatal period with estimation of phenotypical and functional features of cord blood neutrophils.

Methods. The study included premature infants (gestational age 25–36 weeks) with APGAR score < 8 on the 1st and 5th minutes of life. The frequency of absolute neutropenia (at least once < 1.5109/l) and infectious complications (localized infections of bacterial etiology, early neonatal sepsis) cases in the first 14 day of life was analysed. Additionally, we have determined the expression of CD64, CD16, CD32 by cord blood neutrophils in premature (n = 102) and mature infants (n = 30) via method of flow cytofluorometry. We have used FITC labeled Escherichia coli to estimate their phagocytic activity, and stimulation of E. coli neutrophils in the presence of 5 mM of dihydrorhodamine 123 to estimate their stimulation index (ratio of mean fluorescent intensity (MFI) of activated neutrophils in stimulated samples and in negative controls, E. coli free samples).

Results. The episodes of absolute neutropenia in the first 14 days of life were recorded in 17 cases, infectious complications — in 87 children (in 24 cases — sepsis) in the group of premature infants. The frequency of infectious complications in premature children did not correlate with the frequency of absolute neutropenia episodes. Cord blood neutrophils in premature infants had higher CD64 expression and, on the contrary, lower CD16 expression, as well as low phagocytic activity and stimulation index value (in all cases p < 0.001).

Conclusion. Absolute neutropenia in premature infants in early neonatal period does not correlate with high risk of bacterial infections. However, cord blood neutrophils in premature infants had lower functional activity.