bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Nature Education Activities on Biophilia Levels of Science Teacher Candidates
Authors: Sefalı Abdurrahman , Ozay Kose Esra
Published: December 2021

As a result of increasing the level of interest in living and living systems (biophilia), it will be possible to educate more protectionist individuals against nature and the environment. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of nature education activities on biophilia levels of science teacher candidates. This research was conducted at public research university in Bayburt, Turkey, in the Department of Science Education during the spring semester of the 2017-2018 academic year. The activities were done in an integrated manner to the Environmental Science course. The study group included a total of 62 science teacher candidates. These students were distributed equally to the experiment and control group. The study was used a quasi-experimental method with a group of experiments and control. In the study, the Biophilia Scale was applied as a data collection tool. Independent samples t-tests and dependent samples t-tests were used for analyzing the data. As a result of the analysis, the findings indicated that nature education and in-class activities positively affected teacher candidates' biophilia levels. The findings also indicated that the knowledge and experience they gained due to students' scrutiny, touching, smelling, and even tasting the species at in-class and nature activities affected their biophilia levels.
The structure of Solovyov's three lifetime poetry books: toward a problem statement
Authors: Cherkasova E.A.
Published: December 2021

This essay examines for the first time the three editions, from 1891, 1895, and 1900, of Solovyov’s collected poetry from the point of view of their internal organization and relationship. The task posed is the identification and description of the most important components of the poetry book, which are present in all three editions and contribute to an understanding of the author's conception as it was realized in the books under consideration. To fulfill this task the comparative and descriptive methods of analysis are used. The evolution of the author’s artistic consciousness is described on the basis of the collected editions of Solovyov's poetry, his epistolary heritage, and the research of contemporary scholars. The different levels of the author's dialogue with the reader, with critics, as well as with poets and writers are highlighted. The author outlines the ways of researching the examined theme. In particular, the chronological order of the development of Solovyov's lyrical books, as well as the definite recurrence of the separate lyrical components in each of the three books, is shown. We see that the content of the author's three prefaces determines their function in the structure of the poetry books. The special role of critical works, included by the author in the third edition, in shaping the structure of the book of poems, as well as their relation with the foreword, is emphasized. The author concludes with genre renewal of art forms to solve new aesthetic tasks. Solovyov's aspiration to realize the life-creative conception within the framework of work on three lifetime editions is affirmed. In conclusion, the author substantiates the idea that the presented editions in their unity are a transitional genre form, which corresponds to the poet’s individual artistic searching and which establishes the literary trends of the turn of XIX–XX centuries.
Renewable Energy as a Catalyst for Equity? Integrating Inuit Interests With Nunavik Energy Planning
Authors: Paquet Antoine , Cloutier Geneviève , Blais Myriam
Published: December 2021

Nunavik’s residents experience significant social and environmental disruptions due to climate change. These disruptions add to the widespread changes that the Inuit have encountered over the last century—changes that have left this community totally dependent on fossil fuels for heat and power. Over time, Nunavik’s residents have taken control of petroleum resources and their distribution, transforming this energy source into a major regional economic asset. Recently, there has been a transition towards renewable energy technologies (RETs) in Nunavik. However, are these alternative sources of energy appealing to local residents? This article explores the potential of RETs through the lens of procedural and substantive equity in the context of Inuit interests and integrated sustainability. Based on informal discussions with Inuit residents, interviews with stakeholders of the energy transition in Nunavik, and a literature analysis, this article presents two main results: (1) The level of substantive equity depends mainly on the type of RET and on idiosyncrasies between communities, and (2) local governance and procedural equity need to be asserted so that RETs can become true catalysts for equity.
Collaborating With Communities: Citizen Science Flood Monitoring in Urban Informal Settlements
Authors: Wolff Erich , French Matthew , Ilhamsyah Noor , Sawailau Mere Jane , Ramírez-Lovering Diego
Published: December 2021

Concerns regarding the impacts of climate change on marginalised communities in the Global South have led to calls for affected communities to be more active as agents in the process of planning for climate change. While the value of involving communities in risk management is increasingly accepted, the development of appropriate tools to support community engagement in flood risk management projects remains nascent. Using the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments Program as a case study, the article interrogates the potential of citizen science to include disadvantaged urban communities in project-level flood risk reduction planning processes. This project collected more than 5,000 photos taken by 26 community members living in 13 informal settlements in Fiji and Indonesia between 2018 and 2020. The case study documents the method used as well as the results achieved within this two-year project. It discusses the method developed and implemented, outlines the main results, and provides lessons learned for others embarking on citizen science environmental monitoring projects. The case study indicates that the engagement model and the technology used were key to the success of the flood-monitoring project. The experiences with the practice of monitoring floods in collaboration with communities in Fiji and Indonesia provide insights into how similar projects could advance more participatory risk management practices. The article identifies how this kind of approach can collect valuable flood data while also promoting opportunities for local communities to be heard in the arena of risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
Mathematical postprocessing analysis of contrast-enhanced computed tomography data of the kidneys in evaluation of split renal function in patients with kidney stone disease
Authors: Fiev D. N. , Khokhlachev S. B. , Borisov V. V. , Saenko V. S. , Chernenky M. M. , Proskura A. V. , Demidko Yu. L. , Puzakov K. B. , Korolev D. O. , Potoldikova N. V. , Inoyatov Zh. Sh. , Azilgareeva K. R. , Rapoport L. M. , Alyaev Yu. G. , Glybochko P. V.
Published: December 2021

Introduction. An original research work was performed to assess split kidney function by glomerular filtration rate (GFR) with mathematical analysis of the kidneys computed tomography (CT) data in patients with kidney stone disease (KSD). Objective was to evaluate the GFR and the parenchyma structure of each kidney and identify the possible patterns of contrast medium intrarenal transport with mathematical analysis of the kidneys CT data in patients with KSD.

Materials and methods. Data of 27 patients of both genders with KSD were retrospectively analyzed. To evaluate GFR separately for each kidney we analyzed the data of contrast-enhanced CT (GFR reference values are 0.55 % of contrast medium per second). Inclusion criteria are as follows: 1) newly diagnosed SKD; 2) stone size ≤1,5-2,0 cm, no obstruction of the urine flow registered; 3) no kidney or upper urinary tract surgical history; 4) age - ≤45 years; 5) no severe chronic diseases. All of these allowed to minimize influence of any other disorders on split renal function except for SKD and conduct per se research.

Results. The mathematic analysis of the contrast-enhanced CT data revealed GFR changes in 26 (96.3 %) out of 27 patients. Hyperfiltration was found in 12 (44.4 %) patients: right kidney GFR - 0.6-0.77 %, mean value - 0.65 %; left kidney GFR - 0.59-0.79 %, mean value - 0.67 %. Hypofiltration was found in 13 (48.1 %) patients: right kidney GFR - 0.2-0.54 %, mean value - 0.37 %; left kidney GFR - 0.2-0.53 %, mean value - 0.4 %. The GFR values significantly differed between the groups both for the right (p = 0.000014) and left (p = 0.000045) kidneys. We found no significant age-related difference between the groups (p = 0.895). As well as that no significant differences in Resistance Index both in magistral (right kidney: p = 0.221; left kidney: p = 0.850) and segmental (right kidney: p = 0.306; left kidney: p = 0.957) arteries between the groups with hyperfiltration and hypofiltration were observed. One patient demonstrated no changes in GFR, and the other one had hyperfiltration (0,62 %) in one kidney and hypofiltration (0,48 %) in another.

Conclusion. Most of the patients (92.6 %) with SKD demonstrate GFR changes (either hyperfiltration or hypofiltration) that may indicate the disturbed intrarenal blood and urine flow through the kidney.
HERMAN HERTZBERGER’İN TASARIM KAVRAMI İLE TEK TİP İLKÖĞRETİM YAPI TASARIMLARININ KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI
Authors: Ergün Ruşen , Aykal Fatma Demet
Published: December 2021

Modern dönemde öğrenme performansını etkileyen birçok etmen olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu etmenlerden bir tanesi de eğitim yapısının fiziksel özellikleridir. Eğitim yapılarının tasarım kriterleri yapıların fiziksel özelliklerinin oluşmasındaki temel etmendir.
Bu çalışmada Herman Hertzberger ve TOKİ eğitim yapıları tasarım kriterleri baz alınarak inşa edilen yapıların fiziksel özelliklerinin öğrenme performansı üzerindeki etkisi karşılaştırılmıştır. Buradaki amaç öğrenme performansını etkileyen tasarım kriterlerini ve sonuçlarını belirleyerek tek tip eğitim yapısı tasarlayan TOKİ ve TOKİ’nin eğitim yapısı tasarım kriterlerini baz alan kişi ve kuruluşların dikkat etmesi gereken parametreleri belirlemektir. Bu karşılaştırmalar için Herman Hertzberger’in eğitim yapısı olarak İtalya’daki Raffaello Basis-En Middelbare School ve Hollanda’daki Spılcentrum Waterrıjk School, TOKİ eğitim yapısı olarak ise Türkiye’deki Ali Kuşçu İ.Ö.O ve Mola Gürani İ.Ö.O çalışma kapsamına alınmıştır. Bu amaç ve kapsam doğrultusunda eğitim psikolojisi üzerinde etkisi olan fiziksel kriterler bazında sayısal ve sözel analizler yapılmış, veri toplamak için görsel ve sözel teknikler bir arada kullanılmıştır.
Çalışma sonucunda tek tip eğitim yapısı tasarlanırken yapılan sınıfların koridorun her iki yanına sıralanması veya kişisel gelişim alanlarının oluşturulmaması gibi yanlışlar belirlenmiş olup eğitim yapısı tasarımlarında dikkat edilmesi gereken kriterler açıklanmıştır.
Community Mental Health Services in Greece: Development, Challenges and Future Directions
Authors: Anargyros Konstantinos Panagiotis , Lappas Andreas Spyridon , Christodoulou Nikolaos G.
Published: December 2021

The current system of mental health care in Greece was created in accordance with the European Union and other international principles for mental health care provisions. Whereas Greece has been reforming its system of mental health care since at least the 1980s, the main recent Greek effort has been Psychargos, a program which began in 2000 and is still in effect. During the last two decades the Greek mental health system has been gradually shifting to a community-based system of care. Various services with unique, yet intertwined, responsibilities have been introduced. The Greek system of mental health care still faces challenges, and the mental health reform is ongoing. Future goals should be to improve the current framework of care and access to care by establishing community mental health services across the country that are fit for purpose, enhancing multidisciplinary collaboration and patient involvement, integrating community mental health care with physical and social care services, and ensuring that service development is driven by need. Crucially, such aims demand the adoption of a culture of clinical governance and a consistent shift from traditional therapeutic care to person-centred psychiatry and preventive psychiatry.
Evaluation of attached microbial communities in drinking water pipes
Authors:   , Donlan Rodney Martin , Fatatis Alessandro
Published: December 2021

In order to examine and quantitate the attached microbiological communities which develop on water pipe surfaces, a Corporation Sampling Device was designed and installed at selected sites within the Philadelphia Suburban Water Company distribution system. The sites varied in terms of flow velocity, bulk water heterotrophic plate count, total chlorine concentration, and solutes in the water. The sampling device facilitated the exposure of replicate cast iron and plastic 10 mm x 15 mm cylinders inside either pressurized water mains or 100 liter tanks supplied directly from water mains. The Corporation Sampling Device provided reliable, statistically validated estimates of attached microbial populations. Under warm water conditions (15-25[degrees]C after approximately two to four months exposure, cast iron surfaces developed populations of 10^4 to 10^7 per square centimeter using the R2A medium heterotrophic plate count method. Total organic carbon accumulations of 100 to 200 micrograms per square centimeter were detected on cast iron cylinders. Sulfide formation on cylinders at several sites indicated the development of anaerobic conditions. Microorganisms isolated from exposed cylinders included typical aquatic bacteria and filamentous fungi. Coliform bacteria were not detected. Population density on cylinder surfaces was found to be correlated with water temperature, bulk water heterotrophic plate count, flow velocity, and total chlorine concentration. The rate of bacterial colonization of surfaces was significantly effected by water temperature and type of surface. Highest rates of colonization occurred under warm water exposure (15-25[degrees]C) and on cast iron.
Network Game of Student Training Quality Assessment System Based on KOHONEN Neural Network
Authors: Li Zhenjie
Published: December 2021

Objectives: In recent years, with the continuous improvement of the requirements of student training quality, the evaluation results of the existing evaluation system of student training quality are mostly unsatisfactory. Therefore, by integrating c-mean algorithm and Kohonen clustering
algorithm, a non-sequential artificial neural network is obtained, a student training quality evaluation system based on KOHONEN neural network is designed by automatically adjusting the size of the objective function nodes of the non-sequential artificial neural network. Then the evaluation
system is applied to the expected evaluation of the training quality of students in two science classes of Xinghua Middle School in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. The comparison between the test result data and the expected results of the model after the experiment confirms that the evaluation
results obtained by using the evaluation system based on KOHONEN neural network have high accuracy.
Quantitative Modeling of Science and Technology Finance Supporting Industrial Innovation Development Based on Internet of Things Technology
Authors: Tang Sai , Wang Zhihui , Zhou Jiahao , Zhang Xin
Published: December 2021

Objectives: In recent years, science and technology financial support industries are actively supporting the innovation and development of high-tech industries. In order to test the actual effect of S&T financial support industry support plan, a GARCH (Generalized AutoRegressive
Conditional Heteroskedasticity) model is designed by using K-means (K-means clustering) algorithm and GM (1,1) (grey prediction) algorithm, which can quantitatively display the development of S&T financial industry to promote high-tech. The GARCH model is used to quantify the degree of
innovation and development of science and technology finance industry in the Internet of Things (loT) technology. Finally, according to the quantitative data obtained by GARCH (Generalized AutoRegressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity) model, the actual effect of science and technology finance
industry promoting innovation and development of high-tech is evaluated by FAHP (Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process) model. The results show that science and technology finance industry plays a positive role in promoting the innovation and development of loT technology.
Tobacco Industry Agglomeration and Industrial Pollution Emission: Nonlinear Test Based on Panel Data
Authors: Yang Gao
Published: December 2021

In the past 40 years, the agglomeration of tobacco industry plays a vital role in economic growth in China. Meanwhile, the rapid economic development has paid serious environmental and energy costs.Based on the panel data of 31 provinces in China from 2005 to 2015, this paper uses
the differential GMM method to empirically test the relationship between the agglomeration of tobacco industry and industrial pollution emissions. The study found that the spatial agglomeration of the tobacco industry has a significant negative impact on industrial wastewater, sulfur dioxide
and industrial dust emissions. Capital labor, enterprise scale, and pollution control investmentall have a significant impact on pollution emissions.Therefore, the increase in the agglomeration of China’s tobacco industry is conducive to reducing industrial pollution emissions.
The Effect of Interpersonal Spending Pressure on Intention to Smoke among Low-Income People in China
Authors: Rui Bai , Weiyu Pan , Chao Li , Yu Zhong , Juan Xu
Published: December 2021

Objectives: Test the effect of capital on household human relationship expenditure and thus examine the effect on the willingness to smoke.

Methods: Threshold model and Critical theory of capital.

Results: China is a large consumer of tobacco, and tobacco account
for a significant proportion of interpersonal spending in China. It is found that the percentage of social spending of low-income families is much higher than that of high-income families. In recent years, the social expenditures of extremely low-income people have far exceeded their income.
At the same time, the types of urban and rural areas, traditional customs, business management, social exchange, and education level significantly impact the family’s human relationship expenditure.

Conclusion: This paper shows that, unlike in Western countries, cigarettes
present a huge advantage in interpersonal interactions in China, hence the phenomenon that the richer one is, the more one consumes tobacco. Social poverty has become a significant obstacle to the sustainable growth of low-income people’s income. Under the effect of capital, the relationship
between people is deeply reflected as the relationship between human and material, and then presents the characteristics of materialization. The reason why people accept this way of interaction lies in the domination of rational principles. To control the materialized social relations, we
need the construction of timely theory and the formation of values free from capital control to alleviate the social poverty.
A comparative Study of Chinese Traditional Folk Paper-cut Art Desigh and Modern Graphic Design Based on Visual Communication
Authors: Cheng Jiaxia
Published: December 2021

Paper-cut, as a traditional folk art, has become a treasure of Chinese folk art in its long history of development. Paper-cut gives people artistic enjoyment visually with its unique creative techniques, full composition and vivid and interesting patterns. Methods: Traditional folk
paper-cut art records the folk customs of the Chinese nation and embodies the temperament and national style of the Chinese nation. Its unique way of thinking and expression provide unique creative ideas and rich visual art resources for modern graphic design. Chinese folk paper-cut is an
organic combination of decoration and practicality. Results: It can not only show the rich and colorful folk life, but also meet the aesthetic needs of a variety of situations. How to combine rich traditional culture and art with graphic design concepts and the spirit of the times to design
works with national style, so as to better integrate folk paper-cut art with graphic design, is the pursuit of graphic designers. Conclusion: Based on visual communication design, this paper discusses the comparison and integration between traditional Chinese folk paper-cut art design and
modern graphic design.
Advances of PD1 PD-L1 Signaling Pathway in Tumor Immunotherapy
Authors: Huo Yuchen
Published: December 2021

L1 signaling pathway research in different cancer types. We will also discuss the limitations of antibody-based treatments and mechanisms related to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade resistance. In the end, we will also demonstrate potential solutions to overcome the challenges of current immunotherapy
and the development of new therapeutic agents. Overall, immunotherapies targeting PD-1/PD-L1 pathway provide opportunities to boost anti-tumor immunity while there’s still problems waiting to be solved to allow larger patient population to be benefited.
Application of Fuzzy Matter Element Analysis to the Evaluation of Circulation Efficiency of Agricultural Products
Authors: Hu Zhixing
Published: December 2021

This article builds an evaluation indicator system based on the process of agricultural circulation and the balance of many-sided benefits. A new classification of indicator types was made from the perspective of benefit balance, and gross profit margin and inventory-sales ratio
were classified as interval indicators, which enriched the indicator types. The matter-element analysis method is used to measure the circulation efficiency of agricultural product wholesale markets. The study found that in terms of geographical location, in the vertical direction of Aihui-Tengchong
Line, the closer to the southeast, the higher the circulation efficiency; Since 2016, the overall circulation efficiency has almost stagnated, mainly because the wholesale industry has strengthened its ability to control upstream and downstream relationships, and the entry barriers of agricultural
products have been continuously increased.
Processing Algorithm of Irregular Table Image in Tobacco Package Based on Dual-coding Difference of Gaussians Method
Authors: Zhigang Lyu , Hongxi Wang , Liangliang Li , Peng Wang , Xiaoyan Li
Published: December 2021

Objectives: Currently, in a large number of print-out report documents from tobacco package, there exist irregular phenomena such as discontinuous vertical lines, misplaced frame lines and multi-page tables. Thus, the existing table recognition algorithm cannot be adopted to perform
digital identification. In order to solve this problem, this paper proposes a table image processing algorithm based on the dual-coding difference of Gaussians iterative clustering. Firstly, the method of local regional sub-block is used to the skew correction threshold to conduct image correction.
Secondly, the corrected images are coded by rows and columns, and 2D image features are transformed into 1D image features. Thirdly, the Gaussian differenced operation is adopted to obtain effective characteristic matrices that are stable and easily distinguishable. Then the iterative clustering
analysis is performed to obtain the feature values of effective frame lines. Fourthly, after finishing the tasks, such as the table positioning, inner structure reconstruction, and text information identification, the dichotomy judgmentsof the integrity of multi-page tablesare realized according
to the local pixel features. Finally, the text information inside the local regions and the reconstructed regions are merged, and the digital reproduction of the multi-page tables is realized. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, an experiment in the sample set containing
12,840 table images with different resolutionsis carried out. The average detection accuracies of table positioning, table cell reconstructionand multi-page incompleteness are 98.95%, 99.80%, and 95.85%, respectively. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm is simple and
effective, and can accomplish the digital reproduction of irregular tables.
Clinical Analysis of Qinglongdingchuan Decoction on Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Authors: Wang Xiujiang , Yang Bo , Shi Rui , Zhang Lixiu
Published: December 2021

Objective To explore the clinical effect of QinglongDingchuan Decoction on patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and analyze its mechanism. Methods From June 2017 to June 2019, patients with AECOPD were randomly divided into the observation
group and the control group according to the time sequence of treatment, 40 cases in each group were observed. Control group: conventional western medicine treatment (controlled oxygen therapy, antibiotics, expectorants, bronchodilators, etc.), observation group: QinglongDingchuan decoction.
6 days is a course of observation. The routine pulmonary function, blood gas analysis, serum inflammatory factors, clinical symptoms and signs were observed. Results The observation group was superior to the control group in clinical control rate and effective rate (P < 0.05), suggesting
that the treatment group was superior to the control group in overall effective rate. There were differences in symptoms, physical signs and total symptom scores between the two groups before and after treatment. The improvement of serum inflammatory factors in the treatment group was better
than that in the control group. The improvement of PaC02 and Pa02 in the treatment group was better than that in the control group. Conclusion QinglongDingchuan decoction can better improve the clinical symptoms, physical signs, blood gas analysis indicators, improve the overall efficiency,
and has a better effect on patients with fever AECOPD.
Diagnostic Value of 64 Slice Spiral CT Combined Detection of Cd4 + Cd28-T Lymphocytes in Patients with Coronary Artery Plaque
Authors: Cheng Weiwei , Zhao Bin , Ma Dongliang , Zhang Shunye
Published: December 2021

in recent years, with the continuous progress and development of science and technology and the increasingly mature medical technology, the diagnosis of coronary artery plaque is becoming more and more complex. In recent years, there are many challenges and obstacles in the development
of scientific and medical treatment. In order to successfully break through these challenges and obstacles, we must establish a 64- layer spiral CT detection system and lymphocyte symptom response. This paper mainly introduces the design and study of the diagnostic value of 64 slice spiral
CT combined detection of CD4 + CD28-T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of patients with coronary plaque. This paper uses 64 slice spiral CT to detect the value of peripheral blood CD4 + CD28-T lymphocytes in the diagnosis of coronary plaque. The main purpose of CT is to solve two problems:
the shape, size, location and activity of coronary plaque; The influence of coronary plaque on vascular anatomy and physiology plays a guiding role in treatment. The motion of coronary plaque and its relationship with heart cavity, heart wall and valve mouth (such as whether the movement of
coronary plaque causes obstruction of valve mouth, etc.) can be displayed by film scanning, and cardiac function can be calculated. The results show that the diagnostic value of combined detection of CD4 + CD28-T lymphocytes in peripheral blood of patients with 64 slice spiral CT makes the
plaque treatment rate increase by 16%. The limitations of the design of 64 slice spiral CT are analyzed the research and summary will enrich the academic research results.
Scale Development of Non-Smoking Theme Park Visitors’ Emotion and Its Connation
Authors: Jiayi Du , Li Zhang
Published: December 2021

Objectives: To advance consumer emotion research in tourism, it is necessary to develop practical and context-relevant emotion measures. This paper aims to discover the connation of consumer emotion of non-smoking theme park visitors and develops emotion scale and provides theoretical
and practical suggestions for theme parks. This paper adopted two studies and combined qualitative and quantitative research methods with Shanghai Disneyland as the research objective. In study one, this paper develops theme parks visitors’ emotion scale based on literature review and
three focus group interviews. In study two, this paper verifies the scale based on 215 on-site effective questionnaires. The final emotion scale has four dimensions, love(cared, loved, romantic, happiness and warm-hearted), joy(content, happy, satisfied and joy), surprise(surprise, exciting,
indulged and fantastic)and unpleasantness(anger, sad, disappointed and worried). This emotion scale can be used as an effective tool to measure theme park’s visitor emotion since it considers theme park’s character and consumer experience.
Cause Analysis and Enlightenment of “Certainty” in China’s Anti-monopoly Administrative Law Enforcement and Prospect of Law Enforcement in Tobacco Industry
Authors: Chenxi Zhou
Published: December 2021

China’s anti-monopoly administrative law enforcement is highly certain, that is, most parties generally abandon the filing of administrative lawsuits after receiving the punishment decision made by the anti-monopoly law enforcement agency. “Certainty“ is formed
by the three factors: illegal acts generally lack actionable value; the parties lack reasonable expectations towards changing the punishment way and reducing the punishment amount; and there are abundant formal punishment and substantive reconciliation. In this context, it is necessary to
build scientific law enforcement rules and flexible law enforcement mechanisms to reduce false interventions in “false positives”. At the same time, we need perfect the anti-monopoly follow-up litigation to reinforce the link between anti-monopoly civil litigation and administrative
law enforcement. However, in industries with monopoly license such as tobacco industry, it is also necessary to explore the establishment of a public interest litigation mechanism to protect the interests of market subjects at the same time of safeguarding social public interests.
THE STUDY IN DIFFUSION MECHANISM BY VORONOI POLYHEDRON IN SODIUM TETRA-SILICATE MELT
Authors: Duong Thi Lich , Luyen Thi San , Nguyen Hai Yen
Published: December 2021

Molecular dynamic simulation is carried out for Sodium tetra-silicate (NS4) melt at 1873 K and pressure of 0.1 MPa. The diffusion mechanism of Na atoms is investigated in terms of Voronoi polyhedron around network former and displacement of Na atoms between them. The simulation shows that Na atoms are not uniformly distributed through polyhedrons, but they mainly gather in nonbridging oxygen (NBO) and free oxygen (FO) polyhedrons. More than 75.22% of total Na atoms are place in NBO polyhedrons, although the number of NBO polyhedrons is only 22.27%. The two motion types give mainly contribution to Na diffusion: hopping of isolated Na atom or collective displacement. During 150 ps, the system comprises two separate regions: Na-poor regions formed by Si-O subnets and Na-rich regions formed by O2 clusters. The two regions have strongly different chemical composition, the density of Na atoms as well as motion type of Na atoms.
THE e e Z l l bb + − − + → →  COLLISION IN THE RANDALL-SUNDRUM MODEL
Authors: Bui Thi Ha Giang
Published: December 2021

Taking account of the Randall-Sundrum model, we have evaluated the influence of model parameters in e e Z l l bb + − − + → →  collision at International Linear Colliders (ILC). In the ILC region, the total cross-section is enhanced at the 125 GeV radion. The total cross-section depends on the polarization of e e − + , initial beams, the radion mass m , the center of mass energy s . Based on the forward - backward asymmetry and the polarization of beams, the reaction can give observable cross-sections based on l l bb − + final state.
Spectroscopic and Theoretical Investigation of Pioglitazone with FT-IR, Raman, UV-Vis. and NMR
Authors: ÖZDEMİR ÖGE Tuba , SAĞLAM Adnan , ÖZDEMİR Firdevs Banu , KESKİNER Ali Ünsal , ÖGE Mecit
Published: December 2021

Geometric structures, bond lengths, bond angles, vibrational frequencies, dipole moments, proton and carbon-13 NMR isotropic chemical shifts, UV-Vis. Parameters, HOMO and LUMO energies of pioglitazone molecules were studied using Gaussian09 program with DFT/B3LYP method at the 6-311G++(2d,2p) basis set. The assignments of theoretical vibrational modes were obtained using VEDA 4 software in terms of potential energy distribution (PED). The spectroscopic characterizations of pioglitazone molecule were performed using FT-IR, Laser-Raman, and NMR chemical shift and UV-vis. experimental methods. Theoretically obtained geometric parameters, vibrational wavenumbers and NMR chemical shifts will also be compared with the experimental results.
Male sex hormone as a correlate of endothelial function in middle-aged Indian males: a cross-sectional prospective observational study
Authors: Mohan Chandra , Gururani Kunal , Rawat Anurag , Kala Mansi
Published: December 2021

Background: Data on relationship between serum testosterone and endothelial dysfunction measured by brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (BAFMD) in Indian subset are scarce. The present study was envisaged to assess the correlation between serum testosterone and endothelial dysfunction measured by BAFMD.Methods: From October 2013 till September 2014, 92 Indian male patients aged 40-60 years who underwent investigation of flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery using ultra sonography were included. The association between serum testosterone and BAFMD percent-measured endothelial dysfunction was examined.Results: Multivariate regression analysis in 92 Indian male patients (mean age 53.12±6.3 years) revealed that low levels of total serum, serum free and serum bioavailable testosterone were significantly associated with BAFMD% and were independent of age, hypertension, diabetes, body mass index (BMI), current smoking and hyperlipidaemia (p<0.001). The total serum, serum free and serum bioavailable testosterone were positively correlated with BAFMD% with Pearson correlation coefficients of r=0.572, r=0.525 and r=0.547, respectively (p<0.001).Conclusions: Low levels of total serum, serum free and serum bioavailable testosterone were significantly associated with BAFMD%-measured endothelial dysfunction, irrespective of cardiovascular risk factors.
Endoscopic optic nerve decompression in traumatic optic neuropathy: our experience in a tertiary care centre
Authors: Joseph Bincy , Nambiar Sapna S. , Ramachandran K. , Radhakrishnan Suma
Published: December 2021

Background: Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) a vision threatening disorder requires early diagnosis and prompt treatment. High dose steroid injections, optic nerve decompression or combined therapy are the available current treatment options. This study aims to determine the visual outcome with transnasal endoscopic optic nerve decompression in patients with TON having no improvement in vision despite high dose steroids.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted at the department of ENT, government medical college Kozhikode; on patients who presented with loss of vision following history of trauma. All patients suspected of compressive optic neuropathy received injection methyl prednisolone (30 mg/kg/day) with assessment of vision and HRCT scan. Patients with deterioration or no improvement in vision despite high steroid therapy were taken up for trans-nasal endoscopic optic nerve decompression.

Results: In our study 19 patients with TON underwent trans-nasal endoscopic optic nerve decompression. 11(57.9%) patients had improvement of vision, 7 (36.8%) patients had no improvement of vision and 1 (5.3%) patient had worsening of vision. The visual improvement was seen in 8 (80%) patients when treatment was initiated within 7 days and in only 3(33.3%) patients when treatment was initiated after 7 days. The visual acuity at presentation and time interval between trauma and intervention are factors that determine better visual outcomes.

Conclusions: The decreased visual acuity in TON requires prompt treatment. High dose steroid must be started at once when it is suspected or diagnosed. The timely surgical intervention with trans-nasal endoscopic optic nerve decompression is a relatively safe and effective technique enabling better visual prognosis.
COVID-19 DÖNEMİ UZAKTAN ÇALIŞMANIN İŞ VE ÖZEL YAŞAMA YANSIMALARI ÜZERİNE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
Authors: NİŞANCI Zehra Nuray , USTA Aslı
Published: December 2021

COVID-19 isimli yeni tip koronavirüs, 2019 yılı sonunda Çin’den tüm dünyaya hızla yayılmıştır. Salgın olarak ilan edilen hastalığın, solunum yolu ile kolayca bulaşabilir olması sebebiyle “sosyal mesafe” kavramı önem kazanmıştır. Çalışma hayatında işin sürdürülebilirliği, sosyal mesafeli çalışmaya olanak sağlayan uzaktan çalışma modeli ile sağlanabilmiştir. Uzaktan çalışmanın, COVID-19 döneminde sadece “evden çalışma” halini alması sebebiyle, çalışanların iş ve özel hayatları etkilenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı; COVID-19 döneminde uzaktan çalışmanın, iş ve özel yaşama yansımalarını, çalışanların görüşlerini de içeren araştırmalardan yararlanarak ortaya koymaktır. Çalışmada literatür tarama yöntemi tercih edilmiştir. Tarama sonuçlarına göre uzaktan çalışmanın iş ve özel hayata olumlu olumsuz yansımaları bulunmaktadır. Bazı çalışmalara göre uzaktan çalışma, özel hayatta iş yükünü arttırmakta, iş ve özel hayat sınırlarını belirsizleştirmekte, bireye yalnızlık hissettirmektedir. Sürekli ulaşılabilir olmak, çalışanların kaliteli bir yaşam sürememesi ile sonuçlanmaktadır. Ancak bazı çalışmalarda, uzaktan çalışmanın iş yaşam dengesi ve yaşam kalitesine olumlu katkılarının olduğu ifade edilmektedir ki, bu konuda araştırma sonuçlarının birbiri ile çeliştiği söylenebilir. Uzaktan çalışma, iş yaşamını da etkilemektedir. Uzaktan çalışma, iyi yönetildiğinde iş tatmini, motivasyon, bağlılık, üretkenlik ve performansın olumlu etkilendiği, devamsızlık ve iş gücü devir oranında düşüşler yaşandığı ifade edilmektedir. Çalışanlar, uzaktan çalışma ile rol çatışmalarını daha az stres yaşayarak çözebilmekte, yaşam ile iş alanlarını başarılı bir biçimde entegre edebilmekte, tatmin edici boyutta bir yaşam kalitesine sahip olabilme fırsatı yakalayabilmektedirler. Ancak araştırmaların iş ve özel yaşama etkisi cinsiyete göre de farklılıklar göstermektedir. Çalışan kadınların erkeklere oranla evde iş yükünün arttığı, evden çalışan babalar tarafından çocuk bakımı ve ev işinin normal zamana kıyasla daha çok yapıldığı da anlaşılmaktadır.
COMPARING ONLINE SHOPPER AND NON-SHOPPER ELDERLY CONSUMERS BASED ON THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR: HOW DO THE DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
Authors: ÖZTÜRK Sevgi Ayşe , YÜKSEL Seran
Published: December 2021

Aging may lead to shopping difficulties for consumers and online shopping which is mostly associated with young consumers may provide elderly people easy access to the products needed. This article expands our understanding of online shopping behavior of elderly consumers by comparing elder consumers who had previous online shopping experience with the consumers without such an experience in terms of their demographic characteristics. Theory of Planned Behavior is used to explore the future online shopping intentions of two groups, their attitudes towards online shopping, perceived behavioral control and subjective norms. The findings of this research illustrate the differences between two groups in terms of age, education, and income. At the same time the research shows the importance of elderly consumers’ demographic characteristics especially on the perceived behavioral control dimension of The Theory of Planned Behavior.
ÖRGÜTSEL SİNİZMİN ARDILLARI ÜZERİNE GÖRGÜL BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: AKSOY KÜRÜ Seval , DEMİREL Oğuz
Published: December 2021

Bu araştırmanın amacı, örgütsel sinizmin ardılları üzerindeki etkilerini tespit etmektir. Araştırma verisi pazarlama ve satış sektöründe hizmet veren 735 satış personelinden anket yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Elde edilen veriler yapısal eşitlik modeli ile analiz edilmiştir. Yapısal eşitlik modellemesi bulgularına göre örgütsel sinizmin alt boyutlarından bilişsel sinizmin işe adanmışlık üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi bulunamamıştır. Benzer şekilde, davranışsal sinizm alt boyutunun da işe adanmışlık üzerinde istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir etkisi tespit edilememiştir. Diğer yandan duygusal sinizm boyutunun işe adanmışlık üzerinde negatif ve anlamlı bir etkisi bulunmaktadır. Örgütsel sinizmin örgütsel muhalefet üzerindeki etkilerine bakıldığında; bilişsel sinizmin örgütsel muhalefet üzerinde negatif ve anlamlı, duygusal sinizmin pozitif ve anlamlı ve davranışsal sinizmin pozitif ve anlamlı etkileri mevcuttur. Bilişsel sinizmin örgütsel politika algısı üzerinde pozitif ve anlamlı, duygusal sinizmin pozitif ve anlamlı ve davranışsal sinizmin pozitif ve anlamlı etkileri olduğunu göstermektedir.
Son olarak örgütsel sinizmin alt boyutlarından, bilişsel sinizmin örgütsel özdeşleşme üzerinde negatif ve anlamlı ve duygusal sinizmin negatif ve anlamlı etkileri tespit edilmiştir. Ancak, davranışsal sinizmin örgütsel özdeşleşme üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi mevcut değildir.
Inversión ángel en América Latina y el Caribe: perspectiva del desempeño de los emprendimientos
Authors: Chaquiriand Isabelle , Castillo Ana , Villalobos Quintanilla Dayana , Roca Marcelo
Published: December 2021

El estudio realizado entre BID Lab y Xcala busca reflexionar acerca de la evolución de emprendimientos invertidos en los útimos seis años a través de ángeles inversionistas en la región. El objetivo principal es sacar conclusiones para compartir con el ecosistema para así lograr una mejor toma de decisiones, identificar los desafios del proceso de levantamiento de capital y aportar ideas creativas para el diseño de estrategias orientadas a darle continuidad al fortalecimiento del ecosistema emprendedor en América Latina y el Caribe. El enfoque como objeto de análisis en el emprendimiento, permitirá conocer de primera mano acerca de cuales fueron esos aprendizajes claves y algunas de las tendencias que pueden ser capitalizadas por nuevos emprendimientos.
The Jungle de Calais: Entre Liminalidad, Espacio fronterizo y lugar de posibilidades
Authors: Garland Melanye
Published: December 2021

El presente ensayo se basa exclusivamente en la investigación artística y seudoetnográfica realizada en el campamento de migrantes The Jungle, durante el año 2016 en la ciudad de Calais, Francia, ubicado en el borde marítimo con Inglaterra. Desde mi experiencia in situ, descrita a través de metodologías artísticas y escrituras poéticas, abarco el concepto de la liminalidad desde una perspectiva fronteriza. Paso por acciones y actitudes poscoloniales dentro del marco conceptual de la liminalidad y sus características transformativas, destructivas,constructivas y de In-betweenness que este proceso ritualístico conlleva. Desde mi perspectiva como artista y futura antropóloga, me interesa resaltar narrativas locales fronterizas que necesitan estar presentes en nuestra reflexión para un futuro más solidario, colaborativo y comunitario, decolonizando nuestra manera de percibir lugares ‘periféricos’ y espacios fronterizos contemporáneos e incorporarlos como agentes activos en el desarrollo de la ciudad.
Deslices
Authors: Barroso-Luque Catalina
Published: December 2021

Deslices es un proyecto en curso que comenzó en abril de 2019. La colaboración migra entre voces, cuerpas y geografías (Ciudad de México, Lima, Glasgow y Londres). La presente iteración reúne extractos de un diálogo vía WhatsApp entre les artistes Catalina Barroso Luque y Daniella Valz Gen y se manifiesta en una piezade audio y un documento gráfico. La obra ofrece reflexiones a través de puntos de encuentro entre identidades y culturas, divergencias, malentendidos y una multiplicidad de nociones de género. Naciendo como una comisión para el festival de arte de Glasgow International, Deslices existe como texto en inglés con la intención de ser inteligible a una audiencia anglohablante.
Water Resilience in the Indian Context: Definitions, Policies, Approaches and Gaps
Authors: Rajarethinam Kaaviya , Devadas Varuvel
Published: December 2021

India has been facing multiple water-related challenges owing to a large population. Increase in water crisis, water resources-related pollution, mismanagement of existing resources, and an imbalance in water policies due to various gaps and lacuna at both State and Central level of governance. Water resilience is emerging as a research field that addresses multiple water management issues responding to emerging challenges, such as global climate and environmental changes. The study focuses on secondary data and literature studies from Web of Science and Scopus databases to examine the concepts of resilience as defined by literature, dimensions with planning and governance and its implications in the existing Indian water policy framework. The methodology incorporated the systematic Delphi technique in formulating the governance gaps in the research area. The highlighted gaps are further ranked using statistical methods. According to the findings, the most critical gap is the lack of integrated strategic policy planning encompassing all water-related disruptions. As its identified gaps are interconnected and aggravate each other, a comprehensive approach is required. The study suggests potential research areas that strengthen water resilience governance. There is a need to increase resilience, signifying the sheer urgency in embellishing resilience to the increasing demands and effective management of existing water resources.
Comparative Immunohistochemical Characteristics of Thalamic Glioarchitectonics of Young and Senile Persons
Authors: Balandin A. A. , Zheleznov L. M. , Balandina I. A.
Published: December 2021

The aim of the investigation was to establish morphological differences between the human thalamus in young and senile age by using an immunohistochemical marker – glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP).

Material and methods. The results of the sectional study of both thalami of 94 deceased of both sexes were analyzed. Depending on their age (young and senile), they were divided into two groups. The deceased had no history of diseases and injuries of the central and peripheral nervous system organs as well as alcohol and/or drug addiction, no macroscopic signs of brain tissue pathology were detected when material was taken for microscopic examination. Morphological characterization of thalamic tissue in both hemispheres of the large brain using hematoxylin and eosin staining was given. Immunohistochemical study of the samples used antibodies to GFAP.

Results. Histological examination of the thalamus in both young and senile age revealed groups of irregularly arranged neuronal bodies with granular cytoplasm and swollen ectopic nuclei. When the immunohistochemical reaction was performed, the product of the reaction was distributed in the bodies and outgrowths of astrocytes. In young age, single bodies of fibrous astrocytes with a moderate number of poorly visualized outgrowths were found. At senile age, in addition to a statistically significant increase in the numerical density of fibrous astrocyte bodies (p<0.01), there is a clear increase in the number of their outgrowths.

Conclusion. The results obtained provide a detailed insight into the morphological characteristics of the thalamic tissue of men and women at young and senile age. The use of antibodies to GFAP is a sensitive marker of age-related changes in thalamic cytoarchitectonics. The increase in the numerical density of astrocytes as well as the outgrowth of their processes allows a more precise understanding of age-related involution of nervous tissue, which will allow to use these data in future prospective basic research.