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Profitability Determinants of Big European Banks
Authors: Karadžić Vesna , Đalović Nikola
Published: May 2021

The subject of research in this paper is the profitability of the biggest banks in the European financial market, some of which operate in Montenegro. The profitability of banks is influenced by a large number of factors, including internal banking and external macroeconomic factors. The aim of this paper is to use statistical and econometric methods to examine which factors and with what intensity affect the profitability of large banks in Europe. The empirical analysis used highly balanced panel models with annual data on 47 large banks from 14 European countries over the period 2013-2018. Three static panel models were estimated and evaluated (pooled ordinary least squares, model with fixed effects and model with random effects), as well as dynamic model utilizing general methods of moments. The POLS model was chosen as the best, confirming that all macroeconomic factors have a statistically significant impact on the profitability of big banks, while the impact of internal factors, which are controlled by the bank’s management, is not significant. GDP growth rate, inflation rate and market concentration have a positive effect on profitability, while the membership of the European Union has a negative impact on profit, meaning that banks with headquarters outside the EU are more profitable.
Specificities of the Monetary Transmission Mechanism within the Bulgarian Currency Board Framework: The first five years
Authors: Pazardjiev Martin N. , Vasilev Aleksandar Z.
Published: May 2021

This paper presents an overview of the channels of monetary transmission and their manifestation in Bulgaria – a country in a currency board arrangement – in the first five years after the introduction of the regime. The presence of such a mechanism of transmission requires some form of macroeconomic discretion. The latter is approximated here with dynamics in the single fiscal account present on the balance sheet of the currency board.
A Segmented and Observable Yield Curve for Colombia
Authors: Castro-Iragorri Carlos , Peña Juan Felipe , Rodríguez Cristhian
Published: May 2021

Following (Almeida, Ardison, Kubudi, Simonsen, & Vicente, 2018) we implement a segmented three factor Nelson-Siegel model for the yield curve using daily observable bond prices and short term interbank rates for Colombia. The flexible estimation for each segment (short, medium, and long) provides an improvement over the classical Nelson-Siegel approach in particular in terms of in-sample and out-of-sample forecasting performance. A segmented term structure model based on observable bond prices provides a tool closer to the needs of practitioners in terms of reproducing the market quotes and allowing for independent local shocks in the different segments of the curve.
Automatic generation of a PLC controller based on a control system-identified model
Authors: Sýkora Tomáš , Husák Michal , Baštán Ondřej , Benešl Tomáš
Published: May 2021

This paper discusses the automatic generation of controller codes through a model created in the MATLAB environment the aim of the research is to simplify the implementation and tuning of the closedloop circuit in industrial systems in this context, the concepts and steps outlined herein could produce a more intuitive and powerful alternative to the pre-defined software components of control systems that enable closed-loop control. We propose a methodology for identifying the system through an industrial control setup, creating a control loop model, and generating a code implementable in the control setup. Importantly, we also present and compare the results obtained with various variants of the automatically generated control circuit containing a pre-defined controller of the industrial control system. The outcomes of the research allow us to conclude that the implementations generated by the model perform better that the option using a built-in controller.
The Performance Management Design in Public Hospitals: A Case Study
Authors: Krupička Josef
Published: May 2021

In response to the growing pressure on public budgets, many countries introduced various private-sector-inspired management practices to improve the performance of publicly funded health systems. Regardless, the non-negligible share of health-care spending is still considered wasteful, and the search for efficiency gains in healthcare is still relevant. The relevance even increases in the context of events related to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in 2020, presenting new challenges for performance management in hospitals. Considering the gaps between the environmental settings of various countries, a finding of one universal theory of effective hospital management is unlikely. The contextual examination of hospital management on the national level and knowledge-sharing is then a more suitable approach to aid the practitioners in search of the most appropriate mix of management practices.

This study employed a mixed methodological approach to examine individual aspects of performance management from the hospital management’s perspective to identify the areas of potential efficiency gains. The core research phase consisted of on-site visits in three public hospitals taking place since September 2019 with the respondents from various management levels and both clinicians and non-clinicians. During an approximately hour-long session the respondents were asked to fill out the questionnaire examining the aspects of the performance management system employed in their institution (e.g., the scope of measurement, reliability of data, communication of results, engagement of management) and interviewed to examine the rationale of provided responses. The on-site research stage resulted in 87 complete data sets further analyzed using statistical analysis with results interpreted using commentaries and rationales obtained from interviews.

The findings were similar among all examined institutions and mostly consistent with similarly natured studies. While the performance measurement appeared to reflect the clinical performance better than the organizational one, it is also perceived as inadequate to the complexity of service. The management seemed to consider performance management for operational purposes rather than being incentive-oriented or exploratory, in line with the perceived lack of connection between the performance measurement and the organizational strategy. Combined with poor communication of performance management principles, this discrepancy appears to contribute to the potential tension between the hospital and clinical management in setting priorities between the economic performance and the quality of care. Overall, these findings should provide insight into aspects influencing performance management employed in public hospitals in the Czech Republic and present the evidence for the discussion of potential efficiency gains in practice.
The Potential of Design Thinking and Total Quality Management in Creating Public Value
Authors: Vinni Rauno
Published: May 2021

One of the most fashionable management concepts currently is Design Thinking (DT). DT is sometimes advertised as the creative and innovative method for handling wicked problems. The explosion of DT in the public sector resembles the fast adoption of Total Quality Management (TQM) a few decades ago. At first sight, DT and TQM appear mutually exclusive – the former emphasizes inventiveness, which is cherished in modern governance, while the latter stresses mechanistic solutions and seems obsolete. Yet, public managers need a clearer understanding of DT and TQM and how they relate to each other. The main aim of this paper is two analyze when public managers should employ DT and when they should use TQM in creating public value. The article compares DT and TQM and finds that they are surprisingly similar. For example, they share core values like user-centeredness, stakeholder commitment, cooperation, etc. That is not to say that DT and TQM are the same, for instance their tools are different. Still, the paper argues that the two management models could well be combined – e.g. DT could assist public managers in finding new solutions to known problems and TQM could be used to institutionalize change. This insight helps managers to make informed decisions when choosing a mix of management methods that fits their purpose best.
Predictors of Adolescent Motherhood in Romania
Authors: Stativa Ecaterina , Rus Adrian V. , Filip Valeria , Suciu Nicolae , Stefanescu Alma , Pennings Jacquelyn S. , Parris Sheri R. , Joiner Delilah , Stoicescu Silvia M.
Published: May 2021

The objective of the present study was to explore what demographic and socioeconomic factors were associated with adolescent (younger than 20 years) and adult mothers living in Romania. In total, 274 adolescent and adult mothers were recruited from two maternity wards Romanian maternity wards. The mean age of the sample was 24.64 years (SD = 6.907, range: 13–44 years). Independent samples t-tests, Pearson’s chi square, Cramer’s V, and risk ratios were used to assess differences in continuous and categorical demographics variables between adolescent and adult mothers. This study has shown that maternity among adolescent mothers younger than 20 years has broad sociodemographic determinations, and, consequently, the socio-economic implications could be long-term as well as costly.
The War Mentality and The Brechtian Legacy
Authors: Felseghi Alexandra
Published: May 2021

The present article aims to illustrate the way in which the two world wars and their socio-political effects have produced significant changes in the collective consciousness and in the means of perceiving and constructing the Brechtian aesthetics. Starting from the idea that the entire work of the German playwright can be interpreted as being under the influence of social crises, the stake of this article is to briefly present a few elements on which the cultural heritage, that we can encounter today in the area of the postdramatic theatre, was based on. Whether we are speaking about the new British, German, American or Romanian dramaturgy, or about documentary theatre artists, - who, along with their involvement in the stage process, also play an important social function -, this heritage has an essential part in the development of the spectators’ critical thinking; it also represents the essence of the direct communication between stage and audience.
Long-term efficacy and safety of omalizumab in patients with allergic asthma: A real-life study
Authors: Papaioannou Andriana I. , Mplizou Myrto , Porpodis Konstantinos , Fouka Evangelia , Zervas Eleftherios , Samitas Konstantinos , Markatos Miltiadis , Bakakos Petros , Papiris Spyridon , Gaga Mina , Papakosta Despoina , Loukides Stelios
Published: May 2021

Background:The efficacy and safety of omalizumab in patients with severe allergic asthma have been established in both randomized controlled trials and real-life studies.Objective:To evaluate the sustained effectiveness and safety of long-term treatment with omalizumab in a real-world setting.Methods:In this retrospective study, we included patients treated with omalizumab for at least 8 years in four asthma clinics in Greece. Pulmonary function, asthma control, oral corticosteroids (OCS) dose, and exacerbations were recorded before treatment, 6 months later, and annually thereafter. Adverse events were also recorded.Results:Forty-five patients (66.7% women), mean ± standard deviation (SD) age 55.3 ± 12.2 years, were included. The duration of treatment with omalizumab was 10.6 ± 1.2 years. The annual exacerbation rate decreased from 4.1 before omalizumab initiation to 1.1 after 1 year of treatment and remained low up to the 8th year of treatment (p < 0.001). From the 19 patients who were receiving OCS at baseline, 21.1% patients discontinued after 6 months, 47.4% were still on OCS after 4 years of therapy, and 31.6% were on OCS after 8 years. With regard to the OCS dose, 36.8% of the patients reduced the dose ≥ 50% after 6 months and 68.4% achieved 50% reduction after 2 years. The mean daily OCS dose before omalizumab initiation was 7.8 mg of prednisolone or the equivalent, reduced to 4.7 mg/day after 6 months, which reached 1.6 mg/day after 8 years (p < 0.001). Treatment with omalizumab resulted in significant improvements of asthma control and lung function. No severe adverse events were reported.Conclusion:In this real-life study, omalizumab resulted in significant and sustained improvements in asthma exacerbations, asthma control, and lung function, and had a steroid sparing effect and a good safety profile.
Physician and patient perspectives on the management of hereditary angioedema: a survey on treatment burden and needs
Authors: Riedl Marc A. , Craig Timothy J. , Banerji Aleena , Aggarwal Kavita , Best Jessica M. , Rosselli Jinky , Hahn Rebecca , Radojicic Cristine
Published: May 2021

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disorder caused by genetic mutations that lead to recurrent episodes of swelling in various parts of the body. Prophylactic treatment is common for patients with HAE, and the therapeutic options have expanded in recent years. The current standard of care for prophylactic HAE therapies is subcutaneous treatment, which can be self-administered at home, greatly improving patient quality of life. As new therapies emerge, it is important for patients and physicians to discuss the risks and benefits associated with each treatment to develop an individualized approach to HAE management. We conducted surveys of patients with HAE and physicians who treat patients with HAE to identify prescribing trends for prophylactic HAE treatments and the impact that such treatments has on patients. Our results confirmed that newer, subcutaneous therapies are prescribed for HAE prophylaxis more frequently than other therapies in the United States and that treatment burdens still exist for patients with HAE. We found that physicians and patients were not always aligned on how treatment choices affect patients’ lives, which may mean that there are opportunities for enhanced patient‐physician dialog and shared decision-making in HAE management in the United States.
Research on the Principle of Optimizing Teaching with Digital Animation in Experimental Teaching
Authors: Xiaolin Ma , Mengmeng Zhou
Published: May 2021

With the rapid development of computing technology, experimental teaching explores new teaching methods using virtual laboratory and digital laboratory. Based on the characteristics of visualization, continuity and simulation, digital animation technology has become an important form of application in experimental teaching reform. This paper analyzes the artistic characteristics of digital animation, and summarizes that digital animation can display the experimental information intuitively, enable students to quickly obtain the cognition of the experimental content, and obtain psychological pleasure through digital animation in experimental learning, thus improving the teaching effect of experimental teaching.
Thinking and Practice of Rural Tourism Design in the Context of Experience Economy
Authors: Dongping He
Published: May 2021

Absrtact: with the continuous development of our national economy, the living standard of the people has been improved significantly, the needs of the people are not limited to material needs, but pay more attention to spiritual enjoyment.As a result, tourism has been greatly developed, and more and more families will make annual family tourism plans, especially those living in cities. They are more willing to go to some rural tourism life, such as farmhouses and farm homes. Gradually appeared in recent years, and particularly popular.From this point of view, this paper expounds the importance of regional culture in rural landscape planning and design, analyzes the problems existing in rural tourism landscape design, and puts forward the application strategy of regional culture in rural landscape design. Hope to provide reference and help for relevant personnel, jointly promote the construction of rural tourism, play the greatest role of regional culture.
A two-stage residential location and transport mode choice model with exposure to traffic-induced air pollution
Authors: Schindler Mirjam , Wang JYT , Connors RD
Published: May 2021

Air pollution is an increasing concern to urban residents. In response, residents are beginning to adapt their travel behaviour and to consider local air quality when choosing a home. We study implications of such behaviour for the morphology of cities and population exposure to traffic-induced air pollution. To do so, we propose a spatially explicit and integrated residential location and transport mode choice model for a city with traffic-induced air pollution. Intra-urban spatial patterns of population densities, transport mode choices, and resulting population exposure are analysed for urban settings of varying levels of health concern and air pollution information available to residents. Numerical analysis of the feedback between residential location choice and transport mode choice, and between residents' choices and the subsequent potential impact on their own health suggests that increased availability of information on spatially variable traffic-induced health concerns shifts population towards suburban areas with availability of public transport. Thus, health benefits result from reduced population densities close to urban centres in this context. To mitigate population exposure, our work highlights the need for spatially explicit information on peoples' air pollution concerns and, on this basis, spatially differentiated integrated land use and transport measures.
Teaching experiences during the covid-19 pandemic: chronicles of a crisis
Authors: Costa Fernanda de Nazaré Almeida , Texeira Elizabeth , Panarra Bruna Alessandra Costa e Silva
Published: May 2021

Objetivo: relatar a vivência de docentes de cursos de graduação em enfermagem da Região Norte acerca do ensino remoto em meio à pandemia da COVID-19. Método: trata-se de um relato de experiência sobre o ensino remoto emergencial, vivenciado por docentes de cursos de graduação em enfermagem durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Resultados: a interrupção da modalidade presencial levou estudantes e docentes à modalidade ensino remoto emergencial, que exigiu adoção de recursos tecnológicos pouco ou nunca experimentados. Nesse sentido, os docentes passaram a vivenciar experiências consideradas positivas e negativas e tiveram que dar conta do processo ensino-aprendizagem no formato remoto. Nas vivências, aulas, atividades e avaliação são (re) modelados. Conclusão: as vivências dos docentes foram reestruturantes, pois tiveram que se organizar de outra forma para dar conta do ensino remoto. Entre pontos positivos (de menor intensidade) e negativos (de maior intensidade), os docentes foram desafiados diante da necessidade de assegurar a continuidade dos calendários de aulas, mantendo a modalidade remota.
Concepción de partida y prácticas profesionales de atención a la discapacidad en Bolivia
Authors: García-Domingo Marta , Fuentes Virginia , Martín-Cano María Carmen , De-la-Fuente Yolanda
Published: May 2021

El avance internacional en el reconocimiento de los derechos de las personas con diversidadfuncional es notorio, viéndose modificados los postulados, conceptos y modelos de atención. Sinembargo, el progreso ha sido desigual entre zonas, precisando el contexto boliviano de un afianzamientode los avances ameritados. Con el presente estudio, se pretende conocer las prácticasde intervención e imaginarios colectivos hacia la discapacidad en Bolivia, a través del análisis decontenido de grupos focales conformados por profesionales del contexto abordado. Encontramosprácticas limitadoras hacia la discapacidad en Bolivia, que encuentran su base en el imaginariosocial colectivo y se materializan, principalmente, a través de la sobreprotección familiar. Seidentifica, asimismo, la prevalencia de situaciones de aislamiento social e institucional hacia ladiversidad funcional, que encuentran su base en prejuicios, mitos y creencias erróneas aún nosuperadas. Convive, de este modo, el modelo de atención médico con el social, así como un enfoqueasistencialista con el de promoción de la discapacidad.
Gambling, Deprivation and Class
Authors: Casey Emma
Published: May 2021

A Critical Gambling Studies blog entry on Gambling, Deprivation and Class.
Recycling of Spent Hydrodehalogenation Catalysts – Problems Dealing with Separation of Aluminium
Authors: WEIDLICH Tomáš , KAMENICKÁ Barbora
Published: May 2021

Our study is focused on utilization and recycling of copper and nickel applicable for reductive degradation of tetrabromobisphenolA (TBBPA), the high use brominated flame retardant for printed circuit boards. Deactivated and/or poisoned hydrodebrominationcatalysts are produced by reductive destruction of brominated phenol (TBBPA) dissolved in alkaline aqueous solution using RaneyAl-Ni and/or Devarda´s Al-Cu-Zn alloys. Spent metallic slurry is treated with aqueous sulfuric acid to dissolve residual aluminiumand/or zinc and decanted residual metal is subsequently treated under oxidation conditions and dissolved in excess of mineralacid by co-action of oxidant. The corresponding metal salt is separated from corresponding leachates containing excess of acid byevaporation and recycling of volatile components. Obtained copper or nickel salts were used as sources of Raney type hydrodebrominationcatalysts produced for in-situ by action of NaBH4.
Size Distribution of Particulate Matter in Indoor Environment During Nanomaterial Paint Application
Authors: ŠVÉDOVÁ Barbora , KUCBEL Marek , RACLAVSKÁ Helena , RACLAVSKÝ Konstantin , KANTOR Pavel
Published: May 2021

Due to the increasing production and development of nanoparticles, it has become necessary to control the exposure to ultrafineparticles (aerodynamic diameter < 0.1 μm) when handling nanopaints. The paper deals with the number and mass distributionof particulate matter (PM) in an indoor environment before, during and after the application of paint Protectam FN containingtitanium nanoparticles. The size distribution determination was performed by the electrical low-pressure cascade impactor (ELPI+)in the range from 0.006 μm to 9.93 μm. The highest number of particles was observed in the range from 0.006 to 0.0175 μm. Theparticulate mass concentration ranging from 0.0175 to 0.0307 μm did not represent more than 0.5% of the sum of PM10 during theindividual measurements. The particle mass concentration increased in the range of 0.0175 to 0.0307 μm, after application of thecoating nanopaint Protectam FN, but it was observed that the total number of particles has decreased. During the days followingthe application of the nanopaint, the mass concentration in this grain size class was significantly reduced.
Critical, Strategic and Deficit Raw Materials in the Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and in Batteries and Accumulators
Authors: WITKOWSKA-KITA Beata , BIEL Katarzyna , BLASCHKE Wiesław , ORLICKA Anna
Published: May 2021

This article presents the waste electrical and electronic equipment and batteries and accumulators as a potential source of critical,strategic and deficit raw materials.The dominant types of waste obtained after the disassembly of used electrical and electronic equipment are plastics: polypropylene(PP), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), polystyrene (PS) and teflon and metals. These metals include: magnesium, cobalt,antimony and tantalum (critical raw materials), aluminum, nickel, iron and zinc (strategic raw materials) as well as copper andsilver (deficit resources), as well as lead, tin, gold and cadmium. Batteries and accumulators are a source, among others metalssuch as: nickel and zinc (strategic raw materials), manganese and lithium (deficit resources), aluminum (strategic raw material),and cadmium, lead.The article presents the results of analysis of the material composition of the waste electrical and electronic equipment conducted atthe Institute of Mechanised Construction and Rock Mining. It also presents the level of imports and exports of waste and scrap-metalthat are the subject of this article. In addition, the article presents a source of information about waste and recycled materials.
Changes in the Understanding of Religious and Cultural Components of Human Capital
Authors: Sabirov Askadula , Sokolovskiy Konstantin , Gromov Egor , Sabirova Lilia
Published: May 2021

This research identified structural differences between the religious and cultural components of human capital in Western and Russian intellectual traditions and created a specific holistic structural conceptual framework based on which further research can be carried out, or decisions can be made about determining human capital for scientific and public policy purposes. Experts selected research texts for examination, and their structural-semantic analysis was used as a research method. A group of 32 authoritative Russian university experts was formed to select the most significant and influential studies of Western scholars on human capital and changes in the attitude towards assessing its religious and cultural components. The selected works were analyzed to determine common concepts for which semantic relationships were established. As a result, a structural diagram of Western research's main ideas concerning the religious and cultural components of human capital was created. Among the totality of basic ideas that define the Western paradigm, there is a generally negative assessment of religiosity as a component of psychology that influences productive forces; a high level of religiosity is rarely correlated with economic prosperity and is not necessarily associated with high levels of morality or health. The novelty of the study is due to the fact that so far no attempts have been made to highlight the most important features of the Western paradigm of understanding the role of a religious or cultural component in the development of human capital and to apply it to determine the differences and possible strategies for the development of the individual economy (in our example, the Russian one). The paper also analyzed the essence of the contradiction between Western and Russian concepts of human capital. This study could serve as a foundation for further developing a strategy for identifying and using human potential to determine public policy for cultural and economic development.
How Teacher Can Develop Children’s Creativity through Facilitating Possibility Thinking in Chinese Folk Dance Classroom
Authors: Hu Yingying
Published: May 2021

In recent decades, people has gradually focused on creativity especially in education and society. Through teaching activities, students may be able to use possibility thinking in their classes for developing creativity. Hence, it is important that understanding how teachers can develop children’s creativity by supporting possibility thinking. As a dance teacher, I am looking forward to bringing this knowledge into my teaching. Through a theoretical analysis and experiential combination, this paper aims to explore how teachers can cultivate children’s creativity by facilitating possibility thinking.
The Value Orientation of Teaching Reform in the Era of Smart Education
Authors: Wang Xinyan , Zhang Jiqing
Published: May 2021

Based on the influence of the era of smart education on education and teaching, this article discusses the humanistic, social, cultural, and practical rationality of teaching reform in the era of smart education from the development trend of the integration of teaching reforms and information technology. Grasping the theoretical basis of teaching reform under the background of the new era will play a proper guiding role in the practice of teaching reform.
SVM Kernels comparison for brain tumor diagnosis using MRI
Authors: Wedad Abdul Khuder  Naser  , Eman Abdulmunem Kadim  , Safana Hyder Abbas
Published: May 2021

Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) brain images have an essential role in medical analysis and cancer identification .In this paper multi kernel SVM algorithm is used for MRI brain tumor detection. The proposed work is involving the following stages: image acquisition, image preprocessing, feature extraction and tumor classification. An automatic threshold selection region based segmentation method called Otsu is used for thresholding during preprocessing stage. SVM classification algorithm with four different kernels are used to determine the normal and abnormal images. SVM with quadratic kernel results in best classification accuracy of 86.5%.
Neurological disorders associated with impaired gut microbiota
Authors: Hemant S Kanhere  , Yogesh U Rahangdale  , Ankita S Bodele  , Dipesh I Wadhwani  , Abhilasha R Ghoshewar  , Shweta P Karande
Published: May 2021

A growing field of studies is focusing on the microbiota-gut-brain axis in order to better understand the bidirectional communication pathways between gut bacteria and the CNS. The pathophysiology of neurological disorders including Alzheimer's disease and autism has been attributed to dysregulation of gut-brain axis. Fecal microbiota transplantation is the method of transferring faeces from a healthy donor into the intestine of a recipient in order to restore the recipient's weakened intestinal flora. It's been used to treat a wide range of conditions, including recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and inflammatory bowel disease. Gut-brain psychology will aid studies on subjects such as character, memory and behaviour and will contribute to the advancement of general psychology as well as will add more light in the field of neuropsychology. Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, for example, are essential components of the gut microbiota. Oligosaccharides, unsaturated fatty acids, dietary fibers and polyphenols are the most popular prebiotics. Traditional fermented foods including yoghurt, natto and pickles help to balance the gut bacteria. The gut microbiota is shaped by a person's diet and gut-brain function is controlled by it. Different types of microbiota have different effects on the brain and actions through the microbiota–gut–brain axis. Via the microbiota-gut-brain axis, a healthy diet leads to a healthy gut microbiota and brain and mental health. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota has been shown to trigger depression-like behaviours in GF mice. Proinflammatory mediators such as iNOS, ROS, COX2 and NF-B are released by microglia, resulting in neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease. It is becoming more widely recognized as a symptom of Autism Spectrum Disorder. The establishment of gut-brain psychology is expected to have a significant impact on psychology and related disciplines.
Implementation of editorial television data warehouse: Health and business news will keep high since pandemic Covid-19
Authors: Eugenius Kau Suni  , Yudo Devianto
Published: May 2021

Data warehouse technology in the world of informatics can be applied in television editors to predict events in the future. The results of implementing a data warehouse in television editors since the Covid-19 pandemic shows that in the future, television coverage will still be dominated by health news 80.64 percent and economic news 65.61 percent. In Indonesia, legal and criminal news reports have also become a news trend as a result of these health and economic problems. The television editorial data warehouse was designed using Kimball's Nine-Step method and implementation using Microsoft SQL Server and Tableau. And to predict the news in the future analyzed using the Markov model. Apart from analyzing television news, this data warehouse is also capable know the performance of the television editorial team, namely the performance of news producers, reporters, and cameramen. The results of this data warehouse can be used by television management and chief editors to make informed strategic decisions.
Ex vivo liver resection for liver tumors: Last resort when conventional technique is not applicable
Authors: Danilo Coco  , Silvana Leanza
Published: May 2021

1. Purpose: The treatment of hepatic neoplasms has undergone, in recent years, various evolution of the surgical technique and extension to the indication for resection. Many patients with liver tumors cannot benefit from resection due to the difficulty of the anatomical site of the lesion.Of these patients, only some can benefit from ex vivo hepatic resection, which consists of a complete hepatectomy, bench tumor resection and self-transplant. 2. Materials and methods: We have retrospectively evaluated PUBMED databases. Studies was evaluated from 2010 to 2020.Only very few studies analyzed “Ex situ liver resection”, “Extracorporeal liver resection”, “Liver auto-transplantation”. Conclusion: Ex vivo liver resection and autotransplantation is fesible in very few patients with unresectable hepatic tumor fit for surgery. R0 resection accounts about 60%-90% but outcomes are less satisfactory due to high complications rate of about 25% and low survival in 3 years.
Double caustic, esophagic and pyloric stenosis post-ingestion of soda: Rare case
Authors: Monsoia Gildas Yassegoungbe  , Médard Ayawo Guedenon  , Codjo Serge Metchihoungbe  , Mondukpé Grace Immaculée Sergine Dossou  , Mahussi Henok Orion Akokpe  , Mahunakpon Vihotogbé Léon Samuel Boris Gogan  , Géraud Garcia Philemon Satingo Segbedji  , Aldrico Pautin Covi  , Antoine Seraphin Gbenou
Published: May 2021

The ingestion of caustic soda is frequently a source of complications. Esophageal stenosis remains among them the most frequent complication and by far the most formidable. Pyloric stenosis remains rare following ingestion of soda. We report through this clinical case, a cicatricial pyloric stenosis after ingestion of caustic soda associated with a stenosis of the esophagus having caused vomiting with the onset of severe malnutrition. The diagnosis was confirmed by the oeso-gastro-duodenal transit (OGDT) and the child underwent under general anesthesia an enlargement pyloroplasty according to Mikulicz initially and an esophageal dilation secondly to the candle of SAVARY. The postoperative follow-up was favorable with an improvement of the signs and a progressive postoperative weight gain after a follow-up of 06 months. The evolution was favorable after the monthly dilation sessions with a good resumption of transit.
Методичний підхід до оцінки бойових потенціалів безпілотних авіаційних комплексів, їх підрозділів і угруповань
Authors: Шалигін А.А. , Нерубацький В.О. , Смик С.І.
Published: May 2021

В статті запропонований методичний підхід до оцінки бойових потенціалів без пілотних авіаційних комплексів, їх підрозділів і угруповань, який на відміну від існуючих методик оцінки ефективності пілотованої авіації, враховує специфічні особливості сучасних БпАК, а саме: наявність у складі БпАК станції наземного керуваннях, що може бути уражена противником; наявність у складі комплексу декількох літальних апаратів, що можуть застосовуватись послідовно або одночасно; суттєву залежність ефективності бойового застосування від погодних умов. Запропонований підхід більш детальне враховує умови бойового застосування, а саме: наявність хибних об’єктів противника і їх маскування; наявність в складі угруповання БпАК різного призначення і особливості їх спільного застосування. Методичний підхід буде корисним при оцінюванні співвідношення сил сторін, та дозволяє визначати чутливість бойових потенціалів підрозділів та угруповань, озброєних безпілотними літальними апаратами, до зміни умов бойових дій та характеристик БпАК, які входять до їх системи озброєння, що підтверджується наведеними результатами розрахунків.
Удосконалення методу опосередкованого вимірювання точнісних характеристик оглядових РЛС
Authors: Климченко В.Й. , Маляренко О.С. , Бєлавін О.В. , Джус В.В.
Published: May 2021

У зв’язку з обмеженими можливостями випробувальної бази України питання про якісне та всебічне випробування нових зразків перед прийняттям їх на озброєння стоїть досить гостро. Через це виникає потреба в розробленні таких методів випробувань, які б забезпечували потрібну якість їхнього проведення і дозволяли проконтролювати основні ТТХ РЛС без проведення спеціальних обльотів та без застосування спеціальних засобів. Це стосується перш за все точнісних характеристик РЛС, для визначення яких традиційно використовувалися методи прямого зовнішньотраєкторного вимірювання за допомогою високоточних радіолокаційних та оптичних засобів. В статті визначені припустимі умови та межі використання методу опосередкованого визначення  точнісних характеристик при випробуваннях оглядових РЛС контролю повітряного простору.
Primordial and recycled sulfur sampled by the Iceland mantle plume
Authors: Ranta Eemu , Gunnarsson-Robin Jóhann , Halldórsson Sæmundur , Ono Shuhei , Izon Gareth , Jackson Matthew , Reekie Callum , Jenner Frances , Guðfinnsson Guðmundur , Jónsson Ólafur , Stefánsson Andri
Published: May 2021

Stable sulfur isotope ratios of mid-ocean ridge and ocean island basalts (MORBs and OIBs) preserve unique information about early Earth processes and the long-term volatile cycles between Earth’s mantle and the surface. Icelandic basalts present ideal material to examine the oldest known terrestrial mantle reservoir, accessed through a deep-rooted mantle plume, but their multiple sulfur isotope systematics have not been explored previously. Here, we present new sulfur concentration (30-1570 ppm), speciation (S6+/ΣS = 0.05–0.43) and isotope data (δ34S(S2- ) = –2.5 to +3.8 ‰ and ∆33S(S2-)) = –0.045 to +0.016 ‰; vs. Cañon Diablo Troilite) from a large sample suite (N = 62) focused on subglacially erupted basaltic glasses obtained from Iceland’s neovolcanic zones. Using these data along with trace element systematics to account for the effects of crustal magmatic processing (degassing and immiscible sulfide melt formation) on δ34S, it is shown that primitive (MgO > 6 wt.%), undegassed glasses accurately record the δ34S signatures of their mantle sources. Compared to the depleted MORB source mantle (DMM; δ34S(S2-) = –1.3±0.3 ‰), the Iceland mantle is shown to have a greater range of δ34S(S2-) values between –2.5 and –0.1%. Similarly, Icelandic basalts are characterized by more variable and negatively shifted Δ33S values (–0.035 to +0.013 ‰) relative to DMM (0.004±006 ‰). Negative δ34S and Δ33S signatures are most prominent in basalts from the Snæfellsnes Volcanic Zone and the Kverkfjöll volcanic system, which also have the lowest, most MORB-like 3He/4He (8–9 R/RA, where RA is the 3He/4He of air) and the highest Ba/La (up to 12) in Iceland. We propose that subduction fluid-enriched, mantle wedge type material in the North Atlantic upper mantle constitutes a low-δ34S-Δ33S component in the Icelandic mantle. This suggests that volatile heterogeneity in Iceland, and potentially at other OIBs, may originate not only from diverse plume-associated mantle components, but also from a heterogeneous ambient upper mantle. By contrast, a set of samples with high 3He/4He (up to 25.9 R/RA) and negative μ182W anomalies define a primordial lower mantle reservoir with a near-chondritic δ34S(ΣS) and Δ33S signature of ~0 ‰. This sulfur isotopic signature is difficult to reconcile with the non-chondritic sulfur isotopic signature of the DMM and may reflect either separate conditions during core formation, or a previously unidentified flux of sulfur from the core to the high-3He/4He reservoir.
The Global Jukebox: A public database of performing arts and culture
Authors: Wood Anna , Kirby Kathryn R. , Ember Carol , Silbert Stella , Passmore Sam , Daikoku Hideo , Mcbride John , Paulay Forrestine , Flory Michael , Szinger John , D’Arcangelo Gideon , Guarino Marco Fernando , Atayeva Maisa , Rifkin Jesse , Baron Violet , Hajli Miriam El , Szinger Martin , Savage Patrick E.
Published: May 2021

Standardized cross-cultural databases of the arts are critical to a balanced scientific understanding of the performing arts, and their role in other domains of human society. This paper introduces the Global Jukebox as a resource for comparative and cross-cultural study of the performing arts and culture. The Global Jukebox adds an extensive and detailed global database of the performing arts that enlarges our understanding of human cultural diversity. Initially prototyped by Alan Lomax in the 1980s, its core is the Cantometrics dataset, encompassing standardized codings on 37 aspects of musical style for 5,776 traditional songs from 1,026 societies. The Cantometrics dataset has been cleaned and checked for reliability and accuracy, and includes a full coding guide with audio training examples (https://theglobaljukebox.org/?songsofearth). Also being released are seven additional datasets coding and describing instrumentation, conversation, popular music, vowel and consonant placement, breath management, social factors, and societies. For the first time, all digitized Global Jukebox data are being made available in open-access, downloadable format (https://github.com/theglobaljukebox), linked with streaming audio recordings (theglobaljukebox.org) to the maximum extent allowed while respecting copyright and the wishes of culture-bearers. The data are cross-indexed with the Database of Peoples, Languages, and Cultures (D-PLACE) to allow researchers to test hypotheses about worldwide coevolution of aesthetic patterns and traditions. As an example, we analyze the global relationship between song style and societal complexity, showing that they are robustly related, in contrast to previous critiques claiming that these proposed relationships were an artifact of autocorrelation (though causal mechanisms remain unresolved).
Parental scaffolding during book-sharing predicts child general intelligence
Authors: Duncan John , Phillips Emily , Mitchell Daniel , Cooper peter , Murray Lynne
Published: May 2021

While much variance in general intelligence or g is genetic, a substantial environmental component suggests a possible role for parent-child interaction. In particular, previous evidence suggests the importance of parental scaffolding, or provision of cognitive structure to shape child behaviour. A role for scaffolding is consistent with the proposal that, in adult cognition, a critical aspect of g is decomposition of complex problems into a structure of simpler parts. Building on previous work, we recruited 164 parents attending Children’s Centres with a child aged 2-4 years, and examined parental scaffolding during a book-sharing activity. Scaffolding was measured as the first principal component of a variety of parental behaviours, including sensitivity, focusing attention, extending comprehension, and promoting child participation. Child g was measured as the first principal component of a broad cognitive battery, including language, attention, working memory, and executive function. Importantly, we assessed contributions of the parent’s own intelligence, education, and family income. Though these variables were all associated with child g, their links to parental scaffolding were weaker, and scaffolding remained predictive of child g even once the influence of these variables was removed. In contrast to the correlation with cognitive proficiency, scaffolding did not predict child pro-social behaviour. We suggest that parental scaffolding supports the child’s development of a broad skill of attentional structuring, promoting the across-the-board cognitive proficiency that is reflected in g.
Boltzmann Machines as Multidimensional Item Response Theory Models
Authors: Maris Gunter , Bechger Timo
Published: May 2021

We show that Boltzmann machines can formally be represented as multidimensional item response theory models. This relationship inspired a new learning principle and new ways to regularize Boltzmann machines to make them more interpretable. The core results carry over to a broader class of models including Gaussian-Bernoulli restricted Boltzmann machines.
How will the end of bear bile farming in Vietnam influence consumer choice?
Authors: Davis Elizabeth , Veríssimo Diogo , Crudge Brian , Sam Sơn , Cao Dung , Ho Po , Dang Nhung , Nguyen Tú , Nguyen Hien , Cao Trung , Glikman Jenny Anne
Published: May 2021

The Vietnamese Government committed to closing all bear farms in the country by 2022. Some researchers have expressed concerns that ending the commercial farming of bears while demand for bear bile persists could lead to increased hunting pressure on wild bear populations. In this article, we use mixed methods of questionnaires, discrete choice experiments (DCEs), and interviews to investigate current consumer demand for bear bile in Vietnam, with a specific aim of understanding the potential for consumers to seek out wild bear bile. We sampled at seven areas across the country of Vietnam (total respondents = 2,463). We found that when directly estimated, the use of farmed bear bile in the past twelve months was over 20% in only one site; in all other study areas the use of farmed bear bile was lower than 5%. The same site had the highest level of wild bear bile use, at 5%; all other sites were lower. Despite widespread beliefs in farmed and wild bear bile’s efficacy, we found through qualitative interviews with bear bile consumers that there was general apathy about the continued use of bear bile, with respondents saying that they would use another product once bear bile farms were fully gone. Coupled with a strong preference for using synthetic bear bile over wild and farmed bear bile found in the DCEs, we posit that bear bile consumers in Vietnam will be willing to use non-animal-based products, including bear bile plant and Western medicine, to treat future ailments.
Global digitalization of sociocultural reproduction: “deus ex machina” or the end of the human era?
Authors: Mikailova Irina
Published: May 2021

The article is focused on discussing the new methodological approach from the terms of Synergetic Historicism, to the study on specifics of reproducing digital culture and its influence on individual and collective consciousness. The results of the investigation in question based on the Method of Dual Oppositions and the Law of Self-Organizing Social and Cultural Ideals, showed that the global digital transformation toward substituting the biological human brain for Artificial Intelligence threaten Humanity not only with the irreversible transformation of human nature, but also with the end of Human Era. The results of the analysis as deconstructive implications for the reproduction of digital culture in recent years indicate that the selected path contributes to deepen the divide between digital culture and the subjects of reproduction, as well as the worsening of the problem, which was initially focused digitization process.