bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
THE BIO-MECHANICAL CORRECTION EXERCISES IN PES ANSERINE BURSITIS
Authors: Patil Asawari
Published: July 2021

In pes anserine bursitis patient complaint of medial side knee pain which is in inflammatory condition. The case report aims is to present evaluation & treatment of young female who’s working in the medical field which majorly involved long-standing. In addition to traditional methods of treatment, we focused on her muscle strength & biomechanical correction to improve her ADLs. A 27-year patient came to OPD with severe pain, swelling, tenderness which affected her daily functional activity. In pes anserine bursitis improvement of whole biomechanics is very important. To improve the biomechanics of the hip, knee, ankle, core we started planning 9 days strengthening program. Initial 3 days, the patient had severe pain & swelling over the inner side of the knee. We explain the effect of exercise to the patient & asked her to avoid the brace. Initially, due to this problem list, we gave her simple exercise with that cryotherapy & electrical modality to reduce the symptoms. In the next 7 days, we focused on improving the all-affected muscle strength, in this patient we had to correct the overall biomechanics to improve quality of life. We focused on strengthening core muscles, back muscles & all the weak muscles. Initially, we started with Thera Band, then with weight cuff & progress with Bosu ball training for balance & proprioception section. In addition to traditional method the strengthening exercises & biomechanical correction of lower limb showed early recovery.
EFFECTIVENESS OF PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES AFTER SUBTOTAL HYSTERECTOMY AND HAEMATOMETRA IN A 39-YEAR-OLD FEMALE WITH URINARY INCONTINENCE: A CASE STUDY
Authors: Saklecha Akshaya V.
Published: July 2021

Hematometra is a rare condition that involves blood accumulation or retention in the uterus; caused by a structural obstruction of the cervical canal, which may be congenital or acquired. Amenorrhea or dysmenorrhoea in premenopausal women, pelvic pain, and urinary incontinence are common symptoms associated with this condition. In this study, a 39-year-old woman presented with a hematometra complaint associated with lower abdominal pain and urinary incontinence. After more USG and MRI studies, she underwent subtotal hysterectomy and hematometra draining, but after surgery, she started to feel pain in her left lower abdomen and urinary incontinence. The patient attended 12 days of therapy over the course of two weeks. Physical therapy including Kegel’s exercises, breathing exercises, and instruction in relaxation techniques, postural advice, gait training, and a home program to training for the activity of daily living activities. The patient reported reductions in symptoms in the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7) at the time of her physical therapy discharge, and was able to resume activities that she had not previously tolerated due to abdominal pain and urinary incontinence.
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LIGAND ANCHORED POLY PROPYLENEIMINEDENDRIMERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN GLIOMA
Authors: Parashar Ashish Kumar
Published: July 2021

The goal of this study was to develop and characterize Angiopep-2 attached PEGylated Polypropylene imine (PPI) dendrimers for Temozolomide administration to brain gliomas. For surface neutralisation, synthesized PPI dendrimers were conjugated with PEG-2000. PEGylated PPI dendrimers were further coupled with Angiopep-2 (ANG-PEG-PPP) for enhanced medication transport across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) into the area of the brain tumour. Temozolomide loaded ligand-conjugated PPI dendrimers (TAPP) were characterized for size, % drug loading, cumulative drug release, and cell line studies. The drug loading was found to be 57.42±0.8%. In vitro release profile exhibited an early burst release followed by zero-order kinetics (46.8±0.8% in 24 hours). TAPP dendrimers showed improved antiproliferative efficacy against C6 glioma cells in MTT assays and cellular uptake investigations. The ability of TAPP to target cancer cells was examined using an in vitro co-culture model of BCECs and C6 glioma cells. Our findings suggest that Angiopep-2 coupled PEGylated PPI dendrimers could be a suitable nanocarrier for Temozolomide delivery to brain gliomas.
A STUDY PROTOCOL “PHYSIOLOGICAL COST INDEX: COMPARISON BETWEEN REPAIRED CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE AND HEALTHY CHILDREN
Authors: Puranik Akhila
Published: July 2021

Congenital Heart Disease is a condition present since birth having malformed heart structure and function. The malfunction of the heart hemodynamics requires palliative, supportive and corrective surgery. Children with congenital heart disease have compromised physiological function compared to normal with the same age and anthropometric measures. The energy consumption for a given submaximal work would be more in CHD patients compared to normal. The physiologic cost index calculated the energy expenditure and gives an idea about the same during walking. PCI can be used as an outcome measure to plan and tailor a rehabilitation exercise program. So the present observational study calculates the energy expenditure in repaired congenital heart disease patient and provides the baseline for a goal to achieve during any rehabilitation program by comparing with the normal. To compare the physiological cost index (PCI) between repaired congenital heart disease patients and healthy children. The study design is observational. Total 40 participants will be selected as per the criteria for inclusion and exclusion i.e. 20 healthy children and 20 with repaired congenital heart disease. The duration of the study will be for six months.The six-minute walk will be performed according to guidelines, and PCI will be calculated using MacGregor’s formula. From the data will be calculated using PCI formula while performing 6MWT. PCI can be used as an effective tool for a physiotherapist in the assessment and evaluation of functional performance and provide the baseline for repaired CHD children. Many studies have evaluated functional performance in patients with coronary artery disease and there is the a paucity of studies in repaired congenital heart disease, so the present study aims at evaluation and comparison of PCI in repaired CHD and healthy children.
EARLY PULMONARY REHABILITATION APPROACH TOWARDS COMPLICATED CASE OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE: ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE
Authors: Joshi Medhavi
Published: July 2021

Acute Respiratory failure often refers to the inability of the body system to maintain optimum arterial and tissue oxygen levels or to optimally expel out carbon dioxide. It is, therefore, hypoxemic or hypercapnia in nature or both depending on the root pathogenesis. A 72-year-old female patient was admitted to the hospital with complaints of breathlessness at rest with NYHA grade 4, dry cough (nonproductive), and orthopnea. The patient is a known case of Diabetes Mellitus type 2 for the last 5 years. On the day of examination patients were breathless using accessory muscles for respiration. The patient was tachypnea. The chest expansion, as well as excursion, was significantly reduced. On auscultations in Coarse crackles were heard. X-ray showed pneumonitis changes. ABG showed respiratory acidosis without compensation initially. Physiotherapy intervention included patients and their family members counseling, airway clearance techniques, energy conservation methods, and adaptation to complex positions with the maintenance of Spo2. Outcome measures have shown enhancement in functional independence and bedside daily activities. Pulmonary Rehab with efficient family counseling is effective in the overall improvement of the patient’s condition with acute respiratory failure.
Momentum Kicks in Imperfect Which-Way Measurement
Authors: Pathania Neha , Qureshi Tabish
Published: July 2021

There has been an intense debate on the question as to whether a quanton, passing through a double-slit, experiences a 'momentum kick' due to the act of which-way detection. There have been conflicting points of view on this issue over many decades. This issue is addressed here in the general setting where the which-way detection may be imperfect. It is shown here that the loss of interference may still be interpreted as arising out of tiny momentum kicks which the quanton appears to receive, irrespective of the nature of the which-way detector. Interestingly, the magnitude of the random momentum kicks is always h/2d, d being the slit separation, irrespective of how perfect or imperfect the which-way detection is. This is contrary to what has been suggested in the earlier literature. The imperfection of which-way detection decides how frequent are the momentum kicks. It has been shown earlier that for perfect which-way detection, the quanton receives a momentum kick fifty percent of the time. Here it is shown that for imperfect which-way detection, the quanton receives momentum kicks of the same magnitude, but less often. A precise relation between the frequency of kicks and the visibility of interference is found here.
The pendulum type surfaces with congruential cross sections
Authors: Krivoshapko Sergey N. , Shambina Svetlana L.
Published: July 2021

The article discusses new kinematic surfaces that can be attributed to the class of surfaces of congruent cross sections. The surfaces of congruent cross sections were first identified in a separate class by Professor I.I. Kotov. Circular, elliptical and parabolic cylinders are taken as the guiding surfaces, and circles and parabolas are taken as generating plane curves, which can be located in the plane of the generating curve of the guiding cylinder or in a plane parallel to its longitudinal axis. The introduction of a new independent parameter helped to solve the set geometric problems. The analytical formulas are presented in generalized form, so the shape of the flat generatrix curve can be arbitrary. Two types of surfaces are considered: 1) when the local axes of the generating curves remain parallel during their movement; 2) when these axes rotate. The resulting surfaces can be of interest to architects, or can find application in machine-building thin-walled structures or in the study of the trajectories of bodies during their oscillatory-translational motion.
Seismic retrofitting of buildings using Building Information Modeling
Authors: Dereje Lami S. , Dabi Gizachew M. , Baza Tewodros T. , Rynkovskaya Marina I.
Published: July 2021

Building Information Modeling (BIM), in the last couple of decades, has emerged as a technology that can be used in combination with different methodologies in the fields of architecture, engineering, and construction industry as a digital model to facilitate the planning and design process, construction and maintenance. Using the tools of BIM, the stakeholders generate the digital models that can help them to identify the problems. A total of 24 conference papers, referenced journal articles, and other academic sources were analyzed based on their relevance and research focus areas. This article provides a review on the integration of building information modeling with different methodologies for seismic retrofitting of both structural and non-structural components of buildings. Pre-seismic and post-seismic applications of Building Information Modeling with the integration of different methodologies have been reviewed overbuilding life cycles with a view of addressing the challenges and recommending the future research perspectives. In the end, by stating the possibilities of integration of BIM tools with different methodologies mainly using Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering as a paradigm which is fully probabilistic, this paper concludes that the implication of the Building Information Modeling with the integration of different methodologies isnt merely the inclusion of the certain conditions, but also of the numerical integration of all the possible uncertainties.
Георгий Адамович и… (К проблеме изучения культуры русской диаспоры). Посвящается памяти Олега Анатольевича Коростелева (1959–2020)
Authors: Sproģe Ludmila ,   University of Latvia, Proskurova-Timofejeva Olga ,   University of Latvia
Published: July 2021

В ноябре 2019 г. в Риге на Балтийском научном международном семинаре Олег Анатольевич Коростелев открывал пленарное заседание. Его доклад «Творческое наследие Адамовича (архивы, библиография, научная эдиция)» был основан на обширном научном материале: восемнадцатитомном собрании сочинений классика русского зарубежья. Семинар, на котором выступили представители стран Балтии, Венгрии, Польши и России, был важен для ученого, в первом номере за 2020-й год «Нового филологического вестника» за пару месяцев до своей безвременной смерти он в рубрике «События научной жизни» опубликовал обзор наших научных чтений. Мы, его коллеги, посвящаем свои работы в этом специальном выпуске памяти большого ученого и светлого человека
Георгий Адамович – mortus и vivus
Authors:   Tallinn  University, Белобровцева Ирина
Published: July 2021

Георгия Адамовича часто упрекали в предельной субъективности критических оценок в зависимости от признания авторов «своими» или «чужими». Владимир Набоков выбрал его в качестве прототипа карикатурного персонажа, литературного критика Христофора Мортуса (русская огласовка латинского mortuus, т. е. «умерший», «мертвый») в романе «Дар». В статье показана другая, неожиданная сторона личности Адамовича – его глубокое сочувствие прозаику Леониду Зурову, которого он всегда считал «чужим», эстетически чуждым. После известия о душевной болезни Зурова Адамович принимает на себя роль «мортуса», т. е., согласно Толковому словарю Даля, «служителя при чумных», облегчающего болезнь.
Виленские отголоски критических выступлений Адамовича
Authors:   Vilnius University, Лавринец Павел
Published: July 2021

В статье рассматривается восприятие критики Георгия Адамовича в русской печати Вильно 1930-х гг. на фоне доступности изданий, в которых он сотрудничал. Статья Адамовича о падении интереса к советской литературе была перепечатана виленской газетой, но в сопровождении возражений местного автора. Скептические суждения критика о зарубежной русской поэзии, о советской и эмигрантской литературе в одних случаях разделялись, в других встречали неприятие. Несмотря на свою единичность, отклики выявляют связность поля литературы русского зарубежья и влияние критики Адамовича на его периферийные сегменты.
Еще раз о «Цветнике» Марины Цветаевой
Authors:   The University of Tartu, Войтехович Роман
Published: July 2021

Анализируются художественные приемы монтажной прозы в построении статьи Марины Цветаевой «Цветник», составленной из комментариев к отрывкам цикла статей Георгия Адамовича «Литературные беседы» в журнале «Звено» за 1925 год. Статья «Цветник» служила приложением к статье «Поэт о критике» (1926). Анализ показывет, что Цветаева занимала сложную позицию по отношению к Адамовичу, и в статье «Поэт о критике» высказываются близкие Адамовичу идеи, а в «Цветнике» критикуются его «недостатки». В сложной системе отсылок «Цветника» обозначена связь Цветаевой с «фетообразными» поэтами, прозой В. В. Розанова и Андрея Белого.
Отзыв Г. В. Адамовича о творчестве С. А. Ауслендера
Authors:   The University of Tartu, Самарин Алексей
Published: July 2021

Критическая статья Г. Адамовича «Марина Цветаева. – Сергей Ауслендер. – Петербургские сборники стихов. – Литературное западничество» (1927) представляет собой попытку осмысления фрагмента современной литературной картины через призму художественных течений России начала ХХ века. Наша статья посвящена анализу динамики положения Ауслендера в литературной системе Адамовича от «подражателя Кузмина» и «стилизатора» – до «исполнителя социального заказа».
Одоевцева и Адамович, которого «не было» на берегах Невы
Authors:   The University of Tartu, Март Юлиана Виталия
Published: July 2021

Георгий Адамович – герой мемуарных книг Ирины Одоевцевой «На берегах Невы» (1967) и «На берегах Сены» (1983). При равном объеме книг и равном участии героя в жизни автора, в первой из них Адамович упомянут в 15 раз меньше, чем во второй. В первой книге это – персонаж метауровня: важны его сентенции. Через внешний портрет он проецируется на эстетизм эпохи Пушкина. Указывается на контраст в его лице. Во второй книге эта контрастность развертывается в сюжетном плане. Адамович появляется и в смешных, и в неприятных ситуациях, но характеризуется как выдающийся оратор, своеобразный критик и ценитель «пустяков», в которых раскрывается «вечность». После смерти друга Одоевцева берет на себя роль разрушительницы мифов и причисляет его к лучшим представителям русской культуры.
Профессор К. И. Арабажин и газета «День»
Authors:   University of Latvia, Сидяков Юрий
Published: July 2021

В статье дан обзор выходившей в 1922 году русскоязычной латвийской газеты «День». Ведущим сотрудником и фактическим редактором этого издания был профессор К. Арабажин, приехавший в Ригу в 1920-м году и вошедший в историю русской культуры и русского образования Латвии прежде всего как создатель и ректор Русских университетских курсов. Материалы газеты рассматривается в контексте общественной борьбы, разворачивавшейся в то время в Латвийской Республике.
«Элементарное родиноведение»: тема родины в изданиях для детей и юношества рижского акционерного общества «Саламандра» в середине 1920-х годов
Authors:   University of Latvia, Проскурова-Тимофеева Ольга
Published: July 2021

В статье рассматривается разнообразие подходов рижского издательства «Саламандра» к теме родины при обращении к детской аудитории. Рижские издатели принимали во внимание интересы и ценности различных адресатов: юного поколения коренного (старожильческого) населения Латвии; детей эмигрантов, недавно покинувших Россию и нашедших приют в Латвийской Республике; маленьких читателей в других центрах русского зарубежья, где распространялись издания из Риги. При формировании «детского текста» рижской прессы в рассматриваемый период особую роль играла обеспокоенность так называемой денационализацией нового поколения, охватившая интеллектуальные круги русской эмиграции в середине 1920-х годов; на содержание также оказывали влияние личные идеологические и аксиологические установки редакторов изданий для детей. В латвийских учебниках по родиноведению, издаваемых «Саламандрой», прослеживается растерянность составителей при отборе материала на тему родины.
Финляндия в жизни и творчестве Леонида Андреева
Authors:   Санкт-Петербургский университет промышленных технологий и дизайна, Боева Галина
Published: July 2021

В статье обосновывается важность в жизни Леонида Андреева геокультурного топоса Финляндия, с которой писатель был связан биографически и творчески в последнее десятилетие своей жизни. Исследованы следующие аспекты темы: жизнетворческий («домостроительство» писателя на Черной Речке рассматривается как жизнестроительный проект в духе модерна); рецептивный (восприятие творчества Андреева в контексте романтико-модернистского комплекса «Север» и культа Ибсена); аспект поэтики (в произведениях «финского периода» писатель обращается к локусу «Финляндия», моделируя «фьордовое», замкнутое пространство). Приводятся современные свидетельства мифотворческой активности места, где находился дом Андреева.
“Não é gostoso como daqui”: a construção da identidade alimentar manauara pela experiência
Authors: Areb Matheus  Vieira
Published: July 2021

Os hábitos alimentares de uma sociedade expressam mais do que suas necessidades urgentes. Sendo a gastronomia de um povo reflexo de uma cultura, considera-se que toda cultura também se manifesta em algum lugar, sendo possível estabelecer relações entre culturas, países e cidades, suas populações e respectivas comidas típicas. Neste sentindo considera-se possível à construção de uma chamada identidade alimentar em relação a um meio especifico. O presente trabalho vem no sentindo de delinear a partir de um ponto de vista fenomenológico a construção da identidade alimentar do habitante da cidade de Manaus.
A biopolítica espacial de negação do ser político: estranhamento espacialmente construído e desumanização espacialmente forjada no Morro da Providência-RJ
Authors: Tavares Felipe Rangel
Published: July 2021

Apreendemos a metropolização do espaço enquanto processo socioespacial biopolítico. A partir da análise das remoções ocorridas no Morro da Providência-RJ, no âmbito da Operação Urbana Consorciada da Região Portuária do Rio de Janeiro e do Programa Morar Carioca, objetivamos analisar a espacialidade biopolítica na metrópole contemporânea. Após relacionar o processo de metropolização às relações de poder que inscrevem a biopolítica no espaço, buscamos um diálogo entre Michel Foucault e Henri Lefebvre, em torno dos conceitos de “meio” e “espaço instrumental”. Propomos a tríade analítica inscrição-prescrição-ordenação para examinar os projetos e intervenções urbanas que promovem o “estranhamento espacialmente construído” e a “desumanização espacialmente forjada”, processos espaciais que esvaziam a substância política que constitui o ser social.
Políticas Públicas de Habitação e a implantação do Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida na cidade de Caetité, Bahia
Authors: Aguiar Ane Caroline Azevedo Santos , Ferraz Ana Emília de Quadros
Published: July 2021

A questão da habitação pode ser considerada um dos principais problemas sociais urbanos do Brasil. Numa perspectiva que concebe o problema da moradia integrado à questão do direito à cidade, é possível perceber que as políticas públicas habitacionais brasileiras, que deveriam ser criadas com o intuito de suprir os números referentes ao déficit habitacional, muitas vezes não solucionam de maneira efetiva tal problemática. Somado a isso têm-se a atuação dos agentes produtores do espaço que configuram a cidade de acordo com seus interesses particulares. Assim, o objetivo desta pesquisa é verificar o modo como essas atuações influenciam nas decisões relativas às políticas públicas habitacionais, tendo como objeto de estudo a implantação do PMCMV na cidade de Caetité, Bahia.

 

Palavras-chave: Habitação. Agentes. Política Pública.
Assessing conflict of interest in organizations
Authors: Di Carlo Emiliano
Published: July 2021

The innumerable cases of opportunistic behavior by directors, managers, and employees, primarily the various forms of corruption, have shown that neglecting conflicts of interest (CoI) situations can have important negative effects on the organizations involved, undermining, in some cases, their survival and development, as well as creating harmful consequences for stakeholders and the wider community. In proposing remedies to deal with CoI scholars underline the importance of assessing it. However, this aspect has been not investigated adequately. Using the literature on CoI and, in particular, the framework proposed by Thompson (2009) for the medical sector, the objective of the paper is to outline the elements required to assess the extent of the risk of CoI in organizations. Our framework considers the following two elements: a) the probability that the secondary interest may interfere, even if only apparently, with the primary interest of the organization; b) the seriousness of the damage and/or moral unacceptability of the mere appearance of improper behavior. The assessment also allows understanding not only what the causes are, that can increase the probability of interference of the secondary interests, but also the factors that feed these interests, suggesting the most suitable remedies. The analysis has several implications for researchers, practitioners, and regulators.
Jupyter: Thinking and Storytelling with Code and Data
Authors: Granger Brian , Pérez Fernando
Published: July 2021

Project Jupyter is an open-source project for interactive computing
widely used in data science, machine learning, and scientific computing.
We argue that even though Jupyter helps users perform complex, technical
work, Jupyter itself solves problems that are fundamentally human in
nature. Namely, Jupyter helps humans to think and tell stories with code
and data. We illustrate this by describing three dimensions of Jupyter:
interactive computing, computational narratives, and  the idea that
Jupyter is more than software. We illustrate the impact of these
dimensions on a community of practice in Earth and climate science.
Photogrammetric analysis of postextraction space closure
Authors: Umicevic-Davidovic Mirjana , Arapovic-Savic Marijana , Arbutina Adriana , Adamovic Tijana , Djukic Igor
Published: July 2021

Introduction. When planning orthodontic treatment, it is sometimes necessary
to apply the extraction of individual teeth, in order to achieve proper
occlusion and an acceptable aesthetic appearance. Clinicians give the
greatest advantage to elastic chains as a method for post-extraction space
closure during treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances. When closing
post-extraction spaces, it is necessary to measure them in order to adjust
the treatment plan. One of the most acceptable methods is photogrammetry.
The aim of this study was to analyze, using a photogrammetric method, the
efficacy of post-extraction space closure with elastic chains during
orthodontic treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances. Material and
Methods. The total sample in study consisted of 38 post-extraction spaces in
19 patients who were indicated for first premolars extraction and use of
fixed orthodontic appliances in order to achieve treatment goal. Elastic
chains were used to close post-extraction spaces. Post-extraction sites were
monitored for 6 months with follow-up examinations every 4 weeks. Mechanisms
were activated at controlled examinations, and measurements of the width of
post-extraction spaces were performed by photogrammetry and digital caliper.
Results. The results showed that average reduction of post-extraction space
width was 1.00 mm per month by photogrammetric measurement, while the
average values of measurements with a digital caliper were 1.02 mm. The
average values were measured in six time intervals and a statistically
significant change in average intervals of post-extraction spaces during 6
months was determined. Conclusion. The elastic chain has proven to be a very
effective mechanism for closing post-extraction space, and photogrammetry as
a simple and precise method for monitoring results of treatment. Since the
difference in relation to measurements with a digital caliper is minimal,
photogrammetry can be routinely applied in everyday practice.
DATA Act Dashboard: An Instructional Case Using Data Visualization
Authors: Kitching Karen A. , Coble Eileen , Phillips Alex
Published: July 2021

This case instructs students on how to extract, transform, and load data (ETL) from disparate sources to perform analysis on Federal Government agency spending transactions: the financial statements of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, DATA Act spending data, and Office of Management and Budget object class definitions. Students also learn to construct an interactive dashboard to allow users to discover and investigate agency spending data and to drill down to specific dimensions, such as program activity or object classification, and to specific standard general ledger accounts used by the Federal Government. A companion case demonstrates how to use robotic process automation to automate some of the ETL steps. This case is designed to be flexible so that it can be implemented in any undergraduate or graduate accounting course from government accounting and auditing to data analytics based on the instructor's preference.

JEL Classifications: H61; M41; M42; M48.

Data Availability: All data are publicly available.
Association of Glycemia, Lipids, and Blood Pressure With Cognitive Performance in People With Type 2 Diabetes in the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study
Authors: Luchsinger José A. , Younes Naji , Manly Jennifer J. , Barzilay Joshua , Valencia Willy , Larkin Mary E. , Falck-Ytter Corinna , Krause-Steinrauf Heidi , Pop-Busui Rodica , Florez Hermes , Seaquist Elizabeth , Group the GRADE Research
Published: July 2021

Objective: Type 2 diabetes is a
risk factor for cognitive impairment. We examined the relation of glycemia,
lipids, blood pressure (BP), hypertension history, and statin use with
cognition in the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: a comparative
effectiveness study (GRADE).

Research Design and Methods: Cross-sectional
analyses from GRADE at baseline examined the association of glycemia (hemoglobin
A1c [HbA1c]), LDL, systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) BP, hypertension history,
and statin use with cognition assessed by the Spanish English Verbal Learning
Test (SEVLT), letter (LF) and animal fluency (AF) tests, and Digit Symbol
Substitution Test (DSST).

Results: Among 5,047 GRADE participants,
5,018 (99.4)% completed cognitive assessments. Their mean age was 56.7 ± 10.0
years, 36.4% were women. Mean diabetes duration was 4.0 ± 2.7 years. HbA1c was not related to cognition. Higher LDL
was related to modestly worse DSST scores whereas statin use was related to modestly
better DSST scores. SBP between 120 and 139 mmHg and DBP between 80 and 89 mmHg
were related to modeslty better DSST scores. Hypertension history was not related
to cognition.

Conclusions: In persons with type 2
diabetes with a mean duration of less than 5 years, lower LDL and statin use were
related to modestly better executive cognitive function. SBP levels in the
range of 120 to 139 mmHg, and DBP levels in the range of 80 to 89 mmHg, but not
lower levels, were related to modeslty better executive function. These differences
may not be clinically significant.
Extraction of Estrogen Hormones from Water Using Carbon Cryogel as Sorbent
Authors:   Innovation Centre of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, Prokić Danijela , Vukčević Marija , Maletić Marina , Kalijadis Ana , Babić Biljana , Janković-Častvan Ivona , Đurkić Tatjana
Published: July 2021

In this study, carbon cryogel was used as solid-phase extraction sorbent for the extraction of estrogenic hormones (estrone, 17β-estradiol, and 17α-ethinylestradiol) from water solution. The solid-phase extraction (SPE) method was optimized by choosing an appropriate mass of the sorbent, volume, and initial pH of estrogenic hormone water solution, as well as by choosing an appropriate organic solvent. The concentration of tested hormones after extraction was measured by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Based on the obtained hormone recoveries, the following optimal conditions of the SPE procedure were chosen: 100 cm3 of hormone water solution at initial pH adjusted to 7, 20 mg of the sorbent, the methanol-dichloromethane mixture was used for hormone elution. Recoveries obtained under the optimal conditions ranged from 77 % for estrone, to 86 % for 17β-estradiol, with relative standard deviation from 7,4 to 18 %.
System Analysis of Possibilities and Limitations of Development and Production of Electricity in Renrewable Source
Authors:   Centar za IROE LOGOS u osnivanju, Novi Sad, Serbia, Milanović Biljana , Bijelić Zdavko , Bijelić Mitar , Bijelić Željka
Published: July 2021

System analysis is a key research document in the decision-making function related to the construction of small renewable energy sources in a given area. The problem must be viewed with multiple aces. When it comes to opportunities, it is crucial to analyze energy potentials, investment opportunities and economic effects. The issue of restrictions should be viewed from the aspect of environmental protection, other security risks and the aspect of long-term energy policy of legal regulations. A special segment of the analysis should be the analysis of domestic knowledge for the successful management of the project of construction of small renewable sources. Analogous to the production of industrial products in small plants and small series, the production of electricity in small renewable sources has a much higher cost price than in large sources. Due to this fact, the production of electricity in small sources of electricity is profitable if it is not delivered through distribution systems, but is delivered directly to the consumer in the immediate vicinity. The construction of modern process industry plants that would have their own electricity from renewable sources is a development opportunity for Serbia. In the variant of more numerous approach, space is opened for the development and production of equipment for small sources of electricity in Serbia
Model of Optimal System Management in the Military Process Industry in the Conditions of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:   Centar za IROE LOGOS u osnivanju, Novi Sad, Serbia, Bijelić Zdravko , Milanović Biljana , Bijelić Mitar
Published: July 2021

The paper deals with the problem of research related to the systemic problem of optimal management related to the military process industry in the environment covid-19. The developed model enables the application of soft mathematics technology to make reliable decisions related to the field of business of the military process industry. Using the method of analogy, the developed model for optimal process industry management can be used for systems in other areas as well. Unlike various models that were developed before the covid-19 pandemic, this model puts the health safety factor in the first place in terms of evaluation.With the appearance of the covid-19 pandemic, a security factor in the military industry, and above all the process is further complicated, and thus the system optimization of management. The paper shows the possible application of the model on a specific production system in the field of military process industry. Research shows that at all levels of management in the conditions of the covid-19 pandemic, there was no systematic approach to management optimization in which the safety factor is in the first place.Successful modeling of such complex systems is not possible without the application of multidisciplinary knowledge such as: engineering-technical, medical-health, security, economic, socio-psychological, educational and soft mathematics. In the education system, developmental changes are needed in the function of educating a larger number of staff who possess multidisciplinary knowledge.
patrimonio cultural desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar e interinstitucional: una apuesta pedagógica con miras a suscitar y fortalecer la identidad
Authors: Jamaica Delgado Jeisson
Published: July 2021

Bogotá cuenta con una amplia y diversa oferta cultural, no obstante, los índices de la última Encuesta Bienal de Culturas (2015) señalan que la mayoría de los habitantes de la ciudad no hace uso de dicha oferta. Esta problemática alimenta y se alimenta de una falta de apropiación del Patrimonio Cultural (pc) material e inmaterial, a la vez que genera un desafío para las instituciones gubernamentales, el sector privado, la academia y las comunidades, entre otros actores, en términos del diseño, ejecución y constante seguimiento de estrategias que garanticen el acceso, difusión y disfrute de actividades, bienes, servicios y espacios culturales.

A partir de la educación patrimonial, esta investigación busca generar un diálogo interdisciplinar e interinstitucional para abordar distintos momentos de nuestra historia por medio del arte, con el objetivo de demostrar el potencial que el aprovechamiento de la oferta cultural tiene para romper barreras entre disciplinas y para acercar al espectador a su pasado a través del pc. Para ello, este estudio asocia cuatro períodos históricos, cuatro museos y cuatro objetos. Se evidencia entonces la forma en que, a través de un enfoque interdisciplinar e interinstitucional, es posible hacer del arte y de la apropiación del pc herramientas para el abordaje de procesos y eventos históricos complejos atados a la construcción de la identidad en Colombia.
Del Stárets Zosima a Aliosha Karamázov
Authors: Escobar Torres Miguel
Published: July 2021

En el presente estudio rastreo los orígenes de la espiritualidad de Dostoievski, trazando una línea casi continua que va desde los Padres del desierto hasta la aparición de los startsí en la Rusia de los siglos XVIII y XIX. Durante este trayecto, me detengo en las consecuencias de la controversia del siglo XV entre Nil de Sorsk y Iósif de Volok, que configurará las dos líneas espirituales que marcarán el pensamiento ruso. Sostengo que Dostoievski se inserta en el camino espiritual de Nil de Sorsk, habiéndolo recibido a través de la lectura Tikhon de Zadonsk, así como, sobre todo, de sus encuentros en Optina con el stárets Amvrosy, en cuya figura se inspira para conformar al stárets Zosima. Finalmente, defiendo que Dostoievski rompe con los muros del convento, para proponer un nuevo modelo de ‘hombre nuevo’, encarnado en Aliosha Karamázov.
La obsolescencia de lo político
Authors: Rivas Palá Pedro
Published: July 2021

El propósito de este trabajo es, en primer lugar, exponer las líneas centrales del pensamiento de Günther Anders que resultan, a mi juicio, necesarias para extraer, en un segundo momento, consecuencias relevantes para la comprensión presente de lo político. En especial, el ser humano ha dejado de ser el sujeto de lo político y en la actual soberanía de la tecnología no parece que tenga posibilidad de retomar ese papel.
El modo infinito que es un individuo: la faz de todo el universo en la filosofía de Spinoza
Authors: Aguilar Claudia
Published: July 2021

El análisis de los modos infinitos spinozianos ha sido muy variado. Mi intención es resaltar la pertinencia de los modos infinitos sin negar su peculiaridad, es decir, sin confundirlos tanto con los modos finitos como con la sustancia. La hipótesis que me interesa defender es, en primer lugar, que los modos infinitos son eternos y no sempiternos. En segundo lugar, que los modos infinitos, en particular la faz de todo el universo, son imprescindibles a la hora de pensar las relaciones parte-todo, sustancia-modos, sustancia-modos finitos e, incluso, las relaciones intramodales.
A Descriptive Study to Assess the Correlation between Knowledge and Practice of ASHA Workers regarding Services provided under National Health Mission working in Selected Primary Health Centres of Tangmarg, Baramulla with a View to Develop Information Booklet
Authors:   MSc Nursing (Community Health Nursing) Scholar, MMINSR, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Amin Noorul
Published: July 2021

Introduction: The study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice levels of ASHAworkers regarding services provided under the National Health Mission (NHM). These levels were further correlated to know whether they are related or not. It aimed at providing deficient information to ASHA workers, and at motivating them to sustain their efforts for adequate practice. Methods: A non-experimental descriptive (correlative) research design was used. 60 ASHA workers were selected from the accessible population using convenient sampling technique. The prepared tools (self-structured knowledge questionnaire and practice checklist) and Information Booklet were validated by a panel of experts, and were pre-tested for clarity and feasibility. A pilot study was conducted on 10% of ASHA workers. The main study was conducted from 9th September 2020 to 20th September 2020. The data collected was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: The study revealed that majority of the ASHA workers had average knowledge and adequate practice regarding services provided under NHM. There was a significant association of their knowledge scores regarding services provided under NHM with their educational status. No significant association was found between their practice scores and their demographic variables. A moderately strong positive correlation was found between their knowledge and practice regarding services provided under NHM. Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that ASHA workers working in Primary Health Centres of Tangmarg, Baramulla had average knowledge and adequate practice regarding services provided under NHM. However, some components need to be focused on.
Ambiguous Sentence Processing in Translation
Authors: Ruíz Jason Omar , Macizo Pedro
Published: July 2021

The goal of our research was to explore the possible online co-activation of both the target language (TL) syntactic structure representation and TL attachment strategies in translation, and to look over a possible interaction between both syntactic properties. To this purpose, Spanish (L1) – English (L2) bilinguals were instructed to read complex noun phrases with an ambiguous relative clause in Spanish to either repeat them in Spanish or translate them into English. The final word of the sentences and the syntactic congruency between the source language (SL) and TL syntactic structure were manipulated. The results revealed co-activation of both TL syntactic properties: participants interpreted sentences more accordingly to the TL preferred strategy (low attachment) in the reading for translation task, read congruent sentences faster, and used the TL preferred interpretation strategy in the congruent condition of the sentences more. These results indicated TL activation at different syntactic levels during comprehension of the SL in translation.
Spatial interference triggered by gaze and arrows. The role of target background on spatial interference
Authors: Román-Caballero Rafael , Marotta Andrea , Lupiáñez Juan
Published: July 2021

Recent evidence with a spatial interference paradigm has shown that arrows and eye gaze yield opposite congruency effects, arrow target eliciting faster responses when their direction is congruent with their position (standard congruency effect), and gaze producing faster reaction times for incongruent conditions (reversed congruency effect). But in ecological contexts eye gaze tend to be more perceptually complex (i.e., embedded in the whole face) than simple arrows. The present study aimed to replicate this dissociation using whole faces and a comparable non-social target, formed by arrows embedded in a colored geometric background. Whereas the reversed congruency effect with gaze was replicated, the standard spatial interference with arrows was surprisingly absent. A similar outcome appeared when the contrast between the arrows and the task-irrelevant background increased. The results confirm the robustness of the reversed congruency effect with eyes, regardless of whether they are presented alone or within a face. In addition, and importantly, the unexpected absence of the spatial conflict with complex arrow targets seems to be a consequence of higher figure-ground segregation demands, which extend the processing of the task-relevant spatial dimension and, in turn, cause the decay of the location code. This pattern of results, and the provided interpretation, can explain previous unexplained findings in the spatial interference literature.
Expect the unexpected: Processing of sensory information in the anticipation of predictable and unpredictable threats
Authors: Koderman Eva
Published: July 2021

Anxiety is characterized by a sustained state of heightened vigilance due to uncertain danger, producing increased attention to a perceived threat in one's environment. To further examine this exploited the temporal resolution afforded by event-related potentials to investigate the impact of predictability of threat on early perceptual activity. We recruited 28 participants and utilized a within-subject design to examine hypervigilance in anticipation of shock, unpleasant picture and unpleasant sound during a task with unpredictable, predictable and no threat. We investigated if habituation to stimuli was present by asking the participants to rate unpleasantness and intensity of the stimuli before and after the experiment. We observed hypervigilance in the unpredictable threat of shock. Habituation was observed for the visual stimuli. The present study suggests that unpredictability enhances attentional engagement with neutral somatosensory stimuli when the threat is of the same modality, meaning we observed the presence of hypervigilance which is a characteristic of anxiety.
Cultural political economy of Europe 2020: Jean Monnet Chair CPE 2020 and its impact
Authors: Rončević Borut
Published: July 2021

The main goal of the grand strategy Europe 2020 is to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Implementation of such grand strategy is an arduous process, which has so far more often than not resulted in implementation deficit. The article follows the Cultural Political Economy approach and is based on a premise that to successfully implement a grand strategy of Europe 2020 and its successor strategies, we need to construe the strategy as a hegemonic discourse that needs to pass the evolutionary mechanisms of variation, selection and retention. Possible mechanism of retention of Europe 2020 is the innovative educational that was developed and tested in Jean Monnet Chair project Cultural Political Economy of Europe 2020. The approach can contribute to awareness of EU grand strategies and their implementation through other programmatic documents and advance interdisciplinary EU studies dealing with the phenomenon of EU implementation deficit.
The measurement of innovation for management, Research and policy
Authors: Gangaliuc Cristian
Published: July 2021

This paper is a literature review regarding the known practices of measuring innovation, for policy, research or management purposes. Article is deliberating on the importance of known and most notable methodologies, such as innovation survey, interviews, case studies and mixed research. The following methodologies are presented with regard to their strong and weak points, to perform an objective evaluation and exemplification. Alongside methodologies, paper concentrates on the practices of innovation measurement, such as approaches taken by the OECD and EU assessments, presenting the possible angles that can be conceptualized during conceptualization and innovation measurement. The article ends with the presentation of the concept of Management of Innovation, that is a growing paradigm that emphasizes the ability of an actor to innovate rather than its development outcomes. Following the line of presented methodologies, approaches and considerations, conclusions outline that innovation is becoming more and more a social phenomenon, rather than a purely technical one. That presents an opportunity to build practices of including innovation into the semiotic and economic dialogue of national and supranational bodies, and not limit the policy of innovation to regional or national strategies.
Public policy instrument evaluation in service of enabling grand strategy discourse – Case of Horizon 2020 key indicators
Authors: Jurak Alenka Pandiloska
Published: July 2021

The purpose of the article is to illustrate the problem of public policy evaluation in regards to the availability of the information. By that, we want to warn about the issue of a disabled discourse of relevant social groups and institutions in the European Union. For this article, we evaluate public policy instrument H2020. The evaluation covers the availability of the data, that should enable interim and ex-post evaluation. The article offers a soulution to the emerging issue. Through the prism of Cultural political economy, the evaluation results also indicate the issue of Europe 2020 instruments retention. Consistency and transparency are not needed only throughout the different policies and strategy goals but also throughout their retention to assure the set goals.
Coca-cola, Marlboro, Suzuki: Turbofolk music as a tool of political propaganda during the 1990s in Serbia
Authors: Plantak Martina
Published: July 2021

This paper analyzes the relationship and correlation between propaganda and the mass media on the example of turbo-folk music as the most influential cultural model in the 1990s in Serbia. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence and spread of turbo-folk music through various propaganda techniques and through the mass media. The primary aim of the research is to understand the related propaganda and the media, while the starting hypothesis is that turbo-folk music served the political interests of the ruling elites as a distraction from the gloomy political and economic situation in which Serbia was. My intention is that turbo-folk music could be considered as the primary cultural model of that age, just as much as the culture of escapism.