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DESTRUCTION OF POLYOXOMETALATE {MOFE} AS A TRANSPORT AGENT IN BLOOD SIMULATING MEDIA, ITS STABILIZATION BY ALBUMIN
Authors: Тонкушина Маргарита Олеговна , Гагарин Илья Дмитриевич , Русских Ольга Владимировна , Белозерова Ксения Александровна , Остроушко Александр Александрович
Published: December 2020

Создание и использование средств адресной доставки лекарств на основе нанокластерного полиоксометаллата {MoFe} подразумевает его деструкцию в организме, сопровождающуюся постепенным высвобождением лекарства. Были определены константы скорости процесса деструкции чистого {MoFe} и в составе ассоциата с сывороточным альбумином в растворах моделирующих среду крови (фосфатный буфер с pH 7,4 и сыворотка крови крупного рогатого скота). Показана стабилизация полиоксометаллата альбумином в модельных средах. Определено соотношение компонентов в ассоциате {MoFe} -альбумин, оно составило 1,6 ионов полиоксометаллата на молекулу альбумина.

The creation and use of the targeted drug delivery systems based on nanocluster polyoxometalate {MoFe} implies its destruction in the body, accompanied by the gradual release of the drug. The rate constants of the destruction of pure {MoFe} and its associate with serum albumin in solutions simulating the blood media (phosphate buffer with pH 7,4 and blood serum of cattle) were determined. The stabilization of polyoxometalate by albumin in model solutions was shown. The ratio of components in the associate {MoFe} -albumin was determined, it was 1,6 polyoxometalate ions per albumin molecule.
ANALYSIS ON INTERPRETATION CASES UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PIERRE BOURDIEU’S THEORY OF PRACTICE –BY TAKING ZHANG LU’S INTERPRETATION OF PRIME MINISTER’S PRESS CONFERENCE DURING 2015-2019 AS EXAMPLES
Authors: Song Gairong , Xu Ying
Published: December 2020

Combining the Field, Capital, Habitus of Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice with the interpretation of prime minister’s press conference during 2015 to 2019, the paper attempts to find out appropriate ways of professional interpreters and successful strategies on different occasions for improving the performance of interpreters. Some suggestions are given by analyzing the professional interpreter Zhang Lu’s performance.
History of Baptised Foreigners in the Funds of the State Archive of the Republic of Buryatia
Authors:   Irkutsk State University, Dameshek L. M. , Zhalsanova B. C. ,   State Archive of the Republic of Buryatia
Published: December 2020

The review analyzes the author’s contribution to the study of the complex of historical sources on the genealogy of Christian indigenous dwellers in Buryatia. Interdisciplinary specifics of the research and the author’s merit to systematization and classification of historical documents of this type have been emphasized.
Materials of the Idinsky Steppe Duma in the Funds of the Museum of the History of Buryatia named after M. N. Khangalov
Authors:   Irkutsk State University, Dameshek L. M. , Sanzhieva T. E. ,   Buryat State University named after Dorzhi Banzarov
Published: December 2020

The article is devoted to the description of the fund of the Ida Steppe Duma, stored in the Museum of the History of Buryatia named after M. N. Khangalov. The fund was considered completely lost, therefore it was not used by researchers. The Ida Steppe Duma Foundation is represented by 12 cases, the rest of the materials have been irretrievably lost. The fund stores office documents in decrees, reports, statements, orders, personal and formulary lists, correspondence, etc. from 1787 to the end of the 19th century, from the opening of the Steppe Office to the closing of the Duma. In materials of a thought orders of higher are given organizations, reports of the founders, which contain information about the development of the economy, primarily agriculture, crop structure, number of yards, name lists, population for all 29 clans of the Ida department, statements, explanations of the founders on the waste of money from the Duma and other materials related to economic activities of the Ida Steppe Duma. The Foundation has information on the guard duty at the Tunkinsky distance by the Ida Buryats, the correspondence of the ancestors about the abolition of this duty. According to the materials of the fund, one can trace the appointment, then the election of the main secret. Part materials of the Duma published in the collection of documents «Ida Buryats». The article also describes the personal archive of the main Taisha of the Ida Steppe Duma I. I. Pirozhkov published by G. N. Rumyantsev discovered by him in the funds of the specified museum. Subsequently, the fund was transferred for permanent storage to the State Archive of the Republic of Buryatia.
Barreiras e estratégias para implementação de Diretrizes Nacionais do Parto Normal no Brasil
Authors: Barreto Jorge Otávio Maia , Bortoli Maritsa C. , Luquine Jr. Cézar D. , Oliveira Cintia F. , Toma Tereza S. , Ribeiro Aline A. V. , Tesser Taís R. , Rattner Daphne , Vidal Avila , Mendes Yluska , Carvalho Viviane , Neri Mônica Almeida , Chapman Evelina
Published: December 2020

Este relato apresenta os processos e resultados de um projeto de tradução do conhecimento desenvolvido em três etapas para identificar barreiras e estratégias para a efetiva implementação das Diretrizes Nacionais do Parto Normal no Brasil. O referencial metodológico adotado foi o da iniciativa iPIER e das ferramentas SUPPORT para Políticas Informadas por Evidências. Na primeira etapa, a qualidade das Diretrizes foi avaliada e as barreiras à implementação das recomendações foram identificadas, considerando evidências globais e análise de contribuições de uma consulta pública. Na segunda etapa, uma síntese de evidências informou um diálogo deliberativo para priorização de barreiras. Por fim, uma nova síntese de evidências informou um segundo diálogo deliberativo e apresentou seis opções para abordar as barreiras priorizadas: 1) incentivar o uso de estratégias de intervenção multifacetadas; 2) promover intervenções educativas para o uso de diretrizes em saúde; 3) realizar auditoria e feedback para adequação da prática profissional; 4) utilizar lembretes para mediar a interação entre profissionais e usuários; 5) viabilizar intervenções mediadas por pacientes e 6) incluir líderes de opinião para incentivar o uso de diretrizes em saúde. Os processos e resultados de cada etapa do projeto foram documentados e apresentados para informar a atualização das Diretrizes e o desenvolvimento de plano de implementação das recomendações. A efetiva implementação das Diretrizes é relevante para a melhoria da atenção ao parto e nascimento no Brasil.
Evaluación del primer nivel de atención para el control de la tuberculosis en Buenos Aires, Argentina
Authors: Mariani Javier , Ferrante Daniel , Battistella Gabriel , Langsam Martín , Pérez Freddy , Macchia Alejandro
Published: December 2020

Objetivo. Evaluar las funciones de la atención primaria de salud desde la perspectiva de los pacientes con tuberculosis (TB) provenientes de villas de emergencia de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Métodos. Estudio observacional transversal con pacientes adultos con TB y sin TB (NoTB), residentes en villas de emergencia (V) y fuera de ellas (NoV). La percepción de los participantes se evaluó mediante el cuestionario Primary Care Assessment Tool-usuarios (versión abreviada) que mide cuatro dimensiones principales (primer contacto, longitudinalidad de los cuidados, coordinación entre servicios e integralidad) y algunas secundarias. Se utilizó una escala de Likert, desde “No, en absoluto” (1 punto) hasta “Sí, sin duda” (4 puntos). Puntajes ≥ 3 se consideraron como cumplimiento adecuado de las funciones. Se calcularon promedios para cada dominio y dos puntajes globales: con y sin dominios secundarios.

Resultados. Se incluyeron 83 participantes (20 TB-V, 21 TB-NV, 19 NoTB-V y 23 NoTB-NV). Las funciones evaluadas se percibieron como no adecuadas. El grupo TB-V tuvo los puntajes globales más bajos y en ningún dominio alcanzó 3 puntos. No hubo diferencias significativas en los dominios ni los puntajes globales entre grupos. Los participantes con TB dieron menores puntajes en todos los dominios, excepto en enfoque familiar que fue significativamente mayor que los de los participantes NoTB; el puntaje global sin dominios secundarios fue menor en los participantes con TB que en los NoTB.

Conclusiones. Según la percepción de los participantes con TB y sin TB, las funciones de la atención primaria de salud no son satisfactorias, tanto dentro de las villas de emergencia como fuera de ellas.
PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF PHYSALIS ALKEKENGI AND PHYSALIS ANGULATA PLANTS
Authors:   Kokand State Pedagogical Institute of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Khikmatullayev Izzatullo , Kho’jayev Vahobjon
Published: December 2020

In Uzbekistan, it is necessary to expand the sources of raw materials for our pharmaceutical industry and thus strengthen the study of plant species to increase our domestic income. Therefore, this article summarizes the phyto chemical composition and physiological activity of the plants Physalis angulata and Physalis alkekengi
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING IN THE CHOICE OF WRITING STRATEGIES AMONG INDONESIAN EFL GRADUATE STUDENTS
Authors: Listiyanto Randy , Fauziati Endang , Supriyadi Slamet
Published: December 2020

This study aims to describe the factors which contribute in the choice of writing strategies among Indonesian EFL graduate students. This study was conducted in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta especially in the graduate program of English language studies. The subjects of this research are six students who enroll in the program. The instruments used for this research were questionnaire and interview. Afterwards, the data were analyzed by using Miles and Hubberman’s flow model. Based on the result of analysis, there is an arising finding that can be sketched out: factors contributing to the use of writing strategy were identified to be students’ belief, students’ awareness, students’ language proficiency, writing time, writing type, and writing activity environment. In conclusion, employing writing strategies in a high frequency by considering students’ belief, awareness, language proficiency, writing time, writing type, and writing activity environment is strongly essentials as it will help them to achieve a good writing outcome.
WRITING AN ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION TEXT THROUGH COOPERATIVE SCRIPT STRATEGY
Authors: Yuningsih Nyoman , Novarita Novarita
Published: December 2020

The purposes of this study was to find out and analyze empirically the effects of cooperative script strategy in enhancing the students’ ability in writing analytical exposition text to the eleventh grade students of SMK N 3 OKU who were taught by using cooperative strategy. The study used experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test. The population of the study were 368 students, there were 12 classes with the 35 sample students, the sample took by using cluster random sampling technique. The data collection method used written test in pre-test and post-test. To analyze the test the researcher used t-test in SPSS 21. First, the writers gave pre-test to the students. The second, the writers taught writing by using cooperative script strategy and the third, they gave post-test to the students to know effectiveness of the strategy which was used. The mean of the pre-test was good (65,20). Meanwhile, the mean of post-test was very good (85,31). It could be seen from the result analysis using paired sample t test that output was 0.000 lower than 0,05. From the score, it can be concluded that null hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) was accepted. Based on the result finding from this study, the cooperative script strategy was significantly effective to teach writing an analytical exposition text and the writers recommends the teacher use cooperative script strategy in teaching process and also for the students to apply cooperative script strategy to help the students to conveying their idea and improving their writing ability.
Diferencias departamentales del comercio intraindustrial colombiano con Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica
Authors:   Universitaria Agustiniana, Valencia González Catherine ,   Banco de la República, González Lozano Bernardo ,   Universitaria Agustiniana, Aguilera-Prado Marco
Published: December 2020

El presente capítulo calcula el índice de Grubel y Lloyd a partir de la información de exportaciones e importaciones de bienes colombianos por partida arancelaria para las relaciones comerciales regionales de: Antioquia, Atlántico, Bogotá, Caldas, Cundinamarca, Quindío, Risaralda y Valle del Cauca con Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Ecuador, México, Perú, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela y Estados Unidos, en el periodo 2011-2017. Como resultados se destacan: i) las diferencias en el número de bienes con cii en favor de Antioquia, Bogotá y Valle, ii) la presencia de cii tanto con los países latinoamericanos como con Estados Unidos y iii) las diferencias en los patrones de cii entre las regiones seleccionadas.
Factores determinantes del desarrollo de competencias financieras en los futuros profesionales de administración de empresas de universidades colombianas
Authors:   Universitaria Agustiniana, Gaitán Méndez Jorge Eliécer , Velásquez Castillo Diana Patricia ,   Universitaria Agustiniana, Marín Chavez Yeimi Viviana ,   Universitaria Agustiniana, Rocha Alfonso Andrés ,   Universitaria Agustiniana, Serrano Yeimmy Katherine ,   Universitaria Agustiniana
Published: December 2020

Este trabajo se propone identificar los factores sociales, económicos y educativos que afectan las competencias financieras en los futuros profesionales de la carrera de Administración de Empresas que ofertan las universidades colombianas (Instituciones de Educación Superior, ies). Para tal efecto, se tomaron los resultados obtenidos en el módulo de la competencia específica de gestión financiera de las pruebas Saber Pro, aplicadas a los estudiantes en 2016. Para ello se contó con la información suministrada por el Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educación Superior (Icfes). El análisis de los datos se llevó a cabo a través de un modelo jerárquico de dos niveles, que toma como primer nivel las variables individuo, género y edad. Para el segundo nivel, se recopilaron las variables institucionales, universidades acreditadas, programas acreditados y modalidad de estudio. En definitiva, se encontró que existía diferencia en los puntajes promedios entre las instituciones. Además, se hizo relevante la contribución directa en las variables de segundo nivel y de género; mientras que la relación entre la variable edad y el puntaje es inverso.
ARCHIVES AND THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR IN THE CURRENT INFORMATION SPACE. PUBLICATION OF DOCUMENTS ON THE WEBSITE OF THE FEDERAL ARCHIVE AGENCY AND THE "ARCHIVES OF RUSSIA" PORTAL
Authors:   Russian State University for the Humanities, Afiani Vitaly Yu.
Published: December 2020

Basing on the study of the Internet publications of archival documents, the article considers the issues of publishing digitized copies of archival documents in the electronic environment on the website of the Federal Archive Agency and the “Archives of Russia” portal. The publications were prepared within the framework of the state programs “Patriotic education of the citizens of the Russian Federation” in 2006–2020, approved by the government of the Russian Federation. The present research is the analysis of the virtual exhibition “Stalin-Churchill-Roosevelt. A joint fight against Nazism”; the publications “How and for what we are fighting with the Poles. The anti-Polish program of the OUN in archival documents”; “Ukrainian nationalist organizations during World War II”; “How the Polish underground ‘helped’ the Red Army to defeat Nazi Germany. 1944–1945. Marking the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw uprising of 1944”; “General Vlasov. The story of betrayal”; “Victory. 1941–1945”; “Stalingrad. Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the defeat by the Soviet troops of the German-fascist troops in the battle of Stalingrad”; “Before and after Munich. Archival documents tell the story. Marking the 80th anniversary of the ‘Munich agreement’ ”; “1939: from ‘appeasement’ to war”; “Nuremberg trial documents from Russian archives”; “Documents of the Soviet era”; “Tempered in the Great Patriotic War...”; “Voices of the outstanding Soviet commanders of the Great Patriotic War”; “Officers of the First World War – generals of the Great Patriotic War”. The main attention is paid to the investigation of the composition and the content of publications, their reference-search engine and finding aids, the advantages and disadvantages of that method of publication. The scientific novelty of the article consists in the study of the Internet publications about the Great Patriotic War, in the development of a new research direction – Archeography in the electronic environment (Digital Archeography).
THE ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR IN THE WESTERN UYEZDS OF THE ORYOL GOVERNORATE. REVIEW OF THE BRYANSK ARCHIVE'S DOCUMENTS
Authors:   State Archive of the Bryansk Region, Bryansk, Russia, Cheplyanskaya Ekaterina A.
Published: December 2020

The article is based on an analysis of the Bryansk region State Archive’s documents and deals with the mobilization measures of the authorities, public organizations and residents of the Bryansk, Karachev, Sevsk and Trubchevsk uyezds of the Oryol Governorate, aimed at the organization of health care for sick and wounded combatants during the First World War. The significance of the city of Bryansk as an important railway junction and an evacuation point is highlighted. 18 hospitals were additionally organized by joint efforts in Bryansk at the very beginning of the war in addition to the already existing military hospital (a total of 1300 cots). At the same time, the key role of the All-Russian City Council for helping sick and wounded combatants in financing and maintaining a number of medical institutions is shown. The activities of the Bryansk Committee of the Red Cross, which coordinated the activities of all government and public organizations in the territory of the above-mentioned uyezds, are also characterized. The author mentions the Committee’s information concerning the hospitals that came up after the war outbreak. The activities of the Ladies’ Circle, which was engaged in both medical and charitable assistance, are especially noted. The article pays particular attention to the documents of the Bryansk military hospital as the main medical institution in the wartime conditions.
LENINGRAD ARCHIVES AND ARCHIVISTS IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR. EVACUATION, THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE THE ARCHIVES, LOSSES, ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS IN THE SERVICE OF THE FATHERLAND
Authors:   Saint-Petersburg State University, Korneva Nadezhda M. , Raskin David I. ,   Saint-Petersburg State University
Published: December 2020

The article is devoted to the history of the Leningrad archives during the Great Patriotic War and the blockade. The evacuation of the most valuable archival funds and parts of the funds largely repeated the experience of the 1917 evacuation. Especially valuable documents and the collections of finding aids of the archives were evacuated. That allowed to save the most valuable part of the archives, but made it almost impossible to use of information from the archives left in the besieged city. But thanks to the highest professionalism and dedication of the Leningrad archivists, these documents were nevertheless shown up and used in the interests of the defense, foreign policy, the national economy, as well as propaganda. In the most difficult conditions of the blockade, thematic requests were carried out, reviews, lists of documents were compiled, documentary collections were prepared for publication. Social and legal requests were also carried out in the interests of individuals. Documents of “operationalchekist” interest were identified. Work on the use of information from the archives of besieged Leningrad was carried out on a large scale. The archives suffered from bombing and artillery shelling. The greatest losses were suffered by the Central State Historical Archives in Leningrad (TsGIAL). Those losses (as well as losses during evacuation and re-evacuation) amounted to approx 1.3% of the total number of documents stored in the archive. But the main part of the documents of the Leningrad archives was saved.
COLLECTING THE PERSONAL ORIGIN DOCUMENTS OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR PERIOD
Authors:   Russian state University for the Humanities, Burova Elena M.
Published: December 2020

The article covers the issues of initiative acquisition of archives in the documents of personal origin during the Great Patriotic War, the organization of work to identify and collect the wartime documents. Collecting documents of ordinary citizens, in particular letters from the front and to the front is analyzed. Proposals to create the specialized archives of documents on the history of the war were never implemented. Quite a lot of the actions, search operations and expeditions were conducted in the country, for example, the “Chronicle of the Great Patriotic War”, the “Frontline letter”, the “Search”, the “Memory”, etc., during which a significant number of documents of war participants and home front workers were collected and stored. Not so much of the documents of personal origin of the war participants are concentrated in the archives. In general, there prevails the collection type of organization for storing documents from the period of the Great Patriotic War. With reference to the corpus of documents of personal origin of the war period the research literature pays its attention mostly to correspondence and diaries, memoirs. Historians and archivists, analyzing wartime letters, offer different classifications depending on the authors, recipients, subjects, etc. The article provides a generalized classification of letters based on their inherent similarities. The author also analyzes the reasons for a small number of extant diaries and memoirs, and provides examples of their classification. Likewise the article describes current approaches to the collection of personal papers within the frames of the Moscow Glavarkhiv project “Moscow – with care for history” and the Ministry of Defense project “The Memory Road”.
Calle de las Guapas: disposición final de otredades negativas o espacio de relaciones sociales provocadoras
Authors: Londoño Marín Vanessa
Published: December 2020

El objetivo de este artículo es describir la manera en que se ejercieron “prácticas sociales genocidas” contra las mujeres transgénero, trabajadoras sexuales, en la ciudad de Manizales, entre 2015 y 2019. La investigación se desarrolló a partir de un estudio de caso, desde la metodología de la reflexividad, asumiendo enfoques epistemológicos feministas. Las conclusiones son: 1) existen políticas de debilitamiento sistemático que se implementan contra este sector poblacional a través de una serie de repertorios de violencia institucional; 2) el objetivo de las prácticas agenciadas es imponer en la sociedad modelos hegemónicos de género y sexualidad; 3) las mujeres trans resisten individual, colectiva y organizativamente frente a las medidas de resquebrajamiento.
Un soplo de vida en la pared. Arte rupestre y la noción de persona entre los mayas del Posclásico de Laguna Mensabak, Chiapas
Authors: Lozada Toledo Josuhé , Vigliani Silvina
Published: December 2020

El arte rupestre presente en los riscos de Laguna Mensabak expresa elementos vinculados a la noción y construcción de la persona maya durante el periodo Posclásico. Para ofrecer una aproximación a la manera en que se conceptualizó a la persona en el pasado, primeramente se hace una revisión de los conceptos nativos de persona mediante la información etnográfica y lingüística maya en el marco del modelo antropológico del personhood. Posteriormente, se analizan dos paneles rupestres del Risco Mensabak y se concluye con la proposición de que la noción maya de persona durante el Posclásico en la región era de carácter dividual y permeable.
Una nueva apuesta de los cafeticultores chiapanecos. La estrategia del Símbolo de Pequeños Productores
Authors: Tepox Vivar Ángeles , González Cabañas Alma Amalia
Published: December 2020

El objetivo del artículo es analizar la potencialidad del Símbolo de Pequeños Productores (SPP) como una opción que permita identificar si este dispositivo de coordinación constituye una opción de mejor participación campesina en cuanto al desarrollo de capacidades y empoderamiento para las organizaciones campesinas. Nos basamos en revisión bibliográfica, análisis de los objetivos y postulados de las iniciativas estudiadas en sus sitios web y material de difusión impreso, así como en trabajo de campo con organizaciones de la región de Los Altos de Chiapas, México, acreditadas con el SPP. La discusión en términos teóricos se basa en las aportaciones desde diversas disciplinas que estudian los intersticios de la globalización como proceso social en una perspectiva múltiple: económica, filosófica, consumo y marketing, movimientos sociales y construcción de confianza.
Ortaokul Matematik Ders Kitaplarında Değerler Eğitimi Kapsamındaki Değerlerin Yer Alma Durumlarının İncelenmesi
Authors: ÖZKAYA Firdevs , DURU Adem
Published: December 2020

Bu araştırmanın amacı 2017’de yenilenen matematik dersi öğretim programında vurgulanan değerler eğitimi kapsamındaki değerlerin ortaokul matematik ders kitaplarında yer alma durumunun incelenmesidir. Araştırmanın yöntemi, durum çalışması, veri toplama tekniği ise doküman incelemedir. Veriler betimsel analiz tekniği ile analiz edilmiştir. Ders kitaplarında araştırılacak değerler adalet ve paylaşım, bilimsellik, esneklik, estetik, eşitlik ve tasarruf değerleri olarak belirlenmiştir (MEB, 2017). Araştırma sonucunda tüm ders kitaplarında en fazla eşitlik değeri yer alırken, en az adalet ve paylaşım, tasarruf ve estetik değerlerinin yer aldığı görülmüştür.
Nanopore Sequencing SARS-CoV-2 Genome in Qatar
Authors: Benslimane Fatiha M. , Al Khatib Hebah , Albatesh Dana , Al-Jamal Ola , Boughattas Sonia , Althani Asmaa A. , Yassine Hadi M.
Published: December 2020

Background: The current pandemic, COVID-19, is cause by an RNA Coronavirus that was recently identified as SARS-CoV-2. RNA viruses tend to have a high mutation rate; the rate is around a million times greater than that of their hosts. The mutagenic potential of the virus depends on many factors, including the fidelity of nucleic acid-replicating viral enzymes, such as SARSCoV-2 RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). The rate of mutation drives viral evolution and genome variability, consequently allowing viruses to escape the immunity of the host and develop resistance to drugs. Therefore, the characterization of SARS-CoV-2 variants might lead to implement better therapeutics treatments, vaccines design and identify new diagnostics approaches. Aim: The aim of this study was to establish a fast sequencing method to identify SARS-CoV-2 mutations in Qatar. This will help to assess if there are new viral variants that are spreading in country. Methods: RNA was isolated from samples collected from Qatar COVID-19 positive patients. The Artic Network V3 primer scheme and Oxford Nanopore ligation sequencing kit were used to prepare the sequencing libraries. Libraries were loaded on to R9.4.1 flow cells and ran on a GridION. Bioinformatics analysis was done following the Artic Network SARA-CoV-2 bioinformatics tools. Results: Genome coverage of sequenced samples was >80% and the depth was average at 200x. The coverage was highly dependable on sample viral load; samples of CT value lower than 30 resulted in better sequence coverage. The sequenced genomes were deposited in GISAID and were mainly clustering with genomes deposited from the UK. Sequences were compared to Illumina and sanger sequences and they showed compatible results. Conclusion: The use of ONT to sequence SARA-CoV-2 is a quick, affordable, and reliable technique to determine viral mutation. Using this technique, the first sequences from Qatar were deposited in to GISAID. Up to date, 700 genomes have been sequenced from Qatari samples.
Vulnerabilities of the SARS-Cov-2 Virus to Proteotoxicity – Opportunity for Repurposed Chemotherapy of COVID-19 Infection
Authors: Rabbani Naila , Thornalley Paul John , Al-Motawa Maryam , Xue Mingzhan
Published: December 2020

The global pandemic of COVID-19 disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, has produced an urgent requirement and search for improved treatments whilst effective vaccines are developed. A strategy for improved drug therapy is to increase levels of endogenous reactive metabolites for selective toxicity to SARS-CoV-2 by preferential damage to the viral proteome. Key reactive metabolites producing major quantitative damage to the proteome in physiological systems are: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the reactive glycating agent methylglyoxal (MG); cysteine residues and arginine residues are their most susceptible targets, respectively. From sequenced-based prediction of the SARS-CoV-2 proteome, we found 0.8-fold enrichment or depletion of cysteine residues in functional domains of the viral proteome; whereas there was a 4.6-fold enrichment of arginine residues, suggesting SARS-CoV-2 is resistant to oxidative agents and sensitive to MG. We examined activated arginine residues in functional domain with predicted low pKa by neighboring group interaction in the SARS-CoV-2. We found 25 such arginine residues, including 2 in the spike protein and 10 in the nucleoprotein. These sites were partially conserved in related coronaviridae: SARS-COV and MERS. We also screened and identified drugs, which increase cellular MG concentration to virucidal levels and found two antitumor drugs with historical antiviral activity, doxorubicin and paclitaxel were the best candidate for repurposing. Our findings provide evidence of potential vulnerability of SARS-CoV2 to inactivation by MG and a scientific rationale for repurposing of doxorubicin and paclitaxel for treatment of COVID-19 disease, providing efficacy and adequate therapeutic index may be established.
Designing a Quick Fix Shutter for Auto-Disinfecting Scan Glass Surface in Biometric Scanners
Authors: Ponnamma Deepalekshmi , Houkan Mohammad Talal , Mourya Muni Raj , Al-Thani Noora
Published: December 2020

Fingerprint scanners are significant devices in professional life, and its contamination can be potential sources of COVID-19 transmission. Manual disinfection of the fingerprint scanner after every single use is time consuming and even can adversely affect its electronics/functioning. Thus, with an aim to prevent the spread of infectious disease by cross contamination and implement the safe use of fingerprint scanner, we have developed a smart quick fix technology for automatic disinfection of finger print scanner glass after every single use. The smart portable top mount assembly uses two different disinfecting methods that ensures higher degree of disinfection. The disinfection is based on the simultaneous ultraviolet (UV) and heat treatment for a specific short time, and required to kill all the viruses on the scan glass surface. Moreover, developing this disinfecting technology with a universal design that can be fitted to any finger print scanner irrespective to its size makes it a novel idea.
Smart System to Monitor Social-Distancing During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Elharrouss Omar , Al-Maadeed Noor , Abualsaud Khalid , Mahmoud Amr , Khattab Tamer , Al-Maadeed Somaya , Al-Ali Ali
Published: December 2020

We introduce a smart system to track and maintain real-time physical distance between people and to warn people over any deviation from the prescribed distances. Social-distancing is an effective way of slowing infectious disease spread. People are advised to reduce their contacts with each other, thus reducing the chances of transmitting the disease through physical or near contact. We proposed a system to automate the task of tracking social distance using video surveillance and sensors. The system can be used to detect moving objects and measure distance between people. The system collected sensor environmental information for commercial, industrial and governmental purposes. Furthermore we are using drown to detect crowded area. The accuracy of detection using sensors can be helpful when it combined with the camera for computer vision task in terms of visualization using camera and rebuses of detection using sensor. Both camera and sensor gauge the environment to detect moving objects simultaneously.
Electronic Ventilator for COVID-19 Patient treatment
Authors: Meraj Mohammad , Iqbal Atif , Emadi Nasser MA , Bhimireddy Prathap Reddy , Hoque Chowdhary Muhammad Enamul
Published: December 2020

In response to expected shortages of ventilators caused by COVID-19 pandemic, globally many organizations and institutes have developed low cost and high rate production ventilators. Many of these ventilators are mechanical type and pneumatic type which are easy to produce but do not have all the necessary control parameters and their options as per the patient requirements. Furthermore, their failure rate is very high and computer interfacing and control is difficult. To address all the drawbacks of the available ventilator, power electronic motor drive based digitally controlled ventilator is designed, developed and tested in the Qatar University Laboratory. It consists of semiconductor switches based inverter driven by the microcontroller to run the BLDC (brushless direct current) motor. All the parameters such as pressure, rate of flow and volume required is successfully tuned and trained to the microcontroller. As per the patient requirement, it can deliver the required amount of the oxygen into the patient’s body and similarly removes the exhaling air from inside. As all the control process is happening by the microcontroller, all the safety, sound and valves can be easily integrated to reduce the risk for the patient. Minimal number of access control buttons are provided to use the developed ventilator so that it can be easily used by all kinds of hospital nurses.
Secure eHealth: A Secure eHealth System to Detect COVID using Image Steganography
Authors: Subramanian Nandhini , Elharrouss Omar , Al-Maadeed Somaya
Published: December 2020

COVID-19 is a pandemic which has spread to all parts of the world. Detection of COVID infection is crucial to prevent the spread further. Contactless healthcare systems are essential which can be implemented with Cloud computing. Privacy and security of the medical image data transferred through untrusted channels cannot be ensured. The main aim is to secure the medical details when transferring them from the end device to the cloud and vice versa using image steganography. The medical lung images are masked under a normal and natural cover images.
التعاون الدولي لمواجهة الأزمة الكارثية : فيروس كورونا
Authors: الدوسري غادة عيسى
Published: December 2020

يعد التعاون الدولي في مواجهة الأزمات والكوارث قائم على أساس التزام أخلاقي بين الدول، إلا انه عندما يتم تنفيذه هناك قواعد قانونية يجب أن يتم مراعاتها تتمثل في الأهداف المرجوة من التعاون لمواجهة الأزمات والكوارث، والمبادئ الأساسية التي ينبغي مراعاتها وأن يتم التعامل بمقتضاها من أجل الحد من انتشار الآثار المترتبة على الأزمات والكوارث لأجل الصالح العام للبشرية ككل. في الوقت الراهن تتكاثف الجهود من قبل جميع المنظمات الدولية في العالم بأكمله، ومنظمات المجتمع المدني والحكومات والخبراء في مواجهة تحدي يشكل تهديدًا لحياة البشرية يتمثل في انتشار فيروس كورونا والذي اتسع في الانتشار؛ ليصبح جائحة دولية وفقاً لتقارير منظمة الصحة العالمية، والذي يعتبر أزمة كارثية، والذي مدينة ووهان الصينية في الأول من ديسمبر 2019 ثم انتشر في معظم دول العالم وأصبح وباءً ثم جائحة دولية بعد ثلاثة شهور من انتشاره في الصين. فتتمحور هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف على أهم مبادئ التعاون الدولي في مواجهة الأزمات والكوارث والآليات المتبعة في مواجهته، من خلال التعرض لأهم وأبرز الآليات المتعقلة بمواجهته وتخفيف أثاره من قبل أهم المنظمات الإقليمية والدولية، مع عقد مقارنة بالآليات القائمة على أساس التعاون الدولي والتي من المفترض أن يتم اتخاذها من قبل المجتمع الدولي، مع ما هو قائم الآن. وانتهت هذه الدراسة إلى أنه يوجد قصور في التعاون الدولي لمواجهة الأزمة الكارثية ( أزمة كورونا) بين الدول، كذلك يوجد بعض القصور في الأدوار المفترضة من قبل بعض المنظمات الدولية
Physical and Sedentary Activity during COVID-19-induced Confinement
Authors: Hadi Safya , Alomari Mahmoud , Khabour Omar , Alzoubi Karem
Published: December 2020

Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID19) has compelled implementing confinement measures across the globe. These measures can potentially lead to many changes in lifestyle. However, no studies examined the effect of COVID-19-induced confinement on physical (PA) and sedentary (SA) activity. Therefore, the current study surveyed changes in PA and SA during April and May of 2020. The participants of the study were 1844. Among the participants who were regularly involved in PA, the majority (41.8-42.2%) of the participants reported a “decrease” (p<0.05) in walking, jogging, and sports while the majority (46.3-53.1%) reported a “no change” (p<0.05) in swimming, cycling, and weightlifting. With regards to the SA, most of the participants reported an “increase” in watching TV (72.3%), using electronics (82.7%), and logging to social media (81.9%). Additionally, gender, job type, obesity, and being worried to contract the disease are associated (p<0.05) with changes in PA while age, gender, obesity, job type and income are related (p<0.05) to changes in SA. In conclusion, the results might enhance our knowledge about the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle, particularly PA and SA. Subsequently, it can also be used to establish strategies to enhance engagement in activities during the current and future pandemics.
Zoom Cloud Meeting: Media Alternatif dalam Pembelajaran Maharah Kalam di Tengah Wabah Virus Corona (Covid-19)
Authors: Mubarak Mahfuz Rizqi , Wahdah Nurul , Ilmiani Aulia Mustika , Hamidah Hamidah
Published: December 2020

This paper explores the stages of speaking skill's online lectures using the Zoom Cloud Meeting media as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the Zoom Cloud Meeting media. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach with three data collection techniques, namely observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that there were several stages used by lecturers in the implementation of speaking skill lectures using Zoom Cloud Meeting media, namely: (1) Pre-Lecture, (2), Lecture Implementation, (3) and Class Evaluation. There are several features of the Zoom Cloud Meeting media used by lecturers in the implementation of speaking skill lectures such as Schedule, mute & unmute, record, chat, and whiteboards. Researchers also found several advantages regarding the implementation of speaking skill lectures using Zoom Cloud Meeting media such as flexibility in the lecture process, increasing discipline for lecturers and students, and several additional features that can support the smooth implementation of lectures. However, the implementation of lectures using this media is also inseparable from shortcomings such as a poor internet network and limited duration of the free Zoom Cloud Meeting media which can only be used for 40 minutes. From the results of this study, it is hoped that it can provide alternative solutions for lecturers in dealing with online lectures in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Implementasi Kebijakan dan Proses Pengembangan Koleksi Digital Perpustakaan Perguruan Tinggi Vokasi (Studi Kasus Perpustakaan Politeknik Negeri Malang)
Authors: Rifqi Ach. Nizam , Mardiyanto Verry
Published: December 2020

This paper describes the implementation of policies and the process of developing digital collections with research objects in vocational college libraries with cases in the Malang State Polytechnic library. This paper is based on the implementation of policies and development processes as a whole on a digital library collection with a real qualitative approach to the actions of each activity process. The purpose of this research is to describe the diagram results regarding the processes and results of digital collection policies. The results obtained from this research are, the category of implementation of the digital collection development policy of the State Polytechnic Library of Malang which is divided into 4 policies, namely: the development policy for mapping the sub-discipline of collection science, the policy on the structure of the collection development team, the policy on the implementation time period and the policy on the source of the collection digital. The next results regarding the process of developing a digital collection of the Malang State Polytechnic library are divided into 5 processes, namely: community analysis, selection policies, acquisition, weeding and collection evaluation. From the results of the discussion, the Malang State Polytechnic library has a policy for implementing the digital collection development process so that the results of digital collections can be utilized by students and the academic community as a whole
Sem elas, eles não vivem mais
Authors: Zacharias Ronaldo
Published: December 2020

O artigo evidencia por que as redes sociais se tornaram um dos “nós” do processo de formação à vida sacerdotal e consagrada e o que se deve ter presente para poder “desatá-lo”. Especial atenção é dada ao uso patológico de tais redes, sobretudo à dependência sexual on-line. Alguns desafios são propostos para que as redes sociais sejam integradas no processo formativo e as pessoas sejam formadas para uma verdadeira cidadania digital, único modo de evitar que seu uso seja patológico.
Um rei, dois filósofos, dois monges, dois santos – total: três castos
Authors: Custódio José de Arimathéia Cordeiro
Published: December 2020

A castidade foi um valor muito importante na moral do homem da Idade Média. Simbólica e cercada de augúrios, tal condição imposta ao corpo físico foi bem além dos ambientes eclesiásticos, tornando-se uma opção de vida de membros de outras posições sociais. Ao lado da pobreza e obediência, a castidade constitui – ainda hoje – o conjunto de votos básicos a quem se dedica a uma vida consagrada a Deus. Ordens monástico-militares, por exemplo, seguindo uma tradição secular e as regras de São Bernardo, observavam a castidade. Mas, antes deste tempo, no importante século XI – do ponto de vista da História da Europa Ocidental – encontramos três figuras proeminentes cujas histórias pessoais, distintas entre si, registram a condição de castidade. São eles: o rei Eduardo, da Inglaterra (1003-1066), o filósofo Pedro Abelardo (1079-1142), e Santo Anselmo (1033-1109). A partir de textos do próprio Abelardo, de Anselmo, e de referências históricas e eclesiásticas ao rei Eduardo (venerado como santo em três igrejas), este estudo faz uma reflexão acerca da castidade no crucial período de transição da Alta para a Baixa Idade Média (século XI) e, na linha da Nova História, descreve as consequências desta condição em personagens conhecidos, para si e para o contexto em que viveram.
Analysis of hydraulic system for adjustable ground clearance mechanism
Authors: Chada Jithendra Sai Raja , Sandeep Venkat G , Chollaganti Rajesh
Published: December 2020

The stability of a vehicle depends on many parameters.The Centre of Gravity is one of the most important in them. If the height of center of gravity from the ground decreases the stability of the vehicle increases. But when the ground clearance is too low it has a chance of collision vehicle and the ground while going on an uneven road or with speed brakes. So, to avoid the collision of a vehicle to ground and increase the stability a mechanism to adjust the ground clearance is to be attached. Also, the lift and drag forces can also be altered using this adjustable ground clearance mechanism. The designers usually fix ground clearance and they try to acquire this by the suspension system. The suspension system has tires, tire air, springs, shock absorber, and other parts to connect the vehicle with the wheels. The present paper describes the significance of using hydraulic oil as a working fluid in an adjustable ground clearance mechanism. Also describes the design and analysis of piston and cylinder rod.
Demonstration of MEOR as an alternative enhanced oil recovery technique in Nigeria offshore oilfield
Authors: Udosoh Nsisong Emmanuel , Nwaoha Thaddeus Chidiebere
Published: December 2020

Eni oilfield has been experiencing production decline with increase in water output. The implementation of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) can help to extract some percentages of the original oil in place (OOIP). EOR methods are capital intensive and few are environmental hazardous. In a bid to address these issues, this paper discusses on an alternate economically viable enhanced oil recovery technique which has the potential to curb the challenges of other conventional EOR methods.This work suggested a 3 stage approach of applying microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) method for oil recovery in Eni field. The reservoir characteristics in Eni field were studied, the average porosity  value of the reservoirs is between 0.238 and 0.241.The reservoir characteristics and parameters were found suitable for the  application of MEOR technique for effective oil drainage from the delineated reservoir compartments. Microbial flooding was found to be matured in reservoirs with temperature less than 200 F, brine salinity not more than 100,000 ppm, water depth not more than 3500m and permeability should be above 30 (Md). It was recommended that MEOR  approach should be applied in Eni Oilfield for increment of oil production and reduction in water cut due to its efficiency and economic viability.
Identity: The demand for dignity and the politics of resentment
Authors: L. JOSEPH Enrico
Published: December 2020

Identity is an urgent and necessary book―a sharp warning that unless we forge a universal
understanding of human dignity, we will doom ourselves to continuing conflict. In 2014, Francis
Fukuyama wrote that American institutions were in decay, as the state was progressively captured
by powerful interest groups. Two years later, his predictions were borne out by the rise to power of
a series of political outsiders whose economic nationalism and authoritarian tendencies threatened
to destabilize the entire international order. These populist nationalists seek direct charismatic
connection to “the people,” who are usually defined in narrow identity terms that offer an
irresistible call to an in-group and exclude large parts of the population as a whole.Demand for
recognition of one’s identity is a master concept that unifies much of what is going on in world
politics today. The universal recognition on which liberal democracy is based has been increasingly
challenged by narrower forms of recognition based on nation, religion, sect, race, ethnicity, or
gender, which have resulted in anti-immigrant populism, the upsurge of politicized Islam, the
fractious “identity liberalism” of college campuses, and the emergence of white nationalism.
Populist nationalism, said to be rooted in economic motivation, actually springs from the demand
for recognition and therefore cannot simply be satisfied by economic means. The demand for
identity cannot be transcended; we must begin to shape identity in a way that supports rather than
undermines democracy.