bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Canaanite woman’s request or about prayers as forms of linguistic politeness
Authors: Felecan Daiana
Published: October 2018

The paper aims to establish the semantic boundaries between the terms prayer and request, and implicitly the pragmatic meanings actualized by the two lexemes on different levels of language. Through prayers, a sender conveys a message to a referentially indeterminate receiver in the pragmatic context of the phenomenal world, but “identifiable” exclusively in the world of necessities. The author will adduce as an example a dialogue between the representatives of two spiritually delimited spaces (the Canaanite woman and Jesus Christ). The woman asks for her own mercy with the purpose of exorcising her daughter’s evil spirits. Due to the skilfulness with which she negotiates meanings while observing situation roles, the woman proves to be a good practitioner of the cooperative principle, in general, and of pragmatic politeness, in particular. The locutor uses devices to support the most appropriate discourse strategies which would lead her to obtain an optimum level of communication – more precisely, to accomplish the aim of her prayer: her daughter’s recovery.
Variabile în acceptabilitatea variantelor tranzitive ale verbelor de schimbare de stare cu cauză internă în română
Authors: Poponeț Maria
Published: October 2018

Lucrarea studiază acceptabilitatea variantelor tranzitive pentru o serie de verbe de schimbare de stare, aparent cu cauză internă, în română: verbele exprimă evenimente de schimbare de stare și nu prezintă variante tranzitive. În acest scop, am creat un chestionar lingvistic ce testează acceptabilitatea corespondentelor tranzitive ale acestor verbe, în care am alternat denotația argumentului subiect: forță naturală vs. agent. Rezultatele obținute de la cei 33 de participanți la studiu arată influența factorilor semantici asupra acceptabilității tranzitivelor. Respondenții au considerat drept marginale tranzitivele cu subiecte forțe naturale, respingînd tranzitivele cu subiecte agent. Pe de altă parte, acceptabilitatea tranzitivelor variază in funcție de vîrsta participanților, valorile mici acordate tranzitivelor testate, indiferent de denotația argumentului subiect, de către cel mai tînăr grup de participanți indică menținerea valenței actuale a acestor verbe.
The configuration of polarizing toponymic fields illustrated by examples from ttrm, II1–2
Authors: Prisacaru Ana-Maria
Published: October 2018

The toponymic field represents a denominative ensemble concentrated around a nucleus, designating from the denominator’s perspective an object of maximum (socio)geographical importance in a micro-area, to which one or more derivate toponyms are subordinated, representing toponyms of secondary importance in their close proximity. The processes generating such a toponymic structure are polarization, which deals with (socio)geographical realities belonging to different classes and differentiation, which involves the same (socio)geographical reality. In this study we focus on the polarizing toponymic fields, whose accurate configuration is always conditioned by the identification beyond doubt of the polarizing nucleus. Therefore, our aim is not to identify the primary toponymic etymology, that is the designation relationship between the nucleus-toponym and the designated geographical object, but to establish the direction of polarization within the field, the so-called secondary etymology, that reveals and explains the relation of dependence of each toponymic derivate towards the polarizing factor.
Considerations related to the mapping of Romanian anthroponyms and toponyms
Authors: Boamfă Ionel
Published: October 2018

The article tries to highlight some aspects related to the mapping of toponyms and anthroponyms, in the Romanian space and also at a larger level (European, world). In the case of the toponyms we highlighted the repartition of oikonyms with the suffixes –ești, –eni/–ani, –ari, –ovți/–evți, –inți in the Romanian space. This space includes the present territory of Romania and Republic of Moldova and the regions of Ukraine, Bulgaria and Hungary that belonged temporarily to the Romanian state. The Romanian suffixes –ești, –eni/–ani, –ari appear more frequently, the most important being the first. For the mapping of the anthroponyms we presented only the mapping of the repartition of names with the suffix –escu, at the world level, by countries. This suffix appears most frequently in Romania and/or in the Republic of Moldova.
Hidronimia și relevanța sa geografică în Moldova istorică
Authors: Muntele Ionel
Published: October 2018

Reieșit din preocupările pentru cercetarea evoluției procesului de populare al Moldovei istorice, studiul de față propune o analiză a distribuției spațiale și a relevanței geografice a hidronimelor din această regiune. În acest scop au fost inventariate un număr de 2040 cursuri de apă, identificate în diverse materiale cartografice. Acestora li s-au atribuit informații suplimentare legate de originea denumirii și semnificație. Demersul utilizează explicațiile etimologice preluate din literatura de specialiatate consultată și categoriile de relevanță geografică aferente elementelor cadrului natural sau antropic. Dincolo de limitele impuse de lacunele documentare inerente sau de controversele existente în explicarea etimologiei și a sensului unor denumiri, rezultatele produse prin analiza distribuției statistice a categoriilor reținute au constituit suportul unor clasificări tipologice la nivelul bazinelor hidrografice (32 la număr). Concluziile extrase certifică existența unor puternice conexiuni cu răspîndirea unor grupuri etnice (actuale sau din trecut) și cu particularități ale mediului natural ori induse de relații social-economice specifice.
An atypical differentiation: Vaslui vs Vasluieț
Authors: Cojocaru Vlad
Published: October 2018

This research aims at offering an explanation to a toponymic microstructure, analysing to what extent this can be classified in a type already discussed in some works of specialty under the name of hydronymic differentiation. Neutralization of an opposition created at the name level between a watercourse and its main tributary, as a result of a process of hydronymic extension, is marked at the denominative level through the substitution of the basic form of the hydronym by its diminutive form. In order to monitor a possible evolution of the relationship of designation, diverse sources have been used, relevant for an analysis of the names both at popular level and official one, noted in written documents or recorded in the field through direct inquiries. The attestations lead to the conclusion that we do have a hydronymic differentiation, at least at a certain level, but in this case we don’t have an extension of the name of the main tributary over the confluent watercourse.
Alt gastrointestinal sistem endoskopisi: 1800 olgunun retrospektif analizi ve kolorektal kanser sıklığının belirlenmesi
Authors: YÜCEL Yusuf , AKTÜMEN Alpay , AYDOĞAN Timuçin , UYANIKOĞLU Ahmet , ŞEKER Ahmet , GÖZENELİ Orhan , ÖZGÖNÜL Abdullah , TERZİ Alpaslan , UZUNKÖY Ali
Published: October 2018

Giriş ve Amaç:Endoskopi ünitemizde alt gastrointestinal sistem endoskopisi uygulanan hastaların makroskopik tanılarını ve kolorektal kanser sıklığını retrospektif olarak belirleyip sunmak. Gereç ve Yöntem:Karabük Üniversitesi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Endoskopi Ünitesinde 2006-2012 yılları arasında alt gastrointestinal sistem endoskopi yapılarak video arşivleme sistemine kaydedilen 1800 olgunun yaşı, cinsiyeti ve endoskopi raporlarındaki kolorektal hastalıkları belirlendi. Bulgular:Alt gastrointestinal sistem şikâyeti nedeniyle altı yıllık süreçte 1800 hastaya endoskopik işlem yapıldı. Hastaların 920 (%51.11)’si erkek ve 880 (%48.88)’i kadın idi. Hastaların yaş aralığı 24-91 (ort: 58,68) idi. Hastaların 601’inin (%33,38) endoskopisi normal olarak rapor edildi. Alt gastrointestinal sistem endoskopisi uygulanan olgularda kolorektal kanser oranı %6.11 idi. Yapılan endoskopik işlemler sırasında komplikasyon oranı %0.16 idi ve mortalite olmadı. Sonuç:Alt gastrointestinal sistem endoskopisi, alt gastrointestinal sistem hastalıklarının teşhisinde hala altın standarttır, bu yöntem ile kanser saptama sıklığı yakla-şık %6’dır. Alt gastrointestinal sistem endoskopisi morbidite ve mortalitesi çok düşük tanısal bir işlemdir.
Hemoklips ile endoskopik tedaviye rağmen devam eden duodenal ülser kanaması olan bir hastada “Ankaferd Blood Stopper” ile kanama kontrolünün sağlandığı bir olgu
Authors: TORUN Serkan , SUNA Nuretdin , KUZU Ufuk Barış , YÜKSEL Mahmut , BİLGE Zülfikar , AYDINLI Onur , KAYAÇETİN Ertuğrul
Published: October 2018

Üst gastrointestinal sistem kanaması, endoskopik tedavi yöntemlerindeki gelişmelere rağmen halen artmış morbidite ve mortalite ile ilişkilidir. Bu nedenle eşlik eden komplikasyonları önlemek ve mortaliteyi azaltmak için daha etkin tedavi yöntemlerine olan ihtiyaç devam etmektedir. Her ne kadar skleroterapi, heater probe ve hemoklips uygulaması kanayan duodenal ülserli hastalarda ilk seçenek tedavi olarak değerlendiriliyor olsa da, bazı vakalarda bunların birlikte kullanımı dahi yetersiz kalabilmektedir. Biz bu vaka sunumumuzda konvansiyonel endoskopik tedavi modalitelerinin uygulanmasına rağmen kanamaya devam eden duodenal ülser’li bir hastada başarılı bir şekilde uygulanan Ankaferd Blood Sopper tedavisinin etkinliğini ve sonuçlarını literür bilgileriyle sunmayı amaçladık.
Pankreasın kistik neoplazmını taklit eden duodenal divertikül
Authors: AKPINAR Muhammet Yener , TORUN Serkan , KUZU Ufuk Barış , COŞKUN Orhan , ÖZTAŞ Erkin , ÖDEMİŞ Bülent
Published: October 2018

Gastrointestinal sistemde divertiküllerin kolondan sonra en sık izlendiği bölge duodenumdur. Duodenal divertiküller sık izlenen lezyonlardır. Genellikle duodenum ikinci ve üçüncü kıtasında lokalizedirler. Pankreas başına olan yakınlıklarından dolayı da görüntüleme yöntemlerinde pankreasın kistik maligniteleri ile karışabilirler.
Diseño de una herramienta interactiva que facilite la enseñanza-aprendizaje de la cirugía mínima mente invasiva en colecistectomía
Authors: Sánchez Bolívar Martha , Girón Domínguez Katherine , Cely B. María De las Mercedes , Maldonado Insignares Roque , Pallares Castro Pedro
Published: October 2018

En los últimos años la práctica de la cirugía general se ha transformado debido a la introducción y el explosivo de- sarrollo de la cirugía videoendoscópica, lo que ha traído consigo avances en los instrumentos y equipos utilizados con el objetivo de facilitar el desarrollo de la técnica quirúrgica y minimizar los riesgos al paciente. El uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) ha generado un cambio en los procesos curriculares. Este arículo presenta el desarrollo de un CD Interactivo para Colecistectomía Laparoscópica que facilita el entrena- miento en los procedimientos de Cirugía Mínimamente Invasiva (CMI) para optimizar el aprendizaje de los estu- diantes universitarios. Se utiliza una metodología de simulación virtual en un escenario de la cirugía endoscópica en el cual el estudiante puede desarrollar las habilidades y destrezas en esta modalidad quirúrgica.
Helicobacter Pylori
Authors: Rodríguez Ferrer Marena Luz
Published: October 2018

En 1982, Marshall y Warren descubrieron una bacteria que sobrevive en medio ácido y coloniza la mucosa gás- trica, llamada Helicobacter pylori, presente en pacientes con gastritis y úlcera péptica; su prevalencia en adultos de países occidentales está entre 20 y 40% y en países en vías de desarrollo en aproximadamente 80%. El conoci- miento de sus características inmunológicas, metabólicas y patogénicas, ha facilitado avanzar en el diagnóstico y prevención de enfermedades gastroduodenales relacionadas con ella. La infección se ha asociado con expresión de alelos específicos HLA-DR del tracto gastrointestinal humano, sugiriendo un papel en el desarrollo de gastritis crónica. Actualmente existen muchas pruebas para su detección, destacándose el test del aliento, por ser la más sensible y específica. El objetivo de esta revisión es el de evidenciar los conocimientos en la inmunogenética de la bacteria y los avances en las metodologías para su diagnóstico.
Dilemas en el siglo de las ciencias de la vida
Authors: Senior Martínez Jorge Enrique
Published: October 2018

El siglo XX ha sido denominado el siglo de la
Estudio de opinión sobre preferencias de los pacientes en la escogencia entre la medicina tradicional y alternativa en la ciudad de Barranquilla
Authors: García Consuegra Freddy
Published: October 2018

El propósito de este artículo es determinar las diferentes opiniones que se exponen, objeto de este análisis, como es la preferencia del paciente a la hora de escoger entre un médico alternativo y un médico alopático en la ciudad de Barranquilla.

Para este proceso se decidió aplicar una investigación cuantitativa donde el instrumento de evaluación son varios tipos de encuestas de profundidad a usuarios, médicos y farmacias; donde se evalúa en una muestra de individuos y sector de una población. Su finalidad es obtener la información y analizarla para su mejor comprensión, de manera que pueda utilizarse eficazmente para conocer la opinión de las personas a la hora de elegir entre la medicina tradicional llamada también alopática y la alternativa denominada natural, para la consecución del artículo.
Liderazgo y gestión ambiental, el caso de la comercialización de aceites lubricantes
Authors: Fontalvo Cerpa Winston , González Fernando , Velilla Wilmer , Parejo Melissa , Vásquez Malka
Published: October 2018

El cambio de aceite lubricante para el motor es uno de los procesos más relevantes para el motor; sin embargo, genera desechos residuales altamente peligrosos. En Barranquilla se observa que los talleres dedicados a este servicio no cuentan con un plan de gestión integral de residuos sólidos. Por ello, el presente artículo presenta características de liderazgo que deben adoptarse para implementar estrategias de tratamiento, aplicando la logística inversa en la propuesta de una cadena de suministro de ciclo cerrado para empresas comercializadoras de aceites lubricantes en la localidad norte centro histórico de la ciudad. Como conclusión se encontró que la reutilización es la mejor alternativa para la localidad estudiada, reduciendo los residuos plásticos.
Comparative study of analgesic effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extracts with aspirin on experimental animals
Authors: Patnaik Prashanth Kumar , Majeed Mohammed Abdul , . Bhuvaneshwari , Kameswari Laksmi , Niharika M. B.
Published: October 2018

Background: Moringa oleifera is highly valued with a wide range of medicinal uses. It is abundantly available in tropical and sub-tropical countries. It has been used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory in Indian folk medicine since centuries. The mechanism of action of analgesic effect is by the phytochemical components of its leaves which contain alkaloids, glycosides, phenols, saponins and tannin.Methods: This experiment is carried out in mice by using the thermal method of analgesiometer, that is Eddy’s Hot Plate method. Thermostatically controlled electrically heated plate is used in this method. Ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Moringa oleifera leaf extracts are compared with aspirin.Results: When the analgesic properties of the standard drug aspirin were compared to the analgesic properties of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Moringa oleifera, the ethanolic extract showed a comparable analgesic effect with aspirin at 90min. Among these two extracts, the ethanolic extract showed a higher response than aqueous extract.Conclusions: When the analgesic properties of the standard drug aspirin were compared to the analgesic properties of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of Moringa oleifera, the ethanolic extract showed a comparable analgesic effect with aspirin at 90min. Among these two extracts, the ethanolic extract showed a higher response than aqueous extract.
Drug utilisation pattern in dermatology outpatient department at a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Lakshmi G. N. S. Sangeetha , Priyanka Chilkuri , Vineela Mortha
Published: October 2018

Background: Skin is the part of integumentary system that constitutes the largest organ of human body and thus it is exposed to injury by various extrinsic and intrinsic factors. The skin disorders have serious detrimental effect on quality of life of the general population. The present study was planned to define the prescription pattern in terms of rationality, drug interactions and financial burden of disease to the individual. Also, in the identification of problems related to drug use such as poly-pharmacy and drug-drug interaction.Methods: The present study was conducted in the male and female out-patient Department of Dermatology at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana over a period of two months. Prescriptions of 400 patients were analyzed i.e. 200 each were taken from the male and female OPD patients. An observational and cross-sectional study design was adopted for this study.Results: Prescriptions of 400 patients were analyzed. The average number of drugs per prescription was 3.73 in male OPD and 3.59 in female OPD. The percentage of generic drugs prescribed was 84.13% in male OPD and 77.3% in female OPD, drugs prescribed by brand name was 15.82% in male OPD and 22.7% in female OPD. Antihistamines were the most commonly prescribed drugs followed by antibacterial in female OPD and antifungals in male OPD.Conclusions: Prescription of maximum drugs was by their generic name and was dispensed free of cost to the patients from the hospital pharmacy. Almost all the drugs prescribed as oral formulation were present in the NLEM, India 2011. Whereas some topical formulations prescribed are not present in the NLEM. Therefore, were prescribed by trade name. Regular educational interventions like sensitization on pharmacovigilance may further promote rational prescribing.
Pattern of childhood acute leukemia presentation at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria: a five-year review
Authors: Oyesakin Adewumi B. , Nwatah Vincent E. , Ukpai Nwankwo U. , David Ekaette I. , Wakama Tamunomieibi T. , Oniyangi Oluseyi
Published: October 2018

Background: Acute leukemia is the most common childhood malignancy but its occurrence in low- and middle-income countries are under-reported. Its pattern of presentation varies depending on several factors. The objective of this report is to determine the pattern of presentation of acute leukemias in children at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study of children managed for acute leukemia at the Paediatric Department in a 5-year period. Of 31 patients, 27 had adequate records, which were reviewed. Data collected include patient’s demographics, clinical features and treatment outcome.Results: There were 16 males and 11 females, aged 8 months to 16 years (mean 7.45 years ±4.75 SD). The pattern of clinical features were fever (85.2%), pallor (92.6%) and splenomegaly (51.9%). The specific leukemia type ratio for Acute Myeloid leukemia (AML) and Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) was 1: 2.9. The parents of three patients took their children away before commencement of treatment, one patient completed treatment and 6 (22.2%) died before completing treatment. Nearly half of the patients were lost to follow up to seek alternative care while 9 (33.3%) of the patients were in remission at last follow up. Lost to follow-up was found not to be significantly associated with socioeconomic status, age and sex respectively.Conclusions: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia remains the predominant type of childhood leukemia in our setting. Majority of the patients presented with fever and pallor moreover the default to follow-up plagues treatment completion.
La modelación con apoyo de software libre y los cambios en los procesos de aprendizaje en matemáticas en los estudiantes de primero de bachillerato
Authors: Gonzales Prado Neli Norma , Trelles Zambrano César Augusto
Published: October 2018

El presente trabajo muestra los fundamentos principales y algunos aspectos metodológicos en un proyecto de investigación que involucra los procesos de modelación matemática y el uso de recursos tecnológicos en dos instituciones educativas. Las razones principales para llevar a cabo el proyecto han sido la reciente incorporación de la modelación matemática en el currículo ecuatoriano y la escasa investigación a nivel nacional que reporte las ventajas o desventajas de utilizar esta metodología en las aulas.Para la ejecución de la investigación se trabaja mediante la investigación-acción-participación, con un enfoque reflexivo y colaborativo del proceso.Este enfoque cuenta con la participación directa de los involucrados en el proceso de aplicación mediante foros de discusión, mesas redondas y paneles de trabajo.
Perfil, motivaciones e intereses de los aprendices mayores hacia los Programas Universitarios
Authors: Serrate González Sara , Navarro Prados Ana Belén , Muñoz Rodríguez José Manuel
Published: October 2018

La educación en la vejez constituye un modo de envejecimiento activo, siendo los programas universitarios para mayores un escenario idóneo para que el alumnado adulto desarrolle nuevas competencias y conocimientos adaptados a sus necesidades. En este estudio se trata de conocer la existencia de cambios en el perfil de los alumnos que participan en el Programa Interuniversitario de la Experiencia de la Universidad de Salamanca y de examinar los motivos e intereses que los han impulsado a matricularse. Se realizó, además, un estudio descriptivo de desarrollo de tendencia (Mateo, 2009). El instrumento aplicado englobaba preguntas organizadas en dos dimensiones (perfil estudiantil y motivaciones de participación). Posteriormente, se examinaron las respuestas obtenidas y se valoraron la frecuencia y el porcentaje de respuesta en las opciones ofrecidas para cada variable estudiada, diferenciando por año y sede del programa, así como el número total de matrícula por curso, año académico y sede del programa. Se encontró que los rasgos que definen el rostro del aprendiz mayor están cambiando, como también sus motivaciones a la hora de ser participantes activos en programas formativos. No podemos hablar de un solo perfil del estudiante universitario mayor. Para dar respuesta a todas estas características diversas y complejas es fundamental diseñar programas basados en metodologías que promuevan nuevos modos de desarrollo personal con un mayor protagonismo en su aprendizaje, aprovechando los recursos y capitales materiales y humanos con los que cuentan las facultades y los centros propios universitarios.
Features of the Distribution of Heavy Metals in the Soil of the Railway Yard
Authors: Zhuravleva M.A. , Zubrev N.I. , Panfilovа M.I. , Novoselova O.V. , Efremova S.Yu.
Published: October 2018

The distribution of heavy metals in soils in the sorting station of Lublino-Sortirovochnoye Kursk direction of the Moscow railway in the southeastern district of Moscow with the help of sampling profiles is considered. Analysis of the distribution of metals in the northern, southern parks, the central line of the station and along the main course is given. The characteristic groups of metals that determine the nature and level of contamination of the station, as well as a number of predominant heavy metals are presented. Their distribution at three stations stopping at a distance from the main course is considered. The categories of soil contamination and the contribution of each metal are determined taking into account the halos of the dispersion of enterprises. A comparison of the soil of the sorting station with the level of contamination of the strip for the removal of segments of the railway lines of the Kursk and Kazan directions is given. Recommendations are given for reducing the content and distribution of heavy metals in urban areas.
Assessment of the Contribution to the Pollution of the Atmosphere of Technogenic and Natural Fires in the Irkutsk Oblast
Authors: Timofeeva S.S. , Garmyshev V.V. , Dubrovin D.V.
Published: October 2018

On the example of the Irkutsk oblast, the problem of air pollution with technogenic and natural fires is considered. The factual basis of the study was the statistics of the consequences of fires in residential, public, industrial and other objects of the technosphere and natural fires, also combustion of forest combustible materials in the residential, landscape-recreational, forest-park, suburban zones of cities and settlements for 2011-2016. On the basis of existing approaches, qualitative and quantitative indicators of burned materials are determined as a result of technogenic and natural fires, ignition, and specific indicators of toxicant emissions in the combustion of various types of materials, which allowed to comprehensively determine the gross emissions of pollutants in the Irkutsk oblast. It is established that as a result of technogenic and natural fires, ignitions, the annual gross emissions of pollutants averaged about 18.2% of the mass of stationary sources of pollution in the oblast.
Türkiye’de Elektronik İstihdam Platformlarında Yayınlanan Bilişim Sektörü İş İlanlarının Nitel Analizi (2017-2018)
Authors: ÖZKAN Yılmaz , BİNGÖL Ufuk , METE Hakan
Published: October 2018

Bu
çalışmada ülkemizde faaliyet gösteren önemli iş arama web sitelerinde 2017-2018
döneminde yayınlanan bilişim sektörü iş ilanlarının niteliksel analizinin
yapılması hedeflenmiştir. Bu kapsamda NVivo programı ile nitel veri analizinin
bir alt unsuru olan içerik analizi çalışması yapılmıştır. Bir yıl içerisinde
bilişim sektöründe faaliyet gösteren firmaların ihtiyaç duyduğu işgücüne ait
verilerin sergilendiği bilişim ilanları üzerinden gerçekleştirilen kodlama ve
analiz çalışması ile sektörün istihdam yapısı incelenmiştir. Çalışmanın ileride
gerçekleştirilecek bilişim sektörü işgücü piyasası düzenlemelerine kaynak
oluşturacağı değerlendirilmektedir.
El talento humano y el cuidado ambiental en la industria hotelera
Authors: Contreras Monroy Sonia Rosalinda , Peñaloza Suárez Laura
Published: October 2018

El objetivo del presente artículo es difundir el conocimiento que se ha generado en torno al tema de las competencias del talento humano relacionadas con el cuidado ambiental en el contexto hotelero, así como fundamentar teórica y conceptualmente el sentido que tiene el cuidado ambiental a partir de la formación de competencias en la empresa hotelera. La metodología empleada para el desarrollo del artículo fue el análisis de contenido, de la cual se obtienen tres categorías: importancia de la gestión del talento en la empresa de servicios, formación del talento humano y cuidado ambiental en la industria hotelera por medio del talento humano. Como un primer hallazgo, se puede concluir que es mediante la correcta gestión y formación de competencias y su correcto desarrollo que se analiza el talento humano de la industria hotelera como el elemento capaz de agregar valor a la organización y aportar diversos beneficios que pueden llegar a impactar tanto económica como ambientalmente la empresa.
Desarrollo y competitividad turística: un destino urbano de México
Authors: Gómez Nieves Salvador
Published: October 2018

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar algunas problemáticas que presenta el desarrollo y su relación con la competitividad turística. Además, se pone de relieve una dificultad crucial por enfrentar si se quiere dar solución a la baja competitividad turística internacional que muestran la mayoría de los centros vacacionales de México: el cambio de modelo turístico que indique la dirección que debe seguir esta actividad vinculada con los viajes. Se cuestiona la forma como en el país y en la Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara (zmg) –el principal destino turístico urbano del estado de Jalisco– se encaran las condiciones de desarrollo y competitividad sin discutir ni evaluar las fórmulas que predican muchos académicos (y no académicos) y sin adaptar el paradigma de turismo imperante al mundo real y a las necesidades de las comunidades locales. El vínculo entre desarrollo socioeconómico y competitividad turística es una de las tesis que se defienden en este artículo.
La construcción de fronteras como un proceso bidireccional. El caso de Sudáfrica
Authors: Escobar Cristiani Adela Beatriz , Ventura Navarrete María del Rayo
Published: October 2018

Tradicionalmente, las fronteras se con­ciben como “líneas en el mapa”, elementos geográficos que delimitan a los Estados de manera más o menos clara y estable. En esta lógica, se considera que las fronteras separan las identidades sociales y acotan la actividad de los actores involucrados, en un proceso vertical que va de arriba (el Estado) hacia abajo (la población). Sin embargo, un examen más cuidadoso revela que esta concepción es insu­ficiente para entender la dinámica del mundo actual. En los últimos años se ha extendido la percepción de las fronteras como elementos que se construyen a partir de prácticas sociales más amplias, que no solo estarán determinadas por el Estado, sino que involucran a múltiples actores sociales a través de diversas formas. El artículo explora esta concepción de las fronte­ras como elementos en continua construcción en un proceso bidireccional, tomando como punto de referencia el caso de Sudáfrica.
Single-stage Current Source Inverter With Amplified Sinusoidal Output Voltage: Analysis, Simulation and Experimental Results
Authors: Garcia Lucas S. , Freitas Luiz C. de , Jr. João B. Vieira , Coelho Ernane A. A. , Farias Valdeir J. , Freitas Luiz C. G.
Published: October 2018

Alternative energy sources has been attracting great interest in the area of static converter development. This fact is related to issues like sustainability and the world environment, which is contributing to viability of this type of energy source. The main challenge is to develop systems that transform this DC energy in AC. Within this subject, this paper focuses the establishment of a new control strategy applied to a step-down/step-up single-stage inverter with imposed waveforms of input inductor current and output voltage. The proposed control strategy provides high voltage gain without using high frequency transformer, which contributes to weigh and size reduction of the proposed DC-AC converter structure. Theoretical analysis are presented and corroborated by experimental results of a 180W laboratory prototype.
Free thyroid hormons ration in patients with amiodaron-induced thyrotoxicosis type 1 and type 2
Authors: Ulupova E. O. , Bogdanova G. A. , Karonova T. L. , Grineva E. N.
Published: October 2018

Differentiation between amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis type 1 (AmIT1) and type 2 (AmIT2) is a diagnostic challenge. The current diagnostic tests are often unable to differentiate these two types of thyrotoxic syndrome. Several studies had shown that the serum T4 level and T3/T4 ratio are significantly different in patients with destructive thyroiditis, and those with Graves` disease. These studies showed that the serum T4 concentration is significantly higher, and the T3/T4 ratio is significantly lower in patients with destructive forms of thyroiditis compared to their values  in Graves’ disease. Since AmIT1 is known to develop in patients with latent Graves` disease, and AmIT2 is a destructive thyroiditis, the purpose of our study was to evaluate the serum FТ4 level and FT4/FT3 ratio in AmIT1 and AmIT2 as an additional diagnostic test for differentiating these types of thyrotoxicosis. 45 patients with thyrotoxicosis (33 with AmIT1 and 12 AmIT2) were included in the study. The diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis type (AmIT1 or AmIT2) was established on the basis of clinical data, color flow Doppler sonography (CFDS), the presence of TSH receptor autoantibody in patients with AmIT1, as well as the effect of treatment. There was no difference in FT3 levels in patients with AmIT1 and AmIT2, while the FT4 values were significantly higher in patients with AmIT2 (36,2±19,1 mmol/L) than in those with AmIT1 (17,8±3,7 mmol/L, p= 0,002). Also, a difference in the FT4/FT3 ratio was found between AmIT1 (2,7±0,8) and AmIT2 (6,1±5,7, p=0,048). Moreover, 75% of patients with AmIT1 had FT4/FT3ratio < 3,10, while 75% of patients with AmIT2 had FT4/FT3 ratio > 3,65. The FT4/FT3 ratio can be used as an additional test in the differential diagnosis AmIT1 and AmIT2.
Experience of repeated fetoscopic laser coagulation of placental anastomoses in case of recurrence of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
Authors: Mikhailov A. V. , Romanovsky A. N. , Ovsyannikov P. A. , Kashtanova T. A. , Kyanksep I. V. , Kyanksep А. N. , Kuznetsov A. A. , Shlykova A. V. , Movchan V. Е.
Published: October 2018

Recurrence of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) after fetoscopic laser coagulation (FLC) of placental anastomoses is unfavorable complication. Multiparous woman 34 years old in TTTS stage 2 was performed FLC of 8 arteriovenous anastomoses of the placenta followed by amnioreduction of 1000 ml on the gestational age of 22 weeks and 2 days. At gestational age of 24 weeks 6 days was revealed a recurrence of the TTTS, with considerable polyhydramnion of recipient and anhydramnion of the donor, a repeated FLC of 5 residual placental anastomoses was performed and amnioreduction of 2000 ml at 25 weeks 1 day of gestation. On the fifth day was normalized the amount of amniotic fluid of both fetuses. At 32 weeks of gestation spontaneously was began the birth, the weights of newborns were 1560 and 1600 g, both had Apgar score 8/9. Respiratory therapy continued for 7 hours at the second newborn and for 13 hours at the first newborn girl after transferring to the ICU. The signs of the respiratory failure were not observed. There were no differences between complete blood counts. This clinical case confirms the possibility of effective correction of recurrence TTTS with the help of repeated FLC of placental anastomoses.
Transitive Poetry: Arts-Based Research as a Mode for Student Voice
Authors: Callaghan Tonya D. , Wierzbicki Zachary W. , Chevrette-McIvor Hannah
Published: October 2018

Arts-based research marks a unique nexus of curricula and its social context. Through the application of semiotics and a focus on anti-oppressive pedagogy, this paper articulates the function of art curricula in empowering student voice to approach and begin to dismantle the oppression of minoritized peoples. We have initiated a political, participatory application of Erasure Poetry that emphasizes the relationship of participants to their broader political environment. The presence of students throughout every dimension of the classroom experience makes the facilitation of their voices a key tool for consciousness-raising and the promotion of equitable, pluralistic, and democratic pedagogies. We posit that making political poetry is an important vehicle for personal reflection, critical thinking, self-expression, and demonstrating knowledge through action that is particularly effective for engaging minority learners, such as those who identify as gender and sexually diverse, in conservative times.            Keywords: Erasure poetry, semiotics, student voice, gender & sexually diverse learners
Hidden Markov Models as a Tool for the Assessment of Dependence of Phenomena of Economic Nature
Authors: Bernardelli Michał
Published: October 2018

The assessment of dependence between time series is a common dilemma, which is often solved by the use of the Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Unfortunately, sometimes, the results may be highly misleading. In this paper, an alternative measure is presented. It is based on hidden Markov models and Viterbi paths. The proposed method is in no way universal but seems to provide quite an accurate image of the similarities between time series, by disclosing the periods of convergence and divergence. The usefulness of this new measure is verified by specially crafted examples and real‑life macroeconomic data. There are some definite advantages to this method: the weak assumptions of applicability, ease of interpretation of the results, possibility of easy generalization, and high effectiveness in assessing the dependence of different time series of an economic nature. It should not be treated as a substitute for the Pearson’s correlation, but rather as a complementary method of dependence measure.
The Consumption Space Paradox: Over‑Retailed Areas Next to Dead Malls
Authors: Bednarowska Zofia
Published: October 2018

We are witnessing a paradox in the consumption space, in relation to retail activity within urban and suburban areas: One can observe over‑retailed areas, featuring retail chains and shopping malls, oftentimes occurring close to other unoccupied, abandoned, dying shopping malls, called dead malls. The phenomenon of dead malls is widespread in the USA, is strongly visible in Canada and China, and is now starting to occur more often in Europe. This paradox can be partially explained using a series of concepts, and in this paper we introduce the main pillars in understanding the socio‑economic reasons and the spatial patterns contributing to this phenomenon. The research method employed here is the ESDA (Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis).
Women’s Economic Inactivity and Age. Analysis of the Situation in Poland and the EU
Authors: Matuszewska-Janica Aleksandra
Published: October 2018

The group of economically inactive women is heavily diversified. The reasons for staying outside the labour market are the important factors that differentiate this group. They depend on the age or level of education among others. In addition, there is great geographical heterogeneity of the reasons for economic inactivity. Hence, two questions arise. Firstly, how significant is the geograph­ical diversity of the reasons for staying outside the labour market in the European Union? Secondly, have these geographical differences been changing over time? The main aim of the analysis is the classification of the EU countries taking into consideration reasons for women’s economic inactivity in different age groups. The analysis is carried out applying descriptive statistics and the k‑means method. The data are taken from the publicly available Eurostat’s Labour Force Survey datasets. The study of general tendencies in women’s economic inactivity covers the years 2000–2016. In turn, cluster analysis was carried out for data from 2006, 2010 and 2014. The obtained results confirmed significant diversity of the EU states. In addition, this geographical diversity has been changing over time. We receive the greatest similarity of classification obtained for different periods for the 50–64 age group and the smallest for the 25–49 age group. Moreover, there are noticeable tendencies of a significant decrease in the share of the economically inactive in the group of the oldest individuals (aged 50–64) in the sample. On the other hand, in the youngest group (individuals aged under 25), there are opposite tendencies observed – the share of those who remain outside the labour market increases.
Monte Carlo Analysis of Forecast Error Variance Decompositions under Alternative Model Identification Schemes
Authors: Staszewska-Bystrova Anna
Published: October 2018

The goal of the paper is to investigate the estimation precision of forecast error variance decomposition (FEVD) based on stable structural vector autoregressive models identified using short‑run and long‑run restrictions. The analysis is performed by means of Monte Carlo experiments. It is demonstrated that for processes with roots close to one, selected FEVD parameters can be esti­mated more accurately using recursive restrictions on the long‑run multipliers than under recursive restrictions on the impact effects of shocks. This finding contributes to the discussion of pros and cons of using alternative identification schemes by providing counterexamples for the notion that short‑run identifying restrictions lead to smaller estimation errors than long‑run restrictions.
The Level of Hard Competencies and the Amount of Earnings – Evaluation by Selected Nonparametric Methods
Authors: Grześkowiak Alicja
Published: October 2018

The article discusses the comparison of earnings achieved in groups of people who declare different levels of following hard competences: information analysis abilities, computer skills, machine operation, making calculations and foreign language skills. The analysis is based on data from the nationwide study of the Human Capital in Poland. Nonparametric statistical methods are used to evaluate the differences in earnings: the kernel estimation and the concept of relative distributions. The results show that better skills are associated with higher earnings and that there are differences depending on the type of competencies.
Statistics of Poland – the First Yearbook of Polish Lands: Authors and Content
Authors: Pociecha Józef
Published: October 2018

The beginning of the twentieth century is a time of the development of official statistics in European countries. Due to the lack of its own independent state, it was not possible to publish a Yearbook of Poland at the time. In this context, the Polish Statistical Association (PSA) was founded in Cracow in 1912. One of its main tasks was to merge statistical information on Polish lands dispersed among statistical offices of Russia, Germany and Austria and to issue its own statistical yearbooks for Polish lands and their population. Before the beginning of World War I, the PSA was able to prepare the publication Statistics of Poland, printed in 1915, whose main authors were: A. Krzyżanowski and K. W. Kumaniecki. Many people from the intellectual elite of the country were involved in the project. The territorial scope of Statistics of Poland is interesting. It covers the territory of the first Polish Republic and the area of Upper Silesia and the southern Masuria, where Poles were the majority. Statistical data contained in Statistics of Poland amaze by their abundance even today. The importance of Statistics of Poland is that it gave arguments for the Polish delegation in the con­duct of the discussions on the shape of the territory of reborn Poland in 1918 carried out at the peace conference in Versailles.
Dual Place of Street Art – the City vs the Internet
Authors: Gralińska-Toborek Agnieszka
Published: October 2018

Street art (or more broadly urban art), as the name suggests, has its own specific place, which is the street. However one would be mistaken to think that this type of art can only be seen there. Most street art lovers know the works of their favourite artists primarily through the Internet, not only because this kind of art is ephemeral or not easily accessible (for example, due to its dangerous or exotic locations), but because it is perhaps the best documented art that has been created in the world. For artists and lovers of street art, the Internet has become a common space to share photos. More often than not, the Internet also becomes the only place where artistic ideas exist. Paradoxically, such art, which was supposed to be the nearest to the viewer in the physical sense, has become the nearest in the virtual sense. One can, however, hope that neither consumers of art. nor artists will have to give up their direct experience of art that builds our polysensory sensitivity.
Does the Artist Need to Be Present? The “Paradigm of Visibility” and Art Practices in Public Space
Authors: Białkowski Łukasz
Published: October 2018

The thesis of my paper is that art participatory practices in public space have a paradoxical potential to avoid a paradigm of visibility. What I call the paradigm of visibility is a formula of social presence of art which is based on a necessity of occupying a certain physical or symbolical space and an effort to sustain it. This kind of public presence of art is traditionally considered to be a guarantee of its value in terms of both artistic and social legitimisation. A question arises if this formula has an alternative. It seems that participatory art practices in public space – focused on production of objects and searching for social impact and social efficacy – can formulate a different model of presence of art (of its production and distribution) than object-based art.
Diagramanía
Authors: Rodríguez Emiliano
Published: October 2018

El presente artículo, titulado Diagramanía, se ubica cronológicamente en la eclosión de la época contemporánea, dónde la figura del diagrama se posicionó como la herramienta por excelencia con la que afrontar la complejidad del mundo globalizado. El fenómeno de la Diagramanía, que tuviera lugar a fines del siglo XX, evidenció el lugar de privilegio de esta figura, en la cantidad de titulares que acaparó en revistas especializadas, publicaciones de carácter más teórico y divulgaciones de proyectos de renombrados estudios. Dicho fenómeno, cuya duración no fue mayor a una década, pero que tuvo difusión a escala global e involucró a las principales figuras, tanto teóricas como prácticas de la arquitectura contemporánea, amerita un estudio profundo. Nos permite asumir a su vez, su vigencia en la actualidad. A estos efectos, el objetivo de este trabajo es aportar herramientas precisas para la definición del carácter del diagrama contemporáneo, que evidencien el rol del mismo en la práctica arquitectónica; fundamentando o refutando, de esta forma, la hipótesis de un lugar de privilegio en nuestra disciplina.
Atlas breve de la vida y asociaciones empáticas, hacia el paisaje-escuela
Authors: Urbina Carla
Published: October 2018

“Atlas breve de la vida, hacia el paisaje-escuela” una raicilla, que dejará emerger los autores guía para la revisión teórico-práctica de la investigación: “El paisaje como experiencia de transformación cultural. Paisaje escuela y campus universitario”. Se basa en: Atlas Mnemosine (Warburg), Rizomas (Delleuze & Guattari), Tiempo (Hawking) y en Nebulosas (Berenstein y Da Silva). Pretende mostrar al hommo sapiens como especie, parte integral e indivisible del paisaje, con aportes culturales (positivos o negativos). Como seres con conciencia podemos afirmar que “Somos paisaje”, y por tanto buscamos explorar y colectar medios para minimizar la degradación del paisaje, que sería nuestra propia degradación.

Ese habitar de Heidegger, en el que estamos incluidos, podría también referirse a las relaciones de afecto con ese espacio construido, habitado, en la “topofilia” de Gastón Bachelard. La topofilia como espacio vivido, imaginado, defendido, amado. Porque ser te hace cuidar, al preservar o regenerar el paisaje se está cuidando el propio ser. El habitar de Heidegger, el proteger de Burle Marx y Stoneman Douglas, el accionar de Beauvior, el vivir de Thoureau, el aprender por la experiencia de Dewey y desde el placer de Epicuro; son experiencias que se asocian en el “Atlas breve de la vida”. En él encontramos paralelismos en descubrimientos, estudios, transversalidades de ideas, en fin, nuestra vida es todo un enmarañado de raíces que se entrecruzan y comunican entre sí, como lo hacen los árboles
Trump, Xi and Game Theory
Authors: Namaki M S S El
Published: October 2018

Presidents Trump and Xi are approaching a game theory Nash construct. Both, predecessors included, have colluded into creating a race towards dominance of global trade, finance and technology. China by, primarily,  enhancing the consumption share of US GDP and America by feeding Chinese insatiable hunger for technology.  They created a dangerous measure of interdependence that translated into a mutually exclusive “win” situation.  The game would have continued unchallenged was it not for President Trump’s sudden realization that the probability of a win-win outcome is low. He then tampered with the underlying premises of the game and a new dynamic emerged. How will the game evolve? This will be the focus of the following article. The article applies an eclectic mix of conceptual frameworks including Game Theory, Nash equilibrium and Hofstede’ culture consequences, among others, in order to formulate a likely scenario.  It analytically places the two presidents within a Nash equilibrium prisoners’ dilemma framework with each considering his strategic moves while eying shadow moves by the other.