bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sostenibilità e riproduzione del capitale territoriale: il problema della scala di analisi
Authors: Rocchi Benedetto
Published: June 2020

Starting from a critique of the concept of "natural capital" which helps in defining the concepts of territorial and rural capital, the utility is affirmed of measuring the sustainability of individual and collective actions with respect to the contribution they offer to their production and reproduction. The analysis of case studies therefore poses the problem of over-exploitation of territorial capital in the absence of adequate investments for its reproduction. This requires a detailed evaluation of the eco-territorial services, focusing on the communities of actors who take care of them.
Transfer of Non-Academic Skills in Academic Context: towards a Sustainable Employability
Authors: Iavarone Maria Luisa , Sabatano Fausta
Published: June 2020

This essay is an element of dialogue between educational practices acquired in territorial education contexts and the University. In particular, starting from the 10-year long experience consolidated in three educational centres operating in border areas of the Province of Naples, a series of ‘key competences’ have been highlighted that are indispensable to the containment of social risk disadvantage in an inclusion (Bertolini 1977; Freire 2004; Rossi 2014; Sabatano 2015a, 2015b) and well-being project (Iavarone 2007, 2009) from an educational point of view. Such competencies have become subject of a ‘participatory didactic planning’ between expert educators working in these contexts and a university course on ‘Pedagogy of relationships’ within the Department of Motor Science and Well-Being at the University of Naples Parthenope. The participatory planning practice has set the most ambitious goal of achieving a ‘system methodology’ to be used in the curriculum-design of the university courses in order to make the academic education offer a proper link element between the educational demand of young people, the demand for professional skills in the territory and the emerging social needs in order to improve employability processes. The main results that this experience has highlighted can be deducted from the student’s satisfaction survey, as well as from the data collected and processed by the University Assessment Team, in the Department’s Joint Commission Reports, which show a clear and overall improvement of the communication processes between non-academic institutions collaborating with the University for the conduct of internships, training sessions and placement-targeted activities. The empirical evidence and the positive results obtained provide substantial comfort in considering that the experience gained can be a ‘good practice’ to be included in the didactic planning process of the courses, even in relation to the need to improve the educational and didactic offer with reference to the new quality assurance parameters (QA) for the periodic accreditation of the CdS according to the AVA-ANVUR legislation in force
Resisting a Total Loss of Digital Heritage Web 2.0 – Archiving & Bridging Thesaurus for Media Art Histories
Authors: Grau Oliver
Published: June 2020

While Media Art has evolved into a critical field at the intersection of art, science and technology, a significant loss threatens this art form due to the rapid technological obsolescence and static documentation strategies. Addressing these challenges, the Interactive Archive and Meta-Thesaurus for Media Art Research is developed to advance the Archive of Digital Art. www.digitalartarchive.at Through an innovative strategy of ‘collaborative archiving,’ social Web 2.0, 3.0 features foster the engagement of the international Media Art community, and a ‘bridging thesaurus’ linking the extended documentation of the Archive with other databases of ‘traditional’ art history facilitates interdisciplinary and transhistorical comparative analyses.
Canals, Cities, Museums, Libraries & Photography: a Reconnaissance Study of Regent’s Canal, London
Authors: Diprose Graham , Hemsley Christina , Hemsley James R.
Published: June 2020

City waterways are a valuable part of our cultural heritage. Over the years the usage has changed from business to pleasure. Regent’s Canal, cutting across north central London since 1820, has a rich social and industrial history. Much of this history has been and is being captured via photographs. Many of these are being lost due to limited museum resources and disparate collections. This paper reports on phase one of a fifteen-month exploratory research project. The research aims to explore ways of aiding image capture, selection, storage and retrieval. We hope to link with researchers elsewhere, especially in Italy.
Students’ Study Abroad Plans: the Influence of Motivational and Personality Factors
Authors: Li Manyu , Olson Josephine E. , Frieze Irene Hanson
Published: June 2020

Study abroad is becoming an increasingly important part of a college education. The present study investigated the psychological factors predicting college students’ study abroad intentions, including students’ achievement motivation, neophilia, migrant personality and desire to help, by comparing students with high to those with low study abroad intentions. These personality factors related to themes found in mission statements of programs taking students to other countries for brief trips or longer studies. The relative importance of these factors was investigated with a sample of 431 largely first-year undergraduates enrolled in a large introductory psychology class.  Results showed that students with high intentions to study abroad had higher scores on all the factors being studied, as hypothesized. These findings might be applied in promoting study abroad in institutions and in developing programs to better fit student interests.
The Impact of Study Abroad on the Global Engagement of University Graduates
Authors: Murphy Dianna , Sahakyan Narek , Yong-Yi Doua , Magnan Sally Sieloff
Published: June 2020

Through a survey of 1,283 alumni of a large U.S. public university who graduated between 1980 and 2010, this study compares the global engagement of university graduates who did and didn’t study abroad as undergraduates. Global engagement was measured through self-reported behaviours associated with six domains: civic engagement, knowledge production, philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, voluntary simplicity and internationally-oriented leisure activities. Results show that alumni who participated in study abroad programs as undergraduates reported higher levels of global engagement in most domains (civic engagement, philanthropy, voluntary simplicity, and internationally-oriented leisure activities), but not in all (knowledge production, social entrepreneurship).
Leibniz sobre el progreso del mundo: unidad, perfección y libertad
Authors: Fazio Rodolfo
Published: June 2020

Entre 1680 y 1716 Leibniz se pregunta si acaso el mundo progresa en perfección. En particular, se enfrenta a un dilema específico: si tal progresión es constante o creciente. El objetivo principal de nuestro trabajo es explicar por qué ambas respuestas son lícitas en la filosofía leibniziana. Con tal fin dividimos el artículo en tres momentos. En primer lugar, analizamos la noción de progreso de Leibniz y sus diversas respuestas al interrogante; en segundo lugar, evaluamos por qué la hipótesis de progresión ascendente no es contraria a la tesis del mejor de los mundos posibles y, por último, defendemos que la validez e indeterminación de la disyuntiva constituye un requisito para introducir la posibilidad de bien moral en su sistema.
La “ética de lo mejor” en Leibniz: ¿qué significa presumir la voluntad de Dios para actuar?
Authors: Gaiada María Griselda
Published: June 2020

Este artículo examinará el precepto que manda “actuar conforme a la voluntad presuntiva de Dios”, a fin de resolver la tensión que parece haber en Leibniz entre una ética deontológica, basada en leyes positivas, y una “ética teleológica de lo mejor”, que exige la aplicación del principio de lo mejor. Para ello, se presentará primero la aparente paradoja entre principios que obligarían incondicionadamente (voluntad divina declarada) y principios cuya obligación estaría condicionada a la presunción del querer divino por el sabio (voluntad divina presumida). Luego, se mostrará que dicho mandato obtiene su validez moral de un origen en Dios mediante un examen modal de la proposición que lo fundamenta. Finalmente, se ofrecerá un análisis hermenéutico de tal precepto a partir del concepto de presunción, con vistas a ensayar una conciliación de la aparente paradoja.
Sobre compendios y ficciones en el pensamiento juvenil de Leibniz
Authors: Raffo Quintana Federico
Published: June 2020

En este trabajo buscaré dilucidar la noción de ficción en el pensamiento parisino de Leibniz. Veremos que esta noción se esclarece si tenemos en cuenta, como marco teórico, la concepción leibniziana del conocimiento simbólico. La conexión entre la concepción de las ficciones y la del pensamiento simbólico se observa por el hecho de que Leibniz pensó las ficciones como abreviaturas o compendios del hablar, pensar, descubrir y demostrar. Teniendo en cuenta este hilo conductor, veremos que las ficciones fueron pensadas como nociones ciegas (no hay una idea que les corresponda), confusas (tenemos un conocimiento vago del significado de las expresiones), analógicas (las empleamos como si designaran entidades posibles) y creativas (el geómetra debe introducirlas al modo de una suposición).
Tindak Tutur Kesantunan Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia (The Speech Act of Students Politeness in Learning Bahasa Indonesia)
Authors: Novianti Rizky , Inderasari Elen
Published: June 2020

Artikel ini memaparkan kesantunan berbahasa dan faktor yang memengaruhi kesantunan berbahasa siswa Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 4 Sragen. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan prinsip kesantunan berbahasa dan faktor pendukung terjadinya kesantunan itu dalam pembelajaran Bahasa Indonesia. Penelitian deskriptif kualitatif ini menggunakan pendekatan pragmatik. Berdasarkan hasil analisis ditemukan prinsip kesantunan berbahasa yang meliputi maksim kearifan, kedermawanan, pujian, kerendahhatian, kesepakatan, dan kesimpatian. Kemudian, faktor pendukung terjadinya kesantunan adalah faktor internal yang meliputi tempat dan suasana, peserta tutur, tujuan tutur, dan sarana tutur.Â This article describes the politeness of language and the factors that influence the politeness of students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 4 Sragen. The purpose of this study is to describe the principle of politeness in language and the supporting factors of politeness in learning Indonesian. This qualitative descriptive study uses a pragmatic approach. Through this analysis found the principle of politeness of language which includes maxim of wisdom, generosity, praise, humility, agreement, and sympathy. Then, the supporting factors for politeness are internal factors which include place and atmosphere, speech participants, speech objectives, and speech facilities.
Kohesi Wacana Berita Olahraga pada Surat Kabar Solopos Edisi Oktober 2019 (Cohesion of Discourse of Solopos Sports News in October 2019 Edition)
Authors: Permatasari Nur Endah , Jannah Marfuah Nur , Febriana Bunga
Published: June 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan kohesi gramatikal dan kohesi leksikal yang ditemukan dalam berita olahraga surat kabar Solopos edisi Oktober 2019. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data diambil dari berita olahraga pada surat kabar Solopos edisi Oktober 2019. Sumber data diambil secara acak. Pengumpulan data menggunakan metode simak dengan teknik catat. Hasil penelitian ini adalah kohesi gramatikal terbagi menjadi (1) referensi/pengacuan, (2) substitusi/penyulihan, (3) elipsis/pelesapan, dan (4) konjungsi/perangkaian. Adapun kohesi leksikal terbagi menjadi (1) repetisi/pengulangan, (2) sinonimi, (3) antonimi, (4) hiponimi, (5) kolokasi, dan (6) ekuivalen.Â This research aims to describe grammatical and lexical cohesion of Solopos sport news in October 2019. This is a descriptive qualitative research which data were taken from Solopos sports news in October 2019. Data sources are taken randomly. Method of collecting data using the method read and listen, as for techniques using note technique. The results of this study are grammatical cohesion divided into (1) reference referential, (2) the substitution/removal, (3) ellipsis/despair, (4) conjunctions/framing. Then the lexical cohesion is divided into (1) reps/repetitions, (2) synonymy, (3) antonymy, (4) hiponymy, (5) collocations, and (6) equivalents.
Method for calculating the load capacity of a cycloidal gear reducer with plastic satellites
Authors: Ivanov A.S. , Ermolaev M.M. , Chirkin A.V.
Published: June 2020

A method for calculating the load capacity of cycloidal gear reducers with a parallel crank mechanism is described, taking into account the elastic characteristics of the parts and the clearance in engagement. The calculation can also be used for cycloidal gear reducers of other types due to the use of the finite element method (FEM) and modifications of the system of equations used in the FEM. An example of calculating of a reducer with a satellite made of polyamide is given.
Keywords
cycloidal gear reducer, calculation method, finite element method, satellite from plastic.
a-s-ivanov@yandex.ru
Improving the effectiveness of parts machining with wear-resistant surfacing alloys
Authors: Malyihin V.V. , Gaydash N.M. , Romanenko E.F. , Novikov S.G. , Novikov F.V. , Dema R.R.
Published: June 2020

The conditions of increasing the machining accuracy of parts restored by wear-resistant surfacing materials are analyzed. The directions of increasing the effectiveness of their processing by reducing the elastic displacement that occurs in the technological system during machining are determined.
Keywords
surfacing alloys, elastic displacement, grinding, accuracy, productivity, effectiveness.
demarr78@mail.ru
The first principle of thermodynamics as applied to the analysis of processes in piston engines
Authors: Dorohov A.F. , Dorohov P.A.
Published: June 2020

The discrepancy between the classical interpretation of the first law of thermodynamics and the real working process in piston ICEs is considered. A new representation of the law and its graphic interpretation are proposed.

Keywords
thermodynamics, first principle, internal energy, heat, work against external forces.
dorokhovaf@rambler.ru
Gestão de RH
Authors: D'Amorim Amanda Raquel de França Filgueiras , D'Amorim Ramon Schnayder
Published: June 2020

As organizações constantemente passam por mudanças, as quais possuem como parâmetro de referência o homem. Nesse sentido as empresas estão sempre buscando atender às expectativas profissionais e necessidades pessoais, mostrando que a qualidade nos serviços está diretamente relacionada a diversos aspectos como as exigências, o mercado, as necessidades dos clientes e, sobretudo a motivação dos funcionários. Desta forma o presente estudo objetivou analisar a percepção dos colaboradores sobre os aspectos motivacionais e de satisfação adotados pela empresa Andrade Construções. Utilizou-se uma abordagem quantitativa, com dados coletados por meio de um questionário com questões objetivas, possibilitando alternativas de respostas com três níveis de referência (nunca, às vezes e sempre). Para identificar o perfil motivacional e as técnicas utilizadas pelos gestores na perspectiva da obtenção da satisfação, valeu-se de teorias de estudiosos sobre a motivação, com ênfase a motivação no ambiente de trabalho. Sendo relacionadas questões referentes à satisfação com o horário de trabalho, com os colegas, gestores e também técnicas utilizadas para a satisfação. Destacando o perfil motivacional dos colaboradores com a insatisfação em relação a carga horária, hora extra, promoções entre outros fatores. Assim como a satisfação no relacionamento com os colegas de trabalho. Devendo a empresa atentar a um estudo direcionado a promoções e recompensas.
Região Metropolitana de Chapecó
Authors: Santos Gilberto
Published: June 2020

O desenvolvimento social e econômico, através das relações nos espaços territoriais formam as regiões, esta por sua vez é constituída por indivíduos que mantém uma relação político social. Esta construção social de uma determinada região forma os polos produtivos de um determinado local. O processo de desenvolvimentos de determinados polos produtivos é baseado na produção de bens e serviços, que dá identidade local a seus produtos, e aos indivíduos que ali residem e produzem.

Esta identidade de produção de uma determinada região é baseada em uma indústria motriz, responsável pelo dinamismo econômico e produtivo da região. O fomento de uma indústria motriz em determinado espaço cria um processo de concentração de atividades para atender suas demandas. Neste processo de acumulação de capital por parte da indústria motriz, as forças políticas e econômicas atuam para manter e dinamizar a economia da região.

Em sua maioria as indústrias motrizes têm em sua característica básica a produção de produtos e bens primários de baixo valor agregado, com forte dependência tecnológica. Desta forma as indústrias motrizes criam em seu local de atuação e produção uma rede de outras indústrias menores que fornecem máquinas, insumos, serviços e bens para a sua produção, esta rede produtiva alavanca o dinamismo econômico regional e ao mesmo tempo uma total dependência no modelo econômico ali instalado.

Neste contexto, sugere-se que políticas devem produzir alternativas econômicas para estas regiões não serem totalmente dependentes de um único modelo produtivo. Partindo desse problema o presente estudo tem como objetivos verificar como o processo de industrialização influenciou o desenvolvimento econômico, social e cultural da região metropolitana de Chapecó, partindo da formação histórica e econômica, bem como se implantou a dinâmica de produção industrial e como seu crescimento industrial influência a região metropolitana de Chapecó.
DIALECTOLOGICAL PECULIARITIES OF THE KAZAKH LANGUAGE OF KUNGRAD REGION IN KARAKALPAKSTAN
Authors: Iristi Kuttimuratova  , Gaukhar Bazarbaeva
Published: June 2020

The given paper devoted to the study of the Kazakh dialectology, phonetic, lexical and grammatical peculiarities of the Kazakh language spoken in Karakalpakstan, The main aim of our work is to study the Kazakh language of the people living in Kungrad region of Karakalpakstan. There have been many changes in the Kazakh language under study because of the influence of mass media, radio, television and different classes at schools in the region - Kazakh, Uzbek, Karakalpak and Turkmenian.
KEY-WORDS: dialect, lingua-geography, aspect, linguistics, comparatively-historical grammar of the language, history of the language, inner structure of the language, Kazakh dialectology, monographic research, dialectological atlas of the Kazakh language, dialectological dictionary, Kazakh linguistics, dialectological phenomena.
HUDCO: RATIO ANALYSIS AS A REFLECTION OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Authors: Dr. Navneet Joshi  , Sanjive Saxena  , Sakshi, Kathuria
Published: June 2020

The current business environment has forced business units to devise innovative means and mechanisms so as to stay competitive in the market. This necessitates the need for constantly evaluating their performance measures. Business units have identified several measures which depict the performance yet ambiguities remain with respect to what is appropriate measure for performance measurement. Ratio analysis is one such measure which business units have been using for sufficient period of time. Yet there exists certain points of consideration which form the basis for this paper and their convergence into research question namely (a) What constitutes ratio analysis and (b) Which of the component of ratio analysis, has the greatest contribution? While addressing these questions, HUDCO’s secondary data is used as a base. Ratio analysis is used to depict the measure of performance while descriptive statistics is used for data interpretation. Findings indicate that there is no single component which dominates the contribution and that ratio analysis itself has several components for measurement parameters.
KEY WORDS: Components, Descriptive Statistics, Measurements, Ratio Analysis
Contribution of Discipline to Forming Employee Perfomance at the Community Health Center (Puskesmas) of Raya Pematangsiantar City
Authors: Candra Vivi , Sherly Sherly , Dharma Edy
Published: June 2020

This study aims to determine the effect of discipline on the performance of employees of the Community Health Center (Puskesmas) of Raya Pematangsiantar City. This research used the design of literature and field research. The research method used was the causality method with a quantitative approach. The type of data used in this study was qualitative and quantitative data. Data sources consisted of primary and secondary data. The population and sample used in this study were 34 permanent employees. Data collection was done by questionnaire, interview, and documentation. The analysis technique used was qualitative descriptive and quantitative descriptive analysis consisting of multiple linear regression, correlation test, the test of determination and hypothesis. The results of this study concluded that employee discipline and performance was good. Regarding the results of the hypothesis, it shows that discipline has a positive and significant effect on employee performance.
PERBEDAAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR DIVERGEN MENGGUNAKAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN LEARNING CYCLE 5 E BERBASIS BRAISTORMING DAN CONVENTIONAL TEACHING PADA SPEAKING CLASS PADA SISWA SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS (SMA) KABUPATEN SITUBONDO
Authors: Kurnia Dian Maya
Published: June 2020

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perbedaan kemampuan berpikir divergen bahasa Indonesia antara kelompok siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran learning cycle 5E berbasis brainstorming dan kelompok siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran dengan menggunakan model pembelajaran konvensional. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen semu (quasi experiment) dengan rancangan post-test only control group design. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas XI di SMA Kecamatan Mangaran  Kabupaten Situbondo yang berjumlah yang berjumlah 200 orang. Sampel penelitian ini yaitu siswa kelas XI IPA 1 MA Nurush Sholeh yang berjumlah 22 orang dan siswa kelas XI IPA 1 MA Miskyatul Ulum  yang berjumlah 22 orang. Pada kelas eksperimen diterapkan model pembelajaran learning cycle 5e berbasis brainstorming dan pada kelas kontrol diterapkan model pembelajaran konvensional. berdasarkan perhitungan uji hipotesis yang mengacu pada ketentuan pengambilan keputusan uji hipotesis, dikatakan bahwa Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima. Jadi dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan kemampuan divergen  antara siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran dengan model pembelajaran Learning Cycle dengan siswa yang mengikuti pembelajaran yang menggunakan model pembelajaran Konvensional  pada siswa kelas XI MA Nhurush Sholeh dan MA Miskyatul Ulum  Kecamatan Mangaran  Situbondo tahun pelajaran 2017/2018 dengan Thitung > Ttabel yaitu 6,67 > 2,02 pada taraf siginifikan α (0,05).
ANALISIS EFISIENSI DAN KEUNTUNGAN USAHA TANI TEBU METODE KONVENSIONAL DAN SINGLE BUD PLANTING (STUDI KASUS DI KECAMATAN PANJI KABUPATEN SITUBONDO)
Authors: Suhesti Endang
Published: June 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk membandingkan struktur biaya, produksi, pendapatan dan keuntungan usahatani tebu metode konvensional  dengan metode SBP. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode survei, data-data yang dikumpulkan terdiri dari data primer dan data sekunder, untuk menganalisa struktur biaya dilakukan dengan membandingkan komposisi komponen-komponen usahatani dengan penyajian data melalui tabel sedangkan untuk membandingkan usahatani dilakukan dengan uji statistik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) terdapat perbedaan struktur biaya antara usahatani tebu metode konvensional  dengan metode SBP Perbedaannya yaitu pada item pengadaan sarana produksi seperti benih dan pupuk yang digunakan petani serta penggunaan tenaga kerja. (2) rata-rata total biaya per hektar usaha tani tebu metode konvensional  adalah Rp. 19.696.182,- sedangkan metode SBP adalah Rp. 24.291.007,-.. Rata-rata pendapatan per hektar petani metode konvensional  adalah sebesar Rp. 28.746.761,- dan petani metode SBP adalah sebesar Rp. 32.733.016,-. Dari perhitungan B/C ratio, kedua metode dapat memberikan keuntungan yang tinggi.  Setiap satu satuan biaya yang dikeluarkan, akan memberikan keuntungan sebesar 1,35 satuan (untuk metode konvensional) dan 1,46 satuan (untuk metode SBP). Berdasarkan rasio R/C didapat bahwa kedua usahatani ini menguntungkan, tetapi yang paling menguntungkan adalah usahatani metode SBP.
STUDI TENTANG LOYALITAS KONSUMEN OBAT SAKIT KEPALA PARAMEX DESA PANCORAN BONDOWOSO
Authors: Praja Yudha
Published: June 2020

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepercayaan konsumen dan kualitas produk terhadap loyalitas konsumen obat Paramex di Desa Pancoran - Bondowoso. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan survei. Dengan jumlah sampel 90 responden. Hasil Penelitian secara parsial menunjukkan bahwa kepercayaan konsumen berpengaruh signifikan terhadap loyalitas konsumen dan promosi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap loyalitas konsumen. Secara simultan kualitas produk dan kepercayaan konsumen berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap loyalitas konsumen. Sedangkan besarnya pengaruh variabel bebas terhadap variabel terikat dalam penelitian ini adalah 80,2%.
THE USE OF EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGICAL DATA FOR EVALUATION OF THE STATE OF NATURAL POPULATIONS OF SMALL MAMMALS
Authors: Besel V. S. , Mukhacheva S. V.
Published: June 2020

An attempt was made to estimate the dimension of direct toxic effects of exposure to Cd on the basis of researches on reproductive parameters in small mammals in natural populations ( on the example of red-backed vole) inhabiting localities of large-scale non-ferrous metal plants and comparison of results obtained with outcome of toxicological experiments ( chronic exposure of female rats to Cd) ). It was expected that at the existing pollution levels, embryonic losses caused by direct toxic effect of Cd shouldn’t exceed 7%; however actual losses significantly exceeded extrapolation results. Distinctions observed are caused by impact of external and internal factors influencing reproductive potential on fulfillment of reproduction of animals in natural populations.
ACUTE POISONING WITH DRUGS MAINLY AffECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Authors: Belova M. V. , Ilyashenko K. K.
Published: June 2020

Based on examined reports 2010-2014 of the department of acute poisonings treatment at the N.V.Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine and 1197 medical records of in-patients, a general characterization of poisoning by drugs affecting preferably the cardio vascular system is presented. Preparations and their combinations that are the most frequent causes of poisoning are detected; the age and gender structure of patients, poisonings causes and lethality are considered
STUDY OF THE COMBINED INFLUENCE OF SODIUM THIOPENTAL AND DELTA SLEEP-INDUCING PEPTIDE ON ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE SYSTEM IN RATS
Authors: Shvetsov A. V. , Batotsyrenova E. G. , Dyuzhikova N. A. , Kashuro V. A. , Lapina N. V. , Dolgo-Saburov V. B. , Ivanov M. B.
Published: June 2020

A biochemical investigation was performed into activity of rat antioxidant defense enzymes at different time interval after administration of sodium thiopental and delta-sleep-inducing peptide (DSIP). It was shown that thiopental coma was accompanied by a decreased level of superoxide dismutase ( 6 and 24 h after exposure) and increased level of caspase-3 ( 6 h after exposure) in the rat blood plasma. A pharmacological correction with DSIP induced a decrease of the level of superoxide dismutase ( 6 and 24 h after exposure), glutathione peroxidase and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (after 6h).
ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONAL CHANGES IN THE RODENTS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AT A SINGLE UPTAKE OF DEPLETED URANIUM OXIDE MIXED WITH WATER
Authors: Gerasimov D. V.
Published: June 2020

Behavioral responses in experimental animals were studied in an experiment after a single uptake of aqueous solution of mixed depleted uranium oxide using standard techniques. The experimental research showed pronounced integrative functions disorders in the rodents brain which are associated with impacts of uranium compounds on structures providing coordination of motor acts, on conditioned reflex activity as well as anxiety-phobic and emotional state of animals. Temporary neurotoxic effects of depleted uranium may be a result of both direct oxidant activity impact of uranium compounds on neurons and consequence of their effect on the neurotransmitter metabolism .
GENDER SPECIFIC CHANGES IN MOUSE BLOOD ESTRERASE PROFILE AT THE ACUTE INTOXICATION BY 2-(О-CRESYL)-4Н-1,3,2-BENZODIOXAPHOSPHORIN-2-OXIDE
Authors: Prokofieva D. S. , Shmurak V. I. , Bodryakova E. A. , Voitenko N. G.
Published: June 2020

A comparative investigation of the esterase profiles of blood of mice of both genders exposed to various doses of 2-(o-crezyl)-4H-1,3,2-benzodioxaphosphorin-2-oxide (CBDP) was made an hour after its percutaneous injection to animals. A lesser amount of esterase in males blood made them more susceptible to CBDP action as compared to females. It was shown that CBDP equally inhibits the activity of carboxyl esterase and butyryl choline esterase in blood serum of both male and female mice. Statistically significant differences in inhibition degree of enzymes between males and females were found out and therefore it is not recommended to use mixed groups of animals when performing testing of serine esterase inhibitors.
Chemical characterization and antibacterial efficacy of Saudi sesame oil against human pathogenic bacteria
Authors: Alshahrani Saeed , Al Sreaya Aseel Abid , Mashyakhi Mohammad Yahya , Alqahtani Saad , Sivakumar Sivagurunathan Moni , Alhazmi Hassan Ahmed , Rehman Ziaur , Alam Firoz
Published: June 2020

Bacterial infection and its resistance is a major health issue that affects millions of people throughout the world. There is always a need to search forth new and safest drug from natural resources to fight these challenges. Sesame seed essential oil is a rich source of protein with high medicinal value since the ancient time peoples are using for several remedies in Saudi Arabia.Therefore, the current study is aimed to discover the potential activity of the locally available sesame oil for antibacterial action based on ethnobotanical knowledge and traditional utilization as a therapeutic agent to treat several kinds of health problem in Saudi culture. Gas chromatography / mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis of sesame essential oil extracted from locally available sesame seeds represented 39 different chemical compounds. Sesamin and sesamol were the principal components alongwith fatty acids and triglycerides. Results indicated that the locally available sesame oil was found rich in sesamin contents (24.45%). The spectrum of antibacterial effect of sesame seed essential oil was exhibited significantly against Escherichia coli followed by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa respectively. The results indicate that sesame oil was found most effective against three bacteria i.e. E. coli, S. aureus and S. pyogenes.
Standardization of processing and storage techniques of Celastrus paniculatus Willd. (Malkangni) seeds for livelihood improvement
Authors: Saxena Hariom , Pawar Ganesh , Sen Ruchi
Published: June 2020

The present study dealt to standardize the post harvesting practices (drying, processing, suitable containers, storage duration) of Celastrus paniculatus seeds in terms of oil content which revealed the sun drying better in comparison to shade and oven drying to maintain quality of seeds. It is also recommended to wash the seeds in water before storage to remove the outer pulpy layer on the seeds which allows the infestation of saw-toothed grain beetle (Oryzaephilus surnemensis Linn.). Moreover, high density polythene (HDPE) bags, 4-5oC and duration of six months were found optimum for storage of Malkangni seeds in term of oil content.
Zingerone ameliorates tellurium induced nephrotoxicity by abating elevated serum markers in the rats
Authors: Alam Mohammad Firoz , Alshahrani Saeed , Alamir Essam , Alhazmi Mohammad Abdurrhman , Anwer Tarique , Khan Gyas , Sivagurunathan Moni Sivakumar
Published: June 2020

The present study was designed to investigate the nephrotoxicity of tellurium (Sodium tellurite) in rats through evaluating the level of kidney functional marker enzymes and its treatment with Zingerone. Rats were divided into four groups, Group-A (control group), Group-B (tellurium treated group), Group-C (tellurium + Zingerone treatment group), and Group-D (Zingerone treatment alone) and each group have six animals. Tellurium was given in Group-B and Group-C at the dose of 8.3mg/kg bodyweight daily orally for 15 days, while Zingerone of 100mg/kg body weight was given in Group-C as pre- and post-treatment orally for 15days. Group-D was given alone Zingerone of 100mg/kg bodyweight; orally for 15 days. Results revealed that tellurium administration significantly (P<0.001) increased the serum markers (ALP, BUN, Uric Acid and Creatinine) in Group-B as a compared to Group-A while the treatment with Zingerone significantly (P<0.001) decreased these elevated serum markers in Group-C as comparison to Group-B. There were no changes observed in the positive control (Zingerone administered Group-D). Thus, the present finding confirmed that the Zingerone plays a potential role in reducing nephrotoxicity against tellurium by abating elevated serum markers in rats.
COVID-19 data sources: evaluation of map applications and analysis of behavior changes in Europe’s population
Authors: Pászto Vít , Burian Jaroslav , Macků Karel
Published: June 2020

Due to the current situation, and preventive measures taken to tackle COVID-19, it is crucial to keep society well-informed. Besides media and official news, that often include tabular data, it has also become a new standard for information sources to incorporate a map application or geovisualization. This paper offers a comprehensive and systematic overview describing the most prominent and useful map applications and map visualizations. News outlets should place the same importance on data analysis and interpretation as they place on data visualization. This paper emphasizes the role of geospatial data and analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic and aims to provide insights into the topic in order to better understand the consequences caused by the disease. Specifically, the paper deals with the COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports dataset, offering unique information about changes in human activity due to the pandemic. We show how this dataset can be utilized in terms of geovisual analytics and clustering in order to reveal the spatial pattern of such changes in human behavior.
Fuzzy Scheduling Problem on Unrelated Parallel Machine in JIT Production System
Authors: Rezaeian Javad , Mohammad-Hosseini Samir , Zabihzadeh Sara , Shokoufi Keyvan
Published: June 2020

This paper deals with unrelated parallel machines scheduling problem with sequence dependent setup times under fully fuzzy environment to minimize total weighted fuzzy earliness and tardiness penalties, which belongs to NP-hard class. Due to inherent uncertainty in Processing times, setup times and due dates of jobs, they are considered here with triangular and trapezoidal fuzzy numbers in order to take into account the unpredictability of parameters in practical settings. Although this study is not the first one to study on fuzzy parallel machines scheduling problem, it advances this area of research in three fields: (1) it selects a fuzzy environment to cover the whole area of the considered problem not just part of it, and also, it chooses an appropriate fuzzy method based on an in-depth investigation of the effect of spread of fuzziness on the variables; (2) It introduces a mathematical programming model for the addressed problem as an exact method; and (3) due to NP-hardness of the problem, it develops an existing algorithm in the literature for the considered problem through extensive simulated experiments and statistical tests on the same benchmark problem test by proposing a genetic algorithm (GA) and a modified simulated annealing (SA) methods to solve this hard combinatorial optimization problem. The result shows the superiority of our modified SA.
Grand Challenges of Machine-Vision Technology in Civil Structural Health Monitoring
Authors: Tang Yunchao , Yunfan Lin  , Xueyu Huang  , Minghui Yao  , Zhaofeng Huang  , Xiangjun Zou
Published: June 2020

Machine-vision technology has progressed remarkably in both accuracy and speed owing to advances in computer technology and artificial intelligence. In this paper, state-of-the-art research on vision-based techniques is reviewed for civil infrastructure condition assessment. The major challenges of machine vision technique in civil structural health monitoring are presented.
Review on Machine Learning Techniques for Stock-Market Forecasting
Authors: Sushma Jaiswal  , Tarun Jaiswal
Published: June 2020

Stock marketplace tradeoff is an endless investment implementation worldwide. It has capabilities to produce maximum profits on stockholders’venture. In the globe, the stock-market forecasting is a very puzzling job for the stock-market investors. The task is very challenging because of the ambiguity and precariousness of the stock market values. Due to commercialization and data mining modules the growth of stock marketplaces, it is essential to predict marketplace variations quick and easy way. Recently, ANN is very famous and attracted to investors for its easy-going process in the stock-market. ANN plays a very imperative part in today’s stock-market for decision making and prediction. The Multi-Layer-Perceptron methods are outperformed then other methods. Also, these approaches have countless likelihoods to envisage with high accuracy than other approaches. In this review paper, neural-based envisage implements are measured to foresee the imminent stock-prices and their enactment dimensions will be assessed. Here we deliver a broad impression of the soft computing based stock-market likelihood with emphasis on enabling technologies, issues and application issues. Soft computing is attracting a lot of researchers and industrial innovation. The purpose of this paper is to presents a survey of the existing soft computing method applied to stock market prediction, their comparison and possible solution. From the reviewed articles, it is obvious that investigators have resolutely intensive on the growth of fusion forecast representations and considerable effort has also been completed on the use of broadcasting data for stock marketplace forecast. It is also enlightening that most of the literature has focused on the forecast of stock prices in developing marketplace.
The Performance of the EWMA Median Chart in the Presence of Measurement Error
Authors: Huu Du Nguyen  , Quoc Thong Nguyen  , Thi Hien Nguyen  , Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan  , Kim Phuc Tran
Published: June 2020

Measurement error always exists in quality control applications and may considerably affect the ability of control charts to detect an out-of-control situation. In this paper, we study the performance of the EWMA median chart using a Markov Chain approach with a linear covariate error model and a corrected formula for the distribution of the sample median. The performance is evaluated through the Average Run Length. Several ﬁgures and tables are presented and enumerated to show the statistical performance of the EWMA median control chart for different sources of measurement errors. The positive effect of taking multiple measurements for each item in a subgroup on the performance of the EWMA median chart is also investigated. An example illustrates the use of this study is introduced. The numerical simulation shows that the measurement errors have a negative influence on the proposed chart.
Endophytic Colonization of Solanum Tuberosum L. (Solanales: Solanaceae) Plants can Affect the Infestation of Serious Pests
Authors: Spiridon Mantzoukas
Published: June 2020

The present study investigates the effects of the fungal entomopathogens Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Isaria fumosorosea, following their endophytic colonization of the Solanum tuberosum L plants. Our results showed the studied fungal species isolates had no effects in promoting or suppressing the growth of S. tuberosum potato but affect the infestation of the serious pests.
Investigation of Complex Formation Process of Copper with Macromolecular Organic Substances, Isolated from Natural Waters
Authors: Makharadze Giorgi , Makharadze Tamar
Published: June 2020

Natural macromolecular organic substances-fulvic acids take an active part in complex formation processes and stipulate migration forms of heavy metals in natural waters The calculation of the migration forms of heavy metals is one of the problematic issue of the contemporary chemistry, which couldn’t be solved without using the conditional stability constants of fulvate complexes. In spite of researches, experimental data on stability constants of complex compounds of fulvic acids with heavy metals ( among them copper) are heterogeneous and they differ in several lines from each other. One of the reason of such condition is ignoring an average molecular weight of the associates of fulvic acids, which finally causes the wrong results. Complex formation process between copper (II) and fulvic acids was studied by the solubility method at pH=9.0. Cu(OH)2 suspension was used as a solid phase. Fulvic acids were isolated from Paravani lake by the adsorption –chromatographic method. In this article is shown that, during complex formation process every 1/4 part of an associate of fulvic acids(Mw=7610), inculcates into copper's inner coordination sphere as an integral ligand, so it may assume, that the average molecular weight of the associate of fulvic acids which takes part in complex formation process equals to 1903. This part of the associate of fulvic acids was conventionally called an“active associate".The average molecular weight of the“active associate”was used for determination the composition of copper fulvate complex, the concentration of free ligand and stability constant, which equals to 2,25x107
Zerumbone Reduces the Level of MAPK1 by Upregulating Mir-758-3p to Inhibit the Survival of Thyroid Papillary Cancer Cells
Authors: Wen Huling , Xu Zhengmin , Wen Dan , Lin Shiyu , Liang Yu , Xie Jianping
Published: June 2020

Thyroid papillary carcinoma is the most common type of thyroid malignancy. The mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascade is the major pathway involved in thyroid papillary carcinoma and may be regulated by small molecules and transcription factors. Zerumbone is a bioactive compound with multiple pharmacological properties. This study investigated the effects of zerumbone on survival and proliferation of thyroid papillary carcinoma-1 cells with an emphasis on the level of microRNA-758-3p and its target gene, mitogen-activated protein kinase-1. Zerumbone exhibited dose-dependent inhibitory effects on the viability and proliferation of thyroid papillary carcinoma-1 cells. It also gradually elevated the level of microRNA-758-3p but decreased mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 expression in these cells. Mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 has been suggested as a downstream target of microRNA-758-3p and confirmed by dual-reporter luciferase assay. The downregulation of microRNA-758-3p in thyroid papillary carcinoma-1 cells via the transfection with microRNA-758-3p inhibitor reversed the inhibitory effect of zerumbone on mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 expression. Furthermore, the transfection of thyroid papillary carcinoma-1 cells with lentiviral vector overexpressing mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 eliminated the protective effects of zerumbone on thyroid papillary carcinoma progression as compared to the group delivered with control vector. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that zerumbone inhibited survival and proliferation of thyroid papillary carcinoma-1 cells via suppressing the expression of mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 through microRNA-758-3p. These data suggest the therapeutic potential of zerumbone in thyroid papillary carcinoma treatment.
SCYTHIAN BARROWS BETWEEN CHMYREVA MOHYLA AND HAIMANOVA MOHYLA (northern steppe periphery of Velyka Bilozerka)
Authors: Boltryk Yu. V. , Shelekhan O. V.
Published: June 2020

In 1970 and 1972 four Scythian Age barrows near Velyka Bilozerka village, Zaporizhia Oblast, were excavared.
Barrow 2/1970. Two graves were discovered. One of them was totally looted. Another one was the tomb of the «archer» dated to the first half of the 4th century BC. It is notable due to the full quiver set where bronze, bone, and wooden arrowheads were combined.
Barrow 1/1972. All Scythian Age graves were looted. Despite this fact, the barrow is interesting due to the dog burial in the ditch. Supposedly this dog had the role of the guard or guide between the worlds.
Barrow 2/1972. It is a very noteworthy barrow. In the central grave 3 which is dated to the third quarter of the 4th century BC the unusual set of the gold appliquйs has been discovered. They have the images from the Greek mythology (Dionysus?), scenes of torment with lions and deer and scenes of opposed sphinxes, with the image of horned man. The unique masterpiece is the pendant in the shape of the female head in the high headwear (the Greek goddess Hera). In addition, in this grave the details of the heavy-armored warrior equipment: spearhead, javelin, scale armor, and bridle have survived.
Barrow 3/1972. This late 4th century BC kurhan is interesting due to the catacomb with two dromoses. In addition, the gold appliquйs with images of the mythological creature that were interpreted as Bellerophon and Pegasus have been discovered here. Unique masterpiece is the glass intaglio with image of two fighting cocks.
The kurhans under analyses were erected on the old trail that was known as Old Chumak Trail (branch of the Muravskyi Trail). Barrows 2/1972 and 3/1972, where most significant grave goods were found, could be interpreted as the tombs of the local kin leaders. Expressive materials show the strong impact of the Classic culture on the barbarian world in the 4th century BC.