bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Lexical Means of Constructing Images of Godliness Devotees in Hagiographic Texts
Authors: Dmitrieva Evgeniya , Safonova Irina
Published: January 2020

The article provides some results of linguistic analysis carried out on biographies of female godliness devotees, that focuses on linguistic representation of culturally significant concepts and moral values of ethnos with religious-and-moral ideals as their central component in hagiographic texts of the 18 th – 19 th centuries. The authors point to the lexical units which belong to two semantic groups: the emotives and perceptives. To create the images of female godliness devotees, the units comprising each of the abovementioned lexical sets are used in a particular way, revealed by the authors. It has been stated, that specific character of emotive vocabulary use in hagiographic texts depends on its functional impact, with characterological function recognized as the major one. The emotive lexical units, regarded as key characteristics, contribute significantly to plot development and genre canonical structure realization. The criteria for selecting lexical units with semantics of perception as well as their pattern of use are determined by the language system peculiarities and existing concept of religious devotion. The paper reviews linguistic means of perceptional processes explication that are significant for describing godliness devotees.The research results establish the dominance of visual perception as a process that determines female devotees' interaction with the real world and the world beyond reality disclosed to them by the will of the God, (which is reflected in the direct meanings of linguistic units), as well as revealing a connection with mental activity (reflected in the figurative meanings of linguistic units).
Relations Arising from Unjust Enrichment and Their Classification
Authors: Peregudova Daria
Published: January 2020

Introduction: the paper deals with the topical issues related to the obligations due to unjust enrichment. In the civil legislation, there is only one classification, which contains two types of enrichment by the method of origin: as a result of unjust acquisition of property and as a result of unjust saving of property. In this regard, the paper considers the types of enrichment presented by the civil scientists in the theory of civil law. The aim of the work is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the types of obligations resulting from unjust enrichment and substantiate the need for further research on this topic. The methods of scientific knowledge: system, analysis and synthesis. Results: the author’s opinion on the proposed topic is expressed and the opinions of other scientists are given. Conclusions: as a result of the study, the author proposed new types of enrichment and presented their characteristics. It allowed revealing loopholes in the civil legislation and developing priority directions which will promote improvement of the norms of this institution.
The Methodology of Interdisciplinary Research and the Science of International Law
Authors: Karakulyan Emil
Published: January 2020

Introduction: interdisciplinarity comes in two forms: as a tool in relation to the subject of research and as a methodology of interdisciplinarity. The question of the need to develop a general theory of interdisciplinarity and the theoretical basis for its application in the science of international law is raised. Methods: historicism, system, analysis and comparative law. Results: an attempt to systematize the interdisciplinary methods and approaches, examples of interdisciplinarity in the development of new systemic and author’s approaches and terms within the framework of international legal studies. Conclusions: the essential connection between the issues of interdisciplinarity and the grounds of scientific novelty, which are important in terms of specific relationship between the theory of international law and its subject, is established.
The Family Separations You're Not Hearing About
Authors: Weaver Kate
Published: January 2020

In light of the backlash from the international community about United States' practice of family separation of the border, I look at the other countries with similar practices, notably Israel, India, Belize, Canada, the UK, and Norway. Although varying in scale and scope, each of these practices nonetheless has the potential to traumatize a child, damaging their future cognitize maturation. In addition to mental health concerns, the existence of alternatives to detention that have been successfully practiced in countries such as Belgium or Costa Rica give little reason to continue the practice of detaining families.  Cover image: Loren Elliott
Blumenberg, Picasso, Kertész
Authors: Krüger Michael
Published: January 2020

Es gehörte zu den exzentrischen Gepflogenheiten des in Altenberge lebenden Philosophen Hans Blumenberg, einige seiner Gesprächspartner immer dann anruzrufen, wenn sie sich gerade fur den Bettgang entscheieden hatten. Für Ihn war das allerdings normal, da er den Tag über schlief und erst am Abend zu seinem intellektuellen und literarischen Hochtouren aufberechen konnte. Zu der Zeit, als das Telefon noch aus schwarzem Kunststoff geformt wurde und seinen Strom mittels einer sogenannten Schnur mit begrenzter Reichweite aus der Steckdose bezog, vor allem aber zu der Zeit, da Telefongespräche noch Geld kosteten, wurde ich manche Nacht kurz vor der Geisterstunde und schon im Begriff, aus den Hosen zu steigen, von einem Anruf Blumenbergs überrascht, der mir mit aufgeräumter Stimme die neuesten Entdeckungen seiner Abenteuerlektüren mitteilte.
Felix Weils Aktentasche
Authors: Schivelbusch Wolfgang
Published: January 2020

In meinem Buch über die Frankfurter Intellektuellen in der Weimarer Republik (Intellektuellendämmerung, 1982) kommt auch das Institut für die Sozialforschung vor. Ich verzichtete auf seine damals bereits weitgehend erforschte Gründunggeschichte und erzählte stattdessen die Geschichte seiner Schließung 1933 durch das NS-Regime und der Liquidation seiner Bibliothek.
PENGARUH TOOL ROTATION SPEED TERHADAP SIFAT MEKANIK SAMBUNGAN ALUMINIUM PADUAN 6061-T6 PADA PROSES FRICTION STIR WELDING
Authors: Tarmizi Tarmizi , Indrawan Riki , Irfan Irfan
Published: January 2020

PENGARUH TOOL ROTATION SPEED TERHADAP SIFAT MEKANIK SAMBUNGAN ALUMINIUM PADUAN 6061 T6 PADA PROSES FRICTION STIR WELDING. Pengelasan aduk tekan merupakan proses pengelasan yang baru dikembangkan pada tahun 1991, hingga saat ini berbagai penelitian terus dilakukan untuk menemukan parameter yang dapat menghasilkan sambungan las yang optimum sebagai alternatif proses pengelasan fusi yang masih memiliki beberapa kekurangan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kecepatan putar tool yang menjadi salah satu parameter penting dalam friction stir welding pada pelat aluminium paduan 6061-T6 dengan tebal 6 mm terhadap sifat mekanik sambungan las, dengan variasi kecepatan putar yang digunakan 910 rpm, 1175 rpm, 1555 rpm, 1700 rpm dan 2000 rpm untuk mendapatkan parameter yang optimum. Berdasarkan penelitian yang telah dilakukan didapatkan hasil bahwa sambungan las dengan kecepatan putaran 910 rpm, 1175 rpm dan 1555 rpm tidak terdapat cacat dan memenuhi kriteria sambungan las berdasarkan standar AWS D17.3 sedangkan sambungan las yang memiliki sifat mekanik yang paling optimum yaitu sambungan las dengan kecepatan putar tool 910 rpm karena pengkasaran butir dan larutnya presipitat tidak terlalu signifikan dibandingkan dengan kecepatan putaran lainnya.Kata kunci: Pengelasan aduk tekan, pengelasan fusi, kecepatan putar, tool, aluminium paduan 6061-T6.
Hubungan Tingkat Kemandirian (Basic dan Instrumental Activities of Daily Living) dengan Pendidikan, Status Marital, dan Demensia pada Lansia di Panti Wredha
Authors: Fitriana Lisna Anisa , Ufamy Nazhifa , Anggadiredja Kusnandar , Setiawan Setiawan , Adnyana I Ketut
Published: January 2020

ABSTRAKPenurunan daya ingat dan ketidakmampuan dalam melakukan aktivitas sehari-hari menjadi salah satu alasan lansia dikirim ke panti wredha. Adapun tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan faktor demografi dan demensia dengan kemandirian lansia dalam memenuhi aktivitas dasar dan instrumental di panti wredha. Desain penelitian ini adalah cross sectional. Alat pengumpulan data menggunakan kuisioner BADL (Basic Activities of Daily Living), IADL (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living), dan MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination). Sampel penelitian berjumlah 166 lansia berusia > 60 tahun yang tinggal di 3 panti wredha Bandung dan Garut. Analisa data menggunakan uji independent sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan lansia yang ada di panti wredha 65,1% mandiri dalam BADL dan 51,8% mandiri dalam IADL, 109 orang (65,7%) mengalami demensia, 118 orang (71,1%) adalah wanita, 142 orang (85,5%) berpendidikan rendah, dan 153 orang (92,2%) tidak menikah. Analisis menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kemandirian (BADL dan IADL) dengan pendidikan, status marital, dan demensia pada lansia di panti wredha (p<0,05). Upaya yang komprehensif perlu dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kemandirian lansia khususnya yang ada di panti wredha. ABSTRACT Cognitive impairment and inability to do activities of daily living being the reasons for elderly to transferring in the nursing homes. The purpose of this study was to determine association of demographic factors and dementia with the independence of the elderly to fulfill basic and instrumental activities in nursing homes. The design of this study was cross-sectional. Data collection tools using BADL (Basic Activities of Daily Living), IADL (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living), and MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination) questionnaires. The research sample of 166 elderly aged > 60 years who live in 3 nursing homes in Bandung and Garut. Data analysis uses an independent sample t-test. The results showed that the elderly in nursing homes 65.1% were independent in BADL and 51.8% were independent in IADL, 109 people (65.7%) suffered dementia, 118 people (71.1%) were women, 142 people (85.5% ) have low education, and 153 people (92.2%) are not married. The analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between BADL and IADL with education, marital status, and dementia in the elderly in nursing homes (p <0.05). Comprehensive treatment needs to improve the independence of the elderly especially in nursing homes.
CLINICOPATHOLOGIC FEATURES OF THYROID CANCER IN SULAIMANI, 2004-2018
Authors: Nidhamalddin Sara , Salai Jangi , Mohammed Hazha
Published: January 2020

Background 
Thyroid Cancer (TC) is the most common type of endocrine malignancy. 
Objectives 
To evaluate some of clinicopathologic features of thyroid carcinoma according to histopathology subtype, tumor size, age, sex and stage. 
Patients and Methods
We conducted a retrospective study that included the patients with histologically proven thyroid cancer at Hiwa hematology /oncology cancer hospital of Sulaymaniyah from 2000 to June 2018. Retrospective evaluation of 225 cases of thyroid cancer during the study period carried out. Incidence of thyroid cancer with variations based on tumor histopathology, size(≤1 cm, 1.1-2 cm, 2.1-5 cm, ≥5 cm), and stage (local, regional, metastatic), age, and sex were analyzed among the different time periods of 2004-2008, 2009-2013 and 2014-2018.
Results
Thyroid cancer constituted (1.2%) of total solid cancers registered. A total number of 195 cases, 80 %( 155) female 20 %( 40) male of Thyroid Cancer (TC) identified from 2004-2018, only 8(4.1%) of the cases diagnosed in 2004-2008, while (142) 72.8% of the cases diagnosed in 2014-2018. Female/male ratio was 3.87. Mean age was 41.52 years, 67% of them were below age 45. Proportion of patients with tumor localized to thyroid gland (local stage) was 63%. The mean size of tumors at diagnosis was 21.71 mm at their longest diameter. Most common histologic feature was papillary thyroid cancer constituting 82% of all cases of thyroid cancer 
Conclusion
Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) was the most common type of registered thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer was more common among females. The current study showed that the disease tends to occur at a younger age, small size and more localized to thyroid gland.
THE USE OF RECTAL DICLOFENAC SODIUM VERSUS INTRAVENOUS PARACETAMOL FOR POST CESAREAN SECTION ANALGESIA
Authors: Ismael Avan , Nasir Sallama
Published: January 2020

Background 

Pain management is one of the most important aspects of postoperative care. Pain causes unpleasant experiences such as prolongation of postoperative recovery and development of stress reactions. Pain relief is of great importance in patients with Cesarean section by relaxing the mother, enhancing the ability of self-care, resulting into early discharge and subsequently reduces nosocomial infections and hospitalization costs.

Objectives

To compare the analgesic efficacy of Diclofenac sodium suppository (100 mg) versus intravenous paracetamol (1000 mg) in postoperative pain management for women undergoing Caesarean section.

Patients and Methods

This study is a single blinded randomized clinical trial conducted in Sulaimani Maternity Teaching Hospital from 1st of June 2018 to 1st of February 2019 on 124 pregnant women who underwent 1st or 2nd Caesarean section under spinal anesthesia without any medical disease or drug allergy. After obtaining informed consent from the participants, patients were randomly divided into two groups. Group A (62 patients) received 100 mg rectal Diclofenac sodium, Group B (62 patients) received 1000 mg intravenous Acetaminophen immediately after cesarean section. The patients were observed for 12 hours after the end of surgery. The pain intensity was judged using McGill pain scale at time periods 1, 6 and 12 hours after the ending of surgery.

Results

Mean pain score was significantly lower at 1, 6 and 12 hours of Diclofenac sodium group comparing to that of paracetamol group p<0.001. After 1 hour, 60 patients (96.8%) in Diclofenac group had no pain, while 26 of paracetamol group (41.9%) had no pain The paracetamol group significantly needed more additional analgesia than Diclofenac group P<0.001. No side effects were recorded in any of the two groups.

Conclusion

For post Cesarean pain relief, rectal Diclofenac sodium was found to be safe and effective and has much better analgesic effect than intravenous paracetamol infusion.
DORSAL NASAL REFINEMENT USING DICED CARTILAGE GRAFTS FIXED WITH BLOOD
Authors: Sheriff Hemin
Published: January 2020

Background 

The use of diced cartilage grafts in rhinoplasty is well described and it has been popularized recently for establishment and camouflaging any imperfections of the dorsal aesthetic lines and contour. 

Objectives

To establish the efficacy of pure diced cartilage grafts fixed with blood in dorsal nasal refinement or augmentation.

Patients and Methods

Twenty six rhinoplasties patients (23 primary and 3 secondary) were included in this study. At the end of the procedure, diced cartilage grafts, fixed with blood, were inserted into the dorsum of the nose for dorsal augmentation and camouflage of any imperfections. These cases were subsequently assessed clinically and photographically 3 months, 6 months, and then every 6 months till 2 years postoperatively. 

Results

At the regular follow up visits, only 3 patients had problem that required treatment. Two patients had palpable bony prominences at the keystone area, which were successfully treated by fine rasping under local anesthesia in clinic, and the other one had a small depression which was filled up. 

Conclusions

The use of diced cartilage grafts admixed with clotted blood is an elegant and powerful technique in dorsal nasal refinement and augmentation without the additional morbidity, risks and complications incurred in the use of either Surgicel® or with fascia to wrap the cartilage grafts.
Lise Öğrencilerinin Okul kültürü Algıları ve Okula Yabancılaşmaları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi
Authors: GÖLDAĞ Battal
Published: January 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı, liselerde
öğrenim gören öğrencilerin okul kültürü algıları ile okula yabancılaşmaları
arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Araştırma ilişkisel tarama modelinde
yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın evrenini 2018-2019 eğitim öğretim yılında Malatya
ili Battalgazi ve Yeşilyurt ilçelerindeki liselerde öğrenim gören öğrenciler
oluşturmaktadır. Örnekleme 407 öğrenci dâhil edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin okul
kültürü algılarını belirlemek amacıyla Göldağ (2015) tarafından geliştirilen
"Okul Kültürü Ölçeği",  okula
yabancılaşmalarını ölçmek amacıyla Sanberk’in (2003) "Öğrenci
Yabancılaşma" ölçeği kullanılmıştır. 
Fark analizleri için normallik varsayımı incelenmiş (basıklık ve
çarpıklık)  verilerin normal dağılım
özelliği gösterdiği saptanmıştır. Bu nedenle veriler, betimleyici analizler
(ortalama ve standart sapma) ile parametrik analizler olan bağımsız gruplar
için t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi testi (ANOVA) ve Pearson Çarpım Moment
Korelasyon Analizi kullanılarak test edilmiştir. Anlamlılık düzeyi p<,05 alınmıştır.
Elde edilen sonuçlara göre; öğrencilerin okul kültürü algıları ile okula
yabancılaşmaları arasında orta düzeyde negatif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki vardır.
Öğrencilerin okul kültürü algıları yükseldikçe okula olan yabancılaşmaları da
azalmaktadır.
6-Oxyindan-1-ones with dipeptide chains
Authors: Shilin Serhiy , Shablykina Olga , Levkov Igor , Bugera Oleksandra , Voitenko Zoia
Published: January 2020

Through N-acylation of a- or b-amino acid units by 2-(3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-5-yloxy)acetic acid using the method of N-hydroxysuccinimide esters new dipeptide indan-1-one derivatives were obtained. In general, the direct interaction of the acetic carboxyl group of the substrate with the amino group of the a- or b-dipeptide is a more productive strategy than the sequential peptidic condensation of the two amino acids.
Recognition and Binding of Aliphatic Dicarboxylic Acids C4 – C10 by Diiminocalix[4]arene
Authors: Kalchenko Olga , Solovyov Andrew , Kalchenko Vitaly
Published: January 2020

Host-Guest complexation of 5,17-bis-(N-tolyliminomethyl)-25,27-dipropoxycalix[4]arenewithaliphatic dicarboxylicacidsC4 – C10 hasbeenstudiedin water-organic solution by the RP HPLC and molecular modeling methods. The stability constants (log KA =2.56– 3.05) of the supramolecular complexes are depended on structure, pKa and log Pvalues of the acids. The complexation is determined by the hydrogen bonds of the COOH group of the dicarboxylic acids with nitrogen atoms at the upper rim or oxygen atoms at the lower rim of the calixarene.
Adsorption of binary mixtures of sodium hexadecyl sulfate and ethoxylated octylphenols from aqueous solutions at activated carbon
Authors: Maksin Victor , Kochkodan Olga , Kovshun Lidiya
Published: January 2020

Adsorption of binary mixtures of sodium hexadecyl sulfate and oxyethylated octylphenols surfactants from aqueous solutions at activated carbon AG-3 was studied. It is found that the process of mixed adsorption depends on total surfactants concentration in the mixture, the ratio of components in the mixture and their surface activity. Adsorption data is confirmed by measurements of the zeta potential values of activated carbon particles in the surfactants mixtures.
Photobiomodulation with Led 627nm associated to resveratron in cutaneous injuries of rats: a double-blind controlled clinical study.
Authors: Suckow Patricia Pacheco Tyski , Bini Ana Carolina Dorigoni , Oliveira Paulo Renato de , Bernardi Larissa Sakis , Barbosa Danillo , Kerppers Ivo Ilvan , Pansera Alice , Cury Gabriela de França , Emiliano Jaqueline , Hosni Andressa Panegalli , Miri Andressa Leticia
Published: January 2020

Introduction: Drugs formulated as Resveratrol, associated with LED 627nm photobiomodulation, can increase the efficacy of active release, increased local circulation, cell proliferation and collagen synthesis, accelerating the healing process. Objective: To analyze the effects of 627nm LED photobiomodulation associated with Resveratrol on the tissue repair of induced wounds in Wistar rats. Methodology: We used 18 animals corresponding to the control groups, group LED 627nm with association to Resveratrol cream (GLed + Resv) 3 and 7 days. Results: Treatment with the use of LED associated with Resveratrol cream provided an efficient healing. In the statistical test, the significance level was observed between the groups of P <0.0156. In the multiple comparison between the pairs the Tukey’s test showed significance between the groups CG vs GLed627nm + Resv 7Day. Conclusion: The GLed + Resv group showed efficient inflammatory phase of healing, promoting a greater activation of fibroblasts and remodeling of the collagen fiber when compared to the control group.
Comparison of static balance and mobility between nursing home residents and community-dwelling elderly.
Authors: Faber Livia Marcondes , Moreira Lara Alves , Scheicher Marcos Eduardo
Published: January 2020

Background: Postural control is considered to be a complex motor skill derived from the interaction of multiple sensorimotor processes. Objectives: To compare the static balance and mobility of nursing home residents with community-dwelling elderly and verify which confounders imply in a worse postural balance on nursing home residents. Methods: Were included elderly aged 60 and more, both sexes, living at nursing homes (NHs) and at the community. The static balance was evaluated by a force platform and the mobility by the Timed Up and Go test (TUG). The confounders available were length of institutionalization, age, gender, body mass index, number of falls and number of medication. Comparisons were made by unpaired t-tests and by the Mann-Whitney test. The risk of falls was evaluated by Fisher’s Exact Test. Pearson or Spearman correlation analysis was performed to identify the independent variables with a significant relationship with the dependent variables. The simple linear regression analysis and R2 was analyzed to ascertain the coefficient of determination of the percentage variation. A value of p≤0.05 was considered significant. Results: 21 nursing home residents and 21 community-dwelling elderly were included. The NHs residents presented significantly higher values of COP oscillation than the community group (total displacement: p=0.0002; mean velocity: p=0.001, 95% ellipse area: p=0,04, and standard deviation in the frontal plane: p=0.01). The NHs group presented longer time to perform the TUG test than the community group (17.28±4.5 s and 13.21±3.9 s, p=0.002). Was observed that the number of medications showed a significant correlation with the TUG (r=0.52; p=0.01), and none variable showed correlation with the static balance. Conclusion: The results showed that the nursing home residents with a normal cognitive condition had greater center of gravity oscillation, worse mobility, and higher risk of falls than community elders. In addition, it was found that in nursing home residents, the ingestion of five or more drugs had relation with mobility.
Benchmarking Current and Emerging Approaches to Infrasound Signal Classification
Authors: Albert Sarah , Linville Lisa
Published: January 2020

Low-frequency sound ≤20  Hz, known as infrasound, is generated by a variety of natural and anthropogenic sources. Following an event, infrasonic waves travel through a dynamic atmosphere that can change on the order of minutes. This makes infrasound event classification a difficult problem, as waveforms from the same source type can look drastically different. Event classification usually requires ground-truth information from seismic or other methods. This is time consuming, inefficient, and does not allow for classification if the event locates somewhere other than a known source, the location accuracy is poor, or ground truth from seismic data is lacking. Here, we compare the performance of the state of the art for infrasound event classification, support vector machine (SVM) to the performance of a convolutional neural network (CNN), a method that has been proven in tangential fields such as seismology. For a 2-class catalog of only volcanic activity and earthquake events, the fourfold average SVM classification accuracy is 75%, whereas it is 74% when using a CNN. Classification accuracies from the 4-class catalog consisting of the most common infrasound events detected at the global scale are 55% and 56% for the SVM and CNN architectures, respectively. These results demonstrate that using a CNN does not increase performance for infrasound event classification. This suggests that SVM should be the preferred classification method, as it is a simpler and more trustworthy architecture and can be tied to the physical properties of the waveforms. The SVM and CNN algorithms described in this article are not yet generalizable to other infrasound event catalogs. We anticipate this study to be a starting point for development of large and comprehensive, systematically labeled, infrasound event catalogs, as such catalogs will be necessary to provide an increase in the value of deep learning on event classification.
Using a Dense Seismic Array to Determine Structure and Site Effects of the Two Towers Earthflow in Northern California
Authors: Thomas Amanda M. , Spica Zack , Bodmer Miles , Schulz William H. , Roering Joshua J.
Published: January 2020

We deployed a network of 68 three-component geophones on the slow-moving Two Towers earthflow in northern California. We compute horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratios (HVSRs) from the ambient seismic field. The HVSRs have two prominent peaks, one near 1.23 Hz and another between 4 and 8 Hz at most stations. The 1.23 Hz resonance is a property of the background noise field and may be due to a velocity contrast at a few hundred meters depth. We interpret the higher frequency peaks as being related to slide deposits and invert the spectral ratios for shallow velocity structure using in situ thickness measurements as a priori constraints on the inversion. The thickness of the shallowest, low-velocity layer is systematically larger than landslide thicknesses inferred from inclinometer data acquired since 2013. Given constraints from field observations and boreholes, the inversion may reflect the thickness of deposits of an older slide that is larger in spatial extent and depth than the currently active slide. Because the HVSR peaks measured at Two Towers are caused by shallow slide deposits and represent frequencies that will experience amplification during earthquakes, the depth of the actively sliding mass may be less relevant for assessing potential slide volume and associated hazard than the thicknesses determined by our inversions. More generally, our results underscore the utility of combining both geotechnical measurements and subsurface imaging for landslide characterization and hazard assessment.
THERMAL ANALYSIS ON VARIABLE THICKNESS ABSORBER PLATE FIN IN FLAT-PLATE SOLAR COLLECTORS USING DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORM METHOD
Authors: KUNDU Balaram
Published: January 2020

This article highlights a parametric investigation of the thermal analysis of variable thickness flat plate solar collector. Triangular profile of an absorber plate has been adopted from the point of view of saving in material. An approximate analytical model based on the Taylor series of expansion has been implemented for finding out the temperature distribution in the heat conduction direction of the absorber plate. Differential transform method (DTM) has been used to establish a new analytical formulation. The Modified Bessel’s function has been applied for the comparison of the results produced by DTM. The variation of several temperature dependent parameters is studied for knowing the dependency effect. The efficiency of absorber plate has been analysed as a function of Biot number and the impact of aspect ratio on the plate performance has been highlighted. The present analytical approach has ability to determine the thermal performance of an absorber plate under an actual design condition with a minor modification of the analysis. The formulation of the present work is also suitable for the analysis of any shape of an absorber plate in flat-plate solar collectors.
Evaluation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase serum level in patients with multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica
Authors: Chitsaz Niloofar , Dehghani Leila , Safi Amir , Esmalian-Afyouni Nazgol , Shaygannejad Vahid , Rezvani Majid , Sohrabi Karim , Moridi Kaykhosro , Moayednia Milad
Published: January 2020

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica (NMO) are both demyelinating disorders and oxidative stress is suggested to have a role in their pathogenesis. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) produces nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) via the pentose phosphate pathway. NADPH is not only involved in the synthesis of fatty acids necessary for myelination, but also it is involved in the defense against oxidative stress. Prescribing supplementary vitamin D as a part of the MS treatment plan can increase G6PD gene expression. The aim of this study was to determine the serum level of G6PD in patients with MS and NMO and its relationship with vitamin D, since it is yet to be explored thoroughly.
Methods: In this case-control study, subjects were divided into three experimental and control groups. The experimental groups comprised 50 patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) who had a history of vitamin D consumption, 50 newly-diagnosed MS patients, and 50 patients with NMO. Control group included 65 healthy individuals. Serum level of G6PD was measured and compared among these groups.
Results: No significant difference was seen between the G6PD level in patients with MS and NMO, but it should be noted that this level was significantly lower than the healthy group. G6PD serum level was significantly higher in patients with MS who had previously consumed supplementary vitamin D compared to those who had not.
Conclusion: G6PD deficiency is observed in patients with MS and NMO. Also, supplementary vitamin D may induce favorable results on the G6PD level.
Bullous pemphigoid as an injection site reaction of glatiramer acetate
Authors: Baghbanian Seyed Mohammad , Ghasemi Maryam , Sheidaei Somayeh , Hajheydari Zohreh
Published: January 2020

Glatiramer acetate (GA) is one of the well-tolerated disease-modifying therapeutic options, which is commonly administered subcutaneously in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The current study aimed at defining a bullous pemphigoid (BP) skin reaction in a patient with MS receiving treatment with GA.
A 29-year-old women with MS, receiving GA treatment within the past nine months, November 11, 2018, was admitted to our MS clinic due to itching skin eruptions at the site of injection. Her disease was started at February 12, 2017 with left optic neuritis; and because of six periventricular and eleven juxtacortical brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesions without any enhancement, lumbar puncture was done for her. Due to positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) oligoclonal band, MS was diagnosed for her. At that time, she refused to start disease modifying treatment. GA was started 9 months before admission for her. 
After dermatologic consultation, the dermatologist defined the lesions as fluid-filled and blistering at the site of injection without mucosal involvement (Figure 1).
 
Figure 1. Large, fluid-filled blisters
 
Timeline: Skin lesions appeared exactly at the GA injection site.
Evaluation of particulate matter PM2.5 and PM10 ,(Case study: Khash cement company, Sistan and Baluchestan)
Authors: Shahri Elham , Velayatzadeh Mohammad , Sayadi Mohammad Hossein
Published: January 2020

Introduction: One of the most important contaminants in the cement industry are environmental suspended particles (PM2.5 and PM10), which cause respiratory and pulmonary diseases in humans.
Materials and methods: This descriptive - analytical study was carried out in 2016-2017 on the peripheral particulate matter of Khash cement plant. Sampling was performed at 8 environmental stations of Khash Cement Company in spring, summer, fall and winter. A total of 576 samples were sampled of peripheral particulate matter.
Results: The amount of particulate matter was PM2.5 2.82 to 24.63 μg/m3, respectively. The highest PM2.5 content was obtained in spring (24.32±2.51 μg/m3). The lowest amount of particulate matter PM2.5 in different seasons were measured in substation (P<0.05). The amount of particulate matter was PM10 19.98 to 68.22 μg/m3, respectively. The highest PM10 content was obtained in autumn (64.92±3.76 μg/m3). The lowest amount of particulate matter PM10 in spring and summer were measured in substation (P<0.05), but the lowest amounts in the autumn at the entrance door and in winter was observed in wastewater treatment.
Conclusion: In this study, the amount of PM2.5 and PM10 peripheral particulate matter in Cement Company was lower than WHO and USEPA standard. According to the results it can be stated that the suspended particles Khash Cement Company environment for human respiration were within acceptable limits.
NoSQL contra SQL en la Administración de datos masivos: Un estudio empírico
Authors: Rubio Francisco , . Paul Vega , Reyes Ch Rolando P.
Published: January 2020

When developing a software project, it is important to choose the data base that best suits the needs of the project, whether it is relational or non-relational. This article compares the efficiency of these two types of databases in handling input and reading large amounts of data, using the SGDB MongoDB 3.2 and Microsoft SQL Server 2016. Concluding that, in projects where the handling of a large amount of data and a rapid response are primary requirements, it is better to use a non-relational database. In contrast, if the project requires the use of relationships between entities, without giving greater importance to the response time, it is better to opt for a related database.
Resumen: Al momento de desarrollar un proyecto software es importante escoger la base de datos que mejor se ajuste a las necesidades del proyecto. Las opciones de un técnico pueden estar entre una base de datos relacional o no relacional. El presente artículo compara la eficiencia de estos dos tipos de base de datos desde el punto de vista de la entrada y lectura de grandes cantidades de datos. Utilizamos a SGDB MongoDB 3.2 y Microsoft SQL Server 2016 para este estudio empírico. Concluimos que, en proyectos donde el manejo de una gran cantidad de datos y una respuesta rápida son requerimientos primordiales, y considerando estas variables, consideramos que podría ser idóneo el uso de una base de datos no relacional. En contraste, si el proyecto requiere el uso de relaciones entre entidades, sin dar mayor importancia al tiempo de respuesta, podría ser mejor optar por una base de datos relacional.
RAMATH: Innovation in the learning environment of military-technological higher education
Authors: Narváez Margarita , Defaz Verónica , Teneda Victor , Barba Rosanna
Published: January 2020

The present project is the analysis  on  the  acceptability  of  augmented  reality in the learning of military students of the Superior Technology in Military Sciences at Escuela de Formación de Soldados del Ejército ”Vencedores del Cenepa” (ESFORSE). According to the curricular structure in dual formative modality, the adaptation index would be to submit educational innovations promoting teaching-learning with the RA, creating quality educational and pedagogical resources for teachers, military instructors and students, interacting with technology; improving knowledge in the subject of Mathematical Foundations.
The evidential result is the educational indicators designed for RA applications with practical functions that include the study methodology in the Mathematical Foundations subject. The adaptability in this topic was validated through an explanation of selected applications considering characteristics, techniques, configurations, as well as the discussed topics in the subject, included in the work under study.
Resumen. El presente proyecto es el análisis sobre la aceptabilidad de la realidad aumentada en el aprendizaje de los estudiantes militares de la carrera de Tecnología Superior en Ciencias Militares, en la Escuela de Formación de Soldados del Ejército “Vencedores del Cenepa” (ESFORSE), según la estructura curricular en modalidad formativa dual, el índice de adaptación sería el presentar innovaciones educativas potenciando la enseñanza, aprendizaje con la RA, creando recursos educativos de calidad y pedagógicos para docentes, instructores militares y estudiantes, interactuando con la tecnología, mejorando los conocimientos en la asignatura de Fundamentos Matemáticos.
El resultado evidenciable son los marcadores educativos diseñados para aplicaciones de RA con funciones prácticas incluyendo la metodología de estudio en la materia de Fundamentos Matemáticos. La adaptabilidad en esta materia se validó mediante una explicación de las aplicaciones seleccionadas considerando características, técnicas, configuraciones; así como los temas tratados en la asignatura, incluidos dentro del trabajo de estudio.
Use of TICs in learning programming in the ESPOCH
Authors: Fernando Mejía Peñafiel1 Edwin , Rosero Miranda Raul , Villa Villa Eduardo
Published: January 2020

This article aims to give an idea of the stages through which the teaching of programming has passed in the ESPOCH, Industrial Engineering School, with the support of ICTs. We describe each stage, making known the results obtained after  its application. In the real environment where we are with students, a diagnosis is made first, to then show the work done. The purpose is to use this principle reflecting the actions to be carried out as well as the results we expect.
Resumen: Este artículo pretende dar una idea de las etapas por las cuales ha transcurrido la enseñanza de la programación en la ESPOCH, Carrera de Ingeniería Industrial, con el apoyo de  las TICs.  Describimos cada etapa, dando  a conocer   los resultados obtenidos tras su aplicación. En el medio real donde estamos con estudiantes, se hace primero un diagnóstico, para luego mostrar el trabajo realizado. El propósito es utilizar este principio reflejando las acciones a realizarse así como los resultados que esperamos.
Un análisis alternativo sobre las legítimas a partir del estudio comparado del Derecho de sucesiones español y filipino
Authors: De Torres Perea José Manuel
Published: January 2020

Este artículo se divide en dos partes bien diferenciadas. En la primera realizamos un estudio comparativo del derecho de sucesiones tanto en el Código Civil español como en el filipino. Se trata de dos ordenamientos muy similares, por lo que centramos nuestro estudio en las más relevantes diferencias entre ambos.En la segunda parte se realiza un análisis distinto al tradicional. No se trata de evaluar los conflictos entre los distintos legitimarios, entre la libertad de testar y el límite que suponen las legítimas; un estudio basado en el individualismo y en los intereses de cada individuo. Por el contrario nuestra perspectiva es filosófica y sociológica. De hecho estudiamos la conveniencia de mantener, reducir o suprimir el sistema de legítimas, atendiendo a razones que trascienden el mero positivismo. Se trata de construir nuestra crítica o propuesta a partir de cimientos fundados en argumentos filosóficos. Es cierto que el Derecho Civil está ideado como un mecanismo para resolver conflictos entre individuos, en el que rige el “ius suum cuique tribuere”. Sin embargo, no debe obviarse ni la función social de la propiedad, ni el hecho de que el legislador debería tener como deber la creación de un marco normativo suficiente para que la sociedad pueda evolucionar, coadyuvando a su mejora: sobre ese marco es este estudio.Recibido: 25.10.2019Aceptado: 21.11.2019Publicación en línea: 31.12.2019
La limitación a la deducibilidad de los gastos financieros en el Impuesto sobre Sociedades: Evolución y análisis comparativo
Authors: Martínez Martínez Irene
Published: January 2020

El presente trabajo tiene por objeto dar una visión de la evolución en el tratamiento legal de la limitación a la deducibilidad de los gastos financieros como medio para evitar la elusión fiscal, tanto a nivel supranacional, como nacional y, más concretamente, foral, así como analizar las cuestiones más problemáticas que surgen de la aplicación de esta limitación. En la actualidad, es patente la preocupación de los países de la OCDE y de otros organismos supranacionales por el fraude fiscal y la elusión de impuestos, fenómenos que se han generado como productos derivados de la globalización y que utilizan los gastos financieros como una de sus herramientas más habituales por la facilidad con la que permite el traslado de bases imponibles a territorios de menor o nula tributación.Recibido: 21.10.2019 Aceptado: 18.11.2019 Publicación en línea: 31.12.2019
Esther González Hernández, La «revolución constitucional». Breve compendio de historia constitucional europea en perspectiva comparada, Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales, Madrid, 2019, 432 pp., ISBN 9788425918070
Authors: Delgado Ramos David
Published: January 2020

Cualquier obra de la historiografía jurídica corre siempre el riesgo de convertirse en texto que cataloga autores y fechas, que aúna hechos pero descuida el análisis, que desdeña el contexto perdiendo así la circunstancia, convirtiéndose en un libro más sobre un aspecto de la historia, sin más aportación que constituir la última referencia sobre temas ya trabajados.
Causes and main routes of the mass immigration to Europe in 2015
Authors: Sobczyński Marek
Published: January 2020

The flow of immigrants into Europe is a phenomenon commonly known since the end of the Second World War. To a large extent it was the result of a colonial and then post-colonial relationship between metropolises and their overseas territories. Migration movements in Europe intensified after 1989 along with systemic changes in the eastern part of the continent. The phenomenon of increased migration to Europe observed since March 2015 combines both processes: economic migration, which undoubtedly dominates in terms of number, and exiles, of a much smaller scale, but given as the cause of migration by almost all migrants. A new phenomenon is the fact that a large part of migrants constitutes uncontrolled migration, which in previous years was marginal. In 2015, asylum applications were submitted in EU countries by as many as 1.25 million people. The influx of refugees to Europe has become not only a demographic phenomenon, but also a political one, evoking strong political emotions. Mass migrations also seem to be an instrument of international policy implementation by key world powers. The main purpose of the article was to present the background of the mass migration to Europe that took place in 2015. The main reasons for the decision to emigrate by the citizens of origin countries were shown, as well as the routes by which refugees flow into Europe.
Anti-liberal, anti-establishment or constituency-driven? Spatial econometric analysis of polish parliamentary election results in 2015
Authors: Lasoń Aleksandra , Torój Andrzej
Published: January 2020

We investigated the spatial variation patterns of voting results in Polish parliamentary election in 2015 across 380 regions. That election was a milestone event in Polish politics that substantially affected Poland’s internal and foreign policy directions and promoted two emerging political parties as runners-up against the well-established ones. While socio-economic, cultural and geographical factors such as economic activity, historical legacies (post-Russian East vs post-German West) and economic dichotomies (cities vs the countryside) explain most variations for most parties, they do not appeared to fit as determinants of the new parties’ support, especially of right-wing populists. Demographic target groups of individual parties appear to be relatively unresponsive to their pre-election offerings. The spatial specification of econometric models considerably improves their statistical properties. We also examined mixed-W models to account for the unobservable spatial effects stemming from the construction of constituencies. Their distinctive sets of candidates added significantly to the explanation of the spatial variation in voting.
Death and the city
Authors: Cvijanović Hrvoje
Published: January 2020

The author argues that the politicization of life discussed by many modern and contemporary political thinkers cannot be treated differently, and hence without the similar curiosity and importance, from the politicization of death. The dead body represents a powerful symbol and as such it is often politicized. The paper deals with the problem of postmortem violence and juridico-political mechanisms aimed at excluding from the political body those not being alive but whose dead presence threats the living. For that purposes the author reconstructs Sophocles’ Antigone as a paradigmatic text whose reinterpretation and contextualization serve for rethinking the Greek conceptualization of the dead, and the ways in which the state penetrates into the realm of private attachments and funeral rites, especially when dealing with dead traitors/terrorists. Assuming an equal ontological status of every dead body, the author, on the one hand, defends mortalist humanism as an equal ability to grieve someone’s personal loss against the state-sanctioned politics of mourning, and on the other hand, argues that subjecting the dead to bare death, i.e. by turning them to political corpses as legally constituted dead human entities disposed to postmortem political exclusion, degradation, violence, or to other dehumanizing or depersonalizing practices, accounts for the illegitimate expansion of political power, and thus for the rule of terror, as well as for the ultimate human evil.
Prediction of Remaining Useful Life for Lithium-Ionbattery with Multiple Health Indicators
Authors: Zheng Yuqiao , Chen Hong jing , Su Chun
Published: January 2020

The remaining capacity can only be measured with offline method. This brings great challenge for the online prediction of Li-ion battery’s RUL. A novel online prediction method for Li-ion battery’s RUL was proposed, which is based on multiple health indicators (HIs) and can be derived from the batteries’ historical operation data. Firstly, four indirect HIs were built according to the battery’s operation current, voltage and temperature data respectively. On that basis, a generalized regression neural network (GRNN) was developed to estimate the battery’s remaining capacity, and the non-linear autoregressive approach (NAR) was utilized to predict the battery’s RUL based on the estimated capacity value. Furthermore, to reduce the interference, twice wavelet denoising were performed with different thresholds. A case study is conducted with a NASA battery dataset to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method. The result shows that the proposed method can obtain Li-ion batteries’ RUL effectively.