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De la locura feminista al 'feminismo loco': Hacia una transformación de las políticas de género en la salud mental contemporánea
Authors: Castillo Parada Tatiana
Published: December 2019

El presente artículo analiza el contexto político y cultural en que emerge el movimiento de ex pacientes o sobrevivientes de la psiquiatría en torno a la promesa emancipadora del feminismo de segunda ola en el campo de la locura. Posteriormente, desarrolla un cuestionamiento hacia las perspectivas reformistas de trato igualitario que se expresan en el ámbito de la terapia feminista como dispositivo neoliberal que ofrece soluciones individuales en el mercado terapéutico. Finalmente, se describen las contribuciones del “feminismo loco” para enriquecer los planteamientos de justicia de género en la salud mental contemporánea, en base al apoyo mutuo entre mujeres y la recuperación del activismo feminista como expresión de bienestar y autocuidado.
Producción incaica en los Andes Centro Sur. Tecnología agrícola en Rodero y Coctaca, Argentina
Authors: Albeck María Ester
Published: December 2019

El sector norte de la Quebrada de Humahuaca, donde se encuentran las localidades de Rodero y Coctaca, presenta gran cantidad de evidencias de obras agrícolas arqueológicas correspondientes a diferentes momentos del desarrollo cultural y social del área. En este trabajo se trata de discriminar cuáles son los sectores productivos que podrían pertenecer al último lapso de la historia prehispánica de la zona, la etapa incaica. Para los sitios de cultivo de Coctaca y Rodero se caracterizan algunos elementos constructivos como propios del momento de dominación cuzqueña. Se discute la extensión de las áreas cultivadas, emplazamiento y vinculación con la traza del camino, otros tipos de vestigios de índole imperial y los asentamientos arqueológicos contemporáneos ubicados en las áreas aledañas.
What Drives Inflation in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries
Authors: Alharthi Majed
Published: December 2019

The main reason of this study is to determine the main inflation determinants in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over the period 1996-2016. The GCC area is exposing many economic challenges and risks like higher prices of basic products and services. Moreover, GCC countries impose value added tax in 2018 that increased the prices significantly. To reduce the prices rates, GCC governments decided to support the local manufacturing rather than depending on imports. However, controlling the inflation rates is showing the efficiency of economic administration for any country. In this study, the data was gathered through the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) databases. Statistically, the data were analysed by generalized method of moments (GMM) and generalized least square (GLS). The main results of this study show that the foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of main determinants that has an inverse and significant influence on inflation. Moreover, the corruption impacted the inflation positively and significantly. Finally, the oil prices are controlling the inflation as higher oil prices increase the inflation rates significantly.
Analogia técnica e seleção natural. Darwin e Hume
Authors: Pimenta Pedro Paulo
Published: December 2019

Pretende-se oferecer uma reconstituição do argumento de Darwin no capítulo 6 da Origem das espécies contra a ideia de finalidade como princípio de explicação das partes funcionais dos seres vivos, de modo a elucidar sua dívida, deliberada ou não, em relação à crítica do finalismo exposta na parte 3 dos Diálogos sobre religião natural. A ideia é situar o ponto preciso em que a teoria de Darwin se vincula à filosofia de Hume, desfazendo, ao mesmo tempo o mal-entendido que encontra no filósofo escocês uma espécie de profeta da teoria da evolução, em pleno século XVIII – um contrassenso que ignora a situação epistemológica da fisiologia e da anatomia no período, ciências para as quais uma teoria como essa teria parecido pura e simples especulação sem base experimental ou teórica. A contribuição de Hume para a biologia do século XIX é outra, e situa-se num nível talvez mais profundo que o da teoria dos seres vivos: consiste em ter solapado em definitivo a noção de que as formas dos seres vivos se deixariam explicar pela funcionalidade que os naturalistas encontram em sua organização específica, vendo aí o sinal de um desígnio. Para Hume, bem como para Darwin, tudo o que há nessa ideia é uma analogia com a forma dos produtos da técnica humana.
Froidmont e Descartes: um debate em torno de algumas hipóteses mecanicistas
Authors: Da Silva Paulo Tadeu
Published: December 2019

A recepção de Os meteoros, publicado em 1637 como um dos ensaios do Discurso do método, foi marcada por uma forte reação contra o mecanicismo cartesiano. Alguns de seus contemporâneos, adeptos da filosofia tradicional escolástica, elaboraram uma série de críticas quanto à maneira como Descartes concebia a natureza dos corpos e explicava os fenômenos naturais. Libert Froidmont, um de seus primeiros críticos, elaborou um conjunto de objeções contra A dióptrica e, principalmente, contra Os meteoros. Este artigo visa analisar alguns aspectos sobre o debate entre Descartes e Froidmont concernente às hipóteses mecanicistas sustentadas pelo primeiro.
Natureza e artifício: Leibniz e os modernos sobre a concepção dos corpos orgânicos como máquinas
Authors: Hirata Celi
Published: December 2019

Na modernidade, a distinção entre natureza e artifício desaparece, a ponto das máquinas feitas pelos homens se tornarem modelos privilegiados para a explicação dos corpos natu- rais, como se depreende a partir de textos de Bacon, Descartes, Hobbes, dentre outros. Essa nova relação entre natureza e artifício é correlata da mecanização e da destituição de fins na natureza, na medida em que a adoção da mecânica como modelo de explicação da natureza está atrelada à rejeição da utilização das causas finais na física e à concepção de que os corpos são desti- tuídos de princípios imanentes de movimento ou de qualquer princípio incorpóreo que os predispo- nha a um processo de mudança teleologicamente estruturado e orientado. Leibniz também con- cebe a natureza como artifício e os corpos orgânicos como autômatos, mas a sua concepção de cor- pos naturais como máquinas artificiais vai ainda mais longe, a ponto de caracterizar o natural como aquilo que traz em si o caráter de artificial mais do que o próprio artificial. Entretanto, diferente- mente de Bacon, Descartes e Hobbes, Leibniz utiliza a analogia de natureza como máquina e a aprofunda justamente para argumentar que a natureza é teleologicamente estruturada, sendo que a diferença entre as máquinas feitas pelos homens e as naturais ou divinas reside no fato de que enquanto aquelas possuem uma finalidade meramente extrínseca, estas possuem uma finalidade imanente inscrita em cada uma das suas partes ao infinito.
O Conatus em Descartes, Hobbes e Espinosa
Authors: Oliva Luís César
Published: December 2019

Conceito oriundo do debate a respeito do movimento, o conatus, entendido como inclinação ou esforço, será um dos temas centrais da física seiscentista. Este artigo pretende explicitar o contexto de elaboração do conceito de conatus no século XVII, ou pelo menos na obra de três de seus principais filósofos: Descartes, Hobbes e Espinosa. Em Descartes, o conceito de conatus ainda se separa do conceito de movimento propriamente dito. Tal separação desaparece em Hobbes, para quem o conatus será apresentado como um movimento ínfimo, com consequências não só para a Física, mas também para a Ética e a Política. Com Espinosa, por sua vez, o conceito ganhará contornos nitidamente ontológicos, tornando-se a chave para entender a essência das coisas singulares.
Conceitos nômades: filosofia química na Ilustração
Authors: Clecio Mocellin Ronei
Published: December 2019

A pluralidade de filósofos que se interessaram pela cultura química da Ilustração indica que os modos de colaboração entre a química e a filosofia eram variados e não induziam a uma única opção filosófica. Neste artigo, teremos dois objetivos. O primeiro será o de apresentar brevemente uma cartografia do território químico da Ilustração. O segundo será o de explicitar a origem de alguns conceitos químicos presentes nos primeiros capítulos do Sistema da natureza de Holbach, a fim de precisar melhor qual era a filosofia química que fundamentava o materialismo do barão.
Pensando a arte após o fim da Arte: a autoria como processo
Authors: Dolabela Pedro
Published: December 2019

Proposição do cruzamento entre a filosofia e a sociologia em suas abordagens-padrão do fenômeno artístico: a mediação da apreciação da obra acabada com a descrição do seu processo de produção, em seu condicionamento material e institucional. Sob o referencial teórico e metodológico dos estudos da complexidade (e suas noções de sistema e agência individual), investigam-se as implicações daquele cruzamento sobre conceitos clássicos da tradição estética, como os de “obra”, “autoria”, “autonomia” e “inovação”. A contrapelo da estética romântica, discute-se o resgate de elementos da filosofia da arte de Hume, com a revalorização de noções de “hábito” e “padrão de gosto”, aqui colocadas em convívio com conceitos de “rede”, “processo”, “jogo” e “negociação”. Análise dos novos tipos de narrativização suscitados por esses conceitos para os processos de composição, circulação, juízo e tradicionalização da produção artística.
O problema da interpretação das obras de arte no pensamento de Arthur Danto
Authors: Do Nascimento Charliston Pablo
Published: December 2019

Este artigo pretende apresentar o conceito de interpretação das obras de arte no pensamento dantiano. Em um primeiro momento, abordaremos a relevância do conceito de interpretação das obras de arte, principalmente na era pós-histórica da arte. A seguir, apresentaremos a concepção dantiana de interpretação de superfície e sua crítica às correntes hermenêuticas como afirmadoras de klêdons teóricos. Por fim, questionaremos os problemas concernentes à relação entre a tese da interpretação de superfície e supremacia da autoridade do autor para a filosofia da arte de Danto
O ponto nodal “Rousseau” na visão política de Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Authors: Bazzan Marco Rampazzo
Published: December 2019

Resumo: Este artigo pretende pontuar a relevância da presencia de Rousseau no pensamento de Fichte contra a imagem estereotipada da relação entre os dois pensadores. Trata-se, então, de desconstruir a crítica que Fichte dirige a Rousseau na última conferência do ciclo sobre a Vocação do sábio de 1794 a partir dos efeitos que Fichte pretende produzir na audiência. Pois, cabe ressaltar como o objeto dessa critica é um Rousseau caricatural, difundida na audiência alemã pelos trabalhos de Reimarius e Wieland sobre os primeiros dois Discursos e os escritos autobiográficos do autor genebrino. O objetivo principal do trabalho é o de mostrar como por meio dessa diferenciação permite a Fichte integrar subterraneamente motivos rousseauanos destinados a marcar de maneira relevante sua filosofia prática.   This article aims at highlighting the relevance of the presence of Rousseau in Fichte’s though against the stereotyped image of their relationship. We deconstruct Fichte’s critics against Rousseau during his last lecture of his Vocation of scholar in 1794. That deconstruction is lead by the effects Fichte aimed to produce on his audience. His goal was to defend himself by the accusation of being a Jacobinist. Then, it has to be showed how the object of his critic is a caricatural image of Rousseau, created and diffused by Wieland and Reimarius by their receptions of Rousseau’s first two Discourses and autobiographic works. The main goal of this work is then to show how Fichte’s differentiation from that caricatural image of Rousseau permits him to integrate Rousseau’s themes aimed to deeply mark his own philosophy.
Metaestabilidade e plasticidade cerebral
Authors: Biazoli Jr Claudinei Eduardo
Published: December 2019

Em uma síntese emergente na neurociência contemporânea, uma certa noção de metaestabilidade ocupaum papel central. Iniciando por situar a importação do conceito de metaestabilidade da teoria de sistemas dinâmicose da mecânica estatística de redes complexas para essa síntese teórica na neurociência, buscamos uma aproximaçãocom a formação do conceito de plasticidade cerebral na obra de Catherine Malabou. Em seguida, exploramos algumasdas consequências de uma nova ficção ou relato neurocientífico, baseado nessa síntese e proposto principalmente porKarl Friston. Esse relato inclui, além das noções de metaestabilidade e plasticidade, uma tentativa de fundamentaçãoneurobiológica de concepções metapsicológicas a partir da dinâmica de redes neurais. Essa ficção é, por fim, desenroladanuma analogia dos processos demenciais com a intrusão, desde dentro, de processos de individuação física.
Diversificação de Sustento Rural a partir da Exploração do Turismo Rural: o caso da Rota das Salamarias, Marau, Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Padilha Ana Cláudia Machado , Corte Anaise Dalla , De Souza Marcelino
Published: December 2019

O turismo rural surge como uma das opções que contribuem para a ampliação das estratégias de sustento das famílias rurais. O objetivo da pesquisa foi identificar a estratégia de diversificação dos meios de vida de produtores rurais que exploram o turismo rural na Rota das Salamarias, localizada em Marau, no estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. A pesquisa foi qualitativa e descritiva e realizada com três proprietários de empreendimentos integrantes da rota mencionada. Como principal resultado da pesquisa observou-se que os motivos mencionados pelos pesquisados centram-se na ampliação das fontes de renda, estímulo para fazer parte da rota que se alia à valorização do empreendimento rural, continuidade do trabalho dos antepassados em consonância com a melhoria da qualidade de vida da unidade familiar. Na implementação da diversificação a partir da exploração do turismo, identificaram-se a exploração do capital natural, físico, humano social e financeiro. Os fatores que facilitam seu acesso foram a diversidade dos recursos naturais, as tradições familiares e a mão de obra disponível. E quanto aos fatores que dificultaram sua exploração, cita-se a fragilidade de apoio governamental para o turismo e a infraestrutura de acesso. Também se evidencia elementos que modificam o acesso às capitais e outros que interferem no seu acesso. Mesmo assim, o turismo no contexto estudado demanda, adicionalmente oferta de cursos de qualificação para o setor.
Impact of regular chest percussion on outcome measures for infants with pneumonia
Authors: Fattah Hassan Eman Abdel , Amer Hoda Wahid
Published: December 2019

Objective: To evaluate the impact of regular chest percussion on outcome measures for infants with pneumonia.Methods: A two-group pre-post quasi-experimental design was conducted in the Pediatrics Medical Unit at Abu Elrish Children’s Hospital, Cairo University. The experiment involved 100 infants fifty (control group) followed the hospital routine care and other fifty applied regular chest percussion (intervention group). Chest condition was assessed subjectively and objectively throughout five days before and after the regular chest percussion using Pediatrics Respiratory Severity Scales. Physiological measurements of infant’s respiratory rate, heart rate, and temperature and oxygen saturation were assessed. All research ethics were applied.Results: The mean of Pediatric Respiratory Severity Score (PRSS), temperature, respiration, heart rate and oxygen saturation among infants was statistically improved throughout the intervention days than the control group 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th days post the regular chest percussion at a significance level as p < .05.Conclusions: The regular chest percussion had a significant improvement in the respiratory health conditions for infants with bacterial pneumonia. This study recommends regular chest percussion that should be applied in medicine and intensive care units. Further researches must be done to add more evidence -based practices regarding the effect of chest percussion for children with pneumonia.
The Effect of Biotechology Module with Problem Based Learning in the Socioscientific Context to Enhance Students’ Socioscientific Decision Making Skills
Authors: Nurtamara Luthfiana , Sajidan Sajidan , Suranto Suranto , Prasetyanti Nanik Murti
Published: December 2019

This aim of the research was to train socioscientific decision making skills for the science students. Students are involved to solve the socioscientific problems by making informative and systematic decisions. The development of socioscientific decision making skills was done by applying biotechnological module based on Problem-based Learning with socioscientific cases. Quasi-experimental design was used in this research. Two science classes were employed in this research: first class for experimental class which had the treatment by applying biotechnology module based on problem-based learning and another class for control class using biology books from school. Those two classes were given the same questions in pre-test and post-test to measure socioscientific decision making skills. The research results showed that the average post-test score of socioscientific decision making skills in experimental class was 82.80 which is higher than the control class (62.32); moreover, normalized gain score in experimental class obtaining 0.745 and this is also higher than that in control class (0.434). The results of ANCOVA analysis show, that there was significant differences in the score of socioscientific decision making skills between experimental class and the control one by the value of F count (25.54), this value was higher than F table (4.075). In addition, the score of partial eta squared was 0,384, which means that the application of PBL-based module with socioscientific cases have the high level of effectiveness to improve socioscientific decision making skills. The result of assessment transcript in the decision making quality showed that experimental class has the decision supported by the justified arguments which is contains 2-4 socioscientific aspects.
Effect of veneer drying process on some technological properties of
polystyrene composite plywood panels
Authors: Ozturk Hasan , Demir Aydin , Demirkir Cenk , Colakoglu Gursel
Published: December 2019

The aim of study was to determine the effect of veneer drying process on some technological properties of polystyrene composite plywood panels. For this reason, 2 mm-thick rotary cut veneers were obtained from beech (Fagus orientalis, Lipsky), Alder (Alnus glutinosa subsp. Barbata) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) logs. The veneers obtained from three different wood species were divided into two groups to produce polystyrene composite plywood (PCP) and traditional plywood. While PCP was produced both air dried (at 20 °C) and oven dried (at 110 °C), the veneer sheets for production of traditional plywood were dried at 110 °C until reaching 7 % equilibrium moisture content. Two different types of polystyrene with high density (30 kg/m3) and low density (16 kg/m3) were used as bonding material for PCP panel production. The urea-formaldehyde adhesive was used as a bonding material for traditional plywood panels. Bonding shear strength, bending strength, modulus of elasticity and density of plywood and polystyrene composite plywood panels were investigated. It was found that the technological properties observed in the study of composite plywood panels manufactured with natural dried veneers gave similar results compared to those of composites produced with technical dried veneers.
The effect of using alum mordant in wild cherry bark dyestuff for the production
of UV resistant colored paper
Authors: Gençer Ayhan , Can Ahmet , Mustak Aysun , Gitti Ülkü Burcu
Published: December 2019

Depending on the use of wood in the forest industry, wood bark is mostly peeled and used as fuel. The ash and smoke left from the burned bark causes environmental pollution. The most environmentally friendly method for waste disposal is to convert waste into a valuable commodity. In this study, cherry tree bark was used as a dyestuff in paper production. Wild cherry (Cerasus avium L.) bark was boiled with water and KOH. The purpose of using KOH is to increase the solubility of the bark compounds. The chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) was dyed using the dyestuff. The alum mordant is used to fi x the dyestuff. Paper can be exposed to external influences (mechanical, physical and biological) depending on the place of use. One of these effects is sunshine. When paper is exposed to direct or indirect sunlight, paper changes its color. Depending on the place of use, it is expected that the color of the paper will not be affected by the sunlight or that it will provide long-term strength after the application. Accelerated weathering test was chosen to measure the UV resistance of the dyestuff. The results have shown that the mordant has a significant effect on the fixation of dyestuff. After a total of 150 hours of weathering test, the color change was observed to be the lowest in the paper samples to which alum mordant was added to the dyestuff.
Raúl Zurita y la búsqueda del amor que nace de las cenizas: “Pastoral” en Anteparaíso
Authors: Munizza Elisa
Published: December 2019

Este artículo plantea un análisis de la sección “Pastoral” del libro Anteparaíso. Usando como idea principal la desolación descrita en la primera parte de esta publicación, Raúl Zurita erige su búsqueda del amor partiendo de las cenizas que quedan de Chile después de la dictadura. Se demostrará como Anteparaíso es un volumen fundamental de la trilogía de la que forma parte, junto a Purgatorio y La Vida Nueva, ya que representa el punto clave en el que el poeta comprende que puede haber un cambio de la oscuridad a la luz gracias al amor. Este concepto, fundamental en la obra del autor chileno, es el que convierte la desolación y la soledad en esperanza y abre el camino del hombre hacia el vislumbre del paraíso.
Rius, pedagogo gráfico: sobre el cómic como instrumento para la educación (avanzada) en la justicia (para principiantes)
Authors: Gomez Romero Luis
Published: December 2019

Eduardo del Río García –mejor conocido para millones de lectores en el mundo por su pseudónimo, Rius– desarrolló un género nuevo de cómic con intencionalidad claramente política y pedagógica. El presente artículo presenta la pedagogía gráfica de Rius como una contribución teórica vernácula al debate sobre la justicia en sede de Filosofía del Derecho, y le inscribe en el horizonte utópico de una educación del deseo enfocada en la realización histórica de la hipótesis comunista.
Reseña: «“Se conoce que usted es ‘Moderna’”: lecturas de la mujer moderna en la colonia hispana de Nueva York (1920-1940)» (2018), de María Teresa Vera-Rojas
Authors: Naranjo Ruiz María Inmaculada
Published: December 2019

Reseña: «“Se conoce que usted es ‘Moderna’”: lecturas de la mujer moderna en la colonia hispana de Nueva York (1920-1940)» (2018), de María Teresa Vera-Rojas
The knowledge of the students from Opole colleges about the organ transplantation
Authors: Wojczyk Aneta
Published: December 2019

Introduction: Organ transplantation is the surgical moving of an organ or some tissues from one part of the body to another, or from a donor to the patient’s own body, for the purpose of replacing the recipient’s damaged or absent organ. Considering the origin of organ there are 2 types of transplants distinguished: coming from a living or dead donor. The most popularly transplanted organs in Poland in 2012 were kidneys, livers, hearts, pancreases and lungs.Aim of the study: The paper aims at evaluating the level of students’ knowledge about the organ transplantation and their attitude towards this issue as well as examining whether and what influence the studies’ specialization might have on the level of this knowledge and the students’ beliefs on the subject.Materials and methods: The survey was conducted with the use of the author’s questionnaire which included 27 inquiries. The research was conducted with the help of 100 graduates of different studies and colleges in Opole. Investigation’s results were analyzed according to the respondents’ studies of specialization. The first group consists of the students of medical and sports studies, the second one are the students of humanistic and technical fields. The principal criteria of such division is made on the basis of subjects in the course and realization within studies program.Results: Almost all the respondents know the term of transplantation. However, few more than a half of both groups of students declare donating their organs in the event of death. Less than 30% have signed the statement of consent. Conclusions: Students’ knowledge about organ transplantation is basic, and they are not aware of how the transplant’s qualification looks like. A studies’ specialization notably determines a level of the knowledge and the attitude of the respondents towards transplantation.
Palliative care of the patient with the brain cancer Astrocytoma GII/GIII – a case study
Authors: Gawlik Marta , Kurpas Donata
Published: December 2019

Introduction: Malignant cancers of the central nervous system with the consequences of strong symptoms and urgent progression of the disease put the palliative teams of the palliative wards in the feeling of helplessness. Difficulties in undertaking the treatment and lack of experience with such patients cause their higher mortality rate. The main aim of the case: The aim of the study is to present the clinical treatment and the palliative care of the patient with Astrocytoma GII/GIII (ICD 10 C -71). Data and Methods: Analyses of the medical documentation, observation and nursing interview with the patient’s family were taken into account.Case study: A 39 year old woman, who had never been cured for cancer before, was transferred from the neurosurgery to the palliative care ward with brain cancer astrocytoma GII/GIII without any contact and lack of improvement of her condition. After a symptomatic treatment, a combined therapy was applied which consisted of oral chemotherapy (Lomustine) and radiotherapy. The patient’s condition was systematically improving. The patient and her family received care and support from the therapeutic team, which made it possible for the patient to return back home after eight months on the ward. It made the patient function alone and lead active social life despite of the limitations caused by cancer.Conclusions: It is not advisable to make quick decisions of ceasing the treatment only because of the diagnosis of inoperable brain malignant cancers. The therapeutic team play a significant role in the process of restoring the vital functions of the patient and in the entire therapy. Especially the family, who are the active members of the team, become very important. Education and the family support is essential and helps to tackle such a difficult chronic disease with bad prognosis. It also helps to understand specific symptoms and behaviours of the patients with brain cancer much better. Furthermore, it helps to lower the level of the family’s anxiety and frustration. Active cooperation of the family and the therapeutic team allows the patient to get back home AFVSS.
Nowa struktura przepisów w mostownictwie
Authors: Rymsza Janusz , Rymsza Barbara
Published: December 2019

Trwają prace nad stworzeniem nowej struktury przepisów techniczno-budowlanych w mostownictwie. Wymagania zawarte w obowiązującym rozporządzeniu dotyczącym drogowych obiektów inżynierskich są obecnie przenoszone do nowej struktury składającej się z dwóch poziomów: rozporządzenia ministra właściwego ds. transportu i kilku wytycznych technicznych rekomendowanych przez tegoż ministra. Przy czym stosowanie wytycznych będzie dobrowolne, na podobieństwo stosowania polskich norm. W niniejszym artykule Koordynatorzy pracy omawiają dawną i nową strukturę przepisów techniczno-budowlanych oraz podają wymagania, które obecnie znajdują się we wstępnej wersji projektu nowego rozporządzenia. Wymagania te stanowią zbiór tzw. wymagań podstawowych, które należy zapewnić przy projektowaniu, budowie i utrzymaniu obiektów inżynierskich w przewidywanym okresie użytkowania.
The network of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation
Authors: Wincewicz-Bosy Marta , Gonciarz Artur
Published: December 2019

The article attempts to present how the modern concept of organizational networks is used to implement the command system in the armed forces. The paper aims to describe a network of units and information ties that are part of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation. Special attention is drawn to the identification of individual elements (entities) forming the network and the information flow system.
The use of marketing research methods for evaluation of the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. Animalization test
Authors: Nowakowska-Krystman Aneta
Published: December 2019

The article presents the possibilities of using the animalization test included in the marketing research methods (more broadly qualitative research) to carry out analyzes of the defense capabilities and the potential of threats. Information obtained by the application of this method is an illustrative assessment of potentials and can be used to verify quantitative data presenting the defense capabilities of the Republic of Poland.
Ile zarabiał inżynier w 2019 roku?
Authors: Kaczorek Krzysztof
Published: December 2019

Jawność wynagrodzeń przynosi szereg korzyści zarówno dla kadry inżynierskiej, jak również pracodawców i branży budowlanej jako systemu. Ważne jest, aby aktualne pobory inżynierów nie były analizowane jedynie na podstawie ofert pracy, ale również przy wykorzystaniu faktycznych danych otrzymanych od pracowników. W niniejszym artykule przeanalizowano informacje otrzymane od blisko 2500 inżynierów budownictwa. Dzięki tak szerokiemu podejściu do zagadnienia możliwe było przeanalizowanie zarobków w zależności od stanowiska, specjalności, doświadczenia w branży, liczby godzin przepracowanych w tygodniu oraz lokalizacji pracy.
The effect of herbs added to the summer diet sheep on the lipid fraction profile of raw milk for cheese making and rennet cheese produced from it
Authors: Jarzynowska Anna
Published: December 2019

A study was conducted on samples of raw sheep milk and bundz rennet cheese produced from it. The milk was obtained from ewes of the Koluda prolific dairy breed, from June to August. The sheep were housed indoors and fed alfalfa green forage, hay, and a mixture of concentrate feeds. Three feeding groups were established: group I ‒ control, fed without the addition of herbs to the concentrate feed, and groups II and III, in which a herb mixture was added to the concentrate feed in the amount of 10 and 20 g/sheep/day, respectively. Six experimental batches of bundz rennet cheese were made from the milk, and the effect of the addition of herbs to the diet on the lipid profile of the milk and cheese was analysed. The results indicate that the experimental factor had no statistically confirmed effect on the lipid profile of the raw milk used to make cheese. However, the milk fat from sheep fed a diet with herbs at 20 g/sheep/day showed a tendency towards reduced content of SFA (by 3.6%) and increased content of UFA (by 6.8%) and DFA (by 7.2%) relative to the control group. The experimental factor had essentially no statistically confirmed effect on the fatty acid profile of the cheese, apart from an 11.3% increase in the content of n-6 PUFA (P≤0.05) in the fat of bundz produced from the milk of sheep fed a diet with herbs at 20 g/sheep/day with respect to the control group. The cheese fat also showed a tendency towards lower content of SFA (by 3.4%) and OFA (by 4.8%) and higher content of UFA (by 7.4%), MUFA (by 7.1%), PUFA (by 9.4%), n-3 PUFA (by 11.5%) and DFA (by 7.6%) compared to the control group. The experimental factor had no statistically confirmed effect on cholesterol content in the raw milk or the bundz cheese produced from it.
The effect of herbs added to the winter diet sheep on the lipid fraction profile of raw milk for cheese making and rennet cheese produced from it
Authors: Jarzynowska Anna
Published: December 2019

A study was conducted on samples of raw sheep milk and rennet cheese produced from it. The milk was obtained from ewes of the coloured variety of Polish Merino, from February to April. The sheep were housed indoors and fed preserved roughage and a mixture of concentrate feeds. Three feeding groups were established: group I ‒ control, fed without the addition of herbs to the concentrate feed, and groups II and III, in which a herb mixture was added to the concentrate feed in the amount of 10 and 20 g/sheep/day, respectively. Six experimental batches of bundz rennet cheese were made from the milk, and the effect of the addition of herbs to the diet on the lipid profile of the milk and cheese was analysed. The results indicated that the addition of herbs to the winter diet of sheep in the amount of 10 and 20 g/sheep/day significantly increased the content of the acid C4:0 in the raw milk used for cheese making, by 11.5% and 20.0%, respectively (P≤0.01), relative to the control group. C4:0 content in the raw milk was also increased in group III by 7.6% compared to group II (P≤0.05). The herbs had no statistically confirmed effect on other parameters of the health-promoting quality of the milk fat and the rennet cheese. In the cheese fat from group I produced from sheep milk obtained in the period from 69 to 137 days of lactation, there was an increase in the content of SFA and a decrease in UFA during the course of the experiment. The addition of herbs to the concentrate feed of the sheep improved the fatty acid profile of the fat of bundz cheese made from milk obtained from the 97th day of lactation. The experimental factor also reduced the cholesterol content in the raw milk in group II by 26.8% and in group III by 21.2% (P≤0.01) compared to group I. It did not affect the content of this lipid in rennet cheese.
The Relation between Implied Volatility Index and Crude Oil Prices
Authors: Shaikh Imlak
Published: December 2019

Crude oil is a global commodity traded across the world market. The prices of the commodity over an extended period for crude oil have been analyzed using daily prices of crude oil futures and the implied volatility index (OVX). This paper aims to find the predictability of various parameters on the basis of time using neural network and quantile regression methods. Several estimates have been shown based on Barone, Adesi, and Whaley’s (BAW) model of neural network. Estimation parameters include opening, closing, highest and lowest price of the commodity and volumes traded for a given commodity on each trading day. The neural network estimates explain that future prices of the WTI/USO can be predicted with minimal error, and similar can be used to predict future volatility. The quantile regression results suggest that crude oil prices and OVX are strongly associated. The asymmetric association between the WTI/USO and OVX explains that the volatility feedback effect holds good for the OVX market. Bai and Perron least squares estimate evidence of the presence of a break in the time series. The main results uncover several interesting facts that implied volatility tends to remain calm during the global financial crises and higher throughout the post crisis period. The empirical outcome on the OVX market provides some practical implications for the trader and investor, in which oil futures can serve better to hedge the crude price volatility. The crude oil producer can short hedge enough through volatility futures and options to maintain the future quantity of crude to be produced.
Improvement of the Quality of Business Environment Model: Case of the SME Segment
Authors: Belas Jaroslav , Dvorský Ján , Strnad Zdenek , Valaskova Katarina , Çera Gentjan
Published: December 2019

The aim of this article is to define important factors which determine the quality of the business environment and construct a structural model of causal relationships between quality of business environment and its determinants in small and medium sized enterprises. This model was constructed on the basis of extensive empirical research. A questionnaire was designed and delivered to SMEs operating in the Czech and Slovak Republics. The sample consists of 641 enterprises from both countries. Data were evaluated using statistical methods such as confirmation factor analysis and structural equation modeling. The structural model showed very interesting findings. The most important factors, which determine the quality of business environment are macroeconomic environment, monetary policy and interest rates and legal environment. In our model, we also pointed out the importance of political, social and technological factors. The research results pointed to the need to adjust the legislative environment in a more appropriate way, to minimize state bureaucracy and to improve media access to business environment assessment. These results are useful for the academic researchers in the area of entrepreneurship, policymakers, and non-profit institutions and organizations whose effort is to improve the business environment and boost entrepreneurship.
Metallic Nanowire Percolating Network: From Main Properties to Applications
Authors: Bellet Daniel , T. Papanastasiou Dorina , Resende Joao , Huong Nguyen Viet , Jiménez Carmen , Duy Nguyen Ngoc , Muñoz-Rojas David
Published: December 2019

There has been lately a growing interest into flexible, efficient and low-cost transparent electrodes which can be integrated for many applications. This includes several applications related to energy technologies (photovoltaics, lighting, supercapacitor, electrochromism, etc.) or displays (touch screens, transparent heaters, etc.) as well as Internet of Things (IoT) linked with renewable energy and autonomous devices. This associated industrial demand for low-cost and flexible industrial devices is rapidly increasing, creating a need for a new generation of transparent electrodes (TEs). Indium tin oxide has so far dominated the field of TE, but indium’s scarcity and brittleness have prompted a search into alternatives. Metallic nanowire (MNW) networks appear to be one of the most promising emerging TEs. Randomly deposited MNW networks, for instance, can present sheet resistance values below 10 Ω/sq., optical transparency of 90% and high mechanical stability under bending tests. AgNW or CuNW networks are destined to address a large variety of emerging applications. The main properties of MNW networks, their stability and their integration in energy devices are discussed in this contribution.
Predictive Direct Torque Control Strategy for Doubly Fed Induction Machine for Torque and Flux Ripple Minimization
Authors: Venu Madhav Gopala , Obulesu Y.P.
Published: December 2019

The main drawback of Direct Torque Control (DTC) or Direct Power Control (DPC) is non-constant switching frequency; this drawback can be eliminated by employing predictive DTC. The predictive DTC technique is employed without much complicated online calculations by simply implementing constant switching times for active rotor voltage vectors to reduce torque and flux ripples and achieve constant switching frequency. The predictive DTC strategy has been implemented for RSC of Doubly Fed Induction Machine (DFIM). The performance of the proposed control methodology is compared with the classical DTC method under various operating conditions such as step change in torque, continuous variation of torque command, and the performance of DFIM near synchronous speed. It is found that the performance of the proposed predictive DTC strategy of DFIM is quite good compared to classical DTC strategy.
Business Intelligence in the Service of Libraries
Authors: Tešendić Danijela , Boberić Krstićev Danijela
Published: December 2019

This paper describes implementation of business intelligence tools in the libraries. A complete procedure for building a data warehouse is described on the case study of the BISIS library management system. During development of a data warehouse model, user requirements about reporting are detected and structure of already existing transactional databases in the BISIS system is analysed. Based on this analysis, three data warehouse models have been proposed that would satisfy the requirements for analytical processing of data. The paper presents the usage of one OLAP tool, but the proposed data warehouse model is independent of the choice of OLAP tools and any other tool can be integrated with the proposed data warehouse.
Rethinking research into metastasis
Authors: Friedl Peter
Published: December 2019

The partial success of an attempt to repeat findings in cancer biology highlights the need to improve study designs for preclinical research into metastasis and the targeting of cancer cells.
Capital Budgeting Techniques: Estimation of Internal Rate of Returns
Authors: John Agbeye, Seyi
Published: December 2019

The enormity of costs associated with long-term assets and the length of exposure to risk of such investments makes it essential to properly evaluate capital budgeting decisions before embarking on them. The estimation of cash flows of uncertain future period itself is problematic and to add a complex technique of project evaluation that will require trial and error could be frustrating. This study is to simplify the estimation of Internal Rate of Return (IRR) without going through the rigours of trial and error process. This study is a method article on the estimation of IRR. The study allows the estimation of IRR even when net present value at two levels are positive or the two are negative instead of the use of interpolation. Investments analysists were advised to properly evaluate projects so that investors will source for funds where the interest rate is lower than the projects’ IRR.
An Exploration of Risks Involved in Managing Supplier Portfolio in Multinational Companies Operating in Indonesia
Authors: Sepadyati Nova
Published: December 2019

Outsourcing applications have widely used and regarded as a primary strategic mana­ge­ment tool by firms. However, particularly in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) indus­try, most companies have at least once declined from a renewing contract with the same service provider. There have not been any studies regarding risk management in a buyer-supplier relation­ship in multinational companies (MNCs) from developed countries operating in an emerging country, particularly in Indonesia. The purpose of this qualitative study is to find out how MNCs in the FMCG sector in Indonesia choose their suppliers, risk perceived, and how they manage their relationship with different suppliers to ensure their performance. Buyer's previous experience, time/cost pressure, and company's culture proved to influence companies in selecting suppliers. Key risks perceived by companies mainly regarding unperformed suppliers, supplier's opportunistic behaviour, and unstable economic/political condition. To ensure a supplier's perfor­mance, companies need to set different relationship positioning for each activity outsourced through a proper type of contract and aligned performance measurement. Moreover, a formal supplier rating has not found in all companies, let alone supplier development initiatives.
Speaker's Reference
Authors: Abbott Barbara
Published: December 2019

In this chapter we review Keith Donnellan's introduction of a distinction in definite descriptions between referential and attributive uses. Saul Kripke (and others) have argued that Donnellan's referential use is nothing more than a variety of speaker's reference – that is, not semantic. However, others (including Donnellan) have argued that the distinction is indeed a semantic one. This chapter supports that position by responding to arguments against it being semantic, and reviewing and developing arguments in favor of the semantic view.
Distributed monitoring of the absorption column of a post‐combustion CO2 capture plant
Authors: Yin Xunyuan , Decardi‐Nelson Benjamin , Liu Jinfeng
Published: December 2019

In this work, we consider the monitoring of the absorption column of a typical post‐combustion capture plant within a distributed framework. The column is decomposed into a few subsystems, and a distributed moving horizon state estimator network is designed to estimate the state of the entire column. A state predictor is also designed for each subsystem to approximate the future evolution of the subsystem. These subsystem predictors form a distributed predictor network. Based on the distributed estimator and predictor networks, a fault diagnosis mechanism is proposed specifically for potential additive sensor faults. Extensive simulation results are provided to demonstrate the performance of the proposed approach.
Small Molecules in Light‐Emitting Electrochemical Cells: Promising Light‐Emitting Materials
Authors: Kanagaraj Shanmugasundaram , Puthanveedu Archana , Choe Youngson
Published: December 2019

Light‐emitting electrochemical cells (LECs) are solid‐state lighting devices that convert electric current to light within electroluminescent organic semiconductors, and these devices have recently attracted significant attention. Introduced in 1995, LECs are considered a great breakthrough in the field of light‐emitting devices for their applications in scalable and adaptable fabrication processes aimed at producing cost‐efficient devices. Since then, LECs have evolved through the discovery of new suitable emitters, understanding the working mechanism of devices, and the development of various fabrication methods. LECs are best known for their simple architecture and easy, low‐cost fabrication techniques. The key feature of their fabrication is the use of air stable electrodes and a single active layer consisting of mobile ions that enable efficient charge injection and transport processes within LEC devices. More importantly, LEC devices can be operated at low voltages with high efficiencies, contributing to their widespread interest. This review provides a general overview of the development of LECs and discusses how small molecules can be utilized in LEC applications by overcoming the use of traditional lighting materials like polymers and ionic transition metal complexes. The achievements of each study concerning small molecule LECs are discussed.
3D‐Printed Cactus‐Inspired Spine Structures for Highly Efficient Water Collection
Authors: Li Xiangjia , Yang Yang , Liu Luyang , Chen Yiyu , Chu Ming , Sun Haofan , Shan Weitong , Chen Yong
Published: December 2019

The inherent fog collection mechanism used by the cactus gives inspirations for constructing energy‐efficient and environmentally friendly water collection devices. However, the related studies meet the bottleneck on improving the collection efficiency because it is hard to replicate real natural clusters of branched spines by traditional manufacturing methods. The immersed surface accumulation based 3D printing provides a tool to reproduce branched cactus spines, enabling the study of water collection of artificial spines with various designs. Here, a cactus‐inspired surface decorated with multiple directional artificial spines for highly efficient water collection and transportation is presented. The nanoscale hydrophobic coating is sputtered on the surface of the 3D‐printed spines to accelerate the water growth rate. The results show that the hexagonally arranged clusters enhance the moisture airflow around 3D‐printed spines, and the printed spines with 10° tip angle and hydrophobic coating achieve the highest weight gain of 2 mg min−1 mm−3. This study opens intriguing perspectives for designing next‐generation structural materials with the special spatial distribution of biomimetic features to achieve energy free and highly efficient water collection. The results reported here are believed to be helpful for the development of environmental friendly water collection, water transportation, and water separation devices.