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Antecedents of supplier relation quality in the Ghanaian construction industry
Authors: Bondinuba F. K. , Edwards D. J. , Nimako S. G. , Owusu-Manu D. , Conway C.
Published: September 2020

Effective and efficient management of suppliers within a supply chainis an essential requirement for improving organisational performance within construction companies. However, factors inherent within the supply chain of supplier-buyer exchanges such as culture, politics, dependence and trust may influence supplier relationship quality (SRQ). This research therefore seeks to identify the influence that these factors have upon SRQ in the Ghanaian construction industry and develop a conceptual framework that explains the interconnectivity between them. A literature review isused to develop a conceptual framework of the antecedents influencing supplier relationship quality. Primary ‘perception’ data obtained from 152 building material suppliers is used to test the proposed model using Partial Least Squares (PLS). Findings reveal that culture, politics, dependence and trust have a significant influence on relationship quality in supply chain collaborations amongst purchasers and suppliers of building materials. While politics has a strong influence on dependence, it also generates a negative influence on SRQ and trust. The research confirms the positive effect of trust and dependence in SRQ management and extends understanding of the influence of culture and politics. Practical implications suggest that managers of building material suppliers should focus upon building trust and dependence and be discouraged from over-reliance upon politics and political affiliations as a basis for long-term relationship building
Managing conflict in engineering projects: New Zealand experiences
Authors:   Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, Naismith Nicola , Sethi Rakesh ,   Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, GhaffarianHoseini Ali ,   Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, Tookey John ,   Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Published: September 2020

There is a wealth of knowledge concerning conflict management and its resolution in the workplace, however there is a dearth of information relating to conflict management and its resolution in engineering project management. This paper set out to examine the reality of conflict management in engineering project management in New Zealand. This was achieved through a review of credible literature sources and the completion of a pilot study to gain subject matter expert perspectives. The research suggests that conflicts can be destructive, resulting in anxiety and strong emotional responses leading to reflexive reactions including avoidance, aggression, fight, hostility and a breakdown in communications and relationships. Findings indicate that managing a project structure is synonymous with handling conflict and these disagreements can be detrimental to the success of a project. The initial results suggest that a number of factors act as drivers of conflict in engineering projects in New Zealand. These drivers are: power, personality, group dynamics and organisationculture. The conflict resolution tools cited as being widely used for engineering projects are collaboration and negotiation. The paper also offers recommendations for future research.
Determining the essential skill requirements for construction manaagers' practice in Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Building, University of Lagos, Nigeria., Ogunsanmi Emmanuel
Published: September 2020

The study investigates the essential skill requirements for construction managers in Nigeria. The objective is to determine the most important skill requirements for construction managers. A structured questionnaire was administered to construction professionals who worked recently with construction managers in their recently completed projects. Snowballing sampling technique was used to select seventy (70) respondents, however only forty (40) responses were used for the data analysis. The results indicate that essential skills required by the construction managers for their jobs include: procedural-industrial skills, quality assurance/management, listening skills, knowledge of codes and regulations, sustainable skills and ability to learn skills. These skills are important for the construction manager to practice effectively in Nigeria and other developing countries. These findings have seven practical implications to professional bodies, Universities and other trainers of construction managers, whose present curricula may be deficient in knowledge areas in industry (business, managerial, personal and technical). These institutions may need to re-orientate and improve the curricula for newly trained construction managers to cope with current skill requirements. On the other hand, recruiting agencies should ensure that job applicants with the right hard and soft skills are engaged as construction managers. Consequently efficient and effective management of future construction projects in Nigeria and other developing countries can be ensured.
Spolna disfunkcija pri slovenskih pacientih z multiplo sklerozo
Authors: Pirečnik Noč Anita , Šega Jazbec Saša , Gostečnik Christian
Published: September 2020

Uvod: Spolna disfunkcija je pri pacientih z multiplo sklerozo pogosta, ustreznih podatkov za slovensko populacijo pa ni na voljo. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti vrsto in delež spolne disfunkcije, razlike med moškimi in ženskami ter morebitno povezavo med spolno disfunkcijo in značilnostmi pacientov.Metode: Presečna raziskava je bila izvedena pri pacientih z multiplo sklerozo, ki so imeli spolne odnose v zadnjih šestih mesecih in so izpolnili vprašalnik MSISQ-19 (Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire). V raziskavi je sodelovalo 368 pacientov povprečne starosti 40,9 leta in trajanjem bolezni 10,2 leta. Nevrološko prizadetost smo ocenili z EDDS (Expanded Disability Status Scale). Za primerjavo številčnih spremenljivk smo uporabili neparni t-test, za primerjavo kategoričnih spremenljivk hi-kvadrat,povezanost med značilnostmi pacientov ter posamezno obliko spolne disfunkcije pa smo ocenili s pomočjo korelacijskega koeficienta po Spearmanu.Rezultati: Delež spolne disfunkcije, definiran kot odgovor 4 ali 5 na katero koli vprašanje v MSISQ-19, je znašal 37 %, deleži primarne, sekundarne in terciarne spolne disfunkcije pa 39,4 %, 39,9 % in 40,8 %. Med spoloma ni bilo statistično pomembnih razlik. Statistično značilno, a zelo šibko linearno korelacijo smo ugotovili med značilnostmi pacientov (starost, trajanje bolezni, EDSS, trajanje partnerske zveze) ter posamezno obliko spolne disfunkcije.Diskusija in zaključek: Spolno disfunkcijo ima 37 % slovenskih pacientov z multiplo sklerozo. Med spoloma ni statistično pomembnih razlik, kar velja tudi za posamezne vrste spolne disfunkcije, kot so primarna, sekundarna in terciarna.
Analisis Strategi Pelayanan Geriatri Berbasis Rumah Sakit dengan Menggunakan Value Chain di Rumah Sakit Islam Kendal
Authors: Handayani Sutanti Murti , Sudiro Sudiro , Margawati Ani
Published: September 2020

An increasing number of elderly peopel in Kendal district led to a rise in RSI Busines Plan of geriatric services have not been clearly superior to the Kendal geriatric patients but has not been served in a holistic manner. analysis of value chain in the pre service, point service, and after service in order to provide added value to the service as a competitive relevance as an input in determining the business strategy. The purpose of the study to analyze the application value chain strategies to service-based outpatient geriatric hospital in Kendal RSI. The research is a qualitative with depth interview techniques. The subjects of the study consisted of four main informants is Director, Service Manager, HR Manager, Head of Outpatient Installation, while two specialist doctors, one of interna’s nurse and one of nurse In Neural’s poli as informant triangulation. The results showed that the strength of the value of the services geriatrics is at the geographical location, service satisfaction, quality of service, supported by a professional culture and technology resources for class C. The weakness lies in the value of nurses who have not been standardized service providers as a nurse gerontik and lack of care of the elderly market surveys. Care of the elderly is still served in outpatient poly and physiotherapy. The process of competitive analysis on the relevance of the idea that the care of the elderly has a value that is greatly appreciated, rare, difficult to imitate and sustainable. Conclusions This study is the care of the elderly have a competitive advantage and strategies that can be applied is differentiation. It is recommended to management to evaluate busines plan to conduct market research and marketing planning of human
Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Penilaian Rumah Sehat Untuk Evaluasi Bidang Penyehatan Lingkungan dan Promosi Kesehatan di Dinas Kesehatan Kota Pontianak
Authors: Putra Gandha Sunaryo , Nurjazuli Nurjazuli , Mawarni Atik
Published: September 2020

Activities of health house assessment evaluation have not been done by Pontianak City Health Office (CHO). To support evaluation of the activities, section of environmental sanitations needs high-quality information in order to have an accurate both plan and decision. Unfortunately, current data management still uses a manual system in which it has some weaknesses as follows: data management uses manual method and requires longer time to process; information is hard to be obtained and to be accessed; presented information is incomplete; reporting is often late; and data accurateness is not guaranteed. The aim of this study was to develop health house assessment information system to evaluate department of environmental sanitation and health promotion at Pontianak CHO. This was Pre-Experimental Design (One Group Pretest-Posttest Design). System development used a FAST method (Framework for the Application of System Thinking). Number of subjects was 5 respondents. This study was conducted from December 2014 to September 2015. The results of observation and interview were analysed using content analysis and described using balanced average score. Overall, balanced average score before developing the system was 7.51 whereas balanced average score after developing the system was 21.87 (difference=14.36). There were statistically significant differences (p<0.05) between before and after developing the system in terms of the accessibility, completeness, clarity, speed, timeliness, and accurateness. Information system of healthy house assessment after being developed was able to overcome the problems of accessibility, completeness, clarity, speed, timeliness, and accurateness of information. Therefore, Pontianak CHO needs to utilise the information system of healthy house assessment as a source of information to support evaluation of healthy house assessment activities at Pontianak CHO.
Analisis Implementasi Sosialisasi Pemberian Asi Eksklusif Oleh Bidan Praktek Swasta (BPS) Di Kabupaten Bengkulu Selatan
Authors: Hartini Lela , Kartasurya Martha Irene , Herawati Susi
Published: September 2020

Profile of South Bengkulu district health office 2008 – 2009 did not include data on exclusive breastfeeding coverage. Private practice midwives (BPS) did not have standard operating procedure (SOP) in providing obstetric service. One of midwives duties was to provide exclusive breastfeeding socialization to pregnant women, childbearing mothers and community. The objective of this study was to analyze the implementation of exclusive breastfeeding socialization by BPS in South Bengkulu district. This study applied qualitative method and using in-depth interview as data collection technique. The main informant was 3 private practice midwives in the city area and 2 private practice midwives in the rural area. Triangulation was done to 5 head of puskesmas, chief of nutritional unit and head of Indonesian Midwifery Association (IBI). Focus group discussion was conducted to 3 mothers and 3 people in the community (family member of the patient) in each selected BPS. Results of the study showed that implementation of exclusive breastfeeding socialization variable was still limited to individual education and no education materials were provided. There was no communication among head of puskesmas, head of district health office and head of IBI towards BPS. BPS facilities were still insufficient to support the success of exclusive breastfeeding. Disposition had not supported exclusive breastfeeding coverage improvement. In the bureaucracy structure variable, there was no reporting format from BPS to puskesmas on exclusive breastfeeding socialization implementation in South Bengkulu district. It was suggested to district health office to formulate regulation policy in the form of decree regarding exclusive breastfeeding and to forbid collaboration between BPS and infant formula companies. Head of puskesmas had to do supervision and monitoring to BPS. Private practice midwives were expected to improve the frequency of exclusive breastfeeding socialization and to avoid collaboration with infant formula companies.
Tree Growth Variability of Pinus heldreichii at Tree-Line Locations in Kosovo
Authors: Bojaxhi Faruk , Toromani Ervin , Çollaku Nehat
Published: September 2020

It is well-known that tree growth at the upper treeline is controlled by low temperatures and limited seasonal growth. The study’s objective was to investigate the climate warming effects on Bosnian pine (BP; Pinus heldreichii Christ.) growth during the 20th century. We hypothesized that, like all the other drought-stressed conifers growing on tree-line locations, BP responds significantly to climate factors that control their growth. Three natural forest stands of BP were selected in Prevalla, Decan and Koritnik. The cores were taken from 98 dominant and co-dominant BP trees at breast height with no sign of human interference. The tree-ring widths were measured at 0.001 mm precision, with a LINTAB 6 (RINNTECH, Heidelberg) system and TSAP-Win Scientific software. A set of three BP tree-ring width chronologies were developed by trees spread on a typical mountain slope at elevations ranging from 1815 to 1945 m above sea level. The tree-ring chronologies from three sites showed significant correlation and this agreement decreased with the distance between sites. The length of the master chronologies varies among sites ranging from 176 years (Koritnik) to 541 years (Decani). The tree growth was controlled by a common climatic signal (local temperatures) and drought during midsummer across the investigated sites. These results confirm the assumption that tree growth at tree-line sites is controlled by low temperatures and drought conditions during the midsummer.
PDK2-enhanced glycolysis promotes fibroblast proliferation in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy
Authors: Ma Ruiqi , Gan Lu , Ren Hui , Harrison Andrew , Qian Jiang
Published: September 2020

The study aimed to investigate the role of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) in regulating glycolysis and proliferation of perimysial orbital fibroblasts (pOFs) during the pathogenesis of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO). EdU and BrdU incorporation assays were performed to examine cell proliferation. Lactate production and oxygen consumption assays were conducted to evaluate glycolysis. Real-time PCR was adapted to quantify PDK mRNA levels. Capillary Western immunoassay was adapted to quantify PDK2, Akt, pAkt308 and GAPDH in protein samples. The TAO pOFs exhibited stronger proliferation activity, higher intracellular lactate concentration, and lower oxygen consumption rate than the control pOFs. The PDK inhibitor dichloroacetic acid (DCA) dose-dependently suppressed the proliferation of both TAO and control pOFs. DCA reduced lactate production and promoted oxygen consumption in the TAO pOFs but showed no significant effects on glycolysis in the control pOFs. Among four PDK isotypes, PDK2 was overexpressed in the TAO pOFs. The potential PDK signaling mediator, cytoplasmic Akt, was more abundant in TAO pOFs than control pOFs. Knockdown of PDK2 resulted in lower lactate production, stronger oxygen consumption, weaker proliferation activity, and less cytoplasmic Akt in the TAO pOFs but showed no significant effects in the control pOFs. The Akt inhibitor MK2206 suppressed proliferation in both TAO and control pOFs, and lactate production was inhibited by MK2206 in the TAO OFs but not the control pOFs. To conclude, PDK2 overexpression enhances glycolysis and promotes proliferation via Akt signaling in the TAO pOFs. These findings yield insights that PDK2 is a potential therapeutic target for TAO treatment.
Meninjau Ulang Dekonstruksi Konsep Aurat Wanita Dalam Teori Batas Ala Muhammad Syahrur
Authors: Auliya Sefri , Gazali Hidayatul Azizah
Published: September 2020

Muhammad Syahrur is one of the figures who is concerned in the issue of female Aurat.  Although his presence is very controversial, but he still tries to formulate his own concept.  According to him, Allah SWT has set the period of Aurat concept since the time of the Prophet Adam and Eve.  In fact, for him the measurement of Aurat is ashame and has nothing to do with halal and haram.  Through the Theory of boundary, Syahrur sets minimum and maximum limits to deconstruct the concept of females’ Aurat.  However, this method is considered wrong because it is to eliminate the sacredity of religious texts and contradict with the opinions among majority of scholars.
Evolusi Madrasah Tafsir Al-Qur’an di Mesir: Penelusuran Era dan Tipologi Media
Authors: Fikriyati Ulya
Published: September 2020

Humans are always obsessed with a newness. They are trying to display and apply a newness in various aspects of life.  The same practice is also happen in Egyptian exegesis school.  Although not as old as the exegesis school in Mecca, Medina, Kufa and Basra, the exegesis school in Egypt are interesting to be examined in reason of its exist from the classical to the contemporary era.  The stretched era definitely requires an evolution. This article explores the evolution of media used in delivering Qur'anic interpretation and commentaries along these eras in Egypt. Using a historical approach, the evolution of exegesis school in Egypt can be mapped into three main phases.  The classical phase uses the oral and written media (manuscripts), the transitional phase uses printing (magazines/printed books) and electronic media (radio / television), and the contemporary phase uses digital media.
Effect of Ultraviolet C Disinfection Treatment on the Nanomechanical and Topographic Properties of N95 Respirator Filtration Microfibers
Authors: Yujie Meng , Rae Zeng , Kurt Rubin , Kelly Barry
Published: September 2020

Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) N95 filtering facepiece respirator (FFR) treatment is considered an effective decontamination approach to address the supply shortage of N95 FFRs during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. In this study, we investigated the nanomechanical and topographic properties of filtration fibers that have been exposed to different doses of UVC radiation. UVC exposure was shown to decrease both Young’s modulus (E), hardness (H) and fiber width, as measured on individual polypropylene (PP) fibers. Our results also show that the PP microfiber layer loses its strength when N95 respirators are exposed to an accumulated UVC dose during the process of decontamination, and the PP fiber width also exhibits a logarithmic decrease during UVC exposure. The nanoscale measurement results on individual fibers suggest that maximum cycles of UVC disinfection treatment should be limited due to excessive accumulated dose, which has the potential to decrease the fiber breaking strength.
Poem of Gondo Arum by Kyai Muhammad Anwar Sanusi Bin Karim: Tracing The Values of Characte
Authors: Subaidi Subaidi
Published: September 2020

This research explains the values of character building in the poem (sy’ir) of Gondo Arum by Kyai Muhammad Anwar Sanusi bin Karim. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach. The aim is to explain and analyze a person’s thought, individually or group. The technique of collecting data is done directly by using written document and monumental creature by a person who is a mufti of archipelago, kyai Muhammad Anwar Sanusi bin Karim. Data analysis uses descriptive analysis method. The finding of this research is 1. Respect and well-mannered character. This value is relevant with 9 pillars of national character. In the poem of already explained related with an attitude of talking to parents and others that relate to religious doctrine; 2. The character of honesty is behaviour that is based on the effort of making him/herself as people who always can be trusted in words, action, and work. According to kyai Muhammad Anwar Sanusi bin Karim, honesty is a very admirable character, it is honesty in words and action; 3. The character of hard-working, it means try hard to achieve success and do not know to give up. According to kyai Muhammad Anwar Sanusi bin Karim hard working is described in the poem of by the term of “frequently of study day and night”; 4. Values of love Allah and truthfulness, it means the realization the feeling of relative among human which is Allah creatures is a favor from one and only God, and from the relationship will grow the feeling of loving to each other which is based on piety; 5. The character of a kind and humble, to make a good character person should always try to do good things. The good habit should be done consistently or istiqamah. The good habit will build someone’s character to become good. Any small of goodness always be done then it will be big goodness; 6. The character of coalescence and unity, it means the unity of messed style that is various become one which is intact and harmonious. The implementation of coalescence and unity values is such as defend the compactness, to parents, relative, fellow, and social environment. Keywords: character building, the poem of  Gondo Arum, Islamic literature
Peran Karel Frederick Holle dalam Perkembangan Pertanian dan Pendidikan di Garut
Authors: Marzuki Diky Muhammad
Published: September 2020

This paper discusses a very important figure in the development of language and literature in the city of Garut. Karel Frederick Holle was a Dutchman who came to the Indies at the age of 14 years. He began life in the Dutch East Indies as a housing administration employee in Cianjur. Followed by becoming a Dutch government employee in Batavia and ended up being an honorary advisor for land affairs in the administration department as well as a tea and coffee plantation owner in Cikajang Garut. This paper discusses K. F. Holle in outline. The author is aware of the lack of sources used due to the rare sources about K. F. Holle, therefore it needs further research in order to discuss all aspects in depth. Kata Kunci: Dutch Policy, Indonesian farming, K. F. Holle
Sejarah Peradilan Islam di Nusantara Masa Kesultanan-Kesultanan Islam Pra-Kolonial
Authors: Ismanto Ismanto , Suparman Suparman
Published: September 2020

What about the development of Islamic criminal law in Nusantara? This question should have been raised for the position of Islamic civil law is widely related to positive law, both as an influencing element or as a modification of religious norms formulated in civil law, even stated in the substantial legal scope of Law No.7 1989 dealing with religious justice. While Islamic law in the field of criminal justice - to mention another term of the Islamic criminal law - has not attracted much attention like the field of Islamic civil law. Apart from that, the available academic studies are often political in nature and broaden the distance between the understanding of positive criminal law and Islamic law in the field of criminal law. From a macro-historical perspective, the plurality of laws is inevitably a historical reality. The Positivism School believes that: the development of law is formalized for the sake of the law only. These circles strongly reject political interference in law, law by law, legal science in the form of value-free science while political science especially when associated with social science can be in the form of value-loaded science. According to this group's view, the procedure of finding, forming, and implementing law are in the hand of legal apparatus, the law can only be found through the judge's decision. The legal formation process is limited to legitimator products passed by the law. Law is a command of the law giver.
Rubrik Moerangkalih dalam Surat Kabar Sipatahoenan sebagai Sarana Edukasi pada Tahun 1935
Authors: Liani Lulu , Hidayat Asep Ahmad
Published: September 2020

The development of the press cannot be separated from the emergence of the idealism of the nation's struggle to achieve independence.  One effort to achieve this is by publishing appropriate readings for the nation's successors.  This was done by the Pagoejoeban Pasoendan organization which published a special rubric named moerangkalih in the Sipatahoenan newspaper.  This study aims to determine the history of the establishment of the Sipatahoenan newspaper in 1922-1935 and find out the educational discourse in the rubric of Moerangkalih Sipatahoenan newspaper in 1935. The method used is a historical research method with four stages namely heuristics, criticism, interpretation and historiography.  The results of this study Sipatahoenan was  from the results of the Pagoejoeban Pasoendan conference on 25-26 December 1922 to be published under the leadership of Ahmad Atmaja Pagoejoeban Pasoendan, Tasikmalaya Branch.  On April 29, 1931 Sipatahoenan was transferred to the central board so that a moerangkalih rubric was published which contained appropriate reading for children at that time. Educational elements that can be found include educating readers to better appreciate life, the way to achieve the glory of life, as well as stories that have moral values in it such as how bad deeds someone does will return to him and the consequences of lazy deeds done continuously and repeatedly. Keyword: Newspaper, press, education means
Pola Pengajian Kultural Ma’iyah Jamparing Asih di Bandung 2015-2018
Authors: Alamsyah Akbar Nur , Hasbullah Moefllich
Published: September 2020

The Islamization in Indonesia since the 7th century  has also involved the transformation of Islamic religious knowledge, also called pengajian (Islamic learning).  The study in its development is divided into two types;  First, non-formal Quranic recitation such as Quranic recitation at home, langgar and mosque.  Secondly, formal Islamic learning is institutionalized like in a pesantren.  Islamic boarding schools continue the tradition of formal learning while non-formal recitation has developed since the beginning of Islamization in the 7th century and has still lived in various forms.  Non-formal learning because of its egalitarian and flexible nature so that there are no specific ties which are more attractive to many people to attend the recitation.  This study aims to determine how the history, methods and study patterns used by Maiyah Jamparing Asih.  The method used in this study is the historical research method in four stages such as heuristics, criticism,  interpretation and historiography.  The results of this study show that the Islamic learning of Maiyah Jamparing Asih was established in November 2015 by four people namely Wawan, Mufti, Andityas and Nissa which were approved by Cak Nun and Sheikh Kamba at his home in Jakarta.  The learning pattern or method used by Maiyah Jamparing Asih in 2015 and 2016 almost entirely uses the general learning pattern, then in 2017 used the way of  interpreting pattern of the Quran and in 2018 used the general learning pattern, and the recitation method used in 2015 and 2016 uses the lecture method, then in 2017 and 2018 it used the mudzakarah method.
Peran K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Sebagai Menteri Agama Pada Masa Orde Lama (1962 – 1967)
Authors: Faridah Elya , Hakim Ajid
Published: September 2020

This study deals with the role of KH. Saifuddin Zuhri as Minister of Religion using biographical approach by describing his passion in improving the quality of Islamic education, particularly the Islamic university. He plays a vital role in the development of Islamic universities, namely the State Islamic Institute (IAIN). IAIN is a center for high-level teaching and education activities for Muslim youth. During a period of leadership of KH Saifuddin Zuhri at the Ministry of Religious affair, he succeeded in inaugurating the IAIN at the provincial level by naming the universities according to figures from the region and 14 IAIN branches at the district level. / city. To support the improvement of the quality of teaching staff and infrastructure for higher education, K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri seeks to make a policy, namely by sending students to study abroad on scholarships, establishing a translation and publishing agency for the Qur'an, managing the distribution of religious books to schools and Islamic boarding schools. In addition, he also made policies to appoint honorary religious teachers and the equivalent of madrasa diplomas. For his efforts, IAIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta gave a sign of honor for a professor in the field of da'wah with the title "professor" to K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri.
Applied Aspects of Optimization of Orbital Structures of Satellite Systems by Specifying Parameters of Orbital Motion
Authors: Volkov Valery , Kulvits Kulvits , Kovalenko Aleksey , Salukhov Vladimir
Published: September 2020

The paper deals with issues related to optimizing the ballistic structure of a satellite system for remote sensing of the Earth. Approaches to the ballistic design of the satellite system, previously developed by specialists from various scientific schools, were focused on maintaining the structural stability of the system by deploying groupings with the same geometry and with the same inclinations, which ensured the same age-old departures of elements from all the orbits. At the same time, there is a whole range of tasks that require the formation of a satellite system in different orbits. To achieve the required level of stability of a new cluster of orbital structures we provide an approach, including: heuristic formation of many target different height orbits; identifying some basic near-circular orbit; selection of possible variants of iterative quasi-synchronous orbits; coordination of the composition of the vector of characteristics of traffic conditions and final calculation of an acceptable option that provides the specified accuracy of the route closure cycle.

Testing of the proposed approach is carried out on the example of determining the parameters of orbits that ensures equality of effective days in a given range of heights. The method of selecting the degree of consideration of various physical factors of the space environment, which ensures the achievement of identical deviations of the forecast trajectory from the reference one, is presented. The characteristics of the mathematical model of quasi-synchronous orbit motion used in forecasting are calculated from the condition of stability at a given time interval. To get the appropriate estimates, we use corrections to the orbit parameters given from the Greenwich coordinate system.

A detailed algorithm is described that provides the possibility of unambiguously determining the characteristics of a stable structure, in the implementation of which the transition from the solution of a normal system of equations to the solution of two triangular systems is performed.

The analysis of the subject area has shown that the proposed approach is new, and the solved scientific problem belongs to the class of inverse problems of space cybernetics.
The $(j,m)$-core inverse in rings with involution
Authors: XU Sanzhang , CHEN Jianlong , MOSİĆ Dijana
Published: September 2020

Let $R$ be a unital ring with involution. The $(j,m)$-core inverse of a complex matrix was extended to an element in $R$. New necessary and sufficient conditions such that an element in $R$ to be $(j,m)$-core invertible are given. Moreover, several additive and product properties of two $(j,m)$-core invertible elements are investigated and a order related to the $(j,m)$-core inverse is introduced.***********************************************************************************************************************************
Brown adipose tissue: features of biology, participation in energy metabolism and obesity (literature review)
Authors: Afanaskina Liubov N. , Derevtsova Svetlana N. , Sindeeva Lyudmila V. , Hapilina Elena A. , Medvedeva Nadezhda N.
Published: September 2020

Obesity is one of the most common diseases, the proportion of which is increasing annually today in Russia. Not only adults but also adolescents and children are at risk. Excessive body weight leads to the development of metabolic syndrome and related complications - diseases of the circulatory, musculoskeletal, immune and other systems, to premature aging of the human body. Until this disease has become an epidemic, researchers around the world are trying to find methods to combat it. For these purposes, various types of adipose tissue in the human body, their importance, morphology and biology, the possibility of further use of the results to solve this problem are comprehensively studied.
The article provides an overview of current data on the morphological features of white, brown and beige adipose tissue at the tissue and cellular levels.The importance of specific proteins for the detection of different types of human adipose tissue is described. The biology and physiology of brown adipose tissue, which is of great importance in the implementation of various metabolic processes in the organism, is characterized. The need for further study of the role of brown adipose tissue for its possible promising use in the treatment of obesity is shown.
COVID-19: oxidative stress and the relevance of antioxidant therapy
Authors: Darenskaya Marina A. , Kolesnikova Lubov I. , Kolesnikov Sergey I.
Published: September 2020

The emergence of viral respiratory pathogens with high pandemic potential, such as the SARS-CoV-2, poses a serious public health problem, with a very limited arsenal of effective tools and techniques to prevent and treat a new pandemic infection. The literature on the involvement of reactive oxygen species in the pathogenesis of coronavirus infections and the potential for antioxidant therapy was reviewed. Because of available evidence on the involvement of oxidative stress in the mechanisms of initiation and maintenance of homeostasis disorders in SARS-CoV-2, approaches combining reduction of ROS synthesis, inhibition of virus replication, anti-inflammatory action, reduction of hypoxia, and reduction of the toxic effects of drug therapy may be very effective. The hypothesis of the expediency of treating systemic inflammation aimed at "quenching" the cytokine "storm", caused largely by the production of reactive oxygen species, seems essential. In this connection, it is pathophysiologically justified to use for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes antioxidant drugs, which have proven themselves on the example of other viral respiratory infections. Thus, the high activity of preparations of vitamin C, N-acetylcysteine, melatonin, quercetin, glutathione, astaxanthin, polyphenols, polyunsaturated fatty acids, etc. was noted. In addition, these drugs effectively protect the vascular wall, which has been proven for a number of cardiovascular diseases and that can be effective in developing with COVID-19 vasculitis. There is a more pronounced combined effect of these drugs, which is already used in treatment protocols for patients with SARS-CoV-2. Special attention should also be paid to the use of antioxidant drugs as a means to reduce the toxic manifestations of antiviral therapy. Thus, the use of drugs with antioxidant activity can be justified and will certainly improve the effectiveness of the fight against the pandemic of new coronavirus infection.
Cancer treatment and research in the context of COVID-19 pandemic: the experience of foreign countries
Authors: Kit Oleg , Gevorkyan Yurii , Soldatkina Natalya , Gevorkyan Elvina
Published: September 2020

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly swept the world. Patients with cancer could be at particular risk of COVID-19, since they are often immunosuppressed by their therapy.
Assessing the risk-benefit ratio of potentially immunosuppressive treatment for patients with cancer with insufficient knowledge of this new disease and balancing individual and community benefits poses acute ethical dilemmas for oncologists. Researchers provided the first guidelines for cancer patients treatment. Individual treatment plans should be adjusted to minimise routine visits, procedures and tests.
Patients should be categorised into different priorities for receiving active cancer therapy during the pandemic. Oncologists should consider changing intravenous treatments to subcutaneous or oral routes, as well as suspending radiation therapy or using hypofractionation. In case of developing COVID-19 patients with cancer should be treated in the respiratory or intensive care units rather than in the oncology units. Preventive measures and emergency plans to help patients should also be developed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a serious negative impact on both treatment of cancer patients and research in this area. The support of all stakeholders is the only thing that can help ensure the best possible care for patients at this difficult time.
Wittgenstein on the Constitutive Uncertainty of the Mental
Authors: Sorgiovanni Ben
Published: September 2020

The idea that our recognition of others’ mental states is beset, not only by contingent but constitutional uncertainty is one to which Wittgenstein returns throughout his later work. And yet it remains an underexplored component of that work. The primary aim of this paper is to better understand what Wittgenstein means when he describes the mental as constitutively uncertain, and his conception of the kind of knowledge of others' mental lives consistent with it.  The secondary aim is to connect Wittgenstein’s discussion of the constitutive uncertainty of the mental with two further components of his later thought—specifically, his remarks on aspect perception and on the pattern-like nature of the emotions.
Organizational flow chart of home care for children with special health care needs
Authors: Rossetto Vanessa , Toso Beatriz Rosana Gonçalves de Oliveira , Rodrigues Rosa Maria
Published: September 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: To develop a workflow protocol for Home Care (HC) services in the HC2 modality for children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in the state of Parana. Method: Quantitative, descriptive, exploratory, multiple case studies. Data was collected with professionals from the eight home care services in Parana. Data were analyzed using the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) methodology, from which a 5W2H method of action plan was developed, resulting in a flow chart. Results: Considering the strategies found in Home Care services, such as planned hospital discharge, caregiver training, organized transportation and singular therapeutic project, a flow organization protocol for children with special health care needs in Home Care services was developed. Conclusion: The protocol developed makes it possible to organize the care provided to children with special health care needs in home care.
Middle range theory for the nursing diagnosis Excess Fluid Volume in pregnant women
Authors: Fróes Nathaly Bianka Moraes , Lopes Marcos Venícios de Oliveira , Pontes Cleide Maria , Ferreira Gabriele Lima , Aquino Priscila de Souza
Published: September 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: To stablish a middle range theory for the understanding of the causal mechanisms and clinical consequentes of the nursing diagnosis Excess Fluid Volume (00026) among pregnant women. Method: The Middle Range Theory was constructed in five stages: defining of construction approach, establishing main concepts, elaborating propositions, developing a pictorial diagram, and establishing the causal relationships and evidence for practice of the Middle Range Theory. Results: We identified 14 clinical indicators and 6 causal factors of Excess Fluid Volume. A pictorial diagram was developed and relationships between Excess Fluid Volume elements were established with 6 propositions for them. Conclusion: The Middle Range Theory included both physiological and pathological conditions to explain Excess Fluid Volume. This Middle Range Theory might help in the better understanding of interactions between causal factors and clinical indicators of Excess Fluid Volume.
Community Health Agents: health promotion skills for adolescents
Authors: Santos Rosely Leyliane dos , Dias Maria Socorro de Araújo , Pinto Antônio Germane Alves , Cavalcante Edilma Gomes Rocha , Machado Maria de Fátima Antero Sousa
Published: September 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the domains developed by Community Health Agents in health promotion skill towards adolescents. Method: qualitative study conducted with 16 Community Health Agents, based on the methodological framework of professional skills. Results: two categories and nine domains of health promotion skills emerged: Knowledge (Concept; Health determinants and conditioning factors; Main population health problems and coping; Intersectoriality); and Skill (Identifying the relationship between health problems; Conducting educational activities; Organizing discussion groups; Proposing and implementing intersectoral actions and establishing articulation with social facilities; Supporting social literacy actions). Final consideration: it was noted that there were some domains of skills in health promotion of Community Health Agents among adolescents, but there is a need for continuing education regarding the approach, for these professionals, in relation to knowledge and skills of health promotion.
Behaviors related to Quilombola women’s health: a social representations study
Authors: Silva Ingrid Fabiane Santos da , Rodrigues Ivaneide Leal Ataíde , Nogueira Laura Maria Vidal , Palmeira Iaci Proença , Ferreira Márcia de Assunção
Published: September 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: To Identify Quilombola women’s social representations about health care and to characterize practices performed by them. Method: a descriptive, qualitative study, applying the Social Representations Theory, conducted with 30 women from a Quilombola community in the Brazilian Amazon. Individual interviews and thematic content analysis were carried out. Results: Health care practices are related to the home, people, families, and environment, indicating a Quilombola women’s extended understanding about health care. In the first instance, natural resources derived from traditional knowledge and use of herbs are applied, in the second instance, the official health system, with the mother-woman being the main caregiver of the family. Final Considerations: the mother enables a health care in the family daily life, and she is the main way of access health professionals have to enter the Quilombola community and provide proper care from the official health system to the group.
Adaptive problems arising out of the progenitor’s abandonment after Zika Congenital Syndrome
Authors: Calazans Juliana Cristina Cruz , Abreu Paula Daniella de , Araújo Ednaldo Cavalcante de , Linhares Francisca Márcia Pereira , Pontes Cleide Maria , Lacerda Ana Catarina Torres de , Vasconcelos Maria Gorete Lucena de
Published: September 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: to reveal the adaptive problems of the woman abandoned by the child’s parent after Congenital Zika Syndrome, in the light of Roy’s Adaptation Model. Method: a qualitative, descriptive study, based on Roy’s Adaptation Model, developed with six women abandoned by their child’s parent after Zika Congenital Syndrome diagnosis, through interview and Content Analysis technique. Results: adaptive problems appeared in nutrition, activity, rest, and protection patterns, due to limitations in self-care; self-concept, related to dissatisfaction with body image and personal being; in the role of transition role, through difficulties in taking over new roles and in interdependence, related to changes in affective needs. Final considerations: the overload of care for children with Congenital Zika Syndrome, added to the challenges of the abandoned woman by her child’s parent, led to adaptive problems, showing their main difficulties of coping.
Experiences of family members of children with cystic fibrosis under the light of Callista Roy
Authors: Souza Thaís Cristina Flexa , Correa Júnior Antônio Jorge Silva , Santana Mary Elizabeth de , Pimentel Ingrid Magali de Souza , Carvalho Jacira Nunes
Published: September 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: To know the experiences of family members of children with cystic fibrosis under the light of the theory of Callista Roy. Method: Qualitative research that used the adaptation theoretical framework of Callista Roy for inductive content analysis. Fifteen family members, in a university hospital, between 23 and 63 years old, participated in the study, from September to October 2018. Results: Two categories were elaborated: “Evaluation of stimuli” and “Evaluation of behaviors”. The first has three subcategories: “focal”, “contextual” and “residual”. And the second, four subcategories: “physiological domain”, “self-concept”, “role function” and “interdependence”. Final Considerations: During the evaluation of stimuli, work overload and stress were identified as focal stimuli. Regarding contextual stimuli, it was noticed that the social life of caregivers was prejudiced. As for residual stimuli, the fear of loss is constant, and it appears that the emotional aspect of family members is the most affected comparing with physical exhaustion.
Prevalence of xerostomia in women during breast cancer chemotherapy
Authors: Pinto Vânia Lopes , Fustinoni Suzete Maria , Nazário Afonso Celso Pinto , Facina Gil , Elias Simone
Published: September 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the prevalence of xerostomia in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. Method: Prospective cohort with 27 women who underwent up to 16 sessions of intravenous chemotherapy. Data collection was performed at the outpatient clinic of a university hospital in the city of São Paulo, where two forms were applied before the start of treatment and the Xerostomia Inventory before and after each chemotherapy session. Results: Complaints of dry mouth were present in 48.1% of women before chemotherapy, and they were approximately 28 times more likely to develop dry mouth during treatment. It was observed that the use of antiemetics contributed to the occurrence of xerostomia, and the anti-ulcerous were presented as a protective factor. Conclusion: The study identified both a high prevalence of xerostomia regardless of the chemotherapy used and the need to create protocols to improve the quality of life of these patients.
Anxiety and depression in informal caregivers of dependent elderly people: an analytical study
Authors: Felipe Sarah Giulia Bandeira , Oliveira Camila Evangelista de Sousa , Silva Cynthia Roberta Dias Torres , Mendes Polyana Norberta , Carvalho Khelyane Mesquita de , Lopes Silva-Júnior Fernando , Figueiredo Maria do Livramento Fortes
Published: September 2020

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the symptoms of anxiety and depression in informal caregivers of dependent elderly at home. Methods: Analytical, cross-sectional study conducted in the city of Teresina (PI), with informal caregivers of dependent elderly people. Data collection took place from November 2017 to February 2018, using a characterization form for the dependent elderly and their caregiver, Beck’s Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI). The forward linear regression model was used to identify the predictive variables of anxiety and depression. Results: It was found that 18.4% of caregivers had symptoms of depression; and 14%, moderate to severe anxiety. There was a correlation between anxiety and depression (p = 0.000). Conclusion: The findings of this study make it possible to assess anxiety and depression in caregivers of dependent elderly people, making it possible, through these parameters, to view the profile and care demands of this population.