bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Organic fertilization influences nematode diversity and maturity index in coffee tree plantations using an agroforestry system
Authors: Vieira Júnior JOL , Pereira RC , Soto RL , Cardoso IM , Mondino EA , Berbara RLL , Sá Mendonça E
Published: May 2021

In conventional coffee farming, soil fauna can be negatively affected by the intensive management practices adopted and the use of an agroforestry system (AFS) is an alternative to reduce these impacts. In coffee AFS, soil nutrition is provided mainly using organic fertilizers. This soil management favors the microbiota and can alter the population dynamics of some organisms. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of organic fertilizers on the nematode community in coffee AFS and to determine their impact on soil ecology. Soil samples were collected from three coffee AFS and a nearby Atlantic rainforest fragment. Nematodes were extracted from the samples and identified to the genus. The identified populations were compared using several community and diversity indices to determine the environmental conditions of the systems under evaluation. No differences in total abundance among nematode communities were found in the four areas evaluated. Regarding trophic groups, the coffee AFS treated with either cow manure or poultry litter favored the trophic group of bacterivores. Plant-parasitic nematodes were more abundant in soils of both the naturally fertilized coffee AFS and the Atlantic rainforest fragment. The maturity and structural indexes indicated that the Atlantic rainforest fragment and the naturally fertilized coffee AFS had similar ecological functions. On the other hand, soils fertilized with cow manure were less diverse, had higher dominance in the community, and showed less ecological stability. The nematode communities found in the AFS were similar to those seen in the forest fragment indicating that is possible to produce coffee sustainably without negatively affecting soil quality.
Unified Theory of Gravity and Electromagnetism: Classical and Quantum Aspects
Authors: Dubey Avik
Published: May 2021

A unified classical theory of gravity and electromagnetism with a torsion vector  0, proposed by S N Bose in 1952, is introduced. In this theory, the torsion vector acts as a magnetic current and it is shown that (i) the electromagnetism is invariant under continuous Heaviside–Larmor transformations and (ii) the electric and magnetic charges are topologically quantised, satisfying the Dirac quantisation condition, without implying any Dirac string provided is curl-less.
Role of Increasing Levels of Non-Performing Assets in Bank’s Deteriorating Financial Position After COVID: A Review of Literature
Authors: Selvam Prasanth , Sudhamathi S
Published: May 2021

After the 2009 planet-wide crisis, Non-Performing Assets (NPA) have seen an unprecedented rise. Along with the Indian Government, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced rules and provided guidelines to control the increasing amount of NPA, but failed to do so. The ever - NPA level has contributed to a decline in the bank's revenue and profitability level, adding further to its failures. The report contains an analysis of literature published by renowned scholars on rising NPA and bank failures. The report provides an overview of the diverse perspectives of experts and regulators. It reviews a total of 105 academic papers published in leading journals. The key aim of the report is to address the multiple factors instigating the NPA's growing degree. It also discusses the role of these factors in the failure of the numerous banks following Covid 19. It is undisputed that the journey to recovery is incredibly long, but the study proposes steps to control and decrease increasing NPA levels that can be taken.
Effects of COVID-19 on Global Healthcare Research and Management
Authors: Autore Stephanie , De Santanu
Published: May 2021

The Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected most nations at all levels of functioning, individual to governmental. Therefore, it is imperative to evaluate the effects the virus has had on one of the most important socioeconomic global sectors – healthcare. This comprehensive literature review explores key, recent research and management strategies that have been undertaken in healthcare systems around the world in order to make meaningful attempts at identifying the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment the disease, and combating the spread of this deadly virus. Healthcare facilities have implemented a variety of changes, all geared towards reducing non-emergency patient visits and preventing transmission of the infection; this includes shifting appointments to online modality via telecommunication use, altering remedial options and procedures, and developing more effective personal protective equipment (PPE). Efforts have also been made to define appropriate treatment methods as well as a potential cure for COVID-19; many vaccines and antiviral drugs are being designed or undergoing clinical testing, and symptom management approaches are being employed along with careful evaluation or recommendation of already available medications to counter the disease.
Region, nation and culture on the British waterways, 1761–1894
Authors: Matthews Jodie
Published: May 2021

This chapter considers the ways in which writing about Britain's canals, from the Duke of Bridgewater's Canal to the opening of the Manchester Ship Canal, took influence from, framed, and contributed to contemporaneous discourses of region and nation. It proposes that, while schemes and management were often local affairs concerned with specific regional trade and industry interests, successes were considered to be British, with engineering and organisational innovation seen as national points of pride. Writing about the waterways contributed to the overwhelming sense in this period that Britain was a modern (perhaps the modern) nation, despite its ancient institutions and the fact that it often followed the lead of others in canal technology. The chapter thus takes the well-understood early history of the waterways and considers the ways in which they were represented in relation to discourses of region, nation, and modernity of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, using interpretive methodologies from historical, literary, and social/cultural studies to interrogate a national social hydrological discourse. It connects specialist waterways history to the larger question of nationhood to demonstrate the ways in which an understanding of historical representation offers insight into the cultural dynamics of water management.
Learning from indigenous water ethics
Authors: Groenfeldt David
Published: May 2021

Even as Indigenous cultural lifeways are gaining newfound respect, as evidenced by the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007), the very real threats to traditional Indigenous land and waters, and indeed individual physical safety, continue unabated. This chapter focuses on Indigenous efforts to protect culturally important water ecosystems and identifies lessons that can be usefully applied to the modern challenges of sustainable water governance. Water ethics provides a common framework for articulating water's ontological significance for Indigenous communities in contrast to the role ascribed to water in Western cultural contexts. For Indigenous societies, rivers are living beings that nourish human communities and that humans have a responsibility to protect. It is a profoundly Western notion that people have a moral duty to put rivers to work for economic benefits such as irrigation or hydropower. Ontologies matter: The ethical response to a living river is to protect its life, while the ethical response to a river viewed as a lifeless economic resource is to extract as much benefit from that resource as possible. Both Indigenous and non-Indigenous societies practice what they each consider to be ethical water management. When the sustainability of water resources is considered, however, Indigenous ontologies have an adaptive edge. Clearly there are potential lessons for sustainable development!
Empirical modeling of turbidity removal in a dissolved air flotation system: application of artificial neural networks
Authors: Souza Ana Cláudia Oliveira e , Ferreira Newton Libanio , da Silva Flávio Vasconcelos
Published: May 2021

Dissolved air flotation (DAF) is a physical separation process that uses air microbubbles to remove suspended material dispersed in a liquid phase. Even though DAF is considered a well-established unit operation, modeling it is difficult due to the complexity of the phenomena involved, resulting in conceptual models with no practical application. Thereby, the objective of this work was to evaluate empirical modeling efficiency in predicting the turbidity removal dynamic using artificial neural networks applied to a DAF prototype. For the study of the neural network input variables, a two-level, full-factorial design was utilized to verify the statistical significance of the saturation pressure and the saturated water flow rate in relation to the turbidity removal. Using a time-delay recurrent neural network architecture, two empirical models were proposed to simulate the dynamic behavior of the turbidity removal promoted by the DAF prototype. The real-time model provided good predictions with R = 0.9717 and MSE = 1.0482, and the simulation model was also able to predict the process behavior presenting performance criteria equal to R = 0.9475 and MSE = 1.8640.
Comparative Evaluation of Pain Perception in Symptomatic Apical Periodontitis among Smokers and Non-Smokers Patients during Endodontic Treatment. A Clinical Prospective
Authors: Shetty Krishna P. , Luke Alexander M. , Saeed Musab , Simy Mathew , Venkata Satish S.
Published: May 2021

Introduction:

The most common sequelae of events caused by the bacterial ingress into the tooth structures leading to pain is almost always treated by endodontic therapy, which establishes a correlation between pain and endodontics. There are many host modulatory factors that alter pain response. Smoking is one such factor that has a significant effect on human responses, immune responses, along with the risk of infection.

Methods:

A total of 10 non-smokers and 10 smokers having symptomatic apical periodontitis undergoing root canal treatment were selected. The treatment was divided into four appointments, and the patients were asked to record the interappointment pain level on a VAS scale. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 20 software, and the tests employed were independent sample t-test, post-hoc Bonferroni test.

Results and Discussion:

The interappointment pain levels during the endodontic treatment were found to be higher among smokers than non-smokers. Both the groups initially showed the perception of pain, but even at the end of the treatment, smokers were found to have pain. p-value </= 0.5 was considered significant.

Conclusion:

It was concluded from the study that smokers have a higher level of pain perception when compared to non-smokers.
In-tunnel Accident Detection System based on the Learning of Accident Sound
Authors: Yan Linyang , Ko Sun-Woo
Published: May 2021

Introduction:

Traffic accidents are easy to occur in the tunnel due to its special environment, and the consequences are very serious. The existing vehicle accident detection system and CCTV system have the issues of low detection rate.

Methods:

A method of using Mel Frequency Cepstrum Coefficient (MFCC) to extract sound features and using a deep neural network (DNN) to learn sound features is proposed to distinguish accident sound from the non-accident sound.

Results and Discussion:

The experimental results show that the method can effectively classify accident sound and non-accident sound, and the recall rate can reach more than 78% by setting appropriate neural network parameters.

Conclusion:

The method proposed in this research can be used to detect tunnel accidents and consequently, accidents can be detected in time and avoid greater disasters.
The Making and Evaluation of Digital Games Used for the Assessment of Attention: Systematic Review
Authors: Wiley Katelyn , Robinson Raquel , Mandryk Regan L
Published: May 2021

Background

Serious games are now widely used in many contexts, including psychological research and clinical use. One area of growing interest is that of cognitive assessment, which seeks to measure different cognitive functions such as memory, attention, and perception. Measuring these functions at both the population and individual levels can inform research and indicate health issues. Attention is an important function to assess, as an accurate measure of attention can help diagnose many common disorders, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and dementia. However, using games to assess attention poses unique problems, as games inherently manipulate attention through elements such as sound effects, graphics, and rewards, and research on adding game elements to assessments (ie, gamification) has shown mixed results. The process for developing cognitive tasks is robust, with high psychometric standards that must be met before these tasks are used for assessment. Although games offer more diverse approaches for assessment, there is no standard for how they should be developed or evaluated.

Objective

To better understand the field and provide guidance to interdisciplinary researchers, we aim to answer the question: How are digital games used for the cognitive assessment of attention made and measured?

Methods

We searched several databases for papers that described a digital game used to assess attention that could be deployed remotely without specialized hardware. We used Rayyan, a systematic review software, to screen the records before conducting a systematic review.

Results

The initial database search returned 49,365 papers. Our screening process resulted in a total of 74 papers that used a digital game to measure cognitive functions related to attention. Across the studies in our review, we found three approaches to making assessment games: gamifying cognitive tasks, creating custom games based on theories of cognition, and exploring potential assessment properties of commercial games. With regard to measuring the assessment properties of these games (eg, how accurately they assess attention), we found three approaches: comparison to a traditional cognitive task, comparison to a clinical diagnosis, and comparison to knowledge of cognition; however, most studies in our review did not evaluate the game’s properties (eg, if participants enjoyed the game).

Conclusions

Our review provides an overview of how games used for the assessment of attention are developed and evaluated. We further identified three barriers to advancing the field: reliance on assumptions, lack of evaluation, and lack of integration and standardization. We then recommend the best practices to address these barriers. Our review can act as a resource to help guide the field toward more standardized approaches and rigorous evaluation required for the widespread adoption of assessment games.
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Authors: Litovchenko T.A. , Borodai O.M. , Tondiy O.L.
Published: May 2021

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Nutūl as an effective and time tested regimenal modality in Unani system of medicine: An Overview
Authors: Nayab Mohd , Khan Fatima , Ansari Abdul Nasir , Khan Tariq Nadeem , Itrat Malik
Published: May 2021

Ilāj bit tadbīr is one of the treatment plans in the Unani system of medicine which includes the modification in asbāb-i-sitta zarooriya (six essential factors) through certain interventions. Nutūl or irrigation is a classical and effective method in regimenal therapy which refers to pouring or dripping of liquid slowly and steadily over the body part from a pre-fixed height. The benefits achieved are an amalgamation of neurological effect, psychological effect and pharmacological actions of the procedure and the drugs used. For this purpose, usually water, oil or medicated decoction is poured from a height over specific sites of body in certain diseases. Therapeutically, nutūl is effective in various ways such as dispersing the causative morbid matter from the part, normalizing the mal-temperament, relieving pain, increasing the circulation, etc. It is specifically useful as an adjuvant treatment in the management of central nervous system disorders like headache, insomnia, migraine, amnesia, melancholia, vertigo, epilepsy and also in certain other disorders like cystitis, mastitis, arthralgia, etc. These therapeutic effects are expected due to the kafiyat (quality) of liquid and the constituents of the formulation used in the procedure. Nutūl has an analgesic effect also, hence, recommended in several Musculoskeletal problems such as waja-ul-mafasil (osteoarthritis), waja-uz-zahr (low backache), waja-ul-azlat (myalgia), irq-un-nasa (sciatica), etc. The exact mechanism of action of Nutūl therapy is still not known but few preliminary reports suggested that it has an anxiolytic effect through decreasing the plasma noradrenaline and urinary serotonin excretion, decrease in rate of breathing, reduction in diastolic blood pressure and heart rate with lowered sympathetic tone.

Keywords: Taḥlīl; Kafiyat; Mizāj; Tadbīr; Joshānda
Physiochemical Evaluation and Determination of Chemical Constituent in Rose Petal (Rosa centifolia)
Authors: Singh Khushbu , Patel Dinesh
Published: May 2021

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to explore the Pharmacognostic parameters for the standardization of Rosa centifolia Petals. 

Material and Methods: The ﬂowers of Rosa centifolia were authenticated and shade dried. Rosa centifolia petals were collected then macromorphological, physiochemical assessment, and the micrometric study was carried out. The dried powder form of the Rosa centifolia Petals was then extracted with different solvent systems alcoholic, ethyl acetate, and petroleum ether, and their extractive values were calculated. Most of the phytochemicals were found in ethanol and ethyl acetate fractions. Thin Layer chromatography (TLC) of the ethanol, ethyl acetate, and petroleum ether extract was performed for important phytochemicals flavonoids and polyphenol. Flavonoids and phenolics showed their presence in all extracts with one spot in each extract for ethanol, ethyl acetate, and petroleum ether.

Result: The Physicochemical exploration showed values for moisture content, moisture sorption capacity, ash values, and extractive values which are within the limits of World Health Organization standards for the crude drug from medicinal plants. Micromeritic analysis of petal powder reveals good ﬂowability. Ethanolic extractive values were found to be higher when compared to extractive values of, ethyl acetate and petroleum ether. Preliminary Phytochemical examination for the sample indicated the presence of carbohydrates, glycosides, alkaloids, ﬂavonoids, and amino acids. Rf value for flavonoid and phenolic on TLC were found to be for ethanol 0.78 and 0.77, for ethyl acetate 0.81 and 0.78, for petroleum ether 0.81 and 0.78 respectively.

Conclusions: The current research would be useful to supplement the information regarding pharmacognostical characteristics, physicochemical evaluation, micrometric analysis, and phytochemical exploration in the Ayurvedic system of medicine for its identiﬁcation and medicinal use. 

Keywords: Rosa centifolia, Macromorphological description, Physicochemical evaluation, Phytochemical screening, TLC screening.
Formulation and in-vitro evaluation of niosomal gel of gatifloxacin
Authors:   NRI Institute of Pharmacy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, Jain Vivek
Published: May 2021

A novel drug delivery system provides the delivery of drugs at a required rate into the body during the period of treatment as directed by the body. Formulation and evaluation of Noisome containing gatifloxacin using different concentrations of the polymer for controlled release. Pre-formulation study confirms the purity of the drug and compatibility of the drug with excipients using FT-IR. Tween 80 was found significant with the experimental results. An extensive investigation is needed concerning the depth of penetration into the skin, determination of zeta potential, and confirmation of configuration of phospholipids in the lipid bilayer. A significant loss of entrapped drug was found at the end of three month period when liposomal dispersions were stored at high temperature i.e. 25±20C. All gels were found under pH range 7.0 to 7.4, Spreadability under the range 6.6 to 7.6 cm, % drug content 98 to 100%, the viscosity of gels 98 to 115cp, and % permeation found in rage 75 to 91%. Excellent % Permeation Gel formulation GF-4 was found 91%. The drug release at raised temperatures may be associated with the lipid degradation in the bilayers results in membrane packing defects them leaky.
SUPRAMOLECULAR DRUG CARRIERS IN CANCER THERAPEUTICS
Authors:   G.D Goenka University, Sohna, Haryana, India, Saini Manisha
Published: May 2021

Cancer has a significant effect on society worldwide. Statistics on cancer explain what happens in a large set of people and give a real picture of the burden on society. A number of cancer treatments are accessible nowadays and enormous numbers are in the pipeline, but society still faces several lacks in full therapy cure. The objective is to determine, parallel to the kinds and uses of supramolecular drug carriers, and the incidence and incidences of cancer with various medical systems concentrated primarily on targeted structures. Rational drug delivery designs have shown important interest in enhancing therapeutics in latest years with regard to leveraging supramolecular chemistry that is ‘‘chemistry beyond molecules.'' Particular tunable and dynamic non-covalent interaction of engineering can be used for drug delivery. Advantages of this include molecular composition control, improved drug integration and targeting pathways, and new delivery devices which respond to a various physiological indicators. One of the largely recognizable motivations for supramolecular drug delivery is macrocyclic hosts-guest complexes. The scope of this review is to give a clear picture that how supramolecular drugs carrier plays an effective role in cancer treatment.
Overview of the Grow Lights Used in Greenhouses and Plant Factories
Authors:   Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM, Burynin Dmitriy , Smirnov Aleksandr
Published: May 2021

Phyto-emitters for plants are used to grow vegetables in cold climates all year round and to increase the yield in places with insufficient solar radiation. In recent years, the crop lighting industry has been undergoing innovative changes. Thanks to light-emitting diodes, the market for plant lighting is growing rapidly. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in studying the market of lighting for crop production, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of various phyto-emitters for growing plants in closed agroecosystems. (Materials and methods) The article presents a review on the state of the vegetable growing sector in the closed ground in Russia, as well as works on phyto-emitters for growing plants. The collected materials on phyto-emitters were classified and analyzed, and the prospects for their implementation were proposed. Authors used the methods of a systematic approach. (Results and discussion) The possibilities of light-emitting diodes and arc sodium tube lamps were studied. The device of phyto-emitters on top of the canopy of high vegetable crops leads to an uneven distribution of light, LED irradiators in the aisle leads to an increase in the amount of harvest. It was found that LED lamps are more effective for shelving plant cultivation. In cold climates, plant factories can be more rational than greenhouses with additional illumination under LED lighting. LED irradiators for crop production were classified according to the type of lamp. The article lists the most popular types of phyto-emitters based on LEDs. LED lighting systems designed to provide a sufficient level of photosynthetically active radiation are ideal for growing plants. (Conclusions) The selection of the spectrum of photosynthetically active radiation for plants can accelerate their growth and development, improve the quality of plants and fruits. Despite the impressive characteristics of LED irradiators, arc sodium tube lamps continue to be competitive when used as the main lighting in greenhouses.
The Impact of Electricity Losses on the Reliability of Electrical Equipment in the Rural Power Grid of 0.4 kV
Authors:   Irkutsk State Agrarian University named after A.A. Ezhevskiy, Kudryashev Gennadiy , Tret’yakov Aleksandr , Shpak Oksana
Published: May 2021

Rural networks are characterized by a large length and low load density. In the country, there are problems with the reliability of electricity supply to agricultural enterprises and the uninterrupted operation of electrical equipment. The average duration of consumer outages is up to 100 hours annually. In Western developed countries, it is statistically defined as an acceptable state of electricity supply, when for a medium- voltage network during the year, the total duration of interruptions is in the range of 15-60 minutes per year. The permanent functioning of the Russian agro-industrial complex is impossible without reliable and stable operation of rural electric distribution networks. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in studying the impact of electricity losses on the reliability of electrical equipment in the rural power grid of 0.4 kilovolt. (Materials and methods) The methods of ensuring reliability include: design features of the system, reliability of electrical equipment; provision of backup power, system management tools, organization of operation. The reasons for the decrease in reliability were: equipment failures, errors of operating personnel, excess of resource capabilities, deviation of the actual operating conditions of the equipment from the calculated ones. (Results and discussion) The article considers the issues of additional electricity losses in the low- voltage network of 0.4 kilovolts on the example of the power supply of an agricultural enterprise, caused by the flow of reactive energy. The article presents graphs of phase voltages and power consumption. Authors conducted experimental studies in a network of 0.4 kilovolts. The article presents the calculated reliability indicators of electrical equipment at an agricultural enterprise. The increase in reliability when installing a compensating device in the 0.4 kilovolt network are described. (Conclusions) The increase of reliability of electrical equipment is revealed, the probability of failure operation of the electric motors decreased by 3 percent; the probability of failure operation of the electric motors decreased by 19 percent; reducing the failure rate by 15 percent; decrease in failure rates by 14 percent.
Analysis of Regulatory Documents on the Creation and Operation of Intelligent Power Supply Systems for Rural Consumers
Authors:   Federal Scientific Agroengineering Center VIM, Vinogradov Aleksandr , Seyfullin Anatoliy
Published: May 2021

The construction of intelligent power supply systems for rural consumers (microgrids) is a promising concept for the development of the energy infrastructure of agricultural facilities. In the process of designing and operating micro-networks, a large number of technical, organizational and legal issues arise, the correct answer to which aﬀects on the reliability, quality and eﬃciency of electricity supply to agricultural facilities. The analysis of the documentation regulating these processes is of particular relevance. (Research purpose) The research purpose is in analyzing the documentation regulating the construction and operation of intelligent power supply microgrid systems for rural consumers. (Materials and methods) The article reviews regulatory documents in the field of regulation of the electric power industry, distributed generation facilities, renewable energy sources, and the functioning of retail electricity markets. Authors used the method of system analysis, methods of comparisons and analogies, and expert assessments. (Results and discussion) The article presents the issues of functioning of micro-networks of rural consumers as part of the power system, in retail electricity markets; implementation of technological connection and integration of micro- networks into distribution networks. Authors evaluated the regulatory and technical documents regulating the general technical requirements for the design and operation of micro-networks. Domestic and foreign standards for the connection and parallel operation of micro-networks with distribution networks as part of the power system and special documents on micro-networks has been studied. (Conclusions) The article proposes measures for the development of GOST R based on the European IEC TS 62898-1 «Microgrids», harmonized with the requirements of Russian standards, taking into account the features of the Russian electric power industry and agriculture. The article notes the need to make changes to the Russian network codes to ensure the integration of rural micro-networks. The measures of state support aimed at stimulating the spread of intelligent power supply systems for rural consumers were cited.
Нордический классицизм 1910-1930 годов
Authors: Цветкова Полина
Published: May 2021

Статья посвящена описанию архитектурного стиля «нор­дический классицизм» на примере творчества зодчих Дании, Швеции, Норвегии и Финляндии первой трети XX века. Специ­фические особенности нового этапа прочтения классических законов создали неповторимый язык архитектурных форм, заложив фундамент для дальнейшего развития скандинав­ской школы. Рассматривается взаимосвязь с архитектурой итальянского Возрождения и, в частности, степень влияния проектной культуры А. Палладио и классического наследия Возрождения в целом. Стиль, ставший интерлюдией между национальным романтизмом и модернизмом, рассматрива­ется на фактических примерах творческой практики таких архитекторов, как Х. Кампманн, Г. Асплунд, С. Леверенц, А. Якобсен, А. Аалто, К. Готтлоб, Р. Остберг и других масте­ров. В статье освещены принципиальные основы появления движения нордического классицизма и его социокультурное значение. Архитектурные памятники, данного направления, раскрываются во взаимосвязи с общим возрождением ин­тереса к классическому наследию в европейских странах в 1910-1920-е годы. Эклектичное по своей сути движение, оказалось стартовым этапом для появления архитектуры функционализма и всего североевропейского рационально­го архитектурного языка XX века. В статье прослеживается эволюция стиля в различных его проявлениях.
Скрытый потенциал малых городов
Authors: Благовидова Наталья , Юдина Наталья
Published: May 2021

Текущее кризисное состояние малых городов может рассматриваться двояко. С одной стороны, оно обусловлено приоритетами экономического и политического развития страны, закреплёнными в законодательных актах, ставящих в числе прочих общегосударственных целей инновационные преобразования, перспективность которых в том или ином ур­банизированном образовании определяется рядом методик, основанных на количественных рыночных характеристиках, по которым малые урбанизированные образования объек­тивно не могут конкурировать с крупными. С другой стороны, именно кризисное состояние малых городов является наибо­лее благоприятным для выявления их скрытых потенциалов, среди которых инновационный потенциал может являться наиболее значимым, обеспечивающим перспективность и приоритетность их развития в государственной политике. В статье предлагается методика статистического анализа, реабилитирующая в профессиональном и бизнес-сообществе творческий потенциал малых урбанизированных образований как центров локального производства. Особенность состоит в том, что малые городские структуры сочетают в себе харак­теристики стабильности и уязвимости, поэтому в оценке инно­вационного потенциала акцент делается на способность того или иного образования обеспечивать сбалансированность эффективности и устойчивости, стимулирующую активизацию креативных сил города. Предлагаемая методика основана на учёте факторов нематериальной ценности исторических поселений наравне с удельными экономическими факторами и индикаторами социально-территориальной связности, кото­рые определяются как важнейшие аспекты инновационности города. Она призвана реабилитировать малые города как перспективные центры локального производства и предло­жить градостроительный инструмент раскрытия потенциала малого города.
Creating the information-cartographic system “Educational institutions of Moscow”
Authors: Prokhorova Е.А. , Semin V.N. , Godunova A.I.
Published: May 2021

The article deals with a study in the field of mapping general education in Moscow and exploringits structure. It is an important topic in studying the modern lifestyle of the city and it needs constant updating data, creating interactive maps with the most accessible information and proper design. If there is a certain amount of sites providing such materials, it is not always easy to get a comprehensive assessment (a set of information) on all secondary educational institutions in Moscow. The principles and methods of creatingtheir database presented in the article, just like information and cartographic system created on their basis enabled solving this task. The developed information and cartographic system “Educational institutions of Moscow” is represented inan interactive map, the information on the school system structure and the process of rearranging the educational institutions; their lists for each administrative district, cartographic images and additional statistical information on them. As a result, information was collected on 750 schools in the city of Moscow, a set of indicators characterizing the infrastructure of a secondary educational institution as a whole was formed, and a series of maps was created for a number of city districts.
PEMBERDAYAAN SOSIAL PENYANDANG DISABILITAS NETRA DALAM PEKERJAAN MELALUI PELATIHAN PIJAT MASSAGE DI BRSPDSN WYATA GUNA BANDUNG
Authors: Fransiska Indri
Published: May 2021

Penelitian ini menggambarkan kehidupan disabilitas netra di Kota Bandung dan kegiatan pemberdayaan yang mereka ikuti diantaranya pelatihan pijat massage di BRSPDSN Wyata Guna Bandung. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif dengan model life history. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi dan wawancara mendalam dengan disabel netra beserta para pegawai social yang bernaung di BRSPDSN Wyata Guna Bandung. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa disabilitas netra mengikuti pelatihan pijat di BRSPDSN Wyata Guna Bandung bertujuan untuk menambah pengetahuan mereka dalam dunia massage serta sebagai sarana pelatihan bagi mereka untuk mendapat pekerjaan ataupun membuka usaha dalam dunia jasa yaitu pijat. Di dalam kegiatan itu mereka mendapatkan keter­ampilan memijat yang kemudian menjadi andalan mereka dalam penghidupan.
Gestión de la información y la responsabilidad social empresarial
Authors: Bedoya García Victor Daniel , Torres Zamudio Marleny
Published: May 2021

El objetivo de la investigación que da origen a este documento es determinar la incidencia de la gestión de la información en la toma de decisiones empresariales y en la generación de conocimiento al interior de las organizaciones, en el marco de la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial. Se realizó una investigación descriptiva, mediante un ejercicio de revisión documental, con la consideración de tres categorías de análisis: la gestión de la información organizacional, la gestión del conocimiento, y una categoría conjunta que analiza la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE) y gestión de la información. La discusión y resultados parciales que se presentan aquí describen el proceso de toma de decisiones fundados en la gestión de la información, dentro de ello, su incidencia en la toma de decisiones relativas a los aspectos económicos, sociales y ambientales en el marco de la RSE, que viabilizan la creación de círculos virtuosos y aportan al desarrollo competitivo de las organizaciones, al bienestar de las comunidades, y a la sustentabilidad ambiental.
Factores que intervienen en la ubicación laboral de los egresados de la UNAD ECACEN ZOOC
Authors: Serna Porras Nelson Augusto , Giraldo Vargas Guillermo
Published: May 2021

El acceso al empleo constituye uno de los factores que ocupan en mayor mediada a las diferentes naciones debido al desajuste existente entre la demanda laboral y la oferta de personal competente, asunto que se relaciona directamente con la productividad de los países y que preocupa a cada individuo que necesita generar ingresos para su subsistencia, hecho que impacta en la población de los recién egresados de las Instituciones de Educación Superior (IES), que están sometidos a las difíciles exigencias de en un mundo laboral altamente competido, dado que su falta de experiencia profesional constituye un detractor al momento ser elegido en n procesos de selección, este asunto forma parte del presente estudio de carácter cuantitativo en el cual se ha consultado información mediante la aplicación de una encuesta. La investigación de tipo cuantitativo y carácter exploratorio buscó conocer las opiniones de los egresados sobre aspectos presentes al buscar empleo, que tienen que ver, en parte, con las gestiones de la universidad y con la disposición del sector productivo para contratar recién egresados de la Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD) en la Escuela de Ciencias Administrativas, Contables, Económicas y de Negocios (ECACEN) de la Zona Occidente (ZOCC); el instrumento fue aplicado en el mes de noviembre de 2020 a una población de 1164 egresados de la ZOCC con una muestra de 289 de los graduados y se obtuvo un total de 324 respuestas, también se buscó información en fuentes secundarias. Los resultados logrados permiten observar como un gran porcentaje de los egresados considera que su paso por la universidad ayudó a desarrollar competencias aplicables en el mercado laboral, adicionalmente, al consultar sobre los principales factores presentes en el proceso de búsqueda de empleo, se pudo ver que sobresalen palabras como: experiencia, formación, competencias, conocimiento y oportunidades; la falta de respuesta a otras preguntas dejan la sensación de una posible lejanía o desinterés de los egresados hacia la UNAD ECACEN ZOCC, además se puede mencionar sobre los datos recabados que, se evidencia un desinterés de los encuestados en relación con la necesidad de aprender a gestionar bolsas de empleo al momento de buscar una ubicación laboral; lo cual puede ser usado como material para nuevas investigaciones orientadas a lograr una relación mas cercana entre los graduados y la institución.
Diseño de un modelo de consultorio empresarial para la UNAD ECACEN zona occidente
Authors: Bedoya García Victor Daniel , Serna Porras Nelson Augusto , Sánchez Osorio Pablo Fernando
Published: May 2021

El presente trabajo tiene por objeto diseñar un modelo de consultorio empresarial en la UNAD ECACEN ZOCC, de modo que dinamice las relaciones por parte de la Universidad y el sector productivo, y que genere, a su vez, mayores posibilidades de inserción laboral de sus egresados. Tres aspectos están asociados a la concreción del objeto principal: a) la determinación de la pertinencia frente al diseño de un consultorio empresarial para los estudiantes y egresados, la escuela ECACEN y el sector productivo; b) la propuesta de un portafolio de servicios a partir de las líneas estratégicas y los tipos de servicios que se requieren para ofrecer el consultorio empresarial de la UNAD Zona Occidente; c) el diseño de un modelo de consultorio administrativo, financiero y contable para la ECACEN ZOCC que vincule aspectos estratégicos, organizacionales, administrativos, financieros, logísticos y operativos. El estudio inició con un procedimiento de revisión sistemática de fuentes documentales, que favorecieron la contextualización de la dinámica asociada a la creación e implementación de consultorios empresariales y su capacidad para facilitar el ingreso al mercado laboral en beneficio de los egresados de las IES, posteriormente, se tomaron a los resultados de una investigación realizada durante el año 2020 por el Semillero de Investigación en Desarrollo Sostenible, Gestión Organizacional y Prospectiva (SIDESGOP), perteneciente al grupo de Investigación CANANGUCHALES, desde el cual se realizó una encuesta (previamente validada por pares) a la comunidad de egresados. Se realizará una investigación descriptiva, con enfoque mixto.
Marco jurídico usos agroindustriales de la hoja de coca en las comunidades indígenas del departamento del Cauca desde un contexto legal y en el marco del postconflicto
Authors: Caicedo Yudith , Sandoval Diana Karen
Published: May 2021

Este documento es un resultado preliminar de una investigación planteada sobre experiencias de los usos agroindustriales lícitos de la hoja de coca, donde se resaltaran los casos exitosos de actividades productivas presentes en las comunidades indígenas del departamento del Cauca. Según los informes en los últimos cinco años en el departamento del Cauca, se ha presentado un crecimiento significativo del cultivo de coca, se suma el carácter indígena y agrario que caracteriza este departamento que, con el significado ancestral que tiene la coca para las comunidades que aquí habitan, sus costumbres alimenticias, medicinales y culturales; estudios científicos muestran las cualidades benéficas de la planta, generando así la necesidad e interés de plantear esta investigación desde una perspectiva de innovación y desarrollo para el país en general. En este contexto se hace necesario plantear un marco legal que permita identificar el piso jurídico que tienen las iniciativas microempresariales a presentar y la viabilidad de permanencia y desarrollo de estás dentro del contexto colombiano. Se realiza un recorrido por la legislación referente a la temática, desde los inicios del reconocimiento del cultivo del arbusto de coca hasta el reconocimiento de sus usos como materia prima de productos alimenticios y medicinales. Posteriormente este marco jurídico dará paso a la investigación de campo para identificar el avance de las iniciativas empresariales y poder analizar cómo desde el contexto legal este pueden ser viables o que gestiones se requiere realizar para que estas iniciativas pasen a ser una alternativa productiva legal y reconocida tanto en el departamento del Cauca como en el país en general.
PORK KANA CAR ROT -project and its offshoot: Keyboard for plants
Authors: Lauri Linna
Published: May 2021

In this exposition artist Lauri Linna discusses his PORK KANA CAR ROT project (2016-) and its offshoot the Keyboard for Plants (2019).

PORK KANA CAR ROT questions and studies selective breeding which manipulates the reproduction of domesticated plants and animals. In this project the artist's practice is to maintain a carrot population in an allotment garden that is part of his artist’s studio called “The Garden of The Not Simple”. Linna tries to affect as little as possible the reproduction of these carrots in the allotment garden . Documentation of the PORK KANA CAR ROT from 2016 until 2021 is presented.

Breeding has been suggested as an art form since the early 20th century. As Linna sees various issues with the methods of breeding, he wants to suggest practice of "non-breeding"; practice of choosing not to manipulate the reproduction of other-than-humans and to re-evaluate our methods.

To counter the effects of selective breeding Linna also suggests the practice of "unbreeding" to breed away the domestication of our production species. This practice will become important as we in the future transfer from traditional agriculture where we have individual animals or plants, to in vitro meat and plant tissue produced in labs. This causes the humanity in future to discard the old technology – the cows, the chickens, the carrots...– and cause mass killings or mass abandonment of production species and birth of new feral plants and animals.

The Keyboard for plants is an offshoot of POR KANA CAR ROT, that developed from the notion that plants have senses, can remember and change their behavior. The keyboard is a set of sensors that work like a push button that react to movements of the leaves of Mimosa pudica.
Learning from 40 births using the Odon Device for assisted vaginal birth - using case study methodology to explore optimum use
Authors: Hotton Emily , Blencowe Natalie , Wade Julia , Bale Nichola , Lenguerrand Erik , Draycott Tim , Crofts Joanna
Published: May 2021

Objective To explore optimum use of the Odon Device by establishing the
optimal device design, describing the ‘usual’ steps for use and setting
clinical parameters for device use. Design Qualitative case study
methodology was embedded in the ASSIST Study – a feasibility study of
the Odon Device. Setting Central Delivery Suite, North Bristol NHS
Trust, UK. Population Women who required a clinically indicated assisted
vaginal birth. Methods Each case was determined by the single use of the
Odon Device and could contain data from one or more of the following:
formal observation of the Odon assisted birth, an interview with
obstetricians, midwives or women involved in an Odon assisted birth.
Data collection and analysis ran iteratively and in parallel enabling
rapid dissemination of findings. Main outcome measures Determining the
optimal steps for device use, recommendations for optimal device design
and defining clinical parameters for device use. Results Optimal steps
included applying the device during rather than between contractions,
having a flexible approach to the application angle and deflating the
air cuff sooner than originally proposed. Three design modifications
were proposed. The device can be used under local or regional
anaesthetic and is successful with all vertex presentations. It is not
successful at assisting birth when the vertex is at station spines.
Conclusions Case study methodology facilitated rapid insight into
optimum device design, device use and key clinical parameter for
successful use. This methodology should be considered whenever
innovative devices are introduced to clinical trials and settings.
Re-establishing their Lives: Issues Relating to Affordable Housing for Women and their Children Escaping Violent Intimate Partner Relationships in Northern Manitoba
Authors: Bonnycastle Colin , Nixon Kendra , Bonnycastle Marleny , Hughes Judy , Groening Allison
Published: May 2021

Housing affordability is a significant and growing issue across northern Manitoba communities. One population impacted by the lack of safe and affordable housing is women (and their children) leaving violent and abusive relationships. Through in-depth qualitative interviews with fourteen women staying in women’s shelters in the cities of Thompson and Winnipeg, Manitoba, this research project focused on exploring the journeys women make as they seek safety and shelter for themselves and their children, and their reasons for making these transitions. The women’s interviews revealed: 1) the centrality of the notion of home for women establishing safety for themselves and their children; and 2) the complex transitions and geographic moves that women make in search of the idea of home and safety. The stories of their journeys point to severe issues regarding availability of affordable, safe housing in northern Manitoba, the lack of northern transportation services to access shelters, and the significant absence of formal support on First Nation communities. The research reiterates that there is a need for proactive service responses to violence against women and children. Such a coordinated response needs to begin in the northern communities themselves, with links to regional services and supports when appropriate.