bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
AN EFFECT OF STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION TEMPERATURE ON QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE COMPOSITION OF MICROFLORA OF PLANT PRODUCTS
Authors: Avilova S. V. , Kornienko V. N. , Gryzunov A. A. , Vankova A. A.
Published: December 2019

The results of the study on changes in the composition and quantity of epiphytic and endophytic microorganisms of plant products during storage and transportation are presented. For the investigation, the authors took apple fruits and leafy spicy green products that had biological peculiarities and allowed investigating processes of the long-term and short-term main stages (cold storage, transportation by refrigerated transport, presales storage) of the continuous cold chain on the way to a consumer. Apple fruits were placed in storage in cold chambers with the temperature regimes of plus (2–3)°C and minus (1–2)°C, where they were stored for 90 days. The vegetative organs of dill and parsley were transported during 8 hours by a refrigerated truck and placed in the commercial refrigeration equipment at two temperature regimes (4–5) C and (0–1) C for 72 hours for presales storage. The results of the microbiological analysis showed that the number of endophytic microorganisms (bacteria, yeasts and molds) was lower by 1–3 orders of magnitude in apple fruits and by 2–3 times in green vegetables compared to the number of epiphytic microorganisms. It was established that the regime of storage at negative temperatures completely inhibited the development of epiphytic bacteria on fruits, significantly delayed the multiplication of epiphytic yeasts and molds; while at a positive temperature the number of bacteria increased approximately by 10–17 times, yeasts by 180 times and molds by 3 times. The dynamics of changes in the number of endophytic microorganisms during storage showed the same trend that was observed for epiphytic microorganisms. Analysis of the microbial quantity after transportation of green products showed an increase in abundance of the revealed groups of epiphytes and endophytes by 1.5–3 times upon absolute prevalence of bacteria. After short-term storage, a significant growth of the revealed microbial groups was found; with that, their quantity was 1.5–6.5 times higher at (4–5) C than at (0–1) C. The authors experimentally confirmed the conclusion that with respect to reduction of losses due to microbiological spoilage and extension of shelf life, the cold storage regime of the studied plant products at near-zero temperatures is preferable compared to the regimes of storage at higher positive temperatures.
Son Yıllarda Meydana Gelen Hastane Yangınları ve Nedenleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: YILDIZ Zehra , ÇELİK Gülendam
Published: December 2019

Ülkemizde sağlık hizmetleri, sağlık bakanlığına ve
üniversitelere bağlı kamu hastaneleri ile özel hastaneler tarafından
sağlanmaktadır. Üniversite araştırma hastaneleri, sağlık bakanlığından sonra en
önemli sağlık hizmeti veren kurumlardır. Üniversitedeki sağlık hizmetleri,
sağlık sistemi içerisinde doğrudan hasta tedavisi ve bakımının yanı sıra
çeşitli sağlık eğitimi ve tıbbı araştırma faaliyetlerini de kapsamaktadır. Bu
yüzden üniversite sağlık kurumları diğer hastanelere göre daha kompleks ve
kalabalıktır. Bu sağlık kurumlarında poliklinikler, derslikler, laboratuvarlar,
yemekhane, ofisler, mutfak, kazan dairesi, çatı katı, arşiv, elektrik tesisatı,
parlayıcı ve patlayıcı maddeler, oksijen sistemleri gibi birçok mekân tek
çatı altında toplanmaktadır. Bununla birlikte üniversite hastanelerinde diğer
hastanelere göre çalışan, öğrenci, hasta ve ziyaretçi sayısı daha fazladır. Bu
nedenle özellikle üniversite hastanelerinde meydana gelebilecek bir yangın
felakete sebep olabilir. Yangın tehlikesi açısından orta tehlikeli sınıfta yer
alan hastanelerde yangın güvenlik önlemlerinin en üst safhada olması
gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, ülkemizde faaliyet gösteren hastanelerde son
yıllarda çıkan yangınlar, yangın nedenleri ve alınması gereken yangın önlemleri
açısından değerlendirilmiştir. Ülkemizde hastanelerde son yıllarda meydana
gelen yangınların başlıca elektrik ve dikkatsizlik nedeniyle çıktığı
belirlenmiştir. Sağlık kurumlarında, bina tasarımında önemli rol oynayan pasif
sistemler ve yangın olayının büyümesine müsaade etmeyen aktif söndürme
sistemlerinin günümüz teknolojisine uygun dizayn edilmesi ile yangın riski
ortadan kaldırılabilir ya da risk minimuma indirilebilir.
TÜRKİYE BANKALAR BİRLİĞİ BİREYSEL MÜŞTERİ HAKEM HEYETİ
Authors: BAHADIR Zeynep
Published: December 2019

5411 sayılı Bankacılık Kanunu’nun 80’inci maddesinin j bendine dayanılarak, Türkiye Bankalar Birliği nezdinde Bireysel Müşteri Hakem Heyeti kurulmuştur. Bireysel Müşteri Hakem Heyetinin amacı, Türkiye Bankalar Birliği üyeleri ile bireysel müşteriler arasındaki uyuşmazlıkların değerlendirilmesi ve çözüme kavuşturulmasını temin etmektir. Tüketici Hakem Heyetine, Sigorta Tahkim Komisyonuna veya yargıya intikal etmiş olan uyuşmazlıklarla ilgili Bireysel Müşteri Hakem Heyeti inceleme yapamaz. Ayrıca bireysel nitelik taşımayan ticarî, ziraî ve benzeri faaliyet konularıyla ilgili bankacılık işlemlerinden kaynaklananlar ile tüzel kişiler tarafından yapılan başvurular da Bireysel Müşteri Hakem Heyetince incelenemez. Bireysel Müşteri Hakem Heyetinin kararları bağlayıcı olmadığından, uyuşmazlık hakkında yargı yoluna başvurulabilir. Ancak Bireysel Müşteri Hakem Heyetinin tutarı işlem başına 2019 yılı için 3.692 TL’ye kadar olan uyuşmazlıklarla ilgili kararları yargı yolu açık olmak üzere bankalar tarafından uygulanmak zorundadır. Bireysel Müşteri Hakem Heyetinin hukukî niteliği, bir çeşit alternatif uyuşmazlık çözüm yöntemidir. Bu sayede yargının iş yükünün azaltılması ile uyuşmazlıkların daha az masraf ve emekle daha hızlı çözüme kavuşturulması amaçlanmaktadır.
Nuclear icebreaker fleet and power supply on the basis of floating power units
Authors: Tupchienko V. A. , Imanova H. G.
Published: December 2019

The article deals with the problem of the development of the domestic nuclear icebreaker fleet in the context of the implementation of nuclear logistics in the Arctic. The paper analyzes the key achievements of the Russian nuclear industry, highlights the key areas of development of the nuclear sector in the Far North, and identifies aspects of the development of mechanisms to ensure access to energy on the basis of floating nuclear power units. It is found that Russia is currently a leader in the implementation of the nuclear aspect of foreign policy and in providing energy to the Arctic region.
Spatial polarization of peripheral territories of Stavropol Krai on the level of social and economic development
Authors: Kazakov M. U.
Published: December 2019

The research of a condition of peripheral territories is of special interest within formation of a spatial paradigm of development of regional social and economic system. Differentiation of level of social and economic development of peripheral territories is natural process and is subject to complex studying for formation of adequate instruments of management within spatial social and economic policy. In article special attention is paid to formation of system and diagnostic approach for identification of level of social and economic development of territories on the basis of the composite indicator and also to justification and calculation of indicators of unevenness of development of peripheral territories.
Impact of global economic shifts on the transformation of the global financial market
Authors: Budarina N. A.
Published: December 2019

The article discusses the impact of global economic changes on the transformation of the global financial market. The example of developed countries in general and eurozone countries, in particular, shows the causes and consequences of the global financial and economic crisis. The study of structural transformations of the global financial market has shown that the impact of crisis phenomena both on the development of different market segments and on the economic dynamics in different countries is different. The current crisis, unlike all previous ones, began in the group of developed countries, and only then rapidly expanded to other countries. Thus, for developing countries, the effects of the crisis were in most cases indirect and with varying levels of influence.
The impact of global trends on the transformation of the world labour market: a challenge for Russia
Authors: Izmailova M. A.
Published: December 2019

The high speed of digital transformation of the world economy and significantly low rates of innovative transformations in Russia require recognition that a key factor in the global competitiveness of the Russian economy should be an increase in the share of employees in the category of «Knowledge». The formation and development of the «knowledge» labor market under the influence of global trends requires appropriate solutions in the field of labor intellectualization through the integration of new technologies in the solution of professional tasks, matching competencies to the level of technological business processes, improving the quality requirements and the level of training of employees.
Commercialization of innovative research results: Russian and foreign experience
Authors: Loseva O. V.
Published: December 2019

The article analyzes the foreign and Russian experience of commercialization of innovations obtained as a result of scientific research. It is concluded that the effective transfer of knowledge in society provides synergetic interaction of the triad «science-state-business». The models of commercialization of innovations and results of intellectual activity (RID), the most effective measures of state support and forms of commercialization used in Russia and abroad are determined. The most effective form of commercialization of innovations – spinouts is established.
The results of the activities of small innovative enterprises in the region (on the example of the Altai Territory)
Authors: Sechenova L. P. , Lyubitskaya V. A.
Published: December 2019

In 2009, Law No. 217-ФЗ came into force, allowing budgetary scientific and educational institutions to create commercial societies for the purpose of developing, producing and further commercializing R & D results, which ultimately had a direct impact on increasing the share of innovative products in GDP. How strong and directly proportional this influence turned out to be, and what place did the newly created societies occupy in the innovation system, we considered using the example of the Altai Territory.
The territorial organization of local government in the Republic of Buryatia: problems and prospects
Authors: Tulokhonov O. S. , Tsyrenzhapov, E. Z.
Published: December 2019

The article discusses the main factors influencing the process of territorial organization of local selfgovernment in the Republic of Buryatia. These are low population density, uneven resettlement, undeveloped transport infrastructure. The tendency of reduction (transformation) of the number of settlements in municipal districts of the Republic of Buryatia and the experience of territorial transformations of municipal formations in the subjects of the Russian Federation are shown. The main risks and benefits of optimizing the territorial organization of municipalities in the region through the merger and liquidation of a two-tier system of local governance are highlighted.
Effects of economic integration of the Eurasian economic Union
Authors: Sopilko N. Yu.
Published: December 2019

The analysis of various approaches to assessing of economic integration effects of countries in international practice is introduced in the paper. The analysis of the main macroeconomic indicators of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is presented for defining the possibility of their using in the calculations of qualitative and quantitative effects of economic integration in the region. An assessment of economic integration effects of the EEU member countries is given, and conclusions are made on the future prospects of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Preliminary conceptual scientific and applied results of social and economic development forecast of Кrasnoyarsk region up to 2100
Authors: Vlasov A. B.
Published: December 2019

Тhis article presents the interim results of a study on the long-term forecasting of changes in the natural-climatic evolution up to 2100 and its impact on the social economic development of the region, as well as the formation of the most likely image of Krasnoyarsk Region future.
Problems of ensuring food security of the Samara region
Authors: Nesterova S. I.
Published: December 2019

The article presents the results of the comprehensive assessment of food security of the Samara region. Factors affecting it are identified. An economic and mathematical modeling of the dependence of the consumption of various foods on the income level of the population has been carried out. The directions for strengthening the food security of the Samara region and Russia as a whole are proposed.
Methodological approaches to forecasting socio-economic development of the enterprise
Authors: Ostretsov V. N. , Konanova T. L.
Published: December 2019

The article discusses the factors of social and economic development, which are the basis for the choice of the system of indicators necessary to assess the level of development of the enterprise. The article also presents economic and mathematical models of the levels of economic and social development of the enterprise, on the basis of which the forecast of development of the enterprise is carried out.
Ensuring the implementation of the modernized structure and automation of air traffic control processes in the area of responsibility of the Moscow district of air traffic control
Authors: Strukova A. V.
Published: December 2019

The article considers the new automated air traffic management system «Synthesis AR4», as well as a system description for ensuring the implementation of a modernized airspace structure, navigation and surveillance that provides technical capabilities. A number of functional capabilities and advantages of the airspace security system are presented.
Unified time system in an automated system air traffic control «SYNTHESIS АР4»
Authors: Strukova A. V.
Published: December 2019

The article describes and analyzes the features of the operation of the system a single time, the automated system for air traffic management «SYNTHESIS-АР4».
Synthesis of optimal transmitter signal, providing the maximum noise immunity of the equipment of aviation and space radio systems under the influence of a complex of noise
Authors: Khrapov S. D. , Strukova A. V.
Published: December 2019

The questions related to the synthesis of the optimal signal of the transmitter providing the maximum mechanical stability of the equipment of aerospace radio systems under the influence of a complex of noise are considered and analyzed. The problem of finding the optimal signal for detection in non-Gaussian interference is considered. The criteria for the selection of signals and the conditions imposed on them are analyzed. Considered variational principles of synthesis signals. Examples of solving problems of synthesis of transmitted signals are given.
LIÇÕES DA TEORIA DA REAÇÃO SOCIAL PARA O ESTUDO DA RESISTÊNCIA AOS CRIMES DE ESTADO
Authors: Araújo Corrêa Simões Vernon , Fabres de Carvalho Thiago
Published: December 2019

O propósito deste artigo é contribuir para a disseminação de um saber criminológico ainda restrito na academia brasileira: a criminologia de crimes de estado. A partir das produções teóricas de GREEN e WARD, a problemática que instigou essa pesquisa foi a possibilidade de resistir aos crimes de estado. A hipótese de que é possível articular resistência contra crimes de estado através de lições da teoria da reação social é desenvolvida dialogando algumas dessas lições com a criminologia dos crimes de estado e com as consequências da reação social na resistência. A escolha da teoria da reação social decorreu da importância simbólica do “crime”, situando seu manejo pelas agências de controle, pela mídia e pela sociedade civil.  Apesar da existência de alguns problemas que a utilização do símbolo “crime” pode trazer, estes são inerentes às disputas do campo hegemônico, restando aos atores sociais dar o tom da sua utilização.
A review of climate change (floods) and economic attributes response to residential property value in Malaysia
Authors: Zulkarnain Siti Hafsah , Tsujimura Maki , Yuzir Muhamad Ali , Razali Muhammad Najib , Tarmidi Zakri
Published: December 2019

The art and science of determining residential property value has evolved due to the changing external factors, such as the economy, environmental (climate change) and social aspects. This research aims to identify the impact of climate change (floods) to determine residential economic attributes that could affect the value for residential property in flood risk areas. The case study covers all residential housing schemes in Langat River Basin area, which has been considered as the highest flood risk area in the State of Selangor, Malaysia. The methodology of this research is based on the conceptual analysis from previous studies from local and international scenarios. The systematic analysis of previous literature of real estate valuation theory consists of economic attributes such as structural, locational and environmental attributes involved in residential property valuation in relation to flooding. The findings reveal that the economic attributes' response to flood hazards for residential properties can be divided into three conditions, and they are: positive, negative or no effect on the climate change factor.
Economic analysis of drinking water services, case of the city of Souk-Ahras (Algeria)
Authors: Boukhari S. , Pinto F. S. , Abida H. , Djebbar Y. , de Miras C.
Published: December 2019

Water Supply and Sanitation Services (WSSS) face various constraints that hinder their development. The application of sustainable economic instruments may help WSSS policymakers improving the quality of service provision for their clients. This study shows the role of these economic instruments in WSSS management for the case of the city of Souk-Ahras (Algeria). A detailed analysis of expenditures and revenues, focusing on the tariff structure and subsidies, has been carried out. The results obtained show that WSSS in Souk-Ahras suffer from a relevant budget imbalance influenced by the high level of non-revenue water and the application of pricing that does not achieve cost recovery.
A novel low-cost multi-barrier system for drinking water treatment in rural and suburban areas
Authors: Siwila Stephen , Brink Isobel C.
Published: December 2019

A low-cost multi-barrier drinking water system incorporating geotextile fabric for pre-filtration, silver-coated ceramic granular media (SCCGM) for filtration and disinfection, granular activated carbon (GAC) as an adsorption media and a safe storage compartment for treated water has been developed and tested. The developed system offers a novel concept of point-of-use drinking water treatment in rural and suburban areas of developing countries. The system is primarily aimed at bacterial and aesthetic improvement and has been optimised to produce >99.99% E. coli and fecal coliforms removal. Although particular emphasis was placed on the elimination of bacteria, improvement of the acceptability aspects of water was also given high priority so that users are not motivated to use more appealing but potentially unsafe sources. This paper discusses key system features and contaminant removal performance. A system using SCCGM only was also tested alongside the multi-barrier system. Strengths and weaknesses of the system are also presented. Both the developed and SCCGM-only systems consistently provided >99.99% E. coli and fecal coliforms removal at an optimum flow of 2 L/h. The developed system significantly recorded improvements of aesthetic aspects (turbidity, color, taste and odor). Average turbidity removals were 99.2% and 90.2% by the multi-barrier and SCCGM-only systems respectively.
Efficiency of foam flushing remediation in heterogeneous soil contaminated by nitrobenzene
Authors: Yan Su , Weiguo Cheng , Yabin Li , Jian Wang
Published: December 2019

The spatial distribution of nitrobenzene in a heterogeneous medium during the foam flushing remediation process was investigated through a two-dimensional simulation device. The remediation efficiency and the mechanisms of action of the surfactant foam remediation process in heterogeneous media were also studied. The experiments showed that during the contamination process, nitrobenzene preferentially enters the low-permeability zones of the medium and is intercepted as a free phase, bypassing the high-permeability zones. In the surfactant foam remediation process, a total removal rate of 95.7% was achieved, with the mobilization effect contributing 69.5%, and the solubilization and volatilization contributing 21.6% and 1.5%, respectively. Mobilization, solubilization, and volatilization are the main mechanisms by which nitrobenzene is eliminated from the soil during the surfactant foam remediation process. Finally, it has also been observed that this process showed a higher removal efficiency in high-permeability media than in low-permeability media due to interface effects.
Problems of Assessing the Competitiveness of Romanian Municipalities
Authors: Calugareanu Irina Vasile , Cocerhan Mihai Panfiln
Published: December 2019

The article discusses the mechanisms and tools for managing the competitiveness of Romanian municipalities, which is justified by the objective needs of the management of the Romanian municipalities in systematizing information about the features of competitiveness of municipalities, identifying the factors that determine the competitive position of municipalities, specifying the competitiveness assessment indicators, and also in searching for new effective management methods and tools, including public-private partnership as a factor for modernization and a method of implementation of the official goals and objectives of the management of municipalities.
Self-Presentation in Social Media Among Teenagers
Authors: Sliusareva Aleksandra Eduardovna
Published: December 2019

The article analyses the results of a study investigating self-presentation in social media among adolescents. The results suggest that not all teenagers are familiar with optimal ways of online self-presentation.
Regulatory Functions of Administrative Legislation in the System of Public Relations
Authors: Rabdanov Andrei Batorovich
Published: December 2019

The article discusses the direction of development of the Russian legal system, the managerial character of state power, which is able to provide a development vector of Russian state at the present stage, and a particular regulation of administrative law.
Enzyme Promiscuous Activity: How to Define it and its Evolutionary Aspects
Authors: De Luca Valentina , Mandrich Luigi
Published: December 2019

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Enzymes are among the most studied biological molecules because better understanding enzymes structure and activity will shed more light on their biological processes and regulation; from a biotechnological point of view there are many examples of enzymes used with the aim to obtain new products and/or to make industrial processes less invasive towards the environment. Enzymes are known for their high specificity in the recognition of a substrate but considering the particular features of an increasing number of enzymes this is not completely true, in fact, many enzymes are active on different substrates: this ability is called enzyme promiscuity. Usually, promiscuous activities have significantly lower kinetic parameters than to that of primary activity, but they have a crucial role in gene evolution. It is accepted that gene duplication followed by sequence divergence is considered a key evolutionary mechanism to generate new enzyme functions. In this way, promiscuous activities are the starting point to increase a secondary activity in the main activity and then get a new enzyme. The primary activity can be lost or reduced to a promiscuous activity. In this review we describe the differences between substrate and enzyme promiscuity, and its rule in gene evolution. From a practical point of view the knowledge of promiscuity can facilitate the in vitro progress of proteins engineering, both for biomedical and industrial applications. In particular, we report cases regarding esterases, phosphotriesterases and cytochrome P450.
Mechanisms of Lignin-Degrading Enzymes
Authors: Xiao Jianlong , Zhang Sitong , Chen Guang
Published: December 2019

Lignin is abundant in nature. It is a potentially valuable bioresource, but, because of its complex structure, it is difficult to degrade. However, enzymatic degradation of lignin is effective. Major lignin-degrading enzymes include laccases, lignin peroxidases, and manganese peroxidases. In this paper, the mechanisms of degradation of lignin by these three enzymes is reviewed, and synergy between them is discussed.
Recent Advances in the Development of Macrolide Antibiotics as Antimicrobial Agents
Authors: Qin Yinhui , Ma Shutao
Published: December 2019

The chemical modification of natural products has been a major method in the discovery
and synthesis of new macrolide antibiotics (MA) to treat a variety of infectious diseases. However, a
lot of MA obtained in the above methods are no longer effective, because the bacteria quickly develop
their resistance to these new macrolides, which has become a great threat to successful treatment of infectious
diseases, such as infections of the respiratory system and urinary system. In this paper, total
synthetic methods for MA that include erythromycin A (ERY), azithromycin (AZM), the clinical candidate
solithromycin (CEM-101), as well as 14-membered and 15-membered azaketolides have been
systematically reviewed on the basis of the literature reported previously. The total synthetic methods
we describe here helps to accelerate the discovery of newer MA to deal with the serious problem of
bacterial resistance.
Molecular Docking and Quantum Studies of Lawsone Dimers Derivatives: New Investigation of Antioxidant Behavior and Antifungal Activity
Authors: de Oliveira Aldo S. , Palomino-Salcedo David L. , Zapp Eduardo , Brondani Daniela , Hoppe Thaynara D. , Brondani Patrícia B. , Meier Lidiane , Johann Susana , Ferreira Leonardo L.G. , Andricopulo Adriano D.
Published: December 2019

Background:

In general, fungal species are characterized by their opportunistic character and can trigger various infections in immunocompromised hosts. The emergence of infections associated with high mortality rates is due to the resistance mechanisms that these species develop.

Methods:

This phenomenon of resistance denotes the need for the development of new and effective therapeutic approaches. In this paper, we report the investigation of the antioxidant and antifungal behavior of dimeric naphthoquinones derived from lawsone whose antimicrobial and antioxidant potential has been reported in the literature.

Results:

Seven fungal strains were tested, and the antioxidant potential was tested using the combination of the methodologies: reducing power, total antioxidant capacity and cyclic voltammetry. Molecular docking studies (PDB ID 5V5Z and 1EA1) were conducted which allowed the derivation of structureactivity relationships (SAR). Compound 1-i, derived from 3-methylfuran-2-carbaldehyde showed the highest antifungal potential with an emphasis on the inhibition of Candida albicans species (MIC = 0.5 µg/mL) and the highest antioxidant potential.

Conclusion:

A combination of molecular modeling data and in vitro assays can help to find new solutions to this major public health problem.
Alternative and New Radiopharmaceutical Agents for Lung Cancer
Authors: Telo Silvi , Calderoni Letizia , Vichi Sara , Zagni Federico , Castellucci Paolo , Fanti Stefano
Published: December 2019

Background:

FDG PET/CT imaging has an established role in lung cancer (LC) management.
Whilst it is a sensitive technique, FDG PET/CT has a limited specificity in the differentiation
between LC and benign conditions and is not capable of defining LC heterogeneity since FDG uptake
varies between histotypes.

Objective:

To get an overview of new radiopharmaceuticals for the study of cancer biology features
beyond glucose metabolism in LC.

Methods:

A comprehensive literature review of PubMed/Medline was performed using a combination
of the following keywords: “positron emission tomography”, “lung neoplasms”, “non-FDG”, “radiopharmaceuticals”,
“tracers”.

Results:

Evidences suggest that proliferation markers, such as 18F-Fluorothymidine and 11CMethionine,
improve LC staging and are useful in evaluating treatment response and progression free
survival. 68Ga-DOTA-peptides are already routinely used in pulmonary neuroendocrine neoplasms
(NENs) management and should be firstly performed in suspected NENs. 18F-Fluoromisonidazole and
other radiopharmaceuticals show a promising impact on staging, prognosis assessment and therapy
response in LC patients, by visualizing hypoxia and perfusion. Radiolabeled RGD-peptides, targeting
angiogenesis, may have a role in LC staging, treatment outcome and therapy. PET radiopharmaceuticals
tracing a specific oncogene/signal pathway, such as EGFR or ALK, are gaining interest especially
for therapeutic implications. Other PET tracers, like 68Ga-PSMA-peptides or radiolabeled FAPIs, need
more development in LC, though, they are promising for therapy purposes.

Conclusion:

To date, the employment of most of the described tracers is limited to the experimental
field, however, research development may offer innovative opportunities to improve LC staging, characterization,
stratification and response assessment in an era of increased personalized therapy.
Adaptive Deep Neural Networks for the Internet of Things
Authors: Pandit Mohammad Khalid , Mir Roohie Naaz , Chishti Mohammad Ahsan
Published: December 2019

Background:

Deep neural networks have become the state of the art technology for real-
world classification tasks due to their ability to learn better feature representations at each layer.
However, the added accuracy that is associated with the deeper layers comes at a huge cost of
computation, energy and added latency.

Objective:

The implementations of such architectures in resource constraint IoT devices are computationally
prohibitive due to its computational and memory requirements. These factors are particularly
severe in IoT domain. In this paper, we propose the Adaptive Deep Neural Network
(ADNN) which gets split across the compute hierarchical layers i.e. edge, fog and cloud with all
splits having one or more exit locations.

Methods:

At every location, the data sample adaptively chooses to exit from the NN (based on
confidence criteria) or get fed into deeper layers housed across different compute layers.
Design of ADNN, an adaptive deep neural network which results in fast and energy- efficient decision
making (inference).

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Joint optimization of all the exit points in ADNN such that the overall loss is minimized.

Results:

Experiments on MNIST dataset show that 41.9% of samples exit at the edge location
(correctly classified) and 49.7% of samples exit at fog layer. Similar results are obtained on fashion
MNIST dataset with only 19.4% of the samples requiring the entire neural network layers.
With this architecture, most of the data samples are locally processed and classified while maintaining
the classification accuracy and also keeping in check the communication, energy and latency
requirements for time sensitive IoT applications.

Conclusion:

We investigated the approach of distributing the layers of the deep neural network
across edge, fog and the cloud computing devices wherein data samples adaptively choose the exit
points to classify themselves based on the confidence criteria (threshold). The results show that
the majority of the data samples are classified within the private network of the user (edge, fog)
while only a few samples require the entire layers of ADNN for classification.
An Image Encryption Scheme Based on Hybrid Fresnel Phase Mask and Singular Value Decomposition
Authors: Yadav Shivani , Singh Hukum
Published: December 2019

Background:

An asymmetric cryptanalysis is suggested in Affine and Fresnel transform
using Hybrid Fresnel phase Mask (HFM), Hybrid Mask (HM) and Singular Value Decomposition
(SVD) to deliver additional security to the scheme. The usage of Affine Transform (AT) provides
randomness in the input plane which benefits in enlarging the key space and SVD gives the nonlinearity
in the process.

Objective:

In the FrT domain, usage of hybrid masks and AT in an asymmetric cryptosystem with
SVD is to make encoded procedure difficult.

Methods:

On the plain image we firstly apply affine transform and then convoluted it with HFM, in
FrT domain with propagation distance Z1 and the obtained part is convoluted with HM in FrT with
propagation distance Z2 and then lastly on the encoded image SVD is applied.

Results:

Validity of the suggested scheme has been confirmed by using MATLAB R2018a
(9.4.0.813654). The capability of the recommended scheme has been tested by statistical simulations
such as histogram, entropy and correlation coefficient. Noise attack analysis has also done so
that the system becomes robust against attacks.

Conclusion:

Asymmetric cryptosystem is recommended using pixel scrambling technique i.e. affine
transform which shuffles the pixels hence helps for security of the system. Usage of SVD in the algorithm
is to make the system robust. Performance and strength analysis are carried out for scrutiny
of the forte and feasibility of the algorithm.
Analysis of Epidemic, PROPHET and Spray and Wait Routing Protocols in the Mobile Opportunistic Networks
Authors: Singh Jasvir , Maini Raman
Published: December 2019

Background:

The Opportunistic Mobile Networks (OMNs) are a type of Mobile Adhoc
Networks (MANETs) with Delay-Tolerant Network (DTN) features, where the sender to receiver
connectivity never exists most of the time, due to dynamic nature of the nodes and the network
partition. The real use of OMNs is to provide connectivity in challenged environments.

Methods:

The paper presents the detailed analysis of three routing protocols, namely Epidemic,
PROPHET and Spray and Wait, against variable size of the messages and the Time To Live (TTL)
in the networks. The key contribution of the paper is to explore routing protocols with mobility
models for the dissemination of data to the destination. Routing uses the store-carry-forward
mechanism for message transfer and network has to keep compromise between message delivery
ratio and delivery delay.

Results:

The results are generated from the experiments with Opportunistic Network Environment
(ONE) simulator. The performance is evaluated based on three metrics, the delivery ratio, overhead
ratio and the average latency. The results show that the minimum message size (256 KB) offers
better performance in the delivery than the larger message size (1 MB). It has also been observed
that with the epidemic routing, since there are more message replicas, which in turn increase the
cost of delivery, so with a smaller message, the protocol can reduce the overhead ratio with a high
proportion.

Conclusion:

The average latency observed increases with the increase of the TTL of the message
in three protocols with variation of the message size from 256KB to 1 MB.
Changes in the carriage and traffic capacity along highly busy routes in case of traffic scheduling for permanently linked multiple trains
Authors: Sotnikov Evgeniy A. , Kholodnyak Pavel S.
Published: December 2019

The increase in transportation volume through the railroad network requires novel less capital-intensive methods for increasing the carriage capacity with respect to the busy routes that operate at traffic capacity levels of 0.8 and higher. One proposed method is the traffic scheduling of permanently linked multiple trains. Because the existing lines were constructed without considering the usage of permanently linked multiple trains, special preparation of various sections, especially for enhancing the electric power supply system, as well as additional development of stations are required. Compared with single trains, the increase in the length of the linked trains reduces the traffic capacity, affecting the carriage capacity. Further, the peculiarities of interval changes, including the succession times at sections, arrival spacing, and train departure from a station while scheduling linked train traffic on a permanent basis on busy lines, were analyzed. This served as the basis for determination of parameters for the changing traffic and carriage capacity of single and double tracks or traffic routes in general. All the aforementioned intervals increased on the double-track lines, which reduced their traffic capacity. Furthermore, the section occupation duration increased for the linked trains on single-track lines; accordingly, a traffic scheduling period can be established for determining the reduction in traffic capacity. The main station intervals of the single-track traffic schedule of not simultaneous train arrival with the stop and the opposite train without stop are not changed. Some calculation options were introduced for altering the traffic and carriage capacity of the busy lines for different running speeds of trains, shares of linked trains in the total amount of freight transportation, and shares of traffic capacity with respect to passenger traffic. Further, calculations were performed by considering that all the technical infrastructure facilities and rolling stock satisfy the system requirements for arrangement of the linked train traffic on a permanent basis. The usage of this method increases the capacity of the busy routes, reduces the traffic capacity by 1%-6% and increases the carriage capacity by 4%-27% for linked trains with the share from 5% to 40%. This indicates that the method for permanent scheduling of the linked train traffic is a novel method for increasing the carriage capacity along the busy routes.
Early Deep Periprosthetic Hip Infection of Odontogenic Origin (Case Report)
Authors: Sheraliev T. U. , Pavlov V. V. , Kretien S. O. , Fedorov E. A. , Kirilina S. I.
Published: December 2019

Deep periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a severe complication after primary and revision hip joint arthroplasty resulting in multiple interventions on the joint. The present paper describes a rare case of early deep hip PJI of odontogenic etiology. The patient suffered from early PJI after a planned procedure of left hip joint arthroplasty. Antibacterial therapy without surgical debridement was performed in an outpatient unit which resulted in a late, on day 12th after surgery, admittance of the patient to hospital with continued administration of antibiotics. Treatment tactics was selected upon patient’s admission basing on patient complaints, medical history of the disease, clinical signs and findings of roentgenological, laboratory and bacteriological examinations. Two-stage treatment consisting of revision, removal of implant, debridement, biopsy and wound drainage by a swab was performed and followed by empiric antibacterial therapy (for 5 days). Targeted antibacterial therapy was prescribed basing on bacteriological test findings. Together with dentists the authors examined oral cavity of the patient, identified a site of chronic infection and undertook the focused treatment by dental extraction and sanitation of the oral cavity. Postoperative period after the first stage was uncomplicated. Second stage of revision (re-arthroplasty of left hip joint) was performed on week 36 of the surgical time-out with a good clinical outcome: 80 points on Harris hip score in 40 weeks after the second stage. Presented clinical case illustrates the existence of hematogenous mechanism of postoperative microorganism dissemination from the chronic infection nidus with subsequent progression of inflammation at the surgical site, including PJI. In the present case the Actinomyces odontolyticus was isolated from periprosthetic tissues and parodontal recesses which allowed the authors to suggest a highly probable cause for early PJI by Actinomyces odontolyticus translocation into periprosthetic tissues of the hip joint. However, strain sequencing is required for the complete verification. The described case confirms the need for debridement of chronic infection nidus prior to joint arthroplasty aiming at prevention of hematogenous periprosthetic infection.
Importance of the Algorithm for Diagnosis of Late Deep Periprosthetic Hip Infection
Authors: Kukovenko G. A. , Elizarov P. M. , Alekseev S. S. , Sorokina G. L. , Ivanenko L. R. , Erokhin N. E. , Muzychenkov A. V. , Murylev V. Yu.
Published: December 2019

Relevance. Late deep periprosthetic infection (PJI) of the hip joint is a serious complication after arthroplasty which takes the lead among the world reasons for revision. Accurate diagnostics allows to achieve good results and select a proper treatment tactics. Purpose of the study — to evaluate the efficiency of diagnostics algorithm for late deep PJI and impact of the microbial landscape on the risk of infection recurrence. Materials and methods. The authors evaluated two groups of patients who underwent revision in the period from 2002 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2018. The first (retrospective) group included 144 patients who were not diagnosed for late deep PJI. The second (prospective) group included 157 patients who underwent detailed diagnostics for late deep PJI based on the algorithm including the analysis of x-rays, pelvic CT, triple evaluation of ESR and CRP, puncturing of affected joint and microbiology examination. The authors assessed the microbial landscape in 51 patients with late deep hip PJI. Results. In the first group 12 patients (8.3%) underwent sanation and spacer insertion during first stage of treatment, 46 patients (59.7%) after revision demonstrated positive intraoperative cultures confirming septic etiology of implant loosening, 19 patients (24.67%) had no flora growth, and no intraoperative microbiological examination was done for remaining 67 patients (46.52%). In the second group after detailed diagnostics 51 patients (32.4%) underwent removal of prosthesis and spacer insertion in the first stage, other 13 patients (8.2%) featured flora growth after revision, remaining 93 patients (59.2%) had no flora growth after revision. Recurrent PJI was observed in 21 patients (14.5%) in the first group, and in 10 patients (6.3%) in the second group. In the second group recurrent PJI was reported in 40% of patients due to microbial associations, in 30% — due to MRSA, in 20% — due to culture negative bacteria and in 10% — due to S. aureus. Conclusion. Triple examination allows to obtain an accurate diagnosis and isolate the pathogen for deep PJI. Application of such diagnostics algorithm allows to reduce 2.1 times the risk of recurrent deep PJI and to scale down 4 times the detection of type IV infection by Coventry–Tsukayama classification.
Comparative Study of Maize Agronomics Performance under low Nitrogen Soil Availability, in Southern Savanna of DR Congo
Authors: Tshiabukole Jean Pierre Kabongo , Khonde Gertrude Pongi , Kankolongo Amand Mbuya , Jadika Carcy Tshimbombo , Vumilia Roger Kizungu
Published: December 2019

To determine the growing and yield performance of low nitrogen tolerant maize varieties under fertilized and unfertilized conditions, a study was conducted at the Mvuazi Research Center. Nine varieties were tested with and without fertilizer using the micro-dosing method, following the randomized complete block design with two factors. The results showed a difference among varieties in both crop conditions. The average yield with fertilizer was higher than the yield without fertilizer. The varieties LNTP-W C4 and LNTP-Y C7 registered 5.9 t/ha and 3.6 t/ha respectively under fertilized crop conditions and 7.14t/ha and 7.12t/ha under unfertilized crop conditions. Thus, using Low-N can minimize production costs by improving the productivity of soils low in Nitrogen typical of conditions of the southwestern savanna.

KEY WORDS: LOW NITROGEN SOIL, LNTP, MAIZE PRODUCTION, FERTILIZER, SAVANNA, INERA-DRC
Scientific Innovation for the Sustainable Development of African Agriculture
Authors: Travella Silvia , De Oliveira Dulce , De Buck Sylvie , Lambein Fernand , Ngudi Delphin Diasolua , De Bauw Vanessa , Gheysen Godelieve , Van Montagu Marc , Heijde Marc
Published: December 2019

The African continent has considerable potential to reap the benefits associated with modern agricultural biotechnology. Plant biotechnology and breeding represent an invaluable toolbox to face the challenges of African agriculture, such as food and nutrition security, environment protection, soil fertility, and crop adaptation to new climatic conditions. As Africa has only relatively recently adopted agricultural biotechnology, it has the opportunity to harness the immense knowledge gathered over the last two decades while avoiding some of the difficulties experienced by early adopters. High-level research and education systems together with a specific regulatory framework are critical elements in the development of sustainable biotechnology-based agriculture and industry. The more actors that are involved in Research & Development applied to nutritionally and important local crops, the faster Africa will generate its future African innovators. Here, we discuss the contribution of plant biotechnology to a transformative African agriculture that combines intensification of land productivity and environmental sustainability.

KEY WORDS: PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY, AFRICA, YIELD POTENTIAL, NUTRITION SECURITY, ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION
Robert Pippin: Kunst als Philosophie
Authors: Weiss János
Published: December 2019

Rezension zu Robert Pippin, Kunst als Philosophie
Brian Leiter: Why Tolerate Religion?
Authors: Sticker Martin
Published: December 2019

Review of Brian Leiter: Why Tolerate Religion?
Juliane Spitta: Gemeinschaft jenseits von Identität? Über die paradoxe Renaissance einer politischen Idee
Authors: Edinger Sebastian
Published: December 2019

Rezension von Juliane Spitta: Gemeinschaft jenseits von Identität? Über die paradoxe Renaissance einer politischen Idee
Roberto Nigro: Wahrheitsregime
Authors: Saar Martin
Published: December 2019

Besprechung von Roberto Nigro: Wahrheitsregime. Zürich/Berlin: Diaphanes, 2015.
Christoph Menke: Kritik der Rechte
Authors: Deitert Eva , Wieland Tobias
Published: December 2019

Besprechung von Christoph Menke: Kritik der Rechte. Berlin: Suhrkamp, 2015.
Gabriel Hürlimann: Analytik der Revolte
Authors: Leonhardt Christian
Published: December 2019

Besprechung von Gabriel Hürlimann: Analytik der Revolte. Über agonistische Konstellationen von Macht, Freiheit und Subjekt im Anschluss an Michel Foucault. Wien/Berlin: Turia + Kant 2015.
Mark Alznauer: Hegel’s Theory of Responsibility
Authors: Meyer Thomas
Published: December 2019

Rezension von Mark Alznauer: Hegel's Theory of Responsibility. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2015.
Thiemo Breyer/Oliver Müller (Hg.): Funktionen des Lebendigen
Authors: Mintken Tammo Elija
Published: December 2019

Rezension von Timo Breyer und Oliver Müller (Hg.): Funktionen des Lebendigen. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter 2016.
Thomas Ebke et al. (Hrsg.): Mensch und Gesellschaft zwischen Natur und Geschichte
Authors: Melichar Hannes Gustav
Published: December 2019

Rezension von Ebke, Thomas, Sebastian Edinger, Frank Müller und Roman Yos (Hrsg.): Mensch und Gesellschaft zwischen Natur und Geschichte. Zum Verhältnis von Philosophischer Anthropologie und Kritischer Theorie. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter 2017.
Christophe Dejours et al.: The Return of Work in Critical Theory
Authors: Lelle Nikolas
Published: December 2019

Rezension von Christophe Dejours, Jean-Philippe Deranty, Emmanuel Renault und Nicholas H. Smith (Hg.): The Return of Work in Critical Theory. Self, Society, Politics. New York: Columbia University Press 2018.
Thomas Cannaday: Mündigkeit
Authors: Wieland Tobias
Published: December 2019

Rezension von Thomas Cannaday: Mündigkeit. Eine Praxis der Selbst- und Mitbestimmung. Frankfurt: Campus 2018.