bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
„Gawędy o utraconym gnieździe – Boży Rok”. Wspomnienie Anny Jałbrzykowskiej z Ujazdu
Authors: Grodziska Karolina , Radziszewska Maria
Published: September 2021

“The Stories of a Lost Nest – The Year of God”. The Memory by Anna Jałbrzykowska from Ujazd

The paper contains an excerpt of a manuscript by Anna Jałbrzykowska (1908–1990) titled: “The Stories of a Lost Nest – the Year of God”. The text was written in 1972 and soon afterwards it was bought to be added into the manuscript collection of our Library, in which the author used to work for a short time before the outbreak of War. It comprises of a description of pre-war economics, daily life and house practices present in the manor house in Ujazd, located 14 km from Kraków, owned by the Jałbrzykowscy family since 1884 until 1945, when it was taken from them by the Polish communists. After this confiscation, the author, who studied humanities, was for many years working in the Jagiellonian Library, where she was accepted as an employee despite her then improper social background and a close family relationship between her and a prominent priest, archbishop of Vilnius Romuald Jałbrzykowski. The value of the presented source is both its recollective nature and interesting persons who visited the Jałbrzykowscy’s manor (priest professor Tadeusz Kruszyński, Tetmajerowie, Jan Bisanz) as well as the nostalgic, literary nature of the memories: the image of the world and lifestyle typical for the nobility living in a manor house which are gone, not so much due to natural economic development but because of the Polish communists rule.
„Powraca do nas dawne życie”… Doświadczenie pamięci w opowiadaniach Zygmunta Haupta
Authors: Lipowski Wojciech
Published: September 2021

“The Old Life Returns to Us”... The Experience of Memory in Zygmunt Haupt’s Short Stories

The paper presents some selected aspects regarding the work of a Polish emigrant writer Zygmunt Haupt (1907–1975). Its aim is to provide an interpretation of the forms of remembrance contained in some of the short stories as well as the influence of the writer’s biography on his prose. In the second part, attention is given to the philosophical and cultural contexts in which the author’s works may be placed. Moreover, the linguistic elements present in the quoted short stories are also described. The author of the paper attempted to organise the biographical information about the writer as well as to depict the historical background of his literary activity.
Wybrana twórczość piśmiennicza architektów związanych z Politechniką Lwowską. Studium na podstawie badań zbiorów Biblioteki Politechniki Krakowskiej sprzed 1945 roku
Authors: Górska Agnieszka , Kraus Anna
Published: September 2021

Selected Literature of Architects Related to the Lviv University of Technology. A Study on the Basis of Research from the Collections of the Cracow University of Technology Library Before 1945

The purpose of this publication is to draw attention to the scientific and historical value of the literary achievements of architects associated with The Lviv University of Technology on the basis of copies held in the collections of The Cracow University of Technology Library. Due to the extensive source material, the works of eleven selected architects were discussed. The characterization will take the form of library resources analysis, supported by source research. The study focuses solely on pre-1945 collections. The most interesting publications will be discussed in terms of their historical and substantive value.
Altyapı Sporcularının Sosyal Medya ve Kültürel Miras İlgilerinin Değerlendirilmesi
Authors: HALAÇ Hicran Hanım , BADEMCİ Fikret
Published: September 2021

Kültürel miraslar barındırdıkları değerler bakımından korunması gereken varlıklar olmasına karşın günümüzde yok olma tehlikesiyle karşı karşıyadırlar. Bu durumun temelinde ise bireylerin kültürel miras bilincinin yeterli düzeyde olmaması yatmaktadır. Toplumların kültürel miras bilinçlerinin arttırılmasında gerek bireylere gerekse kurumlara önemli roller düşmektedir. Bu bağlamda sporcular gibi toplumda ön planda bulunan kişilerin kültürel mirasa olan ilgilerinin arttırılması ve bu kişilere kültürel miras bilincinin aşılanması, konu ile ilgili farkındalığının topluma yayılmasında önem arz etmektedir. Çalışmanın amacı, altyapı sporcularının kültürel miras ilgilerini araştırmak ve sosyal medyada karşılaştıkları kültürel miraslara olan yaklaşımlarını ortaya koymaktır. Çalışmanın evrenini Türkiye’de aktif olarak spor yapan lisanslı altyapı sporcuları oluşturmaktadır. Evrenin geniş olması nedeniyle katmanlı örneklem alma yolu tercih edilerek ekonomik, sosyal ve kültürel anlamda farklılık gösteren 7 farklı bölgeden her birinden 50 lisanslı altyapı sporcusu olmak üzere toplamda 350 sporcuyu kapsayan örneklem seçilmiştir. Bölge içinde örneklemin gerçekleştirileceği şehirlerin belirlenmesinde ise yöntem olarak basit rastgele örnekleme yöntemi tercih edilmiştir. Çalışmada nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden betimsel tarama model kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada veri toplama tekniği olarak anket tercih edilmiştir. Anketlerden elde edilen veriler IBM SPSS STATISTICS 22 programına aktarılarak frekans ve yüzde değerlerine göre analiz edilip yorumlanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda altyapı sporcularının kültürel mirasa ilgi duymalarına karşın yeterli bilgiye sahip olmadıklarına ve bu bilgi düzeylerinin arttırılmasında sosyal medyanın etkin rol alabileceği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Quantitative Model of Enterprise Financial Risk Management Based on Nonlinear Differential Equation
Authors: Yang Hui , Tian Guixian , Tao Yongchao
Published: September 2021

In order to accurately assess the financial risks of enterprises, a quantitative model of enterprise financial risk management based on nonlinear differential equations is designed. According to the hierarchical running track of enterprises, 30 evaluation indexes are selected, the index weights are determined, and the financial risk evaluation index system is constructed. Constructing allocation judgment matrix based on binary allocation scale value. Copula nonlinear differential equation is selected to comprehensively quantify the risk management of enterprise financial portfolio. Realize the quantitative model of enterprise financial risk management. The accuracy of the design model is verified by experiments. The results show that the upper quantile of the design model analysis is closer to the standard value, which is consistent with the actual situation and is effective
Noise Removal Algorithm for Out-of-focus Blurred Images Based on Bilateral Filtering
Authors: Zhang Wenfang , Xu Chi
Published: September 2021

The feature resolution of traditional methods for fuzzy image denoising is low, for the sake of improve the strepitus removal and investigation ability of defocused blurred night images, a strepitus removal algorithm based on bilateral filtering is suggested. The method include the following steps of: Building an out-of-focus blurred night scene image acquisition model with grid block feature matching of the out-of-focus blurred night scene image; Carrying out information enhancement processing of the out-of-focus blurred night scene image by adopting a high-resolution image detail feature enhancement technology; Collecting edge contour feature quantity of the out-of-focus blurred night scene image; Carrying out grid block feature matching design of the out-of-focus blurred night scene image by adopting a bilateral filtering information reconstruction technology; And building the gray-level histogram information location model of the out-of-focus blurred night scene image. Fuzzy pixel information fusion investigation method is used to collect gray features of defocused blurred night images. According to the feature collection results, bilateral filtering algorithm is used to automatically optimize the strepitus removal of defocused blurred night images. The simulation results show that the out-of-focus blurred night scene image using this method for machine learning has better strepitus removal performance, shorter time cost and higher export peak signal-to-strepitus proportion.
Formation of scientific notions in students with mental deficiency
Authors:   ", Mihai Felicia ,   E. Gârleanu",   Special Vocational School of Galați
Published: September 2021

The article briefly presents a didactic research that analyzes the formation and introduction of scientific notions specific to Chemistry through active-participatory methods for obtaining higher school results, triggering students' interest, active involvement in their own training, thus ensuring the optimization of the teaching and learning chemistry to students with mental disabilities in special school. The fundamental objective of the research was to demonstrate the importance of active-participatory methods in the formation of notions in the Sciences curricular area in general, respectively in the discipline of Chemistry in particular, where the student becomes an active participant in his own training. Through active-participatory methods used in the process of learning, recovery and socialization of the mentally handicapped, it becomes possible to achieve the fundamental objectives of acquiring knowledge, to accelerate students’ work pace, bring the class working together and train as many students as possible during the lessons. During the activities based on interactive methods organized in groups, it was found that the students modeled their behavior, the spirit of organization increased being more orderly and more involved in solving the work tasks received; interpersonal relationships and cooperation between students have improved (better students help their colleagues to understand the notions taught, this fact leading to an increase in their own results).
Health Risk of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS)
Authors: Raja Dewan , Sultana Bahar
Published: September 2021

Environmental tobacco smoke is a preventable cause of significant morbidity and mortality among non-smokers. Reducing exposure to tobacco smoke is an essential community and public health objective. This report documents the substantial evidence characterizing the health risks caused by exposure to passive smoking. Multiple major reviews of evidence have concluded that environmental tobacco smoke is a known human carcinogen and that exposure to passive smoke causes adverse effects like SIDS, congenital birth defects, lead poisoning, and lung cancer. Regrettably, reductions in exposure have been slower among small children than among adults, as growing workplace restriction protects the majority of adults while the homes remain the most important source of exposure for children. The relationship between passive smoking exposure and potential health hazards to all ages of population were researched. We analyzed and systematically reviewed information from multiple literature sources. We found that everyone from the fetus to the elderly is significantly affected by passive smoking. Like firsthand smoking, secondhand smoking is also hazardous. Health education and regulations regarding secondhand smoking in both the office and home area can improve public health. This paper indicates a critical need for second hand smoke reduction interventions especially among vulnerable populations.
Allied Health Professionals as Consultants: An Exploratory Study in an Australian Context
Authors: Amsters Delene , Kendall Mellisa , Schuurs Sarita , Lindeman Melissa , Kuipers Pim
Published: September 2021

Allied health professionals (AHPs) acting as consultants to other professionals and workers is an important emerging issue. It has received little research attention, despite this role being central to many AHP job descriptions, particularly senior positions. This exploratory qualitative study, conducted with AHPs and other key informants, examined consultancy in metropolitan, rural and remote settings in Australia. Thirty-nine professionals were interviewed in individual and focus group settings, using semi-structured questions. Analysis of data revealed roles, definitions and processes of consultancy, the influence of the context in which it occurs, and the multi-layered outcomes of consultancy. This led to the drafting of a framework noting roles and relationships of the key actors – consultant, consultee, and client. Further research is required to establish the generalisability of the framework.
Effect of Cueing on Learning Transfer Among Health Profession Students Engaged in a Case-Based Analogical Reasoning Exercise
Authors: Speicher Timothy , Bell Alexandra , Kehrhahn Marijke , Casa Douglas
Published: September 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of cueing on learning transfer among pre-professional, health profession undergraduates engaged in a case-based analogical reasoning exercise. Methods: The study design was a quasi-experimental, randomized post-test design. Volunteer undergraduate pre-professional health profession students (N = 192) were assigned to either an experimental group, which received two written clinical cases with cues or the control, which received the same cases, but no cues. After participants read the cases, a target case was provided for solution based on the previous cases. Target case solutions were scored by content experts for extent of transfer of a structural principle and optimal treatment method implicitly embedded in the comparison cases. Results: Cued participants (n = 98) demonstrated significantly more learning transfer (t (175.91) = 2.65; p = .009; d = .39) of the structural principle than non-cued participants (n = 94). However, no significant difference was found for cued and non-cued groups for transfer of the optimal treatment method (t (190) = .874; p = .39; and a small effect size (d = .13) was present. Conclusion: Learning transfer improves among pre-professional health profession undergraduates when cued during a case-based analogical reasoning experience. The findings support and extend previous multiple case-based analogical reasoning study outcomes indicating that multiple patient cases with cueing should be utilized over single case examination with or without cueing to promote transfer of learning. Improvements in learning transfer may lead to improved quality of patient care.
Assessing the impact of heat treatment on antimicrobial resistant (AMR) genes and their potential uptake by other ‘live’ bacteria
Authors: James Christian , Dixon Ronald , Talbot Luke , James Stephen , Williams Nicola , Onarinde Bukola
Published: September 2021

Addressing the public health threat posed by AMR is a national strategic priority for the UK, which has led to both a 20-year vision of AMR and a 5-year (2019 to 2024) AMR National Action Plan (NAP). The latter sets out actions to slow the development and spread of AMR with a focus on antimicrobials. The NAP used an integrated ‘One-Health’ approach which spanned people, animals, agriculture and the environment, and calls for activities to “identify and assess the sources, pathways, and exposure risks” of AMR. The FSA continues to contribute to delivery of the NAP in a number of ways, including through furthering our understanding of the role of the food chain and AMR. Thorough cooking of food kills vegetative bacterial cells including pathogens and is therefore a crucial step in reducing the risk of most forms of food poisoning. Currently, there is uncertainty around whether cooking food is sufficient to denature AMR genes and mobile genetic elements from these ‘dead’ bacteria to prevent uptake by ‘live’ bacteria in the human gut and other food environments - therefore potentially contributing to the overall transmission of AMR to humans. This work was carried out to assess these evidence gaps.
CROSS-SECTIONS IN PHOTONUCLEAR REACTIONS WITH MULTIPLE NEUTRON EMISSION
Authors: Bezshyyko O.A. , Vodin O.M. , Golinka-Bezshyyko L.O. , Kotenko A.V. , Kushnir V.A. , Lubynets O.V. , Mitrochenko V.V. , Olejnik S.M. , Perezhogin S.A. , Vallerand C.
Published: September 2021

The energy dependence of the reaction cross-sections A(γ,xn)(A-xn) was studied in the energy range 19...70 MeV, i.e. beyond Great Dipole Resonance (GDR) region. Experimental data were taken from international database EXFOR for range of nuclear mases (55 < A < 209). Theoretical values of cross sections were obtained using TALYS-1.8 code. Several models of level densities with both enabled and disabled pre-equilibrium mechanism were considered in our simulations. Obtained results let us to make conclusions about different mechanisms of photonuclear reactions on certain nuclei, energy dependence of their relative contribution.
THE CELL FOR ELECTRON IRRADIATION OF STRESSED STEEL SAMPLES IN A SUPERCRITICAL WATER FLOW FOR CORROSION EVALUATION
Authors: Bakai A.S. , Boriskin V.N. , Bratchenko M.I. , Dronov R.N. , Dyuldya S.V. , Gorenko Yu.V. , Shelepko S.V.
Published: September 2021

To study experimentally the stress enhanced corrosion of structural materials in a water coolant flow under electron irradiation, a novel design of the target irradiation cell was developed. The stress application scheme is described and the stress-strain state of samples is calculated. Hydraulic resistance of the stainless steel 12X18H10T samples loaded cell has been measured at a dedicated facility and is discussed in terms of hydraulic and hydrodynamic models. System Thermal Hydraulics calculations have shown the device capability to operate efficiently in a natural convection driven Supercritical Water Circulation Loop.
Changes in eating and residence customs: case study of the native community of Mayuriaga, Loreto
Authors: Bourguet Jose Yvan Vargas , Chunga Alex Alonso Pinzón , Sánchez Raúl Eleazar Arias
Published: September 2021

This research work aims to provide a referential framework of assessment in the context of social damage from the anthropological interpretation of the inhabitants of the native community of Mayuriaga, due to the loss of quality of life, five years after the crude oil spill by part of the Petroperú company occurred in the North Peruvian Pipeline in the Morona River area in the Morona district, Daten de Marañón province, Loreto department, Peru; affecting the lifestyle of the surrounding ethnic communities. This extra-patrimonial damage is expressed and evidenced in eating habits; and residence, in the customs of the traditional use of water, recreation, social stability (tranquility), in the economy, in medicine and in the physical spaces of socialization and social incorporation. Likewise, to know these characteristics, the ethnographic method and on-site visits to the locality that were the subject of our research were used. Finally, we indicate that a quantity of relevant information was collected on the perceptions and changes in the lifestyles of the inhabitants, this thanks to the techniques of interview and observation.
 
El presente trabajo investigación pretende brindar un marco referencial de valoración en el contexto del daño social desde la interpretación antropológica de los pobladores de la comunidad nativa de Mayuriaga, por la pérdida de la calidad de vida, a cinco años después del derrame de petróleo crudo por parte de la empresa Petroperú ocurrido en el Oleoducto Norperuano en la zona del río Morona en el distrito de Morona, provincia del Daten de Marañón, departamento Loreto, Perú; afectando el estilo de vida de las comunidades étnicas aledañas. Este daño extrapatrimonial se expresa y evidencia en los hábitos alimenticios; y de residencia, en las costumbres del uso tradicional del agua, la recreación, la estabilidad social (tranquilidad), en la economía, en la medicina y en los espacios físicos de socialización e incorporación social. Asimismo, para conocer estas características, fue empleado el método etnográfico y las visitas in situ a la localidad motivo de nuestra pesquisa. Finalmente, indicamos que, fue recolectada cantidad de información relevante sobre las percepciones y cambios en los estilos de vida de los pobladores, esto gracias a las técnicas de la entrevista y la observación
Dynamics of the level of calprotectin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during rituximab biosimilar (Acellbia “Biocad”) therapy
Authors: Avdeeva A. S. , Cherkasova M. V. , Nasonov E. L.
Published: September 2021

Objective.To study the relationship between the level of calprotectin (CP) and RA activity, the level of acute phase reactants, proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines and growth factors, to assess its dynamics during rituximab (RTM) biosimilar therapy.

Material and methods.20 patients with RA were examined. All patients received 2 intravenous infusions of RTM (Acellbia®) at a dose of 600 mg with an interval of 2 weeks against the background of methotrexate therapy. The level of CP in blood serum was measured by ELISA.

Results.Before starting DAS28 (5.6 [4.9–6.8]), SDAI (27.17 [23.08–39.9]) and CDAI (26.6 [22.25–37.0]) corresponded to the high disease activity. A decrease in disease activity was noted after 12 and 24 weeks of therapy: the DAS28 value was 4.28 [3.24–4.75] and 4.14 [3.11–4.66], respectively (p<0.05). Before the start of therapy, patients with RA had a higher CP level compared with healthy donors 9.68 (4.5–21.5) and 2.39 (1.52–4.45) μg/ml, respectively (p<0.05). Against the background of RTM therapy, there was a decrease in the CP level 12 weeks after the first infusion of the drug in the group as a whole by 26.5% from the initial level, among patients with moderate/no effect of therapy – by 32.7% from the initial level.

Conclusion.The CP level significantly decreases during therapy and can be used to monitor the effectiveness of therapy. The predictive value of this laboratory parameter requires further study.
Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus risk factors in systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: Kondratyeva L. V. , Popkova T. V. , Cherkasova M. V. , Lila A. M. , Nasonov E. L.
Published: September 2021

Objective. To clarify the frequency of insulin resistance (IR) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), traditional and associated with rheumatic disease risk factors for its development, to assess the possibility of using the Finnish Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Score (FINDRISC) questionnaire to detect IR.

Material and methods. The cross-sectional study included 49 patients with SLE (46 women, 3 men) without diabetes mellitus and hyperglycemia, observed at the V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology in 2019–2020. The median age of the patients was 40 [33; 48] years, the duration of the disease was 3.0 [0.7; 8.0] years. Glucocorticoids (GC) were received by 41 (84%) patients, hydroxychloroquine – by 38 (78%), immunosuppressive drugs – by 10 (20%), biological agents – by 5 (10%). The glucose and fasting immunoreactive insulin levels were examined, and the Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) index was calculated in all patients. HOMA-IR value ≥2.77 corresponded to IR. Traditional risk factors for type 2 diabetes and the risk of its development in the next 10 years in patients with SLE were assessed using the Russian version of the FINDRISC questionnaire.

Results. The median HOMA-IR level in SLE patients was 1.7 [1.2; 2.5]. IR was detected in 10 (20%) of 49 patients with SLE. Patients with and without IR were comparable in terms of sex, age, duration and activity of SLE, therapy, and type 2 diabetes traditional risk factors. BMI, WC and insulin levels were higher in patients with IR. HOMA-IR correlated with body mass index (BMI) (r=0.6; p<0.001), waist circumference (WC) (r=0.5; p<0.001), risk categories for developing type 2 diabetes according to FINDRISС (r=0.3; p=0.03), SLEDAI-2K index (r=–0.4; p<0.01), C3 complement levels in serum (r=0.3; p=0.04) and the duration of GC therapy (r=0.3; p=0.03).

Conclusion. IR was diagnosed in 20% of SLE patients without a history of diabetes and with normal fasting glucose in venous blood. The lower SLE activity, the longer GC intake in patient, the higher the HOMA-IR index was detected in him. However, the IR appearance was reliably associated only with an increasing BMI and WC. The use of the FINDRISC questionnaire, which allows to stratify respondents in the general population by the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, did not help to identify SLE patients with IR.
Lobular panniculitis as a manifestation of pancreatitis. Difficulties in diagnosis
Authors: Egorova O. N. , Maslovsky A. L. , Zelenov I. A. , Goryachev A. N. , Belov B. S.
Published: September 2021

The clinical picture of lobular panniculitis associated with damage to the pancreas can vary widely, accompanied by damage to the joints and internal organs, which complicates the diagnosis of the disease. A clinical observation of a torpid course of lobular panniculitis with total damage to organs and systems is presented, which clearly illustrates the difficulties of differential diagnosis and therapy that arise in real therapeutic practice.
FATORES IMPULSIONADORES E BENEFÍCIOS DO USO DE DISPOSITIVOS MÓVEIS PELOS DISCENTES DE UMA UNIVERSIDADE PÚBLICA FEDERAL
Authors: Leite Felipe Kopp , Pereira Junior Errol Fernando Zepka
Published: September 2021

O presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar como os fatores impulsionadores influenciam o uso de dispositivos móveis pelos discentes e a relação causal deste uso com os benefícios gerados. Para tanto, construiu-se um instrumento, o qual foi aplicado a 100 discentes do curso de administração de uma Universidade Pública Federal. Durante a análise dos dados, foi realizada incialmente uma análise fatorial exploratória por meio do software SPSS, através da qual validou-se o referido instrumento. Na sequência, por meio dos dados já coletados, foi realizada uma análise fatorial confirmatória fazendo uso de uma modelagem de equações estruturais. Tal modelagem foi formada por fatores impulsionadores e sua influência no uso de dispositivos móveis e a relação deste uso com os benefícios gerados a partir dele por meio do software Smart PLS. Como resultados, foram aceitas as duas hipóteses referentes aos fatores impulsionadores e o uso de dispositivos móveis. No que tange a relação causal do uso com os benefícios percebidos, todas as quatro hipóteses foram aceitas através do modelo. Concluindo a partir disto que o aspecto cognitivo e o papel do professor influenciam os discentes a utilizar dispositivos móveis em sala de aula, sendo percebido a partir disto os benefícios de produtividade, organização, autonomia e didática.
UPAYA GURU DALAM MENINGKATKAN MINAT BELAJAR SISWA
Authors: Andhika M. Rezki
Published: September 2021

School or Madrasah is an educational institution in which the learning process occurs, which involves teachers and students. In order to always be able to exist in carrying out its function as an educational institution, education implementers in schools must be aware of anything that can support or influence the teaching and learning process, so that they can understand each other, and together can formulate appropriate formulations in carrying out the teaching and learning process. Learning interest is an indicator that supports or influences a student's learning. Students who have a strong interest in a particular subject, then naturally feel very interested and happy in learning these subjects. Unlike someone or students who have no interest in a particular subject, it will be easy to feel bored and even lazy in learning the lesson. Interest is a feeling of preference or a feeling of interest in a thing and activity, without anyone asking. Therefore, the teacher must have a strategy that can arouse students' interest in their learning. As a teacher, they are required to be skilled and to master teaching materialsas well as to be creative and innovative in delivering their teaching materials. So that the implementation of the teaching and learning process can run optimally, the efforts of teachers in increasing interest in learning need to be taken seriously.
Denkyemmireku: A Usable Past for A New African State
Authors: BOADI Kwasi
Published: September 2021

In Ghana – The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah (1971), Nkrumah recounts the deliberations within the United Gold Coast Convention on J. B. Danquah’s proposal for adopting the Akan art motif Funtummireku Denkyemmireku (Denkyemmireku, for short), the proverbial two-headed crocodile, as emblem for the emerging nation of Ghana. Dismissing it as a “hideous monstrosity” that symbolizes selfishness, it was never adopted. Yet, the art motif, a kind of jeremiad that says pity that poor crocodile, whose two heads cannot stop fighting over food, even though they share one stomach, is a recognition of the dialectic of nature as one of unity in diversity, the very essence of the hallowed African monistic thesis of matter. This paper posits that Denkyemmireku embodies a potent philosophical and ideological symbol capable of serving as a usable past for a much-needed reconstruction of a more legitimate African state.

 

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1 Some aspects of this article have been previously published in the Journal of Black Studies by the author. See, Kwasi Boadi, “The Ontology of Kwame Nkrumah’s Consciencism and the Democratic Theory and Practice in Africa – A Diopian Perspective.” Journal of Black Studies, Volume 30, Number 4 / March 2000, 475–501.
Uncharted waters: an exegetical exploration of Ghana’s regulatory framework in relation to cryptocurrency
Authors: T Gabor Gideon
Published: September 2021

The historical evolution of money has taken many forms such as precious metals, cowries, banknotes and coins, with the latest stage of this evolving continuum being digital currency. This evolution has been characterised by the gradual movement to a more cashlite aware society. The transition is being facilitated by constant improvement in financial technologies and services. Ghana is no exception to this development. The emergence of credit and debit cards as well as mobile banking is digitising Ghana’s currency whilst extending financial services across the country. Mobile money payment facilitated by the telecommunication companies in partnership with the traditional banks is also fast-tracking Ghana’s progress towards a cashlite economy. In 2009, a new cash-like electronic instrument known as Bitcoin emerged. Bitcoin is touted as offering anonymous, fast and irreversible peer to peer transactions, across borders with little or no transactional cost. The introduction of Bitcoin has birthed the cryptocurrency era. The anonymous nature of cryptocurrency transactions is an attraction to criminals and terrorist organisations who use cryptocurrency to facilitate unlawful activities. Despite the enormous financial, social and economic, and even political risk in cryptocurrency use, this financial instrument is largely unregulated in most countries. The potential use of cryptocurrency for purposes outside the law justifies the need for regulation to make cryptocurrency use less attractive for unlawful activities. This article draws on the legal approaches to regulating cryptocurrency by adopting a desk research to theoretically examine and interpret primary and secondary sources of data in order to determine the possible existence of an existing Ghanaian legal framework regulating cryptocurrency in Ghana
СТРУКТУРА И СВОЙСТВА ДИСПЕРСНО-АРМИРОВАННОГО КОМПОЗИЦИОННОГО ВЯЖУЩЕГО МАТЕРИАЛА
Authors: Гришко Анна
Published: September 2021

Для визначення впливу поверхні розділу на морфологію кристалів, формування каркаса і структуру затверділої суміші, проведено ряд досліджень на гіпсових і цементних в'яжучих речовинах. Спочатку досліджували формування структури у водному середовищі – потім з добавкою ПАР. Далі для визначення впливу твердої поверхні на процеси гідратації вводили дискретні волокна. При цьому аналіз результатів показує, що крім армуючої дії волокон, значну роль відіграє межа розділу волокно-матриця, активність і величина поверхні.
К ВОПРОСУ УМЕНЬШЕНИЯ ЭНЕРГОЕМКОСТИ ИЗГОТОВЛЕНИЯ ПОРИСТЫХ КОМПОЗИЦИОННЫХ МАТЕРИАЛОВ
Authors: Мельник Любовь , Белоусов Олег , Свидерский Валентин , Черняк Лев
Published: September 2021

Подано результати досліджень по технології виготовлення пористих композиційних матеріалів на основі систем наповнювач – сополімер.Показано особливості порової структури та властивостей матеріалу при використанні 80-89 мас. % керамічного шамоту і природного цеоліту із Latex2012 як зв’язуючим
Anti-hyperglyceamic Effects of Psidium guajava LINN Crude Leaf Extracts and Fractions in Alloxan-induced Diabetic Mice
Authors: Eze Uchenna Nwabunwanne , Chukwuebuka V Ugwu , Maxwell Onuoha , Stanley M Ubenyi
Published: September 2021

In Nigeria, rural inhabitants often resort to herbal remedies and dietary control for the treatment and management of various forms of diabetes mellitus. This study was conducted to provide the rationale for the use of Psidium guajava leaves as a potent traditional anti-diabetic remedy. The crude leaf extracts of n-hexane, methanol, and ethyl acetate of Psidium guajava were separately prepared by cold maceration. Then, ethyl acetate crude extract of Psidium guajava leaves was fractionated by column chromatography to yield ethyl acetate bulked fractions: EF-I (1-75), EF-II (76-150), and EF-III (151-250). The n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and methanol crude leaf extracts and ethyl acetate bulked fractions (EF-I, EF-II and EF-III) were evaluated for anti-diabetic activity in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. The blood sugar levels of treated and untreated alloxan-induced diabetic mice were assayed as indices of anti-diabetic effect. The phytochemical constituents of both crude extracts and ethyl acetate fractions of Psidium guajava leaves and the mean lethal dose (LD50) of ethyl acetate crude leaf extract of Psidium guajava were determined. The mean lethal dose (LD50) of ethyl acetate crude leaf extract was calculated to be 1500mg/kg b.w. The results indicated that oral administration of ethyl acetate, n-hexane, methanol crude extracts, and ethyl acetate bulked fractions of Psidium guajava leaves at a dose of 100mg/kg b.w on treated groups exhibited much significant[p<0.001, p<0.01and p<0.05]anti-hyperglyceamic effect by ameliorating high blood sugar levels of alloxan-induced diabetic treated mice, while EF-II and EF-III showed non-significant[p>0.05] anti-hyperglyceamic activity  for the reduction in blood sugar levels compared with the negative and positive control groups. The anti-diabetic potency of the crude leaf extracts and ethyl acetate fractions were in the order; EC>HC>MC>EF-I>EF-II>EF-III. The results of phytochemical screening of the crude extracts and ethyl acetate bulked fractions showed the presence of tannins, flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids, terpenoids, glycosides, and steroids while reducing sugar was absent. The results from this study gives credence to the use of Psidium guajava as an anti-diabetic agent in the management of diabetes mellitus.
Estudo de visibilidade em sistemas de transmissão de energia – análise de intervenção na paisagem da Coxilha Rica
Authors: Reginato Vivian da Silva Celestino , Abati Samuel
Published: September 2021

O Caminho das Tropas são estruturas remanescentes de importantes vias terrestres construídas e utilizadas no Brasil Colônia na região da Coxilha Rica em Santa Catarina. O objetivo principal deste trabalho foi desenvolver e aplicar um método para tomada de decisão aplicado à gestão territorial da paisagem da Coxilha Rica. O método consistiu em mapear a poligonal de visibilidade, levando em consideração a acuidade visual humana, a partir de pontos definidos como principais (fazendas históricas e corredores de taipas) e realizar análises espaciais que permitisse indicar alternativas de intervenção (inserção de sistemas de transmissão de energia elétrica) de forma a preservar o ambiente cênico da região.
Conservação, comunidades locais e território: natureza para quem?
Authors: Gonzaga Carlos Alberto Marçal , Denkewicz Patrícia , Julião Rui Pedro
Published: September 2021

Este artigo apresenta conflitos socioambientais de uma ilha turística no sul do Brasil. A Ilha do Mel, situada à entrada da Baía de Paranaguá, constituiu-se em um commons de recursos naturais para pescadores de populações tradicionais caiçaras. A criação de duas Unidades de Conservação impôs um plano de uso do solo que remanejou populações, restringiu-lhes acesso a recursos comunitários e originou conflitos relacionados à regulação territorial. O estudo baseou-se em observação participante e análise documental. Os resultados evidenciam que a normatização estatal afrontou direitos humanos e constitucionais das comunidades nativas tradicionais. Argumentamos que o modelo de proteção ambiental utilizado é paradoxal aos objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável.
EXAMES MICROBIOLÓGICOS DE FELINO ACOMETIDO POR KLEBSIELLA SPP. NO HOSPITAL VETERINÁRIO MÁRIO DIAS TEIXEIRA (HOVET-UFRA)
Authors: Canelas Vitória Luciana Paiva , Nascimento Alessandro Henrique , Platilha Ana Júlia Vieira Da Silva , Borges Bianca Pimentel , Cardias Kássia Alany Girard , Alves William Franklim Da Silva
Published: September 2021

Introdução: O diagnóstico de bactérias resistentes, como a Klebsiella spp., necessita da realização de exames laboratoriais. Essa bactéria, pertencente à família Enterobacteriaceae, é capaz de inibir a fagocitose por meio da produção de material capsular abundante, prolongando sua sobrevivência no ambiente intracelular. Objetivos: O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar exames microbiológicos, como cultura bacteriana e antibiograma, a fim de identificar a presença de uma bactéria em uma amostra, registrando suas características morfológicas, microbiológicas e bioquímicas. Materiais e Métodos: O material foi coletado de um felino doméstico de um ano de idade no Hospital Veterinário Mário Dias Teixeira (HOVET-UFRA) em Belém, Pará, o paciente apresentava uma ferida cutânea sem remissão, com tempo de evolução de 5 meses, a lesão media 10 cm de comprimento por 4 cm de largura, com bordos delimitados, superfície ulcerada e serosanguinolenta. Foi solicitada cultura bacteriana e antibiograma da lesão. As amostras foram coletadas após a limpeza com solução fisiológica estéril, realizando-se a coleta por meio de escarificação com o auxílio de um swab estéril para análise no laboratório de microbiologia da universidade. Foram utilizadas técnicas laboratoriais para o cultivo microbiológico e para provas bioquímicas. Resultados: Como resultado foi detectado o crescimento de colônias do gênero Klebsiella spp. nos meios de Ágar Sangue ovino a 5% e Ágar MacConkey após 24 horas. Dentre as propriedades que permitem a identificação de Klebsiella spp. entre os gêneros de enterobactérias, estão as características morfológicas das colônias que são mucoides, não hemolíticas e fermentadoras de lactose. As provas bioquímicas apresentaram resultados de motilidade negativa, citrato positivo (utilização de citrato como fonte de carbono), lisina positiva, uréia negativa, H₂S negativo, tríplice açúcar ferro (TSI) com fermentação de glicose, lactose, sacarose e com produção de gás, concordando com a literatura descrita para Klebsiella spp. Na análise do antibiograma a bactéria apresentou sensibilidade à gentamicina, azitromicina, norfloxacina, ciprofloxacina, cefotaxima e amoxicilina com clavulanato e resistência à ampicilina e sulfametoxazol com trimetoprim. Conclusão: Concluímos que por meio da interpretação dinâmica dos testes microbiológicos, bioquímicos e antibiograma foi possível identificar a Klebsiella spp. na amostra, demonstrando a eficácia dos testes na detecção de infecções bacterianas.
GERIATRIA EM CÃES E GATOS
Authors: Cabral Vitória Xavier , Salla Patrícia De Freitas
Published: September 2021

Introdução: Na Medicina Veterinária os pacientes geriatras são uma realidade em ascensão, principalmente devido aos avanços sanitários, nutricionais e etológicos na área, aliados à conscientização dos tutores quanto a qualidade de vida e atendimento qualificado para os seus pets, assim aumentando sua longevidade. Objetivo: Reunir informações acerca da geriatria veterinária, abordando as principais disfunções orgânicas de cães e gatos geriátricos. Material e métodos: Foi realizada pesquisa bibliográfica, compilando artigos científicos publicados em revistas indexadas e bibliotecas virtuais. Resultados: Com o maior tempo de vida dos animais, consequentemente, eles podem desenvolver doenças resultantes do envelhecimento (progressivas, degenerativas ou crônicas), devido a diminuição da função dos órgãos. Quanto mais rápido o tutor e o veterinário observarem as manifestações da idade no animal idoso, mais precocemente será possível interceder e aprimorar a qualidade de vida através de alimentação e terapia medicamentosa apropriada, e os primeiros sinais começam com mudanças comportamentais e físicas. Os gatos a partir dos 10 anos em média já são considerados geriátricos, enquanto que os cães, depende do porte, podendo ser a partir de 10 anos em porte pequeno e a partir dos 7 anos em porte grande. Entre as principais patologias que afetam os animais idosos, destacam-se as cardiopatias, hepatopatias, cataratas, diabetes e neoplasias mamárias. Um estudo relata que 22% de cães e gatos analisados apresentavam cardiopatias, seguido de 9,1% de hepatopatia; 7,3% de catarata; 5,5% diabetes e 5,5% de neoplasias. Outra pesquisa demonstra que entre as neoplasias, a neoplasia mamária é responsável por cerca de 50% dos casos em cães e 17% em gatos, e também retrata que em ambas as espécies a principal doença reprodutiva é a piometra, e que problemas odontológicos são frequentes. Conclusão: Neste estudo concluímos que com a evolução da veterinária e o aperfeiçoamento dos profissionais, observa-se o aumento no número de pacientes geriátricos, o que é justificado com a melhor qualidade de vida que esses animais possuem. Contudo, também há o aparecimento de patologias decorrentes da idade, portanto é importante que o tutor fique alerta aos sinais clínicos e ir ao veterinário para estabelecer terapia adequada.
HIDROCEFALIA CONGÊNITA CANINA: UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA
Authors: Meneses Rebeca de Sousa
Published: September 2021

Introdução: A hidrocefalia é uma patologia onde os ventrículos cerebrais estão dilatados e preenchidos com o líquido cefalorraquidiano (LCR) por um desequilíbrio entre a produção e absorção dele. O animal pode apresentar aumento da cabeça, estrabismo divergente, convulsões, alterações comportamentais, letargia, cegueira, reação postural lenta e andar em círculos, porém esses sinais irão depender da pressão intracraniana e da área atingida pelo acúmulo do líquido. O Diagnóstico pode ser feito através de raio-x e ultrassonografia craniana, mas a tomografia computadorizada e ressonância magnética apresentam melhor visualização dos ventrículos. Objetivos: O objetivo principal desta revisão é coletar as principais informações e sinais clínicos apresentados por cães acometidos pela forma congênita da doença. Materiais e métodos: Para a escrita deste resumo foram pesquisados artigos no Google Acadêmico que abordassem a hidrocefalia congênita na forma de revisão de literatura e de relato de caso com animais da espécie canina e filhotes. Resultados: Os animais da espécie canina, de algumas raças pequenas e toys como Chihuahua, Lulu da Pomerânia, Lhasa Apso, Maltês e Bulldog Inglês, são mais susceptíveis a serem acometidos por hidrocefalia congênita, em razão de inflamação ou infecção na fase fetal que podem interromper a drenagem do LCR, sendo eles geralmente são os menores da ninhada. Conclusão: O exame neurológico juntamente com exames de imagem, são de extrema importância para decidir o curso de tratamento da doença, pois pode ser cirúrgico com a colocação de drenos para desviar o LCR para a cavidade abdominal e ser absorvido, ou o paliativo que inclui o uso de glicocorticoides, diuréticos e bloqueadores da anidrase carbônica.
AVALIAÇÃO DO EFEITO DO EXTRATO BRUTO DE ACMELLA OLERACEA CONTRA CEPAS DE CANDIDA SPP. E CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII
Authors: Alencar Gabriela Santos , Pannace Vanessa Arantes Pinto , Favero Adriano , Franciscon Hugo , Freitas Fagner Luiz Da Costa
Published: September 2021

Introdução: Os fungos são causadores de significativa morbidade entre pessoas e animais, tornando- se cada vez mais resistentes às medicações alopáticas existentes, fazendo-se necessário encontrar medidas alternativas para obtenção de um tratamento eficiente e seguro. A Acmella oleracea (Jambu) é uma planta nativa da região amazônica, utilizada na medicina popular local para tratamento de diversos males. Objetivo: O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi avaliar “in vitro” o efeito antifúngico do extrato bruto contra cepas de Candida spp e Cryptococcus gattii. Materiais e métodos: Foi utilizado o extrato bruto (EB) de Acmella oleracea cultivada nas dependências da Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS), entre agosto e novembro de 2019. Após a colheita, a planta passou por processos de desidratação. O potencial antimicrobiano foi medido utilizando as seguintes técnicas: disco-difusão (Kirby-Bauer) com discos brancos estéreis contendo 15????g de EB, a concentração inibitória mínima (CIM) e concentração fungicida mínima (CFM) foram quantificadas pela metodologia de microdiluição seriada. Para os testes, foram utilizadas as seguintes cepas: Candida parapsilosis, Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis, Cryptococcus gattii 178 e Cryptococcus gattii 179. Resultados: Segundo o teste de disco-difusão o EB apresentou resultado positivo para 100% das cepas testadas. Já no CIM o EB apresentou os seguintes resultados: C. parapsilosis (50%); C. glabrata (100%); C. tropicalis (100%); C. gattii 178 (50%) e C. gattii 179 (50%). Para o CFM os resultados foram: C. parapsilosis (50%); C. glabrata (100%); C. tropicalis (100%); C. gattii 178 (50%) e C. gattii 179 (50%). Conclusão: O EB apresentou efeito antifúngico “in vitro” contra cepas testadas de Candida spp e Cryptococcus gattii, mostrando-se como uma opção viável para pesquisas futuras “in vivo”, visando tratamento antifúngico. Pesquisas relacionadas ao uso “in vivo” e “in vitro” com cepas isoladas de casos clínicos, assim como viabilidade econômica na produção de produtos fitoterápicos, tornam-se necessárias para melhor elucidar os efeitos benéficos de A. oleracea para saúde.
Diseño curricular basado en la opinión de expertos: propuesta metodológica para los estudios de grado
Authors: Tovar Jiménez José
Published: September 2021

El objetivo principal de este trabajo es contribuir a la mejora de la calidad de la formación universitaria en los estudios de grado a partir de la opinión de expertos en la materia para el diseño curricular de las asignaturas.Para ello es necesario contar con la opinión de académicos y de profesionales (hombres y mujeres) en activo que hagan posible una formación en conocimientos y habilidades acorde a las exigencias de un mercado de trabajo en continuo cambio.Asimismo, es necesario alcanzar un consenso entre los profesionales implicados que permita identificar los aspectos esenciales. Para este fin, se realizaron entrevistas en profundidad a un grupo reducido de expertos y, a continuación, se recabó la opinión de un panel más amplio de participantes a través del método Delphi.El resultado final es un diseño curricular para la enseñanza de Derivados Financieros en los estudios del grado de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ADE), en cuanto a contenidos, competencias y sistema de enseñanza y evaluación que se consideran más eficaces.
Stress Could be a Major Contributing Factor in the Pathopenesis & Prognosis of COVID-19 in the Medical Team Professionals
Authors: Yousof Shimaa Mohammad , Tanvir Imrana
Published: September 2021

The world with COVID-19 is in greatly challenging circumstances that can lead to stress for many reasons including the feeling of uncertainty and the worry about family members and friends. Chronic stress affects both humoral and cellular immunity. The role of government and public support for the health teams is demanded to help the health professionals overcome these stressors and therefore defeat the infection.