bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pulmonary artery thrombosis in home patient with a mild COVID-19 disease
Authors: Graziani Alessandro , Domenicali Marco , Zanframundo Grazia , Palmese Francesco , Caroli Barbara , Cataleta Pierluigi , Graziani Ludovico
Published: April 2021

COVID-19 has been described as the cause for a proinflammatory and hypercoagulable state that induces thrombotic vascular lesions and, in more severe cases, disseminated intravascular coagulation. Increased values of d-dimers are related to the severity of the disease and are associated with worst prognosis. Intensive care studies reported an increased risk of pulmonary embolism and venous thrombosis diseases in COVID-19 compared with the historical control group even in patients who underwent the low-molecular-weight heparin (LWMH) prophylaxis. Patients with COVID-19 who have a stable clinical condition do not require hospitalisation and are treated at home with symptomatic therapy. LWMH is reserved for those with reduced mobility. In this case report, we describe a COVID-19 patient with pulmonary artery thrombosis treated at home.
The Debris Distribution Model for Removal Planning of an Urbanized Estuarine Complex
Authors: Barrella Walter , Farraboti Edineia , Aparecida Carminatto Amanda , Chofard Adami Fabiola Andrea , Rotundo Matheus Marcos , Ramires Milena , Petrere Miguel
Published: April 2021

We checked the spatial pattern of debris stranding at Praia de Santos (Brazil) in the first hour after the peak of high and low tide in summer and winter. We recorded and counted 20 types of debris (natural and anthropogenic) in 6 transects arranged in 3 zones along the beach (deposition, transport, and erosion). Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) showed that buoyancy was an essential property in distinguishing debris stranding behaviours. The erosion zone, closer to the estuary showed that many mollusk shells, ropes and rocks, while plastics, styrofoam and fiber nylon were in the deposition zone. Throughout the estuary, we inspected the beach, identifying sections of origin and accumulation associated with the circulation system and currents. We propose the removal and recycling of debris from accumulation sites near highways and urban systems.
Analysis of emergency head computed tomography in critically ill oncological patients
Authors: Pristavu Cristian , Martin Adrian , Irina Ristescu Anca , Patrascanu Emilia , Gavril Laura , Lungu Olguta , Manole Madalin , Rusu Daniel , Grigoras Ioana
Published: April 2021

Background

Critically ill cancer patients have an increased risk of developing acute neurological signs. The study objective was to evaluate the use and the usefulness of emergency head computed tomography (EHCT) in this category of patients.

Patients and methods

This retrospective, single-centre, cohort study included patients with EHCT performed during Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission for a period of three years. Indications, imagistic findings, type of malignancy, and outcome were evaluated to identify diagnostic yield and correlations between abnormal findings on positive scans, malignancy type, and mortality rate.

Results

Sixty-four EHCTs were performed in 54 critically ill cancer patients, with 32 scans (50%) showing previously unknown lesions and considered to be positive. The most frequent abnormal findings were ischemic (15 EHCTs, 47%) and haemorrhagic (13 EHCTs, 40%) lesions. Thirty-eight EHCTs (59%) were indicated for altered mental status, with a positivity rate of 50%. Eighteen EHCTs (48%) were performed in hematological malignancy patients: 9 (50%) of which were positive with 8/9 (89%) displaying hemorrhagic lesions. Twenty EHCTs were performed in solid tumour patients, 10 (50%) of which were positive, with 9/10 (90%) displaying ischemic lesions. Out of 54 patients, 30 (55%) died during ICU stay. The mortality rate was higher in patients with hematological malignancies and positive EHCT (78% vs. 58%).

Conclusions

Diagnostic yield of EHCT in critically ill cancer patients is much higher than in other categories of ICU patients. We support the systematic use of EHCT in critically ill, mainly hemato-oncological patients with nonspecific neurological dysfunction, as it may lead to early identification of intracranial complications.
Management of Facilities at Public Universities in Africa: Current Challenges and the Way Forward
Authors: Chikafalimani Samuel H.P. , Kibwami Nathan , Moyo Sibusiso
Published: April 2021

This paper provides an overview of the challenges of management of facilities at public universities in Africa. Results reveal that: poor condition and the overcrowding of facilities, limited skills and capabilities of facility management departments, and lack of financial resources are the main challenges which the management of facilities at public universities in Africa faces. In worse situations, these problems have adversely affected the quality of the learning and teaching environment at the institutions and also threatened their existence. Prioritization of funding for the provision and improvement of quality facilities at public universities by governments, employment of well qualified and trained staff in the facility management departments at the public universities, and creation of innovative and smarter public-private partnerships aimed at the improvement of existing facilities and provision of new ones were identified as the key solutions that can be implemented to address the challenges that public universities in Africa are facing in relation to facilities. Findings will support public universities in Africa to address challenges of management of their facilities so that they can continue to achieve their intended objectives of offering high quality higher education, research and community engagement in order to accelerate socio-economic development of their countries on the continent in the future.
Real Estate Investment Trusts’ (REITs) Asset Management Strategies Within Global REIT Portfolios
Authors: Adnan Yasmin Mohd. , Lamin Normala , Razali Muhammad Najib , Jalil Rohaya Abdul , Esha Zulkifli
Published: April 2021

Investment in REITs has become significant in recent years due to the stability and sustainable performance of the investment. A study on the management perspective is very important but this perspective is very limited. Asset management will derive from the profit optimization of the investment. Therefore, it is important to assess asset management strategies to ensure the sustainable performance of the assets. This paper aims to assess asset management strategies among matured REIT companies in developed countries in comparison with Malaysian REIT companies from the perspective of the managers. This research employed qualitative analyses by using content analysis techniques. A total of 41 REIT companies from the United States (US), Japan, Singapore, Australia and Malaysia were assessed. The analyses focused on the similarities and differences between the strategy framework identified in the literature review and the strategies adopted by global REITs and Malaysian REITs under review. The study will enable all REIT stakeholders to become well-informed on global REIT asset management that will derive the maximum profit from the investment. The success of developed countries’ REITs will provide guidelines for Malaysian REITs to adopt the best practice of strategic asset management from REITs in mature markets. Furthermore, this study is one of few papers that have discussed the issue of strategic property investment, particularly focusing on REITs.
André Scrima, Reader of Heidegger: From the Desert of Being to the Desert of the Monastery
Authors: Dancă Mihai-Iulian
Published: April 2021

Little is known about the meeting which took place between Martin Heidegger and André Scrima. Aside from unfolding within the master-disciple framework, it is a witness above all of a fruitful dialogue between western philosophy and eastern theology about a common concern: the desert as the unfolding of our being in the world. It is this concern, the guiding light in fact for this article, which will develop here in several stages: First, by unravelling the hostile meanings of the word “desert.” Second, by using it as a reading key to explore the foundations of contemporary civilization and especially by analysing it as a concept for a new topography of Being. The final stage will tackle the foundational link which unites the desert and monastic life. It is this connection which will finally allow us to understand how the love of God, which pushes the monk into the desert, can be so decisive for a new understanding of Being.
Economic Justification for Development and Operationalization of Rail-Freight-Corridors Between Hub-Seaports and Inland Container Depots in Nigeria
Authors: Nwokedi Theophilus Chinonyerem , Ndikom Obed C. , Odumodu Chigozie Uzoma , Okonko Ifiokobong I.
Published: April 2021

The study provided economic justification for private sector investment in developing, revitalizing and making operable, the rail-freight-corridors between hub-seaports and inland container depots in Nigeria. It estimated the operator-benefits and profitability potentials of investment in each of the ten rail-freight-corridors consisting of existing but inoperable and proposed rail routes from the major seaports to the Inland container depots in different geopolitical regions of Nigeria. Secondary data on the import and export (cargo generation) capacities of each of the ICD regions to and from the respectively connected hub-seaport were obtained from the Nigerian ports authority statistical report covering a period of two years (2018 – 2019) based upon which the annual expected revenue earnings of the operators were estimated. The cost of investment was also obtained. Benefit-Cost-Ratio (BCR) and Net Present Value (NPV) were used to estimate the operator-benefits and profitability potentials of each rail route. It was found that six of the rail routes have BCR > 1; and NPV>0; implying higher operator-benefits over costs within the period while four of the rail-routes have BCR <1; and NPV <0; implying higher operator-costs over benefits.
Residents’ Willingness to Adopt Cycling as Intra-City Transport in Calabar, Nigeria
Authors: Okon Inah Eteng , Ekwok Innocent Chigbe
Published: April 2021

This study investigated the willingness of residents to use bicycles for intra-city transportation in Calabar, South-South Nigeria. Administered questionnaires were successfully retrieved (82%) from residents of all income and employment groups in the 22 political wards of the study area. Stratified sampling technique was used to select survey participants. Initial socioeconomic characteristics of respondents in intercept only model was used to predict the willingness of respondents to ride in the city. Twelve problems of bicycle transportation were further presented to participants who rated them using a six-point scale (1-6), highly unwilling to highly willing to ride, respectively. Logistic Regression Analysis was employed to predict the probability that a respondent would be willing to ride. The predictor variables were respondents’ gender, age, education, occupational status, 12 bicycle infrastructure characteristics and dummy variables coding each socioeconomic scenario. A test of the full model versus a model with intercept only was statistically significant, χ2 (24, N = 315) = 50.5, p < .001 and χ2 (19, N = 315) = 36.5, p < .001. The model was able to correctly classify 86% of those willing to ride and 29.1% of those unwilling to ride, for an overall success rate of 66.2%. The study revealed that there is no gender sensitivity in the willingness of residents to ride in the city. In model 2, the odd ratio of some bicycle infrastructure characteristics such as bicycle lanes (1.181), conflicts with motorist (1.338), lack of respect for cycling (1.078), culture/stigma (1.046), weather (1.013), potholes (1.222), safety issues (1.280), and illumination (1.241) are more significant in predicting the probability of respondents to ride bicycles. The study recommended designated bicycle paths/trails to motivate residents to ride bicycles in the city.
The Role of MiR-124 in Bladder Cancer – A Review of the Literature
Authors: Petcu Costin , Baston Catalin , Angelescu Emil , Iacob Maria Mirela , Constantinescu Ileana , Sinescu Ioanel
Published: April 2021

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a group of non-coding RNA molecules that have an important role in modulating the expression of genes involved in regulating cellular functions. A growing number of studies suggest the abnormal expression of microRNAs in different types of cancer cells. MiRNA-124 is a microRNA that is down-regulated in many types of cancer cells, including bladder cancer. Our objective is to provide a review of the key publications that studied the effect of miR-124 on bladder cancer. This review focus on the targets and different pathways of miR-124 that were identified in various studies and differences between their expressions in normal urothelium and tumor tissues. We also include data regarding urinary methylations levels of miR-124 and their role in bladder cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Subsequently, we establish future perspectives of miR-124 research and its promising role in bladder cancer.
Priorities of the State Environmental Policy of Russia and Kazakhstan: Global Agenda and Regional Projection
Authors: Turgel Irina , Bozhko Larissa , Biserov Eduard , Naizabekov Abdrakhman
Published: April 2021

The article discusses approaches to justifying and implementing nation-wide priorities in the field of environmental policy of Russia and Kazakhstan. Data on the role of national priorities as substantial determinants that define vectors and specific mechanisms for implementing environmental policy in post-Soviet countries and countries with the advanced market economy are systematised. The relationship between national priorities and priorities of supranational environmental policy implemented by global international organisations (UN - Sustainable Development Goals; EU – Environmental Policy Goals until 2050; BRICS - Environmental Initiatives) is substantiated. The key characteristics of national priorities in the field of environmental policy of Russia and Kazakhstan are compared, including review of the approaches of global international organisations; prioritised areas and fields of public environmental policy; implemented funding mechanisms and organisational forms; approaches to institutionalising the priorities of public environmental policy within the existing public administration system. Problems of implementation of environmental policy priorities in Russia and Kazakhstan are identified and their causes are substantiated. At the same time, special attention is paid to the study of how national priorities of environmental policy are translated into regional management decisions; identification of gaps between the formulated national priorities and their implementation procedures in specific industrial regions of Russia and Kazakhstan. The best practices for implementing environmental policy priorities at the national and regional levels are compared. Finally, conclusions about ways to improve environmental policy mechanisms and the possibilities of distribution of the best regional practices identified are drawn. The empirical basis of the analysis was obtained from the results of studies carried out as part of the research work “Improvement of the state policy regulation for accelerated clustering of the industrial regions”, executed under grant financing of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Synflorescence regeneration after cutting in Solidago ×niederederi (Asteraceae), a hybrid between invasive S. canadensis and native S. virgaurea
Authors: Pliszko Artur , Pażucha Justyna , Górecki Artur
Published: April 2021

Solidago ×niederederi, a natural hybrid between invasive S. canadensis and native S. virgaurea, is considered as naturalized alien taxon in Europe. In this study, we conducted a field experiment on the regeneration ability of S. ×niederederi after cutting off its synflorescences (panicles with capitula). The regeneration of synflorescences occurred in 79.6% of the examined shoots (ramets) of the hybrid. After regeneration shoots were significantly shorter and formed shorter, narrower and less branched synflorescences. Moreover, the number of capitula was significantly lower after regeneration as well as number of disc flowers and pollen viability. The obtained results suggest that the hybrid has a high ability of synflorescence regeneration after cutting and one-time cutting at high level during flowering is not effective method to control the hybrid in the wild.
The Dual Identity of the Post-Verbal Can1 in Cantonese: A Non-Specific Resultative Particle and a Free Choice Item
Authors: Sio Joanna Ut-Seong
Published: April 2021

This paper discusses the syntactic and semantic properties of the two functions of the post-verbal can1 in Cantonese. The first function of the post-verbal can1 is a non-specific resultative particle that denotes any degree on a “bodily harm” scale. The non-specific nature of can1 ensures that the scale is always a simplex scale (containing only a beginning and an end) and thus [V-can1] predicates behave like achievement verbs. The second function of the post-verbal can1 is a free choice item (FCI). It appears only in non-episodic sentences, specifically in dou1 (iota operator)-conditionals or zau6 (necessity operator)-conditionals.
The V-one-V Construction and Modification of the Verbal Domain in Cantonese
Authors: Lam Charles
Published: April 2021

This study deals with a syntactic analysis of the V-one-V construction that has implications on the structure of verbal modification in Cantonese. The V-one-V construction is unique in several ways, making it distinct from the cognate object construction in English or the verb-doubling construction in Cantonese. Several syntactic and semantic properties are discussed that support a syntactic analysis of V-one-V as an instance of syntactic verb copying (Corver and Nunes 2007) rather than a morphological treatment often prescribed to reduplication. The V-one-V construction consists of two copies of a verb with a number or quantifier jat1 ‘one’, loeng5 ‘two’, or gei2 ‘few’ between the copies. The construction denotes the delimitation of events, displaying interpretations of tentative, brief occurrences of events. This pattern indicates that V-one-V denotes delimitation in the senses of both counting and measuring and the choice depends on the nature of the VP, according to the data. This study also contributes to the discussion on postverbal modification as an alternative to V-one-V, which is more productive in its meaning and lexical choice.
Vectors of Efficiency in Hybrid Poplar Genotype Testing
Authors: Nelson Neil D. , Berguson William E. , McMahon Bernard G. , Cai Meijun , Buchman Daniel J.
Published: April 2021

The Natural Resources Research Institute Hybrid Poplar Program breeds and tests genetically improved clones for bio-mass production and environmental services. The testing process progresses from Nursery Progeny Tests (NPT) to Family Field Trials (FFT) to Clone Trials (CT) to Yield Blocks (YB), with limited replication of many clones in FFT and CT and a limited number of highly selected clones set out in monoclonal blocks (YB) to approximate the conditions of commercial plantations. We used correlation vectors, R2 (coefficient of determination) and rs (Spearman’s Coefficient) for growth (DBH2) and McFadden’s Pseudo R2 for canker severity score, to determine where testing times could be altered (age – age correlations) and whole testing steps eliminated. FFT can be shortened from 5 years to 4 years. In CT, rank correlations between age 5 (half-rotation) and age 9/10 (full rotation) were significant (R2 = 0.39 – 0.72), but age 5 selection missed 44 % of the top ten clones at age 9/10. Clone rank in CT at full, but not half, rotation was correlated with rank at full rotation in YB. Choosing clones at 9 years in CT adds 4 years but allows possible elimination of YB for clone selection. Both FFT and CT are necessary. Canker abundance and severity in CT at full rotation cannot be determined at earlier ages. An aggressive strategy saves 6 years of testing.
A Case Report of Pediatric Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: Current Approach and Diagnostic Challenges for Dermatologist
Authors: Junawanto Irwan , Djawad Khairuddin , Rimayani Sri , Tabri Farida , Waspodo Nurelly N. , Ilyas Faridha , Supriyantini Dewa Ayu
Published: April 2021

Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) is a chronic and rare myeloproliferative disorder caused by disorders in Lang-erhans cell proliferation in various organs and tissues. LCH has a wide variety of clinical manifestations, making it difficult to diagnose. Cutaneous manifestations are polymorphic in the form of purpura, papule, vesicles and pustules. LCH can involve vital organs such as the liver and lungs as well as the hematopoiesis system that usually gives a poor prognosis. The prognosis is also influenced by the age of patient, organ dysfunction and response to the first 6 weeks of chemotherapy treatment. A 3-year-old girl reported a major complaint of an abscess-like lesion in the region of neck accompanied by an extensive purpura of scalp, neck and inguinal areas accompanied by vulvar erosions. The immunohistochemical and histopathologic examination support LCH and the clinical improvement after intravenous administration of intravenous 3 mg/m2 Vinblastine chemotherapy, 75 mg/m2 etoposide, oral 40 mg/m2 per prednisone. After the 6th cycle of chemotherapy, the patient died.
Reproductive Health and Risk Factors of Non-Comunicable Disease in Female Student Population (Stepwise Approach)
Authors: Vukomanovic Ivana Simic , Djukic Aleksandar , Kocic Sanja , Zdravkovic Nebojsa , Djukic Svetlana , Radevic Svetlana , Radovanovic Snezana , Janicijevic Katarina , Milutinovic Filip , Stojic Vladislava , Dimitrijevic Jelena
Published: April 2021

University students are a specific adolescent population which is preparing to take participation in different domains of a society as its integral and creative part. Chronic noncommunicable diseases have a major impact on women’s reproductive health, so their adverse epidemiological situation has significant effects on reproductive health in general. Since non-communicable chronic diseases have been a growing burden on reproductive health, the aim of this paper is asses of reproductive behavior and risk factors of non-communicable disease in female student population on Faculty of Medical Sciences University of Kragujevac. This study was conducted as a prospective cross-sectional study. The sample includes 59 female students of The Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac. The study was conducted in three stages based on the methodology and instruments recommended by STEPwise Approach to Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factor Surveillance of the World Health Organization (STEPS). About 71.2 % of the participants reported that they had a sexual intercourse. In average, the respondents were 18 years old (SD±1.222) at the time of their first sexual intercourse. At that point, a little less than one third of them did not use any type of protection (31.7%). During the last sexual intercourse, about 65.5% did not use protection. About 22.5% of our subjects have morning glycemia with prediabetes values (glycemia cut off ≥ 5.5mmol/L). Hypercholesterolemia is present in 3.4% of the respondents (cut off ≥ 5,2mmol/l). Most respondents are eutrophic (18.8% preobese and 2.1% obese). The android obesity type is the least frequent (about 10%). This results indicates that female students has unhealthy habits in terms of their reproductive health and preventive measures. This activity indicaty a wide array of preventive action which will aim at preserving reproductive health and health in general.
Auditory Perception – Its Functions and Disorders. Towards a Mechanistic Analyses of Auditory Hybrid Systems
Authors: Poczobut Robert
Published: April 2021

The aim of the paper is to present and analyze problems associated with the mechanisms of auditory perception (especially those responsible for speech perception), their specific disorders and functions. I discuss research on speech perception in the broader theoretical context of the mechanistic model of scientific explanation and the perspective of cognitive implantology that explores the possibilities for building hybrid auditory systems.
Economic Mind: From Attribution Error to Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Authors: Kuźniarz Bartosz
Published: April 2021

I argue in this text that the economic mind is a culturally hegemonic, naturalistic interpretation of the behavior produced by the revolutionary nature of the economic and technical developments of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Despite persistent criticism, people fulfilled the predictions of the economic model of a human being for so long that they committed an attribution error and took it to be the adequate vision of human nature. Neoclassical economic theory played a significant, even if involuntary, role in the spread of this illusion. I also claim that the concept of economic mind—as the dominant interpretation of human nature—currently functions as a self-fulfilling prophecy, reproducing behaviors that would have a chance to change (refuting the theory developed on their basis), were it not for the popularity of this concept as commonsensical definition of human nature.
When Worlds Collide in Legal Discourse. The Accommodation of Indigenous Australians’ Concepts of Land Rights Into Australian Law
Authors: Christiansen Thomas
Published: April 2021

The right of Australian Indigenous groups to own traditional lands has been a contentious issue in the recent history of Australia. Indeed, Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders did not consider themselves as full citizens in the country they had inhabited for millennia until the late 1960s, and then only after a long campaign and a national referendum (1967) in favour of changes to the Australian Constitution to remove restrictions on the services available to Indigenous Australians. The concept of terra nullius, misapplied to Australia, was strong in the popular imagination among the descendants of settlers or recent migrants and was not definitively put to rest until the Mabo decision (1992), which also established a firm precedent for the recognition of native title.

This path to equality was fraught and made lengthy by the fact that the worldviews of the Indigenous Australians (i.e. Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders) and the European (mainly British and Irish) settlers were so different, at least at a superficial level, this being the level at which prejudice is typically manifested. One area where this fact is particularly evident is in the area of the conceptualisation of property and especially the notion of land “ownership” and “use”.

In this paper, we will focus on these terms, examining the linguistic evidence of some of the Australian languages spoken traditionally by Indigenous Australians as one means (the only one in many cases) of gaining an insight into their worldview, comparing it with that underlying the English language.

We will show that the conceptualisations manifested in the two languages are contrasting but not irreconcilable, and indeed the ability of both groups of speakers (or their descendants in the case of many endangered Australian languages) to reach agreement and come to develop an understanding of the other’s perspective is reason for celebration for all Australians.
Planting the Seeds of Artistic Subversiveness in À Bout De Souffle: Godard’s Trailblazing Cinematic Language
Authors: Kendall James
Published: April 2021

The following article frames a particular case study: Jean-Luc Godard’s À bout de souffle (1960), referenced in the paper with its American title, Breathless. Foraging through the dense and sophisticated thicket of narrative, visual and textual features, the present study will attempt to untangle the overall intrinsic complexity of Godard’s film, as it exceeds simple commonalities between genre conventions or traditional stylistic approaches.

The abrasive dialectical opposition that Breathless enacts against classical storytelling is indeed central to the specific cluster that can be examined under the labels of “experimental cinema”, “auteur cinema”, “art cinema”, predicated on Godard’s abundant departures from cinematic (mainstream) norms.

The methodology adopted in the article will encompass both a cultural studies approach and the visual strategies of textual analysis from the perspective of film studies. This will spur a close examination of Godard’s directorial style, paying attention to a rich plethora of technical devices inscribed within salient sequences and offset against the matrix of creative options presented by the French Nouvelle Vague.
Several Remarks on Lex Servilia Caepionis of 106 Bc in the Light of the Fragment of Cic. Pro Balbo 24. 54
Authors: Kołodko Piotr
Published: April 2021

This paper includes an analysis of a fragment of Cicero’s address in pro Balbo 24.54, which contains interesting, yet highly laconic information regarding one of the leges de repetundis – i.e. lex Servilia Caepionis. The analysis of the fragment led to the determination that the basic purpose of issuing that act was to cover the issue of changing the personal composition of judges sitting on the de reptundis tribunal. Apart from that, it seems that the genesis of the institution of divinatio can also be found in that statute.
Interpretation of the Principle of Municipality Self-Reliance in the Context of Constitutional Principles of Law
Authors: Daniluk Agnieszka
Published: April 2021

In the science of administrative and constitutional law, administration science and many other sciences, including political science, it is widely accepted that the basic, inherent feature of a municipality, deciding the essence of the territorial self-government unit as an entity of public administration, is the self-reliance it is entitled to. The self-reliance of territorial self-government units is even defined as a constitutional norm.

In principle, self-reliance is perceived as a fundamental attribute of a decentralised public authority and constitutes one of the fundamental systemic principles of the Republic of Poland. It was formulated expressis verbis in art. 165 par. 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, which states that the self-reliance of territorial self-government units is subject to judicial protection, meaning that TSGUs can defend themselves against illegal attempts, not grounded in the law to interfere in their self-reliance. This protection seems to encompass both the private-law and public-law spheres of territorial self-government activity.

The essence and guarantees of territorial self-government units’ self-reliance also arise from other constitutional principles, including the aforementioned decentralisation principle, subsidiarity principle, separation of powers, supremacy of the nation and democratic state under rule of law.

The goal of this article is to interpret the principle of municipal self-reliance in the context of constitutional principles of law, in the light of the Polish Constitution. The studies were conducted based on analysis of normative acts, doctrinal views and case law.
Does a Limited Defining Vocabulary Make Definitions Syntactically More Complex?
Authors: Kamiński Mariusz Piotr
Published: April 2021

Definitions in learners’ dictionaries are usually written within a limited defining vocabulary (DV), that is, a set of lexical units specified prior to defining. Some researchers claim that this approach to vocabulary control may lead to definitions being syntactically complex, convoluted, and wordy. This paper aims to examine whether the introduction of a limited DV in OALD5 made its definitions more difficult to read for learners as compared to the definitions in OALD4, which were written with no explicit restrictions on the definition vocabulary. The study examines a selection of construction patterns that are potentially difficult for less advanced learners, using quantitative and qualitative methods. The examination shows that the introduction of the limited DV had no effect on most parameters studied. However, it led to significant increases in the length of definitions and the number of nominal constructions with a postmodifying past participle (e.g., performance given, spice ground, phrase used).
Sustainability and Control Issues of the Financial Management of Local Governments – Through Hungary’s Example
Authors: Lentner Csaba
Published: April 2021

The rules and control mechanisms pertaining to the financial management of local governments enhance the sustainability of their budgets, that is, they have an operational risk mitigating effect. This paper presents the Hungarian system of self-government, and its fiscal rules, which have undergone a major reform since 2011, and the system of duties and financing have been aligned. The paper evaluates the reform process that commenced in 2011, and the effectiveness of budgetary regulations. The second half of the paper presents the control system of Hungarian local governments, the strengthening of which also has promoted the sustainability of financial management.
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Mobile Payment Method among Generation Z: the Extended UTAUT Approach
Authors: Nur Triasesiarta , Panggabean Rosinta Ria
Published: April 2021

Objective– Rapid advances in financial technology have tremendously changed both the way of life and the way of doing business over recent decades. The ubiquitous usage of the internet is fostering new forms of enterprise. Mobile payment is a new way to conveniently and effectively conduct financial transactions through digital platforms. This study analyzes the factors influencing the adoption of mobile payments as a method of payment utilized by Generation Z. Generation Z represents the successor of the generation of our society and the generation that interacts the most with internet technology. Design/methodology– Using the Extended Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model, this study sampled 100 respondents of Generation Z from Jakarta and surrounding areas (JABODETABEK) and further analyzed using the Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM).  Results – The results show that factors relating to Performance Expectancy, Social Influences, Facilitating Condition, Perceived Enjoyment, and Trust significantly affect the Behavioral Intention to use mobile payments to conduct online transactions. Effort Expectancy shows no significant effect. Contribution – This study provided the evidence about the factors influencing the Generation Z’s intention behavior to adopt mobile payment technology as a tool in online purchasing, using the extended UTAUT model. This stems from extended UTAUT and applies it to explore how the Behavioral Intention of Generation Z in adopting mobile payment technology.
Pengaruh persepsi peluang karier terhadap keinginan berhenti kerja karyawan yang dimediasi oleh komitmen organisasi
Authors: Leonardi Vincent , Panggabean Hana Rochani Gustasari
Published: April 2021

Pemutusan kerja yang diinisiasi oleh karyawan sangat penting untuk bisa diidentifikasi karena dapat berpotensi menurunkan produktivitas perusahaan. Persepsi positif karyawan terhadap peluang kariernya memungkinkan karyawan untuk mengevaluasi kesesuaian antara pekerjaan dan minat mereka, sehingga dapat menurunkan intensi berhenti bekerja. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada perusahaan retail yang menghadapi pemutusan hubungan kerja yang diinisiasi karyawan (24.75% per tahun) dan bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh persepsi kesempatan karir terhadap intensi untuk berhenti yang dimediasi oleh tingkat komitmen organisasi karyawan. Sebanyak 148 karyawan berpartisipasi dalam survei yang datanya diolah dengan analisis mediasi sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa komitmen afektif dan berkelanjutan secara parsial memediasi pengaruh antara persepsi karyawan tentang peluang karier terhadap intensi untuk berhenti bekerja. Penelitian ini dapat memberikan informasi kepada organisasi yang menghadapi tingginya tingkat pemutusan hubungan kerja yang diinisisasi oleh karyawan dengan menyediakan peluang karir yang memungkinkan karyawan untuk meningkatkan komitmen organisasi mereka.
NSSI (Nonsuicidal Self-Injury) pada Dewasa Muda di Jakarta: Studi fenomenologi interpretatif
Authors: Arinda Olphi Disya , Mansoer Winarini Wilman Dahlan
Published: April 2021

Studi di Indonesia tentang perilaku menyakiti diri sendiri dengan motif tidak bunuh diri (non-suicidal self-injury; NSSI) berdasarkan penghayatan pelaku belum banyak dilakukan. Padahal hal ini penting untuk memperkaya pemahaman akan kemunculan NSSI serta strategi penanganan klinisnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami pengalaman dan pemaknaan individu yang melakukan NSSI. Dengan menggunakan pendekatan fenomenologis, wawancara dilakukan pada empat perempuan dewasa muda (usia 21–22 tahun) di Jakarta yang melakukan NSSI yang dimulai pada usia yang berbeda-beda. Analisis fenomenologis interpretatif mengidentifikasi adanya lima tema dalam pengalaman mereka: perasaan lega, sembunyi–sembunyi, tanpa kesadaran penuh, berulang, dan kecenderungan bunuh diri. Semakin lama individu melakukan NSSI, maka semakin besar kemungkinannya untuk melakukan bunuh diri. Keempat partisipan memaknai pengalaman NSSI-nya sebagai cara untuk mengatasi perasaan hampa dan emosi-emosi negatif. Penelitian ini memberi informasi yang diharapkan bermanfaat bagi upaya pencegahan dan penanganan kasus NSSI.
Atribut pemimpin ideal dan keputusan partisipasi: Studi ulayat dan analisis pohon keputusan
Authors: Nurjaman Tabah Aris
Published: April 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi atribut pemimpin ideal dan memprediksi keputusan partisipasi (mencoblos/golput) pada Pemilihan Presiden (Pilpres) 2019 berdasarkan atribut pemimpin ideal, jenis kelamin, tingkat kepercayaan, dan pemrosesan informasi. Tahap eksplorasi atribut pemimpin ideal dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan psikologi ulayat. Tahap prediksi keputusan partisipasi (mencoblos/golput) dilakukan dengan implementasi machine learning model pohon keputusan. Pengambilan data dilakukan dalam satu waktu dengan melibatkan 211 responden (53 pria, 158 wanita; Musia = 20.09; SD = 1.81). Berdasarkan hasil eksplorasi, pemimpin ideal menunjukkan tujuh atribut psikologis yang diurutkan sebagai berikut: personalitas, integritas, orientasi rakyat, kapabilitas, asertivitas, produktivitas, dan intelektualitas. Berdasarkan model pohon keputusan, keputusan partisipasi (mencoblos/golput) paling dominan diprediksi oleh tingkat kepercayaan dan diikuti oleh atribut pemimpin ideal. Model menunjukkan empat kategori partisipan yang dipastikan mengambil keputusan mencoblos di pemilihan presiden dan dapat memprediksi keputusan partisipasi (mencoblos/golput) secara akurat.
Why and how am I angry? Exploring the causes and expressions of anger of the Islamic Sundanese adolescents
Authors: Fridayanti F , Fitriah Elis Anisah
Published: April 2021

This study aimed to explore how the Islamic Sundanese adolescents experience and express their anger. A total of 697 students from two high school in Bandung and Tasikmalaya participated in the survey. Data was qualitatively collected using a questionnaire that recorded the causes and expressions of the participants’ anger. The obtained data was analyzed using content analysis. The findings suggest three emerging themes regarding the causes of anger among the Sundanese adolescents: 1) related to disturbing situations,  2) related to people (attitudes, behaviors and personal characteristics), and 3) related to other things (mood, feelings of depression, and physiological conditions). Participants mostly expressed their anger through passive and non-verbal expressions. Their reactions towards anger appeared to be associated with their Islamic religious values (which most participants were affiliated with), such as taking wudhu, istigfhar, pray, be patient and sincere, as well as perform sholat.
Socioeconomic status and risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among the residents of Jammu Division (J&K-India) - A Geo Medical Analysis
Authors:   Department of Geography, University of Kashmir, Hazaratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir [190006], India, Lone Sheraz Ahmad , Sabar M. ,   Department of Geography, University of Kashmir, Hazaratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir [190006], India, Mayer Ishtiaq Ahmad ,   Department of Geography, University of Kashmir, Hazaratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir [190006], India
Published: April 2021

The main focus of this paper is to examine the relationship between CVD risk factors and socioeconomic variables in Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) related deaths is not only the prime cause of mortality in the world, it has also continued to increase in the low and middle income countries. The study area was divided into ten districts (administrative units) in GIS environment. linear regression, binary logistic regression model, Kendal’s ranking coefficient method were employed to show the incidence, spatial variation and impact of different socioeconomic variables on CVD. The results reveals that the incidence of CVD has increased by 7.31 percent from 2008 to 2016. Samba district was having maximum change of incidence (33.24 percent), however, negative change in incidence rate was found in Udhampur district (-2.41 percent). Consumption of tobacco and alcohol are significant related to cardiovascular diseases.
A contribuição das metodologias ativas para a prática pedagógica dos professores universitários
Authors: Blaszko Caroline Elizabel , Claro Ana Lúcia de Araujo , Ujiie Nájela Tavares
Published: April 2021

Este trabalho se origina da pesquisa realizada com professores universitários que fazem parte do grupo de pesquisa que investiga os Paradigmas Educacionais e Formação de Professores, vinculado à Linha de Pesquisa: Teoria e Prática Pedagógica na Formação de Professores em um Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação de uma universidade de grande porte na cidade de Curitiba, Paraná. Objetivou-se compreender a contribuição das metodologias ativas para a prática docente dos professores universitários. A metodologia utilizada em uma abordagem qualitativa do tipo de estudo de caso, que prima por interpretar, de modo analítico, os dados captados no decurso da pesquisa. A partir das análises dos dados, foi possível verificar que uma proposta das metodologias ativas pode se constituir como uma proposta de ensino numa visão complexa ou holística, que possibilita uma aprendizagem significativa para os alunos, protagonistas da construção do conhecimento de forma autônoma, crítica, reflexiva e participativa.
Semantics of Lermontov's poetic myth about the Demon in The Islanders by N.S. Leskov
Authors: Mekhtiev Vurgun Georgievich
Published: April 2021

The subject of the study is the negative-evaluative, satirical layers of the novel "The Islanders" associated with the image of the demonic hero, who, thanks to M.Y. Lermontov, acquired the meaning of an archetype and a poetic myth in Russian literature. The object of the study is N.S. Leskov's stylistic techniques and ideological motives underlying the "desacralization" of the romantic myth. The author examines in detail such aspects of the topic as 1) the role of Lermontov's poem "The Demon" and romantic poetry of the 1840s in the formation of the myth of the demonic hero; 2) semantic deformations that led Leskov to the deviation of the myth from its conventional meanings; 3) the satirical mode used as the main method of creating the image of Istomin. Particular attention is paid to Leskov's satire in its function of "recoding" the myth. The main conclusions of the conducted research are: the image of the artist Istomin is entrusted with the author's task to debunk the romantic myth. For this reason, evaluative and emotional vocabulary, elements of satire that express the point of view of the "subjective" narrative are grouped around it. All this gives the image a semantic transparency that contradicts the "mysterious code" of the myth of Romanticism. A special contribution of the author to the study of the topic is the discovery of the connections of the myth of the demon with the myth of Prometheus, which is important for understanding the complexity and versatility of the semantic core of the phenomenon under consideration. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that the author reveals the main motive of Leskov's satirical manner. Its meaning is not to create a "myth about a myth" or an "antiвЂ“myth"; in the novel, a "non-myth" is formed in order to achieve the complete elimination of the literary myth about the demonic hero. Satire is necessary for a writer to typify, not individualize, a character.
The evolution of conceptual sphere of Robert Bridges
Authors: Kolokol'nikova Oksana Dmitrievna
Published: April 2021

The analysis of the individual writing style is a dynamically developing direction of modern linguistics. An integral part of individual style is the metaphorical system of the author. Metaphors are one of the most accurate markers of individual style, since they give a perspective on personality and mental worldview of the writer. The study of metaphor allows describing the nature of the imagery world of the author or his conceptual sphere. The subject of this research the evolution of the conceptual sphere of Robert Bridges, a prominent representative of English poetry of the late XIX – early XX centuries. The goal consists in elucidation of peculiarities of the author's conceptual sphere. The research methodology leans on the method of studying metaphor developed by N. V. Pavlovich. The article explores the questions of individual writing style, placing emphasis on the dynamics of imagery system of R. Bridges. The scientific novelty consists in revealing the mental worldview in each period of the author’s work, outlining the author's conceptual sphere, and describing the nature of transformations in the author's imagery system throughout his literary path. The acquires results demonstrate the characteristics of conceptual sphere of the author's early and mature lyrics, as well as determine stable and dynamic parameters of his mental worldview. It is established that the structure of conceptual sphere seeks to preserve the fundamentals of the author's view of the world, as well embraces the changes taking place in the poet's worldview.
Translation of the poem “Le parfum impérissable” by Leconte de Lisle as an intra-Acmeist dialogue
Authors: Ustinovskaya Alena Aleksandrovna
Published: April 2021

The subject of this research is the translations of the Russian poets conducted within the framework of various literary and translation paradigms. Translations of the poem by Leconte de Lisle "Le parfum impérissable" made by I. F. Annensky, N. S. Gumilyov and M. L. Lozinsky (the latter two feature cross corrections). The three translators admired the work of de Lisle; Annensky and Gumilyov borrowed the key images from the poetry of the French author in their original works. Research methodology employs comparative analysis of the original texts and translations, with the elements of hermeneutical and component analysis of the text. The main conclusions consists in determination of the conceptual difference between the creative translation paradigms of the early XX century and such in the context of the publisher “The World Literature”. The translation by I. F. Annensky conducted in 1904 presents liberal and symbolic interpretation of the original: the poet places emphasis on the symbol of the never-dying flavor of eternal love, enclosed in the heart as in a vessel. Translations by N. S. Gumilyov and M. L. Lozinsky are notable by adhering to the original form of the sonnet and conveyance of a broad cultural context: the oriental flavor and image of the aroma-genie-spirit of love enclosed in the heart-vessel described by de Lisle. Most accurate translation of the cultural context was carried out by M. L. Lozinsky, whose version is recognized as final in the manuscript revisions of Leconte de Lisle’s texts.