bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
FREQUENCY OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS IN BLOOD STREAM INFECTIONS AND THEIR DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERN
Authors: Aslam Nadia , Kiran Nazma , Mehdi Naima , Izhar Mateen , Zia Tanveer , Hafsa Hadiqa Tul
Published: June 2020

Background: Staphylococcus aureus is important cause of blood stream infections. The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of Staphylococcus aureus in blood stream infections and their antimicrobial drug susceptibility pattern. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Department of Pathology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore from April 2018 to March 2019. The sample size was 1527 positive blood cultures for bacteria selected through consecutive sampling technique. Research variables were; presence of positive blood cultures, presence of staphylococci in positive blood cultures, types of staphylococci and types of staphylococcus aereus. Frequency and percentage of blood stream infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus and susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to various antimicrobial drugs was detected by disc diffusion and e-strip method. Results: Out of 12744 blood cultures, 1527(11.98%) were positive for bacteria. Out of these 1527, 339(22.20%) were positive for staphylococci. Out of these 339, 87 (5.69%) were staphylococcus aureus. Out of these 87, 48 (3.14%) were methicillin resistant (MRSA). Susceptibility of S. aureus isolates to various commonly used drugs was also detected. Conclusion: Staphylococcus aureus is a significant cause of blood stream infection and can exhibit multi-drug resistance. Therefore drug susceptibility profile of pathogens prevalent in hospital should be monitored and kept in mind when prescribing antimicrobial drugs before getting results of antimicrobial drug susceptibility tests.
COLLODION BABY
Authors: Ahmad Iftikhar
Published: June 2020

This 7 years old male child is a case of collodion baby who goes to school. He is having high hypermetropia with esotropia and bilateral lower lid ectropions. He has got a younger sister of four years age with similar problem whereas another brother is quite normal. His parents are first cousins to each other, showing genetic predilection of this un-common congenital disorder. He needs regular skin massage with Vaseline thrice a day. Such patients are more prone to dehydration and infections.
FREQUENCY OF TRIPLE-VESSEL CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN ADULT TYPE 2 DIABETICS VERSUS NON-DIABETICS IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE POPULATION OF ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN
Authors: Butt Madiha , Rehman Mehboob Ur , Khan Abdul Rashid , Abrar Amjad
Published: June 2020

Background: Coronary artery disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally as well as in Pakistan. The objective of the study was to compare the frequency of triple-vessel coronary artery disease (triple-vessel CAD) in adult type 2 diabetics versus non-diabetics in coronary artery disease (CAD) population of Islamabad, Pakistan. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Department of Cardiology, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan from June 21, 2016 to December 20, 2016. 300 patients were selected from population including adult CAD patients who were candidates for coronary angiography. Those with conduction defects, renal failure and prior CABG surgery were excluded. 150 diabetics and 150 non-diabetics were subjected to coronary angiography. Age, sex and presence of triple-vessel CAD were research variables. Age was analyzed by mean and SD while sex and presence of triple-vessel CAD were analyzed by count and percentage for each group separately. Confidence interval for proportion was calculated at 80% confidence level for each group. Frequency of presence of triple-vessel CAD in two groups was compared using McNemar chi-square test at alpha 0.5. Results: Mean age was 55.02±8.48 for diabetics and 54.02±24.4 years for non-diabetics. Out of 300 patients with CAD, 184 (61.33%) were men and 116 (38.67%) were women. Triple-vessel CAD was present in 60/150 (40%) cases in diabetics and in 3/150 (2%) cases in non-diabetics. Frequency of triple-vessel CAD was significantly higher in adult type 2 diabetics versus non-diabetics in CAD population of Islamabad, Pakistan (p
FREQUENCY, DISTRIBUTION AND DETERMINANTS OF HYPERTENSION IN ADULT STROKE POPULATION OF D.I.KHAN DIVISION, PAKISTAN
Authors: Ain Nazafatul , Khan Saira , Marwat Muhammad , Khan Nisar , Ahmad Iftikhar , Ramzan Farhana , Akhtar Wajeeha , Fakhar Hadia , Jehan Yabqa , Zeb Azalfa , Kundi Maimoona , Bibi Saima , Fatima Musarat , Raza Amna
Published: June 2020

Background: Global Health Estimates 2015 has shown the stroke as second leading global cause of death and 3rd leading global cause for DALYs for year 2015. The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency, distribution and determinants of hypertension in adult stroke population of D.I.Khan Division, Pakistan. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Department of Community Medicine, Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan from February 1, 2017 to April 30, 2017. A sample 217 was selected with margin of error 5.59%, 90%CL and 50% prevalence of hypertension in 200,000 adults at risk of stroke population through consecutive sampling. All indoor adult patients of stroke were eligible. Sex, age groups, and residence and presence of hypertension were variables. Frequency and distribution of hypertension were analyzed by count and percentage. Hypotheses for distribution were substantiated by chi-square goodness-of-fit and of association by chi-square test of association. Results: Out of 217 patients with stroke, 123 (56.7%) were men and 94 (43.3%) were women, 86 (39.6%) were≤60 years and 131 (60.4%) were>60 years, and 105 (48.4%) were urban and 112 (51.6%) were rural. Frequency of hypertension was 132/217 (60.83%). Out of 132 patients with hypertension, men were 74 (34.10%), women 58 (26.73%), age group≤60 years 46 (21.20%), >60 years 86 (39.63%), urban 72 (33.18%) and rural 60 (27.65%). Presence of hypertension was associated to residence (p=.023) but not to sex (p=.817) and age groups (p=.072). Conclusion: Frequency of hypertension in adult stroke population of D.I.Khan Division, Pakistan was found to be similar as expected. Frequency was more in men, in older age group (of>60years) and in urban population. The presence of hypertension in adult stroke population of D.I.Khan Division was associated to residence but not to sex and age groups.
CORTICAL SPOKES CATARACT
Authors: Marwat Muhammad
Published: June 2020

A 40 years old man presented with bilateral mild dimness of vision and mild glare. Diffuse and focal illumination on slit lamp biomicroscopy did not reveal any pathology. Retro-illumination on slit lamp showed faint bilateral spokes like cortical lens opacities. Retro-illumination mode on Auto-Ref/Keratometer (HRK 7000A, Huvitz, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea) prominently revealed these insignificant bilateral spokes like cortical opacities (cataracts). Visual acuity was 6/9 in both eyes. No intervention was advisable and the patient was reassured.
Real-Time Estimation of Airflow Vector based on Lidar Observations for Preview Control
Authors: Kikuchi Ryota , Misaka Takashi , Obayashi Shigeru , Inokuchi Hamaki
Published: June 2020

Abstract. The control technique in a gust alleviation system by using the airborne Doppler Lidar technology is expected to enhance aviation safety to minimize the risks of turbulence-related accidents. Accurate measurement and estimation of the vertical wind velocity are very important in the successful implementation of a gust alleviation system by using the airborne Doppler Lidar technology. An estimation algorithm of airflow vector based on the airborne Lidars is proposed and investigated for preview control to prevent turbulence-induced aircraft accidents in flight. The use of the simple vector conversion method, which is an existing technique, assumes that the wind field between the Lidars is homogeneous. The assumption of a homogeneous field would be wrong when turbulence occurs due to large wind velocity fluctuation. The proposed algorithm stores the line-of-sight (LOS) wind data with each passing moment and uses recent and past LOS wind data in order to estimate the airflow vector. The recent and past LOS wind data are used to extrapolate the wind field between the airborne twin Lidars. Two numerical experiments – ideal vortex model and numerical weather prediction – were conducted to evaluate the estimation performance of the proposed method. The proposed method has much better performance than simple vector conversion in the two numerical experiments, and it can estimate accurate two-dimensional wind field distributions unlike simple vector conversion. The estimation performance and the computational cost of the proposed method can satisfy the performance demand for preview control.
On the relationship between wind observation accuracy and the
ascending node of sun-synchronous orbit for the Aeolus-type
spaceborne Doppler wind lidar
Authors: Zhang Chuanliang , Sun Xuejin , Lu Wen , Shi Yingni , Dou Naiying , Li Shaohui
Published: June 2020

Abstract. The launch and operation of first spaceborne Doppler wind lidar (DWL) Aeolus is of great significance in observing global wind field. Aeolus operates on the sun-synchronous dawn-dusk orbit to minimize the negative impact of solar background radiation (SBR) on wind observation accuracy. For that the future spaceborne DWLs may not operate on sun-synchronous dawn-dusk orbits due to their observation purposes, the impact of the local time of ascending node (LTAN) crossing of sun-synchronous orbits on the wind observation accuracy was studied in this paper by proposing two added Aeolus-type spaceborne DWLs operated on the sun-synchronous orbits with LTAN of 15:00 and 12:00 combined with Aeolus. On the two new orbits, the increments of averaged SBR received by the new spaceborne DWLs range from 39 to 56 mW m−2 sr−1 nm−1 under clear skies, which will lead to the increment of averaged wind observation uncertainties from 0.3 to 0.4 m/s in the troposphere and from 0.9 to 1.4 m/s in the stratosphere. Increasing laser pulse energy of the new spaceborne DWLs is used to lower the wind observation uncertainties. Furthermore, a method to quantitatively design the laser pulse energy according to specific accuracy requirements is given in this paper based on the relationship between the signal noise ratio and the uncertainty of response function of Rayleigh channel of Aeolus-type spaceborne DWLs. The laser pulse energy of the two new spaceborne DWLs is set to 80 mJ based on the statistical results according to the method, meanwhile other instrument parameters are the same as those of Aeolus. Based on the parameter proposal, the accuracy of above 85 % bins of the new spaceborne DWLs would meet the accuracy requirements of European Space Agency (ESA) for Aeolus, which would improve the forecast results of Numerical Weather Prediction. And the averaged observation uncertainties show the high consistence in observation accuracy of the three spaceborne DWLs, which can be used for joint observation.
WRF simulations against sodar measurements of extreme winds and local breeze circulations serial events
Authors: Barantiev Damyan Yanchev , Kirova Hristina Ivanova , Gueorguiev Orlin Angelov
Published: June 2020

Abstract. Forty percent of the world's population live within 100 km of the coastal line. Coastal zones are changing because of the interaction between the oceans and the land as well as human activities. The processes in coastal Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) have being continuously studied as they are important for the ecosystems, recreational activities, fishery, economics and renewable energy resources. Remote sensing (RS) measurements of the ABL have being performed with sodar at Ahtopol synoptic station (Southeast Bulgaria) since 2008. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) criteria for “rare” events have been applied to the period August 2008–October 2016 of the RS measurements and a reference extreme wind speed profile has been obtained. In this study, we test the ability of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with Mellor-Yamada-Janjic ABL scheme to simulate extreme wind events, followed by sea breeze. As a measure of the ability of the used model configuration to reproduce the spatial and temporal structure of these complex weather situations some basic statistical metrics has been used. The results have shown relatively good agreement between measured and modeled wind speed but the sea breeze development has not been reproduced by the model.
Impacts of grazing on vegetation dynamics in a sediment transport complex model
Authors: Gauvin-Bourdon Phillipe , King James , Perez Liliana
Published: June 2020

Abstract. Arid environments are characterized by the complex interaction between vegetation cover, surface soil properties, and the climate. The dynamic balance between these components makes arid environments highly susceptible to swift changes in vegetation cover and in surface morphology in response to climate change. Furthermore, arid environments often support grazing activities, which influence other ecogeomorphic processes and alter the stability of vegetation cover in these environments. Despite the growing knowledge and the parallel modelling advances to simulate the sediment transport, vegetation distribution, and grazing, in arid environments, relatively little progress has been accomplished on the interaction between all these components in combination. Here we present an adaptation of an already established sediment transport-vegetation cellular automata model (Vegetation and Sediment TrAnsport or ViSTA) that represents landscape dynamics, with an agent-based model (GrAM) representing the activity of grazers on the landscape. In this study our resulting model, ViSTA_GrAM, is subjected to a series of 100-year long tests that aim to highlight the capacity of the model to represent ecogeomorphic processes linked to vegetation composition, rainfall, windspeed, and grazing pressure. The new model provides an improved representation of the feedback complexities between grazers and the vegetation, in addition to providing insight on the vegetation and wind shear sensitivity of the original model. The simulations reinforce our current knowledge on the resilience of grass-based landscapes to foraging activities and highlights the need to identify growth response rates at the species level to fully understand the complexity of the interactions between individual components within arid environments. Overall, the ViSTA_GrAM model represents an important improvement for managing arid landscapes over the previously available tools.
Ellen Spiro’s Early Documentary Films: Challenging Normative Cultural Productions of HIV/AIDS through DiAna’s Hair Ego (1989) and Invisible Women (1991)
Authors: Talero Álvarez Paula
Published: June 2020

Many cultural and scientific discourses about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the late 1980s further marginalized those who were infected with the virus, especially vulnerable populations such as women of color and drug users. Ellen Spiro’s early documentaries, directed as part of her work for the activist organization ACT-UP, maintain a strong opposition to these normative conceptions of HIV/AIDS at the time. This article analyzes two of her documentary films: DiAna’s Hair Ego: AIDS Info Up Front (1989), and Invisible Women (1991, co-produced with Marina Alvarez). In both films Spiro empowers vulnerable populations and makes their stories visible, highlighting the protagonists’ efforts to offer and find resources and to denounce both the inability of the governments and institutions to address the problems of women with AIDS and the lack of information about HIV/AIDS in communities of color.
Canciones para después de una guerra. Una película: dos tiempos
Authors: González García Fernando Benito
Published: June 2020

Este artículo propone estudiar Canciones para después de una guerra en el momento en el que fue concebida y elaborada, antes de la prohibición en 1971 que retrasó su estreno hasta 1977, en unas circunstancias políticas y mediáticas, tanto españolas como internacionales, muy distintas. Se prestará especial atención a la gestación de la película, a su proceso de elaboración y a la propuesta de Basilio Martín Patino de enlazar espectáculo, pensamiento y juego, posicionándose también de manera consciente ante la televisión.
Promoting the effectiveness of Social Economy Organisations: a proposal based on identity management
Authors: Nunes Francisco G. , Dias Martins Luis Manuel , Lopes Albino
Published: June 2020

En este artículo, proponemos que las organizaciones de economía social (OES) pueden mejorar su efectividad si sus líderes desarrollan una estrategia dirigida a la gestión de la identidad organizacional, es decir, si consiguen involucrarse en la creación de una identidad laboral. Tras situar esta misión en el centro de la efectividad de las OES, identificamos cuatro funciones de la identidad laboral fundamentales a la hora de mejorar el rendimiento laboral: a) la identidad como lente y brújula; b) la identidad como recurso; c) la gestión de múltiples identidades; y d) la identidad como fuente de identificación. Finalizamos con sugerencias para que los líderes de OES desarrollen prácticas, que enfatizando en las cuatro funciones de la identidad laboral descritas anteriormente, aprovechen la identidad organizacional como un valioso activo que pueda ser utilizado por todos aquellos que sitúan el beneficio colectivo por encima de cualquier otro ingreso obtenido a través de la acción organizada.
Who bypasses the Great Firewall in China?
Authors: Zhang Chong
Published: June 2020

The blockage of foreign Web sites, which is often called the “Great Firewall (GFW)”, serves an important part of the Internet censorship in mainland China. This study investigated the inequality of bypassing the GFW in mainland China, and the possible difference in some “capital-enhancing” uses of the Internet (using the Internet for work, learning and political expression) between GFW-bypassing netizens and those still suffer from strict Internet censorship. This study used data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS). Although there is no direct measurement of netizens’ GFW bypassing, a variable measuring the ownership of Facebook accounts was used as a proxy of the status of GFW bypassing. Firstly, the results of bivariate analyses and multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) suggest that mainland Chinese netizens who can bypass Internet censorship and access blocked foreign Web sites are more socio-economically better off (higher social class, well-educated and urban residing) and younger. Moreover, the results of ordinary least squares (OLS) regression and logistic regression models tell that in general bypassing the GFW is related to more activeness in using the Internet for learning and political expression. After controlling socio-economic and demographic characteristics, GFW bypassing is no longer found to be related to online learning, but is still related to an expression of political views online.
Effect of Alpha 1-Adrnoceptor Antagonists on Postsynaptic Sensitivity in Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons From Lumbosacral Spinal Cord in Rats Using Slice Patch-Clamp Technique for mEPSC
Authors: Uta Daisuke , Hattori Tsuyoshi , Yoshimura Megumu
Published: June 2020

Purpose: Alpha1-adrenoceptors participate in improving storage symptoms of male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). However, the mechanism of action of these compounds remains unclear. To clarify the mechanism of the α1-adrenoceptor antagonists, the amplitude of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) was analyzed in the lumbosacral spinal cord in rats.Methods: Male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were used. Blind whole-cell patch-clamp recordings were performed on substantia gelatinosa (SG) neurons in spinal cord slice preparations. The amplitude of mEPSCs was recorded in individual SG neurons to which α1-adrenoceptors (100μM naftopidil, 100μM tamsulosin, and 30μM silodosin) were applied sequentially with intervening washout periods. Individual amplitudes were analyzed.Results: Pearson correlation coefficients (r) for the amplitudes of mEPSCs between the baseline and postadministration of α1- adrenoceptor antagonists indicated changes of the amplitude ranked in the order of naftopidil (r =0.393), tamsulosin (r=0.738), and silodosin (r=0.944). Together, the α1-adrenoceptor antagonists yielded significant increases in the amplitude of mEPSCs in SG neurons (n=108, P=0.012). However, the effects of each α1-adrenoceptor antagonist on the amplitude were as follows (relative to the baseline; n=36 each): naftopidil, P=0.129; tamsulosin, P=0.201; and silodosin, P=0.005. The rate of response to naftopidil for the outward current was relatively high among the α1-adrenoceptor blockers. An inward current was observed only with the naftopidil application.Conclusions: Alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonists changed the amplitudes of mEPSCs in a subset of SG neurons in slices prepared from the L6–S1 levels of rat spine. Although the α1-adrenoceptor antagonists generated inward or outward currents in the SG neurons, different rates of response were observed with each antagonist. These results are important for understanding the mechanisms of action (at the spinal level) of α1-adrenoceptor antagonists for the storage symptoms of male LUTS.
Managing Urological Disorders in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Review of Available and Emerging Therapies
Authors: Bientinesi Riccardo , Gandi Carlo , Bassi PierFrancesco
Published: June 2020

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive neurological autoimmune disease with a diverse range of urological symptomatology, and most MS patients experience 1 or more moderate to severe urinary symptoms, as well as bladder and/or sexual disorders. Urologists play the director’s role in evaluating and treating these patients. Therefore, identifying the proper evaluation tools and the most suitable therapeutic options for specific patients requires a thorough understanding of this disease process.
COVID-19 y su ciclo epidemiológico en El Salvador
Authors: Picardo Joao Oscar , Humberstone James , Cladellas Javier , Luna Oscar
Published: June 2020

El presente estudio busca responder a la pregunta ¿cuál es el ciclo epidemiológico de COVID-19?; es decir su epi curve completa, desde la aparición del primer caso, hasta la fase en que esté controlada totalmente la epidemia; para ello se han utilizado dos métodos de trabajo: a) estudio de caso; y b) proyecciones con Mathlab con el modelo de Milan Batista. El objetivo de este estudio consiste en estimar la fecha en que se terminará la epidemia del COVID-19 en El Salvador considerando herramientas de modelaje matemático y el estudio de casos de otros países tales como Taiwán, Nueva Zelanda, Corea del Sur y Singapur.
Torneos parabólicos, torneos localmente transitivos y la curvatura de Ricci para torneos parabólicos
Authors: Paredes Marlio
Published: June 2020

Los torneos son un tipo de grafos dirigidos los cuales han sido usados para estudiar la geometría de variedades bandera clásicas, para lo cual se usa la relación existente entre torneos y estructuras cuasicomplejas sobre las variedades bandera clásicas. Elinterés porestudiar este tipo de grafos radica en la posibilidad de usar las propiedades combinatorias de los torneos para estudiar propiedades geométricas de las variedades bandera. En este artículo presentamos las ideas básicas sobre la curvatura de Ricci para torneos y, en particular, estudiamos algunas propiedades de los torneos parabólicos y los torneos localmente transitivos.
QUADRINIZANDO SHAKESPEARE: MACBETH, POR KATE BEATON
Authors: Queluz Marilda Lopes Pinheiro , Queluz Rebeca Pinheiro
Published: June 2020

Este artigo analisa tiras cômicas de Macbeth publicadas por Kate Beaton. A cartunista tematiza, em seu blog, figuras históricas e personagens fictícios, sobretudo, da literatura ocidental. Em “The Scottish Play”, Beaton comenta passagens específicas da peça shakespeariana. A base de nossa análise serão os trabalhos de Linda Hutcheon, Julie Sanders, Sarah Sillin e Daniel Marrone. Queremos refletir sobre o diálogo entre a literatura e os quadrinhos, procurando compreender como Beaton explora a linguagem da narrativa sequencial e as mídias sociais para atualizar as peças do dramaturgo inglês e construir estratégias de aproximação com os leitores.
SEQUÊNCIA DIDÁTICA DE GÊNEROS DOS QUADRINHOS PARA O ENSINO DE LÍNGUA INGLESA – POSSIBILIDADES E DESAFIOS
Authors: Pontara Claudia Lopes , Cristovão Vera Lúcia Lopes
Published: June 2020

Este artigo, parte de uma pesquisa de mestrado, visa a descrever e analisar a organização de uma SD com base nos elementos ensináveis de três gêneros dos quadrinhos que embasaram sua elaboração - comics, comic strips, political cartoon, com foco nas possibilidades e desafios que permeiam esse processo. O arcabouço teórico-metodológico norteador deste estudo fundamenta-se no Interacionismo Sociodiscursivo, Sequência Didática e Capacidades de Linguagem, Transposição Didática, bem como nos estudos voltados aos gêneros dos quadrinhos. Os resultados demonstram que, um material organizado a partir das concepções teóricas adotadas, pode vir a promover um ensino mais significativo e sólido, tendo em vista a possibilidade de envolver toda a complexidade que constitui tais gêneros. Por outro lado, os desafios se apresentam quando se leva em consideração as condições objetivas e subjetivas de trabalho do professor que almeja uma transformação em sua prática em sala de aula.
AS DIFERENTES TERMINOLOGIAS DA TIRA CÔMICA NO LIVRO DIDÁTICO
Authors: Deroza Beatriz Custodio , Ramos Paulo Eduardo
Published: June 2020

As tiras cômicas ficaram conhecidas pelo formato tendencialmente curto, horizontal e retangular de seus quadrinhos, resultado de uma padronização adotada pelos jornais, que eram seu principal suporte de divulgação no século XX. Com a consolidação de novos suportes e das mídias sociais, esse formato mais regular passou a ser revisto e redimensionado. Desde que esse gênero dos quadrinhos foi inserido nos livros didáticos, alunos de escolas públicas e particulares têm tido contato com os diferentes moldes utilizados pelos autores das tiras cômicas. Paralelamente, tem sido comum perceber uma confusão na percepção do que seja tira, tirinha, charge e história em quadrinhos. Busca-se demonstrar, nesta comunicação, que essa imprecisão do livro didático, ao utilizar cada um desses termos, tende a causar desentendimento sobre o tema e problemas para desenvolver atividades práticas. O objeto de análise são tiras cômicas retiradas de um livro didático de língua portuguesa do 6o ano do ensino fundamental II, da editora Uno, onde é possível encontrar trinta e sete tiras, trabalhadas junto aos alunos com diferentes terminologias. Como pressupostos teóricos para fundamentar esta análise, leva-se em conta a definição de tira cômica, abordagem no ensino e os formatos abrangentes estabelecidos por Ramos (2011, 2012, 2014b, 2017), além da definição de suporte de Bonini (2011).
PROPOSTA DE CRIAÇÃO DE ROTEIRO DE HQ SINALIZADA PARA CULTURA SURDA
Authors: Souza Ivan De , Cezar Kelly Priscilla Lóddo
Published: June 2020

O presente artigo tem por objetivo apresentar uma proposta de criação de roteiro para elaboração de uma HQ bilíngue para surdos. A investigação se justifica por se tratar de línguas minoritárias visuais que demandam o pleno conhecimento da estrutura linguística e da cultura surda a fim de respeitar de fato os artefatos culturais dessas línguas. Junto a isso, mesmo pertencendo a comunidade surda, no momento de criação da HQ sinalizada da cultura indígena terena, sentimos limitações. Com o intuito de incentivar e de auxiliar novas pesquisa na área, em especial, de criação de HQs sinalizadas, optamos por um estudo de caso em que selecionamos a HQ “O congresso de Milão” (CEZAR, ALMEIDA, 2018) para entrevistar individualmente o desenhista-roteirista com o intuito de descrever e de organizar uma proposta metodológica a partir de suas respostas para criação de uma história em quadrinhos da língua de sinais terena. Os resultados revelaram: a) extrema necessidade do desenhista pertencer a cultura surda b) o roteiro ser acessível nas línguas em que se propõe divulgar o trabalho; c) deve ter riqueza de detalhes quando a ilustração será feita por outro profissional d) quando se pensa na comunidade surda como público, deve conter riqueza de expressões não verbais.
Earnings Transparency and Financial Analysts’ Target Price Forecasts
Authors: Park Hyung Ju , Cho Joong-Seok
Published: June 2020

This paper examines the effect of earnings transparency on analysts’ target price forecast properties. The issuance of target price forecasts by financial analysts is a very recent event and target price forecasts are regarded as the most summarized and explicit estimate of the postulated future value of the firm.The sample consists of financial analysts’ forecasts of annual target price issued for firms listed on U.S. stock exchanges from 2001 to 2017. We measure each firm’s earnings transparency as the contemporaneous co-movement between firm’s earnings and change in earnings and stock returns, consisting in industry-specific and -neutral components in earnings-returns relation.Our results show that target price forecasts for more transparent earnings are less biased and more tend to attain the actual stock prices. These results demonstrate that earnings transparency is positively related with analysts’ target price forecasts. Our empirical results corroborate that more transparent accounting information help the market participants in forming more accurate and attainable forecasts. Our study extends the body of research studying the relation between analysts’ forecast properties and the usefulness of accounting information by investigation target price forecasts.
Determinants of Firm Capital Structure: Empirical Evidence From Vietnam
Authors: Nguyen Hieu Thanh , Nguyen Anh Huu
Published: June 2020

The paper aims to investigate the factors affecting firm capital structure in the context of Vietnam. The research sample includes 290 non-financial listed companies on Vietnamese stock market. This study applied Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) to explain the research results. The paper investigates six factors influencing on firm capital structure including return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), firm size, tangible assets, risks, and growth. The empirical results show that return on assets, tangible assets, risks, and growth have a statistically significant positive effect on the firm capital structure while return on equity has a statistically significant negative effect on the firm capital structure. In addition, when dividing companies into sectors, the study realized that determinants of capital structure in some sectors are consistent with results for entire sample. Finally, firm size has the same impact on capital structure in oil & gas companies and material companies whereas it is not statistically significant for other companies. These evidences provide a new insight to managers on how to determine the reasonable capital structure.
Corruption and Tax Noncompliance Variables: An Empirical Investigation From Yemen
Authors: Obaid Mohammed Mahdi , Udin Noraza Mat
Published: June 2020

Tax revenue is an important source of income for various governments around the world. However, challenges, as a result of corruption and tax noncompliance behaviour among the taxpayers, are hindering the adequate generation of such revenues for the government. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of corruption and other tax noncompliance variables on tax revenue generation in Yemen. The study used survey research design via a questionnaire to collect data from 264 individual taxpayers in the Hadhramout Governorate. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS to perform reliability test, descriptive statistics, multicollinearity test, and regression analysis. The findings of the study show that corruption and tax rate are positively related to tax noncompliance; income level is negatively related to tax noncompliance; whereas penalty rate and education level are positive but not related to tax noncompliance. The implication of the study is that the government and the tax authority should update and institute new tax laws and policies that could minimize corruption among their officials and create more awareness among the taxpayers on the importance of paying tax to the government, so as to increase their compliance behaviour.
A Mobile QR Code Application for an Article: QR-ticle
Authors: Eroğlu Esra , Özkoç Esma Ergüner
Published: June 2020

With the developing technology, innovations have been started in many areas of life. New solutions based on technology have to be produced for new needs. The Internet has become an indispensable element of life with smartphones and mobile devices.  People can access information faster, less costly and independent of time and place by using mobile devices. As a requirement of the Internet era, many businesses support their business processes, services and products with their mobile applications. Academic institutions and publishers also need to keep up with this mobile transformation. In this study, a mobile application (QR-ticle) has been developed which provides reliable and fast access to the publication related to the references given in academic publications by using QR code. With this application, scientists will be able to create QR code for their own articles and will be able to access any of the articles by scanning the QR code.
In-car and Near-road Exposure to PM2.5 and BC
Authors: Ma Chang-Jin , Kang Gong-Unn
Published: June 2020

The current study aims to characterize the PM2.5 and the equivalent black carbon (eBC) inside/outside vehicles (hereafter called “in/out-cabin”) and near roadway, and to estimate their personal exposure to the driver himself as well as the school-aged children. Based on the Dose

DEP
of a mouse reaching the 90% polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs
90%) (Stoeger et al., 2006), the time (day) to reaching the PMNs
90% in the blood of a male resident who lives around the roadway was newly calculated. Five independent measurements of PM2.5 and eBC were intensively taken in May 2019 using the monitors attached to the interior and exterior of the vehicle, respectively. In-cabin and out-cabin PM2.5 on the course of driving measurement ranged from 29.4–47.4 μg/m3 with an average of 34.4 μg/m3 and 32.5–56.0 μg/m3 with an average of 45.6 μg/m3, respectively. The eBC in/out-cabin ratio during idling on a busy road ranged from 22% to 86% depending on the windows open/close and ventilation on/off. The in-cabin Dose
PM2.5 (ng) for 30 seconds on the test driving route ranged from 166–240 ng with an average of 190.4 ng. The average in-school Dose
PM2.5 (µg) for the schoolchild attending the school near a bus stop is 1.2 times higher than that of schoolchild attending the school away from a bus stop. The time (day) to reaching the PMNs
90% due to DEP inhalation for the male resident who lives around the roadway was estimated as 113 days.
Conducting Polymer Nanofibers based Sensors for Organic and Inorganic Gaseous Compounds
Authors: Mirzaei Ali , Kumar Vanish , Bonyani Maryam , Majhi Sanjit Manohar , Bang Jae Hoon , Kim Jin-Young , Kim Hyoun Woo , Kim Sang Sub , Kim Ki-Hyun
Published: June 2020

Resistive-based gas sensors built through the combination of semiconducting metal oxides and conducting polymers (CPs) are widely used for the detection of diverse gaseous components. In light of the great potential of each of these components, electrospun CPs produced by a facile electrospinning method can offer unique opportunities for the fabrication of sensitive gas sensors for diverse gaseous compounds due to their large surface area and favorable nanomorphologies. This review focuses on the progress achieved in gas sensing technology based on electrospun CPs. We offer numerous examples of CPs as gas sensors and discuss the parameters affecting their sensitivity, selectivity, and sensing mechanism. This review paper is expected to offer useful insights into potential applications of CPs as gas sensing systems.
Supercritical fluid technology for solubilization of poorly water soluble drugs via micro- and naonosized particle generation
Authors: Misra Shashi Kiran , Pathak Kamla
Published: June 2020

Approximately two-third of the compounds in the pharmaceutical industry were developed through combinatorial chemistry and high throughput screening of particulate solids. Poor solubility and bioavailability of these pharmaceuticals are challenging attributes confronted by a formulator during product development. Hence, substantial efforts have been directed into the research on particle generation techniques. Although the conventional methods, such as crushing or milling and crystallization or precipitation, are still used; supercritical fluid technology introduced in the mid-1980s presents a new method of particle generation. Supercritical fluid processes not only produce micro- and nanoparticles with a narrow size distribution, they are also employed for the microencapsulation, cocrystallization, and surface coating with polymer. Recognized as a green technology, it has emerged as successful variants chiefly as Rapid Expansion of supercritical solutions (RESS), Supercritical anti-solvent (SAS) and Particles from Gas Saturated Solution (PGSS) depending upon type of solvent, solute, antisolvent and nebulization techniques. Being economical and eco-friendly, supercritical fluid technolgy has garnered considerable interest both in academia and industry for modification of physicochemical properties such as particle size, shape, density and ultimately solubility. The current manuscript is a comprehensive update on different supercritical fluid processes used for particle generation with the purpose of solubility enhancement of drugs and hence bioavailability.
The Normative Points of Fighting Against Terrorism Based on National and International Solutions
Authors: Latos Kamil
Published: June 2020

The subject of this article are issues connected with normative points of fighting against terrorism based on example of national and interna-tional solutions. The main point of this researchis the analysis of the le-gal systems, which are core elements in the process to fighting against terrorism. The author analysed the most important parts of the counter-terrorism legal and instutional system of the Third Republic in Poland and also few international organisations. The author also represents how important the legal and instutional system is in the process of detecting, countering and fighting against terrosim in today's world.
Risk of Ethical Financial Investments of Firms
Authors: Kędzierski Leszek
Published: June 2020

Ethical tangible, intagible and financial investments are realized in the framework of ethical finance management of firms. Ethical financial in-vestments projects by kinds are accompanied by different kinds of risk. Risk measurement process of these investments includes: classification of risk, classification of risk factors and determination of risk size using different methods.
Activity of Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Treasury in Years 1935–1939
Authors: Machaliński Zbigniew
Published: June 2020

Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski acted as deputy prime minister and minister of treasury between October 13, 1935 to September 1939, directing the state economy and treasury matters. Kwiatkowski’s economic policy of the period 1935–1939 can be called a policy of careful mechanism of „giving impetus” to economy.
This was achieved specifically in government’s investment policies compliant with government budget balance and investment initiatives, the construction of The Central Industrial District, the development of Warsaw Industrial Region and the investment in Communication Ministry.
Political and Economic Conditions in East Asia Under the Influece of the European Regime in the 16th–17th Century
Authors: Mencel Marian
Published: June 2020

In the article, an attempt was made to identify the most important factors that contributed to the loss of dominant position of China in the South-East Asian region under the influence of the expansion of the European countries, which consisted inter alia of: competition – which revealed in the crushed medieval Europe; the scientific revolution, espe-cially in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry and biology, to the transition to a capitalist and a highly industrial economy; the development of the rule of law and representative government based on the law of private property, liberating modern methods of economy and economics; modern medicine allowing to increase the quality and length of life; the development of the consumer society – releasing tech-nological progress in order to meet the growing demand; a high level of work ethic – revealing by the increase in productivity and the accumula-tion of capital; the influence of cultural civilization of ancient Greece, Rome and Christianity – acting in all of the areas of the socio-political and economic Europe.
Current Problems in Development of Native-Language Education of Foreign Ukrainians in the Context of Modern Migration Processes
Authors: Rusnak Ìvan , Vasilik Marina
Published: June 2020

The article analyzes the current state of Ukrainian schooling in the western diaspora, highlights current issues that have determined its de-velopment at a turn of the millennium, reveals features of methodical work with native teachers in the information society and active migra-tion processes.
Political-military alliances in shaping the security of Poland in 1918-1939
Authors: Cutter Zdzisław
Published: June 2020

Poland was forming allied relations in the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century due to the state’s weakness, mainly in military and economic terms. The Polish state’s situation regarding political and military security guarantees on the part of other subjects of the international community was neither stable nor advantageous during that period. That was influenced, among others, by the following phenomena: changes in the international arena that were unfavorable for the Second Republic of Poland, diplomatic activities of Germany and the USSR aimed at revising the borders of the Polish state, political and military rapprochement between the USSR and Germany in the area of economic and military cooperation, conciliatory and ineffective international policy of the Western powers (mainly the French Republic) towards Germany in the late 1920s, impermanence and low effectiveness of bilateral agreements and declarations concluded by Poland with its eastern neighbor – the Soviet Union and its western neighbor – Germany, ineffectiveness of the political-military alliances concluded by Poland with France, Romania, and the United Kingdom, and significant disproportions between Polish and German and Soviet industrial and military potential, combined with the inability of the western powers to fulfil their allied obligations in practical terms.
Peace missions as an element of international security
Authors: Kopczewski Marian , Narloch Jacek
Published: June 2020

Peace missions in the modern world are inextricably linked to the political and social processes taking place in specific regions of the globe. When looking closer to the more than fifty-year history of international peacekeeping operations, it should be noted that as time passes, they undergo constant transformations. Their types, goals, and ways of implementation are changing. That is because the environment in which such operations are carried out is changing. They are also transforming the goals and priorities of local and international communities. Permanent modification is also subject to threats in the modern world.
Peace missions are conducted under ever-changing social, economic, and political conditions. They must be flexible so that they can adapt to new challenges. Success is never guaranteed because the tasks related to maintaining peace are carried out in challenging conditions. The success of the peace mission depends on many factors, such as the composition of the peacekeeping mission (military personnel, police, civilian employees), logistical support, entrusted tasks and the environment in which the peace mission operates.
US political and military involvement in the security of Central and Eastern Europe after 1989 – the example of Poland
Authors: Kugler Mikołaj
Published: June 2020

The article discusses how the United States of America has contributed to the security of Central and Eastern Europe, both politically and militarily, since the end of the Cold War, using Poland’s example. It shows that the United States committed itself to the security of both Poland and the region, following the collapse of communism in Poland in 1989, albeit to a varying degree in different countries. America played a pivotal role in NATO enlargement in the 1990s, and in extending security assurances to Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, as well as to other countries in the subsequent years. It has continued to assist Poland with its defence reform, thus enhancing its military capabilities. It was also instrumental in strengthening NATO’s eastern flank after 2014, a salient point on Poland’s security agenda since it acceded to the Alliance. It is argued that American political and military involvement in Poland’s security has been both substantial and beneficial, and there is a real need for continued political and military cooperation with the USA and its presence in the region. In the article, the determinants of Poland’s post-Cold War security policy are outlined. Next, the roles that both countries have played in each other’s policies are explained. After that, the US contribution to Poland’s security, both in the political and military spheres, is presented. Finally, an attempt is made to evaluate American involvement, and the author’s perspective on the future of the Poland-US cooperation is offered.
The use of constructive and virtual simulation technologies for skills training in military education
Authors: Penchev Georgi Borisov
Published: June 2020

The report describes how simulation technologies are embedded in military education in Vasil Levski National Military University. It is more than obvious that both NATO and EU borders are surrounded by insecurity and instability. The EU and NATO countries are facing a very wide range of security challenges and threats: from state and non-state actors; from military forces and from terrorist, cyber, or hybrid attacks. Those challenges should be included in the military education programmes, giving the cadets the opportunity to study the security treats and to be trained to react to them. Simulation systems constitute an excellent tool for the creation of a number of scenarios. Based on them, we are able to train the cadets in a virtual environment, covering a variety of different training objectives.