bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A Case Series of Patients Suspected to Have Covid-19 Based on Clinical Features, Laboratory Markers and Imaging Studies but Who Were RT-PCR Negative
Authors: Patil Dilip Pandurang , Patil Nikhil Dilip
Published: April 2021

BACKGROUND Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRTPCR) test is the gold standard assay to diagnose Covid-19 in-spite of few concerns. The disease is suspected in patients presenting with clinical features suggestive of Covid-19 supported by laboratory markers and imaging studies. We describe a case series of ten patients suspected to have SARS CoV-2 infection but RTPCR negative. METHODS We carried out a retrospective observational study of patients who presented with clinical features suggestive of Covid-19 but were RTPCR negative. As dedicated Covid hospitals, RTPCR negative patients were not admitted because of overload. We admitted such patients in isolation ward in non Covid hospitals, evaluated them further with laboratory biomarkers, and imaging studies. All patients were categorised in disease severity and were managed according to guidelines of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) India. RESULTS Our case series included ten patients with a mean age of 55.1 years and the male to female ratio was 1.5:1. All patients (100 %) were suspected to have SARS CoV2 infection. Commonest symptom was fever in all (100 %) and least common was diarrhoea in 30 % patients. Mean SpO2 was 92.5 % on pulse oximeter (range 91 to 94 %). The laboratory findings showed (median): white blood cell count 9400 / cumm, N / L ratio 3.78, C-reactive protein (CRP) 46.21 mg / L, D-dimer 465 ng / mL, lactate dehydrogenase 499.59 U / L, serum ferritin 160.55 ng / mL, interleukin 6 31.6 pg / mL. Chest radiograph showed patchy non homogenous opacities in lungs in 6 (60 %) out of 10 patients, high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) chest revealed peripheral ground glass opacities (GGOs) in 10 (100 %) patients, Coronavirus Disease 2019 Reporting and Data System (CORADS) score was 5 in 8 (80 %) patients and less than 5 in 2 (20 %) patients. CONCLUSIONS In current pandemic, patients presenting with clinical features suggestive of Covid19, but RT-PCR negative should be suspected to have SARS CoV-2 infection, further evaluation with laboratory markers and imaging study help in diagnosis. Managing and monitoring according to MoHFW guidelines show good clinical recovery. KEYWORDS Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19), Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT), Chest X-Ray (CXR)
Multiple Daily Seizures in a Pregnant Woman - A Case Report
Authors: Vivek Ganesan , Nair Biju C. , K Ayappan , A Riyaz
Published: April 2021

A seizure is a brief disturbance of cerebral function, lasting from seconds to a few minutes, caused by an abnormal electrical discharge. Epilepsy is the tendency to have seizures on a chronic, recurrent basis, not resulting from a temporary condition. The term, epilepsy, does not presuppose a cause; there are many causes. Essentially, anything that disturbs the normal functioning of the cerebral cortex can cause seizures, and if this abnormality is enduring, it can result in epilepsy.1 Epilepsy is a common neurological condition with a global prevalence of 1.2 %. Most women with epilepsy who become pregnant or are planning to conceive are recommended to continue taking antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) to minimise seizure recurrence during pregnancy, adverse effects to the fetus, and unintended ill consequences during labour and / or delivery.2,3 The seizure pattern during pregnancy may be influenced by variations in ovarian hormones, blood levels of antiepileptic drugs, and metabolic changes.4 Status epilepticus occurs in only 1 – 2 % of pregnancies,5 and if treated appropriately and aggressively carries a fairly low risk of morbidity and mortality. Structural and metabolic changes may precipitate new-onset seizures during pregnancy. The structural causes include intracranial haemorrhage of multiple types, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, and ischemic stroke. Metabolic causes include hyperemesis gravidarum; acute hepatitis (due to fatty liver of pregnancy or viral hepatitis); metabolic diseases, such as acute intermittent porphyria; infections, such as malaria; and eclampsia.5 Evaluation and management should be performed in a stepwise fashion and may require a multidisciplinary approach with other specialties such as neurology.6 The threat of seizures during pregnancy and the consequences that they might have on the developing foetus are fundamental reasons for the prescription of daily antiepileptic medication to a pregnant woman with epilepsy (WWE).7 We present an original case of 3 episodes of seizures, of 22-year-old female who was 16 weeks pregnant. This study was approved by Sree Uthradom Thirunal Hospital, Pattom, Trivandrum, Kerala (ethics committee).
Reference and its Cohesive Potential in the Blog Text
Authors: Kovtunenko Inna V.
Published: April 2021

Reference as a logical-semantic category is implemented in the blog text based on a variety of lexical and grammatical means (personal, demonstrative and possessive pronouns, definite article, nominative phrases). At the same time, we consistently differentiate the functional and formal level of analysis (connectivity relations – means of expressing connectivity). The conceptual difference between the functional category and the formal implementation of this category reveals some implications that are important for our study. First, the noun or nominative phrase that acts as a segment of the propositional stimulus message is repeatedly replaced by a certain range of formal (and contextual) anaphoric means. Responding to this message, the interlocutor constructs a mental representation of the relationship of formal or contextual connectivity between the antecedent and the substitute. At the same time, the connectivity tool performs a specific referential function in the mental map of blog communication participants. If the referential interdependence between the antecedent and the substitute becomes contextual, the blogger and respondents identify the similarity of the concepts manifested by these components of the stimulus and reaction, establish not only formal equivalence, but also semantic and pragmatic similarity of the conceptual meanings of the associated language units. In the developed blog, there is a contextual relationship between the indicators of connectivity of thematically correlated constituents and the pragmatic consistency of messages of participants in computermediated communication. In the blogosphere, lexical and grammatical tools that function in an anaphoric or cataphoric function are endowed with such semantics that acquire relevant meaning for the interlocutors only taking into account the previous or subsequent messages. These messages, in turn, turn out to be the context against which these units are identified and interpreted by the blogger and respondents. The relationship of connectedness is manifested not so much in the blog text, but at the moment of perception by the interlocutors of each other’s discursive works. The category of connectedness is a value proportional to the communicative ability of the interlocutors to compare and coordinate the semantics of discursive elements, taking into account the referential schemes activated in their minds.
“A Lady with a Lapdog”: A Breakdown of Orthodoxy
Authors: Zubareva Vera K.
Published: April 2021

This article provides a historical perspective on the famous Chekhovian story that has been previously viewed only as a story of love with the main focus on characters’ psychology. The new approach refers to a historical climate in Russian in the end of 19 century when religion lost its primary value. The conflict between the main characters is interpreted as a conflict between religious and secular mentality. Chekhov talks about a tendency of changing values in society, when the natural man’s mentality dominates the sacramental sphere, declares its morality false, ridiculous and even harmful. Gurov cannot understand Anna Sergeevna’s repentance, because he gravitates towards the progressive pole. The institution of marriage is not sacred for him, and, like for many of his contemporaries, a church wedding ceremony is no more than just a beautiful ritual. Just as another Chekhovian character, Voinitsky, Gurov doesn’t consider cheating on a spouse a great sin. He is a man of modern tendencies. For him, God is an abstract, mythical, speculative, philosophical concept not applicable to his own life that he lives in accordance with the tendencies of a secular society. Critics often associate the image of the dog with Anna Sergeevna, but in reality it is connected rather to Gurov. First of all, the sex of the dog is male, not female (Spitz is a male). Also, in the story, the dog loves his owner, Anna Sergeevna, but he could never understand the reason for her sadness. In the same way, Gurov, though being in love with Anna Sergeevna, would never understand fully what makes her so upset.
Nielegalny pobór gazu – ogólna charakterystyka
Authors:   Instytut Nafty i Gazu – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Kułaga Paweł
Published: April 2021

Gas billing is always accompanied by unaccounted-for gas loss (UAG) which must be taken into account by gas operators. Gas theft is one of the sources of UAG in the gas distribution area and can be as high as several percent of revenues from gas supplies. The operator should have effective tools to prevent theft, both by detecting and combatting it. Gas companies try to prevent and detect gas theft using various methods. One of them is the continuous control of gas consumption at individual gas consumption points. The gas operator can thus minimize gas losses due to the use of faulty gas meters and gas losses due to leaks caused by third parties. The use of wireless communication technology in measuring devices and the connection of gas meters in smart networks enables the monitoring of gas meters and dynamic data transfer from the measuring devices. Any unauthorized interference with the gas network, gas installation or measurement system may pose a threat to human life and health, and illegal consumption of gaseous fuel is prohibited and is subject to criminal enforcement. The issues of illegal gas consumption have been defined in Polish law, first of all in the Energy Law, and in regulations concerning inspections by energy companies, on determining the scope and amount of fees for illegal consumption of gaseous fuels, and on detailed conditions for the operation of the gas system. The most widely used gas meter for measuring the volume of gas consumed in households is the diaphragm gas meter, which is usually equipped with a mechanical index, but in recent times the use of an electronic index has become more and more popular. The publication specifies several basic types of interference with household diaphragm gas meters, including the measurement system, the index, through the interaction with neodymium magnets, as well as by bypassing the measuring device. The most common are interventions by damaging the security seals and disassembling the gas meter index, followed by a change of indication or tampering resulting in false readings. It has been pointed out that the basic factor for limiting illegal gas consumption as a result of manipulation with the measuring device is ensuring the proper construction of gas meters, including equipping the gas meters with an electronic index with remote communication.
Antecedents of entrepreneurship in the career trajectories of junior enterprises alumni
Authors: Ferreira Aleciane da Silva Moreira , Loiola Elisabeth , Gondim Sônia Maria Guedes
Published: April 2021

The objective of this study was to advance the understanding of individual and contextual antecedents of entrepreneurship in the career trajectory of junior enterprises alumni. Semi-structured interviews were done with a sample of 15 entrepreneurs. The collected contents were submitted to thematic content analysis of the individual narratives. The results show, among other aspects, that there are multiple motivations for starting a venture and that the experience in junior enterprises helps in the development of attitudes favorable to entrepreneurship. The perception of the interviewees was that university education offers few entrepreneurial training opportunities. In addition, a simplified comprehensive model based on the trajectories analyzed was formulated, which may help guide entrepreneurial educational actions in the university context.
CENÁRIO DIGITAL E A CONTAÇÃO DE HISTÓRIAS: (RE)SIGNIFICA(AÇÕES) DE UM PROJETO ARTÍSTICO-PEDAGÓGICO
Authors: Amorim Maria Cecília Silva de , Figueiredo Valéria Maria Chaves de
Published: April 2021

Esse artigo objetiva discutir e socializar um recorte da pesquisa de mestrado em andamento no Programa de Pós-graduação em Artes da Cena. O projeto vem sendo (re)discutido e (re)significado como prática arte-educativa a partir da atuação de uma contadora de histórias na escola e na internet, lugar de difusão da Arte. As ações de produção de vídeos, lives e podcasts, mesclam a arte, a autoformação e a promoção da leitura. A arte de contar histórias, eminentemente presencial, mantém seu potencial arte-educativo e a personagem revela a professora-artista, redescobrindo a contação de histórias em novos cenários.
INTERAÇÕES MUSICAIS REMOTAS - UM RELATO DE EXPERIÊNCIAS DURANTE O ANO DE 2020
Authors: Kleber Matheus
Published: April 2021

Resumo: Este estudo é um relato de experiências pessoais sobre interações musicais durante a pandemia, em especial sobre uma performance realizada em vídeo na qual eu apliquei elementos técnicos utilizados por Chiquinho do Acordeon. A interação entre flauta e acordeon aconteceu remotamente, via internet, para a disciplina de Práticas e Experimentos de Artes Sonoras Computacionais Distribuídas. As técnicas foram transcritas previamente durante minha pesquisa de mestrado, realizada na UNICAMP entre 2017 e 2019. Os instrumentistas improvisaram livremente, e empregaram as técnicas sobre uma base de sons eletrônicos gerados randomicamente através do sotfware Pure Data – PD.
RE-SIGNIFICANDO A PRÁTICA DOCENTE EM TEMPOS DE PANDEMIA: TRANSFORMANDO CASAS EM SALAS DE AULA DE DANÇA
Authors: Feltes Alessandra Fernandes , Pacheco Denise Siqueira , Herrmann Julia Cofferri , Pinto Aline da Silva
Published: April 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo relatar a experiência vivida no período da pandemia do coronavírus em 2020 em uma escola de curso livre nomeada como Maria Bailarina - Centro de Dança do município de Novo Hamburgo/RS. É um estudo de caráter qualitativo com características descritivas que apresenta exposições da análise do trabalho desenvolvido pela equipe de professoras por meio do ensino remoto. Mesmo que a pandemia ainda esteja acontecendo, é possível que este momento aponte para novas perspectivas na prática da dança e nos processos de ensino-aprendizagem no que tange a postura resiliente dos professores e da capacidade criativa daqueles que não mediram esforços para levar a arte para dentro das casas de seus alunos em isolamento social.
Corpos COM(part)ilhados
Authors: Salib Deffaci Katia , Sastre Cibele , Pinto Aline da Silva , Lopes Sílvia da Silva
Published: April 2021

Neste artigo, abordamos alguns processos em dança de um grupo de pesquisa durante o distanciamento social provocado pela pandemia da Covid-19, no ano de 2020. Inicialmente, relatamos a formação e as características que definem o grupo através da arte e universidade. Em seguida, apresentamos três pontos de atenção sobre esses corpos com(part)ilhados, reunindo relatos e reflexões, no campo da poética, do corpo e da dança. Por fim, apontamos vestígios de uma poética do cotidiano como pesquisa em meio ao isolamento doméstico.
THE ROLE OF DISORGANIZATION OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND BASEMENT MEMBRANE OF RENAL TUBULAR EPITHELIUM IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF UROLITHIASIS
Authors: Zubarev Vadim A. , Zabrodskaya Juliya M. , Arkhangel'sky Anatoly I. , Topuzov Marlen E. , Dovzhansky Iliya V.
Published: April 2021

According to a number of researchers, pathological changes in the structures of the renal papilla play a key role in the pathogenesis of urolithiasis. According to the results of existing studies, destructive processes in collagen are characterized by a change in the length, thickness of the fibers and their orientation in space. Collagen disorganization has enzymatic and non-enzymatic mechanisms. The aim of the study was to study the frequency and features of localization of Randall's plaques and morphological study of the state of connective tissue and the basement membrane of the epithelium of the renal tubules of different levels in urolithiasis. Microscopically studied preparations of 29 biopsies of renal tissue obtained from patients with fibro-uretero-pyeloscopy (11), percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy (18) and preparations obtained at 20 autopsies in cases without visible renal pathology. Histological preparations were stained with hematoxylin and eosin to determine the state of connective tissue fibers using Van Gieson, Mallory, Schiff-reagent, alcian blue, and Kos for calcifications. The results of the study show that the morphological signs of mucoid swelling of the connective tissue and basement membrane of the epithelium of the renal tubules of different levels in combination with the formation of microcalcifications require further study of the possible role of disorganization of the connective tissue of the renal stroma in the initiation of stone formation in the kidneys.
FEATURES OF ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE OF THYROID GLAND OF THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION OF YOUTHFUL AGE OF THE SAKHA REPUBLIC (YAKUTIA) ACCORDING TO DATA OF THE ULTRASOUND STUDY
Authors: Lytkina Alina A. , Garmaeva Darima K. , Vinokurova Svetlana P. , Arzhakova Lena I.
Published: April 2021

The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) belongs to the regions with significant iodine deficiency in nature and is characterized by a high prevalence of thyroid pathology among children and adults. Due to the fact that the diagnosis of thyroid pathology is associated primarily with ultrasound examination, the deepening of information about the regional features of the absolute and relative indices of the anatomical norm of the thyroid gland is a rather urgent scientific task. The aim of the study was to study the normal ultrasound anatomy of the thyroid gland in young men and women of indigenous nationality living in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The authors carried out an ultrasound examination of 110 students (including 66 girls and 44 boys) of the indigenous nationality, aged 17 to 21 years. Sexual dimorphism of the thyroid gland volumes of the indigenous population of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) was established. The minimum, maximum and average values of the thyroid gland volume in boys are higher than in girls. The shape of the lobes of the thyroid gland in girls and boys of the indigenous population in most cases is close to a regular ellipsoid. The most common form of a regular ellipsoid is in 53.8% of cases in girls and 46,4% of cases in boys. The shape of an ellipsoid flattened in the frontal plane was visualized to a greater extent in boys (35,4%) and in 29,6% of girls, an ellipsoid flattened in the sagittal plane was determined to a lesser extent, in 3,8% and 4,1% cases, respectively. Thus, the quantitative characteristics of the thyroid gland obtained as a result of the study made it possible to reveal the features of the vital anatomy of this organ, variable in its anatomy, in the indigenous population of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), depending of the sex. The obtained results have territorial referential significance.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALEKSANDR IOFFE – TO 80 YEARS ANNIVERSARY
Authors: Zheleznov Lev M. , Vagapova Vasilya Sh. , Lutsay Elena D. , Chernova Olesya I.
Published: April 2021

Anniversary article - without summary
THE CASE OF THE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AT THE CONGENITAL ANOMALY OF THE HEART – THE MYOCARDIAL BRIDGE
Authors: Mustafin Tagir I. , Shchekin Sergey V. , Shchekin Vlas S.
Published: April 2021

Muscle bridges in the human heart are benign developmental abnormalities that can lead to acute myocardial ischemia. Muscular myocardial bridges are often found in the region of the anterior interventricular artery, while the diameter of the coronary artery before the bridge is larger than after it. The gold standard for detecting this pathology is coronary angiography, which allows visualizing the internal contours of the coronary artery. The study makes it possible to give a qualitative assessment of the site of stenosis with the determination of the cause of its occurrence. Angiographic signs of this pathology can include curvature of the segment of the affected coronary artery, uniform narrowing of the vessel lumen by more than 40% in systole and restoration of the diameter in diastole, clear signs of narrowing in at least two angiographic views, absence of vasoconstriction caused by pharmacological agents or a catheter. The aim of the study was to conduct a clinical and anatomical analysis of a case of acute myocardial infarction of type 2 caused by an anomaly in the development of the anterior interventricular artery. The analysis used data from the medical history, the results of intravital laboratory and instrumental studies, qualitative and quantitative morphological studies of the heart obtained during autopsy. The results of the study describe in detail at the macroscopic and microscopic levels the analyzed case of myocardial infarction against the background of an anomaly in the development of the anterior interventricular artery. The deceased patient has a history of comorbid pathology - myeloma. The authors suggest that an anomaly in the development of one of the branches of the left coronary artery in the form of a myocardial bridge and myeloma were pathogenic factors in the development of type 2 myocardial infarction of the anterior wall of the left ventricle. The immediate cause of death of the patient was acute left ventricular failure with pulmonary edema.
Rankings acadêmicos e governança universitária no espaço do ensino superior de língua portuguesa
Authors: Nez Egeslaine
Published: April 2021

Organizado por Adolfo Ignacio Calderón, Marco Wandercil e Edivaldo Camarotti Martins, publicado pela Associação Nacional de Políticas e Administração da Educação (ANPAE) e apresentado à comunidade acadêmica, em Brasília (2019), a obra Rankings acadêmicos e governança universitária no espaço do ensino superior de língua portuguesa: Angola, Cabo Verde, Macau, Moçambique, Portugal e Brasil, teve sua ideia gestada no ano de 2015, numa das reuniões do Fórum da Gestão do Ensino Superior nos Países e Regiões de Língua Portuguesa (FORGES). Nessa ocasião, ANPAE e FORGES, assinaram um protocolo de intenções de investigação, que objetivava “o estabelecimento de mútua colaboração na área de pesquisa e cooperação técnico-científica nas áreas de interesse recíprocas, visando à execução de projetos ou programas, especialmente aqueles relacionados com cooperação acadêmica, científica e cultural no âmbito das políticas educativas e administração escolar e do Ensino superior”. Este livro é resultado desse esforço teórico-científico e acadêmico de produção de conhecimento nessa temática emergente para as diferentes instituições de ensino superior de países e regiões de língua portuguesa.
Qualificação acadêmica e profissional dos docentes do ensino superior em Angola
Authors: Domingos Rangel , Costa Nilza , Oliveira Diana
Published: April 2021

O quadro de intervenção das Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) em Angola tem registado uma evolução marcadamente quantitativa, refletida no redimensionamento do Ensino Superior (ES), na sua expansão, na multiplicação de IES, no aumento da oferta formativa e, em consequência, no aumento do efetivo estudantil. No entanto, a dimensão qualitativa é com frequência questionada, em termos do desempenho das instituições, do perfil de entrada dos estudantes e da qualificação académica e profissional dos docentes (QAPD).Sendo o Plano de Desenvolvimento Institucional (PDI) um documento reitor das IES no País, ele deve incluir elementos que potenciem a sua qualidade, em particular no que diz respeito à QAPD. A QAPD e o PDI constituem-se como eixos estruturantes deste estudo.Porém, não se conhece a existência de um instrumento de análise (IA) que possa contribuir para a construção e monitorização do PDI. Neste sentido, este artigo objetiva descrever, fundamentadamente, o desenvolvimento de um IA nesse contexto, assim como o processo da sua validação. A construção do IA foi feita com base na metodologia de referencialização. A validação do IA envolveu (i) uma entrevista a dois atores com responsabilidades na gestão do Ensino Superior em Angola e (ii) a sua aplicação ao PDI de uma IES.Embora o foco do IA seja a dimensão da QAPD, julga-se que ele pode contribuir para a gestão de práticas institucionais e também para a investigação.
Modelo educativo para desarrollar las competencias laborales en los estudiantes en un instituto de educación superior de Lima
Authors:   , Ramírez Arias Katherine Paola
Published: April 2021

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo proponer un modelo educativo para desarrollar competencias laborales en estudiantes de un instituto tecnológico de Lima Metropolitana, para lo cual se enmarca en el enfoque cualitativo, con un diseño aplicado educacional dentro del marco del paradigma naturalista e interpretativo. Para la investigación, se trabajó con una muestra de 25 estudiantes del programa de formación regular de las carreras técnicas del instituto tomado en cuenta para la investigación, así como cinco docentes y cinco representantes de las empresas que constantemente solicitan a los estudiantes, a quienes se les aplicó el cuestionario, así como la guía de observación y de entrevista. En el diagnóstico de campo se encontró que las empresas evaluadas consideran que los estudiantes poseen un nivel de competencia laboral óptimo en líneas generales; sin embargo, hay algunas competencias de corte social que necesitan ser reforzadas y mejoradas. Por otro lado, también se obtuvo como resultado que el modelo educativo debe ser actualizado según las necesidades del perfil del estudiante actual, así como las demandas laborales. Los docentes tienen una participación activa en el desarrollo de las competencias de sus estudiantes, lo cual faculta que estos sean sus referentes. La propuesta de un modelo educativo está compuesta por dimensiones metodológicas: dimensión filosófica, dimensión académica y dimensión organización; además de componentes transversales como adaptación contextual, docentes disruptivos, aprendizaje por proyectos y globalización, y todo ello de manera articulada permite que este modelo educativo propuesto tenga mayor solidez en la formación de las competencias laborales de sus estudiantes.
Estilos de liderazgo de los directivos y satisfacción laboral del personal administrativo en un instituto superior
Authors:   , Rosales Andagua Virginia Giovana , Trujillo Vera Fabiana
Published: April 2021

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo a identificar si los Estilos de Liderazgo (EL) de los directivos predicen la Satisfacción Laboral (SL) del personal administrativo en un instituto de Educación Superior. El estudio se realizó con una muestra de 84 trabajadores con edades comprendidas entre 21 a 71 años (M = 38.1). Para el análisis de la variable EL se empleó el Cuestionario de EL CELID forma S y para SL se empleó el Cuestionario de Satisfacción S21/26. Los resultados indican que el Estilo de Liderazgo Transformacional (LTF) predice de manera positiva y significativa las dimensiones de la SL y el Estilo de Liderazgo Transaccional (LT) predice de manera positiva y significativa únicamente la dimensión Satisfacción con la participación (SP). Se concluye que el estilo con mayor impacto positivo en la SL es el estilo LTF, por ende, se recomienda a las instituciones instaurar en el perfil de los directivos este estilo.
Influencia del branding de un retail multinacional de moda en la adquisición de productos en trabajadores de Surco
Authors:   , Linares Salazar Claudia Paola
Published: April 2021

El objetivo principal del presente proyecto de investigación es identificar la influencia del branding en la adquisición de productos de un retail multinacional de moda en trabajadores del distrito de Surco. Es así como, en el primer capítulo se aborda el planteamiento del problema, el cual está basado en la influencia que tiene el branding en la adquisición de productos de un retail multinacional de moda, específicamente en trabajadores del distrito de Surco. En el segundo capítulo se ha realizado el marco referencial, el cual comprende los antecedentes; es decir aquellas investigaciones que fueron realizadas con anterioridad y que generan un aporte para nuestra investigación. Así como también el marco teórico que presenta las conceptualizaciones teóricas que fundamentan el presente proyecto y el marco conceptual, el cual contiene las definiciones básicas para comprender de forma mucho más fácil el proyecto propuesto. Así mismo se han redactado los objetivos e hipótesis, delimitaciones y limitaciones. Continuando, en el tercer capítulo detallamos el perfil del método, en el cual se define tanto el tipo como el diseño de investigación considerando una investigación de tipo correlacional causal, conjuntamente se señala el instrumento que será aplicado a la muestra extraída de forma probabilística aleatoria de la población. Habiéndome basado para su realización en la operacionalización de las variables. Además, están presentes los procedimientos que se llevarán a cabo para la aplicación del instrumento. Finalmente he abordado el plan de análisis para los resultados que se obtendrán al finalizar el trabajo de campo, cronograma, recursos y presupuesto necesario para el desarrollo, concluyendo así con el plan de tesis.
Influencia de la procrastinación académica sobre el cansancio emocional en estudiantes universitarios: diferencias según sexo
Authors:   , López Cajavilca Krystel Melany
Published: April 2021

El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar si existen diferencias entre hombres y mujeres en cuanto a la influencia de la procrastinación académica sobre el cansancio emocional en estudiantes universitarios entre 18 y 28 años (68% mujeres; Medad = 22.8) de universidades privadas. Para esto, se administró la Escala de Procrastinación Académica (EPA) y la Escala de Cansancio Emocional (ECE), y se implementó un análisis de regresión múltiple. Los resultados mostraron que las dimensiones de procrastinación académica influyen de manera positiva sobre el cansancio emocional, y que la influencia de la postergación de actividades sobre cansancio emocional fue mayor en hombres. Se discuten las implicancias teóricas y prácticas de los hallazgos, así como la necesidad de fortalecer un seguimiento de apoyo y contención que podrían afectar la conducta académica del estudiante.
Below the tip of the iceberg: A qualitative perspective of psychological and social aspects of occupational diseases
Authors: USSELİ Tuba , YASİN Yesim
Published: April 2021

Objective: The inadequacy of preventative measures to combat the harmful effects of the working environment leads to circumstances where workers develop occupational diseases. Workers lose their good health and also experience other challenges in various aspects of their daily lives such as being forced to quit their jobs or showing poor performance at work. This study was carried out to observe, understand and analyse the psychological and social consequences that occupational diseases may give rise to. Methods: It is a quaWlitative study and involves in-depth interviews with workers who were diagnosed with occupational diseases. Interviews, that were conducted with 20 participants through the use of a voice recorder, cover both medical and legal aspects. A targeted sample, chosen to represent the full spectrum of illness, was taken from those who had received medical or legal confirmation of occupational disease. The data was generated manually by the researchers and generated through the thematic analysis technique, again, by the researchers without the use of a software.Results: We found that the process of diagnosing occupational disease was in itself a stressor and workers experienced negative effects on their mental health, family relationships, gender roles as well as their individual, social and daily living skills.Conclusion: These effects were manifested in the lives of participants suffering from occupational diseases as stigmatization, depression, social adjustment disorders, concerns about the future, fear of unemployment, impaired gender role and loss of status. The main contribution of this study to the available studies is to demonstrate the necessity to include “stigma related information” in the diagnosis and treatment processes of occupational diseases.
«64 Actions» Plan as Instrument of Containing Proliferation
Authors: Kalyadin A.
Published: April 2021

The eighth Review Conference of the States – parties to the Treaty on Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was held in New York on 3-28 May 2010. It was attended by a total of 172 states. The Conference became the most representative, authoritative and effective international forum in recent years specially devoted to key issues of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. The Conference ended by a consensus adoption of the substantive document containing a platform for action of the NPT member states to ensure the effective implementation of the Treaty in the five-year period. It was adopted in the format of a plan embracing 64 “actions” and reflected a real shift in the global situation in the field of nuclear security.
From Global Crisis to Crash of World System
Authors: Myasnikova L.
Published: April 2021

The financial crisis of 2008 turned into a global crisis of trans-capitalism that had formed in the last quarter of the XXth century in three dimensions: economic, energy security and climate (environmental). The measures undertaken today by the United States and other countries that form the core of the global financial system are focused on preservation of it and do not affect the major institutional sources of the crisis. The emphasis is made on the fire-fighting methods that are based on the monetary dogmas prescribing fast and unsecured issuance of US the dollars. This creates highly dangerous imbalances in the global economy. The United States is turning from a generator of controlled chaos in the world into a generator of unmanaged chaos. In 2006-2007, China overtook the United States in terms of the real GDP. This means a change of the world's economic leader, and the current global crisis is a consequence of this fact. Still, despite the decline of its power, the United States remains an undisputed project, information, scientific and technological and military-political leader of the modern world.
North-South: Forecast of Socio-Economic and Political Dynamic
Authors: Grishin I.
Published: April 2021

This publication represents the material of the regular academic seminar “Modern problems of development” conducted by the IMEMO Center for the problems of development and modernization. The relationships between Center and Periphery, prospects for the development of the North and the South in the light of Kondratiev's long cycles theory, new technological modes and transformation of social institutions are discussed. It is forecasted that in the next ten years we will see new major conflicts in the Middle East, Central Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Korean Peninsula.
Anti-Terror Policies of the European Union
Authors: Potyomkina O.
Published: April 2021

The international community recognized the terrorism as one of the main modern threats to humanity. The European Union, however, still has not formed an integrated general model of interaction between the national agencies in the fight against terrorism. There is only some level of cooperation and coordination among them. By using the conventions as the main legal instrument in the fight against terrorism at the global level the international community simply reacts to the emergence of new forms and terrorist targets. Despite the fact that the conventions cover important areas of the fight against terrorism the proposals on concluding a comprehensive convention are far from realization. The negotiations on a common approach, identifying and assessing terrorism at the global level are in an impasse. The article treats different aspects of combatting terrorism and the European Union actions in this direction.
Northern Europe by 2030: Contours and Algorithms of Development
Authors: Voronov K.
Published: April 2021

The author proposes a forecast concerning the development of the Northern Europe countries up to 2030. The region is in direct dependence on international political developments. At least, these include: global change of the West’s role and place in the next world; the relative reduction of the role of the United States in the system of the Transatlantic connections; transformation of the EU as an independent “center of power”. Therefore, it is important to assess not only different national factors and correlation between internal and external driving forces in their development process, but also some “invariables” relating to the status of states under consideration.
Strategic Stability before and after Cold War
Authors: Arbatov A. , Dvorkin V.
Published: April 2021

During a fairly long period of “strategic stability” Soviet Union and United States put a different meaning in this term. Only in June 1990 the two states issued a joint statement where the most general form of an agreed definition appeared. It virtually replaced the old principle of equality and equal security which proved to be too amorphous and, therefore, not binding. The article proposes a detailed analysis of how to maintain the strategic stability in the light of new threats and processes which will inevitably lead to its erosion and will increase the likelihood of combat or terrorist use of nuclear weapons, with devastating consequences for all modern civilization.
«Union 90/greens»: History, Condition, Prospects
Authors: Pavlov N.
Published: April 2021

The article describes the evolution of the German party Alliance 90/Greens, analyses its internal and foreign policy of the installation in relation to specific events in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. A detailed sociological portrait of the party and its electorate is provided. The author attempts to answer the question of whether “Greens” are capable to come back into the federal power, and if so, in alliance with whom.
Forecast of US and China GDP Dynamics
Authors: Bolshakov D. , Kozlov G. , Menshikov V.
Published: April 2021

Two models of dynamics of economic systems are considered. On their basis the authors carry out an analysis of the prospects of the economic competition between the USA and China. The statistical information on the annual values of the US and Chinese GDP for the last 20 years is treated. The received results allow authors to propose a forecast of the maximum value of China’s GDP and the break-even point in growth of the US GDP.
Supranational Mechanism in Integration Theory
Authors: Zuev V.
Published: April 2021

The authors points out that there are several objective prerequisites for supranational mechanism to be implemented. These include a well-developed economy, high degree of internationalization and substantal level of economic interdependence. The growing contradictions between the national regulation and transnational economy can be eased by recourse to supranational mechanisms. The globalization opens the way for supranational solutions on a broad international scale.
Conflict Resolution after the Georgia-Russia War of 2008
Authors: Coppiters B.
Published: April 2021

The paper shows that there is a similarity on the level of principles between the Georgian strategy of engagement and the Taiwan model insofar as the expressed readiness to interact and cooperate independently from the setbacks concerning the question of status. But, contrary the Taiwan model, the Georgian strategy includes no concrete view how and to which extent the authorities controlling the breakaway territories should be engaged, and particularly how to have a positive impact on their relations with the outside world. The paper further demonstrates that the Russian authorities have made largely use of the moral and legal arguments to be found in the recognition of Kosovo when they decided to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia in August 2008. They have also increased their political oversight over these two entities and integrated them even more closely into their own economic and military space. There are thus close parallels to be made with the Kosovo model, but Russia is unable to exert a conflict resolution policy towards Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Georgia that is based on regional integration prospects.
Main Features of PRC’s Energy Strategy
Authors: Tomberg R.
Published: April 2021

In an observable future China’s economy’s dependence on imported energy will greatly expand. Under such circumstances the choice of politically, economically and financially reliable energy sources is especially significant. Official Beijing considers the achievement of energy security as the prime goal for the country’s energy and foreign strategy of today.
State and Catch-up Development
Authors: Shishkov Y.
Published: April 2021

The article analyses the essential components of the strategy of a catch-up growth. It is shown how much does mean a competent economic, especially industrial and foreign trade policy of the state. The author argues that, while having successfully managed the transition from a command economy to the mixed model, Russia stopped at the next-stage of development – the formulation and realization of an optimal strategy for a long-term modernization. Only in 2008 the government approved the Concept of country's development until 2020 in which the transition to the innovative model of development is advertised. However, it is likely that the due time for the establishment of an information and diversified economy is lost. We should expect a significant drop in world prices for oil and natural gas as result of the rapid development of gas production from shale and the transfer of cars on self-contained power supply. The country transition to the innovative way of development is hampered not only by the economic factors but also by the current political situation. All this does not promise quick success for implementation of a catch-up growth model in Russia.
Power and Administration in the EU: Organizational Aspects
Authors: Prokhorenko I. , Strezhneva M.
Published: April 2021

The session of the IMEMO Academic Council dealt with the topic “Power and administration in the EU: organizational aspects”. The keynote speaker was Mrs. M.V. Strezhneva, the head of IMEMO’s sector of institutional problems of international relations, Doctor of Political Sciences. The session was moderated by Mr. A.A. Dynkin, Director of IMEMO, Academician of RAS. The discussion of the report was participated by IMEMO researchers: Mrs. N.I. Ivanova, Corresponding member of RAS, Mr. V.G. Baranovskii, Corresponding member of RAS, Mr. I.V. Kostikov, Doctor of Economics, Mr. A.V. Kuznetsov, Doctor of Economics, Mr. S.P. Peregudov, Doctor of History, Mr. K.V. Voronov, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Mrs. E.S. Gromoglasova, Cand. Sci. (Political Sciences), Mrs. I.L. Prohorenko, Cand. Sci. (Political Sciences) as well as Mrs. O.V. Butorina, Doctor of Economics, the head of chair and advisor to MGIMO Rector, Mr. A.S. Linnikov, Cand. Sci. (Law), associate professor of the Moscow State Academy of Law. MEMO Journal proposes an abbreviated summary of the keynote report and the discussion to the attention of the readers.
Latvia: Twenty Years of Lost Opportunities
Authors: Kochetkov Y.
Published: April 2021

The article provides an analysis of the economic development of Latvia over the past 10 year. The achievements and challenges faced by the country during this period are highlighted. The author concludes that a necessary prerequisite for improving difficult economic situation in Latvia is a revival of normal business relations with Russia.
Između ispunjavanja forme i promicanja demokracije
Authors: Đurman Petra
Published: April 2021

Uključivanje javnosti u proces izrade propisa vrlo je važno i aktualno pitanje‎ upravne znanosti i prakse. Usprkos rastućem i sve rafiniranijem znanstvenom‎ interesu za temu participacije, kompleksno pitanje njezine djelotvornosti još‎ uvijek zaokuplja pažnju istraživača. Postojeća istraživanja prepoznaju potrebu‎ za uvažavanjem perspektiva uključenih aktera u procesu participacije te‎ ukazuju na postojanje različitih percepcija djelotvornosti participacije. Jedan‎ od najčešće korištenih instrumenata upravne participacije su savjetovanja s‎ javnošću. U Hrvatskoj su savjetovanja sa zainteresiranom javnošću (e-savjetovanja‎ od 2013.) relativno nov instrument participacije javnosti u donošenju‎ propisa i politika, koji nije šire analiziran. Svrha je ovog rada istražiti stavove‎ dviju kategorija aktera uključenih u proces e-savjetovanja – upravnih službenika‎ i zainteresirane javnosti (sudionika) – kako bi se odgovorilo na temeljno‎ istraživačko pitanje o razlici u percepciji djelotvornosti e-savjetovanja. Nalazi‎ istraživanja, prikupljeni metodama upitnika i intervjua, sugeriraju da se stavovi‎ službenika i sudionika značajno razlikuju u ocjeni razine utjecaja javnosti i‎ u detekciji glavnih problema provedbe e-savjetovanja, a umjereno u identificiranju‎ ciljeva e-savjetovanja.‎
Problem Venezuele u spoljnoj politici Sjedinjenih Država
Authors: Trapara Vladimir
Published: April 2021

Autor se bavi odnosima Sjedinjenih Država i Venezuele zaključno sa aktuelnom‎ predsedničkom krizom ne bi li odgovorio na pitanje kako i zašto je Venezuela‎ postala problem za spoljnu politiku SAD koji zahteva pojačanu pažnju‎ i radikalne mere. Analiza ovih odnosa u toku 20. veka pokazuje da su oni zasnovani‎ na naftnoj međuzavisnosti dveju država. Kada je krajem veka višedecenijsko‎ loše upravljanje naftnim bogatstvom u Venezueli izazvalo društvenu‎ i ekonomsku krizu koja je dovela na vlast Huga Cháveza, spremnog da koristi‎ prihode od nafte protiv interesa regionalne hegemonije SAD, ove su Venezuelu‎ označile kao problem. Američki establišment je prema tom problemu nastupio‎ oportunistički – naftna međuzavisnost je sprečavala da sukob eskalira‎ sve dok aktuelna ekonomsko-politička kriza u Venezueli nakon Chávezove‎ smrti nije dala Washingtonu priliku za konačni obračun sa režimom, po cenu‎ privremenog prekida u trgovini naftom. Godinu i po dana od izbijanja predsednička‎ kriza u Venezueli još nije razrešena, jer se čavistički režim održao, a‎ SAD odustale od vojne intervencije, pa autor nastoji da ukaže na perspektive‎ problema i mogućnosti njegovog prevazilaženja nakon što tekuća pandemija‎ korona virusa bude obuzdana.‎
O strategijskoj ulozi konteksta u tumačenju političkih diskursa
Authors: Jerbić Vedran
Published: April 2021

Cilj je ovog rada kritički preispitati metodu lingvističkog kontekstualizma‎ Quentina Skinnera koristeći se uvidima teorije hegemonije Laclaua i Mouffe.‎ Nastoji se pokazati da teorija hegemonije može ponuditi svojevrstan srednji‎ put u danas dominantnoj raspravi između tzv. tekstualista i kontekstualista. Inzistirajući‎ na strateškoj dimenziji konteksta u tumačenju političkih diskursa,‎ Laclau i Mouffe otvaraju mogućnost modela kontekstualizacije koji ne robuje‎ tradicionalnim dihotomijama povijest – filozofija i partikularnost konteksta –‎ univerzalnost ideje, nego je orijentiran spram performativne i retroaktivne dimenzije‎ diskursa te funkcionira unutar okvira antagonističkog razumijevanja‎ politike. Strategijska uloga konteksta bila bi u isto vrijeme simptom dubljih‎ raslojavanja političke dimenzije jezika i značenja te oruđe transformacije samog‎ konteksta