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Priorities for the development of investment activity in the agricultural sector of Ukraine in the context of modern European trends
Authors: Kryukova Iryna
Published: May 2021

Purpose. The aim of the article is the analysis of current trends in investment support of the domestic agricultural sector in the context of current European practice and justification of promising areas of investment activity in agriculture of Ukraine.

Methodology of research. A set of general scientific and specific methods of economic research is used when writing the article, in particular, methods of theoretical generalizations: analysis, abstract and logical method (substantiating modern trends in investment support of the agricultural sector of Ukraine and the EU); economic and statistical methods (when assessing the dynamics of investment in the domestic agricultural sector); methods of comparison and scientific synthesis (in substantiation of priority forms and directions of development of investment activity of agriculture of Ukraine taking into account the leading experience of the European practice); methods of graphic display of the received results of researches.

Findings. It is determined that the level of investment security and investment activity of the national agricultural sector, in comparison with European practice, remains low. Significant differences are also characterized by key areas of investment in agriculture in Ukraine and within the EU agricultural sector. The main tendencies of investment support of agribusiness of European countries are analysed, features of financing of investment projects and tendencies of shift of geographical structure of agrarian investments towards the countries of North Africa and Asia are revealed. Some aspects of the European policy of investment in the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy are analysed. The financial and geographical structure of sources of investment flows of domestic agriculture is studied.

Originality. The priorities of investment activity of the agrarian sector of the national economy are combined with the key modern tendencies of investment provision of agriculture of the EU countries for realization of possibilities of search of joint investment directions and projects, and also financial instruments of their realization.

Practical value. The trends and features of investment support of the agricultural sector of Ukraine in the context of modern European practice revealed as a result of research allowed to substantiate the priority areas of further development of investment activities and possible options for its financial support in the domestic agricultural sector in the near future.

Key words: investment flows, investment activity, agrarian sector, agribusiness, financial provision, EU countries, strategic development.
Accounting policy and its role in the formation of information support of innovation activity management
Authors: Palchuk Oksana , Gai Oleksandr
Published: May 2021

Purpose. Research of features of innovative activity and its accounting reflection; determining their impact on the formation of accounting policies in order to build an effective accounting and information system of innovative activity management of the enterprise.

Methodology of research. Realization of the purpose was carried out by means of the epistemological method which gave the chance to specify the essence of accounting policy on various directions of the innovation process; system-structural method, which allowed to classify the objects of innovation activity and its accounting. General scientific methods (induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis, abstraction, generalization) were used to develop the concept of accounting and information support for innovation activity management.

Findings. It is established that the special complexity and diversity of innovation is the reason for the existence of diversity and determines the relevance of accounting policies in the formation of information support for innovation activity management. The main stages of the procedure of formation of accounting and information support of innovation activity management are proposed and the role of accounting policy, in this case, is clarified. Based on the analysis of the peculiarities of innovation, the requirements for the accounting system are formed, which should be taken into account when forming the accounting policy in order to form the information resource of innovation activity.

Originality. The place of accounting policy in the process of formation of information resources of innovation activity is substantiated. The content, stages, and features of the formation of accounting policy taking into account the specifics of innovation activity are described. A distinctive feature of the proposed approach is the construction of accounting and information support for innovation activity management, taking into account the classification of objects of innovation in three areas: financing of innovation; creation (acquisition) of an innovative product; commercialization of innovation activity results. This approach will help streamline accounting methods and improve reporting transparency.

Practical value. Determining the features of accounting support and accounting policy of innovation allows forming models of accounting reflection of innovation processes in accounting accounts, to determine algorithms for forming financial reporting indicators, and methods of internal accounting for their use in innovation management, taking into account industry specifics, business specifics and innovation activities of specific enterprises.

Key words: innovation activity, objects of innovation activity, information support, information resources, objects of accounting of innovation activity, accounting policy.
The role of public credit in the economic development of Ukraine
Authors: Vatamanyuk-Zelinska Uliana , Ohirko Olena
Published: May 2021

Purpose. The main aim of the article is defining the essence of public credit, as well as analysis of the role of public credit in the economic development of Ukraine.

Methodology of research. A set of general scientific research methods is used to achieve the defined goal and objectives, thanks to which the scientific literature on the topic of scientific research is generalized. Thus, generalization methods are used to substantiate the concept of “public credit”. The system approach allowed to investigate the essence of the concept of the sign and features of the concept of “public credit”. Methods of analysis and synthesis are used to determine the dynamics of government borrowing, including domestic government bonds, as well as to assess the positive and negative significance of public credit for the economies of Ukraine.

Findings. Peculiarities and essence of state credit are investigated. Based on the fact that the modern financial policy of Ukraine determines the objective need to use government borrowing, in a market economy, the institution of public credit is becoming increasingly important in the financial system of the country. The dynamics of government borrowing volumes, in particular, the dynamics of domestic government bond volumes are analysed. It is established that during the period under study in this form of raising funds were the largest, which is due to large-scale renewal of the banking system of Ukraine; the vast majority of government borrowings were short-term and carried out for a period of one to three years. The reduction of government borrowing in foreign currency was facilitated by the deterioration of the investment climate in the country due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The expediency of using a state loan and the negative impact of this on the economy of Ukraine are outlined.

Originality. Recommendations for the rational use of public credit resources for their most effective use are developed in the article.

Practical value. The results of the study can be used to develop a program of optimal and rational use of government borrowing with maximum benefit.

Key words: state credit, borrowing, domestic government bonds, yield.
Critique of methodological aspects of the study of value and price in the light of the actualization of Marxist theory
Authors: Horlachuk Mykola
Published: May 2021

Purpose. The aim of the article is systematization of methodological methods and theoretical substantiation of the essence of value and price on the basis of critical consideration of scientific research of the Marxist theory of labour value.

Methodology of research. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study is scientific positions that are reflected in the works of Ukrainian and foreign scientists. In particular, the abstract and logical method is used in solving the tasks set in the work in order to classify the methodological tools of value forms, to diagnose the current state of scientific research on the theory of value and price; inductions and deductions – to identify relationships in the process of typology of different categories; epistemological and dialectical methods – to identify the most common problems of scientific evaluation of labour theory of value.

Findings. An analysis of the existing methodological approaches is to the study of the fundamental provisions of the labour theory of value, as well as the categories of “cost” and “price”. Based on this, typical errors are identified and analysed, as well as the difficulties of interpreting value as a category of Marxist economic theory. The factors that led to the emergence of price theory based on the negation of value are studied. The main features of value empiricism are considered, the methodological methods that lead to the emergence of irrational constructions of value and price are highlighted.

Originality. The evaluation of pricing theories depending on the recognition of value or price as a key category of the theoretical model was made. Based on the analysis of scientific research, the basic concepts and methodological approaches to explaining value are systematized, as well as the reasons for naturalistic, quantitative, idealistic and other aspects of understanding value or complete neglect of it. The scientific insignificance of using the category “intrinsic value” as a methodological tool for interpreting the Marxist theory of value is proved.

Practical value. The essence of value and price is scientifically substantiated on the basis of critical consideration of the corresponding concepts offered by domestic and foreign scientists. Solving the fundamental problems of value and price will contribute to the development of an effective pricing policy for the practical purposes of economic development.

Key words: methodology, Marxist theory, capital, cost, value, price, pricing, labour value theory, price theory, value creation, nooeconomics.
Strategy of foreign economic activity of agricultural enterprises: concept and its main functions
Authors: Halas Lesia
Published: May 2021

Purpose. The aim of the article is to research the main interpretations of the definition of “strategy of foreign economic activity” and derivation of the optimal meaning of this concept for agricultural enterprises on the basis of functions performed by the strategy for efficient and competitive entry into foreign markets and further activity of these enterprises in the market.

Methodology of research. The following general scientific methods are used in the research process: historical and genetic, statistical and method of analysis and synthesis ‒ to study the theoretical foundations of the strategy of foreign economic activity in the field of agriculture of Ukraine; comparison, description and generalization ‒ to determine the functions of the strategy of foreign economic activity of agricultural enterprises.

Findings. The main approaches to the concept of “strategy of foreign economic activity of the enterprise” are studied. The concept of “strategy of foreign economic activity of agricultural enterprises” is developed and substantiated and its main functions for the effective functioning of the agricultural enterprise in foreign markets of goods and services are derived.

Originality. Own interpretation of the concept of “strategy of foreign economic activity” is proposed. It should be understood as an effective tool for the enterprise to enter foreign markets of goods and services, which will ensure the implementation of any type of foreign economic activity based on legislation of trade countries and basic strategic management methods on the development of the internal and external environment of the enterprise in order to establish partnerships and trade relations and increase competitive advantages.

Practical value. The obtained results of the research are the basis for solving the strategic tasks of agricultural enterprises of Ukraine and are aimed at optimizing the strategic development of enterprises.

Key words: strategy of foreign economic activity, agricultural enterprises, functions of strategy of foreign economic activity, planning, control, motivation.
The Construction and Validation of a New Listening Span Task
Authors: Bazan Bartolo
Published: May 2021

The listening span task is a measure of working memory that requires participants to process sets of increasing numbers of utterances and store the last word of each utterance for recall at the end of each set. Measures to date have contained an exceedingly demanding processing component, possibly leading to insufficient resources to meet the word recall requirement, which may have affected the sensitivity of the measure to distinguish different levels of working memory. Further, tasks thus far have asked participants to verify the content utterances based on knowledge, which may have confounded the measurement of working memory capacity with world knowledge. An additional weakness is that they lack sound psychometric construct validity evidence, which clouds what these tools actually measure. This pilot study presents a listening span task that accounts for preceding methodological shortcomings, which was administered to 31 Japanese junior high school students. The participants listened to ten sets (two sets of equal length of two, three, four, five and six utterances) of short casual utterances, judged whether they made sense in Japanese, and recalled the last word of each utterance in the set. Performance was assessed through a scoring procedure new to listening span tasks in which credit is given for the words recalled in order of appearance until memory failure. The data was analyzed through the Rasch model, which produces evidence for different aspects of validity and indicates if the items in a test measure a unidimensional construct. The results provided validity evidence for the use of the new listening span task and revealed that the instrument measured a single unidimensional construct.
Penguatan Materi Hukum Bagi Guru Mata Pelajaran PPKn SMA Di Kabupaten Sragen
Authors: Noventari Widya Noventari , Ariana Yudi , Triyanto  , Vien Permata Hartanto Rima , Suryono Hassan , Rejekiningsih Triana , Gunawati Dewi
Published: May 2021

Civic education contains material on law and politics. However, the fact have shown there are constraints faced by the teachers’ during the learning process due to the lack of knowledge, mastery, and understanding materials, especially regarding to the law material. Therefore, reinforcement at law material to civic education teacher is needed to support the learning process and achievement of civic education goals. As an effort to reinforcement law materials mastery and understanding, Law and Citizenship Research Group, Teacher Training and Education, Sebelas Maret University and MGMP PPKn, Sragen Regency, collaborated on mentoring civic education teachers through a community service program. The aims of this community service program are to: 1) enhance the knowledge, mastery, and understanding civic education teachers in law materials, 2) reinforce civic education teachers’ capacity to be a professional teacher. The benefit of this community service program is the sustainability of the Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi, i.e. education, research, and community service program. The final results of this program is produce professional civic education teachers’ accordingly professional teachers’ competence based on the regulation about the Role of teacher and Lecturer (Undang-Undang No 14 Tahun) in 2005
Edukasi Tips Memilih, Mengolah, dan Menyajikan Makanan yang Aman pada Mahasiswa STIKES Graha Medika Secara Daring Menggunakan Aplikasi Zoom Cloud Meetings
Authors: Hairil Akbar  , Sarman  , Muhammad Ichsan Hadiansyah
Published: May 2021

Efforts to achieve Indonesian citizen with quality are closely related to food and nutrition factors. Fulfillment of food and nutrition adequacy can be seen from the level of food provided and the quality and diversity of food and nutrition available. Approximately 70% of cases of food poisoning in the world are caused by ready-to-eat food, namely processed food, especially by catering businesses, restaurants, canteens, restaurants, or street food. Food poisoning is usually caused by the food being contaminated with bacteria or microbes. The purpose of this community service is to increase students' knowledge and understanding regarding selecting, processing, and serving safe food. Methods used consisted of counseling and health education on tips for selecting, processing, and serving food using the zoom cloud meeting application, with the target of Graha Medika Kotamobagu Health Institute students. The activity was held on Monday, October 12, 2020. The results of the community service activities showed that of the 34 students who participated in the activity, 80% of students knew and could mention tips on choosing, processing, and serving safe food. The implementation of social service is very important to increase knowledge in selecting, processing and serving food that is safe for consumption.
Population mobility, ‘usual residence’ and the census: the case of Australia’s grey nomads
Authors: Davies Amanda , Prout Quicke Sarah
Published: May 2021

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Production and Quality Evaluation of Wine from Jackfruit Co-Products
Authors: CAGASAN Christian Ulysses , LİNGATONG Cail Aleksei , PORE Kyle Miguel , RAMADA Raymond , RESTOR Christan Daniel , LAUZON Roberta
Published: May 2021

Ripe jackfruit is among the favorite fruits of many people. However, what is usually eaten is the pulp. The other parts, known as co-products like rags, peel, pith, seeds and seed coat are just thrown away as wastes. This study was conducted to find out if jackfruit co-products can be made into a high value product like wine and to determine the physico–chemical and sensory qualities of wine produced from jackfruit co-products. The study had five treatments, with the type of co-products representing the treatments. The wine products from these treatments were evaluated by 10 trained sensory panelists from the Department of Food Science and Technology in the Visayas State University. Results of the study showed that all of the sensory attributes evaluated (i.e., color, taste, aroma, clarity and flavor) did not significantly differ among treatments. After two weeks of fermentation, wine from the five treatments had general mean acceptability ratings ranging from 5.30 (neither like nor dislike) for the wine from jackfruit rags (T3) to 6.2 (like slightly) for the wine from jackfruit peel (T4). In terms of physico-chemical characteristics, the wine from seed coat, pith and peel had acceptable titrable acid (TA) values of 0.53%, 0.5%, and 0.44%, respectively. Wine from all treatments also had reduced TSS, which means that sugar was broken down into alcohol, a sign of successful fermentation of the must into wine. These results suggest that the jackfruit co-products are potential raw materials for the processing of wine.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles, methods of preparation and use of bone tissue engineering
Authors: KÜTÜK Nurşah
Published: May 2021

Biomaterials are a large group of vitally important materials with many different inorganic and organic types. Biocomposites are produced by using materials such as polymer, metal, and ceramics. Bone tissue engineering deals with materials that can mimic the real bone structure found in the body. These materials used in the human body must be capable of many aspects such as their mechanical strength related to the area where they are used, as well as their properties such as biocompatible, biodegradable, and non-toxic. If the material is intended to treat the bone structure, it should be biodegradable, but it should be resistant to degradation if intended to be used for a long time. With the advance in technology, nanoparticles have become appealing in bone tissue engineering due to their many unique properties. In recent years, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) have been prominent biomaterials in the medical field due to their properties such as alterable size structure, large pore volume, and surface area. This study aims to give information about the biomedical properties, synthesis methods, and importance of MSNs with unique properties in bone tissue engineering applications. This study is compiled by examining many studies in the literature.
Molecular Detection of Bacillus cereus in Milk by Polymerase Chain Reaction
Authors: TERZİ AKSOY Begüm , BOZKURT Elif , ATEŞ SÖNMEZOĞLU Özlem
Published: May 2021

It is a valuable and good food source with the ingredients it contains in milk, but if hygienic conditions are not ensured during milking, storage and processing, diseases related to milk and dairy products are likely to occur. More than 90% of these diseases are of bacterial origin. B. cereus, found in the Bacillaceae family, is a significant source of contamination in milk and dairy products due to the presence of psychrotrophic strains. In recent years, it has been reported that milk and milk products contaminated with B. cereus have adverse effects on human health, and toxic substances are formed during the storage of contaminated milk and milk products.

This study, it is aimed to molecularly identify the B. cereus bacteria species that cause adverse effects such as food poisoning and loss of quality in milk. In this study, the DNA of Bacillus cereus, one of the microorganisms found in raw milk, was isolated and toxic gene regions were determined at the molecular level by PCR method using specific primers to the gene regions Bacillus cereus. Six primers specific for nheA, nheB, nheC, hblA, hblC, hblD and 16S rRNA gene regions were used for molecular detection of B. cereus in milk samples. At the end of the study, Bacillus cereus bacteria were detected in 8 of the 13 milk samples. It has been revealed that B. cereus can be detected quickly and reliably in milk and dairy products by molecular species identification using specific primers.
Aktif Yara Örtülerinin Eldesinde Fotosensitizerlerin Kullanımı
Authors: GENÇER Gül Merve , AKARSU Murat
Published: May 2021

Işıkla aktive olan fotodinamik tedavi (FDT), uzun zamandan beri dermatoloji, kanseroloji, kulak burun boğaz, jinekoloji, gastroenteroloji, üroloji vb. Çeşitli hastalıklar için onaylanmış bir tedavi türüdür. FDT'de kullanılan FS, uygun dalga boyunda ışığı absorblayarak reaktif oksijen türlerini (ROS) oluşturabilen bir maddedir. ROS, hedef hücrelerde mutajenik veya genotoksik etki olmadan sitotoksik etkiler üreterek antimikrobiyal aktivite göstermektedir. Ek olarak, bu süreçte mikroorganizmalar da direnç geliştiremezler. Fotosensitizör maddede bulunan kromofor gruplar spesifik dalga boyundaki ışığa maruz kalmasıyla hücreleri öldürme yeteneğine sahip olan reaktif oksijen türleri (ROS) ve reaktif azot (RNS) gibi zararlı radikallerin üretimi; ışığın dalga boyuna, şiddetine, kullanılan PS’ün miktarına ve çeşidine bağlıdır. Bu araştırmada oluşan bu reaktif türlerin konsantrasyonu çeşitli faktörler ile ayarlanarak vücut dokularına zarar vermeden hasarlı dokuda enfeksiyona neden olabilecek iç ve dış kaynaklı mikroorganizmalardan arındırması öngörülmektedir. Ayrıca fotosensitizör boyar maddenin içerisine sabitlendiği hidrojel yara örtüsünün; yaranın nem dengesini koruması, doku oluşumunu arttırıcı etki göstermesi, yarayı soğutarak acıyı azaltması, gaz geçişini optimum düzeyde tutarak ortam kaynaklı kontaminasyonu engellemesi, matriks sisteminin emici özelliği sayesinde hasarlı doku üzerindeki fazla sıvıyı emerek yaranın daha çabuk iyileşmesine katkı sağlaması gibi fiziksel özelliklere sahip olması hedeflenmiştir.
Taxonomic study of Baeosega and its allies, with description of a new species of Nipponosega (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae, Amiseginae)
Authors: Mita Toshiharu
Published: May 2021

Three related genera of Asian Amiseginae,BaeosegaKrombein,NipponosegaKurzenko & Lelej, andOkinawasegaTerayama are revised. The male ofN. yamaneiKurzenko & Lelej and the female ofO. eguchiiTerayama are newly described. The following new synonymies are proposed:Baeosega humidaKrombein, 1984 =B. laticepsKrombein, 1984,syn. nov.;Nipponosega yamaneiKurzenko & Lelej, 1994 =N. kantoensisNagase, 1995,syn. nov.A new species ofNipponosega,N. lineatasp. nov.is described based on a female from Thailand. A key to genera and species ofBaeosega,NipponosegaandOkinawasegais given.
La sexualité des adolescent·e·s en Martinique
Authors: Zobda Zebina Mylenn , Thirot Myriam , Merle Sylvie
Published: May 2021

Les enquêtes sur la sexualité des adolescent·e·s s’intéressent souvent aux pratiques sexuelles. La recherche menée par des chercheuses en sciences sociales sur la sexualité des adolescent·e·s face au risque VIH/SIDA en 2017 auprès de 347 adolescent·e·s martiniquais·e·s et financée par l’association Sidaction visait aussi à comprendre leurs représentations des relations amoureuses et sexuelles et de la sexualité. Les modèles hétéronormatifs et genrés encadrant la socialisation sont-ils remis en cause ? Les résultats de l’enquête effectuée auprès de collégien·ne·s de quatrième et de lycéen·ne·s de seconde montrent que la « police du genre » et l’hétéronormativité tendent à perdurer et à se fissurer a minima.
Étudiants en mobilité internationale en France
Authors: Agulhon Catherine
Published: May 2021

La question du retour des étudiants étrangers en France dans leur pays d’origine n’a jamais pu être analysée finement par manque de données tangibles. Dans cet article, l’autrice mobilise quelques théories économiques et sociales sur les effets et les conduites de ces mobilités. Après avoir évoqué plusieurs enquêtes antérieures, elle propose des pistes à partir des résultats de deux enquêtes. L’enquête Conditions de vie de l’Observatoire de la vie étudiante donne des informations sur les modes de socialisation des étudiants étrangers, prédictifs sans doute de leur insertion future. Le suivi des étudiants après un master de sciences humaines et sociales permet d’évaluer le retour ou le non-retour après la formation, validant les résultats d’études précédentes. Les connaissances empiriques sur le devenir des étudiants étrangers n’en restent pas moins partielles.
La médiation à travers le prisme de l’analyse économique
Authors: Deffains Bruno , Doriat-Duban Myriam
Published: May 2021

Le constat d’une justice civile encombrée, associé à la volonté politique de moderniser la justice, donne aujourd’hui un nouvel élan à la médiation. Cette volonté d’encourager le justiciable à régler ses litiges à l’ombre du juge n’est pourtant pas nouvelle. Ce qui l’est en revanche, c’est son caractère obligatoire pour les litiges qualifiés de « petits » mais aussi sa mise en œuvre par des plateformes en ligne. Dans ce contexte, l’analyse économique de la médiation permet d’apporter un éclairage original, parfois surprenant, à la fois sur l’apport du médiateur dans la négociation (en termes de correction des biais cognitifs, de tempérance, de transmission d’information, de partialité) et sur la pertinence pour un Etat d’encourager ce mode de résolution alternatif des litiges (capacité à pouvoir refuser, coût effectif, timing optimal, contraindre ou encourager). Les quelques statistiques disponibles confortent l’efficacité de ce dispositif, tant en termes de taux de résolution amiable que d’économie de coûts réalisée.
Du « vrai viol » aux « zones grises »
Authors: Boucherie Alexia
Published: May 2021

Aujourd’hui, la question du consentement se règle par une dichotomie universellement admise : oui c’est oui et non c’est non. Mais que faire des « peut-être », des silences, des hésitations, ou encore des relations sexuelles acceptées mais non désirées ? En déplaçant la focale analytique sur les sexualités quotidiennes des individu-e-s, le consentement apparaît finalement comme un spectre constitué de « zones grises », impossibles à expliquer via le cadre juridique et social du « vrai viol » ou du consentement « libre et éclairé ». Pourtant, cette vision binaire hégémonique est la seule lecture reconnue pour juger de la légalité des pratiques sexuelles en France. Cet article pointe ainsi le décalage d’un système juridique garant d’une égalité théorique qui s’exerce au sein d’une société hétéronormative, et questionne l’efficacité des dispositifs institutionnels actuels pour comprendre et réguler le consentement sexuel.
Chapitre 1. Las dimensiones bioéticas en la jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
Authors: Chacón Mata Alfonso
Published: May 2021

L’article vise à montrer les tendances qui sont produites dans la jurisprudence de la Cour interaméricaine des droits de l’homme. Nous établissons trois lignes d’intérêt (dignité humanine ; droit à la santé et à des pratiques médicales adéquates ; bioéthique clinique et droit à la vie), ainsi qu’une quatrième ligne de jurisprudence avec l’affaire Poblete Vílches c. Chili. Nous sommes confrontés à une jurisprudence qui développe une nouvelle préoccupation de la Cour sur ces questions.
The relationship between palatalisation and labial consonants in Castilian Spanish
Authors: Gutiérrez César
Published: May 2021

In spite of the many studies devoted to the palatal outcomes of the Latin clusters PL and FL in Old Spanish, some other clusters and sequences composed of labial consonants such as -PUL-, -BVL-, -BE,I-, -VE,I- and -MI- have received little attention. The aim of this paper is to analyze the phonetic aspects of the diachronic evolution of these clusters and sequences into their Old Spanish outcomes [ʎ], [ɟ] y [ɲtʃ]. To this end, experimental, dialectal and comparative data from Old Spanish as well as from other Romance languages will be used. This will lead to the conclusion that the sound changes in both [Clabial + l] and [Clabial + j] clusters were based on the same articulatory mechanisms: a strengthening of the segment following the labial consonant and the later deletion of the labial, if it was a stop, or its assimilation to the point of articulation of the palatal, if it was a nasal. The implications of these conclusions for the evolution of pl and fl clusters in Old Spanish, as well as for the methodology in historical phonetics, will be pointed out.
Retroperitoneal Metastasis of Metaplastic Breast Cancer Causing Hydronephrosis
Authors: Tzeng Yen-Dun Tony , Chen -Hsuan Alan , Lin Jung-Chia
Published: May 2021

Metaplastic breast carcinoma (MpBC) accounts for <5% of all cases of breast cancer. Retroperitoneal metastasis is also a rare metastatic site of breast cancer. We report a case of retroperitoneal metastasis of MpBC which was extirpated by transperitoneal laparoscopic surgery. The patient was free of disease for 30 months. We also discuss the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of retroperitoneal metastasis of MpBC causing hydronephrosis.
Palate Tuberculosis with Paradoxical Lymphadenitis
Authors: Kechaou Ines , Abida Rym , Hamdi Mohamed Salah , Hassine Lamia Ben
Published: May 2021

Oral cavity involvement in tuberculosis (TB), particularly palatine, is extremely rare and mostly described in case reports. Management of these cases usually responds to classic antitubercular therapy. Some serious complications such as paradoxical reactions (PRs) may however occur, making it more challenging for physicians to treat and to manage. We present a case of a 30-year-old female patient with a history of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus who presented a bifocal form of TB involving the palate and the cervical lymph nodes. Follow-up after 2 months of proper antitubercular treatment revealed a PR of the lymph nodes contrasting with a favorable outcome of the oral lesions. It seems useful to raise all clinicians' awareness to suspect TB when they deal with chronic drug-resistant oral erosions and to keep in mind the diagnosis of PR when there is a worsening of one lesion and a favorable outcome of another.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in Morocco
Authors: Abdelfettah Youness
Published: May 2021

Background:

The World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) services is unknown. In Morocco, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has worried the entire healthcare system. The present study intended to assess the global impact of COVID-19 on PRM patient care and training across Morocco.

Setting:

We conducted a web-based anonymous survey from April 15, 2020, to May 15, 2020. A 9-item questionnaire was developed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 PRM services.

Participants:

Practicing PRM physicians and PRM trainees.

Results:

About 57.5% of PRM physicians consented to participate in the survey. They are mostly based in Casablanca and Rabat. The type of activity indicates that 36% of the respondents are associated with a public institution, 43% with private institutions, 12% with a university hospital, 3% with the military hospital, and 3% with Foundations and Associations. The impact of COVID-19 over activities and the results indicate that a majority of the activities are reduced (79%) because of the prevailing pandemic, 29% is devoted toward participating in COVID-19 patient care, 25% converted to COVID-19 department. The measures undertaken for the continuity of training indicates that several ways were used to carry on training sessions of the staff.

Conclusion:

Considering beyond the pandemic, rehabilitation and physical medicine should be at the forefront of discussions, carriers to infrastructure, financing as well as implementing care through telehealth along with other approaches needs to end.
Tocolysis Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Their Effective Components
Authors: Zhang Tong-Hua , Liang Jian-Xin , Long Deng-Lu , Ma Min , Chen Li-Guo , Lu Da-Xiang , Jiang Xiao-Hua , Yang Xue-Song , Wang Guang
Published: May 2021

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for anti-abortion is based on the theory of gynecology of TCM, which aims to prevent and treat abdominal pain during pregnancy, fetal leakage, uneasy fetal movement, and fetal atrophy. Because of the complexity of the ingredients of Chinese Materia Medica, and the imprecise intervention mechanism for tocolysis, further investigation about the effects of Chinese herbs and their components on tocolysis by utilizing advanced technologies is required to be made. All the information available about TCM and its effects on pregnant women and fetuses was collected via electronic search using Web of Science, PubMed, and CNKI, and a library search was performed to locate classic herbal medicine books. The active ingredients in TCM were screened with the help of Traditional chinese medicine systems pharmacology database and analysis platform (TCMSP). The keywords being used included herbal names, pharmacology, pregnancy, threatened abortion, and fetus. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that TCM mainly prevents threatened abortion by a direct effect on the pregnant woman's immune system, sex hormones such as estrogen and progesterone, the uterus and the endometrium, and the decidual tissue such as the placenta. It may also address pregnancy complications due to advanced maternal age, infection, polycystic ovary syndrome, diabetes, and mental disorders caused by threat of a miscarriage. TCM protects against spontaneous miscarriage, but its mechanisms are largely unknown. This research applies scientific methods to characterize and examine the effective components of TCM and their application to lower the risk of abortion to the pregnant women and fetuses.
Иерархия Кадомцева-Петвиашвили для расширенного класса формальных псевдодифференциальных операторов
Authors: Magnot Jean-Pierre , Rubtsov Vladimir Nikolaevich
Published: May 2021

Изучаются вопросы существования и единственности решений иерархии Кадомцева-Петвиашвили в алгебре формальных классических псевдодифференциальных операторов $\mathcal FCl(S^1,\mathbb K^n)$. Классическая алгебра $\Psi DO(S^1,\mathbb K^n)$, в которой иерархия Кадомцева-Петвиашвили хорошо известна, появляется в $\mathcal FCl(S^1,\mathbb K^n)$ как подалгебра. Исследуются алгебраические свойства алгебры $\mathcal FCl(S^1,\mathbb K^n)$, такие как расщепления, различные $r$-матричные эндоморфизмы, расширение скобки Гельфанда-Дикого, почти комплексные структуры. Доказаны существование и единственность решений иерархии Кадомцева-Петвиашвили в обычной классической алгебре $\mathcal FCl(S^1,\mathbb K^n)$ относительно расширенных классов начальных значений. Эта иерархия расширена до формальных псевдодифференциальных операторов комплексных степеней и описаны их гамильтоновы структуры аналогично ранее известному формальному случаю.
Selected approaches for conflict resolution in marriage disputes in Zimbabwe
Authors: Dodo Obediah
Published: May 2021

Realising an increase in marriages, an increase in marriage violence and a subsequent rise in marriage homicide, the study explored the possibility of taking divorce as a preferred option towards ending marriage violence and subsequent homicide. The triangulated study adopted a descriptive survey design which collected data through questionnaires that were distributed to 160 purposively  sampled participants. The study followed an anti-positivist approach which relies on depth rather than width of data. Data were analysed and interpreted using NVIVO software and dyadic analysis, which provided for the analysis of descriptive and statistical data. It was the study’s finding that marriage conflicts and homicide are rampant in Zimbabwe and the available resolution systems have lost relevance and effectiveness. The study, noted that while marriages are good for the development of any society, if there are irreparable differences between couples, there is need to separate or divorce under what the study calls ‘just divorce’. The study concludes that ’just divorce’ is basically meant to save lives while allowing divorcees to reconnect after they would have really made up their minds and addressed emotions. It takes national authorities to appreciate the essence of ‘just divorce’ for them to embrace it as a policy.

Key words: Marriage violence; Divorce; Marriage homicide; Family conflicts; Conflict resolution; Just Divorce
Floristica e fitossociologia de áreas de restauração com diferentes históricos de uso
Authors: Silva Francisca Alcivania Melo , Leite Gilvani Scatolin , Bim Ocimar José Baptista
Published: May 2021

Foi realizado um estudo florístico e fitossociológico em áreas no Parque Estadual do Rio Turvo, Cajati, SP (77°89ʹ42ʺ N e 72°49ʹ22ʺ W), uma área de restauração com três anos em bananal abandonado (Rest 3) e outra área de restauração com cinco anos em pastagem degradada (Rest 5). Em cada área foram instaladas seis parcelas de 100 m2, analisando-se diâmetro e altura de todos os indivíduos com altura superior a 50 cm e fazendo-se amostragem de solos para fertilidade na profundidade 0 – 20 cm. A estrutura da comunidade foi descrita a partir dos estimadores fitossociológicos: frequência relativa, dominância relativa  e valor de importância. A diversidade foi calculada pelo índice de Shannon e equabilidade pelo índice de Pielou. Na Rest 5 foram registrados 2.117 ind ha-1 (18 famílias e 39 espécies) e na Rest 3 foram 4.650 ind ha-1 (21 famílias e 54 espécies). Os parâmetros fitossociológicos refletem áreas em processos iniciais de sucessão secundária, caracterizando-se o uso anterior como bananal em um ambiente mais favorável para o desenvolvimento das espécies plantadas e estabelecimento de propágulos.
PLM KULLANIMI İLE ÜRÜN GELİŞTİRME SÜRECİNDE ETKİN BİLGİ AKIŞININ SAĞLANMASI
Authors: SARI Gamze , SAYER Sami
Published: May 2021

Bilgi sınırları olmayan bir kavramdır. Günümüzde teknolojinin hızlı ilerleyişi ile sürekli değişmekte ve gelişmektedir. Herhangi bir bilginin yorumlanması ile meydana gelen bilgi ise anlamlı bilgidir ve bilginin en gelişmiş halidir. Anlamlı bilgi içerisinde kişisel tecrübe ve deneyimleri de barındırmaktadır. Günümüzde artan rekabet koşulları ile iş organizasyonları için çevrelerinde meydana gelen değişikliklere hızlı adapte olma, yeni ürün geliştirme ve geliştirilen yeni ürünü rakiplerinden önce piyasaya sürerek pazarda yer edinebilmeleri iş devamlılığının sağlanması için gereklidir. Değişime kolay uyum sağlamak ise değişen bilgiye kolay ulaşmak ve bu bilgiyi özümsemek ile mümkün olabilmektedir. Bu bilgi aktarımı sırasında geçmişte var olan anlamlı bilgilerin kaybolmaması iş organizasyonları için fırsatlar meydana getirmektedir. Bu çalışmada; öncelikle bilgi ve bilgi yönetimi kavramları, bu kavramlara ilişkin yapılan çalışmalar ve yaklaşımlar incelenmiştir. Daha sonra şirketlerde meydana gelen bilgi akışı ve bu bilgi akışının yeni ürün geliştirme sürecine etkisine değinilmiştir. Çalışmanın son bölümünde ise PLM kullanımı ile bilgi yönetiminin ürün geliştirme sürecindeki etkisi ve şirketlere sağladığı avantajlar değerlendirilmiştir.
Kinesiophobia in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Relationship with quadriceps muscle strength, fear of falling, functional status, disease activity, and quality of life
Authors: Baysalhan Öztürk İlkay , Garip Yeşim , Sivas Filiz , Parlak Özden Merve , Bodur Hatice
Published: May 2021

Objectives: This study aims to determine the frequency of kinesiophobia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and to evaluate the relation of kinesiophobia with the knee range of motion (ROM), quadriceps muscle strength, fear of falling, functional status, disease activity, depression, and quality of life.

Patients and methods: Between September 2018 and September 2019, a total of 100 RA patients (25 males, 75 females; mean age: 56.1±9.3 years; range, 32 to 69 years) and 50 healthy controls (14 males, 36 females; mean age: 54.6±9.8 years; range, 30 to 69 years) were included. Disease activity was evaluated using the Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28), and functional status using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). Pain severity was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKS) was used to evaluate kinesiophobia. Quadriceps muscle strength and knee ROM measurements of two extremities were recorded. Depression was evaluated using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), fear of falling by Falls Efficacy Scale (FES) and quality of life using the Short Form-36 (SF-36).

Results: The rate of kinesiophobia was 70% in RA patients and 12% in controls, indicating a higher rate in RA patients, compared to controls (odds ratio [OR] = 44.861, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 42.571-49.052; p<0.05). This rate was 76% in females and 52% in males. Regression analysis revealed that the number of swollen and tender joints, DAS28, VAS-pain, and HAQ scores were positively associated with the TKS scores (p<0.05). Quadriceps muscle strength and knee flexion were negatively associated with the TKS scores (p<0.05). The TKS was significantly correlated with FES and BDI (p<0.05). The TKS was negatively correlated with SF-36 subscales (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Kinesiophobia is common in RA patients. Our study is the first to evaluate the frequency of kinesiophobia in RA patients and to show pain level, disease activity, functional status, knee flexion ROM, and quadriceps muscle strength are effective on kinesiophobia. Kinesiophobia is also associated with fear of falling and depression, negatively affecting the quality of life in terms of physical, emotional, social and mental functions. Therefore, evaluating kinesiophobia and developing targeted treatment approaches seem to be useful in increasing the quality of life in RA.
SARS-CoV-2 infection in children with rheumatic disease: Experience of a tertiary referral center
Authors: Sözeri Betül , Demir Ferhat , Kalın Sevinç , Hasbal Akkuş Canan , Salı Enes , Çakır Deniz
Published: May 2021

Objectives: In this study, we present our clinical severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) experience in patients with childhood rheumatic disease during novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Patients and methods: A total of 87 patients (50 males, 37 females; median age: 12 years; range, 6.6 to 16 years) suspected of having COVID-19 at our pediatric rheumatology clinic between March 11th and October 15th 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic and clinical features, treatments, laboratory results, imaging findings, and clinical outcomes of the patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and/or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) were retrieved from the medical records. The diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection was made based on the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction test.

Results: The most common rheumatic diseases were juvenile idiopathic arthritis and familial Mediterranean fever (35.6% and 34.5%, respectively). Twenty-six of these patients were treated with biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. SARS-CoV-2 infection was tested as positive in 84 (96.5%) patients. Also, 51 (58.6%) patients had an epidemiological contact to a person with COVID-19. Eighteen patients met the clinical criteria and diagnosed with MIS-C. The COVID-19 outbreak also caused exacerbation of systemic disease in 56 children due to medication cessation, postponed drug switch, or recurrent viral infection.

Conclusion: Children with rheumatic disease do not appear to present a higher risk of severe COVID-19. The immunosuppressive treatments can be adjusted in case of infection; otherwise, it is not recommended to interrupt the treatments. Physicians should be cautious about the hyperinflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 in rheumatic children, which may be severe in this group of patients and may be confused with primary diseases.
El venerable Padre Fernando de Contreras, sacerdote diocesano del siglo XVI, amigo del Maestro Ávila
Authors: León Muñoz Teodoro
Published: May 2021

El presente artículo estudia la figura histórica de Fernando de Contreras, sacerdote del siglo XVI, y su recepción como modelo de vida sacerdotal. Analizaremos su formación, su dedicación a favor de los pobres y su ministerio pastoral en Sevilla. Intentaremos, además, poner en relación la figura de Contreras y el Maestro Ávila.
Dios en la presencialidad histórica
Authors: García Cobo Juan
Published: May 2021

El dinamismo soberano del amor marca la pauta afectiva de la mirada de Dios que adquiere consistencia en la historia y se realiza presencia en humanidad. Jesús de Nazaret, encarnación de Dios muestra al hombre concreto y actual la entrañable afectividad del Padre Dios y pone rostro comunitario al dominio del amor. Consecuente con la «trama de estimulación económica» emprendida, y sabedor de que el hombre es el mejor hacer de la personalidad de Dios, Jesús concentra en el hombre el destino preferente de su afecto auto-comunicativo, y en clave profundamente relacional.

Para poder comprender el estilo de esta dinámica afectiva del estar presencial del Padre en su Hijo, el hombre ha de dejarse encontrar por el poder de seducción del afecto más fundamental que Jesucristo ofrece y hace posible a la manera que el hombre mejor accede a los secretos de Dios: «intimación» de un corazón «empalabrado» por la riqueza del amor más entregado donde lo encuentra, lo relaciona y lo identifica por el Espíritu. La persona de Jesús es el hombre nuevo que resitúa al hombre en la esperanza que recrea. Sólo Él manifiesta el hombre al propio hombre y le descubre plenamente la grandeza de su vocación. Lo fundamental y definitivo para la vida del creyente gira en torno al abrigo acontecido que abraza esta experiencia original cristiana, y que desde entonces se proyecta presencia afectiva, incansable y testimonial a través de los tiempos.