bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Single-Session, Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Improve Parenting Skills to Help Children Cope With Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Feasibility Study (Preprint)
Authors: Korpilahti-Leino Tarja , Luntamo Terhi , Ristkari Terja , Hinkka-Yli-Salomäki Susanna , Pulkki-Råback Laura , Waris Otto , Matinolli Hanna-Maria , Sinokki Atte , Mori Yuko , Fukaya Mami , Yamada Yuko , Sourander Andre
Published: December 2020

BACKGROUND

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on families’ daily routines and psychosocial well-being, and technology has played a key role in providing socially distanced health care services.

OBJECTIVE

The first objective of this paper was to describe the content and delivery of a single-session, internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) intervention, which has been developed to help parents cope with children’s anxiety and manage daily situations with their children. The second objective was to report user adherence and satisfaction among the first participants who completed the intervention.

METHODS

The Let’s Cope Together intervention has been developed by our research group. It combines evidence-based CBT elements, such as psychoeducation and skills to manage anxiety, with parent training programs that strengthen how parents interact with their child and handle daily situations. A pre-post design was used to examine user satisfaction and the skills the parents learned. Participants were recruited using advertisements, media activity, day care centers, and schools and asked about background characteristics, emotional symptoms, and parenting practices before they underwent the iCBT. After they completed the 7 themes, they were asked what new parenting skills they had learned from the iCBT and how satisfied they were with the program.

RESULTS

Of the 602 participants who filled in the baseline survey, 196 (32.6%) completed the program’s 7 themes, and 189 (31.4%) completed the postintervention survey. Most (138/189, 73.0%) of the participants who completed the postintervention survey were satisfied with the program and had learned skills that eased both their anxiety (141/189, 74.6%) and their children’s anxiety (157/189, 83.1%). The majority (157/189, 83.1%) reported that they learned how to organize their daily routines better, and just over one-half (100/189, 53.0%) reported that the program improved how they planned each day with their children.

CONCLUSIONS

The single-session iCBT helped parents to face the psychological demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Future studies should determine how the participation rate and adherence can be optimized in digital, universal interventions. This will help to determine what kinds of programs should be developed, including their content and delivery.
Correction: Identifying and Ranking Common COVID-19 Symptoms From Tweets in Arabic: Content Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Alanazi Eisa , Alashaikh Abdulaziz , Alqurashi Sarah , Alanazi Aued
Published: December 2020

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A space to study: expectations and aspirations toward science among a low-participation cohort
Authors: Canovan Cherry , Walsh Robert
Published: December 2020

Widening participation in science is a long-held ambition of governments in the U.K. and elsewhere; however numbers of STEM entrants to university from low-socioeconomic status groups remain persistently low. The authors are conducting a long-term school-based space science intervention with a group of pupils from a very-low-participation area, and studied the science attitudes of the participants at the beginning of the programme. Key findings were that young people from the very-low-SES study cohort were just as interested in science study and science jobs as their peers nationally, and had a pre-existing interest in space science. Some participants, particularly boys, demonstrated a ‘concealed science identity’, in that they perceived themselves as a ‘science person’ but thought that other people did not. Boys tended to score higher on generalised ‘science identity’ measures, but the gender difference disappeared on more ‘realist’ measures. In addition, although participants agreed that it was useful to study science, they had little concrete idea as to why. These findings shed light on how science communicators can best address low-SES groups of young people with the aim of increasing their participation in science education and careers. We conclude that interventions with this group that focus on ‘aspiration raising’ are unlikely to be successful, and instead suggest that activities focus on how young people can see science as a realistic path for their future. It would be helpful for in-school programmes to allow young people an outlet to express their science identity, and to give information about the kinds of jobs that studying science may lead to. Further research into whether the gender split on idealist/realist measures of science identity persists over time would be of use.
Un-Weyl-ing the Clifford Hierarchy
Authors: Pllaha Tefjol , Rengaswamy Narayanan , Tirkkonen Olav , Calderbank Robert
Published: December 2020

The teleportation model of quantum computation introduced by Gottesman and Chuang (1999) motivated the development of the Clifford hierarchy. Despite its intrinsic value for quantum computing, the widespread use of magic state distillation, which is closely related to this model, emphasizes the importance of comprehending the hierarchy. There is currently a limited understanding of the structure of this hierarchy, apart from the case of diagonal unitaries (Cui et al., 2017; Rengaswamy et al. 2019). We explore the structure of the second and third levels of the hierarchy, the first level being the ubiquitous Pauli group, via the Weyl (i.e., Pauli) expansion of unitaries at these levels. In particular, we characterize the support of the standard Clifford operations on the Pauli group. Since conjugation of a Pauli by a third level unitary produces traceless Hermitian Cliffords, we characterize their Pauli support as well. Semi-Clifford unitaries are known to have ancilla savings in the teleportation model, and we explore their Pauli support via symplectic transvections. Finally, we show that, up to multiplication by a Clifford, every third level unitary commutes with at least one Pauli matrix. This can be used inductively to show that, up to a multiplication by a Clifford, every third level unitary is supported on a maximal commutative subgroup of the Pauli group. Additionally, it can be easily seen that the latter implies the generalized semi-Clifford conjecture, proven by Beigi and Shor (2010). We discuss potential applications in quantum error correction and the design of flag gadgets.
Typological features of the brain in normal conditions and in cerebral hypoperfusion
Authors: Chrishtop V. V. , Rumyantseva T. A. , Nikonorova V. G.
Published: December 2020

Relevance. Stress resistance and cognitive abilities of the patient, forming the personal component of the rehabilitation potential, have a significant impact on the course and recovery period after cerebral hypoxia of various origins. The adaptation of rehabilitation measures to the individual characteristics of the patient will significantly increase the effectiveness of rehabilitation measures for stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. The aim of this work is to generalize experimental and clinical studies characterizing the influence of individual characteristics of higher nervous activity on the course of cerebral hypoperfusion. Materials and methods . The study of literary sources of scientometric scientific bases for the last 15 years has been carried out. Results . The level of stress resistance is based on alternative biochemical strategies of neuronal metabolism of macroergs and neurotransmitters. At the organismic level, this is realized in a greater base voltage of the stress-activating system and a smaller reserve capacity of the sympathoadrenal system. In general, this leads to more severe cerebral hypoperfusion in stress-resistant individuals and slower recovery and is correlated with a high baseline sympathetic nervous system tone, insulin and testosterone concentrations. At the same time, a low level of stress resistance determines a greater sensitivity to exogenous corrective influences in cerebral hypoperfusion. The level of cognitive ability is associated with astrocytic responses and the organization of synaptic ensembles. The participation of astrocytes in the regulation of glutamate levels probably has a combined effect on both the state of cognitive mechanisms and damage to the components of neuroglial assemblies during hypoxia. This is also due to the release of S100 +, which, in turn, enhances the coordinated oscillations of neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus and may be the cause of greater damage to the cells of the cerebral hemispheres of the brain in animals with a high level of cognitive abilities in the cerebral hypoperfusion model.
Pseudopelade of Brock: clinical observation
Authors: Ryabov S. K. , Mesnyankina O. A.
Published: December 2020

The article presents clinical observation of a rare variant of scarring alopecia - pseudopelade Brock. The presented case demonstrates the important role of detailed examination and close attention to patients with long-term foci of hair loss in the absence of positive dynamics from the therapy, maintaining clinical alertness and conducting a broad differential diagnostic search to exclude rare dermatoses, and also confirms the need for histological examination of skin biopsies to verify the diagnosis.
Functional and Semantic Attribution of the Future Tense Grammatical Markers in The Korean Language
Authors: Mamontov Alexander S. , Stolyarova Alexandra G.
Published: December 2020

The article discusses functional and semantic status of Future Tense grammatical markers of the Korean language. Despite the fact that discussions on this issue have been going on for more than a dozen years, still among researchers, there is no consensus on how many grammemes make up the category of Tense in Korean, whether it contains an independent Future Tense grammeme, and if so, which markers should be relevant to it. Due to the relevance of the problem, the authors aim to give a brief overview of the opinions on the issue, dividing them into two groups - asserting the presence of the Future Tense grammeme in Korean or denying it, as well as to justify personal position on the status of grammatical markers with prospective semantics. As research material, various Korean grammar researches and Korean grammar (connective and finite endings and constructions with - (으)ㄹ Korean Future Tense participle marker) are used. The result of the study shows that Korean Tense category has no specific Future Tense forms as opposed to the Present and Past Tense forms. All markers with prospective semantics are modal, which means that the Futurum category in Korean implements itself in the functional and semantic field of modality rather than temporality. Authors argue statement that -(으)ㄹ 것이다 Korean construction has the ability to act as neutral non-modal Future Tense marker. According to the point of view of a systemically oriented approach to the grammatical units analysis, presented in the article, the conclusion about Korean -(으)ㄹ 것이다s modal status is made.
Euphemism: Prosodic Organization of Conceptual Components
Authors: Logvina Svetlana A.
Published: December 2020

This article is devoted to the analysis of the formation of linguistic forms within the nominative process of euphemism. The psycholinguistic potential of euphemism forms a complex phenomenon with figurative, verbal, non-verbal, as well as silence components, has a peculiar intonational-prosodic design, which marks euphemisms in oral speech and, as a result, affects the level of priority of the information used in the communicative act. The study was based on semi-synthetic statements, elements of a euphemistic nature, namely euphemisms-automatisms. Selected monologic statements taken from interviews were analyzed with an emphasis on prosodic characteristics such as rhythmic utterances and pauses before and after euphemism-automatism. Audio and acoustic analysis allows us to conclude that in the formation of a euphemistic utterance, dramatization is of decisive importance as a subjective psycholinguistic factor. Increasing dramatization contributes to the growth of rhythmic tension and the distribution of stress. The rhythmic pattern of euphemistic utterances has a steady and consistent design. Pause is used to enhance the significance of the basic denotative meaning; however, this process does not differ in regularity and depends on what happens by internal and internal factors. The pause before correlates with the volume of the individuals cognitive efforts spent on creating the euphemism-automatism. The pause after , according to the author, offers compensation for the lexical primitiveness and is designed to enhance the euphemistic pragmatic effect with the help of extralinguistic components. This indicates that in cases where the euphemistic pragmatic potential is not provided due to the lexical component, it is compensated by means of prosodic labeling. Summing up, the author provides that the construction of an unambiguous unified algorithm for the phonetic design of euphemisms-automatisms in speech is not possible.
Cognitive-Pragmatic Interpretation of Linguistic Personality (on the example of market-economic terminology)
Authors: Semenova Sofiya N. , Aksyutenkova Lyudmila G.
Published: December 2020

The article presents a conceptual apparatus of conceptualization on the example of economic cognitive sphere. The relevance of this work can be considered from the point of view of language of the market study as an accumulative sphere of fixation of market-economic surrounding reality, and a cognitive-pragmatic aspect of human consciousness development. The aim was to evaluate the language of market economy from cognitive-derivational position as well as problems connected with the usage of borrowed foreign words. The authors solved the tasks: 1) analyzed and interpreted language of the market special vocabulary in English and Russian; 2) understood the scientific and the professional picture of the world through the economic language; 3) identified the specific expression of external and internal state of its participants; 4) found out the borrowed foreign words; 5) described the collected information. During the study of the material the authors used: 1) the component analysis method; 2) the continuous sampling method; 3) the analysis of terminological definitions; 4) the classification method. The researchers analyzed the concept, which was the main result and means of linguistic conceptualization of the world and the economic term as a result and means of conceptualization of the economic picture of the world. The main parameters of economic cognitive derivational system and borrowed foreign words spheres were described. A detailed analysis of terminological phrases allowed identifying the most common structural types of functioning in the economic cognitive sphere of composite economic terms and borrowed foreign words. It can be concluded that the study of the market economy language makes it possible to regard its evolution as a result of social, creative, spiritual activity of economic branch and science.
Yuri Nikolaevich Karaulov To the 85th Anniversary of Prof. Yu.N. Karaulov
Authors: Chulkina Nina L. , Denisenko Vladimir N.
Published: December 2020

The article is dedicated to the 85 anniversary of Yuri Nikolaevich Karaulov (1935-2016), a well-known Soviet and Russian linguist, Doctor of Philology, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and winner of the USSR State prize (1991). The contribution of Yu.N. Karaulov to the development of philological education and modern linguistics is represented by the main directions of his multi-faceted research activities. Special attention is paid to the fundamental works of the scientist in the field of General and Russian linguistics, lexicology and lexicography, and applied linguistics. The article covers the results of applied research of Professor Yu.N. Karaulov, related to the main directions of its research activities: the theory of linguistic personality, cognitive linguistics and theory and practice of lexicography. Yu.N. Karaulov was the founder and head of the scientific school Russian language personality, the program of which United many research areas actively developed in modern linguistics.
Una herramienta para el examen de basureros
Authors: Vernon Long Staley , Osorio Gómez Oscar
Published: December 2020

A continuación se describe una herra­mienta de excavación, y se da un ejemplo de su utilidad en el examen y reconocimiento de sitios de habitación.
Gramática chibcha del siglo XVII
Authors: Lucena Salmoral Manuel
Published: December 2020

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Tenencia de tierras, un factor de marginación socio-económica en una comunidad rural. "El Común de Indígenas" en Churuguaco
Authors: De Friedemann Nina S.
Published: December 2020

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Los indios noanamá del río Taparal
Authors: Robinson J. W. L. , Bridgman A. R.
Published: December 2020

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Efficacy and safety of tamsulosin versus its combination with mirabegron in the management of benign prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) with predominantly coexisting overactive bladder symptoms (OABS) - An open label randomised controlled clinical study.
Authors: SINGH IQBAL , Behera Dibya , TK Aravind , Gupta Sanjay
Published: December 2020

PURPOSE: We aim to do an efficacy-safety analysis of
Mirabegron-Tamsulosin combination therapy versus tamsulosin-placebo
monotherapy in a select subset of medication virgin BPH patients with
coexisting predominantly overactive bladder symptoms (OABS). METHODS:
After prior written informed consent and institutional ethics clearance,
80 patients of uncomplicated BPH with coexisting OABS and IPSS of
>7 were computer randomized and allocated to receive
therapy with either [50mg Mirabegronplus Tamsulosin 0.4 mg
(Intervention arm)]or [Tamsulosin 0.4 mg plus capsule lactobacillus
(Comparator arm)] once daily for a period of 8 weeks. Efficacy was
evaluated using the OABS Score (OABSS), mean change in the frequency of
nocturnal voiding, post void residue (PVR) and international prostate
symptom score (IPSS) while safety was assessed by recording treatment
emergent adverse events (TEAE). The protocol was registered
prospectively with the clinical trials registry of India
(CTRI/2018/12/016541). RESULTS: Significant improvements were visualised
in the primary endpoint total OABS subscore (OABSS-ss) at the end of 8
weeks in the combination group (mean difference -5.62 vs
-2.22p< 0.001).Similar significant improvements were seen with
most of the secondary parameters such as the mean change in voiding
episode/night, IPSS, IPSS-ss,OABS-ss, voided volume/micturition, Qmax,
and Quality of Life (QOL) indices (p<0.001). No significant
increase in PVR was observed in the Mirabegron arm and no patient
developed urinary retention. The TEAE were minor, self-limiting and were
managed symptomatically without any treatment discontinuity. CONCLUSION:
Mirabegron was significantly efficacious and safe in ameliorating OABS
induced by BPH versus placebo. This efficacy can be safely enhanced by
initiating Mirabegron-Tamsulosin combination therapy from the start in
medication virgin patients as opposed to the usual add on therapy
protocol. This combination appeared to be superior in terms of overall
safety, minimal side effects, better compliance and tolerability versus
Tamsulosin monotherapy particularly in the select subset of patients of
with BPH coexisting/predominant OABS.
Impact of the UK COVID-19 pandemic on HbA1c testing and its implications for diabetes diagnosis and management
Authors: Holland David , Heald Adrian , Stedman Mike , Green Lewis , Scargill Jonathan , Duff Christopher , Hanna Fahmy , Wu Pensee , Halsall Ian , Gaskell Neil , Fryer Anthony
Published: December 2020

Our findings illustrate the widespread collateral impact of implementing
measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in people with, or being
investigated for diabetes mellitus (DM). Ironically, failure to focus of
the wider implications for people with DM and other groups with
long-term conditions, may place them at increased risk of poor outcomes
from SARS-CoV-2 infection itself, irrespective of the implications for
their longer-term health prospects.
Rainfall in growing season determines the size of an annual-dominated soil seed bank in a desert ecosystem
Authors: Shi Ya-Fei , Wang Zengru , Xu Bing-Xin , Huo Jian-Qiang , Hu Rui , Zhao Yang , Zhang Zhi-Shan
Published: December 2020

Soil seed banks may offer great potential for restoring and maintaining
desert ecosystems that have been degraded by climate change and
anthropogenic disturbance. However, few studies have explored the annual
dynamics in the composition and relative abundance of these soil seed
banks. We conducted a long-term observational study to assess the
effects of environmental factors (meteorology and microtopography) and
aboveground vegetation on the soil seed bank of the Tengger Desert,
China. The desert seed bank was dominated by annual herbs. We found that
more rainfall in the growing season increased the number of seeds in the
soil seed bank, and that quadrats at relatively higher elevations had
fewer seeds. The species composition had more similarity in the seed
bank than in the aboveground vegetation, though the seed bank and
aboveground vegetation did change synchronously due to the rapid
propagation of annuals. Together, our findings suggest that the combined
effects of environmental factors and plant life forms determine the
species composition and size of soil seed banks in deserts. Thus, if
degraded desert ecosystems are left to regenerate naturally, the lack of
shrub and perennial herb seeds could crucially limit their restoration.
Human intervention and management may have to be applied to enhance the
seed abundance of longer-lived lifeforms in degraded deserts.
A Comparative Study of Predicting Customer Churn and Lifetime
Authors:   Creative Research Networks, Adesua O. , Danquah P.A. , Longe O.B
Published: December 2020

The problem to be investigated in this research is that of predicting customers who are at risk of leaving the company, a term called churn prediction in telecommunication. The aim of this research is to predict customer churn and further focus on creating customer lifetime profiles. These profiles will allow the company to fit their customer base into n categories and make a long estimation on when a customer is potentially going to terminate their service with the company. The research then proceeds to provide a comparative analysis of neural networks and survival analysis in their capabilities of predicting customer churn and lifetime. . Key words: GSM networks, Base station, Mobile station, Signal strength, GSM service provider
Anthropological Perspectives on Romanian Socialism. A Case Study
Authors: BRANDA Alina
Published: December 2020

This paper aims to analyze mainly how and why Western anthropologists conducted fieldwork in Eastern Europe during the Cold War. What motivated their particular research interest in this part of Europe, how they understood these societies and socialist systems, what specific factors made possible and facilitated the fieldwork they had conducted in difficult times. These are the main research questions addressed in this paper. Specifically, I refer to their work carried out in the 1970s-1980s in Romania. In particular, I aim at analyzing the works of three reputable US specialists in the field, who manifested a research interest, and conducted fieldwork especially (but not exclusively) in different rural settlements of this country. The paper attempts to identify the ways in which the Romanian socialism is understood in its peculiarities by these notable anthropologists, analyzing their studies as results of intensive fieldwork. Their works, published initially in English, in the USA, were translated into Romanian in the post 1989 decades, being received with high interest by “local specialists,” as well as by the broader public. They are present in representative anthologies on socialism and postsocialism, as valuable contribution to the understanding of these periods. Despite all these, comprehensive analysis of their contributions is still lacking, as well as the comparative frames meant to facilitate the identification of both specificities and recurrences in their works, in the ways they viewed the impact of socialisms on various, studied communities. It is a necessary and useful task to revisit their works (as well as the works of other anthropologists who conducted fieldwork in Romania and broader, in Eastern Europe) to understand in depth their views, their meanings and relevance in that particular context and afterwards, as well as their contribution to the Anthropology of Socialism and Postsocialism. Through this, other fields and topics are opening to the analysis, such as the contribution and particular roles of the Anthropology of Socialism and Postsocialism in structuring the Anthropology of Europe, as it is configured nowadays.
The Cossacks’ Bordering Process in the Civil War. Filmic Representations.
Authors: GRĂDINARU Olga
Published: December 2020

The Russian Revolution(s) and the Russian Civil War represent topics revisited by the recent Russian media and film-making. Mikhail Sholokhov’s novel And Quiet Flows the Don as a masterful case of fictionalisation of historical events is the basis for four subsequent film adaptations. Whereas the destiny of the Russian Cossacks is a generous theme, we would like to focus on the filmic representation of Cossacks’ bordering process in the Civil War. Two Soviet film adaptations and two post-Soviet ones present in different manners the impact of the shifting borders on people’s lives during the Russian fratricide war. Tzar’s abdication had caused confusion in the midst of the Cossack population loyal to the state father figure, while contributing afterwards to a territorial identity construction and a fight to obtain and maintain the autonomy of the Cossack region. Soviet and post-Soviet directors’ approaches of the geographical, mental and cultural borders during the Civil War in the Cossack region offer insights into the debatable loyalties and multiple sides shifting. The analysis of the four film adaptations is focused on concepts such as questioned loyalty, divisive Cossack territorial identity, nuanced and shifting identity and active/ passive territoriality. We argue that the Cossacks’ territorial identity and their bordering process is differently reflected in subsequent film adaptations of the novel.
The Svalbard Treaty and Norwegian Sovereignty
Authors: Jensen Øystein
Published: December 2020

A hundred years ago on 9 February 2020, the Svalbard Treaty was adopted in Paris, granting Norway her long-standing ambition: full and absolute sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago. After a brief review of the negotiations that preceded the Paris decision, this article examines the main elements of the Treaty: Norwegian sovereignty, the principle of non-discrimination and the terra nullius rights of other states, peaceful utilization, scientific research and environmental protection. Focus then shifts to Norway’s policy towards Svalbard and the implementation of the Treaty’s provisions: what have been the main lines of Norwegian Svalbard politics; what administrative structures have evolved; to what extent has Norwegian legislation been made applicable to Svalbard? Importantly, the article also addresses how widespread changes in international law that have taken place since 1920, particularly developments concerning the law of the sea, have brought to the forefront controversial issues concerning the geographic scope of the Treaty’s application.
The Northern Sea Route in the 2010s: Development and Implementation of Relevant Law
Authors: Solski Jan
Published: December 2020

The 2010s was a busy decade for the Northern Sea Route (NSR). It started with the first shipping season to feature the international use of the NSR for commercial purposes, followed by a significant reform of the domestic legal regime, as well as the adoption of the Polar Code. The traffic has gradually picked up, and although the expectations of a significant surge in trans-Arctic navigation have not materialized, the NSR’s annual turnover has grown beyond the old records set by the USSR. While the Russian authorities have struggled to find the most optimal means of development of the NSR, the latter has recently been re-marketed as a Polar Silk Road, part of the grand Chinese One Belt One Road initiative. While Russia has been rebuilding its military presence in the Arctic, the French Navy vessel BSAH Rhone unexpectedly navigated through the NSR, inciting strong political, but yet not legal, response. The present article aims to take stock of the last decade, paying primary attention to the Russian State practice in developing, adopting, and enforcing legislation in the NSR. By describing the current status and identifying some of the regulatory trends, the article will draw cautious predictions on the role of the law of the sea in the management of the NSR in the near future.
Arctic Security Strategies and the North Atlantic States
Authors: Wegge Njord
Published: December 2020

New uncertainties in international relations have presented several states in the West with important choices regarding their national strategies for the Arctic. This article analyzes security challenges in the Arctic and North Atlantic region, as understood by some key North-Atlantic states, namely: the USA, Canada, Denmark, Norway, the UK, Germany and France. By analyzing how, or to what degree, the colder east-west security landscape since 2014 is reflected in these selected North Atlantic states’ Arctic security strategies, this article seeks to improve our understanding of how the security situation in the northernmost part of the world is developing and being understood. Through applying a traditional understanding of security, the article identifies similarities but also significant differences among the Arctic and North-Atlantic states. Most notable when comparing the strategies is the rather unique global perspective laid out in the US security strategy for the region. The British, Norwegian, Danish and Canadian perspectives, on the other hand, stand out as more regional in nature. Germany displays a rather low profile in its approach to international security in the Arctic, considering its economic status in Europe. France reveals a strong concern for Arctic shipping and freedom of navigation, a perspective similar to the USA’s, but with less global ambition.
Preface to the 10th Anniversary Issue
Authors: Bendiksen Lena Lauritsen
Published: December 2020

This article is a brief foreword to the ten-year anniversary issue of Arctic Review on Law and Politics with background about the journal written by the dean of the Faculty of Law at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, the journal's sponsor.
Modelización matemática y GeoGebra en la formación de profesionales de la educación
 Mathematical modelling and GeoGebra in the training of education professionals
Authors: Sánchez Rainier Vicente , Zoraida Lantigua Zoraida , Rodríguez Milagros Elena , Bennasar García Miguel Israel , García Armando
Published: December 2020

El presente estudio trata sobre la modelización matemática como estrategia didáctica para la enseñanza de funciones reales, a través de la técnica de resolución de problemas aplicada a fenómenos contextualizados en el campo de la educación matemática, con apoyo del software GeoGebra. Este estudio estuvo circunscrito dentro de las investigaciones de tipo cualitativas, se analizaron a fondo bajo el paradigma interpretativo y el diseño evaluativo. La muestra estuvo conformada por 18 estudiantes de álgebra superior I, pertenecientes a la Licenciatura en matemáticas, con orientación a la educación media en el Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña, República Dominicana. Para recopilar los datos se emplearon cuestionarios semiestructurados, hojas de registro diario y se efectuaron entrevistas a docentes involucrados. Además, se diseñaron tareas de modelización matemática que fueron propuestas a los discentes. Para analizar los datos se empleó la triangulación. En conclusión los estudiantes comprendieron los conceptos de función, dominio y rango de una función, además interpretaron correctamente la información suministrada en forma gráfica.
Teste de dígitos no ruído baseado em software para português brasileiro em crianças com transtorno do processamento auditivo central
Authors: Silva Thalinny Da Costa , Nunes Aryelly Dayane da Silva , Farias Thainá Ruth França de , Santos Ana Beatriz , Balen Sheila Andreoli
Published: December 2020

Introdução: Nas situações da vida diária, frequentemente, é necessário reconhecer a fala em ambientes com ruído competitivo, sendo que dificuldades neste reconhecimento é uma queixa comum de pessoas com transtornos do processamento auditivo central (TPAC). O Teste de Dígitos no Ruído (TDR), desenvolvido para triagem de perdas auditivas em adultos e idosos, apresenta vantagens que o tornam promissor para triagem em crianças com TPAC. Objetivo: Verificar o desempenho de crianças com TPAC no TDR baseado em software para o Português brasileiro. Método: A amostra de conveniência foi constituída por 31 crianças (8-12 anos), sendo 23 com TPAC, alocadas no G1, e oito sem o transtorno, que compuseram o G2. Todas realizaram avaliação audiológica básica, timpanometria, reconhecimento numérico visual e aleatório, aplicação do TDR e avaliação comportamental do processamento auditivo central (PAC) para determinar presença ou não do TPAC. Na análise foi utilizado Teste de Mann-Whitney no comparativo entre G1 e G2 e correlação de Sperman entre os testes de PAC e a média da relação S/R (RSR) do TDR. Resultados: G1 e G2 apresentaram desempenhos significativamente diferentes nos testes fala filtrada (orelha direita), dicótico de dígitos (orelha esquerda), fusão binaural e gaps-in-noise de ambas as orelhas e no teste de padrões de frequência. A média da relação sinal/ruído (RSR) do TDR foi de -7,29 dB (dp ± 4,76) nos sujeitos do G1 e de -8,42 dB (dp ± 2,93) no G2. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre G1 e G2 no comparativo das médias de RSR final (p = 0,227). Não foi evidenciada correlação na maior parte dos testes de PAC e o TDR, exceto correlação negativa no FBOE e DDIOD. Conclusão: O desempenho das crianças com TPAC é similar ao de crianças sem TPAC no teste de dígitos no ruído em Português Brasileiro,
A ASSISTÊNCIA JUDICIÁRIA INTEGRAL E GRATUITA E O PAPEL DO ADVOGADO NAS QUESTÕES DE PRO BONO
Authors: Correia Italo Schelive , Carvalho Leandro Couto , Rodrigues Deivison de Castro
Published: December 2020

A resposta judicial à solução dos conflitos é o meio mais expressivo para a solução dos conflitos. O acesso ao Poder judiciário é uma garantia constitucional e que também pode ser exercida por pessoas carentes, por meio da Defensoria Pública, da atuação em nome próprio, nos termos da lei do Juizado Especial, mas também por meio de advogado privado como pro bono, que é o advogado privado que atua gratuitamente. O estudo teve por objetivo pesquisar e discurso sobre a importância da Justiça Integral e Gratuita aos hipossuficientes na forma da Lei, identificaar o papel fundamental da Defensoria Pública na assistência aos mais carentes, bem como o Papel dos advogados quando não havia Defensoria cuja importância continua até os dias atuais, porque mesmo com o advento da criação dos Defensores Públicos, o advogado tem o direito fornecer assistência jurídica gratuita em casos pro bono, que é o foco do estudo. O estudo foi desenvolvido por meio de método dedutivo, com base em pesquisa bibliográfica exploratóriaem legislação, livros e dados públicos. Dentre as principais considerações, ficou constatado a importância da assistência judiciária integral e gratuita para a defesa jurídica dos mais carentes e também a importância e o papel do advogado privado em atuação pro bono. Também foi demonstrada a importância da atuação da Defensoria Pública e a possibilidade de atuação do jurisdicionado em nome próprio, nos termos da Lei 9.099/95.
A ILUSÃO NA FILOSOFIA DE JULIÁN MARÍAS E O MÉTODO APAC: POSSIBILIDADE DE RECUPERAÇÃO PELA CONSCIÊNCIA AUTOBIOGRÁFICA
Authors: Siqueira Gilmar , Leão Júnior Teófilo Marcelo de Arêa , Cangussu Dantas Cachichi Rogério
Published: December 2020

O objetivo deste artigo é tratar do sentido positivo que a palavra ilusão tem na língua espanhola tomando como base a filosofia de Julián Marías. Ver-se-á como o conceito positivo de ilusão guarda profunda relação com a perspectiva filosófica da vida humana como narrativa. Ao fim, se tratará de como o método APAC incentiva em seus recuperandos a consciência autobiográfica como meio de ressocialização. Conclui-se que o método APAC, em seu trabalho de recuperação, realiza a perspectiva da ilusão em sentido positivo estudada por Julián Marías. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida utilizando o método de abordagem hipotético-dedutivo, o procedimento comparativo, a técnica de documentação indireta, a pesquisa bibliográfica: em livros e periódicos; documental; em legislação e em sites eletrônicos.
Resenha do Livro "Crimes Hediondos e Assemelhados - Heinous Crimes"
Authors: Santos Christiano Jorge , Ayoub Omar Ali
Published: December 2020

Coordenadora: Denise HammerschmidtCrimes Hediondos e Assemelhados - Heinous CrimesJuruá Editora, 2020, p. 2, ID:28655 / ISBN: 978-65-5605-109-3https://www.jurua.com.br/bv/conteudo.asp?id=28655&pag=6
O hiperciclo do direito: os desafios do ciberespaço, o jogo e as regras
Authors: Araújo Marilene
Published: December 2020

A presente tese propõe realizar uma leitura do Direito a partir do Jogo, do Hiperciclo e dos fluxos comunicacionais. As mudanças do Direito passam de forma decisiva pelas transformações ocorridas pelas novas tecnologias de informação. O cenário utilizado é o Ciberespaço, onde entoa um mundo de muitas vozes, fluxos de dados e informacionais. As relações humanas passaram a ser pilotadas por este novo mundo virtual, movido pelos fluxos de comunicação e informação, o homem se move digitando ludicamente conforme a arquitetura da rede. Duas apreensões são realizadas entre o Jogo e o Direito. Uma primeira pelo método analógico e a segunda a partir da ideia de dialética, que conduz uma forma de compreensão da complexidade. O jogo – um espaço entre dois – surge como um paradigma explicativo e interpretativo. Jogo e Direito são sistemas evolutivos de interações de regras mutáveis, onde reinam os paradoxos. Os processos comunicacionais animam o jogo de regras móveis no Direito. A comunicação se constitui em um paradigma do Direito, sendo o Ciberespaço um espaço de fluxos de comunicação interativa. Neste ambiente comum a todos, as liberdades são reguladas de forma fragmentada. Ao regular o Ciberespaço, o Direito regula as comunicações existentes, enfrentando problemáticas que sempre emergem quando se regulam liberdades. As problemáticas de regulação passam pela privacidade, desinformação, big data, dentre outras. Ao regular as comunicações existentes, o Direito regula o seu próprio discurso. A comunicação como elemento primeiro que constitui a sociedade é um acontecimento que requer entendimento, em um jogo onde se pode aceitar ou rejeitar (dupla contingência). O Direito mantém as comunicações jurídicas criando e se recriando pelo hiperciclo. Os resultados, tal como no jogo, podem ser o esperado ou o impensável. Um direito vivo e dinâmico aparece em um entrelaçamento recíproco. Ao mesmo tempo, o Direito em um mundo multicêntrico surge fragmentado em um lugar hiperconectado, ocorrendo uma intertextualidade entre ordenamentos jurídicos. As ordens jurídicas se observam e promovem um intercâmbio de aprendizagem. Um Direito fragmentado e um Ciberespaço onde a comunidade mundial está conectada com uma diversidade de regulamentação faz um apelo ao comum.
Effects of different nano fillers on the physical and mechanical properties of medium density fiberboards (MDF)
Authors: KIZILKAYA Ali , AYDEMİR Deniz , ONAT Saadettin Murat , İSTEK Abdullah
Published: December 2020

In this study, the physical and mechanical properties of medium density fiber boards (MDF) produced with urea formaldehyde adhesive reinforced with nano-boron nitride (BN) and nano-titanium dioxide (TiO2) were investigated. 0.5% and 1.5% nano-filled urea formaldehyde adhesives were used in the production of test samples. The density, thickness swelling, water uptake, internal bond strength, bending strength, modulus of elasticity in bending and SEM analysis of the boards prepered were determined. According to the laboratory tests conducted, there was no significant change in the density of the boards after nano filling. Physical properties such as water intake and thickness swelling were determined to decrease with the addition of nano particles. The mechanical properties of the boards increased with the addition of both nano-BN and TiO2. According to the a results of thermogravimetric analysis, it has been determined that the thermal stability of urea formaldehyde adhesive with TiO2 is increased and maximum mass loss temperatures are higher than the addition of nano-BN. The morphological structure of the urea formaldehyde adhesive was visualized with an electron microscope, and the nanoparticle dispersions were displayed and the particles were also analyzed by EDAX analysis. As a result, it has been determined that MDFs prepared with nanoparticle adhesives have improved physical, mechanical and thermal properties. Particularly, all samples with nano particles have been achieved the standards required in their mechanical properties. As a result, it can be sad that the adding nano-particles have positive effect on the physical and mechanical properties of the panels.
Al-Sunnah Qabla Al-Tadwin Karya Muhammad ‘Ajjâj al-Khatîb
Authors: Taufikurrahman Taufikurrahman , Hisyam Ali
Published: December 2020

AbstractThis study discusses Al-Sunnah Qabla Al-Tadwîn' by Muhammad ‘Ajjâj Al-Khatîb, a prominent figure of Islamic scholar and thinker from Damascus.It uses descriptive-analytical method. The result shows that the book discusses the history and development of both oral and written traditions in the period of the Prophet, Companions and Successors. The book also explains the periodization of the development of the hadith.This study, therefore, seeks to examine the mapping of the periodization of the prophetic tradition the author made. AbstrakPenelitian ini membahas tentang kitab ‘Al-Sunnah Qabla Al-Tadwîn’ Karya Muhammad ‘Ajjâj Al-Khatîb, sosok Ilmuwan dan pemikir Islam ternama dari Damaskus. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif-analitis. Dari hasil penelitian ini menunujukkan bahwa kitab ‘Al-Sunnah Qabla Al-Tadwîn’ Karya Muhammad ‘Ajjâj Al-Khatîb membahas tentang sejarah dan perkembangan hadits baik lisan dan tulisan pada periode Nabi, Sahabat dan Tabi’in. Penelitian ini mencoba mengkaji tentang kitab ‘al-Sunnah Qabla al-Tadwîn’. Suatu kitab yang juga menjelaskan periodisasi perkembangan hadits, sehingga dengan penelitian yang dilakukan pada kitab tersebut, akan tampak bentuk pembagian atau pemetaan yang dilakukan oleh Muhammad ‘Ajjâj al-Khatîb sebagai pengarangnya. Kata Kunci: Al-Sunnah Qabla Al-Tadwin, ‘Ajjâj al-Khatîb.
Varietas Azab Di Dunia Dalam Al-Qur’an (Penafsiran Tematik QS. Al-Ankabut: 40)
Authors: Riyandi Yoga
Published: December 2020

AbstractThe Qur’an not only serves as a guidance for Muslims but also admonition for humans. Through its revelation, God gives rewards to those who obey Him and threatens with punishments to those who disobey Him. Q. al-Ankabut: 40one of Qur’anic verses discussing torment. The type of torment according to the Qur’an is divided into two: torment in the world and torment in the afterlife. The former can be understood in terms of both formal and substantial torment. Understanding the torment in the world, therefore, can encourage Muslims to avoid disobedience to God. Performing God’s commands is the very principle of human creation. Indeed, torment according to the Qur’an is not limited to four categories. But, this article particularly discusses four categories of torment in the world explained in Q. al-Ankabut: 40, namely Hasiba, Ash Shaihah, Khasafa fil Ardhi, and Aghraqa. These four torments are related to God’s speech in the previous verses and other verses in the Qur’an. It is significant, therefore, to study the verse to understand God’s torments to humans. The verse should be read thematically in relation to other verses.  AbstrakAl-Qur’an di samping sebagai hukum pedoman bagi umat Islam berfungsi juga sebagai sebuah kitab peringatan untuk manusia. Di dalamnya Allah swt. memberikan janji bagi orang-orang yang taat kepada-Nya dan mengancam dengan azab bagi yang durhaka kepada-Nya. QS. Al-Ankabut: 40 merupakan salah satu contoh ayat yang membicarakan tentang azab dari sekian banyak ayat. Karena pembahasan azab dalam al-Qur’an secara prinsipnya terbagi menjadi dua; yaitu azab di dunia dan azab di akhirat. Azab di dunia terbagi pula kepada azab yang dhahir dan maknawi. Mengetahui azab yang Allah swt. turunkan di dunia mampu mempengaruhi seseorang untuk menjauhi kemaksiatan kepada-Nya. Dan menjauhi azab dengan mewujudkan perintah Allah swt. merupakan perkara asas penciptaan manusia. Azab dalam al-Qur’an tidak terbatas pada 4 jenis saja, akan tetapi pada pembahasan ini dibatasi pada kajian surah Al-Ankabut ayat 40 yang mengkaji 4 jenis azab di dunia. Yaitu Hasiba, Ash Shaihah, Khasafa fi Al Ardhi dan Aghraqa. Keempat azab tersebut memiliki keterkaitan dengan pembicaraan Allah swt. pada ayat-ayat sebelumnya dan ayat-ayat pada surat yang lain. Oleh karenanya sangat perlu mengkaji ayat tersebut agar mendapatkan kesimpulan yang benar terkait azab yang Allah berikan kepada hambanya. Kemudian akan disandingkan dengan beberapa ayat dan penafsiran yang berkaitan dengan tema azab. Kata Kunci: Azab Dunia, Empat Azab, Azab Dhahir.
The Implementation of Regularized Markov Clustering with Pigeon Inspired Optimization Algorithm in Analyzing the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Protein Interaction Network
Authors: Wisnubroto M. Syamsuddin , Siburian Marsudi , Irawati Febri Dwi
Published: December 2020

Proteins interact with other proteins, DNA, and other molecules, forming large-scale protein interaction networks and for easy analysis, clustering methods are needed. Regularized Markov clustering algorithm is an improvement of MCL where operations on expansion are replaced by new operations that update the flow distributions of each node. But to reduce the weaknesses of the RMCL optimization, Pigeon Inspired Optimization Algorithm (PIO) is used to replace the inflation parameters. The simulation results of IPC SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) inflation parameters  get the result of 42 proteins as the center of the cluster and 8 protein pairs interacting with each other. Proteins of COVID-19 that interact with 20 or more proteins are ORF8, NSP13, NSP7, M, N, ORF9C, NSP8, and NSP1. Their interactions might be used as a target for drug research.
Editorial
Authors: Cocker Alan
Published: December 2020

The stories in this issue have a serendipitous link concerning our design history and the ongoing project to foster in this country distinctive and indigenous design. We lead off with an appropriate article for a publication produced in December. Peter Gilderdale examines the birth of the New Zealand Christmas card. In 1883 a Dunedin newspaper commented on the folly of sending back to the ‘old country’ Christmas cards that were made there. But if we were to produce our own cards what would be appropriate designs to represent New Zealand at Christmas.