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Особливості впливу напіввільного утримання мисливських тварин на діелектричні показники сосни звичайної
Authors: Kratiuk O. L.
Published: December 2019

Досліджено сезонні зміни діелектричних показників сосни звичайної (Pinus sylvestris L.) у вольєрі ДП "Баранівське ЛМГ". Встановлено особливості впливу напіввільного утримання мисливських тварин на інтенсивність проходження процесів життєдіяльності у сосни звичайної. З'ясовано, що незалежно від умов зростання та впливу напіввільного утримання мисливських тварин, діелектричні показники мають чітко виражену динаміку та характеризують сезонні зміни інтенсивності процесів життєдіяльності. Загальну тенденцію простежено у поступовому зниженні величини імпедансу і зростанні поляризаційної ємності під час переходу дерев від стану спокою до вегетації. Так, зокрема, величина поляризаційної ємності у лютому на пробних площах коливалася у межах 4,32±0,24-5,68±0,17 nF, а у червні зросла до 10,08±0,41-12,15±0,68 nF, натомість імпеданс знизився від 33,93±1,65-44,40±3,79 кОм до 17,85±1,16-21,83±1,35 кОм. Подібну закономірність простежено і на контрольних ділянках. Необхідно також відзначити високу індивідуальну мінливість окремих модельних дерев за величиною діелектричних показників (поляризаційна ємність – 13,3-26,7 %; імпеданс – 16,8-38,2 %), хоча загалом варіювання є середнім. Різниця у показниках поляризаційної ємності та імпедансу дослідних і контрольних насаджень сосни звичайної свідчить про негативний вплив напіввільного утримання мисливських тварин на життєдіяльність дерев.
Біолого-екологічні особливості поширення омели білої (Viscum album) в умовах міста Вінниця
Authors: Matusiak M. V.
Published: December 2019

У межах населених пунктів, зокрема й у Вінниці, омела біла набула інтенсивного поширення. Ураження дерев омелою призводить як до погіршення стану дерев, їх подальшого всихання, так і до зниження естетичної оцінки насаджень. Незважаючи на інтенсивне пошкодження деревних насаджень омелою у Вінниці, достатньо стійкими виявилися дерева більшості хвойних видів, зокрема: сосна, ялина, дугласія. Із листяних видів достатньо високою стійкістю відрізняється дуб, граб, бук. Незначною мірою пошкоджується омелою каштан, дуб червоний, горіх та ін. Поряд із цим, більшість алейних насаджень, зокрема тополі та липи, істотно пошкоджені цим напівпаразитом. Це зумовлено не лише особливістю деревних порід, але й і їхнім віком. Зокрема, більшість дерев старшого віку із наявними пошкодженнями стовбурової частини та гілок інтенсивніше уражаються омелою. За результатами проведених досліджень виявлено, що вік дерев, які найбільш уражені омелою білою, становить 50-60 років і з віком ступінь ураження зростає, а частка ураження дерев віком 70-80 років становить 25-29 %. Ступінь ураження дерев омелою білою визначено за 5-бальною шкалою, згідно з якою найвищий бал ураження виявлено у тополі чорної та дельтовидної (5 балів), найнижчий – у ялини звичайної, липи серцелистої (1-2 бали). Розглядаючи види Populus за інтенсивністю заселення їх Viscum album, встановлено, що низький і високий ступені ураження мають 26 % дерев, середній – 28 %, а дуже високий – 30 %. Найбільшою часткою дерев з високим і дуже високим ступенем ураження відзначаються P. nigra та P. deltoids – 22 і 32 %.
Структурні компоненти інноваційної трансформації вітчизняної економіки
Authors: Klepanchuk O. Yu.
Published: December 2019

Досліджено структурні складники інноваційної трансформації вітчизняної економіки. Показано, що формотворчі принципи концепції інноваційної трансформації реального сектора економіки України на сьогодні не сформульовані, тому в ролі моделі запропоновано адаптувати найближчі за змістовими характеристиками схеми. Відповідно до принципу системності, структурні компоненти визначено як сукупність взаємопов'язаних елементів зі спільною метою, ресурсним потенціалом та зовнішніми комунікаціями. Запропоновано ієрархічну декомпозицію цільових орієнтирів, розглянуто основні стратегічні пріоритети інноваційної трансформації вітчизняної економіки і визначено інструменти їх ефективного забезпечення. Доведено необхідність розвитку виробничо-технологічної підсистеми, яка забезпечує подолання технологічного відставання вітчизняної економіки від світових економічних лідерів в умовах обмеженості бюджетних ресурсів. З'ясовано, що вирішення проблеми наукомісткості виробництва потребує узгодження державних механізмів податкового регулювання і розвитку науково-технічної діяльності. Описано закономірності дифузії інновацій, конвергенції технологічних платформ та поєднання технологій різних укладів. Визначено інтегратори та дестимулятори цих процесів. Запропоновано алгоритм побудови моделі інноваційної трансформації з покроковим описом здійснення послідовних етапів.
Облік виробничих витрат на хлібопекарських підприємствах України
Authors: Didyk A. Z.
Published: December 2019

З'ясовано зміст поняття витрати. Розглянуто особливості нормативного методу обліку витрат на хлібопекарських підприємствах, визначено його основні завдання. Встановлено, які складові входять до витрат на виробництво хлібопекарської продукції. Досліджено особливості обліку виробничих витрат на хлібопекарських підприємствах України. Визначено проблеми обліку змінних і постійних загальновиробничих витрат та запропоновано шлях їх вирішення. Запропоновано вдосконалити нормативну базу шляхом покращення класифікації загальновиробничих витрат, деталізувати план рахунків бухгалтерського обліку з конкретизацією статей загальновиробничих витрат. Обґрунтовано значення рецептур у розрахунку собівартості виготовленої продукції. Встановлено основні технологічні особливості виробництва хлібобулочних виробів та розглянуто їх вплив на облік виробничих витрат. Розглянуто особливості технологічних витрат під час виготовлення хлібобулочних виробів, технологічних витрат на складах і комунікаціях. З'ясовано, що нормування витрат виходу хліба використовують для встановлення порядку у витраті основної сировини хлібопекарського виробництва. Наведено основні показники, які використовують у розрахунку норми виходу хліба. Обґрунтовано закономірності розрахунку планової витрати борошна. Виокремлено найпоширеніші бухгалтерські проведення, пов'язані з виробництвом продукції на хлібопекарських підприємствах.
Багатокрокове прогнозування тренду показників забруднення атмосферного повітря
Authors: Mishchuk О. S.
Published: December 2019

Наявність величезної кількості джерел небезпеки, спричинених діяльністю людини, становить реальну загрозу для самої людини і навколишнього середовища. Сучасний рівень організації та моніторингу забруднення навколишнього середовища висуває вимоги до розроблення нових підходів щодо вирішення проблеми контролю якості атмосферного повітря, прогнозування його забруднення та управління джерелами викидів шкідливих речовин на основі нових інформаційних технологій. Тому створення інтегрованих автоматизованих систем контролю та управління якістю атмосферного повітря, розроблення перспективних моделей і алгоритмів прогнозування забруднення повітря є актуальною проблемою. Одночасно розроблювані алгоритми прогнозування повинні бути простими та зрозумілими у використанні, тому у дослідженні описано та проаналізовано такі методи прогнозування параметрів забруднення атмосферного повітря: метод наївного прогнозу та методи прогнозування на основі лінійної нейроподібної структури моделі послідовних геометричних перетворень. Оскільки метод наївного прогнозу є найпростішим серед всіх існуючих методів, було виконано порівняння методу прогнозування на основі лінійної нейроподібної структури моделі послідовних геометричних перетворень (НС МПГП) саме зі згаданим методом, з ціллю визначення який метод результує з кращими показниками. Експериментально доведено, що метод прогнозування тренду шкідливої домішки CO на основі лінійної нейроподібної структури моделі послідовних геометричних перетворень є ефективним методом, оскільки показує точніші результати, ніж метод наївного прогнозу. Тому за допомогою розроблюваного методу виконано короткочасне багатокрокове прогнозування тренду забруднення атмосферного повітря.
CORPOS DISSONANTES: SOBRE A EMERGÊNCIA DE UMA PEDAGOGIA INTERCULTURAL “QUEER/CUIR/CU”
Authors: Brandão da Silva André Vitor
Published: December 2019

Este artigo investiga de que forma as questões de gênero interferem nos processos de letramento dos sujeitos que não se apresentam sob o domínio hétero-cis-normativo. O trabalho aponta para a emergência da construção de um letramento intercultural “Queer/Cuir/Cu” que possa operar no campo da valorização das diferenças, promovendo uma ação pedagógica contextualizada que auxilie no desenvolvimento das potencialidades e especificidades de ser/estar no mundo de cada aluno. Para tal, utilizamos enquanto estratégia metodológica a entrevista compreensiva que, por sua vez, foi realizada com Maya Coelly – mulher trans que vive e trabalha em Petrolina-PE – a fim de colher narrativas pessoais para entender com mais clareza o cotidiano escolar opressor que é imposto às pessoas transgêneras.
A CONSTRUÇÃO DE NOVAS NARRATIVAS DE LETRAMENTO: ANÁLISE DE UM EVENTO DO PROJETO SER TÃO POETA
Authors: Rosa Ariane Samila Ferreira de Oliveira , Pinzoh Josemar Martins
Published: December 2019

O presente trabalho analisa um sarau promovido pelo Grupo Ser Tão Poeta em um shopping center da cidade de Petrolina, PE, com o objetivo de, primeiro, descobrir formas de letramento contextualizadas às necessidades locais, como a criação de narrativas que estão em sentido oposto à cultura de massa, realizada por um grupo de jovens poetas, homens e mulheres, durante um sarau desenraizado do seu espaço de origem; e, segundo, discutir as diversas práticas de letramento envolvidas. A base conceitual do estudo tem como base principalmente Street (2006; 2016; 2018); Soares (2018); Kleiman (1995). A metodologia utilizada foi um estudo de cunho etnográfico. Conclui-se que é possível a construção de novas proposições de interação escrita e leitura, no âmbito do letramento literário, que levem em consideração outras circunstâncias dos atores envolvidos, através da prática da escrita, dentro das características peculiares de cada proposta de letramento.
AFOXÉ FILHOS DE ZAZE: MÚSICA INTERCULTURAL CONSTRUINDO UM LETRAMENTO IDEOLÓGICO
Authors: Silva Jailson de Lima , Vasconcelos Flávia Maria de Brito Pedrosa
Published: December 2019

O presente trabalho resulta de uma pesquisa de cunho etnográfico sobre letramento em uma perspectiva intercultural e tem como recorte a análise de algumas partes das letras das músicas do repertório do bloco Afoxé Filhos de Zaze, que faz parte de um estudo mais ampliado das práticas de letramento. Parte-se do pressuposto de que no ambiente social da música existe uma relação mediada pela escrita e a leitura que cumpre uma função social dentro de um determinado contexto cultural. Desse modo, as letras das músicas podem ser analisadas partindo do modelo de letramento ideológico (STREET, 2014), como letramento local não legitimado, uma prática social específica do grupo, que divulga, por intermédio da música, a cultura dos povos de origem negra, contribuindo para uma ação política do grupo no enfrentamento de preconceitos, sobretudo, de etnia e de religião.
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE COMBINED ACTION OF MULTICOMPONENT CHEMICAL AEROSOL AND LOW TEMPERATURE
Authors: Nikolaeva N. I. , Rakitskii V. N. , Filin A. S.
Published: December 2019

The comparative complex cytomorphological study of the combined action of low temperature and mixed aerosol containing sulfuric compounds has been conducted. The experiments were made on animals adapted and not adapted to cold action. The analysis of the obtained results allows to state that the combined effect of the factors studied has a pronounced effect on the development of disorders in the bronchopulmonary, cardiovascular, and liver systems. The data obtained show unidirectional changes in cytomorphological parameters with changes in the bronchopulmonary system. However, in non-adapted animals, structural and metabolic changes in the lungs, liver, heart and subcutaneous connective tissue were recorded earlier (60 days) than in the adapted ones (120 days).
METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO EARLY DETECTION OF TOXIC ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY BASED ON DYNAMICS OF SOME BIOMARKERS
Authors: Sivak K. V. , Savateeva-Lyubimova T. N. , Gus’kova T. A.
Published: December 2019

The article presents the results of the experimental toxicological study of rats poisoned with uranyl acetate dihydrate (300 mg / kg body weight). The aim of this study was to develop methodological approaches to the early detection of acute toxic kidney damage on the basis of the dynamics of some biomarkers on 1, 3 and 7 days after nephrotoxin administration. For renal biomarkers reflecting the value of glomerular filtration rate (creatinine in the blood, cutoff 112,77 µmol/l) the mechanism of cell death (TPA in urine, cutoff of 5.28 IU/ml), degenerative changes and regeneration (KIM-1 in urine, cutoff of 0.28 ng/ml; at values above 8,2 ng/ml the lethal effect can be expected), the inflammatory infiltration and the induction of tissue reparation (MCP-1 in urine, cutoff 11,70 pg/ml, TGF-β1 in the urine, cutoff 34,33 pg/ml), the sensitivity and specificity have been determined. According to the sequence of urine level increase, the studied biomarkers can be arranged in the following series: early stage – TPA; stage of necrosis growth and leukocyte infiltration – KIM-1, MCP-1, creatinine; stage of deep necrotic changes – TGF-β1. The studied markers are of interest for use as diagnostic tools in determining the stage of kidney disease in nephrotoxic poisoning.
EFFECT OF ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE ON BENZO(A)PYRENE GENOTOXICITY MARKERS
Authors: Babakov V. N. , Rogovskaya N. Yu. , Kurdyukov I. D. , Beltyukov P. P. , Dulov S. A. , Radilov A. S.
Published: December 2019

The effect of aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists (FICZ and ITE), as well as lipopolysaccharide under the toxic action of benzo(a)pyrene in HepaRG human hepatoma cells was evaluated. Active forms of the key stress-activated kinase cascades and DNA repair system proteins were used as markers of the genotoxic action of benzo(a)pyrene. A mixture of lipopolysaccharide with benzo(a)pyrene increases benzo(a)pyrene cytotoxicity and reduces the activation of DNA repair system proteins below the control level. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonists (FICZ and ITE) exhibit a cytoprotective effect against benzo(a) pyrene, enhance Akt1 kinase activation, and downregulate activation of the p53 protein and Chk1 and Chk2 checkpoint kinases. Thus, FICZ and ITE reduce the genotoxicity of benzo(a)pyrene.
EFFECTS OF FATTY ACIDS ON BINDING AND ESTERASE ACTIVITY OF ALBUMIN TOWARDS ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS ACCORDING TO MOLECULAR MODELING APPROACH
Authors: Belinskaya D. A. , Batalova A. A. , Goncharov N. V.
Published: December 2019

One of the urgent tasks of clinical toxicology is the development of therapy aimed at stoichiometric and/or catalytic detoxification of organophosphorus compounds in the bloodstream, which will prevent the poison’s entering the neuromuscular and neuronal synapses and help to avoid irreversible consequences of poisoning. An auxiliary option for the detoxification of organophosphorus compounds in the bloodstream may be a directed effect on albumin, the main transport protein of the blood, by means of molecules modulating its binding and/or esterase properties. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of fatty acids on the binding and esterase activity of human albumin to organophosphorus compounds by molecular modeling methods on the example of paroxone and oleic acid. According to the data obtained, an increased concentration of fatty acids in the blood reduces the likelihood of paraoxon binding to albumin and pseudo-esterase reaction.
MODEL BIOMEMBRANES AS TEST OBJECTS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF CONCENTRATION RANGES OF HARMFUL CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IN BIOLOGICAL MEDIUMS AND OBJECTS OF EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
Authors: Alekseeva O. M. , Krementsova A. V. , Krivandin A. V. , Shatalova O. V. , Kim Yu. A.
Published: December 2019

The paper presents data on changes in model biomembranes (liposomes, erythrocyte shadows, erythrocytes) used as test objects to determine those ranges of concentrations of biologically active substances in which there is no violation of the structure or function of experimental objects. Melaphene, plant growth regulator used in small doses in seed pre-treatment, and antioxidant phenosan derivatives, phenoxane and IHFANs, have been used as biologically active substances. It was shown by DSC that phenosan derivatives at concentrations equal to 10-5 M and higher destroy the microdomain organization in the bilayers of phospholipid multilamellar liposomes and reshape protein microdomains in the shadows of red blood cells. Melaphene in small and large concentrations changes polymodal the microdomain organization in the bilayers of phospholipid multilamellar liposomes without destroying the structure and does not affect the protein microdomains in the shadows. An increase in the membrane permeability in isolated intact erythrocytes in the presence of melaphene in large and small concentrations has been revealed by means of spectral anaslysis. The method of small-angle diffraction scattering showed the absence of the effect of melaphene in a wide range of concentrations on the thickness of phospholipid bilayers and the order of their packaging in multilamellar liposomes.
TAAR1 AGONISTS AS A POTENTIAL TARGET IN THE THERAPY OF MENTAL DISORDERS WITH THE DEFICIT OF IMPULSIVE AND COMPULSIVE CONTROL
Authors: Sukhanov I. M.
Published: December 2019

Receptors associated with trace amines, 1st subtype (TAAR1), are the promising targets for the development of new pharmacological approaches to the treatment of various neuropsychiatric disorders. Currently TAAR1 agonists are undergoing clinical trials as new pharmacologically active agents with antipsychotic action. At the same time, the expression of TAAR1 and the physiological significance of these receptors as regulators of the activity of catecholaminergic structures in the Central nervous system suggest that the activation of TAAR1 can have a therapeutic effect in patients suffering from mental diseases such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which are accompanied by violations of impulsive and compulsive control. This paper is an attempt to critically evaluate the currently existing data set obtained during testing of TAAR1 ligands in in vivo studies over the past 5 years. The analysis suggests that TAAR1 agonists may provide and have a limited anti-compulsive effect when used in the clinic.
ACUTE TOXICITY OF CERIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES
Authors: Khodykina N. V. , Tochilkina L. P. , Novikova O. N. , Sroslov M. S. , Pocheptsov A. Ya. , Velikorodnaya Yu. I.
Published: December 2019

The resorptive effects of 0.01 M cerium nanodioxide sol upon single intraperitoneal administration to rats have been studied. The acute exposure to nanoparticles was found to have a dose-dependent general toxic effect on the body (weight loss, inflammatory changes in the abdominal organs, modification of individual behavior, hematological changes, metabolic imbalance), which develops on the background of POL activation. The prooxidant effect of cerium dioxide nanoparticles is demonstratively manifested at relatively high exposure levels (80–8 mg / kg). The threshold dose for the general toxic effect (Limch integr) is equal to 0.8 mg / kg.
Four new Caribbean Sigambra species (Annelida, Pilargidae), and clarifications of three other Sigambra species
Authors: Salazar-Vallejo Sergio I. , Rizzo Alexandra E. , León-González J. Ángel de , Brauco Kalina M.
Published: December 2019

Sigambra grubii Müller, 1858 has been reported from many different coastal environments in Brazil and the Grand Caribbean. However, more than one species was thought to be included under this species group name. After the study of several subtle and consistent differences in specimens fitting the description S. grubii, a new Grand Caribbean species is herein recognized and described as S. hernandezisp. nov. Further, the study of other Sigambra specimens prompted the examination of type specimens of S. bassi (Hartman, 1947), and of S. wassi Pettibone, 1966 to clarify some morphological features, and three other new species are recognized and newly described: S. diazisp. nov. and S. ligneroisp. nov. from the southeastern Caribbean (Venezuela), and S. olivaisp. nov. from the northwestern Caribbean (México). Morphological features are also clarified for S. grubii by comparison with specimens from the type locality, Florianópolis, Brazil, and with type specimens of S. bassi from Florida (U.S.A.), and non-type specimens of S. wassi from Virginia (USA). A key to identify all species of Sigambra is also included.
A new petrophilous tiger beetle from the Trans-Pecos region of Texas and revised key to the genus Amblycheila (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cicindelinae)
Authors: Duran Daniel P. , Roman Stephen J.
Published: December 2019

A new rock-dwelling (petrophilous) tiger beetle, Amblycheila katzi Duran & Roman, sp. nov. is described from calcareous canyons and steep hillsides in the Trans-Pecos region of western Texas. It is distinguished from all other Amblycheila based on multiple morphological characters, biogeography, and ecology. A revised key to the genus Amblycheila is provided.
Cécile Reims : d’un trait, l’autre
Authors: Latour Marie-José
Published: December 2019

Gageant que le psychanalyste a beaucoup à apprendre de celle qui sait qu’il n’y a pas de persévérance sans patience, pas plus que de joie sans peine ni de création sans épure, ce texte évoque le fil de la vie et de l’œuvre de Cécile Reims, graveur d’interprétation.
Exemplars Illustrating De-implementation of Tradition-Based Practices
Authors: Upvall Michele J. , Bourgault Annette M. , Pigon Cody , Swartzman Christine A.
Published: December 2019

Clinical practice must be based on evidence. When evidence suggests that a certain practice may be ineffective or even harmful, that practice should be discontinued. The Choosing Wisely campaign, an initiative of the ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) Foundation, is intended to bring attention to tradition-based practices, or “sacred cows,” which lack evidence to support their ongoing use. The complex process of discontinuing or reducing the use of tradition-based practices is known as “de-implementation.” Recognizing the importance of de-implementation is necessary to fully understand evidence-based practice. This article explores the de-implementation process, examining its barriers and facilitators. Three critical care exemplars of tradition-based practices are presented and examined through the lens of de-implementation. Barriers and facilitators related to de-implementing these tradition-based practices are described, with an emphasis on the roles of various stakeholders and the need to overcome cognitive dissonance and psychological bias.
Investigation of apomorphine during sleep in Parkinson’s: Improvement in UPDRS Scores
Authors: Pieroni Miguel A.
Published: December 2019

Sleep is responsible for several functions required for homeostasis. REM sleep could be a rearrangement period where limits of certain functions can be moved to a new state of balance. This study proposes that dopaminergic deficit may be responsible for the circadian dysregulation that occur with neurodegeneration and therefore a restitution of REM sleep and an improvement in Parkinson disease’s symptoms can be achieved with the controlled use of dopamine agonists during the night. Twenty parkinsonian patients underwent to a onemonth study of subcutaneous nocturnal apomorphine treatment at the beginning of each REM stage. This therapeutic approach led to a significant benefit for patients in all of the 3 UPDRS scores. The mean change from baseline in the MDS-UPDRS Part I, II and III was significantly greater in the apomorphine vs. placebo group. In the UPDRS Part I total score was 0.8 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.612, -0.012) and 3.3 (95% CI: 4.732, 1.867) for the placebo and apomorphine groups, respectively (difference between groups: 2.5, 95% CI: 3.454, 1.545; P = 0.002). For UPDRS Part II total score, the mean change was 1.3 (95% CI: 2.692, - 0.09) and 4.6 (6.916, 2.28). Difference between groups: 3.3, 95% CI: 4.752, 1.847; P = 0.013. In UPDRS Part III was 1.1 (95% CI: 2.425, -0.225) and 5.5 (95% CI: 8.808, 2.191). Difference between groups: 4.4, (95% CI: 6.321, 2.478; P = 0.012). We can conclude that sleep alteration in PD can be improved by stimulation of D2 receptors. The symptomatic benefits obtained due to restoration of REM functions were significant.
Determination of humeral inclination in stemless shoulder arthroplasty using plain radiographs
Authors: Beck Sascha , Martin Robert J. , Patsalis Theodor , Burggraf Manuel , Busch André , Landgraeber Stefan , Alexander Wegner
Published: December 2019

Plain radiographs of the shoulder are routinely used to assess implant orientation after shoulder arthroplasty. Recently, humeral inclination has come into focus especially in reverse stemless shoulder arthroplasty. But, in X-ray projections not exactly parallel to the base of the humeral component, the humeral inclination angle cannot be determined precisely. Therefore, we established a mathematical algorithm to calculate the humeral neck shaft angle and counterchecked the formula using plain radiographs of a sawbone model containing a humeral head prosthesis. With increasing angles of retroversion, the base of the humeral component forms an ellipse in plain radiographs. Knowing the width and length of the ellipse as well as the inclination angle in a plain radiograph, the exact inclination angle can be determined using the equation reported below. Thus, independent from the viewing angle or angle of retroversion, the inclination angle of a stemless humeral head implant can be estimated with an accuracy of ±1.5-degree deviation. The algorithm proposed may be the basis for further research on the impact of humeral inclination in stemless shoulder arthroplasty.
Framing insiders by outsiders
Authors: Jackson Glenna S.
Published: December 2019

In this article, the author rehearses the Lukan parable of the Friend at Midnight (Lk 11:5–8) as a segue from Insiders and Outsiders and a Hermeneutic of Resonance to provide a method she employs as an outsider sharing stories from and insights into a culture in which she was not born. She then connects her personal and existential experiences to the academic world of research.
Important missiological perspectives from the acts of Dordrecht for a missional church in the 21st century
Authors: Knoetze Johannes J.
Published: December 2019

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Effect of Healing Agent Filled Microcapsules on Tensile Strength of Glass Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Composite Laminate
Authors: Jhanji Kanu Priya , Asokan R. , Amitkumar R. , Pandima Dhevi S. Sharanyaa , Guptha K. Mahathi , Chowdary Probal
Published: December 2019

This work focuses on the study of variation in behaviour of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite laminate in the presence of healing agent filled microcapsules. Healing capacity was tested for the newly developed laminate with capsules. Two types of microcapsules were made and included in the resin system. One type consists of healing agent and other type consists of curing agent. These capsules were blended in the ratio of 10:3 in the resin system and laminate was fabricated by hand lay-up technique. Initially, the effect of microcapsules on the tensile properties of glass fiber epoxy composites was studied. No conspicuous variation was discerned in the tensile nature. The healing ability of the laminate was checked by producing minor indentation damage on the surface of the laminate with a 0.5 mm ball indenter. It was noticed that 80% of the indentation was recovered within the time span of 48 hours and 93% of healing efficiency was attained. FE analysis was performed with MIDAS NFX software to confirm the results. Both experimental and FE analysis results were observed to be identical.
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Emissions Monitoring and Estimation using Artificial Neural Networks: Technical Note
Authors: Sujatha K. , Karthikeyan V. , Balaji V. , Bhavani N.P.G. , Srividhya V. , Krishnakumar R. , Sridhar R.
Published: December 2019

Power is utilized as the prime fuel for hybrid and module electric vehicles in order to build the productivity of commercial vehicles. This paper forecasts the emission factors utilizing discrete Fourier transform, artificial neural networks and hybridization of back propagation algorithm. The DFT facilitates the extraction of the performance indicators which are otherwise called the features. The coefficients of the power spectrum denote the performance indicators. The ANN learns the pattern for emissions from HEVs using these performance indicators. This ANN based strategy offers an optimal control action to detect and reduce the exhaust gas emissions which are hazardous. These vehicles are provided with automated highway traffic Jam assist. Hence the forecast of these emissions offers increased efficiency of 90% to 100% thereby ensuring optimal operating condition for the hybrid vehicles.
Intensification of Heat Transfer in a Double Tube Heat Exchanger with Nano-Fluids and Trapezoidal Cut Twisted Tape - A Numerical Study
Authors: Gnanavel C. , Saravanan R. , Chandrasekaran M.
Published: December 2019

The heat transfer enhancement is normally demanded in industries for heating, cooling and evaporation in the equipmentâ€™s like air conditioning, radiators and refrigerators etc. The passive, active or combination of them usually employed for intensification of heat transfer in such heat exchangers. In this study, we focus on an innovative passive technique. The dual approach is to increase the conductivity of the suspended nano-particles such as titanium dioxide, beryllium oxide or beryllia, zinc oxide and copper oxide in the water. The flow resistance is offered by inserting the twisted tape with trapezoidal cut. The objective of the numerical study is to investigate the thermal and flow fields by utilizing various types of nano-fluids with and without twisted tape in the double tube heat exchanger. The finite volume method is employed to solve the continuity, momentum and energy equations.
Numerical Investigation and Optimization of Shape and Design Parameters of Lift Rod of Helicopter
Authors: Saravanan R. , Gopalakrishnan T.
Published: December 2019

The technological advantages lead to design the components and systems of great extent. The functional components and their dimensions are to be designed well for ensuring safe and reliable operations. The lift rod of helicopter is considered here for optimization. The failure mode analysis results show that the lift rod fails often and found to have less life period because of some complex force system that is encountered while landing, take-off and continuation of flight. Initially the existing design parameters and cross sections were considered as it is for observation. Based on the observation, the cross section was optimized to some extent. Then the design parameters are increased to 3 levels. The lift rod is analysed again with modified parameters. Finally, both the dimensions and shape are optimized to achieve a good design with desirable characteristics.
Mechanical Behaviour of Friction Stir Welded Dissimilar Aluminium Alloy AA 6082 and AA 2014
Authors: Sivabalan S. , Sridhar R. , Sathishkumar G. , Prakash M.
Published: December 2019

The contact between the non-consumable tool and the parent metal will exhibit heat in which the two corners of dissimilar materials are bonded by plastic atomic diffusion. This method converts mechanical energy into heat energy to form weldments by friction stir welding (FSW) process. Tool rotation speed, axial force, tool traverse speed and the weld duration are the peripheral parameters that are restrained to provide the necessary sequence of heat and pressure to form the weldments. During final step of the FSW plastic atomic diffusion occurs while the interfaces are in contact, grant metallurgical bond will be formed between the two dissimilar materials. Mechanical behaviour and the micro structural features of FSW of similar and dissimilar aluminium alloys are investigated. Deformation of material was analysed by using ANSYS.
Optimization of Suspension System using Particle Swarm Optimisation and Genetic Algorithm
Authors: Xiujuan Li , Liu Wei , Shanhong Li
Published: December 2019

Advancements in science and technology have made the vehicle driving stability and ride comfort being the hot topic of current research. This paper details the combination of the particle swarm optimization algorithm and genetic algorithm, to optimize the multi-link suspension system. The hybrid algorithm was implemented using MATLAB. Simulation experiment on the dynamic vehicle model of the vehicle suspension system is optimized. Results show that the vehicle ride comfort has been greatly improved.
Corrosion Analysis of Damage Resistant Materials used in Military Armoured Vehicles in Poisonous Gas Environment
Authors: Rui W. , Nian-Chu Wu , Xin-Li Yu
Published: December 2019

With the improvement of Chinaâ€™s military strength, military armoured vehicles are very effective in dealing with various harsh environments. The poisonous gas environment is very serious against the body of the military armoured vehicle. For this reason, the damage-resistant material for the car needs to be developed, and the corrosion resistance of the material is analysed. Metal and polymer damage resistant materials are selected as research objects. In the three environments of alkaline poison gas, industrial poison gas and acid gas, the outdoor exposure test is carried out, and the indoor accelerated test under the combined environmental factors is implemented to obtain the mechanism of corrosion and aging behaviour of the typical material of the vehicle. Experiments show that the damage resistant material can effectively enhances the corrosion resistance of the car body in a poisonous gas environment.
Response of Glass Fibre Reinforced Nano Epoxy Composite Subjected to Shear and Flexural Loads
Authors: Amitkumar R. , Jhanji Kanu Priya , Venkatanarayanan P.S. , Soris M.Joel , Srikanth Nishanth
Published: December 2019

Use of composite laminates is found in various applications such as aircraft and automotive, sports, rocket parts and civil structures. Resin system of the polymer composites enacts a crucial role of binding the reinforcements properly to provide good mechanical properties. The presence of any kind of filler alters the properties of resin system which in turn also alters the mechanical behaviour of composite laminate. In the present work an attempt has been made to enhance the mechanical performance of glass fibre epoxy composites by embedding nano calcium carbonate particles in resin system. These particles were added in different weight fractions like 1, 3 and 5% and the response of GFRP nano composites were recorded under flexural and shear loads. Composite laminates with 3% wt. of nano particles have shown considerable improvement among the other laminates.
Study of Tribological Behaviour of AA6351/SiC/Gr Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite using Taguchi Technique
Authors: Vijaya M. , Srinivas K. , Tiruveedula N.B.Prakash
Published: December 2019

Using stir-casting, the hybrid aluminium metal matrix composites are prepared with the reinforcement of SiC and graphite particulates by varying equally 2%, 4%, 6%, and 8% by weight. The wear and frictional force for the prepared specimens were investigated through pin on disc wear testing machine. Exercising ANOVA technique, the wear rate and coefficient of friction was accomplished with the impact of applied load, sliding speed and sliding distance. Using Taguchi technique, experiments have been performed depending on the design of experiments. For analysis of data L9 Orthogonal array was preferred. Wear resistance and frictional force were influenced majorly with the reinforcement of graphite. The morphology of the depleted surfaces and the wear fragments were analysed to recognize the wear property. Distinguished to other percentages of reinforcements, 6% wt. of SiC and 6% wt. of graphite has demonstrated high wear resistance.
Malta
Authors:   International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Published: December 2019

This Note analyzes laws, policies, and procedures for bank failure mitigation and resolution, and for preparation and management of a financial crisis in Malta. It addresses the supervision of bank recovery plans, early intervention when problems are identified, resolution planning, resolution funding, and deposit insurance. Until recently, Malta had no bank failures since the 1970’s; two banks have failed in the past two years, and these experiences are assessed.
Performance of performance specifications in design-build highway projects
Authors: Bröchner Jan , Silfwerbrand Johan
Published: December 2019

Design-build contracts with performance-based specifications are believed to raise productivity and the innovation rate. Such specifications for highway and bridge contracts may create risks, be too detailed or difficult to verify. The purpose has been to analyse how performance-based requirements are used in Swedish design-build contracts for highway projects. How contractors are encouraged to provide innovative technologies is emphasized. Generic documents from the Swedish Transport Administration for design-build contracts have been studied, and case studies of six design-build contracts with performance-based requirements have been made. Technical specifications for these contracts have been analysed and interviews held with both client and contractor project managers. Results include that it is along the time axis that major obstacles to innovation arise. Before the contractor is able to develop innovative solutions, the initial design plan restricts the highway geometry. During construction, a mix of performance and prescriptive requirement formulations is more of a challenge than clashes between performance requirements. The client may avoid performance language, more so for bridges than road surfaces, because of concerns with efficient maintenance in the future. It is recommended that performance-based specifications should be less detailed and that a life cycle view of highway projects should support innovative technologies.
Detection and characterization of birch pollen in the atmosphere using a multiwavelength Raman polarization lidar and Hirst-type pollen sampler in Finland
Authors: Bohlmann Stephanie , Shang Xiaoxia , Giannakaki Elina , Filioglou Maria , Saarto Annika , Romakkaniemi Sami , Komppula Mika
Published: December 2019

Abstract. We present the results of birch pollen characterization
using lidar and in situ measurements based on a 11 d pollination period
from 5 to 15 May 2016 at the European Aerosol Research Lidar Network
(EARLINET) station in Vehmasmäki (Kuopio; 62∘44′ N,
27∘33′ E), Finland. The ground-based multiwavelength
Raman polarization lidar PollyXT performed continuous measurements at
this rural forest site and has been combined with a Hirst-type volumetric
air sampler, which measured the pollen type and concentration at roof level
(4 m). The period was separated into two parts due to different atmospheric
conditions and detected pollen types. During the first period, high
concentrations of birch pollen were measured with a maximum 2 h average
pollen concentration of 3700 grains m−3. Other pollen types
represented less than 3 % of the total pollen count. In observed pollen
layers, the mean particle depolarization ratio at 532 nm was 10±6 % during the intense birch pollination period. Mean lidar ratios were
found to be 45±7 and 55±16 sr at 355 and 532 nm,
respectively. During the second period, birch pollen was still dominant, but
a significant contribution of spruce pollen was observed as well. Spruce
pollen grains are highly nonspherical, leading to a larger mean
depolarization ratio of 26±7 % for the birch–spruce pollen mixture.
Furthermore, higher lidar ratios were observed during this period with
mean values of 60±3 and 62±10 sr at 355 and 532 nm,
respectively. The presented study shows the potential of the particle
depolarization ratio to track pollen grains in the atmosphere.
Lessons in Flexibility: Introducing a Yoga Program in an Australian Prison
Authors: Hopkins Anthony , Bartels Lorana , Oxman Lisa
Published: December 2019

International research provides support for yoga as a wellbeing intervention in prison. Until recently, no systematic research had been undertaken in Australia to assess the effectiveness of a yoga program, or consider the challenges of implementation. In 2017, the authors, in partnership with Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Corrective Services and the Yoga Foundation, introduced a pilot yoga program at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT. This paper draws on comments from the prisoners who participated in the program and the yoga teacher, as well as the perspectives of a prison psychologist and the lead author, both of whom also participated in the program. The paper reflects on the lessons learnt from developing and delivering a prison yoga program and advocates for the expansion of such programs in Australian prisons.
Community Policing And Crime Prevention: Evaluating The Role Of Traditional Leaders Under Chief Madliwa In Nkayi District, Zimbabwe
Authors: Zikhali Whitehead
Published: December 2019

Community policing is a strategic consideration for contemporary policing, especially when police organisations worldwide increasingly seek cost-effective and sustainable methods of combating crime. The principle of community policing recognises the community and its leaders as equal partners in the prevention and reduction of crime. Hence, there is a need for research to interrogate how different police organisations have considered community policing as a panacea to their policing challenges. This study sought to evaluate the role of traditional leaders in community policing and crime prevention in the community of Chief Madliwa, Nkayi District in Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe. Interviews were carried out with eight village heads, four headmen and three key informants. Four focus group discussions were conducted to collect the villagers’ insight on the role of traditional leaders in community policing and crime prevention. Participants were identified using purposive and convenience sampling. The findings revealed that community policing is an effective strategy for crime prevention and that traditional leaders play a pivotal role in the success of community policing and crime prevention. Traditional leaders play an integral role in the recruitment of members of the Neighbourhood Watch Committee, assist with organising the business community to cooperate with the police in the fight against crime and play an important role in organising the community to attend crime awareness campaigns arranged by the police.
Profiteering from Urban Safety, Fear of Crime and Earthquakes in Istanbul
Authors: Bahar Halil Ibrahim
Published: December 2019

There is a direct relationship between urban safety in Istanbul and neoliberal urban planning policies that has led to the creation of a new wealthy class. Such a class has risen from profiteering from land deals and the construction of housing and offices, both of which were politically facilitated. The classification of areas of the city as being at risk from crime and earthquake, together with the legalisation of urban change projects, have resulted in whole sections of the community being declared at risk and moved to other areas with an attendant rise in social exclusion.
The ethnic flâneuse: The Right to the City and Embodied Streets in Julia Savarese’s The Weak and the Strong (1952) and Marion Benasutti’s No Steady Job for Papa (1966)
Authors: Pelayo Sañudo Eva
Published: December 2019

Drawing on Edward W. Soja’s radical critique to the prevailing narrative of history in social theory, this paper investigates how two novels on Italian/American ethnic identity are distinctively spatialized. The analysis focuses on the characters’ different experiences and perceptions of space, which attest to the interplay of identity and spatial production, paying attention to agency and spatial stories that are specifically localized. By using theory on the (re)production of space, this paper analyzes how urban representational and material patterns relate to social division, in terms of ethnicity and gender, and how the perpetuation of inequality is spatially enacted. Particularly, it examines the key gendered urban layout that is revealed in how women are often “in transit” (Gómez-Reus and Glifford 2013), “out of place” (McDowell 1997) or in fear (Valentine 1989; Pain 2001) in the “embodied spaces” of the streets (Tonkiss 2005). Through two texts of early Italian/American fiction, this paper addresses the spatial practices, as well as restrictions, of the embodied racialized and gendered subject. To this end, the figure of the ethnic flâneuse (Carrera-Suárez 2015) represents a suitable object of study on embodied spatiality which serves to subvert traditional intersectional constraints of spatial design and discourse.
Enhancing L2 Motivation and English Proficiency through Technology
Authors: Gonzalez Mujico Flordelis , Lasagabaster David
Published: December 2019

Balancing and mastering the linguistic and academic demands of English teaching in higher education can become a difficult hurdle to surpass. Since curricula that integrates technology appears to provide an array of opportunities that promote engagement and language skills, it is worth examining how and whether L2 motivation, self-regulation and learning can be heightened through digital technologies. This paper describes a 6-week intervention programme conducted on 205 international students enrolled on an English for Academic Purposes course at a British university. Based on L2 imagery techniques and ePortfolios, the intervention proved to be of benefit to learner engagement and language acquisition.
The Produced Self: Conflicts of Depersonalization in Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth
Authors: Blanco Hidalga Jesús
Published: December 2019

American critic Fredric Jameson has referred to the modern centred subject as a consequence of the historical development of capitalism: both a product of and compensation for the processes of reification and fragmentation brought about by our mode of production. For the critic, realism and modernism played a fundamental part in the consolidation of modern individuality through the use of textual strategies such as point of view and free indirect discourse, which conjure up the literary illusion of a unified self. These are procedures deftly used by Edith Wharton to build our novel’s central character, Lily Bart. At the same time, however, this individuality is inevitably threatened by Wharton’s particular views of society, influenced by social Darwinism, and by her acute awareness of social processes of reification and commodification. This article explores the conflict between Wharton’s proposal of a unified self and the reality of depersonalization reflected by the novel. Likewise, this essay examines the strategies of containment through which the novelist seeks to assuage this contradiction and compensate for the almost unbearable loss that her social views entail for the subject.