bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Certain aspects of current state of domestic financial market
Authors: BORMOTOVA Maryna , MASHOSHYNA Tetiana , TROINIKOVA Olena
Published: December 2021

Introduction. The financial market, as a combination of exchange and redistribution relations associated with the processes of purchase and sale of financial resources is a complex system that is an indicator of the development of the economy as a whole. In the context of global challenges, the development trends of the financial market and its components are expanding. The securities market today occupies an increasing segment of the financial market, despite the fact that it is under development. Recently, it is characterized by a high level of dynamism. And already now it has positive results for the participants.
Purpose. A study of the securities market, the structure of its financial instruments and the circle of participants.
Results. Modern financial processes are characterized by the emergence of new financial instruments and technologies, which expands and forms an alternative to the placement and attraction of financial resources outside of banking institutions and increases the circle of participants. An example is the emergence of Internet trading. Internet trading is a system of securities work that gives the investor access to exchange information, and also makes it possible to conclude transactions on the purchase and sale of securities on the exchange in real time using a special certified program installed on a personal computer.
The expansion of the range of financial instruments that contribute to the increase of the circle of participants in the financial process in the stock market occurred at the expense of Bonds of Internal Government Loans of Ukraine, whose income rates are higher then bank. They became the first hryvnia instruments included in the global indices of debt securities MVIS (MV Index Solutions. Also in October this year, the National Commission on Securities and Stock Market decided to allow the circulation of foreign securities in Ukraine. As a result, today Ukrainian investors can use the opportunity to invest in 85 securities of foreign issuers. All this makes it possible to obtain additional financial resources for both individual (households) and collective entities (communities).
Conclusion. Domestic government bonds are effective financial instruments for the majority of participants in the investment process in the stock market are the first hryvnia instruments to be included in the the global MVIS debt securities indices. There is also a tendency to expand the circle of participants and the structure of financial instruments of the Ukrainian stock market due to the possibility of purchasing state securities by territorial communities, as well as admission of foreign securities by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
Methodological recommendations on digital rating of enterprises
Authors: HRYHORIEV Oleksandr , PETRYSHYN Nataliia , TODOSHCHUK Andrii
Published: December 2021

Introduction. The introduction of tax rating will help to centralize the control over the activities of economic entities by various government agencies. On the other hand, tax rating will avoid subjectivity in the assessment of enterprises by the tax authorities and establish a transparent and understandable work of the tax authorities themselves for taxpayers and society as a whole.
The purpose of the paper consists in a thorough study and analysis of international and domestic experience in rating the economic activity of enterprises by tax indicators in Ukraine to develop harmonized and unified guidelines for ranking business entities in the European integration of Ukraine.
Results. To determine the company's rating by tax indicators, it is necessary to assess the company's payment of taxes, fees and other tax payments and introduce digital rating of the company's fiscal indicators, which, thanks to two-way communication, will reveal negative phenomena in enterprises and fiscal authorities.
When ranking enterprises by tax indicators, it will be possible to avoid the corruption component in the distribution of budget funds, the provision of tax benefits, to identify the most important industries, regions and enterprises that need state aid.
Also with the help of this rating and tax indicators, you can calculate the amount by region, region, industry, which large enterprises (unfortunately, the state as well) hide. You can also determine the reduction of gross product due to the large salaries of “predatory” top management. We remind you that Ukraine has a flat scale of taxation of individuals and the main tax revenues under this article are paid by the poor and middle class. That is, in fact, the poor and middle class pay pensions, including to the rich.
Comparing the paid taxes and own revenues of the region plus determining the amount of domestic debt with its sources of repayment will significantly strengthen financial and tax discipline both in the center and on the ground.
Such measures will significantly improve Ukraine's international image and simplify its entry into the international community.
Conclusions. The proposed guidelines for digital rating of tax indicators of enterprises will improve the regulatory framework for determining the rating of the enterprise to obtain a scale of reliability of the enterprise as a business entity, eliminate significant problems of corruption in the fiscal system, improve financial and tax discipline primarily in central authorities, and secondly in industries, oblasts, cities, etc. These recommendations make it possible to establish opportunities for honest enterprises to obtain various privileges from the state and to avoid unreasonable and often ineffective inspections by tax and other authorities.
Applying Modern Educational Information Technologies in Higher Education Institutions
Authors: Бордовский П.Г. , Заварухина Л.А.
Published: December 2021

В статье рассматриваются актуальные вопросы применения современных информационно-образовательных технологий в высшей школе. Обоснована их актуальность и востребованность, а также программ и порталов дистанционного обучения в высшей школе.
Рассмотрены исследования, разработки и практика реализации современных информационно-образовательных технологий, которые освещены в современной научной литературе. Представлен опыт их использования в Национальном государственном университете физической культуры имени П. Ф. Лесгафта (Санкт-Петербург), накопленный с 2013 года: работа университетского портала дистанционного образования (ДО), который насчитывает около 10500 пользователей (студенты, магистранты и аспиранты) и включает в себя электронную информационно-образовательную среду (ЭИОС) вуза, представляющую собой совокупность информационно-коммуникационных технологий и электронных информационно-образовательных ресурсов, в том числе около 1200 дистанционных курсов, электронные варианты материалов учебных дисциплин, выполненных в соответствии с требованиями государственного образовательного стандарта, и интернет-странички преподавателей, на которых они размещают свои информационные и учебно-методические материалы в электронном виде. Рассмотрены основные преимущества, которые дает использование собственного дистанционного портала, основанного на платформе LMS Moodle, высшему учебному заведению.
Показаны особенности и трудности организации образовательного процесса с помощью этих технологий.

The article focuses on the issues of educational information technologies application in higher educational institutions. The authors highlight that educational information technologies, e-learning portals and educational software have become a component of the higher education system.
The article investigates contemporary theoretical research and descriptions of practical implementation of modern educational information technologies in the learning environment. The article discusses the experience of implementing educational information technologies at Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health (St. Petersburg). The University distance learning portal has been functioning since 2013. There are approximately 10,500 users (bachelor students, master students, postgraduate students). The portal hosts the university educational information environment and a variety of educational information resources, including 1,200 online courses, digital textbooks and other learning materials in full correspondence with the State Educational Standard, teachers’ web pages where they store their digital educational materials. The article analyzes the advantages of using the university distance learning portal based on the Moodle learning platform.
Autopercepción de la imagen corporal y hábitos alimenticios en adolescentes de la institución educativa Ventura Ccalamaqui – Lima
Authors: Chinchay Ana , Reyes Silvia
Published: December 2021

Estudio realizado en la Institución Educativa Ventura Ccalamaqui-Barranca de la Región Lima Provincias con el objetivo de establecer la relación entre la autopercepción de la imagen corporal y los hábitos alimenticios de las estudiantes del quinto año de secundaria. Estudio descriptivo correlacional de corte transversal, realizado en adolescentes del sexo femenino entre los 6 y 18 años. La muestra fue de 67 adolescentes seleccionadas a través del muestreo aleatorio probabilístico con un 95% de confiabilidad y los datos fueron recolectados mediante cuestionarios para las variables autopercepción y hábitos alimenticios. Los datos fueron procesados en el programa SPSS 22 y el análisis bivariado se realizó con la prueba de Chi Cuadrado. En los resultados se observa que no existe relación significativa entre la autopercepción de la imagen corporal y los hábitos alimenticios (p_valor=0.077). Asimismo, se aprecia que la dimensión cognitiva afectiva es la que predomina como componente de la autopercepción de la imagen corporal favorable en un 67% y los determinantes de tipo social son los que predominan en los hábitos alimenticios en un 91%. Se concluye que no existe relación significativa entre la autopercepción de la imagen corporal y los hábitos alimentarios.
Análisis de los compuestos volátiles de cacao nativo fino de aroma de granos tostados y sin tostar
Authors: Mori Mestanza Diner , Zuta Chamoli Veronica , Barrena Gurbillón Miguel Ángel , Oliva Cruz Manuel , Chávez Quintana Segundo Grimaldo
Published: December 2021

El aroma del cacao criollo (Theobroma cacao) fino de aroma se define por compuestos volátiles como las pirazinas, cetonas y los aldehídos, que se forman durante el tostado del grano, a partir de los precursores del aroma (azúcares reductores y aminoácidos libres) que se generan en el interior del grano a través de reacciones enzimáticas durante la fermentación; por esta razón la fermentación es el proceso más importante de la cadena de valor. Esta investigación analizó la producción de precursores del aroma y los compuestos aromáticos volátiles del cacao en muestras fermentadas secas y tostadas comparadas con muestras fermentadas, secas y sin tostar, utilizando la tecnología de cromatografía de gases acoplada a un detector de masas con micro extracción en fase sólida (GC-MS-SPME-HS), se identificaron 80 compuestos volátiles de las familias de aldehídos, cetonas, alcoholes, ésteres, ácidos y pirazinas. En conclusión, se logró identificar los compuestos volátiles del cacao criollo fino de aroma de la provincia de Utcubamba–Cajaruro; los cuales se generan con el proceso de fermentación y tostado del cacao que caracterizan a las muestras de la región por contener elevadas propiedades especiales, funcionales y sensoriales agradables.
Competencias gerenciales y desempeño de la gestión de jefes, Red de Salud Chachapoyas, 2020
Authors: Tuesta Shírley , Torrejón Yudelly
Published: December 2021

La investigación fue descriptiva, cuantitativa, correlacional–no experimental, prospectiva y trasversal, la cual tuvo como objetivo determinar la relación que existe entre las competencias gerenciales y el desempeño de la gestión de jefes, Red de Salud Chachapoyas. Se utilizó un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia, conformado por 23 jefes de la Red de Salud Chachapoyas. Para la variable competencias gerenciales se usó un cuestionario que tuvo una confiabilidad de 0.993 y para desempeño de la gestión se utilizó un formato de evaluación cuya confiabilidad fue de 0.925. Los resultados evidenciaron que, las competencias gerenciales según sus dimensiones alcanzaron competencias básicas, el 52.2% la categoría “bueno”; en las competencias específicas, el 65.2% se ubicaron en la categoría “bueno”; de igual manera, en las competencias genéricas, el 60.9% es “bueno”. El desempeño de la gestión se ubicó con sus dimensiones en nivel promedio a superior al promedio. Se concluye que existe relación significativa entre competencias gerenciales y desempeño de la gestión de jefes (variables X2 = 23.034 y con un nivel altamente significativo P < .000*, b, c) de esta población de estudio.
New concept: occlusion (OMI) and non-occlusion myocardial infarction (NOMI)
Authors: Skybchyk V. А. , Pylypiv О. S.
Published: December 2021

The article deals with an important problem of managing patients with myocardial infarction (MI). It’s known that the greatest benefit of immediate invasive intervention obtains patients with acute occlusion of the coronary arteries (or subocclusion). However, numerous studies have shown that up to 30 % of patients classified as non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are consistently found to have missed acute coronary occlusion. At that time, a number of patients with «benign» ST elevation undergo unnecessary catheterisation +/- reperfusion therapy that increases the risk of complications. In 2018 Meyers P., Weingart S. and Smith S. noted that ST elevation on ECG is most likely an unreliable tool for detecting patients that will benefit from immediate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and that a shift is required to a more reliable paradigm for detecting acute coronary occlusion, than the concept ST-elevation myocardial infarction. The authors introduced us to the new concept of Occlusion Myocardial Infarction (OMI) and Non-Occlusion Myocardial Infarction (NOMI). In this article we discuss five examples of ECG with occlusive myocardial infarction (OMI).
Gastric ulcer: etiological and pathogenetic causes
Authors: Sabadishin R. O.
Published: December 2021

The causes of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum so far not definitively established. The article analyzes two scientific theories of the origin of this disease, which in the process of practical research will be able to improve the treatment of patients with this fairly common pathology
Stress, distress, its types and correction
Authors: Oros M. M. , Gal A. V.
Published: December 2021

Chronic and acute, physiological, psychological and informational stress are considered. It is noted that stress is a protective reaction of the body in response to a very strong emotional, physical or psychological action from the outside. Instead, distress develops as a result of: prolonged inability to meet their physiological needs, unpleasant, sad and threatening changes in life, unusual, inappropriate living conditions, body damage, illness, injury, prolonged pain or negative emotions.

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Sympathometabolic profile of a fixed combination of lercanidipine with enalapril in the treatment of obese hypertensive patients (study review)
Authors: Lazarev P. A.
Published: December 2021

The publication highlights the main possibilities of fixed combinations of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors with calcium channel blockers in the treatment of hypertension and the advantages of the combination of enalapril 20 mg / lercanidipine 10 mg in terms of sympathomodulatory properties. Clinical data are provided that indicate the benefit of using this combination in patients with hypertension and concomitant obesity
KLASİK EDEBİYAT ŞAİRİ EDİNCİKLİ RAVZÎ’NİN ŞİİRİNDE “SAĞDIÇ”LIK GELENEĞİ (BCS'21)
Authors: UZUN Adnan
Published: December 2021

Sağdıçlık kavramı evlilik geleneklerimiz arasında önemli yer tutar. Sağdıçlık geleneğinin başlangıcı hakkında kesin bir fikir yürütmek zordur. Ancak en eski yazılı kaynaklarımız arasında yer alan Kaşgarlı Mahmut’un Divanü Lûgati’t-Türk adlı eserinde ve Dede Korkut Hikâyeleri’nde “sağdıç” kelimesiyle karşılaşıyoruz. Bu da geleneğin köklü bir geçmişe sahip olduğunu gösteriyor.

Sağdıçların düğündeki işlevleri; sağdıç olan kişilerin düğün esnasında her türlü hizmette yer aldığı görülmektedir. Gelinin sağdıçları, çeyizin serilmesi, gelinin hazırlanması, oyun oynanması, kına yakılması, kına yakıldıktan sonraki uygulamalar, düğün evine hizmet gibi konularda gelinin yanındadırlar. Erkeğin sağdıçları da, damadın hazırlanması, oyun oynama, çeyiz ve gelinin alınması, gelinin sağdıçlarına ve diğer kişilere bahşiş verilmesi, düğün yemeğinin hazırlanması, gerdek gecesi ve daha birçok konuda damadın yanında yer almaktadırlar. Sağdıçlık geleneği toplumumuzda bölgeden bölgeye, şehirden şehre bazı farklılıklar gösterse de günümüzde yaşamaya devam etmektedir.

Sağdıç kavramının Klasik edebiyatımızın XVI. Yüzyıl temsilcilerinden Edincikli Ravzî’nin şiirlerinde dört gazel şeklinde karşımıza çıkıyor.
Solar Prominence Bubble and Plumes Caused By an Eruptive Magnetic Flux Rope
Authors: Chen Changxue , Su Yang , Xue Jianchao , Gan Weiqun , Huang Yu
Published: December 2021

Prominence bubbles and plumes often form near the lower prominence–corona boundary. They are believed to play an important role in mass supply and evolution of solar prominences. However, how they form is still an open question. In this Letter we present a unique high-resolution Hα observation of a quiescent prominence by the New Vacuum Solar Telescope. Two noteworthy bubble–plume events are studied in detail. The two events are almost identical, except that an erupting mini filament appeared below the prominence–bubble interface in the second event, unlike the first one or any of the reported bubble observations. Analysis of the Hα and extreme-ultraviolet data indicates that the rising magnetic flux rope (MFR) in the mini filament is the cause of bubble expansion and that the interaction between the prominence and MFR results in plume formation. These observations provided clear evidence that emerging MFR may be a common trigger of bubbles and suggested a new mechanism of plumes in addition to Rayleigh–Taylor instability and reconnection.
Information, attitudes and behavior of Turkish people concerning COVID-19
Authors: Güden Ahmet , Güden Emel , Durmuş Sarıkahya Selma , Benli Ali Ramazan , Öztürk Ahmet
Published: December 2021

Introduction: This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of people towards COVID-19 and to evaluate compliance with practices such as social isolation, curfews, mask use and hand hygiene.

Methodology: A month after the COVID-19 infection was observed in Turkey, a standard questionnaire link was sent to participants via the online questionnaire platform to determine the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of the public. The survey results of 503 people were evaluated.

Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic 81.2% of the participants stayed at home, 79.1% of the participants wore a mask, 74% of the participants expressed to be following social distancing rules, 54.1% confirmed the use of hand sanitizers and 43.9% confirmed the use of gloves (43.9%), which are considered to be personal protective measures. The knowledge of terms such as ‘quarantine’ and ‘isolation’ was 94% and 97.4% respectively and 37.2% of the participants were of the opinion that the COVID-19 virus was produced in a laboratory environment. Within the research group, a rate of 65.6% of the participants found their own knowledge of COVID-19 to be sufficient. The participants found the announcements of official institutions more reliable than the announcements on television programs, the internet and social media.

Conclusions: The public information on COVID-19 was found to be sufficient. In order to prevent the spreading of the pandemic, participants were partially compliant to rules such as staying at home, using masks, maintaining hand hygiene and social isolation. Compared to men, women's use of protective equipment was higher.
Co-infection leprosy and tuberculosis: a systematic review
Authors: Cavalcante Trindade Luciana , Da Silveira Mendes Micheline , Conceição Martins Lourdes , Carlos Evangelista de A Bonfim Antônio , Fonseca Fernando Luiz Affonso
Published: December 2021

Leprosy and tuberculosis are endemic in several countries. The aim of this study was to describe factors associated with co-infection among both diseases. A systematic review was carried out, following the Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses, with the PubMed and Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) portals as sources, under eligibility criteria: cross-sectional, cohort, case-control studies or case reports, published in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish, from 2015 to 2020. Studies that dealt with leprosy and tuberculosis not in the context of co-infection were excluded. The initial phase resulted in 1079 articles; 13 went on to a final stage. All were case reports. Thirteen (72.2%) participants were male, aged between 17 and 72 years. Life habits were found in 8 (44.4%) of the articles: 1 (12.5%) reported chronic alcoholism, 1 (12.5%) reported chronic smoking and alcoholism and 1(12.5%) reported chronic smoking, alcoholism and use of illicit drugs. Pathological history was mentioned by 14 (77.8%) patients; 1 (7.1%) reported HIV/AIDS. Three patients (16.6%) described previous history of tuberculosis and/or leprosy. Seven (38.9%) participants reported vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin. The pulmonary form of tuberculosis predominated and one third of the patients presented resistance to, at least, one tuberculostatic. All cases had multibacillary leprosy. The study did not highlight any comorbidity, and there was no change in the course of the conditions owing to co-infection.
Effectiveness of a case management model in newly treated smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients
Authors: Li YanLing , Wang Ying , Wang GaiJing , Wang YiLin , Tian YanQing , Zhu SiWei , Chen Jiao , Diao LiLi
Published: December 2021

Introduction: To investigate the effectiveness of the case management mode on the application of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients.

Methodology: This was a randomized control trial. A total of 70 newly diagnosed smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients were recruited and been randomly divided into experimental group and control group, with 35 participants in each group. In the experimental group, patients received the tuberculosis case management mode based on the conventional management mode. In the control group, patients received the routine management mode. We compared the knowledge, attitude, and practice score; sputum-negative conversion rate, effective imaging rate of the two groups at the time of initial admission, discharge, and one month after discharge.

Results: The results showed that there was no significant difference in baseline data between the two groups (p > 0.05); at the time of discharge and one month after discharge, the knowledge, belief, behavior, sputum-negative conversion rate, and imaging examination effective rate of the experimental group were higher than those of the control group (p < 0.05).

Conclusions: The case management mode can improve the knowledge, attitude, and practice level; sputum-negative conversion rate; and imaging efficiency of newly treated smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients.
“Swab Team” in the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak containment among healthcare workers
Authors: Bussu Francesco , Rizzo Davide , Saderi Laura , Piras Antonio , De Luca Laura Maria , De Riu Giacomo , Vaira Luigi Angelo , Serra Antonello , Altrudo Paola , Delogu Domenico , Dettori Ignazio , Riu Francesco Giuseppe , Angioj Flavia , Firino Laura , Govoni Rosalba , Ibba Gabriele , Lai Vincenzo , Mura Erica , Paglietti Bianca , Piu Claudia , Puggioni Anna , Rimini Elena , Rocca Giulia , Serra Caterina , Uzzau Sergio , Rubino Salvatore , Sotgiu Giovanni
Published: December 2021

Introduction: To analyze the virus spread among Sassari Hospital staff in the first Covid-19 wave and the impact of the Swab Team, a multidisciplinary task force entitled of nasopharyngeal swab collection and testing.

Methodology: Nasopharyngeal swabs from HCWs between March 6 and May 28 2020 are evaluated.

Results: 4919 SARS-CoV-2 tests were performed on 3521 operators. Nurses and doctors are the categories at highest risk. After the Swab Team institution, the average number of swabs raised from 47/day to 86/day (p = 0.007). Positive samples decreased from 18.6% to 1.7% (p < 0.0001).

Conclusions: The Swab Team is effective in increasing the cases tested and in reducing the reporting time. Procedure standardization reduces the risk for all the subjects involved (no transmission among swab team members, nor during the sample collection).
UCEasy: A software package for automating and simplifying the analysis of ultraconserved elements (UCEs)
Authors: Ribeiro Caio , Oliveira Lucas , Batista Romina , De Sousa Marcos
Published: December 2021

The use of Ultraconserved Elements (UCEs) as genetic markers in phylogenomics has become popular and has provided promising results. Although UCE data can be easily obtained from targeted enriched sequencing, the protocol for in silico analysis of UCEs consist of the execution of heterogeneous and complex tools, a challenge for scientists without training in bioinformatics. Developing tools with the adoption of best practices in research software can lessen this problem by improving the execution of computational experiments, thus promoting better reproducibility.

We present UCEasy, an easy-to-install and easy-to-use software package with a simple command line interface that facilitates the computational analysis of UCEs from sequencing samples, following the best practices of research software. UCEasy is a wrapper that standardises, automates and simplifies the quality control of raw reads, assembly and extraction and alignment of UCEs, generating at the end a data matrix with different levels of completeness that can be used to infer phylogenetic trees. We demonstrate the functionalities of UCEasy by reproducing the published results of phylogenomic studies of the bird genus Turdus (Aves) and of Adephaga families (Coleoptera) containing genomic datasets to efficiently extract UCEs.
Barriers to writing research papers and getting them published, as perceived by Turkish physicians – a cross sectional study
Authors: Sezer Yamanel Rabia Gönül , Kumru Pınar , Kayataş Eser Semra , Celayir Ayşenur
Published: December 2021

Background: Many physicians in Turkey are both clinicians and researchers, and publishing their research contributes to better patient care as well as to career advancement.

Objective: To identify the barriers faced by Turkish physicians to writing research papers and getting them published.

Methods: Respondents were asked, through eight multiple-choice questions, about the difficulties they faced in writing research papers and in getting them published in journals. We also searched published literature for accounts of similar difficulties and answers to the question ‘What is your purpose in writing scientific publications?’

Results: A total of 18% (155 of 871) of physicians completed the questionnaire. About the difficulties faced in writing, 82 out of the 155 participants, or 57%, reported problems in finding financial support; 58 (40%), in obtaining required permissions and clearances; 65 (45%), in acquiring relevant skills, especially those related to data analysis or statistics; and 42 (29%), in language-related skills. About the difficulties in getting their papers published in journals, 85 (60%) said that they tried to overcome the difficulties by searching for appropriate solutions on the internet; 66 (47%) sought help from experienced colleagues; and 47 (33%) needed professional help in English translation and editing. Need for financial support was reported by a significantly (p = 0.04) larger proportion of associate professors or full professors (69%) than that of residents (47%) and fellows (45%).

Conclusion: The main problems that Turkish physicians face in preparing scientific manuscripts were lack of  financial  support, inadequate knowledge of data analysis and statistics, and the paperwork involved in obtaining required approvals and permissions—problems that were common to the departments of internal medicine and of surgery. The primary motivation for writing and publishing was career advancement, especially through promotion to a higher academic rank.
A new species of the genus Ptyctolaemus Peters, 1864 (Squamata, Agamidae) from Sagaing, Myanmar
Authors: Liu Shuo , Hou Mian , Lwin Ye Htet , Rao Dingqi
Published: December 2021

A new species of Ptyctolaemus Peters, 1864 is described from Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Sagaing Division, Myanmar. The new species differs from P. gularis and Ptyctolaemus aff. gularis from Tibet, China, by having relatively longer limbs and different colorations of the gular region, and it differs from P. collicristatus by having much longer limbs and a less developed nuchal crest in males. Moreover, the new species differs genetically from Ptyctolaemus aff. gularis from Tibet, China, and P. collicristatus by an uncorrected percentage distance of 23.5% and 24.8%, respectively, inferred from mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 gene sequences. This discovery increases the number of known Ptyctolaemus species to three.
New species and records of Chapsa (Graphidaceae) in China
Authors: Dou Ming-Zhu , Li Min , Jia Ze-Feng
Published: December 2021

We studied the genus Chapsa in China based on morphological characteristics, chemical traits and molecular phylogenetic analysis. One species new to science (C. murioelongata M.Z. Dou & M. Li) and two records new to China were found (C. wolseleyana Weerakoon, Lumbsch & Lücking and C. niveocarpa Mangold). Chapsa murioelongatasp. nov. is characterised by its lobed thalline margin, orange discs with white pruina, clear hymenium, and submuriform and long ascospores. Chapsa wolseleyana was recombined into Astrochapsa based on phenotypic traits. Sequences of this species are for the first time reported here and phylogenetic analyses of three loci (mtSSU, ITS and nuLSU) supported the position of this species within Chapsa. A key for the Chapsa species known in China is provided.
Primal-dual active-set method for solving the unilateral pricing problem of American better-of options on two assets
Authors: Qian Yiyuan , Song Haiming , Wang Xiaoshen , Zhang Kai
Published: December 2021

In this paper, an efficient numerical algorithm is proposed for the valuation of unilateral American better-of options with two underlying assets. The pricing model can be described as a backward parabolic variational inequality with variable coefficients on a two-dimensional unbounded domain. It can be transformed into a one-dimensional bounded free boundary problem by some conventional transformations and the far-field truncation technique. With appropriate boundary conditions on the free boundary, a bounded linear complementary problem corresponding to the option pricing is established. Furthermore, the full discretization scheme is obtained by applying the backward Euler method and the finite element method in temporal and spatial directions, respectively. Based on the symmetric positive definite property of the discretized matrix, the value of the option and the free boundary are obtained simultaneously by the primal-dual active-set method. The error estimation is established by the variational theory. Numerical experiments are carried out to verify the efficiency of our method at the end.
Reflections on Meaning and Immortality
Authors: Mitchell-Yellin Benjamin
Published: December 2021

This article revisits Bernard Williams’s influential argument that an immortal human life would be meaningless and argues for a shift in focus. There’s good reason to keep Williams’s framework for evaluating the prospects of meaning in continued life. But there’s also good reason to abandon the conception of human psychology that he, and most of the vast literature in response, uses to fill in that framework. Focusing on values, as opposed to desires, reveals that the most pressing threats to a meaningful immortal human life are not repetition or satisfaction, but rather changes in what the world has to offer.
The Aesthetic Engagement Theory of Art
Authors: Grafton-Cardwell Patrick
Published: December 2021

I introduce and explicate a new functionalist account of art, namely that something is an artwork iff the fulfillment of its function by a subject requires that the subject aesthetically engage it. This is the Aesthetic Engagement Theory of art. I show how the Aesthetic Engagement Theory outperforms salient rival theories in terms of extensional adequacy, non-arbitrariness, and ability to account for the distinctive value of art. I also give an account of what it is to aesthetically engage a work that relies on our agential capacity to treat an object as having non-instrumental value, even while the ultimate purpose for our engaging the object is to get something from it.
Division, Syllogistic, and Science in Prior Analytics I.31
Authors: Vlasits Justin
Published: December 2021

In the first book of the Prior Analytics, Aristotle sets out, for the first time in Greek philosophy, a logical system. After this, Aristotle compares this method with Plato’s method of division, a procedure designed to find essences of natural kinds through systematic classification. This critical comparison in APr I.31 raises an interpretive puzzle: how can Aristotle reasonably juxtapose two methods that differ so much in their aims and approach? What can be gained by doing so? Previous interpreters have failed to show how this comparison is legitimate or what important point Aristotle is making. The goal of this paper is to resolve the puzzle. In resolving this puzzle we not only learn more about the relationship between division and the syllogistic in Aristotle. We will also learn something about the motivation for the syllogistic itself, by seeing the role that it plays in his philosophy of science.
Counterfactuals and Abduction
Authors: Cumming Samuel , Winans Lauren
Published: December 2021

We argue that counterfactuals and indicative conditionals are not so different. Certain notorious differences previously observed between pairs of indicative and counterfactual sentences are actually due to the presence of an anti-abductive modal auxiliary (would) in the consequent of the counterfactual. But such auxiliaries, of which will is another example, span the counterfactual-indicative divide.
On pull-backs of the universal connection
Authors: Tapp Kristopher
Published: December 2021

Narasihman and Ramanan proved in [Amer. J. Math. 83(1961), 563–572] that an arbitrary connection in a vector bundle over a base space B can be obtained as the pull-back (via a correctly chosen classifying map from B into the appropriate Grassmannian) of the universal connection in the universal bundle over the Grassmannian. The purpose of this paper is to relate geometric properties of the classifying map to geometric properties of the pulled-back connection. More specifically, we describe conditions on the classifying map under which the pulled-back connection: (1) is fat (in the sphere bundle), (2) has a parallel curvature tensor, and (3) induces a connection metric with nonnegative sectional curvature on the vector bundle (or positive sectional curvature on the sphere bundle).
Consideraciones glotológicas en torno al femenino genérico
Authors: San Julián Solana Javier
Published: December 2021

Como es bien sabido, para un sector del feminismo la lengua española es esencialmente sexista, rasgo este que encontraría su máximo exponente en el llamado masculino genérico, es decir, en el empleo de las formas masculinas para aludir a seres de uno y otro sexo.Al concebir este recurso como una vía de ocultación de la mujer y como el vehículo de una ambigüedad intrínseca, dicho movimiento ideológico ha lanzado propuestas encaminadas a evitar su uso. Destacan los desdoblamientos de género (a veces sintetizados en la escritura mediante barras, arrobas u otros símbolos) y la utilización de sustantivos colectivos o expresiones afines.
Development and Implementation of an Evidence-Based Guideline for Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder Patients Requiring Colonoscopy
Authors:   , Young Tanya
Published: December 2021

Practice Problem: Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of preventable cancer death in the United States. Spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D) patients present with unique challenges for maximizing bowel prep and successful attainment of screening and therapeutic colonoscopy procedures. Current practice for bowel prep regimen does not take into consideration the specific needs of the SCI/D population resulting in significant patient dissatisfaction. PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was in adult patients with spinal cord injuries/disorders requiring colonoscopy (P), how does the development and implementation of evidence-based guideline for the care of the spinal cord injury/disorder patient requiring colonoscopy (I) compared to usual practice (C) affect the rate of first attempt successful colonoscopy procedure completion (O) within eight weeks (T). Evidence: SCI/D patients resulting neurogenic bowel increases difficulty with standard bowel prep tolerance. Quality bowel preparation is required for successful colonoscopy with inadequate bowel preparations present in 20-25% of all colonoscopies (Johnson et al., 2014). Evidence supports a clinical guideline for bowel preparation adapted to the needs of the SCI/D population. Intervention: Development and implementation of an SCI/D bowel prep guideline enhanced clinical decision support and evidence-based tools for improved bowel prep with initial attempt. Outcome: The rate of first-time colonoscopies for patients with SCI/D with the guideline improved by over 214% over pre-guideline time. Conclusion: The evidenced-based guideline reinforced clinical practice for the SCI/D population related to their unique requirements. Clinically significant improvement was noted in successful bowel prep completion, first attempt colonoscopy completion, improved access to the endoscopy suite, and reduced length of stay. All combined improved both patient and provider satisfaction with the evidence-based practice change.
Prediction of Blast-Induced Ground Vibration with ANN and Prediction Performance
Authors: ERCİNS Serdar
Published: December 2021

In this study, ground vibrations caused by blasting applications in a quarry were recorded and these values were evaluated and estimated by using an artificial neural network (ANN) model. Of the 28 vibration data measured, 20 were used for ANN training, 4 for validation and the remaining 4 for testing. In the model, peak particle velocity (PPV) was used as the output parameter, and the maximum explosive amount per delay and scaled distance were used as input parameters. In addition, MAPE, RMSE and R2 performance criteria were calculated from the realized, predicted by ANN and PPV values obtained from the field equation. The maximum amount of explosives used per delay and the sensitivity analysis of the scaled distance on the highest particle velocity were also determined. As a result, when the vibration data calculated from the field equation and estimated from the ANN model were compared with the realized vibration data, it was seen that the values obtained by the ANN model had a higher correlation.
The Activities of the Tomsk Department of the Society for the Dissemination of Education among Jews in Russia during the First World War
Authors: Tishkina Ksenia A.
Published: December 2021

The article examines the activities of the Tomsk department of the Society for the Spread of Education among Jews in Russia (SEJ) during the First World War. The aim of the study is to comprehensively consecrate the main vectors of the work of the members of the Tomsk SEJ in the context of the global cataclysm. Based on the involvement of a wide range of sources, the article describes the cultural, educational and charitable areas of the department's work. The organization was financed primarily by private donations received from the representatives of the Jewish communities of Siberia through holding charitable events and returning student loans. As a result of the scientific research, it was concluded that the peak of the activity of the Tomsk department of the SEJ was during the war years. The society had to adapt to the realities of wartime, while at the same time accomplishing the main goal of the organization – spreading education among the Jewish population. For a long time being the only SEJ representative in Siberia, the Tomsk department managed to take an honorable place among the educational organizations of the region. Under the influence of the refugee and social movement, the representatives of other Jewish institutions began to appear in Tomsk, which most often consisted of the same people. However, the Tomsk department of the SEJ has managed to maintain its importance and relevance.
THE IMPACT OF COLLECTIVE INVESTMENT SCHEMES ON FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN KENYA
Authors: Kimani Peninah , Kisaka Dr. Sifunjo
Published: December 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of collective investment schemes in financial inclusion in Kenya.Methodology: The research design was descriptive survey study in nature since it focused on all collective investment schemes in Kenya. The target population was collective investment schemes. A sample of 11 collective schemes was selected using random sampling. The second stage of sampling involved the selection of the respondents using a stratified sampling approach. The strata were the various respondents in the schemes. Both qualitative and quantitative data was collected using a questionnaire that consisted of both open ended and close ended questions. Data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and results presented in frequency tables to show how the responses for the various questions posed to the respondents. The data was then analysed in terms of descriptive statistics like frequencies, means and percentages.Results: The findings implied The study concludes that there was low access to financial products in the investment schemes. It is also possible to conclude that the there were several factors that affect financial inclusion in Kenya. These factors include age of the investor, gender, level of education and level of income.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommended that measures such as target marketing the segments with low access to collective investments and increasing the market budget to investors on financial matters, may be adopted. Such measures would ensure gendered financial inclusion, and inclusion of social economic classes characterized by age, level of income, education and rural urban classes.
CIPA E COVID 19 - PREVENÇÃO E SEGURANÇA DO TRABALHO
Authors: Sousa Francisco José de , Cronemberger Izabel Herika Gomes Matias
Published: December 2021

O atual momento de pandemia da COVID-19 tem provocado diversas interferências no mundo do trabalho, indo desde a paralização de inúmeros atividades laborativas até mesmo a precarização das condições de segurança e saúde, causando acidentes e doenças nos trabalhadores. Desde dezembro de 2019 que o mundo sofre impactos da COVID-19, com diversas modificações na sociedade, não sendo diferente para o Direito do Trabalho. A atuação da Comissão Interna de Prevenção de Acidentes (CIPA), na prevenção da COVID-19 e os riscos a saúde e segurança do trabalhador é de suma importância para que os ambientes de trabalhos se apresentem seguros e sadios. A pesquisa discute aspectos legais para a atuação da CIPA na prevenção de acidentes e doenças do trabalho, bem como a prevenção da COVID-19 no âmbito dos ambientes de trabalho. Fazendo uso de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, amparada na análise das normas de segurança e saúde do trabalho, com o uso do método dedutivo, aborda aspectos legais da atuação da CIPA, como difusora de medidas prevencionistas nos espaços laborais. Existe amparo legal para que a CIPA, implemente suas atribuições e seu programa de trabalho de modo a prevenir os acidentes e doenças do trabalho e consequentemente proporcionar resultados proveitosos para empresa, para o trabalhador e sociedade em geral. Conclui-se o presente estudo indicando que mais investigações sobre o tema devem ter seguimento, afim de aclarar ainda mais as referidas abordagens.
LEXICON REFERENCING AND TEXT-PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
Authors: RAH Majeed Khairallah , BELKHEIRY Abdelmalek
Published: December 2021

This research seeks to study the functional relationship between the lexical units and what the hypotheses of textual linguistics and pragmatics put forward, and this is what required us to address the functional achievement achieved by words in terms of functions and values within texts according to relationships based on meaning, referral and intent. In order to reach an actual explanatory competence that guarantees accurate knowledge of how the lexicon works, this calls for research into the functional support relationships between levels of grammar, and semantics, and deliberation in building and interpreting the rules of text formation and discourses at the linguistic and pragmatic levels. This is on the grounds that the structural and semantic properties formed the core of the textual research, and therefore the textual research is carried out on the levels: grammar, semantics and circulation and it is not permissible to separate them. And the research on the relations of methodological compatibility and functional integration between the lexicon, text, and circulation, is usually related to the study of the textual-pragmatic functionalism accomplished by lexical units within texts, according to the processes of linking and cohesion between the constituent units of the text and the conversational processes performed between interlocutors in certain contextual conditions. Accordingly, the treatment of the established relationship between the lexicon, the text and the circulation remains determined mainly by clarifying the functions that words accomplish within the circle of communication, that is, studying the role of words and the extent to which they are related to the activity of speech. The boundaries drawn by dictionaries for the word within narrow circles, related to description and identification necessarily, will be different from those textual-deliberative conditions of the word included in the conversational processes charged with the terms of interaction and influence, and this is what prompts us to distinguish between the words deposited in the memory of dictionaries and their expressive efficiency achieved in the context.