bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Eficacia de un programa grupal, online sincrónico de salud y bienestar para personas que trabajan con jóvenes y adultos con discapacidad intelectual
Authors: Arrigoni Flavia , Abraham Mara , Polo Ivana
Published: December 2021

Fundamentos. Se diseñó e implementó un programa de promoción de la salud destinado a personasque trabajan con jóvenes y adultos con discapacidad intelectual. Los objetivos perseguidos fueronevaluar la eficacia de un programa de promoción de la salud grupal, online sincrónico y promoverel bienestar de los trabajadores. Método. Se trata de una investigación con un enfoque cuantitativo,exploratorio descriptivo e interactivo, con un diseño cuasiexperimental, pre pos test para muestraspareadas. Instrumentos: Cuestionario de Salud General (GHQ 12), Índice de Felicidad de Pemberton,Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Inventario de ansiedad de Beck (BAI) y una ficha sociodemográficaad hoc. El programa de intervención desarrollado, “Bienestar y salud”, constó de 8 sesionesgrupales, online, sincrónicas (por Google meet), de frecuencia semanal, con una duración de120 minutos. La participación fue voluntaria y firmaron un consentimiento informado. Resultados.Participaron un total de 35 trabajadores con una edad promedio de 31.11 años. Tras la intervención,se observó un incremento en el bienestar personal y la realización personal en el trabajo y una reducciónen el nivel de malestar psicológico, ansiedad, agotamiento emocional y despersonalización. Seobservaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en las puntuaciones pre pos test del malestarpsicológico y de la dimensión agotamiento emocional del MBI. Conclusión. Los hallazgos permiten concluir que participar en un programa de promoción de la salud en formato grupal en línea sincrónico resultó eficaz para incrementar el bienestar y la salud de los trabajadores.
USABILIDADE E UX NO ATENDIMENTO DIGITAL AO CLIENTE DE ENERGIA ELÉTRICA
Authors: Holanda Giovanni Moura de , Adorni Cristina Yurika K. Obata , Andrade Luciana Allegretti de , Rezende Regiane De , Pinheiro Katerinne Rose Costa
Published: December 2021

Neste artigo são apresentados resultados dos esforços de pesquisa e desenvolvimento de um projeto de transformação digital que busca melhorar a experiência do usuário (UX) em jornadas de serviços baseadas em atendimento via chatbot. Esses esforços reúnem princípios e métodos inovadores em usabilidade e UX para aplicá-los na estruturação do fluxo de conversação de dois serviços de atendimento digital: um para solicitações de novas ligações de energia elétrica e outro para solicitação de reativação de energia. A interação com quem solicita o serviço será realizada via WhatsApp pela assistente virtual personificada “Clara”. Trata-se de serviços que requerem sequências complexas de informações para efeito do cadastro de cliente e do local que receberá a energia. Tais características impõem desafios de usabilidade para que a troca de informação com a assistente virtual seja efetiva, rápida e minimamente dificultosa, tendo em vista o contexto sociocultural e digital das pessoas que interagirão com a Clara, as regras de negócio e o legado tecnológico da concessionária de distribuição de energia, bem como as características da interface de interação.
ANÁLISE DA EXPERIÊNCIA DO TRABALHO REMOTO EM HOME OFFICE DE PROFESSORES DO ENSINO SUPERIOR
Authors: Zugliani Bortolan Giovana Mara , Nunes Vianna dos Santos Flávio Anthero , Domenech Susana Cristina , Gomes Ferreira Marcelo Gitirana
Published: December 2021

A pesquisa tem como objetivo compreender a experiência do trabalho remoto em home office de professores do ensino superior de instituições públicas durante a pandemia do coronavírus. Dessa forma, foi realizado um levantamento bibliográfico sobre o tema e pesquisa de inquirição por meio de um questionário eletrônico. O questionário obteve 84 respostas de professores do ensino superior que passaram a trabalhar em casa durante a pandemia. Os profissionais compartilharam a experiência no trabalho em home office, relatando os desconfortos, vantagens, desvantagens, problemas na estação de trabalho, produtividade, aspectos emocionais e o grau de satisfação com o ambiente.
DESIGN E EXPERIÊNCIA SENSORIAL: ESTUDO DE CASO SOBRE UM SUPERMERCADO EM MANAUS
Authors: Fonseca Beatriz Loris Tinoco , Dos Santos Barbosa Yamille , Pacheco Karla Mazarelo Maciel
Published: December 2021

Em meio a um cenário corporativo cada vez mais competitivo, o design sensorial utiliza-se de estratégias que atendem empresas que buscam novas tendências comerciais, para cativar e consolidar clientes, além de obter destaque no mercado. Desse modo, o artigo evidencia a relevância da experiência sensorial, por meio do estudo de caso sobre um supermercado em Manaus que proporciona a estimulação multissensorial em seu estabelecimento. Para atingir este fim, fez-se um estudo com abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa, com objetivos de caráter exploratório e descritivo, fundamentados em pesquisas bibliográficas, documentais e de campo, consulta de opinião através de questionário online, aplicação da técnica focus group e a utilização do método projetual de Bruce Archer. Os resultados identificam os aspectos sensoriais relevantes no ambiente da empresa, apontando os pontos positivos e negativos do objeto de estudo. Dessa forma, a contribuição deste estudo, destina-se a pontuar a importância do design sensorial em dedicar-se estrategicamente para produzir experiências positivas e proporcionar memórias afetivas aos usuários.
Komunikacja polskich miast z otoczeniem społeczno-gospodarczym w nowych mediach
Authors: Werenowska Agnieszka , Jaska Ewa
Published: December 2021

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie możliwości wykorzystania nowych mediów w marketingu terytorialnym miast i poziomu zainteresowania społecznego ich ofertą w tych kanałach komunikacji. W części teoretycznej scharakteryzowano komunikację z wykorzystaniem nowych mediów z perspektywy marketingu terytorialnego. W części empirycznej zdefiniowano m.in. preferowane cechy informacji zamieszczanych przez polskie miasta w mediach społecznościowych i na oficjalnych stronach internetowych, wskazując na ich aktualność, czytelność i użyteczność. Jak wynika z przeprowadzonych analiz, polskie miasta prowadzą aktywny marketing terytorialny z wykorzystaniem nowym mediów. Jednak tylko przemyślane, umiejętnie i odpowiedzialnie prowadzone serwisy przyciągają relatywnie większą grupę odbiorców.
Pandemic Impact on Lithuania‘s tour operators
Authors: Gruodė Greta , Achonen Irena , Variakojiene Jolita
Published: December 2021

Lithuania tourism market was one of the fastest growing in Europe in 2019. All around the globe 2019 was a year of records for travelling, but 2020 changed everything. At the moment COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most important and relevant factor for influencing Tourism sector. It changed the way we‘re working, travelling, communicating, it had a huge negative effect on specific sectors there people meet, spend time together. Tour operators are one of the most affected in the business world because of economic and political reasons: for most of the year countries have travelling restrictions, borders closed, obligation for testing before and after travelling and in general consumer behaviour is changed due to the safety reasons. This paper aims to analyze the impact of pandemic to Lithuania‘s Tour operators as well as present the overview of previous year numbers of tourism. Qantative research – a survey was conducted with the most active Lithuania‘s tour operators, working with inbound, outbound and domestic tourism in order to find out their opinion of previous year and currently happening change. Results are presented in a paper. Topic is extremely relevant these days and the paper reveal the current situation in Lithuania‘s travel market.
Features of food market formation in Ukraine
Authors: Blenda Nataliia , Rybchak Vitaliy
Published: December 2021

The article examines the peculiarities of the formation of the food market of Ukraine and trends in its development. The actual capacity of the domestic market for certain products has been determined, taking into account the decrease in the average per capita consumption of certain food products by the population and the reduction in the population of Ukraine. It is established that the growth of gross output of agricultural products has improved the level of self-sufficiency in food in Ukraine. Meeting the needs of the population in food, within its purchasing power, is almost entirely provided by domestic products, except fruits, berries, and grapes. The level and dynamics of import dependence of the food market as a whole and in the context of individual product groups are determined.
Formy i metody doradztwa w agrobiznesie na podstawie działalności szkoleniowej ośrodków doradztwa rolniczego w dobie pandemii COVID-19
Authors: Bogusz Małgorzata , Kiełbasa Barbara
Published: December 2021

W sektorze agrobiznesu funkcjonuje wiele różnych podmiotów. Często współpracują one ze sobą lub są od siebie zależne. Jednym z ważnych uczestników tego sektora są ośrodki doradztwa rolniczego, które w każdym z szesnastu województw prowadzą działalność doradczą, edukacyjną, informacyjną i upowszechnieniową dla beneficjentów związanych z agrobiznesem. W artykule przedstawiono analizę i wnioski odnoszące się do bieżącej działalności edukacyjnej ośrodków doradztwa, omówiono najważniejsze formy i metody doradcze. Celem pracy była ocena działalności szkoleniowej wojewódzkich ośrodków doradztwa rolniczego, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem form i metod doradztwa grupowego. Szczególny nacisk położono na identyfikację nowych form szkoleniowych, wprowadzonych w związku z ograniczeniem spotkań bezpośrednich, wynikających z rozprzestrzeniania się pandemii. Na podstawie przeprowadzonych badań można wskazać, iż ośrodki doradztwa rolniczego skutecznie realizują założone plany szkoleniowe. Tematyka szkoleń i innych metod grupowych jest dostosowana do potrzeb odbiorców. Można również uznać, iż nowe formy szkoleniowe (online, nauczanie zdalne) znajdą powszechne zastosowanie w działalności doradztwa w agrobiznesie. W tym celu konieczne jest zapewnienie odpowiedniej infrastruktury technicznej i technologicznej zarówno ośrodkom doradztwa rolniczego, jak i uczestnikom sektora agrobiznesu.
Pomniki historii jako element kształtowania ruchu turystycznego w regionie
Authors: Gabryjończyk Katarzyna , Gabryjończyk Piotr
Published: December 2021

Celem artykułu jest poznanie rzeczywistej zmiany wielkości wybranych wskaźników charakteryzujących ruch turystyczny w powiatach województwa świętokrzyskiego, jaka nastąpiła po uzyskaniu przez lokalne zabytki oficjalnego, nobilitującego statusu pomnika historii. Wykorzystaną metodą badawczą była analiza literatury oraz danych statystycznych publikowanych przez GUS. Uzyskane wyniki pozwoliły stwierdzić, że w powiatach, których dziedzictwo uzyskało miano pomnika historii, wzrosła średnia względna liczba turystów, osób zainteresowanych lokalną ofertą muzealną, jak również zwiększył się stopień wykorzystania bazy noclegowej względem okresu przed wpisaniem na tę nobilitującą listę. Zaobserwowano także, że średnie wzrosty wartości ww. wskaźników dla rozpatrywanej grupy powiatów były wyższe aniżeli odnotowane w tym samym okresie dla całego województwa świętokrzyskiego, a nawet Polski (w przypadku stopnia wykorzystania bazy noclegowej).
Zmiany użytkowania gruntów w województwie mazowieckim w latach 2002-2019
Authors: Grontkowska Anna
Published: December 2021

Celem opracowania jest wskazanie zmian w sposobach użytkowania gruntów województwa mazowieckiego w latach 2002-2019 na podstawie danych ewidencyjnych dotyczących gmin. Z przeprowadzonych badań wynika, że główne zmiany sposobów zagospodarowania powierzchni dotyczyły przekształcania zagospodarowania rolniczego gruntów na użytkowanie leśne lub tereny zabudowane (zurbanizowane), należy jednak zaznaczyć, że na poziomie poszczególnych gmin odnotowano przeciwstawne kierunki zagospodarowania gruntów.
Developments and convergence of real housing prices in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic: focus on voivodeship capitals
Authors: Weremczuk Arkadiusz , Wielechowski Michał , Wrzesińska-Kowal Joanna
Published: December 2021

The paper aims to present and assess the changes in real housing prices in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyse transaction prices of residential premises in a multi-family housing (apartments) in the primary and secondary markets within 16 administrative capitals of voivodeships. We use quarterly data on House Prices Database collected by the National Bank of Poland and data on quarterly price indices of consumer goods and services from Statistics Poland. The research period covers the period 2018-2021, with distinction into COVID-19 - and pre-COVID-19 periods. We observe the highest housing prices in Warszawa, Gdańsk, Kraków, and Wrocław, while the lowest in Zielona Góra and Kielce. Surprisingly, the growth rate in real housing prices in the pandemic sub-period is lower than in corresponding pre-COVID-19 period. In the COVID-19 sub-period, we observe the most significant increases in real estate prices in Zielona Góra and Szczecin in the primary market, and Kraków, Lublin, and Łódź in the secondary market. Additionally, we reveal the existence of regional price convergence in the housing market in analysed cities, both in primary and secondary markets. However, we do not observe a common price convergence, but only convergence clubs (city-groups) where the housing prices tend to converge in the COVID-19 sub-period.
Enhancing the weed control efficacy of two pre-emergence herbicides in maize/jack bean and maize/groundnut intercrops in derived savanna
Authors: Eni Enor , Adeyemi Olusegun , Lagoke Segun , Asiribo Osebekwin
Published: December 2021

The inability of pre-emergence herbicides alone to give season-long weed
control in maize production justifies the need for supplementary weed
control. Field trials were conducted to evaluate intercropped groundnut and
jack bean for enhanced weed control efficacy of two pre-emergence herbicides
in maize production in 2013/2014 and 2015 cropping seasons at the Federal
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. The experiment was arranged in
split-plot fitted in a randomized complete block design with three
replications. Main plots consisted of eight weed control treatments of a
commercially formulated mixture of prometryne + metolachlor (ProbabenR);
prometryne + acetochlor (Super UnionR) each at 2.4 kg a.i ha-1, 1.6 kg a.i
ha-1 with and without supplementary hoe-weeding, two hoe-weedings and a
weedy check. Sub-plot treatments consisted of eight cropping patterns (sole
maize, maize-jack bean and maize-groundnut intercrops, each at two spacings
[100 x 37.5 cm and 75 x 50 cm] and sole crops of jack bean and groundnut).
All the weed control methods significantly reduced (p<0.05) weed dry matter
compared to the weedy check by 10-81%. Maize grain yields (1.4-5.2 t ha-1)
were similar for all plots with the weed control methods, except in the 2015
late season, but significantly depressed (21-48%) on those weed-infested
throughout. Intercropped jack bean and groundnut with maize significantly
suppressed weed growth relative to sole crops of maize, jack bean or
groundnut by 20-67%. Therefore, the efficacy of pre-emergence herbicides in
this study was enhanced by intercropping of maize with jack bean and
groundnut at the spacings of 75 x 50 cm and 100 x 37.5 cm in the early
seasons.
Effects of copper microparticles on the growth and survival of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Wal.)
Authors: Savic Nebojsa , Dekic Radoslav
Published: December 2021

During the farming of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), losses
can be very high. In aquaculture, various agents are used, such as copper,
for the purpose of preventive action and prevention of the appearance of
pathogens (ectoparasites, etc.). The aim of this study was to determine the
effects of substrate-fixed copper microparticles on the growth and survival
of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) up to the age of 5 months.
The experiment was conducted in the Laboratory for Aquaculture of the
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Banja Luka, for 142 days in flow
aquariums with a 65 l/aquarium volume. The experiment was set up in two
groups (150 units/group) with three replicates (50 units/replicate), a
control group without copper microparticles (K) and a group with copper
microparticles (Cu). The initial weight and total body length (mean ? SD) of
rainbow trout in group K were 0.199 ? 0.008 g and 2.876 ? 0.036 cm, and in
group Cu 0.197 ? 0.009 g and 2.893 ? 0.038 cm. The average total length and
body weight of individuals from the K and Cu groups were similar (p > 0.05).
The differences in FCR, CF, SGR and TGC between group K and group Cu were
not statistically significant (p > 0.05). Survival of juvenile rainbow trout
was high and it was 97.33% in group K and 96.00% in group Cu, and no
statistically significant difference was found (p > 0.05). The growth and
survival of juvenile rainbow trout in the K and Cu groups were similar.
Association between serum osteoprotegerin level and renal prognosis in nondialysis patients with chronic kidney disease in the Korean Cohort Study for Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (the KNOW-CKD Study)
Authors: Oh Tae Ryom , Myeong Chana , Song Su Hyun , Choi Hong Sang , Suh Sang Heon , Kim Chang Seong , Bae Eun Hui , Chung Wookyung , Choi Kyu Hun , Oh Kook Hwan , Ma Seong Kwon , Kim Soo Wan
Published: December 2021

Background: Osteoprotegerin is an important regulator of bone metabolism and vascular calcification. The association between serum osteoprotegerin level and chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression has not been elucidated. We investigated the prognostic value of serum osteoprotegerin levels in nondialysis CKD patients. Methods: We analyzed 2,082 patients enrolled in the Korean Cohort Study for Outcomes in Patients with CKD between 2011 and 2016. Patients were divided into quartiles by their serum osteoprotegerin levels. The primary outcome was the occurrence of ≥1 of the following: dialysis initiation, kidney transplantation, a two-fold increase in serum creatinine level from baseline, or a 50% decrease in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to investigate the prognostic value of the serum osteoprotegerin level to CKD progression. Results: The median follow-up period was 48.9 months, and 641 patients (30.8%) experienced the primary outcome. The hazard ratio of serum osteoprotegerin for renal progression in the full extended Cox proportional hazard model was 1.064 (95% confidence interval, 1.041-1.088). Subgroup analyses by age, presence of diabetes, and eGFR showed significant results consistent with the overall analysis results.Conclusion: Serum osteoprotegerin level is independently associated with renal prognosis and could have prognostic importance in CKD progression.
Energy efficiency of modernization of translucent building envelope structures
Authors:   Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, Burmaka Vitalii , Tarasenko Mykola , Kozak Kateryna , Burmaka Oleksandr ,   Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University, Sabat Nataliia ,   Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas
Published: December 2021

The article focuses on determining the energy efficiency of the translucent structures of building envelope (TSBE) use with different lighting and thermal parameters. The expediency of replacing TSBE with more modern ones with higher thermal resistance and lower solar radiations relative penetration coefficient (SRRPC) is considered. The comparison was made taking into account the influence of TSBE parameters on electricity consumption in the office premises on the compensation of heat energy losses, as well as its savings due to the receipt of solar radiation during the heating period, the removal of excess heat during the cooling period and energy savings through the use of daylight during a year. It was found that despite the smaller glazing area and light-transmitting characteristics of configuration No. 3 (profile Veka Softline 82 with triple-glazed window 4Solar-16Ar-4-12Ar-4і), electricity savings when changing the configuration of TSBE No. 1 to No. 3 leads to energy savings of 31.7 kWh/yr with the TSBE area of 0.5 m2 to 419.5 kWh/yr at 6 m2, and when replacing configuration No2 by No3 – from 24.7 (STSBE = 0.5 m2) up to 397.2 (STSBE = 6 m2). This makes it possible to determine the energy and economic feasibility of TSBE modernization by installing metal-plastic structures with different lighting and thermal parameters.
Multiplicity of overvoltages during arc single phase earth faults in 35 kV electrical grids
Authors:   Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bakhor Zinoviy , Yatseiko Andriy , Ferensovych Roman
Published: December 2021

The arc overvoltages during the single phase to earth faults in electrical distribution grids of 6-35 kV are the object of the research in this paper. The development of 35 kV distribution electrical grids is accompanied by the construction of new overhead and cable power lines. It causes a change of the capacitive earth fault current in the grids and also affects the multiplicity of overvoltages in electrical distribution grids during the single phase to earth faults. The paper shows the research results of overvoltages during arc single phase to earth faults in 35 kV electrical grid with the different grounding modes of a grid neutral (an isolated neutral, a grounded neutral through an arc-quenching reactor, a grounded neutral through a resistor). The calculations were performed on the digital models of the investigation power grids. According to the research results, a mathematical model has been created, which allows obtaining the maximum expected multiplicity of overvoltages in 35 kV electrical grids during the single phase to earth faults. This allows making decisions about the optimal measures for the protection of an electrical equipment insulation taking into account expected values of overvoltages as early as at the stage of pre-design works for the development of such electrical grids.
Social Capital and Social Economy in Sub-National Island Jurisdictions
Authors: Groome Wynne Barbara
Published: December 2021

This paper explores the concept of social capital in terms of the capacity of sub-national island jurisdictions (SNIJs) to exert their jurisdictional powers through formal and informal social policy and structures for economic purposes. It examines the ways in which jurisdictional capacity can generate (or conversely, deplete) social capital in the pursuit of economic sustainability. Strong bonds amongst islanders, effective relationships with the metropole, and resourceful use of jurisdictional capacity present advantages. Recommendations on how island jurisdictions can learn from each other in formal and informal policy initiatives are presented.
The Quarantine Protection of Sub-Antarctic Australia: Two Islands, Two Regimes
Authors: Potter Sandra
Published: December 2021

Sub-Antarctic Heard Island and Macquarie Island are among Australia’s offshore properties susceptible to colonization by species introduced by humans. While both islands share World Heritage status and are IUCN Category Ia Protected Areas (Strict Nature Reserves), different quarantine protection regimes are in operation. Macquarie Island’s biosecurity appears to be less catered for while the means and likelihood of introductions are greater. The administrative, political, practical and geographical contexts within which quarantine management planning takes place variously impact on the level of quarantine protection provided to both islands. These and other remote sites of high conservation value are unlikely to receive heightened protection until the issues associated with such management contexts receive greater attention.
Archipelagos and Political Engineering: The Impact of Non-Contiguity on Devolution in Small States
Authors: Anckar Dag
Published: December 2021

Political architecture differences have only seldom been explained in the political science literature by reference to physical factors like size and geography. Correcting this neglect while focusing on microstates and especially on archipelago geographies, this article aims at uncovering the impact of geographical non-contiguity on political institution-building. Three separate devices for power devolution - federalism, bicameralism and assembly quotas - perform as dependent variables, and the guiding hypothesis is, for each device, that the device is implemented among archipelagos to a higher extent than among contiguous entities. Although there are marked differences between devices, the findings in general support the belief that territorial non-contiguity is more likely to foster power devolution. The findings also survive controls that investigate the impact of contesting factors.
Industrial Development in an Island Economy: US Trade Policy and Canned Tuna Production in American Samoa
Authors: Campling Liam , Havice Elizabeth
Published: December 2021

It is widely argued that small states and territories have relied upon the strategic trade and economic policies of larger countries to achieve development goals. Using the case of the export-oriented tuna industry in American Samoa (a territory of the United States), we argue that its status as a sub-national island jurisdiction (SNIJ) has been essential in jumpstarting and supporting industrial development. However, this relationship and its associated benefits are just one set of factors that influence the economic development opportunities and constraints that American Samoa’s tuna industry faces in the contemporary world economy. Moreover, the maintenance and future possibilities for industrial development in both SNIJs and (arguably) more economically vulnerable sovereign small developing island states (SIDS), is increasingly unlikely in the context of a globalizing capitalism and the new international trade regime.
Reappraising the Legacy of Colonialism: A Response to Feyrer and Sacerdote
Authors: Bertram Geoff
Published: December 2021

A recent paper by Feyrer & Sacerdote (2006) argues that the legacy of colonialism in a sample of 80 small islands is positive rather than negative, in the sense that a long period as a colony in the 18th and 19th centuries correlates positively with present-day incomes and low infant mortality rates. Remaining a colony to the end of the 20th century is also positive for income. Colonial rule in the 17th and 20th centuries has no impact. This review essay relates Feyrer & Sacerdote’s work to other recent, cross-country research on the linkages between colonialism and development, and offers some criticisms of their data and conclusions. An interesting ongoing debate, as well as plenty of opportunities for further research along these lines, are anticipated.
Reappraising the Legacy of Colonialism: The Value of an Island Sample A Response to Bertram
Authors: Feyrer James , Sacerdote Bruce
Published: December 2021

In this brief article, we respond to Geoff Bertram’s overview of the current state of research into the legacy of colonial institutions. We make the general case for islands as a useful unit of observation in thinking about cross country income differences. The nature of island exploration and settlement provides a unique natural experiment that is not available in a mainland sample of countries. However, we feel that the results provide useful insights to the general literature about the relationship between colonialism and income. We also respond to Bertram’s criticisms of our data and sample selection. In many cases, problems he identifies have been addressed in the most recent version of our work.
Reading the News: Pitcairn Island at the Beginning of the 21st Century
Authors: Fletcher Lisa
Published: December 2021

In the first five years of the 21st century, Pitcairn Island received more attention in the news media than at any other time in its history. This essay examines the representation of Pitcairn and its community in contemporary Australian, New Zealand and British newspapers. In particular, it analyses the reporting of the trials and convictions of seven men before the Supreme Court in late 2004 for sex offences against women and girls over a thirty year period. The aim of this paper is to measure the force of linguistic and textual norms to manage our thinking about place. It identifies and interrogates dominant patterns in descriptions of Pitcairn Island in the news in order to consider the vexed question of the relationship between the reality of islands and their representation.
Arterial hypertension - the problem of the present
Authors: T. M. Boychuk  , V. K. Tashchuk
Published: December 2021

The problem of treating arterial hypertension, taking into account an expected number of 1.5 milliards persons with an elevation of the blood pressure in 2025, demonstrates a need of introducing both modern methods of diagnostics and the most effective approaches to a treatment. The introduction on the basis of the principles of "compliance" and "adherence" of the mechanisms of reimbursement is dedicated to these approaches.
Register of myocardial infarction in Northern Bukovyna: neurohumoral disorders in acute heart failure
Authors: O. I. Hulaga  , V. K. Tashchuk  , O. S. Polianska
Published: December 2021

In patients with acute myocardial infarction with clinical manifestations of acute heart failure (Killip II) significantly lower rates of the stroke volume of blood (p<0,01), minute volume of blood (p<0,001), significantly high indices of the level of aldosterone (p<0,05) and atrial natriuretic peptide (p <0,05). A negative correlative relationship of the atrial natriuretic peptide concentration with the magnitude of the stroke volume of blood (p<0,05), ejection fraction (p<0,01) and the minute volume of blood (p<0,05) has been detected.
The effect of melatonin on the catalase and the blood glutathione transferase activity of rats in case of intoxication with 2,4-dinitrophenol
Authors: M. V. Dikal  , I. V. Matsiopa  , O. H. Cherniuh
Published: December 2021

Changes of the blood antioxidant enzymes have been inverstigated on albino nonlinear male rats with toxic poisoning by 2,4-dinitrophenol. It has been established that the catalase activity in the rat blood increased against a background of the intoxication. At the same time, the glutathione transferase activity under the conditions of 2,4-dinitrophenol intoxication decreased as compared with the control. The introduction of exogenous melatonin resulted in a correction of the blood indices under study, approximating them to the control values.
The effect of amizone on the state of the system of interferon in patients with viral hepatitis A
Authors: A. D. Lugovskov
Published: December 2021

The paper submits the results of studying the system of interferon in patients with viral hepatitis A (VHA). It has been established that a significant decrease of the concentration of the indicators of the interferon system is observed in patients with VHA, whereas the use of amizone contributes to a normalization of the content of the antiviral factor.
Changes of the ultrastructure of endotheliocytes of the muscular tissue capillaries upon transplanting the bone marrow aspirate and hemopoietic stem cells of the fetal liver
Authors: R. V. Saliutin  , S. S. Palianytsia  , R. M. Borys  , O. V. Buslovych  , Yu. V. Poloziukova
Published: December 2021

The percentage of unsatisfactory results of restorative surgery on the peripheral segment of the arterial bed, as well as the absence in a number of cases of anatomical conditions for the performance of reconstructive interference stipulates a search and an elaboration of methods of indirect revascularization. An experimental research has been carried out for the purpose of studying the prospects of using hematopoietic cells of the fetal liver as stimulator of the processes of angiogenesis under ischemic conditions. The efficacy and perspectiveness of using hematopoietic cells of the fetal liver as an inductor of the processes of de novo neoangiogenesis in case of an ischemic extremity has been proved at the ultrastructural level.
Profiles of resistance of isolated strains of M.tuberculosis in the Khar’kov region
Authors: O. S. Shevchenko
Published: December 2021

The object of this particular research was to evaluate a ratio between the sensitive and resistant strains of M.tuberculosis isolated from patients with an epidemiologically dangerous pulmonary form of tuberculosis. The results of studying the resistance of the mycobacteria of tuberculosis (MBT) to antituberculous preparations (ATP) have been analyzed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) registered from 2009 to 2010 around the Khar’kov region. An analysis has demonstrated an unfavourable tendency of an increase of the total rate of medicamental resistance of MBT and making its amplification structure. A peculiar feature of the modern epidemiological situation connected with tuberculosis is a rise of the frequency of primary medicamental resistance.
Modern views on the growth, development and morphogenesis of the human skeleton
Authors: D. I. Yakimiuk  , V. V. Kryvets`kyi  , B. Yu. Banul  , I. V. Kryvets`kyi
Published: December 2021

An analysis of the literature revealed the ambiguity of views in relation to the growth, development, formation of bones, a bone response to implantation in them of ceramic hydroxyapatite and demineralized bone matrix.
Expert assessment of bodily injuries in one victim in case of a shot from different types of firearms
Authors: I. L. Bezhenar
Published: December 2021

The paper is devoted to a case from practice, when inflicting injuries to one victim from different types of firearms and the complexities of a forensic-medical examination in these cases.
Informational content and operational characteristics of a correlation analysis of laser microscopic images of the refringence structures of the myocardium for the diagnostics of acute coronary insufficiency
Authors: O. Ya. Wanchulyak  , M. M. Vatsyk  , N. V. Tymoshchuk  , Ya. S. Kyshkan  , N. O. Maksymchuk
Published: December 2021

This paper, from the standpoint of evidence-based medicine, justifies the prospects of using correlation analysis of polarization-inhomogeneous laser images of ray-refractive structures of the myocardium for the diagnosis of acute coronary insufficiency.
Urgent problems of teaching medical law to fereign students of higher medical educational establishments in Ukraine
Authors: O. O. Verlan-Kul'shenko  , Ye. M. Hutsol
Published: December 2021

The paper deals with problem questions of legal education of foreign students of higher medical educational establishments of Ukraine, propositions, concerning an adaptation of separate themes in medical-law in order to be apprehended by citizens of foreign countries have also been handed over.
Clozapine detection in case of a forensic-medical examination of corpses: circumstances of death, anamnestic data, toxicological information
Authors: O. V. Veselkina  , V. A. Klevno  , N. A. Krupina  , V. U. Kaschanov
Published: December 2021

Cases of poisonings, involving the medical agent - «clozapine» (syn. azaleptin, leponex) occur more often in the forensic-medical practice. Taking into account that such poisonings occur most frequently in criminal circumstances, they take on a special significance for a forensic-medical examination. Meanwhile, there are only few publications on the toxicologies of poisonings with clozapine, both alone and in combination with other substances, especially with alcohol. The authors have carried out a pilot study of 100 cases of death, in which during a forensic chemical examination of the blood and internal organs, clozapine was detected. Criminal proceedings were instituted and a criminal intake of clozapine was corroborated in 27 cases out of 100 selected cases. A major part of the observations was represented by men of employable age in whom alcohol was detected in the blood and urine that corresponded to different degrees of alcoholic intoxication. In these cases when clozapine was quantified, its concentration was therapeutic, a little seldom toxic.
Writing course papers at the departments of pathomorphology and forensic medicine and medical legislation in the credit-module organization of the teaching process
Authors: A. I. Herasymenko  , R. B. Kondratyuk  , Ye. P. Babkina  , V. V. Shevchenko
Published: December 2021

The credit-module organization of the teaching process does not envisage an examination in case of a multimodule subject. In order to systematize knowledge in the subject and to ascertain a possibility of their application in practice writing course papers, is introduced. A course paper on the autopsy protocol is suggested in the third course, a reverse task is set in the process of studying forensic medicine in the 5th course: a student must draw up an act of a forensic-medical examination of a corpse according to suggested circumstances.
Forensic-medical examination of multiple haemorrhagic sarcomatosis of the skin in case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Authors: N. V. Gubin  , N. S. Zavgorodnia
Published: December 2021

An analysis of the problem of the onset of multiple haemorragіc sarcomatosis has been carried out in case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome at the present stage. A case of the author`s own supervision of Kaposi`s sarcoma from the practice of a forensic medical examination is presented. Spesific characteristics of the medico-legal diagnostics of the presented pathology are determined.
Experience of introducing innovative teaching methods of forensic medicine at Saratov state medical university named after V.I. Razumovsky
Authors: A. A. Yefimov  , Ye. N. Savenkova
Published: December 2021

The paper expounds the types of informative-technological developments and innovative forms of presenting the educational material in forensic medicine and the results of their introduction into the high school component of the educational process at the Department of Forensic Medicine at Saratov State Medical University.
medicolegal characteristic of the cerebrum in casw of hemorragic shock
Authors: S. I. Indiaminov
Published: December 2021

The thanatogenetic value of a lesion of the nervous tissue and the vascular system of the brain has been detected in hemorragic shock against a background of alcoholic intoxication and without it.
Assessment of the possibility of dental identification based on the program of DVI – interpol
Authors: Ye. Ye. Kostenko  , Y. V. Tsotsko
Published: December 2021

The paper recommends the observance of the system of maintaining medical records which is an integral part of using the developed computer program "Dental identification" which uses ciphers and codes of form № 43 of dental reporting of Ukraine’s MHP to improve the efficiency of the work of law enforcement and forensic-investigating bodies for the identification of the dead and living persons.
Investigation of genomic DNA, extracted from histological preparations, for conducting forensic-medical molecular-genetic examinations
Authors: R. H. Kryvda  , I. V. Lantsman
Published: December 2021

In this paper we have demonstrate a possibility of the application of histologic specimens as biological samples in the process of performing forensic medical molecular-genetic examinations of the personality identification and establishing the biological relationship (paternity, maternity).
The mechanism of the formation of a gunshot fractures of the flat bones
Authors: S. V. Leonov  , I. A. Dubrovin  , A. V. Mikhaylenko
Published: December 2021

The mechanism of the formation of a gunshot fracture in a flat bone from the action of a hemispherical bullet has been studied. The process of the formation of cracks was considered on the example of two problems - the problem of Hertz and Hill – Johnson’s model. It has been established that a tense condition and the deformity of the material, causing the development of a hydrostatic core before osseous tissue crushing, underlie the formation of a fracture.
Thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus with underlying purulent otitis and ethmoiditis
Authors: A. A. Mezentcev  , I. A. Frolova
Published: December 2021

A case of the death of a man, 50-55 years old, whose identity has not been established, from the death of the brain as a result of thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus and the transverse sinuses, complicated chronic left-sided otitis media and ethmoiditis with an exacerbation.
Teaching medical law and contemporary problems of bioethics
Authors: V. O. Olkhovsky  , V. V. Khyzhniak  , M. V. Gubin  , N. V. Steblovska
Published: December 2021

Currently, the medical science of law is an obligatory subject for students of medical universities. A necessity of updating the medical science of law with contemporary bioethical problems has been indicated.
Management of monitoring of drug related deaths in Slovakia
Authors: Sidlo J.
Published: December 2021

Using illicit drugs as well as other psychoactive substances represents a serious health and social problem. Monitoring of drug-related deaths and mortality rates among drug users is one of the essential indicators of the seriousness of the drug-related problem. The obtained data serve as one of the bases for shaping the anti-drug policy and strategy not only at the national but also international level. The aim of the research is to describe the management of monitoring of drug – related deaths and building up the so-called Special Register of drug related deaths in Slovakia and present the results obtained by performing an analysis of all the cases reported during the period of years from 2004 to 2010. The results of the analysis for further management of the collection of the data have shown the necessity to define a network of laboratories, develop the concept of the Slovak forensic toxicology, and introduce standard guidelines for a proper indication of examinations, interpretation of results, and establishment of the diagnosis of psychoactive substances-related deaths.
An analysis of doctors’ participation in performing forensic medical examinations of the Transcarpathian Regional Bureau of Forensic Medical examinations during a period from 2010 through 2012
Authors: V. L. Fentsyk  , V. M. Shymon  , Ya. V. Tovtyn  , Yu. R. Fentsyk
Published: December 2021

This paper provides an analysis of the number of cases, involving doctors to conduct forensic examinations of the Transcarpathian Regional Bureau of Forensic Medicine in 2010-2012. A distribution of the number of consultations provided by physicians during forensic examinations of living persons, as well as the structure of enlisting doctors for commission forensic medical examinations has been analyzed. A high value of the share of examinations with the doctors in performing forensic examinations in the Transcarpathian Regional Bureau of Forensic Medicine over the last 3 years has been established.
Analysis of cases of suicide in the Khmelnitskyi region
Authors: O. I. Shandyha-Hlushko  , N. V. Kozytska  , R. V. Havadza
Published: December 2021

An analysis of all the cases of suicide in the Khmelnitskyi region for five years has been carried out. The principal ways of their implementation have been singled out.
Reading Difficulties in English as a Second Language in Grade Five at a Saint Patrick’s High School for Boys, Hyderabad- India
Authors: Abdulameer Mohammad Zena , Hasbi Muhamad
Published: December 2021

Reading is one of the essential components of the English language. Countries that use English as a second language (ESL) sometimes have difficulties in reading and comprehension. According to many researches, mother tongue has proved some interferences with learning a second language. This study investigated the results of reading difficulties of young second language learners in terms of accuracy, comprehension, and rate using the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability test. The study was carried out in one of the High Schools for Boys in Hyderabad, India and included Grade five, aged 10-12 years. In order to understand the reading difficulties of English as a second language, a qualitative approach was employed. Interview, reading tests, and observation were conducted as a data collection tool. The findings showed that these subjects had no specific language impairments but they had different degrees of language exposure and usage that led to poor accuracy, comprehension, and reading rate during reading English language texts. Five students (50%) were classified at a low level of readers, three (30%) at a high level, and two (20%) at a mild level after evaluation of their compatibility between their chronological and reading age. It is suggested that the teachers should first assess students who struggle in reading accuracy and comprehension and then assist them with their language learning and acquisition that take place at school and home.
Diaspora as a Repercussion of Colonization in the Kim Scott’s ‘Benang’
Authors: Nagammanavar Chaitra
Published: December 2021

Colonization created upheavals around the world. The worlds of Native Americans, Australian Aboriginals which were unaware of the other world that existed were shattered and scattered by the colonial rule. The indigenous people were subjected to cruel treatment at the hands of colonizers. In the Americas the mass killings of the natives took place by intentional spreading of the epidemics. Same incidents took place in Australia. The colonial rule always invented novel ways to destroy the native people, culture and their society. For instance, the policy of Doctrine of lapse which was introduced in India destroyed the local rulers and the princely states.  Due to this many princely states in India came under the rule of British. In Australia to eliminate aboriginals the white government came up with the idea of assimilation policy. Assimilation policy was a policy of absorbing aboriginal people onto white society through the process of removing children from their aboriginal families forcefully. The ultimate intent of the policy was the destruction of Aboriginal society. The protagonist of the novel Benang is the victim of this process. He also goes through the diasporic experiences of alienation, isolation and loss of identity. This paper analyses the diaspora as a repercussion of colonization in the novel Benang.
Penerapan Kebijakan Green Economy pada 7 Sektor Industri Kecil & Menengah Di Jawa Timur
Authors: Prasetyo Alvin
Published: December 2021

Jawa Timur merupakan salah satu provinsi yang mendukung pelaksaan ekonomi hijau. Oleh sebab itu, jika Jawa Timur bisa mewujudkan pembangunan ekonomi hijau, maka pembangunan berkelanjutan semakin menguntungkan tidak hanya untuk masa sekarang tetapi juga untuk masa depan.  Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis green economy pada sektor Industri. Sampel sektor industri sebanyak 12 industri, karena terkendala pembatasan wilayah untuk mengurangi kasus Covid-19 sehingga banyak industri yang tutup. Ketegori industri hijau atau tidak menggunakan indikator ekonomi hijau yang dikeluarkan oleh Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan, kemudian menggunakan analisis DEA untuk mengetahui efisiensi industri, selanjutnya menggunakan SWOT untuk merumusakan strategi kebijakan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa banyak industri di Jawa Timur memiliki nilai efisiensi dibawah angka satu, kemudian sampel industri yang digunakan penelitian belum masuk ketegori industri hijau
Simply Unsuccessful: The Neo-Platonic Proof of God’s Existence
Authors: Schmid Joseph Conrad
Published: December 2021

Edward Feser defends the ‘Neo-Platonic proof’ for the existence of the God of classical theism. After articulating the argument and a number of preliminaries, I first argue that premise three of Feser’s argument – the causal principle that every composite object requires a sustaining efficient cause to combine its parts – is both unjustified and dialectically ill-situated. I then argue that the Neo-Platonic proof fails to deliver the mindedness of the absolutely simple being and instead militates against its mindedness. Finally, I uncover two tensions between Trinitarianism and the Neo-Platonic proof and one tension between the Neo-Platonic proof (and, more generally, classical theism) and the incarnation.