bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sex Differences in Kidney Replacement Therapy Initiation and Maintenance
Authors: Antlanger Marlies , Noordzij Marlies , van de Luijtgaarden Moniek , Carrero Juan Jesus , Palsson Runolfur , Finne Patrik , Hemmelder Marc H. , Aresté-Fosalba Nuria , Reisæter Anna Varberg , Cases Aleix , Traynor Jamie P. , Kramar Reinhard , Massy Ziad , Jager Kitty J. , Hecking Manfred ,   on behalf of the ERA-EDTA Registry
Published: October 2019

Background and objectives

More men than women undergo kidney replacement therapy (KRT) despite a larger number of women being affected by CKD. The aim of this multinational European study was to explore whether there might be historic and geographic trends in sex-specific incidence and prevalence of various KRT modalities.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

We assessed sex-specific differences in KRT incidence and prevalence using data from nine countries reporting to the European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry for at least 40 years, during the period 1965–2015. Sex distribution data were compared with the European general population (Eurostat). Statistical methodology included basic descriptive statistics, incidence and prevalence calculations per million population (pmp), as well as their male-to-female ratios. Analyses were stratified by age group and diabetic status.

Results

We analyzed data from 230,378 patients receiving KRT (38% women). For all KRT modalities, the incidence and prevalence rates were consistently higher in men than women. For example, the KRT incidence increased from 8 pmp in 1965–1974 to 98 pmp in 2005–2015 in women, whereas it rose from 12 to 173 pmp in men during the same period. Male-to-female ratios, calculated for incident and prevalent KRT patients, increased with age (range 1.2–2.4), showing consistency over decades and for individual countries, despite marked changes in primary kidney disease (diabetes more prevalent than glomerulonephritis in recent decades). The proportion of kidney transplants decreased less with age in incident and prevalent men compared with women on KRT. Stratified analysis of patients who were diabetic versus nondiabetic revealed that the male-to-female ratio was markedly higher for kidney transplantation in patients with diabetes.

Conclusions

Since the beginning of KRT programs reporting to the ERA-EDTA Registry since the 1960s, fewer women than men have received KRT. The relative difference between men and women initiating and undergoing KRT has remained consistent over the last five decades and in all studied countries.
The “Naked Electron”
Authors: Sizov Robert A.
Published: October 2019

The true sources of magnetic field, i.e., real magnetic poles (magnetic charges), turned out to be unrecognized in physical science due to the special conditions of their confinement in atoms and substance which are cardinally different from the confinement of electrons. In addition, Maxwell’s vicious electromagnetic concept in which electrons moving in atoms and substance were declared as direct sources of the magnetic field played a very negative role in story with confession of real magnetic charges. This concept was the result of the superficial and exceptionally erroneous impression of the Great Physicist from the Oersted’s famous experience. However, the world scientific community accepted this erroneous impression as the ultimate truth. Herewith true magnetic poles which are the real structural components of atoms and substances, were “buried alive”. Along with magnetic charges were ignored in physics and of such real spinor particles as true antielectrons, which were replaced by electron vacancies or Dirac holes. It is important to note that the above-recognized unacknowledged, spinor particles, together with electrons, constitute the electromagnetic atomic shells. The world electromagnetic theory, while ignoring the three fundamental particles, was forced to rely solely on the electron, which in modifications of various theoretical surrogates (magnetic moments, electronic vacancies and others) was forced to answer both for itself and for three unrecognized fundamental particles, that is, for two magnetic charges (magneton and antimagneton) and a real antielectron.
El futuro de las editoriales universitarias en España
Authors: Baladrón-Pazos Antonio J. , Correyero-Ruiz Beatriz
Published: October 2019

En este trabajo los autores presentan una prospección sobre la evolución de las editoriales universitarias españolas a partir de un estudio Delphi realizado a cerca de una treintena de responsables de estos servicios editoriales, miembros de la Unión de Editoriales Universitarias Españolas (UNE). Los principales resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto la necesidad de un mayor reconocimiento del papel de las editoriales universitarias en el control y la promoción de la calidad de la edición académica. La adaptación al modelo digital, la gestión del open access, la flexibilización de los modelos de gestión para garantizar una mayor orientación al marketing y una mejor comercialización y distribución se plantean también como algunos de los retos más importantes.
A longa “República das Letras” e o século dos intelectuais: notas para a história das bibliotecas no Ocidente
Authors: Dias Débora
Published: October 2019

Este artículo se propone crear conexiones entre las metamorfosis de las bibliotecas occidentales acorde con el ideal cosmopolita de formación de una “República de las Letras” y la emergencia de la figura del intelectual. Buscaremos comprender cómo y cuáles transformaciones en el mundo del conocimiento repercutieron en el universo de las bibliotecas así como sobre sus concepciones e idealizaciones esenciales. Enfatizaremos el caso portugués, examinando la amplia revisión bibliográfica y de fuentes generales para reflexionar sobre el concepto de una “República de las Letras” dentro del ambiente intelectual y sus imbricaciones en el estudio de las bibliotecas. Precisamente, a lo largo del “Siglo de las Luces” se consolidó el ideal enciclopédico del saber bajo una acepción cosmopolita junto a la lucha por la libertad de crítica. En este mismo contexto se produjo la renovación de las estructuras universitarias europeas y de sus respectivas infraestructuras bibliotecarias, así como el alargamiento de las redes públicas de lectura, el crecimiento de la “domiciliación” del acceso a los libros y la consecuente propagación de las bibliotecas privadas y especializadas. En este ámbito, la biblioteca intensificó su vocación totalizadora. Aunque se haya especializado, su “democratización” gracias a la prensa hizo imperativa la necesidad de reunir, aunque no todo, sí aquello de esencia mutable que realmente importa.
Maximal nonlocality from maximal entanglement and mutually unbiased bases, and self-testing of two-qutrit quantum systems
Authors: Kaniewski Jędrzej , Šupić Ivan , Tura Jordi , Baccari Flavio , Salavrakos Alexia , Augusiak Remigiusz
Published: October 2019

Bell inequalities are an important tool in device-independent quantum information processing because their violation can serve as a certificate of relevant quantum properties. Probably the best known example of a Bell inequality is due to Clauser, Horne, Shimony and Holt (CHSH), which is defined in the simplest scenario involving two dichotomic measurements and whose all key properties are well understood. There have been many attempts to generalise the CHSH Bell inequality to higher-dimensional quantum systems, however, for most of them the maximal quantum violation---the key quantity for most device-independent applications---remains unknown. On the other hand, the constructions for which the maximal quantum violation can be computed, do not preserve the natural property of the CHSH inequality, namely, that the maximal quantum violation is achieved by the maximally entangled state and measurements corresponding to mutually unbiased bases. In this work we propose a novel family of Bell inequalities which exhibit precisely these properties, and whose maximal quantum violation can be computed analytically. In the simplest scenario it recovers the CHSH Bell inequality. These inequalities involvedmeasurements settings, each havingdoutcomes for an arbitrary prime numberd≥3. We then show that in the three-outcome case our Bell inequality can be used to self-test the maximally entangled state of two-qutrits and three mutually unbiased bases at each site. Yet, we demonstrate that in the case of more outcomes, their maximal violation does not allow for self-testing in the standard sense, which motivates the definition of a new weak form of self-testing. The ability to certify high-dimensional MUBs makes these inequalities attractive from the device-independent cryptography point of view.
Manejo empírico y emergente del espacio interno de ventas de tiendas de barrio en Bogotá – Luis Marquez
Authors: Márquez Valencia Luis Fernando
Published: October 2019

El presente artículo buscó conceptualizar desde el pensamiento complejo con observaciones y diálogos cómo se maneja la exhibición y el espacio interno de ventas de un grupo de tiendas de barrio de la Localidad de Barrios Unidos en la ciudad de Bogotá. Partió de los conocimientos y experiencia del autor y del diálogo individual con un grupo de tenderos de la citada Localidad. A través de su propio lenguaje y sus interacciones, para comprender como manejan elobjeto descrito, generando una nueva mirada sobre el asunto. Para ello se usaron métodos cualitativos de investigación y recolección de información, como la observación y las entrevistas de profundidad de donde emergieron varias percepciones, que permiten entender la forma como los tenderos han manejado laexhibición y los espacios internos de ventas de sus tiendas.
Information Frictions and Productivity Dispersion: The Role of Accounting Information
Authors: Hann Rebecca N. , Kim Heedong , Wang Wenfeng , Zheng Yue
Published: October 2019

Prior research documents large, persistent productivity dispersion even within narrowly defined industries, suggesting the presence of frictions that impede the efficient allocation of resources. In this paper, we consider the role of information frictions. We posit that high-quality financial reporting with respect to firm productivity can mitigate information frictions and hence facilitate the efficient allocation of resources across firms. Using a large sample of firms in the manufacturing sector, we find evidence consistent with our prediction—industries with higher productivity informativeness tend to have smaller within-industry productivity dispersion. We further find that this relation is stronger in industries with greater dependence on external financing, suggesting that reporting quality affects allocation efficiency, at least in part, through the capital market channel. These findings suggest that the extent to which financial reporting is informative about productivity can affect resource allocation efficiency and hence have real effects at the macro level.
Developing and Assessing Data Analytics Courses: A Continuous Proposal for Responding to AACSB Standard A5
Authors: Tapis Gregory P. , Priya Kanu
Published: October 2019

Data analytics is receiving increasing emphasis in accounting programs. This emphasis has emerged from both practitioners and accrediting bodies. In April 2018, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International released Standard A5, which calls for a more holistic approach to teaching and incorporating data analytics into accounting programs. Specifically, accounting programs are required to focus on students' agility and adaptability as they relate to changes and disruptions in technology. Such characteristics present challenges and opportunities for accounting educators when developing and assessing data analytics in accounting programs. In this paper, we propose using a combination of practitioner involvement and measurements from the psychology literature to create a continuous holistic approach to course assessment and improvement. Specifically, utilizing proxies for adaptability and agility, we propose a methodology for measuring changes in students' agility and adaptability throughout a semester.
Gestión Empresarial: una paradigma del siglo XXI
Authors: Suárez-Espinar Michael Josué
Published: October 2019

La gestión empresarial es un rasgo principal que debe tener todo hombre de negocios. La misma dentro del sistema empresarial es un instrumento fundamental para su progreso económico, ya que representa la dinámica de una economía de mercado, que es la que garantiza que la oferta cubra a la demanda en distintas actividades productivas, creando conjuntamente procedimientos que hacen que los costos bajen continuamente y beneficien al consumidor. El capital se ubica siempre a producir aquello que la sociedad demanda para la satisfacción de determinadas necesidades, circunstancia que da cuenta de la eficiencia del mercado en lo que concierne a la retribución de recursos. Las funciones principales que la integran son: planificación, organización, dirección, conducción liderazgo y control. Esta se orienta y se mide a través de herramientas e indicadores de gran valor para su progreso. Con una adecuada gestión la empresa tendrá excelentes resultados y nuevas metas.
SPECIES, HOST RANGE, AND IDENTIFICATION KEY OF WHITEFLIES OF BOGOR AND SURROUNDING AREA
Authors: Hidayat Purnama , Bintoro Denny , Nurulalia Lia , Basri Muhammad
Published: October 2019

Species identification, host range, and identification key of whiteflies of Bogor and surrounding area. Whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a group of insects that are small, white, soft-bodied, and easily found on various agricultural crops. Whitefly is a phytophagous insect; some species are important pests in agricultural crops that can cause direct damage and can become vectors of viral diseases. The last few years the damage caused by whitefly in Indonesia has increased. Unfortunately, information about their species and host plants in Indonesia, including in Bogor, is still limited. Kalshoven, in his book entitled Pest of Crops in Indonesia, published in the 1980s reported that there were 9 species of whitefly in Indonesia. The information on the book should be reconfirmed. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine whitefly species and its host plants in Bogor and its surroundings. Whiteflies is identified based on the ‘puparia’ (the last instar of the nymph) collected from various agricultural plants, ornamental plants, weeds, and forest plants. A total of 35 species of whiteflies were collected from 74 species and 29 families of plants. The collwcted whiteflies consist of four species belong to Subfamily Aleurodicinae and 31 species of Subfamily Aleyrodinae. The most often found whitefly species were Aleurodicus dispersus, A. dugesii, and Bemisia tabaci. A dichotomous identification key of whiteflies was completed based on morphological character of 35 collected species. The number of whitefly species in Bogor and surrounding areas were far exceeded the number of species reported previously by Kalshoven from all regions in Indonesia.
Prácticas colectivas en la edición gráfica: la experiencia de Impresopormi: micropoéticas | Collective practices in printmaking: Tthe experience of Impresopormi: micropoéticas
Authors: Valente Alicia Karina
Published: October 2019

Este trabajo se inscribe en mi investigación doctoral sobre prácticas colectivas en la gráfica en la ciudad de La Plata, Argentina, en el periodo 1995-2015. En ese marco, en este trabajo se realizará una aproximación a Impresopormi: Micropoéticas, un proyecto que surge en el año 2014 con el objetivo de difundir la producción gráfica contemporánea local en pequeñas ediciones y propiciar la intervención de personas ajenas al circuito de la producción artística en general y de la gráfica en particular. El análisis se centrará enlos siguientes ejes: las convocatorias abiertas para la realización y exhibición de diferentes formatos de gráfica editable — libros de artista, fanzines, afiches, entre otros —; la práctica pedagógica — vinculada a la realización de talleres o jornadas de producción colectiva y a la creación de cuadernillos que socializaran saberes y herramientas —; y la conformación e itinerancia del archivo de ediciones, tanto las producidas por Impresopormi como otras que fueron cedidas por artistas o colectivos para integrar la colección. El estudio del proyecto Impresopormi se realizará atendiendo al espíritu colaborativo y de trabajo enred, y su participación en un entramado de experiencias que proponen otros modos de producción y circulación de la gráfica.
Convergências | Convergences
Authors: Salvatori Maristela
Published: October 2019

Este ensaio visual é resultado de um diálogo cruzado. Um mar que encontra um rio na conversa entre imagens. Imagens presentes em minha poética e na poética de Graciela Machado, também participante do Pure Print Porto Alegre, Brasil. Um diálogo com materiais que nos desafiaram abarcando diferentes recursos de impressão.
Artificial cell microcapsules containing live bacterial cells and activated charcoal for managing renal failure creatinine: preparation and in-vitro analysis
Authors: Lim Trisna , Ouyang Wei , Martoni Christopher John , Balit Nasri , Prakash Satya
Published: October 2019

Activated charcoal was microencapsulated with Lactobacillus acidophilus 314 previously adapted for urea uptake. The creatinine removal capacity of this combination microcapsule was evaluated in-vitro in media simulating the small intestine. Results show that microcapsules containing both activated charcoal and L. acidophilus 314 demonstrated potential for decreasing creatinine. Interestingly, when co-encapsulating both activated charcoal and L. acidophilus 314 a smaller decrease in creatinine was observed than when encapsulating them separately. However, co-encapsulated microcapsules were more stable in various parts of the gastrointestinal system and survived longer in storage. These results suggest the feasibility of using microcapsules containing activated charcoal and probiotic bacteria as oral adjuvants for creatinine removal and provides a theoretical model for the use of these microcapsules to remove any unwanted metabolite.
Determination of CO2 Emissions for Selected Flight Parameters of a Business Jet Aircraft
Authors: Pawlak Małgorzata , Kuźniar Michał
Published: October 2019

In the last two decades, there has been observed a noticeable increase in the popularity and availability of air transport services, including regional ones. This intensive development of transport is accompanied by an increase in the adverse impact to the environment, increases noise level, and exhausts emissions, despite the modification and modernization of engines. Determining the emission for regional flights takes into account the specificity of the aircrafts design, such as the size of the aircraft and the performance of the engines. In this article, an attempt was made to determine the CO2 emissions of a business jet flying from Gdansk to Rzeszow. The methodology of the research (the method of calculating emissions based on fuel consumption) and the performance characteristics of the aircraft engines have been described. In the first part of the article, the speed-altitude characteristics of the DGEN-380 engine for different cruise parameters were determined using the virtual engine test bench WESTT CS/B. These characteristics have enabled the engine to match the flight characteristics (altitude, speed). For specific flight parameters, the thrust and fuel consumption were determined. On this basis, for the adopted trajectory and flight time of an aircraft equipped with two DGEN-380 engines, total fuel consumption and CO2 emission factors and values in CRUISE phase was determined with regard to the wind speed and direction. The obtained results were illustrated graphically and discussed.
Sürdürülebilir Bir Çevre İçin Biyopestisit Olarak Neem
Authors: Ünsal Sadettin
Published: October 2019

Pestisitler, insanlar ve diğer tüm sıcakkanlı canlılar üzerinde hem akut hem de kronik etkilere sahiptir. Pestisit uygulamalarında kullanılan miktarın önemsenmeyecek miktarı hedef organizmalara ulaşırken, geri kalanı ekosisteme karışmakta ve devam eden doğal dengenin bozulmasına yol açmaktadır. Bu nedenle, zararlılarla etkili bir mücadele yönetim sistemine yardımcı olacak ve aynı zamanda hastalıklara yol açan, kronik maruz kalma riskini önleyen alternatif çevre dostu pestisitler/insektisitlerin geliştirilmesine yönelik ilgi artmaktadır. Bu bağlamda, bitkisel kaynaklı doğal ürünler bu olumsuz eğilimi tersine çevirmek için değerli adaylar olarak kabul edilir. Botanik pestisitler nispeten güvenli, bozunabilir ve hali hazırda mevcut olan biyopestisit kaynaklarıdır. Neem sentetik olmayan doğal bir bitkisel kökenli pestisit kaynağı olarak ideal bir alternatif adaydır. Neem ürünleri, Meliaceae familyasındaki birkaç neem ağacı türünden elde edilmektedir. Neem ağacındaki 300‘den fazla biyoaktif bileşiğin dizisi, onu zararlı ve vektör yönetimindeki potansiyel uygulamalarla eşsiz bir bitki yapar. Neem gibi botanik pestisitler çevrede sınırlı kalıcılığa sahiptir. Ultraviyole ışığı, sıcaklık, yağış ve diğer çevresel faktörler neem‘i parçalayabilir. Toksik sentetik insektisitlerin aksine, neem materyalleri zararlıları öldürmez, ancak onları davranışsal, fizyolojik ve sitolojik olarak kümülatif etki yoluyla ya etkisiz hale getirir veya nötralize eder. Neem materyalleri seçicilikleri yüksek olmalarına rağmen, fitophagous akarları, akarları, insan ve hayvanları etkileyen parazitleri, parazitik protozoaları, zararlı yumuşakçaları, bitki paraziti nematodları, patojenik mantarları, zararlı bakteri ve mantarları olmak üzere 400 den daha fazla zararlı böcek türünü etkiler. Neem bileşenleri böcekleri uzaklaştırıcı, beslenmeden kesici, toksik, çoğalma baskılayıcı ve büyüme düzenleyicisi olmak üzere çeşitli şekillerde etkiler. Bu derleme son yıllarda neem ürünlerinin çevresel etkisi ve biyopestisit olarak kullanımları ve etkinliği ile ilgili araştırmalardaki son gelişmelerin genel bir incelemesini sunmaktadır.
The Existence of Regulatory Sandbox to Encourage the Growth of Financial Technology in Indonesia
Authors: Hapsari Recca Ayu , Maroni Maroni , Satria Indah , Ariyani Nenni Dwi
Published: October 2019

Bank Indonesia created an appropriate regulatory regime to drive the pace of innovation carried out by Financial Technology Providers while still applying the principles of consumer protection, risk management and prudence. One of the efforts made by Bank Indonesia was by issuing provisions concerning a regulatory sandbox for Financial Technology Providers along with their products, services, technology and/or business models in a Board of Governors Member Regulation No 19/14/PADG/2017 on the Limited Technology Testing Room (Regulatory Sandbox) Financial Technology. Meanwhile, the Financial Services Authority also issued regulation regarding the Regulatory Sandbox for Financial Technology Organizers in Financial Services Authority Regulation No. 13 / POJK.02/2018 on the Digital Financial Innovations in the Financial Services Sector. The main point of view to be analysed is the existence of regulatory sandbox approach held by Bank Indonesia and the Financial Services Authority as an effort to encourage the growth of Financial Technology in Indonesia.
Fouling of Flow Reactors in Organolithium Mediated Transformations: Experience on Scale-up and Proposed Solution
Authors: Filipponi Paolo , Venturoni Francesco , Suremann Roger , Streit Alexander , Schoenebeck Silke , Schenkel Berthold , Polenk Jutta , Piccioni Lorenzo , O'Meadhra Ruairi , Mostarda Serena , Haber Julien , Guelat Bertrand , Wegmann Stefan
Published: October 2019

Continuous processing has been demonstrated to be a superior approach when applied to fast and energetic chemical transformations. Indeed, whereas classical batch or semi-batch methods require cryogenic conditions and slow addition rates of reactive species, flow technologies enable
rapid mixing of synthetic partners in a highly controlled environment. As a result, low yielding and dangerous processes in batch can be performed at scale in a cost competitive and safer continuous manner. Despite the advantages of higher quality and safety, the perennial problems of solids
build-up and pipe fouling threaten the robustness and reliability of flow processes. In this contribution, a new methodology to prevent reactor fouling is reported and discussed. The implementation of this methodology has been decisive in solving fouling issues encountered during the piloting
of an organolithium based flow process.
Building up a Continuous Flow Platform as an Enabler to the Preparation of Intermediates on Kilogram Scale
Authors: Godineau Edouard , Battilocchio Claudio , Lal Mukul
Published: October 2019

The following outlook describes the strategy we followed at Syngenta R&D to build and develop an effective flow chemistry platform which could fit a precise business purpose. In this account, we give insight into specific chemistry challenges encountered and addressed using continuous
flow chemistry. The conclusions of the outlook outline the future of our strategy with a perspective on the technology within our business.
From Glyph to Element Symbol – A Story of Names
Authors: Constable Edwin C.
Published: October 2019

When I write the symbol Fe, all scientists know that I am talking about iron. Today's chemists use element symbols in formulae without thinking where they came from. This article looks at the history of element symbols and why we use the ones we do.
See the Forest, Ignore the Trees: A Minimalist Approach to Metal Hydride Tank Modelling Maximizing General Practical Usability
Authors: Pawelke Roland Hermann
Published: October 2019

A simple and practical method for describing transient metal hydride tank behaviour in fuel cell energy systems is outlined, requiring only a minimum of fundamental thermodynamic and kinetic input data. The solution is developed top-down by means of the generic pressure-time course of hydrogen release from a metal hydride tank that is coupled to a fuel cell. This approach towards a comprehensive model allows for the untangling of engineering and chemistry issues and offers an alternative to the transient simulation of metal hydride bed temperature distribution. While a practitioner of the art may benefit from that result in its own right, the essence of this work rests with the paradigm of understanding the problem.
企业单位财务管理目标及实现途径探析
Authors: 王 金玉
Published: October 2019

中国社会经济及科技水平的迅速发展，推动了企业的稳定前进，当前时代给企业带来发展机遇的同时，也带来一定的挑战，这使得市场竞争日趋激烈。企业要想在激烈市场竞争中提高自身竞争力，就要对企业的财务管理工作引起足够的重视，加强对财务管理目标的有效制定与内部控制建设防范风险工作，这样才能有效的为企业日后各项发展奠定资金保障。基于此，文章简要分析一下企事业单位财务管理目标及实现的途径。
Psychosocial Adjustment Among Abused Children in Residential Care
Authors: Rohani Ropizah , Jamaluddin Zakiyah , Abd Manaf Abd Razak
Published: October 2019

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual framework on the key determinant of psychosocial adjustments in terms of behavior, social, emotion and mental health among abused children in residential care.

Methodology – This research is designed as a qualitative study approach. Case study method is used to explore primer data which emphasis on psychosocial adjustments and narrative data from the perspective of children living in residential care. Research participants consist of children living in welfare care in Perlis, Malaysia and the respective staffs.

Findings – Chronic abuse will leave harmful effects on various aspects of the children’s development. Abuse will also affect one’s emotional wellness and balance which will further impact the psychosocial stability of an individual in adulthood. Most victims will not be able to develop a sense of belonging and necessary social skills which eventually will lead to these individuals not being able to socialize in the real life situations. Therefore the placements of these children in a safe environment so as to ensure better care and protection must be given proper attention. The transition of caregivers from parents to the welfare centre will affect these chindren too. They need time to build trust and relationship so that they can feel comfortable to share their experiences and also emotions. Caregivers in the institutions are the main elements in ensuring the quality and effectiveness of educational programmes of the centres.

Practical Implications – Rehabilitation programme is needed to balance the children’s needs based on age and ability to give the residents chances to practice skills and also learn to adapt to the outside world.

Social Implications – The institutions should provide condusive life experiences as they have a large impact to the success of the rehabilitation process. In addition, good quality services in fulfilling the children’s need will assure healthy development of the children and their ability to adapt well to the outside world
Factors of Success of Initial Coin Offering. Empirical Evidence from 2016–2019
Authors: Myalo A. S. , Glukhov N. Yu.
Published: October 2019

Since 2013, Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) have allowed companies to attract financing with the help of cryptocurrencies. Statistics of ICO shows that the ICO market is increasing and demand for funds continues to grow with claims of over $ 15 billion raised in the first half of 2018. The increasing volumes of investment in ICO projects as an alternative method to venture capital or IPO are caused by, for example, the possibility of reselling the received tokens at a higher price after the launch of the project or obtaining the company’s services at lower prices. While the importance of the topic is growing, there is the absence of fundamental works emphasizing the determinants of an ICO’s success. The scientific novelty of the forthcoming research consists in the formation of the model evaluation of ICO success. Using econometric analysis based on data for 1392 projects, we show that the volatility of the main cryptocurrencies has a significant impact on the success of ICO. The constraints of the platform for Smart Contacts (ERC-20) and dependence on the Ethereum volatility overcome all other factors. Our data contributes to existing literature and shows the insignificance e of the sector of the project, almost all location region and fl of infl e of quality of the team. This result may be explained by the uncertainty of the investor about the project (weak signals), absence of the regulation and legal framework. This result is beneficial for owners of companies since it is an argument for decreasing costs for marketing.
The role of public communications in democratic self-government: the experience of Warsaw (the Republic of Poland)
Authors: Guzenko Tetiana
Published: October 2019

Now in Ukraine there is a breakdown of the established system of interrelations between the authorities and the public, which gives a powerful impetus to search of new models of interaction and active involvement into decision-making processes on the local development of socially active citizens and social strata, public associations, etc. In this context, the question of analysis of successful models of “authorities-public” interaction is extremely important in order to provide local government with the conditions for real participation of the population in formation and implementation of policies, primarily aimed at the effective use of budget funds, the solution of local problems, etc. The article deals with the issues of development of public relations social institution that is new for the Ukrainian society, public authorities and local self-government. On the example of Warsaw, the capital of the Republic of Poland, the institutional models of communicative interaction with the public are analyzed: providing for communication with the citizens and creating the conditions for their real participation in solving local problems. On this basis, the factors that lead to socio-political tension are ascertained; the measures to increase the confidence in the authorities of different levels are proposed.
Privacy in wearable health devices: How does POPIA measure up?
Authors: Katurura Munyaradzi , Cilliers Liezel
Published: October 2019

The market for wearable devices that is used for health monitoring has steadily increased over the past few years. South Africa has also seen an increase in the adoption of these wearable device. This is partly because these devices allow users to monitor their health and wellbeing in real time. However, to be efficient, the devices must collect a large amount of data. Some of the data that is collected include personally identifiable and health information which could be considered sensitive to the user. This study investigated if the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) provides adequate protection to South African users of wearable health devices. The POPIA and the privacy policy of the 2 most popular wearable health devices in South Africa, the Apple watch and Fit- bit, were qualitatively compared making use of Hutton et al’s (2018) heuristic framework. The study found that POPIA protected the users’ privacy when it came to notice, users’ awareness, choice and consent, access and participation. The Act did not cover any privacy matters related to social disclosure of information by users. The study also found that Apple watch and Fitbit did well in protecting users’ privacy with regards to notice and awareness as well as access and participation. The two wearables performed poorest in regards to choice and consent as well as social disclosure controls to protect users’ privacy. The study recommend that users educate themselves in regard to how their data collected by wearable health devices are collected and protected.
Cannabis in the Emergency Department: The impact of cannabis legalization on cannabis and opioid-related presentations
Authors: Yeung Matthew , Janz Kevin , Weaver Colin , Saah-Haines Rebecca , Lang Eddy
Published: October 2019

Background: On October 17th, 2018, non-medical cannabis became legal to adults for the first time in Canada. This has created a previously unseen opportunity to investigate the effects of recreational cannabis legalization in a developed country, particularly on strained Emergency Departments (EDs). Secondly, reports within the United States have suggested state-level legalization of cannabis, both recreationally and medically, has resulted in a decrease of opiate-related presentations. Given the pressure of the opiate crisis on healthcare resources, we sought to examine if this trend was present in Alberta.

Objectives: The current study aims to identify if presentation patterns in adult and pediatric populations have changed when comparing pre- and post-legalization periods, and if rural-urban disparities exist. We also aim to identify if the legalization of cannabis is correlated with a reduction in opiate-related ED presentations. Lastly, we aimed to address the aforementioned objectives in the context of telehealth by examining calls to poison control and HealthLink within Alberta.

Methods: Retrospective data was collected from the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System, HealthLink, and Poison and Drug Information Service. Extraction is currently in progress, and we expect to include 20 000 records and 12 000 calls. An interrupted time-series analysis will be completed, allowing for a comparison of trends pre- and post-legalization. Participants have been identified based on International Disease Classifications for cannabis and opiate-related injury. Commonly reported injuries will be clustered to identify changes in injury patterns. Data was collected from October 1st 2013 up to May 31st, 2019 for all EDs within Alberta.

Results: Preliminary results suggest the legalization of cannabis initially led to a dramatic increase in ED presentations, followed by a return to pre-legalization volume. HealthLink data suggests a different trend, with steadily increasing calls in the months prior to legalization, followed by stabilization. Cannabis legalization is also correlated with a decrease in post-legalization opiate-related calls (r=-0.51, p=0.01).

Conclusion: Overall, national legalization of cannabis appears to be responsible for a short period of increased ED usage, but does not appear to have long-lasting effects on healthcare resource utilization. Differences are apparent between telehealth service and ED use.
DETECTION OF CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS BY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAY CARRIED OUT AS A PART OF CLINICAL STUDIES IN THE “REPUBLICAN CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL” OF ULAN-UDE
Authors: Silchenko E. V. , Oshorova L. M. , Balzhinimaeva I. Ts. , Bondarenko E. I. , Dasheeva N. A. , Baldanov B. V. , Symbelova T. A.
Published: October 2019

The article is devoted to the study of vector-borne pathogens circulating in the Republic of Buryatia. The authors have carried out  identification of the genetic material of tick-borne encephalitis virus,  Borrellia burgdorferi, Borrellia miуamotoi, Coxiella burnetii and  Rickettsia sibirica in various samples of biological material. The  object of the study were whole blood, leukocyte fraction and blood  serum of patients admitted to the hospital in a state of fever that  occurred after sucking of the tick, as well as mites brought by the  population. A detailed analysis of the data showed that 11.7 % (9  out of 70) of the clinical material samples and 17.8 % (50 out of  281) of the tick samples had genetic markers of tick-borne  pathogens. In the material from the patients, the RNA of tick-borne  encephalitis virus was most often determined, and in the DNA of  Borrellia burgdorferi mites. In addition, the authors first confirmed  the etiologic role of Borrellia miуamotoi in the development of cases  of Lyme disease in the Republic. An unexpected finding was the  detection of Coxiella burnetii DNA in ticks and in clinical material. In  the Republic of Buryatia Q-fever was detected by laboratory  diagnostics for the first time. This fact confirms the circulation of this pathogen in the region. In this regard, the authors conducted a  retrospective analysis of the medical histories of patients who were found to have genetic markers of Q-fever.
Forensic Psychology: The First Attempt at a Retrospective Bibliography
Authors: Rogachevsky L. A.
Published: October 2019

Forensic psychology has been an independent scientific discipline for a long time now and has become an integral part of legal proceedings. Its relevance as an area of theory and practice has led to writing multiple works on the topic. At the same time, information regarding them was fragmented. The publication of a unified bibliographic index for forensic psychology compiled by Irkutsk forensic scientists N.N.  Kitaev and V.N.  Kitaeva [Forensic psychological examination and forensic examinations with the participation of a psychologist: Bibliographic Index, 1901–2016. Irkutsk: BSU, 2018. 166 p.] was well-timed. This has been the first experience in compilation a bibliography on forensic psychological examination in Russia. The index provides insight into the level of development of this scientific field and highlights the issues that have not been studied sufficiently or have not been developed at all. It also addresses the pressing issue of systematisation of the literature on forensic psychological examination and is a scientific reference guide and an educational tool at the same time.

The article discusses the index in detail, makes remarks and observations about its content and structure, comments on some of the features of the text. A hope that the compilers will continue the work on the index improving the methods of collecting and selecting publications, expanding the bibliographic list and developing and refining its structure and categorization is expressed.
Forensic Valuation of Intellectual Property
Authors: Asnis A. Ya. , Ivanova M. A. , Khaziev Sh. N.
Published: October 2019

Valuation of objects of intellectual property can be important when considering civil disputes, criminal cases of copyright and related rights infringements, criminal bankruptcies, cases of administrative offenses (violations of copyright and related rights, inventor’s and patent rights). At present, there is no generally accepted and accessible methodology of forensic valuation of intellectual property items.

The main aspects of the forensic valuation of intellectual property are reviewed. It is shown that when assessing the value of intellectual property special knowledge should be applied in the field of forensic merchandising expertise, forensic economics, as well as other kinds and types of forensic expertise according to the characteristics of the intellectual property in question: forensic trace evidence analysis, computer forensics, forensic linguistics, forensic materials analysis, etc. It is necessary to develop and implement a new type of forensic examination in the forensic institutions of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation - forensic examination of intellectual property which will also include the value assessment of such objects.
Situational Approach to Corruption Crimes Prevention: Forensic Aspect
Authors: Nikitina I. E. , Nersesyan M. G. , Sharapova I. D.
Published: October 2019

The article addresses modern ways countering corruption. Based on the analysis of foreign experience the major trends in improvement of national and international legal anti-corruption framework are presented. The development of a high level anti-corruption culture in a society, which relates directly to transparency, publicity and repudiation of this phenomenon across all levels of government, is shown to be one of the most effective ways. Reporting on all cases of corruption should be seen as any citizen’s civil duty since corruption is considered a threat to state of law institutions, democracy, human rights and social justice.

The article presents the main legal and institutional models of corruption counteraction in modern countries. It is justified that, with the current level of technology development, appointment of forensic examinations is becoming the most prevalent investigative action. They are particularly relevant in cases involving corruption.
Il pianto e il riso delle quattro stagioni
Authors: Marcello Benedetto
Published: October 2019

Benedetto Marcello (1686–1739), remembered best today for some attractive instrumental music, including some virtuosic works for oboe, and his satire of the opera house, Il teatro alla moda, also wrote a small group of oratorios, including a pair of allegorical pieces for the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin at Macerata. One of these was Il pianto e il riso delle quattro stagioni from 1733. It has been described as a “highly poetic, generally mellow, faintly comic” work, in which Marcello employed “the whole arsenal of techniques he had mastered over a quarter-century”; in fact, not only is there amazing attention to detail in the string articulation, but it also provides an important record of a composer's expectations of his string orchestra. Few oratorios from this locale and period are available in modern editions, and this example has all the formal characteristics associated with the genre of oratorio in the first half of the eighteenth century.
La Galatea
Authors: Vittori Loreto
Published: October 2019

Loreto Vittori's La Galatea, his only dramatic work for which the music survives, was published in 1639, quite likely as part of an attempt to regain favor with the composer's Roman employers and patrons following a questionable event in his personal life. Although dedicated to Vittori's principal patron, Cardinal Antonio Barberini, the work does not appear to have been performed under Barberini sponsorship, but instead received its premiere in Naples in 1644. The text represents a great expansion, in both characterization and dramatic range, of Gabriello Chiabrera's pleasant but static version of the Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus myth. An expanded and considerably revised version of the libretto was published in 1655 in a failed effort to interest Flavio Chigi, another patron, in supporting further performances. Musically, the opera is quite diverse, and includes strophic songs, large variation sets for chorus alternating with smaller forces, and canzonette, as well as recitatives that, when necessary, ably mirror highly charged emotional situations. Less grandiose then some other operatic works of the period, La Galatea is peopled with multi-dimensional characters and contains moments of great dramatic intensity, the reason, perhaps, for the unusually warm praise it received from music historians in the early part of the twentieth century.
Collected Vocal Music, Part 1
Authors: Lawes William
Published: October 2019

Lawes's autograph songbook, Lbl Add. MS 31,432 (1639–41), is the most complete source of his vocal music. Most of Lawes's solo songs can be referred to as court songs or cavalier songs. Several are theater songs; indeed, more theater songs by Lawes survive than by any other composer of this period. English songs composed during the reign of Charles I have a distinct character, a unique amalgam of English tunefulness, Italian declamation, and French lyricism. This blend is quite unlike the more sophisticated gentility of the earlier English lute song, exemplified in the songs and ayres of John Dowland and John Danyel. Cavalier songs are more direct, more robust, less contrapuntal, and simpler in harmonic design. Lawes's solo songs may be divided into three main types: declamatory songs, tuneful airs, and dance songs. To these may be added declamatory-ballad forms and theater songs.
Mass in D Minor
Authors: Salieri Antonio
Published: October 2019

After a career as a celebrated opera composer, Salieri turned his attention around 1800 to his work as kapellmeister of the Vienna imperial chapel and the composition of church music. His four orchestral masses and numerous graduals and offertories helped to establish an “official” style of sacred music that lived on during the nineteenth century through his successors in the office of kapellmeister. His third mass, the heretofore unpublished Mass in D Minor, is an expressive setting written for an important state occasion. It preserves and develops the features of the late-eighteenth-century mass favored by the Habsburg monarchs, stressing lyrical melody, vocal elegance, liturgical counterpoint, sensitive treatment of text, and traditional musical rhetoric.
Twelve Select Overtures
Authors: Hummel Johann Nepomuk
Published: October 2019

During the period 1820–30, the noted pianist, composer, and teacher Johann Nepomuk Hummel was commissioned by the English entrepreneur J. R. Schultz to make arrangements of symphonies, concertos, and twenty-four opera overtures. All are scored for an ensemble of piano, flute, violin, and cello. Twelve Select Overtures, the first of two sets of twelve overture arrangements, appeared in London in the early 1820s.

The practice of arranging large-scale works for small ensembles was very popular during the early nineteenth century. Playing transcriptions was an ideal way to learn the newest compositions and a favorite mode of home entertainment (and, at times, of romantic courtship). The vast majority of the public experienced orchestral music through the medium of chamber music, in the privacy of their living rooms.

Many composers were asked to make such arrangements, but their efforts met with limited success. Hummel, however, was ideally suited to the task. A student of Mozart and a friend and colleague of Beethoven, Weber, and others, he had also conducted many of these operas in his capacity of kapellmeister in Weimar. Hummel's arrangements of these twelve overtures are masterful examples of the genre and are also a joy to play. The set includes some of the best-known and most popular overtures by Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, and Rossini, as well as examples by composers who are less well known. They open a window on the world of early-nineteenth-century opera and also provide valuable information about the performance practices of the period.