bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Implantação de mentoria on-line em uma faculdade de medicina durante a pandemia da Covid-19
Authors: Serra Sandra Torres , Bteshe Mariana , Bedirian Ricardo , Belz Daniela Santos , Franco Carolina Figueira , Oliveira Lívia Sesana Spyker de
Published: June 2021

Resumo: Introdução: Com a interrupção das aulas presenciais nas escolas médicas ocasionada pela pandemia da doença pelo novo coronavírus, verificou-se que os alunos ingressantes no primeiro ano de Medicina de uma faculdade pública brasileira apresentavam maior vulnerabilidade social e psicológica devido aos vínculos pouco consolidados com colegas e com o ambiente acadêmico. Observou-se que os fatores de estresse relacionados às adaptações ao contexto universitário se intensificaram, tornando essa turma prioritária para o desenvolvimento de intervenções emergenciais de suporte e acolhimento. Este trabalho relata um projeto-piloto de mentoria entre professores e alunos em ambiente virtual, visando à sua posterior institucionalização como atividade regular. Descreve etapas de implantação, desenvolvimento, resultados iniciais e perspectivas. Relato de experiência: Foi desenvolvida uma mentoria on-line entre alunos e professores, em que utilizou a dinâmica de grupos de reflexão como estratégia metodológica. Por meio de redes sociais e reuniões on-line, alunos e professores foram convidados a participar do projeto, que contou com seis docentes, um preceptor e 29 alunos, além da equipe coordenadora. Realizou-se uma capacitação on-line de professores com conteúdos teóricos e simulações, objetivando delimitar o papel deles, os objetivos, o enquadre e as especificidades de uma mentoria remota. A avaliação final da atividade foi feita por professores e alunos. Discussão: As medidas de distanciamento social evidenciaram a necessidade de oferecer oportunidades de aprendizagem e de convívio mediadas por plataformas digitais. Comprovou-se a adesão de alunos e professores à mentoria na modalidade on-line, e observou-se a sua potencialidade para fomentar uma relação aluno-professor baseada na troca de ideias, reflexão e suporte social. Constatou-se também um incremento da motivação para a adesão ao curso. Conclusão: A mentoria on-line proporcionou benefícios aos participantes, corroborando resultados de experiências no modelo tradicional presencial, e instigou a realização de pesquisas que aprofundem a investigação sobre a sua eficácia e relevância para a formação médica.
Cytomolecular investigations using repetitive DNA probes contribute to the identification and characterization of Characidium sp. aff. C. vidali (Teleostei: Characiformes)
Authors: Oliveira Maria Lígia Marques de , Paim Fabilene Gomes , Freitas Érica Alves Serrano de , Oliveira Claudio , Foresti Fausto
Published: June 2021

Abstract Characidium sp. aff. C. vidali is a species found in coastal streams in southeastern Brazil, which has karyotypic explanatory elements as the occurrence of microstructural variations, keeping the chromosomal macrostructure of the genus. The objective of this study was to apply cytomolecular tools in the chromosomes of Characidium sp. aff. C. vidali to identify characteristics in their karyotype contributing to cytogenetic definition of this species, adding information about the evolution of the chromosomal structure of the group. The species showed 2n = 50 chromosomes and from 1 to 4 additional B microchromosomes. FISH technique showed histone H3 and H4 genes in the short arm of pair 10, and microsatellites (CA)15, (CG)15, (GA)15 and (TTA)10 clustered in the subtelomeric portions of all A chromosomes, with total accumulation by supernumerary. The telomeric probe marked terminal regions of all chromosomes, in addition to the interstitial portion of four pairs, called ITS sites, with these markings being duplicated in two pairs, hence the double-ITS classification. C-banding revealed that supernumerary chromosomes are completely heterochromatic, that ITS sites are C-banding positive, but double-ITS sites are C-banding negative. So, throughout the evolution to Characidium, genomic events are occurring and restructuring chromosomes in populations.
DEBATENDO SOBRE MEDICALIZAÇÃO COM DOCENTES EM ESCOLAS PÚBLICAS E PRIVADAS
Authors: Lima Maria Lúcia Chaves , Cruz Bruna de Almeida , Lima Laura Norat de , Brandão Dayane Alessandra da Silva
Published: June 2021

RESUMO Este estudo teve o intuito de conhecer de que forma o tema da medicalização da educação tem sido abordado e debatido entre profissionais da educação, mais especificamente as/os docentes. Dez escolas públicas e particulares de Belém participaram da pesquisa-intervenção, na qual utilizamos aulas-teatro como disparadoras do debate junto às professoras e professores. A partir dessa experiência, sistematizamos três categorias de análise: a) A ausência de discussão crítica sobre a medicalização da educação; b) A exigência do laudo; c) A falta de estrutura e investimento na formação continuada. Discute-se a carência de políticas que favoreçam práticas não medicalizantes no contexto educacional, bem como a necessidade de maior engajamento das escolas nesse debate.
Anti-mycobacterial and immunomodulatory activity of n-hexane fraction and spathulenol from Ocotea notata leaves
Authors: Costa Isabela Francisca de Jesus Borges , Simão Thatiana Lopes Bia Ventura , Calixto Sanderson Dias , Pereira Rafaella Velloso , Konno Tatiana Ungaretti Paleo , Pinto Shaft Corrêa , Tinoco Luzineide Wanderley , Lasunskaia Elena , Leal Ivana Correa Ramos , Muzitano Michelle Frazão
Published: June 2021

Abstract Ocotea notata (Lauraceae) is popularly known as white-cinnamon. Ocotea species have several medicinal uses, especially for treating chest pain, rheumatism and wounds. The present study aimed to analyze the chemical composition of O. notata n-hexane fraction, in addition to its anti-mycobacterial and immunomodulatory activities. The n-hexane fraction was analyzed by GC-MS and was chromatographed to afford 15 subfractions (SF1-15), where SF5 was identified, by GC-MS and NMR, as the sesquiterpene spathulenol. The n-hexane fraction was the most potent in inhibiting nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) production on LPS-stimulated macrophages (IC50 8.3 ± 0.9 and 5.9 ±1.0 μg/mL, respectively). SF4, a major subfraction, that presents a spathulenol analogous as a constituent, also inhibited NO and TNF-α production. Spathulenol only modulated NO production (IC50 45.6 ± 1.4 μg/mL). The n-hexane fraction, SF4, and spathulenol revealed antimycobacterial activity against Mycobacterium bovis BCG, M. tuberculosis H37Rv, and M299 strains. Spathulenol inhibited the growth of Mtb H37Rv with MIC50 36.9 ± 1.5 μg/mL (167.5 ± 6.8 μM), and Mtb M299 with MIC5042.1 ± 0.5 μg/mL (191.0 ± 2.2 μM). This is the first report describing the isolation of spathulenol from O. notata leaves and its anti-mycobacterial activity.
Do socioeconomic variables explain medicinal plant knowledge and the diseases they treat? A case study in the Boa Vista community, Alagoas, Northeastern Brazil
Authors: Souza Aldean Lima de , Nascimento André Luiz Borba , Silva Taline Cristina da
Published: June 2021

Abstract Local medicinal plants knowledge varies in relation to factors as age, gender, education, and income. Understanding this variation enables the identification of weaknesses in local medical systems, since access to knowledge is well distributed in different social classes. Socioeconomic variables can influence the quantity of known medicinal plants, and therefore, there may be a qualitative variation in the plant and disease repertoire of different social groups. Thus, we aimed to identify if socioeconomic variables influence the set of known medicinal plants and diseases by people in the Boa Vista community, São José of Tapera, Alagoas. A total of 33 semi-structured interviews were conducted, using the free-listing technique for data collection. There were no significant differences between the knowledge of men and women from a quantitative point of view. We observed that older interviewees knew more medicinal plants than younger, and there was a significant difference between the medicinal plants known to older and younger people. In terms of cited diseases, there was no difference between gender or age. Therefore, making inferences about qualitative-quantitative aspects of medicinal plant and disease knowledge requires understanding the social structure of the studied community, since people with similar social roles tend to have homogeneous knowledge.
Prevalência de distúrbios fonoaudiológicos em adultos e idosos, segundo sexo e faixa etária: um estudo populacional
Authors: Dimer Nathalia Avila , Rech Rafaela Soares , Chiari Brasília Maria , Goulart Bárbara Niegia Garcia de
Published: June 2021

RESUMO Objetivo Verificar a distribuição dos distúrbios fonoaudiológicos autorreferidos em relação ao sexo e à faixa etária em uma amostra representativa da população do sul do Brasil. Método Estudo transversal em adultos e idosos com base em um inquérito populacional domiciliar autodeclarado sobre Distúrbios da Comunicação Humana (DCH-POP). Foram realizadas entrevistas domiciliares padronizadas com a aplicação de um questionário com residentes da cidade de Porto Alegre entre 2012 e 2014. O desfecho estudado foi “distúrbios fonoaudiológicos”, constituído a partir dos dados das variáveis: linguagem, motricidade orofacial, audição e equilíbrio. Foram realizadas análises de frequência absoluta e relativa. Razões de prevalência multivariáveis foram estimadas em análise ajustada pela Regressão de Poisson com variância robusta e respectivos intervalos de confiança de 95%. Resultados Dos 1246 indivíduos entrevistados, 918 participantes foram elegíveis para este estudo. A maioria é do sexo feminino (58,1%) e a idade média foi de 48,9 (±19,6) anos. O desfecho distúrbio fonoaudiológico foi encontrado em 364 (39,4%) indivíduos, sendo que a faixa etária mais acometida foi a de 60 anos ou mais (54,4%), apresentando maior prevalência no sexo masculino (58,9%), do que no feminino (51,9%). Na análise multivariável ajustada verifica-se que há razão de prevalência significativa apenas em indivíduos idosos com 60 anos ou mais (RP 1,84 IC95% 1,50-2,26). Conclusão Neste estudo não encontramos diferenças significativas entre os sexos na prevalência dos distúrbios fonoaudiológicos autorreferidos em adultos e idosos. Entretanto, pessoas mais velhas apresentam maior prevalência destes, especialmente aquelas com idade entre 60 anos ou mais.
TRAYECTORIAS FRAGMENTADAS: UNA APUESTA POR LA UNIVERSIDAD EN TIEMPOS DE CAMBIO SOCIAL
Authors: Montes Alejandro
Published: June 2021

RESUMEN El fin del siglo XX viene caracterizado por un proceso de heterogeneización de los perfiles que acceden a la Educación Superior (ES) a escala global. Los jóvenes universitarios presentan características sociales y educativas crecientemente diversas, sujetas a patrones de desigualdad cambiantes. El objetivo del artículo es analizar cómo el acceso a la ES es condicionado por las trayectorias biográficas y educativas de los jóvenes; identificando patrones de desigualdad propios de las trayectorias “no tradicionales”. Para ello, se ha realizado un estudio de caso en la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), siguiendo un enfoque de métodos cualitativos (N.40 alumnos/as). Los resultados muestran diferentes estructuras de desventaja que afectan la construcción de trayectorias educativas desiguales poniendo de manifiesto las diferencias generadas por el origen social.
Influence of season and external morphology on thermal comfort and physiological responses in bulls from two breeds adapted to a subtropical climate
Authors: SOUTO Paula Lorena Grangeira , BARBOSA Eleonara Araújo , MARTINS Edison , MARTINS Vera Maria Villamil , HATAMOTO-ZERVOUDAKIS Luciana Keiko , PIMENTEL Concepta Margaret Mcmanus , RAMOS Alexandre Floriani
Published: June 2021

ABSTRACT Animals in subtropical regions can be exposed to periods of thermal stress. Locally adapted breeds are especially important in this context, but these have little information available in their natural environments. The aim of this study was to assess whether season affects thermal comfort and physiological responses to increased temperatures of two breeds of bulls in a subtropical climate. Four Angus and four Crioulo Lageano bulls were used in this study. Body and testicles measurements, skin pigmentation and thickness, hair number, length and pigmentation, respiratory rate, panting score, rectal temperature and haematological profile were recorded on three occasions in summer and winter, morning and afternoon. The surface temperature of the flank, eye and scrotum were obtained by infrared thermography. Hair coat colour was determined by CIELAB method. Thermal comfort indexes were calculated from meteorological data. Statistical analysis included analyses of variance, correlations and a partial least squares regression in determining which traits were the most important in thermal adaptability. External morphology of the bulls was important for explaining physiological changes in both seasons, but their contribution was greater in summer. Bulls experienced moderate heat stress in summer, which led to significant physiological responses, which were more pronounced in Angus bulls. The main differences in thermal adaptation found between breeds were the hair coat characteristics and respiratory rate. Despite using different mechanisms to cope with environmental challenges, all bulls were able to maintain optimal testicular thermoregulation as well as systemic normothermia throughout the seasons, showing good adaptation to the climate conditions.
Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of Evidence-based Practice Knowledge Assessment in Nursing (EKAN)
Authors: Nick Jan M. , Durkin Adelaide Caroci , Caroci-Becker Adriana , Cruz Diná de Almeida Lopes Monteiro da , Zorzim Vivian Inacio , Wonder Amy H.
Published: June 2021

ABSTRACT Objective The Evidence-based Practice Knowledge Assessment in Nursing (EKAN) is an objective measure of evidence-based practice (EBP) knowledge. The aims of the project were to translate the EKAN instrument into Brazilian Portuguese, test its psychometric properties, and document a baseline assessment of students’ EBP knowledge. Method This study used methodological design. The EKAN-Brazilian Portuguese was administered to nursing students from two baccalaureate programs. Data were analyzed using Rasch procedures. Results 123 students participated (87% ranged 19-25 years old; 60% were juniors; 38% perceived having no exposure to EBP). Validity indices showed the mean difficulty index = -2.48 to 2.07, the Infit (WMS) mean was.985 (SD = 2.13), and the Outfit (UMS) mean was.975 (SD = 0.17). Reliability indices showed sufficient item separation index (4.47); moderate person separation index (.47); high item reliability (.95); and low person reliability (.18). The mean EKAN sum score (max = 20) was 7.6 (SD = 2.13). Conclusion This study on the EKAN-Brazilian Portuguese version provided sufficient evidence for validity and reliability; the person reliabilities showed the need for improvement in incorporating EBP concepts and content in nursing programs.
Lung nematodes of sheep (Ovis aries) in Iceland - prevalence, intensity and geographic distribution in 1992 and 1993
Authors: Eiríksdóttir Hrafnkatla , Skírnisson Karl
Published: June 2021

During the slaughter period in autumn 1992 and 1993 lungs and the gastrointestinal tract was collected from a single lamb originating from 96 sheep farms, selected to reflect the distribution of farms in Iceland. The results on the gastrointestinal helminths have already been published. The lungs were kept frozen until analysed in 2019. Nematodes were directly searched for in the lungs of 84 lambs. Results on larval counts were handed over to the present authors for comparison purposes. Three lungworm nematode species were detected: Muellerius capillaris (total prevalence 35.1%), Protostrongylus sp. (2.4%), and Dictyocaulus filaria (16.7%). M. capillaris was found in lambs from all parts of Iceland except from certain areas in the north and northeast. Protostrogylus sp. was detected on two adjacent farms in the north. D. filaria was frequently found in lambs from farms in the southern and western parts, whereas sporadic cases were found in north and east Iceland. As relatively few lambs were examined, the distribution area of sheep lungworm in the early 1990s is regarded to have been more extensive than indicated in the article.
LATHYRUS HUMILIS (SER.) SPRENG. ON THE TERRITORY OF THE PERM KRAI
Authors:   Perm State University, Balandin S. V.
Published: June 2021

The report discusses the species Lathyrus humilis, which is included in the Red book of the Perm Krai. On the territory of the Krai, two locations of the species growth are known. In one habitat, the species has not been recorded in the last 10 years. All herbarium collections of Lathyrus humilis in the territory of the Krai are in a vegetative state. To find out what the plants will look like in the flowering state, plants were taken from the natural environment and planted in flower pots at home. The excavated plants were infect-ed with the web tick and insect pests thrips. To destroy pests, the drug Fitoverm was used. The next year, all the plants bloomed and acquired the characteristics of Lathyrus pisiformis L., the height of the stems, the number of flowers in the inflorescence, and the winged stems appeared. Lathyrus humilis should be excluded from the list of species that grow in the territory of the Krai, until this is confirmed by the collec-tion of generative plants.
IMMOBILIZATION OF CELLS OF NITRILE-HYDROLYZING BACTERIA RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS 4-1 AND ALCALIGENES FAECALIS 2 USING THERMOTROPIC AND IONOTROPIC GELS
Authors:   Perm State University, Mochalova E. M. , Maksimova Yu. G. ,   Perm State University,   Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms
Published: June 2021

Cells of amidase containing bacteria of Rhodococcus erythropolis 4-1 and Alcaligenes faecalis 2 were immobilized using carriers such as barium alginate, agarose, chitosan and κ-carrageenan. The aim of the work was to study the effect of bacterial cell immobilization methods on the operational stability of a bio-catalyst. It has been determined that the best carrier for the stable operation of the biocatalyst was aga-rose. The highest amount of acrylic acid was obtained during multi-cycle transformation of acrylamide by immobilized A. faecalis 2 cells.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADOLESCENTS AT THE AGE OF FOURTEEN IN PERM AND PERMSKIY KRAI AT THE TURN OF THE MILLENNIUM
Authors:   Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, Gavrilova I. N. , Otavina M. L. ,   Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, Ogarysheva N. V. ,   Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, Bulytsheva M. A. ,   Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, Gorbunova V. V. ,   Perm State University, Lir D. N. ,   E.A. Vagner Perm State Medical University, Kuznetsova O. B. ,   The Ilya Glazunov Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
Published: June 2021

Children's physical growth and development are essential characteristics of the population, which are highly sensitive to the environmental factors. The article represents the comparative analysis of the physi-cal fitness of young teens at the age of fourteen, both male and female, born in the years 1990 and 2004. The evaluation was conducted in the years 2004 and 2018, respectively. The following statistically signif-icant changes were revealed: The adolescents born in the year 2004 were superior over the children born in the year 1990 in the following characteristics: height, body weight, chest circumference and body mass index. Probably, the physical growth of the children born in the year 1990 was affected due to unfavoura-ble social environment and drop in the living standards that were observed in the years 1990ths.
DYNAMICS OF THE CARBOHYDRATE-ENZYME COMPLEX OF RYE SEEDLINGS WHEN ADAPTING TO LEAD IONS AFTER HEAT HARDENING AND WITHOUT IT
Authors:   Perm State University, Chudinova L. A. , Konova D. R. ,   Perm State University
Published: June 2021

We studied the dynamics of glucose content, the activity of amylase and invertase, as well as the intensity of photosynthesis in the process of adaptation of rye seedlings to lead stress (1 mM solution of lead ace-tate) in the presence or absence of heat hardening (+ 40 ° С, 3 h). We found a significant decrease in the level of both glucose funds (compartmentalized and free), caused both by the negative effect of lead on the intensity of photosynthesis and by an increase in the outflow of sugars from leaves to the roots as a result of a decrease in invertase activity. Another possible reason is a high degree of glucose metabolism, as in-directly indicated by an increase in amylase activity. It is assumed that both glucose funds are involved in the implementation of the thermal hardening mechanism, which provides a combination of an increased level of vital activity and the development of metal resistance of plants
THE EFFECT OF NEW LACTIC ACID BACTERIA ON GROWTH AND SURVIVAL OF HYDROBIONTS
Authors:   Astrakhan State Technical University, Kolomin N. A. , Soprunova О. B. ,   Astrakhan State Technical University
Published: June 2021

The article is devoted to the study and isolation of new isolates of lactic acid bacteria. During the study, 9 isolates of lactic acid bacteria were isolated and their physiological, biochemical, and production-valuable properties were studied.The isolates have sufficient acid-forming activity (56.5-110 To), expressed saccharolytic activity (breakdown glucose, lactose, sucrose, maltose and galactose), the ability to develop at high concentrations of NaCl. Four of the most active isolates were used to study the effectiveness of lactic acid bacteria in the feed composition. As a result of inclusion of studied isolates in aquarium fodders, positive effect of two isolates on fish-growing and biological indices of fish has been established. The obtained data indicate at the same time the biological safety of the studied cultures, as well as the increase in the growth intensity of aquarium fish.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE HIGH CONTENT OF Cа2+, Mg2+ AND Nа+ ON VARIABILITY OF THE PORES NUMBER IN LATERAL LINE CRANIAL CANALS OF ROACH FINGERLINGS
Authors:   Udmurt State University, Kotegov B. G.
Published: June 2021

In a five-month aquarium experiment, roach Rutilus rutilus (Linnaeus, 1758) fingerlings were grown under different hydrochemical conditions. Roach eggs were collected during the spawning period in the shallow coastal waters of a small isolated and unpolluted pond and placed in laboratory for subsequent incubation. Hatched early larvae after switching to exogenous nutrition were divided into four groups for further development in control hydrochemical condition and in the water with a total mineralization increased twice relative to the control due to the addition of calcium, magnesium or sodium chloride salts. At the end of the experiment, roach fingerlings grown in the three groups in conditions of increased water mineralization differed statistically significantly from their coevals in the control group by a smaller average number of pores in the lateral line canals located on some paired dermal bones of the head. Also, these three groups of roach in comparison with the control group were characterized by an increase in the dispersion of the fluctuating asymmetry of the total values of the studied bilateral counting features. The obtained results are explained in the light of the possible influence of the above biologically significant cations on the morphogenesis of the cranial seismosensory system during the early individual development of fishes.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VITALBAE PRANTL. SUB-SECTION OF CLEMATIS L. GENUS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE SOUTHURAL BOTANICAL GARDEN–INSTITUTE OF UFRC OF THE RAS
Authors:   South-Ural Botanical Garden-Institute – Sub-division of Ufa FSC of RAS, Bilalova R. A. , Putenikhin V. P. ,   Bashkir State University
Published: June 2021

Results of the introduction researches of 5 species of Clematis in a collection of lianas of South-Ural Botanical Garden-Institute of Ufa Federal Research Centre are presented in article. According to phenological observations in 9 years (2007–2015) integrated assessment of introduction perspectives and introduced stability of clematises is given. The scale developed by P.I. Lapin and S.V. Sidneva for wood plants is used for assessment of introduction perspectives. Preliminary estimate of introduction stability is carried out according to a scale of N.V. Trulevich. Extent of ripening of shoots, winter hardiness, preservation of growth form, shoot-formation ability, generative development, ability to reproduction in culture were estimated. All species are characterized by stability of rhythmic processes and their fitness to local climatic conditions. Duration of the vegetative period consists of 5,5 months. Duration of flowering of C. ligusticifolia is more than 2,5 months, C. gouriana is more than 2 month, C. apiifolia, C. fargesii and C. brevicaudata is not less than 1,5 months. In accordance with the scale of introduction stability, all the studied species belong to the perspective group of II (80-85 points). All the species under investigation can be used in green landscaping in different regions of the South Urals.
MICROPROPAGATION OF GLADIOLUS × HYBRIDUS HORT. ‘ПЕРМСКИЙ СУВЕНИР ’, WHICH WAS BRED IN BOTANICAL GARDEN OF PSU
Authors:   Perm State University, Shibanova N. L. , Chertkova M. A. ,   Perm State University, Chemarova T. D. ,   Perm State University
Published: June 2021

The article presents data on micropropagation of new Gladiolus × hybridus cultivar ‘Пермский Сувенир’. It is found that for the sterilization of corms and cormels better use the 7% sodium hypochlorite solution (15 min or 20-25 min) and then 96% ethanol (30 sec or 60 sec). Sterile culture was more than 56% for corms and 76% for cormels. At the micropropagation good results were obtained when vitamins (0.1 mg/l thiamine, 0.5 mg/l pyridoxine, 0.5 mg/l nicotinic acid) and β-indolylacetic acid (0.1-1 mg/l) were added to the Murashige and Skoog medium. The breeding rate for cormels was 2-3, for corm fragments was 2–4. The survival rate of plants transferred from in vitro to in vivo conditions was 70%. The diameter of the obtained juvenile corms from in vitro culture and the number of cormels formed on them did not have statistically significant differences from those planted in vivo (t = [1.16; 1.22] <t05 = 1.96).
GRAVITY GEOGRAPHY OF RESERVOIRS IN THE SVERDLOVSK REGION
Authors:   Institute of Economics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Litovskiy Vladimir V.
Published: June 2021

The article presents the results of research into gravitational geography of reservoirs in the Sverdlovsk region used to clarify the rationality of the economic use of the regional natural capital and the environmental aspects of the spatial placement of productive forces. There was conducted a comprehensive study of the region's water system taking into account the status of its dams and reservoirs within one or several river basins. It has been established that of 7 key reservoirs, most do not satisfy the condition of compensatory pumping of the day surface aimed at improving the isostatic equilibrium of the surface. In practice, overloads are created even where the necessary conditions exist, which causes geoecological problems. It is shown that the reservoir at Reft complies the most with the condition of ideal compensation with the weight of water to establish the ideal isostatic equilibrium, but only in the zone of medium depths. For dam sites in all the reservoirs studied, this condition is not met, and the oretically the permissible load is exceeded multiple times.
APPLICATION OF SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS METHODS FOR EVALUATING PUBLICATION ACTIVITY (A CASE OF THE KALININGRAD REGION UNDER STUDY)
Authors:   Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Peker Irina Yu.
Published: June 2021

The spatial aspects of the generation, application and further transfer of knowledge are increasingly attracting the attention of Russian and foreign researchers in social science and the humanities. Taking into account the importance of the geographical factor in the distribution of science and knowledge in general, it should be noted that the methods and tools of spatial analysis, for example, such a field of science studies as scientometrics, appear to be relevant. The research deals with the spatio-temporal distribution of scientific knowledge about the Kaliningrad region. The paper presents the results of the analysis of bibliometric data on the subject ‘Kaliningrad region’ in order to identify the centers of knowledge generation and the most relevant areas of research. The calculations are based on the methods of scientometric analysis of bibliographic data applied to determine the volume and distribution of scientific publications in time and space. Cartographic methods were also used. The bibliographic database of the scientific electronic library eLIBRARY.RU, the largest Russian electronic archive of scientific publications, was taken as a data source. The study has revealed the dynamics of scientific productivity, the main branches of scientific knowledge studying the Kaliningrad region, scientific centers, as well as their spatial distribution at the national level.
STRATEGIES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAR NORTH AND THE ARCTIC: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Authors:   Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Kondratov Nikolay A.
Published: June 2021

In the 21st century, foreign states that have access to the Arctic ocean or declare themselves Arctic, as well as their associations and industrial corporations, have moved to an active phase of implementing strategies for the development of national Northern areas and Arctic zones. The socio-economic activities of states, as well as military and strategic preparations in areas near the Arctic Circle, are unfolding against the background of deep and irreversible transformations in the environment of the Arctic region. One example is the climate change, which is occurring in the Arctic at a rate higher than the global average, and the causes of which are not yet well known. The Northern states of Europe and America (countries with territories of the Far North or Arctic zones) are trying to resist natural challenges and fill in the gaps of knowledge about the changing natural and socio-economic environment of high latitudes. The purpose of the article is to analyze strategies for developing the territories of the Far North and Arctic zones in foreign countries, which is done with the use of comparative and analytical methods. The study examines foreign strategies published in 2000−2017, reveals their common features and differences. An attempt is made to typify foreign states claiming rights to the Arctic region and participating in projects for the development of its resources. Further scientific research within the chosen topic may be related to the analysis of the content and implementation of the Arctic development strategies abroad and in Russia.
Disruptive technologies and the future of regulations - ICT regulatory structure(s) determined
Authors: Njontini Mzukisi N
Published: June 2021

Digitisation of information compels a revision of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and its associated technologies. This arises because 4IR technologies, for example, the Internet of Things (IoT), Big or Massive Data, Artificial intelligence (AI), augmented or virtual reality and machine learning, drastically adjust the manner in which an information society operates. Specifically, they present unprecedented opportunities for business, economy and online user or consumers. Furthermore, they profoundly model and re-model productions. As a result, the conventional lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres become imprecise. Given the extent of the transformation that 4IR technologies bring to society, it has become necessary to refer to them as the disruptive technologies. However, the inquiry is to what extent is the information society ready to take advantage of disruptive technologies and control some of the setbacks that emanate from therefrom? For regulatory purposes, how electronic or e-ready regulators are to control the adverse consequences that are associated with disruptive technologies? To address these questions, this paper discusses some of the selected theories for technology regulations (artificial immune system (AIS) theory and theory for Lex Informatica). The theories are not technology regulations, as such. Simply, they concede that technology regulations should encourage a proper scrutiny of the position of the technologies in the information society.
Falling through the cracks: The plight of "over-aged" children in the public education system
Authors: Arendse Lorette
Published: June 2021

The legislative and policy framework regulating compulsory education in South Africa requires that learners beyond the age of fifteen enrol in an adult education centre to meet their educational needs. Adult education which has been called the "dysfunctional stepchild" of South African education, is poorly regulated in terms of access and quality control. Therefore, learners who are forced to leave the formal schooling sector are not necessarily guaranteed a placement in an adult education facility. This article focuses on a specific cohort of learners between the ages of fifteen and eighteen who are technically children in terms of South African law and therefore in need of special protection. In particular, the article assesses the extent to which the constitutional rights of these learners are violated by the current compulsory education legislative and policy structure. These rights include the rights to basic education, equality as well as the bests interests of the child.
The spectre-image: A hauntology of Skoonheid and Kanarie
Authors: Gray Chantelle
Published: June 2021

The aim of this paper is to interrogate and trace the ghosts of heteronormative whiteness - and thus the spectres of queerness and blackness, specifically racial erasure through gendered foregrounding - in two recent motion pictures dealing with white, Afrikaner homosexuality, namely the 2011 film, Skoonheid {Beauty) and the 2018 film Kanarie {Canary). My aim is to look beyond the ostensible strengths of these films in terms of their representations of Afrikaner homosexual masculinities, both during and since the disbandment of apartheid, in order to see whether these films are indeed as politically progressive as they seem to be. Drawing on Gilles Deleuze's cinema books and Jacques Derrida's notion of hauntology - a wordplay on 'haunting' and 'ontology' - I investigate here the ways in which subjectivities and geographies (place/space) in Skoonheid and Kanarie produce and reproduce knowledges about race, gender and difference, and map some ways in which these are assimilated into socio-political, geographical and temporal configurations through what I call the spectre-image. Keywords: Counter-enunciations, hauntology, racial erasure, spectre-image, structural absence.
Calidad del aire en el Valle de Aburrá, ¿Qué podríamos esperar de la ciudad inteligente?
Authors: Cadavid-Giraldo Nora , Orrego Guarín Ana Zuelima , Barrera Jiménez Humberto
Published: June 2021

El fenómeno global de crecimiento urbano, unido a la rápida penetración de la telefonía móvil, internet de las cosas, sensórica, automatización, intercambio de datos en tiempo real, etc, confluyen en un tema que genera grandes expectativas: la ciudad inteligente. Entre sus múltiples implicaciones, en este texto se destacan hechos relevantes para la gestión de la calidad del aire en el Valle de Aburrá. El punto de partida es Plan de Gestión de la Calidad del Aire para el Valle de Aburrá, con vigencia 2017-2030. Se presenta una correlación entre las oportunidades de gestión que la ciudad inteligente ofrece a la calidad del aire y las líneas estratégicas de dicho plan. Se identifican importantes soluciones desde el enfoque bottom-up, centradas en el uso masivo de la información y la apropiación de herramientas digitales para favorecer la autogestión de las emisiones en todos los ámbitos – fuentes fijas y móviles, públicas y particulares.
Supporting protocol for use-case 1: Dimensionality reduction in "M2aia - Interactive, fast and memory efficient analysis of 2D and 3D multi-modal mass spectrometry imaging data" v1
Authors: Cordes Jonas
Published: June 2021

M²aia [1,2] is able to apply dimensionality reduction methods to 2D/3D MSI images. To demonstrate the DR methods we load a single peptide brain slice MS image, select multiple ion images and start a PCA and t-SNE. Example data available [3]. [1] https://github.com/jtfcordes/m2aia [2] M²aia (RRID:SCR_019324): MSI applications for interactive analysis in MITK [3] Cordes J; Enzlein T; Marsching C; Hinze M; Engelhardt S; Hopf C; Wolf I (2021): Supporting data for "M²aia - Interactive, fast and memory efficient analysis of 2D and 3D multi-modal mass spectrometry imaging data" GigaScience Database. http://dx.doi.org/10.5524/100909
Supporting protocol for use-case 2: Multi-modal 3D image reconstruction in "M2aia - Interactive, fast and memory efficient analysis of 2D and 3D multi-modal mass spectrometry imaging data" v2
Authors: Cordes Jonas
Published: June 2021

We provide 10 consecutive brain slices of an APP NL-G-F mouse model [1], imaging both lipid and peptide features. The objective of use-case described in the following is to demonstrate the applicability of M²aia v2021.01.01 [2,3] for mono- and multi-modal 3D image reconstructions by showing how to embed the peptide information into the lipid structural context in three dimensions using M²aia. To demonstrate mono-modal 3D reconstruction, all 10 slices of the lipid dataset are loaded into M²aia and used for slice-wise reconstruction of 3D image stack. For multi-modal 3D-reconstruction, the peptide dataset will be pair-wise registered with the respective lipid slices of the previously reconstructed 3D lipid image stack. [1] Cordes J; Enzlein T; Marsching C; Hinze M; Engelhardt S; Hopf C; Wolf I (2021): Supporting data for "M²aia - Interactive, fast and memory efficient analysis of 2D and 3D multi-modal mass spectrometry imaging data" GigaScience Database. http://dx.doi.org/10.5524/100909 [2] http://github.com/jtfcordes/m2aia [3] M²aia (RRID:SCR_019324): MSI applications for interactive analysis in MITK
Educação Física, Esporte e Ciência na Colômbia: Olhares Críticos
Authors: Gil Eusse Karen Lorena , Bracht Valter , Almeida Felipe
Published: June 2021

Este artigo analisa a crítica, que se constrói a partir dos anos 1970, à tradiçãoesportivista da Educação Física na Colômbia. Em termos metodológicos, utiliza como fonte os periódicos Educación Física y Deporte (1979-2016) e Lúdica Pedagógica (1991-2017). Evidencia os vínculos entre a esportivização da disciplina e o predomínio de uma determinada compreensão de ciência na área,adjetivada de “positivista”, ao mesmo tempo em que esclarece que esse processo não foi livre de tensão, disputa, reflexão e debate.
Estimation of Line Orientation Depends on the Set of Additional Images
Authors: Chikhman V.N. , Bondarko V.M.
Published: June 2021

The orientation of the lines, to which additional inclined lines could adjoin, was estimated. We have found a distortion in estimation of lines orientation by 1—2° (tilt illusion) when additional lines were presented, depending on a set of additional lines. For different observers, in the case of the presence of additional lines with a difference in orientation between the lines of up to 12°, both the effect of attraction (the lines seemed to be turned towards the additional) and the effect of repulsion could be detected. With a larger difference, only the repulsive effect is revealed. The discrepancy in the dependences can be explained by the difference in the visual acuity of observers associated with the size of the smallest receptive fields of striatal cortex neurons
Features of Bioelectric Activity of the Cerebral Cortex and Thinking Disorders in Children with Various Borderline Disorders of Residual Organic Genesis
Authors: Bereskin D. , Gorbunov J.A.
Published: June 2021

The article presents the results of a study of the features of cognitive function and bioelectric activity cerebral cortex in children with borderline mental disorders of residually organic genesis. 80 children participated with the following diagnoses: organic emotionally labile [asthenic] disorder [F 06.06]; inorganic enuresis [F 98.0], encopresis [F 98.1], stereotypical motor disorders [F 98.4], other specified emotional and behavioral disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood [F 98.8]. The features of bioelectric activity of the cerebral cortex, the ability to spatial analysis and synthesis, arithmetic counting, assimilation of logical and grammatical structures, the presence of viscosity, detail and diversity intellectual activity were studied in children. Data of electroencephalographic examinations were compared with the results of psychodiagnostic methods using the methods of mathematical statistics. Differences of bioelectric activity and features of thinking in children were investigated depending on features of boundary disorder. It is shown that on the background of asthenization more pronounced cognitive impairment is observed. Children with asthenic disorders [06.06] have the largest scatter of data than patients with enuresis [F98.0], encopresis [F 98.1], stereotypical movement disorders [F 98.4], disorders of behavior [F 98.8]. At the same time, on average, they have the most significant violations of thinking, what happens against the background of increasing spectral power of low-frequency activity of delta and theta rhythms in general, as well as of delta rhythm in the frontal part of the brain. Increase of low-frequency activity in the frontal lobes of both hemispheres leads to more pronounced disorders of thinking, than similar changes in the temporal, parietal, occipital regions of the right hemisphere and speech zones of the left hemisphere. In the first case, they are manifested in violations of spatial analysis and synthesis, viscosity, detail and diversity of thinking, as well as in difficulties in the semantic and symbolic activity, in the assimilation of logical and grammatical structures and arithmetic. In the second case — only in violations of spatial analysis and synthesis, viscosity, detail and diversity of thinking.
An Analysis on Fragile People of a Local Government Strategic Between Malaysia and Thailand in Time of Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Et. al. Non Naprathansuk,
Published: June 2021

This article aimed to analyzed and compared on fragile people of a local government strategics between Malaysia and Thailand in time of Covid-19 pandemic. The methodology of this article was a qualitative approach based on the secondary data from case of Malaysia and Thailand. The finding of this article was Malaysia’s local government has more independent and design different business and social strategies to help fragile people consist of community care initiative, homeless people assistance and business scheme opportunity for petty traders and hawkers rather than Thai’s government that local government did not have fully autonomous authorities and independent from Thai government. Therefore, the contribution of this article up to enlighten the roles and functions of the local government as fundamental institution to assist and support the local fragile and vulnerable people in facing the pandemic crisis of COVID-19..
EDUKACIJA O INFORMACIJSKIM TEHNOLOGIJAMA U RAČUNOVODSTVU - ANALIZA NA PODRUČJU VISOKOG ŠKOLSTVA ODABRANIH EUROPSKIH ZEMALJA
Authors:   Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Ekonomski fakultet, Novak Ana , Barišić Ivana , Mamić Sačer Ivana
Published: June 2021

Intenzivna primjena informacijskih tehnologija u svakodnevnom poslovanju ne mijenja samo tradicionalne načine obavljanja računovodstvenih zadataka, već traži i specijalizirana znanja i vještine. U tom smislu, od iznimnog je značaja edukacija vezana uz informacijske tehnologije i primjenu informacijskih tehnologija u računovodstvu, a koju budući profesionalni računovođe stječu tijekom formalnog obrazovanja na visokoškolskim institucijama. Cilj rada je istražiti pojavnost kolegija koji pružaju edukaciju o informacijskim tehnologijama na računovodstvenim smjerovima, na preddiplomskoj i diplomskoj razini studija, na visokoškolskim institucijama s AACSB akreditacijom (eng. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) u odabranim europskim zemljama. U radu se također identificiraju vrste informacijskih tehnologija koje se izučavaju u okviru kolegija na računovodstvenim smjerovima na preddiplomskoj i diplomskoj razini studija. U istraživanju je korištena metoda analize sadržaja web stranica, pri čemu je analiziran 51 studijski program računovodstvenog usmjerenja. Rezultati provedenog empirijskog istraživanja nadopunjuju postojeće spoznaje pružajući uvid u informacijske tehnologije koje se izučavaju na preddiplomskoj i diplomskoj razini studijskih programa računovodstvenog usmjerenja u europskom kontekstu, a koje u značajnoj mjeri korespondiraju tehnologijama koje se primjenjuju u recentnoj računovodstvenoj praksi.
IMPACT OF IAS 19 ACTUARIAL CALCULATIONS’ ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM PUBLIC ENTERPRISES IN FEDERATION OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Authors:   University of Sarajevo, School of Economics and Business, Selimović Jasmina , Veledar Benina
Published: June 2021

International Accounting Standard 19 - Employee Benefits outlines the accounting requirements for employee benefits, including short-term benefits, post-employment benefits, other long-term benefits and termination benefits. The standard establishes the principle that the cost of providing employee benefits should be recognized in the period in which the benefit is earned by the employee, rather than when it is paid or payable, and outlines how each category of employee benefits is measured. Aim of the paper is to determine the degree of IAS 19 implementation in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and its impact on financial performance of public enterprises. Since no significant negative impact of the implementation of IAS 19 on the financial performance has been proven, it could be recommended that the observed entities consider all its advantages and thus realize the potential benefits for both, the company and the employees.
MACROECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF WINE PRODUCTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Authors:   Sveučilište u Rijeci, Ekonomski fakultet u Rijeci, Katunar Jana , Zaninović Vinko , Katunar Hrvoje
Published: June 2021

This paper focuses on the determinants of wine production in the European wine industry. In the last two decades, the European wine industry has undergone many changes due to the entry of new countries into the world wine market. Although increasing competitiveness became the priority of the European Common Agricultural Policy, wine production and consumption in the EU have decreased in the last two decades, and therefore the aim of this research is to analyse and identify the macroeconomic determinants of wine production, i.e. what factors besides the price influence wine production in selected EU countries and in how they can be controlled. Empirical research was conducted using data for EU member states traditionally engaged in wine production. Panel data on wine production, wine consumption, average wine price, wine imports, wine exports and EU support to the wine sector were collected from secondary sources for 15 wine-producing EU countries and for the period 2009-2018. We estimated the econometric model using pooled OLS, as diagnostic tests indicated that this estimator was the best fit for our data. Our results suggest that domestic demand and domestic (EU) subsidies are the main drivers of wine production. To keep up with New World wine producers, even more emphasis should be placed on promoting the wine drinking culture.