bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Application of Artificial Insemination (AI) as a Breeding Method for Dairy Goat Herd Build-Up in Region 3, Philippines
Authors:   Small Ruminant Center, Central Luzon State University, Soriano Alvin , Celestino Jr. Elfren ,   College of Veterinary Science and Medicine, Central Luzon State University, Urpiano Ely Mar ,   Small Ruminant Center, Central Luzon State University
Published: August 2021

One of the constraints in the development of dairy industry in the country is the limited number of dairy animals of which only 14% are goats providing only 1% of the total volume of local milk production. Meanwhile, increasing dairy goat population is hindered by the lack or the high price of dairy breeder animals that can be used in improving our local stocks. To spur the population of goats with genetic potential for dairying among goat farms in Region 3, Philippines, artificial insemination (AI) was applied in this project. Within the implementation period, a total of 50 participants were trained on AI in goats. They served as AI service providers in their respective and nearby municipalities. Meanwhile, a total of 4 seminars on goat raising was conducted at the different municipalities to promote the use of AI in goat breeding and upgrading which were participated by a total of 166 goat raisers. A total of 346 inseminations were reported by the trained technicians. Based on the total number of inseminations monitored, the observed conception rate was 60.29% ranging from 37.50% in Bulacan to 100% in Zambales. Of the total number of kiddings recorded, the percent of singletons, twins, and triplets observed were 46.38%, 44.93%, and 8.69%, respectively, giving an average kidding size of 1.17. A total of 106 kids were born with 61.32% (65 kids) males and 38.68% (41 kids) females with an overall male to female ratio of 1.59:1. Majority (73.58%) of the total kids born were of upgraded Anglo-Nubian bloodline. Meanwhile, of the five commercial farms visited, the Soliman Goat Farm in Tarlac was selected as the location for the establishment of the farm-based goat semen processing laboratory. Moreover, the owner and the farm staff involved in operating the laboratory had already undergone training on semen collection, processing, and evaluation.
Species Listing of Macrofungi Found in Paracelis Mountain Province, Philippines
Authors:   Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines and Center of Tropical and Mushroom Development Center, College of Science, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, De Leon Angeles , Pagaduan Mariane Ann ,   Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, Panto Bryan ,   Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, Kalaw Sofronio
Published: August 2021

Mushrooms are an important natural source of food and medicine. In the Philippines, only a few studies have been conducted on the diversity of mushrooms especially in the mountainous areas. The present study was conducted to document the species of macrofungi found in Paracelis, Mountain Province. The knowledge gained from this study can reveal their importance to the community. A total of 37 macrofungi belonging to 16 families, 26 genera, and 29 species were collected and identified. Twenty nine of the collected macrofungi were identified up to its species level and eight were only identified at its genus level. The collected samples were subjected to morphological identification based on its macroscopic and microscopic characteristics. The identified macrofungi were: Auricularia auricula-judae, Conocybe arrhenii, Coprinellus disseminatus, Coprinus sp., Crepidotus mollis, Daldinia concentrica, Earliella scabrosa, Favolus acervatus, Fomes fomentarium, Ganoderma applanatum, Ganoderma fornicatum, Ganoderma lucidum, Hygrocybe sp., Irpex lacteus, Lentinus strigosus, Lenzites elegans, Lepiota lilacea, Lepiota sp., Marasmiellus ramealis, Microporus xanthopus, Mycena sp., Panellus mitis, Paneolus cyanescens, Parasola plicalitis, Psathyrella candolleana, Psathyrella sp., Russula sp. Schizophyllum commune, Trametes elegans, Trametes gibbosa, Trametes hirsuta, Trametes versicolor, Trametes sp. 1, Trametes sp. 2, and Xylaria papulis. Out of these macrofungi, four species were identified as edible, viz: Auricularia auricula, Lentinus strigosus, Coprinus disseminatu, and Schizophyllum commune.
Histórias de vida por autobiografias: inspirações na constituição docente
Authors: Zawaski Tatiane Peres , Ferreira da Silva Gilberto
Published: August 2021

RESUMO

Este estudo toma como foco a constituição docente, presente nas histórias de vida dos educadores, a partir de registros autobiográficos. O estudo origina-se de uma pesquisa realizada em nível de mestrado que teve por objetivo analisar como os professores do ensino médio, de uma escola da rede privada, da região metropolitana de Porto Alegre, se formam como profissionais da educação. Os pressupostos teóricos estão embasados nos conceitos de Josso (2010) e Abrahão (2003; 2004; 2011), principalmente. Na análise, atenta-se aos motivos da escolha profissional, os primeiros contatos com a docência e os processos de constituição docente. As análises dos registros destacam a importância do formar-se em serviço, as trocas entre pares no ambiente de trabalho, a disponibilidade para acolher o outro e as figuras de professores guardadas na memória. Esses últimos acabam assumindo um lugar de evidência que orienta e aponta para horizontes deexpectativas, materializadas na escolha da profissão docente.

Palavras-chave: Autobiografia. Constituição docente. Histórias de vida. Formação de professores.
Alfabetização: limites e possibilidades em convergência no século XXI
Authors: Andrade Karina , Cardozo Poliana Fabíula
Published: August 2021

RESUMO

Diante dos desafios educacionais contemporâneos, e a partir de análises desenvolvidas em uma pesquisa de pós-graduação stricto sensu em Educação, este trabalho visa refletir, de forma teórico-metodológica, como a alfabetização é configurada no século XXI. Para tal, utiliza-se a perspectiva histórico-estrutural dialética, com base na obra de Triviños (1987).  A partir das correlações ciberculturais da atual conjuntura espaço-temporal, somadas às instabilidades educacionais decorrentes da pandemia global, o estudo discute como novas linguagens e realidades de aprendizagem estão sendo abarcadas na  alfabetização da geração alpha, por meio das Tecnologias Digitais da Informação e Comunicação (TDIC). Através deste processo, ocorre uma convergência entre abordagens metodológicas, tanto nas políticas públicas educacionais, voltadas à alfabetização, quanto nas políticas voltadas às tecnologias.

Palavras-chave:  TDIC. Geração alpha. Cibercultura. Multiletramentos. Metodologias ativas.
A educação em direitos humanos e os marcos legais norteadores
Authors: Lopes Freire Jacqueline , Souza Araújo José Carlos
Published: August 2021

Propomos nesse texto recuperar o sentido e a historicidade da educação em direitos humanos (EDH) no Brasil. Buscamos apresentar a objetivação dos princípios garantidos em documentos internacionais nos planos nacionais para EDH. Para tanto, partimos da apresentação dos principais marcos legais vigentes e norteadores do tema sobre o direito à educação e a EDH, nos instrumentos internacionais e no ordenamento nacional. Esse movimento nos permitiu compreender que, na seara normativa, a educação e a formação de uma cultura em direitos humanos são tomadas como instrumentos capazes de objetivar os direitos humanos e a garantia da dignidade humana a todos. Nesse sentido, o Estado brasileiro assumiu ao longo dos anos de 1990 a 2000 tais fundamentos na elaboração de seus planos de EDH, com o objetivo de construir uma cultura formativa em direitos humanos. A presente pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e de cunho qualitativa, respaldada em BONAVIDES (1998), CANDAU (2007), ZENAIDE (2007), entre outros, concluiu que a despeito dos programas de ação, planos e do complexo legislativo acerca da educação como direito humano, o debate não merece ser considerado apenas como seara normativa. . A efetivação da EDH depende de políticas públicas capazes gerar práticas sociais que reflitam na maneira de pensar, sentir e agir da coletividade.
Masculinidades disidentes: la vulnerabilidad como resistencia
Authors: León Fájer Israel
Published: August 2021

El texto presenta una propuesta para concebir al hombre a través de la investigación en las artes, específicamente la dimensión performativa del género y sus diferentes representaciones. Con el objetivo de generar otras posibles narrativas, utiliza herramientas escénicas y audiovisuales que acerquen a reconocer, empoderar y reconciliar con otras expresiones de la masculini- dad que se salen de la norma. Los resultados revelan que estas herramientas pueden ser una vía para comenzar a cuestionar los significados de género que atraviesan nuestros cuerpo
Application of a BMP2-binding heparan sulphate to promote periodontal regeneration
Authors:   National Dental Research Institute Singapore, National Dental Centre Singapore, 5 Second Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168938, Le BQ , Too JH , Tan TC , Smith RAA , Nurcombe V , Cool SM , Yu N
Published: August 2021

Periodontitis is the most common inflammatory disease that leads to periodontal defects and tooth loss. Regeneration of alveolar bone and soft tissue in periodontal defects is highly desirable but remains challenging. A heparan sulphate variant (HS3) with enhanced affinity for bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP2) that, when combined with collagen or ceramic biomaterials, enhances bone tissue regeneration in the axial and cranial skeleton in several animal models was reported previously. In the current study, establishing the efficacy of a collagen/HS3 device for the regeneration of alveolar bone and the adjacent periodontal apparatus and related structures was sought. Collagen sponges loaded with phosphate-buffered saline, HS3, BMP2, or HS3 + BMP2 were implanted into surgically-created intra-bony periodontal defects in rat maxillae. At the 6 week end- point the maxillae were decalcified, and the extent of tissue regeneration determined by histomorphometrical analysis. The combination of collagen/HS3, collagen/BMP2 or collagen/HS3 + BMP2 resulted in a three to four-fold increase in bone regeneration and up to a 1.5 × improvement in functional ligament restoration compared to collagen alone. Moreover, the combination of collagen/HS3 + BMP2 improved the alveolar bone height and reduced the amount of epithelial growth in the apical direction. The implantation of a collagen/ HS3 combination device enhanced the regeneration of alveolar bone and associated periodontal tissues at amounts comparable to collagen in combination with the osteogenic factor BMP2. This study highlights the efficacy of a collagen/HS3 combination device for periodontal regeneration that warrants further development as a point-of-care treatment for periodontitis-related bone and soft tissue loss.
Speech Emotion Recognition
Authors: A Prof. Swethashree
Published: August 2021

Abstract: Speech Emotion Recognition, abbreviated as SER, the act of trying to identify a person's feelings and relationships. Affected situations from speech. This is because the truth often reflects the basic feelings of tone and tone of voice. Emotional awareness is a fast-growing field of research in recent years. Unlike humans, machines do not have the power to comprehend and express emotions. But human communication with the computer can be improved by using automatic sensory recognition, accordingly reducing the need for human intervention. In this project, basic emotions such as peace, happiness, fear, disgust, etc. are analyzed signs of emotional expression. We use machine learning techniques such as Multilayer perceptron Classifier (MLP Classifier) which is used to separate information provided by groups to be divided equally. Coefficients of Mel-frequency cepstrum (MFCC), chroma and mel features are extracted from speech signals and used to train MLP differentiation. By accomplishing this purpose, we use python libraries such as Librosa, sklearn, pyaudio, numpy and audio file to analyze speech patterns and see the feeling. Keywords: Speech emotion recognition, mel cepstral coefficient, neural artificial network, multilayer perceptrons, mlp classifier, python.
A Study on Fire & Safety Systems in Commercial & Residential Building
Authors: Kadam Rushikesh S.
Published: August 2021

Abstract: Fire and safety in residential and commercial building is a very central aspect of architecture and maintenance. Fire stoppage is the unremarkable action that eliminates risks and makes people and things to respond correctly. Fire prevention starts with the construction of the building. This section considers aspects of fire prevention as it relates to materials that are resistant to combustion or burning and materials that are highly combustible and need superior care if they are to be used in the building. The study of fire safety system in residential and commercial building is carried out and analyzed in terms of cost and effectiveness of provided system. We designed fire safety system for a commercial building and also additional idea of fire ball is introduced and used in building. Keywords: Fire ball , fire safety
Relato de experiência de um protocolo de implementação de cantinas escolares saudáveis
Authors:   Prefeitura Municipal de Salto do Jacuí, Salto do Jacuí, RS, Brasil, Gomes Braz Naiane , Viero da Silva Leal Greisse ,   Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Cristina Bauermann Brasil Carla ,   Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Teixeira Bohrer Cariza ,   Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Paini Daniela ,   Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil, Ramos Kirsten Vanessa ,   Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil
Published: August 2021

Introdução: Devido aos altos índices de sobrepeso e obesidade entre crianças e adolescentes e à baixa qualidade nutricional de alimentos comercializados em escolas, uma das estratégias utilizadas para promoção da alimentação saudável é a implementação da cantina escolar saudável. Objetivo: Relatar a experiência da implementação de cantinas escolares saudáveis. Método: São apresentadas nove etapas para o processo de implementação em escolas. Além das etapas, são descritos instrumentos utilizados. Resultados: Participaram duas escolas. Foram realizadas reuniões com o grupo de integrantes do projeto, diretores e proprietários das cantinas, realização de pesquisa de satisfação com os alunos, entrevista com o proprietário da cantina, análise dos alimentos comercializados, aplicação de lista de verificação das condições higiênico-sanitárias dos estabelecimentos e realização de educação alimentar e nutricional com os alunos e proprietário da cantina. Conclusões: As atividades propostas podem auxiliar na realização de diagnósticos e estratégias de mudanças do comércio de alimentos nas cantinas, o que leva à conclusão de que elas foram importantes. Além disso, esse estudo servirá de apoio para profissionais de saúde e educação, bem como para a comunidade escolar, que visem regulamentar as cantinas escolares de seus municípios em ambientes mais saudáveis.
A frequência e a importância da identificação de anticorpos sanguíneos em doadores de sangue com pesquisa de anticorpos irregulares positiva no estado do Amapá
Authors:   Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, AP, Brasil / Instituto de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amapá (HEMOAP), Macapá, AP, Brasil, Josef Thomaz Pinheiro Clayton , Furtado de Almeida Amanda ,   Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, AP, Brasil, Oliveira Fermiano de Souza Mylner ,   Instituto de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Amapá (HEMOAP), Macapá, AP, Brasil, de Souza Dantas Deyse ,   Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, AP, Brasil, Ralide Fonseca Gomes Madson ,   Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, AP, Brasil
Published: August 2021

Introdução: A Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde estima que 2,0% da população deveria doar sangue regularmente. Os países da América Latina e Caribe coletam sangue equivalente a 1,5% de sua população, abaixo do preconizado, deixando a oferta para viabilidade transfusional indisponível. Objetivo: Realizar a identificação de anticorpos irregulares (IAI) no plasma de doadores de sangue com relevância clínico-transfusional dos sistemas Rh, KELL, DUFFY, KIDD e MN oriundos dos hemocomponentes descartados de doadores com pesquisa de anticorpos irregulares (PAI) positiva com idade entre 18 e 69 anos, independente de sexo, no Hemocentro do Estado do Amapá. Método: Foi utilizado para a realização dos testes para PAI e IAI o Gel Teste®. A análise estatística realizada foi o teste Qui-quadrado. Resultados: Durante os períodos entre junho de 2009 a janeiro de 2013 (Período I) e setembro de 2016 e março de 2017 (Período II), foram encontradas 144 amostras PAI positivas (0,28%) em 51.985 doações de sangue, porém foi realizado o IAI em apenas 111 amostras (0,21%), tendo como anticorpo mais frequente o anti-D em 26 amostras (22,8%), anti-Kpa em 19 amostras (19,3%), anti-Dia em 18 amostras (15,8%), e outros com menor frequência. Os sistemas Rh e KELL foram os mais frequentes e de grande relevância transfusional, o que corrobora a literatura científica sobre o assunto. Conclusões: Observou-se que bolsas positivas para os testes de PAI são desprezadas, gerando um custo em torno de R$ 163.772,64, visto que os hemocomponentes poderiam ser, em alguns casos, utilizados, o que aumentaria o número de bolsas no estado do Amapá e auxiliaria o serviço de hemoterapia.
Avaliação do risco potencial: da teoria à prática em Vigilância Sanitária
Authors:   Instituto Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil, Vinícius Teixeira Navarro Marcus , Auxiliadora Magalhães Costa Eliana ,   Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil, Freitas Luciana ,   Vigilância Municipal de Salvador, Salvador, BA, Brasil, Freitas Vanessa ,   Subcoordenadoria de Vigilância Sanitária do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil, Kindermann Carina ,   Diretoria de Vigilância Sanitária do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil, Gustavo da Cruz Duarte Luiz ,   Instituto Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil
Published: August 2021

Introdução: O grande desafio do controle sanitário é avaliar o risco potencial de seus múltiplos objetos de ação, utilizando os resultados para selecionar as melhores estratégias, tarefa difícil de ser operacionalizada no cotidiano da Vigilância Sanitária (Visa). Objetivo: Apresentar a operacionalização do Modelo de Avaliação de Riscos Potenciais (MARP) em serviços de saúde do estado de Santa Catarina, de modo a subsidiar reflexões acerca da aplicabilidade desse método. Método: Estudo descritivo de casos múltiplos holísticos. A unidade de análise foi o controle sanitário de serviços de saúde realizado pela Visa de Santa Catarina, na Grande Florianópolis, tendo sido estudados 15 (42,9%) dos 35 hospitais dessa região. A estratégia de avaliação de risco foi o MARP com aplicação de Roteiros Objetivos de Inspeção, nos Centros Cirúrgicos (CC), nas Centrais de Material Esterelizado (CME) e nas Unidades de Terapia Intensiva (UTI), nos anos 2017 a 2019. Resultados: As UTI apresentaram os maiores percentuais de risco aceitável e os menores de risco não aceitável, enquanto as CME apresentaram os menores percentuais de risco aceitável e os maiores de risco não aceitável. Os percentuais de risco potencial aceitável são maiores nos CC dos hospitais de grande porte, nas UTI dos hospitais de médio porte e ausente nas CME e nos CC dos hospitais de pequeno porte. Conclusões: O MARP favorece o gerenciamento dos riscos em Visa e o direcionamento de suas ações de controle sanitário. Possui limitações, ao necessitar de um sistema de informação e requer compreensão dos resultados dos dados, tendo em vista que risco e benefício são conceitos desafiadores e devem ser analisados num contexto definido.
Gestão da qualidade na administração pública: autoavaliação sobre a aplicação de práticas em órgãos do Sistema Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária
Authors:   Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, Madeira Silva Wilma , Bacelar Vera ,   Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, Iuri Alves de Sousa Artur ,   Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa), Brasília, DF, Brasil, Augusta Accioly Varella Barca Danila ,   Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, Medeiros Santos Cláudio ,   Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, Lopes Zanetta Bruno ,   Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Published: August 2021

Introdução: A gestão da qualidade é um mecanismo de destaque no contexto gerencial, firmando-se como espaço teórico e prático de produção de conhecimento e influenciando a execução e o controle nos processos de trabalho nas organizações. Objetivo: Identificar a aplicação de práticas de gestão da qualidade, por meio de autoavaliação, em órgãos de Vigilância Sanitária. Método: Estudo exploratório descritivo, de autoavaliação, com uso de formulário eletrônico para a coleta de dados. Foram selecionados e aplicados requisitos considerados iniciais em um modelo de Sistema de Gestão da Qualidade, a partir da norma ABNT NBR ISO 9001:2015. Com o intuito de consultar órgãos de Vigilância Sanitária que exercessem ações envolvendo atividades de alto risco sanitário, foram considerados municípios e estados em cujos territórios houvesse concentração de, pelo menos, três unidades industriais fabricantes de medicamentos, insumos farmacêuticos ativos e produtos para a saúde classes de risco III e IV. Assim, o universo do estudo compreendeu sete estados e 32 municípios, nos quais estavam instalados, respectivamente, 94,0% e 63,0% do parque industrial brasileiro das referidas indústrias, no ano de 2018. Resultados: Observou-se que, nos órgãos de Vigilância Sanitária estudados, existem práticas de gestão da qualidade sendo executadas, sendo que as práticas de planejamento e apoio são as mais difundidas, enquanto as voltadas à avaliação de desempenho são as menos presentes. Conclusões: Conhecer o grau em que os órgãos de Vigilância Sanitária atendem aos requisitos iniciais de cada uma das seções de um modelo de Sistema de Gestão da Qualidade contribui para confirmar o potencial para implantação de princípios da Gestão da Qualidade nos entes que compõem o Sistema Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, para que esses estejam em sintonia com as exigências de melhoria de gestão impostas pelo ambiente regulatório nacional e internacional.
Uso de adoçantes dietéticos por usuários da Atenção Básica no Sistema Único de Saúde, Brasil
Authors:   Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA, Brasil, Maria Santos da Paz Bianca , Alves Costa Ediná ,   Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA, Brasil
Published: August 2021

Introdução: O uso de adoçantes dietéticos vem aumentando nas últimas décadas. Considerando possíveis riscos à saúde, tais produtos encontram-se sob vigilância sanitária. Objetivo: Caracterizar o uso de adoçantes dietéticos pela população usuária da Atenção Básica no Sistema Único de Saúde/Brasil. Método: Estudo transversal, exploratório, com utilização do banco de dados da Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos (PNAUM) - Serviços. Da amostra de 8.803 indivíduos adultos entrevistados pela PNAUM na atenção básica, em amostra de municípios das regiões do Brasil, aqueles autodeclarados usuários de adoçantes dietéticos formaram a subamostra da população deste estudo (1.802 usuários de adoçantes dietéticos), caracterizada segundo variáveis demográficas, socioeconômicas, estilo de vida e condições de saúde. Os dados foram analisados com o SPSS, versão 22 e análise de associação estatística com o teste do Qui-quadrado, com nível de significância de p < 0,05. Resultados: Vinte e um por cento dos entrevistados pela PNAUM declararam usar adoçantes dietéticos. O uso distribuiu-se pelas regiões com diferenças estatísticas significativas, maior proporção no Sul e menor no Centro-Oeste. A maior proporção de uso foi por mulheres, o uso foi maior nas faixas etárias mais elevadas em ambos os sexos, na escolaridade fundamental, estado civil casados, classe econômica C e autoavaliação da saúde declarada boa, seguida de nem ruim nem boa. Quanto às dietas investigadas, as mulheres também predominaram, assim como em referência a ter diabetes e depressão, enquanto entre homens predominaram hipertensão e dislipidemia. Conclusões: Constatou-se largo uso de adoçantes dietéticos entre os usuários da Atenção Básica/SUS. Considerando que estudos apontam possíveis malefícios à saúde relacionados a esses produtos, ações de regulação e vigilância sanitária orientadas ao seu uso racional são recomendadas.
Geopolitics of Russian-Turkish Relations in the Black Sea Region
Authors: Avatkov Vladimir A. , Gudev Pavel A.
Published: August 2021

The Black Sea region has a special geopolitical significance for at least two states - Russia and Turkey. In order to identify the key factors that complicate regional cooperation between the two countries, the article considers the main problems of Russian-Turkish cooperation in the Black Sea area under the conditions of post-crisis resumption of bilateral relations after the 2015 incident. Regional contradictions between Moscow and Ankara are largely caused by different positions on such issues as Crimeas joining to Russia, the regime of the Black Sea Straits as well as the policy of pan-Turkism pursued by Turkey towards the Turkic-speaking peoples of the region in the strive to form a Turkic world. In conclusion the authors explain the need to further strengthen versatile bilateral cooperation with Turkey and to pay special attention to security and humanitarian fields.
Constructing the Ideology of the Right-Wing Radical Party in Modern United Kingdom: The Case of the United Kingdom Independence Party
Authors: Golovin Mikhail S.
Published: August 2021

This article examines the update of ideological foundations of the largest right-wing radical party in Britain (and in the whole of Europe) - the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). The subject of the research is the partys programmatic text, Manifesto for Brexit and Beyond, a document that is not limited to the discussion of Brexit alone. This document appeared at the end of 2019 and, despite the frequent change of leadership in the party during 2020, remained the ideological foundation of the organization after Brexit. The aim of the article is to analyze how the ideological base of the right-wing British radical party was formed in the socio-political realities of the initial period after the states exit from the European Union. The paper presents a discursive analysis of the main ideological document of one of UKIP, as well as identifies the ideological positions of British right-wing radicals at the present stage. Since the research is mainly practice-oriented, the main results are presented the data obtained through discourse analysis using to the method of R. Wodak. The data testify the changes that have been taking place in the discourse of the extreme right in Britain in recent years, as well as the prospects for its evolution in the coming years after Brexit. Studying UKIPs discourse, the author concludes that it forms depending on the political, social and cultural conditions that prevail in modern British society, as well as on the general European context. The article also shows how a modern right-wing radical party constructs its discourse using the most painful issues for the society within the framework of political struggle.
Vertical Transfer of Momentum by Inertia-Gravity Internal Waves on a Two-Dimensional Shear Flow
Authors: Slepyshev A. A. ,   Marine Hydrophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sevastopol, Russian Federation
Published: August 2021

Purpose. The paper is aimed at investigating the momentum vertical transfer by inertia-gravity internal waves on a two-dimensional flow with a vertical shear of velocity, and also at studying the Stokes drift of liquid particles and the mean current effect on it. Methods and Results. Free internal waves in an infinite basin of constant depth are considered in the Boussinesq approximation with the regard for the Earth rotation. Two components of the mean current velocity depend on the vertical coordinate. The equation for the vertical velocity amplitude has complex coefficients; therefore the eigenfunction and the wave frequency are complex. The corresponding boundary value problem is solved numerically by the implicit Adams scheme of the third order of accuracy. The wave frequency at a fixed wavenumber was found by the shooting method. It was determined that the frequency imaginary part was small and could be either negative or positive depending on a wave number and a mode number. Thus, both weak attenuation and weak amplification of an internal wave are possible. The vertical wave momentum fluxes are nonzero and can exceed the corresponding turbulent fluxes. The Stokes drift velocity, transverse to the wave direction, is nonzero and less than the longitudinal velocity. The vertical component of the Stokes drift velocity is also nonzero and four orders of magnitude less than the longitudinal component. The signs of the vertical component of the Stokes drift velocity for the waves with the frequencies 10 and 16 cycle/h are opposite, since the signs of their frequency imaginary parts are different; and the vertical component of the Stokes drift velocity is proportional to the wave frequency imaginary part. Conclusions. The vertical momentum wave flux of inertia-gravity internal waves differs from zero in the presence of the current whose velocity component, transverse to the wave propagation direction, depends on the vertical coordinate. The component of the Stokes drift velocity, transverse to the wave propagation direction, is nonzero and less than the longitudinal one. The vertical component of the Stokes drift velocity is also nonzero and can contribute to formation of the vertical fine structure
Basic Regularities of Vertical Turbulent Exchange in the Mixed and Stratified Layers of the Black Sea
Authors: Samodurov A. S. ,   Marine Hydrophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sevastopol, Russian Federation, Chukharev A. M. ,   Marine Hydrophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sevastopol, Russian Federation, Kazakov D. A. ,   Marine Hydrophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sevastopol, Russian Federation
Published: August 2021

Purpose. The purpose of the study is to assess the coefficient of vertical turbulent exchange for different layers of the Black Sea basin based on the experimental data on microstructure of the physical fields obtained for the period 2004–2019 in the Black Sea and using the semi-empirical models. Methods and Results. For the upper mixed layer, the turbulent energy dissipation rate ɛ and the exchange coefficient were calculated using the velocity fluctuation spectra based on the Kolmogorov hypotheses on the turbulence spectrum inertial range. In the stratified layers, the turbulence coefficient and the dissipation rate were experimentally determined both from the spectra of the velocity horizontal fluctuations’ gradients and the vertical spectra of temperature fluctuations using the concept of the effective scale of turbulent spots. Depending on the features of the hydrological regime and the prevailing energy contributors to turbulence generation, five layers were identified and described (including their characteristic power dependences of the vertical turbulent diffusion coefficients K on the buoyancy frequency N) using the 1.5D-model of vertical turbulent exchange for the basin under study. For the stratified layers, the 1.5D-model results were comparatively analyzed with those of the other semi-empirical and theoretical models describing the most probable hydrophysical processes in each specific layer; the relations for the vertical turbulent exchange coefficient were obtained depending on the buoyancy frequency. Conclusions. Comparison of the experimental data collected under different hydrometeorological conditions with the simulations resulted from the known turbulence models for the sea upper layer showed that the best agreement between the simulation and measurement data was provided by a multiscale model taking into account three basic mechanisms of turbulence generation: current velocity shear, instability of wave motions, and wave breaking. The turbulent exchange coefficient dependencies on depth are conditioned by the affect of the turbulence dominant source at a given level. In the stratified layers, the exchange coefficient dependence on buoyancy frequency is determined by the hydrophysical processes in each layer; the relations obtained for individual layers indicate intensity of the contributions of vertical advection, internal wave breakings, turbulence diffusion and geothermal flux.
Spatial Characteristics of the Black Sea Cold Intermediate Layer in Summer, 2017
Authors: Morozov A. N. ,   Marine Hydrophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sevastopol, Russian Federation, Mankovskaya E. V. ,   Marine Hydrophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sevastopol, Russian Federation
Published: August 2021

Purpose. The aim of the paper is to study spatial characteristics of the cold intermediate layer (CIL) after its waters were renewed due to the cold winter, using analysis of the data obtained during the Black Sea expedition in June 14 – July 3, 2017 (the 95th cruise of R/V “Professor Vodyanitsky”). Methods and Results. The data both from the CTD-measurements by the SBE911+ probe and the current velocity profile measurements by the Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (LADCP) were used. Isopycnic averaging of the profile ensembles was applied to obtain the averaged characteristics of the water vertical thermohaline structure. During the measurement period, the minimum average temperature of the CIL core was 7.2°C at the density value 14.5 kg/m3 . The layer upper boundary (according to the 8°C criterion) corresponded to the density value 14.3 kg/m3 , its lower one – to 15.0 kg/m3 . CIL water formation was most pronounced in the vicinity of the Rim Current, which was clearly seen on the isopycnic surfaces 14.6, and 15.0 kg/m3 . According to the measurements, the main mass of CIL waters was identified in the Rim Current and in its right part (on the coast side). The CIL maximum thickness was 60 m and the vertical position of its core corresponded to the 40–100 m depth. Conclusions. The synchronous profiles of current velocity, temperature, salinity, and density obtained in the Black Sea expedition in summer, 2017 made it possible to analyze the waters thermohaline structure with the regard for real dynamic situation. As a result, the CIL parameters, its spatial scales and position relative to the Rim Current were determined with due regard for the features of the density field structure in summer, 2017. This information can be useful for model verification and numerical experiments aimed at studying the mechanisms and the areas of CIL formation in the Black Sea
Facciones cruzadas: acuerdos y disputas partidarias en los nombramientos de jueces de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de la provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina (1983-2011)
Authors: Abdulhadi Augusto
Published: August 2021

Os Tribunais Judiciais são órgãos colegiados que conduzem o Judiciário e têm poder de decisão sobre questões que afetam projetos de governo ou políticas públicas, o que os torna atores relevantes para as políticas nacionais e subnacionais. Na Argentina, há uma rotação frequente de juízes nos STJs provinciais, e a literatura de estudos judiciais comparativos indica que incentivos partidários predizem essas mudanças nos Tribunais. No entanto, não há uma relação clara entre essas mudanças e o poder partidário dos governadores. Este trabalho realiza um estudo de caso com base na análise das mudanças políticas dos juízes do Supremo Tribunal da província de Santa Fé entre 1983 e 2011. Os mecanismos causais propostos baseiam-se em um argumento estratégico que serve para explicar essas mudanças políticas dos juízes. das Cortes nas províncias argentinas.
Ab Initio Protein Structure Prediction Using Evolutionary Approach: A Survey
Authors: Siqueira Lucas , Venske Sandra
Published: August 2021

Protein Structure Prediction (PSP) problem is to determine the three-dimensional structure of a protein only from its primary structure. Misfolding of a protein causes human diseases. Thus, the knowledge of the structure and functionality of proteins, combined with the prediction of their structure is a complex problem and a challenge for the area of computational biology. The metaheuristic optimization algorithms are naturally applicable to support in solving NP-hard problems.These algorithms are bio-inspired, since they were designed based on procedures found in nature, such as the successful evolutionary behavior of natural systems. In this paper, we present a survey on methods to approach the \textit{ab initio} protein structure prediction based on evolutionary computing algorithms, considering both single and multi-objective optimization. An overview of the works is presented, with some details about which characteristics of the problem are considered, as well as specific points of the algorithms used. A comparison between the approaches is presented and some directions of the research field are pointed out.
ZIMBABWE’S PARADOXICAL ‘NEW DISPENSATION’: POLITICAL HARM, ENDEMIC IMPUNITY AND UNENDING SILENCES, 2017-2020
Authors: Mashingaidze Terence M.
Published: August 2021

O presente artigo busca discutir a capacidade e o compromisso do governo pós-Mugabe no Zimbábue com a tarefa de reconciliar os zimbabuenses e curar as feridas históricas do país, assim como seu legado assombroso de violência com motivações políticas. Após a transição de governo assistida pelos militares em novembro de 2017, a retórica do novo presidente Emmerson Mnangagwa, assinalou uma rejeição à violência e à política agressiva do seu antecessor, o presidente de longa data Robert Mugabe. Apesar de ter sido um importante facilitador do Presidente Mugabe desde a luta pela libertação nacional na década de 1970 até a era pós-colonial, o presidente Mnangagwa reapresentou a si mesmo como um político transformador, que queria desescalar as tensões políticas domésticas por meio da paz e de uma maior inclusão na gestão dos assuntos nacionais. Ele também instou seus compatriotas a esquecerem as dores da violência política do passado e seguirem em frente sob o slogan inclusivo de unidade, paz e desenvolvimento. Apesar dessa retórica conciliatória, ainda que pautada pela amnésia histórica, a qual tentou unificar os grupos políticos opositores do país, o governo comandado por Mnangagwa, popularmente conhecido como a “Nova Dispensação”, perpetuou a brutalidade da era Mugabe de violência, sequestros e desaparecimentos forçados de opositores políticos. Assim, o artigo argumenta que a mudança implícita no governo da Nova Dispensação representou um gesto populista, visto que o Zimbábue continuou a promover a impunidade diante das situações de violência instigada pelo Estado contra opositores políticos, situações marcadas pelo silenciamento e pelo negacionismo governamental.
Investigation of Information Acquisition Channel for Prostate Cancer High-Risk Group
Authors: Ha Yun-Sok , Kim Kwang Taek , Nam Wook , Park Hongzoo , Yoo Sangjun , Lee Chan Ho , Chung Ho Seok , Choi Woo Suk , Kim Jiyoun , Shin Jaeeun , Kim Jeong Hyun , Kwak Cheol
Published: August 2021

Purpose: The survey was conducted on Korean men to examine information acquisition channel for prostate cancer high risk group as part of the “Blue Ribbon Campaign” of the Korean Urological Oncology Society.Materials and Methods: An online survey of 500 men aged 50 years old or older was completed to query investigation of the status of prostate cancer awareness and information acquisition from February 4 to February 9, 2021.Results: Most men in their 50s and older are well aware that prostate cancer can also occur in young men in their 40s, so the rate of misunderstanding of the timing of prostate cancer screening after their 60s is very low. Two-thirds of all respondents (67.2%) were also confirmed that prostate cancer had no initial symptoms and was not included in the national cancer screening. Seventy-five percent of people look up information on their own in case of suspected prostate cancer, and 51.6% seek out knowledge on their own to prevent prostate cancer. Of the respondents, 27.4% of men contacted prostate cancer-related information within the past year, and the percentage of people contacted through ‘Internet/Phone,’ ‘People Around’ and ‘Television’ was high. The most trusted channel among prostate cancer information channels was ‘medical professionals,’ but the experience rate was not high, and the channel with high experience rate and reliability was shown as ‘television.’Conclusions: Much effort is still needed to understand the information acquisition behavior of Korean men and to improve awareness of early screening for prostate cancer.
Perioperative and Oncological Outcomes of 1,002 Consecutive Patients With Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated by Robotic Partial Nephrectomy at a Single Center
Authors: Kim Taejin , Chung Jae Hoon , Sung Hyun Hwan , Jeon Hwang Gyun , Jeong Byong Chang , Jeon Seong Soo , Lee Hyun Moo , Kang Minyong , Seo Seong Il
Published: August 2021

Purpose: To analyze and compare the results of robotic partial nephrectomy (RPN) at a single center with the previous large-scale studies in terms of perioperative and oncological outcomes.Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 1,013 cases of RPN in our center database from December 2008 to August 2018. Total 11 cases were excluded in final analysis. We evaluated perioperative outcomes as the Trifecta achievement, which is defined as no positive surgical margin (PSM), no perioperative complications greater than Clavien-Dindo classification I and a warm ischemia time of <25 minutes. In addition, we analyzed pathological and oncological outcomes; recurrence, metastasis, all-cause deaths, cancer-specific deaths, and 5-year survival rates.Results: In 1,002 cases, the Trifecta achievement was 61.1% (n=612). The postoperative complication was 18.4% (n=184) but most were grade 2 or less (14.9%, n=145). Ninety-three cases (9.28%) had benign and 907 cases (90.5%) had malignant pathologies. A local recurrence were 14 cases (1.54%) and distant metastasis were 20 cases (2.2%) during follow-up periods. Allcause death rate was 1.2% (n=11) and cancer-specific death rate was 0.2% (n=2). The median follow-up period was 39 months. A 5-year recurrence-free survival rate, cancer-specific survival rate, and overall survival rate were 95.2%, 99.7%, and 98.4%.Conclusions: In summary, our data shows comparable perioperative outcomes to other largescale studies of RPN in terms of the Trifecta achievement with similar baseline characteristics. In terms of oncological outcomes, there was lower rate of PSM and similar recurrence free survival rate.
Gastric Leiomyoma Misdiagnosed as a Left Cystic Adrenal Tumor
Authors: Kim Young-Joo
Published: August 2021

Gastrointestinal leiomyomas often occur in the esophagus, colon, and rectum, but are very rare in the stomach. The patient was referred to Jeju national university medical center for the treatment of a left adrenal tumor diagnosed 5 years ago. She had a long history of repeated left flank pain, nausea, and abdominal distension for the last few years. Annual follow-up computed tomography scan showed a no changed 5×5.5-cm sized multiloculated left adrenal cystic lesion. Laboratory tests revealed that the basal levels of plasma adrenocorticotropin, cortisol, aldosterone, renin, testosterone, adrenaline, noradrenaline, and dopamine were normal findings. The preoperative diagnosis was a left nonfunctioning adrenal neoplasm with symptom of discomfort. However, the tumor revealed as an exophytic growing leiomyoma with cystic changes of a stomach by surgery. The mass was found at the posterior wall of the fundus and about 5-cm-sized mass. Resection of the tumor was performed using laparoscopy. The pathologic diagnosis revealed a gastrointestinal leiomyoma with a benign cystic lesion lined by respiratory epithelium with an old hemorrhage and chronic gastritis. The patient had no evidence of recurrence during the 12-month follow-up. Gastric leiomyoma is unfamiliar to the usual urologists. It needs to take gastric leiomyoma into account if the left adrenal tumor is close to the stomach. Herein, we report the case of a 44-year-old woman with gastrointestinal leiomyoma misdiagnosing as a nonfunctioning adrenal tumor.
Update on Angiolytic Laser Laryngeal Surgery
Authors: Kang Min Seok , Lim Jae-Yol
Published: August 2021

There are several lasers available for office-based or suspension microlaryngoscopy laser procedures in the treatment of laryngeal diseases. Each has advantages and disadvantages given the depth of penetration per unit of power, absorption in water, spectral absorption characteristics, mode of delivery, safety, and cost. It is important to note that while the proper selection of indication of treatment based on a laser wavelength is critical, of equal importance is selecting the appropriate power setting, focal length (or spot size), and time of exposure. The photoangiolytic lasers precisely target hemoglobin within the microcirculation of the highly vascularized tissue and may have better hemostatic effects and preservation of surrounding normal tissue than the CO2 laser. Although the choice of laser is purely theoretical and cannot be accurately concluded which parameters of laser (wattage and pulse width) were best to use, photoangiolytic laser surgery is safe and effective for specific laryngeal lesions. In this review, indications for photoangiolytic laser procedures for various laryngeal diseases, laser settings and surgical techniques for specific laryngeal lesions including sulcus vocalis, laryngeal dysplasia, and recurrent respiratory papillomatosis will be introduced. Pros and cons of in-office laser surgery using photoangiolytic laser and flexible CO2 laser will also be addressed.