bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
ARCHITECTURAL TREATMENT AND PLANNING OF MODERN SCHOOL LIBRARIES
Authors: Dukhanina Elena S. S.
Published: October 2020

The professional circles in Russia are discussing changes to the concept of modern school. The architectural treatment and planning of modern school spaces for public use should involve a new, innovative set of functions. One of the key spaces in the educational process to experience planning changes is the library. In this article, the architectural and planning principles of modern school library design are determined, and its functional modules are identified. In a modern Russian school, the library is expanding its functions and possibilities for integrating meta-subject formats. The library is becoming integrated information and communication center, a place of easy access to information and knowledge, collaboration between students and teachers, and experimentation and implementation of creativity and ‘meta-subject’ projects. Library premises should be mobile, transformable and flexible to accommodate any future modifications in the longer term and provide a kind of semantic experiment with cultural, social and professional values in design and research activities.
TEXTILE ART AS PART OF CITY'S ARCHITECTURAL SPACE
Authors: Karpova Elena A.
Published: October 2020

The article is devoted to the interaction of textile art with architecture. The prototypes of tent architecture were temporary and mobile structures and ancient tent shelters. Decorative fabrics were used to decorate city streets during festivals and processions. They served as an essential color dominant emotionally affecting the viewers. The textile art of the 20th – early 21st century has seen the emergence of three-dimensional forms named "new tapisserie" and "environment". In the 20th century, architectural tent structures received extensive engineering and technical development, which influenced the form and plasticity in modern textile art, existing in synthesis with the architectural space of the city.
AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO SYSTEMATIZATION OF SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT FORMS IN THE TRAINING OF WOULD-BE DESIGNERS
Authors: Khaliullina Olga R. , Tarasova Oxana P. , Yanshina Maya M.
Published: October 2020

The article presents the theory and practice of teaching the discipline «Typology of Spatial Environment Forms» to would-be designers taking into account the ecological approach. This approach to teaching the discipline is justified by the exacerbation of environmental problems in the context of sustainable development challenges. Due to its scope of knowledge covered, the ecological approach enables the range of problems in spatial environment design to be embraced and integrated into the requirements for the design process. As a result, it helps achieve the overall educational objective of raising professional environmental awareness in students and developing their professional competence. The study of systematization of spatial environment forms is based on a model that takes into account both spatial coverage of all walks of human life and qualitative coverage of environmental design problems.
REVITALIZING THE ENVIRONMENT OF A SMALL HISTORICAL TOWN WITH ITS COMPETITIVE IDENTITY PRESERVED
Authors: Anisimova Liudmila V.
Published: October 2020

The issue of revitalizing the environment of a small historical town is associated with the preservation of its competitive identity. Presenting in concise form the basic theoretical ideas on the evolution of the urban environment, its dynamics, and stagnation problems arising in its environment, the author propose a cluster approach to solve the problem of adaptability.
ANDREY OL'S CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-RISE HOUSING CONSTRUCTION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF LOW-RISE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES IN URITSK AND IN SOSNOVAYA POLYANA)
Authors: Rybalkina Maria N.
Published: October 2020

The article is dedicated to the work of the outstanding Soviet architect and public figure Andrei Andreevich Ol’ in the field of low-rise housing construction in the pre-war and war periods. The author describes in detail his planning and development solutions for the low-rise residential complex in Uritsk and considers the spatial planning features of the low-rise residential complex located in Sosnovaya Polyana, Leningrad Region developed during the first post-war decade.
Indigenous leprosy in Dera Ghazi Khan Division, Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Khokhar Abdul Rehman , Abdul Majeed Cheema  , Abdul Sattar  , Naghmana Lateef  , Mujahid Hussain  , Qurrat-ul-Ain Rehman
Published: October 2020

Abstract

Objective: The study objective was to identify the main foci of leprosy in Southern Punjab and identify the problems precipitating prevalence of disease.

Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study, which started from 2017 to 2012. A total number of sixty five cases (n=65) were detected during this study period. Snowball sampling technique was used. Every year contact survey was carried out for new case detection and compliance of medication. Family members of patients were examined for any anesthetic patch or nerve involved or any deformity. Grading of the deformity, if present, was also done according to WHO criteria. Data analysis was carried out by using SPSS 18.0 version. Chi square test was applied and P-value calculated. Snow ball sampling procedure was applied to study disease burden, a suitable method to cover less population, time and cost management of study.

Results: In this study, the total number of new leprosy patients detected were sixty five; female patients (n=49) were 75.38% and male patients (n=16) were 24.62%. Prevalence of Pauci- bacillary disease was 50.77%. Maximum number of cases was reported from rural area of Southern Punjab. Main foci of disease were concentrated in tribal areas of Dera Ghazi Khan and RajanPur.

Conclusion: Leprosy is still evidenced in tribal areas of Dera Ghazi Khan, and Rajan Pur.

Keywords: Leprosy, Social Stigma, Tribal Areas.

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Paraneoplastic Erythrocytosis: First Manifestation of a Large Hepatocellular Carcinoma Successfully Treated by Radical Liver Resection and Adjuvant Thalidomide
Authors: Martínez Jorge A. , Peña Carlidia Ortega , Artigas Grecia , Hudson Ana M , Chang Mayling , Huete Álvaro , Arrese Marcos , Torres Paula J , Briceño Eduardo , Dib Martín , Martínez Jorge A.
Published: October 2020

The paraneoplastic syndromes occur in upto 28% of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Among
them, erythrocytosis is reported as just 3.9 % of frequency. We describe a 59-year-old male patient with a
large HCC in a non-cirrhotic liver presenting with erythrocytosis. Four phlebotomies were performed before
radical surgical resection. Extended right hepatectomy was undertaken, proving a unifocal 10.2 X 13 X 6.5
cm, extensively necrotic HCC. There were no postoperative complications, and the patient was discharged
on the 6th postoperative day. Adjuvant treatment with thalidomide was indicated for 36 months. We
observed a progressive decrease in haemoglobin, haematocrit, EPO, and AFP to normal levels after the
surgical procedure. A periodic follow-up with laboratory parameters and CT scan was done for 46 months
with no evidence of relapses, until now. This case highlights a rare manifestation of advanced liver cancer;
the first documented paraneoplastic erythrocytosis in a large HCC case in Chile was successfully treated by
radical liver resection and adjuvant thalidomide.
EFEKTIVITAS PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF PADA BAYI DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KOREM BIAK UTARA KABUPATEN BIAK NUMFOR
Authors: Jumu La , Miranti Miranti
Published: October 2020

ASI merupakan salah satu sumber makanan terbaik bagi bayi karena memiliki begitu banyak zat penting yang baik, guna meningkatkan kekebalan tubuh. Banyak faktor yang mempengaruhi seorang ibu dalam menyusui secara eksklusif kepada bayinya, berdasarkan beberapa penelitian yang telah dilakukan didaerah perkotaan maupun perdesaan di Indonesia dan Negara berkembang lainnya, menunjukan bahwa faktor sistem dukungan, pengetahuan ibu terhadap pemberian ASI secara eksklusif, promosi susu formula dan makanan tambahan mempunyai pengaruh terhadap praktik pernberian ASI eksklusif itu sendiri. Berdasarkan Survei Demografi dan Kesehatan Indonesia (SDKI) tahun 2006-2007 pemberian ASI eksklusif di Indonesia hanya mencakup 67% dari total bayi yang ada. Jenis penelitian ini adalah survey dengan rancangan cross Sectional, pada variabel independen yakni pengetahuan, mitos menyusui, sikap ibu, dukungan sosial suami, serta variabel dependen pemberian ASI eksklusif. Populasi berjulmah 52 orang dan sampel berjumlah 45 respon, teknik pengambilan sampel secaa accidental sampling. Instrumen pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner. Pengolahan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan program SPSS, uji statistik yang digunakan adalah Corelation Spearman Rho, pada., Ï < 0,05 dan r > 0,400. Hasil penelitian didapatkan tingkat pengetahuan., Ï = 0,000, r = 0,830, berkorelasi tinggi dan signifikan, tingkat persepsi mitos; Ï = 551, r = 0,091, tidak berkorelasi dan tidak signifikan, tingkat kondisi sikap ibu., Ï = 0,000, r = 0,630, berkorelasi sedang dan signifikan serta tingkat dukungan suami, Ï = 0,054., r = 0,289., berkorelasi rendah dan tidak signifikan terhadap pemberian Asi Ekslusif di wilayah kerja puskesmas Korem Biak Utara.
Study on Staging and Grading of Urinary Bladder Tumour with Histopathological Correlation
Authors: Sultana S , Chowdhury T , Jahan F , Farooque A.H.M. O
Published: October 2020

A cross sectional observational study was done to see the staging and grading of urinary bladder tumor along with their histopathological correlation at the Department of Pathology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka. The study was done during the period of July 2006 to June 2007 and total 150 cases were included those were clinically suggestive and cystoscopically or sonographically suspected cases of bladder tumor. Size of bladder, length of ureters, other organs present; tumor characteristics: size (including thickness), location extent of invasion, shape (papillary, ulcerated), multifocal lesion and appearance of non-neoplastic mucosa, thickness of bladder wall away from tumor were observed. Total 145 samples were collected by TURBT and 5 were by cystectomy. Mean age of the study patients was 58.5 years and 95.33% of them were male. Histopathologically 95.33% were papillary urothelial carcinoma, 2.66% were adenocarcinoma, 1.33% was squamous cell carcinoma and 0.66% were carcinosarcoma. Among 150 cases 72 (50.34%) bladder tumour were of high grade and 71 (49.65%) were low grade. In 7 (4.66%) cases grading were not done because they were other than papillary urothelial carcinoma. Staging were done in 93 cases and in remaining 57 cases staging was not possible due to absence of muscularis propria. 32 (21.33%) cases were stage T2, 31 (20.66%) cases T1 and 4 (2.66%) were in stage Ta. Overall findings of the cross sectional Bangladeshi population was almost similar to other developing and developed countries.
Effect of Enhanced Recovery Pathway on Hysterectomy Complications in Suez Canal University Hospital and General Hospital at Ismailia City
Authors: Ahmed Galal Atia Heba , Ahmed Keshk Eman , Mohamed Abd-Allah Inas
Published: October 2020

Background: The enhanced recovery pathway concept emerged as a multimodal approach directed at optimizing the patient experience, standardizing perioperative care, and improving surgical outcomes. Aim: to evaluate the effect of enhanced recovery pathway on hysterectomy complications for women in Suez Canal University Hospital and General Hospital in Ismailia City. Design: - A quasi-experimental study design was used in this study. Sample: - convenient sample consist of 132 women undergoing hysterectomy operation. Tool: - Structured interviewing questionnaire included questions personal and socio-demographic characteristics and -Obstetric, gynecological, surgical history and follow up assessment checklist. Results: - the majority of women in two groups were complained from bleeding (65.2% in control group and 60.6% in study group). 54.5 % of control group and 42.4% of study group had fibroid as a medical diagnosis. The highest frequency women (60.6% in control group and 43.9% in study group) had 1-6 month as time of current complained. The women in the study group were less likely to suffer from complications as fever, vaginal prolapse and pneumothorax compared to those in control group. Differences observed are statistically significant P= (0.023, 0.049, 0.004). Conclusion: The result of the study concluded that women undergoing hysterectomy operation who received enhanced recovery pathway protocol were more likely to decrease the incidence of post-operative complications than women who didn’t. Recommendation: - Health care settings should emphasize the importance of coordination between health care members relating to the application of the evidenced key elements of enhanced recovery pathway management regarding hysterectomy.
HENRI VIEUXTEMPS’IN OP.16 KONSER ETÜTLERİ NO.1’DE KULLANILAN SAĞ VE SOL EL TEKNİKLERİ
Authors: AYBULUS Şeniz
Published: October 2020

18. yüzyılın son çeyreğinde Niccolo Paganini ile başladığı kabul edilen “virtüöz kemancı-besteci” anlayışı kısa sürede başta Fransa, Almanya ve Rusya olmak üzere Avrupa’nın her yerinde kabul görmüştür. Bu anlayışı kabul eden kemancı-besteciler 19. yüzyıl boyunca bir yandan keman müziğinin devamlılığını sağlarken, diğer yandan teknik becerilerini geliştirmeye odaklanmışlardır. Bu gelişim zamanla bir gelenek haline gelmiş ve hemen her kemancı-besteci solo keman için teknik seviyeleri zorlayacak ölçüde etüt veya kapris dizileri yazmaya başlamışlardır. Henri Vieuxtemps’ın Op.16 Konser Etütleri sözü edilen bu anlayışın en önemli örneklerinden biridir. Bu çalışmada dünyaca ünlü kemancı-besteci Henri Vieuxtemps’ın ileri düzey keman eğitiminde oldukça önemli bir yeri olan Op.16 Konser Etütleri No.1 teknik açıdan incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen bilgi ve bulguların yalnızca eğitim süreci için değil, eserin çalımında da yol gösterici olması öngörülmektedir.
Modern Architecture and the Sacred
Authors: Anderson Ross , Sternberg Maximilian
Published: October 2020

This edited volume, Modern Architecture and the Sacred, presents a timely reappraisal of the manifold engagements that modern architecture has had with ‘the sacred’.

It comprises fourteen individual chapters arranged in three thematic sections – Beginnings and Transformations of the Modern Sacred; Buildings for Modern Worship; and Semi-Sacred Settings in the Cultural Topography of Modernity. The first interprets the intellectual and artistic roots of modern ideas of the sacred in the post-Enlightenment period and tracks the transformation of these in architecture over time. The second studies the ways in which organized religion responded to the challenges of the new modern self-understanding, and then the third investigates the ways that abstract modern notions of the sacred have been embodied in the ersatz sacred contexts of theatres, galleries, memorials and museums.

While centring on Western architecture during the decisive period of the first half of the 20th century – a time that takes in the early musings on spirituality by some of the avant-garde in defiance of Sachlichkeit and the machine aesthetic – the volume also considers the many-varied appropriations of sacrality that architects have made up to the present day, and also in social and cultural contexts beyond the West.
Characteristics of convective boundary layer and associated
entrainment zone as observed by a ground-based polarization lidar
Authors: Liu Fuchao , Yi Fan , Yin Zhenping , Zhang Yunpeng , He Yun , Yi Yang
Published: October 2020

Abstract. A tilted polarization lidar (TPL) with a pointing angle of 30° off zenith has been developed for continuous monitoring of the atmosphere with 10-s time and 6.5-m height resolution. From lidar-derived aerosol backscatter, instantaneous ABL depths are retrieved by logarithm gradient method (LGM) and Harr wavelet transform method (HWT), while hourly-mean ABL depths by variance method. A new FWHM method utilizing the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the variance profile of aerosol backscatter ratio (ABR) fluctuations is proposed to determine the entrainment zone thickness (EZT). Both typical winter and summer clear-day observational cases are presented. It is concluded the convective boundary layer (CBL) evolution can be described by four stages. At the formation stage, the hourly-mean CBL depth grew slowly with a positive growth rate of  0.3 km/h. At the quasi-stationary stage, the hourly-mean CBL depth varied little and the corresponding growth rate changed sign with absolute value of  150 m, while the latter had respective percentages of 2.0 % and 31 % of EZT falling into the same corresponding subranges. Common statistical characteristics also existed for both cases. The growth stage always had the largest mean and stddev of EZT and the quasi-stationary stage usually the smallest stddev of EZT. For all four stages, most EZT values fell into the 50–150 m subrange; the overall percentages of EZT falling into the 50–150 m subrange between 0900 and 1900 LT were 84 % and 67 % for the winter and summer cases, respectively.
Relative sky radiance from multi-exposure all-sky camera images
Authors: Antuña-Sánchez Juan C. , Román Roberto , Cachorro Victoria E. , Toledano Carlos , López César , González Ramiro , Mateos David , Calle Abel , de Frutos Ángel M.
Published: October 2020

Abstract. All-sky cameras are frequently used to detect cloud cover; however, this work explores the use of these instruments for the more complex purpose of extracting relative sky radiances. An all-sky camera (SONA202-NF model) with three colour filters, narrower than usual for this kind of cameras, is configured to capture raw images at seven exposure times. A detailed camera characterization of the black level, readout noise, hot pixels and linear response is carried out. A methodology is proposed to obtain a linear high dynamic range (HDR) image and its uncertainty, which represents the relative sky radiance map at three effective wavelengths. The relative sky radiance (normalized by the sum of all radiances) is extracted from these maps and compared with the sky radiance measured at different sky points by a sun/sky photometer belonging to the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET). The camera radiances are in line with photometer ones excepting for scattering angles below 10º, which is probably due to some light reflections on the fisheye lens and camera dome. Camera and photometer wavelengths are not coincident, hence camera radiances are also compared with sky radiances simulated by a radiative transfer model at the same camera effective wavelengths. This comparison reveals an uncertainty on the normalized camera radiances about 3.3 %, 4.3 % and 5.3 % for 467, 536 and 605 nm, respectively, if specific quality criteria are applied.
Characterisation of aerosol size properties from measurements of
spectral optical depth: a global validation of the GRASP-AOD code
using long-term AERONET data
Authors: Torres Benjamin , Fuertes David
Published: October 2020

Abstract. A validation study is conducted regarding aerosol optical size property retrievals from only measurements of the direct Sun beam (without the aid of diffuse radiation). The study focuses on testing with real data the new GRASP-AOD application which uses only spectral optical depth measurements to retrieve the total column aerosol size distributions, assumed as bimodal log-normal. In addition, a set of secondary integral parameters of aerosol size distribution and optical properties are provided: effective radius, total volume concentration and fine mode fraction of aerosol optical depth. The GRASP-AOD code is applied to almost three million observations acquired during twenty years (1997–2016) at thirty AERONET (Aerosol Robotic Network) sites. These validation sites have been selected based on known availability of an extensive data record, significant aerosol load variability along the year, wide worldwide coverage and divers aerosol types and source regions. The output parameters are compared to those coming from the operational AERONET retrievals. The retrieved fine mode fractions at 500 nm (τf(500)) obtained by GRASP-AOD application are compared to those retrieved by the Spectral Deconvolution Algorithm and by AERONET aerosol retrieval algorithm. The size distribution properties obtained by GRASP-AOD are compared to their equivalent values from the AERONET aerosol retrieval algorithm. The analysis showed the convincing capacity of GRASP-AOD approach to successfully discriminate between fine and coarse mode extinction to robustly retrieve τf(500). The comparisons of 2 million results of τf(500) retrieval by GRASP-AOD and SDA showed high correlation with a root-mean-square-error of 0.015. Also, the analysis showed that the τf(500) values computed by AERONET aerosol retrieval algorithm agree slightly better with GRASP-AOD (RMSE = 0.018, from 148526 comparisons) than with SDA (RMSE = 0.022, from 127203 comparisons). The comparisons of the size distribution retrieval showed the agreement for fine mode median radius between GRASP-AOD and AERONET aerosol retrieval algorithm results with RMSE of 0.032 μm (or 18.7 % in relative terms) for the situations when τ(440) > 0.2 that occurs for more than eighty thousand pairs of the study. For the cases where fine mode is dominant (i.e. α  0.2. The values of effective radius and total volume concentration computed from GRASP-AOD retrieval have been compared to those estimated by AERONET aerosol retrieval algorithm. The RMSE values of the correlations were of 30 % for the effective radius and 25 % for the total volume concentration when τ(440) > 0.2. Finally, the study discusses the importance of employing the assumption of bimodal log-normal size distribution. It also evaluates the potential of using ancillary data, in particular aureole measurements, for improving the characterization of the aerosol coarse mode properties.
Thermokarst amplifies fluvial inorganic carbon cycling and export across watershed scales on the Peel Plateau, Canada
Authors: Zolkos Scott , Tank Suzanne E. , Striegl Robert G. , Kokelj Steven V. , Kokoszka Justin , Estop-Aragonés Cristian , Olefeldt David
Published: October 2020

Abstract. As climate warming and precipitation increase at high latitudes, permafrost terrains across the circumpolar north are poised for intensified
geomorphic activity and sediment mobilization that are expected to persist for millennia. In previously glaciated permafrost terrain, ice-rich
deposits are associated with large stores of reactive mineral substrate. Over geological timescales, chemical weathering moderates atmospheric
CO2 levels, raising the prospect that mass wasting driven by terrain consolidation following thaw (thermokarst) may enhance weathering of
permafrost sediments and thus climate feedbacks. The nature of these feedbacks depends upon the mineral composition of sediments (weathering sources)
and the balance between atmospheric exchange of CO2 vs. fluvial export of carbonate alkalinity (Σ[HCO3-,
CO32-]). Working in the fluvially incised, ice-rich glacial deposits of the Peel Plateau in northwestern Canada, we determine the
effects of slope thermokarst in the form of retrogressive thaw slump (RTS) activity on mineral weathering sources, CO2 dynamics, and
carbonate alkalinity export and how these effects integrate across watershed scales (∼ 2 to 1000 km2). We worked along three
transects in nested watersheds with varying connectivity to RTS activity: a 550 m transect along a first-order thaw stream within a large
RTS, a 14 km transect along a stream which directly received inputs from several RTSs, and a 70 km transect along a larger stream
with headwaters that lay outside of RTS influence. In undisturbed headwaters, stream chemistry reflected CO2 from soil respiration
processes and atmospheric exchange. Within the RTS, rapid sulfuric acid carbonate weathering, prompted by the exposure of sulfide- and
carbonate-bearing tills, appeared to increase fluvial CO2 efflux to the atmosphere and propagate carbonate alkalinity across watershed
scales. Despite covering less than 1 % of the landscape, RTS activity drove carbonate alkalinity to increase by 2 orders of magnitude along
the largest transect. Amplified export of carbonate alkalinity together with isotopic signals of shifting DIC and CO2 sources along the
downstream transects highlights the dynamic nature of carbon cycling that may typify glaciated permafrost watersheds subject to intensification of
hillslope thermokarst. The balance between CO2 drawdown in regions where carbonic acid weathering predominates and CO2 release
in regions where sulfides are more prevalent will determine the biogeochemical legacy of thermokarst and enhanced weathering in northern permafrost
terrains. Effects of RTSs on carbon cycling can be expected to persist for millennia, indicating a need for their integration into predictions of
weathering–carbon–climate feedbacks among thermokarst terrains.
A new bias-correction method for precipitation over complex terrain suitable for different climate states: a case study using WRF (version 3.8.1)
Authors: Velasquez Patricio , Messmer Martina , Raible Christoph C.
Published: October 2020

Abstract. This work presents a new bias-correction method for precipitation over complex terrain that explicitly considers orographic characteristics. This consideration offers a good alternative to the standard empirical quantile mapping (EQM) method during colder climate states in which the orography strongly deviates from the present-day state, e.g. during glacial conditions such as the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Such a method is needed in the event that absolute precipitation fields are used, e.g. as input for glacier modelling or to assess potential human occupation and according migration routes in past climate states. The new bias correction and its performance are presented for Switzerland using regional climate model simulations at 2 km resolution driven by global climate model outputs obtained under perpetual 1990 and LGM conditions. Comparing the present-day regional climate model simulation with observations, we find a strong seasonality and, especially during colder months, a height dependence of the bias in precipitation. Thus, we suggest a three-step correction method consisting of (i) a separation into different orographic characteristics, (ii) correction of very low intensity precipitation, and (iii) the application of an EQM, which is applied to each month separately. We find that separating the orography into 400 m height intervals provides the overall most reasonable correction of the biases in precipitation. The new method is able to fully correct the seasonal precipitation bias induced by the global climate model. At the same time, some regional biases remain, in particular positive biases over high elevated areas in winter and negative biases in deep valleys and Ticino in winter and summer. A rigorous temporal and spatial cross-validation with independent data exhibits robust results. The new bias-correction method certainly leaves some drawbacks under present-day conditions. However, the application to the LGM demonstrates that it is a more appropriate correction compared to the standard EQM under highly different climate conditions as the latter imprints present-day orographic features into the LGM climate.
Unprecedented loss of surface and cave ice in SE Europe related to
record summer rains in 2019
Authors: Persoiu Aurel , Buzjak Nenad , Onaca Alexandru , Pennos Christos , Sotiriadis Yorgos , Ionita Monica , Zachariadis Stavros , Styllas Michael , Kosutnik Jure , Hegyi Alexandru , Butorac Valerija
Published: October 2020

Abstract. Glaciers worldwide are shrinking at an accelerated rate as the climate changes in response to anthropogenic influence. While increasing air temperature is the main factor behind glacier mass loss, changing atmospheric circulation patterns and the distribution of precipitation also plays a role, though these are not as well understood. Furthermore, while the mass balance of surface glaciers (from large polar ice sheets to small alpine glaciers) is relatively well documented and continuously monitored, little to nothing is known about the response of cave glaciers (perennial ice accumulations in rock-hosted caves) to atmospheric warming. In this context, we present the response of cave and surface glaciers in SE Europe to synoptic conditions in summer 2019. Our investigation shows that extreme precipitation events occurring between May and July 2019 led to catastrophic loss of ice at levels unprecedented during the last century. As climate models predict that such extreme precipitation events are set to increase in frequency and intensity, the presence of cave glaciers in SE Europe and the paleoclimatic information they host may be lost in the near future. Moreover, the same projected continuous warming and increase in precipitation extremes could pose an additional threat to the Alpine glaciers in southern Europe, resulting in faster than predicted melting.
g ∆ ∗ µ −closed sets in generalized topological spaces
Authors: Jeyanthi P. , Nalayini P. , Noiri T.
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we introduce some new classes of generalized closedsets called ∆ ∗µ −g− closed, ∆∗µ −g µ − closed and g ∆ ∗ µ − closed sets, which are relatedto the classes of g µ − closed sets, g − λ µ − closed sets and λ µ − g− closed sets. Weinvestigate their properties as well as the relations among these classes of generalizedclosed sets.
Darboux curves in three dimensional Heisenberg group
Authors: Suroglu Gulden Altay , Körpınar Talat
Published: October 2020

In this paper, a new characterization for darboux curves in Heis₃ is completely given. Then, a new classification for translation surface , which is generated by darboux curve in Heis₃ is obtained.
Graded semiprime multiplication modules
Authors: Abu-Dawwas Rashid
Published: October 2020

Let $M$ be a $G$-graded $R$-module. In this article, we introduce the concept of graded semiprime multiplication modules. A graded $R$-module $M$ is said to be graded semiprime multiplication if $M$ has no graded semiprime $R$-submodules or for every graded semiprime $R$-submodule $N$ of $M$, $N=IM$ for some graded ideal $I$ of $R$. We introduce several results concerning graded semiprime submodules and we investigate them to present several results on graded semiprime multiplication modules.
Certain results on Lorentzian para-Kenmotsu manifolds
Authors: Haseeb Abdul , Prasad Rajendra
Published: October 2020

The object of the present paper is to study Lorentzian para-Kenmotsu manifolds with respect to the quarter-symmetric metric connection. First we study Lorentzian para-Kenmotsu manifolds with respect to the quarter-symmetric metric connection satisfying the conditions $\bar R\cdot \bar S=0$ and $\bar S\cdot \bar R=0$. After that we study $\phi$-conformally flat, $\phi$-conharmonically flat, $\phi$-concircularly flat, $\phi$-projectively flat and conformally flat Lorentzian para-Kenmotsu manifolds with respect to the quarter-symmetric metric connection and it is shown that in each of these case the manifold is generalized $\eta$-Einstein manifold.
Efficient procedure to generate generalized Gaussian noise using linear spline tools
Authors: Monir Abdelilah , Mraoui Hamid , El Hilali Abdeljabbar
Published: October 2020

In this paper, we propose a simple method to generate generalized Gaussian noises using the inverse transform of cumulative distribution. This inverse is expressible by means of the inverse incomplete Gamma function. Since the implementation of Newton's method is rather simple, for approximating inverse incomplete Gamma function, we propose a better and new initial value exploiting the close relationship between the incomplete Gamma function and its piecewise linear interpolant. The numerical results highlight that the proposed method simulates well the univariate and bivariate generalized Gaussian noises.
On connection between the order of a stationary one-dimensional dispersive equation and the growth of its convective term
Authors: Larkin Nikolai Andreevitch , Luchesi Jackson
Published: October 2020

A boundary value problem for a stationary nonlinear dispersive equation of 2l+1 order with a convective term in the form u^ku_x, k\in N was considered on an interval (0,L). The existence, uniqueness and continuous dependence  of a regular solution as well as a relation between the order l and critical values of k of the equation have been established.
Residual power series method for solving nonlinear reaction-diffusion-convection problems
Authors: Khader Maisa , DarAssi Mahmoud H.
Published: October 2020

In this paper, the residual power series method (RPSM) is applied to one of the most frequently used models in engineering and science, a nonlinear reaction diffusion convection initial value problems. The approximate solutions using the RPSM were compared to the exact solutions and to the approximate solutions using the homotopy analysis method.
Cognitive Approach of Emotion and Discourse Manipulation of Sentence-Ended Particles in East Asian Languages
Authors: Zhu Lin
Published: October 2020

From cognitive and typological perspective, the emotion function and discourse manipulation of language are investigated and discussed. The framework of this paper is based on the cognition approach of emotion and concerned with the emotion mechanisms and the relationship between automatic and reflective evaluations. The grounding of language in emotional states can be influenced by discourse-level factors and manipulated for pragmatic purpose. Based on this approach, I propose that discourse manipulation might have a major impact on the emotion appraisal and communication through the four distinctive dimensions of emotion: arousal, valence, dominance, and subjective significance. And then I dealt with typological evidence by investigating the discourse manipulation of sentence-ended particles through the arousal, valence, dominance, and subjective significance dimensions of emotion.
Citizen’s Trust on Local Government: A Study on Sylhet Sadar Upazila and Kanaighat Upazila
Authors: Akter Aklima , Ahmed Farhana , Ahmed Tanzim
Published: October 2020

Bangladesh is one of the most governance deficit countries of the world. In this reality, Upazila system, as an intermediate tier local government unit, is reestablished under the Upazila Parishad Act 2009. This Act is the basis of the formation and function of the Upazila Parishad. In this study, survey method has been applied to primary data collection from two upazila (Sylhet Sadar Upazila and Kanaighat Upazila) in Sylhet district. The study finds that the existing upazila parishad activities do not meet the demand of the people. Citizen’s trust on the Upazila Parishad is very low. The study also finds some other challenges, including unskilled manpower, proper planning and a lack of financial resouces. Moreover, the officials are not professional and their behaviors are not good while performing their duties. Most of the service receiver did not get best service from upazila officials. However this study suggests some recommendation for improving the service of upazila parishad. Officials should be highly trained and professional on their service delivery. By ensuring the best services, they can achieve the trust of general people.And the Government should take additional steps with regards to improving the upazila parishad service.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Will it Make or Mar Development in the Central and West Africa Subregions?
Authors: Dzekashu William G. , Anyu Julius N.
Published: October 2020

The West, chiefly Europe, left political footmarks in Africa from the Colonial Era, along with varying economic footprints and surviving engagements in the immediate Post-colonial Era. However, the relationships between Africa and her former colonial masters have hardly yielded much to the former following the wave of independence, leading to the perception of failed relationships. This perception of failure to deliver on their undertakings has left Africa with only one option—China. The latter has been addressing some of Africa’s urgent infrastructure needs in return for natural resources and agricultural products. These engagements on the surface appear to be good business, but on further examination seem questionable notably as it relates to debt distress on vulnerable economies. To increase her footprint within the continent, China extended her Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to most African nations who have signed a memorandum of understanding for future development projects. Though the commitments usually are unspecified, China’s investments have seen rapid growth since the early 2000s, largely owing to the implementation of the BRI. The memoranda have had the potential to strengthen ties with partner nations. The expansion to include Africa in its economic participation in the BRI has left the West questioning China’s motives while reinforcing suspicions about possible future US-China conflict. The impact of BRI on the African continent is quite visible in all the subregions, especially in their improved gross domestic products. A burning question has been whether these partnerships represent win-win relationships for sustainable growth or debt-growth dynamics.
Gestational and congenital syphilis in a municipality in Brazil between 2014 and 2018
Authors: Silva Patricia Simon da , Vieira Cassandra Severo Amaral , Gomes Ludmila Mourão Xavier , Barbosa Thiago Luis de Andrade
Published: October 2020

Introduction: Syphilis is an infectious disease that can cause congenital syphilis when it affects pregnant women, resulting in malformation of the fetus, miscarriage, or fetal death. Unlike many neonatal infections, congenital syphilis is considered a preventable perinatal cause, because it can be diagnosed and treated early during pregnancy. Objective: To analyze the reports of cases of gestational syphilis and congenital syphilis registered in Foz do Iguaçu City, Paraná State, between 2014 and 2018. Methods: This is a time-series study on the trend of cases recorded in the Notification Diseases Information System. The simple linear regression model was adopted to verify the trend of deaths in the analyzed period. Results: A total of 324 reports of gestational syphilis and 137 cases of congenital syphilis were evidenced in the study period. Regarding cases of gestational syphilis, 45.9% were diagnosed during the first trimester of pregnancy, 74.6% were treated with penicillin, and 24.3% were classified as primary syphilis. Roughly 88.3% of cases of congenital syphilis were reported in children under the age of 7 days. A significant increase in the rate of detection of gestational syphilis was observed, representing an increase of 4.0 times (p=0.004) in the years analyzed, and the risk of congenital syphilis increased 5.8 times (p=0.003) in the same period. Conclusion: The magnitude of gestational and congenital syphilis is a warning that indicates the need for actions and strategies to reduce cases of gestational syphilis and vertical transmission of syphilis.
Prevalence of ureaplasma urealyticum, mycoplasma hominis and human papillomavirus coinfection in people attending a sexually transmitted infections (STI)/HIV reference centre in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Authors: Amorim Alyce Lima , Travassos Ana Gabriela Álvares , Souza Geovane Cruz de , Fontes Vitor Cunha , Timbó Maiara , Souza Eveline Xavier
Published: October 2020

Introduction: Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis are frequently found at many women’s and men’s urogenital tract, and have been associated with non-gonococcal urethritis, cervicitis, infertility, chorioaminionitis and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Some studies show high prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in patients with non-gonococcal urethritis, while also presenting high frequency of Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in women with cervicalcytology abnormalities and men with genital warts. Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis and HPV coinfection in people attending a sexually transmitted infections (STI)/HIV reference centre and to identify the risk factors associated. Methods: A cross-sectional study with patients aged >18 years, carried out for Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis from July 1st to December 31, 2015, in a STI/HIV reference centre from the State of Bahia, Brazil. Sociodemographic and clinical data were obtained from secondary data from patients’ charts and laboratory findings, and analyzed using SPSS 20.0. Pearson’s χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test was used to evaluate categorical variables. HPV clinical diagnosis was considered positive as the presence of genital warts. Results: In this study, 849 patients were included — 196 men and 653 women. Of the sample, 51.4% was diagnosed with at least one of the two bacteria. The prevalence of Mycoplasma hominis infection was higher in coinfection (16.7%) than in isolated infection (2.2%). The prevalence of Ureaplasma urealyticum isolated infection was 32.4%. A strong association was found between the presence of genital warts and Ureaplasma urealyticum infection, with an estimated risk of 1.230 (p=0.014). Conclusion: Our findings suggest the need for further investigation for Ureaplasma urealyticum infection in patients presenting genital warts on physical examination. In addition, in this context, greater attention should be given to women and pregnant women.
The Impediments to Student Engagement: A hybrid Method Based on Fuzzy Delphi and Fuzzy DEMATEL
Authors: Aria Andrea , Jafari Parivash , Behifar Maryam
Published: October 2020

Student engagement is one of the most important determinants of learning outcomes in higher education institutions. This paper focuses on impediments to student engagement. The Fuzzy Delphi technique was used to screen and elicit important impediments. Four main criteria (individual, family, institution, and environment) and Twenty three sub-criteria were selected by experts through the fuzzy Delphi technique. The fuzzy DEMATEL technique was used to determine the causal relationships among the criteria (impediments). Findings showed that institutional, environmental, and family factors were in the cause group, individual, and family factors were in the effect group. Among the 23 sub-factors, eleven factors were in the cause group and twelve factors were in the effect group. The first three influencing factors were: teachers' poor quality of teaching, inadequate facilities of classroom and institution, and non-applicable materials and curriculum. The first three influenced factors were: poor quality of the relationship between teachers and students, financial problems and high tuition fees, and decreasing the value and status of education in the society.
Patterns and Barriers of Physical Activity among Medical Students in Davangere, Karnataka
Authors: Patil Vidya V , Basavaraju Vidya
Published: October 2020

Introduction: Physical inactivity has been identified as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality Medical students play an important role in promoting health education to the patients starting with their clinical training years. Objectives: The study was conducted to assess the patterns of physical activity among the medical students and to assess the perceived barriers of physical activity among them. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among students of a medical college those students available at the time of interview were included in the study. The study was conducted from 19/10/2019 to 2/12/19. A batch of interns who were posted to community medicine department, were trained with the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire and were asked to collect the data from other medical students. Results: Out of the 250 students interviewed, 46% of them were males and 54% of them were females. Around 76% of the male students and 85% of the female students does not fulfil the WHO recommendations on moderate physical activity on health. Based on MET minutes/week ≥ 67% of the students are inactive/low active, 33% are active. Conclusion: Majority of medical students have not met the recommended WHO criteria for physical activity among students.
Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Ficus sycomorus fruit and leaf extracts
Authors: SUMENGEN OZDENEFE Melis , TANOGLU Feryal , SUER Kaya , GULER Emrah , MERCIMEK TAKCI Hatice Aysun
Published: October 2020

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Ficus sycomorus fruit and leaf extracts
obtained from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Materials and Methods: Fruits and leaves of F. sycomorus were collected from the Kyrenia region of Northern Cyprus in July 2018. The
leaf and fruit samples were extracted with the distilled water, methanol, ethanol, acetone and chloroform solvents (1:10 [w/v]). After
evaporation, samples were suspended in methanol at the final concentration of 100 mg/mL. The antimicrobial activity of the leaf and
fruit extracts was evaluated using the Kirby-Bauer Disk Diffusion Method. Total phenolic content (TPC) and total flavonoid content
(TFC) of the extracts were determined using the methods reported by Stankovic in 2011 and Sharm and Vig in 2013. Antioxidant
activity of samples was tested using free radical scavenger method.
Results: The leaf extracts of F. sycomorus was active. The inhibition zone diameters ranged from 1.8mm to 13.00 mm. Fruit extracts
and methanol controls showed no inhibitory effect on strains. However, bacteriostatic activity against Enterococcus faecalis was
observed in fruit-water extract. The highest antimicrobial activity was shown against Staphylococcus aureus (13 mm) for ethanolic
extracts at 100 mg/mL concentration. Minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) for ethanolic extract was observed starting at 25
mg/mL concentration against S. aureus. Although, no antimicrobial activiy was observed in fruit extracts, the highest 2,2-diphenyl
1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) activiy and phytochemical content were recorded in fruit extracts.
Conclusion: These results demonstrate that leaf extracts of F. sycomorus can be used as a curative agent for the treatment of S. aureus
and fungal infections and may be effective against pathogenic microorganisms that are resistant to antibiotics. Antioxidant content of
fruit and leaf extracts can be effective against the negative effects of free radicals.
Heteronormatividad institucional en Enseñanza Media: La percepción de los adolescentes de Montevideo
Authors: Gelpi Gonzalo Iván , Montes de Oca Diego
Published: October 2020

En este artículo se presentan resultados del estudio “Bullying homofóbico y exclusión escolar en Ciclo Básico. Las experiencias de varones adolescentes de la ciudad de Montevideo”. El mismo se ejecutó entre 2016-2018. Este trabajo se centra en analizar a la heteronormatividad y a la homofobia institucional como condicionantes de la exclusión escolar de los adolescentes en Enseñanza Media. El diseño metodológico fue cualitativo de tipo exploratorio y se empleó el método de la Teoría Fundamentada. La muestra está compuesta por veinte adolescentes. Los resultados indican que existen niveles de heteronormatividad estructural en el sistema educativo formal, especialmente en el sector privado. Las trayectorias educativas de los adolescentes LGBTI están atravesadas por desigualdades, la exclusión escolar es promovida por los pares y por la propia institución.
La modernización iconográfica religiosa dentro de un modelo de emprendimiento
Authors: Vélez Pardo Estíbaliz , Briceño Salazar Liceth , Chuico Medina Edwin
Published: October 2020

La investigación se trabajó con la finalidad de realizar un análisis iconográfico de las imágenes religiosas más representativas de la ciudad de Loja-Ecuador para aplicar en suvenires tomando como referencia estudios previos sobre casos paralelos centrados en el rescate cultural a través del diseño gráfico. Iniciamos con el reconocimiento de iconografía hasta el establecimiento del ícono religioso principal. Se aplicaron estilos de ilustración que modernizaron al ícono tomando en cuenta tanto la representatividad como el nivel de abstracción conceptual. Se trabajó con un estudio de mercado para obtener resultados que indiquen la pertinencia para la aplicación y su comercialización.