bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Seasonal variation in semen quality: effect of temperature: a study in North India
Authors: Balhara Kirti , Singh Sarika , Sharma Sunita
Published: January 2022

Background: Variable temperature in different seasons may affect the quality of semen. Most of the studies are from west barring a single large Chinese study with variable results; however, no such study focusing on temperature alone has been published from Indian subcontinent. Present study was undertaken to observe any seasonal variation affecting the semen quality at different times of year.Methods: The study was conducted retrospectively over one year period (2014-2015) at a tertiary care hospital in North India. 815 semen samples referred from infertility clinic were analysed for Sperm concentration, functional sperm concentration, motile sperm concentration and sperm motility index by an automated semen analyser system (SQAIIC-P, Medical Electronic Systems, Los Angeles, CA, USA); and morphological assessment by Papanicolaou stained smears. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 24 software (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA). The ANOVA test was used to assess differences in semen parameters, p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant.Results: Depending on the average highest temperature (AHT) in different seasons, samples were categorized in four groups: winter AHT <10°C, spring AHT <20°C, autumn/rainy season AHT 20-30°C and summer AHT >30°C.There was significant variation on different parameters e.g. sperm count, motility, FSC, MSC, SMI, abnormal sperms and morphological defects when compared in different groups using ANOVA test (p<0.05).Conclusions: Present study observed that AHT of 20-30°C (autumn) has a favourable effect on semen quality; however, larger and continuous data in the form of longitudinal study is needed for better correlation.
Assessment of serum uric acid level among patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Roble Hassan Y. , Sultana Rosy , Moniruzzaman Mohammad , Hassan M. Zahid
Published: January 2022

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily effects elderly population and commonly involves pain in the joints (the wrist and hands). Gout is a form of arthritis caused by excess uric acid in the blood stream, which can affect several joints. The co-occurrence of RA and gout in the same patient is rarely reported. The aim of this study was to assess the level of serum uric acid among patients with RA, and to observe any associations of serum uric acid levels with RA.Methods: In a descriptive cross-sectional study, a total of 70 blood samples were collected from patients. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies measured by ELISA method, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), Rheumatoid factor (RF) measured by latex agglutination test and serum uric acid levels measured with semi-autoanalyzer were carried out. Data was analyzed using a statistical package for social science for windows version 15.0. A p<0.05 was taken as level of significance.Results: Out of a total of 70 subjects, 15 (21.4%) were positive for RF, anti-CCP antibodies positivity was present in 10 (14.3%) of the cases and serum high sensitive CRP was present in 36 (51.43%) of the cases. Of 70 cases. The 50 had hyperuricemia (23 male vs 27 female). Distribution of subjects having a high serum uric acid level on the basis of RF, anti-CCP Ab, and CRP status were statistically different.Conclusions: The present study summarizes the level of uric acid in patients with RA (either seropositive or seronegative arthritis). The data concluded that serum uric acid did not show association with RA as revealed by the lack of association with specific markers.
A semi qualitative study on the perception of the general public to the presence of the first COVID-19 patient in the locality
Authors: Kathiravan Sanjana , Reddy Sai Chaitanya , Singh Shubh Mohan
Published: January 2022

Background: Infectious diseases have had a significant role in shaping human history by engraving a subconscious sense of ‘fear of infection’. The three sequential stages of the rational response to fear- fear, denial, and frustration, have been reported among quarantined individuals during any outbreak. To our knowledge, this was one of the first studies to assess the impact of the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the neighbouring dwellers.Methods: A semi-qualitative study using semi-structured in-depth telephonic interviews was conducted after ethical committee approval.Results: All the participants were aware of the correct attitudes and practices to be followed during the pandemic. Mixed reactions of panic, fear and confusion were observed. Most participants were concerned about elderly at home and financial constraints. Despite most participants having minimal fear of contracting the illness themselves, fear of a family member acquiring the same seemed to be higher.Conclusions: The study adds to the existing literature that fear and anxiety during a pandemic are mostly due to the uncertainty related to the disease spread and misinformation. There is a need for phased and well informed lockdown implementation and better knowledge propagation among the general public in order to mitigate unwanted fear and panic among the general public.
The crisis of biomedical wastes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and management using sustainable technologies for sound management of healthcare waste associated with pandemics
Authors: Sharma Udbhav , Kalra Shekhar , Gupta Srishti , Seth Nirali , Mawari Govind , Kumar Naresh , Daga Mradul Kumar , Singh M. Meghachandra , Joshi Tushar Kant
Published: January 2022

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wreaked havoc all across the world, claiming numerous casualties. Managing the pandemic has resulted in the production of an unprecedented volume of biomedical waste (BMW), in the form of used personal protective equipment (PPE), diagnostic items, etc. It is a matter of utmost urgency that this BMW is treated, using newer and environmentally sustainable methods as compared to the available ones. The inadequacies of the conventional methods of bio medical waste management call for newer and sustainable alternatives for management like simple greenhouse containers, pyrolysis of polypropylene PPE, usage of silk masks, development of novel biodegradable masks, Antimicrobial Photodynamic therapy (aPDT), nano-photocatalysts, etc. These methods have numerous advantages over currently used methods like incineration, landfilling, etc., and can sustainably be used as an adjunct or an alternative to them.
A literature review on uses of chlorhexidine in dentistry
Authors: Fatima Alvi , Goyal Arushi , Singh Jaskaran , Sagar Abhinav , Mahajan Surbhi , Bajaj Kavisha
Published: January 2022

In dental practice, one of the most commonly used mouth wash is chlorhexidine. Because of its antimicrobial, anti plaque action, it is the most commonly used mouth wash. Because of its broad antimicrobial action, its uses is widely scattered in the treatment of various oral diseases. In dentistry it can be used in various formulations like gels, sprays, mouthwashes etc.
A review on using an alcohol-based sanitizer as a prophylactic measure against microorganisms
Authors: Ranabhat Priyanka , Khatiwara Deepika , Paul Moumita , Bagchi Arnab
Published: January 2022

Because of the COVID 19 pandemic, we now utilise hand sanitizer in our daily lives. Hand hygiene has become a legal requirement. Infection control is becoming a requirement. Hand hygiene is widely regarded as the most practical and effective way of infection prevention. Hand sanitizer is thought to have played a significant role in reducing illness transmission to patients. Because it is more cost-effective and efficient. The efficiency of hand sanitizer is totally determined by how it is used. There are two sorts of hand sanitizers on the market. 1) Hand sanitizer with alcohol 2) Hand sanitizer that isn't alcohol-based. Most effective hand sanitizers contain 70 percent to 95 percent alcohol, which has the potential to denature microbial protein and inactivate viruses. The impact of hand sanitizer on human health care is significant, and this review article will provide you with information on several elements of hand sanitizer
Apalancando el crecimiento de la demanda en minerales y metales por la transición a una economía baja en carbono
Authors:   Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Published: January 2022

Este reporte cuantifica la oportunidad económica asociada a los minerales relevantes a la transición hacia una economía baja en carbono examinando el crecimiento de la demanda a 2050 por estos minerales a partir de metas establecidas por diferentes países. El reporte resalta que para materializar beneficios sociales y económicos de la transición sin arriesgar el medioambiente es menester salvaguardar factores socioambientales para que las empresas mineras tengan la licencia social y ambiental necesaria para operar y para que los países de la región puedan atraer más inversión que aproveche los abundantes recursos minerales necesarios en una economía de bajo carbono. Se levantan recomendaciones para maximizar la captura de beneficios económicos relacionados con una mayor demanda de cobre, plomo, litio, manganeso o zinc que - cuando son gestionados adecuadamente - tienen el potencial de impulsar el desarrollo y crear prosperidad en la región.
Autoironia e crise em “Bestiário para fagote e esôfago”, poema de Augusto de Campos
Authors: Barbosa Júnior Adilson Antônio
Published: January 2022

Este artigo propõe uma reflexão sobre o tópico da crise como elemento constitutivo da poesia moderna. Embora a problematização das condições desfavoráveis à poesia remonte a tempos anteriores, na modernidade essa questão torna-se um fundamento do próprio fazer poético. Nossa reflexão dá-se por intermédio da análise de “Bestiário para fagote e esôfago”, poema de Augusto de Campos. O intuito é verificar de que modo a crise da poesia é veiculada no poema abordado e observar, nessa veiculação, a recorrência do emprego da autocrítica e da autoironia. Destaca-se, ainda, como a poesia moderna faz do posicionamento autocrítico uma estratégia de autoafirmação. Desse modo, além de se contemplar um proeminente poeta brasileiro, uma questão crucial acerca da poesia moderna é abordada.
O non serviam de Augusto
Authors: Jackson Kenneth David
Published: January 2022

A poesia de recusa de Augusto de Campos, na tradição do manifesto de 1914 de Huidobro, non serviam, rege o universo poético da recusa. Define uma posição de independência estética, contra a comercialização, contra a retórica tradicional e contra a poesia discursiva. Alia-se aos poetas independentes e insólitos de qualquer época que respeitam o rigor da composição.  O livro mini NÃO de Augusto é expressivo de uma tensão criativa que percorre toda a obra, um negativo positivo que apoia a inovação, como as correntes de demolição praticadas pelas vanguardas históricas. Uma tensão verbivocovisual percorre a sua obra. A poesia da recusa abrange um programa estético e também social, que justifica o “anti”, a “anti-poesia” e a escrita “à margem da margem,” encontrado no cerne da consciência poética e social das vanguardas poéticas.
A Antiliteratura de Augusto de Campos
Authors: Shellhorse Adam Joseph
Published: January 2022

Este ensaio examina a recepção, trajetória, filosofia e as dimensões estéticas da poética do renomado escritor brasileiro Augusto de Campos dos anos 1950 até o presente.  Na contramão das leituras que reduzem Campos ao concretismo, mostro como sua poesia é melhor enquadrada por seu compromisso com a radicalização permanente da linguagem.  É o que chamo de abertura “pós-concreta” de Campos para outras artes, poetas e meios de comunicação de massa.  Ilustro como a obra de Campos, desde a década de 1960, se caracteriza pelos seguintes motivos: sua ênfase no status liminar, antiliterário da poesia e sua não-conciliação com o campo literário; sua construção de novos protótipos poéticos; seu empenho em conduzir a poesia a um espaço intermédio, interdisciplinar, fundindo o verbal com o não-verbal; sua fidelidade à sintaxe gráfica, não-discursiva, analógica e isomórfica do concretismo; e seu esforço de recuperar e reinventar práticas poéticas e artísticas experimentais do passado, de Arnaut Daniel a Stéphane Mallarmé, Ezra Pound, Oswald de Andrade, Vladimir Mayakovsky, James Joyce, E.E. Cummings, Anton Webern, Marcel Duchamp, John Cage e Emily Dickinson. Considero quatro tensões fundamentais em jogo em Campos: entre poética e política, concretismo e outras artes, tradução e criação, e o compromisso de Campos de enfrentar o “risco” da poesia, ou seja, sua aventura nos espaços não-poéticos da era digital e tecnológica. Concluo com uma avaliação da concepção de Campos do poema como um agenciamento polifônico que combina diversos sistemas de signos –– da propaganda, pop e YouTube à música de vanguarda, poesia e pintura.  Através da apropriação antiliterária da mídia, o poema renova a fala, a linguagem e a arte propriamente dita para tornar a humanidade mais consciente do ambiente sensorial e político total em que está imersa.
Nothingness: A philosophical reconsideration to the meaning of negation and reality
Authors: Dura Ioan , Ene Ion , Hera Andrei , Pana Ion , Stoica Mihai
Published: January 2022

Philosophical constructions have always revolved around fundamental existential issues. In an attempt to interpret the meaning of these issues, complex concepts capable of synthesising cardinal truths have been developed. This study intends to explore, on the one hand, the patterns of Mādhyamika philosophy of understanding negation as a logical-rational operation that denotes reality, and on the other hand, attempts to decipher the meaning of the term śūnya (“nothingness”), misunderstood in the West as nihilism.
Strategy on climate change adaptation from socio-ecology approach: A philosophical-ethical assessment of Tam Nong district case study
Authors: Tran Tuyet Thi , Ha Ngoc Huy , Dao Tuan Hoang , Tran Xuan Thi
Published: January 2022

Impacts of climate change has been increasing the complexity and seriousness of extreme weather phenomena through changes in the relationship between natural and social systems, especially in low-lying terraced areas with difficulty in water draining in the Mekong River Delta, such as Tam Nong rural district, Dong Thap province, Vietnam, where flooding water is the main factor forming rice cultivation - the main production form of the residents. Nevertheless, the extreme evolvement of climate change, including inundation and acidified soil, is increasingly evident. It affects livelihood strategies in terms of productivity and income under circumstances of off-season rain and abnormally high temperatures. Therefore, active adaptation to climate change requires unified and synchronized solutions based on the outcome of scientific research with a suitable approach. Socio-ecology approach with a focus on analyzing the organic relationship among specific territory systems in combination with dominant factors will provide informative basics to ensure the rationality and harmony in selecting development model following the viewpoint of “respect and utilize nature” in the context of climate change. Such approach both reflects and cultivates socio-ethical responsibility on the side of the local officials as well as the people who are affected by climate change.
John Locke’s thoughts on human rights: Exploring the contemporary discourse in the West
Authors: Do Hoa Thi Kim , Valco Michal
Published: January 2022

Our paper examines John Locke’s legacy pertaining to the topic of human rights as it is exemplified and manifested in the contemporary philosophical discourse in the West. Besides core philosophical issues, we also notice the ethical and/or religious-ethical aspects of the current debates. Our assessment starts with identifying significant contextual influences on Locke’s thinking. In the next section, we provide a concise summary of Locke’s key contributions with implications for philosophy and ethics and the existing socio-political models of governance. The final section of our paper focuses on analyzing critical themes of the contemporary discourse related to Locke’s ideas (with the primary focus on property rights) in the West.
New Lagrangian view of vorticity evolution in two-dimensional flows of liquid and gas
Authors:   Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Sizykh Grigory
Published: January 2022

Purpose of the study is to obtain formulas for such a speed of imaginary particles that the circulation of the speed of a (real) fluid along any circuit consisting of these imaginary particles changes (in the process of motion of imaginary particles) according to a given time law. (Until now, only those speeds of imaginary particles were known, at which the mentioned circulation during the motion remained unchanged). Method. Without implementation of asymptotic, numerical and other approximate methods, a rigorous analysis of the dynamic equation of motion (flow) of any continuous fluid medium, from an ideal liquid to a viscous gas, is carried out. Plane-parallel and nonswirling axisymmetric flows are considered. The concept of motion of imaginary particles is used, based on the K. Zoravsky criterion (which is also called A. A. Fridman’s theorem). Results. Formulas for the speed of imaginary particles are proposed. These formulas include the parameters of the (real) flow, their spatial derivatives and the function of time, which determines the law of the change in time of the (real fluid) velocity circulation along the contours moving together with the imaginary particles. In addition, it turned out that for a given function of time (and, as a consequence, for a given law of change in circulation with respect to time), the speed of imaginary particles is determined ambiguously. As a result, a method is proposed to change the speed and direction of motion of imaginary particles in a certain range (while maintaining the selected law of changes in circulation in time). For a viscous incompressible fluid, formulas are proposed that do not include pressure and its derivatives. Conclusion. A new Lagrangian point of view on the vorticity evolution in two-dimensional flows of fluids of all types is proposed. Formulas are obtained for the velocity of such movement of contours, at which the real fluid velocity circulation along any contour changes according to a given time law. This theoretical result can be used in computational fluid dynamics to limit the number of domains when using a gridless method for calculating flows of a viscous incompressible fluid (the method of viscous vortex domains).
Posverdad y fake news: la cuestión filosófica sobre la verdad periodística y su interpretación en la jurisprudencia de la Corte Constitucional colombiana (1992-2015)
Authors: Mejía Upegui Juan Esteban
Published: January 2022

El objetivo de este análisis es determinar la responsabilidad con la verdad que deben tener los periodistas. Esta investigación cobra relevancia en un contexto de posverdad, en el cual circulan fugaz y masivamente noticias falsas. La metodología aplicada fue la línea jurisprudencial. Así se pudo establecer que la Corte Constitucional colombiana considera que los reporteros tienen la obligación de mostrar diligencia en sus pesquisas.
MAWIANRUKUN
Authors: Cortina Hernández Leonardo Andrés
Published: January 2022

La indagación resalta las conexiones entre el ser humano y la naturaleza a través de la etnia arhuaco. Con el uso de la fotografía, muestro la construcción de la Casa Tradicional Educativa. Vemos aquí la relación en la que viven los sujetos y los objetos en el pueblo IKÜ, esa misma correspondencia que ha cobrado vida con el paso del tiempo y ahora manifiesto con imágenes e interacciones que describen las relaciones objetivas y subjetivas del ser humano. Los IKÜ son un pueblo intensamente espiritual y conocedor de su propia filosofía. Desde que una persona nace y hasta el día de su deceso, forma parte de rituales que la llevan a estar ligada con múltiples objetos; a lo largo de su vida, las huellas permiten recolectar una serie de rutinas. Esta invade todos los escenarios, dejando una serie de acumulaciones en la imagen. La conexión emocional, simbólica y espiritual con la naturaleza abre paso a un mundo donde cada elemento de la naturaleza forma parte de su día a día.
The Migration Constituent Element of the Demographic Dynamics in the Development of Human Capital of the Modern Russia
Authors:   Head of the Migration Research Laboratory of the Institute of Socio-Economic Studies of Population of the Federal Center for Sociological Research of the RAS, PhD (Economics), Krasinets Evgeniy S.
Published: January 2022

The article focuses on the problems of return migration of compatriots in conditions of COVID-19 pandemic and on the way out of it in the context of the implementing the Concept of the state migration policy of the Russian Federation for 2019-2025. The author assesses the opportunities and prospects of external migration to compensate for the natural decline in the demographic potential of Russia. It is shown that it is unrealistic to ensure the upward demographic dynamics of the country’s population in the coming years only by activating measures to increase the birth rate and reduce mortality. In solving this problem it is of great importance to implement those areas of migration policy that are associated with more active use of the remaining residual migration potential of a part of the Russian-speaking population in the post-Soviet space. The paper considers the current processes of resettlement from the countries of the near and far abroad, the estimates of which do not give grounds for too much optimism. The diagnostics of trends related to the implementation of the State program to assist voluntary resettlement of compatriots living abroad to the Russian Federation was carried out. The problematic components of including migrants to the economic and social structures of Russian society are identified and disclosed. The article substantiates the need to address a set of issues related to more active use of the remaining residual migration potential of Russian speaking communities abroad. Conclusions are drawn about the need to modernize the migration policy of the Russian state during and after the end of the active phase of the fight against coronavirus. Recommendations and measures proposed to improve the state migration policy in the field of resettlement of compatriots to their historical homeland are presented in this article.
Human Trafficking: Qualification and Investigation Issues
Authors:   Associate Professor of the Department of Pre-Trial Investigation of the Kikot Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, PhD (Law), Associate Professor, Makarenko Madina M. , Shuvaeva Maria S. ,   Senior Lecturer of the Department of Criminalistics of the Kikot Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, PhD (Law), Gorlova Yulia A. ,   Lecturer of the Department of Pre-Trial Investigation of the Kikot Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Published: January 2022

The crime under Art. 127.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, it is difficult for a law enforcement officer to qualify this act due to the ambiguity of the interpretation of its constituent objective and subjective signs, as well as due to the lack of a uniform forensic methodology for investigating these actions. These circumstances directly affect the low efficiency of countering these crimes. Based on the analysis of scientific literature and law enforcement practice, the article examines some problematic issues of qualification and investigation of human trafficking, suggests ways of their optimal solution.
Organization of Illegal Migration (Art. 322.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation): Legislative Technique and Law Enforcement Issues
Authors:   Professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Procedure of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, LL.D., Associate Professor, Skripchenko Nina Yu.
Published: January 2022

The legal analysis carried out shows that Art. 3221 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation essentially describes actions not to organize, but to facilitate illegal migration. The blurring of the boundaries between criminal (Art. 3221 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and administratively punishable (Part 3, Art. 18.9 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation) leads to the fact that under similar actual circumstances the actions of the perpetrators are given a different legal assessment. The implementation of the new norm in practice not only revealed the flaws in the legislative structure, but also called into question the validity of the criminalization of actions related to the organization of illegal migration.
Conceptual Shifts in the Post-Non-Classical Philosophical Understanding of Dialogue: Developing Cultural-Educational Space
Authors:   Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Troitska Olena , Sinelnikova Valentina ,   Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts, Matsko Vitalii ,   Khmelnytskyi Humanitarian-Pedagogical Academy, Vorotniak Liudmyla ,   Khmelnytsky Humanitarian Pedagogical Academy, Fedorova Olesia ,   Khmelnytsky Humanitarian-pedagogical academy, Radzyniak Tetiana ,   Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University
Published: January 2022

In the scientific literature, there are accents that emphasize certain changes in the functioning of philosophy, which took place in connection with the establishment of the postulates of postmodernism as a new period in the development of culture, as a style of post non-classical scientific thinking, in fact, the content and hierarchy of values positions itself with a sophisticated departure from the classical and non-classical philosophical reflection. Philosophical and educational understanding of the methodology of research of dialogue and tolerance testified to the relevance of their research in the development of the potential of today’s multicultural education and its growth in the cultural and educational space. Dialogue, dialogics and tolerance are represented by the mechanisms of meaning-making, axiology and praxeology: dialogical cognition of the interpersonal, social-group, societal, planetary world provides a certain "breakthrough" in the worldview-value coordinate system, in external-internal control of growth efficiency and its spiritual dimension. The axiological, ontological, educational-epistemological aspects of “fitting” a person into a new world context are precisely in the plane of philosophy, enriching the cultural fields of today’s education through integration in goal-setting, content, organizational and managerial conditions for teaching and upbringing value ideals, principles, methods of holistic study of a person and those that are relevant today and provide Homo educandus with a meaning-making knowledge.
Development of the Pittsburgh Dialect in the Postmodern Period from the Perspective of the Influence of Sociolinguistic Factors
Authors:   National Academy of Science of Ukraine Research and Educational Center Of Foreign Languages, Vukolova Kateryna , Zirka Vira ,   National Academy of Science of Ukraine Research and Educational Center of Foreign Languages, Styrnik Nataliia ,   Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Smoliana Tetiana ,   V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kulakevych Lyudmyla ,   Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology
Published: January 2022

The relevance of the work is determined, first of all, by a new perspective on the speech variability analysis depending on the influence of selected extralingual factors: gender, ethnicity, social status and age, which, of course, corresponds to the current state of the linguistic development and growing interest in disclosure of the influence of social factors on the functioning of language in different territories, as well as the application of an ecolinguistic approach to the analysis of Pittsburgh dialect sociolinguistic differentiation. Second, our study is quite interesting in response about the sociocultural role importance of the Pittsburgh dialect (object of study) in the overall linguistic picture of the United States of America. The aim of the work is to determine the main parameters of the concept of “language behaviour of Pittsburgh residents” and to establish patterns of language unit’s variation of the Pittsburgh dialect in accordance with the impact on their functioning of extralingual factors: gender, ethnicity, social status and age. The language behaviour of Pittsburgh residents is due to the influence of non-linguistic factors (gender, ethnicity, social status of speakers and age). The functioning of speech in this area, the implementation of phonetic processes and lexical units in communication directly depends on the social impact on speech. The novelty of the study is that for the first time on the material of the modern Pittsburgh dialect the regularities of variation of language mean of phonetic and lexical levels from the point of view of ecolinguistic approach to studying sociolinguistic differentiation of speech of Pittsburgh dialects speakers are determined. An analytical study was conducted and the variation of certain language tools used by Pittsburgh speakers according to their social affiliation was established.
Political-Legal Debates on Romania’s Administrative-Territorial Reform and Regionalisation
Authors: AMBROSĂ Ana-Maria
Published: January 2022

In search of solutions for durable peace in Europe, the latter part of the 20th century witnessed the emergence of several western-based theories that redefined the relations of national states and the way they related to their territorial subdivisions: functionalism, federalism, neo-functionalism, intergovernmentalism, multi-level governance, etc. In this context, several administrative reforms were carried out in order to stimulate decentralisation and regionalisation. After the fall of communism, the states in Eastern and Central Europe aligned with European Union “fashion” and practices. Taking the same road, Romania has shyly proceeded towards local autonomy, keeping the territorial divisions of its communist past. As far as regionalisation is concerned, it formally adopted the European Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). However, it did not transform the region into a true governance layer.
Brexit - Between the Ideology of Euroscepticism and the 'Innocence' of the Treaty on European Union
Authors: BOCANCEA Cristian
Published: January 2022

Built on the values of freedom and prosperity, democracy and peace, the European Union has created over time a huge constitutional framework, culminating in the Lisbon Treaty, adopted in 2007 and known as the Treaty on European Union. It reflected the will of the then 27 Member States to live together in a cohesive society, guided by the principle of subsidiarity, and to offer neighboring countries the opportunity to join the Union. As regards EU enlargement, the procedure was laid down in principle in Article 49 TEU; for reasons of symmetry, the Treaty introduced Article 50 to cover the possible scenario of a Member State leaving the Union. Although no one expected it, Article 50 TEU was activated by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland following a referendum on the so-called Brexit in the summer of 2016. At the beginning of 2020, after lengthy negotiations, the British - Eurosceptics who had made a discordant note for 43 years in the implementation of common policies - effectively left the EU, hoping for a better life and leaving us to reflect on the "innocence" of a treaty article drafted from too much democracy.
The Volatility of Cryptocurrencies in the Age of Digitalization
Authors: LAZĂR Roxana-Elena
Published: January 2022

The evolution of economic crises highlights their common elements, relatively easy to recognize; but mankind doesn't learn too much from its own history; so, we are able to recognize the futures of economic crises, but the ignorance condemns us to repeat the economic crises. However, there are several goods which are excessively traded before the economic crisis: tulips in 1637, real estate in 2007, and cryptocurrencies in the near future. In terms of research, we used a mixed strategy (deductive, inductive, comparative, historical, and casuistic).
Economic Development and Human Capital are Always Current Concepts
Authors: MATEESCU Petronela
Published: January 2022

The European Union established, since 2000, a major objective, the development of human capital, so that, by 2020, we may have the most dynamic society and an economy based on knowledge. In the current context of economic development, human resources are the primordial element of competition. The investment in human capital, education, training, and health involves the adjustment of human resources to the structural change of the economy based on efficiency. This article presents the influence of genuine “intangible assets” on the development of society.
Possibilities for Survival and Economic Recovery through Fiscal Relaxation in the Pandemic and Post-pandemic Period
Authors: SANDU Gabriela
Published: January 2022

Restrictions on the economy stifled by the devastating effects of the COVID-19pandemic have forced private companies to find their economic recovery levers. Survival or even economic growth can also be achieved through government support in the sense of tax cuts, the state bearing part of the wage costs, or by accessing funds that make it possible to reformulate businesses.
Main References in Financing the Construction of Dwellings in the Interwar Period in Romania
Authors: TAȘCĂ Radu
Published: January 2022

Housing is a vital necessity for every person and is a symbol of existence, identity, solidarity and social cohesion, contributing to the formation of stable communities. The way of living occupies a central place in the economic policies, having direct implications on the development and the standard of living of the people and in the consolidation of the democratic processes. Solving this problem goes beyond the strict concern of people, depending on political, economic and social factors and involves coherent strategies. The strategy in the field of housing construction aims to improve living conditions, by ensuring access to decent housing for citizens, pursuing social housing construction programs, in order to support low-income people, especially young people, the unemployed and the elderly.
Modeling the martensitic inelasticity effect in flat composite springs made of a shape memory alloy
Authors: Butrina A.A. , Ganysh S.M. , Gavrushin S.S.
Published: January 2022

The purpose of the study was to develop a mathematical model of a flat composite spring operating in the region of small displacements and having a shape memory effect. To describe the behavior of the material, we applied a phenomenological approach based on the phase transition diagram; as the material model, we chose the Brinson phenomenological model. As a result, we proposed relationships for determining the reduced mechanical characteristics of a monolayer equivalent to a composite layer in the spring. The memory effect was taken into account by an additional internal force factor, i. e. the shape memory moment during bending, which resulted from the cross-section orientation of the martensite. To obtain the elastic characteristic of the spring, we used a finite element approach, in which the shape memory moment acts as an additional nodal load. Eventually, we introduced an algorithm for the dependence between the bending moment in the section and the shape memory moment for isothermal loading in the martensite stability zone and obtained the dependences of the shape memory moment during bending on the bending moment for various configurations of the cross-section of the spring.
Experimental research technique for a two-phase medium preparation device
Authors: Niazbaev K.T. , Ivchenkova I.A. , Kudryavtsev V.A. , Kudryavtsev A.V.
Published: January 2022

The study centers around an injector with gas-dynamic fuel atomization, i.e. an emulsion atomizer, which is not widely spread as the operating processes inside its channel and at its outlet at critical values of gas pressures and temperatures are poorly studied. To test the performance of the atomizer, we measured the components’ concentration fields at the outlet by a non-contact optical method. Within the research, we specified the experimental research technique, which hinges on a change in the illumination intensity as a result of re-reflection of rays between particles when light passes through a cloud of atomized liquid. The technique makes it possible to fairly correctly determine the boundaries of liquid atomizing in a gas flow and the distribution of the relative flow rate along the spray height. Furthermore, we determined the minimum number of partition virtual zones, i.e. clouds, which give a sufficiently low calculation error. Finally, to confirm the applicability of the technique, we considered the distribution of the liquid supplied by the jet nozzle perpendicular to the airflow.
A global atmosphere model in flight performance assessment and building the reach line when preparing flight missions for sea-based unmanned aerial vehicles
Authors: Filippov R.N. , Ivanov Yu.A. , Kurbatov D.V. , Kornilov A.A.
Published: January 2022

When standard atmosphere is used in range and altitude flight profile assessment of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flight performance, it does not take into account the huge variety of meteorological factors on different routes. Hence, it does not accurately assess the maximum flight range. It is a strategy of the “worst combinations in terms of the probability of meteorological factors” for the entire surface of the Earth at all seasons. The paper proposes a global atmosphere model to be used in flight range assessment, and compares the model with the meteorological data archive. To build the reach line when preparing flight missions for sea-based unmanned aerial vehicles, the study proposes to use the global atmosphere model, which takes into account the meteorological parameters of a given place and month, since the wind, for example, has a particularly strong effect on the flight range and has significant seasonal-latitudinal variability. The global atmosphere model and a simplified mathematical flight model can be also used in assessing the maximum permissible length of the operational section when preparing a flight route.
An automated algorithm approbated for the analysis of telemetric parameters of the state of spacecraft onboard systems
Authors: Abanin O.I.
Published: January 2022

The paper focuses on the problem of analyzing spacecraft telemetric information solved by wavelet transform, reveals the prerequisites for automating the analysis process, and indicates the possible results of implementing algorithms for analyzing the state of spacecraft onboard systems according to the proposed method. To detect abnormal changes in telemetric parameters, we propose an algorithm for automated processing of their values; to analyze reliable data on the state of spacecraft onboard systems, we describe the step-by-step process of wavelet filtering of telemetric parameters time series. The study also introduces the ways to identify and eliminate faulty values in telemetric information. The method for automating the analysis process is based on the developed special mathematical apparatus; the paper briefly describes the mathematical transformations used in the study. We tested the method by analyzing the archival spacecraft telemetric information. The test results are given, as well as the results of the wavelet analysis of the telemetric parameters of the air conditioning system and the power supply system of the ISS Russian Segment.
TERRITÓRIOS QUILOMBOLAS: acumulações capitalistas e patriarcais sobre o corpo das mulheres negras
Authors: Nascimento Silvane Magali Vale
Published: January 2022

Este trabalho traz reflexões sobre os territórios quilombolas no contexto da acumulação capitalista. Considera o racismo como estrutura determinante para esse processo de acumulação, ao mesmo tempo em que também analisa que a sua constante reconfiguração é determinada pela necessidade de reprodução e ampliação da acumulação na Europa e cuja expansãofoi, posteriormente, atualizada no Novo Mundopor meio de variados processos de colonização. Aponta que hoje a reatualização do racismo é expressão das novas configurações das acumulações capitalistas (ancoradas no patriarcado) sobre os territórios negros, que, neste trabalho, se volta para os territórios quilombolas no Brasil, e mais, especificamenteao Maranhão, trazendo a debate as lutas das mulheres quilombolas nas perspectivas antirracistas e antipatriarcais no enfrentamento ao domínio desses territórios.QUILOMBOLA TERRITORIES: capitalist and patriarchal accumulations on the bodies of black womenAbstractHis work reflects on quilombola territories in the context of capitalist accumulation. We consider racism as a determining structure for this accumulation process, while we also consider that its constant reconfiguration is determined by the need for reproduction and expansion of capitalist accumulation that originated in Europe and whose expansion was later updated in the New World through varied colonization processes. Today, the re-updating of racism is an expression of the new configurations of capitalist accumulations (anchored in patriarchy) on black territories, which in this work, focuses on quilombola territories in Brazil, and more specifically in Maranhão, bringing to the debate the struggles of womenquilombolas from an anti-racist and anti-patriarchal perspective in confronting the domination of these territories.Keywords: Anti-racist struggles; Anti-capitalist struggles; Quilombola women; Quilombola territories; Capitalist accumulation.
RACISMO AMBIENTAL, ESQUECIMENTO E SELETIVIDADE ESTATAL: Quilombo Vidal Martins e o Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho/SC
Authors: Tavares José Ricardo , Silva Camila Gomes da , Guimarães Catia Fernanda Ebersol , Costa Rogério Santos da
Published: January 2022

Este artigo discute o racismo ambiental e as correlações com o esquecimento e a seletividade estatal ligados à problemática racial, fazendo um estudo de caso do Quilombo Vidal Martins e suas relações no território onde também se encontra o Parque Estadual do Rio Vermelho/PAERVE, em Florianópolis, SC. Trata-se de um estudo com base bibliográfica, documental, entrevistas e questionários com os atores envolvidos buscando na análise de conteúdo a reconstrução histórica da realidade. Por meio da pesquisa empírica e da observação foi possível compreender e apresentar elementos que demonstram como o racismo estrutural se reconfigura em injustiça e racismo ambiental desta Comunidade de remanescentes de pessoas escravizadas, indicando uma seletividade do Estado em políticas ambientais que tende a reproduzir estas situações estruturais criando uma contraditória "preservação socialmente predatória".ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM, FORGETFULNESS, AND STATE SELECTIVITY: Quilombo Vidal Martins and the Rio Vermelho State Park/SCAbstractThis article discusses environmental racism and the correlations with forgetfulness and state selectivity linked to racial issues, making a case study of Quilombo Vidal Martins and its relations in the territory where the Rio Vermelho/PAERVE State Park is also located, in Florianópolis , SC. This is a study based on bibliography, documents, interviews and questionnaires with the actors involved, seeking, in content analysis, the historical reconstruction of reality. Through empirical research and observation, it was possible to understand and present elements that demonstrate how structural racism is reconfigured in injustice and environmental racism in this Community of remnants of enslaved people, indicating a selectivityof the State in environmental policies that tends to reproduce these structural situations creating a contradictory "socially predatory preservation".Keywords: Structural racism; Social debt; Environmental policy; IMA/SC Environment Institute; Socially predatory preservation.
RELAÇÕES QUE PROMOVEM E REPRODUZEM A DESIGUALDADE E O RACISMO NO BRASIL
Authors: Corrêa Antônio Eugênio Furtado , Foster Eugênia da Luz Silva , Custódio Elivaldo Serrão
Published: January 2022

O artigo tem por objetivo refletir sobre relações que, ao longo da história do Brasil, promovem, estruturam e reproduzem a desigualdade social e o racismo no país. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa exploratória-descritiva de cunho bibliográfica.A partir da revisão da literatura, busca delinear as ações cotidianas que concretizam a desigualdade e o racismo presente no decorrer dos tempos. Ressalta que o racismo, por envolver aspectos subjetivos em seus matizes conceituais, pode ser identificado na organização da sociedade, uma vez que o racismo estrutural parte desse arcabouço institucional e se materializa em falas e ações. Conclui que os resultados apontamuma diversidade de modos como a desigualdade social e o racismo nela entrelaçado estão presentes na estrutura social, bem como são frutos de um processo que organizou a sociedade desde o período colonial, o que favoreceu a elite ao longo dos tempos.RELATIONSHIPS THAT PROMOTE AND REPRODUCE INEQUALITY AND RACISM IN BRAZILAbstractThe article aims to reflect on relationships that, throughout the history of Brazil, promote, structure and reproduce social inequality and racism in the country. This is an exploratory-descriptive qualitative research of bibliographic nature. From the literature review, we sought to delineate the daily actions that materialize the inequality and racism present throughout time. Racism, as it involves subjective aspects in its conceptual nuances, can be identified in the organization of society, since structural racism starts from this institutional framework and is materialized in speeches and actions. The results show a diversity of ways in which social inequality and racism intertwined in it are present in the social structure, as well as being the result of a process that organized society since the colonial period, which favored the elite over time.Keywords: Racism; Social organization; Socioeconomic development; Public policies.
RACISMO, MOVIMENTO NEGRO E POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS: a história de luta do povo negro - Entrevista especial com o Professor Doutor Carlos Benedito Rodrigues da Silva
Authors: Santos Rosenverck Estrela
Published: January 2022

Essa entrevista foi realizada com o Prof. Dr. Carlos Benedito Rodrigues da Silva – o Professor Carlão – com o objetivo de conhecer suas análises acerca da luta do movimento negro contra o racismo e suas demandas por políticas públicas antirracistas. Poucos têm a legitimidade e a experiência militante e acadêmica para fazer reflexões sobre os processos discriminatórios e luta antirracista desenvolvidas pelo povo negro no Brasil. O professor Carlão não apenas é um militante da causa negra desde a juventude, como é um dos principais acadêmicos e pesquisadores das relações étnico-raciais na formação social brasileira. Nesta entrevista ele discorre sobre racismo, a luta do movimento negro e as conquistas e desafios ainda necessários para se atingir a igualdade racial.
O świętości na przykładzie wybranych tekstów audialnych o Janie Pawle II
Authors: Pleszkun-Olejniczakowa Elżbieta
Published: January 2022

Autorka w swojej pracy wyjaśnia znaczenie terminu „święty”, nie tylko w myśli chrześcijańskiej, również m.in. co oznacza to słowo dla wiernych innych religii. Następnie przeszła do analizowania wybranych artystycznych tekstów audialnych o Janie Pawle II, którego kult rozwinął się zwłaszcza po śmierci.
Święty Józef Sebastian Pelczar i jego „Życie duchowe” (z perspektywy językoznawczej)
Authors: Gajda Anetta
Published: January 2022

Autorka w swoim artykule bada pod względem językoznawczym najwybitniejsze, wg ks. Jana Machniaka, dzieło duchowe literatury teologicznej przełomu XIX i XX wieku. Dziełem tym jest ukazane w Przemyślu w 1873 r. „Życie duchowne, czyli doskonałość chrześcijańska według najcelniejszych mistrzów duchownych” autorstwa ks. Józefa Sebastiana Pelczara. O fenomenie tej pozycji może świadczyć fakt, iż książkę tę w 2003 r. wydano po raz dziewiąty.