bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of legislative changes on agricultural property trading
Authors: Blaszke Małgorzata
Published: November 2020

This paper attempts to describe selected elements regarding the situation on the agricultural property market and the assumptions of the policy in this respect in Poland. Particular attention was paid to legislative changes related to agricultural property trading. Statistical data from the Property Market Analysis and Monitoring System (AMRON), the Central Statistical Office, the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARiMR) and the National Center for Agricultural Support, were used. The purpose of the study was to attempt to assess changes in land prices in Poland after systemic transformation. Attention was also paid to the issue of changes in the conditions for purchasing a property after the entry of the amended provisions of the Act on shaping the agricultural system came into force. An attempt was made to answer the question whether the introduced restrictions caused the prices of agricultural properties in Poland to change in spatial terms
The impact of border closure on the economy of a border region – as exemplified by the Polish-German borderland
Authors: Malkowski Arkadiusz , Mazur Rafał
Published: November 2020

A change in the functions fulfilled by borders creates new circumstances affecting the development of border areas. The Polish-German borderland area is an example of a peripheral region which, due to the liberalization of border regulations, has undergone a clear socio-economic transformation. Shopping tourism has been one of the factors leading to the emergence of the region’s new economic model. The border’s closure to free traffic in March 2020 made it impossible for foreign nationals to visit Poland for shopping purposes. The article presents selected results of research into shopping tourism as a factor in the development of peripheral areas in the context of the ongoing pandemic. The paper uses data made available by GUS (Statistics Poland) and the Border Guard (Straż Graniczna), as well as the author’s own research based on the CATI methodology. The study indicates the importance of cross-border trade in the development of the Polish-German border areas. As a result of the closure of the borders, tourists stopped shopping in the region, which affected both the local and regional economy
Free time and its use depending on the professional status of respondents – selected results of the research on the students’ free time
Authors: Miłaszewicz Danuta
Published: November 2020

The aim of this study is to analyze the daily free time budget of students, their free time structure and to show the possible differences in free time management depending on the respondents’ professional status. The primary method of collecting research material was a diagnostic survey, including the questionnaire developed by the author. The research was conducted twice, in 2018 and 2020, each time at two academic centres in Poland. The research results show that students are a very diverse social group in terms of activities undertaken in their free time, and the visible differences in how it is spent are linked to the income source of the respondents
The cause-and-effect relationships between the real estate market and the stock market in Poland
Authors: Nowak Krzysztof
Published: November 2020

The real estate market and the stock market are two elements of the financial market. The objective of the article is to verify if there can be established the cause-and-effect relationships between these two markets in Poland. In order to realise that goal the author verified if quotations of the WIG Real Estate index are affected by the mean transaction price of new apartments in 10 voivodeship cities, the number of apartments with the official permit to inhabit, as well as the value and number of new mortgage loans. The relationships between the WIG Real Estate and two main stock indexes quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange were also examined. Three Vector Auto-Regression models were formulated, and a Granger causality test was conducted. The study revealed that only lags of the number of apartments put into use did not affect the WIG Real Estate. Moreover, the time series of the mean transaction price of new apartments impacts most on the WIG Real Estate
Hungarian poet Miklos Radnoti in the artistic perception of David Samoilov
Authors:   Eötvös Loránd University, Schiller E. , Matveeva Yu. V. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: November 2020

The article examines the long­term artistic reflection of the poet David Samoilov on the work and tragic life of the Hungarian poet Miklos Radnoti. The purpose of the work is to show the dynamics of this reflection and try to explain its reasons. The range of attention includes translations made by Samoilov for the first Russian­language collection of Radnoti “Poems” (1968), auto­documentary and literary critical confessions of Samoilov regarding work on Radnoti’s translations, as well as the poem “Fantasy about Radnoti” written by him in the early 1980s, included in the collection “Voices Beyond the Hills”.
Social Correspondence as a Manifestation Form of Civic Consciousness (the Case of Pionerskaya Pravda Newspaper, 1925–1929)
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Kapkan M. V. , Likhacheva L. S. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: November 2020

The paper analyzes the Soviet experience of forming a cultural model of civic consciousness in mind and behavior of young people through the media in the case of Pionerskaya Pravda newspaper in 1925–1929. Pionerskaya Pravda is treated as a subject of constructing a Soviet model of civic consciousness and as a specialized ideology­oriented communication channel with children’s audience. The paper examines the texts of the questions from the newspaper readers basing on the typology proposed by the paper authors and reveals the primary approved manifestation forms of civic consciousness among children. It concludes that civic consciousness in the newspaper materials is mainly interpreted as a behavioral characteristic of personality.
On Alternative Interpretation and Representations of Labor in Soviet Cinema of the 1950s and 1960s
Authors:   Institute of Philosophy and Law, Ural Branch of The Russian Academy of Sciences, Vorobyova M. V. ,   Ural State University of Economics
Published: November 2020

The author of the article uses discourse analysis to recreate the interpretation of labor that is latent in the representation of housewives’ images. The research material included Soviet movies of the 1950s and 1960s. The author addresses social, economic and cultural contexts of the 1950s and 1960s. Gender policy of the state, existing gender contracts, popular family models, the fight against parasites, etc. are also studied. The author explains the reasons for the different demand for the image of a housewife and the different measure of tolerance towards the status of a housewife, which are demonstrated in the cinema of two decades.
Research on the Relationship Between Happiness and Trust in Students
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Permiakova M. E. , Shcherbinina T. A. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: November 2020

One of the greatest predictors of happiness is the satisfaction with interpersonal relationships. The basis of development of interpersonal relationships is trust. At the same time, trust is preconditioned by history and culture and has national characteristics. In Russia during the 1990s the social psychological phenomenon «trust deficit» of the population was formed, that was manifested in every sphere of life. Today the generation that grew up in that atmosphere of «trust deficit» has reached the college-student age. In this article the results of the study of correlation of happiness and self-trust, trust to other people and to the world, and with such personal characteristic as gullibility are presented. A hundred students (23 male and 77 female) aged 18 to 22 took part in the study. The following diagnostic tools were used: «Update Oxford happiness questionnaire»; «Cattel 16PF questionnaire (factor L «Vigilance»)»; A.B. Kupreichenko method «Study of trustiness/untrustiness of a person towards the world, the people, themselves»; A.B Kupreichenko method «Measure of trustiness/untrustiness of a person towards other people». The study revealed significant positive correlation of happiness and self-trust, with such personal characteristic as gullibility, and negative correlation with the trust towards the world. The students who are more self-reliant, who rely on their own resources and don’t rely on the help from the outside world appear to be happier.
The Typology of Educational Communities by the Criterion of Success / Failure
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Zborovsky G. E.
Published: November 2020

The article considers the necessity and expediency of typologies of educational communities studying in educational institutions of general and professional education. Among the typologies based on various criteria of academic, social and economic nature, the typology of educational communities is specially identified as the subject of research by the criterion of their success / failure. The main indicators of each of them are highlighted. The connection of success/failure of educational communities with their human capital is emphasized. The main results of the study are the following: some typologies of educational communities of pupils and students from educational institutions of general and professional education are described; interpretation of educational success/failure is provided; identification of basic indicators of educational success / failure of pupils and students is shown; on the basis of these indicators and criteria several basic types of pupils and students have been revealed; the possibilities of transition of pupils and students from educational failure to success and its conditions are characterized.
Social Preconditions of Educational Communities Failure
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Shabrova N. V. , Ambarova P. A. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: November 2020

To overcome the educational failure of students, it is necessary to identify the social preconditions of this phenomenon. The purpose of the paper is to classify and analyse various social causes of educational failure of Russian schoolchildren and students. The article is based on the materials of the interdisciplinary research «Transfer of human capital of educational communities: from failure to success», carried out in 2019–2020. In the empirical research, the following methods were used: expert interviews with representatives of educational organizations in the Sverdlovsk region, focus groups with schoolchildren and students of colleges and universities, secondary analysis of data from pedagogical, socio-psychological, and sociological studies of educational failure.
Online Education as a Way to Increase the Resource Capacity of «Silver» Age People
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Lesina L. A.
Published: November 2020

The article is devoted to the prospects for the development of the online segment in the system of «silver» education — for the «third age» people. The purpose of the article is to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the online learning format of the older generation of Russians. The empirical basis of the article is the data of a sociological study of the problems of education of residents of the Sverdlovsk region older than 45 years, carried out in 2019–2020. The results of the empirical study revealed the educational needs of the «silver» age people and their readiness for the digital format of education. In conclusion, author show the risks of developing the «silver» segment of online education associated with the current social and economic crises, pandemics, and unbalanced government policies in the interests of the older generation of Russians.
Translations of Cicero in Lomonosov’s A Brief Guide to Eloquence
Authors: Smirnova Anna
Published: November 2020

This article examines Mikhail V. Lomonosov’s translation techniques and idiolect in his A Brief Guide to Eloquence (1748), with most of the examples being translated fragments of European literature. A comparison of the translated fragments from Cicero (the author analyses 82 excerpts from the antique orator’s works) with Lomonosov’s own Latin texts makes it possible to see some features of Lomonosov’s translation techniques. Except for the translated fragments included in the textbook on rhetoric, some of Cicero’s works were entirely translated into Russian in the eighteenth century. The author also compares Lomonosov’s translated fragments from Cicero (Cic. Leg. Man., Cat., Arch., Har. resp., etc.) with translations by K. Kondratovich, which were released twenty years after those by Lomonosov. The aim of the research is to show the peculiarities of Lomonosov’s translations, resulting both from the specifics of his translation techniques and the task of these texts as examples of Russian eloquence. The comparative method allows the author to conclude that Lomonosov managed to adequately convey the content and form in his translations and to recreate the style while closely adhering to the original – all this convinced him that the Russian language ‘stands out among all the languages of Europe in its grandeur and richness’. In Lomonosov’s translation techniques, there is a tendency for word-by-word translation and an attempt to preserve the Latin syntax; there is also a noticeable tendency to replace specific ancient culture-specific concepts with modern ones (a principle dating back to humanistic translations into Latin and vulgar languages). The translator’s adherence to the original is of practical importance for historians of literature and allows us to determine when the original text was taken from textbooks on rhetoric.
Celebrations at the Berlin Court as Reported by Secretary of the English Ambassador Philip Plantamour
Authors: Savicki Mariusz
Published: November 2020

Celebrations were an important element in the functioning of royal and princely courts in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. They added splendor to the residences in which they were held and demonstrated the status of rulers: well-directed festivities spoke of their organisers’ political status. Such events not only took place in the closed courtyards of palaces, but also in the open air, which guaranteed a larger audience and made it possible to invite the media. Such events were also observed by foreign diplomats, who described them in their reports. This type of information can be found in the correspondence of Philip Plantamour, secretary of the English Ambassador George Stepney. An analysis of the manuscripts he left reveals an interesting picture of the ceremony as seen through his eyes. These descriptions do not have a specific pattern: he simply described what he saw or had the opportunity to hear. The analysed accounts are an important source for research on the customs, ceremonies, and celebrations at the royal court in Berlin at the turn of the eighteenth century. Philip Plantamour’s exact descriptions show us the glamour, style, and role of these events in the context of propaganda and their political and social dimensions.
Electoral Conflicts and Group Solidarity of the Russian Nobility in the Reign of Alexander I
Authors: Timofeev Dmitry
Published: November 2020

The study of the history of electoral conflicts focuses on the identification of conditions in the formation of group solidarity in Russian noble assemblies in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The author refers to a collection of public speeches, complaints, and petitions filed by representatives of the nobility, the reports and internal memoranda of governors, and the reactions to them by governing authorities in the form of ministerial resolutions, senate orders, and decrees kept in the funds of the Russian State Historical Archive. The author carries out comparative analysis of the content and direction of arguments expressed by the participants and reveals the presence of co-existing discourses on the “spirit” and “letter of the law”, “common good”, the possibility of violating the established procedure for holding elections, the priority of collective opinion, and the right of the noble assembly to disagree with the decisions of the provincial authorities. The author also studies the circumstances which caused conflicts to appear. This demonstrates that there were two key factors determining the arguments used in conflicts and the character of group solidarity. First, there were the ideal behaviour patterns for noblemen disseminated by the supreme power, which demanded that opinions be “impartial”. Second, there was electoral competition and the clientelist model of recruiting supporters of candidates for elective offices. In such a situation, electors conspired or filed a complaint to the Minister of Internal Affairs about the deprivation of elected candidates or refusal to confirm them in office by the governor. On certain occasions, such protests were accompanied by drawing up documents not stipulated by the procedure, claims about the priority of general opinion, and insubordination of the noble assembly to the power of the governor. The author concludes that electoral conflicts in noble assemblies had a considerable communicative influence on the power structures of various levels, forcing them to react to group solidarity and arguments about the priority of collective decisions over the opinion of a representative of the provincial authorities. All of this makes it possible to argue that in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, Russia was part of the all-European process of the formation of public institutions.
The Death of Peter the Great: An Inevitable End or a Medical Error?
Authors: Morokhin Alexey
Published: November 2020

The disease and death of the first Russian emperor have repeatedly attracted historians’ attention, but issues related to the treatment of Peter I have not been adequately reflected in historical studies. The source base of this work consists of published sources: testimonies of contemporaries, both Russians and foreigners, letters of Peter I to Empress Catherine, and unpublished materials kept in the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts (both official and private). These materials make it possible to largely reconstruct the treatment of Peter I carried out by I. L. Blumentrost, an archiater and court physician, and L. L. Blumentrost, his brother. The two brothers were supporters of treating the tsar, who had long suffered from “urine constipation”, with mineral water. To this end, they encouraged numerous royal trips to Olonets and Ugodsky Zavod. At the same time, as the head of the Medical Department, I. L. Blumentrost ignored the opinions of other doctors involved in the treatment of the tsar, such as those of the famous Moscow doctor N. Bidloo. Following the exacerbation of Peter I’s disease in the second half of January 1725, Blumentrost decided to involve a number of other doctors residing in St Petersburg and Moscow. However, they failed to save him. Some well-known European leading lights of medicine, such as Boerhave, indirectly acknowledged the fallacy of the treatment methods used by the Blumentrost brothers. The author concludes that in the public consciousness of a number of representatives of the Russian ruling elite, Peter I’s death was the Blumentrost brothers’ fault, which largely contributed to their disgrace in the early 1730s.
State Integrity and Self-Determination in a World of Problematic Sovereignty
Authors: Markedonov Sergey , Okunev Igor
Published: November 2020

This article analyses the phenomenon of states with problematic sovereignty, which has arisen in recent decades, primarily in the former Yugoslavia and the USSR (but not only). The existing model of the world order, in which only UN member countries are recognised as participants in international relations, does not reflect a real picture of the world. At the beginning of the study, the authors examine theoretical approaches (A. Yannis. A. Tsutsiev, A. Sebentsov, V. Kolosov) to typologising entities with problematic sovereignty and territorial principles of national self-determination (i. e. the realisation of the right to self-determination) as well as re-conceptualising sovereignty approaches (J. Agnew and N. Dobronravin). Next, the authors describe how these topics are embedded in the logic of the developing crisis of relations between Russia and the West and lead to a diplomacy of double standards. It is especially emphasised that at different periods and depending on the political state of affairs, both sides in the present-day confrontation supported separatist projects and the preservation of territorial integrity and state unity. This results from contradictions in the system of international law, vague criteria for recognising newly formed independent states, and attempts to use conflicts instrumentally to realise strategic interests. According to the authors, a way out of this impasse could be an agreement between the West and Russia on some general rules of the game, including clearer criteria for the recognition of new states, the legality/illegality of secession, and the preservation of territorial integrity, as well as possible procedures for transition to a new status. However, this is unlikely to happen without reaching a comprehensive compromise or modus vivendi between the main stakeholders. The result of the article is a demonstration on the theoretical and applied levels that in the modern system of international relations, the concept of “territoriality” has become more complicated as a basic characteristic of the state. It now requires new legal and diplomatic approaches to resolve the contradiction between the principles of territorial integrity and the right of nations to self-determination. These new approaches should be developed by the expert community in the course of an unbiased analysis of the contemporary architecture of international relations.
Administrative Policy or Administrative Dreams?
Authors: Pochekaev Roman
Published: November 2020

In his monograph The Burden of the Empire. The Administrative Policy of Russia in Central Asia. Second Half of the 19th Century, D. V. Vasilyev analyses imperial Russian policy in the region, focusing on the administration of the steppe provinces and Russian Turkestan between 1865 and 1891. This approach allows the author to observe the evolution of views of the central and regional authorities responsible for the administration of these regions and compare broader imperial policy. The monograph is innovative, as it provides a parallel examination of Russian policy in the steppe provinces and in Russian Turkestan, with the author analysing draft regulations in chronological order. The measures taken to adapt the administrative system in both regions are considered at specific stages of their development. Vasilyev refers to new archival materials, which should be of interest both to researchers of the imperial Russian policy in Central Asia and specialists in the administrative and legal history of the Russian state. Careful and comprehensive analysis of the sources offers the reader an informed perspective on these documents and makes it possible to trace specific aspects and changes in imperial policy.
A Modern Study of King Frederick II of Prussia and Russia
Authors: Rüß Hartmut
Published: November 2020

This review analyses the latest monograph of a German expert on the eighteenth-century history of German-Russian relations. Peter Hoffman has conducted a comprehensive historical analysis of Prussian-Russian relations and conflicts during the reign of Frederick II, paying special attention to the image of Russia in Frederick’s eyes and, thereby, in the eyes of part of the German elite. The reviewer focuses on the most acute aspects and moments of these relations as they are dissected and presented by Hoffman: from the nature of Frederick’s attempts to establish personal ties with the rulers of Russia to his revelations about Russia as the most dangerous country for Prussia. The reviewer demonstrates Hoffman’s “empathy for the Russians” and the associated danger of a “one-sided” view on the protagonists: on the one hand, there is Prussia and King Frederick, who is prone to persistently “false assessments” of Russia, and on the other hand, there is “open-mindedness” that was “generally characteristic of Russian diplomacy”. According to the reviewer, the author generally provides too little concrete factual material and too often requires the reader to know the sources and literature he refers to in order to defend these judgments.
iKomp i VGS
Authors: Figenschou Lars
Published: November 2020

Informasjonskompetanse (IK) er blitt kjernen i all ansvarlig fagutøvelse, og grunnmuren for alle typer akademisk arbeid. IK er også en meget viktig komponent med hensyn til effektiv jobbutførelse, et aktivt borgerskap og livslang læring (se Cameron, Wise & Lottridge, 2007). Det er liten tvil om at dagens globale informasjonsvirkelighet er blitt krevende å håndtere for de fleste av oss. Vår observasjon som UB-ansatte, er at alt for mange i dagens heterogene studentmasse sliter med IK-relaterte problemstillinger, og særlig i overgangen mellom videregående skole og høyere utdanning.

Det er en utfordring å identifisere nye studenters digitale kunnskaper og deres evne til å anvende disse best mulig i utdanningssituasjonen. Problemet er ikke studentenes informasjons-inkompetanse, men at deres digitale ferdigheter matcher dårlig med krav og forventninger som de møter i høyere utdanning. Studentene er for eksempel flinke med hensyn til ulike kommunikasjons-applikasjoner, men altfor få har en bevissthet rundt det å utvikle sine kunnskaper med overordnete mål og idealer i mente. Sluttproduktet for de studentene som sliter er det liten tvil om: mangel på læring, en følelse av å mislykkes og ikke minst følgeskadene derav. For å gjøre noe med disse problemstillingene har vi laget en mooc (iKomp i VGS), som skal gi elevene i videregående skole en bedre tilpasset arbeidspraksis i forhold til motivasjon, planlegging, informasjonskompetanse og læring. Kurset består av 5 moduler. Dette vil forhåpentligvis gjøre elevene langt bedre rustet i møtet med høyere utdanning, og vi håper at det vil heve motivasjonen og læringseffekten hos mange i videregående skole. Dette vil på lengre sikt gjøre at færre ferske studenter vil slite med problemstillingene relatert til manglende IK.

Prosjektet er et samarbeid mellom UB Tromsø (UBT), Nasjonalbiblioteket og Fylkesbiblioteket i Troms. Prosjektgruppa ved UBT, samt tre lærere fra ulike videregående skoler, har i hovedsak stått for innholdet i kurset. Vi holder nå på med beta-testing og tar sikte på lansering høsten 2019. I mellomtiden får vi konkrete tilbakemeldinger på både struktur og innhold som vil skape grunnlag for en revisjon av beta-versjonen. Underveis i prosjektet har vi besøkt og samarbeidet med flere videregående skoler, og i tillegg hatt en god kommunikasjon med skoleeiere og fylkesbiblioteket. Vi mener at samarbeid som dette er en riktig vei å gå for bedre å «tilpasse kartet til terrenget». UB`er vil i fremtiden være helt avhengige av å kunne utvikle, og tilby tjenester som er spesialtilpasset bestemte målgrupper (f.eks. ferske studenter).
PhD on Track og åpen publisering
Authors: Faber Hege Charlotte , Låg Torstein
Published: November 2020

PhD on Track er en åpen, fritt tilgjengelig nettressurs beregnet på stipendiater og yngre forskere. I de to siste årene (2017-2018) er ressursen endret fra et dansk-norsk samarbeid til et samarbeid mellom flere norske institusjoner. Ressursen har gjennomgått omfattende revidering og nyskriving, og i tillegg til to deler som fokuserer på akademisk skriving og søk etter litteratur, samt publisering og deling, er en helt ny del dedikert til åpen vitenskap (Open Science - https://www.phdontrack.net/open-science/). Å dedikere en egen seksjon av PhD on Track til åpen vitenskap gjenspeiler et uttalt ønske om at flest mulig skal ha tilgang til forskningsresultater innenfor ulike fagfelt, spesielt når forskningen er finansiert ved offentlige midler.

I den senere tiden har vi fått nye nasjonale og internasjonale retningslinjer for åpen publisering av vitenskapelige artikler, og for tilgjengeliggjøring av forskningsdata. Åpen vitenskap og åpen publisering får et stadig økende fokus, nå sist i forbindelse med Plan S. Det er ikke lett for nye stipendiater eller yngre forskere å finne frem i jungelen av retningslinjer og krav fra egen institusjon, eller fra ulike finansiører nasjonalt og internasjonalt.

I Open Science-delen av PhD on Track er intensjonen at man skal kunne finne svar på det man måtte lure på når det gjelder åpen publisering og deling av resultater: Åpen publisering generelt, gull og grønn åpen publisering, publiseringsstøtte og publiseringsfond, hva kan legges i åpne online arkiver, CC-lisenser, forskningsdata og datahåndteringsplaner, hvordan man bør forholde seg til sensitive data, om man bør tenke på preregistrering av prosjektet sitt, og mye mer – bl.a. litt om forskningsetikk, en diskusjon om bibliometri samt en oppdatert del om bruk av tredjepartsmateriale som bilder og figurer.

Vårt innlegg kommer til å fokusere mest på den nye delen om åpen vitenskap, med spesiell vekt på publisering. Hva gjør du når du som uerfaren forsker skal publisere artikler? Finner du det du trenger å vite på PhD on Track-sidene?
Skal vi virkelig lage en podcast?
Authors: Lieungh Erik Myking
Published: November 2020

Høsten 2018 startet Universitetsbiblioteket ved UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet en egen podcast om åpen vitenskap. Vi har gjort oss noen erfaringer med å lage en egen biblioteks-podcast, og delte disse under Virak-konferansen 2019.
Debatt om røvertidsskrift
Authors: Sauvage Eva , Olsen Siv
Published: November 2020

Predatory journals –a debate

Introduction: The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten revealed extensive problems with predatory publishing in an article that led to headlines in Norwegian news media in August 2018. Many were concerned about how the rise of open access journals had led to the growth of publishers with uncertain peer review processes, and worried about the consequences this may have for the public trust in science. A few weeks later, the Norwegian government joined the European Coalition S, which aims to mandate researchers who receive grants from the Research Council to publish in gold open access journals. 

Method: Qualitative content analysis

Results: Researchers are deeply concerned about public trust in science. The debate displayed a clearly either pro and con opinions towards open access publishing, and researchers are especially concerned about the peer review process. Some actors believe there is a strong connection between open access and predatory journals. Other actors blame the international competition and pressure to publish as a cause for the rise of predatory publishing. Some actors applaud the radical transformation of scientific publishing and of the peer review process, while others fear this development.

Discussion: We discuss how this may affect research support at university libraries. Coalition S faced great opposition among the majority of Norwegian researchers, while the librarians who participated in the debate were in unison positive. The challenges of predatory publishers may intensify in the years to come with the introduction of Coalition S and a radical reorganization of scientific publishing.

Conclusion: The debate shows that there is a clear need for a "white list" of peer-reviewed and quality-assured publishing channels, where the Nordic list is a good start.  Librarians have special expertise on metadata formats and knowledge about information literacy that can help researchers with quality assessment.
Restless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom disease in multiple sclerosis: a contributing factor for anxiety, disability, sleep disorder, and quality of life
Authors: Seferoğlu Meral , Sivaci Ali Özhan , Tunç Abdulkadir
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT Background: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is one of the most common and burdensome sleep disorders in the course of multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective: To evaluate common MS-related symptoms and consequences between groups with and without RLS and further assess the association of quality of life determinants with RLS symptom severity. Methods: According to their RLS status, 46 relapsing-remitting MS patients were divided into MS-RLS+ (n=19) and MS-RLS- groups (n=27). Specific questionnaires were administered to assess the patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL), fatigue levels, sleep quality, daily sleepiness, anxiety, and depression symptoms. Functional capacity was examined using the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). Results: The prevalence of RLS was 41.3%. Compared to the MS-RLS- group, those with RLS had higher EDSS scores, more cranial and spinal lesions, longer disease duration, and were older. In the MS-RLS+ group, symptom severity scores were positively correlated with higher anxiety and poorer sleep quality. The symptom severity score was negatively correlated with mental HRQoL and pain scores. Conclusion: In conclusion, the findings of the current study indicate the negative impact of RLS on functional capacity, anxiety, sleep quality, and mental HRQoL of MS patients. Further studies using more accurate diagnostic strategies for identifying RLS and other sleep disorders are necessary to clarify the association of MS with RLS and explore relevant clinical implications.
Limitações da pesquisa do Fórum de Segurança Pública sobre percepção de violência sexual no Brasil
Authors: Winzer Lylla
Published: November 2020

Resumo Este artigo examinou a metodologia da pesquisa de opinião intitulada “Percepção sobre a violência sexual e atendimento a mulheres vítimas nas instituições policiais”, conduzida em 2016 pelo Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública. Os resultados mostraram que a pesquisa possuiu limitações metodológicas quanto à amostragem, análises estatísticas e formulação de seus itens (exemplos: falta de operacionalização de construtos, ambiguidade e expectativa não realista do conhecimento de seus respondentes), que comprometem a legitimidade de seus resultados. Pesquisas de opinião futuras realizadas no Brasil nessa área podem se beneficiar do uso de escalas validadas. O presente artigo não tem o intuito de desacreditar que muitos brasileiros endossam atitudes de tolerância ao estupro. Em vez disso, enfatiza a necessidade de dados confiáveis e válidos que servirão de base para medidas de intervenção.
Information security in healthcare supply chains: an analysis of critical information protection practices
Authors: Furlanetto Tiago Murer , Luciano Edimara Mezzomo , Magnagnagno Odirlei Antonio , Lübeck Rafael Mendes
Published: November 2020

Abstract: Because of their vital role and the need to protect the patient information, interest in information security in Healthcare Supply Chains (HSCs) is growing. This study analyzes how decisions related to information security practices in HSCs contribute to protecting patient information. Eleven semi-structured interviews were performed. The interviewees were managers from Brazilian HSC organizations. Four dimensions and 14 variables identified in a literature review were used to perform categorical content analysis. The findings suggest organizations, while aware of their critical information and internal processes, lack the necessary metrics to measure the impacts of possible failures. It seems organizations tend to invest in standard security measures, while apparently ignoring the specificity and complexity of information in HSCs.
Effects of chelating calcium in cryopreservation extender on frozen-thawed dog semen
Authors: Deco-Souza T. , Paula T.A.R. , Araujo G.R. , Bergo L.C.F. , Carazo L.R.B. , Vasconcelos G.S.C. , Silva M.C.C.
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT We evaluated the effect of reducing free calcium in the cryopreservation medium, using the calcium chelator ethylene diamine tetracetic acid (EDTA) at 0.3% and 0.5% concentrations. Three male mixed breed dogs were subjected to semen collection by digital manipulation (n=16). Each ejaculate was divided in three aliquots, and each one was diluted in TRIS-glucose-egg yolk extender with 6% glycerol and 0.5% Equex STM Paste® (TGE, control); and added with 0.3% EDTA (EDTA 0.3) or 0.5% EDTA (EDTA 0.5). Calcium concentration reduced in EDTA 0.3 and all the calcium ions were chelated in EDTA 0.5. The EDTA addition did not affect sperm morphology or plasma membrane integrity; however, by removing all free calcium (EDTA 0.5), the sperm motility reduced (64.7% in TGE and 45% in EDTA 0.5; p<0.05). Acrosome integrity and sperm binding ability were not improved by calcium chelation. The failure to prevent the premature AR may explain why sperm longevity was not affected by calcium removal. Thus, the partial or complete calcium removal, through EDTA addition, is not able to prevent acrosomal damage or premature acrosomal reaction, and therefore does not improve the dog sperm binding ability.
Características estruturais e produção de forragem do capim-piatã submetido a regimes de desfolhação intermitente
Authors: Rocha G.O. , Chizzotti F.H.M. , Santos M.E.R. , Sousa B.M.L. , Fonseca D.M. , Carvalho B.H.R.
Published: November 2020

RESUMO Objetivou-se avaliar as características estruturais e a produção de forragem do capim-piatã submetido à combinação de duas frequências de corte (95% e máxima interceptação de luz pelo dossel forrageiro, ILmax) e duas alturas pós-corte (15 e 20cm), no período de janeiro de 2012 a março de 2013. O delineamento utilizado foi em blocos ao acaso, com três repetições, em esquema fatorial 2x2, totalizando 12 unidades experimentais de 14m2 cada. Foram avaliadas as seguintes variáveis-respostas: altura do dossel no pré-corte, intervalo de corte, índice de área foliar pré e pós-corte, taxa de produção de forragem e as percentagens de colmo, folha e forragem morta na forragem produzida. A altura pré-corte decresceu durante o experimento (de 65,81 para 34,03cm), sendo a menor altura observada no dossel sob alta frequência de desfolhação (95% de IL). A taxa de produção de forragem foi maior nas épocas favoráveis ao crescimento da gramínea forrageira. As percentagens de folha, colmo e forragem morta foram semelhantes entre as frequências de corte. Assim, o capim-piatã sob manejo de desfolhação intermitente pode ser colhido com qualquer combinação de frequências de corte de 95% e ou máxima interceptação de luz, e alturas pós-corte de 15 ou 20cm.
Xenarthras: topografia intestinal e relações vasculares com a serosa
Authors: Carvalho P. , Rezende L.C. , Ferreira J.R.
Published: November 2020

RESUMO Xenarthras (Mammalia, Dasypodidae) das espécies Dasypus novemcinctus e Euphractus sexcinctus tiveram sua anatomia científica estudada em relação à topografia dos intestinos delgado e grosso, suas relações peritoniais, morfologia externa e irrigação. Medidas dos diferentes segmentos intestinais e do número de vasos a eles destinados foram tomadas para fins comparativos. O método previu: fixação (formol 7%); injeção de látex; dissecação e fotodocumentação. Espacialmente, embora os intestinos sejam fixados por dupla membrana peritoneal, como em outros vertebrados, nestes a serosa conectou o duodeno, o jejuno, o íleo e os cólons em um único ligamento fixado no dorso do animal. Duodeno e pâncreas, intraperitoniais, como o reto, fixaram-se nas pelves maior e menor, respectivamente e dorsalmente. Vasos derivados do tronco celíaco mesentérico e da aorta percorreram o interior do mesoduodeno, do mesentério comum, do mesocólon e do mesorreto, estando estes, ao longo de seus trajetos, relacionados às cadeias linfonodulares intestinais. O modelo de rotação peritoneal, a morfologia externa, bem como o modelo de vascularização intestinal, foram interpretados como basais, diferindo dos vertebrados recentes, conforme o suporte literário.
On-farm welfare assessment in dairy goats in the Brazilian Northeast
Authors: Leite L.O. , Stamm F.O. , Souza R.A. , Camarinha Filho J.A. , Garcia R.C.M.
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to apply a modified AWIN Goat protocol to evaluate and compare the welfare of adult lactating and non-lactating dairy goats at pen and individual levels on small farms located in Ceará, Northeast, Brazil, and to take into consideration the application of this protocol on Brazilian Northeast goat farms. Five farms with Lactating goats (L) and five farms with non-lactating goats (NL) were evaluated. At the first level of welfare assessment, animals were evaluated in the pen and during the second level of welfare assessment, animals were evaluated in the pen and individually. Indicators assessed were animal and resource-based indicators. Significant difference between L and NL on farms was set at P<0.05. Only queuing at feeding indicator showed significant difference (P=0.027) between groups in pens at the first level welfare assessment. On individual assessments, there was significant difference between L and NL regarding body condition score (P=0.003), overgrown claws (P=0.001) and udder asymmetry (P=0.001). The application of a modified AWIN Goat protocol on farms in Ceará was considered positive. In general, these results demonstrated that both groups are submitted to welfare problems in Ceará, although lactating goats present more challenges to cope.
Bases para um programa de controle da artrite encefalite caprina em rebanho leiteiro
Authors: Alves R.P.A. , Rodrigues A.S. , Santos V.W.S. , Damasceno E.M. , Prado G.M. , Souza K.C. , Nunes Neto T.B. , Pinheiro A.A. , Cruz M.S.P. , Pinheiro R.R.
Published: November 2020

RESUMO Objetivou-se avaliar um programa de controle da artrite encefalite caprina (AEC), por meio de testes diagnósticos sensíveis, separação de mãe e cria após o parto e medidas de manejo, com o intuito de formar rebanho livre do vírus. Utilizou-se um total de 47 cabritos da raça Saanen, mantidos isoladamente até o resultado dos primeiros testes de reação em cadeia de polimerase nested (PCR nested) e Western Blotting (WB), com base na coleta de sangue no momento do nascimento (M0). No PCR nested, quatro animais foram positivos, no M0, e foram eutanasiados. Posteriormente, os demais 43 cabritos foram submetidos à coleta de sangue aos 60 (M60) e 270 (M270) dias de vida para realização de novos testes de WB e PCR nested, que não detectaram animais positivos. Pode-se afirmar que a metodologia adotada neste estudo foi efetiva no controle da doença, nas fases de aleitamento e pós-aleitamento, e que a combinação do sistema de manejo, a fim de propiciar diminuição de risco de transmissão horizontal, com técnicas de diagnóstico mais apuradas, como o WB e a PCR nested, é relevante para elaboração de plano estratégico de controle da enfermidade.
Metabolic profile of female lambs on annual ryegrass pasture managed under different grazing intensities and methods
Authors: Macari S. , Carvalho P.C.F. , González F.H.D. , Lasta C.S. , Pedralli V. , Oliveira L. , Kröning A.B.
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of grazing methods and intensities on the metabolic profile of lambs grazing ryegrass. This study was performed in Eldorado do Sul (RS). The treatments consisted of two grazing intensities with rotational and continuous stocking methods: moderate and low. The experimental design was a randomized block arranged in a factorial scheme with four replicates. To evaluate the metabolic and nutritional conditions of the lambs, blood samples were collected to evaluate phosphorus, albumin, glucose, magnesium, globulin, cortisol, urea and total proteins. The highest blood urea value was observed in the month of September in lambs kept in continuous method grazing. There was no statistical difference between the grazing intensities and grazing methods for albumin, glucose, magnesium, globulin, cortisol and total protein levels in profile lambs. The cortisol values suggested that the animals were not subjected to high stress levels. In conclusion, rearing female lambs on ryegrass, irrespective of grazing methods or intensities, allowed the maintenance of body homeostasis and did not cause any metabolic unbalances, nutritional unbalances or stress.
Anatomic-radiographic aspects and gastrointestinal transit time in boa constrictor amarali stull, 1932 (Squamata, Boidae)
Authors: Milken V.M.F. , Soares M.L.C. , Martins N.B. , Santos A.L.Q.
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT The goal of this study was to describe the gastrointestinal transit technique in the Boa constrictor amarali. For that purpose, we obtained simple radiographic images of seven serpents, subsequently administering a 25mL/kg dose of barium sulfate and establishing a radiographic sequence at the following times: 5 minutes; 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 24, 48, 72 and 96 hours, extending to 120 and 126 hours for one animal. The mean esophageal transit was 26.71±19.48 hours; the mean gastric filling time was 28.57±27.22 minutes and the emptying time was 60±12 hours; the mean filling time of the contrast medium in the small intestine was 3±2.16 hours and the emptying time was 97±15.65 hours. We also obtained the mean filling time of the large intestine, which was 40±11.31 hours. We found that the mean passage time of the contrast medium through the cranial gastrointestinal tract - until the complete elimination of barium sulfate from the small intestine -was 97±15.65 hours. In addition to determining the gastrointestinal transit time, the technique used allowed for the morphological identification of the alimentary canal.
Comparison between infrared and hot-blade beak trimming methods in white and brown pullets: performance, organ and bone development
Authors: Guarnieri P.C. , Pagnussatt H. , Aniecevski E. , Santo A. Dal , Leite F. , Valentini F.D.A. , Facchi C.S. , Zaccaron G. , Bosetti G.E. , Rossatto G. , Boiago M.M. , Tavernari F.C. , Artoni S.M.B. , Petrolli T.G.
Published: November 2020

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate infrared beak trimming versus hot-blade beak trimming on performance, organ and bone development of laying pullets, using 240 birds, at 0-16 weeks of age, from two strains (white layer - Hy-Line W36 and brown layer - Hy-Line Brown). Infrared debeaking was performed on the first day of life in the hatchery, whereas hot-blade beak trimming was performed at eight days of age. Zootechnical performance at 6, 9, 12 and 15 weeks of age was analyzed. At the end of the trial, one Bird per experimental unit was euthanized for liver, gizzard, proventriculus, heart and small intestine relative weight evaluation. Both tibiotarsus were collected to measure bone breaking resistance, bone mineral content and bone densitometry. There was higher body weight and feed intake in both bird strains submitted to infrared beak trimming. Additionally, hot-blade white layers presented lower body development and feed intake. The debeaking methods did not influence relative organ weights or tibiotarsus parameters evaluated. We conclude that the infrared beak trimming method promotes better pullet body development than the conventional hot-blade method, improving feed intake, without compromising organ and bone development, being a more adequate debeaking method to be used in layer production.