bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
RECOMENDACIONES PARA EL MANEJO DE LAS PACIENTES CON DIABETES PREGESTACIONAL
Authors: Rovira María Gabriela , Jawerbaum Alicia , Glatstein Liliana , Sucani Stella , Bertona Celina , Argerich Inés , Gómez Martí Carlina , Vivona María , Kojdamanian Verónica , Guaitas Silvina , Capobianco Eugenia , Villarroel Parra Beatriz , Rivas Eugenia , Rodríguez María Elena , Alvariñas Jorge , Salzberg Susana , Faingold María Cristina , Gorbán de Lapertosa Silvia , Basualdo Natalia
Published: August 2020

La diabetes mellitus pregestacional afecta el desarrollo de la gestación y se asocia a complicaciones maternas y feto-neonatales. Si bien hace algunos años la mayoría de las pacientes con diabetes pregestacional era diabética tipo 1, la prevalencia de mujeres con diabetes tipo 2 en edad reproductiva aumentó asociada al incremento de la obesidad. La paciente con diabetes pregestacional con mal control presenta mayor riesgo de complicaciones desde el inicio y hasta el final de embarazo.El control metabólico adecuado, el correcto estado nutricional y el tratamiento de las complicaciones maternas previenen las complicaciones o reducen su severidad. Por ello, es fundamental la programación del embarazo para prevenir el daño en las primeras semanas de gestación. Además es necesario el riguroso seguimiento clínico durante todo el embarazo.En este contexto, en el marco del Comité de Diabetes y Embarazo, y a través del estudio de evidencias científicas y estudios vinculados, surgen estas recomendaciones para mujeres con diabetes pregestacional.
FACTORES DE RIESGO ASOCIADOS AL DESARROLLO DE ÚLCERAS EN PACIENTES CON DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2: SIETE AÑOS DE EXPERIENCIA
Authors: Waitman Jorge , García Beatriz , Lozano María Eugenia , Cuniberti Valentina , Mercado Noelia
Published: August 2020

Introducción: las amputaciones de extremidades inferiores relacionadas con diabetes preceden de una úlcera del pie. Los factores de riesgo incluyen neuropatía, enfermedad vascular periférica, altas presiones plantares, trauma menor, ulceración o amputación previa y discapacidad visual.Objetivos: determinar los factores de riesgo relacionados con el desarrollo de úlcera del pie en pacientes diabéticos asistidos en la Unidad Provincial de Pie Diabético (UPPD) en el Hospital Córdoba, Argentina.
PERFIL DE LA DRA. OLGA RAMOS
Authors: Ramos Olga
Published: August 2020

En primer lugar quiero agradecer a las autoridades de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes y al Comité Editor de la Revista, el interés por invitarme a compartir con mis colegas la experiencia de mi vida profesional.Mi perfil corresponde al de una médica pediatra con la subespecialidad en Nutrición y Diabetes. En 1961 cursé Pediatría como última materia de la carrera de Medicina en Casa Cuna. En ese lapso, me di cuenta que la Pediatría sería mi especialidad, por lo cual al finalizar la cursada decidí quedarme en la cátedra del Prof. Felipe de Elizalde. Por eso, luego de obtener mi título y durante 10 años, me desenvolví como médica en la sala tercera de Pediatría General.
MADURACIÓN PULMONAR FETAL CON CORTICOIDES, UNA SITUACIÓN COMPLEJA EN LA MADRE CON DIABETES
Authors: Tedesco Jorge Fabián
Published: August 2020

La maduración pulmonar con corticoides fue un avance significativo en la lucha contra las complicaciones respiratorias que sufrían los niños prematuros, convirtiéndose en un hito en la historia de la Medicina moderna.Se sabe que los hijos de madres con diabetes gestacional (DG) o prestacional (DPG) tienen una mayor incidencia de distrés respiratorio del recién nacido, por lo que se verían beneficiados con esta práctica médica. También se conoce el efecto hiperglucemiante de los corticoides que provocan una inhibición de la producción del surfactante. De esta manera no se obtendrían los efectos beneficiosos a nivel respiratorio, y además se pondría en riesgo tanto a la madre como al hijo. Por esto resulta fundamental el control metabólico estricto durante la maduración pulmonar con corticoides mediante la implementación de protocolos de monitoreo glucémico y de infusión de insulina para lograr los resultados deseados y evitar, o minimizar, los riesgos.
INFECCIONES DEL TRACTO URINARIO EN PACIENTES CON DIABETES. GENERALIDADES
Authors: Soutelo Jimena
Published: August 2020

La infección del tracto urinario (ITU) reside en la colonización y mutiplicación de microorganismos en el tracto urinario. Se diagnostica por cultivo bacteriano y se clasifica según la localización anatómica y la severidad que determinan los signos, síntomas y gravedad de la infección, recurrencia y factores de riesgo. Las ITUs más frecuentemente adquiridas ocurren en la comunidad. Existe mayor incidencia de este tipo de infecciones en las personas con diabetes mellitus, siendo más prevalente con la edad, género femenino, mal control glucémico y pobre función renal.
TRATAMIENTO NO FARMACOLÓGICO DE LA INFECCIÓN URINARIA
Authors: Menéndez Estrella
Published: August 2020

En varios estudios in vitro se observó que el jugo y cóctel de cranberries tenían efectos inhibitorios sobre la adherencia bacteriana pero sin poder bactericida, por lo tanto se propuso su uso para prevención de la infección urinaria (IU). Estudios clínicos sobre la eficacia del jugo de cranberries han sido limitados y no han demostrado disminución en la aparición de la infección del tracto urinario (ITU), desaconsejando su uso prolongado y aparición de efectos adversos gastrointestinales. Los probióticos reducirían el riesgo de ITU recurrente porque mantiene un pH bajo, producen citoquinas antiinflamatorias y peróxido de hidrógeno como microbicida.
ADHERENCIA AL TRATAMIENTO EN PACIENTES CON DIABETES MELLITUS TIPO 2 EN ARGENTINA DURANTE 2015
Authors: Linari María Amelia , González Claudio , Frechtel Gustavo , Álvaro Omar , Argerich María Inés , Babus María del Carmen , Badia María Florencia , Barrera Leticia , Blanco Debat Natalia , Botta Diego , Curet María Marta , David Raúl A. , Dib Alejandra , Dieuzeide Guillermo , Dionisi Daniel , Echenique Mariela , Fuentes Susana , Geraci Sandra , Laguarde Natalia , Lapertosa Silvia , Libman Astrid , Méndez Elizabeth , Méndez Julieta , Neira Luis , Noguero María Florencia , Ojeda Verónica , Papini Nelson , Previtera Víctor , Vago Erika , Wassner Carla , Chan Débora
Published: August 2020

Introducción: la interrupción en la adherencia a los tratamientos prescriptos genera obstáculos importantes los cuales impactan negativamente en los indicadores de salud.Objetivos: evaluar la adherencia al tratamiento en pacientes adultos con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) en Argentina, y establecer la asociación con el tipo de prestación de atención en salud y la ubicación geográfica.Materiales y métodos: se incluyeron 1.520 individuos pertenecientes a ocho regiones diferentes de la República Argentina durante 2015. Se realizó un estudio transversal. Se aplicó un cuestionario validado autorreferido de opciones múltiples con respuestas policotómicas de puntuación simple. Se empleó una escala cuantitativa y un análisis multivariado de componentes principales.
LA IMPORTANCIA DE CONTRIBUIR AL DIAGNÓSTICO EN ENFERMEDADES COMPLEJAS
Authors: Tonietti Miriam
Published: August 2020

La diabetes es un síndrome heterogéneo en el cual coexisten variadas expresiones patogénicas y fenotípicas que tienen como característica común un estado de hiperglucemia crónico. Clásicamente se han descripto dos subtipos etiológicos principales: la diabetes mellitus tipo 1 (DM1), caracterizada por la destrucción autoinmune de las células β y la consecuente insulinodeficiencia, y la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2), asociada a insulinorresistencia y a una deficiencia secretoria relativa de insulina. En la actualidad se reconoce que esta subdivisión es una sobresimplificación grosera y que describe de modo muy escaso los mecanismos patogénicos y sus manifestaciones clínicas, y cómo pueden modificarse por factores genéticos y ambientales.
Pembelajaran Mata Pelajaran Al-Islam Di SD Muhammadiyah Mrisi Kabupaten Bantul
Authors: Huda Lukman Nur , Aisyah Siti
Published: August 2020

This evaluation study discusses the implementation of education of Al-Islam subject learning at Muhammadiyah Elementary School Mrisi, Bantul district. Supporting factors and inhibitors also become an integral part of study. The results of this qualitative study suggest developing Al-Islam subject learning in the classroom. Nevertheless the learning of other Islamic religious education (PAI) outside the classroom can have an impact on the success of learning Al-Islam compared to discourage it. Such research is expected to have beneficial for the development of PAI learning in Muhammadiyah Elementary School that brings about change in achieving overall educational progress.
Perceraian Karena Intervensi Orang Tua Terhadap Rumah Tangga Anak
Authors: Nafi Ahmad Zuhri , Al Amin M. Nur Kholis
Published: August 2020

This article describes the analysis of divorce decisions on the grounds of parental intervention to  a family of young couples in the Religious Court of Demak regency. The method of data collection is in-depth interviews and documentation, surely as important instruments, so that the subject matter of this research can be revealed properly, both in the process of divorce proceedings and judges' consideration in their decisions. This research, than, suggests one lesson food for thought that in social life within community, parent’s role has an important meaning in the lives of their son’s or daughter’s household in their position as mediator (hakam) and giving advice when conflicts occur in the family of son or daughter. Likewise, married couples must know the limitations and responsibilities of each in relation to their parents, so as to create healthy family relationships without intervention
Étudier l’occupation d’une ville : les enjeux du PCR « Topographie générale et insertion territoriale de l’agglomération antique de Briga »
Authors: Mantel Etienne , Dubois Stéphane , Parétias Jonas , Viquesnel-Schlosser Victor , Voisin Corentin , Gavazzi Bruno , Richard Matthieu
Published: August 2020

Les fouilles conduites depuis 2006 sur le site du « Bois-l’Abbé », situé sur la commune d’Eu (Seine-Maritime), ont permis de mettre en évidence que ce dernier ne consistait non pas en un sanctuaire isolé, comme l’évoquaient les précédents chercheurs, mais comme une agglomération nommée Briga, dont la superficie atteignait au moins 65 hectares à son apogée au début du iiie siècle. À la suite de ces découvertes, le Programme Collectif de Recherche « Topographie générale et insertion territoriale de l’agglomération antique de Briga », coordonné par Étienne Mantel (DRAC – SRA de Normandie), a été initié en 2018. Interdisciplinaire par nature, ce programme a pour objectif de fédérer des intervenants venant de différentes institutions (DRAC, Universités, INRAP et bénévoles) afin d’accroître les connaissances sur l’urbanisme, les origines, le développement et le déclin de cette agglomération encore inconnue jusqu’en 2006.
Corps et objets interdits dans les sanctuaires (monde grec, Ve av. - IIIe ap. J.-C.)
Authors: Augier Marie
Published: August 2020

L’article se propose de revenir sur ce que les prescriptions cathartiques, ces inscriptions placées devant l’entrée des sanctuaires et limitant leur accès, indiquent des gestes rituels qui y étaient pratiqués, tels les gestes purificatoires. Ces documents épigraphiques précisent les actions ou les situations vécues hors du sanctuaire qui entraînaient une impureté rituelle et interdisent la consommation préalable de certains aliments ou le port de certains types de vêtement et objets par souci d’eukosmia. Ils marquent ainsi la limite entre deux espaces, l’espace sacré et l’espace extérieur au sanctuaire. Ils mettent donc au jour en creux les actes qui ne pouvaient s’accomplir dans l’espace sacré, les corps qui ne pouvaient y pénétrer ou les vêtements et objets qui ne pouvaient s’y trouver à moins qu’ils ne soient des anathemata.
As relações dos sujeitos com os saberes como elemento constituinte da construção curricular e da Educação Física
Authors: Tavares Natacha Da Silva , Assis Amanda Dória de , Silva André Osvaldo Furtado da , Frasson Jéssica Serafim , Wittizorecki Elisandro Schultz
Published: August 2020

Este texto é fruto de uma pesquisa realizada através de um estudo de caso etnográfico, tendo a produção das informações por meio de entrevistas, observação participante registrada em diário de campo, grupos de discussão e análise de documentos.  Nesse texto nos propomos a analisar como as relações dos sujeitos com os diferentes saberes ressoam na construção curricular de uma escola e da Educação Física. A análise permitiu compreender que a construção curricular da escola, além de outros elementos, sofre ressonâncias e é constituída pelas relações construídas entre os sujeitos e os diferentes saberes, através de suas experiências em meio ao cenário sociocultural.
O impacto da prática do futsal na competência motora de crianças
Authors: Flôres Fábio Saraiva , Milani Michael Flores , Copetti Fernando , Luz Carlos , Cordovil Rita
Published: August 2020

A competência motora é um importante componente para o desenvolvimento infantil relacionando-se a performance nos mais variados esportes. Esse estudo examinou a relação entre a prática do futsal e a competência motora de meninos dos seis aos 10 anos. Participaram 99 crianças com idade média de 8,15±1,18 anos, as quais foram divididas em dois grupos (praticantes de futsal vs. não praticantes). Para a avaliação da competência motora foi utilizado o Motor Competence Assessment (MCA). Os resultados indicam que os praticantes de futsal apresentam melhores resultados comparativamente às crianças que apenas participam das aulas de educação física. Em relação as categorias e a Competência Motora total, os resultados mostram que os praticantes de futsal obtiveram melhores resultados. Assim, esse estudo mostra que as crianças inseridas na prática de futsal possuem maiores níveis de competência nos testes de locomoção, de estabilização e de manipulação de objetos, bem como na competência motora total.
Bolsonaro e a COVID-19: e daí? “o Brazil tá matando o Brasil”, “do Brasil, SOS ao Brasil”, “chora a nossa pátria, mãe gentil...”
Authors: Silva Mauricio Roberto da , Pires Giovani De Lorenzi , Pereira Rogerio Santos , Bianchi Paula
Published: August 2020

Editorial crítico-analítico da situação político-social do país, denunciando os movimentos autoritários que o (des)governo bolsonaro vem implementando em plena pandemia de coronavirus, na direção de uma tentantiva de quebra do estado de direito. Trás reflexões sobre a educação e a educação física em tempos de Covid-19, bem como aponta questões sobre temas a serem considerados na realidade pós-pandemia.
Simultaneous measurements of urban and rural particles in Beijing – Part 2: Case studies of haze events and regional transport
Authors: Chen Yang , Shi Guangming , Cai Jing , Shi Zongbo , Wang Zhichao , Yao Xiaojiang , Tian Mi , Peng Chao , Han Yiqun , Zhu Tong , Liu Yue , Yang Xi , Zheng Mei , Yang Fumo , Zhang Qiang , He Kebin
Published: August 2020

Abstract. Two parallel field studies were conducted simultaneously at both urban and
rural sites in Beijing from 1 to 29 November 2016. An online single-particle
chemical composition analysis was used as a tracer system to investigate the
impact of heating activities and the formation of haze events. Central
heating elevated EC-Nit (elemental carbon-nitrate), EC-Nit-Sul (EC-nitrate-sulfate), and ECOC-Nit (ECOC: internal-mixed elemental carbon and organic carbon) levels by 1.5–2.0 times
due to the increased use of coal in the urban areas. However, in the rural
areas, residential heating, which mainly consumes low-quality coal, and
biomass burning elevated ECOC-Nit-Sul, NaK-Nit, and OC-Sul levels by
1.2–1.5 times. Four severe haze events (hourly PM2.5 > 200 µg m−3) occurred at both sites during the studies. In each
event, a pattern of transport and accumulation was found. In the first
stage of the pattern, particles were regionally transported from the south
and southwest and accumulated under air stagnation, creating significant
secondary formation, then PM2.5 was elevated to 300 µg m−3.
At both sites, the severe haze occurred due to different patterns of local
emission, transport, and secondary processes. At Pinggu (PG), the sulfate-rich
residential coal burning particles were dominant. The regional transport
between PG and Peking University (PKU) was simulated using the Weather Research and Forecasting HYbrid Single-Particle
Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (WRF-HYSPLIT) model, confirming
that the transport from PG to PKU was significant, but PKU to PG occurred
occasionally. These cases can explain the serious air pollution in the urban
areas of Beijing and the interaction between urban and rural areas. This
study can provide references for enhancing our understanding of haze
formation in Beijing.
3D Radiative Heating of Tropical Upper Tropospheric Cloud Systems derived from Synergistic A-Train Observations and Machine Learning
Authors: Stubenrauch Claudia J. , Caria Giacomo , Protopapadaki Sofia E. , Hemmer Friederike
Published: August 2020

Abstract. Upper Tropospheric (UT) cloud systems constructed from Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) cloud data provide a horizontal emissivity structure, allowing to link convective core to anvil properties. By using machine learning techniques we composed a horizontally complete picture of the radiative heating rates deduced from CALIPSO lidar and CloudSat radar measurements, which are only available along narrow nadir tracks. To train the artificial neural networks, we combined the simultaneous AIRS, CALIPSO and CloudSat data with ERA-Interim meteorological reanalysis data in the tropics over a period of four years. Resulting non-linear regression models estimate the radiative heating rates as a function of about 40 cloud, atmospheric and surface properties, with a column-integrated mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.8 K/d (0.5 K/day) for cloudy scenes and 0.4 (0.3 K/day) for clear sky in the longwave (shortwave) spectral domain. Already about 20 basic input variables yield good results, with a 6 % (10 %) larger MAE. Developing separate models for (i) high opaque clouds, (ii) cirrus, (iii) mid- and low-level clouds and (iv) clear sky, independently over ocean and over land, lead to a small improvement, when considering the profile shapes. These models were then applied to the whole AIRS cloud dataset, combined with ERA-Interim, to build 3D radiative heating rate fields. Over the deep tropics, UT clouds have a net radiative heating effect of about 0.3 K/day throughout the troposphere from 250 hPa downward, with a broad maximum of about 0.4 K/d around 330 hPa, enhancing the column-integrated latent heating by about 25 %. This value is larger than earlier results of about 20 %. Above the height of 200 hPa, the LW cooling above convective cores and thick cirrus anvils is opposed by thin cirrus heating. Whereas in cooler regions low-level clouds also influence the net radiative heating profile, in warmer regions it is nearly completely driven by deep convective cloud systems. These mesoscale convective systems (MCS) are colder and include slightly more thin cirrus around their anvils than those in cooler regions. Hence, the MCSs over these warmer regions produce a vertically more extended heating by the thicker cirrus anvils and a heating of 0.7 K/d above the height of 200 hPa by the surrounding thin cirrus. The roughly estimated horizontal gradients between cirrus anvil and convective core as well as between surrounding thin cirrus and cirrus anvil seem to be slightly smaller in warmer regions, which can be explained by their larger coverage. The 15-year time series of the heating/cooling effects of MCSs are well related to the ENSO variation. While the coverage of all MCSs is relatively stable (or very slightly decreasing) with surface warming, with −1.3 ± 0.6 %/K, the coverage of cold MCSs relative to all MCSs significantly increases by +18 ± 5 %/K.
Total nitrate uptake by an invasive benthic foraminifer in marine sediments
Authors: Choquel Constance , Geslin Emmanuelle , Metzger Edouard , Filipsson Helena L. , Risgaard-Petersen Nils , Launeau Patrick , Giraud Manuel , Jauffrais Thierry , Jesus Bruno , Mouret Aurélia
Published: August 2020

Abstract. Oxygen availability impacts the marine nitrogen cycle at a range of spatial and temporal scales. Invasive organisms have shown to sustainably affect sediment geochemistry and benthic ecology. Nonionella sp. T1 was recently described as an invasive benthic foraminifer in the North Sea region. Here, we demonstrate the impact of this denitrifying species on the foraminifera fauna and the nitrogen cycle of the Gullmar Fjord (Sweden). The foraminifera contribution to benthic denitrification was estimated by coupling living foraminifera micro-distribution, denitrification rate measurement and sedimentary nitrate 2D distribution. Nonionella sp. T1 dominated the foraminifera fauna and could denitrify up to 50–100 % of nitrate porewater in oxygenated bottom waters of the fjord. Contrastingly, at the deepest hypoxic low-nitrate station, denitrifying foraminifera species were scarce and did not contribute to nitrogen removal (~ 5 %). Our study showed that benthic foraminifera can be a major contributor of nitrogen mitigation in oxic coastal ecosystems and should be included in ecological and diagenetic models aiming at understanding biogeochemical cycles coupled to nitrogen.
The transient impact of the African monsoon on Plio-Pleistocene Mediterranean sediments
Authors: de Boer Bas , Peters Marit , Lourens Lucas J.
Published: August 2020

Abstract. Over the Plio-Pleistocene interval a strong linkage exists between Northern African climate changes with the supply of dust over the surrounding oceans and continental runoff towards the Mediterranean Sea. Both these signatures in the sedimentary record are determined by orbital cycles influencing on the one hand glacial variability and on the other hand Northern African monsoon intensity. In this paper, we use the intermediate complexity model CLIMBER-2 to simulate African climate during the Plio-Pleistocene between 3.2 and 2.3 million years ago (Myr ago) and compare our simulations with existing and new climate reconstructions. The CLIMBER-2 model is externally forced with atmospheric CO2 concentrations, ice-sheet topography and orbital variations, all of which strongly influence climate during the Pliocene and Pleistocene. Our simulations indicate that the records of Northern Africa climate oscillate in phase with climatic precession. For the Earth's obliquity cycle, the time lag between the 41,000-year component in insolation forcing and the climatic response increased after inception of Northern Hemisphere (NH) glaciation around 2.8 Myr ago. To test the outcome of our simulations, we have put emphasis on the comparison between the simulated runoff of grid boxes encompassing the Sahara desert and the Sahel region and the sedimentary records of marine sediment cores ODP Site 659 (Atlantic Ocean) and ODP Site 967 (Mediterranean). In this study we will show for the first time an extended Ti/Al record of Site 967 down to 3.2 Myr ago. This record strongly correlates with runoff in the Sahara and Sahel regions, whereas correlation with the dust record of Site 659 is moderate and slightly improves after NH ice-sheet inception. We investigated the transient variability of the individual and combined contributions of the Sahel and Sahara regions and found significant transient behaviour, overlapping with the Plio-Pleistocene transition and inception of NH ice sheets. Prior to 2.8 Myr ago, a larger contribution from the Sahara region is required to explain variability of Mediterranean dust input. After this transition, we found that a more equal contribution of the two regions is required, representing an increased influence of Sahel runoff and wet periods.
Return levels of sub-daily extreme precipitation over Europe
Authors: Poschlod Benjamin , Ludwig Ralf , Sillmann Jana
Published: August 2020

Abstract. Information on the frequency and intensity of extreme precipitation is required by public authorities, civil security departments and engineers for the design of buildings and the dimensioning of water management and drainage schemes. Especially for sub-daily resolution, at which many extreme precipitation events occur, the observational data are sparse in space and time, distributed heterogeneously over Europe and often not publicly available. We therefore consider it necessary to provide an impact-orientated data set of 10-year rainfall return levels over Europe based on climate model simulations and evaluate its quality. Hence, to standardize procedures and provide comparable results, we apply a high-resolution single-model large ensemble (SMILE) of the Canadian Regional Climate Model version 5 (CRCM5) with 50 members in order to assess the frequency of heavy precipitation events over Europe between 1980 and 2009. The application of a SMILE enables a robust estimation of extreme rainfall return levels with the 50 members of 30-year climate simulations providing 1500 years of rainfall data. As the 50 members only differ due to the internal variability of the climate system, the impact of internal variability on the return level values can be quantified. We present 10-year rainfall return levels of hourly to 24-hourly duration with a spatial resolution of 0.11° (12.5 km), which are compared to a large data set of observation-based rainfall return levels of 16 European countries. This observation-based data set was newly compiled and homogenized for this study from 32 different sources. The rainfall return levels of the CRCM5 are able to reproduce the general spatial pattern of extreme precipitation for all sub-daily durations with centred Pearson product-moment coefficients of linear correlation > 0.7 for the area covered with observations. Also, the rainfall intensity of the observational data set is in the range of the climate model generated intensities in 52 % (77 %, 79 %, 84 %, 78 %) of the area for hourly (3-hourly, 6-hourly, 12-hourly, 24-hourly) durations. This results in biases between −19.3 % (hourly) to +8.0 % (24-hourly) averaged over the study area. The range, which is introduced by the application of 50 members, shows a spread of −15 % to +18 % around the median. We conclude that our data set shows good agreement with the observations for 3-hourly to 24-hourly durations in large parts of the study area. Though, for hourly duration and topographically complex regions such as the Alps and Norway, we argue that higher-resolution climate model simulations are needed to improve the results. The 10-year return level data are publicly available (Poschlod, 2020; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3878887).
A monitoring system for spatiotemporal electrical self-potential measurements in cryospheric environments
Authors: Weigand Maximilian , Wagner Florian M. , Limbrock Jonas K. , Hilbich Christin , Hauck Christian , Kemna Andreas
Published: August 2020

Abstract. Climate-induced warming increasingly leads to degradation of high-alpine
permafrost.
In order to develop early warning systems for imminent slope destabilization,
knowledge about hydrological flow processes in the subsurface is urgently
needed.
Due to the fast dynamics associated with slope failures, non- or minimally
invasive methods are required for inexpensive and timely characterization and
monitoring of potential failure sites to allow in-time responses.
These requirements can potentially be met by geophysical methods usually
applied in near-surface geophysical settings, such as electrical resistivity
tomography (ERT), ground-penetrating radar (GPR), various seismic methods, and
self-potential (SP) measurements.
While ERT and GPR have their primary uses in detecting lithological subsurface
structure and liquid water/ice content variations, SP measurements are
sensitive to active water flow in the subsurface.
Combined, these methods provide huge potential to monitor the dynamic
hydrological evolution of permafrost systems.
However, while conceptually simple, the technical application of the SP method
in high-alpine mountain regions is challenging, especially if spatially
resolved information is required.
We here report on the design, construction, and testing phase of a
multi-electrode SP measurement system aimed at characterizing surface
runoff and meltwater flow on the Schilthorn, Bernese Alps,
Switzerland.
Design requirements for a year-round measurement system are discussed; the
hardware and software of the constructed system, as well as test measurements
are presented, including detailed quality-assessment studies.
On-site noise measurements and one laboratory experiment on freezing and
thawing characteristics of the SP electrodes provide supporting information.
It was found that a detailed quality assessment of the measured data is
important for such challenging field site operations, requiring adapted
measurement schemes to allow for the extraction of robust data in light of an
environment highly contaminated by anthropogenic and natural noise components.
Finally, possible short- and long-term improvements to the system are discussed
and recommendations for future installations are developed.
Characterizing a decametre-scale granitic reservoir using ground-penetrating radar and seismic methods
Authors: Doetsch Joseph , Krietsch Hannes , Schmelzbach Cedric , Jalali Mohammadreza , Gischig Valentin , Villiger Linus , Amann Florian , Maurer Hansruedi
Published: August 2020

Abstract. Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and seismic imaging have
proven to be important tools for the characterization of rock volumes. Both
methods provide information about the physical rock mass properties and
geological structures away from boreholes or tunnel walls. Here, we present
the results from a geophysical characterization campaign that was conducted
as part of a decametre-scale hydraulic stimulation experiment in the
crystalline rock volume of the Grimsel Test Site (central Switzerland). For
this characterization experiment, we used tunnel-based GPR reflection
imaging as well as seismic travel-time tomography to investigate the volumes
between several tunnels and boreholes. The interpretation of the GPR data
with respect to geological structures is based on the unmigrated and
migrated images. For the tomographic analysis of the seismic first-arrival
travel-time data, we inverted for an anisotropic velocity model described by
the Thomsen parameters v0, ϵ and δ to account for the
rock mass foliation. Subsequently, the GPR and seismic images were
interpreted in combination with the geological model of the test volume and
the known in situ stress states. We found that the ductile shear zones are
clearly imaged by GPR and show an increase in seismic anisotropy due to a
stronger foliation, while they are not visible in the p-wave (v0)
velocity model. Regions of decreased seismic p-wave velocity, however,
correlate with regions of high fracture density. For geophysical
characterization of potential deep geothermal reservoirs, our results imply
that wireline-compatible borehole GPR should be considered for shear zone
characterization, and that seismic anisotropy and velocity information are
desirable to acquire in order to gain information about ductile shear zones
and fracture density, respectively.
Tropospheric eddy feedback to different stratospheric conditions in idealised baroclinic life cycles
Authors: Rupp Philip , Birner Thomas
Published: August 2020

Abstract. A pronounced signature of stratosphere-troposphere coupling is a robust negative anomaly in the surface northern annular mode (NAM) following major sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events, consistent with an equatorward shift of the tropospheric jet. It has previously been pointed out that tropospheric eddy feedbacks, mainly induced by anomalies in the lowermost extratropical stratosphere, play an important role in creating this surface NAM-signal. We use the basic setup of idealised baroclinic life cycles to investigate the influence of stratospheric conditions on the behaviour of tropospheric synoptic-scale eddies. Particular focus is hereby given on the enhancement of the tropospheric eddy response by surface friction, as well as the sensitivity to wind anomalies in the lower stratosphere. We find systems that include a tropospheric jet only (modelling post-SSW conditions) to be characterised by an equatorward shift of the tropospheric jet in the final state of the life cycle, relative to systems that include a representation of the polar vortex (mimicking more undisturbed winter-time conditions), consistent with the observed NAM-response after SSWs. The corresponding surface NAM-signal is increased if the system includes surface friction, presumably associated with a direct coupling of the eddy field at tropopause level to the surface winds. We further show that the jet shift signal observed in our experiments is mainly caused by changes in the zonal wind structure of the lowermost stratosphere, while changes in the wind structure of the middle and upper stratosphere have almost no influence.
La reelaboración hegeliano-lacaniana del materialismo dialéctico según Slavoj Žižek
Authors: León Casero Jorge
Published: August 2020

A diferencia de la gran mayoría de autores que han aplicado la teoría lacaniana a la disciplina filosófica en las últimas décadas, el empleo que Slavoj Žižek ha hecho de ella no debería enmarcarse dentro de los horizontes establecidos por el post-estructuralismo, la posmodernidad o la deconstrucción en tanto que ataques contra los grandes discursos filosóficos de la metafísica y la modernidad, sino como un intento, bastante conservador en el fondo, de volver a situar la Filosofía como disciplina fundada en la Verdad. Para lograrlo Žižek reconceptualiza la (ciencia de la) Verdad a partir de una nueva reelaboración hegeliano-lacaniana del materialismo dialéctico que desarrolla los planteamientos del primer Althusser de un modo divergente al realizado por Badiou. Este artículo expone las principales aportaciones realizadas por el filósofo esloveno al materialismo dialéctico, considerándolas como un abandono del materialismo histórico (en el que supuestamente debería basarse el materialismo dialéctico) y un retorno al idealismo absoluto de Hegel.
Evolutionary Automata Networks: Henri Atlan’s Physical Theory of Intentionality
Authors: Senatore Mauro
Published: August 2020

This article focuses on the project of a mechanistic and posthuman history of life as developed by one of the major figures of contemporary biological thought, the biophysicist and theorist of auto-organization Henri Atlan. In particular, it explores Atlan’s elaboration of this project in relation to the recent history of biological thought and in contrast to what he identifies as the phenomenological and humanist reduction of natural sciences. As this exploration develops, it shows that Atlan takes up a conception of language, qua natural language, as the analogical and differential code of his history of life. In doing so, it highlights two problems implicit in Atlan’s elaboration of his project: the demarcation of natural language from the artificial and metaphorical language of cultural discourses and the conception of properly called intentional auto-organization. Apropos of this second problem, it is argued that, despite Atlan’s aim of offering a physical theory of intentionality in general, including human and humanlike intentionality, his description of intentional auto-organization seems, in turn, to subscribe to what he designates as the phenomenological and humanist presupposition of sense-giving consciousness.
Transhumanist Contraceptives in June Caldwell’s “The Implant”
Authors: Romero Vanessa Roldán
Published: August 2020

The rise of new and increasingly sophisticated technology in Western society has not left the West’s social relations and philosophies unaffected. One trend of thought inspired by technological advances is transhumanism, which defends the further “evolution” of the human species through direct technological interventions to provide the human body with a new functionality. Among the endless possibilities for prosthetic and other interventions in the human body is the use of prosthetic contraceptives to control female bodies and fertility. The use and exploration of prostheses as contraceptives can be traced in the Irish former journalist June Caldwell’s collection of short stories Room Little Darker (Caldwell 2018). She explores a number of social issues in a conservative and rather patriarchal fictional twenty-first-century Dublin, paying close attention to the genderization of bodies through sophisticated technology. In “The Implant,” the short story analyzed in this paper, the body female protagonist undergoes an operation that will implant a prosthetic contraceptive as a kind of self-punishment after her long-term boyfriend commits adultery. The aim of this paper is to find evidence of how the prosthetic contraceptive reconfigures the female protagonist into a transhuman subject and the possible consequences—that is, to discern whether the prosthetic contraceptive empowers or oppresses her under the new transhuman or not.
The Reality of Risk Management in Private Jordanian Universities from the Viewpoint of Faculty Members
Authors: Mwdiah Rida , Al-Badawi Mohammed , Al-Sarairah Khaled
Published: August 2020

This study aimed at investigating the reality of risk management in private Jordanian universities from the viewpoint of faculty members. In order to achieve the study objectives, the descriptive analytical approach was adopted. A questionnaire was developed for the purpose of collecting data from (106) subjects that were randomly selected from three private Jordanian universities (Aqaba University of Technology, Zarqa University, and the University of the Middle East). The results of the study indicated that the mean of the reality of risk management practice in private Jordanian universities from the viewpoint of the faculty members was medium. It was also revealed that there are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α≤ 0.05) in the reality of risks management practice in Jordanian universities especially from the point of view of the teaching staff members due to variables (sex, academic experience, academic rank, and the type of college). The study recommended holding training courses for workers in private Jordanian universities on planning for risk management.Key words: risk management, private Jordanian universities, faculty members.
The Anatomy of Persistence: Remediation and Science Identity Perceptions in Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology
Authors: Royse Emily A. , Sutton Elliot , Peffer Melanie E. , Holt Emily A.
Published: August 2020

Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) courses are gateway courses nursing and allied health students must pass before progressing through their academic programs. Many students need to retake the course to receive grades acceptable to progress in their programs, but identifying students at risk of failure may help instructors extend support. In this study, we examined self-efficacy and science identity as potential predictors of student success in these courses, and, by extension, a potential way to identify students at risk of failing. We found that science identity, and not self-efficacy nor completion of science prerequisite courses, explained the most variance when predicting A&P final grade in hierarchical regression. Additionally, we interviewed a purposive sample of students retaking the course to explore their experiences and perceptions of these constructs in A&P over multiple enrollments. Students retaking the course described their experiences of being “biology people” in their interviews, further suggesting that having a science identity is relevant to A&P students and may be leveraged to support students in A&P contexts.
Educational Management of Innovative Pedagogical Process in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Authors: Kravchenko Olena I. , Tymchuk Dmytro S. , Pavlych Tetiana H. , Kyslenko Dmytro P. , Lutsenko Olena V.
Published: August 2020

The article proves that one of the objectives of the contemporary high school is developing the potential of all participants of the pedagogical process, giving them opportunities for revealing creative abilities. Such a change in the role of education in society has led to innovative processes. We distinguish the following elements of innovative activity in HEIs: the goal (increasing the efficiency of resource use in the HEIs), the content (the processes of creating and applying the innovations, including regular ones) and the product (the quality of training the graduates of the HEIs). We also identified the following types of innovation: organizational, processive and productive, which are the subjects of innovative activity in the HEIs. Under these circumstances, the planning and application of innovations are considered as the area of involving teachers into innovation activity. We specified the factors increasing the number of innovative activities: organizational and technological preparation of creating innovations is considered pre-innovation activity; the production of innovations depends on research and scientific work; the application of innovations includes the stages of implementation, design and dissemination. We distinguished contextual, educational, scientific and innovative processes and the process of strategic development of human potential. We identified the prospects of researching the innovative environment of HEIs as a condition for effective innovative activity of teachers. Generally, the structure of indirect management of the innovative process includes the main stages of the reflexive regulation of searching a new idea: the stages of criticism, conscious rethinking and normalization of the activity. The organizational structure of such management includes the following stages: diagnostic, regulatory, analytical and verification. Knowledge of the varieties of structures and their main stages is necessary to define the whole system of reflective management, because the innovation process consists of micro-innovation processes, which need to be adjusted in communication. We analysed the basic structural components of the authors’ technology of managing the innovation process at the department level as a structural part of НЕІs.
The Objectives and Practical Aspects of Quality Assurance System of Higher Education
Authors: Ivanova Dora H. , Goray Olga V. , Horbachova Nadiia I. , Krukovska Iryna M. , Poplavska Svitlana D.
Published: August 2020

Each country in the world has its own individual approaches to the quality assurance system of higher education, so the quality of educational services in each country is different. The developing countries should be guided by the standards and recommendations put forward by the world’s leading countries in the field of the assurance system of higher education in order to improve the quality of education services. The purpose of the scientific investigation is to formulate the objectives and analyze the practical aspects of functioning of the quality assurance system of higher education. In the study’s framework of the practical aspects of the higher education’s quality in European Union’s countries, the methods of general analysis have been used, including comparison and grouping; at the same time, the presentation of statistics is also demonstrated by graphical methods. The practical aspects of quality assurance of higher education in European Union’s countries have been analyzed, which is reflected in the dynamics of the number of students who have received higher education, the structure of higher education degree seeking applicants, the employment rate of graduates who have graduated from higher education institutions (Employment rates of recent graduates), the World University Rankings, the Europe Teaching Rankings, rating of the strength of the higher education system (the QS Higher Education System Strength Rankings). Proposals for ensuring the proper quality of higher education and a high level of educational services to educational institutions of the European Union have been presented.
Trends of Modern Education Development in the European Educational Space
Authors: Romanyuk Svіtlana Z. , Rusnak Ivan S. , Vasylyk Maryna S. , Novak Olena M. , Shorobura Inna M.
Published: August 2020

The article summarizes that the establishment and development of common language educational space of the EU were caused by an aggregated impact of external factors in the form of social, economic, and political processes within European integration as well as by intra-system factors. Both the institutional and legal base and the open method of coordination in the sphere of language education at the EU level create difficult intra-system and external ties, providing the integrity of the educational space. The creation of a common language educational space is based on conceptual frameworks determining the content of educational policy at European and national levels. Modern trends of higher education have been analysed through the multicultural aspect of society. The assumption about the appropriateness of continuous language training of students as the basis to form skills for intercultural communication has also been made. To check the credibility of results achieved during research and development works methods of mathematical statistics have been used. They included non-parametric methods of results comparison, which according to Kyveryalg are the most appropriate while professional analysis of pedagogical phenomena. It is explained by the fact that there is a limited number of quantity indicators obtained as a result of pedagogical studies (four levels of intercultural communication skills) in the science of pedagogy. The results proved the effectiveness of the developed methodology, which is based on the implementation of context-based learning techniques while learning a foreign language (English) by students.
Modern Technologies and Applications of ICT in the Training Process of Teachers-Philologists
Authors: Berkeshchuk Inna S. , Shcherbak Iryna V. , Shkvorchenko Nataliia M. , Masytsk Tetiana E. , Chornyi Igor V.
Published: August 2020

The use of online technology of an experimental, gaming, competitive nature helps unite the virtual context and the acquisition of analytical skills in an environment, where personal communication is impossible, and the learning process requires high-quality preparation and understanding of the level of acquisition of speech skills. Studies show that within the conditions of distance learning of language and literature teachers (philologists), special difficulties are caused by the study of new technologies related to speech practice, stylistics, text creation; the reason for this is the insufficient number of group and heuristic activities, work in pairs, lack of sufficient speech practice of high communicative and intellectual level. Online quizzes as a technology of competition, games aims to increase the register, level and intensity of communication; they can potentially overcome the lack of authentic communication and academic traditions in the training of philologists. The purpose of this study is to show the prospects for the use of modern information and computer technologies. Intensive informatization of the educational process has its own organizational specifics: the willingness and availability of technical capabilities not only for students - philologists, but also for the teaching staff of universities and administrations. The condition for successful informatization is the ability of teachers to effectively use all available potential. The study focuses on the use and scope, difficulties in implementing information and communication technologies, and separate competitive interactive forms in higher education of language and literature teachers in terms of distance education.