bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Las políticas educativas para la equidad en la formación del profesorado
Authors: García Gómez Teresa , Vázquez Recio Rosa , Calvo García Guadalupe
Published: August 2022

La formación del profesorado inicial y permanente constituye uno de los pilares fundamentales de todo proyecto educativo dirigido a la equidad. La formación puede estar orientada para la equidad como proyecto ético-político, o para el ajuste al sistema neoliberal. La investigación que se presenta tenía como objetivo conocer en qué medida las políticas educativas, concretamente las de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía, referidas a la formación inicial y permanente del profesorado y las prácticas que de ellas se derivan, contribuyen o no a la equidad educativa. La metodología empleada ha sido cualitativa, concretamente se han utilizado dos técnicas: análisis documental de la normativa relativa a la formación docente y entrevistas semiestructuradas en profundidad a profesorado de diferentes niveles educativos, equipos directivos, asesorías formativas e inspección educativa. Los resultados evidencian que determinados planteamientos de las políticas educativas y las prácticas formativas mayoritarias no contribuyen a la equidad, fundamentalmente por ser academicista, estar descontextualizada, por la división entre conocimiento teórico y conocimiento práctico, y por los contenidos de corte psicologicista. Por otra, en la formación permanente predomina la línea formativa técnica y burocrática frente a una línea más investigadora, reflexiva y crítica, que tenga como cometido la inclusión educativa.
New Keynesianism or smart austerity? Digital technologies and educational privatization post COVID-19
Authors: Saura Geo , Cancela Ekaitz , Adell Jordi
Published: August 2022

The neoliberal hegemony has found its last expression in a technoeducational agenda that, organized in policy networks with concrete ramifications in each country (technological corporations, philanthropic foundations, lobbies and think tanks), governs the subjects as in no other historical epoch. Among its most significant trends is the expansion of markets towards even more spheres of education through digital platforms, teacher’s and student’s data valorization processes, as well as dynamics of privatization or deregulation that had not been present during the last more than a decade of austerity. Therefore, the objective of the article is to analyze the displacement of public power towards the private sector and the blocking of alternative pedagogical solutions different to the market as a result of the introduction of digital technologies in Spanish educational policy. In addition to a detailed analysis of public tenders (web scraping), the methodology is based on the analytical approaches of “Network Ethnography” and “Critical Discourse Analysis”. The results verify that the European mechanisms to eradicate inequalities or digital gaps in education, or NextGenerationEU, materialize in important programmatic agendas to digitize education that end up reinforcing Spanish national capitalists.
Sociodynamic Approach to Evaluation of Efficiency and Formation of Russian University Rankings
Authors:   Far Eastern State Agrarian University, Tikhonchuk Pavel , Krokhmal Larisa ,   Far Eastern State Agrarian University, Kovshun Yuliya ,   Far Eastern State Agrarian University
Published: August 2022

The article discusses the issues of assessing the activities of higher educational institutions based on rankings. It is proved that rankings, like any other instruments of state educational policy, should have a solid theoretical basis, since unreasonable political decisions in higher education are able to cause a deterioration in the quality of life of individual members of society and society as a whole. It is proposed to use a sociodynamic approach to measuring the results of universities, which allows to take into account the social and individual usefulness of higher education services. Within the framework of the proposed approach, the authors formed and substantiated the system of indicators for assessing the contribution of Russian universities in the formation of the effects of individual and public consumption of higher education services. For calculations of consolidated indicators of such a contribution, according to the developed methodology, a group of educational organizations of higher education subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation (N = 53) was chosen. The proposed approach allows, when making political decisions in the field of higher education, classify Russian universities according to the degree of achievement of goals and the performance of the functions that were entrusted with the state and society
Analysis of investment strategy in Indonesian consumer goods industry: Benjamin Graham's approach
Authors: Rakim Aditya Achmad , Iqbal Mohammad , Misra Isra
Published: August 2022

Shares price fluctuations cause investors to take irrational actions. An assessment of investment valuation is needed to deal with market fluctuations so as to reduce investment risk. Benjamin Graham Formula is an investment strategy by comparing the fair value of the shares with the shares price to help investors in making investment decisions. Benjamin Graham's value investing strategy is a strategy of valuing shares whose actual value is higher than market value, thereby finding significant returns over the long term. This research is quantitative descriptive. Based on the selection criteria for the Benjamin Graham method, the researcher suggests buying ADES shares. The firms share price is currently undervalued. CEKA shares have an undervalued value, this can be used as an alternative consideration in making investment decisions.
Independencia de los Consejos de Administración, concentración de la propiedad y rentabilidad de las empresas listadas en México y Chile
Authors: Watkins Fassler Karen , Briano-Turrent Guadalupe del Carmen , Franco-Ramírez Diana Laura , Román-Sánchez José Luis
Published: August 2022

Este artículo indaga sobre el efecto de la independenciade los Consejos de Administración (juntas directivas) en la rentabilidad de las empresas no financieras listadas en México y Chile durante 2009-2016. Se estudia el impacto sobre el desempeño financiero tanto del porcentaje de miembros independientes como de la antigüedad de estos en el cargo. Lo anterior se evalúa tomando en cuenta la concentración de la propiedad accionaria. Se concluye, mediante un análisis de panel dinámico, que el grado de independencia no favorece los resultados empresariales, independientemente de la concentración de la propiedad. No obstante, la antigüedad de los directores independientes sí repercute negativamente sobre la rentabilidad de estas firmas. Lo anterior pone bajo debate los requerimientos legales en materia de gobierno corporativo para las empresas listadas en América Latina y sugiere líneas de investigación empíricas que favorezcan la identificación de pesos y contrapesos efectivos para estas firmas.
El impacto de las crisis en el desempeño del sector agropecuario del Ecuador.
Authors: Lara Haro Diego Marcelo , Argothy Almeida Luis Anderson , Martínez Mesias Juan Pablo , Mejía Chávez Marcelo Agustín
Published: August 2022

El presente estudio analiza el impacto de las crisis macroeconómicas en el sector agropecuario del Ecuador. La metodología emplea una regresión econométrica vectorial que permite identificar los canales de trasmisión de las crisis financieras y económicas hacia el desempeño del sector, en el periodo 2008-2020. En este contexto, se plantea dos posibles escenarios para entender la evolución del sector en los próximos años. Los principales resultados indican que el PIB nacional, las exportaciones y el financiamiento en el largo plazo impactan directamente en el crecimiento del sector agropecuario, mientras que, en el corto plazo tan solo el PIB y el comercio internacional influyen negativamente en el sector. Por otra parte, solo el financiamiento presenta una relación directa. Finalmente, los escenarios planteados no arrojan un pronóstico muy alentador dado las constantes variaciones abruptas que impiden su continua recuperación, determinando la sensibilidad del sector ante fallos en el sistema económico.
Convergencia estocástica en el Índice de Complejidad Económica: el caso de América Latina y el Caribe, 1995-2019
Authors: Molero Oliva Leobaldo
Published: August 2022

Este artículo plantea como objetivo examinar la hipótesis de la convergencia en el Índice de Complejidad Económica durante el lapso 1995-2019, para una muestra representativa de países de América Latina y el Caribe con respecto a dos referentes: la complejidad económica de Estados Unidos y la complejidad promedio entre diez países líderes de la distribución mundial del 2019. Se utilizó la metodología de convergencia estocástica, y se realizaron los contrastes de la hipótesis mediante pruebas de raíces unitarias estándar y con quiebre estructural. Los resultados muestran que la dispersión de la complejidad entre los países aumentó sostenidamente. Además, estos no revelan convergencia absoluta, excepto para Costa Rica y México, mientras que otros países comparten tendencias comunes o presentan divergencia frente a los países de referencia. Se concluye que algunos problemas sociales y económicos, como el lento crecimiento o los niveles de desarrollo, no podrían solventarse si no mejoran las interacciones sistémicas a nivel productivo, reveladas en los niveles de complejidad económica.
Analyzing The Covid-19 Pandemic of Volatility Spillover Influence the Collaboration of Foreign and Indian Stock Markets
Authors: Das Runumi , Debnath Arabinda
Published: August 2022

One of the most crucial variables in investment selections is volatility. Unexpected information causes an investor to trade unusually in the market, which influences market volatility. Furthermore, various market sectors are affected differently by this type of trading behaviour. This research investigates the impact of COVID-19 on stock market volatility in India using a generalised autoregressive conditional model. The research was conducted using daily closing prices of stock indices include Nifty 50 and Nifty 500, from September 8, 2019, to July 9, 2021. In this article, the TGARCH model (1,1) was utilized to evaluate the volatility of NSE listed shares. The stock market's volatility has been calculated using the NSE's closing price. To reduce the skewness in the stock price data distribution, the natural logarithm of each price data is employed in the estimations. During the pre-COVID and COVID periods, the conditional volatility of the daily return series showed signs of volatility variations. Furthermore, the study aimed to compare stock price returns in pre-COVID19 and post-COVID19 scenarios to global indexes such as the NASDAQ, Nikkei 225, and FTSE. The stock market in India suffered volatility throughout the epidemic, according to the findings. Consequently, the study recommends NSE stock exchange bond indices to explore the volatility spillover influence between foreign exchange and the stock market in India. In this work, the positive definite covariance matrix is given, therefore a multivariate GARCH with BEKK model is used to estimate the covariance correlation and identify the consequences that stock market downturns can create. SPSS and Eviews software are used to analyze the data. The Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and KPSS unit root tests have been used to determine whether a time series is stationary or nonstationary. Whereas it corrects for heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation consistency in ADF test statistics, the study employed the KPSS unit root test to estimate the right result. In addition, to investigate the impact of COVID19 on stock market volatility in terms of negative and positive shocks in financial decisions, the TGARCH model captures asymmetry. The finding that the variable has a negative and statistically significant coefficient suggests that the COVID-19 outbreak lowered stock market volatility in India. In terms of historical errors, the coefficients represent the persistence of volatility for each nation. NIFTY and NASDAQ have the largest and longest-term spillover effect. According to the findings, India is the least sensitive to external shocks.
Households income in 2021: influence of Covid-19 pandemic
Authors: Pinkovetskaia Iuliia , Arbelaez Campillo Diego Felipe , Rojas Bahamon Magda Julissa
Published: August 2022

The aim of the study is to assess the influence of the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on the incomes of households located in various national economies in 2021. The survey of representatives of the economically active adult population (18-64 years old) was conducted in 47 countries geographically located in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America during the development of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitoring Project. The development of mathematical models included the construction of normal distribution density functions in accordance with the author's methodology. It was proved that almost half of households (46.6%) had a certain decrease in household income due to the pandemic. Slightly less (45.6%) was the proportion of households in which income retention was noted. An absolute minority (7.8%) of households experienced income growth.
Facile synthesis of a triazine-based porous organic polymer containing thiophene units for effective loading and releasing of temozolomide
Authors: Hao Di , Wang Dong-Yue , Dong Bin , Xi Sun-Chang , Jiang Guan
Published: August 2022

Suzuki cross-coupling reaction was employed to easily obtain a triazine-based porous organic polymer (2,4,6-tris(5-bromothiophene-2-yl)-1,3,5-triazine [TBrTh]–1,3,5-benzene-triyltriboronic acid pinacol ester [BTBPE]–covalent triazine framework [CTF]) containing thiophene units. The chemical structure of TBrTh–BTBPE–CTF was revealed by solid-state 13C NMR, Fourier-transform infrared, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. TBrTh–BTBPE–CTF with an amorphous structure exhibited excellent thermal stability and intrinsic porosity (373 m2·g−1 of Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area). Consequently, temozolomide (TMZ) was used as an oral alkylating agent in melanoma treatment to explore the drug loading and releasing behavior of TBrTh–BTBPE–CTF as a result of the low cytotoxicity of thiophene-based polymers. The successful loading of TMZ within the polymeric structure was suggested by thermogravimetric analysis and N2 sorption isotherms. The release experiments were performed in phosphate-buffered saline at pH values of 5.5 and 7.4, exhibiting good controlled-release properties. These results suggest that the current porous organic polymer is expected to be a drug carrier for the delivery and release of TMZ.
Experimental analysis on creep mechanics of unsaturated soil based on empirical model
Authors: Qiao Zhang
Published: August 2022

In order to reflect the creep characteristics of unsaturated silty clay, a triaxial compression consolidation drainage creep test was conducted under the condition of controlling the matric suction. According to the results of the creep test, combined with the empirical models, Mesri model and Log-modified model, the relationship between the initial tangent modulus and the matric suction was established, and two empirical models of unsaturated soil creep considering the effect of matric suction were constructed. The study confirmed the stress–strain through the ε/D–ε relationship curve, and determined the parameters F and n through power function. The methods for determining the strain–time relationship parameters of the two improved models are different. The improved Mesri model was obtained by fitting the ln ε–ln t relationship, while the improved Log-modified model was solved by the BFGS algorithm and the general global optimization method. By comparing the two improved models of unsaturated soil creep tests, it was found that the improved Mesri model can more accurately describe the creep characteristics of unsaturated soils, which confirms the rationality and feasibility of this model and method.
Systematic review for lung cancer detection and lung nodule classification: Taxonomy, challenges, and recommendation future works
Authors: Jassim Mustafa Mohammed , Jaber Mustafa Musa
Published: August 2022

Nowadays, lung cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases that require early diagnosis. Artificial intelligence has played an essential role in the medical field in general and in analyzing medical images and diagnosing diseases in particular, as it can reduce human errors that can occur with the medical expert when analyzing medical image. In this research study, we have done a systematic survey of the research published during the last 5 years in the diagnosis of lung cancer classification of lung nodules in 4 reliable databases (Science Direct, Scopus, web of science, and IEEE), and we selected 50 research paper using systematic literature review. The goal of this review work is to provide a concise overview of recent advancements in lung cancer diagnosis issues by machine learning and deep learning algorithms. This article summarizes the present state of knowledge on the subject. Addressing the findings offered in recent research publications gives the researchers a better grasp of the topic. We checked all the characteristics, such as challenges, recommendations for future work were analyzed in detail, and the published datasets and their source were presented to facilitate the researchers’ access to them and use it to develop the results achieved previously.
High-Q asymmetrically cladded silicon nitride 1D photonic crystals cavities and hybrid external cavity lasers for sensing in air and liquids
Authors: Iadanza Simone , Mendoza-Castro Jesus Hernan , Oliveira Taynara , Butler Sharon M. , Tedesco Alessio , Giannino Giuseppe , Lendl Bernhard , Grande Marco , O’Faolain Liam
Published: August 2022

In this paper we show a novel design of high Q-factor silicon nitride (SiN) 1D photonic crystal (PhC) cavities side-coupled to curved waveguides, operating with both silica and air cladding. The engineering of the etched 1D PhC cavity sidewalls angle allows for high Q-factors over a wide range of upper cladding compositions, and the achievement of the highest calculated Q-factor for non-suspended asymmetric SiN PhC structures. We show the employment of these type of SiN PhC cavities in hybrid external cavity laser (HECL) configuration, with mode-hop free single mode laser operation over a broad range of injected currents (from 25 mA to 65 mA), milliwatts of power output (up to 9 mW) and side-mode suppression ratios in the range of 40 dB. We demonstrate the operation of these devices as compact and energy efficient optical sensors that respond to refractive index changes in the surrounding medium the measurement of sodium chloride (from 0% to 25%) and sucrose (from 0% to 25%) in aqueous solution. In HECL configuration, the RI sensor exhibits a 2 orders of magnitude improvement in detection limit compared to the passive microcavity. We also discuss the possibility for applying these devices as novel transducers for refractive index changes that are induced by analyte specific absorption of infrared radiation by the target analytes present in gas or liquid phase.
Crystal structure of (E)-N′-(1-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl) ethylidene)-4-hydroxybenzohydrazide, C15H13ClN2O3
Authors: Li Zhaoyan
Published: August 2022

C15H13ClN2O3, monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 4.9709(11) Å, b = 31.691(7) Å, c = 8.512(2) Å, β = 92.376(4)°, V = 1339.8(5) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt
(F) = 0.0559, wRref
(F
2) = 0.1676, T = 296(2) K.
Representations of “leftover” women and men in the Chinese English-language news media: a keyword analysis of similarities and difference
Authors: Yu Yating
Published: August 2022

Although the phenomenon of “leftover” women and men in China has been hotly debated over the past decade, there are few comparative studies investigating similarities and differences underlying media representations of the two groups. To fill this gap, this study employs a corpus-assisted discourse analysis to investigate the discourses of similarities and differences underlying the representations of leftover women and men in the Chinese English-language news media between 2007 and 2017 by building two corpora. The findings indicate a similar discourse surrounding both leftover women and men, which is heterosexual marriage pressure. The findings also reveal two discourses highlighting differences between leftover women and men: while leftover women are represented as A-grade women facing fertility issues, leftover men are represented as D-grade men confronted with the demographic crisis. These discourses have ideological implications for heteronormativity and patriarchy. The study sheds light on non-hegemonic forms of femininity and masculinity constructed by the media in contemporary Chinese society, as well as the usefulness of employing corpus techniques to examine both similarities and differences in gender representations.
Hybride Interessenvertretung in der Plattformökonomie. Herausforderungen des „Coalition Building“ bei der Kooperation zwischen IG Metall und YouTubers Union
Authors: Hertwig Markus , Witzak Patrick
Published: August 2022

Der Beitrag untersucht die Entstehungs- und Erfolgsvoraussetzungen der „FairTube“-Kampagne, die 2019 von der YouTubers Union und der IG Metall ins Leben gerufen wurde, um die Beschäftigungsbedingungen der Videoproduzent*innen auf der Plattform YouTube zu verbessern. Mit Hilfe eines Mixed-Methods-Designs wird das Zusammen- und Wechselspiel zwischen etablierten und neuen Akteuren der Interessenvertretung in der digitalen Plattformökonomie untersucht. Die Studie zeigt, dass im Rahmen der Kampagne nicht nur Praktiken der Interessenvertretung aus unterschiedlichen Domänen (Gewerkschaften, soziale Bewegungen) kombiniert werden, sondern sich dauerhafte Strukturen aus Sinnzuschreibungen und (Macht-)Ressourcen herausbilden. Diese bezeichnen wir als „hybride Interessenvertretungsform“, der es zumindest zeitweise gelingt, spezifische Herausforderungen der Plattformökonomie zu bearbeiten.
Compromises between Occupational Aspirations and VET Occupations—a Contribution to the Reproduction of Social Inequalities?
Authors: Schels Brigitte , Kleinert Corinna , Fischer-Browne Melanie , Ahrens Lea
Published: August 2022

Many school leavers cannot fulfil their occupational aspirations when entering vocational education and training (VET), and have to make compromises. This study asks what form these compromises take by examining multiple extrinsic occupational dimensions, and investigates differences by social background. Data for VET entrants from lower and intermediate school tracks from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS-SC4) are combined with occupation-specific data. The cluster analysis reveals four distinct patterns of compromise: 1) upward moves and 2) downward moves in multiple extrinsic attributes, 3) concessions in firm size and wage, and 4) concessions in regular working hours and status. Multinomial logistic regressions indicate that compromise formation is hardly socially stratified in terms of parental education and occupational position. Compared to natives, VET entrants from second-generation migrant families are more likely to move upward into relative better training occupations than occupations originally aspired to.
AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO CONTROL THE SHAPING OF PARTS WITH SPATIALLY COMPLEX SURFACES
Authors:   Odessa Polytechnic National University, Zelinsky S. , Tkach A. ,   Odessa Polytechnic National University
Published: August 2022

In modern mechanical engineering, the number of parts with spatially complex surfaces is growing, the shape of which is determined analytically according to certain criteria. They are most widely used in the energy, aviation, tool industries (turbine blades, unicycles). With the current practice of processing such parts on CNC machines, when developing control programs, the analytically calculated shape of the surfaces is replaced by an approximate graphical model, which is used to calculate tool trajectories. This practice is due to the historically existing in the 1970-90s the capabilities of electronics and electrically driven devices. Despite the fundamentally new modern possibilities of computer control and electric drive devices, CNC machines retained the traditional initial principle of surface shaping using approximation and interpolation methods. At the same time, already at the stage of technological preparation of control programs, certain assumptions and losses in accuracy are assumed. The solution of this problem is relevant in connection with the current trend of increasing requirements for the accuracy of critical parts with spatially complex surfaces. The article proposes the principle of alternative control of shaping feeds when milling parts with spatially complex surfaces using the form of specifying the surface in an analytical form. The application of this principle excludes intermediate stages associated with the transformation of the analytical form of the task into a graphic one, the choice of coordinates of reference points and the interpolation of elementary sections. It is proposed, based on the proposed functional relationship between the geometric shape of a spatially complex surface and the established ratio of the components of the contour feed, based on the use of modern capabilities of computing devices and an electric drive, to provide a fundamentally new approach to shaping. The use of the proposed approach ensures complete automation of the preparation of control programs.
Progressive diastolic dysfunction in survivors of pediatric differentiated thyroid carcinoma
Authors: Reichert Antoinette D , Nies Marloes , Tissing Wim J E , Muller Kobold Anneke C , Klein Hesselink Mariëlle S , Brouwers Adrienne H , Havekes Bas , van den Heuvel-Eibrink Marry M , van der Pal Helena J H , Plukker John T M , van Santen Hanneke M , Corssmit Eleonora P M , Netea-Maier Romana T , Peeters Robin P , van Dam Eveline W C M , Burgerhof Johannes G M , van der Meer Peter , Bocca Gianni , Links Thera P
Published: August 2022

Background

Pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has an excellent prognosis but unknown late effects of treatment. The initial cardiac evaluation showed subclinical diastolic dysfunction in 20% of adult survivors. The objective of this follow-up study was to determine the clinical course of this finding.

Methods

This multicenter study, conducted between 2018 and 2020, re-evaluated survivors after 5 years. The primary endpoint was echocardiographic diastolic cardiac function (depicted by the mean of the early diastolic septal and early diastolic lateral tissue velocity (e’ mean)). Secondary endpoints were other echocardiographic parameters and plasma biomarkers.

Results

Follow-up evaluation was completed in 47 (71.2%) of 66 survivors who had completed their initial evaluation. Of these 47 survivors, 87.2% were women. The median age was 39.8 years (range: 18.8–60.3), and the median follow-up after the initial diagnosis was 23.4 years (range: 10.2–48.8). Between the first and second evaluation, the e’ mean significantly decreased by 2.1 cm/s (s.d. 2.3 cm/s, P < 0.001). The median left ventricular ejection fraction did not significantly change (58.0% vs 59.0%, P= NS). In the best explanatory model of e’ mean, multivariate linear regression analysis showed that BMI and age were significantly associated with e’ mean (β coefficient: −0.169, 95% CI: −0.292; −0.047, P = 0.008 and β coefficient: −0.177, 95% CI: −0.240; −0.113, P < 0.001, respectively).

Conclusions and relevance

In these relatively young survivors of pediatric DTC, diastolic function decreased significantly during 5-year follow-up and is possibly more pronounced than in normal aging. This finding requires further follow-up to assess clinical consequences.
Hepatorenal syndrome in a child with cystic fibrosis: analysis of a clinical case
Authors:   Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Lazarenko I.F. , Kurilina T.V. ,   Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Hliadielova N.P. ,   Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Kyiv
Published: August 2022

Hepato-renal syndrome (HRS) is a rare complication that may accompany end-stage cystic fibrosis-associated cirrhosis in patients with cystic fibrosis. There is currently no unified protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of HRS in cystic fibrosis, particularly in pediatric patients. The main approaches to diagnosing the condition are to detect signs of acute renal failure in a patient with severe liver damage in the absence of shock and in the absence of signs of organic kidney damage or the use of nephrotoxic drugs. Treatment is based on the appointment of vasoconstrictors in combination with albumin infusion and the exclusion of factors that promote the development of HRS, but the method of final therapy remains liver transplantation. The article presents an analysis of the clinical case of HRS and its treatment in a child with cystic fibrosis. Immediate detection of liver cirrhosis in patients with cystic fibrosis, exclusion of the risk factors (massive and protracted surgical interventions, significant volume of extracted ascitic rudin, limiting the use of nephrotoxic drugs and high-dose loop diuretics) is a way to prevent the development of severe liver cirrhosis complications. Immediate recognition and proper management of HRS is a way to protect life before liver transplantation, as well as to preserve the quality of life of patients with cystic fibrosis. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interests was declared by the authors. Key words: cystic fibrosis, hepatorenal syndrome, liver cirrhosis, ascites, terlipressin.
Developmental language disorders in Cyprus
Authors: Theodorou Elena , Kambanaros Maria , Petinou Kakia
Published: August 2022

The term developmental language disorder (DLD) refers to the condition in which a child fails to achieve the speech and language milestones that are expected for his/her chronological age. The disorder is often linked to a series of add-on effects such as learning difficulties, trouble with socializing, problematic behaviour and low self-esteem. According to the international literature, DLD affects approximately 7% of school children in mainstream education. This paper reports on research conducted in Cyprus aiming to map the services provided by speech and language therapists (SLTs) to children with DLD. A questionnaire containing key areas of enquiry was developed and distributed to professionals working with DLD in Cyprus. A total of 44 responses were submitted by SLTs who provide services to individuals with DLD. The findings showed that the majority of children with DLD are diagnosed with a mixed receptive/expressive language disorder and are, on average, 7 years of age. The speech therapy interventions provided by professionals were twice a week and were most often on an individual basis. The maximum number of sessions was not pre-determined. Findings underscored the need for further research in defining service provision issues for children with DLD in Cyprus.
Presentación
Authors: E Innovación, Nayarit 2017 Congreso Estatal de Ciencia, Tecnología
Published: August 2022

Presentación a cargo de la Dra. Laura Isabel Cayeros López, Secretaria de Investigación y Posgrado de la Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. Insitución organizadora del Congreso de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Nayarit 2017 que es un esfuerzo por conjuntar a especialistas de las diversas áreas de conocimiento que realizan investigación científica en y sobre Nayarit, bajo el auspicio del Consejo de Ciencia y Tecnología del Estado de Nayarit.Este evento se celebró del 11 al 14 de septiembre en el cual se presentaron 82 ponencias y 41 carteles y para la difusión de la ciencia en este espacio que hoy se renueva para bien de la comunidad científica y tecnológica en Nayarit.La revista Bio Ciencias, en este suplemento, presenta las memorias de los trabajos presentados de manera oral y en cartel, de las Áreas de Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias y de Ciencias de la Salud, en este Congreso de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Nayarit 2017.
Concepciones alternativas de la integración latinoamericana
Authors:   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Ortiz Morales Jenny Catherine , Sánchez Fabio ,   Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Stuhldreher Amalia ,   Universidad de la República, Morales Olmos Virginia ,   Universidad de la República, Silva Barros Pedro ,   Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, de Souza Borba Gonçalves Julia ,   Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, Escobar Samurio Sofía ,   Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, Badillo-Reguera Jonatan ,   Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Delgado Rojas Jaime ,   Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Aya Smitmans María Teresa ,   Universidad Externado de Colombia, Ardila Martha ,   Universidad Externado de Colombia
Published: August 2022

Este libro plantea algunas concepciones alternativas presentes en los debates en torno a la integración latinoamericana, a partir de conceptos clásicos sobre el desarrollo, el liderazgo, la soberanía, el Estado y la diplomacia. Estos conceptos han replanteado y orientado las discusiones y reflexiones planteadas en el presente tomo a partir de enfoques alternativos como el ecologismo, la integración energética, la relación desarrollo-autonomía y el colonialismo intelectual en un contexto de modernidad líquida, los cuales, dada la relevancia y pertinencia de nuevos actores, han dado paso a fortalecer la paradiplomacia en el actual escenario al que se asiste. En este sentido, las discusiones retoman variaciones y reconceptualizaciones en medio de los actuales debates que acompañan el marco conceptual y la realidad en materia de integración regional desde las particularidades de la región latinoamericana.
Notes Towards a Commentary on Sean Bonney’s Letters Against the Firmament
Authors: Rowe William
Published: August 2022

Bonney takes the romantic and surrealist traditions (Hölderlin, Rimbaud, Césaire) to a point where they meet their impossibility, not by subjective diminishment but through encounter with the political as it currently exists. The inner life of the poetic subject is unprotected; this multiplies difficulties. The singular energy of Bonney's Letters finds itself at this conjuncture. Speed and compression of the work grapples with those same qualities as they exist inside political oppression. Poetry, for Bonney 'a specific method of thought', carries out the work of  creating form as definition by means of thought thinking, dialectically, against itself. This article seeks, overall, to consider the means by which the Letters sustain their energy within current political conditions.  
How Little is Enough? Porous & Embracing Dramaturgy for Transformative Encounters
Authors: Önnudóttir Steinunn Knúts
Published: August 2022

The article gives an insight into the dramaturgical tools that are applied in the site specific and participatory performance Island, that was performed in Hrísey, an island north off the coast of Iceland in 2020. The project is a part of the artistic PhD research How Little is Enough? Sustainable Methods of Performance for Transformative Encounters, at Malmö Theatre Academy, University of Lund, that explores sustainable methods of creating transformative encounters with an audience  through participatory and site-specific artworks, with a particular focus on how minimal and sustainable the framework for the encounter can be. The article asks what dramaturgical tools can create condition and provide triggers for transformation through minimal means and introduces two dramaturgical tools, POROSITY and EMBRACE, that can be understood as enablers for transformative experiences. While Cathy Turner who coined the term porous dramaturgy, uses these two terms to describe the same tool, this article argues that porosity and embrace have separate functions. The video unpacks the distinction between these dramaturgical tools and disseminates how they appear and can be understood in the performance, Island.
First record of Sisyra bureschi Rausch et Weißmair, 2007 from Bosnia and Herzegovina (Neuroptera: Sisyridae)
Authors: Szőke Viktória
Published: August 2022

Sisyra bureschi Rausch et Weißmair, 2007 (Neuroptera: Sisyridae) is reported from Bosnia and Herzegovina for the first time. The first habitus photos of adults of the species are published.
Effect of supplementation of natural and commercial probiotics on the productive performance of growing guinea pigs
Authors: Guevara Vásquez Jorge , Carcelén Cáceres Fernando , García Zapata Teonila , Bravo Aranibar Noemí , Núñez Venegas Oscar , Reyna Mariñas Leoncio , Erazo Erazo Raymundo , Vílchez-Perales Carlos
Published: August 2022

The effect of supplementation of natural and commercial probiotics on the productive performance of growing guinea pigs was evaluated. 48-weaned male guinea pigs from the Peru breed were used. Weight gain, feed consumption, feed conversion,and carcass yield were determined. A completely randomized design with four treatments, six repetitions per treatment and two animals per repetition was used. The treatments were T1: Control Diet (CD); T2: CD + Natural Probiotic (NP) (2 ml); T3: CD + Commercial Probiotic(CP) (2 ml) and T4: CD + NP (1 ml) + CP (1 ml). The NP contained: Bacillus pumilus,Lactobacillusfrumenti, Streptococcus thoraltensis, Lactobacillus johnsoni, and the CP: Lactobacilus rihamnosusand Enterococci faecium. Nosignificant differences (p > 0,05) were found in the determined parameters; however, there were trendstowardhigher feed intakeand higherweight gain in guinea pigs of T3, better feed conversion in T4,and the highest carcass performance (p < 0,05) was presented in T2. The supplementation with CP tends to improve the productive performance of growing guinea pigs, with the exception of the carcass performance that improves with the supplementation of the NP.These results will serve as the basis for the use of probiotics in commercial guinea pig farms.
Anthoceros punctatus (hornwort) transformation v1
Authors: Frangedakis Eftychis
Published: August 2022

Anthoceros punctatus (hornwort) transformation
Comparison of Deep Learning and Traditional Machine Learning Classification Performance in a SSVEP Based Brain Computer Interface
Authors: İŞCAN Zafer
Published: August 2022

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) offer a very high potential to help those who cannot use their organs properly. In the literature, many electroencephalogram based BCIs exist. Steady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) based BCIs provide relatively higher accuracy values which make them very popular in BCI research. Recently, deep learning (DL) based methods have been used in electroencephalogram classification problems and they had superior performance over traditional machine learning (ML) methods, which require feature extraction step. This study aimed at comparing the performance of DL and traditional ML based classification performance in terms of stimuli duration, number of channels, and number of trials in an SSVEP based BCI experiment. In the traditional approach canonical correlation analysis method was used for the feature extraction and then three well-known classifiers were used for classification. In DL-based classification, spatio-spectral decomposition (SSD) method was integrated as a preprocessing step to extract oscillatory signals in the frequency band of interest with a convolutional neural network structure. Obtained offline classification results show that proposed DL approach could generate better accuracy values than traditional ML-based methods for short time segments (< 1 s). Besides, use of SSD as a preprocessing step increased the accuracy of DL classification. Superior performance of proposed SSD based DL approach over the traditional ML methods in short trials shows the feasibility of this approach in future BCI designs. Similar approach can be used in other fields where there are oscillatory activity in the recorded signals.
FIRST IN UKRAINE “HYDROCHEMICAL DICTIONARY” WAS PUBLISHED (2022)
Authors:   Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Zabokrytska M.R.
Published: August 2022

The article presents and analyzes the scientific reference publication – “Hydrochemical Dictionary”, published by the professor of the Kiev National Taras Shevchenko University V.K. Khilchevskyi in 2022. Hydrochemistry is a scientific discipline that studies the chemical composition of natural waters (surface, underground and marine) and the patterns of its change depending on chemical, physical and biological processes occurring in the environment and under the influence of anthropogenic factors. Hydrochemistry has its own object of study, a theoretical, methodological and methodological basis, which allows it to develop important scientific and practical issues. It is closely connected with hydrology, geology, oceanology, and hydrobiology. Being formed in the process of formation and further development, hydrochemistry is constantly enriched with new terms and concepts. Yes, since the early 2000s. hydrochemical and hydroecological terminology has been influenced by the Water Framework Directive (WFD) of the European Union due to the deepening of international scientific contacts and the implementation in Ukraine of the provisions of the WFD in regulatory documents. Since an ever wider range of specialists is involved in this area, the issues of unification of hydrochemical terminology are becoming important. This goal is dedicated to the “Hydrochemical Dictionary”, which is the first in Ukraine scientific reference publication of this direction. The Dictionary includes terms widely used in the scientific literature on hydrochemistry, as well as a number of terms in related scientific disciplines related to hydrochemistry (hydrology, geography, hydrogeology, hydrobiology, analytical, organic and physical chemistry, geochemistry, etc.), the EU WFD. The “Hydrochemical Dictionary” contains terms covering the following issues: properties and chemical composition of natural waters; processes of formation of the chemical composition of natural waters; methodology and methods of hydrochemical research and water analysis; processes of pollution and self-purification of water bodies; hydrobiological and microbiological processes in water bodies; water quality and integrated water resources management. The Dictionary contains about 830 terms and concepts listed in the subject index, which makes it easy to find the right terms on the corresponding pages. “Hydrochemical Dictionary” is designed for students of universities specializing in “Earth Sciences” of educational programs of the hydrological profile, studying hydrochemical and hydroecological disciplines; will be useful to specialists in the field of hydrochemistry, hydrology, hydroecology, hydrogeology, geography.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE DNIPRO AND DESNA RIVERS IN THE WATER SUPPLY OF KYIV – TO THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KYIV CENTRALIZED WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM (1872-2022)
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Khilchevskyi V.K.
Published: August 2022

The article shows the role of the Dnipro and Desna rivers in the water supply of Kyiv. 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the Kyiv centralized water supply system, which was built in 1872 with a water intake from the Dnipro. For a century and a half, technologies in water supply have changed, the role of the Dnipro as a source of water supply – the role of groundwater, and subsequently the Desna, increased. In 1939, the Dnipro water supply station was built, which is still in operation (design capacity 600 thousand m3/day). In 1961, the Desnyanska water supply station was built (1080 thousand m3/day). The design capacity of the artesian water pipeline is 420 thousand m3/day. The Dnipro River to Kiev (Upper Dnipro) and the Desna River form their waters on the territory of Polesie, which affects the chemical composition and quality of river waters. The water quality of the Dnipro River with an average annual salinity of about 290 mg/dm3 is influenced by the Pripyat River, the chemical composition of the water of which is formed in wetlands and contains a significant amount of humic substances. This leads to the fact that in certain periods during the spring flood, a tense situation arises regarding the purification of water from organic matter at the Dnipro waterworks. There is no such problem with the water of the Desna River with an average annual salinity of about 330 mg/dm3. But the threat to the Desna floodplain, which is easy to spot on the ground, is its development. Often – this is a building unforeseen by the general plan for the development of settlements. In recent years, the average daily rise in water by subdivisions of the private JSC “AK” Kyivvodokanal “is 700-720 thousand m3/day. The share of water supply sources in the city is as follows: Desna – 66%; Dnipro – 25%; artesian waters – 9%. A high specific indicator of drinking water use in Kyiv per one inhabitant was in 1991 – 588 L/day/person. In 2018, it decreased 2.6 times (225 L/day/person) compared to 1991; in 2019 – 2.6 times (223 L/day/person); in 2020 – 2.7 times. (219 L/day/person). This was facilitated by the introduction of market relations in the procedure for payment by the population for water supply and sanitation services. The centralized water supply of the city also provides for the centralized water disposal of wastewater generated in the process of water use. Built in 1965, the Bortnytska aeration station receives 100% of the city’s wastewater with the discharge of treated wastewater into the Dnipro River below Kyiv. The Dnipro together with the Desna River play an extraordinary role in the city’s water supply. The Dnipro remains the hydrographic axis of the Ukrainian capital.
On the role of uteroplacental circulation in the origin of a large fetus
Authors: Gurevich P. C. , Kruch A. I. , Gazazyan M. G. , Ponomareva N. A.
Published: August 2022

A comprehensive study of the morphological and functional features of the placenta of a large fetus and the intensity of uteroplacental blood flow was carried out to determine the state of the blood supply to the fetus and its role in the genesis of macrosomia. It has been established that macrosomia occurs in women with intense uteroplacental blood flow.