bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Falls among the elderly
Authors: Topka Weronika , Kwiatkowska Małgorzata Maria , Skierkowska Natalia , Prylińska Monika , Gajos Wiktoria
Published: October 2020

Falls are a significant problem among the elderly. Every third person falls at least once a year. Falls lead to injuries, limiting the mobility of the elderly. As a result of falls, serious fractures occur, which cause hospitalization and are the main cause of death due to accidents. The causes of falls are complex and most often arise from several overlapping factors. Efforts should be made to eliminate external factors in order to minimize the risk of falling among people over 60 years of age. Daily physical activity, individual assessment of risk factors and optimal adaptation of the environment play an important role in preventing falls. The aim of the study was to discuss the problem of falls in the population of geriatric patients.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in children population – current knowledge summary
Authors: Prylińska Monika , Skierkowska Natalia , Topka Weronika , Kwiatkowska Małgorzata
Published: October 2020

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelits (CFS/ME) is a chronic disease with complex pathophysiology and unknown etiology. It occurs both in children and adolescents, as well as in adults, with equal frequency. The clinical course is characterized by progressive fatigue, a significant reduction in the body's efficiency, lack of relief despite rest, and numerous accompanying symptoms. Pathognomonic symptom for PE is the increase in fatigue after physical or mental exertion and the persistence of these symptoms for several hours or days. The basis for effective treatment is primarily non-pharmacological treatment, including determining the optimal balance between physical activity and rest, which is aimed at preventing post-workout fatigue. Pain, insomnia, IO, and other symptoms can be treated with medication. So far, little research has been done on the diagnosis and treatment of this disease in children. This publication aims to summarize the knowledge currently available on the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in children and adolescents.
Safety of anti-influenza vaccination during pregnancy
Authors: Kozłowska Marta , Zaniuk Marcin , Wójcik Piotr , Rogowska Monika , Tomczyk Jan
Published: October 2020

Flu, while seemingly harmless, is actually much more dangerous. These include ubiquity, high contagiousness and the possibility of serious complications. The flu is associated with serious complications, especially in pregnancy. It includes increased rates of miscarriage, stillbirths, neonatal deaths, premature births, and decreased birth weight. The flu vaccine is an effective and safe preventive measure.According to WHO anti-flu vaccine is recommended to women in any trimester of the pregnancy. Research shows that vaccination during pregnancy is safe and does not cause foetal or maternal complications. Moreover, maternal antibodies cross the placenta and can protect infant against influenza up to 6 months. The most common reasons for refusing vaccines by pregnant women are hesitations and fear of adverse pregnancy outcome. Due to that it is important to increase the society’s awareness about flu complications during pregnancy as well for women and for children. Successful immunization of the society requires improving its vaccination behaviour and can benefit in reducing frequency of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Hope for success and life satisfaction among sport referees
Authors: Minda Mateusz
Published: October 2020

The article will present the results of research on the relationship between hope for success and life satisfaction in volleyball and football referees. The study involved 214 referees (104 from volleyball and 110 from football). In the presented study, the Hope for Success Questionnaire (KNS; Łaguna, Trzebiński, Zięba, 2005) and the Life Satisfaction Scale (SWLS; Juczyński, 2009) were used. The results of this study indicated that there are positive correlations between hope for success and life satisfaction in both group of volleyball and football referees. Additional analyzes also showed that there was a positive relationship between hope for success, willpower and life satisfaction in the group of female referees. Similarly, in the group of men, positive correlations were found between hope for success, the ability to find solutions, and willpower, and life satisfaction. The results of the research indicate the role of hope for success in the sense of life satisfaction. In the study group - sports referees, this topic seems to be particularly important and deserves further analysis.
Trends in visits of Polish women to the gynaecological office
Authors: Obuchowska Aleksandra , Wójcik Justyna , Standyło Arkadiusz , Ozga Alicja , Piotrowska Paulina
Published: October 2020

Gynaecological examination is one of the most intimate medical procedures. It is also a very important examination and should be performed every year. Women visit a gynaecologist for a variety of reasons, often in case of sudden pain. The aim of the study was to find out the reasons why women they report for visits to the gynaecologist and their frequency. The research was conducted on the group of 1,260 survey respondents. More than half of them visit a doctor each year. The most common reason for visiting a gynaecologist is a preventive visit. Our research confirms that the problem of too rare visits to the gynaecologist is still current. It is important to encourage visits by women who rarely come to the gynaecologist or never visit the gynaecologist.
Shrouded Prices and Firm Reputation: Evidence from the U.S. Hotel Industry
Authors: Chiles Bennett
Published: October 2020

Firms in many industries engage in price obfuscation—tactics that intentionally make prices more difficult for consumers to discern. Although existing research has focused on the short-term financial gains that motivate firms to obfuscate, reputational concerns may at least partially counteract these incentives if consumers punish deceptive firms via loss of loyalty in future transactions and/or publicly observable negative feedback. This paper addresses the latter possibility, exploring the impact of mandatory shrouded surcharges on firm reputation in the U.S. hotel industry. Using data collected from two major online travel sites, I exploit differences in surcharge disclosure across booking channels to identify the causal effect of hidden “resort fees” on traveler ratings. I find that hidden fees decrease ratings by roughly 0.15 points (on a rating scale ranging from 1 to 5). The magnitude of this effect varies based on firm characteristics, and this variation is consistent with observed heterogeneity in resort fee adoption patterns: when the expected punishment is more severe, firms are substantially less likely to adopt shrouded surcharges. Results shed light on the extent to which reputational mechanisms may act as a check against price obfuscation and other similar practices intended to exploit boundedly rational consumers.

This paper was accepted by Eric Anderson, marketing.
A New Design Arduino-Based Dual Axis Solar Tracking System
Authors: Naif Yasir Hashim
Published: October 2020

Green and clean energy depends meanly on the Solar energy, especially at urban area. This paper presents the Arduino-based new design of dual-axis solar tracking system with high-efficiency using through the use of five-point sunlight sensors. The main objective of this research is to convert the maximum sunlight to electrical power by auto movement of the solar panel. This research is divided into two stages, first stage related to hardware design and the second related to software development. In hardware design, five light dependent resistors (LDR) have been used for tracking light direction source. Two linear actuators have been used to move the solar panel towards the maximum light intensity direction by using LDR sensors. Moreover, the software is constructed using C++ programming language and uploaded to the Arduino UNO platform. The efficiency of the designed tracking system has been examined and compared with fixed and single axis solar tracker and results shows that the new system has better efficiency than the fixed or single axis  system.
Intermodal fiber interferometer with frequency scanning laser for sensor application
Authors: Petrov A. V. , Chapalo I. E. , Bisyarin M. A. , Kotov O. I.
Published: October 2020

An intermodal fiber interferometer with an optical frequency scanning light source is considered to attain two main goals: signal fading elimination and achieving a linear response to external fiber perturbations. It is demonstrated that the interferometric signal traces repeatedly generated by the laser frequency scans can be used to average the target signal by calculating their autocorrelation function. A correlation approach is studied for signal processing, and various correlation function modifications are proposed and theoretically analyzed to achieve complete signal reconstruction. In particular, the relation between the autocorrelation function and the averaged amplitude characteristic is demonstrated. The efficiency of the proposed interferometer’s scheme and the correlative signal processing are confirmed experimentally for the case of a sine-shaped fiber length modulation. We believe that the proposed method will be useful in real-time sensing applications.
Subdiffuse scattering and absorption model for single fiber reflectance spectroscopy
Authors: Post Anouk L. , Faber Dirk J. , Sterenborg Henricus J. C. M. , van Leeuwen Ton G.
Published: October 2020

Single fiber reflectance (SFR) spectroscopy is a technique that is sensitive to small-scale changes in tissue. An additional benefit is that SFR measurements can be performed through endoscopes or biopsy needles. In SFR spectroscopy, a single fiber emits and collects light. Tissue optical properties can be extracted from SFR spectra and related to the disease state of tissue. However, the model currently used to extract optical properties was derived for tissues with modified Henyey-Greenstein phase functions only and is inadequate for other tissue phase functions. Here, we will present a model for SFR spectroscopy that provides accurate results for a large range of tissue phase functions, reduced scattering coefficients, and absorption coefficients. Our model predicts the reflectance with a median error of 5.6% compared to 19.3% for the currently used model. For two simulated tissue spectra, our model fit provides accurate results.
More realistic low-resolution OCT image generation approach for training deep neural networks
Authors: Pan Hongming , Yang Di , Yuan Zhuoqun , Liang Yanmei
Published: October 2020

Super-resolution image reconstruction has become a hot topic with the development of deep learning methods, which have been applied in medical images and shown its great potential application. The available simple and uniform bicubic interpolation down-sampling cannot reflect the actual OCT image degradation. A more realistic low-resolution OCT image generation approach is proposed for training deep neural networks. OCT images with high and low resolutions by multiplying two different spectral widths of the light source are obtained. Three kinds of classical deep learning networks are trained to super-resolve OCT images, and the primary results prove their effectiveness. Super-resolution study for the more realistic low-resolution images is of significance for improving the resolution of OCT system in practice.
PEPA: Entwicklung eines Scoring-Modells zur Priorisierung von Prozessen für eine Automatisierung
Authors: Plattfaut Ralf , Koch Julian F. , Trampler Michael , Coners André
Published: October 2020

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) bezeichnet eine Technologie, die die einfache Erstellung von Computerprogrammen (sogenannten Bots) zur Automatisierung von IT-gestützten Geschäftsprozessen über die graphische Benutzeroberfläche ermöglicht. Aktuelle Forschungsbemühungen im Themenfeld RPA haben gezeigt, dass der erfolgreiche Einsatz von RPA allem voran ein realistisches Erwartungsmanagement und eine ausgiebige Prozessaufnahme erfordert. Diese Resultate zeigen die Notwendigkeit von Bewertungsmethoden zur Bestimmung und Klassifizierung von Prozessen im Hinblick auf ihre Verwendbarkeit im Rahmen von RPA.

In der Arbeit werden Ergebnisse eines mehrstufigen Design-Science-Research-Projekts im Kontext eines mittelständischen Industrieunternehmens vorgestellt. Genutzt werden dafür strukturierte mehrstufige qualitative Expertenbefragungen mit dem Ziel der Modellbildung. In diesem Projekt wird demnach ein neues Bewertungsmodell zur Messung der Eignung für eine RPA-Implementierung und eine detailliertere Potenzialanalyse entwickelt (PEPA, Prozesseignung und -Priorisierung für Automatisierung). Das PEPA-Modell, von der Konzeptualisierung bis zur Implementierung, konzentriert sich auf seine verallgemeinerbare Anwendung und bietet ein systematisches Vorgehen zur Eignungsanalyse von Prozessen. Es berücksichtigt dabei wirtschaftliche, technologische und prozessuale Kriterien und ermöglicht eine anschließende Priorisierung der Prozesse in Bezug auf ihre Eignung für eine RPA-Implementierung. Damit geht das vorgeschlagene PEPA-Modell über bestehende Modelle aus der Praxis hinaus.
Anti Microbial Fabrics Manufacturing using the BenzalKonium Chloride in Antimicrobial Fabric Finishing
Authors: D Mathiyalagan
Published: October 2020

The antibacterial fabrics manufacturing is challenging task in textile industries. The fabric is a good living place for the bacteria and it act as a medium between the human and bacteria. The textile industries are concentrates more on antibacterial fabrics manufacturing because it will increase the quality of fabrics and also increase the product sales. This paper proposes the benzalkoniumchloride based antibacterial fabric manufacturing in textile industries. This kind of antimicrobial agents provides a better protection against the bacteria as long time. And also it does not spoil the quality of fabrics like shrinking and tearing.
Scoliotic disease: report to the teacher
Authors: Zaidman A. M.
Published: October 2020

It is with gratitude that I dedicate my work to the teacher, Ya.L. Tsivyan, who not only provided a subject for research, but also, on his own example of a person devoted to his work, brought up a generation of scholars for whom life and science are inseparable.

The paper presents the results of many years of research on idiopathic scoliosis in the form of a report to the teacher. Several fundamental topics were considered:

1) for the first time in world practice, it was established, on the basis of a study of 50 patients with idiopathic scoliosis, that the etiological factor of scoliosis is ectopic localization of neural crest derivatives, which are not genetically determined to chondrogenic differentiation and the growth process, in the vertebral body growth plate;

2) a local disturbance of chondrogenesis in the  vertebral body growth plate  is the cause of the growth asymmetry and formation of spinal deformity in idiopathic scoliosis;

3) the degree of structural changes in the spine and the prognosis of the deformity progression  depend on the level of disturbance of the morphogenetic processes in the vertebral body growth plate embedded in embryogenesis;

4) it is supposed to confirm the proposed hypotheses by inhibition of thePAX3gene in the chick embryo model of idiopathic scoliosis and to get answers to many more unclear questions concerning scoliotic disease.
Electrocoating Polypyrrole on Gold-Wire Electrode as Potential Mediator Membrane Candidate for Anionic Surfactant Electrode Sensor
Authors: Watoni Abdul Haris , Noviandri Indra , Nurdin Muhammad , Ramadhan La Ode Ahmad Nur
Published: October 2020

The development of polypyrrole as a potential mediator membrane candidate for sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) sensor electrode has been investigated. The polypyrrole membrane was synthesized electrochemically from the pyrrole and coated at the surface of a 1.0 mm diameter of the gold-wire electrode. Electropolymerization of pyrrole and coating of the polypyrrole produced was performed by cyclic voltammetry technique in the electrochemical cell containing supporting electrolyte of 0.01 M NaClO4 with an optimum potential range of -0.9 V–1.0 V, the scanning rate of 100 mV/s, an electric current of 2 mA, and running of potential scanning of 10 cycles. By using the similar optimal parameters of cyclic voltammetry, electropolymerization of 0.01 M pyrrole solution containing 0.001 M SDS also produces a polypyrrole membrane coated at the gold-wire electrode surface. These coated electrodes have the potential response-ability toward DS- anions in the concentration range of 10-7 M–10-5 M with a limit of detection of 10-7 M and sensitivity of electrode of 9.9 mV/decade. This finding shows that the SDS solution’s role is as supporting electrolyte and also as a source of DS- dopant during the pyrrole electropolymerization processes. Dopants are trapped in the polymer membrane during the electrochemical formation of polypyrrole and role as ionophores for DS- anion in the analyte solution. A potential response to the electrode phenomena is excellent basic scientific information for further synthesis of conducting polymer and development of conducting polymer-coated wire electrode model, especially in the construction of ion-selective electrode (ISE) for the determination of anionic surfactants with those models.
Characterization and Application of Chitosan as a Natural Coagulant in Reducing Remazol Red Dyestuff Concentration and COD Value of Batik Liquid Waste
Authors: Safitri Rifana Adilla , Rahmayanti Maya
Published: October 2020

Research on chitosan application as a natural coagulant in reducing the concentration of remazol red dye from batik liquid waste has been carried out. This study aims to study the effect of the acidity of batik wastewater on the coagulant ability to reduce the remazol red dye concentration and the COD value of batik liquid waste. In this study, chitosan compounds before and after coagulation were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy. The pH range used in the coagulation process was pH 2-6. Post-coagulation chitosan FTIR spectra showed a shift in the wave number in the 3400 cm-1 area, which indicated an interaction between the -OH group of chitosan and the dye remazol red. Remazol red dye was maximally coagulated by chitosan at pH 2. The percentage reduction in the dye concentration reached 100%, and the decrease in COD value at that pH was 71.69%.
Neck and Trunk Strength Training to Mitigate Head Acceleration in Youth Soccer Players
Authors: Müller Carsten , Zentgraf Karen
Published: October 2020

Müller, C and Zentgraf, K. Neck and trunk strength training to mitigate head acceleration in youth soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 35(12S): S81–S89, 2021—Heading in soccer involves repetitive head accelerations that may be detrimental for brain health. One way to mitigate adverse effects may be to increase head-neck stabilization and thus reduce the kinematic response after intentional headers. This study aimed to (a) assess associations between neck strength and head kinematics and (b) evaluate an exercise intervention designed to increase strength and attenuate head acceleration during intentional heading in youth soccer players. In 22 athletes, we used accelerometers to assess associations between neck strength and peak linear acceleration (PLA). We attached the accelerometers to the occiput and sternum, allowing us to differentiate between total, trunk, and head PLA. Longitudinally, we evaluated the effects of a 14-week twice-weekly resistance training in a subsample of 14 athletes compared with regular soccer training (N = 13). Results showed that female athletes had lower isolated neck strength (p ≤ 0.004), lower functional neck strength (p ≤ 0.017), and higher total PLA during purposeful headers compared with males (17.2 ± 3.5 g and 13.0 ± 2.3 g, respectively, at 9.6 m·s−1 ball velocity during impact; p = 0.003). The intervention group showed moderate to large strength gains (

= 0.16–0.42), resulting in lower PLA (total −2.4 g, trunk −0.8 g, and head −1.5 g) during headers. We conclude that a resistance training focusing on cervical and trunk musculature is practicable in youth soccer, elicits strength gains, and helps to mitigate PLA during purposeful heading. Results should encourage youth strength and conditioning professionals to incorporate neck exercises as a risk reduction strategy into their training routine.
Influence of Early-Age Curing Regimes on Late-Age Hydration of UHPC
Authors: Mo Zongyun , Zhou Yunying , Bai Ligai
Published: October 2020

This paper investigates the influence of metakaolin (MK) as well as various early-age curing regimes on late-age hydration of ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) immersed in hot water. To reduce the consumption of cement, we partially substitute cement by limestone (LS) in the UHPC mixture. After 24 h of hardening, UHPC specimens are demolded and exposed to different curing regimes, including standard water curing at 20°C for up to 28 days as well as steam curing at 55°C or 90°C for 24 or 48 h followed by standard water curing for up to 28 days. Afterward, the UHPC mortar and paste specimens are transferred into the water at 80°C and left for predesigned testing ages (7, 14, 21, and 28 d). We evaluate the compressive strength of UHPC mortar as well as hydration and microstructural properties of UHPC paste with the analysis of chemically bound water, differential thermal analysis, and mercury intrusion porosimetry. The results indicate that the compressive strength of the UHPC has an increasing tendency from 28 to 42 days and then a decreasing tendency. The addition of MK alleviates the late-age strength development tendency of the steam-cured UHPC specimens compared with the control mixtures without MK. The hydration results verify this strength development tendency of UHPC from 28–56 days. The ternary MK- and LS-blended UHPC exhibits similar strength development tendency and microstructure with binary paste incorporated with MK at later ages.
Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase γ Is Not a Predominant Regulator of ATP-Dependent Directed Microglial Process Motility or Experience-Dependent Ocular Dominance Plasticity
Authors: Whitelaw Brendan S. , Matei Evelyn K. , Majewska Ania K.
Published: October 2020

Microglia are dynamic cells whose extensive interactions with neurons and glia during development allow them to regulate neuronal development and function. The microglial P2Y12 receptor is crucial for microglial responsiveness to extracellular ATP and mediates numerous microglial functions, including ATP-dependent directional motility, microglia-neuron interactions, and experience-dependent synaptic plasticity. However, little is known about the downstream signaling effectors that mediate these diverse actions of P2Y12. Phosphoinositide-3-kinase γ (PI3Kγ), a lipid kinase activated downstream of Gi-protein-coupled receptors such as P2Y12, could translate localized extracellular ATP signals into directed microglial action and serve as a broad effector of P2Y12-dependent signaling. Here, we used pharmacological and genetic methods to manipulate P2Y12 and PI3Kγ signaling to determine whether inhibiting PI3Kγ phenocopied the loss of P2Y12 signaling in mouse microglia. While pan-inhibition of all PI3K activity substantially affected P2Y12-dependent microglial responses, our results suggest that PI3Kγ specifically is only a minor part of the P2Y12 signaling pathway. PI3Kγ was not required to maintain homeostatic microglial morphology or their dynamic surveillancein vivo. Further, PI3Kγ was not strictly required for P2Y12-dependent microglial responsesex vivoorin vivo, although we did observe subtle deficits in the recruitment of microglial process toward sources of ATP. Finally, PI3Kγ was not required for ocular dominance plasticity, a P2Y12-dependent form of experience-dependent synaptic plasticity that occurs in the developing visual cortex. Overall, our results demonstrate that PI3Kγ is not the major mediator of P2Y12 function in microglia, but may have a role in amplifying or fine-tuning the chemotactic response.
« Si res ad synodum traheretur » (I, 416) Les procès imaginaires dans le livre I de l'Ysengrimus.
Authors: Poisson-Gueffier Jean FranÇois
Published: October 2020

The first book of medieval Latin beast epic, Ysengrimus, relates imaginary trials. In the episodes of the stolen ham and the fishing, the characters, Ysengrin and Renart, imagine that they would convene an ecclesiastic assembly, a synod, and that they would plead their case. Their plead reverses right and wrong (translatio criminis), invents speeches to denigrate each other (sermocinatio), and seems to take the form of large digressions. These speeches, which have been considered as “interminable” and “wordy” by J. Mann and É. Charbonnier, can be reassessed through classical rhetoric. This paper aims to demonstrate that, in spite of the extent of these speeches' apparent rambling, we can extricate some rhetorical structures (constitutiones) from the judicial oratory. This is the first point of a speech that also uses prolixity as an “art of being right.”
HbA1c in a primary care cohort with diabetes and chronic kidney disease: the East and North Hertfordshire Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology (ENHIDE) Diabetes Renal Telehealth Project
Authors: Winocour Peter H , Moore-Haines Karen , Sullivan Keith , Currie Anne , Solomon Andrew , Hardy Dawn
Published: October 2020

Aim: Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease (CKD) commonly co-occur. Control of glycaemia is nuanced, and should be individualised. The Diabetes Renal Telehealth Project identified 2,356 adults with diabetes and CKD, and evaluated determinants and patterns of HbA1c in order to identify under-treatment or potential over-treatment of glycaemia.Method: Comprehensive review of GP diabetes registers by the clinical investigators.Results: The study subjects (52% male, 48% female) were aged 77 years (range 19–103) with median estimated glomerular filtration rate 52 (range 3–171) mL/min and median albumin to creatinine ratio 34 (range <0.05–1428) mg/mmol. 81% were solely managed in primary care. Median HbA1c was 57 (range 10–148) mmol/mol (7.4% (3.1–15.7%)) and at the 58 mmol/mol target in 64%. Anaemia was present in 31%. 22% were solely on dietary management, 29% on insulin therapy (6 in 10 of whom were also on additional agents) and 19% were on sulfonylurea (8 in 10 of whom were on additional agents excluding insulin). Patterns of HbA1c over 2 years were stable for 44%, variable in 19%, rising in 12% and improved in 8%. The 13% initially considered at increased hypoglycaemic risk based on HbA1c measures alone had worse renal function and were more frequently anaemic (both p<0.0005), and 83% were treated with insulin and/or sulfonylureas. Hypoglycaemia hospital admissions were low with 10 people admitted over the study period. There was a reduction in age with increasing quintiles of HbA1c, and those with HbA1c >75 mmol/mol (9.0%) were youngest (mean age 68 years, p<0.001).Conclusions: The majority of people with diabetes and CKD are elderly and managed in primary care, with anaemia in 31%, potentially affecting HbA1c interpretation. Iatrogenic hypoglycaemic risk was identified in 10%, with suboptimal glycaemic control (HbA1c >9% (75 mmol/mol)) through under-treatment in 9%. This study uncovered unmet clinical need, requiring both escalation and de-escalation of glycaemic therapies.
Successful remission of type B insulin resistance syndrome without rituximab in an elderly male
Authors: Concepción-Zavaleta Marcio José , Ildefonso-Najarro Sofía Pilar , Plasencia-Dueñas Esteban Alberto , Quispe-Flores María Alejandra , Armas-Flórez Cristian David , Luna-Victorio Laura Esther
Published: October 2020

Type B insulin resistance syndrome (TBIR) is a rare autoimmune disease caused by antibodies against the insulin receptor. It should be considered in patients with dysglycaemia and severe insulin resistance when other more common causes have been ruled out. We report a case of a 72-year-old male with a 4-year history of type 2 diabetes who presented with hypercatabolism, vitiligo, acanthosis nigricans, and hyperglycaemia resistant to massive doses of insulin (up to 1000 U/day). Detection of anti-insulin receptor antibodies confirmed TBIR. The patient received six pulses of methylprednisolone and daily treatment with cyclophosphamide for 6 months. Response to treatment was evident after the fourth pulse of methylprednisolone, as indicated by weight gain, decreased glycosylated haemoglobin and decreased requirement of exogenous insulin that was later discontinued due to episodes of hypoglycaemia. Remission was eventually achieved and the patient is currently asymptomatic, does not require insulin therapy, has normal glycaemia and is awaiting initiation of maintenance therapy with azathioprine. Thus, TBIR remitted without the use of rituximab. This case highlights the importance of diagnosis and treatment in a timely fashion, as well as the significance of clinical features, available laboratory findings and medication. Large controlled studies are required to standardise a therapeutic protocol, particularly in resource-constrained settings where access to rituximab is limited.

Learning points:

Type B insulin resistance syndrome is a rare autoimmune disorder that should be considered in patients with dysglycaemia, severe insulin resistance and a concomitant autoimmune disease.

Serological confirmation of antibodies against the insulin receptor is not necessary in all cases due to the high associated mortality without timely treatment.

Although there is no standardised immunosuppressive treatment, a protocol containing rituximab, cyclophosphamide and steroids has shown a significant reduction in previously reported mortality rates.

The present case, reports successful remission in an atypical patient using cyclophosphamide and methylprednisolone, which is an effective therapy in countries in which rituximab is not covered by health insurance.

When there is improvement in the hypercatabolic phase, the insulin dose should be reduced and/or discontinued to prevent hypoglycaemia; a mild postprandial hyperglycaemic state should be acceptable.
Dinámica de los reportes corporativos presentados por las empresas multilatinas colombianas en el periodo 2016-2018
Authors: Berrío Zapata David
Published: October 2020

Con el fin de reconocer la evolución de los reportes corporativos presentados por las multilatinas colombianas entre el 2016 y el 2018, se seleccionaron los informes con mayor nivel de integración de información y luego fueron revisados bajo metodología de análisis de contenido con cinco categorías de análisis: desempeño como multilatinas, descripción del reporte, componente financiero, componente de sostenibilidad y gobierno corporativo. Como conclusión, no se puede afirmar que exista una tendencia marcada en presentación de reportes corporativos por estas empresas en dicho periodo; este no es el resultado de una única causa, aunque en Colombia se presente tendencia hacia la presentación del reporte integrado.
BOOK HERITAGE OF VASA DYNASTY IN VILNIUS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Authors: Maciulevičius Arvydas
Published: October 2020

On the basis of the specimens which include the super ex-libris of the House of Vasa stored at the Rare Book Department of Vilnius University Library, the article attempts to answer the question whether the books might be attributed to the House of Vasa. The question is solved with reference to the analogues of the collection of books belonging to the House of Vasa stored in the libraries in Poland, Sweden and Germany. In addition to the major question, the article recreates the representation of the cultural life in the palace, analyses the relationship between the monarchs and a book, discusses the ways a book would reach the palatial library, highlights the topic of the collection of the books and shows their fate.
The comparative analysis of the books stored in Vilnius and their analogues in Poland, Sweden and Germany enables the conclusion that they might be attributed to the House of Vasa. Al-though the provenances pertain to different per-sons, they do not deny that the aforementioned books most likely belonged to the library of Wladysław Vasa. Of course, a more substantial attribution requires more comprehensive research, the present article is expected to encourage
ОСОБЛИВОСТІ МАРКЕТИНГОВОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ РЕГБІ-КЛУБУ «ОЛІМП» ХАРКІВ
Authors: Стадник Світлана
Published: October 2020

Мета: визначити особливості маркетингової діяльності регбі-клубу «Олімп» для подальшого її удосконалення.

Матеріал і методи: за допомогою PEST-аналізу охарактеризовано вплив зовнішнього середовища на діяльність регбі-клубу «Олімп». За допомогою SWOT-аналізу виявлено можливості та загрози зовнішнього середовища та сильні і слабкі сторони внутрішнього середовища регбі-клубу «Олімп». Опитування проводилось серед 10 організаційно-управлінських працівників регбі-клубу «Олімп» Харків з метою визначення думки респондентів щодо різноманітних аспектів його діяльності, а також серед 25 спортсменів-регбістів клубу з метою виявлення потреб та
пріоритетів, мотивації гравців команди.
Результати: обґрунтовано необхідність маркетингової стратегії, процес розробки якої у нашому дослідженні включав 3 етапи: аналіз зовнішнього та внутрішнього середовищ клубу; формування цілей, основних напрямків та маркетингового комплексу; реалізація та оцінка маркетингової стратегії. Проаналізовано організаційну структуру регбі-клубу «Олімп», його логотип, проведено аналіз маркетингових комунікацій клубу.
Висновки: за результатами власних досліджень розроблено маркетингову стратегію регбі-клубу «Олімп» та план її практичної реалізації. Результати експертної оцінки свідчать, що запропонована нами маркетингова страте-
гія має високу очікувану ефективність, науково обґрунтована та реальна для виконання.

Ключові слова: регбі-клуб, маркетинг, стратегія, план, маркетингове середовище, маркетингова діяльність.
СТАН КАРДІОРЕСПІРАТОРНОЇ СИСТЕМИ ХЛОПЦІВ 10–11 КЛАСІВ ПІСЛЯ ВПРОВАДЖЕННЯ ВАРІАТИВНОГО МОДУЛЯ «КРОСФІТ»
Authors: Петрова Ангеліна , Бала Тетяна
Published: October 2020

Мета: визначити стан кардіореспіраторної системи юнаків 10–11 класів після впровадження вправ кросфіту.

Матеріал і методи: в ході експерименту використовувались наступні методи: теоретичний аналіз і узагальнення науково-методичної літератури; медикобіологічні методи для визначення фізичного здоров'я школярів (спірометрія, тонометрія, пульсометрія, проба Штанге); педагогічний експеримент та методи математичної статистики. Стан кардіореспіраторної системи визначався за показниками рівня регуляції серцево-судинної системи (індекс Робінсона) та функціональних можливостей системи дихання і стійкісті організму до гіпоксичних явищ (індекс Скібінскі). Для розрахунку індексів визначалися: частота серцевих скорочень в спокої (уд∙хв-1 ), систолічний артеріальний тиск (мм рт.ст.), життєва ємкість легень (мл), час затримки дихання на вдиху (проба Штанге) (с). Отримані показники розраховувались за формулами: ЧСС (уд∙хв-1 ) × АТ сист. (мм рт.ст) / 100 (індекс Робінсона); ЖЕЛ (мл) × проба Штанге (с) / ЧСС (уд∙хв-1 ) (індекс Скібінскі). Досліджувані результати порівнювалися зі шкалою і оцінювалися певною кількістю балів. Статистичний аналіз: матеріали дослідження оброблялися з використанням ліцензованої програми Excel. У дослідженні взяли участь 52 школяра 10–11 класів.

Результати: встановлено, що після впровадження вправ кросфіту в навчальний процес з фізичного виховання юнаків 10–11 класів стан кардіореспіраторної системи покращився.

Висновки: виявлено позитивний вплив вправ кросфіту на стан кардіореспіраторної системи учнів 10–11 класів основних груп.
Selected examples of historical cartography
Authors: Żaba Tadeusz , Piech Izabela
Published: October 2020

In World War II, the Battle of Monte Cassino (also called the Battle of Rome) was a breakthrough moment of the Italian campaign.
The Battle of Monte Cassino, which was remarkably vicious and ruthless, lasted nearly five months. During the entire Italian campaign, which ran from 3 September 1943 to 2 May 1945, the Allies lost nearly 312,000 soldiers and Germans suffered about 435,000 killed and injured, i.e. an average of 1,233 people per day for both sides. The most fierce fights took place on the Gustav Line: Germans, Italians, Americans, French, British, Indians, New Zealanders, Poles, Canadians and South Africans lost about 200,000 soldiers within 129 days. The 2nd Polish Corps alone had 924 dead, 2930 injured and 345 missing.
During the recognition of the site and the preparation of the assaults, soldiers of the 12th Geographical Company of the 2nd Polish Corps drew, alongside maps, many perspective sketches of hills and structures from several observation posts. The authors attempted to analyse selected sketches, in terms of their geometric parameters and compatibility with a map made in 1944, based on aerial photographs. Some of these sketches are not perspective drawings but panoramic (mapped on cylindrical or spherical surface), with specified angular graduation and distances. Probably, they were to be used for artillery fire – which is proven by their precision. The art of the terrain’s details is also noteworthy. On the other hand, photogrammetric observations, unlike geodesic ones, are not made directly on the measured object, but indirectly on properly taken photographs. They are called measuring photos or photograms. The basic requirement for measuring photos is their fidelity with a central projection (which, in view of the imperfections of image extraction techniques, is only its closest mathematical model). After taking pictures, the actual dimensions and shape of the area or object recorded in the pictures are determined by awareness of the conditions under which these photos were taken (shooting distance and camera type). For these reasons, photogrammetric methods have been used in archaeology, architecture and preservation of monuments, astronomy, ballistics, construction, geology, mining, hydrology, forensics, forestry, medicine, automotive and shipbuilding industries, and especially in surveying and cartography.
Pedagogia freiriana e humanização: revisão de literatura da última década
Authors: Pedro Ketilin Mayra , Ogeda Clarissa Maria Marques , Adurens Fernanda Delai Lucas
Published: October 2020

Paulo Freire ressignificou a maneira de olhar e ler o mundo, por meio da educação. A abordagem humanista foi um dos grandes legados da sua obra. Para o autor, a educação humanizadora envolve o olhar para pessoa como um sujeito, capaz de pensar, opinar, discordar, problematizar, e não como um objeto, passível de manipulação ou meramente de absorção de conhecimentos. Nesse contexto, o objetivo deste artigo consistiu em revisar sistematicamente a produção nacional stricto sensu relacionada à finalidade humanista da Educação proposta por Paulo Freire. Para tanto, realizou-se um levantamento na Biblioteca Digital Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações, utilizando-se os seguintes descritores: “paulo freire”, “educação” e “humaniza$”. Ao se revisar sistematicamente a literatura, encontraram-se 68 dissertações e teses publicadas na última década, com picos de publicação nos anos de 2012 e 2015, sendo a grande maioria defendida nos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Educação de universidades públicas, quer estaduais, quer federais. Constatou-se que a grande maioria das pesquisas discorre sobre a formação docente com vistas à humanização dos sujeitos formados e também dos próprios formadores. Assim, verificou-se o quanto as contribuições basilares da Pedagogia Freiriana são multidisciplinares, atemporais e se aplicam às problemáticas atuais, que marcam a desigualdade social e desconsideram a diversidade cultural do nosso país.
Racismo à brasileira e possíveis contribuições do pensamento de Paulo Freire para uma educação antirracista
Authors: Custódio Crislei de Oliveira
Published: October 2020

Este artigo tem como objetivo debater alguns elementos presentes na obra de Paulo Freire com intuito de pensar, a partir daí, possíveis contribuições do pensamento freiriano para as bases de uma educação antirracista. Para isso, parte-se da conceituação das noções de raça, racismo, preconceito e discriminação racial e da abordagem acerca de algumas especificidades da questão racial no Brasil para contextualizar o tema do racismo. Em seguida, retoma-se a ideia de dominação enunciada na contradição opressor-oprimido e a discussão proposta por Paulo Freire acerca da necessidade de descolonização do currículo no processo de reconstrução de Guiné-Bissau e, com base no pensamento da pensadora estadunidense bell hooks, são analisados alguns fundamentos para uma concepção antirracista de educação.
Paulo Freire perseguido: a pedagogia freireana na mira do Escola Sem Partido
Authors: De Arruda Robson Lima , Nascimento Robéria Nádia Araújo
Published: October 2020

O contexto político das eleições de 2018 trouxe à tona algumas pautas conservadoras acerca da educação, capitaneadas pelo Movimento Escola Sem Partido. Uma das principais bandeiras defendidas têm sido a reação ao que chamam de “doutrinação ideológica” por parte dos professores e a defesa da “educação escolar de acordo com as convicções da família”. Contraditório, o ESP se alia a políticos e grupos da extrema direita para intimidar professores e, além disso, atacar o legado de Paulo Freire. O presente artigo apresenta uma crítica ao Movimento ESP com base nas obras Educação como Prática de Liberdade (1967), Pedagogia do Oprimido (1987) e Pedagogia da Autonomia (2018). Discute as diretrizes de uma pedagogia baseada no diálogo, na conscientização, liberdade, autonomia e mudança. Entendemos que o Escola Sem Partido opera como representação da elite opressora, cujos privilégios assentam na permanência da alienação da classe oprimida.
To recovering of continuous function by its sequences of Fejer sums at given set of points
Authors: Качуровский Александр Григорьевич , Подвигин Иван Викторович
Published: October 2020

Показано, что непрерывная 2π-периодическая функция однозначно восстановливается (на всей прямой) по известным последовательностям своих сумм Фейера в заданном конечном наборе точек тогда и только тогда, когда найдутся две точки из этого набора, расстояние между которыми несоизмеримо с π. И что полные наборы интегралов Фейера в любых двух различных точках всегда однозначно восстанавливают непрерывную абсолютно интегрируемую по Лебегу на всей прямой функцию.При этом ни по известной последовательности сумм Фейера в одной точке, ни по полному набору интегралов Фейера в одной точке ни одна из рассматриваемых непрерывных функций никогда не восстанавливается однозначно.
Rivalidade Geopolítica e Políticas de Desenvolvimento na Era Vargas (1930-1950)
Authors: VIEIRA RICARDO ZORTÉA
Published: October 2020

RESUMO O objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar o impacto da rivalidade geopolítica regional sul-americana sobre o desenvolvimentismo brasileiro. No começo do século XX, oficiais do Exército formularam um paradigma militar que associava a defesa contra a Argentina com a centralização política e a industrialização. Após a Revolução de 1930 esse pensamento desenvolvimentista geopoliticamente orientado se tornou referência no Alto-Comando do Exército que, utilizando a nova posição do Exército na política nacional, converteu-se em patrocinador político decisivo de iniciativas de desenvolvimento na área da petroquímica, siderurgia e transportes. A geopolítica regional foi assim uma das variáveis-chave do início do desenvolvimentismo brasileiro.
The decline of neoliberalism: a play in three acts
Authors: RUGITSKY FERNANDO
Published: October 2020

ABSTRACT This paper aims to examine the political and economic consequences of the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus, setting it in the context of a Gramscian interregnum. First, the dismantling of the triangular articulation of the world market that characterized the decade before 2008 is examined. Second, the global protest wave and the electoral shifts observed since 2010 are interpreted as evidence of a crisis of neoliberal hegemony. Together, the economic and hegemonic crises represent the interregnum. Last, it is argued that the fight against the pandemic may lead to the overcoming of neoliberalism.
Demandas laborales y consumo de alcohol: el rol del grupo de trabajo
Authors: Güilgüiruca Marjory , Quiñones Marcela , Zúñiga Claudia
Published: October 2020

El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar si la identificación con grupos de trabajo, con normas desfavorables y favorables de consumo de alcohol del grupo de trabajo, modera la relación entre las demandas del trabajo y el consumo de alcohol en trabajadores. A través de una análisis de regresión, usando la macro de moderación moderada en una muestra de trabajadores de una empresa de telecomunicaciones de Chile (N = 1.143), se presta apoyo a las hipótesis de moderación moderada: la alta identificación con grupos de trabajo con normas desfavorables de consumo de alcohol de ese grupo amortigua la relación entre las demandas del trabajo y el consumo de alcohol en trabajadores (B = -0,080; t = -2,01; p = 0,04; IC95%: -0,1600; -0,0024) y la alta identificación con grupos de trabajo con normas favorables de consumo de alcohol de ese grupo incrementa la relación entre las demandas del trabajo y el consumo de alcohol en trabajadores (B = 0,170; t = 2,36; p = 0,01; IC95%: 0,030; 0,322). Estos resultados sugieren que la alta identificación con grupos de trabajo y sus normas sociales de consumo de alcohol son recursos laborales que, de manera conjunta, pueden afectar o proteger a trabajadores expuestos a altas demandas laborales. Por lo tanto, se recomienda atender a los potenciales efectos positivos, así como también a los efectos perniciosos, de estos recursos laborales.
Satisfação dos médicos do Programa Mais Médicos na Paraíba, Brasil: avaliação por modelagem de equações estruturais
Authors: Benevides Philipe Meneses , Melo Neto Alexandre José de , Silva Isabelle Cristina Borba da , Tenório Maria Emília Chaves , Soares Gabriella Barreto , Soares Ricardo de Sousa , Sampaio Juliana
Published: October 2020

O objetivo deste trabalho foi construir um modelo de avaliação da qualidade do trabalho no Programa Mais Médicos (PMM), baseado na satisfação do médico participante, utilizando a abordagem da modelagem de equações estruturais. Para isso, foi usado o banco de dados de respostas de um questionário desenvolvido por um grupo de supervisores do programa no Estado da Paraíba, Brasil, e aplicado aos médicos do estado entre dezembro de 2015 e setembro de 2016. Foi realizada análise fatorial exploratória para extrair os atributos significativos e formar as dimensões finais e, após, a análise fatorial confirmatória para avaliar a relação entre as variáveis. O modelo de satisfação proposto inicialmente sofreu algumas modificações com base nas análises, e o modelo final foi composto por 49 variáveis indicadoras agrupadas em seis dimensões: medicamentos, estrutura, aspectos do PMM, apoio, impressos e equipamentos. Medicamentos e estrutura foram os construtos com maior efeito direto na satisfação do médico (0,53 e 0,39), seguidos pelos aspectos do PMM e apoio (ambos com 0,29). Acredita-se que o instrumento proposto neste artigo possibilita uma visão ampla sobre os aspectos envolvidos na satisfação do trabalho do médico, sintetizando um ponto de partida para análises e validações posteriores sobre a qualidade do trabalho na atenção básica.