bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kratkoročno predviđanje vibracionog ponašanja Fransis turbine nakon višedecenijske eksploatacije
Authors:   University of Belgrade, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Petrović Jovana , Božić Ivan
Published: October 2021

Contemporary approaches in forecasting and preventing accidents, reducing the number and duration of downtimes, detecting and monitoring the failures in the real decades-long operating conditions of units in hydropower plants, are based on vibrodiagnostics. The multidisciplinary character of such approaches is reflected in the identification of certain vibrations in the hydro-aggregates, the application of various vibrodiagnostic methods, the quality assessment of measured data, as well as analysis and prediction based on artificial intelligence. The paper presents one of the possible approaches to solving the complex problem of predicting the behavior of a hydraulic turbine that has been in operation for more than half a century. An appropriate algorithm using artificial neural networks has been developed for short - term prediction of absolute and relative vibrations. The obtained results are presented depending on various operating conditions.
Simulacija i odstranjivanje stick-slip efekta servosistema sprovodnog aparata hidraulične turbine
Authors:   Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, “Ss Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, Babunski Darko , Zaev Emil , Tuneski Atanasko , Trajkovski Laze , Koleva Radmila
Published: October 2021

Friction is a repeatable and undesirable problem in hydraulic systems where always has to be a tendency for its removal. In this paper, the friction model is presented through which the most accurate results are achieved and the way of friction compensation, approached trough technique presented with the mathematical model of a hydraulic cylinder of a hydro turbine wicket gate controlled by a servomechanism. Mathematical modelling of a servo mechanism and hydraulic actuator, and also the simulation of hydraulic cylinder as a part of a hydro turbine wicket gate hydraulic system where the stick-slip phenomenon is present between the system components that are in contact is presented. Applied results in this paper and the theory behind them precisely demonstrate under what circumstances the stick-slip phenomenon appears in such a system. The stick-slip effect is simulated using Simulink and Hopsan software and the analysis of the results are given in this paper. Removal of the stick-slip effect is presented with the design of a cascade control implemented to control the behaviour of the system and remove the appearance of a jerking motion.
Nestacionarno strujanje fluida u paralelnom cevovodu izrađenom od različitih materijala
Authors:   Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lazarevikj Marija , Iliev Viktor , Stojkovski Valentino
Published: October 2021

Transient fluid flow and the occurrence of water hammer in their specifics include the conditions of the environment in which the flow takes place. The variety of pipeline construction material (steel, polyethylene or other material) defines the conditions for the development of water hammer. The construction of parallel hydraulically connected pipelines from different materials and mutual influence in the conditions of transient fluid flow conditions of operation is the subject of research in this paper. The research was performed numerically on long (line) pipelines. The AFT-Impulse software package was used, which had already been tested with comparative experimentally measured values. The analysis model considers pipelines made of steel and polyethylene material in parallel hydraulic connection. The results of the simulation conditions are given through comparative diagrams, where the interactive influence is clearly and unambiguously revealed. The conditions of exploitation and interactive influence are given in the commentary and conclusion of this paper.
Germinando redes
Authors: Gordillo Laura Vanesa Martínez
Published: October 2021

La propagación de las semillas es un documento estructurado como exégesis en el que se reflexiona sobre el trabajo realizado en torno a un proyecto de índole social y ecológica ubicado en el Barrio La Concordia en Bogotá, Colombia. Mediante la intervención y realización de una muestra cultural estética en las fachadas en conjunto con grafitis y agricultura urbana vertical se incita a los residentes del sector a recuperar su conexión con la naturaleza y ejercer desde su privacidad de forma pública y visible prácticas sostenibles. Germinando Redes hace uso de materiales reutilizables como las botellas plásticas y materiales naturales como el fique para su realización, consta de varias macetas colgantes distribuidas en las fachadas de manera particular para cada caso, busca así dinamizar los muros y paredes de este sitio histórico para que cada vecino pueda poner y quitar a gusto los muros verdes. Así mismo medita en las actividades sociales y económicas que hacen parte del barrio y la identidad barrial y encuentra que se pueden desarrollar y regenerar relaciones cooperativas entre los residentes produciendo cambios culturales alrededor de la comida orgánica creando nuevas dinámicas comunitarias que influyan en la identidad y apropiación del barrio.

 

The propagation of seeds is a document structured as exegesis in which it reflects on the work done around a project of a social and ecological nature located in the Barrio La Concordia in Bogotá, Colombia. Through the intervention and realization of an aesthetic cultural sample on the facades in conjunction with graffiti and vertical urban agriculture, residents of the sector are encouraged to recover their connection with nature and employ sustainable practices from their privacy in a public and visible way. Germinating Networks used reusable materials such as plastic bottles and natural materials such as fique for its realization. Includes several hanging pots; distributed on the facades in a particular way for each case, thus seeking to energize the walls and walls of this historic site so that each neighbor can put and remove the green walls at ease. It also meditates on the social and economic activities that are part of the neighborhood and the neighborhood identity and finds that cooperative relationships can be developed and regenerated among the residents producing cultural changes around organic food creating new community dynamics that influence the identity and appropriation of the neighborhood.
Explanations of an Unfamiliar Phenomenon Based on Categorical Names and Metaphors
Authors:   HSE University, Arsalidou Marie , Aslanov Ivan , Grischuk Denis , Kotov Alexey , Pazekova Galina , Sabitov Ildar , Sudorgina Yulia
Published: October 2021

A study by Giffin and colleagues (2017) found the effect of a verbal label on the explanation of an unfamiliar phenomenon: when a name is used, people's judgments are more likely to express the belief that the phenomenon has an objective cause. This effect was demonstrated in behavior descriptions of a mental disorder that was either labeled with the fictional name “depataphy” or left unlabeled. In the present study, we replicated this effect (N = 110) and added new conditions in order to assess whether another linguistic form, a metaphor, could cause the same effect. A separate group (N = 119) evaluated two conditions wherein, instead of a verbal label, we informed participants that the internal state of the person behaving abnormally can be compared to some other event (e.g., a fire). One condition (the so-called nonconventional metaphor) emphasized that this comparison is made by the character of the story himself, and the second condition emphasized other people with a similar behavioral disorder (the so-called conventional metaphor). According to our hypothesis, only the conventional metaphor could affect the formation of explanations, because the conventionality would give the metaphor the status of a category name. The hypothesis was partially confirmed: in the condition with a nonconventional metaphor no significant effect was found, and in the condition with a conventional metaphor it was found in the answers to only one question. The results of the study are generally consistent with the interpretation by Giffin and colleagues that judgments are primarily influenced by a category label rather than other linguistic forms.
Determinants of Unemployment in East African Community Countries
Authors:   School of Business, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya, Mathenge Mr. Gicharu Stephen
Published: October 2021

The purpose of this research study is assessing the relationship between unemployment and its determinants for five east Africa community countries i.e., Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda & Burundi. Particularly, discussed are some economic variables and their significant effects especially in the long run. The study variables include; inflation, GDP growth, population growth and foreign direct investments in relation to unemployment. In order to achieve the research objectives, a methodology framework of panel autoregressive distributed-lag (PARDL) is undertaken. The study finds that a long-run relationship exists among all the variables. Moreover, GDP, POPL, and FDI are found significant to interpret the unemployment in the long-run whereas INF is found insignificant to interpret unemployment in the long-run. The findings also reveal that the tradeoff between inflation and unemployment in EACCs is in the short run and not in the long run. This study concludes that foreign direct investment and gross domestic product have negative and significant relationship with unemployment. Population growth has positive and significant relationship with unemployment and it contributes to unemployment while inflation rate has a positive and insignificant relationship with unemployment. According to the findings of this study population growth is the key determinant of unemployment in EACCs.
Identification and Conformation of Bromadiolone Using HPLC and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Authors:   Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Directorate of Forensic Science Services, Bhopal-462030, India, Baskar Munusamy
Published: October 2021

Rodenticides of warfarin group are mainly consisting of bromadiolone(3-(3-(4′-bromobiphenyl-4-yl)-3-hydroxy-1-phenylpropyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin), 3-bromofuran, zinc phosphide etc., having different chemical composition which are frequently used for attempting suicide, perpetrating homicide, accidental inhalation of human being while baiting rats, birds, rabbits in agricultural fields. Bromadiolone, strong and long-acting rodenticide, having anticoagulant properties and also acting as antagonist by disrupting the normal blood clotting mechanisms to vitamin-K, required for blood clotting, and increasing the bleeding tendency in rodents has been taken for finding its reaction mechanisms with different solvent media. The main symptoms of the bromadiolone rodenticides are dizziness, unsteady gait, and abnormal behavior. In the present study, we focused to determine the presence of Bromadiolone in ppm level using HPLC, the reaction mechanism of functional groups (ketone, alcohol, phenol) present in the bromadiolone under the solvent media such as H2O and HCl. The software, Avogadro, has been used to dynamically simulate the Bromadiolone for calculating its optimum energy and to conform the molecular structure under the influence of the water molecule. The reaction mechanism of functional groups in the bromadiolonecombined with the MD simulations may through light to reveal the enzymes activity in damaging the central nervous system which led to fatal.
Role of TNF-α in Periodontal Disease & Its Implication on Systemic Health
Authors:   Course Director, Preventive Dental Sciences, Buraydah College of Pharmacy & Dentistry, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Gokul Dr. Kalpana
Published: October 2021

Periodontal disease is a polymicrobial infection, characterized by gingival inflammation, pocket formation, loss of connective tissue attachment and supporting alveolar bone. Though the etiology of periodontal disease has been established and micro-organisms have been implicated, pathology of these inflammatory lesions have been attributed not only to bacterial products, that have adverse effects on the tissues, but also to chemical mediators released by the host cells, as a result of inflammatory and immune reactions. Oral micro- organisms trigger the endogenous pathways of tissue degradation by activating host cells to produce and release inflammatory mediators and cytokines. These inflammatory mediators and cytokines manifest potent pro-inflammatory and catabolic activity and may play a key role in local amplification of the immune response as well as in periodontal tissue breakdown Apart from playing an important role in periodontal destruction, systemic elevation of TNF –  levels is extremely toxic to the host and hence has been termed as the “Suicide hormone”. TNF – , has been postulated to mediate wasting during chronic infections. This review aims to explore the role of TNF –  in periodontal disease & its implication on systemic health.
Impact Assessment of Agriculture and Manufacturing Sectors on economic Growth in Nigeria.
Authors:   Department of Economics, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, Vincent Atayi Abraham
Published: October 2021

This study tried to investigate the impact of agriculture and manufacturing on economic growth using time series data from (1987-2019). To analyze the link between the variables, the researchers utilized the ADF to test for stationarity, the Ordinary Least Square Method, the Error Correction Model, and the Granger Causality Test. The result shows that, the coefficient of agricultural output has a positive sign, indicating a favorable association. The AGRQ coefficient is (0.045142), implying that a 5% change in AGRQ will result in a 5% change in Manufacturing Value Added. At the 0.05 percent level, the finding is statistically significant, with a probability of (0.0000). The coefficient of determination R-Squared (R2) is 0.817974, indicating that variations in the explanatory variables account for nearly 82 percent of the variation in Manufacturing Value Added. The ECM's coefficient (-1) is (0.619202). The coefficient indicates that the short run adjustment annually offsets 62% of the system's disequilibrium in order to restore long-run equilibrium. This means that the system will reach equilibrium at a 62 percent rate the following year. At the 5% level of significance, Granger causality demonstrates that there is no causal link between Manufacturing Value Added and Real Gross Domestic Product. However, manufacturing value-added and agricultural output have a one-way relationship. The study recommends that government must urgently expand the Nigerian agricultural sector by allocating more financing to the industry and ensuring that the funds are used wisely and to further support increased industrial productivity and expansion, the government should work to strengthen its incentives to the manufacturing sector.
Function Implementation of Village Consultative Agency in Sendangan Satu Sonder District Minahasa Regency
Authors:   Student of State Administration Master Program, Manado State University, Indonesia, Mawei Maikel Paulbers
Published: October 2021

This study aims to determine the implementation of the function of the Consultative Agency (BPD) in Sendangan 1 Village, Sonder District, Minahasa Regency, this study uses qualitative research methods. The results of the existing research indicate that: 1) Implementors in the village of Sendangan Satu do not yet know in detail the process of discussing and determining the draft village regulations following applicable regulations. 2) The draft village regulations that have been discussed and agreed to date have not yet been established as village regulations. 3) The community's aspirations have been accommodated by the BPD but not all of the community's aspirations have been followed up. 4) The place of implementation of the distribution of public aspirations is not following regulations because it is still carried out flexibly. 5) BPD and Government Officials do not know specifically the stages in the process of channelling public aspirations. 6) The supervision carried out by the BPD on the performance of the Village Head has not been thoroughly implemented. Three factors hinder the implementation of the BPD function in Sendangan 1 Village, namely standards and objectives, communication, and also the disposition of the implementer. For the advice given, implementers should understand in detail the process of discussing and agreeing on draft regulations that are following regulations, draft village regulations must be immediately set into Village Regulations by implementers so that this policy can run properly and correctly, and supervision of the performance of the Village Head must further improve.
The Effect of Non-Interest Income on the Performance of Selected Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Banking and Finance, College of Management and Social sciences, Rhema University Aba, Nigeria, Godfrey Dr. Ogbonna Udochukwu
Published: October 2021

This paper investigated the effect of non-interest Income on the performance of 6 selected deposit money banks in Nigeria, between 2015 to 2019. A panel regression model was used to determine the effect of non-interest income of the DMBs’ profitability. The variables used are: fee income, commission income, e-income, and foreign transaction income which also influence the profitability of banks were considered in the model for the study using Tobin-Q as the independent variable. The analyses was done using a panel regression model on the EViews 10+ software. The coefficients reveal that with fee income as a ratio of total non-interest income (F-IN/TINC) has a positive effect on bank financial performance with slope coefficient of 6.0995 and significant at 5% (p=0.000), while that of E-income as a ratio of total non-interest income (E-IN/TINC) has a positive effect on bank financial performance with slope coefficient of 6.6879 with p value of 0.0002). Similarly, foreign transaction income as a ratio of total non-interest income (F-IN/TINC) has a positive effect on bank financial performance with slope coefficient of 6.0995 p-value of 0.000. This implies that increases in Fee based -income, E-based income and foreign transactions-based income will result in an improvement in bank financial performance. However, the operating income as a ratio of total non-interest income (OP-IN/TINC) has a negative effect on bank financial performance with slope coefficient of - 2.6035 with p-value of 0.000 at 5% critical value. The study therefore recommends among others that deposit money banks should be actively involved in customer analysis and market research in order to develop those products and services that will continually satisfy majority of their customers so as to generate high non-interest income from such service.
The Effect of Leadership and Work Environment on Work Satisfaction with Motivation as Intervening Variables In PT CIPTA TPI (MNCTV)
Authors:   Universitas Krisnadwipayana Campus Unkris Jatiwaringin PO BOX 7774/Jat CM Jakarta 13077, Indonesia, Abidin Zainal
Published: October 2021

This study aims to: 1) analyze the influence of leadership and work environment on motivation 2) analyze the influence of leadership and work environment on job satisfaction, 3) analyze the influence of motivation on job satisfaction, 4) analyze the influence of leadership and work environment on job satisfaction through motivation. The research was conducted at PT CIPTA TPI (MNCTV) with a sample of 92 employees. The sampling technique used simple random sampling technique. Methods of data analysis using descriptive analysis and path analysis. The results show that: 1) there is an influence of leadership and work environment on motivation, 2) there is an influence of leadership and work environment on job satisfaction, 3) there is an effect of motivation on job satisfaction, 4) motivation does not play a role in improving leadership and work environment on job satisfaction at PT CIPTA TPI (MNCTV).
Drón vázszerkezet létrehozása generatív tervezéssel
Authors: Seregi Bálint Leon , Ficzere Péter , Borbás Lajos
Published: October 2021

Napjainkban egy termék tervezésére szánt idő lecsökkent, a tervezés módszertana az új szoftveres lehetőségeknek köszönhetően megváltozott. A generatív tervezés egy mesterséges intelligencián alapuló tervezési módszer, mellyel a tervezési probléma meghatározásával, különböző paraméterekre való optimalizációra van lehetőség. Ennek a módszernek a használata egy drónvázon kerül bemutatásra a különböző tervezési paraméterek magyarázata mellett.
El humanismo como práctica y discurso esencial en la formación de profesionales
Authors: Carmona Garzón Hernán Andrés
Published: October 2021

El propósito de este artículo es cooperar desde una reflexión académica a la comprensión del humanismo (corriente/ movimiento filosófico) en el siglo XXI, el cual es analizado y enseñado, a través de las humanidades en la educación superior y aplicado en el ejercicio profesional. Es así como se tendrá una aproximación a su contexto histórico, desde el periodo griego clásico, hasta el periodo postmoderno, concluyendo en el siglo XXI se presentan variaciones leídas por muchos como crisis, sin embargo, queda una pregunta sin respuesta que confronta el compromiso social que debe atender la educación superior con formar y preparar profesionales integrales “humanos”. El humanismo ha buscado y busca restablecer la dignidad del ser humano, por ello el profesional de hoy debe ser un “humanista” aplicando su ejercicio profesional por medio de una moral vivida y en una ética pensada aplicada. Es así, como la formación humana en la educación superior, impartida a través de las materias humanísticas, articulan y dan sentido social al conocimiento, dignificando lo humano en los formados como seres integrales.
Frustration in Oil Market Price Effect on External Reserves in Nigeria 1970-2017
Authors:   Department of Economic, Nwadike Gerald Chimezie ,   Imo State University, Omogo Bernard Onwe Chinedu ,   Department of Economic; Nasarawa State University, Alamba Chukwuma Samuel ,   Department of Marketing; Federal University Agriculture Umudike, Abia State
Published: October 2021

This study examines frustration in oil market price shock effect on external reserves Nigeria 1970-2019. Objectives are; to examine frustration in oil market price shock on the Nigerian external reserves 1970 to 2019 and to ascertain the impact of frustration in oil price on the Nigerian external reserves. The study employed the following advanced econometric techniques; Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and Phillips-Perron (PP) tests, Structural VAR approach, Choleski decomposition and Imposing Short-run Restrictions test, statistical tests & Co-integration test. Based on the above econometric techniques conducted, it was observed that all the variables used became stationary after the first differences at degree of order one I (I). There is Co-integration (long run relations) among variables used in the study. Our results indicated that oil price does significantly influence shocks on external reserves in Nigeria the period of the study. Furthermore, frustration in oil price does insignificantly have impact on the external reserves in Nigeria from 1970 to 2019. The researcher recommends that; less emphasis of control should be placed on international market oil price since the oil price has 81% influences of international market externalities ‘shock on Nigeria external reserves. Rather, more emphasis should be place on other non-oil sector contributions to Nigeria external reserves since it may has virtually neutral or significant internal control that could lend to positive effect on external reserves in Nigeria. Direct manipulation of cured oil production and supply control policy should be Nigeria interest since Nigeria economy operates system of floating exchange rates
Estimating Vat Refunds the Case of South Africa
Authors:   Independent researcher, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, South Africa, Koloane Cathrine Thato , Makananisa Mangalani Peter ,   Independent researcher, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Published: October 2021

This study intends to estimate VAT refund levels in South Africa in an ideal situation where there are well-equipped, incorruptible officials and a proper VAT system is in place. Understanding the dynamics behind the behaviour of VAT and its main drivers is crucial and could have a huge benefit to the country’s economy with regards to closing the tax gap related to this tax type. Using the data from various sources (VAT refunds and some macroeconomic variables), a Vector Autoregression (VAR) model was used to estimate the level of VAT refunds in South Africa. The model estimates VAT refunds for the period 2021/22 to be R242.7 billion, while the VAT refunds forecast for the period 2022/23 and 2023/24 amounts to R254.6 billion and R267.3 billion, respectively. Furthermore, VAT refunds contribute on average 17.5% to the total tax for the forecast period of 2021/22-2023/24. The study also indicates that the growth in VAT refunds is influenced by the growth in domestic VAT collections, increasing employment rate and the growth in both agriculture and construction GDP. The estimated level of VAT refunds can serve as an important consideration in the national budgeting processes in South Africa. Adequate provisions can be made to enable proper planning and distributions to government departments. To our knowledge, this study is the first of its kind for South Africa. In summary, the South African tax authority should not deviate from the primary goal of building sound VAT systems based on improved voluntary compliance through effective systems of self-assessment
ANÁLISE DA EVOLUÇÃO DO TRATAMENTO PÓS-ALTA UTI DE UM PACIENTE COM DIAGNÓSTICO DE COVID: UM ESTUDO DE CASO
Authors: Silva Santos Raphael , Oliveira Freitas Alana de , Brandão Amorim Patrícia
Published: October 2021

O SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19), é uma doença infecciosa causada pelo no coronavírus, e tem como principais sintomas, febre, dor de cabeça, tosse e dor de garganta, podendo chegar a um quadro grave levando a sintomas como falência de órgãos, edema, choque séptico, pneumonia grave e síndrome do mal-estar, sistema respiratório agudo. Na maioria dos casos, a infecção com covid-19 causa doença leve (81%), febre (88,7%), tosse (57,6%) e dispneia (45,6%), hospitalizados relativamente alto (20,3%), SDRA (32,8%), Falta de ar (65,6% no grupo UTI, 42,6% no grupo UTI enfermaria. O objetivo realizar um estudo de caso de evolução fisioterapêutica de um paciente internado com diagnostico de COVID-19 durante a internação e após a alta. Trata-se de um estudo de caso, realizado através da análise documental do prontuário fisoterapêutico de um paciente colocando o tratamento do fisoterapeuta sendo observado a evolução clínica dentro do quadro patológico. Constatou-se entre o estudo, os exames laboratoriais e de imagens para detectar o COVID-19, as técnicas de manejo ventilatórias usadas, além de enfatizar o papel do Fisioterapeuta dentro da UTI, as principais sequela deixadas pela doença, e tratamento fisioterápico dentro do âmbito hospitalar após a alta do paciente para o tratamento de reabilitação.
USO DA TERMOGRAFIA NAS ANÁLISES DOS DANOS MUSCULARES EM ATLETAS DE KARATE
Authors: Campos Costa Homar Fayçal
Published: October 2021

A temperatura corporal é um bom indicador da saúde humana. O sistema de imagem térmica (termografia) fornece orientação visual (documentação) e qualitativa de mudanças de temperatura nos tecidos vasculares, e está começando a desempenhar um papel importante no campo esportivo. A termografia é um método não invasivo utilizado para registrar padrões térmicos corporais, usando a câmera termográfica (CT), sendo utilizada para medir a radiação térmica (calor) emitida pelo corpo ou partes deste, podendo, portanto, ser utilizada para diagnóstico de danos musculares causadas pelo treinamento e jogos oficiais.
BEM-ESTAR PSICOLÓGICO DE JOVENS UNIVERSITÁRIOS PORTUGUESES
Authors: Durão Mário , Carvalho Carolina , Soromenho Gilda
Published: October 2021

A transição para o ensino superior pode apresentar-se como uma fonte de stress, tensão ou como um desafio, requerendo diferentes estratégias de trabalho e organizacionais por parte dos adolescentes, cuja consequente adaptação pode ser entendida como um processo multidimensional que exige o desenvolvimento de competências adaptativas a uma nova realidade, que pode ou não ser desenvolvida pelas experiências académicas do aluno e que terá impacto no seu desempenho académico. Este estudo foi realizado com 1287 estudantes que frequentam os vários níveis de ensino da Universidade de Lisboa, tendo como objetivo caracterizar o nível de bem-estar psicológico. Foram aplicadas as Escalas de Bem-Estar Psicológico.  Os jovens universitários participantes deste estudo apresentaram níveis médios de Bem-Estar Psicológico elevados em termos globais, mas também ao nível da dimensão Crescimento Pessoal, onde o resultado foi mais elevado. Destaca-se que o bem-estar psicológico tende a aumentar com a idade. A dimensão do crescimento pessoal é onde os participantes têm níveis mais elevados, mas as mulheres têm níveis mais elevados em todas as dimensões. Os resultados sugerem que a satisfação reportada pode interferir com o processo de adaptação ao ensino superior.
RESENHA: COMO REDIGIR UM LAUDO PSICOLÓGICO?
Authors: Sousa Rocha André
Published: October 2021

Resenha
Chinese Scholars on the Progress and Outcomes of the Military Reforms in Russia (from the 1990s till Present)
Authors: Han Shiying
Published: October 2021

Since the early 1990s, Russia and China have come a long way in developing military cooperation. It began with an exchange of delegations, the reduction of troops along the border, the adoption of confidence-building measures, and, by now, has transformed into a strong partnership. Two countries annually conduct several joint military exercises and develop military training cooperation. In this regard, the Chinese assessments of the Russian military policy after the collapse of the USSR are of particular interest. The survey of specialized publications shows that Chinese scholars commenced studies on the Russian military reforms in the mid-1990s. The author notes that there was a spike of research activity on that matter in 2009 soon after the start of radical reforms of the Russian Armed Forces. Chinese scholars usually identify four waves in the Russian military reforms, each determined by a combination of domestic and external political and economic factors. Chinese military and academic experts assessed these reforms both in terms of their impact on the global balance of power in the military-political sphere and their potential relevance to similar reforms in China. The first two phases of the Russian military reforms (from 1992 to 1997 and from 1997 to 1999) are usually assessed negatively. The general failure of military reforms is attributed to the economic challenges, the lack of political will, and the absence of an adequate theoretical and methodological basis for such transformations. Subsequent reforms (from 2001 to 2004, and, particularly, after 2008) are generally assessed positively. In that regard, Chinese experts emphasize the importance of the processes of political power consolidation and economic recovery that took place in Russia in that period, as well as the role of lessons learned by the Russian military from local wars and armed conflicts. Nevertheless, according to Chinese assessments these reforms still have certain drawbacks, particularly, associated with hasty and misguided attempts to copy the Western military models at the turn of the 2000s — 2010s. In general, Chinese civilian and military experts conclude that throughout a long and difficult process of military reforms Russia has made a significant progress in rearmament and increasing the combat potential of its armed forces. Moreover, such reforms could serve as a valuable source of experience and an example for further development and modernization of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA).
O estado do Paraná e o orçamento para o esporte - 2002 a 2018
Authors: Castro Suélen Barboza Eiras de , Maoski Ana Paula Cabral Bonin , Mezzadri Fernando Marinho
Published: October 2021

O estudo tem por objetivo analisar o comportamento do financiamento orçamentário do estado do Paraná no período de 2002 a 2018. Esta pesquisa documental e quantitativa coletou dados orçamentários do governo paranaense da Secretaria do Tesouro Nacional. Foram considerados os recursos empenhados do orçamento estadual e das funções “Desporto e Lazer”, “Ciência e Tecnologia”, “Segurança Pública”, “Assistência Social”, “Saúde”, “Educação” e “Cultura”. Concluímos que o governo paranaense investiu 0,11% (R$ 688 milhões) de seu orçamento no esporte e que o comportamento do financiamento esportivo não acompanhou as tendências do orçamento estadual. Marcado por expressivas oscilações, o esporte apresentou um dos menores índices de incrementos entre todas as áreas analisadas e as oscilações aproximam-se do comportamento cíclico eleitoral de investimentos. O “Desporto Comunitário” totalizou o maior volume de recursos, mas incorporou investimentos do “Desporto de Rendimento”, o que impossibilita a análise precisa das prioridades adotadas pelo governo estadual.
Palavras-chave: Política pública; Financiamento governamental; Esportes
A case for standardized communications for point of distribution operations
Authors: Cline, MS Travis L. , Ho, MS Kar Ee , Hood, MBA Chris , Riegsecker, MS Austin , Dietz, PhD, PE J. Eric
Published: October 2021

Objective: Propose standardized communication formats and procedures at the point of distribution (POD) sites to facilitate the effective management and alleviate friction points that may occur while responding to a widespread medical incident within the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Design: Through observation of POD operations and interviews with key personnel in Indiana and county emergency management agencies (EMA), identify current communication practices and propose a structured command and control (C2) framework that would streamline management requirements during a widespread activation.Setting: The State of Indiana, various counties throughout Indiana.Conclusions: Current C2 practices are adequate for small-scale events. However, a standardized approach to the C2 and reporting framework may provide more responsive situational awareness and incident management of larger-scale medical incidents within Indiana.
Schools and disasters: Examining the evidence for K-12 settings across the emergency management phases
Authors: Malmin, MPH Natasha , Esnard, PhD Ann-Margaret , Wyczalkowski, PhD Christopher , Lai, PhD Betty
Published: October 2021

Disasters may have profound impacts on children and schools. We reviewed the evidence on schools and disasters, and analyzed these impacts across the four main emergency management (EM) phases. We reviewed 190 abstracts from 60 journals published between 2000 and 2019, using the definitions of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery from the National Research Council. Over 48 percent of articles fell within two or more phases, particularly when they addressed popular topics such as disaster risk reduction. School safety and mitigation efforts, curriculum development and awareness training around disaster risk reduction, and the importance of cross-sector collaborations and partnerships emerged as common themes, identifying opportunities for research and practice in the process. A natural next step could be the creation of a centralized online databank for schools and administrators who need access to resources such as survey and evaluation instruments, risk/threat assessment methodologies, cultural competency training modules, and other tool kits. Use of the EM phases increases the ability to exchange ideas and actionable approaches to EM research and policy practice for school-aged children.
Making sense of international faith-based disaster relief volunteer experiences: Barriers and contributors to successful operations
Authors: Charoensap-Kelly, PhD Piyawan
Published: October 2021

This phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of five deployed international disaster relief volunteers from a faith-based group in Thailand. This study explored what participants perceived as contributors and barriers to their successful operations and how they made sense of their roles in the disaster recovery process. Organizational and cross-cultural barriers were identified. Through the lens of sense-making theory, four additional themes emerged: participants’ first assignment, the motto of being part of the solution, their firm belief in the organization’s values and practices, and their perception of necessity. Implications for faith-based organizations and directions for future studies are provided.
Social media in disaster response: COVID-19 and Bangladesh perspectives
Authors: Chisty, MDM, BDM Musabber Ali , Afrose, BDM Nawshin , Mohima, BDM Mourupa
Published: October 2021

The main purpose of this study was to explore people’s perception on using social media for crowdsourcing both information and support as part of COVID-19 response. Also, the study tried to find the possibility of social media contributions to disaster management activities. A systematic research survey has been conducted using a quantitative research approach with a sample of 437 respondents. The results indicated that social media played an important role in crowdsourcing information and support during the COVID-19 pandemic. People regularly depended on social media platforms to get updated information and to contribute to different disaster management response activities. According to the findings, social media can greatly contribute to all the phases of disaster management. Use of social media can be more comprehensive for managing disasters in future.
Mind the gap: From recommendation to practice in crisis management. Exploring the gap between the “lessons identified” during exercise cygnus and the UK government response to COVID-19
Authors: Pollock, MBCI Kevin , Coles, BSc (Hons), CertEd, FEPS Eve
Published: October 2021

The failure to learn lessons from crises is a common observation. The UK Government has been criticized for its response to the COVID-19 crisis. Many critics have highlighted the Government’s apparent failure to learn the lessons from Exercise Cygnus, which made recommendations to improve the UK’s response to a pandemic. This article compares and contrasts the UK Government’s response with the exercise recommendations. It critiques the gaps using current crisis management literature and argues that to avoid future failings, more emphasis is needed on the effectiveness of recommendations from exercises. If this is not done, exercise lessons identified, and their recommendations will not be operationalized. This article argues that the successful transition from policy recommendation to practice requires recommendations to be contextualized, so they are feasible and practical, before they can be institutionalized. It introduces a practical framework and organizational actions on how future exercises can close the gap from lessons identified to be learned and shape practice.
Feasibility study: Proposed alternative to N95 respirator during the personal protective equipment shortage from COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Chehade, MD Ahel El Haj , Stephenson, MD Jesintha , Floyd, PhD Evan , Keddissi, MD, FCCP Jean , Abdo, MD Tony , Thind, MD Sharanjeet , Stringfellow, RRT Jamie , Youness, MD, FCCP Houssein
Published: October 2021

Introduction: Having an adequate supply of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a constant challenge for hospitals across the United States. In the event of shortages, our assembled mask might offer noninferior protection compared to an N95 respirator. Objective: To study the ability of an assembled mask to pass a quantitative fit testing.Methods: We conducted a feasibility study at the Oklahoma City Veteran Affairs Health Care System. Volunteers were fitted with an assembled mask made of either a Hans Rudolph half-face mask or a Respironics Performax full-face mask, attached to an Iso-Gard HEPA light Filter 28022 through a Performax SE elbow hinge. Quantitative fit testing was conducted using the Occupation Safety and Health Administration fit testing protocol. The primary outcome was the percentage of participants who pass the quantitative fit test. Secondary outcomes included the overall fit factor (FF), average FF for different exercises, changes in pulse oximetry and endtidal CO2 at 0 and 15 minutes, willingness to use the mask, and visibility assessment.Results: Twenty participants completed the study, and all (100 percent) passed the quantitative fit testing. The overall FF had a geometric mean of 2,317 (range: 208-16,613) and a geometric standard deviation of 3.8. The lowest FF was recorded while the subjects were talking. Between time 0 and 15 minutes, there was no clinically significant change in pulse oximetry and end-tidal CO2 levels. Most participants reported “very good” visibility and were “highly likely” to use the Hans Rudolph half-face mask in the case of shortage.Conclusion: Our assembled respirator offers noninferior protection to N95 respirators in the setting of hypothetical protective equipment shortage.
Psychosocial resilience: Challenges and facilitators for nurses from four New York City hospitals responding to the first wave of COVID-19, spring 2020: Qualitative findings from a mixed-methods study
Authors: Van Devanter, DrPH, RN, MEd, FAAN Nancy , Raveis, MA, MPhil, PhD Victoria H. , Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN Christine , Glassman, PhD, RN, FAAN Kimberly , Yu, PhD Gary , Ridge, PhD, RN, ANP-BC Laura Jean
Published: October 2021

Frontline workers are at great risk of significant mental health challenges as a result of responding to large-scale disasters. We conducted a mixed-methods study to identify the challenges experienced and the resources nurses drew upon during this first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 in New York City (NYC). The qualitative data presented here are on 591 nurse participants in the qualitative arm of the study. Responses to qualitative questions were reviewed by one of the investigators to identify emerging themes. Two qualitative researchers used both deductive (guided by the Resilience Theory) and inductive approaches to analysis. Challenges identified by nurses included concerns about well-being and health risk; mental health symptoms such as depres­sion, anxiety, and difficulty sleeping; fears about the ability to care for patients with severe life-threatening symptoms; and home-work challenges such as risk to family and friends; and lack of availability of institutional resources, particularly, personal protective equipment (PPE). Facilitators of resilience were institutional resources and support available; social support from coworkers, friends, and family; and positive professional identity. Recommendations for promoting resilience in future disaster/pandemic responses included clarification of disaster-related professional responsibilities, integration of disaster preparedness into professional education, and engage­ment of nurses/frontline workers in preparation plan­ning for disasters.
Difference in stress-related indicators between employees experiencing partial and complete lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
Authors: Ali, MS Anam , Abbas, MS Sadia , Khan, FCPS Ali Asad , Khan, MBBS Ali Salman , Abbas, PhD Hafiz Syed Mohsin
Published: October 2021

Objectives: The present study aimed to compare the stress experience of employees facing to differentiated types of lockdown situations: total vs. partial. It also aimed to identify the cognitive appraisal, coping, stress, and fear of contracting COVID-19 associated with lock down situations among employees. Method: A cross-sectional research design was employed. The sample comprises two groups (n = 490 in each group), complete lockdown (people working from home) and partial lockdown (people going to workplace), and was drawn from Pakistan using purposive sampling technique. Stress Appraisal Measure, Brief COPE Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale, and Fear of Contracting COVID-19 Questionnaire were used to measure cognitive appraisal, coping, stress, and fear, respectively.Results: Independent sample t-test showed that the threat and uncontrollable appraisal was high in people going to workplace as compared to people working from home. Results of binary logistic regression showed that people going to workplace were more likely to cope with COVID-19 situation through seeking instrumental support, behavior disengagement, acceptance, and religion as compared to people working from home. Moreover, people working from home were 0.84 times more likely to cope through emotional support than people going to workplace. Fear was found to be 1.1 times more likely associated with people going to workplace than people working from home.Conclusion: This study would help administrative authorities and government institutions in designing mental health services for working population. It would help the emergency departments in devising first aid management plan to deal with the psychological needs of the workers under pandemic/lockdown situations.
Volume 19, Number 4
Authors: Emergency Management Journal of
Published: October 2021

July/August 2021
Tiliroside: Anti-liver cancer effects and investigation of aldose ‎reductase inhibition properties with molecular modeling studies
Authors: Sun Meng , Wang Haisong , Li Meng , Bai Jiangtao
Published: October 2021

Introduction

Biotechnology is the field to yield modern systems, tools, and materials by taking control at the atomic and molecular levels using the features that appear on those surfaces. Applications for biotechnology in medical diagnostics, food, medicine, environment, energy, chemistry, physics, etc, introduce this technology as an interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral context. Tiliroside (kaempferol 3-O-(600-O-p-coumaroyl)-b-D glucopyranoside) is a glycosidic flavonoid found in several medicinal and dietary sources, such as linden, rose hips and strawberries. In recent years, plant extracts have been identified as a new way to discover new anti-diabetic drugs. Due to the unwanted side effects associated with current drugs, an increasing number of patients are demanding to use natural products with anti-diabetic activity.

Material and methods

The biological activities of tiliroside against human aldose reductase were investigated using a molecular docking study. In the oncological part of the recent study, the treated cells with tiliroside were assessed by MTT ‎assay for 48h about the cytotoxicity and anti-liver cancer ‎ properties on normal (HUVEC) and ‎liver cancer ‎ cell lines, i.e. SNU-387, LMH/2A, McA-RH7777, and N1-S1 Fudr.‎

Results

The results of these calculations revealed the high affinity of this compound to the enzyme. This binding affinity could be considered as a reason for the low IC50 of tiliroside against the aldose reductase.

Conclusions

Tiliroside can be utilized as an efficient drug in the treatment of cancer in humans.
Einweihung der neuen Zellstoff-Produktionslinie
Authors: Maurer-Fritz Kirsten
Published: October 2021

Am 30.09.2021 wurde die neue Strohzellstoff-Fabrik im Essity-Werk in Mannheim offiziell in Betrieb genommen. Essity-CEO Magnus Groth freute sich im Beisein von Gästen die neue Anlage einzuweihen. In einer Rekordzeit von nur eineinhalb Jahren wurden Industriegebäude, Maschinen und Anlagen errichtet und nun können jährlich 35.000 Tonnen Strohzellstoff im Werk hergestellt und direkt auf den eigenen Papiermaschinen verarbeitet werden.