bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Recuperación e posta en produción de terras abandonadas: a visión do sector vacún leiteiro de Galicia como demandantes no mercado de terras
Authors: Osorio Castelao Lidia , Corbelle Rico Eduardo José , Ónega López Francisco José
Published: February 2021

Este traballo busca caracterizar aos usuarios potenciais das terras que actualmente se atopan en situación de abandono ou infrautilización en Galicia. O sector vacún leiteiro constitúe o núcleo básico do sector agrario galego polo que coñecer a súa opinión como demandantes de terra é unha prioridade para poder establecer un plan de mobilidade de terras. A través da aplicación dunha variante da metodoloxía Delphi comprobouse que dende o sector existe un interese por conseguir máis terra e poder aumentar así a base territorial das explotacións e, en consecuencia, a súa capacidade produtiva. A falta de información tanto técnica como lexislativa relativa aos instrumentos que poden axudar ámobilización de terras e o seu funcionamento, quedou presente en moitos dos xuízos emitidos polo panel de expertos consultados para este traballo, polo que este constituiría o primeiro paso cara a consecución dunha mobilidade efectiva de terras.
Dixitalización do Mapa de capacidade produtiva dos solos de Galicia
Authors: Corbelle Rico Eduardo José , Vila García David , Crecente Maseda Rafael , Díaz-Fierros Viqueira Francisco
Published: February 2021

Neste traballo descríbese o proceso de preparación e posta a disposición do público da versión dixital do Mapa de Capacidade Produtiva dos Solos de Galicia, publicado orixinalmente en papel no ano 1984 baixo a dirección de Francisco Díaz-Fierros Viqueira e Fernando Gil Sotres. No momento de cumprir trinta anos desde a súa publicación, este mapa constitúe aínda o único traballo de avaliación da capacidade produtiva da terra con cobertura completa do territorio de Galicia. Con todo, as limitaciónsderivadas do formato en papel dificultaban considerablemente o seu uso. Confiamos en que a versióndixital que presentamos permita solventar parte destes problemas e ampliar o seu coñecemento e utilización entre a comunidade científica e técnica. Ao longo do texto trátase de situar en contexto a importancia do mapa orixinal e as razóns que motivaron a súa dixitalización, explicar o proceso seguido para a preparación da versión dixital, proporcionar información básica necesaria para futuros usuarios non familiarizados coa fonte orixinal, e finalmente presentar algúns datos resumo derivados do produto obtido.
Estudio de la germinación de las semillas de dos especies amenazadas de Galicia: Armeria merinoi (Bernis) Nieto Fel. & Silva Pando y Santolina melidensis (Rodr. Oubiña & S. Ortíz) Rodr. Oubiña & S. Ortiz. Efecto de la luz y el fuego (calor y cenizas)
Authors: Díaz Vizcaíno Elvira A. , Val Mouriño Diego
Published: February 2021

Se ha estudiado la producción y la germinación de semillas de dos especies endémicas y amenazadas de Galicia, analizando el efecto de la luz y del fuego (calor y suelo quemado, cenizas), para tratar de averiguar si afectan a su rareza. Armeria merinoi y Santolina melidensis presentan una elevada producción de semillas sanas y una germinación elevada y rápida, tanto en fotoperiodo como enoscuridad, por lo que el mantenimiento de un banco de semillas en el suelo, que contribuya al mantenimiento de las poblaciones, parece poco probable. Las dos especies difieren en su vulnerabilidad ante el calor de un incendio forestal, comparable a la de otras especies estudiadas enGalicia en Armeria merinoi, mayor en Santolina melidensis. El efecto de las cenizas del suelo quemado sobre la germinación de las semillas resulta también diferente en ambas especies, puesto que en Armeria merinoi no afecta ni al nivel ni al ritmo de germinación, mientras que en Santolina melidensis sí, incrementándolos, lo que indica un efecto fisiológico de las sustancias que puedan contener. El fuego (temperatura) reduce la germinación de las semillas de las dos especies, afectando a su viabilidad, favoreciendo con posterioridad (suelo quemado) la rápida germinación de las semillas viables restantes de Santolina melidensis.
Catálogo de la flora vascular de la península de Fisterra (A Coruña)
Authors: Bernárdez Villegas J. Gaspar , Rigueiro Rodríguez Antonio
Published: February 2021

Se presentan en este artículo aportaciones florísticas derivadas de los trabajos botánicos realizados enlos años 2009 y 2010 en la península de Fisterra (A Coruña), incluyendo la playa de Mar de Fóra. Se citan 359 taxones de plantas vasculares de los que 9 son considerados de interés para la conservación por estar incluidos en alguno de los listados de referencia empleados y 20 son considerados especies exóticas invasoras.
Avaliação reprodutiva em novilhas à entrada em reprodução
Authors: Payan-Carreira Rita , Paixão Gustavo , Quaresma Miguel , Camiña García Mercedes
Published: February 2021

As novilhas de substituição são um investimento a longo prazo tanto nos sistemas de produção de carne como de leite, e as suas características refletem-se no desempenho da exploração e na sua viabilidade económica, merecendo por isso toda a atenção do criador. No entanto, são ainda poucos os criadores que não integram, nas suas práticas de maneio, a avaliação reprodutiva das fêmeas jovens antes de colocá-las à reprodução, em particular nos sistemas de produção de carne. A avaliação da aptidão reprodutiva de novilhas de substituição é um procedimento essencial que visa garantir a seleção de fêmeas com fertilidade potencial adequada. Esta avaliação deve ser realizada por volta dos 12 a 14 meses de idade, ou até 30 a 60 dias antes da entrada em reprodução, dependendo da raça. Uma avaliação cuidadosa destes animais permite excluir os animais com defeitos congénitos, confirmar a maturidade das estruturas reprodutivas e assegurar um desempenho satisfatório na primeira estação reprodutiva. Por outro lado, esta avaliação deve ser feita sempre tendo em consideração a sua raça, pois esta determina traços reprodutivos importantes, como a idade à puberdade. Neste trabalho, procuramos apresentar os procedimentos associados à avaliação da aptidão reprodutiva de fêmeas jovens para substituição, e à estimação da sua fertilidade potencial.
Acondicionamiento de un compost salino para su uso como sustrato de cultivo
Authors: Illera Vives Marta , López Mosquera María Elvira , López Fabal Adolfo , Salas-Sanjuan María del Carmen
Published: February 2021

Cada vez es más común el uso de compost en la elaboración de sustratos de cultivo, pero uno de losinconvenientes más frecuentes que presentan este tipo de materiales para ser utilizados como sustrato es su elevada salinidad. Este problema puede ser tratado de distintas maneras. En este trabajo se evalúan dos de las técnicas disponibles: el lavado rápido (15 h) con agua previo al cultivo y el lavado gradual (60 días) mediante un riego con solución nutritiva (SN). Se comparan ambos métodos, tantodesde el punto de vista de la eficiencia como desde el punto de vista de la liberación de nutrientes, como técnica más adecuada para el manejo de la salinidad de un compost con alta C.E. (18,7 dS m-1 en extracto de saturación). En ambos ensayos se produjo un rápido e importante descenso de la C.E., y fue suficiente el aporte de 3 veces el volumen de su capacidad de contenedor (CC) para llegar a valores de C.E. en los lixiviados por debajo de 4 dS m-1. El riego con solución nutritiva produjo un lavado más eficiente, especialmente, en el caso de los iones más perjudiciales como son el sodio, los cloruros y los sulfatos. La liberación de iones mediante la lixiviación siguió patrones similares en ambos ensayos, excepto para los fosfatos, el calcio y el magnesio.
Predictive Value of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte, Aspartate-to-Alanine Aminotransferase, Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Severity and Side of Carotid Artery Stenosis: Are Those Significant?
Authors: ALTINBAŞ ÖZGÜR , Demiryürek Şeniz , Işık Mehmet , Tanyeli Ömer , Dereli Yüksel , Görmüş Niyazi
Published: February 2021

Background: Atherosclerosis is a chronic disease that leads to mortality and morbidity by affecting arterial vascular structures. Carotid artery is one of these arterial structures and occlusive disease of carotid artery may cause stroke or cranial ischemic infarction. Inflammation plays a role in the atherosclerotic process. In this study, we aimed to discuss the relationship between the severity and side of carotid artery occlusion and novel inflammatory parameters include platelet-to-lymphocyte, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, lymphocyte-to-monocyte, and aspartate-to-alanine aminotransferase ratios.
Methods: One-hundred-fifteen patients who had carotid artery stenosis between 50%-99% and 115 healthy subjects with no carotid artery stenosis or additional disease were included in the study. The relationship between the side and degree of the lesion and platelet-to-lymphocyte, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, lymphocyte-to-monocyte, and aspartate-to-alanine aminotransferase ratios were studied in the patient group. The patients with carotid artery stenosis and the healthy subjects were compared, in the terms of same parameters. Data were evaluated statistically.
Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the groups, in the terms of platelet-to-lymphocyte, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, lymphocyte-to-monocyte, and aspartate-to-alanine aminotransferase ratios and the degree of stenosis. There was no statistically significant difference between the sides of the lesions and the parameters above except lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio. It was statistically significantly higher in left-sided lesions. Aspartate-to-alanine aminotransferase and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios were markedly higher in the patient group, when compared to controls.
Conclusion: Platelet-to-lymphocyte, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, lymphocyte-to-monocyte, and aspartate-to-alanine aminotransferase ratios are inexpensive, easy, fast, and reproducible parameters that can be used in determining the prediction of carotid artery stenosis.
Ruta de Desarrollo Tecnológico e Innovación Guía para la Inscripción al Cursillo en PI de la OMPI
Authors: Jennifer Vega-Barbosa , María Paula Castellanos Peña , Jorge Enrique Ramírez Martínez
Published: February 2021

Los inscritos en el cursillo de Propiedad Intelectual ofertado por la OMPI contarán con una certificación por parte de la Vicerrectoría Académica y la Dirección de Investigación e Innovación de la Universidad Santo Tomás Sede Villavicencio, cumpliendo con los siguientes requisitos descritos para tal efecto. El cursillo de propiedad intelectual hace parte del plan de formación propuesto por el comité de propiedad intelectual de la sede de Villavicencio para los docentes e investigadores.
Presentación de Buenas Prácticas USTA - Nidia Maritza Dueñas Sánchez - Talca, Chile - 2015
Authors: Nidia Maritza Dueñas Sánchez
Published: February 2021

Informe de movilidad académica. Universidad de Talca (Chile).
Misión académica - Greis Julieth Cruz Reyes - Baltimore, MD., Estados Unidos - 2018
Authors: Greis Julieth Cruz Reyes
Published: February 2021

Informe de movilidad académica. Asistencia a las diferentes exposiciones y conferencias que tienen que ver con el proyecto de investigación desarrollado en el departamento de ciencias Básicas. Presentación en las sesiones de poster. El tema de la investigación presentado fue evaluado por varios profesores y por parte de los jurados del congreso, logrando una categorización en el proyecto como relevante para la comunidad científica. Participación en las conferencias y asistencia a las investigaciones relevantes en física que se están desarrollando en los estados unidos, la cual incluyó conferencias de autoridades internacionales en los temas. Adicionalmente se crean o fortalecen redes de investigación con otras entidades en los cuales puede haber mutua colaboración investigativa.
Formato de presentación de proyecto. Estrategias académicas para la Graduación Oportuna en las facultades de Estadística y Diseño Gráfico de la Universidad Santo Tomás
Authors: Lida Rubiela Fonseca Gómez , Dagoberto Bermúdez Rubio , Sandra Patricia Rendón Restrepo , Denize Asceneth Torres Ruiz , Wilmer Dario Pineda Ríos
Published: February 2021

El proyecto Estrategias académicas para la Graduación Oportuna, de la facultad de Estadística y la facultad de Diseño Gráfico de la Universidad Santo Tomás, busca focalizar esfuerzos en estudiantes que se encuentran en rezago académico de forma que se contribuya a los procesos misionales de la Universidad y articulando la investigación a la generación de conocimiento que permita aportar a una adecuada toma de decisiones a nivel de gestión educativa. Como tal, el proyecto busca hacer un piloto que se maneje desde las dos facultades a fin de establecer puntos de contacto y divergencia, esenciales para el proyecto y que serán determinantes para la postulación de otras fases del mismo que esperan abarcar su implementación en toda la Universidad. El objetivo general es determinar estrategias basadas en Design Thinking para entender cómo funcionan los procesos de deserción y repitencia en los alumnos de las facultades de Estadística y Diseño Gráfico, uniendo esfuerzos para definir, ejecutar y evaluar las estrategias que posibiliten la reducción de la tasa de deserción estudiantil y fortalecer la capacidad institucional para el fomento de la permanencia y graduación oportuna.
Acta de cierre e informe técnico final proyecto de investigación FODEIN. Análisis estratégico Sectorial del sector de los Centros comerciales en la ciudad de Bogotá
Authors: Alcibíades Alirio Céspedes Gil , Geraldine Sofia Martinez
Published: February 2021

Acta de cierre e informe técnico final proyecto de investigación FODEIN
Nickel-reduced graphene oxide-cellulose nanofiber composite papers for electromagnetic interference shielding
Authors: Chen Zhibing , Zhang Qinqin , Meng Wanyao , Wang Zhenxing , Han Xuewen , Pu Junwen
Published: February 2021

With the widespread use of electronic communication devices, ultra-thin, flexible, and high-performance electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials are widely used to prevent radiation pollution. Moreover, graphene-reinforced polymer-based nanocomposites have received increasing attention in the field of EMI shielding because of their excellent electrical properties. In this work, ultrathin and flexible nickel/reduced graphene oxide/cellulose nanofiber (Ni/RGO/CNFs) composite paper was fabricated using a step-by-step vacuum-assisted filtration method. The prepared composite paper with Ni/RGO to CNF ratio of 3:1 and a thickness of 105 µm attained the electrical conductivity of 1664 S/m and 22.6 dB of excellent electromagnetic shielding effectiveness (SE). In addition, the composite paper (2:1) exhibited great mechanical properties, leading to a high tensile strength of 78.4 MPa, 10.3% fracture strain, and no obvious fractures or cracks when the composite paper was folded. Therefore, the Ni/RGO/CNFs composite paper prepared in this study is an effective lightweight shielding material, especially in flexible electronics and wearable devices.
Low Levels of Gastrin 17 are Related with Endoscopic Findings of Esophagitis and Typical Symptoms of GERD
Authors: Di Mario Francesco , Crafa Pellegrino , Franceschi Marilisa , Rodriguez-Castro Kryssia , Baldassarre Gianluca , Ferronato Antonio , Antico Antonio , Panozzo Maria Piera , Franzoni Lorella , Barchi Alberto , Russo Michele , De Bortoli Nicola , Ghisa Matteo , Savarino Edoardo
Published: February 2021

Background and Aims: In clinical practice, most patients with symptoms suggestive of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) undergo esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (EGD), despite its low sensitivity in detecting reflux stigmata. Gastrin 17 (G-17) has been proposed to be related with GERD, due to the negative feedback between acid secretion and this hormone. We assessed the clinical usefulness of fasting G-17 serum determination for a non-invasive diagnosis of GERD in patients with typical symptoms.
Methods: We consecutively enrolled patients complaining of typical GERD symptoms in two different settings: a single referral center and a primary care setting. Control groups consisted of dyspeptic patients. All subjects underwent assessment of serum levels of G-17 and EGD.
Results: At the academic hospital, 100 GERD patients (n=89 with erosive esophagitis and 11 with Barrett’s esophagus) had statistically significant low levels of G-17 as compared with 184 dyspeptic patients (1.7±1.2 pg/L vs 8.9±5.7 pg/L p<0.0001). Similarly, in the primary care setting, 163 GERD patients had statistically significant low levels of G-17 as compared with 132 dyspeptic patients (0.5±0.2 pg/L vs. 4.0±2.6 pg/L, p<0.0001). Moreover, in the primary care setting, no statistically significant differences were found for G-17 levels between patients with erosive and non-erosive reflux pattern (0.4±0.2 vs 0.7±0.3; p=0.08). In primary care, the accuracy of G-17 less than 1 pg/L to diagnose non-invasively GERD was 94.3%.
Conclusions: Low levels of G-17 were detected in patients with erosive esophagitis and Barrett’s esophagus in a referral center and in patients with typical GERD symptoms in a sample of patients from a primary care setting.
The Role of Sphere Size in the Context of Pancreatin Therapy for Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency: A Systematic Review
Authors: Petersen Karl-Uwe , Peter Malfertheiner , Joachim Mössner
Published: February 2021

While lipase content and appropriate acid protection of pancreatin preparations (PP) are well defined determinants of an effective therapy of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, the optimal sphere size of PP has remained a matter of discussion. We performed a systematic review to assess the optimal sphere size of enteric coated pancreatin products that may best guarantee coordinated delivery of PP and food to the duodenum. PubMed was searched for studies on gastric emptying of indigestible spheres in the digestive phase, using overlapping search algorithms; identified sources were searched for further leads, extending the investigation to Google Scholar. Of 739 screened publications, 26 were included in the final assessment. Contrary to current guideline recommendations, no scientific evidence was found to support a 2 mm diameter threshold for gastric emptying of indigestible particles. There is no documented advantage of ≤2 mm spheres regarding duodenal delivery and restoring maldigestion. The evolving picture is that of a gradation of sizes, over which gastric emptying becomes slower and more variable as particle size increases. Even 7 mm particles may be emptied from the stomach in conjunction with nutrient uptake. In conclusion sphere size of PP is not the essential parameter for selecting an effective PP fitting all patients. A variety of brands offer different lipase contents and sphere sizes that allow the physician to tailor treatment to the individual patient`s needs.
Institutional risks of financial inclusion
Authors:   State Institution ", Kornivska Valeria ,   Institute for Economics and Forecasting, NAS of Ukraine"
Published: February 2021

The article presents the results of a research on the current processes of financial inclusion, substantiates the concept of financial inclusion and its world level, and systematizes the existing theoretical-methodological and empirical approaches to determining its role for sustainable development. Based on the analysis of fundamental conditions and current factors of intensification of financial inclusion, the author substantiates the real purpose and consequences of the introduction of digital financial inclusion in national economies and in the global economy and shows the role of global financial institutions in these processes. Particular attention is paid to the impact of financial inclusion on solving the problems of poverty and inequality in society. It is shown that modern financial inclusion does not serve the interests of the majority, but rather the interests of a clearly limited circle of representatives of the global economic and financial elite by creating conditions for the invariance of financial inclusion for ordinary economic agents. The author argues that the main long-term institutional risk of global financial inclusion and non-cash circulation is the consent to the loss of financial freedom by market participants in the face of growing uncertainty in economic and social life and poverty.
Production of bio-oil and bio-char from pyrolysis of sawdust wood waste (SWW)
Authors: Guida M.Y. , Lanaya S.E. , Laghchioua F.E. , Rbihi Z. , Hannioui A.
Published: February 2021

This study deals with fast pyrolysis of sawdust wood waste (SWW) at the range of temperature 300–700 °C in a stainless steel tubular reactor. The aim was to experimentally investigate how the temperature, the particle size, the nitrogen flow rate (N2) and the heating rate affect bio-oil, bio-char and gaseous products. These parameters were varied in the ranges of 5–20 °C/min, below 0.1–1.5 mm and 20–200 mL min−1, respectively. It was concluded that both the temperature and heating rate have a significant effect on both yield of bio-oil and bio-char resulting from pyrolysis of SWW. The liquid products obtained at various pyrolysis temperatures were subjected into column chromatography after removal of asphaltenes (hexane insoluble). Obtained bio-oils (maltenes or hexane soluble) were classified as aliphatic, aromatic and polar sub-fractions. The maximum of bio-oil yield of 39.5 wt% was obtained at a pyrolysis temperature of 500 °C, particle size between 0.5 and 1 mm, nitrogen flow rate (N2) of 100 mL min−1 and heating rate of 5 °C/min. Liquid product (bio-oil) obtained under the most suitable and optimal condition was characterized by elemental analysis, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H NMR and 13C NMR), Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The analysis of liquid showed that bio-oil from SWW could be a potential source of renewable fuel production and value added chemical. The yield of char generally decreases with increasing the temperature, the char yield passes from 54.61 to 29.47 wt% at the heating rate of 5 °C/min and from 50.01 to 24.5 wt% at the heating rate of 20 °C/min at the same range of temperature (300–700 °C). Solid products (bio-char) obtained in the presence of nitrogen (N2) contain a very important percentage of carbon and high heating values (HHVs).
Fabian Holt and Antti-Ville Kärjä, eds. 2017. The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries.
Authors: Thoroddsen Arnar Eggert
Published: February 2021

Fabian Holt and Antti-Ville Kärjä, eds. 2017. The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries. New York: Oxford University Press. 432 pp. ISBN 9780190603908 (hbk)
Shadow Representations
Authors: Hamilton Robert
Published: February 2021

In South Korea, rap music has gained increasing popularity and entered the mainstream music industry. Most Koreans, however, interpret rap music beyond its beats. They see it as an African American art rooted in lowbrow American culture and racial subjugation to white society. Rap music in Korea is associated with people who are categorically deemed heug-in, those presumed to be descendants of African Americans or of African heritage. Historically, heug-in-directed racism and discrimination have complicated racial relations in the country. Considering the recent rise in the domestic popularity of rap music and its racialization as a “Black art”, this research explores K-rappers’ relative silence on the racism and racial injustices surrounding their art. It argues that rap music’s history around US military bases, along with K-rappers’ trend of 8-Milin’ their identities, fashion an environment that sustains racism and promotes a general disregard for heug-in. With the inclusion of an interview with iconic K-rap group Garion, the findings suggest that the K-rap industry needs cultural leadership to break the silence on race and racism in the industry and produce an art that reaches beyond market-focus and self-interest.
The kinetics of nutritional quality changes during winter jujube slices drying process
Authors: Niu Yubao , Wei Shiyu , Liu Huan , Zang Yongzhen , Cao Yuxue , Zhu Rongguang , Zheng Xia , Yao Xuedong
Published: February 2021

The purpose of this research is to investigate the kinetics of nutrient quality (Vitamin C (Vc), reducing sugar and total acidity) change of winter jujube slices that under different drying temperatures (55, 60, 65 and 70?) and different air velocities (3, 6 and 9m/s) during the air-impingement drying process. Results showed that the content of Vc, reducing sugar and total acidity decreased with increasing drying time. Furthermore, analysis of variances indicated that the drying temperature, air velocity and time had a significant effect on the loss of Vc, reducing sugar and total acidity (p<0.05). Zero order, first order and Weibull models were used to fit the experimental data, Weibull model was considered as the most suitable one to the degradation kinetics of Vc, reducing sugar and total acidity in dried samples at different temperatures and air velocities. According to the Arrhenius formula, the activation energy of Vc, reducing sugar and total acidity degradation kinetics were 63.78 kJ/mol, 36.48 kJ/mol and 153.51 kJ/mol, respectively. This research can provide some references for enhancing dried products quality in the jujube drying industry.
Experiments on Socio-Technical Systems: the Problem of Control Received
Authors: Kroes Peter
Published: February 2021

My aim is to question whether the introduction of new technologies in society may be considered to be genuine experiments. I will argue that they are not, at least not in the sense in which the notion of experiment is being used in the natural and social sciences. If the introduction of a new technology in society is interpreted as an experiment, then we are dealing with a notion of experiment that differs in an important respect from the notion of experiment as used in the natural and social sciences. This difference shows itself most prominently when the functioning of the new technological system is not only dependent on technological hardware but also on social ‘software’, that is, on social institutions such as appropriate laws, and actions of operators of the new technological system. In those cases we are not dealing with ‘simply’ the introduction of a new technology, but with the introduction of a new sociotechnical system. I will argue that if the introduction of a new socio-technical system is considered to be an experiment, then the relation between the experimenter and the system on which the experiment is performed differs significantly from the relation in traditional experiments in the natural and social sciences. In the latter experiments it is assumed that the experimenter is not part of the experimental system and is able to intervene in and control the experimental system from the outside. With regard to the introduction of new socio-technical systems the idea that there is an experimenter outside the sociotechnical system who intervenes in and controls that system becomes problematic. From that perspective we are dealing with a different kind of experiment.
Phenomenology of Engineering Devices
Authors: Vladimir Zhelezniak
Published: February 2021

The article examines the interaction between humans and complex digital technology; the relationship between humans and modern technologies. The peculiarity of the approach is that technical devices are taken not at the stage of their development, production or sale but as an element of the man-made environment surrounding a person (“technohabitus”, sharedspace of the “smart” environment of a modern person). Neutral technical characteristics of the device are manifested in the system of specific human needs, lifestyle, social and professional factors - in the user's existence. Optimal interaction of a technical device with a user presupposes the removal of a specific alienation between man and technology. Technical characteristics are reduced to specific ways of entering the device into the digital environment of human existence. On the other hand, the reduction of the living mind to countable, algorithmic schemes is inevitable. It is not about the degradation of reason, but about its hybrid connection with the logic of engineering devices and objects. The physical substrate (das Gestell) of consciousness expands beyond the human body, uniting with the dense “technohabitus” that surrounds the individual as his personal noosphere. This issue unfolds in the article towards the philosophical and methodological problems of the highest forms of digital devices - cobots, chatbots, service robots (Robo-Helfer), cyborgs, etc. The author's particular attention is drawn to the methodology of "field research" of such a technique. Gradually, the possibility of a single hybrid phenomenon arises - a localized rational sphere extending from the habitat of the individual and his social chronotope to the free movement of semantic flows on the Internet.
Natural pore pressure fluctuations as an indicator of shallow aquitard continuity
Authors: Marefat Vahid , Chapuis Robert P , Duhaime François , Zhang Lu
Published: February 2021

The natural pore pressure response of a shallow aquifer/aquitard system can be used to assess aquitard continuity. This is the first paper to examine aquitard continuity at the field scale based on the barometric head response function (BHRF) obtained from multiple-regression analysis. The pore pressure measurements made during winter provided more representative BHRFs for the bounding aquifers and the aquitard. Distinct BHRFs were found for the shallow unconfined aquifer, clay aquitard and confined aquifer. This implies how the clay aquitard isolates the underlying confined aquifer from the shallow unconfined aquifer. It is found that the BHRFs for intact clay formation are delayed and differ from those for the fractured zone and confined aquifer. For the fractured zone, the observed BHRF quickly reached equilibrium. The BHRFs for intact clay and fractured zone equilibrated at high BHRF values. For the confined aquifer, the BHRF was low and constant. Numerical simulations provided a hydraulic conductivity below 1 × 10−8 m/s for the observed BHRF. Fast Fourier transform showed that the pore pressure components with a period smaller than one cycle per day were fully explained by barometric pressure fluctuations. Furthermore, the response of a deep piezometer to the moisture loadings provided an opportunity to estimate that the annual snowfall, for the study area, lost 25–35% of its weight.
An ethnobotanical survey of spontaneous plants used in traditional medicine in the region of Aures, Algeria
Authors: Baziz Karim , Maougal Rim Tinhinene , Amroune Abdelkader
Published: February 2021

This study carried out in the Aures region (Algeria) between September 2018 and March 2019, allowed us to identify spontaneous plants used in the region and gather all the information concerning the therapeutic practices of the local population. Based on a series of ethnobotanical surveys, we have identified 112 medicinal species belonging to 49 families, of which Asteraceae, Poaceae, Lamiaceae, Fabaceae, Amaranthaceae and Cupressaceae are the most represented. The leaves were the most used plant parts (28.86%), and the decoction (37.68%) represents the most frequently used mode of preparation. In addition, the remedies were prepared essentially from single species (81.15%) and were used mainly in the treatment of digestive disorders (23.99%). The study has also shown that women, married people, the elderly and illiterates people had the better knowledge of the use of medicinal plants.

These results indicate that local population has a fairly deep empirical and traditional knowledge of phytotherapy. However, this knowledge is endangered mainly because of the mode of transmission which is based on oral tradition and an urgent transcription is needed to avoid the loss of this heritage.
Development of Distance Technologies in Physical Education of Students: Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Koryahin Viktor , Blavt Oksana
Published: February 2021

Purpose. To identify the state of teaching “Physical Education” by means of distance technologies at the university. Materials and methods. The study involved 3,726 first-year students of the Lviv Polytechnic National University  of all educational-and-scientific institutes. The organization of the study was aimed at studying the opinion of students on various issues regarding the quality of distance education in physical education. At the empirical level of the study, a questionnaire was used. Results. The study analyzed the state of physical education at the university by means of distance learning. According to the results of the survey, it was found that the vast majority of surveyed students (81.3%) believe that physical education classes by means of distance learning are necessary in the conditions of introduction of quarantine safety measures.  51.6% of students noted that methodical skills gained during the classes significantly helped them in organizing independent physical training sessions during the suspension of educational activities in auditoriums.  71% support the possibility of physical education classes by means of distance technologies in order to counteract the forced restriction of motor activity. Conclusions. Ensuring the effectiveness of physical education of students in the position of quarantine measures requires new approaches and methods of interaction with students, adequate choice of goals and objectives, organizational forms, methods and means of physical education maintain the proper level of their motor activity and prevent social maladaptation. From the study, we can conclude that physical education by means of distance technologies is in a state of development, but not at such a rapid pace. Instead, on the basis of the study summarizes that the use of distance learning means in physical education of students ensures the formation of values of a healthy lifestyle and maintaining their health at the appropriate level.
Review of Methods and Tools for Intellectual Property Analysis of Public Sector Entities
Authors: Khomenko Elena
Published: February 2021

The low efficiency of intellectual property (IP) in the public sector in our current economic environment is largely due to the insufficient development of the prevailing accounting and analytical system. Analytical methods, and the information basis of their application, are the core of this system. The formation of an accounting and analytical system consistent with the development priorities of public sector entities requires special research.This article provides a review of the methods and tools of analysis used by Russian and foreign scientists in the field of IP. Our research sample comprises 52 foreign and 39 Russian sources. Through a detailed textual analysis process, we systematise the existing methods used in the analyses of certain aspects of intellectual activity, and assess the information disclosure therein. Our evaluation is targeted towards identifying prospects for harmonising Russian and international approaches, and provide the groundwork for the improvement of accounting and analytical support for IP management in the public sector.Our results reveal possibilities for expanding the system of IP analysis methods for solving problems in the field of the IP economics and management on the basis of patent analytics. We also collate and classify patent analytics methods, and identify existing methodological problems at the macro- and microeconomic levels. Analytical methods are grouped inaccordance with three stages of the reciprocal model of IP accounting and analysis in the public sector, developed within the framework of a novel theoretical and methodological approach.In conclusion, we illustrate the potential for applying the methods of nonlinear dynamics and the dynamic theory of innovation (re: patent information) to determine the trajectories of public sector entity development concerning levels of information disclosure. We also identify areas for follow up research revealed through our analysis.
La proyección territorial de los protomédicos en tiempo de Carlos V. El doctor Diego de Zavallos y las cédulas reales en suspensión del capítulo de Cortes de 1523
Authors: Ezquerra Revilla Ignacio
Published: February 2021

En la Castilla tardomedieval y moderna la autorización administrativa para el ejercicio de la medicina se materializó en la concesión de licencias por los llamados alcaldes examinadores, antecedentes de los protomédicos. Desde su aparición, en tiempo de Juan I, surgieron roces con los municipios castellanos en torno a unas atribuciones que siempre les habían correspondido. Su actuación no conoció límites territoriales hasta que un capítulo de las Cortes de 1523 la limitó a la Corte y su perímetro de cinco leguas. Pero factores como –principalmente- la itinerancia europea de Carlos V suspendieron de facto esta disposición, mediante una serie de cédulas reales que arrojaron gran confusión sobre el particular, tanto en su tiempo como para la crítica histórica. Este artículo pretende contribuir a aclararla.
La educación física, los gimnasios y la práctica deportiva a través del diario "La Rioja" (1890-1920)
Authors: Mota Zurdo David
Published: February 2021

Este artículo analiza la evolución de la práctica higiénico-deportiva en Logroño a través del diario La Rioja entre 1890 y 1920, atendiendo especialmente a la implantación de la Educación Física en los centros escolares y a la proliferación de espacios privados y públicos dedicados a la actividad física. Así, se incide en la incorporación de la asignatura de Gimnasia a los planes de estudio y se hace un recorrido analítico de los artículos divulgativos y propagandísticos sobre los beneficios de la práctica deportiva publicados en La Rioja.
Análisis archivístico de los proyectos de construcción de las casas cuartel durante el franquismo: el ejemplo de la provincia de Badajoz (1943-1971)
Authors: Sanz Caballero Isabel Mª , Vivas Moreno Agustín
Published: February 2021

El presente trabajo aborda el estudio de la documentación de los proyectos de construcción de casas cuartel que se llevaron a cabo en Extremadura tras la Guerra Civil Española (1936-1939). Se realiza, por tanto, un estudio sobre el contexto histórico y la legislación bajo la que fueron concebidos estos proyectos de construcción. Además, se realiza un análisis archivístico de dos de los expedientes que se encuentran conservados en el Archivo del Servicio Territorial de Badajoz de la Consejería de Movilidad, Transporte y Vivienda de la Junta de Extremadura. El objetivo del trabajo, en consecuencia, es dar a conocer la importancia de la documentación de los proyectos de construcción de casas cuartel en Extremadura, generada durante la Dictadura Franquista. Seguimos para ello una metodología histórica basada en tres fases: análisis funcional e institucional, análisis documental y análisis histórico. El resultado es identificar y analizar parte de la documentación de los proyectos constructivos de casas cuartel de primera y última época Franquista.
PEDRO RÚJULA y MANUEL CHUST, El Trienio Liberal. Revolución e independencia (1820-1823), Los libros de la Catarata, Madrid, 2020
Authors: Cañas Díez Sergio
Published: February 2021

PEDRO RÚJULA y MANUEL CHUST, El Trienio Liberal. Revolución e independencia (1820-1823), Los libros de la Catarata, Madrid, 2020.
Editorial: SESMO Special Issues
Authors: Jakeman Tony , Athanasiadis Ioannis , Hamilton Serena
Published: February 2021

As the journal nears the end of its second official year, we are pleased to start accepting submissions to our first two Special Issues. The first Special Issue is on Resilience of complex coupled Socio-Technical-Environmental systems through the modeling lens with guest editors Tatiana Filatova, Tina Comes (4TU Resilience Engineering Centre), Christoph Hoelscher (ETH Zurich) and Juliet Mian (Resilence Shift). This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research and international practice to offer insights into the latest scientific modelling methods, gaps, challenges and opportunities and best practice examples relating to operationalising resilience across a range of socio-technical-environmental applications. The second Special Issue is on Large-scale behavioural models of land use change with guest editors Calum Brown (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Tatiana Filatova (University of Twente), Birgit Müller (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ), and Derek Robinson (University of Waterloo). This Special Issue is focussed on better understanding and modelling of temporal or spatial scales in land use dynamics.

 

We invite new proposals for Special Issues that fit within SESMO’s aims and scope. Our Special Issues are cohesive collections of articles focussed on a specific contemporary theme related to socio-environmental systems modelling. The Special Issue can build on previous work and research gaps, but can also explore new and emerging terrain relevant to our aims. Although the conceptualisation of a Special Issue may be initiated in a conference or workshop, it is critical that such a proposal also builds on the original dialogue. Articles should also be canvassed from across the globe. SESMO is an open access journal with no article processing or publication charges for authors. If you have a topic to propose, please contact us to discuss further.
Áureo carmesim: conflitos e disputas pela exploração de ouro em Serra Pelada
Authors: Araujo da Silva Tallyta Suenny
Published: February 2021

A região de Serra Pelada e arredores foi palco de diversos conflitos relacionados com a garimpagem de ouro. Durante o funcionamento de Serra Pelada, memórias desses conflitos ficaram registradas em reportagens, fotografias e nos relatos e lembranças de quem vivenciou esses momentos. O presente trabalho objetiva, refletir sobre os conflitos sociais, políticos e econômicos que ocorreram na vila de Serra Pelada em torno do funcionamento do garimpo e que resultaram em um episódico violento que ficou conhecido como o Massacre de São Bonifácio. Para isso, foram levantadas fontes escritas e reportagens televisivas. Analisando as relações de poder, verifica-se que os garimpeiros de Serra Pelada ganharam poder e força de negociação graças ao seu quantitativo, mas o governo sempre buscou meios de manter os garimpeiros sobre controle, sendo o Massacre de São Bonifácio um ato de violência extremado em reação à ameaça contra sua autoridade.
Traditional Family Values: The Constitutional Law Interpretation
Authors:   Associate Professor of the Department of Public Law of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (NRU HSE) PhD (Law), Maslennikova Svetlana V. , Matveeva Maria V. ,   Associate Professor of the Department of Private Law of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (NRU HSE) PhD (Law)
Published: February 2021

The article provides a historical, civilizational, intersectoral analysis of traditional family values, determines the need for their consolidation and interpretation, their place in legislation and law enforcement practice. Based on the study of the different perceptions of traditional family values by the sciences of society, it has been established that both traditional family values affect the consolidation of mandatory rules of behavior in the norms of law and trends in the activities of law enforcement agencies, and the norms of law contribute to the emergence of new family values. The necessity of defining traditional family values for the uniform application of legal norms in resolving disputes on recognizing a marriage as invalid, determining the place of residence of children, etc. and the possibility of recognizing and enforcing decisions of foreign courts and other authorities in relation to Russian citizens about actions and events taking place in Russia has been proved. the territory of the Russian Federation. It is concluded that the content of the norms of the Constitution of the Russian Federation contains values not only of today, but also of the future, the interpretation of which can be made based on the social, moral and spiritual needs of society.
The 2020 Electoral Reform in View of Electoral Law Principles
Authors:   Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation LL.D., Professor, Kolyushin Evgeniy I.
Published: February 2021

Changes to the electoral law in 2020 are stipulated by the preparation and conduct of the Nationwide Vote on Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. They are qualified as a reform that needs theoretical understanding and evaluation from the standpoint of the principles of electoral law.
The Issue of Judicial Law Making in Files of the Constitutional Meeting
Authors:   Lecturer of the Law Faculty of the Saint Petersburg State University (SPbSU), Manzhosov Sergey A.
Published: February 2021

Even outside of the common law countries, it is rarely denied that the doctrine of precedent which requires to treat like cases alike ensures the uniformity of judicial practice and thus promotes legal certainty. The main objections to it in Russian jurisprudence are usually associated with the principles of separation of powers and the independence of judges. The tension between these principles, on the one hand, and the principle of legal certainty, on the other, is recognized not only by opponents, but also by some adherents of this doctrine. As a result, all argumentation in this dispute inevitably takes the form of unprovable value judgments. The frame of the discussion around the doctrine of precedent could be significantly changed, in particular, by the results of the historical interpretation of the Constitution of the Russian Federation aimed at founding out the actual intention of its authors.
Pain assessment of ultrasound-guided liver biopsy for diffuse parenchymal diseases: a randomized trial comparing intercostal and subcostal techniques
Authors: TÜRK Yaşar , ALICIOĞLU Banu , DEVECİOĞLU İsmail
Published: February 2021

Objectives: Percutaneous liver biopsy is widely used in diffuse liver parenchymal diseases. Comparison of the severity of pain is not properly studied. In this randomized study, pain intensity between the intercostal and subcostal techniques of US-guided Tru-Cut liver biopsy in diffuse liver diseases was compared.
Methods: Between March 2016 and May 2017, all potential study participants referred to the interventional radiology department for ultrasound-guided liver biopsy (n = 245), were assessed for enrollment. The pain intensity at 0, 2, and 4 h post-procedure was compared in two groups using a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Premedication was not used. After applying local anesthesia under US-guidance, 18-G automatic biopsy needle free-hand US-guided biopsy was performed.
Results: Immediately after the biopsy (p = 0.0024), and at the 2nd hour (p = 0.0298), NRS of the subcostal group was significantly less than the intercostal group. Furthermore, the need for oral (p = 0.0492) or intramuscular (p = 0.0094) analgesics after the biopsy in the subcostal group was significantly less than the intercostal group. At the evaluation of both groups together, 55.62% of the patients had a mild and 27.22% had a moderate pain score. NRS score decreased with time in each group.
Conclusions: The pain intensity and the need for analgesics were less in the subcostal biopsies. Since intense pain and anxiety may be the cause of loss of the patients after the first biopsy, a subcostal biopsy could be preferred primarily.
Making cities circular: Experiences from the living lab Hamburg-Altona
Authors: Obersteg Andreas , Arlati Alessandro , Knieling Jörg
Published: February 2021

The article argues that to reach circular economy goals urban regions need to identify and understand the challenges and opportunities originating from the differences in spatial settings, and to develop place-based solutions by adequately involving (local) stakeholders. Based on the case study that was conducted in Hamburg within the Horizon2020 project REPAiR, spatial specificities in five different urban areas shall be analysed and strategies that were developed in a co-creative process shall be explored. The results show that the spatial organisation of CE strategies depends on urban structures and stakeholders’ interest and needs to be embedded in the (local) governance setting and a spatial planning system.