bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
«Intellectual» games numӑs junt / nomt joŋil as one of the directions of the game culture of the Ob Ugrians
Authors:   Ob-Ugric Institute of Applied Researches and Development, Voldina T. V.
Published: May 2021

Introduction: the article considers the system of Ob-Ugric games developing memory and thinking. It includes competitive entertainment using sticks, planks, cubes, puzzle toys, and rope-weaving existing in the traditional culture of the Khanty and Mansi peoples. The material on the game culture of the Nenets in a comparative aspect is also given as evidence of close Ugric-Samoyedic intercultural ties, Objective: to present a complex of the main types of traditional Ob-Ugric intellectual games as one of the directions of the game culture of the Khanty and Mansi people; to present their classification. Research materials: oral reports of informants and data from published sources. Results and novelty of the research: the author has collected, described, systematized and for the first time comprehensively presented material on traditional Khanty and Mansi games and toys that develop mental abilities. The typology of this type of games is developed. The work also touches upon the problems of actualization of the game culture of the Ob Ugrians and the reconstruction of forgotten games and considers Ugric-Samoyedic parallels.
Pedagogic and educational potential of traditional fishing and hunting games of the Forest Nenets people
Authors:   Surgut State Pedagogical University, Prokopenko V. I.
Published: May 2021

and educational potential of traditional fishing and hunting games. This study provides an analysis of the games of the Forest Nenets people described in previously published studies. The author analyses the classification of the Forest Nenets’ games suggested by the other authors. The author suggests his own classification believing that it reflects pedagogical and educational impact on the child’s and adult’s organism in a more sophisticated way. The study describes the multifunctional orientation of the traditional hunting games in terms of their universality in the vital activities of children and teenagers. Objective: to determine, describe and in some cases to reconstruct the traditional fishing and hunting games of the Forest Nenets people, as well as to reveal their pedagogical and educational potential. Research materials: the author in the work relied on the information on the games of the forest Nenets people contained in published sources, as well as own field materials of the author collected in Nizhnevartovsky District of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra (the Agan Forest Nenets people). Results and novelty of the research: the scientific novelty of the study consists in the following facts: the traditional games of the forest Nenets of a fishing and hunting nature are identified, and in some cases reconstructed; their content is most fully described; the pedagogical and educational potential of these games is revealed; the comparison of the presented games with the games of other northern ethnic groups of the Russian Federation is presented; a differentiated classification of traditional games of the Forest Nenets is proposed. It was revealed that the fishing and hunting games of the Forest Nenets acted as an effective pedagogical and educational tool that allows the subject to overcome the psychophysical difficulties, to acquire certain motor skills and skills.
Pyotr Efimovich Sheshkin and Péter Domokos: thе epistolary dialogue
Authors:   Research Institute for Linguistic Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH), Csepregi M. , Horváth Cs. ,   Research Institute for Linguistic Eötvös Loránd Research Network (ELKH)
Published: May 2021

Introduction: present paper investigates the correspondence of a Hungarian professor Péter Domokos (1936–2014) and the Mansi folklore collector Pyotr Efimovich Sheshkin (1930–1981). In the course of the research, one letter written by Domokos to Sheshkin, as well as three letters by Sheshkin with attachments (photographs, newspaper cutting, leaflet) were found. In the course of the work, we have read and transcribed the handwritten letters, and explored the background of the information mentioned in them. In our paper we publish these letters unchanged, we also provide certain statements with explanatory notes. The mutual interest of the correspondents is manifested in the short correspondence, in which folklore, historical information of the Mansi people, manuscripts and publications are discussed. Unfortunately, Sheshkin’s sudden death did not let them to maintain scientific or informal friendship. Objective: to describe the Mansi folklore collector P. E. Sheshkin’s professional relationships in Hungary, especially based on his correspondence with Péter Domokos. Research materials: personal letters of P. Domokos and P. E. Sheshkin, scientific publications of Russian and foreign authors, separate editions. Results and novelty of the research: in the letters cordial and respectful relationship, mutual interest, and desire for further cooperation are attested. Presenting previously unpublished materials may count as novelty.
The genre of a ballad in Khanty literature
Authors:   Ob-Ugric Institute of Applied Researches and Development, Kosintseva Е. V.
Published: May 2021

Introduction: the article is part of a complex of studies of the genre specifics of literature and actualizes the genre features of a ballad in the creative practice of Khanty poets. Objective: to analyze the specifics of ballad forms in the works of two Khanty poets – R. P. Rugin and M. I. Novjukhov. Research materials: the works of the ballad genre in the works by R. P. Rugin and M. I. Novjukhov. Results and novelty of the research: for the first time the article analyzes the works of the ballad genre found only in the works of two poets in the history of Khanty literature – R. P. Rugin and M. I. Novjukhov. Less than a dozen samples of the ballad genre were identified, which indicates that the ballad genre has not received a decent development in Khanty art literature. The analysis of the ballad forms of R. P. Rugin and M. I. Novjukhov showed that most often their works are based on a plot. Only one sample of M. I. Novjukhov has the plot replaced by a dialogue. Combination of the real and the fantastic is clearly seen in the poets’ appeal to the folklore and mythological symbolism of images, in the inclusion of folklore traditions and religious beliefs of the Khanty people in the literary text. The motifs of mystery, death, and world duality become mandatory components of the ballad genre of R. P. Rugin and M. I. Novjukhov. The themes of freedom, war / battle, and ethical dilemmas are the plot-forming in their ballads. The poets and translators do not preserve the ballad strophe in all their works. The ballad forms of the Khanty poets reflect the national worldview and poetic traditions of Russian literature.
The socio-economic context of Capernaum’s limestone synagogue and Jewish–Christian relations in the late-ancient town
Authors: Cirafesi Wally V.
Published: May 2021

In this article, I consider a set of contextual questions related to the social and economic influences on the construction and use of Capernaum’s great limestone synagogue, and ask what these influences might tell us about Jewish–Christian relations in this village during the fifth and sixth centuries CE. After a survey of current scholarship, I address issues of method and engage in the interpretation of the relevant primary sources, some of which have only very recently been discov­ered, while others have been overlooked in discussion of the question, or are deserving of reinterpret­ation. Building upon previous proposals, and in places revising them, I argue that we should see a dynamic interplay at work between local and non-local sources of funding for the synagogue and an intensely interactive and relational setting for the town’s Jews and Christians.
REVITALISASI PEMBANGKIT LISTRIK TENAGA SURYA (PLTS) PADA SISTEM MICROGRID PULAU TOMIA
Authors: Pramana Putu , Mangunkusumo Kevin Gausultan Hadith , Tambunan Handrea Bernando , Jintaka Dhandis Rito
Published: May 2021

Pulau Tomia merupakan salah satu pulau di Kabupaten Wakatobi, Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara yang menggunakan konsep microgrid untuk melistriki masyarakatnya. Konsep microgrid tersebut mengintegrasikan Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Disel (PLTD) dan Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Surya (PLTS). Namun, saat ini kondisi sistem PLTS di Pulau Tomia tidak dapat memproduksi listrik karena terjadi permasalahan dan berdampak pada potensi energy not served (ENS) serta kerugian investasi dalam pembangunan sistem microgrid. Dalam makalah ini dijelaskan proses revitalisasi pada sistem PLTS di Pulau Tomia dengan harapan makalah ini dapat menjadi referensi pada proses revitalisasi PLTS di lokasi lainnya. Proses revitalisasi pada PLTS Tomia dilaksanakan melalui beberapa tahapan yaitu review desain eksisting PLTS Tomia, investigasi penyebab gangguan, inisiatif perbaikan, dan desain ulang PLTS Tomia.  Dari hasil investigasi gangguan dapat diketahui bahwa penyebab tidak beroperasinya PLTS Tomia adalah gangguan pada rangkaian PLTS, Grid Tied Inverter (GTI), dan elemen penyimpan (baterai). Berdasarkan hasil analisa lebih lanjut, didapatkan inisiatif perbaikan yang dapat ditindaklanjuti dengan hasil terbaik dan cara yang termudah, yaitu melakukan desain ulang pada rangkaian combiner box PLTS dan mengimplementasikan konsep GTI modular. Hal tersebut dilakukan agar keandalan PLTS tetap terjaga jika salah satu GTI mengalami permasalahan. Hasil revitalisasi menunjukkan bahwa nilai kualitas daya berupa harmonisa tegangan dan arus yang dihasilkan oleh GTI telah memenuhi standar. Selain itu, PLTS Tomia hasil revitalisasi mampu menghasilkan potensi penghematan Biaya Pokok Produksi (BPP) Listrik yang semula adalah sebesar Rp. 3080/kWh menjadi Rp. 2983/kWh.
Биологические особенности сортов шалфея дубравного в Южно-Уральском ботаническом саду
Authors: Анищенко Ирина Евгеньевна , Жигунов Олег Юрьевич
Published: May 2021

Работа посвящена интродукционному исследованию 3 сортов шалфея дубравного (Salvia nemorosa L.) — Dwarf Blue Queen, Merleau Blue и Rose Queen, которые принадлежат семейству Яснотковых (Lamiaceae Lindl.). Все 3 сорта входят в группу пряно-ароматических и высокодекоративных растений. Работа выполнена для культуры в условиях Башкирского Предуралья. Изучены особенности сезонного ритма роста и развития, приведены данные морфометрических параметров, представлена оценка успешности интродукции. Многолетние исследования сезонного ритма роста и развития показали, что изученные сорта шалфея проходят полный цикл развития, являются длительно цветущими, образующими самосев, и зимостойкими растениями. Феноритмотип 3 сортов шалфея дубравного сходен. Из изученных сортов шалфея дубравного наиболее мощными по габитусу являются сорта Dwarf Blue Queen и Rose Queen. Сорт Dwarf Blue Queen образует наибольшее количество генеративных побегов, при этом кусты имеют низкую облиственность. Самый низкорослый и компактный сорт Merleau Blue отличается наибольшим числом мелких листьев и числом соцветий на генеративных побегах. Вышеуказанные сорта шалфея перспективны для культуры в условиях Башкирского Предуралья и Южного Урала в целом.
A Physical Activity Practice Index for Older Students and Adults
Authors: Godbout Paul , Nadeau Luc
Published: May 2021

This article puts forward a physical activity practice (PAP) index that could be used by older students (high school and college level) and adults who wish to monitor their PAP in order to regulate it. Authors explain the origin of the PAP index, identify PAP aspects such as frequency, duration, intensity and diversity as they relate to the index and describe the simple mechanics of its computation. Then, they discuss physical literacy (PL) awareness in terms of competence, knowledge and understanding, motivation toward PAP, and actual physical activity (PA) engagement. Regulation scenarios are presented in association with individuals’ PAP awareness. Finally, a few suggestions are added with regard to tailored PAP monitoring for more engaged physical literate persons. The PAP index described is intended to help individuals monitor their PAP over time, taking simultaneously into account its intensity and volume whatever the selected activity(ies). Willingness to monitor one’s PAP implies at least a minimal level of PL awareness. Besides reflecting on their PA-related knowledge and PA competency and capacities, individuals ought to understand their reasons for engaging into the regular practice of PA. Based on their answers to such questions, they can then engage into regulation scenarios with the help of monitoring instruments such as the one discussed in this article. Keywords: physical literacy, physical-literacy awareness, physical-activity-practice awareness, FITT formula, PAP monitoring
Study on the Implementation of the Total War Strategy in War Against the Dutch Occupation (Pattimura War Case Study)
Authors:   Indonesia Defense University, Indonesia, Madrohim Madrohim , Midhio I Wayan
Published: May 2021

The Total people's war is essentially a total war for all Indonesians by mobilizing all national strength and resources to uphold state sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national safety from other nations that threaten or occupy the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. The Total People's War is characterized by populist, totality and territorial characteristics. The Pattimura War was a war of the Maluku People led by Kapitan Pattimura against the Dutch occupation which took place from 16 May 1817 to 16 December 1817. This war was one of the battles the Dutch had ever fought during their occupation in Indonesia. This study aims to determine the extent to which the implementation of the total war strategy in the Pattimura War in 1817 carried out by Kapitan Pattimura in Maluku by identifying it from the aspects of the philosophy of defense science and total war strategy by using historical research methods and qualitative descriptive research methods with literature study techniques. The results of the study stated that in the context of the Pattimura War, the total war strategy could be synthesized as a total war for all the people of Maluku by exerting all their strength and resources to uphold the sovereignty and territorial integrity and the safety of the nation from the threat of Dutch occupation. Kapitan Pattimura has implemented a total war strategy characterized by populist, totality and territorial in the Pattimura War.
Foreign aid, China’s aid and Africa’s Development: Interrogating the Dynamics
Authors:   Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Tetteh Evans
Published: May 2021

The distinctiveness of aid to economic growth and development of developing countries has stirred up discussions over the years. The conventional arguments have sought to evince both optimistic and pessimistic views about aid to development in Africa while at the same time studies are copiously emerging around Chinese aid to Africa’s development within the broader China-Africa engagements. This article interrogates the dynamics surrounding the subject to examine foreign aid, China’s aid practice toward Africa and the possible implications for Africa’s development. Probing into the general perspective in literature and other primary sources, the study submits that China’s active aid practice has heightened the uncertainties around foreign aid to Africa’s development. Notwithstanding the verity of China’s aid policies and principles being germane to Africa’s development, the practical implementation maintains certain attributes that provoke divided thoughts. Hence, the requisite platform of action should be bolstered to consider both the Chinese interests and the African needs for a well-balanced development in the acclaimed South-South cooperation partnership.
INFLUENCE OF FOLIAR TREATMENTS OF TOMATO PLANTS WITH MICROELEMENTS ON ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE INFESTATION
Authors: Udalova  , Zinovieva
Published: May 2021

Selenium (Se), silicon (Si) and nickel (Ni) are essential microelements in plants. Their deficiency can have a significant impact on the growth and development of plants, and on nematode infestation. The study of the possibility of regulating the interaction of plants with root-knot nematode by means of exogenous foliar treatments with solutions of nanosized Se, Si and Ni has been conducted. Susceptible tomato plants were treated in the seed phase and the growing plants were sprayed with aqueous solutions of nanosized microelements (Se – 0.6; Ni – 0.1; Si – 2 mg/l). The influence of treatments on the infestation of tomatoes by the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita, as well as on the development of plants and the quantitative and qualitative composition of photosynthetic pigments, as the most sensitive indicator of the pathological state of plants, was studied. A decrease in the infestation of tomatoes with a nematode in the Se<Si<Ni series is shown. The treated plants were dominated by larvae. An increase in the entire pool of photosynthetic pigments or individual pigments was observed when treated with nanosized microelements. The greatest effect on the infestation of the root system, the development of nematodes and the content of photosynthetic pigments was obtained when plants were treated with nanosized nickel. It is obvious that these elements have an individual metabolic effect on plant tissues, but it is obvious that they have a beneficial effect on tomato plants, which allows us to consider them as inductors that increase resistance to root-knot nematode.
A Bibliometric Analysis of E-Learning Research Trends
Authors: Deti Regina , Mandasari Virginia
Published: May 2021

The teaching and learning process as if there must always be an increase in effectiveness in order to achieve the goals to be achieved. The development of the world of information technology has now become so fast and has penetrated various sides of human life. The use of information technology such as e-learning, one of which is through web-based learning, will bring significant changes both in terms of the education system to be developed, the material to be delivered, how the instructional and learning processes will be carried out, and the obstacles that will be faced either by the education recipient and the educators. This research uses bibliometric analysis to map how e-learning is intended from several previous journals using vosviewer. This research concludes that e-learning is unavoidable, especially in the industrial era 4.0, where e-learning is believed that education can be accessed anytime, anywhere, and by anyone.
Pandeminin Politikleştirilmesi ve Söylem: Cumhuriyet ve Sabah Gazeteleri Örneğinde Covid-19 Haberleri Üzerine Bir Analiz
Authors: SEYHAN Ahmet Selman , ZARARSIZ Ömer Faruk , AYAŞLIOĞLU Emrah
Published: May 2021

Covid-19 salgını, gündelik hayatın pek çok alanını dönüştürdüğü gibi haber yapma pratiklerini, haber metinlerini ve tüm bunların bir sonucu olarak medya ve haber söylemini de değiştirmiş, farklılaştırmıştır. Toplumun enformasyon ihtiyacının görünür biçimde arttığı Covid-19 salgını dönemi, mevcut politik krizleri derinleştiren etkilerinin yanı sıra yeni bir dizi çatışma ve kriz başlığını da haber söyleminin başlıca teması haline getirmiştir. Global bir salgın olan Covid-19 dünyanın pek çok ülkesinde olduğu gibi Türkiye’de de toplumu ekonomik, siyasi, eğitim, sağlık, turizm ve güvenlik konularında önemli şekilde etkilemektedir. Çalışmada Covid-19 ile ilgili gündelik hayatta önemli yer tutan medya kanallarından olan gazetelerde yer alan haber metinlerinin ideolojik yanlılık bağlamında incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Gazetelerde yer alan haberlerin pandemi sürecinde ideolojik yanlılıklarını mercek altına alan bu çalışma kapsamında, farklı ideolojik konumlanışlara sahip olduğu düşünülen Sabah ve Cumhuriyet gazetelerinin haber portallarında yer alan haberleri incelenmektedir. ‘Pandeminin politikleştirilmesi’ kavramı ışığında, seçilen haber metinleri van Dijk’ın eleştirel söylem çözümlemesi metoduyla analiz edilmekte, pandemi haberlerinin ulusal ölçekte politik söylemlerle nasıl hizalandığı ya da ayrıştığı ortaya konulmaktadır. Çalışmada her iki gazetenin de ekonomi, sağlık, eğitim ve turizm konularında politik olarak konumlandığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Alfa-proteobacteria Grubuna Ait Bazı Bakteri Cinslerinden İzole edilen antijenlerin Brusellozisin Serolojik Tanısında Potansiyel Uygulanabilirliğinin Araştırılması
Authors: Mızraklıdağ Ahmet Selman , Erdenliğ Gürbilek Sevil
Published: May 2021

Brusellozis insanlarda ve hayvanlarda önemli enfeksiyonlara neden olan, halk sağlığını tehdit eden ve hayvancılık endüstrisine ciddi ekonomik kayıplara neden olan zoonoz bir enfeksiyondur. Bu çalışmada, Brucella suşları ile filogenetik yakınlığı bulunan alfa–Proteobacteria sınıfına ait Ochrobactrum anthropi, O. intermedium ve Rhizobium tropici türlerinden hazırlanan antijenlerin brusellosizin serolojik tanısında Brucella antijeni yerine kullanılıp kullanılamayacağının ortaya konulması amaçlandı. Çalışmada, test serumlarına pozitif ve negatif kontroller ile birlikte indirekt ELISA uygulandı. Sonuç olarak, sığır ve insan brusellozisi açısından test edilen antijenlerin hiçbiri güvenilir düzeyde sensitivite ve spesifisite göstermedi. Çalışmada, sadece R-LPS taşıyan O. intermedium antijeni ile ve sadece koyun ve köpeklerde kısmen kabul edilebilir sınırlarda bir tanısal performans alındı. Sonuç olarak, proteobakterilerin α-2 alt grubunda yer alan mikroorganizmaların brusellozisin indirekt teşhisinde bazı çapraz reaksiyonlara neden olabileceği ve bu durumun yanlış pozitiflik yaratabileceği saptandı. Öte yandan bu grup bakterilerden hazırlanan daha saf antijenlerin, B. canis ve B. ovis infeksiyonlarında kullanılma potansiyeli bulunabileceği ve bu yönde yapılacak çalışmalara ihtiyaç olduğu kanısına varıldı.
Impact of Coronavirus Anxiety on Depressive Tendencies among Emerging and Young Adults
Authors: Beri Vanshika
Published: May 2021

Coronavirus, our new chemical enemy, has become successful in changing our lives to an extent that now we have to think twice before stepping out of the house. It has impacted negatively on not only our physical health but also psychological health. The current study was done to see the impact of coronavirus-related anxiety on depressive tendencies. Further, it was assessed whether there is any interaction between gender and coronavirus anxiety on depressive tendencies. The linear regression indicated that coronavirus anxiety is strongly related to depressive tendencies and that coronavirus anxiety is a predictor of depressive tendency. How?ever, two-way ANOVA indicated that there is an insignificant difference as to how males and females face depressive tendencies. Finally, there is insignificant interaction between gender and coronavirus anxiety on depressive tendencies. The implications, limitations, and future suggestions are also given on the basis of the findings so obtained.
THE GAME: PREDATORY JOURNAL VS. SCOPUS
Authors: HOSSAN DALOWAR
Published: May 2021

The aim of this study is to identify the features of fraudulent journals. Fraudulent journals wasted valuable manuscripts when scholars and authors publish their works in this kind of journal. Fraud journals publish the articles without reviewing the process with a high rate of fee. Purposive sampling technique and document analysis method have been used to conduct this research. One Scopus indexed journal has been selected for reviewing their articles and investigating the publication process. Based on the discussion of this study, the researcher found some characteristics of predatory/fraud/ journals that will help the scholars to avoid publishing fake journals.
Young children's screen time during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 12 countries
Authors: Bergmann Christina , Dimitrova Nevena , Alaslani Khadeejah , Almohammadi Alaa , Alroqi Haifa , Aussems Suzanne , Barokova Mihaela , Davies Catherine , Gonzalez-Gomez Nayeli , Kong Shannon P , Havron Naomi , Horowitz-Kraus Tzipi , Kanero Junko , Kartushina Natalia , Keller Christina , Mayor Julien , Mundry Roger , Shinskey Jeanne L. , Mani Nivedita
Published: May 2021

This study examined children’s screen time during the first COVID-19 lockdown in a large cohort (n=2209) of 8-to-36-month-olds sampled from 15 labs across 12 countries. The sample was largely balanced by sex, though most participants were majority White. Caregivers reported that young infants and toddlers with no online schooling requirements were exposed to more screen time during lockdown than before lockdown. While this was exacerbated for countries with longer lockdowns, there was no evidence that the increase in screen time during lockdown was associated with children’s demographics, e.g., age, SES. However, screen time during lockdown was negatively associated with child age and SES and positively associated with caregiver screen time and attitudes towards children’s screen time.
RELACIONES ENTRE DIMENSIONES DE APEGO ADULTO Y DIMENSIONES DE IRA EN ADULTOS JÓVENES PERUANOS - II
Authors: Chanllio Giovana Violeta Chanllío
Published: May 2021

ResumenLa presente investigación tuvo como objetivo principal describir las relaciones entre las dimensiones de apego adulto (Ansiedad y Evitación) y las de ira (Ira-Rasgo, Ira-Estado, y Expresión de Ira, esta última con sus sub-dimensiones Ira Contenida, Ira Manifiesta, Control de la Ira Suprimida y Control de la Ira Manifiesta) en jóvenes adultos peruanos mediante una innovadora herramienta virtual de recolección de datos. Para recolectar los datos, se realizó la aplicación virtual de cuestionarios de autorreporte (ECR-S y ML-STAXI) en 112 adultos jóvenes peruanos. Los datos se procesaron mediante análisis estadísticos no paramétricos.En este estudio, se encontró relaciones entre la dimensión de Ansiedad con las dimensiones de Ira: Ira-Rasgo (rs=.32), Ira Estado (rs =.20), Expresión de la Ira (rs= -.21), Control de la Ira Manifiesta (rs=.19), y Control de la Ira Suprimida (rs=.20).Los resultados, de ser replicados, podrían ser útiles para los terapeutas trabajando con personas con altos niveles de la dimensión de Ansiedad de apego. En específico, entender cómo esta se relaciona con la Ira podría derivar en el desarrollo de estrategias que resulten más efectivas para la expresión de dicha emoción.
Institutionalising participation: The implementation of a civic web platform
Authors: Curto-Millet Daniel
Published: May 2021

Participation is key to understand our contemporary societies. Despite its prevalence, it remains insufficiently theorised in certain context. One such context is crowdsourcing, which has been proposed as a way to resolve so called ‘wicked’ problems. Crowdsourcing has tended to hold implicit ra-tional and universal epistemologies: the more participation the better. Us-ing resourcing theory, we look at a civic platform implemented with the ambitions to change social relations within the city of Madrid. We propose a processual view of participation which evolves in time taking and being given different qualities as schemas are enacted and resources created. The platform we analyse was supposed to engage citizens to become par-ticipative members of society in the definition of public policies. When this does not occur, alternative resources are designed to palliate the deficien-cies of the platform. We contribute to the literature on participation and urban policies by arguing that participation, however it is designed, will necessarily favour some at the expense of others, challenging its often im-plicit universalist and rationalist assumptions.
The temporal dimension of parental employment: Fixed-term contracts, non-standard work schedules, and children’s education in Germany
Authors: Betthäuser Bastian Andreas , Trinh Nhat An , Fasang Anette Eva
Published: May 2021

The increasing prevalence of non-standard employment and its adverse consequences are well documented. However, we still know little about how prevalent non-standard employment is amongst parents, and whether its negative consequences are further transmitted to their children. Using data from the German Microcensus, we provide a detailed account of the prevalence of fixed-term employment and non-standard work schedules in households with children in Germany. Second, we examine the extent to which variation in this temporal dimension of parents’ employment is associated with their children’s educational attainment. We find that in about half of all German households with children in lower secondary education, at least one parent has a short fixed-term contract or regularly works on evenings or Saturdays. Depending on the concentration of parental non-standard employment in the household, children of parents with fixed-term contracts or non-standard work schedules have a 5 to 16 percent lower probability of being in the academic educational track than children with parents in standard employment, net of parents’ social class, income and education. Based on these results, we argue that the temporal dimension of parental employment is key to understanding how changing labor markets reshape the opportunity structure for children from disadvantaged parental backgrounds and the intergenerational transmission of inequality.
Large-Scale Agile Frameworks: A Comparative Review
Authors: Almeida Fernando , Espinheira Eduardo
Published: May 2021

This study aims to identify and systematically compare the main large-scale agile frameworks that companies can adopt to manage the work of large-scale and distributed teams. Through this, companies can more consciously perform a better-informed decision on the choice of the framework that best fits the practices and challenges of their organizations. This work employs a qualitative approach supported by an exploratory analysis that identifies and explores the processes of migration to a large-scale agile. In the first phase, fifteen assessment criteria for scaling agile are discussed. In a second phase, these criteria are used to perform a comparative analysis of six large-scale agile frameworks (i.e., DAD, LeSS, Nexus, SAFe, Scrum at Scale, and Spotify). The findings reveal there isn't a dominant large-scale agile framework in all dimensions. However, it is possible to identify frameworks like Nexus and Spotify that target smaller teams and offer low technical complexity. These frameworks easily accommodate changes, while there are other frameworks like SAFe and DAD that offer high levels of scalability but require more demanding and deep efforts in changing work processes in an organization.
Defining Reality: Photography and the Surrealist Concept of the Image in Poland in the 1940s
Authors: Dworniczak Kamila
Published: May 2021

The text discusses definitions of photography formulated in Poland in the 1940s. The author analyses Zbigniew Dłubak’s series of photographs inspired by the poetry of Pablo Neruda in reference to surrealism, Marxism, and, primarily, to Władysław Strzemiński’s theory of vision. Particular emphasis is placed on the concept of the image shared by Dłubak and Strzemiński, a concept that links the issue of realism with individual expression, allowing for a formal differentiation of representation (abstraction). In consequence, the analysed series by Dłubak is presented as sharing similarities with seemingly formally remote series of collages To My Friends the Jews by Strzemiński. Both demonstrate an ambition to express in the modern form both collective realism as well as individual memory, primarily of the war events. Proposed interpretation suggests that the use and understanding of photography as a medium closely tied to reality had a decisive meaning for the new formula of the image constructed right after 1945 – formula open to experimenting, yet also ideologically radical, addressing the existential problems of the individual involved with the new political order.
The Grass is Greener: Władysław Hasior in an Ecocritical Perspective
Authors: Kolenda Karolina
Published: May 2021

The text offers an analysis of selected works by Władysław Hasior from an ecocritical perspective. The focus is placed on Hasior’s best-known work, The Organ, as well as on several parts of his Photo Notebook. The analysis seeks to demonstrate that an application of an ecocritical perspective to the reading of Hasior’s work may help fill in the blanks in the environmental history of art in Poland. Several recent publications and exhibitions that concern the relationship between art and nature focus on uncovering the “prehistory” of ecological art in Poland or the local tradition of Land Art. The text is meant as a preliminary study of possible research perspectives that the proposed reading may open up, as well as a consideration of whether ecocriticism could serve as an opportunity to bring the tenets of horizontal art history into the practice of rereading the work of Polish artists and their relationship with the landscape.
The Impact of Self-Government, Comprehensive Land Claims, and Opt-In Arrangements on Income Inequality in Indigenous Communities in Canada
Authors: Pendakur Krishna , Pendakur Ravi
Published: May 2021

In Canada, self-government agreements, comprehensive land claims agreements, and opt-in arrangements allow Indigenous groups to govern their internal affairs and assume greater responsibility and control over the decision-making that affects their communities. We use difference-in-difference models to measure the impact of such agreements on average income and income inequality in Indigenous communities at the community level. In comparison with earlier work, we additionally use data from the 2016 Census. Our results suggest that comprehensive land claims agreements increase community-level average (log) household incomes by more than C$10 thousand (0.25 log points). Attainment of other agreement types does not increase community-level average incomes. Communities that attain a self-government agreement or an opt-in arrangement related to land management see a decrease in the Gini coefficient for income inequality of 2.0 to 3.5 percentage points. Standalone comprehensive land claims agreements are associated with a smaller decrease of 1.2 percentage points. We also study intergroup inequality and find that an opt-in arrangement increases within-community income disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous households.
DİJİTAL DÖNÜŞÜMÜN MUHASEBE MESLEK MENSUPLARI ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ
Authors: KARCIOĞLU Reşat , BİNİCİ Fatih Ömür
Published: May 2021

Dijital teknolojiler temeli üzerine inşa edilen dijital dönüşüm, iş yaşamında benzersiz değişimleri beraberinde getirmiştir. Genel olarak iş operasyonlarına, iş süreçlerine ileri ve robotik teknolojilerin entegre olmasını sağlayan bu dönüşüm, muhasebecilerin zaman alan görev ve sorunluluklarını otomatik hale getirmiştir. Bu durum ise, iş ortamlarında muhasebe profesyonellerinin üstleneceği rolün değişmesine, aynı zamanda ileri teknoloji ve Robotik Süreç Otomasyonları (RSO)’nın benimsenmesini ve uygulanmasını destekleyecek yeni yetkinliklere ihtiyaç duymasına sebep olmuştur. Değişen roller ve roller için gerekli olan yetkinliklerin nasıl kazanılacağı konusunda ise, hala literatürde tartışmalar devam etmekte ve görüş birliği sağlanamamıştır. Bu doğrultuda çalışmamızda, dijital dönüşümün muhasebe üzerine etkisi incelenmiştir.
A Review of the Electrophysiological Neuroprognostications after Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Authors: Kane Nick , Skorko A , Pachucki M , Taylor S , Gould T , Thomas M , Rooney K , Kane Nick
Published: May 2021

This personal opinion review of the potential role for EEG in the multimodal neuroprognostication of comatose cardiac arrest patients, after resuscitation and targeted temperature management, discusses recent findings along with our personal experience from a large single-center cohort of 220 consecutive patients investigated with electrophysiological tests (EEG and SSEP). Although EEG has its limitations, along with all modalities in the multimodal prognostic framework, when timed appropriately and interpreted in a standardized fashion, it can be probabilistic but not deterministic of an individual patient’s neurological prognosis. The EEG phenotype can indicate both good and poor prognoses for a comatose patient on the Intensive Care Unit, which is a distinct advantage of this widely available modality, whilst an SSEP can reliably predict a poor outcome if absent and may also help predict good outcome using amplitude analysis.
Once-Weekly Nocturnal Ocular Choroidal Vascular Decongestion by Topical Long-acting Timolol Ophthlamic Solution Applied to Headache-Ipsilateral eye to Prevent Weekend-Migraine Attacks: Smartphone-app
Authors: Gupta Vinod Kumar
Published: May 2021

This clinical study evaluates over medium-to-long term the hypothesis that intermittent spontaneous ocular choroidal vasculature-related congestive and nociceptive corneoscleral envelope distention have a pathogenetic role in genesis of episodic lateralizing migraine headache attacks. No neuro-anatomic or -physiologic difference prevails between the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve, but migraine dominantly affect the ophthalmic division. Use of topical ophthalmic solution for managing acute headache attacks of migraine has given contradictory results in controlled trials. I report the distribution of weekend-migraine headache attacks on a single‐participant (N=1) level for 2 patients over a 3-year period (2017-2020) without misuse of any recreational drug other than caffeine on week-days. After a run-in basal period of 6-months recorded on their Smartphones app, with their informed consent, a trial was carried out with topical long-acting β-blocker timolol maleate 0.5% w/v ophthalmic solution once weekly on Saturday night just before sleeping with no other advice to promote nocturnal sleeping or early awakening the next morning; only alcohol binge was proscribed. No week-end attacks of lateralizing migraine headache were reported in the 2 patients over a period of 3- years, a long-term consistent response. The biologically-plausible and defensible mechanistic link between migraine, intraocular pressure, ocular choroidal vasculature, nociceptive corneoscleral envelope aberration, and the pharmacologic basis for therapeutic ocular hypotension for prophylaxis of migraine headache attacks is elucidated for the first time in migraine literature.
Epidural Hematoma in a Patient with Undiagnosed Vitamin K Deficiency: A Case Report
Authors: Jense Ryan
Published: May 2021

A 72 year old man presented for colostomy repair prompting epidural catheter placement for pain management. A prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) coupled with degenerative spine disease were noted prior to placement. Postoperatively, he developed shortness of breath and leg weakness. This impelled a computed tomography (CT) scan for pulmonary embolism (PE) evaluation, which revealed an epidural hematoma. Stable neurologic findings prompted conservative management. In conclusion, 1) prolongation in aPTT should prompt consideration before neuraxial procedures, 2) vitamin K deficiency is a risk factor for epidural hematoma, and 3) hematoma management should be dictated by progression of neurologic findings.
A Mathematical Model of Middle Ear Ventilation. Controlled Valvular Tympanostomy Tube
Authors: M Fücsek
Published: May 2021

BAKGROUND The middle ear (tympanic cavity and mastoid process) is a closed cavity. It is filled with a special gas mixture and at the same pressure as atmospheric air, the composition of the gas is similar to the surrounding tissues. Its change in pressure is compensated by the occasional opening of the Eustachian tube. If the tube does not open, a persistently high negative pressure develops in the middle ear, the clinical consequences of which are well known. The negative pressure is eliminated by a tympanostomy tube implanted in the tympanic membrane. Inserting the tube instead of one abnormal condition (permanently closed middle ear) creates another abnormal condition (permanently open middle ear). Prolonged insertion of the tube may cause irreversible damage. / eardrum atrophy, tympanosclerosis, permanent perforation, auditory bone damage, cholesteatoma /. AIM We are looking for a solution that is similar to the original, i.e. the middle ear should be closed and open from time to time. METHOD We studied middle ear ventilation based on literature data, our own research, and our computer model. RESULTS We concluded that the original function can be restored with the valve tube. In our case, the opening and closing of the valve is controlled by a change in volume caused /diethyl ether/ by a change in body temperature. CONCLUSION A more advanced solution would be a nanotechnology valve controlled by a change in total pressure, a partial pressure change in oxygen or carbon dioxide. However, a valve that can be opened at different intervals or even individually adjusted is conceivable.
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
Authors: Badawy Shawky
Published: May 2021

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding occurs as a result of dysfunction of the hypothalamic pituitary ovarian axis. It is common in adolescent girls, and perimenopausal women. Proper evaluation to rule out organic causes for this bleeding is an essential part of the work up so that the proper management can applied.
Battery supercharging system in electrical vehicles using photovoltaic panels
Authors: Syroka Zenon
Published: May 2021

In this project, a system was designed for charging batteries in electric vehicles using photovoltaic panels. Low cost of operation, cheap construction and simple user interface were among the main criteria taken into account.

Each energy source was carefully selected and modules were used so that they could power the microcontroller and charge the energy storage source. The solution was patented [1].

This article is a part of a project related to the design of digital control devices with electric drives carried out at the UWM. The control system solutions developed at UWM have been published in the book {15}.
Surgical removal of a migrating intraspinal bullet: illustrative case
Authors: de los Cobos Daniel , Powers Alexa , Behrens Jonathan P. , Mattei Tobias A. , Salari Pooria
Published: May 2021

BACKGROUND

Management of gunshot wounds to the spine with subsequent spinal cord injury is a controversial topic among spine surgeons. Possible complications of retained intradural bullets include delayed neurological deficits, spinal instability, and lead toxicity. The authors’ purpose is to review the potential complications of retained intraspinal bullets and the surgical indications for intraspinal bullet removal.

OBSERVATIONS

The authors describe a case of a patient who developed cauda equina symptoms following a gunshot wound to the lumbar spine with a migrating retained intraspinal bullet. Because of neurological changes, the patient underwent surgical removal of the bullet. At the postoperative clinic visit 2 weeks following bullet removal, the patient reported resolution of her symptoms.

LESSONS

Gunshot wounds to the spine are challenging cases. The decision to proceed with surgical management in the event of retained bullet fragments is multifactorial and relies heavily on the patient’s neurological status. A current review of the literature suggests that, in cases of cauda equina injuries and the development of neurological deficits in patients with retained intraspinal fragments, there is benefit from surgical decompression and bullet removal. Careful preoperative planning is required, and consideration of spinal alignment with positional changes is crucial.
An immunocompetent farmer with isolated cerebral alveolar echinococcosis: illustrative case
Authors: Reuss Anna Maria , Wulf Marie-Angela , Oertel Markus F. , Bozinov Oliver , Henzi Anna , Kaelin Marisa B. , Reinehr Michael , Grimm Felix , Rushing Elisabeth J.
Published: May 2021

BACKGROUND

Alveolar echinococcosis is a rare condition, but living or working in a rural environment is a substantial risk factor. The liver is the organ primarily affected, with additional extrahepatic manifestations in approximately 25% of cases. Primary extrahepatic disease is rare, and isolated cerebral involvement is extremely unusual.

OBSERVATIONS

The authors described an illustrative case of isolated cerebral alveolar echinococcosis in an immunocompetent farmer. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a predominantly cystic lesion with perifocal edema and a “bunch of grapes” appearance in the left frontal lobe. Histology revealed sharply demarcated fragments of a fibrous cyst wall accompanied by marked inflammation and necrosis. Higher magnification showed remnants of protoscolices with hooklets and calcified corpuscles. Immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis confirmed the diagnosis of cerebral alveolar echinococcosis. Interestingly, serology and thoracic and abdominal computed tomography results were negative, indicative of an isolated primary extrahepatic manifestation.

LESSONS

Isolated, primary central nervous system echinococcosis is extremely rare, with only isolated case reports. As in the authors’ case, it can occur in immunocompetent patients, especially persons with a rural vocational history. Negative serology results do not exclude cerebral echinococcosis, which requires histological confirmation. Immunohistochemical staining and PCR analysis are especially useful in cases without classic morphological findings.
Development and application of problem-oriented digital twins for magnetic observatories and variation stations
Authors: Vorobev Andrei , Pilipenko Vyacheslav , Vorobeva Gulnara , Khristodulo Olga
Published: May 2021

Introduction: Magnetic stations are one of the main tools for observing the geomagnetic field. However, gaps and anomalies in time series of geomagnetic data, which often exceed 30% of the number of recorded values, negatively affect the effectiveness of the implemented approach and complicate the application of mathematical tools which require that the information signal is continuous. Besides, the missing values ​​add extra uncertainty in computer simulation of dynamic spatial distribution of geomagnetic variations and related parameters. Purpose: To develop a methodology for improving the efficiency of technical means for observing the geomagnetic field. Method: Creation of problem-oriented digital twins of magnetic stations, and their integration into the collection and preprocessing of geomagnetic data, in order to simulate the functioning of their physical prototypes with a certain accuracy. Results: Using Kilpisjärvi magnetic station (Finland) as an example, it is shown that the use of digital twins, whose information environment is made up of geomagnetic data from adjacent stations, can provide the opportunity for reconstruction (retrospective forecast) of geomagnetic variation parameters with a mean square error in the auroral zone of up to 11.5 nT. The integration of problem-oriented digital twins of magnetic stations into the processes of collecting and registering geomagnetic data can provide automatic identification and replacement of missing and abnormal values, increasing, due to the redundancy effect, the fault tolerance of the magnetic station as a data source object. For example, the digital twin of Kilpisjärvi station recovers 99.55% of annual information, and 86.73% of it has an error not exceeding 12 nT. Discussion: Due to the spatial anisotropy of geomagnetic field parameters, the error at the digital twin output will be different in each specific case, depending on the geographic location of the magnetic station, as well as on the number of the surrounding magnetic stations and the distance to them. However, this problem can be minimized by integrating geomagnetic data from satellites into the information environment of the digital twin. Practical relevance: The proposed methodology provides the opportunity for automated diagnostics of time series of geomagnetic data for outliers and anomalies, as well as restoration of missing values and identification of small-scale disturbances.