bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Independence of young people with cerebral palsy during transition to adulthood: a population-based 3 year follow-up study
Authors: Jahnsen Reidun , Ramstad Kjersti , Myklebust Gerd , Elkjaer Sonja , Pripp Are Hugo , Klevberg Gunvor Lilleholt
Published: February 2020

Background

This study describes developmental and service transitions during a 3-year period among young people with cerebral palsy (CP) as measured by the Rotterdam Transition Profile (RTP) and evaluates the test-retest reliability of the RTP. The RTP is a questionnaire developed to classify phases of transition across nine participation domains.

Methods

A three-step design was applied: Step I consisted of a translation and test-retest reliability study of the RTP, Step II was a comparison of independence between youth with and without CP and Step III was a follow-up survey of youth with CP describing changes of independence after a 3-year transition period. A sample of 103 typically developing youth were recruited for Steps I and II, and a population-based sample of 76 (response rate = 59%) youth with CP (males = 40) from South-Eastern Norway aged 16–17 years were recruited for Steps II and III. The subtypes of CP were classified as spastic unilateral (n = 30), spastic bilateral (n = 37), dyskinetic (n = 8) and ataxic (n = 1) CP. The levels of gross motor function followed the categories of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) as level I (n = 30), level II (n = 17), level III (n = 6), level IV (n = 8) and level V (n = 15).

Results

Twenty-six participants had epilepsy and 13 had gastrostomy. Forty-four of the youth with CP (response rate = 58%) responded to the 3-year follow-up survey in Step III. The test-retest study of the RTP showed excellent reliability (Kw 0.76–0.93). At baseline (Step II), the reference group was significantly more independent than the youth with CP in all the participation domains. At the 3-year follow-up (Step III), the levels of independence had increased significantly for all the participation domains in the youth with CP except for transportation and leisure. Despite increased independence during the transition period regarding health services, only 25% independently formulated their own care needs or applied for services and assistance at 19–20 years of age. Youth who responded to the RTP by a caregiver proxy more often had a diagnosis of epilepsy and/or gastrostomy and higher GMFCS levels. These individuals were significantly less independent than those who self-reported, both at baseline and at follow-up.

Conclusions

In conclusion, the excellent test-retest results support the use of the RTP as a tool for classifying phases of transition among youth with CP. The youth with CP were significantly less independent than their typically developing peers at baseline, yet increased their independence during a 3-year period. Those who self-reported to the RTP were generally more independent than those who proxy-reported, which supports the need to distinguish between the service needs of subgroups during the transition phase.
Multiphysics simulations of adaptive metasurfaces at the meta-atom length scale
Authors: Meyer Sebastian , Tan Zhi Yang , Chigrin Dmitry N.
Published: February 2020

Adaptive metasurfaces (MSs) provide immense control over the phase, amplitude and propagation direction of electromagnetic waves. Adopting phase-change materials (PCMs) as an adaptive medium allows us to tune functionality of MSs at the meta-atom length scale providing full control over MS (re-)programmability. Recent experimental progress in the local switching of PCM-based MSs promises to revolutionize adaptive photonics. Novel possibilities open new challenges, one of which is a necessity to understand and be able to predict the phase transition behavior at the sub-micrometer scale. A meta-atom can be switched by a local deposition of heat using optical or electrical pulses. The deposited energy is strongly inhomogeneous and the resulting phase transition is spatially non-uniform. The drastic change of the material properties during the phase transition leads to time-dependent changes in the absorption rate and heat conduction near the meta-atom. These necessitate a self-consistent treatment of electromagnetic, thermal and phase transition processes. Here, a self-consistent multiphysics description of an optically induced phase transition in MSs is reported. The developed model is used to analyze local tuning of a perfect absorber. A detailed understanding of the phase transition at the meta-atom length scale will enable a purposeful design of programmable adaptive MSs.
Biexcitons in 2D (iso-BA)2PbI4 perovskite crystals
Authors: Li Wancai , Ma Jiaqi , Wang Haizhen , Fang Chen , Luo Hongmei , Li Dehui
Published: February 2020

Two-dimensional (2D) organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have attracted growing attention recently due to their naturally formed quantum-well structure, unique photoelectric properties and better environmental stability compared to three-dimensional perovskites. The reduced screening and enhanced Coulomb interaction in 2D perovskites result in the formation of excitonic complexes. While the properties of free excitons have been well investigated, studies on biexcitons remain elusive. Here, we report on the biexcitons in 2D (iso-BA)2PbI4 (BA=C4H9NH3) crystals. The biexciton emission can be observed under a very low excitation power density of 6.4 W/cm2 at 78 K. The biexciton exhibits a large biexciton binding energy of 46 meV due to the large exciton binding energy of (iso-BA)2PbI4. Furthermore, the biexcitons exhibit a favorable polarization orientation, resulting in different anisotropy between biexcitons and excitons. Our findings would motivate more studies on biexcitons in 2D perovskites and pave the way for exploiting the many-body physics for biexciton lasing and optical storage devices.
On the development of the refiner mechanical pulping process – a review
Authors: Sandberg Christer , Hill Jan , Jackson Michael
Published: February 2020

This paper is a review of the development of the mechanical pulping process with focus on refiner-based processes. The intention is to provide an overview of the trends and the major advances in the development of the mechanical pulping (MP) process. The focus is on the development of the entire MP process, rather than the refiner as such. However, when discussing the MP process development, it is inevitable to consider the development of the refiner unit operation briefly. Processes for printing papers based on softwood is mainly discussed, but board processes are discussed briefly as well.
Liebe in der Weltgesellschaft
Authors: Burkart Günter
Published: February 2020

Gibt es eine „moderne“ globale Liebe, die im Zuge der „westlichen“ Modernisierung dabei ist, die ganze Welt zu umspannen? Gibt es also eine globale Form der Kommunikation für ein weltgesellschaftliches System der höchstpersönlichen, intimen Kommunikation? Jeder Antwortversuch muss sich wenigstens kurz auf die Debatten um Modernisierung, Globalisierung und Weltgesellschaft beziehen. Der Beitrag erörtert die Frage, ob „Globalisierung der Liebe“ bzw. „Liebe in der Weltgesellschaft“ eher als Phänomen westlich geprägter Modernisierung oder eher als Ausdruck kultureller Eigenständigkeit verschiedener Weltregionen, die zu unterschiedlichen Konzepten von Liebe führt, begriffen werden kann. Diese Fragen werden anlässlich des Erscheinens zweier Bücher von Takemitsu Morikawa zur Semantik der Liebe in Japan diskutiert.
The investigation of BTLA single-nucleotide polymorphisms in patients with Behcet disease in Elazıg province
Authors: Cetin Yasin , Ilhan Nafiye Fulya , Sen Deniz , Karakas Celik Sevim
Published: February 2020

Objective

Behcet Disease (BD) is a systemic chronic autoinflammatory disorder that significantly increases mortality and morbidity. Although B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is important in regulating lymphocyte activation during inflammation and infection, it is unclear whether any polymorphism in the gene encoding the BTLA is associated with autoimmune diseases and cancer. The goal of the study was to research the relationship between the alleles, genotypes and haplotypes frequencies of chosen BTLA gene polymorphisms (rs184489 and rs9288952) and the risk of Behcet disease.

Materials and methods

The population of this study consisted of 108 patients with BD and 108 healthy controls. Genotyping for the rs184489 and rs9288952 polymorphisms were performed using PCR-RFLP method.

Results

In terms of genotype and allele frequencies between the patient and control groups, there were no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05). However, there was a statistically significant difference in haplotype analysis between the two groups (p = 0.001). Moreover, carrying the T allele for the rs1844089 polymorphism and C allele for the rs9288952 polymorphism increase the risk of disease.

Conclusion

Our findings propose that CT haplotype might have a potential function in the susceptibility to BD.
Die Grenzen eines justiziellen Experiments. Der internationale Nürnberger Prozess und die US-amerikanischecolor line(1944–1951)
Authors: Mouralis Guillaume
Published: February 2020

Basierend auf einer berufs- und rechtssoziologischen Untersuchung zum internationalen Nürnberger Prozess (1945–46) und seiner spezifisch US-amerikanischen Vorgeschichte wird analysiert, ob und wenn ja, in welcher Weise dieser Prozess als Mobilisierungsressource gegendomestic racismim US-amerikanischen Recht (u. a. die sogennantenJim Crowundanti-miscegenation laws,dasone drop rule, dieracial covenants) diente. Zwar war es den afroamerikanischencause lawyersder NAACP, die seit Ende der 1930er Jahre die Strategie destest casevor dem Supreme Court entwickelt hatten, durchaus bewusst, dass die Nürnberger Definition der rassistischen Verbrechen kontextbedingt war. Bis auf einige wichtige Ausnahmen in den Jahren 1946–1949 zogen sie es deshalb vor, in ihren juristischenbriefsauf die menschenrechtlichen Bestimmungen der UN-Charta zurückzugreifen. Doch eigneten sich die afroamerikanischen AktivistInnen das Nürnberger Strafrecht und dieFormdes internationalen Prozesses außerhalb der nationalen Gerichtssäle an: Sie versuchten, ihre Sache (cause) zu globalisieren, indem sie von 1946 bis 1951 Petitionen an die Vereinten Nationen richteten und so den strukturellen Rassismus einschließlich der ritualisierten Praxis der Lynchjustiz von Schwarzen im US-amerikanischen Süden anzuprangern. Diese Petitionen stützten sich auf die neuen Kategorien des internationalen Strafrechts (u. a.crime against humanitysowiegenocide) und waren eindeutig von der US-Anklage gegen die nationalsozialistischen MachthaberInnen in Nürnberg inspiriert.
Reducing Production Temperature of Asphalt Rubber Mixtures Using Recycled Polyethylene Wax and Their Performance against Rutting
Authors: Yengejeh Arash Rahimi , Shirazi Seyed Yashar Beheshti , Naderi Koorosh , Nazari Hossein , Nejad Fereidoon Moghadas
Published: February 2020

The addition of crumb rubber to asphalt binder and asphalt mixture produces desirable performance-related properties and is a step toward the pursuit of sustainable development. Nevertheless, higher mixing and compaction temperatures of asphalt rubber mixtures compared to the conventional ones may result in higher construction costs and additional environmental issues. To deal with these problems, the implementation of synthetic waxes in asphalt rubber mixtures can be used to reduce mixing and compaction temperatures. For this purpose, different contents of recycled polyethylene wax were used. The mixing and compaction temperatures of the modified mixtures were determined using the aggregate coating method and densification curves, respectively. Afterward, the effect of mixing temperatures on the rutting properties of the prepared specimens was investigated using a repeated load test. The results demonstrated that using recycled polyethylene wax not only decreased mixing temperatures considerably but also significantly improved rutting resistance.
Ground Penetrating Radar Sensitivity to Marginal Changes in Asphalt Mixture Composition
Authors: Teshale Eyoab Zegeye , Hoegh Kyle , Dai Shongtao , Giessel Richard , Turgeon Curt
Published: February 2020

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is gaining renewed attention from many state highway agencies because of its promising application prospects for rapid, full-coverage, continuous, and nondestructive measurements of the density in newly constructed asphalt pavements. However, several operational and technical issues need to be addressed before this technology can be efficiently deployed for quality control/quality assurance practices. The operation-related challenges are relatively easily addressed with proper project-specific management practices. The technical ones, on the other hand, require improvements to the testing devices and procedures and strategic investigations for further understanding of the relationship between the GPR-measured dielectrics and the density of asphalt mixtures. The latter is particularly crucial given the production and construction variability of asphalt mixtures and the accepted practices of field adjustments to mix designs. This study investigated the sensitivity of dielectric measurements to changes in mix composition and assessed the appropriateness (or lack thereof) of using a single dielectric-density transfer model to analyze field data measured on multiple production days. The study examined asphalt mixtures designed and manufactured in the laboratory with varying amounts of limestone, a high-dielectric aggregate source, as well as plant-produced asphalt mixtures collected on multiple production days. The findings indicated that the source/composition of the aggregate structure affected density-dielectric relationships of asphalt mixtures considerably. On the contrary, the relationship appeared to be less sensitive to normal asphalt production variability (day to day variations) as long as the aggregate source proportions were maintained intact. The experimental investigation proposed in this study can be easily employed to determine the proper amount of calibration models or the extent of allowable adjustment to the mix design for asphalt pavement construction projects.
Testing of January Effect, the Day of the Week Effect, and Size Effect: a Study of LQ45 Stocks in Indonesia Stock Exchange
Authors: Hendrawaty Ernie , Huzaimah Raden Ayu Fiska
Published: February 2020

The purpose of this study is to examined the anomalies on the efficient capital market. However, research that combines January Effect, the day of the week Effect, and size Effect of getting a complete and clear picture of the phenomenon on the market is still limited. The variables used are stock returns, trading days, company size. This study uses linear panel regression. The January Effect hypothesis in The Indonesian Capital Market does not support, whereas the combined test conducted to differentiate the behavioral pattern of the days of the week Effect and the size Effect in January and Non-January months.  The study proved the hypothesis which states that seasonal pattern dominated occurs in January trading months, while the size pattern occurs in Non-January trading months. In the future, the arguments about the emergence of the day of the week Effect phenomenon in the Indonesian capital market by revealing the role of investors and essential information as factors that cause the phenomenon to arise. Further studies should continue to use all listed stocks but use a more extended period.
Psychological Meaningfulness and Work Engagement Effect on Doctor’s Job Satisfaction
Authors: Purba Sylvia Diana , Chaterine Chaterine , Hardjono Saebani , Clarissa Bella
Published: February 2020

This research aims to investigate the job satisfaction of the doctors with psychological meaningfulness and work engagement as antecedent variables, in Java, Indonesia. The sampling technique used in this research was convenience sampling method and snowball sampling method. To analyze the data, this research used the SEM program, assisted with AMOS 23. The results of this study indicate that psychological meaningfulness effect on work engagement. However, no effect on job satisfaction. While the work engagement has an effect on job satisfaction. The work engagement is significant as intervening variable in the influence of psychological meaningfulness toward job satisfaction. These results support the work situation of doctors in Indonesia who have high workloads but can still feel job satisfaction. High work engagement will make the doctors feel enthusiasm and dedication even though the workload is high with abnormal work hours. These results support the work situation of doctors in Indonesia who have high workloads but can still feel job satisfaction.
The Equilateral Agility Concept as Mediating Variable in Relationship between IT-Strategy Alignment and Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Authors: Nurcholis Lutfi , Cahyono Budhi
Published: February 2020

This paper aims to investigate the effect of IT-strategy alignment, responsiveness, operational flexibility, and business relationship on sustainable competitive advantage and the mediating effect of responsiveness, operational flexibility, and business relationship in relationships between IT-strategy alignment and sustainable competitive advantage. Data were collected from 189 Batik SME in Pekalongan and analyzed by using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The result shows that IT-strategy alignment significantly affects responsiveness. Responsiveness, operational flexibility, and also business relationship significantly affect sustainable competitive advantage. Furthermore, responsiveness, operational flexibility, and business relationship mediate the correlation of IT-strategy alignment and sustainable competitive advantage. Responsiveness, operational flexibility, and business relationship have the confidence and value that puts customers on every business decision. It encourages Batik SME to improve the sustainable competitive advantage based on the customers’ expectations. IT-strategy alignment is essential to enhance responsiveness, operational flexibility, and business to gain a sustainable competitive advantage. That IT-strategy alignment can improve the sustainable competitive advantage of the Batik SME.
LongQC: A Quality Control Tool for Third Generation Sequencing Long Read Data
Authors: Fukasawa Yoshinori , Ermini Luca , Wang Hai , Carty Karen , Cheung Min-Sin
Published: February 2020

We propose LongQC as an easy and automated quality control tool for genomic datasets generated by third generation sequencing (TGS) technologies such as Oxford Nanopore technologies (ONT) and SMRT sequencing from Pacific Bioscience (PacBio). Key statistics were optimized for long read data, and LongQC covers all major TGS platforms. LongQC processes and visualizes those statistics automatically and quickly.
Teoría transteorética de cambio de conducta: herramienta importante en la adopción de estilos de vida activos
Authors: Álvarez Carlos
Published: February 2020

A pesar del culto a la belleza que ha regido en esta sociedad globalizada, y a la importancia de la actividad física en relación con la prevención de las enfermedades cardiodegenerativas (US.DHHS, 1996), el sedentarismo sigue creciendo en la población. ¿Qué estrategias puede usar un profesional en movimiento humano para lograr activar a la población? Es aquí donde surge el modelo transteorético  como una opción innovadora que supera con creces las intervenciones biologistas clásicas y cortoplacistas, donde ha prevalecido el centrarse en los cambios momentáneos dados por valores fisiológicos. Esta teoría muestra gran potencial ya que ofrece los fundamentos teóricos que posibilitan la adquisición de una conducta activa. Este artículo explica los fundamentos teóricos del modelo transteorético, incluyendo la forma de valorar los estadios de cambio y de desarrollar diferentes estrategias para movilizar a la persona,  usando los procesos de cambio y los conductuales.
Efectos de un programa de aquaerobic sobre la composición corporal, en las mujeres activas de mediana edad
Authors: Manzano Juan José , Clemente Christian , Grager Asunción , Olcina Guillermo
Published: February 2020

Objetivo: Describir y analizar las modificaciones en la composición corporal, en las mujeres de mediana edad, después de realizar un programa de actividad física, basado en el aquaerobic, y un posterior periodo de desentrenamiento. Material y método: El grupo analizado estuvo integrado por diecisiete mujeres de Arroyo de San Serván (Badajoz), físicamente activas (habían realizado programas de gimnasia de mantenimiento, con una frecuencia de una a tres sesiones semanales, durante los últimos tres meses), con una edad media de 53,6 ± 9,1 años. El programa se desarrolló con sesiones de sesenta minutos durante cinco días a la semana, por seis semanas, con un periodo de desentrenamiento de cuatro semanas. Se realizaron tres evaluaciones antropométricas: al iniciar el programa, al finalizar el mismo, tras el periodo de desentrenamiento. En cada medición, se determinaban la talla y el peso, seis pliegues cutáneos, cuatro perímetros corporales y tres diámetros óseos. El porcentaje de grasa fue obtenido a través de los datos arrojados en cuatro pliegues cutáneos (tricipital, subescapular, suprailíaco y abdominal) mediante la fórmula de Yuhasz, modificada por Faulkner (1968). Por su parte, el porcentaje muscular fue calculado, a partir del porcentaje de la masa total, menos el porcentaje óseo (Rocha, 1975), el porcentaje graso (Faulkner, 1968) y el porcentaje residual, a través de la ecuación de Wurch (Esparza, 1993), de los sujetos medidos, según la propuesta básica de Matiegka (modelo de los cuatro componentes). Resultados: después de realizar el programa, se observó un aumento significativo en el porcentaje muscular: 32.69 ± 2.69% vs. 33.44 ± 2.89% (p < 0.05), en el peso muscular: 23.45 ± 3.53 kg vs. 24.02 ± 3.33 kg (p <0.05), y un descenso significativo del componente graso reflejado, mediante el sumatorio de pliegues cutáneos: 193.66 ± 25.54 mm vs. 188.38 ± 25.67 mm (P <0,05), más específicamente, en el pliegue suprailíaco, 30.47 ± 8.49 mm vs. 28.00 ± 8.78 mm (p <0,05) Estas tendencias se mantuvieron durante el periodo de desentrenamiento, en el porcentaje muscular: 33.44 ± 2.89% vs. 34,25 ± 3,04% (p<0,01 con respecto a la inicial), en el peso muscular: 24.02 ± 3.33 kg vs 24,74 ± 3,64kg (p<0,01 con respecto a la inicial), el sumatorio de pliegues cutáneos: 188.38 ± 25.67 mm vs 183,41 ± 26,65 mm (p<0,05 con respecto a la inicial). Conclusiones: La participación en programas de aquaerobics de corta duración bajo las condiciones de este estudio provoca descensos del componente graso y aumentos significativos en el componente muscular, en las mujeres activas de mediana edad.
Efecto de las botas de bombero y las plantillas viscoelásticas sobre la fuerza de impacto de la componente vertical de la fuerza de reacción del suelo
Authors: Cámara-Tobalina Jesús
Published: February 2020

Objetivos: determinar el efecto de las botas de bombero sobre la componente vertical de la fuerza de reacción del suelo (FRS), en el contacto inicial del talón en el suelo o también denominada fuerza de impacto, así como analizar el efecto de las plantillas viscoelásticas implantadas en las botas de bombero sobre esta fuerza durante la marcha.  Metodología: Se registró la magnitud de la fuerza de impacto (FZI) de la componente vertical de la FRS, el tiempo hasta la producción de esta fuerza (TZI) y su gradiente de carga (GC); 39 bomberos sin ningún tipo de patología durante los dos años previos a la toma de registros formaron parte del estudio. Se comparó la marcha en tres condiciones diferentes de calzado: 1) la marcha con botas de bombero, 2) la marcha con botas de bombero a las cuales se les había implantado unas plantillas viscoelásticas y 3) la marcha con calzado deportivo. Resultados: mostraron una mayor producción, así como una mayor magnitud de la fuerza de impacto con botas de bombero respecto a la marcha con calzado deportivo (13,1 vs. 2,6 % de producción de la fuerza de impacto y 61,39 ± 35,18% PC (peso corporal) vs. 49,38 ± 22,99% PC, respectivamente). La marcha con plantillas viscoelásticas implantadas en las botas de bombero no mostró diferencias significativas en ningún parámetro que caracteriza la fuerza de impacto respecto a la marcha sin plantillas. Conclusiones: los resultados de este estudio muestran por un lado, una menor amortiguación de la fuerza de impacto con las botas de bombero en comparación con la marcha con calzado deportivo y por otro, la ineficacia de las plantillas viscoelásticas implantadas en las botas de bombero para la mejora de la amortiguación de la fuerza de impacto durante la marcha a velocidad espontánea.
Flashover Characteristics Performance Assessment under Contamination Possessions on the Surface of Porcelain Insulators
Authors: Rahul Soni  , Mihir Bhatt
Published: February 2020

This paper presents the experimental outcomes regard to the flashover performance of pin, shackle and disc insulators under contaminated conditions. For making contaminated surface various samples are made like salt, dust, industry pollution and miscellaneous foreign particles of wet and dry conditions as per IEC testing techniques. Moreover, each insulator has been tested under above mentioned conditions. For each insulator its breakdown voltages were measured. After doing performance analysis of different insulators under contaminated condition measurement of breakdown voltages are done with incorporation of real field application of insulators and making analogy with various regions of India.
Construction Practices and its Effect on Bond Strength of Pavements
Authors: Ankur Arun Kulkarni
Published: February 2020

Extensive study is carried out to ascertain the effects of various construction practices on the bond strength between different layers of the pavement. In this study various construction practices refers to curing time of the pavement, various equipments used during construction of pavement, surface treatment provided. In this study a review is also carried out of the research work carried out by various researchers for estimating the bond strength between the existing old hot mix asphalt (HMA) layer and the new hot mix asphalt (HMA) layer overlaid. Also a review is taken in study regarding various experiments conducted by the researchers on the bond strength of different layers. Normally milling provides a good strength and good bond at the interface between the old layer and new layer overlaid on it. It is also observed that curing time has least effect on the bond strength.
Seismic Isolation of Building-Equipment System Using Modified Variable Friction Pendulum System
Authors: Darshak Patel  , V. R. Panchal  , Maulik Patel
Published: February 2020

In this study, building-equipment system with Modified Variable Friction Pendulum System (MVFPS) is investigated under different earthquake ground excitations. Earthquake response of building-equipment system isolated with MVFPS is compared with Variable Friction Pendulum System (VFPS) and Friction Pendulum System (FPS) in order to find efficiency of MVFPS. Newmark’s linear acceleration method is used for solving governing equation of motion for building-equipment system. In this investigation, different storey buildings are considered. It is observed that MVFPS is more efficient in reducing the recoverable energy than FPS, but less efficient than VFPS. From the comparative study, it is found that FPS shows robust performance in comparison to MVFPS and VFPS in reducing equipment acceleration and displacement.
PRACTICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE PRODUCTION OF PET FOOD
Authors: Voietska О. , Bordun T. , Tsiundyk О.
Published: February 2020

The article presents data on the population of dogs and cats in European countries for 2018, countries with a high number of animals per capita. On the basis of the conducted scientific research, the composition of compound pet food, the needs of domestic animals for nutrient and biologically active substances, their content in recipes and the calculation of compound feed recipes are analyzed. The features of technological processes for the production of extruded pet food are determined and their characteristics are given. A technology has been developed for the production of dry pet food, which makes it possible in private enterprises to ensure the production of domestic competitive in the market complete pet food, depending on their breed, age, and physiological condition. A line for the production of dry compound feeds for dogs with a productivity of 1...3 t/h with the possibility of producing up to 20 tons of finished compound feed per month has been developed. To organize production, a production manufacture, a raw material warehouse, a finished product warehouse, a utility room, and the ability to drive vehicles into the raw materials storage and unload them are necessary. To service the feed production line, two specialists are needed - a technologist and an operator for servicing the extruder and expander, as well as a worker who is responsible for the preparation of components and packaging of finished products. To implement the project, technological equipment is needed: a hammer mill, air conditioning, extruder, hopper scales, mixer, expander, dryer, cooler, device for spraying on the surface of the liquid components. The main stages of production include intake, unloading and refining of raw materials; grinding grain components in the same fraction; extruding and cooling grain components; grinding extruded grain components; weighting of feed components; mixing the components to a homogeneous mixture; conditioning; expansion of bulk feed; drying; size control of finished products; spraying on the surface of the liquid components; cooling; feed packaging
Book review
Authors: Li Long-yuan
Published: February 2020

ICE Themes Recycled Aggregates: Use in Concrete
Bias in Local Projections
Authors: Herbst Edward P. , Johannsen Benjamin K.
Published: February 2020

Local projections (LPs) are a popular tool in applied macroeconomic research. We survey the related literature and find that LPs are often used with very small samples in the time dimension. With small sample sizes, given the high degree of persistence in most macroeconomic data, impulse responses estimated by LPs can be severely biased. This is true even if the right-hand-side variable in the LP is iid, or if the data set includes a large cross-section (i.e., panel data). We derive a simple expression to elucidate the source of the bias. Our expression highlights the interdependence between coefficients of LPs at different horizons. As a byproduct, we propose a way to bias-correct LPs. Using U.S. macroeconomic data and identified monetary policy shocks, we demonstrate that the bias correction can be large.
Unfairly Forgotten Holiday of Our Country
Authors: Ashmarov Igor
Published: February 2020

The article gives the author’s point of view on the historical date of March 31, 1814 when Russian troops together with allied forces took Paris – the capital of Napoleon’s France. In Russian historiography the war of the Sixth Coalition of 1812 (1812–1814) happened to be divided artificially into two parts with separate events: the Patriotic War of 1918 per se and a foreign campaign of the Russian army in 1813–1814. The entry of Russian army in Paris (1814) was the main military result of that war. The author of the article does believe that we all should remember and honor the date of 31 March as a symbol of national pride and a tribute to historical and national memory, as the Day of Victory in the Patriotic War of 1812 (besieged by Russian troops Paris was captured and surrendered on that day). The author gives his own opinion and the opinion taken from the interviews with his fellow historians. We earnestly hope that the reader will largely agree with us and accept our point of view, particularly as it relates to the historic day of March 31, 1814. It seems to us that the attitude to the heroes and participants of the Patriotic War of 1812 should be more considerate. Even though they have been deceased for a long time, at any rate, in the national historiography there is a paradox related to that war: the Patriotic war of 1812 indeed occurred, but there is not any Victory Day for some reason. In any case, this holiday is not celebrated at all. We find the present situation unacceptable, since Russia won both Patriotic wars, not just one. The first Patriotic War of 1812, as well as the second Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, should have its own Victory Day celebrated at the official State level, as both wars were great. These are our views outlined in this historical journal.
Defense Contracts as a Factor of Intensification of the Financial Capital Formation Process on the Eve and During World War I (on the Example of the Joint-Stock Company of Bryansk Factory and the Russo-Asiatic Bank)
Authors: Abdullaev Yasyn Sakhib ogly
Published: February 2020

This article discusses the role of defense contracts as a factor of intensification of the financial capital formation process in Russia on the eve and during World War I. The author made an attempt to analyze how the activities of private enterprises carried out for the Ministry of War influenced their merging with commercial banks on the example of the Joint-Stock Company of Bryansk Factory and the Russo-Asiatic Bank. The switch of leading Russian metal-working and metallurgical corporations to military production was caused by objective reasons, since it allowed them to increase profitability and avoid many economic risks. The profits obtained as a result of the fulfillment of government contracts stimulated the banking sector to invest more actively in the industrial complex, which led to merging banks with industrial firms and to the creation of monopoly concerns of a higher level. In the case of the Bryansk Factory Company and the Russo-Asiatic Bank, it was a matter of large-scale production of army products and of particularly large operations in the Russian market. Among other things, the activities of these companies were closely associated with the foreign capital represented by French financial industrial groups. This study is based on such historical sources as documentary materials from the archives in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Features of the Organization of Economic Research in the 1920s (on the Example of Yekaterinburg / Sverdlovsk)
Authors: Sukhikh Vasily , Vazhenin Sergey
Published: February 2020

The potential of Yekaterinburg / Sverdlovsk made it possible to expect creation of a local center for the training of qualified economists in the 1920s and emergence of a special institution with specialists capable of analyzing regional economic problems at a high theoretical level. However, despite the obvious need for economists (practitioners and theorists) and for conducting economic research, this did not happen due to a number of ideological and political restrictions. Mistrust of old specialists, the adoption of Marxism political economy as an ideological dogma, the crisis of higher education, fear of possible party sedition in regional economic research centers led to a natural result - a lag in economic research, poor industrialization of the necessary personnel, and miscalculations in economic planning. Uralplan, UOLE, regional studies organizations engaged in regional economic research were destroyed, which slowed down the development of economic science in Sverdlovsk for several decades.
A New Interpretation of the History of the Battle of Khalkhin Gol in 1939 or a Subjective Assessment of the Researcher?
Authors: Kuzmin Yuriy
Published: February 2020

The author of the book, O.S. Smyslov, interprets the military events in the area of the Khalkhin Gol river in 1939, defines the causes of the war, the role of commanders, military casualties and participants of military actions. The battle of Khalkhin Gol becomes the subject of much attention and study of Russian and Mongolian historians, especially the most complex and controversial issues of military and diplomatic history. Most of the research is original and contributes significantly to the interpretation of the military conflict, its geopolitical nature and its role in the world history of the 20th century. A new interpretation of the role of Georgy Zhukov in the crushing defeat of the Japanese troops at Khalkhin Gol is proposed in the monograph of the military historian O.S. Smyslov. The author of the book made an attempt to downplay and misrepresent the participation of Zhukov in the historical events. The author’s approach to the cause of the military conflict is critically examined as well as the methodology of historical research. The author of the review believes that the attempt of a new interpretation of the war in the Khalkhin Gol area is controversial and historically unconvincing. The matter merits professional discussion. There is a need to make a special encyclopedia, “The Battle of Khalkhin Gol in 1939”, which will enable to avoid misrepresentation of the tragic and heroic military events of history of the USSR and Russia of the 20th century.
Grain Farming in Novosibirsk Region in the 1990s: Factors and Dynamics of Qualitative and Quantitative Changes
Authors: Andreenkov Sergey
Published: February 2020

The article analyzes the changes in the grain economy of the Novosibirsk region in the 1990s in order to identify the agrarian reform results of this period and to form an objective opinion on it. The study of regional aspects of development and operation of grain production, as the country’s most important agricultural sector, — is an effective way to form reliable ideas about the processes in agriculture production generated by radical market transformations of the 1990s. The author examines changes of the key indicators of the industry’s development (dynamics of sown areas and yield of grain crops, gross yield of grain), as well as factors promoting their growth and decrease. The most important task of the research is to identify changes in the quality parameters of the grown grain, agricultural machinery, equipment and facilities of farms and crop processing. The regional grain production is considered in chronological, industrial, organizational and production aspects.
It was found out that in the 1990s the regressive tendencies dominated the grain industry of the Novosibirsk region. The farmers, who separated from collective and state farms, did not become the driving force for the agricultural sector of the economy. The personnel and technical base of agricultural enterprises that were the main grain producers decreased; the sown area of grain crops was reduced; the wheat share in them rose, but the grain quality characteristics deteriorated; the amount of protein in grain fell due to inadequate soil fertilization. In the late 1990s the demand for wheat started to fall, but for barley and rye — to grow. The problems with sale of wheat to the food industry enterprises forced its producers to acquire their own mills and bakeries. On the whole, in the 1990s the gross grain production noticeably decreased in relation to the level of the last Soviet five-year plan. The crop productivity remained at the same level.
Kamov - an Enthusiast and an Eminent Personality of Practice-Oriented Education in Irkutsk
Authors: Sukhodolov Alexander , Maidachevsky Dmitry
Published: February 2020

The article reconstructs some little-known pages of life and activities of Ilya M. Kamov (1873–1942), an outstanding practice-oriented educator of Irkutsk of the first quarter of the 20th century. The authors focus their attention on «the works and days» of the educator related to Irkutsk Industrial College and also to the City Commercial College and Irkutsk Economic and Industry Institute founded on its basis, the director of which he was. The article reconstructs the prominent figure of a real enthusiast of public education in Russia, oriented at the practice of professional education. The content of the article goes far beyond the scope of the local historical issues developed in it. The historical events of secondary and higher professional school of the region are considered in a broader context of the epoch of the so called «pragmatic» turn of the pre- and post-revolutionary Russian education which consisted in adapting the educational policy for the needs of modernization and, more precisely, for those of the country’s industrialization. Even the professional career of the main character of the article reflects the main institutional logic of the practice oriented education development in that period, from the technical education to the commercial one with their subsequent amalgamation into industrial and economic education, on the one hand, and from secondary professional to higher education, on the other hand.
SASMA ABSTRACTS - JOINT SASMA BRICSCESS CONGRESS 2019
Authors: SASMA ABSTRACTS
Published: February 2020

Abstracts for the South African Sports Medicine Congress 2019
Evaluation as an Opportunity for Reflection: Stakeholder View of Teacher Performance
Authors: TABAK Hasan
Published: February 2020

This study aimed to determine opinion of the parties who are responsible for the teacher performance evaluation process in private schools. Carried out to determine views of the responsible parties in TPE in private schools, this study was a qualitative type using the phenomenographic model. The study group consisted of a total of 20 individuals including school principals, vice-principals, group leaders who are responsible for teacher performance evaluation, and teachers whose performance was evaluated. The interviews were conducted using semi-structured interview questions. The face-to-face interview protocol was applied during the planning of the data collection process. The content analysis method was resorted to analyze the data obtained in the study. The fact that this study consulted not only teachers or school management but also all stakeholders responsible for TP shows that the study has considerable strength. In qualitative analysis, analyzing the views according to the theoretical framework can sometimes be difficult. As laid out by the results of the study, the views are centered on the “effect” theme of the teacher performance evaluation process. The study concluded that, the teachers encountered the possibility of understanding their qualifications as a teacher by turning the teacher performance evaluation process into an opportunity.
Animated Video Media vs Comic on Storytelling Skills: Which One is More Effective?
Authors: LESTARİ Bekti , MUSTADİ Ali
Published: February 2020

The aim of this research is to determine
the effectiveness of the use of animated video and comic media on the
storytelling skills of the fourth-grade students of elementary school. A
quasi-experimental design with the pretest-posttest two treatment designs was
used. The population of this research was the fourth-grade students of
elementary schools in cluster 2 of Tamanan, Kalasan District, Sleman. The
sample of this research was SDN Tamanan 2, Kalasan with a total of 26 students
and the fourth-grade students of SDN Tunjungsari 2, Kalasan with a total of 30
students, in semester one of the 2019 - 2020 academic year. The experimental
group one was treated using the animated video media that contained fairytale
while the experimental group 2 was treated using the comic media. The data
collecting tool are Story Telling Scale. It was used to determine storytelling
skills before and after the treatment. The results of study is that animated
video based learning methods more effective than comic (p<.05). For futher
study it can be search in the results of this research.
İdiopatik İntrauterin Gelişme Geriliği İle Komplike Gebeliklerde Mikroalbuminüri Düzeyinin Araştırılması
Authors: TURP Ahmet
Published: February 2020

Düşük doğum ağırlığı (<2500 g), perinatal mortaliteye, kısa ve uzun dönemde çocukluk çağı morbidite ve mortaliteye ve daha sonraki hayatta ise bir takım kardiyovasküler ve metabolik hastalılara neden olur. Eğer mümkünse Fetal Büyüme sınırlılığı (Fetal Growth Restriction FGR) 'nin ve düşük doğum ağırlığının önlenmesi klinik ve ekonomik açıdan çok önemlidir. Korunmanın ilk basamağı ise etiyolojiyi anlamaktır. Bu bağlamda etiyopatogeneze yönelik endotel disfonksiyonu ve bunun getirdiği sonuçlarda yetersiz trofoblastik invazyonu anlamak için Ekim 2002 ile Temmuz 2004 tarihleri arasındaki Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Anabilim dalı Obstetrik polikliniğinde antenatal takiplerinde FGR saptanan 38 gebe, risk faktörünü bulundurmayıp kontrol grubunu oluşturan rastgele seçilmiş 50 normal gebe olmak üzere toplam 88 olgu çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastalarda gerek olgu gerekse kontrol grubunda 24 saatlik idrarda mikroalbüminüri düzeyleri karşılaştırıldı. Bu olguların aynı zamanda perinatal sonuçlan da mikroalbüminüri düzeyleri ile karşılaştırıldı. Çalışmanın sonunda her iki grup karşılaştırıldığında antenatal dönemlerinde mikroalbüminüri açısından gruplar arasında istatiksel bir anlam farkı bulunmadı (p>0.05). Her grupta mikroalbüminüri ile yenidoğan ağırlıkları ile anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır (p>0.05). Sonuç olarak FGR etiyopatogenezinden yetersiz trofoblastik invazyonun değişik mekanizmaların sorumlu olabileceği nedeniyle daha geniş ve kapsamlı araştırmalara gereksinim vardır.
Guanabara Bay: For all hopes to a new awakening of paradise
Authors: Serpa Nilo , Cathcart Richard
Published: February 2020

Abstract: Exclusion Territories are geographical areas under the action of degenerative environmental phenomena of anthropogenic origin, which compromise quality of life in general. One of the greatest examples of such areas is the Guanabara Bay and its surroundings, the scene of some of the worst disastrous incidents and locale of frequent episodes of human misery. This article presents a brief description of the main characteristics of the region, providing some technological suggestions of biogeographic recovery to be adopted by public policies that intend to align themselves with the good practices of ecological economy, sustainability and quality of life. The work falls within the context of macro-engineering cum eco-innovation applied to the preservation and management of water sources and water bodies that serve productive purposes as natural niches and breeding grounds.

Key words: Exclusion Territories, Guanabara Bay, waste management, quality of life.

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Resumo: Territórios de Exclusão são áreas geográficas sob ação de fenômenos ambientais degenerativos de origem antropogênica, os quais comprometem a qualidade de vida em geral. Um dos maiores exemplos de zonas desse tipo é a Baía de Guanabara e seu entorno, palco de alguns dos piores incidentes desastrosos e de frequentes episódios da miséria humana. O presente artigo descreve sumariamente as principais características da região, fornecendo algumas sugestões tecnológicas de recuperação biogeográfica a serem adotadas por políticas públicas que pretendam alinhar-se às boas práticas de economia ecológica, sustentabilidade e qualidade de vida. O trabalho se insere no contexto da macroengenharia cum eco-inovação aplicada à preservação e à gestão das fontes hídricas e dos corpos de água que servem a propósitos produtivos como nichos naturais e criadouros.

Palavras-chave: Territórios de Exclusão, Baía de Guanabara, gestão de resíduos, qualidade de vida.

 
Conference "Professional and corporate ethics in the modern stage of socio-humanitarian knowledge"
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Rohozha M. M.
Published: February 2020

On November 23-24, 2017, a scientific and practical conference (with international participation) "Professional and corporate ethics at the modern stage of socio-humanitarian knowledge" was held on the basis of the Department of Ethics, Aesthetics and Cultural Studies of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, at which the intermediate results of the work were presented on the scientific research of the department "Professional and corporate ethics: problems of substantiation and implementation".