bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Rare Cause of Left Upper Abdominal Pain
Authors: Aiyegbeni Bibiana , Jonnalagadda Saleem , Creedon Lee , Teibe Aija
Published: June 2021

Inflamed diverticular disease of the small bowel is an uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain. Despite its low prevalence rate (0.3–2%), it is associated with a high mortality rate between 20–25% (Fisher and Fortin, 1977; Ferreira-Aparicio et al., 2012). This is due to complications including perforation, bleeding, and obstruction. This case report presents the diagnosis and management of Mr. X, a 70-year-old male with jejunal diverticulitis and a duodenal diverticulum. Mr. X has a background of type 2 diabetes mellitus and sigmoid diverticulosis, he presented with a three-day history of left upper quadrant pain radiating to the left iliac fossa. He was haemodynamically stable despite his elevated inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein 161 mg/l and neutrophils 13.3×109/l) and computerised tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis showing jejunal diverticulitis and a duodenal diverticulum. Mr. X was successfully treated with intravenous antibiotics and analgesia and a follow up CT scan showed that the jejunal diverticulitis had resolved. Previous operative management of the discussed pathology has been reported, the current report is novel as the diagnosis was made early and the case managed conservatively.
Soft Tissue Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumour: An Unusual Finding
Authors: Sagre Mauricio Bermúdez , Pérez Christian Ospina , Guatame Jennyfer Ortega , Perez Rosa Ospina , Martínez Ivan Lozada , Valverde Jennifer Jiménez , Romero María Bolaño
Published: June 2021

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumour (PEComa) is a rare mesenchymal tumour made up of clear perivascular cells with epithelioid characteristics, which co-expresses muscle and melanocytic markers with a component of spindle cells, like sarcoma and variety of other tissues. This time, we present the case of a young patient with a tumour in the dorsal region of progressive growth, compatible with PEComa of soft tissue after histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis.
La Fachada ventilada y su posible adaptación en ciudades de la región de Cuyo, Argentina.
Authors: Balter Julieta , Miranda-Gassull Virginia , Discoli Carlos
Published: June 2021

Se busca identificar las posibilidades de insertar el sistema de envolvente de fachadas ventiladas en el contexto urbano-edilicio de la región de Cuyo, Argentina. A tal fin se consideran dos áreas de análisis: primero, la ciudad de Barcelona, España, donde se contrastan resultados del monitoreo de casos en relación con las normativas de edificación. Segundo, la ciudad de Mendoza, Argentina, donde se abarcan dos dimensiones: por un lado, si existe promoción para la implementación de nuevas tecnologías desde los dispositivos jurídicos y normativos; por otro, el análisis económico de los materiales necesarios para adaptar la tecnología local disponible al sistema de envolvente en estudio, así como las reducciones en los consumos energéticos para climatización que el sistema implica. Los resultados del trabajo advierten limitaciones instrumentales debido a los complejos requerimientos del código de edificación local para la aprobación y la implementación de nuevas tecnologías. Respecto a los costos para adaptar la tecnología local al sistema en estudio, estos resultan diez veces menores que los importados disponibles. Asimismo, el análisis edilicio interior por simulación dinámica mostró reducciones en los consumos energéticos para climatización del orden del 20 %. Los resultados advierten potenciales oportunidades para el desarrollo local de soluciones integrales, mediante tecnologías tendientes a la eficiencia energética, que incluyan a todos los sectores de la ciudad y su diversidad constructiva.
Analysis of indicators of legality, legitimacy and legitimation in public policy: an example of REDD+ in Mexico
Authors: Ávalos-Rodríguez M.L. , McCall M.K. , Špirić J. , Ramírez M.I. , Alvarado J.J.
Published: June 2021

At the international level, the REDD+ mechanism has been promoted through public policies and financial incentives to improve forest conditions and reduce climate change. Given the dynamics of deforestation and forest degradation in Mexico, REDD+ has been implemented as a strategy that
can be analyzed under indicators of legality, legitimacy and legitimation to understand its acceptance in the community and the achievement of the effects of policies planned, formulated, implemented and evaluated as forest governance schemes. The objective of this study is to identify in
the scientific literature the main indicators of legality, legitimacy and legitimation in public policies and to propose a framework for analyzing forest governance in Mexico, using REDD+ as an example of an emerging international public policy. To achieve an approach to legality, legitimacy
and legitimation, an exploration, review and description of various studies that have identified these indicators has been carried out. Some of the studies are associated with forest governance schemes and propose models to determine their presence in government actions, public policies and
forestry legislation. The main findings suggest that the construction of normative, sociological and institutional indicators, mainly for forest legitimacy, as well as the knowledge of the normativity (legality) and the effect caused (legitimation) must be understood in an interrelated way,
even though, in the literature, some authors identify legitimacy as synonymous with legitimation.
Advances in the design and application of transition metal oxide-based supercapacitors
Authors: Quispe-Garrido Vanessa , Cerron-Calle Gabriel Antonio , Bazan-Aguilar Antony , Ruiz-Montoya José G. , López Elvis O. , Baena-Moncada Angélica M.
Published: June 2021

In the last years, supercapacitors (SCs) have been proposed as a promising alternative to cover the power density deficiency presented in batteries. Electrical double-layer SCs, pseudocapacitors, and hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) have shown very attractive features such as high-power density, long cycle life, and tunable specific capacitance. The advances of these energy storage devices made by transition metal oxides (TMOs) and their production in pseudocapacitors and HSCs depend on chemical composition, crystalline structure, morphology, theoretical capacitance, and oxidation states. In this way, this critical review considers several metal oxides (RuO2, MnO2, V2O5, and Co3O4) and their different configurations with diverse carbon-based materials. Energy storage mechanisms and fundamental principles to understand the promising effect of metal oxides in SCs devices are thoroughly described. Special attention as regards to the energy storage mechanisms relative to the specific capacitance values is presented in the reviewed articles. This review envisages the TMO as a key component to obtain high specific capacitance SCs.
Virtual clinical simulation in nursing education: a concept analysis
Authors: Tinôco Jéssica Dantas de Sá , Enders Bertha Cruz , Sonenberg Andréa , Lira Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho
Published: June 2021

Objectives

To analyze the concept of virtual clinical simulation in nursing education.

Methods

The Walker and Avant concept analysis model guided the study process and the data collection followed the integrative literature review method. Databases searched were: CINAHL, PubMed, Education Resources Information Center, and Scopus. Search terms and Boolean operators were: e-simulation OR virtual clinical simulation OR computer-simulation OR computer simulation OR virtual gaming OR virtual reality AND nursing education OR nursing. The sample comprised 45 studies.

Results

Virtual clinical simulation in nursing education was defined as the innovative teaching and learning technological strategy that provides immersive self-regulated training of nursing practice, reproducing real-life experiences and feedback in a virtual environment that is safe, interactive, dynamic and enjoyable.

Conclusions

Clarification of this concept contributes to the development of a standardized terminology to include in the nursing nomenclature system and its dissemination for the construction of nursing science.
Provenance Illusions and Elusive Paradata: When Archaeology and Art/Archaeological Practice Meets the Phygital
Authors: Reilly Paul , Callery Simon , Dawson Ian , Gant Stefan
Published: June 2021

In this art/archaeological study, we question the utility of the interrelated concepts of provenance, provenience, and paradata as applied to assemblages in art, archaeology, and cultural heritage contexts. We discuss how these overlapping concepts are used to establish values of authenticity and authoritative attributions. However, as cultural assemblages are increasingly being extended through virtualisation, they may exist digitally as well as physically, or as combinations of both, that is phygitally. We show how provenances and paradata can now become unstable and even detached from the assemblage. Through a sequence of collaborative projects, we expose two provenance illusions at the centre of archaeological recording and presentation practices. In these illusions, the archaeologists and much of the archaeology they record actually disappear from the authoritative reports that are published. Using a transdisciplinary, diffractive art/archaeology approach, these illusions are unpacked to reveal how superficially slight changes to traditional archaeological “drawings” and “photographs” have wrought fundamental ontological shifts in their modern phygital incarnations which undermines their provenances and associated paradata. We conclude that archaeology like fine art does not require conscious paradata in order to support statements of authority and interpretation. Instead, we argue that archaeologists should adopt an art/archaeology approach and subvert and dismantle established practices, methods, tools, techniques, and outputs. By highlighting and challenging inconsistencies in what we say we do with what we actually do, we expose gaps in our knowledge and data and shortcomings in our practices. These deficiencies can then be tackled by developing more robust (trans)disciplinary approaches.
Uczelnia organizacją w odcieniu turkusu - szansa czy iluzja?
Authors:   Politechnika Gdańska, Leja Krzysztof , Pawlak Aleksandra
Published: June 2021

After several years of discussions on the future shape of higher education in Poland, both at the systemic and institutional level, on July 20, 2018, "The Law on Higher Education and Science," from now on referred to as the Law, was enacted. Together with a package of ordinances, this regulation broadened the autonomy of universities in terms of organization and management while substantiating the importance of their accountability. Strengthening the rector's authority resulted in a change in the perception of universities as dispersed organizations (Weick, 1976) towards compact organizations (Brunsson and Sahlin-Andersson, 2000). The authors noticed that the concept of the university, in line with the letter and spirit of the Law, does not pay due attention to the relations between university employees. Therefore, the article aims to present a proposal to implement the elements of the turquoise organization concept (Laloux, 2015), which is more and more often described in the scientific literature - and at the same time evokes extreme emotions - into an academic institution. The article indicates the unused, in the authors' opinion, possibilities of organizational and management changes created by the Law and describes selected features of the turquoise organization, relating them to an academic institution. It also compares the characteristics of a traditional university, entrepreneurial, and a university with a shade of turquoise. The research part analyzes interviews with deliberately selected employees of the Gdańsk University of Technology. During individual conversations, they expressed their opinions on new organizational and management solutions proposed by the article's co-author. In summary, an attempt was made to answer the question formulated in the title.
Odpowiedzialne Badania i Innowacje - koncepcja i zakres jej stosowania w obszarach zaangażowania społecznego, równości płci i etyki
Authors:   Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego w Warszawie, Dańkowska Alicja
Published: June 2021

This article addresses the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), which concerns extensive collaboration between different actors at all stages of the R&D process and emphasises the prevention of the potential negative impact of innovations. RRI has been incorporated as a key concept of Horizon 2020, the European Commission's framework programme for 2014-2020. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it serves to present and explain the concept of RRI. Secondly, it aims to describe the degree of familiarity and practical implementation of the RRI concept in the Polish innovation system among scientific and business institutions and formulate training needs in this area. Research questions have been answered based on in-depth interviews conducted with representatives of various institutions of the Polish innovation system. The study results show that despite the lack of familiarity with the definition of RRI, similar concepts are known, and practices concerning particular aspects of RRI, including ethics, public engagement and gender equality, are implemented to some extent. Finally, the most critical barriers to the implementation of the RRI concept have been identified.
Effect of COVID-19 on Biodiesel Industry: A Case Study in Indonesia and Malaysia
Authors: Veza Ibham , Muhammad Vicky , Oktavian Rama , Djamari Djati Wibowo , Muhamad Said Mohd Farid
Published: June 2021

Indonesia and Malaysia are currently holding prominent roles in the global palm oil market. Both countries are the top two palm oil producers in the world and have ambitious targets to increase the palm oil-based biodiesel mandate. In Indonesia, the current programme of blending 20 per cent palm oil into 80 per cent diesel (B20) increases to B30 in 2020. Likewise, Malaysia plans to increase its biodiesel mandate from B10 to B20 in 2020. However, the outbreak of COVID-19 has infected millions and brought the global economy to a near-deadlock. The effect is particularly severe in the fuel industry owing to movement restrictions and the historic drop in oil prices. Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 on the biodiesel industry is crucial for policymakers but challenging as the pandemic has evolved with intense speed. This article aims to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the Indonesian and Malaysian biodiesel industry. In addition to that, a number of possible solutions to overcome the challenges were addressed and proposed. Despite severely affected by COVID-19, both Indonesia and Malaysia can use this momentum to improve and strengthen their biodiesel sector. Given its fiscal deficit, Indonesia should postpone its biodiesel blending mandate as the subsidy to support the programme can worsen the country’s financial stability. In Malaysia, where labour shortage is prevalent, modernising plantations with automated equipment, for instance, could potentially remove the dirty and dangerous stereotypes associated with plantation works, thus attracting more locals to work in the palm oil plantation and solving the labour shortage. This paper also briefly addresses the adoption of Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy for the palm oil biodiesel industry.
Tribolayer Behaviour and Wear of Artificially Aged Al6061 Hybrid Composites
Authors: Shettar M. , Hiremath P. , Shankar G. , Kini A. , Sharma S.
Published: June 2021

The current work focuses on enhancing wear resistance due to the presence of reinforcements and the effect of ageing treatment on hybrid composites of Al6061-SiC+B4C. By varying weight percentage, two kinds of reinforcements, viz. silicon carbide and boron carbide, were prepared for hybrid composites by the liquid state process known as the method of stir casting. The solutionising temperature of 550 °C for 2 hours and ageing temperature of 100-200°C at different time intervals were used for both Al6061 alloy and its composites during heat treatment. Microstructural and mechanical characterisation were carried out using a standard testing procedure. Compared to Al6061 matrix alloy, artificially peak aged composites show 100-140% improvement in hardness due to harder reinforcements and precipitation of solute rich secondary phases during ageing treatment. Overall, an 80-100% increase in wear resistance observed during peak ageing of hybrid composites. Analysis of Al6061 matrix alloy wear out surface shows extensive grooving and ploughing of the surface with the matrix material smear at many spots. The presence of tribolayer in Al6061-SiC+B4C composites shows a smoother surface than the Al6061 matrix alloy, which results in an excellent lubrication effect during an improvement in wear resistance. The wear surface of base aluminium alloy doesn’t show the existence of iron in the tribolayer. The research work is significant in forming a thermally activated wear-resistant metallic tribolayer with good tribological properties.
How glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists work
Authors: Andreasen Christine Rode , Andersen Andreas , Knop Filip Krag , Vilsbøll Tina
Published: June 2021

In recent years, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have become central in the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D). In addition to their glucose-lowering properties with low risk of hypoglycaemia, GLP-1RAs reduce body weight and show promising results in reducing cardiovascular risk and renal complications in high-risk individuals with T2D. These findings have changed guidelines on T2D management over the last years, and GLP-1RAs are now widely used in overweight patients with T2D as well as in patients with T2D and cardiovascular disease regardless of glycaemic control. The currently available GLP-1RAs have different pharmacokinetic profiles and differ in their ability to improve glycaemia, reduce body weight and in their cardio- and renal protective potentials. Understanding how these agents work, including insights into their pleiotropic effects on T2D pathophysiology, may improve their clinical utilisation and be useful for exploring other indications such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and neurodegenerative disorders. In this review, we provide an overview of approved GLP-1RAs, their clinical effects and mode of action, and we offer insights into the potential of GLP-1RAs for other indications than T2D. Finally, we will discuss the emerging data and therapeutic potential of using GLP-1RAs in combinations with other receptor agonists.
Pituitary function after transsphenoidal surgery including measurement of basal morning cortisol as predictor of adrenal insufficiency
Authors: Staby Ida , Krogh Jesper , Klose Marianne , Baekdal Jonas , Feldt-Rasmussen Ulla , Poulsgaard Lars , Springborg Jacob Bertram , Andreassen Mikkel
Published: June 2021

Introduction

Patients with pituitary adenomas undergoing transsphenoidal surgery require pre- and post-surgery examination of pituitary hormones. There is currently no consensus on how to evaluate the adrenal axis post-surgery. The aims of this study were to investigate factors that may predict postoperative adrenal insufficiency (AI) and to investigate the overall effect of transsphenoidal surgery on pituitary function.

Methods

One hundred and forty-three consecutive patients who had undergone transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas were included. Data on tumour size, pituitary function pre-surgery, plasma basal cortisol measured within 48 h post-surgery and pituitary function 6 months post-surgery were collected. Patients with AI prior to surgery, perioperative glucocorticoid treatment, Cushing’s disease and no re-evaluation after 1 month were excluded (n = 93) in the basal cortisol analysis.

Results

Low plasma basal cortisol post-surgery, tumour size and previous pituitary surgery were predictors of AI (all P < 0.05). A basal cortisol cut-off concentration of 300 nmol/L predicted AI 6 months post-surgery with sensitivity and negative predictive value of 100%, specificity of 81% and positive predictive value of 25%. New gonadal, thyroid and adrenal axis insufficiencies accounted for 2, 10 and 10%, respectively. The corresponding recovery rates were 17, 7 and 24%, respectively

Conclusion

Transsphenoidal surgery had an overall beneficial effect on pituitary endocrine function. Low basal plasma cortisol measured within 48 h after surgery, tumour size and previous surgery were identified as risk factors for AI. Measurement of basal cortisol post-surgery may help to identify patients at risk of developing AI.
Congenital hypothyroidism and thyroid cancer
Authors: Penna Gustavo , Rubio Ileana G S , Brust Ester Saraiva , Cazarin Juliana , Hecht Fabio , Alkmim Nina Ramalho , Rajão Kamilla M A Brandão , Ramos Helton Estrela
Published: June 2021

Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) combined with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a rare situation, and there is no well-established causal relationship. CH is a common congenital endocrine, while DTC occurring in childhood represents 0.4–3% of all malignancies at this stage of life. The association of CH with DTC could be related to dyshormonogenetic goiter (DHG) or developmental abnormalities. This review will explore the clinical features and the molecular mechanisms potentially associated with the appearance of DTC in CH: sporadic somatic driver mutations, chronic increase of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, higher concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), cell division cycle associated 8 (Borelain/CDC8) gene mutations, and in others genes associated with CH – either alone or associated with the mechanisms involved in dyshormonogenesis. There are some pitfalls in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer in patients with CH with nodular goiter, as the proper cytological diagnosis of nodules of patients with dyshormonogenesis might be demanding due to the specific architectural and cytological appearance, which may lead to an erroneous interpretation of malignancy. The purpose of this article is to suggest an analytical framework that embraces the fundamental relationships between the various aspects of CH and CDT. In face of this scenario, the entire genetic and epigenetic context, the complex functioning, and cross talk of cell signaling may determine cellular mechanisms promoting both the maintenance of the differentiated state of the thyroid follicular cell and the disruption of its homeostasis leading to cancer. Whereas, the exact mechanisms for thyroid cancer development in CH remain to be elucidated.
Bâkıllânî’nin Usul Düşüncesinde Mükellef
Authors: YETKİN Hacer
Published: June 2021

Mükellefiyetin mahiyeti ve mükellefin taşıması gereken niteliklerin incelendiği ehliyet konusu, usul literatüründe ilk kez Debûsî’nin usul eserinde müstakil ve kapsamlı bir teori olarak ele alınmıştır. Bununla birlikte Debûsî’nin ehliyet bahislerinde yer verdiği konulara aslında ondan önce Mâlikî-Eş‘arî âlim Bâkıllânî tarafından farklı bir bağlamda bir usul eserinde yer verilmiştir. Bâkıllânî, günümüze ulaştığı bilinen tek usul eseri et-Takrîb ve’l-İrşâd’da, konuyu çok detaylı olmaksızın ve kelamî tazammunlarına çok fazla yer vermeksizin, bilhassa teklif kavramını merkeze alarak inceler. Bâkıllânî’nin burada ele aldığı konular, teklifin kaynağı bağlamında hüsün-kubuh meselesi, teklifin konusu olarak hüküm türleri ve teklifin muhatabı olarak mükellef ile mükellefiyeti düşüren özürlerdir. Bâkıllânî mükellefiyeti düşüren özürlerden özellikle sarhoşluk ve ikrah üzerinde durur ve birincisinin teklifi kaldırdığını, ikincisinin ise kaldırmadığını savunur. Bakıllani’nin çizdiği bu çerçeve, sonraki mütekellimîn usul eserlerinde yer alan hüküm teorisinin de dayanağı olarak görülebilir. Bu makalede, Bâkıllânî’nin Takrîb’deki teklif ve mükellefe dair açıklamaları incelenecek ve hem fukahâ eserlerindeki ehliyet teorisi ile hem de mütekellimin eserlerindeki hüküm teorisi ile ilişkisi değerlendirilecektir.
Bir Kitap Değerlendirmesinin Tenkidi
Authors: ALTINTAŞ Fatma
Published: June 2021

Eleştiri, eksiklikleri tamamlamak ve hataları gidermek için yapıldığında hakikate ulaşmak için önemli bir vasıtadır. Hiçbir çalışma, hatadan müstağnî değildir. Bununla birlikte eleştirilerin yapıcı olması, eleştiride bulunulurken mümkün olduğunca sübjektif yorumlardan kaçınılması ve eleştiri üslubunun nazik olması eleştiri esnasında dikkat edilmesi gereken noktalardır. Eleştirilerin muhatabının ise yapılan tenkitleri kişiselleştirmeden değerlendirmesi ve –eğer yöneltilen eleştirinin haklılık payı varsa- eleştirileri eserin geliştirilmesi için kullanması da akademik olgunluk açısından mühimdir. Bununla birlikte kimi zaman eserler hakkında yapılan tenkitlerde de hatalar ve yanlış anlamalar görülebilmektedir. Bu yazı Tarihsel Eleştiri Yöntemlerinin Tenkidi ve İslâmî Rivayetlere Uygulanması Sorunu başlıklı kitabımızla ilgili olarak Marmara Üniversitesi İlâhiyat Fakültesi Dergisi’nin 59. sayısında yayınlanan kitap değerlendirmesi çalışmasındaki bazı isabetsiz tenkitlere değinmek amacıyla kaleme alınmıştır. Yazıya, çalışmamıza eleştirel değerlendirmeleri ile katkı sağlayan münekkit Ayşe Mutlu Özgür’e teşekkür ederek başlamak istiyorum.
Optimum design of a microstrip ring resonator sensor to determine the moisture content in oil palm fruits and seeds
Authors: Ahmad Ahmad Fahad , Abbas Zulkifly , Abrass Hameda Ali , You Kok Yeow
Published: June 2021

Oil palm fresh fruit bunch (OPFFB) is the main export product of the oil palm industry. A good oil palm is between 17 to 18 weeks of age with full fruitless maturity. An automated detection system should be implemented to determine the OPFFB’s maturity and expedite the harvesting process. Various automated detection methods have been proposed for conventional method replacement. In a preliminary study, a new oil palm fruit sensor was proposed for detecting the maturity of OPFFB, and a microstrip ring resonator was designed for determining the moisture content in oil palm fruit. The coaxial feeder of the microstrip ring was a Sub-Miniature A (SMA) stub contact panel with outer and inner conductors of 4.1 mm and 1.3 mm, respectively. The measurement system consisted of a sensor and a PC controlled network analyzer. This system was tested successfully on seeds and fruits of oil palm with various degrees of maturity. The microstrip ring resonator operated between 2.2 and 3 GHz and required low frequency that enabled the electromagnetic field in the first half of the ring resonator to be transferred to the second half and subsequently cause the collinearity of the maximum field points in the feed lines and resonator.
МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ ЕНЕРГОПЕРЕНОСУ В ФАЗОПЕРЕХІДНОМУ ТЕПЛОАКУМУЛЯТОРІ СОНЯЧНОЇ ТЕРМОДИНАМІЧНОЇ УСТАНОВКИ
Authors: Harkavskyi, I. V. , Knysh L. I.
Published: June 2021

Проведено числове дослідження процесів фазового переходу «тверде тіло – рідина» в тепловому акумуляторі сонячної термодинамічної установки. В основі математичної моделі та числового алгоритму покладено метод “Mushy Layer”, який відображає фізичну суть явища. Комп’ютерне моделювання задачі Стефана дозволило виявити особливості процесу фазового переходу, визначити розподіл температур в рідкій та твердий фазі, товщину твердої та рідкої фаз теплоакумулюючого матеріалу, швидкість руху границі розподілу фаз.
ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНЫЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ УСТОЙЧИВОСТИ ОСЛАБЛЕННЫХ КРУГОВЫМИ ОТВЕРСТИЯМИ ЦИЛИНДРИЧЕСКИХ ОБОЛОЧЕК ПРИ ОСЕВОМ СЖАТИИ
Authors: Dzyuba P.A.
Published: June 2021

Представлены результаты системного экспериментального исследования докритического состояния, закритических форм равновесия и критических нагрузок цилиндрических оболочек с регулярно расположенными в одном поясе среднего поперечного сечения круговыми отверстиями при осевом сжатии. Количество отверстий и их размеры изменялись в широких диапазонах. Испытаны двенадцать серий моделей. Для каждой серии оболочек суммарная площадь всех отверстий оставалась постоянной. Результаты представлены в виде графиков, таблиц и картин форм потери устойчивости
ЗАДАЧА ТЕРМОПРУЖНОСТІ ДЛЯ ЗАКРИТОЇ МІЖФАЗНОЇ ТЕПЛОІЗОЛЬОВАНОЇ ЩІЛИНИ В РІЗНОРІДНОМУ БІМАТЕРІАЛІ
Authors: Serednytska Kh. I.
Published: June 2021

Досліджено поведінку різнорідного біматеріалу з міжфазною теплоізольованою щілиною, береги якої контактують по усій довжині під дією стискальних зусиль і однорідного теплового потоку. Задачу термопружності зведено до системи сингулярних інтегро-диференціальних рівнянь відносно стрибка температури та зсувних переміщень берегів щілини. Отриману систему розв'язано для біматеріалу, складеного з сплаву нікелю та неіржавіючої сталі. Визначено контактний тиск берегів щілини і порогові значення стискальних зусиль, для яких відбувається повне закриття щілини. Проаналізовано вплив теплового потоку на коефіцієнт інтенсивності дотичних напружень.
Avaliação dos níveis de alfabetismo em saúde, conhecimento em asma e qualidade de vida de pais associados ao controle da doença em crianças e adolescentes com diagnóstico de asma de centros especializados
Authors: Cardoso Thiago de Araujo , Ribeiro Mariele Cunha , Roncada Cristian , Pitrez Paulo Márcio Condessa
Published: June 2021

Objetivo: avaliar o nível de conhecimento em asma, alfabetismo em saúde e qualidade de vida de cuidadores de crianças e adolescentes com diagnóstico da doença, bem como, a associação com o controle da asma, adesão ao tratamento e qualidade de vida.Métodos: estudo transversal, realizado com cuidadores e pacientes de dois centros especializados de referência no Sul do Brasil, entre março de 2018 e novembro de 2018. Participaram pais e cuidadores de crianças e adolescentes com diagnóstico de asma, com idade a partir de 18 anos. Foram aplicados os questionários: sociodemográfico, Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-Speaking Adults, Questionário de Conhecimento em Asma Pediátrica e Paediatric Asthma Caregiver’s Quality of Life Questionnaire. Para fins estatísticos, foram utilizados o teste t, qui-quadrado e Regressão Logística Binária.Resultados: foram incluídos 125 cuidadores, sendo 89 (71,2%) mães, com idade média de 35,7±9,2 anos, 65 (52%) com ensino médio completo e 100 (80%) pertencentes à classe econômica C. Do total, 74 (59,2%) apresentaram níveis inadequados de alfabetismo em saúde e 117 (94,4%) inadequados níveis de conhecimento em asma. A asma não estava controlada em 91 (72,8%) dos pacientes, estando associado a menor qualidade de vida deles e de seus cuidadores (p<0,001). A Regressão Logística verificou se o alfabetismo em saúde, o conhecimento em asma e a qualidade de vida dos cuidadores estavam associados ao controle da asma dos pacientes, sendo esse modelo significativo [X2(4) = 22,083; p<0,001, R2Nagelkerke = 0,484]. As variáveis categóricas utilizadas como referência foram as que apresentaram maior frequência (asma não controlada e conhecimentos inadequados). O alfabetismo em saúde (OR = 3,650; IC95% = 1,335 - 9,984) e qualidade de vida (OR = 3,095; IC95% = 1,850 – 5,178) também foram significativos.Conclusão: a população analisada apresentou níveis de alfabetismo em saúde e conhecimento em asma insatisfatórios. Ainda, os níveis de controle da doença foram baixos podendo estar associados aos níveis de qualidade de vida.
Quasi-experiment in the educational reality
Authors: Sirotová Mariana , Michvocíková Veronika , Rubacha Krzysztof
Published: June 2021

Aim. The main aim of the study is a presentation of the results of a quasi-experiment related to using a serious game in the preparation phase of supervised teaching practice as well as during its completion. 
Methods. The main method of the study is a quasi-experiment with the factor rotation technique. The method comprised two phases with two unequal groups of surveyed university students. In the first phase, the experimental influence was investigated in the first group and the second group served as the control group (to compare the results). In the second phase, the groups were switched around in the quasi-experiment; the control group became the experimental group and vice versa.  
Results. The presented study has a theoretical-empirical character. In the theoretical part, the characteristics of quasi-experiment and its use are briefly discussed. In the empirical part, the quasi-experiment is applied to the educational reality of future teachers. Supervised practice teaching is an important part of the university education of future teachers. Using a serious game therein is a positive element also when it comes to the development of students’ approach  towards supervised teaching practice.
Conclusion. Quasi-experiment is used as an experimental method for verification of examined reality. In the educational reality, its realisation is more difficult because it is a more demanding environment than a laboratory one. By realising the quasi-experiment, the theoretical supposition about the positive influence of serious games on the development of a university student’s personality can be confirmed.
Comparison of personality trait and emotional intelligence between the women who experienced domestic violence and control group
Authors: Seyyedyan Marzieh , Moosazadeh Tavakol , Narimani Mostaali Begloo Mohammad
Published: June 2021

Aim. The aim of this research is comparing the role of personality traits and emotional intelligence between women who experienced domestic violence and  a control group.
Methods. The statistical population of the study includes all women (700 participants) referred to the judicial authorities of Ardabil province in 2019.The research sample included 30 women who experienced domestic violence and 30 women as control group (not experienced domestic violence) who were selected by available sampling method. To measure emotional intelligence and personality traits, the Bar-on Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire and NEO Questionnaire was used. The questionnaires briefly describe and evaluate the two complex concepts of emotional intelligence and current emotional health. Data analysis was performed using SPSS statistical software and MANOVA. The main variables of the research were neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness, extra-individual skills, conscientiousness, interpersonal skills, adaptability, stress control and public mood.
Results. The findings of the research have shown that among the characteristics of the five major personality factors (NEO), only the neuroticism component was more prevalent among women who experienced domestic violence, and the rest of the personality traits (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to new experiences) among control group were higher (P<0.05). Also, all components of emotional intelligence (extra-individual skills, intrapersonal skills, adaptability, stress control, and public mood) were higher among control group than those of women who experienced domestic violence (P<0.05).  
Conlusion. As a result, it can be acknowledged that personality traits and emotional intelligence abilities are among the main factors related to domestic violence and are very important in preventing this violence.
Gender aspects of empathy in online learning of adolescents
Authors: Pidbutska Nina , Demidova Yuliia , Knysh Anastasiia
Published: June 2021

Aim. The aim of the article is to present the results of a study of gender-related features of the connection between empathy and performance of adolescents during online learning. The main objectives of the study are as follows: defining criteria for online learning success; holding expert assessment of success of online learning of adolescents; studying correlation between the level of empathy and success of online learning in groups of male and female.
Methods. The study participants consist of 50 teenagers from a secondary school in Kharkiv (Ukraine) and their 10 teachers. The study uses the following methods: 1) expert assessment; 2) psychological testing (Mehrabian and Epstein Questionnaire); 3) statistical methods. The following is used for statistical data processing: descriptive statistics methods (to measure the percentage of people with different levels of empathy and different levels of online learning performance); Pearson's χ2 consistency criterion- (to compare data distributions in groups of female and male participants by all study indicators); Spearman's correlation analysis (to investigate the correlation between the level of empathy and the level of successful performance of online learning of adolescents).
Results. During the study, the aim has been achieved and all the objectives have been fulfilled, in particular: 1) “involvement in online learning” and "quality of online learning" are defined as criteria for online learning successful performance; 2) expert assessment of the study results is carried out, allowing us to determine that female participants show mainly medium and high levels of online learning performance, while male participants show low and medium-level results; 3) it is determined that the correlation between the level of performance of online learning and empathy in the group of girls is higher than in the group of boys.
Conclusions. The study shows that the development of online courses requires not only the use of modern technological and methodological approaches, but also taking into account the gender-related and personal traits of students.
Double Portraiture in Art: The Couple Connection
Authors: Dorot Ruth
Published: June 2021

Aim. The aim of this article is to examine and trace a selection of double portraits all adhering to social codes and norms, from the Renaissance to the present day depicting married couples who were well known in their day and highlighting that artistic fashion especially in northern Europe. Double portraits of a man and a woman are psychologically complex, since they usually provide a visual document of an emotional relationship. The artists’ styles of presentation analyse the characters and relationships of the couples as well as their social status.
Methods. The method applied in this paper was that of a qualitative collective case-study based on specific paintings, the comparing and contrasting of which leads to general conclusions. Ten double portraits were selected. They portray well known figures and were painted by a variety of artists. In the second stage, the chosen works were sorted and catalogued chronologically to reflect diversity in terms of people, professions or status. Next, they were analysed on the basis of the language of plastic art: line, colour, light and shadow, composition and overall unifying organization.
Results and Conclusions. Since art reflects reality, I demonstrated the development of the field of double portraits across time and how it clearly reflects social change in the role and perception of the wife.
Parallel to the development and change in art from the 15th century to the present day, the topic of the double portrait has also changed; each era had its prevailing conventions in terms of fashion, customs, a woman’s status, the development of technology and industry, freedom, liberation, and ‘artistic license’ that surprised, shocked and changed world orders. All these left their mark on the double portrait, which has come a long way from the height of formality to the hovering Chagall and Bella, or the self-annihilation of Picasso.
Pillar of Fire – from Auschwitz to Casablanca
Authors: Davidovitch Nitza , Dort Ruth
Published: June 2021

Aim. This study examines the characteristics of the individuals who go on the journey to Poland, which is a key element of the Holocaust education curriculum in Israel, their personal connection to the Holocaust, as well as the socio-political developments in Israel that attempt to bridge the gap between the various poles in society – between East and West.
Concept. Holocaust education includes the formal part, which is the historical narrative, and the informal part, which is the journey to Poland. This study follows the development of Holocaust education and commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust – from the narrative of the Holocaust of the Jews of Europe to the narrative of the Holocaust among the communities of North African descent.
Results and conclusion. The findings of the study indicate a link between family support and ties to the Holocaust, and the journey to Poland, which appears to be in line with findings of Nitza Davidovitch and Dan Soen (2011), who found a correlation between the students participating in the journey and their personal connections to the Holocaust, in contrast to students with no family connection with the Holocaust. For all its importance, the journey to Poland has been found to perpetuate social polarisation.
Practical applications. The current study highlights the challenge of Holocaust education in order to build a bridge of shared historical destiny through this seminal event of the twentieth century.
Originality. This work sparks the question of how to make the journey to Poland a unifying factor in collective national memory.
Academic Youth’s Education and Career Abroad: a Case Study of Sustainable Education in the UK
Authors: Račiūnaitė-Paužuolienė Rasa
Published: June 2021

Aim. The research aim of this article is to explore academic youth’s education process and career in the UK. The research focuses on Lithuanian students from three prestigious British universities.
Methods. The study revealed three questions: the reasons of students choises to study in prestigious higher schools of the UK, students’ satisfaction in terms of their education process; their placement in the labor market, or academic/business career. To answer the research questions qualitative research was conducted by using structured, partly-structured in-depth interviews, the questionnaire forms, discussions, and observation methods.
Results. The analysis of the empirical research data revealed that the determining factor of students’ choices was the high quality of the studies and international work perspectives after graduation as well as the rating of the universities and the recommendations of senior fellow students, progressive learning and living environment. Furthermore, they had the possibility to become part of the international social web. The results of the survey indicate that students give more value to individualism emphasizing achievement, critical thinking, high level of education. They also appreciate the possibilities to apply knowledge in real-world setings, also to the career in international business or academic field, which is garanteed by most reputable universities. In such evironment students are encouraged to be responsible actors and to create a more sustainable world (UNESCO (ESD), 2017).
Cognitive value. With the help of a case study of education in the UK, the paper reveals the sustainable education perspectives.
The principle of rule of law and independence of the judiciary in Myanmar
Authors: Aung Nge Nge
Published: June 2021

Aim. This research aims to discuss the importance of the principle of rule of law in protecting the judiciary’s role, especially the independence of constitutional adjudication and its functions.
Methods. The study applies the case study approach and comparative method to investigate the constitutional court systems of some countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations  (ASEAN) and their independence.
Results and conclusion. The resultsreveal a lack of the judiciary’s independence, even among the top branches that are trying to implement democracy in Myanmar. The judiciary is under the control of the executive and legislature branches as their members belong to political parties. Moreover, a constitutional court is established with the members who are elected and nominated by the legislature and executive. Sometimes there can be conflicts when constitutional law does not mention the division of powers among governmental organisations like Myanmar, which results from the impractical functions of the Constitutional Tribunal of Myanmar.
Cognitive value. This research highlights possible ways to solve the constitutional issues among the three great branches. This initiative is in the interest of Myanmar citizens and citizens of all nations as these are international issues.
Tools of Interregional Cooperation in the Public Administration System
Authors: Klimanov Vladimir V. , Kazakova Sofia M. , Yagovkina Vita A.
Published: June 2021

Introduction. The development of modern Russia is characterized by a high degree of differentiation in the level of socio-economic development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Interregional cooperation is one of the tools to overcome this differentiation. Although new forms of such cooperation have been emerging, its potential remains underestimated. The purpose of the study is to analyze the existing and prospective forms of cooperation between the regions of Russia.

Materials and Methods. The study based on a structural and substantive analysis of regulatory legal acts of the federal and regional levels, as well as on strategic planning documents, various forms of budget reporting, bilateral and multilateral agreements between the constituent entities of the Russian Federation aimed at identifying various areas, tools and mechanisms for ensuring interregional cooperation.

Results. The authors have considered the tools of interregional cooperation that involve direct financial participation of regional authorities or economic entities. The role and prospects of horizontal subsidies and budget loans provided by one region to another have been identified, their legal and regulatory justification has been given; a financial assessment has been made, and the identified practices have been analyzed. In terms of the implementation of public procurement from suppliers based in other regions, the authors have estimated the degree of how closed or open the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are.

Discussion and Conclusion. The authors have confirmed the idea that interregional cooperation in Russia is still underdeveloped and lacks legislative and scientific-methodological justification. The authors also assess the prospects for further development of interregional cooperation in Russia and suggest a number of measures to promote it. The results of the study can be used in the interests of the authorities to improve the system of regulation of various mechanisms of regional cooperation, as well as to develop the scientific potential in this area.