bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of Northern Rural Areas: International and Russian Experience
Authors:   Federal Research Center of Agrarian Economy and Social Development of Rural Areas, All-Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, Moscow, Russia., Volkov* Sergey G. , Sokolova Zhanna E. ,   Federal Research Center of Agrarian Economy and Social Development of Rural Areas, All-Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, Moscow, Russia., Cherkasova Olga V. ,   Federal Research Center of Agrarian Economy and Social Development of Rural Areas, All-Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, Moscow, Russia., Prokhorenko Oksana S. ,   Federal Research Center of Agrarian Economy and Social Development of Rural Areas, All-Russian Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, Moscow, Russia.
Published: October 2019

The aim of the present work is to analyze the international experience of sustainable development of Northern rural areas. The obtained research results include proposals on diversification of agricultural production, creation of smart Northern rural settlements, legal solution of issues related to the territories of natural resource management, and achievement of food sovereignty. Domestic reindeer husbandry can become the basis for the development of rural areas in the Russian North. The authors offer the package plan on diversification of economic activity, based on a combination of traditional types of economic management with a plant growing (first of all, gardening), plantation berry and mushroom production, as well as with development of ecological and ethnographic tourism, production and sale of souvenir products. The conclusion is made that such diversification will allow attracting human capital, spark interest in young people, and thus ensure sustainable development of the Northern rural areas.
“Partially Replacement of Fine Aggregate with Laterite Soil for M-50 Concrete”
Authors:   Department of Highway Technology, VTU Regional Centre for PG studies, Kalaburagi, India., Ilahi* Shaik Manzoor , P D Maneeth ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, VTU Regional centre for PG studies, Kalaburagi, India.
Published: October 2019

Concrete is the most widely used composite material today. The constituents of concrete are coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, binding material, and water. A rapid increase in construction activities leads to an acute shortage of conventional construction materials. Conventionally, sand is being used as fine aggregate in concrete. The function of the fine aggregate is to assist in producing workability ad uniformity in the mixture. The river deposits are the most common source of fine aggregate. So there are great demands within the construction industries for river sand as fine aggregate used in the production of concrete. This has created a very difficult situation, also there is great fear from environmentalist and the ecology will be distorted. Hence, the need to find the materials which are affordable and available partially or totally replaced river sand in the production of concrete. Hence we are forced to think the alternative materials. This report aims to present the study done to establish scientific data regarding the compressive strength, tensile strength and flexural strength of concrete on partial replacement of fine aggregate with laterite soil in concrete mix of M50 grade. The sand shall be replaced gradually in the mentioned grade of concrete by 0%, 10%, 20% and 30% with laterite soil and the specimen shall be tested at curing intervals of 3days, 7days, and 28days. For compressive strength and at curing interval of 3days, 7days, and 28days for tensile strength as well as for flexural strength.
An Efficiency of Timing to Route Discovery in Mobile Sink by using WSN
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Jeppiaar SRR Engineering college, Chennai, India., Dhakshayeni* PA. , Suganthi N. ,   Assistant Professor, Jeppiaar SRR Engineering college, Chennai, India.
Published: October 2019

Due to the prospective implementation in many fields, study functionality in the wireless sensor network has risen very impressively in recent years. Wireless large-scale sensor networks contain various sources and various sink numbers. This plays a significant part in application performance. To this end, we will concentrate on the primary issue of sink arrangement in this study to minimize time delay in the worst scenario as well as to increase the lifespan of the wireless sensor network. Here we suggest an interconnected anatomy frame for calculating the mobility of the junction sink, routing details. We're talking about the causes of sub problems and bringing them efficient results. Then we combine all these outcomes and suggest the real issue with the optimum polynomial-time algorithm. From this consequence, the merits of involving nodes (mobile sink) and network argument or parametric quantity impact will be displayed. (Example: various sensors, sinks and time delay bound) the lifespan of the network. As we understand, Wireless sensor network nodes are battery-dependent equipment that collects information from the surroundings and send this (information) information to the sink node for further computational processing leading to energy dissipation in batteries The batteries are non-rechargeable or in certain settings it may be hard to replace or recharge. These problems result in the design of a new algorithm for node energy efficiency In typical conditions, the sensor nodes display many to one communication with the sink, resulting in a faster energy depletion of the nodes near the sink, commonly referred to as the energy deficiency hole problem or the hot spot problem. hence in this situation, the mobility of the sink can help in balancing of energy dissipation of the sensor nodes In wireless sensor network when information data hold up by working sink it should be Bounded. Our results show that the proposed algorithm can work better than previous methods and yield results in remote locations such as in the wide region of the wireless sensor network, lake, mountains, hill stations, etc. Additional guideline antennas can boost the transfer chain, which increases to lower hops and low routing delays. Finally, numerical studies analyze the suggested work and simulations are performed to validate through MATLAB.
Financial Frauds on Financial Performance of Banking Industry
Authors:   Department of Commerce, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, India., Subrahmanyam* K S L N S , Murthy A V N ,   Department of Commerce, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, India.
Published: October 2019

The growth of Indian Economy is a combination of contribution of different sectors. The banking industry is the back bone of Indian Economy and its growing role in the Global Economy. Since, nationalization banking industry has witnessed many ups and downs in its sustainability. Though the banking industry is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India and policies of the Government from time to time towards its sustainability it needs to bring reforms in the strict implementation of Banking Regulation Act. During last two decades, banking industry has been reeling under financial crisis, losses and debts due to liberal loan sanction policies and poor recovery rate. This was due to frauds and corrupt practices due to some or other reason. This leads to financial burden not only on the Government but also on the people of the country. The present research paper examines the reasons for financial frauds and necessary suggestions are being made to mitigate the frauds and to develop strong and efficient control mechanism.
Rancang Bangun Website Penerimaan Siswa Baru (PSB) SMPN 5 Kota Pagar Alam
Authors: Sasmita Sasmita
Published: October 2019

Berkembangnya ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi pada saat ini sudah dianggap sebagai suatu kebutuhan, hal ini terjadi karena penerapan teknologi komputer dirasakan bisa membuat sebuah pekerjaan menjadi lebih cepat. SMP Negeri 5 Pagar Alam dalam penerimaan siswa baru masih manual, siswa langsung datang ke SMP Negeri 5 Pagar Alam untuk mendapatkan Informasi dan melakukan pendaftaran. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah membuat Website Penerimaan Siswa Baru di SMP Negeri 5 Pagar Alam yang lebih efektif dan efisien dari sistem sebelumnya. Metode Pengumpulan data terdiri dari Observasi, Wawancara, Dokumentasi dan Studi Pustaka. Metode pengembangan sistem yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah web engineering, pada metode ini terdapat lima tahapan yang terdiri dari Customer Communication, planning, modelling, construction dan deployment. Hasil yang didapat pada penelitian ini adalah website penerimaan siswa baru SMP Negeri 5 Pagar Alam, dengan adanya website penerimaan siswa baru SMP Negeri 5 Pagar Alam memudahkan masyarakat mendapatkan informasi dan melakukan pendaftaran secara efektif dan efesien.
Perangkat lunak bantu pendaftaran kredit pemilikan rumah (kpr) pada pt. Baiti sejahtera berbasis web
Authors: Sasmita Sasmita
Published: October 2019

Sistem Pendaftaran Pengambilan dan Pengisian Dokumen Formulir data calon kosumen pada PT. Baiti Sejahtera Pagar Alam, sudah terkomputerisasi namun masih menggunakan aplikasi yang sederhana, Permasalahan yang akan dipecahkan dalam penelitian ini adalah “Bagaimana cara pembuatan Perangkat Lunak Bantu Pendaftaran Kredit Kepemilikan Rumah (KPR) pada PT. Baiti Sejahtera Pagar Alam berbasis Web serta pengolahannya dengan menggunakan PHP dan MySQL ” Dalam penelitian ini metode pengembangan yang digunakan adalah Metode Web Engineering (Rekayasa web) yang terdiri dari komunikasi, perancangan, pemodelan, kontruksi dan deployment. Hasil yang didapatkan dalam penelitian ini adalah Perangkat Lunak Bantu Pendaftaran Kredit Kepemilikan Rumah (KPR) pada PT. Baiti Sejahtera Pagar Alam berbasis Web.
Back casting the Abuja City Vision
Authors: A.S. Achuenu , D. Irurah , G. Chungu
Published: October 2019

Most Nigerian cities are faced with the problem of sustainability and there is
a need for these cities to re-define their future. This paper aimed at studying why
city visions and planning continuously fail in Nigeria despite all efforts by government and city planners to addressing the challenges. With the view of proposing a framework for visioning of a desirable future for Abuja, Nigeria, this
study employed the method of using existing literature and related documents in
reviewing and examining development efforts of Nigerian cities with Abuja as a
case study. Findings from the study show that Nigerian city visions including
Abuja consistently fail because of continuous top-bottom and exclusionary approach in executing the visions resulting in a shortfall of a bottom-up participatory approach resulting to several socio-economic and environmental issues. It
was recommended that participatory backcasting approach is applied to achieve
the desired future vision for Abuja. Backcasting for sustainable city visions entails
thought and mental pattern that relates to a prioritised way of pursuing desirable
futures envisioned through some distinct steps. It also involved generating a desired future and looking back from that future to the present to strategise
and plan to achieve. This study projected a participatory framework for dealing
with an all-inclusive re-visioning of Abuja city.
Como compreender e estudar a decisão em política externa: reinterpretando os clássicos
Authors: Mendes Pedro Emanuel
Published: October 2019

Este artigo apresenta os principais argumentos epistemológicos e metodológicos que estão na origem da afirmação do sub-field da Análise da Política Externa (APE). Traça uma breve panorâmica do desenvolvimento da APE e propõe um quadro analítico eclético para uma melhor compreensão da decisão em política externa. O artigo tem quatro objetivos principais. Em primeiro lugar, procura identificar quais são os elementos teórico-analíticos básicos para compreendermos a política externa dos Estados. Em segundo lugar, desenvolve uma discussão sobre qual a melhor forma de utilizar as abordagens teóricas para a investigação e realização de trabalhos científicos sobre a política externa dos Estados. Em terceiro lugar, apresenta um modelo geral da APE baseado em três fatores fundamentais: os fatores internos, os fatores internacionais e os fatores ideológicos e preceptivos. Finalmente, pretende contribuir para o desenvolvimento de uma maior cultura científica sobre as abordagens da APE e estimular o debate relativo à acumulação de conhecimento teórico-metodológico sobre como contar melhores histórias sobre o comportamento internacional dos Estados.

Palavras-chave: Análise da Política Externa (APE); Decisão; Fatores ideacionais; Adaptação; Modelos da APE.

 

 

Abstract: This article presents the main epistemological and methodological arguments that are at the origin of the affirmation of the Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA). It gives a brief overview of the development of the FPA and proposes an eclectic analytical framework for a better understanding of foreign policy decisions. The article has four main objectives. Firstly, it seeks to identify the basic theoretical-analytical elements for understanding the foreign policy of States. Second, it develops a discussion on the best way to use the theoretical approaches for doing research and scientific works about foreign policy. Third, it presents a general model of FPA based on three fundamental factors: internal factors, international factors, and ideological and perceptual factors. Finally, it intends to contribute for the development of a greater scientific culture on the APE approaches and stimulate the debate regarding the accumulation of theoretical and methodological knowledge on how to tell better stories about the international behaviour of States.

Key-Words: Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA); Decision; Ideational factors; Adaptation; Models of FPA.

 

 

Recebido em: janeiro/2017;

Aprovado em: abr/2017.
Forma política e integração regional via União Europeia
Authors: Osório Luiz Felipe Brandão
Published: October 2019

O advento da década de 1990 trouxe ao sistema internacional um cenário de mudanças substanciais, as quais se refletiram fundamentalmente na expansão do direito e das organizações internacionais. Nesse panorama, aprofundaram-se as iniciativas de integração regional, cujo vetor prioritário, o econômico, conheceu um desenvolvimento institucional e normativo inédito. É, no entanto, nos anos 2000, no ápice desse período, que a experiência mais desenvolvida nesses moldes de integração, a União Europeia, entrará em uma espiral de crise sem precedentes. A explicação da contradição entre o aprofundamento formal e o ocaso econômico passará por uma visão materialista das relações internacionais, a qual focará na forma política internacional como elemento nodal para extrapolar a aparência e desnudar os recônditos da essência desse fenômeno social. Por isso, buscar-se-á nas raízes da consolidação do projeto comunitário pós-Maastricht, dentro da nova face do capitalismo, o pós-fordista, a elucidação das fraturas da integração regional em meio ao sistema internacional. É justamente o avanço na arquitetura formal capitalista que gesta a crise das experiências integracionistas mais desenvolvidas, como se comprova na mirada crítica sobre o arranjo comunitário.

Palavras-chave: forma política; integração regional; organizações internacionais; União Europeia.

 

 

Abstract: The advent of the 1990s brought to the international system a scenario of substantial changes, which were fundamentally reflected in the expansion of law and binternational organizations. Within this panorama, the regional integration initiatives were intensified, whose priority, the economic vector, was an unprecedented institutional and normative development. It is in the 2000s that the most developed experience in these forms of integration, the European Union will enter an unprecedented crisis spiral. The explanation of the contradiction between the formal deepening and the economic decline will pass through a materialist view of international relations, which will focus on the international political form as a nodal element to extrapolate the appearance and undress the essence of this social phenomenon. Therefore, the roots of the consolidation of the post-Maastricht communitarian project will be sought within the new face of capitalism, the post-Fordist, and the elucidation of fractures of regional integration within the international system. It is precisely the advance in the formal capitalist architecture that causes the crisis of the more developed integrationist experiences, as evidenced in the critical look on the communitarian arrangement.

Key words: political form; regional integration; international organizations; European Union.

 

 

Recebido em: novembro/2016.

Aprovado em: setembro/2017.
Marco para una Gobernanza del Agua: hacia una cooperación en cuencas transfronterizas
Authors: Elias Guillermina
Published: October 2019

El objetivo general de este trabajo consiste en presentar un estado del arte de la cuestión de la gobernanza en general, desde la Ciencia Política y las Relaciones Internacionales, para luego enfocarlo en la arena de la gobernanza ambiental y, más específicamente, en la referida a los recursos hídricos transfronterizos. Este artículo se realiza en el contexto de una investigación doctoral sobre la importancia de la gobernanza del agua para una gestión eficiente e integrada de la misma y, en especial, de aquellos recursos hídricos que cruzan fronteras físico-política-administrativas, con el acompañamiento de procesos participativos garantizados institucionalmente. La cooperación resulta un elemento clave para implementar soluciones que permitan fomentar una gobernanza efectiva de las cuencas compartidas.

Palabras clave: gobernanza del agua; gobernabilidad; gobernanza ambiental; gobernanza de aguas transfronterizas; cooperación.

 

 

Abstract: The general objective of this work is to present a state of the art of the question of governance in general, from Political Science and International Relations, to then focus on the arena of environmental governance and, more specifically, the transboundary water resources. This article is made in the context of a doctoral research on the importance of water governance for an efficient and integrated management of water, especially water resources that cross physical-political-administrative boundaries, with the accompaniment of participatory processes guaranteed institutionally. Cooperation is a key element in implementing solutions to foster effective governance of shared basins.

Key words: water governance; governance; environmental governance; transboundary water governance; cooperation.

 

 

Recebido em: outubro/2017

Aprovado em: maio/2018.
A theoretical exploration of non-State actors and gendered dimensions of conflict prevention/sustainable peacebuilding in West Africa
Authors: Omilusi Mike , Jegede Lucy Iyabo
Published: October 2019

In countries rebuilding from war and violence, women are becoming important voices for peace, rights and inclusion. They are increasingly mobilizing across communities and using their social roles and networks to prevent violence and promote peace. Women individually and collectively contribute to peacebuilding in many ways. Yet, their contributions are often overlooked because they take unconventional forms, occur outside formal peace processes, or are considered extensions of women’s existing gender roles. Even when women do not reach formal positions of power, they have been at the forefront of impactful movements related to global peace and nonviolence. Thus, building inclusive, sustainable, peace in societies affected by violent conflicts requires analysing and addressing gendered power dynamics, as well as gender roles and expectations. This study, therefore, examines the role of non-state actors in conflict prevention, management, and peacebuilding in the West African Sub-region, and seeks to evaluate the relationship among civil society groups, regional and sub-regional organizations from a gender perspective. It specifically investigates the role of women in conflict transformation and peacebuilding and concludes that women must be allowed and encouraged to bring their unique insights and gifts to the process because women and men have different experiences of violence and peace.

 

 

Recebido em: abril/2018

Aprovado em: julho/2018
Pensando a anarquia de forma positiva: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Authors: Mariutti Eduardo Barros
Published: October 2019

O objetivo básico deste artigo é destacar alguns elementos básicos do pensamento de Pierre-Joseph Proudhon que podem ajudar no debate teórico nas Relações Internacionais. A aspecto mais saliente de sua visão é a caracterização da anarquia não como um problema ou uma condição a ser superada, mas como o modelo para uma sociedade livre. Este argumento, de interesse imediato para as RI, é uma derivação da sua visão peculiar sobre a imanência: toda sociedade é o produto da força, que engendra um conjunto dinâmico de antinomias que não podem ser superadas. Logo, não há um telos na história e nenhum princípio transcendente capaz de orientar a luta social emancipatória. Logo, a luta sistemática contra as tentativas de concentrar o poder consiste tanto no meio como no objetivo de quem quer construir uma sociedade composta por indivíduos livres.

 

Abstract: The basic purpose of this article is to highlight some basic elements of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s thought that can illuminate the theoretical debate in the International Relations. The most salient aspect of his view is the characterization of anarchy not as a problem or a condition to be overcome, but as the model for a free society. This argument, of immediate interest to IRs, is a derivation from its peculiar view of immanence: every society is the product of force, which engenders a dynamic set of antinomies that cannot be overcome. Therefore, there is no telos in history and no transcendent principle capable of guiding the emancipatory social struggle. Therefore, the systematic struggle against attempts to concentrate power is the main objective of those who want to build a society composed of free individuals.

Keywords: International Relations Theory; Anarchism; Anarchy.

 

 

Recebido em: maio/2018

Aprovado em: julho/2018
Sistema-mundo e movimentos antissistêmicos: uma análise crítica da Venezuela pós-Chávez
Authors: Pennaforte Charles , Oliveira Fabiana
Published: October 2019

O trabalho tem como objetivo fazer uma análise da realidade venezuelana sob o governo de Nicolás Maduro e sua capacidade de sobrevivência política frente aos inúmeros problemas que a Venezuela atualmente enfrenta, a saber: caos econômico, político e social. Após o período de atuação antissistêmica sob o governo Chávez, em meio a um contexto regional favorável, com governos ideologicamente próximos em diversos países da América Latina e, ao mesmo tempo, com um boom petrolero que permitiu o aumento da receita venezuelana, o país se defronta com um cenário totalmente adverso. No entanto, apesar de toda esta situação, o governo Maduro vem conseguindo manter o controle do país a despeito da grave crise econômica, de suaguinada autoritária e de uma oposição que, cada vez mais, parece apostar em saídas insurrecionais com o fim de aprofundar o isolamento do país. Convertido em uma questão regional, o conflito observado na Venezuela reflete a divisão que atualmente fratura toda a América Latina.

 

 

Abstract: This work´s objective is to make an analysis of the Venezuelan reality under Nicolás Maduro´s administration and his capacity of political survival in defiance of numerous problems currently faced by Venezuela, namely: the economic, political and social chaos. After the period of antisystemic performance under Chávez´s administration, in a favorable regional context, with ideologically close governments in several Latin American countries and, at the same time, with the petroleum boom that allowed Venezuelan income to increase, the country confronts a totally adverse scenario. However, despite this situation, Maduro´s administration has been able to maintain control of the country over the severe economic crisis, its authoritarian´s turn and the opposition, that increasingly seems to bet on insurrectional exits in order to deepen the country´s isolation. Converted into a regional issue, the conflict observed in Venezuela reflects the division that currently fractures the whole Latin America.

Key-words: Venezuela; Antisystemic movements; World-System Theory; Political crisis.

 

 

Recebido em: agosto/2018.Aprovado em: abril/2019.
Avaliação de Isquemia Miocárdica na Sala de Hemodinâmica com iFR Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio: Estudo Piloto
Authors: Cruz Alves Vieira Heitor , Meira Ferreira Maria Cristina , Cruz Nunes Leonardo , José Francisco Cardoso Carlos , Matos do Nascimento Emilia , Moraes de Oliveira Gláucia Maria
Published: October 2019

Fundamento: Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio (iFR) é um método de avaliação funcional invasiva sem necessidade de droga vasoativa para indução de hiperemia máxima. Objetivo: Analisar a contribuição do iFR na terapêutica das lesões coronarianas com ausência ou discrepância entre os métodos diagnósticos não invasivos para isquemia e a angiografia coronária. Método: Foram estudados pacientes consecutivos com 18 anos ou mais, ambos os sexos, no período de maio de 2014 a março de 2018, com lesões coronarianas classificadas, por medição da porcentagem de diâmetro da estenose através de estimativa visual, em estenoses moderadas (41-70%) ou graves (71%-90%). O iFR ≤ 0,89 foi considerado positivo para isquemia. Empregou-se regressão logística com elastic net, tendo como variável desfecho o emprego de stent, e variáveis independentes: idade, sexo, hipertensão arterial, diabetes, dislipidemia, tabagismo, história familiar, obesidade e infarto agudo do miocárdio (IAM) prévio. Foram construídas Árvores de Classificação, Curva Roc, e gráficos Box Plot com o software R. O valor de p < 0,05 foi considerado significativo. Resultados: Foram avaliados 52 pacientes com 96 lesões obstrutivas (56 moderadas, 40 graves). O ponto de corte do iFR de 0,87 apresentou sensibilidade de 0,57 e 1-especificidade de 0,88, demonstrando boa acurácia para a reclassificação das lesões. Diabetes mellitus, dislipidemia, e presença de lesão moderada, com iFR < 0,87 foram preditores do implante de stents. Foram empregados stents em 32% das lesões de portadores de doença arterial coronariana estável e IAM com e sem supra de ST (lesões não culpadas). Conclusão: O iFR contribui para a reclassificação das lesões e diminuição do emprego de stents, auxiliando na abordagem das lesões moderadas e severas. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2019; [online].ahead print, PP.0-0) Palavras-chave: Isquemia Miocárdica; Reserva Fracionada de Fluxo Miocárdico; Stents; Doença da Artéria Coronariana; Estenose Coronária; Fatores de Risco; Intervenção Coronária Percutânea.
Avaliação de Variáveis Eletrocardiográficas de Despolarização e Repolarização Ventricular em Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 1
Authors: Inanır Mehmet , Gunes Yilmaz , Sincer Isa , Erdal Emrah
Published: October 2019

Fundamento: O risco de eventos cardiovasculares e morte súbita aumenta com diabetes mellitus tipo 1 (DM1). Objetivo: Avaliar alguns marcadores eletrocardiográficos de arritmias em pacientes com DM1. Métodos: Parâmetros eletrocardiográficos que refletem despolarização e repolarização ventricular, a saber, os intervalos QT, QTc, QTd, QTdc, Tp-e, JT e JTc e as relações Tp-e/QT e Tp-e/QTc, de 46 pacientes diagnosticados com DM1 foram retrospectivamente analisados e comparados com 46 controles saudáveis, pareados por idade, sexo e massa corporal. As correlações entre duração de DM1, HbA1c e variáveis de repolarização ventricular foram analisadas. Foram considerados estatisticamente significativos os valores de p inferiores a 0,05. Resultados: A duração de diabetes foi de 16,6 ± 7,1 anos, e HbA1c foi 10,81% ± 3,27% no grupo DM1. Em comparação com o grupo controle, a frequência cardíaca, os intervalos QTc, QTd, QTdc, Tp-e e JTc, a relação Tp-e/QT (p < 0,001) e a relação Tp-e/QTc (p = 0,007) foram significativamente mais altos em pacientes com DM1. A duração de DM1 e os níveis de HbA1c foram significativamente correlacionados com os intervalos QTc, QTd, QTdc, Tp-e e JTc e com as relações Tp-e/QT e Tp-e/QTc. Conclusões: Em pacientes com DM1, potenciais preditores eletrocardiográficos de repolarização foram significativamente aumentados em correlação com a duração da doença e com os níveis de HbA1c. Estes achados podem contribuir à compreensão da morte súbita cardíaca em pacientes com DM1. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2019; [online].ahead print, PP.0-0)
SnCl4-catalyzed Solvent-free Acetolysis of 2,7-Anhydrosialic Acid Derivatives
Authors: Asressu Kesatebrhan Haile , Wang Cheng-Chung
Published: October 2019

Sialic acid-containing glycans are found in different sialic acid forms and a variety of glycosidic linkages in biologically active glycoconjugates. Hence, the preparation of suitably protected sialyl building blocks requires high attention in order to access glycans in pure form. In this line, various C-5 substituted 2,7-anhydrosialic acid derivatives bearing both electron donating and withdrawing protecting groups were synthesized and subjected to different Lewis acid-catalyzed solvent free ring opening reactions at room temperature in the presence of acetic anhydride. Among the various Lewis acids tested, the desired acetolysized products were obtained in moderate yields under a tin(IV) chloride catalysis system. Our methodology can be extended to regioselective protecting group installation and manipulation towards a number of thiosialoside and halide donors.
EXPLICIT GENERAL LINEAR METHODS WITH A LARGE STABILITY REGION FOR VOLTERRA INTEGRO-DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Authors: Mahdi Hassan , Hojjati Gholamreza , Abdi Ali
Published: October 2019

In this paper, we describe the construction of a class of methods with a large area of the stability region for solving Volterra integro-differential equations. In the structure of these methods which is based on a subclass of explicit general linear methods with and without Runge-Kutta stability property, we use an adequate quadrature rule to approximate the integral term of the equation. The free parameters of the methods are used to obtain methods with a large stability region. The efficiency of the proposed methods is verified with some numerical experiments and comparisons with other existing methods.
Evolutionary Models for R Coronae Borealis Stars
Authors: Schwab Josiah
Published: October 2019

We use Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) to construct stellar evolution models that reach a hydrogen-deficient, carbon-rich giant phase like the R Coronae Borealis (R CrB) stars. These models use opacities from OPAL and ÆSOPUS that cover the conditions in the cool, H-deficient, CNO-enhanced envelopes of these stars. We compare models that begin from homogeneous He stars with models constructed to reproduce the remnant structure shortly after the merger of a He and a CO white dwarf (WD). We emphasize that models originating from merger scenarios have a thermal reconfiguration phase that can last up to

post-merger, suggesting some galactic objects should be in this phase. We illustrate the important role of mass loss in setting the lifetimes of the R CrB stars. Using asymptotic giant branch-like mass-loss prescriptions, models with CO WD primaries

typically leave the R CrB phase with total masses

, roughly independent of their total mass immediately post-merger. This implies that the descendants of the R CrB stars may have a relatively narrow range in mass and luminosity as extreme He stars and a relatively narrow range in mass as single WDs.
La maison et l’habitat à la fin du Moyen Âge en Normandie
Authors: Carpentier Vincent , Brière Christophe
Published: October 2019

Depuis une génération, l’archéologie normande a exhumé un corpus de sites qui permet aujourd’hui de cerner, dans leurs grandes lignes, les formes régionales de l’habitat rural au bas Moyen Âge. Cependant, de nombreuses lacunes subsistent, relatives aussi bien au plan ou à l’agencement des maisons qu’à leurs habitants et à la vie qu’ils y mènent, à leur environnement, parcellaire, dépendances, voirie, aux espaces libres ou cultivés... Liées au déficit des sols et niveaux d’occupation, à l’arasement des murs ou encore à l’étroitesse des aires de fouille, ces lacunes inhérentes à l’archéologie peuvent néanmoins être interrogées à la lumière des sources écrites dont l’apport reste largement sous-exploité à ce jour par les archéologues, les historiens étant davantage concernés par des problématiques lexicales, foncières, juridiques ou socio-économiques. Quelques exemples précis empruntés au secteur bas-normand de la vallée de la Dives, dans le département du Calvados, montrent comment le recours aux textes peut s’avérer fructueux pour l’archéologue.
Reconstitution et mise en chauffe d’un four à chaux
Authors: Meloche Christophe
Published: October 2019

La fouille en 2014 d’un grand four à chaux moderne dans le département du Jura a conduit des agents de l’Inrap à proposer en 2015 à l’équipe de Guédelon la construction d’un four à chaux, suivie par une expérience de cuisson pendant quatre jours. Un total de 1,5 tonne de chaux a été produit à partir d’un volume de calcaire estimé à 16 m3. Les observations sur la conduite de la cuisson et sur le comportement de la maçonnerie du four lors de sa montée en température nous ont permis d’envisager la fouille des fours à chaux de façon sensiblement différente et de reconsidérer l’interprétation de certains faits observés dans ces structures de combustion.
La cause palestinienne entre « parler musulman » et « parler chiite », ou les transformations des imaginaires politiques dans un village du Liban-Sud
Authors: Coëffic Khalila Aude
Published: October 2019

Résumé : À partir d’une enquête ethnographique conduite auprès de partisans du Hezbollah dans un village du Liban-Sud, cet article questionne le travail de cadrage de la cause palestinienne par le Hezbollah libanais. Je montre que l’alignement de cadres autour de la sacralisation de la cause palestinienne a permis de désactiver les oppositions suscitées notamment par l’histoire de la présence palestinienne au Liban, avant d’interroger les transformations des imaginaires politiques suscitées dans la société partisane du Hezbollah par son engagement dans la guerre en Syrie.
Classification, Chemistry, and Applications of Chemical Substances That Are Harmful to the Environment
Authors: Jain Sonika , Jain Pankaj Kumar
Published: October 2019

A detailed classification of dyes has been discussed along with their chemical class and chemistry. International, regional, and national classification and labeling systems are already established and tested in practice. These hazardous chemicals can be liquid, solid, gas, aerosol, mists, vapors, semisolid, etc. Hazardous chemicals have wide applications (e.g., dyes, which are used for coloring purpose; pesticides, which are used for pest control; fertilizers are an essential part of the agriculture system; plastic and plastic waste; and e-waste to name a few). In this chapter, the authors deal with the identity, classification, and application of these harmful chemicals, especially dyes, which are mandatory to use. More emphasis is given to the natural and synthesized dyes about their use along with their modrants, which are a necessary part of the dyes without which they can't exhibit colors. Dyes have wide variety of applications, which have also been discussed along with their various harmful effects on environment, mankind, and aquatic life.
Monitoring and Optimization of Pilot Pollution in High-Rise
Authors: Li Tianze , Gao Tao , Liu Ye , Wang Yuhan , Chen JiaHui
Published: October 2019

With the development and construction of the city, more and more high-rise buildings, more and more intensive, urban high-rise building pilot pollution problems become more and more prominent, urgent technical researchers continue to optimize the current communication network solutions. CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) system has great operating prospects, in the third generation of mobile communication development process, the network competitiveness, network operation quality put forward higher requirements. This paper first introduces the self-interference characteristic of CDMA network, first introduces the concept of pilot pollution for CDMA network. Secondly, from the causes of high-level pilot pollution problems, the solution of high-level pilot pollution concentration is put forward for different situations. Finally, the problem of high-level pilot pollution is further analyzed with practical examples.
Land Use, Economic Welfare and Property Values
Authors: Morano Pierluigi , Tajani Francesco , Locurcio Marco
Published: October 2019

In the paper an analysis of functional correlations of property prices with the main locational and socio-economic variables, which generally contribute to define the market value of properties, has been developed. Locational characteristics are represented by the surfaces of soil used for the main functions, borrowing the logic of the system of classification of CORINE Land Cover (European Commission). The analysis has been contextualized to the 258 municipalities of the Apulia region (Southern Italy), and has been referred to two different moments (years 2006 and 2011), and two different market segments (residential and retail). The functional relationships between property prices and explanatory variables considered, estimated through a software that implements a genetic algorithm, are particularly interesting. The methodology outlined constitutes a valuable reference for the definition of models aimed at supporting, in a more rational and convenient way, public planning decisions and private investment choices.
Sustainable Infrastructures
Authors: Manzoor Amir
Published: October 2019

Infrastructure investments can have long term consequences for the economy and environment of a country. Some notable public infrastructure projects include energy, transportation, water, and waste disposal systems. There are strong financial, environmental, and social change drivers that are forcing immediate changes. We need to rethink our infrastructure investments and develop sustainable, resilient, and affordable infrastructure systems for vital services of our society. These systems will be able to support the healthy and prosperous communities in future. The objective of this chapter is to review the current state of sustainable infrastructures and provide suggestions to policy makers responsible for infrastructure development how to develop sustainable infrastructures.
The Trouble With Tinder
Authors: Mazur Elizabeth
Published: October 2019

Although research indicates that almost all emerging adults in the U.S. use the internet, little is known about the online dating experiences of persons with disabilities. Particularly in developed countries, online dating currently accounts for a substantial proportion of the initiation of romantic relationships and promises numerous advantages for persons with disabilities. Online dating includes a way to escape disability stigma, at least initially, access to a wide network of potential partners, and a convenient, private, and efficient method of meeting them. Online daters can be strategic in how they present both themselves and their disabilities, the manner in which they communicate with potential partners, and whether they join a large, popular dating site or a specialized disability-oriented one. The chapter discusses how the nine-step process of online dating might differ for or challenge emerging adults with various types of disabilities, sharing relevant research and media examples when available. The implications of popular mobile dating apps are also considered.
Why the Institutional Access Digital Divide Might Be More Significant than the Home Broadband Divide
Authors: McConnell Christopher , Straubhaar Joseph
Published: October 2019

Digital-inclusion policy in the United States has historically emphasized home broadband access as both its policy priority and goal. Supplying households with broadband access may not do much to improve the ability of individuals to make meaningful use of the Internet, however, since it provides Internet access with little social context beyond the family. Drawing on Bourdieu's concepts of disposition, habitus, and multiple forms of capital, this paper endeavors to situate Internet use in its broader social context and explores the importance of institutional access, Internet use at work or school, in developing the dispositions and competencies needed to use the Internet in instrumental ways, such as applying for educational programs or communicating with governments. Through descriptive statistics, it identifies which segments of a US city lack institutional access, and, using multivariate analysis, it highlights the role institutional access plays in developing these abilities and its role in further inequality.
Digital Inclusion and Public Policies in Brazil
Authors: Guzzi Drica
Published: October 2019

This chapter intends to discuss the development of public policies and new participation mechanisms that concern digital inclusion and education in Brazil. Since 2000, several changes have been done in this area to better comprehend the digital era phenomenon and how it affects all the Brazilian people. This study presents comparison between the brazilian regions, once the Southeast and the South are very engaged to the digital era, while the North, Northeast and Mid-West still face problems with access issues.
Strategic Perspectives on the Genuine Progress Indicator and Gross Domestic Product
Authors: Tolksdorf Alexander M. , Howard Terry L. , Ulferts Gregory W.
Published: October 2019

Traditionally, the status of an economy has been measured regarding its real output. The most popular yardstick for this figure is the gross domestic product. Gross Domestic Product, however, does not take into account many more complex elements of economic welfare. Efficient and accurate measurement of the status of an economy is central to furthering economic sustainability. This paper seeks to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of one such well-being measure, the Genuine Progress Indicator, compared to the use of traditional Gross Domestic Product as a measure of economic activity.
Cities for New Growth and Socio-Economic Dynamism?
Authors: Kulkki Seija
Published: October 2019

The article argues for a strategic role for cities and regions in renewing the social and economic foundations of societies, locally and globally. The cities offer an opportunity to develop - through their own strategic RDI - new human-centric social and economic dynamism for the wellbeing of human beings and the Nature. The article elaborates on sources of growth, value and wealth creation that are based on strategic RDI of cities and city-regions with firms, public agencies and citizens. This RDI may bring about new social and economic activities and means of solving major societal challenges. The article discusses (1) how to design for transformative RDI, (2) what are the forms of participative RDI and their impact on participative democracy, (3) what are the new mechanisms of governance that reflect the central role of cities in societal renewal, and (4) what is the impact of cities on overall entrepreneurial spirit, economic efficiency, and wealth creation?
The Problems of Development Gap between Developed and Developing Nations
Authors: Mazumdar Debashis
Published: October 2019

The persistently large income gap between the Developed Countries (DCs) of the North and relatively Less Developed and Developing Countries (LDDCs) of the South is one of the most notable features of the international community over the last few decades. Such large disparities in income are paralleled by huge gaps in other non-monetary indicators of well being. Different research works in this field have indicated that the average annual growth rate of per capita income in LDDCs has been faster compared to that in DCs particularly since early 1990s indicating a sign of convergence in the growth process. However, the absolute gap between the DCs and LDDCs in terms of per capita GNP has widened over years. In this chapter, an attempt has been made to indicate the pattern of β-convergence and σ- convergence in income growth between DCs and LDDCs during 1960-2012. The study observes that there remains a definite indication of β and σ convergence in the growth rate of real PCI across different groups of nations particularly during the period 2000-2013.
Access to Higher Education for People with Disabilities
Authors: Hu Luanjiao , Lin Jing
Published: October 2019

This chapter focuses on a series of related questions centered on access issue for people with disabilities in Chinese higher education: what is the representation for people with disabilities in Chinese higher education? What factors contribute to the impediment of access for higher education for people with disabilities? What educational legislation exist that provide educational guidelines for people with disabilities? What cultural traditions underlie the lack of educational attainment for people with disabilities in China?
Inclusion of Users with Special Needs in the Human-Centered Design of a Web-Portal
Authors: Motschnig Renate , Hagelkruys Dominik
Published: October 2019

Human-Centered Design focuses on the analysis, specification and involvement of a product's end users as driving elements in the design process. The primary research objective of the case-study presented in this paper is to illustrate that it is essential to include users with special needs into all major steps of designing a web-portal that provides services to these special users. But how can this be accomplished in the case of users with special cognitive and affective needs? Would the “classical” Human-Centered Design Process (HCD) be sufficient or would it need to be adapted and complemented with special procedures and tools? In this paper the design team shares the strategies they adopted and the experiences they gained by including users with dyslexia in the design of the LITERACY Web-Portal. Besides providing insight into the special effort and steps needed to adapt HCD for users with special needs, the paper encourages application designers to include end-users even though - or particularly because - they have needs that are special and critical for the adoption of the product.
Providing Quality Education for Persons With Disabilities Through the Implementation of Individual Educational Programs Managed by the Intelligent Agents in the Sliding Mode
Authors: Mkrttchian Vardan , Aleshina Ekaterina
Published: October 2019

Professional education of persons with disabilities is an important sphere of education enabling psychically and physiologically impaired persons to get economic independence contributing to their integration in society. The quality of professional education for persons with disabilities is realized only in conditions considering specifics of communicative and cognitive activity of the students with different disability categories. The absence of these conditions in universities makes it impossible for this category of students to complete the programs of higher education. As a rule, the contents of the study programs and the study schedule do not take this category of students into consideration.
Digital Control Models of Continuous Education of Persons with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and Agents in Sliding Mode
Authors: Mkrttchian Vardan , Aleshina Ekaterina
Published: October 2019

Currently higher professional education is defined as a sphere of nationwide strategic interests of the state whose priorities contain systemic approaches and solutions, values of world and national culture, humanist morals, civic consciousness, worldviews and methodological solutions targeted at training new generations of specialists capable of creative activity and professional responsibility. In this chapter of goals of education, processes of humanization and democratization in society have led to the extension of educational institutions' rights and the tendency to regionalization of education. Therefore, the role of educational institutions in the educational space has changed.