bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Substitute estrogen therapy at post-varicotomy
Authors: Riabtseva I. T. , Shapovalova К. A.
Published: December 2021

The efficiency of preparation Divigel was specified in this work (1 mg of estradiol hemihydrate) within 12 months of use in women with post-varicotomy syndrome. After 6 months all patients-women have demonstrated the trust reduction Cuperman index, FSG level in blood serum and E2 concentration increase. After 6 months the osseous lost inhibition was noted, after 12 months the osseous mass increase was detected.Divigel therapy tells on positively on blood atherogenic profile.
Chlamydia Trachomatis detection in different urogenital samples
Authors: Shalepo К. V. , Shinitsyna E. V. , Savitsheva A. N. , Domeika M.
Published: December 2021

The results of Chlamydia trachomatis detection in different urogenital samples (vagina, cervix, urethra, urine) are presented in this report. The study was carried out for the period of 1999 to 2000. A total of 397 women and 253 men were examined. Cervical, urethral and vaginal swabs from women, and urethral, first voided urine (FVU) specimens from men were tested.

For diagnosis of Chlamydia, trachomatis the following methods were used: polymerase chain reaction (PCR), direct immunofluorescence test (DIF) and cell culture (CC). In male samples, more often chlamydiae were detected in the urethra (11,6%), more rarely - in the FVU (6%). When female samples were tested, more often C. trachomatis was found in the vagina (18,4%), and less often - in the cervix (14. 4) and the urethra (8. 8%).

The sensitivity and specificity of the methods used to test urogenital samples were determined. The PCR sensitivity and specificity was shown to be 75 and 100% for C. trachomatis detection in the cervix, 75 and 97. 5% - in the female urethra, and 63 and 99% - in the vagina, respectively. The PCR sensitivity and specificity was found to be 78 and 100% in the male urethral specimens and 100 and 99. 6% in the FVU, respectively.

The sensitivity of cell culture method used for chlamydiae detection in cervical, female and male urethral samples was low - 33. 9, 47. 1 and 50% respectively. The CC specificity was 100%.
O ABSURDO EM APOTEOSE DO ABSURDO, FRAGMENTO DO LIVRO DO DESASSOSSEGO DE FERNANDO PESSOA PERDAS E AUSÊNCIAS NA LITERATURA CONTEMPORÂNEA
Authors: Pires Leicina Alves Xavier
Published: December 2021

Este trabalho tem por objetivo delinear o processo artístico de Fernando Pessoa (2011), em Apoteose do Absurdo, fragmento do Livro do Desassossego, de acordo com a abordagem fenomenológica do absurdo. Para isso, utilizamos do pensamento de Camus (2011, p. 21): “O homem é a única criatura que se recusa a ser o que é. A questão é saber se esta recusa não pode levá-lo senão à destruição dos outros e de si próprio, se toda revolta deve acabar em justificação do assassinato universal”. Assim, “a revolta nasce do espetáculo da desrazão diante de uma condição injusta e incompreensível” (CAMUS, 2011, p. 21). O absurdo permite a dissimulação da obra, anulando as suas próprias razões, de maneira a passar da visão estética para a transestética, ou seja, da simulação à dissimulação. Inicialmente será realizado um panorama sobre a arte enquanto discurso ao contradiscurso, no sentido foucaultiano, atendo-se à estética do absurdo no conceito de Camus. O estudo, portanto, tem como base teórica a fenomenologia de Camus (1965, 1989, 2006, 2011) e de Baudrillard (1991).
An Optimized Feed Hexagonal Antenna with Defective Ground Plane for UWB Body Area Network Application
Authors: Mahapatra Shaktijeet , Mohanty Mihir Narayan
Published: December 2021

Body area network has facilitated monitoring, authentication and security through sensors or microstrip antenna with specified frequency. The purpose of this research work is to propose a simplified way to search for an optimal length of the inset for edge feeding using the Evolutionary Algorithm search by minimizing the reflection coefficient using ANSYS HFSS. The optimal inset length resulted in an antenna with better radiation efficiency and wider bandwidth. The antenna structure is 70x70x1.6 mm3, with a modified ground. The purpose of this antenna is communication in Ultra-wideband and works in 5.4, 8.1, and 9.8 GHz bands respectively. The resonant bandwidth measured are 1.02, 0.28, 0.12 GHz, respectively. Simultaneously the achievable gains are 3.18, 7.81, and 19.95 dB, respectively in free space. As the antenna is of wearable type, the front-to-back ratio evaluated for each band is 2.31, 7.01, and 13.91 respectively. The results of the fabricated antenna agree with the simulated results. The specific absorption rates at resonant frequencies were observed to be 0.3, 0.56 and 0.24 W/kg respectively when antenna is placed on a human tissue model. The antenna is useful for on-body communication at ISM band, and high data rate off-body communication in body area networks.
A High Speed Underwater Wireless Communication Through a Novel Hybrid Opto-Acoustic Modem Using MIMO-OFDM
Authors: Pallavi C.H. , Sreenivasulu G.
Published: December 2021

For efficient underwater opto/acoustic communication, this research proposes the use of MIMO in conjunction with OFDM. OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing) and MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) systems may be widely used in wireless networks to provide high data transfer rates, resistance to multipath fading, and an increase in the channel's Spatial Multiplexing and Spatial Diversity Gain. Transmission speed can be increased by altering bandwidth or spectral efficiency (or both) in wireless data transmission systems. Systems that use Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) technologies have the potential to improve spectral efficiency by employing several transmitters and receivers in tandem. To maximize spectrum efficiency and minimize inter-symbol interference, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) divides signals into a number of narrow band channels (ISI). In other words, combining the benefits of MIMO with OFDM will boost spectral efficiency while also increasing the link's dependability and spectral gain. MIMO and OFDM approaches are integrated in this research to increase opto-acoustic modem performance. MATLAB Simulink tool was used to design and simulate the proposed hybrid opto-acoustic modem with MIMO-OFDM for optical and acoustic (EM) signal transmission and reception. The simulation results verify the viability of the proposed method, and the measured bit-error rate (BER) for acoustic (EM) signal is 0.4958 and optical signal is 0.5101. The overall bandwidth of the system is from -150 MHz to +150 MHz.
Organy w kościołach dekanatu opatowskiego diecezji sandomierskiej. Instrumenty niezachowane w świetle źródeł archiwalnych
Authors: Szymanowicz Maria
Published: December 2021

Niniejszy artykuł powstał w oparciu o XVIII, XIX i XX-wieczne źródła przechowywane w archiwach w Krakowie, Sandomierzu i Radomiu. Analiza uzyskanych danych pozwoliła na wysnucie następujących wniosków. Na terenie dekanatu opatowskiego w jedenastu kościołach stwierdzono istnienie dwudziestu dwóch niezachowanych instrumentów. Były to niewielkie organy, od sześciu do dziesięciu głosów, w zdecydowanej większości z jedną klawiaturą ręczną. Wyjątkiem był 24-głosowy instrument w kolegiacie w Opatowie, z dwoma manuałami i pedałem. Niektóre organy wyposażone były w urządzenia dodatkowe – tympan i dzwonki. Wszystkie znajdowały się na chórze muzycznym. Pełniły nie tylko funkcję muzyczną, malowane i zdobione snycersko stanowiły ważny element wystroju świątyń. Znane są nazwiska budowniczych sześciu instrumentów: Jugiewicz, Kiehl, Homan (2), Szrejbert i Kołodziejski.
Запасы сырья Nuphar lutea (L.) Sm. в верховье малой реки Ильд (Ярославская область)
Authors: Чернова А.М. , Филиппов Д.А.
Published: December 2021

Представлены результаты многолетних исследований полужесткокрылых надсемейства Pentatomoidea (Heteroptera) на Северо-Востоке европейской части России. Выявлено 32 вида клопов из 24 родов, восьми подсемейств и пяти семейств: Pentatomidae (21 вид), Acanthosomatidae (6), Cydnidae (2), Scutelleridae (2), Thyreocoridae (1). При продвижении на север разнообразие щитников снижается: в южной тайге отмечен 21 вид, в средней – 28, в северной – 9 и крайнесеверной тайге – 5 видов. Выявлен лесной и луговой комплекс видов с соответствующим ярусным распределением. Региональная фауна щитников характерна для бореального пояса умеренной зоны и образована, в большинстве своем, транспалеарктическими (28 %), западно-центральнопалеарктическими (25 %), трансевразиатскими (22 %) видами, в широтном отношении превалируют виды с температно-субтропическим распространением (75 %). Составлен аннотированный список, обобщающий сведения о нахождении видов в регионе, их зонально-ландшафтном распределении, экологии и общем распространении.
Эколого-фаунистический обзор роющих ос (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae, Crabronidae, Sphecidae) государственного заповедника «Карадагский»
Authors: Шоренко К.И.
Published: December 2021

В статье даны сведения о видовом составе, встречаемости и экологических особенностях роющих ос государственного природного заповедника «Карадагский» (Крым). Обобщены и приведены новые сведения о 120 видах роющих ос, относящихся к 45 родам, 3 семействам. Впервые для территории Карадагского заповедника приведены виды Dolichurus bicolor (Lepeletier, 1792) и Harpactus laevis (Latreille, 1845). Вид Nitela spinolae Latreille, 1809 впервые указан для фауны Крыма. В статье оценено распределение видов роющих ос по территории заповедника, дана оценка важности эколого-фаунистических исследований для анализа климатических изменений. Отмечено, что большинство видов встречается в заповеднике до 250 м н.у.м., в поясе степей кустарников и редколесья, а наименьшее – в дубовом и грабовом лесу (выше 450 м н.у.м.). Указанный факт связан с биологическими особенностями группы и наличием в нижнем ярусе цветущих растений в весенне–летний период. Большинство отмеченных видов относится к семейству Crabronidae, а наименьшее – к семейству Ampulicidae. Наибольшее видовое разнообразие роющих ос в Карадагском заповеднике отмечено в июле, наименьшее – в марте, апреле и октябре. На основании полученных данных отмечено, что фаунистический список роющих ос в заповеднике «Карадагский», не является статичным, а представляет собой изменяющуюся структуру в условиях очевидных климатических перемен в Крыму.
Распространение и трофические связи дубовой кружевницы Corythucha arcuata (Say) (Heteroptera: Tingidae) в Крыму
Authors: Голуб В.Б. , Голуб Н.В. , Соболева В.А.
Published: December 2021

Для инвазивного вида, клопа дубовая кружевница Corythucha arcuata (Say, 1832) (Heteroptera: Tingidae), по материалам сборов авторов в 2020 г. приводятся два новых пункта его обнаружения в Крыму – Карадагский природный заповедник и лесной массив Агармыш в окрестностях Старого Крыма. В обоих пунктах вид собран на дубе. Описано полное распространение вида в Крыму, с учётом предыдущих публикаций. Сходная по внешнему виду с дубовой кружевницей грушевая кружевница Stephanitis pyri (Fabricius, 1775) в лесу Агармыш заселяет в высокой численности деревья из семейства Rosaceae, а также вяз и дуб.
 
БлагодарностиРабота выполнена при финансовой поддержке РФФИ (грант 18-04-00464-а) (В.Б. Голуб, Н.В. Голуб, В.А. Соболева) и в рамках государственной темы № АААА-А19-119020790106-0 (Н.В. Голуб).
Сукцессионная динамика фитоценозов с участием полемохоров
Authors: Нотов Александр Александрович , Нотов Валерий Александрович , Зуева Людмила Викторовна , Иванова Светлана Алексеевна
Published: December 2021

В 2019–2020 гг. в Тверской области исследованы территории в окрестностях ключевых перевалочных пунктов Ржевско-Вяземского плацдарма. Изучены фитоценозы с участием полемохоров. Проанализированы сведения о динамике растительного покрова. После окончания Великой Отечественной войны на некоторых участках модельных территорий стали формироваться мелколиственные леса из Alnus incana (L.) Moench, Populus tremula L., Betula pendula Roth. и кустарниковые ивняки. Большинство полемохоров представляют группу луговых растений. На этих участках происходило постепенное выпадение полемохоров. Современный состав фитоценозов с полемохорами зависит от следующих факторов: 1) объема и состава занесенных чужеродных диаспор; 2) характера динамики ландшафтов и растительного покрова; 3) экологических особенностей отдельных видов.
 
БлагодарностиРабота выполнена при финансовой поддержке гранта РФФИ № 18-04-01206. Авторы выражают глубокую благодарность А.В. Халиманчуку (Военно-исторический поисковый центр «Память 29 армии»), руководителю поискового отряда «Звезда» В.В. Стрельникову за ценные консультации и Е.А. Лубниной (ГБУЗ ГКБ им. М.П. Кончаловского ДЗМ) за помощь в организации исследований. Мы очень признательны С.Р. Майорову (Московский государственный университет им. М.В. Ломоносова) за проверку правильности определения гербарного материала.
Новые находки редких насекомых в северо-восточной части Воронежской области
Authors: Володченко А.Н.
Published: December 2021

В статье приводятся новые данные о распространении в северо-восточной части региона 45-ти видов насекомых, внесенных в Красную книгу Воронежской области. Для 41-го вида новые местообитания выявлены на основании исследований, проведенных в 2013–2018 гг., для 4-х видов – Lymexilon navale (Linnaeus, 1758), Anaerea carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758), Chlorophus sartor (Muller, 1766), Mesosa curculionoides (Linnaeus, 1761) приводятся только литературные сведения, не вошедшие в последнее издание Красной книги области. Современными данными подтверждается обитание Rosalia alpina (Linnaeus, 1758) на территории области. Приведены сведения об обитании дубовой златки Eurythyrea quercus (Herbst, 1780) в Воронежской области. Рассмотрены особенности распределения охраняемых видов по экосистемам района исследования и по территории региона.
Una revisión al carácter lucrativo de la donación romana clásica
Authors: Álvarez-Salamanca Francisca Leitao
Published: December 2021

La civilística moderna entiende que uno de los elementos de las donaciones entre vivos es su irrevocabilidad, por cuanto el donatario adquiere en forma definitiva lo que le ha sido donado. Sin embargo, no siempre ha sido así. La donación romana clásica tenía como nota distintiva ser lucrativa, la cual se fue equiparando a su irrevocabilidad. El objetivo de nuestro estudio es revisar, tanto en la doctrina romanística como en las fuentes romanas, el sentido de estos términos.
Re contrahere y credere en el pensamiento de Paulo
Authors: Wegmann Stockebrand Adolfo
Published: December 2021

En el presente artículo se busca ofrecer una interpretación de D. 2.14.17 pr. (Paul. 3 ad ed.), fragmento en el cual el jurista Paulo explica la estructura del re contrahere desde la perspectiva de su accionabilidad por medio de la condictio, identificándolo implícitamente con la mutui datio y, en virtud de ello, con la figura paradigmática de credere en el derecho romano clásico. De esta manera, el fragmento constituye un argumento a favor de la tesis de que la jurisprudencia clásica limitó la obligatio re contracta, base de la moderna noción de contrato real, al mutuo, excluyendo el comodato, el depósito y la prenda.
El pacto comisorio: uno solo y sin declaración judicial
Authors: Molina Morales Ranfer
Published: December 2021

El propósito de este escrito es cuestionar la posición según la cual existen dos clases de pacto comisorio: el simple y el calificado, y que para hacer efectivo cualquiera de ellos se requiere una decisión judicial. En este escrito propongo la tesis de que el pacto comisorio es uno solo, no se confunde con la denominada “condición resolutoria tácita” y no requiere declaración judicial para que produzca efectos. Desde esta perspectiva, analizaré en favor de quien se estipula ese pacto y cuál es su utilidad.
Las reclamaciones por desequilibrio económico en el contrato estatal: la buena fe y los actos propios en la jurisprudencia del Consejo de Estado
Authors: Rojas Poveda Daniel Eduardo
Published: December 2021

El Consejo de Estado ha desarrollado la regla conforme a la cual todas las reclamaciones que emanen del desequilibrio económico del contrato estatal deben hacerse al momento de suscribir documentos tales como prórrogas, suspensiones, contratos adicionales u otrosíes. De no ser así, se finiquitan los asuntos pendientes para las partes, no siendo posible discutir posteriormente hechos anteriores, por resultar contrario al principio de la buena fe y a los actos propios. Se pretende analizar la restricción en la forma de aplicar el principio de la buena fe, pues al privilegiarse escenarios concretos de reclamación por desequilibrios económicos se disminuye la posibilidad de lograr el reajuste del contrato y la consecuente reparación de un daño.
Group Identity and Groupness: Student Experiences at University
Authors: Elliker Florian , Kotze P. Conrad , Coetzee Jan K.
Published: December 2021

One of the key transformations South African universities have undergone in the past two decades is the increase of racial and ethnic diversity of their student bodies and academic staff. In this study, we seek to contribute to a better understanding of these transformation processes by presenting students’ narratives of how they experience the interracial integration of student residences. We first address the potential groupist and essential underpinnings of ethno-racial identifications by situating our categories of analysis in a social-constructivist framework, underlining the situational and processual character of identifying and establishing “groupness,” while simultaneously considering the obdurate quality habitualized ways of identifying may generate. We then present an overview of our sensitizing themes as they are discussed in the literature on race and ethnicity with a focus on South Africa and student experiences. Thirdly, the article introduces the reader to the institutional context of the case study, namely, the campus of the University of the Free State and its student residences. Based on focus group discussions and thematic analyses, we present our findings in the form of the cultural themes that are central to the students’ narrations of their experiences. These themes include the salience of racial and ethnic identifications, tolerant distance, confusion, fairness, neutrality, ethnolinguistic recognition, regional public arenas, rural-urban divides, as well as socio-economic divides.
Participatory Budget – An Effective Tool for Social Participation and Building Local Identity. A Case Study of the City of Lodz
Authors: Ślebocka Magdalena , Kilanowski Artur
Published: December 2021

The aim of the article: The main aim of the article is to present the essence and significance the institution of civic budget as a tool not only allowing citizens to actively participate in the process of deciding about the directions of spending public funds, but also a tool to determine the directions of social expectations, the essence and importance of social participation.

Hypothesis: The hypothesis accepted in the study stipulates that the growing popularity of the civic budget makes it an effective tool for social participation.

Methodology: The study was based on a literature review, legal acts, information on the functioning of the civic budget in Lodz as well as a questionnaire conducted among the city residents.

Results of the research: The civic budget in Lodz has been functioning for eight years, and during this time it has been constantly contributing to the idea of citizen involvement in the decision-making process. Although the budget procedure itself is undergoing numerous corrections and transformations, as the ongoing political, social and macroeconomic changes must be taken into account, it is still a basic tool enabling active participation and involvement of citizens. The matters it concerns are important to the community, and the civic budget offers an opportunity to express their opinions on key issues. The conducted survey indicates that Lodz is a positive example of using the participatory budget mechanism in the city management process. The sustained high (on a Polish scale) turnout confirms the inhabitants’ interest and willingness to change the public space, thus positively influencing the building of a sense of local community.
Capital Structure of Companies Listed at the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect on Their Risk
Authors: Gajdka Jerzy , Szymański Marek
Published: December 2021

Subject: The financial management of companies is examined in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the relationship between their capital structure and risk changes during the pandemic is scrutinised.

The purpose of the article: To determine how companies’ total, systematic and idiosyncratic risks changed during the COVID-19 pandemic depending on their capital structure based on a sample of organisations listed at the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Methodology: The study involves the use of a panel data regression model.

Results of the research: The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the risk of overleveraged companies and underleveraged ones alike. Its influence on their total risk was weaker among the underleveraged organisations. Regarding systematic risk, its levels did not generally change significantly in the wake of the pandemic, but idiosyncratic risk, only in the case of the overleveraged companies increased statistically significantly.
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Changes in Competitiveness in the Public Procurement System
Authors: Szymański Jarosław
Published: December 2021

The aim of the article/hypothesis: The impact of the pandemic on the European and global economy is unquestionable. The question is how the epidemiological situation has affected the European public procurement system. The study was limited to assessing the changes in the structure of the procedures used to award public contracts and the possible effects of a lack of dynamics in this respect. The aim of the work is to observe the effects of changes in the structure of tendering procedures and to identify other phenomena in the public procurement system, caused by the pandemic.

Methodology: Taking into account the diversity of national solutions in the field of public procurement, resulting both from the legal systems and national practice, an analysis of awarded public contracts was carried out, with particular emphasis on the domestic market. The research was conducted in the direction of determining the changes in preferences of selecting non-competitive procedures, new possibilities of awarding contracts and the analysis of changes in the preferences of the non-competitive procedure on the European Union market. The tools used for the analysis included basic statistical measures and the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test.

Results of the research: As a result of the analysis, it was found that there was a statistically significant increase in the share of the non-competitive procedure on the European market. The observation of individual national markets shows that in some Member States there has been a decrease or a very limited increase in the non-competitive mode. This may result from ad hoc legal changes and means that an unknown number of contracts of unknown value was awarded outside the control of the monitoring of the public procurement system.
L’equivalenza in traduzione: la teoria di Komissarov e il dibattito nei "Translation Studies"
Authors: Baselica Giulia
Published: December 2021

The notion of ‘equivalence’ is at the center of the theoretical reflection on translation. The Soviet scholar Vilen Komissarov elaborated a theory of equivalence in translation, identifying five forms of equivalence corresponding to as many functions of the text object of translation (communicative, descriptive, syntactic, semantic, verbal). In this article we propose a brief analysis of the results accomplished by the research carried out by Vilen Komissarov in the light of formulations expressed by exponents of Translation Studies and in the view of an ideal international dialogue dedicated to the topic of theory and practice of translation.
La resa del "métissage". Respiro, ritmo e ripetizioni: traducendo Kafka
Authors: Allocca Daniela
Published: December 2021

In this essay we would like to represent the practice of translation as a process that shows the importance of voice in Kafka’s works, voice as sonic body in writing. Beyond the images, theoretical contents, the syntax, the German language reveal the differences the métissage in Kafka’s writing. Following Meschonnic’s, Spivak’s Fortini’s translation theories it’s possible to outline a translation practice able to restore the differances instead to flatten them.
Poetiche di traduzione nello spazio di lingua tedesca. Il caso del plurilinguismo
Authors: Sgambati Gabriella
Published: December 2021

The present article aims to propose an idea of translation not limited exclusively to the field of transposition of a text from a language to another one. Some examples of ‘border-text’ shall be presented; this kind of writing is characterized by the effects of reshuffling of languages, identities, experiences disseminated in the post-1989 Central European area. A particular attention shall be given to the translation dynamics of the contemporary cultural horizon through texts written by Tawada and Rakusa which are the object of analysis. The aformentioned authors live and work immersed daily in different languages and cultures, in which the translation process becomes a way of writing and questioning the traditional categories such as “border”, “homogeneity” and “monolingualism”.
Reception of Luigi Pirandello’s translation in the context of nineteenth century Italian translations of Goethe’s "Römische Elegien"
Authors: Fumi Marta
Published: December 2021

The article focuses on Luigi Pirandello’s Italian translation of Goethe’s Römische Elegien (1896, Livorno: Giusti). It presents the previous Italian translators and reviews how Pirandello’s version was received by his contemporaries. Its reception is examined through the writings of three reviewers (Tommaso Gnoli, Luigi Parpagliolo and R. – probably Ruggiero Bonghi), who demonstrate that the translation was favourably received in the Roman cultural environment close to Pirandello. The article then highlight the features that his contemporaries found most innovative and impressive impressive in Pirandello's translation.
Temporal Monitoring and Assessment of Inorganic Nitrogen Content of Soil due to Nitrogen Fertilizers and their Related Cytotoxic Effects
Authors: Arora K. , Verma S.
Published: December 2021

Background: Indian economy is largely based on agriculture. Major share of agricultural investments goes into chemical fertilizers. Nitrogen (N) fertilizers are used in fields to enhance the crop yield. Most of the reports are based on growth related data, morphological and yield related data but very few reports reveal the facts about genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of these fertilizers. Therefore, the present communication is an attempt in the aforesaid direction. Methods: In a pot experiment, mineral N content of soil in the form of ammonium-N (NH4+-N) and nitrate-N (NO3--N) were analysed at regular interval of 5 days till 30 days after treatment (DAT). On the corresponding days root tip assay was done for cytotoxic analyses and also the temporal changes in NH4+-N and NO3--N contents were observed. Result: In the Ammonium nitrate treatments, higher mitotic index (MI%) percentages were obtained. While for the Urea, NH4+-N content and MI were found to have a positive correlation. Also, it was found that there is an optimum ratio of NH4+-N and NO3--N in each treatment at which the MI% was the maximum. The study gives an interesting insight for the possible cytotoxic effects of the N fertilizers.
Photo Selective Shade Net: An Effective Tool to Reduce the Impact of Global Warming and Pesticide Residues in Vegetable Production: A Review
Authors: Champaneri Dushyant D. , Patel Naren K.
Published: December 2021

Photo selective shade net is a product made of plastic fibers connected together with each other, forming a regular porous structure and allowing gases, liquid and light to pass through. It has a capacity to selectively filter the intercepted solar radiation, in addition to their protective function. Vegetables are considered as protective food which are highly perishable in nature. High temperature due to global warming, climate change and excessive use of chemicals are some of the burning issues of vegetable production. Photo selective shade net can be a partial solution for these problems. Vegetable crops grown under different photo selective shade net shows productive responses thus by application of various Photo selective shade nets we can improve the quality as well as production of vegetable crops.
Gross, Microanatomical and Ultrastructural Studies of Interdigital Gland in Madras Red Sheep (Ovis aries)
Authors: Dharani P. , Kannan T.A. , Gnanadevi R. , Ramesh Geetha , Balasubramanian S. , Kalyaan U.S.
Published: December 2021

Background: Madras Red sheep is a well-recognized meat type breed reared only on free range system to yield tasty meat. The aim of this study was to determine the gross, microanatomical and ultrastructural details of the interdigital gland in Madras Red sheep. Methods: The interdigital glands were removed immediately after slaughter and subjected for gross morphological, histological, immunohistochemical studies and ultrastructural observations. Result: The results revealed that a well-developed tobacco-pipe shaped interdigital gland was present in all the four limbs which was composed of an orifice, excretory duct, body and bent or flexure. Histologically, wall of the gland was composed of epidermis, dermis and capsule from within outward. Epidermis was made of stratified squamous keratinized epithelium. Dermis was composed of dense irregular connective tissue with sweat, sebaceous glands, arrectores pili muscle and hair follicles were embedded within. The sweat gland appeared as group of tortuous tubules under scanning electron microscope. The oily secretion of the gland helps in maintaining the healthiness of foot during movement of the animal.
Effect of oxytocin and cortisol levels on mother–infant bonding
Authors: Olivova Jana
Published: December 2021

Oxytocin (OT) has been associated with mother–infant bonding, while cortisol levels have been associated with stressful response. The objective of this study was to explore the possible correlation between OT and cortisol levels and mother–infant quality of bonding. OT and cortisol levels were measured using urine and saliva tests. Maternal bonding was measured by observation and a post-partum bonding questionnaire. Our results, using a group of 29 mother–infant healthy dyads, found no correlation between OT and the nurturing condition, but we found positive correlations between OT and the expressed feelings of mothers towards their infants, as well as a negative correlation between cortisol and less intense bonding feelings (feel afraid or resents infant). Understanding the association between mother and infant bonding interactions and induced hormones should be a valuable tool for paediatricians and psychologist in promoting behaviours that will benefit future adult behaviour and society at large.
 
Keywords: Oxytocin, cortisol, mother, infant bonding, effect.
Dibujar lo indecible: La poliédrica presencia de la homosexualidad en la plástica poética de Federico García Lorca
Authors: Oliva Jesús Martínez
Published: December 2021

En el corpus de la obra gráfica lorquiana nos encontramos con múltiples trazas y formas de abordar la homosexualidad desde diversas temáticas, tropos y estrategias plásticas en las que, de forma cruzada, cohabitan la exposición y la ocultación enmascarada de la misma, no llegando a expresarse de un modo coherente y estable. Quizás esta sea una de las características más destacables de su obra plástica, aunque a veces se haya pasado por alto al reducir la presencia de la homosexualidad al mero homoerotismo más directo y evidente de algunos dibujos de marineros o de efébicos gitanos. Este artículo pretende revisar un aspecto al que, a pesar de ser un enfoque cada vez más concitado, no se le ha prestado una atención global. De igual modo, está entre sus objetivos trazar una primera cartografía de las diversas presencias de la homosexualidad albergadas en el complejo magma de la obra plástica lorquiana.
La ficción autobiográfica de Elena Fortún
Authors: Fernández Estrella Díaz , Jiménez Rafael M. Mérida
Published: December 2021

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la interpretación en clave autobiográfica que buena parte de la crítica ha desarrollado de Oculto sendero, novela inédita de Elena Fortún (1886–1952) que no fue publicada hasta 2016. A nuestro juicio, una lectura como esta, si bien puede resultar muy atractiva para acceder al universo lésbico en la España anterior a la Guerra Civil, del que apenas disponemos de noticias en primera persona, puede lastrar nuestra comprensión de la obra y sus valores ficcionales.
“El palomo cojo” (1991) de Eduardo Mendicutti. Hacia una memoria “camp”
Authors: Bonatto Virginia
Published: December 2021

Este trabajo aborda la novela El palomo cojo (1991) de Eduardo Mendicutti como un relato sobre el nacimiento de la conciencia abyecta dentro de los cánones sociales, morales y culturales del franquismo en la España de los años cincuenta. El palomo cojo articula tres géneros narrativos relacionados con el yo: la novela autobiográfica, las memorias y el Bildungsroman, y los acondiciona con elementos descriptivos y argumentales de la tradición gótica. La sensibilidad camp aparece como el espacio semántico e ideológico que nuclea y resignifica estas múltiples inscripciones narrativas.
Invecchiare con HIV in Ghana: un’analisi degli over 50.
Authors: Stoller Nicole , al. et
Published: December 2021

Informazioni sull’HIV nei gruppi di età superiori ai 50 anni sono relativamente scarse in molti paesi, compresa l’Africa sub-sahariana. Scopo principale di questo studio è quello di descrivere le caratteristiche di un insieme di persone anziane che vivono con HIV (PLHIV). Inoltre, lo studio ha cercato di identificare se le caratteristiche analizzate rivelassero eventuali disparità di genere.
É stata effettuata un’analisi retrospettiva dei dati dei pazienti di una clinica privata in Ghana. Sono stati selezionate le informazioni demografiche, comportamentali e cliniche di 282 PLHIV, che all’ultima consultazione avessero 50 o più anni. I dati sono stati raccolti tra il 2015 e il 2019. Per l’analisi
sono state usate statistiche descrittive e inferenziali.
L’età mediana era di 56 anni, e il 57% dei soggetti erano donne (162/282). L’attività sessuale era confermata dal 44.2% (111/251) dei soggetti, più frequentemente dagli uomini.
Quasi tutti i pazienti (97.3%, 249/256) erano in terapia antiretrovirale, e il 70.2% (172/245) con buona aderenza.
Una carica virale <1000 copie/ml era raggiunta dal 63.6% (89/140) dei pazienti, più frequentemente dalle donne. Il 73.5% (191/260) dei pazienti, in misura Maggiore le donne, non avevano rivelato il loro stato HIV.
Questa elevata proporzione di persone che non rivelano il loro status HIV può indicare che lo stigma e la discriminazione sono tra le maggiori sfide per questo gruppo di età. Per quanto riguarda l’obiettivo dell’OMS del “quarto 90”, sono necessari ulteriori study sulla situazione e i bisogni sanitari dei PLHIV over 50, specialmente in un’area geografica dove sono pochi i dati specifici su HIV.
“Mensaje a la juventud”. Luis Jiménez de Asúa y el movimiento estudiantil opositor a la Dictadura de Primo de Rivera
Authors: Martínez Cánovas Gonzalo J.
Published: December 2021

Durante la Dictadura de Primo de Rivera, el movimiento estudiantil experimentó una serie de cambios tan profundos que le llevaron de su tradicional actitud de atonía a la primera línea de la vida pública española. Sus manifestaciones de disidencia frente al régimen se fundamentaron no solo en su política intervencionista, sino también sobre actitudes subversivas respecto a convenciones y usos sociales ampliamente establecidos. Por otra parte, no pocos de aquellos protagonistas juveniles, así como algunos de los trabajos historiográficos más notables, han considerado a Luis Jiménez de Asúa como el más destacado de los catedráticos contestatarios. Titular de la cátedra de Derecho penal de la Universidad Central y considerado entre los ambientes juveniles liberales como un guía espiritual, también Asúa experimentó durante aquella década un profundo proceso de transformación personal. El siguiente artículo se aproxima a este proceso convergente, tomando como marcos de referencia simbólico-cronológicos dos manifiestos representativos del jurista madrileño, tributarios además de dos contextos radicalmente distintos: Impresiones de la Argentina (15/10/1923) y Mensaje a la juventud. Retorno a la ciencia (17/04/1931).
Afghanistan in der Rekonstruktion. Darisprachige Erinnerungsliteratur des 20. Jahrhunderts
Authors: Gharevi Schayan
Published: December 2021

Das weltweite Interesse an Lebenserinnerungen und persönlich gehaltenen Rückschauen ist auch in einer Krisenregion wie Afghanistan zu beobachten. Seit Mitte der 1980er Jahre kann eine eindeutige „Konjunktur“ und verstärkte Publikation afghanischer autobiographischer Erinnerungswerke verzeichnet werden.Zahlreiche bislang unbearbeitete originalsprachliche Quellen werden bibliographisch erfasst, analysiert und in einen größeren Forschungszusammenhang gestellt. Im Zentrum stehen die jeweiligen Narrationverfahren und Erinnerungsentwürfe der autobiographischen Texte.
Governance and Performance of Agri-Food Exporting SMEs
Authors: SOUSSI Nour-Eddine , ELFATHAOUI Habib , AGOURAM Jamal
Published: December 2021

Moroccan SME's are involved in local development and are currently the subject of several studies. Furthermore, Moroccan SMEs are crucial to the country's economic growth since they produce value, create employment, and play an important role in local development. The goal is to identify the factors that influence its export performance. This performance can be influenced by the governance system, which is defined as a set of mechanisms that have the effect of limiting managers' powers and influencing their decisions. In this light, the purpose of this paper is to demonstrate, using a sample of food SME's in Agadir city, that a good governance system improves export performance and accelerates the process of SME internationalization. Based on the findings of this study, we can infer that SMEs with effective internal governance mechanisms, such as an internal control and consultation body and strong hierarchical control, may improve their export performance and, as a result, their internationalization potential.
Some Physicochemical Properties of Soils from Three Steel Welding and Fabrication Workshops in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Authors: E S Edori, , O S Edori , D Bekee
Published: December 2021

Some physicochemical properties were assessed in soils within steel welding and fabrication workshops in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study was carried out between May to November, 2020. The physicochemical parameters were determined using standard conventional methods of analysis to ascertain the different levels of the selected physicochemical parameters in the studied environment. The results obtained within the months revealed that pH average range was between 6.8±0.08-7.1±0.05, the electrical conductivity average range was between 65.25±0.83-76±0.71µs/cm, percentage organic carbon was within average range of 0.396±0.001-0.525±0.001%, percentage soil organic matter was in the average range of 0.682±0.002-0.904±0.002% and for particle size analysis, percentage sand was in the average range of 75±0.71-79±0.71%, percentage clay was in the average range 9.25±0.83-11±0.71% and percentage silt was in the average range 10.75±0.43-14±0.71% for the Egbelu, Elioparanwo and Saint John soils respectively. Observation from the nature of occurrence of the physicochemical parameters in the steel-welding and fabrication workshops showed that that the steel-welding and fabrication has not yet influenced the level of the physicochemical parameters in the soils studied.
Current status on robotic assisted myomectomy
Authors: Kiss Imrich , Svobodova Pavla , Karasek Lubos , Svoboda Bohuslav
Published: December 2021

Uterine leiomyomas are common benign solid tumors of the uterus. While the presence of fibroids is rarely life threatening, they are associated with symptoms affecting quality of life and fertility. Myomectomy is a standard fertility-sparing surgery which should be considered for women suffering from fibroid-related symptoms who do not desire hysterectomy or any alternative treatment option. While open surgery is thought to be reserved for large and numerous myomas, mini-invasive methods as laparoscopy and robot-assisted surgery have evolved in the hands of experienced surgeons to also deal with these more complex cases. Robotic myomectomy has its advantages in lower blood loss, fewer complications, and shorter hospital stay over open surgery, whereas the comparison outcomes with laparoscopic myomectomy are still uncertain. Advantages of the wristed instruments, three-dimensional vision along with the incorporation of correct surgical techniques could emphasize the benefits of the robotic assisted approach in large and numerous myoma cases. Careful and detailed assessment should precede the surgery to recognize risks and steps to reduce operation time, which tends to be the most presented drawback of robotic myomectomy. As the tendency of robot-assisted surgeries is growing, many authors share their experience or publish comparison studies with other surgical methods. Our article describes the current status concerning robotic myomectomy, reviewing publications from the past five years (2016-2021).
THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY∗
Authors: Pavia Nadia , Ivanović Sasa
Published: December 2021

Procurement has a vital role in the hotel industry, with hotel performance depending largely upon how well it operates. This role consists of ensuring the continuous supply of a hotel and its departments with the materials and equipment required to operate a hotel, enable its warehousing and transportation divisions to function properly and ensure the sales of the prepared services. The organisational structure of a hotel and its procurement department needs to be designed in such a way that will enable the hotel’s objectives and tasks (which involve creating a well-designed hotel offering) to be accomplished as best as possible.
MANAGING INFORMATION AND INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT OF TOURISM DESTINATIONS∗
Authors: Pavia Nadia , Stipanović Christian
Published: December 2021

Tourism of the twenty-first century is evolving into an industry of entertainment, active holidaymaking, events and experiences. By innovating their development concepts based on original solutions and ideas and through the synergy of tourism supply providers and the local population, tourism destinations need to take an active part in creating the future and find answers to the key issues of: (1) how to be better and different relative to the competition, (2) how to more fully meet the needs of modern clients. In permanently optimising a destination’s offering, it is vital to use the new strategic orientations of benchmarking, business intelligence (competition), IQM and CRM (clients) to gather and transform data into information and knowledge as a starting point for making decisions and devising a destination’s development concept. The key is to identify what is essential in a plethora of data and to manage information in selecting a variant of development that provides the greatest likelihood of success. On the globalised, turbulent marketplace, intellectual capital and information are becoming primary resources in gaining higher competitive advantages (speed – time).
THE HOTEL ENTERPRISE: A BUSINESS SYSTEM OF PROJECT BUSINESS ON THE TOURISM BUSINESS MARKET∗
Authors: Berc Radišić Branka , Bašan Lorena
Published: December 2021

As a business system, an enterprise represents a complex, dynamic, stochastic, open and organisational system. Certain specific features of a hotel enterprise as a business system of project business result from the activity it performs and from project-based business and development management. As an enterprise based on project business, its distinguishing features include the interconnectedness of business subsystems and the overlapping a hotel enterprise’s business function.
TOWN-MARITIME PASSENGER PORT INTERFACE IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA -BASIC FACTOR OF THEIR SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Jugović Alen
Published: December 2021

Contrasts between towns and ports are results of imposed coexistence within limited area-as two separate entities with interests and purposes appearing different at first sight. Port as traffic chain link has been oriented towards economy, productivity, market competitiveness and development of business operation whilst community of residents is oriented towards promotion of citizens' welfare and quality of their lives; therefore, it aims for ecological, cultural and visual values. Such difference of vision contributes to appearance of conflict making physical and functional compatibility of these two centers questionable. This work analysis possibilities and steps for cooperation between town and port, advantages and disadvantages of the port and town where the port is situated have been evaluated as well as factors having influence on attractiveness and efficiency of maritime passenger port and town development. The research indicates the need to take into consideration and to implement additional factors from which the most important are: resources and range of services offered to tourists, structure, public services and town planning, communication and image as well as trends, as their influence on development of town and port is the most important. The research results indicate the fact that city-port interface should lead to creation of system that would taking into consideration and developing all interconnected factors seeks to create a port being strategic leader of transformation of the whole town, region and beyond.
CROATIAN TOURISM WEB SITE AS TEXT TYPE
Authors: Bosnar-Valković Brigita , Gjuran-Coha Anamarija
Published: December 2021

The aim of this paper is to present the web site as a new form of the tourist supply. The web sites, as a new text form, show special features when compared with those of conventional, non-electronic texts. The paper examines diverse aspects of web sites created by the tourism industry, as well as of their layout and linguistic features. The language of tourism is also analyzed on the corpus of the Croatian tourism web site, i.e. on the website of the Zagreb Tourist Board. The results of this analysis will show the tendencies in the creation of the Croatian tourism web sites.
FOREIGN CAPITAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CROATIAN TOURISM
Authors: Vizjak Ana , Gračan Daniela , Krstinić Nižić Marinela
Published: December 2021

Adoption of foreign capital and its orientation onto the most advantageous directions, in order to guarantee both the successful development of Croatian tourism and gain profit for the potential investors, represents one of the crucial factors in stimulating the development of the entire Croatian economy with the particular impact on the development of tourism in Croatia. Consequently, special attention should be paid by the relevant Croatian economic organs to the possibilities of the obtainable economic development and to the positive ways of taking advantage of foreign capital in the social development and the employment of home population, and simultaneously avoiding speculative foreign capital which can cause great damage to the Croatian economic system.