bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Implementation of Energy Efficient Fog based Health Monitoring and Emergency Admission Prediction System Using IoT
Authors: Amudha S. , Murali M.
Published: April 2021

With rapid development in Information Communication Technology (ICT), Wearable Sensor Networks with Internet of Things (WSN-IoT) has produced several improvements in the smart world environment. One of the main research challenges in Wearable Sensor is energy, since all the sensor nodes operation depends on battery power consumption. Hence a new middleware has to be introduced between Wearable Sensor nodes and Cloud to reduce latency and Power Consumption problems. Overcrowding in hospital premise, detecting priority of hospital admission for patients, managing and monitoring health status of the patient constantly are daily problems in any health care system. Even though IoT based wearable sensors monitor health status of patients regularly and provide intent treatment in critical stage, but there is some block hole in that such as latency, energy issues and unawareness of medical execution plans and policies to preserve them from sudden attacks such as Heart attack. The proposed work is to implement energy efficient FoG based IoT network to monitor patients’ health conditions from chronic diseases and highlights utility of Deep Learning model for analyzing the health condition of patients and predicting Emergency readmission cases well in advance. This model is also compare with existing machine learning algorithms such as Gradient boosted, Decision tree, Random forest and Logistic regression to achieve more accuracy. This paper introduces preemptive interval scheduling algorithm with predictive analysis for constant monitoring of status for critical patients. By means of comparative analysis done in this work energy efficiency has been achieved prominently.
Addictive Behaviour among Women Viewers of Indian Soap Opera
Authors: Ashifa Dr.K.M. , - -
Published: April 2021

Media is an integral part of society and it plays vital role for inculcating information. In the course of accomplishing its duties and functions, media, especially television influence on society relatively depending on the audience it reaches. Soaps have a predominant female audience. Some soaps do include men viewers but some social researchers pointed, women are considering most peculiar viewers. They are emotionally attached and value particular soaps in their personal and domestic life. Today people are leading a fast life. People should have some kind of recreation in their get relation of their physical and psychological balances of life. So, different people have different activities to spend their leisure. Based on the present study, most of the women are getting involved with the soap opera and were emotionally attached and curiously waiting for next episodes as it is effecting social, family and occupational life. So the present study tried to come out with fact of effects of soap operas’ on women’s behaviour in the aspects of socio- cultural aspects, economic aspects, psychological aspects, physiological aspects and functional aspects.
The Antecedents and Consequences of Idiosyncratic Service Experiences (ISE) Model; An Empirical Study in Transport and Health Care Industry
Authors: Anggiani Sarfilianty , Antonio Ferdi , Adi Antonius
Published: April 2021

Customers want an extraordinary service experience, for many customers “good” service is not enough to create a memorable experience that warrants telling others. Service providers are struggling to figure out service experience, what does that really mean? A new approach to understand the customer has been conceptualized in a term called Idiosyncratic Service Experience (ISE) from the previous research. ISE represents the interpersonal aspects that create these unique or special service experiences. ISE is a higher order construct made up of a) perceived employee effort, b) surprise, and c) perceived employee empathy. This present study aims to examine the antecedents and consequences of ISEs in a structural model toward particular both transport service and health care service. Structural Equation Modelling with Partial Least Square (PLS-SEM) was deployed. The sample was taken by purposive sampling. The results demonstrated that ISEs promoted feelings of delight which lead to brand usage intent, higher tolerance to future failures, and evoked self-enhancing word-of-mouth. Result also found how the exception making or the willingness of an employee to break a service norm influences ISEs and evaluations of delight. Few managerial implications found in this study could beneficial to improve service management in particular industry.
Study on Multidimensionsal Aspects of Profitability: Evidence from Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Authors: Ranjithkumar Dr.S. , Aneesh M.M.
Published: April 2021

The term profitability represents to the ability of an organization to obtain sufficient profit. Profitability is connected to the efficiency of an organization to maximize the profit and wealth at reasonable rate. It is relative measure of the success of the organization in terms of the effective utilization of resources. Scientific study of current trade provides a platform to forecast the possible future trends of the profitability strategic managerial decisions like expansion of the business, rising of additional finance, issue related to bonus and dividend directly connected with profit. To analyze the profitability, the researcher used profitability ratios to determine the earning by considering the variables like EBIT, Gross contribution, Net sales, operating cash flow, ROA, Capital employed, Shareholders equity are considered in the study. An appropriate statistical tools like regression analysis has been employed to measure the relationship between profitability and productivity, which predict the growth of an organization in monetary value during the study period. The researcher made an attempt to measure the profitability of L&T a leading private infrastructure company in India. The researcher made an attempt to measure the profitability of L&T a leading private infrastructure company in India. The study has analyzed the profitability of L&T. Profit being a crucial measure to determine the performance in profitability, internal determinants of the firms, earning power has been ascertained in the study by applying a multiple regression model with EBIT as dependent variable and internal data inputs has independent variable s namely operating profit margin ratio, net profit margin ratio, return on capital employed, return on net worth ratio, return on total assets, operating cash flow to total asset, EBIT to total tangible asset, profit after tax to total tangible assets, EBIT to total assets, retained cash flow to capital employed, EBIT to capital employed, PAT to tangible portion of shareholders equity, interest coverage ratio.
Rising to the occasion: Exploring the changing emphasis on educational design during COVID-19
Authors: Bellaby Amanda , Sankey Michael , Albert Louis
Published: April 2021

With the advent of COVID-19, the majority of universities in Australasia have had to adjust quickly to provide the bulk of their learning and teaching activities online. To a great extent this involved learning/educational designers (and titles similar to this) needing to provide a range of tasks (some new) associated with supporting many teaching staff unfamiliar with teaching online. In some cases, this has meant a change in role, while for others it was transitioning to new and higher levels of responsibility. Regardless, the emotional impact of this should not be understated, or at least should understood. This paper explores these concepts based on the feedback from 90 educational designers, mainly from the Australasian higher education sector. It presents details of the results of a semi-structured qualitative study of those working in the field of educational design at universities. These designers were asked to consider how COVID-19 has impacted the ways in which they undertook their work, the types of issues they are dealing with, and the solutions they were proposing and contributing. Their accounts document the changing nature of their roles and their emotions in the face of potentially unalterable changes.
Reform des Weiterbildungsprogramms für wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken an der Zentralbibliothek Zürich in Kooperation mit der Universität Zürich
Authors: Oetjens Lena
Published: April 2021

Die Zentralbibliothek Zürich qualifiziert in Kooperation mit der Universität Zürich das Personal in wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken und Informationseinrichtungen. Im Januar 2021 startete der neue Studiengang Datenmanagement und Informationstechnologien. Er zielt auf ein besseres Verständnis von Daten (Data Literacy) ab und vermittelt den Studierenden ein Kontextwissen über den Einsatz von Informationstechnologien im bibliothekarischen Alltag. Der bewährte zweijährige Studiengang Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft wurde ebenfalls reformiert, wobei insbesondere die informationswissenschaftlichen Module stärker profiliert wurden.
Strukturanalyse des mit dem Erweiterten Knotenpunktverfahren formulierten Differential-algebraischen Gleichungssystems
Authors: Huisinga Hauke , Hofmann Lutz
Published: April 2021

Differential-algebraische Gleichungssysteme entstehen bei der Modellierung elektrischer Netzwerke. Der sich ergebende Index der Differential-algebraischen Gleichung schränkt die Auswahl der möglichen Lösungsverfahren ein. Dieser Index kann für Verfahren aus der Schaltungssimulation bei speziellen Anforderungen an die Betriebsmittelmodelle und die Topologie a priori bestimmt werden. Die Ergebnisse aus der Schaltungssimulation sollen auf das in der elektrischen Energietechnik eingesetzte Erweiterte Knotenpunktverfahren übertragen werden. Dazu wird eine Strukturanalyse des mit dem Erweiterten Knotenpunktverfahren formulierten Differential-algebraischen Gleichungssystems durchgeführt. Hierbei ergibt sich bei Verwendung der klassischen Betriebsmittelmodelle für die Berechnung von Ausgleichsvorgängen in Elektroenergiesystem ein Index-1 System in Hessenbergform.
Optimization based power system stabilizer tuning
Authors: Panosyan Ara
Published: April 2021

The most cost-effective method to improve the damping of low frequency electromechanical oscillations in interconnected power systems is the use of Power System Stabilizers (PSS), which act as supplementary controllers in the generator excitation system. In general, the performance of a power system stabilizer depends on the proper tuning of its parameters, to ensure a positive contribution to the small signal stability of the power system, without negatively impacting its transient stability. This paper will discuss the different roles of the excitation system automatic voltage regulator and the power system stabilizer in improving the transient stability and the oscillatory stability of the power system. The focus of the paper will be on the tuning methodology for power system stabilizers, which can ensure a robust performance of the PSS over a wide range of frequencies and operating conditions. In addition, mathematical optimization techniques will be introduced into the tuning process to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the tuning process.
Vom „Dritten Ort“ zur „Dritten Mission“: Überlegungen zu Gegenwart und Zukunft digitaler Veranstaltungen von Bibliotheken
Authors: Tuschling-Langewand Jeanine
Published: April 2021

Die Bedeutung der Bibliothek als „Dritter Ort“ nimmt ab, weil Kontaktbeschränkungen die Nutzung des physischen Raums einschränken. An die Stelle des „Dritten Ortes“ tritt die „Dritte Mission“, also der Transfer von wissenschaftlichen Innovationen, Weiterbildungsangeboten und sozialem Engagement in die Gesellschaft. Digitale Veranstaltungsarbeit trägt maßgeblich zur „Dritten Mission“ der Trägerinstitution bei. Digitale Formate steigern die Besucherzahlen, erhöhen die Reichweite und verbessern Barrierefreiheit und Diversität kultureller Events. Bibliotheken sollten regelmäßig digitale Kulturveranstaltungen anbieten, um ihre „Dritte Mission“ zu verwirklichen.
Higher-page Bott–Chern and Aeppli cohomologies and applications
Authors: Popovici Dan , Stelzig Jonas , Ugarte Luis
Published: April 2021

For every positive integer r, we introduce two new cohomologies,
that we call

E
r

{E_{r}}

-Bott–Chern and

E
r

{E_{r}}

-Aeppli, on compact complex manifolds. When

r
=
1

{r\kern-1.0pt=\kern-1.0pt1}

, they coincide with the usual Bott–Chern and Aeppli cohomologies, but they are coarser, respectively finer, than these when

r
≥
2

{r\geq 2}

. They provide analogues in the Bott–Chern–Aeppli context of the

E
r

{E_{r}}

-cohomologies featuring in the Frölicher spectral sequence of the manifold. We apply these new cohomologies in several ways to characterise the notion of page-

(

r
-
1

)

{(r-1)}

-

∂
⁡

∂
¯

{\partial\bar{\partial}}

-manifolds that we introduced very recently. We also prove analogues of the Serre duality for these higher-page Bott–Chern and Aeppli cohomologies and for the spaces featuring in the Frölicher spectral sequence. We obtain a further group of applications of our cohomologies to the study of Hermitian-symplectic and strongly Gauduchon metrics for which we show that they provide the natural cohomological framework.
The nondegenerate generalized Kähler Calabi–Yau problem
Authors: Apostolov Vestislav , Streets Jeffrey
Published: April 2021

We formulate a Calabi–Yau-type conjecture in generalized Kähler geometry, focusing on the case of nondegenerate Poisson structure. After defining natural Hamiltonian deformation spaces for generalized Kähler structures generalizing the notion of Kähler class, we conjecture unique solvability of Gualtieri’s Calabi–Yau equation within this class. We establish the uniqueness, and moreover show that all such solutions are actually hyper-Kähler metrics. We furthermore establish a GIT framework for this problem, interpreting solutions of this equation as zeroes of a moment map associated to a Hamiltonian action and finding a Kempf–Ness functional. Lastly we indicate the naturality of generalized Kähler–Ricci flow in this setting, showing that it evolves within the given Hamiltonian deformation class, and that the Kempf–Ness functional is monotone, so that the only possible fixed points for the flow are hyper-Kähler metrics. On a hyper-Kähler background, we establish global existence and weak convergence of the flow.
Japanese Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Environmentally Friendly Farming Produce Based on Consumer Trustfulness
Authors: Yang Runan , Takashino Nina , Fuyuki Katsuhito
Published: April 2021

In the past decade, the market share of environmentally friendly farming (EFF) produce in Japan has witnessed relatively rapid growth. However, consumer awareness and purchasing experience of this agricultural produce are still lagging. To study how awareness of EFF produce influences consumer psychology and purchase decisions, we use ordered logistic regression and choice experiments to analyze 600 survey responses collected through online questionnaires. The results show that information from friends and family can have a positive influence on Japanese consumers’ trust in EFF produce. Consumers also show a significant preference for EFF produce in the short term after receiving information about it. By setting up a control group for comparison, we find that, in addition to information, consumer education and income also positively and significantly affect the decision to purchase EFF produce. This study presents a unique perspective between information and consumer decision-making and provides targeted solutions for the promotional and marketing strategy problems faced by EFF produce sellers in Japan. We argue that strengthening regional publicity methods such as community events can enhance EFF producers’ marketing strategies.
The Protection of User Preference Privacy in Personalized Information Retrieval: Challenges and Overviews
Authors: Wu Zongda , Lu Chenglang , Zhao Youlin , Xie Jian , Zou Dongdong , Su Xinning
Published: April 2021

This paper reviews a large number of research achievements relevant to user privacy protection in an untrusted network environment, and then analyzes and evaluates their application limitations in personalized information retrieval, to establish the conditional constraints that an effective approach for user preference privacy protection in personalized information retrieval should meet, thus providing a basic reference for the solution of this problem. First, based on the basic framework of a personalized information retrieval platform, we establish a complete set of constraints for user preference privacy protection in terms of security, usability, efficiency, and accuracy. Then, we comprehensively review the technical features for all kinds of popular methods for user privacy protection, and analyze their application limitations in personalized information retrieval, according to the constraints of preference privacy protection. The results show that personalized information retrieval has higher requirements for users’ privacy protection, i.e., it is required to comprehensively improve the security of users’ preference privacy on the untrusted server-side, under the precondition of not changing the platform, algorithm, efficiency, and accuracy of personalized information retrieval. However, all kinds of existing privacy methods still cannot meet the above requirements. This paper is an important study attempt to the problem of user preference privacy protection of personalized information retrieval, which can provide a basic reference and direction for the further study of the problem.
Crystal structure of diaqua-bis(2,4-dinitrophenolato-κ2
O,O′)copper(II) 1.5 hydrate, C12H13CuN4O13.5
Authors: Liu Xiao-Jing , Li Wen-Yu , Guo Zi-Yu , Liu E. , Jian Fang-Fang , Liang Tongling
Published: April 2021

C24H26Cu2N8O27, triclinic,

P

1
‾

$P‾{1}$

(no. 2), a = 4.7705(1) Å, b = 14.6219(5) Å, c = 14.7418(3) Å, α = 61.225(3)°, β = 85.342(2)°, γ = 83.938(2)°, V = 895.73(5) Å3, Z = 1, R

gt
(F) = 0.0485, wR

ref
(F
2) = 0.1341, T = 170.0 K.
When three is company: The relation between aspect and metaphor in Russian aspectual triplets
Authors: Sokolova Svetlana
Published: April 2021

The focus of the present study is the relation between metaphor and aspect: are certain grammatical forms more prone to be used metaphorically? We approach this issue through a puzzling case of Russian aspectual triplets. The study is based on the distributions of the unprefixed imperfective verb gruzit’ (IPFV1) ‘load’, its perfective counterparts (PFVs) and prefixed secondary imperfectives (IPFV2s) with the prefixes na-, za-, and po-. The data collected from the Russian National Corpus offers support for the Telicity Hypothesis according to which IPFV2s become more “oriented towards a result” due to the presence of a prefix. We show that, although characterized by similar semantics, all verbs in a triplet have different distributions among constructions and metaphorical patterns. The difference is particularly noticeable in metaphorical contexts, where IPFV2s have a higher frequency of metaphorical uses. The prefix seems to play a more crucial role than aspect as metaphorical patterns of IPFV2s are more similar to the patterns attested for the perfective counterparts. Based on this study, we can assume that the resultative state more often serves as a source for conventional verbal metaphors than the process itself, which results in IPFV2s being more often used metaphorically than IPFV1.
In-Plane Permeability Measurement of Biaxial Woven Fabrics by 2D-Radial Flow Method
Authors: Khan Muhammad Azhar Ali
Published: April 2021

The accurate characterization of fabrics used in vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) is essential in order to model the flow through these porous preforms. A wide range of these fabrics are available for composite manufacturing through VARTM and thus brings about a need to opt a methodology which characterizes the in-plane permeability of these preforms. These permeability values can then be used in simulations that can track the flow front progression and mold filling time. This work identifies the permeability of an E-glass fabric based on Darcy's law. Woven fabric having areal weight of 200 grams per square meter (gsm) is under consideration. The experiments are conducted at constant pressure conditions using 2D Radial flow method. Stereo microscopy of the preform material is done for detailed study of the weaving pattern. It is concluded that plain woven fabric exhibits anisotropic behavior when tested for in-plane permeability. Permeability is found to be higher in a direction which offers more interspacing between adjacent fibers threads causing more resin to flow in this direction.
Multivariate Markov-switching score-driven models: an application to the global crude oil market
Authors: Blazsek Szabolcs , Escribano Alvaro , Licht Adrian
Published: April 2021

A new class of multivariate nonlinear quasi-vector autoregressive (QVAR) models is introduced. It is a Markov switching score-driven model with stochastic seasonality for the multivariatet-distribution (MS-Seasonal-t-QVAR). As an extension, we allow for the possibility of having common-trends and nonlinear co-integration. Score-driven nonlinear updates of local level and seasonality are used, which are robust to outliers within each regime. We show that VAR integrated moving average (VARIMA) type filters are special cases of QVAR filters. Using exclusion, sign, and elasticity identification restrictions in MS-Seasonal-t-QVAR with common-trends, we provide short-run and long-run impulse response functions for the global crude oil market.
A High-Pressure High-Temperature Column for the Simulation of Hydrothermal Water Circulation at Laboratory Scale
Authors: Frank Sascha , Zuber Philipp , Pollak Stefan , Heinze Thomas , Schreuer Jürgen , Wohnlich Stefan
Published: April 2021

Modeling the geothermal energy production cycle of a deep geothermal system at laboratory scale is challenging because of high-temperature and pressure conditions. In this work, a high-pressure high-temperature column to simulate production, heat transfer, and reinjection of a geothermal fluid in a fractured rock system is presented. The column includes two independently heated pressure vessels, a heat exchanger, and sensors for temperatures, pressures, flow rate, electric conductivity, and pH value of the circulating fluid at different locations. The presented column enables the quantitative analysis of coupled hydro-thermo-chemical processes in fractured rock cores close to in situ geothermal conditions. Heat extraction and reinjection of geothermal fluids into fractured reservoirs can be reproduced because of the possibility of heating and cooling of the circulating fluid. Further, it is possible to inject a second fluid phase into the column to investigate additional processes, such as mineral precipitation during reinjection. In this work, we present the experimental setup of the column and first results showing the capability of the system.
Anesthetic Preconditioning of the Small Intestine in Hemorrhagic Hypotension
Authors: Efremov A. V. , Khramikh T. P. , Govorova N. V. , Korpacheva O. V.
Published: April 2021

Aim of the study. To investigate the preconditioning effect of sevoflurane on small intestinal mucosa in experimental hemorrhagic hypotension.

Material and methods. The study was performed on a cohort of 106 male rats that included two experimental groups: one exposed to ether (Group 1, n=40) and another one exposed to sevoflurane (Group 2, n=40); two control groups included 20 intact animals, of which 10 were anesthetized with ether and 10 with sevoflurane. Six animals were excluded from the study because they died by the 2nd hour of hemorrhagic hypotension under ether anesthesia. The study parameters were measured at 15 min, 30 min, 1 h, and 2 h of hemorrhagic hypotension. Amylolytic activity of the small intestine mucosa was determined by E. A. Zabelinsky, B. W. Smith and I. M. Roe technique modified by A. M. Ugolev. The data were statistically analyzed using the nonparametric Mann-Whitney method.

Results. By 15 min of hemorrhagic hypotension, the activity of amylase fractions in all small intestine regions in Group 2 animals was significantly lower vs the Group 1 rats. By 30 min of hemorrhagic hypotension, the activity of the enzyme fractions in all small intestine regions in Group 2 animals remained significantly lower than in Group 1, by an average of 2 to 9 times (P=0.01; P<0.001), and after 1 h of hemorrhagic hypotension, it was 2 and 4 times lower (P=0.02; P<0.001). By the 2nd hour of hemorrhagic hypotension, the activity of nearly all duodenal amylase fractions in the Group 2 animals remained 3-4 times lower compared to Group 1. Meanwhile, a significantly higher activity of slowly desorbing and intracellular amylase fractions vs the control group was observed in jejunum and ileum.

Conclusion. In hemorrhagic hypotension under sevoflurane anesthesia, a decrease of the pancreas excretory function, stabilization of the brush border of the mucosa of all small intestine regions, including enterocyte membranes, was found during the first hour of experiment. Two hours after the hemorrhage, the biochemical evidence of brush border damage in the jejunum and ileum was revealed.
Anesthesia in Children with Thrombocytopenia During Bypass Surgery for Extrahepatic Portal Hypertension (Review)
Authors: Naleyev A. A. , Lazarev V. V. , Linkova T. V.
Published: April 2021

Portal hypertension syndrome is one of the most severe pediatric conditions causing gastroesophageal bleeding which can be fatal. The main challenge in the management of portal hypertension is prevention of bleeding from the portal vein system, which is achieved by vascular surgery, particularly portosystemic shunting. Epidural anesthesia, despite its advantages over the opioid one, is not always performed in children with extrahepatic portal hypertension, and still remains unsolved issue in pediatric anesthesiology.

Aim of the review: to evaluate the scope of limitations of general anesthesia in bypass surgery for extrahepatic portal hypertension in children with thrombocytopenia. We searched PubMed, Medline, Elibrary.ru and other databases and used original clinical observations while performing anesthesiologic support of surgical correction of extrahepatic portal hypertension in children.

We found that general anesthesia for portosystemic bypass surgery in children with thrombocytopenia requires the anesthetic support that does not include epidural anesthesia and high-dose opioid administration. This issue can be resolved by including the central selective alpha-2-adrenergic agonist dexmedetomidine with both analgesic and hypnotic effects in the anesthesia support. Due to its additive effects, this drug significantly reduces the need for hypnotics and opioid analgesics while maintaining a high level of neurovege-tative protection.

Conclusion. In our opinion, optimizing anesthesia in children with thrombocytopenia during bypass surgery for extrahepatic portal hypertension is essential to minimize surgical stress and side effects of drugs.
Perspectiva Correlacional en el Estudio de la Relación Investigación-Docencia como Punto de Partida que Permite Conocer los Beneficios de la Práctica Docente de Profesores Destacados
Authors: Cárdenas Novoa Vanessa
Published: April 2021

Se presentan los resultados de una investigación cuyo objetivo fue conocer la forma en que académicos altamente calificados en investigación y en docencia de una universidad pública mexicana relacionan estas actividades como propuesta de enseñanza dentro del aula y los beneficios que este tipo de docencia trae al aprendizaje de los alumnos. El diseño metodológico tomó como punto de partida el análisis de los resultados de los cuestionarios de opinión de estudiantes para identificar a estos de profesores y se complementó con técnicas de recolección y análisis de datos interpretativas, como la observación en el aula y los grupos focales. Entre los resultados más importantes se encontró que las formas de enseñanza relacionadas con la investigación que estos profesores establecen en sus clases se enfocan más en la trasmisión de los productos de la investigación que en el uso de sus procesos como medio de enseñanza. Se encontró también que las características que distinguen a estos profesores tienen relación directa con el tipo de aprendizajes que desarrollan en sus alumnos. Finalmente, se observó que algunos atributos muy particulares de estos profesores, producto de su quehacer científico, a la vez de representar un beneficio en el aprendizaje de los estudiantes, pueden igualmente limitarlo.
Transposiciones entre cine y literatura: América Latina en el imaginario imperialista alemán, 1890-1945
Authors: Brepohl Marion
Published: April 2021

Este artículo lleva a cabo un estudio sobre la circularidad entre imágenes y textos transmitidosen los medios de comunicación de la era Guillermina, la República de Weimar y el nazismo,basado en mitos literarios de fundación; entre ellos, destacan el migrante alemán y su encuentro con lo exótico. Al principio, examinamos los enfoques narrativos de algunas novelas de entretenimiento (o Trivialliteratur) cuyo escenario es América Latina o África, regiones entendidas como un “territorio vacío” a ser explorado por el migrante de origen germánico que busca expandir el espacio vital (Lebensraum). Luego, se observa cómo estos temas se transponen al cine en la época del nacionalsocialismo. Son imágenes que, apropiándose tanto de la novela de aventuras como de su audiencia, hacen uso de la figura del migrante, entendido en adelante como «alemán en el extranjero» (Auslandsdeutsche), como un héroe en el exilio, y de lo exótico, a su vez, como un espacio vacío de derecho, con el objetivo de gestar, a nivel de los afectos, el resentimiento por la derrota y la sacralización de la venganza.
Cine de propaganda Nazi en el Ecuador (1934-1941). La confrontación ideológica por un país
Authors: Echeverría Yazmín
Published: April 2021

Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, América Latina se convirtió en un territorio de confrontación ideológica y política entre los países Aliados y Ejistas. A partir de la ascensión de Hitler al poder en 1933, la influencia de la ideología nacionalsocialista tomó mucha fuerza en toda América Latina. Aparecieron en varios países de la región movimientos y partidos políticos que apoyaban a Hitler y a la unión ejista. Como respuesta, Estados Unidos ejecutó un plan de intervención cultural para frenar el avance del nazismo a través de campañas publicitarias. La presente investigación indaga sobre la expansión de propaganda nazi por fuera de los territorios del Tercer Reich hacia territorios más neutrales como Ecuador, los principales espacios para su difusión y el tipo de cine de propaganda que se estrenó en el país desde 1934 hasta 1941, con el objetivo de descubrir qué tan significativos fueron los estrenos que llegaron al Ecuador durante el conflicto.
Atypical Fibroxanthoma: An unexpected cause of hemoptysis
Authors: Mantzouranis Konstantinos , Georgakopoulou Vasiliki Epameinondas , Chlapoutakis Serafeim , Melemeni Despoina , Damaskos Christos , Garmpis Nikolaos , Sklapani Pagona , Trakas Nikolaos , Tsiafaki Xanthi
Published: April 2021

Atypical fibroxanthoma is an infrequent, low-grade superficial cutaneous neoplasm, usually presenting as a nodule or plaque of red color. It is considered as a superficial variant of pleomorphic dermal sarcoma. Although atypical fibroxanthoma has similar histologic features to pleomorphic dermal sarcoma, it has less aggressive behavior. Atypical fibroxanthoma usually occurs on sun-exposed regions of the head and neck of elderly patients. Ultraviolet light, specific genetic mutations and administration of immunosuppressive agents to transplant recipients have been associated with the pathogenesis of the tumor. The prognosis is typically excellent when treated with complete excision of the primary lesion. This report describes the rare case of a 84-year-old man with hemoptysis due to metastatic cutaneous atypical fibroxanthoma.
Sensory Perception in Lumbosacral Radiculopathy with Radicular Pain: Feasibility Study of Multimodal Bedside-Suitable Somatosensory Testing
Authors: Vaitkus Alfredas , Šipylaitė Jūratė
Published: April 2021

Background. Somatosensory testing could be useful in stratifying pain patients and improving pain treatment guidelines. Bedside-suitable techniques are searched for application in daily clinical practice. This study aimed to characterize chronic unilateral lumbosacral radiculopathy (LSR) patients with radicular pain using multimodal bedside-suitable somatosensory testing.Materials and methods. We evaluated 50 chronic unilateral LSR patients with radicular pain (LSR group) and 24 controls (Control group). Sensory testing was performed using a battery of bedside sensory tests (10g monofilament, 200–400 mN brush, Lindblom rollers with controlled 25°C and 40°C temperature, and 40g neurological pin and investigator’s finger pressure). Participants had to rate their sensory perceptions on both legs at multiple test points within L3 to S2 dermatomes. Characteristics of the testing process and sensory disturbances were analyzed.Results. LSR group showed sensory disturbances in 82% of patients. The Control group showed no sensory disturbances. Sensory testing took longer (p < 0.001) in the LSR group (29.3 ± 6.5 minutes per patient) than in the Control group (20.5 ± 5.2). Nine sensory phenotypes were detected in the LSR group according to individual sensory disturbances within 5 superficial tests.Conclusions. The applied multimodal bedside-suitable somatosensory testing battery is suitable for sensory evaluation and characterization of LSR patients. Grouping of allied sensory phenotypes revealed some tendencies in pain intensity characteristics.
LEGAL BASIS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION INFLUENCE ON THE VIRTUAL ASSETS MARKET
Authors:   Prosecutor’s Office of the Kyiv-Svyatoshyn District, Kyiv, Ukraine, Kulyk O.I.
Published: April 2021

The article analyses the legal basis of the European Union (EU) influence on the virtual assets market. It was found that the current EU legislation on the virtual assets is still full of legal gaps and does not ensure proper market regulation because of the early stage of its development. The absence of a unanimous position regarding the virtual assets market regulation forces the EU Member States to apply their own, sometimes contradictory, approaches to market regulation. It disaffirms the basic principles of the European Singe Market functioning, in particular the free movement of goods and services. It was found that according to the current EU legislation, virtual assets may be qualified as payment tokens, investment tokens and utility tokens. Payment tokens may be considered as electronic money or funds. They are covered by the Directive (EU) 2009/110 and the Directive (EU) 2015/2366. For the purposes of anti-money laundering, virtual assets may also be classified as virtual currencies under the Directive (EU) 2018/843. Investment tokens may be qualified as transferable securities or other financial instruments and will therefore fall within the scope of the Directive (EU) 2014/65. Utility tokens are not covered by EU legislation for now. Instead of merely addressing issues and challenges of virtual assets, the European Commission took a broader approach to the future development of the virtual assets market in the EU, and adopted on 24.09.2020 a new Digital Finance Package. At the core of the mentioned Digital Finance Package are the legislative proposals for an EU regulatory framework on virtual assets. This includes the proposal for a Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA) which is designed to provide a comprehensive bespoke regulatory framework for virtual assets in the EU. It was substantiated that MiCA is an ambitious EU legislative project that responds to an urgent policy need. However, further substantial revision of its detailed provisions will be necessary to provide a comprehensive regulatory framework of the EU influence on the virtual assets market.
Felicidad, emociones positivas, evaluación cognitiva y afrontamiento en estudiantes universitarios de Lima Metropolitana
Authors: Loayza-Rivas José David
Published: April 2021

Objetivo. El objetivo principal fue examinar la influencia de la felicidad, por medio de la evaluación cognitiva ylas emociones positivas, en el afrontamiento del estrés en estudiantes universitarios. Método. Participaron 352 personas, 70.2% mujeres y 29.8% hombres, con un rango de edad entre 19 y 35 años. Se realizaron modelos de ecuaciones estructurales (SEM, por sus siglas en inglés) para estimar la influencia de la felicidad en el proceso del estrés y el afrontamiento. Resultados. Los resultados mostraron correlaciones esperadas entre las variables y un buen ajuste de los modelos propuestos. La felicidad influye en la utilización de estrategias de afrontamiento adaptativas, a través de la evaluación cognitiva de desafío (β = .220; p < .001) yla experiencia de emociones positivas (β = .159; p = .001). Se concluye que la felicidad tiene un importante papel en el proceso del estrés y el afrontamiento.
An inventory to the requalification of the Ex European city in Biskra
Authors: Barbara Hiba , Molnár Tamás
Published: April 2021

The urban story of the Ex European city in Biskra presents an inevitable impact on the perceptive images of the Algerian cities. The examination of the building’s condition in the historical center indicates a deteriorated state in most of the structure caused by various degradations. The field study aims to classify the French quarter’s constructions according to multiple criteria, based on the identifications of related conservation statuses. Thus the census data contributes to the regeneration of the checkerboard condition while proceeding with the resolution of the threatening mutations - amplifying the qualities and potentials for a sustainable renewal of this built heritage.
Recent Tools for Computer and Mobile-Assisted Foreign Language Learning Edited by Alberto Andujar
Authors: Amer Mahmoud
Published: April 2021

Recent Tools for Computer and Mobile-Assisted Foreign Language Learning Edited by Alberto Andujar Hershey PA: IGI Global US $ 156.00 ISBN 9781799810971 378 pages 2019
Application of Immersive Virtual Reality to Pragmatics Data Collection Methods
Authors: Taguchi Naoko
Published: April 2021

This exploratory study investigated the usability of immersive virtual reality (VR) as a way of creating a role-play task to examine pragmatic competence, specifically the ability to produce the speech act of request. The study created a closed role-play task in two versions. One was a standard computer-based version in which participants read a written scenario displayed on the screen and produced the target speech act for the computer. The other one was a VR version in which participants put on a VR headset and produced the target speech act for the interlocutor in the virtual space. Five native and five non-native speakers of English completed both versions and participated in a follow-up interview. The purpose of the interview was to examine similarities and differences in participants’ perceptions of the two role-play tasks in four areas: (1) thought processes (what they were thinking during the task), (2) recall (what they remembered about the task), (3) difficulty (what made the task difficult), and (4) enjoyment (whether the task was fun). Results revealed that the participants attended to various audio-visual cues in the VR scene and used them to guide their actions. The VR version also evoked greater emotional reactions from the participants.
Mobile Lenses on Learning: Languages and Literacies on the Move Mark Pegrum
Authors: Gönülal Talip
Published: April 2021

Mobile Lenses on Learning: Languages and Literacies on the Move Mark Pegrum Singapore: Springer US $ 109.99 ISBN 9789811512391 309 pages 2019
Allan Heaton Anderson, Spirit-Filled World: Religious Dis/Continuity in African Pentecostalism.
Authors: Abraham Ibrahim
Published: April 2021

Allan Heaton Anderson, Spirit-Filled World: Religious Dis/Continuity in African Pentecostalism. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, pp. xii + 274, ISBN: 978-3-030-08845-3 (pbk). EUR 84.99.
The Christchurch Mosque Massacre
Authors: Pratt Douglas
Published: April 2021

On 15 March 2019 New Zealand was subject to a violent terrorist act seemingly born of a number of threads of extremism. A white supremacist, motivated by a mix of race hatred, anti-immigration sentiment and palpable hostility toward Muslims, callously executed over 50 persons at two mosques in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, injuring many others. What motivated this attack? What lies behind it? What has emerged in the aftermath? It is tempting to simplify, to pin the underlying cause on one element, such as racism. This article analyses and discusses the mosque massacre and its driving ideology in light of five ‘lenses’, or threads, of terrorism. Religion, the fifth of these, was a critical component of the choice of target and arguably integral to the complex ideology that, at least in part, inspired and motivated the attacker. Responses to the event, including signs of hope evident in its aftermath, will also be discussed.
Patterns of Mammography, Pap Smear, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Services Among Women Aged 45 and Over
Authors: Yelena Gorina , Nazik Elgaddal
Published: April 2021

This study examines and compares sociodemographic, health status, and health behavior patterns of screening for breast cancer, cervical cancer, and colorectal cancer among women aged 45 and over in the United States.
Kapitał kulturowy i kapitał duchowy jako fundamenty wolności i niepodległości w życiu Karola Wojtyły
Authors: Rowland Tracey
Published: April 2021

The article presents Wojtyła’s patriotic thought about Poland in the context of issues concerning freedom and independence. For Wojtyla, as well as many other well-known Polish patriots, the foundation of freedom and independence is cultural and spiritual cap-ital. The author explains how the above-mentioned issues relate to Poland as a homeland in the political, social, philosophical and theological aspects.
Czechosłowacja i Republika Czeska
Authors: Kaczmarek Hieronim
Published: April 2021

The article describes different attitudes of the Czech population towards Catholic Church in the years of 1918 and 1989. At the time of the formation of the Czechoslovac Republic after the First World War, the Church was basically negatively valued by most of the society because of its long-lasting links with the Habsburg monarchy. In the year of 1989, the Church was relatively highly valued by the society although religiosity as such had declined significantly as compared to that of the year 1918. This new attitude in the society came from the Church’s courage in bearing persecutions during the Communist regime.The article also describes the contacts of John Paul II with Czechoslovakia and the way he inspired Cardinal František Tomášek (the Archbishop of Prague and Czech Primate) to stand up with courage in the face of the communist regime. Cardinal Tomášek supported Czechoslovac dissidents and this—together with the criticism of government and the find-ing of new ways in pastoral field—was a source of prestige for the Catholic Church after the fall of communism. Unfortunately, this positive attitude lasted only for several years.
Wolność u Wojtyły i Tischnera
Authors: Tarnowski Karol
Published: April 2021

Both for Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, and Józef Tischner, freedom is a key matter. However, freedom must be e x p e r i e n c e d ; it is not revealed in objective metaphysics or in science.For Wojtyła, it is an experience of the moral a c t : freedom is a condition and in-gredient of the moral act and responsibility for it. It enters into the composition of the essential structure of the person, which means “self-restraint,” or shaping oneself through free choices. Freedom has the power to create man through itself: referring to others in morality, I at the same time refer to myself, deciding who I will be. This existential weight of freedom – responsibility for oneself before others, God, and oneself – is the price of freedom which, let us add, is inevitable. Even the rejection of freedom or resignation from it is still an expression of freedom. For Wojtyła, freedom shapes man through an instinc-tive, completely not induced reference to the truth about values. However, in this reference and in acting the subject is dependent only on itself. The weight of the action, whose truth we decipher in our conscience, is what most impresses Wojtyła. The lack of a need for the concept of grace in this vision is striking. The subject is independent, autonomous, and thus responsible. With regards to this point, Wojtyła is close to Thomism and its respect for the innateness of creation.For Tischner, freedom is key and is also an innate value that is experienced. Its essence is above all freeing, liberating; thus Tischner does not hesitate to discern it in extra-moral phenomena such as dancing, which liberates beauty, and even extra-human ones, such as the beauty of an elk jumping across a brook. Beauty and good require freedom. However, the true liberation of freedom is opening oneself to the freedom of the other in encoun-ter, as thanks to this I can enter into a relationship of love and fidelity; I can s a c r i f i c e myself and through this fulfill the highest act of freedom, an act that is not induced by pre-established responsibility for the other, as in Levinas’ philosophy. Although it is not induced, this act assumes in an essential way the relationality of the subject and at the same time its finiteness.
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Authors: Zarębianka Zofia
Published: April 2021

The text is an attempt to show that in the axiology of Karol Wojtyła, the category of freedom occupies a special place, which appears as one of the inalienable features of humanity, resulting from the fact that man was created in the image and likeness of God. Freedom, as understood by Wojtyła, also seems to be closely related to human dignity, of which it is an expression and manifestation. Depriving a man of his freedom, depriv-ing him of the possibility of self-determination and free decision making is a blow to human dignity, challenging his subjectivity and is associated with humiliation, which is also always a violation of man’s limits and dignity. As it is known, dignity, in Wojtyła’s anthropology, plays the role of a key concept, constitutive of his understanding of human.
Niepodległość i co dalej?
Authors: Bukowicki Maciej
Published: April 2021

What’s the aim of well-working country? Independence in itself it’s not the aim. In-dependence is only beginning of the long way. Nation has to be built on a strong axio-logical base. After I had delved into works of John Paul II, I came to conclusion that this axiological base must be natural law. Limiting to minimum, I chose three the most major values – life, freedom and property. Thanks to them we can conclude the most important founding rules of the human world