bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Retorno às aulas presenciais e COVID-19: significados para universitários brasileiros
Authors: Nascimento Murilo César do , Abreu Paula Daniella de , Coelho Leite Fava Silvana Maria , Sanches Roberta Seron , Lima Rogério Silva
Published: January 2022

Este estudo objetivou conhecer o que significa para os estudantes universitários brasileiros retornar às aulas presenciais durante a pandemia de COVID-19. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, fundamentada na Teoria das Representações Sociais (TRS), desenvolvida por meio das mídias sociais, com 798 estudantes universitários do Brasil, entre abril e maio de 2020.  A análise do corpus textual procedeu-se com a Análise de Conteúdo, com o auxílio do software IraMuTeQ, por meio da Análise de Similitude. A média de idade dos participantes foi de 23,59 anos. Das falas analisadas emergiram duas categorias temáticas: Preocupação com a necessidade de proteção dos estudantes, professores, família e comunidade e Ambiente universitário como local de transmissibilidade. Assim, o retorno às aulas significou tanto preocupação com grupos populacionais de risco decorrente da exposição comunitária ao SARS-COV-2, quanto insegurança relacionada à nova rotina em ambiente universitário, devido ao risco de aglomeração, contaminação e transmissibilidade.
Escore fisiológico agudo simplificado (SAPS) III como preditor de mortalidade em UTI: um estudo retrospectivo
Authors: Bezerra de Lima Elisson , Sobral Filho Dário Celestino , Barros de Oliveira Sá Michel Pompeu
Published: January 2022

A distribuição de leitos pelo Brasil respeita o limite mínimo considerado adequado, contudo, é rotineiro a falta de leitos, principalmente no SUS, exigindo maior eficiência desses setores. Nesse contexto criou-se escores de predição de mortalidade, dentre eles o SAPS. Trata-se de uma coorte retrospectiva, com dados dos pacientes admitidos em uma UTI geral. Para avaliar o SAPS III como preditor de mortalidade, foi calculado a TMP, Oddis ratio, curva ROC e teste de goodnes of fit. Observa-se que o escore subestimou a mortalidade, porém, possui correlação estatística com o desfecho óbito. Para diagnósticos admissionais de câncer, cirurgia torácica, hepatologia e sepse, os dados apontam má distinção entre sobreviventes e óbitos e, excetuando-se os diagnósticos de cirurgia digestiva e infectologia, ocorreu bom ajuste do modelo em estudo. O SAPS III demonstrou ser um bom preditor de mortalidade global, porém, quando avaliado por diagnósticos admissional, observou-se a possibilidade de fragilidades.
A enfermagem adoecida: da sobrecarga de trabalho ao suicídio
Authors: Rosa de Carvalho Dayara de Nazaré , Ferreira de Aguiar Viviane Ferraz , Assunção Ribeiro da Costa Rafael Everton , Alves Neves Lorena Nayara , Silva de Souza Monique Lindsy , Araújo Nogueira Maicon de , Silva Feitosa Elisa da , Souza Orlandi Fabiana de , Pereira Peixoto Ivonete Vieira
Published: January 2022

A sobrecarga de trabalho tem se tornado um dos principais predisponentes ao adoecimento e suicídio. O objetivo desde estudo foi investigar na literatura nacional e internacional a relação entre a sobrecarga de trabalho e o suicídio na equipe de enfermagem. Configura-se como um estudo de Revisão Integrativa da Literatura (RIL). A questão de pesquisa foi elaborada por meio da estratégia PICO. A coleta ocorreu nas bases e banco de dados Periódicos CAPES; Cochrane Library; PubMed e LILACS. Através do método da Classificação Hierárquica Descendente (CHD), emergiu-se as seguintes classes: O desgaste físico e emocional do enfermeiro gerado pela sobrecarga de trabalho; a relação entre a equipe de enfermagem e os usuários de serviços de saúde; a violência vivenciada pelo enfermeiro no ambiente laboral e a enfermagem adoecida e a depressão. O ambiente hospitalar permanece sendo o grande meio empregatício dos profissionais de enfermagem, sendo, um ambiente complexo devido à interdisciplinaridade.
Fatores relacionados a função sexual em pacientes transplantados renais
Authors: Fernandes Darci Ramos , Costa Miranda Clímaco Iraennys Letycia , Holanda Lopes Maria Lucia , Carneiro Lima Ana Cleyde , Pereira Moreira Mara Alessandra , Silva Carneiro Sueli Coelho da
Published: January 2022

Associar fatores sociodemográficos, clínicos à função sexual de pacientes transplantados renais em um Hospital Universitário no nordeste do Brasil. Métodos: Estudo transversal abordagem quantitativa, realizado no ambulatório de pós transplante, com 80 transplantados renais, maiores de 18 anos, ambos os sexos, no período de janeiro a dezembro de 2019. Utilizou-se formulário para caracterização sociodemográfica e clínica mais instrumento validado para avaliar função sexual (Quociente sexual masculino – QSM e Quociente sexual feminino – QSF). As variáveis categóricas foram descritas por frequências e porcentagem, variáveis quantitativas por média e desvio padrão; Teste-t de Student para amostras independentes ou Análise de Variância (ANOVA); Mann Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis ou Dunnet na ausência de normalidade; coeficiente de correlação de Spearman na correlação das variáveis. Resultados: Predomínio do gênero feminino (51,25%); ser do gênero masculino com idade entre 30 a 59 anos apresentaram melhor padrão e desempenho sexual.
Ferramenta inteligente no controle da sífilis em um município do sul do Brasil
Authors: Silva de Souza Sabrina da , Cunha Ana Cláudia da , Godinho de Souza Álvaro , Landt Simioni Sinara , Martins Fabrícia
Published: January 2022

Avaliar como uma ferramenta inteligente pode contribuir para o monitoramento da sífilis em um município do Sul do Brasil. Estudo descritivo, realizado no município de São José, Santa Catarina, Brasil. A coleta de dados ocorreu em janeiro e fevereiro de 2021. Para análise dos dados, foi realizada estatística descritiva. Os aspectos éticos estão de acordo com a Resolução 466/2012 e 510/2016 do CEP/CONEP. Desenvolvimento e a aplicação da ferramenta inteligente permitiram realizar o monitoramento e controle da sífilis no município e melhora significativa do controle deste agravo de grande importância para a saúde pública. Apesar de ainda não ter atingido a meta de diminuição da sífilis de acordo com os parâmetros nacionais e internacionais, observa-se redução considerável nos casos a partir da utilização da ferramenta inteligente de monitoramento e controle da sífilis.
Sistematização da assistência na atenção primária: relato de experiência
Authors: Guedes Ribeiro Maiara Vanusa , Oliveira Ferreira Anna Rebeka , Camparoto Camila Wohlenberg , Cruz Chaves Brenda da , Carvalho Arias Santos Aline Esther , Resende e Silva Débora Tavares de
Published: January 2022

Este relato, possui como objetivo descrever a experiência da elaboração e aplicação de dois instrumentos para a concretização do Processo de Enfermagem na atenção primária. O relato foi desenvolvido em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde do Oeste Catarinense. Na primeira etapa foi realizado um aprofundamento teórico e observação da realidade para a construção de um instrumento para utilização durante a visita domiciliar no puerpério e um fluxograma para a primeira consulta de enfermagem do pré-natal, ambos foram articulados à Sistematização da Assistência de Enfermagem, para posterior aplicação e avaliação. Ambas as intervenções obtiveram uma aceitação positiva, passando a serem incorporadas tanto durante a visita domiciliar como na rotina de cuidados. A utilização dessas intervenções adaptadas de acordo com a realidade e problemática local, pode contribuir para uma maior autonomia do profissional e realização da sistematização da assistência no atendimento domiciliar, proporcionando a realização do cuidado integral e humanizado.
BORÇLULUK HİSSİ VE BAĞLANMA STİLLERİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN YAPISAL EŞİTLİK MODELLEMESİYLE İNCELENMESİ
Authors: KUŞCİ İsmail , OĞUZ Nagihan
Published: January 2022

Bu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinde borçluluk hissi ve bağlanma stilleri arasındaki ilişkinin yapısal eşitlik modellemesiyle incelenmesidir. Yapılan araştırma kapsamında çalışma ilişkisel tarama deseninde tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini Türkiye’deki bir kamu üniversitesinde öğrenim gören 332 (246 Kadın ve 86 Erkek) öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama araçları olarak; yazarlar tarafından oluşturulan Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Borçluluk Hissi Ölçeği (BHÖ) ve Kişilerarası İlişkilerde Bağlanma Stilleri Ölçeği (KİBSÖ) kullanılmıştır. Üniversite öğrencilerinin sahip olduğu borçluluk hisleriyle bağlanma stilleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi için oluşturulan yapısal eşitlik modeline göre güvenli bağlanmanın borçluluk hissi üzerinde negatif etkiye sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Bunun yanında kaçınmacı ve kaygılı bağlanmanın ise borçluluk hissi üzerinde pozitif etkiye sahip olduğu sonuçları elde edilmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında oluşturlan modelin iyi uyum gösterdiği görülmüştür ( x2/df =1.80, GFI=.88 AGFI=.86, IFI=.90, RMSEA=.05 ).
YAPILANDIRMACI YAKLAŞIM VE TÜRKÇE EĞİTİM AÇISINDAN POSTMODERNİST ROMANLARIN ÖNEMİ: KİTAB-ÜL HİYEL ROMANI ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: YAŞAR Enes
Published: January 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Kitab-ül Hiyel romanındaki postmodern unsurların yapılandırmacı yaklaşım açısından ele almak ve Türkçe eğitimi açısından önemini ortaya koymaktır. Yapılandırmacı yaklaşıma göre bireyin iç dünyası, dış dünyadan bağımsız bir şekilde anlam kazanmaktadır. Bu nedenle bireyler dış dünyayı algılarken birçok anlam ve bakış açısının ortaya çıktığı görülmektedir. Benzer şekilde eğitim alanında da bireylerin bilgiyi anlamlandırırken çeşitli şekillerde yorumladıkları ve zihinlerinde yeniden inşa ettikleri anlaşılmaktadır. Dolayısıyla yapılandırmacı yaklaşım öğrencilere herkesi bağlayacak tek bir doğrunun olmadığı anlayışını kazandırmaya çalışmaktadır. Edebi manada bu anlayışı postmodern unsurlara sahip romanların kazandırabileceği tespit edilmiştir. Bu çerçevede çalışmada Kitab-ül Hiyel romanındaki postmodern unsurların öğrencileri tek bir nesnel gerçeklikten uzaklaşmalarına ve öznel gerçekliklerinin farkına varmalarına imkân sağlayabileceği düşünülmektedir. Dolayısıyla bireyler, yapılandırmacı yaklaşım doğrultusunda romanı okurken olaylara çok yönlü bir bakış açısıyla yaklaşabilme ve olayları farklı boyutlarıyla değerlendirilebilme imkânı bulabileceklerdir. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden doküman incelemesi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma evrenini İhsan Oktay Anar’ın romanları oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada amaçlı örneklem yoluna gidilmiş olup Kitab-ül Hiyel romanı ele alınmıştır. Romanın anlatı unsurları yapılandırmacı yaklaşım doğrultusunda değerlendirilmiş olup elde edilen çözümlemeler içerik analizi yöntemi incelenmiştir. Bu çerçevede Kitab-ül Hiyel romanında okurların kâşifler aracılığıyla öz benlikleri ve arzuları arasında eleştirel okumalar gerçekleştirebileceği, halk kültürü ve sözlü geleneğe dair izlenimler edinebileceği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca okurun ironik anlatı yoluyla metni yapısökümüne uğratabileceği ve çok katmanlı bir yapı üzerinden metni anlamlandırabileceği anlayışı hâkim olmuştur. Bunların yanı sıra çalışmada romanın bireyleri eleştirel ve yaratıcı düşünmeye sevk edebileceği ve aktif bir okur olmaya yönlendirebileceği görülmüştür. Sonuç olarak postmodernist romanların yapılandırmacı yaklaşım açısından eğim alanına katkı sağlayabileceği anlayışı hâkim olmuştur.
Pathology in Practice
Authors: Lorbach Sarah K. , Romsland Tracie D. , Carroll Vincent W. , Block Chloe L.
Published: January 2022

In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Pathologists
The Process of Data Validation and Formatting for an Event-Based Vision Dataset in Agricultural Environments
Authors: Galauskis Maris , Ardavs Arturs
Published: January 2022

In this paper, we describe our team’s data processing practice for an event-based camera dataset. In addition to the event-based camera data, the Agri-EBV dataset contains data from LIDAR, RGB, depth cameras, temperature, moisture, and atmospheric pressure sensors. We describe data transfer from a platform, automatic and manual validation of data quality, conversions to multiple formats, and structuring of the final data. Accurate time offset estimation between sensors achieved in the dataset uses IMU data generated by purposeful movements of the sensor platform. Therefore, we also outline partitioning of the data and time alignment calculation during post-processing.
A Literature Review About Burnout Syndrome and How it Can Be Prevented
Authors: Ință Roxana-Florina
Published: January 2022

Burnout syndrome refers to the appearance of a physical and mental exhaustion state that occurs as a result of a high stress level, associated with excessive workload. Burnout is characterized by three components- emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment. Its diagnosis is established by using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). According to MBI, burnout is defined by the presence of a high level of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization while personal accomplishment is low. The prevention and treatment of burnout syndrome includes lifestyle changing measures, mindfulness, mental wellness programmes and cognitive behavioural therapy.
Study on the Impact on the Quality of Life of Patients Who Have Suffered Cranio-Maxillofacial Trauma
Authors: Grigorie Laura Alexandra , Petrașcu Bogdan Ioan , Domnariu Carmen Daniela
Published: January 2022

The quality of life of patients who have suffered cranio-maxillofacial trauma is affected by the occurrence of anxiety and depression, largely because of the aesthetic consequences for patients on their social and professional life.

Aim: This article aims at identifying the occurrence of anxiety or depression in patients who have suffered cranio-maxillofacial traumas, hospitalized in the Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital, in 2020.

Materials and methods: 24 patients answered to a questionnaire that assessed their level of depression and anxiety after having suffered craniomaxillofacial trauma.

Results: These pathologies bring about a strong impact on patients’ quality of life, but a reactively small number of the study patients presented depression symptoms. Anxiety was the dominant symptom in these patients with oro-maxillofacial trauma.
Kawasaki Disease Undiagnosed in Childhood, Myocardial Infarction in Adulthood - Case Report
Authors: Puia Andreea , Stoia Oana , Bălțat Georgiana , Bitea Ioan
Published: January 2022

Kawasaki disease is a vasculitis, usually diagnosed in childhood, for which reason treatment should be started as early as possible, to avoid complications. We present the case of a 37-year-old man with anterior chest pain, with coronary character, without known cardiovascular risk factors, and who, following investigations, is directed to emergency angio-coronarography due to acute coronary syndrome. Here, we highlight the characteristic coronary dilations for Kawasaki disease. It is released in very good general condition, with proper treatment.
Correlations Between Auxological Indices and Thyroid Volume in Children with Stature Delay in Endemic and Non-Endemic Areas of Sibiu County
Authors: Lebădă Ioana-Codruța
Published: January 2022

Palpation of the thyroid gland, completed by its ultrasonographic examination, is an important method for assessing endocrine disorders caused by insufficient iodine intake. Hypothyroidism (through iodine deficiency) can be one of the main endocrine causes of poor mental and somatic development in children. The data obtained after palpation and ultrasonographic determination of thyroid volume in two groups of children (6-12 years) with small stature from different areas of Sibiu County, a submontane area (endemic) and a hilly area (non-endemic), show statistically significant differences between the values obtained for the two groups. Goiter was present in over half of the children living in the endemic area, a statistically significant percentage, higher than that obtained for the hilly area; thyroid volume values were statistically significantly higher compared to those of non-endemic area. Thyroid volume correlates positively and statistically significantly, both with the auxological indices of children (height and body mass), but especially with their age.
Some Models of Chronic Kidney Disease Induced in the Experimental Animal
Authors: Stoica Mihai Ciprian , Gliga Mirela Liana , Căldăraru Carmen Denise
Published: January 2022

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the clinical features characterized by progressive and irreversible loss of renal function. The incidence of this pathology is constantly increasing globally, due to the growing number of patients diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension, both diseases generating tubular fibrosis and kidney dysfunction. Through experimental models for the production of tubulo-interstitial fibrosis (TIF), we try to understand deeply and comprehensively the main pathogenic mechanisms that govern the onset, progression and worsening of CKD. Understanding the mechanisms underlying the production of this pathology, one can try therapeutic methods to produce an evolutionary slowdown in CKD and also translate the main benefits in clinical practice, based on these experimental models of basic research.
Premature Delivery Under 32 Weeks of Gestation – Case Control Retrospective Study
Authors: Chicea Radu , Lebădă Ioana Codruța , Ognean Maria Livia
Published: January 2022

Prematurity is a major health problem and it is an important life-threatening pathology for the children in their perinatal, new-born and infantile period. We have evaluated the epidemiologic factors for prematurity in Obstetrics Clinic of Sibiu city. We have analysed the epidemiology of 649 preterm babies between 2012 and 2019 in a III grade Maternity Clinic concerning general maternal information, pregnancy pathology and delivery. We have found significant differences between single and multiple pregnancies and between natural conceived pregnancies and assisted reproductive techniques conceived pregnancies concerning the maternal age, number of cortisone doses, modality of delivery and significant differences between normal conceived and assisted reproductive technique conceived new born related to maternal age and pregnancy and labor fetal presentations dystocia. As a conclusion, prematurity is induced by high blood pressure, pregnancy bleeding and infectious complications. Prophylactic cortisone is improving fetal outcome and is a routine practice in our clinic.
Recurrence of an Oligodendroglioma in an Anaplastic Form – Case Report and Short Literature Review
Authors: Ionut Orasanu Cristian , Madalina Bosoteanu , Mariana Deacu , Camelia Cozaru Georgeta , Ioana Voda Raluca , Mariana Aschie
Published: January 2022

Oligodendrogliomas are a rare diffuse astrocytic tumor, usually present in young adults, which depending on the pathogenic alterations can lead to major disabilities or even death. We present a case of a male patient in the fifth decade of life, who initially presented with an oligodendroglioma, and approximately one year after the first therapeutic intervention the condition recurred in the form of an anaplastic oligodendroglioma. We made a complete histopathological and immunohistochemical panel in order to have a final diagnosis with the greatest accuracy, thus making a comparison with the literature in order to assess the diagnosis and subsequent therapeutic conduct.
Incidence of Infectious Diseases in the Military Went to the Mali Operations Theater
Authors: Oana Stoica Vaduva Izabela , Irina Dumitru Magdalena
Published: January 2022

Soldiers on missions are at risk of contracting major infectious diseases. Some of the most common food or water-borne diseases include diarrhea (bacterial and protozoan), hepatitis A, and typhoid fever, all of which pose serious threats to communities.

The studied group consists of 13 people who performed missions in the theater of operations in Mali between December 2020 and June 2021. The analyzes were performed in the medical analysis laboratory of the Military Emergency Hospital. The group consists of males with an average age of 35-45 years, most with hypercholesterolemia

Analyzes were performed in the fields of microbiology, virology and biochemistry. before and after the mission, they left with antimalarial treatment. Pharyngeal, nasal and digestive tract microbiota showed no noticeable changes. Only in 2 cases of coproparasitological examination were positive on return for Blastocyst hominis (which is not an endemic parasite, being found in drinking water from unsafe sources)

Following the analyzes performed, we came to the conclusion that the protection measures taken in the theaters of operations are effective, as there is no contamination on the studied group with endemic germs of the area.
Brain Damage in COVID-19. Case Reports and Summary of Data in Literature
Authors: Florenta Muja Lavinia , Any Docu Axelerad , Eugenia Muja , Claudia Cambrea Simona
Published: January 2022

SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome), rapidly escalated to a pandemic and has a significant impact on the quality of human life and activity, affecting millions of people.

The presentation resumes data regarding the neurological impairment of patients affected by COVID-19; although the data was observational and limited, this examination would help us to broaden our understanding on the association between COVID-19 and the stroke. In order to support such observations I will present two cases of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 that have shown neurological damage, but with different altogether outcomes.

The first case analysed, the age and comorbidities of the patient determined an unfavourable evolution, partly also due to tardiness in getting admitted. The apparition of the stroke after the serological negative bias SARS-CoV-2 denotes the complications recently emerged after the severe infection with COV-2, therefore while the viral infection remitted, the physical and pathological tumult determined the emergence of complications with unfavourable evolution. Although similar in certain ways to the first case, the second patient that also presented multiple unfavourable factors, such as old age, severe comorbidities and beyond that - multiple hospital admissions, recent neurosurgical intervention- clinical, immune-serum and biological evolutions have been favourable.

Cerebrovascular events are somewhat common findings in COVID-19 infected patients and they could bare a multifactorial etiology. In order to better understand the impact of cerebrovascular events in COVID-19 infection, more precise and prospective data are needed.
Chemical Electricity
Authors: Szydło Zbigniew A.
Published: January 2022

In 1800 Alessandro Volta published the results of several years’ work on the phenomenon of electric shocks which he experienced from physical contact with the terminals of his newly developed battery. His work was prompted by Luigi Galvani's explanation of involuntary muscle spasms in frog's legs, which he induced and attributed to animal electricity. Volta's paper opened the floodgates for research in the new field of electrochemistry which has resulted in today's worldwide electric battery industry. This essay explains the sequence of natural events and their explanations which led to the publication of Volta's paper, and gives an overview of the scientific research resulting from Volta's work. This research includes attempts to improve batteries, and the development of ideas which led to a better understanding of matter and the way it interacts with energy. Practical details for the teaching of several important chemical concepts are listed in the appendix. The experiments are related to a reaction which has been known for many centuries - that between iron and copper sulphate solution.
Reconstruction of the Railway Station Building in Świebodzice as the Avant-Garde of the Modern Renovation. Architecture of the Building Space in the Context of the Credibility Feeling Space
Authors: Gąsowska-Kramarz Agata
Published: January 2022

The social being, human, is a spatial creature whose habitation space is called the residential microenvironment. An architectural object is a place in a separate space. The object-place in space is formed in a variety of ways, but so that it can only be a framework for events, without a specific definition and manner of implementation. Architecture is a form of separating space and constructing it from material and immaterial components. Human as a being, a form of life, fills the behavioral space with his existence, carrying out activities on various levels. The Świebodzice Railway Station is an example of contemporary avant-garde in the field of renovation and modernization, adopted methods and solutions, moreover hides the real and simulacrum credibility of feeling the space of an object. The historical-interpretative methods, was used as research methods. The result was the development of the construction and executive design of the Railway Station.
Significance of Wastewater Treatment to Nitrous Oxide Emission
Authors: Płuciennik-Koropczuk Ewelina , Myszograj Sylwia
Published: January 2022

The sewage flowing into the wastewater treatment plant through the sewer system, as well as transported by the slurry fleet, are subjected to treatment processes. These processes, carried out under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions, contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases. On the basis of available reports and previous research, the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O) from wastewater was estimated at approx. 4-5% in relation to the global amount of this gas emission from anthropogenic sources. Data obtained from the operation of full-scale WWTPs show a wide range of values of the N2O emission factors from 0.0006 to 0.045 (kgN2O-N/kgN) [18].

The article describes possible sources of nitrous oxide emission from wastewater treatment plants and presents the basic principles of its balancing.
A Survey on Automatic Design Methods for Swarm Robotics Systems
Authors: Iskandar Alaa , Kovács Béla
Published: January 2022

Swarm robots are a branch of robotics that draws inspiration from biological swarms to mimic their collective behavior. Automatic design methods are part of swarm engineering, depend on artificial intelligence algorithms to produce the collective behavior of robots. In general, they follow two-approach evolutionary algorithms like practical swarm optimization and reinforcement learning. This paper studies these approaches, illustrating the effect of modifications and enhancements of algorithms for both directions, showing important parameters considered for the best performance of the swarm, and explaining the methods and advantages of using deep learning to reinforcement learning.
“Nice Greek Girls Are Supposed to Marry Greek Boys … and Feed Everyone”: Food, Gender, and Ethnicity in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Authors: Iancu Anca-Luminiţa
Published: January 2022

My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) captures the complex life of a Greek-American family and the struggles of the main protagonist, Toula Portokalos, to reconcile her own desires as a second-generation immigrant with those of her ethnic parents, especially in terms of gender roles and expectations. In the movie, Toula's journey towards self-discovery as a confident woman is peppered with food references, as food represents an essential “ingredient” that brings and holds the family together. Therefore, this essay sets out to examine how food practices and choices are both a reflection of ethnic identity and of conflicting generational beliefs about gender roles and expectations in the traditional family portrayed in My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
Oxygen and Covid
Authors: Zeana Corneliu
Published: January 2022

In severe cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, death occurs as a result of hypo-oxygenation of peripheral tissues. The lung, severely damaged, can not ensure the transfer of oxygen to the blood. It is necessary to increase the alveolar concentration of oxygen by supplementation, with or without mechanical ventilation. The relatively poor outcomes are related to the fact that the entire chain of oxygen transport to the mitochondria is compromised. The oxygen transport capacity is drastically reduced especially by overproduction of immature red blood cells and hemoglobin damage. The oxygen excess is toxic to the lung, causing characteristic lesions that evolve to fibrosis and that add to the respiratory distress induced by COVID19. The administration of oxygen in a concentration well above the level in the atmosphere causes a real explosion of oxidizing free radicals, which are particularly aggressive.

It is recommended to use oxygen sparingly, at the borderline of coverage of the demand, for a duration as limited as possible, as well as the combination of antioxidants.
Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness is Higher in Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia
Authors: Kahraman Ferdi , Kanat Selcuk , Peker Tezcan , Can Sema , Demir Mehmet
Published: January 2022

Introduction: Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias, which occur in the absence of structural heart disease, are commonly originating from the outflow tract, and 80% of the them arise from the right ventricle. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), which originates from the splanchnopleuric mesoderm, has been shown to be an important source of inflammatory mediators and plays an important role in cardiac autonomic function by epicardial ganglionated plexuses. EAT may potentially contribute to the pathophysiology of idiopathic right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) tachycardia by different mechanisms. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between EAT thickness and RVOT tachycardia. Methods: This study included 55 patients (32 male, 23 female) with RVOT tachycardia and 60 control subjects (38 male, 22 female). Patients who had more than three consecutive ventricular beats over 100 bpm with specific morphological features on the electrocardiogram (ECG) were diagnosed with RVOT tachycardia. EAT thickness was measured by transthoracic echocardiography. Results: EAT thickness was significantly higher in the RVOT tachycardia group (p <0.05). Ejection fraction (EF), and the thickness of the posterior wall of the left ventricle and of the interventricular septum were significantly lower, and left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, left ventricular end-systolic diameter, and left atrial diameter were significantly higher in patients who had RVOT tachycardia compared to normal subjects (p <0.05). Conclusion: Patients who were diagnosed with RVOT tachycardia had increased EAT thickness compared to normal subjects. The underlying mechanism of the condition could be mechanical, metabolic, infiltrative, or autonomic effects of the EAT.
Environmental Attitude of Drivers in Alimosho Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria
Authors: Okafor Chinenye Lilian , Wusu Onipede
Published: January 2022

This study examined the environmental attitude of drivers towards vehicle emission. The survey design that employed a five point Likert scale questionnaire and administered to 402 respondents (drivers) generated the data analysed. Data analysis involved descriptive and regression statistical tools. The results suggest that there was significant association between respondents’ sex, occupation, education and their environmental attitudes. A greater percentage (87. 3%) of the respondents was slightly more likely to agree that emissions from cars and trucks have serious impact on air quality. Majority (57.5%) of the respondents who were civil servants appeared to possess positive (favourable) attitudes towards the influence of emissions on the environment. Logistic regression suggest that respondents’ sex, occupation, education and vehicle’s purpose, income, age and social group significantly predicted their environmental attitudes. The study concludes that most of the sample possessed positive (favourable) environmental attitude towards vehicle emissions. This suggests that the environmental attitude of drivers towards emissions is not responsible for poor air quality. The policy implications of the findings include the need for the adoption of the polluter-pay-principle to reduce the volume of vehicles on our road, the necessity of promoting mass public transportation (such as the BRT and LAGBUS) as a way of reducing vehicle emission. Finally, sensitization program through social groups and schools is imperative.
The 150th anniversary of the Hungarian Pharmacopoiea – the role of Transsylvanian-born professionals. The challenges of the third millennium
Authors: Árpád Gyéresi , Mihály Kata , Mária Gyéresi
Published: January 2022

Two editions of the epoch-making first Hungarian pharmacopoeia (1871, 1888) were published in the 19th century. In the 20th century, this was followed by five more editions of the National Pharmacopoeia.

There were many prominent Transylvanian specialists among the co-workers of these publications (III. - VII., 1909-1986) Lajos Dávid, senior dr. Béla Issekutz, dr.Zsigmond Jakabházy, junior dr. Miklós Jancsó, László Kovács, Dénes Kőszegi, István Novák, Tibor Széki, Lajos Winkler representing almost all fields of pharmacology and pharmacy. Their role in the field of Hungarian medical and pharmacist training, education and organization of scientific research proved to be perpetual.

On the 150th anniversary of the publication of the first Hungarian pharmacopoeia, with this study we pay tribute to the memory of these outstanding scientists and their endeavour to create lasting values.
The Role Of Social Capital For Slovenian High-Tech Companies’ Internationalization
Authors: Jurak Alenka Pandiloska
Published: January 2022

The goal of the paper is to identify the importance and role of social capital accumulated in companies and state diplomacy for companies’ internationalization. The research aims to show the relations between the actors, to contribute to the discourse between the actors, to suggest possible improvements, and thus to contribute to the success in the internationalization of companies. The research approach is interdisciplinary. The paper offers not only a theoretical review and reflection but also new findings resulting from the concretization of the topic based on an inductive approach—the case of the Republic of Slovenia. The research has shown that the most important mechanisms for entering the market were product quality, brand, and personal acquaintances. The results of the interviews showed the importance of personal acquaintances, combined with the implicit knowledge, owned by the employees of the national institutions.
Reducing the Impact of Sars-Cov-2 on the Business Environment - Factors of Change, Strategies and Statistics
Authors: David Costin-Dan , Dragomir Andreea-Nicoleta
Published: January 2022

The current umprecedented time that the business environment is going trough, due to the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic, has generated in the last year and a half an economic and social crisis that forced the companies to change the way they operate and even think. An economic crisis and in this case a medical crisis, is also a facilitator for change within a company and by this paper, we aim to understand the factors that generate change, the concepts of crisis and crisis management along with the dimensions of crisis, along side the presentation of Kotler’s Chaotics model, applied on the current crisis. But at the same time, we are presenting some statistics and management strategies and actions that have and must be taken in order tro reduce the impact of the pandemic and also to benefit from the opportunities generated by said crisis, while concluding on the need for change and improving the business strategic objectives trough increased resilience and the implementation of actions that lead to operational and organisational resilience.
Corporate Governance Attributes and Accounting Conservatism: Evidence from China
Authors: Pasko Oleh , Chen Fuli , Birchenko Nataliia , Ryzhikova Natalia
Published: January 2022

The paper explores the association between corporate governance attributes and the extent of accounting conservatism apparent in Chinese listed companies’ financial reporting. The findings demonstrate that significant positive association exists between board independence, board size and accounting conservatism in Chinese information technology companies. Conversely, CEO duality, management shareholding and the shareholding ratio of the largest shareholder significantly negatively correlated with accounting conservatism. To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is one of the first empirical papers revealing the evidence on the relationship between corporate governance attributes and accounting conservatism in China. Overall, the author’s findings match up with the assertion that accounting conservatism assists directors in reducing agency costs of firms.
The Determinants of International Competitiveness
Authors: Ţîmbalari Carolina
Published: January 2022

The dynamics of the competitiveness in today’s economic environment has received increasing attention focusing on continuous and consistent consideration, requiring more in-depth scientific research. This topic highlights new challenges for competitiveness, at any level, by identifying and analyzing its own determinants. The present paper aims to develop a proposal model for the international competitiveness, starting from the determinants identified in the literature review. The 8-D model of international competitiveness integrates investment, economic freedom, corruption, global knowledge, culture, business performance, innovation and digital economy, and sustainability at the country level. Considering this conceptual model 8-D, the study aims to present an in-depth analysis of the top 5 most developed countries on each determinant proposed during 2019-2021 according to the international reports and ranks.
Challenges for Romanian SMEs: A Study of the Romanian Central Region SMEs
Authors: Todericiu Ramona
Published: January 2022

The 21st century is certainly the century of SMEs which represent, according to the Annual Report on SMEs for the years 2019-2020 prepared by the European Commission, over 99% of non- financial businesses at EU level, and which provide 66% of total jobs and 57% of value added in the EU non-financial businesses sector. SMEs are considered to be” vectors of innovation that contribute significantly to increasing long-term labor productivity and sustainable economic development. ” (CCE, Raport special, 2020). The need for permanent support for the development of the sector is recognized at EU level, especially for newly registered micro-enterprises, the support being decisive for the socio-economic changes that take place in society. The reality has unequivocally demonstrated the interdependent relationship between the activity of SMEs, economic development, and the creation of new jobs. In our country, the size of the sector and its importance are indisputable. Thus: Romania (Vasiliu, 2021) has around 500.000 SMEs, which account to 99% of the total companies in the economy – nonfinancial sectors. The general objective of the research that we present in this paper is to offer an overview of the current state of the regional economic environment of The Central Region (Central Region), the tendencies and external factors that act upon it, providing at the same time an analysis of the impact of de minimis funds on the companies financed through the Start-UP Hub: the Entrepreneurs’ Laboratory, following the interpretation of data collected through questionnaires for identifying the requirements and challenges that the entrepreneurs encountered. A specific objective of this research is to identify the solutions suggested by the entrepreneurs involved in the program Start-Up Hub: the Entrepreneurs’ Laboratory for overcoming the difficult challenges for the start-ups registered in the past two to three years which could apply to the entire SME sector.
A Typology of Shrinking Cities: The Social and Economic Dynamic of Romanian Urban Network 2010-2020
Authors: Petrovici Norbert , Bejinariu Vlad
Published: January 2022

The aim of the paper is to open the issue of multiple shrinkage trajectories in a context of extended urbanisation (Keil 2018) by delineating the different trajectories of Romanian cities. We employed principal component analysis to allow for a multi-criterial classification of Romanian cities based on k-means cluster analysis. Beyond the dominant representation of shrinkage as a process that is mainly correlated with population loss and economic decline, this paper calls for bridging together distinct dimensions which have been either under-studied, such as the aspect of human development, or studied separately across the existing literature, such as governance of shrinkage and economic growth. Therefore, the typology developed here accounts for understanding the process of shrinkage as a complex process, having multiple causes, which determine peculiar trajectories. The outcome confirms the existence of distinct and highly localised shrinkage identities (Martinez-Fernandez, Audirac, et al. 2012). We show that regrowth is not strictly related to the urban core, but it has more to do with a process of complexification of the landscape and social relations existing at the periphery of the city. Shrinking core cities coexists with growing peri-urban areas.
Improvement of the last stages of marine steam units
Authors:   St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia, Kiselev A.Yu. , Pogodin Yu.M. ,   St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University, St. Petersburg
Published: January 2022

The choice of a rational distribution of the cross-sectional areas along the blade length is substantiated. Cross-sections are profiled. A three-dimensional geometric model has been formed. A finite element design model of a blade with a rotor section has been created. Strength and vibration calculations of the last stage rotor blade have been made.
Modernization of the lubrication system and the air seal system of the gas turbine bearing in order to optimize its operation
Authors:   St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia, Druchok V.M. , Gordeev N.N. ,   St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Published: January 2022

The report describes the work on the modernization of the lubrication system and the air seal system of the gas turbine engine, during the tests of which a number of problems were identified. The method and calculations during which it was possible to optimize the operation of the lubrication unit and the air seal are described.
A new stage of technical regulation and regulatory acts to limit the emission of nitrogen oxides by marine power plants
Authors:   Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, St. Petersburg, Russia, Petrov A.P. , Zhivlyuk G.E. ,   Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, St. Petersburg, Russia
Published: January 2022

This work is aimed at informing interested organizations about the introduction of new international regulations to limit the emissions of nitrogen oxides from ship power plants into the environment.
Floating thermal power plants based on liquefied natural gas in the global shipbuilding industry
Authors:   Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, St. Petersburg, Russia, Stepanov E.A. , Zhukov V.A. ,   Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping, St. Petersburg, Russia
Published: January 2022

Now, the tendency of replacing oil with natural gas is clearly visible in the world. This is due to a number of reasons: a steady increase in world oil prices, significant projected reserves of natural gas, and tightening of environmental requirements for power plants. The article discusses the world experience in the construction of floating thermal power plants using natural gas as fuel.
The Procedures for controlling electoral funding in Iraq after 2019
Authors: Khudhir Samer Nahedh
Published: January 2022

Democratic countries have devoted most of their attention to limiting the influence and impact of corrupt electoral finance by setting a set of restrictions that work to control the sources of obtaining it and the methods of its use by parties and candidates to ensure free, fair and transparent elections, and Iraq was one of those countries that tended to establish legal rules Which controls its paths, directions and methods of spending during the electoral process, as well as the establishment of an apparatus based on its follow-up in order to preserve the proper practice of ‏the democratic process of it.
Vasily Rozanov and the Filosofov Family: Artistic Parallels and Political Passions
Authors: Lomonosov Aleksey V.
Published: January 2022

The article demonstrates the evolution of relations between V.V. Rozanov and D.V. Filosofov, on the basis of changes in their participation in the political life of Russia. The author shows the initiating role of D.V. Filosofov, as an editor, in the appearance of a number of V.V. Rozanov’s articles on aesthetic topics. Based on D.V. Filosofov’s letters, the article proves his admiration for the literary talent of V.V. Rozanov. At the same time, the critic was distinguished by his rejection of the political views advocated by the newspaper Novoye Vremya, with which V.V. Rozanov collaborated. The author notes that after the revolution of 1905, D.V. Filosofov repeatedly tried to convince V.V. Rozanov to join the active political opposition. The example of V.V. Rozanov’s assessment of D.V. Filosofov’s political role indicates a change in his own views on political events in Russia. A.P. Filosofova, D.V. Filosofov’s mother, following the interests of her son, switched to friendly relations with V.V. Rozanov and his wife V.D. Butyagina. Being a leader of the women’s social movement, A.P. Filosofova supported the Religious and Philosophical Meetings initiated by V.V. Rozanov and her son. She managed to draw V.V. Rozanov to the side of the women’s rights movement. The thinker had previously been skeptical about that trend. The image of the mother of the former admirer of his work, given in V.V. Rozanov’s articles, became one of the reasons for the rupture of relations between the writers. As a result, the memory of her as an embodied idea of innate vitalism served as the main motive for the thinker to reconcile with D.V. Filosofov at the end of his life.
Educational and Methodical Literature for Piano in the Catalogues of Music Publishers of the Second Half of the 19th — Early 20th Century
Authors: Radzetskaya Olga V.
Published: January 2022

In the second half of the 19th — early 20th century, the release of educational and methodical literature for piano showed significant circulation volumes and was primarily associated with the flourishing of the Russian performing school and the growing interest of the general population in the beautiful world of music. The foundation of the Imperial Russian Music Society in 1959, the opening of the St. Petersburg (1862) and Moscow (1866) conservatories largely determined the goals and objectives, as well as the repertoire concept of a number of leading Russian music publishers.

Among them, the firm “P.I. Jurgenson” took a leading position in the production of educational and methodical literature for piano, along with other well-known producers such as “M. Bernard”, “A. Gutheil” and “V.V. Bessel and Co.” The catalogues of music publishers from the collections of the Russian State Library contain information about the structure and principles of forming special sections devoted to education, about the publication activities of individual authors, and their works in the field of piano pedagogy.

Together, this material allows to create a primary idea of the volume of products intended for music schools of the country and to take cognizance that all major Russian publishing houses, with rare exceptions, collaborated with the Imperial Russian Music Society, not only in Moscow or St. Petersburg, but also in its provincial branches, honourably putting their names on the title pages of the catalogs. A characteristic feature is the issues devoted to piano literature, including playing schools, collections of exercises, pedagogical repertoire of various degrees of complexity, manuals, etc.

The scale of this professional activity was a reflection of the important evolutionary processes taking place in the Russian musical culture of the second half of the 19th — early 20th century. That period in piano art and pedagogy indicated the need to consider historical, social, economic and other contexts that create the right research tone and volume.