bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
DISCRIMINAÇÃO ÉTNICA EM MOÇAMBIQUE: ELO-BASE QUE EXIGE ELIMINAÇÃO PARA PAZ EFECTIVA
Authors: Lavieque Pedro João
Published: September 2020

Moçambique vive uma discriminação étnica asfixiante e humilhante. A discriminação étnica tem uma génese histórica e enraizou-se gravemente na sociedade ao longo dos tempos, constituindo a causa-base da acumulação de ódios. A sua progressão descaracterizou o pensamento dos nacionalistas e o genuíno interesse de libertar o país do jugo colonial. Com a proclamação da Independência Nacional, ela ampliou-se, cobrindo negativamente as atitudes nas esferas de governação. A discriminação étnica promove a deturpação da história nacional, desalinha as políticas públicas e inviabiliza a efectivação da verdadeira Unidade Nacional. A instabilidade criada pela RENAMO nasceu do ódio gerado pelo desprezo fundado na discriminação étnica, cujos acordos são celebrados também com uma dose de má-fé, derivada da percepção dos complexos de superioridade ou inferioridade étnica das partes, facto que torna esses documentos mal negociados e, em consequência, nunca cumpridos. Em todos os acordos de paz a agenda negocial acordada na véspera elenca simplesmente as consequências dos conflitos, e nunca os aspectos de base que servem de motivação para o desencadeamento da violência, de entre os quais figuram a discriminação étnica e a exclusão social.
DIVERSIDADE DE ARTRÓPODES DA FAUNA EDÁFICA EM AGROECOSSISTEMA DE MANDIOCA NO MUNICÍPIO DE CAMETÁ, PARÁ
Authors: Guimarães Eguinaldo Dos Santos , Silva Vandira Sousa da , Padinha Luciane Da Silva , Tavares Dionéa De Carvalho , Silva Luíza Meireles da , Fayal Jardiane De Moraes , Gonçalves Simone Araújo , Cruz Vanessa David
Published: September 2020

Cultivo de mandioca é característico da Amazônia, onde, seu modo peculiar de implantação, com a presença constante de artrópodes, possibilita o avanço de estudos nestas áreas, principalmente devido ao fato destes organismos serem bioindicadores. Este trabalho tem por objetivo determinar a diversidade de artrópodes em cultivo de mandioca. A pesquisa foi realizada no município de Cametá-PA, entre os meses de janeiro a maio de 2018 por meio de amostragens dos artrópodes, triagem e posterior tratamento estatístico com o software Past 3.20. Foram coletados 945 indivíduos, sendo as ordens Coleoptera e Orthoptera com maior riqueza de espécies. Os índices de diversidades se apresentaram altos, denotando uma área com equilíbrio ecológico, permitindo concluir que fatores como diversidade de plantas adventícias e diversidade no entorno influenciaram os índices.                                                                             PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Agricultura familiar, Artropodofauna, Índices ecológicos.
EFEITOS DE DIFERENTES TAMANHOS DE FRAGMENTOS FLORESTAIS SOBRE A DENSIDADE, QUALIDADE DA COPA E FUSTE DA ANDIROBA, SUDESTE DO PARÁ
Authors: Silva Albertina Lopes da , Oliveira Mariana Gomes de , Araujo Claudionisio De Souza , Morais Aline Batista Fernandes , Silva Ângela Cristina Lopes da , Miranda Izildinha
Published: September 2020

Em meio a uma heterogeneidade de ambiente, a fragmentação tem mostrado efeitos e interações distintas. O objetivo desse estudo é comparar a densidade, qualidade da copa e altura do fuste da espécie andiroba (Carapa guianensis Aublet) em diferentes tamanhos de fragmentos florestais, no Projeto de Assentamento Agroextrativista Praialta Piranheira, sudeste do Pará. A metodologia envolveu inventario florístico em três áreas de fragmentos grandes (> 50 hectares) e três fragmentos pequenos (< 50 hectares). A densidade ind/ha, qualidade da copa e altura do fuste (m) foram comparadas entre os fragmentos através da ANOVA – teste F. Os resultados mostram que não houve diferença estatística das variáveis estudadas nos diferentes tamanhos de fragmentos florestais, tal similaridade pode estar relacionada aos fatores ambientais, bem como ações antrópicas, este trabalho sugere que outras variáveis sejam investigadas entre elas a ação antrópica, bem como testar outros tamanhos de fragmentos florestais.               PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Agroextrativistas, Cobertura vegetal, Produto não madeireiro.
UTILIZAÇÃO DE ESTIPES DE Euterpe oleracea (Mart.) COMO VIGAS EM COMUNIDADE RURAIS DA AMAZÔNIA
Authors: Braga Bruna De Araújo , Ferreira Milca Aires , Balboni Bruno Monteiro
Published: September 2020

Devido à disponibilidade de estipes de açaizeiro em comunidades rurais Amazônicas, objetivou-se avaliar o uso destes caules como vigas. Adaptações do equipamento e de normas foram realizadas para ensaiar estipes na flexão estática tanto verdes como secos ao ar. Embora a rigidez tenha sido diferente, estipes verdes e secos apresentaram a mesma resistência. Caules mais finos possuem maiores módulos de ruptura e elasticidade, mas os de maiores diâmetros são os que suportam maior carga. A perda da porção central nos caules secos afetou em maior grau a resistência, e em menor a rigidez. Os estipes são indicados para construções leves, de menor exigência estrutural, como construções com cobertura de palha ou telha de fibrocimento.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Açaizeiro, Flexão estática, Resíduos.
A AVALIAÇÃO ECONÔMICA DO SISTEMA DE AQUAPONIA FAMILIAR EM SANTARÉM, OESTE DO PARÁ
Authors: Dalazen Gabrielle Batista , Sia Eliandra De Freitas , Mota Carlos Mikael , Bentes Jardson Rocha , Barros Igor Bartolomeu Alves de
Published: September 2020

Objetivou-se analisar a viabilidade econômica da implantação de um módulo de sistema aquapônico de cunho familiar no oeste paraense. Para a estimativa do custo de produção, foi empregada a estrutura de custo operacional proposta pelo Instituto de Economia Agrícola - IEA. Para avaliação de investimento foram considerados três cenários (preço de comercialização da alface R$ 2,00, 2,50 e 3,00), e as análises financeiras elaboradas por meio de cálculos de volumes de investimentos necessários para a instalação da aquaponia mediante a entrada das receitas e das despesas. Dentre os custos de implantação, 59,44% está vinculado à montagem do sistema aquapônico e 40,60% destinado à construção da estufa de produção vegetal. A mão de obra e a energia elétrica foram os itens que mais remuneraram o custo de produção, com 32,58 e 30,62%, respectivamente. Além disso, para todos os cenários os índices de viabilidade apontam que a atividade é atrativa para investimentos, com Taxa Interna de Retorno entre 11,06 e 53,55%, Valor Presente Líquido variando de R$ 213,06 e 16.788,39 e Tempo de Retorno do Investimento entre 2 a 8 anos. Diante disso, o sistema analisado mostrou-se viável do ponto de vista econômico nos três cenários propostos, entretanto, sugere-se a formulação de políticas públicas que busquem reduzir os valores das taxas com energia elétrica para o pequeno produtor, com a intenção de estimular o desenvolvimento dessa atividade, promover maior geração de renda e aumentar a produção de alimentos de forma sustentável no estado do Pará. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Alface, Custo de produção, Investimento, Indicadores Econômicos, Colossoma macropomum.
Negative Feedback Loop between Banks and Sovereigns in the Euro Area – Experience of the Crisis and Post-Crisis Perspective
Authors: Stawasz-Grabowska Ewa
Published: September 2020

The euro area crisis was characterised by a negative feedback loop between banks and sovereigns. The paper aims to indicate the genesis of this phenomenon and to determine the scale of its operation during the crisis and post-crisis conditions, as well as to identify the threats it brings. In addition, the paper discusses the actions that have been taken so far at the euro area level to reduce the feedback loop and the existing challenges in this area. The following hypothesis has been formulated: in the post-crisis conditions the euro area remains vulnerable to the sovereign-bank nexus, which in particular stems from the very legacy of the crisis, bank-based financial system, as well as incomplete reforms of the euro area institutional architecture. The research methods include data selection and evaluation as well as descriptive statistics. The main contribution of the study stems from the adoption of a post-crisis perspective and the assessment of the loop with the use of the most recent data and in relation to the crisis period. The results show that in the post-crisis period, a reduction in interconnectedness has been observed, although it has not been evenly experienced by all euro area countries. At the same time, despite some progress in recent years, institutional reforms aimed at breaking the sovereign-bank nexus are far from complete.
The Innovation Gap between the Polish Economy and the European Union
Authors: Dworak Edyta
Published: September 2020

Knowledge and innovations are considered to be among the most important factors that determine the pace and quality of economic growth. Therefore, Poland is facing a serious challenge to effectively transform its economy into an innovative economy capable of competing with the most developed countries. The aim of the paper is to present the results of analysis aimed at estimating the innovation gap between Poland and the European Union countries on the basis of the Summary Innovation Index (SII), which was developed by the European Commission within the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) in the years 2010–2018. It reviewed the literature on the innovativeness of economies and the innovation gap. Descriptive analysis, statistical data analysis and comparative analysis methods were applied. Statistical data from the European Innovation Scoreboard 2019 were used. The paper formulates a research thesis that assumes that the level of innovativeness of the Polish economy in the analyzed period remained at a lower level than the EU average and therefore there is still an innovation gap between the Polish economy and the average for European Union countries. The results of the analysis confirm this thesis.
A Comparison of Corporate Governance and Tax Avoidance of UK and Japanese Firms
Authors: Salhi Bassem , Al Jabr Jabr , Jarboui Anis
Published: September 2020

The present study was designed to determine the relationship between corporate governance and tax avoidance in an international setting. Financial and governance data sourced from the Datastream database for a sample of Japanese and UK firms between 2012 and 2017 are used. First, we examine the direct effect of several corporate governance mechanisms on tax avoidance. Second, we divide the full sample into two groups (common law and code law legal system) to explore the relationship between law, corporate governance, and tax avoidance. We use both univariate and feasible generalized least square (FGLS) regression methods to examine our hypotheses. This study finds that the board size, independent directors, and the presence of women on boards of directors reduce the likelihood of tax avoidance. However, we find an insignificant association between ownership concentration and tax avoidance. Second, it also finds that firms in countries with higher country-level governance engage in less tax avoidance. The results also suggest that the role of corporate governance is more pronounced for firms operating in common law countries than those in code law countries. This manuscript is one of the few studies that examine the relationship between corporate governance and tax avoidance in an international setting with different legal and institutional environment. This relationship differs across the two countries. This paper clearly identifies implications for research, practice, and society. It documents that when a country implements a good system of governance, which targets improving transparency and accountability, it will lead to less corporate tax avoidance.
Endoscopic and classic comparison for the great saphenous vein used as a material for the coronary artery for patients with the risk of post-operative infection
Authors: Froń Karol
Published: September 2020

Wstęp

We współczesnej kardiochirurgii stosuje się coraz więcej technik małoinwazyjnych. Do jednej z nich należy endoskopowe pobranie żyły odpiszczelowej przy operacjach wieńcowych. Technika ta daje możliwość pobrania naczynia, znacznie ograniczając wielkość urazu w miejscu interwencji przy zachowaniu odpowiedniej jakości pomostu.

Cel

Celem pracy było porównanie endoskopowego oraz klasycznego pobrania żyły odpiszczelowej wśród chorych, u których występuje zwiększone ryzyko chirurgiczne. Ocenie został poddany wpływ tych metod na jakość pobranego naczynia, przebieg leczenia i gojenie się rany u operowanych pacjentów.

Materiał i metody

W lipcu 2016 r. w Śląskim Centrum Chorób Serca zabiegowi kardiochirurgicznemu poddano 136 chorych. U 66 chorych został wykonany zabieg wieńcowy z wykorzystaniem żyły odpiszczelowej. Chorych, będących w grupach średniego lub wysokiego ryzyka infekcji pooperacyjnej według skali BHIS, podzielono na dwie grupy liczące po 10 chorych. W jednej grupie żyła odpiszczelowa została pobrana metodą endoskopową, w drugiej metodą klasyczną. Śródoperacyjnie oceniano jakość naczynia oraz przepływ w pomostach. Ocenie został poddany także miejscowy obszar gojenia się rany kończyny dolnej, który następnie porównano między grupami.

Wyniki

W czasie zabiegów wykorzystano wszystkie pobrane naczynia do pomostowania aortalno-wieńcowego. W ocenie śródoperacyjnej nie wykryto mikroskopowych uszkodzeń naczynia. W obserwacji pooperacyjnej chorych, u których naczynie zostało pobrane techniką endoskopową, nie stwierdzono powikłań związanych z gojeniem się rany.

Wnioski

Pobranie żyły odpiszczelowej metodą endoskopową jest tak samo bezpieczne jak metodą klasyczną, zapewnia jednak lepsze gojenie się rany, znacząco poprawia efekt kosmetyczny operowanej kończyny oraz zmniejsza ryzyko infekcji rany.
Effect of treating morbid obesity by intragastric balloon implantation on patients’ multimorbidity
Authors: Krupa-Kotara Karolina , Olejniczak-Nowakowska Małgorzata , Kotara Stanisław , Sosada Krystyn
Published: September 2020

Wstęp

Otyłość olbrzymia i towarzysząca jej wielochorobowość stanowią poważny problem zdrowia publicznego.

Cel

Celem pracy jest ocena wpływu endoskopowej implantacji balonu wewnątrzżołądkowego na dolegliwości i choroby towarzyszące u osób z otyłością.

Materiał i metody

Badaniem objęto 75 osób leczonych metodą implantacji balonu wewnątrzżołądkowego. Pacjenci zostali zakwalifikowani do implantacji balonu, zgodnie z uznanymi wskazaniami do endoskopowego leczenia otyłości. Wszystkie analizy przeprowadzono za pomocą Statistica 12. Za poziom istotności statystycznej przyjęto p < 0,05.

Wyniki

Pozytywne efekty leczenia otyłości metodą implantacji balonu wewnątrzżołądkowego w odniesieniu do współistniejących chorób zaobserwowano u 54 pacjentów (62%), 30 osób (40%) osiągnęło minimalną poprawę stanu zdrowia, u 24 pacjentów (32%) ustąpiło co najmniej jedno zasadnicze schorzenie. 21 pacjentów (28%) nie wskazywało poprawy stanu zdrowia. Żaden z pacjentów nie zgłosił ustąpienia wszystkich głównych chorób, ale również nie nastąpiło pogorszenie stanu zdrowia. Podczas leczenia IGB stwierdzono statystycznie istotne zmniejszenie występowania nadciśnienia, cukrzycy typu 2, bólu kręgosłupa, choroby zwyrodnieniowej stawów, bezdechu sennego, zaburzeń miesiączkowania, impotencji i duszności.

Wnioski

Leczenie otyłości metodą endoskopowej implantacji balonu wewnątrzżołądkowgo zmniejsza częstość współistniejących chorób u osób z otyłością olbrzymią.
Percepción social y creencia en el mundo justo. Un estudio con estudiantes argentinos
Authors: Zubieta Elena , Barreiro Alicia
Published: September 2020

La Creencia en el Mundo Justo (CMJ) desarrollada por Lerner (1965) plantea que los individuos necesitan creer que el mundo es un lugar justo para enfrentar su ambiente físico y social como algo ordenado y controlado. En el interés por aislar invariantes cognitivos, la tesis de la CMJ puede llevar a concluir que estas creencias responden a aspectos naturales, esenciales del ser humano, dejando de lado elementos sociales, culturales e ideológicos. El objetivo del estudio fue examinar la relación de la CMJ (Rubin & Peplau, 1973) con algunas variables sociales. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo correlacional con una muestra intencional de 349 alumnos y estudiantes de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Los resultados muestran que las medias en CMJ se incrementan con la edad, el nivel educativo, la educación de los padres y el capital cultural. No se encontraron diferencias con relación al sexo. El interés en profundizar el estudio de los sesgos cognitivos se basa también en resaltar algunos de sus tantos efectos como la derogación de la víctima a la hora de justificar comportamientos.
Introducción al número especial en psicología cultural y transcultural
Authors: Espinosa Agustín
Published: September 2020

La presente edición de la Revista de Psicología busca promover undiálogo académico a partir de dos objetivos: el primero, proponer nuevos enfoques y alternativas de estudio de las influencias culturales en el comportamiento social, en la medida en que las teorías y herramientas existentes pueden resultar insuficientes y sesgadas para tal fin; el segundo objetivo es describir y analizar, de manera general, la interacción entre algunos procesos psicológicos básicos y la cultura propiamente dicha.
Componentes émicos del bienestar. Hacia un modelo alternativo de desarrollo
Authors: Yamamoto Jorge , Feijoo Ana Rosa
Published: September 2020

Se presenta una propuesta alternativa a los modelos establecidos de bienestar y desarrollo a través de una metodología émica y post hoc. Esta se aplica a un corredor migratorio desde comunidades rurales hasta urbano marginales. Se aplicó una batería psicométrica desarrollada para este estudio a 550 participantes y una versión modificada del análisis factorial confirmatorio para satisfacer las demandas de teorización post-hoc del estudio. Se proponen modelos alternativos de necesidades universales, satisfacción subjetiva de vida, recursos y valores. Se encuentra una estructura de tres factores de personalidad. Los resultados son discutidos en relación con las teorías establecidas desde el referente europeo y estadounidense y se reflexiona sobre sus perspectivas para el desarrollo.
La educación del sobredotado y el desarrollo del talento para todos
Authors: Renzulli Joseph S.
Published: September 2020

Los métodos tradicionales de escolaridad pueden llevar al fracaso la intención de hacer de los colegios lugares de desarrollo de experiencias enriquecedoras para el talento creativo de los jóvenes. El campo de la educación para el sobredotado ha formulado numerosas innovaciones que se han constituido en pilares del sistema educativo en EE. UU. El Modelo de Enriquecimiento Escolar comprende estrategias para incrementar el esfuerzo del estudiante, su gozo y desempeño, así como para integrar un rango de experiencias de aprendizaje de nivel avanzado, junto con destrezas de pensamiento, en todas las áreas curriculares. Cada colegio tiene estudiantes que poseen elevado potencial para el aprendizaje en niveles avanzados, la solución de problemas creativos y la motivación para seguir un trabajo de excelencia y rigor. Más que fuentes de adquisición de información, los colegios deben ser lugares para el desarrollo de talentos en todos sus estudiantes.
Programa de enriquecimiento en lectura para adolescentes talentosos
Authors: Morales Silva Silvia
Published: September 2020

Esta investigación de nivel descriptivo examina el desempeño en comprensión de lectura de cuatro adolescentes talentosos durante un programa de enriquecimiento en lectura. Este desempeño es relacionado con las variables asociadas a la conducta talentosa, de acuerdo al modelo de Mönks: motivación, creatividad, alta capacidad, escuela, pares y familia. Se encontró que la escuela no satisface las demandas cognitivas ni brinda el soporte social esperado. La familia brinda el soporte social principal. La motivación, la creatividad, el alto nivel de lenguaje y de concentración de los participantes facilitan el aprendizaje. El programa de lectura es descrito por los participantes como motivador debido a los temas y la metodología; además, por la oportunidad del intercambio con pares del mismo nivel cognitivo.
El estado del arte de la Psicología de la Salud
Authors: Oblitas Luis A.
Published: September 2020

Se abordan los antecedentes de la Psicología de la Salud, incluyendo su definición conceptual, así como el modelo biopsicosocial que la caracteriza. Se detalla la relación existente entre comportamiento y salud para tener una mejor comprensión de la salud y la enfermedad, así como de los patógenos e inmunógenos comportamentales. Se describen las principales contribuciones de la Psicología de la Salud para la promoción de salud y calidad de vida, psicología hospitalaria, afrontamiento psicosocial de la enfermedad y estrategias de intervención. La Psicología de la Salud constituye una excelente alternativa para comprender los mecanismos de salud y enfermedad, así como para la prevención y el manejo de la enfermedad, en lo que se refiere a sus componentes psicológicos.
La maternidad en la vida de las adolescentes: implicancias para la acción
Authors: Nóblega Magaly
Published: September 2020

A partir de los resultados de dos investigaciones cualitativas, se analiza el significado que adquiere la maternidad temprana en los sectores en situación de pobreza. Uno de los estu­dios exploró el significado que otorgan a la maternidad 25 madres de 18 a 20 años que tuvieron un embarazo durante la adolescencia. La otra investigación estudió las representa­ciones sociales en torno a las características de la maternidad temprana en 24 adolescentes hombres y mujeres no padres para conocer las particularidades de la cultura donde se des­envuelven las jóvenes madres. Los resultados evidencian que la maternidad constituye un momento de cambio positivo por la mayoría de las jóvenes y que cumple un rol estructu­rador de su identidad. Se discuten las implicancias de estos resultados para la prevención primaria y secundaria. Palabras clave: maternidad, proyecto de vida, adolescencia, pobreza.
La innovación agroindustrial: componentes, tendencias y acciones.
Authors: Arce Quesada Silvia
Published: September 2020

La investigación tuvo  como objetivo generar un marco conceptual sobre las temáticas  más  relevantes y actualizadas de la  innovación en la agroindustria.

La metodología   se fundamentó   en una búsqueda sistemática de información que inicialmente permitiera conformar  un marco conceptual sobre  la innovación  en agroindustria, hasta llegar a identificar los componentes, tendencias y distintas acciones  en el sector agroindustrial.

Se consideró como referente para elaborar  esta  investigación, el concepto de innovación publicado en el Manual de Oslo (2005), que es guía para la realización de mediciones y estudios de actividades científicas y tecnológicas.

Otras instancias como el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA), hace referencia al concepto de innovación como “cambiar, explorar, generar valor, reinventar” (IICA,2011).  Se evidencia  diversificación de definiciones para el término innovación, y es precisamente este hecho el que hace que muchos de los estudios sobre empresas innovadoras no puedan ser comparables, por tal motivo, la definición de innovación ha requerido ser redefinida, debido a su carácter interpretable y poco preciso (Cornell, 2018).

Se concluye que la innovación en agroindustria  se potencia  a partir  de su  involucramiento en dinámicas lideradas fundamentalmente por Agroindustria 4.0, Biotecnología y  Bioeconomía.
The Kore archetype and its implementation in the play by A.N. Ostrovsky “The Storm”
Authors: Smirnov Kirill V.
Published: September 2020

We analyze the implementation specific of the Kore archetype, introduced by C.G. Jung and K. Kerenyi, in relation to the image of Katerina, the main heroine of the play “The storm” by A.N. Ostrovsky. The main focus is on the archetype of Katherine’s image. In the process of research, comparative typological, historical, biographical and interpretive methods are used. Due to the analysis of the works of V.V. Toporova, E.M. Meletinsky, N.A. Berdyaev, T. Eliot and others, Katerina’s involvement in the Kore archetype is revealed. We investigate the specific situation of Katerina’s life in the Kabanov family: dependence on circumstances forces the heroine to commit adultery in order to find female happiness. We prove that Katerina’s image created by
A.N. Ostrovsky and actualizing the most pressing problems of the modern playwright of society, is typical for Russian literature of the Golden age in social and psychological terms. A detailed study of the main character’s image allows us to come to the conclusion that the illusory feeling and the subsequent doom to suffer reproduce the stable image of a Russian woman, ready for love, but receiving nothing in return. The results of this study may be interesting to everyone who is interested in the work of A.N. Ostrovsky and archetypes in Russian literature of the 19th century.
Phatic meanings of key words in popular science journalism
Authors: Prokofeva Natalia A.
Published: September 2020

The purpose of the research is to demonstrate the functioning of key words in the texts of popular science journalism. Modern media text is created not only to inform, but to attract the reader. This enlarges the role of contact-building means, for example – the address to the epoch key words. We consider the peculiarities of phatic meanings in popular science journalism, dedicated to the historic themes. The research contains the analysis of phatic meanings in two randomly chosen issues of historic magazines. The result of the analysis is the selection of two groups of key words, which make the journalistic text contain additional phatic meanings. The first group of words is the current key words, allowing relating the publication, containing the address to a historical event or a historical person, to the actual reality. This lexical group allows the journalist to make the publication politically critical and topical and also to evaluate the current political situation through the historical parallel. Such word usage allows including ironic subtext in the historical journalism. The second group of words is the key words of a single publication; they allow completely characterizing an event or a person, being in the center of a journalist’s attention. These are the words, which relate to the acute for the Russian culture value meanings. They stay aside with the complete semantics and characterize the speech subject, the journalist’s relation to it, but they do not relate the theme to the current political situation.
Certain problems of crimes qualification related to abuse and excess of authority
Authors: Vorobyeva Svetlana , Volkov Ilya
Published: September 2020

The work indicates that the Russian Federation is improving the norms of criminal legislation aimed at countering acts that infringe on public relations, ensuring the interests of the state, public service and service in local government bodies. However, the analyzed offences – abuse of authority (article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and excess of authority (article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) contain such effects as a significant violation of rights and legitimate interests of citizens, organizations or legally protected interests of society or the state, which emphasizes their public danger. While analyzing these compositions of acts, we indicate both general and distinctive features. It is emphasized that the problem of their differentiation is expressed, first, in the fact that their technical and legal design is based on evaluation features, and second, on the basis of the existing distinctive features, the same act in different cases is qualified differently – under article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation or under article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. We divine that in matters of the types of crimes qualification under consideration, it is of paramount importance to establish the limits of authority, the motive for committing the crime, as well as the connection with official activities.
Current Issues of Initiating Criminal Bribery Cases
Authors: Anapolskaya Alina
Published: September 2020

We consider the reasons and grounds for initiating criminal bribery cases. We note that statements and reports received in any form are subject to verification, the methods of which are secret and are selected depending on the type of industry and the activities of the official in respect of whom data on bribery is received. We pay attention to the specifics of the tactical opera-tion “red-handed detention”, the subsequent examination of the bribe recipi-ent, for the presence of a special chemical substance on his body and cloth-ing, indicating that he touched the money. It is noted that in practice, in order to avoid situations when the substance is not left a mark or the person did not touch the banknotes themselves, in order to identify the banknotes, it is recommended to rewrite their numbers and series. Special attention is paid to the issues of attracting specialists to the process of reviewing initial information, as well as the possibility of using technical and forensic tools at the initial stage of such crimes investigation. We mention that the issue of the investigator’s presence and the implementation of procedural leadership of the tactical operation are debatable during the red-handed detention. We conclude that it is inadmissible for an investigator to participate in such an operation, since verification in accordance with articles 144–145 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation is possible only after a report of a crime is received and registered with the investigative authority.
Involuntary medical intervention: experience of judicial authorization
Authors: Buraschnickova Nataliya
Published: September 2020

We analyze the features of the legal regulation of the issues of providing medical care in an involuntary manner in connection with infectious diseases that pose a danger to society. We formulate the grounds for compulsory application of medical interventions to people with or suspected of having COVID-19. We substantiate the need for involuntary use of various types of medical intervention in situations of mass spread of dangerous infectious diseases. We propose a mechanism for compulsory implementation of medical intervention measures, which involves mandatory judicial control over the legality, necessity and proportionality of their application. It is sub-stantiated that in an epidemic or pandemic, all medical interventions that are authorized to use by health care professionals should be supported by an en-forcement mechanism. In addition, we assume that the court can authorize not only compulsory hospitalization, which is currently explicitly specified in the legislation, but also compulsory medical examination (inspection), re-strictive quarantine measures (isolation), preventive vaccination in a situation of infectious diseases mass spread. We justify the possible allocation of a single section in the Code of Administrative Judicial Procedure of the Russian Federation on judicial control over various types of involuntary medical intervention.
Causes and conditions for committing illegal acts in modern society: theoretical and legal aspects and some solutions
Authors: Plotnikova Tatyana , Kharin Vadim
Published: September 2020

As a result of everyday social activities, people constantly come into relationships with each other. This type of relationship may not be regulated at all (exist on the basis of morals, traditions, etc.), or it may not exist without a certain legal regulation, which is supported by the power of the state. Violation of these regulations constitutes an offense. Offenses have negative consequences for various spheres of public life, they cause damage to both society and the state. In modern conditions, there is a tendency to increase the number of offenses in society. This situation stimulates the study of the causes and conditions of committing offenses, both of certain types of offenses, and of all illegal acts in general. The work considers the main causes and conditions of offenses, and also provides a clear distinction of such terms as “cause”, “condition” and “reason”. The main role in the fight against offenses, including the activities to identify and eliminate the causes and conditions of committing illegal acts, belongs to law enforcement agen-cies. But in the current circumstances, this is not enough, so it is necessary to pay attention to other mechanisms and ways to eliminate the causes and conditions of violations and effectively use them.
Intoxicação por Lítio após Cirurgia Bariátrica: Um Caso Clínico
Authors: Marques André Ribeirinho , Alho António , Martins João Malhadas , Bairrão Margarida
Published: September 2020

A cirurgia bariátrica é uma opção terapêutica no tratamento da obesidade em doentes, selecionados cuidadosamente, com perturbação psiquiátrica. Cerca de metade dos doentes referenciados para cirurgia bariátrica têm diagnosticada, pelo menos, uma perturbação mental, estando a maioria medicada com psicofármacos. Este procedimento pode alterar significativamente a biodisponibilidade dos fármacos e o lítio não é exceção. Contudo, apesar da absorção parecer diminuir na maioria dos fármacos, no caso do lítio existe um elevado risco de toxicidade. Neste artigo, descreve-se o caso de uma doente de 44 anos com um quadro de intoxicação por lítio pós-cirurgia bariátrica. Realizou-se uma revisão dos casos clínicos descritos na literatura de toxicidade ao lítio pós-cirurgia bariátrica e apresentam-se potenciais soluções clínicas preventivas. É essencial uma maior consciencialização das alterações na absorção dospsicofármacos pós-cirurgia, particularmente no caso do lítio. Recomenda-se fortemente uma monitorização, de forma mais regular, pós-cirúrgica clínica e laboratorial dos níveis séricos de lítio.
Estrongiloidíase: Um Diagnóstico a Considerar em Regiões Previamente Endémicas em Portugal
Authors: Pinto Joel , Almeida Paulo , Meireles Daniela , Araújo Ana
Published: September 2020

O Strongyloides stercoralis é um parasita capaz de sobreviver durante décadas num só hospedeiro, graças à sua capacidade de autoinfecção. A estrongiloidíase apresenta uma evolução habitualmente crónica e assintomática, sendo a eosinofilia isolada, as alterações cutâneas e gastrointestinais as manifestações mais frequentes. Entre as décadas de 1910 e 1980, vários casos de estrongiloidíase autóctone de Portugal foram descritos. Os autores apresentam o caso de uma doente com dor abdominal, ascite e eosinofilia marcada. O estudo etiológico excluiu causas frequentes de eosinofilia, sendo confirmado o diagnóstico de estrongiloidíase pela positividade imunoenzimática do anticorpo para Strongyloides stercoralis. Residindo a doente numa região onde foram, no passado, diagnosticados vários casos de estrongiloidíase e na ausência de viagens previas para o estrangeiro, este representa o primeiro caso identificado nas últimas décadas de estrongiloidíase autóctone em Portugal. Os autores alertam para a possibilidade de infeção crónica adquirida em regiões consideradas, previamente, focos de grande endemicidade.
The effect of body mass index on tooth eruption and dental caries
Authors: Younus Mohamed Salim , Ahmed Karam , Kala Duran
Published: September 2020

Background: Children were compared to their siblings, cousins or peers regarding the eruption of their permanent teeth. Genetic and environmental factors can affect dental development and, therefore, the body mass index (BMI) could be considered as a factor that may influence dental development. Purpose: To determine any possible association between BMI and either dental caries or the eruption of permanent teeth (central incisor and molar). Methods: A cross-sectional study was completed for six-year-old school children. A total of 218 children (116 boys, 102 girls) from public elementary schools in Erbil City were entered into the study. Dental caries assessments were carried out using the WHO criteria for decayed, missing and filled primary teeth and indices (DMFT). BMI was used to classify obesity status. Results: Overall, 27.98% of the children were classified as overweight, 59.17% as normal and 12.84% as underweight. The DMFT was 5.247, while 12.39% of the children were caries-free. Conclusions: Children of normal weight had most permanent teeth erupted and a low caries index. Underweight children had fewer erupted teeth and a higher caries index. The complex relationship between body composition and oral health should be considered in paediatric patients.
The correlation between dental caries and serum iron (Fe) levels in female students of Mamba’ul Khoiriyatil Islamiyah (MHI) Madrasa in Jember, East Java, Indonesia
Authors: Yani Ristya Widi Endah , Bramantoro Taufan , Wahyuningtyas Farida , Islaamy Talitha Zulis
Published: September 2020

Background: Dental caries may cause discomfort and pain when chewing food, which in turn leads to insufficient absorption of nutrients, including iron, by the body. Lack of iron intake can cause iron-deficiency anaemia. Iron deficiency may also decrease salivary secretion and buffer capacity due to reduced salivary gland function, which may lead to dental caries. Purpose: This study aims to analyse the correlation between dental caries and serum iron (Fe) levels in the students of Mamba’ul Khoiriyati Islamiyah (MHI) Madrasa Aliyah in Bangsalsari Jember. Methods: Out of 71 students aged 15-18 years, 24 students were examined for caries with the DMF-T index and blood samples were also collected using the phlebotomy technique to assess the serum iron (Fe) level in µg/dL. The data were analysed using the Spearman’s correlation test (α = 0.05). Results: The average DMF-T score was high (7 ± 3.4) and the average serum iron (Fe) level was below normal (38 ± 11.5 µg/dL). The Spearman’s correlation test for dental caries and serum iron (Fe) levels showed significant results (p <0.05). Conclusion: The occurrence of dental caries correlates with serum iron (Fe) levels. The higher the level of serum iron (Fe), the lower the level of dental caries.
Existence and Local Stability of Stationary Solutions for Nonlinear Gilpin Ayala Competition Model with Dirichlet Boundary Value
Authors: Rao Ruofeng
Published: September 2020

In this paper, the existence of two nontrivial stationary solutions for the nonlinear Gilpin Ayala two species competition model is given by using the mountain pass lemma, and the local stability criterion of the trivial solution is given by using Lyapunov function method. Based on the local stability criterion, we give some suggestions on how to avoid the population extinction. This is, when the population is on the verge of extinction, we should try our best to avoid the diffusion behavior and reduce the diffusion coefficient, otherwise the species are easy to go extinct. Numerical example shows the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Factors Contributing to Increased Blast Overpressure inside Modern Ballistic Helmets
Authors: Skotak Maciej , Salib Jonathan , Misistia Anthony , Cardenas Arturo , Alay Eren , Chandra Namas , Kamimori Gary H.
Published: September 2020

This study demonstrates the orientation and the ‘shape factor’ have pronounced effects on the development of the localized pressure fields inside of the helmet. We used anatomically accurate headform to evaluate four modern combat helmets under blast loading conditions in the shock tube. The Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) is used to capture the effect of the orientation on pressure under the helmet. The three modern combat helmets: ECH, Ops-Core, and Airframe, were tested in frontal orientation to determine the effect of helmet geometry. Using the unhelmeted headform data as a reference, we characterized pressure distribution inside each helmet and identified pressure focal points. The nature of these localized “hot spots” is different than the elevated pressure in the parietal region of the headform under the helmet widely recognized as the under-wash effect also observed in our tests. It is the first experimental study which indicates that the helmet presence increased the pressure experienced by the eyes (as evidenced by the pressure sensors in the H8 and H9 locations), and the forehead (denoted as H1 location). Pressure fingerprinting using an array of sensors combined with the application of principle component analysis (PCA) helped elucidate the subtle differences between helmets.
Secure Software Development Techniques and Challenges in their Practical Application
Authors: Ee Sun Jun , Tong Yi Hong , Ibrahim Ahmed Ifrah , Zahra F
Published: September 2020

The main focus of this paper is to analyze and discuss the secure software development practices currently being adopted in the industry along with their significance, as well as to identify the challenges faced by developers when undertaking measures and techniques in writing secure software. It is a well-known fact that software security has been the top priority of many software companies such as Google and Facebook to thwart attackers and protect user data in this world full of cybercriminals. Understanding how most software companies in the industry operate to ensure security helps developers to identify strengths and weaknesses in their current security frameworks. Hence, by researching into previous literature and papers that are relevant to the topic and by conducting an interview with a professional in the field, this paper provides insights on the most popular secure software development framework and practices in the world as well as problems faced by companies when adopting these practices. Several security practices and activities that are required to create secure software are discovered alongside the problems that arise when companies are trying to apply these practices. This paper also proposes a few solutions that can be used to resolve these problems, which can be easily understood and implemented by software companies to transition into a truly secure software development environment.
Enhancing the Landscape of Colorectal Cancer Using Targeted Deep Sequencing
Authors: Lee Chul Seung , Song In Hye , Lee Ahwon , Kang Jun , Lee Yoon Suk , Lee In Kyu , Song Young Soo , Lee Sung Hak
Published: September 2020

Targeted next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology detects specific mutations that can provide treatment opportunities for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. We included 145 CRC patients who underwent surgery. We analyzed the mutation frequencies of common actionable genes and their association with clinicopathological characteristics and oncologic outcomes using targeted NGS. Approximately 97.9% (142) of patients showed somatic mutations. Frequent mutations were observed in TP53 (70%), KRAS (49%), and APC (47%). TP53 mutations were significantly linked to higher overall stage (p=0.038) and lower disease-free survival (DFS) (p=0.039). ATM mutation was significantly associated with higher tumor stage (p=0.012) and shorter overall survival (OS) (p=0.041). Stage 3 and 4 patients with ATM mutations (p=0.023) had shorter OS, and FBXW7 mutation was significantly associated with shorter DFS (p=0.002). In multivariate Cox regression analysis, ATM mutation was an independent biomarker for poor prognosis of OS (p=0.022). TP53 and FBXW7 mutations are independent biomarkers for poor prognosis of DFS (p=0.042 and 0.030, respectively). A comprehensive analysis of the molecular markers for CRC can provide insights into the mechanisms underlying disease progression and help optimize a personalized therapy.
Superior Patella Periosteal Sleeve Avulsion After Ipsilateral Tibial Tubercle Fracture Fixation
Authors: Hertzberg Michelle L. , Zhang Tina , Dubina Andrew G. , Henn R. Frank
Published: September 2020

Case:

A 14-year-old boy underwent open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of a tibial tubercle avulsion fracture. Seven weeks postoperatively, the patient slipped in the bathroom and was found to have a superior patellar pole periosteal sleeve avulsion injury.

Conclusion:

We describe a rare case of periosteal sleeve avulsion fracture of the superior patella pole after tibial tubercle avulsion fracture ORIF in an adolescent male patient. The etiology of this injury pattern may be due to altered tensile forces transmitted through the extensor mechanism related to the previous surgery. Orthopaedic surgeons should be aware of this unusual sequela.
Pathologic Hip Fracture by Virtue of a Rare Osseous Manifestation of Gout
Authors: Parisien Robert L. , Ment Alexander , Shin Max , Anand Namrata , Martin Elizabeth A.
Published: September 2020

Case:

A 76-year-old woman without a personal or family history of gout presented with complaints of left hip pain after a mechanical fall from her wheelchair. Advanced imaging revealed a nonspecific lesion and nondisplaced fracture of the femoral neck. Intraoperative biopsy from the lesion/fracture demonstrated tophaceous gout.

Conclusion:

Fractures resulting from osseous manifestations of the gout are rare with this report describing a hip fracture secondary to tophaceous gout. We emphasize the importance of including this potential etiology in the differential diagnosis of elderly patients presenting with hip pain, with or without a known history of gout.
Late Cretaceous to Paleocene Tectonometamorphic Evolution of the Blanchard River Assemblage, Southwest Yukon: New Insight into the Terminal Accretion of Insular Terranes in the Northern Cordillera
Authors: Vice Lianna , Gibson H. Daniel , Israel Steve
Published: September 2020

The Intermontane-Insular terrane boundary stretches over 2000 kilometers from British Columbia to Alaska in the western Cordillera. Juxtaposed between these terranes is a series of Jura-Cretaceous basinal and arc assemblages that record a complicated and contested tectonic evolution related to the Mesozoic-Paleocene accretionary history of northwestern North America. In southwest Yukon, west-verging thrust faults facilitated structural stacking of the Yukon-Tanana terrane over these basinal assemblages, including the Early Cretaceous Blanchard River assemblage. These previously undated compressional structures are thought to be related to the final collapse of the Jura-Cretaceous basins and the tectonic burial of the Blanchard River assemblage resulting in amphibolite facies metamorphism. New in situ U-Th-Pb monazite ages record at least three tectonic events: (1) the tectonic burial of the Blanchard River assemblage to amphibolite facies conditions between 83 and 76 Ma; (2) peak burial was followed by regional exhumation at ca. 70-68 Ma; and (3) intense heating and ca. 63-61 Ma low-pressure contact metamorphism attributed to the intrusion of the voluminous Ruby Range suite, which is part of the northern Coast Mountains batholith. The tectonometamorphic evolution recorded in the Blanchard River assemblage can be correlated to tectonism within southwest Yukon and along the length of the Insular-Intermontane boundary from western British Columbia through southwestern Yukon and Alaska. In southwest Yukon, these results suggest an asymmetric final collapse of Jura-Cretaceous basins during the Late Cretaceous, which relates to the terminal accretion of the Insular terranes as they moved northward.