bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An Experience of Tourism Development: How is the Strategy?
Authors: RATNASARI Sri Langgeng , SUSANTI Ervin Nora , ISMANTO Widodo , TANJUNG Rona , DARMA Dio Caisar , SUTJAHJO Gandhi
Published: December 2020

Tourism is a sector that can determine the economic welfare of local communities. Tourism development needs to pay attention to aspects of facilities, tourists, and local communities, so as to create sustainable integration. The objectivity of this study is to contribute to tourism development in Samarinda City with a strategy that involves organizational innovation, management knowledge, organizational learning, and leadership transformation in the tourism community (government, business actors, and society). To answer these objectives, we use a research-based R&D approach. With careful planning, we developed several strategies by involving the Agency of Culture, Tourism, Communication, and Information Technology of Samarinda City in order to create a culture of learning and knowledge sharing through various productive agendas. Focus on organizational management, need to apply knowledge ineffective and conducive work procedures as a serious process. Organizational learning is part of the creation of competitiveness by those involved in the tourism industry. This is related to organizational culture and systems that grow because it can bring new ideas to various parties. In addition, the objectives of tourism development must also pay attention to social, historical, cultural, economic, and environmental aspects.
Tubercular Mastitis Mimicking as Malignancy: A Case Report
Authors: Feroz Wasim , Sheikh Arwah Mohammad Ali , Mugada Vinodkumar
Published: December 2020

Tubercular mastitis is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis commonly seen in multiparous and lactating women in developing countries. It is a diagnostic challenge and commonly misdiagnosed as breast carcinoma. Tubercular mastitis is paucibacillary, and fine-needle aspiration cytology provides an accurate diagnosis – the presence of granulomas with Langerhans giant cells on histopathological examination warrants empirical treatment with anti-tubercular drugs. We report a case of a 31-year-old Indian female who consulted a local physician with chief complaints of a palpable, tender mass in her left breast, with pain, swelling, and purulent discharge past 15 days. The patient’s past medical, surgical, medication history, and family history (concerning tuberculosis) were not significant. Initially, the patient suspected of breast malignancy based upon physical examination, mammography, and fine-needle aspiration cytology but an accurate diagnosis of tubercular mastitis made with repeated histopathological examination. Histopathologic examination of excised material showed granulomas composed of histocytes, Langerhans giant cells, and inflammatory cells. The patient underwent surgical drainage on the left breast and put on the anti-tubercular regimen for 6 months with her child also prescribed isoniazid for 6 months. The patient advised for regular follow-ups.
Powtórzenie niemożliwe. O estetycznym doświadczeniu przeszłości w Pannach z Wilka Jarosława Iwaszkiewicza
Authors: Górska Irena
Published: December 2020

The author attempts to describe the aesthetic experiences of the past lived by the protagonist of Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz’s The Wilko Girls, and answer the question about the possibility of repetition. Elaborating on the arguments proposed by Friedrich Nietzsche in The Gay Science and by Søren Kierkegaard in Repetition, the author proves that even with a favourable attitude to one’s own past, an attempt to repeat past experiences is impossible. Nothing can be experienced again. The past is closed. The possibility of only partial access to it is created by human sensuality referring to the notion of aisthesis, which is the source of aesthetic experience. The senses stimulated by various sounds, smells, tastes, images, and the accompanying memories and emotions, constitute a vast spectrum of aesthetic experiences, making the experience of the past an existential experience of time.
Dialog zgody jako neoretoryczny projekt Bachtina
Authors: Tiupa Walerij Igoriewicz Tiupa Walerij Igoriewicz
Published: December 2020

The article is dedicated to the idea of dialogism in the philosophy of Mikhail Bakhtin. The author assumes that the dialogism of this Russian philosopher of ideas and literary critic is presented in a new light as a clearly valid intention in humanistic thinking. The focus is particularly turned towards the notion of the “dialogue of agreement”. The author examines various communication strategies (of submission, tolerance, convergence). Moreover, attention is drawn to the non-authoritarian, trans-- hierarchical types of resultative communication which leads to the convergence of awareness. The dialogic relation of agreement is perceived as the ultimate goal of every dialogue.
Szkic o współczesnej narratologii
Authors: Igoriewicz Tiupa Walerij
Published: December 2020

The article discusses the issues of contemporary narratology. The author assumes that narratology is inextricably linked to poetics and rhetoric. The object of narratology is cultural space, which is created by texts in a particular rhetorical modality. However, its reflections includes subjects such as communication strategies and discursive practices. Each narrative discourse involves combining referential and communication events. According to the author, such a view of contemporary narratology opens up a number of new interpretation possibilities.
Ekstaza i „nicość egzystencji”. O obrazach cielesności i jej barwach w prozie Brunona Schulza
Authors: Naróg Aleksandra
Published: December 2020

The aim of the following study is to investigate two creations of Jacob’s corporality evoking disgust in the short stories A Visitation, Birds and The Night of the Great Season from The Cinnamon Shops. My main field of interest is the connections between colours and form which surround Jacob’s body and evoke disgust. The context for the following study was the theoretical concepts of Mary Douglas, Julia Kristeva, Agata Bielik-Robson and Michał Paweł Markowski.
Przepowiadanie do niewierzących a dialog z niewierzącymi
Authors: Draguła Andrzej
Published: December 2020

Dialog i ewangelizacja to dwie strategie Kościoła w odniesieniu do niewierzących. Wzajemną relację obu strategii można ujmować wykluczająco bądź komplementarnie. Celem artykułu jest wykazanie różnicy pomiędzy obiema strategiami. Punktem wyjścia jest wydarzenie przemówienia św. Pawła na ateńskim areopagu, gdzie został nazwany „spermologos”. Termin ten oznacza kogoś, kto „zbiera słowa”. Dialog można nazwać „zbieraniem słów”, ewangelizację – analogicznie –„zasiewem słów”. Oba te procesy mają inny cel i powinny być stosowane adekwatnie do sytuacji i kompetencji tego, kto podejmuje kontakt z niewierzącymi. W obu jednak przypadkach istotnym elementem jest wiara człowieka Kościoła, którego ten niewierzący spotyka. Ona bowiem stanowi o tożsamości zarówno tego, kto podejmuje dialog, jak i tego, kto ewangelizuje.
Świętość przedmiotem pastoralnego rozeznania
Authors: Drożdż Bogusław
Published: December 2020

Papież Franciszek opublikował adhortację apostolską Gaudete et exsultate o powołaniu do świętości w świecie współczesnym19 marca 2018 r. Na ten dokument można popatrzeć przez pryzmat pastoralnego rozeznania jako pewnego narzędzia stosowanego w teologii pastoralnej. Pastoralne rozeznanie możemy zdefiniować jako intelektualno-duchową i ontologiczno-egzystencjalną potrzebę Kościoła, który uruchamia i kontynuuje zbawcze dzieło ewangelizowania świata. Bez wątpienia świętość jest istotnym przedmiotem pastoralnego rozeznania. Na podstawie dokumentu można wykazać, że podpowiedziane przez papieża Franciszka cechy świętości są jednocześnie jej kryteriami właściwego pastoralnego rozeznania. Są nimi: znoszenie, cierpliwość i łagodność; radość i poczucie humoru; śmiałość i zapał; bycie we wspólnocie oraz trwanie w nieustannej modlitwie.
Cechy duszpasterzy jako przywódców
Authors: Lipiec Dariusz
Published: December 2020

Celem artykułu jest wskazanie cech duszpasterskich prezbitera, które są potrzebne do skutecznej realizacji duszpasterstwa. Na początku autor omawia charakterystykę lidera w świetle teorii zarządzania. Następnie przedstawia znaczenie cech przywódcy w posłudze prezbitera. W dalszej części wskazuje na te cechy duszpasterskie prezbitera, które są potrzebne do stworzenia zespołu duszpasterskiego i zarządzania nim. W ostatniej części prezentuje cechy prezbitera niezbędne do budowania relacji między duszpasterzem a poszczególnymi członkami zespołu duszpasterskiego. W konkluzji wskazuje, że pomimo tego, że każdy odnoszący sukcesy lider zespołu duszpasterskiego powinien posiadać liczne cechy przywódcze, trudno jest stworzyć pełną listę obejmującą wszystkie.
Zagadnienie reformacji w podręcznikach do nauki religii dla młodzieży w latach 1990–2010
Authors: Bilicka Beata
Published: December 2020

Artykuł Beaty Bilickiej Zagadnienie reformacji w podręcznikach do nauki religii dla młodzieży w latach 1990–2010 stanowi kontynuację wcześniejszych badań autorki omówionych w publikacji Zagadnienie reformacji w katechizmach i podręcznikach do nauki religii w latach 1945–1990 („Teologia Praktyczna” T. 18, Poznań 2017 s. 25–41). Przyjęta w niniejszych badaniach cezura czasowa obejmuje lata 1990–2010. Wyznacza ją rok 1990 związany z powrotem religii do szkół i przedszkoli, co wymagało dostosowania nauki religii do wymogów oświatowych (także w zakresie podręczników), oraz rok 2010 związany z publikacją nowej podstawy i programu nauczania religii (co wiązało się z potrzebą aktualizacji podręczników). Podstawowymi źródłami, wykorzystanymi w badaniach, były podręczniki do nauki religii dla młodzieży szkół gimnazjalnych i ponadgimnazjalnych, w których występuje zagadnienie rozłamu Kościoła w XVI wieku. Źródła te zostały przeanalizowane, a następnie ujęte jako synteza wyników badań. Artykuł składa się z trzech części. Pierwsza omawia przyczyny i przebieg reformacji w podręcznikach do nauki religii, druga opisane w nich podstawowe założenia teologii protestanckiej. Całość wieńczą syntetycznie ujęte wnioski (część trzecia).
Korelacja lekcji religii z etyką – sens czy bezsens?
Authors: Kostorz Jerzy
Published: December 2020

Głównym celem artykułu jest ukazanie sensowności korelacji lekcji religii z etyką. Pamiętając o tym, że obecnie lekcje etyki w polskiej szkole nie są obligatoryjne, lecz mają charakter zajęć fakultatywnych, wiele uwagi poświęcono potrzebie prowadzenia jej w szkole. Wskazano też na znaczenie lekcji etyki w kształceniu ogólnym każdego ucznia. Zwrócono uwagę na to, że lekcje etyki są źródłem wiedzy o wartościach, normach moralnych, zasadach życia społecznego i indywidualnego oraz odpowiednim miejscem kształtowania postaw społecznych i całościowych oddziaływań w sferze rozwoju osobowego każdego ucznia. W tych oddziaływaniach dydaktycznych i wychowawczych za ważne uznano uniwersalne wartości. Na tle nie tylko teoretycznego, lecz również praktycznego i wychowawczego charakteru lekcji etyki, ukazano sens korelacji lekcji religii z etyką. Tym samym wykazano bezsens obecnej sytuacji, w której uczniowie mogą nie uczestniczyć zarówno w lekcji religii, jak i w etyce. Postulowano potrzebę wprowadzenia obowiązkowych lekcji etyki w polskiej szkole. W końcowej części omówiono wyzwania w zakresie korelacji lekcji religii z etyką.
Diversifying Understandings of Diversity
Authors: Kokkola Lydia , Van Den Bossche Sara
Published: December 2020

This is a position paper by the guest editors of the Barnboken theme “Diversity in Nordic Children’s and Young Adult Literature” in which we propose that theorising and promoting diversity in the Nordic context would benefit from a broadening of the approaches that dominate the British and American contexts. We attempt to tone down the confrontational style of discussion by outlining the value of two non-political approaches to diversity: cognitive and imagological studies. The former highlights the neurological basis underpinning the desire to compare and the reliance on visual information in producing categories; the latter maps the ways in which images of nations are circulated. We then show how these approaches can dovetail with more politically motivated approaches – such as intersectionality – to produce a pedagogy of diversity. We do not claim that these are the only possible routes, and invite other scholars to diversify further. Our argument is that pitching the need for diverse children’s books solely on moral and ethical grounds has not had the pedagogical impact needed. We need to diversify approaches to analysing and promoting diverse literatures.
Introduction: Diversity in Nordic Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Authors: Kokkola Lydia , Van Den Bossche Sara
Published: December 2020

Introduction: Diversity in Nordic Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Mechanical Energy Expenditure at Lumbar Spine and Lower Extremity Joints During the Single-Leg Squat Is Affected by the Nonstance Foot Position
Authors: Hirsch Steven M. , Chapman Christopher J. , Frost David M. , Beach Tyson A.C.
Published: December 2020

Hirsch, SM, Chapman, CJ, Frost, DM, and Beach, TAC. Mechanical energy expenditure at lumbar spine and lower extremity joints during the single-leg squat is affected by the nonstance foot position. J Strength Cond Res 36(9): 2417–2426, 2022—Previous research has shown that discrete kinematic and kinetic quantities during bodyweight single-leg squat (SLS) movements are affected by elevated foot positioning and sex of the performer, but generalizations are limited by the high-dimensional data structure reported. Using a 3D inverse dynamical linked-segment model, we quantified mechanical energy expenditure (MEE) at each joint in the kinetic chain, the total MEE (sum of MEE across aforesaid joints), and the relative contribution of each joint to total MEE during SLSs performed with elevated foot positioned beside stance leg (SLS-Side), and in-front of (SLS-Front) and behind (SLS-Back) the body. Total MEE differed between SLS variations (p = 0.002), with the least amount observed in the SLS-Back (effect size [ES] = 0.066–0.069). Approximately 50% of total MEE was contributed by the knee joint in each SLS variation, whereas MEE at the ankle, hip, and lumbar spine (in absolute and relative terms) varied complexly as a function of the elevated foot position. Total MEE (p = 0.0192, ES = 0.852) and the absolute MEE at the knee and spine was greater in men across the SLS variations performed (p = 0.025–0.036, ES = 0.715–0.766), but only the lumbar spine contribution to total MEE was larger in men across all SLS variations (p = 0.045, ES = 0.607). Otherwise, there were no other sex-specific responses observed. Biomechanically, SLS movements are generally “knee-dominant,” but changing elevated foot position effectively redistributes MEE among other joints in the linkage. Consistent with the previous conclusions reached based on discrete kinematic and kinetic data, not all SLSs are equal.
Lower-Limb Biomechanics Differ Between Sexes During Maximal Loaded Countermovement Jumps
Authors: Fain AuraLea C. , Seymore Kayla D. , Lobb Nicholas J. , Brown Tyler N.
Published: December 2020

Fain, AC, Semore, KD, Lobb, NJ, and Brown, TN. Lower-limb biomechanics differ between sexes during maximal loaded countermovement jumps. J Strength Cond Res 35(2): 325–331, 2021—To improve military personnel's operational performance, this study determined the impact of heavy, military body–borne load on vertical jump performance. Twenty men and 17 women had lower-limb work and power quantified during a series of countermovement jumps with 4 body-borne loads (20, 25, 30, and 35 kg). For each jump, subjects stood in athletic position with feet shoulder-width apart, then squatted down and immediately performed a maximal-effort vertical jump. Subjects performed 3 successful jumps with each load. During each jump, limb and hip, knee and ankle work and power, each joint's contribution to limb work, as well as jump height and center of mass velocity were quantified. Each dependent measure was submitted to a 2-way repeated-meausres analysis of variance, with alpha level 0.05. Body-borne load reduced jump height (p = 0.001) but increased ankle work (p < 0.001). To jump higher (p < 0.001) with a greater center of mass velocity (p = 0.001), men produced more limb work (p < 0.001), hip (p = 0.001; p < 0.001), knee (p < 0.001; p < 0.001), and ankle (p < 0.001; p < 0.001) joint power and work. But, women produced a greater percentage of work at the ankle (p = 0.020) than men. Military practitioners may target different training adaptations to improve male and female personnel operational performance because lower-limb biomechanics differ between sexes during loaded vertical jumps.
Effect of dry heat on seed germination of Desmodium and Stylosanthes species
Authors: Salazar Daniel E. , Santos Luis Guillermo , Wenzl Peter , Hay Fiona R.
Published: December 2020

Mechanical scarification with a scalpel is the best treatment to break physical dormancy and reach high germination percentages in many legumes. However, it is highly time-consuming. Given the ecological relationship between the presence of physical dormancy and high temperatures in
tropical grasslands, dry heat treatment could also promote breaking of physical dormancy in Desmodium and Stylosanthes species. This study assessed seed germination of several accessions of nine species of Desmodium and Stylosanthes. Seeds were treated with dry
heat (80°C for 30 minutes) and scarified with a scalpel to determine whether dry heat is a reliable alternative treatment to overcome physical dormancy. Mechanical scarification with a scalpel was effective and resulted in high germination for all species. In S. guianensis, both
treatments had an equivalent effect, making dry heat a feasible alternative. Dry heat could also be a reliable alternative in D. heterocarpon, D. velutinum, S. hamata, and S. scabra, but tetrazolium tests may be necessary to confirm viability. For D. barbatum
and D. scorpiurus, dry heat could be an alternative but further research is needed to confirm this, while in S. capitata and S. viscosa dry heat is not a reliable alternative.
Inactivating PTH/PTHrP signaling disorders (iPPSDs): evaluation of the new classification in a multicenter large series of 544 molecularly characterized patients
Authors: Pereda Arrate , Elli Francesca M , Thiele Suzanne , de Sanctis Luisa , Rothenbuhler Anya , Hanna Patrick , Francou Bruno , Ertl Diana Alexandra , Perez de Nanclares Guiomar , Linglart Agnès , Mantovani Giovanna
Published: December 2020

Objective

Pseudohypoparathyroidism and related disorders belong to a group of heterogeneous rare diseases that share an impaired signaling downstream of Gsα-protein-coupled receptors. Affected patients may present with various combination of symptoms including resistance to PTH and/or to other hormones, ectopic ossifications, brachydactyly type E, early onset obesity, short stature and cognitive difficulties. Several years ago we proposed a novel nomenclature under the term of inactivating PTH/PTHrP signaling disorders (iPPSD). It is now of utmost importance to validate these criteria and/or improve the basis of this new classification.

Design

Retrospective study of a large international series of 459 probands and 85 relatives molecularly characterized.

Methods

Information on major and minor criteria associated with iPPSD and genetic results were retrieved from patient files. We compared the presence of each criteria according to the iPPSD subtype, age and gender of the patients.

Results

More than 98% of the probands met the proposed criteria for iPPSD classification. Noteworthy, most patients (85%) presented a combination of symptoms rather than a single sign suggestive of iPPSD and the overlap among the different genetic forms of iPPSD was confirmed. The clinical and molecular characterization of relatives identified familial history as an additional important criterion predictive of the disease.

Conclusions

The phenotypic analysis of this large cohort confirmed the utility of the major and minor criteria and their combination to diagnose iPPSD. This report shows the importance of having simple and easily recognizable signs to diagnose with confidence these rare disorders and supports a better management of patients.
Effect of the Use of WeChat to Disseminate Preoperative Health Education to Parents of Children with Restrictive Ventricular Septal Defects: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study
Authors: Zhang Qiliang , Xu Ning , Huang Shuting , Chen Qiang , Cao Hua
Published: December 2020

Background: This study explored the clinical effect of implementing WeChat-based preoperative health education for parents of children with restrictive ventricular septal defect.
Methods: A prospective randomized controlled study was conducted in a provincial hospital on the southeast coast of China. Participants were randomly divided into an intervention (WeChat) group (n = 35) and a control group (leaflet) group (n = 35). The study explored the parents’ knowledge of preoperative care, the follow-up rate, and complications of children with restrictive ventricular septal defect.
Results: The score of preoperative care knowledge of the WeChat group (66.9 ± 3.5) was significantly higher than that of the leaflet group (47.3 ± 6.3) (P = .006). Compared with the score of care knowledge at the first visit, the score of the WeChat group at the preoperation was significantly higher (P < .05), whereas the increase in the score of the leaflet group was not significant. The rate of lost follow-up in the WeChat group (0%) was significantly lower than in the leaflet group (16.7%) (P = .02). The complications in the leaflet group were significantly higher than in the WeChat group.
Conclusions: Using WeChat to provide preoperative health education to parents of children with restrictive ventricular septal defect can effectively enhance the parents’ knowledge of preoperative care and reduce the occurrence of complications and loss to follow-up.
The Hydration Status of Female Collegiate Soccer Players Over Consecutive Training and Match Days
Authors: Clarke Holly E. , Carpenter Rebekah S. , Spain-Mansmann Katie , Taylor James Kyle , Schubert Matthew M.
Published: December 2020

Purpose: Hydration has been shown to play a pivotal role in sport. Soccer is a team sport in which the integrity of all players is vital for team performance; thus, individual player hydration status is important. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the hydration status of female collegiate soccer players during regular season.
Methods: Sixteen collegiate female soccer players (age: 20.4 ± 0.8 years; height: 163.6 ± 6.9 cm; weight: 65.3 ± 12 kg) provided urine over 9 days to monitor their hydration status. Hydration was determined by urine specific gravity (Usg).  Usg was analyzed in the morning (AM) and in the afternoon before practice/game (PM).
Results: All 16 players were at least minimally hypohydrated (Usg > 1.010) in the AM on 5 of the 9 days tested. Players had significantly higher Usg values in the AM as compared to PM (F(1,250) = 23.09; p < 0.0001); however, there was no significant time*day interaction (F(1,250) = 1.98; p = 0.16).
Conclusion: Data show a high prevalence of hypohydration occurring in this specific population. This sub-optimal hydration status could be a cause for concern in terms of overall performance. Efforts should be made to integrate hydration interventions and daily monitoring to minimize hypohydration in players.
Estímulos fiscales y monetarios:
Authors: Herrera-Herrera Ana Gabriela
Published: December 2020

La coyuntura actual ha forzado a los países al confinamiento y consecuentemente la detención de la producción deteriorando la actividad productiva y los indicadores macroeconómicos como el crecimiento de la producción y el empleo. Por lo que, resulta importante analizar si los estímulos fiscales y monetarios en las economías como la hondureña son una realidad o una utopía, es decir, si logran mantener la estabilidad económica, para que el nivel productivo se mantenga y las familias no disminuyan sus ingresos a causa el desempleo. Para realizar el análisis metodológicamente se utilizó un enfoque cuantitativo con alcance descriptivo, que permitió observar que las políticas implementadas han sido insuficientes para mantener la estabilidad económica en Honduras debido a que según proyecciones del Banco Central de Honduras (BCH) la actividad productiva mostrará una tasa de crecimiento de -8%.
El bosque petrificado Piedra Chamana
Authors: Woodcock Deborah , Meyer Herbert W. , Prado Ysabel , Rufasto Eleazar , Terry Dennis O.
Published: December 2020

El Bosque Petrificado Piedra Chamana, cerca del pueblo de Sexi en Cajamarca, registra la vegetación de los trópicos de Sudamérica de hace 39 millones de años, la que existió en los inicios de la historia de los bosques tropicales del Nuevo Mundo y antes del levantamiento de los Andes. En este bosque, descubrimientos notables incluyen el manglar del género Avicennia, un género de árboles forestales emergentes (Cynometra), y el segundo dipterocarp conocido del Nuevo Mundo. La importancia de los fósiles se basa en sus circunstancias únicas de preservación, es así como fósiles de plantas y suelos antiguos permiten la reconstrucción detallada del bosque y el medio ambiente en que existieron, contribuyendo con el conocimiento del cambio climático. Los sitios como este bosque fósil son muy vulnerables al disturbio y pérdida de los recursos fósiles. El monitoreo muestra que las actividades humanas y la erosión están teniendo efectos serios y que son necesarias medidas urgentes para su conservación. La importancia de los fósiles para la ciencia, la belleza de esta área de los Andes, y el potencial para la educación y turismo justifican el reconocimiento del Bosque Petrificado Piedra Chamana a nivel internacional. El bosque tropical representado por los fósiles es muy diferente del bosque diverso esclerófilo de hoja ancha que se encuentra actualmente en el sitio. La pérdida del suelo y la erosión del substrato suave y poroso por alteración de la cubierta vegetal son una amenaza para la biota nativa y los fósiles. Por lo tanto, las medidas de conservación necesarias para proteger los fósiles tendrían múltiples beneficios para la ecología del área.
Mamíferos pequeños de humedales de la costa central del Perú
Authors: Pacheco Víctor , Pacheco Jaime , Zevallos Antuane , Valentin Pilar , Salvador José , Ticona Giuliette
Published: December 2020

Los humedales son ecosistemas frágiles e importantes que, a pesar de su gran biodiversidad, se conoce poco sobre la diversidad de mamíferos. Por ello, en este estudio se documenta la diversidad y abundancia de los mamíferos pequeños de cuatro humedales de la costa central peruana: Albufera de Medio Mundo, Refugio de vida silvestre Pantanos de Villa, Ensenada San Antonio y Caucato. Se realizó una evaluación convencional con trampas y redes, complementada con el método acústico. El esfuerzo de muestreo fue de 4651 trampas/noche, 145 redes/noche y 48 horas/detector. Registramos 5 especies nativas de roedores, 3 roedores introducidos, 12 murciélagos y un marsupial. El roedor Akodon mollis y los murciélagos Nyctinomops laticaudatus y N. macrotis son primeros registros para el departamento de Lima. El cuy silvestre se distribuye en el centro y sur de la costa y confirmamos la presencia del marsupial Didelphis pernigra a nivel del mar. La mayoría de los humedales están fuertemente impactados por la alta abundancia relativa de roedores introducidos, especialmente de Mus musculus y Rattus rattus. La diversidad β fue moderada a pesar de la relativa cercanía entre los humedales. Resaltamos la alta diversidad de mamíferos pequeños nativos en los humedales y alertamos sobre el impacto que los roedores introducidos pueden producir sobre la sobrevivencia de las demás especies. Además, hipotetizamos que la fauna nativa aquí reportada estuvo presente en la región de Lima al menos todo el periodo republicano. Estos humedales requieren protección continua, monitoreo e implementación de medidas de restauración para asegurar la conservación de su biota.
ПОЭТИКА ЦИКЛА НОВОГОДНИХ СТИХОВ М. В. ИСАКОВСКОГО (СРАВНИТЕЛЬНО-ТИПОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ АСПЕКТ)
Authors: Petrov Aleksey
Published: December 2020

Six New Year (eonic) poems by M. V. Isakovsky, written between 1942 and 1972, are examined in the article as a non-author's cycle with its own ‘plot’. It captured such philosophical phenomena as death, guilt, suffering, chance, etc., which revealed themselves in a sacred moment of time — the New Year. The three “battlefield” toasts reflected Isakovsky's sense of guilt before himself and the people; the desire to cast a spell on hostile forces and thus bring victory closer. The humorous post-war toast of 1948 demonstrated the return of life in the USSR to a peaceful track, which was signified by the restoration of state and family holidays, dinner parties. The official ‘newspaper’ toast “for 1958” expresses the idea of “new happiness” that emphasizes the motive of peaceful labor exploits of the Soviet people, while the poems “for 1973” can be classified as confessional. Isakovsky's New Year poems are also analyzed in the context of two traditions — Russian aeonic poetry and ritual toasts. Connections with poems by V. A. Zhukovsky, P. A. Vyazemsky, M. I. Tsvetaeva, A. T. Tvardovsky are traced. New Year poetic toast, on the one hand, became one of the many genres that contributed to the unity of the Russian people in the face of mortal danger during the war; on the other hand, it preserved a number of archaic topoi (the experience of the New Year’s transition as a sacred time; ritual magic formulas that invoke Death, Time and Fate; the biblical archetype of the chosen people, etc.).
Biblical Plots in the Siberian Text
Authors: Bogumil Tatiana
Published: December 2020

The article describes and systematizes biblical plots characteristic of the Siberian text in Russian culture. The colonization of Siberia was accompanied by the Christianization of its autochthons. The influence of the church on the formation of the local literary tradition was very strong. The regional specifics of Siberia (nature, history, ethnos) influenced the selection of biblical motifs and plots in the works about this space. The comparative approach made it possible to identify and chronologically organize the following biblical themes paradigmatic for the Siberian text: apostolic / missionary. Christological initiation, exodus, the prodigal son. Biblical stories related to Siberia were inverted over time, and religious semantics were supplanted by other topics. The single core that allows to amalgamate these plots and motives is the idea of transformation (of oneself, another person, space). Hypothetically, each plot has its own period of maximum productivity, followed by a recession. The missionary plot and the plot of Christological initiation were revised in the 17th century and remained productive until the end of the 19th century. The narrative of the search for Belovodye, isomorphic to the exodus of Jews from Egypt, arose at the end of the 18th century. It was active until the end of the 20th century. The motive of the prodigal son was relevant in the middle of the 19th century in the work of the regionalists and, later, their heirs. Globalization and informatization processes and the blurring of spatial and cultural boundaries gradually make this plot irrelevant. It is possible to expand the “canonical” spectrum of biblical images, motifs, and plots for the Siberian text by engaging new material.
CAROTENOID AND ANTIOXIDANT RETENTION OF THE DEHYDRATED TOMATO PRODUCTS AFFECTED BY THEIR DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGICAL TREATMENTS
Authors: Mendelova Andrea , Mendel Ľubomír , Fikselová Martina , Mareček Ján
Published: December 2020

Tomatoes are the most commonly preserved vegetables in the world. Traditional tomato products are tomato juice, puree or ketchup but demand for dried tomatoes is increasing at the market. Drying is one of the oldest methods of preservation and often accompanies the degradation of nutritionally important ingredients. In order to protect nutrients from excessive oxidation during drying, the right choice of the drying temperature and the treatment of the raw material prior to drying are important elements of the manufacturing process. In our work we investigated the impact of various ways of antioxidant treatment of the raw material before drying on the stability of total carotenoids, polyphenols and antioxidant activity of the product. We used Uno Rosso F1 cultivar of tomatoes, dried by air at 70 °C, and the fruits were cut into slices of 3 mm thickness. To increase the stability of phytonutrients, we used the slice treatment prior to drying with 1% potassium bisulphite, ascorbic acid, citric and acetic acid and 5% sucrose and sodium chloride solutions. We found that the 1% solution of ascorbic acid was the most effective in protecting of total carotenoids and polyphenols. In the protection of total polyphenols, acetic acid and potassium bisulphite solutions were equally effective. The most significant increase in antioxidant activity was found to be ascorbic acid solution.
GARLIC-GINGER AS POTENTIAL BIO-PRESERVATIVE IN FERMENTED MAIZE AND SORGHUM PASTES
Authors: Olaniran Abiola Folakemi , Abiose Sumbo H , Adeniran Adekanmi H
Published: December 2020

Garlic and ginger are natural spices with potentials as biopreservatives and allied health benefits. Fermented pastes either from maize or sorghum have a shelf life of fewer than 10 days except when refrigerated. In this study, garlic and ginger were added separately and in combinations to the fermented pastes prepared from maize and sorghum grains with a view to extending its shelf life resulted in 7 treatments. During storage for 4 weeks at ambient and refrigeration temperatures, the microbial load was enumerated and isolates identified using conventional methods. Physicochemical properties and shelf-life of the paste were also evaluated. Prominent in the fermented pastes during storage were 8 species of lactic acid bacteria and yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces rouxii). Garlic inhibited the growth of Candida utilis, Candida mycoderma, Candida tropicalis, Candida krusei, and Rhodotorula glutinis in paste during storage.  Bio-preserved paste using 4% garlic with 2% ginger had the best preservative effect on total viable counts (8.29-11.30 CFU/g), lactic acid bacteria (8.3-9.70 CFU/g) and yeast (4.69-9.45 CFU/g) counts. The study established that fermented pastes produced from either maize or sorghum can be effectively bio preserved using garlic, ginger, and garlic-ginger at 2 or 4 % for 4 weeks without spoilage at ambient temperature (27± 2oC); thus, extending its shelf life.
ROOT ASSOCIATED BACTERIAL ENDOPHYTES FROM POACEAE PLANTS: IDENTIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND PLANT GROWTH PROMOTION
Authors: Patel Janki K. , Agrawal Rupal , Sidhdhapara Radhika
Published: December 2020

Diazotrophic endophytic bacteria contribute to the plant growth using various plant growth promoting traits as well as by inducing the plant defence mechanism upon pathogen attack. Aim of the present study was to isolate true diazotrophic endophytic bacteria from the total diazotrophic bacterial community of wheat and pearl-millet plants. Further, these isolates were evaluated for their potential of plant growth promotion by in vitro and in vivo experiments. We isolated total three diazotrophic endophytic bacteria based on their growth after repetitive subculturing on nitrogen free medium. Molecular characterization of all three isolates showed affiliation to the genera Agrobacterium, Pseudomonas and Brevundimonas. In vitro analysis of plant growth promoting traits showed positive result for indole acetic acid (IAA) production, cellulase and protease activity. The IAA production is found between the ranges of 98 to 113 µg ml-1. All the endophytic bacterial isolates showed the PCR amplification of NifH gene and ammonia production. Diazotrophic endophytic bacterial isolates (PR1, JB3 and JB6) were tested for their capacity to promote the plant growth using pot experiment. All the diazotrophic endophytic bacteria differ in their plant growth promotion ability as analyzed by various plant growth parameter compared to the untreated control plants. In Pot experiment, PR1 and JB6 showed a significant difference in dry weight of root, whereas JB3 and JB6 showed the significant differences in shoot length and total nitrogen content (p≤0.05) compared to the untreated plants.
Sección de metalurgia
Authors: Toro E. Julio , Castro P. Álvaro
Published: December 2020

En este artículo se presentan las actividades que desarrolla la Sección de Metalurgia.
Algunas aplicaciones de las calculadoras programables en el análisis estructural. II parte
Authors: Ramírez Rivera Alfonso
Published: December 2020

En el anterior número se presentaron algunos algoritmos que pueden programarse fácilmente en una calculadora y que pueden utilizarse en el análisis de estructuras a flexión y en muchos otros casos. Esta segunda parte complementa la expuesta en el primer número de esta publicación.
Epidemiologia de los accidentes de tránsito en las principales ciudades de Colombia
Authors: Collazos Peñalosa Héctor
Published: December 2020

El presente trabajo es un resumen breve del que fue elaborado en la Sección de Ingeniería Ambiental de la Facultad de Ingeniería, en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, gracias a la colaboración del ingeniero SERGIO PABÓN, quien lo asesoró; del ingeniero ALEJO SÁNCHEZ, quien en la primera parte tuvo a su cargo el “descubrimiento” de la información básica y la clasificación de los datos; a la química CONSUELO PINILLA, quien trabajó toda la información correspondiente a Bogotá, a las autoridades de la FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA que apoyaron la investigación en todo momento y al COMITE DE INVESTIGACIONES Y DESARROLLO CIENTÍFICO DE LA UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, quien la autorizó y en gran parte la financió. Es una obligación dejar constancia del apoyo y colaboración que siempre dieron en todo el proceso de este trabajo, las autoridades del INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL TRANSPORTE (INTRA), quienes no ahorraron esfuerzos para darnos toda la información y explicaciones que le solicitamos.
Simulación de un estimador de estado desacoplado para sistemas de potencia
Authors: Díaz M. Hernando , Peña C. Gilberto , Arévalo G. Jairo
Published: December 2020

Este trabajo forma parte del programa de investigación en el área de Análisis de Sistemas de Potencia que el Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica viene desarrollando desde 1980. Este artículo presenta un algoritmo de estimación de estado cuyas principales características son: matriz de ganancia constante y desacoplada, procedimiento alternativo para la solución de voltajes y ángulos, y el tratamiento de tres tipos de medidas: inyección de potencia compleja, flujo de potencia compleja y magnitud de voltajes nodales. Las aproximaciones que se hacen en las derivadas parciales son la base para la formación de diferentes algoritmos.
Essential Treatment of Covid19 Patients
Authors: Smith Gerry A
Published: December 2020

I have recently seen the Italian study of cardiac troponinC in the blood of patients (1).
Uso do documentário para formação de profissionais da educação no atendimento a alunos com epilepsia
Authors: Da Silva Fabiane Beletti , Ferreira Filho Raymundo Carlos Machado , Pinto Ivonete Medianeira
Published: December 2020

A epilepsia carrega consigo um estigma milenar. A situação se agrava quando o ambiente escolar é considerado, pois grande parte dos profissionais da educação não possuem informações sobre as implicações pedagógicas da condição, bem como a forma correta de prestar socorro. Com a intenção de verificar a existência de informações a respeito de estratégias para redução do estigma na epilepsia, realizou-se uma pesquisa com palavras-chave específicas sobre este assunto em três dos principais mecanismos de busca da WEB. A busca evidenciou a escassez de informações sobre o tema provenientes de fontes acadêmico-científicas, respaldando o objetivo principal deste trabalho. Os resultados da pesquisa apontaram que o método adotado para divulgação de informações sobre epilepsia, qual seja, a produção e exibição de um audiovisual, do gênero documentário, mostrou-se adequado em função das metas do projeto. Para fins de avaliação do produto foi aplicado um questionário para os sujeitos participantes. A pesquisa evidenciou os equívocos que permeiam o cotidiano das pessoas com epilepsia e a utilidade do documentário como ferramenta metodológica na transmissão de informações de temas relevantes.
Palavras-chave: Epilepsia; estigma; escola; tecnologias; documentário.
Comparison of sonographic hepatorenal ratio and the degree of hepatic steatosis in magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction
Authors:   Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, Tanpowpong Natthaporn , Panichyawat Sineenart ,   Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Published: December 2020

Objectives: Conventional ultrasonography can provide only semi-quantitative assessment of hepatic steatosis. The aim of this study was to assess sonographic hepatorenal ratio to quantify the severity of fatty liver. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 179 patients with various liver diseases who underwent abdominal magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography on the same day. The hepatorenal ratio was calculated by the ratio between the mean echo intensity in regions of interests of the liver and regions of interests of the right renal cortex. Magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction was used as standard reference for steatosis grading. The effect of fibrosis measured by magnetic resonance elastography on the degree of correlation was also assessed. Results: The hepatorenal ratio was highly correlated with magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction (Spearman’s coefficient = 0.83) (p <0.001). High correlation of hepatorenal ratio with magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction was observed in patients with less than stage 2 fibrosis (p <0.001), whereas moderate correlation of hepatorenal ratio with magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction was found in patients with ≥ stage 2 fibrosis or higher (p <0.001). The hepatorenal ratio cutoff point for prediction of grade 1 hepatic steatosis was 1.18 with sensitivity of 90.0% and specificity of 80.0%. The hepatorenal ratio cutoff point for prediction of grade 2 and grade 3 hepatic steatosis was 1.55 and 1.60, respectively, with sensitivity greater than 90% and specificity greater than 80%. Conclusions: The hepatorenal ratio could become an effective quantitative tool for hepatic steatosis alternative to magnetic resonance imaging-proton density fat fraction. Application should be careful in the group of patients with stage 2 liver fibrosis or higher.
GDP and beyond: Prosperity convergence in the countries of Western and Eastern Europe
Authors: Gligorić Matić Mirjana , Gavrilović Biljana Jovanović , Stanišić Nenad
Published: December 2020

After Second World War (WWII) a true evolution in understanding of economic development happened, which affected the ways of measuring prosperity, i.e. perceiving changes in people’s welfare. Numerous indicators have been created, which go ‘beyond GDP’ and cover different aspects of development and well-being. The aim of this paper is to analyse prosperity convergence in 32 European countries with a composite indicator – Legatum Prosperity Index (LPI). LPI is more complete than other indicators used in convergence analysis and reflects multidimensional nature of modern development and prosperity. Our research of absolute beta convergence is based on cross-sectional and panel data. Results indicate the existence of convergence in the overall index and its constitutive parts – dimensions and pillars, with different convergence speed regarding LPI and its segments for the total sample of countries, as well as for the countries of Eastern and Western Europe.
Is gold a safe haven? The international evidence revisited
Authors: Bulut Levent , Rizvanoghlu Islam
Published: December 2020

The literature has not settled down on safe haven property of gold in the emerging and developing countries. Therefore, we revisit the international evidence on hedging and safe haven role of gold for 34 emerging and developing countries with a span of daily data covering January 2000–November 2018. We employ the GARCH-copula approach to estimate the lower-tail extreme dependencies of the joint distribution of gold and equity returns. We also introduce a new definition for the strong safe haven property of an asset. Our findings indicate that while gold serves as a hedging instrument for all countries in our sample, we got evidence of weak safe haven property for gold, for domestic investors, only in 20 countries, and a strong safe haven asset (SHA) only in 9 countries.
Hardening the budget constraint: Institutional reform in the financial management of Hungarian local governments
Authors: Vasvári Tamás
Published: December 2020

Kornai (2014) described the problems of municipal indebtedness in Hungary and analysed the process of bailout carried out between 2011 and 2014. In the same period, the central government also reformed the local government system, which included serious limitations of their financial independence. This study re-examines the state of the soft budget constraint (SBC) of Hungarian local governments. To start, the general theoretical framework of SBC is introduced. Then, the budget constraint on the Hungarian local governments before the bailout is described briefly, followed by an assessment of the corresponding measures which were expected to offset the negative messages of the completed bailout and to harden the budget constraint. The study concludes that the central government decided to harden the budget constraint through the introduction of new hierarchical mechanisms, while the development of fiscal discipline stopped. On the one hand, this resulted in the consolidation of municipal budgets, but on the other, it was accompanied by a serious limitation of local autonomy, projects and borrowing in general, while the central government employs specific administrative tools to show favour to some settlements according to its (political) interests.
Comparison of biofilm formation between non-pathogenic Listeria strains under different stress conditions
Authors: Hasani Endrit , Labidi Sabrine , Mohácsi-Farkas Csilla , Kiskó Gabriella
Published: December 2020

Micro-organisms can attach to food surfaces and develop biofilms which present a concern in food and environmental safety. The main goal of the current study was to investigate the biofilm formation of six non-pathogenic Listeria strains under different stress conditions using a microplate assay. The effect of the weak biofilm-forming non-pathogenic Listeria strains on the biofilm formation of a strong biofilm-forming pathogenic Listeria strain (Listeria monocytogenes #8) was also examined. Listeria innocua CCM4030, Listeria innocua 2885 and Listeria seeligeri/welshimeri 292 showed the same patterns of biofilm formation with increasing NaCl concentrations from 0.05 to 15%, but all the other strains showed a continuously decreasing trend of OD595 in the same conditions. This study showed that in the case of non-pathogenic Listeria strains, higher concentrations of NaCl do not present a stress condition that enhances biofilm formation. Decrease in pH inhibited biofilm formation for all the non-pathogenic Listeria strains. The weak biofilm forming non-pathogenic Listeria strains (Listeria innocua 2885 and Listeria innocua CCM4030) overgrew the strong biofilm-forming Listeria strain (Listeria monocytogenes #8) during biofilm formation. This phenomenon could be beneficial and potentially be used as a novel control strategy to prevent the colonization of the pathogenic Listeria at food processing facilities such as in meat industry.