bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Polymer Characteristics Study to be Utilized as Waste to Energy Conversion System
Authors: Pandey Vipul , Arya Dr. Rajeev , Vishwakarma Shravan
Published: February 2021

The interaction between synthetic polymers and the natural environment in terms of the effects of oxygen, radiant energy, and living organisms has been extensively studied over the past two decades. However, recent trends in environmental protection have aroused great public interest. This paper introduced polymer properties such as biodegradability and the Westas energy and organic waste for fuels and chemicals. Description of bio plastics and biodegradable plastics based on polyester.
Secure Elgamal Based Authentication Scheme for Cloud Assisted IOT Based Wireless Body Area Network
Authors: Shrivastava Vineeta , Namdev Mayank
Published: February 2021

Now-a-days ireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is considered to be new era technique in which patient’s health record are monitored remotely by using wearable sensors from anywhere in the world. In such high-level communication, there is need of security services are required to protect the data being used by healthcare professionals and patients from intruders or attackers. Therefore, many researchers are showing their keen interest for security enhancement of WBAN architecture for secure communication. In this dissertation work, different security and privacy techniques are reviewed and analysed WBAN/IoT challenges as well their limitations based on the latest standards and publications. This research also covers the state-of-art security measures and research in WBAN. This research presents an ElGamal cryptosystem and biometric information authentication scheme for WBAN/IOT applications. This work observed that most of the authentication protocols using hash function and ElGamal cryptosystem for cloud-based applications are affected by security attacks and are unable to hide the actual identities of the end users during login session. Therefore, this work has introduced a secure biometric ElGamal-based authentication as well as data sharing schemes. The result analysis shows that the proposed work is better with respect to existing work with respect to execution time and cost as well as security level.
Inverter Control Performance Study on Solar PV Systems and Its Effect on Power Quality
Authors: Tiwari Vandana
Published: February 2021

Power generation faces a major challenge in meeting peak load requirements. Energy suppliers are highly dependent on fossil fuels due to the limited resources of non-renewable energy production. Therefore, researchers and scientists are looking for distributed generators (DGs) to provide additional power during peak periods of the energy curve. Solar energy gives them an extra twist to meet the load demand during this time. As a result, the grid-based solar photovoltaic (PV) system is attracting particular attention from researchers and industry in order to reduce the burden of fossil fuel power generation. Single-stage and two-stage photovoltaic systems are suitable for grid connection with or without battery holder. This article provides a comprehensive overview of a grid connected solar system. The entire architecture of the on-grid photovoltaic system includes the construction of a photovoltaic generator, MPPT methods and DC-DC converters.
Barriers to breast cancer survivorship care in primary health care: An integrative literature review
Authors:   , Makuch Brettany
Published: February 2021

Due to earlier recognition and advances in cancer treatment, increasing numbers of women are surviving breast cancer. In Canada, these women are transitioned back to their Primary Care Providers (PCPs), including Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and physicians, soon after their cancer treatment is complete. However, the research suggests that there are numerous barriers that hinder PCPs from delivering evidence-based care to breast cancer survivors. The purpose of this project was to answer the following research question: what are the barriers that PCPs encounter in providing breast cancer survivorship care in the primary health care setting to women who have completed active cancer treatment in Canada? To answer this question a comprehensive review of the literature was conducted. The findings of this integrative review demonstrated provider-related barriers and system-related barriers linked to knowledge deficits, attitudes, workload demands, and perceived suboptimal oncologist support. Key strategies and recommendations to overcome these barriers were examined and discussed in order to improve the care of breast cancer survivors in the primary health care setting.
A Sustainable Approach for Smart Supply Chain with Quality Humiliation and Carbon Emission Cost
Authors: Priyan S.
Published: February 2021

Most decisive principles affecting customers’ ordering decision is quality of the products. The intention of the work is to provide the sustainable decisions such as order lot-size and total number of lot-size to create a smart SC in view of minimum carbon emissions and joint total cost. This research considers an imperfect production vendor-buyer inventory system involving quality degradation of raw material and carbon emission cost. The vendor’s production process produces some imperfect products, even manufactured products inspect twice, which are examined by buyer and those are return back to vendor in the subsequent shipment. We incorporate the emissions throughout the production processes, transport and storage. Mathematical based inventory model is developed to attain the sustainable decisions which are illustrated numerically.
Performance Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF Assay and Prevalence of rpoB Gene Mutation in  Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in Clinical Isolates Quetta, Pakistan: A Cross Sectional Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Khan Ashraf Ullah , Khan Shereen , Hidayatullah  , Ullah Zabi
Published: February 2021

With the use of Xpert assay, the detection mechanism of tuberculosis has completely transformed. Concurrently detecting mycobacterium and its resistance to rifampin (rif) which is also one of the primary marker for MDR-TB in addition to its surrogate activity against MTB in first line drugs. At large, resistance of mycobacterium strains against rifampicin is caused by rpoB gene mutations about  96.1 % globally while these mutations are generally situated at a site of 507-533rd residuals of amino acid in the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium, this region is also termed as Rifampicin resistance determining region (RRDR). In this study, we determined the mutations of various rpoB genes in different probes of 81 bp of RRD Region. A total of 6353 different specimens obtained at provincial reference laboratory of Fatima Jinnah general and chest hospital, Quetta (FJHQ), between Jan 2016 and Apr 2018 were examined by Xpert MTB/RIF assay. Altogether positive and negative samples for MTB were further examined with the light emitting diode (LED) fluorescence microscope. Pearson Chi square test was used to find out the associations between probe type and gender, treatment history and age group of the patients. Out of 6353 specimens 1297 MTB positive cases were detected by Xpert assay including 184 samples having both mycobacterium and RIF-resistance advised by mutations in 81 bp-RRD Region of rpoB gene which is further divided into five different probes. Further LED fluorescence microscope detected and confirmed 327 positive MTB samples out of 1297 specimens of Xpert assay. The associated probes mutation for rifampicin resistance were as follow: E (98/184), D (23/184), B (15/184), C (5/184), A (3/184), two probe mutation (5/184) in D&E (3/184) and C&D (2/184) and all probe mutation (35/184). The percentage of rpoB gene mutation in the studied population was 14.187 %. The commonest mutation associated with rpoB gene was in Probe E (53.2608%) also termed as 531 and 533 codons, additionally two probe mutation (2.7173%) in D&E (1.6304%) and C&D (1.0869%) and all probe mutation (19.0217%) were also detected that has never been detected before globally.
¿Billete de ida y vuelta? Perfiles y trayectorias migratorias de los graduados españoles
Authors:   Investigadora postdoctoral, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Eremenko Tatiana , Miyar-Busto María ,   Profesora contratada doctora, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
Published: February 2021

Las dificultades de inserción de los universitarios españoles en el mercado laboral –sobre todo desde el inicio de la crisis de 2008– han convertido la emigración en un tema recurrente del debate público. Sin embargo, debido a la escasez de las fuentes estadísticas disponibles, su análisis cuantitativo ha sido limitado. Este artículo ofrece evidencia empírica original sobre las trayectorias, el perfil, las motivaciones y los destinos migratorios de los graduados universitarios a partir de la Encuesta de Inserción Laboral de Titulados Universitarios del curso 2009-2010 (EILU-2014). Los resultados muestran que: a) en los cinco años siguientes a su titulación, el 22% de los graduados habían vivido algún tiempo en el extranjero, aunque la mayoría ya habían regresado en España; y b) existe una notable heterogeneidad en los proyectos migratorios en función del país de destino y la rama de estudios.
Metafísica poética y religión en los orígenes del lenguaje según Vico.
Authors: Benítez Rando Miguel Angel
Published: February 2021

Esta investigación trata sobre la Lógica poética formulada por Giambattista Vico en la Ciencia nueva. Se trata de una teoría de la génesis, desarrollo y constitución del λóγος humano, no en cuanto intelecto, sino en cuanto expresión lingüística. Trata pues del origen del lenguaje. Esta investigación se desarrolla en dos partes (sincrónica y diacrónica) de la que aquí presento la primera. En ulteriores investigaciones acometeré la segunda. El trabajo se inicia con un estudio de las fuentes vichianas y su reformulación por parte de nuestro pensador. Seguidamente se analiza el requisito para la formación de cualquier lenguaje natural (es decir, no formal), que para Vico reside en lo que llama una Metafísica poética. El núcleo del trabajo estriba en la comprensión de lo que Vico denomina primera operación de la mente humana. Desde esta teoría del conocimiento cabe acceder al estudio sincrónico de los factores que posibilitan el lenguaje humano. Los divido en tres tipos: biopsicológicos, socio-culturales e internos al mismo lenguaje.
La fiesta de año nuevo. Una interpretación.
Authors: Choza Jacinto
Published: February 2021

Desde el neolítico, y quizá desde antes, la fiesta tiene un sentido escatológico, de anticipo de la vida en la eternidad, y especialmente la fiesta de año nuevo. Desde sus inicios en la cultura sumeria hasta sus manifestaciones en la navidad cristiana, pasando por las saturnales romanas y los carnavales antiguos y modernos, la fiesta de Año Nuevo expresa que el comienzo está en lo eterno.La fiesta de Año Nuevo manifiesta que el tiempo es proceso de cambio en el que todo es donación y regalo, y en el que se produce la transmutación de todos los valores: los reyes se convierten en esclavos y los esclavos en reyes, los hombres en mujeres y las mujeres en hombres, los ángeles en sirvientes y los pastores en cortesanos, Dios se convierte en hombre y los hombres en custodios de Dios. La fiesta confirma que el ciclo de los acontecimientos temporales pertenece a la eternidad.
Transformation of the feast of fools: from carnival laughter to Mickey mouse's experience
Authors: Vidauskytè Lina
Published: February 2021

The aim of the paper is a critical evaluation of Mikhail Bakhtin’s carnival laughter’s theory, and along the analysis of Walter Benjamin’s notion of laughter, and its relation to modernity. While Bakhtin concentrates his attention on a few medieval festivities, this paper focuses on the “feast of fools” (festa stultorum) as a metaphor for carnival laughter. For Bakhtin, clown, joker, etc. represents Medieval and Renaissance carnival spirit, while an animated Mickey Mouse, alongside with Charlie Chaplin’s movie character, appears in Benjamin’s texts as a figure of modernity. Carnival laughter can be cruel, and it was cruel indeed, participated in violence during the festivities. The same cruelty Benjamin had found in a few fairy tales collected by the Brother Grimm. How cruelty and laughter are connected? The lack of common experiences in modernity was the reason why Bakhtin wanted to find a counterbalance to modern atomistic bourgeois society, and laughter could have given it. According to Bakhtin, the spirit of carnival as a collective laughter gradually dried up and in the 16th century it has self-transformed into a novel and became a genre of grotesque realism. For Benjamin, only epic, architecture and cinematograph are able to create the collective experience.
Verdad y Tiempo. El rencor de Hegel contra Bengel y Nicolai. La secularización del Apocalipsis en su Naturphilosophie
Authors: Yepes Hita José Luis
Published: February 2021

Hegel basó su semestre en Jena en los Annales der Physik, en los que Gilbert hace referencia a la predicción del fin del mundo, inspirada en Bengel. Esto coincidió con el acercamiento del cometa en 1800. Se diferencia de Schelling por su programa de secularización de la Salvación. La disputa entre Goethe y Nicolai lo determinó aún más. Considera la verdad como una promesa adventista de un futuro cumplido, similar a San Juan, que define el Apocalipsis como la consecuencia de signos dolorosos. Realmente emprendió una expropiación intelectual de los “preámbulos de la fe”: Kant, comportamiento moral; Hegel, esperanza humana.
La presencia de la dialéctica de la autoconciencia en la sociedad civil. La libertad como reconocimiento
Authors: De la Vega de Orduña José Luis
Published: February 2021

La lucha por el reconocimiento, que se juega en la dialéctica del señor y el siervo, no es un momento paleohistórico, sino un proceso estructural que late en toda configuración intersubjetiva, y, por ello, está presente, como fundamento, en el avatar del espíritu objetivo y en concreto en el camino que conduce a la construcción de una comunidad ética: en la sociedad civil por cuanto en esta se juegan las condiciones de posibilidad de una subjetividad que sea auténticamente universal.Por ello, la sociedad civil no sólo es el lugar donde se juega esa lucha, sino, al mismo tiempo, el único espacio en el que se puede resolver.
Effects of various wound dressings on microbial growth in perfused equine musculocutaneous flaps
Authors: De Clercq Eva , Den Hondt Stien , De Baere Cindy , Martens Ann M.
Published: February 2021

OBJECTIVE

To compare the effect of multiple wound dressings on microbial growth in a perfused equine wound model.

SAMPLE

Abdominal musculocutaneous flaps from 16 equine cadavers.

PROCEDURES

8 full-thickness skin wound covered were created in each flap. Tissues were perfused with saline (0.9% NaCl) solution. Wounds were inoculated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Pseudomonas aeruginosa (106 CFUs), incubated, and covered with a dressing containing activated charcoal, boric acid, cadexomer iodine, calcium alginate, manuka honey, nanoparticle silver, or polyhexamethylene biguanide or with a control (nonadherent gauze) dressing. Muscle biopsy specimens were obtained at baseline (immediately prior to dressing application) and 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours later for mean bacterial load (MBL) determination. The MBLs at each subsequent time point were compared with that at baseline within dressing types, and MBLs at each time point were compared among dressing types.

RESULTS

MBLs in MRSA-inoculated wounds covered with cadexomer iodine dressings were significantly decreased from baseline at the 6− and 12-hour time points. For P aeruginosa–inoculated wounds, MBLs were significantly increased from baseline in all wounds at various times except for wounds with cadexomer iodine dressings. The MBLs of wounds with cadexomer iodine dressings were lower than all others, although not always significantly different from those for wounds with boric acid, manuka honey, nanoparticle silver, and polyhexamethylene biguanide dressings.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

In this nonviable perfused wound model, growth of MRSA and P aeruginosa was most effectively reduced or inhibited by cadexomer iodine dressings. These results and the effect of the dressings on wound healing should be confirmed with in vivo studies.
Evaluation of cerebral blood flow in the hippocampus, thalamus, and basal ganglia and the volume of the hippocampus in dogs before and during treatment with prednisolone
Authors: Yamazaki Kentaro , Yoshimura Aritada , Miyahara Shunsuke , Sugi Shoma , Itono Maho , Kondo Mina , Tsuji Nanako , Shimizu Miki , Fukushima Ryuji , Kishimoto Miori
Published: February 2021

OBJECTIVE

To examine whether glucocorticoid (GC) administration alters hippocampal cerebral blood flow (CBF) or volume in dogs.

ANIMALS

6 clinically normal adult Beagles.

PROCEDURES

Each dog underwent CT and MRI to measure the CBF in the hippocampus, basal ganglia, thalamus, and cerebral cortex and the volume of the hippocampus in each hemisphere of the brain before (day 0) and during (days 7 and 21) a 21-day treatment with prednisolone (1.0 mg/kg, PO, q 24 h) and famotidine (0.5 mg/kg, PO, q 12 h). Results for hippocampal volume, anesthesia-related variables, and semiquantitative measurements of CBF (hemisphere-specific ratios of the CBF in the hippocampus, basal ganglia, and thalamus relative to the CBF in the ipsilateral cerebral cortex and the left cerebral cortex CBF-to-right cerebral cortex CBF ratio) were compared across assessment time points (days 0, 7, and 21).

RESULTS

The ratios of CBF in the right hippocampus and right thalamus to that in the right cerebral cortex on day 21 were significantly lower than those on day 0. No meaningful differences were detected in results for the hippocampal volume in either hemisphere or for the anesthesia-related variables across the 3 time points.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Results indicated that GC administration reduced CBF in the hippocampus and thalamus in dogs of the present study, similar to that which occurs in humans. Research on GC-related brain alteration in dogs could potentially contribute to advancements in understanding Alzheimer disease in humans and neurodegenerative conditions in dogs.
Os Cuidados de Saúde face aos desafios do nosso tempo: Contributos para a Gestão da Mudança
Authors: Lopes Manuel
Published: February 2021

São equacionados os desafios que as atuais condições demográficas e epidemiológicas colocam aos cuidados de saúde. Nesta base é feita uma análise aprofundada das reformas dos cuidados de Saúde Primários e dos Cuidados Continuados Integrados. Dessa análise resultam propostas de mudança focadas nos desafios futuros e abrindo os horizontes além dos Cuidados Continuados Integrados pois as respostas àqueles dependem de todo o sistema e não apenas de um nível de cuidados. Assim, reflete-se sobre as implicações dos cuidados centrados na pessoa e da integração e continuidade de cuidados, propõe-se um modelo de desenvolvimento dos cuidados continuados integrados, equacionam-se as múltiplas possibilidades decorrentes das novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação aplicadas à saúde e, por último, analisam-se brevemente as implicações de um novo modelo de desenvolvimento para os serviços de saúde tendo como pontos de referência o processo de mudança no sistema de saúde, a questão da gestão do conhecimento, tudo isto enquadrado numa economia do bem-estar.
Przestrzenna dyfuzja technologii informacyjno-komunikacyjnych (na przykładzie rozprzestrzeniania się kodu kreskowego w województwie wielkopolskim)
Authors: Męczyński Michał
Published: February 2021

With advances of globalisation at the close of the 20th century, economic development started to rely more and more heavily on innovation in information and communication technologies (ICT). Through progress in this field, there appeared new possibilities of communicating, and acquiring and processing information. The application and practical use of information and communication technologies began to determine the competitiveness of businesses, regions, and states.Most of the works on the growing role of ICT in the economy published to date have employed an approach developed within economic sciences; they have largely been analyses of a dynamic nature. The spatial aspect has often been ignored. The concept that fills the gap is the theory of the spatial diffusion of innovation employed in the geographical sciences. The present article seeks to reconstruct the spatial diffusion of ICT in the enterprises of Wielkopolska voivodeship, using the EAN bar code in the years 1990–2002 as an example. The analysis showed the mechanism of ICT spread and provided a basis for a typology of communes by the rate of adoption of this type of technology. In this way, areas were identified in which innovation appears in the initial period of the spatial diffusion process, i.e. the most innovative ones, and those where innovation appears at a later time, i.e. lagging behind.
Funkcje przemysłu w potencjale społeczno-ekonomicznym centrów rozwoju województwa śląskiego
Authors: Wiedermann Anita
Published: February 2021

Participation of industry in economic structures of the Silesian province was decreasing between 1984 and 2006. The biggest impact it had was on changes of labour markets. During the analysed period, the number of workplaces in the province decreased from 1, 714, 404 in 1984 to 1, 058, 576 in 2006, which is about 36%. In the same time, the share of industry in the regional labour market fell down from 1, 149, 319 to 503, 190 (about 56%). As a result, the participation of industry in general employment dropped down from 65% to 45%. Similar trends could be observed in changes between the economic centres of the Silesian province. The number of workplaces decreased by about 38% in regional economy, while employment in industry was reduced by about 58%. As a result, the participation of industry in general employment dropped to the level of 21%. Significant changes could be observed in the economic structure of individual centres of the province. In the years of centrally planned economy, the structure of workplaces in the centres was dominated by industrial-specialized, industrial, and industrial-service types (96,4%). In 2006, the structure was more differentiated, with the predominating types being service-industrial, industrial-service, and service ( 70,5% ).
Gospodarka oparta na wiedzy a globalne procesy geopolityczne
Authors: Hryniewicz Janusz T.
Published: February 2021

Emergence of the knowledge-based economy coincides with the process of deindustrialization in the more wealthy countries. In some Asian countries, we can observe an intense process of industrialization. The main goal of this article is to verify the advantages and losses coming from participating in the global economy in the light of the “centre – periphery” theory. Transfer of industrial production to peripheral countries counteracts lowering of life-standards and indirectly favours political stability in the centre countries. Global financial market is a tool for the exploitation of peripheral countries. Financial speculations in the centre countries cause political destabilization in the peripheral countries. The higher the participation of a periphery country in the global economy, the higher the losses it suffers, and the higher the advantages for the centre countries.
Rola wymiany towarowej ze wschodnimi sąsiadami Polski w gospodarce lokalnej
Authors: Komornicki Tomasz
Published: February 2021

The purpose of this article is to investigate the current role of trade with Russia, Ukraine and Belarus in the local economy of East Poland. It is assumed that the importance of trade with neighbouring countries can be expressed through: (a) export of goods that are made in a given spatial unit to the markets of adjacent countries; (b) providing service for the needs of transit traffic, including in particular the freight traffic generated by Polish foreign trade; (c) small-scale, unregistered trade along the border areas. The research study focuses mainly on the four borderland voivodships. The analysis shows that after the years 2003/2004 in East Poland there has been a declining importance of the borderland location as a stimulus factor which contributes to intensive interactions with the neighbouring countries. The role of trade of goods with Belarus, Russia and Ukraine in the economy of borderland regions is becoming ever less important and ever more spatially selective. The advantages derived from trans-border traffic services are increasingly evident in the border crossings leading into Lithuania and Ukraine, with a rather declining significance of those crossings with Belarus. The advantages linked to peddling small items are mainly concentrated in the border gminas (communes) that are located in the close neighbourhood of the border crossings.At the same time, however, risks related to trade of goods are playing ever more important role, since excessive concentration of exporters to the markets of the neighbouring countries may pose a threat of “importing” the crisis. Intensive transit of goods generates considerable external costs, while trans-border illegal trading is increasingly becoming an unfair trade for local entrepreneurs.
The Role of Industry in Satellite Towns of Polish and French Metropolitan Areas – Case Study of Myślenice and Issoire
Authors: Kwiatek-Sołtys Agnieszka , Wiedermann Krzysztof , Mainet Helene , Edouard Jean-Charles
Published: February 2021

The emerging problem of changing and shrinking economic base of many small towns causes necessity of searching for new paths of development for them. Former central service functions existing in many small towns are largely washed out to larger cities as a result of the present metropolisation processes. The question arises to what extent these towns are or may be attractive for the development of production functions.The aim of the paper is to show the role of industry for the development of small towns in Małopolska in Poland and Auvergne in France on the case studies of Myślenice and Issoire.
Zmiany struktury przestrzennej usług i ich konsekwencje dla rynku pracy województwa śląskiego
Authors: Kłosowski Franciszek
Published: February 2021

Celem analizy jest określenie zmian dokonujących się w usługach województwa śląskiego, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem okresu po roku 2008 (kryzys gospodarczy). Zebrany materiał pozwolił na sformułowanie następujących wniosków:1. Analiza danych statystycznych oraz wyników badań ankietowych pozwala na stwierdzenie, że w odniesieniu do usług województwa śląskiego trudno mówić o kryzysie gospodarczym, chociaż można zauważyć znaczne spowolnienie rozwoju, które było jednak przesunięte w czasie w stosunku do kryzysu ogólnoświatowego (objęło lata 2010 i 2011). 2. W badanym okresie dokonały się znaczące zmiany poziomu rozwoju usług w gminach województwa śląskiego. Nie zmieniło to jednak ogólnego obrazu rozwoju usług, w którym dominującą pozycję zachowały Katowice. Nastąpiło jednak nieznaczne zmniejszenie przestrzennych dysproporcji w poziomie rozwoju usług. 3. Wzrost liczby pracujących w usługach ograniczył negatywne konsekwencje dla runku pracy. Ustalono, że wysoki poziom rozwoju usług korzystnie wpływa na niższą stopę bezrobocia, jednak brak jest istotnej statystycznie zależności między dynamiką zmian w usługach a podobnymi zmianami w poziomie bezrobocia.
Los Derechos humanos en la legítima defensa y el uso proporcional de la fuerza
Authors: Gómez Reyes José Alfredo
Published: February 2021

RESUMEN: El presente artículo aborda un punto de vista teórico-práctico sobre la legítima defensa como causa de justificación de los delitos, así como el uso proporcional de la fuerza en la defensa de bienes jurídicos tutelados encomendados a cuerpos de seguridad pública y a los de seguridad privada. Todo ello, desde la perspectiva de los derechos humanos.ABSTRACT: This essay addresses a theoretical-practical point of view on legitimate defense as a cause of justification for crimes, as well as the proportional use of force in the defense of protected legal assets encompassed by public security bodies and those of private security. All this, from the perspective of human rights.Keywords: Human rights; legitimate defense; proportional use of force.
Gobierno Abierto municipal, la experiencia de Xalapa
Authors: Coral Castro Leda
Published: February 2021

RESUMEN: El fin de la segunda guerra mundial marcó un hito importante en la universalidad de los derechos humanos, políticos, sociales y culturales, a través de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos; la promoción, respeto y protección de los derechos fundamentales ha sido parte primordial de las políticas nacionales y subnacionales alrededor del mundo.Sin embargo, la participación ciudadana sigue pendiente en la agenda de los derechos humanos para garantizar el bienestar.La implementación del gobierno abierto iniciada en 2011 ha servido como mecanismo para promover la participación ciudadana, la colaboración para enfrentar los retos que tienen en común la población y gobierno de forma eficiente y la transparencia proactiva como el mecanismo para conocer la realidad de los retos a enfrentar.El siguiente ensayo describe los resultados obtenidos por el Ayuntamiento de Xalapa sobre transparencia, participación ciudadana y rendición de cuentas, ejes primordiales del Gobierno Abierto.ABSTRACT: The end of the Second World War marked an important landmark in the universality of the human, politics, social and cultural rights, through The Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the promotion, respect and protection of the fundamentals rights has been primordial part of the national and sub-national policies through the world.However, the citizen participation still pending on the human rights agenda to guarantee the wellness.The implementation of the Open Government launched in 2011 has served like mechanism to promote the citizen participation, the collaboration to confront the challenges that have in common, population and government in a efficient way and the proactive transparency to know the reality of the challenges to deal.In the following essay, we analyze the actions implemented by the Xalapa City Council about transparency, citizen participation and accountability, primordial axles of the Open Government.Keywords: Collaboration, Human Rights, Democracy, Governance, Open Government, Transparency, Citizen Participation.
La cláusula de apertura constitucional y su evolución en México
Authors: Galván Bautista Lilián
Published: February 2021

RESUMEN: Este estudio describe la trayectoria histórica de la cláusula de apertura constitucional que poco a poco se ha consolidado con la evolución del constitucionalismo. Se observa que la cláusula de apertura constitucional, en sus varias modalidades, conduce a alcanzar una proyección internacional de los derechos fundamentales, con la finalidad de reforzar desde la propia Constitución su reconocimiento, respeto, protección y garantía en los países que desean instituir su democracia con un Estado Social de Derecho. Como consecuencia, nos invita a reflexionar en qué punto del camino se encuentra la evolución de los derechos fundamentales.ABSTRACT: This study describes the historical trajectory of the constitutional opening clause that has gradually consolidated with the evolution of constitutionalism. It can be seen that the Constitutional opening clause, in its various forms, leads to an international projection of fundamental rights in order to reinforce from the Constitution itself their recognition, respect, protection an assurance in countries that wish to establish their democracy with a Social State of Law. As a consequence, it invites us to reflect on where the evolution of fundamental rights finds itself.Keywords: Constitution, fundamental rights, constitutional opening clause.
PERAN DEWAN WANITA PADA PENGUNGKAPAN ANTI PENYUAPAN DAN KINERJA KEUANGAN DI PERUSAHAAN SEKTOR PERTAMBANGAN DI BEI
Authors: Zulvina Yani , Zulvina Desi , Makhdalena Makhdalena , Zulvina Fitri
Published: February 2021

This study aimed to examine the effect of Anti-Bribery Disclosure on Financial Performance and also to examine the role of the Women Board on Anti-Bribery Disclosure and Financial Performance where the Women Board is a moderating variable. This research was a quantitative research using 101 observation units from Mining Sector Companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2017-2019. This study used regression analysis techniques that were processed using the STATA version 14 application. The results showed that the Anti-Bribery Disclosure had no significant effect on financial performance as measured by ROA. The results also showed that the Women Board does not significantly moderate the relationship between Anti-Bribery Disclosure and Financial Performance. This research contributes to an increase in the assessment of company management that focuses on the gender of the company board and its role in achieving integrity and transparency of corporate activities in order to improve corporate sustainability.
Sexual and reproductive health in the time of COVID-19 in Latvia, qualitative research interviews and focus group discussions, 2020 (in Latvian)
Authors:   Rīga Stradiņš University, Lazdane Gunta , Rezeberga Dace , Briedite Ieva , Pumpure Elizabete , Pitkevica Ieva , Mihailova Darja , Gravina Marta Laura
Published: February 2021

Qualitative research is focused on the influence of COVID-19 pandemic and restriction measures on sexual and reproductive health in Latvia. Results of the anonymous online survey (I-SHARE) of 1173 people living in Latvia age 18 and over were used as a background in finalization the interview and the focus group discussion protocols ensuring better understanding of the influencing factors. Protocols included 9 parts (0.Introduction. 1. COVID-19 general influence, 2. SRH, 3. Communication with health professionals, 4.Access to SRH services, 5.Communication with population incl. three target groups 5.1. Pregnant women, 5.2. People with suspected STIs, 5.3.Women, who require abortion, 6. HIV/COVID-19, 7. External support, 8. Conclusions and recommendations. Data include audiorecords in Latvian of: 1) 11 semi-structures interviews with policy makers including representatives from governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in sexual and reproductive health, information and health service provision. 2) 12 focus group discussions with pregnant women (1), women in postpartum period (3) and their partners (3), people living with HIV (1), health care providers involved in maternal health care and emergency health care for women (4) (2021-02-18) Subject: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences Keywords: Sexual and reproductive health, COVID-19, access to services, Latvia
Muhasebe Bilgi Kalitesinin Maliyet Analizi Süreçlerine Etkisi: Muhasebe Meslek Mensupları Üzerine Bir Araştırma
Authors: KARAHAN Murat , KESTANE Ali
Published: February 2021

Bu çalışmada muhasebe bilgilerinin kalitesinin işletmenin önemli süreçlerinden biri olan maliyet analizi süreçlerine etkisi üzerine literatür taraması yapılmıştır. Gaziantep Bölgesinde bulunan muhasebe meslek mensuplarının, muhasebe bilgilerinin kalitesinin maliyet analizi süreçlerine etkisine ilişkin görüşlerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. İlgili araştırmada anket yöntemi benimsenmiştir. Anket sonucunda ulaşılan veriler SPSS 24.0 paket programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda maliyet kontrolü, faaliyet planlaması, mamul maliyetinin hesaplanması, rekabet gücü ve iş süreçlerinin kolaylaştırılması konularında sunulan muhasebe bilgilerinin kalitesinin, muhasebe meslek mensuplarının eğitim durumlarına göre anlamlı bir farklılık gösterdiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Kaliteli muhasebe bilgilerinin, maliyet analizinin temelini oluşturan doğru fiyatlandırma, maliyetlerin azaltması ve maliyetlerin kontrolü noktasında pozitif etkiler bıraktığı kanısı oluşmuştur. İşletmelerin sürdürebilirliğinin, etkin maliyet analizi ile mümkün olacağı açıktır. Mali faaliyetlerin planlanması, mamul maliyetlerinin hesaplanması, genel üretim giderlerinin dağıtımı ve bütçeleme sistemi muhasebe bilgisinin kaliteli olması ile daha isabetli kararların alınabileceğini göstermektedir.
Anthropo-Sociological Conceptions of Early K. Marx and Late J.-P. Sartre: General and Specific
Authors: Grechko Lyubov V. , Evdokimova Kristina N.
Published: February 2021

The study reveals the place and role of humanism in the philosophy of K. Marx and J.-P. Sartre. The existential aspects of their teachings that allow one to consider these philosophers as equal are analyzed. A comparison of humanistic motifs in Marx and Sartre's works has been made, and the conclusion is drawn that their description of the "world of alienation" is the same. However, they consider the pre-existing and post-existing reality differently, which is due to different positions on the relationship between essence and existence.
Once Again on Misinterpretations of Gödel’s Second Incompleteness Theorem
Authors: Bessonov Aleksandr V.
Published: February 2021

A response is given to the paper by A. M. Izmailova (Izmailova A. M. O kritike teoremy K. Gedelya o nepolnote A. V. Bessonovym [On A. V. Bessonov’s criticism of K. Gödel’s incompleteness theorem]. Studencheskii nauchnyi zhurnal “Grani nauki” [Student Scientific Journal "Facets of Science"], 2018, no. 1, p. 7-9. (in Russ.)) allegedly indicating a «serious error» in my analysis of K. Gödel’s second incompleteness theorem. It is shown that her criticism is based on gross logical errors, as well as on a misunderstanding of both the second incompleteness theorem and my results. Such a widespread misinterpretation is based on the inadmissible confusion of the proof of the consistency of formal arithmetic with the proof in it of a formula expressing its consistency. It is argued that Gödel's second theorem is not directly related to the proof of the consistency of formal arithmetic. It is proved that this theorem cannot be used in argumentation against feasibility of D. Hilbert’s finitistic program.
Antique Interpretation of Value Being
Authors: Kletskin Mikhail V.
Published: February 2021

The article reconstructs an antique understanding of the genesis of value being and the meaning of the concept of the “Good”. The author proposes his own versions of interpretation of the Good based on the dialogue “The Republic”. The result is the demonstration of similarity and difference of understanding of the Good in the philosophy of Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics. The paper also shows the relationship of the founding value being of the Good with practical goal-setting andtruth. It issuggested that the general tendency in the philosophy of antiquity was the hypostasis of the Good and its deindividualization.
Utilização da tecnologia CAD/CAM em clínicas odontológicas: revisão de literatura
Authors: Palma Flávio Augusto de Moraes , Martim Letícia , De Amorim João Vitor Oliveira , Abreu Gustavo Baruc Andrade , De Almeida Gustavo Henrique Santos , De Souza Victor Arthur Rodrigues , Feitosa Marcus Vinícius Simões , Barbosa Ezequiel Santos , Góis Izabela Lima , Nahsan Flavia Pardo Salata
Published: February 2021

Objetivo: Identificar a aplicabilidade do uso do CAD/CAM em clínicas odontológicas, assim como os benefícios da utilização. Métodos: trata de estudo é uma revisão de literatura de pesquisa qualitativa, onde realizou-se quatro etapas onde as mesmas foram divididas das seguintes formas: (1) Seleção das palavras chaves da pesquisa; (2) Busca de artigos em bases de dados e Portais eletrônicos; (3) Selecionar estudos com base em critério de inclusão/exclusão; (4) Leitura dos artigos na integra. Resultados:  de acordo a pesquisa, foram selecionados 21 artigos, divididos por autores, título, ano e periódicos. Diante dos artigos encontrados, os autores relatam a eficiência clínica, pois o sistema CAD/CAM pode atuar em diversos procedimentos clínicos, obtendo um ótimo resultado no tempo de trabalho, qualidade no procedimento e satisfação do paciente, por ser um procedimento rápido e menos invasivo. Considerações finais: Considera que os tratamentos propostos podem variar, desde a produção de coroas unitárias, facetas, prótese sobre implante, implantes dentários e até a realização de guias cirúrgicos e benéficos gerados pelo CAD/CAM podem ser: ganho de eficiência e tempo de trabalho; pode aumentar a qualidade e precisão do seu trabalho e o tempo de espera do paciente ao seu tratamento.
Segurança do paciente: principais eventos adversos na Unidade Terapia Intensiva
Authors: Barbosa Italo Everton Bezerra , Fonseca Alicia Ribeiro , De Andrade Emmanuele Neuza Moreira , Maklouf Dandara Conceição , Ribeiro Meire Cristina Soares , Rodrigues Antônio José Paulo da Silva , Laborda Yasmin Tainá Corrêa , Da Silva Vitória Diniz Bezerra Lúcio , Lira Felipe Chrystian de Figueiredo , Gomes Stephanie Sampaio de Sena
Published: February 2021

Objetivo: Apontar os principais erros e eventos adversos que acometem a segurança do paciente em uma Unidade Terapia Intensiva (UTI), em conjunto com as medidas preventivas, que visem garantir a segurança dos pacientes. Métodos: Constitui-se de um estudo do tipo descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, através de uma Revisão Integrativa da Literatura (RIL). O levantamento de dados foi realizado entre os meses de novembro de 2020 e janeiro de 2021, na plataforma Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), utilizando os descritores em saúde: segurança do paciente AND unidade de terapia intensiva, sendo encontrados 127 artigos na totalidade e após a aplicação dos critérios de inclusão e exclusão, considerados oito artigos para compor este estudo. Resultados: Os principais erros e falhas que acometem os pacientes dentro de uma UTI estão relacionados principalmente em três categorias: assistência de enfermagem, aumento do tempo de permanência na UTI e a carga horária de trabalho excessiva. Em relação aos principais EA, os de maior prevalência foram: lesões por pressão, quedas e danos de cateteres vasculares. Considerações finais: Logo, as medidas preventivas ao EA visam diminuir riscos e possíveis complicações aos assistidos, sendo necessária à sua discussão e entendimento de forma ampla e educativa.
The Effectiveness of Gelfoam as the Sole and Primary Embolization Agent in the Management of Hemoptysis: A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Center
Authors: Ruge Abhinandan , Kumar Nidhi , Menezes Clyde
Published: February 2021

Objectives:

The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of Gelfoam as an effective embolizing agent in patients with hemoptysis presenting to a tertiary care center in developing nations.

Material and Methods:

A retrospective analysis of data from 30 patients treated by Interventional radiologist at St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India, was performed. The study included 22 males (73.3%) and 8 (26.65%) female patients. Gelfoam was used as the sole embolizing agent and arteries with features of abnormal blush and hypertrophy were targeted. Analysis of the etiology, immediate, and short-term outcome and complications, when present, was performed. The median follow-up period was 45 days following an embolization procedure at this center.

Results:

A high short-term efficacy was noted following embolization procedures with Gelfoam as the sole agent. Twenty-eight out of 30 procedures were deemed successful, and post-tubercular changes were noted to be the cause for hemoptysis in 23 patients. The high short-term efficacy (93.3%), evidenced by a complete stoppage of hemoptysis, along with a relatively low rate of complications (spinal cord ischemia in only 2.3%), strengthens the position of Gelfoam as the sole embolizing agent in a resource-limited setting.

Conclusion:

In an economically constrained setting, Gelfoam proves to be a useful first choice single embolization agent, while polyvinyl alcohol particles coupled with microcatheter systems remain within reach of only those who can afford them.
COVID-19 Zamanlarında Sağlık Çalışanlarının Ruh Sağlığı
Authors: AYDOĞDU Ana Luiza Ferreira
Published: February 2021

COVID-19 tüm dünyada bir kriz yaşatmaktadır. Bu olağandışı durum herkesin yaşamında değişiklikler yaratmakla birlikte sağlık çalışanlarının iş yükü ve meslek riskleri artmaktadır. Sağlık kuruluşlarında çalışanlar her zaman sözel, fiziksel ve psikolojik şiddet, bulaşma riski, hasta ölümleriyle karşı karşıya kalmaktadır, fakat COVID-19 ortaya çıktıktan sonra bu olaylar arttığı için bu profesyoneller daha depresif, endişeli ve stresli bir yaşam sürdürmektedir. Tüm dünyada, ilgili kurumlar konuyu yakından takip ederek tavsiyelerde bulunduğu gibi Türkiye’de de önlemler alınmaktadır. Özellikle sağlık kuruluşlarında yönetici olarak çalışanlar, sağlık çalışanlarının ruh sağlığına dikkat etmelidir. Sağlık çalışanları etkin ve verimli çalışamazsa küresel salgını kontrol altına almak imkânsız olacaktır. Bu makalede, COVID-19 küresel salgını ile artan sağlık çalışanlarının ruh sağlığı sorunları ele alınmıştır.
Noise thresholds for the [4,2,2]-concatenated toric code
Authors: Criger Ben , Terhal Barbara
Published: February 2021

We analyze the properties of a 2D topological code derived by concatenating the J4, 2, 2K code with the toric/surface code, or alternatively by removing check operators from the 2D square-octagon or 4.8.8 color code. We show that the resulting code has a circuit-based noise threshold of ~ 0.41% (compared to ~ 0.6% for the toric code in a similar scenario), which is higher than any known 2D color code. We believe that the construction may be of interest for hardware in which one wants to use both long-range two-qubit gates as well as short-range gates between small clusters of qubits.
Improved quantum ternary arithmetic
Authors: Bocharov Alex , Cui Shawn X. , Roetteler Martin , Svore Krysta M.
Published: February 2021

Qutrit (or ternary) structures arise naturally in many quantum systems, notably in certain non-abelian anyon systems. We present efficient circuits for ternary reversible and quantum arithmetics. Our main result is the derivation of circuits for two families of ternary quantum adders. The main distinction from the binary adders is a richer ternary carry which leads potentially to higher resource counts in universal ternary bases. Our ternary ripple adder circuit has a circuit depth of O(n) and uses only 1 ancilla, making it more efficient in both, circuit depth and width, when compared with previous constructions. Our ternary carry lookahead circuit has a circuit depth of only O(log n), while using O(n) ancillas. Our approach works on two levels of abstraction: at the first level, descriptions of arithmetic circuits are given in terms of gates sequences that use various types of non-Clifford reflections. At the second level, we break down these reflections further by deriving them either from the two-qutrit Clifford gates and the non-Clifford gate C(X) : |i, ji 7→ |i, j + δi,2 mod 3i or from the two-qutrit Clifford gates and the non-Clifford gate P9 = diag(e −2π i/9 , 1, e 2π i/9 ). The two choices of elementary gate sets correspond to two possible mappings onto two different prospective quantum computing architectures which we call the metaplectic and the supermetaplectic basis, respectively. Finally, we develop a method to factor diagonal unitaries using multi-variate polynomials over the ternary finite field which allows to characterize classes of gates that can be implemented exactly over the supermetaplectic basis.