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How does risk management affect financial performance? Evidence from Chinese listed commercial banks
Authors: Chen Guan-Chih , Tsao Shuling , Hsieh Ren-Her , Hu Pan
Published: November 2019

An increasing number of commercial banks in China began to pay attention to comprehensive risk management after the global financial crisis. With the accelerated pace at which China’s commercial banks are expanding abroad, establishing a comprehensive risk management system appropriate for the international financial market has become a critical hurdle for these banks’ further development. This paper explores the impact of risk management on the financial performance of listed banks in China, comparing state-owned banks and non-state-owned banks, by establishing multiple linear regression analysis models. The results reveal a significant impact on the financial performance of state-owned commercial banks, such as on insolvency risk index, loan-to-deposit ratio, nonperforming loan ratio, and bank size. Insolvency risk index and bank size are found to positively impact state-owned commercial banks’ financial performance. For non-state-owned banks, capital adequacy ratio, nonperforming loan ratio, and bank size have significantly impact financial performance, with bank size positively influencing financial performance.
Religions and low fertility today
Authors: Rasevic Mirjana
Published: November 2019

Our understanding of whether, to what extent, and under which conditions religions nowadays influence birth levels depends on research. It is important to seek answers to two fundamental questions. The first question is about the role of religiosity and religious affiliation in the deterministic cause of low fertility and family planning in recent times. The second question deals with the influence of religious institutions on birth levels and the exercise of reproductive rights at the global level and within certain population groups over recent decades. To that end, the paper provides an overview of theoretical examinations of the connection between religions and fertility, empirical studies addressing low completed fertility, birth control, or sexual behaviour in relation to religiosity or religious affiliation of individuals, as well as the influence of religious institutions on fertility transition and the respect of human rights in this field. A review of the recent studies of various populations characterised by low birth levels shows that religiosity, especially practising religion, encourages people to uphold traditional values, attitudes, and behaviours that are directly or indirectly related to the concepts of marriage and childbearing. Moreover, it sheds light on some examples of religious institutions? concrete opposition to progress in this area, while also highlighting contradictory cases of religions supporting pro-found contemporary changes in reproductive behaviour.
Acyl-ghrelin Is Permissive for the Normal Counterregulatory Response to Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia
Authors: Shankar Kripa , Gupta Deepali , Mani Bharath K. , Findley Brianna G. , Lord Caleb C. , Osborne-Lawrence Sherri , Metzger Nathan P. , Pietra Claudio , Liu Chen , Berglund Eric D. , Zigman Jeffrey M.
Published: November 2019

Insulin-induced hypoglycemia leads to far-ranging negative consequences in patients with diabetes. Components of the counterregulatory response (CRR) system that help minimize and reverse hypoglycemia and coordination between those components are well studied but not yet fully characterized. Here, we tested the hypothesis that acyl-ghrelin, a hormone that defends against hypoglycemia in a preclinical starvation model, is permissive for the normal CRR to insulin-induced hypoglycemia. Ghrelin knockout (KO) mice and wild-type (WT) littermates underwent an insulin bolus-induced hypoglycemia test and a low-dose hyperinsulinemic-hypoglycemic clamp procedure. Clamps also were performed in ghrelin-KO mice and C57BL/6N mice administered the growth hormone secretagogue receptor agonist HM01 or vehicle. Results show that hypoglycemia, as induced by an insulin bolus, was more pronounced and prolonged in ghrelin-KO mice, supporting previous studies suggesting increased insulin sensitivity upon ghrelin deletion. Furthermore, during hyperinsulinemic-hypoglycemic clamps, ghrelin-KO mice required a 10-fold higher glucose infusion rate (GIR) and exhibited less robust corticosterone and growth hormone responses. Conversely, HM01 administration, which reduced the GIR required by ghrelin-KO mice during the clamps, increased plasma corticosterone and growth hormone. Thus, our data suggest that endogenously produced acyl-ghrelin not only influences insulin sensitivity but also is permissive for the normal CRR to insulin-induced hypoglycemia.
An Analysis of English language reading skills of Students: A Case Study of Faculty of Biological Sciences of University of Malakand, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Authors: HAQ SAMI UL
Published: November 2019

This study was conducted to examine the proficiency level of English language reading skill of science students. It focused those components of the curriculum that play a role in its improvement and development. The reading skills and habits of students were also examined through data collected from one hundred and twenty students of Faculty of Biological sciences of the University of Malakand, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan, through a questionnaire. The data were analysed using simple percentages method.The findings of the study revealed that the students had improved reading skill up after taking admission in the university. The study concludes that the inclusion of English language courses as compulsory part of the curriculum had a positive contribution. It also concludes that employing effective teaching strategies and giving more space to the language course was of great help in nurturing necessary skills. The study also concludes that English language input is necessary and played pivotal role in the academic journey of the students in dealing with other subjects in a teaching situation where the medium of instruction is English.
Japanese students' interaction using smartphone apps: a study of young learners in a private high school
Authors: Somerville Jason
Published: November 2019

The widespread use of mobile devices plays a significant role in our everyday lives and has changed the way we communicate and interact. Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) offers numerous opportunities for learning inside the classroom with mobile devices no longer seen as only social and gaming devices. Research shows that mobile device applications (apps) are now valuable tools which are used for education and language learning, in particular for promoting learner collaboration and social interaction. The purpose of this study is to discover how smartphones and apps can support greater student interaction. With an increased number of educational institutions, namely private junior and senior high schools in Japan embracing mobile technology into classroom pedagogy, this study investigates which smartphone repurposed apps are useful for encouraging interaction between students. The significance of this research is beneficial for learners, teacher-educators and app developers in advancing the benefits of social interaction in second language acquisition (SLA) utilising mobile devices. Through qualitative structured observation of participants in a Tokyo high school classroom, this study explores which smartphone apps are the most successful in encouraging interaction measured by frequency counts. The quantitative data reveal which apps are the most suitable for supporting greater social interaction and collaboration between learners. The implications derived from the findings support the argument that smartphones provide increased student-student interaction and collaboration.
Poder Judiciário, decisão judicial e estereótipos de gênero
Authors: Andrade Almeida Fernanda , Gil de Lima Larissa
Published: November 2019

O artigo tem como objetivo analisar – dentro de um cenário de ampliação feminina na magistratura – as relações entre gênero e decisão judicial. A partir de uma revisão da literatura sobre o tema, o trabalho destaca algumas conclusões alcançadas por teóricos que investigaram a questão. Em seguida, o artigo aborda a discussão sobre a reprodução de estereótipos de gênero por parte da legislação e do Poder Judiciário. Por fim, são apresentadas algumas decisões judiciais, com o objetivo de problematizar uma suposta presunção de que as juízas, necessariamente, teriam uma visão mais benéfica – ou menos estereotipada – sobre as mulheres em suas decisões. Conclui-se que a literatura sobre o tema não alcançou resultados uniformes na investigação acerca das relações entre gênero e decisão judicial. Ademais, entende-se que seria importante uma ampliação dos estudos empíricos sobre o tema, especialmente no Brasil, onde o assunto apenas recentemente começou a ser explorado. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida no contexto brasileiro, mas apresenta alguns exemplos do direito português – no âmbito legislativo e na esfera judicial – em carater comparativo.
Are IFRS Standards a Good Starting Point for a Corporate Tax Base? Tax Principles for a CCCTB
Authors: Lopo Martinez Antonio
Published: November 2019

This article discusses whether IAS/IFRS should be used as a starting point in the context of the Common Corporate Tax Base in the European Union. Non-European countries may also have an interest in the analysis on the use of IFRS to compute the corporate tax base, as well. After a background discussion on the application of IAS/IFRS as the start point for a tax base, some principles of tax bases are analyzed. Additionally, the disadvantages and advantages of using IAS/IFRS as the start point are presented. In the end, the creation of an independent tax accounting framework is recommended, which should have as the primary purpose taxation, and taxpayers and governments as the users of the information. In this new arena, the IAS/IFRS should be a valuable toolbox of concepts that can be adjusted for a tax perspective.
ANALYSIS OF APPLICATION OF RECORDABLE INCIDENT RATE IN HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AT PT SEMEN PADANG
Authors: Ihsan Taufiq , Mayolan Bingesti Vegi , Yardi Suci Mutiara , Edwin Tivany
Published: November 2019

PT Semen Padang was the oldest cement industry in Indonesia located in Indarung, Padang City, West Sumatra. To protect the safety and health of workers, PT Semen Padang conducts an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Management System by controlling the Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) number. PT Semen Padang used Minister of Manpower Regulation No. 03 / Men / 1998 to calculate RIR numbers because itÂ has more than 500 workers. The number of RIRs obtained from 2013-2017 experienced fluctuations. The highest RIR rate was 2.50 in 2016Â and was above the target of PT Semen Padang, which amounted to 2.0. In suppressing the RIR figures, PT Semen Padang implemented an activity plan, in the form of inspection, socialization and informationÂ of OHS. Viewed from 2013-2017 the magnitude of the implementation of the activity plan had a significant effect on the decrease in the RIR rate in PT Semen Padang (p <0.05). The solution for RIR activity plan improvement can be in the form of increasing the frequency of inspections carried out in locations with high risk of accidents, socialization of OHS based on the type of dominant occupational accidents and proper placement of OHS information in the work area.
Consideraciones políticas de la asignación presupuestal en salud en México 2010-2017
Authors: Tapia Téllez Gabriela
Published: November 2019

La investigación da seguimiento, desde un lente político/institucional conocido como «the policy making process», al presupuesto en salud para entidades federativas en México en el periodo 2010-2017. El objetivo de la investigación es observar la influencia de variables político/institucionales en la asignación con énfasis en el Órgano Ejecutivo y Legislativo en tres legislaturas (LXI, LXII y LXIII) y dos sexenios (uno con presidencia del Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) y otro con presidencia del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI)). Se observaron dos relaciones: 1. La relación entre el partido político en la presidencia y el partido político del gobernador de cada entidad. 2. La relación entre el partido político con mayoría en la Cámara de Diputados y el partido político del gobernador de cada entidad. Las relaciones se observaron a través del cálculo de medias aritméticas de asignación por sexenio para: 1. Entidades gobernadas por el mismo partido que ostenta la presidencia 2. Todas las entidades federativas y 3. Entidades gobernadas por la oposición. Encontramos que durante el sexenio del PAN no se observa politización, las entidades gobernadas por la oposición incluso recibieron en promedio más recursos. Con el PRI sin embargo, entre 2013 y 2017 de manera sistemática e ininterrumpida la cantidad promedio de recursos asignados a entidades federativas gobernadas por su partido siempre fue mayor. Además, en todos los años en los que el PRI tuvo mayoría absoluta en la Cámara de Diputados (2010-2017) las entidades gobernadas por el PRI recibieron en promedio más recursos en salud que las entidades gobernadas por la oposición.
La política pública de transporte de viajeros: el caso de la Entidad Pública del Transporte de la Región de Murcia
Authors: Espín López Saturnino , González Salcedo Antonia
Published: November 2019

Las Relaciones Intergubernamentales son un factor constitutivo de la mayoría de las políticas públicas, también en el caso de la política del transporte, y su análisis ha permitido integrar el pluralismo institucional y territorial en el estudio de los procesos de decisión e implementación de políticas públicas, con el objeto de analizar el papel de los distintos actores y de sus mecanismos de interacción y articulación existentes. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las causas que influyeron en la creación de la Entidad Pública del Transporte y evaluar su funcionamiento para conocer las razones que expliquen su desaparición prestando especial atención a la influencia de las Relaciones Intergubernamentales.
Reorganización y modernización de las Administraciones Públicas: sucesión laboral y despidos colectivos
Authors: Monereo Pérez José Luis , Moreno Vida María Nieves , López Insua Belén del Mar
Published: November 2019

Los procesos de externalización implican numerosos problemas en la esfera iuslaboral, y de mayor envergadura cuando se trata de supuestos en los que estén implicados alguna Administración Pública o un ente público instrumental, porque, entre otras cosas, entra en juego directamente el interés público en el mantenimiento en condiciones de eficiencia del servicio público, los entes públicos tiene que respetar las garantías de acceso a los empleos públicos, existen límites presupuestarios, etcétera).Tanto en el sector público fundacional y empresarial como en el sector público administrativo no cabe duda que ha incidido la supresión de la autorización administrativa previa en los despidos colectivos, en el sentido de determinar un intervencionismo administrativo menos intenso. Ahora bien, los despidos colectivos en el sector público comportan por su propia lógica interna un mayor peso de la intervención administrativa a distinto nivel o en distintos ámbitos. Al tiempo no sólo es el marco de referencia sino también –y en relación a ello– el carácter público de los fines que se pretenden, que se centrarían en la búsqueda de la mayor eficiencia de la entidad y organismo público a través de la reestructuración de plantillas laborales.
La opinión pública en la teoría de Administración Pública
Authors: Díaz Guerra Juan Andrés , Sáez Manuel Tamayo , Carrillo Barroso Ernesto
Published: November 2019

El propósito del artículo es reconstruir las aportaciones normativas que han realizado sobre la opinión pública algunos de los principales teóricos de la Administración, desde Wilson a Bozeman. Compartiendo con Lasswell la idea de que en democracia la relación entre opinión pública y políticas públicas debe ser bidereccional, las preguntas centrales desde esta perspectiva serían: ¿cuál debe ser el papel de la opinión pública en relación con la administración y las políticas públicas? y ¿hasta dónde es legítimo que desde las instituciones públicas se intente gestionar la opinión pública? Las respuestas ofrecidas podrían agruparse en una escala cuyo primer peldaño circunscribiría la opinión pública al papel de crítica autorizada que vigila el proceso de formación de las políticas, sin inmiscuirse en los asuntos cotidianos de la gestión; el segundo, estaría dirigido a sondear la opinión para definir estrategias y planes que garanticen el apoyo del público a las políticas, las regulaciones y los servicios; finalmente, el ciudadano, asumiría un papel más relevante y cotidiano, participando directamente e incluso eligiendo a los productores de los servicios públicos. La gestión de la opinión con fondos públicos podría considerarse legítima y necesaria, siendo de aplicación las herramientas de investigación de la opinión y de la comunicación institucional.
RODRÍGUEZ BILELLA, Pablo y TAPELLA, Esteban: Dejar huella. Historias de evaluaciones que marcaron la diferencia
Authors: Soberón Álvarez Luis
Published: November 2019

Recensión: Rodríguez Bilella, Pablo y Tapella, Esteban, Dejar huella. Historias de evaluaciones que marcaron la diferencia. San Juan, Argentina: Editorial Universidad Nacional de San Juan (UNSJ), 2018. 188 págs.
On the “Assessment Morass” in Higher Education: A Program Level Perspective of Alignments and Tools
Authors: Shallal Mohammed A.
Published: November 2019

A taxonomy of assessment types practiced in higher education institutions (HEIs) in general is briefly reviewed, focusing on specific methods and tools commonly employed at the academic program level with student learning in mind. The approach is aimed at complementing the efforts being currently exerted to initiate outcome-based education (OBE) environments in HEIs in the region by drawing attention to some issues that may be observed along the path of obtaining insight into achieving satisfactory results and providing suitable feedback. Suggestions are forwarded aiming at enhancing procedures being employed leading to improvements in various academic institutional and programmatic aspects which quality assurance (QA) and accreditation standards/criteria demand.
LIBERTAÇÃO VERSUS HEGEMONIA: APROXIMAÇÕES ENTRE PAULO FREIRE E ANTONIO GRAMSCI
Authors: Simões Alan Caldas
Published: November 2019

O presente artigo tem como objetivo realizar aproximações teóricas entre as ideias de Paulo Freire e Antônio Gramsci quanto às suas concepções de sociedade e educação. Dessa forma, problematizamos sobre as possíveis relações entre tais autores, enfocando os modos e percursos que definem para transformação individual e social do homem. No campo educativo, Gramsci apresenta uma proposta ampla e sistemática, em que identifica a articulação entre educação e política em nível individual e coletivo. Em Freire, estas noções se encontram fragmentadas na noção de conscientização e libertação. No campo social enquanto para Gramsci o processo de transformação da sociedade assume uma ótica política de enfrentamento, em Freire esta noção é marcada pela fé e pelo cristianismo. Por fim, esperamos que nosso trabalho fomente questões sobre as possibilidades de aproximações teóricas e práticas entre esses dois autores que influenciaram o pensamento educativo do século XXI.
“CONTEXTOS CULINARIOS” DEL MOVIMIENTO MODERNISTA BRASILEÑO
Authors: Ledezma María Isabel
Published: November 2019

Este artículo revisa la configuración de los “contextos culinarios” en obras literarias pertenecientes al movimiento modernista brasileño. Como “contextos culinarios” se entiende la presencia de alimentos, instrumentos, sabores y prácticas alimenticias en la literatura, que conectan al sujeto con determinados ambientes históricos y culturales. El modernismo brasileño fue un movimiento artístico que tuvo una relación especial con la cocina. La antropofagia, los frutos y los platos tradicionales de la cocina brasileña se presentan en obras literarias como Makunaíma y los manifiestos representativos del modernismo como “Manifesto Pau-Brasil” y el “Manifiesto Antropófago”. Para el estudio de los “imaginarios culinarios” en el modernismo brasileño se analiza, en primer lugar, la antropofagia como estética a través de la idea simbólica de la degustación ritualística del hombre; en segundo lugar, se expone la relación entre el “contexto culinario” de “La república del café con leche” y algunos trabajos del movimiento. Y, por último, se extraen algunas las referencias culinarias de los manifiestos, la novela Makunaíma, y algunos trabajos particulares de Oswald de Andrade y Mario de Andrade para entender el valor de los “imaginarios culinarios” en la propuesta artística del modernismo brasileño. Palabras claves: Ideología, Brasil, literatura, alimento.
A CONSTITUIÇÃO DO HUMOR NO BLOGUE “COMO EU ME SINTO QUANDO”: A PARÓDIA POR MECANISMOS POLIFÔNICOS
Authors: Brito Pedro Augusto Pereira
Published: November 2019

Neste trabalho, nosso objetivo é compreender como se constitui o humor pelo processo de paródia organizado a partir da oposição de perspectivas de enunciadores em textos do blogue Como eu me sinto quando. Para isso, apoiamo-nos nos pressupostos teórico-metodológicos de Bakhtin (2003; 2010) e de Authier Revuz (2004) para tratar da natureza heterogênea da linguagem. A fim de empreender a análise, pautamo-nos, ainda, na teoria da polifonia de locutores e enunciadores de Oswald Ducrot (1987) e nas considerações de Sant’Anna (2003) acerca da paródia.
The Effect of Exercising on Smokers’ Lung Capacity
Authors: Sondos Majdi Taher  , Marit van Silfhout  , Asiya Nazir
Published: November 2019

The purpose of this research paper is to investigate whether exercising can reduce the harmful effects caused by smoking. Additionally, the hypothesis of this research study proposes that results will show that the percentage lung capacities of smokers who exercise are similar to non-smokers who don't exercise in which it will prove that exercising does, in fact, decrease the harmful effects of smoking as a smoker who exercises is almost as healthy as a non-smoker who does not exercise. Henceforth, the hypothesis of this research will be accepted. To know that, a questionnaire was prepared, which assisted in placing the individuals in one of 4 groups. The sample size included 152 participants aged 18 and above from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. A spirometer was used to find the real lung capacity of the participants. The estimated vital capacity was calculated by substituting the height and weight of a person into an equation that gives the body surface area, and then the answer is either multiplied by 2,500 or by 2,000 to find the estimated lung capacity for males or females respectively. After collecting the essential data, it was found that people who smoke and exercise have higher lung capacity than those who smoke but don’t exercise. The t-test was used, and it was found that the difference is significant between those two sets of data. The results imply that exercising could, in fact, reduce the harmful effects of smoking as it has been predicted in the hypothesis. However, in order to be completely free of the risks of smoking, it is highly recommended to quit smoking as well fully.
Racial Inequality, Neighborhood Effects, and Moving to Opportunity
Authors: Aliprantis Dionissi
Published: November 2019

Moving to Opportunity (MTO) was a housing mobility program designed to investigate neighborhood effects, the influences of the social and physical environment on human development and well-being. Some of the results from MTO have been interpreted as evidence that neighborhood effects are not as strong as earlier evidence had indicated. This Commentary discusses new research suggesting that neighborhood effects are, on the contrary, as strong and policy relevant as suspected before the experiment. This Commentary also discusses why the interpretation of the MTO data is important: If neighborhood effects drive outcomes, then addressing racial inequality requires concerted efforts beyond ending racial discrimination.
ANALISIS PENILAIAN BARANG JAMINAN DALAM PEMBERIAN KREDIT MODAL KERJA PADA PT. BANK PERKREDITAN RAKYAT SULAWESI MANDIRI
Authors: Hafa Abdul Rahim
Published: November 2019

The purpose of this study is to analyze the valuation of collateral in working capital loans at PT. Mandiri Rural Credit Bank. The analysis of the data used in this discussion is descriptive qualitative and quantitative analysis, which is an analysis that describes or describes the assessment of collateral for the granting of working capital loans at PT. Sulawesi Mandiri Rural Credit Bank and use analysis of market value and liquidation value to find out what valuation is used by PT. Sulawesi Rural Credit Bank Mandiri in assessing debtor guarantees. Based on the results of the research and discussion in the previous chapter, the authors can conclude that the assessment of collateral for the provision of working capital loans at PT. The Mandiri Sulawesi Rural Credit Bank is in accordance with the current system, namely the value of liquidation. which is where the value of liquidation is the most objective and safe value used by the bank.
PENGARUH KUALITAS PRODUK TERHADAP LOYALITAS PELANGGAN SUKU CADANG TOYOTA PADA PT. HADJI KALLA CABANG SOPPENG
Authors: Amir Muhammad
Published: November 2019

Muhammad Amir, 2018. Effect of Product Quality on Customer Loyalty Toyota Parts at PT. Hadji Kalla Branch Soppeng, guided by Kapriani and Yamin Sucipto. This study aims to determine the effect of product quality on customer loyalty in purchasing genuine Toyota parts at PT. Hadji Kalla Soppeng Branch. This study used 53 samples. The analytical method used in this study is deskritif analysis and statistical analysis through simple regression, determination, correlation, and t test. The results of research at PT. Hadji Kalla Toyota Soppeng Branch. Based on the results of the equation Y = 2.63 + 0.96X, correlation analysis (r) = 0.76, correlation coefficient (r2) = 0.58 and hopetesis testing t-count = 8.350 t-table = 1.67528. That there is a significant influence between product quality on customer loyalty at PT. Toyota Hadji Kalla Soppeng Branch.
PENGARUH UKURAN PERUSAHAAN DAN RISIKO BISNIS TERHADAP STRUKTUR MODAL PADA PERUSAHAAN INDUSTRI OTOMOTIF YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA
Authors: Wairooy Mohamad Ali
Published: November 2019

This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of partially or simultaneously the size of the company and business risk on the capital structure of the Automotive Industry Company Registered on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Data collection uses secondary data using purposive sampling technique. The population in this study were all automotive industry companies as many as 17 companies listed on the Indonesia stock exchange for the period 2014-2016, while the samples taken were the number of observations for 3 years (2014-2016). The data obtained were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that all hypotheses had a positive and significant effect based on t test and F test. This means that both partially and simultaneously the size of the company and business risk had a positive and significant effect on the capital structure of the Automotive Industry Company Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.
Chagas disease in Switzerland: history and challenges
Authors: Jackson Y , Chappuis F
Published: November 2019

Chagas disease, endemic in Latin America, is an emerging health problem in Europe affecting an estimated 80,000 persons. Around 60,000 Latin American migrants live in Switzerland, and cases of Chagas disease have been reported since 1979. As of June 2011, 258 cases have been diagnosed, mostly adults in the indeterminate phase of the chronic stage of the disease. Vertical transmission has been identified and there is a high potential for blood- and organ-borne transmission in the absence of systematic screening. Major challenges include (i) raising awareness among migrants and healthcare professionals, (ii) developing national protocols for screening and treatment targeting high-risk groups such as pregnant woman, newborns, migrants from highly endemic areas (e.g. Bolivia), and immunocompromised migrants, (iii) preventing blood- and organ-borne transmission by appropriate screening strategies, (iv) taking into account the social vulnerability of individuals at risk in the design and implementation of public health programmes, and (v) facilitating contacts with the communities at risk through outreach programmes, for example in churches and cultural groups.
EuroTravNet: imported Chagas disease in nine European countries, 2008 to 2009
Authors: Pérez-Molina J A , Perez-Ayala A , Parola P , Jackson Y , Odolini S , Lopez-Velez R , for the EuroTravNet Network
Published: November 2019

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Effect of indapamide and bisoprolol monotherapy on cerebrovascular reactivity in hypertensive patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Bogomolova I. I. , Rebrova N. V. , Sarkisova O. L. , Ripp T. M. , Mordovin V. F.
Published: November 2019

Aim. To investigate the effect of indapamide and bisoprolol monotherapy on cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in patients with combined hypertension (HT) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Materials and Methods. A total of 66 patients with HT grade 1-2 and RA (average age of 59.0 ± 7.5 years) were included in an open-controlled randomized study in parallel groups. Group 1 included 33 patients treated with indapamide 2.5 mg/day. Group 2 included 33 patients treated with bisoprolol 6.0 ± 2.6 mg/day. We performed 24-h blood pressure monitoring and transcranial Doppler ultrasound of the middle cerebral arteries (MCA) with assessment of CVR during hyperoxia and hypercapnia tests before and after 24 weeks of treatment.

Results. Indapamide treatment improved CVR parameters during hypercapnia test. The MCA peak systolic velocity increased significantly from 53.7 [34.8; 67.8] to 55.8 [37.6; 69.0] сm/s (p = 0.017). Bisoprolol treatment worsened CVR parameters during hypercapnia test. The speed modification of MCA blood flow velocity decreased significantly from 0.10 [0.05; 0.19] to 0.08 [-0.01; 017] cm/s2 (p = 0.032). The index of recovery of MCA blood flow velocity decreased significantly from 1.11 [0.95; 1.27] to 0.84 [0.78; 1.08] (p = 0.006)

Conclusion. Indapamide treatment improved CVR parameters, but bisoprolol treatment worsened CVR parameters during hypercapnia test in patients with combined HT and RA.
Dynamics of echocardiography parameters after circular PADN procedure in patients with mitral valve defects, atrial fibrillation, and high pulmonary hypertension
Authors: Trofimov N. A. , Medvedev A. P. , Babokin V. E. , Dragunov A. G. , Kichigin V. A. , Nikol’sky A. V. , Zhamlikhanova S. S.
Published: November 2019

Aim. To analyze the dynamics of echocardiographic parameters after surgical treatment of severe pulmonary hypertension in patients with mitral valve disease and atrial fibrillation.

Material and Methods. Data of surgical treatment in 202 patients with mitral valve disease complicated by severe pulmonary hypertension with blood pressure more than 40 mm Hg and atrial fibrillation were analyzed. Surgical intervention in these patients consisted in surgical correction of mitral dysfunction with artificial prosthetic valve or valve-preserving intervention (group 1, n = 62). In patients of group 2 (n = 89), correction of mitral valve defect was also performed as well as the Maze IV procedure for concomitant atrial fibrillation using bipolar radiofrequency ablator AtriCure. Patients of group 3 (n = 51) underwent integrated surgery, which consisted in the elimination of mitral valve defect, surgical correction of atrial fibrillation by Maze IV procedure, as well as circular radiofrequency denervation of the trunk and mouth of the pulmonary arteries (pulmonary artery denervation (PADN)).

Conclusions. The circular PADN procedure was effective and safe, significantly reduced the level of pulmonary hypertension in the postoperative period (p = 0.018), and promoted reverse remodeling of the heart cavities. Integrated surgical correction in patients with mitral dysfunction, atrial fibrillation, and severe pulmonary hypertension may significantly reduce the phenomenon of heart failure (p = 0.023). Further analysis of the effectiveness of radiofrequency denervation of pulmonary arteries with the study of a larger number of patients, analysis of long-term results, as well as determining the possibility of this technique in patients with non-valvular forms of pulmonary hypertension are required.
Atrial fibrillation and hypertension: current understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment
Authors: Kirgizova M. A. , Batalov R. E. , Tatarsky B. A. , Popov S. V.
Published: November 2019

The present literature review is devoted to the analysis of the features of the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation in patients with arterial hypertension and to the optimal treatment tactics in this cohort of patients. In particular, pathological mechanisms (hemodynamic, structural, and electrophysiological) of the development of atrial fibrillation in arterial hypertension are reviewed. The article highlights the problems of primary and secondary prevention of atrial fibrillation using antihypertensive therapy as well as the aspects of the prevention of thromboembolic complications in patients with atrial fibrillation and arterial hypertension.
Renal denervation in 2019
Authors: Pekarskiy S. E. , Mordovin V. F. , Ripp T. M. , Falkovskaya A. Yu.
Published: November 2019

In the 21st century, hypertension remains a major health threat to the adult population worldwide, despite the phenomenal progress in the development of antihypertensive pharmacotherapy. Currently, the rate of pharmacological control of hypertension barely exceeds 50%. Indeed, pharmacotherapy is fundamentally limited by pharmacological/pharmacokinetic tolerance (adaptation) to the drugs as well as by non-compliance of patients with treatment regimens due to depletion of their psychophysiological function of self-control. Renal denervation (RDN) is a new non-drug treatment of hypertension. Renal denervation consists of a mini-electrosurgery on the renal sympathetic system where a catheter ablation is used to create a permanent block of conduction through the renal nerves. This procedure, in accordance with the function of the renal adrenergic receptors, increases glomerular filtration, reduces tubular water reabsorption, and inhibits glomerular secretion of renin. After the over-disputed failure of the early version of RDN using the first-generation single-electrode catheter system in the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 study, therapy was virtually reinvented with a new three-dimensional multi-electrode design and an anatomically optimized procedure. The new device design ensures deployment of the electrodes in a pre-defined fully circumferential pattern. Moreover, this design provides a radial contact that presses the electrodes against the arterial wall thereby maximizing the efficiency of radiofrequency (RF) tissue heating. Another major improvement of RDN therapy is the anatomical optimization of the procedure by extending the treatment into the segmental branches of the renal artery where the renal nerves concentrate the most around renal vessels. This article presents an analysis of the current state-of-the-development and future perspectives of RDN therapy.
Arterial hypertension in elderly and senile patients: clinical characteristics and treatment quality (according to the national register of arterial hypertension)
Authors: Aksenova A. V. , Oshchepkova E. V. , Orlovsky A. A. , Chazova I. E.
Published: November 2019

Introduction. The importance of studying treatment in older hypertensive patients is underlined by the tendency to aging of the population as a whole. During recent years, the approach to therapy of older patients changed. The guidelines on management of arterial hypertension recommend lower target blood pressure values and earlier start of the treatment.

Aim. To study the quality of arterial hypertension treatment and clinical characteristics in older patients (≥65 years).

Material and Methods. The Russian national registry of hypertension was conducted in 22 regions of the Russian Federation since 2012. It included 53 city primary health care centers and five cardiology clinics. The data were analyzed in two groups comprised of 65 to 79-year-old individuals and patients older than 80 years. Data on physical, instrumental, and laboratory examinations, as well as data regarding antihypertensive and lipid-lowering therapy and comorbidities, were analyzed.

Results: Patients aged 65 to 79 years and those older than 80 years had coronary artery disease (42.7% and 55.5%), chronic heart failure (CHF) (46.8% and 55.7%), history of Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI) (6.4% and 5.9%), stroke (5.5% and 5.7%), atrial fibrillation/flutter (3.7% and 6.5%), chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3–5 (36.6% and 48.4%), and diabetes mellitus (19.4% and 13.4%). Following the guidelines on management of arterial hypertension 2013, the target values of systolic blood pressure were achieved in 30% of patients; target values of diastolic blood pressure were reached in 60% of patients. Decreases in systolic blood pressure lower than <120 mmHg and in diastolic blood pressure lower than 70 mmHg were found in 3% of patients. In accordance with Guidelines 2018, target values of systolic blood pressure were achieved in 21–24% of patients; target values of diastolic blood pressure were achieved in 12–13% patients. Ambulatory 24-h blood pressure monitoring was performed only in 2.8% of 65–79-year-old patients and in 1.9% of patients older than 80 years. Data on antihypertensive therapy were absent in 13% of medical records of patients who had indications for it. Medical records of 20% of patients with history of Q-wave MI, CHF, diabetes mellitus, and CKD did not contain data on administration of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers. Administration of beta-blockers and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in patients with hypertension and chronic heart failure was insufficient. Achievement of target cholesterol levels was insufficient in both age groups.
Systemic inflammation in patients with hypertension and coronary artery disease in different age groups
Authors: Ostanina Yu. O. , Yakhontov D. A. , Zvonkova A. V. , Zhuravleva I. I. , Dunicheva O. V. , Yakhontova P. K.
Published: November 2019

Aim. To determine and compare the levels of systemic inflammation markers (C-reactive protein (CRP) and cytokines) in different age groups of hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).

Material and Methods. The study involved 106 patients (men) with hypertension and stable angina. Group 1 included 59 young and middle-aged individuals (52 [46.5; 55] years); group 2 comprised 47 elderly individuals (64 [62; 67] years; p < 0.001). The exclusion criteria were female gender, diabetes, myocardial infarction in the previous six months, exacerbation phase of chronic diseases, acute infectious and mental illnesses. The CRP levels were determined by ELISA test system (Biomerica, USA). The serum cytokine levels were assessed using Vector Best test systems (Russia). Statistical processing of data was performed in the freely distributed Rstudio software. The differences were considered statistically significant if p < 0.05.

Results. The levels of CRP and the frequencies of its increase did not significantly differ in patients with hypertension and CAD in different age groups and were within the reference values, which was, probably, due to the use of drugs with systemic antiinflammatory effect. Increases in the IL-6 levels were more common in group of young and middle-aged men (47, 85.5%/27, 62.8%, p = 0.032). Increases in the IL-8 levels were also more frequently detected in young and middle-aged patients (10.7 [7.3; 19]/5.9 [4.35; 9.3], p = 0.006).

Conclusion. Obtained data suggest both an increased risk of acute cardiovascular events and more aggressive course of CAD in young and middle-aged patients with hypertension, and a possible onset of early vascular aging in this group.
Remote sensing and assessment of coral reef coverage at Archipiélago Espíritu Santo Na-tional Park, BCS.
Authors: Ramos García Jaquelin Guadalupe , Petatan Ramirez David , Reyes Bonilla Hëctor , Luna Soria Hugo , Gonzáles López Irma
Published: November 2019

The analysis of satellite images provides an alternative and complementary method for a better understanding of coral reef ecosystems profitably, with large-scale and near-real- time data. The present study focuses on the presence of coral reef at the Archipelago Espiritu Santo National Park, using high-resolution multispectral images (10 m2) from the Sentinel-2B satellite of the European Space Agency ESA. A Random Forest algorithm was applied to the reflectance bands to estimate bathymetry and classify the seabed in order to assess the coral reef coverage on the island. The results shown are suitable for bathymetry with a variance explained by R2 = 0.895, on the other hand, the classification of bottom type indicates a submerged area of 161.23 ha of coral reef coverage. Reef map- ping, beyond identifying its distribution, has the potential to quantify other parameters that may be important when monitoring these ecosystems.
Geostatistical integration to improve representativeness of satellite precipitation estimates and field measurements
Authors: Tapia-Silva Felipe-Omar
Published: November 2019

Since the network of rainfall gauges and ground radars is generally not dense enough, satellite data have been used to estimate Precipitation (P). These data have the ability to capture the spatial variability pattern of the parameter, but are often inaccurate in relation to the value of the field measured parameter. Therefore, geostatistical methods were evaluated to improve the spatial representativeness of field measurements (FM) and satellite estimates. The work has been made for a hydrological sub region in the Mexican tropic. The geostatistical methods used to interpolate P-FM were ordinary kriging (KO), universal kriging (KU) and regression kriging (RK) as well as the Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) mechanical interpolator for comparison purposes. Furthermore, the values at the pixel centers of the Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission (TRMM) images were interpolated using OK and evaluated using leave-one-out cross validation (LOO-CV). The best LOO-CV evaluated method consisted of the RK interpolation of the point FM taking as auxiliary variable the OK interpolation of the TRMM cell centers. It is concluded that the geostatistical integration between rainfall estimates from satellite data and FM data is promising because satellite information has the ability to capture spatial variability and the point FM add accuracy to the results. These characteristics combined can produce a P product useful for modeling activities and environmental management.
Possibilities of milpa identification in Yucatan through remote sensing techniques and Sentinel-2 data
Authors: Valdiviezo-Navarro Juan Carlos , Salazar-Garibay Adan , Rodríguez-Robayo Karla Juliana , Juárez Lilián , Méndez-López María Elena , Téllez-Quiñones Alejandro
Published: November 2019

Maya milpa is one of the most important agrifood systems in Mesoamerica, not only because its ancient origin but also due to lead an increase in landscape diversity and to be a relevant source of families food security and food sovereignty. Nowadays, satellite remote sensing data, as the multispectral images of Sentinel-2 platforms, permit us the monitor- ing of different kinds of structures such as water bodies, urban areas, and particularly agricultural fields. Through its multispectral signatures, mono-crop fields or homogeneous vegetation zones like corn fields, barley fields, or other ones, have been successfully detected by using classification techniques with multispectral images. However, Maya milpa is a complex field which is conformed by different kinds of vegetables species and fragments of natural vegetation that in conjunction cannot be considered as a mono-crop field. In this work, we show some preliminary studies on the availability of monitoring this complex system in a region of interest in Yucatan, through a support vector machine (SVM) approach.
Dictionary-Based Method for Fishing Gear Pattern Detection
Authors: Aranda Ramón , Carlos Hugo
Published: November 2019

Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back to at least the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period about 40,000 years ago. Nowadays, Fishing is one of the most important activities, as it provides a source of food and economic income worldwide. A key challenge in ecology and conservation is to decrease the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU). IUU fishing depletes fish stocks, destroys marine habitats, distorts competition, puts honest fishers at an unfair disadvantage, and weakens coastal communities, particularly in developing countries. One strategy to decrease the IUU fishing is monitoring and detecting the fishing vessel behaviors. Satellite–based Automatic Information Systems (S– AIS) are now commonly installed on most ocean–going vessels and have been proposed as a novel tool to explore the movements of fishing fleets in near real time. In this article, we present a dictionary–based method to classify, by using AIS data, between two fishing gear types: trawl and purse seine. The data was obtained from Global Fishing Watch. Our experiments show that our proposal has a good performance in classifying fishing behaviors, which could help to prevent overexploit and improve the strategies of the fisheries management.
A Vector Semantics Approach to the Geoparsing Disambiguation Task for Texts in Spanish
Authors: Alcántara Filomeno , Molina Alejandro , Muñiz Victor
Published: November 2019

Nowadays, online news sources generate continuous streams of information that includes references to real locations. Linking these locations to coordinates in a map usually requires two steps involving the named entity: extraction and disambiguation. In past years, efforts have been devoted mainly to the first task. Approaches to location disambiguation include knowledge-based, map-based and data-driven methods. In this paper, we present a work in progress for location disambiguation in news documents that uses a vector-semantic representation learned from information sources that include events and geographic descriptions, in order to obtain a ranking for the possible locations. We will describe the proposed method and the results obtained so far, as well as ideas for future work.