bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
VISIT-TO-VISIT BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY IN RURAL MALES WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION: THE POSSIBILITIES OF MODIFYING IN REAL CLINICAL SETTINGS
Authors: Nimtsovych T.I. , Mikhaliev К.О. , Kravchenko A.M. , Gurianov V.G. , Chursina T.Ya. , Mishcheniuk O.Yu. , Stanislavska S.S.
Published: November 2020

Purpose: to establish the possibilities of modifying blood pressure visit-to-visit variability (VVV) in rural males with arterial hypertension (HTN) by the use of antihypertensive therapy (AHT), considering also the correction of dyslipidemia and certain lifestyle aspects, as well as the changes in compliance with pharmacotherapy (CP).

Material and methods. The prospective study enrolled 160 rural males with uncomplicated primary HTN (mean age 50 ± 6 years). Seventy three (45,6 %) patients were overweight; 85 (53,1 %) patients were active smokers. An alcohol consumption ≥1 time per week was pointed out by 77 (48,1 %) males. VVV (of systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)) was assessed by means of standard deviation (SD) and coefficient of variation (CV). We prescribed a fixed perindopril/amlodipine (P/A) combination, with indapamide (IND) addition as required. With the aim dyslipidemia correction, we prescribed atorvastatin (daily doses 10-40 mg). Optimal CP was pointed out by 37 (23,1 %) patients.

Results. At 1yFU, all enrolled patients achieved SBP/DBP targets (<140/90 mm Hg), and strict SBP/DBP targets (<130/80 мм Hg) were achieved in 159 (99,4 %) cases. More than 90 % of patients achieved the following prespecified «target» BP VVV levels: SD (SBP) <4,8 mm Hg; CV (SBP) <3,9 %; SD (DBP) <3,7 mm Hg; CV (DBP) <5,1 %. Aimed to predict SD (SBP) reduce >9,7 mm Hg probability at 1yFU, we built the 6-factors logistic regression model: 1) improvement and maintenance of optimal CP (by MGLS) (β = 1,27; р<0,001); 2) body mass index reduce >1,3 kg/m2 (β = 0,57; p=0,035); 3) alcohol consumption modifying (0,72; p=0,007); 4) optimal compliance with atorvastatin daily doses 30-40 mg (1,25; p<0,001); 5) smoking status modifying (0,43; р=0,097); 6) SBP reduce >46,7 mm Hg (0,47; р=0,098). The probability of status «reduction of SD (SBP) >9,7 mm Hg at 1yFU» increase was associated with the higher sum of predictors` β-coefficients.

Conclusions. In rural HTN males, at 1yFU, the AHT (based on P/A, with IND addition as required) favored the significant blood pressure VVV reduction in the vast majority of cases. The SBP VVV reduction was determined to be additively affected by the modifying of certain factors, as well as by achievement and maintenance of maximum CP.
ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTION FEATURES OF GASFUELED VESSEL’S STORAGE TANKS
Authors:   National university ", Kaluga O.O. ,   Odessa maritime academy",   / Национальный университет ",   Одесская морская академия"
Published: November 2020

The choice of the type of LNG storage tank is one of the main issues in the design of gas-fueled vessels. The main types of LNG storage tanks, that are currently used, design of tanks, their characteristics and features were considered. The analysis of the possibility of using these types of tanks, depending on the size of the vessels, the duration of their voyage and navigation areas were performed. Based on the analysis, recommendations for use of certain type of LNG storage tanks were suggested.
Republican Socialism and Gendered Portrayals of Catholic Masculinity in Nineteenth-Century France
Authors: Miller Randolph
Published: November 2020

The popularity of Ultramontanism and the political energy provided by Sacred Heart piety gave French Catholicism of the post-Commune era a militant posture, one that republican socialists saw as antagonistic to their political objectives. This article shows that socialists responded by emasculating their Catholic opponents. Drawing on the materialist tradition that emerged from the Enlightenment and Revolution, and highlighting the resignation and emotive nature of radical Catholic piety, republican socialists maintained that religious belief was evidence of inadequate virility. Speaking to the anxieties of the period, which included concerns about racial degeneration and the adequacy of France on the world stage, this gendering of epistemological convictions allowed socialists to argue for the exclusion of religion and the religious male from French politics.
Competing Visions
Authors: Stanard Matthew G.
Published: November 2020

Studies of the visual culture of the Congo Free State (CFS) have focused overwhelmingly yet narrowly on the “atrocity” photograph used to criticize Leopold II’s colonial misrule. This article presents a new picture of the visual culture of Leopold II’s Congo Free State by examining a broader, more heterogeneous range of fin de siècle images of varied provenance that comprised the visual culture of the CFS. These include architecture, paintings, African artwork, and public monuments, many of which were positive, pro-Leopoldian images emphasizing a favorable view of colonialism. The visual culture of the CFS was imbued with recurring themes of violence, European heroism, and anti-Arab sentiment, and emerged from a unique, transnational, back-and-forth process whereby Leopold and his critics instrumentalized images to counter each other and achieve their goals.
Transculturality in higher education
Authors: Smith Heidi A.
Published: November 2020

One way in which higher education has responded to globalisation and the emergence of transculturality has been to expand its focus on internationalisation at an unprecedented rate. Traditionally this occurred through international students and their contact with local students. A longitudinal case study into the student experience of transculturality in the Erasmus Mundus Transcultural European Outdoor Studies Masters programme found transcultural self-growth and transcultural capabilities of resilience, intelligence and the ability to work through fatigue to be central to their experience. Using Kemmis and Smith’s (2008a) themes related to praxis (doing, morally committed action, reflexivity, connection, concreteness and a process of becoming) this theoretical article explores the place of critical transcultural pedagogical praxis in supporting transcultural learning experiences of higher education students.
Equity and social justice for whom and by whom in contemporary Swedish higher and adult education
Authors: Bagga-Gupta Sangeeta , Messina Dahlberg Giulia , Vigmo Sylvi
Published: November 2020

This article focuses on the Swedish context of upper and post-upper secondary education provided in two sectors, universities and the Swedish Folk High School. The article is centred on the analysis of the support services offered by fifty-five university and Swedish Folk High School institutional websites to individuals and groups designated as being ‘peripheral’. Taking as a point of departure a ‘practiced policies’ theoretical position, the study focuses on the ‘situated nature’ of institutional policies, that is, how policies become operationalised in local institutional contexts. Of interest is the nature of expectations placed on participants in the provision of support, and the ways in which different target groups are conceptualised and categorised. The findings of this national scale mapping, that build on two ongoing projects concerning equity and social justice, are discussed in terms of fundamental dimensions of democracy that shape students’ opportunities to access upper and post-upper secondary education.
In Search of Emotions Under the Skies of South Asia, or an Invitation to the ‘Affective Discourse’. Part V. The Global Context. From Thesis to Antithesis to Synthesis, and Again Around
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of science (MOSCOW), Glushkova I. P.
Published: November 2020

This five-episode survey deals with main theoretical and methodological approaches within the field of emotional / affective studies, well established in the Western academic scholarship but are still of unspectacular character in Russia. Briefly prefacing a publication of the 5th volume of the ‘Under the Skies of South Asia’ project (USSA) which starts the road to the analysis of the emotional paradigms of the South Asian milieu, the paper also asks ourselves if a discourse on emotions in one cultural model can be applicable to another? The first episode drawing from classical works in philosophy and psychology dealt with terminological definitions, and, taking into account the domination of Anglo-Saxon school of thought, dwelt on semantic correlates from alien linguo-cultural contexts. The second episode, drawing from the studies of social and cultural anthropologists of an “exotic other,” demonstrated the divergence of a universalist concept that affirms the sameness of emotions for different cultures and times, and a constructivist one that considers them culturally conditioned and / or socially constructed. The 3rd episode focused on two principal approaches — metaphorical and semantic — towards description of the linguistics of emotions, and to their promoters, including George Lakoff, Zoltan Kövecses, Anna Wierzbicka and Victor Shakhovsky. The 4th episode highlights the most important works and concepts in the field of “history of emotions” already widely recognized as an independent discipline, and traces its historiography with insights to William Reddy and Barbara Rosenweine. The concluding 5th episode describes the intensity of the modern world, traumatically overwhelmed with negative emotions of literally destructive power, which confirms the high relevance of affective studies and turns them into applied science.
ON RUSSIA’S PROSPECTS OF PARTICIPATION IN THE TURKISH СANAL ISTANBUL PROJECT
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of science (MOSCOW), Boldyrev A. V.
Published: November 2020

On January 14, 2020 Ankara University of Social Sciences hosted a conference entitled “Energy Policy of Russia: Turkish Stream and Regional Balances”. The speakers outlined the main goal, which is to involve Russia in Turkish energy projects, including the Istanbul channel. In this regard, the author tried to research possibilities of Russia’s participation in the main Turkish megaproject. For Turkey to attract Russia as a co-investor means to allow the Russian Federation to regulate cargo flows in the Istanbul Canal, which seems completely impossible. In addition, the impossibility of the Russian-Turkish partnership is evidenced by the policy of Turkey itself. Despite financial difficulties, the question of attracting Russian investment has never been raised in Ankara, despite the fact that the Turks are seeking funds for their project everywhere — from Qatar and China to the Benelux countries. One should not forget that starting from 2013, Turkey has consistently put into operation all previously announced projects, and the decision to freeze some of them due to financial difficulties did not affect the Istanbul Canal. The exhaustion of the ideological concept (postponement of its launch until 2025) means that from now on the implementation of the project has moved into a more productive business phase, and the annual construction of canal sections means firm decision to complete the grand plan. At the same time, Russia will not be able to neutralize possible negative consequences by participating in the construction of the canal; it is necessary to look for other ways for cooperation.
DISAPPEARING PARTICIPANTS IN THE KHMER SENTENCE: SEMANTIC INCORPORATION, EXCORPORATION, ZERO ANAPHORA
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of science (MOSCOW), Pogibenko T. G.
Published: November 2020

The paper deals with representation of obligatory participants of a situation described by the verb which do not get a syntactic role in the syntactic structure of a Khmer sentence, i. e. incorporation in the verb semantic structure, excorporation into a lexical complex, deictic zero, zero anaphors. Special attention is paid to the role of lexical complex, which is a unique resource of the Khmer language, and its use for implicit and explicit representation of the participants of the situation described. An issue of a particular interest is participants’ representation as a component of a lexical complex, rather than a component of the sentence syntactic structure. Language data of Modern Khmer, Middle Khmer, and Old Khmer is used to show that this mode of representation has been used throughout the whole period of the evolution of Khmer beginning with the Old Khmer inscriptions. An attempt is made to reveal the functional character of the phenomenon discussed. It is maintained that this strategy is used for semantic derivation, for a more detailed conceptualization of the situation described, as well as for word polysemy elimination in the text. Examples are cited where lexical complexes with incorporated participants are used to make up for the inherent semantic emptiness of predicates of evaluation. In case of participants incorporated in deictic verbs, the deictic zero in Khmer may refer to participants other than “observer”. Specific features of zero anaphora in Khmer are also mentioned.
ECONOMIC, SOCIO-POLITICAL, ETHNIC AND CONFESSIONAL PROBLEMS OF THE COUNTRIES OF ASIA AND AFRICA (2019)
Authors:   Institute of oriental studies, Russian academy of science (MOSCOW), Bibikova O. P.
Published: November 2020

The article reviews the work and proceedings of the academic conference Economic, Socio-Political, Ethnic and Confessional Problems of the Countries of Asia and Africa, which took place at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in March 2019. The overview of the talks deals with such problems as new trends in globalization, application of innovative technologies in Afro-Asian countries, especially in the Middle East and North Africa, ethno-confessional problems, and the problems of diasporas.
C7 extension crosswise osteotomy: a novel osteotomy for correction of chin-on-chest deformity in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis
Authors: Maciejczak Andrzej , Wolan-Nieroda Andzelina , Guzik Agnieszka
Published: November 2020

Extension crosswise osteotomy at C7 (C7 ECO) was developed for the correction of forward gaze in patients with chin-on-chest deformity due to ankylosing spondylitis. A modification of cervicothoracic extension osteoclasis (C/T EO), C7 ECO replaces osteoclasis of the anterior column with a crosswise cut of the C7 vertebral body to eliminate the risks of unintended dislocation of the cervical spine. C7 ECO also eliminates the risks of C7 and T1 pedicle subtraction osteotomies (C/T PSOs), in which a posteriorly based wedge excision may lead to stretching injuries of the lower cervical roots and/or failure to achieve the exact angle of excision required for an optimal correction. Furthermore, opening the osteotomy anteriorly, as in the authors’ method, instead of closing it posteriorly, as in PSO, eliminates the risks related to shortening of the posterior column, such as buckling of the dura, kinking of the spinal cord, and stretching of the lower cervical nerve roots. Here, the authors report the use of C7 ECO for the surgical treatment of a 69-year-old man with severe compromise of his forward gaze due to chin-on-chest deformity in the course of ankylosing spondylitis. After uneventful correction surgery, the patient regained the ability to see objects, namely faces of people, at the level of his head while standing and to perform work tasks at a desk.
The use of sodium gumate as a biostimulator for healing castration wounds in male dogs (Сlinical case)
Authors:   Kharkiv State Zooveterinary Academy, Ukraine, Zaika P. О. , Kantemir O. V. ,   Kharkiv State Zooveterinary Academy, Ukraine
Published: November 2020

Dogs play a significant role in human life. It is difficult to list all the various aspects of their application. But along with the positive qualities of using dogs is the problem of regulating the numbers of stray animals. Among the agents that stimulate the processes of repair and regeneration, increase the basic physiological mechanisms of protection of the body are humic preparations such as sodium humate. Taking into account that preparations of natural origin have a special influence on the inflammatory process, it is necessary to find and study the possibilities of using biological preparations of humic acids. Six animals were selected for the detection of the effect of sodium humate on dogs by analogues. Castration was carried out in an open manner according to conventional methods After surgery, the animals were subcutaneously injected with a 0.1% solution of sodium humate at a dose of 0.1 ml per 1 kg of body weight, and the control saline solution once a day for 14 days. Examination of wounds and thermometry was performed twice daily for 16 days. Castration wounds were treated with antibacterial aerosol once daily. No additional medication was used. In the post-castration period, all operated dogs did not observe any bleeding, loss of the common vaginal sheath, intestine, cult of the seminal cord, or other complications. Since the third day in the general condition of the animals of the experimental group significant changes were observed, which were expressed in the attenuation of the signs of inflammation, which was manifested in the reduction of hyperemia of the wound edges and their edema. The tenderness of the scrotal tissue was noted, and the scrotal skin became folded. In control animals the development of the inflammatory process was more pronounced and occurred 2 to 3 days later than in the experimental animals. On the third day after surgery, the control animals showed clinical signs characteristic of acute inflammation: hyperemia, sharp pain and swelling of the scrotal tissues, elevated local temperature. In two animals of the control group swelling was spread beyond the scrotum - a slight swelling of the prepuce was noted. These signs were manifested against the background of general depression and decreased appetite. Recovery occurred on day 12 in the experimental group and on day 16 in the control one.
Validation of the method of quantitative determination of florphenicol in muscle samples by the method of immuno-enzyme analysis
Authors:   State Research Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise, Kyiv, Ukraine, Kostyuk M. V. , Myagka K. S. ,   State Research Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise, Kyiv, Ukraine, Kochetova G. S. ,   State Research Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary and Sanitary Expertise, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: November 2020

Introduction. Amphenicols are a group of chemical compounds with antibacterial activity, including chloramphenicol (HAF), thiamphenicol (TAF), florfenicol (FF) and their derivatives. Florfenicol (FF) is a synthetic antimicrobial agent with a broad spectrum of action and is one of the most commonly used drugs in poultry, and was developed specifically for veterinary medicine. Given the wide range of activity of florfenicol, the high therapeutic effect combined with low toxicity makes it important for use in animal husbandry. The known method of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) differs favorably from other screening methods by high sensitivity, specificity, simplicity and speed of performance, availability and stability of reagents, the ability to computer processing of measurement results and automation of test steps, which provides high test efficiency. The aim of the work. To validate the method of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to determine the residues of florfenicol in the samples of months of different species of animals (cattle, pigs, chickens, geese, turkeys, rabbits) and fish. Materials and methods. The research was conducted on the basis of the State Research Institute for Laboratory Diagnostics and Veterinary Sanitary Expertise. The material for the study was a solution of florfenicol with a concentration of 1 mg/liter. Results of research and discussion. It was found that the highest value (highest response) for control samples is 0.24 μg/kg and the lowest value for enriched samples (lowest response) - 3.62 μg/kg. According to the obtained results, none of the answers for the enriched samples coincides with the range of answers for the control samples. It follows that the detection ability (CCβ) for this screening method reduces or decreases 5.0 μg/kg The cut-off rate of this test is 3.62 μg/kg. Conclusions and prospects for further research. Validation characteristics have been established for the determination of florfenicol residues in muscle samples, such as: detection ability (CCβ) is 5.0 μg/kg, cut-off level is 3.62 μg/kg. The lowest content of florfenicol that can be determined is 0.2 μg/kg. The percentage of return for enriched samples of both groups is 93 %, which corresponds to the specified production.
Growth and development dynamics of Hyplus meat breed of young rabbits under the influence of «Humilid» feed additive
Authors:   Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University, Ukraine, Utkina V. A. , Stepchenko L. M. ,   Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University, Ukraine
Published: November 2020

The research objective is to establish Hyplus meat breed of young rabbits and to determine growth and development characteristics during the period from weaning to slaughter age under conditions of the biologically active feed additive of humic nature «Humilid» introducted into their general diet. The control and experimental groups of animals were formed according to the principle of similar groups. Experiment study lasted for 35 days, including 7 days preparatory period, 21 days research period and 7 days aftereffect period. The young rabbits of the control and experimental groups were fed with the main diet, which included compound feed with an individual calculation of nutrients per animal. The young rabbits of the experimental group were additionally injected with a biologically active feed additive «Humilid» in the form of an aqueous solution in an amount of 5 mg/kg of body weight according to the active substance to the main diet for 21 days. During the experiment, the effect of «Humilid» on the growth and development of young rabbits and their physiological state was studied. The weighing of young rabbits in the experimental groups was carried out once a week. At the same time, their body weight was determined on average and average daily growth, the safety of the livestock, in addition, the weight and mass index of the liver, heart and kidneys after slaughter by the calculation method. With the introduction of the feed additive «Humilid» to young rabbits, an increase in the body weight of the animals is observed throughout the experiment. The body weight on average of young animals of the experimental group exceeded this indicator in comparison with animals in the control group by 17.2 % (p˂0.001). Under the conditions of the introduction of the biologically active feed additive «Humilid» over the period of the experiment, the average daily weight gain of young rabbits in the experimental group was higher by 20.7 % (p˂0.01) compared to this indicator in the animals of the control group, respectively. The safety of the livestock was 100% in both groups. However, it should be noted that young rabbits of the control group had more pronounced motor activity and signs of anxiety than the animals of the experimental group, which obtained the feed additive of humic nature «Humilid». When «Humilid» was used in the diet, the mass of organs and the index of their development in young rabbits in the experimental and control groups of animals were within the range of age-related changes, which indicates the non-toxic effect of this additive.
Protein and carbohydrate-lipid metabolism in cows that were kept tethered according to the results of dyspanserisation
Authors:   Kharkiv state zooveterinary academy, Ukraine, Schepetilnicov Yu. O. , Maslak Yu. V. ,   Kharkiv state zooveterinary academy, Ukraine, Matsenko O. V. ,   Kharkiv state zooveterinary academy, Ukraine, Pasichnik V. A. ,   Kharkiv state zooveterinary academy, Ukraine, Mogilovsky V. M. ,   Kharkiv state zooveterinary academy, Ukraine
Published: November 2020

The productivity of cows is related to the level of metabolism in animals. The intensity of metabolic processes depends on the physiological state of the animals. The aim of this study was to establish the metabolic profile of blood serum in cows according to different physiological groups. The object of the study was 15 cows of the Ukrainian black and white dairy breed kept in the HDZVA. There were 5 animals of the milking period, 5 in dry period and 5 lactating (6 months after calving). The animals were examined by general clinical methods (temperature, pulse, and respiratory rate were determined) and blood was taken from the jugular vein for biochemical research. Content of total protein, albumins, globulins, urea, creatinine, total cholesterol, the concentration of glucose and the activity of liver-indicator enzymes - alanine and aspartic transaminases (ALT, ASAT) were determined in blood serum. Blood samples (n = 15) were examined by the following methods: protein content was determined using the biuret reaction, the concentration of albumins and globulins using precipitation with saline solutions, urea – by the method with diacetyl monooxime, creatinine – by the kinetic reaction, cholesterol – by the Jendrashik method, glucose – by glucoseoxidase reaction, activity of transaminases according to Raitman-Frenkel. Numerical data were statistically processed using standard «Microsoft Excel» programs, using Student’s t-criteria. In cows after parturition the level of total protein in blood serum was lower by 7.9% compared with the norm. The concentration of albumins was reduced in lactating animals after parturition and the period of six months after calving by 19.5 % and 20.9 %, respectively. This indicates a decrease in the protein-forming function of the liver. Concentration of cholesterol in blood serum of lactating animals was lower by 34.9%, which may indicate both a lack of energy resources in the diet of animals and a malfunction of the thyroid gland. We recommend to investigate the nutritional value of all feeds used on the farm for feeding cattle, in order to exclude imbalances in the diet in terms of content and balance of nutrients.
Mmapoo ga a nyalwe, the challenges of tradition versus modernity from a social work perspective
Authors:   University of Venda, Makgopa Mokgale , Mamaleka Mmaphuti
Published: November 2020

African culture and tradition are questioned and tested on whether they fit to be part of the changing world. This makes folklore an endangered species as most cultural beliefs and traditions are seen to be out-dated. The instruments used to measure these cultural beliefs and traditions are transformation and globalisation. Folklore, which is currently treated like an appendage to disciplines such as languages, indigenous knowledge systems and anthropology, is now targeted. The authors aim to demonstrate the synergy between folklore and social work in which the social work values and principles are applied and analysed in terms of the figurative language; mmapoo ga a nyalwe. The authors advocate for an interdisciplinary approach, hence the focus is on folklore, language and social work. The theoretical consideration for this article was system theory with its proposition that people are part of the system and their connectedness, wholeness and their feedback in the system is valuable.
Pädagogische Diskurs-Kultur
Authors: Schlömerkemper Jörg
Published: November 2020

Der Autor regt dazu an, Begriffe und Konzepte der pädagogischen Reflexion kritisch zu durchdenken und nach einem theoretischen Verständnis zu suchen, mit dem Widersprüche und irritierende Ungereimtheiten konstruktiv „aufgehoben“ werden können. An die Stelle der Hoffnung auf absolute Wahrheiten setzt er das Konzept der „Wirksamkeiten“. Wenn deren konkrete Bedeutungen im offenen Diskurs „antinomie-sensibel “ transparent werden, sind Felder der Persönlichkeits-Entwicklung und Formen der Persönlichkeits-Erziehung differenzierter und wirkungsvoller zu bearbeiten. Dieser Ansatz wird sowohl für allgemeine Erziehungsprozesse wie auch als Entwurf für eine antinomie-sensible Theorie der Schule konkretisiert. Abschließend werden Folgerungen für die Bildungspolitik, die gesellschaftspolitische Rahmung, die Zukunft der Schule und die Aufgaben der Erziehungswissenschaft entwickelt.
Die Coronakrise 2020
Authors: Hauser Gunther
Published: November 2020

In der Coronakrise kristallisierte sich jener Grundsatz heraus, der für den Erfolg eines Krisenmanagements entscheidend ist: Je später und zögerlicher die Reaktion, als umso größer erweist sich der Schaden. Nicht alle Strategien, die zur Eindämmung der Coronapandemie angewandt wurden, erwiesen sich als erfolgreich. Der Autor vergleicht das Krisenmanagement einzelner Staaten und Organisationen sowie deren Ansätze und erörtert mögliche Defizite bei der Bewältigung der Coronakrise. Darüber hinaus werden auch die geopolitischen Auswirkungen der Krise analysiert.
Decentralized navigation model for multiagent cooperative robotic systems
Authors: Jiménez Andrés C. , García-Díaz Vicente , Bolaños Sandro
Published: November 2020

On November 20, 2018 at 11 am, Andrés Camilo Jiménez Alvarez defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled Decentralized navigation model for multiagent cooperative robotic systems at the Distrital University Francisco José de Caldas. Andrés Camilo Jiménez Alvarez presented his dissertation in a public open event held in the “Wise Caldas Auditory”, and was able to expose and defend all his research, it was approved by the committee. The thesis was supervised by his advisors, Vicente García-Díaz and Sandro Javier Bolaños, together with the thesis committee, Rubén Gonzáles Crespo, Oscar Fernando Avilés and Roberto Ferro Escobar. All the cited people were present at the event.
Functional and Structural Correlates of Impaired Enrichment-Mediated Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in a Mouse Model of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Authors: Gustus Kymberly , Li Lu , Newville Jessie , Cunningham Lee Anna
Published: November 2020

Background: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are associated with a wide range of cognitive deficiencies. Objective: We previously found that gestational exposure to moderate levels of alcohol in mice throughout the 1st-2nd human trimester-equivalents for brain development results in profound impairment of the hippocampal neurogenic response to enriched environment (EE) in adulthood, without altering baseline neurogenesis rate under standard housing (SH). However, the functional and structural consequences of impaired EE-mediated neurogenesis in the context of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) have not been determined. Results: Here, we demonstrate that PAE-EE mice display impaired performance on a neurogenesis-dependent pattern discrimination task, broadened behavioral activation of the dentate gyrus, as assessed by expression of the immediate early gene, c-Fos, and impaired dendritic branching of adult-generated dentate granule cells (aDGCs). Conclusions: These studies further underscore the impact of moderate gestational alcohol exposure on adult hippocampal plasticity and support adult hippocampal neurogenesis as a potential therapeutic target to remediate certain neurological outcomes in FASD.
Religious beliefs as a moderator of the relationships between workplace incivility and counterproductive work behaviours
Authors: Murtaza Ghulam , Roques Olivier , Talpur Qurat-ul-ain , Khan Rahman
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND: The current work describes the relationship between workplace incivility and counterproductive work behaviours as moderated by religious-inspired ethics. Drawing from conservation of resources theory, we consider workplace incivility a type of workplace stressor draining the cognitive and psychological resources of employees that make them effective and productive. We posit that individuals’ religious beliefs and work ethics based on these beliefs provide resources to employees to counter, balance, or offset the loss of productive psychological resources. OBJECTIVE: We investigate the buffering effects of Islamic work ethics on the relationship between workplace incivility and counterproductive work behaviours. METHODS: The sample includes 251 employees working in the healthcare sector in Pakistan. Hierarchical moderated multiple regression analysis was used to explore the relationships between workplace incivility, counterproductive work behaviours and Islamic work ethics. RESULTS: Our study results show that workplace incivility positively covaries with counterproductive work behaviours. However, Islamic work ethics negatively moderate this relationship. CONCLUSION: Theoretically, this study contributes by examining religious beliefs (Islamic work ethics) as a key resource that moderates the relationship between workplace incivility and counterproductive work behaviours. Furthermore, evidence regarding the different impacts of incivility on CWB-I and CWB-O in the Pakistani context agrees with the existing literature.
Critical Review of the Alzheimer’s Disease Non-Transgenic Models: Can They Contribute to Disease Treatment?
Authors: Flores-Cuadra Julio A. , Madrid Alanna , Fernández Patricia L. , Pérez-Lao Ambar R. , Oviedo Diana C. , Britton Gabrielle B. , Carreira Maria B.
Published: November 2020

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a growing neurodegenerative disease without effective treatments or therapies. Despite the use of different approaches and an extensive variety of genetic amyloid based models, therapeutic strategies remain elusive. AD is characterized by three main pathological hallmarks that include amyloid-β plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and neuroinflammatory processes; however, many other pathological mechanisms have been described in the literature. Nonetheless, the study of the disease and the screening of potential therapies is heavily weighted toward the study of amyloid-β transgenic models. Non-transgenic models may aid in the study of complex pathological states and provide a suitable complementary alternative to evaluating therapeutic biomedical and intervention strategies. In this review, we evaluate the literature on non-transgenic alternatives, focusing on the use of these models for testing therapeutic strategies, and assess their contribution to understanding AD. This review aims to underscore the need for a shift in preclinical research on intervention strategies for AD from amyloid-based to alternative, complementary non-amyloid approaches.
c-Jun N-Terminal Kinases in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Possible Target for the Modulation of the Earliest Alterations
Authors: Busquets Oriol , Parcerisas Antoni , Verdaguer Ester , Ettcheto Miren , Camins Antoni , Beas-Zarate Carlos , Castro-Torres Rubén Darío , Auladell Carme
Published: November 2020

Given the highly multifactorial origin of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) neuropathology, disentangling and orderly knowing mechanisms involved in sporadic onset are arduous. Nevertheless, when the elements involved are dissected into smaller pieces, the task becomes more accessible. This review aimed to describe the link between c-Jun N-terminal Kinases (JNKs), master regulators of many cellular functions, and the early alterations of AD: synaptic loss and dysregulation of neuronal transport. Both processes have a role in the posterior cognitive decline observed in AD. The manuscript focuses on the molecular mechanisms of glutamatergic, GABA, and cholinergic synapses altered by the presence of amyloid-β aggregates and hyperphosphorylated tau, as well as on several consequences of the disruption of cellular processes linked to neuronal transport that is controlled by the JNK-JIP (c-jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK)–interacting proteins (JIPs) complex, including the transport of AβPP or autophagosomes.
An efficient approach to detect IoT botnet attacks using machine learning
Authors: Alothman Zainab , Alkasassbeh Mouhammd , Al-Haj Baddar Sherenaz
Published: November 2020

The numerous security loopholes in the design and implementation of many IoT devices have rendered them an easy target for botnet attacks. Several approaches to implement behavioral IoT botnet attacks detection have been explored, including machine learning. The main goal of previous studies was to achieve the highest possible accuracy in distinguishing normal from malicious IoT traffic, with minimal regard to the identification of the particular type of attack that is being launched. In this study, we present a machine learning based approach for detecting IoT botnet attacks that not only helps distinguish normal from malicious traffic, but also detects the type of the IoT botnet attack. To achieve this goal, the Bot-IoT dataset, in which instances have main attack and sub-attack categories, was utilized after performing the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE), among other preprocessing techniques. Moreover, multiple classifiers were tested and the results from the best three, namely: J48, Random Forest (RF), and Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) networks were reported. The results showed the superiority of the RF and J48 classifiers compared to the MLP networks and other state-of-the-art solutions. The accuracy of the best binary classifier reported in this study reached 0.999, whereas the best accuracies of main attack and subcategories classifications reached 0.96 and 0.93, respectively. Only few studies address the classification errors in this domain, yet, it was assessed in this study in terms of False Negative (FN) rates. J48 and RF classifiers, here also, outperformed the MLP network classifier, and achieved a maximum micro FN rate for subcategories classification of 0.076.
Molecular Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy
Authors: Schiaffino Stefano , Reggiani Carlo , Akimoto Takayuki , Blaauw Bert
Published: November 2020

Skeletal muscle hypertrophy can be induced by hormones and growth factors acting directly as positive regulators of muscle growth or indirectly by neutralizing negative regulators, and by mechanical signals mediating the effect of resistance exercise. Muscle growth during hypertrophy is controlled at the translational level, through the stimulation of protein synthesis, and at the transcriptional level, through the activation of ribosomal RNAs and muscle-specific genes. mTORC1 has a central role in the regulation of both protein synthesis and ribosomal biogenesis. Several transcription factors and co-activators, including MEF2, SRF, PGC-1α4, and YAP promote the growth of the myofibers. Satellite cell proliferation and fusion is involved in some but not all muscle hypertrophy models.
First measurements with the new 3He-filled Monoblock Aluminium Multitube neutron detector developed at the ILL for ANSTO PLATYPUS reflectometer
Authors: Abuel Luis , Bartsch Friedl , Berry Andrew , Buffet Jean-Claude , Cuccaro Sylvain , van-Esch Patrick , Guerard Bruno , Holt Stephen A. , Marchal Julien , Mutti Paolo , Ollivier Kevin , Pentenero Jerome , Platz Martin , Robert Adeline , Roulier Damien , Spedding James
Published: November 2020

A detector upgrade was carried out on the PLATYPUS instrument dedicated to neutron reflectometry at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). The new detector, developed in the framework of a research collaboration between the ILL and ANSTO, is based on the Monoblock Aluminium Multi-tube (MAM) detector design already in use on several reflectometers and SANS instruments at the ILL. This article provides a technical description of the mechanical design and read-out electronics of the PLATYPUS detector and its commissioning on the PLATYPUS instrument. The main detector performance parameters have been measured and are presented here as well as the characterisation methods and the results of several reflectometry measurements. These measurements show an improvement in experimental data quality resulting from high positional resolution, high detection efficiency and reduced neutron scattering background in the 2.5–19 Å neutron wavelength range used in PLATYPUS instrument.
Home packed food for nursery children in United Arab Emirates provides suboptimal quality
Authors: Garemo Malin , Elamin Amal , Gardner Andrew
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND:

Early childhood nutrition is associated with health outcomes later in life, hence developing health promoting habits from an early age is imperative.

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional adequacy of home-packed food brought to the nurseries by attending children.

METHODS:

In a cross sectional study conducted in 7 nurseries in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 315 food-boxes were assessed through detailed food observations at the nurseries prior to mealtimes. The food content was evaluated using the Alberta Guidelines for nursery food, Canada.

RESULTS:

Most food boxes contained refined grains (77.5%), fruits (74.6%), sweet/full fat dairy products (77.5%), discretionary-calorie-food-items (70.6%). Emirati children were offered sweetened drinks significantly more ( p < 0.001). Non-dairy protein sources, vegetables, low-fat-natural-dairy products were offered to 45.4%, 44.1% and 3.9% of children, respectively. Overall, 70.2% of the food-boxes contained not-recommended food and 63.1% of the children were served a very poor food combination.

CONCLUSIONS:

Despite frequent inclusion of recommended food, many food boxes were nutritionally inadequate due to their low content of whole grains, low-fat dairy products, vegetables and animal proteins and high content of sweet food and drinks. The inadequate dietary patterns necessitate developing nutrition guidelines for nurseries in Abu Dhabi.
Health and nutrition literacy in adults: Links with lifestyle factors and obesity
Authors: Michou Maria , Panagiotakos Demosthenes B. , Lionis Christos , Costarelli Vassiliki
Published: November 2020

BACKGROUND:

Low Health Literacy (HL) and Nutrition Literacy (NL) are associated with serious negative health outcomes.

OBJECTIVES:

The aim of this study was to investigate certain lifestyle factors and obesity, in relation to HL and NL.

METHODS:

This cross-sectional study was conducted in the urban area of the Attica region, in Greece. The sample consisted of 1281 individuals, aged ≥18 years. HL, NL sociodemographic characteristics and lifestyle factors (physical activity, smoking status, alcohol consumption,) were assessed. Mann-Whitney U, the Kruskall Wallis, Pearson chi-square tests and multiple linear regression models were used.

RESULTS:

Linear regression analysis has shown that smoking, alcohol consumption and physical activity, were associated with HL levels (–1.573 points for ex-smokers in comparison to smokers, p = 0.035, –1.349 points for alcohol consumers in comparison to non-consumers, p = 0.006 and 1.544 points for physically active individuals to non-active, p = 0.001). With respect to NL levels, it was also not associated with any of these factors. Obesity was not associated with HL and NL levels.

CONCLUSIONS:

Certain lifestyle factors, including physical activity, are predicting factors of HL levels, in Greek adults. The results contribute to the understanding of the relationship between lifestyle factors and HL and should be taken into account when HL policies are designed.
Mitos y medias verdades de la participación ciudadana: acercamientos desde el espacio local
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Hernández Bonivento José
Published: November 2020

Después de años de trabajo e investigación sobre la implementación de mecanismos participativos en la gestión local, tanto en Chile como en otros países, este breve estudio presenta algunos puntos que, entre críticos y defensores, se han convertido en mitos y medias verdades de la participación pública, basados en ideas que, por prejuicio o desmedido optimismo, asumen ciertas premisas que la misma práctica participativa ha desmentido o, por lo menos, relativizado.
微课在高中体育与健康选项教学中的实践思索
Authors: 姜 晓丽
Published: November 2020

体育课程作为锻炼学生体魄，强健学生心智的基础课程，在高中的教学阶段，对学生有着重大的影响。它既是锻炼学生身体素质的重要途径，也是帮助学生全面提升能力的关键步骤，对于学生的后续发展有着十分重要的促进作用。随着信息时代的不断发展，微课不断走入人们的视野，本文将以推动体育创新模式为核心，融入适当的微课教学，以此来提高学生体育与健康教学质量，同时通过融入现代技术来完善高中体育教学。
浅谈高中语文课堂教学中的素质教育
Authors: 唐 绍琼
Published: November 2020

语文是高中阶段教师培养学生素质和能力的重要学科，教师要根据自身的特点，在语文教学中应用最恰当的教学方法，创造出属于自己的教学模式。本文提出了相关策略。
基于发展学科核心素养的高中化学实验教学实践探索
Authors: 王 美华
Published: November 2020

高中化学课程是学生掌握感性认识积累相关概念体系的关键课程。化学作为一门以实验为重要依托的基础课程，教师在讲授课程的过程中，要更加注重学生核心素养的养成，在整个教学的操作过程中要实现科学文化素养渗透到每一教学环节。为此，本人基于当前化学实验教学的现存问题，以提高教学质量为基准，提出自己的见解，希望可以为后续的化学学科核心素养发展提供一定的借鉴。
浅谈大学英语教学思辨能力的培养模式构建
Authors: 王 婷婷
Published: November 2020

大学英语作为高校各专业的一门必修课程，对于大学生在日后的成长具有非常重要的作用，高校教师应注重培养学生的思辨能力，优化教学方法，构建科学、合理的培养模式，结合大学生的实际需求，创建现代化的教学管理机制。文章基于现阶大学生英语思辨能力的现状，重点提出了一些有效的培养策略，以期为大学英语教师教学提供参考。
高中语文学科核心素养的培育路径研讨
Authors: 肖 经愿
Published: November 2020

最近几年由于各类文化节目的播出，国学风潮一次又一次地引起热议与追捧，文学素养再次被人们重视起来，那么作为高考主要科目之一的语文也应该被认真对待起来。语文，其实是一科非常神奇、美妙的科目，很多同学片面地认为只要背背读读就够了考试的时候全靠自己随意发挥，运气好的话可能不会考太差，但是，要想拿高分也是非常困难的，任何学科都不能简单地应付。因此对于语文来说，现在倡导的核心素养的培养非常关键。
“一题多解与多题一解”在培养学生思维能力中的应用
Authors: 从 玉龙
Published: November 2020

数学学习的基本步骤一般都是在掌握原理的情况下进行习题训练，在训练习题的过程中证明新的方法原理，以此循环促进知识的不断进步发展。下文将首先论述两种教学方法的价值意义，然后介绍这些方法在具体教学中的应用效果。
小学数学教学中数学思想的渗透
Authors: 康 华
Published: November 2020

数学思想简单来说就是学生在学习数学知识的过程中，对数学深入理解之后产生的一些想法，也包括对数学学科本身的规律的总结。结合教学实际来看，在小学阶段，为学生之后的学习奠定基础，引导学生用数学思维看待学习，渗透数学思想。基于此，在教学中渗透数学思想，让学生对数学知识全方面理解，在思考平的过程中形成数学思维，本文具体阐述在小学数学教学中数学思想的渗透。
基于红色文化的小学道德教育
Authors: 李 娟
Published: November 2020

长期的革命实践，无数先辈的无私奉献，在特殊背景下积累了一种特殊的文化，也就是红色文化，其中蕴含了中华民族的光荣与辉煌，也是苦痛与磨难，这是中华儿女继承和发扬的宝贵财富。小学道德教育中融入红色文化，对于小学生的成长有着重要的价值，丰富了性校园文化的建设，也是小学道德教育的有效途径。本文具体阐述在小学道德教育中融入红色文化的建议。
核心素养视角下的小学古诗词教学策略微探
Authors: 谈 玉兰
Published: November 2020

随着社会的不断发展，人们对教育的要求越来越高，语文作为我们学习生活的重要科目之一，对其教学内容要求越来越丰富，古诗词作为语文教学中的重点内容更是应该着重探究。培养学生的学习能力和素养已然成为了小学语文教学的重点，本文针对于此对小学古诗文的学习提出了几种教学模式并进行了分析。
微课在小学语文经典诵读中的实践分析
Authors: 许 小云
Published: November 2020

在当前互联网时代的背景下，现代教育模式发生了一定的变化，互联网信息技术开始在教育领域广泛应用，微课就是其中具有代表性的教学模式之一。微课以互联网为载体，以短视频为核心的一种教学模式，应用在课前预习、课堂导入以及重难点内容解析方面可以取得良好的效果。在小学语文经典诵读中应用微课教学模式可以帮助小学生更好的理解经典内涵，进而提升学生文化素养。本文简要分析经典诵读的作用，阐述微课在小学语文经典诵读中应用的方法，并具体探讨微课在小学语文经典诵读中的实践。
课外阅读在小学语文作文教学中的重要性研究
Authors: 杨 红梅
Published: November 2020

语文学科在我国教育体系中极为重要，它对学生的语言运用与表达、理解沟通等能力具有关键意义，而作文作为语文中的独立版块更是对学生的语言等能力产生重要影响，因此如何充分发挥作文的作用成为语文教师不断探索的方向。课外阅读作为逐渐兴起的新式作文教学方法受到了越来越多教师的欢迎与尝试，且取得了显著教学成果。基于此，本文将系统阐述课外阅读在小学语文作文教学实践中的重要性，以促使教师积极将此种方法纳入教学活动中。
浅析初中化学实验课教学应用
Authors: 徐 君
Published: November 2020

初中化学课堂中，为了更好地提高课堂教学质量，本文从利用演示实验，调动学生求知欲；利用改进实验，培养学生创新能力；利用生活化实验，培养学生化学思维三个方面对如何将化学实验高效地应用于化学教学中进行阐述。
浅谈小学美术课堂中美育与德育的整合
Authors: 季 琴芬
Published: November 2020

美育是指培养学生认识美、爱好美和创造美的教育，也是审美教育，它不是一般的知识教育，而是一种能力教育。从美学的角度讲，德育的目的应该是通过说服、教育、管理、影响、感化等多种方式把学生塑造成美的人，使他们既具有相貌、体态、服饰、行为、风度等方面的外在美，也具有精神品质、心灵和情操等方面的内在美；教会学生如何学习、生活、做人，使其健康快乐地成长，并以此激发学生的学习创造性，加强学生对美好事物的审视力，培养学生正直、健全的人格。
浅析小学英语绘本教学中存在的问题及对策
Authors: 钟 丽娟
Published: November 2020

社会的不断进步与发展为教育领域人才培养提出了新的需求，小学阶段的教育目标重心也逐步转移至核心素养的培育上。具体到小学英语学科内，学生英语素养理念的具备成为了课程开展的关键。由于英语绘本是以故事的形式对学生进行教学，因此对于学生来说，他们能够更好的接受英语知识，英语绘本通常有趣味性和灵活性，并且有许多插画，对于学生而言，这是一种学习的乐趣，它能够激发学生的学习兴趣，从而提高小学英语的教学质量和学生的英语核心素养。本文主要阐述了在小学英语教学中英文绘本的教学存在着怎样的问题，并且对于这一问题提出了相应的策略。
人文精神在高中思想政治教学中的渗透探究
Authors: 王 标标
Published: November 2020

培养具有人文精神的社会主义人才是和谐社会的重要组成部分，是建设社会主义精神文明的正确含义。高中时期是建立学生正确思想观念的重要一步。当代的高中生承担着现代化教学任务的重担，面临着激烈的竞争和挑战，不仅需要扎实的理论知识和良好的思想道德品质，而且对人文精神的发展也要引起足够的重视，现如今，培养高中生的人文精神也是现代教育发展的需要，更是高中生全面发展的需要。
浅析如何提升高中生的语文写作能力
Authors: 王 海
Published: November 2020

随着高中语文的不断深入，写作在教学中占据很大的比重，写作也是语文知识的实践运用，传统机械式的写作套路限制了学生思维的发展，在教学中，教师应当注重对于学生写作思维的引导和培养，在知识技能的强化的基础上，进行思维情感态度的培养，这就要求教师不断创新、勇于探索，找到一种适应时代需求的教学模式。
信息技术在小学语文教学中的运用
Authors: 钟 昕芮
Published: November 2020

随着时代的进步，信息技术的发展已经日趋成熟，信息技术在人们生活的各个领域都得到了广泛的应用，同时也取得了良好的应用效果，为人类带来了诸多的便利。新课程改革下的小学语文同样也应当将信息技术充分地利用起来，以求在新时代的社会背景下培养出与社会发展需求所对应的德智体美劳全方面综合素质发展的人才。本文就小学语文教学中信息技术的实践做出探究，指出當代小学语文教学中信息技术的应用现状，并提出若干建议，以望参考。
任务驱动式教学法在中职信息技术教学中的应用
Authors: 罗 静
Published: November 2020

随着信息技术时代的到来，越来越多的信息技术应用到教育领域过程中，使得新的教育教学理念不断更新。而信息技术教育是现在中职教育中一项基本课程，但由于这门课程的教学时间较少，课程也不被重视，导致信息技术教学效果还不是很理想。对此，本文在简述任务驱动式教学法的基本概念和应用原则基础上，对任务驱动式教学法在中职信息技术教学中的的具体实施，为中职学校信息技术教学提供一些可借鉴的建议措施。
新时代中职学校师资队伍建设
Authors: 陈 振方
Published: November 2020

加强中职学校教师在培训模式的改变，培训教师以师德为关键，培训主体以教师为中心，培训方式以实践为基础，培训内容以发展为导向。加强中职学校层面“双师型”教育专业发展政策，积极从企业引进新教师，充分发挥职称制度对教师发展的价值引导作用，高度关注青年教师的企业实践功能。加强中职学校教师素质提高计划的实施，建立管办分离的教师培训制度，完善教师队伍建设经费保障，坚持问题导向开展教师培训。创新职业教育教师培训形式，强化教师培训成果落地应用，完善教师培训项目质量监管。优化中职学校教师在培训机构的对策，优化中职学校教师在培训机构的对策，加强中职学校的培养目标，激发和尊重培训主体的体验感，合理规划培训时间。