bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Performance Evaluation of REST and GraphQL APIs Searching Nested Objects
Authors: Diego Casagranda França Marlon , Da Silva Eduardo
Published: September 2020

With the growth of mobile devices claiming an increasing share ofinternet traffic, optimizing data search performance becomes important.REST architecture has been the most common solution todevelopWeb APIs, but GraphQL is becoming, recently, an attractivealternative. This paper discusses the REST and GraphQL techniquesfor data communication between Web applications. An experimentis also performed, to evaluate the performance of APIs implementingREST and GraphQL when requesting nested objects. Prototypesof each API were implemented to perform measurements of eachtechnique’s performance. Results show that GraphQL performedbetter in the most evaluated scenarios.
Meninas e Identidade Profissional: Percepções das Estudantes de Ensino Médio integrado em Informática sobre a área de Computação
Authors: Da Silva Figueiredo Medeiros Ribeiro Karen , Maciel Cristiano
Published: September 2020

The number of women in computing in Brazil is still below the desired, both in higher education and in the labor force. One of the possible approaches to understanding this phenomenon is to conduct qualitative research with female adolescents while they are still forming their beliefs about career and courses paths to follow. This paper aims to understand how the female students of the professional high school in Informatics perceive the area of computer science in terms of basic beliefs about the area and the people who work in it. By investing in researches with this kind of students could help us to understand their perceptions about the computing area, in order to contribute in the research on Women in Computing in Brazil, because these students have already made a first choice for Computer Science as a field of study. This paper presents a qualitative analysis of the perceptions of 60 female students about their beliefs of the area of Computing. We conclude that, although the students are inserted in a professional course in Informatics, they have a limited view on Computing as an acting field.
Equipamento Vestível para Auxílio na Mobilidade de Pessoas Com Deficiência Visual
Authors: Claudio Leite Pereira Luis , Kniess Janine
Published: September 2020

Mobility for people with visual impairments is a challenge in placeswhere there is no knowledge of obstacles. Research carried out inthis work identified that people with visual impairment have difficultieswith obstacles located above 1 meter. Thus, an approach isproposed to notify the visually impaired person through sound andvibration about such obstacles. The proposed solution is available onthe ThingSpeak platform and components such as microcontrollers(ESP8266 NodeMcu ESP-12), sensors, buzzer and GPS were usedin its development. Results confirmed that the proposed approachcorrectly identified the existence of obstacles with a height equalto or greater than 1 (one) meter in the way of visually impairedpeople.
Avaliação dos Efeitos de Radiação em Células Sram
Authors: Magano Marques Cleiton , Meinhardt Cristina , Francisco Butzen Paulo , Borba Almeida Roberto
Published: September 2020

The constant reduction in the dimensions of the integrated devices, has enabled great advances in the performance of computer systems. Modern systems operate at the GHz frequency and have integrated memories at the level of the CPU chip. However, this progress has been accompanied by several challenges. One of the main points is the integrity of the memory circuits in conditions of interaction with the external environment, that is, to keep the memory cells operating correctly during the operations of write, read and while storing a value. The robustness of SRAM memories is related to the ability of not change the stored value in the occurrence of fault. Currently, the collision of particles, previously restricted to space environments or hostile to radiation, begins to affect the behavior of integrated circuits, even at the grounded level. Considering that SRAMs performance is directly linked to the performance of computer systems, evaluating the effects of these strikes on this type of memory is extremely important. In this work, four topologies of SRAM cells are analyzed: 6T, 8T, 9T and 8T-SER. All were designed using 16nm CMOS predictive technology model. For each cell, the delay times, energy consumption, noise tolerance and radiation robustness were observed. These characteristics were evaluated for the three operating states of SRAM, that is, in the reading, writing and storage operation. Cell 8T showed the shortest writing delay and lowest energy consumption, while cell 6T showed the shortest reading delay. The 8T-SER cell, showed the highest tolerance in all noise margins and greater robustness to the radiation effects.
Algoritmo Haar Cascade Aplicado na Detecção das Placas de Parada Obrigatória e de Velocidade Máxima Permitida
Authors: Livia da Fonseca Macedo Anne , Ruiz Gomes Igor
Published: September 2020

Systems able to assist drivers in the safe driving of vehiclesprovide several advantages, such as the reduction of trafficaccidents, mostly with fatalities, normally caused by humanfailures, whether for distractions or even problems related tolighting or climate change. Based on this, this research aims topresent a computational model capable of detect stop signs andspeed limit signs, so that it contributes to the development ofprogressively intelligent vehicles. The system was implementedin Phyton programming language, with the support of OpenCVlibrary, and it was divided into two steps: firstly it wasperformed the training and classification of the objects throughHaar Cascade classification method, and in the second step, inorder to improve the results, colors relevant to the object wereidentified using the HSV color space. During the experiments,the proposed algorithm presented satisfactory results, with a hitrate of 91% for speed limit signs and 93% for stop signs. In orderto refine the proposed solution, it is intended for the next stepsto include traffic sign information recognition, to either describethe specified speed on the detected objects and further reducefalse positives.
Uma Abordagem para Reconhecimento de Placas de Perigo para Pessoas com Deficiência Visual
Authors: Lucas Panizzon Jailson , Lopes Guilherme Gabriel , Cristinne Correa Souza Alinne , Carlos Monteiro Souza Francisco
Published: September 2020

According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics,there are about 6.5 million visually impaired in Brazil. A frequentissue is the insertion of them in hazardous environments signaledby signs only. Solutions must be produced to improve the life qualityof visually impaired whether at work or in public places. In thissense, the present paper presents an application of danger signrecognition aimed at people with visual impairment through asupervised learning classifier called Haar Cascade. Furthermore,the paper reports preliminary results regarding effectiveness ofthe proposed system applied in a set of images. Overall, for themajority of the samples, the proposed system achieved a promisingscore and this can be a good alternative for studies that aim visuallyimpaired inclusion in dangerous environments.
Mineração de Dados Educacionais Visando a Identificação da Evasão no Ensino Superior
Authors: Carminati Guilherme , Augusto Roberto , Dallabrida Norberto , Teive Raimundo
Published: September 2020

This paper tackles the problem of dropout of undergraduate studentsin a private university, by using Educational Data Mining(EDM) techniques. The EDM is an emerging area, concerned withdeveloping methods for exploring the increasingly large-scale datathat come from educational settings and using those methods tobetter understand students and the settings which they learn in. Inthis work, EDM is used to identify profiles of students who withdrawfrom their engineering courses. The considered dataset iscomposed of 53 attributes, involving financial and academic aspectsof 2,925 engineering students. Preliminary results have identifiedsome attributes that are related to the dropout in engineering courses,such as: the semester of the year (students are more prone todropout in the first half of the year), attendance, grades (in thiscase median is more important than the mean value) and numberof credits in the previous semester, and the current semester thestudent is enrolled (students bellow the 5th semester have a highertendency to dropout).
Desenvolvimento de um Jogo de Tabuleiro para Estimular Habilidades Relacionadas ao Pensamento Computacional
Authors: Steffens Henrique Alisson , Lyra Rodrigo , Luis Maciel Santana Andre
Published: September 2020

The ability to computationally think is considered one of the mostimportant skills for citizenship in the 21st century. Considering thatstudents are motivated when using games to learn and that formaleducation tends not to be fun and often less challenging. This paperimplemented a board game capable of stimulating skills learningrelated. The developed game is a story-based board game RPG inwhich in-battle actions are programmed by the player. It was possibleto notice the increase in players' abstraction and debugging capacity,especially when played cooperatively.
Blocos Lógicos e Games: Utilizando Interfaces Tangíveis para a Aprendizagem da Lógica Matemática
Authors: Belli Mateus , Gomes Alves Adriana
Published: September 2020

This article approaches the research in the area of tangible interfacesapplied to technology-mediated educational processes, in aperspective of accessibility in digital games. The general objectiveof the study is to evaluate the use of logic blocks as a tangibleinterface in a digital game for learning mathematical concepts. Themethodology is based on an exploratory research that includes thebibliographic survey and the development of elicitation activitiesand requirements analysis, design and software development. Logicblocks are used, material recognized for learning mathematicalconcepts, as control interface of the developed digital game. A digitalgame was produced, as well as the expansion of research onaccessible interfaces and the evaluation of the solution proposedby teachers and students with and without disabilities.
Metodologias Ativas no Ensino de Teste de Software para Alunos com Dedicação Parcial
Authors: De Souza Silva Medeiros Andressa , Marques Prates Jorge
Published: September 2020

The relationship between the university and its audience has beenchanged, the place that only used to graduate students of high socialstandard, nowadays it graduate students of all social classes. As aresult, there are students who can not only play the role of student,some have to work to maintain themselves, becoming a studentwith partial dedication. These students, in most cases, end up notenjoying all the possibilities that the university offers and maybe impaired by losing experiences that would assist you in youracademic life. In this context, the purpose of thiswork was to use theactive methodologies: problem-based and collaborative learning inSoftware Engineering teaching to help students who are partiallydedicated, adapting alternative ways to fix knowledge. For theapplication of the proposal, some students were invited, and dividedinto two classes, in which one of them used the traditional methodand the other applied active methodologies were used. In addition,the class that used the active methodologies, had the help of appcreated so that they could prepare for the class. To obtain the results,forms were available to verify the students’ opinion regarding theapplied method. These were satisfactory, since according to thethem, the problem-based and collaborative learning proved to bebeneficial, the app also brought advantages such as its practicality,easy-to-understand content, and the possibility of using in freetime.
Latinder -Modernizando Adoções de Animais Pets
Authors: Musskopf Bruno , De Souza Fernando , Schmidt Isabela , Silva Livia , Wojeicchowski Nicholas , Abatti Nicolas , Musskopf Renato , Schinaider Jaison , Garcia Cristiano , Feitosa Samuel
Published: September 2020

The abandonment of animals is a recurrent problem in Brazilian society. This abandonment results in several problems to public health and very often go unnoticed by society and public policies. The Latinder mobile application was born from the Student Integration Project of the Integrated Computing Technical Course at an institution located in the interior of Santa Catarina state. The mobile application has the aim of combating pet abandonment and works like a social network with the purpose of facilitating the process of animal adoption.
LUDUS-Desenvolvimento de um Jogo para Auxiliar no Aprendizado de Matemática para Alunos com Autismo
Authors: De Abreu Porcellis Diego , Siedler Marcelo , Garcia Marizele
Published: September 2020

The present work was created from the need to develop educational tools that can be used in the Multimedia Resource Rooms of the Bagémunicipal education network, especially with children with autism. The software requirements were defined from meetings with the team of teachers and professionals who work in the Specialized Educational Service of General Emilio Luiz Malletschool, chosen as pilot of this project because it is one of the first schools to be contemplated with the classroom. resources. Among the listed requirements was prioritized to attend students aged 8-12 years and activities related to the four fundamental operations of mathematics: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. As the purpose of the app is to support the teaching of students in the early grades of elementary school with autism. Thus, after the definition of the contents and the type of application, began to study the autistic universe and its particularities so that it was possible to design and develop an attractive game for this student
Wildlife Hunting and Utilization in Ulu Baleh, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
Authors: Cheok Ka Yi Melynda , Mohd-Azlan Jayasilan
Published: September 2020

Poaching is one of the greatest immediate threats and a serious conservation challenge facing wildlife in Borneo. Medium- to large-sized mammals, while charismatic, are hunted for consumption and sale. This study focuses on wildlife hunting and utilization of selected communities in a remote area in Sarawak, conducted using interview surveys within communities who hunt wildlife in Ulu Baleh. The calculated hunting pressure index in Ulu Baleh (2.24) is considered low compared to other parts of Sarawak. Local communities are dependent on wildlife protein and medicine. Even though the common hunting offtake included the bearded pig and deer species, for the hunter’s own consumption, hunters were opportunistic in taking non-target species and selling surplus meat. Lack of awareness of the implications of unsustainable hunting and difficulty in monitoring by the relevant authorities appear to be the main challenges to wildlife conservation in the area. This paper highlights the lack of research documenting wildlife utilization in the Ulu Baleh region and the implication of these results are particularly important for future adaptive wildlife management, especially for species of conservation importance in Sarawak.
Potencialidade das redes sociais e de recursos imagéticos para a divulgação científica em periódicos da área de Ciência da Informação
Authors: DIAS Célia da Consolação , Dias Rafael Gonçalves , Santa Anna Jorge --
Published: September 2020

Diante das mudanças no processo de comunicação científica provocadas pela internet, a ampliação do acesso ao conhecimento científico vem sendo mais demandado pela sociedade. Assim, buscou-se revelar dados sobre o uso de dois recursos de informação na divulgação científica por periódicos científicos da Ciência da Informação: as redes sociais e as imagens para identificar formas de comunicação com a sociedade. Foi realizado um estudo documental em websites de 14 periódicos científicos da Ciência da Informação. Constatou-se o uso de redes sociais como estratégia de divulgação científica, embora possa se destacar que os periódicos poderiam utilizar mais recursos midiáticos e imagéticos para aumentar a visibilidade das pesquisas divulgadas.
Diálogo entre comunicação e divulgação científica
Authors: Vasconcelos Amaral Fernanda , Paulesky Juliani Jordan
Published: September 2020

O presente artigo objetiva investigar as interações entre a comunicação e a divulgação científica e refletir sobre como a ciência pode ser melhor compreendida e assimilada pelo público leigo. Trata-se uma pesquisa bibliográfica baseada em artigos de periódicos científicos, livros e jornalismo científico sobre comunicação científica, divulgação científica, contexto informacional contemporâneo e competência crítica da informação. Conclui-se que o desenvolvimento de competência crítica da informação é uma habilidade essencial para aperfeiçoar o diálogo entre comunidade cientifica, mediadores da informação científica e público em geral.
Editorial Dossiê Comunicação Científica
Authors: Oliveira Dalgiza Andrade , Ribeiro Nivaldo Calixto
Published: September 2020

No cenário efervescente, que envolve a comunicação científica, insere-se esta edição especial da BIBLOS, composta por 13 artigos de relevância para a área. Os estudos elucidam que a ciência está intimamente associada à comunicação científica, de forma teórica-metodológica e prática. Assim, compreende-se que a ciência só alcançará suas aspirações por meio da divulgação, da acessibilidade, da transparência, da ética e a da ampla discussão dos resultados das pesquisas entre os pares e focalizando o retorno para a sociedade. Nesta edição, são tratados temas como: competência crítica da informação, redes sociais, recursos imagéticos, periódicos, fator de impacto, ciência aberta, repositórios de dados e institucional, plugins em revistas científicas, design de interação em bibliotecas digitais e estudos bibliométricos.
Serological Biomarkers of Tissue Turnover Identify Responders to Anti-TNF Therapy in Crohn's Disease: A Pilot Study
Authors: van Haaften Wouter T. , Mortensen Joachim H. , Dige Anders K. , Grønbæk Henning , Hvas Christian L. , Bay-Jensen Anne-Christine , Karsdal Morten A. , Olinga Peter , Manon-Jensen Tina , Dijkstra Gerard
Published: September 2020

INTRODUCTION:

Anti–tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy is effective in inducing remission in Crohn's disease in 60% of patients. No serological biomarkers are available, which can predict response to anti-TNF. We aimed to investigate serological markers of collagen turnover reflecting tissue inflammation as predictors of response to anti-TNF.

METHODS:

In 2 retrospective observational cohorts, markers for matrix metalloproteinase–degraded type III and IV collagens (C3M and C4M, respectively) and for formation of type III and IV collagens (PRO-C3 and PRO-C4, respectively) were measured in serum and compared with standard C-reactive protein in patients with active Crohn's disease who started infliximab (IFX, n = 21) or adalimumab (ADA, n = 21). Disease activity was classified by the Harvey-Bradshaw index (active disease ≥5); response was defined as clinical remission.

RESULTS:

Seventeen patients (81%) treated with IFX were in remission at week 14; 15 patients (71%) treated with ADA were in remission at week 8. Serum C4M at baseline was increased in nonresponders compared with responders (IFX: 35.0 ± 2.4 vs 23.2 ± 2.6, P = 0.04, ADA: 53.0 ± 3.2 vs 34.1 ± 2.8, P = 0.006). C4M levels at baseline predicted response in both cohorts (IFX: odds ratio 39 [95% confidence interval, 2.4–523.9] P = 0.02, cutoff 35.2 nmol/L; ADA: odds ratio 26 [95% confidence interval, 1.8–332.5], P = 0.01, cutoff 46.9 nmol/L). C-reactive protein was not able to predict response to anti-TNF.

DISCUSSION:

Response to anti-TNF therapy within the first 14 weeks of treatment can be predicted based on baseline levels of basement membrane marker C4M. This marker could be used as biomarker for response to anti-TNF and could aid in early therapy decision making. Validation in larger well-defined cohorts is needed.
Fogo no Cerrado e a vulnerabilidade em assentamentos rurais
Authors: Soares Juliana Abadia Prado , Peixinho Dimas Moraes
Published: September 2020

As queimas no Brasil, em 2019, tomaram proporções jamais vistas. Os focos de incêndio foram identificados em vários biomas do País. Embora possam existir queimas naturais no Cerrado, fato que pode contribuir para a renovação de algumas plantas, aquelas que são provocadas acarretam grandes danos ao meio ambiente e às áreas produtivas, causando prejuízos incalculáveis. Nesse artigo, avalia-se, em uma perspectiva geral, as ações do fogo no Cerrado e, de forma específica, o evento (queimadas) que ocorreu no assentamento Rio Paraíso, Jataí-GO, em 2019. Para essa análise tomou-se como referência o entendimento de vulnerabilidade espacial, compreendendo que a produção especializada nega as características da pequena propriedade, caracterizada pela policultura e pela criação diversificada de animais. Assim, a especialização da produção, como ocorre no Assentamento Rio Paraíso, onde predominam as monoculturas de soja e milho, deixa os produtores mais vulneráveis, como a que resultou nas queimas que atingiram muitos produtores do assentamento, em 2019. Em um levantamento preliminar pode-se constatar que a recuperação das perdas levará alguns anos, quiçá haverá recuperação. Os dados descritos no trabalho foram obtidos por meio das informações de moradores do assentamento e do Corpo de Bombeiros, de matérias de jornais que registraram o evento e de entrevistas com funcionários da Cooperativa COPARPA (presente no assentamento) da cidade de Jataí.

Palavra-chave: Queimadas no Cerrado. Assentamentos. Vulnerabilidade. Biodiesel. Agricultura Familiar.
Spiritual (Mal)Formation
Authors: Rios Jeremy M.
Published: September 2020

The Christian life is not static, but marks an expected, if often unspecified, trajectory of growth into maturity. The study of these practices that encourage growth is often called “Spiritual Formation,” and yet a survey of recent literature in the field reveals no real consensus regarding the definition for this process or its objectives. This essay will attempt to bring clarity to the practice of Christian formation through an analysis of the concept of formation, three key scriptural warrants, the role of the Church in its execution, and especially to the telos of formation. While typical accounts of Christian formation point to a vision for “Christlikeness” as the telos of its practices, in this essay I will argue that a more fundamental grounding—based on the nature of worship—should be located in the Triune Imago Dei. A given doctrine of God tacitly forms the ecclesiological environment in which a given Christian is being formed—or mal-formed.
Multi–Church?
Authors: Steffaniak Jordan L
Published: September 2020

Multi–site and multi–service ecclesiology has become common place in many areas over recent decades. This innovation has not been subjected to rigorous systematic or analytic theological thought. Therefore, this article subjects these ecclesiological variations to critique and finds them wanting. It offers four theological principles by which to analyze the nature of the church and determines that multi–site and multi–service churches fail to meet the necessary requirements for what is required of a numerically identical Protestant church. Therefore, it is metaphysically impossible for multi–site and multi–service churches to exist as the numerically same church. Each multi–site or multi–service entity is its own numerically distinct local church.
For We All Share in One Spirit
Authors: Leidenhag Joanna
Published: September 2020

Charismatic gifts are an understudied and divisive aspect of Christian worship. Yet, in 1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12, and Ephesians 4, Paul links these phenomena with his famous metaphor for the unity of the church as the Body of Christ. This paper argues that one can better understand how the Holy Spirit unifies both the universal and local church by viewing charismatic gifts as liturgical group actions. After briefly introducing the category of charismatic gifts, I argue that charismatic gifts are a semi–scripted improvisational activity which immerse participants into the core Christian narrative of the universal and invisible church. I then argue that charismatic gifts are given to and enacted by communities, rather than individuals, and so are an example of group action actualising the corporate agency of the local church. When charismatic gifts are seen as liturgical group actions it becomes clear how the Spirit uses charismatic gifts to transform the gathered people of God into the unified Body of Christ.
When and How in the History of Theology Did the Triune God Replace the Father as the Only True God?
Authors: Tuggy Dale
Published: September 2020

A traditional view is that Christians have always believed that the one God is three Persons in one essence or being. Orthodox analytic theologian Beau Branson has recently argued that this is untrue, as earlier “fathers” taught that the one God just is the Father. He argues that this sensible Eastern view was misunderstood by Western sources, which is how the idea of the one God as tripersonal entered into mainstream Christian theologies. While I agree with Branson that in about the first three Christian centuries the teaching was that the one God just is the Father, I argue that his account about when and how the idea of a triune God comes in is mistaken, because we can see this new idea of a tripersonal God appearing in both Eastern and Western sources around the time of the council at Constantinople in 381, the surviving statement of which is the earliest “official” creed which assumes and implies that the one God is the Trinity, the tripersonal God.
Propuesta metodológica para la construcción y selección de modelos digitales de elevación de alta precisión
Authors: Roa Cristopher Camargo , Andrades Grassi Jesús Enrique , Cuesta Herrera Ledyz , López Hernández Juan Ygnacio , Torres Mantilla Hugo Alexander , Osorio Ramón Arturo
Published: September 2020

Los modelos digitales de elevación mejoran la precisión en el análisis del terreno. Este trabajo tuvo como objetivo comparar diferentes métodos de interpolación utilizando criterios estadísticos en un levantamiento topográfico de 339 puntos levantados con estación total en la zona de San Juan de Lagunillas (Venezuela). Se documentó la existencia de un proceso de tendencia significativa con autocorrelación espacial modelada mediante un semivariograma gaussiano isotrópico. Los kriging consiguieron residuales menores a un error mínimo tolerable igual 0.1 m. El kriging residual fue el mejor evaluado en la validación cruzada con exclusión (error medio absoluto de 0.71 m). El kriging disyuntivo tuvo menor media del error pero un amplio rango del error y el mayor error medio absoluto (12.8 m). Los otros kriging tienen medias de la varianza del error superiores a 1.3 m y errores mínimos absolutos superiores a 0.85 m. Debido a la alta dependencia en la forma de especificación de los modelos se recomiendan las ayudas gráficas para un mejor ajuste.
Estimación de volumen de Abies religiosa (Kunth) Schltdl. & Cham. en diferentes entidades federativas de México
Authors: Guzmán Santiago Juan Carlos , Aguirre calderón Oscar Alberto , Jiménez Pérez Javier , Vargas Larreta Benedicto
Published: September 2020

Las variables diámetro y altura son factores indispensables en inventarios forestales para determinar el volumen que se almacena en el bosque. El objetivo de esta investigación fue generar una ecuación para ocho entidades federativas que permita estimar de forma precisa el volumen maderable de Abies religiosa en el centro y sur del país. Se utilizaron 2747 datos para ajustar ecuaciones de volumen rollo total árbol, volumen de ramas y volumen total árbol (vrta, vramas y vta). Para la selección del mejor modelo se fijaron los siguientes criterios: coeficiente de determinación ajustada, sesgo, error medio; así como el análisis gráfico y numérico de los residuales. Debido a la falta de información de las ramas para las entidades de Tlaxcala y Veracruz solo se obtuvo el volumen rollo total árbol. La bondad de ajuste generada por las ecuaciones es confiable, ya que explican más del 93 % a la variable dependiente, los errores son menores a 0.47 m. Estas expresiones son una herramienta útil que podrá ser aplicada por los técnicos forestales en distintos rodales en la zona de estudio.
Efecto del método de emplazamiento en la respuesta funcional de seis especies arbóreas de Bogotá
Authors: Rubiano Calderón Kristian David , Moreno Barreto Jesús Esteban
Published: September 2020

El incremento del arbolado urbano es una práctica cada vez más común en el mundo dada su importancia en la prestación de servicios ambientales, aunque su establecimiento se realiza bajo condiciones de espacio variables que pueden impactar su desarrollo. En este estudio se analizó la variación de rasgos funcionales de seis especies del arbolado de Bogotá en relación con distintos métodos de emplazamientos usados en la ciudad. Los resultados mostraron que no todas las especies reaccionaron de la misma forma frente a las condiciones de sellado del suelo, algunas parecen mejor adaptadas al aumento de las superficies impermeables, mientras otra parece afectarse y las demás no presentaron cambios significativos entre los distintos emplazamientos. Estos hallazgos resaltan la importancia de los rasgos funcionales de las especies, en áreas urbanas, como una herramienta para reconocer su respuesta ante las estrategias de manejo, buscando maximizar su desarrollo y la prestación de servicios ambientales.
Ecuaciones alométricas para estimar biomasa y carbono en Trichospermum mexicanum (DC.) Baill.
Authors: Montes de Oca-Cano Eduardo , Salvador-García Ádan , Nájera-Luna Juan Abel , Corral-Rivas Sacramento , Méndez González Jorge
Published: September 2020

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo ajustar ecuaciones lineales y no lineales para estimar carbono, por componente de hojas, ramas, fuste y total. Los resultados indican que, en el ámbito individual, el componente total muestra los mejores estadísticos de ajuste; mientras que las mayores variaciones se detectan en las ramas y en el fuste. Adicionalmente, se analizaron porcentajes de biomasa por componente donde se observa que el fuste aporta el 57% de la biomasa, las hojas el 9% y las ramas solamente el 34% de la biomasa total.
Agroforestry systems of Theobroma cacao L. affects soil and leaf litter quality
Authors: Rangel Mendoza Jorge Alberto , Silva Parra Amanda
Published: September 2020

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Agroforestry systems (AFS) and non-AFS of Theobroma cacao L. on soil and leaf litter quality, during rainy (RS) and dry (DS) seasons in a tropical zone. The treatments were T. cacao crop (CC), Yopo forestry (Anadenanthera peregrina L.) Speg. (YF), Acacia forestry (Acacia mangium Willd.) (AF), Agroforestry system of T. cacao + Yopo forestry (CYF), Agroforestry system of T. cacao + Acacia forestry (CAF), arranged in random design in the field. Leaf litter production was highest in CC (0.79 and 0.73 ton.ha-1) during RS and DS, respectively. CC and AFS improved soil fertility, less Mg in CC; AFS leaf litter quality, CAF in DS and CYF in both seasons, less B and S in DS. AFS can be a solution in tropical zones to solve the problems of low soil fertility.
ADAPTIVE AND MALADAPTIVE CHANGES IN THE CHEMICAL PROFILE OF HIGHLY SKILLED ATHLETES
Authors: Stepanova E , Lugovaya E
Published: September 2020

Aim. The article aims to study the profiles of macro-and microelement content in young highly skilled athletes from Magadan. Material and methods. The content of 25 chemical elements (Al, As, B, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, I, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, Se, Si, Sn, V, Zn) obtained from the hair samples of 55 young males was determined using inductively coupled argon plasma mass spectrometry with the Agilent 8900 ICP-MS unit. Statistical processing of the research results was performed with the IBM SPSS Statistics 21 software package. Results. All the examined males regardless of their sports specialization were significantly lower in Se, Co, and Cr compared to the baseline group. The adaptive shifts in the chemical profile of highly skilled athletes include the following: increased P, Fe, and Cu in swimmers; high P and Zn in wrestlers; formation of the stable complexes of the so-called thyroid-specific (I, Se, Mg, Zn), immunostimulating (Co, Se, Cu, Mg, Zn), regenerating (Zn, Se), antidiabetic (Cr, I, Se) and antioxidant (Ca, Se, Zn, I) elements; a better adaptive capacity compared with the baseline group. Conclusion. The study of macro-and micronutrient content and the analysis of elemental relationships in highly skilled athletes suggests the formation of adaptive and maladaptive features. Due to the deficiency of essential elements, the chemical profile of athletes tends to balance by increasing the number of elemental bonds for better functioning under increased physical and psycho-emotional stress.
A NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE FOR PREVENTION AND COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC OSTEOARTHRITIS IN PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR SPORT
Authors: Tolmachev O , Vekovtsev A , Bykov A , Pozniakovskiy V
Published: September 2020

Aim. The article aims to develop a non-alcoholic beverage for post-traumatic recovery of the structure and functions of cartilage tissue in professional and amateur athletes. Materials and methods. The materials used were a premix containing aquamin soluble (a natural source of calcium), glucosamine sulfate (a chondroprotector) and herbal components, as well as laboratory and industrial samples of a sports beverage. To assess the quality of the flavor syrup and the finished drink, generally accepted and special research methods were used including spectrophotometry, high performance liquid chromatography, and inverse voltammetry. Results. Beverage composition is scientifically substantiated based on the characteristics and functional properties of the ingredient composition. The main components of the formulation are premix 124-19, “Eleutherococcus” flavor and “Ginseng with herbs” flavor concentrated bases along with extracts of plant materials with synergistic properties for correcting metabolic processes in post-traumatic osteoarthritis. The novelty of the formulation is confirmed by the patent of the Russian Federation. There are evidence-based medical studies on the effectiveness and functional orientation of calcium and glucosamine in dietary supplements. A technology was developed for the extraction of plant materials, the innovativeness of which is the use of high pressure (100–200 MPA) for a short period of time (60–600 s). The formulation and technology of the beverage are tested in production conditions and are recommended for implementation. Conclusion. Sports beverages based on natural biological complexes can be effective for correcting metabolic disorders and maintaining health in post-traumatic osteoarthritis in professional and amateur sports.
HUBUNGAN PENGGUNAAN APLIKASI PESAN ANTAR MAKANAN ONLINE DENGAN FREKUENSI MAKAN DAN KUALITAS DIET MAHASISWA
Authors: Maretha Febrina Yollanda , Margawati Ani , Wijayanti Hartanti Sandi , Dieny Fillah Fithra
Published: September 2020

Latar Belakang: Di Indonesia, aplikasi pesan antar makanan online semakin populer di berbagai kelompok masyarakat termasuk mahasiswa. Aplikasi pesan antar makanan online dapat mempermudah membeli makanan karena pembeli dapat mengatur jenis, jumlah dan frekuensi makanannya sendiri. Aplikasi ini juga menyediakan berbagai makanan yang kurang sehat sehingga dapat berpengaruh pada frekuensi makan dan kualitas diet.Tujuan: Menganalisis hubungan penggunaan aplikasi pesan antar makanan online dengan frekuensi makan dan kualitas diet mahasiswa.Metode: Penelitian ini adalah penelitian observasional dengan desain cross sectional. Subjek penelitian adalah mahasiwa Universitas Diponegoro sebanyak 70 orang yang dipilih melalui metode simple random sampling. Variabel bebas penelitian ini adalah penggunaan aplikasi pesan antar makanan online, sedangkan variabel terikat adalah frekuensi makan dan kualitas diet. Variabel perancu penelitian ini adalah uang saku dan pengetahuan gizi. Data konsumsi makan diambil menggunakan Semi Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (SQ-FFQ) lalu dikonversi ke skor Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I). Data diuji dengan uji korelasi Rank Spearman.Hasil: Terdapat 97,1% subjek yang memiliki kualitas diet buruk.Tidak ada hubungan antara penggunaan aplikasi pesan antar makanan online dengan frekuensi makan utama (p= 0,162), frekuensi makan selingan (p= 0,751) dan kualitas diet (p= 0,869). Ada hubungan negatif yang signifikan antara uang saku dengan frekuensi makan utama (r= -0,297 ; p= 0,013).Simpulan: Tidak ada hubungan antara penggunaan aplikasi pesan antar makanan online dengan frekuensi makan dan kualitas diet. Preferensi pribadi dan ketersediaan makanan di sekitar tempat tinggal menjadi faktor yang paling berpengaruh terhadap frekuensi makan dan kualitas diet.
Vliv pregraduálního vzdělání na profesní počátky ve školní praxi pohledem začínajících učitelů
Authors: Rajsiglová Ina , Přibylová Kateřina
Published: September 2020

Cílem příspěvku je představit, jak sledovaní začínající učitelé vnímají vliv pregraduální přípravy na své první roky praxe a jaké lze na základě toho vysledovat možnosti zkvalitnění přípravy budoucích učitelů.Metody. Výzkumný vzorek se skládá ze třinácti začínajících učitelů biologie/přírodopisu s praxí od jednoho do pěti let. Data byla získána prostřednictvím hloubkových polostrukturovaných rozhovorů a byla analyzována metodou zakotvené teorie.Z výsledků vyplývá, že nejlépe byla hodnocena složka odborné biologické přípravy, největší rezervy vykazovala složka pedagogicko-psychologická před oborově didaktickou. Obě složky pregraduální přípravy vykazující rezervy navrhovali respondenti posílit o pedagogické náslechy, aplikaci zážitkové výuky nebo zprostředkování výuky vysokoškolskými pedagogy či odborníky s reálnou pracovní zkušeností ve školství. Hodnocení pregraduální přípravy bylo ovlivněno šokem z reality vycházejícího z nepřiměřeného očekávání začínajících učitelů.Závěry. Za přínos této studie považujeme skutečnost, že přes jistou individuálnost názorů byly pozorovány určité trendy, které by bylo možné zohlednit při přípravě vzdělávacích programů budoucích učitelů, a dále to, že se nám podařilo rozkrýt klíčové spojitosti mezi jednotlivými složkami pregraduální přípravy ve vztahu ke zvládání školní reality začínajícími učiteli, což bylo vizualizováno abstraktním schématem v podobě tetraedru.
Strach, absence, didaktické incidenty a nedostatky v profesní přípravě učitelů
Authors: Starý Karel
Published: September 2020

Na první pohled spojuje všechny články výskyt negativních jevů ve vzdělávání. Na pohled druhý – zvláště po jejich pečlivém přečtení – si dovolím tvrdit, že velmi odlišnými cestami (sic!) přispívají k (vědeckému) poznání a tím nabízejí podněty k jejich překonávání.
The power of a parable. The religious “origins” of business ethics
Authors: Sójka Jacek
Published: September 2020

Business ethics deals with ethical aspects of management and entrepreneurship, activities closely linked to “this world’s” problems. Surprisingly enough religious traditions have their impact on the argumentation in this field. The paper focuses on two biblical parables: on the talents and on the good Samaritan. Both are not only present in business and management literature but also widely discussed in the context of today’s economy and society. The first one seems to be a basis of the doctrine of corporate social responsibility in its original form presented within the “gospel of wealth” movement. The second one however offers even more opportunities to discuss the responsibilities of business in today’s world. So the religious narratives cannot be ignored within business ethics. This conclusion applies, of course, to all religions, esp. the Asian ones in view of the fact of the rapid development of Chinese or Indian economies.
Causes, forms and effects of social and moral confusion of the institutional Roman-Catholic Church in Poland
Authors: Baniak Józef
Published: September 2020

The lostness of an individual or institution is manifested in their aversion towards conforming or adapting to the social and cultural conditions in which they are to function or carry out their fundamental tasks. Lostness affects secular institutions as well as religious institutions, including churches. In this paper I demonstrate the lostness of the institutional Roman Catholic Church in Poland over the past 25 years through the reflections of clergymen and theologians, as well as on the basis of sociological research findings. Theologians claim that this lostness also signifies the specific pastoral situation of the Church brought about by the systemic transformations in Poland over this period, previously unencountered by and unknown to the Church, hindering the Church’s functioning and inducing it to take erroneous decisions. Lostness takes on a variety of forms and is manifested in numerous spheres of the Church’s secular activities, but does not affect its essence or religious identity. However, it does embrace its functions and actions, its attitudes and its decisions, in the area of secular and political activity, its relations with society, and also in relations within the clerical community. Wording it differently, lostness applies to the human structure of the Church, and within this above all the bishops and leaders who guide it and manage its assets, and who also perform an instructional and educational function towards the Church’s faithful.
Poland as a case study for some aspects of religion, mediatisation, and secularisation
Authors: Stachowska Ewa
Published: September 2020

The interactions between religion and the media are characterized by a great complexity, manifesting itself inter alia in the impact on the spheres of culture, education and religion, making these dimensions almost obliged to subordinate themselves to the influence of the media, as well as to use the media tools in their activity to fulfill the basic or constitutive aims. In this article one of the aspects of the relationship existing between religion and the media will be discussed, namely, the use of the Internet by the Catholic Church – mainly in Poland, though not only – to distribute religious content and ideas, originally contributing to the support of the pastoral ministry and evangelization. At the same time, the features of the recipients of these activities will be outlined, indicating – at least indirectly – the effectiveness and accuracy of both the inevitable and essential alliance between the sacrum and the media nowadays.
The post-secular turn and its consequences for the practice of science
Authors: Kaczmarek Jerzy
Published: September 2020

In this article, the author tackles the post-secular turnaround in the context of practising science, and as such how this manner of thinking has affected how science, its tasks and its practical activity is perceived by those practising it. Initially two fundamental concepts are discussed, namely secularisation and post-secularism – their pedigree and ways in which they are expressed. The article deals later with issues related to the presence of religious references in the natural sciences, as well as the possibilities of utilising the natural sciences in religion and theology. Consequently, the area of issues embraced by the new scientific sub-discipline known as the theology of science is discussed. The article then addresses the discourse regarding the presence of theology and religion in sociology, and refers to the conceptions of such sociologists as P. Rieff, K. Flanagan, Z. Krasnodębski, E. Hałas and K.T. Konecki. Finally, it indicates possible further consequences of post-secular thinking in the field of sociology, and relates the current post-secular turn to Nikolai Berdyaev’s concept of the New Middle Ages.
Radical islam – infectious fear and cultural immunological reactions
Authors: Zydorowicz Jacek
Published: September 2020

Globalization is often treated as a catch-all category, which is a universal frame of reference in the discourse of the humanities, social studies, but also economic, political, and many other fields. Depending on the perspective, some evaluate it very positively, recognizing the benefits; others, on the contrary, point out the threats, and undesirable side effects. Meanwhile, in the reflection on religions, globalization launches a range of fears and concerns (more or less openly articulated). The unquestionable ally of this phenomenon is the modern media, whose tabloid nature is more emotional than rational. Religious conflicts are often overexposed, which, in turn, accelerates tension and social phobias. Both the mainstream media and the propaganda of the Islamic State are trying to imitate the rhetoric known from the movies at the cinema. As a result, by such pop-culture cliches the Western world interprets the influx of Syrian refugees as a cultural invasion (or a religious crusade). This creates a situation of a widespread infection of fear, which triggers the cultural immune responses: rationalizations, denial, conspiracy theories, humour and aggression. Visual artists propose quite a different repertoire of resistance tactics.
Bianchi type–I Model with Time Varying Λ and G: The Generalized Solution
Authors: Alfedeel Alnadhief H. A.
Published: September 2020

In this paper, we have investigated the homogeneous and anisotropic Bianchi type–I cosmological model with a time-varying Newtonian and cosmological constant. We have analytically solved Einstein’s field equations (EFEs) in the presence of a stiff-perfect fluid. We show that the analytical solution for the average scale factor for the generalized Friedman equation involves the hyper-geometric function. We have studied the physical and kinematical quantities of the model, and it is found that the universe becomes isotropic at late times.
Optimizing effective numbers of tests by vine copula modeling
Authors: Steffen Nico , Dickhaus Thorsten
Published: September 2020

In the multiple testing context, we utilize vine copulae for optimizing the effective number of tests. It is well known that for the calibration of multiple tests for control of the family-wise error rate the dependencies between the marginal tests are of utmost importance. It has been shown in previous work, that positive dependencies between the marginal tests can be exploited in order to derive a relaxed Šidák-type multiplicity correction. This correction can conveniently be expressed by calculating the corresponding „effective number of tests“ for a given (global) significance level. This methodology can also be applied to blocks of test statistics so that the effective number of tests can be calculated by the sum of the effective numbers of tests for each block. In the present work, we demonstrate how the power of the multiple test can be optimized by taking blocks with high inner-block dependencies. The determination of those blocks will be performed by means of an estimated vine copula model. An algorithm is presented which uses the information of the estimated vine copula to make a data-driven choice of appropriate blocks in terms of (estimated) dependencies. Numerical experiments demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed approach.
Urbane Kämpfe zwischen Staat und Aktivismus
Authors: Gauditz Leslie
Published: September 2020

Athen hat sehr spezifische aktivistische Szenen. 2015 – 2019 gab es Hausbesetzungen für geflüchtete Migrant*innen, die das Stadtinnere sichtlich beinflussten. Nachdem in Griechenland 2019 eine rechtskonservative Regierung gewählt wurde, mehrten sich Räumungen und repressiven Maßnahmen. Eklat war die Abschaffung des sogenannten Universitätsasyls. Aktivist*innen verblieben in reaktiven Positionen. Die Regierung fand keine soziale Lösungen für die Migrant*innen. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt zentrale Vorgänge 2019/2020 und setzt sie in Kontext.