bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Die Erschöpfung des Rechts in Bachmanns Ein Wildermuth
Authors: Breyer Till
Published: March 2020

Bachmanns Erzählung Ein Wildermuth unterzieht die historische Situation der Rechtsprechung in der Nachkriegszeit einer kritischen Reflexion. Der Gerichtsprozess um den Mordfall Wildermuth wird als prekäres und instabiles Gefüge erzählt, und zugleich verweisen die Reflexionen des Richters auf die Probleme der Aufarbeitung von NS-Verbrechen. Der Aufsatz geht diesen rechtsgeschichtlichen Bezügen anhand der österreichischen Auseinandersetzung mit NS-Verbrechen bis 1961 nach und rückt das Motiv der Erschöpfung als zentrale zeitdiagnostische Bewegung der Erzählung in den Mittelpunkt: Der Zusammenbruch des Richters und die Unterbrechung des Prozesses reflektieren indirekt die monströse Qualität des NS und seine ideologische Persistenz in der Nachkriegsgesellschaft. Das Motiv der Erschöpfung zeigt sich so als literarisches Symptom einer allgemeineren Krise von Rechts- und Urteilspraktiken.
Nach Buxtehude oder auf den Mond: Übersetzung als Interpretation bei Ingeborg Bachmanns Ein Wildermuth
Authors: Grünzweig Walter
Published: March 2020

Literarische Übersetzung ist Interpretation im umfassendsten und radikalsten Sinne. Basierend auf einem Modell, das für die Übersetzung der Lyrik Walt Whitmans entwickelt wurde, analysiert der Beitrag die Übersetzung Michael Bullocks von Bachmanns Ein Wildermuth. Dabei werden einige semantische ‚Knoten‘ untersucht, an denen sich Original und Übersetzung auffällig unterscheiden. Das Ergebnis dieser Analyse ergibt eine deutliche Hervorhebung des politischen Potenzials der Erzählung. Der Lektürevorschlag des Übersetzers, der bei der Neulektüre der Erzählung berücksichtigt werden könnte, lässt den Richter nicht allgemein (im postmodernen Sinn) an der nicht mehr zu findenden Wahrheit verzweifeln. Er ist vielmehr ein Aktivist in der erstickenden Periode im Österreich (und insbesondere Kärntens) der Nachkriegszeit. Sein Schrei ist Protest, seine Krankheit Strategie. Der Übersetzer ist nicht ‚klüger‘ als der Interpret, aber der übersetzerische Diskurs ‚weiß‘ vielleicht hin und wieder mehr als die Lektüre des Originals. Der Dialog zwischen Ausgangstext und interpretierender Übersetzung führt zu einer informierteren Lektüre von beiden.
A numerical method for solving the Cauchy problem for ODEs using a system of polynomials generated by a system of modified Laguerre polynomials
Authors: Akniyev Gasan , Gadzhimirzaev Ramis
Published: March 2020

In this paper, we consider a numerical realization of an iterative method for solving the Cauchy problem for ordinary differential equations, based on representing the solution in the form of a Fourier series by the system of polynomials
$\{L_{1,n}(x;b)\}_{n=0}^\infty$, orthonormal with respect to the Sobolev-type inner product
$$
\langle f,g\rangle=f(0)g(0)+\int_{0}^\infty f'(x)g'(x)\rho(x;b)dx
$$
and generated by the system of modified Laguerre polynomials $\{L_{n}(x;b)\}_{n=0}^\infty$, where $b>0$. In the approximate calculation of the Fourier coefficients of the desired solution, the Gauss -- Laguerre quadrature formula is used.
Modeling and Explaining Sex Differences in the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder:
Authors: Chen Meng-Ting , Marraccini Marisa E. , Simeonsson Rune J. , Lu Xiaopeng , Chang Yen-Ping
Published: March 2020

Why is autism spectrum disorder (ASD) less prevalent among females than among males? Synthesizing existing theories, we constructed two statistical models, one for each of both classes of theories on the issue, and derived testable competing predictions for the expression hypothesis—females express less severe ASD traits so are diagnosed less—against the perception hypothesis—females’ expressions are perceived as less severe so are diagnosed less—in their associations with expected symptom severity of ASD-diagnosed individuals. Examining the predictions with the highest precision, a meta-analysis on 103,958 historical assessment scores across ages, IQ, diagnoses, and assessments indicated that diagnosed females and males show almost equally severe and non-conditioned symptoms. Given the models are direct representations of the literature, the evidence therefore lends strong support for both, but not neither of the hypotheses, showing that the diagnosis of ASD is simultaneously an expression and a perception issue of the disorder.
Politics and global warming: November 2019
Authors: Leiserowitz Anthony , Maibach Edward , Rosenthal Seth A. , Kotcher John , Bergquist Parrish , Gustafson Abel , Ballew Matthew Thomas , Goldberg Matthew H.
Published: March 2020

This report is based on findings from a nationally representative survey – Climate Change in the American Mind – conducted by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (climatecommunication.yale.edu) and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication (climatechangecommunication.org). Interview dates: November 8 – 20, 2019. Interviews: 1,303 adults (18+), 1,114 of whom are registered to vote. Average margin of error for registered voters: +/- 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. A special thank you to Parrish Bergquist, PhD, Xinran Wang, and Andry Rajaoberison for creating an automated version of the data tables. The research was funded by the 11th Hour Project, the Energy Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation.
Real Urban Wage in an Agricultural Economy Without Landless Farmers: Serbia 1862-1910
Authors: Mijatović Boško , Milanovic Branko
Published: March 2020

The paper presents the first estimate of the welfare ratio for Serbia using the 19th and early 20th century data on wages of skilled and unskilled workers (including the part paid in kind) and prices of goods that enter into “subsistence” and “respectability” consumption baskets. It finds a stagnation of unskilled wage close to the welfare ratio of 1, and a modest increase in skilled wage. The paper introduces several adjustments to conventional methodology in order to make it more relevant for predominantly agricultural societies. (Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality Working Paper)
Do parents’ flexible working hours affect fathers’ contribution to domestic work? Evidence from a factorial survey
Authors: Krug Gerhard , Bähr Sebastian , Diener Katharina , Abraham Martin
Published: March 2020

This paper investigates the impact of fathers’ flexible working hours on their willingness to contribute to domestic work. We first hypothesize that fathers will contribute more if they have the possibility to work flexible hours. Second, fathers are assumed to contribute less if their female partners have the possibility to work flexible hours. We test our hypotheses using data from a vignette study, where fathers evaluate hypothetical job offers to their non-employed partner with regard to the contribution to domestic work they are willing to offer if their partner accepts the job. We find that fathers’ flexible hours increase their willingness to contribute to childcare but not to household work, partially supporting hypothesis one. Regarding hypothesis two, we find no effects of the female partner’s flexible working hours on fathers’ contribution to childcare or household work. We conclude our paper with some policy implications.
Longer religious fasting increases support for Islamist parties: Evidence from Ramadan
Authors: Aksoy Ozan , Gambetta Diego
Published: March 2020

Much scientific research shows that the sacrifices imposed by religious practices are positively associated with the success of religious organizations. We present the first evidence that this association is causal. We employ a natural experiment that rests on a peculiar time-shifting feature of Ramadan that makes the length of fasting time vary from year-to-year and by latitude. We find that an hour increase in fasting during the median Ramadan day increases the vote shares of Islamist political parties by about 6.5 percentage-points in Turkey’s parliamentary elections between 1973 and 2018. This effect is weaker in provinces where the proportion of non-orthodox Muslims is higher, but stronger in provinces where the number of per capita mosques and of religious personnel is higher. Further analyses suggest that the main mechanism underlying our findings is an increased commitment to religion induced by costlier practice. By showing that the success of religious organizations is causally related to the sacrifice demanded by religious practices, these results strengthen a key finding of the science of religion.
The Root of Indian Communication Theory in the Ṛig Veda: Practical Vedānta
Authors: Melfi Anna
Published: March 2020

What is the source of the power of speech and eloquence and fulfillment in life? Though communication and rhetoric departments in most Indian universities have been focusing their teaching and research agendas on Western models, a growing body of scholarship is developing communication theory that approaches the big questions from an Indian perspective, drawing on traditional sources (Adhikary, 2014), which claim Veda as their ultimate source. This paper explores the Vedic worldview on speech and communication proclaimed in the Ṛicho Akśare verse of the Ṛig Veda, and others, drawing on sage Bhartṛhari (c. 450-500 CE), Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1975; 1971), and Sanskrit scholars of the philosophy of language, who reference these hymns. They describe a Vedic cosmology of speech that bears striking resemblance to the universe according to string theory of quantum physics. The science serves to corroborate the premise of Vedic levels-of-speech theory that the universe is structured and governed by laws of nature/language of nature from within an unmanifest unified field of all the laws of nature, which Ṛig Veda 1.164 calls Parā and identifies as consciousness. This inquiry helps to illuminate how speech is Brahman, the source and goal of understanding, eloquence, and fulfillment. The Vedic texts enjoin the sanātana dharma of yoga, opening awareness to the transcendental source of speech. I conclude that Vedic communication theory embedded in the hymns is integral to practical Vedanta. As Muktitkā Upaniṣad 1.9 proclaims: “As oil is present in a sesame seed, so Vedānta is present in the Veda.”
Media Autonomy in Cross-road in Post-Conflict Democracy of Nepal
Authors: Dahal Sudarshan Prasad
Published: March 2020

Nepali media intend towards neutral projections of their institutional stance covering politics in a balanced way despite a long practiced political parallelism in the country. The media also project both dark and bright sides of Nepalese politics for strengthening democracy in post-conflict period of Nepal. This study has examined editorial contents covered by two leading Nepali newspapers: The Kathmandu Post daily and Nepali Times weekly, both published in English language.

The focus of this research has been to examine the editorials appeared during election campaign of Constitution Assembly, 2008. The study has chosen two dominant framing concepts: thematic vs. episodic framing, in order to explore the phenomenon of media autonomy in the Nepalese context. The findings show a mixed result where the media appear more likely to an instrumentalized phenomenon while projecting government/political parties’ policies and decisions. Their issues and activities were framed thematically putting public issues in general context, and also detracting political issues from negative stereotyping in their institutional viewpoints. At the same time, media portray the issues and activities focusing on particular events and occurrences while framing political parties/governments and their leaders with negative attributes of conflict and personalization frame. It can be argued that some external forces such as increasing dispute among political actors and increasing volume of impunity against journalism could be the consequences of media’s less likely instrumentalized appearance to political forces.
Tendencje modernistyczne w powieści Gajto Gazdanowa „Nocne drogi”
Authors: Jastrzębska Katarzyna
Published: March 2020

W artykule analizie poddano cechy charakterystyczne powieści Gajto Gazdanowa: Nocne drogi.Tematem głównym artykułu jest, charakterystyczna dla powieści  narracja personalna, czyli taka, w której narrator jest jednocześnie bohaterem utworu, uczestnikiem zdarzeń przedstawionych. Analiza techniki  narracyjnej powieści  jest punktem wyjścia dla określenia semantyki utworu i, jednocześnie, stanowi zaplecze argumentacyjne dla tezy, zgodnie z którą utwór wykazuje cechy modernistyczne i stanowi przykład powieści niejednorodnej gatunkowo.
ПРАВДА И ФЕЙК В АКСИОЛОГИЧЕСКОМ РАКУРСЕ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ ЦИФРОВОГО МЕДИАРЕСУРСА)
Authors: Sładkiewicz Żanna
Published: March 2020

PRAWDA I FAŁSZ W AKSJOLOGICZNEJ PERSPEKTYWIE
(NA PRZYKŁADZIE CYFROWYCH ZASOBÓW MEDIALNYCH)
Streszczenie
Artykuł poświęcony jest analizie stosunku aksjologicznych kategorii prawdy i fałszu (fake, mistyfikacji) w cyfrowej przestrzeni informacyjnej. Ewolucja mediów internetowych zakwestionowała podstawowe zasady dziennikarstwa, przede wszystkim jego orientację na obiektywność i wiarygodność w przekazywaniu treści. Prowokacyjność i symulacyjność nie tylko zyskały status ekspresji epoki postmodernizmu, ale stały się również uniwersalnym algorytmem zachowań społecznych. Artykuł dotyczy takich wektorów funkcjonowania fałszywych informacji, jak clickbait, wiralna reklama, fejkowe aplikacje i programy, witryny do generowania fałszywych informacji, cyfrowe algorytmy służące do audiowizualnego fałszowania treści. Badanie wykazało, że intersemiotyczna architektura przestrzeni cyfrowej umożliwia aktualizację nieprawdziwych toposów wydarzeń i kreowanie sfałszowanych informacji, przekształcając Internet w narzędzie programowania ideologicznego.
Upojenie administracyjne: skrzydlate słowo Dostojewskiego jako językowy środek wartościowania w tekście medialnym
Authors: Jegorowa Jelena
Published: March 2020

Статья посвящена анализу словосочетания «административный восторг», впервые употреблённого Ф.М. Достоевским в романе «Бесы» для обозначения чиновничьего произвола и ставшего крылатым. Рассмотрев примеры использования данной единицы и её эквивалентов в текстах российских, украинских и польских СМИ, автор отмечает изменение её семантики и расширение контекстов употребления. Проделанный анализ позволяет сделать вывод об универсальности созданного классиком образа и о жизнеспособности передающей его фразеологической единицы с яркой оценочностью.
Antifungal Activity of Morpholine and Piperidine Based Surfactants
Authors: Wieczorek Daria , Kwaśniewska Dobrawa , Hsu Li-Hang , Shen Tang-Long , Chen Ying-Lien
Published: March 2020

Microorganisms have the remarkable capacity to develop resistance to antimicrobial agents. This is of particular concern for fungal pathogens which cause devastating invasive infections with limited treatment options. Thus the need for new antifungal agents is undeniable. This work presents the antifungal properties of four surfactant groups, namely two groups of sulfobetaines and two groups of quaternary ammonium compounds, all morpholine and piperidine derivatives, against drug susceptible or drug resistant Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. The values of minimum inhibitory and fungicidal concentrations were determined. As follows from the results, the activities of the obtained compounds differed, however the most active agents from each homologous series of compounds, such as P16S3, P16S4 and C16S3, were pointed out.
Synergistic Effect of Rhamnolipid and Saponin Biosurfactants on Removal of Heavy Metals from Oil Contaminated Soils
Authors: khiyavi Amirhossein Dolatzadeh , Hajimohammadi Reza , Amani Hossein , Soltani Hadi
Published: March 2020

In this study synergistic effect of the biosurfactants saponin and rhamnolipid on the removal of the heavy metals such as vanadium, nickel and chromium from contaminated soil was investigated. Washing solutions were prepared by using different concentrations of two biosurfactants. In this work, the optimum HLB value of the extraction process of about 10.5 was obtained for the mixture of 62.5 % rhamnolipid and 37.5 % saponin. According to our results, at the optimal HLB value, a maximum removal was obtained for Ni of 87 %, Cr of 71 % and Va of 70 %. Our results also showed that the efficiency of heavy metals decreased with increasing the pH value of system. The optimum pH value of heavy metals removal was 5. According to the results of this research saponin and rhamnolipid have the synergistic effect on the heavy metals removal and it seems to be a good alternative to chemical surfactants for environmental applications.
STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI PEMASARAN THE GOODS DEPT UNTUK MENARIK PEMBELI MILLENIAL (Studi Pada The Goods Dept Pondok Indah Mall)
Authors: Putri Faradina Aulia , Samatan Nuriyati
Published: March 2020

Toko retail sekarang mulai digandrungi masyarakat terutama remaja bahkan yang sudah dewasa, karena banyak pilihan dan lengkap. Strategi komunikasi pemasaran tentunya dibutuhkan setiap toko atau perusahaan yang ingin produknya dikenal oleh masyarakat. Berdasarkan alasan tersebut, memotivasi peneliti untuk mengkaji bagaimana Strategi Komunikasi Pemasaran The Goods Dept untuk Menarik Pembeli Millenial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana strategi komunikasi pemasaran The Goods Dept dalam menarik pembeli millenials. Dalam penelitian ini peneliti menggunakan teori Integrated Marketing Communication yang mempunyai konsep dasar pengembangannya  mengenai strategi komunikasi pemasaran dan empat bauran pemasaran yang terdiri dari product, price, place, dan promotion. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif purposive sampling dengan mengambil sampel dengan pertimbangan tertentu. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan, maka dapat ditarik kesimpulan mengenai hasil penelitian yaitu dengan selalu mengikuti trend zaman sekarang setiap tahunnya dan mempunyai visi utama untuk selalu mendukung para brand lokal, memanfaatkan teknologi yang ada untuk berinteraksi dengan konsumen terutama para millenials yaitu dengan menggunakan media sosial Instagram, web store, directmarketing, berinteraksi dengan konsumen, sponsorship, dan corporateidentityKata Kunci: Strategi Komunikasi Pemasaran, Menarik Pembeli, Millenials.
The effect of rubber on the mechanical properties of epoxy and carbon fiber (Review)
Authors:   National Center for Space Research and Technology JSC, Meiirbekov M.N. , Ismailov M.B. ,   Space Materials Science and Instrumentation at the National Center for Space Research and Technologies JSC
Published: March 2020

The paper presents published data on the effect of rubber elastomers on the strength properties of epoxy resin (ES) and carbon fiber. The introduction of 10% rubbers into ES ED-20 leads to an increase in compressive strength by 50%, tensile strength by 51%, impact strength by 133% and elongation by 128%. The optimal content of rubber with carboxyl groups for the OLDEN mixture was 10-12.5%, while the increase in compressive strength was 48%, impact strength - 73% and elongation - 187%. For DER 331 resin, the study was conducted with two hardeners Piperidine and DETA. The best results for Piperidine hardener were obtained on rubber with hydroxyl groups, with its optimal content of 2.5%, impact strength increased by 170%. For the hardener DETA, the best results were obtained on rubber with carboxyl groups at its optimal content of 10%, the increase in impact strength was 66%. When modifying carbon fiber with rubbers, it leads to a significant increase in the yield strength in tension by 42%, the modulus of elasticity in bending by 63%, and with a slight loss of impact strength.
Decrease in chromium losses due to the effective dehydration of sludge generated during the production of chromium pellets
Authors:   “Research engineering center ERG” LLP, Tusbayev B.N. , Akimzhanov Z.A. ,   “Research engineering center ERG” LLP, Kolesnichenko V.Y. ,   Outotec Saint-Petersburg, Stogov A.V. ,   Outotec Saint-Petersburg
Published: March 2020

The study was aimed at reducing losses of chromium due to the effective dehydration of sludge generated during the production of chromium pellets. The results of studies on thickening and filtering sludge are presented. The study showed that Flopam AN926 is an effective flocculant for thickening sludge, while the solid content in the thickened sludge increases from 1-2% to 50-55% with a specific thickening operation of 0.02 t/(m2*h) and a clean top discharge 150 mg/l. In the process of press filtration, the moisture content of the sludge is reduced to 13.4% with a specific productivity of 0.1 t/(m2*h). Dehydrated sludge can be used for the production of chrome pellets or for the smelting of ferroalloys.
Determination of rational location of working of the pulled together layers
Authors:   Karaganda State Technical University, Tutanov S.K. , Tutanova M.S. ,   Karaganda State Technical University
Published: March 2020

The distances rationale for the conditions given in the article are determined, at which there is no noticeable effect of K2 formation lava on K3 formation lava, and the bottom hole state is characterized by minimal values of formation deformations and rock convergence. The obtained results are confirmed by practical observations in production conditions. Thus, the decrease in the distance between the lavas K3 and K2 admitted at the mine. I. A. Kostenko very significantly complicated the work of lava K3, which led to an increase in the extraction of coal in the face, the violation of the bottom-hole part of the roof, the formation of domes. All the main technical and economic indicators of lava K3 sharply decreased and increased the risk of work. As the calculations show, a significant factor determining the mutual influence of treatment faces in the conditions of simultaneous mining of close-knit layers is also the normal distance between the layers. The joint influence of the power of the inter-zone and the distance between the lavas are taken into account. The calculations allow to objectively assess the influence of various factors on the formation of the stress-strain state of the massif around the mines during the mining of contiguous seams, to explain arising in practice, complications in the love, and to provide for the possibility of such complications. Based on the analysis of Kostenko mine issued recommendations to establish a rational distance between lavas K2 and K3 in specific conditions 70 m.
Austrian “Gypsies” in the Italian archives
Authors: Trevisan Paola
Published: March 2020

The archival documents I work with concern Sinti (“Gypsy”) families belonging to the Austrian Empire, stopped by the Italian authorities between 1908 and 1912. By following Anna Laura Stoler's proposition, I read the police records through an ethnographic lens, connecting the anti-Gypsy policy of both states with the strategies adopted by the Sinti families to inhabit and/or cross borders. Thus, the border becomes the space where the sovereignty of the state came into play and where the categories of “citizen” and “foreigner” become explicit through the daily controls on those who attempt to cross. Intertwining research in the archives with anthropological literature and fieldwork, this article presents a historical ethnography of those Sinti families who experienced the borders as “Gypsies,” a category that calls for critical analysis because it goes beyond the foreigner/citizen dichotomy.
A Critique of Thaddeus Metz's Modal Relational Account of Moral Status
Authors: Samuel Olusegun Steven , Fayemi Ademola Kazeem
Published: March 2020

This article is a critique of Thaddeus Metz’s modal relational approach to moral status in African ethics (AE). According to moral relationalism (MR), a being has moral status if it exhibits the capacity for communal relationship as either a subject or an object. While Metz defends a prima facie plausibility of MR as an African account of moral status, this article provides a fresh perspective to the debate on moral status in environmental and ethical discourse. It raises two objections against MR: (1) the capability criterion inherent in MR is not only exogenous to African thought but also undermines the viability of MR; and (2) MR cannot account for the standing of species populations. Both objections have severe implications for biodiversity conservation efforts in Africa and beyond.
Learning to Judge Politics
Authors: Dunn John , Hamilton Lawrence
Published: March 2020

In the first of a series of interviews conducted by members of Theoria’s editorial board with provocative political theorists and thinkers, Professor Lawrence Hamilton talks to Professor John Dunn in an exclusive interview at King’s College, Cambridge, held on the 28 March 2019.
Book Roundtable
Authors: Thomassen Lasse , Hoover Joe , Owen David , Patton Paul , Chin Clayton
Published: March 2020

Discussion text: Chin, C. 2018. The Practice of Political Theory: Rorty and Continental Thought. New York, Columbia University Press.

Respondents: Lasse Thomassen (Introduction), Joe Hoover (Reconstructing Rorty? Between Irony and Seriousness), David Owen (Practices of Political Theory), Paul Patton (Rorty’s ‘Continental’ Interlocutors), Clayton Chin (Rorty’s Pragmatic Political Theory: On Continental Thought and Ontology)
The Cause of Panic at the Outbreak of COVID-19 in South Africa - A Comparative Analysis with Similar Outbreak in China and New York
Authors: Costa King
Published: March 2020

Lack of proper messaging at an outbreak of a novel disease causes panic with more serious damaging impacts on livelihoods, social-fabric of communities, economic landscapes, and political stability. There have been notable high levels of panic in South Africa and the globe with regard to the outbreak of COVID-19. The current lack of knowledge and poor communication has been attributed as a precursor to the skyrocketing global panic (Freimuth, Linnan, Potter, 2000). Fuelling this panic is the rate at which the incidence of new infections is increasing in countries outside of China, with Italy and Iran leading on a number of new infections and death cases.A Content Analysis method was used to analyze articles, media clips and social network reactions to the outbreak of COVID-19 in South Africa on the 6th of March 2020. The key to the investigation was to understand how authorities are communicating with the public on matters of national concern – regarding how they are prepared to deal and handle the outbreak. This study further compares the South African response to China at the outbreak of SARS in 2003. Codes were generated in targeted media and scientific sources and themes were generated and presented.Findings indicate that the general public does not have faith in government authorities, due to a lack of communication. It is perceived that lack of communication is indicative of a lack of preparedness. Contrary to evident panic in South Africa, scientific data indicates that there is no need to panic as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19. Further, a study from the French Institute for Health and Medical Research in 2020 on the preparedness of African countries to handle COVID-19 indicates that South Africa is one of the better-equipped countries in Africa to detect and handle any incidence of COVID-19. The study recommends that authorities and policy-makers use communications to educate the public far earlier at the onset of epidemic outbreaks, regardless of where it happens as the air-traffic connects global countries, resulting in the potential for disease importation.
A multi-party, fine-grained permission and policy enforcement framework for hybrid mobile applications
Authors: Phung Phu H. , Reddy Rakesh S.V. , Cap Steven , Pierce Anthony , Mohanty Abhinav , Sridhar Meera
Published: March 2020

In hybrid mobile applications (apps), the core code of an app is in JavaScript. Any JavaScript code in a hybrid app, local or remote, can access available APIs, including JavaScript bridges provided by a hybrid development framework, to access device resources. This JavaScript inclusion capability is dangerous since there is no mechanism to determine the origin (party) of the code to control access. Moreover, any JavaScript code running in a mobile app can access the device resources through the exposed APIs. Previous solutions are either limited to a particular platform (e.g., Android) or a specific hybrid framework (e.g., Cordova) or only protect the device resources and disregard the sensitive elements in the web environment. Furthermore, most solutions require modification of the base platform.

In this article, we propose a novel policy enforcement framework to enforce useful fine-grained security and privacy policies based on permission for each party in hybrid mobile apps. In contrast to the conventional permission model in mobile apps, our permission specification is platform-agnostic and context-aware. This new permission specification allows app developers to customize for different parties over single permission. We integrate our permission specification into an app at the development phase; however, by design, it allows end-users to adjust parameters at runtime to protect their privacy. Together with multi-party permission patterns, we introduce comprehensive classes of expensive fine-grained, stateful policies that developers can deploy in practice. These policy patterns can help to protect the privacy of users and can also mitigate significant types of potential attacks in hybrid apps, evidenced by our real-world evaluation. Our experimental results also demonstrate that the framework is compatible with various hybrid development frameworks over two major mobile platforms, with lightweight overhead.
RETRACTED: Two new Bi(III) and Ce(III)-containing coordination complexes: Crystal structure and anticancer activity in neuroblastoma
Authors: He Liu , Li Wen-Jun , An Cai-Xia , Shi Hao , Lin Zhen-Fang
Published: March 2020

This article has been retracted, and the online PDF has been watermarked “RETRACTION”. The retraction notice is available at http://doi.org/10.3233/MGC-220954 .
Green extraction of bioactive compounds of pomegranate peel using β-Cyclodextrin and ultrasound
Authors: Kalantari Sara , Roufegarinejad Leila , Pirsa Sajad , Gharekhani Mehdi
Published: March 2020

Due to the use of organic solvents is associated with environmental pollution, toxicological and safety concerns, alternative extraction methods have been investigated. In this study, the efficacy of application of β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD) and ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) as an eco-friendly, cost-effective and safe method for extraction of bioactive compounds from pomegranate peel compared to the aqueous extraction method was studied. The response surface method (RSM) was used to optimize extraction conditions. Designed experiments were done based on the Box-Behnken design with three independent variables, including temperature (30, 50 and 70°C), time (10, 25 and 40 min) and concentration of β-CD solution (0, 0.9 and 1.8%). The optimum extracting temperature and time and β-CD concentration were 55.7°C, 15.38 min, 1.8% respectively. In the optimum condition, the following characteristics of extracted bioactive compounds were obtained: total phenolic compounds 158.10 (mgGAE/gDW) with an extraction efficiency of 65.20%, total flavonoids 82.30 (mgQE/gDW) with an extraction efficiency of 60.30%, total flavonols 69.40 (mgQE/gDW) with an extraction efficiency of 58.50%, total anthocyanin 0.52 (mgC–3–gE/gDW) with the extraction efficiency of 42.60%. The Hydrogen Peroxide Radical scavenging activity was 22.90% and the DPPH Radical scavenging activity was 74.40%. The result of the HPLC analysis indicated that β-CD solution improved extraction efficiency of bioactive compounds. As a result, Aqueous β-CDand UAE can effectively be used in recovering bioactive compounds from by-products of fruit processing and therefore for functional foods and nutraceutical applications.
RETRACTED: Structural diversity and anticancer activity on human myocardial aneurysm cells of two Cu(II)-coordination polymers
Authors: He Zheng-Fei , Sun Xu-Hui
Published: March 2020

This article has been retracted, and the online PDF has been watermarked “RETRACTION”. The retraction notice is available at http://doi.org/10.3233/MGC-220954 .
TATA KELOLA DAN KINERJA KEUANGAN PADA KANTOR KECAMATAN WANEA KOTA MANADO
Authors: Walangitan Nivi , Morasa Jenny , Mawikere Lidia M.
Published: March 2020

Whether or not a government institution runs well or poorly provided services depends on the leadership policy in its management. The purpose of this study was to determine public governance and financial performance at the Wanea District Office. The analytical method used is qualitative analysis with Primary data. The results showed that (1) the implementation of transparency in the Wanea District Office was good. (2) The implementation of accountability in the form of the ability to present government information openly, (3) quickly and accurately to the public,(4) the ability to provide satisfactory services to the public, the ability to provide space for the community, the ability to explain and account for any public policy proportionally and (5) the provision of facilities for the public to assess government performance . So the implementation of the principle of accountability in Wanea District is good. Financial performance in the Wanea District Office is good.
FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI HARGA SAHAM PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR SUB SEKTOR MAKANAN DAN MINUMAN
Authors: Fahmi Pakri , Karnadi Karnadi
Published: March 2020

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh net profit margin, price book value dan likuiditas terhadap harga saham. Sifat pada penelitian ini adalah penelitian asosiatif. Sampel penelitian ini adalah perusahaan manufaktur sub sektor makanan dan minuman yang go-public tahun 2013-2015 yang berjumlah 5 perusahaan. Korelasi ( r ) sebesar 0,898 ,menjelaskan bahwa korelasi variabel net profit margin, price book value dan likuiditas terhadap harga saham adalah sebesar 0,898 yang pada tabel interpretasi berada pada 0,81 – 0,99, sehingga dapat disimpulkan pengaruh atau hubungan dari ketiga variabel independen terhadap variabel dependen adalah tinggi. Koefisien Determinasi sebesar 0,807, yang menunjukkan bahwa 80,7% dari variabel harga saham (HS) dapat disumbangkan dan dijelaskan oleh variabel net profit margin (NPM), price book value (PBV) dan Likuiditas. sedangkan sisanya 19,3% dijelaskan oleh variabel-variabel yang tidak diteliti dalam penelitian ini. Hasil perhitungan uji F menunjukkan bahwa net profit margin,price book value dan likuiditas secara bersama-sama tidak berpengaruh terhadap harga saham (HS) dengan diperoleh F hitung yaitu sebesar 1,390 yang lebih kecil dari F tabelnya 216 dengan signifikan hitung 0,541 < 0,05. Sedangkan perhitungan uji t, nilai signifikansi variabel net profit margin / NPM sebesar 0,897 diatas ? = 0,05 serta t hitung berada pada -0,163 < t tabel 2,570, sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa variabel net profit margin / NPM tidak berpengaruh terhadap harga saham. Nilai signifikan variabel price book value / PBV sebesar 0,433 diatas ? = 0,05 dan t hitung berada pada -1,235 < t tabel 2,570, disimpulkan bahwa variabel price book value / PBV tidak berpengaruh terhadap harga saham. Nilai signifikan variabel likuiditas sebesar 0,719 diatas ? = 0,05 dan t hitung berada pada 0,473 < t tabel 2,570, disimpulkan bahwa variabel likuiditas tidak berpengaruh terhadap harga saham.
Percepción de los Estudiantes en la Calidad del Servicio en Cursos de Modalidad Mixta
Authors: Mex A. Mex , Herrera E. G. Rejón
Published: March 2020

En este trabajo se determina la percepción de los estudiantes en la calidad del servicio en el uso de la plataforma Moodle, para cursos de modalidad mixta (b-learning) en la Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (UTM), en Mérida, Yucatán, México. Se concluye que los estudiantes perciben favorablemente la calidad del servicio y que mejora su aprovechamiento escolar.

In this work, the students' perception of the quality of service is determined in the use of the Moodle platform, for b-learning courses at the Metropolitan Technological University (UTM), in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. In conclusion, students perceive advantage in the quality of the service and it improves their school performance.
Effects of the External Environment Factors on the Development of Mouse Two-Cell Embryo
Authors: Aldarmahi Ahmed A. , Al-Rabia Mohammed W. , Abuarab Nada Khaled
Published: March 2020

Background: To investigate the development of two-cell mouse embryos in vitro at different external environment factors (osmolarity) and demonstrate if the embryo at early stage of development is sensitive to osmotic stress or not.

Methods: A total of 173 mouse embryos were collected during the period of January 2018 until July 2018. One NMRI male mouse was caged with the female mice CD1 for natural mating. Th e female mice were flushed of the two-cell embryos from the oviduct after 24 hours. Th e mating was confirmed by the presence of a plug in the vagina (whitish gelatine substance in the vagina) next day. Th e osmolarity values were measured by advanced micro-osmometer. One-way ANOVA test was used to compare between different values of osmolarity.

Results: The findings indicated that the increased osmotic pressure can significantly affect the rate of development. The developmental rate of two-cell mouse embryos was significantly decreased when cultured in 310 milliosmole and significantly increased in 280 milliosmoles as compared to the 260 milliosmole control group (9.52 ± 16.49, P < 0.001; 83.3 ± 28.7 to 76.29 ± 31.92, P < 0.001).

Conclusion: The study has concluded that the osmotic pressure can affect the rate of development and it depends on the quality of environment. Th e data observed from the mouse embryos might also be helpful in humans and shed light on the effect towards human embryos.
Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Bacteria: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnostic Methodology, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile: A Prospective Study at a University Hospital in Western Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alashari Dalal Mohammad , Al-Alawi Maha Mahmoud , Jiman-Fatani Asif Ahmad
Published: March 2020

Objective: To study the prevalence and incidence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase -producing microorganisms, microbiological characteristics and antimicrobial-susceptibility patterns.

Methods: A prospective study involving all cases of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase -producing microorganisms among all bacteriological samples collected over a 1-year period from 11 November 2015 to 10 November 2016, in the Clinical and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah. Detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing microorganisms and antimicrobial-susceptibility profiles were done using automated Vitek 2 system. Clinical data such as recent use of antibiotics or invasive devices were investigated as risk factors for multidrug resistance.

Results: The prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing microorganisms was 5.4% (95% CI = 4.7% – 6.2%); for an incidence = 54 per 1,000 isolates-years. Distribution by species showed 70.0% Escherichia coli, 28.5% Klebsiella pneumoniae and 1.5% Proteus mirabilis. Vitek 2 system showed 6% of false positive ESBL detections by reference to confirmatory E-test. Antimicrobial- susceptibility tests showed that 86.5% of beta-lactamase-producing strains were resistant to ≥ 1 other antimicrobial class and 20% were multidrug resistant. Univariate logistic regression showed that the presence of multidrug resistance was significantly predicted by age (OR = 1.02; P = 0.026), use of urinary catheter (OR = 2.05; P = 0.046) and number of devices used (OR = 1.60; P = 0.046); only age (OR = 1.02; P = 0.022) was significant in the multivariate model.

Conclusion: Clinicians and microbiologists should maintain a high level of alertness and contribute for effective screening and adequate treatment of infections caused by beta-lactamase-producing organisms according to international guidelines and the local epidemiological picture.
Assessment of Hepatic Fibrosis Using Non-Invasive Aspartate Aminotransferase to Platelets Ratio Index Compared to Hepatic Stiffness Measurements Using Transient Elastography FibroScan®
Authors: Habis Yahya Zohair
Published: March 2020

Background: Transient Elastography FibroScan® and aspartate aminotransferase to platelets ratio index have frequently been evaluated in comparison to liver biopsy for the assessment of liver fibrosis.

Methods: Cross-sectional study to correlate between Aspartate transaminase to platelets ratio index and liver Transient Elastography FibroScan® among patients with liver diseases. Aspartate transaminase to platelets ratio index (in IU/L) and platelet count (expressed as K/ul) were calculated. Transient Elastography FibroScan® scores were obtained and then the patients were categorized into four stages of fibrosis. Baseline characteristic data were obtained for each patient. IBM SPSS V.20 was used to perform a correlation analysis of stiff ness score and Aspartate transaminase to platelets ratio index. Moreover, one-way ANOVA was performed to test for differences in Aspartate transaminase to platelets ratio index, Platelets, and Aspartate Aminotransferase among different stages of fibrosis.

Results: 235 patients were included: 141 (60%) males and 94 (40%) females. Th e most common cause of liver disease was chronic viral hepatitis C (38.3%). The majority of patients had mild fibrosis (F0-F1, n = 117 (49.8%)). Eighteen (7.6%) patients had F3, and 62 (26.4%) had cirrhosis (F4). Age > 40 years was associated with higher liver stiff ness compared with age ≤ 40 years. There was a profound relationship between stiffness score and Aspartate transaminase to platelets ratio index.

Conclusion: Aspartate transaminase to platelets ratio index is strongly correlated with Transient Elastography FibroScan® in patients with advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis and can effectively categorize mild from advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis.
Prevalence of Sleep Disorders among Staff Workers at a Tertiary Health Care Center
Authors: Alhejaili Faris F. , Altayyari Sarah T. , Wali Siraj
Published: March 2020

Background: Due to a demanding modern work style, many people sacrifice sleep by intentionally or unintentionally decreasing the number of sleeping hours or by overlooking their sleep disorders. This study aimed to screen university hospital workers in Saudi Arabia for sleep disorders and estimate their prevalence using a cross-sectional study conducted in 2016.

Methods: This study used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group diagnostic criteria, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Berlin Questionnaire, and SLEEP-50 Questionnaire. 116 participants were interviewed (56% males; mean age, 30.9 years (SD: 8.5; range: 21 to 58); mean body mass index, 25.79 (SD: 6.10); 40.5% classified as overweight or obese).

Results: Only 6.9% reported good sleep quality. Insomnia was the most common sleep disorder (72%); sleepwalking was the least common disorder (5%). Women had a higher risk of insomnia, nightmares and circadian rhythm disorders (P = 0.024, 0.015, and 0.009, respectively). A strong relationship between smoking and insomnia was found (P = 0.04).

Conclusion: The population had much lower sleep quality than other populations. The bidirectional relationship between insomnia and smoking presents an opportunity and emphasizes the need for insomnia management to decrease health and economic burdens.
Research on the Innovation of the Cultivation Mode of Biology Postgraduate Students in Local Normal Universities —Take Xinyang Normal University as an Example
Authors: Peng Bo , Ma Xiao-Rui , Peng Feng , Sun Xue-Zhong , Tian Xia-Yu , He Lu-Lu , Zheng Meng-Yang , Sun Yan-Fang , Pang Rui-Hua , Li Jin-Tiao , Wang Quan-Xiu , Zhou Wei , Yuan Hong-Yu
Published: March 2020

Postgraduate education is the highest level of higher education and the cradle of training high-level professionals in China. The quality of postgraduate training is the lifeline of postgraduate education, which determines the potential of the country’s future economic and social development and the competitiveness of talents. With the continuous expansion of the national graduate enrollment scale, it is of great theoretical and practical significance for local normal universities to cultivate biological professionals to adapt to the development of life science and social needs, and to explore a new model for the cultivation of biological postgraduate professionals. In the past 14 years, the College of Life Sciences of Xinyang Normal University has been focusing on the construction of "Supervisor-Team-Discipline", focusing on improving the theoretical quality and practical ability of postgraduate students, that is, "One center, Two improvements" of the new model of training biological postgraduate students, which has important theoretical significance and potential application value for the continuous improvement of teaching quality of biological postgraduate in education.
Dictaminadores Revista número 14
Authors: Global Revista Derecho
Published: March 2020

Ezequiel Abasolo (Pontifica Universidad Católica Argentina, Argentina). María José Arancibia Obrador (Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile). Andy Delgado Blanco (Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela). Sebastián Ignacio Fortuna (Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina). José Alpiniano García-Muñoz (Universidad de la Sabana, Colombia). Carlos Moisés Herrera Mejía (Universidad de Quintana Roo, México). José Manuel López Libreros (Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, México). María Salomé Magaña Martínez (Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, México). Pablo Marshall Barberán (Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile). Germán Luis Ovalle Madrid (Universidad de Chile, Chile). Eduardo Pérez Alonso (Universidad de Guanajuato, México). Patricia Reyes Olmedo (Instituto Chileno de Derecho y Tecnologías, Chile). Jessica Cristina Romero Michel (Universidad de Colima, México). Antonio Silva Sánchez (Universidad de Extremadura, España). María Carmen Tirado Robles (Universidad de Zaragoza, España). Carlos Alberto Toselli (Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina). Ludmila Andrea Viar (Pontifica Universidad Católica de Argentina, Argentina). Inmaculada Vivas-Tesón (Universidad de Sevilla, España). Miguel Zamora Acevedo (Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica).
Belief in the Round Table conspiracy and political division in Poland
Authors: Kofta Mirosław , Soral Wiktor
Published: March 2020

The functions of the conspiracy theory surrounding the ’89 Round Table in present-day political life are discussed. In the online research conducted in 2018 on a representative sample of Polish citizens, we found that attitudes towards the Round Table are an important marker of the fundamental political division in Poland. Those who supported the current rule of PiS (with a nationalistic-authoritarian orientation) agreed with the ’89 Round Table conspiracy theory, whereas those who supported the liberal opposition against PiS rejected the ’89 Round Table conspiracy theory. Moreover, believers in the Round Table conspiracy appeared to trust politicians and justify the system to a higher degree than those who rejected this conspiracy theory. We also found that endorsement of the conspiracy theory of the ’89 Round Table was significantly associated with the stability of voting preferences. Among those who voted for PiS, conspiracy theory believers formed a stable electorate, whereas among those who voted for parties with a liberal orientation, theory believers were likely to change their voting preferences. Thus, belief in the discussed conspiracy is not only a part of some ideological landscape but also has direct behavioral consequences. The social-psychological reasons for the growing popularity of the ’89 Round Table conspiracy theory are discussed.