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Performance of Mutual Funds: A Comparative Study of Prominent Multi Capital and Large Capital Funds
Authors: Derbali Abdelkader , K Elnagar Ahmed , Jamel Lamia , Ben Ltaifa Monia 
Published: November 2020

The purpose of this paper is to compare the performance of prominent multi capital and large capital funds. We examine the performance of 10 prominent funds under both the selected categories has been analyzed during the period of study from 2013 to 2018. Their performance has also been compared against the two most diversified benchmark indices of India such as BSE 200 and Nifty 500. We have also attempted to find out whether there is any considerable difference in the performance of the two categories of funds or not. To do so, we employ a One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for the comparison of mutual funds as an econometric methodology for a period of study from 2013 to 2018 for a sample of 20 Indian mutual funds. From the empirical findings, we find that the mutual fund schemes under both the categories such as Multi Capital Funds and Large Cap Funds have generated good returns over the period and that too with reasonable risk. Therefore, it is very safe to conclude that they are a good investment option for an investor. In terms of the performance of these mutual funds, the average monthly returns generated by the funds in each category are numerically different, but this difference has not been found statistically significant. At the same time, there is no significant difference between these funds and NIFTY 500 as well as these funds and BSE 200 in terms of their returns.
Relação universidade-empresa: perfil dos contratos de tecnologia e sua distribuição regional segundo dados do FORMICT
Authors: Almeida Mayara Maria de Jesus , Luz Mauro Catharino Vieira da , Quintella Rogério Hermida 
Published: November 2020

O artigo avalia e discute a transferência tecnológica a partir dos contratos declarados pelas Instituições Científicas e Tecnológicas (ICTs) brasileiras. Para tanto utilizou-se como fonte de dados o Formulário para Informações sobre a Política de Propriedade Intelectual das Instituições Científicas, Tecnológicas e de Inovação do Brasil (FORMICT) de 2017; indicadores do Diretório de Grupos de Pesquisa do CNPq, as bases patentárias do INPI; e da Pesquisa de Inovação Tecnológica (PINTEC)/IBGE. Os resultados apontam que pouco mais de 50% dos contratos declarados pelas ICTs no FORMICT se referem efetivamente à TT; entre eles, o número de contratos de licenciamento de direito de propriedade intelectual (DPI) foi o mais expressivo em quantidade, mas não em volume de recursos. Constatou-se também que aproximadamente 90% da negociação desses recursos está concentrada nas regiões Sul e Sudeste. Finalmente, que a relação entre os gastos e resultados com DPI mostra-se mais eficiente nas ICTs privadas.
Buckwheat selection for resistance to extreme environmental factors
Authors: Vilchynska L. A. , Horodyska O. P. , Diyanchuk M. V. 
Published: November 2020

Aim. Based on the usage of samples from the buckwheat genus collection, create and evaluate new source material for drought tolerance, productivity, and quality indicators. Methods. Testing, material evaluation, analysis of plants, yield and grain quality were carried out in accordance with the generally accepted methods of the State variety testing. Results. A laboratory and field assessment of the initial parental forms selected from the collection of the buckwheat genus, involved in hybridization and hybrid combinations based on them based on drought tolerance in the conditions of Podilskyi State Agrarian and Engineering University during 2006–2019 was carried out. It was revealed that the donors for creating new source material on the basis of drought tolerance are the varieties Skorostyhla 86, Smuglianka, Kazanka, Alyonushka, and Veselka. Buckwheat numbers 7/07, 8/07, 2/07, 24/06 have a vegetation period shorter by 5–12 days, drought tolerance 35,4–47,3 % higher, 0,3–0,7 t higher / ha grain yield and high quality indicators compared with the standard Victoria variety. Conclusions. Selected samples with economically valuable traits (7/06, 4/07, 23/06, 5/07, 6/07, 16/07, 15/07, 25/06, 24/06, 22/06) use in breeding programs to create more drought-resistant buckwheat varieties with high yield and grain quality.
Keywords: buckwheat, selection, drought tolerance, express method, productivity and quality indicators.
Assessment of winter bread wheat samples for yield and ecological plasticity
Authors: Zaika Ye. V. 
Published: November 2020

Aim. The aim of our work was to evaluate winter wheat samples on yielding and environmental plasticity for further use as a initial material to create a variety adapted to the Forest-steppe conditions. Methods. Working collection of 30 varieties of Ukrainian and foreign breeding on yield and economically valuable features was characterized in the field condition of Forest-Steppe. Regression analysis was used to determine the coefficient of ecological stability and plasticity. Results. The results of the study of breeding samples indicate the difference in yielding of the genotypes. Varieties that characterized by high environmental plasticity and yield and significantly outperformed the standard variety Podolyanka were Akteur (235 g/m2), Voloshkova (222 g/m2), Smuhlianka (241 g/m2), Lisova Pisnia (283 g/m2), Sarlota (215 g/m2), Perlyna Lisostepu (266 g/m2), Polisska-90 (237 g/m2), Stolychna (290 g/m2). Conclusions. The results obtained indicate that the tested varieties have high potential productivity and respond positively to the improvement of growing conditions, so they can be used as parent components in the creation of high-intensity varieties for Polissia and Forest-steppe.
Keywords: winter bread wheat, plasticity, stability, adaptability.
Research of protein complex of F3 hybrids chickpea seed
Authors: Molodchenkova O. O. , Lavrova G. D. , Kartuzova T. V. , Bezkrovna L. Ya. , Lykhota O. B. , Ryshchakova O. V. , Levitsky Yu. A. 
Published: November 2020

Aim. The aim of the study was to investigate the peculiarities of the protein complex of seeds of F3 hybrid populations and their parental forms of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) of Ukrainian and foreign breeding. Methods. Research methods are standard methodologies of plant biochemical analysis and methods developed in the laboratory (Kjeldahl method, spectrophotometric methods, protein electrophoresis). Results. The peculiarities of protein content, basic fractions of globulins – legumin and vicilin, activity of trypsin inhibitor, lectins, lipoxygenase in the seeds of F3 hybrid populations and their parent forms of chickpea have been established. It was shown using electrophoretic and densitometric analyses that F3 hybrid populations of chickpea were non identifical in level and character of globulin component composition variability. The clear differences are observed both in the intensity of the staining and the displacement of protein components of legumin and vicilin which are identical in mobility, presence and absence of components that are typical for particular hybrid combination. Conclusions. Obtained results can be used to selection of chickpea genotypes of food direction.
Keywords: chickpea, protein, vicilin, legumin, trypsin inhibitor.
The Vestigial Heart
Authors: Torras Carme 
Published: November 2020

A thirteen-year-old girl wakes up in a future where human emotions are extinct and people rely on personal-assistant robots to navigate daily life.
Imagine a future in which many human emotions are extinct, and “emotional masseuses” try to help people recover those lost sensations. Individuals rely on personal-assistant robots to navigate daily life. Students are taught not to think but to employ search programs. Companies protect their intellectual property by erasing the memory of their employees. And then imagine what it would feel like to be a sweet, smart thirteen-year-old girl from the twenty-first century who wakes from a cryogenically induced sleep into this strange world. This is the compelling story told by Carme Torras in this prize-winning science fiction novel. We meet Celia, brought back to life when a cure is found for her formerly terminal disease, and Lu, Celia's adoptive mother, protective but mystified by her new daughter. There is Leo, a bioengineer, who is developing a “creativity prosthesis” to augment humans' atrophied capacities, and the eccentric robotics mogul Dr. Craft. And there is Silvana, an emotional masseuse who reads old books to research the power of emotion. Silvana sees Celia as a living, breathing example of the emotions and feelings that are now out of reach for most people.
Torras, a prominent roboticist, weaves provocative ethical issues into her story. What kind of robots do we want when robot companions become as common as personal computers are now? Is it the responsibility of researchers to design robots that make the human mind evolve in a certain way? An appendix provides readers with a list of ethics questions raised by the book.
The Joy of Search
Authors: Russell Daniel M. 
Published: November 2020

How to be a great online searcher, demonstrated with step-by-step searches for answers to a series of intriguing questions (for example, “Is that plant poisonous?”).
We all know how to look up something online by typing words into a search engine. We do this so often that we have made the most famous search engine a verb: we Google it—“Japan population” or “Nobel Peace Prize” or “poison ivy” or whatever we want to know. But knowing how to Google something doesn't make us search experts; there's much more we can do to access the massive collective knowledge available online. In The Joy of Search, Daniel Russell shows us how to be great online researchers. We don't have to be computer geeks or a scholar searching out obscure facts; we just need to know some basic methods. Russell demonstrates these methods with step-by-step searches for answers to a series of intriguing questions—from “what is the wrong side of a towel?” to “what is the most likely way you will die?” Along the way, readers will discover essential tools for effective online searches—and learn some fascinating facts and interesting stories.
Russell explains how to frame search queries so they will yield information and describes the best ways to use such resources as Google Earth, Google Scholar, Wikipedia, and Wikimedia. He shows when to put search terms in double quotes, how to use the operator (*), why metadata is important, and how to triangulate information from multiple sources. By the end of this engaging journey of discovering, readers will have the definitive answer to why the best online searches involve more than typing a few words into Google.
Approaches combining methods of Operational Research with Business Process Model and Notation: A systematic review
Authors: Tomaskova Hana , Weber Gerhard-Wilhelm 
Published: November 2020

BackgroundBusiness process modelling is increasingly used not only by the companies’ management but also by scientists dealing with process models. Process modeling is seldom done without decision-making nodes, which is why operational research methods are increasingly included in the process analyses.ObjectiveThis systematic literature review aimed to provide a detailed and comprehensive description of the relevant aspects of used operational research techniques in Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) model.MethodsThe Web Of Science of Clarivate Analytics was searched for 128 studies of that used operation research techniques and business process model and notation, published in English between 1 January 2004 and 18 May 2020. The inclusion criteria were as follows: Use of Operational Research methods in conjunction with the BPMN, and is available in full-text format. Articles were not excluded based on methodological quality. The background information of the included studies, as well as specific information on the used approaches, were extracted.ResultsIn this research, thirty-six studies were included and considered. A total of 11 specific methods falling into the field of Operations Research have been identified, and their use in connection with the process model was described.ConclusionOperational research methods are a useful complement to BPMN process analysis. It serves not only to analyze the probability of the process, its economic and personnel demands but also for process reengineering.
Effects of Cadmium Stress on Photosynthetic Physiological Characteristics of Two Rorippa Species
Authors: Ning Yuan Yun- , Yu Wang Lin- , Hao Chen , Feng Xu Yu- 
Published: November 2020

The photosynthetic physiological characteristics of Rorippa amphilia and Rorippa sylvestris were studied by pot experiment under Cd stress, and 7 Cd treatments were 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200（mg·kg-1）respectively. The results showed that, (1) The Chla, chlb, and Ch(la+b) changed little when the Cd concentration in the soil was less than 100 mg·kg-1. There was no significant difference among the treatments. When Cd concentration was more than or equal to 100 mg·kg-1, all indexes decreased significantly, Chla/b increased gradually with the increase of Cd stressful concentration; (2) Net photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs) and transpiration rate (Tr) first increased and then decreased with the increase of Cd stressful concentration, while intercellular carbon dioxide concentration (Ci) increased significantly; (3) The photochemical quenching coefficient (qP) and electron transfer rate (ETR) decreased gradually with the increase of Cd stressful concentration, while the non-photochemical quenching coefficient (NPQ) increased with the increase of Cd stress concentration. It indicated that the photosynthetic mechanism of leaves was damaged; the maximum photochemical quantum yield (Fv/Fm) and potential activity (Fv/Fo) of PSII decreased gradually with the increase of Cd stress concentration. When Cd concentration was more than 50 mg·kg-1, the decrease was very obvious, showing photoinhibition. The concentration of Cd below 50 mg·kg-1 had little effect on photosynthesis. These results provide a theoretical application by using these two species of Rorippa to ecological restore the Cd contaminated farmland and abandoned mines.
A Retrospective Analysis of Copper T380A Intrauterine Device in Rivers State, Nigeria: Side Effects and Discontinuation Rate
Authors: Esther Nonye-Enyidah , Nonyenim Enyidah S. , Jumbo A. I. 
Published: November 2020

Background: Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) are long term, effective and reversible methods of contraception used worldwide by millions of women. The users discontinue its use despite the effectiveness due to various reasons.
Objective: To determine the prevalence rate, side effects, discontinuation rate and indications for discontinuation of Cu T380A at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Port Harcourt.
Methods: A retrospective study of 874 clients attending family planning clinic at the RSUTH from 1st January, 2015 – 31st December, 2019. Their records were retrieved from the clinic and reviewed. Data was extracted, coded and analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) IBM version 25.0 (Armonk, NY).
Results: Of the 874 acceptors of contraceptives, 221 accepted and used Cu T380A within the study period giving a prevalence rate of 25.3%. The mean age was 37.87+ 5.01 years. The modal age group was 35-39 years accounting for 81 (36.7%). Age range was 23-51 years and most (63.8%) were multiparous. Majority of the clients had formal education 217 (98.2%) and were married, 219 (99.1%). Discontinuation rate was 29.4%and the common reasons for discontinuation were menorrhagia, 14 (21.6%); desire for pregnancy, 13 (20%); irregular vaginal bleeding and menopause each contributing 8 (12.3%). Others were missing string, 6 (9.2%), vaginal discharge, sexual problems, lower abdominal and waist pains each accounting for 5 (7.7%) respectively. There was one unintended pregnancy.
Conclusion: Copper T380A is safe and effective. Menorrhagia and irregular vaginal bleeding were the commonest side effects. Pregnancy desire and side effects were the reasons for its discontinuation.
Navigating spaces between conservation research and practice: Are we making progress?
Authors: Jarvis Rebecca M. , Borrelle Stephanie B. , Forsdick Natalie J. , Pérez‐Hämmerle Katharina‐Victoria , Dubois Natalie S. , Griffin Sean R. , Recalde‐Salas Angela , Buschke Falko , Rose David Christian , Archibald Carla L. , Gallo John A. , Mair Louise , Kadykalo Andrew N. , Shanahan Danielle , Prohaska Bianca K 
Published: November 2020

Abstract1. Despite aspirations for conservation impact, mismatches between research and implementation have limited progress towards this goal. There is, therefore, an urgent need to identify how we can more effectively navigate the spaces between research and practice.2. In 2014, we ran a workshop with conservation researchers and practitioners to identify mismatches between research and implementation that needed to be overcome to deliver evidence‐informed conservation action. Five mismatches were highlighted: spatial, temporal, priority, communication, and institutional.3. Since 2014, thinking around the ‘research–implementation gap’ has progressed. The term ‘gap’ has been replaced by language around the dynamic ‘spaces’ between research and action, representing a shift in thinking around what it takes to better align research and practice.4. In 2019, we ran a follow‐up workshop reflecting on this shift, whether the five mismatches identified in the 2014 workshop were still present in conservation, and whether progress had been made to overcome these mismatches during the past 5 years. We found that while there has been progress, we still have some way to go across all dimensions.5. Here, we report on the outcomes of the 2019 workshop, reflect on what has changed over the past 5 years, and offer 10 recommendations for strengthening the alignment of conservation research and practice.
Dialect: Occupational
Authors: Angouri Jo , Strelluf Christopher 
Published: November 2020

Workplaces have been at the heart of sociolinguistic studies throughout the history of the field. Initially providing a means to categorize the social class of participants in sociolinguistic studies or offering a physical site where sociolinguistic studies could be conducted, the workplace has continued to evolve as a theoretical and critical space to examine the co‐construction of linguistic and social orders.In particular, studies operationalizing the workplace in sociolinguistics and studies in the subfield of workplace sociolinguistics have benefited from and shaped understanding of discriminatory practices centered on language, penalties that speakers of non‐dominant varieties face in trying to access social and economic capital, and agency that speakers may enact to construct their identities and navigate their interactions. The entry provides an overview of core studies that shaped our understanding of work and workplaces and key methodological approaches.
Recognizing children's emotions in child abuse and neglect
Authors: Camilo Cláudia , Vaz Garrido Margarida , Calheiros Maria Manuela 
Published: November 2020

AbstractPast research has suggested that parents' ability to recognize their children's emotions is associated with an enhanced quality of parent–child interactions and appropriateness of parental caregiving behavior. Although this association has also been examined in abusive and neglectful parents, the results are mixed and do not adequately address child neglect. Based on the Social Information Processing model of child abuse and neglect, we examined the association between mothers' ability to recognize children's emotions and self‐ and professionals‐reported child abuse and neglect. The ability to recognize children's emotions was assessed with an implicit valence classification task and an emotion labeling task. A convenience sample of 166 mothers (78 with at least one child referred to Child Protection Services) completed the tasks. Child abuse and neglect were measured with self‐report and professionals‐report instruments. The moderating role of mothers' intellectual functioning and socioeconomic status were also examined. Results revealed that abusive mothers performed more poorly on the negative emotions recognition task, while neglectful mothers demonstrated a lower overall ability in recognizing children's emotions. When classifying the valence of emotions, mothers who obtained higher scores on child neglect presented a higher positivity bias particularly when their scores in measures of intellectual functioning were low. There was no moderation effect for socioeconomic status. Moreover, the results for child abuse were mainly observed with self‐report measures, while for child neglect, they predominantly emerged with professionals‐report. Our findings highlight the important contribution of the social information processing model in the context of child maltreatment, with implications for prevention and intervention addressed.
Factors Influencing Physician Recommendation for Intraarticular Therapies in Osteoarthritis: Results From a Qualitative Study
Authors: MacFarlane Lindsey A. , Williams Emma E. , Lenhard Nora K. , Losina Elena , Katz Jeffrey N. 
Published: November 2020

ObjectiveSeveral current and many emerging osteoarthritis (OA) treatments are intraarticular (IA) injections; however, little is known about physicians' perceptions and beliefs regarding IA injections or their considerations when deciding whether to recommend them to patients. We aimed to investigate physician‐perceived benefits and drawbacks of offering IA injections.MethodsWe conducted individual interviews with orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, and physiatrists who treat patients with knee OA. We conducted a thematic analysis to identify factors that physicians weigh when making IA injection recommendations.ResultsWe interviewed 18 physicians from academic and community practices. We identified the following 4 categories of themes that influenced providers' recommendations to their patients regarding injections: 1) the physician's knowledge, beliefs, and concerns, including their propensity to rely on guidelines versus clinical experience, and understanding of the efficacy and risks associated with injectables, such as possible cartilage damage; 2) the characteristics of the injectable product, such as ease or number of administrations needed; 3) the individual patient‐specific factors, including OA severity, comorbidities, and patient preference for and expectations of specific IA injections; and 4) the financial and administrative factors, including insurance coverage and out‐of‐pocket costs.ConclusionPhysicians factor the uncertain efficacy of injectable treatments and the need to manage patient expectations into their decision to offer IA therapies. Some providers relied on evidence and guidelines while others were swayed more by clinical experience. High out‐of‐pocket costs were seen as a barrier to use. These findings may help in the delivery of IA injections for OA and in the development of injectable products.