bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Economic growth and real exchange rate misalignments in the European Union
Authors: Krekó Judit , Oblath Gábor 
Published: October 2020

AbstractWe investigate the relationship between economic growth and real exchange rate (RER) misalignments within the European Union (EU) during the period of 1995–2016. In addition to the relative price level of GDP, we quantify an alternative indicator for the RER: the internal relative price of services to goods. We interpret RER misalignments as deviations from the levels consistent with the levels of economic development among the EU countries. Using pooled OLS and dynamic panel techniques, we find that within the EU over- (under-) valuations are associated with lower (higher) growth. This is mainly due to developments in the countries operating under the fixed exchange rate regimes. Our results indicate that the level of development does not influence the strength of the growth-misalignment relationship within the EU. Regarding the price level of GDP, we find that the positive relationship between undervaluation and growth diminishes with the degree of undervaluation. We find that overvaluation has a statistically significant negative effect on export market shares and private investments, indicating that both the competitiveness and the investment channels play a role in the relationship between growth and RER misalignments. As an extension, we show that the effects of “wage misalignments” from levels consistent with productivity are also negatively related to economic growth. The policy implications of the analysis point to the importance of a growth strategy avoiding overvaluation on the one hand, and to the futility of aiming at excessive undervaluation, on the other.
Does the level of human capital matter for FDI in the Western Balkan countries?
Authors: Petrović-Ranđelović Marija , Rađenović Tamara , Krstić Bojan , Mićić Vladimir 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the importance of human capital, as location determinant for the foreign direct investment (FDI) decisions in the Western Balkan Countries between 2008 and 2016. Apart from the human capital indicators, several location determinants were used as control variables. The hypothesis has been tested by employing correlation and regression analysis. The empirical findings revealed the positive impact of primary education and the negative impact of tertiary education on the inflows. The analysis showed that political stability and control of corruption are more important location determinants than human capital. Therefore, the policy measures should be directed towards the improvement of institutional framework and creating a supporting environment for the FDI inflows.
Does volatility transmission between stock market returns of Central and Eastern European countries vary from normal to turbulent periods?
Authors: Hung Ngo Thai 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThis study investigates the transmission mechanism of price and volatility spillovers across the Budapest, Warsaw, Prague, Bucharest, and Zagreb stock markets in the pre- and post-financial crisis periods under the framework of the multivariate Exponential Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (EGARCH) model. By using daily closing prices, the results highlight certain interesting findings. I found evidence of price spillovers of the intraregional linkages among the stock price movements in five countries. This analysis shows the existence of bi-directional volatility spillovers between stock markets of the Czech Republic and Croatia in the pre-crisis period, and between Hungary and Romania in the post-crisis period. Also, there are significant volatility spillovers from Croatia to Poland and from Poland to the Czech Republic during two periods. The volatility is found to respond asymmetrically to innovations in other markets. The findings also indicate that the stock markets are more substantially integrated into crisis, as well as the persistence of volatility spillovers between the stock markets increases, and the financial stock markets become more integrated after the crisis period.
Design of hybrid Neuro-Robust deadbeat controller for higher order linear systems based on optimized mixed reduction method
Authors: Karam Ekhlas H. , Abdul-Jaleel Noor S. , Salah Basma J. 
Published: October 2020

AbstractThe control of higher order linear system is one of the main fields of research area that has been studied for decades because of the difficulty in designing a controller for such systems. One of the best approaches to solve this problem is by reducing the order of the system into a second orders, based on this reduction many approaches can be proposed for controlling the higher order system, therefore many reduction methods are suggested and developed for this purpose, one of these methods is the Mixed Reduction Method (MRM). The first contribution of this paper is to improve the efficiency of MRM by using a flower optimization algorithm.The second contribution of this paper lies in proposing a hybrid Neuro-Robust deadbeat controller using Matlab facilities to control higher order linear systems based on the optimized MRM. Where the robust deadbeat control algorithm is combined with a modified adaptive radial basis neural network to improve the robustness and efficacy of the deadbeat controller, which is partially lost when designing this controller for the higher order based on model reduction. The suggested radial basis function neural network has a simple design. The proposed control scheme assures the stability of the overall closed loop-controlled system; therefore, it can be applied to control any linear higher order systems. Results of different simulation examples show the efficiency of the proposed hybrid controller (Neuro-robust deadbeat) in tracking different reference signals compared to the robust deadbeat controller.
Dos and don'ts of a successfully peer-reviewed publication: From A–Z
Authors: Behzadi Payam , Gajdács Márió 
Published: October 2020

AbstractTo have a successful publication in a peer-reviewed journal, a collection of factors and items is needed. Some of them directly and the others indirectly have important roles in scholarly publication. However, a well-designed scientific investigation together with a powerful academic English language may guarantee the publication of a manuscript. In other words, a standard and professional methodology which is expressed by an influent academic English language constitutes the soul of the manuscript's body. Obviously, the accuracy and fluency of the English language of the manuscript is the author(s)' responsibility and neither the reviewers' nor the editor's and the journal's. As publication of a research paper is the complementary section of a scientific study, it is recognized as an academic criterion for academicians. Thus, this review focuses on the all of items which are necessary and vital for a successful scholarly publication.
How does seminal plasma fatty-acid binding protein-9 level change in infertile males?
Authors: Menevse E. , Sevinc R. , Dursunoglu D. , Akdam N. , Korucu E.N. 
Published: October 2020

AbstractIn recent years, free fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) are implicated in spermatogenesis and sperm morphology. FABPs are members of the intracellular lipid-binding protein family; they exhibit tissue specific expression like the FABP9/PERF15 (Perforated15) male germ cell-specific fatty acid linkage-protein.The aim of the study was to assess the levels of seminal FABP-9 in normozoospermic and oligozoospermic men, and the possible relations between seminal FABP-9 levels and semen parameters.Research was carried out on 60 male volunteers who were admitted to Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine of Andrology Laboratory. Normozoospermic individuals (n = 30) were identified as Group 1, and Oligozoospermic individuals (n = 30) were identified as Group 2. The semen samples were collected in sterile plastic containers. Sperm parameters were assessed according to Kruger's criteria. Seminal plasma FABP-9 levels were analyzed by ELISA method. Outcomes were statistically evaluated at 0.05 significance level with SPSS (22.0). The Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the performance of FABP-9 levels as compared to that of the concentration and motility data of the sperm. FABP-9 levels were significantly higher in normozoospermic individuals (3.41 ± 1.64 ng/mL) than in oligozoospermic individuals (1.99 ± 0.78 ng/mL). There were significant correlations between FABP-9 levels and sperm concentration, total sperm count, motility, progressive motility, immobility, Total Progressive Motil Sperm Count (TPMSC), head anomaly, and teratozoospermia index.We suggest that FABP-9 level is an important biomarker, and low levels of semen FABP-9 may impact the fertility status based on the ROC findings.
Examination of Systemic Inflammation Related Hemogram Biomarkers in Children and Adolescents with Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Authors: YURTERİ Nihal , ŞAHİN İbrahim Ethem 
Published: October 2020

Objective: In this study, we aimed to examine the complete blood count parameters and blood-based systemic inflammatory markers in children with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).
Method: Retrospectively, complete blood count of 48 GAD diagnosed children and adolescents and age-gender matched 46 healthy controls were compared in terms of hemoglobin (Hb), erythrocyte distribution width (RDW), platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), plateletcrit (PCT), white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil, lymphocyte and monocyte counts and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), and platelet to lymphocyte ratios (PLR). Chi-square test, independent samples t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used for statistical evaluation.
Results: MPV levels were found to be significantly higher (p=0.020), while PLT and PDW levels were found to be significantly lower (p=0.018 and p=0.011, respectively) in children and adolescents with GAD. There was no statistically signiﬁcant diﬀerence in terms of hemoglobin (Hb), erythrocyte distribution width (RDW), plateletcrit (PCT), white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil, lymphocyte and monocyte counts and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratios (PLR) between case and control groups.
Conclusion: Platelet parameters that have been postulated to be associated with inflammation, such as MPV and PDW may be related to possible inflammatory background of GAD in children and adolescents and comprehensive prospective studies are required on this subject.An Erratum to this article was published on 17 March 2021. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ktd/issue/60658/897382
Franz Termer (1894-1968)
Authors: Ruz Lhuillier Alberto 
Published: October 2020

Cuando nos disponíamos a entregar a la imprenta el material del volumen VII de Estudios de cultura maya, nos llegó de Alemania la noticia de la muerte del doctor Franz Termer, ocurrida el 15 de abril. En forma breve resumiremos los datos a nuestro alcance sobre este sabio alemán que dedicó gran parte de sus actividades al estudio de la cultura maya. Fue colaborador de nuestra publicación y hasta pocos días antes de su muerte quedó en amistoso contacto con el Seminario de Cultura Maya.
Informe de la cuarta temporada de excavaciones en Toniná, Chiapas
Authors: Becquelin Pierre , Talaidore Eric 
Published: October 2020

Las ruinas de Tonina, ubicadas en el valle de Ocosingo, municipio del mismo nombre, se conocen desde principios del siglo XVIII por un texto anónimo llamado "Isagoge histórica apologética". Durante el siglo XIX, fueron visitadas o descritas por Dupaix (1808) y Juarros (1823) i en 1840 por Stephens y Catherwood, que lo denominan Tonilá, y finalmente por Seler en 1898. Después de una primera visita en 1922, Frans Blom, junto con O. La Farge regresa en 1925, durante la expedición organizada por la Universidad de Tulane. En Tribes and Temples, dedican los capítulos 12 y 13 a la descripción del sitio y de la escultura (para entonces habían sido identificados 30 monumentos); asimismo incluyen un plano preliminar. Mas tarde, acompañado por su esposa Gertrude Duby, Blom vuelve a Tonina, lo que le permite completar su descripción en el volumen 2 de La Selva Lacandona. Después de la segunda guerra mundial, J. E. S. Thompson y S. G. Morley pasaron unos días en el sitio y descubrieron 16 nuevas esculturas. Esos trabajos preliminares permitieron definir los rasgos esenciales de este sitio periférico de la cultura Maya. El mas notable es un tipo original de escultura tridimensional; pero también lo es la ubicación del sitio en el valle (unos 5-6 kms por 15-18 kms), que le da una unidad bien definida (Fig. 1).
Caracterização do Parque Estadual do Lajeado- PEL através do plano de manejo e os componentes geoambientais enquanto unidade de conservação.
Authors: Martins Wagner Lemos , Bispo Marciléia Oliveira 
Published: October 2020

Esse artigo teve como objetivo trabalhar uma caracterização do Parque Estadual do Lajeado – PEL, realizando pesquisas bibliográficas ao plano de manejo elaborado para dinamizar o planejamento de uma unidade de conservação, o mesmo têm como diretrizes as variações do meio ecológico e a participação da sociedade, visando relacionar o meio natural ao espaço ocupado e a utilização e conservação dos recursos naturais. Outra metodologia utilizada foi a representação cartográfica dos aspectos físicos do PEL e por imagem de satélite. Nesse estudo foi possível presenciar as atividades do órgão que faz a gestão do Parque e também conhecer algumas ações que foram desenvolvidas como compensação para mitigar impactos ambientais. Possibilitou também conhecer toda estrutura da legislação que trata das unidades de conservação no Brasil, para daí aprofundar no tema e caracterizar a unidade Parque Estadual do Lajeado -PEL, o qual derivou de grandes latifúndios e se tornou uma unidade de notável relevância para o Estado do Tocantins.
MULTIFUNCIONALIDADE E PLURIATIVIDADE RURAL
Authors: Conceição Fabrícia Carlos da 
Published: October 2020

O espaço rural vem se transformando ao longo dos tempos, assim o conceito de multifuncionalidade rural tem se destacado, pois são variadas funções que o campo recebe, sendo elas agrícolas e não agrícolas voltadas ao comércio, serviços, além de produção. A pluriatividade acontece quando o grupo familiar que mora no meio rural exerce ao mesmo tempo a atividade agrícola com atividades não agrícolas. Nesse contexto o presente estudo faz uma análise da multifuncionalidade rural através de uma revisão bibliográfica dos autores Candiotto (2009), Machado e Caume (2008), Moreira (2003), Verges (2013), Carneiro e Maluf (2003), Galvão, Castro e Marques (2018), Schneider e Cassol (2003), além de Silva (1998), Wanderley (2003) entre outros. Inferiu-se que as novas funções do espaço agrícola vão além do agrícola, valorizando o espaço agrário, minizando o exôdo rural, preservando o meio ambiente e a cultura. As novas funções desse espaço vêm dinamizando o campo e trazendo novas formas de trabalho e renda, mostrando que o espaço rural vai além do agrícola.
AREAIS EM TRAVESSIA:
Authors: Silva Ivamauro Ailton de Sousa 
Published: October 2020

Os areais existentes em áreas interiorizadas do Brasil indicam importantes debates na comunidade científica. Atualmente pesquisas têm adotado o conceito de arenização para explicar a gênese de feições arenosas em localidades situadas no Rio Grande do Sul, Amazonas, Goiás, Paraná, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Piauí e Mato Grosso. O objetivo do artigo é discutir as características, a distribuição e os fatores do processo de arenização. Para o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa, foram necessárias quatro etapas: revisão bibliográfica, obtenção de dados pluviométricos, elaboração de gráficos de pluviosidade e análise comparativa. Por meio desses procedimentos, realizou-se a difusão de informações sobre o processo de arenização, permitindo identificar sua espacialidade, seus aspectos constituintes, as dinâmicas e fatores responsáveis pela formação dos areais que se encontram em travessia com diferentes paisagens. O estudo revela que, o conceito arenização vem sendo empregado para explicar o surgimento de manchas de areia na paisagem e igualmente para interpretar os processos de erosão de solos associados à abundância e dinâmica hídrica e eólica sob condições de clima subtropical, tropical subúmido e equatorial. Os resultados, indicam que o processo de arenização é vinculado a causas naturais em sua origem, mas essas causas são intensificadas pelo uso e manejo inadequado dos solos, sua dinâmica depende de condições pluviométricas de elevada intensidade e ou torrencialidade para promover a mobilização de sedimentos. Esse deciframento, permitiu apontar as semelhanças existentes, bem como os elementos de diferenciação entre as áreas estudadas. O estudo contribuiu para ampliar as discussões sobre a ocorrência do processo no Brasil.
REGIONALIZAÇÃO DO TURISMO
Authors: Oliveira Alini Nunes de , Domingos Fabiane de Oliveira , Colasante Tatiana 
Published: October 2020

O Norte do Paraná já foi uma das regiões brasileiras com maior produção de café no país. Atualmente, embora o café não seja mais a principal atividade produtiva da região, ainda é notável sua expressão em registro das memórias vinculados a este “ouro verde”, como foi conhecido esse grão. Essa influência da produção cafeeira na cultura local permite as marcas nas paisagens sejam revalorizadas por diversas manifestações culturais. Os maquinários agrícolas e antigas fazendas de café possuem atualmente um novo significado, conservado pelos empreendedores da Rota do Café, roteiro turístico criado em 2009. A partir de um levantamento das potencialidades da região, esse artigo tem como objetivo analisar a estruturação da Rota do Café e averiguar seu papel como incentivador da valorização da cultura cafeeira por meio do turismo. Do ponto de vista metodológico, este artigo foi construído por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, além de entrevista com a presidente da Associação Rota do Café em 2019 e uma consultora de turismo do Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas (Sebrae). Embora a associação formada pelos empreendedores da Rota necessite de engajamento e organização de seus associados em busca de potencializar produtos e serviços em torno do café, a consolidação desta rota turística permite aprofundar os laços identitários dos norte-paranaenses com a história do café por meio da valorização de seu patrimônio, ao mesmo tempo em que, para os turistas, permite uma oportunidade de conhecimento de paisagens e da cultura local.
ESTÁGIO SUPERVISIONADO NOS ANOS FINAIS DO ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL II
Authors: Lima Thiago Felix de , Felix Pedro Wallas Soares de Araújo , Gomes Joyce  Ferreira 
Published: October 2020

O estágio supervisionado é extrema importância para a formação profissional. No curso de Geografia, ele aparece como um dos maiores desafios. A vista disso, buscou - se desenvolver esse trabalho, o qual resulta das ações desenvolvidas na disciplina de Estágio Supervisionado II, do curso de licenciatura plena em Geografia pela Universidade Regional do Cariri- URCA. As atividades do estágio foram realizadas no Colégio Municipal Pedro Felício Cavalcante que se localiza na cidade de Crato – Ceará. O trabalho relata a experiência obtida, por meio da regência em sala de aula com os alunos do 8° e 9º ano do Ensino Fundamental II. O estágio apresenta como um dos seus principais objetivos o rompimento dos muros da universidade. Na realização deste trabalho foram utilizados os dados da nossa atuação em sala de aula, apoiada por pesquisas bibliográficas de trabalhos como livros e artigos de autores que trabalham com a temática . Durante as aulas foi possível aprimorar as metodologias de ensino, avançar na comunicação com alunos e praticar os conhecimentos obtidos na universidade. Nesse sentido, evidenciamos a necessidade em trabalhar o ensino através dos conhecimentos pedagógicos e do contexto social dos alunos. O estágio supervisionado nos proporcionou uma experiência única, nesse período de atuação aprendemos a adaptar as metododologias existentes a realidade escolar dessa forma percebeu - se uma maior interação entre docente e discente.
NILE TILAPIA NURSERY IN A BIOFLOC SYSTEM: EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT STOCKING DENSITIES
Authors: VICENTE Luiz Rodrigo Mota , OWATARI Marco Shizuo , MOURIÑO José Luis Pedreira , SILVA Bruno Corrêa , VIEIRA Felipe do Nascimento 
Published: October 2020

This trial aimed to evaluate the growth performance and hematological parameters of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) GIFT strain during nursery using different stock densities in a biofloc system. The experiment was conducted in circular tanks (400 L) with sexually reversed fish, weighing 6.74 Â± 0.37 g, over a period of 35 days. Five treatments with three replicates each were used in a completely randomized design. The treatments were as follows: T1 (200 fishes m-3); T2 (300 fishes m-3); T3 (400 fishes m-3); T4 (500 fishes m-3), and T5 (600 fishes m-3). The fishes were fed four times a day, following a feed table for this species, with adjustments according to fish biomass. The water quality parameters total ammoniacal nitrogen, and unionized ammonia showed a significant difference (p<0.05) between the treatments with lower (T1) and higher stocking densities (T4, T5). Alkalinity was significantly higher in treatments with higher densities (T4 and T5). For hematological parameters, the number of thrombocytes was higher in T5. Hemoglobin concentration was significantly lower in T5 than in T3. The best productive indexes were found in T4, presenting final biomass of 9915.16 Â± 14.80 g m-3, apparent feed conversion rate of 1.11 Â± 0.02, mean survival of 95.75 Â± 0.75%, and daily mean weight gain of 0.43 Â± 0.07 g. Overall, the Nile tilapia nursery in a biofloc system showed higher individual growth at densities up to 300 fishes m-3 and increased stocking density up to 500 fishes m-3.
SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIABILITY OF TARGET-SPECIES IN TUNA AND TUNA-LIKE FISHING IN BRAZIL
Authors: RODRIGUES Silvaneide Luzinete , CARNEIRO Vívian Graziela Oliveira , FREITAS Ana Júlia Rufino de , ANDRADE Humber Agrelli de 
Published: October 2020

Knowing the history of fishing-target catches and identifying them is essential for fish species conservation, mainly for the conservation of migratory species, whose stock assessment data are often provided by commercial fleets. Data on the catch, effort, and geographic distribution of fishing operations found in Banco Nacional de Dados da Pesca de Atuns e Afins - BNDA (National Database of Tuna and Tuna-like Species Fishing) were herein analyzed. The ratios between catches of different Tuna and tuna-like species were calculated and the identified patterns were used to classify what would be the target-species of the Brazilian fleet in different periods between 1978 and 2018. Based on the current results, there are three different exploration phases marking the Brazilian longline fleet. The first phase (1978-1981) was featured by the prevalence of Japanese vessels, which recorded the highest presence of swordfish on catching quantity within that period (with mean target-species indicator of Dka = 0.30). The second phase took place between 1982 and 2001, and it was marked by an increased indicator for tuna species, mainly of albacore (with mean of Dka = 0.17). Finally, the third phase (2002-2018) stood out for the leasing of several vessels, increasing the effort and the volume of swordfish (with mean of Dka = 0.04), and blue shark catches (with mean of Dka = 0.19). Moreover, the recorded CPUE reflected variations in fleet targeting over the years, as well as the biomass of the analyzed species.