bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
THE EXPRESSION OF MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP IN SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Authors: Čižikienė Janina , Urmanavicius Justas 
Published: May 2021

The aim of social service organizations that provide modern social services is to give quality social services that would help a person (family) to become independent and able to integrate into society. Successful operation of organizations is ensured by the ability of managers to lead, motivate employees to achieve the set goals, and promote cooperation with stakeholders. Therefore, managerial leadership is especially important to influence the activities of the members of the organization, creating conditions for continuous improvement and cooperation. A leader must be able to bring employees into a team, evaluating achievements and facilitating social interaction between team members, and strive to continually improve employees’ ability to provide individual, customer-oriented services. The aim of the article is, based on theoretical analysis and empirical research, to highlight the peculiarities of managerial leadership in social service organizations and to define the influence of leadership in the process of providing social services to employees, service recipients, and stakeholders. The research revealed what the most important characteristics, personal qualities, and competencies of a leader in an organization are and what influence managerial leadership has when organizing and providing quality social services. The research identified the aspects of managerial leadership that would help ensure successful operation of organizations when providing effective support to those experiencing exclusion in the community.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INDICATORS AND THE DIFFICULTY TO ADAPT TO THE STATE OF EMERGENCY OF THE LATVIAN INHABITANTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Authors: Upesleja Gatis , Perepjolkina Viktorija 
Published: May 2021

The aim of this study is to investigate relationship between social and psychological indicators and the difficulties to adapt to the state of emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary data from the survey (N = 2608, men 39.8%, aged from 18 – 74) carried out in July 2020, in the frame of the National research program (VPP-COVID-2020/1-0011) was used in this study. Data of only some demographic questions (age, gender, education, place of residence, family status, number of children, employment status, and changes in the workload), 6 items as proxy measures of 6 personality traits (persistence, openness, hostility, extraversion, pessimism, and rigidity), Resilience scale, Emotion Regulation Skills Questionnaire (ERSQ-27) and Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised version (SPRP-S) as well as answers on a criterion statement: “Overall it was very difficult for me to adapt to the state of emergency” were used. Results showed that it was more difficult to adapt to the state of emergency for such demographic groups as females, persons lining in an urban area, and for those, who have experience changes (in any direction) in their workload. Results of the series of stepwise linear regression analysis showed that Negative problem orientation, Avoidance style of social problem solving, Psychological resilience (negatively), Rigidity and Extraversion are prognostic psychological factors of the difficulties to adapt to lockdown. Based on the results of this study a more targeted recommendations and interventions to enhance the psychological resilience and adaptability to the changes associated with the COVID-19 crisis for the particular groups of the Latvian population could be developed.
Qatar Community Mental Health Care: Achievements and Challenges
Authors: Ahmed Mohamed Ali , Ghuloum Suhaila Ali 
Published: May 2021

Guided by international best practice and evidence-based medicine, the Qatar mental health service has undergone a major transformation in the last two decades, replacing the institution-based service with an accessible multidisciplinary community-based service.
In this paper, we provide a brief historical background to mental health services in Qatar, and the progress and development towards community-based mental health-care provision.
We also explore the challenges facing this new model of care in Qatar including social and cultural sensitivities, and the various solutions adopted to overcome these challenges.
We outline the comprehensive plans envisaged to further develop Qatar community mental health services, including the provision of accessible, integrated and multimodal mental health care within primary care settings.
Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Korean Peninsula
Authors: Park Seongjun , Hong Tae-Kyung , Rah Gyubyeong 
Published: May 2021

ABSTRACTThe Korean Peninsula is located in a stable intraplate region with low-seismicity rates and long recurrence intervals of major earthquakes. Recent moderate-size earthquakes demonstrate possible occurrence of seismic damages in the Korean Peninsula. A probabilistic seismic hazard analysis based on instrumental and historical seismicity is applied for the Korean Peninsula. Three seismotectonic province models are used for area sources. Seven ground-motion prediction equations calibrated for bedrock condition are considered. Fault source models are not applied due to poor identification of active faults. A 500 yr long historical record of earthquakes includes moderate and large earthquakes of long recurrence intervals. The influences of model parameters are reflected through a logic-tree scheme. The process and results are verified by Monte Carlo ground-motion level simulation and benchmark tests. Relatively high-seismic hazards are modeled in the northwestern, south-central, and southeastern Korean Peninsula. The horizontal peak ground accelerations reach ∼0.06, 0.09, 0.13, 0.21, and 0.28g for periods of 25, 50, 100, 250, and 500 yr, respectively, with exceedance probability of 10%. Successive moderate-size earthquakes since the 11 March 2011 Tohoku–Oki megathrust earthquake have temporarily increased the seismic hazards in the southeastern peninsula.
Mapping Fundamental-Mode Site Periods and Amplifications from Thick Sediments: An Example from the Jackson Purchase Region of Western Kentucky, Central United States
Authors: Zhu Yichuan , Wang Zhenming , Seth Carpenter N. , Woolery Edward W. , Haneberg William C. 
Published: May 2021

ABSTRACTV S 30 is currently used as a key proxy to parameterize site response in engineering design and other applications. However, it has been found that VS30 is not an appropriate proxy, because it does not reliably correlate with site response. Therefore, the VS30-based National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program site maps may not capture regional site responses. In earthquake engineering, site resonance, which can be characterized by the fundamental mode with a site period (Tf) and its associated peak amplification (A0), is the primary site-response concern. Mapping Tf and A0 is thus essential for accurate regional seismic hazard assessment. We developed a 3D shear-wave velocity model for the Jackson Purchase Region of western Kentucky, based on shear-wave velocity profiles interpreted from seismic reflections and refractions, mapped geologic units, and digital-elevation-model datasets. We generated shear-wave velocity profiles at grid points with 500 m spacing from the 3D model and performed 1D linear site-response analyses to obtain Tf and A0, which we then used to construct contour maps for the study area. Our results show that Tf and A0 maps correlate with the characteristics of regional geology in terms of sediment thicknesses and their average shear-wave velocities. We also observed a strong dependency of A0 on bedrock shear-wave velocities. The mapped Tf and A0 are consistent with those estimated from borehole transfer functions and horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio analyses at broadband and strong-motion stations in the study area. Our analyses also demonstrate that the depth to bedrock (Zb) is correlated to Tf, and the average sediment shear-wave velocity (VS-avg) is correlated to A0. This implies that Zb and VS-avg may be considered as paired proxies to parameterize site resonance in the linear-elastic regime.
A Suite of Alternative Ground-Motion Models (GMMs) for Israel
Authors: Maiti Soumya Kanti , Yagoda-Biran Gony , Kamai Ronnie 
Published: May 2021

ABSTRACTModels for estimating earthquake ground motions are a key component in seismic hazard analysis. In data-rich regions, these models are mostly empirical, relying on the ever-increasing ground-motion databases. However, in areas in which strong-motion data are scarce, other approaches for ground-motion estimates are sought, including, but not limited to, the use of simulations to replace empirical data. In Israel, despite a clear seismic hazard posed by the active plate boundary on its eastern border, the instrumental record is sparse and poor, leading to the use of global models for hazard estimation in the building code and all other engineering applications. In this study, we develop a suite of alternative ground-motion models for Israel, based on an empirical database from Israel as well as on four data-calibrated synthetic databases. Two host models are used to constrain model behavior, such that the epistemic uncertainty is captured and characterized. Despite the lack of empirical data at large magnitudes and short distances, constraints based on the host models or on the physical grounds provided by simulations ensure these models are appropriate for engineering applications. The models presented herein are cast in terms of the Fourier amplitude spectra, which is a linear, physical representation of ground motions. The models are suitable for shallow crustal earthquakes; they include an estimate of the median and the aleatory variability, and are applicable in the magnitude range of 3–8 and distance range of 1–300 km.
The dispersion of surface waves on multilayered media*
Authors: Haskell N. A. 
Published: May 2021

abstract
A matrix formalism developed by W. T. Thomson is used to obtain the phase velocity dispersion equations for elastic surface waves of Rayleigh and Love type on multilayered solid media. The method is used to compute phase and group velocities of Rayleigh waves for two assumed three-layer models and one two-layer model of the earth's crust in the continents. The computed group velocity curves are compared with published values of the group velocities at various frequencies of Rayleigh waves over continental paths. The scatter of the observed values is larger than the difference between the three computed curves. It is believed that not all of this scatter is due to observational errors, but probably represents a real horizontal heterogeneity of the continental crusts.
Deconstruction of the Border Theory through the Axiological Paradigm
Authors: Nikiforova Basia 
Published: May 2021

<p>Granice i regiony przygraniczne to szczególnie ważne miejsca dla badań społecznych, zwłaszcza w erze postępującej globalizacji oraz rozwoju regionów ponadpaństwowych, takich jak Unia Europejska (UE). Migracyjny kryzys Europy wymusił aktualną refleksję na temat bezpieczeństwa granic. Wszystko to natychmiast znalazło odbicie w literaturze badawczej, która oferuje krytyczne spojrzenie na bieżąca politykę migracyjną dotyczącą zatrzymań, deportacji i kontroli granicznej w trakcie ostatnich lat. Poprzez paradygmat aksjologiczny nowego materializmu oraz krytycznej i radykalnej geografii spróbuję porównać koncepcje granic z lat 90ch (É. Balibar, A. Paasi, H. Donnan i Th.M. Wilson) z koncepcjami z pierwszych dziesięcioleci XXI wieku, które reprezentują nowy sposób myślenia o granicach Europy poprzez takie definicje, jak <em>wahanie granic, dyfrakcja, dehumanizacja</em> i <em>animalizacja migrantów, biopolityczne bezpieczeństwo</em>. Artykuł pokazuje, w jaki sposób powstała w ostatnich latach sytuacja na europejskich granicach wpływa na hierarchię wartości europejskich, uwidoczniającą się w mediach i internetowych sieciach społecznych. Ponadto w artykule mowa jest o moralnych kwestiach kryzysu środowiska i zmiany klimatu.</p>
Mediacja w sprawach nieletnich – wymiar wychowawczy
Authors: Urbańska Magda 
Published: May 2021

<p>Wprowadzenie: Jednym ze sposobów rozwiązywania konfliktów są mediacje, w trakcie których strony dążą, przy pomocy mediatora, do osiągnięcia obopólnie korzystnego porozumienia. Mediacja znajduje swoje zastosowanie także w kontekście spraw karnych, których sprawcami są nieletni. W wyniku mediacji mogą zostać wypracowane satysfakcjonujące obie strony warunki zadośćuczynienia i naprawienia wyrządzonej szkody. Stwarza to szanse na wychowawcze oddziaływanie na młodzież łamiącą normy prawne.</p><p>Cel badań: W artykule dokonano analizy literatury przedmiotu z zakresu mediacji karnych oraz aktów prawnych dotyczących mediacji w sprawach nieletnich, skupiając się na ukazaniu specyfiki mediacji z udziałem nieletnich sprawców czynów karalnych oraz korzyściach wychowawczych związanych z prowadzeniem postępowania mediacyjnego w tego rodzaju sprawach.</p><p>Stan wiedzy: Literatura przedmiotu zwraca uwagę na liczne korzyści związane z prowadzeniem mediacji w sprawach nieletnich, podkreślając zwłaszcza jej wymiar wychowawczy i pozytywny wpływ na rozwój osobowości młodego człowieka. Udział w spotkaniu mediacyjnym pozwala bowiem osiągnąć nie tylko wzajemnie satysfakcjonujące porozumienie, ale także dzięki dobrowolnym i samodzielnym decyzjom podejmowanym przez młodego sprawcę w trakcie mediacji ma on szansę na zmianę swojego postępowania w kierunku pożądanym społecznie. </p><p>Podsumowanie: Mediacja jako sposób rozwiązywania sporów będących wynikiem czynu karalnego pozwala na wypracowanie porozumienia w kwestii zadośćuczynienia i naprawienia przez sprawcę wyrządzanych przez niego krzywd. Ze względu na wychowawczy potencjał mediacji warto byłoby propagować jej szersze wykorzystanie w pracy z młodzieżą, w tym z nieletnimi sprawcami czynów karalnych.</p>
Zdezorientowana dydaktyka współczesnych czasów
Authors: Piecuch Aleksander 
Published: May 2021

Współczesna dydaktyka stanęła na rozdrożu. Z jednej strony usiłuje zapobiec obniżającemu się poziomowi kształcenia na wszystkich szczeblach edukacji. Z drugiej, poszukuje możliwości dostosowania się do współczesności i oczekiwań społecznych. Przejawem nowoczesności miały stać się dobrze wyposażone w sprzęt informatyczny szkoły. Powstało wiele nowych projektów (np. Cyfrowa szkoła) oraz pojawiły się nowe koncepcje (kognitywizm, konektywizm) mające dostarczyć rozwiązań sprzyjających podniesieniu efektywności kształcenia. Zarówno krajowe i zagraniczne badania efektywności kształcenia, nie dowiodły jak do tej pory wyższości kształcenia wspomaganego środkami informatycznymi nad tradycyjnymi metodami kształcenia. W artykule podjęto dyskusję na wspomniane tematy.
Pengaruh Berbagai Macam Pendinginan dan Pengemasan Terhadap Umur Simpan Jagung Manis (Zea mays saccharata)
Authors: Rustiningsih Rustiningsih , Utama Nafi Ananda , Rineksane Innaka Ageng 
Published: May 2021

This research was aimed to study the influence of kinds of cooling and packing on the storage life of sweetcorn in order to obtain the simple postharvest technology and easy to practice. The research was done during the February - March of 2005 in the Research Laboratory of Agriculture Faculty, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta. The reducing sugar analysis was done in the Agriculture Technology Faculty of Gadjah Mada University. The laboratory experiment was arranged ini 2 x 3 factorial completely randomized design with three replications. The cooling first factor was refrigerated in refrigerator to be compared to the hydro-cooling. Meanwhile, the polypropilene and polyethylene packaging were tested and compared to the unpackaged one. The flavor; reducing sugar, water content, percentage of nonconsumable part of sweetcorn, fresh weight of ears, and organoleptic properties were observed. The result showed that there was no significantly interaction between cooling and packaging on the storage life and quality of sweet corn. The cooling treatment was significantly influenced the starch and reducing sugar level as well as the packaging treatment. Refrigeration storage could significantly keep the level of reducing sugar to remain higher than the hydro-cooling, this treatment was also decreased the starch content, decreased the proportion of unconsumable part, and maintained the flavor. The polyethylene packaging significantly keep the level of reducing sugar to remain higher and relatively maintained the flavor than the polypropilene packaging or unpackaged, but decreased the portion of unconsumable part.
Pengendalian Gulma Dengan Tanaman Sela Kacang Pada Budidaya Jagung Manis Tumpangsari
Authors: Setiawan Agus Nugroho 
Published: May 2021

An research on weed control with legumes in sweet corn intercropping was conducted in Kasihan, Bantul District of Yogyakarta on February to June 2003. The experiment was aimed to study the role of legume crop to control weed growth in the intercropping of sweet corn. The experiment was arranged in a single factor randomized completely block design (RCBD) with three blocks as replication. The treatment was the kind of legumes i.e groundnut, mungbean and soybean planted with sweetcorn in the ratio of 1: 1, 1:2, and 1:3 to be compared to sole crop of sweet com and legumes. The result of this experiment showed that legumes existence reduced light intensity on soil surface. Presence of legumes as second crop with ratio up to 1:3 was significantly reduced the weed growth but not significantly influenced growth and yield of sweet corn. The higher the ratio of sweet corn-legumes, the achievement of legumes yield and land equivalent ratio were higher.
A case of pituitary stalk interruption syndrome diagnosed in a 2-year-old child masquerading as syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
Authors: Kumble Ali , Phadke Abhishek K. , Nazar Sapheliya 
Published: May 2021

<p class="abstract">Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) is included under the spectrum of midline abnormalities and is considered as a part of the holoprosencephaly (HPE) wide spectrum. Genetic basis has been identified in few familial cases. PSIS have anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies and a wide spectrum of clinical presentation. The typical clinical manifestations of PSIS are growth retardation, hypoglycemia and delayed puberty. We report a case of PSIS with hyponatremic seizures as initial presentation. Two-year-old girl with growth and development appropriate for age, presented with acute respiratory infection and generalized tonic clonic seizures. There was history of similar illness two weeks prior and was treated for hyponatremia. Child had euvolemic hyponatremia and symptomatic hypoglycemia. Serum cortisol level was observed to be low and thyroid function test was abnormal. MRI brain showed hypoplastic anterior pituitary and ectopic posterior pituitary (hallmark of PSIS) and absent septum pellucidum. Child was treated with hormone replacement therapy with hydrocortisone and thyroxine. Child improved and is on follow up. Clinical suspicion, early diagnosis and treatment prevent worsening of endocrine impairment, permanent short stature and associated morbidities with PSIS.</p>
L’HISTOIRE DE LA PESTE EN EUROPE AU REGARD DE LA PANDEMIE DE COVID19
Authors: Schmitt Jean-Claude 
Published: May 2021

La pandémie de Covid 19 à partir de janvier 2020 - depuis la Chine vers le reste de l’Asie, puis l’Europe et l’Afrique, et enfin les deux Amériques -, n’est pas sans rappeler des épidémies du passé, souvent bien plus meurtrières encore, en premier lieu celles de la peste (qui emporta le tiers de la population européenne en 1348). Trois épidémies de peste ont frappé l’Europe à travers l’histoire : la Peste de Justinien (541-770), la Peste Noire (1348-1352, suivie de nombreuses récidives jusqu’en 1720) et la peste de Chine (qui n’a touché en fait que les ports européens et américains, entre 1850 et 1940). La peste, par ses agressions ou ses retraits, a une valeur systémique pour le « long Moyen Âge » qui commence dans l’Antiquité tardive et se poursuit jusqu’au XVIIIe siècle : par ses assauts répétés tout au long de cette période, mais aussi par ses retraits comme entre l’époque de Charlemagne et le XIVe siècle ; cet âge « sans peste » correspond à la phase du plus grand essor des campagnes médiévales. Au contraire, quand la peste est de retour entre le XIVe et le XVIIe siècle, elle est un des facteurs décisifs d’une longue stagnation démographique. Jamais la cause véritable de la peste (qu’on attribuait à la corruption de l’air ou à un châtiment de Dieu) n’a été reconnue tout au long de ces siècles. Pourtant on observe dès la fin du Moyen Âge une progression des conceptions « contagionistes » et non-officielles qui anticipent sur la découverte du bacille de la peste par Alexandre Yersin en 1894, en même temps que du rôle des puces et des rats. La peste a suscité des comportements de toutes natures, qui évoquent parfois les mesures prises aujourd’hui pour freiner ou empêcher la progression de l’épidémie (par exemple la quarantaine). Elle a nourri de nouveaux élans de piété et aussi la recherche de boucs-émissaires dont les communautés juives furent les premières victimes. Sur le plan culturel, elle suscita de brillants témoignages littéraires (tel le Decameron de Giovanni Boccacio), mais on ne peut pas lui attribuer la naissance de l’art macabre, car celui-ci lui est antérieur.
GJB2: Frequency of the Less Common Variants in a Sample of the Portuguese Population
Authors: Reis Cláudia Sousa , Santos Ana Cristina , Barros Henrique , Fernandes Susana , Moura Carla Pinto 
Published: May 2021

Introduction: Sequence variants in the GJB2 gene account for up to 50% of cases of non-syndromic sensorineural hearing loss in the Caucasian population. In this study, we report the frequency of the less common variants of the GJB2 gene in a Portuguese sample and compare these frequencies with those of a group of hearing-impaired patients.Material and Methods: In order to select the less common GJB2 variants, 147 hearing-impaired patients followed in Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João were evaluated. Afterwards, the presence of those variants was tested in 360 individuals from Generation 21.Results: The patient assessment enabled the selection of 11 GJB2 variants. Of those, 10 were investigated in Generation 21 participants, with only four being detected, in heterozygosity: p.Phe83Leu, p.Arg127His, p.Val153Ile and p.Asn206Ser, with the allelic frequencies (95% confidence interval) of 0.14% (0.01% - 0.87%), 0.28% (0.01% - 1.08%), 0.97% (0.43% - 2.04%) and 0.14% (0.01% - 0.88%), respectively. Two variants, p.Val37Ile and p.Val95Met, were more frequent in the patients’ group with statistical significance.Discussion: Our results allow for the p.Arg127His and p.Val153Ile variants to comply with polymorphism criteria and support the pathogenicity of p.Val37Ile and p.Val95Met variants. Moreover, two cases of moderate hearing loss were explained by the p.Val37Ile/p. Asn206Ser genotype, substantiating both the pathogenicity of such variants and the hypothesis that compound heterozygosity with p.Ans206Ser is associated with mild-moderate genotypes.Conclusion: Understanding the role of the variants is essential in order to provide genetic counselling to patients and their families. We explored a set of uncommon GJB2 variants that comprised 12% of the hearing-impaired patients in this study, supporting the relevance of their description.