bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Optical Properties of New Type of Glazing Unit Modified By Phase Change Material (Theoretical Approach)
Authors: Vanags M. , Lebedeva K. , Snegirjovs A. , Kashkarova G. , Shipkovs P. 
Published: April 2019

Abstract
The paper presents the use of phase change material (PCM) in window application that was studied in the framework of the ERA-NET-LAC Project “Solar Hybrid Translucent Component for Thermal Energy Storage in Buildings” (SOLTREN). Increase of energy savings in buildings is the main aim of this study. To achieve the aim, it has been decided to create a theoretical model of the impact of the PCM on the characteristics of the window and, at the next stage, to experimentally test the model. Paraffin has been chosen as the most suitable and available material as PCM. Pure paraffin has high transparency in liquid phase, and dull white colour in solid phase. The paper shows results of total transmittance and absorption spectra for different thicknesses of paraffin with a melting temperature of 35°C, as well as absorption of the glass sample with PCM at different angles of incidence of light.
Jewish Swimming and Sports Club Bar Kochba Bratislava – the Most Successful Sports Club of Slovakia in the Interwar Period
Authors: Bučka Peter 
Published: April 2019

Abstract
In this article, the author deals with the foundation, development, results and reasons of disappearance of the most successful sports club in the interwar era; the Jewish swimming and sports club Bar Kochba Bratislava. After the birth of Czechoslovakia, sports in Slovakia could develop on a national basis. Large national minorities had the same possibilities. To eliminate the risk of misusing sports for political purposes, sport representatives decided to organise it on the ethnic principle instead of the regional one. Thanks to this a wide variety of national sports organisations were established, including some Jewish ones. Even though Jews constituted only 2.01% of the population in the interwar period in today’s territory of Slovakia (Bergerová, 1992: 108), they succeeded not only in sports but in other areas of social life as well.
Terra Firma Forme Dermatosis – a Report of two Cases and a Review of the Literature
Authors: Runtić Katarina , Prćić Sonja , Simić Milana Ivkov , Gajinov Zorica , Radulović Anica , Matić Aleksandra , Matić Milan 
Published: April 2019

Abstract
Terra firma-forme dermatosis (TFFD) or Duncan’s dirty dermatosis is a bizarre, acquired, and idiopathic dermatosis. It is characterized by its asymptomatic, yellowish, or brownish dirt-like lesions, resistant to usual washing with soap and water, but disappearing when rubbed with 70% ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol. Swabbing with alcohol is both diagnostic and therapeutic means for this disorder. We present two boys, aged 14 and 11, with asymptomatic brownish, dirt-like lesions on the chest and forearms, respectively. Skin lesions were continuously present for more than a month. Both of the patients had usual hygiene habits. The diagnosis of TFFD was confirmed by rubbing with 70% ethyl alcohol which led to disappearance of the lesions. TFFD often causes much concern in patients and parents of affected children. Since its clinical picture is similar to some other dermatoses, the disease can be misdiagnosed. Therefore, it is important to recognize this dermatosis in dermatological and pediatric practice in order to explain the benign nature of the disease to patients and to avoid unnecessary diagnostic tests.
Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor Gene in Osteoarthritis
Authors: Vranic Vladimir , Floranovic Milena Potic , Petrovic Milan , Starcevic Srdjan , Supic Gordana 
Published: April 2019

Abstract
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative, painful and irreversible disease that affects millions of people worldwide. The causes and mechanisms of osteoarthritis have not been fully understood. Vitamin D is an essential factor in bone metabolism. Its actions are mediated by the vitamin D receptor, a transcription factor that controls gene expression, thus maintaining calcium and phosphate homeostasis. Vitamin D has been hypothesized to play essential role in a number of musculoskeletal diseases including osteoarthritis, and its deficiency is prevalent among osteoarthritis patients. A large number of studies have been done regarding the effects of vitamin D in pathogenesis and progression of osteoarthritis, as well as its use a therapeutic agent. Up to date, studies have provided controversial results, and no consensus concerning this matter was achieved. With this review, we aim to explore current data on the possible role of vitamin D and its receptor in pathogenesis of osteoarthritis and assess the efficiency of vitamin D supplementation as a therapeutic strategy.
APLIKASI TANDA BAHAYA DI DAERAH RAWAN KEJAHATAN DENGAN ANDROID
Authors: Sulistiyanto Sulistiyanto 
Published: April 2019

Kabupaten Probolinggo adalah kabupaten di provinsi jaawa timur yang terletak antara 7°43’41” – 7°49’04” lintang selatan dan 113°10’ – 113°15’ Bujur Timur dengan luas wilayah Kabupaten Probolinggo 56,667 Km². Kabupaten probolinggo mempunyai jumlah penduduk 1.096.244 jiwa dengan laki-laki 546,492 jiwa sedangkan perempuan 573,308 jiwa. Berkembangnya teknologi informasi di bidang Sistem Informasi Geografis (SIG) yang dapat lebih cepat diakses oleh masyarakat dengan handphone. Kriminalitas adalah permasalahan sulit yang berdampak luas kepada seluruh lapisan masyarakat. Tindak kejahatan banyak terjadi di berbagai tempat dengan waktu kejadian yang berbeda, menyebabkan sulitnya menentukan daerah mana yang memiliki tingkat kerawanan tindak kejahatan. Informasi tentang lokasi rawan kejahatan sangat dibutuhkan oleh masyarakat dan penegak hukum dalam hal ini jajaran kepolisian. SIG berbasis android dipandang sebagai alat bantu yang tepat untuk diaplikasikan pada kasus ini mengingat kelebihan–kelebihan yang dimiliki. Dengan adanya sistem aplikasi pemetaan tempat yang sering terjadi kriminal akan diberi tanda, agar masyarakat yang melintasi daerah tersebut dapat berhati-hati, karena sudah ada pesan sebelumnya dari aplikasi di handphone mereka. Pemetaan lokasi daerah rawan kejahatan sebagai bentuk peningkatan keamanan yang sering terjadi kriminalitas.
GELOMBANG ULTRASONIK SEBAGAI ALAT PENGUSIR TIKUS MENGGUNAKAN MIKROKONTROLER ATMEGA 8
Authors: Wijanarko Denny , Widiastuti Ika , Widya Andriani 
Published: April 2019

Tikus merupakan hewan pengerat yang mendatangkan kerugian, baik di rumah maupun industri. Ada beberapa cara yang sudah dikenal untuk mengusir dan membasmi tikus seperti racun tikus, penjepret tikus, dan pengusir tikus elektrik. Dalam upaya mengurangi dampak negatif dari penggunaan racun untuk mengendalikan tikus, salah satu cara alternatif yang dapat digunakan adalah menggunakan gelombang ultrasonik. Tikus merupakan salah satu hewan yang peka terhadap gelombang ultrasonik karena tikus memiliki jangkauan pendengaran antara 5-60 kHz. Namun dalam kondisi tertentu dapat melebih hingga 100 kHz. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang prototype untuk pengujian gelombang ultrasonik pengusir tikus berbasis mikrokontroler. Gelombang ultrasonik yang dibangkitkan dari modul NE555 telah diukur menggunakan osiloskop dengan frekuensi tertentu untuk dapat dikeluarkan oleh buzzer. Dan diujikan pada tikus guna mendapatkan data frekuensi keberapa yang sangat mengganggu pendengaran tikus.
THE EFFICIENCY OF ZAKAT COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION: EVIDENCE FROM DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS
Authors: Ardiani Ninda 
Published: April 2019

The purpose of this study is to see the efficiency of the national zakat institutions in the collection of funds and distribution. Dompet Dhuafa is one of the national zakat institutions which has branch office spread in Indonesia. The problem is how efficient is the institution of zakat when collecting zakat funds and channeling it. This research uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method with two test that is test for zakat fund and test to non-zakat fund. Input variables consist of receipts obtained by zakat institutions, while the output variables consist of expenditures for 8 asnaf and other expenditures. Data taken from Dompet Dhuafa financial statements from 2011 to 2015. The results of this study addressed in 2011, 2014 and 2015 Dompet Dhuafa in collecting and disbursing zakat funds and non-zakat funds have been efficient. Inefficiencies that occur in the year 2012 and 2013 due to not optimal channeling of funds from Dompet Dhuafa.
OPPORTUNITIES TO USE INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP IN PUBLIC INVESTMENT
Authors: Bednarz-Szymak Justyna 
Published: April 2019

In a globalisedworld, innovationis the driving force of the economy. In Poland, the public sector can support innovation to a large extent thanks to the Public Procurement Law, amended in 2016, which introduced a new procedure - innovation partnership. Judging by the scale of public spending, public procurement can become a powerful tool for the development of innovation in the economy. The aim of this article is to examine how innovation partnership can influence the effectiveness of investment projects. The assessment of processes related to the purchase of innovative solutions by the public sector with the use of public procurement and the innovation partnership mode shows that the use of this mode in various sectors of the economy may significantly improve the quality of tasks performed by them. In the study, the model method was applied based on the evaluation of the practice of using innovation partnerships in selected countries and the analysis of the transferability of these solutions to Poland. The evaluation took into account the specificity of public procurement procedures and innovation partnerships resulting from legal conditions and the national socio-economic environment. Weaknesses in the application of this procedure were identified, which cause that the innovation partnership is not a commonly used mode of investment projects implementation, and recommendations were formulated in order to reversethis trend.
JEL Classification: O30, O31, O38
FORECASTING PRODUCTION VOLUME IN A PLASTICS ENTERPRISE
Authors: Grzelak Małgorzata 
Published: April 2019

The functioning of production enterprises is based on satisfying the needs of customers through the timely manufacture of products in accordance with the demand existing on the market. The availability of the offered range of products is guaranteed by a correct preparation of forecasts of potential orders. This article presents a multiple-regression-method-based tool supporting the planning of production volumes in an enterprise depending on the calendar month. Reliability analysis of the developed model through the analysis of residuals and their autocorrelations and partial autocorrelations is also presented.
JEL classification: C2, C22.
The seroprevalence of untreated chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and associated risk factors in male Irish prisoners: a cross-sectional study, 2017
Authors: Crowley Desmond , Lambert John S , Betts-Symonds Graham , Cullen Walter , Keevans Mary , Kelly Enda , Laird Eamon , McHugh Tina , McKiernan Susan , Miggin Sarah Jayne , Murphy Carol , Murtagh Ross , O'Reilly Deirdre , Tobin Ciara , Van Hout Marie Claire 
Published: April 2019

IntroductionData on chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection prevalence in European prisons are incomplete and impact the public health opportunity that incarceration provides.AimsWe aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of untreated chronic HCV infection and to identify associated risk factors in an Irish male prison.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study involving a researcher-administered questionnaire, review of medical records and HCV serology.ResultsOf 422 prisoners (78.0% of the study population) who participated in the study, 298 (70.6%) completed the questionnaire and 403 (95.5%) were tested for HCV antibodies. Of those tested, 92 (22.8%) were HCV antibody-positive, and of those, 53 (57.6%) were HCV RNA-positive, 23 (25.0%) had spontaneous clearance, 16 (17.4%) had a sustained viral response, 10 (11.0%) were co-infected with HIV and six (6.0%) with HBV. The untreated chronic HCV seroprevalence estimate was 13.1% and the seroprevalence of HCV among prisoners with a history of injecting drug use (IDU) was 79.7%. Risk factors significantly associated with past HCV infection were IDU (p < 0.0001), having received a prison tattoo (p < 0.0001) or a non-sterile community tattoo (p < 0.0001), sharing needles and other drug-taking paraphernalia (p < 0.0001). Small numbers of prisoners had a history of sharing razors (n=10; 3.4%) and toothbrushes (n=3; 1.0%) while incarcerated. On multivariable analysis, history of receiving a non-sterile community tattoo was the only significant risk factor associated with HCV acquisition (after IDU was removed from the model) (p = 0.005, β = 0.468).ConclusionThe level of untreated chronic HCV infection in Irish prisons is high, with IDU the main associated risk.
Change of Lipid Peroxidation System – Antioxidant Protection Parameters in Adolescents with Obesity and Fatty Hepatosis
Authors: Gavrilova Oksana A. , Rychkova Lyubov V. , Darenskaya Marina A. , Grebenkina Lyudmila A. , Kravtsova Olga V. , Natyaganova Larisa V. 
Published: April 2019

Background. Spread of childhood obesity is associated with social and economic factors of modern lifestyle that alter food preferences and lead to sedentary life. Nowadays fatty hepatosis is considered a hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome, which is linked to the rising prevalence of obesity among the population. There is evidence of a correlation between metabolic disorders and oxidative stress reactions.Aims. To study characteristics of lipid peroxidation system and antioxidant defense processes in adolescents with fatty hepatosis.Materials and methods. We examined 15 adolescents with obesity and fatty hepatosis, 20 adolescents with obesity and without fatty hepatosis, and 20 apparently healthy adolescents, who formed the control group. Spectrophotometric and fluorometric methods were used in the research.Results. We found that some components of antioxidant status of adolescents with obesity and fatty hepatosis were decreased, both in comparison with the group with obesity without hepatosis and control group.Conclusions. It is recommended that patients with obesity and fatty hepatosis take antioxidants in addition to metabolic therapy.
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Method Application in the Study of Comparative Pharmacokinetics of Insulin Glargin Preparations
Authors: Shitov L. N. , Dzhurko Yu. A. , Drai R. V. , Makarenko I. E. , Khokhlov A. L. , Khozova L. A. , Afonkina O. V. , Sevastyanova Yu. A. , Vasilenko N. A. , Abramova A. A. 
Published: April 2019

Aims: adaptation and validation of the ELISA method insulin glargine determination for the pharmacokinetic study, practical approval in the biosimilars clinical trial.Materials and methods. Serum insulin glargine determination was measured using a commercial ELISA kit. All tests were run on a Personal LAB machine (Adaltis S.r.l., Rome, Italy) with test systems for measuring the concentration of insulin glargine (Invitron Ltd., United Kingdom); human insulin concentrations were measured in the samples from the study for correction of cross-reactivity. Clinical part of this study included 42 male patients aged 18–65 with diabetes mellitus type 1. This was a double-blind, randomized, crossover clamp study with wash-out period of 7–14 days. Comparisons drugs: Insulin Glargine (glargine) solution for subcutaneous administration, 100 U/ml (GEROPHARM, Russia) and Lantus® (glargine) solution for subcutaneous administration, 100 U/ml (Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Germany).Results. At the stage of the method adaptation the modification of original manufacturer’s method was performed; the full validation of modified analytical method for all parameters (selectivity, specificity, precision of calibration curves, intra- and inter-batch precision and accuracy, carry-over, dilution integrity, stability of solutions, stability in biologic matrix, parallelism) in accordance with regulatory authorities requirements has been done. The primary endpoint for long-acting insulins – AUCins.0-τ was calculated. Insulin Glargine and Lantus® are equivalent based on AUCins.0-τ data (point estimation for ratio of geometric means was 99 %, the confidence intervals for the ratio of the geometric mean for AUCins.0-τ was 81.02–120.62 %, that correspond to acceptance range 80.00–125.00 %).
Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Social Support System after Childbirth
Authors: Park E. Moon , Dimigen G. 
Published: April 2019

Korea and Scotland were compared regarding the social support offered in the periods after childbirth. It was predicted that Korean mothers would be more satisfied with their form of support than Scottish mothers, on account of the different family structure in the two countries (extended family in Korea, nuclear family in Scotland). Fifty-two Scottish mothers and 105 Korean mothers were interviewed six to ten weeks after childbirth (using the Social Support Inventory). The results showed that this prediction had to be rejected. In fact, Scottish mothers valued their support more than Korean mothers, although Scottish mothers actually received much less support on the whole. It was concluded that in both countries the actual support received was of less importance than the support the mothers thought their due (i.e. in line with the customs of their culture).
Parental Attitudes Toward Their Parenting Styles and Children’s Competence in Families Whose Children are Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Carriers in Guangzhou China
Authors: Lai Alice Cheng , Salili Farideh 
Published: April 2019

The purpose of the study was to examine the hypothesis that the differences of parental attitudes toward their HBV and healthy children would affect their reports on their parenting styles and their HBV and healthy children’s competence development. Ninty Chinese parents and their Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and healthy children participated in this study. These families resided in the city of Guangzhou. The study was divided into two parts, the first part was the focus groups interviews, mother subjects were interviewed in the focus groups to discuss their attitudes toward their HBV and healthy children, then they were asked to report their parenting styles and their children’s competence in two standardized scales. The findings of this study had indicated that mothers of non-school HBV children were experiencing the most stressful situation because of social discrimination, compared with the mothers of HBV children who attended the special health kindergarten or ordinary mothers. The quality of mother-child interaction, and their satisfaction with their HBV children’s performance were also affected. However, mothers’ reports on theirparenting styles and children’s competence were not different significantly among the groups. Mothers who were short of knowledge and who held false concepts about HBV werealso the main reasons forrejection of HBV children in general.
Contesting the Rhetoric of ‘Black Family Breakdown’ from Barbados
Authors: Barrow Christine 
Published: April 2019

The paper contests the persistent rhetoric of “black family breakdown”, defined in contemporary Barbadian discourse as the fragmentation of both the Afro-Caribbean extended family, and also the Euro-centred nuclear unit based on marriage and co-residence which has been consistently and for generations promoted as the model to which the black population should aspire. Separating myth from reality on selected issues which are highlighted as evidence of “family breakdown”, namely child discipline and abuse, adolescent sexuality and pregnancy, divorce and the so-called “abandonment” of the elderly, the paper recommends a greater appreciation of family structure and change as a process of reconfiguration in alternative ideological and cultural patterns within the historical and socioeconomic environment of Barbados, and the rejection of the deficit model of black families in social and moral crisis.
Family in War and Conflict: Using Social Capital for Survival in War Tom Cyprus
Authors: Mehmet Karen A. , Mehmet Ozay 
Published: April 2019

When a state collapses due to conflict, civilians may no longer be able to rely on state institutions to provide basic human needs such as food, health, housing and employment. Accordingly, people tend to shift from state-provided services toward family-centered forms of social capital that are especially useful as coping mechanisms in crisis situations. This paper explores the survival strategies of Turkish Cypriot families during the war conditions of 1963/4-74. On the basis of a Key Informant Survey it attempts to empirically document the forms of social capital utilized in wartime. There is a large volume of literature on social capital, but the particular type of social capital of relevance in the Turkish Cypriot case reported below is non-formal type in conditions of war and ethnic conflict.
Marriage Pattern of Immigrants in Sweden
Authors: Behtoui Alireza 
Published: April 2019

The purpose of this study is (a) to depict the general pattern of partnership of immigrants and their children in Sweden and their position in the Swedish “marriage market” relative to that of natives; (b) to estimate probability of out-marriage of individuals from different immigrant groups with natives; and (c) to examine ‘exchange theory’ in relation to partnerships between immigrants and natives. Using a register data-set provided by Statistics Sweden, I find that individuals in this sample tend to choose men and women who are like themselves in socio-economic background, income, educational level, and position in the labour market. Regarding “immigrant background,” the results indicate a tendency towards “ethnic endogamy.” Results also show that men and women with origins in countries outside northwest Europe and North America (ONW) have a lower probability of having a native partner than others. Empirical results also provide some support for “exchange theory,” that is, members of the ONW immigrant group with native partners have compensated for their “tribal stigma of race/ethnicity” with their age and educational differences. They tend to be younger and better-educated than their native partners.
Love, Arranged Marriage, and the Indian Social Structure
Authors: Gupta Giri Raj 
Published: April 2019

This paper examines the concepts of “romantic love” and “conjugal love” and their relationship to arranged marriage in the Indian social system. The family system, though it is pervasive in all social systems, represents unique features of a particular society and its ongoing changes which control the expression of premarital love/romantic love and also determine the importance of conjugal love/marital love. In a society where the family system is a strong agency of socialization and emphasizes family unity as opposed to individual goals, in the absence of other agencies of emotional and marital support, the family exerts a great control on the mate-selection process and the institutionalization of “arranged marriage”. The purposes and consequences of arranged marriage are tentatively analyzed and a generalized picture of cultural norms and the social system is presented as a theoretical paradigm to understand the importance of arranged marriage in India.
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN FRANCE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Authors: Delen Chloe , Tetyurenko Angelina , Glubokova Nadezhda Yuryevna 
Published: April 2019

The article considers the French educational system. Author analyses the history and peculiarities of French education development, and evaluates it in comparison with other European countries and Russia. They pay attention to the right of education for women, stopped at the characteristics of education on each of it stage: from primary school, moving to the middle school till high school, and at the end on the CAP. They make an important conclusion, that French’s education system has much common with other EU nations, what permits the students from the European Union to find a job quicker in any of the twenty eight countries due to the fact that the systems resemble one another.