bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Penggunaan Media dalam Pengekalan Identiti Etnik Generasi Kedua Bawean di Malaysia
Authors:   Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Sarifin Muhamamd Ridhwan Sarifin , Sukimi Mohamad Fauzi ,   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Ali Mohd Nor Shahizan ,   Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ABSTRAK
Published: April 2021

Media Using on the Maintenance Ethnic Identity of the Second Generation of the Bawean in Malaysia ABSTRACT The formation of identity is derived from biology and the social environment. The biology of genetics is still ongoing. Whereas the social environment is affected by the surrounding environment. In modern times, identity formation remained largely influenced by media platforms. This article is intended to uncover the media platform used by the second generation of Bawean people. Second, this article discusses the media’s impact on the retention of their identities, especially the second generation of Bawean people. This study is based on a qualitative approach through in-depth interviews with specialised informants and library studies. Interviews were analysed on the basis of questions of identity formation derived from the model of Hong et al. (2001). The study found that the platform media used by the second generation are electronic media, including social media and broadcast media, such as radio and television. Print media is part of a collection that is kept for learning. The impact of media uses affects responses to physical characteristics, personality, skills, psychological processes and rights and responsibilities. This media platform directly affirms and retains their ethnic identity. Maintaining ethnic identity Bawean can be preserved as each generation has the awareness and responsibility to promote their ethnic identity through media. Keywords: Platform media, ethnic identity, second generation, Bawean people, Malaysia.
“Bodiliness” of thought in N.F. Fedorov’s system of views on language
Authors: Smirnova N.N.
Published: April 2021

The article discusses the system of N.F. Fedorov's views on language, as it was immanently formulated in his various articles and notes, laconic, aphoristic and fragmentary. Architecture and scale of Fedorov's ideas along with fundamental incompleteness as a huge project open to the future are considered in the article. An important dominant of Fedorov's thought is ‘bodiliness’, on the one hand, opposed to abstraction that destroys a phenomenon, including reality of human speech, and, on the other, hypostatizing thought and language as organic being. The dominant is essential for understanding culture at the turn of the XIX–XX centuries and the first half of the XX century (for instance, to understand Vladimir Solovyov’s views on the nature of art, the work of Andrei Platonov). ‘Bodiliness’, corporality, materiality of language and thought, according to Fedorov, is the guarantee of immortality of material life. This is the explanation of Fedorov's special attraction to ideographic writing, what embodies thought in matter as “much in little”. Fedorov’s thinking is in a special way consonant with the search for a new style of thinking in Western philosophy at the turn of the 20th century. Fedorov returns to humanitarian knowledge bodily, material; humanitarian knowledge lacks this in order to break away from the surface and move on to the things themselves, which have preserved in their original being the seeds of immortality. The article emphasizes that thought and its linguistic expression are a symbolic designation of the common cause of resurrection in Fedorov’s system, and in this it is material and has concrete outlines. The organic being of thought, belonging to life itself, has no authorship, has no place in a specific work that legitimizes it. The main conclusion of the article is about the central position of the concepts of corporality, ‘bodiliness’ in Fedorov’s project, that at the same time represent, although an integral, but, like conceptual relations in language, incomplete system, where each thought appears as a fragment, a fragment of the world that needs to be recreated.
AGE FEATURES OF EMPLOYEES AND THEIR REGULATION UNDER INTERNATIONAL LABOUR LEGISLATION
Authors: Andriiv V.
Published: April 2021

The article analyses international legal acts that regulate the labour relations of certain categories of workers, as well as related problems. Their distinctive feature is the age that a person has reached at the time of entering into such a legal relationship. The peculiarities of such regulation are determined; its characteristic features are specified. Due to the fact that age is one of the legal facts that affect the legal status of the employee, an attempt is made to distinguish between age groups of employees and to identify features of their legal status in the employment relationship. The methodological basis of the study includes general and special methods of cognition. The dialectical method examines the problems of legal regulation of international norms on the use of hired labour of minors and the elderly and their relationship with a number of trends that have different effects on international labour law. Formal-logical and systematic methods are used to study the content of international legal acts governing labour relations of minors and the elderly. The main result of the study is the regulation in international legal acts of relations concerning the use of hired labour of minors and the elderly, improving its conditions, protection against discrimination and creating conditions for the free exercise of their ability to work within national laws, for comparative legal analysis and finding ways to improve existing systems. The article also pays attention to the content, significance and features of the basic principles for the use of hired labour of minors and the elderly, the establishment by member states of the minimum age for employment.
MEASURES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AS MANIFESTATION OF DIFFERENTIATION OF EXECUTIVE PROCEDURAL FORM
Authors: Snidevych O.
Published: April 2021

The article deals with the analysis of the concept of the enforcement of judgments as the manifestation of differentiation of the executive procedural form. It is stipulated that the executive procedural form in the execution of court decisions and decisions of other authorities is not the same for all enforcement proceedings. The executor and other participants of the enforcement proceeding perform different functions in the enforcement proceeding. It is suggested that in the enforcement process the measures for the enforcement of judgment, stipulated by the legislation on enforcement proceedings are the most striking manifestation of the executive procedural form. In legal studies the concept of the measures for the enforcement of judgments remains controversial. The author distinguishes three approaches to understanding of this concept, he calls them substantive-legal, substantive-procedural and procedural. According to the substantive-legal approach, measures for enforcement of judgments are a sanction for non-compliance. Under the substantive-procedural approach, measures for the enforcement of judgments are the means of implementation of sanctions. Based on the procedural approach, measures for enforcement of judgments are considered as a set of procedural actions to enforce the decision. It is concluded that each of these approaches is justified and all of them together characterize the measures for enforcement of judgments as a multifaceted phenomenon. The article focuses on more detailed analysis on the enforcement of judgments in procedural sense. It is proved that the measures for the enforcement of judgments are a category that differentiates the executive procedural form. These measures are a certain procedural pattern of enforcement, a distinct set of procedural actions, connected with the enforcement of different decisions. Every writ of execution should be performed within the frames of a certain measure for the enforcement of judgments. As the result of the research the author formulates his own definitions of the measures for the enforcement of judgments.
EVOLUTION OF QUARANTINE MEASURES AND FORMATION OF EPIDEMOLOGICAL LEGISLATION IN UKRAINE
Authors: Matseliуkh I. , Musiienko A.
Published: April 2021

The paper studies the evolution of quarantine measures used in the spread of plague, cholera and Spanish flu. Attempts to combat infectious diseases that took place in the Rus state, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Zaporozhian Sich are analyzed. Quarantine legislation of the Russian Empire is examined. The provisions of the Medical Charter of 1832, the Quarantine Charter of 1866, as well as the prescriptions of other regulatory acts aimed at preventing the spread of epidemics on the territory of the Russian Empire are also studied. Emphasis is placed on medical and police nature of regulatory prescriptions. The author examines the changes in the health care system and quarantine measures applied during the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917 – 1921. The organizational and legal grounds for administration in the field of health care in the Ukrainian State of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky are also analyzed. The article studies the procedure for establishing the Ministry of Health and the powers of the Minister of Health. It is stated that world pandemics are not a novelty in the historical chronicle and there is a way out of the epidemiological crisis. It has two paths, namely the death and destruction of society or the path of rapid development, the improvement of the medical system, which will eventually lead to progress, the transition to a new level of development of civilization itself. Epidemics forced a rapid reorientation and improvement of sanitary conditions, adherence to hygiene measures, nutrition, waste disposal, etc., as well as creation of a health care system that at the state level took over the functions of social protection against dangerous diseases. The challenges caused by the coronavirus will not only be successfully overcome, but also the medical sphere will be improved, and conditions will be created for the rapid development of the industry. We are convinced that only a well-chosen special model for public administration in the field of health care, headed by relevant high-level specialists, with proper funding, could cope with the epidemic in the country, as well as allow the medical system to reach a qualitatively new level.
The Features of Subjective Well-Being among Students in the Conditions of Educational Migration
Authors: Bokhan T.G. , Ul’yanich A.L. , Terekhina O.V. , Vidyakina T.A. , Galazhinskiy E.V.
Published: April 2021

Objective. Identification of features of subjective well-being and their connection with values, the implementation of which causes feelings of happiness and joy, among students of different cultural groups.
Background. In the conditions of educational migration, students ‘life activity goes beyond the traditional cultural circle to a wide multicultural space, where a special role is given to the reflection of value and semantic regulation, which can be reflected in the subjective well-being of students’ representatives.
Study design. We studied the features and differences in the cognitive and emotional components of subjective well-being and values among students of different cultural groups, and determined their
relationship in each group. Descriptive statistics, comparative and correlation analysis were used for statistical data processing.
Participants. The study sample consisted of 200 Tomsk University students aged 17 to 26 years (M=19.87; SD=1.88), who were divided into 5 study groups based on the criterion of cultural affiliation.
Measurements. To study indicators of subjective quality of life, we used the “life satisfaction scale” (E. Diener, adaptation by D.A. Leont’ev, E.N. Osin) and the “scale of positive and negative affect” PANAS (D. Watson, adaptation by E.N. Osin). The orientation of values was studied using the B. Ford questionnaire.
Results. It was found that the majority of representatives of all cultural groups are satisfied with their lives. There are statistically significant differences in life satisfaction indicators between cultural groups in the components of subjective well-being. The data obtained on differences (significance level p≤0.05) in values, the implementation of which allows students to experience feelings of joy and happiness, in some results are consistent with existing traditional ideas, in others — do not coincide with them, reflecting modern cultural transformations.
Conclusions. Various interrelations of value orientations with components of subjective quality of life in the study groups are revealed, which may indicate specific cultural features.
Nonvisceral pain syndromes in outpatient practice
Authors: Bogachyova L. A. , Yakhno N. N. , Kuz’menko V. V. , Ushakov G. N. , Sedova T. N. , Snetkova E. P.
Published: April 2021

During 6 years period, authors have studied clinical manifestations and pathogenesis of pain syndromes in hack and extremities in more than 4000 patients. Authors draw the conclusion that more often (95% of observations) the pain is caused by the pathologic changes of the locomotor system structure: muscles, their fasciae, tendons, small spinal joints and their ligaments, as well as sacroiliac conjunctions. Secondary damage of the periferial nerve system occurs considerably more rare. Spine osteochondrosis is not a direct cause of osteomuscular pain syndromes. For the patients with nonvisceral pain syndromes it is advisable to be observed and treated in the interdisciplinary outpatient pain epartment.
Manual and acupuncture therapy for traumatic coccygodynia
Authors: Shabunin A. V.
Published: April 2021

This article focuses on manual and acupuncture therapy for traumatic coccygodynia.
Microcirculation and regeneration of long bones in extraosseous osteosynthesis by АО system
Authors: Onoprienko G. A. , Zubikov V. S. , Mikhailov I. G.
Published: April 2021

Three series of experiments in dogs were performed. In one series subtrochanteric osteotomy of the femur using compression osteosynthesis with Г-shape plate was carried out, in the other - osteotomy of the diaphysis of either the femur or tibia using osteosynthesis with straight plate, and in the third (control) series osteotomy was not performed and the plate was implanted under compression or without it. Bone tissue microcirculation was studied in the enlightened sections by authors method using Indian ink-gelatine mixture; morphologic examinations were carried out on eosin-hematoxylin stained specimens. Presice effect of osteogenesis induction in the place of plate contact with the metal fixative was observed and it was most pronounced around the screw thread, that was considered as a factor of the additional osteosynthesis fixation. During the formation of primary consolidation, the delay in angioarchitectonics retardation of the compact bone under the plate was noted. Microcirculatiry bed response was of universal addoptive pattern and showed the formation of extravascular microcirculation at early stages.
Total knee joint replacement
Authors: Nuzhdin V. I. , Popova T. P.
Published: April 2021

During 1990-95 total knee joint replacement using endoprostheses of Biomet, USA, ESKA Medical, Germany, Intermedics Orthopedics were performed in 15 patients. Follow-up period was from 1 to 5 years, all results were favourable. Surgical technique and postoperative management are described. The case of success full bilateral knee joint replacement is presented.
Osteosynthesis device for treating vertebral fractures in children
Authors: Volkov M. V. , Kiselev V. P. , Agafonov D. V. , Pasechnikov A. V.
Published: April 2021

This article describes an osteosynthesis device for treating vertebral fractures in children.
The Development of Deep and Short Sea Shipping Container Routes Departing from Italian Ports
Authors:   University of Pisa Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering and University Centre of Logistic Systems, Lupi Marino , Pratelli Antonio , Seminara Luca , Farina Alessandro
Published: April 2021

In this paper, an analysis of the development of Deep Sea Shipping (DSS) and Short Sea Shipping (SSS) container routes calling at Italian ports, is carried out. Data about DSS routes have been collected in the years: 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2019, while data about SSS services have been collected in 2010 and 2018. Italian ports have been classified as follows: Ligurian multi-port gateway cluster, formed by Leghorn, La Spezia, Genoa, Savona/Vado Ligure; Northern Adriatic multi-port gateway cluster, made up of Ancona, Ravenna, Venice and Trieste; Campanian multi-port gateway cluster, composed of Naples and Salerno; hub ports, i.e. Gioia Tauro, Cagliari (only until 2018) and Taranto (only until 2014). The most important gateway cluster, for both DSS and SSS services, is the Ligurian one, which includes Genoa, the major Italian container gateway port. Genoa has shown an almost constant increase in container traffic in the time period analyzed. Italian hub ports are also an important group, but they have registered a negative trend in the years under analysis. DSS routes, to Far East and the American Continent, usually call at the Ligurian ports and the hub port of Gioia Tauro. Northern Adriatic ports are crossed by only a few DSS routes, but they are crossed by a large number of SSS routes, especially feeder ones, with transshipment mainly in the hub ports of Gioia Tauro, Marsaxlokk, Piraeus and Port Said. The evolution of DSS services shows clearly the effects of naval gigantism phenomenon: the number of DSS services has decreased, but the total and, especially, the average DWT have increased. As regards SSS routes, also their frequencies have decreased, but their length and, in particular, the number of ports called, have increased: this choice is performed by container operators in order to increase the ships ’load factor’.
Partial Analysis of ECDIS EHO Research: Port State Control
Authors:   University of Dubrovnik, Maritime Department, Kristić Miho , Žuškin Srđan , Brčić David , Car Maro
Published: April 2021

The implementation of Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) on board merchant ships involves several parties responsible for its proper use. These include inspection and maritime training institutes. Since ECDIS system is a new system and differs significantly with respect to different manufacturers, the question is how successfully inspections monitor the use of the ECDIS system. The results of concentrated campaigns by the regional port State control, previous research studies and reports produced by the International Hydrographic Organization were all analysed in this paper. The last part of the paper analyses the part of the international questionnaire that answers the question of how often respondents come across the ECDIS inspection, and what is the nature of that control. The results point to the lack of frequent control and oversight of some essential elements of the system by inspections. The results of the conducted questionnaire were compared with those of the concentrated inspection campaigns and with the results of previous research. A degree of coincidence between the obtained results reveals the need to further refine the ECDIS training process. The last chapter proposes activities aimed at improving the training of parties involved in the process for the purpose of improving navigation safety.
Bioactive Compounds, Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of Two Verbascum Species
Authors: GÖSE Mehmet , HACIOĞLU Nurcihan
Published: April 2021

Methanol, acetone and ethyl acetate extracts obtained from Verbascum pinnatifidum Vahl. and V. antinori Boiss. et Heldr were investigated for their bioactive composition, antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity. Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity was determined with Escherichia coli NRRL B-3704, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, Proteus vulgaris ATCC 13315, Acinetobacter baumanii ATCC 19606), Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538P, Staphylococcus haemolyticus ATCC 43252 and Candida albicans ATCC 10231 by the disk diffusion, minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal or fungicidal concentration and microplate biofilm method, respectively. Bioactive compounds analyses reveal the presence of coumarins, cardiac glycosides, quinones, flavanones. It was revealed that extracts of V. antinori has more antimicrobial activity than V. pinnatifidum extracts against test microorganisms. The lowest MIC value was recorded by V. pinnatifidum methanol extract against A. baumanii ATCC 19606 (0.3125 ± 0.01). Antibiofilm activities of three extracts of V. pinnatifidum and V. antinori have been showed an inhibition percentage range of 8.93 - 92.18% and 14.56 - 91.19%, respectively.
The Chemosensitizing Effect of Portulaca oleracea Methanol Extract on Human Colorectal and Lung Cancer Cells Against Irinotecan
Authors: ERDOĞAN Mehmet Kadir
Published: April 2021

Cancer is a major health problem and it has been causing great damage in recent years worldwide. Serious side effects of chemotherapeutics used in cancer treatment make natural products valuable. Combined use of chemotherapy drugs and herbal products is an important approach in reducing side effects and revealing a more effective treatment. In this study, the effects of methanolic extract from Portulaca oleracea (POM) alone and in combination with Irinotecan were investigated against human colorectal carcinoma cell line HCT-116 and human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549. The antiproliferative/anti-colony formation effects were determined using WST-1 assay and clonogenic assay. Cell death detection Elisa assay was employed to exhibite the triggered apoptosis, and quantitative real time polimerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was performed to evaluate the mRNA expression of mTOR, Akt and PTEN genes, which are significant modulators of apoptotic and survival pathways. It was determined that 72 h treatment with increasing concentrations of POM (0-1000 mg mL-1) decreased the viability of HCT116 and A549 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Also, POM and Irinotecan exhibited synergistic effects in both cell lines. The combination of POM and Irinotecan suppressed the colony forming capacity of HCT116 and A549 cells by 84% and 79%, respectively. POM also altered mTOR, Akt and PTEN gene expressions in HCT-116 and A549 carcinoma cells, both alone and in combination with Irinotecan. This study shows that the phytotherapeutic effect of P. oleracea needs to be studied more intensively.
La pandemia COVID-19 y el rol de las mujeres en la economía del cuidado en América Latina: una revisión sistemática de literatura
Authors: Malaver-Fonseca Luisa Fernanda , Serrano-Cárdenas Lizeth Fernanda , Castro-Silva Hugo Fernando
Published: April 2021

La economía del cuidado integra los trabajos realizados para el cuidado de la vida y el bienestar. La pandemia COVID-19 ha ge­nerado un aumento dramático de esta carga para las mujeres, y ha evidenciado la importancia de que se estudie para mitigar su impacto. Con base en esta necesidad, este artículo desarrolló una revisión sistemática de literatura con tres propósitos: estudiar las tendencias investigativas sobre el tópico, analizar el rol de las mujeres en la economía del cuidado en la pandemia COVID-19 y establecer una agenda de investigación futura. Los principales resultados muestran que la pandemia agudizó brechas de desigual­dad existentes y ha afectado a las mujeres en cinco áreas particulares: situación económica-laboral, acceso a la tecnología, salud, incremento de labores en el hogar y violencia de género.
SARS-Cov-2-fertőzés szövődményeként kialakult enormis nagyságú carotisthrombus kezelési lehetőségei
Authors: Koncz Júlia , Orosz Viktor , Sulyok Zoltán , András Emőke , Kádár Balázs , Oláh Csaba
Published: April 2021

SARS-Cov-2-pozitív betegeknél megfelelő neurológiai tünetek megjelenése esetén mindig gondolnunk kell carotisbifurcatio-macrothrombusra. Kialakulásában fontos szerepet játszik a vírusos endotheliitis, a szisztémás gyulladás és a citokinvihar által okozott hypercoagulopathiás állapot. Két beteget kezeltünk SARS-Cov-2-fertőzés szövődményeként kialakult carotisbifurcatio-macrothrombus miatt. Eltérő kezelési stratégiát alkalmazva mindkét esetben sikerült a lágy macrothrombust eliminálni és a betegek neurológiai állapotát javítani. Az intravénás thrombolysis, a filteres védelemben végzett akut carotisstentelés és az aspirációval végzett mechanikus thrombectomia is effektív kezelési lehetőség lehet.
A Brief of Review: Multimedia Authoring Tool Attributes
Authors: Wijaya Marvin Chandra , Maksom Zulisman , Abdullah Muhammad Haziq Lim
Published: April 2021

Multimedia authoring is the process of assembling various types of media content such as audio, video, text, images, and animation into a multimedia presentation using tools. Multimedia Authoring Tool is a useful tool that helps authors to create multimedia presentations. Multimedia presentations are very widely used in various fields, such as broadcast digital information delivery, digital visual communication in smart cars, and others. The Multimedia Authoring tool attributes are the factors that determine the quality of a multimedia authoring tool. A multimedia authoring tool needs to have several attributes so that these tools can be used properly. The purpose of this literature review study is to find the advantages of the multimedia authoring tool attribute in each of the existing studies to produce knowledge on how to create a good quality multimedia authoring tool. These attributes are Editing, Services, Performance, and the Formal Verification Model. Editing attribute is an attribute for interfacing with the author. Followed by Service attribute and performance attribute to check and achieve proper multimedia documents. Since 1998, a multimedia modeling tool has been studied, and up to now, there have been many studies that have focused on one or more of these attributes. This article discusses the existing studies to examine the attributes generated from the studies. Multimedia authoring attributes are very important to study because they are the benchmarks of the software requirement specifications of Multimedia Authoring tools. The use of the Petri net model, the Hoare Logic, and the Simple Interactive Multimedia Model as a formal verification model can improve the performance of the Multimedia Authoring Tool. In the questionnaire that was submitted to the users, it was assessed positively by the users with the improvements in the Multimedia Authoring Tool.
ZRR-P2P: Zone-Based Mechanism for Data Replication and Research Optimization in Unstructured P2P Systems
Authors: Cherbal Sarra , Barouchi Imen
Published: April 2021

Peer-to-peer systems (P2P) have enjoyed great popularity in terms of sharing content in distributed environments. In mobile P2P networks, how to improve the efficiency of the resource lookup has been an important topic of research. Among the existing solutions, we find lookup mechanisms based on data replication that can increase data availability and reduce search latency. On the other side, these solutions have certain limits such as in the selection of resources to be replicated and in increasing the storage space of peers with additional data. Therefore, this work ZRR-P2P (Zone-based mechanism for data Replication and Research optimization in P2P) comes with the aim of partitioning the network zone on sub-zones and of replicating popular data shared in the network. Thus, in order to improve the research process without increasing storage space of peers. The simulation results show that our strategy manages to increase data availability and improve the search process in terms of hops count and search latency, while avoiding increasing the storage space of peers.
The Purview of Blockchain Appositeness in Computing Paradigms: A Survey
Authors: Babu Battula V. Satish , Babu Kare Suresh
Published: April 2021

Blockchain technology is getting more and more pertinent to solve most of the digital problems that we face today. Blockchain is notable for its prominent features like immutability, decentralization, consensus, privacy, and security. However, blockchain is still suffering from different barriers like quantum attacks, scalability problems, integration problems, incompetence to face bigdata, storage problems, and so on. The main aim of this study was to find out the scope, various problems raised, and the applicability of blockchain technology when integrated with different computing paradigms like cloud computing, edge computing, fog computing, osmotic computing, big data computing, and quantum computing. To conduct this study, we have surveyed different research articles in the combination of blockchain technology and computing paradigms. Based on this survey, we have mentioned the contemporary research works, challenges, and a list of possible research opportunities and solutions.
Parallelization of the K-Means++ Clustering Algorithm
Authors: Daoudi Sara , Zouaoui Chakib Mustapha Anouar , El-Mezouar Miloud Chikr , Taleb Nasreddine
Published: April 2021

K-means++ is the clustering algorithm that is created to improve the process of getting initial clusters in the K-means algorithm. The k-means++ algorithm selects initial k-centroids arbitrarily dependent on a probability that is proportional to each data-point distance to the existing centroids. The most noteworthy problem of this algorithm is when running happens in sequential mode, as this reduces the speed of clustering. In this paper, we develop a new parallel k-means++ algorithm using the graphics processing units (GPU) where the Open Computing Language (OpenCL) platform is used as the programming environment to perform the data assignment phase in parallel while the Streaming SIMD Extension (SSE) technology is used to perform the initialization step to select the initial centroids in parallel on CPU. The focus is on optimizations directly targeted to this architecture to exploit the most of the available computing capabilities. Our objective is to minimize runtime while keeping the quality of the serial implementation. Our outcomes demonstrate that the implementation of targeting hybrid parallel architectures (CPU & GPU) is the most appropriate for large data. We have been able to achieve a 152 times higher throughput than that of the sequential implementation of k-means ++.
Image Pixel Contrast Enhancement Using Enhanced Multi Histogram Equalization Method
Authors: Rao Gutta Srinivasa , Srikrishna Atluri
Published: April 2021

Image Enhancement methods produce various sorts of problems, for example, unnatural impacts, over-improvement, and these downsides become increasingly unmistakable in improving dull Images. Histogram Equalization (HE) method is a straightforward and generally utilized Image contrast enhancement procedure. The fundamental task of HE is it changes the contrast of the Image. To perform this task, different HE techniques have been proposed. These techniques protect the brightness or contrast on the final Image that doesn't have a characteristic look. To overcome the drawbacks of HE, Enhanced Multi Histogram Equalization (EMHE) technique is proposed, which divide the Image into a few sub images and again these sub images are divided into sub-images, and traditional HE strategy is applied to each sub Image for getting better results. The improvement is brought about by repetitive data present in sub-pixel moves between relating Lightroom (LR) Images of a similar scene. The principal phase of the development incorporates Image enrollment of LR Images utilizing known parameters and geo-referencing methods for manufactured and genuine information individually. The proposed development of M-HE Images has been assessed on the LR Images obtained from satellite Image datasets to exhibit the clarity of the images by enhancing the contrast on the poor lighting images.
Deep Learning Based Recurrent Neural Networks to Enhance the Performance of Wind Energy Forecasting: A Review
Authors: Paramasivan Senthil Kumar
Published: April 2021

In the modern era, deep learning is a powerful technique in the field of wind energy forecasting. The deep neural network effectively handles the seasonal variation and uncertainty characteristics of wind speed by proper structural design, objective function optimization, and feature learning. The present paper focuses on the critical analysis of wind energy forecasting using deep learning based Recurrent neural networks (RNN) models. It explores RNN and its variants, such as simple RNN, Long Short Term Memory (LSTM), Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU), and Bidirectional RNN models. The recurrent neural network processes the input time series data sequentially and captures well the temporal dependencies exist in the successive input data. This review investigates the RNN models of wind energy forecasting, the data sources utilized, and the performance achieved in terms of the error measures. The overall review shows that the deep learning based RNN improves the performance of wind energy forecasting compared to the conventional techniques.
A Framework for Leveraging Image Security in Cloud with Simultaneous Compression and Encryption Using Compressive Sensing
Authors: Manikyam Naga Raju Hari , Devi Munisamy Shyamala
Published: April 2021

In the contemporary era, technological innovations like cloud computing and Internet of Things (IoT) pave way for diversified applications producing multimedia content. Especially large volumes of image data, in medical and other domains, are produced. Cloud infrastructure is widely used to reap benefits such as scalability and availability. However, security and privacy of imagery is in jeopardy when outsourced it to cloud directly. Many compression and encryption techniques came into existence to improve performance and security. Nevertheless, in the wake of emergence of quantum computing in future, there is need for more secure means with multiple transformations of data. Compressive sensing (CS) used in existing methods to improve security. However, most of the schemes suffer from the problem of inability to perform compression and encryption simultaneously besides ending up with large key size. In this paper, we proposed a framework known as Cloud Image Security Framework (CISF) leveraging outsourced image security. The framework has an underlying algorithm known as Hybrid Image Security Algorithm (HISA). It is based on compressive sensing, simultaneous sensing and encryption besides random pixel exchange to ensure multiple transformations of input image. The empirical study revealed that the CISF is more effective, secure with acceptable compression performance over the state of the art methods.
Facies structure of the chalk natural landmark of the nature monument “Chalk slopes with calcephil plants near town Volsk”
Authors:   Saratov State University, Makarov Vladimir Z. , Volkov Yuri V. ,   Saratov State University, Arhipova Ekaterina A. ,   Saratov State University, Nevryuev Alexander M. ,   Saratov State University, Melnikova Evgeniia S. ,   Saratov State University
Published: April 2021

The article presents the results of landscape-ecological studies of the site of the natural monument “Chalk slopes with calcephil plants near town Volsk” in the Saratov region. For the first time, the facies rows of the chalk buttes of the Volsky Pre-Volga region are identified, their characteristics are presented, and the conservational risks to calciphytic diversity are indicated.
Assessment of the geoecological state of surface watercourses in the Slavsky district, Kaliningrad region (summer hydrological season)
Authors:   Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Institute of Nature Management, Territorial Development and Urban Planning, Spirin Yuri A. , Zotov Sergey I. ,   Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Institute of Nature Management, Territorial Development and Urban Planning
Published: April 2021

The paper provides an assessment of the geoecological state of surface watercourses in the Slavsky district, Kaliningrad region in the summer hydrological season. For this purpose, the choice of watercourses for research was carried out, which, in aggregate, could characterize the river network of the Slavsky district as a whole, they were: r. Zlaya, r. Shluzovaya, r. Nemoninka and r. Osa. Water samples were taken for hydrochemical analysis and the hydrometric characteristics of the rivers were measured. The research resulted in information on the quality of water in rivers, as well as on the role of anthropogenic and natural influences on it.
Assessment of technogenic load of Nizhny Tagil city pond and environmental risk management based on multifractal dynamics
Authors:   Central Black Earth Interregional Administration of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources, Kul`nev Vadim V. , Nasonov Andrey N. ,   Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Academy of Agriculture named K. A. Timiryazev, Tsvetkov Il`ya V. ,   Tver` State University, Mezhova Lidiya A. ,   Voronezh State Pedagogical University
Published: April 2021

Algoremediation which is a method of natural and waste water treatment due to the metabolic potential of chlorococcal microalgae is based on the principle of system stability. The method of pollution degree estimation of anthropogenic loaded water object based on the application of fractal calculation is shown. Factor analysis has been used to determine the parameters of the environmental system of Nizhny Tagil city pond which are the basis for a new approach to evaluating the efficiency of environmental protection measures through geoecological risk management.
Structural features of the lower permian salt-bearing series and the character of salt-tectogenesis manifestations in the northern and northwestern margins of the Сaspian depression. Paper 1
Authors:   LVSRIGG, Pisarenko Yuri A. , Goncharenko Olga P. ,   Saratov State University, Pisarenko Vladimir Yu. ,   LVSRIGG
Published: April 2021

The detailed evaluation of the accumulated geological-geophysical data, particularly on the inner structure of the saltbearing series in the margins of the Caspian Depression, the mechanism of salt-tectogenesis manifestation, its reflection in the structure of the salt table and association with the structural inhomogeneities of the subsalt bed is presented. The authors attempt to acquire additional indirect criteria for predicting the structure of the subsalt bed by means of analyzing the structure of the salt-bearing series and the character of salt-tectogenesis manifestation. The problem solution is based on the complex analysis of the data from drilling and seismic prospecting.
The Effect of Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin, and Thiazolidinediones on Bone Histomorphometry in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Postmenopausal Wistar Rats
Authors: Köseoğlu Derya , Take Gülnur , Yılmaz Banu Aktaş , Kan Erdal , Çakır Nuri
Published: April 2021

Background: Osteoporosis is a metabolic skeletal disease with low bone mass and bone microarchitectural disorganization. Thiazolidinediones (TZD) increase insulin sensitivity through activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). One of the most important side effects of this drugs is its effects on bone, especially in postmenopausal women. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of diabetes mellitus (DM), insulin, and TZDs on bone in postmenopausal Wistar rats.
Methods: Sixteen postmenopausal Wistar rats were divided into four groups: (i) control group, (ii) Streptozotocin-induced DM group without treatment, (iii) Streptozotocin-induced DM group with insulin therapy, and (iv) Streptozotocin-induced DM group receiving rosiglitazone. Pictures of the obtained samples were taken under computer-equipped photo-light microscope, and bone tissue ratios were calculated in an area of 1 mm2. In this area, trabecular thicknesses were measured from six randomly selected regions. In addition, femoral neck regions were determined by measuring the farthest distance.
Results: Compared to the control group, trabecular thicknesses were decreased in the uncontrolled DM and rosiglitazone groups. In the rosiglitazone-treated group, trabecular thickness was decreased compared to the uncontrolled DM group. The histological examination of the bones showed that uncontrolled DM and rosiglitazone treatment negatively affected the osteoblast and osteocyte activity. Insulin-treated group had a similar histologic examination compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Our study showed that DM had unfavorable effects on bones, and rosiglitazone further exerts this effect. However, the negative effect of DM may be neutralized with the use of insulin.
Keywords: diabetes mellitus, bone, osteoporosis, bone histomorphometry, rosiglitazone, insulin, thiazolidinediones
The Effectiveness of Sovodak in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
Authors: Talebian Farshad , Parhizkar Baran , Mohsenpour Behzad , Sharifi Pezhman , Hajati Amirreza , Sheikhesmaeili Farshad
Published: April 2021

Background: Recently, interferon-free treatment has been considered for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C due to their high therapeutic success and lack of serious side effects. The combination of Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir is effective in the treatment of the disease because of its pan-genotype. In the present study, the effectiveness of Sovodak, which is a combination of the aforementioned two drugs in one tablet, in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis was investigated.
Methods: Patients with chronic hepatitis C whose diagnosis was confirmed by HCV RNA–PCR test were included in the study. These patients received one Sovodak tablet daily (for 12 weeks for non-cirrhotic patients and 24 weeks for cirrhotic patients). Sustained virologic response (SVR) was assessed by PCR test 12 weeks after the end of the treatment and one year later. Also, serum levels of liver enzymes, platelet count, and liver stiffness (using elastography method) were measured and their levels were compared before and after treatment in patients.
Results: Findings related to the PCR test in patients showed that the level of SVR was 100% in patients 12 weeks after treatment (SVR-12). In three cirrhotic patients who received only 12 weeks of drug treatment, the disease recurred a year later. According to the results, ALT and AST serum levels were significantly decreased (P < 0.001), and platelet count level was increased (P < 0.001) one year after the end of the treatment period. Also, the liver stiffness index measured using FibroScan was significantly decreased in patients 12 weeks after the end of the treatment (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this study, in line with other studies, showed the effective role of Sovodak in completely eliminating the HCV virus in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Cirrhotic patients need to receive treatment for at least six months.
Key words: Sovodak, hepatitis C, sustained virologic response, effectiveness, liver cirrhosis
Clinico-pathological Diagnosis of Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy in a 22-year-old Male
Authors: Ayele Biniyam A. , Ibrahim Riyad , Tsegaye Keberte , Birhanu Tadele , Assefa Hanna , Ergete Wondwossen
Published: April 2021

Background: Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is a rare hereditary disease with a prevalence of 2.03–6.8 per 100,000 individuals. FSHD is the third most common type of muscular dystrophy after the Duchene muscular dystrophy and myotonic dystrophy. To the best of our knowledge, the current case report is the first to report probable FSHD case mainly diagnosed using clinico-pathological evidence from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Case Report: A 22-year-old right-handed male college student presented with progressive proximal muscular weakness associated with wasting. The weakness started from the bilateral facial muscles and progressively involved proximal upper and lower limbs muscles associated with scapular winging, waddling gait, and bilateral foot drops. His bulbar, sensory, autonomic, and cognitive systems were spared. Muscles EMG showed myopathic patterns and normal serum CK. Muscle biopsy from affected muscles showed variation in fiber size with groups of angular fibers, preserved fibers, and hypertrophic fibers with marked fibrosis and adipose tissue replacement with no apparent inflammation and necrosis which is consistent with pathological features of muscular dystrophy. Considering the clinical semiology, physical findings, EMG findings, and pathological findings diagnosis of FSHD of scapuloperoneal variant was made. The patient was managed with analgesics, nutritional advice, and ankle prosthesis for foot drops. Currently, the patient is in a similar condition with modest improvement in his musculoskeletal pain complaints.
Conclusion: This case highlights the fact that a careful clinical evaluation with thorough utilization of diagnostic investigations available at our disposal may support the diagnosis of FSHD in resource-limited areas where the necessary genetic tests were not available.
Keywords: facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, dystrophy, clinico-pathology, sub-Saharan Africa
THE VIOLATION OF A TABOO: MODERN YOUNG ADULT IN THE SCHOOL LITERATURE PROGRAM
Authors: Pogorelaya Elena A.
Published: April 2021

The article offers a variant of updating the modern school literature program by including modern texts aimed at “young adult literature”. In contrast to the foreign practice of publishing and discussing literature for teenagers and “young adults”, in which new children’s literature has long been working with the established taboos of the adult world (themes of death, sex, bullying in the collective, domestic violence, etc.), in Russia the value of such literature is a debatable issue, although a number of popular texts (P. Sanaev, N. Abgaryan, D. Sabitova et al.), obviously, correspond to this trend. Based on an experiment with grade 8 students, who were offered modern works of three thematic blocks (texts dedicated to unknown and tragic pages of the history of the XX century, family themes and topical issues of relations between peers), the potential of modern domestic and foreign literature young adult to encourage interested reading and dialogue with the student is shown. The article presents comments on excerpts from school essays, in which they tell about the texts they read and offer to include in the school course works that are understandable and close to the modern teenager.
MAGGIE GEE’S “THE ARTIST” IN RUSSIAN
Authors: Kamilya F. Ayupova
Published: April 2021

The proposed material presents a translation of the story “The Artist” from the collection of short stories “The Blue” (2006) by modern British writer Maggie Gee. The author’s novels have been awarded literary prizes and translated into fourteen languages, but are not yet familiar to the Russian-speaking reader. The translation of the story was made by the winner of the international Art & Craft of Translation competition, which was held in 2018 with the support of the Oxford Russian Fund. The text of the translation is accompanied by a brief commentary that provides explanations of historical, cultural, and literary-critical nature.