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The study of the energy characteristics of bulk materials mixing in a rotary mixer
Authors: Kapranova A.B. , Bahaeva D.D. , Stenko D.V. , Verloka I.I.
Published: June 2020

The use of bulk composites, the physical and mechanical properties of which are specified by the regulation requirements of a particular production area, including nuclear and thermal energy, is constantly expanding. Obtaining high-quality composite mixtures from solid dispersed media is associated with a number of difficulties in preventing the influence of segregation and adhesion effects. This presents a number of challenges in choosing a method for mixing bulk components, a type of mixing elements, rational range of changes in the main parameters of the specified process, etc. Ensuring an effective mode of mixing bulk materials is possible in the devices with rarefied flows, in particular, using rotary devices. The design of these special-purpose apparatuses is associated with the mathematical modeling of this process as an appropriate theoretical basis. An analytical description of bulk materials mixing and the organization of rarefied flows in the volume of a rotary mixer is carried out using the stochastic approach in approximating the equilibrium representation of the states of energetically closed macrosystem of each component. An energy method was used to analyze the dependence of the energy characteristics of the process of mixing bulk components, which was performed using rotary devices, on the operational and structural parameters of this operation. The revealed analytical relationship between the energy characteristics of each rarefied flow of bulk materials and the parameters of the process under study allows predicting the degree of influence of a number of factors on the quality of the finished bulk mixture.
Man, nature, death of V.S. Solovyov and A. Schopenhauer
Authors: Buller А.
Published: June 2020

In this article the question about the influence of the natural sciences on the philosophical concepts of Arthur Schopenhauer and Vladimir Solovyov was raised. The influence of Kantian transcendental criticism on Schopenhauer's philosophy was studied. It was shown that this influence manifested itself very vividly in the Schopenhauer concept of «will to live». It was established that the ontological status of man as a «phenomenon» had an impact both on Schopenhauer's concept of death and on his ethics of compassion. It was emphasized that the natural world plays an important role in Soloviev’s philosophical concept. According to Soloviev the nature of a person is determined by three needs: «animals, mental and heart», while the ontological basis of all these three needs is life, that is, the ability to «exist». It was indicated that the moral feelings of a person justified by Soloviev – shame, conscience, pity, and reverence – are a kind of human «response» of a rational being to its natural instincts and needs. The parallels between the philosophical views of Schopenhauer and Solovyov were drawn. On the basis of this parallels it was concluded that, despite the significant differences in the worldview of these two very different thinkers in nature, their approach to philosophy was largely identical and was characterized by scientific objectivity, interdisciplinarity, the skill of argumentation, the sharpness of the mind, the desire to give reasonable answers to the «last questions» of philosophy.
P.A. Florensky: reflections on historical knowledge
Authors: Zyablikov A.V.
Published: June 2020

The article analyses the features of the historical research of P.A. Florensky. It gives a review of the main works of the thinker, in which he formulates his understanding of history and historical knowledge. The article reveals the internal connection between the historical ideas of P.A. Florensky and his doctrine of discreteness and antinomicity as the universal principles of being as well as the philosopher's ideas about the immanent rhythms of the movement of culture. It shows the common grounds of P.A. Florensky`s ideas and the cultural-historical monadology of N.Y. Danilevsky, O. Spengler, A. Toynbee. The historical methodology proposed by P.A. Florensky denies the laws of «direct perspective». P.A. Florensky’s representations concerning the meaning of history and culture are analyzed. His understanding of historical crisis as a blessing harboring in itself the possibility of change and growth. He offers his own understanding of the «end of history» and «another» history, taking its standpoint from that a person’s change to a different qualitative state. In this context Florensky’s teachings view theocracy as the least hostile form of government and the ideas about «extrapresence» as the most reasonable form of political positioning. The refutation of the linearity of history, as if having some immanent intent and moving towards some kind of logical realization, is a sign that characterizes the historiosophical discourse of religious thinkers of the Silver Age.
From the life of «The Knights Of The Book». (About the correspondence of P.P. Pertsov and B.V. Nikolskij)
Authors: Fetisenko O.L.
Published: June 2020

The article precedes the publication of the unpublished correspondence of P.P. Pertsov and B.V. Nikolsky, lasting from 1896 to 1900 and preserved with small gaps (letters of Pertsov prevail). The set identified in The State Archive of the Russian Federation and the Manuscript department of the Institute of Russian literature is up to 32 letters. The main topics of the epistolary dialogue are connected with the literary, critical and publishing activities of the correspondents; the most significant being the «Pushkin's» plot, in which Vl. Solovyov appeared to be included in absence. Among other important subjects of correspondence is the preparation of the collection «Philosophical Currents of Russian Poetry» and the first critical reviews of it. The evolution of relations between the interlocutors is briefly traced, previously unknown reviews about Nikolsky from Pertsov’s letters of the same period to his father and to V.V. Rozanov are given, the reasons that led to the severance of relations are explained. All of these topics are discussed in more detail in the commentary to the letters.
The Visual Vaccine Debate on Twitter: A Social Network Analysis
Authors: Milani Elena , Weitkamp Emma , Webb Peter
Published: June 2020

Pro- and anti-vaccination users use social media outlets, such as Twitter, to join conversations about vaccines, disseminate information or misinformation about immunization, and advocate in favour or against vaccinations. These users not only share textual content, but also images to emphasise their messages and influence their audiences. Though previous studies investigated the content of vaccine images, there is little research on how these visuals are distributed in digital environments. Therefore, this study explored how images related to vaccination are shared on Twitter to gain insight into the communities and networks formed around their dissemination. Moreover, this research also investigated who influences the distribution of vaccine images, and could be potential gatekeepers of vaccination information. We conducted a social network analysis on samples of tweets with images collected in June, September and October 2016. In each dataset, pro- and anti-vaccination users formed two polarised networks that hardly interacted with each other, and disseminated images among their members differently. The anti-vaccination users frequently retweeted each other, strengthening their relationships, making the information redundant within their community, and confirming their beliefs against immunisation. The pro-vaccine users, instead, formed a fragmented network, with loose but strategic connections that facilitated networking and the distribution of new vaccine information. Moreover, while the pro-vaccine gatekeepers were non-governmental organisations or health professionals, the anti-vaccine ones were activists and/or parents. Activists and parents could potentially be considered as alternative but trustworthy sources of information enabling them to disseminate misinformation about vaccinations.
Science Journalism and Pandemic Uncertainty
Authors: Dunwoody Sharon
Published: June 2020

Novel risks generate copious amounts of uncertainty, which in turn can confuse and mislead publics. This commentary explores those issues through the lens of information seeking and processing, with a focus on social media and the potential effectiveness of science journalism.
Resources of Open Data in Ukraine
Authors: Shevchenko Viktoriya
Published: June 2020

The article focuses on the open data and public information. The characteristics of open data are availability, free use, versatility, ease of processing. The main objectives of the study are to reveal the classification features of the data, the prerequisites for opening data for public institutions in Ukraine, to identify the principles of working with public and open data in Ukraine and the scope of their application. Methodologies include: a classification method for formalized data description; the method of generalizing and analyzing large amounts of data, the method of observation to find out the extent of the dissemination of open data in Ukraine; a chronological method for constructing a timeline for the dissemination of open data in Ukraine. Results. In terms of content, the data is classified into general cultural, historical, biographical encyclopedias, dictionaries; structured by theme in directories; quantitative indicators; geolocal data; user activity data. The public information with restricted access is distinguished; confidential information; classified information; business information; personal and public information in the form of open data. There are three open source data resources in Ukraine: E-data; ProZorro and State Portal of Open Data; also, there act open source data monitoring and control services, information and analytical resources. The main measure of effectiveness is the social effect of influencing open data understanding and promoting the use of services to access open data. Not just the data itself, but its correct interpretation and interpretation for the citizens is valuable in storytelling. Involvement of Ukrainians in the principles of state control and the possibility of unconditional access to the necessary information at any time ensure the formation of an open society, the development of democracy and civil society, create opportunities for business development, and form a responsible and active citizenship among citizens. Open data is an inexhaustible source for successful startups.
REPRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPT POPULUS IN THE LATIN LANGUAGE (based on the lexicographic sources)
Authors: Pysmenna Yulia
Published: June 2020

The article focuses on the study of the lexical representation of the Latin concept POPULUS in lexicographic sources. Based on a comparison of relevant lexicographic articles in the bilingual translation dictionaries as well as observing the synonymous series, the key sememes were highlighted, which shape the determined semantic areas of the concept POPULUS. Semantic area “people as a human community, connected by a common origin” is being interpreted through the notions of ethnicity, nation, nationality; the population of the state or its specific part, region, area; tribe, clan, family, degree of kinship. At the lexical level, this meaning is realized through synonymous series: gens, familia, genus, stirps, prosapia; genus, gens, natio, populus. Semantic area “people as a political community” correlates with the notions of state (Roman state), citizenship, democracy, civil rights; and represented by such words, that reflect the facts of the social and political organization of Ancient Rome, as Senatus populusque Romanus; patricii et plebs. Semantic area “people as a large number of people, crowd”, realized by the lexemes of the synonymous series plebs, vulgus, multitudo, turba, tumultus, demonstrates the opposition of personality and the popular mass and is marked by an expressive axiology.

The semantic peculiarities of the lexemes that represent the concept POPULUS in the context of historical and cultural realities of Ancient Roman society are analyzed; their specific features and axiological characteristics are determined.
THE RITUAL TERMINOLOGY OF MARRIAGE: TRANSLATION EQUIVALENTS, SEMANTIC DYNAMICS AND VALUE CONCEPTS
Authors: Tyshscenko Oleh , Malaniuk Maria , Popko Iryna
Published: June 2020

The article presents the semantic and pragmatic analysis of ethno-cultural parallels related to conceptosphere WEDDING and MARRIAGE on the base of searching cross-language equivalents and analogues to transmit a specific ethno-cultural content, ways of transformations and related value concepts’ translation, sequential structural-semantic modeling through the lens of a joint or an inner form; synonymous variants of paroemias are being determined in a comparative perspective.

The material for the analysis was the dictionaries of proverbs, dictionaries of dialects, bilingual phraseological dictionaries of the analyzed languages, and ethnographic descriptions of the marriage ceremony, dictionaries of beliefs and symbols.

Common evaluative component of reality conceptualization studied in the context of paroemia and image categorization, demonstrates different gender and socio-cultural markedness in the sustainable expressions, proverbs and sayings, in Polish, Ukrainian, Slovak, French and English languages.

Special attention is given to the mental-semiotic correlates of key ritual terms and related symbols and concepts, phraseological relations, sustainable comparisons that are presented in the magic marriage and beliefs.

The household contexts and stereotypes, norms of behavior associated with the relationship between man and woman before and after marriage, mentioned in the universal categories of good and evil, happiness and misery, successes, failures, old-young and other nominatively characterized principles of imaginative and accolade nomination are also being analysed.

In some cases, the processes of semantic dynamics and transformation of marriage and ritual realities and symbols in paroemina contexts are studied, alongside with the specifics of the emergence of nomens with secondary evaluative function.

The latter reflects different facts, a kind of reality of a particular culture (material or spiritual), known as nonequivalent vocabulary and phraseology with the national-cultural component of the semantics.
Development of Psychological Resources of Coping Behavior as a Factor of Prevention of Situational Anxiety in Older Adolescence
Authors: Degtyarev A. , Efimochkina K.M.
Published: June 2020

The paper presents the results of an empirical study. This is a formative experiment conducted in the form of psychological training, the main purpose of which is the development of psychological resources of coping behavior of the individual to reduce situational anxiety in older adolescents. The sample is made up of 50 students of the 11th grade of Moscow secondary school No. 868 (24 in the experimental group and 26 in the control group). The key hypothesis of the study: it is possible to influence situational anxiety in older adolescence by developing various resources of coping behavior with the help of socio-psychological training. The additional hypothesis: there is a relation between the situational anxiety and the features of coping behavior in adolescents. The quantitative and qualitative data confirm the key hypothesis of the study and demonstrate the effectiveness of socio-psychological training in education institutions. The study suggests that the introduction of group psychological training into the educational process is a promising direction for both theoretical and practical purpose.
Identification of the Mental States of Minors Accused and Convicted as a Precondition for Preventing Their
Authors: Debolsky M.G. , Melnikova D.V. , Mesnichenko A.S.
Published: June 2020

The article deals with the features of the manifestation of mental states in minor suspects, accused and convicted persons, depending on the presence at a certain stage of preventive measures selected against the subject. The relevance of this issue is due to the need to take into account mental states for the prevention of destructive behavior (suicides, escapes, group disobedience, mass riots, conflicts with cellmates, conflicts with employees of the institution) in the pre-trial detention center and educational colony. The article describes some features of adolescence that affect the mental state of minor suspects, accused, and convicted. The publication presents the theoretical analysis of the concept of "mental state", briefly describes "the crisis points" faced by people from the moment of stay in pre-trial detention center prior to the incarceration in education colony (inclusive), describes the factors of the prison environment that affect the subject and the most frequently occurring mental condition in dependence on location at a certain "critical" point (location in a pre-trial detention center, in the courtroom (sentencing), detention in education colony and release).
Volunteerism as a Tool for Preventing Deviant Behavior in Adolescents
Authors: Kucherenko P.A. , Korovyakovsky D.G. , Antonova N.V. , Khromova N.M. , Maistrovich E.V.
Published: June 2020

This article is devoted to the prevention of deviant behavior through volunteer activities. The growing number of children in a socially dangerous situation, the deterioration of their physical and mental health, social orphanhood, early crime, the use of alcohol and drugs by children and adolescents - this is the series of problems that exist in modern Russia and is related to the social life of children and adolescents. In this regard, the search for new methods of working with children and adolescents to correct their deviations and improve the quality of their life becomes especially relevant. The volunteer movement has a high educational potential and can be effectively adapted to work with children and adolescents. The authors consider the activities of specific volunteer organizations to attract children and adolescents to the volunteer environment in order to prevent deviant behavior.
The article analyzes the possibilities from participation in volunteer movements, as well as voluntary associations of children and adolescents with behavioral problems.
Specifics of Psychological Impact Strategies for Persons Committing Sexual Crimes Against Minors through the Internet
Authors: Korchagin N.Y. , Dvoryanchikov N.V. , Antonov O.Y. , Shulga T.I.
Published: June 2020

The article deals with the study of psychological impact strategies adapted by individuals in the course of sexual crimes against minors through the Internet. The research materials: 34 indictments drawn up in accordance with articles 132, 133, 134, 135, part 1 241, 242 of the criminal code of the Russian Federation), including the plot of the criminal case, materials of correspondence between the accused and victims, conclusions of forensic experts psychologists, psychiatrists, sexologists. By means of statistical and qualitative methods of analysis, the types of persons committing sexual crimes against minors through the Internet and predictors of attribution to the selected types are identified. The specificity of criminal activity, depending on the diagnosed mental disorder and the used strategy of psychological influence is revealed. The paper suggests directions for further development of this problem.
Psychological Conditions for Increasing Reliability of Professional Actions of a Law Enforcement Specialist
Authors: Fedotov A.Y.
Published: June 2020

The article is devoted to the problem of improving the professional and performance reliability of a law enforcement specialist by development of background psychophysical levels of consciousness. This approach is implemented taking into account the features of specialist professional activity, current trends of increasing the role of professional-performance factor for reliability for both executional and management tasks. From the methodological point of view, the necessity of improving the traditional model of professional and personal development, systematization of psychological technologies related to the development of the ability to arbitrary self-regulation, filling the basic levels of movement and action construction with invariant professional content is justified. Experimental data confirming the effectiveness of this approach are presented. It is shown that taking into account the regularities of level-by-level integration of psychophysical functions, actualized awareness of actions in the course of training and retrospective reflection can significantly affect the dynamics of development of professional performance qualities, increasing the effectiveness of actions determined by them.
Presentation for Identification: Psychological And Tactical Aspects, Promising Methods ofPproduction
Authors: Saveleva M.V. , Smushkin A.B. , Domnina O.V.
Published: June 2020

The authors investigated the tactical and psychological features of presentation for identification. The most popular types of presentation for identification are examined in detail. The necessity of the procedural improvement of the regulation of presentation for identification and the need for the participation of a specialist - psychologist are substantiated. Particular attention is paid to the psychological nature of the recognition process and the factors affecting it. The analysis of the basic psychological elements of identification is given, the characteristics of perception, especially memory, presentation, recognition are taken into account. Depending on the psychological state of the subject of identification, situations are analyzed: identification in a calm environment; with an unstable psychological state of the identifier; in conditions that exclude the perception of the identifier, but with a lack of confidence and security, or, conversely, with a sense of security. The authors pay special attention to the presentation for identification, in the situation of application of security measures of the identifier, as well as to such an innovative direction as the use of virtual reality during this investigative action.
Information Support as a Tool of Social Reforms’ Correction
Authors: Pliushch A.N.
Published: June 2020

Objectives. To get a deeper knowledge of the informative accompaniment being a tool to get social reforms adopted. Background. Sociocultural dynamics as for the fluctuations of modernity in a new fashion pose the problems of government democratization, public control over it, being some part of the citizens commissioned. The appearance of modern informative and communicative technologies gives an opportunity to complete certain ways of social management using the new communicative formats and some types of social activity implying the transition to the subjects of the society being self-organized on the basis of jointly constructed public opinion. Methodology. A synergistic approach is used within the framework of which the society is regarded as a text constructed by a collective author on the basis of a sociocultural project it has. It made social reforms possible like some corrections of this project proposed by one of the subjects of the society being grouped. Conclusions. The informative accompaniment of the reforms is analyzed in a dual context: it is a necessary component of the process to get reforms adopted which become a part of some processes the society is being modernized as it turns out. It has led to an expansion of its interpretations when in addition to spreading of some information about the reforms and organizing some communications with a potential audience being interested in reforms’ promoting, the informative accompaniment becomes a part of some processes the society to be self-organized. In this case, it’s a feedback tool allowing different subjects to introduce some changes into proposed projects of the modernized society. The expansion of the informative accompaniment has been traced meaning its path from the tool of the customer, adapted for the solution of its goals, to the tool of the collective participant of social reforms, attracted with the perspectives of their application becoming a tool for the self-development of the society, allowing all the subjects of the society to be involved into this process.
Structural characterization and DNA binding properties of a new imine compound
Authors: KÖSE Muhammet , GUNGÖR Ozge , NACAROGLU BALLI Julide , KIRPIK Hilal
Published: June 2020

In this study, a new imine compound (M) was prepared from the reaction of o-vanillin and 4-isopropylaniline. The structure of the compound was characterized by the spectroscopic and analytical methods. Single crystals of the compound were grown and solid-state structure of the compound was further characterized by X-ray diffraction study. The UV-Vis absorption and emission properties of the compound were studied in different solvents. Moreover, DNA binding ability of the compound was investigated and compared with the standard DNA binding agents. The compound showed similar binding constant (4 x 105 M-1) to those spermine and ethidiumbromide.
Some characterizations of timelike rectifying curves in de sitter 3 space
Authors: MAK Mahmut
Published: June 2020

De Sitter space is a non-flat Lorentzian space form with positive constant curvature which plays an important role in the theory of relativity. In this paper, we define the notions of timelike rectifying curve and timelike conical surface in De Sitter 3-space as Lorentzian viewpoint. Moreover, we give some nice characterizations and results of a timelike rectifying curves with respect to curve-hypersurface frame in De Sitter 3-space which is a three dimensional pseudo-sphere in Minkowski 4-space.
Investigation of structural, thermal and dielectric properties of PVC/modified magnetic nanoparticle composites
Authors: TUKUR Abdulrahman , PEKDEMİR Mustafa Ersin , COŞKUN Mehmet
Published: June 2020

Three different composites (5, 10, and 20 wt. %) were prepared using purified PVC and POH-g-N3PTMS-g-Fe3O4. Firstly, 3-azidopropyltrimethoxysilane was synthesized under reflux from 3-chlorotrimethoxysilane and sodium azide. Then, magnetic nanoparticle was bonded with the silane group of 3-azidopropyltrimethoxysilane. After that the 3-azidopropyltrimethoxysilane bearing magnetic nanoparticle undergo click reaction with propargyl alcohol, and then the composites were prepared. Some characterization, including FT-IR spectroscopy, SEM, Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and EDX images was performed to the composites. The DSC measurements showed that the click reaction of the 3-azidopropyltrimethoxysilane graft magnetic nanoparticles (N3PTMS-g-Fe3O4) reduced the glass transition temperature (Tg). Click reaction reduced the thermal stability of N3PTMS-g-Fe3O4. The thermal stabilities of the composites increased by increasing the compositional rate. It was found that the 10% PVC /POH-g-N3PTMS-g-Fe3O4 reached saturation magnetization (Ms) at 5.12 emu/g. The dielectric constant (ε´) and dielectric loss (″) of POH-g-N3PTMS-g-Fe3O4 rapidly decreased with increasing applied frequency and then remain more or less constant. Also, the AC conductivity (ac) increased sharply with increasing the applied frequency. While the ε´ decreased slightly for the composites by increasing the applied frequency and the ac increase dramatically with an increase in applied frequency at room temperature.
Features and results of the diagnosis of disorders of social and emotional intelligence of patients with schizophrenia at an early stage of the disease
Authors: Bragin Dmitry A.
Published: June 2020

Aim. The aim of the paper was to study the specifics of diagnosing disorders of social and emotional intelligence of patients with schizophrenia at an early stage of the disease (mainly by projective methods) and to determine, thanks to the diagnosis, the targets of psychocorrectional effects.
Methods. 64 people were studied (40 men and 24 women, average age 28 years). The experimental group included patients with a verified diagnosis of schizophrenia (F20) at an early stage of the disease (33 people, 21 men and 12 women) aged 16 to 37 years (average age 29 years), the control group of a similar age and gender structure mentally healthy persons (31 people, 19 men and 12 women, average age 28 years). As research methods the following tests were used: (1) Methodology G. Rorschachs Ink Spot Test (The Rorschach Inkblot Test, 1921); (2) Test Understanding the mental state of the eyes Reading the mind in the Eyes (Baron-Cohen et al., 2001) a modified version of E.E. Rumyantseva (2016); (3) Test Social Intelligence by J. Guildford, M. Sulliven (adaptation by E.S. Mikhailova, 1996); (4) Methodology Emotional Intelligence by J. Mayer, P. Salovei and D. Caruso (MSCEIT V2.0, 2014); (5) Test of emotional intelligence of Lucin (EmIn); (6) Hall emotional intelligence test. Data Processing Methods: John Exner Integrative System (Exner, 1997, 2003).
Results. It was found that patients with schizophrenia, even at an early stage of the course of the disease, are worse at solving problems to assess the success of social functioning.
Conclusions. The most significant and reliable differences (reliable by the U-criterion, at p 0.001) are found when schizophrenic patients perform tasks related to the characteristics of perception and analysis not so much of the social stimuli themselves, as by their nuancing. The structure of violations of social functioning is also dominated by difficulties in predicting both their further actions and the interlocutor. Determined by the decrease in general social incompetence is the practically reduced possibility of using emotions and their manifestations in solving social problems.
Place of evidence-based medicine in the diagnosis of mental disorders
Authors: Poltavskaya Evgeniya G.
Published: June 2020

The polemic article is a presentation of the authors opinion regarding the role of evidence-based medicine in the formulation of a psychiatric diagnosis, in particular schizophrenia. The principles of clinical approach and evidence-based medicine in psychiatry are compared.
ROLE OF EMOTIONAL FACTORS IN FORMATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND DIABETES OF THE 2ND TYPE)
Authors: Solovyova Svetlana L. , Koshanskaya Anjelica G. , Vlasova Natalya V.
Published: June 2020

Aim. To investigate a role of emotional factors in formation of cardiovascular pathology (on the example of a myocardial infarction and diabetes of the 2nd type).

Methods. The symptomatic questionnaire of SCL-90-R (from English Symptom Check List-90-Revised), a scale of alarm of Beck, the test questionnaire of a depression, a scale of hopelessness of Beck, a test technique of type of the relation to a disease and treatment TOBOL. The obtained data are processed by means of the statistical SPPS 20 program.

Results. The research showed that emotional factors influencing development of cardiovascular pathology, advancing a demonstration of the disease. Women at a stage of formation of cardiovascular pathology have more expressiveness of symptoms of a distress with tendency to its strengthening, fixing on the somatic feelings, existence of easy and moderate disturbing and depressive symptomatology with reactions of irritability leading to the avoiding behavior and also fear of loss of independence with feeling of own inferiority in comparison with other people, escape in the disease. The professional demand is more important for men, unlike women, leading to concealment of relevant symptomatology, perhaps, unconscious. They are not inclined to fix the attention on painful feelings, cannot attach significance on them, explaining their disease with fatigue at work. All this leads to later request for medical care and serious consequences. In men with cardiovascular pathology in the moderated and expressed degree the disturbing and depressive symptomatology is expressed with a dysphoria, violations of night sleep, ergopathic or anozognostic type of the relation to a disease is shown. The disturbing depression of patients with cardiovascular pathology is supported by observance of the high therapeutic security, risk of development of the complications causing a feeling of loss of control over own life and future that promotes formation of living position for disabled. Knowledge of features of the emotional sphere of the patients with for the first time revealed SD of the 2nd type who had a myocardial infarction expands possibilities of correction of negative impact of emotional factors on formation and progressing of cardiovascular pathology.

Conclusions. Emotional factors such as alarm and depression influence formation of cardiovascular pathology and advance a demonstration of the disease. More often women are fixed on somatic complaints, and men with cardiovascular pathology cannot attach significance to somatic symptoms that leads to later request for medical care. Emotional factors should be considered as main targets of psychological intervention when developing programs of prevention along with the known somatic indicators that assumes need of interaction of experts of different clinical disciplines.
Modern ideas about the psyche: changing of the paradigm
Authors: Reshetnikov Mikhail М.
Published: June 2020

The problem of the psyche and consciousness has been the most mysterious one for a few thousand years and is still unresolved. It has been almost forgotten that Aristotle considered human psyche a structure that is not bound to the body. This idea did not persist, though. It was Hippocrates who ruined it and declared a different concept, which prevailed for many centuries, that the brain is a repository of all mental processes. Even such a genius as Rene Descartes took Hippocratess idea for granted and spent many months in attempts to find memory and emotions in gyrus and ventricles of the brain. This path the search of material structures of the psyche was followed by I.M. Sechenov, I.P. Pavlov and many others. Later, many other mistaken ideas were born, declared new and revolutionary ones and died prematurely. However, not only ideas died, but also patients, who were treated by methods developed on the basis of these hypotheses. The author formulates the idea of the brain as the biological interface and proves a non-material theory of the psyche, which is a discovery that requires a change in basic paradigms of human sciences.
A study of relationship between maternal serum vitamin D levels during peripartum period and neonatal birth weight
Authors: Dhillon Gurpreet K. , Rai Sunil K. , Dhillon Harpreet S. , Sasidharan Shibu
Published: June 2020

Background: An observational study was undertaken to study the relationship between maternal serum vitamin D levels during peripartum period and neonatal birth weight.Methods: This study was done on 569 patients to study the relationship between maternal serum vitamin D levels during peripartum period and neonatal birth weight. The data included was maternal serum samples (taken during peri-partum period) and neonatal birth weight. The primary objective of this project was to assess the vitamin D levels in maternal serum and to study its relationship, if any, with birth weight in the neonates.Results: A total of 569 samples of maternal serum were analyzed for serum 25(OH)D levels out of which 457(80%) mothers were found to have sufficient, 101(18%) insufficient and 11(2%) deficient Vitamin D levels as per US Endocrinological society guidelines. Out of total 569 newborns, 104 (18.27%) were low birth weight (LBW) and 465 (81.27%) were normal birth weight (NBW). Out of total LBW (104), 19(18.27%) were born to vitamin D deficient (VDD) mothers and 85 (81.72%) were born to vitamin D sufficient (VDS) mothers. Out of total NBW(465), 86(18.45%) were born to VDD mothers and 379 (81.17%) were born to VDS mothers. These results were not statistically significant (p=0.76456749).Conclusions: Maternal 25(OH)-vitamin D status during late pregnancy did not have any statistically significant effect on the neonatal birth weight.
Clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of children with febrile seizures
Authors: Shankar Poornima , Mahamud Shajna
Published: June 2020

Background: Febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure disorder that occurs in children aged 6-60 months. Recurrences are common. This study was conducted to evaluate the epidemiology, clinical profile and laboratory parameters of children presenting with febrile seizure in a teaching hospital.Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study among children presenting with febrile seizure admitted to KIMS, Bengaluru from March (2018-2019). Children between six months to five years were included in the study while patients with prior episodes of afebrile seizures, abnormal neurodevelopment and not meeting the age criteria were excluded. Patient’s demographic and clinical data were collected from the in-patient records and analysed.Results: Among 60 children with febrile seizures were enrolled in our study with highest prevalence in males (58%) and amongst 13-24 months age group (37%). Majority (20%) presented in the monsoon season (June) and in the morning hours (43%). Simple febrile seizures and complex febrile seizures were observed in 60% and 40% respectively. Majority (73%) who developed first episode of seizure were below 24 months ago with mean age of 18.71±11.50 months. 42% had recurrence and was significantly associated with first episode of febrile seizures at age ≤1 year and family history of seizures. Upper respiratory tract infections were the commonest cause of fever. Anaemia and leucocytosis were seen in 72% and 70% cases respectively.Conclusions: Febrile seizure was observed predominantly in children below two years, simple febrile seizure being the commonest. Recurrence was common and significantly associated with the first episode of febrile seizure at the age one year or below and family history. Majority had anaemia which showed that iron deficiency anaemia could be a risk factor. Leucocytosis was present in most which could be either due to underlying infection or due to the stress of seizure itself.
Tuberculosis: a great masquerader
Authors: N. Rajeshwari , A. Savitha
Published: June 2020

Central nervous system tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the most severe form of tuberculosis, accounting for 1% of all TB cases. Intracranial tuberculosis can present as Tuberculous meningitis, Tuberculous encephalopathy, Tuberculous vasculitis, CNS tuberculomas and Tuberculous brain abscess. Here authors present a case of a 10-year-old girl who presented with insidious onset of early morning vomiting, excessive sleepiness with classical neuroimaging findings of intracranial tuberculosis. Authors emphasise that intracranial tuberculoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any intracranial space-occupying lesion with or without pulmonary involvement.
Finger-tip injuries: a study on functional outcomes of various methods of treatment
Authors: Singhal Hitesh , Singh Nirottam , Gupta Aviral , Meena D. S.
Published: June 2020

Background: Fingertip injuries are the most common injuries of the hand. Although maintenance of length, preservation of the nail, and appearance are important, the primary goal of treatment is a painless fingertip with durable and sensate skin. Restoration of original form or reconstruction of the most comfortable and functional compromise is the substance of challenge assured by the surgeon who manages the injured fingertip.

Methods: This descriptive study was done to evaluate the outcomes of various management (conservative, primary closure, SSG and various flaps) of fingertip injuries of 180 patients from December 2014 to 2016.

Results: Out of 180 patients, 30 dropped out, 76% were males and 24% were females. 68% were children and labor class. Index finger was involved in 55% cases. 42% injuries were due to machine injuries and door entrapment. Conservative and cross finger flap has better outcomes.

Conclusions: This is a preliminary report of 150 cases of the fingertip injuries with the problem of tissue loss. Most patients were injured while working. Majority of trauma was caused by various machines. Various methods had been chosen depends on type of injuries, age and occupation.
Surgical management of pelvic ring injuries: a study of twelve cases
Authors: Nahar Kuldeep , Nahar Nikita
Published: June 2020

The bony pelvic ring is constituted of the sacrum and bilateral innominate bones and stabilized by the sacroiliac, sacrospinous and sacro tuberous ligaments. Secondary stabilization is provided by the iliolumbar ligaments. Injury to the posterior ring structures brings more severe clinical instabilities. Assessment of mechanisms and mode of injuries is necessary for management of pelvic injury. Twelve patients were involved in this study of different kinds of injuries by classification and methods of treatment four patients were treated by anterior fixation. Three by posterior and three by anterior as well as posterior. One was by conservative means. Anterior includes symphysis plating, posterior includes intrapelvic plates as well as sacroiliac percutaneous screw fixation. Combined includes posterior plating and sacroiliac screw and external fixator anteriorly. All patients showed good results in terms of stability, union of fracture, relief of pain and movements. Two patients had some residual neurological deficit as foot drop. Pelvic ring injuries need a specialized approach for management and outcomes. Application of appropriate classification for management plays a significant role in outcomes.
Clinico-etiological study of erythroderma cases from tertiary care hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
Authors: Gangaraju Harish , M. T. Raghu , M. Yogendra , H. E. Virupakshappa , S. Ashwini , Y. R. Rakesh
Published: June 2020

Background: Erythroderma is a cutaneous morphological reaction pattern of skin having many underlying causes and finding the etiology helps in the proper management of erythroderma cases.

Methods: A cross sectional study was performed at the department of dermatology, Basaveshwara Medical College, Hospital and Research center, Chitradurga. Authors studied 30 consecutive cases of erythroderma from July 2017 to June 2019 with respect to the epidemiological, clinical and histological data. Clinico-histological correlation was analyzed for etiology of erythroderma.

Results: The mean age of onset was 35.03 years with a male to female ratio of 3:2. In addition to erythrema and scaling that were present in all patinets, other co-existent features included were pruritus (43.3%), fever (23.3%), and edema (16.7%). Of the pre-existing dermatoses, psoriasis was the most common (36.6%) disease followed by eczema (26.7%), drug-induced erythroderma (16.7%), colloidan baby (3.3%), pityriasisrubrapilaris (3.3%) and in 13.3% of cases, etiology could not be ascertained. Clinico-histopathological correlation could be established in 73.3% of cases.

Conclusions: In all erythroderma cases cutaneous features were identical irrespective of etiology. Detailed history, clinico-histopathological examination and other necessary haematological investigations helps to establish the etiology of erythroderma which helps in further management.
Refractory interstitial granulomatous dermatitis in the setting of underlying diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Authors: Nessel Trevor A. , Morris Jeffrey B. , Treyger German , Kerndt Connor C. , Sofen Bryan
Published: June 2020

Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis is a rare dermatologic condition characterized by erythematous papules, nodules, and plaques, most commonly on the trunk and limbs. It is commonly associated with comorbidities such as arthritis, autoimmune disease, lymphoproliferative disorders, and malignancies. In addition, the rash can be medication-induced, which is differentiated by histopathologic results. Diagnosis is confirmed with skin biopsy, and treatment is individualized to each patient. Here we report an 89-year-old man with sudden onset lower extremity interstitial granulomatous dermatitis with the concurrent diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Treatment of the skin lesions was attempted with a combination of steroids, antibiotics, antifungals, and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, without complete resolution.
Unani and modern aspects of psoriasis (Da’u-us-Sadaf) treatment: a review
Authors: Nasir Abdul , Fatma Gazala , Ali Waris , Ahmad M. Aftab
Published: June 2020

Psoriasis (Da’u-us-Sadaf) is a common, disfiguring, inflammatory, and chronic autoimmune skin disorder with a worldwide distribution, highest incidence is in Europeans, and the lowest in Asians from the East. The prevalence of psoriasis in adults varies from 0.44 to 2.8%, in India. The word psoriasis is derived from Greek word ‘psora’ meaning ‘itch’ ‘iasis’ meaning ‘action, condition’. Da’u-us-Sadaf is derived from Arabic words ‘daun’ means ‘disease’ and ‘Sadaf’ means ‘oyster shell’. Psoriasis or Da’u-us-Sadaf are not mentioned in any classic literature since ancient times. It was considered in the context of Taqashur-e-Jild and Qashaf-e-Jild by famous Unani physicians; Razi, Majoosi, Ahmad Bin Mohd Tabari, Ibn-e-Zohr, Akbar Arzani, Azam Khan, because of dryness of the skin and scale formation, which clinically resembles very much with psoriasis (Da’u-us-Sadaf). According to Ali Ibn-e-Abbas Al-Majoosi has described that Tabiyat expels the Khilt-e-Ghaleez from internal organs towards skin resulting in the dryness and itching of the skin, but in this condition skin is unable to remove Khilt-e-Ghaleez leading to accumulation of sauda in skin and produce Taqashur-e-Jild. Unani scholars has emphasized the Usool-e-Ilaj (principle of treatment) such as evacuations of black bile (Istifragh or Tanqiyahe Sauda), use of blood purifier (Tasfeeh-e-Dam), Munzijate Sauda (Melancholic concoctives), Mushilate Sauda (Melancholic purgatives), Tabreed Badan (genesis of ratoobat or fluids in the body), try to restore normal temperament (Tadeele Mizaj), topical application of jali (detergent), murakhi (emollient), murattib and mohallil (anti-inflammatory) advia. In this review we have tried to discuss about Unani and modern aspects of psoriasis (Da’u-us-Sadaf).
Construção do Conhecimento na Modalidade de Educação a Distância: Descortinando as Potencialidades da EaD no Brasil
Authors: Oliveira Francisco Ariclene , Santos Ana Maria Sampaio dos
Published: June 2020

Este trabalho versa sobre as potencialidades da modalidade de Educação a Distância (EaD) no processo de construção do conhecimento. Para alcançar tal propósito, serão apresentados achados e reflexões na literatura sobre o processo de ensino e aprendizagem com o uso de múltiplos recursos tecnológicos, principalmente no ensino viabilizado com recursos de EaD. Assim, objetivou-se, nesta pesquisa, refletir sobre as potencialidades da modalidade de Educação a Distância como ferramenta estratégica de construção do conhecimento no Brasil. Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, delineada em quatro etapas - identificação do problema, busca na literatura, avaliação e análise das informações –, realizada a partir de busca nas bases de dados Scientific Electronic Library Onlin e Google Scholar, utilizando-se as palavras-chave: "˜Ensino a Distância', "˜Tecnologias Educacionais' e "˜Educação a Distância no Brasil'. A busca deu-se em dezembro de 2019. Os resultados apontam que a EaD, como estratégia de ensino, favorece o acesso ao conhecimento para um maior número de indivíduos, que veem essa ferramenta como alternativa e oportunidade de agregar conhecimento. De modo geral, acredita-se que essa modalidade de educação vem aumentando sua colaboração no processo de democratização do ensino e na aquisição dos mais variados saberes e conhecimentos para aqueles que se encontram distantes das instituições de ensino presencial e/ou que não podem estudar em horários pré-definidos.
Palavras-chave: Tecnologias da informação e comunicação. Ambiente virtual de ensino e aprendizagem. Democratização do ensino. Autoapren-dizagem. Autonomia.