bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
El acuerdo comercial con la Unión Europea: ¿derrota del movimiento antineoliberal en Ecuador?
Authors: Preusser Manuel
Published: October 2022

El presente artículo analiza la influencia política del movimiento social antineoliberal en Ecuador frente al proceso de negociación del Acuerdo Comercial Multipartes (ACM) con la Unión Europea (UE), entre 2006 y 2016. La investigación empírica tiene como objetivo entender el giro en la política comercial del gobierno ecuatoriano desde el contexto socioeconómico doméstico y global. Se combinan diferentes enfoques de la Economía Política Internacional Crítica (EPIC) con el concepto de estructura de oportunidades políticas para rastrear la influencia del movimiento antineoliberal ecuatoriano frente al ACM con la UE; este rastreo de procesos se fundamentó en más de 20 entrevistas cualitativas a actores relevantes y en una revisión profunda de fuentes secundarias. Se concluye que la estructura de oportunidades políticas del movimiento estudiado se deterioró durante el periodo de estudio; los discursos alternativos al libre comercio perdieron incidencia tanto en la sociedad civil como en la agenda política del gobierno de Rafael Correa. En ese contexto, la firma del ACM representa la inauguración de una nueva etapa de apertura comercial en Ecuador y, por ende, una derrota del movimiento antineoliberal del país.

 

Abstract

The present article analyzes the political influence of the anti-neoliberal social movement in Ecuador in the face of the negotiation process of the Multipart Trade Agreement (MTA) with the European Union (EU), between 2006 and 2016. The empirical investigation pursues the goal of understanding the shift in trade policy of the Ecuadorian government through the socioeconomic context on the domestic and global level. Different approaches to Critical International Political Economy (CIPE) were combined with the concept of political opportunity structure in order to trace the influence of the Ecuadorian anti-neoliberal movement in the face of the MTA with the EU. This process tracing is based on more than 20 qualitative interviews with relevant actors and a profound review of secondary sources. The article concludes that the political opportunity structure of the investigated movement deteriorated during the period of study. The alternative discourses to free trade lost influence within civil society and within the policy agenda of Rafael Correa’s government. In this context, the subscription of the MTA represents the inauguration of a new phase of open trade policy in Ecuador, and therefore a defeat of the country’s anti-neoliberal movement.
Récit et fiction vraie dans Desaparecidos
Authors: FISBACH Erich
Published: October 2022

Le 21 août 1971, le général Hugo Banzer Suárez renversait le gouvernement d’un autre général, Juan José Torres. C’était là le dénouement d’un coup d’État qui avait débuté trois jours plus tôt, dans la ville de Santa Cruz, laquelle était tombée aux mains du colonel Andrés Selich, à l’issue de violents affrontements qui ont fait plus d’une centaine de morts. La dictature instaurée par le général Banzer s’est prolongée pendant sept années au cours desquelles les atteintes aux droits humains se sont multipliées. Plusieurs procès ont eu lieu, et dès 1979, Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz, politicien et écrivain disparu lors du coup d’État du Général García Meza en juillet 1980, avait saisi le Congrès afin que soit mis en place un procès en responsabilité ; en 2009, l’affaire fut portée auprès de la Commission Interaméricaine des Droits Humains (CIDH) à la suite de la disparition de José Luis Ibsen et de son fils Rainer Ibsen survenue pendant la dictature. Hernán Cabrera Maraz s’empare ici des événements survenus en août 1971 dans un récit dont les faits se sont réellement produits et sont largement documentés, mais il use de procédés qui relèvent de la fiction et donnent au texte un statut hybride. Nous tenterons de démontrer que l’hybridité de ce récit a pour but de marquer et de revendiquer un fort engagement politique et créatif.
Non-fiction et ingénierie sociale à Porto Rico
Authors: VINCENOT Emmanuel
Published: October 2022

Cet article s'intéresse à la production de films documentaires par une institution publique portoricaine, la División de Cinema y Gráficas (DCG), rattachée entre 1946 et 1949 à la Comisión de Parques y Recreos Públicos. Après avoir précisé le cadre historique très particulier dans lequel ce projet prit corps, le texte retrace les principales étapes de sa genèse, puis présente les principales caractéristiques de la production de la DCG, avant d'analyser la façon dont ce cinéma de non-fiction ne s'est pas contenté d'informer et de rendre compte d'une réalité (sociale, économique, politique) mais a très consciemment et volontairement cherché à transformer celle-ci, en lien avec le pouvoir politique de l'époque.
Um relato de experiência no Serviço-Escola de Psicologia em tempos de Covid-19
Authors: Silva Robson Aparecido da Costa , Delmondes Marta Regis , Ávila Mirian Patrícia Lima Gonçalo
Published: October 2022

INTRODUÇÃO: A pandemia de Covid-19 impactou drasticamente a sociedade em geral, trazendo a todos, de modo desigual, sofrimentos psicossociais e exigindo dos estagiários dos serviços de psicologia a adoção de novas posturas e práticas psicológicas frente ao adoecimento mental. OBJETIVO: Relatar a experiência de duas estagiárias acerca do estágio obrigatório em psicologia, vivenciado no único Serviço-Escola do contexto interiorano do Sertão do Pajeú, no sentido de tecer breves considerações a partir das suas vivências e afetações. MÉTODO: Trata-se de um relato de experiência vivido entre os meses de março a junho de 2021, na Clínica Escola de Psicologia da Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde de Serra Talhada (FACISST), pelas estagiárias-autoras deste artigo, o qual encontra-se pautado na apresentação de uma narrativa científica que levou em consideração os passos propostos por Daltro & Faria (2019), durante a construção do Relato de Experiência. RESULTADOS: O estágio possibilitou a aquisição de novos conhecimentos psicológicos através da prestação de serviços psicossociais por TICs, assim como o aprendizado sobre as formas de lidar com as incertezas e angústias relativas ao como continuar o curso de psicologia num período de paralisação/interrupção das aulas presenciais, em decorrência das medidas de combate iniciais a pandemia. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: As experiências vividas durante o estágio contribuíram significativamente para formação profissional das estagiarias e para mitigar os impactos ocasionados pela Covid-19 na saúde mental das pessoas usuárias do referido serviço escola de Psicologia.
Entomofauna cadavérica asociada a los restos incinerados de Sus scrofa domestica L., en el centro poblado de Chuyugual, La Libertad, Perú
Authors: Briceño-Vela Deimy , Ramírez-Cruz Florencio , Valderrama-Alfaro Shirley Madeleine
Published: October 2022

La determinación del intervalo post mortem a través de la evidencia entomológica es un método muy utilizado para el esclarecimiento de crímenes en entomología forense. El objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar la entomofauna cadavérica y la biodiversidad ecológica asociadas a los restos de Sus scrofa domestica L. El trabajo se realizó en el centro poblado de Chuyugual, La Libertad, se utilizó un ejemplar de “cerdo” de 15 kg, fue incinerado con petróleo diésel y protegido con una jaula de malla metálica. La colecta de los insectos se hizo con las técnicas entomológicas convencionales, determinando las especies con claves taxonómicas especializadas; para la determinación del valor ecológico de entomofauna cadavérica y familias más representativas se usaron los índices de Margalef, Simpson, Shanon y Pielou. La entomofauna encontrada se distribuyó en 2 ordenes, 7 familias, 12 especies y 4 morfotipos. El 35% de abundancia relativa corresponde a la familia Calliphoridae, el 23% pertenecen a los Sarcophagidae, el 18% a los Staphilinidae y el 6% a las familias Musidae, Fannidae, Dermestidae y Silphidae. La biodiversidad es alta en índices de dominancia e índice de Pielou; sin embargo, es baja en índices de riqueza específica y equidad de Shanon. La familia Calliphoridae, tiene índices de diversidad alto; en tanto que, los Sarcophagidae y Staphilinidae muestran índice moderado y bajo, respectivamente. Se concluyó que la entomofauna encontrada en la descomposición de Sus scrofa domestica pertenecen al orden díptera (Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Muscidae y Fannidae) y coleóptera (Staphilinidae, Silphidae y Dermestidae).
Yield and protein content evaluation of seven Ecuadorian hybrid corn (Zea mays L.) grown in the Santa Catalina Valley, Peru
Authors: Obando Marlon , Alvarado Arturo , Hasang Edwin , Farah Simón , Palacios Christian
Published: October 2022

Maize cultivation is widely developed at a global level, and countries aimed at agricultural development seek to introduce new varieties that meet the needs of farmers and consumers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the yield and protein content of Ecuadorian hybrid corn grown in the Santa Catalina Valley, Peru. This research was carried out in the district of Laredo and was based on the evaluation of seven Ecuadorian hybrids introduced in the soil and climatic conditions of the area. Yield and protein content were evaluated including agronomic response variables. The trial consisted of a completely randomized block design with nine treatments and four replications. The comparison of means was carried out by means of a Tukey test with a value of p≥0.05. According to the results, the introduced hybrids showed a positive adaptation with results above the local varieties used as control, with the T2 treatment (DEKLAB 7088) having the highest yield with 8,508.11 kg/ha and the T6 treatment (SOMMA) having the highest protein content of 15.51%. The best responses were achieved by T6 in the variables of days to flowering, plant height and protein content, being the third treatment with the highest yield in kg/ha, which makes it the Ecuadorian hybrid with the greatest potential. This shows the potential of genetic materials developed in other latitudes, having a greater diversity of maize cultivars available for the area.
Awareness of smell exercise after smell dysfunction related to COVID-19 in Alahsaa, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Khalid A Alyahya , Abdulrahman Khalid Aldrweesh , Alghaydaa Fouad Aldoughan , Sumaia Mohammed Alarfaj , Fatimah Khalid Alabdulqader , Abdullah A Alarfaj
Published: October 2022

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe acute respiratory syndrome. Globally, COVID-19 has infected more than 573 million people, with over 6.3 million deaths on July 27, 2022. The symptoms range from cold-like symptoms, cough, fever, shortness of breath, and sore throat; additionally, studies show that patients frequently have problems with smell and taste disorders (STD). Aim: We aim to estimate the prevalence of COVID-19-related anosmia, hyposmia, and parosmia in Alahssa, Saudi Arabia and establish the level of awareness of smell exercises. Patients and methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among adults aged 18–60 living in Alahssa, Saudi Arabia. An online questionnaire containing an informed consent form and a survey to collect demographic data, vaccination status, level of loss of smell and taste, and the level of awareness about smell exercises was distributed among all participants who agreed to participate in this study. Results: Five hundred twenty-four adults agreed to participate in this study. When we assessed their awareness of the smelling exercise, it was found that only 115 patients (21.9%) were aware. About 49 patients (61.3%) practiced the smelling exercise, and 55% reported improvements afterward. Conclusion: The prevalences of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction were found to be 54.6% and 52.5%, respectively. Awareness of olfactory training was moderately low among those infected with COVID-19, while 28% of the patients who had experienced olfactory disturbances were aware of this training. Active, collaborative research is essential for describing the natural history and effective therapy of chemosensory impairment in COVID-19.
Evaluation to Treatment Adherence, Rational Drug Use in Hemodialysis Patients and Predictive Factors on Dialysis Adequacy
Authors: AKGÖL Jale , DİZEN KAZAN Elif , KAZAN Sinan , TUNCA Onur
Published: October 2022

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate treatment adherence and rational drug use in hemodialysis patients and investigate predictive factors on dialysis adequacy. Materıals and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The data were obtained by examining face-to-face questionnaires and patient files. The Hospitalized Patient Questionnaire and the End Stage Kidney Disease Compliance Questionnaire (ESRD-AQ) were administered to the patients. Kt/V was used for dialysis proficiency. By examining the obtained data, the variables that can be associated with the Kt/V value were investigated. Results: A total of 145 patients were included in the study. Sixty nine percent of the participants were over 51 years of age and 54.5% were male. Median Kt/V level was 1.38 (Q1=1.25; Q3=1.54). As for the medications, those with Kt∕V≥1.2 were found to be using more antihypertensive agents, folic acid, vitamin B12, and vitamin C but less levocarnitine concerning the group with Kt/V<1.2 (p<0.05). The Median Score on the End-Stage Renal Failure Adherence Questionnaire was 1150 (Q1=1050; Q3=1200). Total Adherence Score was found to be statistically significantly higher in the group with Kt/V≥1.2 (p<0.05). Conclusıon: It was determined that the level of treatment adherence of the patients participating in the study were considerably high. The probability of receiving adequate dialysis increased as total adherence scores increased. The knowledge level of patients on rational drug use affects adherence. In this study, folic acid, vitamin C, and levocarnitine were associated with dialysis adequacy.
Evaluación del proceso de prácticas profesionales en Microbiología Industrial y Ambiental desde la perspectiva de instituciones externas, Medellín-Colombia, 2009-2017
Authors: Arias Marín Lida , García Restrepo Gladis del Socorro , Cardona Arias Jaiberth Antonio
Published: October 2022

Introducción: La excelencia en la educación superior universitaria implica un vínculo permanente con instituciones externas que fungen como escenarios de prácticas de sus estudiantes; pese a ello, en Colombia no se dispone de procesos investigativos sobre la evaluación y percepción de dichas instituciones sobre el proceso de las prácticas profesionales universitarias.

Objetivo: Evaluar las prácticas profesionales de Microbiología Industrial y Ambiental (MIA) desde la perspectiva de las instituciones externas que participan en el proceso de formación, Medellín-Colombia, 2009-2017.

Métodos: Se analizaron 286 evaluaciones realizadas por representantes (facilitadores de prácticas) de las instituciones externas de práctica profesional, durante 15 cohortes de estudiantes. Se diseñó y validó una rúbrica con once criterios para evaluar tres dimensiones de la práctica profesional, Programación, Administración – Gestión y Estudiantes, en un rango de 0,0 (peor resultado) a 5,0 (mejor). Los análisis se basaron en estadística descriptiva, intervalos de confianza para la media, correlaciones de Spearman, Alfa de Cronbach y Análisis factorial exploratorio.

Resultados: La fiabilidad de la rúbrica evaluativa fue excelente con alfa de Cronbach mayor a 0,70; la consistencia interna presentó 100% de éxito en la medida que cada criterio de evaluación presentó una correlación mayor a 0,40 con su dimensión; el poder discriminante y la validez de los ítems evaluados también fueron excelentes según el análisis factorial. En la dimensión Programación se halló una media de 4,17 (IC95%=4,68-4,76), en Administración 4,56 (IC95%=4,50-4,62) y en la dimensión de Estudiantes 4,74 (IC95%=4,70-4,78), sin registrar diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre las cohortes.

Conclusión: Se dispone de una rúbrica para la evaluación externa de las prácticas profesionales con excelente reproducibilidad y validez psicométrica. El proceso de prácticas profesionales presentó un excelente desempeño durante su primera década de funcionamiento, según la perspectiva de las instituciones externas participantes, lo que evidencia el excelente desempeño del programa de MIA según los criterios evaluados.
A Dél-Nyírség páfrányflórája (Pteridopsida)
Authors: Demeter László
Published: October 2022

A közlemény számos új adatot mutat be a Dél-Nyírség páfrányflórájához, valamint áttekinti a területről rendelkezésre álló irodalmi és herbáriumi adatokat. A vizsgált területről 19 Pteridopsida fajt sikerült kimutatni. A gímpáfrány (Asplenium scolopendrium) és a díszes vesepáfrány (Polystichum setiferum) eddig a teljes Nyírségense területéről ismeretlen volt. A Dél-Nyírségre nézve számít újnak a széles pajzsika (Dryopteris dilatata), a pelyvás pajzsika (Dryopteris affinis), és a ruca­öröm (Salvinia natans) előfordulása. A széles pajzsika (Dryopteris dilatata) meglepően sok helyen ke­rült elő. A cikk kitér e faj határozásával kapcsolatos morfológiai megfigyelésekre is. A terület fenyőül­tetvényei alföldi viszonylatban jelentős páfrányélőhelyek, csakúgy, mint a lápok és nedvesebb lomber­dők. A fajgazdag élőhelyi foltokon 5-6 faj is előkerült. A páfrányok számára nagy veszélyt jelent a térség utóbbi évtizedben megfigyelt szárazodása.
A Calla palustris egykori magyarországi előfordulásáról
Authors: Csiky János
Published: October 2022

Habár a Calla palustris L.-nak egy több mint 150 éve gyűjtött hazai herbáriumi példá­nya megtalálható a Pécsi Egyetem gyűjteményében (JPU), sok botanikus kétségbe vonja az adat hiteles­ségét. A lapon olvasható be­jegyzés alapján a növény egykor a Velencei-tavon, Székesfehérvár mellett fordult elő. A lap hitelességét az ezzel foglalkozó botanikusok egy része a legutóbbi időkig kétkedve fogadta. A rendelkezésre álló információk alapján a Velencei-tó délnyugati felében ismert lápi fajok és élőhelyek, továbbá a szomszé­dos országok florisztikai és cönológiai adatai alapján a sárkánygyökér a Velencei-tónál és Magyarország más részein is megtalálhatta életfeltételeit. A herbáriumi lapon a leg­fontosabb gyűjtési adatok megfele­lő módon szerepelnek. Ennek tükrében nincs okunk kizárni, hogy a Calla palustris a 19. században a magyar flóra tagja volt. Minthogy 1856 óta egyszer sem került elő, hazánkból kipusztultnak tekinthető.
Vulpia bromoides és Luzula multiflora a Drávamenti-síkon
Authors: Csiky János , Erzberger Peter , Deme Judit
Published: October 2022

2022. május 25-én a Vulpia bromoides (L.) S. F. Gray és a Luzula multiflora Kirsch. egy-egy erőteljes alföldi állománya került elő a Drávamenti-sík peremén, a Vajszló és Páprád közt található Bükkháti-erdő tömbjében, üde erdei tisztáson. A Drávamenti-sík flórájára új, együttélő fajok élőhelyi körülményeit egy cönológiai felvétel szemlélteti.
Kisléptékű habitat-variabilitás közösségformáló szerepe kiszáradó kisvízfolyásokban – bentikus kovaalgák célkeresztben
Authors: Kiss Stefánia , Nemes-Kókai Zsuzsanna , Lukács Áron , Török-Krasznai Enikő , B-Béres Viktória
Published: October 2022

Napjainkban az éghajlatváltozást tekintik, más antropogén hatásokkal együtt, a vízi ökoszisztémákat érintő legfőbb veszélynek. A szárazodás folyamatának (álló és áramló fázisok) és az ember által okozott élőhely-változás (természetes és mesterséges szakaszok) hatásait vizsgáltuk egy magyarországi alföldi kisvízfolyás (Létai-ér) bentikus kovaalga-közösségének összetételére. A fázisok és a szakaszok között jelentős különbségeket feltételeztünk. Vélhetően ezek a különbségek a kiszára­dással csökkennek. Továbbá, alacsonyabb diverzitást feltételeztünk mind a mesterséges szakasz, mind az áramló fázis állományaiban. Eredményeink szerint a taxonómiai összetétel nem mutatott jelentős különbségeket a szakaszok között, viszont a fázisok között jól kifejezett változásokat találtunk a közös­ség összetételében. A szárazodás során nem tapasztaltunk szignifikáns diverzitásváltozást. A természe­tes szakaszhoz képest azonban a mesterséges szakaszon változatosabb kovaalga közösséget találtunk. Eredményeink felhívják a figyelmet arra, hogy az éghajlatváltozás által kiváltott szélsőséges hidrológiai változások hatásai rövid időskálán is jelentős változásokhoz vezethetnek a bentikus algaközösségek­ben, amelyekre mind a vízgazdálkodási, mind a természetvédelmi stratégiák kidolgozásánál és alkal­mazásánál figyelni kell.
Clinical case of visual axis opacification after primary posterior capsulorhexis
Authors: Bantsykina Iuliia V. , Malov Igor V. , Shteyner Irina I.
Published: October 2022

The formation of posterior continuous capsulorhexis during cataract removal has traditionally been used to prevent visual axis opacification. According to the current literature, closure of the posterior capsulorhexis opening in our patient's case should not have developed in a period of 1year, but it did in only one of the two eyes, despite the presence of equal conditions the same surgeon, the same IOL (sharp-edged hydrophilic acrylic with hydrophobic coating), no concomitant eye diseases and somatic pathology. We conducted a literature search to find the cause of the unilateral development of this complication, as well as the optimal treatment method. The difference between two surgeries was in the diameter of the anterior and posterior capsulorhexis on the right eye they were 0.51.0mm larger than on the left eye, and the left eye has developed opacity, which required surgery. An effective and safe way of treating this problem is the capsulotomy using a 25gauge-vitreotome. The clinical case shows the need for further research on this topic, as formation of posterior continuous capsulorhexis has a risk of intra- and postoperative complications, and more data should be considered to ensure that there is no such recurrence of opacity.
Effect of controlled dynamic sialometry on the secretory function of the parotid glands
Authors: Shchipskiy Alexander V. , Kalimatova Marina M. , Mukhin Pavel N.
Published: October 2022

Background. It is noted that patients with xerostomia after sialometry may notice a decrease in xerostomia.
Aim. To study the effect of stimulated sialometry on the quantitative parameters of salivation, to explain the mechanism and reason for such an effect.
Material and methods. Controlled dynamic parotid sialometry was performed in 22 patients with xerostomia. Saliva was taken with a Lashley capsule (n=44) and a catheter (n=44), stimulated with 1% pilocarpine solution. At the 1st stage, the capsule was on the right, the catheter was on the left, a week later (2nd stage) the catheter was on the right, the capsule was on the left. The amount of saliva (ml) obtained with a capsule was taken as a control indicator, with a catheter as a test indicator, the difference between them determined the rheological state of saliva. The study was approved by the ethical committee. The analysis of indicators in dynamics was carried out separately in the group with a capsule, separately in the group with a catheter. Significance of differences was assessed using Student's t-test. The results were considered significant at p 0.05.
Results. By the 2nd stage of the study, the sialometry values (ml) obtained using the capsule increased in 13 (69.1%) cases, did not change (n=2; 9.1%) or decreased (n=7; 31.8%) in 9 (40.9%) cases. By the 2nd stage of the study, sialometry values (ml) obtained using a catheter increased in 16 (72.7%) cases, did not change (n=2; 9.1%) or decreased (n=4; 18.2%) in 6 (27.3%) cases. The number of cases with increased secretion was significantly higher than other cases (t=3.385; p 0.001). The dynamics of the rheological state was as follows. A week later, in 7 (31.8%) cases, the indicators of the rheological state of saliva (the difference between the control and test sialometry values of 0.5 ml or more) returned to normal (the difference between the control and test sialometry values of 0.5 ml or less), in 2 (9.1%) cases, the norm was not achieved (t=1.947; p 0.05). Thus, sialometry in the short term can positively influence the secretory function of the salivary glands. However, parasympathetic stimulation of secretory function depletes the number of secretory granules in glandulocytes, which limits the effect of pilocarpine in reducing xerostomia.
Conclusion. Simultaneous sampling of saliva from the parotid glands with a Lashley capsule (control) and a catheter as a capillary viscometer makes it possible to determine the rheological properties of saliva; the improvement in the rheological properties of saliva after stimulated sialometry is associated with the use of the m-cholinomimetic pilocarpine.
Anticoagulants for people hospitalized with COVID-19 (Russian Translation of Cochrane Plain Language Summary)
Authors: - - -
Published: October 2022

This publication is the Russian translation of the Plain Language Summary (PLS) of the Cochrane Systematic Review: FlumignanRLG, CivileVT, TincoJD, PascoalPIF, AreiasLL, MatarCF, TendalB, TrevisaniVFM, AtallahN, NakanoLCU. Anticoagulants for people hospitalized with COVID-19.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2022. Issue3. Art. No.: CD013739. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013739.pub2.
Modeling depression in zebrafish
Authors: Galstyan David S. , Kolesnikova Tatyana O. , Kositsyn Yurii M. , Zabegalov Konstantin N. , Gubaidullina Mariya A. , Maslov Gleb O. , Demin Konstantin A. , Khatsko Sergey L. , Kalueff Allan V.
Published: October 2022

Depression is a widespread, severely debilitating mental disorder characterized by low mood, anhedonia, fatigue, decreased attention, suicidality and psychomotor retardation, accompanied by neuroendocrine and molecular disorders. Zebrafish have neuroendocrine and neurotransmitter systems similar to humans, as well as high genetic homology, and are rapidly becoming popular model organisms for modeling depressive-like conditions. Here, we discuss modern behavioral, pharmacological and genetic models of depression in zebrafish, their methodological applications and translational implications.
Development of a systematic approach to the regulation and adjustment of high-frequency induction heating unit for the needs of electrothermy
Authors: Kazymov Ivan M. , Kompaneets Boris S.
Published: October 2022

Background: The development and implementation of a systematic approach to the regulation and mutual adaptation of sources and consumers of increased frequency electrical energy in induction heating equipment, based on the study of the relationships and patterns of changes in the main parameters of induction equipment, including uncontrolled changes that occur during the technological process, is an urgent task for improving production efficiency today in the Russian Federation and abroad.
Aim: Creating an effective approach to the regulation and adjustment of equipment operation modes for a sustainable increase in the level of unification of induction heating equipment.
Methods: Experimental study of operating modes of induction installations, computer modeling and CAD.
Results: Description of the developed approach, introduction of a systematic approach, possibilities and prospects for application, recommendations for practical use in industry.
Conclusion: Obtained results make it possible to deepen the understanding of the electrical processes occurring in induction heating installations and can be used in practice in industry to unify the applied high-frequency energy sources; may be of interest to researchers working in this field, as well as to developers of industrial equipment for induction heating.
Evaluation of flexible rail rigidity and stress-strain state of elements of string rail track structure at the uSky center in Sharjah (UAE)
Authors: Unitsky Anatoli E. , Khlebus Aliaksandr S. , Tsyrlin Michael I.
Published: October 2022

Annotation: The study describes the arrangement of the string rail track structure and string rail; a test section of the track structure with flexible rail at the uSky Transport Center in Sharjah (UAE) is presented.
Aim: analysis of rigidity of flexible rail under action of transport load and its dependence on temperature impact, as well as calculation of forces in elements of flexible rail are performed; the stress range and durability of the flexible rail under cyclic transport load from Unicar-T (tropical) are determined.
Methods: The calculation was made using the ANSYS finite element analysis software package.
Results: Analysis of the calculation results showed high efficiency and reliability of the proposed transport solution, taking into account the ratio of the material intensity of the string rail to the bearing capacity of the track structure.
Children’s Literature and Its Relevance for Character Formation and Developments
Authors: Emmanuel Isaac Friday
Published: October 2022

The prominence of literature to children and their being is colossal. Literature, to some, is a path to knowledge; to others, a means of empowerment. Despite its roles, it is disheartening that little or no attention is paid to the content of children’s literature. How relevant are these texts to the children? How far are they dated? Does it empower or inform them? The questions above provided the impetus for this study. This study explores children’s literature and its implication for character formation and development. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study. Through a simple and random sampling, forty-three pupils and 20 principals were selected in Ondo, Ondo state, Nigeria. The instrument for the study was: The Children’s Literature Questionnaire (CLQ). Three research questions were raised, and a null hypothesis was tested. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that literary texts recommended for pupils were few [`x=2.02]; head teachers chose literary texts that appealed to them [`x=3.4]; recommended literary texts did not project the struggle of the readers [`x=1.9]. The study indicated significant differences in the head teachers’ responses based on selected texts. The study recommended that keen attention should be paid to children’s literature. Literary texts for children should be censored before filling them on shelves.
Ontological analysis of the advanced engineering school project
Authors:   Orenburg State University, Orenburg, Russia, Akhmedyanova G.F. , Pishchukhin A.M. ,   Orenburg State University, Orenburg, Russia
Published: October 2022

The project of organizing an advanced engineering school is described based on the analysis of the main entities that make up the structure of this project. It is emphasized that the position of an advanced school is ensured by the choice of a frontier task, and the engineering orientation is associated with production activities in the framework of the creation of innovative products. To achieve this goal, the school forms a symbiosis between an educational institution and a high-tech industrial enterprise. Finally, the main essence of the school involves the training of qualified personnel, and, consequently, educational activities. The innovative nature of the school is also linked to the selection of qualified personnel from the educational institution and experienced production workers from the industrial partner to provide mentoring. A feature of this technology is a reduction in the volume of training, with an increase in time for considera-tion of problem resolution procedures; the time of experimentation, analysis, comparison increases; the usual tasks for independent work are replaced by instructions to sort out the issues, while the time for the solution and the place are not specified in any way; classroom lessons are replaced by individual consultations; instead of general programs, individual and group plans are developed; traditional training is carried out by the very forms of organizing cooperation; the educational and developmental work of the teacher is replaced by his participation in solving common problems; internal regulations are adopted by the students themselves; discipline is ensured by the requirements of one's own and collective security and joint development; there are no groups in a general sense, but a community of like-minded peo-ple.
An approach for automated knowledge graph filling with entities based on table analysis
Authors:   Matrosov Institute for System Dynamics and Control Theory of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (ISDCT SB RAS), Irkutsk, Russia, Dorodnykh N.O. , Yurin A.Yu. ,   Matrosov Institute for System Dynamics and Control Theory of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (ISDCT SB RAS), Irkutsk, Russia
Published: October 2022

The use of Semantic Web technologies including ontologies and knowledge graphs is a widespread practice in the development of modern intelligent systems for information retrieval, recommendation and question-answering. The pro-cess of developing ontologies and knowledge graphs involves the use of various information sources, for example, databases, documents, conceptual models. Tables are one of the most accessible and widely used ways of storing and presenting information, as well as a valuable source of domain knowledge. In this paper, it is proposed to automate the extraction process of specific entities (facts) from tabular data for the subsequent filling of a target knowledge graph. A new approach is proposed for this purpose. A key feature of this approach is the semantic interpretation (annotation) of individual table elements. A description of its main stages is given, the application of the approach is shown in solv-ing practical problems of creating subject knowledge graphs, including in the field of industrial safety expertise of pet-rochemical equipment and technological complexes. An experimental quantitative evaluation of the proposed ap-proach was also obtained on a test set of tabular data. The obtained results showed the feasibility of using the pro-posed approach and the developed software to solve the problem of extracting facts from tabular data for the subsequent filling of the target knowledge graph.
A Goals Cascading Methodology in Project-oriented Company
Authors:   MIREA – Russian Technological University, Moscow, Russia, Nikulina N.O. ,   Scientific Research Institute «Voskhod», Moscow, Russia, Malakhova A.I. ,   Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia, Batalova V.I. ,   SberHealth company, Ufa, Russia, Barmina O.V. ,   RingCentral, London, UK
Published: October 2022

One of the most effective tools for managing a project-oriented company are the key performance indi-cators – quantitative indicators that allow to measure the degree of company's activities success through definition of strategic goals. In a project-oriented company, activities are implemented within projects execution. At the same time, each project has a set of parameters that characterize, on the one hand, the progress of the project (terms and cost of implementation, qualification of performers, frequency of changes in requirements), and, on the other hand – the final product (functionality, performance, usabil-ity and maintenance). It should be noted that a success of project implementation depends not least on the built in the company interaction processes, which make it possible to make decisions effectively to achieve the project goals. Visualization of the goals relations on the strategic map significantly facilitates the employees interacting at various levels and making management decisions in problem situations. Building a strategic map based on a balanced scorecard implies appointment of persons, responsible for achieving the target values of indicators, entering the correct values and monitoring the projects and its constituent processes implementation. This allows forming a project participants responsibility matrix, which, in turn, helps to determine a degree of performers workload when the processes execution, related to various knowledge areas. The authors' proposed method of cascading goals in a project-oriented com-pany will allow building a project management system taking into account various factors affecting the success of its implementation. Cascading is based on building a hierarchy of a project-oriented company performance indicators in accordance with the hierarchy of projects of various types and scales. Using this approach contributes to improving the quality of a project-oriented organization strategic manage-ment due to the fact that strategic goals and its corresponding indicators are consistently decomposed to the level of tactical and operational management, and then concretized and adapted in structural divi-sions. A novelty of the proposed cascading technique lies in development of the projects hierarchy in terms of its implementation priority, as well as in use of project management knowledge areas in the company's strategic map.
Methodology for creating a multilevel model for evaluating a complex object
Authors:   St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences  St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia, Mikoni S.V. ,   St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences  St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
Published: October 2022

Reducing the dimension of a model that reflects dozens of various properties of a complex object is solved by dividing them into groups of generalized properties. Instead of an experienced or expert approach to the formation of general-ized properties, a systematic approach to the formation of properties of the upper level of generality is applied. The essence of the approach lies in the application of the manifestation principle of object properties and its parts in inter-action with the external environment. The proposed method for extracting a set of common properties of a complex object is applicable not only to objects of different purposes, but also of different nature (artificial and natural), which makes it possible to apply it to a human-machine system. To link properties of different levels of generality, a logical-linguistic analysis of concepts corresponding to the indicators used is applied. Linguistic analysis consists in extracting essential features from the definitions of concepts, and logical analysis - in determining the generic relationship between the essential features of the compared indicators. The proposed method is demonstrated on the example of creating a structure of indicators of a tethered high-altitude platform based on a multicopter. The possibility of obtaining partial estimates of platforms in the absence of completeness of indicators characterizing them is noted.
Characteristics of endometrial hormonal homeostasis and receptor apparatus in women with adenomyosus who had papillary thyroid carcinoma
Authors: Danylova A.О. , Kaluhina L.V. , Kosei N.V. , Kvacheniuk A.M. , Avetisian I.L. , Manoliak I.P.
Published: October 2022

Objectives: to evaluate the hormonal status and receptor apparatus of the eutopic endometrium in patients with adenomyosis who had a history of papillary thyroid carcinoma.Materials and methods. 63 women were examined: group I consisted of 31 patients with adenomyosis and papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland in history, group II consisted of 32 patients with adenomyosis and unencumbered thyroid status. The severity of pelvic pain was assessed using a visual analog scale. The level of luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones, estradiol, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone and progesterone was determined in the peripheral blood serum. The material for the morphological study was obtained using endometrial pipelle biopsy. Morphological research was performed on 30 biopsies of eutopic endometrium (15 samples from patients of group I and 15 samples from patients of group II). Immunohistochemical study was performed on 20 paraffin sections (10 samples from patients of group I and 10 samples from patients of group II) using monoclonal antibodies.Results. High ER-α expression was detected in the endometrial glandular epithelial cells (EGECs) in 80 and 50% of samples of patients from groups I and II, respectively (р < 0.05), no significant difference in the number of positive cells was found between groups. High ER-α expression in endometrial stromal cells (ESCs) was detected in 50% of samples in patients from both groups, the number of positive cells was significantly higher in the endometrium specimens from I group (84.0 (10.5%) in group I versus 62.2 (12.3%) in group II, р < 0.05). High PgR expression in the EGECs was detected in 90 and 75% of samples in groups I and II respectively (р < 0.05), ESCs expressed PgR in 100% of samples of patients from both groups. Significant difference in the number of positive cells was found between groups – 96.0 (8.4%) and 84.9 (12.6%) in groups I and II respectively, р < 0.05.Conclusions. Our results suggest that the ectopic endometrium in female thyroid cancer survivors with adenomyosis has high expression of ER and PgR, that may have important implications for the survival and proliferation of the eutopic endometrial cells. Further research is needed to optimise prevention and treatment algorithms for this group of patients.
Clinical observation of gonadal dysgenesis with surgical correction
Authors: Bila V.V. , Kolesnyk N.M. , Zhehulovych V.H. , Yusef R.M. , Zahorodnia O.S.
Published: October 2022

Anomalies of sexual development, despite their low prevalence, are relevant both due to the rapid expansion of diagnostic capabilities at the genetic and genetic levels, and due to increasing attention to the social adaptation of such patients. This article is devoted to the description of clinical observation of a rare form of sexual rosette anomalies – Swyer syndrome, which consists in the underdevelopment male gonads in persons with 46XY karyotype. The most common and studied cause of male gonadal dysgenesis is a SRY gene mutation, which is responsible for testicular development. So far, several point mutations in genes involved in the development of male gonads have been identified. Genes are located in both autosomes and both sex chromosomes. One of the newest pathogenetic mechanisms of this syndrome is a MYRF gene mutation. The main consequence of this mutation is a violation of myelination, its role in disorders of sex differentiation has recently been shown. Patients with Swyer syndrome at birth have phenotypic traits of the female sex. Delayed sexual development is registered in adolescence; ultrasound reveals a hypoplasia of the uterus, gonads in the form of fibrous bands. Clinical observation of a 27-year-old patient with complaints of lack of menstruation, coarsening of the voice and facial hair growth is present. Examination revealed the female type structure of the external genitalia, clitoral hypertrophy, vaginal aplasia, 46XY genotype, MYRF mutation. Surgery was performed. It included cystoscopy (free urethra, ureteral stenting), laparoscopy (uterus and ovaries in the pelvic cavity are not visualized, gonads are found at the level of the inguinal ring and removed), transperitoneal tunneling of the vagina, dissection of the vertical membrane of the vagina, removal of the clitoris, resection of the labia minora. Patient underwent complete physiological and social adaptation 6 months after operation.
Clinical and genetic determinants of severe course of COVID-19 in pregnant women
Authors: Kaminskyi V.V. , Vorobei L.I. , Zhdanovych O.I. , Korniienko S.M. , Kolomiichenko T.V. , Fastovets О.Р.
Published: October 2022

Objectives: to determine the clinical and genetic determinants of the severe course of COVID-19 in pregnant women in order to identify a risk group and search for therapeutic targets.Materials and methods. 21 patients (group 1) with a severe course of COVID-19 who required intensive care in the Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit (AICU) and 126 pregnant women with moderate severity treated in the Infectious-Obstetrics Unit (IOCU) were examined (group 2). Genomic DNA for molecular genetic analysis of gene variants ACE (I/D, rs 4340), PGR (Alu insertion), ESR1 (A351G, rs 9340799), PON1 (C108T, rs 705379) was isolated from the peripheral blood of patients using a commercial Quick-DNA Miniprep Plus Kit (Zymo Research, USA). Variants of ACE and PGR genes were determined using allele-specific polymerase chain reaction; polymerase chain reaction followed by restriction analysis was used to determine ESR1 and PON1 gene variants.Results. Severe course of COVID-19 is observed in 18.2% of pregnant women, critical condition in 7.5%. A third of AICU patients are over 35 years old. Somatic anamnesis was complicated in 23.8% of patients; thyroid gland pathology (14.3%) and varicose disease (19.0%) prevailed. A significant factor in the severe course of COVID-19 is obesity of the III–IV degree in 28.5% cases. The severe course of the disease was associated with complications of pregnancy (oligohydramnios – 52.4%, ahydramnios – 14.3%, fetal growth retardation syndrome – 33.3%, circulatory disorders – 57.1%, fetal distress – 47.6%, preeclampsia – 14.3%), labor (caesarean section – 57.1%, premature birth – 28.6%), disorders of newborns state (asphyxia – 35.6%). These patients are characterized by anemia (58.7%), thrombocytopenia (23.8%), leukocytosis (33.3%), lymphopenia (90.5%), a shift of the leukocyte formula to the left (an increase of rod-nuclear leukocytes by 85.7%). There were significantly increased levels of transaminases: alanine aminotransferase in 47.6%, aspartate aminotransferase in 76.2%. Prothrombotic changes are indicated by a decrease in prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time in 66.7%, which is confirmed by an increase in D-dimer in 85.7% of patients up to the maximum 15,000 ng/ml in 9.5% of women. An increase in inflammation markers (C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 in all AICU patients, procalcitonin in 66.7%) is a reflection of the destructive effect of inflammatory processes. The genetic determinants of the severe course of COVID-19 in pregnant women can be the ID genotype of the ACE I/D rs4340 polymorphism (81.0%), the T2/T2 PROGINS genotype (19.0%), the ESR1 A351G rs9340799 GG genotype (28.5%).Conclusions. The use of separate clinical, laboratory and genetic indicators in pregnant women with COVID-19 will contribute to the selection of the risk group of a coronavirus severe course and the determination of targets of therapeutic impact.