bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Social inequalities in COVID-19 mortality by area and individual-level characteristics in Canada, January to July/August 2020: Results from two national data integrations
Authors: Blair Alexandra , Pan Sai Yi , Subedi Rajendra , Yang Fei-Ju , Aitken Nicole , Steensma Colin
Published: January 2022

Background: Despite early reports of social determinants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) burden, national Canadian reporting on COVID-19 inequalities has been limited. The objective of this study is to describe inequalities in COVID-19 mortality in Canada using preliminary data, as part of the Pan-Canadian Health Inequalities Reporting Initiative. Methods: Two provisional Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database integrations were used. Data concerning deaths between January 1 and July 4, 2020, among private-dwelling residents were linked to individual-level data from the 2016 short-form Census, and disaggregated by sex and low-income status, dwelling type, household type and size. Data concerning deaths between January 1 and August 31, 2020 linked to 2016 Census area data were disaggregated by sex and neighbourhood ethno-cultural composition quintiles (based on the proportion of residents who are recent immigrants, visible minorities, born outside of Canada, with no knowledge of English or French), income quintiles and urban residence. The COVID-19 age-standardized mortality rate (per 100,000 population) differences and ratios between groups were estimated. Results: As of July/August 2020, apartment dwellers, residents of urban centres, neighbourhoods with the highest ethno-cultural composition or lowest income experienced 14 to 30 more COVID-19-related deaths/100,000 compared with reference groups (residents of single-detached homes, outside of urban centres, with lowest ethno-cultural concentration or highest income, respectively). Per 100,000 population, sex/gender inequalities were also larger in these four groups (11 to 18 more male than female deaths) than in the reference groups (two to four more male than female deaths). Conclusion: These findings highlight how populations facing socioeconomic disadvantage have experienced a higher overall burden of deaths. Areas for future research are discussed to guide health equity-informed pandemic response.
Rapport national de mi-saison d’ÉpiGrippe, 2021–2022 : activité grippale sporadique de retour
Authors: Bancej Christina , Rahal Abbas , Lee Liza , Buckrell Steven , Schmidt Kara , Bastien Nathalie
Published: January 2022

Au Canada, la surveillance de l’épidémie de grippe saisonnière de 2021–2022 a commencé au cours de la semaine épidémiologique 35 (la semaine commençant le 29 août 2021), pendant l’urgence mondiale de santé publique en cours concernant la pandémie de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). On observe à ce jour, au cours de la période de surveillance 2021–2022, un retour d’une activité grippale sporadique persistante, et les premières hospitalisations associées à la grippe depuis la mi-2020 ont été signalées. Cependant, depuis la semaine 52 (semaine se terminant le 01 janvier 2022), l’activité est demeurée sporadique et aucune éclosion ou épidémie de grippe confirmée n’a été détectée. On constate un retard ou une absence de plusieurs indicateurs traditionnels de la grippe saisonnière, notamment l’annonce du début de la saison grippale, marqué par un seuil de 5 % de positivité, qui historiquement survient en moyenne à la semaine 47. Les 429 détections sporadiques signalées au Canada à ce jour ont eu lieu dans 31 régions de sept provinces et territoires. Près de la moitié (n = 155/335, 46,3 %) des cas rapportés touchaient la population pédiatrique (moins de 19 ans). Les trois quarts des cas étaient des détections de grippe A (n = 323/429, 75,3 %). Parmi les détections de grippe A sous-typée, A(H3N2) prédominait (n = 83/86, 96,5 %). Sur les 12 virus caractérisés par le Laboratoire national de microbiologie, 11 étaient des souches de la grippe saisonnière. Parmi les souches de la grippe saisonnière caractérisées, une seule, sur le plan antigénique, était similaire aux souches recommandées pour le vaccin de l’hémisphère Nord de 2021–2022, bien que toutes étaient sensibles aux antiviraux, l’oseltamivir et le zanamivir. Jusqu’à très récemment, aucune épidémie de grippe saisonnière n’avait été signalée depuis mars 2020. Les données sur la réapparition des souches de la grippe saisonnière au Canada après la pandémie du virus grippal A(H1N1)pdm09 montrent que les épidémies de grippe A(H3N2) et B ont cessé pendant la saison 2009–2010 et la deuxième vague du virus A(H1N1)pdm09, mais qu’elles sont réapparues au cours des saisons suivantes pour prédominer et provoquer des épidémies d’une intensité plus élevée que pendant les saisons prépandémiques. Il est impossible de prévoir quand et où l’activité épidémique de la grippe saisonnière reprendra, mais les estimations basées sur des modèles et les schémas historiques post-pandémiques d’intensification des épidémies justifient une vigilance continue pendant la saison habituelle et en cas de réapparition hors saison. De plus, les mesures de préparation de la population, comme la vaccination annuelle contre la grippe pour atténuer l’intensité et la charge des futures vagues épidémiques de grippe saisonnière, doivent être maintenues.
Éclosion d’Escherichia coli O103 associée à du céleri haché chez des personnes hospitalisées à Victoria, Colombie-Britannique, en 2021
Authors: Smith Courtney , Griffiths Allison , Allison Sandra , Hoyano Dee , Hoang Linda
Published: January 2022

Contexte : En avril 2021, une éclosion d’Escherichia coli (E. coli) O103 producteurs de Shiga-toxines (STEC) a été décelée chez des patients de deux hôpitaux de Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique. L’objectif de cette étude est de décrire l’enquête sur cette éclosion et de déterminer les problèmes de salubrité des aliments pour les produits à haut risque préparés pour les populations vulnérables. Méthodes : Des cas confirmés d’E. coli O103 ont été signalés à l’unité des maladies transmissibles d’Island Health. Le laboratoire provincial de santé publique a procédé au séquençage du génome entier des isolats des cas confirmés, conformément à la pratique courante pour les STEC en Colombie-Britannique. Les renseignements sur l’exposition ont été obtenus par l’entremise d’entretiens avec des cas et de l’examen des menus des hôpitaux. Les autorités sanitaires fédérales et locales ont procédé à une inspection de l’usine de transformation de la source suspecte. Résultats : Six cas confirmés d’E. coli O103 ont été décelés, tous liés par le séquençage du génome entier. La majorité des cas étaient des femmes (67 %) et l’âge médian était de 61 ans (intervalle de 24 à 87 ans). Tous les cas confirmés étaient des patients hospitalisés ou en consultation externe dans deux hôpitaux et ont été exposés à du céleri haché cru dans des sandwichs préparés fournis par les services alimentaires de l’hôpital. Un transformateur local fournissait le céleri haché exclusivement aux deux hôpitaux. L’analyse du produit chez le transformateur était peu fréquente, et le rinçage au chlore avait lieu avant le hachage. Nous croyons que la propagation de la contamination résiduelle par E. coli lors du processus de hachage, en plus des abus de température dans les hôpitaux, ont contribué à cette éclosion. Conclusion : Les légumes crus, comme le céleri, sont une source potentielle de STEC et présentent un risque pour les populations vulnérables. Les recommandations issues de cette éclosion comprennent des tests plus fréquents chez le transformateur, une révision du processus de chloration et de hachage et une révision des pratiques des services alimentaires de l’hôpital pour atténuer les abus de température.
Total mean curvature of the boundary and nonnegative scalar curvature fill-ins
Authors: Shi Yuguang , Wang Wenlong , Wei Guodong
Published: January 2022

In the first part of this paper, we prove the extensibility of an arbitrary boundary metric to a positive scalar curvature (PSC) metric inside for a compact manifold with boundary, completely solving an open problem due to Gromov (see Question 1.1). Then we introduce a fill-in invariant (see Definition 1.2) and discuss its relationship with the positive mass theorems for asymptotically flat (AF) and asymptotically hyperbolic (AH) manifolds. Moreover, we prove that the positive mass theorem for AH manifolds implies that for AF manifolds via this fill-in invariant. In the end, we give some estimates for the fill-in invariant, which provide some partially affirmative answers to Gromov’s two conjectures formulated in [M. Gromov,
Four lectures on scalar curvature,
preprint 2019] (see Conjecture 1.1 and Conjecture 1.2 below).
The use of podcasts as a tool to teach clinical reasoning: a pseudorandomized and controlled study
Authors: Augustin Ryan C. , Simonson Michael G. , Rothenberger Scott D. , Lalama Christina , Bonifacino Eliana , DiNardo Deborah J. , Tilstra Sarah A.
Published: January 2022

Objectives

Podcasts have emerged as an efficient method for widespread delivery of educational clinical reasoning (CR) content. However, the impact of such podcasts on CR skills has not been established. We set out to determine whether exposure to expert reasoning in a podcast format leads to enhanced CR skills.

Methods

This is a pseudo-randomized study of third-year medical students (MS3) to either a control group (n=22) of pre-established online CR modules, or intervention group (n=26) with both the online modules and novel CR podcasts. The podcasts were developed from four “clinical unknown” cases presented to expert clinician educators. After completing these assignments in weeks 1–2, weekly history and physical (H&P) notes were collected and graded according to the validated IDEA rubric between weeks 3–7. A longitudinal regression model was used to compare the H&P IDEA scores over time. Usage and perception of the podcasts was also assessed via survey data.

Results

Ninety control and 128 intervention H&Ps were scored. There was no statistical difference in the change of average IDEA scores between intervention (0.92, p=0.35) and control groups (−0.33, p=0.83). Intervention participants positively received the podcasts and noted increased discussion of CR principles from both their ward (3.1 vs. 2.4, p=0.08) and teaching (3.2 vs. 2.5, p=0.05) attendings.

Conclusions

This is the first objective, pseudo-randomized assessment of CR podcasts in undergraduate medical education. While we did not demonstrate significant improvement in IDEA scores, our data show that podcasts are a well-received tool that can prime learners to recognize CR principles.
Approximation on a new class of Szász–Mirakjan operators and their extensions in Kantorovich and Durrmeyer variants with applicable properties
Authors: Mishra Vishnu Narayan , Yadav Rishikesh
Published: January 2022

This paper deals with the approximation properties of a generalized version of Szász–Mirakjan operators which preserve

a
x

{a^{x}}

,

a
>
1

{a>1}

(fixed), and

x
≥
0

{x\geq 0}

. The uniform convergence of the operators is studied by using some auxiliary results. Also, error estimations are determined by considering the functions from different spaces. The convergence of the said operators is shown and analyzed by graphics. In the same direction, the proposed operators are compared with Szász–Mirakjan operators for the rate of convergence. A Voronovskaya-type theorem is considered and a comparison with Szász–Mirakjan operators is shown in the sense of convexity. To describe the quantitative means of an asymptotic formula, we quantitatively approach the Voronovskaya-type theorem;
moreover, a Grüss–Voronovskaya-type theorem is proved. For further investigations regarding the approximation for functions from various spaces, two significant extensions are added keeping in mind some developments in the

L
p

{L_{p}}

-space. One is the Kantorovich variant and the other one is the Durrmeyer modification of the defined operators. Here, the rate of convergence is described by means of the function with a derivative of bounded variation for the Durrmeyer modified operators for which some properties are discussed. Also, A-statistical properties of the Durrmeyer modified operators are established.
This paper ends by presenting some significant statements and the conclusion.
A new conservative finite difference scheme for 1D Cahn–Hilliard equation coupled with elasticity
Authors: Shimura Kazuki , Yoshikawa Shuji
Published: January 2022

In this article, we give analysis for a structure-preserving finite difference scheme
to the Cahn–Hilliard system coupled with elasticity in one space dimension.
In the previous article
[K. Shimura and S. Yoshikawa,
Error estimate for structure-preserving finite difference schemes of the one-dimensional Cahn–Hilliard system coupled with viscoelasticity,
Regularity and Asymptotic Analysis for Critical Cases of Partial Differential Equations,
RIMS Kôkyûroku Bessatsu B82,
Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Kyoto 2020, 159–175],
we studied the system coupled with viscoelasticity,
where we proposed a conservative numerical scheme for the system which inherits
the total energy conservation and momentum conservation laws, and showed the error estimate.
However, the error estimate can not be applied to the system without viscosity,
due to the fact that
the proof relies on the viscous term.
Here, we show the error estimate for the system without viscosity by proposing
a new structure-preserving finite difference scheme for the system.
In addition, we also give the proof of existence of solution for the scheme.
Existence of solutions for a three-point Hadamard fractional resonant boundary value problem
Authors: Gholami Yousef
Published: January 2022

This article focuses on the creation of an existence theorem for a fully nonlinear Hadamard fractional boundary value problem subject to special three-point boundary conditions. By making use of the coincidence degree theory, it is proved that our governing problem makes resonance, that is, the linear part of the differential operator is non-invertible (equally, the corresponding linear problem has at least one nontrivial solution). Constructing some hypotheses on the linear part of the differential operator, nonlinearities and boundary conditions, we give an existence criterion for at least one solution of the fractional-order resonant boundary value problem under study. At the end, a numerical example is presented to illustrate the obtained theoretical results.
A retrospective and correlative analysis of academic and nonacademic predictors of COMLEX level 1 performance
Authors: Kortz Michael W. , Kongs Brian M. , Bisesi Dominic R. , Roffler Marissa , Sheehy Ryan M.
Published: January 2022

Context

National licensing exams (NLEs) including the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) Level 1 evaluate student achievement. Scores have historically been utilized to stratify medical student applicants for residency. Grade point average (GPA), number of practice questions completed, and performance on practice exams have been shown to be predictive of NLE performance. Test anxiety and acute stress have been shown to negatively impact NLE performance. The role of study behaviors and other nonacademic factors in COMLEX Level 1 performance is unknown.

Objectives

This study aims to evaluate academic and nonacademic factors and to correlate them with COMLEX Level 1 performance. Additional analysis is conducted to associate COMLEX Level 1 performance with academic and nonacademic factors when controlling for GPA.

Methods

An anonymous online survey was administered to third- (OMS III) and fourth-year (OMS IV) osteopathic medical students at Kansas City University that had completed the COMLEX Level 1 examination. In total, 72 students responded to the survey. Survey results were linked to student records of GPA and COMLEX Level 1 scores, resulting in 59 complete responses for analysis. Independent-sample t-tests and linear ordinary least squares regression were utilized to analyze the results.

Results

The majority of participants are male (62.7%) and OMS III (98.3%) with an average age of 27.14 ± 2.58 (mean ± standard deviation). Further demographic data reveal hours per week spent for personal time during dedicated study (n=46, 19.7 ± 18.53), hours of sleep per night during dedicated study (7.34 ± 0.92), and money spent on board preparation ($1,319.12 ± $689.17). High ($1,600–$3,000), average ($1,000–$1,500), and low ($100–$900) spenders do not statistically differ and COMLEX Level 1 performance is not related to the number of resources utilized (F statistics <1; p>0.05). Pearson correlations reveal a statistically significant relationship between COMLEX Level 1 scores with GPA (0.73, p<0.001), number of practice exams completed (0.39, p<0.001), number of questions completed (0.46, p<0.001), number of weeks of study (0.55, p<0.001), and preparation cost (0.28, p<0.05). The regression analysis revealed that money spent on board preparation, number of questions completed, and time spent studying accounted for 75.8% of the variance in COMLEX Level 1 scores after controlling for GPA.

Conclusions

The data show the association of money spent on board preparation, numbers of questions competed, and time spent studying with a student’s COMLEX Level 1 score. Additionally, these results highlight the amount of money students spend on extracurricular materials to prepare for COMLEX Level 1, yet the data show that the number of resources that students utilized is not related to a student’s COMLEX Level 1 performance.
Body Hacking and Conceptions of Corporeality
Authors: Jael Morghen
Published: January 2022

This paper is the culmination of my independent research into the phenomenon of "body hacking": DIY techno-body modification that typically involves the surgical embedding of electronic or computing devices into the body. Body hackers are operating largely within a transhumanist vision (body hacing to improve and/or transcend the self or the human condition) and outside of traditional medical institutions. My paper addresses conceptions of the hacked body, including the deliberate and physical transition into "cybrog" and the blurred line of "humanness" that comes from a surgical merge with technology. I focus on the perspectives on corporeality that come from body hackers themselves; I find that there are varying opinions within the body hacking community on the value of the material body. Many body hackers aim to transcend or render obsolete the physical body - in search of a more enlightened or convenient existence, for example - but others see body hacking as a practice that makes them more human.  Many body hackers see the physical human condition as a very limited one that is in need of improvement. My paper explores these perspectives and presents a nuanced picture of the modern body hacking philosophy, as a fascinating example of the interface between materiality/coroporeality and technology.
The new chairman of the CDU F. Merz – new possibilities and prospects for the Christian Democrats?
Authors:   Institute of Europe of Russian Academy Sciences, Belov Vladislav
Published: January 2022

On January 22, Friedrich Merz was elected the new chairman of the Christian Democratic Union, which, together with its partner, the Bavarian Christian Social Union, has been the leading opposition force in the Bundestag since autumn 2021. The author analyzes prospects of the new CDU leader to drive the people's party out of the deep crisis.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PROTEIN EXTRACT POWDER FROM STALE BREAD AND EVALUATION OF ITS USE IN WHEAT BREAD CONTAINING CHICKPEA FLOUR
Authors: ŞİŞMAN Sebahat , YAĞCI Büşra , ERMİŞ Ertan
Published: January 2022

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the physical properties of protein extract powder from stale bread and its potential use in chickpea flour added wheat bread formulations. Chickpea flour was added into wheat flour at a 2:3 ratio, and the protein extract at 6.5 % and 13 % of total flour mix (w/w). The moisture content and water activity of the powdered protein extract were 5.55% and 0.58, respectively. The bulk density and tapped density were 830 kg.m-3 and 910 kg.m-3, respectively. Hausner ratio was measured as 1.10, which indicates free-flowing property. Increasing the addition of protein extract from 6.5% to 13% resulted in increased loaf volume from around 283 mL to 307 mL per loaf.
Troubling Tolichism in Several Voices
Authors: Grant Alec , Young Susan
Published: January 2022

This article is dialogic. Several voices engage together from the loci of embodied, relational, and textual standpoints. Tacitly informed by the voices of friends, colleagues, and respected others, the first and second authors have a conversation with and between themselves, and with readers. This is conducted around the presence of a boxed-text voice, written more formally and rhetorically by the first author. The main story is the authors’ critical reaction to selected aspects of the “Tolichist” voice. This voice is regarded as promoting epistemic violence toward critical and creative analytical autoethnographers, in the areas of relational ethics and methodology. The other related—back, subsidiary, and implicit—stories emerging include alienation from the insidious cultural backdrop of patriarchy and misogyny; two conceptions of “autonomy”; the development of a neophyte critical autoethnographer; colonization and resistance; the bifurcation of assumptions about autoethnographic writing; and the importance of philosophy for autoethnographic scholarship. The article ends in a meta-reflexive exchange between both authors about its content.
Writing Others’ Stories
Authors: Adams Jennifer L.
Published: January 2022

I use autoethnographic reflection to explore the personal and professional ethical challenges that have emerged over twenty years working with a set of one hundred historic love letters found discarded in an attic. Concerns of representation, narration, and authorship of the Other(s) by historic researchers are explored. Bakhtin’s concept of answerability is then elucidated as a means of reflecting upon choices writers make in researching of the lived experience of everyday people from the past. Issues including authorial responsibility, heteroglossia, polyphony, and the chronotope are explored.
Carbon dioxide-assisted Torrefaction of Maize Cobs by Thermogravimetry: Product Yield and Energy Recovery Potentials
Authors: Nyakuma Bemgba B. , M. Ajibade Samuel-Soma , Adebayo Victor B. , Alkali Habib , Otitolaiye Victor O. , Audu Jemilatu O. , Bashir Faizah M. , Dodo Yakubu A. , Mahmoud Abubakar S. , Oladokun Olagoke
Published: January 2022

The objective of this study is to examine the potential product yields and energy recovery of maize cobs (MC) through carbon dioxide-assisted torrefaction using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The CO2-assisted torrefaction of MC was performed from 240 °C to 300 °C (Δ 30 °C) for the residence time of 30 minutes based on the selected non-isothermal/isothermal heating program of the TGA. Furthermore, the physicochemical, microstructure and mineral characteristics of MC were examined. The results showed that the CO2-torrefaction of MC resulted in a mass loss (ML) ranging from 18.45% to 55.17%, which resulted in the mass yield (MY) ranging from 81.55% to 44.83%. The HHV of the solid product was in the range from 22.55 MJ/kg to 26 MJ/kg, which indicates the CO2-torrefaction process enhanced the energy content of MC by 40% – 60%. In conclusion, the findings showed that the CO2 torrefaction is a practical, sustainable, and cost-effective approach for the valorization of MC into a clean solid biofuel for enhanced energy recovery.
Interaction of Light with matter: nonclassical phenomenon
Authors: Shukla Pramila , Kumar Shivani A. , Kanwar Shefali
Published: January 2022

Matter and light interaction has very important applications in classical as well as in nonclassical field. In classical mechanics charged particle interact with oscillating field. In quantum mechanics interaction of light is with quantum states. In this paper we review important nonclassical phenomenon and their applications have been observed in last few years.
Phase equilibria, glass formation and optical properties of glasses in the Ag2S–BIVS2–CV2S3 systems (BIV–Ge, Sn; CV–As, Sb)
Authors: Berezniuk О.P. , Petrus’ I.I. , Olekseyuk I.D. , Zamuruyeva O.V. , Skipalskiy M.I.
Published: January 2022

Phase equilibria of the quasi-ternary systems Ag2S–BIVS2–CV2S3 (BIV– Ge, Sn; CV–As, Sb) were investigated using phase analysis based on XRD. Isothermal sections at 500 Kand glass formation regions in the respective systems were determined. The quasi-binary sections GeS2–As2S3 and GeS2–Sb2S3 of the studied systems exhibit glass formation in the entire concentration range. Large glass formation regions were also found at the Ag2S–GeS2 (0–55 mol.% Ag2S) and Ag2S–As2S3 (0–75 mol.% Ag2S) sections. As the starting compounds As2S3, GеS2 and Sb2S3 are in the glassy state, they act as the glass-forming agents in the quasi-ternary systems. Glass formation regions in the tin-containing systems are significantly smaller than the analogous germanium-containing ones which is due to metal nature resulting in the change from tetrahedral to octahedral surrounding. Glassy materials may possess interesting optical properties, therefore optical absorption spectra at 297 K were measured. Bandgap energy Eg of the glasses of the quasi-binary system GeS2–As2S3 was estimated from the data on the spectral distribution of the absorption coefficient at the fundamental absorption edge. It was found that the addition of As2S3 to germanium (IV) sulfide results in shifting the absorption edge to higher energies.
The Premises of Historical Narrative in Augustine’s De civitate Dei
Authors: Tamošaitis Mantas
Published: January 2022

The article examines the problems of history and historical narrative in St. Augustine’s De civitate Dei. The author seeks to reveal the problematic nature of Augustine’s conception of history in the opposition of cyclical and linear conceptions of time. Augustine’s reflection on the phenomenon of history from the perspective of Christian philosophy creates the basis for a modern linear conception of time and history. It is argued that Augustine should be seen as a philosopher-theologian of history, whose thinking on the subject is based on teleological principles and his philosophy of time. It is argued that Augustine’s thinking about history is based on the concept of historia sacra and must be evaluated in the light of the constant distinction between historia sacra and what might be called historia profana or historia saecularis. Since the objectives of historia sacra cannot be realised in earthly life, political transformations in secular history have no eschatological significance. However, Augustine’s conception of history is not cyclical, but has a clear beginning, end, direction and purpose (meaning), which distinguishes its premises from the Greco-Roman conception of history, and it is thus close to the modern conception of history. For Augustine, the coming of Christ is a new and singular event in history, negating any cyclical nature of history and defining the time in which Augustine lived.
Career Profile of the Soviet Scholar: Ričardas Mironas (1908–1979)
Authors: Juchnevičienė Nijolė
Published: January 2022

The present article gives a survey of R. Mironas academic career based upon archive material kept in the Vilnius university library and in the Martynas Mažvydas National Library. R. Mironas’ egodocuments are published for the first time. They help to understand the contemporary situation in the institutions of high education and the constant ideological constraint felt by the academic staff.R. Mironas is the only one among the Lithuanian classicists whose name is rarely spoken, according to the dictum nil, nisi bene. It is not much written about him untill the present day, in spite of the fact that Mironas was one of of the most gifted and colourful personalities. He is regarded as one of the beginners of the Oriental studies in Lithuania. R. Mironas was born to an outstanding family; none of his colleagues could make a similar boast. After the Russian occupation he did not leave Lithuania like most of the Lithuanian intellectuals and in 1944 started teaching at Kaunas university. He made his choice to become a social climber from the very beginning of the occupation. He made a spectacular academic caree due to his ability to adapt to the ideological requirements and to easily change his creed on demand.
Oscillators in the Framework of Unified (q, α, β, γ, ν)-Deformation and Their Oscillator Algebras
Authors: Burban I.M.
Published: January 2022

The aim of this paper is to review our results on the description of multiparameter deformed oscillators and their oscillator algebras. We define generalized (q; α, β, γ, ν)-deformed oscillator algebras and study their irreducible representations. The Arik–Coon oscillator with the main relation aa+ – qa+a = 1, where q >1, is embedded in this framework. We have found the connection of this oscillator with the Askey q–1-Hermite polynomials. We construct a family of generalized coherent states associated with these polynomials and give their explicit expression in terms of standard special functions. By means of the solution of the appropriate classical Stieltjes moment problem, we prove the property of (over)completeness of these states.
Notes on the Production of Matter in the Universe
Authors: Kuzmichev V.E. , Kuzmichev V.V.
Published: January 2022

A model of the production of ordinary and dark matter in the decay of a hypothetical antigravitating medium in the form of a condensate of spinless massive particles, which fills the Universe, is proposed. The decays of these particles into baryons, leptons, and dark matter particles are caused by some interaction with the mass scale between the electroweak interaction and the grand unification. The observed dark energy is identified with a portion of the condensate, which has not decayed up to the instant of a measurement. The decay rate of particles of the condensate is expressed through the three parameters – the coupling constant αX, the mass scale MX, which defines the mass of an X-particle as a mediator of the interaction, and the energy imparted to the decay products. Under the assumption that the decay rate of particles of the condensate is of the same order of magnitude as the Hubble expansion rate, the limits of the possible values of the mass MX are obtained. The coupling constant αX ~ 1/70 at MX ~ 6 × 1010 GeV can be taken as the characteristic value. The cross-sections of the reactions, in which dark matter particles can be produced, are calculated.
Use of Aspiration Funds of The Council of Representatives; Study on Constitutional Court Decision Number 106/PUU-XIII/2015
Authors: Fikri Putra Nur , Masyrofah Masyrofah
Published: January 2022

The background to this research is that Article 80 Letter J of Law Number 17 of 2014 has been reviewed by the Indonesian Constitutional Court. The Petitioner in this case represents the people of Papua, who believe their constitutional rights have been violated because the petition will result in unfair management of state finances that benefits only the people in the area chosen to have the most seats in the House of Representatives. However, the Constitutional Court rejected the request brought against article 80 letter j in decision 106/PUU-XIII/2015. This research employs normative legal analysis by collecting data from the Research Library, which examines relevant documents. The findings of this study indicate that the use of aspiration funds as defined in Article 80 Letter J of Law Number 17 of 2014 does not reflect people's justice, as the allocation of aspiration funds is unfair, as it is based on electoral districts and the number of House of Representatives seats. Individuals within an area are not identical, which may result in development injustice.
The Synergy of the Corruption Eradication Commission and the Judicial Commission as an Effort to Improve the Justice System in Indonesia
Authors: Yunus Nur Rohim , Diyani Trini
Published: January 2022

Judicial power is an autonomous authority charged with the responsibility of administering justice in order to uphold the rule of law and justice. It is self-contained and does not rely on other authorities to maintain public order. However, the judicial power will be harmed if the judge charged with enforcing the law and administering justice actually violates the law. This study employs a qualitative research method in conjunction with a literature review. The study's findings indicate that the Corruption Eradication Commission and the Judicial Commission continue to lack cooperation in supervising judges in court. Thus, the synergy between the Corruption Eradication Commission and the Judicial Commission is required to foster cooperation and coordination in the fight against corruption, enabling them to jointly uphold the honour, nobility, and proper conduct of judges effectively and efficiently in accordance with the law.
Prerequisites for tractorization in Ukraine in the early twentieth century
Authors: Kryvokon Oleksandr , Kozoriz Victor
Published: January 2022

The aim of the article is to establish the scientific prerequisites for tractorization in Ukraine in the early twentieth century. Research methods: general-historical and special-historical methods. Main results: the article examines historical background and factors that contributed to the spread and use of the first tractors in Ukraine, the emergence of domestic tractor construction and widespread tractorization of agriculture in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialistic Republic in the 20s years of the twentieth century. The author uses the term “tractorization” which has not been used in scientific sources for a long time. It means the spread of scientific, technical and everyday ideas about tractors, the creation and distribution of their various models, the introduction of these machines into domestic agriculture and other spheres of life at the beginning of the twentieth century. A list of arguments and facts confirms that 1913 was a turning point in the study, popularization and distribution of tractors both in the world and in Ukraine. The features and results of testing the first tractors on the territory of modern Ukraine are described. The outstanding role of the first scientists and engineers who organized the testing of tractors and disseminated information about the results of these tests on farms and at exhibitions (D. Artsybashev, A. Baranovsky, V. Batyushkov, K. Debu, V. Koval B. Lintvarev, M. Pigulevsky, A. Treivas) is shown. The significant contribution to the study of the tractor business and the promotion of foreign-made tractors in Ukraine made by scientific associations, state and public institutions, as well as individual scientists is highlighted. Concise conclusions: it is determined that tsarist Russia had all the conditions and resources for the development of its own tractor industry before 1917, including Ukraine. It is proven that the development of this industry was interrupted by the Bolshevik coup and the Civil War, and until the mid-1920s, the use of tractors in Ukrainian agriculture was only isolated and completely dependent on imports of this equipment. The mass production of tractors in the USSR was organized only in the early 1930s with the commissioning of Stalingrad Tractor and Kharkiv Tractor plants. Meanwhile the needs of Ukrainian agriculture in tractors were met mainly through the mass import mainly from the United States that became important for the tractorization and its technical modernization. The practical significance: recommended for use in teaching the history of science and technology of the early twentieth century. Originality: the generalization of experience of historiography research in tractorization process is used. Scientific novelty: for the first time the role of the All-Russian factory, trade-industrial, agricultural and scientific-artistic exhibition, which took place in Kyiv in the summer-autumn of 1913 and was accompanied by testing the tractors, is covered. Type of article: research.
A aparência linear do discurso e suas armadilhas semânticoargumentativas
Authors: Cerezoli Andréia Inês Hanel , Azevedo Tânia Maris de
Published: January 2022

A pandemia de Covid-19, no Brasil, revelou a polarização de pontos de vista políticos, econômicos e culturais. Expressões como: “Fique em casa”; “Use máscara”; “Só uma gripezinha” mostraram-se multifacetados e despertaram diferentes sentidos. Nesse contexto, este artigo tem como objetivo descrever a argumentação interna e a argumentação externa de palavras plenas e explicar como a atualização de determinado encadeamento argumentativo orienta a constituição do sentido do discurso. A fundamentação teórica que norteia as análises é alicerçada no princípio de que “A argumentação está na língua” proposta e desenvolvida desde os anos 60 por Oswald Ducrot e colaboradores sob a denominação de Semântica Argumentativa (SA), Semântica Linguística ou Teoria da Argumentação na Língua (TAL). A aplicação do método da simulação permite observar, descrever e explicar a constituição do sentido do discurso selecionado. Os resultados obtidos explicitam que há movimentos argumentativos que determinam, por exemplo, a condenação à pena de morte.
Und außerdem ist das Thema Feminismus so aktuell wie nie!
Authors: Hickethier Janna
Published: January 2022

Der Artikel stellt die Geschichte und vielfältige Arbeit des Hamburger Frauen*bildungszentrums DENKtRÄUME vor, das sich bereits seit 1983 als wichtiger Ort der Frauenbewegungskultur etabliert hat und dessen umfangreiches Archiv einen zentralen Beitrag zum Erhalt der Erinnerungen an die Hamburger Frauenbewegung bildet. Der Artikel gibt außerdem einen Einblick in die Möglichkeiten und Erfahrungen, die die Studierende Janna Hickethier während ihres Pflichtpraktikums dort sammeln konnte.
Mit Spielen spielen!
Authors: Rodewald Vera Marie
Published: January 2022

Digitale Spiele sind fester Bestandteil jugendlicher Medienwelten. Umso wichtiger wird der Erwerb von Medienkompetenz. Den souveränen und kreativen Umgang mit Computer- und Konsolenspielen zu fördern, ist das Ziel der Initiative Creative Gaming. Mit der Methode Creative Gaming vermittelt sie Ansätze einer subversiven Nutzung digitaler Spiele und zeigt auf, wie damit Bildungsprozesse initiiert werden können. Der Artikel gibt eine Übersicht über die methodischen Grundprinzipien und verdeutlicht diese anhand ausgewählter Beispiele. Darüber hinaus werden verschiedene Anwendungsplattformen und -orte wie das PLAY – Creative Gaming Festival vorgestellt.
Gute wissenschaftliche Praxis – Vertrauen zählt
Authors: Stange Christiane
Published: January 2022

Im vorliegenden Artikel werden einige relevante Aspekte vorgestellt, die zur „Sicherung guter wissenschaftlicher Praxis“ an Hochschulen beitragen sollen. Die neuen Leitlinien der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft bilden dabei den zentralen Ansatzpunkt – sie verfolgen u.a. die Zielsetzung, in Forschung und Lehre redliches Verhalten zu fördern und wissenschaftliches Fehlverhalten möglichst zu verhindern. Gültig sind diese schon seit langem anerkannten und immer wieder neu formulierten Standards nicht nur für Lehrende und Forschende an Hochschulen und außerhochschulischen Forschungseinrichtungen, sondern auch für Studierende – gleich von Beginn ihres Studiums an.
Hybrid, vielseitig und karrierefördernd: der Master-Fernstudiengang „Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft“ an der HU Berlin
Authors: Liebner Ulrike
Published: January 2022

Pro Jahr beginnen rund 75 Studierende im weiterbildenden Masterstudiengang Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft im Fernstudium am Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin ihr Studium. Nicht nur die Studierenden sind sehr vielseitig, auch der Studiengang selbst ermöglicht einen breit gefächerten Einblick ins BID-Wesen, bei gleichzeitiger Praxisnähe. Unter den besonderen Bedingungen der Corona Pandemie konnten Lehrformen gefunden werden, die eine flexible Anpassung des Studiums an die jeweils aktuelle Situation ermöglichen. So kann auch unter schnell wechselnden Bedingungen ein qualitativ hochwertiges Studium gewährleistet werden.
Actividad física adaptada en el proceso de rehabilitación de personas con discapacidad: una propuesta desde la perspectiva social
Authors: Muñoz Hinrichsen Fernando , Martínez Aros Alan
Published: January 2022

El proceso de rehabilitación es fundamental para las personas con discapacidad, y desde un marco ecológico bajo un enfoque social, es relevante pensar que la actividad física adaptada se convierte en una herramienta vital para el desarrollo integral bajo un enfoque de derechos humanos. El objetivo de este ensayo es dar relevancia a la actividad física adaptada, y denotar como  se convierte en un espacio expresión social importante a la hora de desarrollar  procesos de rehabilitación e inclusión social, junto con conocer cuáles son los alcances y recomendaciones a la hora de abordarlos. El desarrollo profesional es fundamental, evidenciado por procesos de investigación adecuados, y generar redes que permitan el trabajo comunitario para que el enfoque se base desde una perspectiva social. En conclusión, es fundamental entender la actividad física como un determinante social para la rehabilitación de personas con discapacidad, y así dar pie para desarrollar planes y programas que se enfoquen en los lineamientos internacionales de la rehabilitación basada en la comunidad con un modelo ecológico.
Self-addressed questions and honorifications: The case of Japanese daroo-ka/desyoo-ka
Authors: Chang Chen-An
Published: January 2022

Japanese self-addressed questions (SAQs) are either marked with SAQ question particles (i.e. kana, yara) or marked with modals daroo or desyoo. The present paper argues that the pragmatic profile of Japanese SAQs should not be limited to solitary contexts. The paper presents an experiment examining whether daroo-ka/desyoo-ka can be perceived as SAQs in the accompanied contexts. The results of the experiment indicate that Japanese SAQs can be felicitously uttered in the presence of a second (socially higher) person. Apart from the experimental study, this paper also presents a pilot study of comparing daroo-ka questions and plain information-seeking questions (i.e. those without daroo-ka) in urgent situation contexts. The preliminary results shed light on the fact that Japanese native speakers interpret daroo-ka questions as canonical questions in the performance of indirect speech acts.
IDENTIFICATION OF DYNAMIC OBJECT OF CONTROL ACCORDING TO THE EXPERIMENTAL DATA ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR
Authors:   V.A. Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gusev Sergei
Published: January 2022

The pressurized water reactor is describes in this article, the example of which demonstrates the possibility of identifying the parameters of a complex dynamic control object using by the modified algorithm, well-proven in the study of input variables such as pressure, steam balance, the distance to the lattice, mass velocities and one output variable, such as heat flux. This paper presents the relation- ship between the input and output variables such as the mass velocity at the reactor inlet and the heat flux at the reactor outlet. The modified algorithm is compared with the Chadaev-Ilyushin algorithm, since the algorithm for identification of the dynamic control object developed by them allowed to calculate the values of the multiple correlation coefficient and standard deviation with high accuracy. The article shows that the modified algorithm for identification of a dynamic control object allows to filter out the lines with poor parameter estimates and calculate the multiple correlation coefficient and mean square deviation even more accurately than the Chadaev-Ilyushin algorithm allowed to do.
THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR OF THE MANAGERS OF THE OF SHOPPING CENTERS
Authors:   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Alekseev Alexander , Spirina Varvara ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Andronova Alexandra ,   Perm National Research Polytechnic University
Published: January 2022

A management problem of shopping centers and a necessity to consider the strategic behavior of managers are discuss. Here is an optimal agent’s strategy, where his rival’s strategy and environ- mental conditions know. A game example is show in very simple presentations, where the participants are simply two agents that differ in a reflection level. It is indicate that a theoretically predicted behavior of management entities of shopping centers and the importance of experimental study of people’s stra- tegic behavior are possible to determine mathematically by conducting a set of business games.
USING SYMMETRIC AND ASYMMETRIC FILTERS IN EVALUATION OF UNDERWRITING CYCLES LENGTH
Authors:   South Ural State University, Tetin Ilya
Published: January 2022

The paper analyses methods for evaluation of underwriting cycle’s length and their usage in the developed decision support system for formation of effective insurance company strategy. Baxter and King along with symmetric and asymmetric Cristiano and Fitzgerald band-pass filters are applied to ex- tract medium-term cyclical component in loss ratio time series of property, CTP, and property and liabil- ity insurance. Then, using second order autoregression model we get real underwriting cycle’s length.
On a system of nonlinear differential equations integrable in quadratures
Authors:   Perm National Research Polytechnic University, Gorbunov Daniil
Published: January 2022

We consider a system of two nonlinear differential equations, for which we found an approach allowing to represent a solution in the form of quadratures. The obtained results are applied to the investigation of two mathematical models. One of them describes labor market conditions in the case of closed mono-branch economy. The other model has hydrodynamic origin.
Scalar and vector division and derivatives vectors
Authors:   urgan State University, Popov Igor
Published: January 2022

The work is devoted to the operations of differentiation in the space of vector fields and smooth functions. In mechanics, it is widely used derivative of a scalar function of the vector. To some extent, like it is determined by the derivative of the vector to another vector. However, formally interpreting the derivative as division differentials are entered in consideration of scalar and vector derived vector on another vector, which may have application to the solution of problems of mechanics. The definition of a derivative of a scalar vector field on another vector field. We prove a theorem on the representation of the scalar derivative in the form of a combination of partial derivatives. As a typical particular case is considered a scalar derivative in the radius vector, generating formalism linking it with the operator nabla. It is noted that in solving some problems in the mechanics to simplify the calculation coordinate system is chosen so that at least some vectors direction coincides with one of the coordinate axes. If it concerns the vector for derivation to be performed, in such cases, the formula for the three-dimensional case can not be used because some of this vector differentials are equal to zero. This circumstance makes it necessary to prove two theorems for the two-dimensional and one-dimensional case. The definition of a vector derivative of a vector field on another vector field. We prove a theorem on the representation of the derivative vector as a combination of partial derivatives. As a typical particular case considered vector derivative of the radius vector, generating formalism linking it with the operator nabla. We prove similar theorems for two-dimensional and one-dimensional case. We give examples of applications of these results to problems of mechanics.