bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Normal distribution of alkaline phosphatase levels during pregnancy
Authors: Arbib Nissim , Sacks Kira Nahum , Salman Lina , Sneh-Arbib Orly , Berezowsky Alexandra , Krispin Eyal , Hadar Eran
Published: December 2021

Background: Previous small-scale studies have reported alkaline phosphatase (ALP) distribution throughout gestation. This retrospective, observational analysis aimed to establish a large-scale, week-specific nomogram of total ALP during pregnancy, and to address physiological parameters that may impact normal ALP secretion throughout pregnancy. Methods: We analyzed ALP levels during pregnancy among 5285 healthy women from various ethnicities, with uncomplicated, term, singleton gestations, who delivered in a single tertiary medical center, from August 2007 to December 2012. Results: We found that normal gestational ALP is significantly elevated during pregnancy compared to a non-pregnant state (132.2 ± 3.0 IU/L vs. 116.7 ± 2.3 IU/L, p < 0.001), and during the third and second trimesters compared to the first trimester (166.4 ± 1.66, 123.7 ± 2.4 and 95.7 ± 1.6 IU/L, respectively; p < 0.001). ALP levels remained unaffected by the modifiers we explored: neonatal sex, neonatal birthweight and maternal age. Conclusion: ALP levels during pregnancy are higher than in the non-pregnant state, gradually increase from the end of the first trimester to term, peaking just prior to delivery. The nomogram presented here can serve as the basis for comparison between a normal population and those with various pregnancy complications, to determine how ALP is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
The influence of antepartum hemorrhage on placenta previa: a multi-center, retrospective cohort study
Authors: Qing Wenjie , Wang Li , Luo Dan , Wang Limin , Yang Xiao , Li Linda , Venna Alyssia , Zhou Jie
Published: December 2021

Background: Placenta previa (PP) can cause repeated and catastrophic bleeding that may lead to increased maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. The purposes of this study were to determine the relationship between antepartum hemorrhage (APH) and gestational week, the frequency of APH, the risk factors for APH, and whether patients with APH developed more severe adverse perinatal outcomes. Methods: This was a multi-center, retrospective study in which we enrolled all placenta previa patients between October 2015 and September 2018 within the Partners Healthcare System. Results: The mean APH frequency was 2.2 ± 1.3 in women with PP, with the majority having experienced a one-time bleeding episode (36.4%, 44/121). The incidence of APH varied from 2.6% to 14.6% in every gestational week, with the highest incidence at 32 gestational weeks. Complete placenta was an independent risk factor for APH (odds ratios, 4.17; 95% confidence intervals, 1.805–9.634). Pregnant women with APH underwent more emergent cesarean deliveries (54.5%, p < 0.05), and more newborns manifested respiratory distress syndrome (34.7%, p < 0.05). Conclusions: The APH morbidity varied by gestational week, with the 32nd gestational week appearing to have the highest incidence of PP. Complete PP can cause more frequent APH, and PP plus APH may increase maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes.
Comparison of different uterine incision closure methods used in cesarean section in terms of postoperative cesarean incision scar thickness and isthmocele formation: a prospective, randomized study
Authors: Incedere Anil , Kandemir Selim , Dogan Omer Erbil
Published: December 2021

Objective: In parallel with the increase in cesarean section (CS) rates, the incidence of isthmocele has been increasing. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of four different uterine incision closure techniques (single-layer locked, double-layer locked, single-layer unlocked, and double-layer unlocked) on cesarean scar healing and isthmocele formation by transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) and saline infusion sonography (SIS). Materials and methods: This prospective, randomized study included women who underwent the first, elective, and term cesarean section delivery at the Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic of a tertiary care center between November 2018 and November 2019. A total of 60 patients were divided into four groups including 15 patients in each. Using the TVUS and SIS, the width, depth and length of the CS defect and the thickness of the residual myometrial tissue were measured. Results: There was no significant difference in the CS defect measurements and CS defect area among the four groups (p > 0.05). The lowest rate of Grade 3 isthmocele was seen in the double-locked group (5%), while the highest rate of isthmocele was seen in the single-unlocked group (35%) (p > 0.05). Conclusion: No trend of differences was seen in the four subgroups but the sample size is not big enough to draw valid conclusions.
The Dynamics of Nigeria’s Policy for Africa in the Post-Colonial Period
Authors:   Institute for African Studies RAS, Kostelyanets Sergey , Okeke Obidozie Afamefuna Andrew
Published: December 2021

All heads of state of independent Nigeria have left their mark on the formation of national foreign policy, including the policy for Africa, and brought their vision to the development of this sphere, although the greatest contribution to the formation of relations of the Giant of Africa with other states of the continent was made during the years of the Fourth Republic (1999 – present), when, after a long period of military rule, civilian politicians came to power in the country. Throughout the entire period of independent development, the main principles of Nigeria’s formation of contacts with other countries were respect for equality and territorial integrity of sovereign states; non-interference in their internal affairs; active membership in international organizations; non-alignment with military-political blocs, etc. However, the main priority of Nigeria’s foreign policy in the post-colonial period was the development of relations with African countries – a phenomenon that has come to be known as Afrocentrism. In accordance with the principles declared in all Constitutions of the country (1960, 1979, 1993, and 1999), Nigeria made a great contribution to the struggle for the true political and economic independence of African countries, for the liberation of the continent from the remnants of colonialism and apartheid. Since the 1970s, when the country became one of the world’s largest oil producers and exporters and began to provide financial and logistical assistance to African countries in need, a new objective has appeared in its foreign policy – gaining the status of “the leader of the continent”. This desire has been fueled by the fact that Nigeria is the most populous state on the continent and has one of the largest and fastest growing economies in Africa. Not all Nigerian leaders were able to correctly identify political priorities and to a certain extent demonstrated naiveté, limiting their foreign policy primarily to the African direction. While in the first years of independence this was legitimate and justified, with the advent of globalization, the development of a multipolar world, and the transformation of the world political and economic order, it became necessary to ensure that Nigeria’s foreign policy was adapted to modern realities. Meanwhile, thanks to its economic potential, huge reserves of hydrocarbons, which all countries in the region need, and military-political power, Nigeria quite rightly claims a central role in coordinating joint efforts to achieve true economic and political independence by West African states, although one of the obstacles to the transformation Nigeria into a real “hegemon” both in West Africa and throughout the continent remains political instability in the country.
Fig. S1 & Tables S1-S2
Authors: Morales-Rodrigues C.
Published: December 2021

Fig. S1. Maximum likelihood phylogenies of individual genes A. ITS; B. heat shock protein 90; C. β-tubulin and D. cytochrome oxidase I for Clade 4 Phytophthora species. Numbers above the branches reflect support obtained from the analysis of the same dataset (Bayesian posterior probabilities/Bootstrap values estimated by MEGA v. 7).Table S1. GenBank accession numbers for sequences used in multi-locus analyses.Table S2. GenBank accession numbers for all the gene regions sequenced for Phytophthora cathayensis.
Figs S1-S4 & Table S1
Authors: Mack J.
Published: December 2021

Figure S1. Mean conidial dimensions (with error bars representing standard error) for all herbarium specimens and cultures examined, with the holotype of H. fragiforme represented by orange bars and the holotype of H. callorioides represented by green bars.Figure S2. Lectotype of H. fragiformis (A, C, E) and holotype of H. callorioides (B, D, F). A, B. Rehydrated sporodochia. C−F. Conidial chains. Scale bars: A, B = 500 μm. C−F = 10 μm.Figure S3. Conidia and conidial chains. A. Oosporidium sp. (DAOM 970823) identified using DNA sequencing. B. Holotype of Sphaerocolla aurantiaca (H). Both have similar conidial morphology and dimensions, suggesting that S. aurantiaca may be conspecific with Oosporidium margaritiferum. Scale bar = 10 μm. Figure S4. Nuclear staining of hyphae of DAOMC 251988, showing dikaryotic, binucleate hyphae, A, using near-UV light showing the stained nuclei and B with regular light. Scale bar = 20 μm. Table S1. Species, geographical location, host and herbaria for known type specimens of Hormomyces species.
Figs S1-S4
Authors: Chang R.
Published: December 2021

Fig. S1. Phylogram obtained from ML analyses of the partial BT and EF gene sequences of the O. clavatum species complex. Sequences obtained in this study are printed in bold type. Maximum-likelihood bootstrap support values (1 000 replicates) above 70 % are indicated at the nodes. Bayesian inference posterior probabilities (above 0.9) are indicated by bold lines at the relevant branches. T = ex-type cultures. Fig. S2. Phylogram obtained from ML analyses of the ITS region and the partial BT gene of the O. ips species complex. Sequences obtained in this study are printed in bold type. Maximum-likelihood bootstrap support values (1 000 replicates) above 70 % are indicated at the nodes. The Bayesian inference posterior probabilities (above 0.9) are indicated by bold lines at the relevant branches. T = ex-type cultures. Fig. S3. Phylogram obtained from ML analyses of the ITS region, and the partial BT and CAL gene sequences of the Sporothrix gossypina species complex. Sequences obtained in this study are printed in bold type. Maximum-likelihood bootstrap support values (1 000 replicates) above 70 % are indicated at the nodes. Bayesian inference posterior probabilities (above 0.9) are indicated by bold lines at the relevant branches. T = ex-type cultures. Fig. S4. Phylogram obtained from ML analyses of the ITS region, and the partial BT and EF gene sequences of Endoconidiophra. Sequences obtained in this study are printed in bold type. Maximum-likelihood bootstrap support values (1 000 replicates) above 70 % are indicated at the nodes. Bayesian inference posterior probabilities (above 0.9) are indicated by bold lines at the relevant branches. T = ex-type cultures.
Educational work at the university as an element of the quality management system
Authors:   Bryansk State Technical University, Vavilin Ya.A. , Soldatov V.A. ,   Bryansk State Technical University, Mankevich I.G. ,   Bryansk State Technical University, Chistokletov N.YU. ,   Bryansk State Technical University
Published: December 2021

The article deals with an important component of the learning process - educational work, in terms of the formation of a moral and patriotic portrait of a graduate, as well as the formation of groups of universal competencies related to intercultural interaction and civic position. The task of improving upbringing work at the university received particular urgency in connection with the implementation of the strategy for the development of education in the Russian Federation. The authors attempt to evaluate and analyze educational work from the point of view of the process approach and system analysis. A hierarchical model of educational work is proposed and the components of the process are highlighted, and a system of indicators for assessing the quality of educational work is developed. The proposed approach can be applied in the formation and evaluation of the strategy for the development of the educational process in higher education and the development of work programs for educational work, as an obligatory element of the main professional educational program.
Clip thinking and some aspects of information visualization
Authors:   TETA LLC, Lobashev I.V. , Lobashev V.D. ,   Petrozavodsky State University
Published: December 2021

In the article noted the conditions and objective reasons for the formation of clip thinking. The characteristics of educational technologies used in the conditions of informatization of modern society are compared. Positive and negative factors and qualities of clip and conceptual thinking are considered. The role and place of the teacher in both situations of participation and support of the learning process are noted. Some provisions are given to analyze the objective reasons for the development of the parameters of clip thinking. There are peculiarities of thinking processes when perceiving visualized information. The objective need to replace the linear style of presentation of educational information requires the development of fundamentally different pedagogical paradigms. Taking into account the identified features of the thinking of the students brought by them at the initial stage of education and further adjustment of teaching methods allows teachers to qualitatively improve the learning process.
Features safety model of industrial control system
Authors:   National Research University of Electronic Technology, Kachurenko D.S.
Published: December 2021

The article examines the characteristics and functions of the automated process management system (ASU TP) in the format of ensuring its information security. The differences in information security between TP ASU and traditional IT systems are shown. Because of the importance of the time component, the high reliability, high availability and high security of the industrial management network, the differences between the security functions of the ASU TP and IT systems are presented as follows: functional requirements are more important in the IT environment in terms of risk, but the ASU TP is focused on the manufacturing process, and accessibility is considered to be the highest requirement and requires that production be sustainable; Resource requirements - the real-time ASU TP operating system is often limited by resources, and computational resources may not be available to update the security features of these systems in the ASU TP components; security implications - Unlike conventional IT systems, the loss of information in the ASU TP can damage the production process. In general, the security of the industrial management system can be divided into three areas: functional security to ensure the safety functions of equipment and enterprise, physical security is designed to reduce harm from physical factors and information security - preventing illegal or malicious intrusion into the industrial management system or interfering in the planned work. The article identifies the type of safety of the ASU TP and presents the structural model of the industrial management system, as well as the management scheme and components of the TP ASU.
Analysis of the accuracy of coordinates of geodetic stations, determined with the help of РРР-services
Authors:   State University of Land Management, TIKHONOV A.D. , MAKAROV S.O. ,   Russian University of Transport RUT (MIIT)
Published: December 2021

The article presents an analysis of the accuracy of determining the coordinates of geodetic points using the services of RRR-processing of satellite data in comparison with processing in statics. The following factors are considered to influence the accuracy: the number of satellites, the time of observations, and the possibility of using more than one navigation system.
Research of the specifics of logistics for the pilot production of new aircraft
Authors:   Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), Vasiliev V.A. , Mayborodin A.B. ,   Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), Kulakov M.I. ,   PJSC Sukhoi Company, Aleksandrova S.V. ,   Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University)
Published: December 2021

The article considers the results of the research of the logistics system of one of the leading aircraft construction enterprises of the Russian Federation. Conclusions are made about the need to improve the coherence of the logistics plan and the production plan of the enterprise, taking into account the results achieved. It is proposed to use software agent systems to reduce losses associated with production downtime.
Features of the introduction of the concept of lean manufacturing in employment centers
Authors:   Yaroslavl state technical University, Porsev K.I. , Aniskina N.N. ,   N.P. Pastukhov State Academy of Industrial Management
Published: December 2021

The analysis of the current state in the field of regulation and organization of employment of the population of the country is carried out. The current problems of the employment centers ' activities are identified and a list of measures aimed at solving these problems is formed, based on the introduction of the concept of Lean production. An adapted practice-oriented approach is proposed to introduce the principles, methods and tools of Lean production as the main set of measures to improve the processes of providing public services to the population and eliminate the time, financial and labor costs that arise during the operation of employment centers. The proposed approach to implementing the concept of Lean production is tested on the example of the State Enterprise of the YAO TSN G. Yaroslavl.
Features of the course "Business english" for engineering masters’ students
Authors:   Industrial university of Tyumen, Balikaeva M.B.
Published: December 2021

The article presents a content analysis of the «Business English» for future engineers at the master’s level. Studying the «Business English» contributes to the competencies formation in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education 3 ++. The methods and forms of Business English were determined taking into account the features of teaching masters’ students, the motives for studying in the magistracy. The selection of training materials for Business English is based on the authenticity of training materials, real tasks, pragmatic orientation and adaptability of materials to changing the labor market conditions in order to develop cross-cultural and business communication of future engineers.
Adaptation of project management methods and models to the improved PDCA
Authors:   Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Kunakov E.P. , Lontsikh P.A. ,   Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Koksharov A.V. ,   Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Gulov A.E. ,   Irkutsk National Research Technical University
Published: December 2021

This article discusses the possibility of adapting existing project management methods to improve the Deming PDCA cycle and analyzing their effectiveness in comparison with their classical application. This study is relevant, since the application of project management methods almost always implies the use of a process approach, and the improvement of their basic principles can reduce costs and increase the return on the organization’s business processes.
Evaluasi Keberhasilan Program Pertukaran Mahasiswa inbound outbound antara Prodi Administrasi Pendidikan FIA UB dan Manajemen Pendidikan FIP Unesa
Authors: Fajriyah Azumatul , Nadhiroh Choirotun , Mawardani Tyas , Ainiyah Balinda Nurul
Published: December 2021

Evaluasi Keberhasilan Program Pertukaran Mahasiswa inbound outbound antara Prodi Administrasi Pendidikan FIA UB dan Manajemen Pendidikan FIP Unesa. Program tersebut merupakan kegiatan pertukaran pelajar dalam rangka Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) untuk memperluas pengalaman mahasiswa guna dapat merasakan atmosfer akademik yang berbeda dengan mengikuti proses pembelajaran dikampus lain. Penelitian ini ditujukan guna melakukan analisis terhadap keberhasilan program pertukaran mahasiswa serta merekomendasikan upaya perbaikan sebagai evaluasi dari program yang diselenggarakan. Beberapa hal yang keterkaitan evaluasi program ini adalah organisasi pelaksananya, terkait rencanya programnya, dan pengaruhnya terhadap kedua program studi. Hasil Penelitian Evaluasi Keberhasilan Program Pertukaran Mahasiswa inbound outbound antara Prodi Administrasi Pendidikan FIA UB dan Manajemen Pendidikan FIP Unesa ini masih terdapat beberapa kendala yaitu pada proses pelaksanaan kerjasamanya, proses pembelajarannya, dan output atau outcome dari pengukuran evaluasi program.
Motivasi dan kepemimpinan
Authors: Khumairah Latifa
Published: December 2021

Motivasi adalah sesuatu alasan yang mendorong seseorang untuk melakukan; menyelesaikan; menghentikan; dsb, suatu aktivitas guna mencapai tujuan tertentu yang diinginkan dari motivasi tersebut.
THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING ON PURCHASE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS FAST-MOVING CONSUMER GOODS: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Authors: Chen T.C.
Published: December 2021

Traditional advertising is the main media employed by marketers in the FMCG sector to affect consumers decisions. However, people are exposed to plenty of advertising media from various forms and different channels every day, especially from social media. Therefore, digital advertising should be more powerful than traditional advertising in this era. This paper seeks to study when consumers choose daily necessities, whether these advertisements affect their decisions, and whether social media advertising effectively influences consumers purchase decisions. In order to promote the development of digital and social media advertising research in the FMCG sector, this paper proposes further research directions.
Analisis Video Comments to Video Views Ratio Instagram pada 7 Tim Esports Tersukses di Indonesia
Authors: Fajar I Gede Wahyu Galang
Published: December 2021

Instagram can be interpreted as an application that can function as a medium for sharing photos and videos in a social network, allowing users to take photos and videos, and adding filters to add an interesting impression to photos. The total number of Instagram users in Indonesia reached 59,840,000. Just like other social media networks, Instagram has the concept of interaction between users by following or following. Users can also add comments to photos and videos, like, send, and save them in an account. Therefore, there are 7 Esports Teams that use Instagram as a promotional medium, namely: Onic Esport, PG. Barracx Esport, Aerowolf Esport, Bigetron Esport, Boom ID Esport, RRQ Esport, and Evos Esport. The purpose of this study is to calculate the credibility of the Instagram account performance of the 7 Most Successful Esports Teams in Indonesia. The method used for this research is quantitative exploratory method. The results of this study indicate that the Aerowolf Esport Indonesia Team vendor is ranked first and has good account performance credibility.credibility.
Environmental culture as a new sustainable livelihoods framework’s capital
Authors: Khuc Quy Van
Published: December 2021

Environmental culture thoughts, new livelihood capital
Analisis Video Likes to Video Views Ratio Tiktok Pada 5 Brand Lokal Di Indonesia
Authors: Permana Putu Ade
Published: December 2021

TikTok merupakan aplikasi sosial media yang diluncurkan oleh perusahaan asal Tiongkok. TikTok memungkinkan penggunanya membuat video berdurasi 15 sampai 16 detik dan 3 menit yang disertai dengan musik, filter, dan beberapa fitur kreatif lainnya. Di Indonesia ini terdapat 30,7 juta pengguna yang aktif sehingga menjadikan Indonesia sebagai negara dengan pengguna TikTok terbesar di dunia. Maraknya jumlah pengguna TikTok yang aktif di Indonesia tentu dapat memberikan peluang bagi brand untuk menjadikan platform TikTok sebagai platform sosial mediamarketing. Adapun 5 Brand Lokal di Indonesia yang memanfaatkan TikTok sebagai platform marketing, yaitu : Aero Street, Ventela Shoes, Compass, Sage Footwear, dan Piero Indonesia. Dengan tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu untuk menghitung kredibilitas dari performa akun TikTok Top 5 Brand Lokal di Indonesia. Metode yang digunakan untuk penelitian ini yaitu metode eksploratif kuantitatif. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa Brand Lokal Compass Indonesia mendapatkan peringkat pertama dan memiliki kredibilitas performa akun yang baik.
Makalah kelompok kerja dan komunikasi dalam organisasi
Authors: agung Muhammad
Published: December 2021

Kelompok kerja dan komunikasi dalam organisasi
Studi Politik Ekonomi Dalam Permulaan Wacana Development
Authors: Agustang Andi Dody May Putra , Agustang Andi
Published: December 2021

Teori development dan modernisasi yang kini menjadi the mainstream teori dan praktek perubahan sosial di Indonesia, belum dapat menciptakan dunia yang secara mendasar lebih baik dan lebih adil (Andi Agustang)
Analisa Video Likes to Video Views Ratio Tiktok Pada 5 Artis Tiktok Dengan Followers Terbanyak Di Tahun 2021
Authors: Kertayasa Putu Rian
Published: December 2021

Jurnal membahas tentang analisis performa akun tiktok pada 5 artis tiktok dengan followers terbanyak pada tahun 2021
Face masks impair basic emotion recognition: Group effects and individual variability (Accepted for Publication in Social Psychology)
Authors: McCrackin Sarah , Ristic Jelena , Mayrand Florence , Capozzi Francesca
Published: December 2021

With the widespread adoption of masks, there is a need for understanding how facial obstruction affects emotion recognition. We asked 120 participants to identify emotions from faces with and without masks. We also examined if recognition performance was related to autistic traits and personality. Masks impacted recognition of expressions with diagnostic lower face features the most and those with diagnostic upper face features the least. Persons with higher autistic traits were worse at identifying unmasked expressions, while persons with lower extraversion and higher agreeableness were better at recognizing masked expressions. These results show that different features play different roles in emotion recognition and suggest that obscuring features affects social communication differently as a function of autistic traits and personality.
Mental Number Representations are Spatially Mapped both by Their Magnitudes and Ordinal Positions
Authors: Koch Nadine Nicole , Huber Julia , Lohmann Johannes , Cipora Krzysztof , Butz Martin V. , Nuerk Hans-Christoph
Published: December 2021

The Spatial-Numerical Association of Response Codes (SNARC) effect – i.e., faster responses to small numbers with the left compared to the right side and to large numbers with the right compared to the left side – suggests that numbers are associated with space. However, it remains unclear whether the SNARC effect evolves from a number's magnitude or the ordinal position of a number in working memory. One problem is that, in different paradigms, the task demands influence the role of ordinality and magnitude. While single-task setups in which participants judge the parity of a displayed number indicate the importance of magnitude for the SNARC effect, evidence for ordinal influences usually comes from experiments where ordinal sequences have to be memorized or setups in which participants possess pre-existing knowledge of the ordinality of stimuli. Therefore, in this preregistered study, we employed a SNARC task without secondary ordinal sequence memorization. We dissociate ordinal and magnitude accounts by carefully manipulating experimental stimulus sets. The results indicate that even though the magnitude model better accounts for the observed data, the ordinal position seems to matter as well. Hence, numbers are associated with space in both a magnitude- and an order-respective manner, yielding a mixture of both compatibility effects. Moreover, a multiple coding framework may most accurately explain the roots of the SNARC effect.
Competence-based fuzzy skill functions
Authors: Sun Wen , LI Jinjin , Lin Fucai , Wang Bo , He Zhaorong
Published: December 2021

Fuzzy skill functions connect knowledge states at the performance level with latent cognitive abilities at the competence level. Given that there may exist precedence relations among skills, the main idea of this study is trying to develop fuzzy competence structures restricted on the fuzzy sets of skills that are likely to occur. We consider the knowledge structures determined by fuzzy skill functions and fuzzy competence structures. More precisely, disjunctive fuzzy skill functions delineate knowledge spaces if the fuzzy competence structures are union-closed, while conjunctive fuzzy skill functions delineate simple closure spaces if the fuzzy competence structures are intersection-closed. In general, competence-based fuzzy skill function delineates knowledge structures depending on the effective competence states. Correspondingly, we build algorithms that delineate knowledge structures via competence-based fuzzy skill functions. In the courses of these algorithms, one does not need to list all fuzzy competence states of fuzzy competence structures.
Compliance and confirmation bias on the emergence of cultural conventions
Authors: Segovia-Martín José
Published: December 2021

In the present study we develop a co-evolutionary model of cardinal preferences and institutions to explore how the dynamics of cultural diversity in populations with different levels of compliance and confirmation bias evolve. This is the first attempt to formalise these two types of bias in a single learning algorithm for agents learning in iterative chains without access to completeinformation. Results show that, in some regions of the parameter space, institutional influence facilitates the emergence of shared cultural conventions when compliance biases increase. In general, a compliance bias pushes diversity up when institutions are diverse, and pushes diversity down when institutions convey value systems with strong dominance of one or few cultural variants. Interestingly, in some scenarios, a decrease in institutional influence and compliance bias allows theemergence of cultural conventions from the mutual reinforcement of local interactions and institutional values. We asses the robustness of these results by examining how sensitively they depend on different initial conditions of variant assignment, population sizes and alpha diversity indexes.
Sorting Machines: Digital Technology and Categorical Inequality in Education
Authors: Rafalow Matthew H. , Puckett Cassidy
Published: December 2021

Existing scholarship suggests that schools do the work of social stratification by functioning as “sorting machines,” or institutions that determine which populations of students are provided educational resources needed to help them get ahead. We build on this theory of social reproduction by extending it to better understand how digital technology use is implicated in this process of unequal resource allocation in schools. We contend that educational resources, like digital technologies, are also sorted by schools. Drawing on scholarship from both educational research and science and technology studies, we show how educational institutions have long played a role in constructing the value of technologies to different ends, by constructing hierarchies of technological activity, like "vocational" and "academic" computer use, even when strikingly similar. We then apply this lens to three areas of inquiry in education research: the use of digital technologies for instruction, school use of student data, and college admissions. Each illustrates how education scholars can view technologies as part of school sorting processes and with implications for inequality within and beyond the classroom.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO REANIMATE THE RUSSIAN IDEA?
Authors:   INION RAN, Skvortsov Lev
Published: December 2021

It is the description of change the sense of Russian idea under the influence of neoliberal transformation of Russia. The Russian idea was understood as all-around everybody will have much wealth because of freedom market relations. Voucher and MMM - are two parts of new Russian idea, realization of which was coincide with destruction of Soviet Union as superpower. It was the aim of western strategy. Neoliberal policy did not take into account the west conception of world order with the ruling role of united states. Russia was the main obstacle on this way. The adequate evaluation of neoliberal policy was the true way of understanding real sense of Russian idea as self-defense of Russian civilization, the unity of humanity and escape it from self-destruction. The essay opens the discussion about Russia as simbol of «backword» and west as the simbol of «Progress», and «Slavophiles» and «Westerners», position of Lev Tolstoy moral position and Max Weberʼs war against Lev Tolstoy. The new understanding of Russian idea was considered in context of global changes and victories of Red Army in great war with Nazism, becoming soviet union as superpower. The Russian idea gave the new life to the conception of the Third Rome with the new understanding of perspectives contemporary evolution of civilization.
THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE AND MODERN PHILOSOPHY IN AND AROUND RUSSIA. PART ONE. INTRODUCTION
Authors:   INION RAN, PUSHCHAEV Yuriy
Published: December 2021

The review examines the response of the events in Ukraine in Russian and Ukrainian philosophy: the Maidan in Kiev and the civil war in the South-East of Ukraine. It is stated that this response is rather weak, and this is also why modern philosophy cannot claim to be of great social significance. The first part of the review examines the pro-Maidan philosophy of the radically liberal part of the philosophical community - attempts at philosophical justification and apologies for the Maidan. It is stated that this party still has a solid and more or less unified ideology, but it eventually showed its unfitness, if you evaluate it in comparison with what post-Maidan Ukraine has come to in 7 years of its development. Therefore, now the philosophy of the Maidan is in crisis and stupor.
BOOK REVIEW : TRAWNY P. HEIDEGGER-FRAGMENTE. EINE PHILOSOPHISCHE BIOGRAPHIE; JäGER L. HEIDEGGER. EIN DEUTSCHES LEBEN; ROHKRäMER T. MARTIN HEIDEGGER: EINE POLITISCHE BIOGRAPHIE
Authors:   INION RAN, Pogorelskaya Svetlana
Published: December 2021

Рассматриваются и сравниваются три биографии Хайдеггера, вышедшие в свет уже после публикации «Черных тетрадей». Авторы, каждый по-своему, пытаются интегрировать в свои биографические исследования новое знание о философе.
Seasonal variations in macrophytic biomass in a shallow pond at Biratnagar, Nepal
Authors: Niroula Bhabindra , Singh K.L.B.
Published: December 2021

Macrophytic biomass in a shallow pond ranged between 82.8 - 1134.6 g/m2; 16.0 - 75.7 g/m2; 170.6 - 1600.1 g/m2 for emergent, submerged and free floating community, respectively. Maximum total community biomass (2725.2 g/m2) was recorded in August with major contribution of water hyacinth. During rainy season, total phosphate (PO4-P) - 0.17 mg/l; nitrate (NO3-N) - 0.7 mg/l; nitrite (NO2-N) - 0.02 mg/l and ammonia (NH3-N) - 5.2 mg/l; were maximum, whereas, pH (6.3), dissolved oxygen (6.3 mg/l) and conductivity (184 µs/cm); were minimum in water samples.
Synthesis of a new furan-bearing triazine dichloride compound
Authors:   National Key Laboratory of Polymer and Composite Materials, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city, Phung Thi Thuy Dung , Truong Thu Thuy ,   Faculty of Materials Technology, University of Technology, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city, Nguyen Thanh Luan ,   National Key Laboratory of Polymer and Composite Materials, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city, Nguyen Tran Ha ,   National Key Laboratory of Polymer and Composite Materials, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city,   Faculty of Materials Technology, University of Technology, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh city
Published: December 2021

Donor-acceptor compounds have been receiving increased attention lately, especially in opto-electronic applications. In this work, a novel compound named triazine-furan, comprised of a triazine acceptor moiety and a furan donor side group, was designed and synthesised for the first time. The influences of temperature and the feeding proportion of cyanuric chloride to furfurylamine were investigated to optimise the reaction yield and purification process. The synthesised compound was characterised using thin-layer chromatography (TLC), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopy.
Effects of compressing parameters and Mg(OH)2 content on mechanical properties and flame retardancy of rice straw-fibre reinforced composites
Authors:   Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University, Hong Thien Doan Van , Nguyen Thao Phuong ,   Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University, Nguyen Thi Mong Linh ,   Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University, Tran Ngoc Tuyet ,   Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University, Le Thanh Nhan ,   Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University, Nguyen Trung Nam ,   Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University, Le Manh Can ,   Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University, Nguyen Chanh-Nghiem ,   Department of Automation Technology, Can Tho University, Van-Pham Dan-Thuy ,   Department of Chemical Engineering, Can Tho University
Published: December 2021

Rice straw fibre was utilized for unidirectional (UD) composites. In this study, the effects of compression temperature, duration, pressure, and fibre volume fraction on the mechanical properties of composites were investigated, respectively. The composite with optimal mechanical properties was prepared at a temperature of 180oC, pressure of 125 kg.cm-2 for 10 min, and at a fibre volume fraction of 40%. Mg(OH)2 was found to be an appropriate additive to enhance the flame retardancy of the composite. Interestingly, this agent also improved the mechanical and thermal insulation properties of the obtained composite.
In silico screening of drug inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2RNA-dependent RNA polymerase target
Authors:   University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Bui Thanh Tung , Nguyen Bao Kim ,   University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Le Minh Ngoc ,   University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Nguyen The Toan ,   Key Laboratory for Multiscale Simulation of Complex Systems, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Pham The Hai ,   Hanoi University of Pharmacy
Published: December 2021

Objectives: the COVID-19 pandemic triggering acute respiratory syndrome has become a major global health concern. After one year into this pandemic, special therapies for COVID-19 remain an unprecedented challenge to mankind and finding drugs to treat this disease is extremely urgent. The SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) enzyme that regulates viral replication has been examined as a potential therapeutic target for the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this study, the authors evaluated the ability of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase drug inhibitors by using an in silico molecular docking model. Methods: the 3D structure of RdRp enzyme (PDB ID:6M71, resolution of 2.90 Å) was derived from the Protein Data Bank RCSB. The ligand structures were collected from DrugBank for the RdRp target. Molecular docking was done by AutoDock Vina software. Lipinski’s rule of five is used to compare compounds with drug-like and non-drug-like properties. Pharmacokinetic parameters of potential compounds were evaluated using the pkCSM tool. Results: based on the DrugBank database, we collected 192 antiviral molecules and compared them to remdesivir, which has inhibitory activity with this protein target. Results showed that 26 out of 192 compounds have a higher ability to inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 RdRp enzyme than remdesivir. Next, 6 drugs were selected by visually inspecting the docking results with focus on the main interaction between crucial residues at the binding site of the SARS-CoV-2 RdRp enzyme. For the visual inspection, the existence of polar interactions with ASP760 and ASP761 were utilised as the preference criterion. Finally, Lipinski’s rule of 5 criteria and absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADMET) profile analysis suggested five drugs that have good pharmacokinetic properties. Conclusions: these drugs were dihydroergotamine, sofosbuvir, nilotinib, tipranavir, and darunavir and may be used as anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents.
The antidepressant-like effects of an n-butanol fraction of Ocimum sanctum Linn. extract in unpredictable chronic mild stress-induced depression in mice
Authors:   Department of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, National Institute of Medicinal Materials, Vietnam, Nguyen Thu Hien , Le Thi Xoan ,   Department of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, National Institute of Medicinal Materials, Vietnam, Nguyen Van Tai ,   Department of Phytochemistry, National Institute of Medicinal Materials, Vietnam, Pham Thi Nguyet Hang ,   Department of Phytochemistry, National Institute of Medicinal Materials, Vietnam, Nguyen Minh Khoi ,   Department of Phytochemistry, National Institute of Medicinal Materials, Vietnam, Kinzo Matsumoto ,   Center for Supporting Pharmaceutical Education, Daiichi University of Pharmacy, Japan,   Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Daiichi University of Pharmacy, Japan
Published: December 2021

We previously reported that Ocimum sanctum Linn. (OS) ethanolic extract and its n-butanol fraction (OS-B) could improve depression-like behaviour in olfactory bulbectomized mice. The present study aims to clarify the antidepressant-like effects of OS-B and the possible mechanism of its action using mice subjected to unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS). UCMS mice were administered daily with OS-B (50 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, p.o.) or imipramine (IMP, 8 mg/kg, i.p.), a reference drug. The UCMS-induced anhedonia in mice was analysed by the sucrose preference test, while behavioural despair was assessed using the tail suspension test (TST) and forced swimming test (FST). Locomotor activities and grooming behaviour of mice were elucidated using the open-field test (OFT). The UCMS procedure for 5 weeks induced anhedonia, and this symptom was significantly ameliorated by the administration of OS-B (100 mg/kg) as well as IMP during the UCMS period. Moreover, the OS-B and IMP treatment attenuated the UCMS-induced enhancement of behavioural despair in the TST and FST. In OFT, mice subjected to UCMS showed a decrease in grooming behaviour, and the effect of UCMS was reversed by OS-B and IMP administrations. No significant difference in locomotor activities between each animal group was observed. The amelioration effects of OS-B and IMP on UCMS-induced behavioural despair in the TST were abolished by administrating of ρ-chlorophenylalanine (PCPA, 80 mg/kg, i.p), a tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor, and α-methyl-ρ-tyrosine (AMPT, 100 mg/kg), a tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor. The present results suggest that OS-B attenuates UCMS-induced depression-like symptoms via monoaminergic systems including in the noradrenergic, dopaminergic, and serotonergic system
Effectiveness of exercise training program on postural control and quality of life in middle-aged men with unilateral lower limb amputation
Authors: Kashfi Masoud , Abkenar Iman Khakroo , Fakourian Ali , Lombardi Giovanni
Published: December 2021

This study aimed to investigate whether the exercise-based amputee rehabilitation program improves postural control and quality of life in people with unilateral transtibial amputation (TTA). Twenty middle-aged men (48.4±3.8 y) with lower limb amputation, in a randomized-controlled longitudinal design, volunteered to participate in the study and were divided into experimental (EXP, n=10) and control (CON, n=10) groups. Before and after 8 weeks of the exercise training program, postural control performance, using one-leg standing (OLS) and Y-balance tests, was measured. The quality of life was also assessed before and after 8 weeks training period using standard questionnaires. Group x time interactions were observed for the EXP group in OLS and Y-balance tests and quality of life scores in comparison to pre- training values and the CON group (p<0.05). People with unilateral TTA who received exercise-based amputee rehabilitation program demonstrated significant improvement in balance performance with significant effects on quality of life.
Administrative and Legal Status of a Foreign Citizen in the Russian Federation
Authors: Mikhailov Aleksandr Mikhailovich
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of normative acts regulating the administrative and legal status of foreign citizens, and scientific works dealing with the problems associated with it.
USE OF LOW POTENTIAL ENERGY FOR ELECTRIC AND THERMAL ENERGY PRODUCTION
Authors: Bondarev V. , Chebanov K.
Published: December 2021

This article presents new directions for the search for alternative energy sources that can be extracted from the environment, have unlimited reserves, low cost of conversion into other types of energy, do not use fossil fuels, are autonomous, environmentally friendly, do not depend on meteorological conditions and the time of year, do not require long lines for power transmission. Objectives: Rational use of fuel and energy resources is today one of the global world problems, the successful solution of which, apparently, will be of decisive importance not only for the further development of the world community, but also for the preservation of its habitat
A LITERATURE WORK RELATED TO CHINESE & MONGOLIAN LITERARY COMMUNICATION
Authors: Sanjaa B. , Maidarjav T.
Published: December 2021

The article is about a work by Ts. Damdinsuren, a great writer, was one of the founders of modern Mongolian literature. This is a novel known as "The rejected girl" which is considered evidence that MongolianChinese literary relations were wide at that time.
ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE A. BLOK’S POETRY IN THE SYMPHONIC SCORE OF B. TISHCHENKO'S BALLET THE TWELVE
Authors: Serov Y.
Published: December 2021

The article examines the relationship between music and poetry in the ballet The Twelve by the outstanding Russian symphonist of the second half of the XX century Boris Ivanovich Tishchenko (1939–2010). The performance by the famous choreographer L. Yakobson, staged at the Kirov Theater in Leningrad in 1964, became one of the first avant-garde ballets in the Soviet Union.

The study focuses on the different approaches of the composer and choreographer to the stage performance of A. Blok's poetry, which led to serious creative disagreements and even conflicts during the preparation of the premiere. Tishchenko in his reading relied on Blok's verse, its rhythm, size and complex, sometimes unexpected semantics. The speech beginning in The Twelve is quite tangible, the composer often follows Blok's lines literally. They now and then emerge in the flow of music, controlling it not only in the figurative-semantic and plot plans, but also in the rhythmic-intonation.

The article concludes that Tishchenko's work has led to an impressive artistic result: the ballet score is written in a fresh, original and modern language. Tishchenko's music became the basis of the first avant-garde Soviet ballet performance and, in this context, firmly entered the history of Russian art