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Theoretical Foundations of Radical Salafism
Authors: Nesprava Mykola
Published: November 2018

In M.Nesprava’s article "Theoretical Foundations of Radical Salafism", the presence of a conceptual core in the radical Salafism doctrine is shown and the main formation stages of this core are analyzed. Also, the role of the ideas by such authors as Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muhammad ibn ʿAbd alWahhab, Syed Abul A'la Maududi and Sayyid Qutb in the formation of the conceptual core is argued. The characteristic aspects of the interpretation by radical Salafists of such concepts as tawhid, takfir and jihad are demonstrated.
The problem of the future in the philosophy and religious studies discourse: methodological aspects
Authors: Tytarenko Vita Volodymyrivna
Published: November 2018

The article outlines the methodological problems of the philosophical and religious studies discourse of the forecast activity, considers the forecast as a specific type of knowledge, the subject-object interconnection of knowledge in the conditions of forecasting. The analysis of the activity of the cognitive activity of the subject required, in turn, to consider the principle of anthropy and the vector of time changes. The article deals with the problems of the objectivity of scientific analysis of religious reality. The article formulated the scientific-categorical apparatus, which corresponds to the forecast activity in the religious sphere. Specifies and defines certain concepts that help to focus the perspective of religious studies and adequately isolate and predict the religious aspect of social life.
Moral choice as a valid measurement of religious paradigm of culture of coexistence
Authors: Bodak Valentina Anatoliyivna
Published: November 2018

The author considers the religious paradigm of the culture of coexistence in the value measure of moral activity, which establishes in personality and social being the individuality of each, choice and responsibility; the idea of freedom and positive change, convergence of opposing systems through the gradual overcoming of conflicts and contradictions that arise on the political, economic, religious and ethnic grounds; involves cultural interaction, dialogue and trust.
Religious reconstruction of the world
Authors: Pereginets Volodymyr Makarovych
Published: November 2018

In the article the features of the processes of globalization in the context of religious culture have been considered. Such features of modern globalization processes prompt the study of world religions and the consideration of the place of Ukraine in contemporary global challenges. The conditions for the adaptation of Ukrainian society in international religious relations have been formulated.
Ecumenism in the general law of the Catholic Church
Authors: Chornenko Andriy Volodymyrovych
Published: November 2018

In the article considers the main documents that contain the legal norms of the ecumenical character or the directives of the legislative power of the Catholic Church, in particular the Decrees of the Second Vatican Council and the Ecumenical Directives. The above-mentioned documents stipulate the legal relationship between the Catholics and other Christians, establish the legal basis, which contains the structure of specific church laws. The author analyzed the direct legal norms of ecumenism in the Catholic Church and characterized these documents by defining them.
Monograph by A. Kolodnyi "Religious Life of Ukraine in the Persons of Its Persons and Researchers"
Authors: Tkachuk Maryna , Yermolenko Anatoliy , Movchan Pavlo , Yarotskiy Petro
Published: November 2018

Monograph by A. Kolodnyi "Religious Life of Ukraine in the Persons of Its Persons and Researchers" - assessments of its reviewers M. Tkachuk, P.Movchan, A.Yermolenko and P.Yarotsky
Monograph A.Aristova "The phenomenon of religious deviation: theoretical essays"
Authors: Fylypovych Liudmyla O.
Published: November 2018

Monograph A.Aristova "The phenomenon of religious deviation: theoretical essays"
Religious Remembrance. Professor Valentin Vandishev
Authors: Mozhovyy Ivan
Published: November 2018

Religious Remembrance. Professor Valentin Vandishev
Ideas of Civil Religion in the Creative Work of Cyril Methodians
Authors: Kondratyk Leonid
Published: November 2018

Kondratyk L. "Ideas of Civil Religion in the Creative Work of Cyril Methodians". The author is based on the fact that the civil religion is such a sociocultural phenomenon in which, through the prism of a peculiar religious language and specific practices, the necessity of acquiring and establishing a national state is substantiated, which originates in the need of the community to find the sacral in the activity that is inherent in the transcendent, eternally -linear character and which is rooted in the history of the territory. It is proved that the soil on which the ideas of the Cyril and Methodius civil religion originated is Western European romanticism, religiosity, the starting point of which was the idea of religion as the focus of the spiritual world of the individual and community, the idea of the Higher Reason that sets the directions for historical development, Christianity a decisive role in the spiritual and moral and social renewal of mankind, the view of Ukraine as an independent cultural and historical and social force, the influence of creativity T. Shevche gt; The main ideas of the civil religion of the Cyril Methodians are as follows: the messianism of the Ukrainian spirit manifests itself in the ability to unite the Slavs in the best way, because Ukraine is inspired by self-sacrifice with the Christian spirit and has apostolic intercession; Kiev - the capital of the resurrected from the oppression of the Slavs, the city - in which the courts prevail, truth, equality; concepts "temple", "truth", "righteous judgment", "freedom", "brotherhood", "equality", "love", "Kiev", "Kiev mountains" - the basic concepts-symbols of the Ukrainian civil religion; in the Ukrainian community with the need to coincide Christian values and moral standards, which dominate it.
The Christianity of Franks: the Formation of the Vector of European Civilization
Authors: Shepetyak Oleh
Published: November 2018

In the article of Oleh Shepetyak "The Christianity of Franks: the Formation of the Vector of European Civilization" is analyzed the Christianization of Western Europe and the Rolle of Franks in this difficult process. The basis of the European civilization is Christianity. The Christianization of the European peoples was a difficult and ambiguous process. Many Germanic peoples, which settled down in Europe, had accepted the Christianity in its Arianism version. The main factor, which caused the domination of Catholic Church in Western Europe and the crowning out of the Arianism, was the political domination of the Franks and the Frank's conquest of the Germanic peoples. The changes of the dynasties of Frank's Kingdom and the change of Europa's political map Europe had played very impotent role in the Christianization Europa's. In the article is highlighted special role of two Frankꞌs Kings Clovis and Charles the Great in the Process dissemination of Christianity in Europe. The analyze of these facts of the religious history Europe's is the object of this article.
Open Orthodoxy as an alternative and perspective
Authors: Kovalenko Iurii
Published: November 2018

In this research, author analyzes and interprets data of sociological researches of the Razumkov Centre concerning the religious self-identification of Ukrainian citizens, their attitude towards the Church in general and towards the denominations and religions presented in Ukraine in the dynamics from the year 2000 to nowadays. The author also considers external (social) and internal (church) outlook trends and shows a dangerous contradiction between them. As an alternative to solve this conflict, the author suggests the idea of Open Orthodoxy and presents an example of its implementation in projects of the Open Orthodox University of Saint Sophia the Wisdom.
Main aspects of external church relations of UAOC in the 90’s. XX century
Authors: Zaporozhets Viktoria
Published: November 2018

In the article of Viktoria Zaporozhets «Main aspects of external church relations of UAOC in the 90’s. XX century» from the religious-scientific point of view is carried out a comprehensive analysis of the institutionalization of the UAOC in the 90's of the twentieth century in the context of her external-church relation. It is noted that inter-church relations of the UAOC during the specified period of her existence can be characterized as two-vector (internal Orthodox and intra-Orthodox). It is emphasized that the first vector is due to the processes of interaction between the UAOC and the UOC-KP and the UOC that took place at the canonical councils / sessions of commissions, and the second vector is related to the fact that the UAOC tried to gain the canonical status of the Ecumenical Patriarch through the diocese of Canada and the United States. At the same time it is noted that although there were diplomatic inter-Orthodox relations of the UAOC, nevertheless there were temple seizures from each other. It is proved that the church-state relations of the UAOC in this period can be characterized as stable, since it was granted the right to perform services and own property, to open Sunday schools, to freely serve services in the Ukrainian language, although sometimes it was possible to find a negative attitude to this religious organization from the side of power.
PRACTICAL WORKS FOR CREATING APPLICATION PROGRAMS IN VISUAL C++
Authors: Zaika I. V.
Published: November 2018

The article presents practical works on creating application programs in the Visual C++ environment. In particular, examples of how to create a calculator using the Visual C++ environment are considered. Practical works can be used in the study of object-oriented programming in the school course of informatics.
ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF CLASSIFICATION OF THE CONCEPTS OF INFORMATICS STUDIED AT SECONDARY SCHOOL
Authors: Zenko S. I.
Published: November 2018

The article raises the problem of classification of the concepts of computer science and informatics studied at secondary school. The efficiency of creation of techniques of training of pupils in these concepts depends on its solution. The author proposes to consider classifications of the concepts of school informatics from four positions: on the cross-subject basis, the content lines of the educational subject "Informatics", the logical and structural interrelations and interactions of the studied concepts, the etymology of foreign-language and translated words in the definition of the concepts of informatics. As a result of the first classification general and special concepts are allocated; the second classification — inter-content and intra-content concepts; the third classification — stable (steady), expanding, key and auxiliary concepts; the fourth classification — concepts-nouns, conceptsverbs, concepts-adjectives and concepts — combinations of parts of speech.
FUNCTIONAL STYLE PROGRAMMING IN JAVASCRIPT: TWO PROBABILITY PROBLEMS
Authors: Travkin I. Yu.
Published: November 2018

The article contains detailed explanations for two examples of solving simple probability problems with simulations written in JavaScript using functional programming paradigm. Provided material is designed to be used in teaching introductory level of functional programming in upper secondary school.
Household deposits and bank license withdrawals in the Russian regions
Authors: Vasilyeva O. G. , Novopashina A. N.
Published: November 2018

In our paper we try to answer the question whether license withdrawals undermine households’ confidence in banks and decrease their incentives to make deposits in Russia. To address this question we use balanced panel data for Russian regions for 2010—2016. We find some evidence in favor of a small positive statistically significant effect of banks branches closures due to license withdrawals on household deposits. At the same time we don’t observe statistically significant increase of households’ deposits in the large state-owned banks.
The influence of inflation targeting on the pass-through effect of the exchange rate
Authors: Kartaev Ph. S. , Yakimova Yu. I.
Published: November 2018

The paper studies the impact of the transition to the inflation targeting regime on the magnitude of the pass-through effect of the exchange rate to prices. We analyze cross-country panel data on developed and developing countries. It is shown that the transition to this regime of monetary policy contributes to a significant reduction in both the short- and long-term pass-through effects. This decline is stronger in developing countries. We identify the main channels that ensure the influence of the monetary policy regime on the pass-through effect, and examine their performance. In addition, we analyze the data of time series for Russia. It was concluded that even there the transition to inflation targeting led to a decrease in the dependence of the level of inflation on fluctuations in the ruble exchange rate.
"Sustainable development" as a label within business studies
Authors: Čutura Marija , Ćavar Dijana
Published: November 2018

U suvremenom društvu pitanja održivog razvoja razvijala su se na različitim razinama, od novih globalnih okvira, preko politika vlada do novih poslovnih modela. U 1980-ima pojam održivi razvoj nastao je iz međuodnosa očuvanja planeta i ispunjavanja ljudskih potreba (IUCN, 1980). Opća ideja koncepta održivog razvoja je zadovoljavanje potreba sadašnje generacije, bez ugrožavanja sposobnosti budućih generacija da zadovolje svoje potrebe (Opća skupština Ujedinjenih naroda, 1987.). Kao jedan od glavnih izazova u ekonomiji i poslovanju, pojam održivog razvoja pojavio se i na širokom području poslovne ekonomije. Cilj ovog rada je pružiti pregled opsežne literature, koja se bavi konceptom održivog razvoja u području poslovne ekonomije. U svrhu analize, korišten je bibliometrijski pristup s višestrukim korespondentnim analizama na bazama baze podataka Web of Science Core Collection database za promatrano razdoblje od deset godina. Rezultati ukazuju na važnost održivog razvoja kao teme, kao i na širok raspon pristupa i raznolikosti podtema koje su povezane s konceptom održivog razvoja u poslovnoj i ekonomskoj literaturi.
On the model for assessing the stability of the city’s territory to the impact of conventional means of destruction
Authors: Rybakov A. V. , Ivanov E. V. , Sedov D. S. , Ovsyannikov R. E.
Published: November 2018

The article presents the scheme of the model of urban infrastructure sustainability assessment under the impact of damaging means. The calculation of forces and means using the energy method was made and the transport task was solved.
Risk management in the implementation of an IT-project to create a corporate data warehouse in a bank
Authors: Kravchenko T. K. , Druzhaev A. A. , Neklyudov D. Yu. , Uvarova O. M.
Published: November 2018

The need to assess risks when implementing a project to create a corporate data warehouse in a bank is due to a number of factors. When assessing the risk, there is uncertainty about the likelihood of its occurrence, and in what effect it will have on the project. When assessing risks, there is uncertainty about the likelihood of their occurrence and the impact they will have on the project. Risk assessment before the start of the project will help to plan the project budget in the light of unforeseen expenses. In the article is presented the risks classification on the IT project in accordance with the subject area, which is a source of risk. The authors suggest a new approach to risk management in the implementation of the IT project to create a corporate data warehouse in a bank that not only reduces the impact of many risks, but also identifies new risks associated with its implementation. To identify and categorize potential risks and understand their relationships, a risk linkage map has been constructed. Using the method of solution analysis, an integrated risk assessment was designed. In order to effectively monitor risks, it was suggested to analyze the dynamics of the main indicators of risk assessment using data visualization in MS Excel that allows you to adjust the action in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
Analysis of the development and implementation of the risk management system in international hydropower projects
Authors: Rykunov I. V.
Published: November 2018

The activity of any enterprise is always associated with risk. This is especially true of hydropower enterprises, since they work in the conditions of renewable energy sources, which are directly dependent on nature. This necessitates the introduction of the concept of risk management, which will take into account risk factors in the process of developing and approving management decisions.

Hydroelectric power plants play an important role in ensuring the required quality of electrical supply, participating in regulating voltage and frequency, covering the uneven part of daily load schedules, guaranteeing measured operation modes of nuclear and thermal power plants, increasing the safety and economy of operation of the final cycles load, performing the function of a temporary emergency and operational power reserve.

The purpose of this article is to analyze the characteristics of risk management in hydropower, as well as to justify the development and feasibility of introducing the concept of risk management in hydropower.
Strategi Pengembangan Usaha Penggemukan Ternak Sapi Potong di Kelompok Tani Nekmese di Desa Usapinonot Kecamatan Insana Barat
Authors: Liu Frederikus Nofrianto
Published: November 2018

Agar usaha ternak sapi potong yang berkembang dengan baik dan memberikan manfaat bagi para anggota kelompok tani maka perlu ditentukan strategi pengembangan usaha yang tepat. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui 1) gambaran kelompok tani usaha penggemukan ternak sapi potong; 2) mengetahui strategi pengembangan usaha penggemukan ternak sapi potong di kelompok tani Nekmese, Desa Usapinonot, Kecamatan Insana Barat, Kabupaten TTU. Penelitian ini telah dilaksanakan pada bulan November 2017 sampai April 2018. Untuk mengetahui tujuan pertama digunakan analisis deskriptif. Sedangkan untuk mengetahui strategi yang tepat dalam pengembangan sapi potong digunakan matriks SWOT. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, alternatif strategi S-O yang dirumuskan yaitu i) meningkatkan jumlah ternak sapi potong untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pasar; ii) mengoptimalkan kemampuan peternak dalam mengembangkan usaha penggemukan ternak sapi potong; dan iii) ciptakan suatu wadah yang dapat menampung dan mengelola sendiri modal usaha kelompok. Alternatif strategi W-O yang dirumuskan yaitu i) mengembangkan dan meningkatkan kemampuan SDM peternak dalam berusaha ternak sapi potong; dan ii) membuka peluang jaringan kerjasama dengan berbagai pihak baik dalam hal pengembangan usaha maupun pemasaran ternak. Alternatif strategi S-T yang dirumuskan yaitu i) mengadakan pelatihan pengenalan pakan dan waktu pengambilan pakan serta pemberian pakan; dan ii) pengadaan pelatihan mengenai penggunaan obat-obatan dan pemberian kekebalan tubuh serta sanitasi yang aman bagi ternak sapi potong. Alternatif strategi W-T yang dirumuskan yaitu i) mengadakan pelatihan dan pemberdayaan kepada peternak dan SDM petugas teknis peternakan di desa; dan ii) melakukan pembinaan atau pelatihan-pelatihan kepada peternak untuk meningkatkan dan mempertahankan bobot badan maupun kualitas ternak sapi potong.
Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhi Produksi Padi Sawah di Kecamatan Biboki Moenleu Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur
Authors: Fallo Yosefina Marice , Tenaya I Made Narka , Agung I Dewa Gede
Published: November 2018

Usahatani padi sawah yang merupakan sumber utama pendapatan petani di Kecamatan Biboki Moenleu yang masih bersifat semi komersial, produksi padi sawah yang dihasilkan tidak semuanya dipasarkan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidup rumah tangga tetapi sebagian untuk di konsumsi. Upaya peningkatan produksi padi sawah dipengaruhi oleh berbagai faktor di antaranya faktor produksi, lingkungan, serta faktor sosial ekonomi. Pada kenyataannya petani belum sepenuhnya memanfaatkan lahan secara baik, sehingga masih tersisa lahan tidur padahal air bukanlah menjadi kendala. Dalam setahun petani dapat melakukan dua kali penanaman. Penelitian dilakukan di Kecamatan Biboki Moenleu, Desa Oepuah, Oepuah Utara, dan Oepuah Selatan. Obyek penelitian adalah petani padi sawah sebanyak 200 responden. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh secara simultan antara faktor-faktor produksi terhadap produksi padi sawah, untuk mengetahui dan menggambarkan pengaruh secara parsial antara faktor-faktor produksi terhadap produksi padi sawah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan menunjukkan bahwa secara bersama-sama faktor produksi utama satu dan faktor produksi utama dua yaitu: luas lahan, bibit, penggunaan tenaga kerja, umur, dan pendidikan sedangkan, faktor produksi pendukung satu, dan faktor produksi pendukung dua yaitu: yaitu penggunaan pupuk, obat-obatan, dan sistem pengelolaan yang berpengaruh terhadap produksi padi sawah adalah sangat nyata. Faktor produksi utama satu yakni luas lahan, bibit, penggunaan tenaga kerja, umur, dan pendidikan sedangkan, faktor produksi pendukung satu yaitu penggunaan pupuk, obat-obatan, dan sistem pengelolaan yang berpengaruh nyata terhadap produksi padi sawah. Sedangkan, yang lainnya tidak berpengaruh.
MAINTAINING THE GOOD IMAGE OF A PUBLIC FIGURE THROUGH THE USE OF REPUTATION MARKETING
Authors: Citra Anathasia
Published: November 2018

ABSTRACT. This study aims to look at the application of the application of Reputation Marketing by a Public
Figure in maintaining a good image. How does the use of Reputation Marketing in the entertainment industry can
affect the continuity of the career of a Public Figure. The careers of a Public Figure who work in the entertainment
industry is very vulnerable, if marketing strategies and maintain a good self image are not implemented. This
study takes Hilbram Dunar as the subject. He works as a television host, radio host,MC, entertainer and author
who began his career in 1996, while maintaining good image to date. With the concept of Reputation Marketing,
author examined his personal branding, personal and social life to his choice of words and topics in social media.
This research will contribute ideas to the study of communication with the subject about the image, personal
branding, reputation marketing and reputation marketing in the era of internet, and provide practical ideas for
public figures who work in the entertainment industry. This research is a descriptive study with a qualitative
approach. The results of this study found that the application of Reputation Marketing is very appropriate to
maintain a good image of a Public Figure who works in the entertainment industry. With the development of
technology, especially the new media such as the various social media such as twitter and path, a public figure
must have his own positioning of the image that he wants to convey to the public and must maintain consistency.
In addition, there are things that must be avoided in order to maintain reputation. Reputation is important for the
career of a Public Figure and good image is not easy to maintain. The application of Reputation Marketing for
Public Figure has the same function like a product, which is for generating profit. A good image of a Public
Figure becomes a commodity which will have an impact on the sustainability of his career.
Olefin metathesis catalysts embedded in β-barrel proteins: creating artificial metalloproteins for olefin metathesis
Authors: Sauer Daniel F , Schiffels Johannes , Hayashi Takashi , Schwaneberg Ulrich , Okuda Jun
Published: November 2018

This review summarizes the recent progress of Grubbs–Hoveyda (GH) type olefin metathesis catalysts incorporated into the robust fold of β-barrel proteins. Anchoring strategies are discussed and challenges and opportunities in this emerging field are shown from simple small-molecule transformations over ring-opening metathesis polymerizations to in vivo olefin metathesis.
Expert Opinion on Managing Chronic HCV in Patients with Mixed Cryoglobulinaemia Vasculitis
Authors: Zignego Anna Linda , Pawlotsky Jean-Michel , Bondin Mark , Cacoub Patrice
Published: November 2018

Mixed cryoglobulinaemia vasculitis (CryoVas) is a small-vessel systemic vasculitis caused by deposition of mixed cryoglobulins and is characterized by a wide range of clinical symptoms. HCV is the primary cause of Cryo-Vas, which is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The mortality rate among patients with HCV-associated CryoVas is 3x that of the general population, with a 63% 10-year survival rate. First-line treatment for CryoVas is anti-HCV therapy because viral clearance is associated with clinical improvement. The introduction of highly effective, interferon-free, direct-acting antiviral regimens provides additional treatment options for these patients. Here, we review recent studies investigating the effect of antiviral therapy on HCV-associated CryoVas and provide expert opinion for health-care professionals managing these patients.
La Universidad Contemporánea ante la encrucijada de la Sostenibilidad
Authors: Botet José Alberto Jaula , Delgado Luis Humberto Márquez , Reinoso Ekaterina Ferragut , Vilardell Mayra Casas
Published: November 2018

El presente artículo aborda la temática concerniente a la teoría y la práctica de la formación ambiental universitaria, donde se pretende demostrar la incompetencia del actual conocimiento ambiental, que producido mayoritariamente por la universidad contemporánea, lejos de mejorar la calidad ambiental de la Tierra, incrementa el deterioro de las condiciones que sustentan toda la vida en el Planeta. En consecuencias el presente texto persigue el objetivo de proponer algunos criterios teóricos y prácticos alternativos, que conduzcan a un cambio favorable del conocimiento en la formación académica universitaria. En este artículo fueron empleados métodos de investigación dialécticos, lógicos hipotéticos deductivos y de observación científica, relacionado éste último a seminarios y talleres de debate, con colectivos de profesores y de estudiantes, además de sostener diálogos y entrevistas individuales y grupales. De tal forma se arriba a la conclusión consistente en la propuesta de un basamento teórico sobre un nuevo saber ambiental en la enseñanza universitaria, que resulte pertinente al alcance de la ansiada sostenibilidad.
Methodology for a local fauna study of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in the forest-tundra zone of the Polar Urals, Russia
Authors: Kovalev OD , Zubriy NA , Filippov BYu
Published: November 2018

An important step in research planning is the choice of methodology. This is especially important for territories which are difficult to access such as in the Arctic, where successive repetitions of field works require significant resources. The methodology utilizing the local fauna has been used over the past twenty years. It provides comparable data on the structure of fauna and species richness for different territories. The purpose of the present study was to assess the “local fauna method” with respect to fauna studies of ground beetles in the Arctic forest-tundra zone. The research was conducted from June 18 2017 to August 30 2017 within the Polar Urals (10 km from the Harp settlement in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, which is a state of Russia). Carabids were sampled by using pitfall traps on 20 sites. This article will also include the results of our previous research concerning the structure of some local faunas from the forest-tundra zone of Nenets Autonomous Okrug (settlements Nes’, Oma, Khorey-Ver). The results of this study demonstrate the following: 1) the local fauna of the Polar Urals has 85 species of ground beetles from 25 genera, which is 77% of species lists of carabids for a 70-year period of research within the Polar Urals; 2) the local fauna of the Polar Urals has 29% similarity of list species with local faunas from the European part of the Arctic, with similar compositions of zoogeographical groups and life forms; 3) in one research period there was 90% detection of carabids species in the forest-tundra local fauna using the sampling method of pitfall traps within a period of 40 days, conducted at 15 sites, with the predominance of southern types of plant communities (meadows, forests).
Features of the blood biochemical composition and adsorption-transport function of erythrocytes in the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus Fabricius, 1791) in the early postnatal period of development
Authors: Erokhina IA , Kavtsevich NN
Published: November 2018

The results of the study of certain biochemical parameters of blood in grey seals (Halichoerusgrypus Fabricius, 1791) from birth to weaning are presented. In the blood plasma, 20 indices describing the state of the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, minerals (total protein, urea, creatinine, glucose, lactic acid, total lipids, triglycerides, cholesterol, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium, iron, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, γ-glutamyltransferase, creatine kinase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase) are studied. It has been established that metabolic changes in the early period of postnatal development of grey seals occur in mammals in general, but the expression level of individual reactions may be considered a feature of pinnipeds. By the ratio of transaminase activity, the predominance of catabolism over anabolism was established in animals in the studied period of development. The most significant changes in the metabolism of grey seals were noted during weaning and the transition to self-feeding. The adsorption-transport function of erythrocytes was evaluated by washout on the erythrocyte membranes using 3% sodium chloride solution. It was established that all detected components of blood plasma are found in erythrocyte washings. The level of adsorption, expressed as a percentage of the content of a certain metabolite in the blood plasma, is not the same for different compounds. Enzymes, urea, creatinine, lipids are adsorbed most on the erythrocyte membranes (in some cases more than 100%), and glucose, lactic acid, cholesterol, iron, calcium are adsorbed in a smaller quantity (<50%). The data obtained indicate that the transfer of organic compounds on erythrocytes is more variable and demonstrative than shifts in the corresponding blood plasma parameters, and erythrocytes can participate in maintaining a range of concentrations of a number of substances in the blood plasma.
A sticky and heavily armed new species of Solanum (Solanum subg. Leptostemonum, Solanaceae) from eastern Brazil
Authors: Gouvêa Yuri Fernandes , Giacomin Leandro Lacerda , Stehmann João Renato
Published: November 2018

We describe a new species of spinySolanum(Solanumsubg.Leptostemonum), endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and associated with granitic outcrops (inselbergs or sugar loaf mountains).SolanumkollastrumGouvêa & Giacomin,sp. nov.is morphologically similar to the poorly knownS.sublentumHiern, but is a heavily armed, much more robust plant with stellate-glandular indumentum. Together withS.sublentum, it is morphologically related to some species ofSolanumsuch asS.hexandrumVell.,S.robustumH.Wendl., andS.stagnaleMoric. that share strongly accrescent calyces, large leaves with the bases decurrent on to the petiole, pendent simple inflorescences and large, robust flowers. The new species is restricted to a few known populations in southern Bahia and north-eastern Minas Gerais states and conservation efforts are needed.
Composition and natural history of the snakes from the Parque Estadual da Serra do Papagaio, southern Minas Gerais, Serra da Mantiqueira, Brazil
Authors: Menezes Frederico de Alcântara , Abegg Arthur Diesel , Silva Bruno Rocha da , Franco Francisco Luís , Feio Renato Neves
Published: November 2018

The Serra da Mantiqueira is one of the least inventoried physiographic areas of southeastern Brazil. There is great potential for detection of endemic species for which little or nothing is known about basic aspects of natural history. The Parque Estadual da Serra do Papagaio (PESP) within the Serra da Mantiqueira is an area of extreme biological importance because it houses mixed formations of grasslands, ombrophilous forests, and enclaves of Araucaria forests (mixed ombrophilous forest). Currently, the mixed ombrophilous forest covers less than 5% of its original range and areas occupied by this forest type, and associated ecosystems constitute refuges, housing several endemic, high altitude species. Between September 2015 and April 2016, field samplings were performed in the PESP using four distinct methods. The objective was to determine the composition and natural history of snakes from an isolated, high altitude area of the Serra da Mantiqueira. In PESP and surrounding areas, 80 individuals representing 24 species, 19 genera, and three families were recorded. Data are presented on abundance, habitat, daily activity, diet, reproduction, and defense. Comparison of the PESP snake assemblage with 30 other Atlantic Forest areas in southeastern Brazil indicate the Serra da Mantiqueira presents particular characteristics regarding snake composition.
Descriptions of four new species of Bactrocera and new country records highlight the high biodiversity of fruit flies in Vietnam (Diptera, Tephritidae, Dacinae)
Authors: Leblanc Luc , Doorenweerd Camiel , San Jose Michael , Pham Hong Thai , Rubinoff Daniel
Published: November 2018

Recent snap-shot surveys for fruit flies in Vietnam in 2015 and 2017 using traps baited with the male Dacinae fruit fly lures methyl eugenol, cue-lure and zingerone, collected 56 species, including 11 new country records and another 11 undescribed species, four of which are described in this paper. This increases the number of described species known to occur in Vietnam from 78 to 93. Species accumulation curves, based on the Chao 2 mean estimate, suggest that we collected 60–85 % of the local fauna at the sites sampled, and that species diversity decreases with increasing latitude. The four new species are named: Bactrocera (Tetradacus) ernesti Leblanc & Doorenweerd sp. n., B. (Asiadacus) connecta Leblanc & Doorenweerd sp. n., B. (Parazeugodacus) clarifemur Leblanc & Doorenweerd sp. n., and B. (Bactrocera) adamantea Leblanc & Doorenweerd sp. n. In addition to morphological data COI DNA sequence data of both the COI-5P and COI-3P mitochondrial DNA gene regions is provided. Three of the four newly described species are morphologically and genetically easily distinguished from all other members of Dacini. Bactroceraclarifemursp. n. is superficially similar to B.pendleburyi (Perkins) based on morphology, but there are several apomorphic characters to distinguish the two. Both COI and a segment of the nuclear gene Elongation Factor 1 alpha separate the two species as well.
A Review of Novel Antibiotic Regimens for the Treatment of Orthopedic Infections
Authors: Bolia Ioanna K. , Tsiodras Sotirios , Chloros George D. , Kaspiris Angelos , Sarlikiotis Thomas , Savvidou Olga D. , Papagelopoulos Panayiotis J.
Published: November 2018

As a result of the increasing numbers of joint replacement surgeries and other implant-associated procedures performed, the incidences of periprosthetic joint infections and osteomyelitis are on the rise. Antibiotic resistance to gram-positive species, which are mostly isolated from such infections, is a significant obstacle in clinical practice. Promising clinical outcomes have been reported with the use of novel antibiotics for patients with periprosthetic joint infections and osteomyelitis. Further research is necessary for the establishment of these novel antibiotic therapies in routine clinical practice. [
Orthopedics
. 2018; 41(6):323–328.]
Mapa de matorrales de La Rioja: revisión y metodología
Authors: Fernández Aldana Rafael , López Leiva César , Bañares García Teresa
Published: November 2018

Se aborda una actualización del mapa de matorrales de La Rioja, que tiene como antecedente principal el mapa de Arizaleta, Fernández Aldana y Lopo (1990). Para soslayar las dificultades conceptuales y operativas de una cartografía de este tipo de cubiertas vegetales, se propone la definición de 16 tipos de “matorrales dominantes”, con su correspondiente asignación territorial potencial y la confección de un nuevo mapa en 2018. Se consideran tres categorías: uniformes (mono u oligoespecíficos), mixtos complejos (pluriespecíficos) y combinaciones entre dos tipos. Asimismo, excluyendo de esos 16 dominios teóricos las superficies arboladas mediante la intersección con el Mapa de Bosques de La Rioja (2015), se han obtenido las áreas de distribución de cada tipo, allí donde hay efectiva presencia de cubiertas no arboladas, complejo matorral-pastos. Se indica el procedimiento propuesto para el registro y codificación de las agrupaciones y, para cada uno de los 16 tipos de matorral, se reseña en este trabajo su distribución geográfica, relacionándola con los ámbitos de pisos bioclimáticos, tipos climático-estructurales de vegetación y su correspondencia con clasificaciones propuestas para el conjunto de España. Las cartografías resultantes son la base para una actualización permanente, basada en la intensificación de los trabajos de campo y en el uso de imágenes aéreas de creciente resolución.
Cutting Edge: FHR-1 Binding Impairs Factor H–Mediated Complement Evasion by the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum
Authors: Reiss Timo , Rosa Thiago F. de A. , Blaesius Katharina , Bobbert Rebecca P. , Zipfel Peter F. , Skerka Christine , Pradel Gabriele
Published: November 2018

Human complement is the first line of defense against invading pathogens, including the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. We previously demonstrated that human complement represents a particular threat for the clinically relevant blood stages of the parasite. To evade complement-mediated destruction, the parasites acquire factor H (FH) via specific receptors. We now report that the FH-related protein FHR-1 competes with FH for binding to the parasites. FHR-1, which is composed of five complement control protein domains with variable homology to FH but lacks C3b regulatory activity, accumulates on the surfaces of intraerythrocytic schizonts and free merozoites. Although binding of FH to schizont-infected RBCs and merozoites is increased in FHR-1–deficient human serum, the addition of recombinant FHR-1 decreases FH binding. The presence of FHR-1 consequently impairs C3b inactivation and parasite viability. We conclude that FHR-1 acts as a protective factor in human immunity by counteracting FH-mediated microbial complement evasion.
28th National Congress of the Italian Association of Veterinary Food Hygienists (AIVI) | Milan, 12-14 September 2018
Authors: Cattaneo Patrizia , Serraino Andrea , Guidi Alessandra
Published: November 2018

This abstract book contains the abstracts presented at the 28th National Congress of the Italian Association of Veterinary Food Hygienists (AIVI) | Milan, 12-14 September 2018.
Die hantering van motiewe in die ou testament
Authors: Loader J.A.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Die kerk se bemoeienis met die jeug
Authors: Van den Berg C.L.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Die kerkorde van Emden 1571
Authors: Pont A.D.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Die bestudering van die nuwe testament as wesenlike element van die bybelkunde
Authors: Combrink H.J.B.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Die opleiding van predikante
Authors: De Wet J.I.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Immanuel kant en die ideologiese denke van die negentiende eeu
Authors: Dreyer P.S.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Eksegese en prediking
Authors: Oberholzer J.P.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Boekbespreking
Authors: Geertsema P.G. , Viljoen C.J. , Botha S.J.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Redaksioneel
Authors: Engelbrecht B.J.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Die boodskap van Romeine
Authors: Engelbrecht B.J.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Rondom die begrafnisdiens
Authors: Pont A.D.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Hermeneutics of New Testament eschatological texts*
Authors: Hartman Lars
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Die eksegetiese proses: Verleentheid of geleentheid
Authors: Van Biljon J.A.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
Afbeeldinge van Christus. Die toepasbaarheid van die leer van die an- en enhupostase om die tweede gebod op Christus van toepassing te maak
Authors: Smith D.J.
Published: November 2018

No abstract available.
The prediction of live weight of hair goats through penalized regression methods: LASSO and adaptive LASSO
Authors: Akkol Suna
Published: November 2018

Abstract. The least absolute selection and shrinkage operator (LASSO) and adaptive
LASSO methods have become a popular model in the last decade, especially for
data with a multicollinearity problem. This study was conducted to estimate the
live weight (LW) of Hair goats from biometric measurements and to select
variables in order to reduce the model complexity by using penalized
regression methods: LASSO and adaptive LASSO for γ=0.5 and γ=1.
The data were obtained from 132 adult goats in Honaz district of Denizli
province. Age, gender, forehead width, ear length, head length, chest width,
rump height, withers height, back height, chest depth, chest girth, and body
length were used as explanatory variables. The adjusted coefficient of
determination (Radj2), root mean square error (RMSE), Akaike's
information criterion (AIC), Schwarz Bayesian criterion (SBC), and average
square error (ASE) were used in order to compare the effectiveness of the
methods. It was concluded that adaptive LASSO (γ=1) estimated the LW
with the highest accuracy for both male (Radj2=0.9048; RMSE = 3.6250; AIC = 79.2974; SBC = 65.2633; ASE = 7.8843)
and female (Radj2=0.7668; RMSE = 4.4069; AIC = 392.5405; SBC = 308.9888; ASE = 18.2193) Hair goats when all the criteria were considered.
Transport, mixing and feedback of dust, biomass burning and anthropogenic pollutants in eastern Asia: a case study
Authors: Zhou Derong , Ding Ke , Huang Xin , Liu Lixia , Liu Qiang , Xu Zhengning , Jiang Fei , Fu Congbin , Ding Aijun
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Anthropogenic fossil fuel (FF) combustion, biomass burning (BB) and desert
dust are the main sources of air pollutants around the globe but are particularly
intensive and important for air quality in Asia in spring. In this study, we
investigate the vertical distribution, transport characteristics, source
contribution and meteorological feedback of these aerosols in a unique
pollution episode that occurred in eastern Asia based on various measurement data
and modeling methods. In this episode, the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) in
eastern China experienced persistent air pollution, dramatically changing
from secondary fine particulate pollution to dust pollution in late March
2015. The Eulerian and Lagrangian models were conducted to investigate the
vertical structure, transport characteristics and mechanisms of the
multi-scale, multisource and multiday air pollution episode. The regional
polluted continental aerosols mainly accumulated near the surface, mixed with
dust aerosol downwash from the upper planetary boundary layer (PBL) and
middle–lower troposphere (MLT), and further transported by large-scale cold
fronts and warm conveyor belts. BB smoke from Southeast Asia was transported
by westerlies around the altitude of 3 km from southern China, was further mixed
with dust and FF aerosols in eastern China and experienced long-range
transport over the Pacific. These pollutants could all be transported to the YRD
region and cause a structure of multilayer pollution there. These
pollutants could also cause significant feedback with MLT meteorology and
then enhance local anthropogenic pollution. This study highlights the
importance of intensive vertical measurement in eastern China and the
downwind Pacific Ocean and raises the need for quantitative understanding of
environmental and climate impacts of these pollution sources.
Source apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols in Xi'an, China: insights from a full year of measurements of radiocarbon and the stable isotope 13C
Authors: Ni Haiyan , Huang Ru-Jin , Cao Junji , Liu Weiguo , Zhang Ting , Wang Meng , Meijer Harro A. J. , Dusek Ulrike
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Sources of organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in Xi'an, China, are
investigated based on 1-year radiocarbon and stable carbon isotope
measurements. The radiocarbon results demonstrate that EC is dominated by
fossil sources throughout the year, with a mean contribution of 83±5 %
(7±2 µg m−3). The remaining 17±5 % (1.5±1 µg m−3)
is attributed to biomass burning, with a higher
contribution in the winter (∼24 %) compared to the summer
(∼14 %). Stable carbon isotopes of EC (δ13CEC) are enriched in winter (-23.2±0.4 ‰) and
depleted in summer (-25.9±0.5 ‰), indicating the influence
of coal combustion in winter and liquid fossil fuel combustion in summer. By
combining radiocarbon and stable carbon signatures, relative contributions
from coal combustion and liquid fossil fuel combustion are estimated to be 45 %
(median; 29 %–58 %, interquartile range) and 31 % (18 %–46 %) in
winter, respectively, whereas in other seasons more than one half of EC is
from liquid fossil combustion. In contrast with EC, the contribution of
non-fossil sources to OC is much larger, with an annual average of 54±8 % (12±10 µg m−3). Clear seasonal variations are seen
in OC concentrations both from fossil and non-fossil sources, with maxima in
winter and minima in summer because of unfavorable meteorological
conditions coupled with enhanced fossil and non-fossil activities in winter,
mainly biomass burning and domestic coal burning. δ13COC
exhibited similar values to δ13CEC, and showed strong
correlations (r2=0.90) in summer and autumn, indicating similar
source mixtures with EC. In spring, δ13COC is depleted
(1.1 ‰–2.4 ‰) compared to δ13CEC, indicating the
importance of secondary formation of OC (e.g., from volatile organic compound
precursors) in addition to primary sources. Modeled mass concentrations and
source contributions of primary OC are compared to the measured mass and
source contributions. There is strong evidence that both secondary formation
and photochemical loss processes influence the final OC concentrations.
Arctic sea ice, Eurasia teleconnection pattern and summer surface ozone pollution in North China
Authors: Yin Zhicong , Wang Huijun , Li Yuyan , Ma Xiaohui , Zhang Xinyu
Published: November 2018

Abstract. Summer surface O3 pollution has rapidly intensified recently, damaging human and ecosystem health. In 2017, the summer mean maximum daily average 8 h concentration of ozone was greater than 150 μg/m3 in North China. Here, we show that in addition to anthropogenic emissions, the Eurasia teleconnection pattern (EUTP), a major globally significant atmospheric teleconnection pattern, influences surface O3 pollution in North China. The local meteorological conditions associated with the EUTP positive phase supported intense and efficient photochemical reactions to produce more surface O3. The associated southerlies over North China transported surrounding O3 precursors to superpose local emissions. Solar radiation and high temperature dramatically enhanced O3 photochemical reactions. Furthermore, due to the close connection between the preceding May Arctic sea ice and summer EUTP, approximately 60 % of the interannual variability of summer surface O3 pollution was attributed to Arctic sea ice to the north of Eurasia. This finding aids in the seasonal prediction of O3 pollution.