bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect of Nasopharyngeal Ventilation on the Detection Rate of Colorectal Polyps in Two Hundred Middle-Aged and Elderly Overweight Patients
Authors: Zhuang Zhaomeng , Zheng Juanhong , Xie Min , Chen Shuo
Published: April 2021

Objective To analyze the effect of nasopharyngeal ventilation on the
detection rate of colorectal polyps in 200 middle-aged and elderly
overweight patients during painless colonoscopy. Methods A total of 100
patients aged 50-75 years, body mass index (BMI) ≥24 or abdominal
circumference ≥85 cm in males and ≥82 cm in females, without underlying
diseases, who underwent nasopharyngeal ventilation during painless
colonoscopy at physical examinations in our hospital from 2019 to 2020,
were selected as the observation subjects (n = 100). The control sample
area was determined by propensity matching according to the basic
information characteristics presented by the observation group. 100
patients received mask oxygen at physical examinations were randomly
selected in the control group (n = 100). Results The verification
analysis after matching indicated that there were no intraoperative and
postoperative adverse reactions, the number of intraoperative limb
movements was less than 1, and the intestinal peristalsis intervals were
more than 5s in both groups, without atropine intervention. Colonoscopy
was performed by senior endoscopists with a withdrawal time of 6-8 min.
When the intraoperative SpO2 was lower than 90% but higher than 85%,
the patients in the observation group underwent nasopharyngeal
ventilation while those in the control group received mask oxygen
assisted chin-lift. As a result, the SpO2 was maintained higher than
90%. The detection rate of colorectal polyps was compared between the
two groups. Conclusion The detection rate of colorectal polyps in the
observation group was higher than that in the control group, with a
statistically significant difference. It may result from the reduction
of ineffective respiratory movement and intraoperative intestinal
peristalsis in middle-aged and elderly overweight patients.
Aortic Valve Stenosis with Black Pigmentation Due to Alkaptonuria: A Case Report
Authors: Shojima Takahiro , Zaima Yasuyuki , Takagi Kazuyoshi , Takaseya Tohru , Otsuka Hiroyuki , Shintani Yusuke , Kono Takanori , Kikusaki Satoshi , Saku Kosuke , Tayama Eiki
Published: April 2021

We report about a 78-year-old woman with severe aortic valve stenosis
(AS). She had heavily calcified and thickened aortic valve leaflets with
black pigmentation. After excision of the aortic valve leaflets,
biological aortic valve replacement (AVR) was performed. Alkaptonuria
was diagnosed and confirmed based on increased urinary excretion of
homogentisic acid. She has had no cardiovascular system-related symptoms
for 3 years and no evidence of structural valve deterioration. Data on
the long-term outcomes of AVR associated with structural valve
deterioration that could regulate prosthetic valve selection in
alkaptonuria are limited. Therefore, further research on the natural
evolution of AS and the rate of structural valve deterioration after AVR
is needed to provide an optimal prosthesis for these patients.
Effects of Duration of Using Intraaortic Balloon Pump on Renal Function and Clinical Outcome
Authors: Chen Hong-Wu , Xiao-Fan Yu , Ma Li-Kun
Published: April 2021

Objective:To integrate the effects of duration of using intraaortic
balloon pump (IABP) on renal function, major adverse cardiac events
(MACEs) and all-cause mortality in patients with acute myocardial
infarction (AMI) complicating pump failure. Methods:Between March 2017
and June 2018, a retrospective study enrolled 306 patients with AMI
complicating pump failure who underwent coronary artery angiography
(CAG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was conducted.
Patients were divided into the duration ≤4 days and the duration＞4 days
in basis of median the IABP duration. We compared the renal function
parameters at the three time section of IABP implantation between two
groups. Analysis of factors of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN),
12-month MACEs and all-cause mortality were also performed.
Results:There were 146 patients in IABP duration ≤4 days and 92 patients
in IABP duration > 4 days. Renal function was only
correlated with IABP duration instead of timing of IABP implantation. On
multivariate analysis, CIN risk increased by 81.2% (RR= 1.812, 95%CI,
1.167–3.763) for every 100mL increment of contrast agent. Hematocrit,
blood platelet, IABP use >4 days were significantly
inversely associated with CIN. Cox-regression analysis suggested that
IABP duration was not significantly correlated with the incidence of
12-month MACEs and all-cause mortality. Conclusion:Longer duration of
IABP implantation was beneficial to renal function, but was not
significantly correlated with the incidence of 12-month MACEs and
all-cause mortality in patients with AMI complicating pump failure.
Patients undergoing PCI or CABG should notice that the potential damage
of high dose of contrast agents on the renal function.
Three-year Clinical Performance of Two Giomer Restorative Materials in Restorations
Authors: Ozer F , Irmak O , Yakymiv O , Mohammed A , Pande R , Saleh N , Blatz M
Published: April 2021

Clinical Relevance

The clinical performance of both conventional and flowable giomer restorative materials was particularly good in Class I restorations after three years of service.

This study evaluated and compared the clinical performance of a flowable and a conventional giomer restorative material after three years. Forty-four pairs of restorations (total n=88) were placed in Class I cavities with either a flowable giomer (Beautifil Flow Plus F00; Shofu Inc, Kyoto, Japan) or a conventional giomer restorative material (Beautifil II; Shofu Inc) after the application of a dentin adhesive (FL-Bond II; Shofu Inc) and a flowable liner (Beautifil Flow Plus F03; Shofu Inc). After 3 years, 39 pairs of restorations were evaluated with the modified United States Public Health Service criteria, and digital color photographs of restorations were taken at each patient visit. The evaluation parameters were as follows: color match, marginal integrity, marginal discoloration, retention, secondary caries formation, anatomic form, surface texture, and postoperative sensitivity. Evaluations were recorded as a clinically ideal situation (Alpha), a clinically acceptable situation (Bravo), or a clinically unacceptable situation (Charlie). Data were analyzed with Fisher’s exact and McNemar tests (α=0.05).

None of the restorations showed retention loss, postoperative sensitivity, secondary caries, or color change. The performance of Beautifil II in terms of marginal integrity, marginal discoloration, and surface anatomic form was significantly lower at the 36-month follow-up than at baseline (p=0.007). There were no significant differences between the baseline and 36-month follow-up scores for the other criteria for Beautifil II (p>0.05). No differences were found between the baseline and the 36-month follow-up scores for any of the criteria for Beautifil Flow Plus F00 (p>0.05). No statistically significant difference in overall clinical performance was found between the 2 materials after 36 months (p>0.05).

The three-year clinical performance of both restorative materials (Beautifil Flow Plus F00 and Beautifil II) was very good and not significantly different for any of the parameters evaluated.
CHALLENGES OF SNOW DISPOSAL AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN THE CONDITIONS OF NUR-SULTAN
Authors:   Parasat Scientific and Technological Center AO, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Yermekov M. T. , Rozhkova O. V. ,   Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University; Parasat Scientific and Technological Center AO, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sandibekova S. G. ,   Parasat Scientific and Technological Center AO, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Tolysbayev Ye. T. ,   Parasat Scientific and Technological Center AO, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Published: April 2021

Introduction. In this paper, we analyze various methods of snow removal in urban areas and consider the most cost-effective and efficient solutions for snow removal and disposal using heat from sewage drains by means of stationary snow-melting points (SMP) in Nur-Sultan. In cooperation with Astana su Arnasy specialists, responsible for the operation of the city sewer system, as well as cleaning and disinfection of urban sewage drains, we reviewed the main advantages and disadvantages. Methods. The paper looks into the possibility of utilizing heat from sewage drains with the help of heat pumps. This method has been successfully tested at a sewage treatment plant and is currently used to heat auxiliary premises. The same principle can be applied in SMPs with a separate discharge of meltwater to the storm sewer. Results. Having studied the experience of using various methods for snow removal in urban areas, we find that snow removal with the use of sewage drains through the creation of special snow-melting complexes integrated with the city sewer system is the most promising method for Nur-Sultan since it allows for reducing costs, intensifying the process of snow melting, and eliminating the hazardous impact of meltwater on the environment. Conclusion. To ensure successful implementation and use of this snow removal method in Nur-Sultan, it is required to conduct a number of additional studies on the impact of sewage treatment plants on the technological processes, as well as to test options for separating sewage drains with the help of heat pumps, and, based on the studies conducted, to determine the final configuration of snow-melting complexes.
SORBENT (GRANULATED ACTIVATED CARBON) REACTIVATION IN DUALMEDIA RAPID FILTERS TO OPTIMIZE THE QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER
Authors:   St. Petersburg Water Supply Branch of State Unitary Enterprise “Vodokanal of St. Petersburg”, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Portnova T. M. , Vitkovskaya R. F. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Dregulo A. M. ,   Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Saint- Petersburg State University”, Saint- Petersburg, Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPC RAS), Scientific Research Centre for Ecological Safety of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Kudryavtsev A.V. ,   Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Rodionov V. Z. ,   Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPC RAS), Scientific Research Centre for Ecological Safety of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Protsenko O. V. ,   St. Petersburg Water Supply Branch of State Unitary Enterprise “Vodokanal of St. Petersburg”, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Furtatova A. S. ,   St. Petersburg Water Supply Branch of State Unitary Enterprise “Vodokanal of St. Petersburg”, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Published: April 2021

Introduction. Water supply organizations are currently in need of innovative solutions and technologies based on the concept of the closed-loop resource cycle. The need for sustainable use of resources serves as the basis for changing the existing approach where worn-out resources are considered wastes. Materials and methods. In this paper, we show that it is expedient to restore the sorption properties of granulated activated carbon (GAC) by its reactivation and reuse in closed-loop recycling. We also present methods to study GAC properties and technology of reactivation. Results and discussion. Based on the results of the GAC samples’ analysis, it was found that, during reactivation, the mass content of each fraction changes with a strongly pronounced decrease in the content of large granules with a size of 1.18–2.00 mm and an increase in the content of small granules with a size of 0.60–1.00 mm. Besides, the apparent density of the sorption material changes and the volume of carbon that underwent two reactivations falls below 75%. Conclusion. GAC reactivation in dual-media rapid filters allows us to optimize not only the operating and financial expenses of the company but also those natural resources that would have been spent for the production of new carbon.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF LAKE MANZHEROK REHABILITATION (ALTAI REPUBLIC)
Authors:   Institute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Barnaul, Russia, Robertus Y. V. , Puzanov A. V. ,   Institute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Barnaul, Russia, Kivatskaya A. V. ,   Institute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Barnaul, Russia, Lyubimov R. V. ,   Institute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Barnaul, Russia
Published: April 2021

Introduction. Manzherok Lake is the only habitat of the Red Book endemic water chestnut (Trapa pectinata) in the Altai Republic. In the second half of the 20th century, its catchment area underwent significant anthropogenic transformations, increasing the degradation of the lake ecosystem. To stabilize the state of the reservoir, in 2017–2018, its central part was cleared of the bottom silt (sapropels). Methods. In 2019–2020, as part of monitoring the state of the lake’s water area, 11 rounds of water testing were conducted at six points on two profiles. In total, we collected 72 water samples and studied their chemical composition and, partially, microbiological parameters. The suspended matter content, turbidity and oxidability of water were determined on an ongoing basis. Results. We identified a trend for a consistent decrease in the content of suspended particles and other indicators of the ecological state of water. The forecast for 2020 to improve the quality of lake water was confirmed. We also revealed other positive changes in the ecological state of Manzherok Lake after its clearing. Conclusion. We determined features of lake ecosystem self-restoration after rehabilitation and made a forecast regarding the preservation of positive trends in the restoration of water quality for the next 1–2 years. It is shown that the lake clearing of the bottom silt did not solve the problem of its rehabilitation to the full.
Sound and vision in the opening titles of Māori-language television news: A multimodal analysis of cultural hybridity
Authors: Middleton Atakohu
Published: April 2021

Māori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. British settlers arrived in the 19th century with their tradition of the newspaper, and this led to a thriving Māori-language press. Today, news in te reo Māori, the Māori language, is delivered by television, radio and the internet, harnessing the conventions of Anglo-American journalism to tell stories of indigenous preoccupations (Fox 2002). The cultural hybridity that results (Grixti 2011) is particularly marked in the opening titles of Māori-language news. The musical and visual tropes of news-show mythmaking that present the news as sites of power, truth and authority are married to representations of Māori identity and beliefs to speak to a necessarily bicultural audience (A. Middleton 2020). In this paper, a multimodal approach is employed (Bignell 2002; Machin 2010; van Leeuwen 2012), which uses frame-by-frame analysis of speech, scripts, images and music to reveal the semiosis or sign processes in play in the opening titles of the country’s top-rated English-language news bulletin, 1 News, and those of the two Māori-language television news bulletins, Te Karere and Te Kāea. Analysis reveals that 1 News titles employ the sign systems common to their counterparts across Anglophone countries in the way they promote themselves as credible, all-seeing authorities. While the titles of Māori-language news opening titles retain many of the same tropes and signposts in order to be understood as a news show, they also weave in cultural references deeply embedded in Māori language and culture to represent themselves as news by and for Māori rather than the dominant culture.
Arefyev Readings as a Means for Activating the Scientific Work of Technical University Students
Authors:   NRU MPEI, Selivanova Zuhra K. , Rodin Aleksey B. ,   NRU MPEI
Published: April 2021

The growing activity and interest of the students of technical universities in Moscow, Russia and abroad in participating in humanitarian conferences and the influence of these conferences on broadening the horizons, creative potential and general professional culture of engineers are demonstrated on the example of a multi-year cycle of humanitarian conferences held at a technical university.
A Comparative Analysis of Using the pH and Ammonia Calculation Algorithms in the Chemical Monitoring Systems at Thermal Power Plants
Authors:   NRU MPEI, Yegoshina Olga V. , Zvonareva Sofiya K. ,   NRU MPEI, Htet Wei Lin ,   NRU MPEI
Published: April 2021

The reliability of thermal and mechanical equipment is largely associated with the introduction of cycle chemistry monitoring systems (CCMS). It is the operation of these systems that helps maintain the main parameters within the standardized ranges in a significantly more reliable manner and decrease the failure rate at power plants. Modern CCMSs use, as input information, the data of automatic chemical monitoring, laboratory chemical control, and thermal process parameters. Unfortunately, the large volume of chemical monitoring performed with the help of laboratory chemical control analyzers is a factor that causes less reliable operation of CCMS. The present study is intended for operating staff and employees of design organizations with the aim to decrease the volume of laboratory chemical control and reduce the sampling points load in terms of sampling flowrate. The possibility of applying indirect algorithms for calculating the most widely used indicators, such as pH and ammonia concentration, based on electrical conductivity measurements of direct and H-cationated samples in automatic chemical monitoring systems is considered. The results of calculation carried out using three algorithms for pH and ammonia concentration for laboratory and field conditions are given. A comparison of the results obtained from using three different methods for calculating the standardized indicators proceeding from experimental data is carried out.
On-Board Power Supply System for Electric Aircraft
Authors:   Moscow Aviation Institute, Volskiy Sergey I. , Kuznetsov Nikolay V. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yuldashev Marat V. ,   St. Petersburg State University, Sorokin Dmitriy A. ,   LLC «Transconverter», Yuldashev Renat V. ,   St. Petersburg State University
Published: April 2021

The development of electric aircraft, the design of which will use, apart from doing away with pneumatic and hydraulic transmissions, electric propulsion, is one of promising lines in aviation technology. As an example, the project of the X-57 Maxwell electric aircraft developed by NASA, which is equipped with 14 propulsion electric motors, is given. In view of insufficient energy efficiency of existing storage batteries, a combined storage battery-and-generator power supply system for electric aircraft is considered. In the considered system, the aircraft propulsion is provided by electric motors, which are powered by storage batteries in combination with permanent magnet generators. The generator shaft is rotated by an auxiliary internal combustion engine, which operates in an economical mode. The power circuit of an active rectifier producing the +270 V DC bipolar output voltage is proposed, with which the permanent magnet generator operates with a sinusoidal phase current waveform and a close-to-unity power factor. The active rectifier control system uses an enhanced phase-locked loop, which eliminates the need to use generator rotor position sensors. For determining the stability domains and revealing undesirable hidden attractors in the considered storage battery-and-generator power supply system, it is proposed to use special analytical-numerical computation procedures based on modifications of Lyapunov's functions methods. The article will be of interest for developers of both aircraft and ground-based self-contained electric power supply systems with a bipolar 270 V DC voltage that must meet stringent requirements for improvement of their mass-and-dimensions and power performance characteristics.
Self-Oscillatory Processes in a System of Two Electromagnets Connected Аccording to a Differential Scheme
Authors:   Tashkent State Technical University Named After Islam Karimov, Ibadullaev Mukchtor I. , Nuraliev Almikhan K. ,   Tashkent State Technical University Named After Islam Karimov, Esenbekov Azamat Zh. ,   Karakalpak State University, Uzbekistan, Nazarov Alisher I. ,   Tashkent State Technical University Named After Islam Karimov
Published: April 2021

A number of modern technological processes can be significantly intensified by applying vibratory excitation in a wide range of oscillation frequencies and amplitudes. In many cases, an electromagnetic vibration exciter (EMVE) may serve as the most effective source of vibration, especially at power levels up to several kilowatts and more; push-pull EMVEs developing a non-pulsating and sign-variable exciting force are considered to be the most appropriate ones. The excitation of self-oscillations in a system of two electromagnets connected according to a differential scheme, which allows the range of operating frequencies to be widened and the system power capacity to be increased, is analyzed. An equation describing the interaction between the EMVE mechanical vibration subsystem and the power supply system is given. A method for analyzing a dual-circuit self-contained electromechanical system (EMS) taking into account electromechanical links is developed. It is pointed out that during operation in the autonomous mode one stable state ensuring frequency stability is realized.
POLITIK SUMBER DAYA ALAM: STUDI TERHADAP KEPENTINGAN ELIT POLITIK LOKAL DALAM PEMEKARAN WILAYAH DI KABUPATEN PASER PROVINSI KALIMANTAN TIMUR
Authors: Nurmiyati Niken
Published: April 2021

Penelitian ini berupaya untuk mengkaji tentang politik sumber daya alam dalam kaitannya dengan kepentingan elit politik lokal pada pemekaran wilayah di Kabupaten Paser. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif yang didukung oleh software NVivo 12 Plus melalui coding data pada situs berita online. Hasil penelitian menyatakan bahwa elit politik lokal memiliki peran dalam proses pemekaran wilayah, mulai dari Bupati hingga anggota DPR RI. Dominasi kepentingan politik semakin kentara ketika isu pemekaran mulai bermunculan, mulai dari DOB Paser Tengah dan DOB Paser Selatan. Keduanya sama-sama mengusulkan pemekaran. Sebagai wilayah administratif pemekaran, Kecamatan Batu Sopang dan Muara Komam memiliki kedudukan strategis karena memiliki SDA yang melimpah terutama tambang batu bara serta hasil perkebunan dan pertanian. Awalnya kedua kecamatan tersebut memilih bergabung menjadi DOB Paser Tengah, namun karena dominasi elit lokal dalam memainkan strategi politik, maka kedua kecamatan tersebut memisahkan diri dari Paser Tengah dan bergabung menjadi DOB Paser Selatan. Atas fakta tersebut, maka Paser Selatan yang berhasil mendapatkan rekomendasi pemekaran. Hingga saat ini proses pemekaran Paser Selatan telah sampai pada tahap Prolegnas. Namun masih terhenti sementara karena adanya kebijakan Moratorium dari Pemerintah Pusat.
Epithets in Story “Der große Wildenberg” by Siegfried Lenz
Authors: Shchelok T. I.
Published: April 2021

The article is devoted to the study of the epithets used by the modern German writer Siegfried Lenz to build a storyline and create images of his characters in the story “Der große Wildenberg”, which reveals social problems, disappointments, worries and fears of an ordinary person waiting for a meeting with a high-ranking person. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that the epithets that serve as a means of realizing the artistic space, determining the place in it and forming ideas about the main character — as stated in the title “the great Wildenberg” is analyzed and de-scribed with special attention in this work. It is shown how, throughout the story, with the help of characterizing words, the authority, greatness and power of Wildenberg are generated, maintained and at the end unexpectedly collapsed, which deceives the reader’s expectations. Relevance is associated with the identification of functional and structural features of the epithets available in the work. The following types of qualifying lexemes were found: pictorial and emotional epithets; epithets with direct meaning and tropical; evaluative and psychological epithets; simple and extended epithets; free and included in phraseological units epithets; common language epithets.
State Budget of USSR in 1950s — 80s: Dynamics and Structure of Income
Authors: Bakanov S. A.
Published: April 2021

The dynamics and structure of the revenue side of the state budget of the USSR in the period from 1950 to 1989 are considered on the basis of official statistical collections published by the Ministry of Finance of the USSR. It is stated that the dynamics of the revenues of the state budget of the USSR during the entire studied period was positive. There was a constant increase in income, which had an average annual value of about 6,5 % in relation to the previous year, which made it possible to increase the budget by more than one third in almost every five-year period. It is indicated that in just the period under study, the revenue side of the state budget in-creased by 11,6 times. The author comes to the conclusion that the historical dynamics of the distribution of incomes between the budgets of different levels testifies to the growing tendency towards the decentralization of the Soviet economy. It was revealed that this trend looks less unambiguous if we trace the change in the share of revenues of the republican and local budgets in the structure of the USSR state budget. It is shown that the most important deterrent to the decentralization of the Soviet economy was budget regulation, which allowed the state, on the one hand, to withdraw to the budget most of the profits of the socialist economy, and on the other, to keep the budgetary resources of local authorities under control.
Activities of Encyclopedic Educator and Intellectual Culture of 18th Century
Authors: Gerasimova S. A.
Published: April 2021

The article is devoted to the issues of reflection of the intellectual culture of the Enlightenment in popular science discourse, represented in the activities of encyclopedic educators. The relevance of the research topic is due to the study of the views of the scientist, which influenced the value coordinates of popular science knowledge of the society of that time. The research methodology is based on a narrative approach in a historiographic perspective, as well as a culture-anthropocentric method that reveals the biography of a scientist as a manifestation of the socio-cultural processes of the era. The use of these methods determined the novelty of the research as a vector of movement of research thought, modeling the phenomenon of professionalism, since it contributes to a deeper understanding of the specifics of the professional picture of the scientist’s world. The dynamics of the views of the French educator Louis de Jaucourt is revealed, the degree of his contribution to the formation of the French Encyclopedia (Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers) is determined. It is proved that moral satisfaction from participation in the creation of an encyclopedia, due to the creativity of his personality, has become significant for the scientist. The research material was the articles by L. de Jaucourt posted on the website of the first edition of the encyclopedia. Analysis of the articles shows that their pragmatics are aimed at trans-mitting information to an educated reader in popular science discourse.
Decline in Innovation Activity in Fuel and Energy Complex of Russian Federation in 1990s and Its Consequences
Authors: Bodrova E. V. , Kalinov V. V.
Published: April 2021

The relevance of the study is due to the importance of digitalization of the country's fuel and energy complex. On the basis of archival data and a study of the assessments of leading experts, the author considers the problem of the decline in innovative activity in the fuel and energy complex (FEC) of the Russian Federation in the context of liberal reforms implemented in the 1990s. As a result of the analysis of documents, statistical data and other materials, it was proved that investment programs were cur-tailed, drilling in the oil and gas industry was reduced to a minimum, and social problems were growing. Particular attention is paid to identifying the reasons for the decline in innovative activity. The conclusion is made that the crisis situation in the fuel and energy complex, the lack of adequate funding has deprived scientists of the opportunity to develop at a level adequate to the requirements of the modern world energy market. The question is raised about the interaction of the heads of the fuel and energy complex with the central state bodies, which were increasingly complicated due to the increasing tax pressure. It is proved that in the conditions of a general crisis of non-payments, enterprises of the fuel and energy complex, having no free funds, practically stopped provisions to the fund for financing re-search and development work (R&D). The stake on the emergence of “effective managers”, attraction of foreign capital, and a system of unaddressed budgetary support for R&D has not justified itself. Import dependence grew, which has not yet been fully overcome.
Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of North of Yakutia in Focus of Academic Research in Late 1980s — Early 1990s
Authors: Suleymanov A. A.
Published: April 2021

A historical analysis of research conducted during 1988—1991 by employees of the USSR Academy of Sciences to identify the socio-economic and ethnocultural situation of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North living in Yakutia is presented in the article. At the same time, the main attention is paid to those materials that most representatively reflect the changes that have occurred in the assessment by scientists of the consequences of the state policy carried out in the Soviet period in the national history of the state policy for indigenous ethnic groups. The sources for the preparation of the article were archival materials identified by the author, as well as published documents and scientific literature data. The work carried out made it possible to determine the main directions of the research, which focused mainly on understanding the impact of management decisions taken by the authorities, as well as changes in the state of the environment under the influence of intensive industrial development on the traditional culture and economy of indigenous peoples. The presented material testifies to the fact that at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, Yakutia actually found itself at the forefront of criticism of the state policy pursued towards the indigenous peoples of the North through-out most of the Soviet period.
The role of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in food intolerances
Authors: Ukleja-Sokołowska Natalia , Bartuzi Marcelina
Published: April 2021

Food intolerances are increasingly common in populations of developed countries. One of the important factors in the etiopathogenesis of this phenomenon is disorders of the bacterial composition of the human gastrointestinal tract. The development of civilization as well as the increasing production of processed food contribute to the increased incidence of diseases of the digestive system, such as small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO)  and food intolerances. These conditions may occur separately or coexist in one patient. The incidence of food intolerances and also allergies, continues to increase. It is estimated that factors such as stress, inadequate lifestyle, excessive consumption of processed, modified foods may contribute to this phenomenon.
The article presents the relationship between bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine and the effect on various aspects of food intolerances, both in the context of diagnosis and the course of these diseases on the basis of recent research.   The nature od low-FODMAP diet was presented,  as well as its effect on the clinical course of SIBO and food intolerances.
Lire la littérature médiévale en classe de français langue étrangère : une utopie ?
Authors: Burg Gaëlle
Published: April 2021

Si le corpus littéraire traditionnellement utilisé dans l’enseignement secondaire et supérieur du FLE emprunte le plus souvent à la littérature des 19e, 20e et 21e siècles, plus rarement aux œuvres du 16e, 17e et 18e siècle, que dire des textes plus anciens, ceux du Moyen Âge ? Les recensions montrent qu’ils sont totalement ignorés. Notre article voudrait défendre l’intérêt d’un enseignement de la littérature médiévale en FLE et soutenir les enseignant·e·s en leur fournissant des pistes d’activités efficaces permettant aux apprenant·e·s de dépasser les difficultés que suppose une lecture littéraire authentique. Pour ce faire, nous inscrivons notre démarche dans le sillage des méthodologies de l’approche globale des textes écrits (Moirand, 1979), et de la lecture interactive (Cicurel, 1991).
Apprendre à « relancer » une activité éducative : La formation professionnelle en situation de travail dans le contexte de l’éducation de l’enfance
Authors: Zogmal Marianne , Filliettaz Laurent , Markaki-Lothe Vassiliki
Published: April 2021

Cet article porte sur l’identification et le développement des compétences professionnelles dans le champ de l’éducation de l’enfance. Dans une perspective interactionnelle, une analyse détaillée étudie les pratiques mobilisées pour apprendre à relancer une activité éducative. L’article présente la notion de relance, avant d’exposer la démarche d’analyse interactionnelle adoptée. L’analyse empirique décrit une activité de relance accomplie par une étudiante en formation et étudie les modalités de participation des différents interactant∙e∙s qui convergent, progressivement, vers une activité commune. Une focale sur une situation de stage professionnel vise à éclairer les liens entre le phénomène de la relance et les enjeux de la formation professionnelle en situation de travail.
L’histoire de l’éducation à la confluence d’autres disciplines : ancrages, chantiers et questions vives
Authors: Hofstetter Rita
Published: April 2021

Quels sont les ancrages, chantiers et questions vives de l’histoire de l’éducation ? L’analyse longitudinale de l’ensemble des articles d’histoire de l’éducation de la Revue suisse des sciences de l’éducation depuis 2000 permet d’y répondre, en démontrant aussi l’étonnante vitalité de cette discipline. Nous examinons les profils et trajectoires des signataires des articles en histoire de l’éducation, en problématisant en arrière-fond le statut de la discipline, à la croisée d’autres sciences sociales. Dans une seconde partie, nous analysons et discutons les problématiques historiennes traitées dans la Revue, déclinées en quatre catégories, à l’aune aussi de grands courants historiographiques, en miroir des enjeux à l’international. En ouverture, quelques réflexions sur des perspectives possibles sont proposées.
FORGING A NEW TYPE OF FEMINIST IDENTITY: CHICANA FEMINISM, FEMININITY, AND THE INSTITUTION OF MEMORY
Authors:   Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Monica Got
Published: April 2021

Drawing on Jan Assmann’s interpretation of cultural memory as devoid of any racial/biological component, as well as James Clifford’s repudiation of the notion of cultural purity, the paper redefines memory as a mentally configured cultural institution, claiming that any reconfiguration of group identity is an act of symbolic violence. By emphasizing the crucial role that identity plays in understanding the fundamental themes tackled by Chicana literature—patriarchal oppression, racial terror, domestic abuse, sexism, homophobia—, the paper illustrates the extent to which the ethnic-gender binomial, i.e. belonging to a group that faces bias on various levels (femininity, Mexican American genealogy and, sporadically, sexual minority status), stands at the very core of the desire to redefine identity that largely fuels contemporary Chicana prose.
QUELQUES RAMIFICATIONS TANGIBLES DE LA SOCIABILITÉ EN LIGNE: UN RAPPORT ENTRE VIE RÉELLE ET VIE VIRTUELLE DANS WORLD OF WARCRAFT
Authors:   The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Dominic Negrici
Published: April 2021

This one-off, largely exploratory study seeks to answer questions that map several basic phenomena of online sociability, in order to be able to have a basis for a possible analysis of the external cultural reception of an entity formed in a theoretically different culture – the Romanian culture. By going through the empirical inventory of some common typologies of online gamers, by means of randomized, anonymous interviews with players, our final goal (and hope) was to sketch a relationship between social capital and group configuration, within an internal community of the online game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft.
BETWEEN ‘CELESTIAL MAIDEN’ AND ‘SACRED PROSTITUTE’: THE MYTH OF THE DEVAͲDS5 IN THE IMAGINARY OF THE CONTEMPORARY INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE PRACTITIONERS
Authors:   Associated Researcher, Institute of Sociology, Romanian Academy &  Scholar,  Ministry  of  Education,  Indian  Council  for  Cultural  Relations, Angelica Marinescu
Published: April 2021

One of the most controversial discussions in the contemporary Indian arts environment remains the connection of the post-colonial classical dance practice with the DevadƗsƯ or the MaharƯ, the temple dancing girls. Born in the Early Medieval India, amidst and in close connection to the Bhakti and the Tantric movements, abiding in the temple institution, the so-called ‘DevadƗsƯ temple system’ remains a mystery, between awe and fascination to the nowadays practitioner and connaisseur of Indian arts. While tracing back the socio-religious contexts that brought the temple dancers on the foremost place of the stage of Indian art history, the author looks for the understanding of this myth in the imaginary and the reality of contemporary practitioners, from the perspective of a foreigner researcher-cum-practitioner of an Indian art form. The paper is based on consulting the existing literary sources concerning the DevadƗsƯ system, and the research is focusing on the nowadays classical dance practitioners’ imaginary (re)construction(s) of this system. Till today, here she stands, the woman-as-dance practitioner, either Indian or from any other part of the world, at the cross-road of all myths, imaginarily rooted in the past, but living all the aspirations of the nowadays social, cultural, religious, political dynamics, neither celestial maiden, nor sacred prostitute.
THE RHETORIC OF CRISIS: POLITICAL COMMUNICATION ON SOCIAL NETWORKS DURING THE 2020 CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
Authors:   Bucharest University of Economic Studies,, Antonia Enache , Marina Militaru ,   Bucharest University of Economic Studies,
Published: April 2021

The present paper analyses political communication on social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram during the 2020 coronavirus crisis. We are looking into the discourse of important political actors in the USA, Canada, France, the UK, the EU and Romania, attempting to highlight the rhetorical strategies they use to communicate with their audiences, to reassure them, to convince them that the crisis will be eventually overcome, to motivate and persuade them to comply with official regulations and to gain credibility and legitimacy for the policies enforced. The paper also provides an outline of the main advantages of using social platforms to reach the public, as well as of the most commonly used concepts and buzz-words that rhetors resort to in order to achieve their goals.
FORGING A NEW TYPE OF FEMINIST IDENTITY: CHICANA FEMINISM, FEMININITY, AND THE INSTITUTION OF MEMORY
Authors: Monica GOT
Published: April 2021

Drawing on Jan Assmann’s interpretation of cultural memory as devoid of any racial/biological component, as well as James Clifford’s repudiation of the notion of cultural purity, the paper redefines memory as a mentally configured cultural institution, claiming that any reconfiguration of group identity is an act of symbolic violence. By emphasizing the crucial role that identity plays in understanding the fundamental themes tackled by Chicana literature—patriarchal oppression, racial terror, domestic abuse, sexism, homophobia—, the paper illustrates the extent to which the ethnic-gender binomial, i.e. belonging to a group that faces bias on various levels (femininity, Mexican American genealogy and, sporadically, sexual minority status), stands at the very core of the desire to redefine identity that largely fuels contemporary Chicana prose.
Etableringshinder, diskriminering och missgynnande: En litteraturöversikt över samband mellan etablering på hyresbostadsmarknaden och arbetsmarknaden
Authors: Sjöland Kozlovic Martina , Frisch Morten
Published: April 2021

Den här litteraturöversikten fokuserar på missgynnande och diskriminering på hyresbostadsmarknaden och deras respektive kopplingar till etableringshinder på arbetsmarknaden. Genom en scoping review genomfördes sex intervjuer med forskare knutna till fältet, 1100 artiklar identifierades i en initial litteratursökning och 32 artiklar ansågs uppfylla kriterierna för litteraturöversikten. Av översikten kan vi dra slutsatsen att missgynnande och diskriminering förekommer på hyresbostadsmarknaden och utgör etableringshinder som i förlängningen försvårar arbetsmarknadsetablering. Det rör sig såväl om direkt diskriminering i ansökningsprocesser som om missgynnande till följd av socioekonomisk ojämlikhet och effekter av policyer. Vidare framkommer att det saknas forskning på direkt diskriminering på grund av religion, könsidentitet, ålder eller funktionsnedsättning. Även adresseffekter måste anses vara ett outforskat område i Sverige.
Katalog der mittelalterlichen Handschriften der Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek Luzern
Authors: Kamber Peter , Mangold Mikkel
Published: April 2021

115 mittelalterliche Handschriften werden in diesem Katalog präsentiert. Sie stammen aus Luzerner Kloster- und Privatbibliotheken, die über Jahrhunderte gewachsen sind, und reichen von Fragmenten aus dem 8. Jahrhundert bis zu Diebold Schillings 1513 fertiggestellter Schweizer Chronik. Enthalten sind theologische, liturgische, kirchenrechtliche und -geschichtliche, historische, literarische, rhetorische, medizinische und juristische Texte aus dem Franziskanerkloster St. Maria in der Au Luzern und den kleinen Provenienzen in der Zentral- und Hochschulbibliothek Luzern sowie dem Staatsarchiv Luzern, dem Provinzarchiv der Schweizer Kapuziner Luzern und den Kapuzinerbibliotheken Luzern und Sursee. Der Katalog beschreibt im Detail Inhalt, materielle Beschaffenheit, Entstehung und Geschichte der Handschriften. Erschlossen sind die Inhalte durch Register der Verfasser, Namen, Orte und Sachen sowie durch zwei Initienregister. Eine ausführliche bibliotheksgeschichtliche Einleitung stellt die beschriebenen Handschriften in den Kontext der Luzerner Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte.
Effects of Perceived Organizational Support and Leader Member Exchange on Individual Risk Taking
Authors: Weatherhead Julie
Published: April 2021

People’s relationships with their organization and their managers have significant effects on their work and their workplace attitudes. In this paper we look at the relationship between perceived organizational support (POS), leader member exchange (LMX), and risk taking. Workers with high levels of POS and LMX have more organizational commitment, have lower absenteeism and turnover rates, and exhibit more citizenship behaviour. We hypothesize that the higher the level of POS and LMX the more likely a person will be to take constructive versus destructive risk. Constructive risk is defined as risk involved in innovation and creativity, and is therefore desirable for organizations. This paper also looks at the links between Perceived Organizational Support and Leader Member Exchange, and at which of these factors is more influential on risk taking. This will allow organizations to best allocate their time and energy on initiatives linked to raising POS and LMX to get the highest return. This paper reflects initial findings of three separate studies looking at POS, LMX and risk taking.
Conceptual Blending in Theatrical Performance
Authors: Jacobson Kelsey
Published: April 2021

This project will be an examination of the potentialities of using conceptual blending to describe the cognitive processing that occurs when audience members engage in a theatrical event. Specifically, it will frame the processes using the play White Rabbit Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour, which itself examines the multiplicities of mental spaces required to engage in performance. In this project, I hope to examine conceptual blending and its relation to theatre, especially metatheatre, in which audience members must balance several levels of performance and reality in one theatrical event. There has been research conducted into relating blending theories with semantics, semiotics, and literature, in particular in the realm of metaphor in which a reader must maintain both the original and analogy in the same mental space in order to draw the comparison. The move towards theatre follows logically, as it encourages audiences to view a performance of fiction or imagination while balancing the 'real' quality of the actors, set pieces, or even words and story, as in verbatim and documentary performance, respectively. Considering these ideas, my core questions can be grouped around three main ideas: How does conceptual blending function when watching theatrical performance, specifically White Rabbit Red Rabbit? What specific moments in the script, performance, or audience experience in White Rabbit Red Rabbit prompt conceptual blending, or challenge our usual conceptual blending process? What implications are there for the use of conceptual blending or cognitive science in theatre for shaping audience perception?
Invisible Languages in Eden Robinson’s Monkey Beach
Authors: Bedard Sofie
Published: April 2021

Language in Monkey Beach is vital in delineating roles of “insider” and “outsider” within the text. Lisamarie Hill’s inability to speak the Haisla language as fluently as her grandmother, Ma-ma-oo, always endorsed, isolates her from being able to fully understand her Haisla roots. As Ma-ma-oo says: “… to really understand the old stories, you had to speak Haisla" (211). Yet, it is also through the matrilineal line that Lisa inherits the role that secures her a position as a Haisla “insider”. Lisa inherits her grandmother’s and mother’s gift of foresight, and an ability to speak to spirits and the dead. She inherits the language of the old stories, those that by Ma-ma-oo’s logic are unutterable in English. The language of the dead is an invisible language because it is inviolate by colonial forces and it functions outside of Western epistemology, but also because the text itself is written in English. Thus the mainstream reader becomes the “outsider”, denied access to the language of the spirit world, receiving instead an inadequate English translation. The narrative emphasizes the impotence of English translation earlier in the text, noting that: “Haisla has many sounds that don’t exist in English, so it is not possible to spell the words using English conventions” (193). Translational failure becomes manifest in the spelling of Haisla words using transliteration, which become physically fragmented by apostrophes and point to the problems of translation, and to ultimately undermine the task of translating Haisla culture into the “Western” medium of the novel.