bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Las otras «Fiestas reales» de Farinelli. A propósito de dos «componimenti drammatici» de Conforto para dúo de castrati (1756)
Authors: Presas Adela
Published: December 2021

A partir de La danza y La pesca, dos componimenti drammatici realizados por Nicola Conforto en 1756 para los castrados Farinelli y Gizziello, se estudia la presencia de la serenata en los diversos tipos de sesiones teatrales que tuvieron lugar en la corte durante el reinado de Fernando VI. Las de ámbito más privado no generaron una documentación administrativa que permita conocerlas en toda su dimensión, y tampoco Farinelli, en su manuscrito Fiestas reales, se refirió a ellas más que de pasada. En este trabajo se reconstruye el contexto de interpretación de estas obras y las circunstancias de la presencia de Gioacchino Conti, Gizziello, en 1755-1756; se estudian sus peculiaridades como obras dramático-musicales, ya que presentan un formato híbrido entre la serenata y la cantata; y se analiza la tipología de obras de formato más reducido que la ópera realizadas en las sesiones teatrales de la corte.
«Diálogo de los muertos: la causa académica» y la república de las letras criollas
Authors: Jiménez del Campo Paloma
Published: December 2021

El Diálogo de los muertos: la causa académica es un breve texto poco conocido del polígrafo peruano Pedro de Peralta Barnuevo sobre el que solo hay un estudio en inglés realizado por Jerry Williams, quien en 1994 publicó Censorship and Art in Pre-Enlightenment Lima: Pedro de Peralta Barnuevo’s Diálogo de los muertos: La causa académica. El presente trabajo aborda esta obra del siglo XVIII bajo otras perspectivas no contempladas por el estudioso estadounidense poniendo el énfasis en la forma adoptada por Peralta: un diálogo de muertos, con el propósito de situar la obra en la tradición lucianesca, pasada por el clasicismo francés. Como se mostrará, Peralta elabora una sátira menipea para censurar el tipo de sátira maledicente (tema recurrente en su obra) y defender las academias limeñas, pero su reescritura burlesca puede leerse como la propuesta de una república de las letras criollas. Asimismo, se ofrece a modo de apéndice la primera edición crítica del texto.
Gender disparity effect among financially included (and excluded) women in Middle East and North Africa
Authors: Cicchiello Antonella Francesca , Kazemikhasragh Amirreza , Fellegara Anna Maria , Monferrà Stefano
Published: December 2021

Gender in financial inclusion is an evolving field of research. This study uses the World Bank’s Global Findex database, along with probit models, to investigate the presence of gender inequality on financial inclusion and its causes. In the Middle East and North Africa samples, we present new evidence of lower women’s financial inclusion. Being a man, older, well-educated and with a high-income increases the likelihood of being financially included. The findings of this study support policymaker in defining policies to promote financial inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa. Increasing the level of financial inclusion enhances the level of official savings in countries, which in turn promotes development.
Formation of the Astilbe Buch.-Ham collection in a continental climate
Authors: Vasilyeva Olga Yurievna
Published: December 2021

The paper analyzes the dynamics of formation of a collection of Astilbe varieties and species included in the bioresource collection USU 44053 in the conditions of Western Siberia forest-steppe. The ways of further expansion of Astilbe collection fund are substantiated by attracting representatives of the Astilbe chinensis, A. crispa groups; varieties with rhombic, narrow-lobed and pyramidal inflorescences, primarily belonging to the group of colors: red, dark red, purple and dark purple. In contrast to the conditions of the middle zone of Russia in which Astilbe are divided into four groups according to the period of flowering: 1) very early (end of June July), 2) early (July), 3) medium (mid-July mid-August) and 4) late (end of August mid-September), for the conditions of Western Siberia forest-steppe, with intense heat gain in mid-May-early June, the flowering dates of very early and early varieties converge. Accordingly, there are three groups: early-flowering (bloom July 810), medium-flowering (bloom from July 1518), late-flowering (bloom from late Julyearly August). It is proposed to add a narrow-lobed and pyramidal-drooping inflorescence to the traditionally described forms of Astilbe varieties. The expansion of the set of dwarf varieties from the A. crispa group with strongly dissected fringed leaves gives additional opportunities for a landscape design.
Species structure and ecologo-trophic features of basidial macromycetes in the Novousmansky district of the Voronezh Region
Authors: Melkumov Gavriil Mikhailovich
Published: December 2021

The work is devoted to a long-term study of the species composition and ecologo-trophic features of basidial macromycetes growing in diverse communities in the Novousmansky district of the Voronezh Region. The mycological study revealed 405 species of macromycetes belonging to 2 divisions, 3 classes, 14 orders, 67 families and 145 genera. Most species of fungi belong to the orders Agaricales (177), Russulales (69), Polyporales (47) and Boletales (46). It was found that saprotrophs (187 species), represented by mono- (126) and polysaprotrophs (61), predominate in the forest coenoses in the Novousmansky district of the Voronezh Region. Macromycetes with a mixed type of nutrition (58) make up a large proportion of the detected fungi, among which facultative xylosaprotrophs dominate (21). Symbiotrophs include 58 taxa and form an exomycorrhiza with deciduous and coniferous trees. The overwhelming number of macromycete species are classified as edible (188) fungi. A smaller number of inedible (152), poisonous (51) and conditionally edible (14) representatives are represented. Special attention is paid to the issues of protection of rare and endangered basidiomycetes growing on the territory of the study. As a result of the survey of the Novousmansky district territory, 11 taxa of basidial fungi included in the 2nd edition of the Red Book of the Voronezh Region (2018) were identified.
Halophytic vegetation in the Maloserdobinsky District of the Penza Region
Authors: Novikova Lyubov Aleksandrovna , Vasjukov Vladimir Mikhailovich , Gorbushina Tatiana Viktorovna , Pchelintseva Tatiana Ivanovna
Published: December 2021

The halophytic vegetation of three salt marshes of the Maloserdobinsky district of the Penza Region was studied. 424 species of vascular plants were noted in the flora of these saline areas. One species of these is protected at the level of Russian Federation and 22 at the regional level. Halophytic vegetation occupies 78,4% of the territory of the studied areas. Moreover, there are close shares of halophytic steppes (42,4%) and halophytic meadows (36%) everywhere. However, halophytic steppes predominate in Chunak solontsovaya Polyana (69,4%), and halophytic meadows predominate in Danilovskaya solontsovaya Polyana (39,4%) and Korzovaya Hollow (60,0%). Semi-shrubby halophytic steppes dominate the Chunak solontsovaya Polyana (43%), and perennial grass halophytic meadows dominate the Danilovskaya solontsovaya Polyana (39,4%) and Korzovaya Hollow (55,0%). The main stages of halophyte vegetation demutation are highlighted. They differ depending on the degree of moisture and salinity of the soil. The studied saline areas in the Maloserdobinsky district of the Penza Region have great scientific value, but only one of them (natural monument Danilovskaya solontsovaya Polyana) is currently protected. Solonets which is located 2 km from the village Chunaki is also recommended to become a natural monument called Chunak solontsovaya Polyana.
Indicators of the water regime of Hemerocallis L. during the introduction in the South Ural
Authors: Reut Antonina Anatolyevna , Pyatina Irina Sergeevna
Published: December 2021

The paper deals with the parameters of the water regime of Hemerocallis L. during cultivation in the forest-steppe zone of the Bashkir Cis-Ural. The experiments were carried out on the basis of the laboratory for the introduction and selection of floral plants of the South-Ural Botanical Garden-Institute UFRC RAS. The objects of the study were representatives of the generic complex Hemerocallis L.: H. citrina Baroni, H. dumortieri E. Morren, H. fulva (L.) L., H. lilioasphodelus L., H. middendorfii Trautv. et C.A. Mey., H. minor Mill. Water deficit and relative turgidity were found by the method of saturation of plant samples according to methodological guidelines. It was revealed that in May the water deficit in the leaves of daylilies ranged from 3,43% (H. middendorfii) to 18,01% (H. fulva). Over the entire observation period, the greatest value of the water deficit was noted in H. fulva in May at 19:00, and the smallest in H. minor in August at 05:00. As a result of the correlation analysis, the following was revealed: a direct relationship between water deficit and air temperature and an inverse relationship with the relative humidity of the air. Three groups of Hemerocallis were identified according to the relationship between daytime fluctuations in water deficit and meteorological factors.
Adventitious coastal-aquatic and aquatic plants – indicators of global climate warming
Authors: Solovieva Vera Valentinovna
Published: December 2021

The paper describes the habitats of Vallisneria spiralis L., Impatiens glandulifera Royle, Pistia stratiotes L. discovered in recent years within the Samara Region. A brief review of the papers devoted to the migration activity of these plant species on the territory of the Russian Federation and the Volga basin is given. Impatiens glandulifera Royle is an annual hygrophyte. In the flora of the Samara Region it was first noted among local coastal plants in 2004 on one of the ponds of Samara on Mirnaya Street. The plant entered the reservoir from the adjacent garden plots of the private sector. Pistia stratiotes L. is an aquatic plant. In the flora of the Samara Region, a pistia was first found on September 17, 2006 in a city pond (near School № 154 of Samara) among thickets of Elodea canadensis Michx. and Typha latifolia L. growing at a depth of up to 50 cm. Vallisneria spiralis L. was first discovered within the Samara Region in September 2020. Long-term monitoring of the distribution of coastal-aquatic and aquatic macrophytes-migrants in the Middle Volga basin will allow us to more confidently attribute them to possible indicators of global and local climate warming and one of the examples when aquatic plant species move from south to north within the Volga basin.
The educational environment of a departmental university as a means of cadet’s personality formation
Authors: Zhalmurzin Rustam Bulatovich
Published: December 2021

The paper substantiates the importance of educating personal qualities of an employee of the penal system (PS) that meet universal and professional moral standards and outlines the role of a departmental university in educating a cadets personality. It is argued that the educational environment of a departmental university is one of the central means of shaping and developing a cadets personality a prospective PS employee as a person and a professional. The analysis of the concept environment in the context of different levels of education (school, university) is carried out. The paper summarizes scientific ideas about the educational environment of the departmental university, which is a set of circumstances, conditions specific to the departmental higher education institution, which affect the cadet, contributing to the formation of his personality as a prospective specialist. The list of organizational and pedagogical conditions for development of the educational environment of a departmental higher educational institution in relation to the educational environment of higher educational institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia is supplemented filling the educational environment with values that, penetrating into the value sphere of cadets consciousness and becoming its integral part, create a value barrier that cannot be overcome by the anti-values of the criminal world. Approaches to formation, development, formation of the educational environment of a departmental university are indicated: molecular, factorial, synergetic, competence, culturological, axiological, ethnopedagogical, individually creative, dialogical, which are complemented by an environmental approach. The importance of the environmental approach in organizing the educational environment of a departmental university is substantiated. The content of the basic concepts of the environmental approach is revealed: niche; element; lifestyle; personality as an object and a subject of education; environment-forming action. The specificity of the implementation of the environmental approach to the organization of the educational environment of the departmental higher educational institution of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia is revealed.
Linguodidactic potential of the electronic textbook as an innovative means of teaching a foreign language at the technical university
Authors: Shefieva Elmira Sherifovna , Bessarabova Olga Nikolaevna
Published: December 2021

The paper considers the features of development and practical use of an electronic foreign language textbook at the technical university. This study is dictated by the need to resolve contradictions between the provisions declared by the higher education standards of the latest generation and the real level of students knowledge of a foreign language. The authors analyze and systematize the requirements for printed and electronic foreign language textbooks. Attention is paid to the advantages of electronic publications over printed ones. The key advantage of the electronic textbook is the presence of hypertext, which makes it possible to implement a nonlinear form of information organization. The paper formulates basic principles of an electronic textbook development, describes its structure and components and highlights the issues of filling the content with language material. The authors proposed the options for tasks aimed at stimulating students communicative and cognitive activity. It is shown that podcasts can be used as multimedia resources to intensify the development of students listening skills. It is emphasized that the availability of special programs for creating electronic textbooks allows the teacher to carry out its development without any special training in the field of programming. As a result of the analysis, the authors come to the conclusion about a high linguodidactic potential of the electronic textbook as a teaching tool.
UTJECAJ PRODUKTIVNOSTI NA IZVOZNU I DOMAĆU USPJEŠNOST 300 NAJVEĆIH HRVATSKIH IZVOZNIKA
Authors:   Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Ekonomski fakultet, Bašić Maja , Kruc Veronika
Published: December 2021

Ovim radom uspoređuju se različite mjere produktivnosti i istražuje se njihov utjecaj na prihod od izvoza i prihod na domaćem tržištu 300 najvećih hrvatskih izvoznih poduzeća. Regresijska dinamička dvorazinska robusna GMM panel analiza provedena je na uzorku 300 najvećih hrvatskih izvoznih poduzeća prema prihodu od izvoza u periodu od 2006. do 2015. na temelju financijskih godišnjih podataka poduzeća. Pokazatelji produktivnosti poduzeća uključuju: ukupnu produktivnost faktora proizvodnje, produktivnost rada, produktivnost kapitala, povrat na uloženi kapital te povrat na imovinu. Rezultati rada pokazali su kako ukupna faktorska produktivnost, produktivnost kapitala i povrat na imovinu imaju pozitivan utjecaj na prihode od izvoza. Produktivnost rada nema značajan utjecaj na prihod od izvoza. S druge strane, svih pet pokazatelja produktivnosti imaju značajan utjecaj na prihode na domaćem tržištu. Važnost je ovog rada dvojaka. Njime se potvrđuje važnost produktivnosti za izvoznu uspješnost najvećih hrvatskih izvoznih poduzeća, prvenstveno produktivnosti kapitala. Posljedično, analizom se potvrđuje nužnost povećanja produktivnosti rada zbog povezanosti produktivnosti rada i kapitala. Iako je analiza ograničena na razdoblje 2006. – 2015, ona jasno ukazuje na prelijevanje inozemne financijske krize 2008. na poslovanje hrvatskih poduzeća 2009.
OTPORNOST POTROŠAČA NA NARUŠAVANJE ONLINE PRIVATNOSTI: TESTIRANJE MJERNE LJESTVICE
Authors:   Ekonomski institut, Zagreb, Rajh Edo , Škrinjarić Bruno , Budak Jelena
Published: December 2021

Otpornost se na individualnoj razini promatra kao sposobnost pojedinaca da se oporave od nepovoljnih okolnosti, odnosno kao proces prilagodbe nepovoljnim okolnostima. Cilj je ovog rada testirati mjernu ljestvicu za mjerenje otpornosti na narušavanje online privatnosti potrošača. U radu se analizira psihometrijska prikladnost mjerne ljestvice te je procijenjena njezina pouzdanost, konvergentna valjanost te dimenzionalnost. Podaci su analizirani izračunom Cronbachova alfa koeficijenta te eksplorativnom i konfirmativnom faktorskom analizom. Rezultati istraživanja upućuju na zaključak o potrebi skraćivanja originalne mjerne ljestvice na način da se zadrže samo pozitivne tvrdnje u ljestvici. Skraćena verzija originalne ljestvice ima zadovoljavajuće psihometrijske karakteristike jer posjeduje svojstva pouzdanosti i konvergentne valjanosti, a dimenzionalnost ljestvice u skladu je s konceptualiziranom dimenzionalnošću.
PREDICTING NPLs FOR CROATIA WITH MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES
Authors:   Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Bošnjak Mile , Vukas Jurica , Šverko Ivan
Published: December 2021

This paper aims to examine some of the macroeconomic drivers of nonperforming loans (NPL) in Croatia. Unemployment rate, industrial production index, construction works volume and the number of tourist arrivals were evaluated as the drivers on a quarterly data sample from 2008q4 to 2020q4. Following quantile regression approach, unemployment rates and construction works volume appeared as significant drivers of NPL in Croatia. Furthermore, empirical findings from this paper suggest asymmetric effects on NPL from its drivers. While decrease in construction works volume and increase in unemployment rates were found to correspond with increase in NPL, an increase in construction works volume and decrease in unemployment rates were not correlated with decrease in NPL. Consequently, the paper brings implications for credit institutions in Croatia within the context of COVID-19 pandemic crises.
POZNAVANJE KONCEPTA KRUŽNE EKONOMIJE U GRAĐEVINSKOM SEKTORU
Authors:   Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Građevinski fakultet, Lovrenčić Butković Lana , Mihaljević Mirta
Published: December 2021

Građevinska industrija dugi niz godina posluje prema principu linearne ekonomije koja na svojem kraju ostavlja otpad kao zadnji proizvod. Značajan porast cijena, povećana nestabilnost globalnih robnih tržišta i štetni nusproizvodi doveli su do preispitivanja takve ekonomije u pogledu potrošnje sirovina i energije. Kružna ekonomija (engl. Circular Economy) predstavlja novi ekonomski model koji nastoji odvojiti ekonomski rast i razvoj od potrošnje ograničenih resursa. U građevinskom sektoru prijelaz s linearne na kružnu ekonomiju zahtijeva usredotočenost na složeno i sistematično razmišljanje održivosti i korištenja obnovljivim materijalima, uzimajući u obzir cjelokupan životni vijek građevine i građevinski lanac vrijednosti. Kružna ekonomija temelji se na principu kruženja materijala u procesu korištenja i nestvaranju novog, nepotrebnog otpada na osnovi aktivnosti kojima se korištenim materijalima „vraćaju“ njihova svojstva te oni i dalje ostaju u uporabi. Cilj je ovog rada ispitati poznavanje i primjenu koncepta kružne ekonomije u građevinskom sektoru Republike Hrvatske na temelju postojećih okvira na europskoj i nacionalnoj razini te identificirati pokazatelje cirkularnosti. U tu svrhu provedeno je istraživanje s pomoću anketnog upitnika koje je pokazalo kako su zaposleni u građevinskim poduzećima, primarno u sektoru visokogradnje, još uvijek nedovoljno upoznati s pojmom kružne ekonomije, ali je istaknulo koji pokazatelji cirkularnosti u građevinarstvu mogu biti važni za definiranje budućih okvira i smjernica te poslovnih strategija građevinskih poduzeća u kontekstu kružnoga gospodarstva.
KORIŠTENJE EKOLOŠKOG CERTIFICIRANJA KAO ALATA POTICANJA ODRŽIVOG RAZVOJA TURISTIČKE DESTINACIJE – ANALIZA MREŽNIH STRANICA DIONIKA U TURIZMU JADRANSKE HRVATSKE
Authors:   Institut za poljoprivredu i turizam/Sveučilište u Rijeci, Fakultet za menadžment u turizmu i ugostiteljstvu, Opatija, Pičuljan Marija , Težak Damijanić Ana , Luk Ninoslav
Published: December 2021

Održivi razvoj postaje sve važnija pretpostavka turističkog razvoja. Programi ekološkog certificiranja, uslijed koordiniranog djelovanja relevantnih dionika u turizmu, mogu biti potpora razvoju održivog turizma. Sukladno tome, cilj je ovog istraživanja identifikacija i analiza potpore turističkih zajednica i tijela javne uprave u razvoju održivog turizma Republike Hrvatske u kontekstu programa ekološkog certificiranja. Prilikom identifikacije ove potpore analizira se sadržaj mrežnih stranica turističkih zajednica i tijela javne uprave na području sedam županija Jadranske Hrvatske. U analizi sadržaja mrežnih stranica koriste se deskriptivna analiza i analiza sadržaja. Sveukupno su identificirana tri programa koje promoviraju dionici. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju slabu razinu potpore održivog razvoja promocijom programa ekološkog certificiranja koja pretežito uključuje informiranje.
THE DRIVERS OF VOLUNTARY PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE DEMAND IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Authors:   University of Split, Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Split, Croatia, Ćurak Marijana , Kovač Dujam , Poposki Klime
Published: December 2021

During the pandemic, health care services have gained in importance. One of the ways used to finance these services is through voluntary private health insurance. Existing studies on the demand for voluntary private health insurance are based predominantly on the micro-economic level. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to analyse the factors of demand at the macro-economic level. The analysis covers economic and demographic factors, the quality of the public health care system, risk aversion and the status of the population’s health. The empirical research is based on the databases of 29 European countries in the period from 2013 to 2017 and on the dynamic panel model. The results of the empirical analysis revealed that income, price, urbanization, health care system quality, risk aversion/education and self-perceived health are important determinants of demand for voluntary private health insurance in European countries.
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING AND PURCHASE INTENTION: EVIDENCE FROM KOSOVO
Authors:   Faculty of Economics, University of Prishtina, Kosovo, Emini Adelina , Zeqiri Jusuf
Published: December 2021

The main objective of this study was to explore the relationship of social media marketing and purchase intention among consumers in Kosovo as a transition economy. The study used a structured questionnaire to collect the primary data and collected a sample of 334 responses from participants in Kosovo, using google forms as an online survey tool. In order to test the proposed research model, structural equation modelling was used. The hypotheses and the mediating effects of brand awareness and brand engagement were tested using the bootstrapping method. The findings revealed a positive indirect impact of social media marketing on purchase intention. They also showed that brand engagement fully mediates the relationship between social media marketing and purchase intention, whereas brand awareness does not mediate the relationship between social media marketing and purchase intention. This study contributes to the literature by providing insights of the impact of social media marketing on brand awareness, brand engagement, and purchase intention in transition economy such as Kosovo. On a practical level, research results provide companies with customer insights relevant to designing effective social media marketing strategies for their potential prospects in transition economies.
DOES SOCIAL NETWORK QUALITY DIFFER BETWEEN FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM? APPLICATION OF SNSQUAL MODEL
Authors:   Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija, Marković Suzana , Raspor Janković Sanja , Gjurašić Matina
Published: December 2021

Although numerous studies investigated service quality in online environment, the social network quality has been inadequately captured by previous empirical research. Thus, the present study focuses on measuring social network quality. Specifically, it aims to examine potential differences in perceived social network quality between two popular social networks, namely Facebook and Instagram. The empirical data are based on gathering primary data using questionnaire based on SNSQUAL model, developed by Phillips et al. (2016). Descriptive and bivariate statistical analysis were conducted using data collected from undergraduate and graduate students who use social networks on regular bases. The study results show significant differences in 16 out of 27 social network quality items, revealing that Instagram’s social network quality was rated significantly higher than Facebook’s. These findings may contribute to the development of service excellence approach that aims to enhance social networks’ performance.
Physical Activity of Children from 3 to 12 Years Old in the Representations of Their Parents
Authors:   Russian State Social University, Korolev Ivan V.
Published: December 2021

The article considers the problem of increasing the physical and sports activity of Russian children. Statistical data characterizing the actualization of the problem are given, as well as the results of a sociological study conducted by the research team of the RSSU to determine parents’ motives for involving children from 3 to 12 years old in systematic physical education and sports, as well as barriers to this. The study was conducted by a focus-group interview with parents living in Rostov-on-Don, Saransk, Belgorod and Kostroma. The results obtained during the study made it possible to conclude that the general motives for parents are to improve child health, instill in children skills of social interaction and expand children’s leisure practices. The main barriers are the commercialization of children’s sports, the lack of financially and logically accessible and sports sections, as well as the workload of children in educational institutions, as well as their parents at work and in everyday life.
Political and Legal Experience of the Formation of New States in the Modern World: Sociological Discourse
Authors:   Sociological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Korotkova Olga A. ,   Shevchenko Transnistrian State University, Osipova Svetlana A. ,   Shevchenko Transnistrian State University
Published: December 2021

The modern stage in the history of mankind is one of those rare time periods when the process of state formation is distinguished by a special intensity due to the formation of historical prerequisites and socio-political conditions for the emergence of new states in the world political space. As a result, the world community over the last quarter of a century has been observing various scenarios of the process of state formation, which has covered many regions of the world.
The Attitude of High-Class Athletes to Doping in Sports and Measures to Counter It
Authors:   Russian State Social University, Kulyamina Olga S. , Tarasova Maria I. ,   Russian State Social University, Bronnikova Eugenia M. ,   Russian State Social University
Published: December 2021

The subject of the study is the attitude of high-class athletes to doping in sports and measures to counter it. The methodology of the work consists in the application of a set of techniques and methods that made it possible to use an integrated approach to the research. The results of the study are systematized data on attitudes towards and awareness of doping, analysis of the prevalence of information about doping in sports, identification of causes, consequences and determination of methods to combat it based on the data of surveys of high-class athletes for the period from 2019 to 2021. The scope of application of the research results affects the sports of the Russian Federation. The novelty of the study lies in the assessment of the state and potential of doping in sports in Russia over the course of 3 years. According to the results of the study, the main trends of athletes opinions about doping were identified, revealing the possibilities of improving the fight against doping in sports, which will ultimately contribute to improving the anti-doping culture in the country.
Training Cadets for Military Professional Activity: Sociological Understanding of Concepts
Authors:   Russian State Social University, Urzha Olga A. , Tereshonok Tatyana A. ,   Russian State Social University,   Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Published: December 2021

The article deals with the essence of the process of training cadets for military professional activity, as a complex multifunctional, purposeful, systematic process of social development. This phenomenon is analyzed in the system of concepts “training”, “activity”, “professional activity”, “military activity”. The authors conclude that military professional activity is not limited only to the formal exercise of duties in accordance with the development of knowledge, skills, and competence, but is a more complex form of manifestation of human qualities, worldview, system of norms and values formed under the influence of the multifactorial environment in which the cadet lives. The article substantiates the importance of the application and research in the sociological science of the concept of “preparation for military professional activity” as opposed to the concept of “military professional training”. In conclusion, there is given the author’s definition of “preparation for military professional activity” based on various approaches.
Meme As an Element of the Cultural Code of Self-Identification of Russian Society
Authors:   Russian State Social University, Melikov Ibrahim M. , Sipovich Victoria G. ,   Russian State Social University, Karas Nikolay M. ,   Russian State Social University
Published: December 2021

The article analyzes the challenges of the state identity of the Russian society in the process of formation of the global information society. The article considers the meme as an information and communication construct, examines its role and influence on the formation of state identity and its application at the state level and in politics. The article analyzes the specifics of the Russian identity in the context of transformation into a new form, as well as the trends of its functioning in the current modern realities, as a result of the influence of external actors on it and the increasing role of Westernization. The conclusion is formulated that the meme is an independent cultural variable that influences the functioning of state identity within the global information society.
The Use of Manipulative Technologies to Promote the Services of the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
Authors:   Russian State Social University, Kryukova Elena M. , Khetagurova Valeria Sh. ,   Russian State Social University
Published: December 2021

The tourism and hospitality industry has been actively developing recently. And the high competition among travel agencies leads to the search for new ways to promote tourist services. Therefore, most commercial companies, including the tourism sector, use the Internet to promote their goods and services. The relevance of the research topic is due to the fact that currently, more and more people around the world use social networks. Therefore, in comparison with other platforms, social networks not only have a better global reach, but also contain more information about users. This makes them a popular tool for manipulation. Manipulation in social networks consists in the application of a number of methods that use automation tools and certain algorithms of social networks.
Socio-Demographic Aspects of Migration Relations Between Russia and Ukraine
Authors:   Institute of Demographic Research of the Federal Research Center for Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119333, Russian Federation, Vorobyeva Olga D. , Guschina Kristina S. ,   Higher School of Modern Social Sciences (Faculty), Lomonosov Moscow State University, Khrolenko Tatyana S. ,   Federal Research Center for Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: December 2021

The article analyzes the migration relations of Ukraine and Russia in comparison with the migration relations of Ukraine and the countries of the community. The data of statistical observation of Ukraine and various host countries on migration processes from Ukraine, as well as the results of the author’s sociological study of the direction, motivation and prospects for the movement of citizens of Ukraine are presented. Conclusions are drawn about the use of demographic threats in connection with the increased outflow of citizens from Ukraine and the consequences of the transformation of Ukrainian migration flows for Russia.
Patriotic Education of Military Personnel: Sociological Foundations of Research
Authors:   Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Evenko Sergey L. , Kapustin Vladimir V. ,   Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Published: December 2021

The article considers socio-humanitarian approaches to understanding patriotism and its education among military personnel. The essential characteristics of patriotism have been clarified, which make it possible to identify different sides of patriotism and determine the main directions of patriotic education. The main motives of the patriotic personality, such as love for the Motherland, loyalty, devotion and pride for the Fatherland, the desire to preserve not only the integrity of the territory and its wealth, but also the culture and values inherent in its people, are highlighted. The main directions of military personnel education, which contribute to the formation of a high patriotic consciousness, a sense of loyalty to their Fatherland, readiness to fulfill military duty and constitutional duties to protect the interests of their country, have been determined.
The Effect of Multimedia Teaching Model of Music Course in Colleges and Universities Based on Classroom Audio Data Mining Technology
Authors: Wang Fang
Published: December 2021

Objectives: With the rapid development of information technology, multimedia teaching mode carries a large amount of audio-visual information, quickly occupies the music classroom in Colleges and universities, and becomes the mainstream teaching mode of music teaching in Colleges
and universities. Methods: Based on this, this study uses classroom audio data mining technology to analyze the effect of multimedia teaching mode of music courses in Colleges and universities. The method of audio data mining is analyzed in college music multimedia classroom. The advanced
embedded SOPC system is used to decode the MP3 audio files played in music courses by combining software and hardware. The performance of the multimedia teaching system in college music courses is optimized. Results: The hardware resources are made use of the flexibility of SOPC (System-on-a-Programmable-Chip)
system. Reasonable allocation achieves the optimal design of teaching mode. Finally, the superiority of the algorithm is verified by testing. The test results show that the decoding speed and efficiency of audio files can be significantly improved by combining hardware and software. Conclusion:
At the same time, the system has greater flexibility and expandable space, which can effectively promote the multimedia teaching effect of music courses in Colleges and universities. The research in this paper is helpful to the flexible transformation of multimedia teaching mode of music courses
in Colleges and universities, and provides an important reference for the popularization of multimedia and the wide use of data mining technology in music courses in Colleges and universities.
Understanding and Thinking of Contemporary Chinese Folk Art
Authors: Hua Wei
Published: December 2021

Objectives: The development of computer technology has changed the way of traditional folk culture, which provides a positive impetus for the restoration of the whole folk culture. In order to protect and restore the folk fine arts culture in our country, the author analyzes
the present situation of the development of folk art culture in our country, and then the author verifies the superiority of the Folk art culture restoration of computer technology, and the result shows that The construction of Folk art cultural works of computer technology can be more easily
accepted by students. Therefore, computer technology can improve our national understanding of folk art and thinking. Research aimed to provide reference for the restoration of traditional culture in China.
Application of the Sino US Financial Technology in Banks
Authors: Li Rui
Published: December 2021

Objectives: With the rise and development of Internet finance, the application of Sino US financial technology in the banking field is becoming more and more widely. Methods: In this study, for the data collection of bank customer deposits, data mining and decision tree
analysis algorithms were used to classify bank customers. Results: The classification accuracy of the traditional algorithm was low, so the optimization algorithm Adaboost and the random forest improvement algorithm were proposed in this paper. The simulation effects of its application
in data combination show that the classification effect of the optimization algorithm is obviously better than the traditional classification algorithm. Conclusion: The results of this study can help banks gain customers and reduce expenditures.
Research on Constructing the Cultivation Mode of College Students’ Innovative and Entrepreneurial Psychological Quality in Mental Health Education
Authors: Liu Chunli , Li Jianzhong
Published: December 2021

Objectives: Under the background of entrepreneurship, college students have obvious entrepreneurial advantages and become the main force in the entrepreneurial army. Universities actively respond to the call of the state. Methods: In recent years, they have continuously
expanded their enrollment, which has made many students exposed to higher education courses and increased the knowledge reserve of Chinese students. Entrepreneurial psychological quality refers to a kind of psychological quality level which is formed and continuously developed and matured
under the influence of people’s entrepreneurial environment and corresponding society. Results: It is a reflection of people’s psychology and behavior. In the actual process of entrepreneurship, due to the lack of social experience and entrepreneurial psychological quality,
it is often difficult for college students to achieve the desired goals, often ended in failure. It is important to cultivate the psychological quality of college students. Conclusion: Based on this, this paper constructs the cultivation path of College Students’ innovation and
entrepreneurship psychological quality by improving the innovation and entrepreneurship health education curriculum, improving the psychological consultation mechanism, and doing a good job of psychological health dynamic tracking.
Influence of Different Physical Exercise Items on Mental Health of Female College Students
Authors: Wang Zhenzhou
Published: December 2021

Objectives: Taking female college students and non-PE majors in a women’s college as experimental research objects, this paper compares and analyzes the influence of different dimensions of mental health level, and discusses the interaction and relationship between different
physical exercises and female college students’ mental health level. Methods: The research was conducted in the form of experiment, and the female college students were randomly divided into three different exercise groups, namely aerobics group, basketball group and table tennis
group. The three project groups were carried out under the conditions of basically the same exercise intensity, the same exercise time and the same number of exercises per week. Results: The research shows that the level of mental health changes in different degrees before and after
the experiment. After the experiment, aerobics, basketball and table tennis have different influences on the dimension of mental health of female college students. Conclusion: This study suggests that female college students who have no habit of physical exercise should be encouraged
to take part in physical exercise, and those who have already taken part in physical exercise should be encouraged to persevere and participate in sports group events properly, so as to improve social adaptability and promote their own healthy development.
Antimicrobial Resistance Profiling of Routine Antibiotics and Mango Kernel (Mangifera Indica L.) Ethanolic Extract on Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Isolates
Authors: Al Bshahshe Ali , Joseph Martin R.P. , Awad El-Gied Amgad A. , Al-Hakami Ahmed , Kumar Ashish , Chandramoorthy Harish C. , Alkahtani Abdullah M. , Mathew Anjali , Asim Khan Mohd , Hamid Mohamed E.
Published: December 2021

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter species are opportunistic pathogens that are clinically important, which causes severe infection during a prolonged stay in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. In the present study, we screened clinical isolates of Acinetobacter
species for its MDR nature from the ICU of a tertiary care centre at Abha, Saudi Arabia during the period of 2013-2017. Confirmed MDR Acinetobacter species clinical isolates were challenged against ethanolic extracts from mango kernel (Mangifera Indica L.) by classical disc diffusion
method. In total, we characterized 124 MDR Acinetobacter isolates, out of which 62 (50%) were Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB), 41 (33.1%) were Acinetobacter baumannii complex (MDR-ABC), 15 (12.1%) were Acinetobacter baumannii-haemolyticus (MDR-ABH), 3 (2.4%) were
Acinetobacter haemolyticus (MDR-AH) and 3 (2.4%) were Acinetobacter iwoffii (MDR-AI). We observed that MDR-AB isolates were inhibited by ethanolic extract of M. indica with minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) of 0.25 mg/ml. Concentrations of 50 mg/mL, 5 mg/mL and 0.5
mg/mL exhibited average inhibition zones of 18.74±0.09, 15.51±0.08 and 9.74±0.06 mm respectively showing a concentration dependent antagonisms (R2= 0.947). The results of M. indica were comparable to Colistin inhibition zone of 14.98±0.72 mm with
50 mg/mL and 5 mg/mL exceeded those of the positive control (p= 0.6721 and 0.1045, respectively). However, Colistin showed minor increase over M. indica at the concentration 0.5-mg/ mL (p= 0.5384). More specifically, MDR-AB strains have shown a substantial susceptibility
to mango kernel extract (0.25 mg/mL) with antagonism similar to that of Colistin. Thus, the study shows that the extracts of mango kernel as a potential drug target and could be potentially used as an adjunct treatment along with the standard agents to treat Acinetobacter infections.
Bacteriological profile and the sensitivity patterns of culture positive organisms in COVID-19 positive patients
Authors: Vagdalkar Deepali , Hanvitha Muppala , Karpur Santosh U , Rao Sanjeev D
Published: December 2021

Use of antibiotics without proper confirmation carries risk of over use of antibiotics. It is associated with certain side effects like loss of natural bacterial flora present in the human body. It can lead to resistance to the bacteria due to irrational use of antibiotics. Present study was carried out to study the bacteriological profile and the sensitivity patterns of culture positive organisms in COVID-19 positive patients.

Hospital based cross-sectional study was carried out from March 2021 to June 2021 in the Department of Microbiology, Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences (MRIMS), Hyderabad in 38 samples. These samples were referred from General Medicine Department. Culture and sensitivity was done in all cases.

Majority of subjects belonged to the age group of 20-29 years (31.6%). The proportion of males (57.9%) was more than the proportion of females (42.1%). Most common co-morbidity was diabetes seen in 21.1% of the cases. was the most common organism found in four cases. Incidence of secondary bacterial infection in COVID-19 patients in the present study was 39.5%. Among the antibiotics studied in COVID-19 patients, amikacin, ciprofloxacin, imipenem, piperacillin-tazobactum, nitrofurantoin and chloramphenicol were found to be highly sensitive to most of the organisms. Antibiotics like cefepime, ampicillin, ceftazidime and cotrimoxazole were resistant to most of the organisms.

Based on the study findings, we conclude that antibiotics like amikacin, ciprofloxacin, imipenem, piperacillin-tazobactum, nitrofurantoin and chloramphenicol can be used in most of the patients with COVID-19.

Antibiotics should be used with caution especially in patients with COVID-19. Antibiotics like amikacin, ciprofloxacin, imipenem, piperacillin-tazobactum, nitrofurantoin and chloramphenicol can be used in most of the patients with COVID-19 while awaiting the results of culture and sensitivity. In all cases where physicians are in dilemma culture and sensitivity is highly recommended.
Comparison between ziehl-neelsen staining and fluorescent staining of sputum samples to detect acid fast bacilli in suspected case of pulmonary tuberculosis at tertiary care hospital, Amreli, Gujarat
Authors: Chawda Hetvi , Surani Chandani , Kumar Sanjeev , Chauhan Meghana , Ramanuj Ashok Kumar , Trivedi Kirtiben
Published: December 2021

In India, Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major community health problems.Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a respiratory disease. Causative organism for this is acid fast bacilli known as . It is the most ordinary disease affecting the lower socio-economic class in developing countries. Microbiological diagnosis is the heart for the effective treatment of pulmonary TB (PTB). The look forrapid and efficient method has resulted in several staining techniques. Objective of the study was to compare the results of ZN stain (RNTCP) with fluorescent stain by use of microscopy.

The study was carried out in Microbiology Department, SMCGH, Amreli. 350 sputum samples (Spot and early morning sample) collected from 175 suspected case of the pulmonary tuberculosis. All 350 samples were processed by ZN stain and Fluorescent stain to detect acid fast bacilli. By use of microscope, the results of the stained smears were given according to RNTCP guideline.

Out of 350 sputum smears, 52 (14.85%) and 61 (17.4%) were positive by ZN and FM staining respectively. Males are predominantly affected than females. Majority of the patients were in age above 50 years. Early morning samples were more reliable than spot samples for detection of acid fast bacilli for ZN stain, but not for fluorescent stain.

Fluorescent staining with LED microscopy was more efficient than ZN staining for detection of acid fast bacilli from sputum smear.