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In Memoriam Dr. Manuel Edmundo Tantaleán Vidaurre (1942-2021)
Authors: Martínez-Rojas Rosa , Cabrera Rufino , Leguía Puente Guillermo Manuel , Beltrán Fabián de Estrada María , Mondragón-Martínez Aarón
Published: December 2021

El 4 de junio de 2021, partió a la eternidad nuestro amigo, colega y maestro, el Dr. Manuel Edmundo Tantaleán Vidaurre, docente universitario, un distinguido parasitólogo, en particular en la helmintología. Este trabajo rinde homenaje al maestro e investigador que con su trayectoria, entre aulas y laboratorios, fue sembrando la curiosidad y el conocimiento científico que inspiró a muchos de sus alumnos y estudiantes.
Consumo incidental de plástico y otros materiales antropogénicos por parte de Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) en un vertedero de basura de Ecuador
Authors: Richard Enrique , Contreras Zapata Denise Ilcen , Angeoletto Fabio
Published: December 2021

En este estudio se analiza y discute la ingesta de plástico y otros materiales antropogénicos por parte de Coragyps atratus en un vertedero de residuos suburbano de Calceta, Provincia de Manabí, Ecuador. De un total de 112 egagrópilas analizadas, el 100% contenía materiales antropogénicos siendo los más conspicuos, diferentes tipos de plásticos y microplásticos, además de metales, vidrio, suelo y otros. Se discute y contrasta con la bibliografía la importancia relativa de los materiales antropogénicos encontrados, así como su potencial impacto en la especie y para el ser humano.
Expressionist Narrative of War (Vasyl Stefanyk’s Novellas in the Western European Context)
Authors: Shvets Alla
Published: December 2021

This article shows how the influence of Western European expressionism on Ukrainian art contributed to the formation of its national version in the works of Vasyl Stefanyk. The research applied comparative, biographical methods and method of close reading. The outcome of this detailed analysis demonstrates that the common features of Stefanyk’s antimilitary novels and Western European Expressionists are similar and feature such themes as the crisis of cultural values, anti-military issues, condemnation of murder, states of existential anxiety, tragedy of human existence and eschatological feeling. Furthermore, Expressionists and Stefanyk focus on the psychophysical states of characters ‒ death, madness, injury, numbness, screaming, fear, panic, despair, agony, anxiety, prayer.
Electronic structure of complexes of oligomers of 3,4-ethylene-dietoxythiophene with polystyrlesulphonic acid
Authors: Terebinska M. I. , Tkachuk O. I. , Datsyuk A. M. , Filonenko O. V. , Lobanov V. V.
Published: December 2021

By the method of density functional theory (B3LYP, 6-31G **) the electronic structures of poly 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene containing 12 links in charge states 0, +1, +2, +3 and +4 were calculated. It is shown that the oligomer of 12 units is sufficient to reflect the properties of the conductive polymer. To estimate the probability of electron density movement along the polymer chain, the width of the energy gap between NOMO and LUMO was calculated. It is shown that the molecules of oligomers EDOT and SS do not remain parallel to each other after polymerization, but rather, with increasing chain length, the latter gradually bends around the anionic unit SS; the charge distribution in the EDOT and SS oligomer complexes indicates the presence of two separated polarons at the two ends of the chain, and the asymmetry in the charge distribution also implies the presence of a curved spiral structure of the formed complex.
Methane adsorption onto silicas with various degree of hydrophobicity
Authors:   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Turov V. V. , Gun'ko V. M. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Krupska T. V. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Published: December 2021

The methane adsorption onto a hydrated surface of hydrophobic silica AM1 alone and impregnated by arginine, and silica gel Si-100 has been studied using low-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy. It has been shown that the methane adsorption onto the AM1 surface depends on the degree of hydration and pretreatment type. The maximum adsorption (up to 80 mg/g) is observed for a sample hydrated after complete drying. It has been established that the adsorption is determined by a number of clusters of bound water of small radii. Based on a shape of the temperature dependence of the adsorption, it has been assumed that not only physical adsorption occurs, but also the quasi-solid methane hydrates are formed. It has been established that the amount of methane adsorbed onto a surface of a composite system AM1/arginine under isobaric conditions increases by tens of times (from 0.5 to 80 mg/g) in the presence of pre-adsorbed water pre-adsorbed at the surface. Probable mechanisms of the methane adsorption are physical adsorption on a surface, condensation in narrow voids between silica nanoparticles and nano-scaled (1-10 nm) water clusters, and the formation of solid (clathrate) methane hydrates. Water, adsorbed at a surface in a wide range of hydration, forms various clusters. This water is mainly strongly associated and characterized by chemical shifts in the range dH = 4-6 ppm. The hydrate structures with methane/water are quite stable and can exist even in the chloroform medium. However, in this case, a part of water transforms into a weakly associated state and it is observed at dH = 1.5-2 ppm.
Features of the morphology and texture of silica and carbon adsorbents
Authors:   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Gun'ko V. M.
Published: December 2021

The morphological and textural characteristics of various silicas (93 fumed silicas and 56 porous silicas), different carbons (230), and porous polymers (53) are analyzed using probe (nitrogen, argon, benzene, n-decane, water) adsorption, small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and transition (TEM), scanning (SEM) electron and atom force (AFM) microscopies. There are certain correlations between pore volume (Vp) and specific surface area (SSA, SBET) for these materials. Synthesis and treatment temperatures affect this relationship since a linear Vp - SBET approximation scatter decreases with decreasing these temperatures. Silicas are composed of nonporous nanoparticles (NPNP), but activated carbons (AC) are composed of porous nanoparticles (PNP). For different materials, NP are weakly or strongly packed in secondary structures. However, there are general features of pore size distributions (PSD) for NP-based materials, e.g., minimal contribution of narrow mesopores of 3-5 nm in radius due NP-packing effects. For AC produced using the same chars and activation agents but with varied activation time, the textural characteristics demonstrate smooth changes with increasing burn-off degree: nanopores partially transform into narrow mesopores with opposite PSD shifts of broad mesopores and macropores. Comparison of adsorption (open pores accessible for probes) and SAXS (both open and closed pores) data for carbons shows that the difference decreases with increasing burn-off degree due to decreasing contribution of closed pores. Most clear pictures on the particulate morphology and texture could be obtained in parallel analysis using adsorption, SAXS, and microscopic methods with appropriate data treatments.
Bioglass and its application in modern treatment of osteooncological diseases
Authors:   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Turanska S. P. , Kusyak A. P. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Petranovska A. L. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Turov V. V. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Gorbyk P. P. ,   Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Dubok V. A. ,   I.M. Frantsevich Institute of Material Science Problems of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Bur'yanov O. A. ,   O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University, Chornyi V. S. ,   O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University, Sobolevsky Yu. L. ,   O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University, Chekhun V. F. ,   R.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Published: December 2021

Bone tumor diseases are one of the main problems in modern clinical practice. After surgery, some of the tumor cells capable of proliferation may remain, leading to tumor recurrence. In addition, surgical ablation of bone tumors creates bone tissue defects. Therefore, the problem of manufacturing specific biomaterials with a dual function of treating bone tumors and regeneration of bone defects has become a priority. The use of methods of targeted delivery and local controlled release of drugs contributes to the creation of the desired therapeutic concentration of drugs in the disease focus and increases their bioavailability. In recent years, promising samples capable of effective controlled release have been developed in which cisplatin, doxorubicin and gemcitabine have been used as model chemotherapeutic drugs. These approaches have been promising and have shown the potential to destroy residual tumor cells, however, they may become resistant to such drugs, which leads to treatment failure. The main purpose of the review is to summarize the latest world experience in the synthesis, research and use of composites based on bioactive ceramic materials and modern antitumor drugs as promising implants, embodying a new generation of complex remedies for targeted delivery with osteoconductive and antitumor properties, prolonged action, for local application. Examples are given of bioglass application with cytotoxic / cytostatic components, as well as results of development of the newest directions of antitumor therapy of bones, in which acquisition of resistance of tumor cells is not observed. The antitumor functions of such multifunctional samples are performed, for example, by chemotherapy, photothermal therapy, magnetic hyperthermia, and photodynamic therapy. These data are of scientific, practical and methodical interest.
Acute phase biomarkers, oxidants, antioxidants, and trace minerals of mobile sheep flocks naturally infected with brucellosis
Authors: Shalby N. A. , Abo El-Maaty A. M. , Ali A. H. , Elgioushy M.
Published: December 2021

This study assayed the acute phase responses of sheep seropositive to Brucella. Sera collected from ewes (n=160) were subjected to serological tests of Brucella, Rose Bengal plate agglutination test (RBPAT), buffer acidified plate agglutination test (BAPAT), and complement fixation test (CFT). Results revealed that CFT was the most predictive test of brucellosis followed by BAPAT then RBPAT. The moderate predictive blood biochemical parameters were zinc and ascorbic acid. Ewes with low CFT titre (chronic) had low fibrinogen, copper, NO, and GPx. Seropositive animals had high blood concentrations of ascorbic acid and zinc.
Capacities and resources for management of avian influenza outbreaks in Bulgaria
Authors: Lazarova I. A
Published: December 2021

The study investigated the necessity of improvement of the technical, financial and human resources in the veterinary sector, the need for strengthening the control on the prevention and eradication measures on avian influenza and the update in the legislation. A sociological survey was carried out through an anonymous written questionnaire with open and closed questions. More than one-third (36.67%) of the respondents in the study assessed the activities of the competent authorities in Bulgaria for eradication of the avian flu outbreaks as “Very good”. For 43.33% one of the main reasons for spreading the disease appeared to be the misinformation and non-declaration of the infection by the farmers, the illegal import and low biosecurity level. For more effective management of the future avian flu outbreaks, more than half of the respondents (56.67%) recommended improvement of the control measures. Of them, 20% proposed stricter control on the eradication at the farms; another 13.33% of the respondents stated the necessity of legislative amendments regarding the zoonotic character of the disease.
Clinical case of severe coronavirus infection in a 6-month-old child
Authors:   Poltava State Medical University, Ukraine, Pokhilko V.I. , Chernyavska Yu.I. ,   Poltava State Medical University, Ukraine, Rossokha Z.I. ,   SI «Reference Center for Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine», Kyiv, Medvedeva N.L. ,   SI «Reference Center for Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine», Kyiv, Popova O.F. ,   SI «Reference Center for Molecular Diagnostics of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine», Kyiv
Published: December 2021

Nowadays, the creation of treatment protocols for young children with COVID-19 is especially relevant, as some issues of pathogenesis and genetic determinism of severe lung damage are still unclear. COVID-19-induced respiratory distress syndrome is a predictable severe complication that requires early diagnosis and proper treatment. Given the pathogenetic mechanism of lung damage in COVID-19, surfactant replacement therapy may be useful in the treatment of this cohort of patients. Clinical case. A clinical case of severe coronavirus infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 in a 6-month-old child is presented. The course of the disease was accompanied by severe damage to the lung parenchyma with the development of acute respiratory distress. The examination of the patient confirmed the genetic determinism of severe COVID-19, polymorphic risk alleles of the genes GSTM1, GSTP1, SFTP-B. The child's treatment included not only long-term mechanical ventilation, but also surfactant replacement therapy. The child recovered and was discharged without signs of respiratory failure. Conclusions. This clinical case demonstrates the association of genetic polymorphism with severe virus-induced lung damage. Because severe respiratory failure in COVID-19 is likely to be due to the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome, administration of exogenous surfactant should be considered as a possible treatment option. The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki declaration. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies. No conflict of interest was declared by the authors. Key words: COVID-19, children, virus-induced respiratory distress syndrome, gene polymorphism, surfactant administration.
Actual Concepts of Latin American Media (on the Example of Argentine “Clarín”, Venezuelan “El Nacional” and Chilean “La Tercera” for May 14–15, 2021)
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Popovich D. A. , Bochegova N. N. ,   Kurgan State University
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of current concepts of the Latin American media on the example of the headlines of three major newspapers. The purpose of the paper is to identify the content of a number of concepts of Latin-American media by means of the definition and contextual analysis of the lexical units — representative concepts. The procedure makes it possible to understand the meanings that are conveyed to the Spanish native speakers of the Latin American cultural background by the headlines of their media. The novelty of the study is related to the description of the ethnocultural specificity of a number of universal concepts of media discourse.
lace of Youth Initiatives in the Cultural Landscape of Gyumri
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Bystrova T. Yu. , Pevnaya M. V. ,   Ural Federal University, Asoyan L. A. ,   Shirak State University,   National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
Published: December 2021

The article analyses the characteristics of the cultural landscape of one of the largest Armenian cities — Gyumri — in terms of youth participation in its formation. The research is based on the case study conducted by the authors in the spring of 2021. Following the analysis of documents, the results of participant observation, expert and group interviews, an assessment was made of the historical foundations of the cultural landscape of the city, potentially expanding the prospects of urban projects with youth participation, included or excluded from their practice of organizing them in the “cultural capital of Armenia”. The features of the relationship of the cultural landscape of Gyumri as a city that survived not only the Genocide of 1915–1923, but also the earthquakes of 1989 and 1999, with the level and focus of youth initiatives of the 2020s were revealed.
Personal Characteristics of Parents with Different Self-Reported Measures of Adaptation Towards Distance Learning Conditions of Their Children
Authors:   Ural Federal University, Leonova I. E. , Ershova I. А. ,   Ural Federal University
Published: December 2021

The article presents the results of the study of personal characteristics (resilience, anxiety, rigidity and extraversion) and coping strategies of two groups of parents of primary school students — with high and low self-reported measures of adaptation towards distance learning conditions of their children. To identify the factors, that may contribute or impede the adaptation of the parents to the new format their children’s education, the new questionnaire was developed and used in this study. The following methods were used: «Resilience test» (S. Maddy), «Coping behaviour in stressful situations CISS» (adapted by T. L. Kryukova), «Method of self-measure of anxiety, rigidity and extraversion» (following D. Maudsley). The study established that there are differences in levels of resilience and emotionally oriented coping between groups of parents.
Asumir la educación universitaria a partir de un modelo crítico basado en competencias.
Authors: Durán Arismendy Elsa Lorena ,   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Forero Escobar Diana ,   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Valencia Saldarriaga Ana Alexandra ,   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Muñoz Cabrera Ana Lorena ,   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Hidalgo Caicedo Pedro David ,   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Callejas Gómez Wilson ,   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Arellano Ramos Pablo Andrés ,   Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
Published: December 2021

El principal objetivo de este libro es identificar los factores que propician y facilitan el desarrollo de los programas académicos basados en competencias, así como aquellos que dificultan u obstaculizan el proceso educativo. En este sentido, las investigaciones expuestas aquí aportan información valiosa para que ayude a que las universidades puedan tomar decisiones para generar unidad en los programas académicos, de tal manera que puedan alcanzar altos estándares de calidad. De esta manera, la reflexión investigativa lleva a indagar, principalmente, los siguientes puntos: la conceptualización y apropiación del modelo educativo y su implementación en el aula; la coherencia entre pedagogía y estrategias didácticas; las estrategias desarrolladas por el profesor para la evaluación de competencias, la apreciación del estudiante sobre la implementación del modelo educativo y su apropiación en las actividades académicas; y la apreciación del profesor sobre la importancia de la adopción e implementación de las competencias en su quehacer formativo. En este primer tomo de la colección se desarrollan tres investigaciones: “Adoptar el Modelo Educativo Crítico con Enfoque de Competencias: comprensión de la transformación curricular desde la perspectiva de la didáctica genera”, “¿Cómo se construye la práctica docente en un modelo crítico de formación por competencias?” y “Educar para la vida laboral: responder a las competencias profesionales demandadas por el sector empresarial”. Estos trabajos describen los componentes que hacen parte del Modelo Educativo Crítico con Enfoque de Competencias y funcionan como un preámbulo de las investigaciones que serán desarrolladas en los tomos 2 y 3.
Bilinguals have a single computational system but two compartmentalized phonological grammars: Evidence from code-switching
Authors: Gosselin Leah
Published: December 2021

Classic linguistic models, such as Chomsky’s minimalist schematization of the human language faculty, were typically based on a ‘monolingual ideal’. More recently, models have been extended to bilingual cognition. For instance, MacSwan (2000) posited that bilingual individuals possess a single syntactic computational system and, crucially, two phonological systems. The current paper examines this possible architecture of the bilingual language faculty by utilizing code-switching data. Specifically, the natural speech of Maria, a habitual Spanish-English code-switcher from the Bangor Miami Corpus, was examined. For the interface of phonology, an analysis was completed on the frequency of syllabic structures used by Maria. Phonotactics were examined as the (unilingual) phonological systems of Spanish and English impose differential restrictions on the legality of complex onsets and codas. The results indicated that Maria’s language of use impacted the phonotactics of her speech, but that the context of use (unilingual or code-switched) did not. This suggests that Maria was alternating between encapsulated phonological systems when she was code-switching. For the interface of morphosyntax, syntactic dependencies within Maria’s code-switched speech and past literature were examined. The evidence illustrates that syntactic dependencies are indeed established within code-switched sentences, indicating that such constructions are derived from a single syntactic subset. Thus, the quantitative and qualitative results from this paper wholly support MacSwan’s original conjectures regarding the bilingual language faculty: bilingual cognition appears to be composed of a single computational system which builds multi-language syntactic structures, and more than one phonological system.
Finding Needle in the Haystack: “Kasur’s Bogeyman” Brought to Justice by Geographic Profiling and Mass DNA Screening
Authors: Ahsan Butt Muhammad , Bin Rahat Talha , Siddique Nasir , Shad Madiha , Ahmad Sajjad , Laeeque Ahmed Qazi , Amjad Muhammad , Ashraf Tahir Mohammad
Published: December 2021

This article describes the application of the concept of geographic profiling in hunting a serial child rapist in Kasur, Pakistan. It also discusses, how DNA became the prime witness against the serial rapist in the court of law. In January 2018, the blind rape and murder case of Zainab Amin hit the headlines. Following autopsy and the subsequent forensic examination, the only piece of evidence, the agencies had, was the DNA profile of the perpetrator and the information that the source of DNA profile is a serial child rapist, involved in at least seven more cases. The analysis of all crime sites and the distance between them strongly suggested that the offender most likely was a local resident. Mass DNA screening in the target region was conducted by CSI teams of Punjab forensic science agency. The DNA matched with suspect number 814 who later confessed all his crimes. In Polygraph examination, the offender revealed his modus operandi which was in line with the hypotheses made during the geographic profiling of the crime scenes. Thus, geographic profiling proved to be a very useful investigative tool in predicting the probable location of the criminal involved in a series of crimes.
Environmental Factors Related to Non-compliant Health Behaviors in Urban-Dwelling Elderly
Authors: Park Minkyung , Park Jisu , Moon Sunhye , Kim Heejung
Published: December 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore non-compliant health behaviors among urban-dwelling elderly and identify related environmental factors.Methods: This study analyzed integrated data from the 2017 Korean National Survey on the elderly and 2017 Annual Report of Air Quality in Korea (N=3,198). In this study, health behaviors included seven recommendations for promoting health. Social and physical environmental factors were selected based on Bronfenbrenner’s ecosystem theory, including air quality as an environmental factor. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data while controlling for general characteristics of the elderly.Results: The average score for non-compliant health behaviors was 3.05±1.03 among seven health behaviors. Hierarchical multiple regression showed the environmental factors related to non-compliant health behaviors were social activity participation (β=.15, p＜.001); interactions with friends, neighbors, and acquaintances (β=.06, p=.002); access to institutions and facilities (β=.06, p=.001); and particulate matter concentration (β=-.10, p＜.001).Conclusion: Our study findings emphasized that social activity participation, interactions with significant others, access to institutions and facilities, and particulate matter concentration should be considered when developing ecological interventions to improve health behaviors among the urban-dwelling elderly.
Medications and Falls Experiences among Older People
Authors: Han Jiyoon , Park Eunok
Published: December 2021

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the status of drug use and analyze the effects of drug use on falls among older people.Methods: The data were collected from 285 community-dwelling older persons through interviewing with questionnaires and checking participants’ medication prescriptions and the drugs using the Korea Pharmaceutical Information Center’s (KPIC) website. The medications were classified into anatomical and therapeutic divisions based on the medications’ ingredients provided by the KPIC. x2 test, ANOVA, t-test, and logistic regressions were applied to analyze the data.Results: The finding showed that 81.4% of the older adults were taking medications. Older people taking antihyperlipidemic drugs were at 1.79 times higher risk for experiencing a fall (95% CI=1.01~3.16, p=.046), and hypnotic sedative and sleeping pills increased their fall risks 11.06 times (95% CI=1.27~96.07, p=.029) compared to those not taking the medications. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents showed a 2.74 odds ratio (95% CI=1.23~5.73, p=.013) and narcotic analgesics increased the fall experience risk 8.56 times (95% CI=1.02~71.88, p=.048). Those with chronic diseases experienced falls 3.04 times more than those without chronic diseases.Conclusion: The study findings showed medications might be one of the important influencing factors on fall risks among older adults. Raising awareness of fall risks associated with medicines through health education and medication reviews by health professionals should be considered a strategy for preventing older adults' falls.
Historia de vida como herramienta de meta-observación
Authors: Malagón Luz Elena , Valencia-González Gloria
Published: December 2021

Objetivo: Identificar procesos que activan los aprendizajes basados en la experiencia de sujetos que se han visto inmersos en el conflicto armado colombiano, para explorar las formas en las que el aprendizaje cuestiona las dinámicas hegemónicas de comprender los procesos de educación a partir de la historia de vida. Método: En esta investigación, la historia de vida se concibió como una herramienta para el análisis del aprendizaje en la vida y sobre la vida y sus repercusiones sobre la biografía del sujeto implicado. Ello se orientó a partir de la reconstrucción de la experiencia vital de una mujer en el Llano colombiano, en este caso la historia de vida en su forma de autobiografía, se constituyó en un recurso de primer orden para el estudio del aprendizaje. Resultados: Esto facilitó el conocimiento acerca de la relación entre la subjetividad y la historia de vida, traduciendo la cotidianidad narrada en: palabras, símbolos, anécdotas y relatos, que propicia una expresión de la interacción entre la historia personal y social como una herramienta de meta-observación y la historia del territorio. Discusión y Conclusiones: las historias de vida, como una herramienta de mediación, de tejido, de reconocimiento, es un ejercicio complejo/ entramado/ encarnado que permite realizar aportes en torno al fomento y la transformación educativa.
Destructive Social Engineering as a Threat to Economic Security: Methods Used and the Scale of the Phenomenon
Authors: Sanina Liudmila , Chepinoga Oksana , Rzhepka Elina , Palkin Oleg
Published: December 2021

The growing interest in researching the topic of defining the essence of social engineering as a threat to economic security is due to the increasing complexity of the information and technical components of the life of modern society. At the same time, with the complication of all processes existing in society, information threats are becoming more complex and increasing. Information threats arising from the outside have the ability to penetrate the most protected systems of organizations of various levels, realizing the goals of the subjects of hacking. The situation is getting more complicated every year also because, as a rule, the goals of such incursions into the sphere of information security are extremely destructive. In the course of the study, we analyzed six methods of social engineering combining fraudulent schemes of different levels of complexity, which are currently used in a destructive manner and negatively affect economic security. The scale of information leaks in the financial sector in 2019–2020 is illustrated by data type, intent, culprit, and type of incident. We found that social engineering methods are adaptive, they change in accordance with fluid environmental conditions, and therefore, security personnel need to stay up-to-date on current methods and schemes to prevent hacking activities.
Offshore Companies: Conflict of Interests Between the State and Business
Authors: Epova Natalia
Published: December 2021

The problem of offshoring economy is relevant not only for Russia. It is rather difficult to calculate the amounts leaking to offshores. The figures in the press is a very rough estimate. The analysis carried out in this article allows us to draw conclusions about the reasons for the use of offshore jurisdictions and the negative consequences for the economies of the countries facing this problem. The advantage for businessmen in using offshore is the convenience of conducting international transactions, the ability to reduce customs duties, in the case of importing goods or exporting them at low prices through an offshore. Services can also be used as a subject of a contract, but it is difficult to control whether they were actually provided. At the same time, the creation of a company abroad has a positive effect on the reputation of Russian businessmen. The article analyzes Russia's participation in the global investment process, the geographical features of the inflow and outflow of foreign direct investment, summarizes Russian and foreign experience in struggling against capital flight, suggests options for reducing the use of offshore companies in the economy.
Characteristics of Market Activity of International Tourism Investment Association (PRC)
Authors: Kazantsev Leonid , Wang Xu
Published: December 2021

The article examined the characteristics of the market activity of the innovative travel company International Tourism Investment Association (ITIA), which operates in the markets of outbound, inbound and domestic tourism of the People's Republic of China, as well as in related markets: transport and investment services, hospitality services and project activities. The purpose of the research was to study the factors of the main activity, namely tourism. The research collected and analyzed information about the factors of external and internal environment of the company's market activity. The results of the PEST analysis showed that the macro-environment is quite favorable to the development of tourism business in China. However, this situation also creates negative effects for ITIA, including increased competition, high consumer demands for the quality services, and environmental issues in a number of regions. The results of the SNW analysis showed the overall success of the company among its competitors in the tourist market. At the same time, the research identified the need to strengthen some positions. In this regard, we suggested ways to improve the company's activities in the travel services market.
Amateurism, Professionalism and the Value of College Sports
Authors: Reid Heather
Published: December 2021

The value of college sport can be measured in many ways. Most people measure it in dollars, others point to less-tangible benefits such as alumni engagement and campus morale, only a few focus on its educational value. Yet this, as Myles Brand repeatedly recognized, is the value that really counts. Brand’s was something of a voice in the wilderness on this issue—a voice sorely missed in this age of debate about limits on compensation for student-athletes. As a philosophy professor, Brand’s insistence on the educational value of sport follows a tradition begun in ancient Greece by Pythagoras, Socrates, and especially Plato. In this essay, I honor Brand and that ancient tradition by exploring the value of college sport from a philosophical perspective. I interrogate the oppositions of amateurism vs. professionalism, academics vs. athletics, and employment vs. exploitation to arrive at the paradoxical conclusion that ideals of excellence and professionalism are at the heart of “amateurism” in the context of college sport. Education, meanwhile, is the value in college sport that needs to guide all the others—including those that involve dollar signs.
Myles Brand’s Philosophy of the Value of Intercollegiate Athletics: A Collaborative Effort and the Perspective of Two Black Males on Educational Achievement at the NCAA
Authors: Harrison C. Keith , Franklin Bernard , Griffin Whitney
Published: December 2021

The value of intercollegiate athletics in universities has increased since Dr. Myles Brand’s presidency. Brand believed strongly in the integrated view of education and sport. This paper follows the emergence and value of the personal narrative by two African American males working together within the structural forces of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), higher education, and intercollegiate athletics. The personal narrative collaborative effort occurred in the early stages of the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate movement during Brand’s leadership decision to harmonize education and sport. The personal narrative structure focuses on one of Brand’s major initiatives: improving academic standards. One culturally relevant program that resulted in a collaborative moment during Brand’s leadership tenure will be the focus of this paper, as well as the potential contributions to theory and practice.
Myles Brand and the Responsibility of Leadership
Authors: Harrison Walter
Published: December 2021

In his first address to the NCAA convention in 2003 Myles Brand outlined two key objectives: academic reform and fiscal responsibility.  This article by someone who worked closely with Brand in NCAA leadership between 2003 and 2009 describes Brand's leadership style and how he led the planning and execution of these two important inititaives, one of which succeeded and the other which largely failed, despite Brand's best efforts.  The article examines the causes of both the success and the failure and their influence on intercollegiate athletics.
Mouse Pancreas Dissection and Fixation for Cryosectioning v1
Authors: and Pancreas Analysis Core Islet
Published: December 2021

This SOP defines the method used by the Vanderbilt Diabetes Center Islet and Pancreas Analysis (IPA) Core for fixation and embedding of mouse pancreas.
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NCBI submission protocol for SARS-CoV-2 wastewater data: SRA, BioSample, and BioProject v2
Authors: Timme Ruth , Balkey Maria
Published: December 2021

PURPOSE: This method was developed at the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for GenomeTrakr’s pandemic response project, monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater. Protocols developed for this project cover wastewater collection, concentration, RNA extraction, RT-qPCR, library prep, genome sequencing, quality control checks, and data submission to NCBI. This protocol covers the last step of making your data public at NCBI. Specifically, it provides the steps to establish a new NCBI submission environment for your laboratory, including the creation of new BioProject(s) and submission groups. Once these are step up, the protocol then walks through the process for submitting raw reads to SRA and sample metadata to BioSample through the Submission portal. For new submitters, there's quite a bit of groundwork that needs to be established before a laboratory can start its first data submission. We recommend that one person in the laboratory take a few days to get everything set up in advance of when you expect to do your first data submission. If you need a pipeline for frequent or large volume submissions, follow Step 1 in this protocol to get your NCBI submission environment established, then contact gb-admin@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov to set up an account for submitting through the API. Version updates: V2: minor edits to the BioSample and SRA templates
Tissue Culture (tc) PBS v1
Authors: not provided Jacquelina.Woods
Published: December 2021

This method was developed at the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for GenomeTrakr’s pandemic response project, monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater. Protocols developed for this project cover wastewater collection, concentration, RNA extraction, RT-qPCR detection, library prep, genome sequencing, quality control checks, and data submission to NCBI. This method provides a reagent formula required in the rapid concentration of intact viruses from wastewater using a combination of PEG precipitation and ultracentrifugation.
0.05 M Glycine v1
Authors: not provided Jacquelina.Woods
Published: December 2021

This method was developed at the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for GenomeTrakr’s pandemic response project, monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater. Protocols developed for this project cover wastewater collection, concentration, RNA extraction, RT-qPCR detection, library prep, genome sequencing, quality control checks, and data submission to NCBI. This method provides a reagent formula required in the rapid concentration of intact viruses from wastewater using a combination of PEG precipitation and ultracentrifugation.
5N HCl v1
Authors: not provided Jacquelina.Woods
Published: December 2021

This method was developed at the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for GenomeTrakr’s pandemic response project, monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater. Protocols developed for this project cover wastewater collection, concentration, RNA extraction, RT-qPCR detection, library prep, genome sequencing, quality control checks, and data submission to NCBI. This method provides a reagent formula required in the rapid concentration of intact viruses from wastewater using a combination of PEG precipitation and ultracentrifugation.
RNA Extraction from Wastewater Concentrates Using RNeasy and Zymo Kits v1
Authors: not provided Jacquelina.Woods , not provided rachel.rodriguez
Published: December 2021

This method was developed at the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for GenomeTrakr’s pandemic response project, monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater. Protocols developed for this project cover wastewater collection, concentration, RNA extraction, RT-qPCR detection, library prep, genome sequencing, quality control checks, and data submission to NCBI. This method describes the extraction of RNA from viral concentrates using the RNeasy and Zymo kits.
Teaching Academic Vocabulary to English Language Learners (ELLs)
Authors: Wei Liping
Published: December 2021

Confronted with dual learning tasks—learning English as a 2nd language and grade-level content, English Language Learners (ELLs) in K-12 are often found struggling to become fluent in English and falling behind in academic studies. It is commonly recognized that academic vocabulary is strongly related to academic achievement. Academic vocabulary is of critical importance in content learning and key to classroom interactions as students are engaged in learning activities using academic language. This article will zero in on the challenges students encounter in learning academic vocabulary. It will start with the importance of teaching ELLs academic vocabulary, followed by a classification of academic vocabulary, and an elaboration of the characteristics of academic language. Teacher candidates will explore why sheltered instruction is indispensable for the learning of vocabulary and how the two main sources of word learning—incidental learning and explicit instruction, facilitates vocabulary development. The focus will be placed on the specific strategies to help students develop a rich academic vocabulary inventory. It is hoped that teacher candidates will walk away with some guiding principles on teaching academic vocabulary and find these principles helpful in their classrooms with ELLs.
An American Mystic in the East: Tracing the Origins of Robert Bly’s Interest in Persian Literary Tradition
Authors: Amjad Fazel Asadi , Ahmadgoli Kamran , Haqiqatshenas Qadir
Published: December 2021

The American poet Robert Bly is among the most important literary figures in the second half of the 20th century. He worked in various capacities as a poet, translator, teacher and workshop organizer among other things, so much so that he is sometimes compared to Ezra Pound on account of the variety of his interests and the extent of his influence. Like Pound, Bly developed an interest in Asian poetic traditions, including that of Iran, and in doing so, he translated the poetry of Rumi (better known as Mowlana in Iran) and Hafez into English. The present study seeks to trace the paths through which Bly came to develop an interest in Persian mystical poetry and to demonstrate two concerns that guided and informed his interest in this tradition; that is, the socio-political vocation of the poet and the formal advantages of the poetic form known as Ghazal. Such concerns, it will be argued, are firmly rooted within the American literary tradition and therefore this study reveals the continuities that underlie Bly’s interest in Persian poetry, suggesting that he sometimes approached Persian poetry on his own terms, without paying proper attention to the context, a shortcoming that, as will be shown, is the result not of ignorance but what may be called methodological laxity.
Antioxidantes producidos por microorganismos acuáticos y terrestres con uso potencial en cosméticos
Authors: Abril-Ibarra Zulay
Published: December 2021

Los antioxidantes son compuestos naturales o sintéticos capaces de prevenir o retardar el daño oxidativo, al contrarrestar radicales libres en biomoléculas expuestas a este tipo de estrés. La industria alimentaria, farmacéutica y cosmética ha optado por sustituir los ingredientes químicos por compuestos naturales, utilizando en gran cantidad compuestos obtenidos de plantas. Sin embargo, la mayor fuente de recursos naturales está en los microorganismos, debido a su gran diversidad y a los mecanismos metabólicos que desarrollan para adaptarse a zonas con ambientes no favorables para el desarrollo de la vida. Entre los microorganismos productores de compuestos útiles para los seres humanos que se incluyen en esta revisión se encuentran: hongos, bacterias y microalgas. Los microorganismos más explorados son los que habitan ambientes terrestres debido a la accesibilidad hacia los mismos; no obstante, el extenso ambiente marino también alberga una gran diversidad de organismos de los que se podrían obtener varios compuestos como carotenoides, flavonoides, fenoles o exopolisacáridos con aplicaciones cosméticas. En este artículo se presenta una revisión de 90 artículos publicados entre 2015 y 2020 con información relevante sobre los antioxidantes producidos por microorganismos acuáticos y terrestres con uso potencial en cosméticos, con el fin de proporcionar información significativa sobre alternativas a antioxidantes sintetizados artificialmente y obtenidos de fuentes vegetales.
First record of Myocastor coypus (Molina 1782) (Mammalia, Rodentia) for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and its distribution in southern South America
Authors: Peixoto-Couto Rodney Murillo , Correa-Branco Anderson , Cabrera-Miguel Maiara
Published: December 2021

This study presents the first record of Myocastor coypus in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, in addition to detailing its distribution within southern South America, highlighting where it is considered native or exotic in Brazil. On April 23, 2018, at approximately 18:00, an adult specimen with a 40 cm BL (body length) was registered after being run over on a side road near wetlands and a dam in a rural area in the municipality of Bataguassu, eastern state of Mato Grosso do Sul. It is not possible to state the origin of the M. coypus reported in the present study; whether it was introduced or dispersed naturally through the flooded areas of the Paraná River, since the species has records on the border of the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná.
Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples in Greenland: A Comparison with The Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia
Authors: Abdul Halim Hashimah , Nordin Rohaida
Published: December 2021

For many years, the indigenous peoples had been experiencing various acts of marginalisation and discrimination. However, to this day, the definitions and rights of the indigenous peoples in certain jurisdictions are still left ambiguous. These rights includes the right to self-determination which, on the surface, is linked to freedom to choose political status and cultural or economical development and can be considered as one of the vital rights for indigenous peoples as it allows the community to decide on various aspects of their lives. Looking beyond that, this concept can be further classified into external and internal self-determination and each country may adopt a different approach to this right. As Greenland has a relatively higher population of indigenous peoples, the laws and regulations on indigenous peoples can be distinct. Therefore, this study examines the availability of self-determination policies and possible issues on it’s implementation in Greenland in comparison to the rights of the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia. By using critical legal analysis, this study provides an insight to the exercise of self-determination rights of the indigenous peoples in other jurisdiction and the relevancy of the same right in Malaysia which can help to identify certain aspects to be improved on in the existing national indigenous peoples’ rights laws.