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Lord Delaware Bridge Replacement: Precast Concrete Replaces Steel in West Point, Va.
Authors: Nasser George D.
Published: November 2024

This 3545-ft-long (1080 m) precast, prestressed concrete river crossing with main spans up to 240 ft (73 m) replac- es an obsolete, two-lane, movable bascule bridge. The new bridge features spliced bulb-T girders for the main spans using lightweight, high-performance precast concrete.
From self-knowledge to becoming-self. Is Nietzsche anti-platonic in this respect?
Authors: Quérini Nicolas
Published: November 2024

Nietzsche criticizes the Apollonian ideal of self-knowledge, which is at the heart of Socrates' and Plato's theoretical ideals. From this point of view, the Dionysian process of becoming oneself seems to counter it. Our aim here is to show that the Delphic sentence, as taken up by Plato, is not at all content to be a theoretical ideal but leads directly to practice and to becoming oneself.
Religious Soundscape, Sacred Space, and Affective Body: The Experience of Sufi Whirling Ritual Practitioners in Java
Authors: Nurwendah Yusti Dwi , Kailani Najib , Udasmoro Wening
Published: November 2024

This article explores the experience of cultivating religious senses and sensibilities through ritual Sufi dance. In contemporary Indonesia, Sufi dance serves both as a performance and a ritual. As a performance, it is staged at specific events; as a ritual, it acts as a religious practice, engaging the body and fostering a connection with God to experience spiritual ecstasy. Employing a phenomenological approach, the research data were gathered through interviews, participant observation, and social media. This article focuses on the Tari Sufi Mafia Sholawat group, the predominant Sufi dance community in Java, and illustrates how sound and listening during Sufi dance rituals significantly nurture and enhance religious sensibility and the affective body. Furthermore, it identifies various sounds present in the Sufi dance performance that resonate with listeners’ senses and sensibilities. These sounds evoke a range of bodily actions and emotional responses from the performers, such as hand movements, closed eyes, weeping, and screaming. The dancers perform these movements within a sacred space, thereby amplifying their spiritual impact.
Analysis of the Functioning Profession of Social Workers in Poland in the Perspective of Professionalisation
Authors:   University of Wrocław, Moroń Dorota
Published: November 2024

A social worker is a key support profession in the social assistance system, so this profession should be performed by well-educated specialists. The aim of this article is to study the advancement of the process of professionalisation process of the job of a social worker in Poland. The research questions concern the key indicators of professionalisation of the job of a social worker, the course of this professionalisation in Poland and the main barriers to the process. Based on the research carried out, it was shown that, in the case of Poland, the professionalisation of the job of a social worker has reached the level that makes it possible to define a social worker as a ‘profession’. However, full professionalisation has not been reached in terms of all adopted indicators of the analysis; hence the need to support further professionalisation of this profession.
Analysis of Imperfections in Risk Assessment in the Polish Crisis Management System
Authors:   Fire University, Grabowska-Lepczak Izabella H. , Grubicka Joanna ,   Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Keplin Jarosław ,   Pomeranian University in Słupsk
Published: November 2024

Risk assessment in the crisis management system plays a crucial role in identifying and minimizing threats to national security. The risk assessment process is influenced by several different elements, which include legislation, organizational structures, and threats to the state’s functioning. This article aims to assess the methodology for determining risk for the needs of the crisis management system in Poland. Based on the results, original solutions in this area were presented. The main conclusion is that, despite the establishment of the Government Centre for Security, which was a breakthrough in terms of building an effective and comprehensive crisis management system and the fact that the Act of 26 April 2007 on crisis management is in force in Poland, there is a need to broaden the concept of risk and improve risk assessment methods in crisis management so that national security is at the highest possible level.
The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church Towards the Rise of NSZZ “Solidarity” and the Introduction of Martial Law in Poland
Authors:   University of Zielona Góra, Dudra Stefan
Published: November 2024

Throughout the period of the People’s Republic of Poland, the PAKP was part of the trend of religious loyalty to the state promoted by the communist authorities. In many respects, it declared support for the political, social and economic changes taking place after 1945. This was due to both its own organizational weaknesses and theological assumptions. It also supported the actions of the communist authorities against the emerging “Solidarity” and the introduction of martial law in Poland.
The US Pivot to Asia Under the Obama Administration
Authors:   University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Llanos-Antczak Anna
Published: November 2024

The Obama administration announced the U.S. “Pivot to Asia” in November 2011, shifting the country’s focus from Europe and the Middle East to East Asia. In reality, it meant a lot of diplomatic gestures and new economic (trade) ties. Rebalancing was supposed to be an answer to China’s growing potential within almost all spheres. The strategy was supposed to strengthen bilateral security alliances, intensify cooperation with emerging regional powers, tighten ties within multilateral cooperation, expand US military presence in the region, develop economic engagement through new trade agreements and investments, and finally promote democracy and human rights. The paper will examine various dimensions of the pivot, focusing mainly on the military, diplomatic and economic spheres. It will also give a closer look at US–China relations and provide insight into the perception of the shift from the regional perspective.
The Impact of the Dispute over the Rule of Law in Poland on the Status of Normative Power Europe
Authors:   University of Warsaw, Heidrich Dorota , Choina Karolina ,   University of Warsaw
Published: November 2024

The central claim of the paper is that the European Union, understood through the concept of Normative Power Europe, is a sui generis global actor that will not be successful in achieving its international goals unless it upholds its foundational values at home. Internal disputes among Member States over fundamental and core values weaken the organisation’s international standing, which may lead to the risk of the European Union losing its comparative strength that differentiates it from other global powers and that gives it a unique place in international politics. This is particularly important in the times of constant change in global politics and new security, political and economic challenges, such as the role of China, democratic backsliding in the Global South countries and the Russian aggression against Ukraine. All these call for a strong and effective European Union, which, we argue, will not be possible, unless the organisation is able to keep internal disputes at check by ensuring compliance with the values it is based on. Based the case study of Poland, the paper demonstrates that it may be difficult, if not impossible, for the European Union to effectively uphold the respect for its fundamental norms, principles and standards among its members. This in turn will impede the Normative Power Europe status.
EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL EM DISPUTA: ENTRE O CRÍTICO E O CONSERVADOR NA POLÍTICA MUNICIPAL DE ARACAJU
Authors: Dos Anjos Santos Hevely Catharine , Lima de Oliveira Nepomuceno Aline , Ramos Soares Bezerra Aline
Published: November 2024

As políticas públicas de Educação Ambiental (EA) são indispensáveis para o enfrentamento da crise socioambiental, pois contribuem para a inserção desse processo educativo no cotidiano da sociedade e, consequentemente, na realidade escolar. Dessa forma, esta pesquisa buscou analisar as concepções acerca da dimensão ambiental e da sustentabilidade presentes na Política Municipal de Educação Ambiental (PMEA) — Lei n.º 3.309/2005 — através da Análise Textual Discursiva. A partir das análises, foi-nos possível identificar, nas diretrizes da lei em questão, pontos que se aproximam da EA Crítica e outros correspondentes à EA Conservadora, em um discurso bastante redundante. Observamos também algumas concepções que possuem objetivos opostos, como a abordagem da sustentabilidade e do desenvolvimento sustentável, além do entendimento dúbio de que a EA é um componente curricular e de que é um processo educativo interdisciplinar. Portanto, a intenção foi a produção de um trabalho que avance nas reflexões a respeito de quais sentidos e distintos projetos políticos se agregam à EA em Aracaju, Sergipe, acreditando que tais avanços nos campos epistêmico e político possibilitarão dar novos sentidos às práticas educativas de EA.
O USO DE TECNOLOGIAS DIGITAIS NA APRENDIZAGEM ATIVA NA ENGENHARIA
Authors: Araújo da Silva Mendes Marcus Vinícius , Oliveira Tenório Helen , De Lucca Jardim Borges Liana , Calixto Carrijo Elias , Marra Alves Cláudio
Published: November 2024

O uso das metodologias ativas e a produção de materiais didáticos audiovisuais e interativos no ensino superior podem resultar em uma nova forma de trabalhar o vasto conteúdo técnico do ensino da engenharia. Nesse sentido, o presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar as etapas e os recursos didáticos audiovisuais, digitais e interativos utilizados como metodologia ativa no processo de aprendizagem do curso de engenharia civil. As etapas apresentadas a seguir, tiveram como foco a construção de ebook interativo em plataforma do Moodle com o uso do Interactive H5P. A construção do e-book foi resultado do Projeto de Ensino desenvolvido no Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Goiás (IFG), Câmpus Goiânia, envolvendo discentes, professores e uma pesquisadora exter-na. Devido à extensão dos conteúdos, foi utilizado um “Mapa Mental” e storyboards para organizá-los, enquanto a construção do e-book foi baseada na Taxonomia de Bloom. Propor ao discente que não apenas utilize o e-book, mas que de fato o construa, fez com que ele percorresse todos os níveis propostos pela Taxonomia de Bloom e se tornasse protagonista no processo de aprendizado, como defendem as metodologias ativas. Observou-se ainda, que o trabalho em equipe de discentes do curso ensino técnico integrado ao ensino médio em edificações com os discentes do curso superior em engenharia civil propiciou um olhar mais abrangente de todos os participantes desde a escolha dos temas quanto ao nível de abordagem de cada tema.
Influence of straw degradation on consolidation of dredged sludge under vacuum preloading
Authors: Xu Guizhong , Gu Jiayu , Wang Yuchen , Ni Junjun
Published: November 2024

Vacuum preloading with straw drainage has been used as an eco-friendly soil-reinforcement method to promote the consolidation of dredged sludge. In previous studies, the degradation of straw, an essential factor influencing dredged-sludge consolidation, has often been disregarded. In this study, laboratory tests were conducted to investigate the effects of straw degradation on the consolidation efficiency of dredged sludge. The vacuum level within the straw drainage was found to decrease with increasing degradation time, causing a reduction in water discharge and settlement. Consequently, the moisture content increased and the shear strength of the soil decreased. After 60 days of degradation, the water discharge and settlement decreased by 46% and 25%, respectively. The impact of degradation time was most significant during the first 15 days, which was when most straw degradation occurred. The average moisture difference in the first 15 days was 5.0%, whereas it was negligible (0.8%) from 45 to 60 days. The increase in organic matter content enhanced the Atterberg limits and hydrophilic properties of the soil. The findings of this study promote the engineering application of vacuum preloading with straw drainage and confirm it to be an effective and eco-friendly method for consolidating dredged sludge.
İskemik Serebrovaskuler Hastalık Nedeni İle Acile Başvuran Hastalarda Kan Gazı Parametreleri
Authors: Arslan Güven , Albayrak Güneş , Tanrıverdi Deniz
Published: November 2024

Amaç: İskemik serebrovaskuler hastalık nörolojik bir acil olup hastaların büyük çoğunluğu ani gelişen nörolojik defisitlerle acil servislere başvurur. Burada hızlı bir değerlendirme sürecinin ardından hastaya özel uygun tedavilere başlanır. Hastalığın temelinde vaskuler patolojiye bağlı olarak beyin dokusu kanlanmasında bozulma veya kesilme vardır. Neticesinde hipoksik hasar ile nöronların kaybı gelişir. Çalışmamızda beyin dokusunda oluşan bu hasarın periferik kan gazı parametrelerine yansımasını incelemeyi ve iskemik serebrovaskuler hastalık acilinde kan gazı incelemesinin önemini değerlendirmeyi amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Acil servise başvuran 50 iskemik serebrovaskuler hastalık hastası ve baş ağrısı gibi sistemik bir hastalık tablosu olmayan 50 diğer hasta çalışmaya hasta ve kontrol grubu olarak dahil edildi. Hastaların ilk başvuru anındaki vital ölçümleri, bilinen kronik hastalık ve ilaç kullanımları kayıt altına alındı. Muayene notları, beyin manyetik rezonans (MR) görüntülemeleri ve kan gazı ölçümleri değerlendirildi. Hasta ve kontrol grupları arasında elde edilen verilerin özetlenmesinde, sürekli değişkenler ortalama ± standart sapma, kategorik değişkenler frekans ve yüzde değerleri hesaplanmıştır. Kan gazı parametleri bakımından grupların karşılaştırılmasında, iki grup için Independent Samples t test, üç ve daha fazla grup için One-Way ANOVA testi kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel analizler SPSS v.25 paket programı ile yapılmış ve anlamlılık düzeyi 0,05 olarak dikkate alınmıştır.
Bulgular: Hasta ve kontrol grupları arasında kan basıncı ve MAP (mean arterial pressure) değerlerinde anlamlı farklılık saptanmıştır. Kan gazı parametrelerinin kıyaslanmasıda HCO3- ve BE değerleri dışında iki grup arasında anlamlı farklılık bulunmamıştır. Hasta grubu iskemik enfarkt özelliklerine göre (laküner/geniş, ön sistem/arka sistem) tekrar sınıflandığında gruplar arasında kan gazı parametrelerinde anlamlı fark bulunmamıştır.
Sonuç: İskemik serebrovaskuler hastalıkta iskemik beyin dokusunda oluşan stres ve metabolik değişimler kan gazı parametrelerinde değişimlere neden olmaktadır. Bu değişimlerden bazıları periferik arteryel kan gazı analizine yansımakta; enfarkt yerleşimi ve prognozu hakkında ipucu verebilmektedir. Bu nedenle kan gazı incelemeleri iskemik serebrovaskuler hastalık acili ve takibinde gerekli olup, önemini giderek artıracaktır.
Neuroeducación en el aula
Authors: Flórez Centeno Diana Fidelia
Published: November 2024

The present study seeks to establish the way in which neuroeducation can be used in classroom activities through a documentary review. Where it was found that early childhood is a fundamental stage of human development and, therefore, the Ministry of Education has given high priority to children from their conception to their first years of life. At this time, the brain undergoes an irreversible transformation. For it to grow and develop, going through sensitive moments for the acquisition of certain specific learning, millions of phenomenal neural connections are created. For this reason, it requires that external stimuli be of high quality, allowing children to live experiences according to each need, using physical resources and multisensory tools. It is crucial to understand that the brain develops properly considering the harmonious interaction between genetics and environmental cues. For this reason, the experiences lived by children are crucial because they allow the brain development process to be adjusted, resulting in positive or negative outcomes depending on whether adults are present in children’s lives.
‘Camera is the Eye of History’: On the Genre-Forming Potential of Photographic Ekphrasis in G. Swift’s Novel ‘Out of This World’
Authors:   Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after V. P. Astafyev, Poluektova Tatiana A.
Published: November 2024

The article deals with the role of photography in the novel Out of This World (1988) by the contemporary British writer G. Swift, which is not translated into Russian. The changed socio-cultural status of photography as an artefact is traced: from the ‘pencil of nature’ (G. F. Talbot) in the middle of the 19th century. to ‘simulacrum’ (L. Hatcheon) in the postmodern paradigm, implying ambiguity and variability in the ‘reading’ of a photographic image. Photography is presented in the novel at the main poetological levels: level of the plot, of the characters, spatiotemporal, narrative, motive-thematic levels. Photography allows one to ‘tell’ different types of stories: both family ones and those related to the tragic events of the 20th century. The protagonist of the novel, professional war photographer Harry Beach, creates photographs while in hot spots: Vietnam, Oran, Congo, etc. He does not only capture, but philosophically comprehends what is happening on the world stage. Photographs taken by Harry (in the form of photo-ekphrasis) are a historical photo chronicle, and he himself is a photo chronicler, presenting to the world the truthful documents that have an accusatory status. Harry realizes that it is a crime to ‘smooth out’ the cruel reality, especially in the age of modern media that abuse photo manipulation and are guided by the principle of replacing reality with simulacra. It seems possible to define the genre form of G. Swift's novel, based on a series of photographs (both personal and public), as a photo-ekphrastic novel and classify it as a so-called novel-photoreflection, which has been developed since the late 1970s.
The Image of Mother in the Novels ‘Betrayed by Rita Hayworth’, ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’, ‘Pubis Angelical’ by Manuel Puig
Authors:   Perm State University, Chagina Anastasia P.
Published: November 2024

The article explores the image of mother in the works of the Argentinian writer Manuel Puig. The study aims to determine how the image of mother is represented and to reveal its role in M. Puig’s works. In the course of research, three novels were analyzed: Betrayed by Rita Hayworth (1968), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976), Pubis Angelical (1979), which made it possible to draw inferences about the development and transformation of the image of mother in the author’s works. The methodological and theoretical basis of the paper is works on literary studies and psychology. The image of mother plays an important role in culture because maternal figure has a significant influence on the formation of personality. The study revealed that the image of mother is represented in M. Puig’s novels in three ways: the mother corresponds to the traditional female model of behavior, she supports the protagonist and becomes a role model for him or her (Toto, Molina); the mother corresponds to the traditional female model of behavior, but is despised by the protagonist as she represents the authoritarian patriarchal society and the image of ‘castrating mother’ (Valentin, Ana); the mother does not correspond to the traditional female model of behavior, the protagonist embodies the image of mother herself (Ana). In addition, the image of mother is closely related to the image of death, connected with the process of the protagonist’s growing-up, and used to reveal the political subtext, which indicates the complex nature of the image of mother in M. Puig’s novels. The relationship between the protagonist and his or her mother reveals their motivation, the internal and external conflicts.
Metaphorical Representation of Husband and Wife in Korean Paroemias
Authors:   Perm State University, Mi-Young Kim , Suvorova Mariia V. ,   Perm State University
Published: November 2024

Paroemias are of particular interest for cognitive metaphor studies since they reflect the national world view. An analysis of conceptual metaphors represented in paroemias makes it possible to reveal national ways of conceptualizing the world, including ideas concerning the roles of spouses and family relationships. This paper provides a qualitative analysis of conceptual metaphors represented in Korean paroemias that include kinship terms for husband and wife. The study was carried out using a data base consisting of 93 paroemias which use five kinship terms for husband (fiancé): 신랑 (新郞), 남편 (男便), 서방 (書房), 영감 (令監), 임, six kinship terms for wife (fiancée): 신부 (新婦), 색시, 아내, 계집, 마누라, 처 (妻), and six derivatives for wife: 새색시, 여편네 (女便네), 본부인 (本夫人), 본처 (本妻), 악처 (惡妻), 조강지처 (糟糠之妻). The semantics of these kinship terms is discussed, and major differences in meanings are highlighted. Using the methods of MIPVU and the five-step metaphor analysis, conceptual domains involved in cross-domain mapping are identified. In particular, cross-domain mapping has been revealed between SPOUSES as the target domain and HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, FOOD, PETS, LIVESTOCK, PEOPLE WITH OTHER SOCIAL ROLES as the source domains. A conclusion is drawn that conceptualizing the roles of spouses the Korean people relied on objects commonly used in everyday life and people who attracted attention due to their social status or specific behavior.
Comparative-and-Contrastive Categoriсal Analysis of the Terminology Systems ‘Судостроение’ and ‘Shipbuilding’
Authors:   University of Tyumen, Fedyuchenko Larisa G. , Vinogradova Ekaterina V. ,   University of Tyumen
Published: November 2024

The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of the categories derived by the authors in the terminology systems ‘Судостроение’ and ‘Shipbuilding’. These terminology systems are historically established vocabulary strata in the corresponding languages and, at the same time, they are actively developing. During crosslingual professional communication, there arises an acute problem of inconsistency between terminology systems of the same subject area existing in different languages. It is often difficult to select an equivalent term while translating in shipbuilding area from English into Russian and vice versa or during international communication between naval engineers and shipbuilders. This problem requires a comprehensive linguistic analysis to be solved. The novelty of the study resides in the fact that terminological asymmetry is revealed by means of comparative-and-contrastive analysis, through which the phenomenon of the asymmetry of the terminology systems ‘Судостроение’ and ‘Shipbuilding’ is described as a complex issue. The methods used during the research include the following: definition analysis, categorical analysis, context analysis, quantitative analysis, logical- and-conceptual analysis, comparative-and-contrastive analysis. The study was conducted in five stages, starting with the selection of material, i. e., Russian and English shipbuilding terms, and the collection of statistical data for quantitative analysis, then proceeding to the categorical analysis of the collected material (at the third and fourth stages) and finally concluding with a comparative analysis of the categories and with the description of the identified terminological asymmetry. The structure of the terminology systems ‘Судостроение’ and ‘Shipbuilding’ revealed significant similarity, but the final stage of the study found discrepancies at a lower hierarchical level of categorization of the considered terminology systems.
D. F. Wallace’s ‘E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction’ as a Key to the Understanding of American Culture and Society: An Analysis of Main Themes in the Context of ‘Infinite Jest’(1996) and ‘The Pale King’ (2011) Novels
Authors:   Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin, Kaiavo Violetta A.
Published: November 2024

The article analyzes the main ideas of the essay E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction (1993) written by the American writer David Foster Wallace (1962–2008). According to scholars and researchers studying the writer’s oeuvre, this essay reflects his worldview and serves as the basis of most of his literary works. In E Unibus Pluram, D. F. Wallace considered the following issues as characterizing modern American culture and society: addictions of American people caused by their loneliness and dissatisfaction with life; consumerism as an unproductive activity; individualism as the embodiment of selfishness and unwillingness to pursue communal well-being; the contradictory nature of freedom and the illusion of choice. In addition, D. F. Wallace examined cynicism and irony of postmodernism cultivated by commercial art that, in turn, distort American writers’ perception of reality: they are basing their works on the fiction presented by television, which they perceive as realistic material. The researchers believe that the analyzed essay largely marked the transition from American postmodernism to metamodernism (the concepts such as ‘New Sincerity’ ‘postirony’, etc. are also used as related or synonymous) in the 20th–21st centuries; Wallace’s statement about the exhaustion of postmodern irony and his call for sincerity are considered to lie at the heart of reflections on the place of the writer in the modern literary context. The issues stated above are discussed in the article in the context of the D. F. Wallace’s magnum opus Infinite Jest (1996) and his unfinished novel The Pale King (2011): it is concluded that they are central to understanding these novels and reveal meanings and ideas conveyed in the texts. This is the novelty of this article: there have been numerous research papers about the personality and works of the author published abroad; however, in Russian literary criticism, these aspects are insufficiently studied or have not been considered yet.
‘Militia Romance’ by Zakhar Prilepin: a New Word about War
Authors:   South Ural State Humanitarian Pedagogical University, Markova Tatyana N.
Published: November 2024

In the context of very controversial assessments of the works of Zakhar Prilepin, the proposed article sets the task, through an analysis of one of the writer’s last books, to clarify the features of his artistic statement about the state of the world and man in it. Militia Romance seems to be the first attempt at an artistic conceptualization of the conflict in Ukraine, marking the beginning of the ‘Donbass text’ in the history of Russian military prose. Prilepin strives to designate a new type, a new character in Russian life. In terms of form, this book is closely related to the improvisational forms of music genres, as indicated by the author’s genre definition – ‘14 tracks in different rhythms’. In different tracks, as is customary in musical improvisation, different instruments perform solos, i.e., motifs. The book is based on a complex contamination of the motifs of music and death, which is inextricably related to the theme of the Motherland and the oppositions ‘friend – foe’, ‘commander – subordinate’, ‘innocent – criminal’, ‘man – woman’, ‘adult – child’. The combination of motifs creates the unique poetics of Zakhar Prilepin’s ‘Donbass text’. The article examines cinematic techniques, novelistic endings of the tracks, one-word chapter titles, literary allusions to the works of Nikolai Gogol and Leo Tolstoy. The importance of the author’s polemics with the ideas of pacifism and non-resistance is emphasized. The modern writer personally involved in what is happening in Ukraine is convinced that ‘evil can only be defeated by force’. For him, war is a path to personal transformation while choosing the side of truth.
Language, meaning, awareness: aspects of interdependence
Authors:   Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Beskova Irina A.
Published: November 2024

The question of correlation between languages of science and art should be considered in the context of solving a more general problem of connection between language, meaning, and the cognitive status of the receptivity realization in the process of a human’s individuation. An analysis of the prerequisites for the linguistic competence formation at the stage being ontogenetically earlier than the stage of isolated cognitive agents’ functioning, reveals new aspects of the contiguity of expressive resources and the experience that determines them. Reconstruction of some methodologically significant points of perceptive prenatal development introduces into epistemological discourse some layers of meanings that are innovative in their structure, fundamentally different from the structure of the contents that the subject manipulates in the postnatal period. Based on a logical-and-methodological analysis of the non-dual format of the implementation of cognition, the paper substantiates the possibility of a special kind of perceptualcommunicative procedures (expansion of consciousness, leap of awareness, «coming into being as a consciousness») that are capable of generating fundamentally new meaning schemas than those that a person uses in his individuated being-in-the-world. The mode of awareness leap as a basis of the linguistic competence formation becomes distinguishable in the optics of logical-and-methodological analysis of the non-dual stage of the perception coming into being. Such peculiar resources are correlated with the state of the subject’s cognitive integrity, when dissociation into thought and feeling, knowledge and beauty is not just absent, but is impossible. This is a state of indivisible mix of impressions, manifesting itself as a prerequisite, condition, source of formation of simultaneously fused meanings. Modal affiliation of these is not determined since the phenomenon of modal attribution at the stage of formation and functioning of such contents is not actualized. The proposed perspective of a deeper interpretation of the origins of the emergence of figurative and symbolic means of representing experience allows us to transform the optics of perception of a person’s cognitive potential in the context of more basic conditioning resources.
The language of art is the language of education (based on Russian philosophy and Russian art)
Authors:   National Research Tomsk State University, Panova Olga B.
Published: November 2024

The article substantiates the role and significance of the language of art for the education of human personality. The author relies on the developments of Russian philosophy, Russian pedagogical thought, Russian aesthetics and art history reflected in the works of V.S. Solovyov, N.K. Roerich, E.I. Roerich, N.A. Berdyaev, N.O. Lossky, D.S. Likhachev. Particular attention is paid to artistic and aesthetic experience, artistic discoveries and theoretical works of V.V. Kandinsky, K. Malevich, M. Chagall, N.K. Roerich. The main functions of the language of art are considered — aesthetic, ethical and axiological. The paper emphasizes the need to take them into account in teaching humanities (philosophy, theory and history of culture, theory and history of art, history of Russian culture and art) in the Russian language in order to improve the cultural level of modern youth, both Russian and foreign students. The author comes to a conclusion that a deeper understanding of Russian culture and Russian history and familiarization with the fundamental values of the Russian people through an individual’s personal aesthetic experience is possible precisely in the language of art. Moreover, art helps to change a person’s worldview and his personality in a moral sense, to form his personal ethical principles and cultivate in him the high ideals of Truth-Goodness-Beauty in general.
Chatbot as a psychological support tool: research review
Authors:   Perm State University, Freimanis Inga F.
Published: November 2024

This article is a review of theoretical research on the use of chatbots in applied psychology. It articulates the concept of a chatbot, describes the types of chatbot structure, lists the functions of this technology, and discusses its advantages and disadvantages. The paper provides some recommendations for developers concerning the design of chatbots intended for psychological support. The results of the study show that chatbots have significant possibilities for psychological support of users. Technology can act as virtual friends and assistants, help practice mindfulness, form useful habits, control and regulate emotional state, provide psychoeducation and post-rehabilitation psychological support, diagnose psychological problems. However, at this early stage, technology should not be regarded as an alternative to professional help. It is important to combine psychotherapy through chatbots with professional therapy, communication with a «real» therapist. In developing chatbots, it is important to establish the limits of the technology’s capabilities. Creators of chatbots should clearly indicate the purpose and expected limitations. In addition, technology should have features that schedule professional support and encourage users to seek professional help when needed.
PERFIL FITOQUÍMICO DO EXTRATO DAS FOLHAS DO LOURO (Laurus nobilis L.)
Authors: Rodriguez Yasmim Pinheiro , Souza Izabella Beatriz Sousa de , Cardoso Michelly Poça , Quaresma Cyanne Anastácia Seabra , Diniz Marcelly Christine de Souza , Silva Jessica Maisa de Lima Braga da , Grisólia Daniella Paternostro de Araújo , Lameira Christian Neri
Published: November 2024

Laurus nobilis, popularmente conhecida como folha de louro, é amplamente aproveitada na indústria alimentícia e farmacêutica por seu sabor e aroma característicos, sendo frequentemente utilizada na forma de chá para potencializar seus benefícios. Um dos principais usos está relacionado à má digestão, devido às suas propriedades medicinais. Além disso, a espécie é uma fonte natural de metabólitos secundários, que possui valores nutricionais e farmacológicos importantes. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo realizar a triagem fitoquímica da folha de louro por meio de testes qualitativos, com o intuito de identificar e confirmar seus constituintes químicos presentes na folha de louro. As amostras foram adquiridas no mercado Ver-o-Peso, localizado em Belém, no estado do Pará, Brasil, e as análises foram realizadas no Laboratório de Plantas e Alimentos do Centro Universitário Fibra. A partir dos extratos analisados, foram detectados saponinas, taninos e alcaloides. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, conclui-se que eles divergem de maneira significativa da literatura existente, o que levanta questionamentos importantes sobre a identidade da amostra analisada. Uma vez que, a adulteração de plantas medicinais é particularmente comum em mercados locais, onde o controle de qualidade e a verificação da autenticidade das espécies vendidas são limitados.
Level of Knowledge on Helicobacter Pylori Infection among Patients in the Gastroenterology Department of a Hospital in Ate, 2023
Authors: Alexandra Huaman-Bendezu , Edilberto Huaman-Bendezu , Luis Alejandro Porturas Izquierdo
Published: November 2024

Introduction: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacterium responsible for inflammation of the gastric mucosa. This bacterium causes chronic gastritis in more than 50% of the world’s population and, in about 10 to 15% of cases, can lead to gastric adenocarcinoma, gastroduodenal ulcers, and MALT lymphoma. Notably, H. pylori infection is more prevalent in less developed countries due to poor hygiene, lack of information, and overcrowding. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge about Helicobacter pylori infection in patients of the Gastroenterology Service from a hospital in Atein 2023. Materials and Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, prospective study was conducted at the hospital in Atein Lima, involving 352 adult patients who attended the gastroenterology outpatient clinic between October and December 2023. A validated survey consisting of 20 questions covering sociodemographic data and knowledge about H. pylori infection was used. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS v.25, using descriptive measures, including frequencies and percentages. Results: The study consisted of 352 patients aged 35 to 60 years, predominantly women. It was identified that 42.6% had a low level of knowledge about H. pylori. Most had low knowledge about conceptual definitions (63.4%) and modes of infection (52.0%). Regarding complications, 44.88% were aware of the relationship with gastric cancer. Conclusion: This study highlights the need to implement educational and awareness strategies to improve knowledge about H. pylori infection among patients. More research is warranted to understand the barriers to greater knowledge and develop effective interventions to overcome them.
CONSTRUÇÃO, VALIDAÇÃO E IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DE UM ALMANAQUE PARA PESSOAS EM DIÁLISE PERITONEAL DOMICILIAR
Authors: Abreu de Souza Zerbinato Viviany , Duarte Araújo Mattiuzzi Thaís , Barros Furieri Lorena , Caniçali Primo Cândida , De Fatima Almeida Lima Eliane , Fioresi Mirian
Published: November 2024

O objetivo deste trabalho foi elaborar, validar e implementar um almanaque para paciente em diálise peritoneal. Trata-se de uma pesquisa participante desenvolvida no ambulatório do Programa de Diálise Peritoneal de um hospital universitário da região sudeste do país, em cinco etapas: 1. Grupo focal; 2. Levantamento bibliográfico; 3. Construção da tecnologia educacional; 4. Validação do conteúdo do almanaque por juízes; 5. Implementação do almanaque com público-alvo. A tecnologia educativa elaborada e validada foi composta por informações sobre a terapia de diálise peritoneal, atividades lúdicas, jogos, histórias em quadrinhos e dicas, utilizando uma linguagem clara, objetiva e implementada para público-alvo. O almanaque foi implantado no serviço e se revelou como uma inovação tecnológica viável no contexto de assistência em diálise peritoneal que poderá refletir em maior adesão e segurança do paciente, bem como melhoria na qualidade da assistência e educação em saúde ofertada pelo enfermeiro
20th Anniversary Editorial
Authors: Klun Maja , Setnikar Cankar Stanka , Kovač Polonca
Published: November 2024

In honor of CEPAR's 20th anniversary, we have invited present and past editors to offer some thoughts on the journal's founding and its evolution over two decades of publishing.
Earned Income Tax Credit Plus: A New Way to House the Working Poor
Authors: Dreier Peter , Rodnyansky Seva
Published: November 2024

The housing affordability crisis is one of the defining features of the US today. The demand for housing subsidies outstrips supply by a factor of at least 4 to 1. Moreover, housing affordability varies greatly between and within metropolitan areas. This article proposes a new federal policy—the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Plus—to decrease housing cost burdens for working households by combining aspects of two major federal programs, the EITC, a tax-based subsidy for low-income working households, and the Housing Choice Voucher, a subsidy that pays the difference between 30% of household income and rent. We propose an EITC housing supplement via the tax code for markets where income and current EITC benefits are below 30% of rent levels. It will reduce the housing affordability crisis and reduce the geographic disparities of the Housing Choice Voucher. We simulate the cost at $101 billion nationally (based on 2021 figures). Varying program rules and parameters can significantly reduce costs. Piggybacking on the EITC simplifies the proposal’s implementation and increases its political palatability.
Experience of using robot-assisted (da Vinci) operations in the treatment of common endometriosis
Authors: Politova A. K. , Aleksandrova A. D. , Vershinina Yu. A. , Politova A. A. , Rokhlina M. I.
Published: November 2024

Background. Currently, genital endometriosis is considered as one of the most severe conditions in women of reproductive age, which has detrimental consequences for social, professional and psychological functioning. It ranks third in the structure of gynecological diseases after inflammatory diseases of the female reproductive system and uterine fibroids. Because of this, it acquires a more pronounced social significance and ceases to be only a medical problem. Aim. To study the results of surgical treatment of patients with severe forms of genital endometriosis using the da Vinci surgical robotic complex.

Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of the treatment results of 51 patients operated on at the N.I. Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center for the period from January 2015 to July 2024, who underwent robot-assisted (da Vinci) operations for deep endometriosis involving neighboring organs. The duration of surgery and hospital stay, the amount of blood loss, the frequency of intra- and postoperative complications, the clinical course of the disease in the long-term postoperative period, the frequency of detection of residual infiltration in the postoperative period, and the implementation of reproductive plans were analyzed.

Results. The duration of the surgical intervention was 220.8 ± 21.87 minutes. The postoperative bed-day was 6.9 ± 1.5 bed days. The average blood loss was 160.2 ± 67.58 ml. There were no intraoperative complications. Postoperative complications accounted for 7.8 %. Residual infiltration occurred in 11.7 % of cases. 94.1 % of the patients had no clinical symptoms of endometriosis in the long-term postoperative period. The pregnancy rate was 31.9 %.

Conclusion. Surgical treatment of deep endometriosis using da Vinci surgical robotic complex in the amount of radical removal of endometrioid infiltrate has a positive effect on both the clinical course of the disease and the reproductive potential of a woman. Real-time fluorescence navigation has demonstrated additional imaging capabilities in robotic surgery for deep endometriosis, potentially increasing the radicalism of surgical treatment of infiltrating endometriosis and may lead to a reduction in recurrence rates.
Optimization of upper respiratory tract cancer diagnosis method based on exhaled breath gas analysis
Authors: Kulbakin D. E. , Choinzonov E. L. , Fedorova I. K. , Obkhodskaya E. V. , Obkhodsky A. V. , Tskhay V. O. , Smolina E. A. , Rodionov E. O. , Podolko D. V. , Sachkov V. I. , Chernov V. I.
Published: November 2024

Introduction. Head and neck tumors comprise about 7 % of all malignant neoplasms. In the head and neck area, tumors are usually located on the tongue (25–40 %) and floor of mouth (15–20 %). In the majority of cases, diagnosis, especially at early disease stages, is based on clinical and histopathological evaluation of tumor process. However, recently development and implementation of non-invasive techniques of early diagnosis of upper respiratory tract tumors through detection of pathognomonic volatile tumor markers in the exhaled air has become topical.Aim. To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of sensory gas analysis device and artificial neural network for examination of exhaled gas samples from patients with oropharyngeal, laryngeal, laryngopharyngeal cancer and to establish the optimal conditions for sampling.Materials and methods. The study included 28 patients with oropharyngeal, laryngeal, laryngopharyngeal cancers and 25 healthy volunteers. The proposed technique is based on analysis of samples of exhaled gas from the studied individuals using a diagnostic device developed by the authors. The device detects volatile compounds in the exhaled air using a set of semiconductor sensors with subsequent analysis by a neural network. The exhaled air was sampled using two methods: in the morning in the fasted state before daily hygienic procedures and physical activity (prepared samples) and in the context of everyday life, nutrition and hygiene without restrictions before sampling (non-prepared samples).Results. Based on the signals from the sensors, the neural network classified and detected patients with malignant tumors. Accuracy of the prepared samples from healthy volunteers and patients with oropharyngeal, laryngeal, laryngopharyngeal cancers was 79.17 %, of non-prepared – 84.09 %.Conclusion. High diagnostic accuracy of the developed technique of non-invasive diagnosis of malignant tumors of the oropharyngeal, laryngeal, laryngopharyngeal areas using exhaled air samples which does not require special preparation of the studied samples was demonstrated.
CHANGES IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF DRINKING GROUNDWATER OF THE KHERSON DEPOSIT ACCORDING TO LONG-TERM OBSERVATIONS IN PRE-WAR TIMES
Authors:   M. P. Semenenko Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine, KOSHLIAKOVA Tetiana , KOSHLIAKOV Оleсsiі ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: November 2024

Background. After the destruction of the Kakhovskaya HPP and the spillway dam, and devastation of the Kakhovskaya Reservoir, the issue of water supply to the south of Ukraine became very acute. This problem is the most painful for the Kherson region. In this regard, there was a need to conduct monitoring studies on the quality of groundwater, which serves as a source of water supply for the population of Kherson. The analysis of changes in the main indicators of the chemical composition of groundwater over time makes it possible to assess potential risks for the health of consumers and to obtain predictive assessments of the state of the studied hydrogeological system. Methods. When performing the work, mathematical-statistical, graph-analytical research methods were applied, comparative analysis was performed, and constructions were carried out using the specialized software tool GW_Chart. Results. A high correlation was found between the amount of water withdrawal and permanganate oxidizability and fluorine content. It was established that during the studied period of time (from 2009 to 2021) there were changes in the general chemical composition of groundwater – in the cationic composition there was a transition from a calcium-magnesium to a sodium-potassium, in the anionic composition – from chloride- hydrocarbonate to bicarbonate-chloride. A non-carcinogenic risk assessment was performed using the non-threshold method for Mn and F. It was found that the danger level for F is extremely high, and for Mn – catastrophic. Сonclusions. The authors made the conclusion that groundwaters in the Upper Sarmatian sediments, which are exploited by the majority of examined wells on the territory of Kherson, have a complex direction of changes in chemical composition, depending on the conditions of their formation, which are determined by a complex of natural and man-made factors. The key role is played by: filtration properties of confining bed layers in the roof of the aquifer; consequences of the discharge of domestic sewage to Meotis-Pont deposits; lack of centralized sewerage within the private sector; recharge with surface waters of the Dnipro River; design features of the wells; operating loads on the aquifer. In general, it can be stated that the qualitative composition of groundwater has undergone significant changes. All these factors give the territory of the deposit a clearly defined lateral and in some cases, vertical hydrochemical zonation of groundwater.