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Romantic Sublime in Kalidas’s Works: An Ecocritical Approach to the Study of ‘Abhijnanashakuntalam’
Authors: Dubey Chandra Shekhar
Published: April 2021

Kalidas’s plays are replete with descriptive details of flora and fauna and vivid pictures of naturedrawn from diverse sources and rich imagery. His works particularly “Ritusambharam’’, “Meghdutam’’ and ‘’Abhijnanashakuntalam’’ also show a symbiotic relationship between man and nature. Though there are many works on his plays and epicscritiquingnature,its grandeur and other related aspects. This paper attempts to critique the Ecocritical concept of Romantic sublime in “Abhijnanashakuntalam “. This paper examines the ecosystem presented in this play by Kalidas, which endorses the emotional experiences of the wonder of nature. It also critiques the text with reference to Lee Rozelle’s  concept of ‘ ecosublime’ which suggests that sublime encounter with nature inspires awe which further invites ecological catastrophe as well as environmental responsibility. This paper further discusses the profundity of thought, emotion and spirit represented by spectacular landscapes, characters and living and non-living objects in the forest. It further interrogates the ecocentric setting of the play which extends an egalitarian perspective with respect to all elements of nature and acknowledges the intrinsic value of all living beings. The paper concludes that ‘Abhjjnashakuntalam’ presents the ecocritical perspective of society, culture and gender,which highlight nature and evoke emotional experiences with awe and wonder in postmodern world faced with danger of environmental catastrophe.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONVERTER FOR VISUALIZATION AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN LOW-INVASIVE MEDICAL MANIPULATIONS
Authors: Shibaikin Sergei , Abbakumov Andrei , Nikulin Vladimir , Sokolova Maria S.
Published: April 2021

The article highlights the progress of information and telecommunication technologies as a basis for studying modern medical diagnostics, where digital technologies are widely used. Digital medical images can be easily analyzed, stored, and transmitted over telecommunica-tions channels. Most manufacturers support the DICOM medical standard which contains complete, but in many cases redundant, information. There is considered the process of developing a cross-platform telecommunications converter of medical images for the system of visualization and navigation in low-invasive medical manipulations. The popular medical image format DICOM is considered in detail. An algorithm for converting data from the DICOM format into standard graphic files has been developed. The results of the converter operation are analyzed in the case of such characteristics as compression, signal-to-noise level and compression rate.
IDENTIFICATION OF PARAMETERS OF MATHEMATICAL NON-LINEAR MODEL OF VESSEL LONGITUDINAL MOTION
Authors: Dyda Alexander Aleksandrovich , Chumakova Kseniya
Published: April 2021

The article considers the important task of modern control theory to construct an adequate mathematical model of a specific dynamic object or vessel movement, that is, its identifica-tion (structural or parametric). It is proposed to construct a nonlinear model of the longitudinal motion of the ship. Practical data were obtained experimentally, a brief description of the experimental platform for an unmanned boat and equipment used in the study of the object dynamic characteristics is given. It is noted that the boat is characterized by three modes of movement: displacement, transitional and planning. The relationship between the thrust of the propeller and the speed of the boat is determined. To solve the identification problem in the work, it is proposed to use the apparatus of power series. The power series coefficients are determined experimentally. The problem of selecting the coefficients of a power series can be solved using the least squares method. In order to avoid the cumbersome calculations there were used numerical optimization methods applying the capabilities of the MS Excel computing environment. The solution to the problem was obtained by using a different number of members of the power series (N = 1, 3, 5). The efficiency of the proposed approach is justified.
Yarı Kurak İklim Koşullarında Eğimin Farklı Bölümlerinin Aşınıma Duyarlılıklarının Karşılaştırılması
Authors: POLAT Kübra , OGUZ İrfan , KOÇYİĞİT Rasim
Published: April 2021

Bu çalışma, Tokat il merkezine 16 km mesafede, Uğrak Havzası içerisinde yer alan Tekneli Köyü arazisinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada, kompleks bir eğimin beş farklı bölümünün aşınıma duyarlılık faktör değerlerindeki olası değişkenlikler araştırılmıştır. Kompleks eğimin, zirve, dış bükey, doğrusal eğim, iç bükey ve parmak eğim olarak beş bölümü belirlenmiştir. Her bölümden beşer adet olacak şekilde toplam 25 adet toprak örneği alınmıştır. Alınan toprak örneklerinde organik madde, tekstür, çok ince kum, hidrolik iletkenlik, strüktür tipi ve büyüklüğü belirlenerek K faktörü değerleri elde edilmiştir. Eğimin farklı bölümlerine ait toprak aşınıma duyarlılık değerleri 0.02 – 0.09 t h ha MJ−1 mm−1 ha−1 arasında değişmiş, çok az aşınabilir topraklar olarak sınıflandırılmıştır. Eğimin farklı bölümlerinin aşınıma duyarlılık değerleri arasında istatistiksel olarak önemli bir fark bulunmamıştır. Eğim boyunca toprakların aşınıma duyarlılık değeri oldukça az olmuş ve düşük su erozyonu riski göstermiştir. Tekstürel fraksiyonlardan kum içeriği doğrusal eğimde ve kil içeriği zirve eğimde en fazla olmuş, silt içeriği her eğim bölümünde birbirine yakın değerler göstermiştir. Organik madde ve agregat stabilite değerleri tüm eğim bölümlerinde birbirine yakın olmuştur. Kireç ise yukarı eğim bölümlerinden yıkanma suretiyle taşınarak parmak eğim bölümünde birikmiştir.
Impact of Land Administration on Private Housing Delivery in Lagos, Nigeria
Authors: OYEDEJI JOSEPH OYEWALE
Published: April 2021

Previous studies on impact of land administration on housing delivery had only examined impact of some of the functions of land administration on housing delivery and not impact of the four functions of land administration on housing delivery. This study filed this gap by examining the impact of the four functions of land administration on private housing delivery in Lagos, Nigeria. The study population is members of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN). The population size is 1400 and systematic random sampling technique was employed to have a sample size of 140. 120 questionnaires were retrieved and reliable for analysis. Data gathered were analyzed through descriptive statistics, tables, mean and multiple regressions. Findings from the study revealed that reduction in quantity produced is the most prominent impact of land tenure, delay in time of housing delivery is the impact of land use and land development and change in location of property is the most prominent impact of land taxation. Also, the most prominent problem of land administration is lack of computerized land administration system. The study established that land administration has significant impact on private housing delivery. It was recommended that bureaucracy that surrounds land administration should be reduced in order to reduce associated time and cost. Also, the land administration system should be computerized for easy land administration services.Keywords: Land, Land administration, Housing, Housing Delivery, Lagos
LA RETROTRADUCCIÓN DE LA LITERATURA CHINOAMERICANA A LA CULTURA CHINA: ANÁLISIS COMPARATIVO DE LAS VERSIONES CHINAS DE THE JOY LUCK CLUB DE AMY TAN
Authors: Wang Chenying
Published: April 2021

Amy Tan, autora representativa de la literatura chinoamericana, logró abrir al público chino la puerta que conduce al mundo maravilloso en que viven los seres in-between. En este trabajo, estudiaremos la retrotraducción a la cultura china de The Joy Luck Club, novela más exitosa de la misma autora, comparando sus tres versiones chinas con el fin de analizar las distintas estrategias traslativas que adoptan las traductoras: mantener lo distintivo de la cultura chinoamericana con el fin de hacer a los lectores chinos tener en cuenta la diferencia que existe entre la cultura chinoamericana y la china o preservar la pureza de la cultura china, omitiendo o corrigiendo lo que no le parece “auténtico” a la traductora desde un punto de vista tradicional china.
LA TRADUCCIÓN ANTE LOS NUEVOS RETOS DE LA SOCIEDAD GLOBAL
Authors: Rodríguez Arcos Irene
Published: April 2021

La globalización y las nuevas tecnologías traen consigo la hibridación de culturas e identidades. Los medios de comunicación poseen infraestructuras que permiten que la información viaje rápidamente a muchas partes del globo y, a pesar de las ventajas que esto supone, también se transmiten las ideologías que interesan a los que ostentan el poder. Es de vital importancia entender cómo la manipulación de los medios contribuye a crear una visión distorsionada de la realidad para que, cuando el traductor desempeñe su labor profesionalmente, pueda identificar las relaciones de poder y posicionarse para llegar a una traducción ética en la medida de lo posible.
HACIA UNA PROPUESTA SOCIOCONSTRUCTIVISTA PARA EL APRENDIZAJE DE LA TRADUCCIÓN
Authors: Gerding Salas Constanza , Díaz Castro Cristian
Published: April 2021

Esta propuesta describe una metodología de tipo socioconstructivista a partir de diversos enfoques contemporáneos de didáctica de la traducción y de la enseñanza de segundas lenguas. Para este propósito, se delimitaron los resultados de aprendizaje esperados y las competencias específicas y transversales que se aspiraba a alcanzar, y para la puesta a punto de la propuesta de enseñanza de la traducción se diseñó un par de unidades didácticas. La convergencia de estos enfoques y metodologías en un aula socioconstructivista para traducir textos del ámbito científico-técnico permitió centrar el modelo en el modo de ejecución y en el resultado de la traducción, por una parte, y en el estudiante como individuo sociocultural, por otra.
LOS FALSOS AMIGOS EN LA FRASEOLOGÍA ESPAÑOL–ÁRABE: EL CASO DE LOS FRASEOLOGISMOS SOMÁTICOS
Authors: Rayyan Mohammad Sameer
Published: April 2021

Este artículo tiene como objetivo estimular el interés de la investigación fraseológica contrastiva entre el árabe – español. Se investiga el análisis contrastivo de los falsos amigos en la fraseología somática español - árabe.Por otro lado, éste trabajo averigua, a través de los ejemplos, el serio problema que plantean los falsos amigos en el campo traductológico y lingüístico.
PRESENTACIÓN DEL MONOGRÁFICO SOBRE MEDIACIÓN Y EDUCACIÓN INTERCULTURAL, TRADUCCIÓN E INTERPRETACIÓN PARA LOS SERVICIOS PÚBLICOS
Authors: Barceló Martínez Tanagua , Jiménez Gutiérrez Isabel
Published: April 2021

El monográfico que a continuación presentamos, y que lleva por título “Mediación y educación intercultural, traducción e interpretación para los servicios públicos”, ámbitos considerados por algunos expertos como emergentes en traducción e interpretación, se constituye como una muestra más de las nuevas corrientes que, en los últimos años, se están introduciendo en el ámbito de la investigación en traducción e interpretación, por una parte, y en comunicación intercultural, por otra. Estos cambios se deben, tal y como apunta Lázaro Gutiérrez (2015: 2)1, a que “la complejidad de la Traductología, además de deberse a la vastedad de su objeto de estudio, es consecuencia de su multidisciplinariedad metodológica. Los investigadores en este ámbito recurren a otras muchas disciplinas para elaborar sus métodos de estudio.” Prueba de ello son las contribuciones aquí recogidas, que se fundamentan en disciplinas tan dispares como el derecho, la etnografía, la epistemología, la mediación intercultural, la pragmática o la sociología, siempre en relación con la traducción, la interpretación o la comunicación intercultural.
DIDÁCTICA PARA LA FORMACIÓN DE INTÉRPRETES EN LENGUAS NACIONALES DE MÉXICO: TRABAJAR DE MANERA MULTILINGÜE
Authors: Kleinert Cristina V.
Published: April 2021

El objetivo de este texto es reflexionar sobre algunos aspectos de la experiencia de formación de intérpretes en lenguas nacionales mexicanas donde en gruposmultilingües se acredita a los mismos para trabajar en el ámbito de la justicia. La investigación se realizó durante más de tres años a través de una etnografía doblementereflexiva (Dietz, 2012) donde se articula el trabajo de docencia y acompañamiento a los intérpretes formados e instituciones participantes en los diplomados para construir en el futuro experiencias de formación diversas que ofrezcan respuestas a las demandas sociales. Damos cuenta de la didáctica implementada durante los procesos de formación en aulas multilingües.
PRESENTACIÓN DEL MONOGRÁFICO SOBRE TRADUCCIÓN AUDIOVISUAL Y LOCALIZACIÓN DE VIDEOJUEGOS
Authors: García Luque Francisca
Published: April 2021

Si examinamos la evolución de la investigación traductológica a lo largo de las últimas décadas, es fácil darse cuenta de que el concepto de traducción audiovisual se puede entender como un paraguas que da cabida a muchas modalidades diferentes. Algunas de ellas, como el doblaje o la subtitulación, han sido las que mayoritariamente han acaparado el interés de los investigadores. No obstante, la realidad audiovisual es mucho más amplia; en palabras de Mayoral (2001:46) “es un proceso tecnológico que se encuentra en continua evolución y cambio”. De ahí que hayan surgido muchos otros focos de atención y esta denominación genérica se haya desgajado en diversas modalidades diferenciadas en el seno de ese marco común. Nos referimos, por ejemplo, a la localización, la traducción multimedia o lo que se ha denominado fansubtitulación o fansubbing, que han sido y están siendo objeto de análisis por parte de muchos investigadores.
LOCALIZACIÓN Y CULTURA: COMPRENDER LOS VIDEOJUEGOS COMO REFERENTES CULTURALES
Authors: Méndez González Ramón
Published: April 2021

Desde el punto de vista académico y profesional, cada vez se le da más importancia a los referentes culturales. No en vano, se trata de elementos particulares de una cultura o una ideología muy concreta que es preciso transmitir de forma adecuada para que el consumidor del producto pueda llegar a comprender plenamente todos los matices que poseía el texto original. Las dinámicas de trabajo en este campo suelen ser bastante dispares y adaptadas a las particularidades de cada tipo de texto diferente, pero rara vez se está teniendo en cuenta la importancia real que pueden tener los referentes culturales en los videojuegos y, sobre todo, la necesidad de tratar adecuadamente a las producciones de ocio electrónico cuando son el referente cultural a afrontar. En este artículo analizamos varios casos reales y la necesidad de concienciar de la relación intrínseca entre videojuegos y referentes culturales.
LENGUA Y CULTURA EN LA OBRA DE EUGENE A. NIDA, LA EQUIVALENCIA DINÁMICA: CRÍTICAS Y DEFENSORES
Authors: Fernández-Miranda-Nida María Elena
Published: April 2021

En este artículo se examinan los libros, conferencias y manuscritos del eminente traductólogo americano Eugene A. Nida, en los que habla de su trabajo de campo en más de 100 países para ayudar a traductores nativos a traducir la Biblia hacia sus propias lenguas. Esta tarea le llevó a estudiar unas 200 lenguas y culturas y a comprobar la profunda relación que existe entre la cultura y la lengua. Gracias a su investigación in situ, pudo elaborar su teoría de la equivalencia dinámica, que revolucionó el enfoque de la traducción. A pesar de que esta teoría fue generalmente aclamada, también recibió críticas. Aquí se pasa revista a algunas de ellas y a los comentarios de los autores que las han rebatido. También se mencionan los traductólogos españoles que introdujeron las ideas de Nida en España y que han ayudado a difundirlas.
Comparison of plasma total solids concentration as measured by refractometry and plasma total protein concentration as measured by biuret assay in pet rabbits and ferrets
Authors: Eshar David , Solotoff Kacey L. , Beaufrère Hugues
Published: April 2021

OBJECTIVE

To determine the agreement between plasma total solids (TS) concentration as measured by refractometry and plasma total protein (TP) concentration as measured by biuret assay in pet rabbits and ferrets.

SAMPLE

253 and 146 blood samples from 146 and 121 ferrets and rabbits, respectively, with results of CBC and plasma biochemical analyses.

PROCEDURES

Data were collected from medical records regarding plasma TS and TP concentrations, PCV, plasma biochemical values, plasma appearance, and patient signalment. Agreement was determined between refractometer and biuret assay (reference method) values for plasma TS and TP concentration. Other variables were examined for an impact on this agreement.

RESULTS

Mean ± SD plasma TP and TS concentrations were 6.4 ± 0.8 mg/dL and 6.6 ± 0.8 mg/dL, respectively, for rabbits and 6.3 ± 1.2 mg/dL and 6.4 ± 1.1 mg/dL for ferrets. On average, refractometer values overestimated plasma TP concentrations as measured by biuret assay. Plasma cholesterol, glucose, and BUN concentrations and hemolysis and lipemia had significant effects on this bias for ferrets; only BUN concentration had an effect on bias for rabbits given the available data. Other variables had no influence on bias. The limits of agreement were wider than the total allowable analytic error, and > 5% of the data points were outside acceptance limits, indicating that the 2 methods were not in clinical agreement.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE

Refractometer measurements of plasma TS concentration failed to provide a good estimation of biuret assay measurements of plasma TP concentration in rabbits and ferrets, suggesting that these 2 analytic methods and the results they yield cannot be used interchangeably in these species.
A new technique of performing the cell block using egg whites
Authors: Cretu Ana Maria , Mocanu Liliana , Sora Anna , Nicolau Anca Antonela
Published: April 2021

The use of the cell block in the cytology laboratory can be a routine procedure, having an important role in establishing the diagnosis and also in performing additional tests without the need for additional sampling of biological material. Numerous attempts have been made to modify and improve the cell block over the years, however, obtaining a cell block from a fluid biological product is a current challenge because lack of cell adhesion to a tissue remains the most common reason for dissatisfaction among cytopathologists. Although various methods for obtaining cell blocks have been proposed and described in the literature, it is noted that each of them has a disadvantage, in addition to advantages. Thus, in this study we propose a new method that eliminates in turn the disadvantages of other methods, obtaining an increase in cell densities, can apply additional testing applications, while minimizing laboratory costs.
On some new results for the generalised Lucas sequences
Authors: Andrica Dorin , Bagdasar Ovidiu , Ţurcaş George Cătălin
Published: April 2021

In this paper we introduce the functions which count the number of generalized Lucas and Pell-Lucas sequence terms not exceeding a given value x and, under certain conditions, we derive exact formulae (Theorems 3 and 4) and establish asymptotic limits for them (Theorem 6). We formulate necessary and sufficient arithmetic conditions which can identify the terms of a-Fibonacci and a-Lucas sequences. Finally, using a deep theorem of Siegel, we show that the aforementioned sequences contain only finitely many perfect powers. During the process we also discover some novel integer sequences.
Topological Transversality Coincidence Theory for Multivalued Maps with Selections in a Given Class
Authors: O’Regan Donal
Published: April 2021

This paper presents the topological transversality coincidence theorem for general multivalued maps who have selections in a given class of maps.
Extension of the Sophomore’s Dream
Authors: Román Gábor
Published: April 2021

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The index-based method for analyzing threats to the region's financial and economic security
Authors: ROGOVA Tat'yana N.
Published: April 2021

Subject. The article focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of economic security. The main hypothesis hereof is that the threat is a key component of the security system, requiring the use of effective methods to identify risks and threats and decide on appropriate measures to be taken for security.
Objectives. I test the index-based method to analyze and evaluate the financial and economic security in order to group regions of the Volga Federal District by difference.
Methods. I apply general theoretical and empirical-statistical methods, including the comparative approach.
Results. I evaluated the differentiation of financial and economic security across regions of the Volga Federal District through the index-based method. The general index is assessed by a set of partial indices of fiscal revenue per capita, Gross Regional Product per capita, investment in the capital stock per capital, the number of enterprises and organizations, percentage of unprofitable enterprises, value of fixed assets per capita. I measured the debt-to-EBIDTA ratio, and the sufficiency of the budget and budget performance of regions in the Volga Federal District. I found that the regions are different in terms of the socio-economic development and the way they use the resource endowment. I propose a conceptual mechanism for the region’s financial and economic security.
Conclusions and Relevance. The regions were found to be different, with five zones of the financial and economic security being aligned, i.e. the model, high, tolerable, critical and hazardous zones. The overwhelming majority of the regions was attributed to the critical and hazardous zones by the financial and economic security. Administrative practices should be fundamentally revised. Decision-makers shall use modern methods to govern the area in order to ensure the long-standing and sustainable economic development.
The analysis of the self-evolution of the Russian educational system
Authors: SMIRNOV Valerii V.
Published: April 2021

Subject. The article focuses on the self-motion of the Russian educational system.
Objectives. The study determines directions of the self-evolution of the Russian educational system and shows the outcome.
Methods. The study is based on the systems approach and statistical, neural network and cluster analysis.
Results. I indicate what impedes the evolution and development of the Russian educational system. As a result of the neural network analysis of growth rates of the self-evolution of the Russian educational system and World Bank data, I figured out the hierarchy of material indicators of its structure. The hierarchy of the material indicators is declarative of the feminization of the Russian educational system in terms of its self-evolution, and the prevalence of women in the social reality. As a result of the cluster analysis of growth rates in the self-evolution of the Russian educational system, I revealed the cause of the feminization. Having analyzed growth rates of the self-evolution of the Russian educational system and referring to data of UNESCO Institute of Statistics, I completed a view of the future development of the Russian educational system. The self-evolution of the Russian educational system was found to have negative effects, such as a considerably slowed down growth in the number of younger schoolchildren and pre-school children, significantly lagging growth rates of governmental spending on education out of total governmental expenditures.
Conclusions and Relevance. As the education system gets more and more important in the emerging world order, it is strategic for the national security. We witness the apparent feminization of the self-evolution of the Russian educational system, which changes principles of social development, paving the way to the predominance of women in the social reality. As the principles of the Russian society development change due to the feminization of the self-evolution of the Russian educational system, the uncertainty of its future existence grows even greater. The findings contribute to the required level of competence of governmental authorities to make administrative decisions that may save the Russian educational system.
Structural policy priorities: A regional dimension
Authors: KRINICHANSKII Konstantin V. , LAVRENT'EV Aleksei S.
Published: April 2021

Subject. This article develops an algorithm to identify priorities in the structural policy of regions and countries.
Objectives. The article aims to develop and test a methodological approach to identifying the priorities of the structural policy of the Russian region.
Methods. For the study, we used the k-means and geographical filtration methods.
Results. The article proposes an approach to identifying the priorities of regional structural policy based on the benchmark methodology. Testing the approach in the Chelyabinsk Oblast helped define the priority areas of structural policy, which are the business environment, healthcare, innovation and technological readiness. The article offers certain recommendations to improve the situation in these areas.
Conclusions. Identifying and ranking the problems of socio-economic development is important for the regional policy goal-setting, regional development strategy adjustments, and the design of a structural reform package.
Assessing the subsoil industries clustering in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Authors: NIKIFOROVA Valentina V.
Published: April 2021

Subject. This article deals with the issues related to the economy of the northern regions of the Russian Federation and the optimal spatial organization of productive forces.
Objectives. The article aims to assess the feasibility of clustering of subsurface industries, taking into account the prospective economic zoning of the region.
Methods. For the study, I used the integral method.
Results. The article describes a methodological approach to the assessment of the cluster organization of basic subsurface industries' production and presents a composite index of the performance of subsurface regions by resource and production potential.
Conclusions. The regional and sectoral clustering of mining industries will improve their competitiveness and contribute to the socio-economic development of both individual areas and the region as a whole.
A conceptual approach to assessing the cluster potential of regions based on the use of intelligent information systems
Authors: RUIGA Irina R. , KOVZUNOVA Evgeniya S.
Published: April 2021

Subject. This article discusses the role of intelligent information systems in assessing the cluster potential of regions.
Objectives. The article aims to develop methodological tools to assess the cluster potential of regions applying intelligent information systems, and test them using the Siberian Federal District regions as a case study.
Methods. For the study, we used econometric and expert assessment methods.
Results. The article proposes a stepwise algorithm for assessing the cluster potential of regions, taking into account the appropriate methodological and mathematical apparatus. It presents a cumulative indicator of the development potential of cluster groups.
Conclusions. The proposed methodological, and information and analysis tools can serve as a basis for decision-making on cluster policy development at the regional level.
An Analysis of WNT5A expression in Wilms’ Tumour
Authors: Laughton Nicholas
Published: April 2021

Wilms’ tumour is a pediatric tumour of the kidney that appears to be the result of abherrent embryonal renal development. The paired­box (PAX) gene family has previously been implicated in Wilm’s tumorogenesis. In this study, Nickel­Agarose Chromatin Enrichment (NACE) was used to identify genes whose expression is regulated by the ranscription cofactor Pax2. Of the genes identified by NACE, the extracellular signal metabolite WNT5A was chosen fro further study. The expression of WNT5A was measured in a set of tumour samples using quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT­PCR) and compared to a human fetal kidney control. Of the 38 samples tested, 76% showed significantly lower levelsof cytosolic messenger RNA (mRNA). This data, in conjunction with published data on Pax2 expression, suggests Pax2 inhibits the expression of WNT5A. When compared with histological reports for the tumours we examined, the expression data implies that WNT5A may have a role in regulation of tubule growth in the developing kidney
3. Intervening with Agriculture: A Case Study of Guerrilla Gardening in Kingston, Ontario
Authors: Crane Annie
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this study was to analyze guerrilla gardening’s relationship to urban space and contemporary notions of sustainability. To achieve this two case studies of urban agriculture, one of guerrilla gardening and one of community gardening were developed. Through this comparison, guerrilla gardening was framed as a method of spatial intervention, drawing in notions of spatial justice and the right to the city as initially theorized by Henri Lefebvre. The guerrilla gardening case study focuses on Dig Kingston, a project started by the researcher in June of 2010, and the community gardening case study will use the Oak Street Garden, the longest standing community garden in Kingston. The community gardening case study used content analysis and semi-structured long format interviews with relevant actors. The guerrilla gardening case study consisted primarily of action based research as well as content analysis and semi-structured long format interviews. By contributing to the small, but growing, number of accounts and research on guerrilla gardening this study can be used as a starting point to look into other forms of spatial intervention and how they relate to urban space and social relations. Furthermore, through the discussion of guerrilla gardening in an academic manner more legitimacy and weight will be given to it as a method of urban agriculture and interventionist tactic. On a wider scale, perhaps it could even contribute to answering the question of how we (as a society) can transform our cities and reengage in urban space.
Evaluating the effectiveness of Let’s Talk Period’s educational outreach for high school students
Authors: Hossenbaccus Lubnaa
Published: April 2021

Von Willebrand Disease, the most common bleeding disorder, is inherited equally by men and women, though bleeding symptoms are usually more evident in females due to their menstrual cycles and childbirth. The goal of developing a youth outreach project was to empower young female high school students with knowledge and resources about abnormal bleeding. The 75-minute presentation was given to five Grade 9 Girls’ Health classes across the Limestone District School Board, and led by a Hemophilia Nurse, supported by a Clinical Research Assistant and a 2nd year undergraduate student, who interacted with students and documented the presentation with photographs. Queen’s REB approved the project, and parental and student permission was obtained for photographs. Using Kahoot, an interactive online quiz program, students participated in short pre- and post-presentation quizzes to evaluate their knowledge and learning. Questions including "True/False: Iron deficiency is normal and expected among young females," were posed within the set of 9 questions on topics of anemia, menstruation, and abnormal bleeding. 84 students participated, aged 14 and 15, and 58 had evaluable quiz results. The results showed an average pre-presentation score of 77%, ranging from 72-83%, with a post-presentation quiz average of 92%, ranging from 83-95%. It was determined that students’ post-presentation scores were significantly higher (p<0.001) than those before the presentation, providing evidence for an increase in student understanding. Testing efficacy of these presentations can help determine their level of utility as a resource for health teachers to implement in their classrooms.
Existentialism and Abortion in the Modern World
Authors: Gamero Samantha
Published: April 2021

Some people within the abortion debate argue that the key question in the abortion debate is whether the fetus is a human being. They say that if it is not, then abortion is always permissible and does not need any justification; if it is, then there are no circumstances that can ever justify it.

I would disagree with this view. I argue that, using an existentialist lens, we can see abortion as the killing of a human being and still accept it. The question surrounding abortion is an existentialist one, not a metaphysical or religious one.

I will argue that, using an existentialist framework, abortion should be accepted as an example of freedom and a way to create an individual meaning in a world without absolutes.
“Whereunto I made them no answer, but smiled;” Textual and Ironic Authority in Anne Askew’s Examinations
Authors: Hope Katherine
Published: April 2021

This essay examines the ways in which Anne Askew constructs an authoritative position for herself in her Examinations through the rhetorical placement of her smile. I focus specifically on how her smile acts as a response to her examiner’s questions and reverses the role of power from the male hierarchical position of authority to the subordinate female voice of Early Modern literature. Askew’s smile subverts the expectation of torture and imprisonment being a form of control over the body through her extensive biblical knowledge, use of Socratic irony as a form of response, and ability to manipulate her inferior hierarchical position as a woman and as an individual under interrogation. She carefully shifts the power dynamics throughout the text, using the smile to critique preconceived notions of masculine authority and manipulating the reader’s perception of herself by securing an authoritative position over her examiners. By allowing her readership a privileged understanding of her interrogations through the recordings of her accounts, Askew’s complicated text reveals the value of broadening the sphere of what counts as researchable texts within English departments, allowing a space to study non-traditional literature of Early Modern female authorship.
Emergency Medical Services Response Times to Motor Vehicle Crashes Increased over the Period 1987 to 2015
Authors: Gravell Patrick
Published: April 2021

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response time to motor vehicle crashes (MVC’s) have been studied to determine if reducing the individual components of EMS response time (notification, arrival at the crash scene, and hospital arrival) may affect survival rates. It has been proposed that a reduction to 1 and 15- minute EMS notification and arrival times at the crash would result in 1.84% and 5.2% fewer fatalities. The aim of this study was to analyze the changes in EMS response times (notification, arrival at the crash scene, and hospital arrival) over the past three decades, both individually and overall. An important change in the past three decades is the increased use of cellular phones. Therefore, we hypothesized that EMSnotification time would have decreased over the timeframe, yielding an overall decrease in EMS response time. Our data are based on the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) using the variables: Time of Crash, EMS Notification Time, EMS Arrival Time, EMS Hospital Arrival Time. This gives a total of 248,981 valid cases following the implementation of our inclusion criteria and truncation of the dataset to the 99th percentile to eliminate unexplainable outliers. We computed the individual and overall median EMS response times for each year from 1987 to 2015. Additionally, we analyzed the response times based on four separate crash factors: weather, total vehicles involved, time of day, and state population density. From 1987 to 2015 the individual EMS response times changed; while notification time has decreased, the arrival at both crash scene and hospital have steadily increased, resulting in overall increased total EMS response time.
Late melanoma metastases in stomach and small bowel: a case report
Authors: Vergara Laura M. , Belen Pereiro Magalí A. , Salvo Sebastián N. , Álvarez Juan M. , Leandro O. Gusukuma
Published: April 2021

Background:

Primary cutaneous malignant melanoma with gastric metastases is a rare phenomenon, which usually occurs within one year from the time of the primary tumor diagnosis. In this case, the diagnosis of primary melanoma was 8 years prior to gastric metastases diagnosis.

Case Presentation:

75-year-old male with a history of malignant melanoma presented with ferropenic anemia was found to have metastases to the stomach, detected on endoscopy. A Palliative Subtotal Gastrectomy was performed because of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding. After surgery, the patient was referred to our oncology clinic for chemotherapy.

Conclusion:

Surgical intervention offered symptomatic relief while attempting to prolong the patient’s survival. Most publications on this topic are limited to single case-reports given the low frequency of gastric lesions in patients with primary cutaneous melanoma. This case report contributes to the understanding of this rare phenomenon while reaffirms that Metastatic Melanoma in the stomach should be suspected in any patient with a previous history of Melanoma.
Genital ambiguity in a 46,XY individual: case report
Authors: Colaço Jadi , Tochetto Andressa , Magdaleno Amanda , Moreira Carolina , Rodrigues Tadiela , Leitzke Lionel , Nader Paulo , Guaragna Filho Guilherme
Published: April 2021

Genital ambiguity is part of the disorders of sex development. Its prompt recognition and early and precise etiological investigation are fundamental to its proper management. A patient with ambiguous genitalia, born cesarean due to severe pre-eclampsia and oligohydramnios at 34 weeks and 2 days, 1505g, considered small for gestational age (SGA). Examination showed an 1.9cm falus, penoscrotal urethral meatus and bilaterally palpable gonads. In the investigation, he presented normal testosterone (T), androstenedione (A) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT); T/DHT ratio of 9.7 (<10) and T/A of 7.4 (>0.8) and karyotype 46,XY. It was decided for male sex assignment. Testosterone stimulus test was performed, showing penis enlargement of 1.5cm. Intrauterine growth restriction is a considerable risk factor for genital ambiguity in individuals 46,XY. This seems to be the etiology in this case, given its normal hormonal and cytogenetic evaluation and the response to the testosterone stimulus. Disorders of Sex Development, Fetal Growth Retardation, Testis.
SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalized pediatric patients with kidney disease
Authors: Silveira Flávia , Zuntini Káthia , Silveira Márcia , Tavares Lohanna , Mendes Juliana , Cruz Camilla , Aguiar Lia , Pedrosa Danielle
Published: April 2021

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to present the confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pediatric patients with chronic and acute kidney diseases admitted to a tertiary pediatric hospital. METHODS: Descriptive and retrospective observational study with all children hospitalized between March and June 2020 who had, simultaneously, SARS-CoV-2 infection and renal pathologies. Of this total of patients, those who had another underlying disease besides the renal disease were excluded. RESULTS: During the period, nine children with kidney disease were admitted to the hospital and had infection confirmed by the new coronavirus through positive RT-PCR. Regarding the underlying disease, seven had only kidney disease, three of whom had stage 5 chronic kidney disease; one, with stage 1 chronic kidney disease; one, with cortic-sensitive nephrotic syndrome; and two, with acute kidney injury. Two patients in this study had already undergone kidney transplantation, used immunosuppressants and had their doses reduced due to the infectious condition. Only one required oxygen therapy and transfer to the intensive care unit, but was not intubated and returned to the ward within 24 hours. CONCLUSIONS: According to the cases described, the pediatric population with kidney disease, including those using immunosuppressants due to acute transplant rejection, seems to evolve without severe COVID-19, therefore there is no great divergence in relation to the population of the same healthy age group.
Moralizing literature in curriculum for female students (the late XVIII — early XIX centuries)
Authors: Ponomareva Varvara Vital'evna
Published: April 2021

The subject of this research is the analysis of didactic works used in the late XVIII — early XIX centuries in the educational process of the first Russian institutes for women — the Educational Society of Noble Maidens and School of the Order of St. Catherine in St. Petersburg. The new secular upbringing and education – one of the core ideas of the European Enlightenment, at that time was perceived in Russia as a state task, which required the establishment of closed educational institutions, such as cadet corps and institutes for women. The primary method for distribution of pedagogical ideas was moralizing literature of the Western European educators, which were translated into the Russian language and became available for the audience; and the second half of the XVIII century marks the emergence of publications of the Russian authors. This article is first to follow the sequence of changes of textbooks and “books for reading” selected for the students of the Educational Society of Noble Maidens and School of the Order of St. Catherine in St. Petersburg using hermeneutic method, as well as conduct their historical-comparative analysis based on the principle of historicism. The translated works of the Western European educators were replaced by the curriculum specifically created for the Russian female students at the request of the Empress Maria Feodorovna, which included the advanced ideas of both Western and national educators. It was another step in a difficult path towards establishment of the national pedagogical system.
DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEMATIC VERSIONS OF INJECTORS FOR METERED SUPPLY OF WORKING SOLUTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL AEROPONIC INSTALLATION
Authors:   Ltd. “Elita”, Omsk, Russia, Kirgizova I. V. , Morgunov A. P. ,   Omsk State Technical University, Derkach V. V. ,   Omsk State Technical University, Sevoyn V. A. ,   Omsk State Technical University
Published: April 2021

В промышленных аэропонных установках для получения миниклубней картофеля необходимо подавать рабочий раствора в виде аэрозоля с разным диаметром капель для каждой фазы роста растений. Однако, существующие на рынке форсунки, используемые в аэропонике, не позволяют изменять размер подаваемых капель без осуществления их замены в период работы на разных фазах роста растений. Целью данной работы является разработка методики получения капель аэрозоля рабочего раствора с разными размерами для каждой фазы роста. Для достижения поставленной цели была решена следующая задача: разработаны схемные варианты форсунок, позволяющие изменять размер капельподачи рабочего раствора в виде мелкодисперсного аэрозоля. Проведен патентно-информационный поиск, в результате чего были разработаны принципиальные схемы форсунок. Затем был проведен сравнительных анализ, разработанных схем и отобраны два варианта для изготовления опытных образцов и проведения дальнейших исследований.
MASS-CENTERING CHARACTERISTICS OF SOLIDS WITHIN QUASI-ROTATION SURFASES
Authors:   Russian Technological University, Moscow, Russia, Beglov I. A.
Published: April 2021

В работе описаны способы создания цифровых 3D-моделей тел, которые ограничены одним листом четырёхлистной поверхности квазивращения. Полученные модели использованы для создания твердотельных моделей средствами 3D-печати. При анализе физических свойств твердотельных моделей сделано предположение о специфичности расположения их центров масс. Для проверки данного предположения были применены возможности системы автоматического проектирования. На основе полученных результатов установлено, что существует некоторое тело - частный случай исследуемых тел, центр масс которого находится в геометрическом центре его очерка, являющегося окружностью. Для определения исходных параметров моделирования искомого объекта был применён метод кривой ошибок. В результате произведённого поиска получена цифровая и твердотельная модель тела, ограниченного одним листом поверхности квазивращения, центр масс которого совпадает с геометрическим центром его очерка. Полученное тело имеет свойства, частично совпадающие со свойствами тел вращения. Такое совпадение не является очевидным. В общем случае, центр масс исследуемых тел не располагается в указанной точке.
DIAGNOSTICS OF FAULTS OF ASYNCHRONOUS MOTORS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DAMAGE
Authors:   Omsk State Technical University, Omsk, Russia, Belyaev P. V. , Golovskii A. P. ,   Omsk State Technical University, Omsk, Russia
Published: April 2021

В статье показано, что на сегодняшний день существует необходимость в совершенствовании математических моделей асинхронного двигателя для установления новых или уточнения имеющихся связей между диагностическим признаком и диагностируемым дефектом. Приведена математическая модель асинхронного двигателя, с насосным агрегатом. На основе математической модели разработана имитационная модель и проведено моделирование в среде компьютерной математики Simulink/Matlab. Сделан вывод о возможности моделирования работы асинхронного двигателя с различной степенью повреждения ротора по предложенной имитационной модели АД с насосным агрегатом.
DISCRETE-CONTINUOUS MODELS OF ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF CONDENSATION ELECTRIC STATIONS AT THE ENERGY ECONOMIC LEVEL
Authors:   Omsk State Technical University, Omsk, Russia, Morozova N. S.
Published: April 2021

Работа посвящена исследованиям по классическим моделям распознавания образов в области энергетики. Важным этапом в решении проблемы информационного обеспечения плановых и прогнозных разработок по развитию энергетики является создание эффективных математических моделей экономических характеристик энергообъектов. В статье рассмотрены вопросы моделирования технико-экономических показателей электростанций на примере удельных инвестиций в строительство конденсационных электрических станций. Создание и исследование таких моделей предполагает наличие большого объема неоднородной информационной базы области наблюдения. Наиболее эффективным аппаратом здесь может послужить сочетание методов математической статистики и распознавания образов и создание на их основе дискретно-непрерывных моделей. Предлагаемые модели и методы могут быть эффективно использованы при разработке нормативных и прогнозных показателей перспективных типов конденсационных электрических станций.
REGULATORY AND TECHNICAL JUSTIFICATION OF THE CHOICE OF AN ELECTRO TECHNICAL COMPLEX FOR AUTONOMOUS POWER SUPPLY OF LEAK DETECTION SYSTEMS AND ELECTRIC SHUT-OFF VALVES ON OIL PIPELINES
Authors:   Saint-Petersburg Mining University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Belsky A. A. , Glukhanich D. Yu. ,   Saint-Petersburg Mining University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Dobush V. S. ,   Saint-Petersburg Mining University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Ivanchenko D. I. ,   Saint-Petersburg Mining University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Published: April 2021

Статья посвящена актуальной проблеме электроснабжения систем обнаружения утечек и электроприводов запорной арматуры на нефтепроводах. Приведен обзор существующей нормативно-технической документации, регламентирующей установку систем обнаружения утечек и запорной арматуры на проектируемых и эксплуатируемых нефтепроводах. Рассмотрены требования к расположению систем обнаружения утечек и запорной арматуры на нефтепроводах, а также требования к их электроснабжению. Авторами предложено решение проблемы автономного электроснабжения узлов сбора информации систем обнаружения утечек и электроприводов запорной арматуры на нефтепроводах. В качестве решения предлагается использование разрабатываемого электротехнического комплекса на базе термоэлектрогенераторных модулей и фотоэлектрических панелей. В работе представлены результаты компьютерного моделирования работы электротехнического комплекса.