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The Ethics and Aesthetics of Humour in Contemporary Transcultural Migration Narratives: Melatu Uche Okorie’s “This Hostel Life”, and Fadia Faqir’s “Under the Cypress Tree”
Authors:   University of A Coruña, Spain, Estévez-Saá José Manuel
Published: December 2023

The voice of the immigrant in Western societies is being heard in the first person in contemporary literature. Therefore, the experience of emigration is no longer or, at least, not necessarily told from the privileged perspective of the white man or woman. And the short story is being a recurrent favourite genre for sharing with readers the diverse causes that force a man or a woman to abandon his/her native land, as well as the conflicts that emerge in the countries of reception. Collections such as The Things I Would Tell You (2017) by Sabrina Mahfouz, or This Hostel Life (2018) by Melatu Uche Okorie, among many others, are offering interesting examples of transcultural renderings of the experience of migration. The purpose of the present contribution is to focus on the use of irony and humour as ethically committed strategies for deploying the possibilities as well as the limits of conviviality in contemporary societies. I study the representative examples of two stories, Melatu Uche Okorie’s “This Hostel Life” (included in the homonymous collection by the author), and Fadia Faqir’s “Under the Cypress Tree”, published in Mahfouz’s collective volume. These two stories are aesthetically brilliant instances of the ethical potential of humour when offering a transcultural view of contemporary migrations that overcomes the limitations of traditional multicultural and intercultural treatments of the topic.
PERAN TOPI TI’I LANGGA DALAM MELESTARIKAN WARISAN BUDAYA SUKU ROTE
Authors: LESIK REINHARD ALVARO
Published: December 2023

Artikel penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui asal usul dari topi ti’i langga pada masyarakat Kabupaten Rote Ndao, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Ti’i Langga merupakan topi khas Rote yang bentuknya mirip dengan topi sombrero dari Meksiko. Sebagai aksesoris dari pakaian tradisional untuk pria Rote, ti’i langga umumnya dibuat dari daun lontar yang semakin lama semakin mengering. Secara otomatis akan mengubah ti’i langga yang berwarna kekuningan menjadi semakin kecokelatan. Konon bagian yang meruncing pada topi ti’i langga lambat laun akan mengalami kemiringan dan sulit untuk ditegakkan kembali. Oleh sebab itulah ti’i langga kemudian dijadikan sebagai pelambang sifata asli orang Rote yang cenderung keras sekaligus simbol kepercyaan diri dan wibawa pemakainya. Untuk menganalisis permasalahan bentuk dan jenis Topi ti’I langga, penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif dimana proses pengumpulan data dilakukan secara deskriptif dengan desain penelitian musikologi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan teknik observasi, wawancara, dokumentasi, serta aktivitas perekaman dan transkripsi.
MANUSIA SEBAGAI MAKHLUK RELIGIUS
Authors: Rato Melyanti Wie
Published: December 2023

Istilah religiusitas (religiosity) berasal dari bahasaInggris “religion” yang berarti agama, kemudian menjadi katasifat “religios” yang berarti agamis atau saleh. “Religi” berartikepercayaan kepada Tuhan, kepercayaan adanya kekuatandiatas manusia. “Religiusitas” adalah pengabdian terhadapagama, kesalehan. Keberagamaan atau religiusitas lebih melihat aspek di dalam lubuk hati nurani pribadi, sikap personal yang misterius karena menafaskan intimitas jiwa,etika rasa yang mencakup totalitas (termasuk rasio dan rasa manusiawi) ke dalam pribadi manusia. Karena itu pada dasarnya religiusitas lebih dari agama yang tampak formal dan resmi. Kematangan beragama terlihat kemampuan seseorang untuk memahami, menghayati serta mengaplikasikan nilai-nilai luhur agama yang dianutnya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Seseorang menganut suatu agama sesuai dengan keyakinannya masing-masing. Kepercayaan bahwa agama tersebutlah yang baik, oleh karena itu seseorang berusaha menjadi penganut yang baik dan keyakinannyaitu ditampilkan dalam sikap dan tingkah laku keagamaan yang mencerminkan ketaatan terhadap agamanya. Religiusitas menunjukkan komitmen beragama seseorang karena religiusitas individu merupakan karakteristik pribadi, maka perwujudan dalam diri seseorang paralel dengan proses pertumbuhan dan perkembangan pribadi seseorang yang bersangkutan. Religiusitas merupakan bagian dari karakteristik pribadi seseorangyang dengan sendiri akan menggambarkan personalitas sebagai internalisasi nilai-nilai religiusitas secara utuh yang diperoleh dari hasil sosialisasi nilai religius di sepanjang kehidupanya.
Managing of one’s own work motivation: employees’ experiences of using self-motivational techniques
Authors: Renko Elina , Klockars Stella , Stenius Minna , Hankonen Nelli
Published: December 2023

Purpose: Previous self-determination theory related research has mostly focused on how different social agents such as managers can create motivating environments. Rather few studies have focused on how people themselves can self-manage their motivation, or buffer the negative effects of demotivating social environments, by using techniques such as self-kindness or goal setting. We examined how employees make sense of their experiences of using self-motivational techniques to overcome problems thwarting their motivation.Methodology: In a six-week observational study, 18 white-collar employees reported their use of self-motivational techniques at work on a daily basis. This personal data was used as a prompt material to evoke participant talk. Individual semi-structured interviews (n=18) were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.Findings: Four themes were generated from interviewees’ perceptions of problematic situations and relevant self-motivational techniques for them: 1) ‘asserting self-image – using self-concept as a compass’, 2) ‘managing negative emotions’, 3) ‘taking control when there is little latitude’ and 4) ‘regulating circumstances and connections’. These results highlight contextual and socially located experiences of using self-motivational techniques at work. Originality: Knowledge of how self-motivational techniques are understood by employees can contribute to research of self-leadership and job crafting, as well as self-management interventions. Practical implications: The results demonstrate how self-motivational techniques can be used to overcome challenges with self-image, negative emotions, lack of control, and relationships. We discuss implications for future research on how employees can manage their own motivation.
Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Ecosystem
Authors: Fong Allison , Hoppe Clara , Team ECO , Gradinger Rolf
Published: December 2023

An international and interdisciplinary sea ice drift expedition, the ‘The Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate‘ (MOSAiC), was conducted from October 2019 to September 2020. The aim of MOSAiC was to study the interconnected physical, chemical and biological characteristics and processes from the atmosphere to the deep sea of the central Arctic system. The ecosystem team addressed current knowledge gaps and explored unknown biological properties over a complete seasonal cycle focusing on three major research areas: biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles and linkages to the environment. In addition to the coverage of core properties along a complete seasonal cycle, dedicated projects covered specific processes and habitats, or organisms on higher taxonomic or temporal resolution. A wide range of sampling approaches from sampling, sea ice coring, lead sampling to CTD rosette-based water sampling, plankton nets, ROVs and acoustic buoys was applied to address the science objectives. Further, a wide range of process-related measurements to address e.g. productivity patterns, seasonal migrations and diversity shifts were conducted both in situ and onboard RV Polarstern. This paper provides a detailed overview of the sampling approaches used to address the three main science objectives. It highlights the core sampling program and provides examples of two habitat- or process-specific projects. First results presented include high biological activities in winter time and the discovery of biological hotspots in underexplored habitats. The unique interconnectivity of the coordinated sampling efforts also revealed insights into cross-disciplinary interactions like the impact of biota on Arctic cloud formation. This overview further presents both lessons learned from conducting such a demanding field campaign and an outlook on spin-off projects to be conducted over the next years.
A narrative review to identify promising approaches for digital health interventions to support emotion regulation for adolescents with ADHD
Authors: Murray Aja Louise , Thye Melissa , Obsuth Ingrid , Cai Shufang , Liu Zerong , Orr Corina , Saravanan Anusha
Published: December 2023

Background: Emotion regulation difficulties affect many adolescents with ADHD, and previous research has highlighted a need for accessible interventions to support them in this domain, especially in real life contexts. Digital health interventions (DHIs) can be embedded in adolescents’ daily lives and thus offer considerable promise for meeting this need. However, there is a lack of information to guide the development of suitable emotion regulation DHIs for this population. Objective: The goal of the present study is to identify recommendations to guide the development of emotion regulation DHIs for adolescents with ADHD.Method: The current narrative review synthesises diverse relevant evidence to inform their development, including promising therapeutic approaches and components and relevant design and development considerations. Results: We find that there is very little direct evidence of ‘what works’ for emotion regulation DHIs and interventions more generally for adolescents with ADHD; however, we identify promising therapeutic approaches for new DHIs. We also recommend following a co-design or co-production approach with adolescents with ADHD, including exploring elements designed to motivate and engage young people to support sustained adherence.Conclusions: DHIs are a promising approach for emotion regulation interventions for adolescents with ADHD, could draw on a range of existing therapeutic approaches, and should be co-designed with users themselves.The research described within this report was supported by a Medical Research Foundation (MRF) grant (Reference: MRF-001-0014-RG-MURR-C0932) and AM was additionally supported by a Wellcome Trust Career Development Grant (REF: 225364/Z/22/Z).
Loneliness and solitude in gifted narrators: The legacies of childhood
Authors: Galanaki Evangelia , Malafantis Konstantinos
Published: December 2023

In this study, we attempt to provide insight into the complex interplay between loneliness/solitude and the writing gift from the early years of life. Theories and research on giftedness, loneliness/solitude, and on the links between them suggest that creative literary production and loneliness/solitude are associated. To further illustrate these associations, we briefly discuss loneliness and solitude in childhood, adult life, and work of four gifted writers: Hans Christian Andersen, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Beatrix Helen Potter. The theoretical framework of this study is twofold: various psychoanalytic formulations and Bruner’s social constructivist and intersubjective conceptualisation of the narrative gift. The main conclusion of this study is that gifted writers have, paradoxically, an intense experience of both painful and beneficial aloneness, which is the inevitable outcome of the writing gift but also becomes the inspiration and motive force for ars poetica.
Sinapsinas: clasificación, estructura, fisiología molecular e implicaciones clínicas.
Authors: Ruiz-Marquez Eloisa
Published: December 2023

Las sinapsinas son fosfoproteínas identificadas tanto en vertebrados como en invertebrados, que muestran patrones específicos de expresión modulables por numerosos procesos post-traduccionales; y que son protagonistas de importantes funciones moleculares como la sinaptogénesis, organización de las vesículas sinápticas y liberación de sustancias neurotransmisoras. Implicándolas en el proceso de la plasticidad y vinculándolas al desarrollo y posible diana terapéutica de conocidas enfermedades como la epilepsia, la esquizofrenia, la enfermedad de Alzheimer y el autismo.
Caste/Ethnicity and Financial Status of Family: Analysis from Functionalist Perspective
Authors: Rawal Sunil
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this research is to investigate the link between a family's financial position and their caste or ethnicity in Godavari Municipality. The study investigates how characteristics such as social status and cultural background intersect and impact a person's access to resources and opportunities by collecting data through a household survey. The study seeks information on a family's financial situation, including income and expenses through survey questionnaires. The functionalist viewpoint is used in this study to better understand the link between financial position and caste/ethnicity. According to functionalism, each aspect of society, including families, serves certain roles that help the greater system work. According to this viewpoint, a family's financial situation may be viewed as a reflection of the responsibilities and duties that they play within the greater society structure. Overall, the study finds no clear association between income and caste/ethnicity; it does discover a relationship between costs and caste/ethnicity. However, the statement emphasizes that these findings are based on a single study and that further research is required to validate any association between caste/ethnicity and financial status.
The Indigenous Citizens of Igarka: Colonial Discourse and Socialist Modernity in the Arctic Soviet Cityin the 1930s
Authors: Stas Igor
Published: December 2023

The public history of the first Arctic Soviet city in the 1930s tells about the drifts and receptions of colonial discourse and ideas about socialist modernity. In the initial era of Stalinist industrialization, the colonial imagination about Indigenous peoples was completely connected with the policy of collectivization. At the same time, this economic policy of forcibly uniting the Indigenes was accompanied by the creation of a category of agitators from among the Indigenous population itself. Students of the Party School, returning to their native places, told other Indigenes how to live well under the collective farm system. This colonial policy of Igarka’s city managers remained largely an ironic compromise of discursive mimicry until the end of 1934. After the political activists of Glavsevmorput came to power, the ideology of technocratism began to totally dominate the public discourse of Igarka. The new polar explorers, who were convinced of the creation of the Northern Sea Route, set a course for the sedentarization of the Indigenous population and introducing it to life in socialist modernity. Technocrats dramatically intensified political agitation, making the image of Igarka as a socialist industrial center of the Arctic the main propaganda weapon. In their rationalizing imagination, colonial rhetoric took the form of city discourse, in which a prosperous life as in a city was declared an achievable ideal for native collective farmers who had moved from the simplest production association to a collective farm according to the Stalinist charter of artel.
Introduction
Authors: Zuloaga Fernández del Valle Rodrigo
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this book is to provide a vision of shared prosperity attained through employee ownership. This volume was inspired by companies and entrepreneurs that have implemented employee share ownership, by nonprofit organizations working on this field and, lastly, informed by our own experience & research. We credit the authors who contributed to this volume as they further our understanding of the field in meaningful ways.
The Mondragon Corporation and its Member Company Soraluce: Accomplishments and Challenges of Broad, Networked Employee Ownership Over Six Decades
Authors: Freundlich Frederick , Ruiz de Alegría Ion Lezeta , Loyola Aitzol , Legarra Maite
Published: December 2023

This chapter examines an important employee ownership experience outside the Americas, but one that could usefully inform experiences in the Americas. It presents a summary of the Mondragon Corporation, its history, current structure, and ongoing challenges and dilemmas, as well as an introduction to one of its member companies, Soraluce, a worker cooperative in the machine tool sector. We review Soraluce’s business trajectory, organizational changes, recent educational efforts directed at fortifying both the business and its shared ownership identity, along with preliminary empirical data on the outcomes of these efforts.
Практикум по английскому языку в профессиональной деятельности: Professional English. International Relations: учебное пособие, [электронное издание сетевого распространения] / Н.В. Паланчук. – М.: «КДУ»; «Добросвет», 2023. – 108 с.
Authors: Паланчук Н.В.
Published: December 2023

Данное учебное пособие предназначено для студентов, обучающихся по таким специальностям, как «Международные отношения», «Политология», «Журналистика», «Связи с общественностью». В основу курса "Professional English. International Relations" положен принцип практической направленности обучения английскому языку в русле коммуникативного подхода. Комплекс тестовых заданий, разработанный в пособии, представляет собой контрольно-оценочные средства, направленные на проверку рецептивного и продуктивного владения специализированными лексико-грамматическими структурами.
Влияние терапии с использованием индуктора интерферона на параметры качества жизни больных туберкулёзом органов дыхания
Authors: Demidik S. N. , Romantsov M. G. , Smagina A. N. , Volf S. B.
Published: December 2023

Проведена оцінка якості життя з використанням опитувача – Version 2 of the «SF-36 Health Survey» у 144 хворих з поширеними формами туберкульозу легенів. У хворих на туберкульоз органів дихання відмічений низький рівень "якості життя" порівняно із здоровими за рахунок обмеження фізичної активності, зниження психологічної складової, зумовленої низькою життєвою активністю і психологічним здоров'ям. До кінця 2-го місяця хіміотерапії вказані зміни зберігаються (PE, RP) і навіть посилюються (RE, MN) у хворих з множинною лікарською стійкістю (МЛС) мікобакторій туберкульозу (МБТ). Комплексна терапія з використанням циклоферону покращує фізичну активність хворих без МЛС МБТ. При цьому психологічне здоров'я сприймається хворими позитивно за рахунок посилення емоційної активності, більше вираженої у хворих без МЛС МБТ, і мінімізації емоційних проблем у хворих з МЛС МБТ, пов'язаних із захворюванням.
Порівняльна характеристика ефективності лікування хворих на часто рецидивуючі гострі респіраторні інфекції на фоні імунодефіцитних порушень з використанням препарату Лікопід®
Authors: Chopyak V. V. , Potomkina H. O.
Published: December 2023

Проведено аналіз поглинальної та метаболічної фагоцитарної активності нейтрофільних полінуклеарних лейкоцитів (катіонно-білковий, мієлопероксидазний, латексний тести, НСТ-тест: спонтанний та стимульований індекс стимуляції) у хворих на часто рецидивуючі гострі респіраторні інфекції на фоні імунодефіцитних порушень, які отримували сублінгвально препарат Лікопід® у дозі 1 мг/доба (30 хворих) та 3 мг/доба (30 хворих) протягом 14 днів. Встановлено, що застосування препарату Лікопід® у дозі 3 мг/доба сприяє більш швидкій регресії клінічних проявів гострих респіраторних хвороб, більш інтенсивному посиленню поглинальної здатності, метаболічної та протеазної активності нейтрофільних фагоцитів за рахунок активації мієлопероксидази і катіонних білків. На основі отриманих результатів, з метою посилення фагоцитарної активності у хворих з частими гострими респіраторними захворюваннями на фоні імунодефіцитних порушень, рекомендуємо збільшити добову дозу препарату до 3 мг та кількість повторних курсів протягом року, особливо для хворих, які становлять групу імуноскомпрометованих осіб.
Порівняльна оцінка ефективності різних схем корекції тиску в портальній системі у хворих на цироз печінки
Authors: Sirchak E. S.
Published: December 2023

Проведено комплексне обстеження та лікування 64 хворих на цироз печінки. Доведено ефективність призначення антагоністів рецепторів ангіотензину ІІ порівняно з інгібіторами ангіотензинперетворюючого ферменту та β-адреноблокаторами в поєднанні з пребіотиками, пробіотиками та препаратами L-аргініну. Встановлено більш виражені позитивні зміни в показниках внутрішньосерцевої гемодинаміки у хворих на цироз печінки при використанні валсартану (ІІІ група), а саме: збільшення фракції викиду лівого шлуночка від (58,1 ± 3,6) % по (65,1 ± 1,1) % (Р < 0,05); ударного індексу – від (28,99 ± 2,2) мл/м2 по (36,1 ± 3,5) мл/м2 (Р < 0,05); серцевого індексу від (2,59 ± 0,80) л/(хв2 · м2) по (3,26 ± 0,70) л/(хв2 · м2) . При цьому, використання антагоністів рецепторів ангіотензину ІІ у хворих на цироз печінки суттєво не знижує системного артеріального тиску, що обов’язково слід враховувати при комплексній терапії даного контингенту пацієнтів.
Частота ендотеліальної дисфункції в осіб з хибним суглобом довгих кісток при гіпергомоцистеїнемії та асоційованих метаболічних порушеннях
Authors: Bessmertnyi Yu. O.
Published: December 2023

Наведено результати дослідження частоти ендотеліальної дисфункції у 153 хворих з хибним суглобом довгих кісток та в осіб з консолідованими переломами. Встановлено, що розлади репаративного остеогенезу асоціюються з вираженими структурно-функціональними змінами центральних та периферичних судин, порушенням функції ендотелію, потовщенням комплексу інтима–медіа. Вираженість судинних змін більша при гіпотрофічних та атрофічних типах незрощення, нейротрофічному синдромі й рефрактурі. Стан ендотеліальної функції центральних і периферичних судин у хворих з хибним суглобом достовірно залежить від рівня в сироватці крові гомоцистеїну, загального холестерину та інтерлейкіну-6.
Імунні ланки патогенезу синдрому поліорганної недостатності у новонароджених
Authors: Shkurupiy D. A. , Kutsenko N. L. , Mamontova Т. V.
Published: December 2023

У новонароджених із синдромом поліорганної недостатності досліджено експресію маркерів Т-клітинної ланки імунітету (СD4, СD8, СD95) та рівень інтерферону-альфа. Доведено супресивний характер імунних реакцій та зниження рівня інтерферону-альфа у цих пацієнтів.
Сучасні підходи до очищення стічних вод
Authors: Ivanko O. M.
Published: December 2023

Розглянуто сучасний стан та перспективи використання нових методів очищення природних і стічних вод за мембранним розподілом, які набувають дедалі більшого поширення. Наведено приклади використання даної технології для очищення поверхневих і підземних природних вод, опріснення морської води та очищення стічних вод.
Serguéi Tókarev. Sobre el culto a las montañas y su lugar en la historia de la religión
Authors:   Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, Sheseña Hernández Alejandro
Published: December 2023

Por primera vez se presenta en español un artículo del destacado historiador ruso Serguéi Tókarev que tiene como caso de estudio el culto a las montañas en las creencias del mundo. Se trata de un artículo que data de 1982 y que destaca por centrarse en aspectos metodológicos relevantes para el estudio de la historia de las religiones. Dado que los posicionamientos del autor al respecto son desconocidos en México, la presente publicación tiene como propósito la difusión de la obra de Tókarev no solo para su estudio historiográfico y discusión sino también para posible su aplicación en el estudio de la religiosidad en Mesoamérica.
Cumhuriyetin İlk Yıllarında Okçuluk Faaliyetleri Ve Okspor Kurumu
Authors: TUZCUOĞULLARI Tarkan , ALINCAK Fikret
Published: December 2023

Osmanlı’nın son dönemlerinde ateşli silah teknolojisi oldukça gelişmişti. Özellikle tüfeklerin hafiflemesi, doldur boşalt mekanizmasının daha hızlı ve daha ekonomik kullanımını sağlayan teknik gelişim ateşli silahlara olan ilgiyi yükseltirken okçuluk ise eski önemini kaybetmişti. Kan kaybeden ve Cumhuriyetin kurulumuna kadar gitgide önemini yitiren okçuluk bu dönemde geleneksel, milli bir spor olarak yaşatılmaya çalışılmıştır. Bir zamanlar hâkimiyetin sembolü olan ok ve yay tekkelerde varlığını uzun süre sürdürmeyi başarabilmiştir. Cumhuriyetin ilanından sonra Diyanet İşleri Reisliği kurulmuş ve bir yıl kadar sonrada tekke ve zaviyeler kapatılmıştı. Vakıf ve tekkelerin çatısı altında sadece ilmi ve dini eğitim verilmiyordu. Geleneksel yapı içerisinde tasavvuf, edebiyat, el sanatları ile uğraşan zanaatkârların yanı sıra kemankeşlerde buralardan yetişmekteydi. Dolayısıyla bundan sonra kısa bir dönem okçuluk resmi bir çatı altında olmaksızın kişisel gayretler ile varlığını sürdürmüştür.
Globalization and deglobalization of the world economy in the era of chance. Some controversial issues
Authors: Kheyfets Boris
Published: December 2023

The article assesses the key aspects of the revitalized scientific debate on globalization and deglobalization during the period of fundamental transformations of the world economy. Based on a critical understanding of numerous studies by foreign and Russian scholars, as well as on the author’s analysis, it is shown that globalization is a systemic process, while deglobalization can be a characteristic of only certain periods of its development. New threats to globalization have emerged, primarily the fragmentation of the world economy and increased self-sufficiency in economic policy. Of particular importance is virtual digital globalization, which will become the main direction of globalization development in the medium term.
State Property Management: New Realities and "Old" Problems
Authors: Gribanova Olga
Published: December 2023

The article presents the results of a study of the increasing role of the state in solving modern current and long-term problems. At the same time, the success and obtaining the necessary results in their solution depend on conceptual approaches to the management of state property, without which the state will not be able to perform its functions. The emphasis is placed on privatization – the "old" problems of the 1990s are identified in order to eliminate errors when using this institute of state property management at the present time.
Momordica charantia as a Prospective Raw Material for Health and Craft Products
Authors: Hrinenko Iryna , Hrushetskyi Roman , Khomichak Lubomyr
Published: December 2023

Topicality of this study is determined by the prospect of expanding the assortment of health and craft products due to the use of fruits and leaves of a plant with high biological activity, namely, Momordica charantia.
The aim of the article is to evaluate the prospects of using fruits and leaves of different Momordica charantia varieties in the production of health and craft materials.
Research methods of studying the main quality indicators of raw materials and finished grout were standard, such as organoleptic, physicochemical and chromatographic ones.
Results. The set organoleptic analysis of Momordica charantia fruits showed a strong bitter taste of all the species of this plant. This leads to a limited range of this fruit use, especially in food products with a bitter taste, such as dark chocolate, coffee, etc. All the studied varieties, large fruited ones, despite their rather big mass, have a high content of ascorbic acid, saponins and phenols. The active grout acidity of different varieties of momordica is in the range of 6.3–7.2, and the redox potential is 55–74 mW.
Conclusions. The conducted research indicates that due to the presence of a high content of biologically active substances (ascorbic acid, phenols, saponins and mineral compounds), momordica is a promising raw material for the creation of health and preventive health products. The study of the large-fruited species of Momordica charantia showed the presence of the same components as in traditional momordica varieties. Thereby, it becomes possible to fully use them in culinary and food products.
The Influence of Rowan Powder on Physico-chemical and Microbiological Indicators of Wheat Flour Bread
Authors: Samilyk Maryna , Lysenko Alla
Published: December 2023

Topicality. Bread is a strategically important food product for daily use. It contains a great amount of carbohydrates, vegetable proteins, fats, essential acids, and minerals. The nutritional value and saturation with complex carbohydrates make the bread valuable. However, the disadvantage of this product is quite a short shelf life (no more than 72 hours). Along with many benefits, premium wheat flour bread contains less fiber and vitamins than whole grain bread.
The aim of the aricle and research methods. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of rowan powder on the quality indicators of wheat flour bread. As a natural supplement, a powder obtained from common rowan Sorbus aucuparia in laboratory conditions was used. The powder manufacturing method included preliminary freezing of rowan fruits (t=–18±2 °С), defrosting, osmotic dehydration in 70 % sugar grout (t=50±2 °С, τ=1,5 hours), drying (t=60±2 °C, τ=2,5 hours), and grinding. To assess the quality indicators of bread prototypes, generally accepted methods and regulatory documents were used: DSTU 9188:2022, DSTU 7045:2009. Organoleptic indicators were determined using the sense organs, and acidity with the help of titration method. To identify the shelf life, the samples were stored at room temperature without access to light and in plastic bags.
Results. It is established that the addition of 10% rowan powder has a positive effect on the indicators of dough quality. Its acidity increases by 7.9 degrees, and the lifting force rises by 140 s. In addition, the moisture content of finished products increases as well that has a positive effect on the storage capacity of bread. It is established that the addition of rowan powders makes it possible to increase the shelf life of wheat flour bread up to 8 days.
Conclusions and discussion. The addition of rowan powder helps to reduce the duration of dough fermentation up to 40 minutes and extend the shelf life of bread to 6 days.
Prospects for the Development of Ethnocultural Packaging in Ukraine
Authors: Maslak Viktoriia
Published: December 2023

The article is devoted to the study of prospects for the development of ethno-cultural packaging in Ukraine with an emphasis on the use of traditional design elements that reflect national identity. The purpose of the article is to analyze and evaluate the use of ethnocultural motifs in the design of modern packaging, as well as to study their impact on the interaction between the consumer and the brand. The research methodology is based on a multidisciplinary approach containing elements of sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, design and other disciplines; and also – on the analysis of modern examples of packaging using ethno-cultural elements, including the study of colors, shapes, textures and other visual elements. The scientific novelty consists in a comprehensive approach to the study of ethno-cultural elements of national identity in the context of packaging design. In particular, the study revealed several key trends in the use of ethnocultural elements: emphasis on geometric ornaments, emotional resonance, integration of traditional folk symbols into the modern context and adaptation of historical motifs to the needs of the modern consumer; as well as the importance of its promotion to the international level, high interaction of the consumer with the brand. Among the main principles of implementing such a design in product packaging, one can name the focus on authenticity, adaptation to modernity by combining tradition and innovation and maintaining a balance between them. The findings demonstrate the importance of integrating ethno-cultural elements to strengthen brand identity and emotional connection with the consumer, pointing to the potential for innovation and further development in this area. Conclusions highlight the importance of integrating ethnocultural elements to bolster brand identity and foster an emotional connection with consumers, pointing to the potential for innovations and further growth in this domain. The results of research into the design of the packaging of Ukrainian branded products prove that traditional Ukrainian motifs in combination with modern design solutions can expand the possibilities of visual communication, giving the product a unique character, and become a key factor in distinguishing it on the market.
Balamuts as Traditional Ukrainian Jewelry of the 19th – Early 21st Centuries
Authors: Shkolna Olga , Kovalchuk Ostap
Published: December 2023

The purpose of the research is to determine the sources of inspiration and artistic features of balamuts in Ukrainian folk costumes of the 19th – early 21st centuries. Research methods are ontological, hermeneutic, axiological, historical-genetic, historical-chronological, comparative, socio-cultural, iconographic, and art analysis. The research toolkit is designed to help understand the sources of inspiration and artistic features of balamuts in Ukrainian folk costumes. The scientific novelty is based on the introduction into scientific circulation of the essence of the concept of “balamut” in Ukrainian jewelry of the 19th – early 21st centuries, in particular, wedding jewelry. Conclusions. Since ancient times, it has been customary to wear pearls in the territory of modern Ukraine, and following the Hellenic-Scythian and Byzantine fashion, it was first among men. Pearls were part of the initiation jewelry of representatives of the elites of Sassanid Iran from the time of Shapur I, who ruled in the 3rd century. AD, and Shapur II (ruled in the 4th century), and gradually became part of the culture of the Greek colonies of the Crimea and the Black Sea. Pearls from the time of antiquity were a sign of initiation stems (at first, ribbons decorated with round and teardrop-shaped pearls, and later on hoops – crown-like diadems). After the first centuries after the birth of Christ, these accessories, which replaced the laurel wreaths of pagan times, became part of the complete image of the Roman emperor. Thus, as early as the 4th century, the son of Constantine the Great, Emperor Constantius II (337–361), wore a diadem with a pearl base, modeled after the Sassanid coronation ornaments. Justinian the Great, an Illyrian by origin, in 548 was depicted wearing a crown with prependulis and a fibula with pearls, later pearls firmly became part of the coronation accessories of the following dynasties of Byzantine rulers, who had both eastern (primarily Persian and Armenian) and western (Balkan) roots. Taking into account that in several centuries the heiresses of Byzantine emperors began to marry Kievan Russian princes, this tradition of using pearls gradually became part of local customs. So, already in the 10th century Svyatoslav, the son of Igor and Olga, wore a colt with pearls and a red garnet in his ear. Later pearls, including fossilized, fossil, made from a thick layer of mother-of-pearl of ancient shells (balamuts) from the 19th century gradually became part of Ukrainian wedding outfits.
Kasvun kaupunki : Seinäjoen kaupunkivuodet 1960–2020
Authors: Jumppanen Aapo , Riukulehto Sulevi
Published: December 2023

Vuonna 1960 kaupungiksi tulleen Seinäjoen kasvutarina on Suomen oloissa poikkeuksellinen. Pienestä rautateiden risteysasemasta kasvoi vuosina 1960–2020 suomenkielisen Etelä-Pohjanmaan kiistaton keskus. Kasvun takana on ollut paljon paikallista ponnistelua, mutta myös suurempia kehitysvoimia, kuten kaupungistuminen, kansallinen hyvinvointiyhteiskunnan rakentaminen sekä alueellinen ja eurooppalainen integraatiokehitys, jotka kaikki koituivat myös Seinäjoen hyväksi. Matkaan on mahtunut myös mutkia: taloudelliset taantumat, ympäristöongelmat ja kuntien välinen kilpailu ovat suitsineet Seinäjoen nousua. Vaikeudet kyettiin kuitenkin voittamaan. Ne jäivät sivupoluiksi kasvavan kaupungin kertomuksessa.
Demokratiebildung in Verfahren der Qualitätsentwicklung in Kitas: Eine Dokumentenanalyse. Zur Stellung von Partizipation, Kinderrechten, Diversität, Diskriminierungskritik und Inklusion in der kindheitspädagogischen Qualitätslandschaft
Authors: Trần Hoa Mai
Published: December 2023

Partizipation, Kinderrechte, Diversität, Anti-Diskriminierung und Inklusion – leere Schlagworte oder verankerter Bestandteil der Demokratiebildung in Kindertageseinrichtungen? Die Autorin untersucht 21 Qualitätsverfahren in der Kindheitspädagogik und macht deutlich, dass es einen deutlichen Handlungsbedarf gibt. Dies gilt besonders in Bezug auf eine diskriminierungskritische und diversitätssensible Weiterentwicklung im Qualitätsdiskurs. Die explizite Ausgestaltung von Partizipation, Inklusion und die Ausrichtung an Kinderrechten sind zentrale organisationale Aufgaben in der Priorisierung und Verankerung von Demokratiebildung in der Kindheit.
MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞINA BAĞLI ÖRGÜN EĞİTİM KURUMLARINDA GÖREV YAPAN OKUL YÖNETİCİLERİNİN İDEAL ÖĞRETMEN ALGILARI ÜZERİNE BİR İNCELEME
Authors: GÜN Mesut , KAYA İlhami
Published: December 2023

Eğitim faaliyetlerini yönlendiren, eğitimin üç önemli ayağında biri olan ve öğrencilerin hayatında anne-babadan sonraki en etkili modele dönüşen öğretmenlerin rolleri zaman içinde evrim geçirmiştir. Özellikle günümüzde öğretmenlerin sahip olması gereken özelliklerin daha da arttığı söylenebilir. Teknoloji çağının ortaya çıkardığı kaçınılmaz değişimden öğretmenlik mesleği de büyük ölçüde etkilenmiştir. Günümüz öğretmenleri geçmişe nazaran daha donanımlı olmak zorundadır. Kendini geliştirmeyen, yenilemeyen öğretmenlerin çağın gerisinde kalacağı ve beklentilere cevap veremeyeceği yerinde bir tespit olacaktır. İyi öğretmenleri tanımlamak için "iyi öğretmen," "başarılı öğretmen" ve "ideal öğretmen" gibi kavramlar alanyazında sıklıkla kullanılır. Ancak, ideal bir öğretmenin sahip olması gereken nitelikler konusunda araştırmacılar arasında sürekli bir tartışma vardır. Bu nitelikler birçok çalışmada benzerlik gösterse de farklı niteliklerin de ön plana çıktığı görülebilir. Bu çalışma, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı okullarda görev yapan okul yöneticilerinin ideal öğretmen algılarını, ideal bir öğretmenin mesleki ve kişisel özelliklerinin neler olduğu konusundaki görüşlerini, ideal bir öğretmende bulunması ve bulunmaması gerektiğini düşündükleri özellikleri belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Görüşme yöntemi kullanılarak yapılan araştırmada, katılımcılara uzman görüşleri ile şekillendirilen yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu aracılığıyla 6 soru yöneltilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturan 22 okul yöneticisinden elde edilen veriler içerik analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre, okul yöneticileri ideal bir öğretmende "yeniliğe açıklık, kendini geliştirme, özverili olma, empati yapabilme, sabırlı olma, disiplinli olma, merhametli olma” gibi özelliklerin bulunması gerektiğini düşündükleri belirlenmiştir. Okul yöneticileri tarafınfan İdeal öğretmene yönelik 20 farklı tanımın geliştirildiği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, ideal öğretmenin "mesleki yeterlilik, gelişime açıklık, iletişim becerisi" gibi mesleki becerilere sahip olması gerektiği ve “yenilikçi olma, insan sevgisi, güleryüz, empati yapabilme, vicdanlı olma, sorumluluk sahibi olma, dürüstlük” gibi kişisel özelliklere sahip olması gerektiği sonuçları elde edilmiştir. Öte yandan, "bağnazlık, önyargı, geleneksellil, bencillik, boşvermişlik, kibir, mesleğini sevmeme, tembellik” gibi özelliklerin ideal öğretmende bulunmaması gereken nitelikler olarak görüldüğü sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Bu araştırmaya katılan okul yöneticilerinin çoğunluğu, meslek hayatları boyunca ideal öğretmen algılarına uyan öğretmenlerle karşılaştıklarını belirtmişlerdir. Araştırma sonuçlarına dayalı olarak çeşitli öneriler geliştirilmiştir.
Thrombosis density ratio can predict the occurrence of pulmonary embolism and post-thrombotic syndrome in lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis patients
Authors: Yao Miao-Miao , Lin Ting-Ting , Shi Xu , Chen Mei-Gui , Wu Jia-Xiang , Zhao Yan-Ping , Lin Bao-Shan
Published: December 2023

OBJECTIVE:

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) formation of lower extremities can lead to serious complications including pulmonary embolism (PE) and chronic post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS). We aimed to explore the relationship between the ratio of thrombotic density and the occurrence of PE and PTS in patients with DVT of the lower extremities.

METHODS:

A retrospective analysis was conducted in patients who performed computed tomography venography, dividing into DVT with PE group (54 patients) and DVT-alone group (34 patients), The clinical data were recorded. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to analysis variables associated with PE. The ability of thrombosis density ratio and Wells score to diagnose PE was evaluated by using the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) area under the curve (AUC). According to the treatment and follow-up results, subgroup analysis was performed, and the Villata score was used to determine the presence or absence of PTS and its severity.

RESULTS:

Compare with the DVT-alone group, more patients had dyspnea and chest pain in the DVT with PE group. DVT with PE group had lower the percentage of neutrophils, white blood cell count and platelet count, while had higher blood cell count, D-dimer, wells score, thrombus and thrombus density ratio. Multivariate logistic analysis showed that percentage of neutrophils (OR(95% CIs)=1.15 (1.01,1.31), P = 0.040), platelets (OR(95% CIs)=0.96 (0.93,0.99), P = 0.011), and thrombus density ratio (OR(95% CIs)=5.99 (1.96,18.35), P = 0.002) are independent predictors of PE. The Wells score and thrombosis density ratio were consistent in the diagnostic efficacy of PE. In the subgroup analysis, there was a relevance between the ratio of thrombosis density and the Villalta score.

CONCLUSION:

Percentage of neutrophils, platelets, and thrombus density ratio are independent predictors of PE. The thrombosis density of DVT patients may be an index to predict the risk of PE and PTS in DVT patients.
The regulatory role and mechanism of USP14 in endothelial cell pyroptosis induced by coronary heart disease
Authors: Gao Jie , Gao Zhao
Published: December 2023

OBJECTIVE:

The present study probes into the role and mechanism of ubiquitin specific peptidase 14 (USP14) in coronary heart disease (CHD)-triggered endothelial cell pyroptosis.

METHODS:

An in vitro CHD model was established by inducing human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) with oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL). HCAECs were transfected with si-USP14, followed by evaluation of cell viability by CCK-8 assay, detection of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity by assay kit, detection of USP14, miR-15b-5p, NLRP3, GSDMD-N, and Cleaved-Caspase-1 expressions by qRT-PCR or Western blot, as well as IL-1β and IL-18 concentrations by ELISA. Co-IP confirmed the binding between USP14 and NLRP3. The ubiquitination level of NLRP3 in cells was measured after protease inhibitor MG132 treatment. Dual-luciferase reporter assay verified the targeting relationship between miR-15b-5p and USP14.

RESULTS:

USP14 and NLRP3 were highly expressed but miR-15b-5p was poorly expressed in ox-LDL-exposed HCAECs. USP14 silencing strengthened the viability of ox-LDL-exposed HCAECs, reduced the intracellular LDH activity, and diminished the NLRP3, GSDMD-N, Cleaved-Caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18 expressions. USP14 bound to NLRP3 protein and curbed its ubiquitination. Repression of NLRP3 ubiquitination counteracted the inhibitory effect of USP14 silencing on HCAEC pyroptosis. miR-15b-5p restrained USP14 transcription and protein expression. miR-15b-5p overexpression alleviated HCAEC pyroptosis by suppressing USP14/NLRP3.

CONCLUSION:

USP14 stabilizes NLRP3 protein expression through deubiquitination, thereby facilitating endothelial cell pyroptosis in CHD. miR-15b-5p restrains endothelial cell pyroptosis by targeting USP14 expression.
Exercise-Related Physical Activity Relates to Brain Volumes in 10,125 Individuals
Authors: Raji Cyrus A. , Meysami Somayeh , Hashemi Sam , Garg Saurabh , Akbari Nasrin , Ahmed Gouda , Chodakiewitz Yosef Gavriel , Nguyen Thanh Duc , Niotis Kellyann , Merrill David A. , Attariwala Rajpaul
Published: December 2023

Background: The potential neuroprotective effects of regular physical activity on brain structure are unclear, despite links between activity and reduced dementia risk. Objective: To investigate the relationships between regular moderate to vigorous physical activity and quantified brain volumes on magnetic resonance neuroimaging. Methods: A total of 10,125 healthy participants underwent whole-body MRI scans, with brain sequences including isotropic MP-RAGE. Three deep learning models analyzed axial, sagittal, and coronal views from the scans. Moderate to vigorous physical activity, defined by activities increasing respiration and pulse rate for at least 10 continuous minutes, was modeled with brain volumes via partial correlations. Analyses adjusted for age, sex, and total intracranial volume, and a 5% Benjamini-Hochberg False Discovery Rate addressed multiple comparisons. Results: Participant average age was 52.98±13.04 years (range 18–97) and 52.3% were biologically male. Of these, 7,606 (75.1%) reported engaging in moderate or vigorous physical activity approximately 4.05±3.43 days per week. Those with vigorous activity were slightly younger (p < 0.00001), and fewer women compared to men engaged in such activities (p = 3.76e-15). Adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, and multiple comparisons, increased days of moderate to vigorous activity correlated with larger normalized brain volumes in multiple regions including: total gray matter (Partial R = 0.05, p = 1.22e-7), white matter (Partial R = 0.06, p = 9.34e-11), hippocampus (Partial R = 0.05, p = 5.96e-7), and frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes (Partial R = 0.04, p≤1.06e-5). Conclusions: Exercise-related physical activity is associated with increased brain volumes, indicating potential neuroprotective effects.
Chorea in the Elderly: A Differential Diagnosis and Case Report of Late-Onset Huntington’s Disease in an Octogenarian
Authors: Higinbotham Alissa S. , DeBrosse Suzanne D. , Gunzler Steven
Published: December 2023

The term “senile chorea” was previously used to describe cases of insidious onset chorea in elderly patients who lacked family history of chorea. However, many of these patients have an identifiable etiology for their chorea. In this article, we discuss a case of generalized, insidious onset chorea in an 89-year-old man and apply a systematic diagnostic approach to chorea in the elderly to arrive at a diagnosis of late-onset Huntington’s disease. He is to our knowledge the second oldest case of late-onset Huntington’s disease reported in the literature and his case lends support to the expanding phenotype of Huntington’s disease.
Some new types of generalized fuzzy real numbers
Authors: Jayalakshmi N. , Shanmugapriya M.M.
Published: December 2023

This study provides the generalization of fuzzy real numbers by imposing the elevator’s condition upon it’s legs. Our aim is to construct three types of Lift Fuzzy Real Numbers, an extension of h-generalized fuzzy real numbers, to indicate medical signals, stock market values, and commercial establishment profits over time. It explores concepts like ɛ-cut, strong ɛ-cut, β-level set, and convexity, and presents a graphical representation based on profit earned by three industries. Appropriate numerical examples are provided to support the new ideas. It’s interesting to note that Lift Fuzzy Real Numbers are also used to represent real numbers. Additionally, the connections between the Lift Fuzzy real numbers have been established. The new fuzzy real numbers offer an advantage in representing data sets not represented by existing fuzzy numbers.