bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Treatment of Phenol-Containing Wastewater by the Bacterial Strain Serratia marcescens MT9
Authors: Korobov V.V. , Zhurenko E.Yu. , Zharikova N.V. , Iasakov T.R. , Markusheva Т.V.
Published: July 2022

The features of the phenol and 2,4-dichlorophenol-degrading strain S. marcescens MT9, isolated from the soil of the Ufa (Republic of Bashkortostan) a major producer of organic chemistry products in Russia, are described. Identification of the strain was performed according to the cultural, morphological, physiological, biochemical, morphometric features, as well as the results of the comparative analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence. The growth of S. marcescens MT9 in the batch culture with phenol and 2,4-dichlorophenol as sole source of carbon and energy in concentration 100 mg/l was studied. It was established that the phenol and 2,4-dichlorophenol content in the culture liquid was reduced to the 6th day by 82 % and to the 8ths day by 65 % from the control, respectively. The possibility of using S. marcescens MT9 for phenol and 2,4-dichlorophenol utilization in industrial wastewater of petrochemical production and production of tanning extracts has been revealed. The level of wastewater treatment using strain S. marcescens MT9 was 89,3–99,6 %.
Copper Deionization of Industrial Wastewater by Ash of Consumption Residual
Authors: Nikolaeva L.A. , Adzhigitova A.A.
Published: July 2022

The possible use of organic consumption residual as a secondary energy resource by a process recovery boiler and further application of generated ash for heavy-metal deionization of wastewater at industrial enterprises was demonstrated. Elemental constituents and technological characteristics of organic biomass, boiler parameters and generated ash toxicity were determined. The adsorption isotherm of copper cations under static conditions and F absorption diagram under dynamic conditions of standardized test solutions by organic waste of consumption residual were simulated. The treatment flowchart of galvanic wastewater was presented. The post-treatment adsorber for heavy-metal deionization of wastewater was proposed.
The effect of misoprostol on the removal of endometrial polyps: A pilot clinical trial
Authors: Aflatoonian Abbas , Pezeshkpour Zohreh , Mehrolhasani Yasamin , Tabibnejhad Nasim
Published: July 2022

Background: Endometrial polyps are one of the most common gynecological disorders with a high frequency among infertile women. Hysteroscopic polypectomy remains the gold standard for the treatment of endometrial polyps. As alternative treatments, few drugs have been evaluated to date.
Objective: To investigate the possible effect of misoprostol on the elimination of endometrial polyps.
Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial we examined 30 infertile women whose endometrial polyps were confirmed by transvaginal ultrasound with saline injection. All women were administered 400 mg of misoprostol: 200 mg orally and 200 vaginally. 8 hr later, sonography with saline injection was performed again and all women were examined for the presence or absence of endometrial polyps. Finally, the diagnosis was confirmed for all women using hysteroscopy. The main outcome of this study was the elimination of endometrial polyps after misoprostol administration.
Results: The average size of the endometrial polyps was 14.33 ± 4.26 mm, with a range of 7-22 mm. After misoprostol administration, in 12 out of the 30 women who had shown endometrial polyps in the initial examination, no polyp was found. At follow-up it was found that the smallest endometrial polyp that had been eliminated was 8 mm and the largest was 22 mm.
Conclusion: The findings of our study revealed that misoprostol can remove up to 40% of endometrial polyps. This drug has the potential to be used as a safe and low-cost first-line treatment before performing hysteroscopic polypectomy.
Key words: Endometrial polyps, Misoprostol, Saline infusion sonohysterography, Transvaginal color Doppler, Infertility.
Sexual self-efficacy and sexual quality of life before and after laparoscopic surgery in women with endometriosis lesions: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Malekmaleki Soraya , Shahali Shadab , Moini Ashraf
Published: July 2022

Background: Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases and is associated with an increased risk of dyspareunia.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate sexual self-efficacy (SSE) and sexual quality of life (SQOL) before and after laparoscopic surgery of endometriosis lesions.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study measured the dependent variable by questionnaires before and after the surgery, and was performed with 36 women with endometriosis (aged 20-40 yr) who were referred to Arash hospital, Tehran, Iran between December 2018 and July 2019 using a convenience sampling method. Data collection tools included SQOL and SSE questionnaires, and a visual analogue scale. Data were collected before, and 3 and 6 months after laparoscopic surgery.
Results: Out of the 36 women included in this study, 91.7% had pelvic endometriosis and 8.3% had abdominal and pelvic endometriosis. 9 participants (25.0%) were in stages I or II of the disease, and 29 (75.0%) had endometriosis with higher involvement. The findings of the study showed a positive effect of laparoscopic surgery on SQOL and SSE in participants (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Laparoscopic surgery in cases of endometriosis can improve SQOL and SSE in affected women and improve dyspareunia.
Key words: Laparoscopy, Endometriosis, Dyspareunia, Self-efficacy, Quality of life.
Factors causing timely referral for fetal echocardiography in the final diagnosis of congenital heart malformations: A cross-sectional study
Authors: Barati Mojgan , Nasehi Nahal , Aberoumand Sareh , Najafian Mahin , Emami Moghadam Abdolrahman
Published: July 2022

Background: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most frequently inherited illnesses associated with adverse outcomes.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the referral cause for fetal echocardiography in the final diagnosis of major CHD.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the data of 1772 pregnant women, referred to a diagnostic clinic during 2017-2020, were reviewed. Data were collected from participants on maternal age, gestational age, history of previous child’s heart disease, body mass, the order of birth of children (baby birth rank), type of woman’s disease, history of poor midwifery, and nuchal translucency (NT).
Results: Of the 1772 pregnant women, only 33 women (1.8%) had a fetus with CHD major. Abnormality in ultrasound (57.6%), history of abortion (36.4%), increased NT and gestational diabetes (18.2%) and gestational diabetes (18.2%) were identified as the most common referral reasons for fetal echocardiography in these women. Other reasons included a previous child with Down syndrome (12.1%), a previous child with heart disease (12.1%), a history of stillbirth (12.1%), hypothyroidism (12.1%), taking medication during the pregnancy period (9.0%), no underlying disease (9.0%), multiple pregnancies (6.0%), diagnosis with high-risk fetal heart disease (3.0%), highrisk combined aneuploidy screening test in the first trimester (3.0%), in vitro fertilization pregnancy (3.0%), and having a child with an intellectual disability (3.0%).
Conclusion: According to the results, it can be concluded that ultrasound abnormality, abortion, increased NT and gestational diabetes are the most important factors for referring pregnant women for fetal echocardiography.
Key words: Echocardiography, Fertilization, Heart diseases, Pregnant women.
Co-treatment of gonadotropin and letrozole in infertile women with endometriosis: A double-blind randomized clinical trial
Authors: Ebrahimi Mahbod , Akbari Asbagh Firoozeh , Davari Tanha Fatemeh , Pakniat Hamideh , Feizabad Elham , Rasouli Yasin
Published: July 2022

Background: The common causes of infertility in women with endometriosis are folliculogenesis alternation, steroidogenesis and fertilization impairment, oocyte and embryo quality reduction, and implantation defect.
Objective: To compare in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle success rates of women with endometriosis who were treated with letrozole + gonadotropin (LA) vs. placebo + gonadotropin (PA).
Materials and Methods: This double-blind, randomized clinical trial study was conducted with 94 infertile women with endometriosis (47 in the LA group and 47 in the PA group) who were candidates for IVF, from April-June 2021. For all participants, the long agonist protocol was applied. In both groups, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist was prescribed in the mid-luteal stage and from the third day of the cycle, and gonadotropin was started and its doses were regulated based on the patient’s age, serum anti-Mullerian hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. From the third day of the menstrual cycle, 5 mg of letrozole daily for 5 days was prescribed for the LA group, while the placebo was prescribed for the PA group on the identical days and duration. After embryo transfer, biochemical and clinical pregnancy were measured in the 2 groups.
Results: The gonadotropin dosage (p < 0.01) and estradiol level (p = 0.02) on the human chorionic gonadotropin administration day were significantly lower in the LA group compared with in the PA group. Fetus transfer was done for 32 women. No significant differences were detected between the study groups regarding biochemical or clinical pregnancy (p = 0.72 for both).
Conclusion: Letrozole as a co-treatment drug in the IVF cycle of women with endometriosis can significantly reduce the gonadotropin dosage and estradiol level with the same pregnancy rates.
Key words: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone, Fertilization in vitro, Letrozole, Endometriosis.
FORMATION OF A PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL VOCABULARY IN THE PROCESS OF LEARNING ENGLISH
Authors: Alekseeva O. B.
Published: July 2022

The article deals with a relevant problem in modern methodology, namely, the issues of the strategy for the formation of future primary school teachers’ vocabulary, as well as some principles of promoting the language and cognitive development of students. To understand and analyze the process of forming a professional vocabulary, the article briefly considers the criteria for the professional vocabulary of teachers. The study focuses mainly on lexical exercises that contribute to the formation of the future teacher's own vocabulary and indicates that this process depends mainly on how often a person encounters a word and how deeply these words are processed. Reading professional texts in a foreign language is an important source of learning vocabulary, first under the supervision and with the help of a teacher, and later, according to the results of learning, independently or in a group. Specially designed exercises for such texts provide the necessary number of repetition, and also allow students to learn and use words that they do not often encounter in spoken language. An important component is the motivation of students to consciously and actively engage in the use of words, creating a range of activities that enriches understanding of the meaning words and focuses them on the use of words in speech. The main goal is to keep students interested and to cover the vocabulary from which the actual study of vocabulary begins. The process of forming a professional vocabulary of future primary school teachers is considered on the example of working with a professionally oriented text and conclusions are drawn about the most effective ways of forming a future primary school teachers’ professional vocabulary.
MOTIVATIONAL FEATURES OF THE LINGUOCULTURAL CONCEPT TEXTILE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Authors: Kovalyova K. O.
Published: July 2022

The article is dedicated to the investigation of the motivational features of the linguocultural concept TEXTILE in the English language. The investigation has been done within the framework of the cognitive scientific paradigm, namely, linguoconceptology and linguoculturology. Despite the large number of researches devoted to the study of motivational features of concepts in the English language, it should be admitted that the concept of TEXTILE still has not been properly investigated. According to the fact that the motivational features are understood as the internal form of the word, etymological analysis based on the comparative-historical method was used to identify them. The research was based on etymological dictionaries, general explanatory dictionaries of the English language and dictionaries of textile terminology. An etymological study of the English lexeme ‘textile’ revealed that its original form was a derivative from a Pre-Indo-European root meaning “to weave”. As a result of the study of the etymological dictionaries entries of the English language, 7 main motivational features of the studied concept were identified, namely: ‘canvas’, ‘cloth’, ‘fabric’, ‘texture’, ‘tissue', ‘web’ and ‘woven’. The source of the aforementioned English lexemes was both Germanic and Romance languages. Three of these lexemes come from Old French, namely ‘canvas’, ‘fabric’ and ‘tissue’; English lexemes ‘cloth’, ‘web’ and ‘weave (woven)’ come from Proto-Germanic; and the lexeme ‘texture’ is derived from Middle French. There is also a gradual increase in the volume of the concept structure due to the emergence of new components that reflect the current understanding of the concept under study. The prospect of the research is seen in further investigation of the verbalised concept of TEXTILE in the English language.
FRENCH-LANGUAGE GASTRONOMIC DISCOURSE: LINGUOPRAGMATIC ASPECT
Authors: Marinashvili M. D. , Kokkina L. R. , Polshchyna D. S.
Published: July 2022

This paper presents an integrated investigation of verbal and nonverbal components of the restaurant menu as gastronomic discourse special speech genre in terms of their pragmatic function. The study is based on texts of Paris restaurants online menus. The structure that contributes to the implementation of the menu informative function is analyzed. The design of the menu, notably, font, color, background, images of ready dishes significantly enhances its influential power. Morphological and syntactic features of the menu are related primarily to its main – informative – function and mainly nominative nature of the texts. Nouns, adjectives and verbs predominate in attributive, predicative and genitive constructions. Menu texts are characterized by the use of thematic vocabulary. It is divided into some thematic groups: names of ingredients, spices; terms designating the mode of ingredients processing; cooking method; names of kitchen utensils. Through the vocabulary reflecting sensory and taste sensations the texts of the menu contribute to the emergence in the client’s imagination of a «living» image of the dish. A characteristic feature of analyzed menus texts is the using of toponyms and anthroponyms in the names of dishes. Along with the informative function (indication of dish origin or its ingredients, dish creator), they also perform a pragmatic function. They contribute to the implementation of a communicative strategy of persuasion and the formation of attractiveness, as well as the creation of a positive emotional mood. Stylistic means also serve to form the attractiveness of a dish: epithets, comparison, oxymoron, metaphor. Nonverbal elements, lexical and stylistic means of menu texts help to achieve a pragmatic effect, which is to increase the impact of the text content on the client. The menu creates the image of a dish associated with such concepts as quality food, healthy food, pleasure, gourmet cuisine, gastronomic traditions, authenticity, gastronomic art, prestige.
LINGUAL PECULIARITIES OF DIALOGIC SPEECH IN A LITERARY TEXT
Authors: Popik I. P. , Tkhor N. M.
Published: July 2022

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of dialogic speech in a literary text based on the novel "Love Story" by the American writer E. Segal. The work is based on the application of contextual-interpretative method, the essence of which is to study the text in different types of context based on the researcher's interpretation of textual categories and components. The research was conducted within the framework of text linguistics, a branch of general linguistics, which considers the text as a system of the highest rank, as a complex unity, structural and semantic formation, different from a simple sequence of sentences, which enhances attention to the act of communication. Unlike other types of narrative, dialogue is quite easy to distinguish in the text due to the mandatory punctuation and graphic selection. All remarks of a character form his speech part, and each separate remark, as a rule, is a part of dialogic unity, i.e. two or more remarks closely connected with each other by formal and semantic connections. Any dialogue in a work of art performs two main functions: 1) to imitate oral spontaneous speech to create the effect of authenticity of the conversation; 2) to describe the characters, the relationship between them, and the situation of communication. Extensive use of multilevel stylistic devices in dialogic speech, namely: graphon, elliptical structures, aposiopesis, chiasmus, antithesis, play on words, etc. helps the author to reveal the main functions of dialogue – to imitate oral spontaneous speech, to create the effect of authenticity of the conversation, and to describe the characters, the relationship between them, and the situation of communication in general. The main characters are described as educated people, in particular, through the use of various allusions, Latin and French expressions, etc. At the same time, they are typical representatives of the American student youth of the 70's, which is reflected in the use of colloquial words and sometimes profanity in their speech, which also gives it emotional coloring and the effect of authenticity.
DISCOURSIVE PECULIARITIES OF ENGLISH HOROSCOPES
Authors: Tomchakovska Yu. O.
Published: July 2022

The article is devoted to the discoursive (compositional, lexical and pragmatic) features of English horoscopes as a kind of astrological discourse. The material of the study was a corpus of texts presented on the Internet. The total sample volume is 50 horoscopes. Compositional, pragmatic and stylistic features of horoscopes were considered as a subject of research. Astrological discourse is an integral part of the modern media space. Its growing popularity determines the relevance of such studies aimed at identifying the features of this type of discourse. The term "discourse" is understood as the communication of people from the standpoint of their belonging to a particular social group or in relation to a typical speech situation. There is now a great variety of texts that have an astrological character in the cultural English-speaking space. A significant proportion of them are texts containing various horoscopes. Study of the typology of horoscope texts in English, their structural, pragmatic, etc. characteristics, obviously, is an important stage in the study of astrological discourse in general. The main function of the horoscope is prediction (description of the future). A typical astrological horoscope, placed in the media space, declares knowledge about the influence of celestial bodies on the fate of people and their earthly events, according to which they can be predicted by the relative position of celestial bodies. The main characteristics of horoscopes are their lexical content, compositional structure and pragmatics. The study of the linguistic features of astrological predictions allowed us to identify the main functions performed by horoscopes in the media space: informative, appealing, persuasive and emotional. A horoscope is a polycode text that contains verbal and nonverbal signs. The latter include iconic signs and typesetting means. We see the prospect of further research in the study of the linguistic features of other genres of English astrological discourse.
ETHNOLINGUISTIC ASPECT OF PHRASEOLOGY RESEARCH
Authors: Prihodko G. I.
Published: July 2022

The article is devoted to the issue of ethnocultural component in the structure of phraseological units. Particular attention is paid to the role of phraseology in the process of categorization and conceptualization. The modern world is characterized by the desire of nations to define their faces, to learn more about the national spirit, mentality, culture, language. The reflection of the surrounding reality with the help of the ethnolanguage consciousness is not of a mirror character, but a creative one. The spiritual being of homo sapiens is realized within the triangle "consciousness - culture - language". The cohesion of the language is not only the best, but also the true and the only marker which allows to recognize the certain community. Knowledge of all the features and connotative properties of moral, legal, ethical, aesthetic and other norms of the particular society is one of the most important conditions for the implementation of speech activities and the success of speech operations. Moral and etiquette norms of behavior are the basis of national self-consciousness. Phraseologisms are a mirror image of ethnocultural norms of nation’s activities. Phraseology reflects all the diversity of the historical existence of the people, their lives, orders, customs, morals, strength of spirit, pain and anger. It should be noted that phraseological units contain relicts of various (family, calendar) ancient rites, and together with other stable linguistic units, reflect the element of folk spiritual culture (ethnophrases), form a sacred folk phraseology. Ethnolinguistic study of folk phraseology should be conducted comprehensively, based on broad historical and cultural receptions, through the use of materials of ethnography, mythmaking, religion, folklore in their verbal and semantic expression. Phraseologisms are a universal data bank that contains information about the surrounding reality of a particular ethnic chronotope, about the peculiarities of the emergence of this reality images’ in the minds of contemporaries that became the basis of phraseological nomination. The figurative basis of phraseology reflects the peculiar features of the people's worldview, which are the part of the concept "mentality". The study of the ethnophrases’ connections with the context of their origin inevitably brings the search vector to the level of folk discourse, which is represented in the verbal codes of archaic folk rites and festivities, traditional customs that embody a stable paradigm of ethnic worldview.
Endovascular Treatment of Acute Renal Artery Hemorrhages: Efficacy and Effect on Renal Functions
Authors: KAYALI Alperen , GÖRÜR Sadık
Published: July 2022

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and complications of endovascular treatment of acute renal artery hemorrhage and the etiology of the condition.
Material and Methods: Twenty-two patients who underwent endovascular embolization with renal acute artery hemorrhage between 2016 and 2020 were evaluated retrospectively. Etiologies of the acute renal artery hemorrhage were investigated. Laboratory and clinical follow-up information were analyzed for the efficacy and the complication of the treatment. The serum creatinine levels of the patients before and after the procedure were compared.
Results: Selective renal artery embolization procedures were performed in a total of 22 patients. Of the 22 patients, 10 (45.5%) were male and 12 (54.5%) were female. The patients' ages ranged from 5 to 79 years, and the mean age of the patients was 51.5±18.6 years. Clinical success was achieved in 91.7% of embolization procedures. A statistically significant increase was seen in the serum creatinine levels of the patients after the procedure compared to 24 hours before the angiography procedure (median: 0.97 vs. 0.93, p=0.046). No significant change was observed in serum blood urea nitrogen and the estimated glomerular filtration rate levels (p=0.338, and p=0.067, respectively). Acute renal failure and postembolization syndrome were observed in only one patient as complications. The complication rate was found to be 4.5%.
Conclusion: Selective embolization of the renal artery has high clinical success in acute renal artery hemorrhages without impairing renal function. The treatment has advantages such as no need for general anesthesia, and low complication rates.
The Effect of Hair Perm of Consumer Knowledge and Purchase Motivation on Consumer Satisfaction
Authors:   The Korean Society of Beauty and Art, Kwun Su-Jung , Kwon Ki-Han
Published: July 2022

The purpose of this study is to identify the effect mechanism of consumer knowledge on hair perm service. For this purpose, data of 474 people were collected and analyzed on the relationship between consumer knowledge about hair perm, purchase motivation, hair perm satisfaction, and hair shop satisfaction. As a result of the analysis, first, it was found that consumer knowledge about hair perm had a significant positive (+) effect on purchase motivation. Second, purchase motivation was found to have a significant positive (+) effect on hair perm satisfaction and hair shop satisfaction. Third, it was found that consumer knowledge about hair perm had an indirect effect on hair perm satisfaction and hair shop satisfaction through purchase motivation. Based on the research results, a plan to improve consumer knowledge about hair perm and a plan to increase satisfaction with hair perm and hair salon were proposed.
A Study on Nail Ring Design with the Motif of Deconstructionism
Authors:   The Korean Society of Beauty and Art, Kang Ryeo-Won , Lee Jeong-Hyun
Published: July 2022

In modern aesthetic art, nail art is a part of coordination to maximize the hands and toes’ aesthetic values and to express personality. In this rapidly changing modern society, the nail industry is fast growing to meet consumer needs, and do-it-yourself (DIY) nail art is evolving into an industry in itself. This study attempted to approach nail art as ‘a new medium of communication’ reflecting the human inside by avoiding confrontation between the mind and body through jewelry after deconstructing the stereotype that nails are a part of a human body, merely protecting fingertips and tiptoes’ through deconstructivism. It addressed problematic nails through manicures and pedicures without using any UV gel, parts, or tips, and their high artistic and aesthetic values were confirmed. In other words, the expansion of nail art to new sectors is possible. Also, it is required to keep developing new and unique nail designs in pursuit of new patters. It is anticipated that the study results would lead to systematic studies in the nail industry and help new and differentiated nail markets stay competitive.
Metáforas da Comunicação Organizacional
Authors: Carareto Mariana , Caglioni Cassiana Anunciata , Porém Maria Eugênia
Published: July 2022

Este artigo propõe uma reflexão metafórica sobre o fenômeno comunicacional no contexto organizacional para compreender que as organizações se constituem e estão em constante transformação a partir da comunicação. Para isso, desenvolveu-se um estudo teórico bibliográfico, de caráter exploratório, considerando o nexo entre comunicação organizacional e comunicação estratégica para estabelecer associações e analogias que envolvem os processos comunicacionais e o contexto organizacional. Assim, a comunicação é vista pela metáfora da travessia, compreendendo as múltiplas variáveis teóricas e práticas que permeiam a realidade das organizações.
reencontro com quem estava ausente e presente
Authors: Alves Junior Francisco
Published: July 2022

Integrante do projeto de restauração das obras do cineasta Joaquim Pedro de Andrade e incluído como bônus no DVD de Garrincha, alegria do povo (1962), o documentário Histórias Cruzadas (2008), de Alice de Andrade, resgata a vida pública e privada de seu pai. Utilizando-se de um vasto material de arquivo, que inclui fotografias, filmagens caseiras, entrevistas e trechos de filmes realizados por ele, a diretora reconstrói uma parte da sua própria vida e a sua relação com a figura paterna. Diante disso, a nossa intenção neste artigo é compreender como Alice de Andrade reescreve uma parte da sua vida na presença e na ausência do pai ao longo dos anos que separam a morte do diretor e a realização do documentário.
Meninas negras em animações infantis
Authors: Reis Maria Luísa Sousa , Barbosa Karina Gomes , Assis Mariana da Silva
Published: July 2022

O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar dez meninas negras protagonistas de animações veiculadas em meios de comunicação do Brasil em 2019. Ancoradas pela leitura de bell hooks (2019) e Gayatri Spivak (2010) sobre feminismos negros e subalternidade e pela perspectiva culturalista Douglas Kellner (2001), analisamos quantitativa e qualitativamente quais representações o audiovisual constrói acerca dessas protagonistas negras e quais afetos e possibilidades são apresentados a elas. Concluímos que há um apagamento da raça nas protagonistas, que ocupam lugares de subalternidade e não refletem a multiplicidade das experiências negras quando são protagonistas únicas.
Metaphorical Representation of the European Union in Political Cartoons in English and Latvian
Authors: Liepa Solveiga , Šaudiņa Vilma , Oļehnovičs Dmitrijs
Published: July 2022

The study is carried out in the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, but since it considers political cartoons that, apart from linguistic, involve also other modes, the findings of theoreticians researching visual and multimodal metaphors are applied. The purpose of the present study is to identify and analyse the visual and multimodal metaphors encountered in cartoons focusing on the European Union matters and to find out if political events are presented in cartoons in English and Latvian on the basis of the same conceptual metaphors.
Multidimensionality of “Europäische Identität” Notion in German Mass Media
Authors: Serebriakova Svetlana
Published: July 2022

This paper uses communicative-pragmatic analysis and a corpus-based method to investigate multidimensional axiological interpretation of Europäische Identität notion as a unifying political concept. The study focuses on European identity discourse as presented in German mass media. The study shows strategic relevance of the concept and its unifying potential both within the EU framework, and in wider European domain. The analysis reveals that primary and secondary collocators actualized with the notion convey both the topicality and inconsistency of the concept. Moreover, the results show that identity and personal / collective self-determination discourse is characterized by polemic nature and various evaluations that predominantly feature the tactics of doubt and mistrust to the unifying potential of European identity concept.
Trend Analysis of Area, Production and Yield of Major Crops of Assam
Authors:   Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, Neog Borsha
Published: July 2022

This paper emphasized trend analysis, growth rate and instability of the area, rice production and yield, and jute Rapeseed & Mustard in Assam. In this study, the different linear and non-linear function was used to fit the best-fitted Trend with the help of the value of measures of determination (R2) and mean square error (MSE). Quadratic functions were found to be the best-fitted trend equation for the estimation of area, production and yield of selected crops of Assam. The result shows an increasing trend for area, production and yield, except the area of Jute shows decreasing Trend. The compound growth rate of area, production and yield of Rice, Jute Rapeseed & Mustard seems significant and positive growth, but the area and production of Jute revealed a negative growth rate in Assam. From the value of the coefficient of variation (C.V), it has been observed that the production of all three crops has higher variation and the area of all selected crops has lower variation. The yield of Rice seems to have a very high variation in Rice, but Jute Rapeseed & Mustard shows a stable result.
Effects of Wastewater use on Soil Physico-chemical Properties and Human Health Status
Authors:   Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan, Ali Shahzad
Published: July 2022

Freshwater scarcity with an increasing population is a debatable scenario at the present time. Change in rainfall pattern results in agriculture production demanding more water. To be concerned with both problems, irrigation wastewater use is a compatible strategy to overcome both conditions. Wastewater composition depends upon source type (domestic or industrial) and location (area or site) where does the water evolved. Wastewater composition varied from site to site and area to area due to location differentiation. Wastewater helps the farmers to increment in total available plant macronutrients, micronutrients, and replication of microbial community in soil. But wastewater use has some cons that they cause the soil physicochemical properties affection such as soil conductivity, water retention capacity, bulk density, organic carbon ratio and pH. Now, the critical concern is an accumulation of heavy metals in the soil-plant system. In addition, wastewater contains an excessive amount of many heavy metals (zinc, nical, lead and chromium), and if they present in the soil in excessive amounts, then they cause hazards to plants, animals and human life. In this articles discussion are made about the wastewater uses in future prospects for agriculture and how they are important in sustainable agriculture. Wastewater uses have pros and cons, but groundwater levels are decreasing at an alarming rate.
Influence of Slope Variation on Northern Areas on Soil Physical Properties
Authors:   Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan, Ali Shahzad
Published: July 2022

Many Soil physical properties like infiltration capacity, soil bulk density, and soil moisture percentage are affected by the variation in aspects. Generally greater slope angel more will be the erosion & runoff and also, more loss will occurs. But when seeks on the northern aspects and compares with medium and gentle slopes on other parts. The medium to the gentle sloppy area is facing the more and more pressure of degradation and also degraded by the overgrazing, mismanagement in the cultivation practices, faulty land uses, deforestation and stress for fuel or wood production. In many countries, zero tillage practices are organized to reduce the soil carbon losses and also a reduction in the oxidation of the Soil Organic Matter. Slope variation is very crucial for soil physical properties and also 1o (One degree) change in slope cause millions of tons of soil loss. The soil loss and runoff are not only a problem but completely change the soil texture; the production will be reduced from many mounds to a few kilograms. But in northern aspects, the large number of naturally growing trees does not only help to retain the soil physical properties but also produce the more and more fertile soil by adding organic exudates, rotten leaves and their symbiotic relationship with microorganisms produces more bulked soil. Steep slope with natural vegetation retained more moisture, organic nutrients, and stability in their physical properties and, at last, more plant production power.
Quantitative Comparison on Meat Yield Characteristics between Indigenous and Broiler Chickens
Authors:   Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Manakadavu, Pollachi, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu- 642103, India, Thamizhannal Thamizhannal
Published: July 2022

A study was carried out to analyze a quantitative comparison of meat yield characteristics between Broiler and Indigenous chicken. In Indigenous chickens, Gramapriya, Gramasree and Broiler chickens Ross (308) and Vencobb (430) were utilized for study purposes. Chickens with Weights ranging from 1300g to 1500g were isolated to maintain uniformity in yield analysis. Slaughter and dressing were conducted per the Halal slaughtering method in commercial meat shops without significant variations. After dressing and evisceration protocols, dressing percentage, portioned cut parts yield details were evaluated and recorded. Statistical analysis was conducted using a randomized blocks design to analyze significant differences between different Indigenous and Broiler chickens strains used in the present study. Our investigations were evaluated through an analysis of variance and revealed a significant difference (P<0.05) between indigenous and Broiler chickens in dressing percentage, boneless breast, skinless thigh, skinless drumsticks, and wings. Thus it can be concluded that momentous efforts were in demand to improve the genetic diversity of Indigenous chickens to raise dressing percentage and meat bone percentage contribution to the upliftment of the economy of rural farms that are involved in backyard poultry farming.
​Impact of Non-genetic Factors on Kleiber Ratio in Field Flocks of Marwari Goat
Authors: Vyas Jayesh , . Prakash , Kumar Virendra , Nirwan Aarti , Pannu Urmila , . Anil , Sawami Radha Rani , Bochlya Rajesh Kumar
Published: July 2022

Background: The Kleiber ratio in a goat is an important parameter related to feeding and health care. The present study was undertaken to assess the kleiber ratio of 3079 Marwari goats (born from 2016 to 2021) of registered farmers under the All India Coordinated Research Project on goats (Marwari goat field unit) in semi-arid region of Rajasthan. Methods: The linear mixed model used for kleiber ratio estimation included: year of birth, sex, cluster, birth type and age of dam as fixed factors. Result: Overall least-squares means (LSM) for Kleiber ratio (KR) from birth to 3 months (KR1), 3 to 6 months (KR2) and 6 to 12 months (KR3) were 12.89±0.03, 9.69±0.05 and 4.59±0.06, respectively. Year of birth and cluster had highly significant effect on all KR. The birth type had significant on all KR except KR1. The non-significant effect of sex and age of dam were observed on all KR except KR1. The study revealed that the KR was affected by different non-genetic factors. The heritability estimates for KR1, KR2 and KR2 were 0.66±0.28, 0.07±0.07 and 0.54±0.26, respectively.
On the works of the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute in Uzbekistan
Authors: Pankova E. I. , Yamnova I. A. , Nazarova L. F. , Soloviev D. A. , Isaev V. A.
Published: July 2022

The article considers the history of the work of the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute researchers in Uzbekistan, conducted jointly with soil scientists from Uzbekistan. These works were started in 1930–1940s. They were especially active during the Great Patriotic War, when the Soil Institute was evacuated to Tashkent. During these years, both Russian and Uzbek soil scientists participated in joint work. Outstanding scientists can be named among Russian researchers: V.A. Kovda, A.A. Rode, A.N. Rozanov and many others who contributed to the study of Uzbekistan soils. The work of the researchers from the Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, performed on the basis of a station in the Hungry Steppe (Mirzacho'l) in connection with the development of saline lands during the creation of new irrigation systems in Central Asia, is analyzed in particular detail. Various work areas of the station researchers are discussed in the article: issues of ameliorative development of saline soils, salinity mapping based on remote sensing methods, detailed study of the reclaimed soils properties using chemical, micromorphological, mineralogical and other research methods for the determination of salinity and gypsum content of soils in the New Irrigation Zone (NIZ) of Hungry and Jizzakh steppes. The results of the work were presented in a series of publications. In the 1990s, cooperation was temporarily ceased, but at the beginning of the 21st century it was resumed.
On optimizing the deployment of an internet of things sensor network for soil and crop monitoring on arable plots
Authors: Savin I. Yu. , Blokhin Yu. I.
Published: July 2022

One of the main stream of digitalization in agriculture is the introduction of Internet of Things technologies, which is expressed in the creation and use of specialized sensors that are placed in the fields. The placement of such sensors within agricultural plot should make it possible to characterize all the microvariability of soil fertility parameters in the field. That is, their number and spatial location should be optimal, on the one hand, in terms of costs of their acquisition and operation, and, on the other hand, in terms of accuracy of interpolation of data obtained with their help to the entire plot. It has been shown that the use of crop condition maps obtained on the basis of satellite data and the separation based on them of management zones can lead to significant errors in the interpolation of monitoring results, obtained in separate points, on the whole plot. An approach for optimization of sensor placement is proposed based on the use of soil fertility mapping, which is the result of refinement, updating and clarification of traditionally drawn soil maps on the basis of high spatial resolution remote sensing data. The possibilities of using the approach are demonstrated by the example of a test plot in Leningrad region of Russia.
Changes in the rehabilitation status of irrigated lands in the Volgograd Oblast during 2001–2018
Authors: Gorokhova I. N. , Pankova E. I.
Published: July 2022

A comparative assessment of the rehabilitation status of irrigated lands, which are located in different natural areas of the Volgograd Oblast, is presented for 2001–2018. It was found that during the specified period there were recorded significant changes in the condition of irrigated lands: the total irrigation area has dramatically decreased since 2001 (-31%), especially at local runoff (-44.5%), the groundwater level has decreased (the level >5 m remains on 78% of the area). Also on this background, the areas of secondary salinized soils were also decreased (-3.9%). The main problems at the present are: the presence of fallow lands and rain-fed lands initially cultivated for irrigation, the lack of drainage on the most of irrigation systems and significant areas of saline soils requiring rehabilitation. Differences in natural conditions have largely determined the current rehabilitation state of irrigated soils and the intensity of their changes. Thus, the largest areas of secondary saline soils are preserved on irrigation systems located on the initially highly saline, poorly drained soils of the Khvalyn clay plain (Pallasovka, Svetloyarsk irrigation systems). Reconstruction of a number of irrigation systems with areas of secondary saline soils gave a positive result, after which secondary saline soils on reclaimed lands were not detected (Large Volgograd, Tyazhin irrigation systems). Significant areas of saline soils can be found on irrigated lands in the distribution areas of natural saline soils and chestnut, light chestnut saline soils – in the south of the Volga Upland, in the area of the Northern Yergeni and on the Khvalyn clay plain (Gorodishуsche, Generalovskoye, Pallasovka, etc. irrigation systems). Inherent research on the Volga-Don irrigation system with the involvement of remote sensing data has shown that this system reflects the general features of the modern rehabilitation condition of irrigated lands of the Volgograd Oblast – fallow lands, lack of drainage, and widespread saline soils are specific for this area. The use of high-resolution multispectral satellite images (Landsat-8, Sentinel-2) for the purposes of detection of fallow and irrigated lands in the current season demonstrates the possibility of clarifying information on this category of land. The determination of the distribution of salinized and solonetzic soils on irrigated lands of the Volgograd Oblast by remote methods can be carried out indirectly, i. e. according to the state of vegetation: when areas of sparse vegetation cover are being identified on images, targeted routes for soil surveys and soil sampling are selected.
Mental maps as an effective educational technology for the development of information and legal competence of a person
Authors: Kuznetsova Natalia V.
Published: July 2022

Mental maps are considered as an effective educational technology for the development of information and legal competence of a person. It is noted that the conditions for the intensive development of the legislative and legal sphere of society and its informatization necessitate the modernization of the education system, partial automation becomes a necessary condition for the successful functioning of organizations and institutions in all spheres of society. The characteristics of the technologies of social and cultural activities, which are aimed at identifying the specifics of a practice-oriented pedagogical system of education, are given. The leading principles of the organization of the pedagogical process are substantiated, among which is the principle of leisure self-organization, determined by the need of the individual to obtain the necessary information and legal knowledge for the implementation of professional activities through the integration of the individual into educational initiatives that contribute to its harmonious development and self-improvement in their free time from learning. The specifics of the development of the information and legal competence of the individual based on the use of modern educational technologies (compilation of mental maps), Internet resources based on the legal framework of the Russian Federation are revealed. Particular attention is paid to the justification of the technological approach to the use of mental maps to enhance professional self-development in the context of extracurricular work. The stages of creating mental maps, the structure and styles of their design are characterized. The interactivity and the possibility of adapting the educational material by the students, taking into account their training, are determined.
Pedagogical monitoring as a factor in the effectiveness of the discussion training of future engineers based on informatization tools
Authors: Mikheev Sergey A.
Published: July 2022

The problem of increasing the efficiency of debating training of students of technical universities by creating a competitive environment with the help of a pedagogical monitoring system based on a publicly available network table of progress is considered. A hypothesis has been put forward, according to which the use of pedagogical monitoring based on modern informatization tools makes it possible to update the motives of social positioning among students and increase the final effectiveness of the formation of their debating competence. A theoretical analysis of modern approaches to pedagogical monitoring is carried out and it is concluded that in the conditions of the information society and a competence-based approach to education, it should perform not only a diagnostic and corrective, but also a stimulating and motivational function. Using the method of subjective assessments based on our own questionnaire and non-parametric statistical tests (calculation of the contingency coefficient based on Pearson’s Chi-square), the results were obtained confirming the increase in the effectiveness of the formation of debating competence in almost 40% of the subjects when using the pedagogical monitoring system developed by us and proving the hypothesis put forward. In conclusion, it is concluded that it is expedient to further study the problem through a targeted pedagogical experiment aimed at identifying the degree of improvement in the performance indicators of debatable training of students of technical universities when using pedagogical monitoring based on a publicly available network table of progress and modern informatization tools.