bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
APROXIMACIONES TEÓRICAS DE LAS POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS CON ENFOQUE INTERCULTURAL EN LAS UNIVERSIDADES DEL PERÚ
Authors: Mujica Indira Yesenia Florez , Vega-Aparicio Victoria Puente de la , Montufar Vilma Canahuire
Published: April 2023

La interculturalidad en Perú está asociada a la diversidad cultural, este hecho redefine el rol del Estado, quien la incluye de manera transversal en toda su gestión. Las universidades públicas han adaptado sus políticas a las necesidades de la sociedad contemporánea. Los objetivos del estudio fueron: analizar las aproximaciones teóricas de las políticas públicas con enfoque intercultural en las universidades del Perú; asimismo, describir las características de las políticas públicas con enfoque intercultural en el contexto global, latinoamericano y nacional. La metodología utilizada estuvo integrada por las fases: descriptiva, interpretativa, de construcción teórica y publicación. Los resultados indican que las políticas públicas con enfoque intercultural en las universidades peruanas están en etapa embrionaria, donde las teorías predominantes son: la teoría burocrática, la teoría de la gestión pública, la teoría institucionalista y la teoría del funcionalismo. A nivel internacional el enfoque intercultural se orienta a la internacionalización y a la movilidad estudiantil, mientras que, a nivel nacional a la inclusión de poblaciones vulnerables, andinas y amazónicas; el enfoque intercultural brinda a las universidades públicas peruanas rasgos
Strain assessment of polyethylene pipes in dense sand subjected to axial displacement
Authors: Reza A. , Dhar A. S. , Rahman M.
Published: April 2023

Buried polyethylene pipes used in gas distribution systems can experience excessive wall strain when exposed to ground movement that can affect the performance of the pipes in service. This paper presents full-scale laboratory tests performed to investigate the responses of medium-density polyethylene (MDPE) gas-distribution pipes in dense sand when subjected to axial ground movement. Pipes buried in sand in a large test box were pulled at the rates of 0.5 mm/min, 1 mm/min, and 2 mm/min to simulate relative ground movement in the longitudinal direction. The test facility was instrumented to measure pulling force, pipe wall strain, and soil stress. The measured pullout force was significantly higher than predicted using the equations recommended in current design guidelines, which is attributed to the increase of normal stress on the pipe wall by shear-induced dilation of interface soil. The cavity expansion theory was successfully applied to calculate the normal stress increase. The distribution of measured strains was nonlinear along the pipe length. Assuming a parabolic distribution of the strains, simplified equations were developed to calculate pullout resistance and pipe wall strain from the relative ground displacement. The developed method reasonably predicted the pipe strain measured during the tests.
Capacitance-based compression self-sensing effectiveness of cement paste with curing time
Authors: Ozturk Murat
Published: April 2023

Capacitance-based self-sensing properties of cement pastes at different curing times were studied in this work. Cement paste samples that did not require any functional materials were tested at 7, 14 and 28 days. Continuous and discontinuous loading cycles (minimum load of 21 kPa and maximum load of 98 kPa) were applied to the cement pastes. It was found that capacitance-based self-sensing is superior to resistance-based self-sensing owing to its greater dependence on stress and reversibility. The capacitance change was found to be irreversible for the 7-day cement paste sample owing to irreversible deformation. Over time, capacitive self-sensing became more effective. The stress sensitivity (fractional increase in capacitance divided by stress) for the 28-day cement paste sample was 2.54 × 10−8/Pa. It was also found that, with an increase in hydration time, the capacitance decreased, indicating the strength increase in cement paste can also be sensed with capacitance measurements.
A multidimensional criteria for designing refugee camps: the case of Al Baqa'a, Jordan
Authors: Aburamadan Rania Fayiz
Published: April 2023

Humanistic needs of refugees are widely considered in early camp designs. Several of them evolve to more than just a temporary solution, having generations of refugees spending years in these settlements. During this time, refugees experience multiple humanistic needs, such as social and cultural adequacy, sustainability, community integration and improved access to essential services. Considering these conceptualisations, a multidimensional approach to refugee camp design is required in terms of urban planning development. The paper employs the case study of Al Baqa’a camp in Jordan to explore the use of integrated criteria specifications as a solution for capturing the multidimensional elements of refugees’ higher-level needs and their impact on urban planning development. The criteria were formulated from literature based on human needs theories, international refugee studies and reports from humanitarian organisations and developed through fieldwork and observation. Outputs demonstrate how shelter requirements and urban planning by non-governmental organisations, often based on time management and budgets, differs from standards and criteria that address people's humanistic needs. A multidimensional approach to meeting the requirements of refugees living in warm and dry climates is proposed to support the multi-transitional levels of shelter and socio-spatial urban organisation and evolution taking place in refugee camps.
Association of Abdominal Endurance with Body Mass Index and Playing Hours in Collegiate Cricket Players: An Observational Study
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Shrimad Rajchandra College of Physiotehrapy, Uka Tarsadia University Bardoli, Dist: Surat, India., Ansari Aarzoo Minnat , Mirani Mumux ,   Assistant Professor, S. S. Agrawal Institute of Physiotherapy and Medical Care Education affiliated to Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), Navsari, Gujarat, India.
Published: April 2023

Objective: To find the association between abdominal endurance, Body Mass Index and playing hours in collegiate cricket players. Study design: Observational study. Settings: Uka Tarsadia University, Bardoli, Gujarat, India. Participants: 101 collegiate male cricket players with ages ranging from 18-24 years. Outcome measures: The abdominal endurance of all the players were assessed using the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Curl-up test. Body mass index (BMI) and the number of playing hours per week were recorded as the other outcome measures. Results: The players exhibited excellent abdominal endurance. Pearson coefficient correlation test was used to assess the association of abdominal endurance with BMI and playing hours. The results showed that there was no association between abdominal endurance with BMI. However, there was a significant correlation found between abdominal endurance and plying hours in collegiate cricket players. Conclusion: It is concluded from the present study that abdominal endurance is associated with plying hours. Hence, for enhancing abdominal endurance one should consider increasing the playing hours, so as to improve overall performance. Also, the results showed that abdominal endurance is independent of BMI. KEY WORDS: Abdominal Endurance, Body Mass Index, Cricket, Sports Medicine, Crurl-Up Test.
On the nature of the ultrarelativistic prompt emission phase of GRB 190114C and GRB 180720B
Authors: RUFFINI R.
Published: April 2023

A profound difference has occurred in the analysis of GRBs initially analyzed in the domain of gamma-ray astronomy with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and the BATSE Detector with the extension to X-ray astronomy and optical astronomy introduced by Beppo-SAX and the KEK and VLT optical observatory, followed by the AGILE, Fermi mission, Niels Gehrels SWIFT mission as well as HEHSS and MAGIC observations.
An authentic ``Copernican revolution" has occurred in the transition from the traditional model of GRBs originating in a single star progenitor (collapsar) to GRBs with a binary progenitor composed of a CO core and a companion NS.
We evidence from 24 SN observations related to GRBs that all of them, once analyzed with the general relativistic corrections, can be identified with I Bc Sn with a common value of the luminosity and common time of occurrence of the peak of the optical emission. This can be understood in terms of a precursor composed of a CO core and a binary NS companion. By contrast, the GRBs differ profoundly in their energetics which can be expressed in terms of 3 different classes of BDHNe: BDHN I, BDHN II, BDHN III, also originating from precursors composed of a CO core and a binary companion.
It is pointed out how the analysis of these systems has profoundly modified the concept of the BH and the associated fundamental physics necessary for their description since the
publication of ``Introducing the Black Hole" by Ruffini and Wheeler in 1971. At first, it is illustrated how the most radical change has occurred in the introduction of the effective BH charge, with an electric field only function of the BH dimensionless spin and a background magnetic field $B0$. This definitely indicates the abandonment of the Kerr--Newman solution in favour of the Kerr metric, for energy extraction processes in BH physics. We then enter in the detailed description of the ``seven Seals", the seven Episodes characterizing GRB 190114c and the associated SN 2019jrj.

Based on the article by Aimuratov et al., in preparation.
Cosmology with gamma-ray bursts
Authors: AMATI Lorenzo
Published: April 2023

Gamma-ray bursts constitute one of the most fascinating and relevant phenomena in modern science,
with strong implications for several fields of astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics.
In this short review, I focus on the prospective key-role of GRBs for cosmology. Indeed, the huge
luminosity, the redshift distribution extending at least up to $z\sim10$ and the association with
the explosive death of very massive stars make long GRBs (i.e., those lasting up to a few
minutes) potentially extremely powerful probes for shedding light on main open issues in our
understanding of the early Universe: star formation rate evolution up to the first generation of
stars (pop-III), cosmic reionization, luminosity function and metallicity evolution of
primordial galaxies up to the ``cosmic dawn". At the same time, interesting correlations between
luminosity/radiated energy and spectral photon peak energy are the subject of intensive
investigations for ``standardizing" GRBs and using them for measuring cosmological parameters,
investigating the nature and evolution of ``dark energy" and testing non-standard cosmological
models. I will also report on the status, concepts and expected performances of space mission
projects aiming at fully exploiting these potentialities of the GRB phenomenon, thus
providing an ideal sinergy with the large e.m. facilities of the future like LSST, ELT, TMT, SKA,
CTA, ATHENA.
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF CORRUPTION AND CIRCULAR DEBT ON ENERGY CRISIS IN PAKISTAN
Authors:   Kohat University of Science & Technology, Arif Seema , Khan Alam ,   Kohat University of Science & Technology, Khan Dilawar ,   Kohat University of Science & Technology
Published: April 2023

The main purpose of this study was to explore the impact of corruption and circular debt on energy crises in the case of Pakistan. For this purpose, the study used annual time series data and employed an ARDL F-bounds test approach to achieve the determined objectives. The findings of the ARDL model reported that corruption, circular debt, and population have a positive impact, while industrial GDP and distribution and transmission contribute negatively to short- and long-term energy crises. Consequently, this study helps policy makers to focus on the issue of corruption and circular debt in the energy sector of Pakistan.
EVALUATION OF PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Authors:   Federal University of Santa Catarina, Rodrigues Kassia Tonheiro , Matos Lucas dos Santos ,   Federal University of Santa Catarina, Ensslin Sandra Rolim ,   Federal University of Santa Catarina, Ensslin Leonardo ,   Federal University of Santa Catarina, Dutra Ademar ,   Southern University of Santa Catarina, Mussi Clarissa Carneiro ,   Southern University of Santa Catarina
Published: April 2023

This study aimed to understand what the literature has been approaching regarding public sector innovation and which measurement practices have been used, in addition to seeking research opportunities. The process was guided by the ProKnow-C instrument, a process of selection and critical analysis of the literature which allowed the selection of 33 articles. In general, it was found that: (i) the meaning of what innovation is has changed over the years; (ii) although there are attempts to evaluate these innovations, they are still incipient, especially in defining what is being considered as an innovation, which qualitative scale best represents what innovation is, how to transform this qualitative (ordinal) scale into a mathematical scale (cardinal); (iii) the evaluation has been promoted by the adoption of methods from the private sector, which are considered inappropriate for the public sector, since they make use of successes interpreted in organizations with divergent contexts. The results of the study make it possible to form, on the basis of institutional situational perception and needs, an instrument that meets the properties of measurement and determine the direction of managerial activity.
Sexual and reproductive health and infertility
Authors: Babar Ali
Published: April 2023

Infertility and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) are significant challenges worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Teenagers living in urban slums that are quickly developing are frequently disregarded, despite the efforts of international organizations to enhance access to services and information for residents of these areas. It is common for women to blame for infertility, even when their spouse has clinical infertility; this contributes to a bias in the relevant body of research. In order to address these issues, policies on sexual and reproductive health need to be evidence-based, they need to take into account various points of view and they need to combat negative stereotypes and inequities. Comprehensive programs that prepare healthcare providers and non-clinical service providers are crucial. This review highlights the importance of addressing systemic issues, such as gender norms and economic disparities, in promoting sexual and reproductive health care to achieve desired reproductive outcomes.
Increase in the number of consultations for early telarche and the subsequent diagnosis of early or early puberty in pediatric endocrinology in Alava, after the confinement suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Leyre Aurora Vilella San Martin , Ignacio Díez López , Amaia San Martín Orayen , Sandra Maeso Méndez , Ainhoa Sarasua Miranda
Published: April 2023

Introduction: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and home confinement measures, many of our routines and daily habits have been both affected and modified. Have these factors conditioned a real increase in precocious (PP) and accelerated puberty (AP)? Objectives: This is an observational and retrospective study in which the incidence of medical consultations due to premature thelarche is compared between March to December 2019 and 2020. The medical consultations occurred in the Pediatric Endocrinology (PE) consultation of our hospital. Patients and methods: The analysis involved 75 cases of young girls consulted with premature thelarche in 2019 and 97 girls which were consulted in 2020. From each patient, different variables were analyzed, such as somatometry, hormones, eco, and treatment. Results: In 2019, 75 first visits of PE were due to premature thelarche in young girls (accounting for 2.46% of the total number of first visits carried out in Pediatrics Outpatient Clinics (POC) and 16.77% of PE first visits). However, in 2020, 97 first visits were due to PE (3.52% of the total first-time visits of OC and 23.3% in PE). It was found that in 2020 the number of first-time visits due to premature thelarche increased by 28% compared to 2019 (p: 0.0001 mean comparison). In 2019, out of the 75 consultations due to premature thelarche, 40% were diagnosed with an earlier physiological puberty. Conversely in 2020, out of the 97 consultations, 61.77% had normal physiological puberty. These figures represent an OR of 1.54 (p: 0.02 t Student for independent samples). It was evaluated whether the patients had experienced > 3kg weight gain above 6 months prior to the medical visit. In 2020, 31.57% of patients experienced weight gain, whereas 68.42% did not. In 2019 patients who experienced weight gain accounted for 12.16% and 87.83% did not experience significant weight gain (p: 0.01 t Student for independent samples). Conclusion: Our data demonstrates there has been an increase in the incidence of referrals from Primary Attention to Pediatric Endocrinology to examine advanced thelarche during the period of lockdown measures (2020), in addition to an increase in the number of diagnostics of PP and AP in young girls in our hospital when compared to figures for 2019. Furthermore, in 2020 there was a greater number of patients who experienced a weight gain increase 6 months prior to the medical consultations. We hypothesize that the lockdown inflicted sedentary lifestyles together with changes in dietary habits, promoting weight gain in patients. This effect could have caused a body fat mass increase in girls, suggesting a “trigger effect” in the activation of the gonadal axis, causing a rise in the number of early puberty cases. IRB: CIEC 01/2017.
Preparation of Tissue Sections for Proteomic Analysis v2
Authors: Allen Jamie
Published: April 2023

Scope: To describe the procedure for the lysis, reduction/alkylation, trypsin digestion, and clean-up of protein extracts from tissue sections. Lysis will cover the lysing of tissue and protein concentration. Acetone precipitation will cover the precipitation of proteins. Digestion will cover the process for digesting 100 µg of protein using Promega Rapid Trypsin/LysC. Clean-up will cover the desalting and sample-loading process using EvoTips to prepare the samples for LC-MS/MS proteomics analysis. Expected Outcome/Data: Cell samples lysed, digested, and desalted for analysis on MS instrument. Samples to be analyzed within one or two days of desalting.
NCBI submission protocol for microbial pathogen surveillance v2
Authors: Timme Ruth
Published: April 2023

PURPOSE: Step-by-step instructions for submitting pathogen whole genome sequence data to NCBI and to the NCBI Pathogen Detection portal. This protocol covers the steps needed to establish a new NCBI submission environment for your laboratory, including the creation of new BioProject(s) and submission groups. Once these are step up, the protocol then walks through the process for submitting raw reads to SRA and sample metadata to BioSample through the Submission portal. SCOPE: for use by any laboratory submitting WGS data for bacterial pathogens, including pathogens under surveillance at NCBI Pathogen Detection. (This includes US laboratories in GenomeTrakr, NARMS, Vet-LIRN, PulseNet, and other non-US networks and submitters). For new submitters, there's quite a bit of groundwork that needs to be established before a laboratory can start its first data submission. We recommend that one person in the laboratory take a few days to get everything set up in advance of when you expect to do your first data submission. If you need a pipeline for frequent or large volume submissions, follow Step 1 to get your NCBI submission environment established, then contact gb-admin@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov to set up an account for submitting through the API. This protocol covers submission using NCBI's Submission Portal web-interface. Version history: V4: updated screenshots to reflect NCBI submission portal changes. Updated custom BioSample template. V5: Linking directly to the metadata template guidance instead of including duplicate copies of the files in this protocol. Updated screenshot for choosing the pathogen template to reflect changes at NCBI. V6: minor edits including updating links out to other protocols. V7: Updated guidance for creating new BioProjects, including projects for non-targeted species V8: Corrected the multi-species umbrella project accession in Step 1.5
IMS Data Processing v1
Authors: Migas Lukasz
Published: April 2023

This protocol describes spectral alignment and mass calibration of IMS data beginning with Bruker (.d) raw files. Mass calibration is performed based on several well-characterized lipids.
Comparison of Methane Production Utilizing Raw and Acidogenic Effluent Coming from Sago Starch Processing in Anaerobic Sequencing Batch Reactor (ASBR)
Authors:   Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Mohamad Sabri Rafiqqah , Md Jahim Jamaliah ,   Chemical Engineering Programme Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Takriff Mohd Sobri ,   Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Yunus Nurleyna ,   CRAUN Research Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia, Trisakti Bambang ,   Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sumatra Utara
Published: April 2023

In this research, a study of anaerobic digestion to generate methane in anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR) were conducted in a single stage system (using raw sago mill effluent (SME) as substrate) and two stage system (using acidogenic effluents from hydrogenic reactor treating sago mill effluent) operated under mesophilic condition. The experiment was carried out over a range of hydraulic retention times (HRT) of 12 to 1.5 days in both single and two stage system, respectively. The corresponding organic loading rate (OLR) was 1.21 to 9.90 kg COD/m3.d and 1.41 to 11.17 kg COD/m3.d, respectively. The performance of methane generation and organic matter degradation of these two systems were evaluated and compared. The highest methane production rate (MPR) and methane yield (MY) were obtained from the two-stage system under HRT 2 days at 1.7111 L CH4/Lreactor.d and 0.2257 L CH4/g CODremoved respectively with a maximum percentage of COD reduction of 82%. Meanwhile, single stage system operated under the same HRT obtained lower methane production rate at 1.254 L CH4/Lreactor.d and methane yield of 0.2217 L CH4/g CODremoved. Overall, this study demonstrated a two-stage system is able to provide higher methane productivity as compared to a single stage system.
Civic Engagement in a Citizen-Led Living Lab for Smart Cities: Evidence From South Korea
Authors: Park Jooho , Fujii Sayaka
Published: April 2023

Smart cities have emerged in the hope of solving growing urban problems. In addition, unlike past citizen participation in tokenism, new technologies in smart cities have shed light on creating cities with high levels of civic engagement. However, contrary to expectations, technology-centric smart city development has resulted in a lack of opportunities for citizen participation. Consequently, smart cities are increasingly adopting a citizen-centric living lab methodology. Previous research on living labs has emphasized the significance of civic engagement and the potential as a collaborative platform for governments, businesses, and citizens. However, keeping individuals engaged and motivated during the living lab process might be challenging. This study examined the significance of citizens’ active participation and determined the elements that influence the level of participation in a living lab. In this study, the first citizen-led living laboratory in South Korea was selected as the subject of a case study. An empirical analytic approach was adopted and a survey was conducted among living lab participants regarding their level of participation and the sociocultural elements that may impact it. Our findings revealed that living lab activities were associated with enhanced civic self-esteem and positive attitudes toward smart cities. Moreover, they display the socioeconomic elements that influence the degree of participation. This study offers evidence that living lab activities encourage citizen engagement by giving participants a sense of empowerment during the co-creation process with multiple stakeholders, boosting civic competency through learning activities, and improving a sense of community ownership.
Organization of preparation for celebrating soviet mass holidays (on the example of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of «October» in the Pervomaisk district)
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko national University of Kyiv, Masnenko Nazarii
Published: April 2023

With the coming to power of the Bolsheviks, in particular on the territory of Ukraine, considerable attention was paid to the creation of new cultural and ideological standards and their spread among the population. For this, they tried to attract and apply various means and tools, one of which was the creation of a new festive culture. One of the first reforms implemented by the Bolsheviks was the calendar reform of 1918, the transition to the Gregorian calendar and the creation of their own holiday culture. Thus, a number of holidays were created, which were designed to supplant and replace the festive culture of the Russian Empire, as well as to establish Bolshevik control over this sphere. Festive culture was one of the most important tools with which the Bolsheviks tried to convey, spread and consolidate ideological and cultural standards, solutions to political or economic problems among the population. Therefore, Soviet holidays were characterized by centralization and uniformity, and were held according to a single model. For this, appropriate preparation was created and carried out, which was especially important during the preparation for public holidays, for example, the commemoration of the «October» anniversaries, in particular at the local level. The article examines the personalities of the organization of preparation for soviet mass holidays at the local level in the USSR, using the example of preparation for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of «October» in the Pervomaisk district in 1927; the organization and activities of the commissions that prepared for the holiday in the Pervomaisk district are analyzed and covered, the peculiarities of the course of preparation for the holiday are revealed. Keywords: soviet mass holidays, 10th anniversary of «October», Commission for the preparation of the 10th anniversary celebration «October», organization of preparation, unification, centralization.
Violent Collectivization in the Western Regions of Ukrainian SSR in the Post-war Period
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Soroka Iurii , Kolomiiets Nataliia ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: April 2023

The article reveals the violent nature of the so-called «socialist transformations» carried out by the Soviet totalitarian system, which were the most clearly manifested in the nationalization of agriculture in the production region. Over the centuries, a single-person farm type of management developed in the western Ukrainian region, and the peasant cherished private ownership of land as the highest value. The purpose of the forced collectivization of the western Ukrainian countryside was to strike a blow at the wealthy and middle-class economy, to socialize them and thereby undermine the basic social base of the national liberation insurgent movement. The peasantry was attracted to the collective farms by methods of economic coercion, intimidation and resettlement from the farms and as a result of other repressive measures. The peculiarity of obtaining agricultural production was that one, being carried out mainly by workers sent from the eastern regions. Due to the fact that the proper material and technical base was not laid for collectivization in its first years, internal tension grew in the village, which, at the same time as the destruction of the traditional system, led to the undermining of agricultural production and the impoverishment of the population. For a long time, the ideas of violent collectivization brought to Ukrainian territory from outside were not accepted and supported by the main mass of rural workers. The establishment of Soviet power in the Western Ukrainian region was carried out by traditional forced command-administrative and repressive-punitive methods already tested in the pre-war period, completely ignoring the local socio-economic and spiritual-cultural specifics, relying on the repressive machine and the military forces support.
Nanashki in the wedding ceremony of Mykolaiv region (the end of the 1970s)
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Bezditna Daryna ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Konta Rostyslav ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: April 2023

Ukrainian wedding as a series of ritual actions connected with certain social and legal customs required a number of specific actors to perform. Almost all the guests were participants in the ceremonies, but there were those who played the main role in the wedding event and without whom the wedding would lose its significance. The example of the regional features of the Mykolaiv Oblast in the wedding rituals of Ukrainians are the ritual characters «nanashko» and «nanashka». The issue discussed in this work is an actual direction of ethnological science, as this topic is little studied in the specialized literature. Today, there is practically no source base and publications on this topic. Based on the authors’ field research, the article examines the peculiarities of ritual characters in the wedding ceremony of Mykolaiv Oblast in the late 1970s. The result of the study was the identification of regional and local features of wedding ceremonies in this region. The article analyzes the role and functions of the ritual characters «nanashko» and «nanashka». The authors highlight the local features of the participation of ritual characters, their ritual actions and duties in three cycles of wedding rituals – pre-wedding, wedding and post-wedding. During the whole wedding, Nanashka performed one of the main missions – leading the ceremony. Their participation in an important family event such as a wedding symbolized the approval of marriage at the public level. Accordingly, endowed with these powers, they were morally responsible for following the wedding script. It was concluded that nanashky not only played an important role in wedding ceremonies, but also accompanied the newlyweds throughout their lives and remained very important people for the couple.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome and microbiome: Implications for women’s health
Authors: N Patel , D Singh , V Lokary , IA Shaker
Published: April 2023

The endocrine condition known as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is complicated and diverse. It impacts between 4 to 20 % of women of reproductive age and is linked to a significant risk of infertility, obesity, and insulin resistance. The aetiology of PCOS remains unclear and can be multifactorial, including genetic, neuroendocrine, and metabolic causes. Recent studies in humans have shown an association between changes in the gut and vaginal microbiome and the metabolic and clinical parameters of PCOS. The aim of this review was to understand the relationship between PCOS and the microbiome, including any potential underlying mechanisms, and to look at potential therapeutic strategies to improve the therapeutic approach for patients. As a result, a hypothesis is postulated that changes in the microbiota contribute to the development of PCOS and explored the therapeutic opportunities which include probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation and IL-22.
The Feminist Teacher’s Dilemma: Faculty Labor and the Culture of Sexual Violence in Higher Education
Authors: LARSON STEPHANIE R.
Published: April 2023

While activists and scholars have interrogated the problem of campus sexual assault, studies have yet to understand its effects on faculty labor. In this analytical essay, Stephanie R. Larson expands studies of campus sexual violence by addressing how ineffective reporting procedures and inadequate mechanisms of response have consequences for minoritized faculty that are not acknowledged by their institutions. Drawing on interview data with twenty humanities faculty members across a range of disciplines, ranks, and types of institutions, she analyzes how the invisible labor around reporting and responding to sexual violence creates a hostile work environment and ultimately exacerbates inequalities in higher education, illustrating how individuals who identify as women, people of color, and/or queer are especially subject to this additional labor. The essay concludes with implications for curriculum, policy, and advocacy.
Targeted training of the function of walking according to the stance and single support phase in patients in the early recovery period of cerebral stroke
Authors: Skvortsov Dmitry V. , Kaurkin Sergey N. , Ivanova Galina E. , Suvorov Andrey Yu.
Published: April 2023

Background: The phases of support and single support on a limb are significant basic parameters of walking (phase of support means the whole limb support time, while the phase of single support is when only one limb is on the ground). Both can be used as targets for biofeedback training.
Aim: to investigate the effectiveness of both target parameters for training the function of walking with biofeedback in patients in the early recovery period of cerebral stroke.
Methods: The study involved 40 patients, 20 in each group, who underwent a training course to harmonize walking: the first group for the period of support, and the second group for the period of single support. The control group of healthy people also consisted of 20 people. We studied the spatiotemporal parameters of walking at an arbitrary pace at the beginning and after the end of the training course, as well as classical clinical scales. The treadmill training consisted of 10 sessions.
Results: The clinical and biomechanical parameters of walking changed their values in the direction of a significant improvement in the performance. At the same time, the biomechanical parameters of the second group indicated a more severe functional state before the start of the treatment, with the same clinical parameters according to the Barthel scale, Rivermead Mobility Index, modified Rankin scale, rehabilitation routing scale, and manual muscle testing. In the first group, indirect data were obtained on the possible effect of the target indicator on the training and direct data on its effect on the function of a healthy limb, which also allows increasing the load on the paretic one. In the second group, there were no reliable data on the effect of biofeedback training on the functional outcome.
Conclusion: The conducted study showed that the classical clinical assessment of the patient's condition may not correspond to the instrumental functional study of walking. When using the support period as the training target parameter, indirect evidence was obtained that such a training is effective.
A pilot study to determine the relationship of changes in the characteristics of β1- and β2-adrenoreceptors against the background of the use of β2-agonists with clinically significant parameters in patients with cardiovascular pathology
Authors: Smolyakova Ekaterina V. , Skoblov Yuri S. , Skoblova Natalia A. , Rvacheva Anna V. , Bondarets Olga V. , Eremenko Anna V. , Kelekhsaev Ivan A. , Chazova Irina E. , Zykov Kirill A.
Published: April 2023

Background: Comorbid cardiovascular and bronchoobstructive diseases worsens disease course and prognosis and causes difficulties in therapy. Effectiveness 2-agonists (cornerstone of bronchoobstructive pathology treatment) depends on -adrenoreceptors state. Therefore, a detailed study of the functional state of beta-adrenoreceptors is necessary. Aim: to evaluate the relationship of changes in the characteristics of 1- and 2-adrenoreceptors, against the background of the use of 2-agonists in patients with cardiovascular and bronchoobstructive diseases with clinically significant parameters. Methods: In the pilot single-center prospective study during 2.5 years 45 patients (15 with cardiovascular and 30 with bronchoobstructive diseases) were included. Anamnestic data and complaints were collected and laboratory and instrumental studies were performed. Modified radioligand analysis on blood T-lymphocytes using radiolabeled Cyanopindolol and unlabeled selective ligands (ICI 118551, CGP 20712) before and after salbutamol and formoterol was performed and the binding activity of 1- and 2-adrenoreceptors was determined. Results: The correlation analysis between clinically significant parameters and changes in the specific binding index of 1- and 2-adrenoreceptors confirmed its clinical relevance. In test with beta-agonists in cardiovascular and bronchoobstructive diseases patients, an increase in the specific binding index of 1-adrenoreceptors is associated with clinical, laboratory and instrumental parameters of a favorable course of the disease, and an increase in the specific binding index of 2-adrenoreceptors is associated with negative. In the cardiovascular group without bronchoobstructive diseases with salbutamol an increase in the specific binding index of 1-adrenoreceptors was associated with parameters of unfavorable disease course, while an increase in the specific binding index of 2-adrenoreceptors did not have a clear associative relationship with clinical characteristics. Conclusions: The association of changes in the specific binding index of 1- and 2-adrenoreceptors in patients with cardiovascular and bronchoobstructive diseases with clinically significant parameters during acute tests with short- and long-acting 2-agonists was revealed, which in the future may provide an opportunity to identify patients with an unfavorable course of the disease.
A fluorescent microspheres-based microfluidic test system for the detection of immunoglobulin G to SARS-CoV-2
Authors: Shakurov Ruslan I. , Shansky Yaroslav D. , Prusakov Kirill A. , Sizova Svetlana V. , Dudik Stepan P. , Plotnikova Lyudmila V. , Manuvera Valentin A. , Klinov Dmitry V. , Lazarev Vassili N. , Bespyatykh Julia A. , Basmanov Dmitriy V.
Published: April 2023

Background: The pandemic of the new coronavirus infection, COVID-19, is currently ongoing in the world. Over the years, the pathogen, SARS-CoV-2, has undergone a series of mutational genome changes, which has led to the spread of various genetic variants of the virus. Meanwhile, the methods used to diagnose SARS-CoV-2, to establish the disease stage and to assess the immunity, are nonspecific to SARS-CoV-2 variants and time-consumable. Thus, the development of new methods for diagnosing COVID-19, as well as their implementation in practice, is currently an important direction. In particular, application of systems based on chemically modified fluorescent microspheres (with a multiplex assay for target protein molecules) opens great opportunities. Aim: development of a microfluidic diagnostic test system based on fluorescent microspheres for the specific detection of immunoglobulins G (IgG) to SARS-CoV-2. Methods: A collection of human serum samples was characterized using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and commercially available reagent kits. IgG to SARS-CoV-2 in the human serum were detected by the developed immunofluorescent method using microspheres containing the chemically immobilized RBD fragment of the SARS-CoV-2 (Kappa variant) viral S-protein. Results: The level of IgG in the blood serum of recovered volunteers was 9-300 times higher than that in apparently healthy volunteers, according to ELISA (p0.001). Conjugates of fluorescent microspheres with the RBD-fragment of the S-protein, capable of specifically binding IgG from the blood serum, have been obtained. The immune complexes formation was confirmed by the fluorescence microscopy data; the fluorescence intensity of secondary antibodies in the immune complexes formed on the surface of microspheres was proportional to the content of IgG (r 0.963). The test system had a good predictive value (AUC 70.3%). Conclusion: A test system has been developed, based on fluorescent microspheres containing the immobilized RBD fragment of the SARS-CoV-2 S-protein, for the immunofluorescent detection of IgG in the human blood serum. When testing the system on samples with different levels of IgG to SARS-CoV-2, its prognostic value was shown. The obtained results allow us to present the test system as a method to assess the level of immunoglobulins to SARS-CoV-2 in the human blood serum for the implementation in clinical practice. The test system can also be integrated into various microfluidic systems to create chips and devices for the point-of-care diagnostics.
Experience in using computer programs as part of the bloodstain
Authors: Leonov Sergey V. , Pinchuk Pavel V. , Shakiryanova Juliya P.
Published: April 2023

Bloodstain examination is performed when it is necessary to assess the trace pattern at the scene of the incident and determine the features of the mechanism of their formation. Examining multiple blood traces is a time-consuming and lengthy process. Simultaneously, in foreign countries, it has already been partially switched to automatic mode using computer programs. The development of the computer program Autodesk AutoCAD in Russia has enabled the use of a specialized application, Elcovision Forensic, with which the location of the blood source, distance to it, and size are evaluated using marked traces of blood recorded at the scene, as well as three-dimensional models that can be built in software or used objects already built in other three-dimensional reconstruction programs.
This study presents the experience of using the computer program Elcovision Forensic on two expert practice examples. In both cases, according to the traces of blood recorded at the scene, it was necessary to reconstruct individual stages of the incident. In one of the cases, the possibilities of working with three-dimensional models produced from photographs of the scene are shown. In the second case, blood traces were analyzed directly from digital photographs.
The main stages of work and functions of the computer program are shown in the examples of bloodstain examinations. The use of Elcovision Forensic in the framework of specific examinations enabled solving of situational issues and establishing individual damage circumstances.
Under the Cover of Meta-Institutions. Home as a Meta-Institutional Concept
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Technical University, Litvintsev Denis B. , Litvintseva Galina P. ,   Novosibirsk State Technical University
Published: April 2023

In institutional studies, there is still no unified approach to understanding meta-institutions and the criteria for referring to them. The purpose of this work is to establish the methodological legitimacy of using the term "meta-institution" in various sciences (economics, sociology, philosophy, etc.), consider the level of mental models and explore individual examples of meta-institutional concepts. The article presents a critical analysis of the theories of meta-institutions in various foreign and Russian studies, based on an interdisciplinary approach. It is concluded that meta-institutions should not be identified with basic, global, total and macro-institutions. The most adequate interpretation of meta-institutions, which are actually mental models (constructs) in terms of D. North, is the theory of meta-institutional concepts (for example, power, solidarity, exchange, etc.). The habit of thinking and the instinct of idle curiosity, according to T. Veblen, create the basis for the formation and, in fact, are the condition for the possibility of the existence of all institutions and relevant social practices. In conclusion, the authors put forward a hypothesis about the possibility of considering home as a meta-institutional concept. The results and conclusions obtained in the course of this study contribute to the further development of institutional theory and can serve as a basis for the analysis of specific socio-economic institutions and meta-institutional concepts.
Aphasia or Scientific Revolution? (Discourses of Soviet Marxist and non-Marxist Economists in the 1980–1990s)
Authors:   Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Orekhovsky Petr A.
Published: April 2023

The change of discourse among Soviet economists preceded the change in the social structure of the USSR. Due to these changes, there appeared a number of socio-economic phenomena that could not be described in terms previously known to economists of the time. This led to a painful disorder of the collective cognitive structure shared by Russian economists – aphasia. The changes that took place in the economy of the country could not be described in Marxist terms of progress: the latter did not allow the «restoration of capitalism» after many years of «mature socialism» domination. At the same time, barter, non-payments, and the financial pyramid built by the state did not fit into the liberal discourse either. The main force behind the delegitimization and destruction of the Soviet social order was the Marxists. They defined the phenomena they observed as «non-socialist», which led them to the conclusion that the bureaucracy and the nomenklatura dominated the USSR. From the ugly pseudo-socialist state, they suggested moving towards «true socialism». But the democratic transformations they proposed largely coincided with those that figured in the official authoritative Marxist discourse. Against this background the gradual transition to the dominance of the liberal economic discourse is quite natural. However, at the first stage of the political confrontation the calls for economic liberalization were accompanied by the sympathy of domestic liberals for authoritarianism A. Pinochet, which could not but cause their subsequent discredit. Nevertheless, after 1998 there was a rapid period of «normalization» of the discussion. Liberal discourse becomes the main one and acquires respectability, both in politicians’ discussions (including the communists) and in the academic environment. The discourse of Yu.V. Yaremenko made it possible to see the structural imbalance of the Soviet economy. Under these conditions, the transition to the market «cut off» most of the non-competitive industries leading to the fact that Russia was among the poor countries. The decisions to release prices and launch a decentralized mechanism for bank lending to investments were necessary to eliminate the main structural imbalances. This approach has been relegated to the periphery of economic discussions. The interpretation of the transition of speech practices from Marxism to the modern economic mainstream as a scientific revolution is a retrospective rationalization of the catastrophe that occurred. The period during which most of the judgments of Russian economists were poorly correlated with the observed phenomena. Most works of that time are now forgotten. The author characterizes now forgotten ways of discussing economic phenomena as aphasia.
Estudo cinético das transições estruturais lamelar → hexagonal e hexagonal→ amorfo, em amostras de sílica
Authors: Farias Robson Fernandes de
Published: April 2023

Utilizando-se o método não-isotérmico de Coats-Redefern, os parâmetros cinéticos associados às transições estruturais: lamelar-hexagonal e hexagonal-amorfo em amostras de sílica são calculados, mediante o uso de dados termogravimétricos. [...]