bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Trends and Spatiotemporal Patterns of Meteorological Drought Incidence in North Wollo, Northeastern Highlands of Ethiopia
Authors: Wassie Simachew Bantigegn , Mengistu Daniel Ayalew , Birlie Arega Bazezew
Published: October 2021

The study was aimed to detect and characterize meteorological drought risk areas using remote sensing data in North Wollo, Ethiopia. Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Stations (CHIRPS) rainfall estimate was used to compute Z-Score Index (ZSI) and depict droughts during the meher season (2000 – 2019). MOD13Q1 from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image datasets was also used to generate Land Surface Temperature (LST) to investigate its association and trend with ZSI and the precipitation. To analyze the seasonal and annual rainfall trend, Mann-Kendal (MK) test was applied, and Sen’s slope estimator was used to fix the magnitude of change. The MK test result revealed that an increasing trend of total annual rainfall (1.2 – 10.7 mm year-1) has been observed in many districts, while the kiremt season showed a decreasing trend (-0.43 to -3.85 mm year-1). However, the belg (0.05 – 0.23 mm), and bega (0.54 – 2.80 mm) seasons revealed a slightly increasing trend in some districts. The ZSI value revealed that 2002, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, and 2019 were characterized by a rainfall deficit resulting in droughts. Though the spatial extent and intensity level varies, there has been drought incidence in the area each year. However, 2009 and 2015 were the driest years with Z-score intensity of -2.01 to -2.84. Based on the regression and correlation result, ZSI has positive significant relationship (r = 0.93 – 0.99) with precipitation, and negative (r = -0.1 to -0.52) with LST. Thus, ZSI showed a significant increasing trend with rising precipitation and decreasing with LST. In the last 20 years, each district of the area encountered a rainfall deficit repeatedly (15 – 18 times), so that the area is categorized as an extremely high meteorological drought risk zone. Such spatiotemporal meteorological drought risk events have an imminent threat to the rainfed agricultural activities imposing immense influence on agro-based livelihoods of the local community. Therefore, it demands continuous drought monitoring and application of effective early warning systems.
The prognostic roles of PYCR2 and ZBTB18 expression in tissues of colorectal carcinoma and Non-neoplastic tissues; an immunohstochemical study
Authors: Harb Ola , Elfeky Mariem A. , Wadea Fady M. , Elsayed Ahmed M. , Shorbagy Shereen El , Alattar Ahmed Z. , Amin Ahmed F. , Amin Mohamed Farouk , Almoregy Abdelwahab S.
Published: October 2021

Background: it will be important to detect novel biomarkers which are responsible for progression and spread of CRC for better evaluation of patients’ prognosis, better management and development of recent therapeutic targets. Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 2 (PYCR2), in humans is encoded on chromosome 1q42.12. PYCR2 metabolic activity was linked to oncogenesis in many cancers. ZBTB18, a zinc finger transcriptional repressor was found to have tumor suppressor role and was found to be methylated in CRC.Detailed assessment of prognostic roles of PYCR2 and ZBTB18 CRC patients are not sufficiently studied. Aim of the study was to evaluate tissue protein expression of PYCR2 and ZBTB18 in CRC and adjacent non-neoplastic intestinal tissues to detect their roles in CRC carcinogenesis, progression and metastases. Patients and methods: After application of inclusion criteria, 60 CRC patients were included in the study. Tissue samples from tumor and adjacent non-neoplastic tissues of included patients were stained with PYCR2 and ZBTB18.Patients were followed up for about 30 months (range from 10-36 month). We correlate between markers expression, clinicopathological and prognostic parameters.Results: upregulation of PYCR2 and down regulation of ZBTB18 was found in CRC than adjacent non-neoplastic colonic mucosa (p= 0.026 and p<0.001 respectively). High expression of PYCR2 and low expression of ZBTB18 were positively correlated with large tumor size, higher grade, advanced tumor stage, presence of spread to lymph node and presence of distant metastases (p<0.001). High PYCR2 and low ZBTB18 expression were signifi­cantly associated with poor response to therapy (p = 0.008, 0.0.17 respectively), high incidence of progression and relapse recurrence (p=0.005), unfavorable OS rate (p=0.001).Conclusions: High expression of PYCR2 and low expression of ZBTB18 were independent predictors of CRC, progression, poor prognosis and unfavorable patient OS and PFS rates.
Risk Factors for One-Year Hospital Readmissions in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Authors: Chen Jinxia , Zhang Limin , Huang Liutao , Chen Shuxian , Xu Shuxian , Liu Huafeng
Published: October 2021

Objective: To reveal the characteristics and risk factors of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with frequent readmission to intervene early and improve the quality of care during initial hospitalizations.Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective case-control study involving 521 hospitalized patients with SLE from January 2014 to December 2016 in the Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University.Results: A total of 521 patients were enrolled, including 400 patients who were hospitalized once and 121 patients who were hospitalized repeatedly, and 23.2% of the patients were readmitted within one year. The results showed that the age of onset (odds ratio [OR] 1.022, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.007-1.036), serum albumin (OR 0.965, 95% CI 0.942-0.989), and cystatin C (OR 1.404, 95%CI 1.180 -1.670) were closely related to readmission. The most common causes of readmission were infections (52 cases, 27.08%), especially respiratory tract infections, and lupus activity or recurrence (45 cases, 23.4%).Conclusion: Special attention should be paid to SLE patients with older age of onset, low serum albumin levels, and high cystatin C levels to avoid infection and recurrence with the aim of reducing the hospital readmission rate.
Brownfield Redevelopment Query Model Based on Socioeconomic Conditions
Authors: Chen I-Chun , Yang Bo-Chieh
Published: October 2021

Redeveloping brownfields can be considered an important step in regional urban development. With breakthroughs in information technology, Taiwan has established a number of open databases, this study uses these open datasets of regional socioeconomic and environmental geo-information to develop a regional SDG map and screen suitable brownfield locations for redevelopment. This study designs Brownfield Redevelopment Query (BRQ) model that combines big data socioeconomic geographic information to link with sustainable potentiality for evaluating benefit-cost ratios (BCR). Land stakeholders can obtain useful information prior to brownfield investment. The flexible user interface design is useful to explore the outcomes of BCR (consolidation, internalities, and externalities) for four land-use scenarios (residential, industrial, commercial, and renewable energy facilities) of brownfield redevelopment. The brownfield redevelopment BCR is positively dominated by the operating profits in the reuse stage for two contaminated sites. Besides, the externalities BCR value of the studied cases is positive, particularly in converting the residential land if the site is located at level 4 and level 5 of the SDG map. Consequently, this study uses a large quantity of transparent information and flexible user interface design to develop a useful evaluation tool and to reduce the possible pitfalls associated with brownfield redevelopment for land stakeholders.
Evaluation of the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis Panel for Detection of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens
Authors: Hara Makoto , Ishihara Masaki , Nakajima Hideto
Published: October 2021

Background: Infectious meningitis and encephalitis are neurological emergencies that necessitate rapid diagnosis and treatment. Prompt initiation of empirical antimicrobials is common practice in suspected cases. However, swifter definite diagnosis and an earlier start of definitive treatment may improve outcomes. We compared the BioFire FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel, a multiplex polymerase chain reaction test, with conventional standard methods of diagnosing infectious meningitis and encephalitis.Subjects and methods: We retrospectively studied 20 patients in whom meningitis or encephalitis was diagnosed according to clinical symptoms and laboratory findings between January 2018 and December 2019 at our institution. The results of pathogen diagnosis by the FilmArray ME Panel were compared with those of conventional methods.Results: The median age of the patients was 39 years (range, 23 to 85 years), and 13 (65%) were women. The FilmArray ME Panel identified the following pathogens: herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 in two patients, HSV-2 in one, varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in four, Streptococcus pneumoniae in three, and Cryptococcus neoformans in one. This test detected additional pathogens in one patient with S. pneumoniae and in one with VZV, whereas the conventional methods did not. The median time to pathogen identification was 2 h with the FilmArray ME Panel but 4 days with conventional methods.Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the FilmArray ME Panel can detect and identify the most common pathogens faster and more sensitively than can conventional methods. This new method would thus help improve clinical outcomes through definitive diagnosis and treatment.
Detection of phishing attacks using the anti-phishing framework
Authors: Glăvan Dragoș
Published: October 2021

. In the area of computer security, phishing is a form of criminal activity that involves obtaining sensitive data, such as access data for banking applications, e-commerce applications (such as eBay or PayPal) or credit card information, using techniques to manipulate the identity data of a person or institution. A phishing attack consists of sending the attacker an electronic message, using instant messaging software or telephone, in which the user is advised to give his confidential data to win certain prizes, or is informed that they are prizes. necessary due to technical errors that led to the loss of the original data. According to the reports of the AntiPhishing Working Group (APWG) published in December 2018, phishing against banking and the payment processor was high. Almost all phishy URLs use HTTPS and use redirects to avoid detection. This paper is a comparative survey of the available methods for detecting phishing sites. There has been a comparative study of anti-phishing tools and their limitations have been found. An anti-phishing model, a framework to help detect these attacks, is discussed. The identification of this type of attack is a very important problem considering that, at present, people carry out many online transactions regarding money transfer, payment of bills or purchases.
Biometric security: Recognition according to the pattern of palm veins
Authors: Manoliu Mitica-Valentin
Published: October 2021

Palm vein recognition is a promising new biometric method, which has additional potential in the forensic field. This process is performed using light using NIR(Near-infrared) LEDs and the camera that captures the acquisition of veins. The obtained images have noise with variations of rotation and translation. Therefore, the input image made by the camera must be pre-processed using characteristic processes. A set of features is extracted based on images taken from infrared light cameras and processed in order to make authentication possible. This whole process can be accomplished by several methods. Thus, the application can be used to improve the security of military ships in restricted areas, but not only.
Cloud controlled USV over 5G network infrastructures
Authors: Sintea Sorin R.
Published: October 2021

The communication devices can transport information from data controller to a longdistance central communication point. Industry 4.0 advances the concept of mobile devices that must be controlled and monitored from long distance. This paper represents a common effort to adapt the new ITC expectations and possibilities for existing equipment. This work proposes a highway communication infrastructure which ensures communication between mobile devices and fixed 5G networks infrastructure. The solution given addresses to the control and monitoring of an USV (unnamed surface vehicle) from Cloud, using IoT services. The scope is to reliably connect the USV real-time communication through IoT services, over 5G Mobile network solution. All data are to be send in Cloud, where will be installed the USV monitoring and control application, detailed by its modules, components and their role.
Anugerah yang Meresahkan: Menggumuli Teks-Teks Kekerasan di Perjanjian Lama
Authors: Fangidae Tony Wiyaret
Published: October 2021

AbstractOld Testament readers tend to deselect or discredit texts that contain violent connotation. This creates a bad impression of the Old Testament. This article attempts to overcome the polemics about such texts within the Old Testament by offering a new theology of grace. The construction of grace is grounded on texts concerning love, justice, peace, and other words of positive values. As a conclusion, this article suggests violent-connotated texts as an unsettling grace.

AbstrakTeks-teks yang berbicara tentang kekerasan dalam Perjanjian Lama cenderung disisihkan atau diabaikan oleh pembaca. Hal itu memberi kesan buruk tentang Perjanjian Lama. Tulisan ini mencoba mencari solusi atas polemik teks-teks kekerasan di dalam Perjanjian Lama dengan menawarkan teologi anugerah yang baru. Konstruksi anugerah dilandasi oleh teks-teks yang berbicara tentang kasih, keadilan, kedamaian, dan kata-kata bernilai positif lainnya. Tulisan ini ditutup dengan mengonstruksi teks-teks kekerasan sebagai anugerah yang meresahkan.
Meta-analysis of the literature related to SDG 3 and its investment
Authors: Makarenko Inna , Plastun Alex , Situm Mario , Serpeninova Yuliia , Sorrentino Giuseppe
Published: October 2021

2020 revealed the vulnerability of the healthcare systems in most countries. It also highlighted their failure to generate serious progress in the fulfillment of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3): Ensure healthy lives and promote welfare for all at all ages. One of the key problems inhibiting its progress is the lack of financial resources. Based on a comprehensive meta-analysis of the literature related to SDG 3 and its investment, it aims to demonstrate that lack of appropriate academic support is a part of the failure to generate serious progress in the fulfillment of SDG 3. To do this academic literature published in the period 2010–2019 is analyzed. SciVal Elsevier, VosViewer, and Google Trends tools are applied for analysis. The results show that there is a significant interest in the academic circles on SDG 3 alone. However, this interest is concentrated toward its medical aspects while economic aspects, including investment, are poorly represented. This study shows that the reason for the current investment gap in SDG 3 is the lack of academic support to provide a theoretical, methodological, and analytical framework for tackling the financing problem for SDG 3.
Feminist Occidentalist Discourse in ‘Shehrazad Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems’ by Fatima Mernissi
Authors: Wissam Bitari
Published: October 2021

Occidental discourses tend to revise orientalist images about the orient. Many authors have taken the responsibility of giving a new voice to the occident and among those is Fatima Mernissi. In this regard, this paper aims at discussing the shift that has marked the writings of Fatima Mernissi with a particular focus on her book, ‘Shehrazad Goes West: Different Cultures, Different Harems’. It is undeniable that Fatima Mernissi‘s thoughts have known a radical change in terms of ideology and discourse. ‘Shehrazad Goes West’ seems to promote an Occidentalist discourse that isn’t based on appropriating orientalist rhetorical images of the orient but rather on revising/ reconsidering the tropes of essentialism, dehumanization and fixity that Orientalist texts usually opt for. From an auto-orientalist discourse that Mernissi advocated in her narrative Dreams of Trespass, we move to another discourse that manifests itself in ‘Shehrazad Goes West’, which is Occidentalism. In this article, based on a postcolonial feminist approach, I argue that Fatima Mernissi uses another approach of occidentalism in her construction of Western gender relations and the space of Western Harem. Instead of constructing a counter-hegemonic discourse to orientalism that based on misrepresenting the “other” and denying their voices, Eastern representation of the West in ‘Shehrazad Goes West’ does not keep with the same rhetoric of orientalism; rather it dismantles that logic which victimized people of the East and replaces it with a humane vocabulary. Moreover, the Occidentalist approach appropriated in the book does not only target the occident but also the orient resulting on what Abdelkbir Khatibi calls “double critiques”. The significance of this paper lies in highlighting such a potentially inclusive and democratic discourse that would counterbalance the politics of othering inherent in the discourse of orientalism.
Agro-Endüstriyel Atık Olan Elma Posalarının Box-Behnken Yanıt Yüzey Metodolojisi ile Alkali Ön İşlem Optimizasyonu
Authors: MADENLİ Özgecan , DEVECİ Ece Ümmü
Published: October 2021

Agro-endüstriyel atıklar lignoselülozik yapıya sahip biyokütlelerdir. Biyokütleler ön işlem yöntemleri ile fermente şeker olarak geri kazanılması biyoyakıt üretiminde büyük önem arz etmektedir. Bu çalışmada basınçlı ve basınçsız ortamlarda alkali potasyum hidroksit (KOH) ile elma posası atıklarının ön işlemi yöntemiyle toplam şeker ve indirgenmiş şeker potansiyeli yanıt yüzey metodolojisi olan Box Behnken istatiksel modeli ile incelenmiştir. Optimum çalışma koşulları zaman (30-90 dk), KOH dozu (%1-3) ve katı oranı (%2,5-7,5) olarak incelenmiştir. Alkali potasyum hidroksit ön işleminde basınçlı ortamda reaksiyon süresi 60 dakikada ve %5 katı oranında toplam şeker miktarının 22,36 g/L’ye ulaştığı belirlenmiştir.
Preparation of bio-absorbents by modifying licorice residue via chemical methods and removal of copper ions from wastewater
Authors: Yin Xiaochun , Zhang Nadi , Du Meixia , Zhu Hai , Ke Ting
Published: October 2021

In this paper, a series of bio-adsorbents (LR-NaOH, LR-Na2CO3 and LR-CA) were successfully prepared by modifying Licorice Residue (LR) with NaOH, Na2CO3 and citric acid, and were used as the adsorbents to remove Cu2+ from wastewater. The morphology and structure of bio-adsorbents were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetry (TG) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Using static adsorption experiments, the effects of the adsorbent dosage, the solution pH, the adsorption time, and the initial Cu2+ concentration on the adsorption performance of the adsorbents were investigated. The results showed that the adsorption process of Cu2+ by the bio-adsorbents can be described by pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir model. The surface structure of the LR-NaOH, LR-Na2CO3 and LR-CA changed obviously, and the surface-active groups increased. The adsorption capacity of raw LR was 21.56 mg/g, while LR-NaOH and LR-Na2CO3 significantly enhanced this value up to 43.65 mg/g and 43.55 mg/g, respectively. After four adsorption–desorption processes, the adsorption capacity of LR-NaOH also maintained about 73%. Therefore, LR-NaOH would be a promising adsorbent for removing Cu2+ from wastewater, and the simple strategy towards preparation of adsorbent from the waste residue can be a potential approach for use in the water treatment.
THE VERBAL METAPHORS IN RUSSIAN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Authors:   Astrakhan State University, MARINA V. VEKLICH
Published: October 2021

The aim of the research is to study the verbalization of medical knowledge, metaphorical nomination as one of the ways to replenish the Russian medical dictionary in medical texts from different historical periods, using the material of verbsterms. Thanks to the scenario approach, a cognitive scenario of the verbs of medical care is described, which includes three scenes in general and is concretized in the meanings of the verbs used. The synchronous-diachronic research method made it possible to draw a conclusion about the productivity of metaphorical transfer in a medical text, since this is a way of creating a special verb vocabulary and terms that is characteristic of all periods of the development of the national medical dictionary. The results of the work can be used in further cognitive research of medical care verbs and verb terms.
REPRESETATION OF THE CONCTPTS OF FRIEND-FOE IN RUSSIAN POLITICAL METAPHORS (BASED ON THE MATERIAL OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA)
Authors:   Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, YALIN TSEN
Published: October 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of the reflection of the concepts "friend or foe" in political media texts using metaphors. Particular attention is focused on describing the role and functions of metaphors in political discourse, as well as relationships between metaphors and political life. The relevance of the article lies in the fact that political metaphors are an important topic in the study of political discourse. Political discourse is characterized by a pronounced presence of the binary opposition "friend or foe". With the help of metaphors, addressees express the position of “their own” or “someone else's” and show the political values of the linguistic personality. The value system is closely related not only to the individual, but also to the whole society. As a result of the study, it has been proved that changes in values largely reflect the development and changes of society. The article combines political values and political metaphors for a comprehensive analysis of value orientations and characteristics of the use of metaphors in political media texts.
SMART TECHNOLOGIES COGNITIVE POTENTIAL AS A FORM OF ENGLISH SPEAKING DISCOURSE PRACTICE
Authors:   Sichuаn Univеrsitу, LIDIIA G. ZOLOTYKH , OLGA V. DZHENENKO ,   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Published: October 2021

The article deals with the main terminological nominations of modern technologies, which play an essential role in the transition from traditional to smart / intelligent education. The identity of the conceptual cognitive and discursive paradigm of smart technologies is given. The discursive practices of smart education in training discourse are presented. The purpose of the study is to show a cognitive and discursive review of terminological nominations that represent digital technologies used to develop smart / intelligent education and, accordingly, Technology-enhanced learning (TEL). The scientific methodology includes the search, study, and cognitive and discursive analysis of the benefits of new intelligent paradigms that are used in the development and deployment of intelligent educational systems in high schools. The relationship between information and communication technologies (ICT) and smart technologies, which act as a generic term for any activity on the Web, using digital devices, cloud storage, and various digital products, is shown. The article justifies the issues of digitalization of higher education where the discursive practices are identified as the solution to these issues.
SEARCH FOR MECHANISMS TO ENSURE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE CONTEXT OF A SHARP AGGRAVATION OF THE GEOPOLITICAL SITUATION
Authors:   Russian Technological University, ELENA V. BODROVA , VYACHESLAV V. KALINOV ,   Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University)
Published: October 2021

Based on the analysis of scientific literature, archival and other documents, the problem of the beginning of changes in the economic course of the Russian Federation in the context of a sharp aggravation of the geopolitical situation in 2014 and the need to find mechanisms to ensure economic growth is investigated. The study of the transcripts of parliamentary hearings, publications of representatives of government structures, the scientific community and entrepreneurs allowed us to formulate a conclusion about the recognition of the importance of state industrial policy that began at this stage, but at the same time, a sharp polarization of opinions about the role of credit and financial policy. A significant number of experts identified the rejection of an active industrial policy as a major strategic miscalculation, not imagining it possible to build a national innovation system, to implement a systemic modernization of Russia, without restoring the industry. During the discussions, specific proposals were formulated, some of which were not used in the development of new strategic documents. The conclusion is based on the need for active, hard work with the involvement of leading experts, scientists and practitioners in order to determine the most important priorities, optimal mechanisms for implementing a technological breakthrough and ensuring structural adjustment.
HEROIC WORK OF THE REAR WORKERS OF THE CHECHEN-INGUSH ASSR DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR
Authors:   Chechen State University, MOVLA K. OSMAEV
Published: October 2021

The article is devoted to the insufficiently researched question of the labor heroism of the workers of the rear of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR during the Great Patriotic War, which largely explains its topicality. The relevance of the topic is also explained by the important role of the Chechen-Ingush ASSR with its developed oil industry complex as part of the North Caucasus rear base of the Red Army. The purpose of the article is to determine the degree of impact of labor heroism on improving the efficiency of the economy of Chechen-Ingushetia in the study period. The article is written using the published works of researchers from the Chechen-Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic, materials of the republican newspaper "Grozny Worker" and archival materials, which allowed us to recreate with a sufficient degree of completeness the picture of the heroic work of the workers of the rear of the CHIASSR. The comparative-historical and problem-chronological methods were used in the work, which made it possible to identify the general and special features in the historical events described and to consider in chronological order the activity of the workers of the CHIASSR during the Great Patriotic War. The material involved shows that the active activity of the workers became an important factor that made it possible to fully utilize the entire industrial and agricultural potential of Chechen-Ingushetia in the conditions of a severe war to achieve victory over Nazi Germany. On the basis of the materials used, it can be concluded that the labor heroism of the workers allowed to compensate to some extent for the shortage of workers and the lack of financial and material resources of the state.
THE SIBERIAN AND FAR EASTERN FEDERAL DISTRICTS' YOUTH AND THEIR VALUE-BASED PERSEPTIONS OF POLITICS
Authors:   Altai State University, YAROSLAVA Y. SHASHKOVA , SERGEY Y. ASSEV ,   Altai State University, DMITRY A. KAZANTSEV ,   Altai State University
Published: October 2021

The article analyzes the relationship between value orientations and political attitudes among students of Siberia and Far Eastern Federal Districts. It is based on the materials of a mass survey of senior students, 8-11 grade, and university students on their 1-2 year. The research shows the dominance of high schools, as well as of 4 political values in the youth environment: justice, freedom, human rights and order. The authors use the clustering method, by which 7 value-ideological clusters of modern youth were identified: “left-patriots”, “social democrats”, “liberals”, “ethnoregionals”, “idealists”, “undecided” and “evaded” from answers. The article shows a high level of interest among young people in political events in Russia and their critical views on political situation in the country, which is typical for all clusters. The authors had performed a comparative analysis of the trust level in public and political organizations and institutions, which revealed negative rating of most political institutions, in addition to the power block and the volunteer movement. At the same time, more than half of the representatives of all clusters singled out the state as the main subject of politics and appeal to state authorities to protect their interests as the preferred form of political activity. The role of society, citizens and parties in modern politics was noted by about a third of the participants in certain clusters. In conclusion, the authors say that the boundaries of value-ideological clusters in the minds of young people are conditional, which creates the basis for the situational consolidation of their representatives in the political process of modern Russia.
STUDENTS' IDEAS OF THE STATE YOUTH POLICY (CASE STUDY OF THE FAR EASTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT)
Authors:   Astrakhan State University, TATYANA A. ASEEVA , OXANA S. KIREEVA ,   Astrakhan State University
Published: October 2021

The article is based on the mass survey of young people in the regions of the Siberian and Far Eastern Federal Districts, which was conducted by the corporate authors of the Department of Political Science of Altai State University in the fall of 2020. The survey involved 2,500 pupils of grades 8-11 in schools and 1-2 year students of universities. The sample is a quota sample with the control of age, type of settlement, and region of residence. The information was collected using the questionnaire method in the following federal subjects: Zabaykalsky Krai, the Republic of Buryatia, Primorsky Krai, and Kamchatka Krai. The survey data facilitated identification of the level of awareness of young people of the projects of the state youth policy and its assessment by them. There have also been determined preferred formats of the youth interaction with the state and the desired state support for young people. The authors come to the conclusion that there is lack of awareness of this issue among young people. Schoolchildren and students of the Far Eastern Federal District have little experience of participating in projects and programs of the state youth policy, estimate it low and have little idea about it. At the same time, the studied segment of young people demonstrates their readiness to cooperate with the state about education, employment and accommodation of young people. One of the key tasks of the state youth policy, when interacting with young people, is to involve reference persons and communication channels to increase the awareness of students about currently implemented projects and programs.
MODERN MAN IN THE SPACE OF VIRTUAL REALITY
Authors:   Astrakhan State University, OLEG I. ZAKUTNOV , VALENTINA L. TIKHONOVA ,   Astrakhan State University
Published: October 2021

This article examines the various points of view of domestic and foreign researchers about the place of virtual reality in the space of a modern person. The authors of the article give a generalized description of the concept of "virtual reality". Particular attention is paid to the phenomenon of electronic culture as a virtual form of expression, which in turn contributes to the creation of a single information space. The introduction of electronic culture is reflected in the life of modern society, since it affects the change in values and forms of interaction. The article reveals the problems of the influence of virtual technologies on the psychological state of a person, considers the transformation of the stylistic characteristics of individual thinking and the formation of a new individual consciousness, postclassical hyperconsciousness, and analyzes computer games, which are currently one of the most visual ways of entering virtual reality. A new ASMR technology is considered, which is actively developing in the Internet environment, which does not yet have a scientific basis, but is developing in the environment of network communities. As you can see, the virtual world is improving, becoming more and more popular and attractive for a modern person. At the same time, there is an increasing virtualization of consciousness. Thus, virtual technologies contribute to both the growth of human social activity, providing ample opportunities for self-expression and exchange of experience, and virtualization of consciousness, offering new variations of the attractiveness of the virtual world.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE OIL INDUSTRY IN THE TURKMEN SSR BEFORE AND IN THE YEARS OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR: THE REASONS FOR FAILURE TO FULFILL PLANS
Authors:   Russian Technological University, ELENA V. BODROVA , VYACHESLAV V. KALINOV ,   Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National Research University)
Published: October 2021

The relevance of the study is determined by the necessity of detailed consideration of various aspects of the history of the Great Patriotic War, the accumulation of all the positive experience of the national development of the oil industry. The purpose of the publication is to study the problem of the formation of the oil industry in the Turkmen SSR on the eve and during the Great Patriotic War, to identify the factors that determined the failure of the republic to fulfill its plans for oil production. The study was carried out on the basis of documents currently stored in the central state archives. The methodological basis was the theory of modernization. It is proved that the main reasons for the lag were: weak material base, short supply of equipment, shortage of qualified personnel, miscalculations in the state policy on development of the oil industry as a whole. Attention is focused on Academician Gubkin’s significant contribution to the development of the oil industry of Turkmenistan in the 1930s. The conclusion is formulated that during the Great Patriotic War, the importance of the oil-rich regions of Central Asia increased significantly. Qualified oil workers were sent there and equipment was evacuated. But oil industry of the Turkmen SSR, despite the exceptionally rich prospects, developed extremely slowly, partly for objective reasons, partly due to miscalculations in geological exploration. However, during the war years, an uninterrupted supply of oil and refined products to the front and rear was established, which was the result of the huge organizational efforts of the country's leadership and the industry, the consolidation of the actions and dedication of oil workers, scientists, builders, and transport workers of all the soviet republics.
MUSLIMS AND THE REVOLUTION IN ASTRAKHAN (1917-1918)
Authors:   Astrakhan State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, ANDREY V. SYZRANOV
Published: October 2021

The purpose of the article is to study the role of the Muslim factor in the revolutionary events in Astrakhan in 1917-1918. The research is based on published sources and archival documents that were not previously introduced into scientific circulation. Analysis of sources shows that the Muslim population of the region split into adherents of national and cultural autonomy (“Milli Idare”) and supporters of the Bolsheviks. Revolutionary organizational structures and military formations of the opposing Muslim forces were created. The struggle in the information field was conducted via the mass media (newspapers). Special attention is paid to the characteristics of personalities. It is noted that the Muslim population of the region in the conditions of the revolution showed social activity. At the same time, Muslims relied on their religious values, combining them with political ideas. Both the Muslim leaders of the pro-Soviet forces and the management of Milli Idare appealed to the Islamic identity of their supporters. The author concluded that Muslims played an important role in the establishment of Soviet power in Astrakhan in January 1918. Largely thanks to their support (especially from the Muslim company of the 156th regiment), with a certain neutrality of supporters of national and cultural autonomy, the Soviet government won and strengthened its position in the region in the subsequent period.
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURIST INDUSTRY IN ASTRAKHAN REGION IN 2000-2010
Authors:   Astrakhan State University, VIOLETTA V. MOLCHANOVA
Published: October 2021

The article is devoted to the analysis of the activities of the Government of the Astrakhan region in the field of tourism. Astrakhan is located at the crossing of trade, cultural, economic and other routes. The city has many resources for tourism activities. This can attract both tourists and, importantly, investors. For the tourism industry to develop effectively, it needs legislative support. Besides, the problems faced by the tourism industry must be identified. The goals are determined not only by problems, but also by prospects. The goals, in turn, define the tasks that must be implemented in practice. During this period (2000-2010), Astrakhan tourism began to develop. The most promising directions were selected, which were reflected in official documents. These are, first of all, sectoral target programs. They described the current state of affairs, the problems that can be encountered in the course of implementation. One of the key factors was the physical infrastructure. Along with this issue was the financial one, considering ways to get money to meet logistical needs. Despite the fact that Astrakhan region had prospects, sought resources, it was still unattractive for tourists who preferred other regions for recreation. Moreover, the region was stereotypically viewed by tourists as a place for fishing, first of all, and then hunting. In this article we consider how the tourist activity of the region was regulated, what goals and objectives were set, what problems arose during their implementation, how they tried to solve them.
TRANSFORMATION OF TRADITIONAL AND MODERN VALUES OF THE MULTI-ETHNIC YOUTH OF THE NORTH CAUCASUS
Authors:   North-Caucasus Federal University, EVGENIJ A. AVDEEV , SERGEJ M. VOROBEV ,   North-Caucasus Federal University
Published: October 2021

The article reviews the content and features of the transformation of traditional and modern values of the multiethnic youth of the North Caucasus. The purpose of the study is to identify the common and differences in the values of the youth of the Russian and North Caucasian peoples, identify the risks of conflict in the process of transforming the values of the youth of the North Caucasus. The conceptual and theoretical basis is the theory of the transformation of values under the influence of the modernization of society by R. Inglehart and C. Welzel. The empirical basis is the results of a sociological survey of assessments and perceptions of young people in the North Caucasus. Complex processes of value transformation are taking place in the multiethnic youth communities of the region. For the youth of the North Caucasus, the most significant are such traditional values as respect for working people, a strong state, patriotism and traditional family, less significant are religious and collectivist values. It is also important to observe national customs and traditions Among modern values, the most important for young people are democracy and human rights, freedom of expression, political freedom and personal autonomy, individualism and tolerance. Spread of traditional and modern values varies among young people from different ethnic and confessional groups. Traditional values are of great importance for Muslims and representatives of the North Caucasian peoples.
IMPROVEMENT OF PHYSICAL AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AS A STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF SOCIAL POLICY IN SOLVING DEMOGRAPHIC PROBLEMS
Authors:   North Ossetian State University named after K. L. Khetagurov, KAZBEK E. KETOEV , NATALYA E. PLATOVA ,   Vladikavkaz Institute of Management
Published: October 2021

The article discusses the issues of improving physical culture and health activities as important strategic objectives of social policy in solving demographic problems and based on the joint activities of sports organizations, educational organizations, health care systems, families and other social institutions. Social policy activities in the field of solving demographic problems are usually aimed at studying and regulation of processes of population reproduction, maintaining or changing the trend of population dynamics, resettlement of internally displaced persons, improving the quality and standard of living, availability of high quality medical care, providing of social, cultural, educational and other vital services. Social policy is viewed as an organic part of state policy, specific in its goals, objectives and methods of activity: it is social support that becomes today the most significant and popular mechanism for the state's influence on the development of the demographic state in the field of population. The fundamental characteristic of social policy in the regulation of demographic processes is not a direct impact on the dynamics of population reproduction, but an indirect impact through the ideological potential of human capital resources, the implementation of rational social programs (Cross of Nations running event, the Russian Ski Track, the TRP), use of the capabilities of various social institutions, socio-economic potential of the state, etc. In the article, the authors prove the value of physical culture and sports for the population, its lifestyle in improving the demographic state of the country as a whole. The strategy of social policy in the field of physical culture and sports is aimed at timely prevention of diseases, maintaining a high working capacity of the population, preventing offenses, overcoming any bad habits, especially among the younger generation. The listed aspects together contribute to the improvement of demographic processes in the country.
Total Knee Arthroplasty Conversion after Open-wedge High Tibial Osteotomy
Authors: Kusano Wataru , Mine Takatomo , Ihara Koichiro , Tominaga Yasuhiro , Kawamura Hiroyuki , Shinohara Michio , Kuriyama Ryutaro
Published: October 2021

Background:

Open-wedge High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) is an effective treatment for Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee; however, postoperative changes due to HTO can make subsequent Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) technically difficult and can affect long-term survival.

Case Report:

Medio-lateral stability along with balanced flexion and extension gaps provides a good functional outcome.

A 71-year-old man underwent TKA conversion after open-wedge HTO 12 years earlier; the conversion was performed due to arthritic deterioration in the knee. Medial instability was noted because of poor ligament balancing. The residual medial instability was managed with a knee brace due to the unavailability of the constrained prosthesis. Management of persistent mediolateral instability persisting after soft tissue release and balancing ideally requires varus-valgus constraint.

Conclusion:

TKA conversion after open-wedge HTO requires a special technique and careful preparation before surgery.
Design an Opening Force Measuring Device for Balancing Clips
Authors: Rónai László , Kovács Péter Zoltán , Gál Viktor
Published: October 2021

This paper deals with the development of a force measuring device to determine the opening force of different types of balancing clips. These elements can be used in the impellers of ventilators to rebalance the rotor. The measuring device contains a commercially available beam type load cell. The data processing is performed by Arduino Nano development platform with a 24-bit sigma delta A/D converter. The device is well applicable to determine the opening force of the clips in different opening distances.
Desafios da Política Patrimonial no Contexto da Timbila Moçambicana
Authors: Chibanga Vítor
Published: October 2021

Com base nas ratificações da Convenção Para a Salvaguarda do Património Cultural Imaterial (2003) e da Convenção Para a Protecção e Promoção da Diversidade das Expressões Culturais (2005), Moçambique passou a ter obrigação de assumir uma série de medidas de salvaguarda tais como: identificação, documentação, preservação, protecção, promoção, divulgação e transmissão do seu património. É neste âmbito que o presente texto tem como propósito analisar os desafios da timbila enquanto património cultural imaterial moçambicano e mundial, problematizando as medidas necessárias para sua salvaguarda. Para tanto, será feita uma contextualização histórica sobre os factores que concorreram para a elevação da timbila a património cultural da humanidade em 2005; serão analisadas as relações estabelecidas entre o Estado e as comunidades praticantes, tendo em conta os discursos oficiais em volta da timbila e como estes ressoam perante os praticantes; também nos interessa reflectir sobre as práticas promovidas por instituições do Estado, tais como: o ensino da timbila, a inventariação, e a preservação do mwenje que é a matéria-prima para a construção dos instrumentos.
Explorações e Impactos do Turismo: Moçambique Como Roteiro Turístico Internacional
Authors: Brito Carlos Estrela , Brito Sandra Manuel Perides Pereira Lopes Estrela
Published: October 2021

Neste artigo, mostramos que o turismo se impõe como um fenómeno económico, social, cultural e ambiental, sendo estes os impactos a serem avaliados antes da implementação de um roteiro turístico. Por isso, deve ser avaliado dentro das seguintes perspectivas: da geografia, da economia, da psicologia, da gestão e socioculturalmente, uma vez que o turismo tem apresentado impactos, os quais devem ser levados em consideração, tais como os económicos, os sociais, os culturais e os ambientais, pois exercem influência nos diversos sectores da economia, seja ela local, regional, nacional ou internacional. Tendo em vista que o turismo é uma actividade em expan- são no mundo, em Moçambique não poderia ser diferente. É com essa abordagem que se pretende estudar Moçambique como roteiro turístico internacional, cujo fluxo turístico vem ocasionando impactos socioculturais, económicos e ambientais. Como metodologia, adoptou-se a pesquisa bibliográfica, com várias concepções de autores que já trataram do assunto.
Impacto de la descentralización fiscal en el desarrollo económico de Ecuador
Authors: Del Río Juan Antonio , Ochoa Rico María Salomé , Romero Subia José Fernando , Arencibia Montero Orlando
Published: October 2021

La Descentralización Fiscal se ha convertido en una herramienta política, económica y social alrededor del mundo. Las transferencias de autoridad fiscal y recursos financieros a partir del gobierno central hacia los gobiernos subnacionales han forjado un camino seguro hacia el desarrollo.  En el caso de Ecuador, a partir de la Constitución del 2008 se establecieron criterios para construir una nueva estructura política, administrativa y financiera, a través de la implementación de procesos descentralizadores. Por lo tanto, con base en la discusión teórica y empírica propuesta en la presente investigación, se ha planteado la hipótesis de que existe un impacto positivo de la descentralización fiscal en el desarrollo económico de Ecuador. Para el efecto, se ha realizado un análisis econométrico en Eviews 10, en un periodo de tiempo comprendido entre los años 2007-2015, sobre la base de un indicador económico propuesto para medir el crecimiento económico, denominado Valor Agregado Bruto, como variable dependiente, así también, un conjunto de indicadores considerados determinantes de descentralización fiscal, como variables independientes. Los datos obtenidos corresponden a 144 municipios, los resultados empíricos demuestran que existe un impacto positivo de la descentralización fiscal sobre el desarrollo económico de Ecuador.