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Aleksandr Chertkov’s travel in Italy and Sicily in 1823–1825 in the context of his social and political views
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Frolova Marina M.
Published: December 2020

The essay discusses the travel in Italy and Sicily between 1823-1825 of Aleksandr D. Chertkov, who was later a famous scholar and public ﬁgure. It treats his works Memories of Sicily (Moscow, 1835-1836) and “Journal of my travels in Austria, Italy, Sicily, Switzerland, etc in 1823-1825”, ﬁrst published in 2012. Chertkov was excited about Italian history, culture, art, and monuments, and paid special attention to the socio-political and economic situation of the cities of Italy and Sicily, which was in contrast with many Russian travellers. He freely expresses his opinion on confessional issues and discloses intimate communication with promi-nent ﬁgures in the Decembrist movement against Nikolai I. Turgenev conﬁrms the fact that Chertkov shared many of his convictions and was also an adherent of reforms in Russia, namely those conducted exclusively by the government. In his book Memoirs of Sicily, Chertkov strives to show using the example of Sicily that “the wealth of the government is the people's wealth” and that “those are not customs fees, but the industry of residents that provide real, never-ending income”. Thus, Chertkov added his voice to those who hoped that the “prudent” government would listen to them and follow their advice, realizing the usefulness of the proposed measures with the example of another state. From his travels in Italy, Chertkov concluded that a person for whom “the word Fatherland” was an “empty sound” should settle here as he would ﬁnd a wonderful climate, eternal summer, gifts of nature, antique monuments, arts, and sciences.
Stephan Wilhelm Kinsky —an imperial diplomat in Russia in 1721–1722
Authors:   Charles University, Hrebiková Anežka ,   Masaryk Institute and Archive of Czech Academy of Sciences
Published: December 2020

The aim of the present study is to analyse the diplomatic mission of Count Stephan Wilhelm Kinsky to the court of Peter the Great. On the basis of diplomatic dispatches, the main focus is concentrated on the course of Kinsky's mission and on his obligations as envoy. His task was to stabilise Russian-Habsburg relations, especially with regard to the new imperial title of Tsar Peter. The study tries to depict the transitional period in the Russian Empire after the end of Great Northern War and focuses on the atmosphere of court society at that time. The study addresses the question of which instructions from the Vienna court were fulﬁlled by the Bohemian aristocrat (and which were not). Kinsky's mission is approached as a part of the process of the negotiation of an alliance between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Russian Empire. Kinsky was forced to deal with the inconveniences of the nascent Saint Petersburg, natural disasters, and the intrigues of competing delegations at the Russian court during the mission. Although the mission and its results at ﬁrst sight cannot be described as a success, Kinsky's activity in the Russian Empire became a turning point both in his own career and, as an upshot, in the development of the Russian-Habsburg relations.
Greeks as perceived by Greek diplomats in the Russian service (using the examples of A. Mustoxidi and C. Basili)
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrunina Olga Ye. ,   Lomonosov Moscow State University
Published: December 2020

The paper deals with the problem of whether the national feelings of diplomats of foreign origin in the Russian diplomatic service in the nineteenth century inﬂuenced their performance of their duties. Two diplomats of Greek origin were selected as subjects of research: Angelo Mustoxidi (1786-1861) and Constantine Bazili (1809-1884), who served for many years as consuls in Macedonia and Syria, which were multi-ethnic areas of the Ottoman Empire, where the interests of the Greek population overlapped with the interests of other peoples. The study of their own impressions of the Greeks, the assessment of their work activities by contemporaries and later researchers suggest how their attitudes towards their compatriots inﬂuenced their activities. Striving to do their duty to defend the interests of Russia in their region, they could not overcome quite natural sympathies for their compatriots. This did not contradict the state interests of Russia in the 1830s, since at that time the national movements of the Sultan's other Christian subjects did not compete with the Greeks, and the consuls were supposed to patronize Christians regardless of their ethnicity. However, towards the middle of the century the situation began to change. As the nationalist movements of the Balkan Slavs and Middle Eastern Arabs were gaining strength and were increasingly attracting the attention of the Russian state and society, the national feelings of the Greek consuls began to conﬂict with the priorities of Russian foreign policy.
Russia’s foreign policy in the age of Boris Yeltsin through the eyes of Slovak diplomats (1993–1999)
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Nikitin Viktor V.
Published: December 2020

ased on archival documents from the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Moscow, which are being introduced into scholarly use for the ﬁrst time, this essay discusses the two basic approaches of Slovak diplomats to Russian foreign policy. The ﬁrst approach, utilised during the era of the Minister of Foreign Aﬀairs of the Russian Federation Andrei V. Kozyrev, was described by Slovak representatives in Russia criticising its pro-Western policy that they said did not meet Russian national interests, but was then being pursued by the then top of the Russian Foreign Ministry. They saw the main problems of Russian diplomacy as being the deterioration of the socio-economic situation of the population of the Russian Federation on the one hand, and Kozyrev's emphasis on “strategic partnership” with the United States on the other, which gave rise to growing anti-American sentiments both among the political elite and the Russian electorate. This led, in particular, to a situation where even the most important bilateral agreements between Russia and the United States were perceived by the deputies of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation as a betrayal of Russian national interests. The second approach, which appeared in Slovak diplomatic reports under the next head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Evgeny M. Primakov, was characterised by, after modifying both their rhetoric and approach to foreign policy, criticism of the minister, which resulted in an attempt by Western countries, especially the United States, to have him removed from his post. This is because Slovakia did not need even a hint of a conﬂict between Russia and the West, since both the Western and the post-Soviet spaces became the most important and, in a sense, even irreplaceable areas of Slovak foreign policy.
Some Properties for Certain Subclasses of Analytic Functions Associated with $k-$Integral Operators
Authors: ABUJARAD Eman , ABUJARAD Mohammed H , ABDELJAWAD Thabet , JARAD Fahd
Published: December 2020

In this paper, the k-integral operators for analytic functions dened in the open unit disc
U = fz 2 C : jzj < 1g are introduced. Several new subclasses of analytic functions satisfying certain
relations involving these operators are also introduced. Further, we establish the inclusion relation for
these subclasses. Next, the integral preserving properties of a k-integral operator satised by these newly
introduced subclasses are obtained. Some applications of the results are discussed. Concluding remarks
are also given.
A Survey study on the Reading habits among English Major Students of Sherubtse College: Issues and Perspectives
Authors: AISDL
Published: December 2020

The practice of reading both for academic purposes and pleasure is largely agreed to have diminished over the years mainly because of advancements in social media technology. This paper thus examined the reading habits in general among English major students at Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan. For data collection, a questionnaire with nine items was designed and administered to 106 English major students with gender and the year of study as the moderating variables. The questionnaire investigated the students’ general attitudes towards reading, the reasons they read, the average time they spend on reading, the challenges they faced in reading, and the effects of social media on their reading habits. In addition, informal interviews were conducted to verify and triangulate the responses received from the participants. Both these quantitative and qualitative data revealed interesting insights into the reading habits of the students in question. The results are discussed and recommendations provided at the end.
Fuzzy Model for Diagnosing Soft Skills in Engineering Training
Authors: Miyane Sunmi
Published: December 2020

This work presents the development of a model based on fuzzy logic to perform an evaluation and decision making based on multiple criteria intended to diagnose soft skills in Engineering courses. This scientific tool was developed using the fuzzyTECH software, which supported the calculations necessary for the delivery of the results. The hierarchical structure of the top-down tree was developed using a Systematic Bibliographic Review, based on the search databases Web of Science, Science Direct, Scopus databases and on the European Journal of Engineering Education and Journal of Engineering Education. The search comprised 15 years and combined keywords from two main fields: Engineering and Humanities. The 3951 articles obtained were ranked by the scientific ranking algorithm indexOrdinatio, which takes into account the year of the article search, the year of publication, the number of citations in Google Scholar and the JCR of the journal in which the article is indexed. At the end, 59 articles were critically analyzed, capturing the most important soft skills for Engineers to be used in the modeling composition. This robust tool has been validated and has shown the characteristics of reliability, stability, validity and consistency.
STRATEGI INTERNASIONAL
Authors: Pratiwi️ Safadela Gigania
Published: December 2020

Strategi yang digunakan oleh perusahaan medis multinasional
Bayesian inference for multistage and other incomplete designs
Authors: Koops Jesse , Bechger Timo , Maris Gunter
Published: December 2020

Following Maris, Bechger and San-Martin (2015), we develop a Markov chain - Monte Carlo method for Bayesian inference tailored to handle data collected in multistage and other incomplete designs. We illustrate its operating characteristics with simulated data, and provide a real application. To appear as: Koops, J. and Bechger, T. and Maris, G. (2021); Bayesian inference for multistage and other incomplete designs. In Research for Practical Issues and Solutions in Computerized Multistage Testing. Routledge, London.
Hématotropique : Ethnographie, violence et expérience
Authors: Latendresse Simon
Published: December 2020

Depuis les trois dernières décennies, les thèmes de la violence et de l’urgence politique ont commencé à se cristalliser comme champ d’intérêt à part entière en anthropologie. Une tendance qui coïncide avec un tournant réflexif qui fait parfois une plus grande place à l’expérience et aux « textures » du vécu par rapport à la systématisation des savoirs. À partir d’une réflexion sur mes propres expériences de terrain au Pakistan et de lectures critiques autour de terrains de la violence, j’explore comment cette approche anthropologique renoue, en lien avec la question de la vérité, les fils de l’épistémologie et de l’éthique-politique. Comment, par son caractère plus engagé, elle pointe vers la possibilité d’un potentiel transformateur de l’anthropologie.
"Four Pieces on Lute Music Themes of the XVI and XVII Centuries" by S.N. Vasilenko: in the Context of Art
Authors: Radzetskaya Olga Vladimirovna
Published: December 2020

The relevance of the article is related to the process of studying ensemble disciplines, because students due to this process need to create a three-dimensional representation of the work of the studied composer.
The purpose of the article is an acquaintance with a number of compositions to create a convincing artistic interpretation of the work.
Methods – description, observation, representation. The article presents an overview of the heritage of one of the prominent figures of Russian musical art in the first half of the XX century – Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko, who had a well-deserved respect among admirers of the academic style and traditions of the Moscow school of composition.
The focus is on the review of chamber and ensemble music by S.N. Vasilenko, which reflects the specifics of the composer's creative thinking: a colorful sound palette, an appeal to the folklore heritage of Eastern peoples, original instrumental compositions, and ancient music of Western European composers.
Results: substantiation of the author's idea in creating an exquisite program suite "Four pieces on themes of lute music of the XVI–XVII centuries" for cello (or viola) and piano (1918). This is one of the first works for viola written by S.V. Vasilenko in the post-October period of art, rarely performed and practically not found in educational practice.
Conclusion: this cycle is the basis for further study of chamber literature for viola in historical dynamics and perspective.
Estimation of Endurance Development in Students at the Agricultural University
Authors: Sbitneva Oksana Anatolevna
Published: December 2020

The article discusses endurance, its role in improving performance capability, the need for mental and physical activity. The value of endurance for the health-improving and training process is analyzed. The article substantiates the importance and necessity of endurance as a physical quality that determines the state of health and the level of physical training. It should be emphasized that the development of endurance contributes to the high functional capabilities of all organs and systems of the body. The results of control standards for the requirements of the university are analyzed. Endurance indicators are analyzed in accordance with the requirements of the GTO standards, and the article assesses the development of students' endurance in an Agricultural University.
Method of research. In the course of the study, a comparative analysis of the results was carried out. Search, analysis, generalization of methodological literature and the method of control tests were used. The study duration is 3 years, from 2016 to 2019. The study involved 74 young men aged 18–24 years. The dynamics of the level of physical training is revealed. The relationship between the level of physical training and the successful implementation of control standards and requirements of the GTO standards is revealed.
Test result. According to the results of the study, the average level of endurance development was recorded. At delivery testing of the GTO endurance, revealed that on average, students take norm on a silver GTO badge, 30.5% of students are unable to cope with the demands of the all-Russian sports complex in the test. Analysis of the results of the table of control tests of the University in physical education classes allows us to note an increase in the number of students who completed the control standard by 1, 2, 3 points, as well as a decrease in the number of those who did not pass this test.
It is concluded that the average level of physical training for this test is recorded. The development of physical qualities, including endurance, ensures harmonious physical development, strengthening of all systems and organs, increasing functional capabilities, reducing fatigue symptoms, and rapid recovery of the body. The development and improvement of endurance is effectively provided by independent classes in physical education and sports.
Study of antimicrobial action of chitosan and biologically active compositions based on it
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Borodai V. V. , Subin O. V. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Likhanov A. F. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
Published: December 2020

Due to the large number of functional groups in chitosan is provide the possibility of formation bonds with chemical compounds, which allows you to create polymeric complexes with new physicochemical properties and biological activity. Therefore, chitosan is widely used as a biopolymeric carrier of degradable preparation of different orientation, which ensures their effective and prolonged action. Compositions of chitosan with natural biopreservatives, which allow to obtain promising plant protection products and agricultural products, deserve special attention. Recent developments, as well as the need for safe, practical and effective food preservatives have aroused increased interest in substances such as sorbate and its combined use with chitosan. In recent decades, sorbate and chitosan have been tested and widely used in the storage of various foods around the world. The issues of adaptogenic action, antimicrobial activity of chitosan in combination with biologically active components remain little studied in Ukraine. Given the global trend towards a gradual transition to organic production, the study of the mechanisms of action of chitosan and its compounds with organic acids is a promising area of research in the control of pathogenic microorganisms for storage of fruits and vegetables. The aim of the study was to study the effectiveness of the integrated use of chitosan with sorbic acid against phytopathogenic microorganisms. The research used methods generally accepted in microbiology and phytopathology. Specificity of antimicrobial activity and prolongation of action of chitosan, sorbic acid and their mixture with respect to different isolates and strains of phytopathogenic microorganisms has been established. The bacteriostatic effect of a mixture of chitosan and sorbic acid in the variant with bacterial isolates, which was observed during 5 days was investigated. The composition of chitosan and sorbic acid contributed to the inhibition of mycelial growth of isolates of pathogens of the genera Fusarium and Alternaria.
Applied problems of detection and identification of golden potato nematode
Authors:   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Babich A. G. , Suhareva R. D. ,   UkrNDSKR IZR NAAS of Ukraine, Babich О. А. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Prichodko I. V. ,   National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine
Published: December 2020

Detection of globoderosis foci, especially in the early stages of land settlement, is difficult, as typical signs of damage (growth retardation, chlorosis, leaf wilting, etc.) appear visually only after many years of cultivation of nightshade crops in monoculture or with minimal breaks. Under such conditions, the highest probability of their detection is provided by the selection of soil samples by the envelope method. At the same time, in comparison with other monitoring schemes, a more uniform coverage of the surveyed area is achieved. When conducting rapid analysis of moist soil, to increase the secretion of cysts, you should use a saturated solution of NaCl salt at the rate of 50 grams per 1 liter of water. Identification of cyst-forming potato nematodes should be carried out according to a set of morphometric parameters, biological features (using varieties-differentiators) and biochemical differences. Given the current high cost of biochemical methods of diagnosis, it is advisable to use them primarily to identify quarantine and new to science species of cyst-forming nematodes.
Bone Healing in Adolescents with Bilateral L5 Spondylolysis with and without Preexisting Contralateral Terminal Spondylolysis
Authors: Eto Fumihiko , Tatsumura Masaki , Gamada Hisanori , Okuwaki Shun , Koda Masao , Yamazaki Masashi
Published: December 2020

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.Purpose: To examine bone healing with conservative treatment in cases of adolescent bilateral L5 spondylolysis.Overview of Literature: We classified bilateral L5 spondylolysis, which is the most affected spinal level, by fracture stage and aimed to compare the bone healing rate according to the fracture stage and evaluate the presence of a preexisting contralateral terminal fracture at the diagnosis of fresh spondylolysis.Methods: We evaluated 48 patients (38 boys and 10 girls) with bilateral L5 spondylolysis diagnosed during or before high school. L5 spondylolysis was classified into two groups: fresh group (bilateral fresh spondylolysis cases), and terminal group (cases wherein one side had fresh spondylolysis and the contralateral side had terminal spondylolysis). We investigated the age of examination and bone healing rate in both groups. We investigated progressive-stage lesions and bone healing rate with or without progressive-stage lesions.Results: The bone healing rate in the fresh group was significantly higher than that in the terminal group 72.0% vs. 26.1%, p =0.003). In both the groups, the bone healing rate was significantly higher in patients without progressive-stage lesions than in those with progressive-stage lesions.Conclusions: Bone healing of progressive-stage fresh spondylolysis was not achieved by conservative treatment when contralateral terminal spondylolysis was present in adolescents with bilateral L5 spondylolysis. Our results suggest that bilateral L5 spondylolysis treatment strategies must be determined based on the combination of the stages present.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR ACCOUNTING OF WORKS BY SERVICE MAINTENANCE OF AGRICULTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY
Authors: Pashkovsky V. , Tyunin E.
Published: December 2020

The article discusses an approach to automating the accounting of work performed on servicing agricultural and construction equipment, identifies problems in organizing accounting in a specific subject area and identifies ways to solve them.
INTELLIGENT SYSTEM OF TECHNOLOGIKAL PROCESSES PLANNING
Authors:   Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Evgenev G.
Published: December 2020

A methodology for creating of Intellgent systems of technological processes planning is proposed. The pyramid of knowledge is described. Process Flow Diagram Based on the standard IDEF3 is proposed. The intellectual system for designing technological processes SPRUT-TP is described.
CLINICAL AND PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF EXTRASYSTOLIC ARRHYTHMIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITHOUT STRUCTURAL HEART DAMAGE
Authors:   PIUV - branch of the FSBEI DPO RMANPO of the Ministry of Health of Russia,, Vinogradova O. , Rakhmatullov F. ,   PIUV - branch of the FSBEI DPO RMANPO of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Ostanin M. ,   PIUV - branch of the FSBEI DPO RMANPO of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Bocharnikov D. ,   PIUV - branch of the FSBEI DPO RMANPO of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Published: December 2020

Pregnancy is accompanied by physiological hemodynamic changes (an increase in circulating blood volume, stroke volume, cardiac output, heart rate), autonomic (an increase in plasma concentrations of catecholamines, an increase in the sensitivity of adrenergic receptors) and hormonal changes (an increase in the synthesis of estrogen, progesterone, prostaglandins, reninogen, angiotensin) ... All this can contribute to a change in the excitability, automatism and refractoriness of the myocardium, lead to the development and / or an increase in its electrophysiological inhomogeneity and, thus, provoke and / or aggravate the course of an already existing arrhythmia. This article will consider the relevance of the problem of the clinical and prognostic significance of extrasystolic arrhythmia in pregnant women without structural heart damage. The goal of increasing the efficiency of predicting the course of ventricular extrasystole without structural heart lesions in pregnant women at various periods of gestation in terms of thyroid and cardiovascular hormones will be proposed. The study of indicators of pregnancy hormones in pregnant women at different gestational periods with ventricular extrasystole without structural heart damage, the study of indicators of the sinus node, atrioventricular node and refractory periods of the cardiac conduction system in pregnant women is an urgent issue for research at the present time.
Edwards on the Incompatibility of Divine Foreknowledge and Human Free Will
Authors:   Nanjing Normal University (China), Bondar Oleh
Published: December 2020

In the book “Freedom of the Will”, Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) put forward a strong ar-gument for theological fatalism. This argument, I suppose, can be considered as the universal basis for discussion between Fatalists and Anti-Fatalists in the 20th century, especially in the context of the most powerful argument for fatalism, introduced by Nelson Pike. The argument of Edwards rests upon the following principles: (a) if something has been the case in the past, it has been the case necessarily (Necessity of the past); (b) if God knows something (say A), it is not the case that ~A is possible (Infallibility of God`s knowledge). Hence, Edwards infers that if God had foreknowledge that A, then A is necessary, and it is not the case that someone could voluntarily choose ~A. The article argues that (i) the Edwards` inference Kgp → □p rests upon the modal fallacy; (ii) the inference „God had a knowledge that p will happen, therefore „God had a knowledge that p will happen” is the proposition about the past, and hence, the necessarily true proposition“ is ambiguous; thus, it is not the case that this proposition necessarily entails the impossibility of ~p; (iii) it is not the case that p, being known by God, turns out to be necessary. Thus, we can avoid the inference of Edwards that if Kgp is a fact of the past, then we cannot freely choose ~p. It has also been shown that the main provisions of the argument of Edwards remain significant in the context of contemporary debates about free will and foreknowledge (Theories of soft facts, Anti-Ockhamism, theories of temporal modal asymmetry, „Timeless solution”). Additionally, I introduce a new challenge for fatalism – argument from Brouwerian axiom.
Philosophy of Inner Freedom. Review of Long, A. A. (2018). How to be free. An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life. Epictetus. Encheiridion and Selections from Discourses. Princeton University Press. Princeton and Oxford
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine), Myroshnyk Kseniia
Published: December 2020

Review of Long, A. A. (2018). How to be free. An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life. Epictetus. Encheiridion and Selections from Discourses. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
NF-kB as a potential prognostic marker and a candidate for targeted therapy of cancer
Authors: Gaptulbarova K.A. , Tsyganov M.M. , Pevzner A.M. , Ibragimova M.K. , Litviakov N.V.
Published: December 2020

Summary. The NF-kB1 gene belongs to the family of transcription factors that are involved in the regulation of a wide range of biological reactions. It has been established that NF-kB1 plays an important role in the regulation of immune responses, but more and more studies indicate that this gene is involved in the processes of oncogenesis and DNA repair. The product of this gene regulates the expression of genes involved in the development and progression of cancer. In recent years, numerous studies have been aimed at elucidating the functional consequences of the activation of NF-kB1, as well as its signaling mechanisms. In this regard, NF-kB1 is an interesting therapeutic target for a possible personalized approach in the treatment of cancer. This article provides an overview of modern clinical studies of the NF-kB1 gene, which acts as a predictive and prognostic marker in the treatment of cancer.
A Review on Total Productive Maintenance
Authors: Paropate R. V. , Sambhe R. U.
Published: December 2020

Total productive maintenance (TPM) is the methodology aims to improve the accessibility of equipment and in consequence improve the further capital investment. Objectives of TPM are zero breakdowns, zero losses, zero defects and zero health hazards and hence increase quality and productivity in industries. This paper gives a literature review of ten papers on the total productive maintenance (TPM). Calculation of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) helps to find the machine performance. The literature review indicates that, Total Productive Maintenance is being adopted across many organizations in the India enhancing the productivity and efficiency of manufacturing.
Intrusion Detection System
Authors: Agrawal Shivani , Walke Priyanka , Pandit Shivam , Nevse Sangram , Deokule Sunil
Published: December 2020

Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is well-defined as a Device or software application which monitors the system activities and finds if there is any malevolent activity that has occured. Unresolved growth and traditional use of internet raises anxieties about how to connect and protect the digital information securely. In today's world hackers use different types of attacks for getting the valued information. Many of the intrusion detection techniques, methods and procedures help to perceive those several attacks. The main objective of this paper is to provide a complete study about the intrusion detection, sorts of intrusion detection methods, types of attacks, diverse tools and practices, research needs, challenges and finally change the IDS Tool for Research Purpose That tool are capable of perceiving and prevent the attack from the intruder.
A Short Review of Lithium-ion Battery Technology
Authors: Sardar Imran Hussain , Bhattacharyya Souren
Published: December 2020

Lithium batteries are characterized by high specific energy, high efficiency and long life. These unique properties have made lithium batteries the power sources of choice for the consumer electronics market with a production of the order of billions of units per year. These batteries are also expected to find a prominent role as ideal electrochemical storage systems in renewable energy plants, as well as power systems for sustainable vehicles, such as hybrid and electric vehicles. However, scaling up the lithium battery technology for these applications is still problematic since issues such as safety, costs, wide operational temperature and materials availability, are still to be resolved. This review focuses first on the present status of lithium battery technology, then on its near future development and finally it examines important new directions aimed at achieving quantum jumps in energy and power content.
Gesture Based Automation of a Robot Car
Authors: Kale Pranav , Sakhare Nitin
Published: December 2020

Lot of small robotic cars are controlled by remote controller or by using a mobile interface for controlling its movement by using Raspberry Pie. This paper is about how car is controlled by recognizing different gestures of a person’s body generally hand movements. This will help a person to easily control the automated car to move in different direction as per requirement of the user.
Student Flow Scheduling System for Student Affairs By Using Queuing Theory
Authors: Aye Soe Moe , Thant Aye Aye , Nwe Soe Soe
Published: December 2020

This Student registration at University involved students being registered in Student Affairs Department and make a deposit in Finance Department within the University, where they would present a form which had previously been filled in by the student. Students often wait for minutes, hours, half day or days to receive registration service for which they were waiting. Delays in the registration may result in difficulties of scheduling at speciality units and decrease in student satisfaction. This system examines the wide-spread problem of extended waiting times for registration. This system implements as student flow scheduling system and can help staff of student affairs department to reduce student congestion in department. This system uses Queuing analysis and Computer Simulation in Operation Research (OR) field. OR is a scientific approach to analyse problem and reduce waiting time. Simulation is the use of a system model that has the mapped characteristics of existence in order to produce the essence of actual operation. This system presents stand-alone application to help student registration using queuing analysis and computer simulation whose are finding appropriate waiting time for student affairs department.
The Smart AMBULANCE Service
Authors: Patil Shubham , Rajiwade Vikram
Published: December 2020

India is a second most populous country in the world. So, in day to day use people uses vehicles for their daily purpose and it causes heavy traffic on the roads. Hence it is very time consuming and difficult for the ambulances to avoid the traffic and reach to the hospital as early as possible. We developed a Smart Ambulance Service that alerts to traffic police who is present on the same route from where the Ambulance is passing. It notifies the traffic police when Ambulance is 1 km away from him.
VISIBILIDADE SOCIAL POR MEIO DA INFLUÊNCIA MUSICAL DE LINIKER, PABLLO VITTAR, GLORIA GROOVE E TRIZ
Authors: Verbicaro Soares Douglas , Diniz Jennifer Kissia Oliveira
Published: December 2020

O presente artigo procura usar a música (arte) como forma de conscientização na sociedade brasileira, como o intuito de disseminar questionamentos críticos sobre questões de gênero e igualdade. A viabilidade da arte ser usada como forma de combate ao preconceito e a discriminação, servindo como instrumento de sensibilização para o respeito à dignidade humana, à sexualidade e à liberdade individual. A escolha dos artistas presentes no estudo esteve baseada no destaque midiático desses formadores de opinião no relevo de temas como visibilidade transgênero. Esta pesquisa teve abordagem qualitativa e busca apresentar um estudo sobre o movimento de visibilidade social por meio da música, cantadas pelos interpretes: Liniker, Pabllo Vittar, Gloria Groove e Triz. Como celebridades, estas artistas podem influenciar e, também, servir de referência para àquelas pessoas que ainda não tem convicção de suas identidades, seja de gênero ou orientação sexual. A pesquisa concluiu que as buscas por alternativas para a igualdade de trato são necessárias para mudanças de paradigmas e inclusão da diversidade sexual e igualdade de gênero no Brasil.
UMA ANÁLISE MULTIDIMENSIONAL NA FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES:
Authors: Silveira Dieison Prestes da , Soares Etyane Goulart , Silva Joselia Cristina Siqueira da , Veiga Deivid Jonas Silva da
Published: December 2020

A formação de professores precisa de constantes debates e provocações, visto que ela auxilia no processo formativo humano, crítico e reflexivo dos sujeitos para as vivências em sociedade. Pensando nisso, o presente artigo busca discutir os desafios e as perspectivas presentes na formação de professores, direcionando o debate ao processo formativo crítico, humano e social dos sujeitos para as (con)vivências sociais. Em se tratando de metodologia, destaca-se que foi utilizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, baseada em estudos em referenciais bibliográficos. A temática formação de professores carece de debates, investigações e discussões, uma vez que há uma diversidade de saberes, vivências e experiências presentes no dia a dia do professor, portanto, deve-se ter um olhar analítico a temática formação de professores, buscando sanar os desafios presentes no meio educacional.
A UTILIZAÇÃO DOS LABORATÓRIOS DE INFORMÁTICA NA EDUCAÇÃO BÁSICA
Authors: Oliveira Ederson Dias de , Oliveira Eder Afonso de , Oliveira Emerson Dias de
Published: December 2020

Este estudo teve como objetivo investigar o uso e a infraestrutura física dos laboratórios de informática nas escolas públicas estaduais de Jandaia do Sul. No que se refere à metodologia foi adotada a estratégia de Estudo de Caso. Assim foi realizado primeiramente um levantamento bibliográfico, visando dar subsídios teóricos para entender o objeto de estudo e ampliar os saberes acerca dos campos de conhecimento relevantes para este trabalho: alfabetização digital, letramento digital e competência informacional. Posteriormente foram realizadas entrevistas com profissionais da educação das 6 escolas da rede pública estadual de Jandaia do Sul (6 gestores e 6 professores), cujo objetivo principal foi investigar como está sendo utilizado o laboratório em tais estabelecimentos de ensino. Tal pesquisa teve como motivação a premissa de que as escolas públicas do município ainda encontram sérios problemas quanto à utilização dos laboratórios de informática, como espaço de construção colaborativa de conhecimento. No que se refere ao problema da pesquisa, essa teve como foco: o uso no processo de ensino-aprendizagem e a infraestrutura física dos laboratórios de informática nas escolas públicas estaduais de Jandaia do Sul. A inquietação desse problema vem dos grandes avanços tecnológicos como a ampliação do acesso a internet e meios tecnológicos observados entre os alunos na atualidade. Porém até que ponto as escolas têm acompanhado esse progresso, oportunizando suporte técnico e didático para o acesso e uso dessas novas ferramentas ao longo do processo de ensino-aprendizado.
Farklı Mandıralarda Üretilen Küflü (Göğermiş) Civil Peynirin Sitotoksik ve Genotoksik Özelliklerinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: Arslan Mehmet Enes , Kadı Abdurrahim
Published: December 2020

Amaç: Küflü (göğermiş) peynir genellikle ülkemizin doğu bölgesinde üretilip her kesimden insan tarafından yüksek miktarlarda tüketilen günlük bir besin kaynağıdır. Bugüne kadar yapılan çalışmalar, genel anlamda üretilen peynirler üzerinde yetişen mikroorganizmaların tanımlanması ve bu mikroorganizmalar tarafından üretilen toksinlerin belirlenmesi amacıyla düzenlenmiştir. Ancak küflü peynirler üzerinde yetişen mikroorganizmalar tarafından üretilen sekonder metabolitler, peynir içeriğinde bulunan suda ve alkolde çözünen protein, yağ ve karbonhidrat gibi moleküllerle etkileşime girerek herhangi bir toksik mekanizmaya neden olma potansiyelleri daha önce değerlendirilmemiştir.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmamızda, Erzurum yöresine ait farklı mandıralardan alınan üç farklı küflü civil peynirin toplam izolatı organizmalarla birlikte hazırlanarak fibroblast hücre kültüründe (HDFa) in vitro sitotoksik ve genotoksik değerlendirmeleri yapılmıştır. Hücre kültüründe toksikolojik değerlendirmeler 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide (MTT) hücre canlılık testiyle belirlenmiştir. İzolatların hücrelerde oluşturabileceği genotoksik özellikler Hoechst 33258 floresan boyama tekniği kullanılarak çekirdek yapıları floresan mikroskop altında incelenmiş ve farklı çekirdek mutasyonları belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, akış sitometrisi tekniği kullanılarak hücrelerde oluşabilecek ölüm mekanizmaları ortaya konulmuştur.

Bulgular: Küflü peynirlerden elde edilen su ve alkol izolatlarının hücre kültürleri üzerinde minimum %10 ve maksimum %40 seviyesinde bir sitotoksisiteye neden olduğu ve bu sonuçların kontrole kıyasla önemli bir seviyeye ulaştığı tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, çekirdek mutasyonları incelendiğinde uygulanan izolatların hücre kültürleri üzerinde önemli ölçüde bir mutasyona neden olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Küflü peynir uygulamaları, akış sitometrisi sonuçlarına göre hücre ölüm mekanizmalarının apoptotik ölüm yolakları üzerinden gerçekleştiği görülmüştür.

Sonuç: Çalışmamız sonucunda küflü peynir izolatlarının farklı seviyelerde sitotoksik özellikler gösterebileceği anlaşılmış ve kontrole kıyasla önemli seviyede bir genotoksisite göstermediği belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen bilgiler ışığında, küflü peynir uygulamasının mutajenik bir etkiye sahip olmadığı fakat yüksek miktarlarda etkileşim durumunda apoptotik hücre ölüm mekanizmasının tetiklendiği anlaşılmıştır.
YOUTH POLICY MONITORING AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY IN LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
Authors: Kravale-Pauliņa Mārīte , Olehnoviča Eridiana , Ostrovska Inta , Ivanova Alīna , Šipilova Viktorija
Published: December 2020

The social capital of youth as a social segment is a major resource to contribute to any country’s social sustainability. Social sustainability requires active youth participation in solving the issues that are important for local communities and education as a main source for youth knowledge, skills and opinions. Youth policy is a tool, which enables the state and municipalities to work with youth and stimulate their interest to participate. Ongoing research activities concerning youth policy significance for developing social sustainability usually are prepared at a more global scale, although, there is also a need at local municipality level. Scientific experience indicates that youth policy monitoring contributes to wider understanding of youth needs, as well as possible participation forms in solving the topical issues for local society. Additionally, youth policy monitoring that is based on youth knowledge and opinions brightly demonstrates the results of the previous and areas for the future educational work with youth. In Latvia, to date, youth research has been fragmentary and still has not gained the position of an independent discipline. Additionally, there is no sufficient experience in youth policy monitoring at municipal level. The aim of the article is to analyse youth policy at municipal level and provide feedback for municipality and non-formal education that is more flexible and allows to realize youth policy and may support needs of each municipality. A case study in one Latvian municipality is presented as an example, which includes a youth policy monitoring, a survey conducted among 401 respondents using eight major youth policy fields as stipulated in the European Union’s Strategy for Youth. Results from the obtained data, recommendations are proposed for a more effective implementation of youth policy, understanding fields for more active educational work for promoting social sustainability in a local community. The results and discussed approach for youth policy monitoring can be applied practically at the level of local municipality for planning educational work with youth.
Key words: youth policy monitoring, “youth policy implementation index”, social sustainability, local municipality, education.
Comparative effectiveness of agricultural advisory services rendered by public and private sectors in the Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Abbas Safder , Khan Ghazanfar A. , Shahbaz Babar , Siddiqui Muhammad T.
Published: December 2020

Public and private extension sectors are meant to effectively disseminate agricultural technologies among farmers in order to improve the living standards of farmers through adoption of site specific and improved technologies. This study was conducted in 2018 to explore the effectiveness of Agricultural Advisory Service rendered by the public and private sectors in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Total 400 farmers, purposively selected from the two tehsils (sub-districts) of Multan District were interviewed through the face-to-face interview technique on a structured and pre-tested interview schedule. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the collected data. T-test was the key technique used to compare the two sectors. The results show that one-fourth (25.5%) of respondents had acquaintance with the Extension Field Staff (EFS) of the private sector as compared to 15.5% of respondents knowing about the public sector EFS by face only. Regarding contact, one-fifth (19.9%) of the respondents made a contact with the EFS of public sector twice a month while in contrast, more than half (53.1%) of respondents contacted EFS of private sector twice a month. The performance of the public sector (x̅=2.50±1.902) regarding the safe use of pesticides was comparatively better than private sector (x̅ =2.08±1.824). Farmers were more satisfied with the private sector in context of getting advisory services about harvesting of crops (x̅ =1.88±1.604) as compared to the public sector (x̅ =1.62±1.597). Study concluded that services provided by private EFS were comparatively effective as compared to public sector for many reasons. The study urges more development and institutionalization to the public sector in order to improve the performance of the public sector in best interest of farming communities.
Comparative effectiveness of agricultural advisory services rendered by public and private sectors in the Punjab, Pakistan
Authors: Abbas Safder , Khan Ghazanfar A. , Shahbaz Babar , Siddiqui Muhammad T.
Published: December 2020

Public and private extension sectors are meant to effectively disseminate agricultural technologies among farmers in order to improve the living standards of farmers through adoption of site specific and improved technologies. This study was conducted in 2018 to explore the effectiveness of Agricultural Advisory Service rendered by the public and private sectors in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Total 400 farmers selected from the two tehsils (sub-districts) of Multan District were interviewed through the face-to-face interview technique on a structured and pre-tested interview schedule. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the collected data. T-test was the key technique used to compare the two sectors. The results show that one-fourth (25.5%) of respondents had acquaintance with the Extension Field Staff (EFS) of the private sector as compared to 15.5% of respondents knowing about the public sector EFS by face only. Regarding contact, one-fifth (19.9%) of the respondents made a contact with the EFS of public sector twice a month while in contrast, more than half (53.1%) of respondents contacted EFS of private sector twice a month. The performance of the public sector (x̅=2.50±1.902) regarding the safe use of pesticides was comparatively better than private sector (x̅ =2.08±1.824). Farmers were more satisfied with the private sector in context of getting advisory services about harvesting of crops (x̅ =1.88±1.604) as compared to the public sector (x̅ =1.62±1.597). Study concluded that services provided by private EFS were comparatively effective as compared to public sector for many reasons. The study urges more development and institutionalization to the public sector in order to improve the performance of the public sector in best interest of farming communities.
Acoustics: First 100 Papers Published
Authors: Kang Jian , Aletta Francesco
Published: December 2020

Acoustics (ISSN 2624-599X) is an open access peer-reviewed journal published quarterly online by MDPI [...]
Sandwich ELISA-Based Electrochemical Biosensor for Leptin in Control and Diet-Induced Obesity Mouse Model
Authors: Sung Ryong , Heo Yun
Published: December 2020

Leptin is a peptide hormone produced primarily in adipose tissues. Leptin is considered a biomarker associated with obesity and obesity-mediated diseases. Biosensor detection of leptin in the blood may play a critical role as an indicator of dynamic pathological changes. In this paper, we introduce an electrochemical biosensor that adopts o-Phenylenediamine (oPD) on screen-printed gold electrodes (SPGEs) for detecting the leptin from a mouse model of diet-induced obesity (DIO). A linear calibration curve for the leptin concentration was obtained in the ranges from 0.1 to 20 ng/mL with a lower detection limit of 0.033 ng/mL. The leptin concentration was quantified with HRP (horseradish peroxidase)-catalyzed oxidation of oPD by two voltammetry methods: cyclic voltammetry (CV) and square-wave voltammetry (SWV). The proposed sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)-based electrochemical biosensor for the leptin in mouse blood serum showed high stability, sensitivity, selectivity, and effectivity compared to the commercial Leptin ELISA measurement. Thus, we believe that this leptin biosensor can be a sensitive analytical tool to detect low-levels of biomarkers in clinics and point-of-care testing (POCT).