bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Intracardiac Porcupine Quill Migration in a Dog: Multimodality Imaging Findings and Surgical Management
Authors: Bufalari Antonello , Moretti Giulia , Monti Eleonora , Garofanini Lisa , Angeli Giovanni , Porciello Francesco , Marchesi Maria Chiara , Caivano Domenico
Published: December 2022

The porcupine is a nocturnal quill-bearing rodent common throughout Italy. When threatened, it defends itself by erecting its quills, rattling its tail, and running sideways or backyard into predators. The quills are released upon contact with assailants and tend to migrate into several body tissues or cavities due to the unique inverted cuticles (crenate) directed downwards to the quill base (a sort of “harpoon effect”). Intracardiac migration of porcupine quills has been reported in a few dogs with severe clinical signs. This case report describes a single porcupine quill [Hystrix cristata, (HC)] migration through the heart in a dog and the use of multimodality imaging for the diagnosis and surgical approach. A 4-year-old 25 kg female mixed-breed dog was presented for evaluation of recurrent fever. Transthoracic echocardiographic examination showed a linear, hyperechoic foreign body traversing the interventricular septum from the heart base to the cardiac apex. Computed tomography and transesophageal echocardiography confirmed the presence of a single structure resembling a quill; a later esophageal endoscopy showed no anatomical alterations or mucosal injuries. Following median sternotomy and after accurate localization by intraoperative ultrasound, the quill was successfully removed. The dog had a good recovery without evidence of severe cardiac injury secondary to an intracardiac quill. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the identification of an intracardiac HC quill by ultrasonography and CT and its successful removal by ultrasound guide has not been previously reported.
Canine Mammary Tumor Cell Lines Derived from Metastatic Foci Show Increased RAD51 Expression but Diminished Radioresistance via p21 Inhibition
Authors: Shimakawa Kei , Ochiai Kazuhiko , Hirose Sachi , Tanabe Eri , Michishita Masaki , Sakaue Motoharu , Yoshikawa Yasunaga , Morimatsu Masami , Tajima Tsuyoshi , Watanabe Masami , Tanaka Yoshikazu
Published: December 2022

Due to the high incidence of mammary tumors in dogs, it is important to elucidate the pathogenesis of these tumors in veterinary medicine. Radiation therapy is often used to treat mammary tumors that target DNA lesions. RAD51 is a key molecule that repairs DNA damage via homologous recombination. We examined the relationship between RAD51 expression and radiosensitivity in mammary tumor cell lines. CHMp and CHMm from the same individual were selected based on the differences in RAD51 expression. The radiosensitivity of both cell lines was examined using MTT and scratch assays; CHMm, which has high RAD51 expression, showed higher sensitivity to radiation than CHMp. However, the nuclear focus of RAD51 during DNA repair was formed normally in CHMp, but not in most of CHMm. Since irradiation resulted in the suppression of cell cycle progression in CHMp, the expression of p21, a cell cycle regulatory factor, was detected in CHMp after 15 Gy irradiation but not in CHMm. These results indicate that functional expression is more important than the quantitative expression of RAD51 in canine mammary tumor cells in response to DNA damage.
Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Captive Giant Pandas: A Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Virulence-Associated Genes
Authors: Fan Siping , Jiang Shaoqi , Luo Lijun , Zhou Ziyao , Wang Liqin , Huang Xiangming , Liu Haifeng , Zhang Shaqiu , Luo Yan , Ren Zhihua , Ma Xiaoping , Cao Suizhong , Shen Liuhong , Wang Ya , Gou Liping , Geng Yi , Peng Guangneng , Zhu Yanqiu , Li Wei , Zhong Yalin , Shi Xianpeng , Zhu Ziqi , Shi Keyun , Zhong Zhijun
Published: December 2022

Recent studies showed that Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains isolated from captive giant pandas have serious resistance to antibiotics and carry various antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). ARGs or virulence-associated genes (VAGs) carried by antibiotic-resistant E. coli are considered as a potential health threat to giant pandas, humans, other animals and the environment. In this study, we screened ARGs and VAGs in 84 antibiotic-resistant E. coli strains isolated from clinically healthy captive giant pandas, identified the association between ARGs and VAGs and analyzed the phylogenetic clustering of E. coli isolates. Our results showed that the most prevalent ARG in E. coli strains isolated from giant pandas is blaTEM (100.00%, 84/84), while the most prevalent VAG is fimC (91.67%, 77/84). There was a significant positive association among 30 pairs of ARGs, of which the strongest was observed for sul1/tetC (OR, 133.33). A significant positive association was demonstrated among 14 pairs of VAGs, and the strongest was observed for fyuA/iroN (OR, 294.40). A positive association was also observed among 45 pairs of ARGs and VAGs, of which the strongest was sul1/eaeA (OR, 23.06). The association of ARGs and mobile gene elements (MGEs) was further analyzed, and the strongest was found for flor and intI1 (OR, 79.86). The result of phylogenetic clustering showed that the most prevalent group was group B2 (67.86%, 57/84), followed by group A (16.67%, 14/84), group D (9.52%, 8/84) and group B1 (5.95%, 5/84). This study implied that antibiotic-resistant E. coli isolated from captive giant pandas is a reservoir of ARGs and VAGs, and significant associations exist among ARGs, VAGs and MGEs. Monitoring ARGs, VAGs and MGEs carried by E. coli from giant pandas is beneficial for controlling the development of antimicrobial resistance.
Vibration Characteristics of Flexible Steel Plate on Proposed Magnetic Levitation System Using Gravity
Authors: Endo Ayato , Itoyama Rintaro , Kuroda Jumpei , Uchino Daigo , Ogawa Kazuki , Ikeda Keigo , Kato Taro , Narita Takayoshi , Kato Hideaki
Published: December 2022

Flexible steel plates are generally transported by rollers; however, the contact between the rollers and the steel plate degrades the surface quality of the plate. To solve this problem, noncontact transportation of steel plates using electromagnetic force has been proposed. However, ultrathin flexible steel plates can easily fall owing to deflection. A magnetic levitation system using electromagnets installed in the horizontal direction has also been proposed to improve the levitation performance of a conventional system. However, it is difficult to control vibrations with such a system because flexible steel plates are elastically deformed into complex shapes by gravity. Therefore, an electromagnetic levitation system was proposed, wherein electromagnets were installed near the edge of the steel plate such that it could be controlled with noncontact grip, such as by allowing one side of the steel plate to hang. This system is expected to improve levitation stability because the moment of inertia increases with vertical levitation and simplifies the control system. In addition, this system actively uses gravity acting on a steel plate to decrease its deflection. The use of gravity to suppress deflection is novel. In this study, the feasibility of magnetic levitation using the proposed system was investigated using magnetic field analysis. Its usefulness was investigated experimentally using a constructed magnetic levitation system. In addition, it was found that a magnetic levitation system that maintains the standing position generates a peculiar vibration.
Efficient Dye Removal from Real Textile Wastewater Using Orange Seed Powder as Suitable Bio-Adsorbent and Membrane Technology
Authors: Flores Alarcón Miguel A. D. , Revilla Pacheco Claudia , Garcia Bustos Kiara , Tejada Meza Kevin , Terán-Hilares Felix , Pacheco Tanaka David. A. , Colina Andrade Gilberto J. , Terán-Hilares Ruly
Published: December 2022

Textile wastewater is widely produced and its discharge without treatment contributes to environmental pollution. The adsorption process is a suitable and eco-friendly process due to its low initial cost, no formation of degradation products, operation simplicity, insensitivity to toxic compounds, and the possibility of removal from greatly diluted solutions. Orange seed (OS) powder, from which lipids were removed by hexane extraction, was evaluated as a bio-adsorbent to remove dyes from real textile wastewater. In the screening step, pH was a more significant variable (p-value < 0.05) than bio-adsorbent dosage, temperature, stirring speed, and process time. Moreover, under optimized conditions (pH = 2.6, 0.58 g/L from OS powder and 26 °C), more than 95% of the dye was removed from real textile wastewater. Additionally, the dye removal percentage was reduced by only 4% when the volume of textile wastewater was increased from 0.05 L to 10 L. Then, 96% turbidity was removed using a 3 µm tubular ceramic membrane at a pH of 11. Furthermore, the permeate flux through the membrane was kept constant for longer than was observed at low pH (<11). Therefore, the proposed process is an interesting option, due to the fact that orange seeds are currently not valorized and, combined with the membrane process, this could prove a suitable option for the treatment of real textile wastewater.
Residues of Selected Anticonvulsive Drugs in Surface Waters of the Elbe River Basin (Czech Republic)
Authors: Ferencik Martin , Blahova Jana , Schovankova Jana , Siroka Zuzana , Svobodova Zdenka , Kodes Vit , Stepankova Karla , Lakdawala Pavla
Published: December 2022

Anticonvulsants are pharmaceuticals used for epilepsy treatment, pain syndromes therapy and for various psychiatric indications. They enter the aquatic environment mainly through wastewater and were found to cause both biochemical and behavioral changes in aquatic biota. Because the consumption of anticonvulsive drugs is quite high, their monitoring in the aquatic environment is needed. The Elbe River basin is the fourth largest in Europe; the Elbe flows into the North Sea and therefore its contamination is of international importance. The aim of the present study was to determine the presence and concentrations of anticonvulsant pharmaceuticals (carbamazepine, lamotrigine and gabapentin) and their analogues (gabapentin-lactam) in water samples obtained from the Elbe River and its tributaries located in the Czech Republic, as well as to evaluate their correlations with flow rates. The results of this study show that the selected drugs are present in the surface water of the Elbe River in tens to hundreds of ng/L, with the highest measured concentrations for gabapentin. Our results also indicate that the further the sampling point from the Elbe spring is, the higher the concentrations of monitored pharmaceuticals are. Moreover, small tributaries are significantly more contaminated due to their low flow rates with the exceptions of streams flowing from preserved natural sites. The results of the monitoring highlight the importance of building wastewater treatment plants at the municipalities where they are still not present with focus on technology that would be able to decompose substances with negative removal efficiency.
Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Groundwater Quality in a Coastal Urbanized Area, South China: Impact of Land Use
Authors: Liu Chunyan , Hou Qinxuan , Chen Yetao , Huang Guanxing
Published: December 2022

Land use transformation accompanied with various human activities affects groundwater chemistry and quality globally, especially in coastal urbanized areas because of complex human activities. This study investigated the impact of land use on groundwater chemistry and quality in a coastal alluvial aquifer (CAA) of the Pearl River Delta where urbanization continues. A fuzzy synthetic evaluation method was used to evaluate the groundwater quality. Besides, factors controlling groundwater chemistry and quality in the CAA were discussed by using a principal components analysis (PCA). Nearly 150 groundwater samples were collected. All samples were filtered on-site and stored at 4 °C until the laboratory procedures could be performed. Nineteen chemical parameters including pH, dissolved oxygen, redox potential, total dissolved solids, K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, NH4+, HCO3−, NO3−, SO42−, Cl−, I−, NO2−, Pb, Mn, Fe, and As were analyzed. Results show that groundwater chemistry in the CAA was dominated by Ca-HCO3 and Ca·Na-HCO3 facies. In addition, groundwater with NO3 facies was also present because of more intensive human activities. In the CAA, 61.8% of groundwaters were fit for drinking, and 10.7% of groundwaters were undrinkable but fit for irrigation, whereas 27.5% of groundwaters were unfit for any purpose. Poor-quality groundwaters in urban and agricultural areas were 1.1–1.2 times those in peri-urban areas, but absent in the remaining area. Groundwater chemistry and quality in the CAA was mainly controlled by five factors according to the PCA. Factor 1 is the release of salt and NH4+ from marine sediments, and the infiltration of domestic and septic sewage. Factor 2 is agricultural activities related to the irrigation of river water, and the use of chemical fertilizers. Factor 3 is the industrial pollution related to heavy metals and acid deposition. Factor 4 is the input of anthropogenic reducing sewage inducing the reductive dissolution of As-loaded Fe minerals and denitrification. Factor 5 is the I− contamination from both of geogenic and anthropogenic sources. Therefore, in order to protect groundwater quality in coastal urbanized areas, repairing old sewer systems in urban areas, building sewer systems in peri-urban areas, limiting sewage irrigation and the amount of chemical fertilizers application in agricultural areas, as well as strengthening the supervision of the industrial exhaust gas discharge in urban and peri-urban areas are recommended.
Long-Term Temporal Flood Predictions Made Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Authors: Wang Hau-Wei , Lin Gwo-Fong , Hsu Chih-Tsung , Wu Shiang-Jen , Tfwala Samkele Sikhulile
Published: December 2022

This study proposes a method for predicting the long-term temporal two-dimensional range and depth of flooding in all grid points by using a convolutional neural network (CNN). The deep learning model was trained using a large rainfall dataset obtained from actual flooding events, and the corresponding raster flood data computed using a physical model. Various rainfall distributions (at different times or over different accumulation periods), the mesh of the simulated area, and the topography of the simulated area were considered when evaluating the performance of two CNNs: a simple CNN and Inception CNN. Neither CNN architecture could converge when the coordinate information was not included in the input data. Adding terrain elevation information to the rainfall data already containing coordinates increased the accuracy of flood prediction. Our findings indicated that in the proposed method, real-time flooding observation data are not required for corrections, and we concluded that the method can be used for long-term flood forecasting. Our model can accurately pinpoint when the water level changes from rising to falling. Once meteorological forecasted rainfall data are obtained, a corresponding long-term forecast of the two-dimensional flooding range and depth can be obtained within seconds.
A New Methodology to Comprehend the Effect of El Niño and La Niña Oscillation in Early Warning of Anthrax Epidemic Among Livestock
Authors: Suresh Kuralayanapalya Puttahonnappa , Bylaiah Sushma , Patil Sharanagouda , Kumar Mohan , Indrabalan Uma Bharathi , Panduranga Bhavya Anenahalli , Srinivas Palya Thimmaiah , Shivamallu Chandan , Kollur Shiva Prasad , Cull Charley A. , Amachawadi Raghavendra G.
Published: December 2022

Anthrax is a highly fatal zoonotic disease that affects all species of livestock. The study aims to develop an early warning of epidemiological anthrax using machine learning (ML) models and to study the effect of El Niño and La Niña oscillation, as well as the climate–disease relationship concerning the spatial occurrence and outbreaks in Karnataka. The disease incidence data are divided based on El Niño and La Niña events from 2004–2019 and subjected to climate-disease modeling to understand the disease pattern over the years. Machine learning models were implemented using R statistical software version 3.1.3 with Livestock density, soil profile, and meteorological and remote sensing variables as risk factors associated with anthrax incidence. Model evaluation is performed using statistical indices, viz., Cohen’s kappa, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, true skill statistics (TSS), etc. Models with good predictive power were combined to develop an average prediction model. The predicted results were mapped onto the Risk maps, and the Basic reproduction numbers (R0) for the districts that are significantly clustered were calculated. Early warning or risk prediction developed with a layer of R0 superimposed on a risk map helps in the preparedness for the disease occurrence, and precautionary measures before the spread of the disease.
Consideration of ESG principles and the impact of risks in assessing the financial stability of companies
Authors: Frolova V. B. , Voitsekhovskaya I. S.
Published: December 2022

The article presents some aspects of the authors' research in the field of assessing and determining ways to ensure the financial stability of companies, which is extremely relevant in the context of the need to constantly adapt to changes in the business environment. The study of the factors influencing financial stability, existing methods and practices for assessing financial stability, risk management features of modern companies, ESG — principles and methods of scoring, allowed the authors to develop a comprehensive unified model for assessing the financial stability of companies. Despite the complexity, the model is not laborious, it is easily automated, and modified if necessary. The output data of the model has a predominant level of validity of the conclusions due to the wide range of elements taken into account.
Monitoring tools for regulating the standard of living in Russia: Main estimates of 2021
Authors: Bobkov V. N. , Gulyugina A. A. , Dolgushkin N. K. , Odintsova E. V.
Published: December 2022

The article presents the results of a study aimed at identifying and analyzing trends in the main indicators of the standard of living of the Russian population in the context of modern challenges, socio-economic differentiation and interregional inequality; at evaluating the results of official regulatory and methodological changes in the calculation of the subsistence minimum and the level of monetary poverty, put into effect from January 1, 2021. The dynamics of the main indicators of the standard of living of the population of Russia, the socio-economic structure estimated on the basis of the author's system of social standards of the standard of living of the population using the author's calculations of the subsistence minimum and the poverty level for 2021 according to the 2020 methodology (according to the consumer basket) are identified and analyzed. The results of the assessment of the poverty level in 2021, identified on the basis of the subsistence minimum according to the 2020 methodology, are presented and analyzed in the regional context. A comparative analysis of the results of two measurements of the subsistence minimum and the poverty level for 2021 is given — according to the new official regulatory and methodological scheme and the author's, performed according to the 2020 methodology. The results of the study can be used by executive authorities in program and strategic developments, in the formation of the regulatory framework for regulating incomes and living standards of the population of Russia.
Specifics of the institutional mechanism for assessing the scientific research effectiveness in France: Evolution and current state
Authors: Chernoutsan E. M.
Published: December 2022

The article is devoted to the analysis of the specifics institutional mechanism assessment for the scientific research effectiveness in France, where national dirigiste traditions are clearly manifested. Despite a series of cardinal reforms of recent decades in the field of management of the field of R&D and higher education, France continues to operate a centralized model of the organization of assessment, where the decisive positions are held by the highest bodies of state administrative power in the person of specialized unified national services for the assessment of R&D and higher education (HCERES and etc.). The author tried to show the originality of these institutions and the main problems they faced, as well as to understand the reasons for their viability. The research focuses on the analysis of the methods and criteria used by them for evaluating scientific activities. Particular attention is paid to quantitative assessments of scientific research based on bibliometric indicators (“impact factor”, etc.), as well as on the basis of efficiency and profitability criteria. During the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of using quantitative assessment indicators, it was found that in the conditions of France, an assessment based on bibliometric tools over the past 20 years has gradually turning into a tool for centralized management of research organizations, research teams and individual scientists.
Granice swobody ubezpieczyciela w kształtowaniu zakresu należnego odszkodowania w umowach ubezpieczenia autocasco pojazdów
Authors: Wałachowska Monika
Published: December 2022

Niniejszy artykuł zawiera analizę granic swobody umów w związku z zawieraniem umowy ubezpieczenia autocasco pojazdu z uwzględnieniem powszechnie stosowanych przez ubezpieczycieli w treści OWU zróżnicowanych sposobów szacowania należnego odszkodowania w zależności od tego, czy mamy do czynienia z tzw. szkodą częściową, czy tzw. szkodą całkowitą. Ponieważ od połowy 2020 roku Rzecznik Finansowy kwestionuje dopuszczalność takiego konstruowania treści OWU, konieczne jest omówienie granic swobody ubezpieczyciela przez pryzmat przepisów prawa cywilnego, prawa ubezpieczeniowego oraz prawa konsumenckiego
Glosa do uchwały składu 7 sędziów Sądu Najwyższego z 14 stycznia 2022 roku, sygn. III CZP 7/22
Authors: Wilk Anna
Published: December 2022

Zagadnienie prawne rozstrzygnięte glosowaną uchwałą dotyczy przede wszystkim pojazdów stanowiących jedynie „bazę” do korzystania ze specjalistycznych urządzeń zamontowanych na tych pojazdach – np. dźwigów, wysięgników, podnośników koszowych, łyżek koparek itp. Pojazdy te podczas wykorzystywania tych urządzeń mogą się bowiem nie poruszać w sensie fizycznym, tj. na kołach lub gąsienicach, zaś elementem pozostającym w ruchu będzie wówczas jedynie zamontowana na nich specjalistyczna maszyna. Sąd Najwyższy stwierdził, że odpowiedzialność zakładu ubezpieczeń wynikająca z umowy obowiązkowego ubezpieczenia odpowiedzialności cywilnej posiadaczy pojazdów mechanicznych obejmuje szkody wyrządzone w wyniku pracy urządzenia zamontowanego w pojeździe także wtedy, gdy w chwili wyrządzenia szkody pojazd nie pełnił funkcji komunikacyjnej.
PENGGUNAAN SIX SIGMA SEBAGAI EVALUASI KONTROL KUALITAS PADA HEMATOLOGY ANALYZER SYSMEX XN-1000
Authors: Maharani Eva Ayu , Erviani Rika , Fajruni'mah Rizana , Astuti Dewi
Published: December 2022

Saat ini metode otomatisasi menggunakan hematology analyzer banyak dipilih dibandingkan metode manual dengan keutamaan mempunyai presisi yang lebih baik. Kontrol kualitas pada hematology analyzer umumnya hanya menggunakan aturan Westgard, dan belum digunakannya analisis six sigma di laboratorium RSUD Budhi Asih, walaupun analisis six sigma juga diperlukan untuk melihat tingkat akurasi dan presisi suatu metode.  Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis penggunaan six sigma sebagai evaluasi kontrol kualitas hematology analyzer Sysmex XN-1000 di laboratorium klinik RSUD Budhi Asih pada parameter HGB, RBC, WBC, HCT dan PLT. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif menggunakan data hasil kontrol kualitas internal laboratorium klinik RSUD Budhi Asih periode Januari s/d Februari 2022 dengan bahan kontrol level low, normal dan high. Analisis six sigma melibatkan CV dan bias. Perhitungan CV dibandingkan dengan nilai target kit insert dan nilai bias dibandingkan dengan standar Rico’s biological variation. Hasil menunjukkan, bahan kontrol masuk dalam kategori ‘in control’, nilai CV di bawah batas yang ditetapkan dan nilai bias umumnya berada di bawah standar, kecuali parameter HCT. Nilai sigma berada pada kategori world class performance sampai marginal performance. Kesimpulan penelitian ini analisis kontrol kualitas cukup digunakan dua level bahan kontrol setiap hari, yang disertai dengan  analisis kurva Levey Jenning’s melalui aturan Westgard.   

Kata kunci: Kontrol Kualitas, Six Sigma, CV, Bias
SYSTEM APPROACH TO STAFFING SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT IN SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
Authors:   National University of Oil and Gas “Gubkin University”, Budzinskaya O.V. , Martynov V.G. ,   National University of Oil and Gas “Gubkin University”, Sheinbaum V.S. ,   National University of Oil and Gas “Gubkin University”
Published: December 2022

Taking as an object of study in this aspect the system of staffing of the sectoral economy in general and the oil and gas complex in particular, the authors aim, firstly, to substantiate from the standpoint of the general theory of systems and methodology of activity the legitimacy of the ontological representation of this system as a mechanism of expanded reproduction in the sense increasing the ability and readiness of the human resources of the industry to ensure its competitiveness, and, secondly, to offer their own solutions to the problem of forming a multitude of subjects of activity in the personnel system and building the functional and morphological structure of this system, substantiating the role of sectoral Councils for Professional Qualifications (CPQ) as a key subsystem of its control part in overcoming the uncontrolled growth of entropy in the sectoral labor market. In addressing these problems, the authors relied mainly on the methods of praxeology as a general philosophical teaching about the practical activities of people and system analysis. The article for the first time presents the integral functional and morphological structures of the staffing support system of the sectoral economy and the allocation of the managing and managed parts in them and the fixation of the key role in the management of the sectoral Council for Professional Qualifications. The following conclusion from this, formulated in the article, is the institutional consolidation of this role at the level of the corresponding expansion of the powers of the CPQ.
REMUNERATION OF COAL INDUSTRY WORKERS: THE RESULT OF A SOCIAL DIALOGUE
Authors:   FSBI “All-Russian Research Institute of Labor”, Russia, Moscow, Dozortsev O.E. , Agarycheva A.V. ,   FSBI “All-Russian Research Institute of Labor”, Russia, Moscow, Starokozheva V.P. ,   FSBI “All-Russian Research Institute of Labor”, Russia, Moscow
Published: December 2022

The subject of the study is the wages of coal industry workers. The purpose of this article is to review the current state of remuneration of employees of coal mining companies since the coal industry is one of the key sectors of the Russian economy. In particular, the article considers the implementation of certain provisions established in the Federal Sectoral Agreement on the Coal Industry for 2019-2021 (extended and valid until 2024). The relevance of the study is due to the fact that one of the main subjects of collective bargaining and the most important indicator of labor is wages – a key and constantly improving tool for stimulating employees. The improvement of the remuneration system is a "living" process that should contribute to the creation of a remuneration system that encourages employees to high work results and ensures a decent standard of living for employees and the principle of equal pay for work of equal value (Article 22 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation), in order to implement state guarantees for remuneration and attract qualified specialists in organizations. The research methods to achieve the set goals and objectives are structural analysis, systematic and comparative approaches, methods of statistical information processing. In the course of the research, the authors obtained the following results: the main financial, economic, and socio-economic indicators characterizing the industry were determined; the main trends in the remuneration of workers inherent in the industry were identified; options for setting the tariff rate of the first category in the Federal Industry Agreement were proposed. The authors draw conclusions about the need to develop more detailed industry agreements, as they contribute to an increase in the level of guarantees for employees, including in the field of remuneration.
ESTIMATION OF THE INDICATORS OF THE COMPLETE DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT ACCORDING TO THE SAMPLE LABOR FORCE SURVEY
Authors:   ", Baskakov V.N. ,   International Actuarial Advisory Company",   , Moscow, Russia, Baskakova M.E. ,   Institute of Economics, RAS, Moscow, Russia
Published: December 2022

The aim of the paper is to develop new statistical indicators that can more accurately characterize the situation on the labor market, based on the available operational and accessible statistical information. The object of this study is statistical indicators characterizing the complete duration of general unemployment. The empirical basis of the study was the data of the Sample Labor Force Survey (LFS) for 2017–2020. The research methodology consisted of a logical analysis, transformation and calibration of the initial statistical data (statistical methods of survival analysis were used for their processing, including regression analysis of censored data), as well as an analysis of specialized scientific literature and internet sources. As a result of the study, a procedure was developed for estimating the indicators of the complete duration of unemployment according to the data of the one-time sample survey of unemployed citizens, which involves the use of statistical methods for analyzing survival, transformation and calibration of the initial statistical information. Stochastic modeling has shown the high efficiency of the proposed procedure. The authors conclude that the practical examples given in the article for calculating the distribution function of the complete duration of unemployment according to the LFS data for 2017–2020 and derived statistical indicators, including its median depending on the age, sex and place of residence of unemployed citizens, as well as other research materials can be used by Rosstat, federal and regional executive authorities responsible for the organization and operation of social protection of the unemployed, in research and evaluation of the labor market and labor relations.
METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING THE CORE COMPETENCIES AND CAREER GROWTH TRAJECTORY OF HR PROFESSIONALS, BASED ON INTERPRETIVE STRUCTURAL MODELING
Authors:   Vitebsk State University of Technology, Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus, Kalinouskaya I.N.
Published: December 2022

The subject of the study is the competencies of HR professionals of organizations of the Republic of Belarus, extracted from digital sources on job search and processed with the help of artificial intelligence technologies. The aim of the study is to determine the key competencies of HR specialists and to develop their development programs based on the application of interpretive structural modeling, MICMAC and DEMATEL analysis. The relevance of the topic is due to the growing requirements of the labor market to the set and quality of competencies of specialists, as well as their constant self-development. The scientific novelty lies in the development of theoretical foundations for studying the labor market with the help of artificial intelligence technologies and in the development of methods for determining the core competencies and the trajectory of training professional competencies of specialists. The research uses general scientific and economic methods of analysis, ISM, MICMAC, and DEMATEL analysis, as well as statistical methods of grouping, classifications and graphing. The author obtained the following research results: the ways to develop professional competencies of HR specialists by training technical skills (with the prevalence of “hard” competencies in training programs) and by training communicative and business qualities (with the prevalence of “soft” competencies) were established. The author concludes that the fundamental skills of HR specialists in organizations of Belarus are communication skills, business documentation, teamwork, mastering “1C: Enterprise 8. Salary and Personnel Management”, and the use of office programs (Microsoft office).
TRANSFORMATION OF REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT: FACTORS AND FEATURES
Authors:   Industrial University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia, Kolesnik E.A.
Published: December 2022

The object of the study is the determinants of the transformation of regional employment, determining the trends and features of its development. The aim of the paper is to study approaches to the identification of factors determining the processes taking place in the field of employment, as well as to analyze the features of the transformation of the employment sector using the example of the Tyumen region. The research objectives are, firstly, to study the approaches of both international and domestic authors to identify the determinants of the transformation of the employment sector in the conditions of the transition of countries to a digital economy; secondly, to highlight the features of the employment sector of the Tyumen region on the way to the digitalization of its economy; thirdly, to find the generalization and systematization of factors determining the large-scale transformation of the employment sector and the labor market of the region. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that in modern economic conditions the employment system is undergoing significant changes, which are determined by a number of factors that have objective significance for the modern Russian economy. At the same time, the system of determinants is not limited only to the digitalization of the economy but depends on many other system-forming factors. This determines both the scientific discussion and the relevance of the issue under consideration. The main research methods are as follows: analysis of scientific literature, analysis, and synthesis, statistical methods, methods of generalization and modeling, systematization, and grouping. One of the main results of the study is the substantiation of the system of determinants that contribute to the development of a new quality of the employment sector and labor market of the region and the formation of a model. The theoretical provisions and practical results of the study formulated and substantiated by the author allow us to conclude that the results obtained can be used in further scientific research, as well as in planning and managing the socio-economic development of the region.
E-FORMALITY PRACTICES IN THE RUSSIAN LABOUR MARKET
Authors:   All-Russian Research Institute of Labor, Russia, Sergeeva М.V.
Published: December 2022

Research relevance: The issue of labor formalization is becoming increasingly relevant as digital technologies develop due to the growing complexity of determining the status of an employee and his relationship with an employer. As a result, the work of a significant proportion of the population remains outside the legal field of regulation of labor relations. Under these conditions, the importance of ongoing digitalization practices for the formalization of labor is increasing. The subject of the study is e-formalization of labor in Russia. The purpose of the article: research and systematization of e-formalization of labor in Russia. The author applies a systematic approach to research, using methods such as analysis and synthesis, including the method of analysis of scientific, regulatory, and other sources. The scientific novelty lies in the classification of the main e-formalization practices of labor implemented in the Russian labor market with a special focus on the role of the pandemic. Based on the results of the study, the author draws the following conclusions: in Russia, the e-formalization practices of labor of direct influence prevails, among which are punitive measures and the practice of introducing new forms of employment into the current legislation for expansion of the legal “boundaries” of the concept of employment of the population are highlighted. The application of the research results: the practical implementation of the research results will subsequently allow them to be used not only for scientific purposes but also in the context of planning activities within the framework of shady employment monitoring.
Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Home Hemodialysis Mortality
Authors: Shah Silvi , Gupta Nupur , Christianson Annette L. , Meganathan Karthikeyan , Leonard Anthony C. , Thakar Charuhas V.
Published: December 2022

Key Points

Women on home hemodialysis have higher 1-year mortality than men, and women and men have comparable survival on long-term follow-up.

Compared with White patients on home hemodialysis, there was no difference in all-cause mortality for Black patients, Hispanics, or Native Americans.

Among patients undergoing home hemodialysis, Asians had a lower risk of all-cause mortality than White patients.

Background

Women and minorities constitute substantial portions of the prevalent population of patients with kidney failure. Little is known about sex and racial/ethnic differences in mortality among patients with kidney failure on home hemodialysis in the United States.

Methods

Using the United States Renal Data System, we retrospectively evaluated a cohort of 42,849 patients who started home hemodialysis between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2015. We examined the association of sex and race/ethnicity with the outcome of all-cause mortality using adjusted Cox proportional hazard models and logistic regression models.

Results

In the study cohort, 40.4% were women, and 57.4% were White. Women on home hemodialysis had higher unadjusted death rates (26.9 versus 22.4 per 100 person-years) compared with men. There was no difference in adjusted all-cause mortality between men and women, but women had an 8% higher adjusted risk of all-cause mortality at 1 year after initiating home hemodialysis (odds ratio 1.08, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01 to 1.15). Regarding race/ethnicity, Hispanic, White, and Black patients had higher unadjusted death rates compared with Asians and Native Americans (25.1 versus 24.8 versus 23.2 versus 17.4 versus 16.6 per 100 person-years). There was no difference in adjusted all-cause mortality in Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans compared with White patients, while Asians had a lower risk of all-cause mortality than did White patients (hazard ratio, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.72 to 0.92). There was no difference in adjusted 1-year mortality for Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Native American patients compared with White patients.

Conclusions

Among patients undergoing home hemodialysis, women have higher 1-year mortality than men, and women and men have comparable survival on long-term follow-up after adjusting for other covariates. Compared with White patients, there was no difference in adjusted survival on long-term follow-up for Black patients, Hispanics, or Native Americans, while Asians had better survival. Our results suggest the need for population-wide strategies to overcome differences in home hemodialysis care.
La cuestión del tropo en los relieves de guerra del Reino Antiguo
Authors: Spalinger Anthony John
Published: December 2022

Este trabajo presenta una discusión sobre el repetido topos del enemigo libio en las representaciones reales del Reino Antiguo. La presencia recurrente de este enemigo común de Egipto en fuentes pictóricas y escritas equivalentes del Reino Antiguo, indica que un sentimiento nacionalista conectado con la autoidentificación de los egipcios puede ser rastreado hasta una época muy temprana de la historia. De gran importancia es el hecho de que este “tema” persiste a lo largo de la historia egipcia. Las relaciones entre egipcios y libios deben ser vistas no solamente como actitudes hostiles desde una época pri- mordial sino también como un tema que podía ser re una y otra vez para magnificar las actividades militares de los reyes.
Los últimos días de El Amarna: crisis, transición y restauración
Authors: Gestoso Singer Graciela
Published: December 2022

Las fuentes contemporáneas al reinado de Akenatón y de época posterior reflejan una serie de factores socio-económicos y políticos que intervinieron en elproceso de crisis de los mecanismos de gobierno. La excesiva centralización de la economía en la nueva capital, Aketatón, y la alteración de la inserciónnatural de los diferentes grupos de la sociedad en la burocracia civil, el ejército y los templos, mediante la designación de funcionarios “nuevos” y sinexperiencia, socavaron lentamente su gobierno. Estas medidas implementadas por Akenatón, junto con la existencia de epidemias y/o enfermedades, quehabrían afectado no sólo a Egipto sino también a varias regiones del Levante, habrían contribuido a una crisis de poder, al abandono de la nueva capital,y a la restauración de los cultos tradicionales en Tebas durante el reinado de Tutankamón. Los hallazgos arqueológicos recientes en El Amarna nos permitenalcanzar una visión integradora del cambio de los patrones de enterramiento (sustancialmente múltiples) y de las prácticas del culto privado a ancestros ydioses (a nivel popular), como un complejo fenómeno económico-social y político durante una época de cambios y crisis. A comienzos del reinado deTutankamón, la ciudad de El Amarna había sido abandonada y el nuevo rey iniciaba su política estratégica de restauración del estado, en tres ámbitos: social(el restablecimiento de las familias tradicionales), político (el ascendente poder de Ay, asociado con el clero de Amón en Karnak), y económico (la entrega derecursos al clero de Amón). Pero la política de restauración implementada por Tutankamón tuvo un gran costo socio-político y recién pudo ser concluida bajoel reinado de Horemheb con el apoyo del ejército.
ATUALIZAÇÕES E PADRÕES DA TOXOPLASMOSE HUMANA E ANIMAL: REVISÃO DE LITERATURA
Authors: Jabur Lot Rodrigues Nássarah , Manzini Suzane , Koeler Fonseca Pereira Juliana , Siqueira Cruz Thamyres , Valente Bertozzo Thainá , Nunes de Moraes Gustavo , Francisco Abbade Joelcio , Langoni Helio
Published: December 2022

A toxoplasmose é uma zoonose distribuída mundialmente, causada pelo protozoário intracelular obrigatório Toxoplasma gondii. Possui grande importância para a saúde pública, pois acomete os seres humanos e os animais homeotérmicos. A toxoplasmose pode ser assintomática ou apresentar quadros sistêmicos, com casos graves em gestantes e imunossuprimidos, como também provocar problemas sanitários e econômicos nos países em que se encontra. Diante disso, o objetivo desta  revisão foi abordar a toxoplasmose como um problema de saúde pública. É de grande importância o conhecimento da doença, formas de infecção em cada espécie, diagnóstico e prevenção. O tratamento é eficaz, porém recomenda-se a prevenção relacionada aos hábitos alimentares como evitar o consumo de carne crua ou mal cozida, verduras e frutas mal lavadas, água contaminada, bem como fazer exames pré-natais com regularidade para a avaliação da evolução da infecção, considerando-se a transmissão transplacentária em gestantes.
On pedagogy: between mark/model and the broken mirror
Authors:   Assistant Lecturer at Babeș-Bolyai University, Faculty of Theatre and Film Cluj-Napoca., BADEA Gelu
Published: December 2022

In trying to discover ourselves as artists, we are too often on the verge of making mistakes, or sometimes we may even commit acts that we will never be able to motivate or repair. There are many such acts, but two stand out among them. The first, as a common feature of every generation, is letting go of the past. The second, probably more dangerous than the first, coagulates in the future artist's desire to act similarly to the one who is successful or to the one whose work is said to represent the model and, therefore, success. On the wire stretched between these points each one of us dances at some point, until, if we're lucky, we fall and go our separate ways.
Creative Profile Outline
Authors:   Professor PhD habil., Faculty of Theatre, UNAGE of Iași - author of numerous workshops, workshop shows, studies and works in the field of Applied Theater and animation, CIOBOTARU Anca Doina
Published: December 2022

By analyzing the wealth of concepts and definitions, generated by the restlessness of creativity, we can accept that being creative involves the ability to recombine your knowledge/skills and – implicitly – the need for introspection. In other words, the first step towards creativity leads to the awareness of point A, from which one departs to the wished-for Z; the visualization of the desire/objective, the usefulness of the idea (perhaps even the urgency), and the state of agreement with the non-negotiable values ​​outline the route whose starting point is in what we could generically call the identity of the moment.
Maeterlinck’s Poetic Symbolism in Trei piese triste (Three Sad Plays)
Authors:   Lecturer PhD, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Romania., PETRARU Ana-Magdalena
Published: December 2022

This article proposes an analysis of a staging from Maeterlinck (Trei piese triste/ Three Sad Plays) based on some poems of the author (from Fifteen Songs – Three Little Maids They Did to Death, Maidens with Bounden Eyes, There Were Three Sisters Fain to Die). Drawing on theatre studies and biographical criticism, poetics (of water and dreams) and theories of the soul, our aim is to account for the main themes of the symbolist current as envisaged by the Belgian author.
“Bonjour, bourgeois” or undermining the realist convention in The Greek Weird Wave
Authors:   Sole trader registered in the National Trade Registry, VASILIU Emanuel-Alexandru
Published: December 2022

The Greek Weird Wave is an ongoing cinema movement, some researchers state, which debuted with Kynodontas (directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, 2009), finalised – aesthetically speaking – once performance art was introduced in the film Attenberg (directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari, 2010). There are aesthetic links and links regarding conception between the above-mentioned directors, as the two films can be interpreted through the same critical device. Overcoming the aesthetic conditioning can be felt in the second internationally-produced film directed in 2015 by Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster, in which the first sequence, thought out as a prologue, is unique through the fact that the character in it does not reappear in the remainder of the film. Another director, who draws closer to a different perception of the real, is Babis Makridis through the films Oiktos (Pity) (2018) and Ornithes (I pos na gineis pouli) (Birds (or How to Be One)) (2020).