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Management of the natural dimension in man: the path of humanistic autopoiesis
Authors:   Perm State University, Zhelnin Anton I.
Published: September 2022

The article aims to analyze the process of management of natural dimension in man. It is shown that the possibility of such management follows both from the general way of human existence and from the dialectical subordination of the human (social, cultural) dimension and the natural dimension, according to which the latter is included in the former and dependent on it. On the other hand, there exist limits of this management: not the whole nature in man is socially determined, it preserves wide autonomy, subordination to fundamental natural laws. Interaction between the social and the natural is based on reciprocal co-determination, therefore, when managing his natural dimension, man, according to the feedback principle, de facto influences himself. Thus, the problem of preserving human essence, maintaining its holism becomes essential again. The work is novel in that the management of man’s natural dimension is associated with the phenomenon of autopoiesis: man at a new level realizes this tendency of active «self-creation», which is common to the living. At the same time, it is critically important that it will be autopoiesis with a «human face»: this management must be rationally justified, aimed at actualizing the natural potential already inherent in man. The central question is about the subject of control: in the first approximation, it will be an individual, due to the inalienability of his own vital principle, i.e. it will be a kind of self-management. However, this does not negate the presence of supra-individual subjects that would control such management (realize «management of management»), including its anthropological and social acceptability. The presence of strong legal and moral regulators, taking into account the axiological component, as well as the recognition of the fundamental fact that the management of the natural dimension is not a goal itself but a means for a more complete and comprehensive self-realization of man, only part of his holistic autopoiesis, will allow the latter to maintain humanistic orientation.
METHODOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY IN MODERN SCIENCE
Authors:   Lomonosov Moscow State University, Sokolova Elena E.
Published: September 2022

The article discusses the role of the history of psychology in the search for adequate solutions to the methodological problems of psychological science. The most recent studies of consciousness, which combine a meticulous study of anatomy and physiology of the brain with the help of modern technology and introspective reports of the bearer of consciousness, differ little in their methodological foundations from those of more than a century ago, which were subjected to sound criticism for Cartesian dualism by L.S. Vygotsky and other representatives of cultural-historical activity theory in psychology. L.S. Vygotsky’s distinction between perezhivanie (experience) and scientific knowledge gives grounds to be critical of the assertion of some representatives and supporters of analytic philosophy that it is impossible to have a scientific comprehension of consciousness, which they identify with subjective reality. A comparative historical analysis of psychological ideas of B. Spinoza, A.N. Leontiev, and E.V. Ilyenkov leads to a conclusion that, in constructing his theory of activity, A.N. Leontiev was guided not by the official Soviet version of Marxism («dialectical materialism») but by the provisions of authentic Marxism. The philosophers of E.V. Ilyenkov’s circle fairly viewed Marxism as a continuation and development of Spinozism. On this philosophical basis, A.N. Leontiev’s scientific school created the concept of activity as a peculiar substance, with consciousness (and the psyche in general) being its function. This doctrine, confirmed by numerous empirical studies and the practice of forming consciousness in ontogenesis, is a good alternative to the Cartesian-oriented research on consciousness in modern cognitive sciences, which has reached a methodological dead end. The paper also shows the role of archival research in clarifying the origin and original meaning of terminology used in psychology. For example, the study of transcripts of the 1948 discussions presented in A.N. Leontiev’s book An Essay on the Development of the Psyche reveals that the phrase «the threefold scheme of analysis» originally appeared in the speeches of Leontiev’s opponents, while these terms (later used by Leontiev himself in his book Activity. Consciousness. Personality) only confuse the matter and do not allow one to adequately understand the non-trivial view on activity as a substance of consciousness developed by A.N. Leontiev’s school. In conclusion, the author argues that the special attention of the international scientific community to the historical heritage of the founders of cultural-activity psychology is due to its specific methodology, which makes it a «science of the future» and, in turn, requires a new historical-psychological and theoretical reflection.
A throw of the dice: Nietzsche on the pure notion of «nature»
Authors:   Glinka Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatoire, Dorozhkin Egor L.
Published: September 2022

The article explores the meaning of the pure concept of «nature» found in Nietzsche’s 1881 drafts and associated with the project of returning the «meaning to the earth». As a rule, this concept and its historical consequences remain out of sight of researchers studying Nietzsche’s philosophy and Nietzscheism. This omission overshadows some important lines of genesis of modern philosophical ontologies, largely due to the split in the interpretation of nature after the era of romanticism. One of the strategies of this split is embodied in the philosophy of Nietzsche, and, through him, in the poetic ontologies of the 20th century. The study undertaken in this article primarily proceeds from Nietzsche’s texts of 1881–1882, when the idea of eternal return took shape, and then reconstructs the place of the pure concept of «nature» in the general context of the thinker’s works. The paper also analyzes the key interpretations of works by Nietzsche offered in the middle and second half of the 20th century. The greatest attention is paid to the texts of M. Heidegger and J. Deleuze, but also W. Kaufmann, P. Klossovsky, R. Safransky, P. Sloterdijk, and A. Badiou. The result of this hermeneutic and comparative-analytical work is the consideration of the pure concept of «nature» as the «meaning of the earth» through the unity of three concepts — the Dionysian worldview, the eternal return, and the will to power. The paper concludes that the concept of «nature» as immediate expressiveness of existence is opposed to the abstractness of the classical New European concept of nature («natura»). In other words, it is an ontology of «a Throw of the Dice», i.e. ontology of the chance, freeing the singularity from reflexive mediation.
Who needs this philosophy today? Part 2. What kind of philosophy is in demand in post-Soviet Russia
Authors:   Perm State University, Musayelyan Lyeva A.
Published: September 2022

If philosophy is an epoch expressed in thoughts, then the worldview of a civilization in crisis cannot but be in a state of crisis. What the features of philosophy in crisis are was discussed in the first article. Civilization is communities, their elites, certain types of social individuals, formed under the influence of the consumer society and dehumanized curricula of educational institutions. What is the connection between fashionable modern philosophical schools of thought that represent the crisis tendencies of world philosophy and the interests of global and national elites that determine economic and educational policy in the world and in our country? To bring civilization out of the crisis and to find adequate answers to modern global challenges, society is in dire need of a philosophy with a solid heuristic and humanistic potential. Therefore, today the question of whether to teach philosophy at university or not cannot be discussed. The problem is that a civilization in crisis cannot be saved by philosophy that has been generated by this crisis and, moreover, penetrated into all spheres of public life, including education. In addition to postmodernism, which has become almost a craze for young Russian teachers and researchers in the last thirty years, in our country there are many supporters of the teachings of Husserl, Heidegger, and other Western thinkers representing non-classical trends in philosophy. In this regard, of great relevance today is the question of what kind of philosophy to teach at university and how to do it within the time limits allotted by the education reformers in order to form a personality that would possess social qualities making it possible to withstand modern challenges and threats.
Features of everyday life of older people in Karelian villages during the coronavirus restrictions
Authors:   Sociological Institute of the RAS, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Galkin Konstantin A.
Published: September 2022

The article presents research into the peculiarities of life of older people in rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, there were conducted 20 interviews and collected 15 observation diaries of older people living in rural areas in peripheral settlements of the Republic of Karelia. The study examines the isolation of older people and the peculiarities of isolation of older people who live in rural areas; the effects that social exclusion of older people living in rural areas creates; the possible ways of adaptation that could minimize this social exclusion. The article contributes to the emerging research into the peculiarities of understanding aging in the context of forced social exclusion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A thematic method was used in the analysis of interviews and observation diaries of older people. The paper identifies various fears and peculiarities of the perception of the lonely state associated with changes in habitual everyday life due to isolation, as well as sensations related to the informants’ perception of their body as excluded from previous life and as an invisible body confined in the space where self-isolation occurs. The research also analyzes the role of bodies and the features of restrictions that the COVID-19 pandemic creates for the elderly in the context of bodily restrictions and studies how self-isolation and various fears are associated with the bodily restrictions of older people.
The habitus of the athlete: a sociological interpretation through the prism of P. Bourdieu’s theory
Authors:   Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Ermilova Anna V.
Published: September 2022

The article provides a sociological interpretation of the concept of the «athlete’s habitus» performed through the prism of P. Bourdieu’s theory based on sociological research data. To describe the athletes’ habitus, data of the following sociological studies were used: interviews with athletes studying at the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports of Lobachevsky University (n = 74 persons representing individual and team sports in a 50/50 ratio); secondary analysis of interviews with mothers of high-performance athletes (n = 3 persons); participant observation carried out during the training and sports process with representatives of the following sports: volleyball, basketball, hockey, athletics, martial arts. The grounded theory approach, proposed by A. Strausset and D. Corbin, was used to analyze the data obtained during the interviews with student athletes, part of which were applied the method of «life histories» (analysis of the life of athletes from their mothers’ words) and conversational analysis (analysis of the interviewer-athlete dialogues). During the data analysis (coding procedure) the following concepts were identified and described: trajectories and stages of the sports habitus formation, social practices of the athlete’s habitus; a strong connection was noted between these concepts. Reliability of the obtained results is within the acceptable level as the subjective views of the informants are expressed in the indicators typical of their activity, acquired in the process of integration into the sports field over 10 years or more. This resulted in a high sports status (candidate master of sports, master of sports), which was the rationale for their selection for the interview. The paper reveals the peculiarities of the formation of the athletes’ habitus, its trajectory, and formation stages. Depending on the stage of the habitus formation in the sports field, the agent is endowed with transitional sports habitus, which, accumulating, allow the individual to acquire the habitus of the established athlete. The athlete’s habitus synthesizes the diversity of social experiences of agents of various social fields, thereby endowing itself with the identity of the realization of practices characteristic only of the social space of sport. In general, we can define the athlete’s habitus as a system of acquired predispositions that are imposed by the structure of the social field of sport.
Transformación Socio Jurídica, Humanística y Cientificista. Tomo II
Authors:   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Enamorado-Estrada Jairo Antonio , Grass Bernal Abdón ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Guzmán Posso Lina ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Ibarra Hoyos William Manuel ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Meisel Lanner Roberto ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Almanza Iglesia Maury ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Maya Villazón Osnaider ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Zamora Polo Tatiana Lucía ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Valero-Díaz Brenda ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, García Consuegra Gabriela ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Osorio Villegas Inés ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Hernández Hayek Jorge Enrique ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Galofre Peña Emiliano ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Romero Escudero Juan David ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Osorio Torres Carlos ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Amaranto Padilla Eduardo ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Macías Ramos Margarita ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Vega Do Lugar Samuel ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Díaz-Rincón Sandra Viviana ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Nagles Rolón Héctor Jair , Vargas Moreno Yehison Fernando ,   Universidad de Boyacá, Morcote González Olga Sofía ,   Universidad de Boyacá, Martínez Morante Astrid ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Llanos Sánchez Liliana ,   Universidad Simón Bolívar, Rodríguez Lara Inés ,   Universidad Libre
Published: September 2022

Transformación Socio Jurídicas, Humanística y Cientificista, es un reflejo del contexto educativo y sociojurídico, enmarcado en todos esos pilares que construye a una sociedad en la que se privilegian los valores, la cultura y la historia de una nación. Con este libro, desde los diferentes grupos de investigación que aportan sus saberes y disciplinas, queremos plasmar y fortalecer el aprendizaje, el pensamiento crítico y competencias necesarias requeridas en la globalización del conocimiento.
THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE CRIMINAL LAW − THE JOURNEY THUS FAR
Authors: Shannon Hoctor
Published: September 2022

This article seeks to set out the application of the right to freedom of expression in the particular context of criminal law, taking into account developments in other Southern African jurisdictions where appropriate. In particular, the article examines the application of the right in the context of contempt of court, sexual morality, and pornography. Possible future applications of the right are also identified. Ultimately the article affirms the primary importance of the right to freedom of expression, and argues that the right should be zealously protected.
DEBT RELIEF FOR CONSUMERS − THE INTERACTION BETWEEN INSOLVENCY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISLATION (PART 1)
Authors: Melanie Roestoff  , Stéfan Renke
Published: September 2022

In March 2002 the Department of Trade and Industry established a task team to review the legislation that has an impact on consumer credit. This resulted in a detailed report containing proposals for a new regulatory framework for consumer credit. Subsequently, in June 2005 the National Credit Bill was tabled in Parliament. Measures aimed directly at resolving over-indebtedness in the form of debt re-arrangement are introduced by the Credit Bill. The report also highlighted weaknesses in the current insolvency legislation especially with regard to available debt relief measures for consumers. It should, however, be noted that the 2000 Insolvency Bill inter alia provides for an alternative to insolvency proceedings in the form of a pre-liquidation composition.This article examines the interaction between current and proposed insolvency and consumer protection legislation with regard to debt relief measures for consumers. The question arises whether the current and the proposed debt relief measures, when introduced, will not overlap unnecessarily. Furthermore, the question whether these measures will provide adequate relief to deal with current demands is also addressed. The South African Law Reform Commission when proposing the pre-liquidation composition in the Insolvency Bill, did not indicate what its relationship should be with the administration order procedure in terms of section 74 of the Magistrates Courts' Act. The question is therefore whether a need for administration orders will still exist if the proposed legislation relating to the pre-liquidation composition is introduced. Lastly, as South African law does not offer debt relief to debtors who have no income and no assets, proposals by the Department of Trade and Industry in the United Kingdom for a non-court based scheme of debt relief aimed at such debtors (the so-called “NINA” cases) are investigated in order to supply guidelines for South African law reform in this regard.It is submitted that the proposals in the Credit Bill on debt re-arrangement could assist debtors to manage their debt in certain circumstances. It is furthermore suggested that a combination of the proposed pre-liquidation composition and a modified administration order procedure could offer the necessary debt relief in situations where a debtor, apart from his debt in terms of a credit agreement, also has other outstanding debts. Finally, it is submitted that the “NINA” scheme could offer some guidance for the reform of South African law regarding debt relief to debtors who have no income and no assets.
REGULATING DIRECTORS’ DUTIES AND SOUTH AFRICAN COMPANY LAW REFORM
Authors: Michele Havenga
Published: September 2022

It has for some time been apparent that South African company law needs to be comprehensively rewritten. Far-reaching changes have occurred since the previous revision that led to the Companies Act of 1973. Amongst other factors, there is a new political, social and economic dispensation, and our company law should, as far as is feasible, be harmonized with the laws of international investors and other Southern African states. The policy document issued in June 2004 by the Department of Trade and Industry on the reform of corporate law, and their structured approach to the reform process, should therefore be welcomed.The inevitable influence of the Constitution and related legislation promoting its provisions, are considered in this article with specific regard to the proposals contained in the policy document on directors and their duties. The Promotion of Access to Information Act of 2000 and the Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act of 2003, which serve as examples of such related legislation, are considered, as are the suggestions contained in the policy document with regard to the structure of the board and on the possible codification of directors' duties.The new Companies Act should ensure that directors will be held accountable for their actions and that the interests of interest groups other than shareholders may also be considered in corporate decision-making. Existing mechanisms provided for in our law should not be in conflict with the provisions of the new Act. But unnecessary amendments are undesirable and do not promote legal certainty. It should also be kept in mind that social change might be better advanced by other means than in corporate legislation. Furthermore, specific aspects in other jurisdictions should not be incorporated in our law without a proper understanding of the broader context of the corporate laws of those jurisdictions. The DTI's quite ambitious reform programme envisages draft legislation by 2006.
HOW STANDARDS (SUCH AS XML) ACCOMPLISH ELECTRONIC AUTHENTICATION IN WEB SERVICES
Authors: Dana van der Merwe
Published: September 2022

Paper documents and “wet” signatures (made with ink) have given way to electronic data messages. This has led to problems with regard to the authentication of electronic “documents”. The present article explores some solutions in the shape of standards, eXtended Markup Language (XML) as a standardised format for data and the distinction between the (modern) Protocol and (traditional) Paper points of view in this regard.
A CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE VALIDITY OF THE KWAZULU-NATAL POUNDS LEGISLATION Zondi v Member of the Executive Council CCT 73/03
Authors: Nic Olivier  , Annabelle Reddy
Published: September 2022

The Constitution of the Republic of South African, 1996 (“the Constitution”) is a tool seen to be the mechanism for the eradication of the injustices of the past faced by many South Africans. This includes, amongst others, the denial of access to courts that would enable ordinary citizens to protect their rights.The recent decision in Zondi v Member of the Executive Council (CCT 73/03) highlights core elements of constitutional and administrative justice in that the supremacy of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution was upheld while simultaneously striking down conflicting provisions of the contentious Natal Pound Ordinance 32 of 1947 (“Ordinance”). This Ordinance was assigned to the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government in terms of Proclamation 107 of 1994. The KwaZulu-Natal Executive transferred the administration of the 1947 Ordinance from the MEC for Agriculture to the MEC for Local Government (KZN Proclamation 5 of 13 June 2003).
Reframing the Debate over BRICS Beyond its Conceptual Origins
Authors:   Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo, Cooper Andrew ,   -UNU CRIS (Institute on Comparative Regional Integration), Bruges,
Published: September 2022

BRICS has commonly been framed through a strictly economic perspective, with a focus on the growth patterns of the individual members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Viewed in this fashion, the grouping is judged in a negative manner, with a sense of disappointment and frustration. Yet, framed in a wider diplomatic context, the image of BRICS is quite different, with an accent on several features that cast a more positive interpretation. BRICS: A Very Short Introduction highlighted these features in 2016. And, notwithstanding some unanticipated developments that exaggerated the differences—and tensions— between the members of BRICS, it is the staying power and pattern of evolution in a creative fashion of the BRICS club that stands out. Although overshadowed by other multilateral institutions, the achievements of the New Development Bank (NDB) should not be downplayed. Moreover, BRICS has developed problem (or even crisis) management techniques. As with other informal institutions with club-like attributes, some of these tensions were dealt with by avoiding issues that divided the members. Over time, though, this template has been complemented by more active forms of problem-solving relating to internal differences.
hina's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean at the present stage
Authors:   nternational Relations of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Katkova Evgenia , Eremin Arkady ,   nternational Relations of Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
Published: September 2022

In the "new era" of China’s foreign policy based on the concept of major power diplomacy with Chinese characteristics, Beijing has begun to change its attitude toward Latin America. In 2018, Xi Jinping officially invited Latin American countries to participate in the construction of the Belt and Road initiative, thereby bringing the region into the sphere of its global interests. This article is devoted to the study of the main directions of cooperation between China and the Latin American states and changes in the forms and instruments of Beijing's policy toward the region. The authors analyze the degree of involvement of Latin American states in the BRI and consider pros and cons of increasing China's influence in the region. The provisions of power transition theory form the methodological basis of the work, through the prism of which the U.S. factor in Sino-Latin American relations is examined. The final part of the article is devoted to the challenges facing Washington from the growing influence of China in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region.
The UN-AU Partnership in Peacekeeping: Tendencies and Problems
Authors:   Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Bokeriya Svetlana
Published: September 2022

A strong partnership between the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) is essential to achieving strategic convergence and coherence as well as effective solutions to complex peace and security challenges in Africa. In this article, the author examines the UN-AU peacekeeping nexus through research onpeacekeeping operations in Africaand analyzesthe key challenges in the UN-AU partnership for peacekeeping, including:the lack of clear regulation of actions in conflict despite attempts to develop common approaches to peacekeeping by the UN and the AU; the necessity of establishing equal, full and constructive participation of women in the peacekeeping process; and the problems in the relationship between the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the Peace and Security Council of the AU. The main objective of this article isto analyze the institutional structure of the African peace and security architecture, the evolution of the UN-AU partnership through the implementation of joint peacekeeping missions, and the challenges to their cooperation, as well as to assess the effectiveness of UN-AU cooperation. Based on a structural analysis of the African security architecture, quantitative methods of assessment,and comparative analysis of the UN and the AU statistics on partnership peacekeeping, as well as onwomen’s participation in peacekeeping operations in Africa from 2003 to 2019, and the voting patterns of the A3 (Niger, South Africa and Tunisia) countries to UNSC resolutions on African peacekeeping, the author concludes that there is a direct correlation between the deteriorating security situation in Africa and the level of strategic partnership between the UN and the AU, and that, in the long term, the priority will be to help national governments to prevent the causes of conflicts, which will make it possible to take into account the local specificities of African states in resolving and preventing conflicts.
DNA extraction protocol v1
Authors: Grondin Cecile
Published: September 2022

This DNA extraction protocol has been developed at the CIRM-Levures (INRAE, SPO, FRANCE) to extract yeast chromosomes. It is based on a phenol/chloroform DNA extraction procedure.
Double Whole Mount In Situ Hybridization in Zebrafish v1
Authors: R. Hammond-Weinberger D
Published: September 2022

This protocol has been optimized for serial detection of two chromogenic substrates in embryonic zebrafish (Danio rerio). Several stain pairings are included as options. Protocol begins with tissue preparation and ends with a glycerol series in preparation for imaging. This protocol has been successfully used on 24 hpf zebrafish embryos.
Sample preparation for aCGH karyotyping v1
Authors: Li Hanqin
Published: September 2022

This protocol describes the standard procedure preparing cell pellets from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) cultured on MEFs for outsourced aCGH karyotyping. General Notes: 1. Throughout these protocols, the term hPSC is used to collectively refer to both hiPSCs and hESCs. All described procedures have been tested and work equally well for hiPSCs and hESCs.
De-novo assembly of Xanthomonas genomes from Illumina NovaSeq reads v1
Authors: J Studholme David
Published: September 2022

This protocol describes the de-novo assembly of Xanthomonas genome sequences from short-read genomic shotgun sequencing data. It includes quality control of the raw sequence reads, assembly and finally polishing of the assembly based on alignment of reads against the preliminary assembly.
S-Trap™ column digestion protocol (Protifi) of proteins for LC-MS / proteomics v1
Authors: not provided ronan.ocualain
Published: September 2022

This protocol details the in-house BioMS procedure of S-Trap™ protein clean-up and subsequent column digestion/conversion of protein to peptide using trypsin. It is adapted from the long protocol from Protifi (as on August 2022) - https://files.protifi.com/protocols/s-trap-micro-long-4-7.pdf
Real-world data and real-world evidence in dentistry: the Latin American landscape
Authors: Aguirre-Martínez Laura Marcela , Osorio Lyda
Published: September 2022

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Evaluación de zonas de esfuerzo entre implante personalizado sinterizado e implante prefabricado mediante fotoelasticidad
Authors: Velasquez-Ron Byron Vinicio , Pacheco Luis , Quintana Pablo , Mena Alexandra
Published: September 2022

Introducción: el uso de implantes personalizados es un tratamiento utilizado con mayor frecuencia, valorando y comparando su comportamiento frente a implantes convencionales. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar si las zonas de esfuerzo del implante personalizado son diferentes a las que presenta el implante prefabricado convencional mediante fotoelasticidad. Métodos: muestra n=10 dientes premolares superiores, n=10 implantes personalizados sinterizados y n=10 implantes prefabricados convencionales, sometidos a 3 presiones fijas y controladas, observados a través de un polariscopio para analizar la distribución del esfuerzo generados. Resultados: zonas de esfuerzo presentes en las diferentes muestras analizadas aplicando 3 presiones. La cantidad de esfuerzo en la presión 1 (test de Chi-cuadrado, p=0,596) es diferente entre los dos tipos de implantes al igual que con la presión 2 (test de Chi-cuadrado, p=0,407), al aplicar la presión 3 (test de Levene, p=0,899) no hay diferencia en la distribución de fuerzas entre los dos tipos de implantes. Conclusiones: se determinó que el implante prefabricado convencional distribuye y concentra mejor el esfuerzo generado bajo diferentes presiones en comparación con el implante personalizado sinterizado.
FAKTOR KESTABILAN FEDERALISME MULTI-ETNIK DI MALAYSIA: SATU EKSPLORASI TEORITIS
Authors: Ahmad Tajudin Abdul Aqmar , Mohamed Noor Muhamad Nadzri
Published: September 2022

Ketahanan Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara persekutuan multi etnik terbukti apabila ia berupaya mengekalkan kestabilannya sejak kemerdekaannya pada 1957 tanpa sebarang konflik serius yang menggugat keutuhannya. Namun, selepas Barisan Nasional (BN) buat pertama kalinya tewas pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-14 (PRU-14), timbul semula persoalan perpaduan dan penyatuan Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara federal multi etnik. Ini berikutan dasar kerajaan Pakatan Harapan (PH) yang memperjuangkan reformasi politik seperti kebebasan bersuara, pelantikan jawatan utama kerajaan yang tidak berasaskan etnik, dan penglibatan bukan Bumiputera dalam dasar afirmatif telah menyebabkan timbulnya perasaan bimbang dan tidak puas hati orang Melayu khasnya golongan konservatif terhadap perubahan dan ketidaktentuan yang dibawa oleh dasar-dasar pemerintahan PH. Akibatnya, wujud gelora-gelora ketegangan di dalam hubungan etnik khasnya antara Melayu dan bukan Melayu di Semenanjung Malaysia, ditandai dengan kebangkitan politik identiti dan kemunculan etno-populisme. Dengan menggunakan konsep federalisme dan data sekunder seperti buku, jurnal dan akhbar, perbincangan artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti faktor kestabilan federalisme multi-etnik Malaysia. Hujah utama artikel ini adalah, meskipun hubungan etnik di Malaysia cenderung tegang dan bergelora, namun sistem persekutuannya tetap stabil. Berasaskan perdebatan dan kerangka federalisme di negara-negara pelbagai etnik kontemporari, artikel ini membincangkan lima faktor yang menyumbang kepada kestabilan Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara persekutuan multi-etnik; iaitu kekalnya Melayu/Bumiputera sebagai etnik majoriti dalam persekutuan (Staatsvolk), adanya elemen politik permuafakatan di peringkat pusat, wujudnya parti politik yang bersifat country-wide parties, utuhnya semangat ‘holding together’ dalam kalangan unit-unit persekutuan, dan tradisi kerajaan pusat yang kuat.
PERANAN JARINGAN SOSIAL DALAM AKTIVITI EKOPELANCONGAN DI KEPULAUAN LANGKAWI GEOPARK, KEDAH MALAYSIA
Authors: Norizan Afiqah , Geraldine Chan Kim Ling
Published: September 2022

Jaringan sosial merupakan satu elemen bukan ekonomi yang berperanan menggerak dan mengembangkan aktiviti ekonomi ekopelancongan dalam kalangan aktor sosial (pengusaha dan pemandu bot pelancongan) di kampung mereka di Kepulauan Langkawi Geopark, Kedah Malaysia. Secara khususnya, jaringan sosial itu bersifat terpendam atau embedded dalam tindakan ekonomi aktor sosial tersebut iaitu tindakan menggerak dan mengembangkan aktiviti ekopelancongan mereka khususnya pengusahaan dan pemanduan bot pelancongan. Makalah ini membincangkan hasil dari satu kajian yang telah dilakukan oleh penulis makalah ini bagi memahami isu utama kajian iaitu tentang kesignifikanan peranan jaringan sosial dalam menggerak dan mengembangkan aktiviti ekopelancongan di sebuah komuniti perkampungan di Langkawi. Secara khususnya objektif utama kajian tersebut adalah menganalisis struktur jaringan sosial, asas pembentukan struktur jaringan sosial dan jenis-jenis jaringan sosial. Teori jaringan sosial iaitu homophily dan embeddedness diaplikasikan bagi menyokong argumen berkenaan dengan peranan jaringan sosial kepada aktiviti ekopelanocngan. Data dikumpul melalui pendekatan kualitatif dan kuantitatif. Analisis jaringan sosial dilakukan melalui perisian komputer UCINET VI bagi menganalisis struktur dan pola jaringan sosial. Hasil kajian menunjukkan asas pembentukan struktur jaringan sosial adalah nilai dan norma sepunya dalam kalangan aktor sosial iaitu pemandu bot dan pengusaha bot yang terlibat dalam aktiviti ekopelancongan. Persamaan lain dalam kalangan aktor sosial itu adalah dari segi pertalian hubungan, matlamat, lokasi kediaman dan keanggotaan persatuan. Nilai dan norma sepunya itu dan persamaan yang lain itu membentuk struktur jaringan sosial yang dibentuk dari jenis-jenis jaringan sosial seperti jaringan persahabatan, jaringan kekeluargaan, jaringan kejiranan dan jaringan kerja. Tambahan pula, nilai dan norma sepunya dan jenis-jenis jaringan sosial itu menggerak dan mengembangkan aktiviti ekopelancongan khususnya bagi aktiviti pengusahaan dan pemanduan bot pelancongan. Kesimpulan kajian adalah jaringan sosial memang menggerak dan mengembangkan aktiviti ekopelancongan di komuniti perkampungan di Langkawi Geopark. Implikasi kajian pula menunjukkan sumbangan penting jaringan sosial kepada perkembangan aktiviti ekopelancongan dan pembangunan sosio-ekonomi komuniti kampung di Langkawi sebagai sebuah geopark.
TAHAP KEPUASAN, MASALAH DAN CADANGAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KUALITI PERKHIDMATAN DAN KEMUDAHAN TAMAN: KAJIAN KES DI TAMAN SAUJANA HIJAU PUTRAJAYA
Authors: Abdullah Sani Mohd Edzuan , Sakawi Zaini , Che Rose Rosniza Aznie
Published: September 2022

Pembangunan sesebuah bandar perlu bergerak seiring dengan penyediaan landskap di sesebuah taman awam. Taman awam merupakan salah satu kemudahan yang disediakan oleh Pihak Berkuasa Tempatan (PBT) khususnya kepada komuniti bandar. Dalam konteks Malaysia, penyelidikan terhadap isu berkaitan dengan taman awam adalah masih kurang dan terbatas. Untuk itu, kajian ini meneliti sejauh mana tahap kepuasan pengunjung ketika melawat taman awam tersebut, seterusnya meneliti masalah yang mereka hadapi serta cadangan untuk meningkatkan kualiti perkhidmatan dan kemudahan di Taman Saujana Hijau, Putrajaya. Kajian ini melibatkan temu bual menggunakan borang soal selidik, temu bual mendalam, temu bual tidak langsung, pemerhatian dan pengalaman ikut serta. Kajian ini membabitkan 123 orang responden. Hasil kajian mendapati responden berpuas hati dengan pengurusan landskap lembut skor min (3.82), kedudukan dan lokasi taman skor min (3.78) dan tahap kebersihan dan keceriaan persekitaran taman Saujana Hijau, Putrajaya dengan skor min (3.67). Bagi kemudahan dan perkhidmatan yang lain, kesemuanya dalam min skor sederhana dengan julat min 2.40 hingga 3.34. Antaranya laluan siar kaki (3.34), kedudukan lokasi wakaf / gazebo / benches/ meja (3.21), trek jogging (3.17), kemudahan tong sampah (3.12), tahap keselamatan (3.04), kemudahan alat permainan (2.99), tempat letak kenderaan (2.86), kemudahan papan tanda (2.84), alatan senaman (2.62) dan kemudahan tandas (2.60). Antara masalah utama yang dihadapi oleh pengunjung ialah kemudahan asas yang kurang terutamanya surau, tempat letak kenderaan serta kemudahan untuk orang kurang upaya (OKU), warga emas dan kanak-kanak. Sehubungan itu, beberapa langkah penambahbaikan perkhidmatan dan kemudahan dicadangkan seperti menyediakan kemudahan asas yang lebih lengkap dan menyeluruh untuk setiap lapisan masyarakat dan umur, mempertingkatkan sistem pengurusan dan pengendalian teknikal serta meningkatkan tahap keselamatan. Untuk itu, pihak pemegang taruh khususnya pihak Jabatan Landskap dan Taman dan pengurusan taman perlu lebih prihatin dan proaktif untuk memastikan kualiti perkhidmatan dan kemudahan taman Taman Saujana Hijau sentiasa berada pada tahap yang terbaik.
Applying Supervised Machine Learning Methods to Determine the Atomicity of Requirements for Complex Technical Systems
Authors:   MIREA - Russian Technological University, Moscow, 119454, Russian Federation, Gaydamaka K. I. , Ognyanovich P. A. ,   National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
Published: September 2022

The article is devoted to the problem of determining the atomicity of requirements for complex technical systems. The purpose of this article is to apply supervised machine learning methods, namely classification, to determine the atomicity of requirements. It is assumed that feature engineering based on the linguistic features of requirements stateВ­ments will make it possible to classify requirements into atomic and non-atomic ones with high accuracy. The article describes the use of the following methods for generating features: fastText, BERT, customFeature. Requirements are classified using a logistic classifier, decision trees, random forest, and gradient boosting. The best combination of methods turned out to be using customFeature with gradient boosting.
Overview of Face Recognition Algorithms for Person Identification
Authors:   National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 109028, Russian Federation, Alexandrov D. V. ,   MIREA - Russian Technological University, Moscow, 119454, Russian Federation
Published: September 2022

Trends in computer vision and pattern recognition and capabilities of modern computers contributed to a considerable amount of research of these areas application in facial recognition systems. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the most significant methods of face recognition. In the first two sections of current paper, the methods of face recognition and identification are presented. The analysis of these methods covers the most important features of the pattern recognition area. An application of groups of methods is considered for different purposes. This paper contains comments for capabilities of algorithms under observation. The third section reveals result of the algorithms testing using real-world datasets and examples.
From Urban Consumption to Production: Rethinking the Role of Festivals in Urban Development Through Co-Creation
Authors: Foster Nicole
Published: September 2022

Festivals infuse art and culture into the physical transformation of public spaces to support economic development, social capital, and urban vibrancy. Although these impacts align with urban planning, these projects typically engage actors outside the field such as community organisations, businesses, and artists, reflecting cultural and creative economies, where different values, motivations, and practices are continually negotiated through processes of co-creation. However, institutional planning practices have not yet effectively engaged with cultural production processes to maximise the social, cultural, and economic impacts of arts-led development. To explore this potential, this research uses participatory, co-productive methodologies to analyse the Bristol Light Festival, a collaborative partnership between business interests, city staff, and creative producers. The article begins with a discussion of the often contradictory role festivals play in urban development, followed by a discussion of creative and cultural ecologies and an overview of the co-creation process. Drawing on festival participant survey and interview data, the article discusses how the festival generated new forms of belonging in the city and other impacts that are often invisible within dominant arts-led development strategies. The article concludes with a discussion of findings relating cultural ecologies and co-creation to urban planning practice.
Regulation of Axonal Microtubule Organization by Microtubule Motors and Static Crosslinkers
Authors:   , Patil Ankita , Cunningham Timothy J , Baas Peter W
Published: September 2022

Previous studies have shown that cytoplasmic dynein is the principal molecular motor protein responsible for polarity sorting axonal microtubules, and that it does so by sliding plus-end-out microtubules into and down the axon while sliding minus-end-out microtubule back into the cell body. However, most of the microtubule mass in the axon is relatively stationary, with sliding limited mainly to short microtubules. Moreover, the trajectory of these sliding microtubules is often accompanied by tugs in the other direction and even infrequent reversals. Computational modeling suggests two novel contributors to explain these results: static microtubule crosslinkers that limit sliding mostly to short microtubules, and an opposing motor that creates the observed tugs and reversals. Insufficient crosslinking and/or too much activity of the opposing motor would obstruct normal polarity sorting and lead to microtubule polarity flaws. Consistent with these predictions, experimental depletion from primary cultures of rat neurons of TRIM46 or PRC1, two static microtubule crosslinkers with very different properties, results in greater mobility within the axonal microtubule array. Interestingly, microtubule polarity flaws arise in the axons of hippocampal neurons but not sympathetic neurons, possibly due to greater activity of the opposing motor in hippocampal neurons. Consistent with that motor being kinesin-1, a pharmacologic shift of its forces toward microtubule sliding creates microtubule polarity flaws and aberrant sliding of even long microtubules. In addition to validating features of the polarity sorting model, these observations highlight new targets that may be implicated in disease states presenting with aberrant microtubule organization.
Pre-vaccination Microenvironment Impact Dengue Vaccine Response
Authors:   , Izmirly Abdullah Muhammed , Carey Alison , El Haddad Elias
Published: September 2022

It has been estimated that more than 390 million people are infected with Dengue virus every year; around 96 million of these infections result in clinical pathologies. To date, there is only one licensed viral vector-based Dengue virus vaccine (DENGVAXIATM) approved for use in some parts of the world. While initially approved for administration independent of serostatus, the current guidance only recommends the use of this vaccine to seropositive individuals. Therefore, there is a critical need for investigating the influence of Dengue virus serostatus and immunological mechanisms that influence vaccine outcome. Here, we provide comprehensive evaluation of serostatus and host immune factors that correlate with robust immune responses to a Dengue virus vector based tetravalent vaccine (TV003) in a clinical cohort of human subjects. As expected, seropositive individuals demonstrate a much stronger immune response to TV003 vaccine. However, our multi-layered immune profiling revealed that seropositive subjects have increased baseline/pre-vaccination frequencies of total circulating T follicular helper (cTfh) cells and the Tfh centric chemokine CXCL13/BLC. Importantly, this baseline/pre- vaccination cTfh profile correlated with the vaccinees' ability to induce neutralizing antibody titers against all four serotypes of Dengue virus, an important endpoint for Dengue vaccine clinical trials. Furthermore, we interrogated antigen specific circulating T follicular helper cells (cTfh) differences between subjects that are, seropositive, with existing antibodies to any of the four Dengue virus serotypes due to prior infection before vaccination (referred to as "Immune"), or seronegative, subjects with no existing antibodies to any of the four Dengue virus serotypes (referred to as "naïve"). We found seropositive and seronegative subjects have increased frequencies of total dengue specific circulating T follicular helper (cTfh) cells along with increase in anti- and pro- inflammatory cytokines at Day 12-15 after vaccination. Importantly, we found that Dengue-specific cTfh cells are induced at significantly higher frequency in immunized when compared to naïve subjects. Overall, we provide novel insights into the favorable cTfh centric immune status that persists in Dengue virus seropositive individuals that correlate with their ability to mount robust vaccine specific immune responses. Such detailed interrogation of cTfh cell biology in the context of clinical vaccinology will help uncover mechanisms and targets for favorable immuno-modulatory agents. Furthermore, due to the current pandemic and the similarities between Dengue virus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) we included a detailed review on SARS-CoV-2. This review summarized the background and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV- 2 and the front-runners in the race of SARS-COV-2 vaccine development.
The Relationship of Leadership Style to Salesperson Motivation and Performance in Industrial Settings
Authors:   , Chawdry Irfan , D'Innocenzo Lauren E
Published: September 2022

The important link between an industrial salesperson's work motivation and performance is reflected by the depth and breadth of academic literature on the topic. Industry leaders must keep the salesforce motivated in the midst of rapidly shifting competitive markets that have necessitated changes to the sales role and customer relationships. In this study, existing theories of leadership style, achievement motivation, and performance were applied to modern industrial sales trends. More specifically, the study was designed to examine how directive and empowering leadership behaviors influence salesperson goal orientation and performance. These relationships were also examined by applying role ambiguity as a moderating condition, which helped explain inconsistent results in the prior study of goal orientation and performance in industrial sales. The study results showed support for empowering leaders to provide clearer roles, thereby reducing ambiguity for salespeople with higher learning goal orientation.