bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
TRANSFERRING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE RUSSIAN DASH IN TRANSLATION INTO TURKISH (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE STORY “CAUCASUS PRISONER” BY L. N. TOLSTOY)
Authors: TETIK KEVSER , AYDIN ONUR
Published: April 2022

The aim of this study is a comparative description of the functions of the dash in the story by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy “The Prisoner of the Caucasus” and its translation into Turkish. In this study, analyzing original text and its translation contextual, comparative and stylistic science methods were utilized. The subject of the research is the meanings and functions of dash sign (—) in short story and translated text. While the use of dash is quite limited in the Turkish language, it is one of the most frequently used punctuation marks in Russian. The similarity of the use of this sign is that in both languages it is used in direct speech, dialogue. Studies related to the comparative analysis of punctuation marks in literary texts in Russian and Turkish are almost nonexistent. The comparison and analyses of texts show that dash has been used more commonly in the Russian language compared to Turkish and these areas of use do not match with the use of dash in Turkish. While in the 22-page Russian novel “Prisoner of the Caucasus” written by L. N. Tolstoy, dash was used 332 times in total, it was never used in the Turkish translation. It is noteworthy that dash was mostly used for author-specific purposes in the original Russian text. In the Turkish translation, comma, semicolon or colon were used instead of dash, and sometimes no punctuation was used. Consequently, in the translation of the work into Turkish, Russian sentences containing the dash frequently lost their meaning. In this regard, the study draws attention to the fact that when translating texts from Russian into Turkish, it is necessary to take into account the functions of dashes in order to convey them accurately and adequately, for which other means of expressing these values can be used. And also, when teaching Russian as a foreign language, it is necessary to pay close attention to the study of the principles of Russian punctuation and the functions of punctuation in a sentence.
FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLICE IN THE COUNTRY CITIES OF THE URALS IN THE 60S AND 80S OF THE 19TH CENTURY
Authors: RYAZANOV Sergey M.
Published: April 2022

The historiography of the Ural police originates from the studies of the city police, which began in the second half of the 1990s at the same time in the South Urals and in the Vyatka Cis-Urals. Furthermore, some generalizations of the development of urban police institutions in the 19th century took place exclusively within the South Urals and Vyatka Cis-Urals, a generalizing work on the city police of the entire region has not yet been published. The object of this study is the transformation of the city police of the Urals in the 60s — 80s of the 19th century. The relevance of the study for historical science, on the one hand, is due to the fact that in the urbanized space, the processes associated with modernization were particularly active and the timeliness of police reforms was of particular importance here.
As research methods, there were used the “classical” ones: historical-genetic, historical-comparative, historical-typological.
The resulting part examines the measures taken by regional and central authorities to strengthen the police of country cities in the second half of the 19th century. A comparison of pre-reform and new police states is carried out.
Based on the above data, it can be concluded that the reforms were controversial. The main reason for the shortcomings of both the reform of 1887 and subsequent ones lay in the contradiction between the real need of cities for police forces and the lack of city funds to meet these needs.
Thus, the reform of 1862 somewhat weakened the city police forces, and the general growth of the urban population and the lack of reforms until 1887 further intensified the crisis phenomena.
STATE-TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS
Authors: Gamirova Alina S. , DOBRYNIN Nikolai M.
Published: April 2022

The state of affairs that has developed in the political sphere of the Russian state directly affects not only legal regulation concerning the issues of the country’s territorial organization, but also the strengthening of such a principle as federalism. In addition, the issues of the territorial organization of the state are directly related to various circumstances of a demographic nature and connected to the historical aspect of development, as well as the cultural sphere. This article draws attention to the fact that the problematic aspects of the federal form of the structure of the state itself have a direct impact on the understanding and consolidation of the legal status of the subjects of the Russian Federation.
In the article, the authors emphasize that the sovereignty of the Russian state operates on the entire territory of Russia, which, in turn, is inseparable and integral. The article confirms the idea that the subjects of the Federation do not act as sovereign units due to the fact that only the Russian state as a whole is considered sovereign. It is argued that the territorial organization of individual subjects of the Federation as well as the territorial organization of the state of the Russian Federation should be considered on a larger scale, even when it comes to complex subjects of the Russian Federation. Based on the research of Russian representatives of the scientific community, the authors in the present article note that within the Russian Federation there are complex subjects — oblasts (regions), which include an additional subject (or multiple subjects) of the Russian Federation, for example, an autonomous okrug (district). Despite the territorial specifics of the structure of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the authors come to the conclusion that the statuses of complex subjects of the Russian Federation are equal.
Regarding the research methodology, such general and specific scientific research methods as empirical, dialectical, historical methods, as well as methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction were used.
ALL-RUSSIAN CIVIL IDENTITY AS A CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL CATEGORY IN RUSSIA
Authors: Rudenko Valentina V.
Published: April 2022

The article aims at carrying out the following tasks: to analyze the meaning of the concept of all-Russian identity; to compare the concept of all-Russian identity and related concepts; to define the role of the all-Russian civil identity as an institution and as a value in the system of constitutional law; to formulate proposals for improving the legislation of the Russian Federation. The axiological approach has had considerable importance for assessing and analyzing the value system of all-Russian identity, the content of these values, as well as for considering the all-Russian identity as a constitutional legal value. The teleological approach has allowed taking into account the goal-setting of the Russian state in the process of constitutionalization of the all-Russian civil identity. The article analyzes the concept of the all-Russian civil identity and its connection with cultural and ethnic identity, the system of values that form the civil identity; determines the place of the civic identity in the system of constitutional law; correlates the civic identity with the concept of constitutional identity. The author suggests a possible way to differentiate the civic and cultural identities, options to supplement the system of values that form the civil identity. The author positively assesses the attempts of the Russian state to implement a state national policy on the basis of the concepts of the civil and cultural identities in the face of modern challenges. At the same time, the author identifies a number of issues. The system of values that constitute the all-Russian civil identity is not fully formalized. It is required to introduce mechanisms for the formation and preservation of the all-Russian civil identity and to correct the state policy in various areas, from the national state policy to the state policy in education, culture, and health care. Finally, the ethnic issue in the context of the all-Russian civil identity remains relevant.
DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR BUILDING A PROJECT TEAM IN THE HR-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF AN ORGANIZATION
Authors: Bulgakova Irina N. , Alexandrova Tatyana V. , Elokhov Alexandr M.
Published: April 2022

During the development and implementation of a project, such an area of activity as teamwork should not be ignored. The process of forming a project team is an important detail of prelaunch preparation and an essential area of work during the project implementation period. Within the framework of this process, the priority area is the optimization of the activities of HR-management when solving the problem of combining specialists with various skills, values, ideas and the distribution of their roles and responsibilities. The urgency of the problem of improving the decision-making process in the HR management system in the context of digital transformation through the development of new models of activity, combining the capabilities of technology and traditional management in the face of the emergence of new information products and processes with fundamentally different qualities determined the direction and structure of the study. The aim of the study is to analyze the functional capabilities of digital technologies used in personnel management, to substantiate the need for the use of HR-management automated systems and decision-making support methods, as well as to develop a methodological approach to the implementation of the initial stage of team formation procedure. In the course of the research, the method of analysis of expert data, procedures of multi-criteria selection, the analytic hierarchy process, optimization models were used. The proposed approach involves a complex combination of a formalized algorithm for expert evaluation and of an optimization problem, namely, a sequential solution of the problem of optimal selection of candidates and the problem of distribution of candidates who have passed the rating selection. It is concluded that the developed methodology for the formation of project teams significantly expands the capabilities of HR analytics and contributes to a more efficient distribution of candidates for project vacancies, but at the same time acts only as a tool that helps an expert.
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN TRADE OPERATIONS: MAIN DIRECTIONS AND RESULTS
Authors: POPOVA Lyubov I.
Published: April 2022

Customs administration is aimed at providing favorable conditions for foreign trade activities of participants of export-import transactions, ensuring the completeness and timeliness of duties and taxes to the budget. Whereas, cases of evasion of customs duties dictate the need to improve the control of information in the documents about the transported goods. This results in the increasing effectiveness of the execution of fiscal functions by customs authorities. The paper identifies the main directions of customs administration of foreign trade operations: control of compliance with prohibitions and restrictions on foreign trade activities, control of the customs value of goods and the correctness of the declared classification code under the EAEU Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity, as well as control of origin of goods. The study uses general scientific methods (formal-logical, system-structural, comparative legal, statistical analysis). The article conducts the analysis of indicators of customs authorities’ activity in detecting and suppressing the facts of false declaration, assesses the results of their work, studies the schemes of illegal activities of foreign trade participants, as well as provides the examples of practical situations. In the context of regional customs administrations, the dynamics of the detection of crimes involving liability in accordance with the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is determined. The article updates problematic issues related to the export of goods strategically important for the economic security of the Russian Federation, provides the judicial practice on cases of their illegal movement, demonstrates the ways of reducing the risk of customs operations of such goods with the use of new technologies, highlights the electronic exchange of information within the framework of interagency cooperation and interstate collaboration.
MODERN TRENDS IN TAXATION
Authors: TROFIMOVA Elena A. , KOLTSOVA Tatiana A. , BAKUNOVA Tatiana V. , Zaborovskaya Alena E.
Published: April 2022

Economic growth in Russia is impossible without the widespread use of cloud and mobile technologies in the tax system. The study is aimed at identifying aspects of the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICT) in tax procedures in order to increase economic growth rates and at substantiating the importance of using digital technologies in the tax sphere, taking into account the need to increase tax revenues. Digital technologies are relevant in most tax legal relations, including the calculation and payment of taxes, the process of implementing tax control by the state. Due to the development of digital technologies, the obligations of taxpayers to calculate tax and submit tax returns are subject to change, the processes of paying taxes and collecting tax payments are being transformed. When conducting the study, a combination of methods of scientific knowledge, analysis of regulatory material, historical and systemic method, formal legal method, method of description and comparison, methods of induction and deduction, as well as comparative legal analysis were used. The growth in the collection and receipt of taxes in the country’s budget system is not an obstacle to increasing the pace of economic development and economic growth in general, which is expressed in the form of GDP. Accordingly, the growth of the national economy will contribute to the increase in tax payments to the budgets of all levels. It is assumed that in 2022 there will be an increase in revenues in the form of taxes and fees to the budgets of various levels. The forecast is based on expectations of an increase in GDP and the number of economic entities-taxpayers, as well as an increase in the efficiency of the functioning of the Federal Tax Service in terms of tax administration.
Digitalization and Personnel of Research and Production Enterprises
Authors: Sharipova O. M.
Published: April 2022

Research and production enterprises are a very important form of providing stability for the country economy and economic security. In order to support and improve competitiveness of research and production enterprises it is necessary to use efficiently intellectual resources, carry out innovation work and ensure technological leadership. Fast development of digitalization processes stipulates the need to restructure current production systems and business-processes, management systems and to revise requirements to personnel, which is essential to support technological, research and technical development, to increase competitive advantages of research and production enterprises at the expense of personnel potential. The article studies specific features of personnel at such enterprises in view of specificity of their work, staff structure and digitalization. The author identifies the current challenges and contradictions and puts forward brand new solutions aimed at supporting intellectual leadership of research and production enterprises at the expense of building necessary competences of personnel. The research was done by analyzing statistic data and summarizing different studies of competences and notions.
Finance Sustainability of Entities of Small and Medium Business Working in Trade
Authors: Sedova N. V.
Published: April 2022

The current situation in Russian economy advances serious demands to small and medium enterprises. The author of the article suggests plotting a finance plan at enterprises in accordance with the set goals and requirements of today’s economy in order to minimize uncertainty of the market environment and its adverse affects. The finance plan can help them balance their expenses and attain profit growth, which can contribute to winning new positions on market. Small and medium enterprises are characterized by good flexibility, which gives them an opportunity to adapt to the changing situation on market and stay competitive in any conditions. Small and medium entrepreneurship fosters a drop in unemployment by increasing the number of jobs, raising the volume of goods and services on market, which can have a positive impact on the social sphere. Enterprises of small and medium business are an integral part of healthy competition on market and it means an opposition to monopolies, free development and diversity in property forms. Small and medium business support investment activity at the expense of re-distribution of resources into the sphere of small and medium enterprises.
Using Methods of Intellectual Analysis to Step up Profitability of Network Business
Authors: Savina N. P. , Galstyan N. A. , Litvishko O. V. , Zakrevskaya E. A.
Published: April 2022

The article studies the use of drug-store chain clusterization and determines strategy of work with each of the clusters, which is necessary because key work parameters of drug-store chains, such as selling speed, the number of brands of the company being investigated in the chain, the condition of stores, availability of strong competitors in the chain selling must be verified. Another reason is complexity of company resource distribution to build communications with drug-store chains (representatives’ calls) and products themselves among drug-store chains. To resolve the problem of drug-store clusterization k-means method based on the assessment of the company share and the share of a concrete brand in the drug-store chain was chosen for the research. As metrics for identifying the quality of obtained results ‘silhouette’ was chosen, i.e. the form of a cluster set representation. Its factor is equal to 0.514, which testifies to rather high accuracy of results and possibility to introduce this algorithm into real business practice. By cluster analyzing the multitude of drug-store chains a set of three clusters was identified. On the basis of these results of clusterization and current business requirements for each cluster a number of recommendations were put forward aimed at interaction between the pharmaceutical company and drug-store chains in the aspect of assessing the competition environment, analyzing selling speed and re-filling stocks of the chain, frequency of pharmaceutical representatives’ calls to drug-store chains. The findings of the research allowed us to draw a conclusion that any method of clusterization of drug-store data should be renewed in view of the quality of result interpretation, topicality of initial criteria of clusterization and should be corrected proceeding from business requirements, which arrive from marketer teams and managers on medicine categories and separate brands.
The Role of Reducing Global Methane Emissions in Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Russia's Interests
Authors: Razumnova L. L. , Migaleva T. E.
Published: April 2022

The article analyzes the policy of reducing methane emissions as one of the directions of joint efforts of countries to curb the pace of climate change. Climate changes caused by the accumulation of methane in the atmosphere directly affect the socio-economic and political processes taking place in various regions of the world: food security, water supply, the development of military-political conflicts, the growth of international migration flows, etc. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the need and identify potential opportunities for Russia to reduce methane (CH4) emissions in the oil and gas sector. A brief description of the results of the Global Climate Summit SOR26, breakthrough solutions and problems in the field of reducing methane emissions is given. Based on the IEA's interactive database, the indicators of CH4 emissions in the oil and gas sector of the largest countries and the main categories of emissions in the oil and gas sector of Russia are described. Legislative initiatives to reduce methane emissions in the EU and Russia are considered. The article concludes that it is expedient for the Russian Federation to participate in international in international cooperation to achieve global goals in this area, in particular from the point of view of increasing the commercial attractiveness of Russian oil and gas projects and the development of green financing.
Modeling Business-Processes of Digital Company
Authors: Manakhova I. V. , Levchenko E. V. , Esina A. R.
Published: April 2022

The article studies digital companies, models business-processes and formulates growth spots of competitive advantages in conditions of digitalization. Specific features of digital companies are connected with the nature of economic functioning and organization of business-processes, where attaining goals of profitability growth and competitiveness support will rely not only on possession of advanced information technologies but also on competencies in the field of modeling business processes and managing them. The author tries to model businessprocesses of the digital company in three key lines: defining characteristics of the digital company, developing business-processes in Deming PDCA cycle of the digital company, formulating the direction of growth in competitive advantages of the digital company on the basis of business-processes development. Scientific novelty of the research is revealed in the following positions: firstly, key characteristics of the digital company were formulated, secondly, the lines in transforming business-processes in Deming PDCA cycles were systemized, and thirdly, ways of developing business-processes to increase company competitiveness at the stage of digitalization were identified.
Key Steps Aimed at Elimination of Conflict of Interests in Participant Groups in Customer Value Chains While Pursuing Company Assortment Policy
Authors: Ilyenkova K. M.
Published: April 2022

The article deals with the problem of pursuing company assortment policy, which is aimed at meeting buyers’ needs by joint creation of customer value. Within the frames of this approach the author analyzes existing concepts of building delivery chains and substantiates the use of the concept of building delivery chains from the customer. The role of category management in the context of relation marketing is shown. Participant groups of building customer value chains are identified and the system of their interrelations is demonstrated as the most important element of assortment policy effectiveness. The author puts forward a hypothesis about conflict of interests of participants in customer value chains, in spite of the common goal, i.e. maximum satisfaction of buyers’ needs. On this basis the preconditions of such conflicts of interests in these groups are investigated and steps aimed at their elimination are proposed, whose implementation can raise effectiveness of partner interrelations and therefore, efficiency of company assortment policy targeted at meeting customer needs.
Digitization of Prior Authorization in Healthcare Management Using
Machine Learning
Authors: Ginjupalli Sahithi , Radhesyam Vaddi , Suneetha Manne , Sahithi Gunti , Keerthana Satagopam Sai
Published: April 2022

Background:

Prior Authorization is a widely used process by health insurance companies in the United States before they agree to cover prescribed medication under medical insurance. How-ever, the traditional approach includes long-length papers, leading to patients' delayed processing of their claims. This delay may deteriorate the patient’s medical condition. Also, due to man-made er-rors, there is a chance of incorrect decision-making on the claims. On the other hand, physicians are losing their time getting their prescribed medication approved. It is essential to reduce the wait time of patients and the tedious work of physicians for healthcare to be effective. This demands advanced technology that can boost the decision-making process of prior authorization methodology.

Objective:

This work aims to digitize the prior authorization process by implementing classification algorithms to classify the initial authorization applications into Accepted/Rejected/Partially Accepted classes. A web application that inputs prior authorization claim details and outputs the predicted class of the claim was proposed.

Methods:

Analyzed and collected significant features by implementing feature selection. Developed classification models using Artificial Neural Networks and Random Forest. Implemented model val-idation techniques to evaluate classifier performance.

Results:

From the research findings, generic medication cost, type of health insurance plan, addictive nature and side effects of the prescribed drug, patient physical qualities like Age/Gender/Current Medical condition are the significant attributes that impact the decision-making process in the prior authorization process. Then, implemented classifiers exhibited accurate performance on the Train and Test data. Amongst Artificial Neural Networks classification model portrayed higher accuracy. Further a confusion matrix was further analyzed for developed models. In addition, k-fold cross-validation and availed performance evaluation metrics were conducted to validate the model perfor-mance.

Conclusion:

Ameliorated Healthcare by removing time and location barriers in the Prior Authoriza-tion process while ensuring patients get quality and economical medication. The proposed web ap-plication with a machine learning predictive model as a backend automates the prior authorization process by classifying the applications in a few seconds.
Risk Factors for Mortality Due to Covid-19: A Case Study at a Distric Hospital in March-September 2020
Authors: Utami Luthfiana Husnaini , Yulia Ariani Dyah , Renagalih Amarta Oskar
Published: April 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic, which becomes a global health problem, has widely impacted not only health but also social, economic, and politics in Indonesia. Previous studies have indicated that the patient's prognosis is influenced by the degree of disease, age, gender, and comorbidities. District hospital in Bojonegoro is a Covid-19 referral hospital and 37,1 % of patients who died in march-september 2020. This study was conducted to identify risk factors for death in patients with Covid-19 in hospital so we can reduce casa fatality rate in district hospital in Bojonegoro. The independent variables in the study were age, gender, and comorbid status, while the dependent variable was the output status (recovered or deceased). The study was conducted at a private hospital in East Java in October 2020 on 104 patients as subjects. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test. The results show that all the factors studied, age p = 0.006, gender p = 0.050, and comorbid status p = 0.001, have a statistically significant relationship with mortality. In short, at this hospital, advanced age, male gender, and comorbidities are the risk factors for Covid-19 death.
Combination of Vitamin C and E Improves Spermatogenesis of White Male Rat Model of Paradoxical Sleep Deprivation Stress
Authors: Arjadi Fitranto , Mustofa Mustofa , Wibowo Yudhi , Gumilas Nur Signa Aini , Fuadi Dzicky Rifqi
Published: April 2022

Paradoxical Sleep Deprivation (PSD) elevates glucocorticoid and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) levels that cause oxidative stress, trigger spermatogenic cells damage, and reduce the number of sertoli cells. Vitamin C and E are antioxidants that could prevent spermatogenesis damage by preventing free radical formation. The study aimed to determine the effect of single and combined doses of vitamin C and E in improving spermatogenesis of white male rats (Rattus norvegicus) model of PSD. This is experimental research with post-test only and control group design on 28 white male rats distributed into four groups, i.e. group I (control, PSD), group II (PSD+vitamin C), group III (PSD+vitamin E), and group IV (PSD+a combination of vitamin C and E). Testicular preparations were stained using Hematoxylin-Eosin staining, quantitative scores of spermatogenic cells were measured using the Johnsen method, and the number of sertoli cells was counted in 10 seminiferous tubules in each of the three testicular sections. Group I has the lowest mean of Johnsen score (5.27±0.28), and group IV has the highest mean score (8.95±0.62), while the Mann-Whitney test showed a significant difference (p<0.05) between group II, III and IV compared to group I (control group). Mean sertoli cells number of group I is the lowest (10.66±1.04), and group IV has the highest sertoli cells number. The post-hoc LSD test showed a significant difference (p<0.05) between group IV and the other groups. Thus, the combination of vitamins C and E improves Johnsen score and sertoli cells number of male rats (Rattus norvegicus) experiencing PSD.
Social Media–Based Interventions for Health Behavior Change in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review
Authors: Seiler Jessie , Libby Tanya E , Jackson Emahlea , Lingappa JR , Evans WD
Published: April 2022

Background

Despite the wealth of evidence regarding effective health behavior change techniques using digital interventions to focus on residents of high-income countries, there is limited information of a similar nature for low- and middle-income countries.

Objective

The aim of this review is to identify and describe the available literature on effective social media–based behavior change interventions within low- and middle-income countries.

Methods

This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the 2009 PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. We searched PubMed, Embase, Elsevier, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Global Index Medicus, and the final search was conducted on April 6, 2021. We excluded studies published before 2000 because of the subject matter. We included studies that evaluated interventions conducted at least partly on a social media platform.

Results

We identified 1832 studies, of which 108 (5.89%) passed title-abstract review and were evaluated by full-text review. In all, 30.6% (33/108) were included in the final analysis. Although 22 studies concluded that the social media intervention was effective, only 13 quantified the level of social media engagement, of which, few used theory (n=8) or a conceptual model (n=5) of behavior change.

Conclusions

We identified gaps in the settings of interventions, types and sectors of interventions, length of follow-up, evaluation techniques, use of theoretical and conceptual models, and discussions of the privacy implications of social media use.

Trial Registration

PROSPERO CRD42020223572; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=223572
Automated Intraoperative Short Messaging Service Updates: Quality Improvement Initiative to Relieve Caregivers’ Worries
Authors: Mignault Alexandre , Tchouaket Nguemeleu Éric , Robins Stephanie , Maillet Éric , Matetsa Edwige , Dupuis Stéphane
Published: April 2022

Background

Undergoing a surgical procedure is anxiety provoking for patients and their caregivers. During the intraoperative period, caregivers seek out informational updates from health care professionals, a situation complicated by COVID-19 health measures that require caregivers to wait outside the hospital. Short messaging service (SMS)-based communication that allows caregivers to follow their loved ones through surgery has shown promise in relieving anxiety and improving satisfaction with overall care. This form of communication is also well accepted by health care professionals and may be effective at relieving staff burden.

Objective

Here, we describe a quality improvement initiative of a standardized and integrated intraoperative SMS-based system to improve communication between surgical teams and caregivers. The main goal was to improve satisfaction with care, while the secondary goal was to reduce caregiver anxiety.

Methods

The initiative followed the framework of the Model for Improvement. A large tertiary care hospital offered the SMS to caregivers who were waiting for loved ones undergoing surgery. SMS messages were integrated into the clinical information system software and sent at key points during the surgical journey to phone numbers provided by caregivers. A satisfaction survey was sent to caregivers 1 business day after surgery. Data were collected between February 16 and July 14, 2021.

Results

Of the 8129 surgeries scheduled, caregivers waiting for 6149 (75.6%) surgeries agreed to receive SMS messages. A total of 34,129 messages were sent. The satisfaction survey was completed by 2088 (34%) of the 6149 caregivers. Satisfaction with messages was high, with the majority of respondents reporting that the messages received were adequate (1476/2085, 70.8%), clear (1545/2077, 74.4%), informative (1488/2078, 71.6%), and met their needs (1234/2077, 59.4%). The overall satisfaction score was high (4.5 out of 5), and caregivers reported that receiving text messages resulted in a reduction in anxiety (score=8.2 out of 10). Technical errors were reported by 69 (3.3%) caregivers. Suggestions for improvements included having messages sent more often; providing greater patient details, including the patient’s health status; and the service being offered in other languages.

Conclusions

This digital health initiative provided SMS messages that were systematically sent to caregivers waiting for their loved ones undergoing surgery, just as COVID-19 restrictions began preventing waiting onsite. The messages were used across 15 surgical specialties and have since been implemented hospital-wide. Digital health care innovations have the capacity to improve family-centered communication; what patients and their families find useful and appreciate will ultimately determine their success.
Review of decision models to support pediatric chemotherapy allocation during a drug shortage: demonstrating the need for FAIR models developed alongside stakeholders (Preprint)
Authors: Keim-Malpass Jessica , Muir K. Jane , Lobo Jennifer M
Published: April 2022

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n/a - Research letter
Authors' Response to Peer Reviews of “COVID-19 Return to Sport: NFL Injury Prevalence Analysis” (Preprint)
Authors: Puga Troy B , Schafer Joshua , Agbedanu Prince N , Treffer Kevin
Published: April 2022

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This is the author(s)’ responses to peer review reports related to MS #35862.
Copigmentation of Anthocyanin Extract from Parijoto Fruit (Medinilla speciosa) and Its Stability at Different Temperatures and Heating Durations
Authors: Pertiwi Rizki Bhakti , Hasbullah Umar Hafidz Asy'ari , Affandi Arief Rakhman
Published: April 2022

Parijoto fruit (Medinilla speciosa) has a red color and contains anthocyanins. Anthocyanins have low stability due to the effect of heating. Copigmentation can be applied to improve the stability of anthocyanins. This research aims to study the effect of the anthocyanin extract from parijoto fruit ratio and copigment on anthocyanin concentration and color stability during heating at different temperatures and durations. Anthocyanin copigmentation using tannic acid in a ratio of 1:20 and 1:40 with control without copigmentation (1:0) showed that increasing the tannic acid copigment would increase anthocyanin concentrations and reduce anthocyanin losses due to increased temperature and heating time. The use of 1:40 tannic acid copigment increased anthocyanin concentration by 38%. In addition, increasing the concentration of tannic acid increased the ability of anthocyanins to maintain color retention during heating and increased temperatures. The use of tannic acid at a ratio of 1:40 only decreased color retention by 16%, compared to control (54%) after heating at 75ºC heating for 120 minutes. Copigmentation with tannic acid up to a ratio of 1:40 was able to maintain the stability of the lightness (L*), the reddish value (a*), and the yellowish value (b*) of the anthocyanins. This study showed that this system is potential for food coloring application in the food industry.
PERCEIVED EFFECTS OF FOOD PRICE INFLATION ON RURAL HOUSEHOLDS’ FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
Authors: Q. ANUGWA IFEOMA , UGWU SAMUEL
Published: April 2022

Objectives: This study examined the perceived effects of food price inflation on the food security status of rural farming households’ in Enugu state, Nigeria.
Methods: The 18-item USDA household food security survey module was used in determining the food security status of the respondents. Mean scores were used to analyze the perceived causes and effects of food price inflation, respectively.
Results: Majority of the households were food insecure, and the cost of production of major crops and prices of major stable foods had been on the increase for the 3 years (2016, 2015, and 2014) reviewed. The major cause of food price inflation was climate change while its major effects on household food insecurity were reduction in caloric intake, among others. Eating foods that are less preferred were the most frequently used coping strategy in cushioning the effects of food insecurity.
Conclusion: The findings reveal how food price inflation affects rural farming households’ food security situation and thus assist the government and policy-makers to design and implement appropriate policy interventions.
SELECTION OF POTATO APICAL LEAF CURL VIRUS DISEASE-RESISTANT GENOTYPES, PEST SURVEILLANCE, SEED DEGENERATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF APHID IN FIELD CONDITIONS
Authors: KUMHAR KISHOR CHAND , BHATIA ARUN KUMAR , PAL SINGH DALVINDER
Published: April 2022

Objectives: Under All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Potato, studies on the selection of potato apical leaf curl virus disease-resistant genotypes, pest surveillance, seed degeneration, and management of aphid in field conditions were conducted at Hisar during 2017–2018.
Methods: Sowing of seed tubers was done at recommended time and spacing in every experiment followed by spraying of required insecticides. Observations on different aspects were recorded and statistically analyzed to present results in tabular format.
Results and Discussion: Out of 100 germplasm, seven were resistant and one was moderately resistant to potato apical leaf curl New Delhi virus, all the local genotypes were susceptible to disease. There was infestation of aphids, jassids, thrips, and whitefly irrespective of cultivars. Severe mosaic incidence ranged from 63.6 to 93.2%. The breeder seed was superior as it resulted in the highest seed tuber emergence (98.94%) and the least incidence of leafroll disease (0.80%) followed by seed tuber of seed plot technique (SPT). The conventional seed performed the poorest in terms of emergence and exhibited the highest disease incidence. Aphid appeared in the 47th meteorological week and it approached the ET level in the 52nd week. Whitefly population was the highest in the 47th week which continuously declined. Jassid population was very mild and thrips appeared in the 52nd week. Flonicamid 50 WG caused higher aphid mortality than imidacloprid after 24 h of spray. The maximum and minimum temperatures varied from 16.9 to 35.7 and 2.6 to 16.2° C, respectively. The morning and evening relative humidity was in the range of 82–100 and 24–75%, respectively. The wind speed ranged from 1.0 to 3.6 KMPH and the sun was shined from 0.3 to 7.6 h. The results of this study are close conformity of earlier researchers.
Conclusion: It is concluded that resistant genotypes, breeder seed, and seed produced through SPT are promising in managing the disease successfully. Flonicamid is a good alternative of imidacloprid. Aphid is a major pest that plays a key role in transmitting viral disease of this crop, its population touched ET level in the 52nd week.
PEDAGOGICAL GAPS BETWEEN THE ACQUIRED AND DESIRED PROFICIENCY OF ENGLISH TEACHERS AT SECONDARY LEVEL
Authors: MUKHTIAR RABIA , LODHI MUHAMMAD ARFAN , YASMEEN REHANA
Published: April 2022

This study helped to make teachers efficient in teaching and performance by exploring quality indicators for teaching the English language. The gap between AP and EP was identified in the present research helped teachers to work hard in low-performance areas. According to (Hughes, Granada, 2007), it is the teacher’s attitude in terms of the high level of commitment that is an important factor to affect student learning. This high level of commitment includes the teacher’s desire to keep knowledge up-to-date and self-motivation to undergo the time and again in the training process and these are the keys to success for successful teaching. In the present study, a descriptive type of research design was followed, which was quantitative in nature. The population of the study was English language teachers of secondary level government schools of district Lodhran. This study was delimited to secondary level teachers of government schools of district Lodhran. During current research questionnaire and observation were selected as data collection tools. After the collection of relevant data from SST’s, the data were analyzed through SPSS in the shape of graphs and tables to check the reliability and validity of the research. Findings from the study showed that there was a significant gap between the acquired and desired pedagogical performance. This indicates the areas which needed more hard work of the teachers to overcome the deficiencies. The government of Pakistan should take measures in terms of policy reforms that should not only improve teachers’ teaching the English language but also improve the ways of students’ learning the English language.
СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ ИНДУКТИВНЫЕ РАДИОКОМПОНЕНТЫ. Часть 2
Authors: Кочемасов В. , Хорев С.
Published: April 2022

Рассмотрены современные индуктивные радиокомпоненты. Приведена информация о нескольких типах таких компонентов, выпускаемых рядом производителей.
НИТРИД ГАЛЛИЯ: НОВЫЙ ПОДХОД ДЛЯ ЭФФЕКТИВНОГО ПРЕОБРАЗОВАНИЯ ЭЛЕКТРОЭНЕРГИИ
Authors: Беспалов В. , Егоркин В. , Журавлёв М.
Published: April 2022

Рассмотрено применение высоковольтных нитридгаллиевых транзисторов в блоках питания и беспроводных зарядных устройствах. Простые безмостовые схемы преобразования мощности достигают пиковой эффективности 98% в диапазоне частот 100–200 кГц, что недостижимо при использовании Si и SiC элементной базы.
ВХОДНОЙ КОНТРОЛЬ ПЕЧАТНЫХ ПЛАТ. ВИДЫ ДЕФЕКТОВ
Authors: Соя Д. , Степанищев М.
Published: April 2022

В статье рассмотрены основные виды дефектов печатных плат, выявляемых при контроле внешнего вида, причины их возникновения, а также ключевые этапы контроля качества печатных плат, проводимого в АО «ТЕСТПРИБОР».
ПЛОЩАДКА, ГДЕ МОЖНО ОПРОБОВАТЬ ОБОРУДОВАНИЕ ДЛЯ МИКРОЭЛЕКТРОНИКИ В РЕАЛЬНЫХ ПРОИЗВОДСТВЕННЫХ УСЛОВИЯХ ВИЗИТ В ДЕМОНСТРАЦИОННО-­МАРКЕТИНГОВЫЙ ЦЕНТР ОАО «ПЛАНАР»
Authors: Ковалевский Ю.
Published: April 2022

Оборудование для кристального производства, включая изготовление
фотошаблонов, – одна из самых наукоемких областей техники, и развитие
этого направления требует не только высокого уровня знаний и технологий,
но и значительных ресурсов. Кроме того, сам технологический маршрут
изготовления кристаллов микросхем состоит из большого количества операций,
и для его реализации необходимо множество различных специализированных
технологических установок. Поэтому неудивительно, что во всем мире существует
лишь небольшое количество компаний, создающих высокотехнологичное
оборудование для современных микроэлектронных производств, причем
сфера деятельности каждой из них в той или иной степени ограничена, и если
говорить об установках для конкретной операции, количество их производителей
на глобальном рынке исчисляется единицами.
Одно из предприятий, работающих в этой непростой сфере, – белорусская
компания «Планар», ведущая свою историю со времен СССР и продолжающая
создавать оборудование, востребованное как у белорусских и российских
предприятий, так и у передовых мировых производителей микроэлектроники.
МОНТАЖ ПЕЧАТНЫХ УЗЛОВ НА «УМНОМ» ЗАВОДЕ
Authors: Марков И. , Лихошерст А.
Published: April 2022

Предприятие «Совтест АТЕ», отметившее в прошлом году 30‑летний юбилей,
известно в России не только как поставщик, но и как разработчик и изготовитель
оборудования для производства и тестирования электронных изделий. Одной
из самых сложных разработок «Совтест АТЕ» является тестер микросхем FT17,
в котором плата измерительного модуля состоит из 6 тыс. компонентов.
Для сборки такой платы требуется оборудование, выполняющее прецизионный
поверхностный монтаж электронных компонентов. Каким оборудованием
оснащено сборочно-монтажное
производство предприятия и каковы особенности
выполняемых на нем технологических операций, рассказали генеральный
директор OOO «Совтест АТЕ» Игорь Владимирович Марков и начальник участка
поверхностного монтажа Андрей Григорьевич Лихошерст.
БИБЛИОТЕКИ ЭЛЕКТРОННЫХ КОМПОНЕНТОВ ДЛЯ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННЫХ САПР
Authors: Белков И. , Еремеев Ю. , Малышев И.
Published: April 2022

На предприятии АО «НПО «ЭРКОН» разрабатываются и совершенствуются модели выпускаемых изделий (резисторы, индуктивности), адаптированные под разные задачи проектирования РЭС. Применение разработанных моделей при проектировании позволит получить достоверные результаты и сократить сроки разработки РЭС.
Разработка аналитических приборов для нужд государства и общества продолжится
Authors: Сазонов А.Г.
Published: April 2022

В следующем году группа компаний «Южполиметалл-Холдинг» отметит свое
30‑летие. Основанная выходцами из Министерства среднего машиностроения СССР,
она дала жизнь целому ряду аналитических приборов и досмотрового оборудова-
ния, принцип действия которого основан на технологиях рентгенофлуоресценции,
спектрометрии ионной подвижности, рамановской спектрометрии и некоторых дру-
гих. И сегодня продукция компании «Южполиметалл-Холдинга
» широко используется в России и за рубежом.В числе российских пользователей – Федеральная таможенная служба России, Федеральная служба безопасности России, Пробирная палата, Московский монетный двор, Гохран России, Министерство по чрезвычайным ситуациям России, Госкорпорация «Росатом». Маршруты экспорта пролегают по всем континентам, за исключением Южной и Северной Америки.
О секретах создания конкурентоспособного аналитического и досмотрового обо-
рудования, о новом поле деятельности для разработчиков и производителей таких
приборов, а также о том, как изменится российский рынок в условиях обострив-
шейся геополитической ситуации, рассказывает Андрей Гавриилович Сазонов, руко-
водитель группы компаний «Южполиметалл-Холдинг».
Editorial: Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences
Authors: Bashi Prof. Dr. Abbas Matrood
Published: April 2022

In the first years of the journal life the Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences (JCMS) acquired high successful rate and more researchers to publish with it. We thank all the researchers and subscribers who supported this magazine.Our journal deals with different subjects of basic and clinical medical sciences. It is an open access, peer-reviewed journal which has been accepted both nationally and internationally and encourages the researchers to publish with this journal. This journal addresses four major aspects of writing journal-style scientific papers: (1) fundamental style considerations, (2) a suggested strategy for efficiently writing up research results, (3) the nuts and bolts of format and content of each section of a paper (describes how to follow instructions precisely to write a scientific paper), and (4) basic information regarding peer critiques of scientific writing.
TECHNICIAN SECTION
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GASRTROINTESTINAL RADIOLOGY
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MILITARY AND EMERGENCY RADIOLOGY
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