bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Young People’s Emotional Intelligence and Type of Interpersonal Behavior with Different Sociometric Status
Authors: Kochetova Y.A. , Klimakova M.V.
Published: October 2021

The development of emotional intelligence in early adolescence is important and urgent problem, since at this age the need for communication is actively realized, manifesting itself in behavioral patterns as types of interpersonal behavior that poorly understood. The problem of the study is to identify components of emotional intelligence and types of interpersonal behavior of respondents with high and low sociometric status. Research hypothesis: the combination of the level of emotional intelligence components development and the prevailing types of interpersonal behavior are associated with the achievement of high or low sociometric status. The study sample consisted of 956 people: 456 girls (47.7%) and 500 boys (52.3%) aged 16-17. Research methods: a questionnaire of emotional intelligence "Emin" by D.V. Lyusin; test "The Interpersonal Diagnosis of Personality" by T. Leary; sociometry by J. Moreno in the adaptation by M.R. Bityanova. The relationship between emotional intelligence, the prevailing types of interpersonal behavior, and the sociometric status was studied using mathematical statistics methods of SPSS Statistics 20 program (cluster analysis procedure). Six clusters were identified. They describe the combination of components of emotional intelligence and the prevailing type of interpersonal behavior between young men and women with low and high sociometric statuses. Comparison of cluster indicators revealed significant differences at a high level of significance (α<0.01) across all scales. Thus, the hypothesis was confirmed. The research has a high practical significance because it opens up opportunities for the development of emotional intelligence, as well as the harmonization of interpersonal relations.
Mechanisms of prevention postoperative immunosuppression by regional anesthesia
Authors: Zabrodin Oleg N. , Strashnov Viktor I.
Published: October 2021

The data on the factors of development of postoperative immunosuppression (PI) are presented. Among them, an important role in the development of PI belongs to hyperactivity during operations of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system. It has been shown that PI is prevented by regional anesthesia, primarily epidural anesthesia and postoperative epidural analgesia, as well as prolonged ganglioplegia. It is concluded that the preventive action of regional anesthesia in relation to the development of PI is largely associated with the sympatholytic component of action.
The Neural and Behavioral Correlates of Loss-of-Control Eating
Authors:   , Chen Joanna Y. , Lowe Michael R.
Published: October 2021

Loss-of-control (LOC) eating involves a subjective feeling that one cannot stop oneself from eating or control what or how much one is eating. Individuals with LOC eating may exhibit strong appetitive drives and weak inhibitory control, and this apparent imbalance has been related to frontal asymmetry. However, no study has examined whether frontal asymmetry is related to LOC eating. The present study investigated whether frontal asymmetry is related to hedonic hunger, LOC eating severity and frequency, and eating in the absence of hunger in the laboratory. Fifty-nine individuals ostensibly participated in a taste study after completing resting-state electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. After the EEG, they were provided a meal to eat until fullness, followed by an array of snacks and instructions to eat as much as they would like. The results indicated that several measures of right-frontal asymmetry were related to greater eating in the absence of hunger. Similarly, right-frontal asymmetry during eyes-closed conditions was related to greater self-reported LOC eating severity. Although right-frontal asymmetry has historically been theorized as reflective of avoidance motivation, recent evidence suggests it may be more indicative of effortful control during approach-avoidance conflicts. Because individuals with LOC eating presumably experience heightened conflicts between drives to eat beyond energy needs and to restrain their eating, those experiencing greater LOC may exert greater effort to control these conflicting motivational states at the neural level. An integration of these neurobiological correlates of LOC eating may help provide a more comprehensive understanding of LOC eating and may inform future treatment development of this behavior.
Following the Stars
Authors:   , Miller Thomas E. , Tzabbar Daniel
Published: October 2021

Many people invest in mutual funds that are managed professionally. Some of these managers emerge as stars who excel at enhancing the funds' performance. What happens to the performance of these funds if these star managers leave them? How do the specific characteristics of a departing star portfolio manager influence that fund's future performance? Can the stars perform as well when they manage their new fund at their next employer? These are the questions that we set out to answer in this paper. Based on a comprehensive study of star mutual fund portfolio managers across all asset classes from 1985 - 2019, we made a number of interesting findings. While we did not find that a star portfolio manager's departure had any significance for the funds' future performance, we did determine that stars manage their funds with less risk at their new employer, especially if they have ownership in that new firm. We also found that there are a number of variables that are significant in predicting a fund's future performance that have practical importance and application. For example, a firm's age, the fund's age, and how many portfolios a star portfolio manager is responsible for all have implications. Our findings support and add to agency theory by validating it using a large empirical dataset. We also extend the research on human capital theory and the knowledge-based view of the firm.
Identification of changes in the rainfall regime in Chihuahua's state (México)
Authors: Mendoza Uribe Indalecio
Published: October 2021

The impacts of Climate Change are not homogeneous globally or for a country or region as a whole. Consequently, it is essential to carry out studies to identify its effects in particular areas. Due to its geographical and topographic characteristics, Chihuahua's state is vulnerable to the adverse effects of Climate Change. The scarce availability of water resources leads to problems of social pressure and economic impact. This paper analyzes the alteration of the rainfall regime in Chihuahua's state and its association with Climate Change. For this, historical characterization is used; trend analysis using the Mann Kendall test; and calculation of 10 indices of climatic extremes proposed by the Group of Experts for Detection and Climate Change Indices for the precipitation variable. The results showed that the precipitation patterns in the south and southeast of Chihuahua's state have been gradually modifying, with a downward trend in annual accumulated and reduction of wet days. Still, in counterpart, there is a slight intensification of extreme rainfall. This fact added to the growing demand for water resources in the entity, requests for public policies for sustainable management and responsible use by users. Otherwise, there is a risk of experiencing negative effects associated with the over-exploitation of water, not only for the resource users but also for the environment.
Multi-variable experimental data set of agronomic data and gaseous soil emissions from maize, oilseed rape and other energy crops at eight sites in Germany
Authors: Mallast Janine , Stichnothe Heinz , Flessa Heinz , Fuß Roland , Lucas-Moffat Antje M. , Petersen-Schlapkohl Ute , Augustin Jürgen , Hagemann Ulrike , Kesenheimer Katharina , Ruser Reiner , Suárez Quiñones Teresa , Prochnow Annette , Dittert Klaus , Huth Vytas , Glatzel Stephan
Published: October 2021

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), as well as other gaseous emissions and agronomic variables were continuously measured for three years (2011/2012 – 2014/2015) at eight experimental field sites in Germany. All management activities were consistently documented. The GHG-DB-Thuenen stores these multi-variable data sets of gas fluxes (CO2, N2O, CH4 and NH3), crop parameters (ontogenesis, aboveground biomass, grain and straw yield, N and C content, etc.), soil characteristics (nitrogen content, NH4-N, NO3-N, bulk density etc.), continuously recorded meteorological variables (air and soil temperatures, radiation, precipitation, etc.), management activities (sowing, harvest, soil tillage, fertilization, etc.), and its metadata (methods, further information about variables, etc.). In addition, NOx data were measured and analyzed. Also available are site-specific calculated C and N balances for the respective crops and crop rotations.
Assessment of the project budget according to the criteria of the actors' satisfaction
Authors:   Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia, Gvozdev V.E. , Bezhaeva O.Ya. ,   Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia, Akhmetova D.R. ,   Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia, Safina G.R. ,   Ufa State Aviation Technical University, Ufa, Russia
Published: October 2021

In the project management manuals for the creation of software components of computing and communication systems, it is noted that the quality of the results is determined by the validity of organizational decisions related to project management. It is emphasized that organizational mistakes made at the initial stages of the project, including insufficient justification of the project budget, have serious consequences. The novelty of this work lies in the assertion that the quality of the project results is equally determined not only by the satisfaction of consumers / customers, but also by the satisfaction of the developers with the progress of the project. A scheme for assessing the possible boundaries of the project budget, in which it is possible to obtain a solution acceptable both for consumers / customers and for the executors of the project, is proposed. The basis of the scheme is the use of the experience of consumers and developers in the implementation of projects with similar content. The model basis of the scheme is formed by non-linear empirical functional dependencies between the indicators of actor satisfaction, the project budget and the duration of its implementation. Improving the validity of the budget assessment, taking into account the experience of the actors, is a prerequisite for reducing the organizational defects of the project, which makes it possible to achieve the required quality of the infrastructure components of computing and communication systems.
Social inequality during COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Rakhmanina Varvara
Published: October 2021

The topic of inequality in education has already been a major issue in many countries for a long time. However, in 2020 it has shown itself differently because of the COVID-19 pandemic, due to which the whole world was compelled to switch to distance learning. This form of education, previously unfamiliar to many educational institutions and even the whole countries, became a great challenge for both students and school teachers or university lecturers. It required an ability to study with limited assistance from the former ones, good skills of using digital platforms and resources from the latter ones, and availability of technical devices with the Internet connection from both parties. These complications have significantly enhanced the already existing inequality in access to educational resources.Even though no statistical conclusions regarding the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on academic performance have been made yet, it has already been confirmed that the percentage of senior year school students who postponed their graduation has increased in 2020 in comparison to 2019. And so has the percentage of school graduates who did not appear at entrance examinations despite registering, primarily from rural areas. The academic performance is expected to be worse too, and the difference in grades between students of different socioeconomic backgrounds is highly likely to increase.This paper is an attempt to generalize the challenges which the world education community had to face during the last year and to highlight the main factors of educational inequality in the circumstances of pandemics. It also considers the possible ways of eliminating unequal access to education on the example of particular countries.
INSTALLATION FOR PHYSICAL SIMULATION OF LASER LOCATION PROCESSES
Authors: Santoniy V. I. , Lepikh Ya. I. , Yanko V. V. , Budiyanskaya L. M. , Ivanchenko I. A. , Balaban A. P.
Published: October 2021

A device for physical modeling of laser ranging processes has been developed, taking into account aerosol interference phenomena of natural and artificial origin and active background illumination. The installation simulates the processes of object detection and recognition by a laser information-measuring system (LIMS) under conditions of external destabilizing factors and obstacles in the atmospheric channel.
WESTERN SCIENCE HUMILIATION AS A SYMPTOM OF THE WHOLE CIVILIZATION DECLINE
Authors: Gabovich Alexander , Kuznetsov Vladimir
Published: October 2021

Some aspects of the radical change of value orientations in modern western science are considered. Influenced by leftist ideology and under the slogans of abstract justice, the leadership of European and North American institutions is trying to expand the presence of new members in the scientific and educational spheres on the quota basis, taking into account racial and gender rather than meritocratic characteristics (high-quality basic and university education level, persistence to obtain new knowledge, developed mental abilities in this area). It has been shown that the rapid legislative or illegal introduction of quotas for minorities instead of increasing their scientific level and well-being can only limit the recruiting of talented people of any gender or race into science and will result in the decline of the world science as a whole.
DEGREES OF LATENCY OF ECOLOGICAL DISCOURSE AGENT (A CASE STUDY OF BRITISH ONLINE NEWSPAPERS)
Authors: Morozova O. I. , Zeniakin O. S.
Published: October 2021

This article proposes a study of degrees of latency of the agent, which is a semantic role performed by a participant of the communicative situation described in a sentence; this role correlates with the instigator of the action. The agent can be expressed explicitly, so that everybody understands who the action is performed by, or in a hidden, latent way. Drawing on Goatly’s (2018) research which demonstrates that degrees of agent’s latency can vary, we modify his scale of latency by taking into consideration non-verbal (visual) means. A great societal concern for environmental issues around the globe nowadays, together with the ecolinguistic vector of this research account for its timeliness. The purpose of this research is to identify the degrees of latency of the agent of environmental discourse. Syntactic constructions, lexical units, and visual images that render the agent were chosen as the object-matter of analysis, while the degrees of latency – as its subject-matter. The methods comprise general scientific methods, such as induction and deduction, synthesis and analysis, observation and contrast, as well as linguistic methods proper: critical discourse analysis, semantic analysis, and multimodal analysis. The sample is selected from online versions of most widely read British newspapers, both broadsheets and tabloids, The Guardian and Metro respectively. A modified scale of degrees of agent’s latency is suggested, where six categories of linguistic means are differentiated according to the degree of their latency. Explicit predication is characterized by a zero degree of latency; its measure increases in grammatical constructions, tropes, nominalizations, ellipsis, and indefinite agent respectively. The prospects of this research lie in comparison and quantitative counts of the agent’s latency in different types of British media.
"I Used to be Scared to Even Like Stand Beside Somebody Who Had It": HIV Risk Behaviours and Perceptions among Indigenous People Who Use Drugs
Authors: Lavalley Jennifer , Western Aboriginal Harm Reduction Society  , Livingstone Christopher , Steinhauer Melissa , Goodman Ashley , Kerr Thomas
Published: October 2021

Objectives: In Canada, and elsewhere, Indigenous people who use illicit drugs and/or alcohol (WUID/A) experience a disproportionate burden of HIV-related harm. This study examined HIV risk perceptions and behaviours among Indigenous people WUID/A living in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) and the policies and practices that shape inequities and vulnerabilities for them in HIV testing and treatment. Further, we aimed to situate the vulnerabilities of Indigenous people WUID/A in HIV care within the context of wider structural inequality and generate recommendations for culturally relevant and safe HIV treatment options.
Methods: This research employed an Indigenous-led community-based participatory approach using talking circles to explore experiences of Indigenous people living with HIV. Under the participatory research framework, community researchers led the study design, data collection, and analysis. Talking circles elicited participants’ experiences of HIV knowledge, testing, and treatment, and were audio-recorded and transcribed. Data were coded line-by-line and codes were organized into themes. 
Results: Five key themes were identified via the talking circles: evolving HIV risk perceptions (e.g., HIV knowledge and testing, and “intentional exposure”); research as an avenue for HIV testing; HIV treatment and discussions about grief and loss; HIV-related stigma and discrimination; and the importance of culturally-relevant and safe HIV treatment options for Indigenous people WUID/A.
Discussion: Our work reveals that Indigenous people WUID/A do not have adequate access to HIV knowledge and education, often limiting their ability to access HIV testing and supports. Participant stories revealed both internalized and community stigma and discrimination, which at times compromised connection with participants' home communities. Further, our findings point to a failure in the public health system to deliver accessible HIV information to Indigenous Peoples, hence, many participants have solely relied on participation in community-based research studies in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) for HIV education and knowledge. There is an urgent need for accessible, culturally safe, and community-based education and treatment options for Indigenous people WUID/A within HIV care.
STUDY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OF CAR REPAIR COMPLEX AND TRAFFIC SAFETY
Authors: Igor Baranov  , Maria Miroshnykova
Published: October 2021

The article analyzes structure of cases lack cars, which includes technical aspects and factors labor discipline, attitude managers and executors to issues traffic safety. It has been established that 58% cases marriage are technological nature, 40% are due human factor and only 2% are due to technical reasons. The block diagram of systematization and structuring factors influencing conditions trouble-free work car-repair complex research range is developed and constructed. The main factors are part model safe operation of rolling stock are formulated. Model distribution basic lacks functioning car economy is constructed. Aspects application are determined. A model for monitoring degree professionalism of railway specialists as tool improve traffic safety in railway transport has been developed. The space indicators of intellectual and technological safety functioning car economy branch is defined. To increase length warranty areas, it is planned to create maintenance point system of network value, which has latest maintenance technology. The main types of marriage are: malfunction body and frame car; violation integrity brake line; malfunctions air distributors; adjustment brake lever transmission; malfunction automatic regulators car modes; auto-coupling breakage and cases self-disengagement; axle box failure. Checking consistency theoretical distribution of empirical frequencies is necessary establish adequacy mathematical model to real object study, namely failure rolling stock, which contributes occurrence cases of traffic safety violations. To select and substantiate theoretical laws distribution, the most common faults rolling stock on railway were investigated and statistical models distribution random variables over time were built. According block diagram of systematization and structuring factors influencing conditions accident-free operation car repair complex research site, main factors are 6. Each these factors is broken down into factors more specific content, and they are broken down into more detailed factors. Each factors is characterized by one or another aspect application depending on root cause and nature of occurrence (technical, technological, organizational).
MODERN STEEL-CONCRETE SPAN STRUCTURES OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SPAN BRIDGES
Authors: Kaplin Roman
Published: October 2021

The paper reviews the most common reinforced concrete girder structures of modern bridges used in Ukraine and other countries. The scope, advantages and disadvantages of reinforced concrete structures are considered. The peculiarities of the use of reinforced concrete structures in European countries are reviewed. The most common typical structural solutions of reinforced concrete girder structures used worldwide are given. Options for facilitation of reinforced concrete structures without significant loss of load-bearing capacity are also highlighted. Options for facilitation of structures are presented in the article by lightening the metal load-bearing elements and reducing the weight of the reinforced concrete slab of the carriageway. Reducing the weight of metal elements can be obtained through the use of perforated elements, which can be performed by waste-free technology. To reduce the cost of materials and reduce the weight of the reinforced concrete slab, it is designed lightweight – hollow or ribbed. When removing concrete from the stretched zone, only the ribs of the width required to accommodate the welded frames and ensure the strength of the panels on an inclined cross section are retained. In this case, the plate in the span between the ribs work on the bend as beams of T-section. The top shelf of the plate also works on the local bend between the ribs. During the inspection, the article presents a new design of reinforced concrete girder structure, using perforated box metal elements, made by waste-free technology, and lightweight reinforced concrete slab of the carriageway with hollow formers. Metal blocks are connected to each other by bolts. Metal blocks are made of perforated sheet elements made of waste-free technology. Each block consists of two main beams, transverse diaphragms and a lower plate. The upper belt of the main beams is implemented with the device of horizontal shelves along the entire length of the beams, performing the function of a supporting element for the reinforced concrete slab. Combining all structural elements into a single finished unit is carried out in the factory by automatic welding, which, in turn, allows us to achieve the high factory readiness. The diaphragms of the block are made with a comb along the upper border, on which a profiled steel sheet is placed, which is a fixed formwork for a reinforced concrete slab. The plate is made of non-removable formwork. To ensure the joint operation of the metal part and the reinforced concrete slab, a system of discrete-continuous connections in the form of rigid stops connected in the longitudinal and transverse directions by reinforcing rods is proposed.
ANALYSIS OF THE STRESSED STATE OF THE AXLE OF A WHEEL PAIR OF A PASSENGER CAR
Authors: Martynov Igor , Trufanova Alena , Petukhov Vadim , Shovkun Vadim
Published: October 2021

The paper considers the results of calculations of the axle of the wheel pair of apassenger car for strength and durability from fatigue. The loads acting on the axle of a passengercar during movement at the maximum permissible speed are determined.To solve the problems of studying the stress state of the axle of the passenger car at the firststage, a three-dimensional geometric model of the axis RU1 was developed. The most unfavorableload combination was taken into account in the calculation. The horizontal load was up to 10 kN.The load was applied to the axle necks, respectively, in the vertical and horizontal directions.The calculated model of the car axle RU1 is developed, on the basis of which the finiteelementmodel is created and the stress state of the wheel pair under the action of the main types ofload is investigated. The size of the finite element grid was chosen using a graphoanalytical methodand refined to a size of 2 mm. This feature of the finite element grid allowed to calculate thestresses in the calculated cross sections with greater accuracy and to determine the nature of thestress distribution.It is established that the maximum stresses arising in the axle of the passenger car under the most unfavorable work conditions that are concentrated in the filler in the zone oftransition from the neck to the pre-axle part.The axle was calculated for fatigue. Fatigue tests are usually performed at a uniaxial stressstate, so it is necessary to convert the multiaxial stress state to one scalar value to determine thenumber of cycles to failure at a given voltage amplitude. The load can occur with a constantamplitude.The number of load cycles that the car axle can withstand under operating loads isdetermined. According to the results of the research, restrictions on the service life of the axles ofwheel pairs of passenger cars are proposed.
REDUCTION OF UNPRODUCTIVE HEAT CONSUMPTIONS OF PASSENGER ROLLING STOCK IN THE HEATING PERIOD
Authors: Biloshytskyi Eduard , Lovska Alyona Oleksandrivna , Myamlin Sergiy
Published: October 2021

Passenger rolling stock is an important component of passenger transportation services, which should ensure not only traffic safety, but also comfortable transportation conditions. Studies on the energy saving of railway rolling stock have revealed shortcomings in the operating documentation that increase the unproductive consumption of thermal energy by passenger cars during the operation of a heating system with a combined electric-coal boiler in electric heating mode. Experimental measurements confirmed the presence of unproductive losses of thermal energy through the intake blinds of the ventilation system due to the infiltration of outside air during downtime at the points of formation and turnover of passenger cars. Also, experimental measurements showed that there is a leak of warm air through the deflectors to remove exhaust air from the car into the environment. This is their regular mode of operation, but as highlighted in the author's early publications there are two zones of temperature fields in the body of the passenger car with different temperature regimes, which are separated by a decorative ceiling. The results show that the leakage of warm air through the deflectors occurs from the temperature field zone with a higher temperature, which increases the unproductive consumption of thermal energy. Thus, by making appropriate changes to the operating documentation based on the study, the energy efficiency of passenger rolling stock will be greatly improved in its further operation. In particular, it is established that the proposed modernization in order to increase the energy efficiency of the heating system can be carried out at relatively low cost, in modern car repair depots during overhauls, and also needs to be considered when designing new passenger cars.
Convective Heat Exchange and Friction in a Thin Laminar-to-Turbulent Boundary Layer on the Impermeable Lateral Surfaces of Blunted Cones Featuring a Low Aspect Ratio
Authors: Gorskiy V.V. , Savvina A.G.
Published: October 2021

In order to provide a high-quality solution to the problem of computing convective heat transfer parameters in a laminar-to-turbulent boundary layer, it is necessary to numerically integrate differential equations describing that layer, completed by semi-empirical turbulent viscosity models, said models having been tested by comparing their output to the results of experimental investigations where the gas dynamics of a gas flow around a body is correctly simulated. Developing relatively simple yet adequately accurate computation methods becomes crucial for practical applications. To date, the effective length method, being simple yet apparently boasting an acceptable accuracy, has become the most widespread technique for solving this problem in aircraft design and aerospace technology. However, this statement is not correct for large Reynolds numbers on a hemisphere. Under these conditions, semi-empirical apparent turbulent viscosity models provide significantly better matches to experimental data. The paper analyses the feasibility of using a similar approach for the lateral surface of a blunted cone featuring a low aspect ratio. We describe a new efficient approach to solving this problem, demonstrating a high accuracy and maximum simplicity when used in practice. We check the results of systematic computations using our method against comparable data obtained via the most frequently cited approaches to solving this problem
Multi-level regional development governance: A European typology
Authors: Cotella Giancarlo , Janin Rivolin Umberto , Pede Elena , Pioletti Maurizio
Published: October 2021

The European Union identifies the regional level as the ideal spatial scale for resources’ redistribution, in so doing turning European regions into key spatial development players. This raises challenges due to the heterogeneity of the EU in terms of administrative configurations, and spatial governance and planning systems. The contribution of this article draws on the results of three interlinked ESPON research projects to shed light on the matter. Building on an overview of the institutional variables that may influence successful regional development, it proposes a typology of multi-level regional development governance in the EU and reflects upon the potentials for delivering economic, social, and territorial cohesion.
The policy of European and Euro-Atlantic integration as a key factor for Ukraine’s transformation
Authors: Pipchenko Nataliya , Makarenko Ievgeniia , Ryzhkov Mykola , Zaitseva Mariia
Published: October 2021

The article explores the practice perspectives of European and Euro-Atlantic integration for the West’s Eastern neighbours with a focus on Ukraine in the main directions of cooperation: political, economic, security, and communication. It has been established that Eastern Partners show a dissimilar political interest in rapprochement with the EU and NATO due to the existence of different foreign policy goals. The EU’s Association Agreements with Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova are primarily aimed at defending the European integration, so the states are interested in developing close trade relations, and in achieving open and sustainable economic growth. The results have shown that Ukraine’s deepening Euro-Atlantic ties are a continuation of the European course of the state’s development, since the interaction with the EU and NATO aims to expand transatlantic relations and create updated security formats. The article also analyses the mechanisms of improving the efficiency of the communication between the EU, NATO and Ukraine by informing the public about the progress of Ukraine’s integration into relevant structures, the reforms of the economic and security sectors of Ukraine, and its participation in the Alliance’s non-military initiatives. The findings suggest that the improvement of public communication tools increases the involvement of governments in implementing integration policy goals and identifying issues that need a further response. Additionally, the Ukrainian government should strategically focus on ensuring and implementing practical measures aimed at shaping the image of Ukraine as an intent partner that adheres to its political commitments.
The role of location in the functioning of a local currency: La Gonette case study
Authors: Lakócai Csaba
Published: October 2021

The beginning of the 21st century was a proliferation of complementary currencies worldwide. Among them, a number of newly created local currencies were notable. France proved to be especially fertile in this regard from the early 2010s. La Gonette, operating in the metropolitan area of Lyon, is one of the biggest French local complementary currencies in terms of its users, providers (business partners), and money supply. For every scheme, the most important issue, which is also a challenge, is to provide enough spending options to be attractive for users, while also retaining their particular sociocultural identity. Besides a variety of spending options, their location features are also important in regards to future development, so decision-makers of a scheme can diversify the business expansion strategy accordingly in order to better achieve the desired socio-economic goals. Using la Gonette as a case study, the research objective of this paper is to uncover the implications of the providers’ location on the functioning of the scheme. To address this objective, I applied statistical tests for correspondence on the providers’ categorical and locational breakdowns. The results have shown heterogeneity in the spatial distribution of the types of providers in accordance with broader location characteristics, a fact which supports the need for territorial diversification of future development concepts.
Effect of Mulching on Vegetable Production: A Review
Authors: Choudhary Mahesh , Kumari Anop , Choudhary Santosh
Published: October 2021

Vegetables have much importance as economic, nutritional, medicinal and industrial and also have employment opportunities. However, vegetable production is a costly enterprise as it requires heavy cultural practices such as irrigation, weeding, fertilizers and protection from biotic and abiotic stress. Many times the farmers loose the entire crop in rabi and summer due to inadequate irrigation facility. In addition, seedling establishment is a tedious job in arid and semi-arid climatic conditions due to water scarcity. To improve the productivity of vegetables where either particularly non-irrigated rainfed conditions, proper moisture management of the soil is necessary. Thus, in an attempt to reducing number of irrigation and chemical inputs for weed control, mulch may be a good alternative of conventional cultivation practice. It reduces the water evaporation by interfering the radiation falling on the soil surface and thus delays the drying of the soil and reduces the soil thermal regime during the day time. It also reduces the weed population and improves the microbial activity of the soil by improving the environment around the root zone. Therefore, the practices of mulching in vegetable production have been advised to cut-down the cost of cultivation and obtain quality produce with increased profits.
Research on Phylogenetic Relationship of Lotus Populations Collected in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam based on the Chloroplast Genome by DNA Barcode
Authors: Long Dang Thanh , Hong Hoang Thi Kim , Tram Le Ly Thuy , Trang Nguyen Thi Quynh
Published: October 2021

Background: The DNA barcoding is currently an effective and widely used tool that enables rapid and accurate identification of plant species. Methods: DNA barcoding of 9 chloroplast genes (rbcL, matK, trnH-psbA, accD-psaI, ndhA, psbE-petL, Rpl32-trnL, trnW-psaJ, trnSGCU-trnGGCC) were used to provide the theoretical basis for species identification, genetic diversity analysis of lotus population collected in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam. Universal primers were used and sequence products were analyzed using the MEGA X program. Result: The results showed that high levels of haplotype diversity (Hd), ranging from 0.618-0.869 and low levels of nucleotide diversity (Pi), ranging from 0.180 × 10-3-3.280 × 10-3 base on a total of nine gene regions of chloroplast genome. The neutrality tests show an excess of rare nucleotide position variations in individuals’ white lotus and derived haplotypes recent expansion. While the evolution of the individuals in the pink lotus may have to decrease. The phylogenetic analyses indicated that combined sequences were not insufficient to make a difference to the DNA barcoding in the individual’s lotus of the N. nucifera species this is in the study. The standardized and accurate barcode information of lotus is provided for researchers. It lays the foundation for the conservation, evaluation, innovative utilization and protection of Nelumbonaceae germplasm resources.
Türkiye’den Kist Hidatik Konusunda Yapılmış Yayınların Analizi
Authors: DURGUN Cemalettin , ALKAN Sevil , DURGUN Mehmet , DİNDAR DEMİRAY Emine Kübra
Published: October 2021

Kist hidatik (KH), etiyolojik ajanı olan Echinococcus granulosus olan zoonotik paraziter bir hastalıktır. Türkiye bu hastalığın endemik olduğu ülkeler arasında yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmamızda Türkiye'de önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunu olan KH konusunda yayınlanan araştırma makalelerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı. Çalışmada Scopus bibliyometrik veritabanı bibliyometrik veri analiz tekniği ile incelendi. Makalere ulaşmak için "hidatik" "kist" ve "Türkiye" "İnsan" "Makale" "Echinococcosis" anahtar kelimeleri kullanıldı. Analizde; KH konulu tüm literatürün %95,7'inin Türkiye kaynaklı olduğu saptandı. En fazla yayına sahip kurumlar ise Atatürk Üniversitesi (%9,2) ve İstanbul Üniversitesi (%9,1) oldu. İlk yayın 1966 yılında, en fazla yayın 2007 yılında (n=107) yapılmıştı. Bu makalelerden 56 tanesi en az 56 kez atıf almıştı. Ülkemiz için endemik olan hastalıkla ilgili yayın sayısının son yıllarda azaldığı tespit edilmiştir. Halen vaka sayımız artan bu hastalık hakkında; özellikle önleme ve epidemiyoloji gibi alanlarda bilimsel verimliliğin artırılması gerekmektedir.
1970-2020: A fifty year history the personal social services and social work in England and across the United Kingdom
Authors: Jones Ray
Published: October 2021

2020 is the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of a unified profession of social work across the United Kingdom and of the creation of integrated personal social services in each of the four UK countries. This paper reflects on the genesis of these changes, tracks developments over the past fifty years, and comments on the current state of social work and the personal social services in England and throughout the UK.
Neoliberal managed care and the changing nature of social work practice
Authors: Johnson Karl E , Stoner Alexander M
Published: October 2021

Social workers are currently caught in a “structural bind” in which the field’s original normative mission, rooted in social justice and social change, is increasingly at odds with the reality of working in a hierarchical neoliberal managed care setting. While most practitioners are at risk of burnout under these strained conditions, not all will respond in the same way. This article considers the possibility that some practitioners will exhibit authoritarian character traits (e.g., submission to and unquestioned compliance with institutional rules) in conformity with the institutional setting of neoliberal managed care. Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Health Services Occupations (MBI-HSS) and Dunwoody and Funke’s Aggression-Submission-Conventionalism (ASC) authoritarianism scale, the authors explore the previously unexamined relationship between authoritarianism and burnout among a sample of 532 social workers in the US. As hypothesized, correlations between each of the MBI-HSS subscales and ASC subscales yielded an inverse relationship between authoritarianism and burnout.
The view of foster parents’ on the adequacy of foster care grant in meeting the needs of recipients in Amathole District, South Africa
Authors: Hendricks Eleanor A
Published: October 2021

Initially, foster care grant originated to assist children removed from their families of origin and placed in alternative care due to their vulnerability, neglect and abuse. Foster care grant forms part of the child protection system and it is issued to children whom require care and protection and are deprived of proper upkeep. The aim of the study was to explore the view of foster parents on the sufficiency of the child support grant in meeting the basic needs of beneficiaries. The study adopted a qualitative research approach. Moreover, in-depth interviews were used to collect data with purposively selected participants. The finding of this study revealed that the grant is sufficient in providing for the nutritional, educational and sartorial needs of beneficiaries. The study sample consisted of twenty-five participants. The study concluded that the grant is sufficient but could be increased to provide funds for some additional stuffs like educational policies, which is essential in securing a decent future for children. 

Keywords:

Sufficiency, basic needs, foster care grant, beneficiaries.
O futuro do sindicalismo brasileiro em um mundo do trabalho em mudança
Authors: Lucio Clemente Ganz
Published: October 2021

O objetivo do artigo é pontuar questões que ajudem a refletir sobre a necessidade de uma profunda reestruturação do movimento sindical brasileiro em razão das múltiplas transformações disruptivas que ocorrem no mundo do trabalho. A argumentação parte da constatação de que as abordagens analíticas produzidas no mundo acadêmico contribuem para estimular debates no âmbito do movimento sindical. Algumas dessas interpretações sugerem que os dirigentes e assessores sindicais são desafiados a responder aos múltiplos ataques contra os direitos do trabalho e, ao mesmo tempo, precisam reformular as estratégias de organização e luta sindical. São apresentadas as diretrizes de uma proposta de reforma sindical direcionada para enfrentar os desafios diagnosticados.
LAUNCHING A PRE-SESSIONAL COURSE OF ENGLISH FOR FOREIGN APPLICANTS TO NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY “KHARKIV POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE”: CHALLENGES AND OUTCOMES
Authors: Lazareva Olga , Kovtun Olena
Published: October 2021

The article discusses a strategy of development of the pre-sessional English course for foreign students of the Faculty of International education of National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” (NTU “KhPI”). Challenges for foreigners studying at Ukrainian HEIs in English are analyzed. The results of the language needs analysis of foreign applicants with insufficient language background as well as EMI teachers’ estimation of the corresponding aspects of the students’ knowledge are provided. The course syllabus was designed, and, based on the two-year experience of its implementation; conclusions on specific aspects of teaching English to foreigners in the Ukrainian environment are made.
SIMULATION TRAINING IN THE FORMATION OF FUTURE DOCTORS AS A WAY OF DEVELOPING THEIR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Authors: Dushyk Liudmyla , Mykhaylychenko Valentina , Tsivenko Olexii
Published: October 2021

It is shown that the use of simulation technologies in the learning process allows medical students to gain practical experience and qualitatively increase the level of their professionalism against the background of the appropriate level of theoretical knowledge. The content of simulation training as an art to imitate reality, the sequence of events and actions or the mental process of training in the quality of medical care to patients is considered. Its advantages and disadvantages are revealed. An analysis of the effectiveness of simulation training with the involvement of a standardized “patient” during the internship by students of the Department of Surgical Diseases. The role of teachers of the department is shown, who observed the behavior of the “standardized patient” and evaluated the results of students’ work according to the scoring system, according to the criteria. A detailed analysis of the training results, a joint discussion of measures aimed at improving treatment and diagnostic tactics and errors were conducted. Methodical recommendations for training have been developed. It is concluded that the method of “standardized patients” is an effective way to gain practical experience of clinical competence and its evaluation. The worldwide spread of this method indicates the need for its intensive implementation in Ukraine.
Modeling Battery Connections in the Electronic Lab
Authors: Dobrego K. V. , Bladyko Y. V.
Published: October 2021

The paper deals with the modeling of the processes of charge-discharge of battery assemblies taking into account their degradation. The results of simulating the cyclic operation of battery assemblies in the Electronics Workbench electronic laboratory are presented, possible schemes of inclusion are given, and options for re-switching batteries during operation are considered as well as connecting additional elements to extend the life of the connection. The simulation took into account the presence of one defective battery in the assembly. The operation of the assembly with a defective battery and a reference battery was compared. As a result of the analysis of parallel-serial and serial-parallel battery connections, the first one is considered preferable. For an assembly with a parallel-serial connection, the time parameters of operation remained almost unchanged, but the differences in the voltages of the defective and other batteries changed more than twice as compared with a serial-parallel connection. The changes in charge, voltage and current of assemblies with a degraded battery and a reference battery are analyzed. Timing diagrams are shown for batteries connected in parallel and in series with defective batteries. Power losses in a defective battery are reduced by choosing a parallel-series assembly, while switching a connection from a serial-parallel connection to a parallel-series one does not lead to compensation for the degradation of battery parameters. Changing the switching time intervals in a wide range does not contribute to increasing the capacity of a defective battery. Degradation of battery parameters leads to sharper surges in voltage, charge and current. The additional power recharge of the defective battery maintains the performance of the entire assembly. Recharge can be performed by connecting in parallel a defective additional battery or a capacitor, which is equivalent to replacing a degraded battery with a new one.