bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The results of the photometric optical monitoring of four active galaxies in 2018-2019
Authors: Ponomarenko V. , Simon А. , Vasylenko V. , Izvekova I. , Baransky О.
Published: January 2020

Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are a source of very high energies. Blazars are a subclass of active galactic nuclei that can be observed in the optical spectral range. The aim of the study is some BL Lacertae type blazars, which are characterized by a non-emission optical spectrum and exhibit brightness variations at all wavelengths. The results of systematical monitoring of selected objects from the CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) optical follow up list, started in January 2018 are presented. The observations are carried out with the AZT-8 (D = 70 cm, F = 2.8 m) telescope of the observation station Lisnyky of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. In 2018 the telescope AZT-8 was included in the list of supporting instruments in the CTA consortium. The AZT-8 equipped with the PL4710-1-BB-E2V CCD (1027×1048 pixels, 13×13 µm/pixel, scale is 0.95 “/pixel, field of view is 16.2 angular minutes) and broadband Johnson/Bessel UBVRI filters. For processing the software Maxim DL was used. During processing accounting of substrate (bias), dark current, flat-field were taken into account. The fluxes of energy from objects of research with the help of standard stars has been turned into visible stellar magnitudes. Light curves for four objects: 1ES 1011+496, PKS 1222+216, 1ES 1426+428, PKS 1510-089 were plotted. Variability of color indexes with time was investigated. In addition, we determined the variability amplitude and tested all these objects for Intraday Variations (IDV), Short (STV) and Long term variability (LTV) where it was possible. A short-term brightness change (STV) with an amplitude of 0.5 to 1 in all filters (UBVRI) of the Johnson/Bessel system for AGN 1ES 1011+496, PKS 1510-089 was determined. For objects 1ES 1426+428 and PKS 1222+216, the brightness variations do not exceed the total error (instrumental and methodical). The total error is ∆Σ ≈ 0.060.1 magnitude.
Цифровизация как культурная ценность и цифровые технологии
Authors: Кузнецова Татьяна Федоровна
Published: February 2020

В статье показано, что цифровизацию в технологическом отношении необходимо связывать с ценностной ее составляющей, без чего цифровая экономика не может развиваться применительно к странам, культурные коды которых представляют собой их важнейший ресурс, но способны быть и препятствием, если новые технологии внедряют «сверху», при этом не учитывая фактора культуры. Таким образом, при осуществлении проектов по внедрению цифровых технологий в различные сферы человеческой жизни цифровизацию важно понять в ее ценностной характеристике.
Globalization, free markets and investor protection
Authors: Lartey Theophilus , Danso Albert
Published: February 2020

Using data from 29 countries, this paper is the first attempt to examine whether economic, political and social integration explain how well investors, both shareholders and creditors, are protected from expropriation by firms. We show that: (i) globalization drives both shareholder and creditor protection; (ii) least restrictive markets rather than paternalistic markets matter particularly for shareholders’ protection; (iii) the globalization-protection nexus favoured only creditors during the crisis; and (iv) our result significantly holds for OECD-member countries.
Antibacterial therapy for uncompleted upper urinary tract infections
Authors: Al-Shukri Adel S. , Zakharevich Elena E.
Published: January 2020

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the use of the drug Hileflox 750 (levofloxacin) in the treatment of uncomplicated infections of the upper urinary tract (pyelonephritis). 46 patients (9 men and 37 women) with uncomplicated pyelonephritis were observed. All patients were treated with Hileflox 750 mg orally once a day for 5 days. The drug showed high antibacterial activity, clinical efficacy and good tolerance. During follow-up for 6 months, not one patient showed abnormalities in laboratory tests, the development of complications or relapses of the disease. Conclusions: the results of the study showed the feasibility and effectiveness of the use of the drug Hayleflox 750 for the treatment of uncomplicated pyelonephritis in monotherapy.
Pseudoprogression in patients with renal cell carcinoma during immunotherapy
Authors: Molchanov Oleg E. , Lisitsyn Igor Yu.
Published: January 2020

The article deals with the main problems concerning the optimization of treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma. Variants of the course of the disease after pseudoprogression are considered. The strategies of differential diagnosis and correction of treatment based on modern ideas about the pathogenesis of renal cell carcinoma are considered in detail. Data of own researches in which the assessment of possibility of treatment without change of preparations in the first and second lines after primary progression is carried out are resulted.
Değişen Toplumda Eğitim ve Öğretmen Nitelikleri
Authors: GÜLTEKİN Mehmet
Published: January 2020

Bir eğitim sisteminin öğretmen, öğrenci, veli, eğitim programı ve çevre olmak üzere farklı girdileri bulunmaktadır. Bu girdilerin niteliği ise eğitim sisteminin çıktılarını doğrudan etkilemektedir. Bu girdiler içinde öğretmenin önemli bir yeri bulunmaktadır. Çünkü öğretmenler, eğitimin diğer girdilerini de etkileme gücüne sahiptir. Bu yönüyle denilebilir ki bir eğitim sisteminin niteliği öğretmenin niteliği ile özdeştir ve bir eğitim sistemi ancak öğretmenin niteliği kadar hizmet üretebilir. Eğitimin diğer girdileri gibi öğretmen de dünyadaki ve ülkemizdeki toplumsal yaşamda meydana gelen değişmelerden etkilenmekte ve dönüşmektedir. Bu durum, öğretmenlerin gerek kişisel gerekse mesleki niteliklerinin sürekli geliştirilmesini zorunlu kılmaktadır. Bu çalışmada önce değişen toplumda eğitim ve eğitimin girdilerindeki değişmelere değinilmiş, daha sonra değişen toplumda öğretmenin değişen nitelikleri üzerinde durularak öğretmenlerin sahip olması gereken nitelikler açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır.
Teoría de la felicidad laboral superior para empresarios y directores ejecutivos de América Latina
Authors: Collazos Fajardo Carlos , Blandón Blandón Gloria Nancy
Published: January 2020

Este artículo de investigación es el resultado del resultado obtenido del trabajo titulado: Hacia una perspectiva teórica de la felicidad ocupacional para la administración universitaria y el lugar de trabajo. Esta propuesta teórica se desarrolla en la ciudad de Armenia Quindío Colombia, con una metodología de enfoque cualitativo que tiene en cuenta la Teoría Fundamentada (Teoria Fundamentada), con respecto a las narrativas experimentales proporcionadas por entrevistas perspicaces de varias personas de la comunidad universitaria, adjuntas con diferentes tipos de compromiso con una institución de naturaleza pública, denominada: Universidad del Quindío. El objetivo de esta pieza consistió en: construir una teoría sobre la Felicidad Ocupacional para las organizaciones y el lugar de trabajo a través de narraciones dadas por profesores y asistentes administrativos de la Universidad del Quindío. Para tal efecto, se tuvo en cuenta las contribuciones teóricas de las ciencias de la felicidad y el seguimiento de autores como: Aranda (2016), Cabral (2015), Guisán, (1992), Muchinsky (2004), Seligman (2017), Russell (2005), Schein (1982), Shahar, Tal, (2017) Tolle (2000) y Varela (2014).

En última instancia, esta investigación presenta la construcción teórica sobre la Felicidad ocupacional y presenta una nueva terminología para nombrar a los actores del proceso ocupacional. Del mismo modo, este análisis muestra numerosas recomendaciones dirigidas a empresarios y CEO de diferentes corporaciones. Además, también cubre a las personas talentosas que prestan sus servicios en una empresa y añaden un plan de estudios para orientar los programas de felicidad en las diferentes empresas, instituciones y corporaciones a una escala global.
EL DIRECCIONAMIENTO ESTRATÉGICO, SOBRE LA MIRADA DE UN OCÉANO ROJO AGRESIVO
Authors: Moncada Quintero David Andrés , Ángel Salazar Jorge Andrés
Published: January 2020

La mirada del direccionamiento estratégico como un foco de construcción de habilidades para catapultar y mejorar las condiciones de una organización, funciona de manera adecuada para la mayoría de las empresas, ya que, por medio de estrategias basadas en tácticas fuertes, se logran cumplir los objetivos en el mundo empresarial en esta segunda década de los 2000. Sin embargo, hay que entender que la competitividad que se ha dado por medio del imperante neoliberalismo económico, ha demostrado que las capacidades de direccionamiento tienden a ser más agresivas. Aquí se analiza cómo se dan los direccionamientos estratégicos en los océanos rojos, dando una mirada superflua del contexto en general en empresas como Facebook y Google.
A study of serum zinc levels in children with febrile convulsions in comparison with normal and febrile children
Authors: T. Madhubalan , S. Chidambaranathan , R. Ramamoorthy
Published: January 2020

Background: A seizure is a paroxysmal time-limited change in motor activity and or behavior that results from abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Seizures are common in the pediatric age group and occur in approximately 10% of children. Most seizures in children are provoked by somatic disorders originating outside the brain such as high fever, infection, syncope, head trauma, hypoxia, or toxins. To determine whether children with febrile convulsion have decreased serum zinc level when compared to normal children and children with fever without convulsions.Methods: The study included children admitted with bronchiolitis in between during the period of September 2018 to January 2019 at Department of Pediatrics, Raja Muthiah Medical College and Hospital. It is a case-control study. A sample size of 50 was selected for each group Totally 3 Groups, 1. Children with febrile convulsions,2. Children with fever without convulsions, 3. Normal Children.Results: The mean serum zinc level in children with febrile convulsions was 42.9 mcg/dl. The serum zinc level in children with fever and normal children was 70 mcg/dl and 71 mcg/dl respectively. On comparing the serum zinc level among the three groups statistical significance was obtained between children with febrile convulsions and the other two groups namely normal children and children with fever alone. Thus, decreased serum zinc level is a significant predisposing factor for febrile convulsions. By using Posthoc Multiple comparisons test we came to know that the Fever convulsion group is significantly different from fever and normal group. There is no significant difference between fever and normal group.Conclusions: This study shows that serum zinc levels are decreased in children with febrile convulsions, thus indicating that zinc deprivation plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of febrile convulsions.
Study of prevalence of urinary tract infection in febrile children less than 5 years of age
Authors: T. Madhubalan , S. Chidambaranathan , E. Yazhini
Published: January 2020

Background: Fever is the most common reason for children under 5 years of age to visit the OPD. Unlike other foci of infection, only a little attention has been focused on the identification of UTI in febrile children. Quite often child receives antibiotics empirically without adequate evaluation of UTI. To determine the prevalence of UTI in all febrile children, from 2 months to 5years of age.Methods: The study included children admitted with bronchiolitis in between during the period of December 2018 to March 2019 at Department of Pediatrics, Raja Muthiah Medical College and Hospital. Totally 200 consecutive children from 2 months to 5 years admitted in the pediatric department Data related to age, sex, predisposing factors will be noted. Urine analysis and urine culture have to be done in all these patients. USG abdomen to be done in patients with culture positive UTI.Results: Among the 200 cases, the prevalence of UTI was higher among females (10%) than males (8%). Among the culture-positive cases UTI, an underlying focus of infection was present in 89% of cases and only 11% of cases did not have any foci. In this study, the % of cases with a duration of fever more than 5 days was 57, as compared to 43% in patients with fever less than 5 days. Among the 19 UTI cases, 5 of them presented with voiding difficulties and all the 5 cases had significant growth on culture. There was a significant association between UTI cases and voiding difficulties.Conclusions: Hence through this study, authors concluded that pyuria of >5 pus cells /HPF in the centrifuged sample should be considered as significant pyuria and hence further evaluation should be done in all these cases to promptly initiate antibiotic treatment and also to prevent morbidity and several long term sequelae.
Alteraciones auditivas en neonatos pretérmino a su egreso de una unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales
Authors: Venegas-Andrade Andrea , Tello-Valdés Carlos Armando , Iglesias-Leboreiro José , Bernárdez-Zapata Isabel , Cuevas-Rivas Ana Paula , Rodríguez-Sataolaya Paola , De Luna-Sánchez Irma Gabriela , Ortega-Cisneros Celia Monserratte
Published: January 2020

OBJETIVO: Estimar la frecuencia de alteraciones auditivas en neonatos pretérmino asu egreso de la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatales e identificar los factores deriesgo asociados.MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal y retrospectivo efectuado en pacientesprematuros nacidos en el Hospital Español de México entre 2014 y 2016. Variablesestudiadas: género, semanas de gestación al nacimiento, alteraciones neonatales yexposición a dos medicamentos ototóxicos. Se valoraron los potenciales evocadosauditivos del tallo cerebral (PEATC) en las 72 horas previas a su egreso de cuidados intensivos. Los riesgos se expresan con razón de momios (OR).RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 364 neonatos: 53% hombres y 47% mujeres; nacidos a las 34 semanas de gestación (mediana). Se encontró restricción del crecimiento intrauterinoen 12.9%, hiperbilirrubinemia 49.7%, sepsis 31.0%, hemorragia intraventricular 3.6%, encefalopatía hipóxico isquémica 1.4%, exposición a furosemida 11.0% y a aminoglucósidos64.6%. Las alteraciones encontradas en los PEATC fueron: alargamiento de la latencia interpico I-III en 37.9%, III-V en 4.4% y I-V en 13.5%. La onda I fue anormalen 6.6%, III en 1.9% y V en 10.4% de todos los casos.CONCLUSIONES: Se descubrieron cuatro factores de riesgo: hiperbilirrubinemia, sepsis,hemorragia intraventricular y el uso de furosemida, que incrementaron la probabilidad de sufrir defectos en la conducción auditiva en las latencias interpico I-III, III-V y I-V.La restricción del crecimiento intrauterino fue un factor protector para alteracione auditivas a nivel central.
Anomalías vasculares más frecuentes en pacientes pediátricos. Parte 1: Tumores vasculares
Authors: Morán-Villaseñor Edna , Campos-Cabrera Blanca Lucina , García-Romero María Teresa , Durán-McKinster Carola
Published: January 2020

Las anomalías vasculares son un grupo heterogéneo de alteraciones en los vasos sanguíneos y linfáticos. La International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) las clasifica en: tumores y malformaciones vasculares. En este artículo (primera parte de dos) se revisan los principales tumores vasculares en pacientes pediátricos, su fisiopatogenia, manifestaciones clínicas, diagnóstico y tratamiento. Nos enfocaremos en el hemangioma infantil, hemangiomas congénitos, granuloma piógeno, angioma en penacho y hemangioendotelioma kaposiforme.El hemangioma infantil es el tumor vascular más frecuente, aparece en las primeras 4 semanas de vida y crece con rapidez, para posteriormente involucionar en la etapa preescolar. Se manifiesta como una neoformación vascular, de coloración eritematoviolácea, de tamaño variable. Los hemangiomas congénitos son más raros, están completamente desarrollados al nacimiento porque su crecimiento es intrauterino. El granuloma piógeno es el tumor vascular más frecuente, después del hemangioma infantil, y se manifiesta como una neoformación de color rojo-violáceo, exofítica; es de crecimiento rápido y sangra fácilmente. El angioma en penacho y el hemangioendotelioma kaposiforme, que algunos autores consideran espectros de una misma enfermedad, son tumores vasculares poco frecuentes que suelen aparecer en los primeros meses de vida y que se asocian con complicaciones hematológicas: fenómeno de Kasabach-Merritt, que puede poner en riesgo la vida del paciente.La clasificación adecuada de los tumores vasculares es indispensable para la correcta comunicación entre las especialidades implicadas, con el fin de establecer el diagnóstico correcto y planificar el tratamiento.
The effects of clofarabine in ALL inhibition through DNA methylation regulation
Authors: Kaufman-Szymczyk Agnieszka , Lubecka Katarzyna
Published: January 2020

Clofarabine (2-chloro-2’-fluoro-2’-deoxyarabinosyladenine, ClF), a second-generation 2’-deoxyadenosine analog, possesses manifold anti-cancer activities. Our previous reports and some of others demonstrate the potential capacity of ClF to regulate the epigenetic machinery. The study presented here is the first to investigate the influence of ClF on modulators of the DNA methylation machinery, including DNMT1 and CDKN1A, in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells. ClF effects on promoter methylation and transcriptional activity of hypermethylated and silenced tumor suppressor genes (TSGs), including APC, CDKN2A, PTEN, and RARB, have been tested as well. Methylation level of the proximal promoter region of APC, CDKN2A, PTEN, and RARB, as well as expression of those TSGs, DNMT1 and CDKN1A, were estimated by using a methylation-sensitive restriction analysis and qPCR, respectively. The Nalm-6 cell line was used as an experimental in vitro model of ALL cells. We observed ClF-mediated inhibition of cellular viability and apoptosis induction of Nalm-6 cells with an increased percentage of cells positive for active Caspase-3. Interestingly, exposure of Nalm-6 cells to CIF at 20 nM concentration for three days has led to a significant DNMT1 downregulation, accompanied by robust CDKN1A upregulation. ClF caused hypomethylation of APC, CDKN2A, and PTEN, with a concomitant increase in their transcript levels. Taken together, our results demonstrate the ability of ClF to reactivate DNA methylation-silenced TSGs in ALL cells. This may implicate translational significance of our findings and support ClF application as a new epigenetic modulator in the anti-leukemia therapy.
Effect of oral Utrogestan in comparison with Cetrotide on preventing luteinizing hormone surge in IVF cycles: A randomized controlled trial
Authors: Ghasemzadeh Alieh , Dopour Faliz Masumeh , Farzadi Laya , Navali Nazli , Bahramzadeh Behzad , Fadavi Arash , Hakimi Parvin , Tehrani-ghadim Sepideh , Abdollahi fard Sedigheh , Hamdi Kobra
Published: February 2020

Background: Oral progesterone is recommended as an alternative to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists and antagonists to prevent luteinizing hormone (LH) surge in assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles. However, there are little data regarding its use.
Objective: We aimed to compare the effect of oral Utrogestan and Cetrotide (a GnRH antagonist) on preventing LH surge in ART cycles.
Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial, 100 infertile women undergoing ART who received recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) at 150- 225 IU/day were randomly assigned to receive either Utrogestan 100 mg twice a day (case group) or GnRH antagonist protocol (control group) from cycle day 3 until the trigger day. Triggering was performed with 10,000 IU hCG) when there were at least three mature follicles. Viable embryos were cryopreserved for transfer in the next cycle for both groups. The number of oocytes retrieved and transferred embryos were compared between groups.
Results: The case group had significantly higher progesterone levels on triggering day, more follicles of >14 mm with higher maturity, and more oocytes retrieved with a higher rate of embryos transferred. A small increase in the pregnancy rate was observed in the case group, with no significant between-group differences. The most important result was the lack of premature LH surge in either group upon serum LH assessment on the triggering day.
Conclusion: Utrogestan is an alternative treatment that could reduce the LH surge rate and increase the ART outcomes including the number of oocytes retrieved and transferred embryos compared with GnRH agonists and antagonists.
Key words: In vitro fertilization, Premature luteinization, Utrogestan.
Pregnant Women's Iodine Status and Their Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Iodized Salt in Esfarayen and Jajrom Cities in 2016-2017
Authors: Sangsefidi Zohreh Sadat , Sangsefidi Zahra Sadat , Sharifian Elham Sadat , Shakeri Habibeh Sadat
Published: February 2020

Background: Evaluation of status of iodine during pregnancy is crucial. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate it in pregnant women and to evaluate their knowledge, attitude, and practice toward consuming iodized salt. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 150 pregnant women were selected by census method based on the inclusion criteria. The participants' status of iodine was measured by measuring their urinary iodine concentration. Furthermore, the women's knowledge, attitude, and practice were investigated regarding iodized salt intake by a valid questionnaire. Results: Median concentrations of the urinary iodine in total population and Esfarayen people 139.05 (92.0-216.5) and 131.19 (211.43-86.43) μg/l, respectively which were lower than the World Health Organization recommendations (150-249 μg/l), while it was within the recommended range in Jajrom people 176.12 (101.76-248.62) μg/l. Although most people in the total population and Esfarayen people had moderate level of knowledge, attitude, and practice, most mothers in Jajrom had good knowledge and attitude scores along with moderate scores of practices. A significant direct correlation was found between attitude level and urinary iodine concentration (P = 0.043, r = 0.17). Conclusions: In total population, the median urinary iodine concentration was lower than the recommended level. Furthermore, knowledge, attitude, and practice of most people were at the moderate level.
The Association of Food Insecurity, Inflammation, and Several Socioeconomic Factors with Type 2 Diabetes: A Case-Control Study
Authors: Janzadeh Hamideh , Mozaffari-Khosravi Hassan , Javadi Maryam
Published: February 2020

Background: Considering that food insecurity can be a precursor to health and nutrition problems, determining its associated factors seems necessary in any society. The purpose of this case-control study was to determine the food insecurity, c-reactive protein (CRP), and some socio-economic factors in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: The present study was conducted on 200 people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and 200 healthy individuals within the age range of 30 to 59 years. Food security was assessed using the US Department of Agriculture Household Food Security questionnaire. Anthropometric index, physical activity, and biochemical factors were measured by questionnaire and blood test. Results: The prevalence of food insecurity was 71% within the diabetic patients, of which, 65.5% had food insecurity without hunger, 3.5% had food insecurity with moderate hunger, and 2% had food insecurity with severe hunger. In addition, 24.9% of the participants were healthy. The level of fasting blood glucose and inflammatory factors (CRP, WBC) were significantly higher in food insecure participants compared to the healthy individuals (P < 0.05). Multivariate logistic analysis showed that food insecurity, BMI > 25, occupational status, economic status, and education level were significantly correlated with T2DM (P < 0.001). Conclusion: As a result, health care providers should take measures to reduce the food insecurity in the community, specifically within T2DM patients. To this end, the individuals' economic status should be improved and the household food patterns should be modified.
Modeling the Impact of Inflation Uncertainty on Food Sector Growth
Authors: Eslami Mohammad Reza , Baghestany Ali Akbar
Published: February 2020

Background: One of the most fundamental objectives of the macroeconomic policies is to realize the relationship between economic growth and inflation. According to some monetary policy advisors, inflation reflects erosion in consumer’s purchasing power. Inflation as an important economic variable, affect the economic growth and its impact on economic growth has been proposed in various theories. Agriculture plays an important role in providing the food security in Iran. Methods: A Bivariate GARCH model was employed to investigate the relationship between inflation uncertainty and agricultural growth. Results: The Augmented Dickey Fuller and Phillips Perron tests indicated all variables were stationary. Estimated models were utilized to generate the conditional variances of inflation and agriculture growth as proxies of inflation and growth variability. During the entire period 1990-2012, Bivariate Granger Causality test indicated that inflation uncertainty was the cause of growth in agriculture. This finding was in line with the hypothesis presented by (Logue and Sweeney, 1981). Conclusion: Due to the causality relation of inflation uncertainty and growth in agriculture, macro policy decision-makers are recommended to consider the price policies for improving agricultural production.
Are Youth at Risk, Juveniles or Just Kids? Analysis of the Current Educational Resistance of Minors from Attendance Centers in Culturally Diverse Societies
Authors: Sawicki Krzysztof , Markowska-Manista Urszula , Zakrzewska-Olędzka Dominika
Published: January 2020

The phenomenon of educational resistance shown by minors from disadvantaged backgrounds and placed in attendance centers is the main subject of interest in this article. This is a special group of students, because their attitude towards education is shaped by factors determined by dysfunctional families, antisocial pressure from peers, poor neighborhood, poor infrastructure, experience from the foster care institutions and a school curriculum, implemented without taking into account their specifics. Resistance is a reaction to their educational experience and perceived as a manifestation of a dominant culture associated with a form analyzed by Paul Willis. According to this concept, the connection between the hegemonic culture and subordinate groups is created not only by ethnic or national, but also by socio-cultural and economic factors. Young people from the underclass, shaped by various cultural patterns, norms, values, language and socio-economic conditions, reject the educational offer of the cultural hegemon, generating behaviors leading to school abandonment and truancy. Based on the research material collected during in-depth interviews, the educational resistance of minors was analyzed with particular attention to its causes, patterns and trajectories.
Keywords: educational resistance, juveniles, multicultural societies, social diversity, in-depth interview
Speech Behavior and Multimodality in Online Communication among Teenagers
Authors: Abramova Sofia , Antonova Natalia , Gurarii Anna
Published: January 2020

The article presents an analysis of online interactions among teenagers. The development of online communication is an important factor in the process of formation and reproduction of new social ties and relationships. Continuous online communication is becoming an important feature of everyday life. Online communication affects communication in general, developing its new requirements and standards. The polymetodic research consists of a questionnaire survey method and a content analysis method. The questionnaire was conducted among 50 teenagers aged 13-15, studying in schools of Ekaterinburg and regularly using the Internet to communicate with peers. A content analysis of online dialogs (n = 40) presented by the survey participants was also conducted. The research data proclaims social networks to be the most efficient tool of communication among modern teenagers. The most popular one is Vkontakte, which is used to chat and learn modern vocabulary. The daily routine, including the learning process, is the main topic of communication. Teenagers hardly change their speech behavior, since online and offline communication occurs mainly in the same reference groups. Teenagers also use audio-visual materials, emojis, stickers, etc., to complete their messages and express their emotional state.
Keywords: online communication, teenagers, speech behavior, multimodality
Designing an Educational and Communication System at University 4.0 as a Model of a Democratic Society: Structural Transformations
Authors: Turarbekova Laura
Published: January 2020

The article discusses some global trends in the field of education and higher education studies and their acceptance in the Republic of Kazakhstan, in particular, the transformations associated with the concept of Industry 4.0. The study will examine the following questions: How does the university change in the conditions of the digitalization of all areas of human activity, including knowledge? What will be the consequences of such changes for society? The digital transformation of the university is primarily changing its communication practices. It is communication and its structural changes that underlie structural changes in power. According to some theorists (Hannah Arendt, Jürgen Habermas), public communication is possible only if there is a public space (public sphere). These ideas are based on the idea of ‘public’ expressed in Kant’s political work. The study will attempt to theorize whether communication design is possible and which academic communication is better suited to the ideals of a democratic society.
Keywords: the Republic of Kazakhstan, 4
On the Way to Non-Hierarchical Communication: Methods of Reading and Writing in Teaching Philosophy to University Students
Authors: Mariya Vorobyova , Elena Kochukhova
Published: January 2020

The article is devoted to the problem of organizing non-hierarchical communication in the university classroom. The authors suggest that some teaching methods can bring the gap in communication between teacher and student. The authors describe and analyze their experience with the use of reading and writing methods adopted in the liberal arts education system for teaching the philosophy to non-humanities majors at a Russian university. This case is significant because it reflects the five-year experience of using reading and writing methods in isolation from the entire humanitarian system. This isolation affects the choice of methods and their transformation. The article outlines the main difficulties that instructors face and the limitations of these methods. Difficulties in assessing the effectiveness of the considered methods are revealed. An analysis of student feedback on the seminars shows that these methods help bridge the gap in communication between teacher and student and create a supportive environment conducive to more effective work on philosophical texts.
Keywords: liberal arts education, reading and writing, philosophy education, communication gap
Multilingualism and Multimodality As Key Competences in the Development of Intercultural Dialogue and International Cooperation. Based on the Erasmus + Program
Authors: Zakrzewska-Olędzka Dominika , Markowska-Manista Urszula , Sawicki Krzysztof
Published: January 2020

In the times of globalization and intense migration of people, the possibility of communicating with persons representing other cultural, ethnic or national background and using different languages and cultural codes becomes a crucial task for gaining education and developing professional skills, especially among today’s young adults and young professionals. Referring to key categories - multilingualism and multimodality as key competences in the development of intercultural dialogue and international cooperation - we will outline the results of the study conducted among students participating in the Erasmus+ program. The research was carried out among students studying at one of Polish pedagogical universities between 2017 and 2019. The results reflect the experiences of students related to their participation in the program on its various stages, as well as the benefits which they observed from participating in the program and which are connected with multingualism and multimodality as key competences in the development of intercultural dialogue and international cooperation.
Keywords: multilingualism, multimodality, key competences, intercultural dialogue, Erasmus + program
Internet in Social Reality of Russian Youth: Potential Risks and Opportunities
Authors: Rudenkin Dmitry
Published: January 2020

The paper is devoted to an empirical analysis of the role of the Internet in the everyday reality of Russian youth. The author notes that the unusual speed of the Internet spread in the life of Russian society made the circumstances of growing up of modern young Russians very specific. In fact, they became the first generation of Russian “digital natives”. Growing up in the conditions of the rapid spread of the Internet in society, many of them are used to perceiving the Internet as a natural and inalienable attribute of everyday reality. The author uses materials of secondary data analysis and the data of his sociological research among Russian youth to determine the role of the Internet in the social reality of youth and to find out the possible risks and opportunities that it can create. The empirical basis of the study is a questionnaire survey conducted by the author in 2018 among the youth of the city of Ekaterinburg, Russia. The key conclusion of the article is that the Internet is deeply integrated into the social reality of modern Russian youth. The growing importance of the Internet in life is a source of a number of risks, which include the formation of Internet addiction, increasing the vulnerability of young people to destructive content and the formation of a communicative gap between representatives of different generations. The Internet can also be used to broadcast information to a youth audience, to organize cooperation among young people, to popularize good practices and for other purposes.
Keywords: youth, Russian youth, Internet, “digital natives”, Russian society
Cognitive Mechanisms for Creating a Genre form of Limerick As the Nonsense Literature
Authors: Mukhina Irina , Mukhin Nikolay
Published: January 2020

The article proves that a limerick is a genre form of nonsense literature. It also summarizes the cognitive strategies used in the translation of Edward Lear’s limericks into Russian. These strategies are used to convey the original structure and specificity of the semantic meaning of the limerick and include discursive construction — the direct process of constructing a discourse of nonsense from special language resources, the construction of the world itself, the representation of new reality with the help of this discourse; interpretation — adjustment to the current situation, when the original text is corrected based on the language parameters and specifics of native speakers world view; transfer of knowledge based on metaphor — the transition from directly given knowledge to indirectly given knowledge. The primary cognitive mechanism underlying the limerick as a genre form is the discursive construction of a specific nonsense world. According to the analysis, most of the surveyed students prefer the translations of E. Lear’s limericks, which are very close or entirely correspond to the characteristics of the original text from the formal point of view.
Keywords: Limerick, cognitive theory of translation, interpretation, knowledge transfer, conceptual integration
A Postcolonial Discourse Analysis of Community Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Supporting Urban Indigenous Older Adults to Age Well in Ottawa, Canada
Authors: Brooks-Cleator Lauren A. , Giles Audrey R.
Published: February 2020

The urban Indigenous older adult population in Canada continues to grow; however, there is a lack of understanding of how non-Indigenous health and social services and Indigenous-specific organizations are responding to and addressing the growth of this population. Therefore, in this research, we conducted a postcolonial discourse analysis of semi-structured interviews with six decision-makers (e.g., managers and directors of health and social services organizations) and seven service providers (e.g., program coordinators and social workers) from Indigenous and non-Indigenous health and social service organizations in Ottawa, Canada, to examine how they produce understandings of supporting urban Indigenous older adults to age well. The participants produced three main discourses: (a) non-Indigenous organizations have a responsibility to support Indigenous older adults, (b) culturally specific programs and services are important for supporting Indigenous older adults to age well, and (c) it is difficult for community stakeholders to support Indigenous older adults to age well because this population is hard to reach. The results demonstrate the complexities and tensions that community stakeholders face in supporting Indigenous older adults to age well within a sociopolitical environment informed by reconciliation and a sociodemographic trend of an aging population.
ДВУХКОНТУРНЫЙ НАКОПИТЕЛЬ ЭНЕРГИИ ДЛЯ ГИБРИДНЫХ ЭНЕРГЕТИЧЕСКИХ СИСТЕМ С ВОЗОБНОВЛЯЕМЫМИ ИСТОЧНИКАМИ ЭНЕРГИИ
Authors: Обухов Сергей Геннадьевич , Плотников Игорь Александрович , Ахмед Ибрагим , Масолов Владимир Геннадьевич
Published: January 2020

Актуальность. Актуальной задачей технико-экономического развития северных и восточных регионов России является обеспечение надежного и эффективного электроснабжения потребителей, территориально расположенных в отдаленных, труднодоступных районах. Перспективным способом решения данной проблемы является применение гибридных энергетических систем с возобновляемыми источниками энергии. Характерной особенностью режимов гибридных систем, особенно с высоким уровнем замещения топлива, является наличие пульсаций в зарядно-разрядных токах аккумуляторных батарей, используемых в качестве накопителей энергии. Эксплуатация аккумуляторных батарей в режиме импульсных токов приводит к быстрой деградации их характеристик и сокращению срока службы, что обуславливает снижение надежности системы электроснабжения и увеличение себестоимости генерируемой электроэнергии. Существенным недостатком гибридных систем, построенных по известным стандартным схемам, является неэффективное использование потенциала первичной возобновляемой энергии, что особенно критично для энергетических систем, территориально расположенных в районах с суровыми климатическими условиями. В статье предложены технические решения, позволяющие устранить обозначенные проблемы. Цель: поиск и разработка технических решений, обеспечивающих повышение надежности и эффективности гибридных энергетических систем с высоким уровнем замещения топлива. Методы: математическое и компьютерное моделирование с использованием программной среды MatLab/Simulink. Результаты. Предложен новый способ построения и алгоритм управления режимами гибридных энергетических систем, обеспечивающих повышение их надежности и энергетической эффективности. Представлены результаты моделирования рабочих режимов гибридной электростанции с высоким уровнем замещения топлива, которые доказывают, что предложенный способ построения и алгоритм управления режимами обеспечивают надежное и эффективное управление балансом мощности гибридной энергетической системы во всех возможных эксплуатационных режимах. Применение двухконтурного накопителя энергии с предложенным алгоритмом управления обеспечивает снижение интенсивности отказов гибридной энергетической системы на 5,7 %, увеличение эксплуатационного ресурса аккумуляторных батарей на 50 %, повышение эффективности использования энергии возобновляемых источников на 28 % в сравнении со стандартными способами построения гибридных электростанций.
ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ УСТОЙЧИВОСТИ ОПОЛЗНЕВОГО СКЛОНА ПРИ ПРОЕКТИРОВАНИИ МОСТА ЧЕРЕЗ Р. ПОШНАРКУ В ЧУВАШИИ
Authors: Сахаровский Александр Владимирович , Строкова Людмила Александровна
Published: January 2020

Актуальность изучения оползневых процессов заключается в том, что они приводят к чрезвычайным ситуациям с угрозой разрушения сооружений, использования земель, безопасности людей. Особые трудности при изучении оползней вызывают вопросы прогнозирования активизации оползневого процесса. Целью данного исследования является оценка инженерно-геологических и гидрогеологических условий площадки мостового перехода и прогноз развития оползневого процесса на склонах с помощью моделирования методом конечных элементов. Объектом исследования является геологическая среда района проектируемого мостового перехода в пределах Приволжской возвышенности. Рассмотрены основные факторы, влияющие на развитие оползневого процесса: геоморфологические и тектонические условия; литологический состав; физико-механические свойства пород, гидрологические и гидрогеологические условия района. Методы: краткий обзор литературы; анализ информации, полученной из фондов изыскательской компании, расчет устойчивости склонов, моделирование поведения грунтового массива методом конечных элементов. Результаты. Дана характеристика основных факторов оползневого процесса данной территории, приведены результаты расчета устойчивости склонов по опасным сечениям различными методами. Склон является неустойчивым в целом. При сезонном повышении уровня подземных вод моделирование показало расширение зоны оползневых деформаций по левому борту до 107 м, по правому берегу реки до 10 м от русла. Выводы. Основными причинами деформаций являются: слаболитифицированные юрские глины, слагающие весь склон; подземные воды, формирующиеся в пределах плато и разгружающиеся в оползневые накопления, поддерживая в них высокую влажность. В качестве несущего слоя для опор моста рекомендуется использовать слой пермских глинистых отложений с высокими физико-механическими характеристиками.
APORTACIONES AL CONOCIMIENTO SOBRE TORTUGAS DULCEACUÍCUOLAS DESDE LA DIVISIÓN ACADÉMICA DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS: UNA VISIÓN RETROSPECTIVA
Authors: Zenteno Ruiz Claudia Elena , Rangel Mendoza Judith Andrea , Triana Ramírez Diana Ivette , Méndez Sánchez Casiano Alberto
Published: January 2020

Las tortugas dulceacuícolas son un recurso cultural y económico en Tabasco. Su diversidad y grado de vulnerabilidad hacen que el territorio estatal sea parte de un área de endemismo. Tabasco es un referente a nivel nacional en investigación y acciones de conservación sobre tortugas dulceacuícolas, en particular lo generado por los investigadores desde la División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas (Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco) y la aportación de los egresados que continuaron desarrollándose en esa línea, ya sea desde la investigación o la gestión a nivel gubernamental. En el presente trabajo, se muestra una revisión bibliográfica en tesis, tesinas y artículos científicos sobre acciones de conservación realizados por la comunidad académica de esta institución. La revisión retrospectiva permite generar un listado de la información e identificar áreas de oportunidad para ampliar el conocimiento de las tortugas de Tabasco.
DACBiol, 40 ANIVERSARIO: In memoriam
Authors: Zenteno Ruiz Claudia Elena , Vargas Simón Georgina
Published: January 2020

De queridos compañeros que contribuyeron al fortalecimiento de la División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas (DACBiol), dejando gratos recuerdos y una huella profunda en nuestra comunidad.
ANALISIS TEORI PENDEKATAN SITUASIONAL UNTUK GURU WALI KELAS BAGI TRANSFORMASI KEBERHASILAN PEMBELAJARAN SISWA [ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATIONAL APPROACH THEORY FOR HOMEROOM TEACHERS FOR TRANSFORMING ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING]
Authors: Iensufiie Tikno
Published: January 2020

Homeroom teachers have many other tasks besides teaching such as guiding their students in an organized manner as a group, towards the same goals, of a successful learning process. The homeroom teacher has a mandate from God to have a positive influence as "Salt and Light" also enlightens students to become better people. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the function of Situational Approach Theory with indicators of student competence and commitment. This activities can be run trough classroom observations as can be practiced by the homeroom teacher, in order to provide a better learning process.

BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRAK: Guru wali kelas memiliki tugas selain mengajar, yaitu memimpin murid-muridnya secara terorganisasi, sebagai kelompok menuju tujuan yang sama, yaitu kesuksesan proses belajar & mengajar. Guru wali kelas memiliki amanat agung dari Tuhan dalam memberikan pengaruh positif sebagai "Garam dan Terang" dan memberikan pencerahan pada muridnya untuk bertransformasi menjadi pribadi yang lebih baik. Tujuan tulisan ini adalah untuk menganalisis penggunaan Teori Pendekatan Situasional menggunakan indikator kompetensi dan komitmen siswa. Kegiatan ini dapat dipraktekkan oleh guru wali kelas melalui pengamatan kelas, dengan tujuan agar dapat memberikan proses pembelajaran yang lebih baik.
A biológiai sokféleség és az ökoszisztéma-szolgáltatások helyzete Európában és Közép-Ázsiában: az IPBES regionális értékelő tanulmánya
Authors: Lengyel Szabolcs , Bela Györgyi , Zlinszky András , Molnár Zsolt , Báldi András
Published: January 2020

A Biológiai Sokféleség és Ökoszisztéma-szolgáltatás Kormányközi Testület (IPBES) négy regionális értékelő tanulmányt készített 2015 és 2018 között. Jelen munkában az Európa és Közép-Ázsia biodiverzitásával és ökoszisztéma-szolgáltatásaival foglalkozó regionális értékelő tanulmányt ismertetjük, melyet 118 szerző 4750 információforrás felhasználásával készített. Az értékelő tanulmány fő megállapításai: (i) a biodiverzitás és ökoszisztéma-szolgáltatások fogyatkozása a legtöbb élőlénycsoport és ökoszisztéma esetén aggasztó mértékű, (ii) a fogyatkozás fő oka a tájhasználat változása (mező- és erdőgazdálkodás, urbanizáció), de egyre nő a klímaváltozás szerepe is, (iii) ha a jelenlegi trendek folytatódnak, az aktuális fenntarthatósági és biodiverzitás-védelmi célkitűzések nem teljesülnek, és (iv) a biodiverzitás-védelmi szempontok politikai fősodorba kerülése és jobb integrálása a szektorális szakpolitikákba elengedhetetlen a negatív tendenciák lassításához vagy megállításához.
A hagyományos, a helyi és a bennszülött tudás az IPBES Globális, illetve Európa és Közép-Ázsia értékelő tanulmányában
Authors: Molnár Zsolt , Babai Dániel , Varga Anna , Demeter László , Öllerer Kinga
Published: January 2020

A Biológiai Sokféleség és az Ökoszisztéma-szolgáltatások Globális Értékelő Tanulmánya, amelyet az ENSZ Biológiai Sokféleség és Ökoszisztéma-szolgáltatás Kormányközi Testülete (IPBES) jelentetett meg 2019 májusában, elismerte, hogy a természet védelme hatékonyabbá válhat a hagyományos, bennszülött és helyi tudás bevonásával, illetve ezen tudás birtokosainak részvételével. Jelen tanulmány azokat a rendelkezésre álló tudományos eredményeket és legfontosabb üzeneteket foglalja össze, amelyek ezt az állítást alátámasztják. Az eredeti idézeteket (dőlt betűvel) a Globális és az Európa és Közép-Ázsia Értékelő Tanulmány döntéshozók számára készített összefoglalójából és az értékelő tanulmányból válogattuk össze, hogy bemutassuk, milyen következtetésekre jutottak a szerzők a tudományos és az ún. hagyományos tudás elérhető legjobb szakirodalmának értékelése során. Az eredeti szövegekhez kapcsolódóan néhány regionális (közép- és kelet-európai) vonatkozást is megemlítünk.
THE VERIFICATION OF SUBCLINICAL CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN THE RISK STRATIFICATION AT PRIMARY CARDIOVASCULAR PROPHYLAXIS
Authors: Simerzin V. V. , Fatenkov O. V. , Malykhina T. V. , Gagloeva I. V. , Galkina M. A. , Molchanova T. E. , Yunusova Yu. R.
Published: February 2020

In this review of literature present duplex scanning technology as modern noninvasive information technique of subclinical carotid atherosclerosis verification. The article gives assessment and description of intima-media complex thicknesses and atherosclerotic plaques in patients risk stratification within the scope of primary cardiovascular prophylaxis.