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ALGORITHMS OF SEPARATION OF TEXTURAL MARKS OF THE IRRITANT EYE
Authors: Oksiyuk O.G. , Fesenko A.O. , Vyelkova V.I. , Shvets V.A
Published: November 2020

Undoubtedly, human authentication is an urgent task, a practical solution that employs thousands and millions of people around the world. The tasks of authentication and human identification are now solved with the help of automatic biometric systems, constituting one of the new fields of applied mathematics, biometric identification. From the point of view of reliability, the most effective methods of identification and authentication today are biometrics, which allow to solve the problems of losing passwords and personal identifiers. Among biometric technologies, one of the most promising is biometrics with the use of the iris, which has a specific structure and contains a lot of textural information. Spatial structures observed in the iris are unique to each individual, and individual differences appear in the process of anatomical development. The limiting factor for the proliferation of Iris systems has always been their high cost, but ongoing research and development will reduce costs, and expanding the scope will allow authentication technology for Iris to occupy a prominent segment in the access control market. The paper analyzes the disadvantages of iris processing using the Gabor mathematical apparatus used by Dr. John Daugman and offers an alternative method of extracting informative features from the image of the iris, based on the use of a DoG filter. A feature of the DoG filter is that its response changes the mark in areas of the image where there is a difference in brightness. In homogeneous areas of the image, the response of the filter is zero, but there are almost no such areas in the image of the iris. The advantage of using a DoG filter is that only the Cartesian coordinate space, which is natural for image processing, is used to calculate it, and the features obtained provide better class separation than features based on Gabor filters.
Abuse of Parental Responsibility by Criminal Law and Criminology
Authors: Zieziula Marzena
Published: November 2020

The purpose of the article is to show ways of abuse of parental responsibility, which take the form of crimes committed against a child. In the ﬁrst part of the study, the author focused on the analysis of criminal law. Selected crimes were discussed bullying, abandonment of a minor, kidnapping of a minor and drinking of a minor. Further in the work, an analysis of statistical data was carried out, which was made available by the Police Headquarters and the Ministry of Justice. The analysis of these data allowed to show the size and dynamics of crimes committed to the detriment of children.
Acting Career and its Determinants in the Social World of Professional Theater in Poland
Authors: Zimnica-Kuzioła Emilia
Published: November 2020

The article is an attempt to answer the question about factors affecting the trajectory of an acting career. The author confronts the objective dimensions of a career with a subjective concept of success, clarified by the participants of the social world of theater themselves. The empirical basis of the work are free interviews conducted by the author with actors of Polish public drama theaters (in 2015–2017) and journalistic interviews with theater artists published in books and popular monthly magazines in the last two decades of the 21st century. All sources were subjected to qualitative content analysis. It shows that in addition to talent, which is the basis of an acting career, hard work is also important. The actors pay attention to personality aspects – charismatic people with a natural ability to attract attention have a greater chance of success. The cultural capital of the stage artist and social capital (the relevant role of linking artistic careers) are not without significance for the course of the acting career. Actors also say a lot about coincidence of events, but it is worth remembering that “you have to be good to be lucky”, you have to be more motivated and determined. The author also tries to answer questions whether awards actuate the course of acting career and whether migrations are an opportunity for creative progression.
What Does It Mean to "Deny Crimes"? Comments on the Background of Language Interpretation in Polish and Foreign Law in a Comparative Perspective
Authors: Palka Karolina
Published: November 2020

The main purpose of this article was the analysis of the term "to deny" in Slovak, German, Polish and French criminal law in a comparative and legal perspective. This analysis led to present the author’s concept of the the provision penalizing historical lies. The basic research method that was used in the article is a method based on the Kötz and Zweigert’s model, assuming five basic stages of legal and comparative analysis. The last two parts contain the main conclusions of the article.
INVESTIGATION OF ION EXCHANGE AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MAGNETICALLY MODIFIED ZEOLITE 13X
Authors: DİKMEN Zafer
Published: November 2020

The papers on magnetic modification processes were firstly published about synthetic zeolites and studies still continue Petridis et al [1], Čapek et al [2]. The literature review, which we have done up to now, shows that there is no study about magnetic modification process for 13X zeolite or that we haven’t found one even if there were one. For this reason, this study was realized on magnetic modified 13X zeolite about magnetically modification by using magnetite obtained from Divriği region, Turkey. After modification process, samples were characterized by XRD, XRF, SEM, EDX, VSM. Then, ion exchange and magnetic properties of unmodified and modified zeolites were compared with each other. According to these findings, modified zeolites have better ion exchange and magnetic properties than the others.
Building the Bridge Between Schools and Families through Assessment of Young English Language Learners
Authors: Pratt David
Published: November 2020

Teachers of English Language Learners have a unique opportunity to connect with families through observation, documentation, and assessment of these children.  Using a developmentally appropriate and asset-based approach, assessment information can be collected and shared with families to engage them in the learning process. This article provides the practical steps of using a variety of primarily formative assessment methods by which teachers of ELL's can build this vital bridge to families successfully.
Teaching Argumentative Writing to ESOL Students.
Authors: Mechraoui Sara
Published: November 2020

Teaching argumentative writing to English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) learners is one of the skills required for successful academic writing. Theoretically-grounded in the Toulmin argumentation model, this paper seeks to explicate the tenets of teaching adult ESOL learners' argumentative composition skills. It also accounts for the assessment strategies that support learners' transfer from their internalized linguistic systems to writing neat, well-supported arguments in the target language. In pursuit of this endeavor, model lesson plans are provided for teachers to test. Though this research is based on personal experience in the Algerian ESOL context, the unit plan can be generalized in other contexts to ESOL learners. Multilingual learners are becoming an inevitable part of mainstream American composition classes, which justifies the suitability of this unit design in the American context.
Sound and Simple Approach to an Extensive Reading Project
Authors: Kane Sarah , Gusich Jordan , Upton Thomas
Published: November 2020

The evidence is undeniable that extensive reading (ER) improves reading comprehension, vocabulary, and motivation. Nevertheless, ER is often neglected in ESL classrooms. In order to introduce ER to more ESL teachers’ repertoires, this article will present a developed, principled, and practical ER project suitable for almost any classroom teaching situation. Readers will gain an overview of the literature surrounding ER and be provided with practical ideas, resources, rubrics, activity descriptions, and examples from the author’s personal practice of ways to implement an ER project in their institutions and classrooms.
The Mediating Role of Customer Experience on the Relationship between Online Shopping Determinants and Customer Satisfaction in Vietnam
Authors:   Malaysia University of Science and Technology, Malaysia, Tuan Pham Anh , Yazdani Khashayar
Published: November 2020

The negative impacts of COVID-19 to every aspects of social-economic structure lead to the retail industry’s changes by shifting from traditional way to online shopping. Although Vietnam is potential market of e-commerce, there are still lots of barriers of online shopping to customer behaviour, especially how to improve the customer experience in purchasing process. Therefore, this paper analyses the mediating role of customer experience on the relationship between online shopping determinants such as: payment barrier, bad complaint resolve, slow delivery process, poor product quality, technical problem, and customer satisfaction in Vietnam. The online survey is conducted according to the related theories, relevant empirical evidence, and pilot study to collect reliable data from 360-400 respondents in Ho Chi Minh city and Ha Noi city. Some quantitative data analysis techniques are proposed and used in this study, including descriptive statistics, reliability, explanatory factor analysis, variance analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. For using them, the researcher expects that all factors have significant and negative effect on customer satisfaction through customer experience. By developing one of the first research attempt on pre-normal phase of COVID-19 pandemic, the researchers believes the marketers and top managers at e-commerce companies in Vietnam to have sufficient information about how their customers’ experience with online shopping platforms and related services.
Comorbidity pattern of personality disorder and reliability of diagnostic and statistical manual-111-R and international classification of diseases-10 in assessing personality disorders
Authors: Enyidah Nonyenim Solomon , Nonye-Enyidah Esther Ijeoma
Published: November 2020

Background: Comorbidity of personality disorders (PD) is mostly assessed in relation to axis1 disorders in spite of its high prevalence in clinical practice. It’s assessment in the prison community, a non-clinical setting, using the diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM-111-R) and the international classification of diseases (ICD-10) may reveal the natural pattern of axis-11 comorbidity and test the reliability of both instruments in assessing PD. Objectives of the study were to determine the pattern of comorbidity of PD in a non-clinical setting and to confirm the reliability of DSM-111-R and ICD-10 in assessing PD.Methods: Healthy prison inmates who consented to the study were interviewed using international personality disorder examination (IPDE), a semi structured questionnaire modified to conform to DSM-111-R and ICD-10 classifications and approved by World health organization (WHO). The data obtained was fed into the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS/PC+). Cross tabulation of variables using chi-square and t-tests. Agreement between both instruments was examined with kappa.Results: The study shows that ICD-10 is more likely to diagnose PD than DSM-111-R. Both instruments showed good concordance for schizoid, histrionic, and dependent PD, poor concordance for obsessive and borderline PD and very poor concordance for avoidant PD. The likelihood of having more than one axis-11 disorder is high lightened.Conclusions: Pattern of PD in the prison has been established. DSM-111-R and ICD-10 have been found reliable in assessing PD except for avoidant PD where they disagreed. The high rate of multiple PD diagnoses in prison inmates calls for functional health care programs in the prisons.
Frequency of Epstein Barr virus infection among Sudanese children patients with Burkitt’s lymphoma
Authors: Muddathir Abdel Rahim Mahmoud , Elradi Wala Eldin Osman , Yousif Badreldin , Abd allah Elharam Ibrahim
Published: November 2020

Background: Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is a B-cell malignancy categorized in three forms endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency-associated variants. Epstein barr virus (EBV) is associated with BL in almost all African populations. The frequency of EBV associated with BL is unknown in Sudan. The study aimed to estimate the frequency of EBV in Sudanese patients with BL.Methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted between June 2014 and July 2019 in 34 paraffin-embedded tissue sections obtained from diagnosed BL patients attending Soba university hospital in Khartoum city (Sudan). Monoclonal IgG1 antibody was used to detect EPV by immunohistochemistry technique.Results: The study showed that 44.1% (15/34) of BL patients were positive for EBV, whereas 55.9% (19/34) showed negative EBV. Males, 66.7% (10/15) were more affected by the EBV infection than females, 33.3% (5/15). P value=0.014.  Conclusions: Despite BL is considered a rare type of lymphoma in Sudan; the obtained results showed a lower frequency of EBV compared with other studies worldwide.
Lipoma in gingivo-buccal sulcus: a rare case report
Authors: Rajbhandari Pradeep , Shrestha Roshani
Published: November 2020

Lipoma is a benign mesenchymal tumour which is composed of mature adipocytes. This is one of the most common benign neoplasms of the body. However, lipoma is uncommon in oral cavity. The etiology and pathoge­nesis of lipomas are not clear. Our case report presents a 26 year old male presenting with swelling in the right gingivo-buccal sulcus. Complete excision of the mass was done and sent for histopathological examination and histological features were suggestive of lipoma.
Atención y tratamiento integral de la dermatitis atópica
Authors: Rivas-Calderón Marian , Orozco-Covarrubias Luz , Sáez-de-Ocariz Marimar
Published: November 2020

La dermatitis atópica es la enfermedad cutánea inflamatoria más común, afecta principalmente a los niños (prevalencia de 20%) y suele iniciarse antes de los 5 años (90%).1 El curso clínico es crónico y genera recidiva; dos tercios de los pacientes se controlan en la etapa adulta.2 La fisiopatología resulta de la interacción de factores genéticos, inmunológicos y ambientales, con disfunción de la barrera cutánea y desequilibrio inmunitario, además de elevada pérdida transepidérmica de agua, inflamación y mayor permeabilidad a los alergenos, irritantes y microorganismos.3
Trabajos formales para la recuperación: ¿Qué reformas necesita América Latina y el Caribe?
Authors: Bosch Mariano , Cárdenas Mauricio
Published: November 2020

La crisis del COVID-19 ha dejado al descubierto que los empleos informales no solo son peor remunerados y menos productivos que los formales, no generan ingresos fiscales y no tienen mecanismos de protección social, sino que, en medio de una pandemia, generan vulnerabilidades adicionales. Existen indicios de que la informalidad explica por qué América Latina concentra el 30% de los casos y muertes asociados al COVID-19 pese a representar solamente el 8% de la población mundial. La coyuntura actual es propicia para la búsqueda de un nuevo contrato social en América Latina y el Caribe que aborde de manera estructural la elevada informalidad de la región. La salida a la crisis debe convertirse en la ruta de entrada a un mercado laboral donde la formalidad y la protección social sean la norma y no la excepción. Este parece ser un momento propicio para replantearse de manera estructural algunas de las instituciones de aseguramiento social de los países de la región. En esta nota consideramos la formalización del mercado laboral, como primer paso en esa dirección.
Approach Paper: Evaluation of IDB Lab
Authors: Haarsager Ulrike , Figueroa Claudia , Yamamoto Chiaki , Barbosa Fernando , Funaro Anna , Rabchinsky Galia , Putic Melanie , De Santis Stefania
Published: November 2020

This approach paper defines the objectives, scope, approach, and methodology for the forthcoming evaluation of the IDB Lab, also known as the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), by the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE).
Research on Teaching Practice of General Surgery for International Students
Authors: Liu Jie
Published: November 2020

In general surgical practice, foreign students often neglect the ability to learn and operate. The reasons include defects in teaching system, insufficient practical ability, poor language communication, etc., which leads to the failure of foreign students to improve their surgical skills and poor teaching quality. As a result of the reform of teaching system and emphasis on practice, a high-level teaching team has been created, the quality of international students has been improved, and the practice quality has been gradually improved.
Development of a Method for Producing Geoecologically Safe Road Building Materials based on Drill Cuttings
Authors: Vlasov A.S. , Pugin K.G. , Tyuryukhanov K.Yu. , Rudakova L.V. , Glushankova I.S. , Surkov A.A.
Published: November 2020

The results of studies of obtaining road-building materials based on drill cuttings sampled from the fields of Western Siberia are presented. It was found that there is no excess of the standards for the content of heavy metals in a mobile form in the samples of drill cuttings. The possibility of obtaining cement-soil based on drill cuttings has been studied. In terms of physical and mechanical properties, cement soil samples are characterized by sufficient strength and belong to the M20 brand (the value of the ultimate compressive strength Rz = 3.99 MPa). The strength limit has been reduced to 0.88 MPa after freezing/thawing cycles, which indicates a lack of frost resistance to the resulting material. The use of such cement is possible only in countries characterized by a warm climate with positive temperature values.
Assessment of the Еnvironmental Сondition of the Еnvironment in the Аrea of the Vanin Тransport and Industrial Hub (the Coast of the Tatar Strait)
Authors: Garetova L.A. , Imranova E.L. , Kirienko O.A. , Fisher N.K. , Koshelkov A.M.
Published: November 2020

The results of studies of sea and river waters, soils of the territory adjacent to the Vanino transport and industrial hub are presented. Iron, manganese, copper and zinc have been identified as common priority pollutants of sea and river water. The quality of river waters of the Toki and Aya rivers, estimated by 14 hydrochemical indicators, is classified as "polluted". Local areas of peat-bog soil and brown soils belonging to the Toki river catchment area were identified as background areas in the studied territory.
Stochastic-Criterion Model for Ranking Waste by Useful (Consumer) Properties on the Example of Drill Cuttings
Authors: Ostakh O.S.
Published: November 2020

The article considers the method of assessing the ecological and economic potential according to the stochastic criterion model of ranking waste by useful (consumer) properties. The waste ranking algorithm presented in the work makes it possible to simplify the process of their involvement in secondary economic circulation, and therefore to increase the depth of waste disposal.
In Vitro Transportation of Curved Canals Following Glide Path Preparation by PathFile and Scout RaCe Rotary Systems Versus Manual Instrumentation Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Authors: Aflaki Sareh , Boyerahmadi Elham , Talaei Amir , Safari Mohammad Raouf , Mohammadpour Mahdis , Mohammadi Navid , Adel Mamak
Published: November 2020

Objectives: This study aimed to assess root canal transportation of curved canals following glide path preparation by PathFile and Scout RaCe rotary systems compared with manual instrumentation with stainless steel (SS) hand files using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Materials and Methods: This in-vitro experimental study was conducted on extracted human mandibular first and second molars (n=51) with 25-45° canal curvature in their mesiobuccal root. All teeth underwent CBCT and were randomly divided into three groups (n=17). In group 1, a glide path in the mesiobuccal canal was created using SS hand files to the working length. In groups 2 and 3, after canal negotiation with a #8 SS hand file, a glide path was created with PathFile and Scout RaCe systems, respectively. The teeth underwent CBCT. Pre- and postoperative CBCT scans were compared to calculate the magnitude of canal transportation at 3, 6, and 9 mm from the apex. The results were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis and Freedman tests (P<0.05).
Results: Manual instrumentation caused significantly higher canal transportation at 3 and 9 mm from the apex compared with rotary systems (P<0.05). PathFile and Scout RaCe were not significantly different at 3 (P=0.39) or 9 mm (P=0.99). No significant difference was noted in canal transportation among the three groups at 6 mm (P=0.15).
Conclusion: Scout RaCe and PathFile cause less canal transportation than manual instrumentation with SS files when used for glide path preparation in curved canals, especially in the apical third.
SIEVING OF POWDERS ADDITIVE AND POWDER MANUFACTURINGS (review)
Authors:   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials», Knyazev A.E. , Vostrikov A.V. ,   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials»
Published: November 2020

Considers the features of powders obtained by various methods, their technological properties in relation to additive and granular manufacturing. The sequence of operations upon receipt of metal powder compositions is presented. The factors affecting the process of vibration sieving of metal powders and granules are described. The features and advantages of vibratory sieving on horizontally arranged circular sieves using ultrasonic cleaning to obtain specified trajectories of motion are shown. Criteria for evaluating the sieving efficiency are given and explanations are given for determining the particle size distribution of powders and granules.
APPLICATION OF HIGH-TECH ALUMINUM ALLOY V-1341 OF Al–Mg–Si SYSTEM FOR PIPELINES OF AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS
Authors:   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials», Benarieb I. , Romanenko V.A. ,   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials», Klochkova Yu.Yu. ,   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials», Ovchinnikov V.V. ,   Federal State Budgetary Institution of High Education «Moscow Polytechnic University», Sbitneva S.V. ,   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials»
Published: November 2020

In this paper a task in developing of industrial production of cold-worked thin-walled tubes from high-tech aluminum alloy V-1341 of Al–Mg–Si system was accomplished. Tubes are purposed for application in hydraulic and air conditioning systems of aircraft products. Results of investigation of the structure and mechanical properties of tubes during their technological process and heat treatment are presented. Forming of tubes was performed and construction elements of pipelines were produced, which are identical to pipelines of commercial airplanes.
ARAMID FIBER MARKET: TYPES, PROPERTIES, APPLICATION
Authors:   Federal State Unitary Enterprise «All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials», Doriomedov M.S.
Published: November 2020

The article is devoted to the consideration of the world and Russian market of aramid fiber. Provides information about the approximate production of aramid fibers in general and by types: para- and meta-aramid. The main trade names of aramid fibers, production facilities, main aramid producers in the world and in Russia, information about the properties of some brands of aramid fiber and indicative percentages of various fields of application in the global and Russian consumption of aramid fibers are given.
Made to Connive: Revisioning Cinderella in a Music Video. From Disney to Arthur Pirozkhov: A Case Study
Authors: Filipczak Dorota
Published: November 2020

The article focuses on the way in which music videos can subvert and refigure the message of literature and film. The author sets out to demonstrate how a music video entitled “Зацепила” by Arthur Pirozkhov (Aleksandr Revva) enters a dialogue with the recent Disney version of Cinderella by Kenneth Branagh (2015), which, in turn, is an attempt to do justice to Perrault’s famous fairy tale. Starting out with Michèle Le Dœuff’s comment on the limitations imposed upon women’s intellectual freedom throughout the centuries, Filipczak applies the French philosopher’s concept of “regulatory myth” to illustrate the impact of fairy tales and their Disney versions on the contemporary construction of femininity. In her analysis of Branagh’s film Filipczak contends that its female protagonist is haunted by the spectre of the Victorian angel in the house which has come back with a vengeance in contemporary times despite Virginia Woolf’s and her followers’ attempts to annihilate it. Paradoxically, the music video, which is still marginalized in academia on account of its popular status, often offers a liberating deconstruction of regulatory myths. In the case in question, it allows the viewers to realize how their intellectual horizon is limited by the very stereotypes that inform the structure of Perrault’s Cinderella. This makes viewers see popular culture in a different light and appreciate the explosive power of music videos which can combine an artistic message with a perceptive commentary on stereotypes masked by seductive glamour.
Camp and Pop: David Bowie, Oskar Schlemmer, Madonna and Janelle Monáe
Authors: Dreckmann Kathrin
Published: November 2020

While contemporary pop culture is nowadays considered part of the cultural mainstream, its practices of codification and its use and circulation of signifiers are still shaped by its roots in counterculture. This leads to a second order esthetic that reflects upon mass culture and subverts it by means of transgression and rearrangement. This essay argues that this subversive logic of reference is closely linked to what Susan Sontag has described as “camp.” While doing so it not only sheds light on the aspect of subversion and identity building, but also on the aspect of performance and staging that plays an important role for camp, as well as pop culture and its play with artificiality and authenticity. As a consequence the concept of camp is used to examine the practice and performance of artists like David Bowie, Madonna, Christina Aguilera and Janelle Monáe, and finding structural similarity in their practice and production, which uncovers a tendency towards apersonal self-historization which is typical for pop and is closely linked to its ability to generate new meanings out of materials that stem from other contexts originally.
Stranger Than Fiction: Gothic Intertextuality in Shakespears Sister’s Music Videos
Authors: Fisiak Tomasz
Published: November 2020

The following article is going to focus on a selection of music videos by Shakespears Sister, a British indie pop band consisting of Siobhan Fahey and Marcella Detroit, which rose to prominence in the late 1980s. This article scrutinizes five of the band’s music videos: “Goodbye Cruel World” (1991), “I Don’t Care” (1992), “Stay” (1992), “All the Queen’s Horses” (2019) and “When She Finds You” (2019; the last two filmed 26 years after the duo’s turbulent split), all of them displaying a strong affinity with Gothicism. Fahey and Detroit, together with director Sophie Muller, a long-time collaborator of the band, have created a fascinating world that skillfully merges references to their tempestuous personal background, Gothic imagery, Hollywood glamour and borrowings from Grande Dame Guignol, a popular 1960s subgenre of the horror film. Grande Dame Guignol is of major importance here as a genre dissecting female rivalry and, thus, reinterpreting a binary opposition of the damsel in distress and the tyrant, an integral element of Gothic fiction. Therefore, the aim of the article is not only to trace the Gothic references, both literary and cinematic, but also to demonstrate how Shakespears Sister’s music videos reformulate the conventional woman in peril-villain conflict.
The Consumptive Significance of Images and Interface Values in Cyberpunk Cities
Authors: Mohseni Hossein , Soheil Kian
Published: November 2020

Cyberpunk is one of the latest genres in the development of science fiction. The genre emerged during the 80s and 90s, and in it the characters are confronted by an abundance of images and interface values. As a result, these images and values have become key identifying motifs of this genre. Referring to the theoretical conceptualizations of Adam Roberts about novum, and Lieven De Cauter on capsules and capsulization, the present study argues that the reason for the abundance of images and interface values is due to their facilitation of the consumption of novelties in cyberpunk cities. Within a scientific and rational discourse, images and interface values combine familiar and unfamiliar concepts and package them both as convenient commodities to be consumed by the characters of cyberpunk fiction. One of the key outcomes of such a combination, the study argues, is that the characters of cyberpunk fiction rely on the consumption of images and interface values as a convenient means to handle the overwhelming presence of technological and cybernetic advancements in the represented cities. This outcome turns the need to see and consume the cyberpunk world through images and interface values into an ideological necessity—or what can also be called a defense mechanism—for the characters against the technological shock of cybernetic advancements; a necessity whose qualities will be discussed in the study, as well.
“By [some] other means”: Talking (about) Racism and Race through Visual Arts in Claudia Rankine’s Citizen. An American Lyric
Authors: Kamionowski Jerzy
Published: November 2020

Claudia Rankine’s Citizen. An American Lyric is a perplexing work of literature both because of its original presentation of the issue of racism in the US today and the original formal ways through which its message is communicated. It is formally innovative and technically experimental in an unusual “average reader”-friendly manner, situating itself a world apart from postmodern “poetics of interruption and illegibility” (Davidson 602). Paradoxically, being almost a poem with a purpose, it expands existing categories. Its sociological orientation and emphasis on poetic language’s capacity to inform, instruct, emotionally move and morally engage the reader goes together with activating more experimental formal strategies, as it merges a variety of media: there are examples of spectacular instances of racism, represented by the photographs, and in a series of scripts for Situation videos made by the author in collaboration with her husband John Lucas. This article demonstrates how formal engagement with the visual arts may serve the purpose of stigmatizing racism and making poetry matter within the field of current public debate on important cultural, social and political problems discussed in historical contexts of racism-cum-race. The conceptualization of the issues discussed here is based on the notion of “seeing through race” (introduced into the field of study of the visual arts and literature by W. J. T. Mitchell in 2012), which has changed the perception of the relationship between race and racism.
Frances Wright’s America: A 19th-Century Utopia
Authors: Fruzińska Justyna
Published: November 2020

Frances Wright, a British social reformer and feminist, published an account of her American travels: Views of Society and Manners in America in 1821. Wright founded an experimental community in Nashoba, Tennessee, whose aim was to buy black slaves, educate them, and then liberate them. Even though the enterprise turned out to be a failure, the author continued to fight for the cause of black emancipation. My paper examines Wright’s portrayal of America in Views, which, compared to most other early 19th-century British travel accounts, is surprisingly enthusiastic. Wright idealizes the young republic, seeing it as a perfect embodiment of her ideals. I argue that Wright’s vision of the young republic is utopian, and it prevents her from seeing any flaws in the American system. This is especially pronounced in the case of the central problem posed by British travelogues of the era, slavery, which troubles her not so much on moral grounds, but as a blemish on the character of the country of freedom and equality.
“Sardoodledom” on the English Stage: T. W. Robertson and the Assimilation of Well-Made Play into the English Theatre
Authors: Prośniak Anna
Published: November 2020

The article discusses a vital figure in the development of modern English theatre, Thomas William Robertson, in the context of his borrowings, inspirations, translations and adaptations of the French dramatic formula pièce bien faite (well-made play). The paper gives the definition and enumerates features of the formula created with great success by the French dramatist Eugène Scribe. Presenting the figure of Thomas William Robertson, the father of theatre management and realism in Victorian theatre, the focus is placed on his adaptations of French plays and his incorporation of the formula of the well-made play and its conventional dramatic devices into his original, and most successful, plays, Society and Caste. The paper also examines the critical response to the well-made play in England and dramatists who use its formula, especially from the point of view of George Bernard Shaw, who famously called the French plays of Scribe and Victorien Sardou—“Sardoodledom.”
Association Study of Polymorphic Varients of Beta (B) Casein Gene with Milk Production Traits (Lactose, Snf and Density) in Malvi, Nimari, Sahiwal and H.F. Cross Breeds Cow
Authors: Pandey Akhilesh , Thakur M.S. , Pandey Y.
Published: November 2020

Background: The most frequently observed forms of beta casein (β-Cn) in dairy cattle are A1 and A2. A2 β-Cn is recognized as the original β-Cn protein because it existed before a mutation caused the appearance of A1 β-Cn in European cattle (Bos taurus) a few thousand years ago. In cattle, beta-casein (CSN2) gene is highly polymorphic with at least 13 genetic variants known until now.Methods: Research work was carried out on 50 Malvi and 50 Nimari, 50 Sahiwal and 50 H F Cross bred cow. In present research work the PCR amplicons of 121bp were digested by restriction endonuclease enzyme DdeI, which recognizes G^AATTC sites. Present association study of polymorphic variants’ showed that the presence of no restriction sites for the enzyme DdeI in both Malvi and Nimari. So one band of 121bp was observed on the gel and such genotype was designated as A2A2 type. Whereas in Sahiwal and H F Crossbred showed two type of genotypes A1A2 and A2A2.Result: The result of RFLP revealed that the gene and genotypic frequencies of β-casein (CSN2) gene for A2A2 was 1.00 for both Malvi and Nimari breed of cattle but 0.00, 0.30 and 0.70 in Sahiwal and 0.00, 0.64 and 0.36 in HF crossbred cattle, respectively. Association study showed that the lactose per cent was significantly higher in Nimari as compared to Malvi and Sahiwal. Among all the four breeds of cattle, significantly lower SNF (%) and density was noticed in Malvi breed of cattle for A2A2 genotype compared to remaining three breeds.
Development of a Promising Agglutination Based Diagnostic Kit for Detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infection in Chickens
Authors: Manimaran K. , Mishra Adarsh , Roy Parimal , Kumanan K.
Published: November 2020

Background: Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) an important respiratory tract pathogen is responsible for morbidity in poultry flocks. It affects poultry birds of various age groups of layers as well as broiler, especially in younger ones. The diagnosis of such ailment is highly sought for adopting suitable control measures. In this regard, classical procedure of culture and isolation of mycoplasmas is cumbersome, tedious and time-taking. In an earlier study, it was found that serology was more sensitive than bacteriology in MG infection. The serum plate agglutination test was used in many of the earlier sero-prevalence studies. It is recommended to use the serology based detection methods for screening the poultry flocks rather than testing individual poultry birds. For field based rapid diagnosis, agglutination based serology methods are best comparison to nucleic acid detection methods, more so in remote areas.In view of the difficulties in the diagnosis of MG infection in field condition, the study was undertaken to develop a user-friendly agglutination kit, which can be used as screening test for an early diagnosis of MG infection in the poultry flocks.Methods: Mycoplasma coloured antigen kit was developed and standardized using Mycoplasma gallisepticum F strain available at the Central University Laboratory. The prepared coloured antigen kit was stored at different temperatures such as 37°C, room temperature (22-28°C) and at 4-8°C at different period of time such as three months, six months and one year to know the shelf life of the kit.Result: The sensitivity of the coloured antigen kit was found to be 92.25% and specificity as 100%. The kit was found promising in the field condition for an early diagnosis of the ailment among the poultry flocks.
Applied Anatomy of the Maxillofacial and Mandibular Regions of Indian Mithun (Bos frontalis) and its Clinical Significance in Regional Anesthesia
Authors: Choudhary O.P. , . Priyanka , Kalita P.C. , . Keneisenuo , Konwar B. , Doley P.J. , Kalita A. , Gündemir Ozan
Published: November 2020

Background: The topographic and morphometric anatomy of various foramina provides an easy approach in performing nerve blocks by their proper tracking for regional anesthesia in surgical interventions. There is no previously reported information on the applied anatomy and clinical significance of the maxillofacial and mandibular regions of the Indian mithun. The present study was designed to provide important clinical landmarks related to tracking of the infraorbital, mental and mandibular nerves with its clinical significance in regional anesthesia in mithun. Methods: The study was conducted on the maxillofacial and mandibular regions of twelve (n=12) adult Indian mithun of either sex (n=6, male and n=6, female). The head region samples of naturally died mithun were collected from different parts of the Mizoram and Nagaland state of India and processed as per the standard maceration technique. Altogether, a total of twelve measurements were taken in the maxillofacial and mandibular regions of mithun by using a digital vernier caliper and the results were expressed as mean±standard deviation. The obtained parameters from the present study can be useful for an extraoral and intraoral approach for nerve block of the infraorbital, mental and mandibular nerve in the maxillofacial and mandibular regions of mithun. Result: The present study revealed that all the obtained parameters related to regional anesthesia showed a significant statistical difference (P less than 0.01** and P less than 0.05*) between the males and females of mithun. It can be concluded from the present study that the various applied parameters of the present study will aid the clinicians in the implication of regional anesthesia in the head region of mithun.
Investigations on First Confirmed Outbreak of Ovine Theileriosis (Theileria luwenshuni) from Maharashtra State, India
Authors: Dhaygude V.S. , Kundu K. , Kamdi B.P. , Bagal U.R. , Bhosale S.B. , Sabharwal Divya
Published: November 2020

Background: Clinical theileriosis of small ruminants is tick-borne disease caused by Theileria lestoquardi, Theileria uilenbergi and Theileria luwenshuni. Theileria annulata, the causative agent of bovine tropical theileriosis in cattle, can also infect sheep but does not cause any significant illness. It is one of the economically important diseases. There are no reports of ovine clinical theileriosis from Maharashtra state and there is paucity of information on its epidemiology. This paper reports first confirmed outbreak of ovine theileriosis based on clinical signs, microscopic examination, PCR and sequencing in the Maharashtra State of India. Methods: Whole blood samples from 22 ailing sheep were collected and subjected to hematological examination. Blood smears stained with Leishman’s stain were examined under 100X objective of the microscope. The blood samples from sheep found positive by microscopic method were subjected to PCR detection of 18S rRNA gene of hemoprotozoa and then for nucleotide sequencing and sequence analysis.Conclusion: Samples from 14 out of 22 sheep were found positive for piroplasms of Theileria spp by light microscopy. All positive samples were further confirmed by PCR detection of 18S rRNA gene of hemoprotozoa. PCR amplification yielded expected product of 1750 bp for all samples. BLAST and phylogenetic analysis of one sample revealed high sequence homology with T. luwenshuni reported from India and other countries. Characteristic clinical signs like fever, progressive anaemia, laboured breathing, lymphadenopathy, debility and non-responsiveness to antibiotic therapy were recorded. The animals responded to specific treatment against theileriosis. It is the first ever confirmed report of ovine theileriosis in Maharashtra state of India and hence reported.
Alterations of Small Intestinal Morphology on Villi and Crypts after Feeding Probiotic and Zinc in Pre and Post-weaned Piglets
Authors: Kalita Arup , Talukdar M. , Sarma K. , Kalita P.C. , Gautam C. , Choudhary O.P. , Doley P.J. , . Keneisenuo , Sarkar R.
Published: November 2020

Background: Neonatal and early post-weaned piglet mortality causes huge economic losses to the farmers. The beneficial effect of probiotic and zinc in respect to the gut health in piglets has already been established. Therefore, this study was aimed to evaluate age-related changes and the effect of dietary inclusion of probiotic and zinc on morphological and morphometrical characteristics on villi and crypts of the small intestine in pre and post-weaned piglets.Methods: A total of 18 Large White Yorkshire piglets, irrespective of sex were divided into three different age-groups [pre-weaning (20 days old, n = 3) and, post-weaning (30 days old, n = 3) and (60 days old, n = 3)]. The piglets were weaned at 28 days of age. They were divided into control group (C) fed with basal diet and treatment group (T) fed with combined probiotic and zinc oral supplement along with the basal diet. After sacrifice the animals, tissue samples were collected and processed for routine stain and SEM. The alterations on morphology and morphometry of villi and crypts were recorded both in the control and treatment group of piglets. Result: The villus height and width and crypt depth and width were increased, however, the villus crypt ratio was found to be lower in the treatment group of piglets. The villus and crypt enlargement factor showing higher numerical values in the piglets fed with probiotic and zinc than the control group of piglets. Scanning electron microscopy revealed a clear extrusion zone with prominent shedding of cells in the villi of jejunum and ileum in the treatment group of piglets at day 30 and 60.
Growth Trends and Instability of Sunflower in Karnataka: An Inter-Districts and Inter-Divisional Analysis
Authors: Jainuddin S. M. , . Seema , Suhasini K. , Lavanya T.
Published: November 2020

Background: Indian vegetable oil economy is world’s fourth largest after USA, China and Brazil. India was a net exporter of oilseeds and edible oils till 1960s but with stagnation in production and increasing demand for edible oils, India became net importer of edible oils by late-1970s. The government decided to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oilseeds through various policy/schemes such as NODP (1984-85), TMO (1986), OPDP (1991-92) was launched under the TMOP and ISOPOM (2004-05). Karnataka is the sixth largest state in area and production of oilseeds crops in India. Among the oilseed crops, sunflower accounts highest in area (36.71%) and production in state. Hence, the study was undertaken in Karnataka state with the objectives of assessing the growth and instability of sunflower production.
Methods: The growth trends and instability analysis of sunflower was corrie out in Karnataka. The four divisions of the states viz., Bangalore, Mysore, Belgaum and Gulbarga with 30 districts were selected for the study. The data pertaining to area, production and yield of sunflower were collected from many secondary sources and analysed for the period I: 1975-1995 (Pre-WTO), Period II: 1995-2015 (Post-WTO) and whole period: 1975-2015 by using CAGR and CDI Index.
Result: The growth pattern of sunflower showed a downward trend with respect of area, production and yield in all the four regions of the state during the period II than compared to period I. It might reflect the adverse effect of modern technology on production of sunflower in Karnataka state. The study indicated that the fluctuation in area, production and yield of sunflower were higher during post-WTO period when compared to pre-WTO period in across the districts and divisions. The mixed trend was observed during whole period with respect to growth and instability of sunflower production.
Increase Resistance to Maydis Leaf Blight and Productivity of Maize in Ultisol Soils with A Combination of Organic Material and Biological Agents Biofresh
Authors: . Handrid , Khaeruni Andi , Wijayanto Teguh , Safuan La Ode , Bande La Ode Santiaji
Published: November 2020

Background: Low nutrient content in ultisol soils and the result of Maydis leaf rot are a major problem in efforts to increase corn productivity in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The use of organic materials and biological agents is one of the solutions in increasing disease resistance and corn productivity in the environmentally friendly ultisol lands. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the biological agent Biofresh combined with various types of organic material to increase resistance to Maydis leaf rot and maize productivity in ultisol lands.
Methods: Research in April-August 2017 in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. With 21 units of experiments using a random block design with 7 treatments in combination of Biofresh with organic material ‘Bokashi’. consists of: B0 = Inorganic fertilizer; B1 = Organic material of cow dung; B2 = Biofresh Biological Agent; B3 = Biofresh biological agent combined with cow dung organic matter; B4 = Biofresh biological agent combination with bokashi cow dung and straws; B5 = Biofresh combination of biological agents with bokashi cow dung and soybean Sitter; B6 = Biofresh Biological agent combination with all Cow, straw and soybean bokashi.
Result: The results showed that the combination of Biofresh with organic material in the form of bokashi at a dose of 5 tons ha-1 was very effective in increasing the durability and productivity of corn plants in ultisol land. The combination of Biofresh biological agents with bokashi containing cow’s feses, straw, and soy litter can reduce Maydis leaf blight leaf blight disease by 47.36% and increase production by 53.54%. Disease suppression index is positively correlated with maize crop productivity in Ultisol land.