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LEARNING GOOD PHARMACEUTICAL PRACTICES AS A COMPONENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF PHARMACY SPECIALISTS
Authors: Krychkovska Aelita , Zayarnyuk Nataliya , Lopatynska Oksana , Konechna Roksolana , Polish Nataliia , Novikov Volodymyr
Published: June 2021

The article presents the results of the analysis of alternative methods of studying theGood Pharmaceutical Practice complex, introduced at the Lviv Polytechnic National University.The optimal structure of the curriculum for student’s education by the specialty 226 “Pharmacy,Industrial Pharmacy” was determined to improve the system of training of specialists,who need understand the current pharmaceutical legislation of Ukraine and prospects for itsdevelopment.Structural-and-logical schemas based on the Guidelines of Good Pharmaceutical Practicesthat greatly facilitate students’ perception and assimilation of all the needed informationhave been elaborated.The development of such schemes by students with teacher assistance allows to improvethe perception of the material and strengthen skills for independently analyzing. While performingthe task, students to learn and understand certain aspects, such as the fact that the quality ofthe medicines is “incorporated” into the drug at the stage of pharmaceutical development, andthen confirmed during preclinical and clinical research. Further, the medicine receives a “permitto life”, when passing state registration. After that, the specified quality is reproduced for eachseries at the stage of full-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing, it is maintained unchanged at thestages of storage and distribution and, finally, it is delivered to patients in pharmacies. The study of the possibility of mastering the discipline “Good Practices in Pharmaceutics”by students of specialty 226 “Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy” during the practice at theexisting pharmaceutical enterprises can be considered perspective.
POLSKO-UKRAIŃSKA KONFRONTACJA PODCZAS POLSKO-UKRAIŃSKIEJ WOJNY 1918-1919
Authors: Lyzen Yevhen
Published: June 2021

W artykule analizowane polsko-ukraińsku konfrontacju podczas polsko-ukraińskiej wojny 1918 – 1919 r. Stwierdzono, że okres rekonwalescencji państw narodowych Ukrainy i Polski, to opis generowany w czasie Pierwszej wojny światowej i Ukraińskiej rewolucji, zajmuje znaczące miejsce w losie polaków zachodnio-ukraińskich ziem. Rozwiązanie “ukraińskiego” i “polskiego” pytań, tworzenie niepodległych państw sąsiednich narodów słowiańskich odkrywał szansę do budowania nowej architektury Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, jednak ono natknęło się na stereotypy imperialnej polityki Rosji i państw zachodnich, długotrwałe sprzeczności między ukraińcami i polakami, w centrum których znaleźli się roszczeń terytorialnych Polski na Wschodnią Galicją i Zachodnią Wołyń. Polityka URL (Ukraińska Republika Ludowa) stosunkowo polskiego etnosu w dużej mierze zależy od stosunków międzypaństwowych z przywróconym jesienią 1918 r. Polskim państwem. Skomplikowane, a czasami i wrogie stosunki między Polską i URL negatywnie odbijały się na sytuacji polskich mieszkańców Wołynia i Podola. Ponadto wśród ukraińskich partii politycznych i organizacji wojskowych nie było jednolitego stanowiska w odniesieniu do ludności polskiej.
GENEALOGY OF HETMAN OF UKRAINE IVAN VYHOVSKY
Authors: Pasichnyk Mykhaylo , Pasichnyk Susanna
Published: June 2021

The life of the Ukrainian nation developed in such a way that due to unfavorable historical circumstances there were few long-term phenomena in it. But in the pages of the history of each nation there is imprinted its image – intelligence, spirituality, dignity, the ability to build or destroy, consume or create, act or contemplate. National identity is considered to be a fundamental feature of the nation, that is the most comprehensive combination of mind and spirit, which are acquired and transmitted from generation to generation. One prominent personality of I. Vyhovsky is pointed out as a glorious figure in the history of the Ukrainian Cossack state. During his life I. Vyhovsky had a number of followers mainly among the gentry who supported him after collapse of relations with Moscow in 1657. The opposing forces which operated against I. Vyhovsky were not only from pro-Moscow adherents but from the senior Cossacks as well as peasants. Those ones were talented at gossiping, slandering. After I. Vyhovsky’s death the oponents simmered dowm, however, the facts related to his political and statebuilding activities have been preserved since that period.
ANALIZA WPŁYWU PANDEMII COVID-19 NA ZDAWALNOŚĆ NOTARIALNEGO EGZAMINU ZAWODOWEGO
Authors: Wiatrowski Jacek , Wiatrowski Karol
Published: June 2021

Epidemia COVID-19 była jednym z kilku czynników, który mógł mieć wpływ na dostęp do egzaminów notarialnych w 2020 roku. Należy jednak wskazać, że wpływ ten nie miał jednostronnego charakteru. W przypadku egzaminów notarialnych rzeczona zależność miała negatywny charakter, co jest zauważalne przede wszystkim poprzez nagły spadek liczby osób, które zdecydowały się przystąpić do omawianego egzaminu w stosunku do ubiegłego roku. Spadek liczby osób, które uzyskały pozytywny wynik z rzeczonego egzaminu prawdopodobnie nie pozostawał w bezpośrednim związku z epidemią COVID-19. Należy postawić tezę, iż zdawalność egzaminu notarialnego charakteryzuje się wysokim zróżnicowaniem wyników w różnych latach. Czynnikami, które mają decydujący wpływ na osiągane przez przystępujących rezultaty, pozostają przede wszystkim trudność pytań egzaminacyjnych, czy też stopień przygotowania zdających osób.
MORPHOMETRIC INDICES OF ERYTHROCYTES IN DIFFERENT FORMS OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA AND MALIGNANT ANEMIA IN COLORECTAL CANCER
Authors: Andriiaka Artem , Vydyborets Stanislav
Published: June 2021

Due to the growing incidence of cancer in the world, it is becoming more relevant to study the indicators of secondary changes in blood in malignancies to use them as diagnostic and prognostic markers. The objective of the work is to conduct a morphometric analysis of peripheral blood erythrocytes in patients with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and malignant anemia in colorectal cancer to identify specific changes and use them in a differential diagnostic practice. As the study material blood of 110 patients (58 men and 52 women) was taken. Among them 53 patients (31 women and 22 men) with IDA were examined, they formed the first (I) observation group and 57 patients (36 men and 21 women) with colorectal cancer, where the course of the underlying disease was burdened by malignant anemia second (II) observation group. The age of the patients under the survey is from 22 to 69 years. All patients were examined before any treatment was prescribed. The control group consisted of 50 healthy primary donors. Results. The data on the clinical significance of laboratory determination of morphometric changes in peripheral blood erythrocytes is highlighted in this paper. Differential-diagnostic and prognostic value of morphometric changes of erythrocytes in peripheral blood with iron deficiency anemia and anemia of malignancies is discussed. Indicators of morphometric characteristics of erythrocytes can be used in the differential diagnosis of anemia.
ECO-ANALYTICAL MONITORING OF RADIOACTIVE MICROELEMENTS AND EVALUATION OF THEIR IMPACT ON DENTAL PERIODONTOLOGICAL STATUS
Authors: Stetsyk Maria , Pyrchak Illya
Published: June 2021

The world community has a well-founded concern about anthropogenic pollution and the danger to human health it poses. An important role in increasing the incidence of ecologically polluted areas belongs to the exposure to anthropogenic toxins, certain socio-economic conditions, lifestyle, the presence of bad habits and the nature of human nutrition, and, in particular, the interaction of these risk factors. The effect of various endogenous factors in modern socio-ecological conditions on the human body is diagnostically manifested in the form of functional shifts in the parameters of oral fluid, which are mainly adaptive-compensatory in nature. The microelement composition of biological fluids reflects the total amount of toxic substances received from the environment, which is why it is an indicator of the impact anthropogenic pollution and can be a test object in the ecological and analytical monitoring of micronutrients. The level of macro- and micronutrients and the immunoglobulin status of the altered picture reflects the state of the oral cavity local immunity, internal organs and the human environment, because the indicator, reflecting the physical status, can use the signaling system in pathological homeostasis. The most common cause of decreased body resistance is adverse long-term exogenous factors that have a pronounced effect on both the immune system and the local immunity of the oral cavity, and the trace element composition of mixed saliva can be regarded as parameters of local resistance of the oral cavity.
MODERN METHODS OF GEAR MILLING OF HARDENED LARGE-MODULE GEARS
Authors: Kamchatna-Stepanova Kateryna , Klochko Oleksandr
Published: June 2021

The latest developments of modern methods of high-speed gear milling of large-module cylindrical gears, both for preliminary grinding of teeth and for final blade processing of gears, are considered. For high-speed blade gear processing, promising designs of worm carbide cutters have been developed, manufactured and implemented. The technological regulations of blade gear processing for the operation of each of the design solutions of worm carbide cutters have been developed. The design of a special double-body worm cutter for double-sided cutting has been developed. It is shown that the carbide cutting elements of the milling cutters, which are placed only along the lines of the machine engagement of the tool and the workpiece, make it more economical compared to the known designs of similar tools. The application of the developed technological methods of pre-blade processing of the teeth of hardened wheels with carbide cutters reduces the labor intensity of low-performance gear grinding operations, depending on the wheel module, by 3-4 times by reducing the allowance from 1.5–2.5 mm on the tooth side to 0.3–0.5 mm, and also allows you to ensure the gear processing process is economical by reducing the consumption of carbide plates. The developed technological studies of ensuring the quality of gear processing of large-module cylindrical wheels allow us to solve the scientific and technical problem associated with the production of large-module gears with high-hardness teeth while improving the quality of their manufacture, reducing labor costs and reducing material consumption.
TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE “FINANCIAL LITERACY” CONCEPT
Authors: SENCHENKOV NIKOLAI P. , TSYGANKOVA ANASTASIA N.
Published: June 2021

The article substantiates the relevance of the financial literacy problem for students and graduates of educational organizations. The authors consider issues related to the term “financial literacy”, its origin, interpretations and correlated concepts. Financial literacy is considered as part of the students’ functional literacy.
Protecting vulnerable groups from tobacco-related harm during and following the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Melamed Osnat C. , Zawertailo Laurie , Schwartz Robert , Buckley Leslie , Selby Peter
Published: June 2021

Marginalized populations are being disproportionally affected by the current pandemic. Direct effects include higher infection rates with greater morbidity and mortality; indirect effects stem from the societal response to limit the spread of the virus. These same groups also have smoking rates that are significantly higher than the general population. In this commentary, we discuss how the pandemic has been acting to further increase the harm from tobacco endured by these groups by applying the syndemic framework. Using this approach, we elaborate on the factors that promote clustering of harms from tobacco with harms from COVID-19. These include the worsening of psychological distress, a potential increase in smoking behaviour, greater exposure to second-hand smoke and less access to smoking cessation services. Then, we offer mitigation strategies to protect disadvantaged groups from tobacco-related harm during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. These strategies include affordable smoking cessation services, a proactive approach for smoking treatment using information technology, opportunistic screening and treatment of tobacco dependence among individuals presenting for COVID-19 vaccination, policy interventions for universal coverage of cessation pharmacotherapy, comprehensive smoke-free policies and regulation of tobacco retail density. Now more than ever, coordinated action between clinicians, health care systems, public health organizations and health policy makers is needed to protect vulnerable groups from the harm of tobacco.
Barriers and facilitators encountered by family physicians prescribing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: a qualitative study
Authors: Goodwin Joshua , Kirkland Susan
Published: June 2021

Introduction

Harms caused by prescription opioid analgesics (POAs) have been identified as a major international public health concern. Recent statistics show rising numbers of opioid-related deaths across Canada. However, Canadian family physicians appear to have inadequate resources to safely and effectively prescribe opioid analgesics to treat chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP).

Methods

We completed a qualitative study of the barriers and facilitators to safe and effective prescribing of opioid analgesics for CNCP through semi-structured interviews with eight family physicians in Nova Scotia. Thematic analysis was used to identify the barriers and facilitators.

Results

Family physicians identified challenges in prescribing opioid analgesics for CNCP: the complexity of CNCP management, addictions risks and prescribing tools, physician training, the physician–patient relationship, prescription monitoring and control, and systemic factors.

Conclusion

Family physicians described themselves as inadequately supported in their prescribing of opioid analgesics for CNCP and could benefit from an integrated and coordinated approach to prescriber support.
Arthritis liaison: a First Nations community-based patient care facilitator
Authors: Umaefulam Valerie , Loyola-Sanchez Adalberto , Bear Chief Valene , Rame Ana , Crane Louise , Kleissen Tessa , Crowshoe Lynden , White Tyler , Lacaille Diane , Barnabe Cheryl
Published: June 2021

Introduction

Arthritis is a leading cause of disability in First Nations communities and is often accompanied by other chronic diseases. Existing care models prioritize accessibility to specialty care for treatment, whereas patient-centred approaches support broader health goals.

Methods

A patient care facilitator model of care, termed “arthritis liaison,” was developed with the community to support culturally relevant patient-centred care plans. Following a one-year-long intervention, we report on the feasibility and acceptability of this care model from the perspectives of patients and health care providers.

Results

The arthritis liaison served as a bridge between the clinicians and patients, and fostered continuity, helping patients receive coordinated care within the community.
PENGEMBANGAN PROTOTYPE TRAFFIC LIGHT MIKROKONTROLER BERBASIS RDUINO MEGA PADA MATA PELAJARAN TEKNIK PEMROGRAMAN MIKROPROSESOR DAN MIKROKONTROLER DI SMK NEGERI 1 PERCUT SEI TUAN
Authors: Dalimunte Berynta , Sitorus Panahatan
Published: June 2021

Abstract The purpose of this research is to develop a Prototype Traffic Light Microcontroller based on Arduino Mega. This research was conducted in class XI TAV SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan. This development research uses the Borg and Gall research model adapted from Sugiyono. Product data is in the form of qualitative data obtained from suggestions from media experts and practitioners and in the form of qualitative data from media experts and practitioners. The results of the study are: (1) Making the Prototype Traffic Light learning media the steps include making the product design developed, collecting supporting materials, finishing, protootype assessment by media experts and practitioners, product revision. (2) The results of the feasibility of the Ttraffic Light Prototype are as follows: the assessment of the Prototype by the media obtained a score of 90.25% in the very feasible category, the Prototype assessment by the practitioner obtained a score of 93.5% with the very feasible category. (3) The results of the eligibility of the Job Sheet Prototype by the practitioner obtained a chord of 92% in the very feasible category. Key Words: Development of traffic light prototype, Arduino mega, R&D AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan Prototype Traffic Light Mikrokontroler berbasis Arduino Mega. Penelitian ini dilakukan  di kelas XI TAV SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan. Penelitian pengembangan ini menggunakan model penelitian Borg and Gall yang diadaptasi dari Sugiyono. Data produk berupa data kualitatif yang didapat dari saran dari ahli media dan praktisi serta berupa  data kualitatif yang berasal dari ahli media dan praktisi. Hasil penelitian adalah : (1) Pembuatan media pembelajaran Prototype Ttraffic Light langkah-langkah meliputi membuat desain produk yang dikembangkan, mengumpulkan bahan-bahan pendukung, Finishing, penilaian Protootype oleh ahli media dan praktisi, revisi produk. (2) Hasil kelayakan Prototype Ttraffic Light sebagai berikut : penilaian Prototype oleh media diperoleh skor 90,25% dengan kategori sangat layak, penilaian Prototype oleh praktisi diperoleh skor 93,5% dengan kategori sangat layak. (3) Hasil kelayakan Job Sheet Prototypeoleh praktisi diperoleh akor 92% dengan kategori sangat layak. Kata Kunci:  Pengembangan prototype traffic light, arduino mega, R&D
Forms and methods of involving students in lifelong learning
Authors: Yuzkiv Halyna , Hrebenova Valentyna , Humenchuk Anatolii , Kovalova Kaleriia , Ferree Alina
Published: June 2021

The article attempts to identify effective ways to earn student youth to implement the concept of "lifelong learning" in higher education based on a survey. 200 answers of respondents from different faculties of the Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky State Pedagogical University of EQL are generalized. It was found that the most effective formal and methodological methods are gamification, multimedia in the complex, digital tools, machine memorization; P-invariant GMNet, educational training, podcasts, scientific debates. The study indicates the lack of a comprehensive scientific analysis of the concept of lifelong learning in the paradigm of the methodology of its implementation. It is established as a result of introduction of such elements for successful implementation of the concept of training during life teachers should adhere to methodical rules of its realization.
Shepard operator of least squares thin-plate spline type
Authors: Catinas Teodora , Malina Andra
Published: June 2021

"We obtain some new Shepard type operators based on the classical,
the modi ed Shepard methods and the least squares thin-plate spline function.
Given some sets of points, we compute some representative subsets of knot points
following an algorithm described by J. R. McMahon in 1986."
Web and Social Media Presence in the Hospitality Industry: A Greek Island Case
Authors: Karetsos Sotirios , Ntaliani Maria
Published: June 2021

The new opportunities offered by emerging technologies for better tourist services have affected the hospitality sector. Specifically, the use of the Web, in general, and the social media influence travelers’ choices. Therefore, it is important for modern hotel businesses to be actively involved and present on the Web and social media. Moreover, COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted the importance for better choices that guarantee safety that must be made in advance. This study tries to investigate the use of the Web and social media by the hospitality sector in Greece using automated evaluation tools. The case study of the Rhodes island is selected as one of the most popular destinations in Greece for both internal and external tourists. Agritourism was also taken into account. Results show that the websites and Facebook are the most preferred tools for online presence, whereas there is low use of Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
As roupas e as mulheres no século XVIII: transcrição paleográfica do documento “Ordem régia à Mesa da Inquisição decretando que não fossem castigadas aleatoriamente as mulheres que comparecessem aos autos religiosos sem as vestimentas adequadas”
Authors: Alves Caetano Ana Carolina
Published: June 2021

Esta transcrição tem como principal objetivo apresentar o documento Ordem régia à Mesa da Inquisição decretando que não fossem castigadas aleatoriamente as mulheres que comparecessem aos autos religiosos sem as vestimentas adequadas, e para isso deveriam ser respeitadas diversas condições, evitando assim escândalos desnecessários, datado do período da Inquisição, mais especificamente do ano 1760. O texto transcrito discorre sobre uma ordem que José I, Rei de Portugal da época, envia à Mesa da Inquisição. O manuscrito encontra-se disponível no acervo digital da Fundação Biblioteca Nacional e na Biblioteca Digital Luso-Brasileira e conta com dois fólios. A transcrição que segue foi feita a partir das normas de transcrição paleográfica presentes na obra de Berwanger e Leal (2015). Devido à importância do conteúdo do registro, acredita-se que a divulgação de uma transcrição do documento possa ser relevante para o conhecimento do texto e para o estudo em diversas áreas, tais como história, linguística, entre outras.
Ata de instalação da Congregação da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Authors: Costa Ubirajara Carvalheira
Published: June 2021

A Ata de instalação da Congregação da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, datada de 10 de janeiro de 1968, faz parte de um primeiro recorte do corpus para estudo da análise discursiva dessa espécie documental na Tese de Doutorado do autor. O objetivo principal da Tese de Doutorado, vinculada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras Neolatinas, é traçar como se deu o percurso de formação da memória e da identidade da Instituição após separação da Faculdade Nacional de Filosofia. O presente trabalho traz uma primeira contribuição para a construção da memória da Faculdade de Letras.
Escritos do século XVIII: uma leitura de carta de comércio de 1798
Authors: Garcia Juliana Cristina Vasconcellos
Published: June 2021

O documento apresentado nesta edição é uma carta comercial que faz parte do acervo de manuscritos da Biblioteca Nacional de Lisboa (BNL). Trata-se de material não literário, um manuscrito autógrafo da esfera particular, datado de 1798, em que um comerciante se comunica com seu chefe, um importante nome das Casas de comércio na Europa. A temática envolve prestações de contas sobre os negócios e mercadorias, além de relatos sobre as vivências do porto, lançando luz sobre alguns aspectos da dinâmica da sociedade colonial brasileira dos fins do século XVIII e permitindo pistas sobre a língua em uso naquele período sociohistórico.
Memórias de uma Diacronia Particular
Authors: Osório Paulo
Published: June 2021

Texto de popularização do conhecimento científico elaborado pelo professor Paulo Osório.
Apresentação - volume 7, número 1
Authors: Bürk Sarah , Álvarez Vives Vicente , Farias Virginia Sita
Published: June 2021

LaborHistórico - Volume 7, número 1 (Línguas e Variedades em contato no âmbito românico).Este número traz oito artigos no Dossiê Temático "Línguas e Variedades em contato no âmbito românico". O número conta, também, com dois artigos na seção Varia, quatro trabalhos na seção Fontes Primárias e um trabalho de Popularização do Conhecimento.
La beneficencia pública y la Ciudad de México. El postremo eslabón de la política de salud de la modernidad porfiriana, 1877-1910
Authors:   , Córdoba Flores Consuelo
Published: June 2021

Se presenta un análisis historiográfico de la Beneficencia Pública, como culmen de las Políticas Públicas de Salud porfirianas, y de su influencia en la transformación urbana de la Ciudad de México. Para ello, se examina el efecto que las instituciones que fueran blasón de la Beneficencia Pública --el Hospital General; el Hospicio de Niños; y el Manicomio General--, tuvieron sobre la Ciudad de México; demostrándose que fueron los higienistas mexicanos (entre médicos e ingenieros) los verdaderos planificadores urbanos del régimen, y, por ende, precursores del urbanismo moderno mexicano, empero examinando la eficacia de sus propuestas y acciones.
El papel de las candidaturas independientes en el proceso electoral de 2018 en México: dimensiones de análisis desde la sociología y la teoría política
Authors:   , Rendón Jurado Brianda
Published: June 2021

El objetivo de esta investigación es describir las características de las candidaturas independientes en el contexto político mexicano, especialmente, a partir de los rasgos del sistema electoral y de una democracia porosa; además de diferenciar el comportamiento electoral de dichas candidaturas en relación con condicionantes sistémicos que influyen en su desarrollo e interacción con candidaturas partidistas. La revisión histórica que esta investigación incluye tiene por objeto reflexionar de manera crítica sobre la génesis de las candidaturas independientes como figuras específicas de participación política y electoral reconociendo momentos en los que el sistema electoral define categorías casi circunstanciales que merecen ser atendidas y estudiadas para prever futuros usos que bien pueden ser adecuados como pueden ser discrecionales. Las hipótesis que esta investigación aborda son las siguientes: a) las candidaturas independientes disminuyen la crisis de representación; b) el sistema electoral acota el campo de acción y es determinante del éxito o del fracaso de las candidaturas independientes; c) el diseño de las candidaturas independientes beneficia a integrantes de élites políticas por encima de ciudadanas y ciudadanos comunes; y d) las candidaturas independientes mantienen una brecha de género importante. En ese sentido, y con base en el análisis final, se proponen cuatro conclusiones al respecto de las candidaturas independientes que derivan en cuatro posibles líneas de investigación a desarrollar: influencia del sistema electoral; obstáculos particulares: por un lado, recursos económicos y por otro, competencia y experiencia política; permanencia y acceso de élites políticas y brecha de género en las candidaturas independientes.
La dimensión simbólica del Movimiento en Defensa de Wirikuta, Patrimonio Biocultural del Pueblo Wixárika (2010, 2011, 2012)
Authors:   , García Haj Coral Giseth
Published: June 2021

La presente investigación tiene por objetivo general, analizar la dimensión simbólica del Movimiento en Defensa de Wirikuta, a través de los símbolos, significados y sentidos presentes en el discurso político y el repertorio de protesta, para entender su relevancia en los procesos y mecanismos causales de la acción y la identidad colectiva del pueblo Wixárika. De lo anterior, se desprenden los siguientes objetivos específicos: 1. Analizar los aspectos simbólicos que han conformado al pueblo wixárika como un actor social a lo largo de la historia. 2. Analizar el simbolismo del discurso político y el repertorio de protesta del Movimiento en Defensa de Wirikuta. 3. Analizar la relevancia de la dimensión simbólica en la acción y la creación de la identidad colectiva del movimiento.
Global Affinities: The Natural Method and Anomalous Plants in the Nineteenth Century
Authors: Kury Lorelai , Albuquerque Sara
Published: June 2021

Approaching from an analysis of the work of Robert Brown (1773-1858) and Friedrich Welwitsch (1806–1872) on Rafflesia and Welwitschia, this article explores how the “natural method” became a tool for understanding extra-European flora in the nineteenth century. As botanists worked to detect “hidden affinities” between plants that would enable them to identify the so-called natural families to which even anomalous species belonged, they relied on comparison as their basic methodological procedure, making it essential for them to have access to collections. In their scientific writings, professional botanists tended to steer clear of any emphasis on plant exoticism. While botany engaged in dialogue with various types of approaches, the field essentially normalized the exotic. The article’s exploration of the hermetic style of scientific texts and the way botanists incorporated illustrators’ work sheds light on the complexity of the spaces where natural history was done, in a context where plants were circulating from around the globe.
Financial Inclusion and Labour Market Participation of Women in Selected Countries in Africa
Authors: Ajide Folorunsho M.
Published: June 2021

Research purpose: This study investigates the impact of financial inclusion on female labour force participation in Africa. It also complements the existing studies by evaluating how advancement in information and communication technology (ICT) and Trade openness (TO) modulate the relationship between financial inclusion and female economic participation in selected African countries.

Design/methodology/approach: The study focuses on twelve African countries while the empirical evidence is based on Fixed Effects, Random Effects and Generalised Least Square estimators (GLS). Data over the period of 2005-2016 are sourced from the World Bank Development database and IMF international Financial Statistics.

Findings: The results show that financial inclusion has a non-monotonic relationship with female labour force participation. The study establishes that if the level of financial inclusion can be increased to the range of 33-57 per cent, it would improve the level of women participation in economic activities. The results further show that ICT moderates the nexus between financial inclusion and female economic participation at a threshold level of 38.17 per cent. These findings persist when the TO is used as the moderating factor at a threshold value of 80.90 per cent. The results are robust enough to suggest an alternative proxy for female labour force participation and alternative estimation techniques.

Originality/value/practical implications: Ending gender inequality has become one of the priorities in the global development policies in which most African nations domesticate the same for their national planning. There are voices at every corner in Africa demanding the possibility of achieving gender equality in employment, among others. This article is one of the few articles that evaluate whether financial inclusion can be used to accelerate female economic participation in Africa.
Importance of Stakeholders within University Social Responsibility
Authors: Smolíková Lenka , Schüller David
Published: June 2021

Research purpose. The paper follows a definition of University Social Responsibility (USR) recently formulated by Kouatli in 2019. In accordance with the definition, the main objective of this study is to identify and establish the importance of individual stakeholders to the university. The article also includes several case studies demonstrating the possibilities of cooperation between university management and other stakeholders to address the social aspects of sustainable development primarily.

Design / Methodology / Approach. The focus group method was used to identify all stakeholders. For individual focus groups, respondents rated their importance for universities on a scale from 1 to 7. Subsequently, different stakeholders were divided into relevant groups by factor analysis. The obtained outputs were used for the identification of important university stakeholders in the field of education and science.

Findings. The university’s most important stakeholders in education were found to include applicants for study and their parents, student, and academic staff, and last but not least, foreign students. In the field of science and research, the university’s main stakeholders are academics, enterprises, and the professional public. Emphasis is placed on how the university can cooperate with its stakeholders in CSR activities.

Originality / Value / Practical implications. The value of the proposed stakeholder framework can be seen in the identification of important stakeholders for universities. The paper also includes case studies related to the cooperation with the Czech university to fulfil its USR objectives.
European COVID -19 Pandemic Data and Social Inclusion Policy in the European Union: Drivers-Driven Trend Analysis
Authors: Kaivo-oja Jari , Aho Samuli , Lauraéus Theresa
Published: June 2021

Research purpose. The study is focused on the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in the European Union. This study investigates the current driving trends and trade-offs of the Covid-19 pandemic phenomenon and social inclusion trends in the European countries.

Design / Methodology / Approach. The methodology is based on conventional statistical index theory and statistics. The study investigates cases, deaths, and key Covid-19 statistics. The research design combines key social inclusion statistics of the Eurostat and the official Covid-19 statistics of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Covid-19 data is updated to 1.3.2021. Social inclusion variables are selected from the Eurostat database. Social inclusion variables cover poverty, material deprivation, income distribution, income, quality of life, employment, and education matters. Scattering matrices on the relationships among the key variables under review are reported.

Findings. The study reports basic trends of Covid-19 cases, deaths, deaths/cases and calculates these Covid-19 trends in 29 European countries. This study reports trade-off analyses of key social inclusion trends of the European Union countries. Key indicators are linked to economic income, income distribution, poverty, gender issues, and housing statistics. The 19 key indicators of social inclusion are analysed and reported with Covid-19 data. Statistical correlation analysis tables (2a and 2b) are calculated with key European social inclusion indicators. The study reveals some relevant aspects of the social inclusion policy of the European Union about the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and exit strategies.

Originality / Value / Practical implications. This conference paper demonstrates novel and exciting possibilities of integrated data pooling (The Eurostat and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control). Original results of key trend drivers are provided by the authors. Value-adding and interesting results are delivered for European governments and the business community. Results and findings of the study can be used in the planning of economic recovery and Covid-19 exit policies in the member states of the European Union.
Identification of Lithuanian International Trade Risk in Beverages
Authors: Baranauskaite Lina , Jurevicienė Daiva
Published: June 2021

Research purpose. The article aims to identify the risk groups arising in foreign trade in the four main groups of processed beverages at a national level.

Design / Methodology / Approach. Processed agricultural drinks do not fall into the category of essential food. The article examines four main drink groups: waters (including mineral waters and aerated waters, with additive), beer, wine, and other alcoholic (e.g., spirits, liqueurs, whiskies, rums, gins, vodkas, etc.) beverages. The case of Lithuania is presented. Analysis and assumption of scientific literature and TOPSIS method are used. The study does not aim to assess all risk factors but to identify the groups of risk factors and to rank them according to their importance for each processed beverage sectors supply chains.

Findings. Based on the scientific literature analysis, the eight risk groups were identified and were evaluated according to their importance for the beverages supply chain. Experts ranked risk groups taking into account their importance for international processed beverages trade for each product group. The results show that the most important is the Demand risks group for all processed beverages, and the least important is Political risk. The significance of other risk groups for a particular beverage supply chains differs. Supply risks were second in the ‘water with add’ group, while in the ‘other alcohol’ group, it is in fourth place. For the ‘other alcohol’ group, supply risks are less significant. Production risks are one of the most important in the wine trade. Financial risks are one of the most important in the ‘other alcohol’ group. Management and operational risks play an essential role in the beer supply chains. The least significant is three risk groups: Logistical and infrastructural risks, Policy and regulatory risks, Political risks.

Originality / Value / Practical implications. The identified risks groups in the four main groups of processed beverages can help shape the country’s trade policy, mitigate trade risks, and effectively manage the agricultural trade beverage subsector. Research results can be practically used both for government or business decisions and for the public sector (trade associations).
Culinaronyms in formatting linguocultural competence in teaching Russian as a foreign language
Authors: Phan Ngoc Son
Published: June 2021

Linguocultural approach is the new teaching direction in teaching Russian as a foreign language (RFL). Based on this approach, students are aimed to form a linguocultural competence. Studying scientific research show that there is a lot of linguistic units that are suitable to help students in forming their linguocultural competence. The purpose of the research is to apply the topic “Russian culinaronyms” (known as the name of Russian food) in the formation of the linguocultural competence of Vietnamese students who are learning Russian as a foreign language. The research was conducted by surveying and interviewing 26 Russian teachers in Vietnam by verifying the applicability of theory and practice of the topic “Russian culinaronyms”. The research results show that the teachers think that the application of this food topic in the formation of their linguocultural competence is appropriate with high survey results. Furthermore, it reveals the linguistic and cultural dimensions from Russian culinaronyms which can be used to form a linguocultural competence for Vietnamese students. The topic “Russian culinaronyms” can be applied in extracurricular sessions for language specialized students.
The perceptions of intermediate EFL learners to the lexical instructional intervention
Authors: Getie Addisu Sewbihon , Amogne Dawit , Emiru Zewdu
Published: June 2021

This study investigated the perceptions of high school EFL learners to the lexical instructional approach intervention in the contexts of learning vocabulary and grammar. Besides, an attempt was made to explore what difficulties the participants encountered during the experimentation. The data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed using a one-sample t-test, and the results showed that the estimated sample perception mean score was significantly higher than the hypothesized population perception mean score. This implies that EFL learners had positive perceptions towards the lexical instructional approach in the contexts of learning vocabulary and grammar. The data collected through interviews were analyzed qualitatively and the findings showed that students enjoyed and were interested in learning vocabulary and grammar through the lexical instructional approach. Students realized the importance of lexical chunks in learning vocabulary and grammar. In this regard, the interview results corroborated the results obtained from the questionnaire. Students encountered difficulties like lack of lexical awareness, lack of clear and adequate instructions on some activities, the lack of deliberate attention from some students during discussions, the lack of making some activities more interactive and engaging, and some classroom managerial problems. Finally, it was recommended that EFL teachers at high school should design their lexical approach-based activities systematically by considering their students’ interests, feelings, perceptions, levels, norms, cultures, and psychological setups.
Antioxidant status, and blood zinc and copper concentrations in dogs with uncomplicated babesiosis due to Babesia canis infections
Authors: Teodorowski Oliwier , Winiarczyk Stanisław , Tarhan Duygu , Dokuzeylül Banu , Ercan Alev Meltem , Or Mehmet Erman , Staniec Marta , Adaszek Łukasz
Published: June 2021

Introduction

The aim of the study was to demonstrate a link between uncomplicated Babesia canis infection in dogs and blood concentrations of zinc and copper and erythrocytic antioxidant defence – activities of glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT).

Material and Methods

The study was based on 15 naturally occurring cases of canine babesiosis with anorexia, pyrexia, depression, pale mucous membrane, splenomegaly and dark red urine. Microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smears and the results of PCR confirmed B. canis infection. Seven apparently healthy dogs brought in for either a check-up or vaccination were used for comparison.

Results

The levels of the erythrocytic antioxidant enzymes - SOD and CAT - were significantly higher in the infected dogs than in cytologically negative dogs. The levels of blood micronutrients were significantly lower in the infected dogs (0.478 μg of zinc per mL vs 1.241 μg/mL and 0.722 μg of copper per mL vs 1.392 μg/mL).

Conclusion

Oxidative stress can be posited as one of the mechanisms leading to anaemia in dogs with babesiosis, and therefore antioxidant biomarker and copper and zinc concentrations could be used as indicators of disease severity and prognostic markers.
Unpacking the Complexity of Gender Integration in the U.S. Military Using Discourse Analysis: The Case of Servicewomen’s Talk Around Having to Prove Themselves
Authors: Pawelczyk Joanna
Published: June 2021

A quasi-idiomatic expression ‘women have to prove themselves’ reflects various performance pressures and heightened visibility of women functioning in gendered professional spaces as advocated by tokenism theory. It is an example of how discriminatory practice – according to which competent and qualified women entering the culturally masculine professions are explicitly and implicitly expected to work harder for any recognition – gets discoursed in language and becomes a “rhetorically powerful form of talk” (Kitzinger 2000: 124).

This paper explores the question: what is it that U.S. servicewomen functioning in the culturally hypermasculine space need to do to prove themselves?

To this end, qualitative semi-structured interviews with women veterans of the recent Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are qualitatively scrutinized with the methods of discourse analysis and conversation analysis to 1) identify practices that U.S. servicewomen engage in to symbolically (re-)claim their place and status in the military, i.e., to prove they belong; 2) find out how the talk around proving emerged in the course of the conversation and how it was further interactionally sustained and/or dealt with in talk-in-interaction.

The findings of the micro-level analysis – interpreted through the lenses of tokenism and the category of the ‘honorary man’ – reveal women’s complex and nuanced struggle to fit and find acceptance in the military culture of hypermasculinity. They also re-engage with the ideas of tokenism by demonstrating that various acts of proving, reflecting women’s token status, may concurrently and paradoxically be a means to earn honorary man status.
The relationship between speech and gestures in persons with aphasia: Evidence from the Czech perspective
Authors: Janečka Martin
Published: June 2021

In my research, I replicate two fundamental hypotheses established by Jakob et al. (2011): 1) Persons with aphasia (PWA) produce more gestures than healthy control persons (HCP) during interpretation of texts; 2) The more speech-restricted a person with aphasia is, the more gestures he/she produces during the interpretation of a text.

I work with 6 persons with diagnosed aphasia and 10 healthy control persons (or persons with no evident speech deficiency). From a methodological point of view, I point out the necessity to include a description of non-verbal elements in language description and, at the same time, to describe the data of the damage in persons with aphasia. I also introduce some possible perspectives for exploring the categories and the extent of speech damage in persons with aphasia and various ways in which they compensate for verbal deficiency with the aid of gestures. From the viewpoint of data processing methods, on the one hand, I explore the speech parameters: among others, quantity of words, and, on the other hand, the gesture parameters: quantity of gestures, diversity of gestures, etc.

I find that Czech aphasic persons do use gestures to support their restricted verbal production and to substitute for verbal production where they do not have access to any given lexical items. My data also correlate with the general assumptions on speech production when considering different types of aphasia.
Modalized speech acts in a spoken learner corpus: The case ofcanandcould
Authors: Huschová Petra
Published: June 2021

This paper examines the use of the modal auxiliariescanandcouldin speech acts produced by university students of English. Its aim is to explore syntactic patterns, semantic features and pragmatic functions of utterances containingcan/couldinCorpus of Czech Students’ Spoken English. Taking account of pragmatic factors, including broader linguistic and extralinguistic context, the analysis attempts to identify the illocutionary forces conveyed by the modalized speech acts excerpted from the corpus dialogues. The findings indicate that the modal verbs are commonly employed as a modifying device in indirect speech acts, particularly in conventionalized directives. As for their frequency of occurrence,canproves to be a widely used modal auxiliary in spoken learner discourse, whereas the more remotecouldappears in the corpus much less frequently in that it is associated with a higher degree of diffidence.
Sentence-structure errors of machine translation into Slovak
Authors: Welnitzová Katarína , Munková Daša
Published: June 2021

The study identifies, classifies and analyses errors in machine translation (MT) outputs of journalistic texts from English into Slovak, using error analysis. The research results presented in the study are pioneering, since the issue of machine translation – with its strong interdisciplinary character and novelty – has not yet been studied in the Slovak academic environment. The evaluation of the errors is based on a framework for classification of MT errors devised by Vaňko, which was arranged for the Slovak language. The study discusses and explains the issues of sentence structure, including predicativeness, syntactic-semantic correlativeness, and a modal and communication sentence framework. We discovered that the majority of the errors are related to the categories of agreement, word order and nominal morpho-syntax. This fact clearly correlates with features of journalistic texts, in which nominal structures and nouns in all realizations are used to a great extent. Moreover, there are some serious differences between the languages which limit and affect the quality of translation.