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ORGANIZING TEACHING OF RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO WEAK STUDENTS IN LARGE GROUPS
Authors: Гасанова O.E.
Published: July 2021

В статье рассматриваются трудности, возникающие при преподавании РКИ у слабоуспевающих студентов в укрупненных группах. Изложены принципы психологически комфортного для студентов обучения и обеспечения основных и дополнительных уроков, описаны специальные формы выполнения домашних работ в рамках интегрированного подхода, представлена организация мотивирующих внеклассных мероприятий для повышения интереса к русскому языку и культуре. Затрагивается вопрос перехода образовательной системы на дистанционное обучение в условиях коронавирусной пандемии COVID-19.

The article considers discusses difficulties occurring in teaching Russian as a foreign language to weak students in large groups. The study also presents the principles occurring in teaching a psychologically- comfortable learning environment as well as principles of teaching and organization of extra-curricular activities. Some special forms of doing homework in integrated approach will then be described. The article also considers organization of motivating extra-curricular activities aimed at raising interest to Russian language and culture. The transition of the educational system to distance learning under the conditions of COVID-19 pandemic is discussed separately.
Key concepts in Victor Tsoi’s poetry
Authors: Матрусова А.Н.
Published: July 2021

В статье представлен анализ поэзии Виктора Цоя с точки зрения ключевых концептов, наиболее значимых для его творчества. Сплошная выборка песен ХХ века позволила выявить тексты Цоя, пользующиеся максимальной популярностью, и в контексте этих песен были определены концепты, формирующие концепто-сферу известного исполнителя ХХ в.

The article presents analysis of Victor Tsoi’s poetry, operating in the field of the most significant concepts of his texts. Continuous sampling of XX century songs allowed to find the most popular Tsoi’s songs and within these results the concepts were described.
MODERN DESCRIPTIVE TEXT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF COMMUNICATIVE-FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR: RESULTS AND PROSPECTS
Authors: Роговнева Ю.В.
Published: July 2021

В статье описываются основные этапы становления коммуникативно-функциональной грамматики, развитие и универсализация этой теории в последнее время; перечисляются главные результаты, намечаются перспективы исследования. Обозначаются основные синтаксические характеристики нефикциональных описаний, отличающие их от текстов художественных.

The article describes the main stages of creating a communicative-functional grammar, the development and universalization of this theory in our days; lists the main results, outlines the prospects for research. We also indicate the main syntactic characteristics of non-functional descriptions that distinguish them from literary texts.
The study of the reliability of the hardware part of the office cluster
Authors: Martinovich T. S. , Paramonov N. N. , Rymarchuk A. G. , Tchij O. P.
Published: July 2021

The study of measures of reliability of the hardware part of the office cluster was carried out on the example of the cluster SKIF-GEO-Office RB (further as “cluster”) developed within the framework of scientific and technical program "SKIF-NEDRA" (2015-2018, Program of the Union State of Russia and Belarus). The cluster components are located in a small rack on the basis of full Tower "Aerocool Expredator Black" type case.

The basic architectural principles implemented in the cluster, the composition, structural and functional scheme of the cluster are given. The methodological support for calculating the reliability of the cluster, based on previous studies of the authors, and its structural scheme of reliability is justified. The choice of the main measures of reliability of the cluster core and the set of computing facilities is justified and formulas of calculation of these measures are given. The analysis of the consequences of failures of component parts of the cluster is carried out.

A mathematical model of reliability (state graph) of the set of computing facilities of cluster is proposed, which allows to derive formulas for calculating the average value of the time-to-failure and time-to-interruption of cluster. The estimation of the reliability of the cluster as a whole, based on the calculation of measures of reliability on the reference data on the reliability of components as well as on the operation of supercomputers of the family SKIF. The measures of reliability of the cluster are calculated.
Automatic detection and tracking the moving objects observed by an unmanned aerial vehicles video camera
Authors: Zhuk R. S.
Published: July 2021

An algorithm of automatic detection and tracking the moving objects for the use in equipment on board of unmanned aerial vehicles is considered. The developed algorithm is based on a tracking specially selected points for a certain period. Tracked points are selected from the areas on the current frame, where the pixel intensity differs from the intensities of the same pixels in previous frames, aligned with the current frame using projective transformation. If the displacement of the tracked points is not fixed on several adjacent frames, they are being deleted, and new points from the areas presumably belonging to moving objects in the current frame are added instead. On each frame the points similar by the location and shape of trajectories of movement are combined into groups that presumably correspond to moving objects. Objects are tracked by comparing the groups of moving points with the points of neighboring frames. Groups of moving points from neighboring frames are matched if they contain a large number of common tracked points. The algorithm allows simultaneous tracking of more than 20 objects in real time. The indication of objects as moving occurs only if during the time of its tracking it has shifted a considerable distance. The algorithm has a low percentage of false detections of moving objects, it detects well small objects and is capable reliably to accompany moving objects.
MOST APPLIED FORMS OF MOTIVATION AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON ENGAGEMENT, PROPENSITY OF STAYING IN THE COMPANY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TENSION
Authors: Ivanov Philip , Usheva Mariana
Published: July 2021

The applied forms of motivation within the enterprise can significantly affect the overall results of the organization. Often, namely motivated staff is the difference between the good and great companies. In our study we evaluated the applied motivators on the examined company, based on the evaluation of the workers. Therefore, if a certain motivator is not effectively applied, we assume that it is not present within the work place. Secondly, we conducted a correlation analysis between the assessment of the motivators used within the company at hand and some influences on employees’ behavior – Engagement, Turnover intentions and Psychological tension. The study was conducted among 451 workers from the company, which operates in the railway industry, within 10 days in June 2020. We concluded, that the most applied forms of motivation in the company is with a social direction. We managed to prove a strong relationship between the applied forms of motivation with engagement, propensity of staying in the company and psychological tension. There were significant interactions between the three outcomes as well.
EXISTENCE OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE IN EVIDENTIARY LAW
Authors: Erliyani Rahmida , Muhjad M. Hadin , Amin Muhammad
Published: July 2021

Environmental cases are often decided by decision of exemption because the evidence is scientific. The Criminal Procedure Code (KUHP) still adheres to conventional evidence. The judge did not receive scientific evidence. Even though, the environmental cases will not be completed without scientific evidence. Normative legal research methods are used, because scientific evidence is contained in laws and regulations including the Criminal Procedure Code. Legal materials collected were analysed to answer the problem. Legal analysis of norm obscurity is carried out by law interpretation while legal vacancies are carried out by legal construction or rechtsvinding. The results showed that environmental cases in the form of pollution and environmental damage were only proven by scientific evidence, which was an extension of evidence in the Criminal Procedure Code, which had an impact on the procedural Burden of Proof, namely the position of evidence. Scientific evidence does not stand alone but follows one of the legitimate evidences, namely expert information or proof of evidence or evidence.
CRISES ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Authors: Nteka Nikoletta
Published: July 2021

The concept of crisis is multidimensional, it indicates the presence of a difficult problem, that it is going through a period of anomaly and abnormal or they are in a critical phase. This article examines the definition of crisis, in along with its types, its characteristic and its main causes. In addition, this article goes through the several phases of crisis management, which is defined as the process by which a crisis is prevented, reduced or resolved.
‘BRINGING TO LIGHT’: UNVEILING ABUSES AND RUMOURS IN N. MALATHY’S A FLEETING MOMENT IN MY COUNTRY
Authors: Gnanaraj R. Samuel , Kirubakaran S. Azariah
Published: July 2021

Malathy’s A Fleeting Moment in My Country is a personal narrative of what she witnessed first-hand during the last years of the Eelam war. The narrative addresses the cause and struggle for Tamil liberation in the Sri Lankan island. Malathy’s focus on the ethnic war demonstrates the accessibility of engaging the victims through her account. This paper brings out how the Tamils suffered and were controlled by the Sinhala majorities during the last phase of the war, where the army destroys everything that the Tamils own. The unsettlement of war crimes has a severe outcome in society which involves abuses and rumours. This paper attempts to unveil the intensity of the perpetrators who involve in abusing the Tamils by involving in human rights violations
Ankudinov method for evaluation of river ships dynamic squat
Authors: Churin Mikhail Y. Churin , Bazhankin Yuri V.
Published: July 2021

The article describes problem of usability of Ankudinov method, which is wisely used for merchant vessels and war ships, for evaluation of river and sea-river ships squat in shallow water.The calculations by the method analysis of such usability had been made comparing methods developed for river ships taking in account shallow water. Conclusions about possibility of using the method, based on the analysis, had been made. First of all these conclusions relate to modern ships with bulbous bow
Efficiency of projects for the organization of passenger transportation by water transport
Authors: Ivanov Valery M. , Repina Daria A. Repina , Mosintsev Alexey V.
Published: July 2021

The practice of substantiating projects for organizing passenger transportation both in Russia and abroad shows that these projects are unprofitable or unprofitable in terms of financial results. As a rule, due to their social significance, such projects do not allow setting prices for the finished product, ensuring that the received income exceeds the amount of invested funds. At the same time, both in Russia and abroad, projects for organizing passenger transportation are necessary, since their implementation ensures mobility, transport accessibility and other components that characterize the high quality of life of people. Therefore, when justifying projects for organizing passenger transportation, the emphasis in terms of their efficiency is most often shifted from determining direct effects (additional income, cost savings, profit) to obtaining indirect effects, the essence of which boils down to monetizing those results of projects that do not fall into the sphere of direct effects. those. in monetary terms, individual benefits of projects, reflecting various benefits for external and internal project participants, future owners of its results and other stakeholders, called stakeholders in project management. Depending on the circle of persons interested in the project, the attitude of state authorities also depends, without whose financial participation it is practically impossible to implement any project on the organization of passenger transportation today. The article discusses an approach to substantiating the effectiveness of projects for organizing passenger transportation in water transport, focused on identifying indirect effects, with specific examples showing the possible ranges of calculated effects in relation to the practice of water passenger transport enterprises.
Role of Kazakhstan in a Belt and Road Initiative project
Authors: Iskakov Gabit. A. Iskakov , Kegenbekov Zhandos K. Kegenbekov
Published: July 2021

The idea of the New Silk Road project (also Belt and Road Initiative – BRI) was first pitched in 2013 by the President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping. This project contains the Silk Road Economic Belt as well as the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. The main goal of this project is the creation a modern transport infrastructure in Eurasia, in order to optimize shipping of goods between Asia and Europe. Since then, this project was in an active development that involves building and optimization of the transport infrastructure, integration of the project into the economy of the involved countries, signing agreements and deals between the countries and also improving the relationship between PRC and countries-participants of this project. Because this project is considered global and international for Eurasia, Kazakhstan views it as an important for the political and economical state of the country. The geographic position of the country makes it one of the most important participants of the project.  This factor makes it important to identify other reasons behind this idea of Kazakhstan being an important destination of economical investment of PRC. Other important objectives are role and involvement of Kazakhstan in the development of the BRI project. This article reviews the Belt and Road Initiative project, how Kazakhstan is involved in this project and its role in it in the economical, political and logistical areas. The results of the implementation of the project is also present in this article.
A Uniform Hermeneutic Thesis
Authors: Tiverios Nicholas
Published: July 2021

At a broad level of generality, the orthodox approach to interpreting contracts, trusts, wills, security documents, company constitutions and so forth is the same: a search for the objective meaning to be attributed to the author or authors of the instrument (the ‘uniform hermeneutic thesis’). This article has two primary objectives. The first is to respond to a common criticism of this uniform objective approach. The criticism is that, as each species of legal obligation is different, different rules of interpretation should apply when the given legal context changes. For example, why not ask the settlor of an inter vivos trust what she meant to say when an interpretational dispute arises? The second reason is to demonstrate that the explanations most commonly given in defence of an objective approach to interpretation, namely to promote legal certainty and economic efficiency, fail to capture the essential reason why the objective approach permeates the general law. The thesis put forward in this article is that an objective theory of interpretation is a justifiable aspect of private law because language (being a form of communication) does not operate unilaterally, but rather requires stable and dependable shared conventions. This argument is supported by the further claim that, where the author of a legal instrument utilises these publicly recognised conventions in order to affect her or his legal relations with others, she or he ought to be bound by those conventions. One cannot have the benefit of ‘conventions for me but not for thee’.
Constitutional Idolatry and Democracy
Authors: Saeger M Costa Renato
Published: July 2021

This thought-provoking book by Brian Christopher Jones entitled Constitutional Idolatry and Democracy begins by retelling the moment when, during the highly disputed election period of 2016 in the United States of America, an elector waived his pocket-sized US Constitution before Donald Trump. The gesture was a symbol. A silent but taunting manifestation against the president-to-be, and his supposed lack of understanding of the nation’s ‘most sacred values and principles’ (p. 1). The whole scene and the events that followed (including the spike in sales of pocket-version constitutions) were an expression of a deeper sentiment common to, but not exclusive of, the United States of America: constitutional idolatry.
Glutathione Peroxidase-1 Pro198Leu Variant in Tuberculosis-infected Type2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Pulmonary Polyclinic Medan
Authors: Arrasyid Nurfida Khairina , Daulay Milahayati , Sari Mutiara Indah
Published: July 2021

BACKGROUND: Glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1) is an antioxidant that plays an important to the body protection system against oxidative stress. The GPx-1 polymorphism that has been identified in individual with several diseases.
AIM: This study aimed to observe the distribution of GPx-1 Pro198Leu variant in tuberculosis (TB)-infected Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients at pulmonary polyclinic Medan. GPx-1 Pro198Leu polymorphism was genotyped in 40 T2DM patients that also infected by TB.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Analysis of GPx-1 Pro198Leu polymorphism was done using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism. The PCR products were digested 4 h at 37°C with Apa1 restriction enzyme. The result of Apa1 enzyme digestion was visualized with 4% agarose.
RESULTS: From 40 TB-infected T2DM patients, the frequency of genotypes CC,CT, and TT were, respectively, 82.5%, 17.5%, and 0%. The frequency of C allele was higher than T allele, i.e. 91.3% and 8.7%.
CONCLUSION: It was concluded that in TB-infected T2DM patients at pulmonary polyclinic Medan, the GPx-1 Pro198Leu polymorphism has CC variant higher than CT, whereas the TT genotype was not found. The frequency of the C allele is higher than the T allele.
Qualitative Analysis of Family-centered Care for Children with Cancer in Palliative Wards: An Evaluation of Needs and Barriers in Resource-limited Settings
Authors: Endah Purnamaningsih Maria Margaretha Sumarti , Mulatsih Sri , Effendy Christantie , Kusnanto Hari
Published: July 2021

Background: Many children with cancer are faced with fatal diagnosis and unbearable pain, and palliative care is highly needed. In Indonesia, the provision of palliative care is only accessible in a few major cities where most cancer treatment facilities are located and development has been slow. While, the implementation of family center care identified a number of challenges related to family empowerment to be included in the development and implementation of interventions.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the perspectives of nurses regarding family-centered treatment in Indonesia’s palliative wards for children with cancer.
Methods: A qualitative approach to content analysis was employed. The study participants were 10 primary nurses in pediatric units who worked with cancer patients regularly. These participants were purposefully chosen. The interview session included 10 study participants. Participants’ work experience ranged from 2 to 11 years, and their age ranged from 27 to 51 years. Data were collected via face-to-face, semi-structured interviews that lasted for an average of 30 to 45 minutes. The interviews were performed to explore the participants’ understanding about the definition of family-centered palliative care, including the needs and obstacles to implementation. These were analyzed using content analysis methodology that includes five main segments: introduction, coding, theme creation, thematic classification, and reporting.
Results: The themes from the study included an appreciation of palliative and family-centered care, palliative care capability and family-centered care, and multidisciplinary cooperation under three principles concerning needs and barriers.
Conclusion: Integrating family-centered care approaches in providing palliative care for children with cancer as well as the resources required for such programs to be implemented by hospital management in working toward improved quality care for patients. Communication and continuity of care remain a challenge; training and equipping clinicians with skills and confidence to carry out family-centered care approaches and palliative care for children with cancer can aid in this process.
The Effect of Flunarizine Prophylactic Treatment on Headache Frequency and Plasma Glutamate Levels in Chronic Tension-type Headache Patients
Authors: Surbakti Khairul Putra , Sjahrir Hasan
Published: July 2021

Background: Previous research has shown that flunarizine may be used for the prophylactic treatment of migraine and that plasma glutamate level monitoring in patients with migraine can serve as a biomarker of response to treatment. Our aim was to assess the efficacy of flunarizine and the correlation of glutamate levels in Chronic Tension-type Headache (CTTH) with response to medication.
Methods: We studied 19 patients with diagnosis of CTTH according to International Classification of Headache Disorder, 2nd edition criteria. The level of plasma glutamate was measured before and after 8-weeks prophylactic treatments. Subjects were randomized into three interventional groups (flunarizine 5 mg, flunarizine 10 mg and placebo). Glutamate levels were measured by means of Glutamate ELISA Kit KA1909 Abnova.       
Results: Flunarizine 5 mg group had lower mean plasma glutamate levels significantly compared to placebo (p < 0.00; 95% CI: 0.40-1.07). Flunarizine 10 mg group had lower mean of plasma glutamate levels significantly compared to placebo (p< 0.00; 95% CI: 0.53-1.27). However, there were no significant differences of mean plasma glutamate levels between flunarizine 5 mg group and flunarizine 10 mg group (p < 0.37; 95% CI: -(0.54) - 0.21). There were no significant differences in headache frequency reduction among the three interventional groups.
Conclusions: The usage of flunarizine as prophylactic treatment can reduce plasma glutamate levels significantly in CTTH patients. Either flunarizine or placebo showed no significant difference in reducing headache frequency in CTTH patients.
Mutations techniques et transformations à l’adolescence : l’inespéré dans la médiation
Authors: Demogeot Nadine
Published: July 2021

La question de l’addiction à Internet trouve toute sa pertinence aujourd’hui, davantage marquée par la période sanitaire particulière liée à la Covid-19. À travers une illustration clinique (Emmanuel, 16 ans), le présent travail a pour visée de rendre compte d’un cheminement psychothérapeutique à l’appui de plusieurs concepts clés (médiation, temporalité, créativité et base sécurisante). D’une part, nous tentons de montrer comment la médiation (ici Internet et les jeux vidéo) dans sa dimension addictive, voire « dissolvante », est venue progressivement constituer un support permettant l’entrée dans la prépensée et la symbolisation. D’autre part, la réflexivité qui ouvre à la construction identitaire et à la reprise de contact avec la réalité (liens au monde et aux pairs) révèle les articulations possibles dans le travail thérapeutique si particulier avec les adolescents. Ce sont ici les principaux éléments de basculement de l’accompagnement de ce jeune que nous avons souhaité souligner afin de rendre compte de la dynamique créative à l’œuvre dans le travail thérapeutique en mettant l’accent sur la fonction de l’attachement et de la dynamique transférentielle.
Traveling waves for a two-group epidemic model with latent period and bilinear incidence in a patchy environment
Authors: San Xuefeng , He Yuan
Published: July 2021

In this paper, we consider a two-group SIR epidemic model with bilinear incidence in a patchy environment. It is assumed that the infectious disease has a fixed latent period and spreads between two groups. Firstly, when the basic reproduction number \begin{document}$ \mathcal{R}_{0}>1 $\end{document} and speed \begin{document}$ c>c^{\ast} $\end{document}, we prove that the system admits a nontrivial traveling wave solution, where \begin{document}$ c^{\ast} $\end{document} is the minimal wave speed. Next, when \begin{document}$ \mathcal{R}_{0}\leq1 $\end{document} and \begin{document}$ c>0 $\end{document}, or \begin{document}$ \mathcal{R}_{0}>1 $\end{document} and \begin{document}$ c\in(0,c^{*}) $\end{document}, we also show that there is no positive traveling wave solution, where \begin{document}$ k = 1,2 $\end{document}. Finally, we discuss and simulate the dependence of the minimum speed \begin{document}$ c^{\ast} $\end{document} on the parameters.
Beyond Comparison? Literary Appropriation and Its Effects on (Post-)Augustan Greco-Roman Text Production
Authors: Hafner Markus
Published: July 2021

This article centers, first, on the Roman reception of earlier Greek literature, which is considered less a simple “receiving” of foreign influence and rather an active “taking” and act of appropriation, and, second, on the effects that this process had on Imperial Greek Literature. Thus, it deals with the question whether Greek literature—at least in part—during the Imperial Period can be considered an autonomous, cosmopolitan, and many-centered phenomenon in its own right and impetus, with its independent production centers that constructed and defined their particular identity. Or, alternatively, whether in the Imperial Age up to the second century CE we encounter a dominating perspective in literary texts, which contributed to strengthen and redefine the Roman viewpoint and the center’s identity from the periphery. The Greek texts which are discussed in this essay invite the interpretation that the Post-Augustan Age, despite its locally diverse and multi-ethnical setup, monopolized a perspective, which encouraged the Greek elite to join the Imperial project, thus resulting in a Greco-Roman literature that appears to be beyond comparison.
Debating Honor in Fifth-Century BCE Athens: Towards a Comparative and Intradisciplinary Approach
Authors: Giannotti Andrea
Published: July 2021

This article tries less to give a practical demonstration than to theoretically sketch out and propose a novel approach to a specific aspect of ancient Greek culture, namely τιμή (honor) and the pursuit of it. Its aim is not only to illustrate the potential proficiency of such a methodology (and to set the ground for its application), but also to highlight concrete opportunities in the Humanities to study how the language of civic institutions in epigraphic sources and the moral language of ethical philosophy penetrate poetry in Greece: the idea that inscriptions and ethical philosophy are something that scholars of poetry should leave to ancient historians and philosophers has left lots of room for new scholarship in this area. Special attention is devoted here to Euripidean drama and its characters who, in exhibiting specific virtues (e.g. benevolence, solidarity, and friendship) while establishing reciprocal relationships, stand as socio-ethical examples of the pursuit of an honorable status within one’s community. Scholars have not fully explored to what extent this portrayal matches historical evidence for benefactions/exchanges between Greek citizens/cities and, at the same time, it complies with the virtues described by Aristotle’s ethical works. By interpreting honor as a means by which people regulate their social lives, the objective of this article is to show how Euripidean drama can serve as a valuable source to be explored for understanding Greek moral attitudes.
Slovenska zgodovinska avantgarda v kontekstu prve svetovne vojne, nacionalizmov in fašizma: primer Antona Podbevška
Authors: Jurić Pahor Marija
Published: July 2021

Za slovensko zgodovinsko avantgardo 1915–1927 je značilno, da se je oblikovala v kontekstu izkušnje prve svetovne vojne, vzpona nacionalizmov in italijanskega fašizma. Prispevek posebno pozornost posveča Antonu Podbevšku, ki velja za prvega slovenskega avantgardnega umetnika, a tudi za nekoga, ki je s svojimi literarnimi nastopi in pesnitvami »dregnil v središčni živec slovenskega kulturnega prostora«. Svojemu občinstvu se je predstavljal z imenom in naslovom svoje pesniške zbirke: Anton Podbevšek – Človek z bombami. O naslovu zbirke je Podbevšek dejal, da je nastala v skladu s takratnim vojnim časom. Prispevek ugovarja predpostavki, da se je Podbevšek na začetku svoje pesniške poti navduševal nad futurizmom in da ga je vojna pod futurističnim vplivom »magično pritegovala«. Ponazori, da že cikel pesmi »Žolta pisma« daje bolj kot na futuristične jezikovne eksperimente misliti na vdor strahot vojne in na govorico travme. Iz analize izhaja, da sta ubeseditev in čutno-konkretna inscenacija doživete vojne groze onkraj estetizacij bistveni značilnosti Podbevškove umetnosti. Številni sodobniki so se v njej »intuitivno« prepoznali, jo simpatetično podoživljali. Kljub fascinaciji, ki jo je vzbujala, se je morala ukloniti nacionalistično in/ali militantno navdihnjenim »graditeljem Bodočnosti«. Prispevek ogovarja tudi konstrukt »balkanskega barbarogenija« in ambivalentni odnos (zlasti primorskih) slovenskih avantgardistov do italijanskega futurizma zlasti zaradi njegovih povezav z iredentizmom in fašizmom.
Juan de Segobia y los manuscritos de la traducción latina del Corán de Robert de Ketton
Authors: González-Muñoz Fernando
Published: July 2021

El objetivo de este estudio es demostrar la estrecha relación que media entre dos de los manuscritos que actualmente se conservan de la traducción latina del Corán de Robert de Ketton (1142-1143), y la figura de Juan de Segobia (1390/5-1458), quien desde 1437 había estudiado esta versión del Corán hasta que él mismo, con la colaboración de un alfaquí hispano, elaboró una nueva traducción.
Tras exponer las noticias que Juan de Segobia ofrece sobre los ejemplares del Corán latino que poseyó, se esboza una ordenación general de la tradición manuscrita del Alchoran de Robert de Ketton, que se divide en dos familias, α (la de los códices más antiguos) y β (la de los más recientes, derivados de un manuscrito traído en 1437 desde Constantinopla a Basilea por Johannes de Ragusio). La comparación entre la redacción que ofrece un grupo de manuscritos de la familia α (muy en particular, la del códice Paris BNF lat. 3393) con las variantes presentes en los códices de la familia β y en la propia edición de Theodor Bibliander (1543) permite concluir que el códice Paris BNF lat. 3669 es una copia de un manuscrito supervisado por Juan de Segobia, donde se ofrecía una redacción del Alchoran de Robert de Ketton revisada a partir de las variantes del códice de Johannes de Ragusio.
From Open Data to Smart City Governing Innovation in the Rennes Metropolitan Area (France)
Authors: Le Breton Marie-Anaïs , Girardeau Mathilde , Bailleul Helene
Published: July 2021

This article is the result of an action-research carried out on the territory of the Rennes metropolis (SmartRennes project). The authors propose a description and analysis of the governance of the smart city based on qualitative approach. Contrary to the idea of a centralised smart city strongly managed by one public actor, they note that the Rennes-style smart city is the result of governance distributed between different poles. They provide complementary methods of description of this governance: a historical vision of smart city actions and measures, an analysis of the values and issues raised by the stakeholders, and a network analysis of governance. Based on qualitative surveys, these results demonstrate the value of a monographic approach in the study of urban innovation and smart city.
Factors Influencing of SSCM Performance of the Indian Insurance Industry
Authors: Mahapatra Puspalata , Tripathy Sushanta , Panda Surya Kanta
Published: July 2021

In to-days economy, Service Supply Chain Management draws surprisingly more attention and insurance sector is one among them. Here the study is an attempt to overcome the challenges that impacts the effectiveness, efficiency and success of SSCM of Indian Insurance Industry. To show the hierarchical interrelationship among the selected significant factors of Insurance Industry an integrated comprehensive frame work has been developed, displayed and explained through an interpretive structural modeling (ISM) technique. Beneath the study various classification of influential factors have been carried out like Autonomous, linkage, Dependencies and Driving force. Finally this study developed a hierarchical structure of selected prominent factors responsible for the success of SSCM of Indian Insurance Industry by using ISM technique. The findings so drawn from the study can be used by the Indian Insurers and Foreign Insurers.
Frequency of computed tomography abnormalities in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a comparative study between lung perfusion scan and computed tomography pulmonary angiography
Authors: Fathala Ahmed , Aldurabi Alaa
Published: July 2021

Background: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is one of the leading causes of pulmonary hypertension. Diagnosis of CTEPH can be established using various imaging techniques, including ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy (VQ) and multidetector computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA). The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of direct pulmonary vascular, parenchymal lung, and cardiac abnormalities on CTPA in patients with CTEPH and to compare the diagnostic accuracy of both VQ scan CTPA in detecting CTEPH.Methods: we retrospectively included 54 patients who had been referred for pulmonary hypertension service (20 males, 34 females). All patients had VQ scan and CTPA within 15 days and underwent pulmonary artery endarterectomy (PEA) thereafter. VQ scan were reported according to modified PIOPED (Prospective Investigation of Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis) criteria. CTPA was considered as diagnostic for CTEPH if it showed presence of thrombus, webs, stenosis, or perfusion lung abnormalities.Results: The mean age of the study population was 41±10 years. The mean pulmonary artery pressure was 53±13 mmHg. Fifty-three of 54 patients in the study population had high probability VQ scan and one patient had intermediate probability. CTPA was suggestive of CTEPH in all patients. The most frequent CTPA findings in the central pulmonary arteries and peripheral arteries were presence of thrombotic materials, abnormal vessel tapering and abrupt vessels-cut off (76% vs 65%, 67% vs 48%, and 48% vs 22%), respectively. The mosaic lung perfusion was present in 78% in the patients, and various cardiac morphology abnormalities were presents and most common was abnormal right to left ventricle ratio, 69%.Conclusion: Our findings indicate that both VQ scan and CTPA are highly sensitive for the detection of CTEPH confirmed by PEA. Most CTEPH patients had several pulmonary vascular, parenchymal lung and cardiac abnormalities. There was no sign with 100% sensitivity on CTPA for CTEPH detection.
Perceptions, risk and understandings of the COVID-19 pandemic in urban South Africa
Authors: Kim Andrew W. , Burgess Raquel , Chiwandire Nicola , Kwinda Zwannda , Tsai Alexander , Norris Shane , Mendenhall Emily
Published: July 2021

Background: How people perceive the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and understand their risk can influence their health, behaviours and overall livelihood. The disease’s novelty and severity have elicited a range of attitudes and perspectives countrywide, which consequently influence the public’s adherence to public health prevention and treatment guidelines.Aim: To investigate perceptions, experiences and knowledge on COVID-19 in a community-based cohort study.Setting: Adults living in Soweto in South Africa’s Gauteng province during the first six weeks of the national lockdown regulations (i.e. Alert Level 5 lockdown from end of March to beginning of May 2020).Methods: Participants completed a series of surveys and answered open-ended questions through telephonic interviews (n = 391). We queried their perceptions of the origins of COVID-19, understandings of the disease, personal and communal risks and its relations with the existing disease burden.Results: Findings from our sample of 391 adults show that perceptions and knowledge of COVID-19 vary across several demographic characteristics. We report moderate levels of understanding about COVID-19, prevention methods and risk, as well as exposure to major physical, psychosocial and financial stressors. Depressive symptoms, perceived infection risk and concern about COVID-19 significantly predicted COVID-19 prevention knowledge.Conclusion: Public health communication campaigns should focus on continuing to improve knowledge and reduce misinformation associated with the virus. Policymakers should consider the mental health- and non-health-related impact of the pandemic on their citizens in order to curb the pandemic in a manner that maximises well-being.
Scripting methods in topographic data processing on the example of Ethiopia
Authors: Lemenkova Polina
Published: July 2021

This study evaluates the geomorphometric parameters of the topography in Ethiopia using scripting cartographic methods by applying R languages (packages 'tmap' and 'raster') and Generic Mapping Tools (gmt) for 2D and 3D topographic modelling. Data were collected from the open source repositories on geospatial data with high resolution: gebco with 15 arc-second and etopo1 with 1 arc-minute resolution and embedded dataset of srtm 90 m in 'raster' library of R. The study demonstrated application of the programming approaches in cartographic data visualization and mapping for geomorphometric analysis. This included modelling of slope steepness, aspect and hillshade visualized using dem srtm90 to derive geomorphometric parameters of slope, aspect and hillshade of Ethiopia and demonstrate contrasting topography and variability climate setting of Ethiopia. The topography of the country is mapped, including Great Rift Valley, Afar Depression, Ogaden Desert and the most distinctive features of the Ethiopian Highlands. A variety of topographical zones is demonstrated on the presented maps. The results include 6 new maps made using programming console-based approach which is a novel method of cartographic visualization compared to traditional gis software. The most important fragments of the codes are presented and technical explanations are provided. The presented series of 6 new maps contributes to the cartographic data on Ethiopia and presents the methodology of scripting mapping techniques.
Spatial distribution patterns of the populations of two subterranean termites (Blattodea: Termitidae) in eucalyptus (Myrtales: Myrtaceae) plantations
Authors: Alamu Olaniyi T , Ewete Francis K , Ayandokun Ayangbade E , Ete John A
Published: July 2021

The study was conducted in Afaka, Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria to determine the spatial distribution patterns of the populations of Ancistrotermes sp. and Microtermes sp. in Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh, Eucalyptus citriodora Hook, Eucalyptus cloeziana F. and Eucalyptus tereticornis Muell plantations. Spatial distributions patterns of the two termite species populations were determined using indices such as ratios of population variance to mean, Lloyd’s index, Green coefficient, Taylor power and Iwao’s regression models. The values of variance to mean ratios, Lloyd’s index and Green coefficient showed that the populations of both termite species had aggregated distribution pattern in all the Eucalyptus species plantations. The distribution patterns of Ancistrotermes and Microtermes differed using Taylor’s and Iwao regression models. The values of R2 in Taylor’s model ranged from 0.02 to 0.99 for Ancistrotermes sp. and 0.29 to 0.99 for Microtermes sp., while in Iwao’s model, R2 ranged from 0.10 to 0.96 for Ancistrotermes sp. and 0.08 to 0.98 for Microtermes sp. The information provided is vital to develop a sound pest management protocol for these termite species.

Keywords: Spatial distribution, Ancistrotermes sp., Microtermes sp., Aggregated, Taylor’s model, Iwao’s model
Bacterial growth inhibitory effects of Calotropis procera’s latex, leaves and roots extracts
Authors: Baluhya Marco , Joseph Charles O
Published: July 2021

This study was conducted to evaluate in vitro antibacterial potential of water and ethanolic extracts from Calotropis procera roots, leaves and latex. The growth inhibitory effects of the extracts were tested against Escherichia coli using disc diffusion method. Amoxicillin was used as positive control, whereas ethanol and distilled water were used as negative controls. Results showed that water extracts from root, latex and leaves had 3.27 ± 0.14, 3.1 ± 0.21 and 2.38 ± 0.24 cm of maximum inhibition zones, while the ethanolic extracts showed 2.91 ± 0.19, 3.02 ± 0.16 and 0.84 ± 0.31 cm, respectively of maximum inhibition zones. The positive control; amoxicillin had 3.56 ± 0.09 cm of maximum inhibition zone. Post hoc tests revealed that roots, latex and conventional amoxicillin were equally effective in inhibiting E. coli growth. It further revealed that water extracts exhibited more growth inhibitory effects than ethanol extracts. No significant variations were observed on the E. coli growth inhibition due to the locations from where C. procera were collected. Generally, results indicated that C. procera inhibited the growth of E. coli. Thus its uses for the development of traditional and complementary medicines and further investigation on its biological activity on other microbes are highly recommended.

Keywords: Antibacterial, Calotropis procera, Diameter of inhibition zone. Escherichia coli, Plant crude extract, Traditional medicine.
Application of linguistic/non-numeric fuzzy aggregation to the ranking of processed crops
Authors: Koloseni David
Published: July 2021

A non-numeric fuzzy aggregation approach is applied for the fusion of information obtained from farmers and experts for evaluation and selection of alternatives under multiple criteria. The technique has the ability to assign linguistic variable to fused information and find consensus of gathered opinions from a number of experts on crop processing for each processed crop. The technique is illustrated with a crop processing problem by adding value to the crop and increase income to entrepreneurs. The proposed technique has been successfully applied to the ranking of the processed crops based on the expert’s opinions, thus obtaining best preferences based on product, technology, marketing, and customer satisfaction. Five crops, namely beans, maize, rosella, sunflower and rice were ranked. Out of the five ranked crops, two processed crops (maize and sunflower) obtained high ranking.

Keywords: Linguistic variables, Fuzzy aggregation, Processed crops, Decision making
Determination of 40K, 226Ra and 228Ra concentrations with dose rates in crayfish from Ode Omi River and radiological implications to the consumers
Authors: Sowole Olusegun , Adeniji Qasim Abolanle , Olagunju Muyideen O
Published: July 2021

Natural radionuclides such as 40K, 226Ra and 228Ra are found naturally in water and sediments of rivers, likewise in soils. They are transferred to aquatic animals through ingestion. Radioactivity concentrations and dose rates of 40K, 226Ra and 228Ra in crayfish species from Ode Omi River in coastal region, Ogun State Southwest of Nigeria were determined by gamma spectrometry using NaI (TI) detector coupled with a pre-amplifier base to a multiple channel analyzer (MCA). 15 samples of crayfish were collected. Cherax tenuimanus had the highest mean concentration and dose rate of values 106.87 ± 9.11 Bq kg–1 and 0.00960 mGy hr–1 respectively for 40K. Moreso, for 226Ra, Cherax quadricarinatus had the highest mean concentration and dose rate of values 2.57 ± 0.82 Bq kg–1 and 4.50 x 10–7 mGy hr–1 respectively. Concerning228Ra, Astacopsis gouldi had the highest mean concentration and dose rate of values 5.23 ± 0.46 Bq kg–1 and 5.86 x 10–13 mGy hr–1, respectively. The average dose rate of the radionuclides in all the crayfish was calculated to be 4.62 x 10 ̶ 3 mGy hr–1 which was below the 0.4 mGy hr–1 limit recommended. The average annual committed effective dose and average excess lifetime cancer risk of all the radionuclides to the consumers were 0.0807 mSv yr–1 and 0.589 x 10–4, respectively, which were below global limits of 1.0 mSv yr–1 and 0.29 x 10–3, respectively, therefore, the ingestion of these natural radionuclides could not pose any radiological health hazards to the aquatic animals, likewise man the consumers.

Keywords: Radionuclide concentration, Dose rate, Cancer Risk.
Variations in the effects caused by magnetic field on chlorophyll, nitrogen, calcium, and iron contents in species of vegetable plants
Authors: Alabi Olusegun O , Sedara Samuel O , Adeyemi Kafayat , Oladejo Felix , Fakunle Mutiu A , Ayedun Funmilayo
Published: July 2021

The rates of reduction in chlorophyll and nutrients such as nitrogen, calcium and iron with the distance or range of source of Magnetic Field (MF) had not been considered. In this work, patterns of damage or reduction caused by a magnetic field on two different species of vegetables were studied. The first group was planted in an environment without the influence of MF, while the second group was subjected to high MF under the 330 kV electric lines. The magnetometer was used to measure the MF intensities. The chlorophyll content of each vegetable sample was determined on the field with a portable chlorophyll meter. The dried harvested samples of two different vegetable species were analyzed using an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) to assess the concentrations of nitrogen (N), calcium (Ca), and iron (Fe) in the samples. Results of elemental concentrations were subjected to statistical analysis to appraise the relationships between the measured variables as responses to high MF. It was observed that the effects of high MF are stronger on spinach vegetable than Lagos spinach. This suggested that the effects of MF on plants are not only MF intensity dependent, but also species-dependent.

Keywords: Magnetic field; Exposure; Regression analysis; Power transmission; Chlorophyll; Iron