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METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SERVICES QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Authors:   Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Davliatova M.A.
Published: December 2021

The paper is devoted to the analysis of the known methodological support for quality assessment and control of communication services. The known approaches to quality assessment of communication services have mainly been developed in relation to the situation, characterized by the fact that each management system actually relied on its own, dedicated communication system. In this case, most of the results apply to analogue communication systems with predominantly assigned channels (paths) to certain information directions, which together reflect the structure of the control system. The synthesis of communication systems is based on the requirements of the respective control system. As a result of the analysis, the limitations of the known methodological support in the field of assessment and control of the communication services quality were revealed. In order to eliminate the identified limitations of the known methodological support in the field of assessment and control of the quality of communication services, the author has developed: analytical and simulation model of an information and telecommunication system with the required level of reliability of its elements; method for determining the parameters of the development directions of telecom operators' networks; method for assessing the probabilistic-temporal indicators of the technical resource of the fragments of the information and telecommunication system, generating communication services of a certain type.
NUMERICAL CALCULATION OF THE VACUUM DEGREE FOR A CORRUGATED WALL
Authors:   Samara State Technical University, Adeyanov I.E. , Alexandrov M.Y. ,   Samara State Technical University
Published: December 2021

The article presents a numerical calculation of the corrugated wall of a transformer under pressure. The permissible degree of evacuation of the wavy transformer tank is determined. The statement of the problem is formulated as follows: to determine the limit of the maximum allowable pressure during the evacuation of the tank with different geometrical dimensions of the corrugation. In this case, the maximum equivalent stress should not exceed the yield point and the walls of the corrugation should not close. Numerical calculation is carried out by the finite element method. This approach to calculating the behavior of a corrugated wall under pressure can be used to determine the maximum allowable internal pressure of the tank.
METHODOLOGY FOR DETERMINING THE TIMING OF THE MANUFACTURE OF NEW ORDERS IN SINGLE PRODUCTION AND REDUCING THE RISKS OF PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
Authors:   Samara National Research University named after academician S.P. Korolyov, Koleganova E.A. , Kokareva V.V. ,   Samara National Research University named after academician S.P. Korolyov, Khaimovich A.I. ,   Samara National Research University named after academician S.P. Korolyov
Published: December 2021

The article is devoted to the development and testing of the methodology for assigning the priority of technological operations for a number of orders and assessing the risks of setting the price and deadlines for new orders, taking into account it’s complexity and priority. It is noted the main problems of high-tech single production and the risks they create. To solve the identified problems on the basis of the analysis, a complex method was chosen, consisting of a combination of the use of simulation modeling and neural network modeling. The neural network model is based on the statistics of the production times of various parts in this area. The type of neural network model selected by the Fitting app is trained by the network using the Levenberg-Marquardt error back propagation algorithm. The simulation model of the production site is built in the Tecnomatix Plant Simulation program. As a result, thanks to the developed methodology, it became possible to obtain information about a new order before it was directly introduced into production, to diversify risks before they caused damage, as well as to improve reputation. In conclusion, as an example, the addition of a new part to other parts already being produced is given, and the time of its production is calculated.
THE METHOD OF AUTOMATED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF A PETROCHEMICAL ENTERPRISE
Authors:   Kazan National Research Technological University, Galimulina F.F.
Published: December 2021

Automation, digitalization, blockchain. These categories have become key in the modern economy and determine the vector of competitive development of industrial enterprises. An important problem remains finding funds for the transformation of the entire production system, as well as identifying the most vulnerable and weak links in the management system of an industrial enterprise. Based on this, the development of a universal methodology, implemented in particular through the use of Data Mining, attracts attention. This predetermined the choice of the topic, object and subject of the study, on the basis of which the purpose of the study is formulated – the development of a methodology for identifying limitations ("strong" and "weak" places) in the functioning of a petrochemical enterprise, adapted to Industry 4.0. Within the framework of achieving the goal, such research methods as formalization (in terms of building a SCOR model of the supply chain of petrochemical products), comparison (in the context of evaluating and comparing the dynamics of development of various industrial enterprises), the coefficient method (laid the basis of the author's universal methodology for evaluating business processes) are used. As a result of the research, the following scientific results were obtained: a formalized SCOR model of the supply chain of petrochemical products was proposed, supplemented by general indicators for evaluating business processes (the first level), which allows linking the results of the activity of an industrial enterprise with these business processes; patterns of development of petrochemical enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan – PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim and JSC Nizhnekamsk Carbon black Plant, characterized by more efficient functioning of the latter, including in the crisis conditions of 2020, were revealed; a comprehensive method (of the first level) of automated detection of restrictions in the functioning of a petrochemical enterprise, tested on the example of petrochemical enterprises, is proposed; a blockchain scheme is proposed in the management of the main business processes of an industrial enterprise. The inclusion of the methodology in the instructional and methodological materials for managing business processes of industrial enterprises will ensure the maximum possible effect as a result of building a data collection system based on the principles of blockchain.
STRUCTURE AND HIERARCHIES OF INFOCOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IN DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS AS DESIGN TEMPLATES FOR SUBSYSTEMS OF UNMANNED VEHICLE
Authors:   Kazan Federal University, Chickrin D.
Published: December 2021

The article presents the structure of infocommunication systems of unmanned transport systems developed by the author, which combines the main information subsystems of the control loop in Advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and shows their interaction. The analysis of the architecture of the ADAS system as a complex system from the point of view of the application of Mesarovich's theory of hierarchical multilevel systems is given (also known as stratification process) - as a result of which ADAS infocommunication systems are presented in the form of a hierarchy of the strata-layers-echelons type. Such a representation has scientific novelty as the application of stratification methods to the description of ADAS infocommunication systems and practical value in the design of the ADAS architecture and the creation of templates for the design of unmanned transport systems infocommunication subsystems.
CONTROL SYSTEM STRUCTURE AND LOGIC FOR UNMANNED VEHICLES
Authors:   Kazan Federal University, Chickrin D.E.
Published: December 2021

The article presents the author developed requirements for the key subsystem of the unmanned vehicle: the control subsystem, with the details of the unmanned vehicle control modes; proposals are given for the implementation of a three-level unmanned vehicle control unit, according to the concept of a "modular crate" proposed by the author.
ASSESSMENT OF THE PROTECTIVE QUALITIES OF MAN AND EQUIPMENT IN THEIR INTERACTION IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEM
Authors:   Samara State Technical University, Yagovkin N.G. , Sidorov A.A. ,   Samara State Technical University
Published: December 2021

The humans and equipment protective properties quality assessment has been carried out. The person protective qualities characteristics and their integral assessment are established. The equipment protective properties dependencies are obtained. The study results make it possible to improve human safety during the technological system operation and eliminate incidents.
FREE-LIVING CILIATES DURING THE PERIOD OF THE GREATEST CYANOBACTERIAL WATER BLOOM IN THE USINSKY BAY (KUIBYSHEV RESERVOIR)
Authors:   Samara Federal Research Center RAS, Andreeva V.A. , Bykova S.V. ,   Samara Federal Research Center RAS, Umanskaya M.V. ,   Samara Federal Research Center RAS, Tarasova N.G. ,   Samara Federal Research Center RAS
Published: December 2021

The study of free-living ciliates in the Usinsky bay (the Kuibyshev reservoir) during the period of mass development of cyanobacteria are presented. The diversity of the ciliate species structure and spatial distribution were studied in summer. The abundance of ciliates varied from 124 to 1176 103ind./m3, biomass – from 6.9 mg/m3 to 104.9 mg/m3 during the study period. No significant differences in the communities of ciliates in different ecotopes of the bay (riverbed, open and overgrown by macrophytes coastal areas) were found. However, on average, in the riverbed part, all indicators of species richness and diversity, and quantitative developmentwere higher than in the littoral zone. The massive development of representatives of s/cl. Peritrichia (up to 51% of abundance and 66% of biomass): single cells species associated with planktonic algae (genera Vorticella, Vaginicola), and colonial free-floating Epistylisprocumbens Zacharias, 1897, was the distinctive feature of ciliate community in the UsinskyBay during the period of greatest cyanobacterial bloom. Water bloom significantly changed the trophic structure of the ciliate community: the role of algophages and nonselective omnivores, ordinary trophic groups of the Reservoir was significantly reduced, and bacterio-detritophages became absolutely dominated. It was shown that the dominant species of cyanobacteria had a significant effect on the ciliate community during the cyanobacterial water bloom.
METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS OF ANTHROPOGENIC LOAD ON RIVERS FROM POINT POLLUTION SOURCES
Authors:   Samara Federal Research Center RAS, Seleznev V.A.
Published: December 2021

Wastewater discharge into rivers has a negative impact on the quality of water resources. The existing methods for assessing the anthropogenic load from the discharge of wastewater into rivers do not allow one to compare and rank according to the degree of load rivers that differ in the size of the catchment area and are located in different natural zones. The author has developed a method for assessing and analyzing the anthropogenic load on rivers from the discharge of pollutants, which takes into account the water content of rivers and basin features of the formation of the quality of water resources. The proposed method makes it possible to determine the integral and differentiated loads for priority pollutants. It allows you to decompose the load into separate components (nitrogen, phosphoric, sulfate, chloride, etc.), to standardize the load taking into account the quality of river waters and to assess the priority of specific pollutants. This method has been tested on 12 rivers in Russia located in different natural and climatic conditions and having a wide range of water runoff values from 10 to 600 km3 / year. The calculation results showed that p. The Volga is experiencing the greatest anthropogenic load from the discharge of pollutants in wastewater. Therefore, first of all for the river. On the Volga, it is necessary to develop a basin program for the gradual reduction of anthropogenic load and mechanisms for its implementation
SOLID MUNICIPAL WASTE TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT
Authors:   Samara State University of Economics, Sidorov A.A. , Kudinova G.E. ,   Samara Federal Research Scientific Center RAS, Rozenberg A.G. ,   Samara Federal Research Scientific Center RAS, Rozenberg G.S. ,   Samara Federal Research Scientific Center RAS
Published: December 2021

In various regions of Russia, there is some sort of crisis in the handling of municipal solid waste. The National Project "Ecology" is aimed at solving this problem, as well as the federal projects "Integrated system of solid municipal waste management" and "Implementation of the best available technologies". However, in the processing and disposal of waste, the problems of preserving the environment (ecology) often come into conflict with the financial component of the development of the industry (economy). The aim of the study is to determine the integrated environmental and economic efficiency of waste management at the regional level. The study considers the scheme of the technological process for the processing of municipal solid waste and assesses the efficiency of replacing the technological equipment at the "EcoResourcePovolzhie" enterprise based in the city of Togliatti. The authors suggest modernization of separation technology to improve the efficiency of waste processing. With the replacement of the existing separators with drum separators, screens RMZ TR-4500, the efficiency coefficients of the sorting and extraction process, the percentage of selection of secondary raw materials, increase. The costs of replacing drum separators were determined, the economic effect and payback period of the proposed modernization were calculated, as well as the environmental effect of reducing the flow of waste to the landfill, extending the life of the landfill, reducing the risk of the release of hazardous components into the air in the event of fire at the landfill, soil pollution and aquatic environment, as well as reducing disposal costs.
Cultivating Cross-Cultural Learning and Collaboration Among Special Educators Engaged in International Service-Learning
Authors: Rose Amy , Snyder Melissa , Murphy-Nugen Amy , Maddox Gayle , Isaac MacKusic Carol , Molefe Bontle
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this project was to explore the influence of international service-learning on the personal and professional development of future special educators and speech-language pathologists. The service-learning students engaged in educational site visits, presentation of workshops, cultural activities, and interprofessional exchange in Botswana. Students completed surveys at the end of the trip and then participated in a focus group interview nine months after the study abroad course was completed. Findings from a qualitative content analysis revealed five emerging themes: open-mindedness, boundary spanning, cultural humility, skill development, and confidence. Implications for cross-cultural collaboration are discussed along with consideration for predeparture activities, high-impact educational practices, and student confidence in achieving professional skills standards.
Experiential Learning in Global Health Education: The Impact of a Field Semester Abroad on Careers and Life Choices
Authors: Vučković Myriam , Neote Sarina , Pruitt Gravley Annie
Published: December 2021

Georgetown University offers unique undergraduate opportunities for experiential learning in global health. Since the early 2000s, all global health seniors participate in the Practical Experience Abroad (PEA), conducting semester-long research and engaging in service-learning in mostly developing countries. This study examines the PEA’s medium- and long-term effect on students’ careers and life choices and assesses the program’s objective of developing essential global health competencies. Ninety percent of alumni (n = 129) rated their PEA as an excellent or good experience, over 85% felt that the experience influenced their personal and professional decisions after graduation, and most believed the PEA had a positive impact on their job search and/or graduate education. The main competencies students developed abroad were intercultural communication, flexibility, adaptability, self-direction, and research skills. The findings underline the great value of experiential learning in global health education and suggest that extended field experiences greatly enhance students’ global competency and career prospects.
Solution Non Linear Partial Differential Equations By ZMA Decomposition Method
Authors: Alwan Zainab Mohammed
Published: December 2021

In this survey, viewed integral transformation (IT) combined with Adomian decomposition method (ADM) as ZMA- transform (ZMAT) coupled with (ADM) in which said ZMA decomposition method has been utilized to solve nonlinear partial differential equations (NPDE's).This work is very useful for finding the exact solution of (NPDE's) and this result is more accurate obtained with compared the exact solution obtained in the literature.
“Sofiyivka”— a masterpiece landscape design of 18–19 centuries on 225th anniversary of its founding
Authors: Kosenko Ivan
Published: December 2021

The material describes the history of the dendrological park "Sofiyivka", as well as its modern material and technical base for scientific research related to monitoring the condition and preservation of flora of the forest-steppe zone of Ukraine; support and development of botanical collections, as well as biotechnology, genetics, breeding and reproductive biology of plants; Landscaping and landscaping not only ensures the preservation of the historic core and the development of the park, but also promotes the creation of already mentioned and other new varieties.
Development of an experimental installation for gray seal magnetoreception research
Authors:   Murmansk Marine Biological Institute RAS, Yakovlev A.P.
Published: December 2021

The assumption was made that Cetaceans, both whales and dolphins, are using geomagnetic field of Earth for orientations during migration. Pinnipeds also make long-distance migrations in open seas without apparent reference point. That may be an evidence of magnetic sense in pinnipeds. In this paper we describe development and construction of experimental installation based on Helmholtz coil for gray seal magnetoreception research. A technique of “selection of an object with specified characteristics” is described, adapted for conduction of experiments with pinnipeds.
Information provision of access to innovation infrastructure
Authors: Samorodov Artem
Published: December 2021

Problem setting. Effective innovative development of the state is impossible without ensuring the proper functioning of innovation infrastructure and innovation processes. In turn, the innovation infrastructure must be accessible to users and have the ability to meet both logistical and information needs. In this aspect, an important issue that will be considered in this article is to ensure free access of participants in the innovation process to the established network of information and communication interaction and assistance.

Analysis of recent researches and publications. V.V. Maloyvan, T.V. Pisarenko, T.K. Kvasha, N.V. Bereznyak, O.V. Prudka, S.V. Glibko, O.V. Rozgon, Yu. V. Georgievsky, Yu. V. Pasmor and O.M. Petukhova studied the issue of information support for access to innovation infrastructure.

Target of research is to analyze the legal regulation of information support for access to innovation infrastructure; identification of existing problems and possible ways to solve them in order to increase the efficiency of the national innovation infrastructure.

Article’s main body. The article discusses the state of information support of the National Innovation Infrastructure. The current legislation and powers of state authorities and other subjects of the innovation process in the field of information support are analyzed. Examples of information and communication provision of innovative infrastructure are considered. Conclusions are drawn regarding possible ways to increase the efficiency of the national innovation infrastructure.

It is expedient to recognize the information and communication support of the innovation infrastructure as a necessary precondition for increasing the economic and scientific potential of the state. Innovation and investment actors seeking to increase their productivity need to navigate large amounts of information to make the most appropriate and justified decisions. This increases the importance of information and communication centers, platforms and other entities that can offer customers structured, relevant, verified and accessible information gathered in one place.

Conclusions and prospects for the development. Particular attention should be paid to the need for the state to encourage the exchange of information at the regional and sectoral levels, which can be achieved by strengthening the role of local governments in providing local and regional innovation infrastructures (both by changing legislation and by conducting information campaigns and communication platforms); as well as by encouraging universities to more actively interact with society and business.
National and European ideals of upbringing and education of the Russian nobility in the second half of the 18th – first half of the 19th century
Authors: Furazheva Natalya S.
Published: December 2021

During the golden age of Russian nobility`s culture (second half of the 18th century – first half of the 19th century) there were significant changes in the system of upbringing and education of the gentlefolk. In the pre-Petrine period education of the Russian nobility was aimed primarily at a spiritual improvement and housekeeping. As a result of the Western Europe`s cultural influence the Russian nobility gains new educational and pedagogical guidelines based on the ideals of Enlightenment. Main focus of the education came to be the training for public service and proficiency in good manners. At that time moral literature acquired a great importance. Western-type boarding schools for men and women appeared. The teaching of foreign languages, especially French, becomes widespread. Foreign teachers and governesses are invited to teach the children of the nobility at home. The combination of the old and new ideals of upbringing and education, which bring together the best domestic and European traditions among the Russian nobility, leads to a gradual building-up of unified educational principles.
Symbolic motifs in the novel Clock by A. M. Remizov
Authors: Zhang Yuwei
Published: December 2021

The paper is to analyze symbolic motifs in A. Remizov’s novel Clock (1908), which is considered as a neo-mythological text. Myth-poetic, mythological, semiotic and hermeneutical methods enable to understand the novel’s neo-mythological structure, to explore symbolic motifs such as the images of time, dream, unconsciousness and nature, which create together a special mythological space, expressing the writer’s compassionate concern for people and their miserable life. The paper aims to identify these symbolic motifs and examine their structure-forming role in connection with the writer’s world view position. The time shown on the clock is symbolic. It restricts and deceives people, whose depressed position is reflected in the motifs of dreams and unconsciousness. Their semantic meanings demonstrate a lack of fraternal love in people and imply their doomed fortune. Based on comparing the description of natural phenomena in the beginning and the ending sections of the novel, the author concludes that human can find a way out of the tragic situation with the help of faith in goodness. Depicting people’s suffering, Remizov shows the destructive power of the evil and expresses his idea of creating a new world at the cost of destroying the present one.
Study of a costume complex from the burial of the princess Natalia Alexeevna Romanova. Preserved and lost
Authors: Orfinskaya Olga V. , Shapiro Bella L.
Published: December 2021

This paper discusses a costume complex from the burial of the Princess Natalya Alexeevna Romanova, the sister of Emperor Peter II. The burial of the young Princess took place in a dynastic necropolis of the Ascension Monastery of the Moscow Kremlin in January 1729, among dozens of tombs of Great Duchesses, Queens And Princesses. Two hundred years later, with the destruction of the monastery, by the efforts of museum and scientific staff, all the sarcophagi of the necropolis moved to the Moscow Kremlin Museums. Here is where their research began as part of a large project “Historical Necropolis” (supervisor T. D. Panova). The costume complex from the burial of Princess Natalya Romanova was studied and restored in 2008–2010 under the highest category restorer in textile and leather N. P. Sinitsyna`s guidance. However, not all the items from the burial have survived to our days — only the princess's dress, her order things, stockings and part of a heavily ruined headdress have been preserved. The other part of the costume complex has been lost for various reasons and at different times (Grand Duke's Mantle, funeral crown, wig, shoes, etc.). This research came as an attempt to present the funeral costume complex in its integrity.
Parametric analysis of Ukrainian vocabulary
Authors: Merkulova Inna A.
Published: December 2021

The paper addresses quantitative analysis of the Ukrainian vocabulary. The object of the research are lexicographic sources: bilingual Ukrainian-Russian and monolingual dictionaries of the Ukrainian (phraseological, synonymic). The main method of research is parametric analysis, developed by V. T. Titov. The point of the method is selection of four sets of words step-by-step, which reflect four important systemic characteristics of vocabulary (usage, co-occurrence-range, number of meanings and richness of synonymous connections). The study puts them as functional, syntagmatic, epigmatic and paradigmatic parameters. The functional core of the Ukrainian vocabulary is made up of lexemes with a length of 2 to 5 sounds. The syntagmatic core of the Ukrainian vocabulary is represented by 1395 words with from 2 to 122 phraseological units. The epidigmatic core of the Ukrainian vocabulary is made up of lexemes with the number of meanings from 3 to 10. The paradigmatic core includes synonymic row with from 7 to 66 members. These varieties combined allow to identify the lexico-semantic core of the Ukrainian (the words included in three and four private cores). The research made it possible to find the dominant of the lexico-semantic system of the Ukrainian. This is the verb “іти”. Since the lexical composition of the language is represented as a system of interacting lexico-semantic fields the paper was about to identify the fields that are most important for the lexical system of the Ukrainian. The results obtained may be used in typological and comparative studies.
Valeryan Sergin and the development of the Siberian landscape painting at the turn of 21st century: to the study of the artist`s works
Authors: Pokrovskaya Natalia V.
Published: December 2021

The subject of research is an artistic practice of V. A. Sergin, a national artist of Russia, a full member of the Petrovskiy Academy of Sciences and Arts, an academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, a participant in more than 180 exhibitions, including 25 national and international projects, more than 20 personal exhibitions. The paper explores artist’s creative biography in the context of Russian and Siberian traditions and analyzes bright stages of the formation and flowering of the “Siberian school” of Russia, the Krasnoyarsk organization of the Union of Artists, with regional, regional, personal exhibitions and specific works of Sergin highlighted. The author addresses artistic originality of the national tradition of the Siberian region, allowing to holistically present a wide panorama of the development of the Siberian and Russian schools. The paper consistently attempts to discover the artist’s creative laboratory and to identify the “formula” of his inspiration. The basis of the study is a set of principles and techniques of work that have been carried out in practice by the artist from the late 1950s to the present day, and takes into account the creative work of V. A. Sergin, which solves specifically pictorial issues. The creative strategy of modern artist is perceived as a universal cultural environment, a territory for the formation of artistic meanings. The creative environment in the workshop, in the open air and during travels creates the conditions for implementing the art program and reveals those processes that help demonstrate and provide the continuity of artistic traditions.
Sacralization of the visual images of the past in a Soviet postcard: history and mythology
Authors: Tkachenko Stanislav O.
Published: December 2021

The paper addresses the illustrated postcard of the Soviet era as a means of representing the heroes of Russian history. It is noted that the processes of sacralization of certain characters significant in a specific cultural and historical context, understood in a broad sense, occurred in several directions — creation of the myth of the “hero of the people”, the myth of a leader, as well as the reinterpretation of folklore and mythological plots. The images of folk heroes were associated with people's liberation movements, or feats committed during current events, such as the Civil War and the Great Patriotic War. Another key section of the visualization of history using a postcard came to be the creation of mythotexts dedicated to the leaders of the state, primarily V. I. Lenin and I. V. Stalin. Along with the real historical characters, the heroes of Russian fairy tales and epics were used in the creation of a historical picture. The study shows how, using a postcard, elements of the visual image of the hero were formed, highlighting how illustrated postcard acted as an ideal means of broadcasting and animation of visual images, a tool for creating stable visual clichés. The author comes to the conclusion that in the case of a historical postcard, the compensatory function of culture was carried out — the replacement of the religious system of values with a set of sacralized images of a different origin — as well as that the postcard of the Soviet era may be considered at present as an artifact of historical memory and a significant visual source of historical information.
A PERCEPTIONAL STUDY ON THE TYPE OF WORK WOMEN UNDERTAKE IN TOP POSITION IN SELECTED SERVICE SECTOR WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PUNE
Authors:   Assistant Professor, MBA department, JSPM’s Jayawant Institute of Management Studies Pune-33, Rajan Dr. Harini , Johri Dr. Anuja ,   Associate Professor, MBA department, JSPM’s Jayawant Institute of Management Studies Pune-33
Published: December 2021

India has one of the lowest female labor force participation rates in the world and a majority of women work in the informal sector. The World Economic Forum said that at the it will take India 108 years to close the overall gender gap and 202 years to bring equality in the workplace. Even though there are more women graduates, the number of those joining the corporate sector and rising to the top remains abysmally low. (Thakur, 2020). In the recent study by Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI)India Ranked 23 globally, India’s female representation on boards has increased by 4.3 percentage points over the past five years to 15.2% in 2019.Though female participation rate increased but it is significantly below the global average of 20.6% (Pathak ,2019). India is near the bottom of the rankings for female representation at senior management levels, only marginally better than Japan and South Korea. Accepting the fact that female participation is top position is very less in India from the above figures this paper aims to examine the women in the top position as well as threw a light on area or type of work in which women are engaged in select service sector in Pune city
AN EVALUATION OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS IN KARNATAKA WITH REFERENCE TO MYSURU AND MANGALURU CITY CORPORATIONS
Authors:   Research Scholar and Assistant Professor of Commerce, Government College for Women (Autonomous) Mandya., N M Mahesha , Nagendrababu Dr. K ,   Professor, Department of Studies in Commerce, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru.
Published: December 2021

The research study attempts to evaluate the financial performance of Mysuru and Mangaluru City Corporations in Karnataka. The study is based on secondary data, which will be collected through secondary sources of financial statements of Mysuru and Mangaluru city corporation. The data so collected will be tabulated appropriately to achieve the objectives set. Required statistical tools will also be used to test the hypotheses formulated in the study. The per capita income and per capita expenditure were increased in all selected Municipal corporations during the study period 2010-11 to 2019-20. There is no significant difference in per capita income between Mysuru CC and Mangaluru CC, which means per capita income is almost equal in selected Municipal Corporations. The per capita expenditure is also equivalent to Mysuru CC and Mangaluru CC. It also found that the expenditure of selected Municipal Corporation is high compared to their income, which means the selected Municipal Corporation depends on State Government grants and loans. There is a significant difference between the development and non -development expenditure on revenue account of both Mysuru and Mangaluru City Corporations. The Mysuru CC had the highest development expenditure in 2017-18 and became 262.64 crores and lowest by 50.04 crores of Mangaluru CC in 2012-13. The Mysuru CC has the highest non-development expenditure in 2019-20 and became 199.52 crores and lowest by 16.73 crores of Mangaluru CC in 2010-11.
Vehicle Motion Planning for the Visually Challenged People Using Ant Colony Optimization
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science Shri Shankarlal Sundarbai Shasun Jain College for Women, T. Nagar, Chennai 600 017, Prasanna Dr. S , Indumathi Dr. T ,   Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Application Mar Gregorios College, Mugappair West, Chennai – 600 037
Published: December 2021

This paper presents a novel proposal to solve the problem of obstacle detection and path planning for visually challenged people based on simple Ant Colony Optimization Meta-heuristic (SACO-MH). The mission of the path planning problem is to enable the vehicle to move from the starting point to the target point while satisfying certain constraints. Constraint conditions are: not a collision with known or unknown obstacles, away from the obstacle as far as possible, determines the shortest path, shortest time and so on. Obstacle detection is made with the help of sensor technology and it is intimated to the user with the help of a smart watch. A voice based navigation system guides the user
Infección por COVID-19 en pacientes en Hemodiálisis en Panamá 2020
Authors: Courville Karen , Bustamante Norman , Mosquera Herna , Viggiano Carlos , Pérez-Carillo Rafaél , Niedda María , Cuero Cesar , Tomlinson Jermaine , Manzanares José , Arroyo Rocio , Alvarado Ernesto , Saldo Dayan , Vargas Francisco , Valdés Regulo
Published: December 2021

Antecedentes y objetivo: Los pacientes con Enfermedad Renal Crónica (ERC) en Hemodiálisis son pacientes que tienen condiciones que los hacen pacientes de riesgo para la infección por COVID-19. Los pacientes en hemodiálisis han sido un grupo muy afectado, debido a que no pueden suspender sus tratamientos para mantener el aislamiento domiciliario, lo que aumenta su exposición y riesgo a infección por COVID-19. Para evaluar el comportamiento de la infección por SARS-CoV-2 en los pacientes en hemodiálisis crónica en Panamá, realizamos un estudio prospectivo de los pacientes infectados por COVID-19 en las Unidades de Hemodiálisis de la CSS de todo el país, para determinar las características de los pacientes afectados, los síntomas que presentaron, su evolución clínica y el desenlace de los pacientes infectados.

Materiales y Médodos: Realizamos un estudio longitudinal descriptivo prospectivo multicéntrico de los casos positivos que se diagnosticaron desde el 15 de julio hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2020 en las 14 Unidades de Hemodiálisis de la CSS del país. 

Resultados y conclusiones: Fueron incluidos un total de 333 pacientes en hemodiálisis con diagnóstico positivo para  infección  por SARS-CoV-2, de un total de 2194 pacientes que realizan hemodiálisis en las Unidades de la Caja de Seguro Social.  El 59.5% de los afectados fueron de sexo masculino.  La edad promedio fue de 56.75 años (DS 15.1 años).  La Tasa de Mortalidad encontrada en nuestro estudio fue de 26%. La incidencia acumulada de COVID-19 en pacientes en Hemodiálisis fue de 16% para el período de estudio del 2020.
Factores relacionados con histoplasmosis diseminada en los pacientes admitidos con VIH-SIDA y fiebre, CHDrAAM, 2017 - 2019
Authors: González Rodriguéz José Anel , Chérigo Elam , Gundacker Nathan , Suárez José Antonio
Published: December 2021

Introducción: el diagnóstico de histoplasmosis diseminada (HD) es un desafío debido a la similitud del cuadro clínico con otras enfermedades infecciosas y no infecciosas. Confirmar un caso de HD requiere realizar procedimientos poco sensibles como hemocultivos, mielocultivos y biopsias de tejidos, o costosos como el antígeno urinario de Histoplasma capsulatum. Conocer los factores clínicos y de laboratorios relacionados con el diagnóstico de HD es de vital importancia en especial en sitios con recursos limitados. Metodología: se realizó un estudio de cohorte retrospectivo donde los expedientes clínicos de los pacientes con fiebre y VIH-SIDA, admitidos con sospecha de histoplasmosis diseminada del 1 de enero de 2017 al 31 de diciembre de 2019 en el Complejo Hospitalario Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid (CHDrAAM) de Panamá, fueron evaluados por características demográficas, clínicas y de laboratorio relacionadas con el diagnóstico de HD. Resultados: 63 pacientes cumplieron los criterios de inclusión, 14 con diagnóstico confirmado de HD y 49 con diagnóstico no confirmado de HD. Los niveles de lactato deshidrogenasa (LDH) y aspartato transaminasa (AST) se relacionaron con el diagnóstico de HD en el análisis univariado. Luego de realizar regresión logística ni AST ni LDH fueron estadísticamente significativas. (p= 0.22 y P = 0.92). Conclusión: Ninguna característica clínica ni de laboratorio se relacionó de forma independiente con el diagnóstico de HD, en pacientes con VIH-SIDA admitidos con sospecha de histoplasmosis diseminada.
Factores de riesgo asociados con la leishmaniasis cutánea en dos comunidades rurales de Panamá Oeste
Authors: Perea Milixa , Rigg Chystrie A. , Santamaría Ana María , González Kadir , Magallón Ariel , Calzada José E. , Hurtado Lisbeth , Chavez Luis , Saldaña Azael
Published: December 2021

Introducción: La leishmaniasis cutánea (LC) es una enfermedad zoonótica endémica en Panamá. Su agente causal son protozoarios del género Leishmania y la transmiten insectos flebotominos. Objetivo: Evaluar los factores de riesgos asociados con la LC y la diversidad de flebotominos en dos comunidades rurales de Panamá Oeste. Metodología: Se seleccionaron dos comunidades endémicas para LC: Trinidad de las Minas (TM), de alta incidencia y Las Pavas (LP), de baja incidencia. Los factores de riesgo asociados con la LC fueron evaluados mediante una encuesta aplicada a100 personas (TM: n=50; LP: n=50). Se colectaron flebotominos con trampas CDC durante tres noches consecutivas en temporada lluviosa y seca. Resultados: La mayoría de las personas confirmó conocer sobre la LC (TM: 96% y LP: 68%). No se encontraron diferencias significativas entre las características sociodemográficas, estructura de las viviendas, composición del peridomicilio y abundancia/diversidad de animales domésticos en ambas comunidades. El reporte de perezosos cercanos al peridomicilio fue mayor en TM (70%) vs LP (32%). La especie de flebotomino antropofílica más abundante durante la temporada seca fue Lutzomyia gomezi (TM: 40.1% y LP: 10.4%). Durante la temporada lluviosa fue Nyssomyia trapidoi (43.4%) en TM y Psychodopygus panamensis (75.7%) en LP. Las especies zoofílicas más comunes en ambas comunidades fueron Trichopygomyia triramula y Pressatia dysponeta. Conclusión: La mayor incidencia de LC en TM podría estar condicionada a su ecología montañosa, con una cobertura boscosa cercana más extensa y una mayor frecuencia de mamíferos reservorios silvestres. Se confirmó la presencia de vectores de LC en el peridomicilio de ambas comunidades.
Beden Eğitimi Öğretmenlerinin Yaşam Beceri Düzeylerinin Bazı Değişkenler Açısından İncelenmesi (Akdeniz Bölgesi Örneği)
Authors: ÇİMEN Erkan , AKINCI Abdullah Yavuz
Published: December 2021

Bu çalışmada beden eğitimi öğretmenlerinin yaşam beceri düzeylerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın evreni Akdeniz bölgesinde görev yapan beden eğitimi öğretmenleri oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın örneklemini evreni oluşturan öğretmenlerin içinden gönüllülük esasına göre katılan toplam 270 öğretmenden oluşmuştur. Çalışmaya katılan gönüllülerden kişisel bilgi formu ile sporun yaşam becerilerine etkisi ölçeğini doldurmaları istenmiştir. İkili karşılaştırmalarda bağımsız gruplarda T testi, ikiden fazla grupların analizinde ise tek yönlü varyans analizi ANOVA testi uygulanmıştır. Farklılığın nereden kaynaklandığını belirlemek için ise LSD testi uygulanmıştır. Testlerin anlamlılık düzeyi için p<.05 olarak kabul edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, çalışmaya katılan gönüllülerin yaşam becerilerinin yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Yaş, medeni durum, hizmet yılı ve eğitim durumu değişkenlerinde istatistiksel olarak farklılık tespit edilirken cinsiyet ve görev yeri değişkenlerine göre farklılık tespit edilmemiştir. Bu durumun, çalışmaya katılan öğretmenlerin benzer lisans eğitim süreçlerinden geçmiş aynı branş öğretmenleri olmasından, oluşan farklılıkların ise öğretmenlerin mesleki tecrübelerindeki artışa bağlı olarak yaşam becerilerinde bilinçlenmesinden kaynaklandığı düşünülmektedir.
Athletes’ Physical Performance in the System of the Sports Medicine Technologies Effectiveness Evaluation
Authors: Kish Anna A. , Goloborodko Evgeny V. , Razinkin Sergey M. , Komlev Artem M.
Published: December 2021

Aim. To determine the effectiveness of the specific loading testing use in assessing the athletes’ physical performance.
Material and methods. We present a post-hoc analysis of data from specific and nonspecific loading testing (bicycle ergometer, treadmill, rowing ergometer, and ski treadmill) of 23 oarsmen athletes (13 male (mean age 25.85±0.88 years) and 10 female (mean age 22.90±1.20 years); 125 track and field athletes (75 male athletes (mean age 24.74±0.91) and 50 female athletes (mean age 23.81±1.35)), 38 ski athletes (22 male athletes (mean age 21.3±2.4) and 16 female athletes (mean age 19.6±1.8)).
Results and discussion. When assessing the physical performance of track and field athletes of various positions using a bicycle ergometer and a treadmill, the maximum oxygen consumption (MOC) parameter for throwers and jumpers was in the range of 29-55 ml/min/kg (it is more appropriate to use a statoergometer), for runners – 39-75 ml/min/kg (testing on a treadmill is preferable). The greatest efficiency and physiological validity was obtained by load testing using a rowing ergometer for rowing athletes and a ski roller treadmill for athletes of ski sports (the ratio of heart rate at the anaerobic metabolism threshold level to the heart rate “on failure” is ~ 97%). With bicycle ergometry, low values of MOC were obtained in athletes training for endurance, and, including on the treadmill, in athletes with the main strength load and implies the work of the muscles of the upper shoulder girdle and back. The functional and reserve capabilities of the athlete are not reflected in the data obtained that makes impossible to judge the level of his/her functional readiness.
Conclusion. Sports medicine technologies reflecting the dynamic characteristics of athletes’ physical performance should be evaluated from the point of view of informativeness and efficiency of their application depending on the type of sport. Conclusion about the effectiveness of sports medicine technologies should be made considering the results of the functional and physical performance testing under the exertion, specific to a particular sport.
Post CO VID-19 Encephalopathy Treatment
Authors: Lebedeva Jinna I. , Kutergina Tatyana I. , Turovinina Elena F. , Elfimova Irina V. , Orlova Alexandra S.
Published: December 2021

Aim. To evaluate the severity of encephalopathy and the efficacy of the second stage of rehabilitation in patients with post-infectious encephalopathy.
Material and methods. The study included 92 patients with post-infectious encephalopathy, who underwent the second stage of rehabilitation after СOVID-19 infection. All patients were divided into 2 groups: those, who were referred to rehabilitation after the end of the treatment (n=54) and those, who refused to undergo rehabilitation (n=38). In all cases the severity of coronavirus infection, percentage of pulmonary involvement (based on chest CT-findings) and the presence of comorbid pathology were assessed. The severity of the prevailing syndromes was assessed using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Patient status dynamics was assessed using Rehabilitation routing scale (RRS), Rivermead, Holden and Hauser scales.
Results and discussion. Post-infectious encephalopathy was mainly accompanied by vestibular ataxia syndrome in 51 (55.4%) patients (in 51.9% and 60.5% patients in groups 1 and 2, respectively) and cerebro-asthenic syndrome in 73 (79.3%) patients (in 72.2% and 89.5% patients in groups 1 and 2, respectively). Comprehensive rehabilitation process is characterized by staging aimed at compensating for all components of pathogenesis that affected during the period of severe course of COVID-19 infection. Rehabilitation was an effective measure for the compensation of neurologic complications of COVID-19 infection. After 2 weeks, cerebro-asthenic syndrome was observed in 24.1% patients in group 1 and 71.0% in group 2 (p <0.05), vestibular ataxia syndrome – in 18.5% and 28.9% (p<0.05) of patients in groups 1 and 2, respectively. The current pandemic is highly likely to be accompanied by a significant increase in the prevalence of encephalopathy affecting the ability to return to daily functioning.
Conclusion. The main manifestations of post-covid encephalopathy are cerebro-asthenic (79.3%) and vestibular ataxia (55.4%) syndromes. Therapeutic and rehabilitation measures carried out at the 2nd stage of rehabilitation is an effective measure to compensate for the severity of post-covid encephalopathy.