bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Pitfalls of Restriction Enzyme Mapping Following Generation of CRISPR Constructs
Authors: Hassani Mehdi , Hesami Sara , Maroofi Nahal , Banan Mehdi
Published: September 2021

Background: The PX330 and the related PX459 plasmids are widely used for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)/Cas9-mediated genome editing. Screening for plasmids containing the correct sgRNA template insertion is one of the most important steps in this system. Different methods for screening the sgRNA inserts have been deployed. One such method is Restriction Enzyme (RE) mapping. Restriction enzyme mapping can be used to screen for numerous plasmid recombinants simultaneously.
Methods: In this study, the sgRNA templates were initially cloned into the above PX459 plasmids. Subsequently, the accuracy of the constructs was determined by RE mapping.
Results: This method was established to screen for sgRNA-bearing PX459 plasmids. However, numerous anomalies were detected after ligation of sgRNA templates into RE digested PX459 plasmids.
Conclusion: Our data suggest that RE mapping is only appropriate as an initial screen and that the identity of all plasmids with the correctly identified RE maps should be confirmed by Sanger sequencing.
The Susceptibility of Healthy People to COVID-19 Infection and the Role of ACE2
Authors: Kushkestani Mehdi , Parvani Mohsen , Tartibian Bakhtyar , Eslami Rasoul
Published: September 2021

The COVID-19 virus has caused many deaths of people worldwide since the pandemic began. However, no definitive treatment for this infection has been discovered so far. It has been shown that comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases are associated with an increased risk of SARS-COV-2 infection. Interestingly, SARS-COV-2, like SARS-COV, uses the ACE2 gene to enter the host cell. Also, changes or imbalance in ACE2.ACE can affect SARS-COV-2 susceptibility, related outcomes and mortality. Regarding the crucial role of ACE2 protein in COVID-19 infection, the effect of different factors such as age, BMI, physical activity levels, nutritional status, altitude, as well as blood group was assessed on the level of this protein. Further, to our knowledge, no study has been conducted to examine factors that increase or decrease the risk of COVID-19 and its related severity and outcome in normal subjects emphasizing the pivotal role of ACE2. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to investigate the involved mechanisms of ACE2 protein and other risk factors causing infection in different situations and finally, to introduce a safe, accurate, and cost-effective approach to prevent SARS-COV-2 infection and hard clinical outcomes in normal subjects.
Occupational Therapy Intervention Among Older Adults
Authors: Hosseini Seyed Ali , Rashedi Vahid , Gharib Masoud
Published: September 2021

The article's abstract is not available.
Rol de la protección radiológica en procedimientos de cardiología intervencionista
Authors: Montalvo Teodoro Rivera , Chavarín Eduardo Santiago Uruchurtu
Published: September 2021

El objetivo de la protección radiológica es permitir el aprovechamiento de la radiación en todas sus formas conocidas, con un riesgo aceptable tanto para el personal que trabaja con los rayos X como para la población en general y las generaciones futuras. Debido al potencial daño que pueden ocasionar los rayos X, no se debe permitir ninguna exposición innecesaria. El principio que gobierna la protección radiológica en todas las exposiciones se conoce con el nombre de ALARA (as low as reasonable achievable) que se traduce como: “Tan bajo como sea razonablemente posible” para nuestro caso lo manejaremos como Tan bajo como sea razonablemente práctico. El objetivo de este trabajo es poder concientizar a los médicos cardiólogos intervencionistas y a los tomadores de decisiones de la importancia de establecer un programa de capacitación y entrenamiento en protección radiológica.
Ways to Overcome Poverty and Income Inequality in the Context of New Global Challenges: the Most Important Conclusions for Ukraine
Authors: Ramskyi Andrii
Published: September 2021

The article examines the risks of deepening poverty and income inequality that arise from global challenges of population aging, job losses due to shrinking sales markets, trade wars, long-term quarantine and compliance with the safe distancing of people as part of restrictive measures against the spread of COVID–19, the nature of employment (remote work, temporary reduction of labor migration), and other norms in the fight against the dangerous contagious disease. Given the facts that the prevention of spreading and localization of dangerous diseases, their treatment, and the rehabilitation of patients affect all segments of the population, have negative effects on all areas of people’s lives and also add to the increase of socio-economic risks, including poverty and inequality, the study of this issue is extremely relevant. The financial implications of these challenges for many households lead to falling real incomes, and an increase in costs and debts, and their non-repayment, which generally cause sudden poverty and increasing inequality of income and property.

Purpose of the article: To investigate the risks of poverty, including sudden poverty, the inequality of household incomes amid the fight against the COVID–19 pandemic, and it identifies ways to overcome them. Methods: A review of the scientific literature, a presentation of statistical data, and statistical research.

Findings & Value added: As a result of research, a list of new risks of poverty and income inequality is outlined, and preliminary assessments of the consequences of the COVID–19 for households are summarized; signs of short-term loss are generalized; the solvency of households as a possible precondition for sudden poverty is evaluated; cross‑country comparisons of poverty risk are made; the scheme of state aid to improve living standards of people during the outbreak of new dangerous diseases in the EU and Ukraine is generalized; ways to overcome poverty and income inequality are substantiated to restore the resilience of financially vulnerable households and ensuring the development of human capital.
Analyzing and Strategizing the Development of Entrepreneurial Activity Based on the Principles of Increasing Productivity (Illustrated by the Example of Developed Countries and Ukraine)
Authors: Burkynskyi Borys Volodymyrovych , Goryachuk Valeriy Fedorovych , Laiko Oleksandr Ivanovych , Lisyuk Volodymyr Mytrofanovych , Shlafman Nataliia Leonidivna , Bondarenko Olena Volodymyrivna
Published: September 2021

The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of productivity in developed countries, including EU countries and Ukraine. Hypotheses about the identity of the deindustrialization factor as the main cause for productivity decrease for both the Ukrainian economy and the economic systems of developed countries are verified.

Purpose of the article: To develop a comprehensive methodological approach to strategizing and state regulation of the business environment based on guidelines developed according to the results of a comparative analysis of the productivity of entrepreneurial activities and focused on maximizing the creation of added value, which is a criterion for increasing the productivity of entrepreneurial activities.

Methods used: A review of the scientific literature, a comparative analysis of the productivity of entrepreneurial activity in developed countries and Ukraine, including time series analysis, calculating growth rates of per capita value-added, and factor analysis of key obstacles that hinder the growth of the productivity of innovative entrepreneurial activity.

The contribution made to the theory and methodology of productivity includes the proposed definition of the economic category “productivity of entrepreneurial activity”; general methodological principles of forming a strategy for improving the productivity of entrepreneurial activities are established; taking into account the best international experience, the main principles of state regulation of the entrepreneurial environment are laid down; it is established that the purpose of the strategy for improving the productivity of entrepreneurial activity is to provide the state with favorable business conditions, i.e., to create a favorable entrepreneurial environment and make it possible to identify and use hidden assets of entrepreneurial structures to develop value-added chains, the growth of which is a criterion for increasing productivity.
Przeobrażenia kultury organizacyjnej
Authors: Czajkowska Maria
Published: September 2021

Niniejsze opracowanie zawiera opis elementów kultury organizacyjnej w podziale na organizacje tradycyjne, współczesne i przyszłości oraz akcentuje zmiany, jakie dokonały się i wciąż się dokonują w tej dziedzinie zarządzania. Autorka podjęła próbę odnalezienia punktów przełomowych w nauce o kulturze organizacyjnej i określenia ich wpływu na organizację.
La responsabilité civile des associés des sociétés commerciales dans le droit polonais – les influences de la culture juridique française et les influences des autres cultures
Authors: Klimaszewska Anna
Published: September 2021

La question de la responsabilité civile des associés des sociétés commerciales et de l’influence de la culture juridique française sur sa forme finale s’inscrit dans une question beaucoup plus large, notamment celle de l’évaluation des influences françaises sur la totalité du système juridique polonais, ce qui n’est pas facile, vu le fait que ce dernier constitue une mosaïque particulière de solutions et d’institutions dont l’origine provient de différentes cultures juridiques. Cette situation est directement liée à l’histoire de notre pays qui, depuis des centaines d’années, est une histoire de convergences et d’interpénétration de différentes cultures juridiques, ce qui mena à la création d’un système original et unique qui puise – à divers niveaux – des solutions et des institutions formées dans d’autres systèmes juridiques.
Legislación costarricense y su relación con la bioeconomía moderna
Authors: Sánchez Gómez José Ignacio
Published: September 2021

El desarrollo histórico de la bioeconomía, se ha caracterizado por estar sumido en un proceso de constante dinamismo y evolución teórica, albergando no solo numerosas definiciones, sino también diversas estrategias que le permiten tener una aplicación apacible. Este nuevo modelo, ha llevado a los gobiernos a reconsiderar la posición que deben tomar los marcos regulatorios para alinearse al desarrollo de los tres pilares básicos de la bioeconomía (biotecnología – biomasa – biodiversidad) y de esta forma, contribuir al desarrollo sostenible. El objetivo de esta investigación, es analizar las fortalezas y debilidades de la legislación costarricense en relación con el desarrollo de la bioeconomía, a través de una revisión de literatura de leyes actualizadas costarricenses del año 2017, emitidas por el Departamento de Servicios Parlamentarios de la Asamblea Legislativa. Los resultado indican un total de 58 instrumentos legales (leyes, políticas, decretos) que aportan positivamente a la producción y la conservación desde los principios bioeconómicos, una legislación limitante en la práctica de la bioeconomía y nueve herramientas que obstaculizan la producción pero aportan a la conservación, dando como conclusión, un extenso marco legal que no necesita mayor creación de leyes, sino mayormente una coordinación central y articulación de todas las herramientas con las que ya cuenta.
Biofuels
Authors: Gómez Rodríguez Dustin Tahisin
Published: September 2021

The overall objective of the article is to characterize trends in biofuel production worldwide. The methodology is qualitative, and the method is of documentary review by matrices with an observation window of the last decade. The main results in reference to the lines of discussion around the production of agrofuel worldwide are from the legislation underpinning the legal environment of trade; secondly, prices; third trade; fourthly production and finally the impact of production on the environment. The main conclusion is that there is scientific evidence that establishes the advantages and disadvantages of biofuel production both economically, socially, politically, and environmentally. One way the agribusiness of biofuels has responded to is through the use of technologies to minimize the effects of production. An example of this is second-generation biofuels. However, there is still a long way to go to say that they are the best choice from the economic, environmental, and social dimensions.
Cadenas de valor cortas hortícolas en Lima – Perú
Authors: Rendón Schneir Eric
Published: September 2021

La ciudad de Lima, capital del Perú,  tiene en la actualidad 10 millones de habitantes y la pandemia del Covid-19 ha puesto en evidencia las vulnerabilidades referidas a la seguridad alimentaria en Lima.  El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar la producción de hortalizas en la ciudad de Lima con el fin de generar información que brinde a los planificadores e investigadores  criterios para  el desarrollo de la producción agraria en la ciudad de Lima.  A pesar que en los últimos 45 años han disminuido las áreas agrícolas, el volumen de producción  de hortalizas viene aumentando desde el año 2002; esto a pesar de que las parcelas agrícolas tienen las características de un minifundio. Una explicación posible para el crecimiento de la producción es la demanda creciente de hortalizas de  los consumidores de la ciudad de Lima. Al evaluar los factores que inciden en esta demanda creciente, los ingresos per-cápita fueron una variable explicativa, mientras que la variable precio no lo fue. Con la presente investigación se busca contribuir a mejorar la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición en la ciudad, además de generar mejoras ambientales y sociales, destacando las potencialidades del autoabastecimiento hortícola en la ciudad de bajo un enfoque de cadenas de valor cortas en el contexto del Covid-19.
Human Growth and Development: Educational and Professional Challenges and Opportunities
Authors: Bishop Malachy , Boland Elizabeth A. , Sheppard-Jones Kathy
Published: September 2021

The 2004 Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) standards were revised to include Human Growth and Development (HGD) as a knowledge domain. The HGD domain introduces a significant amount of new content to the curriculum, including several topics that have not traditionally appeared in the rehabilitation counselor educational curriculum. Thus, this domain presents both an educational challenge and an educational and professional opportunity. Our purposes in this article are to review the place of HGD in the CORE curriculum and in rehabilitation counseling practice; to describe the HGD knowledge domain and its educational outcomes; and to discuss educational perspectives on this knowledge domain in the preservice curriculum. We propose that the inclusion of the HGD domain provides an opportunity for improving professional practice and for exploring our current and future professional roles.
PATHOGENETIC APPROACH TO EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF MILD NEURO-ORTHOPEDIC PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN
Authors: Winderlich M. E , Schekolova N. B
Published: September 2021

216 children and adolescents from 3 months to 17 years with mild neuroorthopedic pathology - torticollis, abnormal foot placement, flat-valgus feet, posture disorders, scoliosis, shortening of the limb were examined. The etiological factors of Natal trauma and the pathogenesis of torticollis formation were determined with confirmation by instrumental research methods. During the growth of the child, there is a progression of neuroorthopedic pathology in the form of scoliotic spinal deformity with a misalignment of the pelvic bones due to an asymmetric flat-valgus installation of the feet. The program for differential diagnosis and prevention of mild neuroorthopedic disorders was developed depending on the age of children. It is shown, that the leading link in the pathogenesis of neuroorthopedic pathology is natal trauma. Timely diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the musculoskeletal system will prevent the formation of pathology in various age periods.
INFLUENCE OF MICROPULSE LASER TREATMENT OF DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA ON THE RETINAL PHOTOSENSITIVITY
Authors: Guro M. Yu , Khzardzhan Yu. Yu , Potapova V. N , Balalin A. S
Published: September 2021

72 patients (72 eyes) were examined with flat diffuse or focal diabetic macular edema up to 500 microns high. Patients were divided into two groups. The first group included 40 patients (40 eyes) with a treatment using a Supra 532 laser (Quantel Medical, France). The second group (control group) included 32 patients (32 eyes) with a treatment using a Supra 577 laser (Quantel Medical, France). Significant decrease of macular edema and increase of focal threshold were statistically achieved in both groups. At the same time, a statistically significant difference in the treatment efficacy between the first and second groups was not detected.
CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF THERAPEUTIC AND PROPHYLACTIC MEASURES IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH OPERATED OVARIES IN HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA
Authors: Demina D. V , Vustenko V. V
Published: September 2021

According to the literature, women with a history of ovarian surgery have reproductive health problems not only during the planning stage of pregnancy, but also during the gestational period. The aim of the study was to reduce the frequency of obstetric complications in pregnant women with operated ovaries with hyperhomocysteinemia by developing a scheme of therapeutic and preventive measures. The study included 117 pregnant women with surgical interventions for benign ovarian tumors/ovarian tumors in the presence of hyperhomocysteinemia, of which 60-the developed scheme was used (group E1) and 57-observations and treatment were carried out according to the orders of the Ministry of health of Ukraine and the Ministry of health of the DPR (group E2). The control group (group K) consisted of 30 conditionally healthy pregnant women. The analysis of the obtained results showed the effectiveness of the proposed complex of therapeutic and preventive measures in pregnant women with operated ovaries with hyperhomocysteinemia.
CONTAMINATION OF SOIL IN RURAL AREAS OF THE ASTRAKHAN REGION EGGS AND LARVAE OF HELMINTHS
Authors: Irdeeva V. A , Arakelyan R. S , Galimzyanov Kh. M , Bogdanyunc M. V , Stepanenko E. A , Maslyuaninova A. E , Danilova K. V , Orngalieva K. N , Deeva T. M
Published: September 2021

The parasitic contamination of the soil of rural areas of the Astrakhan region for the presence of eggs and larvae of helminths and cysts of pathogenic intestinal protozoa was studied. The highest number of unsatisfactory soil samples was observed in the Limansky district of the Astrakhan region - 12.2 %, when dead larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis and unfertilized eggs of Askaris lumbricoides were found. The presence of Toxocara canis eggs and dead Strongyloides stercoralis larvae in the soil indicates contamination of this object with the feces of invasive animals. The presence of unfertilized eggs of Askaris lumbricoides in soil samples taken from playgrounds in rural areas of the Astrakhan region indicates that these objects are contaminated with the feces of infected people. Contamination of soil in rural areas of the Astrakhan region eggs and larvae of helminths, in the Krasnoyarsk area above 4.1 times higher than in lymans'ke and 6.7 times compared to Kamyzyaksky.
MORPHOFUNCTIONAL FORMATION OF THE SKIN AS AN ORGAN IN THE PROCESS OF ONTOGENESIS
Authors: Mishina E. S , Zatolokina M. A , Ten'kov A. A , Tsymbalyuk V. V , Nevolko V. O , Shmatko I. A , Zatolokina E. S
Published: September 2021

The development of new areas of medicine requires more accurate visualization of the structural components of the skin of laboratory rats, their spatial distribution and dynamics of changes in the postnatal period. The study was carried out on male Wistar rats skin at different periods of postnatal ontogenesis. There is a gradual accumulation and development of skin derivatives in the skin in the postnatal period, as well as structures laid down in prenatal ontogenesis. In connection with the addition of new functions performed by the skin, qualitative and quantitative morphological and functional changes occur in it.
FEATURES OF PERINATAL AND PUBERTY DEVELOPMENT AND THE RISK OF CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN SYNDROME IN ADULT IN MEN
Authors: Popkov V. M , Loyko V. S , Chekhonatskaya M. L , Fomkin R. N , Tverdokhleb S. A , Bakhmetev A. S
Published: September 2021

Establishing the causes of chronic pelvic pain in men still remains an urgent task for specialists in various fields. Many etiological factors leading to the onset of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) and its further progression provide grounds for scientific discussion. In order to study the possibilities of predicting the development of CPPS, a promising direction can be the study of the features of the course of the perinatal and pubertal periods of development. The analysis of the ratio of the severity of disorders in the perinatal and pubertal periods of development with the risk of CPPS formation in the adult state in 136 men aged 18-40 years was carried out.
USING OF PERSONALIZED SCREW GUIDE FOR LATARGET PROCEDURE
Authors: Tregubov A. S , Malanin D. A , Cherezov L. L
Published: September 2021

The advisability of using a personalized guide in patients with anterior instability of the shoulder joint during Latarget procedure is shown. A multiplanar reconstruction of postoperative CT was carried out and the position of the bone block of the graft in the sagittal and axial planes relative to the articular process of the scapula was assessed. The angle between the screws and the plane of the articular process of the scapula was also evaluated. The use of preoperative CT planning with the manufacture of a personalized guide for positioning and fixing the bone block of the graft during the Latargier operation allows to increase the accuracy of the restoration of the defect in the articular surface of the glenoid, to position the implants more correctly and thereby reduce the risks associated with damage to the suprascapular nerve branch.
ORGANIZATIONAL AND METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR DEPLOYING A LABORATORY NETWORK FOR DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES ON SARS-COV-2 IN THE VOLGOGRAD REGION
Authors: Snatenkov E. A , Tkachenko G. A , Toporkov A. V. , Viktorov D. V. , Zhukov K. V , Zubareva O. V , Klimina I. A , Taratutina M. N , Skakovsky M. N , Karchava S. K , Shumakevich G. V
Published: September 2021

The article highlightsthe main results of the implementation of measures to ensure the deployment of a laboratory testing network for the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 in the Volgograd Region.
ASSESSMENT OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE ORAL ENVIRONMENT ON THE STRENGTH OF ENDODONTIC CROWNS MADE OF HYBRID CERAMICS IN THE LABORATORY
Authors: Sevbitov A. V , Dorofeev A. E , Ershov K. A , Enina Yu. I , Kalinovskiy S. I , Pustokhina I. G
Published: September 2021

A topical issue in dentistry is the problem of restoring teeth after endodontic treatment. There are many materials available to restore them. However, each of them has its own negative properties. The purpose of this work was to determine the degree of influence of the oral environment on the strength characteristics of endocrowns made of hybrid ceramics. 30 samples from hybrid ceramics were examined. One of the groups was confirmed by thermal Cycling, and the other was not. Further, both groups on the Instron-5982 device were subjected to vertical compression load before the destruction began. According to the results of this study, it can be noted that endocorns made of hybrid ceramics perfectly distribute the occlusal load and have good elasticity, but thermal Cycling has a negative impact on the strength characteristics of this material.
OBSTETRIC AUDIT OF CAESAREAN SECTION FREQUENCY IN LEVEL II HOSPITALS FOR 2016-2019, BASED ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF M. ROBSON
Authors: Miroshnikov A. E , Zharkin N. A , Shevtsova E. P , Shatilova Yu. A. , Gavrilchuk T. K
Published: September 2021

The caesarean section is an important factor characterizing of obstetric care. In recent decades, the frequency of cesarean section has become pandemic. The large variability of the initial state of women in labor and the variety of indications for surgery do not allow us to identify the main determinants. In order to develop effective measures to reduce the frequency of abdominal delivery, WHO recommends using the M. Robson classification (TGCS). A study using the M. Robson scale identifies the patient population, among which a decrease in the number of abdominal delivery is possible and measures can be developed aimed at reducing the frequency of cesarean section in level II hospitals.
APPLICATION OF M-CHIP IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PERIODONTAL POCKETS
Authors: Yarygina E. N , Kriventsev A. E , Vardanyan L. V , Vezirov R. R
Published: September 2021

In dental practice, patients with periodontal diseases are quite common. Therefore, to improve the effectiveness of treatment tactics, this article discusses the basic principles of surgical treatment of periodontal pockets using the M-Chip nanomatrix. Laser Doppler flowmetry and index assessment of periodontal tissues were used as diagnostic methods for checking the results.
Demographic Transition in The Cis Countries: Trends and Preliminary Results
Authors: Bezverbny Vadim , Bardakova Lidia
Published: September 2021

The presented work is devoted to the consideration of trends and effects of demographic transition in the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (hereinafter-the CIS). The main purpose of the study is to consider the impact of the demographic transition on the population dynamics both in the post-Soviet countries and on a global scale. For a more systematic understanding of the depth of demographic changes at the present stage of society’s development, historical trends in population development and key provisions of the theory of demographic transition were considered. The trends of demographic developmentof the CIS countries in the period 1992–2020 were analyzed, including the dynamics of the population, the values of birth and death rates, as well as indicators characterizing the change in the age structure of the population. In order to obtain an information base for the study of trends in the demographic development of the CIS countries, a statistical method was used: data from international organizations of the United Nations and the CIS Statistical Committee were used to characterize the demographic trends of the CIS countries, including national statistics data, as well as data from the Internet project-Our World in Data to obtain historical data on the dynamics of the world population. The method of system analysis was used to assess the trends and characteristics of demographic processes in the CIS countries in the context of the theory of demographic transition. The analytical method was also used in the study. Based on the values of the total fertility and mortality rates, the natural growth rate, the total fertility rate, life expectancy, as well as the median age in the CIS countries, the authors make an assumption – which stage of the demographic transition is characteristic of this group of states. In conclusion, the authors present hypotheses about possible directions of demographic development of the post-Soviet countries in the context of the theory of demographic transition.
Demographic and Economic Potential of Migration from Latin America
Authors: Topilina Anna
Published: September 2021

The article examines the demographic and economic potential of organizing a new migration flow from LatinAmerica to Russia. In the context of the demographic crisis in which Russia is located, and the low fertility of Russian women, scientists see the only way to preserve and increase the population of the Russian Federation – migration. However, the quality and level of migration that exists in Russia today is problematic. Migrants from the former Soviet republics form ethnic enclaves, do not want to assimilate, and damage the Russian economy by withdrawing funds outside the Russian Federation. Under these conditions, the author proposes to organize an irrevocable migration from Latin American countries, which will solve the demographic problem by naturalizing Latinos who are mentally close to Russians, and stabilize the Russian economy due to the influx of workers, as well as a significant reduction in money transfers abroad due to the low exchange rate of the ruble against the dollar, and, in this regard, the unattractiveness of Russia as a donor of material resources. At the same time, the organization of this migration flow will “unload” the region. Russia will accept migrants who want to leave their countries that are in political and economic crisis, but whose entry into the territory of neighboring states and the United States is difficult. The organization of this migration flow will also help the Russian Federation to gain geopolitical partners in the problematic region. The author examines all the positive and negative aspects of the organization of this migration flow, presents applied technologies for organizing migration from Latin America. The author uses statistical materials, scientific research data and publications in the media that reflect the content of the studied problems. The material of this article is a project, the organization of which will require further study and significant methodological efforts. The proposed concept of organizing irrevocable migration from Latin American countries can be a way out of the complex crisis that has developed in Russia and in Latin American countries.
Description of acid battery operating parameters
Authors: Pszczółkowski Józef
Published: September 2021

The principles of acid battery operating and its features are discussed. The tests results of voltage measured at the terminals of a loaded battery under constant load conditions dependence on time have been presented. The principles of acid battery electric models creating and various possibilities of its description are presented. The principles of processing the results for the purpose of determining and describing the battery model are characterized. The possibilities of description of the characteristics under stationary and non-stationary conditions by means of glued functions, linear combination of exponential functions and determination of electrical parameters of the battery as components of the circuit, i.e., its electromotive force, resistance and capacity are indicated. The signals recorded during the cranking of the engine crankshaft by the starter are discussed. There are indicated the possibilities of using the crankshaft driving signals as diagnostic signals of the battery, electric starter, and internal combustion engine.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EARLY DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL COMPLICATIONS POST HEMATOPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLANT. FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Authors: Mohammed Jaleel , Rai Jayanti , Bakhsh Hadeel , Hobbs Julie , Hashmi Shahrukh
Published: September 2021

Introduction To help monitor and manage complications, monitor disease progression, and help lower morbidity and mortality rates in Hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) patients, the use of artificial intelligence technology can prove to be an efficient tool. Aim We propose a futuristic vision of an artificial intelligence model which could help in early detection of MSK related complications, improve communication between HCT healthcare professional team, improve diagnostics via machine learning (ML), help monitor symptom/ disease progression remotely, and help integrate services for a more patient-friendly service delivery, i.e., drug prescription, exercise prescription, appointment tracking, referral pathways. Materials and methods The proposed model is a three-phase integrated program where musculoskeletal physical examination is combined with wearable textiles interface platform and machine learning algorithms, thereby providing live and remote feedback of changes as they happen in at the musculoskeletal and vital signs level. Result With the help of machine learning technology, various algorithms can be created to help improve remote and live diagnostic accuracy of post-HCT musculoskeletal manifestations. Subtle changes over the course of time in various patient groups can be detected at the skin, fascia, muscle, bone level; thereby helping in better understanding of the disease and its management.
The COVID-19 pandemic and changes in the level of contact between older parents and their non-coresident children: A European study
Authors: Vergauwen Jorik , Delaruelle Katrijn , Dykstra Pearl A. , Bracke Piet , Mortelmans Dimitri
Published: September 2021

Objective: The present study aims to investigate changes in the frequency of parent-child contact among Europeans aged 65 years and over within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, while recognizing heterogeneity within the group of older adults.

Background: Physical distancing measures have been implemented worldwide to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this policy has proven to be effective in flattening the curve, it undoubtedly posed a serious challenge to intergenerational relations. Experts hinted that physical distancing measures may have reduced older adults’ level of contact with their non-coresident children. However, empirical evidence is lacking.

Method: Data from the SHARE COVID-19 questionnaire and previous SHARE waves for 26,077 individuals from 26 European countries and Israel were used and analyzed using multilevel multinomial logistic regression analysis.

Results: The analysis revealed that older adults’ level of intergenerational contact remained stable or even increased – rather than decreased – during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the overall positive outcome, some subgroups (i.e., older men, residents of nursing homes, less educated older adults and older adults living in countries with less stringent COVID-19 measures) were more likely to report reduced intergenerational contact.

Conclusion: Although variation was observed among older adults, the pandemic generally did not pose a threat to their level of intergenerational contact with non-coresident children.
A questão da alteridade no “primitivismo artístico”
Authors:   Universidade de São Paulo, Andriolo Arley
Published: September 2021

Desde 1938, com a publicação do livro de Robert Goldwater, a noção de “primitivismo artístico” evidenciava a visada do artista europeu para as obras plásticas africanas. Em 1984, essa relação foi reforçada com a exposição Primitivism in XXth century art, organizada por William Rubin. Alguns críticos dessa associação mostram que o campo perceptivo daqueles artistas não se dirigia apenas para os habitantes da África, mas para uma série de personagens, dentre os quais, ciganos, prostitutas, loucos e camponeses. Meu objetivo será o de rever essa problemática para propor uma reflexão metodológica que considere a questão da alteridade, particularmente, enfocando a emergência diante do artista de uma multiplicidade de outros a solicitar o seu olhar.
Visões do exotismo na Roma barroca: a fonte dos quatro rios e o obelisco da praça Navona
Authors:   Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Azevedo Evelyne
Published: September 2021

Esta comunicação tratará das representações do exótico no monumento de Bernini, a Fonte dos quatro rios e o obelisco que a encima, situado na Praça Navona em Roma. Centrando-nos nos elementos iconográficos vinculados ao exotismo de matiz tanto egípcio como americano e articulando simultaneamente a idéia de dominação reivindicada por Roma através de seu passado imperial e sua afirmação presente através da representação do mundo ultramarino conquistado pelo Cristianismo.
Espaços para as artes na era da cultura digital: considerações sobre emergentes espaços públicos (digitais)
Authors:   Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Braida Frederico
Published: September 2021

O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar algumas considerações sobre como o campo das artes se apropriou das tecnologias desenvolvidas após a Revolução Industrial, resultando no que hoje conhecemos como artes tecnológicas. É lançado um olhar sobre as artes contemporâneas influenciadas pelas novas tecnologias de informação e comunicação (NTIC), conhecidas por, entre outras denominações, artes digitais, artes virtuais, web arte ou ciberarte. Apontamos que, a partir da evidência das NTIC como uma legítima contribuição para ampliar as potencialidades da atuação humana, novas questões, carentes por discussão, foram trazidas à tona por estudiosos, artistas e críticos. Há, portanto, uma urgente demanda por reflexões que tratem da real validade dos paradigmas artísticos vigentes, principalmente sobre o papel dos artistas, suas ferramentas e ambientes de trabalho, bem como sobre os novos espaços públicos (digitais) de arte.
Itinerários vegetais, ou da inconstância da aldeia banawá
Authors: Aparicio Miguel
Published: September 2021

As transformações vividas pelos Banawá (Arawá, Purus) nas últimas décadas remetem a um movimento em que as figuras de alteridade, sejam elas vegetais ou humanas, produzem uma oscilação constante entre a itinerância e a estabilidade. Incapazes de serem confinados na condição de “nômades” ou de “sedentários”, os Banawá desenvolvem práticas que também não se circunscrevem ao que convencionalmente se conhece como “caça e coleta”, por um lado, ou “agricultura”, por outro. Um olhar atento sobre a mitologia e sobre as relações com a floresta revelam que os processos de “perda da agricultura”, ou de retomada, alternância ou incorporação, se constituem como escolhas políticas. Nesse sentido, aldeia, roça e floresta não expressam tanto geografias da permanência ou da mudança, mas topologias inspiradas na inconstância da vida coletiva.
"Conhecemos tudo que é regra de luta"
Authors: Corrado Elis Fernanda
Published: September 2021

O processo histórico vivenciado pelos Guarani e Kaiowá, somado a vida em áreas de  reservas, que há muito tempo enfrentam problemas com a falta de terra e com o aumento demográfico fazem parte dos elementos que corroboraram para o surgimento das retomadas indígenas no sul do Mato Grosso do Sul. No final do anos de 1980 e início dos anos de 1990 grupos indígenas Guarani e Kaiowá passaram a fazer ocupações de áreas reconhecidas por esses povos como terras de ocupação tradicional, bem como a montar acampamentos, localizados às margens de rodovias, com a finalidade de reivindicar novas demarcações. Nesse artigo, discuto como as reservas não são apenas espaços que limitam os processos de mobilidade espacial - ao impor fronteiras e um padrão de territorialidade- mas também, como propulsora de uma circulação que viabiliza a organização de coletivos, de reivindicações políticas e a emergência de novas formas de vida, como nas áreas de retomadas. Através desse olhar, o objetivo desse artigo é pensar as áreas de retomadas, tanto como uma possibilidade de retorno a terra tradicional, como fortalecedora das mobilidades Guarani e Kaiowá que, em conjunto com as reservas e os centros urbanos, criam uma rede por onde objetos, pessoas e conhecimento circulam e se conectam.
A minga e a guarda indígena
Authors: Torres Puentes Wilson Javier
Published: September 2021

Este breve ensaio pretende dar conta das lutas desenvolvidas pelas comunidades indígenas da Colômbia, em particuar as do Departamento do Cauca agrupadas no Conselho Regional Indígena do Cauca (CRIC), no que diz respeito à recuperação e defesa do território ancestral através da mobilização e o direito numa ação histórica que vai da invasão européia de 1492 até os nossos dias.
Interdependências e trade-offs entre os objetivos do desenvolvimento sustentável: avaliação de municípios brasileiros pelas três dimensões da sustentabilidade
Authors: Da Silva Ronaldo Ferreira , Moura Leonardo de Lima , Gavião Luiz Octávio , Pontes André Teixeira , Lima Gilson Alves Brito , Bidone Edison Dausacker
Published: September 2021

Este estudo tem o objetivo de identificar as interdependências e trade-offs presentes entre os objetivos do desenvolvimento sustentável (ODS), por meio da ordenação de uma amostra aleatória de 30 municípios nas cinco regiões do Brasil, considerando as dimensões social, econômica e ambiental da sustentabilidade e utilizando indicadores relacionados aos ODS. Os indicadores foram integrados por meio da Composição Probabilística de Preferências (CPP), um método probabilístico multicritério de apoio à decisão. Os resultados mostram que os municípios alternam posições superiores, inferiores ou intermediárias entre os diferentes indicadores e que nenhum obtém o melhor desempenho em todas as atividades avaliadas. O estudo forneceu uma percepção de como a efetivação das metas da Agenda 2030 se dá de forma heterogênea em diferentes regiões do Brasil. As contradições existentes entre os ODS, devido à relação de interdependência entre eles, mostraram que bons desempenhos em alguns indicadores não são suficientes para configurar um município como sustentável.
Perception of Women on Commercialisation of the Nigeria-Canada Indigenous Vegetables Project in Southwestern Nigeria
Authors: ADENIYI Adijat Bola
Published: September 2021

The paper investigated the perception of women toward the commercialisation of the NICANVEG indigenous vegetables project. A survey research design was used for the study. Samples of 390 women (300 for quantitative and 90 for qualitative) were used for the study. The samples were selected from three out of the four states in Southwestern Nigeria where the project took place between 2011 and 2014. Two adapted instruments titled “Questionnaire on NICANVEG Project and Commercialisation (QNPC)” and “Interview on NICANVEG Project and Commercialisation” (INPC) were used to collect data. Data collected were analysed using percentages, relative significant index, chi-square and software package (Atlas ti) statistical analyses. The results showed that 182 (60.7%) of the women expressed a positive perception towards the commercialisation of the product. It was showed that the extent of involvement of women in the commercialisation indicated that 78.0% of the women participated in full-scale commercialisation of NICANVEG indigenous vegetables. Again, the result showed the major challenges facing commercialisation of the vegetables were expensive farm equipment ( = 3.57, RSI = 0.719), untimely fund ( = 3.53 RSI = 0.711) and poor market prices of vegetables ( = 3.32, RSI = 0.666). Above all, the result showed a significant relationship between levels of participation in the training on NICANVENG indigenous vegetables project and the extent of commercialization of the product (χ2 = 111.865, p < 0.05). The study concluded that positive perception of the participants had enhanced the commercialization of the indigenous vegetables.
Critical Analysis of Piaget’s Theory and Educational Implications with Special Reference to Language Development
Authors: Alghofaili Jawaher Fahad
Published: September 2021

Jean Piaget’s contribution to understanding children’s first thought processes cannot be overstated. His theories on child cognitive development is based on their sensory development, egocentric representation, and language have been the prime focus in the paper. Nevertheless, his perspective and theories have been opposed and questioned by some scholars including Whorf (1956),Vygotsky (1962); Vygotsky (1978); Vygotsky (1987) and Baillargeon, Spelke, and Wasserman (1985). While this paper explores and expands on Piaget’s theories on the cognitive development of children, it also presents the perspectives of his other critics such as Repacholi and Gopnik (1997) and gives a broad overview of the research and theory of the cognitive development. Lastly, this paper offers strategies and suggestions in applying this knowledge in both the classroom and at home.
A Semantic Analysis of Corona Virus Pandemic Terms
Authors: Edet Lydia Udeme , Babatunde Rosemaary Ugonma , Ogbulogo Charles , Chiluwa Innocent
Published: September 2021

Various epidemics in recent years have introduced myriad of challenges to the entire world. COVID-19 disease is the latest crisis with its attendant health and language issues. With its emergence, COVID-19 introduced into the global linguistic repertoire an avalanche of unknown vocabulary to the ordinary language user. In today’s world, language is not only available for communication; it is a tool that contributes to maintaining global peace and order. In bridging diverse communities of humanities in the world, shared meaning becomes a platform for mutual understanding, promoting intellectual development and collaborative research efforts. The current study aims to explore and explicate the novel language of COVID-19, thereby making meaning accessible for clarity of communication. The qualitative method of analysis which relied on secondary data from different online COVID-19 glossaries was utilised. Data collection was a total of 149 terms, out of which 34 were purposively selected for analysis. This was to examine their semantic meaning and also ascertain their word relations. The study investigates the process of developing meaning mechanisms in the use COVID-19 terms among language users. The study found that the COVID-19 has a distinct vocabulary that can be analysed linguistically. The literature review in this study highlighted past researches on COVID-19 as descriptive, others on the frequency count of words and the etymology of terms.
A New Approach to Modelling Students’ Socio-Emotional Attributes to Predict Their Performance in Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Authors: ASSIELOU Kouamé Abel , HABA Cissé Théodore , KADJO Tanon Lambert , GOORE Bi Tra , YAO Kouakou Daniel
Published: September 2021

Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) are computer-based learning environments that aim to imitate to the greatest possible extent the behavior of a human tutor in their capacity as a pedagogical and subject expert. One of the major challenges of these systems is to know how to adapt the training both to changing requirements of all kinds and to student knowledge and reactions. The activities recommended by these systems mainly involve active student performance prediction that, nowadays, becomes problematic in the face of the expectations of the present world. In the associated literature, several approaches, using various attributes, have been proposed to solve the problem of performance prediction. However, these approaches have failed to take advantage of the synergistic effect of students' social and emotional factors as better prediction attributes. This paper proposes an approach to predict student performance called SoEmo-WMRMF that exploits not only cognitive abilities, but also group work relationships between students and the impact of their emotions. More precisely, this approach models five types of domain relations through a Weighted Multi-Relational Matrix Factorization (WMRMF) model. An evaluation carried out on a data sample extracted from a survey carried out in a general secondary school showed that the proposed approach gives better performance in terms of reduction of the Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) compared to other models simulated in this paper.