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Food sustainability, healthy eating, on-trend diets: media representations of nutrition in Romania and Germany
Authors: Marinescu Valentina , Rodat Simona
Published: April 2021

The importance of nutrition as a research topic is linked not only to healthy eating and different types of medical conditions, such as obesity, allergies, malnutrition, but also to the relationship between nutrition and physical activity, to state’s and large food companies’ commercial activities, as well as to the sustainability of food production. On that basis, numerous studies have analyzed media content related to food and nutrition, their basic assumption being that (new and old) media have the ability to change the audience’s perceptions, behaviors and attitudes towards various values which are accepted in contemporary societies. This paper presents the results of a comparative study of the way in which Romanian and German media cover the topic of nutrition. The research method used was the content analysis, applied to a sample of articles published on online media from the two countries between 2014 and 2016. Having as research objective the identification of the most relevant aspects regarding the content and shape of nutrition’s coverage in media, this article discusses the similarities and differences recorded in the online press of the two countries on the topic of interest. According to the findings, the similarities are mainly related to some topics and subjects addressed, as well as to the ways of covering them, in particular through analysis articles, while the differences could instead be ascertained regarding the content of the articles, including the ways in which the journalists assume social roles in approaching, informing, debating, and educating concerning issues of public interest.
Ethno-racialisation at the intersection of food and migration regimes: Reading processes of farm-labour substitution against the grain of migration policies in Italy (1980-present)
Authors: Peano Irene
Published: April 2021

The paper puts the food regime model, as elaborated by scholars such as Harriet Friedmann and Philip McMichael, into articulation with the analysis of migration/border regimes, as proposed by critical migration scholars. If by now it is well established that the policies that regulate the mobility of migrant labour play a crucial role in enabling capitalist accumulation in contemporary global agriculture, few analyses have delved into the actual mechanisms which make this possible, and into their histories. The argument is developed by reference to the Italian case, showing how subsequent waves of substitution of Italian labourers with migrants, that began in the 1980s, have followed different patterns. It argues that these can be understood by reading them against the grain of the changes accruing in the transnational migration regime. Thus, precarisation and segmentation of the labour force in the farming sector are shown to have been actively fostered by policies which have made of undocumented or differentially included labour one of the pillars upon which globally integrated food production has relied for the past three decades. Whilst based on national-scale statistics and secondary literature, the analysis also builds upon a sustained presence and engaged participant research in some of the Italian agroindustrial enclaves that record the highest presence of migrant labour.
Transformation of the Orthodox Religiosity in the 1920s–1990s in the Komi Republic
Authors: Vlasova Victoria V.
Published: April 2021

This article analyses the influence of Soviet religious politics on society’s attitude to religion, as well as on the transformation of religious practices taking as an example the Komi Republic. I focus on the Orthodox tradition,1 as the vast majority of residents of the Komi Republic were Orthodox (Russian Orthodox Church, Old Believers). The article starts with a brief review of theoretical approaches to the study of the religious transformations during the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. The churches’ closing in the 1920s – 1930s and their partial reopening in the 1940s – 1950s are used to discuss changes in the manifestation of religiosity in public space. A correlation between gender, age and religious activity is demonstrated. The total control by the state over the church rituals led to a privatization of religious life, which significantly limited both the state and the church control over them. The article also describes how folk religious practices, unrelated to the church, influenced the believers’ resistance and adaptation to the political and ideological changes.
Special Settlers of Arkhangelsk in the Cultural Memory of the Local Community and Their Descendants
Authors: Drannikova Natalia V.
Published: April 2021

The article reports a case study of oral recollections of the descendants of special settlers, i.e. peasants dekulaked and deported to the Arkhangelsk region in the early 1930s. The region was previously a part of the Northern Krai.

A historiographical review related to the research topic has been carried out. The concepts of dekulakization in the USSR and destinies of dekulaked are discussed in the local context. The stories of the descendants of the special settlers analysed in the article result from semi-structured interviews. These stories form a hypertext. We select stable motifs of oral stories recorded from the descendants of the special settlers. Conclusions are drawn about the characteristics of the cultural memory of the descendants of the special settlers.

The article deals with the features of family identity and the role of awareness of the fate of their relatives in this identity. The children and grandchildren of the special settlers have different attitudes towards dekulakization of the families of their ancestors. This is driven by the diversity of behaviours, choices and particular circumstances of their life.

The interpretation is grounded in the idea of variability of the process of special resettlements and its dependence on the regional context, and on the method of family history.
Ideological Boundary-Making: Representing Immigrants in an Anti-Immigration Party
Authors: Bader Dina , Feddersen Alexandra
Published: April 2021

How can migrant organisations affiliated to anti-immigration political parties reconcile their party’s ideology with the representation of immigrants? Based on a website content analysis, this article investigates the representative claims of a migrant group affiliated to the Swiss People’s Party. Comparing them to the discourse of its left-wing counterpart, the findings show that the group sets ideological boundaries between immigrants, establishing a hierarchy that enables it to contrast its members with the immigrants targeted by its party.
On Refusing Canada, Canlit and More: National and Literary Identity in All Its Varieties
Authors: Ravvin Norman
Published: April 2021

Two recent anthologies of Canadian writing – Refuse: CanLit in Ruins and Resisting Canada: An Anthology of Poetry – reflect stances of resistance to mainstream institutional understandings of Canadian writing culture. They highlight recent scandals in academia and in literary communities, as well as highlighting the voices of Indigenous and women writers. These stances echo earlier forms of cultural revolution in Canada, in particular the Refus global manifesto, which provoked conventional Quebec society in the late 1940s. This paper contrasts these forms of refusal with a period in the 1950s and 1960s when influential Jewish writers, including Leonard Cohen and Irving Layton, took a counter-cultural stance while appearing in mainstream venues offered to them by CBC television and radio.
Acadian Literature in the 21st Century – Between Tradition and Modernity. Chronique D’une Sorciere De Vent and Pierre Bleu By Antonine Maillet
Authors: Żurawska Anna
Published: April 2021

The aim of this article is to investigate the way in which tradition combines with modernity in Antonine Maillet’s novels Chronique d’une sorcière de vent (1999) and Pierre Bleu (2006). Having discussed the position and role of Maillet’s fiction in Acadian literature, and having presented the way this prose depends on local culture, language, and folklore, the author of the analysis focuses on the elements of the represented world which go beyond the national character of this literature and at the same time place it within contemporary world literature. At the thematic level, both novels deal with significant questions of time and memory, introducing a reflection on the concept of inheriting memory and re-presenting the past. Consequently, the novels reflect on the role and responsibility of the writer, who, as a character, constitutes a part of the represented world. In this context, writing appears as a weapon in the fight against time, death, and oblivion. At the level of composition, the analysis focuses on the novels’ complex narration, its multiple levels, numerous voices, fragmentation, and eclecticism.
A Folkloristic Analysis of Polish Immigrant Narratives in Western Canada
Authors: Deutsch James I.
Published: April 2021

The large wave of Polish immigration to Canada during the years immediately following World War II also brought the production of written narratives that reflect upon the process of migration and settlement in the new place. Although these migrants included persons from all across Poland, of different age groups, backgrounds, and occupations, the migration narratives share certain distinctive formulas and patterns, particularly in terms of their plot lines and narrative structure. Each story highlights the journey and its difficulties, the arrival and culture shock, the struggle to adapt, and finally acceptance of life in the new world. This article focuses on the migration experiences of Józef Bauer (arriving in Canada in 1946), Helena Beznowska (arriving 1948), Marian Pawiński (arriving 1949), and Erika Wolf-May (arriving 1953). Explored from a folkloristic perspective, these four narratives fulfill the four functions of folklore: entertainment, education, validation and reinforcement of beliefs and conduct, and maintaining the stability, solidarity, cohesiveness, and continuity of a group within the larger mass culture. Moreover, as folkloric expressions of culture, the narratives not only reflect our very human culture, but also reinforce our shared humanity.
Oh Canadiana? Atlantic Canada, Joel Thomas Hynes, and Heroin Realism
Authors: Polley Jason S.
Published: April 2021

The essay locates Joel Thomas Hynes’s We’ll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night (2017), narrated by the social outcaste Johnny, in an international “heroin realism” tradition. Hynes, styled as Canada’s “bad boy” author, thus evoking his emotional ties to his protagonist, situates Johnny on the margins of Canada: in Newfoundland, which has been systemically disenfranchised from Canada’s centre beside the rest of Atlantic Canada for over a century, as novels by Michael Crummey, Lisa Moore, David Adams Richards, Alistair MacLeod, and Hugh MacLennan show. The regionally representative Johnny complicates romantic figurations of Canada, which prides itself on progressiveness and equal opportunity, and which is globally envisaged as a beacon of mobility and community. Characters like Johnny do not fit into mythical Canada, whether in its pan-Canadian variety, where the East Coast is mythologized as an ocean oasis of what Herb Wyile calls “commercial antimodernism,” or in its depressive, alcoholic Atlantic-Canadian version. Limited by his social positioning, ot unlike Rose in Alice Munro’s collection The Beggar Maid (1978), Johnny cannot actualise the mobility Canadiana advertises – this despite his inculcation of this seductive delusion via books. He instead experiences what bell hooks calls “psychic turmoil”: the discomfiture of simultaneously occupying two distinct yet continuous narratives. Johnny’s regional narrative, then, not only translates to Rose’s national one, as well as to the spirit of the Beats, of road novelists, and of Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo, but also to the international dimensions of other personages in “heroin realism.” Writers like Joel Thomas Hynes, Harry Crews, Denis Johnson, Antonio Lobo Antunes, Jeet Thayil, Eimear McBride, and Niall Griffiths work to deconstruct romantic idealizations. The figures of heroin realism, like Johnny, are those characters who are neither commoditized by class relations nor by national narratives.
Permutations of Remembrance and (Counter-) Monumentalization: John Mccrae’sin Flanders Fields
Authors: Branach-Kallas Anna
Published: April 2021

The article engages with the cultural impact of John McCrae’s canonical poem “In Flanders Fields” (1915), and more specifically the permutations of cultural memory and heritage discourse inIn Flanders Fields: 100 Years: Writing on War, Loss and Remembrance, edited by Amanda Betts and published in 2015. It shows how thirteen Canadians explore the revolutionary role of the poem in Canadian collective and individual memory, as well as its omissions and misrepresentations. The article juxtaposes the cultural history of the poem with Wilfred Owen’s “Dulce et Decorum Est” and its contemporary transformations, also showing how selected essays in the collection bridge the First World War with other armed conflicts. Applying Ann Rigney’s terminology, the article approaches the poem as a textual monument, demonstrating how “In Flanders Fields” has evolved from the role of astabilizerin Canadian cultural memory, providing a cultural frame for later recollections, to that of acalibrator, becoming a benchmark for critical reflection on dominant memorial practices.
Corporate Tax Avoidance Practices: An Empirical Evidence from Nigerian Firms
Authors: Adegbite Tajudeen Adejare , Bojuwon Mustapha
Published: April 2021

This study examined the existence of corporate tax avoidance practices among the public listed firms in Nigeria. Secondary data were obtained from annual published reports from selected Nigerian firms listed in Nigeria stock exchange from 2006 to 2017. Panel Data analysis technique was used to analyse the effect of independent variables (Thin capitalization, Leverage, Firms Size, Transfer Pricing, and Intangible Assets) on dependent variable (Corporate Tax Avoidance). The result showed that thin capitalisation, firm size, profitability, leverages, intangible assets, and transfer pricing are significantly related with corporate tax avoidance. Thin capitalisation, profitability and transfer pricing are the primary driver of corporate tax avoidance. It is concluded that there are several corporate tax avoidance practices employed by Nigerian firms to aggressively reduce their corporate tax liabilities in Nigeria.
Epistemic Encounters: Social Sciences and the Rethinking of Urban Planning Policies in the Early 1970s Romania
Authors: Marginean Mara
Published: April 2021

This article aims to conduct a case study on urban planning models drawn by social scientists in 1970s Romania. It looks at the trans-national channels of knowledge circulation and reconstructs specialists’ role in creating new bridges of cooperation between the first and second world. It also analyzes the gradual re-signification of these ideas locally as part of the socialist state development project. More precisely, it wants to answer three intertwined questions: To what extent did the trans-nationalization of knowledge in the late 1960s determine a particular approach to urban planning in Romania? What does this tell us about local professional practices’ autonomy? Which was the international relevance of Romanian social sciences’ practice? The article contributes to an emerging scholarship on the genealogy of these ideas by placing the transnational debates of the late 1960s and early 1970s consumed under the umbrella of various international organizations, such as the ISA and the UN, in conversation with an intellectual tradition dating back to the interwar period.
Depoliticizing the Firm: Revisiting Employability as a Strategy and a Narrative for High-Skilled and Skilled Workers in an Eastern European City
Authors: Petrovici Norbert , Deneva-Faje Neda
Published: April 2021

Our main aim is to unpack the notion of employability as a narrative and as a strategy by contextualising it in an Eastern European setting and by scrutinizing how it is defined and experienced by two different categories of employees: high-skilled and skilled workers. We look at the case of Cluj, a mid-size Romanian town fast developing into an IT hub and a centre of reindustrialization. Drawing on qualitative interviews with employees in the IT and HR sectors, and in medium-sized factories, we argue that personal development and gaining expertise are a successful employability strategy for the highskilled, but make the skilled workers more vulnerable and at risk of becoming redundant. We argue that the employability discourse draws new lines of divisions between employees. By shifting the lens away from the organization and towards the individual worker’s responsibility, the employability discourse depoliticizes the relationship between the employee and the employer.
Soil as an Irreplaceable Production Factor Under Conditions of Slovak Republic
Authors: Bajusová Zuzana , Ladvenicová Jana , Čeryová Dominika , Bullová Tatiana
Published: April 2021

The economic theory distinguishes mainly three production factors, namely labour, soil, and capital. Soil, as a product of nature, is not a free good – its amount is not unlimited. It can be used for agricultural purposes, as energy and non-energy source, and for minerals. Soil is one of the factors of production and at the same time the most important natural resource. We have used three indicators, namely the degree of plowing, the degree of agricultural use and area of agricultural and arable land per capita. The result of the work was the finding that in the observed period (10 years), the area of agricultural and arable land in Slovakia is decreasing. To improve the situation in agriculture, the following could be done: merging fragmented land into larger units, changes in the system of inheritance or a change in allocation of subsidies. Especially the inhabitants of the territory should support the state buy buying on the domestic market and supporting domestic production.
Development Status in EU Biofuels Market
Authors: Kapustová Zuzana , Kapusta Jaroslav , Boháčiková Andrea , Bielik Peter
Published: April 2021

The paper provides development status in the EU biofuel market by giving a comprehensive picture of production, consumption and production capacity of the first generation biofuels – biodiesel and bioethanol, while giving also insights into issues related to biofuel feedstocks such as crop production and harvested area. Development of crop production and harvested area for the crop products, used as a feedstock in the production of biofuels, have shown the changes in agriculture due to the growing trend of the biofuel sector. Additionally, the increasing production and consumption of biofuels may also affect the prices of agricultural commodities used as a feedstock for bioenergy production.
Consumer's Opinion on a Pharmacist's Role in Nutritional Counseling
Authors: Meier Megan , Singh Reshmi , Thyagarajan Baskaran
Published: April 2021

Background: Nutrition has become an increasing health concern. From fad diets to exercise programs, the consumer seems to be consulting multiple resources that all provide a different answer in the process of obtaining optimal health. Easily accessible pharmacists may be the sources to answer crucial nutritional issues facing society today.
Methods: Using the results of a previous study about food perceptions among lean and non-lean populations, interview questions were created to determine the populations’ nutrition and pharmacist’s role knowledge. Nutrition knowledge among lean vs. non-lean consumers was assessed by determining experience with pharmacist nutritional counseling, how experience perceptions differed, and how these perceptions can shape a pharmacist’s role. Audio recorded interviews were conducted in a rural setting. Seventy-two English speaking, ambulatory, lean (BMI ≤ 24) and non-lean (BMI ≥ 25) residents between the ages 25-71 years participated in the study in a small western United States town.
Results: 26.3% of consumers obtained nutrition information from the internet; however, the internet and healthcare providers were considered the most trustworthy. When asked about the pharmacist’s role in nutrition counseling, 32.7% believed that pharmacists were not a reliable source based on education background. Another 10.2% thought pharmacists were too busy for counseling.
Discussion: This study indicates the consumers’ knowledge on pharmacists’ education, willingness to seek out nutrition knowledge, and a pharmacist’s ability to provide nutrition counseling can differ between lean and non-lean consumers. Lean consumers tend to have more interaction with a pharmacist whereas non-lean consumers do not.
Conclusion: As a profession, pharmacists should educate consumers on reliable nutrition resources, a pharmacist’s education, and how they use their role to provide consumers with nutrition knowledge.
Kâr Payı Politikaları ile Pay Senedi Volatilitesi Arasındaki İlişki: BİST 50 Endeksinde Yer Alan Firmalar Üzerine Ekonometrik Bir Araştırma
Authors: NUR TOPALOĞLU Tuğba
Published: April 2021

Çalışmada, BİST 50 endeksinde 2000-2019 döneminde işlem gören reel sektör firmalarının kâr payı politikaları ile pay senedi volatilitesi arasındaki ilişki panel veri analizi ile incelenmiştir. Çalışmada firmaların kâr payı politikalarının göstergesi olarak kâr payı getirisi ve kâr payı ödeme oranı bağımsız değişken olarak, pay senedi volatilitesi ise bağımlı değişken olarak analize dahil edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, kâr payı ödeme oranı ile pay senedi volatilitesi arasında pozitif yönlü bir ilişki, kâr payı getirisi ile pay senedi volatilitesi arasında negatif yönlü bir ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre kâr payı politikalarının pay senedi volatilitesini etkilediği, sinyal teorisi ve müşteri etkisi teorisinin geçerli olduğu söylenebilir.
THE FORMATION OF LINGUISTIC AND EXTRA-LINGUISTIC COMPETENCES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC WRITING COURSE
Authors: YULINETSKA YULIYA , BABII OKSANA
Published: April 2021

The acquisition of competencies (knowledge and skills) necessary for a modern professional is impossible according to known models in the context of the formation of a new humanistic paradigm of higher education. The purpose of the study is to highlight the problems of introducing academic writing as an element of academic integrity and as a basic component of academic culture in a modern university, as well as to propose a model for the development of linguistic and extra-linguistic competences while working on the writing of scientific texts in English on the basis of the textbook “Introduction to academic writing” as a way of solving the above-mentioned problems. The article contains an analysis of the scientific fund for updating the methods and forms of organizing the educational process, which involves the acquisition of certain linguistic and extra-linguistic competences by the applicants for higher education. The prerequisites and possibilities for the development of such competences derive from the orientation of education towards the full development of the personality of the future specialist and the support of the principles of academic integrity, paying attention to the mastery of high-quality academic writing skills. It has been established in the study that academic writing is an element of academic culture and is a system in which language is a means of forming a multidimensional set of skills, including both linguistic (syntax, stylistic, etc.) and extralinguistic competences such as logic, objectivity, analysis and synthesis, respect for the ideas and texts of others. The study also identified the essence of the need to observe ethical standards in the institution of higher education and to learn how to formulate and prove one’s own hypotheses and conclusions, to structure the academic text according to the norms of the English language. The essence of the concepts of academic integrity, and academic writing as well as the concepts of linguistic and extra-linguistic competences is also defined. The study provided is supplemented by a structured teaching manual which was developed taking into account the experience of authors of foreign linguistic literature, where among the skills and abilities required by the English-speaking academic environment, the competence to effectively use the various methods of writing essays, describing graphic information, writing scientific article and thesis is indicated.

It is noted in the article that the mentioned skills and abilities are within the most challenging area for applicants and require an approach to learning in which written competence is a key one and the overall learning process is based on the active use of written speech.
THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO DETERMINING THE ESSENCE OF THE CONCEPT “TECHNOLOGIES OF PEDAGOGICAL MANAGEMENT”
Authors: SHWARDAK MARIANNA
Published: April 2021

The article is devoted to the study of the dialectic of essence and definition of the complex category “technologies of pedagogical management”. The relevance of this study is due to the fact that technology in today’s conditions is the key to effective management of educational institutions. Despite the increased interest of the Ukrainian and foreign scholars in the studied issues, in the scientific and pedagogical literature there is no clarity in formulating the components of the key definition and there is no comprehensive definition of pedagogical management technologies, and hence their classification. Accordingly, there has been a need to identify its elements (“management”, “pedagogical management”, “technology”). In the process of research we used such methods as: inductive, deductive, critical analysis, comparison, grouping, classification, generalization. The article clarifies the definition of the term “management”. It was found that in the scientific and pedagogical literature, it is used in various modifications, the main of which are: “management in education”, “educational management”, “pedagogical management”, “school management”. The most common is “pedagogical management”, which is considered as: the science of management of pedagogical systems; organization of work of specialists of the educational institution for realization of the set purpose in the most effective and rational ways; organization of educational institution activities; educational institution management system; a special kind of skill of the head and managerial competence of a person. We came to the conclusion that the technology of pedagogical management is a set of management tools for the successful implementation of strategic directions of development of an educational institution. This set consists of modern methods and tools of effective management; principles, laws and laws of organization and management; psychological methods of creating a favorable educational environment; methods of positive influence on employees of the institution and students; systematic monitoring of the quality of education; marketing of educational services; anti-crisis strategies; professional reflection. Classification of pedagogical management technologies by the following types has been developed: personnel, team-building, effective management technologies, foresight technologies, marketing and anti-crisis technologies.
RESEARCH OF AWARENESS OF PRINCIPALS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS REGARDING THE PROBLEM OF MANAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL ADAPTATION OF TEACHERS
Authors: PROTSENKO IRYNA
Published: April 2021

In the context of significant socio-economic and information-technological changes taking place in our country today, the problem of personal adaptation comes to the fore. This is essential for the activities of educational organizations, which must also respond quickly to social changes in society, make the necessary changes in the content of education, find new forms of interaction, as they work with the younger generation, which is more open to everything new and considerably faster adapt to social change in comparison with adults. However, the need for changes in the professional activities of teachers and managerial activities of school principals in accordance with the new social requirements suggest that the management of professional adaptation of teachers should be considered as an important area of psychological research. In addition, the new social conditions require the development of new approaches to psychological training of principals of educational organizations, necessitate increasing their psychological competence, in particular, in the field of psychological foundations of teacher professional adaptation management, taking into account external and internal factors influencing this process.

The following theoretical methods were used in the research process: analysis of philosophical, managerial, psychological-pedagogical domestic and foreign pedagogical literature on the research topic to find out the state of development of the problem; empirical: questionnaires. Thus, the data obtained, in our opinion, indicate an insufficient level of psychological training of school leaders on the problems of management of professional adaptation, and the need to implement a special program in this area of management in the institutions of postgraduate pedagogical education.
MECHANISMS FOR OVERCOMING RESISTANCE TO CHANGES IN GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
Authors: BODNAR OKSANA , HORISHNA OKSANA
Published: April 2021

The article considers the peculiarities of the impact of resistance to change on the functioning of general secondary education. The urgency of the problem is due to the fact that effective change management is interrelated with the development of an innovative educational environment and is an important component of the competitiveness of the educational institution. Therefore, the task of the head of the educational institution is to increase awareness and understanding of the essence of changes in the sensory environment and minimize their negative impact on all participants in the educational process. The aim of the article is to analyze the phenomenon of “resistance to change” and its manifestation in the process of implementing changes, causes, forms, levels, in generalizing management styles of resistance to change, testing the intensity of resistance to change and justifying the effectiveness of mechanisms to overcome resistance to change. In the context of our study, the essence of the concept of “change management” is seen as a multifaceted process of influencing the managed system to achieve goals and a new vision through minimizing resistance to change, and “resistance to change” is interpreted as a natural phenomenon among teaching staff. At the stage of implementing changes to maintain the current situation in the functioning of the educational institution in order to track behavioral trends among teachers of general secondary education, a study was conducted. It is substantiated that resistance to change is manifested at the individual and collective levels. Based on the theoretical analysis of the Ukrainian and foreign management and our research, mechanisms for overcoming resistance to change in the teaching staff are proposed. They include establishing communication channels, promoting change, forming a history of change, finding external experts to assess change, stimulating teamwork, teacher training, psychological support, negotiations with informal leaders, coercion, reward and recognition. In the course of our study, it was found that the highest level of resistance is shown by teachers to those changes that violate the usual mode of operation. Therefore, to support teachers’ resilience to the perception of change, managers need to: set indicators of the quality of change; establish communication channels between all participants in change and develop tripartite partnerships between students, teachers and parents; to monitor the effectiveness of the general secondary education institution. We see the prospects for further research in the formation of criteria for minimizing resistance to change and assessing the range of effectiveness of change in the educational process
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF A FUTURE TEACHER OF INFORMATICS AS A SUBJECT OF SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Authors: PAVLOVA NATALIA
Published: April 2021

We consider the professional competence of a future teacher of computer science as: the purpose of professional training on the educational program “Secondary education (computer science)”; professional and personal characteristics of a motivated personality; the ability of an individual to apply fundamental knowledge according to the subject of professional activity; readiness of an individual to perform professional duties; prerequisite for personal and professional development. Professional competence is a dynamic formation distinguished between the professional competence of a future teacher as of a graduate and of the one, who is already a teacher. Speaking of the formation of a competence, we mean mastering it at a certain level. In particular, in the course of higher education we distinguish purposeful formation. Its further development is carried out after obtaining a qualification, in the process of professional activity. The components of this competence are general (pedagogical) and special (subject) competencies, the latter reflecting the specifics of the teacher’s activities in teaching and learning a particular subject. In this list we highlight the methodological competence. This phenomenon is difficult, because the question of developing a unified approach to the interpretation of content and structural components remains open, but these features are not fundamentally different. They emphasize the uniqueness of pedagogical activities. The formation of professional competence is defined as a purposeful process for: mastering fundamental, integrated, systematic knowledge of Pedagogy, Psychology, Computer Science as a basic science and methods of its teaching; strengthening the motivational and value principles of continuous self-education and self-improvement, creative and responsible attitude to the profession; formation of skills to apply the acquired knowledge in practical situations that simulate professional activity; enrichment of professional experience, which should be formed in the institution of higher education at a minimum level; development of professionally significant personal qualities. The peculiarities of this process are due to the requirements of employers, the ideas of implementation in practice of psychological and pedagogical innovations and modern technologies, specified by the specifics of teaching the subject.
Biochemical and molecular characterization of proteolytic bacterial strains isolated from Jazan region, KSA with the application as an antibacterial agent
Authors: Al-Thobaiti Bander Mohammed , Abada Emad , El-Gayar Khaled
Published: April 2021

Objectives:

Biochemical and molecular characterization of proteolytic bacterial strains isolated from Jazan region, KSA with the application as an antibacterial agent.

Materials and Methods:

Three samples were collected from extreme environment, Jazan, KSA. Skim milk nutrient agar medium was used for protease screening for several colonies by streaking method at 37°C. API biochemical kit was used to characterize the three isolates using some selective media. The genetic identification was done using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The sensitivity of the tested strains;Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae against the extracellular crude protease enzyme produced from the three isolated bacteria and different antibiotics was done.

Results:

The isolates were identified as Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus licheniformis, and Bacillus cereus. B. cereus and B. licheniformis recorded high sensitivity (71%) against most antibiotics, in addition, B. subtilis showed resistance to Aztreonam only. It was found a considerable increase in the level of both of protease activity (units/ml) and bacterial growth (colony-forming units/ml) of the cultures that were directed by the B. subtilis and B. licheniformis up to 37°C then decreased at 45°C. On the contrary, the growth of B. cereus and its activity gradually increased up to 45°C. The enzyme activity and bacterial growth of B. subtilis and B. cereus strains were increased at alkaline medium. However, B. licheniformis gave the highest growth and activity at neutral pH. In addition, it was found that the enzyme activity and bacterial growth of B. subtilis were reached to the maximum at 5% NaCl. However, the maximum bacterial growth and enzyme activity for B. licheniformis and B. cereus was at 2% NaCl. It was found high effect on inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria using 5 μl of crude enzyme with specific enzyme activity 73, 76, and 92 (units/ml)/(mg protein/ml) for B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, and B. cereus, respectively. All pathogenic bacteria were totally inhibited with 10 μl of crude enzyme.

Conclusion:

The potential Bacillus proteases can promote new industry as antimicrobial agents.
Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the thoracic spine – A rare case report of paraparesis
Authors: Kangabam Boris , Amataleima Thokchom , Amitkumar Mayanglambam , Umesh Takhelmayum
Published: April 2021

Background:

Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord (IETSC) is an extremely rare form of spinal tuberculosis (TB) that is believed to be due to a host’s immune reaction against the Mycobacterium protein derivatives.

Case Description:

A 25-year-old male with human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, and disseminated TB on antitubercular therapy for the past 8 months, presented with paraplegia of 2 months duration. When the MRI spine revealed multiple peripheral rim enhancing intradural extramedullary lesions from T6 to T8 and dorsally from T10 to T11, the patient was diagnosed with IETSC. At surgery, we countered cystic lesions adherent to the dura and the spinal cord, containing a whitish material. Postoperatively, the patient showed clinical improvement in motor power and sensation.

Conclusion:

Intradural extramedullary spinal tuberculomas in patients with a history of TB and spinal cord compression, although rare, should be considered among the differential diagnoses.
Coil embolization of subarachnoid hemorrhage with ruptured persistent primitive olfactory artery aneurysm
Authors: Yamaki Tetsu , Kondo Rei , Sano Kenshi , Honma Hiroshi , Kuge Atsushi , Saito Shinjiro , Sonoda Yukihiko
Published: April 2021

Background:

Persistent primitive olfactory artery (PPOA) is a rare anomaly of the anterior cerebral artery. We experienced a rare case of subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a ruptured saccular aneurysm of PPOA.

Case Description:

A 72-year-old man was transported to our hospital with sudden headache. On examination, World Federation of Neurological Surgeons scale was Grade I, and computed tomography of the head showed subarachnoid hemorrhage in Fisher Group 3. Cerebral angiography showed left PPOA and a 4-mm saccular aneurysm at the hairpin turn. No other abnormalities causing bleeding were observed. Based on these findings, subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured PPOA aneurysm was diagnosed. As the patient had a ventilatory defect due to emphysema, direct approach to the lesion would have been difficult and an endovascular surgery was performed. Three coils were inserted into the aneurysm, and complete occlusion was achieved. Cerebral vasospasm was not observed, and the patient was discharged 1 month after surgery without any neurologic deficit.

Conclusion:

Most aneurysms of the PPOA are formed at the hairpin turn, as observed in our patient; therefore, a hemodynamic mechanism may be involved in the etiology. To the best of our knowledge, there is no report on treatment using intra-aneurysmal coil embolization, indicating that ours was the first case. As the long-term outcome of intra-aneurysmal coil embolization for PPOA aneurysm is unknown, careful follow-up will be necessary in the future.
Occipitofrontal switch for correction of anterior plagiocephaly planned through virtual mock surgery
Authors: Chattopadhyay Debarati , Vathulya Madhubari , Jayaprakash Praveen , Kapoor Akshay , Verma Vaishali , Arora Rajnish
Published: April 2021

Background:

Unilateral coronal synostosis causing anterior plagiocephaly can result in restricted brain development and severe facial deformities. Various surgical procedures have been described for the correction of this deformity. Cranial vault remodeling, however, is associated with several complications. Occipitofrontal switching is a novel technique which utilizes a part of the contralateral occipital bone to reconstruct the frontal area. This is the first such case reported from India and first report where virtual mock surgery has been utilized for precision and improving outcome in this elegant procedure.

Case Description:

A 5-year-old girl presented with left anterior plagiocephaly. 3D image of her skull was reconstructed using Geomagic Freeform software (3D Systems, Rock Hill, SC). Measurements were accurately drawn and the procedure was practised virtually before performing the occipitofrontal switch on the patient. There were minimal blood loss and postoperative morbidity. One year follow-up of the patient showed optimal correction of the defect in the forehead region, symmetrical shape of the frontal and occipital region and symmetrical brows.

Conclusion:

The technique of occipitofrontal switch for correction of anterior plagiocephaly is an elegant procedure with good functional and aesthetic outcome.
Comparatıve assessment of thermal ınjury ınduced by bıpolar electrocautery systems ın a porcıne model
Authors: Roy Anil K. , Turan Nefize , Wangmo Pasang , Nkrumah Louis , Neill Stewart G. , Pradilla Gustavo
Published: April 2021

Background:

Bipolar electrocautery systems used during neurosurgical procedures have been shown to induce thermal injury to surrounding tissue. The goal of this study was to compare the thermal injury induced by two different systems commonly used in neurosurgical procedures (Silverglide by Stryker Corporation and SpetzlerMalis by Codman Neuro), with that of a newly introduced device (TRIOwand by NICO Corporation).

Methods:

A farm swine underwent craniectomy and durotomy with subsequent exposure of cortical brain tissue. Electrocoagulation for the duration of 3 s was conducted with three different bipolar systems under comparable power settings. The maximal depth of thermal injury and mean area of injury in Hematoxylin and Eosin stained slides were quantified using Image J. The tissues were evaluated for vacuolization and ischemic damage. One-way ANOVA followed by post hoc Tukey test was utilized for statistical analysis. Alpha level was set at 0.05.

Results:

TRIOwand lesions showed less depth of injury when compared to both Spetzler-Malis (P < 0.001) and Silverglide lesions (P = 0.048). Silverglide lesions showed significantly less depth of injury when compared to SpetzlerMalis lesions (P < 0.001). The injury area induced by the TRIOwand was significantly less than that of Spetzler-Malis (P < 0.001) and Silverglide systems (P < 0.001). Ischemic changes and vacuolization were seen in all three groups.

Conclusion:

Thermal damage is induced to varying extents by all bipolar systems. In this porcine model and under the conditions tested, bipolar cauterization with the TRIOwand resulted in less depth and decreased mean area of injury. Further studies are needed to characterize the injury caused by different bipolar systems with other settings and under surgical conditions in humans.
Pediatric spinal infection with epidural abscess: A report of two cases
Authors: Shoji Ryo , Miyakoshi Naohisa , Hongo Michio , Kasukawa Yuji , Ishikawa Yoshinori , Kudo Daisuke , Ishikawa Noriyuki , Hatakeyama Yuji , Misawa Akiko , Sakamoto Hitoshi , Shimada Yoichi
Published: April 2021

Background:

Pediatric spinal infections are rare and often accompanied by abscesses. Delayed diagnosis commonly leads to a poor neurological prognosis, emphasizing the need for early diagnosis and treatment.

Case Description:

We report on two cases of spinal infection; one in a 5-year-old boy with a T8-11 epidural abscess and one in a 10-year-old boy with an L5-S1 epidural abscess. Both cases improved with conservative therapy.

Conclusion:

Early magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis and systemic treatment in collaboration with pediatricians are key factors in the successful management of children with spinal infections.
Minimally invasive resection of pediatric osteoid osteomas: A report of two cases
Authors: Page Paul Samuel , Collins Matthew , Stadler James Andrew
Published: April 2021

Background:

Spinal osteoid osteomas (OOs) are common benign bone tumors that most frequently affect the posterior elements. They occasionally (e.g., 10% of the time) necessitate surgical resection for intractable pain. Given their small size and posterior positions, many may be amenable to minimally invasive surgical approaches.

Case Description:

We describe two cases of spinal OOs involving patients 11 and 17 years of age with lesions, respectively, at T7 and C4.

Conclusion:

Minimally invasive approaches for resection of small bony spinal OOs are safe and technically achievable approaches.
APPLICATION OF THE SCENARIOS FOR FORECASTING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION
Authors:   Research Agency «Business Development Group», Signatulin Maksym , Kryvosheev Artem ,   Research Agency «Business Development Group», Lukinov Denys ,   Research Agency «Business Development Group»
Published: April 2021

The work considers the essence of the main scenarios for forecasting the socio-economic development of the region. Their main characteristics are analyzed and the peculiarities of their application in the current activities of the country’s regions are highlighted. The factors influencing the scenarios are determined and the mechanisms of their implementation in the development of regional programs are substantiated.
AN AUTOMATION PLATFORM FOR THE PRACTICUM TO STUDY BINARY VULNERABILITIES OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Labunets Pavlo , Sliusar Ievgen ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Published: April 2021

The practicum-platform for learning binary vulnerabilities has been developed, applying cloud technologies for the purpose of using it as a laboratory stand in higher educational institutions' learning process.