bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Hardware emulation of quantum circuits based on Toffoli gates
Authors: Velasco-Medina Jaime , Duarte-Sánchez Jorge E.
Published: September 2023

This work presents the design of a hardware architecture for the emulation of quantum circuits based on Toffoli gates allowing the emulation of more than 50 qubits. The state of the system is obtained processing each basis state by means of the functions determined by the quantum gates for each qubit; the time required to execute the emulation grows exponentially only with the number of qubits that are used to generate a superposition of states, but not with the total amount of qubits of the system as occurs when the conventional matrix representation is used. Additionally, an array of processing units was designed to decrease the execution time. The synthesis results allow concluding that 9.35 seconds are required to emulate the 8-bit modular exponentiation, which uses 48 qubits, 155,312 quantum gates and requires processing 131,072 basis states. Furthermore these results allow estimating that 256 processing units of 52 qubits can be implemented in the FPGA EP3C120F780I7.
Arranjos político-jurídico-sanitários na Espanha e no Brasil sobre requisição de leitos de UTI na pandemia: um estudo comparado
Authors: Delduque Maria Célia , Alves Sandra Mara Campos , Branco Pedro Henrique de Moura Gonet , Bombillar-Sáenz Francisco Miguel
Published: September 2023

Objective: to carry out a comparative study between Spain and Brazil on the political-legal-sanitary arrangements for the requisition of ICU beds by the Spanish and Brazilian health systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: a descriptive-comparative study was carried out based on pre-selected variants and analyzed using the functionalist method. Results: although the countries have many similarities in the organizational profile of the health system, there are legal possibilities in Spain that are not found in the Brazilian regulatory framework that allow centralizing decisions in health. Conclusion: in the event of a health emergency, under the declaration of a state of alarm, the Spanish constitutional framework enables the health authorities of the subnational entities (Autonomous Communities) to remain under the direct orders of the Minister of Health, which is not the case in the Brazilian federative system.
Received: 14/08/23 | Accepted: 21/08/23
Minimally invasive treatment of multiple primary tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Clinical observation
Authors: Madyarov J. M. , Filatov A. A. , Kulikov A. E. , Rasulov Z. R. , Shestakova L. A. , Chekini D. A. , Iurichev I. N. , Vereshchak V. V. , Puchkova E. N. , Rasulov A. O. , Rasulov R. A.
Published: September 2023

For now days we don’t have any guidelines for the treatment of synchronous and metachronous tumors of the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. In this case report, we are talking about optimal treatment strategy in a patient with early gastric cancer, a neuroendocrine tumor of the sigmoid colon, and a locally advanced rectal cancer. The patient underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy and endoscopic excision of the early neuroendocrine tumor of the sigmoid colon. View of the local advanced rectal cancer patient underwent combined preoperative “sandwich” treatment with 2 courses of chemotherapy before a long course of chemoradiotherapy and 2 courses of chemotherapy after. The treatment was well tolerated. Ten weeks later, the patient gets surgical procedure: laparoscopic low anterior resection with loop colostomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. At the end of chemotherapy colostomy closure was done. The minimally invasive surgical treatment is safe and feasible in patients with synchronous malignancies of upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. Fast track rehabilitation and minimal surgical trauma ensure timely delivery of chemotherapy.
Clinical case of successful treatment of a patient with anaplastic thyroid cancer in combination with ischemic heart disease and critical multivessel coronary artery disease
Authors: Pkheshkhova B. G. , Mudunov A. M. , Pak M. B. , Zeynalova P. A. , Akhobekov A. A. , Dombrovsky M. M. , Cheishvili Z. M. , Kopaliani T. I.
Published: September 2023

The article presents a clinical case of a patient with locally advanced anaplastic thyroid cancer and concomitant cardiovascular pathology. Anaplastic thyroid cancer is a very rare and highly aggressive disease requiring long-term multistage treatment, often using cardiotoxic drugs. Combination of this pathology with ischemic heart disease affecting coronary arteries is a complex clinical problem requiring timely evaluation of cardiac risk at every stage. Treatment of this patient cohort is possible only by a multidisciplinary team of specialists.
Use of daratumumab in therapy of patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma complicated by dialysis-dependent kidney failure: literature review and clinical observation
Authors: Ryabukhina Yu. E. , Zeynalova P. A. , Timofeeva O. L. , Abbasbeyli F. M. , Valiev T. T. , Kupryshina N. A.
Published: September 2023

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. Its morphological substrate is plasma cells producing monoclonal immunoglobulin. Monoclonal light chains damage nephrons leading to development of acute kidney failure (AKF) which can be diagnosed at MM onset, recurrence, or progression. Dialysis-dependent kidney failure (DDKF) is associated with worse prognosis and decreased overall survival. Currently, the standard of MM therapy complicated by moderate and severe AKF is programs including bortezomib. According to the results of completed trials, achievement of hematological response plays the main role in AKF resolution, therefore, the use of new highly effective regimens of antitumor drug therapy is recommended. Despite the results of large clinical trials showing the effectiveness of daratumumab in therapy of patients with MM, data on its use in patients with newly diagnosed MM complicated by DDKF who are candidates for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant are limited. A case of daratumumab therapy (as monotherapy and in combination with lenalidomide, dexamethasone) of a 38-year-old female patient with MM complicated by DDKF and significant adverse events developed during previous short-term treatment with bortezomib is presented. The achieved hematological response (partial remission, absence of minimal residual disease), satisfactory somatic condition, as well as favorable daratumumab safety profile allowed to consider the patient for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant and increased the probability of improved renal response with subsequent cancellation of hemodialysis.
Noninvasive colorectal cancer screening techniques: literature review
Authors: Vereshchak V. V. , Iurichev I. N. , Rasulov A. O. , Madyarov J. M.
Published: September 2023

Fecal DNA testing is a noninvasive method recommended by professional medical societies for colorectal cancer screening in individuals with intermediate risk of the disease. Adenamatous and serrated lesions, as well as cancer, lead to exfoliation of cells containing neoplastic altered DNA which, in turn, can be detected with sensitive testing methods aimed at specific genetic and epigenetic biomarkers. Mt-sDNA test approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2014 showed sensitivity of 92 % for detection of colorectal cancer which is much higher than sensitivity of fecal immunochemical test (74 %).
Akynzeo® (netupitant/palonosetron) as a basis of modern prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Authors: Kutakov N. M. , Chekini D. A.
Published: September 2023

Currently, nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy are a common adverse event affecting quality and duration of life of patients. Introduction of several classes of antiemetics and correct use of various medications in the form of combination scheme of nausea and vomiting prophylaxis allow to effectively control these adverse events. However, the incidence of nausea and vomiting remains high in clinical practice, and according to surveys doctors underestimate the frequency of these complications in patients. This is primarily caused by patient noncompliance in using antiemetics for delayed nausea and vomiting prevention due to complicated schemes of dosing and frequency of antiemetic administration. Combination peroral drug netupitant + palonosetron (Akynzeo®) seems the optimal solution for this adverse event. One-time administration of Akynzeo® prior to chemotherapy course allows to omit 5-HT3 receptor agonists and NK1 receptor agonist for prevention of delayed nausea and vomiting which increases patient compliance in taking antiemetics due to simplified therapy regimen, decreases incidence of nausea and vomiting, and increases patients’ quality of life.
Dynamic аrchetypes оf еmotions аs tools of psychotherapeutic work: the "Stimulus, Emotion, Type" мethod
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine, Vaskivska Svitlana
Published: September 2023

B a c k g r o u n d . The article substantiates the idea of the author's method of express diagnosis and psychotherapeutic study of a typical human emotional response: "Stimulus, Emotion, Type" (SET). The technology involves the interpretation of emotions as evolutionarily formed dynamic archetypes of adaptation, which makes it possible to gain a deeper understanding of the content of the client's conflict reactions and effectively transform them. M e t h o d s . As a result of theoretical generalization and empirical research, nine typical modes-archetypes of human experiences were identified: Dramatization, Avoidance, Caution, Dependence, Isolation, Rivalry, Research (Awareness), Expansion, Balanced Acceptance of Reality. In the methodology, they are represented by a deck of associative cards with an indication of emotions that replace the basic experience, and a card that reveals their archetypal characteristics. Projecting the client's current emotions onto the map of the evolutionary unfolding of modes of experience helps to establish an archaically condensed action and predict its course. R e s u l t s . The essential reading of an individual pattern of experiences allows you to quickly distance the client from tense emotional states, decipher the symbolism of the leading archetypal experience, and discuss a strategy and tactics for solving the problem that are more effective for this conflict situation. С o n c l u s i o n . The productivity of the method was confirmed in the process of mathematical and statistical analysis of the results of empirical research and proved practically. SET technology is an effective tool for developing algorithms for psychotherapeutic work.
Features of hardiness depending on dominant coping strategies of personality
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Danyliuk Ivan , Predko Viktoria ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Bondar Maksym ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: September 2023

B a c k g r o u n d . Hardiness is an important psychological characteristic of a personality that helps to overcome difficulties and solve stressful life situations. Despite certain differences between the concepts of hardiness and coping strategies, studies (Olefir, 2011; Predko & Bondar, 2022; Soderstrom, Dolbier, Leiferman, & Steinhardt, 2000) demonstrate the relationship between coping strategies and personality hardiness. On the one hand, hardiness is determined by a person's ability to engage in constructive coping strategies aimed at overcoming life difficulties, and on the other hand, it is its effective expression. P u r p o s e : to build a prognostic model that will allow to determine the level of hardiness depending on the chosen coping strategies. M e t h o d s . "Test of hardiness", adaptation of D. A. Leontiev and O. I. Rasskazova; measure "Coping Strategy Indicator" by J. Amirkhan, adapted by V. M. Yaltonsky; "Ways of Coping Questionnaire" by R. Lazarus; questionnaire "Proactive Coping Inventory" by L. Aspinwall, E. Greenglass, R. Schwarzer, S. Taubert, adapted by O. Starchenkov. Regression analysis was performed to create a prognostic model. R e s u l t s . A prognostic model was developed that allows for identifying the level of hardiness depending on the dominant coping strategies. Using regression analysis, it was proved that three predictors have the greatest influence, namely problem avoidance, proactive coping, and planful problem-solving. C o n c l u s i o n . It was found that the choice of coping strategies determines the overall level of a person's hardiness and his or her ability to effectively withstand any situation. The study has shown that the proactivity of an individual, emotional self-regulation, and the ability to calculate the time perspective are the main factors in the successful overcoming of difficulties. At the same time, attempts to avoid negative experiences and denial of the problem impede the manifestation of hardiness.. However, further research is needed to develop the model in greater detail.
Field Dependence / Field Independence as a Factor of Individual Travel Style
Authors:   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, Milutina Kateryna , Obukhova Margarita ,   Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Published: September 2023

Background. Means of restoring a normative mental state, increasing stress resistance is the most urgent problem today. Traveling as a way of leisure and recreation began not so long ago - from the second half of the 20th century. The desire for changes and life movement is an unconscious natural desire for the development and manifestation of individual research strategies and cognitive processes, that is, cognitive style. The purpose of our article is to highlight the results of a pilot study of the connection between field dependence and field dependence with an individual style of recreational activity (travel). Methods. The following methods were used: the Gottschaldt test of included figures, a questionnaire and an in-depth interview: The sample consisted of 20 people (N=20), of which 11 were women and 9 were men, aged from 20 to 25 years. All participants took part in the survey voluntarily, with informed consent. Results. It was found that among field-dependent respondents, 7 people chose "within the country", "abroad" and "in nature", 3 people -"around their city" and "to "exotic" countries" as a travel option. As a method of travel, 8 people chose "plane", 5 - "on foot" and "bus", 4 - "train" and "car". No one chose "bicycle or boat". In terms of travel environment preferences, 5 people would prefer to travel alone, 9 in pairs. As a travel option, among field-independent people, 5 people chose "around their city" and "abroad", 4 - "to "exotic" countries", 3 - "in nature" and "around their city". As a method of travel, 6 people of the rite of passage "on foot", 4 - "car" and "plane", 3 - "train", "bus" and "bicycle". The choice of travel environment was as follows: 5 people chose "alone" and "in pairs", 3 - "with a tourist group". It is interesting that field-independent respondents did not choose the options "in their city" and much less often - "in nature". Conclusion. It was established that field-dependent individuals tend to choose to travel alone or in pairs. Instead, field-independent respondents more often prefer to travel within their country or abroad, sometimes by train, bus or bicycle, but are ready to spend this time either independently, as a couple or with a tourist group.
Approaches to the Psychological Determinants of Professional Formation of a Teacher at the Stage of Study at a University
Authors: Egorenko T.A.
Published: September 2023

The article provides an overview of psychological approaches to the concept of “professional development of a teacher at the stage of study at a university”. The vectors of studying the process of professional formation of a teacher in the process of studying at a university are presented. An integrated approach is considered, based on the category of professional suitability, the main indicators of which are success in professional activities and subjective satisfaction with work. The psychological determinants of the process of professional and personal development of the teacher have been allocated: analysis of the period of vocational training as an integral concept, which combines social, individual and age references in their close relationship and interdependence; functional duality of the educational process; understanding the interaction of the student, future teacher and teaching staff, as a subject-subject model of interaction; analysis of the educational space of the higher school as a public sphere and the matrices of professional and personal development of the student of the future teacher; analysis of professional development as secondary socialization of the student, future teacher.
Formation of Professional Readiness of Students to Organize Joint Educational Activities of Junior Schoolchildren
Authors: Sanina S.P.
Published: September 2023

The article presents research data on the problem of developing the professionally important competence of primary school teachers to build interaction with students and students among themselves as a joint educational activity. The results of research by scientists from Russia, Kazakhstan, Poland, USA, etc. are analyzed. An overview of approaches to solving the problem of training teachers to organize joint educational activities, to the formation of students’ skills of educational cooperation is given. Special attention is paid to how students master the method of designing lessons. The example of one module shows how this process is organized. Attention is drawn to the importance of organizing the discussion of lessons, two types of reflection are distinguished. As effective methods of working with students, it is proposed to use mini-trainings, practical tasks or exercises. A three-level task is presented as a tool for diagnosing students’ readiness to organize joint educational activities of younger schoolchildren. It is noted that the special work of students on designing lessons using technological maps contributes to the formation of students’ readiness to organize joint activities of younger schoolchildren.
The Correlation between Verbal Aggression and the Use of Youth Slang in Older Adolescence
Authors: Voronkova I.V. , Chernyaev N.S.
Published: September 2023

The article presents the results of a study of the correlation between verbal aggression and the intensity of the use of youth slang by adolescents aged 14-16. The study involved 60 subjects. Methods were used: a questionnaire (an author’s questionnaire that allows you to determine the intensity of the use of youth slang) and the method “Types of aggressiveness” (L.G. Pochebut, 2012; based on A. Buss, A. Durkey, 1957), which allows you to identify the level of verbal aggression in older adolescents. The hypotheses tested were: there is a correlation between verbal aggression and the use of youth slang in older adolescence; the intensity of the use of youth slang affects the level of verbal aggression in older adolescence; the more intense the use of youth slang, the higher the level of verbal aggression in older adolescence. The hypothesis of the study was confirmed: it was noted that adolescents who intensively use youth slang in their speech demonstrate a higher level of verbal aggression; adolescents who do not use youth slang have a low level of verbal aggression.
Methodological Foundations of the Program for the Prevention of Violations of Child-Parent Relations “We All Come from Childhood”
Authors: Savchenko M.Y.
Published: September 2023

The work is aimed at clarifying the methodological foundations of primary prevention of violations of child-parent relations, correction of negative parental attitudes in the upbringing of minor family members, increasing the educational potential of adult family members and harmonization of child-parent relations. In theoretical terms, the program is based on the humanistic paradigm in education, and on the other hand, the methodological one is based on an eclectic approach to the implementation of activities. In the course of the research using standardized methods of Eidemiller–Justickis, Varga–Stolin, convincing results were obtained proving the effectiveness of the selected methodological tools based on an eclectic approach. The methodology of the last one consists in the application of various strategies and techniques of any type of training and contributes to improving the effectiveness of the correctional and developmental direction in psychological and pedagogical practice.
The Program of Psychological and Pedagogical Support for Gifted Students of the Middle Classes of the Music School
Authors: Konstantinova N.I. , Mamushkina O.I.
Published: September 2023

The article deals with the issues of psychological and pedagogical support of gifted children in a music school. The results of approbation of the Program of psychological and pedagogical support for children aged 10–11 years old studying at the Children’s Music School № 1 of the Podolsk city for pre-professional programs. The study involved 2 groups of children (experimental and control), as well as their parents and teachers. At the preparatory and final stages of the program implementation, the following methods were used: the children’s version of the overt anxiety scale (adapted by A.M. Prihozhan); method for determining the level of self-esteem Dembo — Rubishtein (modified by A.M. Prihozhan); technique “Unfinished sentences”; methodology for determining the attitude to the educational activities of O.N. Pakhomova; method of M. Rokeach “Value Orientations” (modified by I.Yu. Kulagina). The results obtained showed: positive dynamics in the development of the motivational sphere; maintaining the leading position of cognitive motives by the end of the 4th grade; reduction in the level of anxiety; preservation of the priority of spiritual and moral values. Thematic classes under the program contributed to the development of interpersonal skills.
Cultural Actions In The Play Of Preschool Children
Authors: Veraksa N.E. , Veresov N.N. , Sukhikh V.L.
Published: September 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of the key mechanisms of children's development in the play – the correlation of cultural actions and the conditions of their formation that arise in the process of children's play. A detailed analysis of the concepts of "situation" and "normative situation" is given. According to L.S. Vygotsky, a special role in children’s play is assigned to the imaginary situation, which determines the subjective nature of children's activity, and directs it to the development of the semantic side of actions due to the specifics of the imaginary situation. In other words, conditions are created in preschool childhood both for mastering normative action and for establishing an attitude to normative action. This is possible due to the presence of two spaces: culture and the space of an imaginary situation. Within these spaces, cultural artifacts themselves are mastered and a subjective attitude to various aspects of cultural objects is generated. The relevance of the theoretical analysis of the mechanisms of development in the play is due to the growing interest in the play as a means of purposeful development and education of preschool children.
Generalization of Non-elementary Linear Regressions
Authors: Bazilevskiy M.P.
Published: September 2023

Earlier, the author developed a non-elementary linear regression consisting of a linear part and all possible combinations of min and max binary operations. This article is devoted to its generalization. For the first time a non-elementary linear regression with a linear part and all possible combinations of binary, ternary, ..., l-ary operations min and max has been introduced. The proposed model generalizes both linear regression and the Leontief function, and can be effectively used both for predicting and for interpreting the study object functioning. An estimation algorithm was developed using the method of least squares for non-elementary linear regressions without a linear part and with an l-ary operation min (max), i.e. regressions with specification in the form of a Leontief function. The essence of the algorithm is to form a set of possible values of slope coefficients, from which a point is selected with the minimum value of the residual sum of squares. A system of linear inequalities is identified that makes it possible to form such a set. Using the algorithm, a model of the gross regional product of the Irkutsk region was construct and its interpretation was given.
The Problem of Allocation of Production Resources with a System of Constraints
Authors: Rasskazova V.A. , Skuridin A.A.
Published: September 2023

The problem of optimizing production and resource allocation have been always relevant. The paper deals with the problem of allocation of production resources with a system of constraints. As an example, the problem of optimizing the process of pouring raw aluminum into vacuum buckets in the electrolysis department of the foundry is considered. To solve this problem, a model of integer linear programming is proposed. The advantage of this approach is the ability to flexibly configure the system of constraints and minimized of objective in accordance with production priorities. The paper discusses the software implementation of the developed model and presents the results of a numerical experiment based on test samples. Based on the obtained solution, a conclusion is made about the effectiveness of the integer linear programming model in this optimization problem.
High School Students’ Parental Involvement and Academic Performance During the COVID-19 Movement Control Order
Authors: Mohamed N.H. , Beckstein A. , Yahaya A. , Rathakrishnan B. , Malek M.D.A.
Published: September 2023

Parents and children have been affected by the COVID-19 Movement Control Order (MCO). Parental involvement is often linked to children’s academic performance. This study first examined the link between parental involvement and children’s academic performance during the MCO. Next, it examined the differences in academic performance before and during the MCO. Malaysian secondary school students (N=130, 61.6% female) aged 16-17 (M=16.42, SD=0.4967) responded to questions about their parents’ involvement from before and during the MCO and completed the Inventory of Parental Influence. Exam grades from before and after the MCO were also collected. The results revealed a low to moderate positive correlation (r = 0.291, p<0.05) between parental involvement in three areas (discussions, home care, and communication) and academic performance. During the MCO, students’ perception of parental involvement at home increased, t(129)-5.82, p<.05). However, there was also a significant decrease in students’ academic performance during the MCO when compared to before the MCO, t(123) = 2.058, p<0.05. Implications and future research recommendations are suggested.
Psychological Obstacles to the Formation of Loyalty of Employees of the Penitentiary System to Professional-Service Groups
Authors: Gornostaev S.V.
Published: September 2023

The article examines the factors that prevent the formation of loyalty of employees of penitentiary system to professional-service groups of their affiliation. The position is argued that alongside with absence of factors of formation of loyalty, there are specific socially-psychological obstacles for formation of loyalty to professional-service groups. Such obstacles were identified based on the analysis of empirical data (N=2786, respondents — men and the women engaging various positions in establishments and territorial units of Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia of 76 subjects of the Russian Federation; methods - The «Method of color metaphors», the questionnaire «Subjective assessment of integration»). In relation to large formal groups (like ministry) such an obstacle is the lack of experience of joint activities and emotional experiences in the group. At the level of large contact groups (organizations), the most significant factors preventing loyalty are the lack of exclusivity and value of the group, obvious differences in the normative and value orientations of their members. The main factor hindering loyalty to small contact groups in the professional and service sphere is the ignoring or rejection of a member of the group by its other members.
The Phenomenon of Corrupt Behavior and its Associative-Conceptual Component in the Social Representations of the Heads of Departments of the Traffic Police Road Patrol Service
Authors: Borisova S.E.
Published: September 2023

The topic of corrupt behavior with a high degree of public danger remains relevant in science and practice. It is not trivial to study corrupt behavior at the level of social representations as a manifestation of the psychological space of a social group, namely a professional group of traffic police officers. The purpose of the study is to determine the features of social ideas about the phenomenon of corrupt behavior, identified on the basis of the establishment by respondents of associative-semantic relations with other concepts. In the course of an empirical survey carried out in an online format with the heads of the State Traffic Inspectorate, a survey, analysis of specific situations and the method of directed associations were applied. The main results consist in finding the content and structural features of social representations of corrupt behavior revealing a close associative relationship with the categories of social mentality, professional environment, corruption risk, legal awareness and professional deformation. The obtained conclusions can serve as a starting point for experimental research and the formation of explanatory theoretical knowledge.
To the question of the relevance of the organization of comprehensive rehabilitation of adolescents in difficult life situation
Authors: Karpatenkova Oksana V. , Karasaeva Lyudmila A. , Goryainova Marina V.
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND: The relevance of the study is determined by the high number of crimes committed by minors. including serious and especially serious, the need for timely medical, social and psychological rehabilitation of children with deviant behavior. The purpose of the study: to form the main directions of the comprehensive rehabilitation of adolescents who find themselves in a difficult life situation and are in the Center for the temporary detention of juvenile offenders based on the study and analysis of the medical and social parameters of their life.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The materials and methods of the study included a statistical analysis of the results of medical and social indicators of 204 adolescents who were in the Temporary Detention Center for Juvenile Offenders in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region at the age of 14 to 18 years.
RESULTS: Among juvenile offenders, males prevailed (76.0%), aged 16 to 18 years (58.0%) and 14 to 15 years (42.0%), brought up in relatives, complete (45.7%) or incomplete (39.2%) families. The majority (72.0%) of adolescents presented neurological complaints in the form of: sleep and wakefulness disorders (22.2%); abdominal and headaches (14.8% and 11.1%, respectively), tremor (14.8%) people, periodic palpitations (4.7%), seizures (11.1%), back pain (3.7%). Acute injuries were stated in 88.9% of cases, poisoning in 55.6%, panic attacks in 33.3%, episodes of uncontrolled aggression occurred in 18.5%, suicides in 7.4% of adolescents, syncope in 3.7%.
CONCLUSION: Based on the analysis, a comprehensive program for the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders has been drawn up and is being implemented, including medical, psychological and pedagogical measures, socio-cultural and environmental rehabilitation. This methodological approach made it possible to form groups of adolescents with their active involvement in the rehabilitation process and increasing motivation for social adaptation.
An Approach for Brick Wall Quantity Take-Off by U-Net Method Based on Deep Learning
Authors: BAŞAĞA Hasan Basri , HACIEFENDİOĞLU Kemal
Published: September 2023

This study presents a deep learning-based method for the quantity take-off in the construction industry. In this context, the brick wall quantity calculation was performed automatically over two-dimensional (2D) pictures by the U-Net method. 280 photos were first taken in the field at different distances and angles. 1960 images were, then, obtained by augmentation to increase the training accuracy. Pixel calculation of the automatically masked area in the images was made for wall estimation. The wall area was calculated by comparing this pixel value with that of the reference brick surface area. The method was tested on four sample photos including different wall images. A parametric study was carried out to reduce the errors. In the study, it has been shown that the proposed method is suitable for brick quantity calculation. In addition, it was concluded that the photo should be taken as close as possible, and more than one brick should be taken as a reference in close-up photos to increase the accuracy.
Sönmüş Kireç-Diatomit-SBS Katkılarıyla Geri Dönüştürülmüş Asfalt Kaplamaların Performans Analizi
Authors: KORZAY Burak , AKSOY Atakan , TEKİN Mehmet Emre
Published: September 2023

Geri dönüştürülmüş asfalt kaplamalar (RAP); ekonomik ve çevresel üstünlüklere sahiptir. Sera gazı emisyonlarını ve bitüm gereksinimini azaltması, tamamen dönüşebilir olması, atık depolamayı azaltması, hammadde kaynaklarını koruması, kullanım çeşitliliği yönleriyle avantajlıdır. Sürdürülebilirlik yaklaşımlarıyla, artan oranda aşınma tabakalarında kullanılmaktadır. Bu hedeflerle, Türkiye için, saha çalışmalarına yönelik %50 RAP ile aşınma tabakası dizaynları üretilmiştir. Katkı olarak; SBS ile yaygın kullanım oranlarının çok daha düşük değerlerinde uyumlaştırıcı sönmüş kireç (HL) ve diatomit (D) kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada, HL ve D ile RAP karışımların su hasarı ve tekerlek izi bakımından garantili iyileştirilmesi hedeflenmiştir. Diatomit kullanımı; gerek Türkiye gerekse dünya için yenilikçi bir konudur. Sabit HL-SBS içeriğinde, D%5-10 oranları ayrı ayrı kullanıldı. AASHTO T283 Modifiye Lottman ve Hamburg tekerlek izi testleri uygulandı. %50RAP eklenmiş karışımlar, seçilen katkılar ile orijinal karışımlardan daha dirençli hale gelmiştir. Modifiye Lottman testinin D, HL, SBS ve RAP’lı karışımlar için ayırt edici olduğu ve performans artışını yansıttığı görülmektedir. Sabit ve az HL oranında, D oranının %5’den %10 değerine artırılması ile su hasarı direncinin artması, HL ve D’nin birlikte performans artışı oluşturabildiğini gösterdi. HL+SBS uyumu; daha yüksek su hasarı direnci oluşturmaktadır. SBS, gerek HL gerekse de D ile uyumlu çalışmaktadır. Düşük HL- D oranlarında ve yaygın oranda %5SBS kullanımı; %50RAP karışımlarda su hasarı direnci bakımından çok yüksek iyileşme sağlamaktadır. Tüm %50RAP modifiye karışımların kontrol karışımlardan daha yüksek tekerlek izi direnci vermesi bu karışımların uygulamada başarıyla kullanılabileceğini göstermektedir.
Investigation and Evaluation of the Most Important Factors Affecting Non-Native Medical Tourists' Reception of the Historical City of Yazd Using Delphi Technique
Authors: Tafti Hamidreza Fallah , Esteghlal Ahmad , Al-Modaresi Seyed Ali , Beheshtipour Zohrah , Mirhosseini Seyed Majid
Published: September 2023

Background: Medical tourism in Yazd city has been greatly developed as one of the treatment poles of the country and can be said that this industry has become one of the development axes of Yazd city. The purpose of this research is to identify the most important factors influencing the attraction of non-native medical tourists to the historical city of Yazd.
Methods: The current research was of a qualitative type conducted in the fall of 1401. Desk research and Delphi method were used to collect data. The statistical sample of this study included 41 experts in the fields of treatment, tourism, and urban planning, and these experts were selected based on their related specialties using a snowball method. After studying the theoretical foundations of the research, 41 effective factors in attracting medical tourists were specified from related research texts, and during studying, categorization and editing, 23 indicators were provided to the experts in the form of a questionnaire on a 5-point Likert scale, and at the end of the questionnaire, an open question was provided. After analyzing the answers, the results were recorded and a new questionnaire was created for the next stage, which was repeated 3 times. According to the results of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test at a significance level of 0.05, the correlation between the factors was analyzed using the W. Kendall non-parametric correlation test and the SPSS 18 software, and the Delphi technique was used to achieve the research objectives.
Results: In the course of data analysis, indicators with an average difference of less than 0.1 were confirmed, indicators with an average of less than 4 were removed, and other indicators were moved to the next stage. After completing 3 stages of the test, 12 factors were identified as the most important factors affecting medical tourism in Yazd city, and these factors were placed in 5 categories: characteristics of the treatment staff, characteristics of the hospital, economic factors, giving information and communication, and other related factors. According to W. Kendall's correlation coefficients obtained during the 3 Delphi steps, the convergence and agreement of experts' opinions were confirmed.
Conclusion: Considering that infrastructure indicators, personnel skills and economic factors are among the most important indicators of attracting medical tourists to the historical city of Yazd, it is suggested that to develop medical tourism in Yazd city, these items should be taken into consideration in managing the current situation of medical centers; Furthermore, investment should focus on the development of medical infrastructure.
Food security of Ukraine: national and global level
Authors: Melnyk Tatyana , Tunitska Yuliia , Banas Dmytro
Published: September 2023

The aim of this paper is to examine the level of food security in Ukraine in comparison to global regions and European countries in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war. For this purpose  a variety of indicators were examined  including population dynamics, food balance, FAO indicators  and the Global Food Security Index. The results show that in spite of its agricultural potential  Ukraine is behind the global and European indicators of food security  with the exception of fish products. Barriers to achieving high levels of food security include incomplete legislative reforms, inadequate funding, infrastructure deficiencies, corruption  and non-compliance with standards. International cooperation and improved national and regional strategies are needed to overcome the consequences of the war.
Erişkinde multipl nuck kanal kisti; olgu sunumu
Authors: ÖZTÜRK Doğan , ÖZTÜRK Bülent , ÖZKARA Sibel , MERMER Raşit Levent , ÖZTAŞAN Deniz
Published: September 2023

Nuck kanal kisti kız çocuklarında prosesus vajinalisin(PV) kapanma defekti sonucu oluşan seyrek görülen bir patolojidir. Literatürde fazla rastlanmayan bir patoloji olması dolayısıyla biz de 27 yaşında sağ inguinal bölgede ağrı ve şişlikle başvuran kadın hastada tespit ettiğimiz Nuck kanal kistini sunmayı amaçladık.
Dinamik tiyol-disülfür homeostazisi nodüler guatr ve tiroid kanseri tanısında etkili bir belirteç olabilir mi?
Authors: AYDIN Altan , BULUŞ Hakan , ALIŞIK Murat , EREL Özcan
Published: September 2023

Amaç: Troid glandı doğası gereği troid patolojilerinde oxidatif stresin rolü önemlidir. Dinamik thiol-disulfit dengesi vücuttaki oksidatif stres ve onun dengeleyicisi antioksidanların göstergelerinden birisidir. Çalışmamızda Troid kanseri veya nodüler guatr nedeniyle opere edilen olgularda Dinamik thiol disulfit dengesi düzeylerini araştırdık.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Keçiören Eğitim ve Araştırma hastanesi Genel Cerrahi kliniğinde 01.03.2017-01.06.2017 tarihleri arasında tiroidektomi operasyonu olan hastalar çalışmaya dahil edildi. Ameliyat sonrası patoloji sonuçları Benign gelenler Grup1, Malign gelenler Grup 2 ve Ultrasonda patoloji saptanmayan ve ameliyat edilmeyen olgular ise Grup 3 Kontrol grubuna dahil edildi. Çalışma grubundan ameliyat öncesi olmak üzere Dinamik thiol-disulfit dengesinin araştırılması için venöz kan örnekleri alındı.

Bulgular: 98 hastaya bilateral total tiroidektomi ameliyatı uygulandı; bunlardan, 77 hastanın patoloji sonuçları benign, 21 hastanın ise malign rapor edildi. Grup 1(benign), Grup 2 (malign) ve Grup 3 (kontrol) gruplarında sırasıyla Native thiol değerleri (µmol/L) 317.4± 4.2, 349.9± 7.9 , 299.9± 7.9 (p=0), Total Thiol değerleri (µmol/L); 353.5.0±4.8, 386.5±9.5, 332.6± 8.3 (p=0), Disülfit (µmol/L); 18.4 ±0.5 20.5±0.7, 16.7±0.6 (p=0), Disulphide/native thiol 5.8.0±0.1, 5.9±0.2, 5.7± 0.2 (p=0.8), Disulphide/total thiol 5.2±0.1, 5.4±0.2, 5.1± 0.2 (p=0.7) ve Native thiol/total 89.9±0.5, 90.7±0.5, 90.5± 1.5 (p=0.4) olarak saptandı.

Sonuç: Tiroid hastalıkları tanısında Dinamik thiol-disulfit dengesi bir belirteç olarak kullanılabilir ancak geniş serili çalışmalara ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır.
Predyspozycje psychologiczne w pracy trenera
Authors: Lipińska-Grobelny Agnieszka , Domański Andrzej
Published: September 2023

The general purpose of this research is the description of the psychological predisposition of working as a trainer. The group of 72 individuals, 36 trainers and 36 non-trainers completed the battery of the following questionnaires: Social Competences Questionnaire, Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, Psychological Gender Questionnaire, NEO-FFI and Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale. The results reveal that being a trainer can be predicted considering neuroticism, conscientiousness, emotional intelligence and general level of social competences.
Potrzeba stymulacji a ekspozycja na zdarzenia traumatyczne
Authors: Dudek Bohdan , Wojtecka Katarzyna
Published: September 2023

Problem. Prevalence of traumatic stress in general population is not so often but in some vocations it is a serious risk factor for employees’ health. A traumatic event is a main reason for PTSD and other mental disorders. There are multiple risk factors for PTSD development but the exposure to traumatic event is a main cause, included in a definition of PTSD. A need of stimulation, strongly connected to reactivity, may be treated as an individual resource because it let diminishing a chance of PTSD development but it may be treated as the risk factor of this disorder also. Hypothesis. Number of exposures to traumatic events is correlated to power of stimulation need. Subjects. 109 soldiers. Methods. Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS) by M. Zuckerman and Stressful Life Events Questionnaire (experimental version by M. Lis-Turlejska). Results. Relationships between results obtained in the particular dimension of the stimulation need and the number of traumatic events experienced by subjects are as follow: a dimension of thrill and adventure seeking (TAS) – rho = 0.30 (p < 0.008); an experience seeking dimension (ES) – rho = 0.20 (p < 0.060); a disinhibition dimension (DIS) – rho = 0.30 (p < 0.008) a boredom susceptibility dimension (BS) – rho = 0.20 (p < 0.060); a general dimension of stimulation seeking (G) – rho = 0.10 (p < 0.210). Rank correlation between a total results of SSS (a sum of subscales results) and the number of traumatic events experienced by the subjects is 0,25 (p < 0,008).
Postawy rodziców i płeć psychologiczna a preferencja stylu kierowania
Authors: Tylka Joanna
Published: September 2023

The article is concerned with the subject of gender, parental attitudes and styles of people management. Theoretical grounds of the article refer to Gender Schema Theory worked out by S. L. Bem, Power/Interaction Model of Interpersonal Influence by B. Raven and Parental Attitudes Theory by M. Plopa. In the researches participated 122 executives (60 woman, 62 man) from southern Poland. The author used „Sex Role Inventory” A. Kuczyńskiej (IPP), Raven Interpersonal Influence Inventory, adapted by Z. Zaleski and Parental Attitude Scale of Plopa (KPR-Roc). There were found statistically significant associations between the paternal lability upbringing, overprotective maternal attitudes and directive style. Also was observed correlation between androgynous, mothers’ reasonable protection and democratic leadership style.
The Summary and Analysis of ‘Domestic Trade Frictions and Agriculture’ Research Paper: A Review
Authors: Yangailo Tryson
Published: September 2023

This paper assessed the research study carried out by Sebastian Sotelo which is entitled ‘Domestic Trade Frictions and Agriculture’. This paper summarized and analysed the process, steps and approach Sotelo utilised to formulate his model to investigate the association among trade, productivity as well as the welfare in the Peruvian agriculture sector. The paper reviews Sotelo’s paper entitled ‘Domestic Trade Frictions and Agriculture’ by first summarising and then analysing his study. The review finds that Sotelo’s model is academic and not applicable in real life. The weaknesses and gaps identified in Sotelo’s study are highlighted and include: the assumption that agricultural inputs are all imported from other foreign countries which is not the case in some developing countries; the utilisation of quantitative method and secondary data; the reliance on the estimates; the use of data that is outdated in some cases; the utilisation of the condemned trade cost (iceberg) formula; the assumption that farmers are homo economicus which recent studies have proved to be wrong and; application and adoption of constant return to scale which some economists have condemned. This paper concludes and recommends that future studies should take advantage of the identified weaknesses and gaps this paper has identified and then explore further to cover the gaps by employing different research methods.
Why does food loss and waste matter for food security - from the perspective of cause and magnitude
Authors: Wu Yue , Takács-György Katalin
Published: September 2023

Food security has raised crisis alarms all over the world. Especially nowadays, conventional agriculture is threatened by climate change and extreme weather, and the agri-food system is loading the increasing population burden. Food loss and waste (FLW) have gotten more and more attention. Still, the main research focus is on a narrowed and specific stage of the food value chain of specific food types in a particular area, which lacks an overall comprehensive understanding of this topic from a broad view. This review aims to provide a comprehensive description of food loss and waste and provide a useful theoretical background to public decision-makers and individuals to reduce food loss and waste for a better and more sustainable society, economy, and environment. Secondary research and content analysis are used in this review as methodology, following Michael E. Porter’s value chain theory, to analyze and simplify the sustainable path (in light of the cause and magnitude of food security based on the nexus between food security and food loss and waste across the entire food value chain (from the main manifestation of FLW: agricultural production stages, such as cultivation or breeding and storage, post-harvest processing and distribution, and retail and consumption. We also provided the Ishikawa model diagram to better explain the causes of food loss and waste. And other manifestations, such as the COVID-19 and Russia and Ukraine war). To conclude, reducing food loss and waste is crucial for sustainable food security, but the manifestation of FLW differ in different stage of the value chain and different food types. Generally speaking, production sees the most loss, while consumption sees the most waste. Therefore, we suggest both public and private should be aware that producing more food and utilizing food resources properly along different stages of the value chain is equally important.