bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
LINGUOCULTURAL FEATURES OF PHRASEOLOGIES ON THE SYMBOLS OF EXCITEMENT IN THE UKRAINIAN AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES
Authors: BASHKIROVA Natalya P.
Published: January 2023

The article reveals the national and cultural specificity of phraseological units for excitement in the Ukrainian and Russian languages. The purpose of this work is to determine the national and cultural features of Ukrainian and Russian phraseological units (PhU) for the designation of concern, excitement, worry, anxiety based on the specifics of customs, beliefs, and everyday life that are reflected in them. The object of the study is Ukrainian and Russian phraseological units for the designation of concern, excitement, worry, anxiety. The subject of the study is the presence / absence of nationally and culturally specific features of Ukrainians and Russians in the display of such PhUs. As a result of comparative analysis of the similarities and differences of the PhU of this phraseological microsystem in the Ukrainian and Russian languages, based on the structural-grammatical, semantic and functional features of the PhU in each of these languages, as well as the use of selection criteria and the appropriate method of researching the material, it was found that they are equivalent, close or similar and non-equivalent Ukrainian and Russian equivalents of phraseological units denoting concern, excitement, worry, anxiety. Conclusions are made about the presence of equivalent, non-equivalent phraseological units and analogous phraseological units in the Ukrainian and Russian phraseological systems.
OLD ENGLISH COMPOSITA WITH leōd, liud IN STRUCTURAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL TERMS (AGAINST GERMANIC BACKGROUND)
Authors: Iliadi Alexander
Published: January 2023

Summary. The paper focuses on the study of historical-linguistic research of OE anthroponyms-composites with Anglo-Saxon leōd, liud. The topicality of this paper is determined by a lack of attention to research in field of Old English historical anthroponymy. The purpose of study is the description of structural types of anthroponymic composites with component leōd, liud. The object of the research is Nomina Personalia nouns, taken from Anglo-Saxon monuments of V–X cent. AD, which are formed by the way of compounding. Morphological and lexical-semantic peculiarities of OE proper nouns, and their common nouns counterparts, as well as reconstructed Proto-Germanic prototypes constitute the subject of the investigation. As a result of our research, structural types of Anlo-Saxon anthroponyms with liud / leōd are described; Relative Chronology of analysed compound proper names is defined, which determined reconstruction of Proto-Germanic prototypes for oldest anthroponymic compounds; morphological and semantical peculiarities of Anglo-Saxon dithematic anthroponyms are highlighted. Conclusions. Old English reflexes of Proto-Germanic *leuði- in anthroponymic composites are attested only as prepositive determinatives with a postpositive defined word. *Leuði- belongs to the nuclear components in the Proto-Germanic system of creating dithematic names. Old English testifies to the loss of reflexes *leuði- the ability to be a definable member in innovative anthroponymic composites and, possibly, the loss of the Proto-Germanic anthroponymic heritage with traces of their post-positive usage. The ratio in the pair «Old English innovation VS Proto-Germanic archaism» for names with liud/leōd is 4 : 28 units. According to the morphological classification of Old English and Old Sahson composites, their oldest layer shows the determinative and possessive specificity of the combination of parts with a small number of cases of coordination of exponents. Perspectives for further research is to uncover the system of structurally and etymologically identical dithematical anthroponyms in onomastic vocabulary of Slavic and Baltic languages and comparative analyses of their cultural semantics.
Investigação acerca das possíveis ações mentais desenvolvidas por estudantes do 1º ano do ensino médio no retorno às aulas presenciais
Authors: Alvarenga Karly Barbosa , Nascimento Rocha Caio , De Carvalho Pedro Paulo Teodoro , Dos Reis Soares Misael Josapha , De Abreu Lima Júlia
Published: January 2023

Esta pesquisa está alicerçada aos estudos de neurociências cognitivas e neuromatemática com base em, principalmente, 4 autores: Dreyfus (1991); Harel e Sowder (2005); Leikin et al (2014); Alvarenga (2020). Para a coleta de dados, foram examinadas, em 2021, provas aplicadas no 1º ano do ensino médio cujo intuito era revisar o conteúdo do ano anterior. Os alunos estudaram de forma remota, em razão da pandemia causada pela covid-19. Apresentam-se resultados da investigação cuja finalidade principal é examinar as construções mentais matemáticas de alguns desses estudantes. Os dados coletados foram analisados de acordo com o modelo teórico proposto por Alvarenga e Domingos (2020). São apresentadas algumas respostas, e indicados os processos mentais esperados para a resolução, como conexão com experiências anteriores, uso da linguagem matemática, argumentação de forma textual sem linguagem matemática e tradução da linguagem matemática para a língua materna.
Teorema Fundamental do Cálculo: uma análise epistemológica
Authors: Oliveira Patrícia Benevides de , Bellemain Franck Gilbert René
Published: January 2023

Neste artigo, apresentamos uma análise epistemológica com base em uma revisão de literatura acerca do desenvolvimento do Teorema Fundamental do Cálculo ao longo do tempo, através da resolução de problemas pelos matemáticos desde a Antiguidade. Concluímos que, a relação entre o acúmulo de uma quantidade (determinação de área) e a taxa de variação de seu acúmulo (determinação da tangente), que culminou no teorema fundamental, é um dos marcos principais no desenvolvimento do Cálculo. Essas duas classes de problemas, conhecidas hoje como integração e derivação, foram concebidas separadamente, cada uma com técnicas limitadas ao tipo de problema abordado, o que acabou influenciando o ensino do Cálculo como conhecemos hoje.
Discurso y contrahegemonía en el Sur global: el caso de la lucha socioambiental en Chubut
Authors: Sayago Sebastián
Published: January 2023

El presente artículo expone el estudio de una disputa social y política en torno al intento de impo- ner la minería a gran escala en una provincia argentina. El foco está puesto en dos redes discursivas enfrentadas entre sí: una es gestionada por el lobby minero y la otra por el movimiento socioam- biental. La perspectiva teórica adoptada corresponde a los Estudios Críticos del Discurso y recupera preocupaciones propias del giro decolonial de los estudios sociales. El trabajo sigue dos objetivos: 1) caracterizar y analizar las dos redes discursivas en disputa y 2) proponer categorías útiles para el estudio de la militancia contrahegemónica en grupos online. La metodología está situada en el terreno y se basa en las experiencias del investigador como participante en los hechos analizados. El corpus está conformado por declaraciones de figuras políticas, de un colectivo socioambiental y por un pasaje de un chat de este último. Los resultados obtenidos incluyen la propuesta de algunas categorías que pueden ser útiles para el estudio de la comunicación online en general y del activismo contrahegemónico en Al final, hay un balance acerca las posibilidades de un estudio discursivo con pretensión decolonial.
Leave No Trace and Sustainability Education: Taking a Dialectical Approach
Authors: North Chris , Berning Hannah , Karaka-Clarke Te Hurinui , Derrick Taff B.
Published: January 2023

Leave No Trace (LNT) is globally the most widely accepted minimum impact program and has been linked to behavior change and the maintenance of a range of ecological measures. Critiques of LNT have emerged, including that LNT ignores wider impacts that contribute to climate change and diverse world views. Many outdoor education students carefully follow LNT practices. When students encounter these critiques, they often conclude either that LNT is effective and the detractors are misplaced or that LNT should be abandoned, thereby avoiding deep engagement. Education must prepare students for the contested project of creating a sustainable future. We argue that LNT shows considerable promise as a context for learning through dialectical approaches where students must engage with divergent articles and examples. LNT can be used to help students understand that taking informed action is important. LNT can also be used to show that there are no innocent actions.
Level of oxytocin prior to rugby and handball matches: An exploratory study among groups of Polish players
Authors: Kociuba Marek , Ignasiak Zofia , Rokita Andrzej , Cichy Ireneusz , Dudkowski Andrzej , Ściślak Marcin , Kochan Katarzyna , Sebastjan Anna , Spinek Anna , Lorek Daria , Bogin Barry , Chakraborty Raja , Koziel Slawomir
Published: January 2023

The aim of the present exploratory study was to assess the changes in urinary oxytocin (OT) concentration during the period between five days before, and on the day of match, among rugby and handball players. Nine male rugby players with a mean age of 27.62 years (SD = 4.21) and 18 male handball players with a mean age of 17.03 years (SD = 0.57) participated. Urinary oxytocin level was measured by ELISA immunoassay as a ratio to the concentration of creatinine [mg/ml] measured through colorimetric detection. The relative level of OT to creatinine (OT/CRE) significantly differed between the type of player (rugby or handball) but not between times of measurements. Significant differences were only between OT/CRE level in a day of match in rugby players and in 5 days before match in handball players (p<0.05). There was no change in oxytocin levels during the time periods between five days before and on the day of a match, in either of the two kinds of players. The change in oxytocin might be traceable during the match but not before a match and this perhaps depends on a more subtle context of competition, but not on the assumption of competition. Further studies are needed based on more homogenous group with higher number of matches.
Identification of parameters of a combined piece-linear regression model
Authors: Noskov Sergey I.
Published: January 2023

Subject of research: the problem of estimating the parameters of a combined piecewise linear regression model.
Purpose of research: to apply the apparatus of linear Boolean programming to identify its parameters.
Methods and objects of research: the object of research is a set of indicators of inventive activity in the Russian Federation, the methods are regression analysis and mathematical programming.
Main results of research: an approach to estimating the parameters of a combined piecewise linear regression model by using the method of least modules is described, which makes it possible to reduce this problem to a linear Boolean programming problem. A combined piecewise linear model of inventive activity in the Russian Federation has been constructed, which can be used in various analytical and predictive calculations. The output variable of the model is the number of patent applications, and the input variable is the volume of gross domestic product, the number of graduate students and teaching staff.
Analysis of the state of the tourism and recreation sphere of the northern territory and the direction of its sustainable development (on the example of the Nizhnevartovsk Municipal District of the Khanty-Mansiysky Autonomous Region – Yugra)
Authors: Esipova Svetlana A. , Khromtsova Lina S.
Published: January 2023

Subject of research: the state of the tourist and recreational sphere of the Nizhnevartovsk region of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug Yugra.
Purpose of research: to develop promising areas for the sustainable development of the tourism industry in the northern territory in the face of reduced competition from foreign operators and the closure of external destinations.
Methods and objects of research: statistical, comparative, strategic analysis were used as the main methods of scientific research.
Main results of research: the conclusions based on the results of the assessment of the tourist and recreational sphere of the Nizhnevartovsk region are to identify positive aspects and problems of the development of the industry, develop directions for the sustainable development of tourism in the Nizhnevartovsk region: modernize the existing infrastructure (including roadside infrastructure), improve the quality of services provided, stimulate the growth of the number of investment projects in this area; digitalization of the industry, the introduction of new technologies and the promotion of the regional tourism product to the district and interregional market.
Forced migrants in the structure of the labor market of the region: employment strategies and prospects
Authors: Kolesnik Elena  A. , Polovinko Vladimir  S.
Published: January 2023

Subject of research: employment strategies of forced migrants from Ukraine and their place in the structure of the labor market of the Tyumen region.
Purpose of research: to consider forced migration and their place in the structure of the labor market. A separate group of tasks includes the study of employment strategies and priorities of forced migrants (refugees) from Ukraine who arrived on the territory of the Tyumen region, due to the unfavorable trends in the development of the labor market in the labor market of the region.
Methods and objects of research: analysis of scientific literature, analysis and synthesis, statistical methods, methods of generalization, systematization and grouping.
Main results of research: the results consist in studying the importance of forced migration for the development of the labor market structure of the region, considering the features of labor integration of forced migrants from the territories of Ukraine and the strategic priorities of their employment, as well as forming a number of conclusions based on the values obtained.
Critical assessment of new particularly qualifying signs of crimes against sexual inviolability of minors (Part 5 of Articles 131, 132 and Part 3 of Article 133 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation)
Authors: Pantyuhina Inga  V.
Published: January 2023

Subject of research: the particularly qualifying signs of violent sexual crimes included in Articles 131, 132 and 133 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in 2022, which are aimed at protecting the sexual integrity of minors.
Purpose of research: to analyze the content of new particularly qualifying signs of sexual crimes, their consistency with each other, validity and necessity of inclusion in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Methods and objects of research: the work uses the general scientific dialectical method of cognition and private scientific methods, such as analysis, linguistic, comparative legal, statistical, formal and logical. The method of analysis was used in the study of the content of particularly qualifying signs of sexual crimes. Linguistic when interpreting the wording of the norm provided for in Part 5 of Articles 131 and 132 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Comparative legal when comparing the content of the sign of a special relapse contained in Articles 131 and 132 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and in Articles 134 and 135 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Statistical when processing indicators about the number of convicts for forcing minors to sexual acts. Formal-logical in the disclosure of concepts and categories used in the formulations of the investigated signs of crimes and the presentation of proposals to change the design of Part 5 of Articles 131 and 132 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Main results of research: based on the analysis of the content of the signs regulated in Part 5 of Articles 131 and 132 and Part 3 of Article 133 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the author identified technical and substantive flaws in their designs, inconsistency of some of the new signs with similar signs of other sexual crimes against minors. To eliminate the identified shortcomings of the studied norms, it is necessary to replace the wording of Part 5 of Articles 131 and 132 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation with an indication in it of an act committed against a minor, without references to other parts of these articles, from paragraph "b" " the same part of these articles should exclude an indication of a minor victim, from paragraph "c" remove the indication of the type of crimes against the person. In Part 3 of Article 133 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, it is necessary to exclude the signs provided for in paragraphs "a" and "b", and in Part 6 of Article 134 and Part 5 of Article 135 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, increased responsibility for the special recidivism of crimes established in them should be extended to all victims of these crimes.
On some operating modes of a submersible induction electric motor
Authors: Kovalev Vladimir Z. , Balyklov Egor S. , Husainov Emil I.
Published: January 2023

Object of research: induction submersible electric motor as a part of electric drive centrifugal pump.
Subject of the research: non-nominal operation modes of induction submersible electric motors, including modes of wedging.
Purpose of research: creation of research methodology of operation of induction submersible electric motors at non-nominal modes of operation, including variation of frequency of feeding voltage and its magnitude.
Methods of research: theory of electromechanical transformation of energy, digital modeling, statistical data processing, methods designing of experiments.
Main results of research: the relevance of submersible electric motors research in non-nominal conditions is substantiated; the technique of asynchronous submersible electric motors operation research in non-nominal operating modes is built; the proposed technique is tested on the example of the ESP unit wedging mode.
The Evaluation of Green Growth in Selected OECD Countries
Authors: Kasztelan Armand
Published: January 2023

Green growth is a relatively new concept, which has appeared in the international discussion in response to the increasing environmental threats and also as a potentially effective means to deal with the outcomes of the financial crisis of 2008. According to the OECD (2011a), green growth means taking measures conducive to growth and economic development, while ensuring that natural assets continue to provide the resources and environmental services that contribute to the countryâ€™s prosperity. The purpose of this article is to analyze the level of green growth in selected OECD countries. Research was carried out based on Hellwigâ€™s method, which enabled the construction of a synthetic measure of â€œgreeningâ€ of the growth. The adopted method made it possible to evaluate the studied phenomenon as a whole, providing grounds for assigning the selected countries into four groups, characterized by similar levels of green growth. In Group I, showing the highest level, there is only one countryâ€”Denmark. Conversely, 12 of the 21 countries analyzed were assigned to Group IVÂ Keywords: green growth; sustainable development; environmental protection; OECD; taxonomic methods; Hellwigâ€™s method;
Yabancı Dil Olarak İngilizcenin Öğretimi: Ölçme ve Değerlendirmede Teknoloji Entegrasyonu
Authors: AĞAOĞLU Ayşenur , BAVLI Bünyamin
Published: January 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı, yabancı dil olarak İngilizce öğrenen küçük yaş grubu öğrencilere eğitim veren öğretmenlerin ölçme ve değerlendirmede teknoloji entegrasyonu konusunda mesleki deneyimlerinden yola çıkarak bu konudaki bilgi ve becerileri ile inanç, tutum ve algılarını nasıl anlamlandırdıklarının çözümlenmesinden oluşmaktadır. Bu çalışma, nitel araştırma desenlerinden olgubilim (fenomenoloji) deseninde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen verilerin katılımcı öğretmenlerin birebir alıntıları çerçevesinde sunulması ve yorumlanması amaçlandığı için bu çalışmada hermeneutik fenomenoloji benimsenmiştir. 5-12 yaş gruplarındaki öğrencilerle çalışan Millî Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı devlet okullarında görev yapan 6 İngilizce öğretmeni ve özel okullarda görev yapan 6 İngilizce öğretmeni olmak üzere toplam 12 katılımcı ile yürütülmüştür. Veri toplama süreci görüşme tekniği kullanılarak yürütülmüştür. Görüşme tekniği özelinde birebir görüşme ile odak grup görüşmeleri yapılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin çözümlenmesi sonucunda dört farklı tema oluşturulmuştur. Bu temalar kullanım amacı, zorluk, geliştirme yolları ve avantaj şeklindedir. Bu temalar dahilinde ölçme ve değerlendirmede teknoloji entegrasyonu öğretmen görüşlerinden hareketle tartışılıp bu konuda birtakım öneriler sunulmuştur.
Modelling of Student Teachers’ Mathematical Conceptions According to Ck¢ Theory: The "Knowledge Transfer" Conception
Authors: ÇALIK UZUN Selcen , ARSLAN Selahattin
Published: January 2023

This study aims to examine the basic mathematical knowledge of primary education student teachers according to the Ck¢ theory. The data of this qualitative study is collected through exams applied and clinical interviews undertaken with student teachers. To determine mathematical conceptions of student teachers, examinations on the subjects of Sets, Equations, Functions, and Numbers were applied to 61 classroom teachers , and then 26 of them were interviewed. A detailed analysis of the exam questions was undertaken and all types of knowledge that student teachers used whilst solving these problems were identified. Student teachers’ general mathematical conceptions were revealed through the classification of the related parts of such knowledge that were expressed as “operator” in the conception phase of Ck¢ theory. In this study, the conception of knowledge transfer is presented as one of the determined conceptions. It has been identified that student teachers use the knowledge they have previously experienced as effective in problems, whilst they solve problems, and that they thus think that they will be effective in future problems as well. Operators involving such knowledge underpin the ‘knowledge transfer’ conception. Yet, it has also been found that this knowledge transfer leads students to make mistakes as they usually rely on the idea that a rule leading them to the correct result in a situation, which occasionally leads them to the correct result, will be applicable in any other situations. This conception shows that students tend to use the knowledge that seems appropriate for their logic, their existing knowledge, and their mathematical thinking, even if they notice that what they do in solving problems does not have any mathematical validity. Therefore, this study contributes to the literature in terms of revealing students’ ways of mathematical thinking and addressing the important areas to be covered by teachers in designing learning environments.
Overview Of Domestic Rape Jurisdiction (Decision Number 899/Pid.Sus/2014/PN.Dps)
Authors: Umami Naily Kharisatul
Published: January 2023

Sexual violence against wives that occurs in the household is better known by the general public as marital rape which is defined as rape that occurs in a marriage bond. However, a broader understanding understood by various groups regarding marital rape is a wife who receives acts of sexual violence by her husband or coercion by all against her wife to carry out sexual activities without considering the condition of the wife. Or forcing to have sexual relations in ways that are not fair or do not like the wife. In Indonesia, there have been several court decisions regarding the issue of sexual violence in the household, one of which is Decision Number 899/Pid.Sus/2014/PN.Dps which was carried out by Tohari. The panel of judges in deciding this case using Article 46 of Law no. 23 of 2004 concerning the Elimination of Domestic Violence The judge's considerations are in accordance with the legal facts that have been proven by the public prosecutor that the defendant intentionally committed an act of domestic violence that caused physical injury to the victim's body and genitals. And the elements have been fulfilled, namely the element of every person and the element of committing acts of sexual violence. Of the aggravating and mitigating factors, one of the aggravating factors was that the defendant had hurt and injured the victim's witness who was the defendant's wife and the defendant did not feel guilty about what he had done. While mitigating factors are the defendant has never been convicted and the defendant is elderly. Therefore, based on the facts and legal considerations, the panel of judges sentenced the defendant to 5 (five) months in prison from the original demand of 10 (ten) months from the public prosecutor.
Re-discovery of Leptochilus quintus Gusenleitner from Mosor Mountain, Croatia (Hymenoptera; Vespidae), after 136 years of presumed extinction
Authors:   University of Split School of Medicine, Šoltanska 2, 21000 Split, Croatia and Algebra University College, Gradišćanska 24, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Polašek Ozren
Published: January 2023

Six males of Leptochilus quintus Gusenleitner were collected in May 2021 on Mosor Mountain in Croatia. This species was assumed to have become extinct since no specimens were collected during the past 136 years. In contrast to the only previously known (holotype) specimen with an entirely black clypeus, the specimens examined have variable amounts of yellow markings on the clypeus, and only one specimen has an entirely black clypeus. Two specimens were sequenced for the mitochondrial COI gene, revealing that their sequences differed in two base pairs and suggesting a certain level of retained genetic diversity in the population. This finding suggests the need for a more detailed faunistic analysis of Croatia and the entire Balkans as an intersection of Central, Eastern and Southern European faunistic elements.
Mayflies of the Bednja River, Croatia
Authors:   University of Zagreb, Faculty of Teacher Education, Trg Matice hrvatske 12, 44250 Petrinja, Croatia, Vilenica Marina , Vidaković Maoduš Iva ,   Elektroprojekt d.d., Civil and Architectural Engineering Department, Water Resources, Nature and Environmental protection Section, Alexandera von Humboldta 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Mihaljević Zlatko ,   Department of Biology, Division of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Published: January 2023

Here we present the results of a mayfly study conducted on a hydromorphologically altered lowland river in Croatia, the Bednja River. Twenty-two mayfly species were recorded, Baetis fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1761) and Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761) being the most widespread and Paraleptophlebia submarginata (Stephens, 1836) and Cloeon dipterum (Linnaeus, 1761) the rarest species. A significant increase in mayfly species richness was observed along the river course. Nevertheless, cluster analysis showed that their assemblages were not grouped according to the study position along the Bednja River. The lowest species richness and diversity were recorded for the spring area. Surprisingly, the highest species richness was found at a site with moderate hydromorphological alterations, and the highest diversity at a site with severe hydromorphological alterations. This could be because the river is connected to numerous lateral streams and a variety of microhabitats are available. New distribution records in Croatia are presented for some rare species in Croatian freshwater habitats, such as Heptagenia longicauda (Stephens, 1836). Ephemera lineata Eaton, 1870 was recorded for the first time in the Pannonian lowland ecoregion (ER 11) in Croatia. Caenis cf. pseudorivulorum Keffermüller, 1960 has not yet been recorded in Croatian freshwater habitats, but since our identifications are based on juvenile specimens, its occurrence is still to be confirmed.
The first record of the invasive Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) (Bivalvia: Unionidae) in the African continent
Authors:   Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mehraz, Biotechnology, Conservation and Valorisation of Natural Resources laboratoy, Fez, Morocco, Mabrouki Youness , Taybi Abdelkhaleq Fouzi ,   Université Mohammed Premier, Faculté Pluridisciplinaire de Nador, Équipe de Recherche en Biologie et Biotechnologie Appliquées, Morocco
Published: January 2023

The Chinese pond mussel Sinanodonta woodiana s.l., is a successful global invader. We report its first finding in Morocco, which represents the first record of the species in the African continent. Measures are needed to increase monitoring and management of its invasion process.
FEATURES AND POSSIBILITIES OF BLOOD BIOIMPEDANCEMETRY
Authors: Lun'kov Aleksandr E. , Pozdnyakov Mikhail V. , Nizametdinova Dinara R. , Kropocheva Elena P.
Published: January 2023

The bioimpedancemetry has long been used to determine some blood parameters used in laboratory diagnostics. Due to the specificity of blood as a liquid disperse substance, its electrical conductivity is directly related to the relative volume of the non-conductive phase, that is, erythrocytes, and therefore, the bioimpedancemetry method is used to determine hematocrit. The ambiguity of the results in determining the frequencies corresponding to the achievement of the limiting value of the high-frequency electrical conductivity of the blood, as well as the patterns that connect the high-frequency electrical conductivity of the blood with the electrical conductivity of the plasma and erythrocytes, demonstrate the urgent need for additional research. The purpose of the study was to determine the features of the frequency dependence of the blood bioimpedance modulus with the values of hematocrit and blood plasma bioimpedance modulus in order to establish the capabilities of the blood bioimpedancemetry method as a whole. The frequency dependence of its bioimpedance was determined on 16 blood samples from healthy donors. For each blood sample, the frequency dependence of the bioimpedance of whole blood was taken, then the plasma formed after erythrocyte sedimentation in a vertically installed test tube. The impedance modulus was measured in the frequency range from 10 kHz to 10 megahertz. The optimal frequency of 5 megahertz was determined, at which the limiting high-frequency value of blood electrical conductivity is reached, which makes it possible to determine the electrical conductivity of the erythrocyte cytoplasm. An expression is obtained for high-frequency electrical conductivity as a function of the electrical conductivity of plasma, cytoplasm and relative hematocrit. It is shown that the measurement of low-frequency (up to 100 kilohertz) and high-frequency values of blood electrical conductivity, as well as plasma electrical conductivity, also makes it possible to determine the hematocrit and the electrical conductivity of the erythrocyte cytoplasm. An equation was obtained that relates the hematocrit index to the ratio of high-frequency and low-frequency values of blood electrical conductivity, which makes it possible to determine the true hematocrit of human blood in vitro. Thus, the measurement of low-frequency and high-frequency electrical conductivity of blood and the measurement of electrical conductivity of plasma make it possible to determine not only the hematocrit index, but also the electrical conductivity of the cytoplasm of cells in one blood sample. The work proves the practical possibility of determining the complex of electrophysical parameters of a native blood sample while maintaining their real values.
Wars in the World Orders’ Structure
Authors: Fenenko A.
Published: January 2023

In modern political science, there is an increasing interest in studying a cyclic nature of global processes. The methodology of cyclism, popular in sociology in the first half of the 20th century but neglected due to the 1950s liberal tradition, is seeing a renaissance nowadays. One of the tendencies in political science and international relations has been research on a cyclic pattern in military history: militaristic ‘waves’ or ‘cycles’ of repetitive wars. In this study, the author makes an attempt to link the problem of war being a cycle with a theory of world orders. As the basis of the article’s methodology, the author chooses a theory of a German military history classic Carl von Clausewitz about total and limited wars repeating. According to Clausewitz, these wars differ in political goals: a total war is aimed at destroying an enemy as a political entity, while a limited war aims at forcing an enemy to compromise. In the article an attempt is made to merge the theory of alternation of total wars and limited ones with the theory of world orders as a set of rules and norms of interstate cooperation in a certain historical period. The author proves that total and limited wars play different roles in the history of international relations. Total wars mean the destruction of established world orders and the creation of new ones. These wars determine the new balance of power: new rules of cooperation and new legitimacy of world order. Limited wars serve as a mechanism of regulating world order: wars for adjustments in the balance of power. Thus, the cyclic mechanism of wars appears to be a result of world orders’ self-development logic.
The Transformation of the Euroscepticism of the National Rally Party (2017–2022)
Authors: Krasikova L.
Published: January 2023

In the spring of 2022, French presidential elections were held in which Marine Le Pen, the leader of the Eurosceptic National Rally party, came in second place. The electoral dynamics of this party are positive, which increases the likelihood of the transformation of the French political mainstream. The populist National Rally (NR) is gradually becoming a systemic party. This has an impact on the public environment, which makes studying the mainstream parties relevant. The situation of the NR is affected by the transformation of traditional party Euroscepticism. In order to analyze and give reasons for these changes, the article carries out a content analysis of the 2017 and 2022 election programs of M. Le Pen, the leader of NR. The application of simple and substantive content analysis methods made it possible to trace the evolution of her program agenda during the 2017–2022 election cycle. The author concludes that the transformation of Euroscepticism from a ‘hard’ to a ‘soft’ form was aimed at attracting a broader constituency. The change in the NR's agenda-setting means abandoning the previous demands to withdraw France from the EU, the Eurozone and the Schengen zone. Along with this, M. Le Pen proposes to transform the European Union into the European Alliance of Nations, in which the intergovernmental principle will prevail, which is opposed to the excessive supranationality in the EU. The question of France's role in the world was also a prominent feature in the 2017 and 2022 programs of the NR leader. However, no evolution of the program in this direction has been detected. At the same time, there was a transformation of M. Le Pen’s attitude towards Russia. Previously, the NR could be called a promoter of Russian interests in France and the EU (taking into account the activities of deputies from this party in the European Parliament). However, Russia's special military operation in Ukraine forced the NR to change its opinion about the Kremlin's foreign policy.
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Problems and Prospects
Authors: Selezneva D.
Published: January 2023

Originally slated for spring 2020, the Tenth Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons took place from August 1 to 26, 2022. The Conference was meant to have an important symbolic significance due to it being initially scheduled to take place in the same year as the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the NPT and the 25th anniversary of its indefinite extension. As expected, the Review Conference ended without an outcome document, but the states parties came rather close to achieving a consensus. The main obstacle was the wording of the outcome document related to the situation around the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The atmosphere at the Tenth NPT Review Conference was heavy. In addition to ‘chronic’ issues that have plagued the review process for decades, the states parties faced a severe European security crisis fomented by the events in and around Ukraine. The new 2023-2026 NPT review cycle will once again challenge the NPT member states and their resolve to cooperate and work together towards a common goal. Now, more than perhaps ever, it is important to preserve the NPT and the international non-proliferation regime and lay the groundwork for future cooperation that will take place after the current Ukrainian crisis reaches a settlement. It would be highly beneficial if states prepared certain deliverables in advance of the next NPT members meeting. That could include further negotiations on the US-Russia arms control and strategic stability, the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iranian nuclear program and talks on the establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Canopy management through crop forcing impacts grapevine cv. ‘Touriga Nacional’ performance, ripening and berry metabolomics profile
Authors: L. Cabral Inês , Teixeira António , Ferrier Manon , Lanoue Arnaud , Valente Joana , Rogerson Frank S. , Alves Fernando , M. P. Carvalho Susana , Gerós Hernâni Varanda , Queiroz Jorge
Published: January 2023

Climate changes are speeding up the maturation of grapes in numerous areas of the world, including in the Mediterranean basin, but warmer temperatures often uncouple technical and phenolic maturity, resulting in unbalanced wines. We tested the efficacy of crop forcing (CF) in delaying the maturation of cv. ‘Touriga Nacional’ vines of the Douro Region, and their impacts on plant performance, berry quality attributes and metabolome were also evaluated. In two consecutive seasons (2019 and 2020), CF was conducted 15 (CF1) and 30 (CF2) days after fruit set by hedging growing shoots to five nodes and removing summer laterals, leaves and clusters. Results showed that while CF2 delayed ripening up to 51 days till first autumn rainfall, which compromised optimal sugar ripeness, CF1 delayed the technical maturation by one month, but both treatments severely impacted the production, mainly CF1, which reduced grapevine yield up to 90 %. The effect of CF in protecting vines against drought stress was not evident, judging by the values of leaf pre-dawn water potential measured along both seasons. CF1 and CF2 resulted in berries with lower pH and higher titratable acidity than controls, while total phenolics content increased by up to 48 % in 2020. A UPLC–MS-based targeted metabolomic analysis showed that CF increased the relative abundance of key metabolites like flavan-3-ols (i.e., catechin gallate increased by up to 661 %), trihydroxylated anthocyanins (i.e., delphinidin-3-O-glucoside increased by up to 656 % after CF2) and stilbenes (resveratrol increased by up to 700 % after CF2) with potential positive impacts in wine quality.
The Expression of the Country’s Modernisation in the Context of Economics Environmental Sustainability: The Case of Lithu-ania
Authors: Navickienė Olga , Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė Ieva , Činčikaitė Renata , Morkūnas Mangirdas , Valackienė Asta
Published: January 2023

The present paper investigates the determinants of the country’s modernisation through the lens of its citizens. A combination of the ‘hard’ determinants of country’s modernisation (effectiveness of digitisation, infrastructure, environment and interoperability of natural resources; behaviour in line with environmental trends of the EU) and ‘soft’ (interest in opportunities and benefits of renewable energy) was investigated. It was revealed that even for some developed countries, the ‘hard’ determinants have a greater impact on country’s modernisation compared to the ‘soft’ ones. A representative cross-sectional survey of 1015 respondents and a factor coupled with a network analysis served as the main research instruments. Lithuania served as a geographic setting for the research.
Do Food Plants Provide Sufficient Sodium, Calcium, and Magnesium to Sika Deer in Japan? An Analysis using Global Plant Trait Data
Authors: Mori Taiki , Iwagami Sho , Yamagawa Hiromi , Suzuki Kei K
Published: January 2023

Deficient minerals in overabundant populations could act as an attractant to cull sika deer (Cervus nippon). Because selective culling of female deer is reported to be effective in reducing sika deer populations, it is particularly important to clarify the differences in mineral requirements between male and female. Here, using global plant trait data and a published list of sika deer food plants in Japan, we estimated whether food plants provide sika deer sufficient sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg), and compared the results between male and female. An analysis of 191 food plant species suggested that food plants can provide sufficient Mg, whereas sufficient Na and Ca is not always provided, especially when the intake is small or the deer large. Na deficiency was more intense for lactating females than males, suggesting that Na can be an effective attractant for selectively culling female deer. In summary, this study demonstrated that sika deer in Japan might require extra Na and Ca sources in addition to food plants, and therefore these minerals could be useful for developing effective culling methods.
Tango-Therapy Intervention for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment Living in Nursing Homes. Effects on Quality of Life, Physical Abilities and Gait.
Authors: Bracco Lucía , Cornaro Clara , Pinto-Carral Arrate , C. Koch Sabine , Mourey France
Published: January 2023

Cognitive impairment in older adults is associated with poor gait performance, physical decline, falls and poor quality of life. This paper analyzes the feasibility and efficacy of a tango-based in-tervention in older people with cognitive impairment living in nursing homes. A multicenter study, with pre and post-test, was carried out. Intervention attendance, well-being, physical abilities (Short Physical Performance Battery), walking performance, functional capacities (Katz Index), and quality of life (Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease) were assessed. Fifty-four participants (84.9 ± 6.7 years, Mini Mental State Examination 14.5 ± 7.4) completed the protocol. Intervention attendance was 92%, and the mean subjective well-being after each session was 4.5 ± 0.5 (on a five-point scale). Statistically significant improvement was found in the quality of life (p = 0.030). Non statistically significant changes were found in walking performance, physical abilities, or in functional capacities. The study shows feasibility and suggests evidence for the effects of Tango therapy on well-being and quality of life. Further studies are necessary to contrast these findings and to verify the role of Tango interventions as a holistic approach to prevent functional decline in older people with cognitive impairment.
Gluten-sensitive enteropathy and reproductive health
Authors:   Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Karpeeva Yu.S. , Balukova E.V. ,   Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Novikova V.P. ,   Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Khavkin A.I. ,   Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Published: January 2023

Gluten-sensitive enteropathy (celiac disease) is currently a relevant genetically determined disease with an autoimmune mechanism that significantly reduces the patients’ quality of life. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in studying the association between celiac disease and impaired reproductive function in women, but the available data are contradictory. Further studies on the prevalence and mechanisms of pathogenesis of the disease, diagnostic options, and preventive measures for celiac disease in women with reproductive disorders are necessary. Key words: gluten-sensitive enteropathy, celiac disease, amenorrhea, infertility, miscarriage
Abnormal uterine bleeding as manifestation of hemostatic pathology
Authors:   Women’s Counselling Centre No 22, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Nikolaeva A.E. ,   Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Bezhenar V.F. ,   Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, Kutueva F.R. ,   Women’s Counselling Centre No 22, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Published: January 2023

Hemostatic disorders are one of the causes of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB). AUB associated with hemostatic disorders usually begins during puberty. Adolescent girls with severe menorrhagia should be screened for coagulopathies and thrombocytopathies, as they may later lead to obstetric complications. The presence of disorders in the hemostatic system is confirmed and/or excluded by medical history, clinical manifestations of hemorrhagic syndrome and the results of hemostasiological examination, which may reveal pathology of the vascular wall, platelets, clotting factor deficiency. Rare coagulopathies include factor VII deficiency, which is often accompanied by mucosal bleeding, nosebleeds, bleeding gums, hemarthrosis, severe menorrhagia, and bleeding during and after surgery. Clinical evidence suggests that estrogen administration may be used to stop uterine bleeding caused by coagulopathies. Combined hormone therapy may be recommended to reduce the amount and duration of menstrual blood loss in AUB patients requiring contraception. Thus, the combined use of ethinylestradiol and drospirenone (Dimia) can not only provide reliable contraception, but also improve the quality of life of young patients with abnormal uterine bleeding. Key words: abnormal uterine bleeding, coagulopathies, factor VII deficiency, combined oral contraception
Explicating the negative impact of obesity on the quality of life in older women with stress urinary incontinence
Authors:   Ain Shams University, Egypt, Ismael U. , Khafagy W. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, ElBassioune W. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Elhelw E. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Hamed A. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Abdeltawab A.M. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Shaaban A. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Rady M. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Alghazaly M. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Abdulrehim M.M. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, .Farouk E. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Rehan M. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Elnady E. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Khater S. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Mahmoud A. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Elsayed A. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Deif H. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Saeed A. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Fouad M. ,   Al-Azhar University, Egypt, Mokhtar R. ,   Ain Shams University, Egypt
Published: January 2023

Objective. To study the negative impact of obesity on the quality of life in older women with stress urinary incontinence. Patients and methods. This cross-sectional study included 100 women aged 65 years and over who sought treatment for stress urinary incontinence at Ain Shams and Al-Azhar University teaching hospitals (Urogynecology and Internal Medicine Departments). Patients were classified by their body mass index [BMI], the severity of urinary incontinence according to the Incontinence Severity Index was assessed, as well as the results of the Incontinence Quality of Life questionnaire. Results. There was no statistically significant difference regarding the demographic data of participants between two groups. Mean age of women in group I was 66.3 (SD 1.2) years and in group II – 67.2 (SD 2.4) years. Mean (±SD) BMI in group I was 35.1 (4.6) and in group II – 23.2 (2.2). Women in group I suffered more from frequent episodes of incontinence, with more negative impact on the quality of life. Conclusion. Obesity affects the severity of stress urinary incontinence and reduces the quality of life in older women. Key words: obesity, stress urinary incontinence, older women