bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Building integration of solar energy systems in Türkiye and world
Authors: Khail Ahmad Aboul , Polattaş Zeynel
Published: April 2024

Energy is one of the most important issues from the Industrial Revolution and in the Globalizing World. Energy is also a big problem for the Republic of Türkiye, which has made a serious industrial breakthrough in the last 20 years. Because Türkiye, which does not have rich fossil fuels like the Middle Eastern States or Russia, is a foreign-dependent country for its energy needs. It is known that fossil fuels will be depleted in the near future and waste materials generated as a result of energy production pose great threats to the world ecosystem. Therefore, in recent years, developed and developing countries have been developing investment projects for alternative energy sources instead of fossil energy sources. The most efficient and harmless of alternative energy sources is Solar Energy. It should be noted that the use of solar energy, which is so efficient for our world and more attractive than other alternative energy sources in terms of the energy size it produces, requires a certain technical knowledge. Because Türkiye is geographically located in the middle belt and due to its special location, the number of sunny days is much higher than in other countries. In this article, the reality of solar energy in Türkiye and its potential, the solar energy systems used and how they are integrated into buildings, and the advantages and disadvantages of these integrated systems is reviewed. In addition, some examples from some countries of the world will be discussed. Furthermore, projects of integrated solar energy application systems in buildings in Türkiye are reviewed, in addition to some suggestions and recommendations in this field.
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Review of Evidence for Clinical Exercise Physiologists
Authors: Bruneau Michael , Perry Branden
Published: April 2024

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are public health issues anticipated to triple in numbers by 2050. No known cures exist, and developed pharmacologics have been ineffective and produced side effects, warranting the need for more lifestyle approaches. We review the pathophysiology, risk factors, diagnoses, and contemporary treatments for Alzheimer’s and other dementias for clinical exercise physiologists.
Ефективність сучасних способів копроовоскопії за нематодірозу великої рогатої худоби
Authors: Пономаренко В. М.
Published: April 2024

Своєчасна лабораторна діагностика нематодозів шлунково-кишкового каналу тварин дозволяє своєчасно запобігти поширенню інвазії та розробити необхідні та ефективні профілактичні заходи, що є одним із важливих резервів підвищення рентабельності тваринництва. Точний діагноз може бути встановлений за умов виявлення збудників інвазійних захворювань. При виявленні діагнозу на нематодіроз визначальними є зажиттєві дослідження, а саме копроовоскопічні, що засновані на виявленні яєць нематод шляхом їх флотації. Метою досліджень було встановити ефективність сучасних копроовоскопічних методів за нематодірозу великої рогатої худоби. В експериментальних умовах проведено випробування чотирьох методів флотації, а саме: Котельникова-Хренова (з використанням розчину аміачної селітри), Маллорі (з використанням розчину цукру), Дахно (з використанням бішофіту) та Мельничука (з використанням розчину кальцієвої селітри) при експозиціях 10, 15 та 20 хвилин. Результати проведених досліджень свідчать про високу діагностичну ефективність за наявності нематодірозу великої рогатої худоби сучасного способу за Мельничуком, де при експозиції 20 хв. середня кількість виявлених яєць нематод у 1 г фекалій становила 51,8 екз. (при коливаннях від 36 до 76 яєць/г). Цей спосіб при експозиції 20 хвилин виявився ефективнішим за метод Дахно – на 13,9 % (інтенсивність інвазії – 44,6 яєць/г при коливаннях від 28 до 64 яєць/г), за метод Маллорі – на 17,8 % (інтенсивність інвазії – 42,6 яєць/г за коливань від 20 до 72 яєць/г), за метод Котельникова-Хренова – на 33,9 % (інтенсивність інвазії – 34,2 яєць/г за коливань від 20 до 48 яєць/г). З’ясовано, що діагностична ефективність способів при різних експозиціях при діагностиці нематодірозу великої рогатої худоби становила за методами Котельниковим-Хреновим – 90–100 %, за Маллорі – 65–100 %, за Дахно – 95–100 %, за Мельничуком – 100 %. Результати проведених досліджень доводять доцільність застосування для ефективної діагностики нематодірозу великої рогатої худоби способу Мельничука, де як флотаційну рідину використовують насичений розчин кальцієвої селітри, а термін експозиції копропроб становить 15–20 хв.
Мікробіологічні ризики в умовах виробництва молока-сировини
Authors: Крупельницький Т. В. , Соколюк В. М.
Published: April 2024

Проведено дослідження щодо мікробної контамінації молока-сировини під час його виробництва на молочнотоварній фермі. Найвищі рівні мікробного обсіменіння серед досліджуваних об’єктів були у кормовій суміші в межах від 77×104 (весна) до 86×104 (літо) КУО/см3. В інші сезони року вони також були досить високими і становили 15×104 (зима) та 35×104 (осінь) КУО/см3. Отримані показники свідчать, що важливим чинником мікробного забруднення об’єктів тваринницьких приміщень є корми і кормові суміші, приготовлені з них. Високі показники вмісту бактерій у повітрі приміщень у літній період (62×104 КУО/см3) є свідченням занесення мікробіоти із території ферми (недостатня площа твердого покриття під’їзних шляхів і майданчиків, незасіяні травою ґрунтові ділянки, відсутність зелених насаджень, наявність на території ферми вигульних дворів тощо), тобто все, що може бути чинником інтенсивного утворення пилу. Визначено, що кількість мікроорганізмів на шкірі вимені корів у різні сезони року посідає друге місце (від 23×104 (осінь) до 43×104 (весна) КУО/см3) після кормів. Вода і гума доїльних стаканів є менш важливим чинником мікробного навантаження на організм корів і зокрема на шкіру молочної залози корів, бо вміст мікроорганізмів у них незначний і коливається в межах 0,26 – 1,5×104 КУО/см3. Показники бактеріального обсіменіння підлоги стійл перебували в межах 3,6×108 (літо) – 8,4×108 (зима) КУО/см3, що є досить високими. Видовий склад мікробіоти кормових сумішей за вмістом у них БГКП, стафілококів, стрептококів, грибів та дріжджів за сезонами року залежить від рівня їх загального бактеріального обсіменіння. Так, вміст цих видів умовно-патогенної мікрофлори за показником КУО/см3 є найвищим у літній період і становить для БГКП 1,8 ± 0,07×104, для стафілококів – 8,4 ± 0,34×102, для стрептококів – 5,4±0,22×102 і для грибів і дріжджів – 5,5±0,22×102. Найбільші показники вмісту умовно-патогенної мікробіоти в усі періоди року були у змивах з підлоги стійл; вони на один-два або й три порядки є більші, ніж в інших об’єктах мікробіологічного дослідження та становлять для БГКП 3,5 ± 0,17×105, для стафілококів – 5,4±0,22×104, для стрептококів – 8,3 ± 0,41×104, а для грибів і дріжджів – 4,3 ± 0,22×103 (літній період). Аналіз отриманих даних свідчить про об’єктивні постійні мікробіологічні ризики інфікування молочної залози корів цілою низкою видів патогенної, умовно-патогенної мікрофлори, що може негативно впливати на здоров’я вимені і як наслідок на якість та безпечність молока-сировини і харчового ланцюга.
Use and Misuse of a Fast Approximation: Not a Criticism, but a Caution
Authors: Rainey Carlisle
Published: April 2024

A commentary on Isager, van ‘t Veer, and Lakens’ (2024) “Replication value as a function of citation impact and sample size” (https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/knjea). I caution researchers that the fast approximation can easily become a harmful crutch; it might substitute for researchers’ expert judgment of replication value and stifle detailed, substantive arguments.
Coping With Complexity: A Selective Sampling Account of Consideration Set Formation for Product Bundles
Authors: Vanunu Yonatan , Urminsky Oleg , Bartels Daniel
Published: April 2024

Consumers frequently encounter a variety of products to choose from and, to simplify decisions, many opt to only consider a subset of potential products on offer—the consideration set. The current study proposes a selective sampling account of consideration set formation when faced with a large variety of complex products and examines its implications. Across five studies, participants formed consideration sets for a variety of bundled products. Converging evidence from behavior and computational modeling has revealed that participants likely use selective attention in forming consideration sets among complex products. Consequently, the likelihood of certain bundles being included in the consideration set over others is modulated by the distribution of values among the most or least important items in the bundle, as well as by the display format. The effect of selective attention on consideration set inclusion in turn contributes to a higher likelihood of choosing that product over a similar but novel option. We conclude that consumers faced with a large variety of complex products often reduce processing demands by discounting seemingly less-relevant information, which could lead to choice biases, whereby a product bundle is preferred because of the subset of information that has been selectively attended to.
Offering, Asking, Consenting, and Rejecting: The Psychology of Helping Interactions
Authors: Jaroszewicz Ania , Loewenstein George , Benabou Roland
Published: April 2024

Two distinct literatures have shown that people are averse to being rejected when requesting help, and to rejecting others’ requests for help; both parties prefer situations in which no ask was made to those in which an ask was made but rejected. We propose a game-theoretic framework that offers a parsimonious explanation for both phenomena and further extends them. In this framework, people who need help make inferences and care about what an offer of help, compliance with a help request, or rejection of a request signals about the potential help-giver’s concern for them or the relationship. Likewise, potential help-givers care about the inferences potential help-receivers make, as they want to appear caring. We propose that both the aversion to being rejected after an ask and the aversion to rejecting others after an ask can be explained by the fact that rejection provides a negative signal about how much the would-be helper cares about or values the person in need. The framework further predicts that the same mechanism leads to an aversion to asks even when help is provided. That is, holding constant whether help is provided, both parties incur a psychological cost whenever there is an ask. Two studies, one involving recollections of help-related experiences, provide empirical support for the framework. By bringing together disparate literatures in help-seeking and -giving, we uncover common psychological features underlying these economically and socially important behaviors, generate novel insights into how they can be encouraged, and draw connections to behaviors in related domains.
Mongolia's Strategic Partnership with India: The Third Neighbour Policy and Beyond
Authors: Chatterjee Souvik , Baitha Subhash Kumar
Published: April 2024

Following the collapse of its trusted ally, the USSR, Mongolia faced significant challenges in aligning itself within the new global order. As a result, Mongolia's external and internal strategic environment compelled the nomadic nation to establish and maintain friendly relations with major powers other than China and Russia. Mongolia has since attempted to diversify its diplomatic and strategic reach in regional and international forums that had previously been overshadowed by Mongolia's previous patron, the Soviet Union. Mongolia had adopted two distinct policies, namely the ‘Good Neighbor Policy’ and the ‘Third Neighbor Policy’, which outlined Mongolia's aspirations in the post-Cold War global order. This paper will attempt to understand the changes and continuities in Mongolian foreign policy as a result of Mongolia's 'Third Neighbour Policy,' as well as to investigate the possibility of mutual cooperation between India and Mongolia. The most important aspect of this research is identifying Mongolia's relevant security issues. This study will use empirical data to examine Mongolia's security dilemma, but the analysis will be qualitative. The study's findings show that, despite its small power status, Mongolia will play an important role in North Asian great power politics due to its geostrategic location and mineral resources. Given China's dominance and Western powers' counter-dominance initiatives, this assumption is becoming true. With this in mind, India started to transform it spiritual partnership with Mongolia into a comprehensive strategic one.
Influence of desiccation sensitivity and critical moisture content on Quercus cerris, Quercus petraea and Quercus robur acorns
Authors: Öztürk Cansu , Caliskan Servet
Published: April 2024

In this study, critical moisture contents and desiccation sensitivity of Quercus cerris (Turkey oak), Quercus petraea (Sessile oak), Quercus robur (Pedunculate oak) seeds were determined to see how desiccation affects acorn moisture content and germination behaviour. The moisture content of the harvested acorns was found to be 41% for Q. cerris, 46% for Q. petraea and 45% for Q. robur. The acorns were separated into sublots, sprayed with distilled water to reach their maximum moisture content and then left to dry for 18 days. There were statistically significant differences in germination as a function of desiccation time and decreasing moisture content. Initial germination was delayed. The highest moisture contents were 48% for Q. cerris, 51% for Q. petraea and 49% for Q. robur acorns. The highest water uptake was 17% in Q. cerris, 11% in Q. petraea and the lowest was 9% in Q. robur. The moisture content with a germination percentage below 50% was considered as the critical moisture content. In a period of 12-15 days after the beginning of the drying process, the acorns reached the critical moisture content. The germination percentage decreased from 83% to 43% for Q. cerris, from 100% to 44% for Q. petraea and from 97% to 43% for Q. robur as the moisture content decreased from the maximum to the critical moisture content. For Q. cerris, Q. petraea and Q. robur, the critical moisture contents at which acorns begin to lose viability were between 28-31%, 31-36% and 32-37%, respectively. The results of the present study provide guidance for nursery practices carried out on oak species, from acorn harvesting to seeding and post-seeding care.
Metafora w dyskursie ekokrytycznym. Od retoryki do ontologii
Authors: Woźniak Jarosław
Published: April 2024

Metaphor in Ecocritical Discourse. From Rhetoric to Ontology: Despite their initial mistrust towards the metaphorical language, ecocritics have started to attach increasing importance to the use of metaphors, and now they more frequently analyse the language used to talk about nature and the climate crisis. An important task of ecopoetics is to revise the understanding of the nature and function of language, inherited from poststructuralism. One of the areas of such revision is reflection – often entering the area of ontology – on the function, performance and nature of metaphor. There are various concepts, but they have some common features, resulting from holistic thinking about reality. In my article I analyse and sometimes criticize selected ecopoetic and ecocritical approaches to metaphor.
Techniki filmowe i malarskie w literackiej kreacji dystopii. O "Drodze" Cormaca McCarthy’ego
Authors: Kujawska-Kot Anna
Published: April 2024

Film and Painting Techniques in the Literary Creation of Dystopia. On Cormac McCarthy’s "The Road": The article reflects on the possible dystopian world described by Cormac McCarthy. In his novel "The Road", McCarthy employs a cinematic way of framing images and an interesting method of using filters and screens. How and by means of what objects do the characters experience the views of an agonal world? Is there still room for a sensual relationship between man and (residual) nature? What role do traces play? Further issues examined include defining the function of monochromatic colour schemes in the novel and references to charcoal and coffee painting techniques.
Katastrofa ekologiczna w powieści Franka Schätzinga "Odwet oceanu" (2004)
Authors: Wojno-Owczarska Ewa
Published: April 2024

Ecological Disaster in Frank Schätzing’s Novel "The Swarm" (2004): In "The Swarm" Frank Schätzing presents a convincing vision of a future in which nature turns against man: an unknown species, a single-celled creature with the ability to control the minds of other animals, discovered as a result of drilling, but living on our planet since the dawn of time, will fight to take over the Earth, which means the potential annihilation of humanity. The aim of this article is to demonstrate that Frank Schätzing’s novel has a number of features characteristic of “enlightened catastrophism” (Jean-Pierre Dupuy).
REFLECTION OF THE SIBERIAN OUTSKIRTS IN THE ARTISTS’ PAINTINGS AND ALBUMS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE XIX CENTURY (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE EXHIBITIONS IN THE IRKUTSK PROVINCE)
Authors:   SAI AE  IR «Center of additional education development of children» (Rus-sia, Irkutsk city), Tkachev Vitaliy Viсtorovich
Published: April 2024

The work restores the history of reflecting the Siberian outskirts in the paintings and albums of the artists that were shown at the exhibitions in the Irkutsk province in the second half of the XIX century. It is said that the study, based on the handwritten materials, considers the artists’ activity to cre-ate not only paintings and graphic works but also the albums with the detailed descriptions of the Siberian outskirts, gradually presented at the events in the social and scientific space. Besides, the author describes the activity of the sci-entific societies which studied the Irkutsk province within the period of the road network construction and emphasizes that the materials, placed in the archives of Irkutsk, transmit detailed data concerning the peculiarities of creat-ing paintings and albums where the images of settlements, natural objects and architectural structures, participants of the scientific expeditions in Siberia were demonstrated.
ECOART – A NEW DIRECTION IN ART
Authors:   FSBEI HE «East Siberian state Institute of culture», Dandaron Medegma Bidiyaevna , Razzhivina Yelena Alexandrovna
Published: April 2024

The article considers the prerequisites for the formation of ecoart – a di-rection in art connected with the environmental protection, development of scientific progress and understanding of the necessity to level the negative sides of the society. Environmental problems in the field of production and consumption waste management are highlighted. A brief review of the measures taken in Buryatia to change the approach to the environmental pro-tection and birth of the so-called ecosapiens, a person with a reasonable atti-tude to nature, is given.
SPECIFICS OF TRANSFORMATION OF MODERN POLITICAL CULTURE OF YOUTH OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors:   Crimean university of culture, arts and tourism (Russia, Simferopol city), Normanskaya Anzhela Viktorovna , Krivchik Vladislav Valeryevich
Published: April 2024

The article considers the specifics and actual problems of modern polit-ical culture of youth of the Russian Federation. It should be noted that in the post-Soviet period, young people’s value orientations underwent changes due to the political reforms which led to negative consequences. For example, the increasing role of western trends in youth culture aroused a number of destruc-tive directions. Today, our state is experiencing a historical moment of rethink-ing of its own ideology, in this connection, in our opinion, it is necessary to identify the specifics of functioning of the political culture of the Russian youth. The study considers the domestic and Chinese experience of state or-ganization of the political culture of youth.
PROBLEMS OF ECOLOGY IN THE ASSESSMENTS OF THE BURYAT POPULATION
Authors:   FSBEI HE «East Siberian state Institute of culture», Tatarova Svetlana Petrovna
Published: April 2024

The work considers the environmental problems in the Republic of Buryatia and reflects their population assessments based on the results of the author’s sociological survey and secondary analysis of the studies conducted in the Republic. The author emphasizes the importance of the environmental education of young people based on the ethnoecological traditions of the Bur-yat people.
BOOK TRADE IN BURYATIA: DIRECTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT
Authors:   FSBEI HE «East Siberian state Institute of culture», Odorova Tatyana Leontyevna
Published: April 2024

The situation on the book market of the Republic is considered, infor-mation about the types of bookselling enterprises and other channels of book distribution, their assortment, types of work, and problems of the activity is presented. Some processes in the field of book distribution in the Republic are highlighted in the context of all-Russian trends in the industry development. The attention is drawn to the online promotion of books, local history litera-ture, and information about interesting local publications is provided.
Curso de escritura académica. El tiempo, el espacio y la focalización
Authors:   Universidad de Granada, Torres-Salinas Daniel
Published: April 2024

In this first text of a series of four, we address several preliminary aspects that should be considered before embarking on any academic writing process. Specifically, we will discuss three aspects. Firstly, we will explore the optimal time of day for writing and how to plan our writing sessions. Secondly, we will highlight the importance of having a properly configured personal workspace. Thirdly, we emphasize the significance of the concept of "Deep Work," recommending techniques for focus related to setting up our virtual desktop, managing ambient sounds, and incorporating meditation.
Слова и музыка: Песенная культура США в вопросах и ответах (сборник тестов)
Authors: Барсукова Е.А.
Published: April 2024

Настоящее учебное пособие представляет собой сборник из 12 тестов, посвященных общеизвестным в среде американцев вокальным музыкальным произведениям. Сборник, разработанный на основе принципов предметно-языкового интегрированного обучения, составлялся как дополнительный блок контрольно-измерительных материалов к курсу по выбору «Музыкальная культура США». Рекомендуемый уровень владения английским языком, необходимый для работы с пособием – В2 и выше по классификации Совета Европы. Возможно применение сборника в качестве дополнения к различным курсам мира изучаемого языка с целью развития концептуальной и лингвистической компетенций учащихся.
TECHNOLOGY OF RECONDITIONING ENGINE BLOCKS WITH DEFECTIVE MAIN BEARING CAPS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE REPAIR QUALITY USING A STATISTICAL RELIABILITY MODEL
Authors:   St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, ILYIN P.A. , Vorontsov Y.A. ,   St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, ILYIN M.A. ,   St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, KHOKHLOV P.I. ,   St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, SMIRNOVA E.M. ,   St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, FEDORISHCHEV A.A. ,   St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, CHAPURIN M.V ,   St. Petersburg State Agrarian University
Published: April 2024

Currently, the reconditioning of engine blocks featuring ‘split joint’ main bearing caps is challenging since there is no basic technology for the rebuilding process. The paper introduces a method for restoring engine blocks with and without the described design feature and discusses the possibility of using a mathematical distribution of the engine life to assess the repair quality. Methods of the mathematical planning theory were used to assess the quality of an overhauled engine. A multifactorial experiment was conducted to obtain experimental data. The overhaul quality properties were analysed to identify indicators and parameters which are critical for assessing the quality of engine repairs. The study established indices of the engine life, namely, the mean life, for assessing the quality of an overhauled engine. For determining the engine reliability, the distribution law of indices for sampling the engine lifetime data was established. Currently, engine blocks featuring ‘split joint’ main bearing caps are not repaired. The technological solution to reconditioning the described engine blocks involves milling the contact surface of the main bearing cap and working it up to exclude lateral displacement during operation. Computations used the reliability index, the mean life between overhauls for assessing the quality of an overhauled engine. The authors came up with a statistical model of the engine life distribution with a confidence coefficient of 91 %.
WHEY AS A VALUABLE RAW MATERIAL IN THE TECHNOLOGY OF FERMENTED MILK PRODUCTS
Authors:   Bashkir State Agrarian University, Kanareikina S.G. , Ganieva E.S. ,   Ufa University of Science and Technology, Sultanova L.I. ,   Bashkir State Agrarian University, Kanareikina V.I. ,   Ufa University of Science and Technology
Published: April 2024

The integrated use of raw materials, including the processing of secondary resources, whey, can increase the efficiency of the dairy industry. The purpose of the study is to offer a fermented milk product obtained from cow’s milk and dry demineralised whey. Raw cow’s milk meets the Russian national standard GOST 31449-2013; demineralised dry whey with a 50 % demineralisation level meets GOST R 56833-2015. To obtain a fermented milk product, the necessary amount of demineralised whey was introduced into warm cow’s milk (40 °C2 °C) with constant stirring, then pasteurized (85 °С2 °С). After cooling to 40 °C2 °C, yogurt starter culture was added to the milk mixture, then the mixture was kept up to the titrated acidity of 75– 80 °T. The study established organoleptic parameters (GOST R ISO 22935-2-2011), titrated acidity (GOST R 54669-2011), viscosity of fermented milk product (GOST 9070-75), microbiological parameters (GOST 1044411-2013, GOST 32901-2014, GOST 33566-2015, GOST 33566-2015) for products with different demineralised whey content (0–6 %). As a result, yogurt containing 2 % of whey had the highest score. This product was milk-white in color, had a sour-milk taste and thick homogeneous consistency. The product energy value was calculated. The study found that 2 % demineralised whey powder increased proteins by 4 %, carbohydrates by 34.2 %, and the energy value of the product by 7.33 %. Whey is rich in biologically active substances, it boasts of antioxidant, immunomodulatory, and antitumor properties. Therefore, using whey for obtaining new food products is promising: it allows you to use health-saving technologies, solve environmental issues related to the disposal of production waste, resource conservation, secondary use of dairy raw materials.
PHYTOCHEMICAL POTENTIAL OF BETULA PENDULA AND ATRIPLEX HORTENSIS FOR FUNCTIONAL FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Authors:   Kemerovo State University, SERGEEVA I.YU. , ANSHUKOV A.V. ,   Kemerovo State University, RYABOKONEVA L.A. ,   Kemerovo State University
Published: April 2024

In this article, plantmaterials are considered as a source of target components – biologically active substances. The phytochemical composition of the leaves of the hanging birch Betula pendula Roth. (Betulaceae), garden quinoa Atriplex hortensis (Amaranthaceae) is given. The pharmacological properties of the raw materials under consideration are presented. On the basis of domestic and foreign studies, the prospects for the use of plant materials in the biotechnology of functional products as a source of adaptogenic substances are evaluated.
YIELD AND QUALITY OF POTATO TUBERS DEPENDING ON AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES IN THE CONDITIONS OF CHELYABINSK REGION
Authors:   Ural Federal Agrarian Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, GLAZ N.V , VASILIEV A.A. ,   Ural federal agrarian research centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, GORBUNOV A.K. ,   Ural federal agrarian research centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Published: April 2024

The study investigated the effect of balanced mineral fertiliser rates, planting density and single irrigation on the yield and quality of tubers of locally bred potato cultivars. The study was conducted in the forest-steppe zone of Chelyabinsk region. It was established that in the arid conditions of 2021–2022 potato yields depended on mineral nutrition (40 % factor contribution), planting density (32 % factor contribution), irrigation (21 % factor contribution) and genotype (5 % factor contribution). The planned yield of tubers (40 t/ha) was obtained against single irrigation (300 m3 /ha) combined with a thick planting pattern (75 × 14 cm) and an appropriate fertiliser rate (N132P143K158): cultivar Kavaler (49.7 t/ha), cultivar Amulet (41.0 t/ha), cultivar Zakhar (40.5 t/ha), cultivar Kashtak (38.7 t/ha) (cultivar Kavaler had 41.0 t/ha in the planting pattern of 75 × 19 cm). The yield of 60 t/ha was obtained only in cultivar Kavaler (63.4 t/ha) and cultivar Amulet (58.4 t/ha) against fertilisation (N260P260K285) combined with a planting pattern of 75 × 14 cm and single irrigation of plants in the second ten-day interval of July. The tuber quality remained high in all variants of the experiment since the thick planting pattern increased dry matter and starch in tubers; the single irrigation in the second ten-day interval of July (300 m3 /ha) and the balanced rates of mineral fertilisers per a yield of 40 t/ha (N132P143K158) did not have a negative impact on the tuber quality. A slight decrease in dry matter (by 0.7–1.1 %) and starch (by 0.7–0.9 %) compared with the control (without fertilisers) was found in tubers of cultivars Amulet, Zakhar and Kavaler with fertilisers applied per 60 t/ha (N260P260K285). The quality of tubers did not change in cultivar Kashtak against the increased mineral nutrition.
NEW SEEDLESS GRAPE VARIETY KIVIN
Authors:   All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking named after Ya.I. Potapenko - Branch of the Federal Rostov Agricultural Research Centre, MAISTRENKO L.A. , DURAN N.A. ,   All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking named after Ya.I. Potapenko - Branch of the Federal Rostov Agricultural Research Centre, GRIGORIEVA O.V. ,   All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking named after Ya.I. Potapenko - Branch of the Federal Rostov Agricultural Research Centre
Published: April 2024

Interspecific hybridization is a common method in the selection of grape varieties with resistance to diseases and adverse environmental conditions. The main direction of the breeding programs of ARRIV&W - branch of FSBSI “FRARC” is the breeding of varieties with disease resistance and high adaptive potential to the adverse effects of weather conditions. The novelty of the research lies in the creation of a new seedless grape variety, the study of its adaptive potential, economic usefulness and value in the growing conditions of the Rostov region. The research was carried out according to the generally accepted methods of M.A. Laza- revsky, N.N. Prostoserdov, P.N. Nedov, K.V. Smirnov. The origin of the Kivin variety and the results of agrobiological and ampelmetric studies are given. The characteristics of the main indicators of the variety according to research data for 5 years (2018–2022) are presented. The main parameters of the leaf were performed according to the coding program of the grape variety according to the OIV ampelometric descriptors for 33 indicators. The Kivin grape variety is very early ripening, the berries are white with a medium-thick skin, meaty flesh and harmonious taste with light berry tones, weighing 2.3 g. The sugar content in the juice of berries at the time of removal of maturity averages 170 g/dm3 , the content of total acids is 5.9 g/dm3 . The yield is above average (147 c/ha). Its withstands frost down to minus 25 °C, damage by mildew, oidium, Alternaria at the level of 2.0 points. Admitted to the State Test in 2022, it is characterized by high biological plasticity, resistance to temperature stresses and fungal diseases. The crop is used for fresh consumption, the production of dried products and ordinary table wine. The variety is recommended for cultivation in the North Caucasus (the sixth region) in an uncovered culture. According to the sum of the active temperatures required for the ripening of grapes, the variety is suitable for cultivation in the central regions of Russia and the Southern Urals.
DYNAMICS OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL BLOOD PARAMETERS OF BROILER CHICKENS OF ROSS-308 CROSS AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF ARGUMISTIN DRUG USE
Authors:   Bashkir State Agrarian University, AKHMAROVA K.V. , BAZEKIN G.V. ,   Bashkir State Agrarian University, SKOVORODIN E.N. ,   Bashkir State Agrarian University
Published: April 2024

The paper presents experimental data on the effect of Argumistin on the dynamics of morphological and biochemical parameters of the blood of broiler chickens of the Ross-308 cross. It has been established that the use of Argumistin is promising for improving hematological and biochemical parameters of blood and improving metabolic processes in broiler chickens.
THE INFLUENCE OF COMPATIBILITY OF LINES ON THE REPRODUCTION ABILITY OF HOLSTANIAN COWS
Authors:   Nizhny Novgorod State Agrotechnological University, BASONOV O.A. , CHICHAEVA V.N. ,   Nizhny Novgorod State Agrotechnological University, GINOYAN R.V. ,   Nizhny Novgorod State Agrotechnological University, KULATKOVA A.S. ,   Nizhny Novgorod State Agrotechnological University
Published: April 2024

The paper presents the results of determining the influence of line compatibility on the reproductive ability of cows. Scientific and economic experiment was carried out on the basis of LLC "Plemzavod im. Lenin" Koverninsky district, Nizhny Novgorod region. It was found that groups 1 and 7 had the greatest influence on the reproductive ability of cows, because the duration of lactation, dry period, calf yield and reproduction rate were close to optimal values. It was found that the yield of calves in these groups was 86 % and 91 %, respectively.
Oral Supplementation of Dragon Power® Polygonatum had Beneficial Effects on Testosterone's Relationship with Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Erection: a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Authors: Chiang Chi-Fu
Published: April 2024

As age increases, the concentration of testosterone (male hormone) in the body gradually decreases, causing various aging conditions, such as physical strength. Among them, the Chinese herbal medicine Polygonatum kingianum (PK) can very well improve physical strength and resist fatigue. The purpose of this study is to explore whether PK can increase testosterone's relationship with cardiorespiratory fitness and erection. Subjects were randomly assigned to either the placebo group (n=25) or the PK group (n=25). Subjects were required to ingest 50 mL of the test product daily for a duration of 4 weeks. Cardiorespiratory endurance and blood biochemical values were analyzed at week 0, week 2, and week 4. After the subjects took it for 4 weeks, the results showed that PK extract drink increased testosterone 14% compared to the placebo group, and without any side effects on liver and kidney function. After taking PK extract drink for 2 and 4 weeks, the cardiorespiratory endurance index was significantly improved by 3.7% and 6.2%, and phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) expression was significantly decreased by 23.3% and 28.9% compared to placebo group. PK extract drink increased testosterone and was harmless to humans, and improved physical strength, erectile function.
Global Sensitivity Analysis of A Rabies Epidemic Model involving Dog Vaccination and Dog Population Management
Authors: Nur Wahyudin , Darmawati
Published: April 2024

Rabies is a zoonotic disease which is spread by animals mostly carnivores. Rabies regards as tropic disease. In this article, we construct a mathematical model for rabies involving dog vaccination and dog population management. The model has two equilibrium points, namely rabies-free equilibrium point and endemic equilibrium point. We determine the effective reproduction ratio using next generation matrix. Our dynamical analysis shows that rabies-free equilibrium point is conditionally stable. A global sensitivity analysis is performed to investigate which intervention is the most crucial among the two interventions considered in the model. We use Latin hypercube sampling method to generate parameter space. To investigate the parameter sensitivity, we calculate the partial rank correlation coefficient. We provide numerical experimental results related to stability and  global sensitivity analysis. Our results show that the effective reproduction ratio is more sensitive to dog population management than vaccination intervention. This suggests that dog population management intervention, such as sterilization and monitoring of dog movements significantly reduces the effective reproduction ratio compared to vaccination programs. In addition, the number of infectious dogs has a strong correlation with dog culling actions.
Valorant Haven Strategy Using BIP and Weighted Graph
Authors: Benna Kireyna Ermelinda , Pratama Jovian Dian , Rizky Pratama Mauliddino , Dwiyeni Sri Lutfiya , Diyanti Apni , Rico Dewanto Bernardinus , Sunarsih
Published: April 2024

Strategy in a competitive video game is needed to reach a successful game, for example, Valorant. Route planning is one of the strategies in playing games. In consideration of making a new strategy, this research develops a binary integer programming (BIP) model to generating optimal route depending on passable paths, travel time, kills, and survivability. By using POM QM for Windows to compute the model, we obtained optimal modified routes that can be combined in the role and agent composition.
Gender differences in the development of imagination of younger schoolchildren
Authors: Chorna Olena
Published: April 2024

The article emphasizes the need to develop the imagination of younger schoolchildren as an important factor in the formation of their creative personality. It is emphasized that primary school age is a sensitive period for the development of imagination, and therefore the task of a modern primary school is to use a period favorable for the development of this mental function.
The article presents a theoretical justification and an empirical study of gender differences in the development of the imagination of younger schoolchildren. It is noted that the problem of gender differences in the creative potential of an individual does not have an unambiguous solution. The views of scientists regarding gender differences in creativity differ. Some deny the differences between men and women, others show the superiority of people of different sexes according to different criteria of creativity, and some find, according to the criteria of creativity, between the opposite sexes more in common than different.
The analysis of scientific sources on the problem of gender differences shows that the development of creativity is influenced by many factors, both biological and sociocultural. In comparative studies of the creativity of boys and girls, three main directions can be distinguished: psychometric studies of differences in the development of fantasy depending on gender; possible biological determinants of these differences; description of socio-psychological mechanisms related to gender socialization, the influence of gender stereotypes, the assimilation of gender roles, which affect the differences in the development of the fantasy of boys and girls.
On the basis of empirical research, the influence of gender on the development of fantasy in younger schoolchildren was revealed. Statistically significant differences were established between indicators of verbal fantasy criteria in boys and girls. All of them were higher in boys, in particular, according to the criterion of productivity 2,20 versus 2,01 (р≤0,05), according to the criterion of flexibility 1,62 versus 1,32 (р≤0,01) and according to the integral index of fantasy 7,71 versus 7,00 (р≤0,05). It was found that elementary school boys have a slightly better developed verbal imagination than girls. At the same time, indicators of criteria of non-verbal fantasy turned out to be higher in girls, although the differences are not statistically significant.
At the same time, gender differences were found in the creation of fantasy images by younger schoolchildren. It was found that the content of drawings and fairy tales, the nature of their depiction and creation is influenced by the gender of the child.
PLAYING WITH THE PAST
Authors: Clark Kate
Published: April 2024

Heritage is all around us, not just in monuments and museums, but in places that matter, in the countryside and in collections and stories. It touches all of us. How do we decide what to preserve? How do we make the case for heritage when there are so many other priorities? Playing with the Past is the first ever action-learning book about heritage. Over eighty creative activities and games encompass the basics of heritage practice, from management and decisionmaking to community engagement and leadership. Although designed to ‘train the trainers’, the activities in the book are relevant to anyone involved in caring for heritage.
BRAZILIAN STEEL TOWN
Authors: Mollona Massimiliano
Published: April 2024

Volta Redonda is a Brazilian steel town founded in the 1940s by dictator Getúlio Vargas on an ex-coffee valley as a powerful symbol of Brazilian modernization. The city’s economy, and consequently its citizen’s lives, revolves around the Companha Siderurgica Nacional (CSN), the biggest industrial complex in Latin America. Although the glory days of the CSN have long passed, the company still controls life in Volta Redonda today, creating as much dispossession as wealth for the community. Brazilian Steel Town tells the story of the people tied to this ailing giant – of their fears, hopes, and everyday struggles.
MANAGEMENT AND MORALITY
Authors: Henningsen Erik
Published: April 2024

Drawing on extended ethnographic studies of management consultancies in the Oslo region of Norway, this book seeks to find a richer understanding of their role in contemporary work life and the attraction their practices exert on people. The author shows that management consultancy is an arena of meaning that should be analysed as a ‘cultural space’. With a detailed investigation into consultancy as a cultural phenomenon, Henningsen argues that its services can be viewed as a ‘micro-utopian’ vision which can lead to a happier working environment for individuals.
CREDIT AND DEBT IN AN UNEQUAL SOCIETY
Authors: Schraten Jürgen
Published: April 2024

South Africa was one of the first countries in the Global South that established a financialized consumer credit market. This market consolidates rather than alleviates the extreme social inequality within a country. This book investigates the political reasons for adopting an allegedly self-regulating market despite its disastrous effects and identifies the colonialist ideas of property rights as a mainstay of the existing social order. The book addresses sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists and legal scholars interested in the interaction of economy and law in contemporary market societies.
THE CHILDREN OF GREGORIA
Authors: Kristensen Regnar , Villamil Claudia Adeath
Published: April 2024

The Children of Gregoria portrays a struggling Mexico, told through the story of the Rosales family. The people entrenched in the violent communities that the Rosales belong to have been discussed, condemned, analyzed, joked about and cheered, but rarely have they been seriously listened to. This book highlights their voices and allows them to tell their own stories in an accessible, literary manner without prejudice, persecution or judgment.
RHETORICAL MINDS
Authors: Oakley Todd
Published: April 2024

Minds are rhetorical. From the moment we are born others are shaping our capacity for mental agency. As a meditation on the nature of human thought and action, this book starts with the proposition that human thinking is inherently and irreducibly social, and that the long rhetorical tradition in the West has been a neglected source for thinking about cognition. Each chapter reflects on a different dimension of human thought based on the fundamental proposition that our rhetoric thinks and acts with and through others.
SPACES OF SOLIDARITY
Authors: Sharples Rachel
Published: April 2024

Exploring notions of activism and space as narrated by Karen displaced persons and refugees in the Thai-Burma borderlands, this book looks beyond refugees as passive victims or a ‘humanitarian case’. Instead, the book examines the active engagement the Karen have with their persecution and displacement and their subsequent emplacement in the borderlands. A key focus of the book is to look at this engagement in terms of spaces of solidarity – constructed through patterns of activism, paths of connectivity and processes of cultural recovery. The book also studies the spatial configuration of borderlands, examining the impact of cross-border activities and their inter-related nature.
Economic-biological estimation of pear varieties in the conditions of the steppe zone of the Southern Urals
Authors: Lokhova A. I.
Published: April 2024

The paper presents the results of long-term research into winter hardiness, yield, and resistance to scab of introduced pear varieties. The research was carried out in 2021-2023 on collection plots (established in 2002, 2003) of the Orenburg branch of the Federal Horticultural Center for Breeding, Agrotechnology and Nursery in accordance with generally accepted methods. Objects of research included pear varieties ‘Krasnobokaya’ (K), ‘Krasulya’, ‘Vekovaya’, ‘Myth’, ‘Kuibyshevskaya Zolotistaya’, ‘Nezhnost’, ‘Isetskaya Sochnaya’, ‘Lel’, ‘Bolshaya’. The analysis of the obtained data showed that the damaging factors for the pear in the Orenburg region included low negative temperatures and thaws in winter, followed by frosts (2021 and 2023). The maximum degree of freezing (3.0 points) was observed in ‘Kuibyshevskaya Zolotistaya’ and ‘Nezhnost’ varieties in the winter of 2023, aﬀecting their productivity (4.6 t/ha and 5.0 t/ha, respectively). Most of the studied varieties were found to be winter-hardy (slight freezing up to 2.0 points): ‘Krasnobokaya’ (K), ‘Krasulya’, ‘Vekovaya’, ‘Myth’, ‘Isetskaya Sochnaya’, ‘Lel’, ‘Bolshaya’. It was revealed that the maximum average yield for three years of research was obtained in varieties ‘Krasnobokaya’ (K) (8.3 t/ha), ‘Krasulya’ (9.1 t/ha), ‘Vekovaya’ (8.1 t/ha), ‘Myth’ (8.2 t/ha),’ Isetskaya Sochnaya’ (9.7 t/ha), ‘Lel’ (7.9 t/ha), ‘Bolshaya’ (8.5 t/ha). The highest average fruit weight was obtained in varieties ‘Vekovaya’ (120.6 g) and ‘Bolshaya’ (101.2 g). Meanwhile, ‘Bolshaya’ and ‘Lel’ varieties revealed no signiﬁcant deviations in fruit sizes from the pomological description, unlike the other varieties. It was found that the degree of leaf scab damage varied from 0 (‘Krasulya’, ‘Vekovaya’, ‘Myth’, ‘Bolshaya’) to 2.0 points (‘Kuibyshevskaya Zolotistaya’, ‘Nezhnost’), fruit damage occurred in varieties ‘Nezhnost’ (1.0 point) and ‘Kuibyshevskaya Zolotistaya’ (1.5-2.0 points). Long-term research aﬀorded ground for comprehensive economic and biological evaluation of the introduced pear varieties and identifying valuable samples to be involved in the selection process in the steppe zone of the Southern Urals: ‘Krasnobokaya’ (K), ‘Krasulya’, ‘Vekovaya’, ‘Myth’, ‘Isetskaya Sochnaya’, ‘Lel’, ‘Bolshaya’.