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Weld Strength and Cracking Susceptibility Analysis of Pulsed TIG Welded Al-Mg-Si Alloy by Experimental Approach
Authors:   Atmiya institute of Technology & science Rajkot, India, Kikani Pratik T. , Thakkar Hemantkumar R. ,   GCET, V V Nagar, India, Shah Sagarkumar I. ,   Atmiya institute of Technology & science Rajkot, India
Published: December 2022

Aluminium is a non ferrous corrosive resistance metal mainly used in automotive coolers, inter coolers and radiators. They are the part of automobile vehicles and made from aluminium alloys. The joints in this application are created by fusion welding process specifically Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) and Pulsed current TIG (PCTIG) welding process. The working temperature range of different coolers, radiators are 20° C to 300° C and pressure ranges from 2.5 bar to 3.5 bar. During actual working of coolers, the weld joint experiences sudden high level and low level temperature changes. These will create high thermal stresses in the joints. It leads to cracking in the weld region and create failure of the weld joints. Various factors such as mechanical, metallurgical and thermal are responsible for cracking in the weld joints. Range of solidification temperature is one of metallurgical factor, stress generation is mechanical factor and cooling rate of weld metal is thermal factor for cracking. Houldcroft weldability test is employed to identify the cracking susceptibility (CS) of the weld. The current investigation is intended to discover the effect of pulse TIG welding process parameters on the mechanical properties and cracking susceptibility of precipitated aluminium Al-Mg-Si alloy. Diverse pulsed TIG welding process parameters such as peak current (Ip), base current (Ib) and frequency (f) were investigated with the objective of identify the tensile strength, yield strength and cracking susceptibility. The corresponding findings of optimum parameters are 180 peak current (Ip), 60 A base current (Ib) and at 6 Hz frequency (f) with tensile strength of 185.55 MP, yield strength 156.62 MPa. The significant of each parameter for tensile strength are Ip, Ib, Ip*Ib, Ip*f and Ib*f. The corresponding contributions in % are 14.56, 49.49, 12.26, 5.44, 12.15, 5.04, and 1.05 respectively. The statistical method such as Taguchi was employed for experiment design. Weldability test (Fishbone test) was performed on standard specimen and the cracking susceptibility index was identified. The cracking susceptibility index 5.26 % were observed with the value of 180 A of Ip, 80 A of Ib & 2 Hz of frequency (f).The results give an idea about the effect of pulsed TIG welding parameters on mechanical properties and cracking susceptibility.
Effects of Unethical Behavior Among Professionals in Klang Valley Construction Industry
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Lynn Sarah Wong Woei , Md Noh Nur Ilya Farhana ,   School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Surol Salihah ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Ahmad Zakiah ,   School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Lin Ng Jing ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Chai Lee Jin ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Syamsunur Deprizon ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Abduljalil Al-Mansob Ramez Al-Ezzi ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM, Razman Ruzaimah ,   Department of Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Built Environment, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: December 2022

Professionals are integral to the project. However, conflicts of interest among professional such as clients and contractors, project managers, architects play an important role in unethical practices that have an adverse effect in the construction industry. Therefore, this study aims to identify the effects of unethical issues that occur among the professionals in Klang Valley construction industry. The data collection has been conducted via questionnaire survey and has been analyzed using SPSS. Most respondents agree that “Delay of construction project” is the main effect of unethical behavior with a mean of 4.36 and SD= 0.848. When a project is delayed, it would cause major problems such as project abandonment, cost overrun, conflicts against parties and poor-quality works. This is because a project depends on the cost and time in order to be completed. Furthermore, a delayed project leads to a rushed project that will cause defective works. Frequent maintenance will be needed for repairing works, thus increasing the cost to bear in the project itself. Lastly, it is recommended that the timeframe for future studies should be increased to allow researchers to have sufficient time to collect more data in order to improve the accuracy and reliability of data collected.
Effects of Poor Communication in the Construction Industry in Klang Valley, Malaysia
Authors:   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Quan Brenda Loh Tze , Md Noh Nur Ilya Farhana ,   School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Lin Ng Jing ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Ahmad Zakiah ,   School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Chai Lee Jin ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Surol Salihah ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Syamsunur Deprizon ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Abduljalil Al-Mansob Ramez Al-Ezzi ,   Department of Civil Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, IIUM, Malaysia, Razman Ruzaimah ,   Department of Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Built Environment, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
Published: December 2022

The construction industry is a risky and complex industry involving various parties characterized with different objectives, skills, cultures, and values. This requires effective communication management to facilitate interaction between them and ensure delivery of successful projects. The poor performance of the Malaysian construction sector has its root in poor communication. Poor communication may result in project failure. Therefore, this paper is essential to investigate the effects of communication issues in the construction industry. This research study was conducted and analysed using SPSS Software. The five-point Likert type scale has been adopted for the questions which is distributed to over 121 respondents who are working in the construction industry around Petaling Jaya, Klang Valley, Malaysia. A total of 8 effects of poor communication in the construction industry were identified. The most dominant effect is time overrun while other effects include project failure, cost overrun, fatal and non-fatal accidents, waste generation, increase carbon footprint and contribute to greenhouse effect. However, questionnaire surveys may result in dishonest answers. Hence, the study recommends conducting physical interviews to better understand respondents view on the negative impacts of poor communication and at the same time, raise awareness as a strategic approach to achieve successful construction projects.
Assessment of Drivers and Passengers Seat Belt Compliances in Baghdad City
Authors:   Faculty of Civil Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq, Abduljabbar Ahmed Subhi
Published: December 2022

Baghdad city population is growing rapidly and soon it will reach 10 million, and this has increased the number of drivers on city streets which accompanied with the absence of adequate traffic enforcement and traffic control devices to match this increase. Current research main objective is to assess city drivers and passenger’s compliance to use seat belts as a safety precaution. The study consists of two main surveys conducted in the field considering gender, vehicle type, and other drivers characteristics. The first one consists of a questionnaire asking respondents to answer multiple choice questions about seat belt use and other questions associated with respondents’ demographics. Whereas second part involves observing seat belt use among city drivers and passengers at selected locations. Also, we sought information about seat belt use as a driver, front seat passenger, and rear seat passenger. Only 20% of the sample in field observational survey were wearing seat belt as a driver. Printed questionnaire reveals that only 12% are used to buckle up all the time, and 28% never use seat belt in their life, and the rest use seat belt occasionally. Seat belt rates for passengers were 5% only, and most passengers do not care about seat belts and many cars have disabled or malfunction seat belts. Four reasons for putting seat belt were considered and ranked as to avoid injuries, to avoid fines, to follow seat belt law, and wearing seat belt when people in the same car are wearing it.
Methods for measuring intraocular pressure: disadvantages and advantages
Authors: Samoylov Alexander  N. , Samoylova Polina A , Ahmetov Nail  R. , Usov Viktor  A. , Gainutdinova Raushaniya  F. , Zakirova Guzel  Z.
Published: December 2022

This review of the literature is devoted to the comparison of tonometers based on various operating principles, their advantages and disadvantages. The principles of operation of each considered in the review tonometer are discussed. The features of the structure and mechanisms for measuring the intraocular pressure of various tonometers are highlighted, on the basis of which the anatomical features and other factors that have the greatest impact on the reliability of measurement and accounting of the data obtained in clinical practice are determined.
Evaluation of incidence of the adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy among patients in Far Eastern Federal District of Russia
Authors: Danilov Oleg V. , Kolenko Oleg V. , Sorokin Evgenii L. , Zhirov Arkadiy L. , Zhazybaev Ruslan S.
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: Adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy is one of the pathologic conditions , which successfully masks as age-related macular degeneration.
AIM: To assess the incidence of the adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy among patients of a major ophthalmological clinic in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We revealed the cases of adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy among 1000 patients aged 40 years and older who addressed for various ocular complaints.
RESULTS: Adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy was found in 2 male patients aged 43 and 66 years. In the macular area of both eyes of the 1st patient, round yellow lesions in the foveola, local detachment of neuroepithelium, optically dense material deposits on the outer photoreceptor segments were detected (vitelliruptive stage of adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy). In the left eye of the 2nd patient, in the foveola, a single round yellow focus of 200 m was found, optically dense vitelliform material was detected between the pigment epithelium and neuroepithelium layers without any signs of choroidal neovascularization (vitelliform stage of adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy).
CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy among patients with various ocular conditions was 0.2%. Morphological changes in the macula consist in presence of deposits of vitelliform material, localized between the neuroepithelium and retinal pigment epithelium layers.
Treatment approaches to postoperative fibrinoid syndrome after phacoemulsification
Authors: Belov Dmitrii F. , Petukhov Vladimir P.
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: Postoperative fibrinoid syndrome (PFS) is an early complication of phacoemulsification, manifested by fibrin deposition on the iris and the intraocular lens surface, which leads to visual acuity decrease.
AIM: To assess the rate and the treatment efficacy (by YAG laser, enzymatic, medicalmentous) in PFS after phacoemulsification.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 56,019 cataract surgery cases of 20172021. There were 49 patients with PFS divided into 3 groups according to treatment approaches: 1st group medicamentous treatment (MT) + YAG laser destruction of the fibrin film (n = 6); 2nd MT + prourokinase injection into the anterior chamber (n = 6); 3rd MT only (n = 37).
RESULTS: There was no difference between groups in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) before the PFS development. There was a more rapid increase in BCVA in the 1st and the 2nd groups compared with the 3rd one on the third day (0.20 0.09 and 0.21 0.08 versus 0.09 0.08 for groups respectively, p = 0.001) and on the fifth day of treatment (0.25 0.10 and 0.27 0.13 versus 0.16 0.14, p = 0.029). Nevertheless, in one week, there was no difference in BCVA between groups. Unfortunately, BCVA did not return to baseline in any group.
CONCLUSION: The incidence of PFS after phacoemulsification is relatively low and amounts to 0.093%. The most rapid BCVA recovery was observed in the 1st and the 2nd groups.
Visual functions in patients with cytomegalovirus uveitis and HIV infection
Authors: Sizova Tatiana D. , Khokkanen Valentina M. , Zumbulidze Natalia G. , Boiko Ernest V.
Published: December 2022

BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus damage to the eye is the leading cause of loss of visual functions associated with HIV. Effective treatment of HIV-infected patients has changed the understanding of the clinical picture of cytomegalovirus uveitis (CMV-uveitis).
AIM: The aim of the work is to determine the prevalence, the structure of clinical forms and to evaluate visual functions in HIV-infected patients with CMV-uveitis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study group consisted of 66 HIV-infected patients with CMV-uveitis (97 eyes), of which there were 27 men (40.9%), 39 women (59.1%). The average age was 39.6 3.91 years. All patients had stage 4B of HIV infection according to V.V. Pokrovskys classification (2006). During the work, visometry, perimetry, biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy were used.
RESULTS: The main form of the disease is chorioretinitis, diffuse and generalized forms of the disease are diagnosed in 68.0% of cases. In predicting visual acuity, the leading regression criterion was the clinical form of the disease.
CONCLUSIONS: Diffuse and generalized forms of the disease prevailed in clinical practice. Localization of the chorioretinal process of a predominantly diffuse nature predetermined visual acuity, which in more than a third of cases met the criteria for blindness according to the WHO classification (1977).
Сases of lacrimal system affection after Coronavirus infection
Authors: Beldovskaya Nataliya  Yu. , Anikina Liliia K. , Angelopoulo Galina V. , Moroziuk Anna
Published: December 2022

In the present article, cases of lacrimal apparatus conditions emerging after a new Coronavirus infection COVID-19. The aim of the study is to determine the causes of epiphora in patients after Coronavirus infection.
26 patients (30 eyes) were examined, aged from 28 to 70 years, complaining of tearing, which emerged for the first time ever not earlier than 514 days from the onset of the laboratory-confirmed Coronavirus infection COVID-19, which had a mild or a moderately severe course and was accompanied by anosmia.
In patients, following conditions of the lacrimal system were revealed: in 22 patients, there were pathological changes of the horizontal portion of lacrimal pathways; in 6 people dry eye syndrome was diagnosed: in 3 people, it was of mild severity, manifested by hyperlacrimia, 3 people had moderate severity of the dry eye syndrome. As concomitant, following signs were revealed: in 7 patients rhinologic conditions were present, in 2 people neurologic signs.
In the examined group of patients with epiphora, we found that in 1.53 month after Coronavirus infection COVID-19 with anosmia, as a common sign of the disease in more than a half of cases, a development of pathological changes of the horizontal portion of lacrimal pathways was revealed.
Beliren Yetişkinlerde Din ve Allah Tasavvuru
Authors: İNCE Abdullah
Published: December 2022

Beliren yetişkinlik dönemi, ergenlikle yetişkinlik arasında bir dönemdir. Arada kalmışlık hissinin yoğun olarak yaşandığı bu dönemde dini kimlik gelişmeye devam eder. Din ve inanılan dinin tanrısına yönelik tasavvur, dini kimliğin belirleyici unsuru olarak kabul edilebilir. Bu araştırmada, katılımcılara demografik bilgilerin yanı sıra din tasavvurunu ölçmek üzere dört soru, Allah tasavvurunu ölçmek üzere iki soru sorulmuştur. Araştırmada nicel yaklaşıma uygun olarak betimsel tarama modeli benimsenmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 18-29 yaş grubunda yer alan 1950 Sakarya Üniversitesi öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Veriler, frekans dağılımları, çapraz tablolar, k2, anova testleri ve çoklu uyum analizi yapılarak analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları, beliren yetişkinlerin din ve Allah tasavvurunu niteleyecek iki yeni bulgunun “değişim” ve “ilgisizlik” olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca veriler değerlendirilirken bu dönemin özellikleri dikkate alınmadan yapılacak değerlendirmelerin hedef kitleyi etiketlemekle sonuçlanacağı görülmektedir.
Attitudes and Behaviors of Turkish Consumers Regarding the Olive Oil Consumption
Authors: ALTUNTAŞ Ümit , GÜZEL İsmail , YILMAZ Özlem , ULUATA Sibel , ÖZÇELİK Beraat
Published: December 2022

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türk tüketicilerinin Akdeniz diyetinin önemli bir parçası olan zeytinyağı tüketimine ilişkin tutum ve davranışlarını ortaya koymak, zeytinyağının duyusal özelliklerinin tüketiciler üzerindeki etkisini ölçmek ve bu konudaki farkındalıklarını ve tutumlarını belirlemektir. Literatür araştırması doğrultusunda, tüketicilerin zeytinyağı tercihinde en çok önem verdiği özellikler ve zeytinyağı satın alma/tüketim sıklığı Türkiye'de sıklıkla mutfaklarda kullanılan zeytinyağının önemi ve mevcut durumu göz önünde bulundurularak, tüketicilerin zeytinyağı tercihinde etkili olan parametreleri değerlendirmek için incelenmiştir. Zeytinyağı tüketim ve satın alma sıklığı, ambalaj tercihi, duyusal özelliklerin önemi gibi anket soruları hazırlanmış ve anket çalışması tasarlanmıştır. Bu anket çalışmasında tüketicilerin demografik ve sosyo-ekonomik yapıları da dikkate alınmış ve elde edilen verilerin demografik özelliklerine (cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim, gelir düzeyi) göre farklılık gösterip göstermediği istatistiksel olarak tespit edilmiştir. Belirlenen tasarım doğrultusunda "VETİ" programı ile hazırlanan anket Türkiye'de yaşayan 272 kişiye uygulanmıştır. Anketin istatistiksel analizi SPSS paket programı ile gerçekleştirilmiş, verilerin analizinde frekans dağılımı ve Ki kare Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türk tüketicilerinin Akdeniz diyetinin önemli bir parçası olan zeytinyağı tüketimine ilişkin tutum ve davranışlarını ortaya koymak, zeytinyağının duyusal özelliklerinin tüketiciler üzerindeki etkisini ölçmek ve bu konudaki farkındalıklarını ve tutumlarını belirlemektir. Literatür araştırması doğrultusunda, tüketicilerin zeytinyağı tercihinde en çok önem verdiği özellikler ve zeytinyağı satın alma/tüketim sıklığı Türkiye'de sıklıkla mutfaklarda kullanılan zeytinyağının önemi ve mevcut durumu göz önünde bulundurularak, tüketicilerin zeytinyağı tercihinde etkili olan parametreleri değerlendirmek için incelenmiştir. Zeytinyağı tüketim ve satın alma sıklığı, ambalaj tercihi, duyusal özelliklerin önemi gibi anket soruları hazırlanmış ve anket çalışması tasarlanmıştır. Bu anket çalışmasında tüketicilerin demografik ve sosyo-ekonomik yapıları da dikkate alınmış ve elde edilen verilerin demografik özelliklerine (cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim, gelir düzeyi) göre farklılık gösterip göstermediği istatistiksel olarak tespit edilmiştir. Belirlenen tasarım doğrultusunda "VETİ" programı ile hazırlanan anket Türkiye'de yaşayan 272 kişiye uygulanmıştır. Anketin istatistiksel analizi SPSS paket programı ile gerçekleştirilmiş, verilerin analizinde frekans dağılımı ve Ki kare testleri kullanılmıştır. Bu anket çalışması sonucunda, Türk tüketicilerin kendilerine yöneltilen sorulara verdikleri yanıtlara göre, incelenen demografik değişkenlere, "cinsiyet", "yaş" ve "eğitim durumu" ve "gelir düzeyi"ne göre istatistiksel farklılıklar bulunmaktadır.
Research Insights: Do Primary Commodity Prices Account for the Fluctuations of Exchange Rates?
Authors: Hevia Constantino , Nicolini Juan Pablo
Published: December 2022

We explicitly derive a relationship between bilateral real exchange rates and primary commodity prices in a model that highlights the role of heterogeneity in production structures across countries. Fluctuations of just a few primary commodity prices account for between one third and one half of the volatility of the bilateral exchange rates of the United States against Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Once we calibrate our quantitative model with data from input-output matrices and shocks to generate the observed commodity price fluctuations, our model delivers the same volatility and persistence of real exchange rates as in the data.
Perspectivas de investigación: ¿Puede la representación femenina reducir la violencia de género?
Authors: Frisancho Verónica , Pappa Evi , Santantonio Chiara
Published: December 2022

El año en que una mujer resulta elegida congresista la cifra de feminicidios en un distrito disminuye cerca de un 10%, pero no se observa ningún efecto en el número de víctimas de violaciones. Al considerar toda la duración de la legislatura, el efecto sobre los feminicidios desaparece y se produce un aumento significativo de cerca del 25% en el número de víctimas de violación. Este patrón es coherente con un aumento de las denuncias, más que con un aumento de la prevalencia real de la violencia. La disminución en la cifra de feminicidios se debe principalmente a un efecto disuasorio derivado de una mayor capacidad de respuesta y acción policial para resolver los delitos de género.
Expression of Dkk 1 in Endometrial Endometrioid Carcinoma & Its Correlation with Wnt / β-catenin Signaling Pathway
Authors: Das Abhijit , Mathur Sandeep R , Kumar Sunesh , Bhatla Neerja
Published: December 2022

Objective: Endometrial cancer is the most common form of cancer affecting female reproductive organs. Most common histologic type endometrioid carcinoma constitutes 75 to 80% of all cases. Studies on Dkk1 expression profiles and its inhibitory role in Wnt signaling pathway in genesis and development of endometrial carcinoma are very few. This study aims to investigate Dkk1 expression in endometrial carcinoma and its correlation with Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Methods: A total of 160 formalin fixed paraffin embedded samples including 50 cases each of endometrial atypical hyperplasia and endometrioid endometrial carcinoma along with 30 cases each of proliferative and secretory endometrium were included in this study. We investigated expression pattern of Dkk1, E-cadherin, β-catenin and c-myc in endometrial atypical hyperplasia and carcinoma as well as compared with that of proliferative and secretory endometrium. Immunohistochemistry and analysis were performed from July, 2018 to June, 2020. Results: We showed decreasing pattern of immunopositivity for Dkk1, E-cadherin and β-catenin from proliferative/secretory endometrium to endometrial atypical hyperplasia and endometrioid carcinoma. Increasing c-myc immunopositivity was noted from proliferative/secretory endometrium to endometrial atypical hyperplasia and endometrioid carcinoma. Moreover, decreasing Dkk1 immunopositivity was well correlated with both E-cadherin, β-catenin and c-myc immunopositivity. Conclusion: Decreasing Dkk1 positivity from benign endometrium to endometrioid carcinoma suggests a negative regulatory function of Dkk1 in endometrioid carcinoma. Dkk1 is downregulated in Wnt signaling pathway in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma. Thus, Dkk1 can show promise as a biomarker for screening endometrioid carcinoma. Future researches can study the reactivation of the Dkk1 gene that could be a valuable strategy for antagonizing Wnt signaling pathway.

Keywords: Endometrioid carcinoma, Dkk1, Wnt/β-catenin pathway, β-catenin, E-cadherin
Stigmatisation of Obesity and its Relation to the Perception of Controllability in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Authors: Almoayad Fatmah , Felemban Nada , Alshlhoub Shikhah A , Alqabbani Shatha H , Al-Muammar May N , Benajiba Nada
Published: December 2022

Objectives: This study assessed the stigmatisation of obesity among a sample of the general population in Riyadh and its association with the perception of controllability. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during January–February 2021. The data were collected through a self-administrated online questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using John’s Macintosh Project, Version 16.0.0. Results: A total of 525 participants were recruited via convenience sampling. The majority of the participants exhibited a low level of stigma towards obesity (72.8%), and gender and BMI were significantly associated with the level of stigma (P = 0.0023 and 0.0360, respectively). The association between the perception of controllable factors and the level of stigma was also significant (P = 0.0001). Conclusion: A significant association was found between the stigmatisation of obesity and the perception of controllability among the general population in Riyadh. Recommendations should be based on joint international consensus statements for ending obesity stigmatisation in different settings and categories; healthcare service providers and obese patients should be educated on the relationships demonstrated in these findings.
Keywords: Obesity; Social Stigma; Perception; Saudi Arabia.
Switching Cars with the Militsiya and Other Ways the Finnish–Russian Borderland is ‘Lived’ by People in Their Everyday Lives
Authors: Kaisto Virpi , Brednikova Olga , Korjonen-Kuusipuro Kristiina
Published: December 2022

Borderlands differ from more central areas of states as they are affected by different border effects, such as cross-border flows and the intermingling of societies and cultures. Yet, the ways people experience and practice borderlands by attaching meanings to the material and social space have received relatively little attention. The present study focuses on the Finnish–Russian borderland as ‘lived’ by people in their everyday lives. It is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in the Finnish border cities of Imatra and Lappeenranta and the Russian border cities of Svetogorsk and Vyborg in 2017 and 2018. The main finding is that the participants’ cross-border practices are intertwined with personal and socially shared meanings that they associate with the borderland and places within it. These meanings also play an important role in the ways the participants form relationships with the borderland. The paper argues that research on borderlands needs to pay more attention to the ever-evolving relationship between people and space for deepening the understanding of the specificity of borderlands as living environments.
Application of time series models for forecasting the global temperature anomalies
Authors:   Saratov State University, Bogdanov Mikhail B. , Morozova Svetlana V. ,   Saratov State University, Alimpieva Mariya A. ,   Saratov State University
Published: December 2022

Spectral analysis of the time series for average annual values of the globally averaged surface temperature anomaly shows the presence of harmonics of the lunar nodal cycle with a period of 18.6 years,whichcan be used to predict the values of theseries. Three models of theseries were considered: autoregression AR(p), combined model of autoregression – integrated moving average ARIMA(p,d,q) and artificial neural network. It is shown that the ARIMA(4,1,4) model gives the best results for predicting the global temperature anomaly for three years.
Representatives of the subfamily Cheloniceratinae Spath, 1923 (Ammonoidea) from the Aptian of Mangyshlak, Western and Southern Turkmenistan. Paper 2. The Genus Epicheloniceras Casey, 1954
Authors:   Saratov State University, Polkovoy Kirill S.
Published: December 2022

The representatives of the genus Epicheloniceras Casey, 1954 from the Middle Aptian of Mangyshlak, Western and Southern Turkmenistan are described.
Pigmentos naturais como alternativa a corantes e conservantes sintéticos para a indústria alimentícia animal: uma revisão
Authors: Martins Paulo Henrique Pessoa , Marinho Bruna Sthephany dos Santos , Lima Gláucia Manoella de Souza
Published: December 2022

O Brasil é um dos maiores produtores de pecuária do mundo, com mais de 1800 milhões de cabeças de gado, 1200 milhões de suínos e 370 milhões de aves, e o segundo maior em população de cães e gatos, sendo mais de 52 milhões de cães e 22 milhões de gatos. Os corantes alimentares são aditivos com importante relevância para a indústria de rações, por melhorarem a aparência dos alimentos destinados aos animais, além de serem empregados como colorantes em algumas aves. Assim, tornando o produto mais atrativo influenciando diretamente no poder de escolha do consumidor. Porém, os componentes empregados na indústria de rações têm sido apontados como causadores de diversas doenças em todo mundo. A contraponto dos corantes artificiais, os naturais, além de tornar os alimentos mais atrativos, podem agregar vantagens aos produtos sendo relevantes, tanto para o animal, no que diz respeito à melhora de suas funções biológicas, como anticancerígenos, que para a indústria, pode associar inúmeras vantagens aos seus produtos, como agentes conservantes natural, reduzindo o número de aditivos artificiais nas rações, além de atender às questões ecológicas por serem biodegradáveis. Alguns microrganismos e plantas são industrialmente relevantes pela sua produção de pigmentos, como microrganismos do gênero Streptomyces e Aspergillus, e plantas, como do gênero Indigofera, que produzem pigmentos naturais, com diversos efeitos biológicos, podendo ser utilizada na indústria como um aditivo alimentar para desempenhar um papel bactericida, tingimento e preservação de alimentos. Diante disto, este estudo tem como objetivo fazer uma revisão bibliográfica das principais fontes de pigmentos naturais para a indústria alimentícia.
Psychomotor Training of the Military Sappers as a Means of Reducing Personal Fears and Anxiety
Authors: Khmiliar Oleh , Khmiliar Rostyslav , Koval Iryna , Savchuk Oleksandr , Dushka Alla , Bolotova Oksana , Popovych Ihor
Published: December 2022

The purpose of this study is to reveal the features of psychomotor training of a sapper, the development of the necessary sensory-intuitive skills to regulate their actions and deeds while performing tasks in the minefield. Material and methods. Three series of psychological experiments were conducted. The importance of psychomotor training in the context of reducing the level of anxiety and personal fears of sappers was revealed. The research was integrated into the process of training in the discipline “Blasting”. The study did not change the structure of the discipline, as it was only related to the content. The collected and analyzed data were used for the quantitative method. Results. It was determined that the most talented servicemen, with well-developed coordination of movements, mental stability, ability to regulate personal fears, make quick decisions, work alone for a long time, stay calm in tense situations, should be involved in the sappers’ activities. Conclusions. Our psychological training “Minefield” promotes the development of professionally necessary qualities among military sappers, provides the development of psychomotor and sensory-intuitive skills to regulate movements and actions during combat missions. Improves constructive attitudes in the unit of sappers, friendliness, reflexive listening, kindness, leadership and patience.
Formation of Mastering Morphology Mechanisms and Word Formation in Children: Neuroscientific Research
Authors: Kruty Kateryna , Koval Liudmyla , Vazhenina Olena , Desnova Iryna , Zahnitko Anatoly , Popovska Oksana
Published: December 2022

The article presents an analysis of the problem of mastering morphology and word formation in children in neuroscience, biology and linguistics, identifies motivational mechanisms that contribute to learning experience, namely: joyful, meaningful, active, motivational and social - in mastering morphology and word formation in children. From a neuroscientific point of view, these features can contribute to the acquisition of skills and contribute to the mastery of morphology and word formation in children.
Models that describe the work of children's brains in mastering the morphological and lexical skills in them, expand the understanding of the probable mechanisms inherent in the human brain. In addition, studies of the cerebral cortex show that the brain of children is more vulnerable and sensitive to environmental influences, to the acquisition of knowledge than the brain of adults. With this in mind, the available scientific literature on the topic has been studied and (in most cases) the question of how each function can influence children's learning to master the basics of morphology and word formation has been studied. The importance of studying the research topic is due to the difficulties that arise in children when mastering morphology and word formation at different ages.
Problems of Organization of Education of Children with Special Educational Needs in the Conditions of Contemporary Primary School (in the Context of Neuropedagogy)
Authors: Soichuk Ruslana , Khrypun Daria , Sydoruk Iryna , Serheieva Valentyna , Shevchenko Volodymyr , Shevchenko Svitlana
Published: December 2022

The relevance of the chosen topic of the article is determined by the fact that at the period of development of postmodern society there is a growing awareness of the need for innovative educational process by involving children with special educational needs (SEN), studying their development in the context of neuropedagogy, studying problems related to organization of education of children with SEN in the conditions of contemporary primary school. The purpose of the article is to study and substantiate in the context of neuropedagogy of the importance of organizing the education of children with SEN in the conditions of a contemporary primary school. The article considers the neuropedagogical foundations of inclusive education as an important factor in the socialization of children in contemporary primary school, highlights the problems of organization of education of children with SEN in a contemporary primary school and clarifies the role of parents in the process of inclusive education of children with SEN in the conditions of a contemporary primary school. Nowadays, society prioritizes the practice of coeducation of children with normal development and peers with SEN. An urgent issue of social policy is the study of the mechanisms of educational integration of children with disabilities under the new educational policy, taking into account specific financial, organizational and political resources.
Peculiarities of Adaptive and Rehabilitation Processes of Children with Special Educational Needs
Authors: Vasylenko Olena , Chaikovskyi Mykhailo , Dobrovitska Olena , Ostrovska Nataliia , Kondratyuk Svetlana , Luchko Yuliia
Published: December 2022

The paper examines the peculiarities of the adaptive and rehabilitation processes of children with special educational needs. It was found that one of the most significant issues of rehabilitation work with children with special educational needs is to create the conditions for their integration into society. This stipulates the determination of the state of their adaptive and rehabilitation potential formation suggesting identification of social characteristics and social relations of the children with special educational needs; definition of the levels of their learning opportunities, skills and abilities development; elucidation of the peculiarities of intra-family relations in families bringing up children with special educational needs; research of rehabilitation processes features being passed by children with special educational needs. For studying the state of adaptive and rehabilitation potential formation in working with children with special educational needs, we have conducted a diagnostic study among children with special educational needs who receive rehabilitation services at the Shepetivka City Center for Social Rehabilitation of Disabled Children of Khmelnytskyi region. The parents of the children took part in the study as well. The results of the diagnosis revealed that the children with special educational needs are dominated by medium and low levels of formation of self-concept and comprehention of their relations with the social environment; they are characterized by medium and low levels of general mental development; children with special educational needs suffer hostility and conflict in their families, while their parents experience feelings of guilt, anxiety, and mental stress; the difficulties being faced by the children with special educational needs during the rehabilitation process are mainly related to their focusing on their own illness. In this regard, we have developed and substantiated the forms and methods for regulating the adaptive and rehabilitation processes in working with children with special educational needs, which, in our opinion, should be applied by specialists at the centers for the social rehabilitation of children with disabilities.
Epistemological Approaches on Systemic and Synthetic Biology
Authors: Macovei Olivia
Published: December 2022

The classical literature in the field of biology approaches the field of life from the perspective of the mechanisms by which the interactions between living systems are managed, while the systemic approach to biology emphasizes the interconnected networks of living nodes and the ways of communication of living systems, which is the very foundation of the idea of live as exchange of information on material or energetic support. More concretely, the emphasis on the informational dimension of biological interactions transfers the research object of synthetic biology from questions regarding the functionality of living systems, to those related to the ways of encoding information inside living structures that allow their configuration and reconfiguration in different evolutionary or constructive – in the case of synthetic biology – contexts. The analysis of the living system as a whole, from a structural-constructive perspective, takes from the systems theory a series of models for understanding the whole as something other than a simple aggregation of the component parts, emphasizing the integrity of the living system in a manner close to the systems approach in the science of complexity.
Post-Darwinian Biology
Authors: Macovei Olivia
Published: December 2022

Systems biology and synthetic biology are interdisciplinary scientific approaches developed to improve the ability to understand, predict and control living systems. Both scientific areas capitalize on the production of large-scale data, both in the field of genomics and in a number of related fields, exploring new ways of cross-fertilization - starting both from traditional knowledge in biology - especially from the evolutionary one - articulated together with a series of theories and models coming from sciences such as physics, computer science, mathematics, chemistry and engineering. Systems biology represents a predominantly cognitive scientific approach, while synthetic biology privileges the technical and technological approach, aiming at the creation of living systems, starting from existing biological material and its derivation, or even from non-biological materials, grafted onto living systems. The two approaches capitalize on epistemological orientations based on knowledge versus those based on applications, in other words on analysis versus synthesis as epistemic orientations. Philosophers of science, who examine technological research as a form of human practice, have argued for interdependence, but without a perfect overlap between understanding the functioning of a living system and designing a synthetic one, a distinction between basic and applied science being impossible in the context of biology synthetic.
Okolju prijazno ravnanje z izdelki in odpadki
Authors: Horvat Tina
Published: December 2022

V svojem prispevku sem se osredotočila na varovanje okolja. Predstavila sem pot, ki jo opravi izdelek preden pride na police v trgovino. Zelo kritično sem povzela tudi »zeleno« oglaševanje. Predstavila sem tudi električne avtomobile, kritično analizirala njihovo okolju prijazno oglaševanje, ter predstavila, kako okolju škodljiva je lahko proizvodnja električne energije. Pisala sem tudi o odpadkih.
Negative-pressure helmet restores cerebral hemodynamic parameters in sinking skin flap syndrome: a case report
Authors: Watchi Michael , Quintard Hervé , Bijlenga Philippe , Pugin Jérôme , Negro Tommaso Rochat
Published: December 2022

Background: Sinking skin flap syndrome (SSFS) is a rare complication of decompressive craniectomy (DC) and causes a wide range of neurological deficits. Its pathophysiology remains debatable, however cranioplasty may decrease the symptoms of SSFS by reducing the direct effect of atmospheric pressure on the brain and allowing the correction of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral metabolism.Case Report: A 36-year-old woman underwent DC for a right frontal hematoma and signs of increased intracranial pressure following the resection of a right frontal arteriovenous malformation. Subsequently, she developed SSFS, altered neurological status with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 8/15, and bacterial-resistant meningitis. We applied a custom-shaped negative pressure helmet on the bone defect and used invasive and noninvasive techniques to measure the changes in intracranial pressure, CBF and cerebral oxygen saturation. Despite improvements in the cerebral physiological parameters, the neurological status did not improve (GCS score, 8/15).Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of SSFS treated with a negative-pressure helmet and subsequent changes in cerebral parameters that were monitored invasively and noninvasively.
Association of non-high-density lipoprotein hypercholesterol with metabolic syndrome, diabetes and arterial hypertension in the population of 45–69 years adults
Authors: Simonova G. I. , Mustafina S. V. , Rymar O. D. , Malyutina C. K. , Sherbakova L. V. , Kashirina A. P. , Nikitin Yu. P. , Ragino Yu. I.
Published: December 2022

Objective. To study the prevalence of non-high-density lipoprotein hypercholesterol (non-HDL–C) and the average levels of non-HDL–C in metabolic syndrome (MS), type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), arterial hypertension (AH) and other cardiometabolic risk factors in the Siberian population aged 45–69 years.

Design and methods. The evaluation of atherogenic dyslipidemia among persons with AН, MS, T2D was based on the materials of Siberian branch of HAPIEE project in the random sample n = 9360 surveyed in 2003–2005 HAPIEE. The study program included questionnaire survey, blood pressure (BP) measurement, anthropometry, biochemical screening. The value ≥ 3,4 mmol/l was considered as hypercholesterol-non-HDL. AH was diagnosed at systolic BP levels ≥ 140 mm hg. art. or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mm hg. art. and/or taking antihypertensive drugs within the last 2 weeks. Persons with previously diagnosed AH, but with normotonia at screening in cases of taking drugs that reduce BP, were also counted as patients with AH. DM2 was diagnozed — according to WHO criteria, 1999, ADA, 2013 — at fasted plasma glucose level ≥ 7,0 mmol/l and persons with previously diagnosed DM2. MS and its components were diagnosed according to IDF criteria (2005).

Results. The mean value of non-HDL cholesterol in the general population of Novosibirsk aged 45–69 were 4,7 ± 1,3 mmol/l and were higher in women than in men — 4,9 ± 1,3 mmol/l and 4,5 ± 1,2 mmol/l, (p < 0,0001). The prevalence of hypercholesterol-non-HDL in women varies from 84,7 to 94,3% — and is significantly higher than in men — 80,6 to 84,1%. The level of non-HDL cholesterol ≥ 3,4 mmol/l was observed in 86,8% of the examined, 11% — in the range of 2,6–3,39 and only 2,2% — less than 2,6 mmol/l. The average values of non-HDL–C in men and women in three cohorts (with DM2, MS and AH) were found to be the highest in DM2, lower in MS than in DM, and lower in AH than in MS and DM2. In the cohort with DM2, non-HDL–C, according to the criterion of non-HDL–C ≥ 3,4 mmol/l, was determined in 89,4% of men and 95,7% of women; in persons with MS, it was found in 92,4% of men and 95,1% of women, with AH — in 85,2% of men and 92,5% of women of the Siberian population aged 45–69 years. The frequencies of AH, MS and DM2 in the 5th quintile of the distribution of non-HDL–C are higher compared to the first quintile (p < 0,0001), with a predominance of these indicators in the female population.

Conclusions. According to study, the content of non-HDL–C, and its prevalence of elevated levels in the population is high, especially in people with DM2, MS, AH. In terms of developing a platform for prevention of cardiovascular diseases, MS and DM2, the non-HDL–C ratio deserves attention as a target for further research.
Refractory arterial hypertension: hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system, kidney and approaches to antihypertensive drug therapy
Authors: Kuzmin O. B. , Zhezha V. V. , Buchneva N. V. , Landar L. N.
Published: December 2022

Improving blood pressure (BP) control and reducing the risk of developing unfavorable cardiovascular and renal outcomes in patients with refractory hypertension (HTN) is an urgent problem of cardiology. According to clinical studies, patients with refractory HTN receiving intensive diuretic therapy with chlorthalidone and a mineralcorticoid receptor antagonist differ from patients with refractory HTN by a higher sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity. Overactivity of sympathetic nerves may be one of the key pathogenetic factors that is involved in the kidney in the formation of refractory HTN, exerting a direct stimulating effect on the type 3 Na+ / H+ exchanger (NHE3) and type 2 sodium glucose cotransporter (SGLT2), which are involved in BP control by mechanism of pressure natriuresis. The review presents data on the peculiarities of sympathetic regulation of sodium tubular transport and the results of studies devoted the elucidating in the patients with resistant and refractory HTN the clinical efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors glyflozins, sympatholytic reserpine and brain aminopeptidase A inhibitor firibastat, which suppresses the activity of central structures of SNS.
The Effect of Financial Literacy on the Sustainability of Micro, Small, and Medium, Enterprises with Access to Finance as a Mediating Variable
Authors: Zaniarti Sri , Veronica Sienly , Arvi Arsytania Raden
Published: December 2022

Large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) during the pandemic, and the decline in people’s purchasing power, caused problems for many MSMEs, with some even folding. The business actors must have the good financial literacy to manage funds and enhance business survival under challenging conditions. The research aims to examine the effect of financial literacy on business sustainability and access to finance as a mediating variable that strengthens the relationship between financial literacy and sustainability. It was conducted by taking MSME samples in the West Bandung Regency area using the probability sampling technique with cluster random sampling type. The data collected from the responses of 203 MSMEs was processed using the Path Analysis method with an error rate of 5%. These results showed that financial literacy affects sustainability, and access to finance cannot mediate the effect of financial literacy on sustainability.