bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Blending as a Productive Way of Word Formation in English-Language Chat Communications
Authors: Ibraeva Albina Farkhatovna
Published: September 2021

The purpose of the research is to identify structural and semantic models of blends, using the material of the English-language chat “Tandem”, and to determine their productivity in the word-formation system of modern English communication. The paper identifies the most frequently used types of blend formation, characterises the main trends in their semantic structure, analyses their functional significance in modern chat communication. Scientific novelty lies in conducting a comprehensive study of a popular English-language chat, aimed at identifying features of blends in chat discourse, both in their structure and semantics. As a result of the research, the productivity of blending in modern English word formation has been confirmed, which indicates a trend towards the economy of language means in communication.
Representation of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Modern Polycode Advertising Texts
Authors: Ryabinina Alevtina Gennadevna
Published: September 2021

The paper aims to identify structural specificity of the modern polycode advertising texts representing a precedent situation - COVID-19 pandemic. The article examines the means to include historical precedent into advertising text. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the author analyzes the structure of 2020-2021polycode advertising texts representing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, it is shown that polycode advertising text contains references to precedent situations: the spread of COVID-19, transition to remote work, border closures, price raising, etc. The following means of referring to historical precedent are identified: dialogues, lexemes, syntactic constructions, communicative-pragmatic orientation, narrative-figurative system.
Structure and Content of Associative Perception of Languages with Different Status (English, Russian and Khakass)
Authors: Borgoiakova Tamara Gerasimovna , Pokoiakova Karina Aleksandrovna
Published: September 2021

The study aims to determine the commonality and specificity in associative portrayal of three languages - English, Russian and Khakass - in correlation with the sociolinguistic hierarchy of languages and respondents’ linguistic loyalty, taking into account their ethnicity. Scientific novelty of the study lies in identifying the associative opposition of neutral pragmatism in relation to a foreign language and emotional positivism in the assessment of native languages. As a result, it has been proved that psycholinguistic meanings in the characteristics of the languages reflect the actually existing sociolinguistic aspects of the status hierarchy and the communicative power of languages in correlation with the level of linguistic loyalty towards native languages.
International Russian Festival as an Efficient Form of Extra-Curricular Work with Foreign Students Studying Russian as a Foreign Language
Authors: Kovalenko Nadezhda Sergeevna
Published: September 2021

The article considers the experience of organizing an extra-curricular event - International Russian Festival for foreign students studying Russian as a foreign language. The author reveals the basic stages of the event, proposes the most efficient forms of intercultural interaction, determines the approaches to extra-curricular event organization, describes the types of creative extra-curricular activities aimed to enhance foreign students’ sociocultural and linguistic adaptation to new linguistic and educational environment. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that the researcher proposes a model of organizing an extra-curricular event aimed to facilitate foreign students’ sociocultural and linguistic adaptation. The analysis indicates that foreign students participating in the event are more successful in adapting themselves to new educational and cultural environment.
Variability of Present Tense Verb Forms in the Khakass Language and Its Dialects
Authors: Medvedeva Marina Alekseevna
Published: September 2021

The purpose of the study is to determine the variability of present tense indicative mood forms in the Khakass language and its dialects. The article pays special attention to the grammatical forms of the Sagai dialect that are absent in prescriptive grammars of the Khakass language. The study is novel in that it is the first to highlight the issue of the relationship between the dialects and the literary language at the present stage. As a result, the author has proposed informed recommendations on the use of certain present tense forms of the Sagai dialect in the modern Khakass language that are outside the literary norm: the parallel use of the affix «-чи» with attachment to soft verb stems, the loss of the consonant «р» in the present tense form ending with «-и(р)».
Translation Techniques to Recover Omitted Head of Noun Phrase Substituted by Words Attributed by Infinitive, Based on Material of English-Language Economic Discourse
Authors: Dyakonova Stanislava Arkadyevna
Published: September 2021

Abstract. The research objectives are as follows: to reveal specificity of ellipsis functioning
in the English-language economic discourse, to describe translation techniques to recover the omitted elements. The researcher identifies a new type of ellipsis, argues that the technique used to reconstruct omitted words attributed by the infinitive can be efficiently applied to recover the omitted head of a noun phrase substituted by indefinite quantifying pronouns attributed by the infinitive , and herein lies scientific originality of the study. The research findings are as follows: the author reveals the similarity and diffe¬rence of translation techniques used to recover omitted words attributed by the infinitive and ellipsis
of head in the noun phrase substituted by indefinite quantifying pronouns attributed by the infinitive; shows alternative ways to recover omitted nominal element of Nominative-with-the-Infinitive construction; relying on the analysis of English-language economic texts identifies quantifiers compatible with the infinitive.
The Functioning of the Lexeme “Жар-Птица” (Firebird) in the Russian Language
Authors: Zubkova Elena Nikolaevna
Published: September 2021

The research objectives are as follows: to examine the functioning of “жар-птица” (firebird) lexeme in the discourses of the second half of the XIX - the beginning of the XXI century, to analyze the actualization of its direct meaning in a figurative context. Scientific originality of the study lies in the fact that for the first time in domestic linguistics the author analyzes the semantics of “жар-птица” (firebird) lexeme taking into account the specificity of its figurative usage. The conducted research allows concluding that in the modern Russian language the lexeme “жар-птица” (firebird) gradually loses semantic meanings associated with mythological anthropocentrism, in particular, the meaning “animateness”.
Ramzan Kadyrov’s Image in the British Mass Media (By the Material of “The Independent” Newspaper)
Authors: Filippova Sargylana Vasilievna , Filippova Varvara Vasilievna
Published: September 2021

The paper aims to identify lexical evaluative means used to form Ramzan Kadyrov’s image in the British online newspaper “The Independent”. The author analyzes the themes and content of publications about Kadyrov, examines expressive-evaluative means forming his media image. Scientific originality of the study involves a comprehensive analysis of linguistic techniques used to create a stereotyped image of Chechen leader in readers' consciousness. The findings indicate that British mass media cultivate the image of oppressive and authoritarian Chechen ruler. Negative evaluation is expressed by use of metaphors, lexemes with negative connotation, negative clichés.
Teaching Russian Vocabulary with Subjective Evaluation Suffixes to Chinese Students
Authors: Lidina Irina Yurievna , Fedoseev Alexandr Alekseyevich
Published: September 2021

The study aims to substantiate the need to create a system of tasks and exercises for teaching foreign Linguistics students to form and use words with suffixes of subjective, emotional-expressive evaluation so that they will be able to convey in an adequate manner their emotions and attitude towards the world around them in accordance with communication situations in Russian, their non-native language. Scientific novelty of the study lies in developing a comprehensive approach to teaching foreigners to master Russian colloquial emotional-evaluative vocabulary with subjective evaluation suffixes, using dictionary sources that contain lexical material from the modern everyday sphere of communication. The paper discusses the need for a systematic approach to the presentation of subjective evaluation suffixes and word forms derived with their help in textbooks and study guides on Russian as a foreign language, provides the results of analysing the reasons for foreign students’ lack of proficiency in this language and speech material, shows the need for a consistent and systematic approach to teaching Russian colloquial emotional-evaluative vocabulary to foreign students, suggests ways to solve this issue.
Tipificaciones y nuevos sinónimos en Sapindaceae relacionadas a la Flora de Argentina
Authors: Ferrucci María Silvia
Published: September 2021

Introducción y objetivos: Sapindaceae está representada en Argentina por 15 géneros nativos con 45 especies en total. En el contexto del tratamiento taxonómico de esta familia para el proyecto Flora Argentina, se identifican numerosos nombres que precisan ser tipificados para estabilizar su nomenclatura, así como la aclaración de material tipo clásico y la propuesta de nuevos sinónimos. Todos estos nombres pertenecen a los géneros Allophylus, Athyana, Cardiospermum, Cupania, Diatenopteryx, Diplokeleba, Dodonaea, Guindilia, Paullinia, Serjania y Thinouia. 
M&M: El tratamiento nomenclatural se basa en el análisis de los protólogos, más el estudio de material tipo ya sea físico o a través de imágenes en línea. La lectotipificación se realiza de acuerdo a las indicaciones del Código Internacional de Nomenclatura para Algas, Hongos y Plantas.
Resultados y conclusiones: Se designan lectotipos para 39 taxones de Sapindaceae relacionados a la Flora de Argentina. Se aportan aclaraciones sobre los holotipos de tres especies. Se proponen dos nuevos sinónimos.
Yugoslavia on the pages of the journal Slavyane (1942–1958)
Authors: Zaytsev Aleksandr V.
Published: September 2021

The journal Slavyane was created by the Central Committee of All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) as an organ of internal and external political propaganda aimed at Russian-speaking Slavs. It reflected the pullback of Soviet foreign policy from proletarian internationalism. The policy of its editorial board towards Yugoslavia repeated the one of the Party, but sensitive subjects were avoided or covered with a delay on the pages of the journal. Josip Broz Tito as spokesman for the aspirations of Yugoslav peoples was extolle since 1943 while D. Mihajlović’s activities had not been covered until his condemnation in October 1943. The journal supported the government of the People’s Federative Republic of Yugoslavia until early 1948, condemned it since late 1949 to early 1953, kept silence on Yugoslavia for several months in 1948–1949, 1953–1954, 1956, 1957 and 1958. Each time such deliberate silence had been caused by the aggravation or, on the contrary, by attempts to break ice in relations between the Soviet Union and People’s Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) / the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of Yugoslavia / the Union of Yugoslavian Communists. The only exception from the rule seems to be Issue 5/1953 of the journal which contains anti-Tito insults but they may be due to struggle on top of the Soviet government. Overall, the policy of the editorial board was marked by more caution and desire to cover up problems than the policy of Party newspapers.
The Croatian issue and the evolution of the political system in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the stabilization period (1995–2004)
Authors: Eremin Denis P.
Published: September 2021

The article is devoted to the evolution of the state-legal position of the Bosnian Croats in the context of the political transformation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, caused by the gradual revision of the Dayton Accords. From the author’s point of view, originally the political system of the postwar BiH was a compromise option between the Vance–Owen and the Owen–Stoltenberg peace plans, which did not fully satisfy any of the main national communities in BiH. The Bosnian Croats, as the smallest constituent people, did not get their own entity, although at the beginning of the ethno-civil confrontation in BiH the Bosnian Croats raised the question of national equality and the federalization of the country. Special attention in the article has been paid to the institution of the international oversight, which has limited the sovereignty of BiH — the Office of the High Representative. The author details the amending of the election law as well as the process of the constitutional reformation, initiated by the High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch, and demonstrates that the centralization policy in BiH is pursued by external, supranational organizations in order to integrate BiH into euro-atlantic structures to the disadvantage of the Bosnian Croat political interests. As a result of the reforms FBiH, formally the Entity of Croats and Muslims, de facto was put under control of Bosnian Muslims.
Czech language and the traditional culture in the multiethnic environment (results of the field research of 2019 in Serbia, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Authors: Borisov Sergej A.
Published: September 2021

The article provides an overview of a field study conducted among Czechs in Serbia, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2019. The first results are presented, samples of transcribed texts are given. The purpose of the expedition was to collect narratives for the proper linguistic study of contact elements, conversations were conducted, among other things, about the history of the resettlement of Czechs to the Balkans, about folk culture, and interaction with other Slavic and non-Slavic ethnic groups. In the three regions studied, the Czech language remains unevenly due to a number of linguistic and extralinguistic factors. There are very few Czechs left in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Czech is the mother tongue only for elder people living in rural areas. In Serbia, there are several schools where Czech language and culture are taught, and in Romania there are schools where in the primary grades all subjects are taught in Czech. The collected language data is a valuable source for studying local Czech dialects and contact phenomena (borrowings, code-switching). The metalinguistic comments used by informants when they have difficulties in their Czech language during a conversation with a researcher are of particular interest to sociolinguistics.
How the “formula” of success has changed: Slovenian bestsellers of the 2010s. “Čefurji raus!” by G. Vojnović and “Belo se pere na devetdeset” by B. Žakelj
Authors: Starikova Nadezhda N.
Published: September 2021

In the article, in the context of the studing the problems of Slovenian book market and the sociology of “consumption” of book publications are presented two novels of the 2010s: “Čefurji raus!” (2008) by G. Vojnović and “Belo se pere na devetdeset” (2018) by B. Žakelj. Both have become sales leaders and received the status of national bestsellers. Their curriculum vitae are similar: both were the debut works of authors who were not professional writers, both received the Kresnik national literary prize for the best novel of the year and both caused a heated discussion on social networks. The commercial success of both books was not only related to effective marketing, advertising, place in the rating, taste stereotypes of literary critics and other extra-literary factors, but also to certain artistic references: this is the existential nature of the problematic, autobiographical discourse, the type of narration (“Ich”-form), the specificity of the chronotope. In the focus of Vojnović’s novel is the fate of national minorities in the post-Yugoslav space, told on behalf of a teenager. After the final collapse of Yugoslavia, the inhabitants of the poorest republics and regions of the former Tito empire began to seek refuge in Slovenia, by the mid-2000s there was in the republic an acute problem of interethnic contradictions associated with the younger generation of immigrants. Žakelj’s confession novel focuses on the tragic and dramatic twists and turns of her own life story and the author’s reflection on her experiences. A comparative analysis of the works gives an idea of how the system of values of ordinary Slovenian readers was transformed, how their interest in the resonant problems of modern life in the country was replaced by the need for empathy, the desire to find a psychological refuge in the book.
Clinical Exercise Considerations for Opioid Addiction Recovery
Authors: Torres Emma , Hillman Angela R.
Published: September 2021

According to the American Psychiatric Association, in 2018, approximately 2 million Americans were suffering from a substance abuse disorder, defined as substance abuse and dependence (1), related to opioids that were prescribed for pain management (2), while worldwide, it is estimated this approaches 16 million (3). Consequently, exercise clinicians will be increasingly exposed to individuals who have been affected by opioids and should therefore know how these drugs affect physiological functioning and how exercise can play a role in opioid addiction recovery. This review article is intended to provide some of this information.
PRINSIP MODERASI BERAGAMA DALAM KEHIDUPAN BERBANGSA
Authors: Hasan Mustaqim
Published: September 2021

Indonesia sebagai negara bangsa memiliki keunikan dengan keragamaan yang dimiliki dari segi suku, ras, adat istiadat, tradisi , budaya, bahasa, keyakinan dan kepercayaan dapat berbaur bersatu dalam ideology pancasila. Anunggah besar yang dimiliki Indonesia sebagai potensi luar biasa yang harus kita syukuri dengan cara menjaga dan merawatnya jangan sampai tercerai berai oleh paham ekstremisme dan radikalisme yang berkembang menyusup melalui arus globalisasi dan keterbukaan informasi. Perlu adanya solusi untuk menjadi filter bekal hidup berbangsa yang harus ditanamkan dalam jiwa bangsa. Moderasi menawarkan solusi sebagai pilihan jalan tengah untuk menangkal paham faham yang tidak sesui dengan identitas bangsa ; Dalam kontek agama, moderasi dipahami oleh penganut dan pemeluk islam dikenal dengan istilah islam wasatiyah atau islam moderat yaitu islam jalan tengah yang jauh dari kekerasan, cinta kedamian, toleran, menjaga nilai luruh yang baik , menerima setiap perubahan dan pembaharuan demi kemaslahatan. Adapun prinsip moderat dalam islam adalah sebagi berikut : 1) Tawassuth (mengambil jalan tengah) , 2) Tawazun (berkeseimbangan) , 3) I’tidal (lurus dan tegas) , 4) Tasamuh (toleransi) , 5) Musawah (persamaan) , 6) Syura (musyawarah) , 7) Ishlah (reformasi) , 8) Aulawiyah (mendahulukan yang peroritas) , 9) Tathawur wa ibtikar (dinamis dan inovatif) , 10) Tahadhdhur (berkeadaban).Kata Kunci : Moderasi Beragama, Kehidupan Bangsa
Chemical Engineering: An Industrial Outlook
Authors: DATTA JAYDIP
Published: September 2021

In this review special highlights taken under day to day operation of chemical process industries, safety aspects like fire hazards and explosion ( DOW – F & E index ) , and processing aspects of Pharma industries like tablet , capsule , ointment , parentarals , basic drugs , cosmetics and otherpharmaceutics / formulations with machines used for mfg .
Differential expression of RAB9B in human epithelial ovarian cancer.
Authors: Mamoor Shahan
Published: September 2021

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynecologic cancer (1). We performed discovery of genes associated with epithelial ovarian cancer and of the high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) subtype, using published microarray data (2, 3) to compare global gene expression profiles of normal ovary or fallopian tube with that of primary tumors from women diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer or HGSC. We identified the gene encoding RAB9B, member RAS oncogene family, RAB9B, as among the genes whose expression was most different in epithelial ovarian cancer as compared to the normal fallopian tube. RAB9B expression was significantly lower in high-grade serous ovarian tumors relative to normal fallopian tube. RAB9B expression correlated with progression-free survival in patients with p53 mutant ovarian cancer. These data indicate that expression of RAB9B is perturbed in epithelial ovarian cancers broadly and in ovarian cancers of the HGSC subtype. RAB9B may be relevant to pathways underlying ovarian cancer initiation (transformation) or progression.
Shear-wave Anisotropy in the Earth’s Inner Core
Authors: Wang Sheng , Tkalčić Hrvoje
Published: September 2021

Earth’s inner core anisotropy is widely used to infer the deep Earth's evolution and present dynamics. Many compressional-wave anisotropy models have been proposed based on seismological observations. In contrast, inner-core shear-wave (J-wave) anisotropy – on a par with the compressional-wave anisotropy – has been elusive. Here we present a new class of the J-wave anisotropy observations utilizing earthquake coda-correlation wavefield. We establish that the coda-correlation feature I2-J, sensitive to J-wave speed, exhibits time and amplitude changes when sampling the inner core differently. J-waves traversing the inner core near its center travel faster for the oblique than equatorial angles relative to the Earth’s rotation axis by at least ~5 s. The simplest explanation is the J-wave cylindrical anisotropy with a minimum strength of ~0.8%, formed through the lattice-preferred-orientation mechanism of iron. Although we cannot uniquely determine its stable iron phase, the new observations rule out one of the body-centered-cubic iron models.
Mathematical modeling of risk-taking in bipolar disorder: Evidence of reduced behavioral consistency, with altered loss aversion specific to those with history of substance use disorder
Authors: Lasagna Carly A , Pleskac Timothy Joseph , Burton Cynthia , McInnis Melvin G , Taylor Stephan F , Tso Ivy Fei
Published: September 2021

Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with excessive pleasure-seeking risk-taking behaviors that often characterize its clinical presentation. However, the mechanisms of risk-taking behavior are not well-understood in BD. Recent data suggest prior substance use disorder (SUD) in BD may represent certain trait-level vulnerabilities for risky behavior. This study examined the mechanisms of risk-taking and the role of SUD in BD via mathematical modeling of behavior on the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART). Three groups—18 euthymic BD with prior SUD (BD+), 15 euthymic BD without prior SUD (BD-), and 33 healthy comparisons (HC)—completed the BART. We modeled behavior using 4 competing hierarchical Bayesian models, and model comparison results favored the Exponential-Weight Mean-Variance (EWMV) model, which encompasses and delineates five cognitive components of risk-taking: prior belief, learning rate, risk preference, loss aversion, and behavioral consistency. Both BD groups, regardless of SUD history, showed lower behavioral consistency than HC. BD+ exhibited more pessimistic prior beliefs (relative to BD- and HC) and reduced loss aversion (relative to HC) during risk-taking on the BART. Traditional measures of risk-taking on the BART (adjusted pumps, total points, total pops) detected no group differences. These findings suggest that reduced behavioral consistency is a crucial feature of risky decision-making in BD and that SUD history in BD may signal additional trait vulnerabilities for risky behavior even when mood symptoms and substance use are in remission. This study also underscores the value of using mathematical modeling to understand behavior in research on complex disorders like BD.
Experiences and Perceptions of Default Nudges
Authors: Michaelsen Patrik
Published: September 2021

In this thesis I argue that how people perceive and experience nudge interventions is an underappreciated factor that can help assess, and potentially address, both effectiveness and ethical concerns. In the introduction, I outline a framework for how this can be the case. Specifically, I propose that people’s perceptions and experiences are relevant to assessing (1) the ethics of nudging, (2) the net effect of nudging, and that they may (3) be moderators of the success of nudges influencing behavior. I then present three empirical studies (nine sub-studies, total N = 5171) that used online experiments to assess how people perceive and experience being subjected to nudges. In contrast to the majority of similar research, the present studies primarily subjected participants to nudges first-hand. That is, participants did not rate descriptions of nudges, but engaged in choice tasks first hand before assessing the intervention. Results indicated that people subjected to default nudges: experienced themselves as highly, and not less, autonomous and satisfied with their choices (Study I); found the use of the nudge to be fair, though less fair than no nudge (Study II); and favorably perceived a choice architect using the nudge, and not less so than in the absence of a nudge (Study III). Additionally, the studies found that making the nudge increasingly transparent by disclosing its presence and expected effect to participants did not meaningfully change their experiences of choosing, but could either improve or worsen perceptions of the nudge depending on the circumstances of the evaluation. When participants were disclosed of the nudge after they had already made a choice, this was found to negatively affect their perceptions of the choice architect. Providing a nudge disclosure did not, however, influence participants’ propensity to act in line with the nudge. I conclude that the present findings paint a generally positive picture of how default nudges are perceived and experienced, but that more research is necessary to properly inform policy. I suggest that policymakers should routinely use measures of choice experiences as a guide when designing new nudge interventions. Nevertheless, as judged by the empirical evidence available at present, default nudges appear to be a viable form of intervention in relation to concerns about both their effectiveness and ethicality.
Use the best, ignore the rest: How heuristics allow to tell a lie from the truth
Authors: Verschuere Bruno , Lin Chu-Chien , Huismann Sara , Kleinberg Bennett , Meijer Ewout
Published: September 2021

Could a simple rule of thumb help to find the truth? People struggle with integrating many putative cues to deception into an accurate veracity judgement. Heuristics simplify difficult decisions by ignoring most of the information and relying instead only on a few but highly diagnostic cues (’Use the best, ignore the rest’). We examined whether people would be able to tell lie from truth when instructed to make decisions based on a single, diagnostic cue (verifiability and richness in detail). We show that these simple judgements by lay people allowed to discriminate dishonest from honest statements. These judgements performed at or above state-of-the-art, resource-intensive content analysis by trained coders. For a tech- and training-free approach, heuristics were surprisingly accurate, and hold promise for practice.
Attachment-related differences in dispositional anger and its experience and expression following an insult-based anger induction
Authors: Brodie Zara , Goodall Karen , Darling Stephen , McVittie Chris
Published: September 2021

Variation in how individuals experience and express anger has been linked to their attachment style, particularly in close interpersonal contexts. However, little research has investigated attachment-related differences in anger and aggression in non-relational settings. This multi-method investigation reports two studies. The first investigated associations between adult attachment dimensions (anxiety and avoidance) in 270 participants. The second describes a lab-based anger provocation task, based on a modified version of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm, which examined associations between attachment dimensions and pre-post test change in self-reported anger, physiological responses, anger suppression and aggressive responding (N = 77). Results from study 1 indicate that attachment anxiety was a significant independent predictor of trait anger, while attachment avoidance was not. There were no significant interaction effects, suggesting distinct effects of attachment dimensions on anger. In study 2, attachment avoidance was negatively related to anger change scores from baseline to post-provocation and positively to anger suppression (measured by the discrepancy between self-report and physiological measures). Attachment anxiety was positively associated with aggressive responding. In summary, the findings support the high arousal-low control style previously associated with attachment anxiety, evidenced by elevated trait anger and higher aggressive responding. They also align with previous studies that support an association between attachment avoidance and emotion suppression, suggesting that the attachment framework can be usefully extended to understand anger and aggression in non-relational contexts.
A new subgenus and two new species of Decma (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae)
Authors: Gorochov A.V.
Published: September 2021

Neodecma subgen. n. differs from all other subgenera of the genus Decma Gor. (Meconematini) in the structure of cerci and genitalia in male. D. (Neodecma) elefani sp. n. from Cambodia and D. (Decma) orlovi sp. n. from Vietnam are described.
L’incertain remboursement de la dette publique
Authors: Dort Aurélie
Published: September 2021

Dans un environnement de taux bas lié à l’abondance d’épargne, la question de la soutenabilité de la dette ne semble pas être une difficulté à court terme. En revanche, la question du remboursement de la dette publique demeure d’actualité. La solution actuelle retenue d’un refinancement assuré à bas coût grâce à la politique monétaire ne doit ainsi pas exclure d’envisager d’autres solutions permettant le remboursement de la dette publique.
China — Mongolia — Russia Economic Corridor Program: Problems and Prospects for Implementation
Authors: Makarov Aleksandr
Published: September 2021

The 100-th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Mongolia, which the two neighboring countries will celebrate on November 5, 2021, gives a serious reason to assess the current state of bilateral cooperation, existing problems and prospects for its development.
In recent years, the issues of intensification of Russian-Mongolian relations have been considered in the context of the trilateral «Program for the creation of the China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor». Despite the lack of concrete results within the framework of this program, the implementation of a number of infrastructure projects is being prepared, which will seriously strengthen the economic base of cooperation between Russia and Mongolia and China.
The paper analyzes the problematic issues of the implementation of plans for the development of transport and energy infrastructure through Mongolia, which are considered as the basis for trilateral cooperation. Particular attention is paid to plans for the development of the railway network. The promising directions for the development of cross-border infrastructure in the framework of the program for the creation of the Mongolian corridor are identified.
The Contribution of Russian Historians to the Source Study of the First Period of the History of the Communist Party of China in 1921-1949
Authors: Sotnikova Irina
Published: September 2021

The article is dedicated to determining the contribution of Russian Sinologists to the practice of introducing historical sources into scientific circulation in the history of the Communist Party of China in 1921-1949. The documents of the CPC and the Comintern are the most important sources for studying the process of the formation and evolution of the party, its transformation process. Formation of the source studies of the history of the party began shortly after the foundation of the CPC and was associated, first of all, with the collecting documents by the country's Sinology centres and the integration of historical sources into scientific practice. Sinology organizations were involved in the publication of source documents and materials on the history of the Chinese Communist Party. Along with the changes in the political situation, the national Sinology was reorganized, as well as the centres for studying the national revolutionary movement in China. Scholars of a number of research centres, especially the team of historians of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Soviet/Russian Academy of Sciences have made a significant contribution to the source studying of the history of the CPC.
Concept of Great Unity (datong) in the Confucian Treatise “Kong-zi jiayu”
Authors: Blazhkina A. Y.
Published: September 2021

This article analyzes the concept of Great Unity (da tong), textually enshrined in the treatise “Kong-zi jiayu”, chapter “Li yun”. The concept of Great Unity is considered by Confucian thinkers as the ideal state in which the Tianxia was in the period of golden antiquity. This concept is directly related to the modern political culture of China. It was embodied in the idea of a "Community of Shared Future for Mankind," which was first introduced at the 18th National Congress of the CPC in November 2012 by the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping. Within the framework of this article, there isa preliminary comparison of the chapter “Li yun” from the “Kong-ji jiayu” and the chapter of the same name from the famous written monument, named “Li ji”; the article also discloses the main ideological content of this chapter.
A Novel Heterozygous Missense Mutation in COL7A1 Gene in Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Authors: Shaikh Rozeena
Published: September 2021

ABSTRACT Hereditary Epidermolysis Bullosa is categorized by blister formation on the skin which includes Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa as one of its types. It is characterized by blister formation on hands, feet, knees, and elbows. The severe condition leads to vision loss and blemishes. The objectives included the identification of COL7A1 gene mutation for DEB susceptibility through sequence analysis of hot spot regions of 73, 74 and 75 exons. The experimental design included the enrolment of DEB-affected two families. The genetic analysis techniques included inorganic DNA extraction, Polymerase Chain Reaction and Sanger sequencing method. The study inferred the identification of novel missense mutation in exon 75 of COL7A1 gene at (c. 6223 G>T) where the aspartic acid is converted into tyrosine in the heterozygous condition in affected families. The recognized novel missense mutation is silent (heterozygous) which becomes severe when homozygous. However, whole-exome sequencing strategy may identify the causative mutations.
Neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence
Authors: Sarker Md Kamruzzaman , Zhou Lu , Eberhart Aaron , Hitzler Pascal
Published: September 2021

Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence – the combination of symbolic methods with methods that are based on artificial neural networks – has a long-standing history. In this article, we provide a structured overview of current trends, by means of categorizing recent publications from key conferences. The article is meant to serve as a convenient starting point for research on the general topic.
Prevalence of underlying malignancies in complex cysts of the breast
Authors: Gerets J.C.W.L. , Kool M. , Simons P.C.G. , Aarts F. , Vogelaar F.J.
Published: September 2021

INTRODUCTION: The management of complex cysts of the breast is an ongoing topic of discussion. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of underlying malignancy in radiologically diagnosed complex cysts, and to assess whether watchful waiting could be the preferred method to safely manage complex cysts of the breast. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A single-center retrospective study was performed between May 2003 and November 2019 in the VieCuri Medical Centre. Women with a radiologically diagnosed complex cyst of the breast were included. Prevalence of underlying malignancy was calculated, as were absolute risk reduction and number needed to treat in order to diagnose malignancy. In addition, patient characteristics were compared to determine characteristics associated with malignancy. RESULTS: Of 78 radiologically diagnosed complex cysts of the breast, five (6,4%) were found to be malignant. The number needed to treat was calculated at 12,8 (absolute riks reduction 0,078). Age (P = 0,003) was associated with malignancy. CONCLUSION: Complex cysts of the breast could be managed more conservatively. Patient characteristics can be used to assess the eligibility for radiological follow-up. This, in turn, would lead to a lower NNT and possibly a decrease in disease burden and healthcare costs.
Antibody array-based proteomic screening of novel biomarkers in malignant biliary stricture
Authors: Qin Wen-Hao , Liu Jun-Teng , Wang Shu-Ping , Yang Zhi-Shi , Wang Kun-Ke , Hu Bing
Published: September 2021

BACKGROUND: Distinguishing between benign and malignant bile duct strictures has long been a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to discover novel biomarkers in bile to improve the diagnostic accuracy of malignant biliary strictures. METHODS: Bile samples were collected from 6 patients with malignant or benign biliary stricture, respectively. Protein profiles of the bile were analyzed with a semi-quantitative human antibody array of 440 proteins. Then the differential expressed proteins were screened by Venn diagram analysis. Following this, the accuracy of these potential biomarkers for discriminating between malignant and non-malignant biliary strictures was validated in a larger (n= 40) group of patients using ROC analysis and the best biomarker combination was further selected by lasso analysis. Results: Twenty proteins were found differentially expressed in malignant versus benign biliary strictures, 6 of which were identified by Venn diagram analysis to be up-regulated regardless of the location of biliary strictures. Among the 6 biomarkers, bile lipocalin-2, P-cadherin, and adipsin showed better diagnostic utility than that of bile CA19-9. Lasso analysis identified that lipocalin-2, P-cadherin and CA19-9 as a group of makers best distinguished malignant from benign strictures. CONCLUSIONS: Lipocalin-2 and P-cadherin measurements in bile could be clinically useful for the detection of malignant biliary strictures.
Personalized trajectory privacy-preserving method based on sensitive attribute generalization and location perturbation
Authors: Chen Chuanming , Lin Wenshi , Zhang Shuanggui , Ye Zitong , Yu Qingying , Luo Yonglong
Published: September 2021

Trajectory data may include the user’s occupation, medical records, and other similar information. However, attackers can use specific background knowledge to analyze published trajectory data and access a user’s private information. Different users have different requirements regarding the anonymity of sensitive information. To satisfy personalized privacy protection requirements and minimize data loss, we propose a novel trajectory privacy preservation method based on sensitive attribute generalization and trajectory perturbation. The proposed method can prevent an attacker who has a large amount of background knowledge and has exchanged information with other attackers from stealing private user information. First, a trajectory dataset is clustered and frequent patterns are mined according to the clustering results. Thereafter, the sensitive attributes found within the frequent patterns are generalized according to the user requirements. Finally, the trajectory locations are perturbed to achieve trajectory privacy protection. The results of theoretical analyses and experimental evaluations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in preserving personalized privacy in published trajectory data.
Robust face recognition based on a new Kernel-PCA using RRQR factorization
Authors: Maafiri Ayyad , Chougdali Khalid
Published: September 2021

In the last ten years, many variants of the principal component analysis were suggested to fight against the curse of dimensionality. Recently, A. Sharma et al. have proposed a stable numerical algorithm based on Householder QR decomposition (HQR) called QR PCA. This approach improves the performance of the PCA algorithm via a singular value decomposition (SVD) in terms of computation complexity. In this paper, we propose a new algorithm called RRQR PCA in order to enhance the QR PCA performance by exploiting the Rank-Revealing QR Factorization (RRQR). We have also improved the recognition rate of RRQR PCA by developing a nonlinear extension of RRQR PCA. In addition, a new robust RBF Lp-norm kernel is proposed in order to reduce the effect of outliers and noises. Extensive experiments on two well-known standard face databases which are ORL and FERET prove that the proposed algorithm is more robust than conventional PCA, 2DPCA, PCA-L1, WTPCA-L1, LDA, and 2DLDA in terms of face recognition accuracy.
Attribute interaction aware matrix factorization method for recommendation
Authors: Wan Yongquan , Zhu Lihua , Yan Cairong , Zhang Bofeng
Published: September 2021

Matrix factorization (MF) models are effective and easy to expand and are widely used in industry, such as rating prediction and item recommendation. The basic MF model is relatively simple. In practical applications, side information such as attributes or implicit feedback is often combined to improve accuracy by modifying the model and optimizing the algorithm. In this paper, we propose an attribute interaction-aware matrix factorization (AIMF) method for recommendation tasks. We partition the original rating matrix into different sub-matrices according to the attribute interactions, train each sub-matrix independently, and merge all the latent vectors to generate the final score. Since the generated sub-matrices vary in size, an adaptive regularization coefficient optimization strategy and an adaptive latent vector dimension optimization strategy are proposed for sub-matrix training, and a variety of latent vector merging methods are put forward. The method AIMF has two advantages. When the original rating matrix is particularly large, the training time complexity of the MF-based model becomes higher and the update cost of the model is also higher. In AIMF, because each sub-matrix is usually much smaller than the original rating matrix, the training time complexity is greatly reduced after using parallel computing technology. Secondly, in AIMF, it is not necessary to modify the matrix factorization model to incorporate attributes and their interactive information into the model to improve the performance. The experimental results on the two classic public datasets MovieLens 1M and MovieLens 100k show that AIMF can not only effectively improve the accuracy of recommendation, but also make full use of parallel computing technology to improve training efficiency without modifying the matrix factorization model.
A non-binary hierarchical tree overlapping community detection based on multi-dimensional similarity
Authors: Chen Jie , Wang Huijun , Zhao Shu , Wang Ying , Zhang Yanping
Published: September 2021

Overlapping communities exist in real networks, where the communities represent hierarchical community structures, such as schools and government departments. A non-binary tree allows a vertex to belong to multiple communities to obtain a more realistic overlapping community structure. It is challenging to select appropriate leaf vertices and construct a hierarchical tree that considers a large amount of structural information. In this paper, we propose a non-binary hierarchical tree overlapping community detection based on multi-dimensional similarity. The multi-dimensional similarity fully considers the local structure characteristics between vertices to calculate the similarity between vertices. First, we construct a similarity matrix based on the first and second-order neighbor vertices and select a leaf vertex. Second, we expand the leaf vertex based on the principle of maximum community density and construct a non-binary tree. Finally, we choose the layer with the largest overlapping modularity as the result of community division. Experiments on real-world networks demonstrate that our proposed algorithm is superior to other representative algorithms in terms of the quality of overlapping community detection.
Predictive modelling of hospital readmission: Evaluation of different preprocessing techniques on machine learning classifiers
Authors: Miswan Nor Hamizah , Chan Chee Seng , Ng Chong Guan
Published: September 2021

Hospital readmission is a major cost for healthcare systems worldwide. If patients with a higher potential of readmission could be identified at the start, existing resources could be used more efficiently, and appropriate plans could be implemented to reduce the risk of readmission. Therefore, it is important to predict the right target patients. Medical data is usually noisy, incomplete, and inconsistent. Hence, before developing a prediction model, it is crucial to efficiently set up the predictive model so that improved predictive performance is achieved. The current study aims to analyse the impact of different preprocessing methods on the performance of different machine learning classifiers. The preprocessing applied by previous hospital readmission studies were compared, and the most common approaches highlighted such as missing value imputation, feature selection, data balancing, and feature scaling. The hyperparameters were selected using Bayesian optimisation. The different preprocessing pipelines were assessed using various performance metrics and computational costs. The results indicated that the preprocessing approaches helped improve the model’s prediction of hospital readmission.
White Matter but not Gray Matter Volumes Are Associated with Cognition in Community-Dwelling Chinese Populations
Authors: Wang Quan , Su Ning , Huang Jin , Liang Xinyu , Yuan Jing , Yao Ming , Zhou Li-Xin , Jin Zheng-Yu , Zhang Shu-Yang , Cui Li-Ying , Gong Gaolang , Tian Feng , Zhu Yi-Cheng , Ni Jun
Published: September 2021

Background: Few studies have investigated the association between cognition and brain volume associated with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Objective: We investigated the association between cognition and brain volume and neuroimaging markers of CSVD in a community-dwelling population. Methods: Participants (n = 993, age≥35 years) from the community-based Shunyi Study were included to investigate the association between neuroimaging markers and cognition cross-sectionally. Magnetic resonance imaging markers included brain volume measurements of the total cerebrum, white matter, gray matter, and CSVD imaging markers. Cognitive performance was assessed using neuropsychological tests of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Fuld Object Memory, digit span, Trail Making Test (TMT)-A, and TMT-B. Results: For brain volume measurement, subcortical white matter fraction was positively associated with MMSE score (β= 0.034, p = 0.0062) and MoCA score (β= 0.034, p = 0.0174), and negatively associated with TMT-A and TMT-B completion time (β= –2.319, p = 0.0002; β= –2.827, p = 0.0073, respectively). For evaluation of CSVD imaging markers, the presence of lacunes was positively associated with TMT-B completion time (β= 17.241, p = 0.0028). Conclusion: In community-dwelling populations, reduced white matter volumes, as a consequence of aging and vascular damage, are associated with worse global cognition and executive function. Our findings provide potential insights into the correlation between cognition and CSVD-associated subcortical white matter injury.