bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Stereotactic biopsy for multiple intra-axial brain lesions: impact on consequent treatment Regimen
Authors: Rezk Essam M. , Mokbel Essam
Published: February 2023

Background and objectives

Multiple brain lesions represent a serious challenge in which biopsy is commonly the first step to help overcome patients' mental anxiety and decide the following treatment step. This study presents an effective decisional algorithm that could guide in dealing with such a challenge. We evaluate the feasibility and safety of frame-based stereotactic biopsy to obtain the histopathologic diagnosis of the multiple intra-axial brain lesions and to decide the further treatment.

Patients and methods

Thirty-two patients with multiple intracerebral lesions underwent stereotactic serial biopsies for brain lesions at the Neurosurgery Department, Tanta University Hospital. All the stereotactic biopsies were obtained under local anesthesia using Riechert–Mundinger (RM) system or Cosman–Roberts–Wells (CRW) system.

Results

The histopathological diagnosis revealed multifocal malignant gliomas in 43.75% of patients (18.75% anaplastic astrocytoma and 25% multiform glioblastoma) and metastatic tumor in 37.5% of patients (all were adenocarcinoma). In addition, 12.5% had multiple brain abscesses, and 6.25% had malignant lymphoma. We reported no mortality secondary to the surgical procedure.

Conclusions

Stereotactic biopsy is considered the best choice to allow histopathologic diagnosis of multiple brain lesions with minimal morbidity and no mortality. Histopathologic findings gained with stereotactic procedures guided the choice of proper treatment thus eliminating the hazards associated with blind treatments.
Complex regional pain syndrome after multiple revision total hip arthroplasty surgeries
Authors: Adam Mahmoud Faisal , Khalifa Ahmed A. , Abdelaal Ahmed M.
Published: February 2023

Background

Persistent pain after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a real concern for the surgeon and is a significant cause of patient dissatisfaction; periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), aseptic loosening, and instability are among the common causes of painful THA. However, few rare causes have been reported in the literature; the complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) was reported to occur after primary hip and knee arthroplasties. Case presentation: We present a female patient who had bilateral hip resurfacing when she was 28 years old after being diagnosed with bilateral hip avascular necrosis; over 16 years, she was satisfied. She started developing pain in her right hip in 2019, diagnosed as aseptic loosening, and a revision using a cementless THA was performed. Six months later, she was diagnosed with PJI, which was treated in two stages; after the first-stage revision THA, the patient complained of persistent pain in her lower leg with a burning sensation and change in skin color, not responding to conservative lines. During the second-stage revision THA and after receiving spinal anesthesia, the skin color of the right lower limb changed to normal. The postoperative diagnosis was made as CRPS, treated effectively with sympathetic block. At six months postoperative, the patient was pain-free, and the implants showed proper position. Conclusions: Although rare, CRPS could cause persistent pain after repeated hip surgeries, and the diagnosis is reached mainly by exclusion.
Impact of polyester and cotton microfibers on growth and sublethal biomarkers in juvenile mussels
Authors: Walkinshaw Christopher , Tolhurst Trevor J. , Lindeque Penelope K. , Thompson Richard C. , Cole Matthew
Published: February 2023

Anthropogenic microfibres are a prevalent, persistent and globally distributed form of marine debris. Evidence of microfibre ingestion has been demonstrated in a range of organisms, including Mytilus spp. (mussels), but the extent of any impacts on these organisms are poorly understood. This study investigates, for the first time, the effect of exposing juvenile mussels to polyester and cotton microfibres at environmentally relevant concentrations (both current and predicted future scenarios) over a chronic timescale (94 days). Sublethal biomarkers included growth rate, respiration rate and clearance rate. Mussels were exposed to polyester (median length 149 µm) and cotton (median length 132 µm) microfibres in three treatments: polyester (~ 8 fibres L−1), polyester (~ 80 fibres L−1) and cotton (~ 80 fibres L−1). Mussels exposed to 80 polyester or cotton microfibres L−1 exhibited a decrease in growth rate of 35.6% (polyester) and 18.7% (cotton), with mussels exposed to ~ 80 polyester microfibres L−1 having a significantly lower growth rate than the control population (P < 0.05). This study demonstrates that polyester microfibres have the potential to adversely impact upon mussel growth rates in realistic future scenarios, which may have compounding effects throughout the marine ecosystem and implications for commercial viability.

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Few-shot learning for seismic facies segmentation via prototype learning
Authors: Zhao Yunhe , Chai Bianfang , Shuo Liangxun , Li Zenghao , Wu Heng , Wang Tianyi
Published: February 2023

The mapping of seismic facies from seismic data is considered a multiclass image semantic segmentation problem. Despite the signification progress made by the deep learning methods in seismic prospecting, the dense prediction problem of seismic facies requires large amounts of annotated seismic facies data, which often are unavailable. These valuable labels are only helpful in one model and field due to geologic heterogeneity. To overcome these challenges, we have developed a few-shot seismic facies segmentation model. Few-shot learning has been designed to learn to perform with very few labels and we design reconstructing masked traces as a pretext task for self-supervised learning to obtain a good feature extractor. By these, this model can use all seismic data from different fields, which is different from image data as the texture-based data. With two different seismic data in turn as a meta-training set and a meta-testing set, our model works well in one- and five-shot settings, which means only one label and five labels, respectively.
Anelastic dispersion and attenuation of P- and SV-wave scattering by aligned nonisothermal inclusions of finite thickness
Authors: Wei Jia , Fu Li-Yun , Carcione José M. , Deng Wubing
Published: February 2023

We have investigated the anelastic dispersion and attenuation of P- and SV-wave scattering by nonisothermal inclusions of finite thickness. The inclusions, which are aligned and sparsely embedded in an isotropic medium, induce an initial static stress field (acoustoelasticity) and a nonlinear dependence of the velocities on this stress. Moreover, we describe the anelastic properties as a function of frequency by incorporating the displacement discontinuities across the inclusion into the representation theorem by using the Foldy approximation. The response as a function of temperature is calculated for different incidence angles (anisotropy), and the results find that anelasticity increases with an increasing temperature difference between the inclusions and the background medium. The SV wave in the solid inclusions indicates a stronger sensitivity along the inclusion normal, and it is more affected than the P wave. The P- and SV-wave scattering by fluid-saturated inclusions behave in an opposite manner. This theory can be useful to evaluate the distribution of temperature from seismic attributes.
A fast anisotropic decoupled operator of elastic wave propagation in the space domain for P-/S-wave-mode decomposition and angle calculation, with its application to elastic reverse time migration in a TI medium
Authors: Zhang Lele , Zhao Yang , Liu Lu , Chen Ke , Wang Yixin , Zuo Jiahui
Published: February 2023

The conventional anisotropic P-/S-wave-mode decomposition and angle calculation usually are performed in the wavenumber domain and require multiple Fourier transforms and rely on strong model assumptions. Therefore, it is difficult to use in production due to the prohibitively high computational cost. To tackle this problem, we develop a fast anisotropic P-/S-wave-mode decomposition approach in the space domain and further apply this decomposition to the vertical transversely isotropic (VTI)/tilted transversely isotropic (TTI) elastic reverse time migration (ERTM) and the associated angle-domain common-image gathers (ADCIGs). To start with, we solve the Christoffel equation of the VTI media and obtain an anisotropic-Helmholtz (AH) operator that represents the P- and S-wave polarizations in the wavenumber domain. The decoupled operators for the P-/S-wave decomposition are then derived in terms of the AH operator. To improve the efficiency and model adaptability, we convert the decoupled operators from the wavenumber domain to the space domain as a function of the model parameters and phase angle. By further eliminating the phase-angle term, such space-domain decoupled operators lead to the approximate P- and S-wave components which are proven to achieve the same effect as the accurate P and S wavefields applied in the angle calculation and ERTM images. A fast space-domain AH decomposition approach is thus obtained and can be used for P-/S-wave-mode decomposition, ADCIGs, and ERTM. In addition, we extend our approach to the TTI media by using the coordinate transform. Three examples are used to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of our method.
Estimation of pore pressure considering hydrocarbon generation pressurization using Bayesian inversion
Authors: Zhang Jiale , Zong Zhaoyun , Luo Kun
Published: February 2023

Undercompaction and hydrocarbon generation are the main factors affecting pore pressure. The current seismic pore-pressure prediction (PPP) method is to obtain the overpressure trend by estimating the normal compaction trend (NCT) to predict the physical parameters during normal compaction and comparing the measured parameters. However, selecting a single parameter to indicate overpressure may cause insufficient consideration of factors, such as hydrocarbon generation. Because hydrocarbon generation requires specific temperature and other conditions, pore pressure is divided into two parts: undercompaction in the early stage and hydrocarbon generation after reaching the hydrocarbon generation threshold. A rock-physical model is established for estimating the NCT before hydrocarbon generation to modify the bulk modulus of the model and calculate the pressure generated by undercompaction; the pressure generated by hydrocarbon generation is added to obtain the final pore pressure. In the shale gas work area in the Sichuan Basin, the prediction results are more in line with the actual situation, and the petrophysical analysis indicates that the ratio of free hydrocarbon content and kerogen to water is the influencing factor indicating pore pressure. The practicality of the PPP formula considering hydrocarbon generation in oil and gas sweet spots is illustrated through an example in the research area.
Moral Distress, Organizational Climate, and the Risk of Burnout Among Physician Assistants in Oncology
Authors: Tetzlaff Eric D. , Hylton Heather M. , Ruth Karen J. , Hasse Zachary , Hall Michael J.
Published: February 2023

PURPOSE:

Moral distress (MD) is the result of barriers or constraints that prevent providers from carrying out what they believe to be ethically appropriate care. This study was initiated to explore associations between MD, burnout, and the organizational climate (OC) for oncology physician assistants (PAs).

METHODS:

A national survey of oncology PAs was conducted to explore the associations between MD, OC, and burnout. The Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care OC Questionnaire was revised for oncology PAs to assess OC for PA practice. MD and burnout were assessed using the Measure of MD-Healthcare Professionals (MMD-HP) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory.

RESULTS:

One hundred forty-six oncology PAs are included in the analysis. PAs were mostly female (90%), White/Caucasian (84%), married/partnered (78%), and in medical oncology (73%), with mean age 41.0 years. The mean MMD-HP score for oncology PAs was 71.5 and there was no difference in MD scores on the basis of oncology subspecialty, practice setting, practice type, or hours worked per week. PAs currently considering leaving their position because of MD had significantly higher mean scores on the MMD-HP compared with those not considering leaving their position (108.2 v 64.8; P = .001). PAs with burnout also had significantly higher mean scores for MD compared with PAs without burnout (97.6 v 54.3; P < .001). A negative relationship between OC for PA practice and MD was only found for the PA-administration relations subscale, whereas all subscales were negatively associated with burnout.

CONCLUSION:

This study demonstrates that the risk of professional burnout increases significantly with increasing levels of MD. Additional research exploring the relationship between MD and burnout is needed.
Impact of the Immediate Release of Clinical Information Rules on Health Care Delivery to Patients With Cancer
Authors: Anyidoho P. Abena , Verschraegen Claire F. , Markham Merry Jennifer , Alberts Steven , Sweetenham John , Cameron Kendra , Abu Hejleh Taher
Published: February 2023

PURPOSE:

The 21st Century Cures Act mandates the immediate release of clinical information (IRCI) to patients. Immediate sharing of sensitive test results to patients with cancer might have serious unintended consequences for patients and providers.

METHODS:

A 22-question REDCap survey was designed by the Association of American Cancer Institutes Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative Steering Committee to explore oncology providers' opinions on IRCI policy implementation. It was administered twice in 2021 with a 3-month interval. A third survey with a single question seeking providers' opinions about their adaptation to the IRCI mandate was administered 1 year later to those who had responded to the earlier surveys. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as chi-squared or Fisher's exact tests for categorical variables. The survey was sent to all Association of American Cancer Institutes cancer center members. In the first or second administration, 167 practitioners answered the survey; 31 responded to the third survey.

RESULTS:

Three quarters of the providers did not favor the new requirement for IRCI and 62% encountered questions from patients about results being sent to them without provider interpretation. Only half of the hospitals had a plan in place to deal with the new IRCI requirements. A third survey, for longitudinal follow-up, indicated a more favorable trend toward adoption of IRCI.

CONCLUSION:

IRCI for patients with cancer was perceived negatively by academic oncology providers after its implementation. It was viewed to be associated with higher levels of patient anxiety and complaints about the care delivered. Providers preferred to discuss test results with patients before release.
Circulating Neuroactive Steroid Levels in a Patient With Schizophrenia Who Showed Periodic Catatonia
Authors: Muneoka Katsumasa , Shirayama Yukihiko , Watanabe Hiroyuki , Kimura Hiroshi
Published: February 2023

Catatonia is an abnormal psychological and behavioral state related to stress. The treatment strategy suggests the involvement of neuroactive steroids in its pathophysiology. We report a hospitalized patient with schizophrenia in whom a catatonic state occurred 7 times in 5.5 years. Blood levels of steroid hormones and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) were measured during the catatonic state and in the intervals between catatonic states (non-catatonic states). Cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) were significantly higher during catatonia than in the non-catatonic state. Cortisol significantly correlated with the ACTH level, whereas blood DHEAS and progesterone correlated only during the non-catatonic state. In addition, the cortisol to DHEAS ratios did not differ between catatonic and non-catatonic states. Although the correlating elevations of ACTH and cortisol implied activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA-axis) in the catatonic state, DHEAS levels did not seem to increase in a manner dependent on the HPA-axis or the production of progesterone. The results suggest that the catatonic state was a neuroendocrinological state of HPA-axis activation with comparable increases in DHEAS levels.
Arterial Cannulation Near-Miss During Jugular Venous Catheterization With Carotid Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report
Authors: Culp William C. , Beitzel Michael , Malan Shawn , Wright Kelsea C.
Published: February 2023

Central venous catheterization is a common procedure that may lead to inadvertent arterial cannulation, potentially causing bleeding, hematoma, stroke or rarely, death. In this near-miss case presentation, an aneurysmal carotid artery was misidentified with ultrasound by a junior resident, nearly leading to placement of a sheath into the artery. This case highlights arterial punctures that still occur even with ultrasound guidance. Further, training inadequacies as well as anatomic, cultural, and production pressure factors led to this potentially highly morbid near-miss. Physician teachers should critically evaluate teaching methods to confirm that trainees are learning skills as intended. (A&A Practice. 2023;17:e01661.)
Endovascular Plug for Endobronchial Management of an Expectorated Pulmonary Artery Embolization Coil: A Case Report
Authors: Crawford Jesse M. , Patel Priya P. , DuCoffe Aaron R. , Tsai Michael , Hodgson John A.
Published: February 2023

Pulmonary artery aneurysms are frequently managed with endovascular embolization. Rare but serious complications of coil embolization are erosion and migration of the coils into the adjacent airways, posing a risk for massive hemoptysis. We report the case of a medically complex patient with a left main pulmonary artery aneurysm treated with coil embolization who ultimately experienced transbronchial migration and expectoration of the coil. We discuss the challenging anesthetic and surgical management of these serious complications, including the use of an endovascular plug to occlude the erosion site and distal airways.
In Praise of Happy Endings: Precarity, Sustainability, and the Novel
Authors: Levine Caroline
Published: February 2023

Open-endedness is one of the most pervasive and enduring values in literary studies. Critics of all stripes have condemned teleology on both aesthetic and political grounds. This essay makes the paradoxical case that in an era of mass precarity, this insistence on openness has reached its limit. It is now blocking the kinds of political action that will be necessary to slowing the pace of climate change and building material conditions for collective flourishing. This is a moment for novel critics, then, to rethink our relationship to endings. The nineteenth-century realist novel is particularly interesting in this respect, since it took the question of ongoing material survival especially seriously and used endings to mark a shift from narratable, unstable plotted action to stable routines that extend predictably into the future. In these plots of precarity, happy endings function not as closure or completion but as thresholds to sustainability. This essay ends with two twentieth-century fictions—Bessie Head's 1974 A Question of Power and Leslie Feinberg's 1993 Stone Butch Blues—that conclude by combining the pleasures of material predictability and plenty with workable models of social relations that could help to guide political action in the climate crisis.
Cosmopolitical Perplexities
Authors: Jensen Casper Bruun
Published: February 2023

Over the last decade, the Anthropocene has overrun the discourses of the humanities and social sciences. Remarkably, two of the most astute commentators, the cross-disciplinary theorist Barbara Herrnstein Smith and the unorthodox philosopher Isabelle Stengers, find inspiration for grappling with these issues in the same apparently odd place: the work of the Polish microbiologist and comparative epistemologist Ludwik Fleck. The first part of this essay explores the role of Fleck's radical constructivism in Smith's analyses of perplexing Anthropocene realities and Stengers's arguments for slowing down science and learning to “compose with Gaia.” In conjunction, they generate a pattern of speculative, conceptual, practical, and political motifs for dealing with changing climates. The second half of the essay uses those insights to test a divergent series of proposals for how to conceive science, politics, theory, and environmental relations in the Anthropocene.
Reproductive genomics of the mouse: implications for human fertility and infertility
Authors: Garretson Alexis , Dumont Beth L. , Handel Mary Ann
Published: February 2023

Genetic analyses of mammalian gametogenesis and fertility have the potential to inform about two important and interrelated clinical areas: infertility and contraception. Here, we address the genetics and genomics underlying gamete formation, productivity and function in the context of reproductive success in mammalian systems, primarily mouse and human. Although much is known about the specific genes and proteins required for meiotic processes and sperm function, we know relatively little about other gametic determinants of overall fertility, such as regulation of gamete numbers, duration of gamete production, and gamete selection and function in fertilization. As fertility is not a binary trait, attention is now appropriately focused on the oligogenic, quantitative aspects of reproduction. Multiparent mouse populations, created by complex crossing strategies, exhibit genetic diversity similar to human populations and will be valuable resources for genetic discovery, helping to overcome current limitations to our knowledge of mammalian reproductive genetics. Finally, we discuss how what we know about the genomics of reproduction can ultimately be brought to the clinic, informing our concepts of human fertility and infertility, and improving assisted reproductive technologies.
Scrotal kidney: a gross case of “nephroptosis”
Authors: Hsabo Elmuiz A. , Aneke Ikenna Anderson , Tuck Jonathan , Middela Seshikanth
Published: February 2023

We radiologically illustrate a case of nephroptosis in an 82-year-old male whose right kidney had progressively descended into the right hemiscrotum. This was detected upon a recent visit to the accident and emergency department (A&E) where a computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated the right kidney within the scrotum with a degree of hydronephrosis yet a stable renal function. The patient was managed conservatively as per the multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting advice.
Audio source separation with machine learning techniques
Authors: Σγούρος Θωμάς
Published: February 2023

Η παρούσα διατριβή παρουσιάζει το πρόβλημα του τυφλού διαχωρισμού πηγών και δυνατών λύσεων κάποιων μορφών του. Επικεντρώνεται σε μία σειρά από διαφορετικά σενάρια, όπου διάφορες υλοποιήσεις αντιμετωπίζουν το πρόβλημα αυτό. Τα εργαλεία που παρουσιάζονται στη διατριβή χωρίζονται σε δύο κατηγορίες, ανάλογα με την επιστημονική προσέγγισης της υλοποίησης. Στην πρώτη κατηγορία συμπεριλαμβάνονται μέθοδοι που χρησιμοποιούν στατιστική επεξεργασία σήματος, ενώ στη δεύτερη συμπεριλαμβάνονται τεχνικές βαθιάς μάθησης. Όλες οι υλοποιήσεις υποστηρίζονται μαθηματικά, ενώ αξιολογήθηκαν επιτυχώς ύστερα από εκτενή πειραματισμό.
Econometric modeling in the GRETL package
Authors: Novikov Anatoliy , Solodkaya Tat'yana , Lazerson Aleksandr , Polyak Viktor
Published: February 2023

The tutorial describes the capabilities of the GRETL statistical package for computer data analysis and econometric modeling based on spatial data and time series. Using concrete economic examples, GRETL considers classical and generalized models of linear and nonlinear regression, methods for detecting and eliminating multicollinearity, models with variable structure, autoregressive processes, methods for testing and eliminating autocorrelation, as well as discrete choice models and systems of simultaneous equations.
For the convenience of users, the tutorial contains all the task data files used in the work in the format .GDTs are collected in an application in the cloud so that users have access to them.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation in the disciplines of "Econometrics" and "Econometric modeling".
For students and teachers of economic universities in the field of Economics, as well as researchers who use econometric methods to model socio-economic phenomena and processes.
Analysis of financial statements
Authors: Nikiforova Elena , Borovickaya Marina , Kupriyanova Lyudmila , Shnayder Ol'ga , Petrov Aleksandr , Bank Sergey
Published: February 2023

The textbook reveals the role and importance of financial reporting in the formation of the strategy and tactics of management of an organization, taking into account the specifics of the functioning of economic entities in the production sector, the main approaches to information support; presents applied tools and practical situations aimed at generating reliable data in financial statements; describes approaches to assessing the data of financial statements of economic entities.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation.
It is recommended to undergraduate students of economic universities studying in the field of preparation 38.03.01 "Economics", teachers, practitioners and specialists in the field of management and analysis of financial statements to acquire practical skills in conducting analysis and making informed management decisions. It may be of interest to employees of financial services, financial managers of enterprises, as well as students of the system of training, certification and development of professional competencies of managers, auditors and business analysis specialists.
Pedagogy of inclusive education
Authors: Ryndak Valentina , Sal'daeva Ol'ga , Moskvina Al'fiya , Koroleva Yuliya , Kraynova Lyudmila , Aitbaeva Rita , Pisareva Galina , Borodina Ekaterina , Oganisyan Karina , Kislina Lidiya , Chebotareva Natal'ya , Chernoprudova Polina , Schekaleva Elena , Gnatyshina Elena
Published: February 2023

The textbook reflects the theoretical, methodological and conceptual foundations of inclusive education, current trends in the development of inclusive education, the specifics of professional and pedagogical activity, theory and practice of inclusive education and upbringing. Attention is drawn to the generalization and extrapolation of the experience of psychological and pedagogical support of students with disabilities, examples of adaptation of traditional methods, techniques and technologies of teaching and upbringing are given, the use of information technologies for the organization of inclusive education is presented.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation.
For college students, bachelors and masters studying in the specialties and areas of training "Special (defectological) education", "Pedagogical education", "Psychological and pedagogical education".
Cartography with the basics of topography. Dictionary-reference
Authors: Shul'gina Ol'ga , El'chaninov Aleksandr , Dmitrieva Valentina
Published: February 2023

The dictionary-reference book presents the basic concepts and terms of cartography and topography, generally accepted classifications, methodological approaches to the definition and calculation of various indicators on maps, methods of cartographic images, brief information about surveying and geodetic instruments, information about outstanding cartographers. Some new concepts characterizing the development of cartography at the beginning of the XXI century are also included.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation.
It is intended as an additional textbook for students of pedagogical universities and colleges studying geographical and cartographic profiles, and can also be useful for geography teachers and high school students.
Construction of discrete-logical control systems for electroautomatics
Authors: Chikurov Nikolay , Levizi Nikolay
Published: February 2023

The textbook discusses engineering methods of analysis and synthesis of discrete logic control systems of industrial mechanisms based on the apparatus of logic algebra and cyclograms of the operation of these mechanisms. New methods have been developed that make it possible to synthesize complex control systems on various element bases fairly quickly. Examples of designing control systems for machine-tool electrical automation devices are given. Students master the methodology of programming logic controllers in the instrumental programming environment of the ISaGRAF 6.5 ASP version using the FBD functional block language.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation.
For students of mechanical engineering specialties, researchers, as well as specialists involved in the design of discrete logic control systems for various industrial mechanisms.
Business communication and cross-cultural communication
Authors: Zhukova Evgeniya , Suvorova Tat'yana , Il'ina Irina , Kosmarskaya Iskra
Published: February 2023

The workshop is an addition to the textbook "Business communication and cross-cultural communication" and includes practice-oriented tasks that can be carried out online in all sections of the textbook. The workshop contains three sections, 10 chapters and consists of group and individual tasks, business games, analysis of video clips and discussions, reflection exercises aimed at developing skills in the sections "Cross-cultural communication as the interaction of different cultures", "Business communication as the basis of cross-cultural communications", "Ethical standards in professional activity". A special feature of the workshop is a detailed description of the methodology of conducting classes online to form students' practical experience on each topic of the workshop. The publication is provided with parables and tales for the successful entry of students into the subject of the lesson. At the end of each chapter, tasks are given for self-completion in order to more fully immerse yourself in the specifics of cross-cultural business communications.
The workshop contains: 40 training sessions; 83 video clips illustrating business communication and cross-cultural communication; 200 exercises, business and role-playing games for interactive interaction adapted to the online format; 300 tasks for self-completion.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation.
For undergraduate students studying in the areas of "Economics", "Management", "Personnel Management", "State and Municipal Management", "Business Informatics", "Trade", "Commodity Science", "Housing and communal infrastructure", as well as for anyone interested in business problems cross-cultural communications.
The legal mechanism for the implementation of amnesty in the Russian Federation and the social consequences of its application
Authors: Polischuk Nikolay , Kohman Dmitriy
Published: February 2023

The monograph is devoted to the legal mechanism of implementation and the social consequences of the application of amnesty. The conducted research makes it possible to really assess the effectiveness of the amnesty, as well as to determine the directions of its improvement. The formulated conclusions and proposals complement and develop theoretical and legal knowledge in the field under study. The author's classification of amnesties has been developed, which may predetermine the conduct of separate studies for each of the types. The concept of "relapse of amnestied persons" is formulated, the signs of the amnesty act are established, the priority of the penological (penal) component in the characterization of the personality of a potentially amnestied person is justified. Separate
ways of improving the mechanism of amnesty implementation in the Russian Federation are highlighted, taking into account the experience of foreign countries and modern achievements of criminal law, criminology and penal enforcement law.
For students, postgraduates and teachers of law schools and faculties, as well as a wide range of readers interested in amnesty issues.
Criminal law. The special part
Authors: Dvoryanskov Ivan , Avdalyan Artur , Borkov Viktor , Vasil'eva Yana , Bugera Mihail , Gustova Ella , Davitadze Mevlud , Il'in Danila , Kanubrikov Vitaliy , Kuznecova Nadezhda , Liholetov Aleksandr , Nekrasov Vasiliy , Pavlov Al'bert , Rogova Evgeniya , Seredin Aleksey , Strilec Oleg , Turyshev Aleksandr , Har'kovskiy Evgeniy , Razgil'diev Byashir
Published: February 2023

The textbook has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, federal laws, international legal acts. The concepts, categories and institutions of the Special part of criminal law are considered in detail, a general description is given and a detailed analysis of the elements of crimes is carried out, the issues of qualification of criminal acts are investigated. Special attention is paid to the principles and features of the construction of sanctions in the norms of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Changes in criminal legislation have been taken into account, and the latest scientific, educational and methodological literature on criminal law has been used. The material is presented in an accessible form for effective assimilation of the training course.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation.
For students, cadets, trainees studying in the field of training 40.03.01 "Jurisprudence" and specialties 40.05.01 "Legal support of national security", 40.05.02 "Law enforcement", 40.05.03 "Forensic examination", 40.05.04 "Judicial and prosecutorial activities", as well as for judges, law enforcement officers and anyone interested in criminal matters rights.
The colonial period of U.S. history. "The Golden Age of Virginia" (1680-1776)
Authors: Pavel Vyacheslavovich , Alent'eva Tat'yana , Filimonova Mariya
Published: February 2023

The monograph presents the most interesting events, trends in the social development of Virginia mainly of the XVIII century, the brightest period in the early history of America. Virginia is called the birthplace of presidents, its spiritual and intellectual atmosphere contributed to the formation of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe and other prominent political figures. The state of Virginia has a special type of culture, which is characterized by an appeal to its earliest past as a source of inspiration for modern historians, reenactors, archaeologists and artists. The historical sites of colonial Virginia today are the setting for a kind of renaissance, an attempt to return to the golden age of the Virginia aristocracy of the colonial era. Here are hidden aspirations to discover in modern Virginia the same Arcadia that was presented to the vision of the very first settlers. For many other Americans, the image of Old Virginia may rather be associated with negative features - the slave trade, exploitation and injustice. The images of Virginia are filled with contradictions that abound in American history.
For a wide range of readers interested in the history of the United States. It can be useful for students, postgraduates and teachers of historical universities and faculties.
On the potential of increasing voter turnout in Russia and abroad
Authors: Marmilova Ekaterina , Kudryashova Ekaterina , Kashirskaya Lyudmila , Karabasheva Malvina , Usmanov Rafik , Lisyanskiy Igor'
Published: February 2023

The monograph reflects the results of a comparative political science study of new increasing models of voter turnout and the abolition of qualifying characteristics of the participation of certain groups of the population in elections in Russia and abroad in the framework of solving the problem of low voter turnout.
The use of qualification characteristics and the reduction of restrictive voter turnout models make it possible to increase the number of voters in elections and prevent a decrease in voter turnout. In 2020 they have become even more actively used in elections of all types. The most popular of them are postal voting, remote electronic voting, multi-day voting, and lowering the age of voters. However, in Russia, the abolition of the voting qualification for people with mental problems, foreigners, convicts is not considered as an opportunity to increase voter turnout in elections. The solution to the problem of low voter turnout is expressed in the confidence of the population in the current political and legal institution of elections, and on the part of the state - in the ordering of ways to strengthen it.
For a wide range of readers interested in increasing voter turnout. It can be useful for students, postgraduates and teachers of political science universities and faculties.
Formation of Discursive Ethics: Theory and practice of Analysis of modern Ethical systems
Authors: Proskurina Aleksandra , Noskova Antonina , Razov Pavel
Published: February 2023

Ethics and morality are the subject of study of representatives of all humanities. Why are they still being studied? What are the features of modern ethics? The author answers these and many other questions about what the modern complex world of values, norms and life guidelines looks like.
The monograph is devoted to the analysis of the concept of "discursive ethics", which is becoming in demand due to the current trends of social change — the technologization of interactions, the increase in the intensity of communication flows, the change of scientific and social paradigms of thinking. The historical perspective of the issue is complemented by empirical data, research results and documents.
For students, bachelors, undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and anyone interested in the sociology of ethics.
Law enforcement and judicial authorities
Authors: Mironov Rinat , Zubarev Sergey , Valeev Marsel'
Published: February 2023

The textbook has been prepared on the basis of updated Russian legislation, which is important for the organization and functioning of law enforcement and judicial authorities, ensuring the protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of citizens, organizations and associations for the period of long-term socio-economic development of the country.
The main directions, goals and objectives of law enforcement activities, powers and competencies of the judicial authorities, prosecutor's supervision, preliminary investigation, law enforcement, detective, security and human rights organizations to ensure security and law and order in the territory of the Russian Federation are presented.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of secondary vocational education of the latest generation.
For students of secondary vocational and higher educational institutions studying in the specialty and field of training "Jurisprudence", as well as for teachers and practitioners.
Intercultural communication in the global world: modeling, efficiency, trust
Authors: Bol'shunova Sofiya , Voevodina Ekaterina , Dyagilev Vasiliy , Zelenkov Mihail , Kushnir Dariya , Ozerov Aleksandr , Proskurina Aleksandra , Ten Yuliya , Klyagin Sergey , Yarasheva Aziza
Published: February 2023

The monograph is a generalization of the results of fundamental and applied research carried out within the framework of research work on modeling intercultural communications and assessing trust in the socio-cultural, economic, political, educational spheres of society according to the state assignment of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
The main approaches to the conceptualization and development of methodological tools for modeling intercultural communication in the global world are substantiated and described, the author's developed activity-phenomenological concept and principles of modeling intercultural communication in the processes of global transformations of the XXI century are presented. The features of the global socio-cultural situation as a space of intercultural communication, including in the network space, are described, the models of minimizing barriers in intercultural communication are described. communications.
Special attention is paid to modeling and evaluating the effectiveness of intercultural communications in various spheres of society: socio-cultural, socio-economic, political and educational.
It can be used by teachers, students and postgraduates in the educational process and when writing creative works on this topic.
Organization of specialized training of schoolchildren according to individual curricula
Authors: Postnikova Nadezhda , Kumarina Galina
Published: February 2023

The monograph is practice-oriented and is one of the first to present a model of the organization of specialized education of schoolchildren based on individual curricula, brought by the author to a technological, methodological level, used in an ordinary general education school and fits into the conditions of its work (up to regulatory funding and compliance with sanitary and epidemiological standards).
An unconventional approach to the organization of specialized training is proposed, which provides for the inclusion of each student in the independent design of their individual curriculum, which determines the trajectories of individual educational routes, taking into account the educational needs of schoolchildren and the opportunities provided by the educational institution for their implementation. The possibility of introducing a model of specialized education based on individual curricula of students as the most promising and flexible option for individualizing the educational process in the senior classes of secondary schools is proved.
It is addressed to heads of schools of various types, their deputies, teachers, employees of educational authorities, methodologists, teachers and students of pedagogical universities and institutions of secondary vocational education.
Green economy in the paradigm of sustainable development
Authors: Al'himovich Igor' , Amirova Naylya , Burdenko Elena , Vakurova Ol'ga , Volkova Katerina , Gostieva Nina , Docenko Elena , Egorov Vladimir , Ezdina Natal'ya , Zavidovskaya Tat'yana , Inshakov Andrey , Kostyuchenko Aleksandra , Rudenko Viktoriya , Sargina Lyudmila , Hasanov Magdi , Shavina Evgeniya , Mysoyaeva Irina
Published: February 2023

The monograph analyzes the directions of formation, formation and development of the green economy paradigm and closely related concepts of circular, waste-free, cyclical economy, economy based on green growth, bioeconomics, low-carbon economy, blue economy, ecosystem and sustainable development. The history of the formation, the essence and content of these concepts are investigated, as well as the analysis of the practice of implementing the principles of green economy in priority sectors and spheres of Russia and foreign countries is carried out. The results of the study can be used to substantiate the prospects for the introduction of the principles of green economy in the context of global and national problems of sustainable development. Conclusions are formulated about the problems and obstacles of Russia's transition to a green growth model, as well as tools for achieving "greening" of the economy.
It is intended for students and postgraduates studying in the field of training (specialty) "Economics", undergraduates studying in the areas of preparation "Economics", "Finance and Credit", managers, entrepreneurs, financiers, as well as for anyone interested in the problems of sustainable development, environmental protection, the formation of waste-free technology and green economy.
Career management
Authors: Reznik Semen , Chernicov Aleksey , Sazykina Ol'ga , Igoshina Irina , Bondarenko Vladimir , Dorofeev Vladimir
Published: February 2023

The technologies of managing their own professional career are considered, which allow junior students to actively engage in the educational process and practical activities, to get a prestigious job even during their studies at the university.
Special attention is paid to the effective use of their abilities and time, managing their own career and work behavior in the organization.
Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation.
For undergraduate students of higher educational institutions studying in the areas of training "Management", "Personnel Management", "State and municipal Management", as well as other areas of training.
Digital economic development and applied Informatics in territorial management: the Experience of Russia and Kazakhstan
Authors: Beysembay Ersultan , Vdovkina Elena , Egorova Mariya , Zhurenkov Oleg , Ibraimova Saule , Kovaleva Dar'ya , Kozhevina Ol'ga , Pavlova Irina , Prihod'ko Evgeniya , Sannikova Inna , Titkov Aleksey , Chechnev Vasiliy , Belyaevskaya-Plotnik Lyubov' , Torgashova Natal'ya
Published: February 2023

The monograph comprehensively examines the issues of digital development of the economy of adjacent territories — the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan. The best experience of digitalization of the national economies of Russia and Kazakhstan, the introduction of digital tools for optimizing the production processes of industrial enterprises is considered. Priority directions of digitalization at the level of territorial and corporate governance, including legal regulation, are identified, and digital solutions for the educational sphere, industry and business are also proposed.
It was prepared based on the results of joint research carried out by scientists of Russia and Kazakhstan on the basis of leading Russian universities included in the federal program "Priority — 2030".
It is recommended to specialists in the field of state and regional management, strategic economic management, applied informatics and digital transformation, researchers, postgraduates, undergraduates.
Ensuring environmental safety of natural and technical systems of small river basins in the conditions of the Crimean Peninsula
Authors: Ivankova Tat'yana , Chalov Roman , Kochurov Boris , Isaeva Sofiya , Suzdaleva Antonina
Published: February 2023

The monograph is devoted to the problems of ensuring environmental safety of natural and technical systems of small river basins. The author uses a basin approach to assess the ecological state of a small mountain river, in the basin of which both surface and groundwater are intensively used. The research is based on factual material obtained during field and desk work. The complex ecological and economic characteristics of the basin of the typical small mountain river Alma of the Crimean Peninsula, the classification of the basin lands, the assessment of the degree of stress and tension of the ecological situation, performed by computational methods, are presented. Recommendations for the protection of the natural environment in the river basin are proposed. The author has developed criteria for the ecological safety of the natural and technical system of a small river depending on the current water availability for the mountainous, foothill and plain territories of the basin as the volume of permissible withdrawal of river runoff.
Recommendations on improving the management system of the natural and technical system of the river basin aimed at reducing the anthropogenic impact on the catchment area, as well as recommendations and measures to restore an environmentally favorable state are presented.
It is intended for specialists in the field of rational use of natural resources, researchers, university teachers, students studying in the areas of 08.03.01, 08.04.01 "Construction", 20.03.02 "Environmental management and water use", as well as a wide range of readers interested in water resources, ecology and geography.