bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
FOLIS OF CONSTANTINE THE GREAT MONETARY SYSTEM
Authors: Nagorny S. , Dovbush T.
Published: January 2020

The studies and attempts to detail identification of the antique coin by means of analytical methods are described. The region of origin of the material components and the coin production period are determined. The coin material consists of copper (79%) and lead (16%) mined in the Limni deposit (eastern part of Cyprus). Copper-lead alloy is also doped with tin at 3%. The alloy also contains iron and arsenic as impurities at the level of 1%. The coin is classified as a small coin (folis) of the monetary system of Constantine Great. The production phase of the folis with high accuracy can be attributed to the second half of 324 BC. It is assumed that dilution of expensive copper with a large amount of cheap lead (16%) caused by the need for substantial savings in coin material due to an economic crisis in the Roman Empire after a long civil war. At the same time, the version of coin manufacturing by a counterfeiter is rejected.
GENDER SPECIFICITY OF “INFORMATIVITY” CATEGORY (BASED ON MAGAZINES “SPIEGEL” AND “BRIGITTE”
Authors: Pavlychko O.O.
Published: January 2020

The article focuses on specifics of the information text from the point of view of gender linguistics. The gender marking of the information text is manifested at the structural, semantic and stylistic levels and is represented in the selection of aspects of the events, the organization of information blocks and linguistic ways of describing events.
Regarding the efficacy of low-level laser therapy in infrared spectrum in male secretory infertility
Authors: Potapova Maria K. , Borovets Sergey Yu. , Sokolov Arkadiy V. , Al-Shukri Salman Kh. , Tkachuk Vladimir N.
Published: January 2020

The aim of study was to assess the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in infrared spectrum on the main sperm parameters, sperm DNA fragmentation, MAR-test in men with nonobstructive pathozoospermia.

Patients and methods. The study included 50 men from 23 to 40 years old (average age 31.0 5.4), suffering from secretory infertility. Physical examination, semen analysis, MAR-test, sperm DNA fragmentation analysis, male hormone panel, assessment of prostate microbiocenosis, testes and prostate tumor markers, ultrasound examination with color flow mapping were performed. After the examination patients had a course of LLLT in infrared spectrum on a Rubin-C device. 10 laser therapy procedures were carried out every two days with active luminescence for 3 minutes of both testicles. Control examination was done immediately after the LLLT, within one and two months.

Results. Increase in sperm concentration (by an average of 25%), active mobile sperm forms (by an average of 25%), morphologically normal sperm forms (by an average of 58%) was noticed after the LLLT. MAR-test decreased by an average of 69% after the therapy. From 10 patients with initially increased sperm DNA fragmentation level, in 9 patients its level became normal after the treatment. Increase in concentration of total and free testosterone in blood plasma was noticed within one month after the LLLT. As a result of the treatment pregnancies developed in 11 (22%) out of 50 couples.

Conclusions. LLLT in infrared spectrum improves sperm quality in patients with secretory infertility, decreases MAR-test level, normalizes sperm DNA-fragmentation level, increases chances of pregnancy in reproductive cycle, which allows to recommend this method as preparation for assisted reproductive technologies.
Rehabilitation of patients with chronic pyelonephritis using mineral waters
Authors: Nejmark Aleksandr I. , Davydov Andrej V. , Nejmark Boris A. , Kablova Irina V.
Published: January 2020

Relevance. The study of alternative non-drug methods of rehabilitation therapy is an important task in the preventive direction of rehabilitation medicine. An important role in rehabilitation measures to prevent relapse of nephrolithiasis is therapy with the use of balneological therapeutic factors. The purpose of the study is to increase the effectiveness of rehabilitation therapy in patients with chronic pyelonephritis with the use of Serebryaniy klyuch mineral water.

Materials and research methods. The basis of the work is the analysis of data from examination and treatment of 48 patients with chronic pyelonephritis in the phase of latent inflammation. All patients included in the study were divided into 2 groups. Patients of the 1st group (n = 23) were prescribed antibacterial, antispasmodic, herbal medicine and drinking fresh water. In addition to standard therapy, patients of the 2nd main group (n = 25) were prescribed 300350 ml of Serebryaniy klyuch mineral water 3040 minutes before meals up to 2 liters per day at a temperature of 3940 C.

Results. In patients of the 2nd group in 91.4% of cases, curation of the clinical signs of the disease was noted, pathogens were eliminated in 100% of patients. At the same time, normalization of cytokine homeostasis and humoral immunity was observed, which contributed to a decrease in interstitial edema and normalization of renal vascular tone.

Conclusion. The internal intake of Serebryaniy klyuch mineral water in the rehabilitation therapy of patients with chronic pyelonephritis has a positive effect on the elimination of the clinical manifestations of the disease, increases the percentage of sterile urine culture, improves the basal blood flow in the kidneys, the immune status of patients, the cytokine profile of blood serum and there by increases the duration of the full clinical and laboratory remission in this category of patients.
ENDEMİK DIANTHUS GOEKAYI (CARYOPHYLLACEAE) TÜRÜNÜN BAZI BİYOLOJİK ÖZELLİKLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: AHISKALI Mihriban , ÖZERKAN Merve , KAYNAK Gönül , YILMAZ Özer
Published: January 2020

Bu çalışmada, Harmancık ve
Soğukpınar (Bursa) çevresinde yayılış gösteren lokal endemik Dianthus goekayi (Caryophyllaceae)
taksonunun morfolojik, anatomik, palinolojik ve karyolojik özellikleri
belirlenmiştir. Taksonun morfolojik ve mikromorfolojik karekterlerinin yanında,
gövde, gövde yaprağı ile taban yaprağı anatomik özellikleri belirlenmiştir.
Yapılan palinolojik çalışmalara göre, polenler ömonad, polen tipi periporat,
polen şekli
prolat-sferoidal; ekzin ornamentasyonu spinulat-granulat-mikroperforat;
operkulum üzerinde spinülat, nadiren spinülat-granülat olarak saptanmıştır. D. goekayi ile yapılan karyolojik
çalışma sonucunda kromozom sayısı 2n= 30 olarak bulunmuştur.
Hafif Düzeyde Zihin Yetersizliğine Tarihsel Bir Bakış: Klinik Yaklaşımdan Çok Boyutlu Yaklaşıma Geçiş
Authors: ARTAR Tahir Mete , CAVKAYTAR Atilla
Published: January 2020

Bu çalışmanın amacı, hafif düzeyde zihin yetersizliği alanına ilişkin çalışmaların tarihsel süreç içerisinde gelişimini ve hafif düzeyde zihin yetersizliği olan bireylere yönelik güncel yaklaşımları tartışarak bir derleme çalışması şeklinde sunmaktır. Bu amaçla geçmişten günümüze zihin yetersizliğini açıklayan kuram ve yaklaşımlar alanyazın incelemesine dayalı olarak verilmiştir. Hafif düzeyde zihin yetersizliği olan bireyler, zihin yetersizliği olan bireylerin önemli bir bölümünü oluşturmaktadır. Hafif düzeyde zihin yetersizliği orta ve ağır düzeyde zihin yetersizliğiyle etiyolojik açıdan farklılık göstermektedir. Sosyo-ekonomik değişkenlerle yakından ilişkili olan hafif düzeyde zihin yetersizliğinin tanılanması ve sınıflandırılmasında tek ölçütü göz önünde bulunduran klinik yaklaşımların benimsenmesi sorunlara neden olmaktadır. Bu sorunların üstesinden gelmek amacıyla sosyolojik ve felsefi değişimler doğrultusunda zihin yetersizliği olan bireylerin tanılanması ve sınıflandırılmasında en güncel yaklaşım olarak çok boyutlu yaklaşım ön plana çıkmıştır. Sonuç olarak çok boyutlu yaklaşım tanılama ve sınıflandırma süreçlerinde bireyin zihinsel işlevde bulunma düzeyini, uyumsal davranışlarını, sağlık durumunu, katılım düzeyini, bağlam özelliklerini ve gereksinim duyduğu destekleri içeren bileşenleri göz önünde bulundurmaktadır. Bu yaklaşım doğrultusunda hafif düzeyde zihin yetersizliği olan bireylere sunulacak hizmetlerin etiketleme yapılmaksızın ve gereksinim duyulan desteklere göre belirlenmesini içeren bir yaklaşıma geçilmesi önerilebilir.
Vietnam Eğitim Sisteminde Eğitim Yöneticilerinin Yetiştirilmesi
Authors: CEYLAN Müyesser , NUR Kısmet , ŞİHKAMALOVA Venera
Published: January 2020

Bu araştırmanın genel amacı; Vietnam Eğitim Sistemi’nin ve eğitim yöneticilerinin yetiştirilmesinin incelenmesi ve Türkiye’deki uygulamalarla karşılaştırılmasıdır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda yerli ve yabancı kaynaklar incelenmiştir. Vietnam Eğitim Sistemi Marksizm, Leninizm ve Ho Chi Minh felsefesine dayanmakla birlikte Vietnam’da sosyalist bir eğitim anlayışı benimsenmiştir. Eğitim; okul öncesi, ilkokul, ortaokul, lise ve yükseköğretim olmak üzere beş seviyeye ayrılmıştır. Zorunlu eğitim 10 yıldır. Yükseköğretime devam edebilmek için adayların yükseköğretime giriş sınavından başarılı olması gerekmektedir. Yükseköğretimden mezun olan öğrenciler için Vietnam’da 2 yıl yüksek lisans ve 4 yıl doktora eğitimi veren üniversiteler bulunmaktadır. Yüksek lisans programlarına giriş koşulu, tam zamanlı lisans eğitimi almış olmaktır. Doktora eğitimi yüksek lisans mezunları için 2-3 yıl, lisans mezunları için 4 yıl sürmektedir. Vietnam’daki okul yöneticilerinin %40'ı eğitim yönetimiyle ilgili kısa süreli kurslarda eğitimlerini almış ve %0,02'si lisans ve yüksek lisansını eğitim yönetimi alanında yapmıştır. Vietnam’da lisans düzeyinde okul yöneticiliği programında da ders verilmeye başlanmıştır. Lisans düzeyinde okul yöneticiliği programlarının açılmaya başlaması, Vietnam’ın yönetimde bilimselliği ön plana aldığını düşündürmektedir. Araştırmacılar arasında yaygın bir görüş olan; okulların, yöneticisi kadar okul olduğu düşüncesi göz önüne alındığında Vietnam’ın eğitim yönetiminde bilimsel yollar izlediği takdirde eğitim sistemlerinin daha fazla gelişeceği sonucuna ulaşılmaktadır. Eğitim de toplumu her yönden kalkındıran bir süreç olduğuna göre Vietnam’ın ileride gelişmiş ülkeler arasında ilk sıralarda yer alacağı olası görülmektedir. Bu bağlamda, Türkiye’de de eğitim yönetimi alanında lisans programlarının açılması ve lisansüstü eğitimin yönetici atamalarında birincil koşul olarak yönetmeliklere girmesi önerilmektedir.
Sanat Eğitiminde Eğitsel Bir Araç Olarak Çocuk Sanat Kitapları
Authors: BOLAT AYDOĞAN Kibar Evren
Published: January 2020

Çocukların sağlıklı bir şekilde gelişmeleri için, onların ilgisini çeken, ihtiyaçlarına ve algı düzeylerine uygun kitaplarla etkileşimde olmaları gerekmektedir. Çünkü çocuklara yönelik yapıtlar, onların hayal güçlerini, yaratıcılıklarını geliştirdiği gibi zihinsel, dilsel ve iletişim becerilerinin gelişimi açısından da önemli bir etkendir. Bu durum özellikle görsel sanatlar eğitimi gibi haftalık ders saati anlamında kısıtlı eğitim alanları için büyük önem taşımakta ve sanat üzerine yapılmış çocuk kitaplarını önemli bir ihtiyaç konumuna getirmektedir. Gelişmiş ülkelerde etkili bir eğitsel araç olarak ele alınan çocuk kitapları, bilimsel yaklaşımla incelenen özel bir alandır. Ülkemizde de hem çocuk kitaplarında hem de bu kitapların incelendiği araştırmalarda bir artış söz konusudur. Bununla birlikte sanat ve eğitimi alanında çocuk kitaplarının hem nicelik açısından yetersiz olduğu hem de belli ölçütler doğrultusunda incelenmediği görülmektedir. Bu çalışmada nitelikli çocuk sanat kitaplarının sahip olması gereken biçimsel ve içeriksel özellikler ortaya konmaya çalışılmıştır. Saptanan bu özelliklerin çocuk sanat kitabı inceleme çalışmalarına ve çocuklara yönelik sanat kitabı yazmayı hedefleyen yazarlara ve sanat eğitimcilerine katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
INCONSISTENCIAS MATEMÁTICAS Y CONCEPTUALES EN LAS FINANZAS: PEQUEÑA ANTOLOGÍA
Authors: ANGARITA CALLE CARLOS HUGO
Published: January 2020

El lenguaje matemático cotidiano utilizado, para referirse a los fenómenos y las cosas que contabilizamos, requiere claridad conceptual y precisión para lograr expresar lo que se desea; la matemática se utiliza como herramienta auxiliar en muchas disciplinas del saber, especialmente en lo que aquí importa como es el caso de las ciencias sociales y humanas. Dado que se cometen cantidades ingentes de errores e inconsistencias en su uso diario, no solo en manos de profanos sino también de especialistas, como economistas, sociólogos, politólogos, filósofos, juristas, historiadores, entre otros estudiosos, presentamos un recuento sucinto de algunos de ellos, para que una vez detectados, analizados e interiorizados, seamos capaces de evitarlos en nuestro actuar teórico - práctico.
DISEÑO E IMPLEMENTACIÓN DEL MÉTODO DE INVENTARIOS DEL CENTRO DE DISTRIBUCIÓN DE PARMALAT DISTRITO DE BARRANQUILLA
Authors: Muñoz Pájaro Edgar Alfonso , Ospino Segovia Alberto
Published: January 2020

La empresa Parmalat de Colombia S.A.S., es una multinacional encargada de la producción y comercialización de productos lácteos, que se ha destacado en el sector por su calidad y las diversas categorías que ofrece a los consumidores. Luego de realizar un diagnóstico preliminar, se pudo identificar dentro de las deficiencias administrativas, el manejo tradicional que le da el centro de distribución de Parmalat de Colombia S.A.S. a sus operaciones logísticas, afectando de esta manera el flujo de caja y la rentabilidad de la compañía, ya que se perciben pérdidas por ruptura en la cadena de frío, generando además, improductividad, tiempos muertos, altos costos, diferencias altas en los inventarios, quejas de los clientes, errores en despachos, afectación del nivel de servicio, etc. Por consiguiente, el grupo investigador busca determinar un método de inventario que sea adecuado para implementar en la compañía Parmalat de Colombia S.A.S.
GERENCIA ESTRATÉGICA COMO FACTOR DE COMPETITIVIDAD EN ENTORNOS CAMBIANTES
Authors: Díaz Ortega Carlos Humberto
Published: January 2020

El objetivo del artículo es establecer una revisión teórica de la gerencia estratégica como herramienta de competitividad, la cual servirá para la presentación de lineamientos gerenciales que ayuden a las empresas a hacerle frente a entornos altamente cambiantes. La metodología empleada es cualitativa con revisión sobre gerencia estratégica, competitividad y entornos volátiles para luego con esa información perfilar los resultados, los cuales están basados en unos lineamientos gerenciales que se proponen como claves para la permanencia de las empresas en el mercado, a través de convertir cada oportunidad en una fortaleza. Estos lineamientos se dividen en lineamientos para revitalizar los tipos de gerencia y lineamientos para revitalizar la ejecución de estrategias. Se concluye que el proceso de implementación de los lineamientos teóricos debe estar centrado en evaluaciones de periódicas, a través del cumplimiento de un cronograma, donde se focalicen los avances, limitaciones o imposibilidades para ser puesto en práctica.
ADMINISTRACIÓN DEL DINERO, EN BUSCA DE LA LIBERTAD FINANCIERA
Authors: Rodríguez Martínez Nelson Enrique
Published: January 2020

Este documento pretende hacer una reflexión desde la administración, servir de guía para acercar al lector al manejo del dinero, planeando, organizando, dirigiendo y controlando los recursos económicos obtenidos por diversos conceptos, salarios, rentas o inversiones, aquí se presentan a partes de algunas teorías administrativas y su aplicación a las finanzas personales o economía del hogar, se adiciona como reflexión a la vida personal las enseñanzas del arte de la Guerra de Sun Tzu, se realizó el árbol de problemas y objetivos, al mismo tiempo se revisó el libro la estrategia del Océano azul extrayendo el esquema de las cuatro acciones para el logro de la libertad financiera de las personas, sin importar el monto de sus ingresos, ni el género, ni la edad, el tiempo es hoy y ahora es el momento, la oportunidad de lograr la felicidad, el dinero no da la salud, ni la alegría, pero si compra tus medicinas y tus vacaciones.
Neonatal mid upper arm circumference as surrogate of birth weight
Authors: Agrawal Ankit , Gaur Ajay , Ambey Ravi
Published: January 2020

Background: Recording an accurate birth weight by primary health worker has been a problem in rural areas, leading to search for an alternative, inexpensive, age independent and noninvasive method to predict newborn birth weight and wellbeing. With this background I aimed to found out whether the neonatal-MUAC is associated with birth weight or not?Methods: This hospital based prospective observational study was conducted in SNCU and postnatal ward, Kamla Raja Hospital, G.R. Medical College, and Gwalior (M.P). A total of 1303 newborns were included in the study. The Mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) of newborns were taken and Birth weight recorded were filled in a proforma.Results: Total 1303 neonates were evaluated. The mean MUAC and birth weight in preterm was found to be 1854.80±387.3 and 7.47±0.9 as compared to full term newborn having mean birth weight(2818.95±328.1) and mean MUAC (9.58+0.7).The Pearson coefficient of correlation between neonatal MUAC (N-MUAC) and birth weight was found to be r= 0.987 and p<0.01. Birth weight can be predicted from regression equation: Birth weight (gms)=422.99 (N-MUAC) + (-1272.66). Cut-off value of neonatal mid upper arm circumference (N-MUAC) was found to be 8.85cm to predict low birth weight newborn.Conclusions: Birth weight of newborn can be predicted from neonatal mid upper arm circumference (N-MUAC) in areas where the conventional scale are not easily available for measuring the birth weight of newborn.
Association of facet orientation and tropism with lumbar disc herniation
Authors: H. R. Deepak , Shetty Karan , G. Lakshmi Narayana Reddy
Published: January 2020

Background: Intervertebral disc herniation is a degenerative lumbar disease and a common pathology of skeletal system. Currently, most experts assume that facet tropism may affect lumbar degenerative diseases. Considering the previous inconsistent findings on the relationship of facet tropism, the present study was aimed to find the association between facet tropism and lumbar disc herniation.

Methods: Patients with low back pain attending the OPD of orthopaedics department, with signs and symptoms of disc herniation were sent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). 72 patients with single level disc herniation were included in the study. Facet angles were measured using MRI of 1.5 T using the method described by Karacan et al. Facet tropism was defined as difference of 100 or more in facet joint angles between right and left sides.

Results: 45 of the 72 cases (50%) who presented with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) had tropism while none (0%) at the control level did. This association was not statistically significant (p=0.983). Significant association was found between the side of disc herniation and the distribution of the more coronal or sagittal facing facet (p=0.024).

Conclusions: Despite the presence of tropism only in the intervertebral segments affected with LDH in our study, the association between tropism and LDH was not statistically significant.
Incidence of non-venereal lesions of the male genitalia: a study of 248 male cases at a tertiary care centre
Authors: P. Mamatha , Vardhan Abhijeet , Arora Sheena
Published: January 2020

Background: Non-venereal dermatoses of external genitalia refers to those dermatoses involving external genitalia which are not sexually transmitted. These are associated with mental distress and guilt feelings in affected patients. The aim was to study the incidence of non-venereal lesions of the genitalia.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional clinical observational study in 248 male patients attending dermatovenereology OPD of Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center with non-venereal genital lesions for a period of 18 months. Cases having venereal diseases were excluded from the study.

Results: The study included 248 male patients with non-venereal genital lesions. A total of twenty-five different types of non-venereal dermatoses were noted in our study. The most common non-venereal dermatoses were Non-venereal infections, seen in 107 patients (43.14%), which includes scabies in 45 patients (18.14%), tinea cruris 25 patients (11.29%), candidiasis 28 (11.29%)  followed by lichen simplex chronicus 23 cases (9.27%) and scrotal dermatitis (6.45%) other dermatoses include psoriasis, lichen planus, fixed drug eruptions, scrotal horn, histoid hansens, squamous cell carcinoma, Zoon’s balanitis.

Conclusions: This study reflected the importance of diagnosis of non-Venereal dermatoses and refutes the general misconception that all genital lesions are of venereal origin.

 
Z-RNA. The synthesis of 2'-O-[13C]methyl- and 5-methyl-analogs of ribo-CGCGCG.
Authors: Biała E , Milecki J , Kowalewski A , Popenda M , Antkowiak W Z , Adamiak R W
Published: January 2020

Chemical synthesis of 2'-O-[13C]methyl-rCGCGCG and 5-methyl-rCGCGCG using support-aided phosphoramidite method is presented. 2'-O-Methyl guanosine derivative was separated from its 3'-O-methyl counterpart using transient 5',3'-O-silylation with 1,3-dichloro-1,1,3,3-tetraisopropyldisiloxane (Markiewicz reagent). The hexamers were obtained in a purity suitable for NMR studies.
Olanzapine-mediated cardiotoxicity is associated with altered energy metabolism in isolated rat hearts
Authors: Gulac Patrik , Arnold Maria , Grman Marian , Carrel Thierry , Longnus Sarah , Stankovicova Tatiana , Tomasova Lenka
Published: January 2020

Olanzapine is an antipsychotic drug routinely used for the treatment of schizophrenia. Although the olanzapine treatment is associated with disturbed electrical heart activity, the exact mechanism underlying this severe adverse effect remains unclear. Recently, olanzapine administration was demonstrated to be associated with elevation of blood glucose and lower levels of free fatty acids. Therefore, we investigated the effect of acute olanzapine administration on pathways regulating the cardiac energy metabolism in an isolated heart. Electrical activity and contractile parameters were recorded in isolated, spontaneously beating, adult male rat hearts, perfused with either olanzapine (100 nmol/l) or the vehicle for 10 min. Regulation of key signalling molecules was evaluated by immunoblotting and ATP levels were measured spectrophotometrically. Olanzapine prolonged the QTc intervals and induced a higher number of premature ventricular beats. Furthermore, olanzapine significantly decreased the coronary flow, the rate-pressure product and the contractility (+dP/dt and –dP/dt). These changes were associated with an increased acetyl-CoA carboxylase phosphorylation and tissue ATP levels. We also found a trend for lower phosphorylation levels of Akt and its downstream products AS160, a key regulator of GLUT4 trafficking and glycogen synthase kinase‑3ß in olanzapine‑treated hearts when compared to vehicle-treated controls. These data should contribute to the elucidation of mechanisms that underlie the adverse cardiac effects of olanzapine.
Ecological Properties of Speech in the Communicative Field of Russian As a Foreign Language: New Extension
Authors: Vorontsova Irina
Published: January 2020

The author presents an endevour to comprehend the culture of Russian as a foreign language on the ecological angle - as an integral part of the surrounding polylingual speech environment. An ecological approach to the culture of the verbal multimodal sphere of communication implies commitment to national linguistic traditions, fostering an effective love for the past, present and future of the Russian language.The article actualizes the topic of linguistic ecology, in which a culture of thinking and communicative speech behavior in a polylingual environment arises, fostering a linguistic taste, protecting, enriching and improving the literary language and speech aesthetics. Studying modern active processes leading to democratization and liberalization of the Russian language, the author highlights the influence of the Internet and media language styles as key trendsetters of modern rhetorical trends, foreign borrowings and the expanding detabooing of abusive language patterns. Concluding that bridging communication gaps is the responsibility of linguistic ecologists, the author gives a brief thesaurus of linguo-ecological terms that show the creative nature of communication. The article also accentuates that the ecology of language and the ecology of culture are becoming the advanced and central national challenges of our time.
Keywords: ecological aspect, polylingual speech environment, linguistic ecology, communication gaps, linguistic taste, speech aesthetics, state mission of our time
Scientific Program "Discovery Kazakhstan”: Overcoming Break-up in Intercultural Communication
Authors: Mirzoyeva Leila , Syurmen Oxana , Akhmetzhanova Zauresh
Published: January 2020

The article is aimed at analyzing a short-term experiment held on the basis of Suleyman Demirel University (Almaty, Kazakhstan) in the frame of the program “Discovery Kazakhstan”. The program included language courses (Turkish, Russian, Kazakh and English) in combination with tourist and scientific components and popular science information, mainly related to cultural studies. The program also included the course “Modern Kazakhstan: its social, economic and cultural potential”, which details the features of the Kazakhstani economy, Kazakh and Russian cultures, milestones of Kazakh history and peculiarities of education system in Kazakhstan. Participants of the program “Discovery Kazakhstan” were students from Turkey, USA and Malaysia. The experiment showed that a combination of language courses with tourist and scientific programs, as well as with some elements of entertainment, provides opportunities for improving and optimizing the educational process as a whole and for growing rapport between nations through the implementation of a soft power policy and intercultural contacts, in particular.
Keywords: Kazakh culture, Russian culture, soft power policy, summer school, language courses, scientific tourism
Public Opinion Leaders Designing in Modern Neo-Information Society
Authors: Yefanov Aleksandr , Tomin Vitaly
Published: January 2020

The article discusses the mechanisms of building public opinion leaders in modern neo-information society. A number of methods were applied: a study of the authors using the focus group method ‘Bloggers=influencers?’ (n=10); secondary analysis of the sociological research of the ZIRCON research group in a personal interview “The image of a journalist in the mass consciousness of Russians” (n=1604); a framework analysis of the construction of hype as a social phenomenon in media discourse; authors’ research using the case study method “The phenomenon of Diana Shurygina.” Chronological scope of the study: 2017-2019. It is concluded that the strengthening of the actors of the blogging institution in the media was made possible as a result of a “crisis of confidence” in “traditional” media, in particular television, with a politicized media agenda leading to the acquisition of a propaganda vector, defining thereby the trend of piarisation the media. Being the influencers (mainly for the younger generation, which is exceptionally loyal), bloggers affect the building of a system of norms, values and attitudes of their audience. At the same time, the functioning of bloggers as leaders of public opinion contributes to the inspiration of marketing strategies: the sale of various goods and services through local advertising and product placement, the so-called influential marketing. In addition, by creating social phenomena such as hype, bloggers become drivers of hyponomics (or the economy of hype).
Keywords: leader of public opinion, influencing, media, blogging, hype, hyponomics
The Positive and Negative Provocativeness of Transgressive Art As a Manifestation of Its Multimodality
Authors: Gomes Karolina-Dzhoanna , Eyngorn Nonna
Published: January 2020

Feelings such as moral disgust, protest and antipathy are increasingly understood as the most important aspects of cognitive processes in moral psychology and reveal the complex structure of human nature and culture. Transgressive fiction, cinema or visual arts which are characterized by a graphic representation of violence and different traumatic experiences, are a strong ethical stimulus. In this article, transgressive art is viewed through the prism of its multimodality. The article examines both the positive and negative roles of transgressive art in the constitution and the confirmation of the boundaries and limits of social acceptability. By acknowledging the risks of aestheticization of violence that can expand the ethical boundaries of a person as a witness, this study also elicits that transgressive art offers a safe environment for exploring taboos without consequences for the audience. Although transgressive art depicts various violations of moral norms, it does not deny the boundaries of what is permitted, but only confirms them.
Keywords: transgressive art, multimodality, transgression, moral norms, public morality, ethical boundaries, screen violence
Lower limb deep venous thrombosis due to vertebral osteophyte: a May-Thurner-like syndrome
Authors: AYDIN Hasan , ENGİN Mesut
Published: January 2020

Lower extremity venous thrombosis is a risky condition that may cause crucial complications including pulmonary embolism and post-thrombotic syndrome. May-Thurner syndrome is a venous compression syndrome resulting in compression of the left common iliac vein by the overriding right iliac artery. In this case, left common iliac vein compression arises from the vertebral osteophyte.
УТИЛИЗАЦИЯ НЕФТЕСОДЕРЖАЩИХ СТОЧНЫХ ВОД ЭМУЛЬГИРОВАНИЕМ И СЖИГАНИЕМ
Authors: Иванов Владимир Петрович , Дронченко Владимир Александрович , Вигерина Татьяна Владимировна , Пилипенко Станислав Владимирович
Published: January 2020

Актуальность исследования обусловлена необходимостью разработки технологии и соответствующего оборудования для утилизации нефтесодержащих сточных вод, которые содержат растворы технических моющих средств, при исключении накопления их в значительных объемах в условиях отдельных ремонтных предприятий средней и малой мощности. Цель: исключить загрязнение почвы и водного бассейна нефтесодержащими сточными водами с растворами технических моющих средств, уменьшить долю выбросов вредных веществ в окружающую среду в ходе утилизации рассматриваемых отходов производства в промышленных котельных установках. Методы: теоретические исследования процессов сжигания нефтесодержащих сточных вод с включениями растворов технических моющих средств; экспериментальные исследования процесса термической утилизации данного вида загрязняющих веществ методом сжигания их вместе с природным газом (либо печным топливом) на действующем промышленной паровом котле, с номинальным производством пара в 6,5 т/ч. Результаты. Разработана и предложена к использованию эффективная (как с экологической, так и с экономической точки зрения) технология и оборудование для хранения и переработки сточных вод с нефтесодержащими отходами и их последующей утилизации методом сжигания вместе с природным газом (либо печным топливом) в действующем промышленном паровом котле. Наличие в топливе воды (около 10 %) увеличивает эффективность его сгорания, уменьшая выбросы оксидов азота в окружающую среду. Изучены особенности механизмов превращений, которые происходят при образовании капель водотопливной эмульсии и их последующем сжигании. Использование выделенного из нефтесодержащих сточных вод энергоресурса позволяет уменьшить потребление котельного топлива на 3–5 %.
ПРИМЕНЕНИЕ РЕГРЕССИОННОГО АНАЛИЗА ДЛЯ ОЦЕНКИ ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТИ РАБОТЫ НЕФТЯНЫХ СКВАЖИН С ПАРАФИНИСТОЙ НЕФТЬЮ
Authors: Вирстюк Анастасия Юрьевна , Микшина Виктория Степановна
Published: January 2020

Актуальность исследования обусловлена необходимостью своевременного и быстрого анализа состояния нефтяного фонда скважин, работа которого осложнена парафинистостью. Рост числа показателей работы нефтяной скважины в связи с усложнением условий нефтедобычи приводит к трудностям их интерпретации специалистами геофизических служб и, как результат, – к неверному принятию решений об эффективности работы нефтяных скважин. Существующие модели анализа эффективности работы нефтяных скважин включают либо небольшое количество параметров работы скважины, что делает их недостаточно комплексными, либо избыточное количество показателей, что делает модели сложными и ресурсоемкими. Цель: определить геолого-физические показатели, оказывающие существенное влияние на парафинистость нефти для создания регрессионной модели прогнозирования эффективности работы нефтяной скважины с точки зрения геофизики. Объекты: нефтяные скважины и эффективность их работы с учетом парафинистости нефти. Методы: регрессионный анализ, оценка адекватности модели по t-критерию Стьюдента, коэффициенту детерминации, F-критерию Фишера, проверка несмещенности и эффективности оценок с помощью условий Гаусса–Маркова, оценка автокорреляции остатков с помощью статистики Дарбина–Уотсона, непараметрическая статистика, анализ остатков регрессии. Результаты. Определены форма и вид регрессионной зависимости между парафинистостью нефти, пластовой температурой и вязкостью нефти в пластовых условиях. Доказана адекватность полученной модели. Полученная математическая модель в совокупности с моделью анализа технологической эффективности работы нефтяных скважин может стать основой для систем поддержки принятия решений специалистов геофизических служб с целью комплексного анализа эффективности работы нефтяных скважин.
ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНОЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ПРОЦЕССА РАЗРУШЕНИЯ ГОРНЫХ ПОРОД ВНЕЦЕНТРЕННЫМИ УДАРНЫМИ ИМПУЛЬСАМИ ПРИ УДАРНО-ВРАЩАТЕЛЬНОМ БУРЕНИИ
Authors: Нескоромных Вячеслав Васильевич , Головченко Антон Евгеньевич
Published: January 2020

Актуальность исследования обусловлена необходимостью поисков путей увеличения предельной глубины бурения скважин ударно-вращательным способом и повышения его производительности. Цель: установление факта роста производительности процесса ударно-вращательного бурения через повышение механической скорости бурения скважин при увеличении эксцентриситета приложения удара; установление основных зависимостей механической скорости бурения и углубления за оборот как откликов системы «бурение» от величин осевой нагрузки, частоты вращения и эксцентриситета приложения ударных импульсов; обоснование расширения диапазона эффективного разрушения пластичных горных пород. Объект: механизм разрушения горных пород внецентренными ударными импульсами. Методы: постановка и описание эксперимента по разрушению горных пород внецентренными ударными импульсами с использованием в качестве генератора внецентренных ударных импульсов высокочастотного гидроударника ГВ-6; измерение полученных в ходе эксперимента эмпирических данных; статистическая обработка полученных экспериментальных данных для установления усреднённых значений откликов системы; обработка полученных данных по методу полного факторного эксперимента, нахождение математических моделей механической скорости бурения и углубления за один оборот в зависимости от величин осевой нагрузки и частоты вращения и их графическая интерпретация; анализ полученных эмпирическими методами данных, формирование основных выводов по результатам проведённого исследования. Результаты. Установлен факт роста производительности процесса ударно-вращательного бурения путём фиксации факта повышения механической скорости бурения при увеличении эксцентриситета приложения удара в диапазоне 0–2 миллиметра. Определён характер изменения откликов системы «углубление за оборот, механическая скорость бурения» при изменении режимных параметров бурения и эксцентриситета приложения ударных импульсов.
DESIGN OF EARLY FLOOD DETECTION (EFDe) SYSTEM BASED ON IoT FOR FLOOD VOCATIONAL AREAS
Authors: Alamsyah Wan , Mutia Eka , Ismida Yulina , Suria Asmadi , Putra Rachmad Almi
Published: January 2020

There is an early flood detection tool that has been successfully designed called the Early Flood Detection (EFDe) a system that uses the Internet of Things system which can be accessed by the users through a browser or an Android smartphone. In general, this tool has an accurate sensor response to the water level reading by the sensor. The time needed for the sensor to send data to the server is 10-15 seconds. The speed of this delivery time is influenced by several factors, including sensor response, server response, and the cellular network used. The EFDe system is equipped with an alarm around the location and has 10-15 second response when the indicator shows FLOOD POTENTIAL and will not stop until the signal changed to SAFE. This EFDe System is equipped with a solar panel and solar control charger and has an independent energy source that comes from the sun and stored in batteries. That is why the EFDe system is able to send information in real-time.
CONMEMORACIÓN DEL 40 ANIVERSARIO DE LA BIOLOGÍA EN TABASCO: a Tabasco
Authors: Páramo Delgadillo Salomón
Published: January 2020

¿Cómo reducir 40 años a 10 minutos y a texto?, trataré. Me había interesado por el ambiente acuático desde las recolectas infantiles de peces en los manantiales de la colonia Pantitlán en la Ciudad de México. Más aún lo fue la recolecta de peces en el «Caracol», estanque de proceso de evaporación de la empresa «Sosa Texcoco» para la obtención de 'Spirulina' que era enviada seca y encostalada a Japón. En este Caracol con pH cercano a 11, vivían peces goodeidos (‘Girardinichthys viviparus’) que se expendían en tamales envueltos en joloche y cocidos entre las brasas de un fogón.
INCREASING ENGLISH SPEAKING SKILLS USING YOUTUBE
Authors: Meinawati Euis , Harmoko Danang Dwi , Rahmah Nazzala Aulia , Dewi Nurmala -
Published: January 2020

The purpose of this study was to find out if the ability to speak English effectively by 10th graders at SMA IT Rahmaniya was improved by using YouTube. This paper focused on implementing YouTube as a method for teaching speaking that is different, interesting, and fun, while creating a classroom atmosphere that is comfortable and increases students’ enthusiasm for learning. This paper used the qualitative descriptive method as the method of research. The result of using YouTube was very effective because it allowed students to speak with more confidence and expression. They also did not have to worry about the phrases they used when speaking because they were able to see how foreigners speak English properly and correctly.

BAHASA INDONESIA ABSTRAK: Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui peningkatan ketermapilan berbicara bahasa inggris secara efektif dengan memanfaatkan media YouTube di SMA IT Rahmaniyah, untuk kelas X. Penelitian berfokus pada implementasi Youtube untuk pengajaran berbicara yang berbeda, menarik, menyenangkan, menjadikan suasana dikelas nyaman dan meningkatkan semangat belajar untuk siswa kelas X SMA. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif. Hasil dari penggunaan media YouTube selama pembelajaran di kelas sangat efektif, karena siswa berbicara dengan percaya diri dan lebih berekspresif. Siswa juga tidak perlu khawatir mengenai frasa yang mereka gunakan ketika berbicara bahasa inggris, karena mereka sudah melihat bagaimana orang asing berbicara bahasa inggris dengan baik dan benar.
Országos, nagyfelbontású ökoszisztéma-alaptérkép: módszertan, validáció és felhasználási lehetőségek
Authors: Tanács Eszter , Belényesi Márta , Lehoczki Róbert , Pataki Róbert , Petrik Ottó , Standovár Tibor , Pásztor László , Laborczi Annamária , Szatmári Gábor , Molnár Zsolt , Bede-Fazekas Ákos , Kisné Fodor Lívia , Varga Ildikó , Zsembery Zita , Maucha Gergely
Published: January 2020

Ma Magyarországon még a természetvédelmi oltalom alatt álló területeknek is csak egy részéről állnak rendelkezésre terepi felvételezéssel készült részletes élőhelytérképek. A cikkben röviden bemutatott ökoszisztéma-térkép, ha ezeket nem is helyettesítheti, de az eddig rendelkezésre álló országos léptékű adatbázisokhoz (pl. a széles körben használt Corine Land Cover-höz) képest részletesebb térbeli és tematikus felbontással rendelkezik, így mind a kutatás, mind a tervezés számára többletinformációt szolgáltathat azokról a területekről, ahol terepi felmérések nem állnak rendelkezésre. A térkép 2015–16-os, illetve kisebb részben 2017-es adatok felhasználásával készült. Főként létező, rendszeresen frissülő adatbázisokra épül, távérzékelt adatok feldolgozásával kiegészítve. A feldolgozási módszertan számos olyan újszerű elemet tartalmaz, amely kifejezetten alkalmas nagytömegű, különböző forrásból származó és különböző jellegzetességekkel bíró adatbázisok együttes kezelésére. A térkép rövid bemutatása mellett a cikk kitér a validálás lehetőségeire és kezdeti eredményeire is.
IPBES: a biológiai sokféleség és ökoszisztéma-szolgáltatások nemzetközi csúcs-szervezete
Authors: Palotás Brigitta , Molnár Zsolt , Báldi András
Published: January 2020

A biológiai sokféleség pusztulása évtizedek óta ismert, ami a tudományos közösség figyelme mellett már a politika érdeklődését is felkeltette. Számos meggyőző kutatási eredmény, csakúgy, mint látványos politikai konferenciák (pl. Rio) és egyezmények maradtak hatástalanok, még csak a pusztulás ütemét sem sikerült csökkenteni. Az IPBES (Biológiai Sokféleség és Ökoszisztéma-szolgáltatás Kormányközi Testület) egy teljesen új megközelítést jelent, amely az ökoszisztéma-szolgáltatások (vagy természet hozzájárulásai) koncepciót alkalmazza, és amelynek tagjai kormányok. Így az IPBES által jegyzett értékelések, tudományos konszenzust jelentő, ám egyben kormányok által is elfogadott anyagok. Ezáltal a tudomány és politika hatékony együttműködése valósulhat meg. Jelen átfogó tanulmányban bemutatjuk az IPBES jelentőségét, működését, szervezeti felépítését, a fogalmi hátteret alkotó keretrendszerét, illetve az első munkaprogramja alatt elért eredményeket. Az IPBES-ben kiemelkedő a hazai részvétel, ez nagyban segítheti az eredmények hazai hasznosulását és a hazai kutatók nemzetközi szerepvállalását.
Neuropsychological deficits in depression – a challenge for cognitive-behavioral therapies
Authors: Piasecki Bartosz , Kabzińska Karolina
Published: January 2020

Neuropsychological deficits in depression are a significant therapeutic challenge. Their occurrence means poor therapeutic prospects, worse social and professional functioning after therapy, as well as a higher risk of relapse. Despite clinical improvement, they often remain even in a state of complete remission. Beck’s model of depression does not include interventions directed at neuropsychological processes leading to neurocognitive mechanisms responsible for the development and maintenance of depression. More recent trends in cognitive-behavioral therapy seem to involve neuropsychological processes to a greater extent. This applies to Well’s metacognitive model, which focuses on the meta-level of thinking. Therapeutic process involves various aspects of attention, as well as detached mindfulness. Available empirical studies indicate that this therapy model is more effective in reducing neuropsychological deficits than Beck’s model. Acceptance and commitment therapy as well as mindfulness-based cognitivetherapy both focus on the development of skills that are related to the efficiency of executive functions and flexibility of attention, i.e. the cognitive processes whose deficits are characteristic of depression. However, research is needed to confirm their effectiveness in reducing neuropsychological deficiencies compared to other therapeutic models. Interventions in the field of cognitive remediationcan be used to enrich cognitive-behavioral therapies and increase their effectiveness. Until now, they have been used as a separate form of therapy, for example in anorexia.
A thousand words about the challenges of photodynamic therapy
Authors: Jankun Jerzy
Published: January 2020

The outbreak of interest in photodynamic therapy (PDT) at the end of last century to treat cancer and other diseases was based on the promise of localised treatment, cheaper therapy and fast ablation of the treated organ. One of the most attractive features of PDT is that it can evade cancer’s resistance to photosensitisers. PDT for cancer therapy depends on the absorption of a photosensitiser within the malignant tissue. The photosensitising drug is then activated by light (usually from a laser) and the active drug destroys the targeted tissue. However, one must consider that this is a complex mechanism involving many factors such as the diverse light and oxygen distribution in the treated organs, which has mitigated application of this technique in clinical practice. PDT is not a simple treatment that can be done by eyeballing; it requires precise planning that can be done with the help of complex computer programs. Computer simulation of PDT to optimise treatment depends heavily on intense calculations in all steps of the procedure, and desktop computers are only now sufficiently powerful to assist physicians during therapy in real-time. In this mini-review, the challenges of photodynamic therapy are described, and possible to solutions to overcome these are presented.
Comparison of the effects of endurance and endurance‑strength training programmes on the level of endothelial dysfunction in women with abdominal obesity: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Authors: Jamka Małgorzata , Bogdański Paweł , Krzyżanowska-Jankowska Patrycja , Karolkiewicz Joanna , Mądry Radosław , Lisowska Aleksandra , Walkowiak Jarosław , Mądry Edyta
Published: January 2020

The primary objective of the study is to compare the effect of endurance and endurance‑strength training on endothelial function in women with abdominal obesity. The secondary objectives include the assessment of the effect of both types of training on anthropometric, densitometric and biochemical parameters. In total, at least 100 women will be recruited for the study. The study population will be randomly divided into two groups according to the type of training: endurance and endurance‑strength training. During the 3-month of intervention, both groups will be performed three times a week training of an equal exercise volume and duration of 60 minutes. Before and after the intervention selected anthropometric and densitometric parameters will be measured and body composition will be analysed. In addition, biochemical parameters related to glucose and insulin homeostasis, lipid metabolism, antioxidant status, oxidative stress, inflammatory markers and endothelial function will be assessed.
Effect of vitamin K supplementation on anthropometric parameters and adipokine levels – a systematic review
Authors: Jamka Małgorzata , Walach Harald , Hołubiec Magdalena , Wasiewicz Maria , Walkowiak Jarosław
Published: January 2020

Aim. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the effect of vitamin K supplementation on anthropometric parameters and adipokine levels in adults.Material and Methods. Four databases (PubMed, Web of Sciences, Scopus and the Cochrane Library) were searched to select studies in which the effect of vitamin K supplementation on body weight, body mass index (BMI), fat mass, leptin and adiponectin levels were assessed.Results. We identified nine studies that included a total of 542 subjects. Vitamin K supplementation did not influence body weight, BMI and percentage of fat mass. In addition, the effect of vitamin K supplementation on adipokines levels was equivocal. Conclusions. Vitamin K supplementation did not affect anthropometric parameters and adipokines levels. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to clarify the effect of vitamin K supplementation on these parameters in adults.