bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Methanol by Cu2O/TiO2 Heterojunctions
Authors: Cheng S.-P. , Wei L.-W. , Wang H.-Paul
Published: December 2021

The conversion of CO2 to low-carbon fuels using solar energy is considered an economically attractive and environmentally friendly route. The development of novel catalysts and the use of solar energy via photocatalysis are key to achieving the goal of chemically reducing CO2 under mild conditions. TiO2 is not very effective for the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to low-carbon chemicals such as methanol (CH3OH). Thus, in this work, novel Cu2O/TiO2 heterojunctions that can effectively separate photogenerated electrons and holes were prepared for photocatalytic CO2-to-CH3OH. More visible light-active Cu2O in the Cu2O/TiO2 heterojunctions favors the formation of methanol under visible light irradiation. On the other hand, under UV-Vis irradiation for 6 h, the CH3OH yielded from the photocatalytic CO2-to-CH3OH by the Cu2O/TiO2 heterojunctions is 21.0–70.6 µmol/g-catalyst. In contrast, the yield of CH3OH decreases with an increase in the Cu2O fraction in the Cu2O/TiO2 heterojunctions. It seems that excess Cu2O in Cu2O/TiO2 heterojunctions may lead to less UV light exposure for the photocatalysts, and may decrease the conversion efficiency of CO2 to CH3OH.
Investigating the Relationship between Human Activity and the Urban Heat Island Effect in Melbourne and Four Other International Cities Impacted by COVID-19
Authors: Wai Cheuk Yin , Muttil Nitin , Tariq Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman , Paresi Prudvireddy , Nnachi Raphael Chukwuka , Ng Anne W. M.
Published: December 2021

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our times, even before the onset of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. One of the main contributors to climate change is greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are mostly caused by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels. As the lockdown due to the pandemic has minimised human activity in major cities, GHG emissions have been reduced. This, in turn, is expected to lead to a reduction in the urban heat island (UHI) effect in the cities. The aim of this paper is to understand the relationship between human activity and the UHI intensity and to provide recommendations towards developing a sustainable approach to minimise the UHI effect and improve urban resilience. In this study, historical records of the monthly mean of daily maximum surface air temperatures collected from official weather stations in Melbourne, New York City, Tokyo, Dublin, and Oslo were used to estimate the UHI intensity in these cities. The results showed that factors such as global climate and geographic features could dominate the overall temperature. However, a direct relationship between COVID-19 lockdown timelines and the UHI intensity was observed, which suggests that a reduction in human activity can diminish the UHI intensity. As lockdowns due to COVID-19 are only temporary events, this study also provides recommendations to urban planners towards long-term measures to mitigate the UHI effect, which can be implemented when human activity returns to normal.
Increasing Mass Timber Consumption in the U.S. and Sustainable Timber Supply
Authors: Comnick Jeff , Rogers Luke , Wheiler Kent
Published: December 2021

Mass timber products are growing in popularity as a substitute for steel and concrete, reducing embodied carbon in the built environment. This trend has raised questions about the sustainability of the U.S. timber supply. Our research addresses concerns that rising demand for mass timber products may result in unsustainable levels of harvesting in coniferous forests in the United States. Using U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data, incremental U.S. softwood (coniferous) timber harvests were projected to supply a high-volume estimate of mass timber and dimensional lumber consumption in 2035. Growth in reserve forests and riparian zones was excluded, and low confidence intervals were used for timber growth estimates, compared with high confidence intervals for harvest and consumption estimates. Results were considered for the U.S. in total and by three geographic regions (North, South, and West). In total, forest inventory growth in America exceeds timber harvests including incremental mass timber volumes. Even the most optimistic projections of mass timber growth will not exceed the lowest expected annual increases in the nation’s harvestable coniferous timber inventory.
A Study on Near Real-Time Carbon Emission of Roads in Urban Agglomeration of China to Improve Sustainable Development under the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Liu Gengyuan , Huang Zining , Gao Yuan , Wu Mingwan , Liu Chang , Chen Caocao , Lombardi Ginevra Virginia
Published: December 2021

In order to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality and explore the impact of COVID-19 on urban road carbon emission, this study applied and improved a near real-time road carbon emission estimation method for typical Chinese urban agglomeration to improve the rapid evaluation of sustainable development. As a result, we recorded the daily road carbon emission for 12 cities in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (JJJ) region under the impact of the epidemic, exploring the road carbon reduction effect caused by COVID-19. Singular value decomposition method was used to analyze the temporal and spatial characteristics of road carbon emission changes among cities and to explore the urban resilience oriented to public events. The results show: (1) In the JJJ region, the carbon reduction effect caused by COVID-19 is significant, but it lasted for a short time. In the three periods—before the epidemic, strict lockdown period, and post-lockdown period for prevention and control—the total daily road carbon emissions in the 12 cities were 170,000–190,000 tons, 90,000–110,000 tons, and 160,000–180,000 tons, respectively. (2) Cities in the JJJ region showed different road carbon reduction potential under short-term administrative control. During the “strict lockdown period” (23 January–25 February 2020), the average change rate of road carbon emissions in Beijing was −78.72%, which had great potential for reduction. However, the average change rates of Xingtai and Zhangjiakou were only −7.53% and −8.66%, respectively. (3) There are spatiotemporal differences in carbon emissions of urban roads in the JJJ region under the impact of the epidemic. During the gradual reduction of COVID-19 restrictions, great differences between cities on weekends and holidays arise, showing the road carbon emissions in Beijing on weekends and holidays are far lower than that in other cities. (4) In the face of public emergencies, the larger the city is and the more complex the function of the city is, the more difficult for the city is to maintain a steady state. This study not only provides an idea for the dynamic monitoring of urban carbon emissions to improve the rapid evaluation of urban sustainable development in post- and pre-lockdown but also fills the gap in the research on the differences in the response of cities to sudden security incidents from the perspective of road carbon emissions.
Combining Re-Analyzed Climate Data and Landcover Products to Assess the Temporal Complementarity of Wind and Solar Resources in Iraq
Authors: Sachit Mourtadha Sarhan , Shafri Helmi Zulhaidi Mohd , Abdullah Ahmad Fikri , Rafie Azmin Shakrine Mohd
Published: December 2021

Considering the spatial–temporal variation of renewable energy (RE) resources, assessment of their complementarity is of great significance for decision-makers to increase the stability of power output and reduce the need for storage systems. In this regard, the current paper presents a roadmap to assess the temporal complementarity patterns between wind and solar resources for the first time in Iraq. A new approach based on re-analyzed climate data, Landcover products, and geographical information system (GIS) is proposed. As such, renewable resource datasets are collected for 759 locations with a daily timescale over five years. Landcover classes are translated into wind shear coefficients (WSCs) to model wind velocity at turbine hub height. Then, the Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) is applied to calculate the complementarity indices for each month of the year. Results of this investigation reveal that there are significant synergy patterns spanning more than six months in the southwestern regions and some eastern parts of Iraq. The highest complementarity is observed in March and December with a value of −0.70 and −0.63, respectively. Despite this promising potential, no typical temporal complementarity has been discovered that would completely eliminate the fluctuations of clean power generation. However, the synergistic properties yielded by this work could mitigate the reliance on storage systems, particularly as they cover important regions of the country. The proposed approach and tools can help improve the planning of renewable energy systems.
Design of a Methodological Intervention for Developing Respect, Inclusion and Equality in Physical Education
Authors: Muñoz-Llerena Antonio , Pedrero María Núñez , Flores-Aguilar Gonzalo , López-Meneses Eloy
Published: December 2021

The following educational intervention proposal arises from the importance of implementing an education based on fostering values through physical education (PE) lessons. PE has certain characteristics that contribute to enhancing learning at a social, affective and psychological level, in addition to promoting adequate physical development. The proposed design is based on Donald Hellison’s personal and social responsibility model (TPSR), whose main objective is to achieve a teaching methodology that can convey values and skills in the lives of youth at risk of exclusion. Different sports modalities are used in the initiation phase, which make up a ten-week teaching unit and in which the game takes the leading role. The application of this program focuses specifically on students in compulsory secondary education, a stage in which significant changes are experienced in many aspects and levels. However, it is completely adaptable to other developmental stages. In this way, the main objective of this work is to create an intervention proposal that aims to promote, following a set of intervention units of sessions, the development of the three main values in which this work is based: respect, equality and inclusion.
Estimating Productivity, Detecting Biotic Disturbances, and Assessing the Health State of Traditional Olive Groves, Using Nondestructive Phenotypic Techniques
Authors: Zevgolis Yiannis G. , Kamatsos Efstratios , Akriotis Triantaphyllos , Dimitrakopoulos Panayiotis G. , Troumbis Andreas Y.
Published: December 2021

Conservation of traditional olive groves through effective monitoring of their health state is crucial both at a tree and at a population level. In this study, we introduce a comprehensive methodological framework for estimating the traditional olive grove health state, by considering the fundamental phenotypic, spectral, and thermal traits of the olive trees. We obtained phenotypic information from olive trees on the Greek island of Lesvos by combining this with in situ measurement of spectral reflectance and thermal indices to investigate the effect of the olive tree traits on productivity, the presence of the olive leaf spot disease (OLS), and olive tree classification based on their health state. In this context, we identified a suite of important features, derived from linear and logistic regression models, which can explain productivity and accurately evaluate infected and noninfected trees. The results indicated that either specific traits or combinations of them are statistically significant predictors of productivity, while the occurrence of OLS symptoms can be identified by both the olives’ vitality traits and by the thermal variables. Finally, the classification of olive trees into different health states possibly offers significant information to explain traditional olive grove dynamics for their sustainable management.
A Bibliometric Analysis and Review of Building Information Modelling for Post-Disaster Reconstruction
Authors: Baarimah Abdullah O. , Alaloul Wesam Salah , Liew M. S. , Kartika Widya , Al-Sharafi Mohammed A. , Musarat Muhammad Ali , Alawag Aawag Mohsen , Qureshi Abdul Hannan
Published: December 2021

Post-disaster reconstruction (PDR) is a dynamic, complex system that is chaotic in nature, and represents many challenges and issues. Recently, building information modelling (BIM) has been commonly utilized in the construction industry to solve complex and dynamic challenges. However, BIM has not been thoroughly considered for managing PDR, and there is a lack of comprehensive scientometric analyses that objectively examine the trends in BIM applications in PDR. A literature search was performed considering studies published from 2010 to March 2021 using the Scopus database. A total of 75 relevant studies were found to meet the inclusion criteria. The collected literature was analyzed using VOSviewer through scientific journals, authors, keywords, citations, and countries. This is the first study in its vital significance and originality that aims to investigate the current states of research on BIM applications in PDR and provide suggestions for potential research directions. The findings showed that “Reconstruction” and “Safety Management” have emerged as mainstream research themes in this field and recently attracted scholars’ interest, which could represent the directions of future research. Five major research domains associated with BIM were identified based on the most frequently used keywords, namely “Disasters”, “Earthquakes”, “HBIM”, “Damage Detection”, and “Life Cycle”. Moreover, a proposed conceptual framework of BIM adoption for PDR is provided. Accordingly, the outcomes of this study will help scholars and practitioners gain clear ideas of the present status and identify the directions of future research.
Finite-Time Controller for Flexible Satellite Attitude Fast and Large-Angle Maneuver
Authors: Li You , Liang Haizhao , Xing Lei
Published: December 2021

In order to deal with the fast, large-angle attitude maneuver with flexible appendages, a finite-time attitude controller is proposed in this paper. The finite-time sliding mode is constructed by implementing the dynamic sliding mode method; the sliding mode parameter is constructed to be time-varying; hence, the system could have a better convergence rate. The updated law of the sliding mode parameter is designed, and the performance of the standard sliding mode is largely improved; meanwhile, the inherent robustness could be maintained. In order to ensure the system’s state could converge along the proposed sliding mode, a finite-time controller is designed, and an auxiliary term is designed to deal with the torque caused by flexible vibration; hence, the vibration caused by flexible appendages could be suppressed. System stability is analyzed by the Lyapunov method, and the superiority of the proposed controller is demonstrated by numerical simulation.
Place Brand Co-Creation through Storytelling: Benefits, Risks and Preconditions
Authors: Stoica Ioana , Kavaratzis Mihalis , Schwabenland Christina , Haag Markus
Published: December 2021

Co-creation in place branding is used as an umbrella term for the complex brand meaning emerging through stakeholders’ participation in place activities, their contribution, collaborations and interchange of ideas and resources. Co-creation is often an aspiration for places to create and promote their brands collectively. In this context, storytelling—an old technique used in corporate marketing to instigate brand stakeholders’ participation—serves as a method which facilitates place brand co-creation through shared place stories. With the rise of online interactions, the chances of place stakeholders’ participation in brand meaning creation increase, and place stories are effective in allowing diverse place meanings to emerge from various stakeholders. However, when storytelling emerges as a marketing tactic, mostly from a top-down campaign, the stories are not always accepted by all place stakeholders, and they create contrasting brand meanings. The paper aims to investigate the benefits and risks of participation in “Many Voices One Town” (2018), a top-down campaign from Luton, UK, which used storytelling to instigate place brand co-creation. The campaign was created by the Luton Council with an external advertising agency. The campaign attempted to tackle the town’s segregation issues and foster community cohesion through the promotion of seven selected Lutonians’ stories about their diverse and multicultural experiences of living in Luton. The study employs a qualitative methodology to analyse the MVOT case study. Interviews with the council and participants in the campaign and netnographic data from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram were used to gain an insight into residents’ participation in a top-down approach and examine the outcomes of co-creation. Residents’ participation in such a campaign shows numerous benefits but also risks for the place brand. The findings show that participation can sometimes intensify disputes about the town if people’s needs are not properly addressed. The study highlights the importance of open communication between all parties involved in the process, bringing into focus the need for careful coordination of top-down initiatives in line with stakeholders’ needs. It also demonstrates the ‘power of the people’ in the sense that stakeholder engagement with the shared stories led to negative outcomes that were not predicted by the Council.
Lensing Magnification Seen by Gravitational Wave Detectors
Authors: Cusin Giulia , Durrer Ruth , Dvorkin Irina
Published: December 2021

In this paper, we studied the gravitational lensing of gravitational wave events. The probability that an observed gravitational wave source has been (de-)amplified by a given amount is a detector-dependent quantity which depends on different ingredients: the lens distribution, the underlying distribution of sources and the detector sensitivity. The main objective of the present work was to introduce a semi-analytic approach to study the distribution of the magnification of a given source population observed with a given detector. The advantage of this approach is that each ingredient can be individually varied and tested. We computed the expected magnification as both a function of redshift and of the observedsource luminosity distance, which is the only quantity one can access via observation in the absence of an electromagnetic counterpart. As a case study, we then focus on the LIGO/Virgo network and on strong lensing (μ>1).
Comparison of Plaque Size, Thermal Stability, and Replication Rate among SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern
Authors: Jeong Gi Uk , Yoon Gun Young , Moon Hyun Woo , Lee Wooseong , Hwang Insu , Kim Haesoo , Kim Kyun-Do , Kim Chonsaeng , Ahn Dae-Gyun , Kim Bum-Tae , Kim Seong-Jun , Kwon Young-Chan
Published: December 2021

SARS-CoV-2, like other RNA viruses, has a propensity for genetic evolution owing to the low fidelity of its viral polymerase. Several recent reports have described a series of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants. Some of these have been identified as variants of concern (VOCs), including alpha (B.1.1.7, Clade GRY), beta (B.1.351, Clade GH), gamma (P.1, Clade GR), and delta (B.1.617.2, Clade G). VOCs are likely to have some effect on transmissibility, antibody evasion, and changes in therapeutic or vaccine effectiveness. However, the physiological and virological understanding of these variants remains poor. We demonstrated that these four VOCs exhibited differences in plaque size, thermal stability at physiological temperature, and replication rates. The mean plaque size of beta was the largest, followed by those of gamma, delta, and alpha. Thermal stability, evaluated by measuring infectivity and half-life after prolonged incubation at physiological temperature, was correlated with plaque size in all variants except alpha. However, despite its relatively high thermal stability, alpha’s small plaque size resulted in lower replication rates and fewer progeny viruses. Our findings may inform further virological studies of SARS-CoV-2 variant characteristics, VOCs, and variants of interest. These studies are important for the effective management of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Thiazole-5-Carboxamide GPS491 Inhibits HIV-1, Adenovirus, and Coronavirus Replication by Altering RNA Processing/Accumulation
Authors: Dahal Subha , Cheng Ran , Cheung Peter K. , Been Terek , Malty Ramy , Geng Melissa , Manianis Sarah , Shkreta Lulzim , Jahanshahi Shahrazad , Toutant Johanne , Chan Rose , Park Sean , Brockman Mark A. , Babu Mohan , Mubareka Samira , Mossman Karen , Banerjee Arinjay , Gray-Owen Scott , Brown Martha , Houry Walid A. , Chabot Benoit , Grierson David , Cochrane Alan
Published: December 2021

Medicinal chemistry optimization of a previously described stilbene inhibitor of HIV-1, 5350150 (2-(2-(5-nitro-2-thienyl)vinyl)quinoline), led to the identification of the thiazole-5-carboxamide derivative (GPS491), which retained potent anti-HIV-1 activity with reduced toxicity. In this report, we demonstrate that the block of HIV-1 replication by GPS491 is accompanied by a drastic inhibition of viral gene expression (IC50 ~ 0.25 µM), and alterations in the production of unspliced, singly spliced, and multiply spliced HIV-1 RNAs. GPS491 also inhibited the replication of adenovirus and multiple coronaviruses. Low µM doses of GPS491 reduced adenovirus infectious yield ~1000 fold, altered virus early gene expression/viral E1A RNA processing, blocked viral DNA amplification, and inhibited late (hexon) gene expression. Loss of replication of multiple coronaviruses (229E, OC43, SARS-CoV2) upon GPS491 addition was associated with the inhibition of viral structural protein expression and the formation of virus particles. Consistent with the observed changes in viral RNA processing, GPS491 treatment induced selective alterations in the accumulation/phosphorylation/function of splicing regulatory SR proteins. Our study establishes that a compound that impacts the activity of cellular factors involved in RNA processing can prevent the replication of several viruses with minimal effect on cell viability.
Timeline of SARS-CoV-2 Spread in Italy: Results from an Independent Serological Retesting
Authors: Montomoli Emanuele , Apolone Giovanni , Manenti Alessandro , Boeri Mattia , Suatoni Paola , Sabia Federica , Marchianò Alfonso , Bollati Valentina , Pastorino Ugo , Sozzi Gabriella
Published: December 2021

The massive emergence of COVID-19 cases in the first phase of pandemic within an extremely short period of time suggest that an undetected earlier circulation of SARS-CoV-2 might have occurred. Given the importance of this evidence, an independent evaluation was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to test a subset of samples selected on the level of positivity in ELISA assays (positive, low positive, negative) detected in our previous study of prepandemic samples collected in Italy. SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were blindly retested by two independent centers in 29 blood samples collected in the prepandemic period in Italy, 29 samples collected one year before and 11 COVID-19 control samples. The methodologies used included IgG-RBD/IgM-RBD ELISA assays, a qualitative micro-neutralization CPE-based assay, a multiplex IgG protein array, an ELISA IgM kit (Wantai), and a plaque-reduction neutralization test. The results suggest the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in some samples collected in the prepandemic period, with the oldest samples found to be positive for IgM by both laboratories collected on 10 October 2019 (Lombardy), 11 November 2019 (Lombardy) and 5 February 2020 (Lazio), the latter with neutralizing antibodies. The detection of IgM and/or IgG binding and neutralizing antibodies was strongly dependent on the different serological assays and thresholds employed, and they were not detected in control samples collected one year before. These findings, although gathered in a small and selected set of samples, highlight the importance of harmonizing serological assays for testing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and may contribute to a better understanding of future virus dynamics.
Symptom-Based Predictive Model of COVID-19 Disease in Children
Authors: Antoñanzas Jesús M. , Perramon Aida , López Cayetana , Boneta Mireia , Aguilera Cristina , Capdevila Ramon , Gatell Anna , Serrano Pepe , Poblet Miriam , Canadell Dolors , Vilà Mònica , Catasús Georgina , Valldepérez Cinta , Català Martí , Soler-Palacín Pere , Prats Clara , Soriano-Arandes Antoni ,   the COPEDI-CAT Research Group
Published: December 2021

Background: Testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is neither always accessible nor easy to perform in children. We aimed to propose a machine learning model to assess the need for a SARS-CoV-2 test in children (<16 years old), depending on their clinical symptoms. Methods: Epidemiological and clinical data were obtained from the REDCap® registry. Overall, 4434 SARS-CoV-2 tests were performed in symptomatic children between 1 November 2020 and 31 March 2021, 784 were positive (17.68%). We pre-processed the data to be suitable for a machine learning (ML) algorithm, balancing the positive-negative rate and preparing subsets of data by age. We trained several models and chose those with the best performance for each subset. Results: The use of ML demonstrated an AUROC of 0.65 to predict a COVID-19 diagnosis in children. The absence of high-grade fever was the major predictor of COVID-19 in younger children, whereas loss of taste or smell was the most determinant symptom in older children. Conclusions: Although the accuracy of the models was lower than expected, they can be used to provide a diagnosis when epidemiological data on the risk of exposure to COVID-19 is unknown.
Sensitivity, Hazard, and Vulnerability of Farmlands to Saltwater Intrusion in Low-Lying Coastal Areas of Venice, Italy
Authors: Tosi Luigi , Da Lio Cristina , Bergamasco Alessandro , Cosma Marta , Cavallina Chiara , Fasson Andrea , Viezzoli Andrea , Zaggia Luca , Donnici Sandra
Published: December 2021

Saltwater intrusion is a growing threat for coastal aquifers and agricultural practices in low-lying plains. Most of the farmlands located between the margin of the Southern Venice lagoon and the Northern Po delta, Italy, lie a few meters below mean sea level and are drained by a large network of artificial channels and hydraulic infrastructures to avoid frequent flooding and allow agricultural practices. This work proposes an assessment of the vulnerability to saltwater intrusion, following a new concept of the hazard status, resulting in combining the depth of the freshwater/saltwater interface and the electrical resistivity of the shallow subsoil. The sensitivity of the farmland system was assessed by using ground elevation, distance from freshwater and saltwater sources, permeability, potential runoff, land subsidence, and sea-level rise indicators. Relative weights were assigned by a pairwise comparison following the Analytic Hierarchy Process approach. The computed vulnerability map highlights that about 30% of the farmlands is under strong and extreme conditions, 28% between marginal and moderate, and 40% under negligible conditions. Results from previous vulnerability assessments are discussed in order to explain their differences in terms of hazard status conceptualization and sensitivity characterization of farmland system.
A Reassessment of Wolfgang Sichardt’s 1936 Field Recordings of Swiss Yodel
Authors: WEY Yannick
Published: December 2021

Historical field recordings offer insight both into past performance routines and into the processes and contexts of musical practices in their time. In the wake of renewed interest in musical traditions of the alpine region, I reassessed the magnetic tape recordings created by the Jena University doctoral student Wolfgang Sichardt (1911–2002) from multiple perspectives. The premises and context of the field research in 1936 are reconstructed, in part based on original correspondence; the reception and impact of the research in Germany and Switzerland are assessed; and the exact origin of the recordings is determined wherever possible. Descriptive transcriptions of the entire corpus of yodel and alphorn music visualize the content. The 1936 field recordings, made by Sichardt during a six-week field trip to different areas of Switzerland, document yodels, folk songs, and alphorn melodies on 12 magnetic tape reels, recorded with the latest technology at the time, the AEG Magnetophon K-2. Although the results were published afterward (Sichardt, 1939), the magnetic tape recordings remained private until they were donated to the Vienna Phonogram Archive in 2008, and only in the past decade have they been discovered by researchers.
Historico-musicological Aspects of K. A. Psachos's Archive
Authors: CHALDÆAKES Achilleas , LOUPAS Socrates , CHALDÆAKİ Evangelia
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this paper is to present some historico-musicological aspects of the archive of K. A. Psachos. It brings to light some of the obscure or lesser-known aspects of his biography, his oeuvre and his general activities following his three major life events: his upbringing, education and vocational training in Istanbul, his relocation and professional establishment in Athens and the realization of a lifetime goal, the construction of a Byzantine Music pipe organ in Munich. The article is illustrated with digitized archive material and supplemented by transcriptions of K. A. Psachos’s handwritten Byzantine Notation, epistles and notes in Greek.
Expansion of a localized population of the introduced Stratiotes aloides (Hydrocharitaceae) in Lough Derg, Ireland
Authors: Minchin Dan , Higgins David
Published: December 2021

An expansion of an introduced female clone of Stratiotes aloides L. (Water-soldier) was located in a delta region on the western side of Lough Derg, Co Galway (v.c.H15), Ireland in 2007. This population was followed over a thirteen-year period. It was initially located at three adjacent sheltered localities, within sweepback bays on either side of an emerging river and within an adjacent canal. The study involved surface observations later supplemented with aerial images. The shallow water conditions, shelter and the presence of Phragmites australis appear to have supported the early establishment by retaining small S. aloides clusters amongst its stems. These clusters later merged to produce a mainly surface expanding monoculture. This enlarged from less than 1 ha to approximately 3.3 ha to occupy much of the sheltered Rossmore Bay area during this study. Flowers were first noticed in 2008, and during subsequent visits, producing infertile seed-pods.  Expansion took place with the production of daughter plants. A small nearby population, 1 km to the east, within an unused harbour, did not produce an emergent phase. A small group in a shallow cut, between the two locations, disappeared during the study. Aerial images from different sources were useful to identify the expansion of the emergent stage due to the distinctive bright green coloration of surface leaves. It is unclear how this plant arrived in Lough Derg, but might have been a garden plant release. Small drifting plants, seen during wintertime, may yet colonize other regions within this lake.
NORMS AND ANOMALIES OF PUPILS’ EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY
Authors: STEPANENKO M. , LUTFULLIN V.
Published: December 2021

The aim of this article is, firstly, an analysis of numerous deficiencies and the consequences of the educational process generated congestion programs, books, calendar and lesson plans, as well as the immense amount of homework; Secondly, modeling of normalized learning process, which is entirely possible to achieve high quality education based on successful implementation of the principle of availability of learning and teaching of all other principles. In this regard, the most obvious abnormal congestion is stated for the seniors immense amount of homework that is incompatible with the principle of accessibility of education and school hygiene requirements. It is noted also that studies of many local authors found negative effects of abnormally overloaded amount of homework. However, numerous studies have concluded less obvious, but the most dangerous  overloading  of  school  curricula  and  textbooks.  Appeal  to  the  measurement  of  educational  overloads  done  by V. P. Bespalko shows that students are forced to use mathematics textbooks, whose congestion contains between 5-fold to 20- fold. Effectiveness in study for many students with these textbooks V. P. Bespalko describes the term "zero success." It is ascertained spread of zero (ie, disastrous) the level of success of the quality of education in mathematics, physics and chemistry. It is shown that abnormal overload programs and textbooks causes long chain of  other anomalous phenomena in the educational process such as the loss of the opportunity to implement the principle of availability, training and all other didactic principles; distribution of zero-level retention on the quality of education in mathematics, physics and chemistry; the loss of students’ desire to learn, that paralyzes the assimilation education content; mechanical memorization of educational material; the forced nature of the training activity of the students and the teacher's position occasioned by the authoritarian it; school boredom,  indiscipline,  but  teaching  students,  which  in  turn  becomes  the  cause  of  the  juvenile;  application  of  teachers antipedagogical means of maintaining discipline; catastrophically high incidence of students. This circuit anomalies learning process does not end there. Its sequel is the subjects of individual research.The standardization of the educational process is considered as the maximum possible elimination of educational and all other overloads generated by their anomalies. It is shown that strong guidance for implementing learning is normalized in the pedagogical heritage of J. A. Comenius, A. Distervega, practical experience in solving the problem of eliminating congestion educational (Frohlich school, modern educational reforms in Singapore). In this regard, it also emphasizes the relevance of the concept of structuralism, sponsored by the famous Polish dydakt K. Sosnitskii.
MOTIVATION FOR STUDENTS OF PEDAGOGICAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION
Authors: ATAMANCHUK N. , KURILO U.
Published: December 2021

The theoretical analysis of the motivation problem was conducted, the motivation of the study was described, the specificity of the motivation of the study in the student's age was revealed. An empirical study of the motivation of teaching students of a higher education institution was carried out, their qualitative and quantitative analysis was carried out.It is established, for the students of the first course the most chosen motives of training are as follows: to become a highly skilled specialist; get a diploma; gain deep and solid knowledge; get approval from parents and the environment; to ensure the success of future professional activities. The most chosen motives for studying for the fourth year students: to become a highly skilled specialist; gain deep and solid knowledge; to ensure the success of future professional activities; get a diploma; get intellectual pleasure. Discovered that the students of the first year of the pedagogical institution of higher education are the external motives of education, and in the fourth year students are internal. It is emphasized that the results of the study give grounds to assert the importance of the pedagogical influence on the development of students in the institution of higher education motivation to study, and hence to future professional activities.
POLTAVA TEACHING INSTITUTE AND ANTON MAKARENKO IS IN 1917 YEAR
Authors: BULAVA L. , MASHCHENKO O.
Published: December 2021

After revolution in Russia of 23.03.1917 on collections of students of the Poltava teaching institute a decision was accepted from an autumn in 1917 to pass to teaching Ukrainian. The decision of collections is directed to pedagogical advice of teaching institute. Іn 7.04.1917 pedagogical advice acknowledged that teachers can not execute this decision. Therefore in autumn in 1917 they or passed to other work in Russia, or were exempt from work in Poltava. Director Aleksandr Volnin in 8.09.1917 abandoned Poltava. The temporal director of institute was become by Fedor Lisogorskiy. Anton Makarenko is a 9.09.1917 request about work in an institute. A request was accepted. But at the end of September, 1917 the director of institute is appoint Aleksey Levickiy. He also taught pedagogics and Ukrainian. Fedor Lisogorskiy taught history and Russian literature; Vladimir Schepot'ev – to Ukrainian literature; Aleksandr Buldovskiy – to geography and natural history, Hryhorij Vaschenko – psychology and pedagogics. Fedor Poshivaylo is a teacher of school at an institute.Thus, Anton Makarenko was not the teacher of school at a teaching institute. Possibly, he made attempt become a teacher once again in August, 1919. But by the director of institute it was appointed Petr Kowalewski, but not Fedor Lisogorskiy. Fedor Lisogorskiy is a teacher of Russian literature and history, with what Makarenko had close contacts and amities.
INFLUENCE OF THE LEADER OF THE UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES ON THE CHOICE OF THE YOUTH OF THE PEDAGOGICAL PROFESSION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF BILA TSERKVA VILLAGE AND SEMYONOVSKAYA SETTLEMENT HTS)
Authors: GRYNOVA M. , DRYZHD V.
Published: December 2021

The article deals with the features of vocational guidance work of the leaders of the united territorial communities aimed at selecting the youth of the pedagogical profession (on the example of Bila Tserkva Village and Semyonovskaya settlement HTE), developed advice and recommendations to local self-government bodies in order to stimulate the work of the leaders. The need was identified: the leaders of the united territorial communities Poltava region take into account the feedback and comments of schoolchildren, their parents and teachers in the organization of vocational guidance directed at you a pedagogical profession. The Department of Education and Science of the Poltava Regional State Administration to intensify vocational guidance work aimed at the young people in the pedagogical profession. On the basis of the united territorial community, to create a pedagogical circle "Everything starts with a teacher" that will help to reveal the pupil's pedagogical potential, namely, will enable pupils to show themselves in organizing thematic events, conducting lessons with junior pupils and directing the choice of a teacher's profession, and so on.
А. MAKARENKO'S IDEAS ON THE FORMATION OF PUPILS' CITIZENSHIP AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE COUNTRIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Authors: DZYUBENKO I.
Published: December 2021

The development of modern Ukraine as a legal, democratic, socially oriented state and the creation of a civil society is organically linked with the reform of the education  system on  a humanistic basis, the definition  of a new strategy for education as a multicomponent and multi-vector system, which greatly shapes the future development of the Ukrainian state.At the current stage of Ukraine's development, the lack of civic consciousness of school youth, lack of awareness of the foundations of democratic citizenship, the importance and effectiveness of human rights institutions, the rule of law, and the role of youth in these processes are acutely felt. An important role is played by the question of the formation of a citizen, his civic culture, education in the legal, social and political fields. The problem of preserving the national pride and strengthening the patriotic sentiment of the student youth is acute.The purpose of the article is to consider the relevant domestic pedagogical experience and experience of leading democratic countries, in particular the European Union countries, about the effective process of forming the citizenship of a student as a civil society actress, a citizen-patriot of Ukraine, acting on the basis of national and European values.
FEATURES OF SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL TRAINING WITH USAGE OF FITNESS
Authors: ZHAMARDIY V.
Published: December 2021

The article deals with the problem of socio-psychological adaptation of freshmen students to training activities using fitness equipment. It was clarified that the concept of social and psychological adaptation can be considered as a process of adaptation of freshmen students to the new conditions of teaching and training activities in  the institution of higher pedagogical education, entering the cultural and educational environment, mastering its norms, developing a model of behavior and training activities. It is determined that socio-psychological adaptation of first-year students at the initial stages of educational activity caused by a number of regular features and is characterized by a large volume of material, high level of self-dependence and responsibility. The greatest difficulties are in changing the social position of first-year students during the transition from the school community, methods and means of training activities, relationships and stereotypes of their behavior. It is proved that one of the most effective organizational mechanisms for ensuring successful adaptation of students for training activities using fitness means is social and psychological adaptation, which unites the physical education teachers’ efforts. The main forms of training activities should be trainings, round tables, attracting students to active training and competitive activities while studying at a higher educational institution.
PREPARATION OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF HISTORY TO INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY IN THE CONTEXT OF INTEGRATION OF UKRAINE IN THE EUROPEAN EDUCATIONAL SPACE
Authors: KULYK I.
Published: December 2021

The article defines the most important pedagogical conditions for the preparation of future teachers of history for innovation in the context of Ukraine's integration into the European educational space. The determining pedagogical condition for the formation of the readiness of future teachers of history to the challenges of today is the organization the interactive educational environment in educational institutions : organization of active pedagogical interaction between the teacher and the students, when both the teacher and students are subjects of studying; strengthening the role of self student learning; creation of comfortablet conditions for educational and cognitive activity; education of the emotional-volitional sphere and the ability to self-fulfillment of the student; strengthening of the practical component of professional training of students; study of world pedagogical experience; establishing contacts with international organizations; holding of joint international events and projects on the problems of formation of vocational and pedagogical competence; use of creative potential of teachers-practitioners, scientists, business structures, public associations in improving the educational process; use of the key idea of transdisciplinarity -global unification of various academic  disciplines (psychological,  pedagogical, historical, philological, etc.) and pedagogical practice for the solution of educational problems.Scientifi, methodological and logistical support as a pedagogical condition for the  formation of readiness of  future teachers of history for innovation activity includes: creating of the new training programs, tutorials, books, methodical recommendations for the professional training of history teachers, developed in the light of future activities in the current conditions for the creation of a pan-European educational space. The content provision of the pedagogical process involves the formation of future knowledge teachers of history in the system of knowledge: in historical, psychological and pedagogical disciplines; about the essence of modern European and world trends in education; formation of a system of professional skills and abilities.
THE PROBLEM FORMATION OF AXIOLOGICAL VALUES TEACHERS OF MUSIC IN MODERN STAGE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION
Authors: MAGDA P.
Published: December 2021

The analysis of scientific and methodological sources shows that there is a profound knowledge base of the various aspects of the problem under research, including philosophical, sociological, pedagogical and psychological spheres. The relevance of topic is quite evident in conditions of educational reforms and restructuring of the teaching-learning process. In this respect Ukrainian Colleges of Art face new tasks and priorities: to train highly qualified specialists with humanistic orientation and Planetary-cosmic type of world outlook. It is only a teacher with such world outlook who can form the aesthetic consciousness of modern personality and has ability to self-actualization and self-improvement.Object of the research: process of socio-humanitarian training of prospective art school teachers as an integral constituent of the formation of their axiological values.Scientific analysis of theoretical and practical researches of the problem under investigation has enabled to reveal certain contradictions between public order of today’s society for the training of prospective art school teachers and insufficient  level of  the  development  of axiological  foundations  of  the formation  of a future  teacher  whose  specialty is “Aesthetic Education”.
TEACHING TECHNOLOGIED AS PART OF TRAINING FOR FUTURE TEACHERS
Authors: NOSKO M. , PRONIKOV O. , TERENTYEVA N.
Published: December 2021

The article analyzes teaching technologies as part of training for future teachers in higher educational establishments. In particular, it is noted that technology is a certain mechanism that should lead to the transformation of pedagogical reality and the entire system of higher education. Teaching technologies problems are a result of the recognition of pedagogical science separation from the practice by the university teachers. The term "teaching technology" should be used when there is a clear algorithmic sequence and guaranteed final result. Analysis of any teaching technology involves disclosing the relevant algorithm and explaining the criteria of the guaranteed result. The essence of teaching technology is to build a training system and develop a future teachers’ actions algorithm. The notion "teaching technology" is considered as a way of interaction between subjects of educational activities and part of future teachers’ training on the example of the course "Pedagogy", section "Theory of Education."The study notes that personally-oriented education involves a differentiated approach to learning, taking into account the level of intellectual development of the student, as well as his training on the subject, abilities and skills. The future teacher should become the central figure of the educational  process, his  cognitive activity should the centric one for educators-researchers, developers of educational programs and means of education, of administrative employees.The consistent implementation of the personally oriented approach to the future teacher in the educational process is analyzed. It presupposes the integrity of his personality. It is emphasized that domestic universities should create conditions for the development of an individual who possesses the specified qualities. The solution to this problem will contribute not only to the content of education, but also to the innovative teaching technologies. Today there is need not only in the intramural, but also distance education. Electronic media (radio, television, and computers) are used as major source of information. Global telecommunication networks of the Internet are also important to get information.It has been determined that teaching and cognitive activity should be core in the tandem between teacher and student. The traditional paradigm of education teacher-textbook-student should be replaced by a new one: student-textbook-teacher.