bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sense of Belonging and Evidence Learning: A Focus Group Study
Authors: Baixinho Cristina Lavareda , Ferreira Óscar Ramos , Medeiros Marcelo , Oliveira Ellen Synthia Fernandes
Published: May 2022

A sense of belonging is a prerequisite for the professional and clinical success of nursing students. The objective of this study was to elucidate whether students’ participation in projects oriented toward translating knowledge into clinical practice promoted a sense of belonging and assisted with their integration into clinical practice services. Fifteen students were distributed into two focus groups, and the study was carried out by means of a semi-structured interview script using the research question as a starting point for directing the discussion toward more specific topics. Qualitative analysis followed a predefined protocol. WebQDA® software was used to organize and analyze the findings, as well as to increase their rigor. The study design was approved by an ethics committee. Three categories related to belongingness emerged from the data analysis: integration, participation, and collaborative work. Belongingness was a central element for integrating students into services, and it influenced their clinical education, their motivation, and the quality of their experience. It also allowed them to learn about evidence, communicate science, carry out evidence-based practice, and develop competencies. Concurrently, student integration was facilitated by the sharing of knowledge between professors and nurses, and the existence of ongoing work with clinical practice services.
Approaching Sustainable Bike-Sharing Development: A Systematic Review of the Influence of Built Environment Features on Bike-Sharing Ridership
Authors: Zhu Lidong , Ali Mujahid , Macioszek Elżbieta , Aghaabbasi Mahdi , Jan Amin
Published: May 2022

Bike-sharing is known as a sustainable form of transportation. This travel mode is able to tackle the “last mile” transit issue and deliver financial, well-being, and low-carbon lifestyle advantages to users. To date, many studies have analysed the influence of various factors, including built environments, on bike-sharing ridership. However, no study has exclusively synthesised these findings regarding the association between built-environment attributes and bike-sharing ridership. Thus, in this study, a systematic literature review was conducted on 39 eligible studies. These studies were assessed with respect to (1) bike-sharing usage, (2) studies’ geographical distribution, (3) data collection and analysis method, and (4) built environment factor type. Most studies were carried out in the US and Chinese cities. Variables associated with diversity, density, and distance to public transport stations and public transport infrastructure were frequently employed by the studies reviewed. It was found that BS stations with an average capacity of 24.63 docks and street network systems with an average length of 12.57 km of cycling lanes had a significant impact on the bike-sharing ridership. The findings of these studies were combined, and a series of recommendations were proposed based on them for bike-sharing service providers and researchers in academia. The findings of this evaluation can help practitioners and scholars understand the important built environment elements that influence bike-sharing ridership. Knowledge in this field will enable bike-sharing service providers to direct their resources sufficiently to enhance the more essential aspects of bike-sharing users’ satisfaction.
Pattern Formation and Aggregation in Ensembles of Solitons in Quasi One-Dimensional Electronic Systems
Authors: Karpov Petr , Brazovskii Serguei
Published: May 2022

Broken symmetries of quasi one-dimensional electronic systems give rise to microscopic solitons taking roles of carriers of the charge or spin. The double degeneracy gives rise to solitons as kinks of the scalar order parameter A; the continuous degeneracy for the complex order parameter Aexp(iθ) gives rise to phase vortices, amplitudes solitons, and their combinations. These degrees of freedom can be controlled or accessed independently via either the spin polarization or the charge doping. The long-range ordering in dimensions above one imposes super-long-range confinement forces upon the solitons, leading to a sequence of phase transitions in their ensembles. The higher-temperature T transition enforces the confinement of solitons into topologically bound complexes: pairs of kinks or the amplitude solitons dressed by exotic half-integer vortices. At a second lower T transition, the solitons aggregate into rods of bi-kinks or into walls of amplitude solitons terminated by rings of half-integer vortices. With lowering T, the walls multiply, passing sequentially across the sample. Here, we summarize results of a numerical modeling for different symmetries, for charged and neutral soliton, in two and three dimensions. The efficient Monte Carlo algorithm, preserving the number of solitons, was employed which substantially facilitates the calculations, allowing to extend them to the three-dimensional case and to include the long-range Coulomb interactions.
Description of Three New Cleptes Species from Cyprus and Lebanon with Updates and Revisions to the Genus (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae)
Authors: Rosa Paolo , Makris Christodoulos , Boustani Mira
Published: May 2022

Three new species of Cleptes Latreille, 1802, in the C. nitidulus species group are described: C. sfenthourakisi Rosa & Makris, sp. nov. (from Cyprus), C. christi Rosa & Makris, sp. nov. (Cyprus), and C. adonis Rosa & Boustani, sp. nov. (Lebanon). A new synonymy is proposed: C. ignitus var. chevrieri Frey-Gessner, 1887, syn. nov. of C. splendidus (Fabricius, 1794). The two members of the C. morawitzi species group, and the single member of the C. rugulosus group are transferred to the C. nitidulus group. The Cleptes semenovi species group is transferred from the subgenus Chrysocleptes Móczár, 1962 to the subgenus Leiocleptes Móczár, 1962, and synonymised with the C. nitidulus species group. Cleptes viridis Gravenhorst, 1806, is considered nomen dubium. An updated checklist of the C. nitidulus group is given, including all the species described and synonymised after the latest revision by Móczár.
Eliminating Cholera Incidence and Mortality: Unfulfilled Tasks
Authors: Nalin David
Published: May 2022

Impressive advances have been made in new cholera vaccine development and vaccination control strategies [...]
Short-Term Consequences of Asteroid Impacts into the Ocean: A Portuguese Case Study
Authors: Morais Renato H. , Santos Luís F. F. M. , Silva André R. R. , Melicio Rui
Published: May 2022

Asteroid impacts are a proven global threat, meaning that any location on Earth might be a subject to their consequences. Such collisions are not likely in any person’s lifetime, but their aftermath could be catastrophic. As Earth’s surface is mostly water, a water impact is more probable than a ground impact, and tsunami waves could pose a significant threat. This study expands the knowledge about asteroid impacts in the ocean and their regional environmental consequences. Three asteroids were assumed to impact the Earth: (1) the Apophis asteroid, a 370 m wide asteroid, (2) a 204 m in diameter asteroid representative of the average impactor on the near-Earth objects, and (3) a 5 km in diameter asteroid. We evaluated the consequences of all impacts for a specific case study, where the chosen impact location was the midpoint between Portugal’s mainland, Azores, and Madeira Islands. The cratering process, generated seismic shaking, overpressure, ejected material, induced thermal radiation, and tsunami waves were assessed, along with the global effects. The overpressure mainly causes structural damage. The thermal radiation can be devastating but has a short reach. The tsunami is undoubtedly the most far-reaching and threatening effect of an asteroid impact in the ocean.
Increased Serum Levels of Growth-Differentiation Factor 3 (GDF3) and Inflammasome-Related Markers in Pregnant Women during Acute Zika Virus Infection
Authors: de Castro Alves Carlos Eduardo , de Melo Sabrina Araújo , de Melo Silva Jean , de Oliveira Leonardo Calheiros , Nascimento Valdinete Alves do , Santos João Hugo Abdalla , Naveca Felipe Gomes , Pontes Gemilson Soares
Published: May 2022

The systemic inflammatory response elicited by acute Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy plays a key role in the clinical outcomes in mothers and congenitally infected offspring. The present study aimed to evaluate the serum levels of GDF-3 and inflammasome-related markers in pregnant women during acute ZIKV infection. Serum samples from pregnant (n = 18) and non-pregnant (n = 22) women with acute ZIKV infection were assessed for NLRP3, IL-1β, IL-18, and GDF3 markers through an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. ZIKV-negative pregnant (n = 18) and non-pregnant women (n = 15) were used as control groups. All serum markers were highly elevated in the ZIKV-infected groups in comparison with control groups (p < 0.0001). Among the ZIKV-infected groups, the serum markers were significantly augmented in the pregnant women in comparison with non-pregnant women (NLRP3 p < 0.001; IL-1β, IL-18, and GDF3 p < 0.0001). The IL-18 marker was found at significantly higher levels (p < 0.05) in the third trimester of pregnancy. Bivariate and multivariate analyses showed a strong positive correlation between GDF3 and NLRP3 markers among ZIKV-infected pregnant women (r = 0.91, p < 0.0001). The findings indicated that acute ZIKV infection during pregnancy induces the overexpression of GDF-3 and inflammasome-related markers, which may contribute to congenital disorders and harmful pregnancy outcomes.
TBK1 Mediates Innate Antiviral Immune Response against Duck Enteritis Virus
Authors: Wang Dongfang , Huo Hong , Werid Gebremeskel Mamu , Ibrahim Yassein M. , Tang Lijie , Wang Yue , Chen Hongyan
Published: May 2022

Duck enteritis virus (DEV) can infect several types of waterfowl can cause high mortality and huge economic losses to the global waterfowl industry. Type I interferons (IFN) are important for host defense against virus infection through induction of antiviral effector molecules. TANK-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) is a key kinase required for the induction of type I IFNs; however, the role of TBK1 on DEV infection remains unclear. Here, we observed that the expression levels of TBK1 and IFN-β were upregulated during DEV infection in vivo and in vitro. Thus, the function of TBK1 on DEV infection was determined. The results showed that overexpression of TBK1 reduced DEV infection and knockdown of TBK1 resulted in the increased of DEV infection. Additionally, TBK1 overexpression upregulated the expression of IFN-β and a few interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs), which thus inhibited the synthesis of DEV glycoprotein B. On the other hand, the TBK1 inhibitor Amlexanox down-regulated the expression levels of IFN-β and IRF3. Interestingly, the expression levels of MAVS and GSK-3β were decreased in the cells treated with Amlexanox. Furthermore, overexpression of TBK1 activated the expression of upstream molecules MAVS and GSK-3β. Whereas, the expression of TBK1, IRF3 and IFN-β was inhibited by the GSK-3β inhibitor SB216763. Our findings suggest that DEV–stimulated TBK1 may be involved in defense against DEV infection.
An Assessment of the Water Resources Carrying Capacity in Xinjiang
Authors: Han Yan , Jia Shaofeng
Published: May 2022

The water resource shortage is a crucial factor in restraining the development of society and the economy in Xinjiang, where there is drought and little rain. The assessment of the water resources carrying capacity (WRCC) is a prerequisite for socioeconomic sustainable development in Xinjiang. In this paper, a convenient and effective model is established for assessing the WRCC under the influence of social welfare and water use efficiency. Meanwhile, a pedigree chart for WRCC is put forward. Then the developed approach is applied to investigate the sustainable utilization of water resources in Xinjiang. The results indicate that the WRCC of Xinjiang is not overloaded in 2018. The status of the WRCC is worse in northern Xinjiang than in southern Xinjiang, especially in Karamay, Shihezi, and Urumchi. The areas with potential water resource exploitation in Xinjiang are mainly located in the Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture and Altay Prefecture. The efficiency of agricultural water use is of vital importance to the WRCC in Xinjiang. The WRCC of Xinjiang can be improved by saving agricultural water, water recycling, and optimizing industrial structures. The maximum population carried by the water resources in Xinjiang is predicted to be 33.63 million and 35.80 million in 2035 and 2050, respectively. The assessment of the WRCC provides a valuable reference for the sustainable utilization of water resources in Xinjiang.
Development of a Multiple-Drought Index for Comprehensive Drought Risk Assessment Using a Dynamic Naive Bayesian Classifier
Authors: Kim Hyeok , Park Dong-Hyeok , Ahn Jae-Hyun , Kim Tae-Woong
Published: May 2022

Korea has made various efforts to reduce drought damage; however, socio-economic damage has increased in recent years due to climate change, which has led to increasing frequency and intensity of drought. In South Korea, because precipitation is concentrated in the summer, drought damage will be significant in the event of failure of water resources management. Seasonal and regional imbalances in precipitation have contributed to recent extreme droughts in South Korea. In addition, population growth and urbanization have led to increased water use and contributed to water shortage. Drought risk analysis must address multiple contributing factors and comprehensively assess the effects or occurrence of future droughts, which are essential for planning drought mitigation to cope with actual droughts. Drought mitigation depends on the water supply capacity during dry spells. In this study, a dynamic naive Bayesian classifier-based multiple drought index (DNBC-MDI) was developed by combining the strengths of conventional drought indices and water supply capacity. The DNBC-MDI was applied to a bivariate drought frequency analysis to evaluate hydrologic risk of extreme droughts. In addition, future changes of the risk were investigated according to climate change scenarios. As a result, the drought risk had a decreasing trend from the historic period of 1974–2016 to the future period of 2017–2070, then had an increasing trend in the period of 2071–2099.
Identifying Spatial Patterns of Hydrologic Drought over the Southeast US Using Retrospective National Water Model Simulations
Authors: Dyer Jamie , Mercer Andrew , Raczyński Krzysztof
Published: May 2022

Given the sensitivity of natural environments to freshwater availability in the Southeast US, as well as the reliance of many municipal and commercial water consumers on surface water supplies, specific issues related to low river streamflow are apparent. As a result, the need for quantifying the spatial distribution, frequency, and intensity of low flow events (a.k.a., hydrologic drought) is critical to define areas most susceptible to water shortages and subsequent environmental and societal risk. To that end, daily mean discharge values from the National Water Model (NWM) retrospective data (v. 2.0) are used to assess low flow frequency, intensity, and spatial distribution within the Southeast US. Low flow events are defined using the US EPA 7Q10 approach, based on the flow duration curve (FDC) developed using a 1993–2018 period of record. Results reflect the general climatological patterns of the region, with a higher probability of low flow events occurring during the warm season (June–August) while low flow events in the cool season (January–March) are generally less common and have a higher average discharge. Spatial analysis shows substantial regional variability, with an area from southeastern Mississippi through central South Carolina showing higher low flow event frequency during the cool season. This same area is also highlighted in the warm season, albeit along a more expansive area from central Alabama into the piedmont region of North Carolina. Results indicate that the NWM retrospective data are able to show general patterns of hydrologic drought across the Southeast US, although local-scale assessment is limited due to potential issues associated with infiltration and runoff during periods of warm-season convective rainfall.
A Dynamic Modeling Approach to Estimate Nitrogen Loading in Coastal Bays on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
Authors: Balogh Stephen , Mulvaney Kate , Merrill Nathaniel , Piscopo Amy
Published: May 2022

Solving estuarine water quality problems on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, or elsewhere, is difficult. Nitrogen from septic systems takes years to decades to travel by groundwater to estuaries, depending on local hydrogeology, meaning that nitrogen loading in future years may exceed current conditions. We created a dynamic nitrogen model of Cape Cod’s 54 estuaries to better understand 1. how past and present conditions, including legacy nitrogen in groundwater, influence future nitrogen loading, and 2. how different development and nitrogen abatement scenarios could have additional effects. We find that 43 of 54 estuaries are not in equilibrium with current watershed nitrogen loading levels; this increases to 52 of 54 under a buildout scenario. Watersheds contain up to 1000 tons of legacy nitrogen in groundwater; yet, we find that a rapid investment in source control successfully reduces nitrogen loading, revealing a wide range of potential outcomes that depend ultimately on the resources and attention invested in the problem.
Isotope-Based Study on Nitrate Sources in a Karst Wetland Water, Southwest China
Authors: Liao Hongwei , Jiang Zhongcheng , Zhou Hong , Qin Xiaoqun , Huang Qibo
Published: May 2022

Huixian karst wetland is the largest karst wetland in the subtropical low-altitude areas in China, which is known as the kidney of Lijiang River. This study was focused on researching the NO3− source and N cycling in Huixian karst wetland using multi-isotope, hydro-chemical data, and stable isotope analysis in R model, including 7 groundwater samples, 6 fish pond water samples, and 17 surface river water samples, respectively. Hydro-chemical data showed that the maximum concentrations of NO3− (49.3 mg·L−1) and NH4+ (0.6 mg·L−1) in the groundwater exceeded the limit of Groundwater Quality Standard Class III Standard by 2.5 and 1.2 times, respectively; the maximum concentration of NH4+ (8.2 mg·L−1) in fish pond water exceeded the limit of the Groundwater Quality Standard Class III Standard by 16.3 times; the maximum concentrations of NO3− (24.5 mg·L−1), NO2− (7.3 mg·L−1), and NH4+ (2.4 mg·L−1) in surface river water were 1.2, 7.3, and 17.3 times higher than the limit of the limit of Groundwater Quality Standard Class III Standard, respectively. All water samples were in an aerobic environment with the range of dissolved oxygen (2.6–14.8 mg·L−1). Therefore, nitrification mainly occurred in the process of nitrate transformation, significant denitrification did not. Multi-isotope (δ15N-NO3, δ18O-NO3, and 13CDIC) and stable isotope analysis in R model revealed that manure sewage, ammonium nitrogen fertilizer, and soil nitrogen were the three dominant NO3− sources, contributing to (39.8 ± 6.4)%, (33.4 ± 5.1)%, and (26.8 ± 3.9)%, respectively.
Modernising the EU-Chile Association Agreement: strengthening an alliance for social inclusion and environmental sustainability
Authors: Hernández Beatriz
Published: May 2022

This research paper analyzes the results of the Association Agreement (AA) between the European Union and Chile, which entered into force in 2003, up to the present time when its modernization is being negotiated. After 19 years of the agreement, the international context has changed both in its political and economic dimensions, so it is important to analyze what role these agreements can have in the face of the challenges of the post-pandemic recovery and the objectives of both regions in terms of strategic autonomy, in the geopolitical field, and in the transition towards new development models that respond to shared challenges such as climate change, ecological transition, digitalization, social inclusion or the revitalization of multilateralism.
Instruction Sender Authentication Utilizing Touch Screen Operation Action Fingerprint for UAV Systems
Authors: Zhao Guozhu , Zhang Pinchang
Published: May 2022

Instruction sender authentication of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) control is critical for the secure operation of UAV systems. By exploring user touch action characteristics of the user interaction with the UAV control mobile terminal, this paper proposes a novel instruction sender continuous authentication framework for UAV control systems. In particular, we first obtain the touch screen data in real time from the interaction with the mobile device screen of a user when he controls the UAV. Then we create a polynomial to fit the touch trajectory on the screen of the user, and use the least square method to obtain the optimal estimate of the polynomial coefficients. Finally, we mark the grid area covered by the polynomial to extract the user’s touch screen operation action fingerprint(OAF), and employ the fuzzy extractor method to realize the identity authentication of the sender with certain error tolerance. Extensive experiments are conducted to illustrate the authentication performance of the proposed authentication framework in terms of false acceptance rate, false rejection rate and equal-error rate.
Machine Learning with Distributed Processing using Secure Divided Data: Towards Privacy-Preserving Advanced AI Processing in a Super-Smart Society
Authors: Miyajima Hirofumi , Shigei Noritaka , Miyajima Hiromi , Shiratori Norio
Published: May 2022

Towards the realization of a super-smart society, AI analysis methods that preserve the privacy of big data in cyberspace are being developed. From the viewpoint of developing machine learning as a secure and safe AI analysis method for users, many studies have been conducted in this field on 1) secure multiparty computation (SMC), 2) quasi-homomorphic encryption, and 3) federated learning, among other techniques. Previous studies have shown that both security and utility are essential for machine learning using confidential data. However, there is a trade-off between these two properties, and there are no known methods that satisfy both simultaneously at a high level. In this paper, as a superior method in both privacy-preserving of data and utility, we propose a learning method based on distributed processing using simple, secure, divided data and parameters. In this method, individual data and parameters are divided into multiple pieces using random numbers in advance, and each piece is stored in each server. The learning of the proposed method is achieved by using these data and parameters as they are divided and by repeating partial computations on each server and integrated computations at the central server. The advantages of the proposed method are the preservation of data privacy by not restoring the data and parameters during learning; the improvement of usability by realizing a machine learning method based on distributed processing, as federated learning does; and almost no degradation in accuracy compared to conventional methods. Based on the proposed method, we propose backpropagation and neural gas (NG) algorithms as examples of supervised and unsupervised machine learning applications. Our numerical simulation shows that these algorithms can achieve accuracy comparable to conventional models.
The effects of Pinus pinaster extract supplementation in low protein broiler diets on performance, some blood and antioxidant parameters, and intestinal histomorphology
Authors: ÖZTAP Gonca , KÜÇÜKERSAN Seher
Published: May 2022

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Pinus pinaster extract (PPE) and encapsulated Pinus pinaster extract (EPPE) supplementation in normal and low protein broiler diets on performance, some blood and antioxidant parameters, and intestinal histomorphology. In the present study, PPE was covered with alginate in order to obtain EPPE. The present research was conducted during 41-days with 288 one-day-old male broiler chicks. Chicks were classified into two groups that had different protein levels, one of with normal, the other one with 10% low protein. Also, normal and low protein level groups were divided into one control and two trial groups. The amount of 100 mg/kg PPE was added to each trial group diet; and the same amount of EPPE was added to other trial group diets. Consequently, compared to PPE and EPPE groups with control, statistically significant differences were observed for body weight and body weight gain in terms of protein on 41-day results (P<0.05). For feed conversation ratio, better results were detected in PPE groups at 41 days (P<0.05). Besides that, statistically significant differences were found in breast meat thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) values and intestinal histomorphology in PPE and EPPE groups compared to the control groups (P<0.05). In this study, the findings suggest that 100 mg/kg PPE and EPPE can be supplemented in normal and low protein broiler diets without any adverse effects and considered alternative aromatic substances for broiler rations.
TEACHER TRAINING: THE DOMINANT OF MODERN NATIONAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Nychkalo N. , Lukianova L. , Khomych L.
Published: May 2022

The professional training of teachers in the conditions of independent Ukraine is analyzed. Graduates of higher pedagogical educational institutions form national consciousness and self-consciousness, social and civic competence, ensure their readiness to master professions, cultivate spirituality and patriotism of student youth. Therefore, the teacher must be a moral person, competent in the issues of socially and personally significant implementation of professional activities, capable of professional self-development. The current state of teacher training is characterized in the following sequence: legal and regulatory framework; a network of higher education institutions that train teachers; mechanisms for selecting applicants for the teaching profession; model and levels of teacher training; the content of theoretical and practical training of future teachers. It has been established that pedagogical education does not have time to adequately respond to changes that take place in the country and worldwide, so the emphasis is on the need for changes in the target, content, and technological aspects of teacher training. It is stated that there is a set of system problems that require an urgent solution in the pre-professional, professional, postgraduate, non-formal, and informal components of pedagogical education. In this context, it is advisable to take into account the European experience, which will contribute to the quality training of competitive teachers in Ukraine, in particular creating a common space to ensure the quality of higher pedagogical education, promoting academic integrity, ensuring academic mobility of future teachers. Implementation of the policy of autonomy of higher pedagogical education institutions, ensuring financial capacity, ensuring the quality of teacher training, creating resource content for informal training of future teachers, etc. we consider as the challenges in the process of reform changes in pedagogical education.
THEORETICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF FUTURE UKRAINIAN AND LITERATURE TEACHER TRAINING FOR ETHNOCULTURAL ACTIVITY
Authors: Semenovska L. , Savenko L.
Published: May 2022

Topical issues of future Ukrainian and literature teachers’ preparations for the ethnocultural activity in general secondary educational institutions, in particular, the introduction of active, personal, cultural approaches in the process of professional training are considered in the article.

The implementation of the active approach in the process of training future teachers of the Ukrainian language and literature ensures the development of future teachers’ personal traits and qualities. It influences the formation of their attitude, interests, values, professional positions, etc. The peculiarity of the active approach in the process of preparing future Ukrainian and literature teachers for ethnocultural activity in general secondary educational institutions is primarily in the mastering of the integrative system of knowledge of Ukrainian history, culturology, ethnography, Ukrainian studies, general pedagogy (ethno-pedagogy), general and social psychology, the Ukrainian language and literature and methods of their teaching.

The competent approach is aimed at developing the creative potential of the individual both a teacher and a graduate, and also contributes to the formation of the necessary skills, abilities, experience, and behavioral patterns of personality in the learning process. A teacher acts as an organizer of an educational activity and a student is an active independent and creative personality.

The organization of the educational process in the context of a personal approach in higher educational institutions involves focusing on the student’s personality, goals, motives, preferences, as well as creating the necessary conditions and taking into consideration the individual experience. In addition, such activity provides the mutual development of a student’s and a teacher’s personalities in the process of their joint activity to promote mutual respect, mutual understanding, increasing the authority of a teacher.

The application of the cultural approach contributes to the formation of the basic Ukrainian and literature teacher’s culture. Such a combination of the scientific approaches ensures the organization of the optimal educational process aimed at mastering the content of pedagogical culture, as well as the formation of the teacher’s ethnocultural outlook.
MODERN APPROACHES TO THE FORMATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF FUTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING AN INTEGRATED COURSE «I AM EXPLORING THE WORLD»
Authors: Vlasenko N.
Published: May 2022

The article considered modern approaches to the formation of environmental awareness of future primary school teachers in the process of teaching an integrated course «I am exploring the world». The current state of formation of ecological consciousness in primary school is analyzed, which is connected with the need to train a teacher who will be able to teach and educate the younger generation, able to coexist harmoniously with nature, rationally use and reproduce its riches. It was found that the formation of environmental awareness of future primary school teachers through the integrated course «I am exploring the world» is activated by integrating methodological approaches to teaching, in particular, axiological, activity, competence and interdisciplinary. The formation of environmental awareness of future primary school teachers is realized through the combination of educational content of natural, civic and historical, social and health education. Ecological education and upbringing are aimed at the formation of ecological competencies of the child, which are formed by the teacher in the New Ukrainian school through the integration of knowledge to solve different levels of problems and tasks that arise in life situations related to environmental protection. This is a necessary prerequisite for the development of environmental consciousness of the citizen of modern society.
GENETIC FOUNDATIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL’S MUSICAL ABILITIES DEVELOPMENT
Authors: Lobach O. , Pomohaibo V.
Published: May 2022

The article presents an overview of available foreign publications on the genetics of musicality, which is a new direction of modern science (see list of references). It is emphasized that national psychologists define the following components of musicality structure: emotional response to music as its center; the sense of rhythm; the sense of mode, and musical auditory perceptions. At the same time, foreign scholars consider musical pitch, the sense of rhythm, and the ability to experience the pleasure of music as the criteria of musicality. Foreign researchers have linked 36 genes and 7 chromosome regions with those traits. Thus, the genes AVPR1, GALM, GATA2, PCDH7, SLC6A4, and chromosome regions 4q22, 4q23, and 8q13-21 with still unidentified genes correlate most closely with musicality (Szyfter & Witt, 2020). Among the above-mentioned genes, genes GATA2 and PCDH7 are involved in the auditory system development and functioning. Genes SLC6A4, and AVPR1 are responsible for getting pleasure from music, and GALM conducts carbohydrate metabolism. According to Tan, McPherson, Peretz, Berkovic & Wilson, the standard expression of TRPA1 (8q21.11) provides absolute pitch and a sense of rhythm (2014). However, absolute pitch is typical only for 1-2% of professional musicians, which gives reason to doubt it is necessary to achieve a musical career (Jobling, 2014).

The authors suggest that further research on the genetics of musicality should be based on the technology of broad genome associations research. Its value is not determined by the genes involved in musicality identification but by distinguishing the minor structural variations in the DNA molecule. These variations can alter the functioning of relevant genes in a wide range and, thus, vary the level of general musicality or special musical abilities. The identified set of genetic variations will serve as a marker for early diagnosis of musically-gifted children to ensure their successful education, upbringing, and development in the process of mandatory and regular musical and practical activities.
IMPLEMENTATION METHODS OF HUMANISTIC IDEAS OF EDUCATION BY THE ART OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATORS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20th – AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21st CENTURIES
Authors: Horbenko S.
Published: May 2022

The article substantiates the transformative status of education methods by means of art that have a personality-oriented pedagogical effect. Methods are considered as ways of interrelated activities of a teacher and students, aimed at educating personal qualities, attitudes, beliefs, behavior, skills for the development of musical artworks. The humanistic guidance of education is aimed at planning the spiritual growth of the child, their independence, creativity, freedom of choice, emotional sensitivity, thinking, based on the positions of national educators of the second half of the 20th at the beginning of the 21st centuries. Emphasis is placed on the selection principles of methods for practical artistic activity, defined by Z. Zhofchak, I. Bekh, I. Zyazyun, O. Lobova, L. Masol, O. Mykhailychenko, L. Koval, O. Otych, G. Padalka, G. Poberezhna, O. Rostovsky, O. Rudnytska, V. Sukhomlynsky, O. Khyzhna, V. Cherkasov, V. Shatska, and others.

It is emphasized that the method of free choice situations simulates the moment of real life. Subject to the natural situation of free choice, the educator uses it in order to provide an opportunity for students to choose the work independently, its evaluation, character, performer, etc. Sometimes the teacher has to create a situation that evokes in students the appropriate ideas, feelings, motives, actions. Making the final decision causes emotional experience because the responsibility for the choice can determine the direction of the student’s activities and behavior.

The method of organizing of the value and meaningful students’ activities is associated with the system actualization of students’ personal attitudes to reality, art with the display of their spiritual and life values, development of emotional abilities, intelligence, enrichment of artistic thesaurus, the social and ideal image of “ME.” It is a way of teacher and students’ activity by means of which their emotional needs are actualized and met, aimed at ensuring adequate students’ experience of moral and aesthetic meanings of historical facts, the content of artworks. The method of organizing artistic and pedagogical communication is aimed at mastering the ways of constructive, effective, and comfortable students’ communication with peers in the process of musical activity, as well as the mastering and acquisition of positive experiences by them.

The content of such methods as educational conversation, discussion, auditory visualization, self-knowledge, emotional drama, empathy, stimulation of productive musical activity is revealed.
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS OF A TEACHER OF AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Authors: Matveieva N.
Published: May 2022

The article analyzes the objective of developing the New Ukrainian school at the present stage; attention is paid to the conceptual provisions of the leading legal documents on education in this area. The latest scientists' research on the development of inclusive education, the creation of a tolerant educational environment, the formation of ethics and aesthetics of pedagogical action is analyzed. The directions of development of the teacher of the new educational institution, the need for the formation of their key competencies, improving pedagogical skills are highlighted.

Teachers' professional ethics in the school educational process, the inclusion of students with special educational needs to study in public schools, expanding their circle of communication and establishing friendly relations, increasing the desire to learn are essential. Teachers' personal and professional development is also important.

It is emphasized that the teacher is a role model for students in relation to colleagues, students, parents, and other people. It is a confirmation of the need for their self-education and self-improvement. Emphasis is placed on the need to improve the professional level of teachers, components of pedagogical skills that affect the creation of comfortable conditions for learning, education, and personal development. The preconditions for creating a tolerant educational environment are identified; the factors of influence and ways to prevent difficulties are identified.

The components of ethics and aesthetics of pedagogical action, indicators, and criteria of professional ethics of a teacher in the process of communication with students with developmental disabilities are highlighted. Factors influencing the emergence of difficulties in learning, communication, and socialization of this category of students have been identified. Emphasis is placed on mistakes and gaps in the professional activities of teachers. The most effective ways to increase the effectiveness of the inclusion of people with special educational needs to study in mainstream schools have been identified.
FUTURE EDUCATOR TRAINING TO ACQUAINT PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH MUSICAL PROFESSIONS
Authors: Sulaieva N.
Published: May 2022

The article highlights the theoretical and methodological principles of future educators of preschool education institutions training to acquaint children with music professions. Emphasis is placed on the sensitivity of preschool age for the development of children's musicality and interest in professions. It is emphasized that the formation of competence to acquaint preschoolers with musical professions takes place in the process of professional training of students majoring in Preschool Education in higher educational institutions and involves the implementation of three components. The cognitive component covers the system of formation of students’ knowledge about the psychological and pedagogical features of preschool children’s development, musical professions, purpose, tasks, content, methods, and forms of organization of preschoolers’ musical education. The activity component is characterized by the process of formation of competencies to plan and implement musical and didactic games to acquaint preschool children with the professions of a singer, an instrumentalist, a conductor, a composer, a DJ, a sound director, etc. The article presents the characteristics of one of the effective methods of their formation, namely the introduction of game technologies in the educational process of preschool educational institutions. The reflective component involves checking future educators’ readiness to acquaint preschool children with music professions on the basis of their competencies in the organization of play activities with students, the implementation of musical and didactic games in preschool educational institutions during teaching practice, participation in various informal extracurricular activities.
THE CONTENT COMPONENT OF THE TRAINING PROCESS OF FUTURE MUSICAL ART TEACHER FOR ICT ADOPTION
Authors: Komyshan Ju.
Published: May 2022

The article analyzes the importance of information and communication technologies in the preparation of applicants for higher music and pedagogical education. Regulatory and legal documents have been established and define the main positions for improving the national information culture of society. They are the guides of higher education institutions in the development of educational support.

Besides, it is determined the content component of the course, «Information and communication technologies in education and art» for future teachers of music art at Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University.

Attention is paid to the process of professional training of future music teachers, where the use of computer training programs in the system of music education corresponds to its conceptual principles and takes into account the basic didactic principles.

Examples of software are offered and have proven themselves in the education of modern future music teachers.

Today, distance learning is one of the most successful ways to overcome the difficulties of quarantine restrictions related to the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus. The study provides a comparative analysis of distance learning platforms MOODLE and Google Classroom, which have become widespread in the educational process of many higher education institutions. There were also described the technical and pedagogical capabilities of the ZOOM and Google Meet cloud platforms.

Using electronic textbooks in the training of future teachers is considered an advantage. Was given an example of a music teacher using in the activities electronic textbooks and simulators.

It is concluded that the use of information and communication technologies in art education expands the possibilities of teacher's teaching and stimulates better learning by students. The high level of knowledge and skills in mastering new ICT tools increases the level of adaptation to global changes in society, promotes the modernization and selection of pedagogical approaches, saves resources (including humans) in solving problems.

Perspective directions are defined further research of the specified subject concerning the introduction of information and communication technologies in the formation process of performing-instrumental, conducting-choral, and vocal culture of future teachers of musical art.
MUSIC-THEORETICAL TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS ON THE BASIS OF MODULAR TEACHING
Authors: Irkliienko V.
Published: May 2022

The article substantiates the views on the training of future teachers on the basis of modular learning. Changing educational priorities, emphasis on training a modern specialist who can adapt to the professional field and quickly solve the problems facing them, lead to the emergence of new views on the organization of the educational process in higher education and the possibility of individual trajectory of formation and functioning of future teachers. Such a search for the realization of personal needs in education contributed to the birth of the idea of modular learning.

Traditionally, the teaching of music theory is taught through separate disciplines, including elementary music theory, harmony, polyphony, analysis of musical works, instrumentation, as well as solfeggio as a special discipline. The integrated nature of the content determines the application of a modular approach to teaching the discipline "Music Theory and Solfeggio", which is subject to one cross-cutting goal of the course, provides general and concretized approaches to determining expected learning outcomes in accordance with forms, content, principles, methods of teaching. Modules as academic disciplines have a cross-cutting structure in the form of content modules and can be used while training of music teachers in institutions of higher pedagogical education. Qualification characteristics of the music teacher in institutions of general secondary education and out-of-school education institution provide a variety of functions of the team leader, artistic, music director, who must understand and implement the complex task of music education of the younger generation.
CURRENT STATE OF ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES AT THE MASTER'S LEVEL IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION
Authors: Solomakha S.
Published: May 2022

The article reveals the specifics of practical training of masters in Ukrainian universities. The author analyzes the current state of the willingness of teachers of higher pedagogical educational institutions to organize and conduct professional-pedagogical practices within the master's degree. The ascertaining experiment description is given under the plan of its implementation. It provides the sequence, interrelation, and interdependence of two stages of research (diagnostic and prognostic), each solving particular tasks and using appropriate methods and techniques. 

In the course of the study, we have found that the effective formation of professionally significant skills of undergraduates during their professional practice largely depends on the motivational and value attitude to the specialty, the dynamics of interest in the specialty after studying various psychological and pedagogical courses, and special disciplines of the professional profile, as well as interdisciplinary pedagogical practices, among which the master's professional practice is the final stage of preparing students for professional activities that significantly affect the formation of professional competence of future teachers. 

The results of the ascertaining stage of the study enable to identify the necessary condition for improving the effectiveness of masters' practical training, including the creation of high-quality educational and methodological support, updating its content, expanding the forms, methods, techniques of teaching that are adequate to certain content of preparation for professional-pedagogical activity. The following forms and methods apply problem lectures, problem seminars, thematic discussions, heuristic conversations, case studies, scientific intelligence, training, workshops, pedagogical workshops, the system of creative tasks, round tables, methods of developing analytical thinking, applying scientific analysis in dynamics; mastering practical skills of working with information (isolating, structuring, ranking by the significance of the problems under study); methods of dialogue communication (facilitated discussion) for mutual understanding, interaction, joint solution of common but significant for each participant problems. These methods will allow students to effectively master the system of creative organization of pedagogical action and select tools that will guarantee optimal and effective solutions to pedagogical tasks in future teaching activities.