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Public Libraries in Norway and the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Skare Roswitha
Published: December 2021

Public libraries have played a central role in natural disasters such as the tornado in the Gulf of Mexico in 2004/2005 and the tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan in 2011, but also in the financial crisis from 2008. While public libraries in these crises took on a very active role in providing shelter and infrastructure for their citizens, health crises seem to tell a different story. The Covid-19 pandemic that hit Europe and Norway in March 2020 caused a lock-down of public libraries’ buildings for several weeks, as was the case in almost every other European country. This paper investigates the situation for the public library in Tromsø (Norway) in the period from 12 March 2020 and towards a gradual reopening of the library building to the public in April the same year.
The Arab Spring
Authors: Wani Nazar Ul Islam
Published: December 2021

The Arab Spring was a series of protests which took place in Arab countries against longstanding dictatorial regimes, because of the latter’s inability or refusal to deliver socio-economic and political justice to the common 99 masses. Protests spread like fire and made an impact not only on the governance of the Arab world but also internationally, by involving big players like Russia and the United States of America. Yet these events were intensely complicated, with multiple actors and layers of history involved in each country. The book under review here is one prodigious effort to understand the Arab Spring, considering causes and effects of the uprisings. Structurally, the book is divided into two parts. The first part, consisting of seven chapters, deals with the uprisings in Arab countries; part two, consisting of six chapters, discusses the impact of the Arab Spring on the non-Arab world and their core interests related to the uprisings.
THE URDUNIZATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THREE SHORT STORIES FORM SHORT STORY COLLECTION, “IN OTHER ROOMS, OTHER WONDERS”
Authors: Ul-Aine Qurat-
Published: December 2021

This paper investigates the use of Urdu words by Post-colonial writer Daniyal Muneenuddin in his short stories. A content analysis of four short stories from the short stories collection “In other rooms, Other wonders”, published by Random House Group Limited, UK, has been conducted carefully. The three short stories are “NAWABDIN ELECTRICIAN”, “SALEEMA”, and “IN OTHER ROOMS, IN OTHER WONDERS”. The current research answer many questions like why have English words are replaced with Urdu Word in English short stories? Is the English Language is failed to convey contextual meanings? The frequency of Urdu words in the written discourse of short stories indicates the Multilingualism phenomenon in given texts. The analysis also highlights the emerging trends in Pakistani English writings and language mixing as multilingualism in written text. The post-colonial literature written by Pakistani writers provides a clue of the emergence of Pakistani English, and the use of Urdu words in Pakistani English variety anticipates its different forms and functions in written discourse.
Semantic-Preserving Adversarial Text Attacks
Authors: Yang Xinghao , Gong Yongshun , Liu Weifeng , BAILEY JAMES , Zhu Tianqing , Tao Dacheng , Liu Wei
Published: December 2021

Deep learning models are known immensely brittle to adversarial image examples, yet their vulnerability in text classification is insufficiently explored. Existing text adversarial attack strategies can be roughly divided into three categories, i.e., character-level attack, word-level attack, and sentence-level attack. Despite the success brought by recent text attack methods, how to induce misclassification with the minimal text modifications while keeping the lexical correctness, syntactic soundness, and semantic consistency simultaneously is still a challenge. To examine the vulnerability of deep models, we devise a Bigram and Unigram based adaptive Semantic Preservation Optimization (BU-SPO) approach which attacks text documents not only at a unigram word level but also at a bigram level to avoid generating meaningless sentences. We also present a hybrid attack strategy that collects substitution words from both synonyms and sememe candidates, to enrich the potential candidate set. Besides, a Semantic Preservation Optimization (SPO) method is devised to determine the word substitution priority and reduce the perturbation cost. Furthermore, we constraint the SPO with a semantic Filter (dubbed SPOF) to improve the semantic similarity between the input text and the adversarial example. To estimate the effectiveness of our proposed methods, BU-SPO and BU-SPOF, we attack four victim deep learning models trained on three real-world text datasets. Experimental results demonstrate that our approaches accomplish the highest semantics consistency and attack success rates by making the minimal word modifications compared with competitive methods.
Experiencias de un grupo telepsicoterapéutico durante la pandemia COVID-19
Authors: Argüero Fonseca Aimée , Figueroa Varela Ma. del Rocío , López Beltrán Iván
Published: December 2021

La presente investigación es un estudio cualitativo, cuyo objetivo fue analizar la experiencia a partir de las narraciones de un grupo de 39 psicoterapeutas, voluntarios en un servicio de atención telepsicológica implementado en una Universidad pública mexicana, de los cuales 37 eran mexicanos de 7 estados diferentes de la república, siendo mayoría las mujeres (28), con edades entre 23 y 57 años. Se efectuó un análisis de contenido de la información, obtenida de registros realizados en Google form, como seguimiento a un programa de cuatro sesiones de psicoterapia cognitivo conductual breve a través de medios electrónicos, mismos que fueron comparados con una encuesta acerca de las experiencias personales en el servicio de 18 de ellos que fueron divididos en dos grupos (Mayores y menores de 30 años). Los hallazgos obtenidos apuntan a que se percibió una mejora significativa en la mayoría de los pacientes conforme avanzaban las sesiones, en emociones, pensamientos, conductas, somatizaciones y relaciones interpersonales, obteniendo con ello la motivación suficiente para continuar con su labor voluntaria; respecto a la experiencia personal, los psicoterapeutas mayores de 30 años expresaron la necesidad de mayor retroalimentación y reconocimiento, mientras que los menores señalaron que les gustaría tener acceso a más pacientes y se revisa en ellos más necesidad de supervisión.
Study on the Impact of “Gerayo Amahoro Policy” on Road Traffic Accidents Reduction in Rwanda
Authors: GATESI JEAN DE DIEU
Published: December 2021

The global status report on road safety declared that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. In Rwanda, considering the raising number of vehicles in line with the economy growth and the above 48.90/000 ratio of deaths per registered vehicles; the lives of people are therefore increasingly exposed to road traffic crashes. This study therefore aims to utilize statistical methods for assessing the impact of Gerayo Amahoro policy on Road Traffic Accidents reduction in Rwanda and propose counter measures that could help the decision makers in minimizing the losses caused by Road Traffic Accidents. secondary data related to road traffic accidents have been collected by using questionnaire from Rwanda National Police with the study period from 2016 up to 2020 inclusive. Analysis was done by using graphics and chi-square methods in excel and SPSS software. The results indicated that GERAYO AMAHORO policy plays the greatest role in reduction of RTAs in Rwanda due to the number of RTAs happened before the implementation of GERAYO AMAHORO which was high as compared to the total number of RTAs after implementation of GERAYO AMAHORO policy. This research conclude that negligence, over speed, bad maneuver and over drunk are mostly causes and responsible for the occurrence of RTAs in Rwanda; indicated that Vehicle types mostly related to RTAs were moto-cycles, cars and 4 wheel vehicles and the mostly victims related to RTAs were moto-cyclists, passengers and pedestrians.
GTN Damage Modelling of the AA6063 Using Image Processing
Authors: Rai Saurabh
Published: December 2021

In this paper, an innovative way of calculating the Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman parameter has been developed for AA 6063. AA 6063 is an aluminum alloy comprising the alloying ingredients magnesium and silicon. The Aluminum Association maintains the standard that governs its composition. It has strong mechanical properties and may be heat treated and welded. Image processing technique has been used to calculate the damage constant for the AA 6063. The image of the sample has been taken under a microscope of undeformed and fractured material. Then the images are analyzed using the Open CV tool in a python open-source environment. The initial and final void fraction of the sheet has been calculated. Damage models, particularly the Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman (GTN) model, are widely used in numerical simulation of material deformations. Each damage model has some constants which must be identified for each material. The direct identification methods are costly and time-consuming. A combination of experimental, numerical simulation and optimization have been used to determine the constants in the current work. Numerical simulation of the dynamic test was performed utilizing the constants obtained from quasi-static experiments. The results showed a high precision in predicting the specimen's profile in the dynamic testing.
Boundary Value Problems of Thermoelasticity for Porous Sphere and for A Space with Spherical Cavity
Authors: Bitsadze Lamara
Published: December 2021

This article is concerned with the coupled linear quasi-static theory of thermoelasticity for porous materials under local thermal equilibrium. The system of equations is based on the constitutive equations, Darcy's law of the flow of a fluid through a porous medium, Fourier's law of heat conduction, the equations of equilibrium, fluid mass conservation and heat transfer. The system of governing equations is expressed in terms of displacement vector field, the change of volume fraction of pores, the change of fluid pressure in pore network and the variation of temperature of porous material. The present paper is devoted to construct explicit solutions of the quasi-static boundary value problems (BVPs) of coupled theory of thermoelasticity for a porous elastic sphere and for a space with a spherical cavity. In this research the regular solution of the system of equations for an isotropic porous material is constructed by means of the elementary (harmonic, bi-harmonic and meta-harmonic) functions. The basic boundary value problems (the Dirichlet type boundary value problem for a sphere and the Neumann type boundary value problem for a space with a spherical cavity) are solved explicitly. The obtained solutions are given by means of the harmonic, bi-harmonic and meta-harmonic functions. For the harmonic functions the Poisson type formulas are obtained. The bi-harmonic and meta-harmonic functions are presented as absolutely and uniformly convergent series.
Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Site Selection Using Remote Sensing Technology and AHP Process (Case Study: Khesht city, Fars Province, Iran)
Authors: Rouhani Abdulmannan
Published: December 2021

The design and implementation of the municipal waste management system aim to solve the urban issues and ultimately contribute to the citizens' health and welfare. The first step in this system is to select a site for the safe disposal of wastes. This survey aimed to select the most suitable landfill site for municipal solid waste using the geographic information system (GIS) and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) model following the environmental, economic, and engineering criteria. Therefore, by reviewing the literature and backgrounds, the parameters required for locating the landfill site were extracted, and the most important ones (15 sub-criteria) were selected and divided into four groups. The results showed that the sub-criterion of distance to the river with the weight of 0.218 was identified as the most critical parameter, followed by groundwater depth. In this way, the flooding parameter with the weight of 0.010 was considered the least important variable. In addition, it was found that the moderate suitability class with 50% of the area had the highest area, and the very high suitability with 0.8% had the lowest area. The inconsistency rate was equal to 0.04, which illustrates the high consistency of matrices. Then, the overlaying was carried out, and three sites were determined as the best place for a landfill in Khesht county.
Physicochemical basis of resistance in certain green gram genotypes to pulse bruchid, Calloso bruchus chinensis (L.)
Authors: G Kavitha , MS Mahalakshmi , Reddy K. Bayyapu , Reni Y. Pushpa , Radhika K.
Published: December 2021

A study was conducted to know the influence of physical and biochemical parameters on development of the pulse bruchid in green gram at RARS, Lam during 2017-18. The physical parameters of seed viz., colour, shape, surface texture, seed length and width, seed coat hardness and 100 seed weight and biochemical parameters such as protein content, phenol content and total sugars were evaluated for twelve genotypes of greengram. The greengram genotypes with smooth texture, oblong or globose shape and light coloured seed might be less preferred by the pulse bruchid for egg laying. The data showed that genotypes having low sugar and protein contents and high phenol content were resistant to pulse bruchid. The correlation studies showed that biological parameters i.e., number of eggs, adult emergence and growth index had significant positive association with protein content, sugar content, moisture content and electrical conductivity and negative correlation phenol content, 100 seed weight and seed coat hardness. In contrast, mean development period had negative association with protein content, sugar content, electrical conductivity and moisture content and positive correlation with phenol content, 100 seed weight and seed coat hardness. Multiple linear regression studies revealed that all the physical and biochemical properties of seed together were contributing to a large and significant variation (65 to 87 %) in growth parameters of pulse bruchid.
Drying characteristics and prediction of best fitted drying model for coriander leaves
Authors: Singh Sanjay Kumar , Samsher  , Singh B.R. , Senger R.S. , Kumar Pankaj , Amit Kumar Patil
Published: December 2021

Drying experiments were conducted on coriander leaves as affected by drying methods (solar greenhouse drying and open sun drying), pretreatments (dipping in a solution of magnesium chloride + sodium bicarbonate + potassium metabisulphite, boiled water blanching containing sodium metabisulphite, and untreated), and loading densities (2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 kg/m2). Validity of three commonly used drying models were examined to predict the most suitable drying model for coriander leaves. The increased drying temperature under solar greenhouse dryer (42°C) increases the amount of moisture removal from the coriander leaves and reduces the drying time by increasing the drying rate as compared to open sun drying (29°C), at all the selected levels of pretreatments and loading densities. Chemically treated coriander leaves dehydrated under a solar greenhouse dryer required less drying time than other treated leaves and dried leaves. Nevertheless, drying methods and loading densities had significant effects, while treatment effects were marginal. It was found that reduction of moisture and moisture removal rate per unit time occurred mostly in the falling rate period except some accelerated removal of moisture at the beginning up to 150 minutes. Page's model was found most appropriate for drying coriander leaves among the selected models.
КЛИНИКО-ДИАГНОСТИЧЕСКИЕ ОСОБЕННОСТИ ПОСТМЕНОПАУЗАЛЬНОГО ОСТЕОПОРОЗА У ЖЕНЩИН В УСЛОВИЯХ Г. БАКУ
Authors: Шафаг Асадова Шафаг Асадова , Шарифа Вахабова Шарифа Вахабова
Published: December 2021

Введение: Изучение состояния здоровья женщин в кли¬мак¬терическом периоде представляет общемедицинскую проблему, т.к. находится на стыке нескольких клинических дисцип¬лин (гинекологии, эндокринологии, невропа¬то¬ло¬гии, травматологии и др.). (Акендрот К. с соавт., 1989; Алтухова А.И., 1965; Лазебник Л.Б., Маличенко Н.Ф., 1999).
Самым серьезным последствием постменопаузы является остеопороз. Остеопороз – патологическое разрежение костной ткани без изменения соотношения ее органических и минеральных компонентов, обусловленное физиологическим угасанием функции яич-ников. Постменопаузальный остеопороз развивается в основном в течение 15-20 лет после менопаузы, приводя к резкому возрастанию переломов в трабекулярных отделах костей (позвонки, лучевая кость, шейка бедра). На профессиональном языке врачей остеопороз называют “скрытой эпидемией”, т.к. в большинстве случаев он протекает без ярко выра-жен¬ных симптомов, которые могли бы насторожить человека. О наличии у себя пост-менопаузального остеопороза многие женщины узнают лишь после первого пере¬ло¬ма. В связи с этим, остеопороз периода постменопаузы занимает особое место в центре внимания различных авторов, врачей многих специальностей в течение уже более 50 лет (Ми¬хайлов Е.Е. с соавт., 1999; Hewenway D. et al., 1988; Velton L.J. et al., 1988).

Материал и методы исследования: Нами была обследована 131 женщина в возрасте 40 - 65 лет. Выделение пациенток с постменопаузальным остеопо¬ро¬зом (основная группа-72 больных) и без остеопороза (кон¬трольная группа- 59 женщин) проводилось на основе данных, полученных при предварительном обследовании с помощью клинического и параклинического методов обследования. Постановка диагноза “остеопороз” проводилась по данным рентгенологического исс¬ле¬дования, а также при помощи аппарата для определения изменения костных структур по опти¬ческой плотности рентгенограмм. У пациенток с постменопаузальным остеопорозом (основная группа) и женщин в периоде постменопаузы без признаков остеопороза (контрольная группа) определялись в крови уровни гормонов, ферментов и электролитов, способных прямо или косвенно влиять на мета¬бо¬лизм костной ткани, т.е. иметь отношение к развитию постменопаузального остеопороза (эстрадиол; щелочную фосфатазу; кальций). Результаты оценивались при сравнении иссле¬дуе¬мых показателей с показателями, характеризующими их нормальный уровень.
Implementasi Metode RAD Pada Sistem Informasi Wedding Organizer Berbasis Website
Authors: Haidir Ali
Published: December 2021

Web-based wedding organizer information systems nowadays are very much needed, especially for wedding packages service that can make it easier for customers to choose the packages provided as well as ordering without having to go to the place or location where the wedding organizer is located. This convenience can be obtained by building an information system that can accommodate the needs of customers, the needs of the sales department, the administration of the wedding organizer company to facilitate the preparation of reports to be submitted to the wedding organizer owner. In addition, the computerized data processing system will speed up the process of selecting services such as; wedding package, order, purchase and reports. In developing this system, two sides are needed where visitors will become customers and the website administrator will manage the website. The system development method used in this system design uses the Rapid Application Development (RAD) method. The results showed that by building a computerized system that is assisted by using the PHP programming language, more data are stored and reports can be presented real time.
Implementasi Naïve Bayes Classifier Dan Information Gain Pada Analisis Sentimen Penggunaan E-Wallet Saat Pandemi
Authors: Isnanda Amelia , Umaidah Yuyun , Jaman Jajam Haerul
Published: December 2021

World Health Organzation (WHO) pada Maret 2020 mengkategorikan Coronavirus sebagai pandemi setelah mewabah ke berbagai negara belahan dunia. Indonesia yang terdampak pandemi menetapkan peraturan Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) seperti physical distancing, wajib memakai masker, peraturan jam malam hingga sekolah dan belajar dari rumah untuk mengurangi kemungkinan penyebaran virus. Sejak kebijakan PSBB diberlakukan, penggunaan e-wallet meningkat karena diyakini mengurangi kontak fisik antar sesama sehingga mengundang berbagai tanggapan masyarakat mengenai kehadirannya. Tanggapan tersebut dituangkan melalui media sosial yang salah satunya adalah Twitter. Terdapat tanggapan yang menyetujui kehadiran e-wallet karena merasakan manfaatnya, namun ada yang beranggapan bahwa penggunaanya sulit atau tidak aman. Berbagai tanggapan tersebut dapat dianalisis untuk mengetahui berbagai tanggapan masyarakat mengenai penggunaan e-wallet di masa pandemi. Maka, dilakukan analisis sentimen Twitter mengenai penggunaan e-wallet pada masa pandemi dengan Naïve Bayes dan dikombinasikan menggunakan seleksi fitur Information Gain. Hasil klasifikasi menggunakan Naïve Bayes Classifier menghasilkan accuracy 84%, precision 91% dan recall 91%. Hasil klasifikasi menggunakan Naïve Bayes dan Information Gain adalah accuracy 92%, precision 92% dan recall 100%.
PELAKSANAAN PENGUATAN PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER (PPK) DI MASA PANDEMI COVID 19 PADA SMKN-1 PALANGKA RAYA
Authors: Sumarnie  , Setiawan  , Riko
Published: December 2021

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan Pelaksanaan Penguatan Pendidikan Karakter di masa pandemik covid 19 pada SMKN-1 Palangka Raya mulai dari perencanaan, pelaksanaan dan evaluasi. Metode Penelitian ini adalah menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif yang menghasilkan data deskriptif berupa kata-kata tertulis atau lisan dari orang-orang dan perilaku yang dapat diamati. Dalam rangka memperoleh data yang sahih (terpercaya) Teknik pengumpulan antara lain, teknik wawancara, observasi dan analisis studi dokumen. Hasil penelitian dalam perencanaan  sekolah sudah sudah cukup baik penguatan Pendidikan karakter terintegrasi dengan mata pelajaran serta melalukan sosialiasi, pelaksanaan  sistem  daring pada pembelajaran cukup baik, namun kurang efektif pada kegiatan kokurikuler dan ektrakurikuler untuk penguatan Pendidikan karakter, dalam evaluasi sudah cukup baik untuk mengukur ketercapaian pembelajaran dan penguatan pendidikan karakter di Masa Pandemi Covid-19.
Abstract: This study aims to describe the Implementation of Strengthening Character Education during the Covid 19 pandemic at SMKN-1 Palangka Raya starting from planning, implementation and evaluation. This research method is to use a qualitative approach that produces descriptive data in the form of written or spoken words from people and observable behavior. In order to obtain valid (reliable) data collection techniques include interview techniques, observation and analysis of document studies. The results of research in school planning are good enough to strengthen character education integrated with subjects and carry out socialization, the implementation of online systems in learning is quite good, but less effective in co-curricular and extracurricular activities to strengthen character education, in evaluation it is good enough to measure learning achievement and strengthening character education during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Penggunaan Media Video Berbantuan LKPD Untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Siswa Materi Kesetimbangan Kimia Kelas XI MIPA Di SMA Negeri 2 Palangka Raya
Authors: Sundari Rini
Published: December 2021

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan media video berbantuan LKPD terhadap peningkatan hasil belajar siswa pada materi kesetimbangan kimia kelas XI MIPA di SMAN 2 Palangka Raya. Penelitian dilaksanakan di SMAN 2 Palangka Raya. Penelitian melibatkan 27 siswa kelas XI MIPA 6 SMAN 2 Palangka Raya tahun pelajaran 2020/2021. Instrumen yang digunakan yaitu (1) soal tes pemahaman konsep kesetimbangan kimia (TPK3) yang terdiri dari soal TPK3 pra media video berbantuan LKPD kesetimbangan kimia (TPK3 pra MVidLKPD) dan TPK3 pasca MVidLKPD; dan (2) instrumen penelusuran kemampuan memperoleh konsep kesetimbangan kimia berupa video pembelajaran dan Lembar Kerja Peserta Didik - Kesetimbangan Kimia (LKPD-K2) yang diberikan saat pelaksanaan pembelajaran menggunakan media video berbantuan LKPD. Data dalam penelitian ini antara lain data hasil belajar kesetimbangan kimia, data penelusuran kemampuan memperoleh konsep kesetimbangan kimia, dan data penyebab kesalahan menjawab soal. Data dikumpulkan melalui beberapa tahap yaitu tes sebelum pembelajaran (TPK3 pra MVidLKPD), pelaksanaan pembelajaran menggunakan media video berbantuan LKPD, tes sesudah pembelajaran (TPK3 pasca MVidLKPD), dan wawancara. Wawancara dilakukan untuk memeriksa ulang informasi yang diberikan oleh hasil TPK3 pasca MPI-K2, untuk menemukan penyebab kesalahan siswa dalam menjawab soal, sehingga dapat disimpulkan pengaruh penggunaan MPI-K2 terhadap hasil belajar siswa. Data hasil belajar dianalisis dengan menghitung nilai berdasarkan skor perolehan setiap siswa, jawaban benar diberi skor 1 dan jawaban salah diberi skor 0. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan media video berbantuan LKPD dapat meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa yang ditunjukkan dari nilai siswa setelah mengikuti pembelajaran melampaui KKM yang telah ditetapkan oleh sekolah yaitu di atas 78.
The clinical advances of proteolysis targeting chimeras in oncology
Authors: Xie Hao , Liu Junjia , Alem Glison Diego M. , Fleming Jason B.
Published: December 2021

Proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) are a class of small molecules designed to target proteins for degradation. Their novel and unique modes of action provide PROTACs with the potential for their application in the management of both solid and hematologic malignancies. Since its initial discovery, the technology of targeted protein degradation, especially in the form of PROTACs, has had significant advances. A number of PROTACs have entered a late stage of preclinical development. Several of them are either in phase 1/2 clinical trials or approaching approval for initial clinical evaluation. This article discusses the preclinical and clinical findings of PROTACs of clinically relevant protein targets in cancer.
To the 75-th anniversary of the archaeologist V. D. Kubarev (just one letter, looking to the future)
Authors:   The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Marsadolov L. S.
Published: December 2021

August 14, 2021 marked the 75-th anniversary of the birth of the famous Novosibirsk archaeologist Vladimir Dmitrievich Kubarev (1946–2011). Stone statues, mounds and rock images on Altai are clearly visible to almost everyone passing by them. So it was for interested persons in antiquity, so it continues in modern times. During the initial acquaintance, it was only necessary to carefully record their location, sketch, photograph and introduce into scientific circulation, which was repeatedly done by travelers, artists, ethnographers and archaeologists, starting from the XVIII–XIX centuries. However, different researchers have done this with varying degrees of care, so it is sometimes difficult to compare the same statues or petroglyphs with each other. It can be seen from the letter of V. D. Kubarev that only in 1977 he discovered about 20 new stone sculptures in Altai and excavated a number of objects of Scythian and ancient Turkic times.
Formation of a collection of metal mirrors in the collection of the Altai State Museum of Local Lore
Authors:   Altai State Museum of Local Lore, Barnaul, Narudtseva E. A.
Published: December 2021

The article examines the history of the receipt of metal mirrors in the funds of the Altai State Museum of Local Lore. Today in its collection there are six items dating from the early Iron Age and the Middle Ages. The collection began to form in the first quarter of the 20-th century. A whole series of metal mirrors was obtained as a result of archaeological excavations by V. A. Mogilnikov in the 1980-s. on the territory of the Forest-Steppe and Mountain Altai. In general, the receipt of this category of archaeological items in the collection of the AGKM was of an episodic nature and was carried out due to expeditionary work, the receipt of random finds and transfers from private individuals.
Research by S. M. Sergeev at the burial complex near the village Maima-Chergachak
Authors:   Altai State University, Barnaul, Radovsky S. S.
Published: December 2021

The article presents the results of the work of S. M. Sergeev at the burial complex near the village. Maima. In 1934, after being transferred to the Oirot Regional Museum, the researcher unearthed two mounds of the Scythian-Saka period at this burial ground. According to the characteristics of the funeral rite and grave goods, the necropolis under consideration, with a high degree of probability, belongs to the Bystryan culture of the northern foothills of Altai. Currently, on the right bank of the Katun, in the vicinity of the designated village, three burial grounds of the community under consideration(Maima VI, VII, XIX) are known, however, all of them are located east of the Chuisky tract,while the indicated monument is located to the west of it. Perhaps S. M. Sergeev recorded another burial ground of the Bystryanskaya culture, which is now not preserved, located on the territory of the Maiminsky archaeological complex.
Bolshepanyushevo-1 — a new settlement of the Late Bronze Age in the Aleiskaya steppe (lifting collections of ceramics in 2020)
Authors:   Institute of Archeology and Ethnography SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Savko I. A. , Telegin A. N. ,   Altai State Pedagogical University, Barnaul
Published: December 2021

The article publishes materials of the settlement, opened in the vicinity of the village of Bolshepanyushevo in 2020. The archaeological monument is located on the floodplain of the river. Alei, overlapping with a thick layer of river sediments. The most representative collection of finds from collections of fragments of vessels, which were divided into several groups: ceramics of the Irmen and Sargarin-Alekseevsk culture (including the hybrid Irmen-Sargarin), as well as ceramics of the Early Iron Age and uncertain cultural affiliation. The bulk of the material is dated to the final period of the Bronze Age (end of the 2nd millennium BC). Currently, it is an immune organism to the Alei River.
Excavation at the Visyachiy Kamen-2 burial ground
Authors:   Institute of Archeology and Ethnography SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Shulga P. I.
Published: December 2021

In 2008 near the village of Novofirsovo (Kurinsky District, Altai Territory), two burial mounds (No 2, No 3) were accidentally excavated. Kurgan No. 2 was robbed in antiquity; the inventory was absent. However, the features of the funeral rite indicate that it was made near 7th-6th cent. BC. «Long» mound No 3 (15 m long and 47 m wide), was formed during the confluence of small mounds (made of stone and soil), and contained seven graves. Kurgan belongs to a rare type of Middle Ages burial structures, possibly of the Turkic time.
Manufacturing crafts and trades of Togul district (based on the materials of the historical and ethnographic expedition Altai State Museum of Local Lore 2021)
Authors:   Altai State Museum of Local Lore, Barnaul, Mamontova O. S.
Published: December 2021

The article gives a brief description of pimokat, woodworking, leather crafts and trades in the Togul district in the 1930s–1950s. A general description of technical and technological processes is presented.
Local history activities of residents of the Uglovsky district (based on the materials of the ethnographic expedition of 2021)
Authors:   Altai State Pedagogical University, Barnaul, Matyushkina A. V.
Published: December 2021

The article considers the problem of updating the study of the activities of amateur local historians on the example of residents of villages in the Uglovsky district. Currently, interest has intensified among local residents in studying the history of villages, the activities of enterprises and other local topics. As a rule, they do not have a professional historical education and do not know the methodology of working with sources but have a huge desire and rich source material. In this regard, it is necessary to work to identify amateurs in the region to create joint projects with leading scientists of the region.
On conducting an ethnosociological survey of Germans in the regions of the Siberian Federal District in 2020
Authors:   Dostoevsky Omsk State University, Omsk, Smirnova T. B.
Published: December 2021

In 2020, a sociological survey was conducted of Germans living in the Russian Federation, including in the regions of the Siberian Federal District. The article gives the characteristics of the survey, research methods, some results are given.
Land use of the inhabitants of the Bol’sheturalinskoye rural settlement of the Omsk region in the second half of the 19-th — early 21-st centuries (а brief description)
Authors:   Institute of Archeology and Ethnography SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Tikhomirova M. N.
Published: December 2021

The brief description of the land use of the inhabitants of the Bol’sheturalinskoye rural settlement of the Tarsky district of the Omsk region was given. It is based on the analysis of field ethnographic materials, as well as archival documents and literature. Three stages were identified in the use by the population of land in settlements attributed to this rural center. At the first stage (before the 1917 revolution), land use was carried out through a system of land domaine («dachi») of the indigenous population and peasants. At the second stage, collective farms had priority use of land. During this period, the maximum expansion of land occurs due to the merger of collective farms of Tatar and Russian settlements and into a single large agricultural enterprise, which had resources for the development of inaccessible, swampy, territories. At the third stage, from 2006 to the present, land use was mainly carried out by one yard to provide personal subsidiary farms. During this period, the agricultural zone of developed land was compressed due to various factors.
G. A. Kubrina’s contribution to the development, preservation and popularization cultural heritage sites of the Altai Territory
Authors:   Altai Regional Local Lore Public Organization «Altai Heritage», Barnaul, Tselishcheva M. A.
Published: December 2021

In the article, the author tells about the work of GA Kubrina at the Research and Production Center «Heritage» from 1992 to 2006, where she went from an ordinary employee to the deputy director of the center. For 14 years of work at the Heritage SPC, she has shown herself to be a high-level professional. Therefore, in 2006 she was recommended to work in the committee of the administration of the Altai Territory for culture and tourism.
Stationary field studies in Kuznetsk Prisalairye
Authors:   T. F. Gorbachev State Technical University, Kemerovo, Ilyushin A. M. , Kovalevsky S. A. ,   T. F. Gorbachev State Technical University, Kemerovo, Onischenko S. S. ,   Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites of Kuzbass, Kemerovo, Suleimenov M. G. ,   T. F. Gorbachev State Technical University, Kemerovo
Published: December 2021

The article presents the results of archaeological research of excavation No 2 at the cult site Toropovo-7A and the single Okunevo-5 mound in the Kuznetsk basin. The fact of repeated use of the soil pit for ritual actions related to the ancestor’s cult and the tradition of remembering the deceased was recorded. When comparing with similar structures, it is concluded that this tradition is characteristic of the population of Kuznetsk Prisalarya in the developed and late Middle Ages. The revealed structural features of the excavated mound and archaeological objects found are described. By analogies, the funeral monument is previously dated to the Mongolian time and assigned to the Shandinian archaeological culture.
Galina Aleksandrovna Kubrina and the State art museum of Altai Territory: reconstruction of the museum and new forms of activity
Authors:   TSBI «State Art Museum of the Altai Territory», Barnaul, Galkina I.K.
Published: December 2021

The article is dedicated to G. A. Kubrina, Deputy Minister of Culture of the Altai Territory. Galina Alexandrovna died in a car accident on January 29, 2021 during a working trip. Her extraordinary personality and huge contribution to the development of museum activities areconsidered by the author. The main attention focused on the Galina Alexandrovna’s participation in the reconstruction of the State Art Museum of the Altai Territory and the development of the interregional project «Borunov’s Palette». The article highlights the peculiarities of communication and leadership style of G. A. Kubrina.
Further records of phytoseiid (Acari: Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) species for Brazil
Authors: Barbosa Marina F. C. , Demite Peterson R. , Lofego Antonio C. , Vasconcelos Geraldo J. N. de , Moraes Gilberto J. de
Published: December 2021

Phytoseiidae Berlese (Acari: Mesostigmata) is a family of predatory mites found mostly on the aerial plant parts. Several phytoseiid species are commercialized as biological control agents. Even though Brazil is the fifth country with the highest number of valid species, knowledge about the phytoseiid fauna in different Brazilian states is highly variable. The objective of this paper is to report unpublished records of phytoseiids on different Brazilian states. The list includes 20 species belonging to 13 genera. New records are reported for 11 states; the largest number of new records is reported for Santa Catarina (7), followed by Paraná (4).
Optimization of chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment using game theory
Authors: Luchinin A. S. , Strugov V. V.
Published: December 2021

The current strategy of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treatment is based on genetic risk factors such as del(17p), TP53 mutations and/or unmutated variant of IGHV genes. Guidelines recommend the usage of targeted drugs, e.g. ibrutinib, in the first line for patients with unfavorable risk factors due to dismal results of other treatment options. Unfortunately,  in real-life treatment decisions are often made without full knowledge of genetic risk factors in the treated patient. Our aim was to find the optimal therapeutic strategy for such patients, that is, those providing the best 5-year progression-free survival (PFS). Using a relatively simple game theory-based approach we here show, that currently, the used strategy is more advantageous (success rate 71%) compared to administration of immunochemotherapy to all patients (success rate with fludarabine + cyclophosphamide + rituximab — 45%, bendamustine + rituximab — 32%). However, the optimal strategy for CLL treatment in the conditions of unknown genetic risks is the administration of ibrutinib to all patients (success rate 73%). Our simple method can be used for optimization of treatment strategy of any oncologic disease and can be integrated into relevant clinical decision support systems.
Clinical and economic aspects of the use of OneTouch glucose meters for the screening of diabetes mellitus
Authors: Cheberda A. E. , Belousov D. Yu.
Published: December 2021

Diabetes is increasingly widespread in the Russian Federation. It is a severe chronic disease that both independently reduces quality of life and causes exacerbation of other pathologies. This makes evaluation of quality of diabetes management and understanding of clinical and economic properties of various technologies used to screen blood glucose levels, including portable blood glucose meters. Previously there already were clinical-economic evaluations of blood glucose meters within context of Russian Federation but they have not included modern high-precision equipment, thus ensuring attractiveness of current research effort into HTA of modern blood glucose meters that accounts for real life hospital practice. Goal. To assess the clinic-economic properties of modern blood glucose portable measurement systems of OneTouch family and the real-world practics of their use in Russian healthcare facilities. Methodology. The research was performed from the perspective of the Russian healthcare system. Target population was represented by a virtual cohort of 100 patients. Only direct costs were accounted for, specifically all costs caused by consumables involved in operating multifunctional laboratory complexes and all consumables involved in operating portable glucose meters. Employee salaries were also included (accounting for number of personnel involved in different procedures as based on a real clinical practice survey performed as part of this research). Since it is known that modern, standard-compliant portable glucose meters have an accuracy that is more than sufficient for routine screening, cost minimization analysis was used for assessment of economic effects when comparing different approaches to organizing glucose level screening. Research results. The survey during this research effort has indicated that not all medical facilities utilize “tandem usage” of multifunction laboratory complexes and portable glucose meters, however, such “tandem use” is the most widespread approach to organizing blood glucose screening. Cost minimization analysis has demonstrated that “tandem usage” is also the most economically attractive approach and results in cost savings for the medical facility. Conclusions. Current research effort which included cost analysis and cost minimization analysis has demonstrated that “tandem usage” approach which involves combined use of both multifunction laboratory complexes and portable glucose meter systems has substantial economic advantage (over 60 % for analysis with 5 year time horizon). Multiple sensitivity analyses have confirmed robustness of this result. This research further establishes the importance of communicating advantages of modern portable glucose meters to healthcare organizers since this technology is not only clinically rational but also economically optimal.
Development of an information system of Oracle programs in blockchain management systems
Authors:   Moscow University for Industry and Finance «Synergy», Gumerov Emil A. , Alekseeva Tamara V. ,   Moscow University for Industry and Finance «Synergy»
Published: December 2021

Oracles programs accept information from various sources, transform it, and transmit it to smart contracts. They can also accept data from a smart contract and transmit it to an external data source. Ensuring the security, validity and integrity of the supplied data determines the success of the blockchain system, therefore, the research topic is relevant. The purpose of this article is to identify practically important features of Oracle programs and develop a version of the information system architecture for Oracles programs that meets the necessary requirements. The authors were faced with the task of investigating all the vulnerabilities associated with the use of Oracle programs and developing an optimal architectural solution. In the course of research, methods of reviewing scientific literature on the subject of research, collecting, structuring and analyzing the information received, and methods of choosing solutions were used. As a result of the research, the concept of an intelligent system for transferring external data to a blockchain management system is proposed and the optimal architecture of this intelligent system is developed. This solution is aimed at improving the security of using Oracle programs for blockchain management systems, especially blockchain management systems for industrial Internet of things applications. The solution can be used by developers of distributed registry systems to effectively launch and implement projects.
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is modality to predict recurrence, disability and mortality of ischemic stroke following acute phase
Authors:   General practitioner, Dumai General Hospital, Riau, Indonesia, Wirawan Chandra , Widyadharma I Putu Eka ,   Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University/Sanglah General Hospital, Bali, Indonesia
Published: December 2021

Stroke has been known as the second greatest cause of mortality and the third cause of disability. Ischemic stroke is more frequent than hemorrhagic stroke. The pathophysiology of ischemic stroke relates with inflammatory process. Neutrophil and lymphocyte are part of that process. Routine peripheral hematological laboratory, which contains information of neutrophil and lymphocyte, is easy, cheap and rapid test. This literature review purposes to explain the modality of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in predicting the recurrence, disability and mortality of ischemic stroke following acute phase.
Serum calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) levels in migraine: A study on its clinical correlation and diagnostic efficacy
Authors:   Department of Pharmacy Practice, Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, India, Khatoon Sofia , Begum Noorunissa ,   Department of Pharmacy Practice, Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, India, Sultana Hafeeza ,   Department of Pharmacy Practice, Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, India, Rashed Maryam ,   Department of Pharmacy Practice, Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, India, Zoheb Mohammed ,   Department of Neurology, Owaisi Hospital and Research Center, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India, Khan Aleem Ahmed ,   Central Research lab, Center for Liver Research and Diagnostics, Deccan College of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India, Shreen Sara ,   Department of Pharmacy practice, Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, India, Ahmed Syed Iqbal ,   Department of Pharmacy practice, Deccan School of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, India
Published: December 2021

Migraine is a primary headache disorder marked by recurrent unilateral headache episodes. Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) plays major role in migraine pathophysiology. CGRP is multifunctional, and its vasodilating activity within the central and peripheral blood vessels is one in all its primary functions. The intention is to prove serum calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) as an early diagnostic tool for migraine and the novelty is to correlate it with characteristics of migraine so that it helps in early initiation of treatment. Methods. 100 subjects including 90 patients with migraine and 10 with non-headache (NH) age-matched controls were prospectively recruited in our current study. The subjects were aged from 15- 50 years. The clinical assessment was made every month for the three months after the start of therapy. The subjects were compared based on the serum CGRP values. Serum CGRP concentrations were measured by using CGRP ELISA kit. Results. Out of total subjects selected, the maximum (23.3%) subjects were between age 26 and 30 years and least effected age group was 46-50 years (4.44%). Females’ predominance with 82% than males with 18%.Stress was major trigger occurring in 57% of cases. Throbbing pain with elevated CGRP levels 130.44±114.22 and p value (p = 0.01). The average CGRP levels was higher in test group 149.00±93.86 compared to control 61.30±24.37 with p value (p = 0.02). Conclusions. The serum CGRP levels were statistically more in migraine patients correlated with characteristics like throbbing type of pain, stress and inadequate sleep. Hence, the serum CGRP levels estimation can be considered as a diagnostic tool for migraine when the clinical character’s over lap or early in the course of migraine when all criteria for diagnosis are not yet fulfilled.