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The Effectiveness Of Employing A Teaching Strategy Based On Contracting In The Teaching Of Physics In The Development Of Structural Thinking And The Skills Of The Operations Of Science In The Fifth Grade Biology Students
Authors: Akbar Ali Assist. Teacher. Shaima Hussein
Published: March 2021

The purpose of the research is to know the effectiveness of employing the strategy of teaching based on contracting in the teaching of physics in the development of structural thinking and the skills of the operations of science in the fifth grade students applied.

The researcher selected the study sample from all the fifth grade students for the academic year (2015-2016) from the Nazik Al-Malaika Preparatory School for Girls, affiliated to the General Directorate for Education of Rusafa. It reached (76) students divided into two divisions. The number of female students in the experimental group (39) and the control group (37) Student, where the researcher excluded the student deposits of statistical and the number of students from the experimental group and three students from the control group.The equivalence of the two groups was verified in some variables that are thought to affect the results of the experiment: the age of the months in months. IQ degree. Previous achievement, synthetic thinking test and science process skills, previous information testing. The two groups were equal in all variables.
Book of Mena Mannan in the defense of the Koran to Mr. Mohammed Sadr Reading in light of the reference method
Authors: Salem M . Dr. Rafid Abdel Kadhim
Published: March 2021

His Eminence was not excluded from the academic study. He combined the study of Al-Hawzawi and Al-Jamaa'i. He even contributed to the introduction of the academic lessons of the estate and he obtained the rank of ijtihad. He was 34 years old and in the same year he studied arfan and used various sources and references. He was not keen on them, because most of theses contained in his book of the daughters of his ideas. In his book, he adopted an innovative approach in most of his writings, to develop the mind and the works of thought, especially the book in question. He contradicted his predecessor in his interpretive approach, beginning with the last line of the Holy Book. He emphasized the theory of inspiration, The number of signs recorded in the minyan (37) is a reference divided into several sections, including those related to the divinity, judgments, ethics, etc., as shown in the research table
University Students' Attitudes Towards Immigration At The University Of Baghdad And Sulaimaniya University Student A Comparative Study
Authors: Alwan Ghalib Assist. lecturer Dr. Talel , Kazem Mira Lect.Dr Amal
Published: March 2021

the trends of Baghdad University students and the University of Sulaymaniyah students towards immigration.

Knowning the significant differences in the students' attitudes toward immigration variable depending on gender and specialization.

The research sample consists of 200 students who were selected randomly from the research community. The researchers have formed a tool to measure the students' attitudes towards immigration which consists of 20 paragraphs and underwent psychometric properties of reliability and validity. the scale has been applied to the sample.  After the collection of data was statistically analyzed using statistical methods such as T test of one sample, Pearson correlation coefficient, Cornbrash's alpha formula and T test for two independent samples. The results showed positive attitudes towards immigration at the University of Baghdad's students, while the results showed no statistically significant trends in Sulaimaniya's University Students. In other words, they do not tend to migrate out of the country. From these results the researchers showed a number of recommendations and suggestions
ON THE QUESTION OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF A.P. CHEKHOV
Authors: Семгхун А.А.
Published: March 2021

Постановка задачи. Статья посвящена описанию биографии и обзору творческого пути классика русской литературы - выдающегося русского писателя XIX-начала XX веков Антона Павловича Чехова. Актуальность данной статьи не вызывает сомнения, поскольку ознакомление с творчеством, биографией и личностью писателя А.П. Чехова является неотъемлемой составной частью учебного процесса при изучении русской литературы. Результаты. Автором проведена серьезная работа по систематизации биографических данных, свидетельствующих о различных аспектах жизни А.П. Чехова: его семье, учебе, работе, общественной деятельности, состоянии здоровья, путешествиях, знакомствах, дружбе, любви, творчестве. Все биографические события жизни писателя приведены в строгом хронологическом порядке, последовательно освещаются этапы жизни и творчества А.П. Чехова. Выводы. В статье дана краткая обобщённая характеристика произведений А.П. Чехова на разных этапах его творчества. Произведён лингвистический анализ творчества писателя с целью выявления особенностей его стиля повествования. В статье кратко представлена вся биография писателя, а также прослежено, как с течением времени менялось его творчество.

Statement of the problem. The article is devoted to the description of the biography and an overview of the creative path of the classic of Russian literature - the outstanding Russian writer of the XIX - early XX centuries Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The relevance of this article is beyond doubt, since acquaintance with the work, biography and personality of the writer A.P. Chekhov is an integral part of the educational process in the study of Russian literature. Results. The author carried out a serious work on the systematization of biographical data indicating various aspects of A.P. Chekhov's life: his family, studies, work, social activities, health status, travel, acquaintances, friendship, love, creativity. All biographical events of the writer's life are given in strict chronological order, consistently covering the stages of the life and work of A.P. Chekhov. Conclusion. The article gives a brief generalized description of the art works of A.P. Chekhov at different stages of his work. A linguistic analysis of the writer's work is made in order to identify the features of his narrative style. The article briefly presents the entire biography of the writer, as well as traces how his work had changed over time.
A Survey of Electrical Materials Counterfeiting in Bayelsa State: A Case Study of Yenagoa Local Government Area
Authors:   Electrical/Electronic Department, Delta State Polytechnic Otefe-Oghara, Nigeria., John Obukoeroro , H.E. Uguru ,   Department of Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology, Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, Nigeria.
Published: March 2021

Electrical cables are the bedrock of every electrical wiring and installation. In this study, some essential cable properties (size, electrical resistivity and flame retardant) of electrical cables sold in Bayelsa state were determined according to NIS-approved methods. Four commonly used electrical cables (1 mm2, 1.5 mm2, 2.5 mm2, and 4 mm2) in Bayelsa State were sampled. Results obtained showed that most of the electrical cables sold within the Yenagoa metropolis fell below International Standards. Only 58% of the 1 mm2, 43% of the 1.5 mm2, 62% of the 2.5 mm2 and 46% of the 4 mm2 cables met the NIS recommended sizes. For electrical resistivity, most of the cables failed to meet the NIS recommendations. The resistivity of 45% of the 1 mm2 sampled cable, 39% of 1.5 mm2, 52% of the 2.5 mm2 and 33% of the 4 mm2 sampled cable were above the maximum limits approved by the Nigeria Industrial Standard. High resistivity observed in these cables can lead to electrical fire due to temperature buildup within the cable. Most of the cable insulators were made from good fire retarding materials. 92% of the 1 mm2, 93% of the 1.5 mm2, 89% of the 2.5 mm2 and 87% of the 4 mm2 cable insulators had flame retarding characteristics. Results from this study can be used as a guide by standard regulatory agencies to monitor the sales of electrical cables in the state since most of the cables sampled in this study fell below National and International standards. Keywords: Electrical cables, electrical fire, electrical resistivity, fire retardant, standards
Conflitos no aproveitamento hídrico na bacia hidrográfica do rio São Marcos, Alto Paranaíba
Authors: Siqueira Prado Soares Sérgio , Ricardo Salla Marcio
Published: March 2021

A bacia hidrográfica do rio São Marcos, inserida nos Estados de Minas Gerais, Goiás e Distrito Federal, tem destaque na produção agrícola e na geração de energia elétrica, levando a conflitos pelo uso da água. O objetivo deste artigo foi trazer propostas para otimização do aproveitamento hídrico superficial, minimizando os conflitos de uso da água entre a geração hidroelétrica (Centrais Hidrelétricas de Batalha e Serra do Facão) e a irrigação por meio de pivôs centrais. Foram analisados novos critérios na estimativa da vazão de referência, com a determinação em bases sazonais, considerando os seis meses mais chuvosos (outubro a março) e os seis meses mais secos (abril a setembro), além da adoção de critérios de outorga diferentes dos adotados atualmente pelos Estados de Minas Gerais (50% da Q7,10), Goiás (70% da Q95) e Distrito Federal (80% da Q7,10), com porcentagens maiores e menores do que a vazão máxima outorgável. Com as alterações das vazões de referência calculadas em bases sazonais, percebeu-se uma piora na disponibilidade hídrica ao utilizar o período de estiagem, com um amento de 8% das áreas críticas. Já no período chuvoso houve uma diminuição de aproximadamente 2% nas áreas críticas. Na substituição dos critérios de outorga, o que trouxe os melhores resultados foi a adoção do critério de 80% da Q7,10, em que somente 2,3% das áreas da bacia hidrográfica estiveram acima dos limites outorgáveis. Nas regiões em que as situações de escassez são mais recorrentes, foram estimados cortes máximos no volume captado de até 89%. No reservatório de Serra do Facão, o potencial existente para captação se mostra favorável, sendo possível o aumento da demanda na região sem prejudicar a geração de energia elétrica. Em 27% da série temporal analisada, o reservatório de Batalha esteve no seu volume de reserva mínimo devido às grandes demandas existentes na região. Contudo, este estudo contribui para o planejamento e gestão dos recursos hídricos superficiais na bacia hidrográfica do rio São Marcos.
Palavras-chave: Otimização hídrica. OPTIGES. Uso da água. Vazão de referência. Rio São Marcos.
Konsep Cinta Pada Puisi-Puisi Karya Sapardi Djoko Damono: Analisis Semiotika Carles Sanders Pierce
Authors: Mustika Ika , Isnaini Heri
Published: March 2021

Artikel ini membahas konsep cinta pada puisi-puisi karya Sapardi Djoko Damono. Konsep cinta seperti yang dikemukakan oleh Erich Fromm merupakan jawaban atas masalah pada eksistensi manusia. Konsep cinta yang universal dapat dilihat sebagai seni kehidupan (art of life) yang meliputi: cinta manusia kepada manusia, cinta manusia kepada alam, dan cinta manusia kepada tuhan. Masalah yang muncul dalam artikel ini adalah: bagaimana konsep cinta direpresentasi dalam puisi-puisi karya Sapardi Djoko Damono; serta bagaimana pemaknaan konsep cinta tersebut dilihat dari penggunaan tanda-tanda di dalam puisi. Berdasarkan permasalahan tersebut, konsep cinta akan dibahas pada kekuatan tanda yang hadir di dalam puisi. Tanda-tanda tersebut kemudian dianalisis berdasarkan teori semiotika yang dikemukakan oleh Pierce, yakni dengan memperhatikan representament, object, dan interpretant. Di samping itu, artikel ini juga menunjukkan hubungan (relasi) tanda dengan teks lain dan penggunaan gaya bahasanya. Pembahasan-pembahasannya kemudian bermuara pada pemaknaan konsep cinta yang terdapat pada puisi-puisi karya Sapardi Djoko Damono. Akhirnya, pemaknaan konsep cinta ini dapat dilihat sebagai konsep universal yang merujuk pada keperiadaan manusia sebagai bentuk eksistensinya di dunia. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa konsep cinta pada puisi-puisi Sapardi Djoko Damono ditemukan dalam tataran diksi, citraan, dan gaya bahasa. Konsep cinta yang ditemukan pada tataran struktur tersebut menjadi bagian penting dalam memahami puisi secara keseluruhan dan memaknai puisi-puisi tersebut.

Kata Kunci - Konsep Cinta, Semiotika, Intertektualitas, Stilistika, Puisi
Telaah Kritis-Evaluatif Psikologi Pendidikan Masyarakat di Tengah Pandemi: Fenomena New Normal di Mal
Authors: Aulia Raiza , Nurdibyanandaru Duta
Published: March 2021

Artikel ini mengkaji secara kritis mengenai kondisi masyarakat ditengah pandemi Covid-19 di Indonesia khususnya di Surabaya Jawa Timur. Tujuan dari tulisan ini menganalisis perilaku masyarakat saat pandemi berdasarkan psikologi pendidikan masyarakat. Manfaat yang diharapkan yakni membangun pemahaman mengenai dampak perilaku yang muncul di tengah pandemi serta penyusunan rekomendasi aktivitas dalam menghadapi New Normal di pusat perbelanjaan Surabaya. Temuan telaah kritis ini terdapat perubahan kebiasaan (habit) masyarakat saat mengunjungi pusat perbelanjaan terutama mal. Terdapat penurunan minat belanja masyarakat dikarenakan terdapat pembatasan-pembatasan yang diterapkan pemerintah serta norma-norma baru yang muncul saat pandemi, seperti kebiasaan mencuci tangan, memakai masker, dan menjaga jarak. Keberhasilan dari rekomendasi ini tidak lepas dari campur tangan seluruh masyarakat dan Pemkot Surabaya, agar perekonomian membaik dan kenyamanan pengunjung pusat perbelanjaan juga ditingkatkan. Dampak Covid-19 telah merubah beberapa perilaku yang muncul dan menjadi sorotan psikologi pendidikan masyarakat untuk menelaah lebih dalam dan mengaikatkan dengan beberapa literatur dalam psikologi pendidikan masyarakat.

Kata Kunci - Habit, Covid-19, Pandemi, Psikologi Publik
Różnorodność źródeł archiwalnych jako podstawa w badaniach nad biografią i genealogią – przypadek Barbary Toporskiej
Authors: Stecewicz Agata
Published: March 2021

Archival sources, helpful in biographic research, are of particular importance in the case of writers in exile, whose biographies – intersected by war and exile – often remain incomplete to this day and needsupplementing. The biography of Barbara Toporska (1913–1985) is an example of how important it is to study the biography of a writer in the context of interpreting his/her work, both prose and – or perhaps above all – poetry. The paper presents selected examples of various archives used to explore the writer’s least-known period of life – her childhood and youth, as well as the history of the Toporski family, also important to her.
Archiwa Instytutu Polskiego i Muzeum im. gen. Sikorskiego jako źródło do opracowania monografii i biografii
Authors: Suchcitz Andrzej
Published: March 2021

The Archives of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London are a veritable gold mine of primary sources for persons wishing to write the biographies of Polish politicians, soldiers, diplomats, writers, painters of the twentieth century. The same is true of monographs about formations and units of the Polish Armed forces and the battles of the Second World War. Moreover, the sources available can enrich the biographies of British and other allied commanders, politicians and diplomats, something which unfortunately many foreign historians fail to take into account when researching their topic. The papers presents the complexity of undertaking research taking as an example the biography of General Władysław Anders (1890–1970). The sheer volume of primary sources available at the Institute make this a monumental task necessitating strict inner discipline not to be overwhelmed by it. This may in part explain why to date there is no single volume biography of the General encompassing his entire life and the many faceted aspects of his activities.
Archiwum w Rapperswilu: Józef Mackiewicz i adresaci jego korespondencji
Authors: Zadencka Maria
Published: March 2021

The Polish Museum in Rapperswil stores the legacy of Józef Mackiewicz (1902-1985), catalogued and made available in 2006. It is a valuable documentation of the writer’s emigration connections. Mackiewicz maintained contacts with a large number of people and institutions from the Polish and Eastern European emigration circles. In general, I propose to study this kind of material with the help of two concepts that help to bring out the importance of specific emigration conditions for describing the biography and work of writers – above all, a radical change of the surrounding cultural environment and a change in reading circles: 1) Florian Zannicki’s concept of the social circle of man of knowledge, by means of which one can describe the changing “social circle” of a scientist or writer, a broadly understood “audience” at which creativity is “virtually” addressed, as well as the horizons of its perception; 2) Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of “symbolic capital”. On the example of the correspondence between Józef Mackiewicz and film producer Józef Fryd (1905-1994) about (ultimately unrealized) plans to screen Mackiewicz’s novel The Colonel Myasoyedov Affair (1964) and especially several letters of 1971, I show how the discussion on the script highlights the changing perceptions of the audience caused by a different attitude to the past and present and a different medium. The discussion also outlines an awareness of the changing rules of the game related to the professional workshops of the writer and the filmmaker.
„Футбол – это больше чем играˮ. Одесский футбольный миф в литературе ХХ – ХХI веков
Authors: Vasilyev Eugene
Published: March 2021

The article is devoted to the functioning of the Odessa football myth in the literature of the last century. Numerous texts by such Odessa authors as Olesha, Kataev, Utesov, Ilf and Petrov, Bagritsky, Kozachinsky, Zhvanetsky, Kartsev and others serve as the material. Part of the Odessa football myth is the birth myth. In this case, this is the birth of the game – initially alien and incomprehensible to contemporaries. In the myth of the birth of football, it is repeatedly stated about the primacy of Odessa.. The football myth is infused with the motive of freedom, which stands not only above sporting rivalry and social and political views, but even beyond time and space.
Простір одеського дворику в романі Ганни Костенко „Цурки-Гілкиˮ
Authors: Neczytaluk Iryna
Published: March 2021

The article analyzes Anna Kostenko’s novel Tsurky-Gylky, the main attention in research is focused on the space of the Odessa courtyard, masterfully depicted by the author. The Odessa courtyard is an essential component of the Odessa myth. The body of texts depicting the “Odessa myth” in fiction is quite large, since the poems written by Alexander Pushkin the city has become a part of many works of literature. Today, the most viable myth is the Odessa myth created by Isaac Babel. The components of the myth are known: the romanticized image of criminal life, subtle humor, often on the verge of sarcasm; unprecedented generosity and hospitality. To analyze the novel, we suggest establishing a conceptual system. The most complete concept of “myth” in the context of the semiotics of the city is analyzed in the studies of the Moscow-Tartu school, which, in particular, researched such aspects as space, the structure of myth – V. Toporov; the definition of myth, myth and name – A. Piatyhorskiy, B. Uspenskiy, Y. Lotman and others. In conclusion, the restriction of space for the events that take place within one courtyard, thickens the text of the novel, respectively, the semiotic systems and hierarchies are superimposed on each other. The concepts of good and evil lose their “classic” connotative meanings. This is a kind of purgatory through which strangers passthus subsequently affecting the life of those living there.
"Wieczny mnie rodzi ogień i wyznaję słońce". Żywioł ognia w liryce Wincentego Korab-Brzozowskiego
Authors: Borek Bartłomiej
Published: March 2021

The article is an attempt to analyze and interpret selected works of Wincenty Korab-Brzozowski, related to each other due to the presence of the element of fire in them. Referring to the recognition of ancient philosophers, attempts were made to point out the similarities and differences in the treatment of the phenomenon of fire in the author’s lyrical work Amongst the stars.
Польська та українська польськомовна проза XVII століття
Authors: Suchomłynow Lech
Published: March 2021

This article is a review of Svitlana Sukhareva’s monograph Polish and Ukrainian Polish-language prose of the 17th century (ukr. «Польська та українська польськомовна проза XVII століття»). The author of the review assesses the results of the research contained in the above-mentioned monograph as necessary for the development of Ukrainian-Polish studies, primarily for the study of Polish prose of the Baroque period, because the mentioned dissertation allows for a comprehensive reflection on the literary process of the Polish-Ukrainian borderland, which the author of the monograph understands as Polish-language Ukrainian literature of the 17th century. According to Sukhomlynov, the most important achievement is the isolation of the dominant concepts of historical and regional progress, namely rhetorical, genealogical, intertextual, mythological, historical and axiological. Besides, it is one of the first detailed analyzes of Polish literature of the Baroque era in Ukrainian philology. The monograph introduces the concept of micro- and mega-species in Baroque literature, which the author of the review considers as an innovative contribution to the described research. The author of the review does not see any drawbacks in the dissertation under examination.
Нова парадигма есеєзнавства
Authors: Szupta-Wiazowska Oksana
Published: March 2021

The article is a review of Tatiana Shevchenko’s monograph Eseistics of Ukrainian Writers as a Literature Phenomenon of the late 20th – early 21st century (Ukrainian: «Есеїстика українських письменників як феномен літератури кінця ХХ – початку ХХІ ст.”). The reviewer discusses the positive features of the monograph, considering it innovative, as evidenced by, for example, the introduction to the scientific terminology of the phrase «metative». The reviewed book is, according to the researcher, a full-fledged literary study, which fits within the framework of modern Ukrainian philology as one of the first, opening the phenomenon of the essay of the end of the 20th century. Moreover, the monograph was based on numerous source texts that were previously excluded from philological research. It is positive that the monograph proposes its own classification of the essay in Ukrainian literature, and also defines the detailed topological features of writing essays in contemporary Ukrainian literature. The author of the review did not see the negative sides of the monograph under study.
Sociolinguistic Engineering of English Semantics as a tool for Population Indoctrination, Subjugation and Control
Authors: Prof. Alaric Naudé
Published: March 2021

The basic principles of modern sociolinguistic engineering as a tool for population indoctrination, subjugation, and control have their beginnings in the strategies designed by Joseph Goebbels of the NAZI regime and also those of the USSR. The redefinition of semantics is a dangerous tool used by propagandists to influence the individuals' sense of reality using language on a psychological level. This creates a populace that is more willing to follow harmful ideologies. The study will investigate existing legislation of Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Canada about guarantees on free speech especially in academia, and the classification of hate speech. This study further looks at a microcosm of language used by the diversity, Inclusion, and Equity" movement focusing on an analysis of a glossary created by the University of Washington. It also discusses some terminology that is similarly erroneous but not included in the glossary. The history of terminology and their development is discussed as well as the scientific and linguistic validity of the provided semantic definitions in contrast to the original semantics. The study found that sociolinguistic engineering was taking place in universities and wider society which follows the historic pattern of the Third Reich and USSR. The study recommends that universities and education systems desist from such indoctrination and return to the traditional academic foundations of open inquiry and critical thinking.
Анализ рентабельности нефтепровода Баку-Джейхан
Authors:   DES, Professor, Hajizadeh Elshan
Published: March 2021

Сложившиеся традиции нефтегазодобычи, классическая отраслевая инфраструктура в совокупности с открытием крупных месторождений в акватории Каспия дали новый импульс развитию национальной экономике и нефтяной индустрии Азербайджана. В сентябре 1994 г. был подписан знаменитый договор по освоению месторождений Азери-Чираг-Гюнашли (АЧГ), вошедший в историю нефтяной промышленности под названием “Контракт века”. “Контракт века” в значительной степени способствовал заключению целого ряда контрактов (договоров), число которых в настоящее время достигло 24. В этих договорах участвуют 14 государств и 33 авторитетные нефтяные компании. В течение ближайших 20-25 лет в экономику страны намечается вложение инвестиций на сумму 50-60 млрд. долл. США, из которых более 15% уже реализовано.
Uma análise da produção acadêmica brasileira sobre o Estágio Curricular Supervisionado nos cursos de Licenciatura em Matemática
Authors: Barbosa Cirléia Pereira , Lopes Celi Espasandin
Published: March 2021

Este artigo apresenta os resultados de um mapeamento de pesquisas acadêmicas brasileiras, produzidas/defendidas nos últimos sete anos, em programas de pós-graduação stricto sensu nas áreas de Educação e Ensino da Capes, e que têm como foco o Estágio Curricular Supervisionado nos cursos de Licenciatura em Matemática. Busca-se responder à questão: “Quais temáticas emergem nas dissertações e teses brasileiras – no período de 2013 a 2019 – sobre o Estágio Curricular Supervisionado nos cursos de Licenciatura em Matemática?” Para realizar o levantamento dos trabalhos, recorreu-se ao Banco de Teses e Dissertações da Capes. Utilizou-se o modelo de organização proposto nos estudos de Fiorentini (2002) – a partir da formação de focos e subfocos temáticos advindos da leitura dos trabalhos – para identificar as temáticas das 45 pesquisas selecionadas. Os resultados indicam um maior interesse dos pesquisadores em estudos sobre o futuro professor de Matemática, especialmente os saberes e competências dos licenciandos e a aprendizagem da docência; um aumento das pesquisas relacionadas ao tema, sobretudo de teses de doutorado; e a necessidade repensar o estágio na formação de professores de Matemática, no sentido de articular os conhecimentos adquiridos na universidade aos conteúdos matemáticos ensinados na escola.
Plan for the development of specialized climate forecasting in NEACC
Authors:   Hydrometeorological Research Center of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Emelina S.V. , Khan V.M. ,   Hydrometeorological Research Center of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
Published: March 2021

The possibility of developing specialized seasonal forecasting within the framework of the North Eurasia Climate Centre is discussed. The purpose of these forecasts is to access the impacts of significant large-scale anomalies of meteorological elements on various economic sectors for the timely informing of government services and private businesses to select optimal strategies for planning preventive measures. A brief overview of the groups of climatic risks in the context of the impacts on the socio-economic sphere is given according to the Russian and foreign bibliographic sources. Examples of the activities of some Regional Climate Centers that produce forecast information with an assessment of possible impacts of weather and climate conditions at seasonal scales on various human activities are given. Keywords: climate services, regional climate forums, weather and climate risks, North Eurasia Climate Centre
Potential damage from severe and adverse weather events in the Russian Federation: regional features
Authors:   Hydrometeorological Research Center of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia, Oganesyan V.V. , Sterin А.M. ,   2All-Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Center, Obninsk, Kaluzhsky region, Russia, Vorobyova L.N. ,   2All-Russian Research Institute of Hydrometeorological Information - World Data Center, Obninsk, Kaluzhsky region, Russia
Published: March 2021

Based on the method and statistical model of the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia (V. V. Oganesyan) and using data of meteorological observations at more than 1400 stations in Russia, a centralized assessment of potential damage from the main types of severe and adverse weather events is made in monetary terms both throughout Russia and on the territories of individual Regional Offices of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring and individual constituent entities of the Russian Federation. To provide comparability of the results for different years, monetary estimates for Russia and its individual territories are reduced to the benchmark price level of 2017. For 2017, the integral estimate of potential damage for Russia is compared with the estimate of damage from severe and adverse weather events as a share of the country’s annual GDP. In this case, the difference in the above estimates does not exceed 5.4%. Keywords: potential damage, severe and adverse weather events, statistical model, monetary assessment, macroeconomic estimates, gross domestic product, economic sector
CHINA: GEO-ECONOMIC SCENARIO IN CENTRAL ASIA
Authors: Harlamova Julia
Published: March 2021

The article discusses China’s geo-economic presence in the Central Asian region and analyzes the history and causes of this phenomenon in the form of a detailed discussion of the interaction between China and the Central Asian countries in the energy and transportation spheres. It notes the special role of Kazakhstan in the realization of Belt and Road Initiative and pays particular attention to certain aspects of China’s crediting and investment policy.
SOUTH CAUCASIAN ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN RUSSIA: SPECIFICS OF FORMATION AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION TO THEIR HOMELANDS
Authors: Ryazantsev Sergey , Pismennaya Elena , Apanovich Maria , Dzusova Dzerassa
Published: March 2021

This study has been suggested by the huge importance of labor migration for the social and economic development of the South Caucasian post-Soviet space. Confronted with an unprecedented outflow of their citizens and acutely aware of the problems associated with migration of able-bodied population to other countries, Russia among them, these countries have arrived at a conclusion that their migration policies need reforms. The article analyzes the trends of labor migration from the South Caucasian countries to Russia and other equally popular destinations. The migration trends up to and including Russia’s regions with the maximum numbers of labor migrants from the Southern Caucasus and the structure of their employment by industry are also analyzed. The paper contains statistics on the amounts of remittances sent by labor migrants from Russia to their homelands and assesses their impact on the economies of corresponding states. The cultural and economic contacts between the diasporas and the countries of their origin suggested a comparative analysis of their emergence and development. We have identified the typical industries preferred by representatives of each of the South Caucasian states in Russia, and the documents required of migrants to be employed in Russia. Conclusions related to the specifics of influence and the role of the diasporas in the structure of their employment are contained in the final part of our article along with the identified patterns and trends of these processes. Today, the situation on the market is unbalanced when it comes to job availability and the positions of members of these diasporas. The situation will remain the same as long as diasporas preserve their influence and the migration flows, their proportions. We have identified the most attractive regions in terms of job availability, the spread of migrants from the Southern Caucasus across the regions of the Russian Federation and the rivalry between Azeris, Armenians, and Georgians for jobs in various employment spheres.
SUFI PRACTICES IN CONTEMPORARY KAZAKHSTAN: TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS
Authors: Temirbayeva Aigerim , Temirbayev Talgat , Kamarova Ruziya , Tyshkhan Kenshilik
Published: March 2021

We deemed it necessary to write about the Sufi tradition in Kazakhstan and its unfolding transformation into new practices. Religious revival in Kazakhstan has made Sufism, its teaching and practices very attractive. Its traditions have survived in the Soviet past and were revived in post-Soviet Kazakhstan. Pilgrimage to holy places, first and foremost within Kazakhstan, and veneration of saints have gained popularity as prominent features of Sufism. The same process is unfolding in the neighboring states—in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, the Northern and Southern Caucasus, and Turkey. In Soviet times, in Kazakhstan, however, the Sufi tradition was partly crushed by repressive secularization practiced by Soviet authorities, which explains why Sufism is sometimes revived in the form of pseudo-Sufi teachings. Sufism is a multi-dimensional phenomenon, therefore, the forms of its revival should be studied in depth to tap its spiritual and moral potential for the purposes of our country’s cultural development. No wonder that Sufism and its profound spiritual teaching of Islamic mysticism have stirred up a lot of interest in both Muslim and Christian regions in the country’s western part. The article examines the forms of revival, traditions and transformations of Sufism in our country. In our analysis we relied on scientifically proven information from open academic sources and our field studies carried out using the methods of participant observation and in-depth interviews.
A Framework for the Regression Testing of Model-to-Model Transformations
Authors: Al-Azzoni Issam , Iqbal Saqib
Published: March 2021

Background: Model transformations play a key role in Model-Driven Engineering (MDE). Testing model transformation is an important activity to ensure the quality and correctness of the generated models. However, during the evolution and maintenance of these model transformation programs, frequently testing them by running a large number of test cases can be costly. Regression test selection is a form of testing, which selects tests from an existing test suite to test a modified program.

Aim: The aim of the paper is to present a test selection approach for the regression testing of model transformations. The selected test case suite should be smaller in size than the full test suite, thereby reducing the testing overhead, while at the same time the fault detection capability of the full test suite should not be compromised.

Method: approach is based on the use of a traceability mapping of test cases with their corresponding rules to select the affected test items. The approach is complemented with a tool that automates the proposed process.

Results: Our experiments show that the proposed approach succeeds in reducing the size of the selected test case suite, and hence its execution time, while not compromising the fault detection capability of the full test suite.

Conclusion: The experimental results confirm that our regression test selection approach is cost-effective compared to a retest strategy.
A glass-box interactive machine learning approach for solving NP-hard problems with the human-in-the-loop
Authors: HOLZINGER ANDREAS , PLASS MARKUS , HOLZINGER KATHARINA , CERASELA CRIS¸AN GLORIA , PINTEA CAMELIA-M. , PALADE VASILE
Published: March 2021

The ultimate goal of the Machine Learning (ML) community is to develop algorithms that can automatically learn from data, to extract knowledge and to make decisions without any human intervention. Specifically, automatic Machine Learning (aML) approaches show impressive success, e.g. in speech/image recognition or autonomous drive and smart car industry. Recent results even demonstrate intriguingly that deep learning applied for automatic classification of skin lesions is on par with the performance of dermatologists, yet outperforms the average human efficiency. As human perception is inherently limited to 3D environments, such approaches can discover patterns, e.g. that two objects are similar, in arbitrarily high-dimensional spaces what no human is able to do. Humans can deal simultaneously only with limited amounts of data, whilst “big data” is not only beneficial but necessary for aML. However, in health informatics, there are few data sets; aML approaches often suffer from insufficient training samples. Many problems are computationally hard, e.g. subspace clustering, k-anonymization, or protein folding. Here, interactive machine learning (iML) could be successfully used, as a human-in-the-loop contributes to reduce a huge search space through heuristic selection of suitable samples. This can reduce the complexity of NP-hard problems through the knowledge brought in by a human agent involved into the learning algorithm. A huge motivation for iML is that standard black-box approaches lack transparency, hence do not foster trust and acceptance of ML among end-users. Most of all, rising legal and privacy aspects, e.g. the European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) make black-box approaches difficult to use, because they often are not able to explain why a decision has been made, e.g. why two objects are similar. All these reasons motivate the idea to open the black-box to a glass-box. In this paper, we present some experiments to demonstrate the effectiveness of the iML human-in-the-loop model, in particular when using a glass-box instead of a black-box model and thus enabling a human directly to interact with a learning algorithm. We selected the Ant Colony System (ACS) algorithm, and applied it on the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). The TSP-problem is a good example, because it is of high relevance for health informatics as for example on protein folding problem, thus of enormous importance for fostering cancer research. Finally, from studies of learning from observation, i.e. of how humans extract so much from so little data, fundamental ML-research also may benefit.
Existence of positive solutions for half-linear fractional order BVPs by application of mixed monotone operators
Authors: PRASAD K. RAJENDRA , KHUDDUSH MD. , LEELA D.
Published: March 2021

In this paper we developed tripled fixed point theorems of ternary operator on partially ordered metric spaces. As an application we established existence of positive solutions for half-linear fractional order boundary value problem.
New ant colony optimization algorithm in medical images edge detection
Authors: TICALA CRISTINA , ZELINA IOANA
Published: March 2021

In this paper we aim to use a demicontractive operator in terms of admissible perturbations in an ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm for
edge detection of medical images. Two admissible perturbations are used. Practical results are presented. Comparison with results using different
operators are made.
Walking Time
Authors: Kastelein Ienke
Published: March 2021

Walking Time is a hybrid attempt to go for walk while reading. It is a description of an actual walk as well as a prompt. It is a visual approach to a text containing memories evoked by walking and an invitation to the sensorial presence of the reader.
Through the Time Barrier: Art and Design in the Digital Age
Authors: Goeting Marijke
Published: March 2021

During the past decade, computers have broken through the barrier of human time. Today, computers can process data in milli-, micro- and even nanoseconds and can (inter) act autonomously in time frames that exceed our capacity to perceive and respond to. This produces a fundamental
problem – a gap between human time and the time of computers – and raises important questions: how do big data and fast computation affect our experience and understanding of time? If a computer is able to deal with the world faster than we can, are we doomed to live forever in
the past, however near the present? Or are we dealing with a technological extension of the present, and how might we be able to understand and experience this? By analysing theory and works of art, this text examines how to deal with the shock produced by microtemporal technologies.
La Durée
Authors: Walta Paula
Published: March 2021

Henri Bergson introduced me to his two possible concepts of time: time as we actually experience it, and mechanistic time. 'La durée' is what he called the deep, inner experience of time, in which our brain lets go of control, when it doesn't want to separate current and past
states. In my films I search for the experience of 'la durée' by using both concepts of time, and turning them around, interrogating and changing them.
(non)human histories: rock reading and remembering as strategies of telling time
Authors: Rinkema Liza
Published: March 2021

'(non)human histories: rock reading and remembering as strategies of telling time' takes as its starting point the otherworldliness of the geologic time scale. In search of a more entangled, (non)human imaginary of time, it interweaves the geologic understanding of time with understandings
of time formed through remembering and (hi)storytelling.
To substantiate the standard range of planning and technological solutions of farms for milk production
Authors: Rieznikov I. V. , Fenenko A. I. , Tkach V. V. V. V.
Published: March 2021

Annotation
Purpose. Improving the efficiency of milk production by determining the rational standard size range of design technological solutions for the premises of farms for the content of dairy livestock.
Methods. Theoretical provisions for the calculation of design and technological solutions for the construction of livestock buildings, we use graphical and graphoanalytical methods.
Results. The design and technological schemes were considered of cowsheds with different placement of the number technological rows and grouping of stalls, for: a two-row scheme with a central aft passage; six-row layout of stalls (with a feed table along the outer perimeter and with a feed table in the center of the barn); 8-row layout of stalls in the barn with two feed tables.The cost of building a room of sandwich panels for a size range of 128 cows per cow is 20601 UAH against 25294 UAHconstructions of brick, which is 22% less than the cost while we have an increase in air volume per cow, respectively, 77 m3 vs. 55 m3
Conclusions
1. The rational standard size range of the milk production farm was determined: premises for 128 cows have 4 rows of 2 stall groups of 16 cows each; premises for 256 cows has 4 rows with 4 stall groups of 16 cows or 8 rows with 2 stall groups of 16 cows; premises for 384 cows has 8 rows with 3 stall groups of 16 cows each or 8 rows with 4 stall groups of 12 cows each; keeping 512 cows the premises has 8 rows of 4 stall groups of 16 cows. In accordance with technical and economic indicators, the most effective content is 386 (400) cows.
2. The economic effect is ensured by rational distribution of the size range of the stalls, their number, and the aisle size in accordance with the zoo-technical requirements for maintaining a highly productive livestock of cows for milk production farms and is 8–16% of the cost of construction and its subsequent maintenance, as a result, the area of the premises decreases for keeping cows and, accordingly, the amount of building materials.
Keywords: stall, feed table, barn, stall section, feeding front, type-size range.
Conceptual provisions of the strategy of adaptive maintenance and repair of mobile agricultural machinery
Authors: Skibchyk V. I. , Shapoval L. I.
Published: March 2021

Annotation
Purpose. Improving the efficiency of the use mobile agricultural machinery by substantiating the rational terms of its maintenance and repair, taking into account changes in its technical condition from seasonal loading, natural-production and agrometeorological conditions of use.
Methods. System analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, system-factor and system-event approaches, graphic, statistical.
Results. The conceptual provisions of strategy adaptive maintenance and repair mobile agricultural machinery are revealed, as well as its advantages over the known approaches to the organization of repair and maintenance works are marked. The regularities of seasonal loading of mobile agricultural machinery in farms of different natural-production zones of Ukraine analyzed. A generalized algorithm of the strategy of adaptive maintenance and repair of mobile agricultural machinery has been developed.
Conclusions
1. It’s established that the main factors that determine the need for maintenance and repair of equipment are its residual life and operating time, and the factors that determine the possible periods of maintenance and repair of equipment – natural-production and agrometeorological characteristics of the agricultural producer. Predicting the impact of these factors on the processes of using mobile agricultural machinery is the basis for justifying the rational timing of its maintenance and repair.
2. The formation of strategy adaptive maintenance and repair of mobile agricultural machinery based on statistical simulation of the processes of seasonal use of machinery by agricultural producers. Such a model should take into account the natural-production characteristics of the agricultural producer, the characteristics of its technical support, agrometeorological conditions and generate technical and economic indicators of many possible options for adaptive plans for seasonal maintenance and repair of each unit.
3. It’s established that the criterion for substantiation of a rational seasonal adaptive plan for maintenance and repair of mobile agricultural machinery is the minimum total cost of implementing the relevant strategy. The total cost of funds should take into account the cost of maintenance and repair of machinery, the cost of potential crop losses caused by late performance of mechanized agricultural work machinery due to its incapacity, and cost due to underutilization of technical resources.
Keywords: rational terms, maintenance, repair, algorithm, strategy, mobile agricultural machinery.